Montreal High School - Magazine Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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THE HIGH SCHOOL MAc.Az1NE I5 CONGRATULATIONS HE staff and pupils of the High School for Girls wish to congratulate Eileen Collins Of 11-2-A on her success in the recent poetry competition, held by the Canadian Authors! Association. One of the contests under the auspices of that Society was open to high school students throughout Canada, and we are very proud that a member of our school should have won the first prize. IVQ regret that we are unable to publish the winning poem- The Highwaymanf' but that is against the rules of the Association , therefore we must content ourselves with wishing Eileen equal success in the future. THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER Weary and tired with fighting, Longing for peace and rest, Irked by feet above him Calling him honoured and blestl'. He who has fought hard battles Hoping to save his land, Covets no hero's glory, Wishes no clanging band. Give him the peace he's pleading, Long has it been denied. Long has he pleaded vainly Sleep that is sanctified. EILEEN COLLINS, 11-2-A. 0 by fx-ks egree tale N P A WORD OF APPRECIATION EFORE submitting this volume of the High School Magazine to the press, the members of the Editorial Board have expressed the wish that some mention be made of those who have laboured both directly and indirectly to the end that this edition of our school magazine may be a success' an ot merely from the scholar's stand- point but also from that of the layman. The man to whom we owe the deepest debt of gratitude is our Rector, Dr. Gammell. In past years he has always sponsored and encouraged the publication of the Magazine, and we, the editors of the present volume, feel that no words of eulogy can fully express the thanks we wish to convey to him for the many helpful suggestions he has placed at our disposal as well as for the active interest he has taken in the de- velopment of the seventeenth appearance of our school's official literary representative. It would be vain to attempt to express in words our gratitude to him. In her furtherance of the interests of the magazine, the Lady Principal has proved her- self to be a willing and interested co-worker with the Rector, and as such we wish to thank her warmly for the spirit of co-operation and helpful suggestiveness she has evinced during the period of pre-publication. Mr. McBain, the Chairman of the Advisory Board, has been the organizing force behind the publication of many previous volumes of the High School Magazine. This year he has con- tinued his good work, and has always been willing to supplement the limited and inexperi- enced scholarship of the Editorial Board with his own extensive and expert knowledge of magazine publication. We feel that we can only very inadequately express in words the debt of gratitude we owe to him. In conclusion we wish to thank the man who has guided us through the intricate maze of the actual mechanical development of the Magazine. This man is Mr. Kennedy Crone of the Woodward Press. Although a leading journalist and editor, he can always find time to minister to the needs of those whose education has not been altogether along journalistic lines, and from the very first he has had the welfare of the High School Magazine at heart. VVe cannot say too much in eulogy of his work on our behalf.

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I4 THE HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE MISS DeWITT HEN Miss DeWitt leaves the High School in June, a connection of long standing between the DeVVitt family and the High School of Montreal will beinterruptedg her father, Caleb Strong DeWitt, being Dux of the School in 1858. Before coming to the High School, Miss DeWitt taught for four years in the Dufferin School of which Dr. Silver was then Principal. She came to the High School in 1900, where for the greater part of the time her work has been in the Seventh year. Through all these years, her kindness and quiet insistence on a high moral standard have won the esteem and respect of the hundreds of boys who have passed through her hands. Her colleagues in the High School of Montreal will miss her greatly. COMMENCEMENT, 1928 The date October the eighth marked the last combined assembly of the High School graduates of nineteen hundred and twenty- eight. That night, amongst parents, friends, and students, these boys and girls said good- bye to dear old High . The prizes and diplomas were presented by Miss Hendrie and Dr. Gammell. Gertrude Harbert, the valedictorian for G.H.S., expressed the graduation sentiment in a delightful poem in which she did not forget any of the year's activities. Melbourne Doig, a humourous and excellent speaker, said farewell for the boys. In simple yet forceful language, he conveyed clearly to the audience the deep sentiment and love these graduates have for their school. After the graduation exercises, refreshments were served in thc girls' gymnasium, which was very artistically decorated. The boys and girls then made their way to the boys' gymnasium, where they danced until midnight. It was a lovely evening 5 and years later, how many will look back on that happy night and not feel a tightening of the throat, or see dear old Highn through a mist of tears! DOREEN LEWIS, 11-2-A. THE SHAKESPEARE EVENING N SATURDAY, January 5th, the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh years of the Girls' High School put on a Shakespeare evening. The Fourth Forms presented scenes from Mid- summer Night's Dream, containing two delight- ful little dances, which the audience received with great enthusiasm. The Fifth Forms' contribution was the famous Trial scene from The Merchant of Venice. The costumes in this were very colourful and effective and quite historically correct, and it was observed that the minutest attention had been paid to details. The Sixth Form performance was scenes from As You Like It. in which the songs, sung with great gusto by the players, were much appreciated. The evening was proclaimed a great success by the audience, which was com- posed mainly of fond parents and friends, and many were heard to express the desire that the programme might become an annual affair. EVELYN DAVISON, 11-2-B.

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