Oakwood Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (Toronto Ontario, Canada)

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m working with PETER STILLE and EDDA LUCIC your capable representatives from during this 21st Year of the Simpson ' s Collegiate Club. b )i mpStjA StjnC CANADA ' S YOUTH CENTRE

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NEW TEACHERS Miss E. M. Boyd Miss Boyd, now of the Home Economics de- partment at Oakwood, brings much insight and experience to her post. Born in Newmarket, Ontario, she received her B. H. Sc, degree from University of Toronto, and then went on and got her M A from New York ' s Columbia University. Before coming to Oakwood she taught in schools in North Bay, and Mimico, and in Toronto ' s Central Technical School. Mr. G. G. L. Brooks The new head of our Latin department this year is Mr. Brooks. After finishing his high school education at York Memorial Collegiate, he attended Victoria College, University of Tor- onto, and then taught at Humberside Collegiate. Now at Oakwood Mr. Brooks besides Latin also teaches Greek and is an advisor to the Caput. When not busy translating, Mr. Brooks ' favorite pastime is classical music. Mr. S. Cooper We welcome to Oakwood this year Mr. Sidney Cooper. He attended Haliburton District High School and then Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. While attending O.A.C., Mr. Cooper was with the intercollegiate wrestling team. Upon completion of his course, Mr. Cooper received his Science Specialist degree and is teaching Science, Chemistry and Botany in O.C.L Oak- wood s hockey team is very ably coached and encouraged by his patience and presence. Mme. De Ciry Elle est nee en France et y a etudie et aussi a I ' Universite a Montreal. Elle a enseigne ' a Port Arthur et Tillsonburg, et maintenant a Oakwood. Elle s amuse en jouant au bridge. Mrs. J. Daly A native of Toronto, Mrs. Daly attended Brank- some Hall and then University of Toronto. Her duties now include teaching History, English, and Latin. She is also assistant sponsor of the Girls Club. Her hobbies include reading, and since her recent marriage in December, cooking. Mr. B. G. Inch Mr. Inch was born in Windsor, Ontario. He then moved to Toronto at an early age and attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute. He teaches Geo- graphy, Physical Education, and French and is kept quite busy with the gym team, swim team and shooting. Before coming to Oakwood, Mr. Inch taught at Eastern High School of Commerce and Prince Edward Collegiate in Picton. His hobbies are photography, shooting, travelling and his wife and two children. Mr. McKinney Mr. McKinney was born in Picton, Prince Edward County, and he studied at Western Uni- versity. He now teaches Physical Education and Mathematics at OCI. His hobbies are coaching, playing squash, and camping, and Mr. McKinney is engaged to be married. Dr. W. A. Packer A Torontonian, Dr. Packer attended Harbord Collegiate and then Coxwell University. His teaching career has taken him to the University of Michigan and United College in Winnipeg and now to Oakwood where he teaches French and German. Dr. Packer is married and has one child. His hobbies are reading, electronics and photo- graphy. Miss R. A. Scott Miss Scott was born in East Orange, New Jersey but came to Toronto early in life and at- tended Bishop Strachan school. She has had quite a notable singing career. She has sung at Westminster Abbey, and she has an ARCT in singing. Her hobbies are the theatre, music and skiing. Miss Scott is kept quite busy at Oakwood teaching English, History, Latin and of course, Music. Mr. G. R. Watson Mr. Watson hails from Elmira, Ontario where he attended Elmira District High School. He ob- tained a Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degree at the Ontario Agricultural College and now at Oak- wood teaches science. Mr. Watson is married and his hobbies are gardening, skating and his two daughters. Miss M. Yamasaki Miss Yamasaki obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of Toronto and had pre- viously attended Parkdale Collegiate. She is now the new addition to our instrumental music de- partment at Oakwood and she also teaches Eng- lish. Some of her hobbies are reading, stamp collecting, photography, and also playing the Koto, which is a Japanese stringed instrument. STAFF CHANGES Due to various promotions and retirements, Oakwood is losing a number of fine teachers this year. We hope that they have enjoyed teaching at Oakwood and wish them continued success in the future. Mr. Dunlevie Mr. Henderson Miss Hounsom Mr. Jackson Mr. Oke Mr. Reynolds Mr. Snell Mr. Stein

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SSISTANT EDITORS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BRUCE LEWIS ED LEA EDITORIAL The New Party Next Fall, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress will unite to form a New Party, which they hope will become a third major force in Federal Poli- tics. I do not, however, believe that they will ever be greeted with much more popular support than the CCF. The exponents of the New Party point to British Labour ' s success as exemplary of what can be done with the backing of the Trade Unions. They ignore one very important factor, however. In Britain the Labour Party was formed with one definite purpose: the improvement of the atrocious social conditions of the Working Class. This was a valid goal, a necessary goal; one which the British Labour Party has to a very great extent accomplished. No such urgent need for reform exists in our country today. There is unemployment, great un- employment. But there was greater during the Depression and the CCF did not come to power. In addition, the standard of living of the Canadian working man compares favourably with that of his counterparts anywhere in the world. At present with the improved conditions remov- ing its original driving force, the British Labour Party is splitting under pressure from internal divisions, especially in the fields of foreign policy and defence. In Canada these topics are even more contraversial than in Britain, for Canada is in danger of losing her identity, her wealth, and . all control of her defence to the United States. They have already appeared as cracks in the uni- fied front that the exponents of the New Party are trying to present to the country. Last year, the CCF said Canada should leave Nato. The CLC wants her to remain. The Unions are approving the merger, but far from unanimously. There is another complication in Canada: the Farmers. Politically, Farmers and Trade Union- ists are natural enemies. The only man who wo uld be able to keep them in the Party is Tommy Douglas, five times Premier of Saskatchewan, and holding a great appeal for Farmers, Unionists, and most other sectors of the Canadian population. Elected Head of the CCF last year and opposing Douglas for the leadership of the New Party, is Hazen Argue, a Saskatchewan farmer. He holds little appeal from anyone except the Farmers. One thing the New Party will have that the CCF never did is money. Five cents per month from three quarters of Canada ' s million Trade Unionists would be $450,000 per annum. (The Ontario Liberal Association, incidentally, is chronically in debt.) In the first flush of newness and with Douglas as leader, it will probably gain more seats than the CCF ever did. However, in the long view it will probably never be more than a third, minority power. It will, as the CCF always did, serve to broaden the policies and platforms of the older parties. It may, as the CCF never did, hold the balance of power after the next Federal Elections. It will be a very interesting situation. Whatever one ' s political opinions, one will always agree that a third, left-wing Party is a useful and in- tegral part of the Canadian Political System.