Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Echoes Yearbook (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)

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Acknowledgements In presenting the twenty-fourth edition of The Echoes we should like to mention some of the con- siderable changes which have been effected this year. The most important of these was the re-organization of The Echoes staff last fall. This was done with two objects in view: first, to make a clearer division of the duties of each student on the staff, and second, to make the number of students associated with the printing of the year-book as large as possible. Both these results were attained by the formation of a small student executive composed of an editor-in- chief and nine department editors. It was the duty or each member of this group to choose a representa- tive staff to aid in his work. We feel it a note- worthy fact that almost ninety students had some share in the labours and benefits of producing your 1037-38 school magazine. More obvious to the reader is the change to the larger size. Adoption of this size, prevalent among the larger schools of Ontario at the present time, has been under consideration for the past two or three years but it was only after careful inquiry among the students that the measure was unanimously approved by Tlze Echoes Executive. The competition in Purple Patches was as keen as ex er. It is gratifying indeed to see such interest shown by the students of our school in the literary section, and the winners of the various prizes offered by The Echoes staff may feel justifiably proud of their success. We should like to extend our welcome and thanks to Miss Muir, a newcomer to our school, who acted as chief literary supervisor. Our thanks are due also to Miss Park and Miss McBride, who acted as judges of Purple Patches along with Miss Muir, and to Miss Montgomery, Miss Thompson, and Mr. C. S. Browne, who acted as judges for the art contest. We appreciate also the very valuable aid and advice given us by Miss McGregor, as represen- tative of the Advisory Board of teachers. The Work of the typing staff, who play an important, if some- what unnoticed part, amidst the bustle of prepara- tion for printing deserved our heartiest praise. To all others, teachers and students, who took a part in creating this year's Echoes we tender our sincerest thanks. Our Twenty-Fifth An niversary Next year will mark the twenty-fifth edition of The Echoes. In closing our remarks on this vear's magazine, an edition full of trial and experiinent, we should like to wish next year's staff the greatest success in bringing out an Anniversary Year Book to mark the completion of a quarter century of success- ful student effort. Grain Elevators at Evening, Pierson, Manitoba Photo By HUGH KENNER, II C Ac. as-. Page Sixteen

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Q F7 'i .T 47. A ,L Q g w ,, g I ECHOES EXECUTIVE AND EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS Back Row: W. Hamilton, j. Hooper. B. jack. D. Duncan, D. Moore. A. Pulley, II. Davidsori. F. Smoke, T. Stanley. hfliddle Row: Nl. lvestbye. XI. Pierce, P. Story. B. Scott D. lil:-ver. rl. Pr-Ipliel. XI. Henry, F. Neary, Xl. lYhalon Front Row: IV. Trotter Q.-fdivrllfdngl, F. Klchlahun tTvpx'nf,'l, lf. Borland tlrtl. D. Corrin tlfzilznfix .llamlgzrk R. llamilton lfwrmal and Ex Chdrlgtl, R. Dick tlfditorl, C. lVbite tfurm Nfrwl, R. Robinson lSrl11ml .VFZUN l. IV. Saunders lCxrr11l11r11-nl, R. Garner. Absent. Ge-1. lfaslon 1111111101113 Music in the Assembly Hall Music in the morning assembly is an important feature of our school life. It gives an opportunity to become acquainted with community songs and folk songs which may be a useful and pleasant knowledge in the future. This year there have been several innovations in the regular program of our Morning Assemblies. The most outstanding of these was, perhaps, the intro- duction of the ensemble which, with the help of Hugh Davidson as leader of the singing, took charge of the music. This amateur orchestra, made up of Merrill Smith, piano, Robert Graham, saxophone, and james Lillico, violin, has aided greatly in the presentation of the long-awaited, up-to-date popular songs which finally made their appearance this year. These songs were cleverly introduced by an octette of four girls and four boys. The octette has not, however, put in their appearance for some time, much to the disappointment of the students, who greatly enjoyed their performance. We hope that this idea has not been entirely discarded but that it will, in the future, become a regular feature of the morn- ing programme. There is, we believe, room for still more improve- ment. To begin with, the current song hits while very popular for a time, soon lose popularity. These past favourites, I 'm Shooting High or D0 You Remember, are no longer hailed with delight when they are flashed on the screen but are greeted with loud and prolonged sighs. The singing is thus af- fected and interest drags. This is a rather serious state of affairs and should be remedied. Now, we have somewhere in the lantern room a good supply of the ever-popular favourites which would form excellent material for assembly singing. There is a wide choice of these songs, some of which will no doubt already be familiar, others not so well known, can be easily learned f and in the learning, enjoyed. College and school songs might also be used more often. Some of the better known classics such as C771 tlzc Road to Jlla11d11lay or Santa 1.115111 might be sung and in this way the students would become familiar with them and would learn to appreciate them. With such a choice of songs it would be possible to mark days with a special song. We could have an Irish melody for St. Patricks Day, or a Scotch ballad for Burns' Day and so on. In order to arrange the music, supervise the secur- ing of new songs, and prevent the too frequent repetition of one song, a committee, made up of three or four students, and an adviser, might be appointed. One would be led to believe that there is available a very meagre supply of hymns. They seem to run in cycles of about two weeks' duration, only to begin all over again in a little different order! There is, we believe, a good supply of hymns which have, for some reason, been discarded. The above-mentioned committee could sort out these hymns and arrange them in such a way as to prevent such frequent repetition. They might also secure more hymns of a national or less evangelic type which would appeal more generally to the different religious sects to be found in such a large gathering. R. B. ROBINSON Page F zfteen

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HONOURABLE MENTION WILDA SAUNDERS Princeps Alumna Down through the school years marches a line procession of middy- clad young women, P. C. I.'s head girls. This year's leader is Wilda Babs Saunders, and we all know 'hat her honoured predecessors loin with us in congratulating her, heartily agreeing with our choice. She is a diligent worker, excellent leader, good sport, and real pal. We illustrate this by pointing out that she has capably lilled two difficult positions-that of secret- ary of the G. A. A. and that of head of the circulation department of our magazine. She plays a fast, even game of basketball as for- ward, and has always earned a high scholastic standing. Good work, Babsl Keep it up. OLGA WESTBYE Princeps Alumnus A if RONALD DICK The coveted honour of Princeps Alumnus for the year 1937-38 has been awarded to Ronald Dick. This came as a climax to a long series of triumphs, for Ronald has won a first division Nicholls scholarship every year that he has been at P. C. I. While he has not taken part in any of our sports, he is an enthusiastic supporter of the teams. A musician of no mean ability, Ron's favourite pastime is thundering out Tschaikowski and Rimsky-Korsakoff on the piano. Ron is well liked by his comrades, and we congratulate him most heartily upon this signal honour. Vale, Princeps Alumne, 1937-38. H. D. AND B. J. Peter Demos last year climaxed a brilliant career PETER DEMOS P at school by winning one of the coveted Provincial Scholarships offered by Queens University. For five years he was awarded lirst division Nicholls Scholar- ships and in addition the Middle School and Upper School French prizes. His cheerful disposition and grin made him one of the most popular boys at P. C. I. Certainly he was one of the most brilliant. An able mathematician and scientist, he is well litterl for the course in Applied Science which he has chosen. We all wish Pete the best luck and success in his career. BARRIE JACK Page Seventeen