Regina Collegiate Institute - Souvenir Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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The Regina Collegiate I iistititte 0 s Q3 IN CE the Regina Collegiate Institute was organised in 1907, every effort has been put forth to make it gone of the foremost and best Collegiate Institutes X in the Province, and such a task has not been J an easy one because of the rapid development of the West and the increasing demand for higher education. VVhen the additions now being made to the Collegiate are completed our building will be one of the largest and best equipped schools of the Dominion. Provision is being made for three science rooms, an art room, a commercial department, a library, two students' reading rooms, a teachers' room a board room, an auditorium and twelve regular class rooms. Apart from the main building is the gymnasium which will be, when finished, one of the most complete of its kind and should prove to be of great value in the physical development of our students. We feel that Regina is and has been particularly fortunate in the selection of the Collegiate Board of Trustees. Too much cannot be said of the generous disposition of their valuable time and thought towards the educational needs of the city. Their position is one without direct remuneration other than the satisfaction of a task well done, yet, no matter What problem presents itself for solution they are always ready to consider it on its merits without regard to their time or private sentiment. The task of providing buildings, teaching stag and suitable equipment for the proper presentation of the subjects taught at the Collegiate is of itself a very onerous one. This is associated very intimately with the ever-changing conditions of a rapidly developing community, which demand attention, not only for the needs of today but also for those of the future. - Our Collegiate is exactinga lot of time and attention at the present time from its Board of Trustees. and the citizens of Regina may feel assured that such demands are met cheer- fully and adequately. At present. the staff consists of twelve competent teachers, all of whom are specialists in their respective departments, and men and women of the highest attainments both morally and mentally. During the past year there have been many changes on the staff. At Easter, lylr. Hector Lang, RA., who had been associated .with the school for about seven years as assistant for one year and principal for six years, resigned to go into business at Medicine Hat. It was with sincere regret that his resignation was accepted as the board, teaching staff and stud- ents, all alike,had learned to hold Mr. Lang in very high esteem. At all times he gave to those about him and to his duties the best of which he was capable, and this faithful service could only secure the kindly regard of those about him and a high degree of success for the school. After lVIr. Lang's resignation. lNIr. Norman M3CMUPCll5', RA., was appointed Principal and Dr. N. F. Black, lVI.A., Vice Principal. Dr. R. A. VVilson. lVI.A., who had been Vice Principal of the Collegiate for the past three years was appointed Principal of the

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THE COLLEGIATE TEACHING STAFF Top Row: J. I5 CAMPBELL, B.A. G. D. IIOBERTSON, B.A. R. R. KERSEY, MA. W. G. SCRIMGEOUR, M.A R. WEIR, B.A. W. RAMSAY, B.A. A. J. PYKE, B.A. Second Row: Miss E. D. CATHRO, B.A. N. F. BLACK, MA , D. Pac-d. N. BIACBIURCHY, B.A. CPriucipuIJ IIECTOR LANG, B.A. QEx-Principalb. Miss G. W. GRAHAM, B.A.

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14 REGINA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE SOUVENIR Normal School at Regina, Sask., at the beginning of the year, and although we all regretted to have Dr. Wilson leave us still we were pleased with his success. At the opening of the present school year, Mr. R. VVeir, BA., of lVingham, Ontario, joined the staff as teacher of mathematics and cadet corps instructor. About the first of December, 1912, hir. J. E. Campbell, B.A., of Fergus, Ont., was appointed to teach mathematics and science, and hir. B. B. Kersey, IVLA., of Galt, succeeded Dr. R. A. Wilsoll in English and History. Besides the regular courses as prescribed by the regulations of the Department of Education, there are special courses provided in Physical Training, Drawing and Commerce. The Cadet Corps has been well organised this year and consists of two companies each about seventy strong. We are pleased with the Cadet Corps and feel that it is doing exceptionally good work in training the students both physically and morally. lVhile the boys have their training in Cadet work and physical drill, the girls are given a course in calisthenics, and this is especially appreciated by the girls, who enterintothese exercises in good spirit. The erection of the gymnasium will be a great help in this part of our school work. The course in drawing is considerably more comprehen- sive than that provided by the regulations, and the evidence of its success may be easily asceitained by a careful study of the work in this souvenir number. lVe are of the opinion that a good course in drawing both as a fine art and as a science, is of great value as an educational factor in the development of a student's faculties. The commercial department has been handicapped a little for Want of space during the past year, but, with the new building a complete commercial course will be given to include a training in the subjects of Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Business Arith- metic, Composition, Spelling, Business Correspondence, Steno- graphy, T ypewriting and Commercial Law. VVe have three Literary Societies in the school, one for the first year students, another for those of the second year and a third for the third and fourth year students. VVe find by this division a better opportunity is given to the students to take part in the various literary meetings and that the meet- ings are more easily adapted to the needs of the students of the different grades of the school. The Balfour Oratory Contest, described later in this publication, results in great good to our Literary Societies. The boys and girls have their separate athletic organizations, and a fairly detailed account of their various sports may be seen further on in the book. Not a little of the success of these organizations is due to the sympathetic and enthusiastic manner in which the teaching staff join the students in the sports of the schools. Our Collegiate is being equipped as a first class collegiate should be. Each year appropriations are made by the Board for science equipment and supplies in Art both for teaching purposes in the Art Room and for the decoration of the school, for fitting up the Collegiate grounds, which are rapid- ly becoming one of the beauty spots of the city, and for library purposes. It is very difficult to estimate the value of a well equipped school in the educational development of students. The school building and its equipment cannot be too good for the children because of the paramount importance of en- vironment in education. But even when we have a broad-minded and sympathetic Board of Trustees, a capable and thoroughly efficient staH of teachers, a well equipped school building, we cannot have a thoroughly successful school nor can We accomplish the aim of a modern school if we do not have the hearty