Stratford Central Secondary School - Collegian Yearbook (Stratford, Ontario Canada)

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C0LLEGLAN,RU7 STRATFORD,oNT. 3 9M deman, Jean Robertson, Jessiemae Haynes, Vera Knack, izabeth McTavish, John Gerby. Gerald Edmunds, Tom reenwood, James O'Donoghue, Robert Killer F, 1 He h, El ard G L1--Q 4 3 M 3 ,Ev 520151 Z c A on, ea an, '-'M'-5 CDL ,E 4 2 O Quiz: 0.232 ESP' M 1 m E Q F Cb M s Cb 2 T : PO- CB GJ 3 ,gs gbg LUOIIE E 5 E ESM? 25.5 Qu: EEE In fi-T: wi-'E l 9333139 C: QLLUO lag? --3 Eaogg N 9:29:11-lg , HQ ZZQ ODS 1 OQP-4 l Dim?-U

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COLLEGIAN, 1937 STRATFORD ONT stands. Students should regard each day's work as a new adventure into unknown fields, which it really is, for one of the pleasantest features of school life is the infinite variety, the new aspects, the new outlooks met daily. If you do this, you may not make any great contribution to the world's store of knowledge, but you are certain to contribute to your own pleasure in your chosen work. What students value most highly-what they really value in their hearts, not what they may profess to value-determines what they will seek from life, how hard they will be willing to work for it and what sacrifices they will make to gain it. Their standards of values determine their actions in things great and small. Their manners, for example, will depend upon whether they rank courtesy and consideration for others above or below their own comfort and indulgence. If they place money above all else, they will sooner or later break their word for what seems an immediate advantage. If they rate adherence to their code as ladies and gentlemen, above any material gain whatever, they will refuse a fortune for a fine point of honour. Their conduct is their standards of values in action. It is upon this that their happiness in life depends for it not only determines their actions but also the values they ascribe to whatever life may bring. THE BURIAL OF TECUMSEH By Wm. Buckner, I,A. For the gloomy forests' darkest depths, With silent steps, they made, There, gently on the woodland's leaves, Their chieftain down they laid. Their chieftain, who on that day had fought To stop the dreaded foe, Made mere red clay by bullet, sought His resting place below. The soft cool earth was swift upturned With hatchets tinted red, For a foeman's life had paid that day For each dark drop he shed. Ere they laid him in that dreary bed, Their last tribute, they paid, And many a man in anguish died, For many a vow they made. Then one by one and with many a sigh Toward forest depths they turned, And left behind one Chieftain brave Deep in the sleep he earned. Tecumseh died a warrior's death, And earned a noble grave, In a land whose flag will always be The one he died to save. Page S wcteen

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COLLEGIAN, 1937 STRATFORD, ONT ciifomzlf A BETTER OBSERVANCE OF REMEMBRANCE DAY Q T is becoming more and more evident that we, the youth of this land, are forgetting those who fell in the Great War. We regard the deeds of .. . those who died as mere incidents in history and except for those who lost their father or some close relative, we are growing careless in our s. , 1 . This disrespect is being fostered by the haphazard way in which Remembrance respect for the memory of the dead and for their bereaved relatives Day is being observed. ' The ceremony at our own Cenotaph is a very fitting one, but I believe that there is room for much improvement. To begin with, Remembrance Day is set aside as a statutory holiday by the Dominion government and there should be no bickerings about whether stores and schools should remain open or close on that day. The merchants should forget for one day their greedy competition and this child-like spirit of I will shut down if you will, which shows us such a bad example. How can they blame us for indifference while they themselves set us a poor example ? The schools should open at nine o'clock as usual, and for an hour the teachers should explain the reasons for, and the history of the ceremony. At ten-thirty, all the schools should send their pupils to the War Memorial to participate in the public service there. The service that generally takes place at the Cenotaph can not be improved upon in my estimation, although an adequate system of amplifiers should be set up to enable the people farthest from the Memorial to hear even the weakest voice. The crowd should be ranged around the Memorial in regular rows with the smaller children in front, from which vantage point they would be influenced more by the service. Dogs, whether on a leash or not, should not be allowed in or near the crowd, as their barking and growling annoys the on-lookers and distracts their attention from the ceremony. While honouring the war heroes, we should not forget to honour those who died while serving their country in time of peace. Such men as scientists, police- men killed when on duty, and missionaries should not be forgotten. For this reason, I think we should hold in Canada a National Remembrance Day similar to the French Jour des lVEorts when not only are the war dead honoured, but the graves of civilians are decorated with flowers. Another point of difference between Canadians and Frenchmen is the way the French respect a funeral procession. In Ca.nada, when a youth raises his hat when the procession passes, he is laughed at by older men and women who stare only out of curiosity or else pay no attention at all. This attitude is not right on the part of the adults, and if they expect us to show reverence for the dead, they will first have to change their own attitude, be- cause we do not like to be mocked. BY H. THOMSON, 5A. Page Eighteen