Strathcona Composite High School - Tricolor Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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EDITORIAL In the 1954-55 edition of the Tricolor, we, the staff, have endeavoured to review pictorially and verbally the varied activities in Scona during the past year. Because this year is different from the preceding ones, in that we shall soon say farewell to Old Scona to enter the brand new Strathcona Composite High School in September, we chose as the theme of our year book “The Good Old Days of Scona . By means of photographs, sketches, and other features, we shall take a few glimpses of the past, but before we do, it might be interesting to mention a few highlights in the history of our school. Construction of Strathcona High School commenced in 1907, and two years later the school was opened with Mr. R. S. Jenkins, M.A., as principal. The enrolment was 71, compared with the 890 students enrolled today. At that time, part of the building was occupied by the University of Alberta, and it is interesting to note that Lord Strathcona had the degree of Doctor of Laws conferred on him there. In 1911, Mr. Jenkins resigned, and was succeeded by Mr. G. A. McKee, B.A., who was principal until 1920. In that year Mr. R. S. Sheppard, M.A., M.Ed., became principal, which position he held until 1938, when he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Schools. In 1938, Garneau High School, which had begun in 1927, Strath¬ cona High School, and the South Side Commercial High School amalgamated to become Strathcona Composite High School under the principalship of Mr. G. W. Robertson, M.A. The union dissolved, however, several years later. The commercial division was taken over by the University, and Garneau High School became independent. In 1949, Mr. Robertson was succeeded by Mr. D. R. Innes, M.A., our present principal, and in the following year Garneau and Scona united to become Strathcona High School. Thus, during its forty-six years of existence, Strathcona High School has seen vast changes. Teachers have come and gone, but their lessons, together with the influence of the school itself, have molded the lives of many graduates who now occupy important positions in the community. Others, too ,of whom Scona is equally proud, have g iven their lives in the service of their country. Only time will tell what the future holds for the students of the new Strathcona Composite High School. Although we have a feeling of nostalgia in departing from the drafty halls which have echoed with voices long since gone, we must leave and turn our attention to the new school. Before we do go, let us take a few moments to reminisce with the Tricolor, not only on the happenings of this year, but also on the days and ways of Scona ' s colorful past. —Averil Briggs, Editor. 12

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