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DEDICATION The students of Strathcona High School respectfully dedicate the seventeenth edition of the TRICOLOR to Mr. R. S. Sheppard in this his year of retirement. Mr. Sheppard was born at Belhaven, Ontario. After graduating from the Newmarket High School, he attended the University of Toronto, where he took the Honors Course in mathematics and physics. He not only secured First Class Honors during his entire University course, but on graduating in 1911, was awarded the Gold Medal, donated by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada to the student taking the highest standing in his final year in Astro-physics. Having secured a fellowship at the University of California, he pursued his studies at at Lick Observatory there the following year. He was appointed teacher of mathematics at Strathcona High School in December, 1912, and eight years later he became principal, which position he occupied until 1938 when he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Edmonton. During the time he was teaching at Strathcona High School, he secured at the University of Alberta his degrees as Master of Education and Master of Arts in the Department of Physics. The textbooks in Theoretical and Analytical Geometry that were used in Alberta for many years were written by Mr. Sheppard and Dr. McDougall of the Ottawa Col¬ legiate Institute. Since he became Superintendent of Schools in 1940, Mr. Sheppard has faken an active part in the Canadian Education Association, and has been a Director of the organization during the past five years. Mr. Sheppard has not only been outstanding in his career as a scholar and a teacher, but has also taken a keen and active interest in athletics. For several years he was one of the Governors of the Alberta Amateur Athletic Association of Canada, and was once President of the Edmonton Athletic Association. He holds three Dominion and Provincial records in track and field events, and in 1924 represented Canada in the Hop-Step-and-Jump at the Olympic Games held in Paris. Because Mr. Sheppard is retiring from the position of Superintendent this year and because he was connected with Strathcona High School for over 26 years, it seems very appropriate that our 1955 Year Book should be dedicated to him. We extend to Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard our best wishes for continued health and happiness for many years to come. 3
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