Sydney Academy - Record Yearbook (Sydney, Australia)

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f ' I d d h to offer excuses. There is always a sympathetic un- gerlsliglndiiiog. tilllag wbliking. It's your solid friend that overlooks so much and who expresses the hunger within the heart when most needed. You can walk for miles with a friend, withouta single word spoken, yet you and he have the feeling that every thought is in communion with your own and every joy along the way a mutual experience. In closing I think we -ought always to ,carry a, friend or two with us wherever we go, and to be certain that this can be so, we ought to be sure that we are worthy of our friend. -..ir-g-ig.- SUSPENSE Jackie MacNeil, XIB Not a whisper broke the silence, As the rain poured overhead, Each heart pounded wildly 'And each one held his .breath. It's five to twelve, Mr. Fraser said And every face grew dark, Oh! NVhere is that announcement? Was the question in each heart. The storm began to abate, And sighs all filled the room, And still no announcement, Came through the sole-mn gloom. All were about to give up in despair, When suddenly it came, No classes this afternoon, On account of the heavy rain. ...gi-,g-Egg..- ROYAL CANADIAN AIR CADETS, 29th. SQAUDRON The Sydney Academy 'branch of 'tlhe Air Cadets continued its very suc- cessful work in 1948 and 1949, with a program of lectures, drill and shooting. The Squadron boasted a nominal roll of ninety-eight, comcmanded by FIC J. C. Johnson, C.C., FXO J. O. Kerr, Adjutant and FXO E. F. Garland, lVm. Sampson and Gordon Coffin also served as instructors. Much credit for the success of the Corps is due these men. On Wednesdays the boys went through their paces on the drill square, Friday afternoons they spent in the shooting gallery, and Friday nights re- ceived technica.l instruction, in the hands of their capable officers. In the Summer of 1949, N o. 29's candidate, Cpl. Carl Coates was selected for Flying Training Scholarship. He completed the course successfully and won his flying wings, which will be officially presented later. 66

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A lar e rou of boys, accompanied by Mr. Johnson and Mr. Garland, spent two vgfy injolyable and profitable weeks at Cadet Camp, at the R. C. A. F. station near Summerside. In the camp sports meet the boys came through with several placements. Gordon Swan showed his heels to tfhe rest of the pack in the 220 yd. dash, while Murray Fewer ran a fine race 1n the 100 yd. dash and came in second. The mile relay team of Walk-er, Nagy, Hulford and Mclsaac brought home the bacon in their division. Due to the lack of facili- ties, there was no -camp bowling league. This year the 29th Squadron again hopes to attend camp at Summer- si-de. Sport functions during the year including bowling and hockey with the Army Cadets Cin which Mr. Johnson flashed his old-time formj N. C. O.'s for the year were F!Sgt. Hulford, F! Sgt. Marks, Sgts. Brown, Kucyniak, Rogers, MacPherson, Holmes and Cann and Cpls. Fewer, Leonard, Robertson and Florian. This year the Squadron is continuing its activites at full blast, and the recruits are finding out to what a fine organiation they belong. THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY CADETS No. 306, Sydney Academy Cadet Corps continued last year under the guidance of Mr. Fraser, Mr. MacEachen and Mr. Campbell. Seventy-five boys made up the Corps, with Maj. Lloyd MacDonald in command, albly assisted by Capt. Roy C-os-sitt and Lieuts. Hicks, Risk and MacDonald. N. C. O.'s for the year were Campbell, MacKeen, Ripley, MacKenzie, Mortimer, Jones and Alex- ander, and Joe MacNeil was Company Sgt. Major. Reorganized after a lapse of several years, the Cadet Bagpipe Band made rapid progress and was able to be in attendance at the Inspecti-on. This year the boys are continuing, and their fine music fMr. Mould please note D will undoubtedly be appreciated on future occasions. During the year under Mr. MacEachen's watchful eye, many boys gain- ed proficiency badges in shooting and several competition meets were held in which the crack Cadet team of Aboud, Hasuik, Cossitt, Macheod, Hicks, Alex- ander and Rhymes more than held its own against top-no-tch competition. The ye-ar saw a change in the official Cadet dress, the bfoys receiving tam o'shanters in keeping with Highland Regimental uniform. In addition, the boys were outfitted with great coats. Drill was held every Wednesday afternoon, with the Armouries being used when weather conditions were unsuitable. The climax of this phase of Cadet work came on May 30, when the Cadet Corps had its annual inspection by officers of the Regular Army. On July 5, eighteen boys under the command of Maj. Roy Cossitt, and accompanied by Mr. Hugh MacDonald of the Constantine School staff, set out for AldershotCadet Camp. For ten days the boys led an army life, with cour- ses in various phases of army training, such as signals, first aid, band insrtuc- 67