Timmins High and Vocational School - Porcupine Quill Yearbook (Timmins, Ontario Canada)

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1, i t X 'asa fN NX MW Zflfl SSE! Ea EQ mknexff us 3 - 3 . fi--fffial-. - .n n ,ffA - ., f- ,y-- ,I-,ll lvl - ,,...- if S X: ' - - f- jf. I ..1lA VJNEAQ--4: JL-- .. is - .. f e . if e l -- gg -. - an if ' f ifgff . o I , TQ gg uri ang -Q -l i- f i f . , 'f tgp ,, A Message to Science Students of T. H. stV. S. from Mr. E. L. Longmore, Superintendent of Surface Workings Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines The fundamentals which underlie real and lasting suuccess are, character, judgment, average mental ability, imagination and sus- tained enthusiasm. Character includes integrity and steadfast- ness of purpose, the courage to face disagree- able facts and hostile opinions, the grit and perseverance to overcome obstacles, and the generosity of disposition that induces willing co-operation. Judgment implies the ability to appraise, to discriminate between things that are of pri- mary a.nd those that are of secondary impor- tance, and by deduction to arrive at sound conclusions. Mental ability is given third place, because without the two preceding fundamentals, in- tellect produces little of lasting value. Aver- age mental ability is stipulated because a 'i' youth, possessed of an exceptionally keen intellect, finding mental concentration un- necessary- is deprived of that discipline which results from diligent mental application alone. Natural brilliance of mind can not compensate for such lack of discipline. Without imagination no advance is possible. The vision of what might be must precede achievement. Sustained enthusiasm is necessary to in- duce the required co-operation without which no work of any magnitude can be accom- plished. Eminence and success are not synonymous terms. The fundamentals enumerated above apply to those achievements which contri- bute to the general good and not only to the credit of the individual. E. L. LONGMORE Scene VII: T HE 1000-FOOT LEVEL Life is not a science, but science is for life. -Herbert Spencer Mr. Copper Oxide Entertains After Cu's marriage to O in the Combus- tion Tube Church where Heat was the pre- siding minister, O became very sad when she remembered her first husband Hydrogen. Cu himself was feeling black and pulverized and wanted to have a party to cheer up both. Now, the best place in which to give that party would be the Beaker Ball Room. But as Cu had met his wife in the Florence Flask Hotel he decided to hold his party there. So many of his own and O's acquaintances had to be asked that he really d.idn't know where to beging but neither his cousin, Miss CuSO4 nor her friend Miss FbfNO3J2 must be for- gotten. Miss CuSO4 was quite thrilled with the thought of a partyg only, she would have to wear her old dress and it was such a queer tone-greyish White. The onlyzthing for her to do was wash it. She did very carefully.

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35 -1' The PORCUPINE QUILL land Smith were married at 10 a.m. The lovely bride wore a. gown of pale blue silk with frills of net, delicately embroidered. She carried a beautiful bouquet of talisman roses and lilies-of-the-valley. After the ceremony, a dainty luncheon was served to the intimate friends and relatives of the happy young couple. The young couple left by stage coach for London, where they will spend their honey- moon. December 2, 1588-Sir and Lady Auckland Geddes entertained at a ball in honour of Queen Elizabeth. The costumes of the hundreds of guests displayed a gorgeous array of colours and costly jewels. The costume of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth outshone the others, as it was of gold moire trimmed with ermine. Her beautiful pearl necklace and earrings, and her many beautiful rings and bracelets, made Queen Elizabeth more beautiful than ever. January 3, 1589-Howard D. Greenshields, the son of the Honourable H. D. Green- shields, left for Oxford to attend Merton College. BARBARA LOWE Scene VI: THE 750-FOOT LEVEL It has occurred to me that one might define Art as: an expression, satisfy- ing and abiding, of the zest of life. -George Gissing Why We Study Art No society, however rudimentary, has alto- gether ignored art. This statement is justi- fied by relics of primitive man which have been unearthed, and which show that when he shaped tools for his use, he also decorated them. fThe cave-dweller of the long, long ago the walls of his engraved and painted on cave the animals to which he was most ac- customed-reindeer, horses, bison, and many others. The cave-dweller might crude sketches because he found pleasure in so doing, or perhaps they were drawn from a sense of religious duty. Whatever his mo- tives might have been, we, to-day, have many reasons why we should study art. The study of art trains us to see beauty in form and colour, and to appreciate more fully the wonderful colours of flowers, the match- less hues of the rainbow and sunset-the work of the Great Artist-Nature, whom sometimes we so crudely try to imitate. If the study of art, then, develops our love have drawn his of the beautiful, it has helped to mould our characters and enrich our livesg because no person can love and appreciate the beauties of nature without being the better for it. Then there is the creative desire which art helps to foster in us. How thrilled we are when we make our iirst little sketch, be it ever so crude! Utility, also, has a place in our study of art. The girl who appreciates her study of colour schemes, will understand better how to choose her spring costumes, or to decorate her home. A boy, from his knowledge of perspective, is able to do his wood-working much better, and, later to draft sketches for building pur- poses. But I think the chief reason of all why we should study art, is that we may develop a knowledge of art appreciation, and thus be better able to see, feel, understand, and enjoy the beauties of nature in the world round about us. PI-IYLLIS McCONNELL, Form I 1 Q-1 4 ' 5 VA 4, Cx :Z rx' 1 E Ep: is ' if' are-e-fc-sm Kgs Q ' if X 1, er Q - i 5- , F, E T is?

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37 - The PORCUPINE QUILL - To her amazement it turned a most beautiful blue. She was elated and set off happily to the ball. . 4 Miss PbCNO372 had been same dimculty as her friend. was old and shabby, but her father absolutely refused to buy her a new one. Mrs. Gossip, helpful in every emergency, suggested that she send it to the KI cleaners. Miss PbCN03J2 was really astounded at the transformation. Her dress had changed to a glimmering yel- low, and it made a very pleasing contrast to her white wig. The Florence Flask was Fairyland! The crystal gleaming in the light showed all the tints of the rainbow. PbCNO3D2 was mvore admired than ever and Miss CuSO4 was in a whirl of happiness. But before the end of the evening she became very sad. 'I'he colour was gradually 'fading from her gown! She danced harder than ever, but as she danced the colour faded visibly, and to her mortiflca- tion, all eyes were turned on her. She went home like Cinderella, humiliated and heavy- hearted at the sudden change in her finery, in much the Her dress, too, all unaware that her escort Water was sadly tagging along behind. For most of his guests Mr. CuO's party was a very happy oneg and when the host saw O's smiling face he was very glad the party had been so successful. EVELYN LUCAS Shakespeare Comments on the Lab. How much doth chemistry enthrall this class! Here do we sit, and let the sound of symbols Creep in our earsg test-tubes and crucibles Begin to rattle with sweet harmony. Sit, chemists: Look, how the floor of twenty- one Is thickly stained with vile experiments: There's not the smallest stain which thou beholds't But of sulphuric and explosions sings, Still quiring to the maz'd, bewildered Fifthg Such harmony is in the laboratory g But whilst this sad demand for note-books neat Doth clamor loud within, We Cannot Hear It. M. A. E. Scene VIII: THE 250-FOOT LEVEL Literatures work with us is to make us awake and aware: and not only awake and aware, but highly responsive also. Great Literature . . . wakes desires you may never forget, Shows you stars you never saw before. Our School Library All the students of our school are very proud of the school library, and most of them are fond of it. Although the number of books is not as ex- tensive as at the public library. yet the books are so well chosen that, for students, more pleasure and education can be obtained from these few books, than from the larger cal- lection of books at the public library. How 'pleasant it is for tired students who have had seven or eight long periods to come to the restful atmosphere of the library! Here, they may read light fiction to rest their tired brains 5 they may look over some of the illustrated magazinesg or they may read some serious book on science, biography, or travel. It is very interesting sometimes, to sit back in ones chair and look at the expressions on the faces of students who are reading in our library. Where their minds are travelling one cannot know, but it is certain that they are very far away. So our school library is not only a place where we may rest from text books, but is also the starting point of our voyages through space to distant lands, and of adventures which cannot be ours in any other way. JACQUES SAUVE Don't miss the fun in the advertising section.