Vaughan Road Academy - Acta Studentium Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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AVTA S'l'l'I5l'1NTlI'll Page li! J.. f lillflllfllftttlllllfllfxkl f tfsel 5135 S 5 ,511 ilk x! X X X .., S5 SZ ggi - - k1 d F Zfafiiif 3145? al f Q AUGHAX. How proud we are to belong to a school so widely known. so highly respected, hardly surpassed in reputation by any school in the pro- vince. Is our pride justifiable Let us review together the activities of the past year and assure ourselves that our reputation is not ill-founded, that our school is deserving of the high regard in which it is held. At no time has Vaughan been without its brain trust, its band of hard- working and successful scholarship seekers. Last year three of our I'edagogues' Prides fBert Gerstein, Grace Nichols and Art Heywood captured tive scholarships. A detailed account of their achievements is given elsewhere. The departmental standing of our less brilliant students, let me assure you, will stand your most careful and critical scrutiny. ln setting before you an account of our athletic prowess l shall be running two risks: the risk of tiring you with a long recital of battle and victory and the risk of omitting in that recital much that is worthy of mention. Rather than run into either danger let me again refer you to the pages of our chronicle where you may find the Saga of jim Homer and the accounts of royal battles on the field of sport, nobly fought and nobly won. This year has set for our school a new record in dramatic achievement. The presentations this year added to an already long list of high-standard perform- ances. The continued interest and the unqualified praise given to this activity are ample attestations to the esteem in which our efforts are held. It is worthy of mention that this year a group of aspiring Thespians, not content with the limited scope offered their talents by the operetta, resolved on the presentation of an evenings entertainment of strictly dramatic work. For every detail of this venture the students took the entire responsibility. The marked success of this performance was a tribute not only to the intelligence and independence of the stu- dents themselves, but also to the enthusiasm of the teachers who have encouraged in the students a sincere and appreciative interest in dramatic art. In the review of school activities l feel that I. a mere male. can hardly do

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Pagel-L ACTA STUDENTIUM justice to the work of the Girls' Club. It is sufficient to say that this club forms a unit in our school life, which every girl loves and every boy respects. Outside our school the club has gained an enviable reputation for its valuable and un- assuming philanthropic work. The Art Club is a perpetual accessory before the fact'7. Not a function takes place but our Art Club heralds it with clever and brilliantly effective posters-the work of a band of willing and talented young artists. I have not nearly reached the last of the school's many interests. The Literary Society which succeeds in being of inestimable practical value to every student, the Boys' and Girls' Athletic Clubs, the Camera Club, the Radio Club- all are worthy of much more space than an editorial will allow. And how may we account for the tradition of our school-a tradition of accomplishment in every phase of school activity? First, we are an ambitious school. Our students feel the urge to belong to the winning team: to be in the cast of a successful play: t owrite, if possible, perfect examination papers. A selfish urge. maybegbut necessary for achievement. And secondly, we are a unified school-our principal, staff, and student-body are ONE. We have learned that without unity, without co-operation nothing can be done. With it-who knows? And, lastly, our school has for its leaders a capable principal and an energetic staff, devoted to the interests of the student-body. We have been taught to practise co-operation, to respect knowledge, to value achievement. So togetheneprincipal, teachers and students-we have built up the tradition of Vaughan Road. May it continue to grow--a tradition, respected, honourable, and enduring in fame. Larry Gough. 2212-Oli MEN Deep have I thought of the men that I find Come surging ever before my mind, Some be rich and some be poor And some go begging from door to door, One is a king clothed in purple and gold, His neighbour a beggar, sick and old But they all are men. A merchant passes, heavy with wealth, A youthful idler, filled with himself, Now a poor man left alone, And now a poet, starved to the bone. Some are weak, some are strong, Some do right, some do wrong, But they all are men. Yes, they all are men, with the sorrows of men, And some meet the strife with the courage of men, But be my neighbour, peasant or king A foe, or a friend with gifts to bring, He may be discouraged, his friends may be few But I'll give him my hand and see him through, For they all are men. 3 B. Sandell