Wainwright High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Wainwright, Alberta Canada)

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Go4tuite tcc K,e it The word “Commencement” as applied to the end of a period of training seems at first to be a contradiction in terms, but closed study shows that this use of the word is quite accura te. The twelve years of study just finished by those who are grad¬ uating really marked the end of our country—the end of the period of preparation. Some have prepared to enter such various phases of adult life as farming, home-making or participation in business; others have prepared the- ' .selves for further study in colleges and universities and hos- pitals. To this latter class, there will be other “commencements culminating with the great day in which they too will take their place among the workers of the world. But to both groups, those who are going to take further train¬ ing in institutions of learning, and those who are going to learn from now on through the medium of direct contact with the work-aday world the en 1 of this school year marks the beginning of a period of even fuller and richer experience. All have gained sometlvng during these twelve years, and that something we have the privilege of holding in trust to be used not only for our own personal gain but, more important, for the general good of all. To be entrusted with anything of great worth is a serious responsibility, and only as we use these gifts rightly are we at all worthy to be their custodians. There is a thrill—and regret in graduation, or commencement. We see that here and there we might have done better, and for this there is regret. But when we contemplate the future we for- see many opportunities to avoid making old errors, and we thrill at the possibilities when we realize that the future is largely ours to do with as we wish. May I congratulate most sincerely those who graduate this year from Wainwright High School and may I express my sincere appreciation to the students and staff for the efforts all have made to ensure the success and pleasantness of the year which is climaxed by the publication of this year book. G. H. LAMBEBT, B.A. 11

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S’dito i Note e We, the members of the editing staff of Wainwright High School’s first Year Book, feel privileged to have been chosen to prepare the material for the initial publication of another milestone in the journalistic progress of the school. We know that the Year Book sentiment has been present for several years now, and the hope that our efforts will have paved the way toward the establishment of its annual publication as a school institution. We wish to thank all who have contributed or co¬ operated in any way to achieve what measure of success we may have attained. To the individual submitters; “Thank You”; to those who kept their contributions to themselves; “Think of what this book lacks, because of your modesty ' ” The assistance of all who spent some time in the office, at Georgina’s typewriter is greatly appreciated, as is the cooperation of the English teachers- Also to our advertisers, to Mr. Carsell, and to the Wain¬ wright Star Staff, whose job it has been to organize and print our material, do we extend a sincere vote of thanks. Regarding our Honor Roll dedication, we regret that it has not been possible to publish a complete compilation of names- However, very few are missing, and to their owners we apologize. M

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We cMeasi fynam MiiA. Meant To the students of Wainwright High School, whose pleasant co-operation has made the year for me such an enjoyable one, I pass on a poem from the homely, philosophical pen of Edgar A. Guest. To A r lfau-+t f Man The great were once as you. They whom men magnify today Once groped and blundered on life’s way, Were fearful of themselves, and thought By magic was men’s greatness wrought. They feared to try what they could do; Yet Fame hath crowned with her success The selfsame gifts that you possess. The great were young as you, Dreaming the very dreams you hold, Longing yet fearing to be bold, Doubting that they themselves possessed The strength and skill for every test, 12