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

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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

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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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Uncertain of the truths they knew, Not sure that they could stand to fate With all the courage of the great. Then came a day when they Their first bold venture made, Scorning to cry for aid. They dared to stand to fight alone, Took up the gauntlet life had thrown, Charged full-front to the fray. Mastered their fear of self, and then Learned that our great men are but men. Oh, Youth, go forth and do! You, too, to fame may rise; You can be strong and wise. Stand up to life and play the man— You can if you but think you can; The great were once as you. You envy them their proud success? ’Twas won with gifts that you possess. For it is my belief that any man who lives actively within his own sphere of influence, however limited it may seen to him, for the intellectual, spiritual, moral, and social betterment of himself and others, is indeed a great man. LILLIAN E. BLOOM, B-A., B.Ed.