Westdale Secondary School - Le Raconteur Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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LE IIACUNTE Ull A Ramble with the Stars By Constance Caunt OUNTLESS thousands of men have lifted their eyes in wonder to the same star-studded sky that bends over us. Princes, scholars, peasants. from time immemorial, have sought to understand its mystery. Yet through the solemn march of years, the majestic unfolding of centuries, the stars have remained coldly aloof from prying minds. Is there anyone who has gazed upward at these clustered worlds and not felt the meaner things of life fall from him? Surely there never yet lived the man who, face to face with the immensity of space, did not realize his own insignihcance, and, realizing it, did not strive to rise above himself, above his petty world, and dwell among the stars. And why should this be so? The primitive man who roamed the earth in the dawn of time, if he looked at the stars, did so with the same stir of emotion that still urges wolves to howl on moonlit nights. lt was mere brute wonder. Even in the remote beginning, this man-animal possessed a spark of something that the wolves did not. Like other animals, he feared many things- beasts stronger than himself, storms, earthquakes- in short, both what could hurt him, and what he could not understand. Unlike other animals, out of his ignorance and helplessness he formed a desire to appease the powers that might hurt him, and to reverence the things he did not understand. From the former wish developed the ideas of evil spirits. sacrifice, and charms, from the latter grew the religions of the world. Scientists have called the two the instinct of worship. C'f course, early man, so much the child of Nature. worshipped her greatest miracle-the sky: sun, moon and stars. As man grew, so did his ideas of worship, and since he has not changed fundament- ally, neither have they. First the sun was wor- shipped for its heat and light, then as a radiant god personifying noble qualities, now as the thought of another and greater VVho rules the the universe. It was the same with the moon. And the stars? The stars have always been the homes of the gods and the good. Thus men, in blind belief that there must be a Something greater than they, from age to age have lifted their faces to these glistening worlds in search of comfort, of truth, of a thousand things. Long before our time the patient stars heard the questions we ask to-day. Long after we are gone they will still hear them. Some day they will listen in vain when there is not one left to seek the answers to the eternal whys of the human race. 5 hunter, herdsman, tiller of the soil, man's companions of the darkness have been the stars. Night by night they flickered above tents of skins spread round a crackling fire. above hillsides where herdsnien watched their silent flocks, above river valley dotted with huts and patched with squares of ripening grain. Through the generations men watched these stars. They named them, formed them into patterns, told wondrous tales of figures in the sky. The names and legends live yet to heighten the strange beauty of a starry night with the fantasy of far-off times. The gradual change of occupation. from hunting to farming, tended to limit man's travels. In the beginning, the game, on which he depended for food, roamed over the earth in vast herds, and of neces- sity man was a nomad. XYhen he caught and tamed animals of his own, his wanderings became less extensive, being confined perhaps to a seasonal change of pasture lands. Finally the protection and cultivation of his little fields, cares of a farmer's life, held him securely within the curve of his own hills. Now, more than ever, he watched the stars and marked them as they rose and fell in burning constellations. He connected these regular move- ments with the reasons, and then the true calcula- tion of time began. To bark back thus through prehistoric ages is to make apparent again the subtle fascination of the stars. They are unchang- ing while all else changes, eternal though all else lives to die. This very day man stands on a twilight world beneath the pale arch of early stars. lrle thinks of the stars, recalling figures of size and distance. sometimes a few scraps of poetry. Perhaps he tries to understand what the stars are and how they came to be. But since all thought is strangely self- centered, he soon begins to ponder on that ever- lasting riddle-whence he came, whither he goes. and why. Let him think long, deeply, and often as he will, yet the answer is ever beyond him. The wise man who can understand this, and he alone, may look into his heart and there find written these words of one of ancient days: There is a joy, cancelling all sorrow, crowning all joys, my reason for being. I live that I may behold . . . the calm beauty of night drawing across the sky, and the evening star slowly sinking into the glow of sunset. 19

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IIRGAN ZATIUNS Triune Society By Russell Eden HE first event in the auditorium for the 1935-36 year took place when many eager, expectant students delivered their campaign speeches for the respective oflices to which they had been nomin- ated. Alas, only a few can be successful. The following executive resulted: President ................. Russell Eden Vice-President .. .. Dorothy Jackson Secretary ...... . . . Louise Griflith Treasurer ....... .... ' John R. Fee Asst. Treasurer . . . . . . Robert McPhie . . ...... Muriel Grapes VVilhelmina Koster Collegiate Rep. Commercial Rep. .... . Technical Rep. .. .... Tom Kernaghan .. Robert Coulson ... .. Robert Cattell Debating Rep. ........... Laird Jennings Advisors-K. F, Ettinger, G. H. Chapman, A. G. McColl. Our own campaign promise-that you would have nothing to worry about-has kept us stepping to insure just that for you. Xve have worked, and are still working, to give the students what they wanted in the way of entertainments, and we sin- cerely hope we have succeeded. The Hrst business meeting of the executive took place in November. It was decided to meet every Le Raconteur . . . Orchestra Rep. Tuesday in A-32. The Commercial students, under the direction of Mr. F. G. Millar and Mr. Fred VVard, presented the first open meeting on November ?2nd. Jean Rey- nolds, a promising elocutionist, delivered two humorous dramatizations. Eileen Carr, accom- panied by Vera Roberts, rendered two delightful solos. The meeting was completed by a humorous, well-portrayed two-act play, The Royal Spark. The School Orchestra, under Mr, I. NW. Lomas, was in attendance. On December 13th, the members of the Triune Society were entertained by motion pictures, en- titled, The Country Kid, featuring Jackie Coogan. Before the film and between each reel, Pete Malloy and his Kid Collegians favoured the audience with different dance selections. The Tea Dance was held on December 20th. llal lladtield's Orchestra was in attendance. .Xn Amateur Show took place on January lTth. in which anxious, nervous students showed their talents along the lines of music, dancing, singing and tumbling. The prizes were carried away by Ruth Cole, Roy XYright, Dorothy Gumbly. Ethel llardy, Dorothy Jackson, Alma Taylor, Xlary Walker, and Betty Lumner. Xkalter Lumsden proved a very capable Blajor. The annual .-Xt-llome was held on Friday. Janu- ary illst. Many students danced to the musical strains of llal llad1ield's orchestra beneath streamers of orange and green arranged in an ex- quisite pattern. The success of the evening was due to the excellent work of Mr. Laird Jennings and his committee. Miss Dowsley and Miss lloyes directed a play, l'laphazard Historical llighlightsf' which was presented on Thursday, February tith. lt consisted of humorous historical skits. portraying Sir XYalter Raleigh. llenvy VIH, XVars ofthe Roses, etc. Mrs. lXlcrXndrew, Mr. McCandlish, Mr. Lomas and the School Orchestra provided the musical settings. This year's executive organized the hrst Debating Society at XYestdale. XYe realized that the lack of interest in debates has been detrimental to the best interests of both the students and the school. Although this society is still very young, we have held some extremely interesting meetings under the leadership of Laird Jennings and Vera Thomp- son. XYe sincerely hope that next year XYestdale may send representatives to the Secondary Schools' Debating Tournament. The students may look forward with great anti- cipation to future events: School Flay, Junior Party, Easter Tea Dance, and many entertaining Triune meetings. If the future executives enjoy the co-operation of the students and teachers as much as this executive has. the search for a school spirit will be finished and the long lacking necessity will become an accomplished asset. May the Triune organizations grow and prosper and extend more and more their usefulness to XYestdale School and the students. 21 l 1