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

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LE RACONTEUR TEACHER ADVISERS lst row: Mrs. Dain fadvertisingl, Mrs. Southern fGrade Ninej, M1 McCo1d Qch1ef adviserl, Mrs. Sheridan Cgirls' sportsl, Miss Dixon fliteraryj 2nd row: Mr. Ferguson fboys' sportsj, Mr. McGuffin fproofieadmgj M1 Hodd Cclubs and socialb, Mr. McAndrew fGradsJ. Absent: Miss Harper fclass newsl. I ADVERTISING COMMITTEE, LE RACONTEUR lst row: P. Hendricks, S. Robert- son, N. Coolsma, B. Bastel, K. Cooke. 2nd row: T. Coleman, N. Vwfilliams, B. Van Gordor, D. Common. 9

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From the Editors It is with much pleasure that your school magazine staff presents to you this year's edition of Le Raconteur . With such a capable staff of assistants, my duties have been light. To all who have helped make this publication a reality we ex- tend our appreciation. No project of such magnitude could be completed without the direction and supervision of some capable per- son with the interest and ability to watch over us. Mr. McCord has served us in this capacity and his contributions of leadership to us have been numerous and most appreciated. On the pages of our magazine we have pic- tures of those members of our student body who hope to graduate this year. It is our hope that they will be rewarded, not only by the successful attainment of their goal of gradu- ation, but also in whatever field of endeavour lies beyond their stay at this school. To re- ceive, they will contribute much and thus will be, we hope, valued members of -the society and community in which they choose to iden- tify themselves. We think that our years at Westdale have given us good training for the years ahead, not just in enabling us to pass the required examinations but also in matur- ing us to the point where we learn to perform our duties and responsibilities as members of a democratic society. Our training in com- munity living has been enhanced by our par- ticipation in sports and in our classes, by our association with our teachers and by activity in such co-operation groups as the Triune Council, magazine staff and many others in the school organization. Thanks to all and happy reading in Le Ra- conteur '60 ! Barbara Bell. SHOULD STUDENTS HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR EDUCATION? Have you perceived in your education the number of decisions made on your behalf by people whom you have probably never seen? For example, when you entered Westdale you were placed in a certain class and began your study in Various pre-determined fields of learn- ing. Even in Grade 13 you are regimented by university entrance requirements. Suppose you were able to decide more for yourself. There are, of course, two sides to this question. Let us consider each briefly. !f! f , ' awwagwa ffWZ7 Q -W .W 'c f 6 , f naffw74Wf . 2 fiiiiln ' eaf idajf X! if A X 39 f g 9, 2 J --na Vwf4'1'44'r WJ:.f-,.f' , f .fufzef M' 11 4 ' ' BARBARA BELL Eclitor-in-Chief :-1z.sf: :-tea we ' ,- if-f rw: f::?affwxzsa fc 'i4'59ZSf::Mz.3 M-.a.!'3Q!s--1' . J'-'Sh 111: fiffikdvf Vfaiffwb' 4-'Viff'-' . A sq. wx . , . of , - .wwf A5-g.,:, ?' . ' -mf., -.kfwm .V ,... :af-an -41. 40 1 -' . MARG. SHEPHERD BILL KAY Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Almost every student takes subjects which may prove to be of little value in his later life. If he could skip these and concentrate upon those most useful to him, would he not have a greater knowledge of the useful sub- jects? Then, too, the student would gain ex- perience in making decisions for himself, thus lessening the post-school shock of real life. On the other hand, a student may change his ideas about his future occupation. Early specialization would complicate this problem. Do you know now for certain what you would like to be? Then there are many who believe that a broadly educated person is much more valuable to society and himself than the spe- cialist with only a highly developed, narrow realm of knowledge. And imagine the con- fusion in the education system. With the ever- increasing num.ber of students, each making his own decisions as to courses of study and timetables, the situation would quickly become chao-tic. What do you think about having more con- trol over your own personal education? Bill Kay.