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

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MR. K. A. STANLEY Vice-Principal OFFICE STAFF Mrs. G. Boigelot, Miss C. Union, Mrs. F. Livingstone, Mrs. M. Jordan, Mr. L. Thompson, Miss G. Smith, Miss R. Harker, Miss K. Wheeler, Mrs. D. Baxter.

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RETIRE The students of Westdale Secondary School wish to extend to both Major Allen and Mr. Miller, their warmest good-wishes for happi- ness in their years of retirement. Born in Hamilton, Major Allan received his elementary education in Hamilton Public Schools. He attended Central Secondary School and by the time he was nineteen he had re- ceived his specialist ' s Degree in Physical Edu- cation on the side, intending to combine his love of sports and teaching in the position of a High School Physical Education Teacher. After graduation from Teacher ' s College he re- turned to Central as a Physical Education in- structor. Two years later he entered Queen ' s University and graduated in 1928. His many activities included coaching a very successful track team. He was also the university ' s sole spirit rousing cheer-leader. After graduation he attended the Ontario College of Education in Toronto, obtaining his teacher ' s degree in 1929. For one year he taught as Physical Edu- cation and Mathematics instructor at Delta Secondary School. With the completion of Westdale in 1930 he became head of the Physi- cal Education department, and taught Mathe- matics also. He held these positions until 1940. His extracurriculer activities during these years included chief instructor of cadets, coach of junior football. He also coached the track team during the days of the renowned runner Bert Pearson. In 1940 he entered the army, returning in 1945 as a Major. At that time he resumed teaching at Westdale in his former position, still taking part in many extra-cirricular activi- ties- In 1950 he shifted his interests solely to the Mathematics Department and remained in this field until his retirement. For many years Major Allen has been the principal of summer school, a position he will hold again this summer. Mr. Miller is well known to the students in the Technical course. After receiving his high school diploma in his hometown of Paris, On- tario, he obtained a job firing engines for the railroad. Leaving this position in Canada he went to Detroit where he became employed at an Oldsmobile Parts and Service Garage. With this experience behind him, he returned to Hamilton in 1918, and started his own Auto- mobile Service and Repair Shop. In 1926 he sold his business to pursue the teaching pro- fession. After a year at Teacher ' s College, Mr. Miller was appointed to the Auto Mechanics staff at Central Secondary School- He was transferred to Westdale at its opening in 1930 and has continued as a member of our staff ever since. During the war years he was employed by the Department of National Defence to aid in their training programme held here at West- dale, in the Auto-Mechanics Department. Mr. Miller has no definite plans for the fu- ture, but hopes to relax and enjoy his leisure time. Like most teachers, he has not enjoyed a real vacation from his job for many years, for his summers and other holidays have been oc- cupied in keeping up with the times in the ever-widening field of mechanics.

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From left to right: Roberts, B. A., Devitt, J. G., Dunkin, C. R., Anthony, S., Farmer, W., Ennis, R., Darby, J., Brown, R., Drysdale, R., Chapman, G. H., Crawford, G., Gray, D., Bezaire, R., Gorwill, R„ Dove, J., Dales, A., Fitzpatrick, F., Eden, M. L., Bower, J., Brown, R., Allan, G. R. From left to right: Miller, J. G., Proctor W., Shanlin, N. T., Styles, D., Hall, B., Sibbald, J., Jacobs, W., Mickle, C Lazenby, E., Lidstone. L., Starodub, M , Howlett, T., McVean, R., Hodd, K Scully, E. M., MacFarlane, J., Hilton J., Hannaford, J., Bennetto, M., Mc- Crae, S., Hendricks, E., McDiarmid, M , McCord, T., Kennedy, A., Miller, E Jones, J., Mills, L, Crawford, L., Laar, W., Howarth, D., Hart, E.