Western Canada High School - Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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BOOK Page twenty-three LAURA LORRAINE HUNTER—Lorraine was born in a small town in Montana sixteen years ago. When but a wee lamb, she left for ■ Oregon, where she received all her Public School training. Thinking that there were other places in the world in which to live, she decided to try Calgary. She came to Western with her winning smile and has been with us since. Lorraine is an excellent student and is President of our Current Events Club. She is fond of basket¬ ball and also likes tennis, swimming and dancing. Her ambition is to go to the University of Alberta to take up journalism. We wish you success, Lorraine. “She is not given to words of strife, And once a friend, a friend for life.” WALTER STANLEY JOHNS—“Johnsie” entered this world in 1915 or there¬ abouts. He gradually elongated to 5 feet 4 inches, width unknown, and has in that same length an astounding amount of energy and intelligence. Acad¬ emically he is unsurpassed in Class I. Besides his skill at school Walter has been a member of the Junior Hockey Team these last two years. As to his future he is not decided. He intends to go to University and engage in some sort of engineering, nothing to do with locomotives, however. “God made him small in order to do A more choice bit of workmanship.” CARMAN McKEE JOHNSON—Carman first honored Calgary by his presence in 1914. He learned his three R’s at Mount Royal Public School. In due course he attended South Calgary and later Western. He is a member of the Hi-Y and the Gamma Phi. His athletic activities include rugby, track, badminton and basketball. About seven years hence he will take out your appendix on the instalment plan (that’s the way you pay). “Whate’er he did was done with so much ease.” IRIS JOYCE KINGSTON—Iris first donned her bonnet and cape in defiance of the storms of Ontario. However the storms grew so bad that at a very tender age she moved to Saskatchewan and hence to Calgary. After learning her a, b, c’s in Saskatchewan she entered Western via Elbow Park. She intends to enter Normal and become a school-marm in the near future. “Always sensible, always kind, As Rood a friend as you will find.” JESSIE ANN LEES—Jessie was born in a little one-horse town in B.C., but long¬ ing for a chance to show her basketball skill, she moved to Calgary. Still not satisfied, she toddled off to Winnipeg. However, being fond of wandering she came back here where she has progressed through various educational insti¬ tutions and really seems contented at Western. Her chief interests are basketball, skating and swimming. She intends some day to go to University, but first she hopes to pass Physics and Alegbra. “Much study had made her Thin and pale and leaden-eyed.” SOLOMON LIPKIND—About eighteen years ago, a boy was born in Palestine by the banks of the liver Jordon, who was destined to become one of the world’s greatest scholars. (The fact that the Palestine mentioned is Days- land, Alberta, that the river Jordon is only a creek and the Solomon is not a scholar, is entirely beside the point). Solomon has been vacillating back and forth between Three Hills and Calgary ever since he began to trouble school- board officials. He is back at Western Canada this year merely to satisfy a craving to sleep during periods. Next year Solomon intends to go to the University of Alberta to take up engineering. “His life was a watch and a vision Between a sleep and a sleep.” HORACE JACK LOVE—Home-grown for seventeen years, Jack is a graduate of Haultain and hopes to be a graduate of W.C.H.S. soon. He’s another of those mathematical wizards. His ability along this line should help him to carry out his ambition to be a civil or an electrical engineer and a millionaire. By the way, if you want your Buick, Ford or Chrysler repaired, take it to Jack; they are his specialty. His favorite sports are baseball, jumping and track and sleeping in school. He would also like to drive a race car 600 m.p.h. (by himself). “Sleep is sweet to the laboring: man.”

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Page twenty-two YEAR ARTHUR BAZIL COLE—In the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and ten, on the twenty-fourth day of the tenth month, it came to pass that there was a male-child brought into this world in the little hamlet of Dauphin, Man. And the prophets cried aloud with one voice saying, “Verily, a tough break for Dauphin!” And lo and behold it was even so. Nor until his youth was full upon him did he become a student at W.C.H.S. and set his feet upon the path which endeth in Gehenna. And in sooth it is spoken of him that he is a great sluggard and sleepeth much and talketh much of little. “Night alter night He sat and bleared his eyes with books.” GRACE MACRAE CUMMING—A real Western product, Grace was born in Cal¬ gary and has enjoyed Alberta’s sunshine ever since. After attending Sunalta and South Calgary she took up more advanced studies at Western. Grace is another of our illustrious students who hopes to pass Algebra 3, but doesn’t think it wise to count on it too much. Next year she plans to go to Com¬ mercial, but her real ambition is to be a nurse. “Mingle your cares with pleasures Now and then.” ARTHUR PATRICK DAVIS—It has been said that at the early age of three, Art understood Einstein’s theory of Relativity as thoroughly as do most college graduates. While we cannot vouch for this phenomenon, we do know that science, and more particularly Radio, has in later years claimed him for her own. He is a devotee of condensors, wireless parabolas and all the rest of the equipment that makes up a man of education. In sport, he has been a member of the Senior Rugby team for the last two years. He is at the top of the class academically, and so we predict a bright future for him, moulding the youthful mind in Mathematics and Physics. “Deeper, deeper let us toil In the mines of knowledge.” CATHERINE GRACE EGLESTON—Grace arrived, smiling, into our fair city about 1913, and has been making sunshine ever since. She is the Secretary of the Year Book Committee of 1931-32 and President of the Girls’ Associa¬ tion. Outside of school this fair young lady is not idle. She is President of the C.G.I.T. Council and is a member of the Alpha Lamba Mu Sorority, and oh!—can she play the piano! Grace is going to Normal in the fall and then on to Varsity. “She has wit and song and sense, Spirit and mirth and eloquence.” GERTRUDE SARA GRAINGER—Sadie was bom in Calgary in 1915. Her early education was obtained at Haultain and Elbow Park, from whence she entered Western. She finds her greatest pleasure in swimming, hiking and dancing. After teaching a few years she hopes to attend Varsity and make the acquaintance of a blonde millionaire. “A little time for laughter, A little time to sing.” PHILIP LEON HADF1ELD—Phil, the little feller with the long legs and the monstrous vocabulary was born in Calgary, but was carried off by his parents to the States before he was old enough to have any say in the matter. They redeemed themselves, however, by bringing him back in time to enter Western. He specifies a dislike for spinach, morphine, and his middle name (cheer up, old top, the latter may be changed at the City Hall for 50c). He admits a love of money and detective stories. He promised that some day he will make Western famous by writing a great book. Judging from his Year Book con¬ tributions, he’s well on the way. “I never dare to write as funnj’ as I can.” ROBERT HOOD—This lengthy slab of humanity was originally quarried in Cal¬ gary and he has graced many and various schools to be polished. He attended King Edward until 1928 when he decided to become one of the big hearted boys who make it possible for High School teachers to eke out a precarious existence. He is always brig ' ht and cheery. We don’t need to wish him success—for judging from past performances, we know he will do well. “Stop not at six feet three—aim higher, higher.”

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Page twenty-four YEAR PAULA MAYHOOD—We strongly suspect that when Paula made her first appearance in the Mayhood household, she was wearing a cheerful grin. Nor has this smile lost any of its charm in the sixteen succeeding years. One of her greatest pleasures seems to be “Listening to Mr. Collier talk” in Latin periods. Although she says she has no ambition, we thiijk she would like to be a Metropolitan Opera Singer or a second Galli Curci. “Come sing now, sing:; for I know you sing well, I see you hove a singing face.” DOROTHY ALBERTA MERCER—Dorothy first smiled at this world some eigh¬ teen years ago in Calgary. She sought an education at Mount Royal and later at South Calgary and Western. After a year at home she is with us again. Dorothy intends to enter training at the Holy Cross in the fall. Pet expression: “What’ll I do about my Latin?” Chief aversion: Physics 2. “Throw Physic fs) to the dogs I’ll none of it.” W. FRASER MACALISTER—Fraser was born in Medicine Hat in 1914 (another event of interest for that historical year). A few years later he moved to Calgary and attended South Calgary and later Western. He possesses great argumentative powers and manages to keep Class I awake by his lively de¬ bates with any willing opponent. He seems very shy of publicity, but admits that he aspires to be a ditch-digger. Perhaps he is only hiding his light under a bushel. “I am bound to furnish my antagonists with argument, but not with comprehension.” AILEEN MAE McCULLOUGH—Aileen was born in sunny, southern Alberta, Cardston to be exact. Moving to Champion at an early age, she has lived there since, coming to Calgary to complete her High School education. Her favorite pastimes are tennis and skating, and she is noted for her ability to do Algebra. Next year the Normal School will be honored by her presence. “Give her welcome, this is she As firm a friend as there can be.” MARY MARGARET McKILL—Mary is of a retiring nature and never forces her way into the limelight. It is well known that she always has her Latin done. She says that her chief interest is watching rugby games, but in our opinion it is reading the “Wampus.” Mary is one of the quiet members of Class 1 and also one of the clever ones. She intends going to Normal next year, and so we wish the best of luck as a school-teacher. “What? I)o you possess the art of holding your tongue? Ah, you have all the talents for pleasing.” PAUL EDWARD MACLEOD—Paul gave his first kick in 1915. In his search for knowledge he has darkened the portals of Western Canada College, Central Public School, Shawnigan and Western. He is President of the Hi-Y, Treas¬ urer for the Year Book, a member of the Gamma Phi, President of the Debat¬ ing Society, Vice-President of the Current Events Club, and a member of the Senior Rugby Team. Besides all this, he is an excellent student. His ambi¬ tion is to be a barrister—A Great Guy! “Not to know him argues yourself unknown.” MARGARET JANET PHILL IPS—We do not see very much of Peggy this year, but we always know when she is in the class. Some years ago she trekked from Red Deer to Calgary in search of knowledge. After driving the faculty of King Edward to distraction, she climbed the stairs to South and then to Western. At present her chief interest is badminton. Peggy plans to go to Normal next year, and then—? “Those dark eyes—so dark, so deep.”