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

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Page thirty-six YEAR KATHLEEN MILLEN—Kathleen claims Calgary as her birth-place and is eigh¬ teen years old. She received her early High School education at East Calgary, coming to Western last year. She is clever in Mathematics, and hopes to take a Science course at University and ultimately to become an engineer. Best of luck, Kathleen. “Learning: makes the wise, wiser.” JAMES WILLIAM MOORE—Wee Willie, first announced his arrival with a Scotch war whoop away back in 1913. King Edward Public School first claimed his attention, then he climbed the hill to old South and hence on to Western. Bill is an amateur photographer and is interested in Current Events. Normal is probably his next stop. “All men naturally desire to know.” RUTH ELIZABETH MORGAN—Ruth was born in Edmonton seventeen years ago but has received her education (?) in Calgary schools. She has included in her wanderings Elbow Park, Earl Grey, St. Hilda’s, and Western Canada, and hopes to continue to Varsity. She is well known in Calgary as one of the city’s best fancy skaters and a good horsewoman. She is a member of the Alpha Lamba Mu Sorority, and when one of these is not occupying her time, she will be found eating, sleeping or with Dave. “I know a maiden fair to see Take care!” JAMES MORTON McELROY—Morton is a native of the populous Chestermere Lake district. He started his career there seventeen years ago but the crowds drove him to England where he attended school. He soon came back, attended East Calgary and now plays rugby for Western . He is a member of the Track Team, Treasurer of the Hi-Y and a member of the Year Book Com¬ mittee. His next move is to Varsity to take up Chemical Engineering. Good luck, Mac! “A hardy frame, a hardier spirit.” DONALD PRESTON McLAWS—Calgary is credited with first having welcomed Don some eighteen years ago. He attended Earl Grey, old Western Canada College, then onto “Guid auld Western.” He indulges in golf, badminton and tennis and has been a member of the Senior Rugby Team for two years. He is Secretary of the Boys’ Hi-Y, a member of the Iota Sigma Chi and is an editor of the school paper. “Far may wc search before we find A heart so manly and so kind.” JEAN MARION McPHERSON—Jean is a native daughter, justly proud of her home-town. She attended Public School not far from Calgary, but lost no time in entering Western’s fair portals for the joys of High School life. Next year she hopes to attend Normal. “Jolly and forever smiling Others to help she’s always willing.” ISABELLE McROBERTS—This Scottish lass, on being interviewed, refused to give her middle name, saying that people would stutter in pronouncing it. She was born in Calgary sixteen years ago and spent a portion of her youth at Mount Royal. Then she graduated to “glorious old South Calgary” and arrived with the rest at the school’s new location, Western. Not having made up her mind concerning next year, she may return to school. “Intellect obscures more than it illumines.” EDGAR SCOTT NELSON—Deciding that Calgary needed some one like him to pep it up, Edgar was born here November 9th, 1914. He attended Ramsay Public School, then East Calgary High, but just couldn’t stay away from Western. He enjoys all sports and has fought for Western on the playing field. He intends to go to Normal next year and will become a teacher for a while, to see what it is like to hand out detentions. He is fond of music and is a good all-round chap. “The voice of the school-boy rallies the ranks Play up,!play up! and play the game.”

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BOOK Page thirty-five MONA HOPE COMBA—This little girl is proof that good things come in small parcels. She first learned the art of rolling eyes at South and has since flirted her way through Western. Her favorite expression is “Say kids, do you know your memory work?” and her ambition is “to catch a man like Clark Gable.” We wish her the best of luck for the coming years and may fortune smile on our future nurse. “Skilled in the twinkle of a roguish eye.” DAVID WILLIAM DAVIDSON—This curly-headed lad of nineteen summers was born here in Calgary. He attended Earl Grey and now skips classes here at Western with the rest of us. Mr. Stanley once told him he was good-looking and he hasn’t been able to wear a hat since. He is Vice-President of the Hi-Y; a member of the Gamma Phi; Secretary of the Iota Sigma Chi and on the executive of the Year Book. He spends his time playing golf and badminton. Some day, he intends to go to Varsity to become an engineer. “Who darc.s to laugh out loud and free And let his frolic fancy play.” RUSSELL HIELAND DINGLE—Russell is another of Calgary’s native sons. Sunalta and old South Calgary gave him a start in this world of learning. But he just had to come along with the rest to Western, and since then has brought great honor to the school. Last year he was one of the four students to win the annual machine-gun contest for the Dominion. He is a member of the ' Hi-Y, with interests in basketball and rugby. “Still bent to make some port, he knows not where.” JOYCE MARGARET FRYLING—Joyce was born in Salsbury, England, but wasted no time in crossing the “briny ocean.” Ignoring the charms of East¬ ern Canada, she came straight to this foothill city. She started school at Earl Grey, moved to Elbow River and returned to take her High School course at Western. Her plans are to attend Normal next year. “While learning once the man’s exclusive pride Seems verging fast towards the female side.” JOHN BRADFORD HALL—This curly-headed, 16-year-old lad was born in Cal¬ gary. He attended Mount Royal School. Later he moved to Ontario, where he played basketball for Lemington High School. Last year found him back with us, and glad of it. However, when he gets his Matriculation, he will again head east to take up electrical engineering at Toronto University. Mind you come West again, Jack! “Thy modesty’s a candle to thy merit.” FRANCES MAE HOLDITCH—Frances was born in Manitoba, but hastened to rectify this geographical error by coming west to sunny Alberta. With fine discrimination she chose this noble institution for her Grade XII course. Her plans for next year are not yet decided upon. “Silence is more musical than any song.” VINCENT LEO JACQUES—Another curly-headed lad of eighteen summers. Victoria and Earl Grey knew his love of jokes until Western claimed his attention. Then owing to some mental relapse he went over to C.C.I. A short time there made him see the error of his act and he returned to Western, a sadder but no wiser boy. He is a member of the Year Book Committee, and has horses for a hobby. But it is as the King of Jokers that he reigns supreme at Western. “’Tis cruel to prolong a pain and to defer a joy.” KENNETH RALPH LEBBERT—This wee laddie decided to be original and was born in Saskatchewan on St. Valentine’s Day, 1914. He arrived in Calgary two years ago and at once knew Western Canada to be above all other schools and promptly came here. He is an ardent rugby and hockey fan and enjoys asking Mrs. Bagnall questions—nobody else will. He intends to take up com¬ mercial aviation. “The man who makes no mistakes doesn’t usually make anything.”

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BOOK Page thirty-seven MARGARET PARSONS—This quiet young lady first saw light of day in Emerson, Manitoba, in 1914. She attended school there, but soon the fame of the big city drew her to Calgary. She entered East Calgary High School, and last year came over to Western. She has taken quite an interest in basketball. Next year she hopes to enter the General Hospital to train for a nurse. “In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.’ RACHAEL SPENCE PORTER—Rachael, a dark-haired member of Class 3, was born right here in Calgary. At an early age she travelled west, and on her return attended Haultain and Elbow Park Schools. Now she is at Western and hopes to get her Matriculation this year. She has made no plans for the future. “Her talents were of the more silent class.” ESTHER CONSTANCE PRATT—This charming young student was born in the “City of the Foothills” about eighteen years ago. She received her early education at Stanley Jones, then yearning for travel she went to Vancouver where she attended High School. But since “Home is where the heart is” she returned to Calgary and entered Western. Esther’s favorite subjects are Composition and Literature. Next year she hopes to go to University to take up journalism. “Learn to write well, or not to w ' rite at all.” AGNES RICHARDS—Agnes arrived in Calgary on March 20th, 1914, right in the midst of the Equinoctial Gales and the Great War. By way of fitting herself for a career she attended Sunalta, Prevocational and Haultain Schools. Tiring of these, she decided to try High School, so she came to Western. She is fond of sports, and plans to go to Normal School next year and later to become a dietition. Good luck, Agnes! “A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to pray for.” ISOLENA HARRIET ROGERS—Isolena was born in Calgary eighteen years ago and has been adding to its attractiveness ever since. She began the exciting adventures of a freshette at South, and later took her turn at making life miserable for a following class of beginners at Western. She is one of the outstanding members of the Girls’ Basketball team. We have endeavored in vain to discover her big “if” in life, but she has kept the secret well. She leaves us next year to enter Normal where she intends to learn all the differ¬ ent ways the teachers have for making their pupils suffer and to inflict them on the coming generation. “Who first invented work and bound the free And holiday rejoicing spirit down?” MARIAN RUPPE-—Calgary boasts (and why not?) of being Marian’s birthplace. However, Marian was blessed with a pronounced wanderlust and after taking Grade IX in Alberta took off for Portland, Oregon. Then she came back to the right side of the border and now brightens our gloomy halls of learning with her smile. Her plans for next year are as yet undecided. “Innocence is the balm of all virtues— But who says I’m innocent?” WILLIAM ADAIR SIMONTON—Bill started his notable career in Medicine Hat. He came to Calgary to attend school, and has passed through Earl Grey, Elbow Park and now he attends Western. Last fall he was one of the out¬ standing half-backs on the Senior Rugby Team. He also plays basketball and golf. In the summer, he spends most of his time swimming. Bill believes in being original, so he doesn’t think he’ll go to University, but will start right in putting the other chartered accountants out of business. Good luck, Bill! “He saw in every man a brother And found in each a friend.”