Woodstock Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (Woodstock, Ontario Canada)

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General MacArthur has already told the Em- peror to tell the lapanese people that their being a divine race is nothing but a myth. Government sponsoring of the Shinto shrines has been abolished, and at last, the Iapan- ese people are beginning to learn the truth. So far there have been no violent repercuss- ions to this change. However, building the foundations for a lasting peace entails more than a number of reforms in the conquered countries. When the late Will Rogers was asked some years ago what was wrong with the world, he replied in his usual off-hand manner, Oh, people, l guess! Probably the same answer could be given to the world's ills at the pres- ent time. What are you and I going to do about building this foundation? The power lies in our hands: we must not misuse it. Our wishes govern the policies of our country. lt is up to us to do the right thing. The problem of laying the foundations for a lasting peace is a grave one. The future of the world depends on how well our job is done. Elizabeth Kenny Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian nurse famous for her treatment of poliomylitis, came to America in 1940. She had found it diffi- cult to convince Australian doctors of the success of her treatment, and an equally long struggle awaited her in America. When she first arrived in America, she appealed to both the National Foundation for lnfantile Paralysis and the American Medical Association in vain. Finally she was sent to the University of Minnesota Medi- cal School and the Minneapolis General Hospital. Here she demonstrated her treat- ment which succeeded in practically abol- ish-ing polio crippling in Minneapolis. By the old method polio was treated by apply- ing splints and braces. Sister Kenny be- lieves this only helps to cripple the patient, that the crippling effect is caused by the pat- ient refusing to exercise his muscles because of the pain caused by the muscles in spasm. Her treatment is to relieve the pain by hot packs so that the stricken muscles may be exercised. This method sounds simple, but a skilful operator requires from three to six months training. Apparently American doctors did not like to admit that a nurse could teach them Sixteen anything. Now the majority of people are in favour of her treatment, but there are still a few doctors prejudiced against her, despite her overwhelming success. Her life in Amer- ica has not been easy. During the past few years many articles have appeared in medi- cal papers criticizing her work. However, now, people all over America are clamour- ing for her treatment, and it is to be hoped that soon all doctors will realize that a nurse has taught them how to treat infantile par- alysis. Sister Kenny's treatment is indeed one of the most outstanding advances ever made in orthopedic surgery. Our War Memorial With the cessation of hostilities after six long Years of war, we, in our school, turn our thoughts to other matters. However, be- fore we do so, let us put some time on a suitable memorial for the fifty-one boys whom we lost. After the last war, students and teachers in the school felt it most fitting to procure a bronze memorial tablet with the names of those who were lost inscribed on it. Now, ideas are changing. People feel that it is more fitting to have something which will benefit those who are left, rather than some- thing which will remind us of them only sev- eral times a year4particularly at our Mem- orial Day Service. lt has been said that our principal and some of the staff would prefer another bronze plaque to be placed near the first one. But is this what the boys themselves would pre- fer? I believe they would rather the school would choose something which it needs- something which might remind us of them more than just seeing their names written on metal. Students and other teachers have thoughts along this line. But, you ask, what would be most suitable? There have been several suggestions. The first one is a school Swimming Pool. We wanted one when the new school was built. Could we have one now? No. There is no place for one in the pre- sent school. But we are not to be entirely disillusioned. The Board of Education is plan- ning to build a new addition to the school within ten years. At that time there will be supplied not only a swimming pool but also another gym! THE ORACLE

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And Now We Hove Peace The first peacetime Oracle in six years is going to press. Most of us have been attending collegiate during the war years, and we have often wondered what peace- time would be like. The education of many has been interrupted. Perhaps it has been tc their advantage: they have met new people, seen new places and thought of new things. Some have paid the supreme sacrifice: others are returning to take up where they left off. Still others of us have remained at school so that we might be trained to take our part in the planning of a peacetime world, which we knew would come. We've missed he Oracle the last three years - it, also, became a wartime casualty. ln another quarter-century those years in collegiate will only be hazy memories, but we have tried to produce for you a record of the faces and activities of those at W.C.l, in 1945-46. lt's been hard work, but We've had fun working together. We hope you like the result. Now we present to you our 1946 Oracle with a suggestion from the pen of Francis Bacon. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. -Editor Foundations For A Lasting Peace One of the most prominent topics in the newspapers and on the radio today is the question of a lasting peace, Almost every day of the week editorials are written and radio speeches are heard relating to this topic. This is not susprising, since the solu- tion of this problem is the key to the future of the world. lf we do not provide a solid foundation for peace now, we are sowing the seeds of world chaos later. The whole future of the world rests on this problem of today. How can we build a secure foundation for an enduring peace? As l make no claim to being a magician nor a medicine man with a panacea for the world's ills, I do not pro- pose to submit a simple solution for this vex- ing problem. It seems to be giving the ex- perts a little more trouble than they are able THE ORACLE to handle. What l shall try to do is give some idea of what is required to produce a lasting peace. The problem of whether or not we re- quire a world organization, such as a league of nations, has already been decided. I think that everyone feels it is one of the requisites for a lasting peace. We must be able to talk things over rationally. But in addition, we must have in our hands the power to en- force the peace, if it is necessary. A body such as a league of nations, combined with an international police force would give us just this protection. There is no doubt that the aggressor nations should be disarmed. They should not be given a chance to strike again while our backs are turned. I believe that one of the primary causes of war is man's need. ln Germany after the First World War the average German civil- ian led a far from attractive life. Cold and hungry, he felt that he had been cheated. Hitler was the solution to his problems. Hit- ler clothed and fed him. Hitler told him he was now better off that he had ever been be- fore. Der Fuhrer filled the disgruntled German with both food and propaganda. lt was the promise of new and better things that the Nazis used, to influence the German people as they desired. We have seen the sad out- come of it all. We must banish man's need as well as his fear. lf a man has all he needs, he is generally content. If he is happy, he does not usually think of war or conquest in order to secure more than his just share. In both Germany and lapan before l939 the people were kept in ignorance of the true facts about what went on in the outside world. These people must be re-educated and given a new sense of values in life. They must be taught to live at peace with one an- other and with the world. We are the only ones capable of teaching them and we must make a good job of it. Both social and moral reforms must be achieved. The key to the Iapanese sense of moral values lies in their religion - Shintoism. One would suppose at first that changing an entire nation's moral and religious outlook would be a gigantic, even an insuperable, undertaking. However, Fifteen

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Our thoughts must turn to something else. Perhaps a Pipe Organ for our auditor- ium. When we heard that beautiful music rolling from the pipes, would we not be re- minded of old scenes, when we had those others with us? Would they not enjoy it if they were here? Not only could the students enjoy it but also many in the city. Let us hasten to earn money for something of this nature. We already have a nest-egg to start us off. Let us see how quickly we can make it grow into a worth- while sum. It shouldn't take long. , Radar The world was greatly interested when it heard that a radar contact had been estab- lished with the moon. This contact required two and one-half seconds and was made from the Eans Signal Laboratory, New Iersey. During the year 1941 a radar school was formed at Malvern, England. This school which covered fifty acres was known as the Telecommunications Research Labora- tory. The three chief radar machines devel- oped at Malvern were - A - The G.L. , used for Anti-Aircraft defence, - B - Elsie , used for circling searchlights, - C - and also an appar- atus used for directing coastal guns. At such places as Malvern, radar equipment was constructed at a very high cost for war purposes. Now, with the peace era here, radar has many important uses. Scientists are planning to explore space by use of radar. Radar is able to pierce the ionosphere, or the electrified outer areas of the earth's atmosphere, beyond which or- dinary radio waves cannot penetrate. Due to this fact radar can be used to accurately gauge the distance between the celestial bodies. It has been predicted that radar guided rockets will travel to the moon within ten years and piloted rockets will travel to the moon within twenty years. We can, therefore, look to radar in the future to ex- pand our present scientific world. 1 t t We're proud of our photography this year: and if you can't laugh at our jokes for their originality , please respect them for their old age. THE ORACLE Eisenhower at Toronto U lf wishes were horses, wouldn't you ride too? Iust now, l'm dreaming that I have accepted an invitation to luncheon, to be held in Hart House, University of Toronto. At this function the guest of honour is a Gentleman whom anyone of us would be highly honoured to meet - General Eisen- hower. Later the same afternoon-January 12, to be exact, I shall be one of the eager thousands attending special Convocation when an honourary degree will be conferred upon the distinguished American visitor. Although this is just a flight of fancy on ye Editor's part, it was the enviable exper- ience of our Principal in his capacity as Member of the Board of Governors of his Alma Mater. We understand also, that some of the graduates of Woodstock Collegiate Institute, now attending the University of Toronto, had close-ups of the celebrated guest. ln one of the newspaper shots, a past student - Donald L. Coles, could be seen near the general. We feel that every Canadian, especially those members of the armed service who profited by his eminent leadership in the European theatre of World War ll, applaud the action of the University of Toronto in con- ferring on so distinguished and deserving a fellow American the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Q Q Q Editorial Shorts How about bringing your tunics out of moth-balls, girls? We think that they look very smart at Assembly on Wednesday morning when there are likely to be visitors in the school. t Q O Do you read the W.C.l. Sportsreel in the Sentinel-Review every week? It's really good and our girls' sports editor is doing a swell job. its Rumours last fall suggested a Shooting Club for the girls in the school. Since noth- ing has been heard about it, apparently it did not come into existence. tPerhaps next yearl-what happened? . . . Seventeen