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Last year the high school put out its first year-book in several years. Like most new-comers in this field, we made many mistakes, and also like a host of others we found ourselves in debt. Naturally this year our efforts were directed towards clearing this off. This necessitated turning out a five cent paper every month. So successful has this been that we are going to continue it next year. We find that it stimulates interest in journalism and gives more people the opportunity to feel the magic of printer's ink. We are now completely out of debt and can print this book with a bank-account behind us. Here we pay tribute to the fine work of the typing staff who alone made this monthly edition possible. We sent several delegates to the Editors' Convention in Toronto during Christmas week. We learned a great deal about the make-up of a good book, photography, and design. We returned filled with an enthusiasm which has lasted down to the present. Our enterprising advertising staff has done a mighty fine piece of laborious work, for which we say 'Thanks'. As a concrete example of our belief in patronizing home industries, we are having our book printed by 'The Guide Printing Press', despite attractive offers from out-of-town firms. Printing of this book speaks for itself of sound workmanship. We owe our special thanks to Miss Hagerman who got the yearbook started, and has been behind all its success. The War Effort in Our School In parts of this issue we will try to impress upon the reader the effort which this school is making in helping to win the war. We shall try to give you here the history of its inception and the results obtained. At the beginning of the school year, we started to take up a collection of coppers, nickels, and dimes once a week to pay for wool and material. With this wool and material, the girls are knitting and making clothes for the victims of the bombing raids. That was our effort until the New Year when we were beginning to think about our year-book. We decided that the theme should be something about patriotism and the school. This awakened in our minds the fact that we were not doing as much as we should be doing and we decided to remedy this state of affairs-The result? Lots! We held a dance for the benefit of 'The British War Victims' Fund.' Some grades made and sold candy. Three girls from Grade XA made and sold gollywogs, turning in the handsome sum of thirty dollars. A girl from Grade XIII is selling name pins. But our chief contribution took the form of an operetta, the proceeds of which were devoted to war work. This is only a beginning of a future filled with even greater effort. And so we felt that this book should be dedicated to our fighting forces, our school, and our love of country. J David Newton A Message from 1940's Editor This book, dedicated to our fighting forces and our school, is one of which we may all be proud. From our school in this war, as in the last one, many boys have joined the Active Forces. In you ex-students, now serving your King and Country, we place our trust and faith for victory in this struggle. It is you and boys like you who will make this world a better place in which to live. We know you will not fail us; we pray we will not fail you. Our School: what does it mean to us? The answer to that question will present itself more clearly when we leave and seek our success in the world. High School is the base of our hopes and our ambitions. Through life we will build on this foundation and it will not be the fault of our teachers if the building crumbles instead of rising straight and true. If we follow the advice and teaching we obtain at High School, the time spent there will be of the greatest value to us throughout life. To the editor and staff of this year's Blue and White, congratulations for the commendable edition you have produced. Fern Hodgson, Editor, 1940 An Appreciation of Our Advertisers To the advertisers who so generously took advertising space in our publication, we extend sincere appreciation. Without your help this book would have been an utter impossibility. To the advertisers of last year we say 'Thank you' for your continued patronage, and to the new firms we trust that your faith in us as an advertising medium, and not as a charitable institution may be justified. To the students we would say that the continuance of your yearbook depends on your loyalty to our advertisers. To the Commercial Form we would add our thanks for the invaluable assistance in looking after the out-of-town firms. Peggy O'Neill Robert Sculthorpe |