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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE SOUVENIR EDITION--MAY 7, 1930 Greetings From Oshawa's Parliamentary Representatives Dr. T. E. Kaiser, M. P, Extends Congratulations on New School AVING regard to the conception, erection, and operation of a tech- nical school or college in the city of Oshawa, may I say, now that the hour has arrived for its opening, that it not only reflects great credit upon the public spirit of the city, and the enterprising nature of the Board of Education, but in a very practical sense, it holds out the promise of a splendid future to the youth of the entire district, It comes to us in the form of a triple appeal, individual, civic, and national, The boys and girls of our country belong to us; it is a them alone that we can hope to manufac- ture the men and women of a futire Canada, With the equipment neces sary to turn out a product that will com- pare favorably with the best in the world, we must gather about us the implements required for the task, Many of us, un- fortunately, may not have sons or daugh ters of our own but in the possession of an institution of learning such as the one now contemplated, it should give added interest to our existence, that we may by a process of civic adoption, share in the pleasures of preparing a multitude of young people for their future battle with life, As time goes on and we hear of success attained by the youth of Osh awa, even in distant lands, a glow of pride will creep o'er our hearts and bring us a compensation infinitely more valu able than the costs entailed by the under taking in hand. We can make no greater mistake than to imagine that the Domin fon of Canada has reached the limit of its possibilities, There lies before us a great future, and it is the duty'of to-day to prepare for a grea tomorrow ; one that merely awaits the magic touch of an DR, T. E, KAISER, M.P, Father and Son educated, refined and skilled Canadian Manhood Let me add my tribute of praise to all those faithful and valuable public ser vants who have laboured so long and so well to bring about one of the outstand standing ornaménts in the civie life of Oshawa, namely our new Technical School W. E. N. Sinclair, M. P,P. Believes New School Opens Challenge (13 NTO whomsoever much is given, U of him shall much be required" is as true today as when spoken nineteen hundred years ago, Men and women active today in world affairs are the product of the little red school house They have laid a foundation for the fu ture welfare of Canada, Today Oshawa formally opens the new Technical wing of an already wonderfully equipped Col legiate Institute, staffed by capable and selected teachers. This has not been don and can not be continued without a sacri fice of high taxation on the part of fath ers and mothers who acquired their edu cational training in less gorgeous quart ers, The sacrifice will not be in vain if those who are now passing through the school and who shall pass through it as the years roll by, appreciate the advantages afforded, and excel their parents in char acter and accomplishment, as far as the present equipment excels that which a former generation enjoyed. Those who have committed the city to the expendi- ture of construction and maintenance of the present school have had the vision of a better educated youth, equipped for the sterner days that lie ahead, The capable staff of teachers, the beautiful school building complete in every detail, coupled with the knowledge that these are se- cured at great sacrifice to the ratepayers of the city, should stimulate every hoy and girl who enters the school, to utilize every passing hour to the full in acquir- ing a broad and liberal education and in developing character, which alone will make education valuable for life's en- deavors, The Board of Education has a larger task to perform now than it had in con- structing and. equipping the school, the task of impressing upon the girls and boys the wonderfully superior advantages THINK RIGHT Think smiles and smiles shall be; Think doubt and hope will flee, Think love and love will grow; Think hate and hate you'll know, Think good and good is here; Think vice--its jaws appear! Think joy and joy ne'er ends; Think doom and dusk descends, Think peace sublime and sweet, And you that peace will meet, Think fear with brooding mind And fallure's close behind, Think this "I'm going to win!" Think not on what has been, Think "Viet'ry;" think "I can" Then you're a winning man, --By Mary Mason, 5A--1028, STEPHEN B. COON HE well-known firm of 8, I, Coon & Co, Architects, Toronto, designed the new Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute, as they have many others throughout the province The firm is composed of father and son, the latter now having active charge of the business, Mr, Coon, Sr, has practiced in Toronto since 1901 and the firm of 8 B, Coon -& Son was established in 1913 when B. R, Coon, B.A.Sec, joined his father after graduating®froni the Dept, of Architecture, University of Toronto, fur ther studying in Europe and New York City, where he was employed for a time hy John Russell Pope, noted architect, During the past few years Mr, §, B Coon has not enjoyed good health and has carried on only in an advisory ca pacity BURWELL R, COON, B.A.Se, firm was engaged in 1928 hy Osh Board of Education to design two new wings to the existing building, the result being a magnificent composite school particularly suited to the training of students in academic and technical courses SB Coon & Son are also responsible for the design and carrying out of a large number of public buildings, schools, churches, libraries, club houses, auditor ums, gymnasium, recreation buildings, ete, throughout the provine Among the colleginte and vocational schools the firm has designed are those at Sarnia, St Catharines, - Kitchener, Danforth Park Public School and others, aggregating in cost millions of dollars "wa Physical Training Facilities W. E, N, SINCLAIR, M.P.P, they have over the girls and boys of a preceding generation, and the expectation that under new and improved conditions better results are to he expected, As this task is performed, so I believe the re sponse will be from the pupils now so favorably surrounded with every oppor tunity, May our Collegiate Institute and Technical School become a real asset in our community life, a sacrifice worth while for a gerater Oshawa, and a centre for the creation of happy educated citizens for the future, Have you a pal, a "really" pal One who'll share Joys and sorrows too, Just the very best sort of gal Always ready, the right thing to do? I have a pal, a wonderful sport One who will every heart ache share She's a "really" pal, the very best sort And you may be sure, she'll always oare, These pals of ours, perhaps we don't roo Are for us the most wonderful things, They'll help us get where we want to be And show us what true friendship brings, . A, Fiveayer, Boys' (GyMNARIUM HE physical training department of T the Oshawa Collegiate and Voca- tional Institute is admirably provid. ed for by the ample gymnasium accom modiition which the building contains, There are few institutions of this kind which are so well equipped in this re- spect, The school has two separate gymnasi ums, one for the girl students and one for the boys, and both are well equipped for the purposes which they serve, The hoys' gymnasium, as might be considered watural, is the better equipped of the two, In addition to having an ample basketball court, it has, in the gallery, an indoor race track, constructed in the most ap. proved method, Suspended from the roof beams are all kinds of gymnastic ec ip ment, calculated to strengthen the Ju THE STORY TELLER I have fled far through Fancy's airy caves, And stolen magic for your idle hours; Captured the deep-mouthed music of the WAVES, And seen you wonder at strange deep-sea lowers, I have climbed high on silent summer nights And gathered star-dust to fll your dreams ; Plundered the silver coffers of the sky, Between the tapers of the tall moon- heams, I have sought oft for treasure hid hy Shee Filled with rare faerie coins af beaten gold, and train the museles, In fact, every: thing that one would expect to find in a modern gymnasium is to be found there, The girls' gymnasium is not quite so elaborate in its appointments, but it has one decided advantage in that it has large windows, providing an abundance of light and fresh air, It has a full bas. kethall court, and the various appliances required for physical training exercises are provided Both girls and boys are well cared for in the matter of conveniences, for there are ample shower baths for both to he used at the end of the training periods, so that nothing is left undone in the physical training department to provide for the well-being of those who are for. tunate enough to be students of this mos dern school, And thin blue blades, fashioned for elfin WATS, By magic craftsmen in the days of old, And strange, sad tales, and wild, sweet hits of rhyme, And memories of hali-forgotten kings, While wise men marvel how I waste my time In traffic with such useless, idle things, Useless and idle; yet the heart of me, The foolish heart of me is hid therein, And often men delight to pause awhile, And hear of farwoff, high deeds that have been, Francis Russell,