Astra +its precursor

The precursor of the ASTRA was "The Mirror." Please see editorial from the past by scrolling to the end of this page. You won't believe what you'll read there!

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2003 - 04 ASTRA cover.

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(Click to magnify) LEFT(BACK-FRONT) Michelle Colby, Nicole Harper, Margaret Saceo, Meg Fracke, Casey Wilson, Kim Booker, Chanel Ashwanden, Amanda Grimes, Kate Day; *** CENTRE *** Mr. David, Alicia Moore; RIGHT(FRONT-BACK)Amber Taylor, Jayme Cook, Kristen

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(Click to magnify) Natalie Ott, Ashton Fitzgerald

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(Click to magnify) Astra Class-No Names provided.

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Click to Magnify Astra Class--no names provided.

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(Click to magnify) Astra Class. No Names provided.

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"Da Crew" - (sorry, the photos themselves are unlabelled) ... Kristina Boyce, Katie Copas, Ryan Delsol, Beth Frisk, Rhian Fullerton, Ty Gailitis, Jeff Hassard, Ben Huizenga, Niall Kelly, Sylvia Lamp, Stacy Millar, Dan Northway, Amanda Price, Shayna Segal,

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No Names Shown

(Click to magnify) Front: Andrew Cavers, Stephanie Melnyk; Middle: Ursula Codd, Amy Hingston, Nikki Benns, Heidi McKye, Joelle Segal, Sean Dyke; Back: J. Buchanan, Sara Scruton, Steve Lavoie, Kory Gray, Adam St.John; ***Absent: Kevin Roberts, Lisa Wisn

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(Click to magnify - original photo is very poor quality) CLOCKWISE, from left: Krystyne Clulow, Ms. C. More, Schenay Schank, Kimberly Steele, Bill Steele, Nadia Brown, Jessica Spatz, Natalie Hack.

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Nichole Smith, Cathy Krasnik, Schenay Schank, Stuart Betts, Kimberly Steele, Elaine Tustin, Carol Ann Rowland; ***SECOND ROW: Ms. C. More, Tasha Belesky, Jeff Orman, Steve Kerr, Maureen Mann, Sue Pullwitt, (SIX names for 7 in

↑1986 - 87 - Astra Staff ↑

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Stacey Helpert, Cathy Krasnik, Jessica Spatz, Andrea Stafford, Kimberly Steele, Karen Will, Tammie Burningham; ***BACK ROW: Schenay Schank, Linda Mayr, Tracy Lockie, Cliff Gourlie, Dori Snodden, Jessica Myles, Lisha VanNieuwe

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Rob Corbett, Anna Harrison, Joy Noble, Jayne Bradshaw (Editor-in-Chief), Sherry Morris, Gail Andrews, Wendy Lewis, Jodi Armstrong; ***SECOND ROW: Mr. I. Hamilton (Staff Advisor), Lisa Rowland, Lisa Berg, Frances Eng, Laura Re

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Laura Reesor, Sherry Morris, Joy Noble, Jayne Bradshaw, Wendy Lewis, Jodi Armstrong, Gail Andrews, Esther Giles; ***SECOND ROW: Kim Walters, Nancy Riddell, Tammy Bryan, Frances Eng, Karen Riddell, Susan Sheridan, Lorraine Mor

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Roz Pritchard, Lesley Pritchard, Barbara Laxson (Assistant Editor), Sheila Ryan (Editor), Sonya Meek; ***BACK ROW: Sandra Annand, Janet Hope, June Harrison, Scott Dobson, Gordon Laxson, Kathy Croxall, Mr. I. Hamilton (Staff a

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Connie Colby, Margaret Bentley, Esther Giles, Lesley O'Hare, Scott Ferguson; ***SECOND ROW: Lesley Pritchard, Sue Barton, Jeff Low, Brent Bauer, Steve Harrott, Jodi Armstrong, June Harrison; ***THIRD ROW: Chris Dechert, Kim W

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↑1974 - 75 Astra yearbook reps. ↑

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Karen Hunter, Petra Osske, Sharon Cummings, Mr. Drew Davey; BACK ROW: Debbie Cordner, Julia Watt, Peggy Fawns, Scott Dummitt, Susan Albert, Jackie Thompson, Jayne Tyndale; ABSENT: Linda Lovely.

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: N. Holland, N. Barton, V. McDonnell, Mr. D. Davey (with glasses behind Japanese pagoda), L. Watson, P. Fawns; SECOND ROW: K. Hunter, J. Thompson, C. Cheetham, M. Haigh, G. James; THIRD ROW: H. Hogg, L. Ball, G. Kendry; BACK R

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(Click to magnify) Note: massive Photoshop repairs on "K. Watson, last, back row; right hand side of face was missing. FRONT ROW: C. Jorgensen, J. Thompson, M. Elson, V. McDonnell, K. Binning, L. Bushell, K. Card; SECOND ROW: D. Lyons, L. Ball, N. Barton,

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(Click to magnify) Obvious very poor quality original. D. Ball, Mike Strobel, M. Taylor, E. Blackburn, D. Leek, B. O'Flynn, N. Arnold, M. Farlow, J. Lapp.

↑1972 - 73 Astra Executive ↑

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(Click to magnify) ASTRA STAFF: Vicki Brunne, Chris Williams, Lyn Stephens, Peggy Cameron, Judy Warren, Gail Williams, Debbie Sabean, Francis Bosgraaf, Debbie Cordner, Sheryl Hockley, Jo-Ann DenOuden, Gail Coppins, Cheryl Haigh, Gail James, Paul Eng, Bruc

↑1971 - 72 Astra Staff ↑

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: C. Williams, P. Campbell, R. Assinck, J. Bradbury, D. Bell, V. Brunne, B. Bernhardt, B. Bookham, B. Moore; ***SECOND ROW: D. Thompson, K. Carrol, G. Coppins, W. MacDonald, B. Knowles, M. Graham, R. Scott, L. Andrews, Mr. J. A

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(Click to magnify) Doreen Bell (editor), John Bradbury, Vicki Brunne (both co-editors), Rose Assinck (Photography editor), Beth Knowles (organization editor), Christine Williams (class editor), Beryl Moore (activities editor), Bob Bernhardt, Becki Bookham

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Terry Paul, I. Fairchild, C. Williams, J. Bradbury, D. Bell, C. Bradbury, P. Catherwood, B. Dowswell, B. Knowles, R. Assinck, A. Uren; ***SECOND ROW: B. Bernhardt, Mr. J. Addison, J. DenOuden, P. Lawrence, K. Taylor, M. Watso

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(Click to magnify) Terry Paul, Carol Bradbury, P. McGuckin, S. Snodden, P. Hulsholf, N. Yeomanson, Keith Duckworth, M. Hackner, K. Gould.

↑1969 - 70 Astra Advertising Staff ↑

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: M. Butters, K. MacDonald, M. Belfry, Mr. Addison, C. Flewell, I. Fairchild, D. Wood; ***SECOND ROW: N. Brennand, B. Jones, P. Catherwood, N. Clark, C. Walker, M. Fairman, J. Harrison, L. Goodspeed; ***BACK ROW: H. Assinck, B.

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: S. Wilson, J. Moir, D. Myers, Mr. T. Cordner, J. Ross, A. McDowell, E. Woolridge; ***SECOND ROW: B. Nolan, M. Watson, N. Corrigan, F. Mattocks, M. Hamilton; ***BACK ROW: Norm Wilson, F. Norton, A. Crawford, M. Parsons, L. Joh

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Astra Editorial 1969

Changes is an AFRO-AMERICAN soul word, which is translated problems. For this reason I refuse to say that this 1968-69 year has been a year of changes. But something has been happening in USS. This year has seen the advent of the Student-Teacher Advisory Council, a council designed to locate the students' complaints a few minutes before the riot, and it has seen a series of new freedoms for senior students. But there have been a few problems, I won't cite any examples, and I can see more in the future. This is because of the tendancy of our generation towards self-appointed intellectualism. This is the basis of conceit, and the overflow of conferiamism. So I must say one thing to the younger grades, U.S.S. is a great school. It always has been and it always will be. If you find something wrong, it is your duty to change it, but don't do anything that someone else can term "bad", or "wrong". It is your duty to keep it the best school. Mark Belfry.

(Click to magnify) Front Row: G. Sweetman, K. MacDonald, M. Belfrey, Mr. J. Addison, C. Flewell, C. Hall, M. Fairman; ***BACK ROW: D. Evans, C. Walker, G. Elford, N. Clark, H. Assinck, M. Butters, M. Parsons, D. Wood.

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Editor's Notes

A letter to the Future - A message from the Past

It struck me, as we were putting the ASTRA together about a week ago, that what we were doing was relatively meagre and unimportant, what with riots south of the border which are almost in the scale of Civil War; with possibilities of peace talks over the war in Viet Nam; and with a newly elected Prime Minister for Canada. Naturally, I began to feel extremely small and unimportant. But then I woke up one morning knowing that what I was doing was not unimportant. I realized that just as one life is as important as one thousand, one hundred person's interest is as important as one million. I realized that what we have is not the ASTRA of the present, but it is for you the ASTRA of the past. I don't know what year it is that you have just found this tucked away under a pile of books in your attic, but whnever and wherever it is, I hope that this message from the past brings back happy memories of your years at Uxbridge. This is why I now feel important and that is why we bring you ASTRA '67-68.
                                                                                     - Mark Belfry

 

 

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Ted Ballinger, S. Hudson, Editors: Mark Belfry, Muriel Hope, Carol Flewell, Grant Mustard, Mary St.John; ***SECOND ROW: Mr. J. Addison, G. Sweetman, Karen MacDonald, C. Hall, K. Feasby, M. Shadforth; ***BACK ROW: B. Corrigan,

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↑1966 - 67 Astra Advertising ↑

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Charlotte Mercier, Mike Puterbough, Heather MacKellar, Doug Barton (President), M. Hope, Harold Bunker, K. Wilson, Thea Vanderwal; SECOND ROW: Mr. John Addison, Jody Gibbons, D. Harris, L. Metheral, J. Milbourn, J. Langstaff,

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Editor's Notes 1966

The finished product, "Astra 65-66"' is now in your possession. We hope that you will enjoy it now and in years to come. It is an impossible task to condense all the happenings of one school year into a one-hundred-page book, and yet this is what the Astra staff tries to accomplish. As accurately as possible, our writers have reported all athletic and social events. For the literary section the judges have chosen a cross-section of the best short stories and poems written by the students. We think you will enjoy them. As our school grows in numbers so does the school spirit. In addition to the annual hockey game between teachers and the Student Council, they also played a floor hockey game against grade 13 and a number of basketball games against the grade 12 and 13 boys. The Astra staff's aim is to produce a pictorial and verbal record of the school year. We hope that there is something personal in the Astra for every student so that all may see, reflected in it, both the rewarding and disappointing, the carefree and the pensive moments of this school year. We hope that we have achieved our aim. I would like to thank Mr. Addison, who was always there when needed, the Camera club, who set up the hodge-podge pages, the commercial students, who did the typing, the office staff, who were always co-operative, and the members of the Astra staff, whose hard work made this year's Astra a great success.   Douglas Barton

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Alice Boose, Bonnie Haynes, M. Kydd, Joan Hickling (President), Doug Barton, Elaine Clark, Thea Vanderval, D. Bagshaw, K. Wilson; SECOND ROW: Mr.John Addison, Mr.Bert Law, Nancy Bernhardt, Doris Slack, B. Harrison, Jody Gibbo

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: G. Parratt, L. Ewen, Dennis Watts, Beth Forsyth, Bill Taylor, Joan Hickling, Peter Hall, I. Noble, Nancy Bernhardt, J. Terry; ***SECOND ROW: Mr.Steve Puz, John Szold, Allan Wallace, Gwen Dowswell, M. Wright, Sharon Chase, D.

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: Peter Hall, Ralph Cox, Bill Taylor, M. Dixon, Mr.Bert Law, Dennis Watts, D. Walker; ***SECOND ROW: K. Noble, Joyce Bunker, Sharon Henderson, C. Barnham, Beth Forsyth, J. Gilfillan, Bob Burroughes; ***THIRD ROW: Wayne Taylor,

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Editor's Notes 1963

I am proud to present the eighteenth addition of "Astra". Each year the task of making "Astra" more interesting becomes increasingly harder. To do this it is necessary to make changes. This year we have tried to make it somewhat different from recent yearbooks. You will notice a change in the material of the cover and the design. A yearbook is desired by every student. What a commotion there is at noon hour, at the beginning of classes, in activity period and on the bus the day "Astra" is put on sale! The humour, autograph and "hodge podge" pages are thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. "Astra" is a record of your school year. With as much accuracy as possible summaries of all sports and social events have been written. This includes school basketball games, hockey, football games, track and field achievements, dances, societies and clubs. Each student is required to hand in a short story and a poem to be judged. In the literary section, the results of judging may be found. In ten or fifteen years when you brush the dust off this book and turn the page of "Astra" '63, I hope that memories of that year at high school will be recalled vividly. I wish to thank all the members of the Astra staff for their hardwork and co-operation. For his wonderful guidance. I sincerely thank Mr. Law. He was always there when I needed him. Hope you enjoy "Astra" '63. Marilyn Dixon

(Click to magnify) FRONT: P. Watts, D. Dick, Mr. Law, B. Brandon, M. Dixon, M. Stevens, S. Henderson; MIDDLE ROW: L. Bailey, J. Kennedy, D. Tindall, J. Bunker, A. Evans, J. Leek, J. Gilfillan, P. Weir, J. Leadlay; BACK: D. St.John, K. Barton, E. Swanick,

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(Click to magnify) Front Row: D. Brandon, P. Leek, K. Pickering, M. Wood, S. McLean, H. McTavish; ***Back Row: D. Kennedy, M. Clark, G. Bagshaw, R. Montgomery, J. Graham, L. Taylor, R. Stevenson, M. Prentice, G Rodman, L. Barton. D. Hockley, L. Prentice,

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Editorial 1960

This year we enter a new decade. What does it hold in store for us? We reached the moon in the fifties. Where will we go in the sixties? This is perhaps a year to speculate. Uxbridge High School will grow. A new addition will probably be built and the teaching staff increased. Uxbridge will win more championships in basketball, football and track and field. How do I know? Because we have school spirit that will grow throughout the sixties. We will graduate and go our separate ways to further education and professions. This will all happen in the sixties. One of the most controversial topics today is our system of education as compared to the Russians. Experts are stressing the fact that we should stiffen up our standards. We are now beginning to feel this new trend. Teachers repeat it and students complain. However, I feel we will benefit from this. We should leave school with a superior education. Besides looking into the future, I want to sing the praises of our achievements this year. We had two district winners in the Junior Girl's and Bantam Boy's Basketball teams, the best operetta yet, new clubs formed, and school spirit! This year, we are introducing the new book for the spectacular sixties. We are proud of our new cover designed by Allan McGillivray. We have also added new features and more pages, and we hope you will enjoy your yearbook 1959-1960. In closing, I wish to thank all the members of the Astra Staff for their hard work and co-operation. Also to Mr. Law, thank you for your guidance. We now present to you for your enjoyment Astra 1960. Patricia Leek,

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: J. Bernhardt, C. Barton, M. Clark, P. Leek, P. Kennedy, G. Barton, L. Taylor, Murray Prentice, R. Montgomery; ***BACK ROW: D. Arbuckle, H. McTavish, D. Hockley, B. Symes, P. Hickling, Grant Elliot, L. Noble, D. Smith, L. Chas

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(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: D. Taylor, C. Beach, D. Johnson, P. Kennedy, M. Smalley, S. Drummond, G. Shier, D. Black; BACK ROW: M. Oldham, M. Slack, B. Fair, T. Taylor, L. Taylor, Grant Elliot, D. Cummings, P. Egginton, G. Barton, B. Joyce, R. Snoddon,

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Editorial 1958

Another school year draws to its close and again Astra presents the year in retrospect. We recall the thrill of winning the interschool field day cup after so many years of being second best. An outstand-ing number of students worked hard and brought honour to our school by winning scholarships last June. Remember the Asian flu epidemic of October and the snow blow in February? We shall not soon forget the history-making satellites sent out into space which even now have begun to effect our way of life, particularly in the field of education. Watch this thing as it grows! A special thanks is due to the editors and their assistants, and also to Mr. Law, who bears the brunt of the burden with such cheerfulness. We appreciate the financial backing of our faithful advertisers which makes Astra possible. This is Astra of '58, a year to remember.

                                                           MARIETTA SMALLEY, Editor-in-Chief.

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: J. Harrison, J. Snoddon, L. Noble, V. Noble, M. Smalley, D. Smith, S. Jones, B. Joyce; BACK ROW: M. Wallace, D. Johnson, G. Gibson, P. Harrison, K. Profit, Mr. Bert Law, L. Taylor, D. Perry, D. Prentice, D. Whitney, C.Beach,

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(Click to magnify) Front Row: E. Smockum, N. Ross, M. Leek, B. Fair, C. Appleby, Y. Barton, P. Taylor, M. Forysth; ***SECOND ROW: J. Feir, K. Profit, F. Sheehy, Mr. Bert Law, Jim Nicholls (Editor), B. Watts, L. Chase; ***Back Row: B. Noble, K. Leadlay, R.

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Editorial 1955

The time for Parpenzas is rapidly approaching now as the school year draws to a close. For some of us it will be farewell to dear old Uxbridge High, and for the rest it will be a good-bye, even if only until the new term. That we shall never all meet again is certain, but the fond memories of those days we spent together in U.H.S. will live with us, in the Astra, for ever. If, in the years to come, only one of those precious remembrances does it recall-Astra will have served its purpose to the utmost. Our school will not be the same next year. A cafeteria and a new wing with tile floors, very modem classrooms, better science equipment and other radical alterations will have changed it immensely. Irregardless of the resulting vast differences in both inside and outside appearances, it will remain, I feel certain, that dear old U.H.S. which we have come to know so well during the past five years. Somewhere along the way we may have considered Uxbridge High the most formidable structure ever erected, but we find that leaving it behind does not give us that wonderful pleasure for which we had once hoped, but rather ~ deep morose impression. Astra rose this year from the headaches, the disappointments, the achievements and the downright hard work of many people. It is with great pride and sincerity that I express my deep gratitude to the editors, their assistants, the writers, typists, teachers, and the businessmen who purchased the advertising space of this year book.                                                                           Jim Nicholls

(Click to magnify) Front Row: J. Harris, B. Watts, B. Burnham, J. Nicholls, B. Cray K. Profit, L. Chase, F. Sheehy; ***Back Row: E. Fellows, R. Beach, F. Bunker, V. Barton, N. Ross, M. Howarth, Mr. Bert Law, S. Cairns, L. Harrison, M. Leek, E. Smockum, H.

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Editorial 1954

Uxbridge High School once again presents to the students and public the yearbook, Astra. Although slightly condensed because of an increase in publishing costs, the contents, we feel, are actually bigger and better than ever. The purpose of Astra is to recall in the years to come those memories we made and shared back in "Uxbridge Hi." Improvements have been made to shape these more vividly and to make them last longer in our minds and the minds of others. Among these is another page of snapshots known as a "hodge-podge" page, and the larger printed surface of the paper, thereby leaving much less wasted space. Yearbooks, as the word implies, are recordings of the happenings during the school year. Astra has set down, for future reference, the sporting activities such as basketball, badminton and field days, along with the more serious subjects in the literary field and graduation; not to mention the laughable humour contributed by the students. To the editors and their assistants, the typists of the Commercial class, the writers of the various articles, and the advisers of the teaching staff I extend my sincere gratitude. It was from their headaches and hard work that Astra again emerged a tremendous success. Special mention is due to the business men of the district whose purchasing of the advertising space has made possible the present form of Astra. This is the Astra of fifty-four. May it bring back pleasant memories in the years to come. JIM NICHOLLS, Editor -in-chief

(Click to magnify) FRONT ROW: H. Harman, D. Lockie, H. Hickling, L. Ferrell, B. Meyers, B. Acton, E. Smockum; SECOND ROW: J. Annand, J. Breen, J. Blackburn, M. Reynolds, C. Cornell, R. Taylor; BACK ROW: E. Mundinger, M. Leask, E. Davis, B. McDonald, J. Gi

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(Click to magnify ... poor quality original) FRONT ROW: N. Feir, Art Ed.; R. Hockley, E. Johnson, Lit. Eds.; B. McDonald, Soc.Ed.; J. Wilson, Editor-in-Chief; H. Meek, Assist. Soc. Ed.; S. Pickering, Pub. Ed.; B. Acton, L. Ferrell, Picture Eds. BACK ROW:

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Editorial 1952

Once again we have a change, and some improvements in our Astra. This year, Canada Yearbooks in Toronto are the publishers, and we hope that you, our readers, will enjoy reading it as much, and maybe more, than those in the past six years.

Among these improvements are the facts that the photos are taken from engravings, and stand out more clearly, that headings are more attractive and that advertisements are placed through the book, giving greater prominence to the generosity of the business men who made this publication possible.

You will notice, upon looking through our forty-four pages, that the large grade nines dwindle down to a mere fifteen or so in the upper forms. This should not be so. Every parent wishing his child to "make something of himself" in this speeding world, should see that he or she receives the Junior Matriculation. If the student accomplishes this much, he will not find it difficult to go and find himself a position suited to his requirements and desires.

I wish to extend my thanks to all editors of Astra for their fine work in getting this material in to me, to the Commercial class for having it typed when it was needed, and to the teachers who checked over it and returned it so quickly.

                                                                                                Jackie Wilson, Editor-in-Chief

(Click to magnify) FIRST ROW: D.K. Crosby, J. Pearson, D. Croxall, R.M. Hochberg, C. Kinmond, J. Wilson, A. McKnight; SECOND ROW: Miss Smith, H. Meek, R. Brethour, N. Feir, J. Turner, A. Androvich, Miss McQuade.

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FRONT ROW: K. Brown, J. Pearson, B. Blanchard (Editor), A. McKnight, E. Johnson; BACK ROW: R. Belfry, K. Crosby, L. Eades, I. Acton, D. Shier.

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The year was 1926

 

 THE MIRROREditorialHerbert C. Linstead, Editor-in-chief"The Mirror" - 1926

 

Uxbridge High School has made its first real venture into journalism. The present "Mirror" will make history for the school as the beginning of a practice we hope will be perpetuated from year to year. In short, we trust that this first edition in printed form will be so well received by the students and others, that it will pave the way to many future and better editions.

The old custom of reading the "Mirror" at each meeting of the Literary Society was considered unsatisfactory for two reasons. First - anything of educational value was forgotten immediately, for it is impossible to remember without repetition. Second - part of the paper was interesting to some, part to others, with the result that interest generally lagged during the reading. The entire paper could not entertain the mind of everyone. The only solution to the difficulty was the one adopted. Now each pupil can have his own copy of the paper. He chooses the parts that interest him, and by reading and re-reading, he is enabled to remember what is valuable.

Moreover, this paper, we hope, will have the usual merit of being a creator of school spirit, but have it in unusual abundance. The spirit of the age, holding all conventions up to scorn, has, in not a few cases, dampened enthusiasm even for worthy institutions; but this modern impression is all wrong. Enthusiasm for an institution is a sign of zeal and great desire for its progress. As Emerson has said: "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." If we are ashamed to express enthusiasm for our school, we are not worthy of a place in it. For it is we who make the school what it is. When we disparage our school, we disparage ourselves.

If we have real enthusiasm for our school - the genuine school spirit - it will be shown in our actions. We will be careful to preserve its reputation by careful conduct and to make it better by more careful conduct. We will be eager to learn and grow in knowledge; quick to despise the coward and the shirk. If we can, through the "Mirror," create such a spirit, its purpose will be served. Then Uxbridge High School will become -

"A vital forge of weapons keen and bright
Where living sword and toll
Are tempered for true toil and noble fight.
But let not wisdom scorn
The hours of pleasure in the playing fields.
There also strength is born,
And every manly game a virtue yields;
Firmness and self-control,
Good humor, pluck and patience in the race,
Will make a lad's heart whole,
To win with honor,
Lose without disgrace.

Ah, well for him who gains in such a school,
Apprenticeship to life.
With him true joy of youth remains
In later lessons and in larger strife."