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001C97BA July 26, 1929. THE NEST VAN NEWS lVEST VANCOUVER HAS EXCELLENT SCHOOLS I'RDIARY EDUCATION IN WEST VANCOUVER ~ummer at the Pauline Johnson School, a special annex for wood- work being erected, thus leav- r»g a total of ten rooms available there for public school teaching. The opening of the new 8- room Inglewood School in Sep- tember, 1927. and the transfer to it of the high school teach- ing, le&t IIollyburn School with ten class rooms for public school work, and 3!r. Donald Davidson ;i as appointed to the principal- ship, lliss Jones being made principal of the two-room school at Dundarave. The teaching of ) ome economics has been ar- ranged for in the new School. The schools at Cypress Park and Whytecliff were closed at the same time. the pupils being transferred to the larger schools. There is now no reason for parents to leave the district at any stage of their children's edu- cation in search of larger oppor- tunities in any department of school work. The buildings and the equipment are fully modern, and the successive school boards have paid the most careful at- tention to the selection of the staff. Sports have not been overlook- ed in the effort to develop the powers o~ the pupils. Baseball, basketball, football, etc., are all played with sportsmanlike keen- ness. Distance from the city and from North Vancouver restricts the number of matches with out- siders; but inter-school meets take place regularly, and, when matched against outside teams, the public schools have always given a creditable account of themselves. The maxim which has been steadily impressed upon the players all along is: "Play the game, a»d be good losers when fairly beaten." But healthy competition is not Every year West Vancouver has a large number of summer residents who like the district so well that they keep coming summer after summer, and rec- ommend their friends to do like- wise, but when September 1st arrives many of them seem to think it is necessary to return to the city in order that the «hildren's educat ion may be properly at tended to. In the hope of inducing some of these people to become permanent res- idents, and as a matter of gener- al information we would point out that few places have better educational facilities than AUest Vancouver. Provision for the ed- ucation of the children here is equal to anything in Canada. The municipality possesses three large grade schools, em- ploying 30 teachers. All grades (Continued from Page 11) division in the hall of the United Church from August 1920 till October 1921, when she was made principal of the newly com- »ic ted 3-room section of the Pauline Johnson School on 22nil Street. A school was opened at Whyteclif f in September 1921, with Miss Ethel i~lillard in charge. A school was also open- ed in a building rented from the Capilano Timber Co. in iiilarch 1923, mainly to serve for the families of the men employed. lfrs. Bruce was transferred fronr Cypress Park to take charge of it. In the same year a By-law was passed by the ratepayers for a complete 8-room school on 22nd Street. The new building was formally opened in September 1923, Inspector Lord being pres- ent as the representative of the Department, and Mr. Brealey be- coming its head and the super- vising principal for the schools c f the Municipality. The build- ing, of which Mr. Hugh A. Hodg- son was the architect, is thoroughly modern in arrange- nient and equipment. It was named after the poetess of the Capilano. This is specially ap- propriate by reason of the fact that the river forms the eastern boundary of the hlunicipality for a considerable distance. A fine portrait of Tehakionwake, pre- sdhted by the Pauline Johnson Chapter of the I.O.D.E., hangs in the principal corridor of the school. High School teaching was be- gun by Principal Patterson in the autumn of 1923 in two rooms of the Hollyburn School, which left o»ly two rooms available W. A. DAVIDSON Principal of I Iollyburn School. OP I'ORTUN ITI ES FOR EDUCATION (Continued from Page 11) for preparing boys for the battle of life, and what applies to Man- ual Training applies in equal de- gree to Domestic Science train- ing for girls. In both of these departments the West Vancou- ver Schools are well organized and equipped. iVir;ht Schools No reference to the West Van- School system, is complete, how- ever, without mention of the Night School Classes. These classes are conducted for the benefit of all persons who wish to make up for the lack of training in earlier years or who wish to pursue their studies further after leaving school. These classes have been well attended and have been of material assistan'ce in helping ambitious men and women. )Vest Vancouver has made a rapid expansion during the past few years and its school system has kept pace with this growth. 'The present school needs are ad- equately met an dclass rooms are not congested as is sometimes found in larger cities. The school attendance last term was 844. The policy of the West Van- couver School Board has been progressive and with a full real- ization that nothing is too good in an educational way for the future citizens of this district. Generous grants are made to- ward pupils'upplies, school lib- r aries, sports equipment and ath- letics. Lunch rooms are main- tained and free transportation is granted to some of the child- ren living at a distance from the schools. Besidese the regular class teachers, special instructors are provided for 5lanual Training, Home Economics, Commercial Work, Music, Gymnasium )York, Physical Instruction, Folk Danc- ing and Supervision. At present the Middle or Junior High School with vocational education is re- garded with considerable favor. The cooperation of organiza- tions outside the school, but keenly interested in its welfare is another encouraging proof ~, /g MISS D. ill. JONES I'rincipal of Dundarave School. from Junior I to Senior VIII, are provided for in buildings that leave nothing to be desired in the way of accommodation and equipment. With three public schools and one of the best equipped high schools to be found in any dis- trict, the needs of education are well looked after in West Van- couver. West Vancouver is blessed with a very conscientious body of School Trustees. Seldom have the duties of the board been so zealously attended to. J. D. El- gar (chairman), and the other members have put in a lot of conscientious work in developing and organizing school work. There is perhaps no branch of municipal effort which has given so much general satisfaction as the Board of School Trustees. Our school population is grow- ing very rapidly but the school trustees and school officials keep well in pace with that growth. THE AUDITORIUBI OF INGLEWOOD SCHOOL discouraged in any field. Our public school pupils have taken part in the Vancouver blusical Festival, and thre times in suc- cession the Dundarave School won the cup in the Alaypole Dance at the North Vancouver Slay Day Festival. The reputation which has been obtained by pupils of the public schools of West Vancouver has fully proved the soundness of the teaching given in those schools. Apart from the evidence drawn from success in life, gratifying outside testimony of an exper'. character has been forthcoming. 1hose pupils who pursued their studies in the North Vancouver High School and in the King George and King Edward High Schools before the establishment of a high school in West Vancou- ver, won repeated enconiums from the principals of these out- side institutions, and those who have gone forward to the Univer- sity have at any rate followed the tradition of steady, neat. faithful work which. after all, in the view of the great majority of those upon whose interest and support we have to rely, is the fi»al justification of an educa- tional system. there for public school work, the annex building being used for manual training in woodwork. while Miss Jones supervised the needle work of the senior girls. The autumn of 1924, however, saw two more rooms added on the south side at Hollyburn for the use of the high school, while the Dundarave Hall had to be en- gaged to receive the overflow from the Pauline Johnson School. In February 1925 the Hollyburn annex had to be doubled in size, woodwork being still taught, however, in one of its two rooms. A two-room annex was opened nn the Pauline Johnson School grounds in the following Sep- tember. The woodwork centre was transferred to one of the two rooms in the new annex, leaving its former room at Hol- lyburn available for public school teaching there. The congestio» «t Hollyburn grew so marked however, that the two new rooms had to be added on the nort.h aide in the summer of 1926. A re-arrangement gave the high school its four rooms in a compact group, while two rooms in the annex and four in the main building were available for public school classes. A fur- ther addition was made that that the community is alive to the need for stimulating the ef- forts of teachers who cannot a- lone perform the great tasks of education. Provision is also made for lectures on modern move- ments in education and special subjects of interest to teachers, parents and children. I'UPII.S OF FRADIAR i~lOiNTESSORI School dancing round the 5laypole on the school grounds at an- oual May Day Party. 13 WEST VAN. HIGH SCHOOL (Continued from Page 11) suitable building for high school work. The ability of the students and the thoroughness of the work done at the West Vancouver High School are attested by the high percentage of students who win promotion from year to year; the good showing made in Departmental examinations, and also by the success of former students both at other institu- tions of learning, and in a vari- ety of life activities. Two form- er students have already gradu- ated from U.B.C. Others have passed through the Normal School, several of whom are now teaching in the West Vancouver Schools. It is worthy of note that in 1927 the Freshman class and in 1928. the Sophmore class at the U.B.C. was lead by a ynung lady, who had matriculat- ed from the West Vancouver High School, while in June 1929, the boy who lead the fourth year class in electrical engineering was also a graduate from our school. Graduates and former students of the Commercial Department, which gives the prescribed two years course, occupy positions of trust and responsibility, and are to be found, not only in Vancou- ver, but at Kamloops, Powell River and other parts of B. C. The students of this department have always shown a keen inter- est in their work. They have made a good showing in type- writing contests and, as already indicated, are proving their worth in the business life of the Province. A good course in Manual Training is provided for the boys of Grade IX and X, the girls of the same grades taking Home F. J. PATTERSON Principal of High School. &lr. Patterson first taught in the rural schools of his native province--New Brunswick. Fol- lnwing several years as Manual Training instructor, he attended the University of New Bruns- wick, obtaining the degree of R.A. in 1913. Then for three years he was Principal of Delor- mier Public School, Montreal. After several years on the staff of the High School, Fredericton, N.B., and one year as Principal of the Edmundston (N.B.), Grammar School. 4lr. Patterson came West. Previous to assuni- ing the Principalship of the local school, he was, for one year, principal of tPe Vernon High School. i~lr. Patterson recently received the degree of M.A. from the University of British Col- umbia. Economics. The students follow these subjects with enthusiasm. The high quality of work done was amply illustrated at the rec- ent annual display. We believe that all former and perhaps present students, as well regard the time spent and the lessons learned at the High (Continued on Page 14)