1907 Magnet Yearbook

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Literar)' Societies 3Inahe:amated. and the editors of th~ l>ap..·f w~re A. A.
Smith and Misub1ish a printed monthly_
\\'. G. Robertson \vas appointed editor-in-chief and \\'.J. Defries businessmanager,
with the followin~ stafT: R. E. ~lills. F. S. Park. W. M, Gladish.
E, W. Quinn, and Misses Jean C. MacTa\'ish and Emil}' M, Parker. The
l)aper was i:i"en the kind I}' and efficient support of )''1r. GUild}'. prcsident
of the Society, and of the staff in general. and the first number, bcin~ issucd
in January, 1905, ,vas enthusiastically received b}' the pupils. The paper
had bl'cn christened THI'; :\I"G:OOI';T. and while it was nominally the organ of
the I.. iterar}' and Scientific Society its aim was to reflect the interests of th..:
whole school. Five numbers were issued during the school }'Cal', ;111(1 the
paper was a literary and financial success,
It was felt, howel'er. that it would be bctter to publish it as a largel'
.. term jOUl·nal." as there would then be no danger of its taxing the cditors'
time. This plan has now been adopled, and hal'infl; sl1ccessfully .:ompletcd
one seal' under the new arranJ:emcnt. Till-: "'IAGS~:T looks confidently forward
to a JonJ: career of \'igor and usefulness in the Old Grammar S\:hool.
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