1950 Magnet Yearbook

36 T H E MAGNET
~ l a llY of the-e beauti ful picture- III tht ' hall .. aliI! cla-,..-room, of jarvi.. are there
b-eau.... of ~I r . Allin's iuten-st.
li t" was a member oi the original committee appointed to plan Ifu- decoration
o f the auditorium a nd the "Ut'l't>S" o f thi.. unlit·rtak ing' O Wl'" mu ch to him. for while
principal . he has carried 10 a SUtTt,...sfu l finish this immens e project. 1.] ..t year, six
mural" and th ree pand,; of names wen- added. alollg: the eastern wall, in ml.'ll\ory
of the fallen in the ~ t't'olld \\'odd \\'a r. Our auditorium, todav. i" regarded bv
authorjth-s "" om' o f the most beautiful In Canada or the L·nih·.( Stalt''''. .
The \ !aglle!. 100 , ha.. of It' ll be nefitted fr om \ lr. Allin's hvlp. In mat ters o f
organization. publication. and distribution, h" ha - ably advised U ~ , and our :\Iag-nl't
a- semblics ha n ' had hi s approval. It was he, moreover. who first ~ u gg"s lt'd a nd
then a rranged the iurni~h in g- s an d equiprm-m of tbc :\Iagn d OtTI"t" on th.. upp...r
l1oor.
School-, han ' pe r-onaluy. too, a nd if there i-, OlW feature uf th,' personality oi
J a n " i ~ of which we an' proud, it is ,h" happy combination of cuhure and scholarshi
p which prevails hcrc : and we believe that j arvi- i ~ ju-t Iha l- a place oi happy
culture an d scholar-hip. This personality i~ a rvtlcction oi Ih:H o i :\1r. Allin-c-he
is kind, cultured. and -cholarlv: and it i ~ I hi~ intangible intlu cno which ha-, bt','n
hi -, J::"n'at..~t giit 10 the ~ ,'h oo 1. - :\Iay it 10llg prevail !
T hus ill mallY ways , -ven a nd unseen. the p.:rsonal ily of the principa l Pernwah
'~ lilt' sch ool. Both staf f ;\I ]( ) students ha ve list ened to h l~ kindlv advicr-, his
SUg-g-l'SIIOIlS awl hi~ comnu-ms. A t all l i l11 t'~, mun-ovcr, Xl r. Allin h:b b.:ell ably
a ~ ~ i ~ h'd II\' :\ Ir~ " Allin. whose zeal. unt iring: t'lwrg\" and pl..a-ant cha rm ha, l'( JII ­
t ribut..d S; l much to the -oc ial functions at I il f\ " i ~ "
All o f us. th .. ~t aff, the students. and til(' :\bgnd wi -h ~ I r. and :\ I r.~ " :\ llin
ma n~' ha ppy ~ "t'ars of pkasaul retirernent : Ih.,y richly dt"st"n-t' Ih'"II1,
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