by Kirby Nixon, Grade 6

MY dad went to the same eiementary school that I go to now — Capilano.

The school was actually builr in 1908. He went to the school from 1954 to 1961. I started in 1994 and now I am in Grade 5.

When my dad was at Capilano there were 350 stu- dents, but only nine class- rooms. Each class had 40 to 45 studenis!’

The principal’s name was Mr. Loucks. He is now Mayor of... the City, of | North Vancouver, 7"

' . There was no rnusic room or library, but each class had

their, own set of encyclope-

dias... . s

oo “There was'nG gymnasium until 1960. The students had

their own Kindergarten class

. dents. We have

there but our adventure playground didn’t exist — it was mostly forest. When students got in trouble they were sent to the principal’s office and were strapped!

Alot of things are dif- ferent now, We have 16 class- rooms.- Four classrooms are in portables. Our biggest class has around 30 stu-

a library and a music room. My — dad went to scnoo! from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. like I do, but no one

‘got driven, they all had to

and the.monkey bars were.

The: following poem, describing the beauties of North Vaiie aver, was written by Jane Johnson, 1740 McGuire.

' Capilano waters flow, where the lovely dogwoods :. grom, on te North Van Shore.

. High abore the bridge that swings, feathered song- “. -sters on. ihe wing, o’er the Canyon sours. Beautiful are flowers that bloom, sending forth

their sweetperfume o'er the Indian Lore. Come and ste she Cleveland Dam! View the works of God and man! As the waters roar. -

Vbite capped mountains you will greet, “with a chair to their retreat, where you may explore.

6 the octan blue, yous will stand ¢ itt awe

Bi to vie frovate we oor.’ fs

auty teat will satisfy all the cravings of the eye, : Love ort Van Shore piel

checks,

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walk. Today most kids are dri- ven to. school. There are always'a lot of cars around the school. In 1960 the wing where my class is was built. In the year 2000 we will have a new wing built onto our school.

Capilano elementary school today has changed | & lot since Kirby Nixon’s dad went there in the 1950s.

We will! have more class- rooms, a new iibrary and new computer rooms, and hope- fully a new playground.

The school will be differ- ent than it was in 1954. Capilano is a great school and it’s getting greater!

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June 1954

Mrs. Duncan Macnair (Dorothy Livesay) of North Vancouver has been awarded a Governor-General literary award.

Mrs. poctry

MacNair won the award for her

“Lament.” written in memo- sy of her father, J.F.C. Livesay, a well-known jour- nalist.

Mrs. Macnair wili receive her medal at the Canadian Authors Association dinner at Banff, July 2.

Over 42 years in husiness on the North Shose

¢ Sterted operations on October 9,

1957 employing 100 employees —

q © Today, known as CXY Cheniicals, the B plant employs 168 employees of’ .. whom 30% live on the North Shore -

| « Plant's direct payroll and benefits -. q . over $12 million per year .

f° Plant's 1999 Municipal Taxes paid. | . “was over $1.4 4 milion: “