Lindsay Collegiate Institute through the years has been blessed by having many out­ standing teachers. However, it is interesting to note that comparatively few became headmasters or principals. Recently many ex-students as well as present day pupils, gathered at the school to hon­ our W. S. W. Breese who was a member of the teaching staff for many years prior to becoming principal. In many respects Mr. Breese was one of the “boys”, a teacher in whom many pupils confided as he always found time to discuss various prob­ lems pertaining to school life and at times personal matters. Mr. Breese is recognized as a popular citizen, teacher and speaker whose popularity was attested to a number of years ago when he was a valuable member of the Lindsay Town Council. With the exception of five years’ war service and a two year term with the Rehabili­ tation Centre at Brockville, Mr. Breese has spent all his teaching years since 1930 at the local Collegiate and head­ ed the history department. Air, Breese was born in the small Bruce County centre of Chatsworth where his father was a farmer, and attended public school there. He later went to Owen Sound for his high school education. After finishing at that Col­ legiate Mr. Breese entered Victoria .College at the University of Toronto, where he obtained his B.A. in honoi philosophy. The next year h€ took his Master's degree in that subject and entered the teaching profession at Stand- stead College in Quebec. After spending another year at that school, Mr. Breese re­ turned to his Alma Mater for a year’s further graduate work, on a War Memorial scholarship. The next year he entered Ontario College of Education and graduated from there in 1930. In the fall of 1930 Mr. Breese came to Lindsay Col­ legiate and he spent his en­ tire high school teaching career here, Mr. Breese had charge «f the physical education depart­ ment on his arrival and also taught history. He also took a hand in coaching some of the school’s teams, mainly in football since h« had played both that game and hockey in his school days. In. 1934, the year he married Helen Lyons, daughter of the late W. J. Lyons, he piloted a Lindsay senior team to the C.O.S.S.A. championships. Mr. Breese’s wartime du­ ties commenced in 1941, when he entered the R.C.A.F, and went into the administrative branch of that service. His main work during the next years was as conducting officer of convoys of Air Force troops on their way overseas, and in that capacity he made ten trips through the dangerous Atlantic and back. Later, toward the end of the war, he became an officer in charge of personnel selec­ tion, and at his discharge, in September 1945, was a Squad­ ron Leader, Following his leaving the force, Mr. Breese became an officer in charge of setting up the testing procedure of the Department of Veterans’ Af­ fairs counselling service. In January, 1946, he left that field to take over as Director of the Rehabilitation School at Rrockville, where he re­ mained until August of 1947. During that time the centre processed between 2,000 and and 3,000 men, taking both academic and technical trades courses. Mr. Breese finally return­ ed to his teaching home, LCI in 1947 and became the head of the history department once more. He took an active interest in the direction of the schoolboy curlers. Mr. Breese has been a mem­ ber for years of the Cam­ bridge Street United Church and is now an elder there. He was also superintendent in the Sunday School and for years sang in the church choir. In the musical connec­ tion, he is a past president of the Lindsay Music. Festival. He is also past president of the Progress Club, In civie as well as pedogical circles he is recognized as one of the stalwarts and in recent years as headmaster he has been largely responsible fori the top rating the school en-j joys throughout the province.!