Ontario Agricultural College - OAC Bulletin Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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.fr 4' v 'fifww W zz' Q , . K ' E i 1. ' is Q ,,.., . CQ A. A. HUNT E. I. IOHNSON L. E. GILLIN Vice-President President Secretary-Treasurer YEAH '46 I'EItlVlANENT EXECUTIVE We are graduating at a most opportune time - when peace is being restored to a war-shattered world. We are about to see many changes in our way of life. As Year '46 goes down life's highway, let us remember that in all we do our Alma Mater will be watching. Year '46 has carved a place within the memories of O.A.C. Let this remembrance be prominent in our minds and may we be so guided as to keep that spirit foremost in our hearts. A little part of a big success is always waiting for the man or woman who ventures a little beyond the margin of the job. Recognition may not be gained overnight as Longfellow so ably puts it: The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, 'Were toiling upward in the night. Being a small year, the class of '46 had, in some ways, an advantage that we may not have realized in the past. Almost every one of the year served in some administra- tive and executive position. In this way we learned to co-operate, to understand our fellowmen and to show our ability and ingenuity. We shall face the world with a greater experience, gained in our association with the activities of this College. We have enjoyed a year and a half of residence life. During this time we have grown to know each man's possibilities. Our life, wherever we may be, will be en- livened by our understanding of human relations. The memories of these past asso- ciations will undoubtedly influence decisions that shall come before us. As we stand on the threshold of our career these words written by Horatius Bonar are very timely: Fill up each hour with what will lastg Buy up the moments as they gog The life above, when this is past. Is the ripe fruit of life below. Fama Semper Vivat - May Our Fame Live Forever. el6

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,X gg .Y X rf DR. G. P. MCROSTIE The graduating class of Year '46 has had an unique experience in its college exist- ence. It had its origin in the restricted period of war operations where college activi- ties were reduced to a minimum and where college residence life was non-existent. Through most of their college course the members of Year '46 have had to adapt themselves to unusual circumstances. This they have done with a versatility that augurs well for their future success in whatever walk of life they may be destined to follow. The year is now graduating as the first post war class, having finally sampled the advantages of both residence life and accelerated college activities. The present should be a most opportune time to graduate. Reorganization and new developments are the order of the day. Much of what the peoples of the world have had to accomplish in a destructive way, and in an incredibly short space of time, for self-preservation may now be applied to the betterment of mankind in peaceful years. Such new developments mean greater opportunity than has yet been our lot to experience. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to have been associated with Year '46 as your honorary president. The heavier duties of war years have prevented Mrs. Mc- Rostie and me from becoming intimately acquainted with each individual in the year. However we have come to know a representative cross section sufficiently well to realize what a really fine group of young people constitute the year. Our very best wishes go with each member of Year '46 for a useful and satisfying life. Your good fortune will bring us gladness and your misfortunes, should they come, find in us sympathetic understanding. Best of Luck. f 4 ff' M X 774' A Page l8