Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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; Board of Governors A.W. Baillie, Esq.. Honorary Chairman F.W. Baillie. Esq., Chairman W.S. Robertson. Esq.. Q.C.. Secretary EX OFFICIO MEMBERS G. Brooke Ferris. Esq.. President. Old Boys Association Richard A. Harcourt, Esq., First Vice-President. Old Boys Association A.D.Turner, Esq.. Second Vice-President Old Boys Association LIFE MEMBERS The Rev. Canon John A.M. Bell. D.D. W.H. Edwards. Esq. S.G. Fearman. Esq. W.A.T. Gilmour. Esq. D.L. Gordon. Esq.. F.C.A. D.G. Guest, Esq., Q.C. C.L. Gundy. Esq. Dr. N.B. Keevil H.J. Lang, Esq, J.W. Little. Esq. C. MacArthur. Esq., M.D. R.R. Manbert, Esq. J.P. Northey, Esq. D.G. Ross. Esq. RhysM. Sale. Esq. J.T. Scarlett. Esq. E.P. Soanes, Esq.,M.D. I.H.Thomson. Esq., Q.C. R.G. Wace.Esq. D.S.Watson, Esq. MEMBERS Allan D. Baker. Esq. A.W. Baillie. Esq.. Jr. Warren Beasley, Esq. J.P. Bunting, Esq. P.A.G. Cameron, Esq. W.A.Cook, Esq. J. Douglas Crashley, Esq. A.H.Crosbie, Esq. Rear-Admiral E.W. FLnch-Noyes, CD. RCN (Ret.) J.S. Gairdner. Esq. J.R. Gairdner Esq. W.T. Grant, Esq, B.B. Green, Esq. D.B. Green. Esq. J.D. Harrison, Esq. Q.C. J.D. Leitch, Esq. A.J. Little, Esq. F.C.A. J.D. MacFarlane, Esq. J.P. McCarter, Esq. J.K. McCausland, Esq. J.R. McKenzie, Esq. S.B. McLaughlin, Esq. C.Z. Mann, Esq. W.J. Mann. Esq. T.R. Merritt.Esq. R.J. New. Esq. D.W. Newlands. Esq. R.A. Randall, Esq. A.V. Robbins, Esq. E.L. Samuel, Esq. H.E.C. Stoneham, Esq. W.R.Taprell.Esq. F.R. Weis.Esq.

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Edito ria At the moment, it is primarily a chronicle, a record of results achieved and events which took place; as vi gilant as the fabulous creature from which it takes its name. It ' s unfortunate that it doesn ' t have a hundred hands as well. Instead, while the himdred clicking eyes capture life fragments of each year, ten hands have to cut and carefully, place each chosen sticky-backed moment. And one at limch, cajoling, has to get words, commitments and time, on paper and otherwise, from the initially eager. These run into each other, becoming like the gray smudges left on your hands after reading the newspaper. Everyone is everybody else. For now, each report carries the same poignant, bittersweet memories, out- standing moments and players, platitudes, statistics, in-jokes and gratitude to the coach, which is how it should be. It is funny how each year and team seems to be better than the last or, similarily, how the junior school boys seem to get smaller each year. Ultimately , I suppose, teams will explode from not being able to cope with such incredible feelings of self-wonderfulness and jimior school boys wall shrink completely out of existence. It puts me in mind of the line from TIME TABLE . We are all guilty of it. I think the yearbook is better than in years past and this year ' s, in particular, is probably the best, or, at least the one with the best creative intentions, that I have seen. Some things which are worth noticing this year, apart from the strangely shaped S on the cover which has been there for quite a while, are the use of new and varied photographic techniques, spot colour, type sizes and colours, and the literary section, containing the winners of the literary contest which represent the best submitted work in the school, designed solely by Mr. Snowden whose other major creative work is currently on display in the east wing of Walker House. Perhaps the major reason the book is set apart from those of previous years is that the actual editors, Dave Green and Rob Cartotto, are competent photographers and work well in the dark room which means that they don ' t have to rely on some photographer ' s interpretation of their demands; they can carry out their concepts from beginning to end themselves. This, ultimately, is the only way to produce a cohesive yearbook. Future editors should find themselves forced to concentrate on and believe in their designs and ideas, which is really how it should be. To this end, hopefully, some of Mr. Snowden ' s idealism, enthusiasm and perception will be infused into future and prospective editors, contributing writers and photographers. Graham Leggat ARGUS STAFF Editors: Graham Leggat Colin Richards Junior Editors: Rob Cartotto Dave Green Jam ie Washington Photography: Hugh Jackson Bill Benson JoeLu Stephen Durst John Hammill Don Hamilton Hugh Jones Gareth Mitchell WiUSeguin Tony Sutton Copy: Bob Maxwell AdverUstng: Doug Campbell (ed.) Martin Baggaley Paul Manifould Jeff Wannamaker Typing: Iain Hueton Dave Manto Kristian Steifenhofer Editors-out-of-retirement; George Stott Chuck Stacey General Help: Eric Morgan Andrew Krempulec Jonathan Haldane Mr. Snowden Staff Advisor Photography; Junior School Mr. Crabb Mr. McLean

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The Headmaster ' s Message-1978 On the face of it we have just completed another very successful year at Appleby. An emphasis on rigorous academic standards has produced gratifying results at the top level; of 39 boys in Grade 13, 38 have been accepted at University, 1 1 have Ontario Scholarships, and 2 have highly coveted Freshman Scholarships - one to Harvard and one to Western. Further to this, in our athletic encounters our teams as a whole have good results: indeed, without hsting statistics, if one were to give points on the basis of standings in I.S.A.A. Leagues in all sports, Appleby will have a larger overall total than any other I.S.A.A. School. These results alone, without going into all the other activities we do - Drama, Art, Music, Debating, etc. - would seem to be very encouraging. While I congratulate those among the Masters and the Boys who have worked so hard to achieve them, I would urge us all not to get their importance out of perspective. No one will deny that it is pleasant to get scholarships, and good examination results, and a series of athletic successes; but really they are no criterion by themselves as to whether a School is in fact a good one. hideed I think that a top flight School should always be wary of short term results; probably results which can be seen and estimated are for the most part of httle lasting value - and those in fact which are worth anything are unassessable until long afterwards. Examination results are fine, but more important than these is whether, each year, students are graduating who have a burning desire to acquire knowledge for its own sake, and who have developed the intellectual courage required to pursue truth doggedly and then, having found it, to stand by it; and whether we have given the great majority an awareness of and an appreciation for the creative disciplines - art, music, drama, etc. - which wall grow within them and will provide a civilizing influence upon them throughout their lives. Athletic results are fine, but more important than these is whether we have extended all our boys to the degree which will enable them to endure physical hardship; and whether we have instilled in the great majority a genuine respect for the body, and a desire - so sincere that it wall last all their lives - to keep it as healthy and as fit as possible. hi the hectic merry-go-round of Appleby hfe do we as a School spend sufficient time and energy on the nurturing of the most important quaUties in character - those which, if well planted, will last all our Uves and will make the difference between a great Ufe and an average life; such as honesty - developing that resolve in one to do what is honest simply because it is right, and not because someone is looking; equanimity - training the ability to keep an even temper regardless of the provocation; charity - instUling the desire to defend the weak and to be kind to all; and unselfishness - developing an innate desire to serve others less fortunate than ourselves. These are the results which are unassessable for a long time - but these, I think, are the important ones. Wherever an Old Boy, great or humble, rich or poor, is patiently doing his duty, Uving according to his principles, and trying in whatever way he can to serve his Conununity, there - and only there - will be found the true evidence as to whether or not the School is a great one. For a school then to achieve this greatness it must do several things; it must cultivate awareness and sensitivity in the appreciation of all that is good; it must encourage in- dependence of mind, and develop confidence and courage to reject the tawdry and the vulgar and the obscene; and it must introduce boys, even while at School, to the problems which face the society of the day, and convince them of their obhgation to do something about solving them. In conclusion I must add the point which makes it all possible - 1 do not beUeve that such far reaching and truly important results can be achieved without the background of a rehgious beUef : for God is the one eternal Truth, and His judgements are the only judgements which transcend the fashions of the day. Hence the importcince of the Chapel and what happens in it. Here, if nothing else, boys can withdraw for a moment and pause to think; here we can learn to listen and to pray, to keep our consciences ahve and growing, and to receive into ourselves the strength of the Spirit which will train our judgement, enlarge our vision, and strengthen our will. For as we are told in the Book of Proverbs; a reverence for God is the beginning of wisdom .