St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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SPEECH DAY It was both fortunate and fitting that one of the few good Saturdays of the term should be on the last Speech Day to be held out of doors, since no rooms or hall could have held the numbers present and, al- though it rained everywhere within a few miles of the school, Mount Tolmie stayed fine. Indeed, the afternoon events were carried out in brilliant sunshine, and there is no question that the weather added immensely to the pleasure of the day. The Chancellor of the University of Victoria and lVIrs. Clearihue honoured the school with their presence, and Dr. Clearihue gave one of the most interesting addresses heard in years. He traced some of the changes he had witnessed in his lifetime, from travel by horse and buggy- the sole means of it in his youth - to the jet age of today: from the guesswork and pain of early surgery to the miracle drugs and anaesthetist practices which are now routineg from shrapnel and shells to hydrogen bombsg from the abacus to the electronic computer: from the dim researches of a few scientists to the vast army who carry out research now-it is estimated that more than ninety-eight per cent of all the scientists who have ever lived are alive today. From his wealth of experience and rich background. Dr. Clearihue reviewed the past, present and the future. and bade the boys prepare well for the vast changes which lie ahead. His address was also amusing- When I was a boy a beetle was something you trod on: nowadays young people - particularly females -clasp them to their bosoms with shrieks of joy and the applause which followed the Head Prefect's CDanny Singerl vote of thanks, was prolonged and sincere. Prior to Dr. Clearihue's address and the presentation of the awards, the Headmaster gave his Report, which is printed below. The proceedings ended with the singing of the School Song and The Queen. H. NI. ll

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HEADMASTER'S REPORT Speech Day, June 6, 196+ The Governors, Your Honour, Ladies and Gentlemen: In welcoming so many parents and friends to the school, may I add the hope that this will be the last occasion when the success or other- wise of the prize giving will be at the mercy of the weather. As you can see, work has begun on the new buildings and by this time next year-you will observe how careful I am becoming in my forecasts-the gym will also be up and, should weather demand a transference from outside to inside, there will be no problem. The Speech Day metamorphosis of the old Assembly Hall into the Black Hole of Calcutta will be a thing of the past. We were indeed bitterly disappointed that the earlier plans prepared for the Science-Classroom block had to be abandoned on the grounds of expense, and the never-ending delays became completely frustrating. In the finish good has come out of this, since revised plans will give us not only the required laboratories and classrooms but also a gym and, underneath it, a riHe range. Had it not been for the kindness of the Greater Victoria School Board and the Armed Services, we would have had no basketball or shooting during the past three years. VVe cannot, however, trespass on the generosity of our friends for ever, and provision of a new gym of appropriate size and a rifle range will relieve us of some - at least - of our present obligations. Over the past five years my building progress reports to the school have proved disappointing to the extent that some have said-and there have been times when I myself have almost come to think it- HI'll believe it when I see it . Well, here at last you can see - if not the completed buildings at least the beginning of them-and now that the work has actually begun the end should not be too distant. After all, the contractors and architects will want to be paid, and we want to be in by September. On the financial side, Ladies and Gentlemen, may I take this oppor- tunity to thank those parents and friends who have co-operated so well in the termly donation scheme. Without it, repayment of the loan for these new buildings will not be possible, and it is good - very good - to see how encouraging a start has been made. This is the only time in my sixteen years here that the school has ever asked for a large sum of money, and to those who have gone from here, as to those present, and future alumni, I say that since by your fruits ye shall know them the school has earned the right to make this appeal. There are so many many worthwhile projects which come before one every day, almost all of which one would like to help, but this is a rather special one since, apart from Brown Hall-the gift of Mrs. R. A. Brown, Sr., of Calgary - and the Chapel, no major build- ing has been done since the school was founded and many of the buildings which, even at that time, were regarded as teinporaiy have 13