Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 13 the same principles, they were bound together by one com- mon unity-Christ. They agreed that Christ is the Hope of the World and that we should impress this fact on our fellow men by thought, word, deed, and action. Mr. Brewin concluded his address by reading to us the last two paragraphs of the Evanston Message. The essence of these articles embodied the principle that Christ is our Hope and we rejoice in Hope. l.1l-L-1... THANKSGIVING On Sunday, October 10, the Chaplain spoke to the School. He cited the parable of the Prodigal Son and used it as an example to illustrate the meaning of our celebration of Thanksgiving. The Canon described the enthusiastic wel- come given the son by his father and the gifts bestowed on him as tokens of hisSfather's love. He pictured the son after the feast, pondering over the life he had led during the preceding few years and contrasting them with his mo- mentous reception. But most significantly, he was filled with gratitude for his father's sincere love. This story, Canon Lawrence told us, is the perfect ex- ample of gratitude such as that which is expressed in Thanksgiving. The fruits we reap from the earth represent the wonderful gifts the Lord has given us. It is in return for them that we give thanks to Him from Whom all good- ness flows. THE CHOIR This Choral Group is always faced with an unhappy dilemma when the School re-opens in September. Senior boys must migrate to other spheres, Juniors will grow up and retire awhile for a vocal restg the organiza- tion which functioned so successfully last year was sadly depleted in numbers by the absence of so many stout fel- lows.

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12 TRINITY OOLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD vary, depending on our own interestsg for some it might be the football field, and for others, the friends that one makes here. But many, the Canon said, regard the Chapel as the centre of school life. This is not only because of the symbol it represents, but also because without it there would be no meaning to the rest of the picture. We are at School, he continued, not only to acquire an education, but also to build character. Everything we do here helps in the building of our character. The associa- tions of the Chapel especially aid us, for with God, character takes on a meaning and purpose. The minister concluded by saying that While we can not take earthly goods with us to the next world, our character shall always remain with us. .ii THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES On October 3, we were fortunate to have for our speaker Mr. F. A. Brewin, a delegate to this year's meeting of the World Council of Churches at Evanston near Chicago. He came to describe to us the important issues involved in this assembly and his own impressions of them. Mr. Brewin said that there were close to eight hundred delegates from forty-eight countries present. These men and women represented one hundred and sixty-three dif- ferent churches, whose respective congregations totalled one hundred and seventy thousand people, the Roman Catho- lic and Chinese churches were not included. During this mass discussion, Mr. Brewin listened to an average of six addresses a day, delivered by the various delegates, these included a wide range of topics, such as Christ and So- ciety and Christ and Segregation. 'A striking impression was that of the tremendous vitality of the church and the urgency of preaching Christ's word in this troubled world of ours, he continued. The council found an urgent need for unity in the Christian church and although the different churches did not have

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14 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD The idea of asking for volunteers in May to fill ex- pected vacancies is proving its worth. These boys receive preparatory instruction and are ready to take over when required. Together with the old faithfuls who had returned and several promising new trebles in the Junior School, it was possible to assemble a satisfactory choir on the Third Sun- day of Term. Their first real test came on Thanksgiving Sunday when the Choir occupied the Gallery for Evensong. The boys created a favourable impression by their praiseworthy at- tack, their smooth and virile tone in the Anthem Judge Eternal fMarchantJ. The Nunc Dimittis CWil1anJ could scarcely have been improved upon even by more experienced singers. The singing of the School this term has been noticeably enthusiastic. We might suggest that the excellent lead by the Choir could, in some way, be responsible, but as this might create an international situation, we won't even men- tion it! Long E. has been appointed Head Choir Boy and we feel that the choice is a happy one. Miss Wilkin, the Choir Mother, has had her hands full fitting the Choir vestments to the quaint shapes that appear for her attention. Last, but not least, Trumpeters recently made their appearance at a Chapel Service-Massey, Osler, A., Cowan assisted with their instruments, and the effect was quite thrilling. Further developments are anticipated. CHOIR SENIOR SCHOOL: Long CHead Choir Boyl, Beattie, Boake, Borden, Campbell, Clarke, N., Dunlap, Eaton, Elder- kin, Ferrie, Gilbert, Jenkins, Martin, Osler, A., Saegert, Saunders, Seagram, R., Sherwood, Thompson, Vernon, Wells, Winnett, Yorath. JUNIOR SCHOOL: Ince, Henderson, Ketchum, E., Arnold, Bedford-Jones, Blackburn, Burton, Gray, Graydon, Hope,