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

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4 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD It would be very interesting to be able to slip back through time and history to the second century A.D. and ask a Roman citizen two ques- tions. First, What do you believe are the weaknesses of your society? , and second, Do you believe that in the next few years, your empire will be completely and utterly destroyed because of these weaknesses? The answer to the first question cannot be exactly determined, but it would certainly involve the same basic weaknesses as have been discussed pre- viously. I am certain, however, that the answer to the second question would be an astonished and indignant negative. Is it not logical to say that, all conditions being equal, the same result, the same pointless destruction, could recur ? ■ The picture this all paints is a bleak one. Nevertheless, we must not stand before this picture refusing to believe what is obvious and can be proven to be true, simply because we find it distasteful. A bad picture can never be made to look beautiful unless we first admit that it is bad. If there is ever to be a major change in the predictable course of world events, man must use his Creator-given ability to reason to the extent that common sense and conscience are superimposed on the irrational emotionalism ia his nature. — A.O.D.W. We should like to thank all the boys who have continued to submit cover designs for The Record. Since our format was changed last year, we have used cover designs by R. W. Seagram (April), E. W. Colby and D. G. She well (August). The present cover was designed by D. P. Day and we feel its symbolism is an appropriate reminder of the approaching season. MOUNT EISENHOWER Photo by Gross

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 3 cause the human characteristics involved, namely, curiosity, and desire to improve our lot on earth, do not influence in any way our relations with our fellow man. Not only does this high standard of living play no part in the real problem of human relations, but it provides us with a whole new series of pitfalls by which we may unwittingly render our- selves less effective to the point of being useless. For instance, according to figures compiled by the Department of Vital Statistics, a higher stan- dard of living has been accompanied by a proportionate increase in alcoholism, crime, and lack of moral fibre in Canada. The importance of a system of education which provides a solid foundation of intelligent people who are capable of leading democracy cannot be over emphasized. Eugene Youngert has recently pointed out quite bluntly in his article in the Atlantic Monthly, that college athletics in the United States have become so professionalized that they have reduced the entrance require- ments of a large percentage of the nation ' s colleges to an extent that they may be termed dishonest and farcical. It is important that our colleges produce good football teams but this importance is negligible in relation to the importance of producing the life blood of our democracy — intelligent leadership. For some reason which is probably deeply em- bedded in the roots of man ' s basic nature, an increase in living standards has also prompted a decrease in a sense of values. This can be exem- plified by a quick look around us. Never has life been so closely geared to materialism and never have the important elements of human society been so blatantly ignored. A group of commonly used words — social register, tailfins, snob, and class distinction, speak for themselves. What they reveal is not encouraging. Most of the nation ' s most popular churches have recently made mention of the fact that their attendance has been increasing noticeably lately. On first glance, this appears to be a shining light in a dark gloom; how- ever, facts and history will point out that this occurrence was noticed before both world wars and at any time when world tension builds up. Had this sudden increase in religious adherence made a noticeable de- crease in materialism and increase in toleration, neither of the world wars would have occurred. This obviously belies any optimistic hopes that the nation is suddenly becoming more virtuous. The work of scientists and mathematicians lately has opened bold new horizons, bringing with it such terrors as the H-Bomb and I.C.B.M. threats. The scientists them- selves have realized the folly of pursuing these ends and on several occasions have given public warning of the consequences and thus far have been entirely overridden by the loud voice of politics. The most out- standing of these warnings came from a group of scientists, headed by Bertrand Russel and the late Albert Einstein, two of the world ' s most rational and brilliant men, and it has been ignored in its entirety, despite the fact that it predicted the worst disaster the world has ever known if the present course is pursued much farther.

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 5 IN MEMORIAM THE RIGHT REVEREND L. W. B. BROUGHALL, M.A., D.D., LLD. Only six T.C.S. Old Boys have become Bishops of the Church and on August 30th last Bishop Broughall died, the last surviving T.C.S. Old Boy Bishop. Billy Broughall, as he was so affectionately known to such a large number of his devoted friends, had a distinguished career at T.C.S., at Trinity College, and in the Church. At T.C.S. he was a Prefect, an athlete who by dint of his wiry body and unquenchable spirit became THE RIGHT REV. L. W. B. BROUGHALL, M.A., D.D. ( 88- 94) Lord Bishop of Niagara one of the strongest members of excellent football and cricket teams, and a first class runner; he was also a member of the Choir and of the Dramatic Society. He spent six years at the School, from 1888-1894, and then entered Trinity College graduating with an M.A. in 1898. He was ordained in 1899 and served successively a mission at Minden ; All Saints, Hagersville ; All Saints, South Wimbledon, England ; St. James ' Cathedral, Toronto, as Curate 1905-1907; St. Jude ' s, Oakville, as Rector 1907-1911; St. George ' s, St. Catharines, as Rector 1911-1925; he then became Rector of Christ Church, Hamilton and Dean of Niagara in which post he re-