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

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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-

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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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q TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD mained for seven years from 1925-1932. Elected Bishop of Niagara in 1932 he served the Diocese with great distinction until 1949 when he retired. During his ministry he was Chairman of the Committee which founded the Canadian Council of Churches, Chairman of the Canadian Delegation to Conferences in England and Scotland on Faith and Order, and Life and Work; Trinity College and Wycliffe College conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Divinity and McMaster University honoured him with the degree of Doctor of Laws. Bishop Broughall was a lovable man who understood men and touched easily one ' s most responsive chords ; therein perhaps lay his unprecedented success as a Parish Priest and Bishop. We remember him so clearly on his visits to T.C.S., how well he spoke to the Confirmation candidates, and with what depth of devotion he celebrated the first Service of Holy Communion in our Memorial Chapel. He gave his own personal silver Communion vessels to the School and we use them in his memory; now his son has given to the Chapel all his stoles and they will be a constant reminder of him. His life and his work will go on, generation by generation, and our love and admiration of him will never grow dim. W. G. BRADEN Bill Braden ' s death on Sunday, August 31, came like a bolt from the blue; he was the innocent victim of an unprecedented accident in a power boat race. For many years Bill had excelled as a racer of motor boats; in 1939 he won a World ' s Championship at the Canadian National Exhibition and from then on he made records year after year. At Picton he raced his boat at 154 miles an hour establishing a new Canadian record. On the day of his fatal accident Bill was driving Miss Supertest II on Fairy Lake near Huntsville in a race for the Duke of York ' s Cup; another boat skidded on a turn and crashed over Bill ' s boat. W. G. Braden came to T.C.S. in 1929 and left in 1933. He was a bright spark in any group and the dull hours were few when Bill was about. A good athlete, he played on the hockey team and the second football team, but as he left before his Sixth Form year some opportunities at T.C.S. were lost to him. He entered McMaster University and later McGill. On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Army and was posted overseas in November, 1941 with the R.C.E.M.E. He served in England, France, Belgium and Holland and was promoted to the rank of Major. Returning to Hamilton he joined the Hamilton Street Railway Company and became Assistant General Manager and Vice President of the Canada Coach Lines. He was also Vice President of the Sarnia Transit Company. Bill was always ready to help any worthwhile cause and he was a most loyal Old Boy being President of the Hamilton Branch of the O.B.A. He had been Chairman of the Board of Hillfield School, and he liked