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

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 3 IN MEMORIAM W. E. BANNERMAN The School and the T.C.S. Association suffered a great loss with the sudden death of W. Ewart Bannerman on September 16, 1959. Ewart Bannerman had been associated with Page-Hersey Tubes Limited, Toronto for 41 years, beginning as an office boy and rising to executive responsibility as Manager of Montreal Sales, General Sales Manager, Assistant General Manager, Vice President, Director and Gen- eral Manager. He was named President of the Company in April, 1958. At the time of his death he was President of Welland Tubes Limited, a Director of United Steep Corp. Ltd. and the Canada Southern Railway. He was elected a member of the Governing Body of the School in October, 1958, to represent the Parents of the T.C.S. Association. He had been a Director of the Association since its inception and had shown a keen interest in the affairs of the School. The Executive had looked for- ward to benefiting from his wide experience, sound judgment and aggres- sive spirit. He had given much of his time and means to the School and will not soon be forgotten. Mr. Bannerman leaves his wife, the former Charity Smith, two sons, Robert C52-'59J who took a lead in many School activities, particularly in swimming, and Douglas who is now in Boulden House. The sympathy of the Association and the School is extended to Mrs. Bannerman and her family. Photo by Ferro

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0 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD In Britain, after centuries of building, tradition has found its place. One strength of the Crown lies in the fact that it has no power: it merely represents Britain's noble history. The other lies in its aloofness from politics. These traditions form a strong core around which the people of Britain can take their stand in times of stress. In such times as the Second World War, royalty represented the indomitable will of the British people and helped to sustain the spirit of the nation. Man has always looked to his ancestors in moments of indecision, to find a line of traditional behaviour. However, in this present day his father's methods are generally so outmoded that he must think out the matter himself. This in itself creates seemingly insurmountable problems as far as, for example, parent and child relationships are concerned. The teen-age boy cannot act as his father would have acted in his youth, for with his wider use of the automobile, his greater alcoholic consumption at an earlier age, and his reading material no longer excluding the mention of sex, they have lived in different worlds. The youth is torn between his desire to imitate what his father might have done, and what he reads about and sees on television, or in the movies. He must think for him- self and not just accept as right what other people do and say. Teen-agers of today are forever seeking an idol, someone to imitate whether it be in clothing, appearance or behaviour. So often the example he chooses to ape is nothing but a victim of Hollywood's mushroom-like publicity, created to fill the needs of one motion picture studio or another. When his idol is exposed, which very frequently happens, the youth's belief in what he thought was right is crushed. He must develop the habit of examining and questioning everything that is put before him, and thus learn how to discriminate, and scrape the surface to reveal the cheap metal beneath. This general situation has been the cause of the springing up of non-conformists and rebels against society. These existentialists and beatniks are not doing anything in a positive sense for the world, for in effect, they are retreating into their conforming non-conformative shell. This brings up the subject of Them. You know the frame of mind. We're all guilty of it. Why don't they ban atomic weapons, or, Why don't they do this or that. We are leaving our fate in Their hands without taking an active enough part in what is going to become of the world. We must become better informed, and help those around us to think about what we should do to prevent enmity, war and annihilation. -C.D.H.

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4 TRINITY COLLEGE scHooL RECORD THE LEAVING CLASS fr' R. S. Bannerman C52-'59D. When in the fall H , -W. of '55 Bethune opened her doors a brilliant addi- -AM lr ,. tion from the J.S. clambered in. It was the bananaman , former C-dormer, full-colour J.S. ' footballer and gymnast, and already established pillar of Bigside swimming. His habit, in addition Y., to splashing up and down the pool in about nine- teen seconds, was to support Middleside teamsg having gained full Littleside colours as a New Boy in football, gym, and cricket, he went on to maintain this average on the Middleside level. For three years he gave invaluable assistance to the Record: we are sure no Record staff has had a more able Business Mana- ger, a post which Bob held for two years. Fifth form saw him promoted to a sacristan, and he coached a league football team. But first of all Bob belonged to the pool, a member of three L.B.F. championship swimming teams, he co-captained his last to a decisive victory, and was a major award winner on our two Eastern Canadian Championship teams which swam at McGill. The work and energy he put into the improvement of his entire squad cannot but have a great effect on future teams. A distin- guished swimming career fittingly culminated in the award of a Dis- tinction Cap. Bob's final year brought him the appointment of Head Sacristan and House Prefect. No privilege conducted his affairs more in the interest of others, and we feel grateful to one who unfailingly gave his best to the School. Best of luck to the bananaman ! P. G. Barbour C50-'59l. Being in the Junior School for several years, Achy received full colours in both football and hockey for two years in a row. He became a C dormer and in 1955 grad- uated to Brent House. In his New Boy year Pete won full Littleside colours in football, hockey and gym. In 1956 hef was elected captain of Littleside football and won full colours in Middleside hockey and gym. The following year he was elected co-captain of Middle- side football, and won full colours on the Bigside hockey team. He became a hard working member of the Pat Moss Club, and because of his exceptional School record he was appointed a House Officer.