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

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL ICECUHIJ 2 this possibility can easily be overruled, for a new boy's responsibilities lie in many directions. He is responsible to his fagmaster, to whom he must report daily, he is responsible to each of his teachers, whose assignments must be completed regularly, he holds a certain responsibility to each and every team of which he is a member: and above all, he is responsible to the School, which he represents whenever he makes a public appearance. No, it appears that lack of responsibility cannot be a factor in the enjoyment and success of a new boy's life. It is not a lack of responsibility, but rather the very presence of responsibility which makes first year T.C.S., best year T.C.S. And this responsibility is gained through participation - participation in gymnastics, fagging, rifle drill, games, and daily chapel services. Without participation such as this, we soon find ourselves growing stale, lax, becoming mere nonentities, contributing nothing to society. We lose any enjoyment we may have been drawing from life, our dreams of success become hopelessly doomed to failureg we become left out, alone in the rapidly moving life of our School. To escape this loneliness, we may turn to self-centredness, egotism, and even conceit. A Is this, perhaps, the major problem presented to returning boys at T.C.S. - a sudden easing of compulsory participation? Granted, a second year boy still has compulsory athletic and academic responsibilities, but a new freedom is discovered in dress, courtesy, table manners, and club pursuits. Thus a second year boy may be co-operative and make many important contributions through participation in varied branches of school life, or he may feel so relievd at his newly found freedom that he neglects to become a voluntary participant, and so contributes nothing. If this is so, we have a tentative explanation for the disappointing attitudes and poor spirit of several second and even third year T.C.S. students. This small minority apparently fails to realize the impact dis- respect and flagrant violation of rules can have on the spirit of a school such as ours. These boys also apparently fail to realize that neither a good teaching staff, nor a strong Six Form, nor an exceptional group of New Boys, nor a supporting group of second and third year boys can alone make a good year. Rather, it takes the combined efforts of all four. And even then our attempts may be hampered or even thwarted by a small minority of trouble makers, spirit breakers, non-participants in the real sense .of the vmrd. It has happened before, T.C.S. Let's not let it happen- again' This scnocl year is off to an excellent start, but we can make it even better. The' i is not one of us here at T.C.S. that could not participate just a little mort Fully, give of himself just a little bit more. If We all remember this, and try to do something about it. we will not only be ,ielping the School, but also preparing ourselves for the life that lies ahead. A. D. H.

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Vol. 64 Trinity College School. Port Hope, December 1960 No. 1 Editor-in-Chief - A. D. Heron tilchool News Editor L4 M. H. H. Bedford-Jones. Assistants: M. J. Blincow, M. G. Fairfield. I. W. Fothergill, H. N. K. Mackenzie, P. B. Starnes. l o:iturcs Editor - P. S. Phillips. Assistants: J. G. Arnold, J. B. G. Fraser, P. G. Horcic:i. J. F. James. D. T. Smith, M. B. Sullivan, J. R. Woodcock. l.iterau'y Editor D. P. Day. sports Editor -- J. G. F. Scrivin. Assistants: J. C. Arn itt, N. Campbell, C. B. Glassco, D. S. M. MacGregor-Greer, M. V. Helm, J. P. F. Jenkins, F. W. Naylor, D. C. Rubbra, J. C. Stikeman, J. B. Stratton, A. D. Thom. Photography Editor - F. K. Kayler. Assistants: P. H. Ambrose, M. A. W. Evans, S. M. Jorgensen. Business Manager - M. C. Hudson. Assistants: F. H. A. Baxter, G. L. Booth, S. M. Hart. D. S. Litteljohn, A. B. Wainwright. llead Typist - R. L. Satterwhite. Assistants: D. F. Ball, W. D. L. Bowen, R. B. L. Henderson, A. H. Ion, W. F. Riches, R. L. Richmond. Art D. G. Shewell Staff Liaison N. L. Leach Photography P. R. Bishop, Esq. Treasurer D. W. Wing, Esq. Old Boys .. J. W. Kerr, Esq. Staff Adviser A. H. Humble, Esq. The Record is published three times a year in the months of December, April, August Printed by The Guide Publishing Co. Limited, Port Hope, Ont. EDITORIAL I The life of a T.C.S. New Boy is not an easy one. Many a newcomer has previously been accustomed to High School life, he has had freedom in the evenings, his meal hours and rising times have been elastic, he has been asked to do small jobs before, perhaps, but never has he experienced direct orders to carry out seemingly meaningless tasks, cspecially from other youths, students like himselfg he has lived his own life. responsible only to his parents and other senior persons. Then, sud- denly. he is forced to live in a dormitory, his entire day has been set out, leaving him scarcely a moment to himself, everything is done by a schedule. He must participate in league sports, he must attend New Boy gymg he must show due respect for the prefect system: he must do this . . . he must do that . . . Indeed, on the surface, it appears obvious that the T.C.S. New Boy is oppressed, maltreated, and, forced to carry out daily, several distasteful duties. But wait! Let us not condemn the present system and begin to advocate a new one before we investigate the problem alittle more fullv. A short while ago, the Record conducted a research poll in the School. in an effort to determine which year the average student finds most beneficial and enjoyable. The results of this poll were astonishing. An unbelievable 825 of the boys approached felt definitely that it had been their New Boy year! Impossible'l! you may say. Nevertheless, these are the facts, and we owe it to ourselves to try to interpret them. Does a student enjoy his first year because he is free from the strength-sapping responsibility which he is to bear in the near future? No,

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3 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Message from the Head Prefect The school has definitely started off on the right foot this year with school spirit running high in all phases of the life at T.C.S. This was shown at the rally before the First Team's first football game when everyone turned out and did not hesitate to ioin in the rally or add something original and amusing to it. This spirit prevailed throughout the football season and Bigside was given very good support, not only when the team was winning some of its exhibition games, but also when it was losing its Little Big Four games. Excluding the U.C.C. game, the play in these games was exhilirating and close. Unfortunately, this has been the case for the past few years and we can only hope that good sportsmanship will prevail, and enjoyment continue to stimulate players on T.C.S. teams, until the school shakes off this brief losing spell. The Middleside and Littleside teams had successful seasons and the School should be commended for the way it supported these teams. The New Boys of 1960-61 have proved to be a keen, manageable group with a great deal of enthusiasm to do well in their sports, academic, and extra-curricular activities. Most of them show respect for the masters and privileges and have yet to complain about their duties or appear to 'give up the ship' when they are 'laden' with extra New Boy activities. Cadets has been started early this year. The school has had a few Cadet parades this fall to learn the essentials of squadron drill before next spring. With a few exceptions. as there always are, most of the Cadets have made a conscientious effort to look smart and impressive. We are hoping to have more competition between the flights in ceremonial drill this year to stimulate more interest in it. In closing, I should like to commend everyone in the School for the way they have started the year and I wish everyone the best of luck in their exams. Yours sincerely, Doug Cooper THE RECORD Business Mcinoger's Report In previous years, the business section of the Record has operated entirely in the background, with the results that little interest has been aroused in the school abort the business section, compared to the School News or Sports departments. This year, we hope the Record will be able to make full use of its advertising potential and operate at its maximum business efficiency. Ac- cordingly, the business staff of the Record is making a concerted effort this year to put the Record on its feet financially. We have had an ad- vertising blitz on local businessmen to gain more local support for the Record. We have sent letters, complete with rate-cards to prospective ad- vertisers, and made efforts to gain advertising wherever possible. However, not having much experience in this field, we undoubtedly have left many stones unturned. So, if any reader is interested in advertising in the Record, please drop a line to The Business Manager, The Record , and we will send you a rate-card and full information immediately. Apart from advertising, the business staff has also turned to promoting the circulation of the Record. This year we have invited all parents to take