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

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SCHOOL DIRECTORY PREFECTS R. K. Arnold, P. F. Carey, J. R. C. Irvine, R. A. G. Macnab mssistanl Head Prcfecty, D'A. P. Martin tHead Prefecty. HOUSE PREFECTS Brent- J. M. Esdaile, R. S. Glassco, R. L. Harvey, D. G. Hassel, D. M, Wells, A. C. Wright. Bethune - W. J. R. Austin, T. G. Bata, A. D. Robertson, S. G. Smith. HOUSE OFFICERS Brent - A. C. Duncanson, B. F. Lackie, D. W. R. Ross, B. B. Stackhouse. Bethune - R. E. Cundill, R. E. de Boyrie, D. Laing. CHAPEL Head Sacristan - J. M. Esdaile CRUCIFERS D. K. Brown, A. C. Wright FOOTBALL Captain - R. A. G. Macnab Vice-Captain - D. G. Hassel TENNIS Captain - T. J. Manning THE RECORD Editor-in-Chief - D'A. P. Martin ASSISTANT EDITORS P. F. Carey, J. M. Esdaile, D. M. Wells, D. D. A. Paget, T. G. Bata, R. K. Amold D. Laing, R. M. Mewburn, T. M. Dustan LIBRARY Head Librarian - J. M. Esdaile

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Vol. 68 Trinity College School, Port Hope, December 1964 No. 1 Editor-in-Chief - D'A. P. Martin School News Editor - P. F. Carey. Assistants: C. S. Chubb, J. L. Cruickshank, D. J. Galbraith, R. S. McLernon, J. A. Whittingham. Features Editor - J. M. Esdaile. Assistants: P. C. Marriott, H. A. P. Little. Literary Editor . .. . . D. M. Wells Centennial Editor - D. D. A. Paget. Assistants: R. B. Noble, R. H. Smith, E. F. Willis. Sports Editors - R. K. Arnold, T. G. Bata. Assistants: R. P. Armstrong, D. B. Callum, R. E. De Boyrie, T. B. Embury, G. A. Granger, P. G. B. Grant, P. W. Joy, P. C. Marriott, G. P. St. G. O'Brian, J. H. Shier, H. S. Southam, L. P. Stuart, M. M. Van Straubenzee. Business Manager - R. M. Mewburn. Assistants: B. D. Birks, G. E. Cooke. Head Typist- T. M. Dustan. Assistants: G. R. Strathy, D. S. Esdaile, R. P. Heybroek. Photography Editor .................... . .. ........ D. Laing Photography Adviser . P. R. Bishop, Esq. Official Photographer ..... A. J. R. Dennys, Esq. Treasurer ..... . . . R. K. Goebel, Esq. Old Boys ............ .. ........ .... .... .... J . W . Kerr, Esq. Staff Adviser ...... .. . ...... .. .. . .... .... . .. A. H. Humble, Esq. The Record is published three times a year - in December, April and August. Printed by The Guide Publishing Co. Ltd., Port Hope, Ont. EDITORIAL T.C.S. and Tradition As we approach our centennial year it seems a good time to reconsider the effect of the past on the School's present. Is tradition a dead weight upon the spark and initiative of the boys now in the School. or does it serve a useful purpose? The answer, in my view, is that tradition is neither good nor evil. As with so many factors in our lives, it can be used or abused, and the fact is that tradition is what we make of it, no more and no less. If we take the attitude that This is the way that it's always been done beforej, then the past becomes a burden which restricts us in our actions. It also becomes a crutch, for with this philosophy it is easy to evade the responsibility for your own actions because It wasn't my idea. The other extreme is t.hat we discard the knowledge of all those who have come before us, and in our own conceit set ourselves up as the sole intelligent judges. The course to follow lies somewhere between these two extremes, we must avoid unquestioning acceptance of the past and also we must keep ourselves in perspective, recognizing that we are neither the first nor even the best to have come through this School. The force of tradition if used rationally and with discretion can be of great benefit to the School and every member of it. The feeling of be- ing a part of a continuing stream of boys who have passed through this