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

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20 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD the Junior Political Science Club in third form, and was subsequently elected President in Fourth Form. The next year he was made Master- in-Chargen ot' the Junior club, and as well as this became a member of the Senior Political Science Club. His crowning achievement was to be elected co-President of the Senior Club, a post from which he was later forced to resign, owing to various other pressures upon him, which you will soon see. Hut lYArcy also found his niche in Dramatics. He had parts in two small plays in his first year, and these prepared him to be a chorus- leader in Iolanthe in his Fourth Form year. His next step was to win the Butterfield Trophy for his leading part in The Friars of Berwick , and for assisting in the direction of the Happiest Days of Your Life . Finally in his Sixth Form year, D'Arcy was nothing short of outstanding in his portrayals of both Edwin Nash and the Founder in H1865 etc. . Incidentally, he gave an encore of the latter during the May 1 Centennial celebrations. The Debating Clubs too profited enormously from D'Arcy's contri- butions. He was President of the Junior Club in Fourth Form, and de- bated on the LBF level the next year against Ridley, and against UCC in Sixth Form. That same year he was a highly efficient, effective, and witty School Speaker, spokesman for the school. Perhaps D'Arcy's major contributions to the school were through his work on the Record. He was a faithful member of the Record staff for all his four years at the school, winning the Prize for Humour in his second. In his final year he was unquestionably the obvious choice for Editor-in-Chief, one of the most taxing and time-consuming jobs in the school. Rarely did he get to bed before one o'clock, as the day of the deadline approached. D'Arcy's Records were among the finest in years. Records truly befitting the Centennial Year. But D'Arcy was not only interested in the bookish aspect of school life, for he was also a very keen and capable athlete. He made the Littleside Football squad in Fourth Form, from which he graduated to Middleside the next year. And in Sixth Form, he captained Middle- side, for which he won extra Colours, as well as a Coaching Award. IJ'Arcy's real forte, however, was Squash, where he made the steady upward climb from Middleside colours in Fourth Form, Half-Bigside in Fifth Form, to full Bigside in Sixth Form. Hut all the same, D'Arcy was really best known for his amazing academic prowess. Despite his countless other obligations, he main- tained a high first-class standing nearing the 90's every year. He won the Trinity Prize in IIIA, and in VA won five subject prizes. Needless to say, in Fifth Form he was distinguished bV being Oiiicer. and he climaxed his career at T.C.S. when llead Prefect. In this capacity, he was one of the School has ever seen. The Ventennial Speech Day found him winning appointed a House he was made the finest leaders the the Ingles Trophy for Classics. the Armour Memorial Prize for his work on the Record, the l,t.-Ciovernor's Silver Medal for English, and the Rigbv prize for llistory. Last but not least, he was both the Head Boy and Chancellor's Prize Man and the winner of the Bronze Medal. a feat which has been achieved only rarely before in the history of T.C.S. To be both the leader ot' the school, and its top scholar as well, in view of the tremen- dons work and ability necessary for each, is a phenomenal accomplish- ment, and lVArcy cannot be given too much credit for the truly out-

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 19 Gordie was a true athlete, both in his ability and in the way in which he conducted himself, whether on the field or in the rink. No matter how off base he may have been in cheering for the Wings , his ideas of sportsmanship were of the highest calibre, and never once fal- tered during all his long years at T.C.S. He will long remain a legend at the school. P. C. Marriott C61-'65D Chris strode into the bright portals of Bethune House in the fall of 1961, and right away sallied forth into school life. In Third Form, Percy , as Chris came to be known, played league football, hockey, and cricket. He repeated this performance in Fourth Form year, and as well as this extended his out- side interests to include the Science Club. In Fifth Form Percy once more played league football and cricket, but this year became a member of the Middleside hockey team. On top of this he was a Royal Lifesaving instructor, and became a valuable addition to the Record staff as a sports reporter, a job which he filled in his last year as well. By the time Sixth Form rolled around, Percy was set in his ways and determined not to break tradition: and so once again it was League football for him. But as well as this, he became a Cheerleader, and was certainly one of the most enthusiastic and lively Cheerleaders the school has seen for a long time. During the winter he became the Captain of a Rabbit League hockey team, although he was easily Bigside material. This is evidenced by the fact that he scored almost twice as many goals as everyone else in the League put together. In the House drill in the Trinity Term, Chris was a Flight Sergeant, and was a Sergeant in the School Cadet Corps on Inspection Day. For his obviously valuable con- tributions to school life, Chris was appointed a House Officer. Percy will be greatly missed around the school, particularly for his unusual sense of humour and for the innumerable pranks he played on different members of both staff and student body. His madcap antics always added a lighter touch to the life of the school. We wish Perc the very best of luck, as he continues on his way to further his education in the halls of higher learning. D'A. P. Martin C61-'65D Head Prefect D'Arcy could scarcely be called the usual type of New Boy who arrives in Third Form, and after a slow beginning gradually builds his way up through the school to success. On the contrary, D'Arcy exhibited all his phenomenal qualities of leadership right from the very start, and was a standout from the moment he entered the school. He was first heard from as the Class Presi- dent of IIIA. But that was not the last the Stu- dent Council was to see of him, for he became Secretary of IVA the next year and finally Pre- sident of the Council in VI Form. He also joined

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4 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 21 standing job he performed in his final year, and indeed in all his years at the School. To wish him luck seems futile, D'Arcy has already been elected President of First Year Trinity. R. J. McLaughlin C60-'65J Some time long ago there lived a certain military officer named Sam McLaughlin. When his distant rela- tive Bob arrived at Boulden House five years ago, everyone decided to call him Sam too, and that's how it stuck. Most people never even knew that Sam wasn't Bob's real name. When he reached the Senior School, Sam played League Football, Hockey and Cricket, a 100 per cent record. And he finished off his first year very well as the IIIB1 Trinity Scholar. In Fourth Form, Sam was again in on all the league sports. But as well as this, he now belonged to the Fourth Form Debating Society, and also the Stamp Club and the Gun Club. In his Fifth Form year, Sam became the Bigside manager of both the Swimming Team and the Champion- ship Cricket Team. That same year he joined the Concert Band, was elected to the Pat Moss Club, and both that summer and the next was a counsellor at the Pat Moss Camp. In Sixth Form, Sam became a School Cheerleader, and although he remained small in stature throughout his years at T.C.S., his voice lowered to a booming roar which could be heard bellowing at non- cheering New Boys during all the games. And as a school cheerleader, Sam was awarded the much coveted position of Goat Tender-in-chief. During the winter, Sam became a member of the Senior Swimming team, and the spring saw him again as manager of an L.B.F. cham- pionship team. Certainly not to be overlooked is the fact that as well as all this, Sam was also the only Sixth Form member of the Concert Band. Sam will not be forgotten at T.C.S., for he was unquestionably responsible for much of the School spirit that was seen in the Cen- tennial year. We wish him all the best of luck at the University of Guelph, where he is now taking an advanced course in goat-tending. P. C. Moffatt C60-'65J Peter came to the school as a day boy, and in Boulden House proved himself from the start to be a notable athlete. He played for all three Junior School teams dur- ing his year there. And he went on to play Littleside Football and Hockey in his New Boy year in the Senior School. As well as this, he was a first-rate scholar throughout, never allowing his varied extra- curricular activities to have any effect upon his academic work. He contributed much to the school as a Stage Hand, as a member of the Quacks, and, in his final year as a Flight-Ser- geant in the band. Pete was appointed Captain