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

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A Commentary T.C.S. is not a flawless structure; never- theless it is a good one. It comprises a closed system, secluding us, the students, from the real world as it prepares us for the open system. Whenever the School witnesses a decline in spirit, I feel it is not through a fault of the system, but rather through a weakness in the character of the student body. The point is, we let triviali- ties enrage us; they subsequently bring us down because we are so vulnerable. My reasoning is this: if a senior student uses his power in a way we think is ridi- culous, should we let his actions affect us? If it is our belief that he has acted wrongly, then aren t we placing him below our stand- ards? If so, should we let such an incident cause us to fly off the handle? Never! Op- position to such action should be taken, but it should not take the form of heated gossip One unjustifiable “blunder’’ should not lead us to hatred of the School Most of us fail to realize that this school is almost an ideal model for the society around us. Those who can do little more than express their negative attitude towards the school must ask themselves how they expect to cope when they are on their own, unless they expect wealth to be provided for them. Pleading for a more suitable system (i.e. in the form of more weekend leaves) makes about as much sense as asking King Faisal to hand-feed us his oil. I am not attempting to cover for T.C.S. — as I said, it is not a flawless structure. I believe that as society changes around us, there are areas where the school should change as well. For example. Chapel could be revamped, ex- posing us to more modern writing, rather than the traditional Bible readings. Basically, I wouldn t like to see anybody give up on the school. Everybody will always be a victim of position, no matter how h up in the hierarchy he might be. And to who have been beaten by the system r gd the newspapers — the shock W

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Whistler Experience Lonely, lofty peaks huddle softly under the first scattered patches of the morning sun. Soon, like aged women, they will reach their hands high until . . . Majestic sun-splashed mountains will stand steadfast to meet the oncoming rush of the Skiers. Those tiny termites which infest this poor old lady. Screaming, running, rushing, Eating, falling, crushing. Those mogul-mashers who run wild in her beautifully-shaped bumps; Crazy Caucasians mule-kicking their way over her cornices and cliffs; And powder hounds, carving turns in the peaceful serenity of her soft, downy hair. High in the treeless bowls we stopped to rest. Tired after our long hike, we surveyed the world, and then . . . With one last look, I pushed on my poles and started to go down through the field of infinite snow. Wind, snow, and sun glide by, flowing into one. The mind is soaring in excited anticipation of joy, delight, and exhiliration. The floating body is a picture of symmetry and grace as powdery snow swirls from the feet which are carving turns in space. Skiing . . . Freedom.

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The Future of Farmland? In my opinion all farmland in Southern Ontario should be frozen as of this moment. I say this for several reasons: it will solve the housing problem in Southern Ontario, it will cut out sprawling un- planned housing developments, it will halt the tremendous centralizing of Toronto, it will force other centres to grow; and finally there simply isn’t a better solution to the problem of Southern Ontario’s disappearing farmland. This disappearing farmland frightens me be- cause I can actually see it happening. A hydro station five miles away and a garbage dump two imiles away have both cut out acres of farmland. A new road will, if successful, pass out where I live Staking even more land, just as the 401 and the sub- division around Port Hope have done. I can re- imember passing the Channel 9 television station and ithinking that we were almost there. Today as isoon as you pass Pickering the highway splits into eight lanes and you are practically into Toronto. It [is obvious that something has to be done. Unfor- tunately nothing is being done and this is why I sug- I gest a total ban on the sale of farmland for any other purpose than farming. Although many people feel that such action will create more problems than there are at present, I feel that it can only be bene- ficial. A freeze on farmland will solve the housing pro- blem in Southern Ontario. There is a tremendous demand for housing in this area and at present houses are springing up everywhere. Rather than solving the housing problem this new house build- ing is increasing the problem. The answer is, to go to the other extreme. Stop all house building. By freezing farmland I think you will force in- dustries and people to other communities: This will halt the big centralization of Toronto there- by helping other centres to grow outside Southern Ontario. A halt to the centralization of Toronto will solve a problem that as yet has been unsolved. A plan such as this will also stop sprawling un- planned housing developments and that certainlv would be a good thing. I also honestly feel that there is no better solu- tion to the problem of Southern Ontario’s disap- pearing farmland. Government ownership of large tracts of land and community simply will not work quickly enough. Urban expansion is happening so fast that I feel this total freeze of farmland is the only solution. 15