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

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Convocation Weekend 1976 Convocation Weekend 1976 was, according to Mr. Scott, “The busiest weekend since the school’s centennial in 1965,” and I don’t think anyone would disagree. This year it started on Saturday October 30th and it consisted of the Annual Meet- ing, a Bigside football game, a dinner-dance and casino night, an auction and a school dance. The day got under way with the election of six new Gover- nors at the General Meeting and a new cup was presented in honour of Mr. E.J.M. Huycke. At 2:15 there was a Bigside football game against Appleby which we won 26-22. Then in the evening there was the big event of the weekend, the Casino Night in the New Gym. This was organized by the Ladies Guild and all proceeds went to the school. There were blackjack games, and many other gambling activities. There were prizes and door prizes all of which had been donated by various companies. These prizes ranged from bicycles to a week for two in the Bahamas. Dinner was served at 8:30 and was truly spectacular. I feel there are two people in particular who deserve most of the credit for the success of the night: Mrs. Edmonson, the president of the Ladies Guild, who had been organizing the dance since August and wrote to all the various companies. Mr. Bogyay deserves a lot of praise for his work over the weekend. As usual he did an excellent job when one thinks of the number of meals he prepared in those two days. While all this was going on in the New Gym we had another dance in progress in the Old Gym. This was of a somewhat different nature and yet as much of a success. We had the greatest number of people we have ever had to a T.C.S. dance. The band was Edward Bear, and quite good, I thought. The only problem was that you couldn’t see them because they were on the same level as the dance floor. Gary Gunness and Mike Mac- Kenzie deserve credit for the work they did in trying to give the Old Gym and surrounding area a more festive atmosphere. In retrospect, all I have to say is that I’m glad they raised so much money, but 1 hope the Ladies Guild doesn’t have an other affair like that for a while. Anthony Smith 19 School I.ifr

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Mosport ’76 T.C.S. was once again well represented at the Annual Labatt’s Grand Prix of Canada at Mosport Park, Ontario. The weather was warm, spirits were high and plentiful and the atmosphere was tense with excitement. James Hunt, who had smashed the track record in time trials the previous day started in the pole position followed closely by Scheckter and Depailler in the revolutionary six wheel Tyrrell — Fords. Reigning world driving champion Niki Lauda of Austria experienced prob- lems with his Ferrari preventing him from receiving the necessary points re- quired to take the year’s title. On the first lap of the race Ronnie Peterson stole the lead position from Hunt and managed to hold off his opponents until lap nine when his Mark 761 Ford developed an understeer problem forcing him to drop back. From this point Hunt was able to hold on to the lead although he was fre- quently challenged by both Depailler and Andretti who eventually managed to close the gap to within eight -tenths of a second. Special thanks should be given to Labatts for their great interest in main- taining Grand Prix auto racing in Canada. The weather was terrific, the racing first class and the 30 T.C.S. boys who gathered for the exciting day certainly returned back to school satisfied with the afternoon. No doubt, they will all be back next year. David Kaczmarek School Life — 18 L

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New Masters Interview with Mr. Hill Record: Where do you hail from? Hill: Before I moved here I was seven years at a little place called Joseph Island near Sault Ste. Marie. Record: How are you adjusting? Hill: Oh, this is a very easy place to adjust to. A lot of people have gone out of their way to make us feel at home. Record: What innovations or changes of your own do you hope to work into the present Chapel sys- tem? Hill: Well, you cannot just come into a place and run roughshod over their traditions and make changes right away. I have a lot of ideas running through my head right now and I suppose my long range goal for this year is to get the boys at least looking forward to Chapel and I do not necessarily mean that they have to enjoy it in the same sense as they presently have to attend it. But in the same time it can be made interest- ing and challenging enough. When they start asking questions like, “What are we going to do tomorrow in Chapel?”, and, oh, “What is hap- pening next week?”, and that sort of thing I start to feel that we are making some progress, and I find that very encouraging. Someday it maybe could even be made voluntary, and suc- cessful. Record: How is your truck business? Hill: (explosive chuckle) I have a lot of fun with my old trucks. The van I am slowly selling and the other, at twenty-three years, is much of a hobby. Record: When did you decide you wanted to be- come a Rev? Hill: After considering myself much of an athiest for a while, I made the move to Theology. It was about my second year at McMaster that I de- cided to follow it up upon completion of my gen- eral B.A. Record: What image are you avoiding at T.C.S.] Hill: I think I am avoiding any kind of stereo-j type. I do not want to be classified or pigeon- holed as anything in particular. Record: What are your impressions of T.C.S.? Hill: I am glad you asked me this for I not only ! have my former chapel to compare it to but the teaching as well. In short, I am just thrilled by the change. There is something in T.C.S. I can- not quite put my finger on it. I think it has to do with the staff. Maybe half a dozen teachers at my old school did anything extra beyond their 9:30 to 3:30 job, and they were generally thought of as the trouble makers. Here all the masters do something extra as a matter of course. This 1 think makes a big difference to everybody; there’s just plainly a lot more going for students and masters at T.C.S. Sc hool Life 20