University of Windsor - Magister Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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TO THE GRADUATES OF l970 lt is something to be able to paint a picture or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful, but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look .... To affect the quality of the day -- that is the greatest of arts. Henry Thoreau Thoreau is suggesting that great art is not limited to painting, music, sculpture and literature, but is also found in the skill of living. We think of such people as St. Francis of Assisi, Gandhi or Albert Schweitzer who, by the nobility of their lives, influenced others. We should not overlook the artists whom we meet in our own daily lives. Everyone has known persons, strangers as well as relatives and friends, who change the quality of the day by their presence. Somehow, they provide a glow which alleviates the depression of an illness, loss or tragedy, and give us a new perspective when we need it most. Such artists release the hidden resources which distinguish man from his animal inheritance to give a glimpse of what life might be. They instill hope where there was none, light in the darkness, and courage to replace cowardice. Similarly, good teachers perform a miracle by transforming routine problems into challenges which entice the learner's continued effort. With such encour- agement and understanding, the child struggles until a new skill, insight or perspective is achieved. This changing self-concept is the basic core of learn- ing. The bright irrepressible smile which accompanies success is one of the most satisfying rewards to the artist teacher. New methodologies and approaches to learning should free the teacher so he may take this role in the educational partnership more easily than in the past. As you begin your professional career, may you develop skill in the greatest of arts and affect the quality of the day for those children entrusted to you. With sincere best wishes, R . S . Devereux 5