Brantford Collegiate Institute and Vocational School - Hello Yearbook (Brantford, Ontario Canada)

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THE WRECKER Lying desolate in ruin, What once stood proud and tall, Just bricks and dust are there now Where that mighty house did fall. Sounds of children ' s voices Were drowned out by the wrecker. Oh, so long ago. Families growing, both young and old, Lived there for many years, Sharing joys and sorrows. Laughs, and even tears. It stood against the mighty wind; It fought against the storm; It shed the rain and blocked the cold, With its solid form. All the works of nature Tried to crash it down; Yet it stood, and always stayed Very safe and sound. But progress demands more room to build, More room to expand and grow. So alas that house was in the way, It simply had to go. Man came in with large machines, And beat it to the ground; So now where the structure stood so proud A highway can be found! Claire Hoy HOOD DOG Life seemed drab and dull to me; A dog, yes a dog, I would rather be. My wish came true before my eyes — I became a mongrel in disguise. But I hadn ' t thought and I hadn ' t bartered To just be a stray, and this really smarted. Nobody claimed me or bought me a tag, Though I grovelled along and my tail did wag. All right by me if you want it this way! I ' ll be a hound-dog now, ' til my dying day. I licked down my f ur in a duck-tail style, And made side-bums to look real vile. A mean tom-cat was my victim first; Scoring by points, I came out the worst. Fights weren ' t for me by the look of my face; Perhaps I ' d do better in a hot drag race. I chased a Chev. and it really could go; By the end of the race I had lost my toe. Bittered and battered, there was one thing left — Now I should try my paw at theft. I gnawed at a hub-cap, and it gave with a bang; While pulling the job I fractured a fang. Gallantly I figured that I should share With the poodle beside me which had stopped to stare. She grabbed my hub-cap and began to scofi; She had teeth like a switch-blade, so I took off. Life seemed risky, and rough right then; Oh, how I wished to be myself again! Terry Taylor. IT ' S FUN TO SEW SAVE WITH FABRIC FROM FABRIC FAIR Fashion By The Yard 126 DALHOUSIE ST. (Opp. Market) DIAL PL 3-6141 THE HARRIET SHOP Pantino Sets - Co-Ordinates - Blouses 43 MARKET STREET DIAL 752-0942 Page 3G

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VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Mr. Chairman, Honoured Guests, Fellow Graduates, Ladies and Gentlemen: Tonight you have seen the Class of 1960 receive their graduation certificates from B. C. L V. S. Our class is now officially disbanded, and we are free to pursue our separate careers in a wide variety of fields and in a wide variety of locations, How- ever, no matter what we do or where we are, our lives will have certain fundamental elements in common. We are all entering a life which can be broken down into four basic divisions: time spent on required work, time spent on the little extra work one must do to get ahead, time spent in constructive recreation, and time spent in utter relaxation. These elements are part of anyone ' s life, whether at school, or at work. At school, whether university, trade school, nurs- ing school, or any other, the student must learn a certain minimum to pass. But if he wants to do something more than just pass, he must do a little more. He should take part in sports, some social group, or similar activity. He should also have some measure of complete relaxation each week. If he apportions his time well, then he should graduate a successful student. At work the same classification applies, and determines whether or not the employee will be a success in his particular field. But the apportioning of time does not come natur- ally. We must be taught how to lead a successful life. This is the role of our secondary school. We entered B. C. L V. S. having little academic know- ledge, and little knowledge of life. At Brant Avenue, we added considerably to our academic knowledge, but more important, we learned a great deal about living. We were given a plan for life, a method whereby we could do the most good for ourselves, and for the rest of the world. We shall not be able to appreciate fully the education we received at B. C. L V. S. until we have been gone from it for many years, and look back to see our high school career in its proper per- spective with a know ledge of how it affected us in later life. But we have had a small taste of life now, and we have been given this opportunity to look back at our Collegiate years with a slightly more realistic outlook. Let us see as best w e can how our school prepared us for what was ahead. First, we were taught the value of work. The staff at Brant Avenue is one of the best in Ontario, as our Upper School results show. Tennyson was quite right: can we honestly say that there is no part of us put there by our association with the members of our staff, both Technical and Academic? Surely our sense of drama was affected by our very own playwright; we will never really forget those Latin poems; and what about the binomial theorem, French pronunciation, V = U + at, and the date of Confederation? The staff surely has achieved its purpose. It is a little more difficult to account for our willingness to do a little extra. Could it be that the teachers inspired us to work harder? Could it be that the high standards forced us to work harder? Whatever the reason, the extra work was done, and the results prove that fact. The recreation programme was ample and well controlled. The sports activities would have been much more successful if there had been more parti- cipation and more support by the student body. I understand that this condition has been corrected this year. But the Red Cross, the Glee Club, the Drama Club, and many other student activities ' were popular and successful. The regulation about non- participation in sports if two exams were failed was usually sufficient to keep the recreation from be- coming an occupation. Thus, the constructive recre- ation was woven into our pattern of life. Of course, at B.C.I. V. S. there were also op- portunities for relaxation. The dances and social functions were good, and the enthusiasm, although not overwhelming, was sufficient. The facilities for social functions probably had a great deal to do with the lack of enthusiasm. But you must admit that even if the Girls ' gym is not large, at least it is cozy. It seems to me unfortunate that one of the most important and memorable functions in our high school life could not be held in our own school. However, we were provided with relaxation, and the limits imposed by the facilities and the staff kept us from overindulging. We have been given am excellent blueprint for life at Brant Avenue. It is one of the best available. If we follow it, we can achieve our absolute maxi- mum, and no less should be good enough for a graduate of the B. C. I. V. S. So let us take the training we have received, and follow the blueprint, and do justice to our school. — David demons BEST WISHES • focfes SHOES Call PL 3-2360 BOYCE ' S School - Home - Office Supplies YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES CENTER I 14 Colborne Street Bran+ford, Ont. Page 35

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UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR Much has been said of the United Nations ' ac- complishments. But what of the debit side of the ledger? What measure towards Lntemational peace and security has been omitted? The United Nations has not effected disarmament. As long as the opposing camps continue to stockpile arms, we live under the threat of nuclear war and the unimaginable horrors and, in all probability, the total destruction that accompanies such a nuclear war. Even if the cold war does not flame into a hot one, we remain insecure, facing elimination from two sources. France continues to test nuclear weapons. Several other nations will soon possess nuclear de- vices. It is possible that the United States and Russia may return to the testing grounds. If such becomes a reality, the fear of contamination would hang heavy over us. The second factor giving rise to apprehension is somewhat less direct but still very much in evidence. It concerns the world ' s rapidly expanding population. This population explosion is creating a situation that is far worse than ever before. Despite the tre- mendous advances in methods and production, the food supply is limping along far behind the mounting population. As the situation stands now, two-thirds of the world ' s citizens go to bed hungry — that is, if they are fortunate enough to have a bed. It seems a cruel contradiction to the minority of well-nourish- ed people that on one side of the world millions of dollars are spent to store surplus grain, while on the other millions starve. What do the emaciated mil- lions think about the situation? The gnawing pangs of hunger naturally breed discontent; such discontent would give stimulus to a movement to the overflow- ing granaries and the prospect of full bellies in less populous areas; this movement would necessitate the use of force; the use of force — war; war — annihilation. But, if disarmament were to be realized, gone would be the need for the expenditure of billions of dollars on the arms race. Gone would be the threat of nuclear war and of contamination. With the arms race in its death throes, the finances neces- sary to maintain an equal balance in that arms race could be diverted to a vigorous programme of in- creased food production through the use of more advanced methods and the exploiting of the vast potentialities of the great field covering two-thirds of the world ' s surface, the sea. Such a programme would bring to a closer balance the population and the food for that population. This, in turn, would alleviate a large amount of the suffering caused by lack of food, and thus the cause for discontent would be removed. All this resulting from a good and feasible plan for disarmament! By becoming a truly world organization, including membership from every nation, the United Nations may and, in fact, MUST, if we are to survive to see the dawn of a new century, achieve disarmament. — David Reville 13C CAREERS IN Complimenh of TEXTILE SCIENCES AT THE HAMILTON INSTITUTE SiiMeiwjoods OF TECHNOLOGY Apply to: • YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR • THE HAMILTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Hamilton, Ontario • PRIMARY TEXTILES, INSTITUTE, 50 King West, Toronto 13 GREY STREET DIAL 752-4323 — Scholarships available (Grade 12 or 13) — Page 37