Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Brentwood College Magazine participation in the armed conflict of the moment. While acknowledging the grim necessity of expressing such thought in action, one would find oneself in a sorry plight if one were to become so callous that service to one ' s fellow men failed to find a response in one ' s heart. Since the prospect of peace seems far brighter now than at any time in the past four years, we might profitably look into the future and ask what our position will be in providing effectual aid in the post-war social adjustment of men. Preparedness for service, indelibly marked with the practical application of the three elements: true religion, honest industry, and useful learning, will help us bring into being a new spirit and a new quality of life. If we, together with our fellow men everywhere, were to put our combined energy and resourcefulness into this task of service in the spirit of the school prayer, the peace of the world would be assured. O Lord, we beseech Thee to bless this our College and every, member of the same whether past or present. Grant that true religion, honest industry, and useful learning may here forever flourish and abound to the glory of Thy Name and the SERVICE OF ALL MANKIND. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. HE SERVICE OF ALL MANKIND. Amid the turmoil of modern times, service is regarded almost solely as the extent of the individual ' s