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VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS I feel great honour and much pleasure in speaking on behalf of the graduating class on this the final day of the academic year 1978 79. Furthermore, I thank my class mates for electing me to ' speak as their representative. The year has gone by like a bird on the wing. Although one or two of us have dropped out along the way, most of us have made it to the end. We ' ve had a good year. We worked hard in the classrooms, as a unit on the playing field, and indeed within all aspects of school life. Almost every event ran smoothly, even the burning down of Whittall House, which was made possible by the operations of an excitable Chemistry student. I know we have benefitted a great deal from the school, more than we possibly could have from any other. Not only have we received closer attention in the academic field, but also we have experienced the kind of social and athletic involvement that so many young people abandon for the security of the twentieth century television. The house staff and faculty must be thanked for all the time and effort they have given our class in solving personal problems, in winning athletic competitions, and in passing examinations both internal and at the provincial scholarship level. I know my class mates realize the value of this type of training and I hope that someday we will give our children the same opportunities. We are all glad to go I ' m sure, some more than others, but when we stop and think for a while, an element of sadness creeps in for this is the last time we shall ever gather again as a whole. We have learned to live together in the sometimes tense boarding school atmosphere and many close friends have been made of teachers and students. Now we must part. It may be for years, it may be forever. The school though, shall live on and the torch will be carried, as the school ' s motto says De manu in manum, from hand to hand. So, from all the Graduating class of 1979, I wish the best of happiness and good luck to the college and those who follow after us. I would like to close with a most touching quotation from the English poet, Lord Byron, one which expresses my feelings and those of my classmates fully: Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever, fare thee well. Blair F. Crawford. June23, 1979 10
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House Prefects under Peter Holmes and his assistant, Brian Williams, the Privett House Prefects under Jens Goldgrabe and Mike Maxwell-Smith, Blair Horn and Scotty Matheson of Whittall House, Randy Ross John Fitzpatrick of Rogers House, Tammie Morrison of Alex, Kelly Salloum and Elizabeth Bittorf of Hilton, and Didi McKillop of Mackenzie Of these, I must pay special thanks to Tammie Morrison, our Head Prefect and Blair Horn, her assistant. They worked extremely hard on behalf of the school for the entire year. To Miss Morrison, who ' became the school ' s first female head prefect, I pay an extra tribute, not because of her gender but because of the outstanding way in which she assisted me, helped my staff and led her school this past year. To my entire staff, that is, the 35 who are directly connected with teaching roles, and the 65 others who support the running of the school on the domestic side under Mr. Crookston, go my sincere thanks. I can assure you that successfully operating this type of school is not an easy task. Many people, including the parents and students of course, must be credited with being an in- strumental part of our success, but without huge con- tributions by house masters, heads of departments, teachers, secretaries, business manager, clerks, cooks, and all the others, this whole enterprise would not be the institution that I have so many reasons to admire. It saddens me to say that we must bid ' goodbye ' to our two nurses, Miss Maisie Rainey and Mrs. Betty Cocker. Miss Rainey is taking a well-deserved rest for at least a portion of next year and Mrs. Cocker is joining her family in a move to Edmonton, Alberta. I am sure that fine replacements for these ladies will be found, but I want to tell you that they have gone well beyond the call of duty in providing nursing care on behalf of our students. We will miss them dearly but, of course, wish them well and hope that they will keep in touch with us in the future. From my teaching staff of 35, two are leaving. We say a sincere ' thank you ' to Dr. Grafton, who has been with us for two years, and to Mr. Malby who joined us last September, and extend warm wishes to them for personal happiness and continued professional success. We also extend a warm ' farewell and thanks ' to Mrs. McKerrow, assistant housemistress to Miss Holden for the past seven years, and to Celia Courchene and Marion Saunders, our telephone girls who have worked so hard on our switch- board for the past two years. We wish them all well. This past term we were delighted to have two exchange students as our special guests. The happy faces of Brent Barootes from Trinity College School and Chris Wilson from Ridley College will be missed next year. I trust, in- deed I insist, that they recount a positive story about their Brentwood experience — we have enjoyed you both and wish you success next year. I have an optimistic and confident view of the school ' s long term and immediate future. The Board of Governors is attending to our capital needs by engaging in a planning process for the replacement and upgrading of older facilities. You should be aware that interest in this school has never been greater and that the inquiry and ap- plication rates have exceeded all expectations. In respect to enrolment, I want to acknowledge and congratulate the 13 young ladies who joined us in our Grade Ten class last September. With ease, poise, and success they have fully participated in all of our programs. Indeed, there is no doubt in my mind that they added to the strength of the educational and social fabric which holds our school together. Demand for places for both girls and boys at all grade levels, as I mentioned, is great, but we will not be increasing the size of the school. As suggested last year, I want our numbers to slowly settle back towards a 325 mark. This year we had 340 enrolled, and next year I am anticipating that we will accept 335 students. As your Headmaster, I would hope that the interest that is being expressed in this school primarily reflects the respect we enjoy from our parent community, but it would be folly if I did not recognize that the success of our school is, to a certain extent, a consequence of the failure of many others in this country to satisfy those parents who want their school to emphasize discipline, dedication, mutual respect, and consideration for others. The foregoing positions, of course, represent the fun- damental planks of the Brentwood College philosophy. Indeed, they answer the questions which I posed to begin this address. What values do we espouse? What ends do we seek? What purposes do we serve? Ladies and Gentlemen, all those connected with Brentwood College — the Board of Governors, the staff, your Headmaster — are doing their very best to demonstrate that genuine achievement and the full development of the potential of each individual in the school is based upon self-discipline and dedication. We know that our students, from time to time, do not meet their personal goals; we know that from time to time we, as a staff, fall short of success — however, we recognize and try to teach our students that failures and disap- pointments can also be overcome through the application of a self-disciplined and a dedicated approach. Above all, in guiding this community and giving it leadership, my staff and I, in everything we do, try to respond to a very apparent truth. We know that any school which intends to promote excellence of any kind and has the strength to survive adverse times, must stand for mutual respect and consideration for others. With those goals in mind, we hope that we have served you and your families well this past year. For my part, I must say that it has been a tremendous privilege to work on your behalf . W.T. Ross Junel979 9
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