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Page 26 text:
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Valedictory Speech The word “valedictory” finds its roots in the Latin “vale” meaning farewell, and “dicere,” to say. We say farewell today to three years at Kelvin High School, and indeed to twelve years in school. For those who have yearned for an elusive “freedom” and who have eagerly awaited the responsibilities of adult life, it is a glad farewell. For others, who have become attached to the people, events, and accomplishments of the past, it is a sad farewell. Yet this farewell marks not so much a good-bye to Kelvin and to school as a departure from one phase of our life. Men through the ages have talked of life as a series of stages which leads man to a final destiny. We are leaving behind one stage of youth. But in order to depart from each phase of life meaningfully it is necessary to have accomplished some¬ thing — to have attained a goal. In youth this goal can be a broadening of the mind and outlook, a deep¬ ening of experience and feeling, and a responsibility in words and deeds which leads to a measure of maturity in the individual. Maturity takes as many forms as there are people in the human race. Each of us must discover it in his own personal way and weave it into the pattern of his own life. For some, maturity means strength. Strength to stand up for one’s convictions and ideas and support them no matter how hard the forces of opposition blow. Strength of will — to do only what you conceive is right, never fearing that the will of others can be im¬ posed upon you. To many, maturity means respect. Respect for the ideas of others, respect for the values of others, respect for tradition and the past. Maturity, too, can mean acceptance of the way things are — of the realization that social, political, or economic chailge in whatever form, and, however, beneficial it seems to some human beings, will disturb the lives of others. Instant revolution and instant change, which are the cries of today, will seldom work, since the great mass of mankind by nature clings to the security of the past. Change in social order has to be a slow task accomplished over several generations, until it has become an integral part of man’s life style. So what have the past three years contributed to the development of individual maturity? It is to be hoped that at Kelvin we have learned not the quadratic formula, not the pluperfect subjunctive of French verbs, but self¬ responsibility and self-discipline. The acceptance of our own responsibilities can be .an important and meaningful step in the growth towards maturity. Those who yearn for the so-called “freedom” of the adult world will find themselves in a few years indebted to the exercises in self-discipline and responsibility which we have experienced here. We have learned, in effect, that in life it is, as it has always been, “every man for himself” — it is your fault if you have failed an examination and no-one can do anything about it but you. And if you infringe upon the rights of others and prevent them from sharing the same priviledges as yourself, then it is you who is to blame and no-, one else is responsible. These principles, however, harsh they seem at the time, guide the individual’s development towards maturity. And surely this is just part of a wider experience we have lived through together at Kelvin. All of us have been changed, been enriched, however so much, however so slightly, by the experience and contact with ideas, con¬ cepts, and especially with contact with our fellow human beings. Here we have learned the feelings, emotions, stresses, and conflicts which await us in life. And these experiences have contributed towards the creation of you — a unique individual, a human being unlike any other on this planet. But the process of maturity does not stop today, nor tomorrow, nor indeed at any of the stages of life. Each experience and contact throughout life deepens our feeling and understanding, and widens our perception until at last, each may discover his own meaning and purpose in life. Charles Hayter 20
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PEP CLUB As chairman of the Pep Club for ’69-70, my last year at Kelvin, I could say has been great! Unfortunately, many of the students feel that the importance of reform highly outweighs that of school spirit, and they do not realize that you can’t have one without the other. Due to lack of interest, on the part of the students, our one Pep Rally was a flop. But we must give credit to those students who co-operated so fully in making posters and announcements which aided in the promotion of the many school activities. School spirit was not entirely lacking this year but just buried behind the cry for reform. And it is the hope that, with a strong leadership, school spirit will rise to a peak in the years to come. We have the potential, but we just need the initiative. SOCIAL COMMITTEE This year has been an undeterminable success. The Social Committee introduced Coffee Houses for the first time in any High School and held three of them throughout the year. They were smashing successes and had top entertainment at all of them. The Annual Freshie Dance and Revolution ’70 (held in conjunction with the program committee) were great. The Freshie Dance started off rather rowdily, but was topped off with the crowning of Queen Kim O’Brien. Revolution ’70 was held in place of a winter carnival and featured many great and varied interests such as war films, Soc¬ cer films, debates, basketball games, drama club presen¬ tations, a sock-hop, a hootenanny and pizza sale, a talk with members of the penal Institution of Manitoba and it was finished with a massive Coffee House. THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE This committee consisting of Nancy Backhouse and anyone else she could happen to round up attempted to organize all special events that came up, (e.g. Revolution ’70) along with the tradi¬ tional events such as Remembrance Day and Christmas Capers. 19
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