La Glace School - Pion Modo Yearbook (La Glace, Alberta Canada)

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T ' Uncifazl 4 ‘Tft i aye With the rising costs of education, some critics classify education as being too extravagant. Never the less, education is still w the biggest investment bargain. It costs approximately $425 to edu¬ cate a child for one year. Twelve years of education costs approximately $5,000. What are the benefits of this investment? 1. According to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, a grade ten or eleven stu¬ dent contributes $10,710 to his lifetime earnings by completing one year of high school. A grade twelve matriculation student receives $20,970 in increased earnings by completing his matricula¬ tion program. 2. Education gives a wider choice of careers. For example, only 30 of today ' s jobs (and this percentage is declining) are open to emi-skilled of unskilled personnel. 3. Continuing one s education avoids dead-end employ¬ ment-jobs which automotion replaces or jobs with limit¬ ed promotion possibilities. 4. Although all people do not have similar mental, social, or mechanical abilities, education allows one to make maximum use of one ' s potential. 5. Since democracy demands that citizens make decis¬ ions, democracy will survive only with thinking men and women. In conclusion, I refer to Rev. Grant ' s expression used in religious instruction classes, How would you like to be married to a job you do not like? Incidentally, in a modern space age, it is difficult to get a divorce from such a marriage without education. On behalf of the La Glace Student ' s Union, I would like to thank everyone who helped to make this year the success it was. I am sure that the students of the La Glace High School had an enjoyable and profitable time this year. I feel very honoured to have been elected as president again this term, and I know that I have benefited a great deal from the experience. The executive, staff, and the students all were co-oper¬ ative and made my term in office pleasant. To the graduates who will leave this school for high¬ er education or perhaps to join the working class, I wish