Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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Back: F. Harrison, W. Tuisku (vice-president), W. Beaton (president), J. Beedell, J. Mitchell Front: K. Craig, R. Kostick (secretary), L. Staples (treasurer), K. Nelson. THE S. A.C. Presidents Now that our school year is almost finished, it is perhaps time to look back and see what it has brought to us and what we have brought to it. The Student ' s Administrative Council has tried to provide an adequate social pro- gramme for the student body. Many have taken an active part in all phases but others have simply shrugged it off and let the greater part pass them by. A social life is not designed primarily to furnish the stu- dent with diversion from his everyday work but to provide a valuable opportunity to learn to meet people. There is no phase of life in which a man is completely independ- ent of the elements surrounding him. No matter what his situation or business, he must always be part of a team. In our school, because of the small en- rolment and the short time many of us spend here, it is difficult to form any kind of efficient team or any single spirit which binds us to the school. The degree of par- ticipation demanded of each individual for extra-curricular activities is therefore greater. For any administrative body to hope for success in any venture, there must be the co-operation of all the members. Our small student body does not lend itself to any large scale achievements and the for- mation of smaller organizations within the school is not always fruitful, but, neverthe- less they could serve a definite purpose. It MESSAGE is for future administrations to try to form such groups as the Precambrian Club in order to draw more students into outside activities. L.T.I, is said to bridge the gap be- tween high school and university. For those of us who are going on to university and even for those who go into business, there will be no one to help us bridge the next gap. This we must do alone, and one of our few materials is the experience of meeting people and cultivating friendships which we have garnered in the smaller, more relaxed atmosphere which we have been fortunate enough to have here. In a large university, the individual can become one of thousands churning in the remorse- less activity of a large machine. A student who comes to this with a background of close social relationships within an educa- tional context should adjust himself more readily to the different life. A university must be more than an in- stitution which doles out sheepskins. Cer- tainly, it is a proving ground for our later achievements. Success usually goes to that man who is more than an engineer or to a doctor who has proven himself with people. By taking part in a school ' s activities, by living outside of the small shell of oneself, by striving to become part of a team, thus we can find some augury of success. William £

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