Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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VICE-PRINCIPAL' MESSAGE This stage of your teaching career is inevitably a time ot mixed feelings. You may ask yourself such questions as, How much progress have I made this year in the direction of my goals? and What new measures may be called for in the year ahead? Growth is a basic principle of Nature. Civilizations, social institutions, andthe individuals comprising them, are all subject to the principle of growth. When growth stops in a plant, a mind, or a civilization, the results are the same: decay and death. Growth demands change, growth demands experimentation and discovery. The whole forward thrust of society is brought about through experimentation and adaptation of new ideas, coupled with the recognition of, and the reliance on those traditions, institutions, or prac- tices of the past that have proven worthy, indispens- ible, or immutable. There is emerging in every growing person a responsible entity which is capable of initiating action and having an effect upon the larger encom- passing life process. May your part in this life pro- cess be worthy, effective, and satisfying. 1966 F.W. HYDER ' -L vi A- - x ' Y fi.. f'Qf.lli7i11 e . Q ,..-. - .fa-l,'.1'Q'3 .al 1 ' V v- ,- X vw,-c.-2452334 . M - ' . 4 .ny . ,,.Q.,g,.-.,. 4. .,.,.,-.-.,g,,4,g '-,.-.. .iq-.tsi '226-:I'fQNe:'vfa'2-.-el'-:3 i'f6ff.Hv:-.4 . 4, - -Q n.-19 .',.,g . ' ., U ...Pg a25,ffa?seSw5:ie5i:1isg252::pE:2F:4w t.'.!-,514-2rn!1. ?v.':-Xxts I-.115 -9 :-1r5?.v 56:32 DEA OF OME These are exciting times in which to live, for new knowledge frequently falsifies the old, and changes are coming so thick and fast that neither the individual nor society can keep up with them. When knowledge can become so quickly absolete, an educational system faces a tremendous challenge in keeping its charges in tune with the times. This it can do only if you, the teacher, succeed in keeping a mind that is young, adaptable, observant, and full of curiosity. AS you follow the pathway of life, cling, then, to your adventurous spirit of youth, and guard against becoming the dull creature of habit. Keep your major goals in sight, but leave your beaten track occasionally, and plunge into new pathways. Respect what has been tested by time, but welcome fresh experiences and be prepared for change. Add constantly to your own ideas and adventures, and encourage children to do the same. Regardless then of your years, by keeping your own mind awake, you-will give your pupils the spirit of search and adaptability so necessary in the world they will face. 1966 i A. M. J. MBCKENZIE

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MESSAGE FRGM THE PRI CIPAL The teacher holds the key to success of any school system. Although the society you will serve when you enter the field of education has spent vast sums on attractive buildings and useful equipment, these are secondary to the singular contribution you will make. How the child is taught, what he learns, and how he is dealt with will be of the greatest importance in the long run. The individual child, then, is your chief concern. He is of far greater worth than the subjects you teach, for he is a human being. Show respect for him, and he will reward you with the same. Guard against selling his intelligence short. He belongs to a younger generation which has been exposed to a richer environment than was ours, and so is capable of going fast and far if he is given the proper guidance. Finally, bear in mind that the mark of the human being is that he thinks. To educate the child fully, your task is not to have him absorb knowledge as a sponge absorbs water, but rather to lead him to inquire, to discover, to seek, and to find. 1965 Wm. A. West '

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Nr. D.H. Botly B.A. Mathematics School and Community Miss H. Matson Social Studies History ixlr. C. W. Hodgson B. A. School Nlanagcment Child Psychology Audio-Visual Aids OUR dl! f N... :Q Miss lXl.I. Mckenzie B Dean of Women Health Primary Methods Mr. N. Kleven Music Child Psychology Religious Instruction