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I AM asked to send a greeting to the grad- uating students of the London Normal School. It gives me the greatest pleasure to respond to the request. I wish you all happiness and prosperity in the important work for education which you are about to undertake. You, and all members of the teaching profession, always have my deepest interest and appreciation. Yours very truly, R. H. GRANT, Minister of Education.
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A God Well-well, the world must turn upon its axis. And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love, and pay our taxer, And as the veering wind shifts, shift our sails. ONE cannot associate for a year with a group of students effervescing with good humor, abounding in health and vigor, scintillating with optimism and exuding cheerfulness without becoming attached to them, nor part at the end of the term without a pang of regret, but the spirit of time brings about these annual graduations and annual partings, and one can only say good-bye to the departing class and wish it God-speed on its journey to the next mile post. My message to the graduating class of 1923 is in brief, — play the game. Never in the life of Canada was it so necessary to observe the ethics of the game. It is rather important that the teacher should try to set up a high criterion. Playing the game means never falling short in courage, personal honor, self-respect, truthfulness, generosity, nor fair dealing. Rules of procedure govern or should govern our every action in life, even the little and simple ones that involve no great moral principles. In a movement so simple as leaving a street car there is a wrong way and a right way. By following the correct mode of conduct, the one selected by forethought and prescribed by wise convention — -a person avoids annoying, disturbing and ruffling his fellow citizens, and it is a large part of a person ' s duty in lite to get along with his fellow mortals. A teacher incurs certain responsibilities and implicitly agrees to perform certain undertakings; rank imposes obligations. We expect the soldier to be prompt in action, punctilious in the performance of duty, and courageous at all times. Similarly the teach er is expected to be always mindful of the duties his profession imposes on him. Little Sarah Crew in the loneliness of an English boarding school, subject to harsh treatment ami isolation, abused and humiliated, always managed to carry herself honorably and to avoid doing any act that could be classified as mean or dishonorable. Before deciding on a line of action she asked herself, would daddy approve ot this? She idealized her dead father, made his code her standard of conduct, and bore herself through a trying part of her lite with the dignity of the little lady that she was. It is well to have an ideal or standard and to live up to it, or as nearly up to it as one can. The world is a good place to live in; life is what we make it; an occupation is what the occupier puts into it; it is noble or ignoble according as he elevates it by good service, and a just pride in his work or lowers it by dearth ot effort or lack ot pride. If you would maintain a state of high mindedness play the game, and. it you further desire to add zest and success to lite, play up. Wm. Prendergast. May, 1923. peed
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