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NORMAL SCHOOL LONDON ONTARIO Dr. F. W. Merchant AS these pages are preparing for the press, announcement is made that F. W. Merchant, M.A., D. Paed., the first principal of the London Normal School, has retired from public service. His distinguished career as an educationist dating from his graduation at Albert University, Belleville, in 1878, includes the principalship of high schools and collegiates at Port Dover, Aylmer, Ingersoll, Owen Sound, Stratford and London. In 1900 he was appointed principal of the London Norma! School, a position which he held until 1908. Since then he has been con- nected immediately with the Education Department serving in turn as chief inspector, as superintendent of technical and industrial education, and as general director of the activities of the Education Department. John Dearnkss. DR. F. W. MERCHANT Page Four
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NORMAL SCHOOL LONDON ONTARIO To the Class of Nineteen Thiity If you thm you are beaten — you are If you thin you dare not — you don ' t. If you li e to win, but th%n you can ' t It ' s almost certain you wont. NEXT September will open a new chapter in your lives; you will then be free of parental guidance and school advice but you will not be entirely untramelled nor would it be well that you should; you will just find yourselves bigger wheels in a bigger machine and your useful- ness will depend on your ability to co-ordinate with the other cogs; an isolated wheel on a scrap heap is simply scrap, be the metal never so good. We (the staff of the school) hope we have given you substantial help in taking the initial step of preparation for the great profession you are about to enter; our association with you has not been without profit to us; we have been enthralled by your aspirations, encouraged by your boundless optimism, and cheered by the glow of youth you have spread about the school. We extend to you our best wishes and assure you we shall always re- joice at your success and grieve over your sorrows.
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