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Dedication to Her Majesty the Queen On Planting a Royal Oak A new-grown branch adorns Our Royal Oak, Lofty and fresh, It sways with queenly grace; Sprung from a stem Whose roots go down Into antiquity. There from its towering height It can survey A world-flung Commonwealth Of sister states, Each basking in its light Or darker shade. And from this branch itself, Its mother blood new-warmed, Has sprung New shoots To leaf and grow, Awaiting stern Succession ' s Stern command. Our eyes are raised to this Our Royal tree In faith and hope For years as yet unborn: Our prayers ascend Above its highest reach To ask a blessing at The Throne of God. Hail to this lofty branch In vernal green! Hail to Elizabeth, Our Sovereign Queen! G. H. DOBRINDT. (Coronation Tree-Planting Ceremony on the Normal School Campus, April 23, 1953)
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Greetings to the Young People of the London Normal School by DR. W. J. DUNLOP, Minister of Education. 1 O tell you that I am particularly interested in your progress and in your success in the teach- ing profession is, of course, a truism because I have a special interest in the welfare of the children of this Province and am most anxious that they should have the very best of instruction. You will, I hope, provide that instruction, and I have every confidence that this hope of mine is well-founded. Permit me to say to you, first of all, that we must all resist the idea, which some people seem to be trying to promote with much vigour, that hard work is no longer an essential for success. Let me assure you that in this new country, this Dominion of Canada, we are all obligated to work as hard as we can to fulfil our duties as citizens and to display our gratitude for the privilege of living and working in the finest and freest country in the whole world. It is plain, simple hard work which leads to achievement and to a happy life. Of course, we need to play and we need to have fun and we must have relaxation, but the emphasis must always be on our work. There are people who say, and there seems to be some basis for what they say, that religion is being neglected by an increasing number of our citizens. I hope that no such neglect can be charged to the students in our Normal Schools because they know that no country can prosper for long if its people do not practise their religion, whatever that religion may be. You will be called upon to give Religious Instruction in your schools when you become teachers and I hope that you will give attention to that particular subject. Change is not always progress and new ideas are not necessarily good ideas. Let me impress upon you the necessity and desirability for stressing in the Elementary Schools of this Province of Ontario the basic fundamental subjects of instruction, such as Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, History and Geography. There are other subjects on the curriculum, subjects that are desirable, interesting and necessary, but none of the so-called newer subjects should ever be permitted to encroach upon the time and attention that must be given to the old, traditional subjects in which every citizen should be proficient. In our schools we must produce intelligent, religious, loyal cit- izens who are able to do their own thinking and to form their own opinions. I wish you the very best of success and enjoyment in your teaching careers and I hope that you will all be buoyant, enthusiastic, happy teachers, working in the cheerful atmosphere of your classrooms.
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