London Normal School - Spectrum Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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I am delighted to again have this opportunity to extend to the students of the London Teachers ' College my good wishes as you prepare to take your place in the classrooms of our province. If our province and our country are to continue to grow economically and in the richness of the life to which we all aspire, we must have a highly educated citizenry. A great deal of our success in the future will depend upon your ability to instill in your students the human values and ethics of our society. On behalf of the people and Government of Ontario, I congratulate you for having chosen this calling and assure you of the support of all Ontarians in your teaching profession.

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mm PRIME MINISTER PREMIER MINISTRE I am pleased to send my greetings and best wishes to the readers of Spectrum 1970. As we enter this new decade perhaps no country has a wider range of possibilities before it, a larger number of choices open to it, and a smaller number of restrictions imposed on it. In part because of accidents of history and geography, we enjoy good relations with almost all members of the inter- national community. We are not saddled with natural disasters at home or costly wars abroad. In comparison with the peoples of many other parts of the world, we are healthy and well nourished. We certainly do not suffer from over- population or a shortage of living space. By world standards our people are highly trained and educated, and we have access to great natural wealth. We take for granted our traditional freedoms of expression and movement, which many less fortunate peoples have never enjoyed. Although we know that there are inequalities of opportunity and wealth within our society which we must remedy, there is no segment of our populations which is condemned to silent, hopeless oppression. Canadians are blessed with abundant resources, both human and natural. We must resolve to devote our energy, our imagination, our intelligence and our com- passion to making the best use of them. Pierre Elliott Trudeau Ottawa, 1 9 7 0.

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The first time you read over this Yearbook you will probably skip anything as formal and dull as a foreword. In later days, in a reminiscent or thoughtful mood, you may turn over these pages again. I hope, at such time, that you will on reading this message reflect on your responsibilities as a teacher and consider some of the experiences that make teaching worthwhile. In these days of change and reorganization, it may seem to some people that we have totally abandoned our past to seek salvation in anything that is new or different. While there is a tendency for educational institutions to be conservative and we must continually search for viable relationships with life as it exists, we have not, in my opinion, ever sought to abandon our past. It is probably as true today as it was many years ago that the things a teacher lives by are the things of the spirit. In this connection, I would hope that faith is still with us - faith in mankind, faith in the final sovereignty of truth and faith in ourselves. I would hope that optimism is still with us - optimism to brighten a dull day or to enhance monotony. I would hope that good- will is still with us for this makes our relationships with our fellows more pleasant and more positive and helps to turn the wheels of existence more smoothly. Finally, I would hope that success is still with us - the success that springs from the knowledge that we have given our best and have not been found wanting. I have mentioned but a few of the things of the spirit. You will be able to add others of your own. I hope, as you read this page, that either you look forward to success in teaching or are able to contemplate a success that is already under way. That it has been said so often in no way diminishes the fact that the girls and boys of this Province hold the future - yours and mine - in their hands and your responsibilities as a teacher still demand the best that you can offer as they always have. I wish each of you the best of good fortune in your career. February 13, 1970. William G. Davis, Minister of Education. 7