McGill University - Old McGill Yearbook (Montreal Quebec, Canada)

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THE PRlNCIPAl'S MESSAGE The annual message to those who are about to pass out of and beyond the protecting walls of the University should be a sincere farewell on an occasion which marks the termination of one era in your lives and the beginning of a new. To some, perhaps to many, it will be in a sense a sad occasion. Yet it should not be so, for it is but an inevitable consequence of life itself, a stage in the evolution of your careers. The freedom and discipline of the University experience, and the gaiety, too, will only give way to the freedom and discipline and humour of a wider world. New horizons will be opening up, presenting new views and new problems, adding to your experiences, enriching your lives and taxing your abilities. There is no need to be depressed at the gathering clouds which cast darl4 shadows on our world. It is only necessary to remember that the whole fabric of the democratic doctrine has been woven out of the thread of the idea that man is a reasonable being, that he is moved by reason not by passion, that he is capable of exercising self-dis- cipline and self-restraint, that his inherent virtues merit the dignity which has been conferred on him. There is no need to assume that that fabric which for a century served the world so well has now become threadbare and moth-eaten. There is no need to be caught in the fatalism of our times. There is no need to become an un- resisting victim of the doctrine so common throughout the worldfthe doctrine which denies the dignity of manlcind, which prevents the elevation ofthe human spirit, and which corrupts the effort to emancipate the human race. If to some it seems that blaclc doom is slowly settling down on our lives, it would be wisdom to remember that without courageous resistance those forebodings will become an accomplished fact. If to some it seems that our world does not extend the inviting hand of opportunity as former worlds have done, it would be well to remember that one of our great taslcs is to revive the promise of attaining distinction through worlc well done. This is no time to embrace the philosophy of despair, to cave in before the constant ideological drum fire of an alien line. lndeed, this is the time for courage and vision, determination and faith. For they alone can restore tranauility to a troubled universe. This is your taslc as educated men and women. This is, indeed, everyones taslc, and you are merely enlisting your services in the cause. You must appreciate how sincerely we wish you well and how deeply we hope for you Good Luclc, Good Deeds and a Good Life. 11

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