Mount Royal College - Varshicom Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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STUDENT UNION PRESIDENTS ' MESSAGES All good things must come to an end. Most of us at present do not feel this way about college until we have passed commencement day and have gone out on our own. But eventually we all realize that our college days were one of the good things in iife. Every year at M.R.C. something new is added or something is taken out of moth balls and given a fresh start, and this year is no exception. First, we now have a president for each semester. I was against this at first, but wouldn ' t have missed my term in office for anything. Secondly, our Cabaret Dance. We had many obstacles to overcome in connection with this event, and the spirit of the students who gave a helping hand was greatly appreciated. For myself, I have never seen a college dance like it — simply an overwhelming success. Thirdly, came the Booster Club, which sponsored the Sport ' s Rally with Sugarfoot Anderson. Due to a little persuasion we had a splendid turnout. We were pleased to hear the presses rolling as the Press Club commenced work on a new monthly paper, The Acquaintance . We hope they continue with the good work. Then the Drama Club, featuring Mr. Kelly and his famous group of players, has been doing a wonderful job. I wish to express my humble thanks to the Council and the Faculty for their support in a most enjoyable semester. I am only sorry that my days at M.R.C. have come to an end. To the students I wish you every success in whichever field of endeavour holds your future. Adios, Wm. GRANT HINCHEY, • c • a e As June and examination time draw near, I cannot help but feel depressed at the thought of leaving Mount Royal. I, along with many others, will always have a warm spot in my heart for old M.R.C. This year has created for us, many pleasant memories. No one will forget the first performance of our very attractive but very nervous cheerleaders who mistakenly cheered for Joe Bush instead of Ray Temple; nor the expression on Maureen ' s face when she was presented with her gift of monogrammed lingerie at the Engineers ' Ball; nor the tame pigeon who went wild in the room of one of our cheerleaders; and of course not the raid on the boys ' dorm. The College will suffer a great loss when Mrs. Layton leaves in the Spring, but for multitudes of M.R.C. students the mention of Mrs. Steevie will bring back fond recollections of a wonderful lady. During the time we have spent at the College we have not only improved our knowledge, but also our characters. True, we have made many mistakes — I will never be able to forget the time that I used an ain ' t for an aren ' t during an anouncement in an assembly — but by benefitting by them do we improve ourselves. In closing, I wish to thank the members of the Students ' Council and the different committees who have worked so hard to make our Students ' Union a success; and to express my sincere appreciation to Dean Collett, and the rest of the staff, for their guidance and help. BILL HALLIDAY. COLLEGE, CALGARY PAGE 13

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e65a e 5L 2 , ' ean d Let men only consider: It they would apply only a small portion of the infinite expenditure of latent time and fortune now given to matters and studies of tar interior importance and value, to sound and solid learning, it would be sutticient to overcome every ditticulty. ■— Francis Bacon, Novum Organum (1620) Now that Mount Royal College is approaching the close of another academic year it may be well for us to remind ourselves that, while separate terms may come to a close, the process of learning never does end. Life in this last half of the twentieth century is far from simple and is becoming more and more com¬ plex all the time. The number of things that we have to know in order to comprehend all the things that go on around about us is tremendous. Without some sense of direction and some underlying principle of action we would be quite confused and. entirely unable to cope with modern life. The actual purpose of education, as a consequence of this situation, is to help individuals to discover for themselves principles of action and of living. We are very much inclined, in this age that is so dedicated to techniques, to think that the end of education is to learn how to earn a living. Actually the purpose of education is to show us how to earn a life. Underneath the variety of subjects that are taught and beneath the numerous activities in which you have engaged in the College is a desire to help you to find out how to live a life that is of value to yourself and the community in which you live. Thus, if you have been able to do this, you will be in a position to make some contribution either great or small to the progress of the world. For we must never forget, despite the complexity of the age and the feeling of futility that comes to us as we look at the forces operating beyond our control, that the future of the world does depend on the individual and how the individual acts. We wish for those of you that will be with us next year a greater insight into what education attempts to do for you. To those of you that leave us this year we commend the thought that continuing education throughout life is one of the most important needs of the day. VC J. COLLETT PAGE 14 MOUNT ROYAL