North Bay Teachers College - Polaris Yearbook (North Bay, Ontario Canada)

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W f f- tri fi' f' X ,:,, M In Memoriam Marchand on Friday, November 8th It was with much grief that we learned of the sudden passing of Gregory Everyone knew him as 'Greg'. He was a student just as we are, carrying the same hopes and idealsg desiring the same vocation. We may feel that these hopes and ideals, his desire to become the best teacher he could be, were terminated by his sudden passing, but we, as his friends and associates, can recall his enthusiasm, effort, and friendly manner. We can project these many qualities through ourselves. A kindly thought, a silent prayer, or a fond remembrance can serve as a link between his goals in life and those of our own. All who knew 'Greg' personally shared his warm smile and his witty quips, but more than that, they shared a friendship. 'Greg' liked people and people instinctively liked 'Greg'. If I were to write a brief comment beside his name, l should say: He filled his days with deeds, Not with lingering years. May God Bless 'Greg'. 72 4

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.-.Wt ... ,ww mass.. mf f r 5 Q Et i 5 mssismw . Students' Council FRONT, Left to Right: Karen Harrower, Secretaryg Don Caswell, Vice-Presidentg Zane Avery, Presidentg Laurier Larcher, Treasurer. BACK: Mr. VanDusen, Staff Advisorg Chuck Vernelli, Frank O'l-lagan, Kevin Ross, Ted Evans, Marcel Gauthier, Robin Kidd, Miss Stevens, Staff Advisorg Inset, Thomas Knight. MISSING: Larry Marchand. It is always an honour to write about nice people and always pleasant to be associated with them. Over the course of the year, we, on the council, had the opportunity to form such friendships. Your 1968-69 council was composed of a rather heavy male contingent- IO male students to 1 female student. There was, at first, some slight apprehension that the female students would not receive adequate consideration in our planning. Such was not the case. Karen l-larrower, our secretary, ably represented the female students, in addition to adding charm and balance to your council. It is the theme of balance that I would like to consider as the main characteristic of our group. There was no domineering figure on the council. Everyone was mainly concerned with representing, to the best of his ability, the interests of the entire student body. To this end, then, we applied ourselves with good concord, no dissension and serious thought. Of course, our abilities and personalities varied as our approach to performing our responsibilities. But it was just this diversity which added the proper atmosphere for effective results. We had our problems and frustrations. However, they were not of a serious nature. Primarily they revolved around what at times appeared to be a lack of spirit among the student body. We realized of course that this was endemic to the student teacher training scene- there were many weeks when we were scattered in schools throughout the district and the girls heavily outnumbered the boys. These two examples indicate the type of obstacles which impeded greater involvement in the social activities. All in all, we feel that most of you will look back on your year at the college with fond memories. We on the council will. I believe that we can say without equivocation that this year was a good year, that as a council, we were successful, that we performed our charge of representing your interests with diligence and seriousness. From our position, it was both rewarding and satisfying. We were glad to have been chosen by you to work for you. We thank you for the opportunity. May I, as President of the council, say to the council, that I enjoyed our association. May I extend to the council and the students of 1968- 69 North Bay Teachers' College my warmest and kindest wishes. I wish you good luck, much joy, and many happy years in the teaching profession. 74 I