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

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Mrs. D . Redmond Mrs. M. Mitchell I Mrs. D. Gigg PHOTO AVAILABLE Mr . A . Wilkinson CTUSTGJDEHEANS Mrs. N. Kersell Mrs. R. Sache big? Mr. L. Doucette Mr. D. Oshell Miss G. Godin

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W, Rev. C.W. Cope B.A., B.D. Vfws , ff Rev. A.C. Young B.A. Sister Jacqueline O'Brien B. A . , M . A. Rev. R. S . Hiltz B.A. Sister Nora Murphy B.A. W5 Jan. 15, 1971 The threat to freedom lies in the process of reducing human relations to a matter of fact. Human life is no long- er a dramag it is a routine. Uniqueness is suppressed, re- petitiveness prevails. We teach our students how to recog- nize the labels, not how to develop a taste. Standardiza- tion corrodes the sense of ultimate significance. Man to his own selfbecomes increasingly vapid, cheap, insignifi- cant. Yet without the sense of ultimate significance and ultimate preciousness of one's own existence, freedom be- comes a hollow phrase. We are losing our capacity for freedom. New forces have emerged which regulate our actions. Modern man is not motivated anymore, he is being propelledg he does not strive anymore, he is being driven. Those are the words of Rabbi Abraham Heschel. They are depressing words. But they ring true, as you who will soon be part of the educational Establishment know only too well. We who participated in the Religious Instruction classes this year did so in the conviction that only the spiritual wholeness which is God's great gift to men can conquer those problems which Heschel decries. We hope the two weeks of discussions we shared with you helped you--at least a little--to see and revel in your and your future pupils' God-given uniqueness and significance. It is a great responsibility that our society places on your shoulders: you are to draw forth from boys and girls what they really are: but what they may never know they are without your help! God go with you in your task. The Instructors in Religion

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