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45 Commenc ement by Ron StrilivejXIII The annual Commencement Exercises of the Orangeville District High School for the year 1954 - 55 took place on November 19th. This year's programme differed from those previous in that no plays or gymnastic displays were presented. Nevertheless a capacity crowd of the good citizens of Orangeville turned outg for as Mr. High, the guest speaker, suggested, for what purpose are commencements, if not to honour the students . This year the School Orchestra under the able direction of Mr. Dvorak played a major part in the programme. Its delightful music began the programme, and was interspersed with the presen- tations of Certificates, awards and prizes, and diplomas and brought the evening to a memorable close. Included in the repertoire were such selections as the overture from Rigoletto, Pomp gl Circumstance and the March of the Prefects., It was indeed an excellent showing by the School Orchestra. The presentation of the Intermediate Certificates by Mrs. G., H, Kearns began the actual Exercises. This year some 61 students were successful in receiving their certificates. After a musical int- erlude, Mrs. Kearns was then pleased to call upon those students who had been fortunate enough to have won a prize or an award. Outstanding this year in her scholastic achievements, was Mary Jackson, who was presented with the Dominion Command Scholarship by R. Barbour, President of the Canadian Legion. After the presentation of the Secondary School Diplomas and Commercial Certificates, Mr., J.B., Dods, chairman of the O.D. H,S. Board introduced to the audience the guest speaker, Professor N. High of the O.A.C. In his speech, the theme of which was, Wealth or Poverty , he informed the Graduating Class especially, that it was now up to them whether they would strive to be wealthy in purse, so to speak, or whether in the sense of honour among their fellow men. He reminded them, however, that each should set his own definite goal and never deviate from it whatever it might be. Following this excellent address by Professor High, 19 happy and deserving studerits - last yearls grade 13, received their Secondary School Honour Diplomas. My,how smart they looked as they crossed the stage! I am sure the audience as well as the staff were highly proud of them.
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The second and last of the excellent speeches of the night was made when Mary Jackson, this yearls validictorian, ascended the platform. Mary compared her high school days to a slippery, treacherous ladder which could, by onels own accord, bring a person to the honourable realization of a grade 13 diploma, This ladder was composed of many rungs, 2- factual education, tolerance, co- operation and common sense., I am sure. that the Graduating Class felt that everything that they wished to be expressed, Mary had in- cluded. The Commencement Exercises of 1954 - 55 thus go down in the annuls of almighty time. H H ll Valedictory Address by Mary Jackson Here befbre you this evening sits a brave, little band of students who have set out to employ the knowledge and training gained as five year tenants of Orangeville District I-Hgh School. In the past few weeks, they have , no It is indeed an honour for tions of longing and home doubt, experienced innumerable emotions. me , on their behalf, to explain why the emo- sickness have often been uppermost. We are, what ourselves in High School. of learning, but it is also we, with the help of our teachers, have made For what is High School? It is an institution more., I would like to think of it as a ladder which raises us from childhood maturity., However, I should not say which raises us , for a ladder will not raise anyone. Although this ladder is not very high, its rungs are slippery, and the only waylto reach the top is to climb all the way of our own accord. The first rung of the ladder is, of course, factual education. This rung, to all of us, is exceedingly slippery, and must be mounted with a good deal of care and concentration. When it has been successfully achieved, another big step is to be taken to the next rung which is tol- erance. Volumes could be filled with records of wars, quarrels and disasters, caused by the lack of this important virtue. The spirit of tolerance is greatly accentuated dn High School., We encounter it both in and out of the classroom where a healthy respect should always be maintained for anotherls opinion. We have our first taste of being trea- ted as adults and if, at the same time, we acquire the priceless gift of tolerance, we are ready for the next step upward on our ladder. ' I
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