Paris District High School - Yearbook (Paris, Ontario Canada)

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 17 Valediotory It is with great pleasure that I address you to-night as Valedictorian of the 1935 Graduating Class. I welcome this opportunity to meet again the members of our class, to express on their behalf our gratitude to the teachers, and to say farewell to those whose good fortune it is to remain in such congenial surroundings. It is difficult to express our feelings on leaving school. We are elated at having reached this goal for which we have worked, and yet we are re- luctant to leave the classes and associations which have formed such a large and intimate part of our life. As we review our school life, it is the pleasant memories which stand out most clearly. Perhaps distance lends enchantment , for the hours of work and study and the examinations and struggles with our pet subjects seem remote, while the Literary meetings, the oratory contests and de- bates, the basketball games and the field days stand out vividly in our memory. Our first two years passed slowly and we wondered if we should ever reach Fifth Form, but how quickly the last two years have slipped by until now we are leaving the school. As we again stand on the thresh- old of a new stage in our life, we see what a kindly sheltered existence the school offered, and how heedlessly we took it for granted, and we feel real regret at leaving. In those first years, it seemed incredible that we should ever advance so far as to master the intricacies of Upper School subjects, yet diHiculties dissolved before our labours, and with the foundation laid in the earlier years, those subjects did not seem so difficult as we had imagined. What had appeared as advanced knowledge we can now regard as simply- a start, a basis for our advance into the realms of learning. And so we al- ways find it-the more we learn, the greater the field it opens to us to learn more, and to improve ourselves. What truer or better help could we have than the motto which graces our own school crest, Labor Omnia Vincit -Work Overcomes All Diffi- ctultiesf' We found its value and truth as we proceeded through school, i we learned it well, we unconsciously use it nowg and throughout our life, we must realize it is the real basis of all advancement we may make. I Our years here did more than offer us knowledge. They offered won- derful opportunities to develop a personality, and the watch-word of the school You are on your honor, must indeed have helped strengthen our character. But best of all, we were able to meet new friends, and continue with old friends, in friendships of warm, true loyalty, which often helped us more than any other influence, and which we shall always treasure. The students of this school are very fortunate in the personal direc- tion they receive from the staff. They are always willing and ready to help, and for their kindly interest we are very grateful. Such close co- operation brings a strong friendship between teacher and pupil, and an ability to Work together in the best interests of the school. To you who remain, we hand over the responsibility of upholding the honour and traditions of the school. Remember it is not enough simply to wing you must preserve that true British spirit of sportsmanship, and play the game. In years to come we shall follow with interest your exploits, and rejoice in your triumphs both as scholars and as sportsmen. We hope you will not forget us, for we should like to remain in spirit, at least, members of the school. Adam Miller.