Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Echoes Yearbook (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)

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THE rice ES I J' 'lf - , 1, 1- I Valebictory fA66ress, 1934 R. CHAIRMAN, guests, members of the staff and pupils of the Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School: It is my part this afternoon to convey to the members of the student body of this school the impressions, the feelings and the convictions which we, the class of 1934, carry away with us after our sojourn at the Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School. It has been a sojourn of inestimable value, for it has played a great part in the development of our lives. What we have experienced here has directed us into various channels of development, intellectual and physical. Here we have been guided through what is undoubtedly one of the most important periods of our lives. In my opinion, I can do nothing more constructive than remind you of, and emphasize to you, this solemn duty of yours-the maintenance, yes and thefurther- ance of school spirit. Let me try to clarify my conception of school spirit. According to Herodotus, the Greeks had a word for it.- To Hellenikonf' which means simply a realization of the Hellenic unity of blood, language and religion, custom and interest. Surely the studenls of l:'.C.V.S. are encompassed by a closer bond of union than any mere racial spirit could form. You are fellow-members of a. great and vital institution, which needs your help, just as you need its help. At the risk of being scored as sententious, I repeat. that, not only should the school exist for your benefit, but you. yourself, should be equally prepared to help the school. Only by realization and by practice of this duty can you truthfully claim to be carrying out your part as a loyal and devoted member of the school. School spirit, in its broad sense, entails enthusiastic support of school activities and also a determination to conduct ones self so as never to sully the illustrious records of P.C.V.S., but rather to add to the enviable reputation of the school. Be broad in your sphere of interest and activity. Bear in mind the time-worn but weighty precept that one should, at no time, allow his work to interfere with his education. Only by devoting some of your time to activities of school life. apart from studies, can you acquire the full value of what this school has to offer you. In connection with athletic undertakings, I have noticed with pride that P.C.V.S. was, as usual, one of the strongest contenders in rugby. this fall, in a group which is certainly one of the strongest interscholastic leagues in the province. I am sure that, in every branch of sport, representatives of P.C.V.S. are this year distinguishing themselves, not only as very proficient performers, but, and this is far more important, as sportsmen and sportswomen of the highest type. I hear on all sides reports that the Literary Society Executive is functioning in a manner highly connncndable, to say the least. It is the duty of every member of the school to co-operate willingly with this important institution in any way he can. I could devote much time to lauding further the various activities of the school such as these, but it is not my intention to indulge in an excess of inconsequential panegyrics. Therefore, I pass on. It is an easy matter to convince most of you, I think, of the necessity for a school spirit and interest in athletic, social and literary functions, but it is a very diH'icult task to make any very deep impression in regard to the vital necessity of taking studies in earnest. I learn that a great many pupils of P.C'.V.S. are attending mmm