Peterborough Teachers College - PTC Yearbook (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)

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COLLEAGUES REMEMBER... Having served on the staff of this institution since September first, 1 940, Mr. McKinney retired at the end of October, 1969. His experience in teacher education goes back to 1937 when he was appointed to the staff of Ottawa Model School. There have been a total of seven principals of this college since its founding in 1908 as Peterborough Normal School. Mr. Duncan Walker, the first principal is the only one under whom Mr. McKinney has not served on staff. Mr. McKinney's story is one of a man who has given generously of himself. In his own natural, frank way he has touched the lives of thousands. Most of the graduating class of 1970 knew Mr McKinney only two months. Were you not impressed with the facility with which he established rapport with a new class? He learned your names not merely to streamline class routinesg -- he was interested in every individual as a person. Over the years his ability to inspire and assist has been appreciated by students of every age. As a teacher he has taught children, tyros in the profession, and experienced teachers as well. As a dynamic music teacher, his accomplish- ments range from the training of choirs that thrilled their audiences, to the transformation of countless out-of- tunes into the status of follower for better.l His wise counsel has helped many a student over a rough spot. Active in community programmes, Mr. McKinney has been a scout leader, is a past president of the Peterborough Community Concert Association, and a board member of Kawartha Medical. He has been active in So-Ed and other Y. M, C, A. programmes. Many other contributions to community ventures could be mentioned. But now we want to congratulate Mr. McKinney on having reached this stage in his life having retained so much zest for living. Our very best wishes go with him now that he has time to enjoy his gardening, photography, and especially travel. We hope he thinks of us when he is at OSAKI for EXPO 7O! 11

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OUR MASTERS... We will pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again. This first quote I'm sure has been the motto of the masters of the Peterborough Teachers' College. To the students of Peterborough Teachers' College they have passed on this inspiration to be our motto as building teachers. Not once did they defer. Not once did they neglect. But always during the past, now in the present and on through the future, good things were done by them, and are being done by them, and will be done by them as they treat us as the individuals we are. Patience: kindness: generosity: humility: courtesy: unselfishness: good tempers: guilelessness: sincerity: - these make up the supreme gift, the stature of the perfect man. This second quote describes our masters quite fittingly. Deserving of this praise they are, as they taught us through these traits of theirs, the stature of the perfect man. Through their patience they showed perfect love. Their kindness gave us great pleasure. Their generosity taught us not to be envious. Their humility taught us to forget what good we have done, because they showed us that love hides even from itself, that love waives even self satisfaction. Their courtesy showed us how to love in society, to love in relation to etiquette. They taught us unselfishness by showing us that there is no greatness in material things. Their good tempers and dispositions showed us that love is not easily provoked. Their possession of guilelessness is their great secret of personal influence. If you think for a moment, you'll realize that these masters who influenced us are the people who believed in us. Their sincerity taught us that love is not a thing of enthusiastic emotion, but rather a rich, strong, manly, vigorous expression of the whole individual. . So to all the masters who have worked in these rooms: to all the masters who have encouraged our thoughts and nurtured our ideals: to all their laughter and cheers for our victories: to all their disappointments: to all their defeats: to all the assemblies: to all the lectures, practice teaching, and long hours of homework: to all our panel masters, staff advisors to clubs: to our excellent student-master relationship: to their unique school spirit which has above all taught us self-confidence and human worth: to all this we give our thanks. Through all these headaches and moments of happiness, through all these memories, our masters have survived. They have shown us uniqueness, given us personal values, and shown us their individuality. Now to them we dedicate our yearbook.

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