Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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T is with deep and so mi sincere regret that we record the death on December 29th, 1932, of Mr. Albert S. Rogers, Chairman of the Corporation of Pickering College. Had it not been for the personal enthusiasm of Mr. Rogers, Pickering College would not have been reopened. From his earliest youth he had been associated with the school and in maintaining his interest, as he did, until his death, he was giving expression to one of the deepest instincts of his nature. He had been suc- cessful in the world of business but it was his most sincere desire that his success should be shared with others. He was most anxious that the school, which from the begin- ning of,Quakerism in Ontario, had been an expression of the Quaker ideals of life, should be carried on, even though changing conditions necessitated changes in details of policy. Simplicity was the outstanding characteristic of his own life and habits. A kindly spirit of tolerance was equally a part of his nature. Of pioneer stock himself, a grandson of one of the earliest settlers in Newmarket, he was a true Canadian. By means, how- ever, of his associations both in industry and in the work of the Society of Friends, his contacts were world wide in their scope, so that his Canadianism was never a rabid or blatant nationalism. A large part of the equipment of the school is due to Mr. Rogers' beneficence. In the details of policy it is his spirit which has largely determined the course of the last six years. He proved himself on numerous occasions a kindly, tolerant and sympathetic adviser to the headmaster and the staff. If in the years to come Pickering College graduates can reflect in their lives something of the spirit of patience and positive goodwill that marked his life, Mr. Rogers' ambition for the school will have been largely realized. There are some whom a thirst Ardent, unquenchable, fires Not with the crowd to be spent. Not without aim to go round In an eddy of purposeless dust, Effort unmeaning and vain Souls tempered with fire Fervent, heroic and good Helpers and friends of mankind. These lines adequately describe his life. The finest tribute that we of Pickering can pay to his memory is to allow his life to be a constant inspiration to us to . . . continue our march On, to the bound of the waste, On, to the City of God. 15

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