Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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?t7mE...-Eh... SQ I Z ' - l 53 B n in in n n in ,n 'B 5' S' .... mrrn HIS year many interesting discussions have been held on Sunday mornings in Mr. 'IvlcCulleyxs house. ,Several ofi these took place before Christmas, and included , a series of three directed by Mr. Statten under the general caption, Vocational Guidance, the Factors Concerned in Choosing a job, and the Type of Preparation Necessary Theretof' Mr. McCulley led two discussions in answer to various questions in the realm of religion. l Mr. Dunlop, of the Dept. of University Extension, U. of T., gave an afterfdinner address on the Varsity courses and for what they prepare one. Cn certain Sunday evenings the Chapel services were foregone and addresses were heard in their stead. Cn such an occasion Mr. E. H. Clarke, of Aurora, discussed the agriculturist's philosophy of life. A repref sentative of the Childrens Aid Society spoke on Crthopaedic Treatment and Healing in Cntario, and as illustrations he distributed actual photo' graphs of the work in progress. The head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency traced the growth of his organization and the part played by it in American history. Mr. A. C. Bunce, recently returned from Korea, spoke on conditions in that country. The Rev. James Endicott, on furlough from China, gave a summary of his work among the Chinese. 323-g:' lIillllllllllnli. fs fi' itll' ..,l' X - . 'U' X, il X. ' l , 'MMI' HIS year, according to our custom, some type of musical entertainment was pref S sented' every Sunday. Usually the recitals took place in the diningfroom after dinner, but dur' ing the winter term monthly Twilight Conf certs were given just after tea in the Assembly Hall. This latter group was very well attended by citizens of the neighbourhood and other visitors, in addition to members of the staff and many students. The first concert featured two groups of piano solos by Mrs. Mary Shore, and a group of songs by Mrs. Alice Rourke, accompanied at the piano by Mr. Frank Murch, the school's director of music. ' In February a programme was presented by the Russian Trio of To' Tiecntif ji to

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r: A I: E3 ll ll n o ei n ll I n u 1 3 nnnnnu .n Ea :.- IME JR N . ,X S.. Ya T has been customary to devote an hour each Sunday night to religious worship, and this year a group of services was held in which everyf one present took a greater part than in the past. The themes of such services held this year include Awareness of Beauty in Life, the Christ' mas service, Peace and Brotherhood, and Limberlost Reflections. In the last mentioned the following members of the staff gave brief talks on their impressions from the North: Messrs. Blackstock, Chipman, Charl- ton, Haydon, Hodgetts and Edmison. The first service of the year was directed by Mr. McCulley whose subject was The Life Worthwhile. At other dates during the year he spoke on The World Awaits! with references to the I-Iistomap of Evo' lution, One Thing Thou Lackestf' on choices between desire and necesf sity, and A New Year Message. Mr. Statten gave addresses at intervals, captioned Happiness and How to Obtain it, Making Decisions, Loyf altiesf' and 'lWhat am I Aiming at? All these addresses were challenging and inspiring. Shortly after its publication in Canada, Cry Havoc! by Beverley Nichols, furnished a background for a demand for peace by Mr. Widdrington- Later he based his religious remarks on Dr. Harry Emerson Eosdick's Adventurous Religion. just after Easter he discussed a magaf zine article entitled Freedom in Danger. Another member of the staff, Mr. Perry, spoke on The Came of Life, illustrating his talk with references to various sports. In addition to these a few special services have been held On Ref membrance Day an address by Dr. Frederick W. Norwood, of London, England, was read. Dr. Norwood delivered this address' in Montreal on Remembrance Day, 1932. Two gentlemen -from TocfH in Toronto took charge of Chapel on Dec. 3. This meeting laid the foundation for the school TocfH Club. Mr. Hodgetts and CldfBoy Bill Oille, paid brief tributes to the late johnny Copp, U. of T. Medical Student, who was killed by a robbers bullet. Tu enty-four iiii

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SF Al- B ..?6 Ts ...mera '-af 8 Q : ' ii-ii ll ll ll ll QI ll - U- ' H ll ll ll ll IX ll 3: 1 H W ll ll n n n an ! l !i! ll Il n n u an ronto, who accompanied themselves on their native balalaikas in an hour of Russian folk song. The March recital brought to the stage Mr. Poul Bai, who is always very popular at Pickering, in selections from his vast repertory of songs in all the European tongues. The last concert of the series featured the twofpiano talent of Messrs. Scott Malcolm and Reginald Godden, who gave a brilliant offering and answered two curtain calls. The same evening they were enjoyed by the boys in an allfrequest programme. In the afterfdinner concerts Mr. Frank Murch was frequently heard in short recitals. Accompanied at the piano by Miss Gwen. Williams, Mr. Adolph Koldofsky, first violinist in the Toronto Symphony Crchestra, favoured us with two or three excellent concerts consisting of wellfknown preludes, dances and so forth. Early in the year Messrs. Malcolm and Godden gave a group of piano duets, and later Mr. Malcolm was heard in solos. An innovation in music took the form of a marimbafxylophone duet by boys from the Junior Vocational School, Toronto, accmpanied by their instructress. In the vocal realm Mr. Bai raised his voice in joyful song to the accompaniment of Mr. Murch, who later presented his mother. After dinner on the last Sunday of term, Mr. Adolph Wantroff, barif tone, sang a number of songs in Russian and English. His songs were much appreciated. Later in the day he sang to an informal gathering in the headf masterls house and in the evening, at Chapel. E rose from his pile of figures. TH E Gentlemen! he cried, in a proud, triumphant voice. -- Gentleme'n! Our work is done. We have at last discovered and proved the true theory of the earth's creation, and the beginning of all substance-the 'Lamour' ray. For fifteen long years we have laboured hard to unearth this source of life, which from the beginning of time has baffled all research, for fifteen long years we've been damned by society, and cursed by their gods for our conceptions, but now, now our turn has come, now we can laugh, can laugh at all of them and their ludicrous superstitions-at their doctrines of God,-brotherly love-forgiveness of sins-Christ, Heaven, . . . .Gentlemen! Let us drink to science and its wonders. The God of science took the throne. People no longer worshipped the Iztcnty-.sire