Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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THE VOYAGE UR JOSEPH MCCULLEY, BA Headmaster 16

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THE VOYACEUR VOL. 12 lQ3Q l'Unl.lsuI+:D ln' 'rnl-: S'rAl-'F AND S'rlvDlcN'rs on-' PICKERINCE Col.l.l-:f:.r:. NEWS'NIAl!KE'P, ONTAIRICD, CANADA 'UZD TE Page A Personal Word-The Headmaster 17 Editorial ............................... 18 Education for What?-The Headmaster.. 23 Staff Notes ............................ 27 Old Boys' Association .. . 28 LITERARY The Course in Business Administration A. M. Chipman ................... 35 Chapel Speakers-Lucien Kurata . 36 Rome Burned Too-Bill Jay .......... 38 A Woodland Tragedy-Albert Dorland 39 A Day in the Life of a Junior Corridor Kid-Barney Apple ................. 41 What a Man-Hugh Buchanan .. 42 Our Generation ................ . 44 Clouds-Bill McDonald . . . . 44 STUDENT ACTIVITIES The School Committee-Gordon Hay .. 46 Valete-G. N. T. Widdrington ........ 47 Firth House-Ward Cornell ........ .. 48 Caribbean Holiday ........... ...... 5 0 The Social Go-Round ................. 53 Mikado or The Town of Titipu-Georgie 55 Campbell .......... . ............... . Dramatic Club-F. D. L. Stewart .... 56 CLUBS Page Kosmo Club-Hugh Buchanan ........ Root of Minus One-Craig McGillivray Pohkon Club ......................... Not in Graduating Class ATHLETICS'- First Rugby Team-Gordon Hay ...... Junior Football Team-Robt. McNally Bantam. Rugby-Charles Beer and Allan McNeil .............. . ............. . First Hockey Team-Glen Ayers . Second Hockey Team-Bill Dodds Midget Hockey-Barney Apple .. Intra-Mural Sports Programme -C. R. Blackstock .......... Senior Basketball-Mike Harris Junior. P1'ep Basketball Team, ....... John Williams ...... .......... Softball ...... . . ..... .. Tennis ........ .... ........... BadmintonwGeorp.re Campbell . .. Skiing-Bob Hendershott ..... Track Sz Field .......... Sports' Day ................. PICKERING COLLEGE STAFF .. STUDENT ADDRESS LIST .... OUR ADVERTISERS ..... 58 59 60 61 64 68 69 T1 7.2 T3 74 T5 T7 78 'IS T8 T9 8.2 14 52 84 86 98

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THE VOYAUEUR A Personal Word NE OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS about life is life itself, with its perf sistent and inherent will to perpetuate itself. The tiny rootlet of the growing plant carries within itself strength to overcome almost any ref stricting bonds. Seed grain found in the tombs of longfforgotten Pharaohs is still capable of growth. In spite of the destruction that is waged upon each other by the various species of lower animals, life 'goes on. In the course of human history mankind has been exposed to the ravages of plague, famine, war and natural calamity of all kindsg but still the human race survives. Nature in all its forms seems capable of almost any adjustment so long as the main object is served,-that life itself may be continued. War and war's alarms have occupied much of our thinking during the past year, conflicts of ideologies-political, racial and economic-have brought in their wake human misery and suffering of a sort almost unprecedented in the world's history. All the peoples of the world,-except perhaps those who are too backward to be touched by the forces that move the more civilized -are living in daily fear of the outbreak of another world war. Security for young and old, anywhere on the globe, seems to be practically nonfexistent. It is imperative, therefore, that at the present moment in human hisf tory the educator should recognize, not merely the vitality of life itself but the equal vitality of those qualities and values which contribute to make the human animal a civilized being. An outstanding American educator has recently said that It is almost literally 'now or never' with education in America. We may, indeed, be too late to make the changes that will have to be made if anything is to be done to save the day for the kind of decent human life we mean by democracy, not only in America but everywhere. Under such conditions, the only possible attitude that free men can adopt, consistent with the dictates of conscience and intelligence, is to assert afresh on every possible occasion and with 'all possible strength the gospel in which we believe. Human rights are paramount values, human personality is an end in itself g honesty, justice and fairfdealing are not only the basis of true religion but of a sound economy and of wholesome politics. As far as Pickering College is concerned, it is an abiding faith in these principles that has actuated, and will continue to motivate, its work. All the activities-academic, athletic, social and religious should evidence this purf pose. It is my very sincere hope that, at least in a small way, we may make some contribution to the realization of these values in human affairs. I trust that the following pages, the record of another year of varying activity, may reveal something of this spirit and purpose. To all those who have conf tributed in any way to this record of achievement, and particularly to those who are responsible for its presentation in the form of our annual year book, is extended my deep personal thanks. That the days to come, whether they be bright or fair, will provide opporf tunity for further service is the constant hope of your Headmaster, 0-4. 17