Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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school awards HE SCHOOL Ex'1'ENDs eoNeRA'1'ULAT10Ns to thosc students who have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to this year's student body and to Pickering College. IVAN MENCIK-The Harratt Cane, given by a vote of the graduating class to that student who most approximates the Pickering ideal. EDXVARIJ LOWRY, IVAN MENUIK, ALLAN SNIDER-The Widdring- ton Award, for eoininunity service. JOHN BRUWNliEl?l-Tlie Rogers Vane, awarded to that student in Firth House who best serves, in deed and spirit, his fellow students and Pickering College. Allun Snider, Ivan MwnriIt', Ed. Louru THE HUIYSSEAI' FRENCH PRIZE E TAKE PLEAsi'Ri: in announeing that the Rousseau l rench prize of the value of fifty dollars has been awarded to Archie Williamson. This award has been given by Mr. Real Rousseau, of Montreal, to the student who has shown the greatest interest and ability in the study ot' the French language during the past year. We should like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Rousseau for his generosity and to congratulate Archie on being the first recipient. Thirteen

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SKEITH, STEWART-A Prairie boy from New Dayton, Alberta . . . at Picker- ing three years, member of the Polikon Club, Glee Club . . . Second colours, senior football, senior prep. basketball, red intra-mural team . . . Plans to study at Olds Agricultural College, Alberta. SNIDER, ALLAN-A five-year man from Toronto . . . NViddrington Award winner, school committee all year . . . Fire Chief during the year of the Great Fire , . . Polikon Club, speaker one term . . .Glee Club . . . First colours, Senior football, senior h-ockey, year captain of the red intra-mural team, softball . . . Next year 's plans un-certain . . . wherever he may be: a great co-operator. STORIE, TOM-NVith us one year, from Oshawa . . . Thirty Club, president one term, corridor president, dance decorating committee . . . First colours, senior f-ootball, senior North York basketball, blue intra-mural team, sports' day captain, track and field, softball, tennis . . . Entering McGill to study engineering. SUAREZ, ALFONSO-Outstanding representative from South America . . . At Pickering one year from Sogamoso, Colombia . . . Dramatic Club, Root of Minus One Club . . . dance decorating committee . . . First colours, soccer, senior prep, basketball, blue intra-mural team, track and field . . . To study en- gineering at McGill and look after Storie. SUMNER, TERRENCE-From Thornhill, Ontario, at Pickering four years . . . School committee two years, Glee Club lead, Dramatic Club lead, Root of Minus One Club's suckerterry, Library committee, Quaker Cracker . . . First colours, two years, captain of senior football team, senior hockey, red intra-mural team, sports' day captain last year, softball, track and field . . . Next year: Arts at Western. UNDERHILL, ALBERT-At Pickering nearly four years, from Toront-0 . . . Dramatic Club lead, Thirty Club, Quaker Cracker editor, fall term , . . First colours, senior football, senior hockey, sports' day captain of the red intra-mural team, softball . . . Plans to go on to university in Arts. VAN ROYEN, PETER-Our American cousin from Silver Spring, Maryland . . . Witlh us one year, member of the bar for the Dramatic Club, Voyageur, editorial staff, Root of Minus One Club . . . Second colours, senior prep. basket- ball, juni-or A football, softball, silver intra-mural team . . . Going on to college in the Ulnited States, majoring in mathematics and science or engineering. VASSAR, CHARLES-Native of Oshawa, Ontario, at Pickering eight years . . . Polikon Club, speaker one term, Glee Club, Dramatic Club lead . . . Second colours, senior football, senior hockey, sports' day captain of the victorious silver intra-mural team . , . Next year: McGill . . . P.C. won't be quite the same without him. WHOLTON, SHIEL-Two years at Pickering from Galt, Ontario . . . Graduate of the business course, member of the Glee Club, member of the silver intra-mural team, track and field . . . Plans to enter the business world next year. Twelve

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chapel 1950-1951 UR CHAPEL SERVICES this year were as usual under the able direction of Mr. Rourke and his colleagues. XVally Meikle was responsible for the fine piano accompaniment for the hymns. At the Easter and Christmas services, Mrs. Rourke, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Beer offered some beautiful songs of devotion. Fred Hagan was responsible for the strikingly lovely Christmas service chapel set that was done in a mosaic-like Byzantine style. Through the year, some of the highlights were as follows: Un October 15th, 1950 Mr. Rourke, as a reception for new students, spoke on Sleeping Swords , the idea of the talk coming from the line in Jerusalem,'. Cn October 22nd the Reverend VVm. P. Jenkens of the Unitarian Church, Toronto, spoke to us on the beliefs of his church. Cn November 26th Rabbi Sydney O. Goldstein from the Temple Hesed Abraham, Jamestown, New York, spoke on What Christians should know about Judaism . On December 17th the annual Christmas Candlelight service was held with Mr. Rourke speaking on the text They looked up and saw a star . Many parents and guests enjoyed the service and the beautiful setting. Cn February 4th Dr. Karl S. Bernhardt spoke on Growing Up . February 25th was the service in which the student committee participated. On March 11th Mr. Vernon F. McAdam, Executive Director of the '4Boys' Clubs of Canada spoke on the work of this group and about other schools who are less fortunate than we. He asked for a clothing drive for a school in Montreal and recently we collected a large am-ount of used clothes for them. March 18th marked our Easter Chapel service in which Mr. Rourke spoke on If a man die, shall he live again? A Forest Hill Village High School teacher, Mr. Ted Jarvis, spoke to us on April 15th on the subject Failing Successfully . On April 22nd Dr. Richard D. Jones, Executive Director of the Can- adian Council of Christians and Jews made a powerful and interesting speech on racial discrimination and told of his travels about the world. On April 29th Reverend C. W. Sowby, Headmaster of Upper Canada College, gave a talk on St. Peter. The most unique service of the year was the last but one, held on May 20th, when the masters and students studied the last 20 years' chapel forms and compiled a 12-sheet chapel form, consisting of the most-read lines and most-sung hymns. The purpose was to give the graduating class a permanent memory of what Pickering College Chapel services stand for. At the closing Chapel of the year the Headmaster gave a memorable address to us all, the graduating class in particular, entitled A Date with Destiny . Fourteen