Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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EMILY FRANCES JONES STREETER 1891 - 1952 In lleep apprecialion of her selfless life. this eflition of The Voyageur is cledicalecl lo the memory of Mrs. Streeler ll'll0. from 1.92.9 unlil her last illness, served with pafient and clieerful rlezforion llze members of llze Piclfering College comznunity. Five

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a farewell to picleering 0o'rs uaow DEEP AND XVIDE in twenty-six years. Loyalties are forged, tasks are tackled, and friends are made. Pickering' offers an ideal environment for these thingsg the beloved community has a way of gripping and challenging and rewarding its members. The decision to leave the hilltop was not for me lightly made. I was one of the lucky ones who had the privilege, in January 1928, of joining those who were re-founding Pickering College. That was a. great day for me. I came as a tyro of twenty-two to begin the job of moving my castles from the air to the ground. I often had to let enthusiasm substitute for wisdom and skill, but I honestly believe that I have always tried hard to approximate my best. My failures were of the hand and the head, not of the heart. For Pickering tlollege and the things for which it stands soon became a part of meg they are now a vital factor that must govern my future thinking and living. How can I ever forget the ups and downs, the successes and failures, of those fine years? There were lots of worries. Some were trivialg some were global. The team of dedicated young men who were my colleagues brought the school through a world depression and through a world war. Other young men, similarly dedicated. will bring Pickering through whatever lies ahead. No, I would not call back a single year of the twenty-six. It has not all been easy going, sometimes I felt the problems were much bigger than I. But the successes have always been greater than the failures, and the trend is ever upwards. The school is better now than it ever was, yet not as good as it will surely be. A new opportunity and a new challenge now lie ahead of me. I believe that it is good for the school and good for me that I should accept them. Strong, capable hands and stout hearts are left to guide the destinies of Pickering. I doubt neither the high hopes nor the high quality of those who will surely transmit this City not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to them . For me there will always remain pleasant memories, - worthwhile work, warm friendship, great fun. Aeneas, many years ago, said it for ine: Haec ohm memzmssc Jurabzf. These will indeed be wonderful things to remember. -RoBER'r E. K. ROURKE Seven