Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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editorial ANY Galxntwrns or PICKERING COLLEGE will be leaving the school this summer -L in order to continue their education at an institute of higher learning or to begin work. They will quite naturally be filled with hope and confidence in the future. They will have painted pictures of success, filled with rosy skies and lush pasture. The sad part of the story is that most of these students have the notion, that as soon as they leave their university with a degree, they have the right to a top salary in an industrial company or to a leading position in whatever career in life they have chosen. Any student who can apply himself right at the beginning of his university ca reer, and keep from indulging in every little distraction that might present itself should succeed in life. There is a fairly large percentage of young men who g-o to university with the wrong impression, that a university is a kind of pleasure resort with all the expenses being paid by their fathers. Anyone who is facing the prospect of having to pay his own way through college, by Working summers or part-time during the year, will appreciate the fact that a college education is an opportunity and not to be taken for granted. It is most important for them to realize that they will not be treated with kid gloves, as their parents and teachers have been doing either consciously or without realizing it. They may apply for a job which a hundred others with the same qualifications have been refused. A university education is very definitely something to be desired, but unless a student can approach it as a sort of sub-career in which he must learn to fare for himself and do his best work, he may as well not go through with his Plans because he will certainly be unsuccessful and unhappy in any position he may be able to attain. A student who has worked hard at college and who has his degree, should not stop right then in his climb up the ladder of success. He is like a soldier who leaves for war and who has just been issued bullets, he hasn't killed any enemy soldiers yet but he is ready to play his part in the war. A university degree is a necessary armament for a man who wants to hold a responsible position, but, he should not get too overconfident. If he builds himself up in his own mind to a large extent, he runs the risk of being disappointed. This can be the cause of some disillusionmcnt and may make the hard Working fellow think he didn 't work hard enough. The best attitude to have when beginning a university career, or when entering life on your own is one of open-mindedness and of determination. Eight

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HARRY M. BEER, B.A HEADMASTER

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THE SCHOOL COIVIMITTICE FRON-'rg King, Crawford, Wesley tchairmanj Steivart, Emerson STANDING: The Headmaster, Tuttle, Leduc, Paterson, Skuse, Dean, Mr. Stezeurt. school committee ICKERING s'rUDEN'rs DO NOT SEEK the ottiee ot membership on the School Committee: the honour is thrust upon them by the vote of their fellows. For this reason the high standard of service attained generally' by eommittee members over the years is the more remarkableg they must earry out responsi- bilities which they have n-ot asked tor, and justify a eontidenee and trust re- vealed to them all too suddenly. It would appear that the satisfaction to be gained by being a member ot the Sehool Committee must depend very little on outward marks ot status and prestige, which are negligible, and very mueh on the member 's private knowledge Ot the extent to whieh he has been sueeesstul in subordinating lesser personal inclinations to greater community issues, there- by meeting mantully the ehallenge ot ohfiee. U11 this basis the members ot' the Committee ot' 1953-195-I must have gained great satisfaetion from their work. Vnder the chairmanship Ot John NVesley, they earried out eftieiently their more obvious duties: organizing danees, run- ning New Boys' Day, assisting with arrangements tor banquets, especially at Christmas, setting up c-lean-up and waiter routines, making preparations for N in 4'