Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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anthropology and medicine: Dr. Alex Sim considered The Adolescent and his Cultural Background , and Dr. Jack Denne spoke on Attitudes . One Sunday, Mr. XYallace Forgic showed pictures of Camp Tonakela in Indiag he was accompanied by Dr. John Hastings, who later spoke in Chapel on A Life of Service . Mr. Vtlilliam R. Cook conducted a service of readingsg this was of especial interest because Mr. Cook had contributed largely to the creation of the form of worship which has been used since the re-opening of the School in 1927. Mr. Anthony Frisch, as Secretary ofthe United Nations Association in Toronto, discussed this world organization with special emphasis upon its final dependence on the attitudes of individual human beings. With special pleasure we welcomed back two former Headmasters and present friends: Mr. Rourke told us his thoughts On Coming Back , and Mr. McCulley made an impassioned plea for the life of thc spirit under the heading To-morrow is Already Here . .These men have given us incalculably much in the pastg we are so bold as to count upon their continuing generous interest in the future. V A Scene from the Grade X Production, The Little Man Twenty-fzfv

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chapel 1953 - 54 WHEN OLD BOYS REMINISCE ABOUT PICKERING days, much is undoubtedly said of epic football games, records broken on Sports Day, seemingly non-stop bull-sessions in the quiet hours, examinations which were murderous, glorious Gilbert and Sullivan productions, and of a thousand other significant events and moments, highlighted by the friends who shared them. These things would not be woven into the whole cloth of life at Pickering , however, were they not given pattern and texture and deep meaning by the ideas considered each Sunday evening during Chapel Service. Here a iiame is re-kindled without which life would be cold and barren, from day to day and during the years away from Pickeringg here a faith is forgedg here the bright vision is seen whole, and its light endures. The Headmaster in September ,initiated a 'series of talks in which, in the course of the year, members of the staff, guests, and students joined. His chats on Our Inheritance , Our Opportunityn, and Cur School made clear the Christian basis of education at Pickering, the eternal value of the Quaker precepts on whichlthe School was founded, and a faith in humanity's future without which no philosophy of life is workable. His colleagues spoke on related themes-Mr. Stewart on 'tOurselves and The Lord 's Prayer , Mr. Blackstock on The lnalienable Rights of Athletes , Mr. Cornell on Bury the Dead , Mr. McLaren on Our Faithw, and at the final Chapel of the year, the Headmaster spoke on In Trust For Mankind , an address which is re- printed below. Two services in the winter term were conducted by members of the School Committee, they spoke with thoughtfulness and conviction, sharing with the community their individual emphases on the nature of the good life. John NVes1ey discussed The Strength of our Convictions , Ian Paterson spoke of Foundations for the Future , Warren Skuse's theme was A Helping Hand , and Bob King talked of The Happy Warriorn. In the second service, David Stewart took as his subject The Lovely Virtue , J. M. Barrie 's phrase for couragel'g Garth Enerson considered A Way of Lifeng John Tattle chose as his title To Grow and Gain and Give , and Paul Dean summed up the essential ideas of the seven previous speakers under the heading ' ' Virtues ' '. - The College each year is deeply indebted to visitors whose ideas, based on their studies and experiences in the larger community, are invariably stimulating and broadening. An interesting continuity of theme was sometimes apparent, thus, Rabbi Eisen, of Holy Blossom Temple, commented on The Art of Living Togethern, Dr. Bernhardt had as his text No Man Liveth to Himself , and Richard Broughton, a memberfof the Society of Friends recently arrived from England, posed the question And NVho is My Neighbour? . Fred Haslam described for us The Quaker Approach to Life . Two Old Boys returned to guide our Sunday evening reflections, each distinguished in his field, of Twenty-four

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in trust for mankind The Headmasters Address to the Graduating Class at the Closing Chapel, June 6th, 195-1. They only are loyal to this school, who, departing, bear their added riches in trust for mankind . ITHIN 'rHEsE XVALLS much has been though and dreamt and pledged by you and by me in these days together, n-ow so nearly past. For here surely, as autumn changed to winter and winter to spring, here, as we meditated under- the guidance of Pickering men - Staff and Committee alike, of Rabbi, Quaker, one speaker in the twilight of his days, younger men on the threshhold of lives of service, two former Headmasters who know and love our school, here surely, something was added to -our stature, something of understanding, something of self-knowledge, -- a vision of a better way of life which we reverently call the Kingdom of God. And now as we gather together for the last time, each one of us may look into his own heart to discover what has happened to himself within these walls. Those of you who know Pickering best, will know that everything of good in our school must find its roots here in Chapel, whether it be the way we live together, the way we play together, the ambitions and goals we set for ourselves, the kind of men we want to become. These thoughts about our growth and development in the year past must be of special significance to those-our eldest sons-about to take their leave of Pickering. who are sitting with us tonight for the last time as students of this College. But is it necessary to tell you, men who have been here one, two, tour, five or seven years, of the ideals which form the only justification for the existence of this school? I believe so! One of the meanings of the verb to graduate is to change by degrees and as you leave this hill-top, there will be a change in the degree of responsibility you must accept. VVhatever strength has been added unto you during your stay within these walls, has not been given for your own personal aggrandize- ment. It has possibly often seemed so, even to th-ose of us who have had the responsibility for your education. At times you and we have forgotten the ultimate goal - that the only purpose of our being on this planet is to build Jerusalem in this our green and pleasant land, to help one another. Everything we do has this common basis , . . whether it be in the area of academics, athletics, intellectual pursuits, cultural absorptions . . . and now more than ever must you know, as Pickering men, that you bear a great trust. What is this great trust? ls it made up of these tiresome truisms, these pat platitudes, these words, words, words? It is not! It is, indeed, based Twcn.ty'six'