Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

 - Class of 1955

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chapel Thou shalt lore the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the frst and great commandment. HESE vERsEs FROM ST. iVIATTHEWV,S GOSPEL provided the theme of the Head- master 's opening chapel address, the inspiration which he thus provided at the outset of the year gave an impressive and unusual consistency to many Sun- day evening meetings which followed, a consistency strengthened by his own subsequent references to this text. Several members of the staff offered their personal interpretations of this same passage, among them Mr. Blackstock and Mr. Stewart, Mr. Summerhayes, who entitled his address Love is the Verb of Action , Mr. McLaren, who posed the question XVhat. is your Religion? g Mr. Cherniak, whose comments on The Life Abundant were made in the context of some unusually stimulating readings, and Mr. Jackman, who spoke on The Ideal Young Man , pointing out that Hldeals are like stars: we never reach them but we chart our course by them. The service conducted by Mr. Frisch gave us fresh insight into the human resources of our community, students read in Hebrew, Spanish, Dutch, and English, and their contribution enhanced the significance of the speaker 's remarks on The Human Condition . Each year we are happy to record our debt in these pages to visitors who on Sunday evenings share with us their own experience of Christian endeavour and aspiration. Mr. Wilfred Trivett. of the United Nations Association spoke on The VVorld before Youn, and gave point to United Nations Day in October. Mr. Zac Phimister told of his work with the Quakers. and his remarks com- plemented an historical survey of Quakerism movingly presented by David Law- ley later in the year. The visit to the school of Father Gerrard Keeney, C.P., underlined the common purpose inspiring all Christian denominations, he spoke of monasticism in general and of the mission in particular of his own Order, The Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ. Mr. George Morrison, of 'Emmanuel College, explained by precept and example the rewards of a life of dedication to spiritual values, and Reverend XVilliam Jenkins discussed A Religion of Adventure . Once again we were touched by the inspiring personality oi' Richard Jones, National Director of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, he drew on his wonderfully rich experience of the people and places of this world in describing A Philosophy of Lifeu. Mr. Donald Graham and Dr. Karl Bcrnhardt shared with us in meaningful fashion ideas related to their special fieldsg Mr. Graham is Director of Education in the Forest Hill schools system in Toronto, and Dr. Bernhardt, our Guidance Consultant, is Professor of Psychology in the l'niversity of Toronto. The tradition of meetings motivated by the individuals own interpretation of a selection of readings on the Chapel Service Form was maintained on two occasions. Two services were conducted by members of the School Committee. Three factors appeared to influence their thinking: the recognition of the necessity Twenty-seven

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the closing dinner Hn PROGRAMME Fon THIS FINAL EVENT of the school year is headed by the - phrase The Year in Review , and its purpose is to touch, however light- ly, on the many threads of idealism and action which make up the stuff of life at Pickering. Thus, the presentation of Colours for athletic distinction - the value of awards lies in their symbolism - underlined the sound skill and attitude developed by individual performers, the ree-ognition accorded the intra- mural teams- to struggle with friendly foes -reminded us of our continu- ing emphasis on co-operation and team-work, the presentation of the Rogers Cane-'tone for all and all for onew - made it clear that the work of the School at both Junior and Senior levels is imbued with the same idealism, when four boys received the Widdrington Awards-- and thy neighbour as thyself - it was made apparent that the achievements of the mind and heart were of paramount importance, finally, the award of the Garratt Cane t-o a member of the graduating class - not only not less but greater - marked not only the measure of the winner 's stature in living a good life, but also the perception of his contemporaries who recognized it. The remarks of Mr. King Clancy enhanced the importance of the Colour Awards, He spoke withmuch good humour and far-reaching knowledge of his experiences in the world of Canadian hockey, and, in speaking of his own boyhood and young manhood, and of his friendships and work with various members of the Maple Leafs, he pointed out that top athletes must have a sense of values which transcends that of mere skill, however important that must be. Mr. Jack Rayner introduced Mr. Clancy to the School, -Tack's presence at school functions is always deeply appreciated, he is a most distinguished and most interested Old Boy, and one is always conscious of the personality deserving of these adjectives beneath any wit and banter which which he might choose to entertain us. Mr. Stuart Henry, new President of the Association, bore greetings from the Old Boys in presenting the Rogers Cane. The NViddrington Awards were presented after remarks by Mr. Jack Struthers, himself an Award winner and now editor of the Newmarket Em and E.rprcss,' -Tack spoke of his own student days in serious and comic veing and he pointed out that the sig- nificance of the Awards is of enduring value, especially as they symbolize a sense of community and a keen interest in and respect for individual human beings. The Headmaster, in his brief but moving remarks, anticipated in personal terms the sense of Auld Lang Syne with which our school year traditionally concludes, for master and student alike, he asserted, the forging of fine friend- ships while living on the hill-top is that which, more than anything else. provides us with strength and happiness. Twenty-six



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for a source of strength outside oneself in solving the problems of young man- hood, an emphasis on personal integrity, and a desire for honourable and un- selfish relationships with other people. The titles of their talks are suggestive. Ralph Armstrong spoke to Tennyson 's line, To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield g Dick Facet' on The Game of liife g John Brownlee on The Prodigal Son 5 and Jim MacLean on Jerusalem ' ', discussing the symbolism of the school hymn. Bob King elaborated on Donne's phrase No Man is an Islandyl, and Stan Dresser on NNhat I Believe g Gordon MacDuffee discussed with wise insight the idea of Truth with Yourself' ' 3 and Garry Price related the regenera- tion of Brother Orchid, whose character he had portrayed in the autumn, to a revision ot his own sense of values. The custom of asking our student leaders to share with us their high thoughts is one of which we are extremely proudg we are grateful to these young men, both for what they said to us, and for main- taining a fine Pickering tradition. The Editor has written elsewhere in this magazine that the constant striv- ing for perfection was the most important aspect of the school yearf, Each in- dividuals vision of perfection was renewed or clarified in greater or lesser degree each Sunday evening at Chapel, and the Headmaster lost no opportunity of emphasizing this fact, whether he introduced us to a new term or evaluated an old, or whether he helped us meditate on the glories of Christmas and Easter. Perhaps this brief resume of the central feature of life at Pickering might appro- priately close with a sentence written by E. B. Castle in his book, People in School: Despite the waywardness of boys, their indifference and even occa- sional hostility, I am certain that if we present Christianity not as an entirely rational but as an entirely reasonable religion, a religion that makes more than connnon sense out of life, then we shall not be entirely unsuccessful. Blc1,ow: Carl Schaefcfs still life was a major 'item in decorations arralngcd for our Thanlvsgiiriizg Day Chapel Service Twenty-eight

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