Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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editorial 6' What is Pickering P S A QUESTION doubtless asked by everyone who has passed beneath its pillars. Basically, Pickering is Freedom. It has often been said that there is -too much liberty here, but is there? Because of the Quaker Tradition there is no corporal punishment and the cane, as it should be, is a thing of the past. The purpose of any School obviously is to prepare a young man for some future vocation, and as the student's character is moulded in school so will it be in later life. Will a bamboo rod, applied soundly to the backside in school, make the student accept his responsibility to the boss at work with any greater degree? Obviously not! At Piiclkeriirg the adolescent is given la greater chance fto use 'his God-given common sense much more than at many other similar institutions. Such things as handling leave contracts, choosing the school committee, and, maintaining proper dress are only a few of ttihe many decisions left up to the students' dis- cretion which give an finvalluablle otpptortunity fto fpractice freedom. The amount of responsibility placed on fthe students shoulders enables him to realize just what requirements he must fulfil in later life. To our school come lads of every nationality, from many countries-Spain, Venezuela, Thailand, Bermuda, The United States, Trinidad and even Hungary. The customs and ways of life of -all these different boys provide hours of fascin- ating conversation for everyone, and when a student leaves Pickering he feels he knows a little more of the world around him than when he entered. There is much said both for and against the so-called Uhonour system , but basically it is a good sound way of life. Honour is that which a man cherishes above all, and the development of ta strong character depends to a high degree upon his responsibility to others. Along this line of thought, the close staff- student relationship is one of the Colleges most valuable attributes, for the friendly discussion of a problem or shortcoming obviously does much more good than a detention or a gating, or writing -out lines. At the beginning of each term of the school year, the students gather to- with a re-modele-d school for which all are deeply indebted to those responsible. This year we had some high points and some low, but all in all this was one -of Pickering's best. Five

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TAYLOR STATTEN Seven