Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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a personal worfl to the students HE FOLLOWING PAGES will bring back a flood of memories to you, the students of 1957-58. As your Headmaster, I hope that these memories will be happy ones, as you scan the pictures and read the accounts I of the varied activities that filled our days during the past year. It is my personal hope that you will take some time to follow the train of thought thus provoked by memory, before starting your next year's experience, wherever il may be. In examining your own past year, you THE HEADMASTER will find it a mixture of success and failure. Some of your goals were not attained, whereas others approximated the high ideals you set for yourself, whether they were intellectual, physical or spiritual. These latter, mark well and identify the elements which brought their succcess. Perhaps you belonged to a team impelled by a cohesive spirit, to a class stirred by the joy of learning, to a group bound together by a vital interest in a common pursuit, such as drama, music, discussion or school affairs, perhaps you felt the thrill of mastering an academic subject, perhaps you began to apperciate the value of quiet meditation and prayerg perhaps you found out how to learn from your mistakesg perhaps your corridor. your school, or even just one other person. was made better because of your presence at Pickering last year. It is my personal belief that these good things in life take place. only if we as individuals bring into our lives a self-discipline which places the good of the group above selfish interests or, in private matters, our highest long-range ideals above super- ficial, short-term pleasures. Discipline need not be a cold, unfeeling concept, if we appreciate it as part of wisdom along with courage, forgiveness and unselfishness. Indeed. these other qualities may not exist, without it. Elton Trueblood, a Quaker philosopher. has said that, 'fthe heart of discipline is the constant vision of greatnessw. In this view, greatness does not mean public acclaim on the world stage. It is the attainment of all men who struggle to fullil their own inner potential, however small the measure, in the service of their fellow men. Thus, if we keep the vision of our own possibilities constantly in mind. discipline, far from being a begrudging obedience to authority, springs fully from the heart. That is why it is closely allied with love as a basic requisite of uthe good life . This personal word is therefore addressed to you in the hope that our past year together. here recorded, has brought us all closer to an understanding of the need for this kind of discipline in our lives. If so, our memories of this year will remain rich, indeed- -HARRY M. BEER. RA. Five

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mecficcztion Q70 CSDCZIIXOFC! -Wlllflg, n recognition of his invaluable service to Pickering as Superintendent of the College Farms, 1928-1957, this volume of The Voyageur is gratefully dedicated. .v:.'Z : ,. 95.3 , :-,.. . .. . -'N 'Q , 3 1.9 , , f - V ,,- . A-,,3,g , 295 ' ' u ,V if fx 1,6120 i, by M . A I 4 4 ' 1, ,V YAf?,,,.Y u i 14.

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ditorial The following articles appeared throughout the year in the QUAKER CRACKER and were deemed to be .sufficiently thought provolfing to he included in this edition of the Voyageur. - what are you doing ? rrn THE FINAL TERM w1ZLi. UNDER win' we should all take a moment to refiect on exactly what we have to accomplish here at Pickering College. Are we here to gain only a satisfactory standing in our grades or are we here just for the fun of playing games and pulling pranks? It is obvious to most that neither of the above provide at satisfactory answer to the question of why we are here. Here at the College there are outlets for all interests - in sports, in hobbies, and in extra, learning. First and foremost we attend the College to gain a sound education which will either enable us to go on to institutions of higher learning or will enable us to go into the business world. However, no one can live a balanced life merely on studies alone and for this reason we have the full range of athletic activities, all manner of clubs and dramatic and musical societies. Also, we are given the opportunity to help organize and run our community through the Student t'ommittec and individual corridor committees. It cannot be denied then, that there is much we can do to keep our bodies fit and our minds keen. In the majority of cases a. commendable effort is put forth in all fields. On the other hand there are those in this school who are not participating enough. It is admitted that some people have more capabilities than others and, as a result, appear more active. NVe realize this and would like to emphasize that it is the individual who should judge for himself just what he should be doing. On this line of thought we ask every individual in the school, What are you doing? If you can answer this question honestly and feel no guilt, then you are doing your share. lf, on the other hand, you feel you are not participating as much as you are capable of, then we earnestly hope that you will now activate yourself and do something useful and productive. There is nothing as rewarding as the feeling of accomplishment and success after working at something ha1'd. There is nothing as satisfying as knowing you belong to, and are, a useful part of at group - whether in class or on the field. NVe hope that to the question, VVhat are you doing? a number of you will, upon analysis of your own position, break open and put forth your best effort down the final stretch. Six