Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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School Awards HE GARRAT CANE is an award made by ineinhers of the graduating elass to one of their number who, in their opinion, best exempli- fies in his aetions and attitude the ideals of the eollege. lVe are happy to eongratulate Bob Ray- ner whoin his fellow students honoured with the award this year. The Hcaclfmastcr, Bob Rayner, Elie Agostirnii and Dr. J ud Purdy IIE ROGERS CANE is given eaeh year to the student who has eontrihuted most to Firth House by exeinplifying the House motto: All for one, and one for all. This year the award was given to Ray Meliellan. The Ilcfulmfrsfor, Ray .llf'LI'Nll,ll' unrl Jlr. Juelmzan The Ilenzlnuzsfer and Bob Ifuyner HIC NVIDDRINHTUN AXYARID is made to ineinbers of the gi'aduatiingg' elass who have eontrihuted notably to the well being' of the eoin- inunity in student affairs and leadership. Elio Agostini and Bob Rayner are this years reeipients. N v v yi-fw:f1w.Mw,U -NW-M-W ymgnqwyw fy ' Y e 1 it 5, if

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Look ing Back LOOKING BACK OVER THE PAST YEAR we find that in all aspects 1961-62 has been a good year at Pickering College. Our sports record is enviable with championships and major wins in all our athletic endeavours, our social functions have all been enjoyed by the majority and our problems and misfortunes have been small and few. This would lead one to believe that all is well with each of us and t.hat this year has been a complete success in every aspect. Of course this can not be true and it is only by looking at ourselves as individuals that we can decide whether or not this year has been of assistance to us or not. Have we done our best to get the very most out of the year or have we let things slide to a point where we are no better off than we were at the beginning? Let us each take a good look at ourselves and at Pickering and what it has done for us. The world we live in is a large and complex series of trials to be faced by the individual. In order to be in a position to use our various 'talents to their utmost we must prepare through study. If the goal is at all worth the ta.sk then the only way to work is to the fullest. Our whole system of life is based upon methods proven by our predecessors. The democratic form of government which we so enjoy has come to us from times past, our basis for all the sciences and theories which have led to the great advances in our era in space exploration and atomic power for peace are founded on the works of the great men of the world from every age. Let me bring these broad terms down to where they apply to us. Pickering is founded in many ways on traditions formed in the past and carried forward each year for its students by those who are passing before them. The opening of baseball season with its parade and pagentry, parents' day when the truth is brought forward about student and staff, sports day competition and our Christmas banquet are all traditions on which the life of the student at Pickering is based. The time often arrives when in a mood of superiority we feel that we should leave the past in the past and rely solely on the present. This is an impossibility. Without the traditions adhered to here, our school would not be able to function properly. No one would know quite whalt to do or what to say in an important issue dealing with school policy. We must learn then to accept traditions for what they are and to use them to the fullest possible advantage, not only in our stay here, but in our whole lives. Most everyone wanfts to be an individual and to have credit for his own deeds but on the other hand nearly everyone has at sometime or other found a person whom they would like to model their lives after. More often than not this is a person from the past. We have looked back for a precedent to follow. When in a state of nostalgia we often look back over past experiences recalling both pleasant and unpleasant memories. Seldom a day goes by tha.t we are not called upon to delve into the past for some reason or other. If we are basing our lives on past experiences it is then necessary to make our present day activities worthy of being recalled to memory at a later date. This leads us to the natural conclusion that we must now live our lives to the fullest possible degree in order that our future endeavours will be based on a good foundation. Nothing worthy of being accomplished is too trivial 'to be pushed aside and not be worked at to the fullest of one's ability. In every thing we do let us do it with the vigor which it deserves. Pickering College in the past year has taught us much. Let us accept what she was taught and use it to our benefit. JOE PATTERSON Eight

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53, Burl: lime: Mr. Rielialwlseii., -l. Beer, -l. Patterson, B. Fawcett, B. lgl'llllfUIl, li. Soylw, Mr. Beer. Frmd Ifme: IS. Ayuuh, ID. Bretzlatii B. Pratt, li. Agostiui ff'l1illI'111ill1D, B. Bleomfielll, IJ. Seihert, B. Rayner. T e School ommittee ICIQPIRING l1'u1,Li:u1c has, siuee its existenee, been greatly concerned with a l'1-iemlly assoeiatirm between stall' auml stucleuts. The school committee, elected hy the students te represent them, has heeu just as much a part. of Pickering Col- lege as our friemlly ee-existeuee. The l'um'tiuu of the eommittee is to provifle ,qoerl leadership in all possible tieltls, to express the stufleuts' views, :mtl to organize aurl lead the social functions of our school year. Hue ot' the iuauy important tasks ut' a emmuittee memher is to express his ideas eu a. topie et' his own choice aufl to arlflress the school at chapel during' the wiuter term. The committee is electell eaeh term aurl eiglltl tu uiue members of the sturleut hotly serve iu their separate offiees. Each office is just as important as the other zuul requires ut' the committee members au aclult. sense of cletermiuation and fairness. The sehuul committee ut' 1961-19612 existetl for the stumleirts aucl put. forth its lvestt efl'm't to exemplify the true spirit ol' Pickering' f'olleg'e. Hur thanks to the stuflents who grave us the opportunity to represent, them and our thanks to the staff for its assistance. XVe hope for the future success ut' the committee of next year and We hope that next. years committee will pick up where we left off and excel where We Lllilllill. ELIO AGOSTINI Ten