Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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gramme and then at four o'clock we go downtown to get candy, pop or just maga- zines. At five we are back and everything is quiet till after dinner when we stamp downstairs to watch the hockey game or another programme. By 10:15 a deathly hush has fallen over Firth House for the Prepsters are in bed, tired after a wonder- ful Saturday. Most Sundays we have our chapel service with the students of Rogers House but occasionally the Prep has it in Firth House library where Mr. Jackman usually takes charge. In this meeting we talk about the history of the College or have the same readings which the seniors use in the other building. As we read the service, Mr. Jackman usually helps out by explaining the important thoughts. The boys take turns with the readings and the hymns are read by all of us in unison. Pickering College has five long week-ends a year which have always been a big event, with the boys counting off the days and hours left to go. Finally, when the morning comes to go and you have done all the sloppy packing you can do in the last few minutes, you find that you are really not in all that hurry. But I am quite sure the boys enjoy their few days at home. Tea is always served on Sunday afternoon but one cool brisk Sunday the Prep boys had their own Firth House Tea. Our parents came to see how our school work was coming along and they talked to Mr. Beer and Mr. Jackman. Some of the boys whose parents couldn't come were chosen by Mr. Jewell to pass the cookies and help serve the tea. Mrs. Beer and Mrs. Jackman poured the tea for our guests. Some parents brought along the students' brothers and sisters. After the tea some of us went out to eat with our parents and the rest whose parents left went to the dining hall. Hallowe'en is the time of year when everybody gets dressed up in mad cos- tumes. As a rare treat the masters wait on the tables. If you don't get some milk or gravy on you, you are lucky. We had a good chicken dinner, followed by ice cream drumsticks and coffee. After dinner we marched through the senior dining room showing them our crazy costumes. The seniors chose Bob Powell for the winnerg he was supposed to be a beautiful girl. We then saw some movies and after a thrill- ing night we went to bed. The Prep soccer teams this year did exceptionally well. There were two teamsg the A Team was coached by Mr. de Wall and the B Team was coached by Mr. Eddy. We had quite a few games, some we won and some we lost -- but all were close. The schools we played were The Grove, St. Andrews, Appleby, Upper Canada, Gormley and Hilltield. We enjoyed them all. We spent the morning of Parents' Day cleaning up our rooms and getting ready for our guests who began to arrive shortly after lunch. We showed our parents around Rogers House where they were particularly interested in the ex- hibits in the chemistry lab and physics classroom. We of course enjoyed the display of work in the two Firth House classrooms. Special mention should be made of Mr. Jewell's display of Canadiana. Then came the basketball game with the excel- lent gymnastic display put on by the Prep at half-time. After supper there was a fine presentation of Julius Caesar by the Dramatic Club. At Christmas this year the Prep was invited to Mr. Jackman's home. There we sat and enjoyed an evening of carols with a iire in the background. On the last Sunday the Meeting for Worship took the form of a Candlelight service. The Twenty-nine

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Preparatory Department W. H. JACKMAN, B.A., M.Ed., Director A. H. JEWELL, Housemaster GEORGE DENNIS, B.A. RICHARD EDDY EDWARD HoRToN As we approached Firth House in September for the first time, our attention was immediately caught by the construction of a new wing - the second in two years. This one matched our classroom wing except that it contained instead of class- rooms, four infirmary rooms downstairs and four bedrooms upstairs. The privileged boys, who were the Hrst to occupy these new rooms, had to live in South House for a few days as they were not quite ready. However, they were worth waiting for! Each term there is a house committee elected in Firth House. They look after Saturday night snacks and, when a master is absent, one of them takes the head of the table in the dining room. When a problem arises, the house committee is called upon to solve it. Boys who have served on it this year are: Rod Ambery C Chairman for two termsj, Dave Flegg CChairman last termj, Greg Dopulos, Bill Sherwood, Charlie Hume, Rene Watson, John Pitman and Barry Dennis. On the week-ends and some week days the Pickering College farm provides a retreat from the school into the quiet countryside. We have about 250 acres in which we can enjoy the wonders of nature. The farm is run by Mr. Howarth, the Farm Manager, who looks after the welfare of the livestock and the iields. Early in the Fall he took the whole Prep on a tour of the farm and the farm buildings. He told us something of the history of the farm, the operation of the farm, the things we were free to do and the things we ought not to do. When Saturday rolls around everyone rejoices, for we can go downtown, watch TV and best of all there is no study. After rest period we have some athletic pro- Twenty-eight

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Christmas banquet was the last big event of the term. The Prep and the senior school had our dinner together. At the end of the meal amusing gifts were received by some of the students who were called up by Santa, played by Mr. Schaus. After each set of examinations a Headmaster's List is posted, naming the boys who have reached certain standards of scholarship. The boys who were on the lists this year were Rod Ambery, Mike Walker, John Pitman, Pat Carmony, Steve Carmony, Blake Cushing, Bill Sherwood and Paul Herman. Hockey went fairly well this year, with some wins and some losses. Dave Flegg was the leading scorer with Rod Ambery, John Pitman and Barry Dennis close behind. Mr. Edwards, the Coach, did an efficient job of teaching the boys how to play. We had games with St. Andrews College, The Grove, Hillheld, Appleby and the local Separate School. Before going to Limberlost we had some instruction and practice skiing on the school farm. Mr. Menard picked the better skiers and put each in charge of a group of boys. When we skied we always were in groups under these leaders. At Limberlost we had to do a lot of hill-climbing until we were judged good enough to use the tow. Of course we did more than ski. We learned about weather forecasting. Men from the Department of Lands and Forests taught us about pro- vincial parks, wildlife, lumbering, forest management and conservation. Mrs. Hill taught us about birds, and how to recognize trees. On the last evening a Mr. Hut- cheson brought in his collection of rocks and talked to us about geology. This year we have put out two editions of the Pickering Prep Press. The function of the Press is to give the boys an opportunity to write about our activi- ties, to tell what shows we have seen such as The Incredible Journey and Lawr- ence of Arabia , to tell about our trip to the Pioneer Village or to other schools for sports. We also have a chance to publish our literary elforts. This year our Staff Adviser was Mr. Dennis, and Rod Ambery was editor-in-chief. Throughout the year, in the between-season periods we have intramural games with the whole school divided into four teams: Red, Blue, Silver and Gold. Games such as floor hockey played in the gym and later, track and field events all count in the total scores for the teams, with the competition linishing on Sports Day. The Blue Team was the final winner. David Flegg broke his own record in the high jump that day. Other Spring activities in sport were baseball and Quaker Relays. The seniors played baseball. The Prep had their own league of three teams with Dave Flegg, Rod Ambery, and John Pitman as captains. In the Ouaker Relays, one Prep boy, Bob Powell ran in the C. R. Blackstock Race which was won by the Pickering Team. At the closing dinner we had two guest speakers. Mr. Jim Worrall, President of the Canadian Olympic Association, was one and the other was Dr. Marcus Long of the University of Toronto. Along with the rest of the School, those of the Prep who won them received their athletic colour awards. The highlight of the day for us was the presentation by Mr. David Rogers of the Rogers Cane to Rod Ambery as the boy who contributed most to life in Firth House, in the spirit of our motto, One for All and All for One,'. Thirty