Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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A PERSONAL WORD FROM THE HEADMASTER Why? Why do we value education? We look round and observe a dynamic struggle between action and thought, between the forces of good and evil, between the hunters and the medicine men. The implication is that education, what and how much you know, is not what counts. but how much power you have so as to ensure personal survival. Man's search for knowledge has led him to explore the sky above, the earth below. His continuing quest has left him unsatisfied because the primary issue, his selfishness, has not been resolved. Selfishness held firm in the breasts of modern Cains, slays modern Abels. Certainly the purpose of education is to develop our human capacity to overcome our selfishness. We are instructed to learn the arts of peace: - to follow the Golden Rule - to place our talents at the service of mankind - to seek not to destroy, but to fulfil - to live out the two Great Commandments: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the Second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. St. Matthew 22:37-39. lf we value our education, then we have no choice but to become Seekers who find the ways of peace, Seekers who develop the kinds of relationships that take away the occasion for all strife: Seekers who bring a little closer the Kingdom of God on earth. Sheldon H. Clark June 19, 1980

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.Cay NG fa., ty E is T Fa '- 'ew 4 'Gig-,Q , Recognize this year's cover? This popular design by Art Master Jamie MacRae is repeated this year because we sm' received so many compliments and so many requests that it be used again. The College Seal is at the centre. Within this circle is the Latin inscription which expresses the School's educational goal. May well-planned foundations be laid. it states. Within a laurel wreath, the symbol of triumph, is the lamp of learning which lights an open book. The date, 1842, denotes the School's opening. Mr. MacRae has surrounded the Seal in a second stylized laurel wreath. SpecialEvents... What do new boys. parents and Santa Claus have in common? You'll have to read the Special events section to find out - and, of course, only our cleverer readers will discover the answer to this riddle. The Hilltop school in its best and its best is described and pictured in this lively section. Merry Old Pickering in Englancle. . . . . . . 80 Literary Awards. . . They sent us the Beatles but we sent them Pickering. Last March's trip to England is depicted in lively prose and lurid living colour. Readers will enjoy the answers to many questions that were mysteries until now. What doesn't Brian Parks know? These and many other startling disclosures are found in our travel section. lvy-covered walls and walks through the park on a sultry summer afternoon. These are the images that private education conjures in our minds. A look at this year's literary section shows how those images no longer suit our school. A WARNING TO NEW BOYS: lf you come to Pickering lor traditional private education, bring your own ivy. ...IO9 Pickering Christmas P 71 A x., Britain P BU l2!llliI1llH .f- ' Filler P 100 School , A 1

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PICKERING FIFTEH HDUFIS or 4, lu- , ' f xv- f . . .. , Wifi 1 5 f J st -' ' lf. -Q 4 ' -f ff V' ' ' -' Xl 1 P T-TB '. I I I I in -'WA -- V1 1 i P l T ' WPT U l Q? , . YTQT I, , j t , Grass-roots justice: After the Bird-man of Cape Breton stealthily crept along the Red House corridor in order to flip the lair of one Bear, he returned to his own nest only to discover it had been flipped while he was out. You are what you eat: Gonzo and Arnold were cooking their daily dinner-hour snack of English muffins with cream cheese when Shorten turned up at the door. In an effort to hide their illegal fare, Gonzo and Arnold placed it under the desk. We all know about the old socks and laundry down there. When Julian and Rabbit hid the green door, nobody noticed and nobody cared. That says something about the prank, doesn't it, boys? As J.J. and the Birdman lhow does it feel to rate a double-play?l pushed Lug up the hill in a shopping cart, one of our finest sped by. To avoid being caught by the con- stabulary, they pushed the cart into some bushes. What they didn't know was the bushes were at the top of a hill. Lug has forsworn roller coasters for a year. The grey lady must have friends. One night they all dropped in to see Luci - short for Lucifer. What the ghostly visitors were chanting was not exactly Reggae but Luci boogied anyway. Pentacles work, don't they, Dagget? Bimbo the birthday clown ob- tained a new stereo this year. We applaud the acquisition but would like to know the name of the wag who gave him a copy of Debbie Boone's hit single - You Light Up My Life. While J.J. and the Black Knight aren't quite as notable as B.J. and the Bear, the Sherriff of Stratford is interested in these two gentlemen who par- ticipated in his elevation to Sherriff of Birmingham. Anchors away. boys! i i t BIRTHDAY SUIT MEETS BIRTHDAY CLOWN: The Bird- man lagain? A triple play?l was at it again. According to people at the Eireman's ball, it was quite an evening but really not full enough to split at the seams. Later, after returning to The Overlook, he was caught short. About to jump into bed, he decided to visit the can - in the altogether. Cavorting back along th corridor, he inadvertently bumped into Bimbo. Bimbo's only remark: Too bad! Kids from Cape Breton don't have many toys. THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES: After a brief visit to an Italian friend in Newmarket and a long ride to Finch Station, Fred Wafer was befuddled and confused. There was a pretty cookie at the other end of the bench. There was something about the cookie that Wafer liked but he couldn't put his finger on it. Fred learned that you can't slip a Ritz under anything at all. Jamaica's Daily Tribune carried the following want ad: Does shoe size mean anything? Junior wants to know. if Y W The bird in the hand or the bird in the bush? One Bunny needed an answer to this quandary at the Drama Festival at Crescent. An ad ran in the local Hilltop Times: Pianist wanted for secret society la closet clubl. Apply to Poncho, Wilbur or the Black Knight. Beachball is always down in the room of Jersey Milk and Valentine late at night. I guess he's just candy store crazy. BIG-MAN-ON-CAMPUS DE- PARTMENT: Take Wilbur and Birdman at Alma as examples. What does it take to impress Guber and Bonehead? Grade 10? Graham Cracker kidnapped? Incest is best they say but who would believe that the mad Cracker would actually try it? And then to stand her up after making such an assignation? A good thing someone took him in hand and made sure that he attended the dance. The following appeared in a recent issue of The Hilltop Times. WANT- ED: A full-length mirror. See Butter. LOST AND FOUND DEPART- MENT: Julian lost his purse in the Gallery one night. One of the ladies turned to another and said, Is this yours? Julian had to come back and claim the hand-bag. From both ladies. 7