Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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FACULTY Pickering was fortunate in the year' after the fire to h.ive x irtually all the faculty members back One new anti inxaluable atlclitron this year was Mt lfrecl Meagher who took over one of the Trailers until liastei and then moved into Silver House to assist Mr Barrett as ith that hold lot Alxliisl of course, was Mi Mcl,areii's year tsee articlel and everyone knows that we will dearly rniss him Nu one knows this better than his fellow teachers Ex ervone is rshes him a long and fulfilling retirement ln addition xx e tegretfullv say good-bye to Mark ,lohnson Mr ,lnhnson has been with us for two years teaching Gernian in the senior school and Erench in thy ,Umar sehr itil lle carried out all his duties whether rn the t lassroonr, on the corridors or on the hockey rink with an open and warm spirit. He rs planning to continue his studies at the University of Western Ontario nest vear We wish him the very best Perhaps the happiest of Masters were the Trailer City and Rogers' House crew At the beginning of the Sprzng Break Messrs Bradd Barrett. Larry Thornton. Alec Seretis. David Gosset and William Scoular mm ed out of their, shall we say. confined digs into the rather spacious and 'splendiferous' quarters of the New Residence lt is nice to report that Pickerings lrvefrn Masters now have quarters as fine as those in the most modern apartment buildings The Trailer gang are now well ensconced and the memories of the fire can quickly recede For the summer Mr, Barrett was planning to Ianquish by his cottage, Mr Thornton was teaching at summer school, Mr Seretis was underwater in the Bahamas. Mr Gosset for some reason went to Sudbury and Mr Scoular was all over the place The Headmaster was hard at work during the summer amid the continuing construction and renovation but he dtd take a few weeks to savor the beauty of New England Charles Boyd after his usual active year was baling hay and then going on to lreland for August Charles Beer was trying to finish off landscaping his house in the country, Dawn Cronkhrte now happily married and living in Aurora, helped renovate Rogers House for July before taking his summer holiday The Nurse, Pickerings own Joyce Earquharson. could be seen flitting between the infrrmary and Beeton. Al Jewell was also to be found baling hay and. of course, painting before he. too. headed for lreland John Lockyer is moving full time to development work leaving Grade Thirteen to discover new English directions with William Scoular Jamie MacRae had a very active art group this year and continues with his own marvellous pottery work lsee articlel. Hans and Loes Pape had the pleasure of welcoming a new son. Vincent, rn May and Hessel is now a proud brother, ln addition Mr Pape becomes Associate Director of Studies along with Mr Thornton The Taylors. Rex and Mary'Ellen, forsook their usual summer stint at Camp Mazinaw and headed for a two month bicycle tour of Europe They will. no doubt, return with fascinating stories Chris Willson is spending the summer improving his guitar plucking and preparing for the l B Jane Zavitz is back at the family farm outside of St Thomas dreaming at times of the first class library facilities she is soon going to have Joan Clark was hard at work at Tynedale for the summer keeping her horses in trim for Pickering's ecruestrians this fall Doug Clark handles all the creative bookkeeprng problems caused by too many needs and too little money in his usual calm and courteous manner Mr Menard after ensuring another successful year of athletic competition again spent part of his summer helping to run the C N E. As for Mr Mcfflymont. he reached an historic mark in parachutrng this summer achieving his one thousandth rump' Finally rf all else fails, we have Dr Pat Schofield to administer some soothing potion to calm our frazzled nerves The Faculty at P C does a great many things teach. counsel. coach, assist with clubs and take duty. Somehow out of all this faculty and students come together and forge the Pickering spirit

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as a rematch of David and Goliath, but one unforgettable season, 1963-1964, he produced an undefeated Senior Hockey team. The additional fact that Keith was our official starter at the Quaker Relays for many years, at Sports Day and other track meets indicates further how varied and important a part he played in our program of physical education. fl can also recommend him as a solid anchor at first base in the annual staff-student ball gamel. After writing the above account of Keith Mcl.aren's activities at Pickering College l am indeed impressed by the extent and ver- satility of his skills and interests. l daresay he is somewhat amazed himself! lt should also be pointed out that Keith and Doris are very active in the town of Newmarket. Doris serves as a member of the Board of Directors of York County Hospital and of the Hospital Foundation, as well as being active in Trinity United Church. Keith gave many years of service as Clerk of Sessions and is at present a member of the Board of Trustees of Trinity United Church and is also vice-president of the local Red Cross. They have both thus provided a most valuable liaison between our school and Newmarket and as good citizens have done a lot to maintain our warm relations with the town. Doris herself was born and raised in Newmarket and graduated from Newmarket High School. Fortunately for Keith she sang in the chorus of our Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and he soon became a devotee of music. They were married in June of 1951 and their family is made up of Margie. Don and Cathy. Don attended Pickering and in 1976, his graduating year. was honoured as the recipient of the Garratt Cane and a Widdrington Awarcl. ln thirty-five years at Pickering College, from junior master to Assistant Headmaster, Keith McLaren has seen much. done much and given much. The essence of his contribution is found in the guidance he has given in the counsels of our school. The purpose of Pickering stems from a spiritual base, a loving respect for the dignity of each human being. The implementation of such a faith in an adolescent community is always a counter-balance between the easy solution of institutional order and the long-term challenge of belief in the individual. Throughout his years at Pickering Keith McLaren has sensitively understood the subtlety of this struggle of conscience. How often l have seen him bring clarification to such a discussion in a staff meeting or with students, parents or colleagues. When others feel that an impasse is about to be reached, either the Ottawa-valley humour surfaces to break the dead-lock or he zeroes back to basic principles which have been perhaps too close for others to see! The ability to cast such light gives comforting guidance to the individual and reassuring security to the group or institution. Keith's friends and colleagues of the past will know whereof l speak. fThose he leaves behind at Pickering at this critical point in the history of our school will understand that such a light must continue to shine. To them the torch! Harry M. Beer Headmaster Emeritus Old Boys' dinner for Keith and Doris at Hart House on May 6 fl ra- fi g5,.1'r1 ' V - is is F9 .ll ffifzs, x - i 353, 5 332 ' 'Me-.2 Q :T D .Q 5 .1 , . , A - ,jk-g'lff 'bit ' X? 'E:,.g7'.r. t ' A rv , I 'I V 7' 2 f. yi 3 W 354. .- .1 my . -4 vs'4S.. ,nf-t 'av' X ,Y

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FACULTY fFront Rowl, Mr Larry Thornton, Mr Bradd Barrett. Mr, Kerth McLaren lAss1stant Headmasterl. Mr, Sheldon H Clark lHeadmasterl, Mrs. Mary Ellen Taylor, Mrs, Joan Clark, Mrs, Joyce Farquharson, Mrs Jane Zavitz, Mr, Willram Scoular, Mr Hans Pape, fBuck Rorul, Mr Charles Boyd. Mr, Douglas Clark, Mr A H Jewell. Mr. John Lockyer, Mr. Dawn Cronkhite, Mr Mark Johnson, Mr Jarnre MacRae, Mr Rex Taylor. Mr. Don Menard, Mr. Danny McClymont. Mr. Charles Beer, Mr Dave Gosset. Mr, Alec Seretis, Mr, Chrrs Willson, Mr, Fred Meagher