Royal St Georges College - Georgian Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Sometimes, older boys chafe at being kept in school because they think that school is not relevant and that the job is the real thing. Always remember that school is, in reality, a part of the job. It is like two steamers filling their tanks for a long voyage. One sails away with her bunkers half-full. She gets a headstart on the other. But the second, by staying in port until her bunkers are full, passes the first in mid-ocean where her oil has given out. Get all the educa- tion you can. No one can take this from you. Be grateful for the traditions, the hard work, the many hours of planning, the gifts of so many people that have made St. George's possible. In closing, I offer my sincere thanks to all those who have assisted in making this yearbook a reality. Your friend and Headmaster, John L. Wright

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IN MEMGRIAM JAMES McKELLAR ln 1973 St. George's College lost one of its most faithful and loyal friends in the person of lVlr. James lVlcKellar. Mr. NlcKellar was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated to Toronto in 1922. As a boy, he attended Earl Grey School and Eastern Commerce Technical School in the east end of the city. His first employment was in the fthenl Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1934. It was at the bank that lVlr. lVlcKellar met the lady of his choice, our Mary , and they were married in 1938. Subsequent employment took lVlr. lVlcKeIlar to Canada Wire 8i Cable Company as a supervisor-foreman. He later transferred to engage in special war production work with the John Inglis Company. In 1960 lVlr. lVlcKellar became Stewardship Officer for the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, and in 1964 assisted in organizing the fund-raising campaign which helped St. George's College renovate its leased premises at St. Alban's Church. After the opening of the College in September, 1964, IVlr. lVlcKellar joined the staff and brought with him his wife, lVlary, who became the Headmaster's secretary. In the administration of property and supplies at St. George's, lVlr. lVlcKel- lar proved himself to be of the greatest assistance to everyone - staff, boys and parents. His quiet, efficient and cheerful way of dealing with every conceivable problem contributed immeasurably to the development of St. George's College in its formative years. In 1969, lVlr. lVlcKellar flew to the British Isles with the St. George's Choir, and there he made a most happy pilgrimage to the place of his birth. The College paid tribute to Mr. IVlcKellar at a special memorial service in the Chapel, and, under the initiative of the students, a special collection of books in the Library has been established as a memorial to one who has meant so much to St. George's College.