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

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,J I R 'f . .v 1 L s . I, . QI M UNIOR CHO OL REPORT It seems that it was only yesterday that I agreed quite confidently to have my brief message for the yearbook completed by the deadline date. The date has passed, and it is a rather embarrassing reversal of roles. with me asking for an extension of time from my students! However. having dealt with Gcorgians for many years l have a wide variety of excuses and explanations to call upon. A yearbook should provide brief. vivid glimpses of the year passed, both in pictures and in words. though each of us has our own ideas concerning the relevance of particular events. As I look back over N75-6 l see a veritable kaleidescope of happenings l see ..... fifty three bright. obedient. willing new boys on Orientation Day, and then one hundred and eighteen hardened veterans sitting our Christmas examinations. No one. it seems warned them about these in those halcyon. interview days. The Grade 4's and 5's soccer team tournament against Brown Public School. played with great vigour on our own turf. and won by a score of I-0 b v St. Georges though not conceded by Brown until the final whistle, 'lhe stall' concert at Christmasg Father Scott's immortal words: Mr. MacNei l's interpretive singing: and Mr. Smith's incredible actingg - impossible to forget. and Heaven knows we have triedl... Norval in all seasons, but particularly a vivid scene of the grade sevens tobagganing on a slope vvhirli, though it did not daunt the boys, gave me a few anxious moments. and l was a mere spect1tlol'.

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stand at the head of your class would be the greatest compensation your parents could receive Be sure to gne fn-st place in your life to the spiritual slde of vom- nature Have an abtdlng fatth In God lf you ever have any doubt just go out on a starry nxght and take a long look at the heavens No one but God could ever concewe the ftrmament and mtlnxte space As 4 gutde ln hfe you cannot do better than ltve by the Golden Rule as set forth tn the Sermon on the Mount Keep a copy of ll beside you always and reread tt 'tt least once a month How Important is the social slde of your llfel You wtll hke the girls and the gurls wlll hke you too especially if you are A leader In the school and captain of your team But learn to put soctal hfe m tts proper place Always keep your feet on the ground and do not get a swelled head The value of nmagmation You are too young to understand how helpful rn future hfe a vxvxd actwe nmagmatxon may prove All modern cxvrhzatton ts yours today because some man during past years had enough tmagmatton leadtng to an tdea whtch tully developed resulted tn all the thmgs you now take for granted How important is money' lt s tmportant but don t put too much value on tt It wnll buy thmgs that you need and destre but rt wxll not take the place of earnmg for yourself the respect of your frtends and fellow workers Be an optlmxst You will have so much more sattsfactron and fun out ot hfe If you always look on cheerful and pleasant to be with Paw heed to vourconsclence Fortunately nature endowed us all mth a built m alarm system so that we know the difference between rrght and wrong Be sure to follow the rtght road Your self respect and the knovt ledge that you are doutg the rtght thmg wlll give you more satrsfachon than anything else Perhaps l am bon mg you 1 httle with this long letter But these are some ot the thmgs l d talk over wtth vou tl I were wtth you today There are probably many important thtngs I have fatled to mentxon but ue can take these up at some future ttme l am golng to ask you ts rl spectal request to put thus letter astde and reread rt on the last day of each month unttl you graduate from college lam askntg thls because I am sure there are some thmgs menttoned rn tt that vou yxxll understand and apprecnate better when vou are I8 or 20 than you do todo thmgs yxhtch you yull non pass up as ummport mt but uhxch may mfluence greatly your future hfe l have written thls only after a very searching study of mv own hte and the hves of some of my frtends m the chcrxshed hope that tt may help you rf only a little to plot a successful course tn hfe Wnth a great deal ol love and affection l am Devotedly Your Father ' I . 5 b S - 1 I 9 . N the bright side of things. And your friends will point to you with pride as a boy or man who is always ' . . s . ' 'A ' . 'h ' . L i v K v . Q I H . k ' . W. I H . i . V .x .

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Drama, a new venture for the Junior School, and under Mr. Stevenson's guidance and enthusiasm, a very successful one. Visits from Modern Fables Company, Story Time Theatre, and of course our own Brother Orchid production. 'Drama' as a feature of our programme in English is obviously here to stay, and a high standard has now been set by our first Junior School production. The Year of the plaster cast with Rosen. Browne, Phillips. Kellam, and ? appearing in plaster. Some of them appeared to enjoy the experience so much that they came back for second helpings - happy recidivists! The Swimming Gala, a beautifully organized operation this year, thanks to Mr. Baxter and the Senior Swimming Team. Every boy who wished to swim was able to compete, and the outcome was in doubt until the last relay when Winchester and Westminster raced for the winners Shield. Winchester won by a hand's length. The previously unbeaten Masters' team of Messrs. Birkett. MacNeil, Baxter. Tansey and Smith were beaten by .1 second in their relay against the senior team - next year of course will be a different story! Open House and that wonderful Grade 4 display up in their eyrie at the top of the See House: the debates, and Weston once again dealing with an unanswerable question with great aplomb: a memorable evening for the boys who have that happy knack of rising to the occasion, and turning the despair felt that the 'dress rehearsal', into pride by the close of the evening. Retrospection feeds on itself. each memory triggering another, and did someone mention schoolwork and its place in our programme? My students tell me that it is so much a feature of daily life here that they hardly need reminding of it, even in retrospect! Q see...A bright future provided that we cling firmly to the best of our traditions and remain flexible enough to accept those new trends which will enhance our programme and benefit our students. ' My congratulations to the Yearbook staff who have worked hard to compile this year's Georgian. and have made a very determined effort to ensure that the Junior School are well represented. John Tansey