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

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Letter from a Father to his Son Mx Dear Son 'lhere is a possibility I mu not be with xou on this day so I am writing to make sure vou will know some of the things I would tllk over with vou were I present at the moment One serious thought I n ant to emphasize hrst ts that your hfe vull be what vou yourself make of it As tour father I can potnt out mistakes I ve m tde in my own life but vou will have to plot vour own tourse l-lon ever I xv. ill outline briefly sex eral things xx hich have tmpressed me from experience as being highls sigmtitant Learn to concentrate as earlv in hfe as possible Concentration is the ability to keep your thoughts and attention on one fact until you know it thoroughly It is a habit that must be learned tf vou are renllx to sucteed I cant emphaswe the importance of this too strongly it mav be the principle message sou will get from this letter It could mean the ditterence between your being a most sutcessful man and an ordtnarx one Learn, earlv in hfe the meaning of discipline ln tour short years you may be inducted into the Armed Forces Self discipline is niuth easier to aquire th tn regimented disctphne at the hands of a rough dull sergeant and you gain self respect bi doing so Stand at the head of your class m English Do you rtahle that fiom the moment you an ake ttll you full asltep at muht vou art thinking speaking or xx ritmg English and to be successful you must haxt a real masteis of no Do not be satisfied to be iust good in English but make your mind upto txttl in it no matter hon difficult it max bc And l tan outline a ter-, simple may to help vou attain this Ln From Monday through Frudax of eath wttk of the school year write me or your mother a mind t r tmagm mon I am tonhdent this sim plt t ttrti e vs ill be uxondertul help to you tn mastering tht lwntguigt at ns btst and that tfttr tht first tt-vu months you vull enjow it Appreciate the real meamng of integrity Upnghtncss of ch tratter and mmte honesty apply to twcrxthing in lift to your school work tout plu on tht ithletit field vour hfe at home with the tnnih M :kt up xour mind c urls in hit always to look everxonc in tht exe with full knowledge that no ont t an thulltntc tout lllILgI lll Make all tour dttislons promptly Protrtstinution is truly tht thitf of time Putting off until tonn rum xxhit should be dont todas ls admitting, to xourstlt that vou are lan Rtmemhcr to bt thoughtful and considtratt olexenont especially vour own family Do not take tour t athtr and mothtr tor gr nntttl thtx h ix t m edt m mx s lLl'lllktN for xou 1nd the ltast you Can do is to .nl lon nds thtm ihs ns so thtx null ht pi wud ot xou lout sutttss xt school tspetmllx If you Y i .,. . C I . 1 Q . . Y' . . . ' ' , -, 3 . , ' ' d. ,V e ' 1 s 'ts b- . . , ' , one-page letter. selecting any subject you wish. Tell us in simple English anything that comes to your . v . . I . t x . . . x xl 1 V. L I . I . . :ze .V . ' ' ' -, . . . 'V . Q , - V 2 . . 1 's ' ' . . I 'i ' -l 4 I . .1 ' 1 If ' ' '-. -1 - if ' s if . -' . . .J . 1 , I , . ' , ' ,' t . . , Z , i., 1 ' ' V, N, t s ' K I. . -Z., 1 1 A - m J v 1 - - ' . u . , , , . 'a ' K1 ': z'- 1 : l-'XR N - ,' .- '-Q ' , 5 t: r l . I is .L '. sv- 1' . .K ' l, Q ' -p - -sshvi L - . sw -' .v '

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4? FRO THE HEAD ASTER'S ST DY l have been asked to write an introduction to the Georgian. After careful thought I have decided to release a letter that was written by a parent and personal friend to his son who was in boarding school a few years ago. The thoughts contained in this letter are relevant and constructive. l ask all Georgians to read, mark. and inwardly digest them. l express my personal appreciation to the members of the Georgian Staff who have worked hard to produce this volume. Your friend and Headmaster. John L. Wright l l

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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 .