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

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UNIOR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S REPORT Once again, the Junior School has had a very active year. Last 'Q' 5- June, the choir toured to Boston, ,,,- , Halifax, St. John, and Fredericton. The choir also sang at the Royal York Hotel, Trinity College, and the Carol Service in December. Both the band and the choir also performed at the school concert in March. Music has a prominent place in the Junior School, each boy having one period a day in choir, instrumental music or music appreciation. In addition, many receive private lessons in their instrument during the day. The Junior School takes on a money raising project each year. This year we raised 54,800 for the Royal Ontario Museum, nearly matching the S5100 raised last year for leukemia research. This -A achievement by 120 boys was marked by a visit to the Junior School by Dr. Cruise, the Director of the ROM. He pointed out that this was far more than any other school had donated in Ontario. In g fact, the next largest amount was less than half that, raised by a school of 2,000 students. Last year saw a continuation of the Junior School's attendance at a number of live theatre events. In November, the entire Junior School attended the ballet, La Fille ...- - . Mal Gardee, and the Grade Sevens went to see Mousetrap in November, Dracula in January, and The Taming of the Shrew in February. . The Junior School Open House in February was very successful including basketball, short drama presentations, and band performances. Under the guidance of Mr. O'Meara, the Grade Six class studied the stock market, and it was not unusual to hear such phrases as, My broker suggests I buy The chess tournament provided fierce competition for the Junior School chess trophy. For the eighth consecutive year, all grades from 4 to 8 spent one week each at the Norval property of L'pper Canada College. This is part of the Science Course and the topics taught are some ol' those outlined by the Ministry of Eduction guidelines. Each boy selected a major field study to do during the week, designed to improve his oh- servational and experimental skills. ln addition, work was assigned and sometimes taught in other academic subiects. Our games programme is designed to stress the maximum involvement ol' all boys regardless of ability. and to minimize inter-school team competitions which involve only a few. Three double periods are set aside this week for interhouse competition, swimming, hockey, and physical education. Each boy in the Junior School has two periods a week of Christian Knowledge, and attends chapel Monday und Thursday morning, and Friday afternoon is a choral Evensong sung by one of the choirs. Within the Junior School, our attempt is to stress academics, particularly English and Matlteinntics. over any other extra-curricular activity. Activities such as visits to theatre, and our heavy commitment to music retlect out desire to enlarge the boys' cultural experience. A, lgaflntt 41053 . 'l -5555- '-f.sf,3t:.'s-i'l . x,,,,...-- .. '- l

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1 75 Q Z H I F1 E P1 if U Z B' Cn H H 7? tn tn H C U P4 W Z f , irq .fi il 'f , f .X Q .. .t .. xg Our seventeenth year has brought with it its full share of joys and sorrows - no more, no less than one would expect. The severest blow dealt the school this year was the death by drowning of Scott Kovas, a boy of great intelligence and high promise. Through the efforts of his classmates and others in the school a memorial collection of books for the library has been established, and a brass memorial plaque erected in the B Choir rehearsal room. Scott was a member of that group. As the school year ends we say a fond farewell to four members of the Staff: Mr. Robert Manion, Director of Studies, and his wife Fran, our school Librarian, QMr. Manion has been appointed headmaster of Selwyn House School in Montrealjg Mrs. Mary McKellar, Headmaster's Secretary since the school opened, and more recently Bursary and the Reverend Kenneth Scott, a founder of the school, member of the Board of Governors, and, these many years, Chaplain of our School. Mrs. McKellar and Fr. Scott now enter their well-earned retirement. We shall miss them all very much indeed. I wish to thank you all, boys, Staff, Board of Governors, and parents, who have contributed in any way to the success of this school year. Especially, on this page, I wish to thank all the members of the School Yearbook Staff who have worked so diligently throughout the year, and indeed, well past the close of term, to produce this lively account of our activities during our seventeenth year. To all Georgians everywhere, God Bless! Sincerely, J.D. Allen

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