Saint Laurent High School - Milestone Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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VICE-PRINCIPALS MR. MERCER MISS DAVISON HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS MISS HUTLEY History MR. CHAPMAN Mathematics Science MR. FIELD French

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li F M: THE PRINC2PAIS MESSAGE The Principal ' s message should not too closely resemble an annual report, for the year ' s specific activities are already covered more adequately elsewhere; but there may still be value in a rapid, quite general survey of the year that is past. It was a full year, this ' 67- ' 68 session, numbering amongst its corporate occasions the Graduation Exercises of our Centennial classes, the fall ' honours ' assembly, the annual commemoration of Armistice Day, the Christmas as- sembly, — which this time, most improbably, undertook to combine academic awards with the Festival of the Nine Lessons — and the sports assemblies that marked the end of the season. The extra-curricular programme was considerably more extensive than last year ' s. In sports, particular thanks are due Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. Paul for car eful organization and unflagging interest. The Red Cross was especially active, undoubtedly because of the verve and enthusiasm of the incomparable Gloria Kolker; charitable endeavours at Christmas were quite outstanding; and our social events this year (sock-hops, dances, and Winter Carnival) were popular and enjoyable. The prefects, under Jeffrey Wiseman and Cynthia Eddy, gave a good account of .themselves; and the Students ' Council, wisely guided by Susan Ponting and the fellow-members of her executive, became a co- hesive force in the school. Plans are presently being laid whereby not only may this progress continue next year but the pupils generally be given readier and more frequent contact with the administration. In short, the year 1967-68 saw a significant change for the better in the relations between office and students and we have every intention that the improvement be uninterrupted. The year saw also the happy revival of a local parents ' association, a move which can surely only redound to our benefit. But 1967-68 was also, unfortunately, the session when circumstances impelled us to bring a psychialrist to the school to address a general assembly on drugs and thereafter to hold a series of seminars on the subject; and any pride that we might have felt in our initiative was more than offset, quite tragically, by our sense of deep shame in serving a civilization so decadent, wherein the young could be so corrupted with such facility. It was a year of staff changes, marked by the addition of no fewer than thirteen new teachers, three of them so very transient they came and went all in the space of less than the year, and by the departure — let the record speak for itself, and the list is still incomplete — of at least six others, of whom we make special mention of Mrs. Walker (who has served here in fair weather and foul so long and so faithfully, and to whom this whole annual is prof- fered in tribute), of Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Sherman (nee Elsie Tait), whose dedication and scholarship have always enhanced our stature, and of Mrs. Slawner, whose grace, charm and entirely youthful competence have delighted pupils and confreres alike. Doubtless, you all are aware of the difficulties involved in implementing subject promotion for a school popul- ation of barely six hundred and fifty: yet I call you to witness that, almost without exception, we offer exactly the same basic options as in schools more than twice our size. Our academic record is one to be proud of; and I call you also to witness that, even amidst the confusions and trials and honest uncertainties of our modern living, there still are immutables: — the open-eyed awareness of life about us, the virile, unceasing attempt to assess it, the mastering of the ineluctable factual minimum with which we may cope with it — that all this and much more relates to our fun- ction at St. Laurent High School, and that you, who are of this School, are its instruments.

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Daniel Saykaly Editor Photo Ed. Howard Magid Advert. Ed. Beverley Doe Girls ' Sports Ed. MILESTONE EDITORS C ditoflai The important thing is to pull yourself up by your own hair to turn yourself inside out and see the whole world with fresh eyes from Marat Sade — Peter Weiss A day can hold enough experiences to fill a lifetime of reflection. Yet, adding up three hundred and sixty-five of them often yields nothing more than a rather uninspir- ing blur. Affluence has allowed man more time to read, to explore, to look at his world. Yet, somehow these have gone out of style. Modern living has become a vi- carious experience, a warmed-over blend of television commercials and newspaper-edi- torial opinions. It takes no talent to exist. Most people, in fact, manage it for about seventy years. To live, however, is a different matter. It is to be vibrantly aware of as much as is humanly possible, to learn from life as well as from books. It is surprising how much we see every day and yet do not perceive. We may use a telephone every day of our life without realizing which two letters are missing on the dial. We walk the same way to the same destination each morning for years without noticing more than a few superficial details about our surroundings. Eleven years of schooling end with a diploma and the platitude Life stretches out before you. This is not true. Existence stretches before us; life we must sculpt. Daniel Saykaly Rhona Chad Asst. Ed. Chief Biographe Mary L. Holubek Literary Ed. Neil Carpenter Boys ' Sports Ed. Lucy Sparham Art Editor Cynthia Eddy Activities Ed. MILESTONE STAFF Front Row: Barbara Kuehl, Lucy Sparham, Diane Stahr, Danny Saykaly, Rhona Chad, Jane Simon, Anne MacLean, Mary L Holubek. Second Row: Miss Davidson, Mark Smith, Beverley Doe, Neil Car- penter, Helen Koutsikas, Stewart Spence, Colleen Parr, Emil Srunberg, Glenn Millar, Mel Solman.