St Albert School - Aurora Yearbook (St Albert, Alberta Canada)

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HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE At a Grey Cup dinner in Vancouver a few years ago, ‘Frank Leahy (a famoOs foot- mil coach at Notre Dame) was asked to predict the next day ' s winner of the Fall Classic. His prediction, which follows, although pertaining to the next day’s game is pertinent to all students in school today. At the top of a blackboard in one of our High School rooms is an artistically printed quotation. This quotation may be often seen, often used, or often over¬ looked. The statement is: Who dares nothing need hope for nothing . In your life out of school and in your post High School life, situations are curring and will occur which present you with challenges, correct decisions to be de, or effort to be applied. Your life in High School, similarly, has presented u with the opportunity to dare much or to dare little according to your wishes. This quotation has been tested by you in varying degrees in the classroom,your Stu¬ dents Union, and your Extramural Pro’qram. Some have attempted and completed much, some have attempted and completed little. The extent to which you made the attempts and-completed your objectives has helped develop habits which you will carry on into adult life. Frank Leahy ' s prediction? He stated that the winning team would be the team which had set its objectives and standards high, had kept the objectives constantly fn mind, and had been willing to work and sacrifice to attain the objectives. If we were to substitute the word student for the word team, the statement would also apply to this High School. Your success in High School or after High School will be determined by how uch you have dared and hnw well you have kept your objectives in front of you! OUR GRATITUDE FOR THIS PAGE GOES TO GILES FOOD MARKETS N. D. GILES GROCERIES AND MEATS FREE DELIVERY PHONE SERVE SELF SERVE STORE SERVE No. 1 Store 11051 - 88th Avenue Phones 393955 -393956

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i € m S vUvi A Few Words to the Young A farmer was sitting on his porch, sourly staring into space when his neighbor drove by. How ' s your wheat this year? Ain ' t got none, answered the farmer. Afraid of cutworms. How about your oats? Looks like a dry year, so I didn ' t plant none. Well, then, what did you plant? Nuthin, replied the farmer. I played it safe. Many of us play it safe by failing to make use of our talents and abilities, thus never realizing our full potential. If we wish to succeed in anything worth while, we must be prepared to risk fail¬ ure. Naturally, the player who always sits on the bench never makes any mistakes, but neither does he win the game for his team. Failure can have a real value if we can apply its lessons to the future and thereby succeed. When we are young we should not be overly concerned with saving for a rainy day. Far better to invest in further training in the field where our interests seem to lie. What would an Einstein or an Edison have done for the world if they had been reared in an igloo at the Arctic where little formal training was available? We have just so much time allotted to us. Each must move with a purpose and keep right on moving. ' Western Canada ' s Pioneer Bus Operators THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY Phones: 48011 - 27275 10620 - 98th Street EDMONTON. Alta.