St Pauls College - Paulinian Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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‘Vatedtetoxcf rfcUOtew, Mr. Chairman, Your Emminence, Mr. President, Honoured Guests, Fellow Graduates: It is indeed an honour and a pleasure to represent the 1970 Gra¬ duating Class of Paulinians as valedictorian. Whether you realize it or not, ours is a unique class. It was born during the one hundredth birthday of our country and will fade away during our province ' s centennial year. Other than this chronological element, however, can we Pauli¬ nians regard ourselves as being any more unique than the graduands William Cann Valedictorian 1970 0 f an y ot h er university or college? Would not others have felt the same shock and confusion on that initial day of registration? Would not others have experienced similar excitements during Freshie Week, and similar frustrations while struggling with those invariably weighty texts and assignments? Certainly we have all, either individually or collectively, derived numerous benefits from our brief stay in college. Most assuredly, we all owe an incalcuable debt of gratitude to our instructors. They have been instrumental in guiding us to our present stations in life. And yet I cannot help but believe that St. Paul ' s College has had a more profound influence on us than other educa¬ tional institutions have had on their students. Perhaps this feeling is due to my own sense of particularism. Nevertheless, the very environment of our college contains some intangible ' esprit de corps ' which will continue to influence each and every one of us throughout the future. I cannot define it to you, but I know that it exists. This is a facet of university life which is seldom discussed, but one which is just as significant as the steps taken on the academic rungs of the so- called ' ladder to success ' . Obviously one cannot take anything away from the very real influences of our academic education or of the partici¬ pation in extracurricular activities on the development of the individuals character. But must all consideration of this necessary development be relegated only to these categories? It is my belief that St. Paul ' s College and the people in it, both faculty and students, share in the formation of another aspect of ' CHARACTER ' . They are able to do this by creating among themselves a spirit of co-operation, perhaps even brotherhood. When a graduate reminisces, those things which most frequently surface from the matrix of his mind centre around the friendships cultivated at college. It seems to me that the real significance of these relationships lie in their ability to make the individual more aware of living rather than of seeking the purpose of life. A shrewd philosopher once said, It’s good for a dog to be pestered with fleas; it keeps him from thinking too much about being a dog. At times this existence of ours seems meaningless, whether we have succeeded or failed, appears to make little difference to us and therefore effort seems scarcely worthwhile. But is this not a false impression? The past can take care of itself and we need not worry about the future very much; but if we are true to our own natures, we must be up and doing in the present. We all dream of great deeds and high positions, away from the pettiness and humdrum of ordinary life. Yet success is not merely the occupancy of a lofty place or doing conspicuous work, it is being the best that is in you. Rattling around in too big a job is much worse than filling a small one to overflowing. Dream, aspire by all means; but do not ruin the life you must lead by dreaming pipe-dreams of the life you would like to lead. Edward Rowland Sill ' s poem ' Life ' conveys this message: Forenoon and afternoon, and night - — - Forenoon, and afternoon, and night, - - - - Forenoon, and What! The empty song repeats itself. No more? Yea, that is life: Make this forenoon sublime, This afternoon a psalm, this night a prayer, And time is conquered, and thy crown is won. Make the most of what you have and are. Perhaps your trivial, immediate task is your one sure way of proving your mettle. Do the thing near at hand and great things will come to your hand to be done. This often unacknowledged characteristic is inherent at Saint Paul ' s College, it has and always will exist. It has taught me and I hope you, that the real purpose of life, is to live each day to the fullest. Page sponsor: RICHARDSON SECURITIES OF CANADA 53

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Wine, women and song at the Westminster Hotel OfaicU 0 ? iecvetl Susan Bromilow - Lieutenant Governor ' s Medal recipient Michael Boreskie receiving Senior Stick John Sianchuk accepts Rector ' s Prize for Philosophy Anna Maria Magnifico receives stick from past Lady Stick Mike Boreskie and friends etc. Brenda Schrofel - Convenor Chas. DePape onward and upward 52

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att rfvuuaLi Linda Gerelus B.A Terrence White B. A Louis Hogan NO PHOTO AVAILABLE T CUf Paulinian of the year - Bill Cann Special Award Tom Coyle Morris Festival slides donated to the Perfume for the Bonspiel Winners Women ' s Sports Awards Men ' s Sports Awards