Strathcona Tweedsmuir School - Paidia Yearbook (Okotoks, Alberta Canada)

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HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE tThe Headmaster's Annual Message for 1972-1973 has been taken from the Headmaster's Address delivered at the closing exercises, june 23, 1973. Space does not permit us to include the entire speech.J The conversation between Funk and his friend, reported in the newspaper, went some- thing like this: Boy, the last day of school sure was noisy. All that cheering and shouting and dancing around. Funky replies: Yes, and the kids made a lot of noise too. I must say that the last day of school was rather pleasant at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School. I was proud of the deportment of our students. So much is heard about the bad things that young people do that perhaps some of them believe that this is the way the majority behaves. This is not the case, and particularly, it is not the case at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir. We are proud of our students and today, that of our Closing Exercises, in some manner, is a day to recognize all the good things that have happened. The Worth Commission Report, A Choice of Futures, supports The promotion and main- tenance of another kind of differentiated insti- tution - the community school. A community school is one that provides for the intermingling of persons of differing ages, sexes, intelligence, socio-economic status, and ethnic origin as a basis for building mutual respect and under- standing. This is certainly the case at Strathcona- Tweedsmuir and has been the case since our school began. Our community-school has for its community people from all over Calgary and the neighbouring area. You, as parents, as friends, as Board, as teachers represent the Strathcona- Tweedsmuir community. All of you are respon- sible for the success of Strathcona-Tweedsmuir and even though we are here to recognize excel- lence in our pupils, we are partly here to express our gratitude to all of you who contribute so much in time and talent to our success. I would personally and publicly like to thank all my staff for the dedication and hard work they have contributed to the success of this year. We are building one year on another and this our second year has been a foundation year where the tremendous effort by the staff ensures that next year will be an even more successful one with many exciting plans already underway. I would be negligent indeed if I did not, on your behalf, on behalf of the school, thank the ladies of the Ladies' Auxiliary for the many volun- teer tasks they have undertaken this year - the Living Skills program, the Library Assistance Pro- gram, the School Fair. These ladies have also given the school so many gifts both small and large. Ladies, if I have failed to mention some- thing it is not because we do not appreciate the countless things you do for us. We are so fortunate to have the calibre of women and men on our Board of Governors who have, this past year, worked countless hours as the parents' representatives for the good of the school. For the Chairman and all the Governors our gratitude is most sincere . I must get in one final parting shot at our graduating class. All year I have stressed that our lives depend on three basics. The first is God, a superior and guiding influence which is good, not evil, kind, not thoughtless, continually for- giving, never vindictive. My personal belief is that it is essential that you continue to struggle and search for the Truth I call God and not give up this struggle for a nothing or void. Study and search for the rest of your lives to find your God. The second basic is our country and the traditions and principles which have made us a most favoured people in the world. You must continue to study our heritage, our history, our political and economic past, for it is by knowing what our fathers and their fathers did that you will be guided in how you attack your life. Your forefathers took a chance and gambled in a new country. They did not ask to be given anything, they went out and worked for their successes. They believed in Canada and that in this land they could use their talents to make a full and successful life for themselves and you, their off- spring. Tackle life in the same spirit. Take a chance and don't look for someone else to do it for you. Do it yourself and Canada will continue to be the best land. Finally, the third basic that I have stressed this year, after God and Canada, is yourself. You all have the potential for greatness. We at Strath- cona-Tweedsmuir have given you of what we have and your parents have given of themselves. Now it is up to you. If you will spend a little time and think of yourself, you will find many strengths and a few weaknesses. Alright. Know yourself. Capitalize on your strengths and use them for all they are worth. Your health, your mind, your body, your spirit. Use your good health, fine mind, strong body and enthusiastic spirit to overcome any obstacle and to overcome any weakness you know you have. Nothing can stop you.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHAIRMAN E. DAVID DOVER GOVERNORS HENRY W. ACTESON IOHN C. ASHBURNER IOHN BURNS NORMAN H. CLAUSON IOHN D. FRANCIS WILLIAM T. HAMILTON MRS. W. IOHN HARVIE THOMAS B. HEWITT THOMAS LAMB MRS. GERALD LOCKE VERN LYONS BRUCE A. MACDONALD WALLACE B. MaCINNES WARD G. MCLEAN IOHN C. MEEKER MRS! HUGH C. MORRISON MRS. I. MORRIS PRYDE NORMAN L. REID WILLIAM A. STEWART IOHN H. STOREY 7