Toronto Teachers College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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A Sailor The man had walked this earth for many a year, And now as the time of his leaving drew near He began to think of time gone by, And asked himself, why must he die? He had seen the Seven Seas and their splendour. Had visited ports that now he can't remember. And had sailed on boats and sailing ships Seeing the world as he worked his trips. In every port a friend he found, And every year he sailed the world around Free and wild were the times of youth Always in search of glory and truth. Yet somewhere on his voyages through the years He changed from son to sir, and left the seas To settle down and take his place in the land And work and sweat for the feeding hand. Then the years took their toll and claim As age crept upon him and youth was slain Only the memories lingered in his heart Where before there burned a fire so bright. Now he snaps from another dream of old - Back to life, back to his cruel world To live yet another hour, another day Thinking that there was once another day. JOHN M. VESTERS, Form F38 Page 25

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of teaching selected topics by tutors and students followed by evaluation and revision, a closer liaison among classroom teachers, studentsand tutors regard- ing the themes of work to be covered in the classroom, more theorectical discussions about the classroom implications of various practices, and longer periods of teaching practice in a greater number of teaching situations. At one time colleges in Britain, as in Gntario, concentrated on training non-graduates as teachers but, in recent years, not only are they accepting some graduates for professional training buttheyare provid- ing, as indicated earlier, a four-year course leading to a degree. This would be a much happier situation in that one would have a teacher disciplined by his academic training and polished inthe skills of impart- ing knowledge. The shortage of teachers tends to restrict developments to some extent at the moment. For an outsider from Ontario, the British educa- tional system presents many anomalies: the hier- archical nature ofthe school organization,the exercise of responsibility, the freedom of school programming, the adherence to traditional disciplines, the lack of educational priorities and the socio-economic conscience. Miss M.P. BAINBRIDGE U lM.A., B.PAED.l Miss Bainbridge is working on an exchange basis in England. Life Itself is an Education The true values of life which lead to happiness can only be acquired through experience. They can be taught by environment, teachers, situations, friends and the church. In our homes we learn from our parents the difference between rightand wrong. If we do the right thing we feel rewarded but if we do the wrong thing we are punished, either physically or mentally. We are taught love, discipline, understanding, good breeding, manners and the basic culture of our society. During school years, the discipline is continued, but other lessons are taught besides the academic ones. Fair play and the ability to be a good winner or a good loser are taught by games. We learn to adapt ourselves to those around us regardless of creed or colour. We become one of many, but we still retain our individualism and thus acquire a spirit of co-operation.Againwe find that good work is rewarded by good marks and bad work by poor marks. In our adult life we still practice obedience to superiors, to lawful authorities, to our families and to our faiths. We learn tact from being hurt by tactless people, we learn understanding from being misunderstood, we mature in love from being loved, we learn to care from being cared for and we learn mercy from the unmerciful. Through these experiences we gain knowledge about the world around us. Since most of us are iudged by our friends, we find that if we are good we have good friends and if we are not, then we have bad friends. The church goes one step further in teaching discipline. It asks us to imitate the life of Christ with faith, hope and charity. lt teaches us that the Christian way of life is to practice corporal and spiritual works of mercy, for example, to feed the poor, to pray for others. The truths of the church give us the strength to learn from our experiences. Death brings compassion, service to others brings humility, teaching brings under- standing and patience and added to all these is love for your fellow-man. Thus it can be seenthatonlythrough living do we learn and only through learning do we gain an education. The education of life can either make us or break us and to those who have profited from their experiences come the highest rewards of true peace and happiness. LORETTA LATREMOUILLE Form 24 Page 24 fg fm v fd .TZ

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Death ofa Rose One day they came, making at their presence, ' a gigantic impression. More so to me on Monday, when I observed them . in their prime. And, we became as one to one - An unexceptional fascination for sheer beauty surrenders itself. The most delicate hue of rose withers at its edges, Beauty bows her head with age - how sad To-day I watched them dying. A. BUSS, Form ll l M.. Day 's End The fire in the west burned slowly, 5 Accenting the quietness of the pasture. Soft breezes called birds home to rest, While rabbit, mouse, and squirrel thought now of slumber. Flower petals closed for the night, And o herdsman drove his cattle to the barn. The sweet sadness of day's end had come. Page 26 MURRAY COOK, Form I3