Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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To the Students of Ontario Ladies ' College - Past and Present. A very new Dean sends her warmest gree t- ings to each one of you. I feel somewhat like the small child who had been told by her Mo- ther never to speak to strangers. One day when the mother and youngster were out in a crowd the child began to chat with several persons who were unknown to the mother. Later, the child was once again warned about such be- haviour . Her reply was But mummy those were ' nt strangers they were merely my friends that I hadn ' t met yet! Many of you are not strangers but merely O L C friends whom I haven ' t met yet. As I think about our community here at OLC, I am grateful for the friends I have made in our present family: the students with their enthusiasm and zest for life, the teachers with their singleness of purpose, their capacity for hard work and patient understanding, the Housemothers with their loyal support and willing co-operation, the household staff with their desire to please us all, the Osborne ' s and Mrs. Bird, each of whom has been so patient and considerate during this, my first year as Dean. And from our closely knit community here at OLC each of us must be aware of the world around us with its need and challenge. Atom bombs, racial tension, trips to the moon, political strife, all these are a part of our restless, divided world. Indeed, the needs of our day are great, and great also are the dangers which confront genuine New Testament Christianity. Surely though, we may be serenely con- fident no matter how turbulent our times for our God is great, so is His Son Our Lord Jesus Christ, so is His Gospel, about the only uncertain factor is our own committment. What do we need then, at OLC as everywhere in this year 1961? We need courage to tackle our problems great and small, we need cheerfulAess under all circumstances to carry us through them hap-- pily and a real seeking after truth that we may leam to know their solution. My own conviction is that most of all we need a much deeper committment to the Christian Faith. Affectionately yours, Mary Elizabeth Bone.