Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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Noblesse oblige may be a dead issue, but Opportunity knocks at every door. This phrase is lam- iliar to each and every girl here at OLC. Our parents say it, our teachers say it, our friends say it, the newspapers say it. For us it is true. We have been blessed ' with good homes, a chance for an excellent education; we haven ' t had had to fight for what we are receiving and have received. . . Yes, we have every reason to believe the phrase, Oppor- tunity knocks . But wait ' . Note the present tense knocks . Too often we give it a future implication. We think that m four, six, ten years from now, when we graduate from univer sity, then. Opportunity will present itself in the form of lucrative pos- itions. This may all be well, but are we forgetting that op- portunity is knocking ri htnow, and knocks as we go through university, teachers ' college, nur sing school ? There are so many capacities in which we can serve inwhichwe should serve: young peoples ' clubs, charity organizations. Church work. Opportunities to set examples, to live up to Christian principles, to lead. Is this not our duty? True, noblesse oblige may be a dead issue, but ANNE McORMOND