Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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Throughout this past year, each individual has no doubt met and made many new friends. Some friendships have been established for the lengthy period of five years, and others have only developed this past year. We have all lived within the walls of this castle for a comparatively short time. Yet THIS year was special, for it saw the dawn of a new century. This year was but a passing moment, compared to the many years which are yet to come. 1 am reminded of two ships passing in the night. Those on board one ship catch only a fleeting glimpse of the crew members of the other ship. You can imagine yourself a ship, sailing past the O, L. C. and its crew. But we do not just sail past, we actually embark on this good ship, for varying periods of time. Some of us disembark this year, others remain to help the crew raise the anchor, and set sail next year. I should like to thank Dr. Davis and Mrs. Perry for their confidence and support throughout the year. I should also like to extend my thanks to the Prefects for their help with OLIYG, and to everyone who bought and bought and bought at OLIYG. Living together in this historic building is a very rewarding experience. We learn toleration, sympathy and under- standing, and experience pain and joy. Remember that the more you give, the more you shall receive. I would like to close with this quotation: Man your ship O. L.C. And guard her well. Love, Roxie. 6

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Dear Students, This is my eighth - and last - message, and as I write it I share the feelings of those of you who will be graduating this year: regret at leaving O.L.C, and anticipation of the future. The past seven years have supplied many memories which I will carry with me when I go to Israel later in the summer. There are many things 1 should like to say, but space is limited, so here are some thoughts suggested by a magazine article on President Ford ' s daughter. Her boyfriend said: I have never known her to take a positive stand on anything . This seemed a very sad commentary on the young lady. To have no positive views and to take no positive stand on any issue, demonstrates an unwillingness to become in- volved in life: or, in modern terms, become committed. Dr. W. G, Saltonstall wrote: The uncommitted life is not worth living .... Commitment is willingness to stand up and be counted. It is a human MUST Commitment will bring sadness as well as joy, loneliness as well as friendship, but it brings excitement and demands the use of all a person ' s resources WITH commitment we can move mountains: WITHOUT it we cannot move a molehill. We are living at a time when there are many mountains facing us: world hunger, overpopulation, economic depression, stock-piling of atomic weapons, and many more. Christopher Fry could have had this in mind when he The time for adventure is not over; adventure has merely changed its form. There are challenges and opportunities waiting for those who are willing to face up to them. Don ' t stand aside from life; become involved, or committed, and make a positive contribution to the world you live in. You ask Why? 1 say, Why not? wrote: Thank God our time is now, when wrong Comes up to face us everywhere. Affectionately, Dorothy Perry 5

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The yearbook is no longer a voice but an echo, for it will remind us of this past year in which v e have lived within the walls of an historical castle. This book is something that we will keep forever; to be able to look back on these days full of laughter and sadness, rules and regulations, chaos and order, love and hatred, and memorable friendships. I would now like to thank those who gave their time to help me produce this book. Special thanks to Sue. Shirleyanne 7