Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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8 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORJD The profession of peace, made by four of the great nations of Europe when they were within a few hours of tearing each other to pieces, should have an almost limit- less effect for good on the rest of the world. If these nations, bristling with death-dealing arms of all kinds, can recognize the tragic folly of it all, surely other nations will do likewise and realize that peace hath her victories far more renowned than war. Example is usually more effective than words, every day of our lives we are in some way being an example to some one else. Unconsciously you are exercising an in- fluence for good or an influence for evil. Good has won out in the affairs of nations because it had won out in the hearts of many of those who go to make up the na- tions, because they realized the simple truth of Jesus' words: Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of Good, and all things will be added unto you . There is another of Jesus' sayings, unfortunately, 1 think, often linked in our minds with the giving of money, when really it means much more than that. Considering the part one man has played in saving the World from horror, these words of Jesus seem to have a special mean- ing and significance: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Peace on earth, good-will to men has a truer ring to it to-day than yesterday, may we, by our works, make a real contribution towards the brotherhood of man.

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 7 On Monday last, the world jury heard an appeal to physical brute force, an appeal to the passion of man. On Tuesday the world jury heard a simple, moving appeal to the spirit and soul of man, an appeal to man's reason. In history the appeal to brute force has often won out temporarily, but never permanently, last week it fail- ed because the will for peace was greater than the will for war, because people prayed that their sons and daugh- ters would not be mutilated and massacred in a senseless struggle for power. The Munich agreement to keep the peace was begun twenty years ago in the hearts of the ordinary men and women of the worldg steadily increasing, it was finally strong enough to overcome what at one time seemed to be impossible odds against it. To-day, more perhaps than ever before, we remember with undying love and gratitude those who were called upon to sacrifice their lives to prove the waste of war. It would seem then that the world has been saved from utter self destruction because of a thought, and be- cause of a man, because of prayer, of true humility, of patience and understanding, of faith, of steadfastness of purpose, of tireless devotion to the well-being of man, of devotion to all that we mean by God. It is probably true that at no other period of history have these qualities been found in such earnestness, such sincerity. They spring, of course, from the Author of our faith in the good life, they are rooted and grounded in love. At all times, but especially at the beginning of a new task, at the beginning of a new school year, we can be immeasurably helped if we will bring these qualities into our lives. They are simple, homely virtues, found in all families where there is love and joy, found in all good neighbours.

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 9 im Qclwool -5 'Q M dj-M NOTES Vpxm' Scholarships! Very remarkable success was achieved this summer by J. R. C. Cartwright in whining no fewer than five Uni- versity scholarships. He was awarded the First Edward Blake, the Second Edward Blake, the Wellington, the Pro- fessor William Jones and the Rev. F. A. Bethune Scholar- ships for mathematics and science at the University of Toronto. As he could not hold all of them, the Rev. F. A. Bethune Went by reversion to W. S. Ross. We have enjoyed a half-holiday in his honour and the School is proud to salute in Cartwright the leading scholar- ship winner in the Dominion. ,l.i Opening of the Ewart Osborne Court The new hard tennis court was opened on Sunday, October 23rd. The Headmaster thanked Col. and Mrs. Osborne on behalf of the School for their great generosity in making such a splendid gift, and voiced the pleasure felt by all that they were present to perform the opening in person. Col. Osborne expressed the view that the most im- portant things in the world were a sound mind and a healthy body and hoped We would derive a great deal of pleasure from the court. The ribbon which supported the net was then untied by Mrs. Osborne and the new court was officially declared open. Master Christopher Ketchum presented Mrs. Osborne with a bouquet of roses, three rousing cheers were given I