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

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 3 ft Xt W ,,,.., . L L ,, ,LfLL T ,. .l...Q-E A, mil-iw ci' U' .uaca f ' A XX lt-5 .531 S1 . . . grows day by day in the Christian life through the reading and preaching of the Word, the instruction given, the Sacraments administered and the prayers offered for all God's world. It becomes tedious at times for some, but the boy or adult who doesn't depend on his moods for the building up of his faith, but perseveres 'through thick and thin' finds, through his faithfulness, a faith which is deepened and a life enriched. Such produces real saints 'at sixty miles an hour'! But there are notes of particular interest. .On Sunday November 12th, at Evensong, twenty-two boys were inducted as Servers fCrucifers and Sacristansi. Eight additional boys had been in- ducted last year or in their own parish church. Thus far they have proved extremely faithful and keen and the Chaplain expresses not only his plea- sure, but genuine gratitude for all their assistance. Just as a matter of interest, Servers today are an outgrowth of Acolytes who, in the early centuries of Church history, were one of four Minor Orders of Ministers. Their chief functions were to assist the Priest at the Eucharist fHoly Com- munionjg to light the Altar candles, to prepare the wine and water for the Eucharist and to carry the candles in procession. And this brings us to a second point of interest. From the earliest days of the Church processions of God's people parading through the fields or streets of a town to express their praise to God by singing hymns or, in times of penitence, to sing the Litany, have been customary. When huge Church buildings were erected the processions wound their way up and down the aisles beginning at the Altar and ending there too - the 'parade' punctuated with stops or 'stations' when prayers would be offered at a shrine or at the Font. These processions, which usually are really glorious acts of worship, are held on festival occasions. Now, in our Chapel it is difficult with our Collegiate style of architecture to go around the building so we do the next best thing. The Procession headed by a crucifer with torchbearers fi.e. Servers carrying candles? either side. followed by an attendant Server, followed by the Priest vested in cope, then followed by the choir, process out to the Narthex where we split and one

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2 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD racing and being generally discourteous on the road. Of course, all teenage drivers are not to be classified in this generalization but many can. At six- teen. it is hard for many teenagers to realize the responsibility of driving a car. They think only of the pleasures and conveniences of driving and fail to realize that there are other people on the road whose lives depend on careful driving by everybody. The teenage driver is often not responsible enough to drive carefully and his idea of driving is often slanted in the wrong direction. How can these causes of accidents be eliminated? Accidents caused by faulty equipment can be stopped by adopting mandatory checks on all cars. Laws should be passed making a careful check of all the essential parts of the car compulsory after a set number of miles. Perhaps it would inconvenience some drivers slightly but surely not as much as a serious accident. In manv areas, the driving test is ludicrously simple. By driving a car with power steering and automatic gearshift around a city block and answering a few easy questions an applicant can qualify for his driving permit. What does a test like this show about a persons's skill, knowledge and particularly his attitude? He can steer a car around a corner and he can be responsible for a short period of time but how many people couldn't'? These tests show nothing whatsoever about how he will behave under certain conditions and only scratch the surface of his skill and knowledge. The driving test should be toughened up in many parts of the country and it should be made uniform. The driver should have a thorough know- ledge of all the rules of the road and he should be able to handle his car under anv conditions that might arise before being granted his licence. A method of showing a person's reliability should be introduced into the driving tests as well. For example, with all people under twenty-one, a report from either an employer or teacher establishing the driver's responsibilty should be mandatory. ln this way many of the people who are serious only long enough to pass their tests would not be allowed to drive a powerful weapon. When a driver has his license he should maintain the proper attitude. He should be willing to learn and keep the laws and be foresighted and courteous at all times. He should be constantly alert for unforeseen dangers and above all not fall into the attitude of believing it can't happen to him, for that is when accidents occur. With a few changes in our laws and a general change in the attitude of our drivers the nation's highways could be made safer. If the drivers, especially the younger ones, were made to realize the responsibility they owe to their fellow travellers, perhaps the death toll would not be so tragic. C. L. F. W. Qgpgca

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-1 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD -. ie goes through the South door, the other through the North door and we meet outside and enter together through the centre door. When the front of the procession enters the Choir twhere the School isl the Priest sings the collect for the Festival and the procession then continues singing the hymn until the choir is in the stalls and the hymn t,o:icl'ides. Our first procession took place on October lst, ti. Sunday in the octafe 'if the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. The following Sunday, when we observed our Harvest Thanksgiving, we held another Procession and, again, on All Saints Day. On October lst, at Evensong, we welcomed the Reverend John Bothwell as our preacher. Fr. Bothwell is the Rector of St. James' Parish in Dundas, Ontario. The following Sunday we welcomed the Reverend Brian Freeland as the preacher. He is the Assistant Director of Religious Broadcasting for the CBC On Sunday, October 22nd, the Chaplain and the Reverend John Dobson. who is the Chaplain of The tGrove' School, Lakefield exchanged for livensong. To our knowledge this was the first occasion that both Chaplains had exchanged. As with Ridley so with Lakefield, we hope this becomes a regular annual occurrence. All weekday celebrations of the Holy Communion are now celebrated i.-'ith the Celebrant fthe Priest taking the Servicel facing the congregation, following the saying of the Creed. At these weekday celebrations the Epistle is read by one of the boys from Boulden House. A list of those who are reading is posted in their House so as they can prepare, long beforehand, and be ready to read it to the Chaplain two days before they are scheduled to read at the Eucharist. Since it is permissable for a layman to read the Epistle it is felt the younger boys should have an opportunity to learn how to take an active part in particular portions of the Liturgy. The BIG news has been left until the last. Here it is! During the Lent Term, a TEACHING MISSION will be held for five days - March 14th to 18th inclusive. There are three kinds of Missions. They are Liturgical - the aim being to teach people about and how to worship, a Preaching Mission - the aim being to convert, and a Teaching Mission which is designed to enlighten one's knowledge of and to deepen one's faith. For such a Mission in a School only the best will do and we believe we have three excellent Missioners. They are: the Right Reverend E. S. Reed, Bishop of Ottawa: the Reverend Bernard Barrett Associate Secretary, Divisions of College Work, Youth Work and Church Vocations, in Canada and the Reverend David Busby, Director of Christian Education for the Diocese of Toronto. All of them have worked extensively with young people and are capable preachers. devout men with a warm and winning personality, very approach- able and keenly interested in young people. Since this is being written in November I have to say that the three Nlissioners will be here next month to meet the boys and vice versa. On Sunday, December 3rd, the Reverend David Busby will preach at Evensong and the following Sunday the Bishop will be here to preach, accompanied by the Reverend Bernard Barrett twho preached here last winterl and is