Westdale Secondary School - Le Raconteur Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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soon dissolved under the energy and applica- tion that we determinedly exercised. To each of the graduates here, the name Westdale conjures up a different picture. Many of us think of the warriors on the football teams, either the winning seniors or the hard- fighting juniors. Some of us think of the crowds cheering at all these games - hockey, basketball, water-polo and football. Many of us remember vividly last year's operetta Babes in Toyland . We also remember the dances that are sponsored by the Dance an-d Enter- tainment Committee. Especially memorable are the Sadie Hawkins Dance and the Prom, both annual events. Burt most exciting and memorable is the New York trip, which is oult- standing in most graduates' minds. We remember this trip vividly. It is just as though we returned from this marvellous city yesterday. It was a tremendous experi- ence. The Empire State building, Rockefeller Centre, the Statue of Liberty, and Radio City. All are clear in our minds. We also remember the Broadway shows, the night clubs, and the shopping centres. It was all wonderful. All of these are pleasant memories. Last but not least, we remember our parents and how much they have done for us. If they had not cared and helped us, many of us would not be here tonight. It was our parents who urged us to stay in school. Many of us, when we are in grades 11 or 12, think that we are wasting our time and that we would have much better opportunities if we were ouft of school. It is our parents who keep us there, for they know the true value of a good education. It is also our parents who insist that we do our homework and studies. Some of us are not too good at this. For this knowledge and discipline we must thank them. So, to each parenft goes a very sincere: Thank You. The fhour of parting draws nigh. In spite of hope and faith in the future, I for one do not hesitate to confess that there is a tinge of sadness in the present. Nevertheless, this is a moment we will cherish, for it testifies to the genuineness of our sympathy and heart- felt friendship. It has been the custom in the past for each graduating class to present Colonel McQueen with a gift to the school. To carry on this tradition, thfis year's graduating class would like to present a picture of Colonel McQueen. On behalf of all the students here, I would like to present you with this picture. Christine Dick CValedictorian9. NEWSPAPER STAFF 2nd row: S. Jackson, A. Gould, 3rd row: A. Faunzems, T. Cole- lgt row: J, Young, B, Bagtel, K, M. Coker, J. Harclaper, S. Mill- man, H- CQWY, B- Sheill. Gross, R. Scott, N. Coolsma, R. er, S. Palmer, M. Hindson, T. Absent: D. French. Wade, E. Norris. Stephens.

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Valedicfory Address CHRISTINE DICK L7fLl6CliC'f07'ifLYl. It has devolved upon me, as representative of the graduating students of 1960, to give some expression to a few thoughts appropriate to this occasion. I do so with a keen appreci- ation of the relations we have so long sustain- ed with each other, the faculty of this high school, and the world of affairs into which we are about to enter, and with which we are henceforth to mingle, not knowing what is be- fore us, but hoping, in the ardour of young adulthood, for the best. Fellow Students: We have been companions for several years . . . years to some of us of diligent application to our studies, years of light and shade to all of us, years of social fellowship and pleasant recreation, years of We have mental and physiclal improvement. sympathized with each other in trouble and sorrow, have lightened each other's hearts in time of sadness, and have enjoyed high school life in each other's society. We go forth with our diplomas which the world looks upon as keys that are to unlock the doors of science, art, literature, theology, physics, and business for us, and to open the avenues of wealth and honour to us. We go forth, as we are, to the battle of life. What success we shall have, what victories we shall win, the future alone can tell. But we go forth with strong hope and abid- ing faith that all will be well with us if we perform our duties faithfully in whatever call- ing or sphere fate may assign us. Where will fate or fortune place us in the great sea of the future? I see, in imagina- tion, this group, all scattered, many the heads of families engaged in the peaceful pursuits of agriculture and tradeg others on the rough sea of political life, some of whom. will doubt- lessly reap honours in national affairs, bestow- ing beisefit upon their fellow men while they hold higz and responsible positions in official life. As we gp forth, each to fulfil his destiny, let us forget our childish prejudices, if we have any, and throughout our lives be helpful friends to each other as opportunities may offer. For myself, and I think I speak for all, these high school friendships are too sacred to be lightly broken or forgotten, and in our farewells and final pressure of our hands to- gether, let us renew the bonds which fellow- ship in our Alma Mater has woven. Members of the Faculty: We go forth with the profoundest esteem for the wisdom, for- bearance, and uniform justice and kindness that you have ever manifested towards us with- in these walls. We have often been hasty, heedless of your feelings and our own best interests, and have at times caused you great annoyance by our childish follies, but in all these things you have proven yourselves our true friends and mentors. In whatever we have given you offence, we ask your forgiveness and carry away with us a heartfelt gratitude for all the favours We have received at your hands. If we had but known you were trying to teach us the same lesson that is found in Pro- verbs, chapter 1- QUOTE: To know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding, to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment and equity. To give subtility to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear and will increase learning, a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsel. To understand a proverb and the interpretation, the words of the wise and their dark sayings. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowl- edge, but fools despise wisdom and instruc- tion. UNQUOTE. We would not have acted like fools, had we but known the truth. I picture the new grade nine students this year as they wander around the halls of W.S.S. and see in imagination this graduating class as it was on the first day its members entered this school. We also were a handful of in- experienced grade nine puipils, the sport of the grade ten pupils, and unheeded or plagued by the seniors. What we felt and endured then, half discouraged by our outward circumstances and our inward fears, these new grade nine students now endure. But they will get over itg the grade nine students will soon be in grade ten, and eventually they will become seniors, and the troubles of the present will fade away in the future like a morning dream. This high school course was not the bugbear that we feared it would be, and its difficulties

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