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despite any opmwns we may have express- ed in the past? Is it the glory of the Black and Yellow for whose honor we struggled in various lines of sport? Or is it the many friendships which we now must leave? No, it is none of these, rather is it all of these, school, its .traditions, study, sport, undying friendship. Now are these to become treasured memories to be dream- of at firesides, memories to which we now turn for comfort in saying farewell.
Behind us to-illght we see a medley of things, both gay and grave. There are classes, friendships, books, laughter, sor- row, dreams and realities. Then there are those particular incidents which arise be- fore us almost in reality. We can hear again the thump as the second form boy put his head through the beaverboard wall
in those eventful days when we were be- ing .temporarily sustained in Stephen,;' block. We hear again the teacher's warn- ing when we were caught matching cop- pers in Trig. class. Or one may feel again the thrill of conquest which arose in him when, wearing the good old Black and Yel- low, he rounded the last turn and settled to the home stretch running fiercely, de- terminedly, shoulder to shoulder with au equally determined rival. Or perha)ls tha thrill Of battle when we struggled on grid- iron or gymnasium floor to keep high the Black and Yellow. And out of all this we have no.t only gained a!l elementary know-· ledge of education but have learned to maintain conEiclence in one's self to bear responsibilities, to reason metlwdically. Within us have been born the qualities of sportsmanship, honor, truth and also that spirit Of service. We have been taught L> choose for ourselves. To choose or reject
one or both of the many paths of life.
Many graduates of the c.c.r. have PI'OV- ed their fitness to meet life, their mettle in dealing with consequences and the cap- ability of their Alma Mater to turn o11L real men and real woman. We the gradu- ates of 19lW are out to follow the walks of life we h::tve already chosen, law, tusiness, f·e:J.chiJ:rr, engineering, politics anrl what. have yon-and to follow them in such manner that ·we may maintain the high
standard set by graduates who have gone before us.
Let us now for a few moments place ourselves in the divine position of the sagq who has seen, has performed, and is wise in all things. Let us express a few word<; of encouragement to the newcomers. You have all the trials and pleasures of your High School life before you. You are be- ginning a phase of your life which will mould you for the struggles and reverses of real life. How we envy you; how we wish we were five or six or eight or twen- ty years younger and could begin that phase of life again with you. You have a most efficient staff whose friendly guid- ance will carry you on and you will your- self soon be regretting that the years should pass so quickly. In those years we know that you will always exert yourseH and your school both in study and in sport.
In closing I must expr~<ss on behalf of the graduating class, whose feelings I so feetly attempt to portray, the gratitude w0 feel toward those who have worked and fumed so .tirelessly to guide us over the rough and rocky ground in the pursuit of lmowleclge, who have so patiently, and sometimes impatiently, taught us the ele- ments of education. It is the school staff whom we now regard >a clearly, despite all former opinions, and w:ithout whom the great moment which we now enjoy would never have been p')ssible. Nor would this moment have been made pos- sitle were it not for someone else-the School Beard-the Board who l:.•1ilt our present beautiful school with all t"l.odern equipment for comfort and better leach- ing. Whose efforts are responsible for ths rapidly incrEasing standard of eclucath,ll. And so it is with such thoughts as thes~ that we emt•ark upon a new life-that we set out to face new things, armed with the gift of our Alma Mater. The gift of strength, -strength in the knowledge that we have received an elementary training of the first order, that in us .there have been bred the qualities which have already guided so many to the high-roads of suc- cess. It iR with grateful hearts that we, the graduating c)ass of 1929, offer you our final
"farewell."