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As soon as we learn t~ese fundamentals of right living, then and only then are we equipped to uphold the ancient British tradition of freedom of the indi- vidual, and the right of the individual to do as he pleases, having due regard for the rights of others.
One does not dlpute the fact that this ultimate aim in education is a lof- ty ideal - one which no one has probably attained; but as citizens of the turbu- lent world of today, it is our duty to equip ourselves with everything that edu- cation can provide in order that we may contribute of our best to the betterment of conditions for our human race the world over.
With tremendous developments in transportation and communication the sphere we inhabit has become so small that the Africans, the Chinese and the Austra- lians have become our next door nelehbours. And so their problems are our prob- lems as well as ones we commonly regard as our own. It is only by real educa- tion that we will be able to comprehend and thus help solve their problems as well as our own.
When we have an understanding heart, and only then, can we be one in spirit with the Roman philosopher who said, "So far as I am an individual, this land is my country, but so far as I am a man I am a citizen· of the world."
And now a word to the Juniors, those whose feet are still on the first step of the secondary educational ladder. "Education is a conquest, not a bequest; it cannot be given; it must be achieved. The value of an education lies not in its possession but in the struggle to secure it." Students, you must go after education, you must work for it, you must reach out and clutch it firmly, it can not fall in your lap. It does not fall on you as the gentle rain from heaven. Start now in Grade IX to search for it; do not walt till the years have passed.
Ladles and gentlemen, all this would not be complete without thanking those who have so patiently guided us along our educational pathway, our patient tea- chers. Members of the staff: when we leave the more sheltered life of our high school we are going to miss you. You have been our true friends.
At times no doubt we have tried your better nature with our foolhardiness when actually we should have been solving a mathematical problem, or studying a chapter of history or Latin. But for these misdeeds we ask your forgiveness. To our teachers who have been with us during the past four years I say thank you for all you have done for us.
As we bid farewell and walk out of the doors of C.C.S. taking a new step into life, let us remember the words of Edgar A. Guest:
Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away;
It isn't a thing to be stored in the chest
When you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best; It isn't a joy to be supped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again.
Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of; Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may;
Don't keep it in inches and corners and grooves; You'll find that in service its beauty improves.
CREEMORE STUDENTS' COUNCIL
PRESIDENT - Alex Wilson VICE PRES. - Earl Ritchie SECRETARY - Dorothy Sldey TREASURER - Margaret Mackay VOX LUDI - Gayle Millsap
- Isobel Pyrke
ATHLETIC CON~ER - S y l v i a
Dorothy Sidey
FORM REPRESENTATIVES
FIRST FORM - Yvonne Bennett SECOND FORM - Campbell Mulholland THIRD FORM - Dorothy Timmons FOURTH FORM - Earl Bonner
- Christina Tilden
PIANIST
EDITOR
GIRLS'
BOYS' ATHLETIC CONVENER - John Montgomery
Thompson
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