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ol va ant Nt rn "a v ra A LL Ae +r ' ~ . A BM ey ad tt I RIDE BE N= SRN RA rp = LS PRN ES L ay Rs eFLTT S hE yy) Ei, 5. 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, Nov. 9th, 1967 Fill High School Auditorium (Continued) Matriculation Class to Regin- ald Foster and Brian Don- nelly. The University Women's Club prize presented to Di- anne Wallace, by Mrs. Dixon. Lions Club Scholarship to Lonny Mark for all-round sstu- dent in the Senior Matri¢ula- tion class. The Honeydale Women's Institute prize to Shirley Rodd and Alice VanderHeide. The Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary prize to William Holtby. Aldon Smith receiv- ed the William Aldred Mem- orial Trophy for all-round athlete. Mr. Wayne King who gave the Valedictory Address was presented with the Valedict- orian Trophy by Brian Don- nelly, President of the Stud- ent"s Council. The Valedictory Address appears below. VALEDICTORY ADDRESS "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller. long I stood And looked down one as far Frank Godley on behalf of Branch 419, Royal Canadian Legion is presenting Wayne King (top picture) and Cathy Nelson (bottom picture) with } -w as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth . . ." Mr. MacDonald, honoured guests, fellow graduates of Centennial Year, ladies and gentlemen: To-night, at these farewell exercises of this high school for the graduating class of 1967, 1 have been given the honour of giving the farewell address, for my classmates, to you, the parents and tax payers of Port Perry. I would like to thank all those who gave me this honour and pri- vilege. : Thirteen years ago, we were at the bottom of the ladder of life; we were the 'stupid' little toddlers, who were the source of many jokes by everyone else in the world (or so it seemed to us). We could only dream of the time that we would be the graduates of a high school. To-night represents the fruition of that dream--the achievement of Grade Thir- teen. We graduates of 1967 have scaled the first peak of life to its first of many pla- teaux. In the past. lie the experience of life in Port Perry High School. Now we | we learned bursari es. 11ab desks? are in our hour of glory, but | light', for the orgiastic future how short this glory remains! After to-night, we will again start at the foot of the ladder of the expanded world of university or business. Once more we will fight our way up the path to the next pla- teau, only to see before us a seemingly endless chain of ladders, which have more ob- stacles to overcome, and at their end an envisioned ac- complishment. Many fond memories lie in these years at Port Perry. When 1 first came to Port Perry two years ago, 1 thought that no school could ever be as good as the one I had previously attended. However," now that I look back, I see that this school has great spirit and enthusiasm; although not always express- ed as vocally as some schools, the spirit is there. The stu- dent body supports all its teams and societies, and ac- cepts a person as he is. The teachers are always willing to assist a person in any way; Mr. MacDonald is always ready to assist in any prob- lems and to support all stu- dent activities. Although we generally did not show our appreciation to them. all these things were greatly ap- preciated by the students. Many humorous incidents lie in the past years at Port Perry. We can still recall the "chestnuts of chemistry" that in Mr. Litt's class. Well do we remember the numerous snowball fights after and, yes, during Eng- lish class. And who can for- get the time Mr. Wallace dis- covered the water on all the Little did he know that it was the result of a bunsen burner fountain of water that caused his dis- tress. To top all these hum- orous incidents, our English teacher, Mr. Pashler ate a live ant in our class last year, and if you think that is a delicacy, then try them sometime for dinner. But above all other memories of this school, stands the recol- lection of the friendly envir- onment of a small school where everybody knew every- body else. In this environ: ment, an atmosphere for learning developed, and this is an asset for any school. To the parents, I would like to say thank you for all the things you sacrificed for our education. Any tiny whim that we had you always did your best to give it to us. On very few occasions did we show our thanks, but you never complained. Some- time we may be able to re- pay you for your sacrifices, but may I tell you now -- thank you for everything. Now I would like to make some comments to the pre- sent school body. You are the new generation, young Canadians, the people who must carry on the res- ponsibility of students' af- fairs, in all aspects -- sports, drama, and education. Enter all activities with enthusiasm and vigour, and above all else, strive for perfection. Few, if any, ever 'attain this goal, but the higher you aim. the closer you will approach perfection, 'and success. And when you reach your goal, you will perhaps achieve that 'inner happiness and satis- faction" which everyone seeks. Have faith in your- self, believe in yourself, and the attainment of perfection will be yours. Believe in the gttainment of this 'green TT L_----------------------- thel recedes, year by year, before us. Perfection may have eluded us now. but that's no matter -- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms out farther . . . And some fine morning, some fine morning, we may grasp our desired perfection. Now 1 would wish the students of Port Perry good luck in the future, and thank you for the best years of our lives. After to-night, we gradu- ates will return to our chosen fields. We may never return to the confines of this school, but you may be assured that we will always have a burn- ing love, a pride, for our school. The memories of this school will never be far from our minds, no matter where the paths of the dark future may lead us. BURKETON NEWS We are sorry to hear Mr. Charles Graham is in Mem- orial Hospital, Bowmanville. Mrs. Raymond Davey spent Friday afternoon in Lindsay among others who enjoy the Bus trip there each Friday. Former residents of the Alden R. Hubbard, together with Stanley Taylor attended the Turkey Supper at New- castle, United Church on Saturday evening and report an enjoyable evening spent there. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Gat: chell of Oshawa were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stephenson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Taylor, Fred and June, motored to Wyevale Sunday afternoon, returning by Cookstown to vi- sit Mr. and Mrs. B. Power & Donald Sunday evening. Mr. Humphrey Hewitt of Toronto was a recent visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Archer. : Greenbank UCW The regular meeting of the afternoon group of Gren- bank U.C.W. was held in the S. S. rooms on Wed., Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. Mrs. E. Till gave the call to worship. Hymn 399 was sung. Psalm 724 was read responsively. Mrs. Baylis led in prayer. Mrs. Mero fa vored us with a solo, "How Great Thou Art". The col- lection was received and de- dicated. Mrs. Till read a poem. Mrs. Tait reviewed a chap- ter of our study book, "The Challenge of New Ideas". Mrs. Mero the chap. "Church Union". Hymn 444 was sung. Mrs. Mero told of the cen- tennial at Grace United, Brampton and Mrs. McCaig told of one at Hay Bay, 175 anniversary. Mrs. Harper welcomed all and thanked the group in charge. The minutes were adopted as read. 20 members ans- wered the roll call. There was 1 visitor. Arrangements were made for an open meet- ing Nov. 14, at which Miss Leask is to speak. Correspondence was read. Mrs. Guy read an article "Stewardship of personality". The meting closed with the mizpah benediction. A lunch and social hour was spent. Retarded Children Continued need institutional care. Mental Retardation is a life-long handicap therefore we need a life-long program for these cases. Mr. Gomery stressed that it is not an ill- ness or a disease and is in no way the fault of the patient or the parent. It was established by par- ents, teachers, a school nurse and area school superintend- ents that there were ten to twenty children in this area that are in dire need of the assistance that a local organ- ization could provide. A local association must be comprised of a minimum of fifteen charter members. If a school is established the principal teacher must be a Teacher College graduate with Grade XIII standing and preferrably one who has had one or two years teaching experience in an elementary school. : The Ontario Government foregoes eighty per cent of all the costs of the local or- ganization such as teachers' salaries, transportation of pupils. janitors, school sup- plies, furniture, etc. Each municipality will forego its share of the twenty per cent balance in direct ratio to the number of retarded children it sends to the school. It is worthy to note that no parent of a retarded child attending a school maintain: ed for Retarded Children is required to pay any special fee whatsoever. The newly formed Associa- tion is to be known as The Central Seven Association for the Mentally Retarded Children, which comprises Port Perry, Uxbridge and seven surrounding townships. Classes will be established in some available Rural School or Sunday - School room or suitable hall. The Association will take steps to organize and begin classes as early in 1968 as possible. Forty-six members joined the association on Wednesday evening. Membership fee is $2.00 per single membership and $3.00 per family. The association hopes that all persons interested in assist- ing this very worthy organi- zation will join before Janu- ary 1st, 1968. All members joining before that date will * be recorded as Charter Mem- bers. The following Executive was duly elected. President-- ] Mrs. M. B. Dymond First Vice-President-- Mrs. C. W. Badour Second Vice-President-- Mrs. J. D. Christie Corresponding Secretary-- Rev. R. Rose Recording Secretary-- Mrs. Larry Kendal » Treasurer-- Mrs. Joseph Franssen Directors-- Mrs. J. K. Lawrence Mr. Wm. Bradford Mr. Geo. St. Pierre The Local Association will" meet on the first Wednesday of each month. The Execu- tive is anxious to increase the membership of the Asso- ciation from the present forty-six to one hundred be- fore January the first. 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