Toronto Optimists Yearbook for 1965 - Optimists Alumni Association
Toronto Optimists Yearbook for 1965 - Optimists Alumni Association
Toronto Optimists Yearbook for 1965 - Optimists Alumni Association
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THE TORONTO OPTIMISTS<br />
DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS<br />
YEA<br />
DEDICA'I:E:D TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPS. <strong>1965</strong><br />
It was in 1962 when t~e drum major of the corps,<br />
Jim ~!eConkey. sugguted to the publicity department t hat<br />
t hey should publ ish. ' yearbook ' reviewing the corps'<br />
activities of that year. Consideration w •• gi ven to his<br />
Idea but It wa. too late In the season, at that time, to<br />
publhh. • book.<br />
Over the next two ae •• ona the Idea was still there<br />
but got no further than that Idea s t age unti l , flnally,ln<br />
June of thla yeer It was decided to publish t he corp.'<br />
flrat <strong>Yearbook</strong> 8a part of the commemorative projects of<br />
the Tenth Annlverasry of the corp. sponsorahlp by the<br />
Optimist Club of <strong>Toronto</strong>, Inc., 1955-<strong>1965</strong>.<br />
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OUR SPONSO~. The Optimist Club of loronto,lnc.<br />
The OpU",lst Club of <strong>Toronto</strong>, founded I n 1924, was<br />
the first club t o" go 'Internatlonal'as the first G~tlmlst<br />
Club founded outside the Uni ted States.<br />
Luncheon meetings are held every Wednesday at 12:30<br />
noon at the ~oyal York Hotel. As the motto of Optimist<br />
International l a ' Fri end of the 30Y' ; their boya ' work<br />
projects InclUde a boy scout troop. a yearly oratorlca!<br />
cont est. a yearly schol arahlp fund sward, the Metropolitan<br />
Boy's Club of downtown <strong>Toronto</strong> and the Drum and Bu~le Corps<br />
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OPTIi;ISil IflT~llATIOHAL,<br />
Objects of Opt imi st International are,<br />
1. To develop Opt i mism ss a philosophy of life.<br />
2. To promote an active Interest In good government . civic<br />
affairs; to Inspire respect <strong>for</strong> the law, to promote<br />
patriot! .. and work <strong>for</strong> Intunationsl accord and fr iendship<br />
~ng all peoples .<br />
3. To aid and encourage the development of youth.<br />
Todsy, In Noth Ameri ca there are over 2.200 Optimi st<br />
;lubs with 80.000 members.<br />
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' yearbook .65 · • •• a publication of Gr een ~spsu le Co~ents,<br />
Vol . 5 #5 (C) December, 19&51 2SO. Printed On Roneo 360 •<br />
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