1952 Magnet Yearbook

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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
At the time of my retiremen t in J une. I s hal l have se r ved rather more
than thirtv yearll on th e staff of what we are proud to ca ll the "Old School".
Of the present staff. only :\Ir. Brokenshire. :\Ir. :\Iackt>r racher. :\Ir. Nelson
and I marched up to t he " Xew Buil ding" , twenty-eight years ago.
A rat her se nt imental person. 1 con fess that. on nights when I get a
cha nce to res t. it is my practice to fill UJ> a battery of pipes an d in ret ros
pect to see again. in a haze of smoke but wit h a clearness of memory.
stude nts who have gi ven very sign ifica nt se rvice to Canada. At t he same
time. I reflect th at the smiling fa ces of presen t day st ude nts. many of them
newcomers to t his land of oppo r tun it y give promise of contr tbutlrur just as
greatly to the na tional cu lture and developmen t.
To you belongs th e fu ture and it is you rs to make or to mar. but I am
confident t hat th e ins pi ration of fr-iendly relationships wit h your fellow
stu dent s a nd the membe rs of a loyal and devot ed staff of teachers will help
you acqu ire an understa nd ing of va lues in the sp iritual an d moral sense.
Rut do not forge t that the essence of what we ca ll Democracy is that you
should wor k out your problem s with a knowledge t hat th e responslbilitv
of for nu nz cor rect conceptions lies with you.
I shall not bid you good-bye, for 1 s hall follow your pr ogress wit h th e
keenest interest a nd it must be that wherever I go. there will be wit h me
always some thing of .la rvls.
.J, T , ,JE N K I N ~
Congratulations
Th e :\ I a ~n e t ill P1"(I IICr/ to nnnovnce thut the Ullil'l'rHlt /f of Toronto has
paid high tri bute to 0 " 1" prillciWd all d to th e .~ dwlal"lI h ip of th e .~ c1j( JfJ1 whkh
hI' (nI d I! ill IIpledin f} him, (llollg with Th e R t. Hon, C, D, Howl', LL. D.•
.Hillister of T rude (/lid Commerce an d The H(JlI. I.. 1'H1ie F 1"II ,~ f , Lls.D.. P I1'm c
stinieter of Gv tori o, (llId other disting uish ed Cal/adi"ns. to receive th e
LL.D. deavee (It i t» eovvocatio n this sp ,';ng. J une th p 6th. Th e .\1agllet
joi llJ~ fh" l{(hoo{ ((li d lIIa# i ll ("OIlgr((t"ltlf ing .\/1'. J pn J.:ills 011 t h i,~ 1/ 1' /1' nonour,