Vincent Massey Secondary School Yearbook 1965-1966
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University of Windsor Scholarship at UWindsor Essex County (Ontario) High School Yearbooks Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive 1966 Vincent Massey Secondary School Yearbook 1965-1966 Vincent Massey Secondary School (Windsor, Ontario) Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks Part of the Public History Commons Recommended Citation Vincent Massey Secondary School (Windsor, Ontario), "Vincent Massey Secondary School Yearbook 1965-1966" (1966). Essex County (Ontario) High School Yearbooks. 172. https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks/172 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive at Scholarship at UWindsor. It has been accepted for inclusion in Essex County (Ontario) High School Yearbooks by an authorized administrator of Scholarship at UWindsor. For more information, please contact [email protected]. I' E c; }-\ S LJ S INTR C:OllEGIAT£ PUSS OF CANADA Ill) • ID VOLUME VI .intbor, (t)ntario f THE PRI"\CIPAL1S .:\!ESSAGE This was obtained under crowded condi - tions and under the extended school day, which is a compliment to both the staff and the students. Our Grade 13 Graduates won scholar ships and bursaries to the potential value of $50, OOO! \i\ hile i\Iassey is still a young school, being now 6 years old, lacking in the tradition of long established schools, the Grade 13 Graduates have established a tradition for i\Iassey as a scholarship school. \Ve want this tradition above all others. rt is our firm conviction that if you hold an ideal before young people long With the closing of the 1965-1966 enough, present that ideal strongly school year, we rely on the PEGASliS to enough, they will rise to it. record for future reference the highlights In September, 1966 we shall be re of the many important events concluded lieved of the crowded conditions and the with the conclusion of the school year. extended school day. Both staff and stu - Today every teenager is fully aware dents should find the new term more re of the necessity of a sound education or laxing and less subject to regulatory the development of skills with which he procedures. can be secure in employment, capable of To ::\lrs. Grossutti, the sponsor taking his position in society, secure in teacher of the PEGASL S, the editors and the knowledge that he is capable of meet staff, my compliments for another fine ing today's needs and capable of retrain yearbook. ing for future needs. Only a full educa tion can guarantee this economic happi To those students graduating from ness. .!Wassey this year, may I say, on behalf of the staff, that your hopes are our All at Massey Collegiate have been hopes; your successes, our successes. basking in the sunlight through the win As we seek for you a better life, the ning of 16 Ontario Scholarships by last famous lines of Goldsmith seem most year's graduates, establishing a record fitting: locally and one which few schools in the province, if any, would have bettered . "ID fares the land to hastening ills a prey Where wealth accumulates and men decay. " .1IR. WARD IS LEAVING IIow can the student body say good bye to someone they would neve1· hope to meet officially at school? Yet, when cir cumstances dictated, and we had to visit Mr. Ward, we soon knew we were meet ing a man who did not judge with a black and white justice. .:'v1r. Ward could see the grey. As Vice- Principal, Mr. Ward dealt mainly with discipline and attendance. Yet, students and teachers alike knew that l\.Ir. Ward, if he possibly could, would lend a hand to assist in any school function. Mr. Ward is a gentleman. Mr. Ward's ac We will not say good-bye, but--'til we tivities are not confined to school. Since meet again, in the hope that we shall not coming to Windsor Mr. Ward has been have to wait too long. active in several choral groups, some Staff and students wish you, Mr. times the conductor, always a member. Ward, every s uccess as Principal of 'Good-bye' has a certain finality. 2 H. C, I. BACK ROW : Mr. R. Whetstone, Mrs. C. Dywelska, l\iliss N. Moore, Miss E . Kennedy, Mrs. A. Philips, ,Hrs. J. Grossutti, l\lrs. H. Streich, l\,liss !\l. Bellmore, Miss K. Zarn, Miss J . Elson, Miss E. Dennis, l\liss N. Harkness, Mr. H. VI ard. FRO:.'-iT RO\!;,.: Miss H. Murph:,, Miss C . Hartmann, Miss 1\1. Mccrae, Miss M. Senzel, Mrs. N. Nickson, Miss C. \\ilkinson, Mrs. 1\1. Quenneville, l\lrs. L. Law. BAC K ROW: Messrs. R. Edwards, L. Pocock, R. Turner, N. Graham, E . Tamm, G. McC ullough, :.'-l". Probert, R. Gardner, G. Quenneville. THIRD RO\.v: W. Leonhar dt, J. Purcell, R. Lanspeary, D. Raper, J . Timko, R. Totten, V. Motruk, A. Pernal, N. Kocot, I. Crawford, G. Marshall, D. Henry. SECOND ROV.: R. Ryan, T . Henry, R. Gault, J . Masters, G. Bondy. R. Fraser, R. Sillick, C . Davies, l\ll. Wass, W. Gambriel. F RONT ROW: J . Kesselring, P . Meagher, A. Bellaire, L. Eid, D. Steel, S. Soteros, H. Merkuloff, J. Whelan. 3 of the brighter discoveries to be made if we look. Education is not as simple as the attain ment of honours or passing grades in a vari ety of academic subjects. It isn't simply the means to an end, but the solid foundation on which to build a good life. It enables us to further develop our abilities and skills to take our proper place in society. to contri bute to the well being of our community and our country. The spirit of Massey Collegiate is, in the final ansv. er. the sum total of the respect and enthusiasm shared equally by its teach ers and the student body. This two-way street is a good one to walk on, a satisfying and rewarding exercise for all who will share in the work and the benefits. EDITORIAL \\ hen the time arrives for us to continue our journey beyond the walls of Massey, let Are there any among us who have not us make certain that through our personal h1;;ard the expression, '' Experience is the 11 efforts we retain fond, lasting memories best teacher. brought about by effective contributions to Is this an all encompassing, be-on-your school spirit. guard, take-care kind of broad admonition, Let us look back with pride; let us look or is it a warm reflection of thought by those ahead with confidence and determination. who are sincere in their wishes for our 11 The experience was a good teacher", be happiness and success? cause we availed ourselves of existing op Like the spectrum of unseen colours em - portunities. bodied in glass, it will unveil its mysteries There are many for all of us to share if for all who will look and see. Understand we look. ing, honesty, patience, loyalty, considera tion, interest, concern, and effort are some - Lynda Taylor PRESIDENT'S ;\IESSAGE The purpose of a school yearbook is too early. something of an enigma. It should, of To the students reading this book in June course, serve as a reminder of the events of 1966, may I offer my tentative hope that of a particular school year. Unfortunately, in the past ten months you have contributed the time that a yearbook is most valuable - - to the school a measure of effort that can be a decade or two after publication - - is also of no disgrace to yourself. Although results the time \\<hen il is most inac~essible, since do not always follow the attempt, satisfaction a yearbook is easily lost or destroyed. But should. It is my hope, then, that you are to the lucky person who still possesses his satisfied with the year just past. yearbook after fifteen years, it can be a To those who are reading this book after source of enjoyment and enlightenment. many years of absence from school, 1 hope Perusing its pages, the reader comes that the memories it provokes are pleasant. upon pictures of old friends, enemies and Hopefully. you can look back at your years teachers, noticing how they have changed at Vincent Massey, and especially at school and remembering forgotten incidents. Then year 1965 - 1966, with the knowledge that he discovers the pages of editorials, where they were both enjoyable and educational, precious particles of wisdom are freely cast about for all to read. teaching not only academic facts but lessons in understanding and working with people. This is, in fact, the purpose of the In this regard, I would like to express President's Message. Now, writing a the desire that future presidents of Massey President's Message for a yearbook is very find that office as rewarding and interesting much akin to presenting an eulogy for a man as 1 have in this year past. still living. Both contain idealism, both appeal to the emotions, and both are done - Art Kidd e i - 1n ) e t I re ! I COMMENCE~IENT At the end of each academic year comes the cermony of granting diplomas and scholastic honours. On November 27, commencement ex ercises were held honouring the largest graduating class in ~lassey's five-year history. There were eighty-six graduates, many with first class honcurs, sbcteen Ontario Scholars including the top student in the city, James Gatrall. Not only is this a shining record in Massey's history but it is the highest number of Ontario Scholars to graduate from one public secondary school (with the exception of selective schools).