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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-10-07, Page 13i I ! [ 4 ..... 0 • g • 6 4 • •01 aberirb SIGNAL 12JtJY4R.l4o, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1971.,, SECOND SECTION, SUSAN BISSET Ontario -Scholar ROBERT MacKAY MEMORIAL • ", .• DAWN PREST Ontario Scholar LARRY IVIOHRING Ontario Sciir A. J. lylOORE MEMORIAL AtAititety-******** •Photos by Dpri McGee ************ JOAN SGHOEN'HALS- VETERANS!. MEMORIAL • MICHAEL PAL11/1ER VETE,WATCIS:" MEMORIAL ANNDALTON' PETER ADAMSON MEMORIAL • ^^ ...... DC1 „of JENNIFER COOK I.A,M. AWARD DENISE DALTON GODERICH D.L.C. AWARD • honors acad emic achievenietits Proud parents and friends fifled,he., Auditorium of the Goderich District Collegiate — Institute on the occasion of the annual , COMmencement and Graduation Exercises, when J45 students were presented with Secondary School Graduation Diplomas; and an additional 41 received . Honour Graduation DiplomaS, signifying that they , • had successfully t ompletecr Grade 13. A •. • J. H. Stringer, 'clukrman .for the evening, urged the graduates to aim at solving the problems • which still ,pague the world; he reminded them at' the "cotIntless advantages" which they enjoy afid, which are unique to their generatiOn — the result of the determination and diligenee, ii the face 617"fat ..hardSETPs, of their parents and grandparents., Greetings from ihe Huron County : School Board ,were , presented, by the chairman of .the Board; Mr Robert Elliott, who st.ted that he was proud to see the "end product" .ofthe county educational, system, and .,. 'to realize that the graduates reflected the, high calibre of the administrative and teaching staffs. . , Mr. L. Boyce, vice-principal, presented the'special awards t� outstanding students. The Grade 10 Latin prize, donated by the Ciatholic Women's League, was presented bN: :Mrs, W. Palmer,. and Mr. W.. Fray ne .presented awards 'donated bY.theGoderieh District Labour Council,' C.L.,C., and Local - .1863 , of • th International Association Machinists. Susan Bisset, one of the collegiate's three ;Ontario Scholars, ',gave the ,,val6dictory address .. on behalf of the graduating • class, Susan has been a consistent' winner of high awards throughout her high ho.ol career. and in Grade 13 achieved ,an average of Hi per cent on seven credits: • Principal J. H. ' Stringer, qc•hairman -,,..at"' the annual Commencement and Graduation, Exercises on Friday evening, said -Ir this was one of,, the highest a v era ges ever ati,ained, in Goderich Collegiate, -perhaps highest. in the county this year, certainly one of the highest." • Miss Bisset, now attending the University of Toronto,' qualified for two° scholarships from that institution, but was permitted to' accept only one, the Hugh Innis Strang Memorial Scholarship, valued at $2,000. In additiOn, Susan received the Robert MacKay Memorial Scholarship, • for the highest average in Grade 13, and the • McKim Memorial Scholarship, wort two years ago and now payable on the completion, of Grade 13. • In her remarks, Miss Bisset s a i d. ''We graduates have completed writing a very important chapter in the books . of our lives." Each one is different, she noted; but each one has arrived at this important` moment our lives, our ,graduation. "It is our task as citiens," she said, "to willingly -accept the - • responsibilities recently bestowed upon us by the gOvernment." `--!The manner in .1 which we cope with these duties will assess our maturity as vvell as the true value a- 'our edUcation."- • - * DONALD MCGEE . McKIM MEMORIAL gXX<*kt757-':',1".‘i•K MURRAY RlyETT A. M. ROBERTSON AWARD s:jIvy v. " 1 t 00' TRCJI'DY KE HAN ,t• AQI\TES SETO , PETER ADAMSON MEMORIAL A. M. ROBERTSON AWARD W. H. ROBERTSON AWARD • • • .4,211 Miss' Bisset -told •the graduates that they must never allow complacency • to , shroud their cfuestioning- and critical minds., "This would only, sersk—to impede the evolution towards a progressive society, .„.uneneum'bered by antiquated dogmas and traditions.". • "Goodbyes,'" she said, "must• • ,, indeed be expressed to pollution in its many forms which threatens our environment." • "Prejudice clouds .the minds of people everywhere and deep feelings of mistrust and hate destroy any hope of Mutual .understandings on our planet." "An ever Widening chasm separates those who have, from, those who have n not," • the— valedictorian pointed outr., "and the .killer apathy cripples most everyone." "This list seems endless," she said, "but I propose that tonight we also resolve to say goodbye to these and other pressing problem." . To p 0 n ----- receiving awards were Miss Bisset with- an average of 90.1, Larry Mohring with .86.3 and Dawn Prest with 80.6 on an average_ from seven credits. CHRISTINA SUDYK R. D. MUNRO SCHOLARSHIP l• ' • 4 , A I. 1.4 ca• 11 JE*** • Li LI 'Loth & jai LA ji • jj, Li LI. •kvi Lie U LIU / LA 1.1 141 S n, • •• ty,Pt. rite/AUREEM.11.4040k 4), , Y ts: • C.W.L. PRIZE, , ,1•14,14,