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R«etltfy Queen's w._ed two. 11ew !Mlllben ol tile stoff i .. the prese- ol Miss V. Wills •• Mr, S. Gr•av• who ore ottoched to the departments ol Eng$sh cmd M toapeldiv.ty.
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Miss Vi'olet Wills, a N.igerian., attendea Central High School up to the Sixth Form. She went to Boston UniversitY.
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and New York University where she specialised in English and History. · - -- - - -- ~ She also taught at a Girls' school and a Co-educational i school in Ghana. Miss Wills thlnks that discipline at Queen's is quite up to standard. 1 An experienced teacher, Miss.
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Outgoing Principal of Q.C. Quotation:- ''In the Society of today, the acquisition of certificates is not the mairk or education. True education seeks not only to develop the intellect, but is very mt.tch concerned with character training. ' "To acquire knowledge is to add power to one's personality, but to develop a keen sense of strong moral values is to give direction and purpose to that Imowledge. • " This is the attitude which I've been trying to inject into this school."
Wills, after travelling to Ghana. taught in a troys' school. This she enjoyed immensely, whicli perliaps accounts for her love for boys' scliools.
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The Lictor staff takes this opportunity of thanki.ng Mr. C. P. Yhap for his faithful services so willingly rendered not only to the newspaper but the school as a whole, and would also like to wish hlmseU and Mrs. Yhap all the best in the future. GOD BLESS. ~ :-'"'":1 See interview on Middle Page.
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''IS PARENTS' DAY , ~~·~ :h~ : I 1 .. • C. LO· S ING ITS '~::E=:~~r;~:::!r~o; AT Q ~at::r:ehisHi:st M~te~=t~t~' of th~ University
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Is Parents' Day losing its touch·?
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asked not only by masters, but by some parents.
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Maybe other duties or maybe lack of information prevented parents from being present at the usual Parents' Day proceeding of sittting through the General Assembly. However, it is heartening w note that the single parent who arrived for the beginning of this proceeding, Mrs. White, is the mother of one of the most eminent pianists in our school, and Halvard White played the piano for our m0l1fng hymn. Although no comment was made by the headmaster during assembly, the empty chairs were enough evidence of the fact that something was wrong. It was clear that either most of the parents were uninterested in the welfare of their sons at Q.C. or that they had not been reminded of that very important event.
The proceedings that followed later in the day gave us a chance. however, to speculate the problem. Page 10:A few parents began to file in as from 10.00 a.m. that mornin<t and began to visit the forms. Thev ~ were able to question various sub· Declining. ject masters about the work of their sons. Thev visitl'd the lab~. the library, and the Music Rnnm Pages 11 & 12:where thev .exore<:sed th,.ir Pk" Sportssure at the prowess being mad~ And Many More lnter- in the field of Steel Band Music "tlng Items ! which was introduced into our
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Mr. Stanley Greaves, well known Guyanese artist is an old boy of St. Stanislaus College. Having completed his school career he taught at Sacred Heart
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school curriculum. But here again something was obvious. From the form_rooms visited it was clear to see that the majority of parents were those of boys from the first to the third forms. Is it tbat the parents of the senior school are not interested in their sons, or i<: it thaCthe boys of this section dn not care for the presence of their parents in the school.
During the midday break. parents who had signed up · for lunch were able to have, what we sincerely hope was a delicious meal. The afternoon session began with tlie arrival of a few more parents, who did not increase the number of partakers in our proceedings, but only re· placed those who. withdrew fror:n the morning session. During this session parents resumed their visits to forms. They also visited what used to be the games field, and had a look at the newlyerected paviion.
Many parents were pleased to learn that there was a newly introduced sys~m whereby boys could obtain a nourishing midday meal for a comparatively low price. Som,e parents sta~ their grievances. Our man fn,m the "Lictor'' was on the spot. One parent thought that the music room should be removed from its present position, since it obviously disturbed boys who occupied classrooms adjacent to tJtls room.
He suggested that it be moved to a more isolated section o, the. school, where the noise would hardly cause as much distraction
Diploma in A.rt Educailon. His main interests are Sculpture, Painting and Graphics. H e thinks that art students at Queen's are fortunate in having a large Art Room, adequate faci?~ies, and easy access to art exh1b1tions. Mr. Greaves believes that the standard of discipline at Queen's is quite high. However, he feels that certain problems of discipline may be eased greatly by the implementation of the co-educational sy_stem. He also thinks that the present policy of encouraging a greater sense of responsibility bn the part of the students is laudable since discipline bas to come from the individual and not by strict regimentation.
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as this one is causing. Complaints of this kind have been coming rrom pupils, th-ough no one has as yet thought about a suitable place for a new Music Room.
A few years ago, Parents' Day was an occasion when, in the morning, the Hall would be packed with l)al'ents', even so that there would be a problem of. accommodating them sufficiently. Cha.it's were set aside in formrooms for parents, and sometimes a large number of boys had to stand to offer seats to parents. There used to be very many The davs are bot, the nights are cold,· parents requlrlng mldday meals · as well as tea in the afternooon. Bae land possesses dangers untoldWhat has happened now ? Is Vet men strive day and night · ·ts ~ pUgllf. rid _ that place of It's terrible Parents' D ay really 1osmg 1 touch? r•1s a place that whims ancJ fando not know It may not surprise you to batcies where men of all races l'about know. that the majority of boys with ii wlll, in Q.C. would have much pre_ ferred not to have a Parents' a will to conquer all that stands Day, and thus never remind their in the way of progress parents of it. There are also a will to communicate with their many parents who do not care fellow people. about the school or what the boys do ·here: consequently, why come And the work of those willing men t.o this fuuctton ? Maybe these has not been a are the elements which prevent worthless contest, such traditional functions from for what yon and T now witness. beinl? successes. Is but the eve of their success_
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