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Graduation Exercises At the Cobalt School The School Board, staff, parents and guests of Grade 8 graduates, and members of various local or- ganizations were on hand for the Graduation Program held at the Cobalt-Coleman Public School on Thursday afternoon, June 25. Prin- cipal Don McGugan acted as chair- man and the ceremonies opened with the singing of "O Canada" followed by a selection of Choral Biblical readings by Grade eight students. After the singing of the Lord's Prayer, an _ entertaining selection of songs which included religious, patriotic and humorous was rendered by this same group. Rev. G. Johnston as representa- tive of the school board gave a short address to the graduates. In his address, Rev. Johnston told the-group that life is like a book, and we should strive to live a ehapter each day, and at all times to do their utmost. He said that they should remember also that as they leave Cobalt-Coleman Public School whose motto is "Courage, Courtesy, --Perseverence and_ Sin- cerity", they should. keep this in mind as-well-as the motto of their new. school which is '"'Cour- age, Honour and Service'? and to try and live up to them. -Fulton Purdy' representing the Canadian Legion made the individ- ual and team awards at the Cana- dian Légion track and field meet held recently. Individual awards '. went to Sue Jackson, Del Cole and Lynn Boucher, all of Grade eight, and Melvin Browne of Grade sev- en. The boys team trophy award- ed to the school with the highest points divided by enrolment was won by Cobalt-Coleman Public School and-Bill Hassett as captain presented this to the Principal, Donald McGugan. The girls team trophy awarded to the school with the largest-majority of points in the meet was also presented -to -the principal by Lynn Boucher. Pat Slaght, president of the Co- balt Lions Club presented the Jane Mathews Memorial Trophy to Do- reen Draper, who also received an individual cup. Mr. Slaght-also- on |> behalf of the Lions Club presented a cup to Paul Saxton.- These awards are given annually by the ' Cobalt Lions Club to the girl and boy in Grade seven for general proficiency. Principal Don McGugan intro- duced the Valedictorian Sue Jack- son who in her valedictory address recalled happy days in the new Public School as well as the old. She thanked the Principal and staff for the co-operation and help they had given students throughout the years and they would try their ut- most to live up to the school motto. The Board, H. Arnold Todd, presented the graduation certificates to- the 23 students who had successfully completed the Grade eight curricu- lum. As each student came for- ward, corsages were pinned on the girls by. Mrs. Reid and a carnation boutonnier was pinned on the boys by Miss Dorothy Reader. Certificates were presented to the following: Bernard Cull, Leah ' Johnston; Peter 'Turgeon, Sharon Reid, Faye Bigelow, Del Cole, Pa- tricia Allingham, Doreen Aird, Pa- trick Slaght, Sue Jackson, -Lynn St. Denis; Brenda - Dufresne, George Bearisto, Harold Spencer, Eddy Shawera, Elaine Elomaa, Lynn Boucher; Robert MacArthur, Bill Hassett, Claire Ewing, Gail Stoughton, Janet Reid. and Jimmy | Taylor. The Fulton Purdy Trophy award- ed annually to the outstanding boy athlete was presented to Del Cole by Mr. Purdy. Awards were made on behalf of the Oddfellows by Archie Fleming to Harold 'Spencer. and to Gail Stoughton on behalf of the Rebekah Lodge by Agatha Cameron. This joint trophy in turn was presented .to Principal Don McGugan by Gail Stoughton and will be kept in the school. Mr. McGugan in his address to the students began with a reading entitled '"'The Two Seas'"'. The es- sence of this address being that the world is made up of two kinds of people and everyone should strive to be givers as well as receivers and to give their best in everything - they attempt. Fifty per cent of the students of Cobalt-Coleman Chairman -of the -- School. Public School Grade 8 were leav- ing the school with first class hon- ours and one student, Harold Spen- cer with 96.4 per cent, had attain- ed the highest mark this school had ever given. As they go on to high school, Mr. McGugan advis- ed them to always do their best. The Principal expressed the re- grets of the staff, school board and pupils in a farewell address to three members of the staff who are leaving, Miss Dorothy Reader who is going to her home in Eng- land, Miss Leng, who is to be mar- ried and will be teaching next year at New Liskeard and Miss Sally Smith, who will be teaching in southern Ontario. On behalf of the students of Grade 8, gifts were presented to Thursday, July 2, 1959 Miss Reader by Leah Johnston, Mrs. Reid by Gail Stoughton and Mr. McGugan by Brenda Du- fresne. After the singing of the National Anthem, time was allow- ed for friends and relatives to take pictures of the graduation class before going on to the lovely buffet supper which was extended to the graduates and guests by the School Board and catered to "by the Home and School Association. Conveners being Mrs. Pat Slaght, The Haileyburian oth vs bee : "Pass B Mrs. Cal Taylor and Mrs, Jia Hassett. In the evening Grade 8 pupily gathered at the school for a party sponsored by the Home and Sched' Association. 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