It was with some pleasure that I hosted the recent Seniors Luncheon and as one of my first duties as the new OSC President, it reminded me of the rich and important history of our association, full of legends, rumours, traditions, and stories which were bolder in the re-telling by members of the audience of our most senior and respected members.
As an Old Scotch Collegian I recognise that at the heart of our association is the notion of "stewardship". Between us all we carry the responsibility of keeping alive and relevant the idea and identity of what it means to be an Old Scotch Collegian.
I was therefore pleased to learn that the Seniors Luncheon attendance was significantly increased over the previous year. There was certainly a strong vibe in the air and the atmosphere was a lively one punctuated by an address from the Headmaster together with Adrian Monger - OSC '50 who gave us an abridged history of the school, potted with some remarkable personal anecdotes of PC Anderson and other luminaries of the school.
John McNaught - OSC '58 counted down the students by cohort until we reached Table No. 1 and Dallas Hamilton - OSC'33 (pictured above) was the last man standing, a remarkable feat given that past students attending covered a span from 1961 through to 1933. It gave me time, personally to reflect of OSCs current and past that have contributed so much to the school and college community.
Our next significant event is the Founders' Day Dinner which this year is being held on the 20 of September and the OSC will shortly announce a speaker, I particularly look forward to seeing a strong turn-out of younger OSCs to our signature event for the year.
Michael Silbert ('79)
President OSC
Photo 1 - Dallas Hamilton - OSC '33
Photo 2 David McIntyre OSC '55, Lewis Blake OSC'56 and John Blake OSC '53
