Denis WHITBY FREE PRESS, Wedelday, June 3Oth, 19719 Page 7 O'Connor Graduation Graduation Exercises for Denis O Connor High School were held in Saint John the Evangel is t Church, June 19th. Former graduates and the DO'C Folk- sters joined with Robert Carty, of the Youth Corps, Toronto and made the Folk Mass beau t i ful and meaningful for the students. There was full audience par- ticipation for the singing of "0 Happy Day I. In his graduation address, Rev. Thomas McKil lop, Youth Corps Direc- tor, stressed the decision that had to be made between choosing God or one's e g o . "Each grad u ate must real ize, 'I have been loved and I am called upon to love; I am someone for others'", he addressed the graduates. The words of the Communion hymn tied in beautifully with the theme, and struck a deep note with the graduates. "Some people take. Some people give. AIl people have to die; Some never live. " A $20, 000-loss house fire abbre- viated an unusual ly quiet week for the Whitby Fire Dep- artment. The fire, which fol lowed seven con secutive days of no calls to the Department, got underway when grease used for co-oking french fries ingited and exploded at 710 Athol Street on June 23rd. On the follow- ing day, firemen were cal led to the Golden Gate Rest- a u r a n t where an over hea ted kit- chen stove burst into flames caus- ing $3,000damage to the Brock Street restaurant. Firemen w ere called in as a pre- cautionary meas- ure to stand-by duty at the scene of an accident, where vehicles had to be towed clear of spi 1le d gaso- ine. Small grass fir- e s w e r e brought u n d e r control at Garden Street and Rossland Road. Deidre Newman accepts Rotary Club of Whitby prize for highest proficiency in Grade 9 at DO'C Graduation His Worship, Mayor Desmond New- man, in presenting the Mayor's Medal for outstanding leadership to Michael Maher encouraged ali those wi th leader- shippotential tousetheir talents to fur- ther social justice and alleviate many immediate problems. FredaVella, chosen by her class as valedictorian, reminded her clbass mates that eachmust think in terms of realiza- tionandchange, in giving oneself to ail people. She spoke on behalf ofall the graduates, staff and friends of Denis O'Connor when she expressed the thought of Jean Vanier: "I am sorry if at any time my presence has brought any- thing less than life to you.I" Fire Report Valedictorian Freda Vella receives David Marshall Scholarship for highest aggregate mark in English.. scholarship donated by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 112. Shown above fire damages to the kitchen of the Golden Gate Restaurant