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a5 given to students 1.355 gm Institute recently . g p 001193) W Blakely. The Silver The follow“ rd ”dreseflted 0V9? the pliblic at Prince E chef a5 PT ded the taped words of _ a W . 1u birthda as well by history ‘9 a5 in“ 15t VJ, Jubilee Broadtcfl’ and“ her 3e the Queen by the address sgfe befilgogffir. Princess , o ordlng bbeY iieitréinster past that has brought us to our position today. . The traditional functionlng of government In her ole llfe’ name and through her or her representatives ' “I declare before you all that my wh oted “2' gives order and stability. Our members of whether it be long or short. shall be d9: grea parliament must behave in traditional. orderly your service and the service of 011 ,, imperial family to which we all belong' years So spoke Princess Elizabeth a few before she became Queen. Twentyâ€"five e, and have passed since she ascended the thl‘ont that through all those years she has kePereign promise. In itself the position of sOVh has commands respect, but Queen Elizahe yto devoted herself so completely and graclol1 her responsibilities that she has won the and affection of millions. When she became Queen. Winston Ch f our said. “Famous have been the reigns 9n our Queens. Some of the greatest periods 19-" history have unfolded under their scepttworld “When the news flashed around the Q“ en that the, Princess Elizabeth had become Elizabeth II an elusive thrill stirred the heacalled her people. Men's minds and hearts. Ye tales stories handed down across the centurIeS-" had of another Elizabeth, who 400 years agonow' graced the Throne of England. Then. 35 were there was no peace in the world. There d the wars and rumors of wars. Tyranny stalke the earth and great indeed must have beetnfear- vision that could survey the future withOU land Yet, with Elizabeth I upon the throne, Engture’ began to realize her greatness. I_n litera dre d exploration. and accomplishment 1n a h“.n fields, the Elizabethan era shines _ wondrous beacon in the night. Today. EhZ h II rules in a time of testing. Her realms t we many a problem to face and solve." 1' X9 know that if we accept her responsibllltICS' _ e she accepts hers, Canada and the 9“ ra CommonWealth can know another glOI‘IOUf 8nd I have been asked, “Why study history? ia- reason is that an understanding and appricnd tion 0f the past enables us to better unders a d the present and thus keep what is gOOd 3P8 build upon it a better future. We can recong' what is essential and worthwhile and What IS worthless and dangerous. k Our British parliamentary system and out100 on life has evolved over many centuries. There were many trials and errors in that long road to the DPBSEM. but today, although it. is: constantly in danger, we have a system of government and way of life that is potentially the best in the world. . What purpose does the Queen serve? She is the chief of state, the official head of our government. She is always there, impartial, above politics. She is the living symbol of all the uI‘chill ways. They must address the Speaker. .They, must speak in reasonably polite language. They must not fight when they disagree. They must abide by time-tested rules. The idea that a man's home is his castle which must not be entered by the police or any official without permission or proper authorization, the idea that a person accused of a crime is presumed'innocent until proven guilty. the idea that there should be fair play and respect for the rights of others. these and many others are the ideas and practices which by law and tradition guarantee our free way of life. As soon as some of the traditional rules or symbols are removed, the whole system is in danger. Change Canada into a republic. Elect a president (and hope that you don’t get a Richard Nixon). No matter who is elected, half of the people probably will not like him. He will have his own pet projects, likes and dislikes. He will be right in the middle of political fights that can get rather dirty at times. Once the first change' has been made, the next is easy. The Germans found this out. Once an unscrupulous man, Adolf Hitler, became Chancellor and then President he put the opposition in prison or shot them. A man's house was no longer his castle; police came when they wished, arrested people and imprisoned them. Our rights and privileges, which are part of the system, should not be endangered by unwise tampering with the system. The Queen is also head of the Commonwealth, a free association of nations - nations which try to help each other and even other nations outside the family. This Commonwealth is a natural outgrowth of the old British Empire. It has evolved as have other British institutions. It is not perfect; yet the ideal is good - a family 0f nations - cooperating, not fighting, and it has been moderately successful. There has never been any organization to compare with it- Let US support it and do whatever we can to keep it alive and improving. In this the 25th year of the Queen’s reign, let us honor her. for she. through her graciousness and devotion to duty, has upheld the position of the crown. the very centre of our system. and has given sympathetic leadership as head of the Commonwealth.