Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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have to offer in the way of character and skill development is invaluable. People should look further than plain amusement on Thursdays- it is ultimately to their own benefit. Thus, supposing there are people who do heed the advice mentioned above and join those who have already discovered what the program can offer- where is it going? Obviously the answer is up. If we are already experiencing success, the in- clusion of those who are presently non-participators will naturally boost the level of the program ' s achievement. In a future, highly mechaniz- ed world, man ' s sole labour might merely be to kill time. The benefits of Appley ' s Thursday Ac- tivities might be well appreciated then.

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n X cUUf 74ctaMtce4 mmmm they selected, their initiative often leading to the development of brand new clubs. However, there is always the minority who abuse the system. It is only for- tunate that their lack of par- ticipation has not yet detracted from the quality of the program as a whole. Are the Thursday afternoon activities popular with the majority of the student body? Basically the answer is yes, for the right or wrong reasons. There are those who like it for its slackness and then there are those who like it for its interest. It is interesting to note that the activities pursued most strongly and conscientiously are the easy ones- like the Film Club. However, for the program to achieve one hundred percent success, people must be urged to get up off their backsides. As such, even though obligatory measures are un- pleasant to enforce, it seems that a shift towards the second philosophy mentioned is needed. This is not unreasonable. Such clubs as the Debating Society, Argus and Community Service cannot function without the consistent support of a large body of people. These clubs are not necessarily fun, but what they Such clubs as The Debating Society, Argus and Com- munity Service cannot function without the consistent support of a large body of people. These clubs are not necessarily fun, but what they have to offer in the way of character and skill development is invaluable.

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I x d ;4ctiMtce The Response of the Masters by Charles Stacey The Thursday Activity Pro- gram, in its infinite variety and splendor, w as, on the whole, well- recessed by the masters. The concept was thought to be ad- mirable, and desirable, by all, but many harboured reservations about the execution of the program. Upon being questioned about their misgivings related to the activities, the masters cited a few problem areas that cropped up in all the interviews . All agreed, for example, that the Mickey Mouse pseudo-activities, such as baseball, while being far and away the most popular and well- attended group (to the point of spectators), had to go. They felt that the activities should all be of a more academically-oriented nature. A few masters thought that the program in its present form was a waste of valuable practice time for school teams, and thought that team members, especially on the 1