Carleton University - Raven Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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LATIN-AMERICAN CLUB The Discussion Committee appointed Mrs. Lloyd Shaw to organize the group of students interested in discussion of Canadian Latin-American relations. As a result of her efforts, the Latin-American Club made its debut with a very successful supper meeting at the Y.M.C.A. on February IS, 1943. It was decided at this meeting that the committee formed would plan the next meeting and that meetings would be held monthly. Mr. Mario Harrington, of the college faculty, addressed the club on the history and development of Cuba from th-e time of its discovery in 1542 to the present day. He voiced his opinion that not only should trade relations with the Latin-American countries be improved, but stronger cultural relations should b-e established to ensure greater harmony among the Americas. The club met again on March 25, when Dr. Irving, also of the faculty, spoke instead of Dr. Eduardo Grove, the Chilean Minister to Canada, whose illness prev-ented his showing of and commentating on some of his South American films. Dr. Irving spoke on inter-American relations generally and in particular, the positicn of Canada in this respect. Two ways of improving inter-American understanding he cited were the exchange of students interested in the culture of the countries concerned, and the amelioration of press service among the American countries. At this second meeting, the following executive was chosen: Mrs. Lloyd Shaw, President William Barclay, Vice-President Nicholas Tolcaryk, Treasurer Miss Audrey Tw-eedie, Secretary Cecil Froats, Publicity Agent The supper meeting on April 29 was the third and final meeting for the season. Although again unable to be present, Dr. Grove loaned his films on Chile and Argentine. Mr. Harrington gave a running com- mentary on the films, and previous to the showing, gave an impromptu geographical and social outline of Chile. He also spoke on the id-ea of Americanism. The aims of the Latin American Club are to obtain an introduction to our Latin American neighbours so that we may progress to a wider knowledge and appreciation of their cultures and achievements and also of the part Canada may play in inter-American affairs. Some of the mem- bers are also members of the Canada Latin-American Association of the city, and if a proposed federation of Latin-American clubs in Canada, both University and otherwise, is realized, it is more than likely that the club will find its place therein. -A.T. page twelve

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MRS. LLOYD R. SHAW RALPH S. FLEMONS MEMBER, STUDENT COUNCIL. 1942-1943 MEMBER. STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT. LATIN-AMERICAN CLUB 1942-1943 for informal meetings was suggested, but this had to be rejected on account of impracticability at the time. ' In considering the year as a whole, it is noteworthy that the Student Council was faced with many disadvantages in its work. A chief disad- vantage was the fact that the gr-eater part of the students attended the college only one night of the week. Many of the students had a great number of outside interests including overtime war work, which necessitated their absence from meetings or events. Another difficulty during the earlier part of the y-ear was the lack of capital to finance such projects as large dances or the publication of a school paper, since no student fee was levied at the outset. The fact that the students att-ended at night, allowing them only rare opportunities of meeting one another, was not the b-est of circumstances for the foundation of a strong college spirit. For these reasons, som-e of the activities planned had to be cancelled because of in- sufficient demand. Despite these drawbacks, 'the goodly number of students who were able to enjoy the advantages of the social life of Carleton College and the spirit with which their activities were imbued, give strong justifica- tion for the belief that in the years ahead, the college will be just as out- standing socially as it is academically. NOTE:-The complete lists of student councillors, the committee members, and the representatives are to be found on page 18. 1 page eleven

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DISCUSSION GROUP - The discussion committee was charged with the promotion of Latin- American relations, debating and literary groups as well as the straight discussion group. The committee found it advisable to confine its activities to straight discussion and Latin-American relations solely, and branched into two separate entities, the first under Harold 'Shaffer and the latter under Mrs. Lloyd Shaw. The latter is treated in the preceding article. Following is the r-eport submitted by lVlr. Shaffer for the Discussion Group: . The Carleton Co-llege Discussion Group held a number of meetings in the library of the High School of Commerce, at which they studied the differences between pure discussion and other forms of public speaking such as open forums and debates. The group used discussion methods on the topics of Co-opera- tives. Housing, The Future of Carleton College, and Labour Problems. As part of the program, the chairmanship was rotated at every meeting so that each member would have an opportunity to conduct at least one session during the season. The leaders of the discussion topics were Dr. H. M. Tory, A. D. Ling, Neil McKellar and Harold Shaffer. From the friendly, stimulating, and instructive discussions that each meeting created, it was generally agreed that the purpose of the group has been successfully achieved. -I-I S MUSIC AND DANCING This year, we found a number of enthusiastic instrumentalists, but unfortunately, the instruments played were not of sufficient vari-ety to form a balanced orchestra. The committee suggested what they considered the next best plan, that the players join a new concert orchestra being formed in the city. Herbert Houston, a member of the orchestra and a student of Carleton College, made this possible. Rehearsals of this orchestra are now in progress, and when it makes its first public appearance in the near future, we may be gratified to see and hear a number of Carl-eton College students among its personnel. With regard to a choral group, we encountered a som-ewhat similar difficulty. The names submitted did not include enough male voices to warrant the inauguratio-n of a mixed-voice choir, and a female-voice group had to be considered. Another problem confronting any musical organiza- tion in our peculiar circumstances was the selection of a suitable time for page thirteen