Carleton University - Raven Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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rehearsals. So far, it has been impossible to find an evening on which all the performers are free from classes, but we hope that the solution for this may be found in the future. A group of our folk dance enthusiasts have join-ed Mr. W. B. Stal- worthy's classes at the Y.W.C.A. where each Saturday evening, they spend an hour or two at European and American folk dances. This exhilarating form of recreation has become very popular with both men and women who find in it an opportunity for spontaneous expression of inherent rhythm. . The Committee trust the modest beginnings of the Class of '43 may be of help to next year's class. In this, the birthyear of Carleton College, there are already evidences of a desire to establish a musical organization and it is the sincere hope of th-e committee that the number of students wishing to participate in musical activities will increase in succeeding years. They hope that next year will see a College orchestra and both choral and dancing groups well under way. -L.B. SPORTS ASSOCIATION The Sports Committee discussed plans for several activities. The Committee formed the Sport Association. The executive of this association is comprised of a president, general committee and convenors as follows: President:-Miss Mary Connelly. General Committee:-Miss Jean Baillie, Ted Huyck. Convenors:-Miss Verna Bonnell, skiingg Miss Elsie Beck, bowling: lVliss Jean Baillie, chess, lVliss Eileen Hanson, swimming. All who participated in the sport of skiing enjoyed it immensely. The season started with a cross-country trip to Teskey's. Excursions were made to Fairy Lake and Ironsides. A few hardy enthusiasts went to Camp Fortune and skied back to Ottawa. The bowling season began at the Argyle Alleys on January 9, with over thirty bowlers present. Arrangements were made to have bowling a regular weekly event and a small group continued this activity throughout the winter. A small group of students enjoyed chess games. As this activity was started late in the year, the players decided to keep in touch with one another in order to enjoy a full season next year. Several attempts were made to secure the regular use of swimming pools but little headway was made. At the time of printing, plans were being made for a swimming party at the Chateau Laurier. page fourteen

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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

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On the whole, the Sport Association was faced with many difficulties due to circumstances dealt with in detail elsewhere. Team sports were out of the question although a basketball team was assembled and functioned for two or three meetings. Nevertheless, th-e Sport Association looks forward to a banner year next season. -M.C. THE BULLETIN The students' representatives voted for the publication of a small news-sheet to be published at least twice monthly. They were very fortunate in the election of Mr. James S. Patrick as its editor. Mr. Patrick was assisted by Miss Hilja Lubja, and these two gave much of their time and energy to this work. The Bulletin carried college news and announcements. It provid-ed the chief means of contact with the student body as a whole. It consisted of a single mim-eographed sheet. Mr. Patrick and Miss Lubja also supervised the distribution, and were given splendid co-operation in this respect by the various members of the faculty. The Student Council appreciated the hard work and co-operation given by the Bulletin staff. Even though the Bulletin was small, the work put into its preparation was justified by the place it filled and the fact that it is the pioneer of the student paper of the College in the future. DRAMA Mr. Cecil Chester was nominated by the Student Representatives to organize dramatic activities. A meeting was called but little was accom- plished due to insufficiency of numbers. When Mr. Chester was unable to carry on, Miss Ethel Leiken and Kenneth Brewster convened following meetings. It was decided at these that there was not sufhcient demand for a dramatic club during the current season. COLLEGE DANCES There were three dances held during the year. The first at the close of the fall t-erm on December 22, l942, the second during the second term on March 19, I943, and a third following the final examinations on June 5, I943. The December Initiation dance was held in the Ctlebe Collegiate gymnasium and was convened by Miss Luella Howden. Attendance was over the 200 mark. There was a refreshment service and music was pro- vided by Alec Dawson's orchestra. Novelty dances were a feature Xbf page fifteen