Carleton University - Raven Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Carleton College Year Book 1944-45 27 To combat the rising tide of tuberculosis, most student relief committees have made soy-bean milk available to students. Special awange- ments are made to care for students in case of serious illness. In Canada for the benefit of refugees, in- ternees and prisoners of war, 100k was allo- cated. Work among German prisoners is carried on under the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1929, an international agree- ment respecting the treatment of war prison- ers. It requires that the captor government must feed war prisoners the same rations it gives to its own men of equal rank. Similarly, educational opportunities provided here for German prisoners constitute our permit to work among our own prisoners in Germany. Canadian I.S.S. money is administered for this purpose by E.R.S.F. The remaining 3fZp was used to defray operating expenses of the organization. It is our generation we are aiding. There are more than six million men in prison camps today, who, without our help, will stagnate intellectually and be unprepared to re-enter society. In the universities of Europe and China there are thousands of students who without our aid will starve physically as well as mentally. Military victory will be useless if the youth of the world is embittered, dis- illusioned, physically and mentally inert. This salvaging of human material, this conservation of leadership, means the real beginning and foundation of reconstruction. The rebuilding of our society will be done by men and women whose minds have been developed in the tradition of free inquiry and devotion to human values. In North America we have had so little to suffer physically that our responsibility in this regard becomes ever more demanding. Carleton College is now in a position to take its place beside the many Canadian universities and colleges which have for years been contributing to the support of I.S.S. A committee has been chosen to act in this respect. It is hoped that in the better years ahead as Carleton College grows, this work will be carried on to an even greater extent. Let us, as student-citizens of the world to come, do all in our power to carry on this great work which is helping so much to lay the foundations for world reconstruction even in the midst of conflict. --W. ILLMAN, et al. lil Little on the Social Side It was Saturday night, December 16, and the time was 8.30. Two hundred students of Carleton and their guests were gathering in the gymnasium of the High School of Commerce for the first time during the cur- rent year to spend a social evening together. And social it wasl After they had settled themselves in the chairs at their disposal, the house lights dimmed and went out! The reason? Movies, of course! The evening got off to a good start to the strains of the Phila- delphia Philharmonic, which was followed by a reel, illustrating Russian folk dances and songs. Down Where the North Begins, filmed by'Walt Disney in vibrant technicolor, presented a pleasant diversion from the snow- drifted streets of Ottawa. The lights blazed on again. The French Club, the Latin-American Club, and one of the German classes, entertained with selec- tions in their respective languages. Under the guiding hand and bellowed entreaties of Jack Mowat the audience was encouraged to attempt Down By the Old Mill Streamff The chairs were then cleared from the floor and the top tune-makers of the day gave out -via the- juke box-with sweet tunes cmd hot. Those who preferred bridge or small games to the gentle art of terpischord found bridge tables set up in the corridors and various games available. 0 Refreshments were served about 11 o'clock in the approved and popular buffet manner. At 12 midnight God Save the King was played and so ended our first social. New friends were made and old acquaintances renewed among the student body, and all in all it was a very pleasant evening. The second party, in the form of a Valen- tine Social, was held in the gymnasium on February 16th. The programme began with a rousing and sociable community sing-song lead by Clint Sykes. Immediately following this a skit entitled A Tour Through Carleton College, was presented by Bob Wallace and Clint Sykes Cfor further details regarding these erstwhile script writers and gag men see Who's Who, 19501. It was an amusing skit, well delivered and well received. Dancing began to the sweet strains of music by Sammy Kaye and Guy Lombardo, and just in case there were a few jitterbugs in the crowd, there were selections by Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and colleagues. Bridge tables and small games were available in a room adjacent to the gym. A buffet luncheon was served. Twelve o'clock came too soon and our second social ended-another pleasant memory of an en- joyable evening with interesting companions. P.S.-He told me not to, and I know I shall hear about it, but this article would not be complete without a Thank You to Lieut. Jack Windish. --A MEMBER OF TI-IE COMMITTEE.

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26 Carleton College Year Book 1944-45 e International Student Service In the midst of a war of such unpre- cedented horror, our faith in the future of our Christian civilization could hardly sur- vive were it not that we have witnessed equally unprecedented efforts on the part of people of more fortunate lands, through a great variety of organizations set up for the purpose, to send as much help and comfort as possible to war sufferers everywhere. One of these efforts which gives hope for a better future world-especially because it is an effort of future citizens to help future citizens and presumably, future leaders, everywhere -is the enthusiastic and concerted action of students in the crisis. In order to send aid to their fellow stu- dents in war-torn countries, the students of more fortunate lands-Great Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal and many other coun- tries-have set up a number of organizations to raise funds which are used to help in all possible ways the students who are suf- fering through war: prisoners, internees, refugees or evacuees, wherever they can be reached. These funds are consolidated in, and distributed through, the organization know as World Student Relief which has its central office in Geneva, Switzerland. World Student Relief is a world-wide or- ganization for the purpose of relieving suf- fering and creating understanding among students. It is non-sectarian, non-political and non-racial, it appeals to students, stu- dent bodies and friends of students through the world to assist in its universal aim. Since the advent of war its work has been chiefly one of relief, that is, raising money in those countries which still have free universities in order to provide books, food. clothing, medical supplies and recrea- tional equipment for the moral and intel- lectual preservation of students in war prisons, internment and refugee camps as well as for students who are attempting to carry on in occupied and battle-ground countries. The following short extract is the last paragraph of a letter from Yngve Frykholm, the Swedish assistant general secretary for the European Student Relief Fund. The let- ter is a description of one of his visits to an American prisoner-of-war camp in Ger- many. It is dated June, 1943. -like most of his fellow prisoners. this student had not yet received a single communication from home since being taken prisoner more than four months previously. And here he was unexpectedly approached by a fellow-student from the outside, offer- ing personal and individual assistance for his particular intellectual needs. 'This is a perfect godsend, I must say!' was his half- stammering reaction. 'I thought my time in this camp was going to be completely wastedl' His eyes were simply shining be- hind his spectacles as he thanked me for this offer, which to him meant a new ray of hope, a tiny bit of meaning in a mean- ingless world. A small group of new-found friends fol- lowed me on my last lingering walk through the grey barracks, only coloured here and there by a bright, and just slightly wicked cartoon, showing the various hardships of camp life. tThe artist was one of Max Fleischer's assistant cartoonistsj. They fol- lowed me down the sun-baked and dusty camp street until we reached the inevitable line of barbed wire-the line which I could pass but where they had to stop. Their parting words might have been a greeting to the friends and supporters of the E.S.R.F. all over the world: 'We can't really tell you how much we appreciate your visit and what you are doing for fellows like us. We can only say: Please don't forget us, and please come backl' In Canada, funds are raised for W.S.R. through the Canadian Committee of Inter- national Student Service twith headquarters at 151 Bloor Street, Torontol, co-operating with the Student Christian Movement, and by the Federation Canadienne des Universi- taires Catholiques twith headquarters at Laval University, Quebecy-the representa- tives in Canada of Pax Romana. These three organizations are all members of an ad- visory consultative committee called the Eapadian Committee of World Student Re- ie . Funds, once raised, are used for work .in Europe, carried on through European Student Relief Fundg in China, through National Stu- dent Relief Committeeg and in Canada, by Dale Brown, national secretary of the World Student Christian Federation. In 1944, 55'!c of the total was allotted to Europe to be used for prisoners of war, refugees, etc. Problems facing these students are lack of proper food, insufficient clothing and need of library supplies. E.R.S.F. helps these prisoner-students in all Ways possible and thus much is being done to alleviate that malady of the spirit which starts as a simple listlessness and ends in such complete with- drawal from the life around them, that neurosis or psychosis is the final outcome. 32W of the funds went to evacuated Chinese students. Social centres are provided for these evacuees when possible. Amounts are allotted for clothing, books, etc., as in Europe, as well as food. Health of students in China is a serious problem, due to con- sistent malnutrition over a period of years.

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28 Carleton College Year Book 1944-45 College Crest Contest The Students' Council sponsored a college crest contest with first and second prizes of fifteen dollars and five dollars respectively. A committee of the Board of Governors was appointed to judge the entries. The committee reported in part: In examining the different crests the committee kept in mind such desirable characteristics as artistic merit, heraldic propriety, distinctive- ness and appropriateness to the name, locale, and purpose of Carleton College. Certain crests were superior in one of these respects but inferior in one or more other respects. In the opinion of the committee the com- petition was very commendable and all the competitors are to be congratulated on their interest in the College and the merit of the submitted crests. First place has been awarded to Miss Ethel L. Wilson. Here follows part of the description accompanying her entry: BLAZONRY: GREEN, on a band dex- ter OR three beaver SABLE. CREST: A dexter arm embowed, ORQ vested above the elbow, SABLE, the hand grasping a sword in bend sinister, point downwards GREEN. Maple foliage and keys surrounding. MOTTO: f2l.lOlI!IIUII'l his Til-I'l.7I!I1R rzrlfs. The forms represent Industry, Knowl- edge, and Truth. The colours suggested are Yellow CG1oryJ 5 Green fDevotionJ g Black CWisdomJ . Second place has been awarded to Miss Betty Jane Beesly. Her entry showed a garnet shield of original design with band sinister in gold superimposed by three crowns in garnet. A torch and an open book in gold, symbols of knowledge, are shown in the upper left and lower right of the shield respectively. The motto beneath the shield is Discere .wmpffr mpzrnus fWe are always eager to learnb. Miss Beesly states: Knowledge may be compared to a crown as being one of the highest states or qualities. A crown is symbolic of a reward or mark of honour. Knowledge imparts honour, dignity and finish. Thus the first crovm stands for honour, the second for dignity and the third for per- fectionf' The Students' Council expresses its ap- preciation to the committee of the Board of Governors, Dr McGregor Easson and Mr. H. S. Southam, for judging these suggestions for a college crest, and its thanks to each student for the time and effort expended in creating excellent suggestions to the Board of Governors to assist them when they choose a crest for Carleton College. Philosophy Get-Together So conducive to deeper thought were the topics of the philosophy class that a number of students took their studies outside the classroom and met in informal get- togethers at the homes of various members of the class. There they had the advantage of giving voice to their innermost medita- tions with the assurance of an interested though critical audience. They did not hesi- A TRIBUTE T0 THE OFFICE STAFF. The Students' Council takesthis oppor- tunity to express its heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the members of the office staff for their kind co-operation, timely ad- vice, and untiring work. A special debt of gratitude is due Miss Elizabeth Jones, Dr. Tory's secretary. Miss Jones, along with her many other duties, has taken an active part in college activities, be- ing a class representative, and a member of the Common Room Committee. We also wish to thank Miss Dorothy Shields, and Miss Dorothy Povah. Miss tate to explore the realness of abstract reasoning and pure logic. These gatherin s, at the same time, proved a most delightgll means of getting to know fellow classmates in a homelike atmosphere. These fortnightly meetings which began early in the term have continued with success up to the present. -GERTRUDE FRIESEN. Shields, acting registrar, has ably assisted in the typing and stencilling of the Bulletin as well as extending her courtesy and kindness in giving advice concerning college courses. Miss Povah is a competent member of the office staff three nights a week. A student of the college. she is an active member of the Student Christian Movement Group. -BETTY SMITH. THANKS We wish to express our appreciation for a substantial cheque received from a well- wisher who prefers to remain anonymous.