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THE ANALECTA fifteen THE KING COMES TO CANADA That the motives behind the forthcoming visit of King George VI to America are not entirely social is one of those things that are commonly understood but left unsaid by everyone with good manners. The fact that this will be the first time in the history of The New World that a British sovereign has set foot on Canadian or American soil is in itself enough to indicate the existence cf some great emergency. Thus it is with these facts in mind that we approach their Majesties’ forthcoming visit. It has grown upon all true Canadians that it is not only our duty to receive the son of our beloved King George V, and his wife, hospitably and to ensure their enjoyment during their stay in Canada but it is also our duty to help bolster the ties that hold the mother country and Canada together. It is for us to act with a unified effort to unite Canada and ensure her support of Great Britain in times of stress. The Canadian public has become slowly engrained with a feeling of independence and warm friendship with the United States. We have yet to realize, however, that inwardly we are still as dependent on Britain as we were in the days of Confederation. This spirit has apparently left many of us and we must rediscover it and put it to good use again. Thus when Their Majesties arrive at Calgary on May the 26th, it is to be hoped that all Canadian boys and girls will be proud to feel that they are links of our great Empire and no matter how small a link they have helped to a certain extent to hold it together. Give vent to your feelings of proudness but always remember that without your help the Empire cannot carry on. Be ready to support this feeling with physical effort and you will find that you will enjoy the visit of our King and Queen just that much more than if you had not found true realization of the fact that Canada still looks to ‘Merry England’ for guidance. OUR AUDITORIUM Everyone is aware that some day C.C.I.’s dream auditorium will materialize. The time will come when fortunate students will take drill, play games, and hold Lits. and dances in a spacious hall with air conditioning, indirect lighting, and excellent acoustics. It is an inevitable step, for each year such a building becomes a more pressing requisite. The change in the curriculum has made the need still more demanding. The so-called “baby elephants’’ or “cavalry”, in their physical training periods on the top floor, do not create the most propitious circumstances for deep concentration on the part of the academic classes. Besides this disturbing element there is the increasing problem of floor space for indoor sports, and perhaps most serious of all, the inadequate facilities at the disposal of our Dramatic and Orchestral groups. A craftsman’s achievement is limited by antiquated tools and so Central’s production of programs is handicapped by improper setting, hearing conditions, and seating room. Obviously, the scope of C.C.I.’s activities has grown beyond the walls which formerly offered sufficient accommodation. If our student body is to keep abreast with the
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sixteen THE ANALECTA modern trend and compete with rival collegiate friends, matching advantages are indispensable. The recent interest, however, which the School Board has taken in our problem is encouraging, and Centralites look forward optimistically to the not too distant day when their visionary auditorium will be concrete. THE CONSTITUTION I wonder how many students in the school do not know that there is a constitution. Of the rest, how many have the slightest idea of its pro- visions? In case you didn’t know, it is a document residing in the back of the Students’ Council Minute Book. It is not very well written and until last year was hopelessly obsolete. At that time a committee of the Students’ Council did make some recom¬ mendations and some amendments were made. Was the student body any the wiser? The point is this. Our Students’ Council is supposed to provide train¬ ing for democracy. At present, we have fallen into one of the worst pitfalls of that system of government. The people, in our case the students, are ignorant and uninterested. They may grumble when anything happens they do not like, but do they do anything about it? Two things seem to us to be necessary. First, we need some arrange¬ ment for explaining in detail to the students what the Students’ Council is, and how it operates. For instance, there is a recall provision that seems to have fallen into disuse. Now that we have a Gestetner machine in the school, I do not see why every student should not have a copy of the con¬ stitution. Secondly, we need a more efficient means of starting things in the fall. There should be a carry-over committee each year to supervise elections and the calling of the first Council meeting. We make these suggestions because we feel the Students’ Council is the business of every Centralite. It does happen from time to time that we cannot boast very highly of o ur sports; but there is no reason why we should not always have the best student government in the city. It’s up to you. STAFF CHANGES The year 1938 has brought about a number of changes in the personel of the Central High School Staff. With the retirement of Mr. T. E. A. Stanley, Central has lost one of its finest teachers. Mr. Stanley will be remembered by many as one of the small group of four teachers representing the four western provinces, who began, in October, 1919 an organization which has now developed into the Canadian Teachers Federation. He was for many years the principal of Central High School, and later became principal of Western Canada High
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