Central Collegiate Institute - Ye Flame Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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COMMEINICEMENT Central's Twenty-fifth Annual Commencement was held on Friday, October 27th, in the Auditorium of the Normal School. With Mr. Henry Black in the chair, the event proceeded in its usual bright manner. The guest of the evening, the Hon. M. A. MacPherson, gave an address, and at the conclusion presented the Governor General's medal, the University of Saskatchewan Scholarship, and Chief Justice Brown's medals for Junior and Senior Matriculation. Edward Britten, winner of the Governor General's medal, then gave the Valedictory address. Ed was well known in schol- astic circles and his address proved most interesting to his fellow students. A Medals and Scholarships were presented by: Mr. A. Macbeth, Dr. Hugh McLean, Mr. D. F. Bond, Mr. Kenneth Blair, and our own Messrs. Scrimgeour and Campbell. Entertainment was provided by the Orchestra and Elgar Club under Mr. Staples, pyramid building by the Boyls Gym Club, and dance numbers directed by Miss Tingley. Others assisting in the evenings entertainment were: Jean McKenzie, Ed Stock, Ross McRae and Lionel Allen. BOYS' GYMNASIUM CLUB The club had a very successful season with Ken Goldie as president and A. Hemstreet, A. Ziffie and G. Page on the program- me committee. Les Waller greatly assisted the tumblers and although it takes seine time to produce finished tumblers and gymnasts, yet the boys learned the fundamentals. They put on a demonstra- tion at both Commencement and the Christmas Concert. TI-IE ELECTRICAL CLUB The Electrical Club, under Mr. Clarkis able leadership, com- menced its activities early in January. At the first meeting the oiiicers were elected, these being: Murray Auld, president, Roy Bing, secretary, and Doug MacNaughton. During the course of the Clubis existence several papers were given by members and also some practical demonstrations of electrical equipment. . S7 Z One Saturday morning the members as- sembled at the school to be conveyed to the Power House where they made an interesting ' X inspection of the plant. Owing to the short f .1111 time allowed for meetings several excursions to f ..r. A - various electrical concerns had to be cancelled. 67 X ff X ! 5 f - f' xi , Y W nf-ti y, LJ.-ifN 4-.--1...,, ,.i.-,- - , .- v

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plied a hot dish at 4 cents and cocoa and fruit at 2 cents each. Wish we could have gone back to that during the Depression. Our freshly organized Student's Council whose activities may be found elsewhere had nothing on the one of former years which supplied all necessary exercise books and blank paper at cost- to students. . Princess, I know I've missed a thrill or two, B-ut would I change my era? Frankly, nog For I'd have missed the thrill of knowing this If I had lived some centuries ago. CHEMISTRY CLUBS The SENIOR Club elected Helen Seymour, President, Courtney McEwen, Vice Presidentg George Camburoff, Secretary, and a Committee of Gordon Cooke and Irwin Bean. On Lab. Days several successful experiments were demon- strated. Irwin Bean burned ammonia in oxygen and made sulphuric acid by the Solway process. Roy Campbell treated us with a number of colorful ammonia fountains and Aubrey Edwards and Irwin Bean almost convinced us that all flame tests are the same. Gordon Cooke put the grand finale to the Wvednesday club meetings with a talk on the Development of New Rays and was saved from being downed by the volley of questions only by the bell. The JUNIOR Club officers were, President, John Mutch, Vice President, Harold Jacksong Secretary, Marg Carefootg and Committee, Marg Robinson and Harold Pawson. Several interesting experiments were performed for the club by John Mutch, Don Whyte, Jack Reynolds and Dick Matthews, and the chief interest seemed to be in making flares, explosions and acetylene, not to mention snakes. Mr. MacMurchy also spoke to us on Petroleum. JOINT ACTIVITIES: Mr. MacFarlane of the Imperial Oil Co., under the auspices of the Chemistry Club, interested a large audience in the Auditorium in March on the Explosion of Gases within a Motor. February 21-one of those nice cold windy days-an enjoyable visit was paid to the Imperial Oil Plant where we were shown into almost every nook and cranny by Mr. Wilson and other members of the staff. Every other Saturday morning clouds of smoke greeted any trespassers into the Chemistry Lab and such times as we did ha-ve when those Third Years got loose. Never was there such experi- menting on phosphine, ammonia fountains, soap, and how far we could go. We even hear that some industrious Fourth Years tried to manufacture Apple Cider. Lf: E Best of all we had Mr. MacMurchy V I C Mac5' to you and Il for our Staff R.epre- O-1 . sentative and he kept a close watch on both ' P. clubs at once. 66

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TI-IE CI-IRISTIVIAS CONCERT The Christmas Concert this year was attended by even more than the usual success and quality of numbers found in preceding concerts sponsored by Central. The programme was divided into two sections, Toyland and Follies of 1933 . Toyland,' contained several delightful dance numbers and antics by girls' and boys' gym classes. It ended with a successful rendering of Brahm's Lullaby. The f'Follies of 1933, with J. Lyman Potts and Lorne Church as Masters of Ceremonies was an interesting medley of skits, dances and choruses. The Magazine Rack and The Merry Widow Waltz were greatly applauded. The famous Freshman Quartette also made its first appearance. After three great nights the curtain dropped on the event of the year which netted an appreciable proht. This was divided between school activities and the Cheer Fund. CURRENT I-IISTORYand PUBLIC SPEAKING CLUB The Current History and Public Speaking Club organized shortly after Christmas for the purpose of discussing important events of the day, and presenting them in the manner of public speeches. The club, under the capable direction of Mr. J. E. R. Doxsee, elected the following students to the executive: President, G. Mann, Vice President, Craig Munroeg Secretary, Fredina Brown. Among the wide variety of subjects discussed, The National Recovery Act, l' and f'The Wheat Agreement, as Affecting Canada, were among the most important. These two topics were outlined and delivered in an exceedingly excellent manner. The club completed its activities the second week in March, having obtained a wealth of up-to-date and important knowledge of world events. We cannot stress too much the importance of such an organization as this as there can be little doubt, if we are going to find a way out of our present predicament, that we must have a thorough understanding of the problems that face us today. CRATCRY - f Central's orators rather fell down this year- Q we're slipping! No entries were made in the I.O.D.E. Contest It but Geoffrey Mann, Ed Stock, Alma Grant, Philip Perry, Rod Dingwall and Muriel Anderson entered , the Bryant Oratory Contest. Ed Stock Won the Cen- tral preliminaries but unfortunately did not come out It on top in the finish. iq .E We mustn't let down our Twenty-five Years of .3 2 Progress so here's more power to your lungs next Y year, Orators. ' 68