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

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AN ALUMNUS ASSOCIATION ET IT BE resolved that henceforth the halls of Central swarm with alumnif' Alumni,', you ask, What kind of creatures are they? A thought- Oh yes, I probably missed that biology period. An alumnus, my friends, is a gracuate of Central. When two alumnus meet they form an alumni which works for their own enjoyment and for the benefit of Central. The alumnus association has not been an active one in Central. It is true that if you stood on tiptoe to read the inscription on an edifying portrait your eye may chance to catch a card which pro- claims it to be donated to Central by the alumni, otherwise you, perhaps, would have been ignorant of the existence of such an associa- tion. But the absence of an active alumni deprives Central of advant- ages, advantages to -the school, the alumni themselves, the students. When students leave Central they go out into the paths of the world Cso the story goeslg they become rich 5 they swell with phil- anthropy and pride on sight of the purple and the gold, they give generously to the school the means for purchasing pictures, books, banners and playgrounds. Central is missing all these things because she has no alumni. The alumni, too, would derive benefits and recompense for parting with their hard earned shekels. Theirs would be the privilege of reunion within the halls of Central yearly. They could meet and quaff sweet nectar and swap yarns about the moulders of our destinies when the school was young. The students, the lads yet to graduate, are cheated of enjoyment in the absence of the association. All alumni on in years like to show they can still step the college drag and since dancing isn't a game of solitaire the portals would be opened to admit all students. Truly many golden events and good times could be enjoyed by all. Seriously though, this is an exhortation to all fourth year students to put their noses to the wheel and their shoulders to the grindstone and graduate. Then may they come back en masse and form an alumnus that will perpetuate and whose deeds will eclipse those of the alumnus in contemporary schools. STUDENTS' PUBLICATION FUND This year's edition of YE FLAME will undoubtedly be produced at a profit. Ye Flames from time immemorial have been financial successes. Yet the money made by Central Publications is not used again for publishing purposes. Instead it is consolidated in the Students' Council fund, and the School Paper and Year Book are left each year, yea even each edition, to start anew. 8

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For the weary warriors now flat-footed from tramping the streets soliciting advertising, without whose prodigious efforts YE FLAME would have died in embryo, praise. These business men and women of tomorrow upheld the temperamental gushes of the editorial staff by bringing in the cold, hard cash. The boys' advertising teams, paced by A. Wilson, G. Walker and T. Moore, included B. Moore, F. Auld, M. Westgate, J. Scott, D. Robb, J. Silverman, Matt Jordan, Bob Lennox. The girls' team, led by Delta Bell, Adelle Day, con- sisted of V. Campbell, M. McCulloch, J. Robinson, F. Body, B. Luddit, B. Collier, W. White, J. Anderson, S. Yule, E. Black. We thank our circulation staff which so efficiently has spread the glad tidings through the school. The staff headed by Keith Ansley, Allan Crossley and Don McEwen, has willingly given of their recesses to chase down those elusive Annual orders. Commendable indeed, was the industry of the dance committees for affording the school pleasure, the Annual funds in the two gala events of February 28th and March 20th. The committees were headed by Art Wilson, Keith Ansley and Alvin Hemstreet. Mr. Robertson, Mr. MacMurchy, Mr. Fyfe and Mr. Campbell, our Staff Advisors, by their splendid co-operation and useful instruc- tion, not only have guided this Annual to success in another year of economic depression and stringency in the world of business, but also by reason of their vast experience, have helped immeasurably to raise the standard of YE FLAME to a point never before reached in Centralls history. FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES RATERNITIES and Sororities are long overdue in Central. Next year the Students' Council at its earliest convenience should fully investigate the possibilities and probability of the formation of such organizations. Fraternities and Sororities as run in the Universities and some of the High Schools of Canada lhave proven themselves to be the best builders of school spirit yet nown. The Students' Council, perhaps, will have to form and manage the associations for the first year. After that the associations will run themselves, with very few restrictions being placed upon them by their governing body, the Council. The membership will not be thrown open to all and sundry, but rather, only those who have done something worth while in the school will be admitted. These Associations will become the centre of all social activity in Central, they will enter into sports, dramatics, debating and many other fields and in general, if properly managed, will arouse in each Central student the urge to get out and do things so that he or she may qualify for membership in them. Fraternities and Sororities will form the basis for the formation of an association of the Alumni. They will cause their members to take away from Central not only the memory of the bleak classroom and the sometimes threatening, awe-inspiring teacher but also the memory of good times had and Cworthyj things Cof worthb ac- complished. 7

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We suggest that this great wrong be righted. We suggest, since the Councillors have at times proven themselves incapable of grasping the financial situation of the paper and Annual and have as a result not granted money when most needed, that all surpluses created by this and succeeding editions of YE FLAME be lumped into a Students' Publication Fund to be administered by the heads of Central's publi- cations, and an appointee of the Students' Council. The benefits of this fund, which, of course, must be well adminis- tered, are many. The Annual and the paper would not be forced each year to start from scratch. The assurance of financial support would tend to raise the standard of both our publications. The two publica- tions would be more closely united still and would become even greater forces in school life. The fund would enable the publishing of memorial issues to commemorate certain famous men and events. Lastly, in other large High Schools, publication funds have been established. Those schools are acknowledged to be more progressive and more experienced than we are. Then let the Students' Council establish a Publication Fund without delay. SCHOLARSHIPS AND THEIR SCARCITY The dearth of scholarships and bursaries available to students graduating from High Schools throughout Canada and especially in Saskatchewan, is appalling. A thorough perusal of the calendars of almost all of the Canadian Universities fails to discover any scholar- ships awarded directly by any Government, either Dominion or Provincial. Of course there are some offered by Universities and by private individuals and institutions but they are few and in most cases miserably insuflicient. As some students leave Central their thirst for learning is just being aroused 5 in others, perhaps, it is thoroughly quenched. How- ever, for those of little means who seek more knowledge, the road to University lies narrow and tortuous, obstructed by many insur- mountable barriers, removed only by mere tricks of chance. Those who wish to go to College are willing to work their way through, yet this, in all but a few instances is impossible and they must perforce, depend on someone else or something else, a scholarship or bursary which their scholastic ability has rightfully earned to put them through. The indifference of the Government to their plight astounds those who are being denied the advantage of fitting themselves for the life they most desire to live. When the unemployment problem became so acute that private individuals could no longer alleviate the sufferings caused by it then the Government stepped in and did what charity could not do. Now, when the charitable and much appreciated efforts of private individuals and institutions have failed, is it not proper that the Government should step in and relieve the mental starvation of the most brilliant of its youth? 9