Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute - Times Yearbook (Kingston, Ontario Canada)

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if KINGJTOTI COLLECSIATE vocA'rloNAn. INSTITUTE 2? Editors' Convention, sponsored by Sigma Phi, Women's ,Tournalistic Fraternity .of the University of Toronto. At 9 o'clock Friday morning, November 13, 1931, the Convention opened with a welcoming address by Miss ,lean Morton, President of Sigma Phi. Roll-call was taken, and most of the schools, including K.C.1., gave their respective yells. Sir Robert Falconer officially opened the Convention, followed by Mr. VV. Dunlop of the U. of T. Extension Department, who explained the purpose of the gather- ing. Mr. Ted Reeve, Sport Editor of the Toronto Evening Telegram, spoke on Sport Writi'ng as a Profession. Follow- ing this, the delegates separated into groups devoted to special study of particular branches of magazine work. At 12.30 these groups adjourned, and the delegates were photographed on the steps of Convocation Hall. The Convention was resumed in the afternoon. Miss Byrne Hope Sanders, Editor of Chatelaine spoke on Short Stories, and Mr. Elton johnson of the Clarke E. Locke Advertising Agency on Modern Advertisingf, At three o'clock we again separated, half the delegates going over the Maclean Publishing House, and half making a tour of the Toronto Star Building. In the evening we were royally enter- tained at a banquet at the Arts and Letters Club. Here the prizes were awarded as fol- lows: The Star Shield, for the best all-round magazine, to the North Toronto Howler. The Ellis Shield, for the best magazine cover, to the London Central Review. Three book prizes for stories to writers in the Kitchener-Waterloo Grumbler, the Brantford Hello, and the North Toronto Howler, Mr. Wilson McDonald, the famous Canadian poet was the after-dinner speaker. Again, on Saturday morning, November 14, we assembled in Convocation Hall. Mr. Henry Button, of the J. M. Dent Publishing House, offered a prize to be awarded for the best sample of art-in the broadest sense of the word-appearing in any mag- azine. Mr. A. E. F. Allan, Editor of the now-famous 'fVarsity , and Mr. I. F. White, Editor of The Canadian Forum , were the next speakers. Reports were then given of the groups held the previous day. Miss Pearl McCarthy of the Toronto Mail and Empire, lectured on Dramatic Reviewing. The closing address was by Prof. C. B. Sissons of Victoria College, following which Miss Morton said good bye to the delegates, and Sigma Phi was given a hearty hand- clap. That afternoon the delegates wound up the very interesting and instructive two days by seeing f'The Barretts of Wimpole Street , presented by Sir Barry jackson's English Company. ART CRITICISM How do you like our Cover? Don't you think it smart? 1t's new in line and ex- pression, hinting of strength and expansion -with a bit of intriguing mystery about it, it is forceful in its simplicity. To Stuart Moore, Form 4B, winner of the coveted honour of first place-Congratulations! To Kenneth Ratcliffe, Form 4D, whose design came second, and to Douglas Kent, Form SB, who took third place, all honour! These boys submitted drawings of excellent workmanship and plan, but which lacked just that sufficient amount of it which made Moore's design the right one for the cover of the 1932 K.C.V.1. Times Altogether the designs for the cover are far ahead of those of previous years. To the other contestants who turned in such excellent work, great credit is due, Bravo! Try again! The plate on page 94 gives a slight idea of some of the work of the also-rans. SUGGESTIONS VVe have at K.C.V.1. a number of student organizations, but we might still have more especially now that we have a larger school and greater possibilities for places to hold meetings. In a school with an attendance of more than one thonsand there must be many who are interested in other organiza- tions, but can find nobody else who is in- terested, therefore their interest languishes and then dies out altogether. There are probably people who are interested in dra- matics, photography, stamps, radio and books. Now is the opportune time for these people to get together and form these clubs. -15- .

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6 KINGJTON COLLEGIATE VQCATIQNAL INJTITUTEJ . STUDENTS' COUNCIL It is regrettable that a certain 'number of our students fail to pay the Council fee. Those who are guilty of this neglect should remember that the pleasure they derive from all the extra-curricular activities of the school is paid for by somebody else. If we were without a Teachers' and Students' Council in our school, all our sports, our literary societies, the Times, and many other things which tend to develop a healthy school spirit would languish. To consider the other side of the ques- tion, why does the Teachers' and Students' Council not inform the whole school of the amount of fees collected from each class? Far too little is known in general of the doings of the Council. Many of the stu- dents would find difficulty in naming its members, to many it seems that they re- ceive little in return for their fees. It should be possible to post on the school bulletin-boards after each meeting of the Council, a summary of the minutes. If this were done the result would doubtless be a great increase in interest throughout the whole school in the Teachers' and Stu- dents' Council. .-. TIMES' CONTEST JUDGES The Editors and Staff of the K.C.V.I. Times wish to thank the teachers who so kindly and efficiently acted as judges of the various Times contests, and to assure them that their efforts are very much ap- preciated. This year a greater number of students than formerly entered the various contests -to be exact over one hundred entries were given to the judges for their decision. We scarcely realize what a labour of love we have asked the judges to undertake. How- ever, they have done it so gladly and well that we know now, what we have long sus- pected, that The Times has many and kind friends, among whom we are proud to mention the following-Mr. Fraser, our adviser, who acted as judge of the poetryg Miss R. Edwards and Mr. Love who judged the cover contest, Miss Hall, the senior storyg Miss VVilton, the junior story, and Miss M. Edwards the humorous story contest, To these teachers we express again our thanks and appreciation. K.C.V.I. TIMES This year The Times appears with a new cover and a slightly altered name. What's in a name ? We have more than ever in ours. In future the Times will be known as The Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute Times or The K.C.V.I. Times. The winner of the cover contest evidently took Vocational into account when plan- ning his design and has suggested in it steam drills and concentratorsf' We hope that The Times will please you and that you will find appearing in its columns the school spirit for which we are all seeking. TIMES' STAFF ROOM The Times staff wish to thank the prin- cipal for allowing them the use of a small room on the third Hoor and for supplying them with some necessary equipment with which to help them edit the school paper. This year the staff began to work in Decem- ber. They have found it a great help and comfort to know that they can go to the Times Staff room during odd minutes and pick up their work where they had left off. The files remain undisturbed, the cuts and magazines from former years are stored safely-altogether The Times Staff is com- fortably housed and enjoying to the full The Times Staff Room. DRAMATIC SOCIETY Now that K.C.V.I. has a splendid audi- torium properly equipped for presenting plays and also a good orchestra, no doubt the various forms will be vying with each other to present the best performance of the year. Among these actors should soon be discovered the pupils who will be inter- ested in forming a K.C.V.I. Dramatic Soc- iety. Perhaps even before this article ap- pears in The Times the Dramatic Society will already be formed and actively engaged in the preparation and presentation of some interesting and worth-while play. THE EDITORS' CONVENTION Last November the Teachers' and Stu- dents' Council was kind enough to send to Toronto two representatives from our school, Allan Kent and Bill Simmons, to attend the Sixth Annual High School -14-

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K Q Elf-Q 5 T, ' I akin. I E t leg-f llv x - -sibifs,-Q45 . PRIZE S TORIES S N 0 W CFirst Prize Senior Story-Allan Kent, SBJ Mr. Brian VVood was looking out of the upstairs window of his house. Everything looked so bleak and cold outside. He wish- ed it would snow. Six years ago his little daughter Cathie had come to take the place of his wife in this world. That had been in Bermuda. From birth Cathie had been an extremely delicate child. After six years of alternate improvement and failure, the doctor had recommended the cooler, clearer Canadian atmosphere as the only possible way to save her life. Now she was lying, peaceful but failing, on the little bed drawn up to the other window of the room. She had never seen the snow, and she did so want to. Dr. Mills had told Mr. Brian Wood that the fulfilment of this hope might bring back new vitality into the little wasted legs and arms and chest. And that was why Mr. Brian Wood wished it would snow. The doctor was coming at five-in about a quarter of an hour. Mr. Brian Wood wished the quarter-hour would pass quickly. Would Dr. Mills report Cathie's life as still on the wane? Certainly no one could take it more patiently and more calmly than she! He went over to her. Daddy, do you think it's going to snow this afternoon ?,' The plaintive voice was almost too much for the father. I hope so, Cathief' And, presently: Daddy, what does the snow look like? He had answered these same questions so very often. W'ell, Cathie, it comes down in Hakes, like little white feathers. And they all pile up and cover everything with a nice soft white blanket-softer and whiter and warm- er than the one you have on, Cathie. And then the sun comes out, and the snow all turns into water, and runs down the hills in little brooks. Goo, Daddy! I want to see the snow. Do you think it will come soon P And so back again to where they had started, With relief Mr. Brian Wood saw Dr. Mills' car draw up in front of the house. Why wouldn't it snow? Surely Heaven would grant just a little snow to save a little girl's life! The doctor came upstairs. Mr. Brian VV ood was glad to have someone else in the sick room with him. He watched the doc- tor's face as he bent over the patient, lis- tening to her heartbeats through his stethoscope. Dr. Mills turned slowly to him, and said in a low voice, The only thing that can save her now, Mr. Wood, is to keep within her the desire to live. Then he turned to the little girl. VV ell, Cathie, it's going to snow tonight 1 he began, when she interrupted with: 16-