Provincial Institute of Technology and Art - Record Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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Page 30 EMERY WEAL THE ACTIVITIES OF THE IOTA CLUB By Doris Gillard and Vera Wilson After a recess of five years, the Iota Club is again in existence At Mr. Fowler’s suggestion and with Mrs. Gommerud’s assistance, the following executive was selected: President . Miss Vera Wilson (2nd Yr. D.M.) Vice-President . Miss Joy Alwood i lst Yr. Art) Secretary. Miss Gladys Sangster (1st Yr. Art) Treasurer. Miss Doris Gillard (2nd Yr. D.M.) Social Convener.Miss Barbara Bullock (1st Yr. D.M.) As the club started late in the school term its activities were quite limited. With the exception of a successful Roller Skating Party and a Farewell Theatre Party, the club has confined itself pretty much to the preparing and serving of lunch at the Tech. Dances. We sincerely hope that the activities of the Iota Club will increase in the coming year. THE TECH. RADIO CLUB The Radio Club was organized late in the winter term. How¬ ever, much has been accomplished. A transmitter with the call letters “VE6II” has the power of one hundred and fifty watts. We have obtained the use of a Marconi service receiver. The club has been very successful in making contacts with many foreign lands, the farthest being Tivian Ostand, about two hundred miles south of Japan. The Department of Transport reserves the right to limit the mem¬ bership of the club. It is hoped that next year we will have a larger membership and that we will get an earlier start. Meetings were held twice a week when the members were given instructions on the operation of the transmitter. Bi-monthly meetings were held when the members discussed radio and its operation. Most of the members of the club are ex-service men who have had consid- rable training in wireless while in the service. Club members are: President . Ralph Young Secretary . Harold Silvester Claude Ashby, Harken Boyes, Bill Campbell, Morin Hugh- son, Harry Kirin, G. Manning, Alex Meroniuk, Hazel Mot- yer, Ian Dennis, M. Riklas, Art Thomas. The Club supervisors are M. C. Johnson and H. Rutherford. D. C. Fleming played a prominent part in the initial organization.

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EMERY WEAL Page 29 SOCIAL REPORT By Marion Dunham Our first dance, held in the Central High Auditorium, was a Hallowe’en Celebration. Very fine decorations, made by some of the girls, novelty dances and amusing prizes, made it a most interesting evening. Soft drinks were sold throughout the party. A dance was held on November 16th, the first to be held in the Institute Buildings on the North Hill. An exceptionally large crowd was in attendance, and those who had not seen the buildings before were charmed with the whole layout. The hall was colorfully decor¬ ated with large balloons, and lunch was served in the cafeteria. A skating party was also held in November at the Glacier Rink. Owing to inclement weather, a rather small crowd was in attendance, but an enjoyable time was had by those who were present. A great deal of time and effort was involved in making the Christmas Dance a success. The decorations were splendid, and paper hats worn by the noise-makers, and prizes, added much to the gayety of the evening. Lunch was served by the Iota Club. The attendance was again down, owing to Christmas Exams. This dance ended a very successful social fall term. Because of the preparations necessary for the Banquet, there was little activity during the winter term. One dance was held however, on March 8th at which lunch was again served by the Iota Club. Sandwiches, cup cakes and chocolate milk made a very fine lunch. The Spring Term was opened with a farewell dance for all classes ending in March, and was held on March 22nd. The Tech, colors were prominently illustrated by yellow and green streamers. Novelty prizes were presented for the very original and amusing dances. Cake, coke and milk was served by the Iota Club. Though quite a large portion of the crowd was drawn away by the hockey game, those present spent a very pleasant evening. On April 12th another dance was held at which the Iota Club served coffee, doughnuts and chocolate milk. On the whole, the social activities were very successful, and we would like to thank all those who took part in them.

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EMERY WEAL Page 31 Sports Committee Reports The Sports Committees have been under the chairmanship of Mr. K. Wolverton, Mr. T. Tessey and Mr. E. Smith. These committees successfully organized Hockey Teams, Basketball Teams and Fast Ball Teams, as well as our Annual Tech. Field Day, which was one of the highlights of the year. In Hockey the boys did very well. They kept right up at the top and only lost out in the finals by a very close margin. •kirk THE TECH. RJFLE CLUB The Tech. Rifle Club made a name for itself this session in the Dominion Marksman’s Association and Alberta Rifle Association competitions. The club was organized in two sections, senior and junior, and shoots were held two nights a week. Over sixty members took part and one hundred and twenty Tyro Rifleman and Marksman awards were awarded to the club members. One member received the Expert Shield with a score of 6000x6000. This award is the highest offered for .22 sporting rifle competitions. Other members are now shooting for their Expert Shield rating. The Club entered a five-man team in the Provincial Sporting Rifle Com¬ petition which made a good showing. Five members entered the in¬ dividual championships for the Province, and one of them came second in the Grand Aggregate for the four position match with a score of 1197 x 1200. Some one hundred and thirty odd competitors in the province took part in this shoot. The top fifteen percent will shoot for the Dominion of Canada Championships. A number of bronze medals were won by the better shots for the aggregate score for the week. On the school bulletin board a sheet was kept to indicate the championship for the day, with a gold star opposite the champion’s name. A Victory Trophy was presented to R. A. Powelle for the Indi¬ vidual Championship of the Club, his score being 1160 x 1200 for the four position match. All trophies, medals and supplies were purchased by club fees, and all instruction and guidance was given by Mr. F. Wynne, who was the winner this year of the Dominion Grand Aggregate with a score of 500 x 500—46 x and the Dominion four position match with a score of 600 x 600—47 x.