Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School - Collegiate Yearbook (Sarnia, Ontario Canada)

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IZO? T Ha E c o LLEGIATE to receive the training for your chosen profession. But before all else we must recog- nize that Universities and Higher Education are bound up with one of the greatest economic problems of t'he day, viz. t'he over-ipopulatciion of the professions. The facts are brief- ly these: t'he desire for Higher Edu- cation and the prosperity Wfhich will permit it have become so Widespread that t'he Universities of Canada are over-crowded. It follows t-hat the governing bodies can nlow afford to be selective. Tuituion fees have been raised in many colleges and the stand-ard of academic proficiency has been elevated repeatedly. These are just defenesive measures which have been adopted in an effort to re- lieve the acuteness of the economic problem. The point of it all is just this-the Universities have become Qand are becoming increasingly more sol places for YX'orkers and XYorkers only. If you will permit a vulgar expression, it is the man or woman who produces the goods , academically who remain at the Uni- versity. The others beco-me what are humorously known as Christ- mas Gr'aduiates . The splendid a- cademic standard of S.C.l.8zT.S.. strictly lived up tfo, will preclude the possibility of the fawilure of any graduate to meet the challenge of the modern University. It is our earnest hope that every prospective graduate will keep these facts be- fore his mind's eye when the time comes for him to step out into the next lap of the Great Academic Ad- venfture. lVith best wishes for the con tinued success of t-he whole student body, and for the success of this year's Collegiate , I am Yours very cordially, R. C. BROXYN. Theology '28, McGill. Nil WW? XS Z, X if S'i Nnr'sv 'tx ,,.,- 'fx'-'-N U l U1 .jwf V r l A 'N Om

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THE COLLEGIATE H9 Dear Collegiate: For the second t-ime since mv graduation six years ago, from S.C.I. and T.S., I have been honoured with an invitation to write a few lines to the Collegiate , and I am very happy. You know one does not like to feel that he has developed, too completely, t-he earmarks of a has been ! And it is most difficult to avoid that feeling when he knows that he is a has been , not only from his Collegiate but from his University as well, and when Alumni letiters and magazines are pouring in upon hi-m from High School and Universfity and Fraternity. He nevertheless, rebels against being pushed too far back upon the s'helf. Thus, to have an opportunity to write to the ','Co1legiate again, is to h-ave the occasion for calling up a train of happy memories, which is the best antidote for disgruntled feelings and mental wrlinklels of which I have any knowledge. Vis- ions of events an-d incidents, of per- s-onages and characters c-ome tumbling in riotous confusion one upon the other. Battles royal in the gymnasium or the pool, battles wordy in trhe corner of the L-ibrary or the Executive Room of the Sen- ior Literary Socie-ty, battles hectic when we tried to appear perfectly calm about that announcement we were to make from the platform at Assembly that morning-all these re-crea-tfe tlhemselves in imagination and give one a fellow-fee-ling with those who are engaging in the same battles to-day. But memories do not bring to mem-ber-s of the Alumni any greater happiness than t-he reports they con- stantly receive of the success of the present pupils of S.C.I. and T.S. in the various spheres in whuich they themselves f-ormerly lalboured. Our congratulat-ions are extended to the Foowtlball Team of '28. Their a- chiement was nothing if noft m'ar- vellous. And we applauded the suc- cess attained in every other branch of activilty-athletic, literary, mu- sical and theatrical. Best of all, the academic, which is the very raison d'e'tre of the school, has not been sacrificed in the interests of any of the other spheres. VVe congratulate the 'S'tl.1ClC1'1tS'b upon their enviable showing of the last few years and look forward with sure confidence to the results of the present year's work. This first opportunity of formally congratulating Mr. F. C. Asbury up- on h1s a-ppointment as principal must not be lost. To those who had the honour to sit under his tutorship in Old Upper School Room the news of his appointment came as no surprise. Many rerum under 3? felt that it was in natura and the success of the school his guardianslhip has, once again, vindicated the wisdom of the Board of Education of our city. The Alumni are, however, most deeply interested in tho-se members Jinitiative. of S.C.I.8zT.S. who, within a few months, will join the ranks of grad- uates. We trust that the majority will be able to continue their educa- tion at University. Of necessity some will not be given the opportun- ity. Bu-t it is to be hoped that no one who has the opportunity will make tfhe great error of treating it lightly or thoughtlefssly casting it aside. First of all, then, we 'shall take it for granted that you have 'taken your Fifth Form work. Do not make the mistake of not taking it. And, while you are there, do learn to be your own tutor. It will help you over many a rough spot in your early University years, when you are thrown quite upon your own Now you are ready to choose your University. Do not be alarmed by the Chinese-Puzzle like c'haracter of the syllabusesl They really are quite sane! Each University has what might be called its prize facul- ty-Medicine or Artis or Science- and, financial consi-derations permit- ting, it is a good policy, I believe, to choose the college whose special fac- ulty is the on-e in which you propose

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TI-IE COLLEGIATE l'2l This year it was t'hought advisable to make a distinction between those who have received their diploma and the others who failed to complete their course. It is only reasonable that such a distinction should be made because the s-tudent wfho receives a diploma has achieved somethinig not only for him- sellf but also for the school. As stated before, an alumnus is a graduate, not one who has never received a diploma. To those whose names appear below we wish you every success in the future and may the memories of the Sarnia Collegiate be treasured ones in your new walks of life. We are sorry tfo say that four teachers who were on the staff for 1927-28 hiave left the school. . Miisis Niclhol, now Mrs. C. C. Bale, is making her home in Hamilton. However, the other three former members of the staff are following their vocation: Mr. Voaden in Toronto, Mr. Greenleaf in Belleville, and Mr. E. H. Graham in Perth. f As in previous years our school is well represented at the Normals. Tfhose attending this school in London are: Lila NVilson, Ruth Tennant, Florence VVellingto-n,'Gladys Chowen, Charles Phelps and Margaret Maitland. Frances Peach is going to the Hamilton Normal. At t'he University of Toronto are Neal Nlfatson, Shirley Logan and Alva Elford. A Westerii University has claimed Louise Dawson, Dorothy Richards and Arthur Kewley. I Dwight Simmons is the sole representative of last year's Fifth,' at Queen's University. P I Continuing their studies at the University of Detroit are Michael Mercurio and Philip Blundy. Margaret Simpson is attending McDonald Hall. Henry Soutlh is working in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Annie Leslie, now Mrs. Benson, is residing in Detroit. Raymond Mulligan is working at the Pere Marquette. Charles Richards and Thomas Laurie are both at the Laidlaw-Belton Lumber Co. Doniald Rose is working for his father. K-arl E. VVise and Byron Spears are working in Pontiac, Mich. Frances Kane has been working at the Canadian Observer Office since the closing of school last -lune. Glen Finch and Mervin Bury are attending the Sarnia Business College. Edith Waghioriie eis teaching music. Mary Cobban is clerking at The XV. B. Clark Co. James Richards is the ice-cream maker at the City Dairy. Clifford Frayne is in XYindsor. Beelrltha Lewis is continuing her studies at the Port Huron Junior College. Helen Vollmer is working at Mueller's. Grace Bates is the Bookkeeper in Parson's Fair. Marjorie Crees is working in the office of Dr. Hughes. Bill Ewener is Workiing at the Imperial Oil Ltd.