St Francis Xavier University - Yearbook (Antigonish, Nova Scotia Canada)

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STUDE TS' POLITICAL ASSOCIATIO ' BERTRA V1 SNOW WILLIAM ICLLSWORTII PAUL GLICNISTICR Vice- President Presi lent Seci etartv-'l'reasurer As retiring preside'it ol! the Students Political Association l would like to thank the meinhers ol't'1e executive, the leaders ol' the three political parties and the tiacpilty advisor lor their kind c.x-operation. l would also like to congratulate the new executive and wish them well in the comingyear. The activities of this association were limited this .vear because of the late st'1rt in orga lixation. It was inid-l'iehrua .v hetiore we began operation and si,nce tiiat time the annual debate took place, tiie Nlodel Parliament was held for two evenings. To date, we have heen successlul in ohtaining two C. C. lt. speakers Nlr. David Lewis and Nlr. Clarence Gillis. Both the Liberal and Conservative parties have heen contacted and it is hoped that heliore the school term closes a representative ot' hoth parties will address t me student body. The Students' Political Association should be the most active association on the campus. Through the m31liuin ol, p mlitical spgakers and the m ielgl p irlia- mentj, students will be able to formulate their political ideas. It is hoped that next .vear the campus will he divided up into constituencies and that candidates will he elected individually. l would like to make the follow- ing recommendations: tll that one or two students he sent to llalitiax to witness the opening ol' the Legislature. Q25 that two sessions of the iwodel Parliament he held-Une in the fall and another sometime after the mid year exams. Q33 that the Nlodel Parliament he held in Immaculata llallre-'fil' lfilsw r',l1 UAL IIINICS ALLAN MNICACIIICN WILLIAM MaeliACllliRN Liberal Leader Faculty :Advisor C. C. F. Leader 109

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'ETRANS' SOCIETY A IJICNNIQ CIIIASSUN DAL IIINES UARCY NOLAN Vice- llresimlrnt Presiclent Secretary-'l'reasurer Though somewhat tlepletecl in membership, nevertheless, the Veterans As- sociation hacl another very successful year. rllhroughout the year the Association has allortlecl praiseworthy service to its members anal has cooperated with other societies on the campus tor the promotion olia richer lille for all. 'lihe siclc committee has lmeen especially active in acquiring ancl preparing gitits ol cigarettes, chocolates ancl reacling material to siclc members in the hospital anal at home. This year the entertainment committee succeeclecl in sponsoring one ot' the most popular clances ot the year. Un Armistice Day suitalrle trilmute was painl to our heroic tiriencls who matle the supreme sacrihce in lmoth worlcl wars. A parade was helcl trom the Armouries to the Cenotaph anal the placing of the wreath in their rememlmrance. That night an appropriate movie was shown in the auclitorium. The lfxecutive wishes to thanlc all who have helpeil us in any way, especially the ltaculty antl the memlrers ol' the various committees. Vtle wish the new executive a very successlul year in 1950-431. Z dwg IJUMINIL' .WARUCCU ANlP:RUSlf fill,A'll'f'l' IUHN ANDREA Faculty AtlX'iStJl 108

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DEBATING SOCIETY is .Q r !' vk 9. A RUI'mIfR'I' IUYCIC IDR. U. I. Mm-NISII, GICNICVIISVIC CURRIIC Prcsielcnl I au'uIiy Anlvisur AVI. S. B. IIVCSIIICHI IJAUI, NORRIS IJICNNIS CAIVIIJI3IfI,I, MARY T. CO'I I'liR I'fII,I'fI'fN L'ONNUI,I,Y Vice-I'1'csIsIcl1l SCLTCI.ill'.V-'lIl'CilS. SCC. Ircas. WI. S. B. AI. S. B. Vice-I3rcsIcIGl1l I'IIII,I,IP CONNULLY CARL LQISLANC ALPHONUS KANE WILLIAM '1'llcmPs0N IOHN IIANNUN 110