Stratford Central Secondary School - Collegian Yearbook (Stratford, Ontario Canada)

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COLLEGIAN, I9 3 0 OUR S'CH'0LAfRS'I-HP WINNERS MARGARET WAUGH This year our school attained much greater distinction in carry- ing off scholarships than ever be- fore. These distinctions were brought to us through the bril- liant efforts of Margaret Waugh and John De Mille. Margaret Waugh deserves our heartiest congratulations, in that she was awarded three scholar- ships- the First Mary Mulock Scholarship in Classics Proficien- cy, the Flavelle Scholarship in Classics, and the First Carter Scholarship. These first two were given by the University of Toronto and Vlictoria College and were con- tested throughout the whole prov- ince. Still more credit is due Margaret because she did not de- cide to take up scholarship work until May, and thus she did not have the special preparation us- ually given scholarship students. She has been a most excellent student during her course in the collegiate, taking part in our in- tercollegiate debates, and coming to the fore in athletics as well. Margaret was on both the softball and basketball teams, and this last year she was captain of the Senior Basketball team. Altogether she was a most outstanding and faith- ful student throughout all the five years she was with us, and she was one who was well-liked and highly admired by her fellow- students. John De Mille, who won the Third Carter Scholarship, is not quite so well-known to us perhaps, as he came to the collegiate only last year from Oshawa. John, too, is a recognized athlete as he was a member of the Senior Rugby team and won the Senior Boys' championship on Field Day. We are extremely proud of both these students, and rightly so, for they have brought honour not only to themselves but to our school and city, they have shown us that academic work does not need to suffer neglect as a result of enter- ing athletics and we take this o pp o r t u n i t y of congratulat- ing them on their splendid success and we wish them luck as they 'continue their studies at Victoria College, Toronto. JOHN DE MILLE ..2 0...

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COLLEGIAN, I9 3 0 Class-Conscious. They attack our Capitalistic System just as thor- ouglhly as do the Communists, but in an quieter, more logical, but equally as forcible a m.anner. The Fabians resort not to arms, sacrilege and consfication to gain their ends, but use every opportunity of educating the voting public to their way of thinking. In this way, by slowly building up public opinion, they have their reforms made law, by legal, democratic means, and with the good wishes of the citizens of the state. The Fabians intend to supersede Capitalism by Socialism grad- ually, and to place most of the machinery of Industry and Finance in the hands ofthe government. But they plan to do this only as fast as public opinion will allow it, and departments for the handling of the different industries can be organized and trained to carry on in the best interests of the State. The Fabians do not believe in the seizure of property. They hold that everything so taken by the government should be paid for. These Fabians agitate against war as a product of our Capitalistic and Imperialistic system but they attack it by public educa- tion. The Fabian Socialists work for great social changes. They wis'h the removal of slum districts and their replacement by model labouring class homes. 'They advocate old age and disability pensions. They urge the use of national cleanliness as a preventative for disease. The Fabians have many interesting plans for the distribution of wealth waiting to be tested by time and experiment. The Society of the Fabians is the greatest enemy of revolutionary Communism in England. It points to a new era of political and economic thought, rising, perhaps, to meet t-he demands of a civilization grown too complicated for Capital- istic management. These are not the only kinds of Socialism, but they represent the two main branches of Socialistic thought. There are many self-styled Communists who do not altogether adhere to the precepts of Lenin, and many varieties of the Fabian-type of theory, but these two systems are the most powerful in the world today and bot-h are products of a philosophical evolution. Personally, I am not a Socialist, but I am. a sympathetic observer and believer in the progress of Mankind. I be- lieve that our Capitalistic society will evolve gradually into a new era which will contain the good points of both Socialism and Capitalism. , This subject is growing more and more important because of the increasing unemployment problems which are harassing almost all the industrial nations of the world. Idle workers are discontented work- ers, and unless work is found for them they will become a real menace to the State. Some reforms must be undertaken, and some plan must be constructed to correct the evil tendencies of Capitalism. The differ- ent Socialisms are all attempts to advance our 'civilization or to sup- plant it by a better one, and the World may gain- much from their philosophies but as yet they are no panacea for all 1ts social ailments. -William J. Rae. Q1ri'xfifi4+::L ti! Q2 NL M ' .-IQ..

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COLLEGIAN, I 930 Miss Helen Dorland is to be congratulated on Winning the Muriel Bothwell medal which is awarded every year to the most efficient student in the Household Science classes. This medal was first donated by Dr. J. Bothwell ten years ago in memory of his daughter Muriel, and it is indeed a great honour to be the girl to Win it. PUBLIC SPEAKING John Anderson has again distin- guished himself-this year by win- ning the gold medal in the Wossa Oratorical Contest held in St. Thom- as. The topic of John's address was The Air Filled with Commerce. Anderson was chosen in a contest at the school to represent the Col- legiate in the Wossa contest and we are very proud of John because he not only brought honour to himself but also to the school. His speech was exceedingly good and we are JOHN ANDERSON HELEN DORLAND certain that he deserved the reward he got. Anderson's name has been pro- minent in speaking and debating ever since he started to attend Col- legiate. ln first form he won the gold medal in the contest held in the first forms and he there showed promise of becoming a Fine speaker. ln de- bating John was always successful. Last spring he spoke in the Canadi- an International contest held at To- ronto. We are sure that as John goes on he will become a distinguished citizen of our country. Miss McGregor: Give me the past tense of jingle. Norman Scott: Jungle, Margaret: H50 the boy you were riding with has trouble with his Vision. Mary: Yes, he's always seeing parking spots before his eyes. Mr. Adamson: When were you born? Nig. Brenneman: June 23rd. Mr. Adamson: 'iI..ate again! ..2l..