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

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COLLEGIAN 1937. 1 STRATFORD, ONT. Sfbolazrffyfbf wp. X. 'M 3... .Ms . 1- ' MARGARET PLETSCH, Winner of the Waterloo Trust Scholarship at the Senior Matriculation Exam- ination, 1936. ERNEST SMITH, winner of the James Harris Scholarship offered by the University of Toronto at the Senior Matriculation Examination, and the Carter Scholarship for the County of Perth. RUTH COLCLOUGH, winner of the Muriel Bothwell Scholarship in Domestic Science, 1936. THE ONTARIO BOYS' PARLIAMENT During this school year, a great many hon- ours have been brought to the school through the successes of students in activities outside the school itself. Perhaps the greatest of these is the honour which Kenneth Ingham brings to the school by being chosen premier of the Seventeenth Boys' Parliament. Ken has been active in all school activities. He has proved indispensable to the rugby and hockey teams of the school: he has been a capable leader of the opposition in the school Parliament and he has shown high scholastic ability. Outside the school, he is well known for his activity in Tuxis and Trail Ranger groups. Ken was first elected to the Older Boys' Parliament three years ago, and since that time, has had a major part in each session. In the sixteenth session, he acted as leader of the Opposition, and at that time was elected to be the next premier. The importance of such a position can be realized only if some- thing is known of the Parliament itself. The proposal for an Older Boys' Parliament was first made by Professor Taylor Statten of Pickering College, Newmarket. The first Parliament met in 1919, and a session has been held annually ever since. The Parliament convenes in Toronto, the meetings being held either in the Building of the University of Toronto, or in the Parliament Buildings. The aims of the parliament, may be roughly grouped into three, to train the youth for democracy: to build up leaders of boys to be leaders of men in the future, and to foster clear logical thinking. The Parliament itself is the governing body of all Tuxis and Trail Ranger groups. It is organized on a non- party basis, and its members are nominated by the groups of organized boys. The can- didates for premier are chosen and voted upon in the final session of parliament, and the elected premier's runner-up becomes leader of the opposition in the next session. This gives the leaders a full year in which to prepare for their duties. The work of the parliament is satisfactor- ily exemplified by the activities of the six- teenth session. During that session, a Fin- ance Bill and an Organization Act were passed. At one sitting, liquor control was discussedg at another, the discussion of world peace proved to be one of the most interesting and heated debates of the session. The work of the Ontaro Boys' Parliament has been very successful in the past. We sin- cerely hope the coming season, with Kenneth Ingham at the controls, will be as successful. -Ivan Coleman Page Twenty-three

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COLLEGIAN, 1937. STRATFORD, ONT. Liiem ry Section THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS By Margaret Graf, 2B. Situated on the beautiful Ottawa River, is the city of Ottawa, capital of our Dominion. From a little village of a few settlers, it has grown to be one of the greatest cities in Can- ada, our national city, and the only Royal Court in America. Many buildings, among them, the Parliament buildings, the Museum, the Art galleries, and the Chateau Laurier, add to the natural beauty of the city. From whatever angle Ottawa is approached, the Parliament buildings, and more particularly the Peace Tower, stand out above everything else. They are on Parliament Hill, the highest ground in the city. Built of gray stone, their Gothic architecture, towers, turrets, and point- ed arches give them an air of traditional dig- nity and charm. Going in by the main entrance, at the base of the Peace Tower, the visitor finds himself in a beautiful circular chamber called the Con- federation Hall. From a central pillar, arches branch out to the carved ceiling and are then joined to smaller pillars throughout the hall. This symbolizes the inter-relationships of the Empire: the big pillar representing Great Bri- tain, and the smaller ones, the British domin- ions beyond the seas. From the Confederation Hall, the visitor goes to the Hall of Fame, in which it is in- tended, some day, to place the bronze figures of celebrated men and women in Canadian his- tory. Just as it is at present, it is beautiful with its Gothic arches and columns, and re- minds the visitor of a Cathedral. The Hall of Fame leads into the famous Parliamentary Library, which contains almost a million books. This is the only part of the buildings saved from the great fire in 1916. It is a lofty room, one hundred and fifty feet high, the interior is made of richly carved pine. In the centre, on a high pedestal, is the quaint marble figure of Queen Victoria as a young girl. In addition to these rooms and the Peace Tower, there are the chambers where the laws of the country are made. These are the Com- mons' chamber and the Senate chamber. The Commons is a beautiful room with stone walls and high, arched windows. Because of its Page Twenty- four green carpeting and upholstering, it is known as the Green Chamber, to distinguish it from the Senate which is called the Red Chamber. Above the Speaker's chair, behind five arches, are the visitors' galleries, where the public may listen to the debates of parliament. Along each side of the room, are arranged, according to parties, the desks of the members. Only two women members have ever sat in the House of Commons, these are Miss Agnes Macphail and Mrs. George Black. A long barrel-like corridor leads the way from the Commons to the Senate. As the Senate cor- responds to the British House of Lords, some- thing of the traditional British dignity clings to it. The walls are hung with royal portraits. The richly carved Speaker's chair, under its embroidered canopy, was a. gift from the Eng- lish Parliament. The crown above it was carved from oak in Westminster Hall, and dates back to the time of King William Rufus. Only two women have ever been appointed to the Senate. They are Mrs. Cairine Wilson and Mrs. Fallis. At the end of the Great War, when the buildings were still being rebuilt after the fire, it was decided to make the Peace Tower a memorial to the war dead, and a symbol of the nation's desire for peace. It is three hun- dred feet high and one of the really fine towers of America. As well as being a nation- al shrine, it is a bell-tower and a clock-tower. The Memorial Chamber is guarded by great wrought-iron gates. Inside, it is richly orna- mented with carved stone and stained glass. In the centre, is the altar-stone, mounted on a gold framework with carved figures of knee- ling angels at each corner. In this will be placed the Book of Remembrance which will bear the names of sixty thousand Canadian men who died in the war. There are three stained glass windows set in recesses behind Gothic arches. The walls of these recesses are inscribed in stone with the story of Can- ada's part in the Great War. Opposite the door, is a carved quotation of the poem In Flanders Fields. The ceiling is carved like a fan, and the floor is made of stones from the battle-fields where Canadians fought.