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□ • VERMILION SCHOO In presenting this, our annual Yearbook, we have been moti¬ vated by a desire to present a suitable souvenir for the students of this term, as well as to record, for the benefit of those who have previously passed through the Vermilion School of Agricul¬ ture, something of the progress that has been made by the School. With these objects in view, we have endeavored to publish a book that is not an altogether serious review of events, nor yet a comic paper, but rather a simple account in words and pictures of the outstanding events of the past year. Perhaps the most noticeable feature of the 1929-1930 session has been the growth of a real “college” spirit; this has been fostered by the excellent facilities offered by the dormitory and the presence of the Third Year or Matriculation Class, the mem¬ bers of which have previously had the regular two years under the influence of the School. The necessary daily contact and the numerous talks and discussions among groups in rooms and corridors, have made the students, among other things, more tolerant of the views and opinions of others, and have added to the richness of the experi¬ ence gained by the young women and the young men who have been so fortunate as to spend some time in contact with the life of the institution. 1 OF AGRICULTURE □ The formation of the Students’ Council has proved to be a step forward, the constitution being drawn up by joint committees from the staff and students. The chief aim of this Council has been to maintain a proper balance between the work of all subsidiary committees and to assist in any way possible in eliminating minor disputes and in the establishment of complete harmony throughout the term. The activities of the past session are too numerous to be recounted in detail in this editorial and, indeed, such is not neces¬ sary as all activities are portrayed in one fashion or another, in the succeeding pages of this annual. Suffice it to say that the activi¬ ties have been so arranged as to make for a pleasant time and to allow for the greatest available amount of training to the student body at large, having in mind their future potentialities of leader¬ ship as they go back to their own communities to take up the task of living. Upon leaving the School, we must not forget our Alma Mater. The most tangible way in which we can keep our experi¬ ence fresh in our minds is to join the Alumni Association and to support it wholeheartedly; the aims and objects of this Associa¬ tion are set forth elsewhere in the Yearbook and your attention is particularly directed to the announcement. Let us bear in mind that the Alumni is just what we, as individuals, make it; let us carry on the excellent traditions so far established by the Ver¬ milion School of Agriculture by helping, in word and deed, the attendance of the future. Let us remember, too, that the School .motto, “Ever to Excel,” should be ours after we have discon¬ tinued our direct contact with the institution as well as while we have been students within its halls. Looking back over the history of the School since its incep¬ tion in 1913, one is struck with the increasing place it-is taking in the rural life of the Province. Graduates are practising the principles of better farming throughout its vast extent and young ladies, who have had the advantages of the training, are making better homes and happier homes on account of their wider exper¬ ience. The great and growing problems that are constantly facing the farmers of Alberta demand that not only the best brains of the Province be brought to bear on the solution to them, but that our young people must be trained so that they may be con¬ versant with the needs of the Province, if she is to acquire and maintain her rightful place in the Dominion of Canada. The time is coming when all the farmers on the western plains will of necessity be trained agriculturists. It will be the duty of the Schools of Agriculture to supply a large measure of such training and a solemn duty rests on the graduates of the Schools; we must prove to the people of the Province that we have received beneficial training, that we have become better farmers and better homemakers, that we have become better citizens by virtue of the training that has done so much to shape our lives and tone our experience. If we submit the visible proof of the acquisition of practical knowledge we shall have done our duty to our Alma Mater, our Province, and to ourselves. ARNOLD PLATT, 1930. 1
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□ VERMILION SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE mi ] “ uriA mATER” WITH the gathering of the material for the V.S.A. annual, we are reminded that the 1929-1930 term is rapidly drawing to a close. Much that is of interest has happened during the past winter. Our attendance is greater than any previ¬ ous year, this in spite of the fact that a considerable portion of the Vermilion School territory had adverse crop conditions. One hundred and seventy-seven stu¬ dents were registered in the Household Science and Agriculture courses. Thus, the V.S.A. attendance has increased steadily, year by year, since the School was re-opened for Canadian students. An outstanding feature, this term, is the large at¬ tendance in the Second or Diploma year. There are a total of 51, made up of 13 girls and 38 boys—an increase of five over the class of last year, which was the record class up to that time. There is also a con¬ siderable increase in the third year. Thirteen in all are taking the Matriculation course, which will continue until early in May. Again the students have enjoyed life in the dor¬ mitory. It is a wonderful privilege to spend a winter or two with one’s fellow students under the one roof, in the same class rooms, shops and laboratories, at¬ tending the well planned social functions, and compet¬ ing in the various indoor and outdoor inter-class games. Students thus form associations that are carried with them into after life, and that will be cherished as long as memory lasts. When the students arrive in the fall, those who are returning for a second year greet classmates in the warmest spirit. To those who are entering the School halls for the first time, all is strange. With many it is the first time away from home. All faces are new and the student feels more or less lost. However, this only lasts for a very short time, for where there is young, buoyant life it will find expression. New friends are made quickly. Room-mates are found who are real pals, and the School settles down to a well organized, well supervised and happy big family life. The joys and experiences of study under dormitory conditions are of untold value to every student who attends. It is well, we think, that students should pause sometimes and ask why the government of this young province should provide so liberally in the way of edu¬ cational facilities for the young men and women from the farm. If we will look about us we will see gigantic enter¬ prises that are springing up and that concern the farm¬ ers of this and neighboring provinces very particularly. These large undertakings are the result of the awak¬ ening of a spirit that has been dormant for centuries. This spirit is casting off old customs and ways and is establishing for itself the right to think and act for itself. There is no well-beaten path to follow. The way must be found through a careful study of the past and through as intelligent a forecast of the future as pos¬ sible. To do this, the enterprises are going to require the consecrated lives of the best men and women to be found in the land. Is it not reasonable to hope that if the province gives liberally to you, as a young man or as a young woman, of those things that will brighten, enrich and improve your life, that you in your turn will contribute of yourself and your ability to strengthen the hands of those who are carrying the heavy load today? The pro¬ vince expects you to help, and the opportunities at the V.S.A. constitute a part of the faith she is placing in you. Will that faith be misplaced? We believe that it will not be misplaced, and expect that the V.S.A. stu¬ dents will reflect glory on their “Alma Mater” by re¬ turning to the province, in full measure, such services as will help to place the social and economic life of the people on a basis where justice may be done to all citizens. W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal. 1 3 1
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