Western Canada High School - Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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Pajye forty-eight YEAR Kappa Gamma Club Once every week, seventeen girls of High School age gather in one of the Y.W.C.A. Club-rooms, at the supper hour for their Kappa Gamma meeting. These girls represent all the High Schools in the city except St. Hilda’s School for Girls, and the Normal High. There are usually two representatives from each school. The Club was organized for the purpose of leadership training through the medium of discussion. These discussions are practical and helpful and always interesting. Some topics discussed this year are: Personality, Habits, Recreation, Vocations, Dress, etc. Two interesting discussions were held with the Gamma Phi, the boys’ organization, corresponding to the Kappa Gamma. The Kappa Gamma girls embody the purpose and aim of the Club thus: “We, the girls of the Calgary Kappa Gamma Club, in the presence of God and each other, do pledge ourselves to help one another in the keeping of this Coven¬ ant—to create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian character, and to stand together on and for the platform of clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship, clean living - .” Western Canada’s representatives for the three years of the Club’s organ¬ ization are: 1929- 30—Helen Ford and Blanche McMurchy. 1930- 31—Helen Bayne and Pat Gibson. 1931- 32—Dorothy Peacock and Madeline Austin. (ftantma pji DAVID DAVIDSON The Gamma Phi, the parent body of the High School Hi-Y Clubs, has been active in the city for the last seventeen years. It is composed of two Senior students from each High School in the city. It is related to similar bodies through¬ out Canada and other countries, the Calgary branch being among the foremost in Canada. The aim of the Club is to develop leadership through the medium of discus¬ sion and action. Interesting discussions, of great helpfulness to the members, have been held the past year on such topics as: Homework and Study, Future Vocations, International Questions, The Church, Co-education, etc. Several dis¬ cussions of value to all were held with the Kappa Gamma, the corresponding girls’ organization. Also two very interesting lectures on “Sex” were given by Dr. Scarlett, to which members invited their friends. Other supper meetings and discussions were enjoyed by Club members and their friends. The Club was very ably conducted under the leadership of Collier Maberley and Frank Hall, anti all members feel them to be the best of comrades and friends. Western’s members for the last three years have been: 1929- 30—Berne Newton, John Collier, Gordon Hoskins. 1930- 31—Shields Imrie, Don Lincoln, George Jones, Berne Newton, George Dixon. 1931- 32—Don Lincoln, Paul Macleod, Carmen Johnson, Dave Davidson. Purpose of the Gamma Phi is expressed thus—“To create, maintain and ex¬ tend, throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian char¬ acter.”

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BOOK Page forty-seven Debating Club The Debating Club was organized through the efforts of the Hi-Y Club, in December of 1931. Its aim is to foster debating- and to encourage the art of [ public speaking throughout the school. At the first meeting of the year an executive was elected, consisting of: President, Paul MacLeod; Secretary, Lloyd Hutton; Executive, Alice Belkin; Margaret Hess; Mr. Stevenson. The activities of the Club have included debates within the organization 1 and with other schools. In the debates with Central, February 11th, 1932, our representatives, L. Bercuson and H. Patton, upheld the school’s honor by proving the negative of the question: “Resolved that there should be public ownership of public utilities.” Several debates have been held in the Club and have proved beneficial to all the members. At the time of writing, a debate with Crescent Heights High School is being arranged. The Club owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to Mr. Stevenson, whose in¬ terested and understanding efforts in the Club’s behalf as mentor, have been of incalculable value. We sincerely hope the Club may continue its splendid beginning next year. Boys’ Athletic Association As in former years, a meeting of all the boys was held early in the fall, for the purpose of electing an executive for the Boys’ Athletic Association. The balloting resulted as follows: Honorary President, Mr. Pulleyblank; President, Harlow Bowen; Secretary-Treasurer, Lloyd Hutton. The usual fee of twenty-five cents was collected by the room representa- | tives and this money was put to good use during the rugby and hockey seasons. Admission was charged to all Senior games and to the finals of the Junior i rugby. At the end of the season a surplus was left, which will probably be used for the purchase of additional rugby equipment next fall. At the close of the rugby season an Athletic Banquet was held. Although the attendance was not as large as last year, those present were enthusiastic and the Banquet was a success. Our Junior Team was successful in capturing the Junior Rugby Champion¬ ship again this year—“Good work Juniors.” In hockey we had a fairly success¬ ful season, the Seniors reaching the finals, but losing the championship to East Calgary. At the time of writing, indoor preparation for the Track Meet has com¬ menced under the instruction of Mr. Johnson. Very soon outdoor training will begin and we hope the Track Meet will be another triumph for our representa¬ tives this year. The Girls’ Association The Girls’ Association was organized last year for the purpose of sponsor¬ ing such functions as the girls’ initiation and to promote friendliness among the girls. The Association held its election last fall. The results were as follows: President, Grace Egleston; First Vice-President, Carrie Speer; Second Vice-President, Pat Mitchell; Third Vice-President, Dorothy Hutton; Secretary, Gertrude Scott; Treasurer, Marion Egleston. It is sincerely hoped that in future years the Girls’ Association may go further in carrying out its purpose and become an integral part of our school life.

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BOOK Pape forty-nine Room 8 Helen Aikenhead Vincent Allen Gordon Beavers Ruth Benedict Robert Brews Ella Christensen Grace Cumming Grace Egleston Philip Hadfield Lorraine Hunter Carman Johnson Jessie Lees Jack Love Paul Macleod Room 7 Daisy Ambury Passie Bercuson Bessie Canning David Clapperton Hilda Clark Donald Ebsworth Fred Garbutt T.ydia Hanson Bruce Hill Vola Kinney Helen Lee Annie Macleod James McGill Room (j Doris Ambler Bernice Bell John Biddell James Campbell David Davidson Joyce Fryling Frances Holditch Kenneth Lebbert Donald McLaws Isabelle McRoberts William Moore Edgar Nelson CElctisa Hurts CLASS 1—GRADE XII Mary McKill Dorothy Mercer Armand Powlett Richard Sharpies Kathleen Smith Douglas Stuart Nora Williams Marion Aikenhead Madeline Austin Alice Belkin Leonard Bercuson John Chaston Bazil Cole Arthur Davis CLASS 2—GRADE XII Sara Minchin Norman Pallesen Beth Robbins Adele Shaw Carolyn Speer William Wickens William Barron Alberta Brown Minnetta Charbonneau Brainerd Clark Robert Cook Mildred Fyten Arden Goodison CLASS 3—GRADE XII Rachel Porter Agnes Richards William Simonton William Sparling Elizabeth Stevensen Tom Wotherspoon Duane Barr Bernard Bercov Jack Cameron Mona Comba Russell Dingle John Hall Mr. Harding Sarah Grainger Robert Hood Walter Johns Iris Kingston Solomon Lipkind Fraser Macalister Aileen McCullough Paula Mayhood Margaret Phillips Marion Salmon Betty Sitlington John Stevenson Margaret Webster Mr. Flick Helen Higley Wallace Joyce Staave Kruse Claudia Lynn Charles Macqueen Patricia Mayhood Harold Nelson Lorna Park Muriel Sceales Elsie Smith Joseph Walker Ena Youngblood Mr. Collier Vincent Jacques Morton McElroy Jean McPherson Kathleen Millen Ruth Morgan Margaret Parsons Esther Pratt Marion Ruppe Evelyn Spankie Ruth Stead Dorothy Thomas Robert Wright