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

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Page forty-four YEAR THE GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION With competent leadership, the Girls’ Athletic Association has done credit to the school daring the present year. In October at a meeting of the girls interested in athletics, election of officers took place as follows: President, Helen Webb; Secretary, Mafty Kerlulce; Treasurer, Connie Hickson. After a discussion of means of raising funds, it was unanimously agreed that a tea should be held at the home of one of the girls. With the co-operation of the teachers and parents, the girls raised enough money at this tea to buy outfits for the Senior Basketball team, and to pay for several games and practices at the Central Stadium. The Girls’ Athletic Association sincerely hopes that the next year may prove even more successful than the present one. The Girls’ Athletic Tea A delightful tea was held in November by the Girls’ Athletic Association at the home of the Misses Emily and Margaret Irving, who so graciously offered their home for this occasion. The ladies of the staff and the wives of the men kindly assisted the executive in receiving, entertaining and pouring tea for the guests. Mrs. Irving and the President, Helen Webb, welcomed the guests at the door throughout the afternoon. Servitors were Emily Irving, Margaret Irving, Connie Hickson, Mafty Ker- luke, Margaret Hayden, Betty Black, Margaret Rhodes, Dorothy Splane and Marjorie Bagnall. The girls would like to take this opportunity of thanking Mrs. Irving for her kindness in giving her time as well as her home for the use of the Association. We also wish to express our appreciation of the assistance given by the teachers and the wives of the men of the staff at that time, as well as of the parents who co-operated splendidly with the girls in making the tea a success. THE HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION In February of this year a group of mothers of our students formed a com¬ mittee for the purpose of organizing a Home and School Association in Western Canada High School. The committee found that there was a real desire for such an organization on the part of both parents and teachers. At the organization meeting Dr. Kerby, President of the Home and School Federation in Canada, gave an inspirational address on the aims and objects of the Association. The officers elected were: President, Mrs. A. W. Girvin; Associate President, Mr. T. E. A. Stanley, B.A.; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. G. B. Sayers. It was fitting that the first meeting should be addressed by Dr. A. M. Scott, Superintendent of High Schools, and that the speaker for the second meeting should be the Principal, Mr. T. E. A. Stanley. It is anticipated that the Association will take an ever-increasing part in the school activities in the coming school years.

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BOOK Page forty-three WESTERN CANADA DRAMATIC CLUB In the early fall a Dramatic Club was formed in Western Canada High School, under the able leadership of Mr. P. S. Dyke. The officers for this year were elected as follows: President, Margaret Cawston; First Vice-President, Carrie Speer; Second Vice-President, Sanford Carter; Secretary, Mr. R. E. Stewart; Treasurer, Mr. J. Stevenson. Shortly after Christmas, following tedious rehearsals for a few months, three very successful plays were produced in the Assembly Hall of Central Collegiate. Those taking part in the first play, “The Spartan Girl,” were: Alice Ainslie, Duncan Campbell, Joyce Cheat, Sandy Patterson, Eric Richards, Carl Nickle, Marion Egleston, Betty Cawston, Ellen Rae, Marion Rae, Betty Mitchell, Marion Lipkind, Barbara McLennan. Included in the second play, “The Far-Away Princess,” were: Georgina Fotheringham, Basil Godfrey, Geraldine Mavor, Audrey Baxter, Betty Johnston, Mary Davidson, Gwen Britton, Dorothy Freedman, Carl Nickle. The players in the Comedy, “The Man in the Bowler Hat,” were: Carrie Speer, Bob Stevens, Peggy Robertson, Margaret Ogilvie, Sanford Carter, Howard Reeve, Stanley Hartroft, Eric Richards. The three plays brought helpful criticism and favorable comment, and next year we hope to start earlier and continue longer, so as to make yet another of Western Canada High School’s Clubs well known in the city. We are very much indebted to those who supported the Club, including teachers, students, and parents; and especially to Mr. F. S. Dyke who gave so unstintingly of his time, energy and genius, for the organization of the Club and the production of the plays. BOYS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION As has been the custom formerly, a meeting of all the boys was held in September in order to elect an executive for the Boys’ Athletic Association. The results of the election were as follows: Honorary President, Mr. W. G. E. Pulleyblank; President, Lloyd Hutton; Secretary-Treasurer, Kenneth Clarke. New equipment for various sports was bought early in the season with money drawn from the Athletic Fund. In the past year the school’s sporting activities were not as successful financi¬ ally or otherwise as in previous years, although the Junior Rugby team tied for first place in their league. With the track meet drawing nearer, it is hoped that Western will regain some of the laurels she formerly held.

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BOOK Page forty-five THE KAPPA GAMMA CLUB This Club, comprised of approximately fourteen girls representing the High schools of Calgary, meets once a week at the Y.W.C.A. Club-rooms. The supper- meetings are for the purpose of training the girls for leadership by discussing subjects chosen by the members themselves. This past year, some of the topics have been: “Honor, or Playing Square,” “The Why of a Club,” “Technocracy,” “The Oxford Group”; while at other meetings there have been book discussions, or a talk from some local speaker. Once a month there was a social meeting. The entire idea of the Club is best summed up in its purpose: “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 Covenant—to create, maintain and extend, throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian character, and to stand together, on and for, the plat¬ form of clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship and clean living.” For the four years of the Club’s organization, the representatives from Western Canada have been: 1929 - 1930—Helen Ford and Blanche McMurchy. 1930 - 1931—Helen Bayne and Pat. Gibson. 1931 - 1932—Dorothy Peacock and Madeline Austin. 1932 - 1933—Helen Webb and Betty Black. GAMMA PHI The Gamma Phi is an organization that has been active in Calgary for the past eighteen years. It is made up of a group of boys that are chosen to represent their respective High schools, the number from each being usually ' two or three. This organization is led by Mr. C. Maberley and Mr. F. Hall, Boys’ Work Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. At present their meetings are held on Saturday mornings and the discussions prove very interesting and helpful. Such topics as Athletics, Parent-Student Relationship, Homework, etc., that are problems to every High school student, are discussed. The Western Canada representatives of this Club for the past three terms are: 1930- 1931—Shields Imrie, Don Lincoln, George Jones (President), Berne Newton, George Dixson. 1931- 1932—Don Lincoln (Secretary), Paul Macleod, Carman Johnson, David Davidson. 1932- 1933—Lloyd Hutton, John Davidson (Secretary), Frank Johnson. The purpose of this Club may be summed up by its motto: “To create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian character.”