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ditions for pupils and staff have been supplied. The gym is a splendid <.ne and affords pleasure and comfort to both perform- e"s and spectators. The large aud1torium is well decorated and is an ideal place for enterta:nment. The classrcoms are very much alike. They are well ventilated and well lighted. The physics and chemistry labora~ories are among the best equipped in the province. 'lhe J::road sunny corridors add much to the im- t:Dsing appearance of the interior. 'Ih::oughout the whole build·- ing, from eaves to tasement floor, everything has a practical use, but all comtine to provide a pleasing aspect. If perfect en- vironment counts fer anything, the splendid quality of the grad- uates of the old school should be surp·assed by those who re- ceive instruction in the nsw Collegiate.
The Collegiate Society
The Collegiate Society may seem a stranger but it is only an old friend under a new name. Th:s year the Literary Society jo~ncd with ~he Athletic Organizaticn and henceforth the two will be known as the Collegiate ~ociety.
The Literary Society first came into prominence when this school was a Grammar School in 1856. As it is an organization of the students, and as its officers are elected cy the vote of the whole school, this Society has always been a strong factor in promoting a spirit of loyalty. Its officers h~ve appreciated the honor given them in their election and have done their be~t to prove themselves worthy.
The meetings of the society have ever afforded splendid opportunities to students talented in music, elocution and danc- ing, and many public speakers who are now famous, overcame their first stage fright and displayed their first knowledge of rhetoric in the old assembly hall.
The Literary Society also has had a more practical use, in that, by its numerous activities it supplies the funds required to provide banquets for visiting teams, to buy necessary equip- ment for athletics and to entertain the students in various ways. The Commencement, the main event of the year, is in the charge of this Society all":o, and it is to the untiring efforts of its offic- ers, that this entertainment owes success.
This year, with the addition of the Athletic Club of the school, the duties of the Society are increased. But considering the work accomplished by this cody in former years, it is cer- tain that, as the scope of its inI'Juence increases with its added responsibilities, so will the splendid task, begun so many years ago by that first Literary Society, be carried on with greater success in the future, now so full of promise for the C. C. I.
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