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“...has given place to Modern Collectivism and State Control.
This tendency towards combination and co-operation is seen in every department of human endeavour. In the commercial, we have trusts, cartels, trade-unions, co-operative societies and chain
stores; in the academic, fraternities and alumni associations; in the ecclesiastical, Church Union (so prominent in Canada today); in the social, Masonic Orders, and Rotary Clubs; and, last but not least, among Chefooites we have the Chefoo Schools Association.
We Chefooites are part, then, of one of the greatest movements of this much lauded, much vituperated modern civilization of ours. Does it not behove us, therefore, to enter into the spirit of the age,—to do our best to foster and encourage this small micro of the great cosmos of the world of industry, society, learning, and religion,—to rally round the Standard of Alma Mater,—in short, to co-operate?
“ But,” I hear some cynic ask, “ why should I co-operate, with what should I co-operate, and...”
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“...answers. The C.S.A. true to its part in modern organizations is international. There are branches in several countries, and many others are reached by the magazine. Here are two ideal rallying points for your potential enthusiasm, an association existing for you, and a magazine whose literary and financial obligations must be met by you alone.
Mr. Cynic, if you do not do your part, the Association is doomed, and the Magazine is doomed. In spite of all our combination. the individual is still the unit of progress, and unless the individual co-operates to support the combination; the combination, be it trust, trade union, or fraternity, has but shortlived success. Wherefore, Mr. Cynic, I am resolved that the duty of every Chefooite to-day is to pay fees to the Association be it “for richer or for poorer” and to contribute articles to the Magazine, be it “for better or for worse,” as the Prayer Book says in its dedication to Venus and Hermes.
How can you co-operate? The philosopher asks “Why?”, the...”
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“...best we could, for it might be mentioned here that the temperature rose to 97° in the shade at Noon. -
We assembled again at 3.30 P.M. for Tea “under the Trees” as in proceeding years, after which were the Tennis Tournaments.
As usual these were held on the front Tennis Court, and there were a considerable number of spectators; The Games commenced as soon after 4 P.M. as possible, the first being the ‘ Final of the Mixed Doubles Tournament,’ for the Racquets pre-Association, and was won by Kathleen Hockman and Stanley Conway, who secured a rather easy victory over their opponents, Ruth Dilley and Dick Sternberg. Stanley Conway played a splendid game throughout, and his low drives between the s’de lines brought him many a point. It might be mentioned that this is the third year following that a Conway has won the Racquet, having been won by Freda Conway and R. Hockman in 1923, by Stanley Conway and E. Bevis in 1924, and this year by Stanley Conway and Kathleen...”
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