Commercial Society
Back Row: Carson, Warren, Dohertey; Front Row: Dr. Villard, Mackenzie, Prof. Sugars, Starke, Prof. Thompson
President: M. W. Mackenzie
Vice-President: Elmer Carson
Treasurer: Herb Warren
Secretary: George Starke
Freshman Representative: D’Arcy Doherty
Ever since the Commercial Society was inaugurated in December, 1918, as the official undergraduate body representing the men taking work in the Department of Commerce, the Society has shown steady progress.
To-day, having completed more than nine years of its existence, it still leads all other undergraduate bodies in its activity and the thriving attendance at all its functions.
This year has perhaps not lived up to the very high standard set last year, but on the other hand, every meeting this year was much better attended than had been the case before.
There have as usual been many outsiders to speak before the members. This, as a matter of fact, is one of the chief aims of the society. It feels that it greatly justifies its existence if it can place the society before the eyes of the business world, and through invitations to the leading men in Montreal, this aim is furthered in the best possible way.
Among the speakers this year have been the Hon. Frank Carrel, Mr. McPherson, Vice-President of the Bell Telephone Company, Mr. Howard Murray of the Shawinigan Power Company, and Mr. Wilson of the Department of Civil aviation at Ottawa.
The executive felt that this year, in light of past years’ experience, there was not sufficient interest to merit a banquet being held. I was not with the idea of setting a precedent that the banquet was not held, but rather to try as an experiment, a lapse of a year between such affairs.
The election of a good executive for next year, which took place recently, assures the continuance of the Society’s fine record in the future.
Class History of Commerce ‘29
The great men of the future can always be recognized by the record of their early and youthful achievements. Some people do not start out in life with knowledge of this fact, and as a result, lose a great many of their most precious opportunities, but the class of Commerce ’29 may be said to have been born with silver spoons in their several and individual mouths, in that they were early discoverers of this secret of success, and as a result …
Before, however, we prognosticate the good which our graduates will bring forth unto their native heaths through their future actions and deeds, it may be well and useful to trace them through their years of adolescence and early manhood.
When the heroes of our little story were freshmen, of course, they swarmed about as childishly as freshmen commonly do, numbering in that prehistoric time some eighty odd, in fact very odd. It was no uncommon sight in those days to see youths pressing for admittance through the great Roddick portals, with cute green caps, wearing abbreviated pants, rolled socks, and reversed vests, as well as dispensing altogether with liberty-choking ties.
This love of liberty and disregard of conventions was one of the first outward evidences that in the class which would graduate in 1929 were to be found men, who, for their undaunted courage in problematic affairs which they were to undertake, would surpass the college in their race after honors.
When only sixty returned to second year, it was found that those who did not come back had in reality quit because they had already found their real vocation in life. Among the reinforcements to the ranks in this year were Bill Consiglio and Bill Budden, who found Commerce a much worthier field of endeavor than their former Science course.
Now that the whole class is in third year, we might do well to expatiate on the great interest that the class as a whole has continually shown in college affairs. Ralph St. Germain, of course, is the outstanding light in the class as far as sports are concerned. College hero for three years, he is also most popular among his class mates. Among others who have also made their fame through senior rugby are Elmer Carson, who was a good hard linesman, and Freddie Hamilton, who has been one of the most active and efficient managers of this club now extant. Carson is Vice-President of the Commercial Society, a member for the Scarlet Key Society, and also added to his fame as a class hockey star.
Next to Ralph for athletic honors must come Willie Consiglio, Captain and star performer on the Track team, one of the best on McGill’s Champion Gym team, and a class and Faculty Rugby and Basketball player. He has recently been elected as the Vice-President of the Union House. Harry Boyce has consistently held himself in the limelight since he joined the class, and is secretary of the Scarlet Key, light-heavy on the boxing team, a member of the Junior Prom. committee with Ed. Brodie, who has also held office with the Red and White Revue and the Scarlet Key.
Let’s not forget Hal banks, formerly of Ottawa, next year’s president of the Commercial society, a member of the Scarlet Key, class manager for whatever comes around. Also a general nuisance.
Andy Swan, Louis Scott-Moncrieff, and Leon Shelly, because of their particular abilities, are very prominent in dramatic circles, two as past and future presidents of the Choral Society, and the other as president of the Player’s Club.
Stewie Wood, one of the best, has been a manager of the B. W. & F., a member of the Scarlet Key society, Secretary of the Commercial Society, and Vice-President of the Class.
Jimmie Manion, besides being necessary on the Daily and the Annual, as well as Commerce representative on the Students’ Council, has made himself general nuisance by his continual collections as the class treasurer.
Bill Budden is another nuisance, because he inflicts upon the class the practices which perfect him as a member of the Debating Union. That is hit job as president of the year. Also on the scarlet Key and the Revue Committee.
All in all, you see that we have a pretty famous class, and one of which we are all proud.
McGill Yearbook: 1929
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