London Normal School - Spectrum Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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CI R L5 ' ATHLETICS First Term Second Term Miss Rider ----- Honorary President . . - - Miss Rider Gloria Downey - - - - President ----- Margaret Beattie Marjory Beatty - - - - Vice-President ----- Kathryn Hayes Wilma Goodison - - - - Secretary - Elizabeth Hone Mildred Hicks - - - - Treasurer - - - - - Gertrude Laidlaw Form Representatives Form I - - - - - - Margaret Beattie, Nora Balkwill Form H - - - - - - - Margaret Carter, Edna Brown Form HI - - - - - - Edna Leeson, Margaret Hutchison Form lY Wilma Partridge, Isabel Taylor b V V b ' HE results of the election for the First Term Athletic Society were scarcely announced before the executives began planning a party. This party, called The Pot of Gold, was held on November 17, and was under the combined leadership of the boys ' and girls ' Athletic Societies. It took the form of a Treasure Hunt and proved very successful. Form spirit was aroused by a series of basketball games between the Forms. The girls were all quite enthusiastic about these games and, under the leadership of Gloria Downey, the games were played without any casualties. Form I girls, due to their deficiency in numbers, lost their first game by default to Form II and so were left sadly behind. Forms III and lY, with Jean Humphries and Anne Park respectively as cap- tains, valiantly fought three games, the first of which Form lY won but the last two of which were won by Form III. Then Forms II and HI met. Many and minor were the cuts and bruises received by the players in the two games which followed, but Form II, with Agnes Donaldson as captain, were the victors. The winning team, which con- sisted of Agnes Donaldson, Jean Brown, Alice Brown, Edna Brown, Margaret Braidford, Catharine Butt, Mary Fenik, Doris Gent, Mabel Graham and Marion Brock, were presented with crests. These crests were designed by Miss Emery and made by the girls of the school under the supervision of Miss Davidson. The girls on the school team also received these crests, as well as another memento of their membership on the 1938-1939 basketball team. The girls began practising for the school team soon after school was begun. The team chosen consisted of Gloria Downey (captain), Margaret Carter, Margaret Beattie and Yvonne Sheriff as forwards, and Mildred Armstrong, Nora Balkwill and Norma Douglas as guards. Gloria Downey coached the forward line and Mildred Armstrong the guards. A Softball team was organized in the spring to play at Guelph. School songs and yells were also learned to be used at the meet. — Margaret Beattie. [27]

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Executive Form Representatives President . - - - Dene Weller Form I - - - - - Keith Syer Vice-President - Marion McClafferty Form II Helen Echlin Secretary - - Constance Lamont Form III - - - - Jean Johnston Treasurer - - - Jean Humphries Form IV. - - Winifred Vining b V t? view of the splendid programmes presented by our predecessors we realized that we had quite a high standard to maintain. We have done our valiant best. If you have reaped even a light harvest of enjoyment or benefit we feel fully recompensed for our efforts. Due to the keen interest created in the art of story-telling by the previous executive, we continued in this vein at our first meeting. Miss Margaret Braidford and Miss Anne Park provided the highlights by relating children ' s stories in a most bewitching manner. A schedule of Inter-Form debates, which resulted in a victory for Form IV, proved entertaining and argumentative over a period of three weeks. An old-fashioned spelling bee. conducted by Dr. Mark, proved provocative of thought and merriment during the meeting of February 24. Miss Gloria Downey emerged the champion for Form II after out-spelling representatives from each Form. Members of the Puppet Group provided a novel programme on March 10, by pre- senting hand-made puppets in three short skits, written by the students. The stories of The Brave Little Taylor, Hansel and Gretel and Jack and the Beanstalk were indeliby impressed upon the audience by the diminutive but entrancing actors and actresses whose performances were controlled by their operators ' hands. Everyone unanimously agreed upon the success of this venture. A strong sentiment, aroused in honour of Ireland ' s patron saint, was expressed in song and literature on March 17 by staunch admirers from the student body. Shur-r and it was i ' faith a foin performance. As a demonstration of correlation and co-operation, the contributions to the Year Book were utilized by the Literary Society and formed the theme of the meeting held on March 24. Narratives and essays brought to light native talent which has lain dormant throughout the year, and conclusively illustrated the ability of a number of students in the field of Composition. The Naturalists ' Society were responsible for the programme of March 31. A series of instructive films, accompanied by explanations by Mr. Steadman of Manor Park School, were thoroughly enjoyed by the students. A mock trial presented by members of the society, a play by the Players ' Guild of the school, a demonstration by the Red Cross Society and a programme centering about the different nationalities represented in the student body, were the varied activities which completed the four remaining meetings and brought to a close the Literary Society ' s endeavours for the year 1938-1939. — Constance Lamont. 126}

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First Term Second Term G. Schleihauf - President Vice-President Secretary - Treasurer V. Duncan J. Fowlie D. MacLachlan E. Casey A. Morris E. Gawley H. Leach V V V V YV ' Normal School opened for its 1938-1939 session, the boys as usual found themselves in the minority. After the confusion and excitement of registration had passed away, we got down to the serious business of electing an executive to encourage any athletic ambitions in the large group of seventeen. What we lacked in numbers, however, was made up by quality. Only six or seven turned up for basketball practice, but from this group came a team feared by many. Early in the autumn we invaded the upper regions for a few practices. Our opponents in most of these workouts were our contemporaries, the girls of L.N.S. More humor- ous incidents occurred in these games than in all the regular games put together. It was no unusual sight to see us rolling with laughter but still trying to play basketball. Our work in the first term might be summarized as a poor start. However, in all our jousts we can boast that we made our opponents know that they were in a game. Even such old-timers as W ' estervelts had their hands full in the second game and were compelled to use their coach, who was at least a head taller than any of us. However, after Christmas the tide turned. ' e lost twice to Beck by narrow mar- gins, but our next four games were chalked up as victories. Beyond doubt, practice makes perfect. Basketball was not the only field in which the Athletic Societies made themselves felt. Sponsored jointly by the Girls ' and Bo s ' Athletic Societies, three social events were held during the year. On November 18, 1938, a most enjoyable evening was spent in a scavenger hunt. Along this line the Society sponsored a dance after our home game with South Collegiate. Although we experienced the common difficulty around Normal, that is, a shortage of boys, the evening was a complete success. On February 20 we invited the student body to a sleigh-ride party. Old Man Weather refused to favour us with a timely snowfall, so that the programme took the form of a hard-time party instead. Skits were enacted by different groups and a period of dancing followed. The first seasonable days of April found a faithful few out practicing baseball on the campus, in anticipation of the games pla ed at Guelph. Edwin Gawley. (28]