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

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FIRST TERM GIRLS ' ATHLETIC President Emily Turansky Vice-President Morlene Mailing Secretary Shirley Patterson Treasurer Phyllis Carle Form Representatives — Jean Benner, Doro- thy Ford, Betty McDougall, Donna Stan- nard. SECOND TERM GIRLS ' ATHLETIC President Audrey Roemmele Vice-President Olga Seradoka Secretary Dorothy Ford Treasurer Betty McDougall Form Representatives — Joyce Bygrove, Mad- elon Glenn, Shirley Patterson, Donna Stannard. GIRLS ' BASKETBALL TEAM BOYS ' BASKETBALL TEAM

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GIRLS ' ATHLETICS Amid the jubilant cheers from their fellow students, the girls ' athletic committees carried on their activities to a grand finale. We owe our great success to our three capable leaders, namely, Miss Prendergast, our trim gym teacher, who aided us in numerous ways; Emily Turansky, our first term president; and Audrey Roemmele, our second term president. These leaders were backed by the best type of backbone and marrow in the form of the two terms of executives of this society. The ever-rolling ball was started on its way with the formation of a volley-ball tournament, headed by our two efficient third-formers, Shirley Patterson and Marion Husson. This tourna- ment progressed with six mixed teams competing for top honours. After many joyous but strenu- ous games had been played following a set schedule, two teams ended with a five to five point tie. These teams, headed by Harold Sweetman and Phyllis Carle, were to play a final game to determine the winner. Who would be the victors? The night of the playoffs, many classmates could be seen trudging their way up to the spacious gym on the third floor. After much batting of the ball over the net, Phyllis ' team was acclaimed as victors. This team was composed of some of the year ' s outstanding athletes, namely, Olga Seradoka, Marjorie Connell, Shirley Patterson, Wilma Rollins, Catherine Jefferson, Madge Laing, Ron Mitchell, Leo Coneybeare and Jean Parkin. Several roller-skating parties were held and supported wholeheartedly by the student body. Many new skaters, after attending these, skated off like professionals, unaided by all comrades. An ice skating party was held in January, but owing to weather conditions and lack of equipment very few attended. The keen Normalites were very enthusiastic about their basketball. Many evenings were spent in the gym, developing the skills so common to an experienced team. This practicing was not in vain, as was shown when these lassies met the Sacred Heart girls team and defeated them. We give the credit to our sharpshooters Shirley Patterson, Lois Duncan, Marjorie Connell, Joyce Bygrove, Grace Wilcox, and Annette Sloss. The defence line of this team must also be commended, and credit goes to Emily Turansky, Olga Seradoka, Phyllis Carle, Madelon Glenn and Betty McDou- gall. Our little circle would not be complete without our ever-watchful timekeeper Dorothy Bal- mer, and our keen-eyed scorekeeper, Bertha Balkwill. A ping-pong schedule was drawn up, and the tournament carried out under the guiding eye and supervision of Jean Benner. After much competition, Audrey Roemmele and Bryce Butler emerged as victors from the throng. In addition to all these activities, an inter-normal specialty with Stratford was sponsored. As well as being a social gathering, competitive games such as basketball, ping-pong and badminton were played. Of the six tournaments played, we were successful in winning four of the six honours. On the whole, the athletic activities sponsored during 1945-1946 will be something not easily forgotten. This year will be greatly remembered and cherished by all the students. P.S. — A Christmas card sale, which was never carried out by this committee before, was brought to a successful conclusion with the aid of the form representatives. PHYLLIS CARLE. Page Twenty-three

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EOYS ' ATHLETICS The war is over, the boys are back, and once more sports form the hobby of the male Normalites. During the first few weeks at London Normal School a rough-and-ready type of basketball was played in the gymnasium after 4:00 o ' clock. Even though the fundamental skills and rules of the game were missing, these workouts helped us a great deal in making acquaintances. On November 30th, the boys ' basketball team played its first game — the Normalites against the ' 45 grads. Our challenging team consisted of Sifton, Popkey, Bruette, Coneybeare, Beacom, Flannigan, McKinnon and Mitchell. Of course we lost the game, but only by a narrow margin — 47-11. However, this was good experience for us. The performance showed that we were at least developing some of the main principles of the game. On February 1, the Normal boys met the same team again. This time we showed some improvement, as we were defeated by a score of only 44-11. With Mr. Roberts presiding on March 1, we held the proud and fearless Grads down to a score of 34-25. In this game, Popkey got 11 of the points, Bruette 10. Our players were finally beginning to connect. As President of our first executive, Mr. Eadie drew up a horse-shoe pitching schedule. Every boy participated in this sport. However, it progressed rather slowly and when winter arrived a few games remained unplayed. Ultimately, when favourable weather conditions permit, the schedule will be completed and a grand champion declared. After much talk, correspondence, yes and even a very strenuous practice, the proposed hockey game with Stratford was cancelled. This was certainly a shock to all of the players. However, our star, Harold Sweetman, seemed to suffer from the shock of this sudden cancellation more than did any of the rest of us. We had a very capable team selected; it included such players as Sweet- man, McDowell, McKinnon, Flannigan, Sifton, Beacom, Maclntyre, Fisher, with our old stalwart Bruette defending the goal. On March 4 the athletes of the London Normal School were the hosts of the Stratford Nor- mal School athletes. On this occasion a general tournament took place. It included such sports as ping-pong, badminton and basketball. In ping-pong doubles, London ' s Bryce Butler and Howard Killick defeated their opponents. In badminton the Stratford challengers overwhelmed London ' s Harold Fisher and Bryce Butler. The last game of the happy evening was a basketball game be- tween the London and Stratford boys. In this final contest the opposing teams fought with all their might and main. However, this game was not of the highest grade basketball. Many fouls were called, so many that our George Bruette was taken off the floor in the final stage of the game. In this struggle we found Popkey, a hard-fighting Windsor lad, getting himself 1 1 points, while Bruette totalled 8 points. The final score was 24-14 in favour of the London team. On March 25, the London athletes paid a return visit to Stratford. At this time, both sides carried off their fair share of points. Once again London ' s Howard Killick and Bryce Butler de- feated their opponents. They won the first two games of three. However, the Stratford badmin- ton players still maintained their reputation by defeating our Harold Fisher and Howard Killick. The main and final event of the evening was the clashing of the London and the Stratford boys ' basketball teams. In this game our opponents were out for vengeance — they were determined to win. Sorry to relate that the Londoners were overrun. The final score was 58-51 in favour of our hosts. The outstanding scores were Popkey, who dropped in 27 points, and Bruette, who earned 13 points. Everyone agreed that the evening was well spent. In spite of our fatigue we arrived home happy. LOUIS FLANNIGAN, Form I. Page Twenty-five