Alberta College - Aurora Borealis Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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AURORA BOREALIS 19 The Glee Club D URING the fall term, Miss Goone, one of our teachers, who is very talented in music, consented to direct a girls’ “Glee Club”. With the help of our Lady Dean, Miss Woods, the club was organized. Miss K. Lord was elected President with Miss A. Yeats secretary. The club met every Monday night and Satur¬ day afternoon. The girls had very enjoyable times at all these meetings, and on various occasions such as the Hallo¬ we’en Party, “Annual Banquet”, Sunday evening sing-songs and Literary Society meetings gave fine selections, showing their marked ability in this line of work. The college is pleased with the work of the club and we hope that what has been ably begun this year will be carried on and further developed in future years. DID YOU EVER SEE— Jim with his history done? Dot Mayo without her hair curled? “Smitty” not chewing gum? Mike Ponich not writing notes? Raymond Lutman not giggling? +- I - GOOD PRINTING AT THE RIGHT PRICE Phone 4078 Reliable Printing Company Limited 9920 101st Street, Edmonton ---—-j THIS YEAR BOOK WAS PRINTED BY US f

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18 AURORA BOREALIS The Canadian Girls in Training First Term Second Term Hon. Pres. Miss Woods Miss Woods President Josephine Jennings Blanche Hackett Vice-Pres. Elspeth Allan Jessie Mason Secretary Jean Gilbertson Jennie Johnstone The C.G.I.T. meetings were held every Wednesday evening at 6 :45 p.m. in the Common Room of the Girls’ Residence. The Honorary President, Miss Woods, in con¬ junction with the Programme Committee, arranged for a programme of addresses and other interesting items. On different occasions Dr. and Mrs. McCall, Mr. Gaetz, Mrs. Tuttle, Miss Burkholder and many others gave instructive and interesting addresses on various subjects. A number of the meetings took the form of general dis¬ cussions led by Miss Woods. One evening a camp-fire was arranged around which the girls sat to discuss questions which they had previously handed in. The girls of the C.G.I.T. had a party at Christmas. An excellent programme of music, dialogues and recitations was provided. After the programme an enjoyable time was spent in playing games. Following the lunch the girls were pleasantly surprised when Margaret Gaetz dressed as Santa Claus distributed the gifts from the Christmas tree. A Valentine Tea was given by the group in the Common Room on the Saturday nearest to February 14th. The room was prettily decorated for the occasion. The proceeds will purchase a picture for the Common Room. When the weather improves we expect to enjoy a num¬ ber of educational trips. luttU ' Hs flhutu Portraits and Groups 10526 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton j | I = Phone 2953 Established 21 Years I

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20 AURORA BOREALIS The Telegraphy Department T HE popularity of this department is verified by the large number of students who have attended these classes, and who from week to week have returned bringing greetings to Mr. Hyndman. They always have words of encourage¬ ment for the students now attending, and inform us, that if we make an honest effort, and assimilate what our teacher gives us, with such a grounding there should be little diffi¬ culty in becoming efficient operators. The Standard Railway Rules (about three hundred in number), were taken up during the winter months, practi¬ cally all the students making one hundred per cent, on the final examinations. The list of those who have graduated from the Tele¬ graph University of practical knowledge is a long one; we will only mention a few: Thomas A. Edison, Andrew Car¬ negie, Melleville E. Stone, Sir William Van Horne, Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, C. R. Hosmere, were all telegraphers. Seventeen telegraphers became Presidents of large railroad systems; on the New York Central alone, four tele¬ graphers became president of the company. Nine tele¬ graphers became cabinet ministers, six telegraphers became presidents of large telephone companies, and eleven tele¬ graphers became presidents and vice-presidents of large banking institutions. Many more might be sighted, but this will suffice to show to what extent Telegraphy is used as a stepping-stone to something better. Lives of great men oft remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us, Footprints in the sands of time. —“Longfellow.” During the past few years, some of the young men from this school have become press operators, dispatchers, chief operators, etc. Mr. Max Edgar, a former student, who for the past two years held the position of night operator at Edmonton, has been promoted to the position of day chief operator at Vancouver, which is one or the most important offices on the system. Telegraph and Telephone Age, a semi-monthly, pub¬ lished in New York, is supplied by the College for the bene¬ fit of the students who take a keen interest in the “Course in Technical Telegraphy”. Many other items of interest on new equipment, etc., for telegraph offices appear in each issue. —J. DUNCAN ROBERTS.