Alberta Normal School - Aurora Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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AURORA, 1941-42 1941-42 MARJORIE CRUICKSHAKKj PROGRAM PlRgCT OR g

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14 EDMONTON NORMAL SCHOOL TO MY FELLOW STUDENTS OF THE EDMONTON NORMAL SCHOOL—1941-42: Having arrived at the end of our training, we draw our breaths and looking along the path we see that we have little more than started. But from the first to the last moment spent in Normal we have had experiences which we shall treasure as we go further along the way. Normal School has beautiful memories for most of us. Studies, parties, games—and boys and girls—are all pleasant to recall. I like to remember the good times we had playing badminton on Saturday afternoons and the grand times we had playing volleyball and bas¬ ketball. Perhaps most of you can recollect the bruised nose, the stiff neck, the lame back you got when you tried to build a graceful pyramid or do an artistic bit of tumbling? And, may I ask, “What Normalite will forget those ‘practise - teaching woes’?” In this connection who will forget how helpful Miss Clever could be in her library (and how icily she could smile when she passed you in the halls when you had an overdue book somewhere). This year 1941-42 has memories of carefree schooldays, the like of which we shall never see again. The Staff will remember this year also, but perhaps not so pleasantly because of having to move from the spacious Normal School to the crowded Garneau. However, many of the instructors have signified considerable enjoy¬ ment in the past year with us; so they too may have experienced something pleasant to remember. At this time I wish to thank Dr. Lord and all the members of staff for the advice and valuable assist¬ ance they gave us during the year. And so teachers-to-be and friends, it is with mingled feelings of happiness and regret I must say goodbye—feelings of happiness be¬ cause of the friends I have known and their dearness to me, and feelings of regret because of the many whom I may not see again. Your friendship has meant a great deal to me. Good luck to you! Sincerely, DAVID CLARK.

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16 EDMONTON NORMAL SCHOOL P€RSP£CTIv e Another term is coming to an end. Time marches on, the tide of our fortunes ebbs and flows, and throughout the years we be¬ come more and more progressive. We first enrolled as students. Before long circumstances made it necessary for many of us to sit on the opposite side of the desk. To the north we went to display our newly-learned arts of pedagogy. In that cold northerly climate, our molten ardour solidified before the blasts of experience. On returning we found ourselves faced with a greater task—striving for higher objectives. Normal School was now more than a place in which to learn and forget. It was a place where work was to be done. With the sympathy and understanding of our instructors, we once more dug in. This time, zeal and understanding were with us. A new horizon had opened up. So by today we have learned the necessity of enduring toil. Great tasks lie before us in every field of endeavor. Whether we teach school, defend our country on the battlefield, or till the soil, the future hopes of our civilization rest with us. Let us do our best to fulfil these hopes. This year at the Edmonton Normal School will remain long in our memories as one of the milestones of our lives. Years from now, looking back through periods of success and failure, satisfaction and disappointment, and all the ups and downs of our variegated careers, we will all think of the days at Normal with pleasure. We will be indeed fortunate if the years between are so overflowing with suc¬ cess and happiness. In the meantime let us remain— “.strong in will, To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” R. DAVIS, Second Term President.