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

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AURORA, 1941-42 75 THE TRACK AIAD FIELD CLUB The Track and Field Club has neven been an organization with an executive, a constant membership, or regular meetings. It has, however, been one of the most active clubs in the school, and has been in operation both last fall and this spring. Last fall the main interest centred in girls’ events, as there was a dual meet held with the University girls. Mr. Kirk¬ patrick, with Bill Hansen and Aaron Card assisting, coached our team. The girls did very well, gaining places in every event, but the great individual performance of Varsity’s star, Kay Lind, was sufficient to win the meet. Marion Sannes in the sprints, Nan Cameron and Shirley Hardy in the broad jump, Marion Irwin in the high jump, Olga Bodnar and Eileen Tandberg in the softball throw, and Barbara Sherwin and Beatrice Baptist in the discus and javelin throws, were our point getters. On May 8th of this term a dual meet with Scona High has been scheduled, with both boys’ and girls’ events. Quite a number have been training faithfully since Easter for this event, and the Club feels confident that those of its members who are chosen to represent the school in this meet will do well. Win or lose, they will have gained a lot of valuable experience and training. THE TUmBLinG CLUB Through the able assistance of Mr. Kirkpatrick and Mr. Pritchard the members of the Tumbling Club reduced the number of bruises, breaks, and lacerations which they might otherwise have had. As was the case with every student group in the school this year, our membership was never quite the same from month to month. Active members of the Club included Nan Cameron, Myra Wroblowsky, Lurline Omness, Gladys McLennan, Marguerite Miller, Eileen Tandberg and Violet Kingsep among the girls, and Hansen, Card, Blackmore, Thorburn, Bahry, Harding, Korble, Chorny, Davis and Schulha among the boys. The purpose of the club was to teach individual and group tumbling activities, box horse and springboard work, and balancing and pyramid building, to those in the schbol who seemed to have a special aptitude for and interest in that sort of work. More advanced work was given to this small group than could be taught to a large class. In spite of the irregularity of our practise times and the changing membership, we enjoyed our sessions. The loss of a little skin here and there, and the acquiring of the occasional bluish, yellow, purple patches on the epidermis was a small price to pay for the fun we had and the experience we gained.

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74 EDMONTON NORMAL SCHOOL th€ BflDmimon club Fun! Interest! Excitement! That was badminton as played at E.N.S. during the season of ’41-’42. Approximately forty energetic members flocked to the gymnasium at two o’clock every Saturday afternoon. There they stayed until five, playing, watching interesting matches when it was their turn to sit out, and consuming amazing quantities of the tea and biscuits which the social committee provided. We are unanimous in our opinion that the Badminton Club offered the best dime’s worth of entertainment to be found anywhere. One could watch the fledglings blossom forth under the coaching of Dr. Lord, Mr. Kirkpatrick, and a few of the more experienced players. There was no question of North-South migration of birds. They flew East, West, and into the balconies. Enjoyment of the game increased with increasing skill, and by the end of the year there were some really good matches. To mark the close of our season, a handicap tournament was held on April 25, with competitions in Ladies’ Singles, Men’s Singles, and open Doubles. The doubles competition was divided into A and B sections. Dorothy McKay and Jack Thorburn proved the best in the singles, while Elaine Snow and Kirk won the A doubles, and Beth Killam and Tony Korble won the B doubles. Suitable prizes were given to the winners in each section. The club members extend their thanks to Dr. Lord and Kirk for making the club possible, and for their assistance to the players. They also wish to express their sincere appreciation of the work done by the executive. Executive members who contributed greatly to the success of the club included Russel Beairsto, Muriel Shortreed, Gladys McLennan, and Dorothy McKay.

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76 EDMONTON NORMAL SCHOOL TH€ BOXinG CLUB The boxing Club was organized near the end of January. While the membership was never large, enthusiasm was high amongst those who attended. There were from eight to twelve boys who missed scarcely a single meeting of the beak buster’s union. The purpose of the club was to teach the boys something of a skill which is both in¬ teresting and useful. Competition was carried on in the friendliest spirit of “give and take”, though all the boys realized the practical nature of the Biblical admonition that “It is more blessed to give than to receive”. Classes were usually held at 8:15 A.E. (awful early) Saturday mornings. Stifle those Friday night party yawns, boys, and do your warm up exercises. These were usually followed by a few more strenuous toughening exercises with medicine balk or skipping ropes. Mr. Kirkpatrick then demonstrated some particular skills of the game, such as the straight left, ducking, or some point on footwork. These were practised by the group, working in pairs. Several such lessons emphasizing the skills, were given before the gloves were donned for actual matches. Many of the boys’ faces registered quite a shocked expression when they first walked into a glove. The strangeness soon wore off, and in many of the bouts there was a good measure of skill as well as fact action. The boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and they learned much that will be of use to them. It took will power to get up after those Friday nights, but it was worth it. TH6 BOnSPI€L “Right there now—In turn; Draw weight. That’s right. Let her alone. Now SWEEP, you curlers, SWEEP.” In between the crashes, as some muscular and enthusiastic but inexperienced curler put one right through the house, snatches of skip’s jargon such as this might be heard at the Granite Curling Rink any time between nine o’clock and three on February 21st. The occa¬ sion? Didn’t you know? It’s the greatest curling event in Canada except the Macdonald Brier—the E.N.S. mixed honspiel, and we do mean mixed. A mixture of stout lads and fair lasses, a mixture of good shots and ghastly shots, a mixture of experience and raw enthusiasm. There was good ice, good fun, and good organization which provided everybody with a chance to take part in the ’Spiel. The whole thing added up to one of the most enjoyable days of the year, and all the curlers wish to extend their thanks to Dr. Lord for so kindly arranging for the use of brooms and rocks, and for instructing the uninitiated in their first attempt at curling. Jim Menzies, our genial sports representative, is. also to be commended on the manner in which he helped organize the day’s sport. The results would show that Jim is better as an organizer than as There were plenty of laughs during the day. Enough rocks were thrown to build Boulder Dam, and enough sweeping was done to clean all the houses in Edmonton, and nobody thought it was work until the next day. Skip Ken McConkey curled nicely, and with strong support from his rink Bawden (lead), Wiles (second), and Meen (third), managed to edge out Lloyd Cook for the silverware (defense stamps). Cook, with the support of Hayes, Ronaghan, and Falconer, gave the winners a real run for their honors. When these two skips meet in the Macdonald Brier ten years from now the battle will be resumed.