Alma College - Almafilian Yearbook (St Thomas, Ontario Canada)

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Q dm Music A forest full of birds couldn't be any more melodious than Alma College. All day long, and part of the night too, pianos tinkle, violins, and voices rise in song. Although the effect is not always harmonious, it does show that Alma College is a school in which music is taken very seriously. Thanks to the Evening Music Club, we have been able to enjoy some very lovely concerts this year. Two of the artists were our own director of Music, Gertrude Huntley Green, and Miss Margaret Ingram, our violin teacher. The community concerts in London have been a delightful oppor- tunity for music-lovers to hear world-famous artists. This year we were privileged to hear Jascha Heifetz, violinist, the Mozart Boys' Choir of Vienna, Vronsky and Babin, Duo-Pianistsg Marian Anderson, contralto. No less an enjoyment have been the University Concerts, which have also produced outstanding artists. We are most grateful to all the music teachers for their won- derful inspiration which has been instilled in us. Mrs. Green's Friday morning Chapel Concerts are always looked forward to with great joy. I am sure all music students of Alma have been uplifted by the splendid and capable understanding of their teachers. ----Betty Hill. University Department The best of English classes, most interesting Nutrition lectur absorbing Cooking and Serving classes, together with a dash of Home Nursing, have all helped to make this year the best one yet in the University Department. The lectures of Professor J. C. Spenceley from the University Western Ontario, and those of Miss Kerr who comes to Alma from far Mount Allison University, have been highlights of our course. But there are some students who have found other lectures just as interesting. No one could possibly want to acquire the ability to write essays and biographies from anybody but Miss Hardy. As for psychology--well, Miss Neal of nwesternu has proved to be in- teresting and learned. In our religious Knowledge course with Miss Sparling, we have learned something of the background of our Christ ian faith, and have had an opportunity to discuss problems of youth in the world to-day. 10 G of

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- Comercial Well at last we can talk over the old times of the commercial room without thinking of WMessrs. Adams E Gordon's Trial Balances. How nervous we were when Miss Johnston even mentioned taking dic- tation from Dr. Dobson. I have just been reading the notes Dr. Dobson gave us on Saturdays on nManners in Business.W We shall never forget Miss Johnston's efforts, no matter how much trouble they caused us, to make us into good secretaries and stenographers When we are in positions of our own we shall always be grateful to her for our excellent training. Collegiate igpartment Alma has had another successful, rather uneventful year in the Collegiate Department. Few bombshells have been cast in our midst as even the regular bombardments of examinations have been less frequent this year. Of course we have had our days--the inspector gave us a shock or two. We have managed to miss the odd class because of some visitor. We had one fire drill and a few tests. Aside from these few interrup- tions, life in the Collegiate Department has gone on so serenely that we have not had a chance to develop nerves. Isobel Alexander Dramatic Art We, of the Alma Dramatic Course, do firmly agree that we have never before spent a year we have enjoyed so fully. Our able Director has been Miss Isabel McLean, who has inspired and guided us in our small attempts in the field of drama. Our classes have been small but intense- ly interesting, and we have received instruction in Stage Technique, Play Production, Oral Interpretation, Expression, Makeup, Pantomime, and other such absorbing subjects. With the aid and sponsorship of the Dramatic Club, we have presented quite a number of plays and given one recital. We have enjoyed our work and are reluctant to leave it. To Miss McLean, and to those taking Dramatic Art at Alma in years to come, we offer our wish for continued success. Dot Norris 9

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HOM ECONOMICS Great improvements have been made in our Home Economics Wlab.H this year. The walls of the main Wlab.n have been freshly painted and this has added much to the brightness and cheerfulness of the room. Part of our dream for the nlab.H has come true in that we have ac- quired one of the four unit kitchens which will eventually take the place of the old, hollow, square arrangement. We are very proud of our kitchen with its new gas range, spacious cupboards, and drawer space. We even have a new mix-master, which we earned ourselves by making and selling candy and Christmas cakes before the Christmas vacation. When the Board came for their Annual Meeting we had the fun of pre- paring and serving tea for them. We also have a new, special reference room, well supplied with books and the necessary equipment. We have accomplished much in this past year. We have learned sewing, nutrition, physiology, interior decoration, home administration, home nursing, and many other things. We are very proud of the suits, dresses, and coats that we have made as well as our needle work. No one regrets graduating more than we Home Economic students do. Our year here at Alma, with Miss Kerr guiding us so patiently, is one we shall never forget. Hulda Miller. CRAFTS This year the Crafts Department has surpassed all the work done in former years. The students have taken a great interest in this study, and it has proven one of the most popular at Alma. Suede gloves and belts, pewter and copper bracelets, buckles, brooches, buttons and clips are worn as smart accessories made by the girls themselves under the able tutoring of Miss Clements. Other subjects may not live in the memory of graduates, but when they are reminiscing, the days spent in the craft room will stand out as ones they enjoyed greatly during their stay at Alma. Mary Vair. ll