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

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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

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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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sr We have all enjoyed the year of 58-39 in Junior School and we are very sorry to see it coming to an end. We have enjoyed all our classes and wish to thank Miss Thomson for her fine co-operation with us all. Miss Thomson planned a very delightful Christmas party for us and we girls had fun planning a surprise birthday party for her. We ing and We are all have learned little dances, games, etc., with Miss Gregory, sew cooking with Miss Kerr and French with Miss Ross. of the Entrance will be very sorry to leave Junior School. CWe hoping to pass.J So here are our very best wishes to the girls of Junior School in the coming years. E. Clements. 12