Calgary Normal School - Chinook Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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31 YEAR BOOK Page Twenty-nine BIOGRAPHIES Class IB DOROTHY JORGENS—Calgary.— Her bold Socratic frown bespeaks A mind that is transcendental. Her limpid langorous eyes betray An interest purely mental. She seeks a rarer ether Unknown to you or me, A hyper-cosmic-consciousness Her pent-up soul to free. BILLIE LANCASTER—Brocket. —One mostly sees her swing¬ ing down the halls with her nose tilted at an angle that is completely her own, since it is neither impudent nor super¬ ior. A slightly mocking, gently scornful, Oriental calm. ALICE LITCHFIELD—Raymond. —“A—well, speaking from my own experience—” and Alice relates stories about the most remarkable teachers. We approve of them and for a good reason. They have produced an honor student with a sunny smile and a sweet disposition. But Alice didn’t tell us that. ELEANORE LOXAM—Calgary. — Let me but do my work from day to day.” Always brings in assignments on time, but one has a suspicion she sits up all night doing them. Wins scholarships and things. It is rumored that she doesn’t intend to teach. Now what else does a Normalite expect to do. LAIMIE MACKIE—Banalto. —Possesses the distinction of writing the only biography that wasn ' t censored. “Pathetic —that s what it is. Pathetic,” Mr. Loucks attempts to make the melancholy Laimie (Eeyore) smile. DORCAS MAGRATH, B.A., “Manitoba”—Calgary. —Peter Pan, B.A. Is best known for her high schoolish treatment of primary subjects and dealing with impudent high school youths efficiently. She can’t prevent her tongue from slip¬ ping in the word Antidisestablishmentarianism in moments of stress. She has another word of colossal proportions and for further enlightment as to the state of her vocabulary see the biography of one Dorothy Jorgens. LILLIAN MUSEUS—Munson. —Views the world through wist¬ ful eyes from behind rubber tired spectacles. In a thin, sweet, plaintive voice she pipes out an answer and Doctor Coffin replies: “Sh-sh!” or Miss Dyde says, “Miss Museus I’m not hearing you.” Then Lillian begins again. EILEEN MacKAY—Calgary. —A raucous laugh, a giggle, a snort from the back of the room. Looking around one finds Jean Pow and several others blotted out by Eileen’s opaque bulk. Mr. Hutton always inquires solicitously for her when she isn’t present. KATHLEEN McDOUGALL—Calgary. —“If you would take her without an answer you must take her without her tongue.” Sparkling good humor, ready wit, a constant smile, always the centre of the most hilarious group in the room and usually the last to have an assignment ready—these things characterize Mickey. But she has a more serious side. As the Agnes MacPhail of the first Executive she worked hard for the school and her Chairmanship of the Social Commit¬ tee was one series of successes. At the first of the term she was known as “the girl who was beside herself”—but finally persuaded the Instructors that Kathleen and Mary were one and the same person. DORIS NICHOL—Innisfail. —One of those unassuming little maids whose light of wisdom is hidden under a bushel of modesty. As she is so reticent about herself, her many friends have to proclaim her worth. Her boyish bob is one of the few vestiges of old-fashioned girlhood. It is very refreshing to see someone who doesn’t struggle with hairpins. BERTHA NYHOF—Monarch. —A nut-brown maiden from sunny Southern Alberta and suspected of proximity to the famed forty-ninth parallel. Is always first out of the locker room after gym ' period and is noted for punctuality on all kinds of occasions. EILEEN O’BRIEN—Macleod. —One of the Sergeant ' s lieuten¬ ants who insists that we are not present when we’re not there. And she is usually right. Is mostly seen about swinging several keys of graduated sizes on a string. EUNICE PARKER — High River. —Came from the E. P. Ranch town in September. Her Irish eyes and pleasant smile gave her a seat at the back of the room where she spends her days blissfully dreaming. She will never be forgotten by Mr. Loucks. She is left-handed you remember. One of the people over whom Mr. Hutton exclaims and tears his hair in the throes of mingled “sorrow and regret.”

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Page Twenty-eight 31 YEAR BOOK BIOGRAPHIES Glass IB PHYLLIS GEROW—Medicine Hat. —This clever little lady is distinguished by her all-embracing grin and her remark¬ able sense of humor which enables her to go through Normal School and see the joke. She loves putting on old clothes and hiking over the hills and far away. Every once in a while she gets out the good old pastels and makes a scene worthy of Mr. Hutton, but she ' s too modest to show it. Maybe she doesn’t want to make Mr. Hutton green with envy. DOROTHY GLASSER—Lethbridge. —Short and sweet and to the point. IB’s classical musician, debater, reciter, ad in¬ finitum, and the organizer of thrilling and mystic panto- mines. Need we extol her versatility any further? MAGDALENE GLEDDIE—Alderson.— A stoical, enigmatical mien, unruffled by any catastrophe that might occur at Normal. Perhaps recollections of her ability to win scholar¬ ships might account for this calm and unhurried manner. HELEN HAGLE—Calgary. —Vice-president of IB with non¬ chalant unquenchable vivacity. Converses at great length with long and lanky youths giving them advice in their love affairs. Her greatest ambition is to one day inveigle all of the IB’s to buy basketball game tickets. BETTY HAY—Vulcan. —The lady with the magnificent golden tan—the oriental slant of eyes is most intriguing. She is one of those modern girls with long hair and occupies much time with hairpins while she exclaims unhappily about them. ENA HERMAN—Cluny. —She is liked for her quiet studious ways and her willingness to help others. We all agree she is “First Class.” “A pleasant manner and a gentle grace, A cast of thought upon her face.” JEANNETTE HINMAN—Cardston.— A savant of the giant in¬ tellect. It is said that she sleeps with a History of Education under her pillow. Her’s is one of the few lockers that be¬ trays an impeccable mind by its impeccable neatness. HAZEL HORRICKS — Calgary. —Dainty little person wbo trips into the room with a worried look every period but she is never late. Miss Fisher always has a series of questions for her, having her at such close range. Rehearses all her lessons in her room before going out to teach them. EVELYN HOWLAND—Calgary. —Always wears a red tie. One can pick her out anywhere by its flaming brilliance. She keeps the best set of notes in the school, both in her head and in her book. Wins prizes. We know—looked up her past, sleuth fashion. ALICE HOWSON—Calgary. —Is like her hair, golden, flecked with sunshine and shadow. Sunshine when she is in a gay mood for anything (especially Psychology discussions—-just look around for the warlike three who hound Dr. Coffin with questions—Alice is one of them) and shadow when she is in a quiet mood catching up on assignments. She has a way of remaining after Psychology periods to hash out the numerous questions that such a session raises in her mind. MARGARET HUNTER—Calgary. —She is a quiet girl with a cheery grin. Frequently her low-pitched voice is heard answering the question of some exasperated Instructor after he or she has failed to get a murmur out of the rest. She is usually seen about 8:58 scurrying across the prairie. DORA INNES—Calgary. —Attains individuality by being just herself. She has a direct and straightforward manner and flair for fitting in and making others fit in. Possesses that intangible something that endears her to everybody, es¬ pecially the Sergeant. MARJ. IRWIN—Calgary. —Wheedles youngsters to learn something by her “Let’s go” manner. Plays bridge with success, routing with ease all the good luck and brains Eileen can muster. Ambition—-To ask a question that Dr. Coffin can ’t answer. Persevere, Marj.—we all live in hope. LORNA JACOBS—Caldwell. —Foremost among the three IB’s whose pituitary glands worked overtime. Makes innum¬ erable baskets for the IB team because all she has to do is to drop the ball in. Leap Frog is her favorite form of entertainment in P.T. CATHERINE JENKINS—Airdrie.— Catherine Jenkins plump and jolly Looks just like a baby dolly. She is sweet and no mistake. Quiet perhaps and not only knows her work but does it. She can’t help having dimples so no one ever thinks she has her serious moments.

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Page Thirty ’31 YEAR BOOK BIOGRAPHIES Glass IB JEAN POW—Redcliff. —Unlike Piglet (though she is much like him in other respects) she talks a great deal. Mr. Hutton has said of her that her tongue is an involuntary muscle that continues to work from morn to night. Madame Ellis- Browne pronounces her voice to he Mezzo (whatever that is) but at any rate it’s carrying. MILLY RAMSAY—Drumheller. —Neat white teeth—after the manner of Pepsodent. Plays jazz that is heart-rending in its appeal and brings forth tears of—what you will. Never seen about the halls of a noon-hour. If you w ant her, look in 302 and inquire “How doth the busy little bee.” Strange but true. ROXIE REMINGTON—Cardston. —No, no relation to the typewriter. Roxie loves sitting at the back of the room so she can let her benign glance wander all around. One of the few who seem to know all about Agriculture and who have the right to wear the beret and smock of the artist. MARION ROBB, M.A., Dalhousie—Bedford, Nova Scotia.— “And for the hours of rest that come between, An inward joy in all things heard and seen.” Editor-in-Chief of the Year Book, Secretary of the Dramatic Society, President of IB—Debater of no little fame—baker of superlative banana pie—we could go on but we won ' t. No wonder the “Hours of rest” are few; yet the joy is there. It is with delight born of envy that we report certain weak¬ nesses, such as games of marbles with Mr. Sheane, and lack of enthusiasm when teaching Music. Normal without Marion? Impossible. CORAL STRANG—Claresholm. —The Winnie-the-Pooh of out¬ class. She makes up her mind slowly, changes it slowly, but when it is finally made up it is changeless as a first- rate Sphinx. Coral has not yet been successful in convert¬ ing Mr. McCalla into a summer-fallow booster. FREDA SWALLOW—Rowley.— The lady of the perfect eye¬ brows, and they aren’t plucked either. The fact that she sits in the corner and usually has to answer Mr. Louck’s first question does not disturb her quiet self-possession. It is rather helped by the fact that she is usually able to answer correctly. BLANCHE WHEELER—Blackie.—Her placid smile and even temper are well known about the halls. With a painted-on- moustache and a rakish derby she played the part of the ex-Normalite with consummate art, but she can’t drink Coco- Cola without sputtering. VEFNA WOOLF—Hill Spring.—Hibernates at the back of the room in various periods. Instructors have a tendency to want to know more about her. But then the role of the shy little violet is infrequently seen about Normal and we like it. EXC E LSI 0 R The names of the students who have been given a place on the Honor Page, follow. This is a result of contributions of outstanding merit to our Year Book. The nature of their contributions is also indicated. Miss L. Arbogast Miss L. Kotkas ... Miss M. Powell ... Miss M. Balfour Mr. Dave Pickard y i lie Letterii he Lettering of Photographs. Mr. R. Turner . Ghosts at Normal. Mr. M. MacLean . Essay on Ears. Mr. M. McClung ... On Normal School. Mr. A. Gordon . Game of Miniature Golf. Mr. J. Lewis . Teachers’ Enigma. Mr. L. McDonald . A Dream.