Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School - Specula Galtonia Yearbook (Galt, Ontario Canada)

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SPECULA GALTQNIA 53 'N S- L ,A GDDCH By EDITH DOWLER and by soothing strains of music, the knight is ever attracted. Then it is that the real gives way to the fanciful and the friends, by rhythmic tap of dancing toes, elusive moments slip quickly, Praily by ..... ll By the happy laughter of his gay young The Social Evening N the middle of November the most popular event among the pupils took place-the social evening. The main feature of the evening was dancing in the upper gymnasium, although an equally large crowd was gathered in the gallery, intensely absorbed watching a fast and exciting crokinole contest, where many valiant knights and fair damsels of the crokinole board eagerly strove to maintain high honours and noble characters, unstained by base defeats. At 10.30 a life-sustaining lunch was served in the Cafeteria by the Senior girls. Then, refreshed once more, dancing was resumed until midnight when we reluctantly had to consider the 1929 social evening gone but not for- gotten. GL Rugby Dance OTWITHSTANDING the blustering weather of Fri- day evening, December the twentieth, the 1929 Rugby Dance Was one of the most successful in the school's glorious record. Owing to the almost unsurmountable snow-drifts on the roads and highways, very few of the out-of-town pupils attended, but the encouraging turn-out of ex-students reassured us, once again, that the Veterans are behind us in everything we attempt. An unusual oc- currence about the dance was that everyone was in time for the first extra-we should perhaps admit that the orchestra was a little late in arriving. The peppy and inspiring music which made the dance so great a success was supplied by Bill Stewart and his Royal Connaught orchestra from Hamilton. The decora- tions in the gymnasium were a work of art, a master- piece-mere words make ample description futile. We feel quite sure that unless one witnessed them, in person, one could not fully appreciate the painstaking efforts and subtle workmanship displayed in the intricate designs of the false ceiling.

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52 SPECULA GALTONIA Sur le Pont d'Avignon GAIN 3a made a second pleasing con- tribution to the 'Lit.' meetings when the girls of the form, under the care- ful direction of Miss Carter, presented a quaint little French play. The curtain rose revealing an attractive group of French peasant girls, playing on the bridge of Avignon. A pleasing detail was the trail- ing eighteenth century costumes and dainty white muslin caps worn by the girls. In a moment they joined hands and sang in French a Folk-song of the seven- teenth century entitled, Sur le Pont d'Avignon, while they skipped back and forth in rhythm with the music. As they were seated breathless from the' exertion and chatting vivaciously en Francois, an old Woman appeared. She Was greeted en- thusiastically and made comfortable in their midst, then the girls begged her to tell them a story. The grandmother agreed, and began to relate very clearly and expressively how she had met Napo- leon on several occasions. Her interested little group were even more impressed when they were shown the very glass from which the Emperor had taken his Wine when staying at her home. After the story the girls and the grandmother departed together, still talking about the Wonderful times of Napoleon's regime. fini! Figuratively Speaking OUR SCHOOL FINANCES HE G. C. I. and V. S. Treasury is a Board of Finance, composed of the Principal, secretary, a treasurer, the two directors of Physical education, the School captain and girl captain. The functions of this board are to receive all monies from the various school organizations, to review their budgets of expenses and to pay all authorized accounts. As the pupils contribute both directly and indirectly to these funds they should examine carefully the financial statement. These funds make possible the carrying out of a varied program of school activities by means of which the social, the physical and the musical sides -of education are promoted. Pupils Who fail to take advantage of these privileges are neglecting very important elements of a true educa- tion. RECEIPTS EXPENSES General Accountz- Books and Stationery ..... .... S 24.017 By Balance ......................... .... 5 501.67 T0 H-Y Club ----.----.-------- ---- 1 2-00 Contributions of Pupils .......... 256.25 R118-'by C1115 ----------------- ---- 2 14-57 Rugby Club ........................... . 85.45 Rugby Dance ----- ---- 1 42-02 Rugby Dance ..... ...... .... 1 2 3.65 Soft Ball --------- - 83-05 Soft Ball ,............'.,.-..... . 21.90 Basket Ball ............................. . 55.80 Basket B311 ,.......,.,,.,,....... ' 57.75 Cadet Corps .................................. 74.24 Cadet Corps ........................ .... G lee Club arid Orchestra ------------ 171-29 Glee Club and Orchestra ..... .... 2 29.85 Lltefafy SQC19l5Y ---- 3 -.-------------- - 1-50 Literary Society ................. . Sch'-701 S0021 Evenmg ----- - 59-95 School Social Evening ..... .... 4 8.76 81325 28 5 838 E G. C. I. AND V. S. TREASURY-Sept. lst to March lst The Physical Education exhibit to be held in April will, with the same success of 1929, yield a surplus of 817712. fOver its expensesl. Our Annual Field Day will, by 1929 precedent, require an expense outlay of 310275. It is expected that the Specula Galtonia, The Cadet Dance and Banquet will each balance their expenses and receipts. By these estimates our 1929 balance of 8501.67 will be slightly increased. N. E. CHALLEN, Treasurer.

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54 SPECULA At one end of the floor a comfortable sitting out place for the patronesses was arranged while at the other end, amid profuse and abundant fernery, the music makers reigned supreme. Supper served in the daintily decorated cafeteria was enlivened somewhat by a cup and sugar throwing contest indulged in by the more... Upon returning to the gymnasium after GALTONIA this intermission, the orchestra once more struck up and to the rollicking tune of Singing in the Rain the rugby club frolic-the event of events and climax of the dance-brought down an avalanche of balloons, interspersed with many other novelties, upon the heads of those below. At one-thirty one of the most brilliant suc- cesses of our school year came to a glor- ious and memorable end. A35 Wanted-A Tea Dance N old and oft repeated saying may here be applied, What is wrong with this picture. And that is exactly what we' mean. It does appear, at .the present time, that, in order to complete a perfectly successful school year, some- thing is required. After much thought and consideration we believe that we have found the solu- tion-the missing link, so to speak. It is -three guesses-a tea dance! Perhaps a few posters, similar to those of the Specula, would help.- Wanted a Tea 'ii Dance! or Join the Tea Dance Agita- tors Union. Such a social would prove a success from all possible angles. It would brighten things up in general as well as prove a boon to the treasury, as it did in years gone by. The T. D. A. U. Corp., Ltd., of the G.C.I. herewith solicits your support. If you like the idea pull strong for a worthy cause. If you do not like it we will appre- ciate your suggestions. Your criticism will be welcome but let it be constructive not destructive. l-liY HERE is, among the student organ- izations of the Galt Collegiate, a society whose aims are to hold high the standards of moral and social life among the boys of the school. It is the Hi-Y club sponsored by the Young Men's Christian Association, in the interest of the students. Luncheon meetings held at intervals of two weeks have proved de- cidedly successful during the past years. As the aim of the Hi-Y is to promote the best interests of school life, it has en- deavoured to obtain speakers whose ad- dresses would be on subjects important, interesting and educational and which would also have the effect of broadening the field of vision of the average student. Mr. Maag, the first speaker of the year, chose as his subject the auto-giro plane. A former balloonist and consequently an ardent follower of aviation, Mr. Maag gave a very enlightening speech, clearly pointing out the various advantages and disadvantages of this type of aircraft. The second speaker, Miss E. Peacock, was fin the memory of the Writerl the first woman to address the club. Her talk on Music was varied by interludes on the piano. Our Christmas dinner was exceedingly Firstly, well attended for two reasons. because the girls of the school were in- MacLen- vited and secondly, because Mr. nan, our famous football coach, was the speaker. His explanation of the different plays was very interesting. Perhaps next year the girls who attend the games will have an idea of what all the fighting is about. Mr. J. G. Lorriman of the Eastern Steel Product Company, gave a very thorough description of the manufacture of steel, illustrating his talk with numerous pic- tures. Rev. W. F. Bremner chose to speak of Japan and of his adventures while in that land. The peculiarities of that people, as pointed out, were extremely amusing. His address, however, succeeded in arousing a great deal of interest in the students and the continuation of the ac- count-of his travels is looked forward to by all. Our good friend, Mr. McKee, once more favoured us with a short, personal ex- perience. His ever ready wit and humour caused a great deal of laughter. The par- ticular experience, related, was one of a missionary experience in Saskatchewan where he took charge of a school during the summer holidays. Rev. Mr. Davidson told of his travel and experiences in England, a speech which was heartily enjoyed by all present. The last speaker to address the Hi-Y was none other than Mr. Challen. His trip in Algonquin Park and the pleasure and enjoyment afforded there, so impressed his listeners that we may find more than one spending their vacations in the same place.