Glebe Collegiate Institute - Lux Glebana Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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416 TEACHING STAFF EY KL ER I. W. MIX L. R. M UGH F. J. MACNAMARA D. M. WESTINGTON C. G. MITCHELL J. B. CALLAN D. RALPH M, F. MCH BdCk RCU!! D. MACPI-IAIL D. A. DAVIDSON A. POITRAS A. L. DUBE J. N. MACNEIL A. S. MITCHELL L. E. SHANNETTE E. M. ELLIOTT MISS K. DRERY . K. WADDELL R. D. CAMPBELL N. A. IRWIN L. G. KEILL C. J. THOMS J. A. SONLEY T J. M. MCQUEEN UCE MISS B. GILHOOLY V. E. BULLOCK BR Row: v. N. Middle MISS M. NORRIS LAIDLAVV INIISS A. VV. D. T. ATKINSON MISS H. COVYIE H. L. SMITH INIISS H. DOLAN M. GRANT IISS IN MISS L. RORKE PSON THOM S MISS E. LIISS I. JOSE SKEY MISS K. MCCLO Row: l Fran C: N Q r an cu a. 2 n. a- r- m as an 'a r- :I E E :- E MISS D. HELMKAY MISS E. LOCKLIN ISS K. YOUNG M MISS M BURNETT

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UX GLEBANACKQ- QEPALERE FLAMMAM Zsuhel Ruth iiaarrg N THE Hrst'Monday in December the school was profoundly shocked at the announcement of the untimely death of Isobel Ruth Harry. Cf her twenty-six years of life, Miss Harry had spent ten within the Glebe, five as student and five as secretary. She was admirably fitted by nature for the responsible position which she filled, for she combined unfailing courtesy, high efficiency, and a sure sense of the fitness of things. Staff and students knew Well that she could at all times be counted upon to do the right thing in any eniergencyg and every one with whom she came in contact will long remember the pleasant and effective manner in which she carried out her daily round of duties. Perhaps the most outstanding of her many high qualities was her unswerving loyalty to the Glebe. One does not easily forget that the lasttthing she did before submitting to what she knew to be a critical operation was to come to the school to set her desk to rights and point out the tasks that remained unfinished. We miss her radiant personality from among us, and to her family we extend the deepest sympathy. fllsle

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UX GLEBANACQ- mmm UNDER ITALIAN SKIES I FRANK NASSO 5-C U ENOAi G1-tNoAl shouted the conductor and before the train came to a dead stop, I jumped od to find myself for the Hrst time on Genoese soil, conscious of a strange thrill within me as I walked towards my waiting companions. Feeling at first estranged and as if awakening from a dream, I dumbly gazed and listened to the pleasant sing-song chatter and hearty laughter of the crowd of Genoese who had come to welcome us. Soon, amid a cheer- ing group of Genoese we marched triumph- antly into the city. Of course, the first place of interest we visited was the old home of Christopher Columbus, now a ruin, overgrown with grape- vines. The memory of this great son of Italy is commemorated by a large modern subway, not far from his birthplace. Thence we went to the statue of Balilla, a less well known Italian hero, erected in a very ancient part of the city in a narrow street on the very scene of Balilla's heroic deed. On the way to San Martina hospital, one of the largest in the world, we passed the spot where Garibaldi embarked with his thousand heroes on his glorious Sicilian expedition. A bronze monument in a beautifully flowered park stands as a testimony to his undying fame. We found the site, beauty, and proportions of the hospital of San Martina highly impressive, twenty large buildings systematically arranged on the side of a gently sloping hill. QAQDALERE FLAMMAM I On the following day on a hike into the nearby mountains, we climbed to the top of a high hill, where we found a fort equipped with the most modern fighting apparatus and a suffi- cient number of men to man the numerous guns trained on the sea and air. There are seven such hills surrounding Genoa, each a mighty fortress. On the afternoon of the same day, we had a cruise along the Ligurian Riviera, as far as Porta Fino, a most picturesque and inter- esting shore, well supplied with bathing beaches and shaded promenades, and having as a back- ground picturesque villages situated on the mountain sides, many even perched on the very top. Finally we visited one of the most famous and most beautiful cemeteries in the world, far famed because of its many beautiful specimens of Italian sculpture and art, containing the tombs of the patriots Mazzini and Garibaldi. It would take many pages to describe adequately the many places of interest of Genoa, such as its well kept port, crammed with transport and passenger ships from all parts of the world, its countless ancient and modern churches, each itself a priceless museum of fine art. Nor should one omit the fine examples of modern architecture which add distinction to the ancient, beautiful city of Genoa, which has played an important part in history down through the ages and is still continuing to do so. I visited Genoa last summer when I with several other boys of Italian descent had the privilege of visiting Italy at the expense and as the guests of the Italian government. It would be unjust and ungrateful on my part if I failed to express my appreciation of this opportunity and of the hospitality extended to us in Genoa and in Rome. . 4171-'A