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

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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

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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 GLEBANAQSQQ- QQPALERE FLAMMAM p ES SITT . . . the Lady N 'rim village of Djoun in Syria the natives still point to the ruins of a stronghold which they call LDie1' es Sitf, the House of the Lady. This was the home of Lady Hester Stanhope, a niece of Mr. William Pitt. To understand the character of this woman who gained more fame in the fat east than Colonel Lawrence of our own day, it is necessary to note her parentage. Through her mother she inherited the greatness of the Pitts and through her father certain eccentri- cities of genius. The latter, the third Earl of Stanhope, was a great republican. He was jokingly called 'Citizen Stanhope'. He effaced his armourial bearings from all his linen and silver, gave away his silver plate, and sold his horse and carriage. That Lady Hester was his favourite child was apparent when he bought a horse and carriage again at her request. The Earl slept with twelve blankets on his bed and no nightcap, quite an unheard thing in his time. Against these unusual qualities are balanced his invention of the Stanhope press and lens and his book on electricity. Even in her childhood Lady Hester was domineering. She practically controlled her sisters' lives. They had to send a message to her room to ask if she would see them. When she grew older she showed astuteness in going to live with Mr. Pitt. Her father's sympathies with the French Revolution placed him in con- stant danger of imprisonment. But a close connection with the Prime Minister removed L MARGARET BURNETTE 5-A in her handsome face and lashing tongue much to admire. But despite her great attributes of mind she began to show indications of some- thing overstrained, wild, and unaccountable in her nature. She was devoted to Lord Gran- ville Levison Gower, a frequent visitor to Pitt's home. She conducted herself in such a reckless manner that Lord Granville refused to marry her and took refuge in the British Embassy at St. Petersburg. It is said that Lady Hester was inconsolable. She talked of following her fugitive love to the wilds of Russia. She threatened and perhaps even attempted suicide. Apparently she got over this great disappoint- ment because after Pitt's death her name was connected first, with a Mr. Hill, and then quite scandalously with Canning, one time Foreign Minister and later Prime Minister of England. She eventually quarrelled with Canning and became greatly attached to Sir John Moore. ln her memoirs she hints at an actual engage- ment, but this is doubtful. When Moore met his tragic death at Corunna, Lady I-lester's brother, an officer in the army, was also killed. Therefore, although Sir John breathed Lady Hester's name on his death bed, he may only have been thinking that he must notify her of her brother's fate. tl fe. '. ig -ful A M . 1 M Ph 76 Gf I In 1810 she embarked on an Eastern tour, l ,MFI miie yea? Wit? , Lf li .Yerel ings travelling in the grand manner, accompanied nl lam lu C In me Scgclefy O S1 mics' S5611 ' by her personal servants and a muddle headed l is T3 wus? at OYVPIHQ lee ' physician, named Meryion, to whose published Qs Sw was In a POISIUOT Ofmeeg memoirs of Lady Hester's life in the East we l ix N lmpoltam PCOP C W 10 mm are indebted for our knowledge of this pictu- l ,SRX resque personality. -six ,R 1 s 1' X 4'-lien. ' ' i 2 S lim -Qs. , W by i , llll, 54 s A cya er- f'fr a -Q P 1 . a ' , . 'T ' -A 11 -'. W 3 Ti' ' -if gygfdhg f!LHl 'lukgS , ffgzfi gf: lil,-I 'if ,iz nm mitral f,'7'2'fi,,- 'ch Q Xlwx al' ,gig fm 126 lwl,l1'i',,7,,, ,laik ' J' If ,,Q,,,,+xll Zin. Q N-.Q SY I X ,fi Tiifgjttfvi-f'i f it-'f '71 N 7 l lluf ig, WA is 391 ,il -ir W My f l 131, ,,-,Qg'gN.Qj o l as rtyyilllfg 45:-We wif ff f ,. ' i . f--5:32 ,- f-...lv 1-2 5q,gg .f .5'.y45f', 'lx , f ,ji ,T - l,r , .- -ff yy 51 I3 2 M ilf V V -1 ,- . .M ff cfj 'f??j-1 5:2 -ral L- g- :il , , ss-'gif-f tl18l