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

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UX GLEBANACQQ QQPALERE FLAMMAM THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON . Bank Row: c. MACDONALD D. iznnv J. srouk D. HEVVITT c. COLQUHOUN A. REYNOLDS M. MccULLocH Mzddlc Raw: xx. OGILVIE B. MCINROY M. EAGLESON .K. MONTGOMERY 1.. SCHWERDFAGER L. STEELE 1. KEOGH J. ROE Front Row: c. OLMSTED w. Mcemxxs H. HENDERSON D. IRVINE D. SCHWERDFAGER THE PLAY'S THE THING -Hamlet Dramatic presentation of incidents, of theories, of character will always be of absorbing interest to thc cultured person. It is advisable, therefore, that the boys and girls of the Glebe Collegiate should bc able to enjoy and appreciate not only the older masters of the drama but also the more recent. To this end, the pupils fortunately endowed with some histrionic ability attempt, occasionally, to produce an interesting and good play. N 'l'l-IE spring of 193 5, the Matriculation classes of the Glebe Collegiate offered the most ambitious dramatic effort yet at- tempted by the school, Barrie's What Every Woman Knows . Judging by the very large, interested audience the production was much appreciated by the many friends of the Glebe Collegiate who quite thoroughly enjoyed the earnest endeavour of Isabelle Bronskill as Maggie to fashion the political career of Elbert Dowd as the very self-sufiicient john Shand. Both john and Maggie portrayed their charac- ters With true creative feeling. Lilian Coplan, Elsie Allen, Nelson Reilly, Chadwick Bennett, Duncan VVhitn1ore and Williani Vickers com- posed the very satisfactory supporting cast. This spring, the pupils especially interested in dramatics in the Matriculation classes, will again oEer one of Barrie's plays, this time The Admirable Crichton . If it were your fate to be suddenly marooned on a desert island would you be the master of circumstance or a cringing helpless nonentity? Such a situation faces Lord Loam and his household. The reaction of each character is most interesting. The present cast is busy solving this and other problems and will be ready to re-create for you the solution offer- ed by Sir james Barrie, in a few weeks' time. Pl? Pk SF . . . An excellent play, well digested in the scenes, set down with as much modesty as mun- ning. -Hamlet. '0i74it

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UX GLEBANAGEQQ LOYALTY TO THE KING ... aw... 4, MRS. CHAS. H. THORBURN to the Morning Assembly on January 27th, 1936, in memory of His Late Maiesty King George V. ROBABLY AT no time in the history of the world, have there been so many students, of Public Schools, Collegiates, Colleges and Univer- sities, gathered together for a common cause, as on this morning, when Memorial Services for His late Majesty King George the Fifth, are being generally observed. Already we have heard, over the radio, many expressions of sorrow and many eulogies of the good King, whose memory we honour today. In his speech, immediately following the announcement of the King's death, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of Great Britain set an example for everyone, in the simplicity with which he expressed his deep sorrow- and sense of loss. It would be serving no good end were I to repeat what has already been said and printed about the late King, but I would like to bring you, as my contribution to this Service, a tribute from my own experi- ence, which I shall always associate with King George V. In IQ25 I had the good fortune to be appointed by the Canadian Government a Commissioner to the British Empire Exhibition and, during the six weeks of my stay, I had an opportunity as a member of the Canadian Dele- gation, to learn more about Their Majesties the King and Queen and members of the Royal Family, than I would if I had lived all my life in England. The many official func- tions to which we were invited and the frequent visits of Royalty to the Exhibition, made us familiar with them, and the gracious friendliness with which we were 1HCt endeared them to us, until our loyalty knew no bounds. Outstanding in my memory, is a bright day in April, when 1zo,ooo people assembled at Wembley for the formal opening by His Majesty. The Times said of the B.E.E.: For fl 73 QQPALERE FLAMMAM the Hrst time in its history, the British Empire converged upon one place, in order to show itself to its own and other people. And it was a sight worth seeing! Surely a sight to gladden the heart of a King! The enormous Stadium was filled to over- flowing, a massed choir of 1o,ooo voices under the leadership of Sir Edgar Elgar, occupied one end and at the opposite end was the Dais for Their Majesties. The Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the Army and the Royal Air Force formed a hollow square, with 5 massed Bands of the Brigade of Guards in the centre, while aeroplanes circled over head. The arrival of the Prince of Wales, who was the president of the Exhibition, was followed by the Mounted guard, with flashing helmets and waving plumes, riding like one perfect machine. Then came six I-Ieralds, dressed in scarlet with gold braid, mounted on white horses, who sounded a fanfare of trumpets, proclaiming the coming of the King and Queen. The State Coach, drawn by six white horses, swept around the Stadium, amidst deafening cheers. After the cheering, the huge audience was absolutely silent, listening for the words of the King and I cannot describe to you the impressiveness of his opening words when he said- My People . He has frequently been called the foremost man in the worldv and I couldn't help but think that day that he was the only man in the world who had the right to call that throng of his subjects - MY PEOPLE. Those two words, spoken in his kindly voice made me realize, as never before, that the strongest tie which binds the Empire Family together is The King Upon His Tloronev. It is admitted by the whole world that it is owing to the remarkable personal qualities of King George and Queen Mary that when, in the dark days of the Great War, Crowns and Thrones were tumbling the British Empire retained her Throne and the King upon it. I-Iis Family, his Kingdom, the Empire and the whole wide world mourn his passing. I-Ie has left a legacy of Peace and Goodwill and everyone who will accept that Legacy is an Heir. In one of his poems, the late Rudyard Kip- ling says Let us learn an Imperial lesson that will make us an Empire yet . Two words, lConIinued on Page 136 It

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