Hamilton Teachers College - Log Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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FORM 5 Cn Monday morning as you should know, lVhen Addison hears the rooster crow, He hitch-hikes his way from far Simcoe. Akins, from XYelland, toils very late, Pressing his trousers immaculate, For with Form Three he has a date. Gordon Allison, from far Ryckman's port, ls oft seen proposing in dresses short, As many fair damsels he doth court. Then there's Hotari, the musician gay, XVho leads in the cheers in a rollicking way And fingers his fiddle with musical sway. Brenn, from XYestover, small backwoods place, Plays the piano with traditional grace, After chasing the bus, with perspiring face. Next we have Cowley, a singer of note, XVho rides up daily on his two-wheeled boat, To lead us in singing, with magical stroke. Lyle Dalgleish, from Caledonia gay, XYith high marks in Spelling, so thev sav. Keeps his eyes on the girls from down XYelland way. lVe all know Davis from Aldershot town, A dancing comedian of highest renown, And with his bass drum he makes a good clown. Hail Ormond, our fine, jolly chap! Plays basketball with pep and snap, But longs for a Falls girl on his lap. Graydon allures them with his smiles, And oft at night time as he toils His thoughts revert to Form Two goils Hail Hodgson, our shrewd debaterl- Unsurpassed as booster, poet, painter, Scientist, naturalist, and famed inventor. Here is to Hunter, our speaker to be, VVill be the best it's plain to see, About the time he's eighty-three. Hyslop on whom the girls do spy, A nervous lad with dreamy eye, For a Form One's love doth often try. Larry Kivell, from Lynden town-- The dancing mania has him down And at each dance there's ne'er a frown, Norm Leek can play at basketball And each foul shot brings cheers from all VVhile on the defence he's like a wall. Frankie Lynch-fine teacher to be, Enjoys quite immensely each afternoon tea. And especially the company of girls, you see, As noticed by all on All Fool's Day, Mclsaac, our time-keeper, himself was away: VVhen pressed for excuse, had nothing to sav. Dear Ossie Main, a studious guy, ' On every girl doth keep his eye CContinued on Page 701 Page Twenty-one

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THE LITERARY SOCIETY 'f'Ol1! jinrr fm' Than funn' or j'0ri'1z1zf are The II1l'IlI0l'l.t'S tvlzirlz ffllll' mn lzrtw' llltlff Among the treasures we shall carry with us from llamilton Normal School will be many pleasant recollections of our literary society meetings. After a busy week of lessons, tests, and teaching, what a joy it is to gather together in the old assembly hall to share in the jolly good humour of a lit- erary PI'Og'I'Z1l'11lT16. This does not mean that our gatherings are of a frivolous nature. No, indeed! They have all been highly entertaining, and many have held educational value as well. Outstanding talent in several fields has been displayed upon our platform. YX'e do not hesitate to assert that our solos, trios, and quartettes are among the best, while members of the orchestra and many others have disclosed their skill with musical instruments. Hur speakers seem on the verge of long, extensive careers. so clearly and easily do they make themselves under- stood. And as for light-footed dancers, there are several in every form. Mr. llurns has seen to that! A great deal of time and effort have been spent in the preparation of the form papers, each of which has tried to outdo those preceding in quantity. quality, and originality. All have done credit to their composers. On the first day of November, the opening meeting of our literary society was held. Here Helen and Mabel Davidson, who are twins, took their places as president and secretary. A scene from Nicholas Nickleby, presented by members of Form One, gave us an insight into the customs and manners of dress of the period. The following week the scene was changed, when we saw a bit of the Emerald Isle transplanted to Canada. ln an amusing play, A Bit of Cap- ital , the girls from Pep-El' Form Two took their parts well. Marjorie Hall, as Mrs. McGuiggan, displayed house-wifely characteristics, while Mary Gibson made a most realistic Clarence. The next programme carried us to the United States as the Abnormalites of Form Three astonished us all by their clever presentation of A Perfect Holiday from Louisa M. Alcott's Little XVomen. These Little XYomen seemed to have been chosen with almost superhuman intelligence, for they acted their parts perfectly. Mar- garet Rebuk, as Miss Crocker, made us feel really sorry for madcap Vlo, jane McGee. Vie enjoyed it immensely, and came away feeling sad to think that it had passed into history. However, the play was revived in March for presentation at the Graduates' Reunion. A Fourth Form recalled Shakespeare to our minds by giving us, from The Merchant of Venice , the scene in which Portia and Nerissa discuss Portia's many suitors. Ruth Smith and Eleanor Snider played these parts well. The meeting of December sixth took the form of a public speaking con- test when six of our young ladies entertained us briefly, four of them having chosen as their topic, XVorld Peace . Up to this time the fair members of our Normal School had called forth their utmost energy to do credit to themselves and their respective forms. Now, at'the last meeting before the Christmas vacation, it was the turn ef Form Five, who constitute the brawn of the school, to show their literary ability. The boys, apparently, tried to give a hair-raising account of them- selves by choosing as their play, The Thread of Scarlet . This brought us, on a blustery, rainy night, to an English tavern, where we saw the reactions QContinued on Page 563 Page T'1t7tJ1lit4Il-ULTPG