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

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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

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SPECIAL SPEAKERS The world changes. We change. Education changes. Is there at the present time a new trend in education? This year the school has .had more special speakers than in other years, speakers who are experts in certain fields of knowledge, and who thus know whereof they speak. XVe enjoyed hearing the messagesg they were messages from persons of experience to those who are on the threshold of life. Dr. H. E. Amoss, a former master of our school, spoke to us concerning auxiliary work, The importance of training the defective child for effici- ent citizenship was stressed. A series of health lectures was given us. Dr. P. T. Phair emphasized the need for a sense of responsibility in teachers concerning their own health and their pupils' health. Dr. A. H. Mackay spoke in a forcible manner about communicable diseases and their control. Dr. XY. G. Thompson spoke con- cerning dentistry, emphasizing the importance of correct habit formation. Mr. R. Myers, in a very entertaining, humorous manner, told us about mental health and his belief that it is the teacher who must spread information con- cerning mental and emotional well-being. Dr. il. H. Holbrook of the Moun- tain Sanatorium gave us an interesting illustrated address on tuberculosis and its control. Miss Hamilton of the Junior Red Cross presented the work of this society. We were fortunate in being able to learn about its aims and ac- complishments in the public schools of Ontario from such a well-informed person. Rev. Dr. G. D. Kilpatrick spoke on two occasions to us. The First was at the time of the death of the King when he spoke in a very dignified yet sympathetic manner: the second lecture was on war poetry. He read us some of the best of it with comments and other literary criticisms. It was a pleasure to listen to a man with such a comprehensive and beautiful choice of English. Wfe were also privileged to hear Mr. R. XY. Treleaven, Ham- ilton barrister, recite Enoch Arden . lt was a surprise to us to realize anew the beauties of Tennyson's poem, W'e listened to two much-loved speakers from other lands, Mrs. Induk Pak from Korea, and Dr. jonathan Goforth, a retired missionarv from China. Mrs. Induk Pak Korean life and other lands and ship for Korean charmed us with her simple, direct manner of telling us of music. She knew what young people want to know about customs and thus gained our deep interest and our friend- youth. She rendered two lovely solos, one classical and one modern. Dr. jonathan Goforth told of his work with Chinese students, of difficulties and trials, of the receptions sometimes accorded the Foreign Devils, as they were called, and of the joys of his service. Mr. S. B. McCready of Toronto gave us a very instructive and stimulat- ing talk on education in Scotland and Denmark. He told us of the Danish folk schools for those of about twenty-one years of age, Danes' high standards in country life and in state affairs. Scottish influence in many educational matters as due largely to the democratic school system. VVe felt that Mr. McCready had given us something Worthwhile to ponder over. Mr. J. C. Walsh of Kitchener Inspectorate, in a humorous address, presented an interesting way of CContinued on Page SSD and stressed the He accounted for , n, . ' SW.. , is af-.7'53li1.f S 'fig -r-Dj-fi, .,' 3 . 1 Page Twenty-five