Humberside Collegiate Institute - Hermes Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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THE rigramgf 11, Xx XfVe knew Jack Hamilton would do great things when last year he came second in the Senior oratorical contest. He has more than lived up to our expectations. Last year he became a cadet lieutenant. This year, he is President of the Literary Society and is taking a prominent part in school activities. Florence Nichols, a diligent and brilliant scholar, obtained eight firsts', at her Iunior Matriculation examinations last year. This year, as a member of V-A, she has brought honour to her form by Winning the girls' Gold Medal in Senior Oratory. fi we-.V Fergus Morrill is Humberside's champion orator for 1930, having Won the Senior Series against keen competition. Ferg. has also taken an active interest in the Literary Society and at one of its meetings gave an inspiring address on the auditorium Memorial Window. He is also a member of the Senior Ritie Team. ,al Barbara Palmer has become tanious ni oratory by Winning the Girls' Junior Qratorical Contest. However, her many friends were not surprised at the judges' decision, for in her Public School days Barbara won the Silver Cup for girls' oratory at Runnymede. Heartiest congratulations on a well-merited victory, Barbara! jack Kelly was winner, this year, of the Junior Qratorical Contest in spite of keen competition, and as such, his will be the second name inscribed on the Douglas Johnson Memorial Cup. jack takes great interest in all literary pursuits and is a yearly contributor of the Hermes. Our best wishes for future success go out to him. 81

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THE I-IEl'2IVIE.f X Commencement The first outstanding event of the school year 1929-30 took place on November 7th, when parents and pupils assembled in the auditorium at the thirty-sixth annual Commence- ment of Humberside Collegiate Insti- tute. At this function, Humberside's supremacy in both the academic and athletic worlds was amply demon- strated, for the programme bore witness that, in addition to winning six provincial scholarships, Humber- side pupils had won tive city cham- pionships in sport. -lack Yanstone, Henry Noyes and Ross Richardson were the pupils who brought honour to their school by winning University Scholarships. Henry Noyes, as valedictorian, delivered an address, parts of which have been printed elsewhere in this issue. The pupils who had obtained the highest mark through- out the whole year, in each of the live grades, were presented with gold medals, and the winners of the oratorical contests were similarly awarded with silver cups. A former member of the staff, Dr. A. Y. Brown, had donated a cup for proficiency in history, and in the first year of its presentation, it was awarded to Nora Hodgins of V-A. Possibly the most coveted honour of all, however, was the Fred Moore cup or the West Toronto Kiwanis cup which were won this year by Audrey Stevens and Henry Noyes. respectively. These graduates had previously been voted the most outstanding in scholarship, leadership, character and games. The gift of the graduating class to the school this year took the form of a scholarship honour roll, as well as a mural painting. XYhen the latter was unveiled, ilflargaret Hand read the interpretation which the artist, Mr. Lismer, gave to the picture. The pupils who had graduated from the school formed a circle about the entire auditorium, each moving for- ward to receive his diploma. Between presentations, the audience was favoured with musical numbers from the Girls' Glee Club, the School Orchestra, Fred Osler, Dennis Har- rington, and Max VVinesanker. At the conclusion of the programme, teachers, graduates, and pupils retired to the girls' gymnasium for a social hour. Christmas Relief The Christmas cheer work that was carried on in Humberside with such success, was due. no doubt, in no small way to the efforts of the studentsg but we fully realize, that without the sup- port and co-operation of our principal, the untiring efforts of the teachers, and also the aid extended from many sources outside the school, we could not have hoped for such success. It is for this reason that we wish to extend our sincerest thanks, on behalf of the students, to everyone who helped in the work. Now we are able to boast of having placed a heart in Humberside. We hope, that in each forthcoming year, the work will be carried forward to more widespread results. -B. Taylor, IV-C.

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of fd P' Q 'TTI-IE I-igrawtgf' NNN Acfz'w'iz'e5 of the Literary Society Hon. Pres., Mr. M. B. NYooldridge, B..-X. Hon. Yice-Pres., Miss .-X. Xkard, M.A. President, -lack Hamilton. Yice-Pres.. Margaret Cowan. Secretary, Gwen lllorison. Treasurer, Leslie Rowntree. During the past season our Literary Society, under the guidance of Mr. XVooldridge, has taken a much more important place in the life of the school than in previous years. Throughout the whole building every- one has shown a spirit of co-operation. a feeling of fellowship, and a respect that alone can hold our society on a solid foundation. This spirit was exemplified in the excellent attendance given to our first meeting, a musicale. held late in Gctober. The varied pro- gramme, opened by the president. consisted of violin and piano solos. music from the Collegians. a vocal solo, a novel sword dance, and selections from the Glee Club. Almost a month later the patriotic meeting was held, the feature of which was an address given by Fergus Morell, who described in graphic detail the memorial window in our audi- torium, followed by a reading of Sir Galahadf' A rollicking ten minutes of saxophone entertainment, a sing- song. a dance and a patriotic story terminated the afternoon. The important gathering of the term, the Christmas meeting, took place on the evening of December the thirteenth. lloys and girls, dressed in appropriate costumes, sang carols. blending the programme with a touch of the Christmas spirit. Two plays, enacted by our own pupils, directed by Miss Mcljhail, Miss Stock and Mr. Clarke, a recitation and a dance inter- mingled with selections from the orchestra, formed the rest of the entertainment. ln .lanuary the Hart House Players were brought to the school under the auspices of the society, to present Shakespeare's As You Like It. The Oratorical contests. taking place shortly afterward, broke all bounds, with forty speakers competing for the honours, due to the new system under which they were carried on. A com- plete departure in school entertainment was taken when the teachers, at the request of the pupils, under the direction of Mr. Clarke, gave an entire programme, presenting Merill Den- nison's humourous plays, Brothers in Arms and The Weather Breeder. Thus the Literary Society of 1929-30 provided entertainment of the highest type for the hundreds of students which it served.