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

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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.

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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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