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

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THE nelawefn Mr. Husband 'J Report .lust as men are known by their deeds, so is a school judged by its accomplishments from year to year. Dr. Husband, in his report on his recent visit to the school, is highly complimentary to the Principal of Humberside and to his staff. The report reads, in part, as follows: The Board of Education and the Principal are to be congratulated on the general efficiency of the staff of this school. They are, for the most part, men and women of ripe scholar- ship and wide experience as teachers. The live teachers who joined the staff in September are doing good work and have already won the esteem and confidence of the pupils. This Collegiate Institute continues to be 'ONE OF THE MOST OUT- STANDING SCHOOLS IN THE PROVINCE' and its success in every phase of its Work during the past year has been in keeping with the high ideals of the Principal, the staff, and the students. Its efficiency is due in large measure to the fine organizing and administrative ability of Principal NVren and also to the loyalty and enthusiasm of the staff. Through a varied programme of extracurricular activities, the interest of the pupils is being aroused in things which have an important cultural and training value. Principal VVren has shown great skill as an organizer in providing fairly adequately for the needs of 1,266 pupils with a staff of only 35 teachers. It is hardly necessary for me to state that it is impossible for any teacher to do justice to classes of 40 or over and each of the 12 Lower School classes in the Institute has an enrolment of at least 45. That of Upper School Physics has an enrol- ment of 50. It gives me great pleasure to speak very favourably of the assistance given to Mr. VVren by Miss Thompson and Mr. Jermyn. Mr. Husband has seen the need of increased accommodation and of more teachers to relieve the overcrowded classes and suggests the addition of a larger library study, a cafeteria, a new laboratory, a sitting room for the lady teachers and a gymnasium for the boys, as well as some additional class rooms. It is hoped that, in the near future, improvements will be made as they have been during the past year and that eventually the school will be equipped with a new gymnasium for the boys, a larger library and at least one more laboratory for the study of science.

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THE eigr-zwnlzfn N lt is not because Nancy Smith won the gold medal for proficiency in three con- secutive forms, nor yet because she has been Lower School,'EXchange, Assistant Liter- ary, and this year Associate Editor of the Hermes, that We like her. Those vivid stories may charm us, but it is that slow, delightful smile that Wins her to our hearts. i i av ' f Gretta Ross, having won three gold medals up C 'F for her leadership of Forms l, 2, and 3, has 'r ke t u her record b ' leading Form 4 in the A . 0 , p p . y. L . . X t g Xl tall term. Besides being a representative ot X' ' f the Literary Society, she took part in Three ,rjny 5, . . ' H T , , Pills in a Bottle. Helen Purver, this year of IH-C, has dis- -ji: .'e,. , tinguished herself in the past by winning the - gold medal for proficiency in the first and second forms. Much is expected of Helen . . ':ii:, ' for she is Working harder than ever. We all join in wishing her every success and reward tor her efforts. J Watch this boy! Last year Edward Boyce came to Humberside, a stranger from the West, and gave the lady obtaining highest first-form average an interesting race. He linished second. At the end of the last term he was leading the second forms. Tell us the secret, Ed. This fall, Frieda Stein of I-H, although only twelve years of age, won first place in the lirst forms with an average of ninety per cent. She is a general favourite and With her industry and ability, will doubtless go far. 89

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l l' L tml. 1 . Y 'lv-.. if ,ul .. -,. . L ,.Y 1:1 H41-.4517 Music at Humberside, though not yet of 'fgold medal standard, has certainly flourished during the past year and has been highly successful in all its branches. Let us first listen to the school or c h e s t r a , Humberside's largest musical organization, under the super- vision of Mr. S. l-l. Clarke, who deserves congratulations for the success he has attained in assembling and training it. Special mention should be made of one member, Fred Qsler, of IV-C, who not only appre- ciates the better type of music which the orchestra plays, but ably interprets it himself. Fred has been a faithful member of the orchestra for four years. The strains of dance music drift to our ears from the auditorium. There the Collegians are seated on the plat- form, rendering some new selection. This orchestra has provided music at many and various functions, including the Girls' Athletic Association Mas- querade, Literary Society Meetings, and Morning Halls. The credit for its success this year is due to VVayne Allman, who has worked hard to keep it organized. The work which Mr. VVooldridge has been doing in training the Girls' Glee Club also deserves recognition. He has gradually increased the number of members in the club until now there are about one hundred girls siiivtinff choruses under his direction. 5 5 OUR GLEE. CLUB