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

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A12 Expre.vsz'o12 of Apprecz'az'z'0n Basketball, though considered a part of school life, is really an activity which is carried on after school hours. Every team requires a coach, and Miss McAllister has worked in this capacity among the girls for a number of years. Those not playing on a team of any sort, would scarcely realize how much time the coach has to spend choosing her material, weeding it out, and training the selected ones. It is a position which calls for much tact, a decided sense of humour. good management, lots of ability and last, but by no means least, a great deal of time. Miss McAllister has shown that she has all these qualities and her ability to manage girls and coach teams has been clearly shown in the remarkable number of championship teams which have been produced by her. For five years, Humberside girls have won at least one championship each year, and in l929, they accomplished the unusual feat of winning two championships! Un behalf of the girls who have been trained by her, this article is being written to thank her for the wonderful patience she has used in training us and for the unselfish way she has given us such a great deal of her time after school. The girls would also like to express their appreciation of the untiring efforts of Miss Mitchell, who is this year the Honourary President of the G.A.A. She is in charge of the inter-form basketball league and has on numerous occasions helped with the school teams. Last year she trained the girls' track teams which were sent down to the Exhibition. lYe will not soon forget the time she has sacrificed in our behalf and the kindly interest she has shown in all our activities. Tile 1930 Teams N f- 1 ,7 : ' ,. , 5' f--X auf' i O. F 1,1 , 'Vr I' N , 136

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T he S kating Party On January 22, the G.A.A. held their annual skating party. Usually, the girls skate over at Ravina, but this year they used the little rink on the girls' tennis courts. The day was bitterly cold, but none of the skaters realized this because of the fun they were having. The main entertainment on the ice took the form of various races. There were prizes given for each competition which were won by Isabel Cation in the first form race, Isabel Hornell in the second and third year, and Laura Schissler in the fourth and fifth. There was a relay race which was won by the second year girls who displayed excellent speed and team work. For some time after the races, the girls skated around till the refreshments could be prepared. Then they trooped down to the lunch room where they were served hot soup and crackers, the usual refreshments for skating parties. The prizes were presented, and a little later the girls joined in a sing-song which fairly raised the roof. Balloons and serpentines helped make the affair festive and everybody was in high spirits. The afternoon was a decided success, for everybody had an enjoyable time. We are looking forward to next year's party and will remember this last one for some time. Interform Games Interform games of basketball, volley ball and tennis have been played in the school during the whole year and the titles for these have caused very keen competition. In the basketball, last year's wniners were the girls of H-C, and IH-F captured the volley ball honours. The 1930 Interform Basketball League has not yet been completed, so this year's winners can not be announced. Weather conditions prevented the completion of the Tennis League, but this spring with our new courts, we should be able to have a fine Tennis competition. Although we have such a large campus, we really have no place for a baseball diamond, and playing in the gymnasium is not very satisfactory, so this last Fall nothing was done in connection with baseball. However, we are hoping that this Spring we shall have a place to play. At present, there is a basketball shooting competition which is being carried on among the girls and we are interested to see who the winner will be. Interform athletics, while not spoken of as much as intercollegiate athletics, are really the more important, because they allow people who would have no chance in intercollegiate sports to take part in the various branches of athletics. ff v 135

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gi I X' f cmwiaatma, UT, 0. wait I Ulxnoeldvmtfllatz, O 4 D, Av U is Q A . be ,233 H umouresque S ecufzduy The unpropitious propinquity of the etymon of the word Humour to the etymon of the word Moist- ure tends to exacerbate and acri- date for is it acidulate?j our naturally compatible disposition. But the tenuity of the tergiversation which is the pervertion of Mr. Web- ster's tenebrious and perfidious, though dogmatical, definition of Humour, warns us not to partici- pate in a pernicious and maudlin rodomontade which might coerce us into uttering a terminological in- exactitude. Now you ask, Mr. Jermyn., what bearing has this on the subject? None! We were go- ing' to open by telling about Mr. Bennett who remarked that the foundation of the Aeneid went back to the Romans. And we, in turn, were going to say that our piano was going back to Heintzmanls, but decide-d that this was not quite orig- inal. However, originality has been shown in some cases. Although last year an attempt was made to cut limericks off in their infancy, it has been found that the joy of self expression cannot be restrained, and some mos-t illustrious efforts have been -brought to notice. Though running the risk of printing obscene literature, we submit this maiden's eftort to the public. There was a young lady named Clarke, VV'ho swam out to sea for a lark, Un her third time down, As she started to drown, My Gollylu quoth she, Ain't it dark? And now, with lowered eyes and blushing brow, we, with horror on our faces, whisper to the world that Golly was not the word found on the original masterpiece. The word itself was more expressive than elegant, and so, with much regret, we iind it impossible to print this beautiful little poem. In the preceding edition of this most worthy magazine, advice was given as to the method of being humorous in -black and white. For example : Phillips - Q H ol din g Keast's coatj- What's under this ?', Keast- Under where F Phillips- That's right !', Now, believe it or not, that is funny if you read it enough. VVe ought to know. VVe've read it so 137