London Normal School - Spectrum Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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NORMAL SCHOOL LONDON ONTARIO] THE YEAR-BOOK STAFF Lit. Executive, First Term Lit. Executive, Second Term

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NORMAL SCHOOL LONDON ONTARIO London Normal School Staff, 1924-25. Win. Prendergast, B. A., B. Paed. — Principal — peography and Hygiene. A. Stevenson, B, A., 15. Paed. — Master — Science of Education and Literature. E. T. White, B. A., D. Paed— Master— Mathematics and Spelling. ( ' .. Y. Hofferd, M. A., B. Paed. — Master — Science and Agriculture. T. E. Clarke, B. A., B. Paed. — Master — Nature Study and Composition. J. G. McEachren, B. A., B. Paed. — Master — Grammar and History. E. H. McKone, B. A. — Teacher — School Management and Primary Reading. S. Pickles — Instructor — Manual Training. Miss I). Emery — Instructor — Art. Miss Everson — Instructor — Household Science. ( ' . E. Percy — Instructor — Music. Albert Slatter — Instructor — Physical Culture. J. W. Westervelt, Jr. — Instructor — Writing. C. J. Burns, B. A. — Instructor — Latin. N. R. Cray, B. A. — Instructor — French. Miss L. Cahan — Librarian. Miss Heffernan — Secretary. The Yearbook Staff EDITORIAL: Editor-in-Chief — J. M. Stirling. Assistant — Miss Ethel M. Parrel. Biography — Clement White. Assistants — Miss Florence Kidner, Miss Janet McVettie. Cirls ' Sports — Miss Odessa Mcintosh. Boys ' Sports — Elmer Lang. Student Activities — Miss Jean Woodwark, Frank Bondy. Art— J. B. Urie. Humor — Meredith Henderson. BUSINESS: Business Manager — W. D. Sutton. Circulation Manager — T. K. Franklin. Photography — Miss Mary Adams, Hall Farnham. ADVISORY EDITOR: Mr . T. E. Clarke. 5

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(NORMAL SCHOOL LONDON ONTARIO EDITORIAL Fonetik Speling. The peepl ov thee Angloe-Sackson rais ar ofn dezignaited az Inglish speeking peepl. From this it foloez that wee are Inglish ryting peepl az wel. It iz with the ritn form ov our langwij that this editorial haz too deal. A person hoo haz bin kairfuli traind by skild teechrz for wun seventh ov h ' 17 three skor and ten, kan ofn, if favored by forteun, sukseeil in ryting a hoel letr too hiz frend without a singl mistaik in speling. Our sivilizaishun has advanst too such an ekstent that wee now hav an alfabet ov twenti siks letrs, for ov wich ar soopr- kargoe, too hundred and sixti-ait methods ov repreezenting forti fyv soundz. Wee hav aulsoe manaijed too ad zest too the speling gaim by hazardz such az obskeur vowels, sylent and dubled letrs. By the use ov our mutch vonted hueman in- telijentz, wee have thus konkokted a puzl beeyond aul but our outstanding jenuisez. Speling iz the bugbair and nytmair ov evri trying-too-bee- edukaited smaul boy too the Normal steudent. Sykolojistz tel us that wee kant think without putting our thotz intoo werdz, that is, langwij iz thee veeikl ov thot, and speling iz ritn langwij. The logikal deedukshun iz that is wee ryte our thotz by a sistem more komplikated than thee ferst Ford, our thotz themselvez ar likeli too beekum slitli flusterd bv the maiz ov simbulz. But wee kan konsoel ourselvz and proetekt our pryd by trying too reed the speling ov our erli Inglish forfatherz. Thair best rekord waz speling the saim werd six difrnent waiz on too konsekutiv paijez. Tym has worn of sum ov the ruf edjez so that iliterasi haz graitli dekreest. The peepl ov this jeneraishun must kontinue the march ov progrss. Speling iz ov fundamental importantz mutch mor than dailyte saving tym or reold soks for men and othr modern reeformz. Lyk aul uther forward stepz this restz with thee teecherz. Thai now dril thair puplz vairi thuruli on cleernes in ryting, and thai kood, betr than en; uther ajensees, beegin and kari out this ekwali important part ov cleerness in riten langwaij. This editorial iz riten not oenli too advokait, but too illustrait fonetik speling. This wil bee the final goel of speling reeform. Wee giv this messaij too the teecherz ov the feuture. Don ' t bee afraid too beegin sumthing noo and alwaiz reemember that a rut iz oenli a graiv with both endz nokd out. E. M. F. and H. H. M. Farewell. Last fall from earth ' s four corners Together here we met, Each with the firm resolve A training good to get. Nine months we ' ve worked together And sometimes too we ' ve played — We ' ve conquered difficulties And friendships true we ' ve made. Now comes the time for parting, And Normal ' s bonds we sever; For days, for weeks, for months we part, For years, perhaps forever. Some day, in earth ' s far reaches, Where ' er our pathway wends, Perchance we ' ll meet each other; Oh pray we ' ll meet as friends. H. E. C. Our readers ' attention is especially directed to the two poems in our issue on page 37. These delightful bits of verse are from the pen of Miss Anne Sutherland, of the Class of 1919-20. Miss Sutherland ' s poetry appears regularly in the Toronto Globe. 7