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

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POETRY Wly D ear est c Boo Sometimes I open an old, worn book, A book which is sacred to me. And I turn o ' er its numerous pages And read with much care what I see. Those pages that are old, and torn. Are not pages that I ' ve read the most, But they ' ve been so greatly neglected That they ' ve lost all desire to boast. And have quietly lain in this dear, old book While the years have swept swiftly along, And page after page has been added To enlarge the book of my song. All of the sheets have numbers; Oft times they are hard to discern, As I look o ' er the many past pages I find lessons which I may well learn. They tell the mistakes and the failures Which were made by one I know well, And they show how they could be avoided, Which is more than more costly books tell. So this old book, this worn book, and faded, Is dearest of all books to me, And when I am lonesome I turn to This book, called My Memory. — Doriss Hudson.

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NORMAL SCHOOL LONDON ONTARIO WESTON MacDONALD— Born at Thames- ville. Attended high school at Dresden and Petrolia. An active member of the basketball team and Tony in the play. He needs no foil but shines by his own proper light. HORACE MacGREGOR— Another from St. Thomas. A graduate of St. Thomas C. I. An active baseball player. NICHOLAS MARTENS— Born at Ekaterinoslav, Russia. Graduated from Molotchansk State Gymnasium and Gretna, Manitoba C. I. At Normal he has distinguished himself by his originality and good scholarship. FRED OSBORNE— Born at Ridgetown. A graduate of the local high school. At Normal an active member of the basketball team. Ambition — to be a biologist. Played Hastings in She Stoops to Conquer. HARLTON RAWLINGS— Born at Lakeside, from Beck C. I. Ambition — Specialist in Science. : St. Marys. Graduated JAMES SILCOX— Graduated from Sarnia C. I. Was Normalite Boys ' Sports Editor. Took a part in the play. An industrious fellow, yet full of fun. STANLEY TAYLOR— A native of St. Thomas. Graduated from the S. C. I. Is an athlete, playing rugby, hockey and baseball in Ontario leagues. A. Smile A sunny smile on a dreary day Will chase the gloom and clouds away, A merry laugh when things go wrong Will tune the heart to a glad new song; A cheery smile like a fairy sprite Will turn the darkness into light, A pleasant smile, like a June day rare, Dispels the gloom, making earth grow fair. Perseverance Nothing ever is achieved, Be it small or be it great; Nothing worthy of renown, By the men who stand and wait. Nothing ever is achieved By the men who fear to try; Nothing worthy of success By the men who sit and sigh. Keep on striving, day by day, Though the clouds be dark about; Just remember as you go. He who perseveres wins out. — May Fitch. Page Tuentyjive

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BOYS ' ATHLETICS A LTHOUGH the training given in the Normal School is primarily mental, the other factors which go to make up an all-round pro- gramme are not slighted. The physical side of life is agreeably developed in competitive sport. From the first the Normal boys showed a strong desire for this form of amusement and recreation. Softball was the centre of attraction during the early fall term. The Normal Team, lacking practice and team play, lost two exciting and hard- fought games to Westervelts. When the Basketball season opened, Softball was forgotten. The boys elected Bob Dennis as Captain and Manager. Under his direction, a team was organized. Bob is deserving of a great deal of credit for his part in the athletic activities of the school as a whole. Normal was grouped in the City Basketball League with London Life, Bell Telephone, Knox Church, Westervelt and Northern Life teams. These teams were no mean adversaries. Their chief advantage over Normal, lay in the fact that they had been practising for a longer time. In spite of this, Normal compared favorably with the others in the first half of a scheduled series of games. In the first game, once Normal got started, London Life had to work hard to hold the ten point lead which they gained earlier in the game. The final score was 30-20. Very close and intensely interesting games were played with Wester- velts and Northern Life ; in each of these Normal finished only two points down. Our team had the distinction of being the only team to defeat Knox, a strong combination team and winner of the first half of the series. The League games were completed in February with Normal holding third place among the city teams. Our team defeated South Collegiate, Beck Collegiate and Aylmer teams in Exhibition games. Each of these strengthened the team for oncoming clashes. The most enjoyable outing was our trip by bus to Stratford. Of course, we were proud of our share in a 65-9 point game, but socially, the event was an even greater success. The return game with Stratford in two weeks, showed the result of practice and our team had to work for their lead of 21 points in a 38-17 point game.