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

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ject was, Resolved That the Entrance of Women Into Professional and Business Life Is In the Best Interests of Society. Mr. W. M. Shipman and Miss H. Dyer upheld the affirmative side for To- ronto, but the decision went unanimously to the London team of Mr. Alex. Burr and Miss Clara Kerr. The reception for the guests, judges and par- ticipants at the close of the program brought the meet to an end. I think that we, from London, truly regretted bidding good-bye to our newly formed pedagogical pals. E. ARSCOTT o o o Ch ristian rellowship THOSE Students who met Tuesday and Thursday mornings in Mr. Clarke ' s room for prayer and study of St. John ' s Gospel were, I am sure, blessed with the fellowship and communion manifested there. Sunday evenings after church the same group held informal meetings at the homes of generous friends of the Christian Fellowship group. Here choruses were sung, discussions were held, and spiritual talks were given by Christian men in the work. Those in the qroup will remember as they go out to be potential teachers that God so loved the world that He gave His only beqotten Son that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life, John 3:16; God is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth, John 4:24; and This is My commandment, that ye love one another as I have loved you, John 15:12. We hope they will carry this Christian teaching to the children under their guidance and care. May this work thrive and grow in the Normal School, for the students will find in it worthwhile inspiration and help and a wonderful insight into the saving influence of Jesus Christ. FRED MILLER o o o The Treasure-House of the Mind ALTHOUGH scientists may describe the mind as so much qray matter composed of thou- sands of cells, I like fo think of it as a treasure- house, where our most valued possessions are stored. A treasure-house is defined as a dwel ling place in which great wealth or anything much valued is stored. We all have an idea of what a treasure- house contains, although each may have a different idea. My ideal treasure-house contains the most costly tapestries and the most exquisitely carved furnitures, not to be compared with anythinq we have ever seen. On its walls are hung beautiful and majestic paintings, masterpieces of famous artists. Along one of the walls is a book-case filled with numberless books — some classics and even some first editions as well as all the books we ever have read and enjoyed or ever have wanted to read. Then behind a secret panel, known only to myself, are to be found gold and precious jewels, old heir- looms, evidences of departed glory. Yet we have a treasure-house far more precious than this our ideal treasure-house, and that is the treasure-house of the mind. Although the furnish- ings of the mind ' s treasure-house are not as tangible as those of the ideal treasure-house (for others may not even know we possess them), yet they are more lastinq. Vandals and roques may rob and lay waste our ideal treasure-house, but the treasure-house of the mind is invulnerable aqainst invaders. For our mind ' s treasure-house is furnished with our friends; we have the best friends in the world, not to be compared with anyone else ' s. The pictures hung on its walls are memories of pictures that we have seen — a beautiful scene, a sonq, a sunset — these are some of the pictures hung on the walls of the mind. On the shelves of the walls of our mind are stored our memories — memories of home and school, of pleasant associations, of some little tri- umphs or perhaps disappointments — these we may take down from the shelves of our mind, as a book, and con over at our leisure. The qold and jewels behind the secret panel in the treasure-house of our mind are the books that we have read — qems of prose and poetry that we will always treasure. Southey once wrote of his books as Mv never-failinq friends are thev With whom I converse day by day. So it is evident that we ourselves are larqely responsible for our own treasure-house. We may choose our own friends with which to furnish our treasure-house. We may fill our minds with only the best pictures — since there is so much of the beautiful in the world why should we clutter our walls with the sordid, the undesirable; our memories are all that remain of our past experiences and associations, so we ourselves, throuqh our actions, can form rich and precious memories to out on the shelves of our mi nd; we can certainly choose the literature we read, to a certain extent at least, so why not read onlv the best, the qems of literature, shunninq the tawdry and the cheap. For the structures that we raise, Time is with materials filled: Our todays and yesterdays Are the blocks with which we build. Let us do our work as well, Both the unseen and the seen; Make the house where God may dwell, Beautiful, entire and clean. KATHRYN MclNTYRE

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INTER - NORMAL MEETS Hamilton at London HAMILTON visited London on Saturday, Feb. 8th. Long before eleven o ' clock enthusiastic London Normalites had gathered in South Collegi- ate ' s gymnasium prepared to do or die for London Normal School. The fact that our guests were somewhat laggard in war failed to dim our jubilant spirits and the first athletic event found us either cheering lustily or fighting valiantly. The Girls ' Volleyball game was won by Hamilton, but only after a very fine fight on the part of the London team. The Girls ' Basketball game, which we also lost to our competi + ors, followed in the after- noon. The Boys ' Basketball match was warmly con- tested, although success failed once again to perch on London ' s banners. The last event of the after- noon, the Boys ' Volleyball game, was won by the Hamilton team. This completed the athletic com- petitions, and although our teams lost, they did so with the knowledge that they had played the game with true sportsmanship. At Wesley United Church the Normalites from Hamilton and London gathered to attend the ban- quet prepared for us by the ladies of that church. At its conclusion, Mr. Alex. Burr, the toastmaster, proposed a toast to the King. A toast to the guests was proposed by Mr. George Rousom, of London, and to the participants by Miss Eleanor Edmondson, of Hamilton. School songs added the final touch to the dinner and we left the banquet hall with their refrains still ringing in our ears. The evening program took place in the Assembly Hall of the London Normal School under the guid- ance of Mr. Jack Mayberry, President of the Liter- ary Society. Here again, school songs and cheers led by Miss Mabel Davidson and Mr. Flavio Botari, of Hamilton, and Miss Gertrude Jones and Mr. Fred Eagan, of London, entertained us greatly. Dr. Mark welcomed our guests in true pedagogical style and Dr. McMillan, Principal of Hamilton Normal School, responded fittingly. The contests of the evening were interspersed by a number of musical presentations, including selections by Mr. Jack Mair on his violin, by Ham- ilton ' s orchestra, and by a Girls ' Chorus and Male Quartette from London Normal School. In the Girls ' Public Speaking competition Lon- don ' s representative was Miss Jean Norbury, who opposed Miss Jean English, of Hamilton, and who was responsible for London ' s only victory through- out the day. In the debate, Resolved That Inter- Normal Activities Be Limited To An Annual Meet In Guelph, London upholding the affirmative side, was represented by Miss Marjorie Hamil and Mr. Gordon Harley, while Hamilton ' s speakers were Mr. Edgar Nash and Miss Helen Johnston. The award was unanimously in favour of the negative side. Mr. Alex. Burr and Mr. William Wallace, of London and Hamilton, respectively, competed in the Men ' s Public Speaking Contest, in which the honours went once more to Hamilton. At the conclusion of the program for the evening, refreshments were served to the visiting Normalites, who also enjoyed a little of the light fantastic before returning over the mountain. London at Toronto BEFORE sunrise on the morning of Saturday, March 2 8 1 h , courageous London Normalites found themselves unbelievably wide-awake, bound for Toronto, where we were to meet the students of Toronto Normal School. A royal welcome awaited us at the station in Toronto, where loyal supporters of the Black and Gold qrceted us in song and took the majority of us under their friendly wing for the remainder of the morning. Those of us who were more intellectu- ally than sartorially inclined paid due tribute to the Museum. Farly in the afternoon, Normal Students from Toronto and London met in Jarvis Collegiate Insti- tute, where the athletic events were to be held. Toronto was successful in winning the first three games, the Girls ' and Boys ' Volleyball and the Girls ' Basketball. Then came the final event of the afternoon — the Boys ' Basketball game. I imagine that the walls of the gymnasium are still echoing with the cheers that rose from the throats of enthusi- astic Londoners. That magnificent game that soothed the hurt of every defeat London suffered in both meets together, will go down in the annals of our Normal School Year, a memorable victory. The score was 40-14 in our favour. Mr. L. Chellew, the toastmaster, presided over the banquet, which was held in the Diana Sweets Restaurant. At its conclusion, a number of toasts were proposed — to the King by Mr. Chellew, of Toronto; to the guests by Miss Mary Barker, of Toronto; and to Inter-Normal Activities by Mr. John Garrett, of London. Community singing was then very capably conducted by Mr. Chellew. Perhaps of all the songs All You ' ve Etta will linger longest in the memories of London and Toronto students. Mr. G. Clipperton was chairman of the evening program, held in the auditorium of the Toronto Normal School. Here, Mr. Whyte made us officially welcome and Dr. Mark replied reminiscently. Throughout the evening we were delightfully enlerta ' ned by musical selections which Mr. Percy, of the Toronto Normal School, directed. The literary program opened with the Women ' s Public Speaking Contest, which Miss Kathryn Mclntyre, of London, won from Miss Margaret Hunter, of Toronto. The winning contestant in the Men ' s Public Speaking Competition was Mr. Jack Mayberry, of London, who opposed Mr. Reg. Davis, from Toronto. The final event, the debate, was eagerly anticipated by the majority since the sub-

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FIRST TERM ATHLETIC EXECUTIVES Back Row — G. Kerr, D. Adams, M. Riddell, M. Leveiton, H. Glolr,, C. Kerr, A. Green. Front Row — J. Rutherford, W. Jay, M. Gray, F. Eagan, M. Lawler, H. Brown. SECOND TERM ATHLETIC EXECUTIVES Back Row — D. Maclntyre, J. Evans, M. Cudney, A. McGugan, E. Caughlin, A. Campbell. Front Row — G. Simpson, M. Linsley, D. Young, J. McPherson. GIRLS ' AND BOYS ' VOLLEY BALL TEAMS Back Row — G. Schoonover, S. Liddle, G. Stinson, V. Gray, J. Stuart, W. Searson, G. Shaw, O. Smith. Front Row — E. Wright, H. Ruckle, I. Mahler, J. Vail, E. Moore, J. McPherson, R. Morris. Absent — W. Jay, F. Eagan.