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

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r- , PHOTO BY LAIDLAW YEAR BOOK EXECUTIVE Back Row: R. Brand (Art). H. Lossing (Photography). H. Gillott (Literary), M. Follick (Humour), L. Fairbairn (Ass ' t Business Manager). W. Harpur (Student Adviser). Front Row: J. Mitchell (Business Manager). I. Healy (Editor). Dr. Hoiierd (Adviser). R. Palmer (Assistant Editor).

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POETRY— Continued NORMAL SCHOOL MUSERS (Parody on The Solitary Reaper — William Wordsworth.) Behold us, poring o ' er our books, We do not see the printed page! Musing and dreaming to ourselves, Our thoughts flow to a bygone age. Alone, we wander back, perchance, To cock our heads, and look askance At pranks we used to play in school To test the teacher ' s temper cool. No Normal School did ever hear More lusty cries from straining throats Of thousands, as our teams we cheer To Victory 1 We still have hopes! A book so chilling ne ' er was read, As Pioneers went to our heads; We sketched and wrote from morn till night, And still ten marks were out of sight! Will someone tell us what to say? Perhaps our wand ' ring mind ' s at sea; We long to take those cruises gay, Where wafting breezes be. Or are we destined more to raise Our voices in a one-roomed school, And simply dream of those fair days — A Master in a Normal School. Whate ' er the theme of our school year, We bend our heads in solemn vow; We ' ll always love you, Mater, dear, Smce you have ably shown us how To live above the Golden Rule, And always keep our tempers cool; Your counsel in our hearts we ' ll store Long after we ' ve passed through the door. —ESTHER LAIDLAW. A TEACHER ' S PRAYER There goes my last small problem out the door! The room is strangely silent now, at four; I need no desert place to kneel and pray, The Master Teacher can ' t be far away — Yet keep I must my little ones from harm Until a mother ' s tender, loving arm Encircles each small wanderer with joy And closely hugs a rumpled girl or boy. And now, dear Lord, forgiveness I implore For harsh and bitter words I spoke before I thought how soon blue eyes can fill with tears, And rosy, little cheeks can pale with fears. Oh, teach me kindly patience! Help me keep Imprisoned words that cause a child to weep. Tomorrow, help me teach instead with smiles, And, Master, walk with me down narrow aisles Through years of service, ' till life ' s clock strikes four And, homeward bound, a teacher shuts the door And hurries gladly tow ' rd the joy to be — Led by a little child, at last, to Thee. ■ — MARY HOLLAND. MEMBERS OF THE Empress Avenue School: Mr. R. G. Fowler, B.A. Miss Isobel Cooke Miss Eva Darch Miss Margaret Grieve Mr. S. G. Munro, B.A. Lady Beck School: Mr. Mark Garrett Miss Elva Armitage Miss Jessie McWilliam Lome Avenue School: Miss Hazel Henderson Victoria School: Miss Gertrude Bapty Rural Schools: Miss M. McLean, B.A. Mrs. Helen Paterson . Miss M. Penhale Mr. W. G. Rigney Governor Simcoe School: Mr. F. H. Galpin, B.A. Miss Mable Buckle Miss Iva Graham Miss Lily Hoffman Miss Muriel Lancaster Miss Isobel McLeish Miss Vera Tisdale [27] CRITIC STAFF Lord Roberts School: Miss Margaret Belton Tecumseh Avenue School: Miss Gladys Morris Wortley Road School: Miss Annie Davidson COLLEGIATE STAFF South Collegiate: Mr. R. S. H. Graham, M.A. Mr. A. F. McKillop, B.A. Mr. Roy Allen, B.A. Mr. W. T. Armstrong, B.A. Mr. J. F. Calvert, M.A. Mr. H. B. Dinsmore, B.A. Miss Bessie McCamus, B.A. Sir Adam Beck Collegiate: Mr. W. C. Johnson, B.A. Mr. W. H. Adamson, B.A. Miss Mary Cameron, B.A. Miss Jessie Day, B.A. Mr. W. M. Herron, M.A. Mr. W. E. Shales, M.A., B.Paed. Mr. D. H. Strangways, B.A. Miss Agnes Vrooman, B.A.

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PHOTO BY LAID LAW FIRST TERM STUDENT PARLI AMENT Bark Row: M. Hainsworth. M. Allingham. R. Fairs (Treasurer). A. Hodgins, R. Williams. Front Row: H. Cruickshank (Vice-President). W. Harpur (President). J. Healy (Secretary). PHOTO BY LAIDLAW SECOND TERM STUDENT PARLIAMENT Back Row: J. Hill (Treasurer). J. Fydell, J. Fuhrman. G. King, B. Upfold. Front Row: J. Dawson (Vice-President), R. Jones (President), M. Rogers (Secretary). [29]