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

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14 ATHLETICS PLAY DAY Laughter, memories and eternal friendships; All are genuine products of our Play Day , The first whistle melted the icy atmosphere which was inevitable, ;i Normalites became one. Each new and novel game brought fun in its train. But the best was reserved until the end — for what could produce more enjoyment than the partaking of refreshments with new- found friends. As the curtain fell on a perfect day, one comment was voiced by the student body as a whole- We ? ll never forget to-day. Wasn ' t it fun? Sister St. Viator OUR BASKET BALL TEAM Our two great games of the year were with the girls from Central Collegiate and Sacred Heart Convent. The first game was played in the Central gymna sium and the latter game in our own school. Our girls put on a great show against the Centralites and took the lead for the first-half of the game. With their skillful passing and guarding, they were able to keep the ball v ell out of reach of the opponents. At half-time the Central girls slowly caught up with our score and with three minutes to go the score ws a tie. Oh, what a fast three minutes J The girls from both teams worked hard to gain the ball to better their own score. But luck was with them and the Central girls broke -through to lead our score by two points. At the end of the game the Normal girls sauntered slowly back to the dressing room, a tired but happy bunch. The last game in our gymnasium brought the yellow and gold to the front with a score of 14 - 4. The skill of ' passing and guarding was still carried over from the first game. Our forwards did their part to keep the score above that of the Sacred Heart s girls and so this helped to make the game a quick and exciting one. In one corner of the room a group of Normalites cheered their comrades at numerous intervals. They also showed their sportsmanship by raising cheers for good plays by the opposing team. I»m sure all the school joins with me in congratulating the girls in their good work and in wishing them the best in future games. Keep up the good work girls J Betty Walters

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15 VOLLEY BALL »43 - ! 44 Early in the winter the year ' s class of prospective teachers abandoned all their dignity - most of us didn ' t have far to go - in a series of very interesting and exciting volley ball games. Previously each class had passed through a period of very capable instruction and coacMng conducted by Miss Prendergast in our physical education classes. Though each form had an even start Form III and Form IV showed their superior skill by pulling out ahead of the other forms. The great clash came on the day that Form III and Form IV met. But we need not have worried foi Form IV, the irresponsible, came out victorious. For this great feat each member of the team received a Normal School crest. We must not forget the few male members of our class who nobly forfeited their moral support in each other to spread their manly strength over the four Forms. We here express our gratitude to them and to those students who freely gave their services to help us in our games as referees and other officials „ Gladys Wright THE GYMNASIUM If you ever make a tour of London Normal School you must not miss the gymnasium. It is a very average looking gymnasium with the exception of the rafters placed at varying heights from the floor. Host people would call the rafters ordinary steel pipes but a true Normal student knows that they have many different and uncomplimentary names. You ask why? Well in the middle of a tense basketball game with the score tied, your star player makes a beautiful pass only to see it neatly intercepted by an innocent appearing rafter. Perhaps in the near future some Winnie the Welder will forsake the assembly line for Normal School and then one joyous day she iray absent- mindedly un weld :! those fiendish pipes. But hold. 5 What have we here? Why the doors have just opened and First Form is entering its semi-weekly period o f Physical Torture. Miss Prendergast must have a new dance for the boys today if we may judge by that cruel smile on her face. She gives an order for quiet and all the future school marms and masters cease trying to gain glory by actually dropping the basketball in the basket. Fall in J and the First Formers fall into perfect form- ation. Then they climb out and form right. No I mean they form on the left. Attention J For several minutes the line resembles an animated earth worm but it finally gives a death wriggle and straightens out. Then silence and a perfect line.