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

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16 Right dress J Fists start to tap shoulders gently at the ladies end of the line and slowly gain in volume and strength until they reach a climax at Lawrie, our key nan. He bends and sways like the sturdy oak in the grip of a hurricane but he holds his position, Attention A deep and awful silence. Right Turnl Sone turn right, some turn left, and the rest stand still. With sone confusion the line faces a correct position. Forward March J The line starts off like a Ford on a cold morning, but the natural rythn of a Nornal student soon exerts its influence. Oh 5 Oh I here comes the first turn. Listen to the squeal of tortured rubber as those running shoes try to negotiate the turn. Counting in FIVES , begin One, two, three, four, five, six, seven— HALT ! Miss Prendergast guietly asks what comes after five when a class is numbering in fives. This leads to a heated argument on whether it should be 8 or 9 so Miss Prendergast explains the intricate business. Marching begins again. Up the floor in fives J Five studentn bunch up on one side of the room and creep up -the floor as if they were stalking a critic teacher. At last they drag themselves into formation one by one and exercises commence. Miss Prendergast puts forth her best efforts but after three Grade One exercises there are so many casualties that she deems it best to halt proceedings and change to a new dance. Boys all get a partner! When the rush is over the boys pick themselves off the floor to find that they each secured a partner. The first part of the dance is a waltz so all the boys skip . The second part is a polka so the boys keep right on skipping,. When the last part is a slide step and the boys keep right on skipping it finally dawns on everyone that the gentlemen have learned to skip and they want to shew off. An addition to the dance ' is a awing your partner . One well known lad does a jitter- bug step- Another tries to imitate a pin-wheel and a third discovers that his feet are trying to dance with each other Then, like Madame Guillotine, the bell goes cutting through these carefree activities. Immediately you hear cries of Crutches over here I or Stretcher needed i Thus, after an exhilerating J ( minutes the First Formers stagger, hobble, or are carried out to rest up for their next P. T. class two days hence. An awesome silence once more reigns supreme in this room of lost glory. Yet wait! Here comes another form. Oh, no J Let us retreat from this gory battle- field. I cannot stand to watch the complete demoralization of another form. R. C. Lougheed

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17 STUDENT ACTIVITIES GLEE CLUB Harki What is that music stealing from the auditorium? What J haven ' t you heard, that ' s the London Normal School Glee Club practising. Under the direction of Mrs. Tart low, the Glee Club met every Tuesday noon. There was an average attendance of 30 at these practices. Marie Virtue was President, and Margaret Gould Secretary-Treasurer. The first performance was given on Armistice Day when we were led by Mary Heard, and the final performance of the year was the presentation of Rendezvous at the Critic Teachers ' Party on March 6. Solo performers included Grace Sales, Doris Wells, Edith Whittal, Maxine Smith, and Edith Williams. The able and faithful accompanist for the choir was Jewell Jewitt. The girls sincerely appreciate the time and effort which Mrs. Part low put into organizing and directing the Glee Club. Marie Virtue INTER-VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP NEWS Greetings from the I.V.C.F, Members to the graduating Normal Students of 1944, The I.V.C.F. at Normal School has enjoyed a busy year and happy times together when a few moments could be snatched from work. Practically every Tuesday night after four one might find a nucleus of students ardently engaged in worthwhile discussion, based on a prepared outline for study on John ' s Gospel. Or perhaps the group would be listening to one of the several speakers who have visited here - men and women of wide experience in the Educational and Christian field. Again one might see (and hear) a large group of happy students enjoying the hospitable atmosphere of the home of Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Hill, singing lustily from all quarters of the room. The speakers who talked to the group at such gathering knew what young people want and need. Fellowship with the University and Medical, and High School groups, helped make these informal sing-songs a success. Mass meetings with the Fellowships of the City, too, have been other ire an s of worthwhile activity. The Fellowship year will finish on a triumphant chord, also. The year has seemed short, but not so short that it has not been profitable: the motto of the I.V.C.F. is kept in mind - to know Christ and to make Him known . Norma Raw ling