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

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18 MANUAL TRAINING I ' ll be down in the Manual Training shop has been a frequently employed answer to, What are you doing after four? Mr. Hagerman is our most competent Manual Training instructor. The shop is quite well equipped despite the fact that some of the machines are old and very noisy. If dubious about that noise try to enjoy a music period with Mrs. Part low above the shop on Monday. Perhaps we should agitate for new machines. Mr. Hagerman has worked in the shop every Saturday morning as well as several nights after four. Some of the work done by students under his direction is really splendid. The first plague disrupting the peaceful shop was the desire of every student to make a primary Rending folder for Mr. Roberts. Why? you may ask. Well, we got credit for both Primary work and Manual Training. The folders have proved useful for many of our lessons, not only in primary work, but also in other subjects. The next calamity befalling the shop was the desire to make wind-vanes. Yesi We received marks for both Manual Training and Agriculture. For many weeks there were dangerous looking arrows standing up in all parts of the Manual Training Room. The baskets and book-ends made by some of the students are very creditable. Trays, pins, bracelets are other attractive achievements. The Manual Training has been an invaluable part of our Normal School year. Besides many pieces of work we will carry with us a practical knowledge of tools and methods that should help us in our teaching and more important still a greater appreciation for manual labour. Margaret Gould, • RED CROSS WORK The students of London Normal School have been active in all the work of the Red Cross. During the first term, two courses were sponsored by the Red Cross, one in St. John T s First Aid and one in Home Nursing. The First Aid course was directed by Mrs. Jessup and Mrs. McDermot while Miss Penhale directed the home nursing. In both courses there were demonstrations of practical work, and lectures. All of the meetings both practical and theoretical of St. John s First Aid were held in the Normal School. The lectures for the Home Nursing class were held in the Normal School while the practical lessons were held in the Blood Donor s Clinic at §18 Queens Avenue. A large group of the students found their way back there to donate blood at a later date.