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

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On the evening of October 10, 1946, the newly-formed Lunch Club played hosts to the student body at a wiener roast in Gibbons ' Park. To the uninitiated outside-of-Londoners, this park was an unexplored wilderness. It is somewhat doubtful whether the evening ' s experience did much to clear up this mystery. However, with the able assistance of the Richmond Bus Service and the invaluable— if a trifle vague— directions of John Abraham, who was policeman at the Grosvenor-Richmond intersection, the majority of our school population were safely con- ducted with an occasional flashlight to the bottom of the hill, where a cheerful fire (thanks to Bruce Georgeoff and C. W. Roberts) greeted them. By 8 o ' clock, undaunted by some threatening raindrops, merry voices could be heard raised in loud, if not so musical, song. Throughout the evening, from Noah ' s Ark to Till We Meet Again, gaiety prevailed. A plentiful supply of hot dogs, apples and cokes seemed to satisfy the ravenous appetites on display. By 10.30 the boisterous crowd had subsided and were dispersing in various directions to wend their ways homeward. -JEAN STOTHERS, Form IV. On Friday afternoon of September 20 the students realized that at Normal we work while we work and play while we play. Miss Prendergast arranged a play-day for us and divided the student body into six groups with a director for each group. Names were pinned on and the Bears, Lions, Tigers, etc., followed the captains to the school grounds. Here, at the sound of the whistle, each team began playing at one of the following games: throwing the bean bags, numbers run, dodge ball, snatch the handkerchief, hopscotch and baseball croquet. At the sound of the whistle the teams moved to another game until the full round had been completed. The boys then played an exhibition game of soccer and the play day which was designed to promote goodwill more than fulfilled its purpose. -ELSIE DE SMET, Form II. Page Ten

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Our Instructors in Religion It is my honour to represent the Ministers who are teachers of Religious Knowledge at the London Normal School in expressing our sincere good wishes to all of our students as they become graduates and embark upon their careers as teachers in the schools of this Province. No secular calling should be more exalted than that of the School Teacher. By him the foundations of our society are laid and maintained. It is his privilege to help to mould the minds of future citizens in the most impressive and formative years of their development. No longer is he the teacher of just academic subjects, but the modern school teacher is a guide to the unfold- ing of a way of life. The responsibility of the teacher is great and his own training and devotion must be equal to his high task. That is why, in saying Best Wishes to the Class of ' 47, that the teachers of Religious Knowledge at London Normal School commend each graduate to the example, he care and the blessing of the greatest of all teachers— our Lord. REV. HAROLD U. TRINIER, President, London Council of Churches. Our Critic Teachers URBAN SCHOOLS Miss Clara Tupper Miss Edna Lancaster Miss Isobel Cooke Miss Muriel Lancaster Miss Isabel McLeish Miss Nora McRae Miss Gladys Morris Miss M. E. MacVicar Mr. Beverley Collier Mr. W. D. Sutton, B.A., B.Paed. Miss Edna Rae Miss Pearl Elliott Mr. Sam MacKay RURAL SCHOOLS Mr. Ed Judd Miss Jean McLachlan Mrs. Laura S. Bawden Miss Margaret Knowles Mr. W. B. Springett Miss Jean Patterson Mr. W. G. Rigney Mr. Donald Gay Miss Eileen Finnegan Mrs. Jean Gummow Mr. Leslie Pickles Mrs. Helena Sherriff HIGH SCHOOL Mr. Everton A. Miller, M.A., Principal Mr. Charles S. Buck, M.A. Mr. David H. Carr, B.A. Mr. Everett O. Hall, M.A. Mr. Claude M. McCallum, B.A. Miss Dorothy McCann, B.A., B.Paed. Mr. Walter E. Shales, M.A., B.Paed. Miss Frances H. Wiancko, M.A. Page Nine

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The Hallowe ' en Party On Thursday evening, October 31, the students held their annual Hallowe ' en Party. The officers of the Literary Society were in charge of the evening ' s entertainment, which consisted of an informal dancing party. The music room and lower hall were gaily decorated with orange and black streamers, pumpkins, witches and cornstalks, suitable for the occasion. Music for the dance was supplied by records. Eugene Saunders, aided by Bill Townshend, was the able Master of Ceremonies. Many girls were in costume. There was a Miss McGinty, who immediately claimed the attention of Mr. Roberts, several girls in period and peasant costumes and one in Scottish dress, to mention only a few. The boys, although not as well represented as the girls, produced a clown (and what a clown!) and a Chinaman. Some of the Huron College guests came pyjama-clad and bedecked with odds and ends from the scrap heap. Since it was not possible for all the students to obtain costumes, the committee in charge decided upon an alternative mode of dress. All boys not in costume wore sweaters and bow ties. Girls not in costume wore skirts, blouses and men ' s ties and wore their hair in the up- sweep style. The results were quaint to say the least. The members of the Staff were present and after having started the dance off in an enthusiastic but crowded Grand March, soon retired to the Library for a quiet game of cards. During the dance refreshments, consisting of doughnuts and sweet (?) cider, were served in relays, one form at a time with their guests. By taking a partner from a different form each time some of the students did very well for themselves in the way of refreshments. Near the close of the evening a tottering old lady of unbelievable proportions provided a laugh for the guests. This old lady got into a little trouble by trying to enter the boys ' rest- room. Her mistake was immediately corrected by a couple of indignant young gentlemen, who forcibly escorted her to the proper place, much to the amusement of the girls. The party reluctantly broke up shortly after 11.30 p.m., enabling the guests to catch the very last buses home. All agreed that the party was a great success. -DONALD BELL, Form I. Page Eleven