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

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Open J4ouie 3or JV. £. c4lumni The doors of the Normal School were thrown open to admit two hundred and seventy graduates on Saturday morning, April 2. The alumni, coming from all over- Western Ontario, were directed by guides to the registration table, where they received name tags and signed the Visitor ' s Book. Our guests then enjoyed a luncheon in the library, where Mrs. F. C. Biehl and Mrs. C. E. Mark poured coffee. This part of the morning programme was arranged by Miss Conover and a committee of students. At noon the visitors met in the assembly hall to elect a new executive and to discuss other business matters. A particularly interesting item was the presentation of a portrait of Dr. Mark, our retired principal, to the school. A tour of various classrooms followed. The work in the Craft Room was praised by some alumni, who regretted that they never had done such work back in 1900. Next year we are looking forward to this annual Open House when we will meet again our masters and fellow graduates. JOYCE LAVERY, Form II Vhitor Z)o Z)he School MR. ELBORN Mr. Elborn, Inspector of Professional Training Schools of Ontario, visited the Lon- don Normal School. He joined us in the class rooms and discussed educational problems. He advised the men to teach first in a rural school, especially if they intended to remain in the field of education. As he is a graduate of this Normal School, he readily expressed his pleasure on this return visit. MR. ROUSE Mr. Rouse, Principal of Fredericton Normal School, paid a visit to our Normal School last October. During our interview with him we learned many interesting things concerning their Normal Schools. They have two terms — June to December and January to June. Students that have a certificate equivalent to our junior matriculation may enter the Normal School. Ontario students are able to teach in the Maritimes but their students are not able to come into Ontario without writing an examination. The message Mr. Rouse sends out to the students is: I wish you every success in your year here at Normal and through the years to come when vou will be out in your own schools educating our young Canadians. Congratulations and Good Luck to the Graduates of 1948 - 1949 We thank you for your patronage. Huffman ' s Drug Store Phone Met. 1920 156 Wortlev Rd. London. Canada Page Twenty-eight