London South Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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y- JEL 'A TA'Z!TIIl..::. Editor-NANCY SANTO, IV B. fa New idea in fXllile'lics A great many of the students in the school will remember the enjoyable and interesting visit we had last year on November 9th. 1933, from Miss Anne F. Hodgkins, who is Field Secretary of the Womens Division of the National Ama- teur Athletic Federation of America. Miss Hodgkins spoke to us concerning this great movement of which the standards of twelve clauses are known throughout the world. Miss Hodgkins. as a representative of the association. showed us how much bet- ter intra-mural competition was as opposed to intra-scholastic competition. lntra-scholastic competition concerns only a small group of performers in that cer- tain line of sport. whereas we are attempt- ing to organize a programme for every girl. Thus. instead of taking the time and energy of the teacher to train a few, we advocate the spreading of time. strength. and energy to train a great many. This year. our great objective is to create, not one team. but many teams. The Girls' Athletic Association of last year. under the supervision of Miss Mac- pherson. recommended to the incoming executive that the athletic program in our school be changed to stress intra-mural activity rather than intra-scholastic competition. This year we have taken our first step to carry out these ideas. Every fall for the past few years has been used to train and coach a first and second year basket- ball team. This took up four week nights page seventy-four for those in first and second years who did not make their teams, besides the third. fourth and fifth year girls. This year only three nights a week, two for all the first year girls and the other for all the second year girls, are left free for all of those who wish to learn to play basketball. Whereas last year only a chosen fifteen of the second year girls could play, there are now over fifty girls playing. With the first year girls there are over sixty in the inter-form competi- tion instead of fifteen. Every one of these one hundred and ten girls who so desired has been put on a team and is playing on a regular schedule. The remaining two nights are left for girls wishing to take part in badminton. This is being spon- sored by the Girls' Athletic Executive under Miss MacFarlane. There are now over eighty girls who have come out to play or learn to play badminton. These are from the Middle and Upper Schools. One night is especially for those who are only beginners, and those who have never played, but would like to learn. The other night is for more advanced players. In this manner we have begun a very great project-that of trying to find some athletic activity to interest and include every girl in the school. -NANCY SANTO, IV B. Tlie Giirisi party Well, maybe we didn't have a smart time! Just ask us. And our answer will be that it was the grandest party the girls have ever had-and that is saying something. ' To begin with, October 20th was a THE ORACLE

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Snenioic Rugby Shortly after school commenced this fall, football cleats began pounding South's gridiron. It was a great sight to watch the boys practicing. ' However, doubt was on the faces of many. The question arose, Will Coach Dinsmore be able to obtain enough mate- rial for a Senior squad? Four players were all that remained from last year's W.O.S.S.A. City Champions. Was Mr. Dinsmore down-hearted? Not much. He collected a few of the 1932 Juniors that had become Seniors. He scouted around and found newcomers to the school. He even went so far as picking up material that had never before kicked a pigskin. And in these boys, Coach Dins- more found a creditable team. He whipped them into condition. He pounded plays into their heads, and, when the whistle blew for the first game, the boys were ready. South's first game ended in a 1-1 tie with Beck. In their second game the gar- net and grey took Central 10-O. The boys' third game, which was with Beck, ended 2-1 for Beck. South's last game of the series was a thriller. It wound up with a 14-0 defeat for the old rival, Central. Though South was not the group win- ner, the Alma Momlnie was proud of her sons. They had trained well, they had played hard and they had taken their de- feats on the chin. And so another Senior squad goes down in South's history as a real team. The players were as follows: Capt, Neil Love, J. Gordon. G. Holland, F. Haysom, B. Walters, J. Brooks. R. Tremaine, B. Pace, B. Miller, B. DeHart, E. Grove, J. McHale, H. Blackmore, J. Kaufman, M. Anderson, C. Miller. -Bus WIDEMAN, VA. mllVllI1llT1l'liDlI Rltllgllyy The Junior Rugby practices commenced early in September, almost before the classes were really settled down to regular work. Many new faces appeared on the Held, but there was also that group of last year's regulars who did not pass into the Senior ranks. Usually the Seniors take away most of the previous year's Juniors, SOUTH C. I. but not so this year. Although the Juniors did lose a great number, they still retained a good number of last year's regulars, who will no doubt be the bulwark of this year's team. Mr. Freeman lost no time in shap- ing out the team, since the schedule commenced late in September. Nightly workouts were used. Oftentimes the work- out took the form of a scrimmage with the Seniors and, from the form showed, the Juniors should go far in the Junior W.O.S.S.A. A keen iight is anticipated in order that the Anderson Cup may be retained for another year. Twenty-six players were kept out of the large number who turned out. So the regular team has a very good backing. The Juniors are ably managed by Frank Kunz and have as their trainer Bill Pugsley, which all goes to show that nothing was left out that might help them to gain a championship. We are all backing you. So let's go. Juniors! The players are as follows: Doug. Parnell, Kennedy, Thomas, Filmore, Anni- bale, Johnston, Caspell, Southcott, Dowdell. Murray, Mason, Bacon, Cleland, Hanes, Morton, McKenzie. Cruickshanks. White, Atcheson, Rose, Anderson. Grey. Black, Meadon, Wooley, Newton. Til E TTB ck E5111 The twelfth annual W.O.S.S.A. track and field meet was held last 2-lth of May amidst ideal weather conditions. Our track team did not meet with any exceptional success, and compiled a total of only five points. These points were obtained by Jack Kennedy in the Intermediate running broad jump. in which he won first place with a sensational leap of 19 feet 3 inches. He was then invited to attend the Ontario Schools track and field meet. Although Jack made a creditable showing he did not succeed in winning a prize there. One of the popular members of the school. Ches. Hancock, entered the Free Press marathon and won a medal for finish- ing the 25 mile 385 yard run. The prospects for next year look somewhat brighter. as South now has one of the premier half-milers of Canada, Walter Griggs, as a pupil. The members of last years' team were: Juveniles, Pierce Hutchinson and Martin Gray, Intermediates, Jack Kennedy, Doug McLachlan and Ronald Chapman, and Senior, Harold White. -NEIL Rosn, V A. page seventy-three

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lovely night. When we were all assembled in the auditorium promptly at 7.30 o'clock, Doris Blackall, the vice-president, took charge of the party. She welcomed the guests and, after a motion to have a second Fifth Year representative, the programme began. First Year sat up very excitedly, bows Hopping and red noses glowing. Second Year led off the programme with a skit representing our favorites from the screen. Then Anne Gordon and Beth Reed rendered The Big Bad Wolf and Aintcha Glad. Third Year's skit made nearly every girl feel very blue when Barbara Knowles, as the bachelor, scorned every type from the athletic girl to the flirt, finally choosing a widow. Oh, well, girls! Never mind! Helen Wilkie danced, after which Fourth Year's skit left us all breathless, as we watched Libby Pegg, a terrible villain, roller skate threateningly around. Lois Gray danced for us. Fifth Year then put on a mock trial during which the cast tried very hard to say their parts but were considerably hampered by Constable Snatch smashing oranges in their faces, and also strange convulsions which seemed to sweep over them rather unexpectedly. After this very enjoyable programme a fearful initiation took place, led by Beth Reed and Doris Dorland. The poor freshies, after eating salt-filled chocolates and feeling various limbs of a dead man, felt they were a part of us. Libby Pegg led a sing-song after this, and then a tumbling act under the direc- tion of Miss MacFarlane was very ably put on. Eats followed-Coffee, hot dogs and pumpkin tarts. Could anything be better? We don't think so. At 11 o'clock the party was over-the very loveliest party of all the year. -Nom MCENVING, V A. GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE Back Row-Miss H. Hilliard, J. Woods, B. Moore, Miss J. MacFarlane fPresident7, M. Dillon, A. Gordon, D. Dorland. Front Row-P. Hennigar, V. Pryor, E. Gardner, D. Blackall, 1Vice-Presidentb, B. Govan, L. Gray, B. Reed. SOUTH C. I. page seventy-five