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By H. 8c T. Greenlees FTER a calm crossing of six days we passed Flushing, a Dutch sea-port, at the mouth of the Scheldt. The land was very low and on either side clusters of red-roofed houses were grouped around small harbours. We saw an occasional windmill, too, behind the dikes which bordered the river. The twenty-fourth of luly passed at anchor in the Scheldt, as the ship was ahead of time. During the day arrangements were made for disembark- ing. The companies met for the last instructions and were reminded of the early breakfast at six- fifteen! The ship was dressed, that is, all the highly coloured signal flags were run up from stem to stern on a long halliard. The hold was cleared and everyone was busy packing and labelling his suitcases and trunks. Y The next day, Saturday, we arose at five to watch the scenery through the early mist before arriving at Antwerp. An hour and a half later the industrious tugs had our ship docked at the stern of the Montcalm. Everyone was very excited and after a hurried breakfast assembled on deck to enjoy the delightful music of a Belgian military band. At the disembarkation the only baggage we carried were light haversacks which held the necessities for one night in France. We all wore blue berets with a maple leaf on the side while ex-service men and nurses wore khaki berets. No sooner had we set foot on the quay at Antwerp than uniformed officials, wearing swords and carrying small silver horns rushed us off to the train. It started exactly on time, with only a faint whistle from one of the guards. A corridor extends along the left side of the coach, which is divided into about five separate compartments. Each compartment holds eight people. On the window ledge was a warning in French, English, Flemish and German not to lean out of the window, which we all ignored. Anticipating many new sights, we looked out of the window most of the way from Antwerp to Arras. Among the first things we saw after leav- ing the city were the dog-carts used by some of the milkmen. Sometimes the dogs were harnessed under the carts, while the wooden-shoed peasant helped by pushing. Small farms and green meadows with gay flowers lined the greater part of the route. At noon we stopped at Arras, in a high-arched, glass-roofed station. Twenty busses took the party to a large picnic ground, Le Pre Fleuri, for lunch. We were served cold meat, salad, hot meat and dessert. This was our first French meal. Many found their French vocabulary very useful here, but we found one unsuccessful attempt was enough for us. ln the afternoon a tour by busses of the billet- ing area was scheduled, but we were two hours late in leaving. The first stop was Mont St. Eloi, a small village which Hamilton, Ontario, had restored and cared for. The grateful people had arranged a festival for the Canadians, but unfor- tunately we had to continue our journey. The driver did not seem to know the route, so we ambled along in the rain for hours without seeing anything of interest. Finally we reached Lille. We were led to the Hotel Moderne by a French Boy Scout. Do not let the name of the French hotel mislead you. lt was a miracle that we reached the fourth floor in the venerable elevator, which seemed as old as Napoleon and frightfully unsteady. We found it much quicker and safer to use the stairs. On Sunday, luly 22, the day of the unveiling of the memorial, the sun shone brilliantly. This was quite unexpected, as it had been raining very heavily the night before. After breakfast, the pilgrims who were billeted in Lille gathered at the large square in the center of the city, where they were supplied with box lunches. As the busses were already there, we set out for Vimy Ridge. Drawing near our destination, we passed many people hurrying in the same direction, several riding bicycles built for two, which seem to be used a great deal over there. At lU.45 we arrived at Vimy and proceeded toward the memorial. Numerous rebuilt trenches were open for inspec- tion, while scattered here and there were huge shell-holes with their grass and flower-covered sides. After we had moved up to within three hundred yards of the monument, we ate our lunches in the tall yellow grass, and awaited the hour of the unveiling. CContinued on page 707 ln l - - -- M F - -15, F J, Q -' llll F 'IN 'f WAX W W .Wx r. I. ul - My W 'FL '!llNTTg:1'lff,5fllli- ' Q ' ill 13
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Athletics for Girls By MADGE THURLOW MACKLIN, B.A., MD. Assistant Professor of Embryology at University of Western Ontario Edito'r's Note: Special interest attaches to this article, not only from the fact that Dr. Macklin is i'nterna.tio11rLlly famous as an authority in her own highly specialized depaftmeiit, but also because she graciously accepted the position of one of our Honorary Presidents of the Girls' Athletic Association of this school. ESPITE the fact that girls' athletics have come to stay, there are a few who lament that girls' sports are unladylikeg that it is not wise for the female of the species to indulge in such rough pastimes as basketball, badminton or competitive games, because such sports make them mascu- line, are not good for their health, and cause changes which make their future role as mothers of the race more hazardous. There is no scientific evidence to back up these lamentations. As a matter of fact, the activity of the young girl of today has materially benefited her health, both mental and physical. ln the Victorian era, the young ladies learned as much as the feminine mind was supposed to be capable of understanding, and sat meekly inside the house, protecting their ladylike noses from sunshine and freckles, playing sentimental airs on the piano, or reading sentimental novels. They could not take a cross-country hike because the high heels and painfully pointed toes of their dainty boots were not fitted for such strenuous use. Nor were their tight-laced bodices, volumin- ous petticoats and panniered skirts, their lace fichus and their elaborate coiffures designed to allow the wearers to indulge in anything more strenuous than a bit of fan waving or a mild flirtation. The novels of that day frequently referred to the heroine swooning. This act she performed on any and all occasions: it was the ladylike thing to do. Girls do not faint so easily today: they have a healthier outlook on life, largely brought about by their participation in the healthful activi- ties formerly indulged in only by their brothers. Another statement, used often about the hero- ines of our grandmother's day, was that her gentle bosom heavedf' This was quite literal. lt had to heave if she expected to breathe, for she was so tightly laced that the only part of her which could move in respiration was her bosom. Ultra slender Waists and ultra large hips were fashionable as late as twenty-five years ago. I once had a Sunday school teacher who was the envy of all the girls in the church, because she 14 could hook her mink fur neckpiece, which fitted fairly snugly about her neck, around her attenuat- ed waist. Girls, dressed in that fashion, could not take part in any game: they could not get enough breath into their lungs to keep up any strenuous activity. Today, all that has changed and the size of girls' waists is as nature made them, and is not reduced through lacing to a measurement six or seven inches less. Nor can l imagine that the girls of the future will ever again submit them- selves to the torture of lacing. A second way in which athletics have helped, although not nearly to the same extent, is the inducement offered to girls to wear a type of shoe that more or less closely resembles the shape of a human foot, and that looks less like the shoe adapted to the bound foot of the ancient Chinese woman. Long, pointed shoes that crowded the toes on top of one another, which made bunions and corns, which spoiled the lovely shape of the normal human footy high heels which broke the arch, shortened the muscles of the back of the leg, threw the whole balance of the body out of alignment and caused all sorts of bodily aches and pains, these have been altered to conform more nearly to the shape of a foot. Much more needs to be done in that direction, however. But at least when she is taking gym. or playing tennis or soft ball, the modern maid has to wear a shoe that looks like a shoe and not like an ancient instrument of torture. Some girls are so enam- oured of leaving their feet in the mold in which God made them that they actually wear sensible shoes at all times. Freedom for a part of the time has made them freedom-conscious and they re- fuse to go back into a cage even to be stylish. In the medical texts of half a century ago was mentioned one of the diseases which girls were subject to, namely chlorotic anemia. Today we do not see this disease. Sufficient food and health- ful exercise have banished the chlorotic anemia of former years. True, the young girl of today, or at least some members of the species, manifests some type of hitherto undescribed anemia, since she finds it so necessary to use artificial colour- ing matter to restore the bloom on lip and cheek which a good game in the open air ought to supply. These are only a few of the ways in which modern athletics have helped the health of the modern maid. Last comes the benefit they have given to her mental health. I do not mean that playing games is going to keep her out of the mental hospitals, but the playing of games, tak- tContinued on page 683
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