Malvern Collegiate Institute - Muse Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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THE MUSE VTUPIA AVE you in your mind ever created a perfect school? tloodwin XVatson. professor of educational psychology at Teachers' Vollege, Columbia l'niversity, has conceived what he considers an educa- tional l'topia. He claims that our High Schools are modern in architec- ture but old-fashioned in the subjects taught. His perfect High School would have six departments. Departments of Health, Leisure, Home Participation, t'itizenship, Philosophy and Voca- tions. XVithin each department would be several hundred units to be car- ried on inside and outside the sehoolroom, for example, in the lilepartment of Health there would be such units as muscle building. complexion im- proving. choice of diet. tirst aid, relaxation and rest, getting over the blues, and avoiding the inferiority complex. Each department would consist of many such units. He describes his envisioned High School as a sort of cafeteria of de- sirable experiences. Every pupil would be guided in his choice of units and encouraged to take some from each department. 1-'ive of the six departments of this school include units which would be suitable for a pupil no matter what his plans for the future might be. Anybody would be well to study health, citizenship, home participation, philosophy. and how to spend his leisure time. But I do not see how a pupil could take these and at the same time take enough subjects in the Department of Vocations to prepare for a profession. In order to enter any profession it is necessary to learn many subjects as a wider and deeper range of knowledge is more demanded than ever. If a boy has not decided what he is going to do. the subjects in the first departments of this school would be suitable for him as they would give him a good general education. These subjects are also useful for those pupils who have no intention of going into any business or pro- fession. Such students are usually girls and there are never many. XVe cannot disregard the opinion of Goodwin NYatson who is a pro- fessor of educational psychology. Still it seems to me that for the greater number of pupils this school would not be practical and when we leave is High School like Malvern we would be better prepared for life. Phyllis Kimber. RVTH XVACI ITHH AST year was a very successful year for Malvern not only in the athletic but also in the academic field. The most outstanding pupil of the year was Ruth NYaehter who won the Harris Proficiency Award. Although only fifteen years of age she won this scholarship in competition with the entire province. Hn account of her age it was necessary to secure special consent from the l'niversity Senate in order that she might enter l'niversity. Congratulations Ruth Y

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THI-I .ll FSE t 'ANAIDIAX .Xl'Tllt DHS' ASSUCIATIUN tl l'l't'llt' thvir own poonis in tho prosont-0 of l'hzirl0s tl. ll. Roberts :intl Dr. Pratt was ai thrilling if 1'2lfl101' torrifying oxpt-rionco of lltilllj' young ports this wintrr. Tho ot-vnsion was tho nlilllllillf' nu-1-ting of tho t':nuulinn Authors' Association in Toronto. Mzilvorn was l'l'lFl'l'Sl'llll'Ll hy Miss Ruth Sliopnrtl, whoso litcrnry nhility is wt-ll known :lliotlt tht- srliool. Aftor ln-airing thv work ot' tho group of young poots and poctossos and tho c-riticisni ot' tho jutlgo, Dr. Pratt, who is woll known to Mulvvrnitcs, rt-:ul two of his own povins. Following this Dr. Rohr-rts, who inc-idontally was ft-tml hy tho 4-luh in honour of his hirtlnlzly, spoko Ullt'0ll1'ilQillgly of tht- work of his young' 2lllllll'llt'l' and t-xplrsst-tl voiiiplt'-to sntisfau-tion in tho quality ot' tht- poonis that lu- llL'il1'll.- MVR YISITHRS AST .lznnunry :it :in opt-n nu-cting of tht- st-it-tivo cluh thc pupils of Mnlyt-rn wt-ro girl-n tho opportunity of lioziring an zultlrrss givon hy Proft-ssor Rogt-rs. Mr. Rogers is profcssor of nnzilytit- 1-lioinistry :it tht- l'niyt-rsity of Toronto and is also u 1-riininologist. Hr tohl us many intt-rt-sting' things nbout his 1-xpo1'ivlu-r in tlifft-rvnt t'l'iIlllll2ll 1-ztsos nntl illustrntt-tl his tnlk with with st-yt-1'ail guns, nn oltl vt-st, n pit-rv of cloth. :intl Sllllilitl' things ohtzliiu-tl whih- iiiwstigutiiig thrsv vaisos. Pl'0fl'SS0l' Root-rs' t-xtt-nsiyo lmowlotlgt- of vliomistry has provrn of grt-:it zissistziiu-Q to tlu- polivt- :intl govt-rnnn-nt ziuthoritirs. His sulmlrvss wus thoroughly 1-njoyt-el :intl wo 2lllIll't't'i2llt' Proft-ssor Rog'ol's' kintlnt-ss in Ptbllllllg to our sc-hool. 'l'lll'I ICIJITUHS' t'tlNVl'lN'l'ltbN HIC litlitors' t'onyt-ntion, hrltl 4-an-h your at tht- l'niy't-rsity ot' Toronto nmrks tho ln-giniiiiig of zlrtivitit-s for tht- srhool Ill2lQ'2lZlll0S. Hopro- ' st-ntntiyt-s :irc st-nt from ull ovvr tho provinm- :intl nrt- l'lllt'1'filll1l'tl hy tht- nioinhvrs ot' tht- NVonu-n's .lournulistiv Sorority. This yt-:ir Marjorie lit-1-r, :tn 1-x-M:1ly't-rnitv was t'll2lil'IIlilll :intl l'Xpl'l'SSt'tl lll'1' dt-light in sm-ing thnt Mulyt-rn haul tht- lnrgost 2llll'lltlEIllt'0 of tht- nssonihly. Following intl-rt-sting' :ultlrt-ssl-s hy l'roi't-ssor M. hvillliltt, Mr. W. J. llunlop, Mr. Y. Knowlt-s, Mr. A. .Xlh-n. :intl Mr. tlrogory t'l:nrkt- groups wt-rr fornu-ml :intl tlisi-ussions wort- ht-ltl 4-oin-t-rning' tht- ynrious tlopurtnn-nts of at ning- :ixin--, ln tln- 1-ya-ning' il hnnqut-t was holtl at tht- .Xrts :intl In-ttors t'luh, tho 2llt'Nl ot' honour ht-ing' t'linrlt-s tl. ID. Rohm-rts. Hn tht- st-vontl tlny nftor llt'2ll'lllQ' intt-rt-sting It-vtlm-s hy Mr. Arthur I1lNlll l'. l'rot't-ssor .l. IJ. Rohins, Mr. t'lurkt- liot-ko :intl llr. IC. A. llurtly, tht- vonytintion w:lsthroug'llt to at vlost- hy soino ol' tht- :lt-lrgintm-s :ittvntling n rnuhy usnnt- :it tht- Yursity stmliuni whilt- otln-rs 1-njoyt-tl an tln-ntro pnrty :nt tht- lioynl .XII-xailulm. Wt- tk-1-I surf- that :ill who we-rv privilvgs-ml to nttontl thu-so nu-vtings tlwiu-tl gi-1-nt ht-nt-tit from tht-ni :intl wo wish to 4-xtt-ntl our thanks to tho SlUlllJl l'lii Nol'ol'lty. fll. VV. M. 1,1 -