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

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THE MUSE Canadian Henley at St. Catharines. The crews are sent to St. Cath- arines for about a week. where they go through mild work-outs and then make use of the year's training. At this meet they mix with the cream of sportsmen. Malvern. more often than not, takes iirst place. It is a school habit. The boys work in the knowledge that, owing to the season, the glory of their win with the black- and red-tipped blades will fade before the next school term. Yet sufficient unto rowing is the sport thereof. -W. D. STEWART. Punk How-HALPI11 Pirris, llox XVALKINSHAVV, JACK MCEACHERN, BRUCE lllL'C1lRHIl.l.. Ton WEs1'1,,fxkE, A. BLAKI-:1,m'. F,-om Ii:-iw-gA. Fisum, W. Srnymnr, R. Mormon, A. W1ckENs, J. POND. E701 -..l

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THE MUSE 'F s 1-,LT tai: 'Nt ATX T' 4 ' sn A is A -5 'Q at Ar A s ' h 9 A xfk as Honorary President ...... ............. . lack Guest President .................... ..... X Villiam Stewart Vice-President ............. ................ .... J o hn Pond Secretary-Treasurer ..... ...... D onald Walkinshaw Coach .,.......................... ................. 3 lr. Blakeley N SPITE of the fact that rowing is, with regard to the school term, a post-seasonal sport, the machines in the armouries work at fever pitch all through the year. For spring training the crews go to the Argo- naut Rowing Club, where their racing boats ere kept and where conditions are favour- able for training on the water. The popular idea of rowing seems to be that a strong man steps into a boat, splashes his oar into the water and pulls--the strong- est man winning the race. This is, of course. erroneous. While muscle is necessary. it is secondary in importance to good form. It is very possible, for instance. for the weakest contestant in a race to win. He may get ' more distance with each stroke and with less HILL STEWART 9X9l'tl0Y1- An analysis of one stroke will serve to illustrate the perfect co-ordination between mind and muscle necessary to good form. ill The knees and back are fully bent. arms outstretched. oar turned with the blade perpendicular to the water. 121 The back is straight- ened with knees still bent. 435 This position is held while knees straighten and the seat moves along the slide. I-lj The back moves backward. 451 The arms are bent. 461 The oar is turned to a hori- zontal position. Each movement is duplicated in reverse order to come forward: the less splash the better the stroke. In the beginner. each movement is separate. In the nrnwnurn, the nmrf'n1enz'.w sgnfcfzro- nite in fl snmoflz stroke. All through the year the teams work for form and condition for the two possible races, viz.. Dominion Day Regatta at Toronto and I '39 l

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- - deli?-119255. .... c , are CADETS AST Spring Inspection was held in the school grounds. Much preparation went for naught when we found at the last moment that, owing to heavy rains. Ulster Stadium could not be used. Despite this set-back, the Inspection went over very well and Col. McCrimmon reported us excellent on all matters. Our Colonel, Charlie Box, a rare admixture of leniency and firmness. handled everything to the King's taste, and the boys deserve real credit for the support they gave him. We were helped greatly during the year by Dr. Alex. Fisher in our First Aid work and by Sergt.-Major Young in our Physical Training and Officers' Class. This year we are turn- ing our eyes again towards Ulster Stadium. Jack Standing will be Colonel! He has given nve years of enthusiastic help. A good band is a very necessary feature of any cadet corps. Mal- vern has always been particularly well off in this department. But there certainly has never been a band lieutenant that has devoted the interest and energy that Charlie Galster has for two years. Ed. McClure. too. deserves real credit for organizing a really up-to-date First Aid Corps. Many officers will be leaving this year and their support has been so whole-hearted that they will be hard to replace. To repay the boys who unselfishly have given time and support in Cadet work an assault- at-arms will be organized in the Spring and put on next lVinter. Should this be well supported it will be made an annual affair. The Empire Day Parade this year will in all probability not include High Schools. Accordingly this work will be over early in May. -A. XV. B. l71l