Manitoba Provincial Normal School - Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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THE NORAIALITE Iiawui .HD DAYS An Erudite Drama in Nine Reels Directed by ,..,. ,........ . ..,... ..., , . ,,.,....,..,... , . D R. W. A. MCINTYRE Settings in Provincial Normal Lighting Effects by School Winiaipeg Hydro .STORY BY K. El. MORELAND Continuity Writer, Kismet Passed up by The National Board of Review CA-ST Classey Debut .. . . .The Heroine. . D... .77 OF Us Class Teacher .... . .. ..The Hero .............. MR. W. A. COWPERTH- WAITE. President ........... . .. ...RLITH SCOTT Vice-President . . .. ......,, .. ..EDITH WHITFIELD Secretary. ........................... ......... P AULINE SAWCIEWICZ Literary Representative ....,.. ....... K ATHLEEN MORELAND Assistants . ......... ........... ,... . . .... ..,.... . lDORI5 SALTON l RUTH lvioom' fxlascot. D .. . . ...... ...... ..., . . .. ..., ,.... ..... lvl A RCIATQOROL ART TITLE Each day is but a jewel strung upon the thread of life. From THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ANoN PROLOGUE Opening throw back of Eastern Bazaar where an old gentleman suggesting Omar Khyaam sits cross-legged in a shady booth. Closeup. He carefully selects a glass bead and deftly places it upon a shining string. He pauses: surveys his work, strokes his beard and nods his THE PLAY Opening scene is in an enlarged sardine can caustically called an Auditorium. lt is Hhlled to capacity, with young folk. At first glance you gather that this is not a Business College as not a single jaw revolves on W'rigley's guaranteedp and it is decidely non-Collegiate due to the absence of vari-coloured sweaters, ukeleles and Rah, yells. But a careful survey of the occupants reveals a surprising number of the Weak-eyed and Begogglecl, and you rapidly deduce the true nature of the institution. lt is a Normal School-an educational incubator! head philosophically. Enter the heroine. ART TITLEL-'Classey was so bright she made the sun jealous. A few hackneyed phrases and you will have Classey in your mind's eye. She is vibrant with life and vivacityg she is lithe and strong. She walks with that supreme confidence that is only automatically ac- quired with a Cirade XII education. A close-up reveals eyes like stars, adhealthy, youthful glow-CFor further specifications-see any cosmetic 3 -l Fade-out of heroine conversing animatedly with former school- mates. Lip-reading reveals that she is bothered about the seam in her stocking and is anxious to meet the hero. Enter the hero, Ahhhhhha! He is of the Ambassador-disting- uished gentleman type, He conveys the impression that he has visited every Court in Europe-yet he possesses enough of the Common Touch, to enjoy a picnic. He is the man novalists refer to as toying with a chop, you know he would be equally proficient at Chess and Big Game Hunting. He has written a treatise on Language yet chuckles benevolently with j. K. Jerome and Chaucer at the world. Close-up of hero and heroine shaking hands. Art Title reads:- l will do all in my power to help you. Close-up of heroine batting her eyelids and wiping tear-drops from her moist lashes, ART TITLEI-.AYOU are too good .... Follows a quick survey of the introductions to the other members of the faculty, Classey's scholarly comment on them is Einis coronat opus. Flashback to the Eastern threading on more beads. He no longer nods his head. He has a stiff-neck. ART TITLE:-'Classey is plunged into a whirling vortex of events. SPORTS DAY:- Scene is laid in Assiniboine Park where century-old trees gaze down upon the progress of a Baseball Game. Classey appears in appropriate costume embellished with the light and dark blue school colors and class letter, the hero acts an umpire and lvlarcia is at the bat .... Historical flash back to Ancient Greece where in the shadow of the temple, youths are playing disc-ball. W-02525 r'Q95i Tu enlv-six

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I-65.1 RGD' 'THE XORINI.-Xl-lTE JEVJELED DAYS fContinuedD THE Dfxxciiai- Blue skies smiling at me .... Ekes in melody from the converted Drill-Hall handsomely recreated in Rose and Gray. Classey enters and pays her respects to the Faculty, nods a greeting to the thing of Beauty, who is official chaperone, and then attempts to look demure in a sophisticated way. Ruth dances by .... a living flame in flaming georgette. Rae is in corn-flower blue to match her eyes. And Eve in black subtly yet modestly suggests a siren. XVhy they are all beautifull Rose and Cray Lampshades ........ Cl-HE TEA PARTY1- There is a particular, unnamable charm about any pretty tea. lt must be the presence of refined women. Classey is seated next to her guest, her mother, and is pointing out the bright lights of the room. ,ART TITLE READS 1- She is gcing to play the Bad Vifomen in our One-Act Play. The Cirl in the middy is our Checker fiend. Yes, there is always something fiendish about these ministers daughters. The dark one, in goggles, she has the loyeliest laugh and shes clever. Oh, Marcia! true blue! At the piano? Yes, Kay King-can she make those keys talk music? And how! The amber stream flames into China's earth under Miss Hesson's guidance. Faculty and students are on common grounds and an air of genteel sociability pervades the atmosphere. Classey is happy. Close up reveals Classey affectionately pinching her mother's arm after the Doctor has paused for a moments chat. He has remembered Xlrs Debut after twenty years. fAnd he can't remember .... Q ANY DAY:- A moving camera follows Classey's tired steps down three flights of stairs. Under her arm she carried a huge chart, on her fingers smudges of India Ink. Her face shows signs of weariness and irritability. Her nose is shiny. She disposes of the chart and enters the classroom. From the doorway she perceives her classmates clustered about the front desk like the proverbial flies about the jam pot. Psychologically her re- actions are instantaneous and of three levels. Exam results! She darts for her own paper, extracts it from the mass, and glances quickly at the mark. She gulps and escapes to a quiet corner in the library. Head in hand, Classey flounders in the icy waters of despair. fFrom the top of the Poetry Shelf a marble Florentine Lady smiles down upon her.J Classey mentally checks her deiecticn inventory. She has failed in this recent exam. She has ruined two promising charts. She has antagonized the Sergeant. She owes letters to six correspondents and she can't see Martin Harvey unless she sacrifices the price of a marcel-and . . . Not Dog under his sword, Romeo banished to Mantua or Hamlet after his ghosty interview has suffered the mental anguish created by a succession of annoyances which is peculiar to Normalites only . Close up revealing wave on wave of self- pity inundating Classey. Enter hero bouncing cheerfully CAs Daisy .Ashford would remarkj. ART TITLE:- 'iYour exam was a failure-but you taught a splendid lesson yester- day and your essay certainly credits an A. By the way-the Class has been invited to a Literary Programme. EXIT HERO: Classey's face brightens. She returns the smile of the marble lady and notices the blue sky beyond the window. From the drill-hall comes shouts of the basketball players and strains of some popular melody- exquisitely tender. She turns the pages of Magic Casements and quotes slowly to herself: ART TITLE: I will go on . . . it is worth while. Flashback to the Fastern. His necklet is almost complete. He strings on the last bead. Scene:-lt is the last day of the term and the heroine is bidding adieu to the hero. She clutches a First Class Conditional Sheepskin while the hero shakes her right hand and exclaims: ART TITLE:- Write to me whenever you feel that you need me, And Ciod Bless You. At this the heroine breaks dcwn completely and weeps copiously. Scene 1-A long dusty road meandering to the West, the hero stands in silhouette against the sunset sky and waves a large white pocket handkerchief after the retreating figure of the heroine trudging slowly down the road, growing smaller and more indistinct as distance and twilight envelop her in the final fadeout. F1632-'Q J lc'Q95'i 'fu t'nIy-eight