North Toronto Collegiate Institute - Howler Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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THE HOIl'LER,193J Page Tlzirfy-Tlifec THE Home AND SCHOOLQS CLUB ARENTS, teachers, students, these three -and the greatest of these-students. The incalculable potentiality of this part of the triangle is the main interest in life of the other two, for from it must come the parents and teachers of the future, as well as the statesmen, professional men and citizens of every walk of life. The teachers instruct and inculcate knowl- edge of books, but it remains for the parents to instil a knowledge and be an example of, proper living, without which no student, how- ever brilliant, can be a successful or Hood citizen. b Hence, the Home and School Club. To quote from the Home and School Creed z- NVe believe: that a Home and School Club should be concerned with all problems that relate to the welfare of the student in home, school and community, that its great obiect should be to interest all people in all students and link in common purpose the home. the school and other educative forces in the life of the student, to work for his highest good, That it should not be a means of entertain- ment, or charity, or criticism of school author- ity, but a co-operative, non-political, non- sectarian, non-commercial effort to produce Canadian citizens who shall be capable of per- petuating the best which has been developed in our national life. XVe believe: That the principles which guide the Home and School Clubs are the embodiment of social service. civic virtue and patriotism. Because we believe this, we have a Home and School Club in the N. T. C. I. Last October, with the co-operation of the principal and staff we endeavored to let every parent connected with the school know about the Club, by asking the students to take home, QDid you get yours?j a printed program and an invitation to attend the reception arranged to give parents an opportunity to meet Colonel Wood and the staff. Approximately two hun- dred attended. The plan of study groups was outlined and several enrolled in the following groups: Music, Book Reviews, Home Educa- tion QAdolesencej, Economics, and Hand- crafts, the largest number being in the Music Group. MRS. BRAWLEY This plan is an experiment in Club work, which has created considerable interest locally, while other Collegiate Clubs have become in- terested. NVe feel assured the plan is a good one, the Music Group alone seems to justify the idea. Twenty-five Mothers, some of them Grandmothersfare meeting every week sing- ing like-well it might be safer to just say, they are having a grand time practising for a Minstrel Show- THE musical treat of the season in North Toronto. Our great good fortune in securing Mrs. Mae Skilling Mason as Music Convener is the secret of the success of this Group. We were also fortunate in our choice of other Group leaders: Mrs. J. W. Johnston, Home Educa- tion, Mrs. T. L. Crossley, Book Reviews, Mrs. N. M. McLeod, Handcrafts, and Mrs. V. H. Campbell, Economics, are each making a valuable contribution. The meetings are held in the various homes. VVe had hoped to have a Reading and Dramatic Group, but so few enrolled and the difficulty of securing a place to meet, made us abandon the idea for this season.

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Pagv Tliiriy-Pom' THE SCHOOL DANCE COMMITTEE Jed' Lydiat, Bob Morrow, Mr. Reynolds, Ernie Rollaston. Betty Fuller, Violet Walker, Maxine Wilson THE HOIVLER, 1934 AT-HOME A On Friday, March the second, North Tor- onto held its annual At Home. Due to the success of last year's dance the committee decided to hold it again in the Eaton Audi- torium. This decision proved more than satisfactory for it was unanimously agreed that it was the best dance of the season. About live hundred couples gaily tripped the light fantasticu to the rhythmic strains of Stanley St. -lohn's orchestra. At inter- mission a varied and very interesting floor show was presented. The well-known organist, Miss Kathleen Stokes, gave several selections. Miss .lean Hemswiorth and her partner, Mr. Gollop, entertained with some delightful dancing. Mr. Reynolds and the committee are to be warmly congratulated on the success they made of this affair. By having a bigger and better dance than ever before, they accom- plished what was thought impossible. HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB lcontinuedj The November meeting was of particular interest. A representative from each of nine student organizations was asked to tell us about their particular activity and it was simply thrilling the way those young people told of what they were doing, outside of their regular school work-such interesting and worthwhile things. The orchestra contributed generously to the program. The Music Group took care of the Febru- ary meeting when The Sooty Singers, pre- sented the Minstrel Show. In March, the Groups will exhibit and demonstrate what they have been doing and in April the Annual Meeting and election of officers will be held. We congratulate Beverley Gaynor, who won the George H. Reed Scholarship last june and wish him every success. lVe are taking the liberty of quoting from the letter which he sent the Club, acknowledging the gift: Your Club has done much for the school in the foundation of this Scholarship, both in perpetuating the memory of the late Mr. Reed and in giving the student body a goal toward which to work. In the latter, you have gone far toward raising the standard of the school to that state of perfection which we all hope it will some day attain. May we take this opportunity to thank Colonel Vtlood, members of the staff, the students, and all others who have given of their time and talents to promote interest in the Club. Do you think the Club is Worthwhile? If you do, Come up and see us sometime, and share what it has to offer. It exists to be of service to the school, to you and to the com- munity. silly - Ik X 5 Q, N' .i --'05 ' i .. sy A C I' , V ,, 9 n...:',0' 'tn 5f::::5lZ': 3!:::.'Bv '-'nll f,l5 042- 1-.4.g:Q.g::y - qggow 'ig g:2:V logo QTEK b zu 2, 'X THE Scausvvm X Q ws-io PAYIED ms Rsvccrs -X ON 'ma iNsvAi.r-xurr PLAN, .lyi-