Stratford Normal School - Classic Yearbook (Stratford, Ontario Canada)

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June 1923 THE CLASSIC Page Thirty-One HOCKEY. On January 27th the London N.S., arrived to take a fall out of the local boys' hockey team. However, strange to say, and much to the surprise of everyone, they were forced to return to London with the small end of a l-0 score. Anderson. our husky defence man, was responsible for our lone tally. The return game was played in London on February 10th. Again the locals were victorious and returned jubilant and happy in the knowledge of a 2-l score in their favor. Next came a series of four games with the local Col- legiate in which the Normalites won two, tied one and lost one. Rivalry was very keen and culminated in a red-hot final game in which the Normal School team routed the Collegiate 2-0, and simultaneously captur- ed the title of interscholastic Champions. BASKETBALL. The basketball season provided lots of excitement, but did not add much glory to the school as far as the boys were concerned. The girls team played several games with the Y.W.C.A. teams, and won all their games. The boys' team, however, fell before the Collegiate boys. the score being 47-I 7. The girls' and boys' teams went to London for their annual game. They were very hospitably received and then handsomely defeated. The girls' score was 24-0 and the boys' 20-13. i All in all, very little glory was gained but everyone had a good time which, after all, is what really counts. TENNIS. Tennis probably claimed more time at the school than any other sport. Every pleasant day, and on some unpleasant ones too, the courts were crowded. Early in the term, a tournament was held and some weird and wonderful tennis was displayed. Frank Walkom and Anne Lawrence defeated all comers in the mixed doubles and annexed the title of Champions BASEBALL. The first game of the season was played with the Collegiate Institute. The Normal School with F. O'l-lagan in the box walloped out an easy victory 24-4. On Saturday, May 26th, the baseball team of the London Normal School arrived in Stratford with colors flying and bands playing. What confidence they had! THE BASKETBALL TEAM

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Page Thirty THE CLASSIC June 1923 Sv N 9 Sparta a ln all the prevlous hlstory of the school the mterest m sports has never equalled the lnterest taken chls year From the flrst days of the term there has always been some sportmg event on hand and ln most cases these events have brought added glory to the old school The followlng account of the years aCtlV1tlCS necessarlly brxef IS wrltten wlth the sole purpose of recalllng the tlmes when everyone strove To set the game above the prlze FIELD DAY Fleld Day was held on October Zlst on the flats be low the school Everywhere you looked there were signs of excxtement on the faces of the partlclpants in the var nous events Keen competltlon was shown ln all of the events but especlally ln the girls lnter form relay race and the teachers race lhe latter was by far the most lmportant 3 event on the programme notwlthstandlng the fact that lt was an added attractlon refreshment booth dld a rushmg buslne s 0w1n cool weather there was a gl eat demand for Hot ogs and there was much Walllflg and lamentatlon when the supply came to an end The struggle for the champlonshlp was very keen Davxe lVlcLay proved the vlctor ln the boy s contests although the results were very close MISS lrene Bow man captured the glrls champnonshlp Mr H G Martyn by vlrtue of hls covermg the l00 yards ln record tlme wears the laurels among the teaching staff Form II de- cisively dereated all comers in the girls relay race About thxs tlme the Normal School sent a track team to the Colleglate sports but dlsaster followed them The Central Bu mess College won the boys relay race the S CI won the tug of war and the Normal School was only saved from overwhelmlng defeat by the falr ladies who captured thelr relay race easlly -1 o o o f ' . P . . S. , , P , 5 0 0 0 - -1 . 9 . . . . . . ' , I V l 0 . ' .. l W w . U . . A . . . 1 1 - .I 0 4 D . 0 I I ? ln the intervals between races and other cont mfg . . . S I y . e I ll O U1 I I U A I . V 1 It . - , 1 . . . . . y gg y i KI l L-1 4xAL4MA- W ii - -

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Page Thirty-Two THE CLASSIC June 1923 -.riff ' faf ,, - rf 5. .,-1 A .-Q ' A swing of Oil-'lagan's mighty arm, a streak of white, a thud in the catcher's mitt, a belated grunt, and the story of London at bat is told. Perchance it is unwise to disclose figures at this early date. We do not wish to lose our phenomenal twirler to the Giants or Phillies. Suffice it to say that O'l'lagan pitched a wonderful game, getting nineteen strike-outs. There was a noticeable breeze occasioned by the frenzied swings of the Londoners. O'Hagan received good support from his team- mates and when the game was finished, Stratford Normal School had the heavy end of a 7-3 score. W. A. MORRISON. If a fee of fifty cents were charged to see the sun rise, nine-tenths of the world would be up in the morning. VALEDICTORY There is a tide in the affairs of men, Whiclm, taken at the flood, leads on to fortuneg Cmitted, all the voyage of their life ls bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloatg And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. --Shakespeare. The swift foot of Time has advanced to another milestone and we, his companion travellers, can al- ready discern at the crossroads the inevitable sign-board of our destiny symbolizing our graduation from the school of books to the school of life. The intervening space is short and straight and our path is well marked out, but beyond all is vague and indistinct. Like the ship that picks its way across the harbour before it ar- rives at open water so we are given a brief opportunity for reflection before our frail craft ventures out amidst the storms of life. ' . Contemplation leads us back through all the years of our academic career. We recall the many pleasant associations that have brightened and cheered our way. We remember with an intense gratitude the kindly in- dividuals Who gave us our directions and pointed out for us the goal of life. As we proceeded through each grade of our primary and secondary education we form- ed friendships that have lasted and will last throughout the years. Then we entered upon our professional train- ing at the Stratford Normal School and found in it per- haps the happiest and most profitable experiences of our whole school career.