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

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STRATFORD, ONT. 11 mia cRJzcsf1fiorz On the afternoon of Friday, September 23rd, we were formally welcomed to the Stratford Normal School. The program opened with the singing of the National Anthem. Mr. Manning read the scripture lesson after which Dr. Bowers. recently appointed principal of the school, formally bade us welcome. Dr. H. G. Martyn, retired principal, also gave us a word of greeting. We were then favoured with a piano solo by one of our number, Honor Kempson, A.T.C.M. Rev. B. L. Walden and Rev. W. T. Corcoran gave us a cordial invitation to attend the churches of the city. Alderman J. M. King, representing the City of Stratford, wished us a pleasant and profitable sojourn in the Classic City. Mrs. A. E. Webb, Chairman of the Board of Education, brought greetings from the Board and hoped that we would feel free to make full use of the educational facilities of the city. The program concluded with the singing of Blake's Jerusalem by the students under the direction of Mr. Rothwell. In the second corridor, from prettily-appointed tables with lace cloths and vases of Autumn flowers, refreshments were served by the members of the statf and the wives of the masters. Beatrice Mamwell U65 :fLfrzff7ocUs'afz ipcizfy H-is Hurrah for the party! -'twas great. A-for the appetizing doughnuts we ate. L-for the lack of a single one late. L-for the laughter, the fun, and elation. O-for the orange and black decoration. W-for the Welcome in Taylor's oration. E--for the energy at games, dance and singing. E-for the epitaphs, spooky and stinging. N-for next morn when alarm clocks start ringing. These lines tell the tale of the big Hallowe'en party we staged at the Normal School on Wednesday, October 25, 1944. The fun started with a bang in the gym. There, under the direction of Hugh Cockburn and Malcolm McConnell with Miss Cottle, the staff adviser, gaily-contested games gave promise of 1 hilarious evening. One relay race which had climbing through a hoop as its main activity was the cause of much wild wondering and desperate striving. After an hour's fun in the gym, we rushed upstairs to the Assembly Hall where, thanks to the artistic ability of Form III, we were greeted by cats, bats and pumpkin-faces in orange and black. Harold Taylor, president of the Literary Society, welcomed the guests. Then Form I gave a dramatic performance of a hair-raising graveyard pantomime Epitaffy. Form II representatives, Honor Kempson and Shirley Hitzeroth, by the use of some Brain-teasers, tried to make us think. With the same idea in mind, Mr. Biehl introduced the Cat Family. Mr. Manning conducted an alphabet word-forming contest between students of Perth, Huron, and Bruce, which Perth won. An Intelligence Test, requiring tremendous brain work, was given by Mr. Bcacom. Chocolate milk and hot doughnuts, served buffet style in the Home Economics room under the direction of Miss Everson, were welcomed enthusi- astically. Immediately following, the crowd moved to the Art Room which had been cleared for action, and, under the direction of Miss Cottle, we danced for the rest of the evening. Music was supplied by Honor Kempson, Evelyn Byers, Jean Denstedt, and Beatrice Maxwell. The morning after is another story! Edith Farrell

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FIRST TERM LITERARY EXECUTIVE Back Row J. Cook, Dr. H. Bowers 1Hon. Presb, B. Denstedt. Middle Row-M. Clendenen, S. Hitzeroth, H. Kempson, M. Francis, B, Nichols. K. Robertson. Front Row-I. MacEwen 1Asst. Treas.l, R. Middleton 4Vice-Presb, H, Taylor tPres.l, Miss E. M. Everson lTreas.l, K. Israel ISec.J. Ufia .fifsztizt ggocisfu- glut gunz I J In past years, weekly meetings of the Literary Society were the rule. This year, however, a new trail was blazed. Early in the first term a policy of decentralization was introduced. The interest group or club idea, whereby each student elected to join one, was initiated. On three Fridays, monthly club meetings were held, and on the fourth, the Literary Society executive was responsible for a general program. The following clubs were organized: Dancing, Music, Dramatic, Chess, Clear Thinking, Knitting and Photography. Each of these clubs was under the careful and capable direction of one member of the staff of the school. The purpose behind the clubs was to make the widest use of talent among the students and to engage as many different interests as possible. Every Friday afternoon at a quarter past three the members of the various clubs met in the classrooms of their leaders unless there was a Literary Meeting. The Dramatic, Photography and Dancing clubs were exceptions to this rule, since they had to be held in the Assembly Hall, Science room and Gymnasium respectively due to the work which they carried on. The Dancing Club, under the direction of Miss Cottle, learned several National dances. The success of this club was apparent in our St. Andrew's Day programme. when the members danced the Highland Fling and later in the Irish Lilt presented on St. Patrick's Day. The members of Miss Everson's Knitting Club found that they did not have as much time as they could have used. However, the three members, who could not knit when they joined, were each able to produce an egg cosy, which they had made during the meetings when interviewed on the subject. An unusual feature of the Chess Club, under the direction of Dr. Bowers was that seven of the eight members were girls. The short time available was not suited to a time-consuming game such as chess. In spite of this, the members were keen, and the year closed with a tournament.