Toronto Teachers College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Im ' A V'Y'1'Y t'WTtvv1'rv'rvrrrrfvvrI t'VVTT'lTT'v'v'Y t'VYT mrvw ,, t ----W --- l 2 tt- p 5 N TORONTO NORMZIL SCI-IOOLYEZIR BOOK 5 H In with ' ' ' 'fi ' , SOCIAL EVENTS THE HART HOUSE THEATRE PARTY I IL ltr tht- fat-t that tht- graduating t'lass ol l0.3tt hatl not t-n-goyt-tl tht- privi- legt- of having an Nt llomt-H. our prineipal thought tht- students shoultl have some otht-r tilting sot-ial funetion to lakt- its plat-t-. lt was tlet-ittt-tt. tht-rt-fore that a tht-atrt- party wonltl ht- an all'air at whit-h wt- t-ould most t-njoy ourst-lvt-s with our own frit-ntls. 'l'ht-n t'amt- tht- question. what tht-atrt- to t-hoost-P The play that a Normal St-hool slutlt-nt should st-t-. is ont- whit-ti will not t-orrupt his innot-t-nt mintl. lt must ht- a play whit-h rt-ally is of t-dut-atixe yalut-. It happt-nt-tl that tht- Yie- toria tiollt-ge Nlusit' tilulf' w't-rt- ahout to prt-st-nt 'l'ht- l'iralt-s ol' l't-nzant't- . ont- tal' t iilht-rt antl Sullixan's light opt-ras. Spt-t-ial arrangt-mt-nts wt-re madt- wht-rt-hy tht-y wt-rt- to prt-st-nl il ont- night aht-atl of st-ht-tlule for our ht-nt-lit. tln 'l'ut-sday night. .lanuary flst. llarl lloust- 'l'ht-atrt- was aslir with 'l'.N.S. slutlt-nts, tlvt-r four huntlrt-tl tit-kt-ts hatl ht-t-n sold for tht- ot-t-asion. This ntnnht-r may havt- ht-t-n tlut- to tht- kintlnt-ss of tht- managt-rs of tht- theatre in :living us a t'luh ratt- on tht- t-ntrant-e tit-kt-ts. Xt lt-ast il st-t-mt-tl popular to tht- st-hool in gt-nt-ral. 'l'ht- t-ostumt-s antl st-t-nt-ry wt-rt- wt-ll tlont-. tlms protlut-ing a vt-ry pleasing . f 1 . . t-llt-t-t. lht- players 2it'Qlllllt'tl tht-mst-lvt-s so wt-ll that ont- t'ould st-art't-ly dis- tinguish tht-m from the D'tlyly tiartt- Company . l rt-dt.-rie antl Nlahel tlitl partit-ularly wt-ll. The numht-rs wt-re givt-n with sueh a llavour that only pleasure was t-xpt-rit-nt-t-tl hy the audit-nt-e in the tligt-stive proet-ss. Some of tht- numbers to rt-main with us longt-st will ht-. How ht-autifully hlut- tht- Sky XX ith eat-like trt-ad . antl 'A rollit-king hantl of pirates we . Nor is tht- patlt-r of tht- Nlajor- tit-nt-ral Iikt-ly to he forgotten. it was so delightfully amusing. XX ht-n the play was linisht-tl antl one had an opportunity to get ont-'s hearings. two aspt-t-ts wt-rt- prt-st-ntt-d. Un tht- one hand. the jovial fat-t-s of Classmates toltl how mut-h it had ht-t-n t-njoyed. while on the otht-r hand tht- same tale was toltl hy tht- happy glant.-t-s of tht- mt-mht-rs of tht- stalf. The mt-mht-rs of tht- stall'-the ht-st t-ntt-rtaint-rs that anyone ever hadl-It is to tht-m that t-vt-ry atom of Crt-dit for tht- sut-et-ss of tht- t-vt-ning goes. The untlt-rtaking was only made possihlt- hy their kindness. in signifying tht-ir willing- nt-ss to stand ht-hind the t-ommittt-e and wt- art- grateful to tht-m for mt-t-ting a dt-lit-it int-urrt-tl. Xl.utt:.xiu-:'r Xll'l't'HI'ILL. THE GOLD AND BLACK DANCE N lft-hruary 255. examinations wt-rt- forgotten whilt- all looked forw'art tht- tioltl antl lilat-k llanet- to ht- ht-ltl at tht- ltamona tlardt-ns. sponsored hy lform YI girls. The young ladies who originatt-tl this t-luh. namt-ly Nlisst-s lit-kt-l. Jarrett. lflort-nt-t-. lrvint- antl Uurno. gaxt- tht-ir untiring lahours to makt- this danet- a sut-t-t-ss antl sut'h. wt- ht-lit-xt-. it was. Due to tht-ir t-ll'orts. tht- hall was vt-ry pretty antl attrat-tivt-. ont- sitlt- ht-ing tlt-t-ol-alt-tl with hlat'k strt-amt-rs antl tht- other with gold. lialloons hanging from t-at-h t-hantlt-lit-r supplied a riot of t'olour to tht- hall-room. ORATORY AND Ill-I lirst signs of oratory at tht- 'l'oronlo Normal St-hool. IUCN. wt-rt- notit-ed tht- day Nlr. tfollins annount-t-tl that an oratorit-al t-ontt-sl was to takt- plaet-. .-Nftt-r preliminary t-ontt-sts. tht- tinal ont- was ht-ld during a llitt.-rary Nleet- ing. 'liht-re wt-rt- st-vt-n t-ompt-titors antl Xliss D. lfartpiharson was announced tht- t-hampion orator at tht- Normal St-hool during IUIXU. lt hatl ht-t-n dt-t-itlt-tl that tht- winnt-r of this tiontt-st would upholtl tht- honour of 'l'.N.S. at tht- Stratfortl-'l'oronto Xlt-t-tg hut Nliss lfarquharson tlitl not wish to t-ompt-te against ht-r homt- town. so anotht-r t-ontt-st was ht-ltl antl Nliss Bt-lfrey was winnt-r. llt-r suhjt-t-t was: Books , lint though Nllss lit-lfrt-y thti ht-r ht-st antl wt- wt-rt- t-t-rtainly proutl of ht-r. Stratford t-arrit-tl oll' tht- points for Uratory. 'l'ht- nt-xt oralorit-al t'ontt-st was ht-ltl wht-n llamiltou Normalites visited us. Xliss l art1uharson spokt- for 'l'.N.S.. antl t-:irried oll' tht- laurt-ls. Ht-r suhjt-t-t was: f1anatla's l uturt-N. Quilt- a hit was tlont- as far as dt-hating was t-ontit-rnt-d. Tlit-re wt-rt- a series of intt-r-form tlt-halt-s. 'lihose who won, ohtaint-tl a t't-rlain numht-r of points lto Xl l r. antl Nlrs. Firth. Xliss lfwing. Xliss Hihhy and Nliss lit-rr kintlly ollit-iated as t- iapt-ront-s antl lillt-tl that dignified position in a most t-harming manner. From nine o't-lot-k on. a happy. rollit-king. t-art-frt-e t-rowd of Normalites antl tht-ir friends arrived and to ust- a t-olloquial expression. made whoopt.-e until midnight.. Novelty dant-es. Paul Jones' and punt-h wt-rt- ht-artily enjoyed hy t-veryhody until tht- end. They returned homt- from tht- party tirt-d hut happy. ln eonelusion. let us hopt- that we t-an all mt-et again at sueh a jolly dance at an alutnni in IQISI. NANCY Dt-axo. DEBATING for the Littt-rary Sot-it-ty Cup. But tht- two hig dt.-hates. of tht- year were those in whit-h Toronto argued with Stratford antl with Hamilton. The debate with Stratford- Ht-solvt-tl that it would ht-nt-tit Canada to have tht- St. Lawrence Watt-rway Det-pt-nt-d -was won by 'l'oronto. Nliss Nlaelntyre antl Mr. Ht-ndt-rson wert- our dt-haters. They upht-ld the atiirnlatiye side of the debate. The dt-hate w'ith Hamilton was also won hy Toronto. The suhjet-t w'as- He- solved that Newfoundland would iiud it to ht-r interests to become a province of tht- Dominion of Canada. Nliss Let- antl Hr. Ht-minway upheld the Negative side. While speaking of oratory antl dt-hating l should like to take this opportunity to thank the masters who helped makt- hot h of tht-se a success during the year '29 and '30, l should like to thank t-speeially. Nlr. lngall who worked untiringly in regard to oratory and Dt-hating. Ninn' Liza.

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Imp A mmmNm fmmmrrmmv' tvrffrrrrrrfrwvvvrrrru-rvvrrrvvmf rrrrrmv vvrrvw w I , TOROIEJO NORIZEILI.. scuoolxvenn BQOKA Q t A ,m ttf' Q- '- THAT CORN ROAST AND ITS SEQUEL O be or not to be. there's the question. Ardis says: to ben: Gord. adds with all the vehemence and Irish he can muster. Yr-ah. verily. l So here it isl And may the muses that await Bill's pleasure. be favour- able to this wee lad also. The big question before this wee lad is to write up the corn roast' to Nliles' Park. and the notorious dance held at the Brown Betty Tea Rooms in a manner suitable to withstand the analytical gaze of our future school marins when. in a decade from now. they turn with relish the binoculars of retrospection upon this page. This was the spirit of that great corn roast: Several forms had held one: and. though they had barrels of fun at them. they felt an inner urge for greater sociability. To become better acquainted with those entering their life long profession was the aim of everyone. So that this might be accomplished we journeyed to Nliles' Park. Lake Shore Road. Ilere. due to the very excellent teamwork of Henderson. Collins Sr lilo. tCo:Hunts and Literary executives! a well-balanced programme was staged. The tirst of this consisted in the extraction of lifty cents 6300.1 a person. Then a delightful bus ride, followed by mixed ball games which considerably assisted the departure of boxes of sandwiches and gallons of . . . coffee. To the delight of all. Nlr. lngall especially. a short. sweet. snappy sing song. led by Collins. and ably assisted by Mr. T. Nlustardis melodious voice. was presented. lvay Sharpe tthe otticial orchestral brought the picnic to its feel by the faint cnchant ing strains of Happy Days are Here Again. Kay was indeed appreciated. although several men really did act as pillars' for the payillion roof. These little delights showed the committee that student body would appre- ciate a dance. Yaliantly did they try to arrangeont-on a Thursday . and then on a lfriday. But oh. how things did turn out. Tests and timidity and hom:-sickness nearly called in the undcrtaker for the dance. Hut Utd lloc ltedford X tio, hove on the scene and showed us that greater sociability was needed. There- fore two weeks later. Hill and .lim held a A . . . dance at the Brown lictty Tea w ' v - ' .. Itooms. Xlr. t-arnet Ixendal of the Nlodel School was llltleed hfe to the party . .Nt these Iiooms the Rainbow Ramblers . furnished snlllt' ycry excellent music. llerc. despite the inclement weather, the dancing elite turned out lu besport themselves. The radiant looks of the young ladies and the shining fticcs of the gentlemen bespoke volumes to the hardworking committee. , , . . . Ihese events proved their worth ln that a foundation for a more natural relationship. one with the other, was laid. lfriendships and acquaintances that will last long after the portals of Normal clang shut behind us and long after our days as pcdagogues are over. were cemented and formed. .lames tfollins. LIBRARY TEAS HE bashfulness of many strangers in a strange city was partly overcome by a series of teas served in the library' of the Normal School on the after- noons of November lst. Zfnd. 29th. and December oth. at the close of the meetings of the Literary Society. Un each occasion. a group of about eighty' students were most graciously with the masters and fellow-students were provided. Dainty lunchcons were served and always much enjoyed. The studcnts are very' appreciative of the kindness shown by the Stall' in arranging these social functions and of the good fellowship thereby allorded. received by the members of the stall. Nleans of becoming better acquainted Nl,xnu.uu5'1' XIl'l't'IIl'II.l.. OUR VISIT TO THE WINTER FAIR Il isfronz llle fillers of the soil H1111 the hex! citizens and SffIllllf'flf'Xf soldiers Xflf'l.Il!1.?l 1,xTo. ELI ICYING with Cato that our understanding of the farmer and sympathy with him and his work places us in cont act with some of the noblest members ofthe human race. Mr. Firth. our agriculture master. made it possible for us to attend the Royal lliinter Fair. Xlihether it was feared that three hundred or so fair maidens and the few gentlemen about to blossom into the teaching profession frolu Toronto Normal School would prove too much for the nerves of the innocent cattle and other animals bred and brought up in the broad farm- lands of our Dominion or whether there was some further reason. we know not. but only half the Normalites were allowed to attend the Fair at one time. Forms I. II. V and VII exchanged an afternoon of observing and writing of observations for a few hours of wandering in the neighbourhood of cows. hens and horses on a sunny Monday. Forms III. IV. VI and YIII brightened the Coliseum with their presence on the following afternoon. For some weeks we had been listening. rather passively in some cases, I fear. to descriptions and important points of farm animals and other produce. Xlany of us. had all too little 'old knowledge' on which to build up the new facts which were constantly' being giyen us. The presence of that much talked of essential of modern pedagogy'- concrete material was obviously lacking. Ilr. Firth. one of the most highly' respected of our Nlasters and a Normal Nlaster whois yery excellently equipped for his work of teaching teachers-to-be how to teach. felt this lack and at once found a remedy. He secured permission for us to take a half day oll' to attend the Fair. and instructed us as to how to spend our time to llle best advantage. We were indeed fortunate to have the opportunity of attending such an exhibition of Canadian stock. poultry. fruit and tlowers. Ile believe that seeing a real Shorthorn with its name in very obvious writing above the stall. will be a Page Tzrenly-sererz