Toronto Teachers College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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TORONTO NORMAL SCI-IOOLYEZIR BOOK ' WUum uuummx ' INTER-NORMAL MEETS TORONTO AT STRATFORD OBONTO, JANUARY IT.-lt is not often that Normal students arrive at Gould and Church streets a full hour before lectures. but that is what happened on this January morning. It was easy to see that something unusual was taking place. Mr. Ingall came with a large coonie . Miss Bibby was not far behind. with Miss Kerr. A large bus came slowly up to the door. A Chevrolet followed it. When the last of the party arrived. the whole moved off. the noise dying in the distance. These were the representatives from Toronto to the Inter-Normal Meet at Stratford. Their numbers consisted of three basketball teams, two debaters, an orator. the chaperons. and the biggest noises of the school. The representatives had been chosen from the student body by the process of elimination. and were on their way to do honour to the Gold and Black . About one o'clock the cavalcade of bus. Chevie. and Buick arrived in Stratford. The occupants did full justice to a lunch which had been prepared. Several short addresses were given and toasts pro- posed in honour of the occasion. After lunch the meeting adjourned to the Y.M.C.A.. where the first number on the program was to take place. Sir Walter Scott would probably have described the setting. making it agree with the character of the basketball game between the boys of the two Normals. However. Stratford made the game itself too interesting in the first few minutes to the tune of 8-0 to think of such an opening. In the end. skill triumphed over luck and brawn, and Toronto scored sixteen baskets to six by Stratford during the rest of the game to win 32-20. The scene of activities shifted to the Y.W.C.A.. and here would have been a more suitable place to describe the scenery. The Girl's Senior teams battled for an hour to declare a supremacy, but in the end left little to choose between. Toronto outscored their opponents by one point to win 30-29. Having won two events. it was only natural that luck should change, and the Junior Girl's Basketball team was the victim. Stratford outplayed the Toronto girls to win 28-14. This concluded the acti- vities of the afternoon. as far as the inter-Normal meet was con- cerned. During the basketball games. arrangements had been com- pleted for the billeting of the Torontonians among the students. Accordingly. each departed with a host or hostess for supper. to return to the Normal School at seven o'clock. Shortly after that time. Dr. Silcox called the meeting to order. and welcomed his guests with a short address. The next number was the oratorical contest. Miss Jordan. representative of Stratford. spoke of the efforts ofthe League of Nations to promote international health. Aileen Belfry. of Toronto, spoke next. and did quite as well as in the eliminations. The judges gave the decision to Stratford. Possibly our opinions were biased. but we were all disappointed that Miss Belfry was defeated. The next number was a solo by Isabel Stephens of Toronto. accompanied by Vera Halbert. Following this came one of the most important numbers. the debate. Toronto had accepted the affirmative side of the debate. Resolved that the St. Lawrence Waterways should be deepened for ocean-going vessels . and was represented by Mary Maclntyre and Harry Henderson. As leader of the affirm- ative. our Lit. president introduced the subject. and advanced arguments of need. of construction. of cost. and of bene-Hts. in support of the resolution. He was followed by Nlr. NlcCorkindale of Stratford. leader of the negative. who spoke of financial difficulties. and the adequate systems of power and transportation now under operation. Mary Maclntyre. second speaker of the affirmative. spoke with her usual self-confidence of the new efficiency to be gained. and the stimulation of export trade which would follow. Miss Adamson. last speaker on the negative. provided some amuse- ment. but little of weighty argument. By way of closing the program. an attempt was made to show us a moving picture of Stratford and its scenic beauty. However. the machine refused to work. and we did not see the last number of the day. ln its place a lunch was served. and what was left was sent back in the bus to feed its occupants. Good-byes were said. and we climbed into the bus for the return journey. The chaperons saw their load discharged at various places along Bloor Street. and so ended the first of the Inter-Normal Nleets.

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' TORQMQMTMRMEWQMILTQF SCI-IOOLYEZIR BOOK HAMILTON AT TQRONTO HIDAY. l lil3ltlAliY lt. 19:10. At noon the students of To- ronto Normal School were freed from their usual round of duties, in order that linal preparations might be made for the reception of the llamiltonians. llowever, it was not until two oiclock that the bus from llamilton arrived at Central Y. Hy this time a large representation of the tlold and Black had Hlled the spectators' gallery of the big gymnasium. and everything was ready for the opcllillg of lloslililics. The tiirls' .lunior Basketball teams opened the program for the afternoon. Ally the time their act was completed. the girls of the tlreen and tiold had convinced everyone of their superiority by a score of 522-lo. The invaders were better in practically every depart- ment, especially in team combination. The locals showed the lack of coaching. which after all is essential in everything but a lone hand. The better team won. but the losers gave a very creditable display of that school spirit which called on them to light 'till the linal whistle blew. .Ks no change of scenery was necessary the second act commenced ere the cheers of the victors had died away. For an hour the tiirls' Senior Basketball teams provided the attraction. llamilton again emerged victorious: score -1-5-22. This time the play was much closer but the locals could not cope with their oppon- ents' tactics. Une of the Toronto players. Mae Dempster, was unfortunate in spraining her ankle during the game. Lastly, the lioys' liasketball 'teams entered the fray. Although tied at half time, the locals lost out by a score of 20-l0. Thus llamilton had carried off the honours in three straight games. lt was not because their players were of higher calibre, but because they had superior coaching. VVeary from the excitement of the sports. everyone turned with alacrity to the next event. the banquet. Activities shifted to Carlton Street l'nited Church. and there tireen. Gold. and Black mingled with St. Yalentineis Day decorations in a colourful setting for the social meeting of two sister institutions. Without unnecessary pre- liminaries the hungry were fed which after all is the primary consideration on such occasions. Lloyd Clarke, toast-master, then called upon the speakers of the function, three from Hamilton, and Dorothy Angle and Gordon McIntyre of Toronto. The last part of the day's activities took us to the Normal School itself. For an hour everyone enjoyed himself as he liked. Peace and order were restored when the chairman, Harry Henderson. called on Mr. Cringan to lead in a sing-song. In spite of his best. efforts we sang like a backwoods Sunday School , pleasing him only in Annie Laurie. The cheer leaders of both Normals then held forth for a few minutes, but everyone was anxious for the commencement of the final numbers. The chairman accordingly called on Mr. Wfhyte to welcome our guests to Toronto Normal School. Past associations with Hamilton made this a pleasant task for our Princi- pal, and his reference to himself as speaking on behalf of Hamilton made us audibly gasp until our Scottish wit discovered the joke. Dr. Mat.-Millan. Principal of Hamilton Normal. accepted the welcome on behalf of Hamilton, and spoke for a few minutes of the value of Inter-normal meets. The oratorical contest was then announced, and Miss Smith of Hamilton was called on. Her address was interesting. and well given. We expected more. however, from .Dorothy Farquaharson, Toront.o's representative, and we were not disap- pointed. For ten minutes the audience waited on her every word, and at the close burst into a roar of applause. A musical number preceded the final event of the meet-the debate. The subject of the debate was, Resolved that Newfoundland would benefit by becoming a member of the Dominion of Canada. As Hamilton had chosen the affirmative. the negative side was upheld by Mary Lee and Sinclair Hemingway of Toronto. Logical arguments brought forward by the affirmative were cleverly refuted by the negative, and at the close the decision was awarded to Toronto. Both literary events had gone to us. Tea was served for the Hamilton representatives, and the officials and executives of the different societies of Toronto Normal. Good- byes were then said. and all departed in their various ways. And so one more memorable day rolled into the past. G. S. MCINTYRE. 2925123