Toronto Teachers College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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H pvvnmmvvrrrmnr f '7YT YWYT 'fll1 bg -ronolyufo NORIEHF scuootvenn BOOK GIRLS' ATHLETICS ISE men make proverbs and fools repeat them, but here is one that expresses ye scribc's emotions upon sitting down to write an article on Toronto Normal School Women's Athletic Association. 'ilt is more difficult to cross the door-sill than to walk around the house. The meaning. when finally disclosed is this: The hardest part of an enterprise is getting started. After a prolonged and tedious rctrospection of events that have comprised the activities of the N.A.A. of l929-39, we find a series of failures and successes. You will judge as to which is in the majority. On Friday, October the 26, about 270 girls, who were still being careful to put their best foot forward, congregate-d in the Assembly Hall to be formally introduced to Miss Merchant and the VV.A.A. Constitution. The latter was adopted as read. and forthwith the Association became tangible. Nominations were made in small, timid voices. and were as timidly seconded. tTimcs luwc Changed? The following Monday the election was held in that period of time known as Prayers The author of this must have been irreverent during this time. judging from the results. Dorothy Angle emerged victorious for President: Ruth Stitt calmly gobbled up the office of Vice-President: and Yours Bespec- tively tto quote Miss Bibbyh became the under dog-namely. Secretary- Treasurer. The lot of Basket-ball Convener fell to Nellie Snowdcn, that of Baseball Convener to Muriel Jones, and Tennis Convener to Vera King. At. the first meeting the Executive decided to begin immediately on Basketball activities as we started late in the season. Which we did. On November 22nd the W'.A.A. was featured at the Lit. Meeting. From the time Dot Angle stepped onto the stage as Barrie's charming heroine of Quality Street, the male section of the audience showed signs of emerging from its co- coon of indifference. Our performance was a great success and we are justly proud of it. From that date on Basketball claimed our attention. Schedules of inter- form games were drawn up, glanced at. and. we regret to state. generally for- gotten. However, some eighteen or twenty girls proceeded to try Miss Bunker's patience and energy, but finally out of the chaos emerged two basketball teams, one good and the other, not so good. Shortly after thc organization of the above-mentioned thc Senior Team went to Weston High School. They returned lo T.N.S. disillusioned and for a time practices were serious affairs. llowcvcr. tihristmas vv as in thc olling. and with the holiday spirit prevailing we soon threvv oil' our gloom and proceeded to make merry. Un January T. that homesick feeling having been allaycd. we began to work in earnest for our games with Stratford. to bt held therc on January IT. The first signs of strife were sccn in thc ranks at this crucial moment. but it was because the Senior team heard that their little play mates on the .lunior team might have to stay at home. This, however. was but a rumour. for that eventful morning found both teams on the bus. Satisfied? We were! Wie were forced to decline an invitation to play Alt-Donald llall in tluelph. on account of lack of transportation. Tears were shed at this time in our career. Un February ll, Hamilton took any conceit we may have had home with them. along with a large score in their favour. This crushing dt-feat ended the Basketball season. and from then. until about two weeks ago. we have gone about with the air of children who have been spanked for no reason at all. hovering over us. But the mists have once more been lifted. and we are in the throes ofa desper- ate conflict for Form supremacy in Baseball. Numerous battles have been staged on the north-west corner of the grounds over land rights. The Nlodcl School girls claim the diamond. Possession is nine points of the lavv. and they are usually in possession. We Normalites claim it. first. brcause the diamond is ours. and secondly. because we are their mental superiors. 'though not always physical superiors. However. an amicable agreement has been reached by Nlr. Whyte and Nlr. .McCord1ck in wl11ch wc. Normahtes, fare best. Now may the Baseball flourish! Field day is approaching. and will be hailed with joy since the preliminaries provide brief respite from lectures. X ou will hnd stop-press' news elsewhere in this magazine. of this Event of the Year. The candle has burned to a little pool of grease. and here sits ye scribe. chew- ing the end of her pen and praying for one final inspiration. These closing paragraphs! The editors snap at her heels like a pack of hungry wolves. ready to greedily consume her brain-child. Besistance is gone! She surrenders. Bead this if you like it-if you don't pass it over and look at the pictures. K.S. Esktifei

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mm TOR6NTO NORMAL scnof::kLYEnn 9 I, 5, xi GIRLS' EXECUTIVE ATHLETIC STAFF liurk Row ilqfl lu rfyhlm: Dunrrrm' 7slu.1,s fk.l'.J. Nllun' Brzxrow ilk. CLARA L.uIoN'r, Nllss KEIKIK. NIARGARET.lAmw:'r. ,'Xll,IClCN l3r:1,Fnm' WJ. lx All Fox. l runll?nu'fl1jl'llor1'g1l1lJ:Nl4Il,I,ll-1 SNOWIIICN. Nllrnllcl, .low:s. Miss BIBBY CSlafl' Hepresentativob. MR. XYHYTE. Dmzcrrm' ANGLIC ll'r1-sidvntb. ICLLA 'I'.utBm'N IIVJ.

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