University of Ottawa - Annuaire Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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l E 3 SECTION ISA Top Row- Marjorie Robertson Frances Poupore Patricia Stafford Drusilla Morrow I-Iarriette Montgomery Mildred Phillips Middle Row- Roma Mix Bessie Sparks Winnifred Rosebrook Edna Saunders . Marion Senior First Row- Marie Sauve Helen Robertson Sybil Richardson Mildred Polite Violet Ross sv v ' www! , SECTION 3B . Q - Top Row- Garnet Surch Robert Graham Ralph Jervis . Milton Qraig Cl1fford'l-hll ' Middle Row- Anna Webster Mrs. Violet Tarvis Everett Stirtan William TorY 111011910 Connor First Row- Lillian Wilson Vera Stephens Lillian Stoness Ena Weedmark Dorothy Wallace

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OTTAWA NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR BOOK GNN? 1928 SECTION II-Continued To all Hygiene Classes we leave the well- filled Bulletin Board, countless pamphlets and posters, hoping with their aid that the coming students will become as thorougly acquainted with their work in this line as we have. To the History Classes we leave the beautiful Castle and Sunset which brought us the glory of a prize. To the Science Classes we bequeath the caged tadpoles. We trust that the tails will not be entirely absorbed by the time the juvenile students appear next Fall. To the Literature Classes, we leave the pictures of Hope , the Private of the Buffs and the Shakespearean plays. We trust the voices of the future students will cause the class room to resound with the same emotional ele- ments as were introduced by ourselves. To the School Management Class we bequeath the fine ventilation system, the harmonious colours of the class-room and the solicitous en- quiries of the master himself lHow it saddens our hearts to leave him behindlj. Lastly! We hereby revoke all wills hitherto made. Those who constitute the sad failures of Sections I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, we appoint as executors of this, our last Will and Testament. Signed and sealed by Section II. MAY BELLE KOEN. SECTION III Have you not heard of Section III, A section as busy as any beeg A section loved by masters all, Admired by critics, short and tall? T is with great pleasure that we venture to chronicle the doings of our illustrious form since that day in September when it first came into existence. Many eventful days have gone by since then, not least among them that Thursday in November, when for the first time we grappled with the problem of extracting from, and injecting into, the minds of young innocents strange somethings called 'fideas . I think we may say, without any exaggeration, that we have one of the best singers in the school, who, during the year, has delighted and charmed the student body with her solos. VVe also have a pianist of no mean ability, and, whenever any real music is desired, Section III comes to the rescue. We have produced two orators of fiery zeal, and, although they have had the privilege of appearing in only one debate, that fact merely testifies to the skill of their opponents. Our section is a mixed one, our constituents being twenty-three girls and eight men. Con- sequently, we were well and favourably repre- sented on the Hockey Team, and I have no -doubt that it was the skill and wonderful athletic ability of our boys which made the team victorious. Vile have further aided the student body by contributing the first President of the Literary Society, who paved the way for his successors, we have also supplied a Secretary, and, at the present time, it is one of our number who is chairman of the debating committee. To our teachers, we wish to extend our deepest gratitude for their patient help in time of difficulty. They were ever ready and willing to help us and spur us on to success, and, in the years to come, when we have reached the upper- most rung of life's ladder, we shall look back with pleasant memories to our year spent at the O.N.S. Now the year will soon be over and the inevi- table parting draws near. We, the brightest minds in Eastern Ontario , must each go out to do our very best to train the pupils who are entrusted to our care, and ever be a bright and shining example for their young lives. The students of Section III extend best wishes to their fellow-workers and wish them every success in their future work. If Canada wishes her children fair, To study under especial care, She should employ throughout the land Teachers from this Section grand. EDNA SAUNDERS. SECTION IV E, as our number suggests, are the happy mediums of the Ottawa Normal ' School, we neither worked too little, as our teaching marks prove, nor too much as we are daily assured. As we are the largest section in the school, and as we are all girls, is it any wonder we won the name ofthe noisy section P But then, perhaps no other section had such brilliant, unexpected ideas to impart to their friends. Having earned that name, we learned that a bad reputation was hard to live down, a good one harder to live up to: but we are now striving to maintain the latter. i171

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OTTAWA NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR BOOK awe 1928 SECTION IV-Continued We do not lack talent. If Chopin could hear Miss Barkley play, he would say f'That is what I wanted to express when I wrote that. If our Honourable Members heard Miss Chant speaking of the St. Lawrence VVaterway problem, the difficulty would be settled without further argument. Our literary efforts met with success, as the critic made special mention of the paper put on by our members. Credit should be given Miss Doyle for collecting the material. Our executive ability was shown when Miss Brunette conducted the first Literary Meeting. A worthy section, truly! We have lived for the most part of the time in the same room, we have worked over the same problems, we have laughed at the same mistakes. Living, working, laughing together, surely these cement true friendships. It has been said that we make our life-long friends at school. May it be so with us! Vile shall separate shortly, but we shall always have a kindly feeling towards the staff and school. May we meet again some time, if not as a section, as individual friends. EFFIE COWAN. SECTION V of '28 IN REMEMBRANCE Sing a song of school days, This year is almost past. And we'll all be school-mams- More or less-at last. f Sing of kindly Masters, Notes and lessons toog Sing of Critic Teachers, Here to help us through. Section V will send you Many a backward thought Next year when we're striving To do first what we ought. Stay with us and help Here, we've learned some theory, Had. some practice, too, In the art of teaching, Watched what others do. Then may next September Bring schools of our own, And may each remember All that we've been shown! May the friendships fostered By this Normal year, And the fine example Of the Masters here, LIS So to mould our fate, That all may proudly think of Section V of '28. SECTION VI OU are now to be introduced to the most promising, illustrious, yet humble section of the Ottawa Normal School. Section VI gained its fame principally through its efforts in Advanced Reading. Our striking interpretations of Herve Riel, Lady Macbeth and other historical characters, would astound you. We are weeping sirens, grotesque villains, demure gallants, and roaring cannons at one and the same time. Consider the glorious literary future of our Canadian children. But this is not our only outstanding character- istic. We have had the most successful debaters of the year-to say nothing of our musically talented. When we met the first day of school, brown eyes looked in a questioning way into blue ones, which seemed to repeat the same mysterious questions- who ?, where ?, why ? -but little did we expect that out of the labyrinth of faces, the most congenial, true, interesting, and pro- gressive girls should come to Section VI. VVe had the honour of having the President of the Literary Society, for the third term, chosen from among us, as well as several other nominees for the various offices. In conclusion, we trust that each one of us will be successful in her year's work, and we know that when our Principal wants a trust- worthy, inspiring teacher, he will look up the addresses of the girls of Section S-ix. FRANCES A. MCGUIRE. I19l