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

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, if tix SALLE DE CLASSE oocllcmal Qxcuroion among the diverse act1v1t1es in which Normal School students engage. Their chief advantage is of providing on the spot experience, provided, of course, there is proper anterior preparation, compe- tently directed observation, and a practical follow-up to the outing. The first of our excursions was a visit on a sunny Sep- tember afternoon to the arboretum of the Central Experimental Farm. On our arrival, We were met by Dr. Beneteau, our Science teacher, and Dr. Beauvais, of the Forestry Division. XCURSIONS are an accepted feature First, a careful survey of the various kinds of evergreen trees was made. Attention was called to the shape and the height of the particular type of tree, to the position of the branches, and to the needles which charac- terize each species. Thus we discovered that the needle of the spruce is four-sided, while that of the fir is flat: that in the spruce tree the branches have a tendency to droop, where- as the branches of most of the other trees are at right angles to the trunk. We next came upon the deciduous trees. Here we met a wider field of varieties. Once again, under the guidance of our instructors, we observed new phenomena and learned new facts and names. Over the interval of time that has elapsed since then, Dr. Bene- teau's kindly, patient tones come drifting back to us: 44 Examine this leaf, and you will notice how the veins reach every minute part of the structure. Observe also the lobes, so arranged that the rays of the sun may penetrate the thick foliage. The surface of this other leaf is glossy, as if it had been waxed . . . And pleasant of God's so the afternoon rolled by in the autumn sunshine, amid the wonders creation. As we retraced our steps towards the main gate, one of our group casually remarked of a giant elm: How tall it stands, how strong and stately it is! What a magnificent specimen l Yes, agreed an- other lass dreamily, he is so very tall and handsome l Such a splendid physique ! But, then, God's masterpieces are of various species. MARIE A. LAUZON. 38-

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, , f . if , PM ll ill L In , C is 5 Q1 06 K8 tt ' Q7 C3 g 0 1 g,. 5l l'q irccge all-iternitc-5 tion const1tue l evenement le plus mar- .. quant de lAnnee Sa1nte. Se rendant au desir universel de l'Eglise, Sa Saintete le Pape Pie XII declare solennelle- ment, le premier novembre, que Marie, Reine du Ciel, y regne en corps et en ame at cote de son Fils divin. L'immense Place Saint- Pierre regorge de catholiques des quatre coins de l'univers, accourus at Home pour assister ta cet apotheose de la Reine du monde. Et malgre les conjurations de l'enfer, la terre entiere tressaille d'allegresse et entonne des hymnes de reconnaissance a l'adresse du Pere Eternel qui a voulu associer de si pres at la gloire de son Fils, Celle qu'll Lui avait choisie pour Mere en En faisant l'Epouse de son Esprit. A proclamation du Dogme de l'Assomp- L'evenement eut des echos a l'Ecole nor- male ou les eleves se donnerent la main pour monter un spectacle grandiose rappelant les etapes principales de la vie terrestre de l'Irn- maculee Mere de Dieu. En quatre tableaux -37 d'une beaute feerique, ils firent revivre tour a tour la Salutation Angelique, la Naissance de l'Emmanuel, le Stabbat Mater et l'Assomp- tion glorieuse de Marie. Pourra-t-on jarnais oublier le charme des madones, la perfection de leur jeu, l'excel- lence de leur rnimique, les accents de leur voix, la candeur de leur tenue ? Les jeux de lumiere, les decors enchanteurs, la suavite des paroles prononcees, les melodies d'accompa- anernent s'eHaceront-ils jamais des memoires ? Pourra-t-on jamais revivre moments plus emou- vants, plus sublimes avant d'atteindre la Celeste patrie ? Mirage d'eternite, s'il en fut, que ce spec- tacle inoubliable en hommage a la Vierge- lVlereI Et quel mirage! Puisse-t-il etre, pour tous ceux qui en furent temoins, le signe avant-coureur des joies ineffables que Marie leur reserve au terme de leur vie mortelle! SCEUR IEANNE-CEICILE, a.s.v.

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