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THE TWIG lVIy method of teaching history was by using a series of stories and attempting to keep the interest of the boys rivetted on the lesson. These somewhat unusual history lessons seem to have made a lasting impression on my pupils, for whenever I meet one of them now, he shakes hands with me, laughs fl don't know whyl and says 'Remember the way you used to teach history?' I recollect a humorous incident which took place during a student-teacher lesson. This rather nervous young lady, in the course of the period, wandered down one of the aisles, and happened to lay her hand on one boy's desk. Imagine her amazement when this surprising youth gently covered her hand with his! Well, that absolutely broke up the lesson, and the girl left the room in a half-fainting condition. Sometimes I see some of my old pupils downtown and, without exception, they are doing well. Even the dumbest pupil I ever had, seems to have prospered. A peculiarity which I always noticed in the boys while I was at U.T.S. was the deluge of questions which invariably followed any announcement or statement made to them. I used to ask all those who had questions, to stand up, and, by a process of elimination, I somehow managed to answer all questions. Despite anything that ever happened while I was at U.T.S., I have carried away not a single bad impression of it. I remem- ber my boys as being lively in body and mind, and, judging by those graduates of the University Schools who now come under my supervision, they still retain those char- acteristicsf' After leaving U.T.S. in l9l8, Mr. Dunlop joined the staff of the Faculty of Education for two years before taking up his present position. He is very affable and easy to talk to, and he certainly does not look any the worse for his eight years at U.T.S. After our brief interview with lVIr. Dunlop, it was not difficult to understand why he has had a brilliant rise to success. ' A.N.S. IAN STRACHAN Mr. Ian Strachan is the first graduate of U.T.S. to be elected to the Legislature. He is Liberal member for St. George's riding in the Provincial House. He entered U.T.S. in I9lI in Mr. VV. Dunlop's room, form 4C. He graduated in 1917, and immediately joined the army. On his return in I9 I 9, he entered a Polit- ical Science course at the University of Toronto, and later studied Law at Osgoode Hall. He graduated in l922, and ever since has been practising law with the firm of Erichsen Brown and Strachan. Could you tell us some of your memories of U.T.S.? we asked him. Yes, certainly. I think the funniest is the cheer practice held by the late Professor H. Crawford, who was then Headmaster of the School. He undertook to teach us the 'school cry', as he called it, which he himself had written. It Wentz- 'Velut arbor ita ramus, 'University Schools canamus'. According to lVIr. Strachan, some of the brighter lads knew what it meant, but he never did. However, he knew when to use it, which is the main thing. Which of your class-mates are now hold- ing important positions:-I , T, Robinette is the head of the Collec- tions Department of the Robt. Simpson Co. Another Old Boy, P. Clarke, is in the Treasury Department of the Provincial House. just the other day, in Montreal, I ran into R. Wicks, who is the leading actuary in a Montreal insurance company. How do you like political life? I think it's just great, but it's a risky business. In politics, the white-haired boy of to-day may be the goat of to-morrow. Do you think it is a good profession for a school boy to have in mind for the future? Yes, but he should first have some other profession on which he may fall back, if he isn't elected.
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THE TWIG f' Ed Nr-rw C 45 'Lu T C ff LAWN -ELf,,1,77f The Twig Interviews Old Boys With some difiidence, l accepted the E.ditor's assignment, an interview with Mr. W. Dunlop, now in charge of Extension work at the University, and in earlier days one of the Masters in the Junior School. l was assured that my prospective victim was a most approachable gentleman, but this assurance only partially allayed my fears. l found Mr. Dunlop one afternoon in a big office in Simcoe Hall, and was received with the greatest kindness. It was soon evident that Mr. Dunlop has not forgotten his stay at U.T.S., nor has he ceased to find keen interest in its success. The substance of our interview follows: I entered U.T.S. as a master in the Junior School in December, I9 I O, said Mr. Dunlop, and l consider the eight years I taught in that institution among the most enjoyable in my life. The school was founded in the fall of 1910 and the original intention was to limit the Junior School to three forms. However, when the people of Toronto observed that U.T.S. offered their boys a greater oppor- tunity for a better deal in education, an influx followed which made it necessary to add two more forms to the Junior School. This was how I came to be requested to join the staff as master of Form 4C. Up to this time, l had been a public school principal in Peterboro, which had already supplied the University Schools with Mr. Coombs and Mr, Scarrow. Beginning in December, the masters oi the Junior School were Mr. Coombs, 4Ag Mr. lrwin, 4Bg myself, 4Cg Mr. Porter, 3Ag Mr. Scarrow, 3B. Form 4C, being the middle form, was composed of the back- wash, more or less, from the other four forms-those boys who were too old for the third classes, yet lacked the academic ability required in the two higher forms. As you might expect, a strong disciplinarian was re- quired to handle these boys, as their main object seemed to be to have a good time. My experiences with them were both enjoy- able and varied. I taught history and French in the whole Junior School and Latin in the Fourth forms.
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