Sports Day in May was a Favourite Event
At some point prior to 1922 the “24th of May” or the Monday
closest to the date was typically scheduled as the annual Sports Day for Canadian Junior
College. This was more than a day of sports events; it
was a social time for family and friends who came from as far away as 100 miles to join
the school family as participants or observers in the day’s events.
The
day usually began at 9 am with a parade and ended at 9 pm with a
program and worship in the chapel. Students and visitors enjoyed the day
interspersed with volleyball, races, jumping contests, picnic lunch by Lake
Barnett, baseball, boating, swimming, and an outdoor picnic supper. When a
heavy rain cancelled some events in 1926, everyone spent a social time in the
dining room and ended the evening by singing, “The End of a Perfect Day.”
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| Peter Elloway |
The
May 26, 1930 sports day was hailed one of the best with the usual track and
field activities, outdoor picnic meals and a program in the evening which was
enlivened with Peter Elloway’s “sympathy orchestra.” The climax of the day was
“sky rockets” at 9:30. No one dreamed that two nights later the sky would be
illuminated with a greater flare as the three main campus buildings were
consumed by fire.
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