Boys recess in winter (ph_2568)

The boys schoolyard was at times transformed into a skating ring in winter. There was also the mountain for sliding with sleighs and other fresh air activities for all seasons. Physical Education is part of the curriculum and according to Sister Guy, in her dissertation entitled Mon Couvent, ” Sister Claudia Lavoie had a talent for training the boys in gymnastics: some well executed drills were the result of hard work.” Boys sometimes were hard to handle, but reasoning them was the rule. Photo taken around 1930.