Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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tKljc Alumnae Tea This year the Castle Chapter of the alumnae entertained the graduating class in the concert hall. A lovely tea was followed by a deHghtful programme, and we were given an excellent opportunity to learn about the Alumnae and to become acquainted with the members. We enjoyed this greatly, and appreciate very much the trouble that the Alumnae took to entertain us. Cfje Baccalaureate erbice On the last Sunday evening of the school year, one of the most beautiful cere- monies for the graduating class takes place. The Seniors are preceded to the church by the rest of the school, and when they enter in cap and gown the Junior Class presi ' dent leads them down the aisle and cuts the white ribbons to enable them to enter the pews. After the memorable sermon, the girls return to the school and the Seniors lead the way up Main Stairs to the strains of Saviour. Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise. This year, twenty-three Seniors gravely made their way to Whitby United Church, which had been traditionally decorated by the Juniors. Rev. David A. MacLennan, of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto, preached the sermon, and at the close of the ceremonies in Main Hall, refreshments were served in the Common Room. Here the Seniors entertained their friends and had the pleasant opportunity of meeting Mr. and Mrs. MacLennan. oltje Senior ISreafefagt After many days of rain, June 8 turned out bright and sunny, and at 7.30 the Seniors assembled at the side door. Weighed down with food, blankets, pillows, and cameras, we hurried down the back lane. Soon Miss Kennedy had the fire blazing and Mary Boulton, Puddle, and other v illing cooks were preparing bacon and eggs, toast, and coffee. After eating everything that there was to eat, we sang, picked flowers, and generally refused to act like dignified Seniors. Cameras clicked on happy groups, and as the sun rose higher, we regretfully returned to the school. Class JBaj €xercises The Juniors busied themselves on Monday morning by picking daisies and making the daisy chain. At 3 o ' clock the Seniors assembled in cap and gown and entered the Chapel where the traditional daisy chain ceremony took place. After the Senior bio- graphies, the valedictory and class prophecy, the Seniors were presented with their class pins by Dr. Carscallen. Then, for the second to last time of the year, the strains of the school song filled the room. The school withdrew and the Juniors entertained the Seniors at tea in the Common Room. In the evening. Lower School presented A Midsummer Night ' s Dream in the garden. This play was under the direction of Miss Jaques and Mrs. Aymong, and Shakespeare ' s already delightful play was enhanced by the costumes, acting and setting. This was followed by the traditional bonfire, with each Senior casting her most hated subject into the flames and watching it turn to ashes, with a poem dedicated to its downfall. According to custom the Senior Class made a presentation to the College, this year a cheque for replacing the seats in the Chemistry laboratory. This was accepted on behalf of the College by Miss Maxwell. Thus ended one of the happiest days of the year.

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Senior Clag?; (j fficerg Honorary President Miss Maxwell Class Teacher Miss Kennedy President . , , , Jean McIntyre Vice-President - - ' Pat Lill Secretary - ' - ' Beth Howell Treasurer - - - Margaret Hillis W t Senior Bance After weeks of waiting and preparation, the 27th of February at last arrived, and Seniors hurried through the halls in excited anticipation. The Juniors hastened to lend a helping hand, and the girls made themselves beautiful while listening anxiously for the buzzer. Pat Lill and Rosalie HoUing, with the help of the rest of the class and, of course, Miss Jaques ' able assistance, had transformed the gym with gaily coloured Egyptian murals, huge pillars concealing the indirect lighting, and many bright balloons. The happy Seniors and their partners danced, drank punch, and ate the delicious supper served by the envious Juniors in the Common Room and Main Hall. All too soon, the evening was over, and good-byes were being said. Soon all lights were out, but weary Seniors continued to dance each dance again, and Juniors planned happily for next year. d)e Senior la| The acting ability of the Senior Class was this year revealed in their exciting mystery play, Mumbo Jumbo. From the beginning, comedy and drama fought for supremacy, leaving the school shrieking and laughing in turn. Sixteen members of the class t(.X)k part, while the others efficiently managed the direction, costumes, and properties. Rosalie Holling and Betty Mackintosh ably played the parts of dashing college boys, with Betty Ferguson in the role of Rosalie ' s none too welcome wife, Peaches. The law was well represented by Connie McKeen, Marian Buell and Jean McIntyre. Pat Lill portrayed Tweety , the simple country lass, and mystery and horror were introduced by the excellent acting of the rest of the cast. At the end of the play, the Seniors sang their class song for the first time, and music and refreshments rounded out a thoroughly enjoyable evening. i:i)e Senior Binner With April 17 came the Senior Dinner, and everyone but Seniors hurried on mysterious errands and whispered about decorations. The centre-piece of the Senior table was The House of Mumbo Jumbo, and the favours and place cards took the form of the characters from the Senior play. Tapers and flowers in silver and maroon adorned the table, and each Senior received the traditional gift from the Juniors — a silver coffee spoon in the Pine Tree pattern. The other tables were also attractively decorated in their class colours. After a delicious dinner, thanks to Miss Guest and her staff. Dr. Carscallen, t he toastmaster, proposed a toast to The King Next came toasts to Our Country. Alma Mater, the Faculty, the Senior Class, the Other Classes, Student Organizations, and the College Press, and the evening ended as we all joined hands to sing Auld Lang Syne.

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Senior Class ropijrcp Rosie: Say, I thought I smelt onions in this Air Raid shelter! MeKeen, imagine meeting you here! MeKeen: Holling, old bean, gee, the worst Air Raid we have had in months. Well, we might as well make the best of it. Rosie: Say, that girl over there looks familiar. Jean, my old room-mate! Jean: Oh, Rose! MeKeen! What are you people doing here? MeKeen : Why Tm growing onions for the Army. They don ' t need poison gas now. Rosie: I poisoned so many people in the Toronto General Hospital they sent me over here to see what I eould do about the wounded German prisoners. What are you doing here? Jean: Oh, I ' m a Squadron Leader in the Air Foree. I was shot down in a field nearby so 1 dropped in. Say, I just bumped into Pat Lill the other day, and she ' s an Admiral m the Navy. MeKeen: Speaking of the service, Ruth Cohen ' s in solitary confinement for letting out too many military secrets. Rosie: Now that we ' re on the subject of old school chums, the authorities made Pepper Ferguson turn in her collection of Fraternity pins for scrap iron to help the war effort. Jean : Have you heard the good news? After recovering from the worst case of Chicken Pox the world has ever seen, Peggy Endean has graduated from O.L.C. MeKeen : Say, did you know I ' m still holding the Strathcona Shield, and it ' s getting kind of heavy after all these years. I was reading in Patti Gervan ' s news- paper the other day that Joan Morris has the record of saving more criminals from the chair than any other lawyer in Canada. Rosie : Did you know that Jean Turnbull and Marie Vance are the only persons that keep the Metropolitan on its feet now? Jean: You know our Senior play really inspired Marg. Hillis; she ' s lecturing on Native Folk Lore at the University. MeKeen : Poor Puddle, she just wouldn ' t listen to my advice about her diet, and now she ' s fat lady at the circus. Rosie: Buellie liked the gas station business so much she opened a chain of them across Canada and she entertains between refills with some of those fish stories of hers. Jean: Do you remember how absent-minded Betty Mackintosh was? Well, I heard that she forgot to go home from O.L.C. and she ' s still sitting up in 9 Main. MeKeen: Have you heard about the new Vitamin pill Jo Jenkins and Mary Boulton have invented? They feed it to the German prisoners and it makes them sing There ' ll Always be an England. Rosie: Now that Sir Ernest MacMillan has resigned, Esther Mahon and Isobel Cherry are taking his place at the Conservatory. Jean : Nesta Chappell got the prize for having the healthiest family of the year because hec husband is such a good Doctor. MeKeen: Did you know that after all these years people are still trying to tell Frieda Reynolds and Lilian Hacking apart? Rosie: Did you hear about Beth Howell? A talent scout from Hollywood saw the pictures taken of her on May Day and signed her up for the Movies. MeKeen: Well, there goes the all-clear. Come on over and have an onion sandwich with me. ye Hixteen