Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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THE KING IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE KING. ' T ' HE fatlier of this great family is tlie way King George spoke of himself JL in his Christmas greeting to the Empire a year ago. That is the way we shall always think of him. The bond between him and his people was greater by far than that between a King and his svxbjects. It was a bond of personal love. The King who never failed his people will always live in their hearts. Our late beloved Sovereign King George, came to the throne twenty-five years ago, and under his quiet leadership we have come through one of the most perilous periods of our history. Quietly and simply, always with dignity and understand- ing, the King has spoken the right word and done the right thing. Four years after he came to the throne began the World War. He and the Queen made themselves one with the people both at home and at the front. After that came the terrible time of financial difficulty through which he wisely guided Britain. He worked hard and long, never sparing himself, and deserved every bit of the wealth of affection, respect and loyalty to himself and our Queen shown by his very dear people at his Silver Jubilee. He has been such a wonderful personality that it is very hard for the nation, to realize, even under the sad rolling of the bells, that the King is Dead! The bells tolled. Kings must die, but Kingship never. Immediately after the tolling the spirited blasts of silver trumpets announced the accession to the throne of our much loved Prince of Wales. Long live the King! We have been used to dignified-looking bearded monarchs; now that young man, with those very wistful eyes, has come to the throne. In his picturesque red plane, after his father ' s death, he flew to Buckingham Palace to take the oath of accession. King Edward, who has been known for so long as the Prince of Wales, is the most widely travelled of all princes. He has long captured the love of his people. He has mixed with them as one of them. During the war he insisted on going to France, regardless of the danger. He also loved the life in the navy. He loves all that is in modern life. He is known as the gay and charming Prince , fond of dancing and late parties, and sports of all kinds, and of flying. He is the first British King to fly in an aeroplane. He has been prepared in everyway for his duties as King. He has been practically in every part of the British Empire, and business men laughingly call him, the Empire ' best salesman. At the time of the Jubilee he showed his sympathy for the youth of Great Britain by inaugurating a fund to help them. He again showed his thoughtful- ness for the people when he did not make the day of his father ' s funeral an official holiday in case it should mean any hardship to the workers. He has pledged himself to follow in his father ' s steps. With his mother. Queen Mary, to help him we need have no fear of the future. His reign has begun in very perplexing times, and hard work lies ahead of him, but we can feel sure that, like his father, it always will be service before self. Anne Dodd, Form IVa. [13]

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KING EDWARD VIII

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HERE is always great anxiety in the School while contributions for the Magazine are being collected. On one side there is the strain of writing something and on the other the strain of getting written somethings. This year we have had a great number of contributions and we wish to take this opportunity to thank all those who have sent in articles. Some of these which were really very good, we were forced to omit for lack of space. Mile. Dillon and Mile. Juge have been most helpful in obtaining material for the French Section. We are very proud of having a Correspondance Franco-Anglaise again. Several new activities have sprung up during the year into which most of us have entered with zest. The first is the choir. Of course here only those who felt that they could sing without causing pain to others, entered. It says much for our musical abilities as a school that over eighty volunteered. Of these forty were chosen. They now lead the morning hymn with lustry voices. We congratulate Miss Strawbridge on her success with the choir and thank her for the time and thought she has given it. We have a Sewing Circle which can be seen every Wednesday afternoon busily engaged in work of great usefulness. Under the expert guidance of Miss Hicks a quan- tity of garments useful in the West have been turned out. In our daily round a lecture is always welcome and this year we have been very lucky as to quantity as well as quality. Dr. Donald, whom we are always ready to welcome came to the closing in December. We were very glad to have Archdeacon Cower-Rees witli us again on Armistice Day and on Ash Wednesday. In November Mr. McC owan gave a delightful lecture on Plant and Animal life in the Rocky Mountains. It was ilhiHlraled by slides taken over a period of twenty years. Mr. McCowan himself was charming and we are all hoping that he will come back again next year. Tn a very ainiising and interesting lecture Bishop Fleming of the Arctic told us of his work ainoiig I lie Kskinios. lie made us realize ihe great need there is for work up lliere and he made lis (eel liow imicli llie workers are doing. We switch from the cold Nortli to cold Traf in .Taniiary and we see ourselves Hprcad variously over llie winter sporls. The rink and skiing ])lay a great pari in our |14