Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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JT IS with a great deal of pleasure that I write to all those connected with Trafalgar as this, my first year with you, is drawing near to its close. I want to say how much I have appreciated the welcome which you, staff, pupils and Old Girls alike, have given me. You have all been most kind in helping to make me feel at home and already I feel one of you. At different times I have often told you how proud I am to be your Principal. Trafalgar has a long and honourable tradition. It has always stood for high standards of work and play and for reasonable discipline. These are all qualities which in the diffi- cult world which is before us will become increasingly important. The future will undoubtedly need women with disciplined minds and bodies and it is my earnest hope that those of us who are now at Trafalgar will live up to the responsibilities of the past and be equal to the needs of the future. With my best wishes to you all, Joan M. V. Foster. [13]

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MISS JOAN FOSTER Principal of Trafalgar School [12]

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J.y.lutU ANOTHER school year has come and has nearly gone. For the seniors the final exams are close upon them and we wish them all success. This year Trafalgar has welcomed Miss Joan Foster as principal. Miss Foster came to us with glowing colours. She has received her Master of Arts and is a Doctor of Philosophy, specializing in History. She hrings into the school fresh incentive from her experiences in teaching in Riverbend in Winnipeg , St. Agatha ' s in New York, and also from her four years ' teaching at McGill. Trafalgar Echoes is delighted that Miss Foster has granted our request for her photograph as frontispiece. In September, we were all anxious to get back to school to meet our new English and French friends. We welcome them to Canada and are proud to think that girls from such well-known schools, as St. Leonards in Scotland, and the French Lycee in London and others, should choose to come to Trafalgar. These newcomers, contrasting their habits and opinions with ours, have given the school a broader outlook. They also have stirred up a keener spirit of competition in school work and even in games. Our Canadian girls are on their toes now, striving more eagerly for the highest. We all are indeed sorry to hear that Mademoiselle Gabillet will not be returning to us because of a serious illness. We hope she will be feeling much better when she receives her copy of Trafalgar Echoes and we wish her a speedy recovery. Mademoiselle has always spoken to us in French and was most anxious that we should have a know- ledge and appreciation of the language. For the past three-and-a-half years the girls have appreciated the privilege of such attention. In her place we welcome Mademoiselle Boette. We are also glad to have on the Staff Miss MacGachen who is teaching English in the Senior School. With the absence of the Wurtele twins this year both our Basket-Ball teams and Ski- Teams have realized they must stand on their own. We did not quite make the grade but we have all hope for the coming years. We congratulate The Study on its double victory. Our Junior Ski-Team held the honours and we are all looking forward to Joan [14]