Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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]

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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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Staniforth being a promising senior sportswoman, following in the footsteps of her sister, Dorothy. We want to thank Miss Box for her hard work and enthusiasm in preparing the Gymnastic Demonstration this year. From all the compliments the school has received, we are certain of its success. We are also grateful to Miss Hicks and Matriculation II for the delightful Hallowe ' en Party which was given in the first term. The gravity of the war this year has tended to make even school life more serious but we were glad to have several lectures, which were a diversion from our every day work. The Reverend Mr. Green showed the school beautiful slides of his interesting mission work along the Pacific coast. Miss Snowdon, dressed in the costume of the period, interpreted Post Restoration music and we spent a very enjoyable hour. Miss Hazel paid her always welcome visit and again brought the needs of the West closer to us. Dr. Donald is always a welcome guest in Trafalgar and his talks to us are eagerly looked forward to. Throughout the year we have been visited from time to time by different members of the Board of Governors. We know how busy they are but we are pleased to see that they are interested in us. Last June on the King ' s birthday Arch- deacon Gower-Rees was present at the dedication of a beautiful flag to the school by Mrs. Vollman. Since then he had paid his annual visit on Ash Wednesday and Armistice Day. We are proud of last year ' s Sixth Form. Eighteen girls passed their Junior Matriculation and Joan Cassidy made over eighty per cent. We heartily congratulate Allan a Reid on taking First Place in Senior Matriculation. The Houses have certainly progressed this year. The girls are becoming most House-conscious for they realize that a point gained is not glory for themselves but for the whole House and for one point lost the whole House should weep. The sense of competition and eagerness for work is growing keener year by year. This year one reason probably is the need for garments for the Red Cross. Miss Hicks has undertaken the leadership of the Red Cross in Trafalgar and the results are admirable. Last June, the House which bore the name of Riddell , changed its name to Cumming , in honour of our retiring principal. Miss Janet L. Cumming. Although Trafalgar has been busy in many ways all during the year, interest has been stirred in music by the suggestion of Miss Strawbridge for a school song compe- tition between the Houses. We have long wanted a school song and now there is a chance of this being realized by the efforts of the girls themselves. The fateful day took place on May Day and we congratulate Fairley House on winning. Further results will be published later in the magazine. It is not decided whether Fairley ' s song will become Trafalgar ' s song. That will probably be settled in the fall. The magazine committee wishes to thank all those who have contributed to the magazine, whether their efforts have succeeded or not. And above all we wish to thank Miss Bryan. The magazine as well as the committee would be at a complete loss without her guidance and advice. Thank you. Miss Bryan! r [15]