Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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THE CHOIR Under the direction of Dr. Herbert, the choir has had a fairly good year. Ahhough relatively few in number, the girls worked very hard to make a success of the Christmas concert and the Musical Evening in May. We hope that next year the choir will work as hard and show as much enthusiasm as the girls have this year. We want to thank Dr. Herbert for his help in making the choir aiv important institution in the School. Ruth Barrie Lily Buehler, Science VI This year, culture endeavoured to pry into the Trafite minds, overstuffed with geometry theorems and physics formulae. It acted through events such as the lecture given by Mr. R. D. Wilson, who has been engaged to sketch scenes from coast to coast for the Centennial. After his talk, accompanied by slides of his drawings, came a question period in which were asked such pertinent questions as, Why don ' t you take your wife on your trips? And we did not even mind not having the expected period of study we depended on for our test that day. There was also a series of Youth Concerts given at Place des Arts. There we had nothing harder to do than sit in the plush seats and let the music and culture seep into our brains. Some of us wish learning Latin and Geographv were as easy and painless. As our frontispiece in this issue of Echoes we are fortunate to be able to use a photograph of a drawing of the School by Mr. Wilson. The artist presented the picture to Dr. Foster on her retirement, and we would like to thank her for permission to use it. GRADUATION DANCE HE graduation dance, held this year on January twenty-eighth, was a tremendous success. It began with a cocktail party given by Martha Dorion and Nancy Hughes. Then we all went for a delicious dinner at the Stage Coach Restaurant. Returning to the School, we were greeted by a reception line consisting of Mrs. Madill, Mrs. Verrier, Miss Harvie, and Nancy Hughes. Music was provided by the Sceptres . Everyone was delighted by the decorations, kindlv supplied by Morgans in the theme of the Exotic East , especially the green and blue lanterns. After the dance there was a fabulous party, given by Mary Jane Henderson and Rosilyn King, at which music was provided bv a juke box. [27]

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DRAMA ON the night of March 25, 1966 at H. ' M) p.m. the curtain rose, revealing the stage and its cast of characters. This was the evening Tait would present its two one-act plays. IVrhaps I should exj hiin the meaning of Tait . This stands for Trafalgar ' s Almost Instant Theatre, not for any of the other things 1 heard casually mentioned around the school. This little world is headed by Mrs. Allen, who must have more patience than any other person around to be able to work with approximatelv thirty girls and get results. Whatever credit the plays received belongs to her. Now, on with the show! The first play was entitled Queer Customers and was very well received by the audience. Laughter was heard everywhere as dishes were smashed and criminals a|)pr bend( ' d. The curtain fell to a delighted round of applause. The second play was entitled The Witching Hour and was again extremely well received by an appreciative audi« ' nce. i ittle more need be said, with the possible exception of, and I quote, Do you bear a gong? The night of one-act plays presented by Tait was a great success and enjoyed bv all, including the performers. Who knows? We may have seen a budding star on Trafalgar ' s stage. Judy Hilker, Science VI, Barclay House THE JUNIOR FRENCH CONCERT JUST before the Easter holidays, the Forms from Preparatory I to Upper I entertained their parents and specially invited guests with a delightful French programme. Besides dancing, and singing songs such as Monter sur un Elephant , they enacted the adventures of Le Petit Chaperon Rouge and Boucle d ' Or . The items, which the children acted well and with great enthusiasm, showed their ability in oral French. Great credit goes to Mme. Garrett for directing the concert, and to Mrs. Kerr for the ingenious and effective costumes and props — especially the bears ' heads. Dr. Herbert kindly played the piano and helped train the singers. Form II acted as stage hands, and Jessie Fiske of Upper II drew a charmin g programme. THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES THIS year, the senior library opened after a book sale which disposed of over two hundred discarded books. Circulation has risen steadily, and most girls have taken advantage of their Form library periods after lunch. The library is used more for recreational reading than research, but this imbalance is gradually improving. Over a hundred and forty new books have been acquired, and the library subscribes to fourteen magazines. The Martha L. Brown Junior Library has been running on a different system. Owing to its somewhat awkward situation, less has been done about organizing it: however, over fifty new books have been added to the collection, and the library is quite well used bv the Juniors. G. Thomson We are happy to have, in Mrs. Thomson, Trafalgar ' s first professional librarian. [26]

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Following that there was a party given by Hilary Chalmers, Jane Curwood, and Wendy Hilchey, at which we were entertained by folk singer Billy Dart, and another given by Diane Etches, Ruth Barrie, Leslie Hamilton, and Susan Nadeau. After these we either tumbled into bed, or went to one of several breakfast parties. All the Sixth Form would like to thank the Old Girls, who sponsored the dance, and also the members of the Dance Committee, Lyanne Turcotte, Jennifer Macfarlane, Leslie Crawford, Diane Madill, Nancy Hughes, and Andrea Mason our Treasurer, and everyone who worked so hard to make this year ' s graduation dance an event we will all remember. Diana Dopking, Arts VI PHOTO CONTEST Prize — Joanne Bird, Form 11, Donald House [28]