Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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THE HOUSE PLAYS SHAKESPEARE REVISED judged by Mrs. John P. Rowat Barclay headed the Hst with a hilarious version of Macbeth . No one will ever forget the thickly accented My hands are dirty of Mac- beth, or Lady Macbeth ' s death scene. The surprise ending aslronside rolled in, in his wheelchair, finished the play in fine style. Gumming came second, two points behind, with The Taming of the Shrew . Petruchio got his point across to Kate and won his bet with Hortensio. The scene with Bianca and her screaming children proved a good ending to a very well acted play. Fairley ' s subtle satire of Antony and Cleopatra came third, a clever portrayal of a historical play. The acting of the bossy Cleopatra, and Antony came across very well and made a somewhat unfamiliar play very amusing. Ross placed fourth. Romeo and Julia emphasized the English- French situation between the Montagues and the Capultowns. Julia and Romeo died tragically, while Prince Edouard patched the two famihes together, accents and all. Donalds twelve-scene Twelfth Night ended the list only ten points from the top. The scenery was colourful as was the Elizabethan English retained in the play. Lines were hard to learn, but everyone managed. 19

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CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE 1969 RED CROSS The Red Cross, one of many world-wide organiza- tions, has been helping underprivileged countries stave off poverty and famine since 1859. Two of its many small branches are located in Traf: one High School and one Junior Branch, and our executive has been very active this year. The High School Branch organized a clothes trade, a calendar sale, a movie showing, and two health kit drives. The Junior Branch gave bake sales which made .124.00 for the Biafra Fund, and they are now selling calendars. We would all like to thank Liane Schachter, President, Gail Gilbert, Vice-President, Laura Parmeggiani, Secre- tary of the Committee, and Miss Templeton, Staff Ad- visor, for their dedication and hard work. THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CLUB This year, many enthusiastic Biology students have turned the lab into a miniature zoo. The animal inven- tory is presently as follows: one hamster (Hermie); eigh- teen chicken eggs; six white, brown and black mice, and lots more arriving soon! An incubator has been set up to observe the development of chick embryos, an egg being opened at various stages in the development. The hamster up to now has not served any purpose except cause worry by his habit of biting off fingers, arms, etc. The mice are to serve as the subjects of various experi- ments which they will gradually be made to undergo. Sophisticated experiments are not planned: many of the future biologists are having great difficulty in dis- tinguishing the males from the females (this is of great importance, especially when breeding is the prime ob- jective). It is to be anticipated that breeding will be the experiment that will be the most successful as very little interference, if any, is required for good results. All in all, many interesting things are being learnt and everyone is having a great deal of fun. Marie Gauthier, Form VI A, Barclay House CHRISTMAS IN CANADA Processionals 0 Come, 0 come Emmanuel uanaaian i lie ooiiy ana ine ivy English n rk the H;ilk w eisn i) Cii 1 V If n Q- fi 1 Rprcrprf ' ' 1- J A T 1 1 o V U • U CI ilC I C • Canadian v- ' diui ui Liic j- rum American KJii I laiiiucdLi , jediiiieLLe, ibdijeiia French 11 Est Ne I rArir n Xll LCI 1 llc j M . H-UJllallCC -- ' U. JL Beethoven Vjallly v aoiI, V iUlIII Minuit Chretien h rf nfn 1- L CI Ivl I Vic iiiree iviiigs Hopkins rvt ci i ii vl i f 1 — I ,■ 1 , A »-i |- 1 ifctTi £ n y:}Uyi ivcoi i ou Lvieriy, vjeiiiieiiitn English i iLiic xuwii oi ucLiiieiiein Redner (jood King Wenceslas cjUglisn Silent Night German Les Anges dans nos Campagnes French What Child is This? EngHsh Jingle Bells Pierpont Jolly Old St. Nicholas The Huron Carol Brebeuf We Wish You a Merry Christmas English Recessional: 0 Come All Ye Faithful The bilingual Christmas Carol Concert of December eighteenth had as its theme Christmas in Canada . Be- fore each of the lesser-known songs, a Third Former read aloud a short paragraph describing its origin. Most songs were accompanied by guitars and, in three songs, by recorders. Cathy Cash played Beethoven ' s Romance Opus 21 on the violin, making the evening more varied. One notable departure from the pattern of other years was that the songs were sung by the school as a whole, rather than by individual classes. This led to a decided increase in, not only volume, but also the num- ber of girls who knew the words. The Fifth Form art class, with Mrs. Ridolfi ' s help, de- signed and painted the backdrop Nativity scene. The performance went fairly smoothly, and the guests seemed to enjoy the evening very much. We would like to thank Miss Hopson for devoting so much time and effort to make this a success. Vivien Law Form V B Cumming House 18

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BARCLAY HOUSE Front Row: Pat Humby, Evelyn Konopko, Susan Charest, Lygia Pietracupa, Mary-Ann Ogilvy, Elizabeth Livermorc, Reisa Lush. 2nd: Hanna Deutschenschmied, Mary Ann Cipriano, Veronica Pimenoff, Marie (jauthier {House Head), Miss Stansfield (House Mistress), Ann Roberts (House Head), Kathie Milnes (Form V Rep.), Jackie Warren, Lynn Daza. 3rd: Betty Craig, Lois Hayes, Anne Charest, Leslie (Woodson, Donna Morton, Susan Solymoss, Helen Mc(jill, Janet Kearns, Christina Vincelli. Back Row: Johanne Perreault, Susan Ogilvy, Jill Pilgrim, Judy Bates, Rita Pilgrim, Colette Perreault, Elizabeth Rothgeb, Chris-Ann Nakis, Erica More. Absent: Matilda Baktis, Sophie Andrews, C ail Gilbert. LES FRUITS DE LA FERMIERE La fermiere prend une peche; EUe ne porte pas une beche; Parce que la beche N ' est pas dans la terre. La fermiere prend une pomme; Pour ITiomme Qui marche dans la rue Devant la maison. L ' homme ne dit pas Merci pour cela, Et la fermiere Ferme la barriere . . . Vite! Evelyn Konopko, Upper II MARCH The rain streaks down my window as I look out on the dark, drenched street. One dim street-light shines on the lonely corner and reflects in a dark violent pool beneath it. A car creeps along the slippery pavement, reaches a stop sign, and disappears around a sharp corner. The rain beats down faster now as a soaked woman splashes her way through puddles to get to her warm, dry house. Suddenly a light turns on in the house across the way. The light makes the silhouette of an old willow visible. Its branches creak as a gust of wind plays among them. A dead, soggy branch falls to the ground to remain there until the storm goes away. The rain begins to let up after seeing it has melted the last dirty snow mounds. Could this mean that Spring is on the way? Donna Morton, Form V B 20