Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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THE HOUSE PLAYS On November 4, the Houses presented their annual dramatic efforts. The theme this year for the plays was mysteries. Combined efforts by the House members produced five excellent adaptations of original or borrowed plots. Miss MacGachen came to judge, and it seems that she enjoyed our sense of comedy. As usual, the marks were all very close, but Barclay came out on top for the third year with Oh Where Oh Where Can His Blanket Be? a Charlie Brown play involving Linus ' lost blanket. The culprit, of course, was none other than Snoopy. Cumming was next with its version of Henry VHTs troubles with the ghosts of his dead wives. Then came Ross and Who Do You Think Did It? a real whodunit by Leacock. Next in order was Fairley which gave a very original production of The Pink Panther . Donald did The Gilt Mirror in which one of the best character sketches was portrayed. As usual, all the plays were enjoyed by everyone, especially the Juniors and the Staff. THE BAZAAR On November 18, Trafalgar had its second Bazaar. It was, as all who were there know, just as great a success as last year ' s, if not more. The Committee of two fifth formers, Helen McGill and Cynthia Nunns, and two sixth formers, Lee-Anne Nicholson and Jane Fiske, had been busy for a long time. We had the Committee heads and a representative from each Form working busily, but nothing would have been done without the help and advice of Mrs. Gratias. For the last few weeks before the Bazaar the spirit really picked up. Form workshops were organized during Form period, and girls made stuffed animals, strung beads, decorated bottles, painted rocks, and made paper flowers. Girls made things at home and brought them in, mothers and even fathers made or gave things to be sold. Also parents as well as companies and firms donated things for the raffle or to be used as prizes. At the actual Bazaar, everyone was running around in seeming circles, but somehow everything managed to get organized. In the gym we had seven tables. These were Christmas decorations, baked goods, knitting and sewing. Old Girls ' flowers, craft goods, white elephants, and Sixth Form flowers. The Prefects organized a tea downstairs in the drawing-room, where they served tea, coffee, and sandwiches. In one of the classrooms some of the girls put on a spook house. In the projector room eight girls very successfully put on a penny arcade, which consisted of a fish pond, penny toss, dart throw, and candle shoot. I know everyone, parents. Staff, girls, and friends enjoyed it all. Total profits for the bazaar were approximately $920.00. 1 hope next year ' s Bazaar will be even more of a success, and then each year after, more and more of a success. Helen McGill, Form VB 18

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PREFERS ' o, Nabiha Atallah — I ' m never going to get a headache in here again! ! Lois Hayes — There is no new duty hst! Liz Harcourt — Where ' s Lizzie? Jane Everett It ' s time for you to face the facts of hfe and death, and pervertedness, and JANE! Karen Flam — Karen, don ' t you know how to boil water? ! Betty Craig — Betty, did you take off your socks? ? Karen Merrithew — What do Zelda and Karen have in common? Laura Parmeggiani — When I get out of here . . . Kathy McCuaig - HONK! (Sniffle, sniffle). Sally Moore — Nothing much happened . . . GENERAL COMMENTS Karen M., you didn ' t lock us out again! Nabiha, you and I are the only sane ones here! — Yes, Kathy McC. I AM NOT a drunk — who put my name on the list? TWANG! Get away from me! Weird. Really strange. Theme Song — Catch a little sirmer. Put her in a pot. Add the boiling water. Make sure there ' s a lot. You will find there ' s very few That make such a delicious stew As a little sinner boiling in a pot. (®?! oS! 17

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THE CARNIVAL This year, at the end of January, Traf had its first winter carnival with Selwyn House. It got off to a good start with a slave auction followed by a movie held at Trafalgar. The next day ' s activities took place at Selwyn. These included mixed games for all grades, and Staff versus Staff games. That night, the dance was held in Selwyn ' s gymnasium, featuring Mahogany Rush . The climax of the dance was the crowning of the Carnival King, Queen, Prince and Princess. Congratulations to our King: Craig Shannon Queen: Doris Byrne Prince: Rory Byrne Princess: Christine Okuda A ski trip was held on Saturday at the famous Madonna. Some poor unfortunates had a bit of trouble getting down the long powdered runs, but everybody had fun. We all hope Traf will be this lucky again. Many thanks go to the Carnival Committees of both schools and to Miss Harvie and Dr. Speirs for making it all possible. THE STUDENTS ' FEDERATION The Federation was established in 1964, with the purpose of bringing the Private Schools of Montreal closer together by participating jointly in various projects. The original members were: The Study, Miss Edgars ' and Miss Cramp ' s, The Sacred Heart Convent, Lower Canada College, Weston, Trafalgar, and St. George ' s. St. George ' s, however, resigned last year, as they felt the Federation did not have enough to offer them. But they still keep in touch with the other schools. Two main projects of the Federation are the Study Centre and Royal Arthur. These are designed to help the under-privileged children of Royal Arthur School by providing them with interested a nd sympathetic tutors. They have proved very successful, and both children and tutors have benefited. The annual Christmas Party for these children was a big hit this year. A magician entertained them while the food was prepared, and then aU trooped down to the dining room where student volunteers were kept running with hot dogs, lemonade, and small cakes. Candy was given to the children on their way out. A Drama Night was also held this year at The Study, and three one act plays were performed by Federation schools. A debate was held there in February. The Missing Link, the Federation newspaper, was started this year, and has been supported by articles and cartoons from various students. It is an experiment to help get more student participation from the schools concerned. No dance was held this year, owing to lack of funds, but we hope to hold one next year. The Federation is not a small group of representatives, but is every student of every participating school. With your support, the opportunities are endless. Without it, we must surely fail. 19