Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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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STUDENTS ' COUNCIL The Students ' Council is now in its third year of existence. It is made up of the presidents of the high school classes and representatives from various groups in the school such as the Red Cross and the Federation. Discussion this year has centred mainly on discipline and uniform as usual. In January a Discipline Committee was once more formed to discuss possible changes and improvements of the present system. It is made up of four students - Kathy McCuaig, Kathi Milnes, Deborah Worrell and Helen McGill as well as five teachers — Mrs. Doupe, Mrs. Ritson, Mrs. Ewing, Miss Templeton and Miss Armbruster. A completely different system of discipline, suggested by the committee, is currently under consideration in the Students ' Council. In November a wear-what-you-want day was organized to raise money for the bazaar. So far this year the council has been busy deciding what to do with the money we ' ve raised and dealing with some minor points in the rules. The general feeling in the council is that more could be accomplished if we could meet more frequently. We all hope that in the future the Students ' Council will be able to bring about some larger changes in the school instead of always dealing with these same small points. THE LIBRARY Since October 1969, Mrs. Owen, our Librarian, has been busy re-organizing and improving the library. Trafalgar has a fairly good basic collection, but there are gaps that need to be filled. Of course, the main problem is that of space. The library can hold about twenty-five hundred b ooks and right now has approximately two thousand with new ones being purchased whenever possible. During the summer, a new bookcase and some periodical shelves were added, and perhaps a few more small cases will be put in the remaining space soon. Since Mrs. Owen ' s arrival, about two hundred books have been added to the library, mostly in the reference section. We have also been very fortunate in receiving Dr. Foster ' s library. These books are mainly history and fiction. We ' re lucky to have a good supply of encyclopaedias, but there are noticeable gaps, especially in the social sciences, natural sciences, and historical fiction sections. The card file is now in working order; it took a good year of work to get it all straightened out. The library is not just books though. The periodicals that the School subscribes to cover many different areas and are very useful for projects and papers. At present we receive about twelve, including The National Geographic, History Today, The Science Digest, Marie -Claire, The Reader ' s Digest, and Seventeen. We are also building up a film strip collection, which was donated by Miss Harvie. Mrs. Owen hopes to build up a good vertical file, which is a collection of pictures and pamphlets. The Junior Library has been moved to the classrooms where the Juniors can learn about library procedure as well as take out books. The library ' s main purpose is to supplement each course of study at each level, as well as provide recreational reading, and as additions and improvements are made it will become more and more effective in its aim. RED CROSS The Red Cross movement has progressed rather slowly this year to the chagrin of the Executive. This report is really a plea to the student body to come out to our meetings and suggest activities we could organize in order to raise some money and, at the same time, promote school spirit. However, we have not been entirely stagnant. Groups are working now on an album, describing Quebec, v hich is to be sent to Singapore. We received one such album from there, and are now sending ours in exchange. Also, the Students ' Council has given seventy-five dollars with which we plan to finance a movie. So, please come out to support us, and help bring us together.