Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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18 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD The School Council' The following boys have been elected to the School Councils- VI Schol.: Alley, 1Fu1fordJg VIA: McIntyre, fGoeringJg VIB 81 VS: Thompson i, CChesterlg VA: Stratford, CScowenJg VB: Maclaren, fHuyckeJg VC: Bogue i, CTes- sierlg IVA: Greenwood, fHeardJg IVBI: McGill, 1Moffittlg IVBII: Peters, CCOXJQ III Sz H: Smith ii, CSavageJg New- boys: Kennedy, iLawson ij. - The Headmaster and not more than three Prefects are ex-officio members. Meetings of the Council will be held every two weeks on days to be decided by the mem- bers. The first meeting was held in the Guild Room, on Friday, October 10, at 7.30 p.m. 11.1 The Old Boys' Thanksgiving Week-end This year again a large number of Old Boys returned to the scene of their crimes, on the Old Boys' week-end. Unfortunately there were fewer Old Boys from Montreal than last year because the McGill-Varsity football game did not coincide with the week-end. It was decidedly notice- able that the majority of those who returned were boys who had left within the last few years. On Sunday the great influx began and by evening over a score of Old Boys had already arrived. That evening an informal sing-song was held in front of the School. Most of the Old Boys spent the night in make-shift quarters throughout the School. Surprisingly enough, several of them managed to crawl out to late breakfast the next morning! As it was raining Monday morning, the New Boys' race was postponed for an hour by which time the weather had cleared up. A satisfying Thanksgiving Dinner was followed by the singing of some School songs led by Dickie Butterfield and

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 17 to whom football is the essence of entertainment, for a game was soon under way. Towards the end of lunch, a grand meal of corn-on-the- cob, chicken, and ice cream, there were cries of what now? After much gesticulating and explaining, we decid- ed to play a game called Capture The Flag . It was a case of Brent against Bethune. When we had had enough of this, We played a ball-game, which lasted until it was time to go home. So ended one of the pleasanter days of a New Boy's life. -A New Boy. Scholarships On Thursday, Oct. 16, the School received a half-holi- day in honour of the boys who won scholarships at the end of the last School year. Chief among those who Won the scholarships was J. D. Prentice, who won a Dominion Cadetship to Royal Roads fthe N aval-Air Force Collegel, coming first in the entrance examinations. Other scholar- ships won by T.C.S. boys last year were: the Professor Wm. Jones Scholarship at Trinity College, Toronto, won by T. W. Lawson, the Rev. F. A. Bethune Scholarship at Trinity College, won by R. D. Butterfield and the Richardson Mem- orial Scholarship at Queen's University, won by E. W. D. Hamilton. - The Dramatic Society This year the Dramatic Society has already held several meetings. Watts has been elected president, Do- heny vice-president, Taylor secretary, Rhea treasurer, and Thompson i committee member. Mr. Dale is again acting as adviser. Several new members, Boulden, de Pencier, Ful- ford, McDowell, Paterson ii, and Pitt, have been admitted this year and with many of its old members back again, the Society is looking forward to a very successful year.

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 19 Alex Paterson. That afternoon the Old Boys with two full teams gave an excellent exhibition of football in trouncing the First Team which was handicapped by the loss of most of its first line due to injuries. After tea at the Lodge, the Old Boys went their ways and another Old Boys' week-end had come to a close. The quiet of the evening was almost deafening after the festivities which had taken place. -.i Analysis of Upper School Results, 1947 CSixth Formj No. of candidates ......................,...................... 45 Papers attempted ...... .............. 3 55 Papers passed .......... .............. 3 15 88.776 Papers failed ....................,.. ......... 4 0 11.392 First class honours ............. ......... 8 0 22.5fk Second class honours ............ ......... 7 5 21.1W Third class honours .,........ ......... 7 3 20.5Zp Credits ........................................ ................... 8 7 24.5721 Total honours ...........,.......................................... 228 64.2076 The three candidates for the Naval-Air Force Col- lege were successful. Williamson, J. P. 9 firsts Lawson, T. W. 6 Butterfield, R. D. 6 seconds ! D thirds Tanner, W. H. R. 5 2 Credits Powell, J. A. ......... 4 2 Watts, R. L. ......... 3 ' Hamilton, E. W. 3 1 Stone, J. C. ............ 3 2