Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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vox COLLEGII. 15 our low |3es.ii-es.l Let us seek ani ideal then by studying Christ, and thus se- cure the vLsdom which will flow to our advantage in life. The reverend gentleman then more particularly ad- dressed the igraduatlng classs, and ex- pressed the hope that the ideals which they have bucn nurtured in at what he might call the hi5.torical Ontario Ladies ' College might be lived up to uiwn their going out into the woirld, so that their academic life would not end, but be the beginning to greater achievements., which would redound to the honor and glory of Go;d and their alma mater, as we ' I as give them greater strength and more happiness in their life work He believed! .the college was doing a grand work. It was deserving of the iJTayer.s and en- couragemaut of all. The able choir of the church did much to make the service more impressive, while Mi.ss Ella Davidson, of Oshawa, sang most sweetly, a solo entitled Crossing the Bar. Dr. Hare conducted the ser- vice with the exception of the sermon, and, in his. prayer, earnestly petition- ed that the .graduates, might go out into the world as reflectors of the Christian influences which have sur- rounded them during their stay at the college. MONDAY AFTERNOON PROGRAMME. Overture Merry Wives of Windsor. Nicolai MISSES WINTER, HARA, PETHERBRIDGE and CARSCALLEN. Cantata King ' s Rene ' s Daughter. Henry Smart CHORAL CLASS. MISS M. H. SMART, Conductor. Piano Ballade A flat. Chopin MISS WILHELMINA GUMPRICHT. Vocal ... The Land of Yesterday. Mascheroni MISS MICHAELIS. Violin Spanish Serenade. .Bohm MISS ETHEL BEATH. Piano {a) Melodie. Sinding {b) Rustles of Spring. MISS LILLIAN WILSON. Vocal O, luce di guest ' anima. ' ' .Donizetti MISS PETHERBRIDGE. Organ Introduction to 3rd Act. . .{Lohengrin Wagner MISS AGNES SWAN. J. W. F. HARRISON, Musical Director. MONDAY EVENING PROGRAMME. HON. CHAS. DRURV, President, Presiding. Prayer KEV. V. H. EMORY. Organ Solo MISS MARGARET COOK. Conferring of Diplomas — LITERARY— M.E. 7 .— UKsses Marion Edraison, EJdna Milligan and Blanche Webster. MUSICAL-A.0.C:M. (also A.T.C.M.)— ORGAN — Miss Agnes Swan. PIANO — Misses Wilhelmina Gumpricht, Daisy Seccombe, Mabel Taylor and Lillian Wilson,

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14 VOX COLLEGIL Dreams. The cantata consisted of thirteen choruses, ducts and solos, which (lispLiyed to grood advantage the well-trained musical talent of the collcg-e. The general effect wits high- ly pleading, and gave eviilence of care- ful and xersistcnt training. The cos- tumes and grou[)inj of the young ladies, luo, pxesenLed a vei ' y piyasing appearance. AIL Nettie McTaggart ably ofiiciatea al the i iano, and ad- ded in CO small degree to the success of the perforipa iice., Miss Helen Badgley, gold UieUalist in the clocu- tiona-y deiiartmcnt. and a jouug lady pt sessing a fine stage presence, gave the encbanling residing of Tho L.os.t ■ Vord, from I ' he Clue Flower, in a maimer ILal was a seriaoo in ilself, as( it rang out with goodness from the beginning to the end., It is to be regretted that sJhe will not again return to the O. L». C, because many an entertainment hereabouts will be deprived of licr talent. Miss Mary H. Smart Is to be complimented upon the efficient manner in whicti all the numl ers of this cantat i were execut- ed, and the large bouquc?ts of car- nations presented to the young musi- ciaoa vcrc liighly appreciated by pu- pils BEd audience alike. »ot only was this iiiagni fic ;nt cantata pre- sented upon this occasion, but it was also given in the Whitby music hall a few weetA ago, when the pioceeds ot §5 ' ) trc donated to the fund for pur- chasing an organ for the new county house of refuge. Subsequently to that entertainment, it was again giv. en with marked success as a compli- mentary entertainment before the members of [the Bay of Quinte Ck)nter- ence at Osbav.a. The programma up- on each occasion wa as follows — Piano Solo, Valse Chromatique, Godard, Misa Mabel Taylor. Piano Solo, Woodland Rustlings, LLszt, Miss Daisy Seccomhe. Reading, The l»a-st ord, from The Blue Flower, Henry Van Dyke, Miss Helen 13adgley. Piano Solo, Third Ballade, Cho- pin. Miss Vv ' ilhelmine Gumpricht. Vocal Solo, Jn Thy Dreams, Dud- ley Buck, Miss Perley. Piano Solo, ' Spinning Song, Wag- ner Tji.szt, Miss Lillian Wilson, King Rene ' s Daughter, a Cantata Overture, MLsa McTaggart, Miss W. Gumpricht, Chortus — Valley of Summer Flow- ers. , I, ; Trio and ChoriLs,, See how gay the Valley Shines, Misses Michaclisi Sil- CQx, and Turk. Duet and Chorus, There is a Fair Maid Dwelling There, Missus Bryce and Seccomhe. Recit. and Arietta, From her Bo- wer, Mi Pcthei bridge. Duet and Chorus, Who llath Seen the Troubadour, ' Misses Michaelis and Telfer. Scena, duet and chorus, The Siiell has Wrought, Misses Perley and Seccombe. Recit. and Air, White or Red, Miss Lillian Wilson. Recitative, What Magic in a Min- strel ' s Sotig, Miss Perley. Trio, Now Amulet and Spell, (a) [Misses Snider, Perley and Wilson, (b) Misses W ilson, Silcox and Turk. Duet and Chorus. Sv ect the An- gelus is Ringing, Misses Pether- bridge and Seccombe. Recit. and Chorus, Oh, What Dawn, Miss Liliian Wiison. Finale, solo and chorus, Rene the King, Mrs. W. A. Hare. BACCALAUREATE SERMON. On Sunday evening there w.ilsi a large turnout of the students to the Me- thodist Tabernacle, where the bac- caLiureate sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. J. V. Smith, of the Carlton street Methodist church, To- ronto. He took his text from a part of ithe fifth vers of tho eiglith chapter of Hebrews, — See, saith he, th it thou m ke all thinga ac- cording to the pattern siiewed to thee in the Mount. In an evi- dently deeply thought out .sermon, Dr. Smith saiil the constiLutioa of our na- ture t(iuiiJ«lled us to look forward. We seldom locKed into the past. We were not j.u ' into this world to re- main ignorant, but to allow our na- ture, through faith, to lead ua. for- ward in! a desire to obtain knowledge. This, is a B vinig and a purifying ap- jjetite if it is but encouraged in the right diiection. If we take away the spiritual side of our nature, we will soon revel in iguoiauce. We should aim at knowledge, and this will lead to higher ideals. If we do this, our lives will separate like diamonds. What Ls your condition to-night S Are you aiming at high idcaLs, or is your life a failure because you have mLssed the mark? God never intend- ed the immortal soul to sink down- wards. There is thunder in the soul to arouse us to a. higher ideal in lifej Yet it is pathetic that so few of us attain it. A study of Christ makes us feel that we want to lead a more Christian life. This moulds a Christ- ian character which leads u.s to learn- ing and culture, and causes us to scorn

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16 VOX COLLEGII. A ?T— Misses Emily Faed, Zaiina Legate, Anna Pritchard and Emma Wood. O f 7 CA ' K— Misses Stella Knapp and Lena Richardson. DOMESTIC SC EiVCE— Misses Nellie Chapman, Beatrice Craig and Grace Silcox. Presentation of Certificates— 0 .-1 7 0 A ' l ' — Misses Ethol Beatty, Winifred Moysey and Eva Ostrander. COMMERCIAL — Misses Motia Stewart and Lorelto Newsome. MUSICAL (Toronto Conservatory). Intermediate — Fl A . ' 0— Miss Kathryn A. Rowse (honors). Hattie M. Grass (honors). VOCAL — Miss Ada Frances Chown (first-class honors). Edith A. Bryce (honors). Luella E. fc. mmond (honors). Myrtle Gallagher (honors) Luln Boyce (honors). ' • Alma Nix. Eva G. Ostrander. Junior— PIANO— Miss Katherine Hunter (honors). yOCAL— Miss Isa M. Dey (first class honors). Pearl McLean (honors). Primary— f .-I.W— Miss Margery Greenwood (honors). The theory examinations have not been reported in time for p iblication. Reading Bobbie Unwelcome. MISS HELEN BADGE EV, M. E. Awarding of Medals — Silver Medal, hy His Excellency the Governor-General, for highest .standing in the M E. L. course— Miss Blanche Webster, Oakwood, Out. Gold Medal, by Hon. Senator Cox, for highest standing in piano course- Miss Lillian Wilson, Fenelon Falls, Ont. Silver Medal, by Prof J. W. F. Harrison, for second standing in pianocourse — Miss Daisy Seccomhe. Keene, Out. Gold Medal, by Prof. F. McGillivray Knowles, for highe.st standing in fine art, to Miss Emma Wood, Sarnia, Ont. Silver Medal, by .1. S. Barnard, Esq., London, Ont., for .second standing in fine art, to Miss Zanna Legate, Whitevale, Ont. Gold Medal, by F. W. Hodson, Esq., Dominion Comnii.ssioner of Live Stock for highest standing in domestic science, to Miss Grace Silcox, Paris, Ont Silver Medal, by A. S. Forster, Esq., editor of the Oakville Star, for best e.s.sav on the subject,— Does Poverty Develop the Character More Than Riches. — Miss Kathleen I. nceley, Port Hope, Out. The medal in department of oratory has been withdrawn at the request of teacher and class. Tennis Shield won hy Misses Agnes Swan, Lena Richardson, Olive Freeman, and Ada F, Chown on May 25th, in competition with the lady students of Victoria University, and to be held by them till the next tournament in October. ViOLTN Solo MISS EDNA BEAL. Awarding of Prizes— Prize for general proficiency in piano playing, by Messrs. Nordheimer Co., Toronto, to Miss Wilhelmina Gunipricht, Peterboro, Ont. Prize for organ — Miss Margaret Cook, Aultsville, Ont. Prize for vocal music (Miss Smart ' s pupils)— Misses Minnie Michaelis, Meri- den. Conn., and Daisy Seccombe. Keene, Ont. (Jeq.) Prize for vocal music ( Miss Perley ' s pupils) — Miss Myrtle Gallagher, Har- rowsmith, Ont. Prize for piano (Miss Wright ' s pupils) — Miss Hattie Turk, Toronto. Prize for piano (Miss McTaggart ' s pupils)— Miss Ivy Harrison, Portland. Prize for tennis— Miss Olive Freeman, Burlington, Ont. Short address by Rev. T. J. Edmisou, B.D., President of th Bay of Quinte Conference. TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. Report of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Ladies ' College and Ontario Conservatory of Music and Art to the Methi ' dist Conference : — We take pleasure in presenting to this Confer- ence our twenty-ninth annual report. It has always been our privilege to report progress, and still the tidal wave of advancement gives no indication of receding or standing still ; in fact, the present col- legiate year now coming to a close, taking it all in all, may be regarded as the most successful in the