Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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16 VOX COLLEGTI CanadiaQ Club Dined. Dr. Hare, ex-president of the Cana- dian Club, gave a dinner to the mem- bers of the Club at the College, on Friday evening. The delicious , repast was prepared, cooked and served solely by the Domestic Science class, under the able direction of their clever preceptress, Miss Diem. Some of the gentlemen present, who had been wont to regard Domestic Sci- ence as a fad, professed themselves converts to the new educational idea, an admission which was scarcely ne- cessary in view of what had occurred. One has read somewhere, perhaps in Monte Christo, of just such a dainty repast, served in just such an attractive way, but, nowhere, cer- tainly, except in the realms of fic- tion, was a repast ever served so deftly and demurely. This is only one of the many ways in which the influence of the College will be felt in the homes of the future, until the dream of Ruskin is realized, and all taskwork becomes a gracious and de- licate art. Mr. Dow, president of the club, occupied the seat of honor at the right of the genial host. Other gentlemen present were Messrs. Bar- clay and Howden, Principals Ho- garth and Brown, Professor Green- wood, Col. Farewell, Judge Smith, Dr. McGillivray and Dr. Waugh. Judges Mclntyre and McCrimmon had accepted invitations, but were unable to be present. The notice would be incomplete without refer- ence to the exquisite menu card with its troop of tripping wind maidens on the cover, the work of a talented art student. The cards were pre- served by the guests as bright sou- venirs of the most pleasant reunion in the history of the Canadian Club. The menu card is given below: Sar- dine Canape; Consomme a la Royale; Fried salmon trout, Sauce tartare;

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vox COLLEGII 15 again, what joy it would bring to her, and she wanders back. It shows that the sweet and happy memories of that home were sacred to her. What are our Sabbath days to us? It seems to me that the last thing each of us should do before falling to sleep on Saturday evening, or the first thing: when she wakes on Sun- dav morning, is to thin k, How much this day is going to mean to me, and she should try to make it the very best she can. We should ask ourselves ' the question l)efore we ven- ture to do anything. If Christ were on earth and in mv place, would He do such and .such a thing on the Sab- bath ? I wonder if He would be pleased to see me do that? Whatever the conclusion is, it should be conscientiously followed. Therefore we should trv to reverence our Sabbath in the highest sense. ' The day should bring forth a great deal of fruit to our spiritual natures. But oh, how often this sacred day is used for gross amusement and plea- sure, and the soul ' s library day turn- ed into a kitchen day. Fourth, profanity. It seems to me that one of the most displeasing things to our Heavenly Father is swearing. Swearing is counted irre- verence to God. Ye have heard what was said bv them of old: Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shall per- form unto the Lord all thine oaths. But I say imto you, swear not at all; neither by Heaven, for it is God ' s throne; nor by the earth for it is his foot-stool. There is also a more subtle pro- fanitv of God ' s name. When novel- ists depend upon an irreverent use of the name of the Deity for their wit and when readers read indirect and veiled allusions to religion, re- verence must suller grievously. Re- verence or irreverence to God is shown by the way we treat the poor, the Bible says, He that di.spiseth the poor dishonoreth his Maker, and Pure religion and undeliled be- fore God and the Father is this to visit the widows and the fatherless, and to keep ones self unspotted from the world. From this we come to the conclusion that we should honor God by being kind to any of His weaker creatures. Lastly, our reverence for the Bible should ])e profound. Since God has given us this beautiful book, what does it mean to our spiritual wel- fare ? It is God ' s word, and there- fore very important. It is a revelation from God and a guide for the Christian life. What would our lives be without it. It simply means that we would know practically nothing of Christ ' s life and his great work. Bv means of this book many lives are brought to Christ. Therefore, let us be careful not to reject any of its truths. Whosoever shall break one of these least commandments and hall teach men so, the same shall be call- ed least in the Kingdom of Heaven ; but whosoever shall do and teach them the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. E. K. HINSON.

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vox COLLEGII 17 Dressed cuciiiiibers, brown bread and eons with niushrooiiis ' stewed; To- biitter sandwiches; salted nnts, niato salad, cheese balls, pulled olives, radishes; Roast fowl, potato bread; Strawberry mousse, fancy croquettes. Bechamel sauce, creamed cakes; Nuts, raisins, stulTed dates; asparagus tii s; Grape Sherbet; Pig- Cafe Noir. Music In our last number we gave a synopsis of six lectures given by Miss Martin, the resident vocal teacher. The course of lectures were completed bv one on the oratorio, taking up Mendelssohn ' s Elijah, and one on ' ' Current Kvents in the Musical World of to-day. Both of these lectures were intensely interest- ing, and certainly sustained the re- putation which Miss Martin has ac- quired as a lecturer. The oratorio Elijah is based on the one clause, Behold the lyord passed by. Historically it has its origin in the first book of King, from the xvii to the xxii chapters, also including the first chapter of the 2nd book of Kings. Before going into the oratorio Elijah in particular, Miss Martin sketched the growth of the oratorio in general, beginning at the morality plays and tracing its grow th up to the present day. We certainly wish that it were within our power to give a complete report of the men- tioned lectures, for it was well worthy of such an accoxmt. The final lecture on Current Events on the Musical World, prov- ed, although one of the shortest, yet one of the best. It is certainly the duty of everyone who professes to keep abreast with the times to have a general knowledge of what is hap- pening in the world of to-day, and the musical world is just as impor- tant as any other. We have much to thank Miss Martin for in giving us an insight into this wonderful land of music and romance. We are very pleased to learn that Miss Martin is returning to us next year and we do sincerely trust that she will find tirrie to give another course of lectures. Miss Bryce sang at both services on Sunday, June the i8th, and as usual her singing was enjoyed thoroughly. Miss Edna Stidston sang at the evening service in her usual acceptably manner. We wish to congratulate our music girls who were so successful in their examination.