Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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16 VOX COLLEGIl WHEN MINUTES WERE HOURS. (Continued from May number.) For the apparition which followed I was totally unprepared. Instead of the clumsy, unkempt form of the hobo I expected, a long, bent, some- thing clad iuswhite limped into the room. Then a flash of lightning showed me more clearly this crippled apparition. He carried a staff in his bony hand to aid him as he walked. His long, white hair streamed over his bowed shoulders. His face ap- peared a yellow-white, and was long and gaunt like his body. A more fit- ting representation of anything there could not be than was this wraith, of the age and desolation of the house and indeed of the entire surroundings. So numb was I that 1 was quite unconscious of any physical or men- tal sensation whatsoever. To have moved would have been as impossi- ble as to have grown wings on the spur of the moment and flown out through the wall. I think I was ex- periencing paralyzing fright of the natural being or the unnatural being That this creature had no designs on me was evident from the first. He had a purpose in coming into that room, but clearly I was not that purpose, for he gave not a passing glance at the bed. He limped slowly across the room to the window, cracking his staff on the floor at every step. I could not see cl early what he was doing at the window, but could hear him fumbling with its latch apparently. Another streak of lightning flashed through the -win- dow and seemed almost to strike him. He uttered a ghastly shriek and staggered back, recovered him- self, swaved this wav and that and crumpled down in a heap. How long he lay there I cannot say, for I was in no condition to reckon time. It might have been hours or it might have been min- utes. I wasn ' t even conscious of wonderingr if he would ever rise. But rise he did after preliminary groan- ings. . Twice he fell back in his at- tempts to raise himself, but finally he succeeded in getting up. Time was interminable in his progress a- cross the room. He forgot to lock the door when he went out, and I could hear everv step of his progress down unendine flights of stairs . At dawn I drew my first breath — I ' ll always remember that breath — it seemed as though I ' d been dead for some years and this was resurrec- tion. I never realized before what a lovely thingr it was to breathe. The horror of the night recurred to me and I breathed again. Could it have been a dream ? I remembered the unlocked door and I rose and went to it. There in the outside of the door was the key, and both the keys I ' d received the night before lay on the table. At last I, who was a sceptic in things occult, had been visited by a ghost with an evidence left behind. The station agent said when I re- counted this tale to him : I am sor- ry to spoil your little story, but I forgot to tell you about the old man that sleeps in the basement of the hotel sometimes. He has evidently taken a great interest in me and my affairs, and probably came up to see if my windows were shut, to keep out the rain. BLANCHE STEWART.

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vox OOLLEGIL 15 ity do likewise in the near future— the economic significance of these in- dustries is obvious. Besides the large railway pay roll, there are many men employed in the construc- tion of such public buildings as have been found necessary since provin:ial autonomy was granted. The Parlia- ment buildings and a handsome Court House are nearing comple- tion. Government house is in c()urse of construction, and a very credit- able post office has been accommo- dating the public for some time. Jn the matter of churches and schools, our city compai ' es very fav- orably with any in Canada. Besides the University buildings and the affiliated colleges, Alberta (Methodist , and Eobertson (Presby- terian), there are two high schools, twelve large public schools, three convents, with all the buildings con- nected with them, besides tour churches of each denomination, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of Ensrland, Baptist and Roman Cath- olic : so that all mental and spiiit- ual needs are in a fair way of being attended to. Nor arc our bodily ills any less faithfully served, as there are four hospitals In Edmonton, and one in Edmonton South ; and becatise of the expanse of country which is S ' rv- ed by these hospitals, there is a con- stant need for more accommodation. As in every new country, from all who have the intei ests of the city at heart, tremendous effort is required to care for the large number of peo- ple constantly coming in from the Old Country, from Eastern Canada and from the United States. For this reason, it is to be expected that our churches and hospitals, our schools and hotels are taxed to the utmost to keep pace. It is hardly fair to expect the city fathers to attend to all these things when the- must needs supervise such interesting details as sanitation, lighting, paving, street cars and water supply, as these utilities are all owned and operated by the mu- nicipality. It therefore rests with the women to undertake the larger charities, such as the Children ' s Shelter, the District Nurse and the furnishing of hospitals ; and to advocate and carry out the establishmen t of play- grounds, the election of a woman school trustee, and laws for the bet- ter protection of women and child- ren. All these things require time and energy, and these are freely p iv- en by all our citizens in order that Edmonton may become the greatest and best citv in all of the Last Best West.

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vox COLLEGII 17 COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. The Commencement Exercises at the Ontario Ladies ' College- are al- ways the crowning event of the school term at that institution, and this year they have lost none of their interest or importance. To some thoy come as the last function of school life, and to others they are one mile post more along the way to the goal already attained by their fellow students. All, therefore, have a part in these exercises, those who denavt to return again, and those who depart to return no more in the capacity of students. On Friday evening last the first event took place in the concert given by the undei-graduates. The pro- gram was varied and was highly ap- preciated by those present. Fifteen of the undergraduates took part as follows : March in B flat (Silas), Miss Nora Tucker ; When the Heart is Yoimg ' ( Dudley Buck). Miss Ger- trude Anderson ; (a) Liebestraume No. 2 (Liszt), (b) Cuirlandes (Godard), Miss F. Oberholtzer ; The Boar Story, (,J. Whitcombe Eilev), Miss Corona Garnham : Lurline (Hans Seeling), Miss Nora Tucker ; Hir doo Slumber Song (Hariet Ware- , Miss Ruth Rvan : (a) Jong- lerie (Godard), (b) Sprites of the Glen (Dennee), Miss Dorothv Har- vey ; (a) A Perfect Dav ' ( Carrie Jacobs Bond), (b) On the Shore (Nndlmger), Miss Leara Gillis ; Im- promptu No. 2 ' ' (Chopin), Mi.ss Amy Christian ; The Going of the White Swnn (Gilbert Parker V, Miss Alice Bntler ; Aneel Land (Pinsuti), Miss Ethel Drinkwater ; A Dream (Bnrtlett), Miss Belle Elliott ; Sex- tette Bizzaria (Pagnoncelli), Misses D. Harvev, M. Sharpe, F. Oberholt- zer. A. Green, A. Meath, M. Watt. On Saturday the Art. Fancy Need- lework and Domestic Science Sewing ' Exhibit were open from 4 to 5.30. Then at six o ' clock came a banquet given by the Juniors to the Seniors. On Sunday the Baccalaureate ser- mon was preached in the Methodist Tabernacle by Rev. W. H. Hincks, D. D., of Toronto. The young ladies were present in a body, and the grad- uating class occupied a section re- served for them. Dr. Hincks read as his text, Luke 10 : 38-42, but took especially as his text verse 42 : But one thing is needful : and Mar - hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. To the graduating class Dr. Hincks spoke words of advice and encour- agement. He urged them not to give up books and music, just because their College days were ended. They had only begun to absorb know- ledge. The speaker proceeded to show how in every walk of life the educated woman is more successful than the uneducated. Health is much better, homes are happier, and the standard of morals is higher bo- cause of education. Education in- spires one with an ambition to be more than a mere parasite on so- ciety, enjoying the pleasures of life without giving back anything in re- turn. Dr. Hincks said he hardly knew a worldly woman who is a college o-raduatc. The speaker con- cluded his powerful address with a plea for the development of the king- dom in the heart. The beauty that lasts is not of the face, but of the spirit, and Dr. Hincks urged the v oung- ladies to cultivate this beau- ty of soirit and character, that would only become more beautiful as the days go by. Monday was Graduates ' Day. At 4 p. m. were held the class exf rHses, consisting of oration, poem, proph- ecy, etc. At S p. m. the graduating class eave a concert, of which the following ' was the program : Torchlight March ' (Guilmant), Miss M. Ding-man ; Guinevere (Tennyeon) Miss {Tazel r eacli ; ' S.