Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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30 VOX CCLLEGII Music Examinations I The air has been full of them, but very soon the girls will feel free and know they have done a good year ' s work. Miss Innocent — ' ' Why do so many pianists wear long hair ? Miss Wise — ' ' I suppose that some of them let their hair hang over their ears so as not to be disturbed by the surrounding conversation. Program of a piano and vocal re- cital given by Miss Grace Clough, A. T. C ' . M., and Miss Kathleen ijowe,, in College Music Hall, Tuesdav, June 4th, 1912. Proceeds for Mav ■ Court Club, Program : The Gypsies, (Dudley Buck), Miss Kathleen Lowe ; Concerto in A Mi- nor (Creig), (first movement), Miss G. Clough, accompaniment on ' 2nd piano by Mr. G. D. Atkinson ; To a Water-lily (Greig), Miss Kathleen Lowe ; Etudes, opus 25, Nos. 7, S, 9. Prelude, opus 28, No. 19, (Chopin), Miss G race Clough ; The Camel Bellsi (Lover in Damascus), ( Woodford Finden), Miss Kathleen Lowe ; Ich Licbe Dich (Grieg), Tf I were a ' brd, (Henselt), Miss Grace Clough; Sunset (Dudley Buck), ' Miss Kathleen Lowe ; Rigoletto (Verdi-Liszt), Mi.s Grace Clough. e have had a few exceedinglv in- teresting recitals during the past month. Even though the young ladies are working hard for their ex- aminations, they still find time to give us a pleasant evening. Hearing the best music plaved in the best style is an essential factor in a musical education. Miss Grace Clough, A.T.C.M., and Miss Kathleen Lowe rendered an ex- cellent program June 4th, in the Col- lege music hall. Miss Clough played in her usual capable manner, but special mention might be made of the Greig Concerto in A minor. This very heavy number was played with style and quality. Mr. Atkinson ac- companied her on the second piano. Miss K. Lowe was the vocalist, and sang in splendid form. Evor - num- ber was enjoyed, and these young ladies are complimented on their ar- tistic work. Programme of concert in College Music Hall, Wednesdav, Mav 22ncl, 1912 : ... Organ— ' ' Toccata and Fugue in D minor (Bach), Miss Mildred Ling- man ; vocal— La Seranta, (Tosti), Miss Kathleen Lowe ; piano— Son- ata, Op 28 ' — 1st movement— (Beeth- oven), Miss Laura Mcolle ; reading— His Father ' s Son, (Rinehart), Miss Hazel Beach ; vocal— II Bacio, ' ( Arditti), Miss Laura Frasir ; paino —(a) Juggelry. (Godard), (b) Sprites of the glen, (Dennee), Miss Dorothy Harvey; vocal— (a) The Danza, (Chadwick), (b) The Year ' s at the Spring, (Mrs. H.H.A, Beach) , Miss Blanche Stewart ; read- ing— ' ' The Transfiguration of Miss Philura, (Kingsley), Miss Berenice Green; violin— Adagio, fConca-to IX), (de Beriot), Miss Ethclwvn Cun- nmgham ; vocal — Ave Maria. ' ' (Counod), Miss Ethel Drinkwater ; piano— (a) Etude Op. ' 25. No. 7, (b) Prelude in E flat, Op. 28, No. 19, (c) Etudes Op. 25, Nos. S and 9, rChopin), Miss Grace Clough ; reading — Absolution, (Nesfcit), Miss Ethelwyn Cunningham ; vocal— Schwer liegt auf dem herzen. Nades- chda, (A. Goring Thomas), Miss Lila McAmmond ; piano— Scherzo, (Duo) Op. 87, (Saint Saens). Misses Nicolle and Harvev.

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vox COLLEGII 29 Oratory DELTA SIO MA. The Delta Sigma Sorority gave their last concert for the year, May 17th. The prog-ram opened with a chorus of school children, three little girls and three little boys. Then Mina Loucks directed the program of three clever animated dolls, who walked, talked and acted like real, live babies. This was followed by a short play, Her Uncle ' s Boots, in which the girls showed the usual bra- very and resourcefulness of women, in hunting down a real live burglar, and found merely a pair of boots. But these same boots proved the means of explaining away the mis- understanding between Miss Isabella and her lover, and leading to a happy reunion. Each girl did her part well. The Sorority decidprl to have a picnic at the lake on the afternoon of June 18. The will hold their farewell meet- ing on Commencement Dpv, when the rose sweep-stakes will be prei- sented. The Sorority has followed the examnlo set by the school, in electino- the onp who came nearest to attaining their ideal of true woman- hood. Mav Oueeri. nnd are presenting the rose swef n-stakes to the one who, in the estimation of the mem- bers, has best li -ed un to their motto, resDondete natalibus. ' At a business meetinor held Satur- day mornino-, the following officers were elected for 1913 : President — Corona Garnham. Vice-President — Dhel Purdy. Secretary — Florence Elliott. Treasurer — Alice Newport. Alumnae Secy.— Berenice Green. Vox Keporter — Katharine Dynes. SENIOR ELOCUTION. The Senior Elocution girls received the final blow on June 7th, when Miss Swartwood presented the Ex- am. ' However, we hope injuries are not serious, and the girls are grad- ually and naturally recovering, as is the only and proper method for the orator. Some scenes from Hamlet, which we have attempted lately, have caused many happy hours for the ending of our class-year. The last round of normal was completed by each girl teaching the Junior class. Several of the girls have been ful- filling engagements away from the College. Miss Cunningham r nul in Hamilton, Miss Beach has been at Greenbank and Valentia, Miss -lack- son at Orono, Miss Beach at Sea- grave and Miss Langmaid at Bethel and Cadmus. We are justlv proud of our class-mates. Misses Beach. Green and Cunningham, who ablv repre- sented our class and Alma Mater at Toronto, on the evening of May 28. They have ah-eady won fame for themselves in their chosen work. The year has ended only too .-•■oon, but we hope to reunite for frequent and long periods in the future.

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vox COLLEiill 31 Miss Belle Eliot gave a recital of pong and elocution Friday, June 7, in the Concert Hall. Her program was very good, and was rendered well. She recited some very pretty and some very sad pieces. She gave The Explusion of the Arcadians, from Lono-fellow ' s Evaneeline in a verv pleasing manner. She also re- cited two of her own compositions, A Child ' s Sorrow, and The Wail of t ' le Oppressed. She interpreted her songs well. Miss Eliot is to be verv much admired. Though she is blind, yet i-he is always cheerful and happy. ONTARIO LADIES ' COLLEGE CONCERT CIVEN IN TO- RONTO. A programme of merit and tasteful N-ai ' i ty, produced recently by the pupils of the Ontario Ladies ' College, Whitby, pleased an audience which filled the music hall of the Toronto Conservatory of music to its capa- city. The reception accorded the woik of the students was no less a tribut to the popularity of the in- stitution than it was a mark of com- mendation for the efforts of those re- sponsible for the artistic training of the young women, for the approval could not have been less warm had this been the home of the college in- stead of a community of more or less critical cultur( , which the pupils ask- ed to pass upon tlieir accomplish- ments. Suc;es-fu], perhaps, beyond any of its predecessors, the concert resulted m a further demonstration of the place the college occupies as a centre for the artistic training of young women. At the close. Rev. J.J. Hare, prin- cipal ot the College, addressed the Jargp audience hrMW ,is to the work ot the institution, paving a just tri- f.I! . , h ' former professors at J hitbv,among whom were mentioned Vr. Tornngton, Dr. Fisher and Mr J. W. F. Harrison, with marked ref- erence to the present musical director, Mr. G. D. Atkinson. The concert was held under the patronage of His Honor, the Li ' i- tenant-Governor, who, with Miss Miss (iibson, was present. The programme was nicely balanc- ed between vocal and instrumintal music and declamation. The open- ing selection on the organ, ' ' Toccata anci Fugue in D Minor (Bacli i. by Miss Mildred Dingman, was one of the most pleasing of the evening. Miss Dorothy Harvey ' . rendering of Sprites of the Glen (Dennee), a pianc composition of air- iness, revealed the ability to handle light themes with distinction. Saint Saens ' Scherzo, Op. S7, played as a duet by Misses Nicolle and Harvey was done with precision and finish. Miss Grace Clough, A. T. C. M., a member of the faculty of the Ontaiio Conservatory of Mu ic, the institu- tion responsible for the training of the Whitby College pupils, contrib- uted two piano solos, the Prelude in E Flat and three of th- ' Etudes by Chopin, with fervor. The vocal numbers included (!ou- nod ' s ' ' Ave Maria, bv Miss Ethel Drinkwater, soprano ; A. (Joring Thomas ' Schwer leight auf dem hcrzen, Nadcschda, bv Miss Lila McAmmond ; La Serenata (Tosti , bv Miss Kathleen Lowe ; II Racio (Arditti), bv Mi«8 Laura Eraser • and The Danza (Chadwick), bv Miss Blanche Stewart. The School of Expz-ession of the conservatory was represented in three readings. These were : His l- ather ' s Son (Reinhart), bv Miss Hazel Beach : The Transfiguration of Miss Philura ' (KinRslevV, bv Miss B,e -e- mce Green; and Absolution ( Nes- bitt), by Miss Ethelw n Cunnina- ham. The latt( r also disphued fin- ish in her rendering of th( adagio mov( ment from de BerioCs Ninth ( oncerto as a violin solo.