Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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18 VOX r OLLEGlI Medallions have not yet arrived : Miss Daisy Brownell, Miss Constance Din- gle, Miss Eleanor Gardner, Miss Jean Hodge, Miss Cora Kilborn, Miss Con- stance Kilborn, Miss Edna Muir. God save the King. College will re-open September 10th, 1913. The following honors that have comt to the College during the past yeiar are worthy of special notice. Seven students have become so pro- ficient in swimming, life saving, etc., that they have been awarded medal- lions from the Royal Life Saving So- ciety of England, the greatest honor in this direction that has ever come to any college or school in Canada. It is generally admitted that swim- ming is a very healthful recreation, but when under the direction of an ex- pert teacher it becomes a science and worthy of the above recognition, it rises to the rank of a valuable accom- plishment that will be of service to the young lady, or to her friends all through life. This honor speaks vol- umes for the attractiveness of the col- lege swimming pool, and for the li- ficiency of the instruction. Another honor gained in the Depart- ment of Household Science deserves special mention. Four students tak- ing the Normal Household Science Course in the College, and having the required literary standing, have i)een awarded by the Education Department of Ontario teachers ' certificates qual- ifying them to teach Household Science in any High, Public or Separ- ate School in the Province of Ontario. This also is an honor that has not come to any other Ladies ' College in this Province, and has been freely giv- en after the most thorough inspection of equipment, staff and course of study, etc. Progress is the key-note of our Col- lege history. Every year a little bet- ter equipment, a more pleasant home life, a little more attention to the cul- tural side of college life ; a little stronger college.

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vox COLLEGIl 17 The following having the required literary standing have been awarded Teachers ' Certificates in Household Science from the Education Depart- ment of Ontario :— Miss Marian Boyd, Miss Eloise Noecker, Miss Velma Rowse, Miss May Thompson. Piano Solo— La Campanella (Pe- ganini Liszt), Miss Grace Clough, A. T.C.M. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES Household Science — General Course for Homemakers— Miss Ruth Day. Cookery — Miss Norma Crane. Junior Elocution— Miss B. Elliott. Musical— (Toronto Conservatory) In- termediate—Organ, Miss N. Tucker ; Piano, Miss A. Meath (honors), Miss M. Sharpe ; Vocal, Miss D. Patrick (honors). Junior— Piano, Miss L. Nix- on, Miss Cora Kilborn, Miss E. Blew ; Elementary, Miss E. Cook, Miss M. Cook : Vocal, Miss J. Haycraft (hon- ors), Miss E. Johnston, Miss E. Wake- field, Miss L. Shibley. AWARDING OF MEDALS. Gold Medal, by Hon. Senator Cox, for highest standing in M.E.L. course, Miss Margery Rowland. Silver Medal, by John Rice, Esq., for highest standing in Latin and French of the senior year in M. E. L. Course— Miss Constance Dingle. Gold Medal, by F.L. Fowke, Esq., Oshawa, for highest standing in the Elocution Course— Miss Corona Garn- ham. Governor General ' s Medal for second standing in Elocution Course— Miss E. M. Butler. Honorable mention— Miss K. Dvnes. Gold Medal, by R. J. Score, Esq., President of the College Board, for the highest standing in the HouschoVl Science Course— Miss Marion K. Boyd. Silver Medal, by T. G. Whitfield, Esq., for highest standing in Commer- cial Course— Miss M. E. Muir. Silver Medal, by Dr. Hare, for swim- ming, etc.— Miss Jean Hodge. Silver Medal bv R. N. Bassett, Esq., for Life Saving, etc.— Miss Cora Kil- born. Silver Medal, by Dr. Hare, for Graceful Walking— Miss Ruth Day. Vocal Solo— Song of the Shirt (Homer), Mr. Arthur Blight. AWARDING OF PRIZES. For highest standing in special writ- ten examination in Art, by CM. Man- ly, Esq., Director of the Art Depart- ment—Miss M. Leech. British History, by Miss Maud An- nes, —Miss Pascoe. Book-keeping, by Copp Clarke Co. —Miss Rothschild. Shorthand, Miss Dunbar, French (2), by Miss M. Findlay, B. A. —Miss Ethyl Blew. French (3) by Miss Findlay, B. A.— Miss Gertrude lanson. Practice Cookery, by Mr. A.T. Law- ler— Miss Ruth Day. Senior Sewing, by Mr. W.B. Pringle —Miss J. Taylor. Jenior Sewing, by Ross Bros.— Miss E. Blew. Art Needlework — Department A., by Miss Donaldson — Miss J. Grass. Department B.— 1st by Mr. John Brown— Miss G. Britnell ; 2nd, by Miss Allen— Miss C. McWhirter ; 3rd, by Mr. John Rice— Miss F. Schwigler. Prizes given by Messrs. A. and S. Nordheimer, for Conservatory Examin- ations—Intermediate Organ, Miss N. Tucker ; Intermediate Piano, Miss A. Meath ; Intermediate Vocal, Miss D. Patrick ; Junior Piano— Miss L. Nix- on ; Junior Vocal, Miss E. Johnston ; Elementary Piano, Miss E. Cook. Vocal duet- Barcarolle (Offen- bach) , Miss L. Wilson, A.T.C.M., and Mr. Arthur Blight. Address by Rev. L.W. Hill, B.A., of Burlington, Ont. The following have passed an exam- ination conducted l)y an authorized ex- aminer of the Royal Life Saving So- ciety of England, on Swimming, Life Saving and best methods of resusci- tating persons apparently drowned,)and have been recommended to the Society for the award of Medallions, but the

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vox COLLEGII 19 Y. W. C. A. Again has come the time when we are compelled to look back over anoth- er school year. The question, what have we done this year for our Society or Y.W.C.A. and, through it, for Christ and the Church ? is one from which we almost shrink. Wc have been hear- ing a great many very good papers and have also listened to many sermons, but the question comes : Have they been of any personal use to me ? God never sent a man alone to do His work. When we read in the Act of the signs and the wonders and miracles which those first disciples did, we find the secret of it all in one phrase, the Lord working with them. This phrase applies to our society— the Lord has been with us and helped us out of our difficulties. There are duties in every life that are irksome. We sometimes find school work dull. We all have our discouraged days, when things do not go well, when it has been almost impos- sible to keep a good temper, to main- tain that sweetness and lovingness that are so essentlial to the happy day. We come to the close of a long, unhap- py day defeated, discouraged. We have done our best, but feel we have only failed. If we but lift our eyes we will see on the shore of the troubled sea the form of one whose presence will give us strength and confidence. At His word, new strength is given, and, after that work is easy, and all goes well again. Life would be easier for us all if we could realize the presence and actual help of Christ in all our experiences. We need to care for only one thing — that we may be faithful always to duty, and loyal to our Master. Then, the duller the round, and the sorer the struggle, the surer we shall be of Christ ' s smile and help. Not a day passes in the commonest experiences of our lives here, in which other people do not stand before us with their needs, appealing to us for some service which we may render to them. It may be only ordinary court- esy, the gentle kindness of our home circle. On all sides the lives of others touch ours, and we cannot do just as we please, thinking only of ourselves, and our own comfort and good, unless we choose to be false to the instincts of humanity and the requirements of the law of Christian love. There is no one who claims to be a follower of the Lord jesus Christ who is free from responsibility. The Christ- ian life is a life of service, and a life of service for the world. Those who stay at home, as well as those who go a- broad, have a part in the work of ex- tending the kingdom. Our opportunity is the measure of our responsibility, and we shall be judged — we shall judge ourselves as we look back upon our life — not alone by what we have done, but by what we could have done. Let us try to choose as we shall wish we had chosen when we look at things from the standpoint of eternity. The ambitions that temot us now will look so small in that clearer light, the easy life that calls us with its siren voice will look so poor and leave beside the things we could have done. Then onward through sunshine and storm and night, No tarrying here, my soul ; Thou must, if thou read thy chart aright, Push steadily on to thy goal. Let pleasures delight tfiee, but not detain, Let courage in storms rise higher. And thy Pilot will bring thee thro ' joy and pain To the haven of thy desire.