Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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24 VOX COLLEGIl enriched the treasury of the Trafalgar Daughters by some eighteen dollars. Marguerite Homuth was the vocalivSt of the evening, and rendered several songs with considerable ability. The excellent examination results are in themselves sufficient evidence of the work of th.e Musical Department. The Y.W.C.A. has to the very end of the year had a real place in the College life. Though money cannot measure spiritual influences, yet it is gratifying to know that the girls give ungrudg- ingly to further the various good causes which the Y.W.C.A. tries to help. We have paid half the expenses of representatives to the Conferences at Kansas City, Kingston and Elgin House. A bale has been sent to Nor- way House, Cross Lake, where Mr. and Mrs. Gaudin are working among the Indians. Mrs. Gaudin is herself an old O.L.C. student. After a contribution has been sent to the Dominion Council we still have sixty dollars, which we intend to divide between missions in China and Japan, in which OJ..C. is specially interested. Our last meeting this year was on the afternoon of Bac- calaureate Sunday, when we had the great pleasure of hearing from Mrs. Kilborn about her work in China. From the fact that we have had Con- stance and Cora in our midst for four years, we have been particularly inter- ested in the work of Dr. and Mrs. Kil- born, and we were delighted to hand over to her a cheque for $25 for the new hospital in which she is so inter- ested. Summer.Conference in Dining Room.

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vox COLLEGII 23 their lives ' there arose for these two souls a new and beautiful world, where there reigned peace and love and sweet content. It was the miracle of the death of self. This great miracle of friendship with its infinite wonder and beauty may be denied to us. To pos- sess it is to have one of the world ' s sweetest gifts. ' ' College may be the loneliest and most unhappy place in the world, if one is alone in the crowd without friends,— but it may be the happiest, if the numbers hold even one who is in the truest sense worthy of the name —friend, one who has seen in us the best, and for that very fact, called forth the best from us. Our college loves have made our path easier, smoother, and the hard things easier to bear. They have made our lives richer and happier, but, oh, let us beware of the danger of letting these old friendships lapse after the college days are over, when new inter- ests crop up, and new relations are formed. The beautiful words of Ruth, of days long gone by, will be an example of faithfulness to friends for ages to come : Entreat me not to leave thee, And to return from following after thee For whither thou goest, I will go ; And where thou lodgest, I will lodge ; Thy people shall be my people, And thy God, my God ; Where thou diest, will I die, And there will I be buried : The Lord do so to me, and more also Tf aught but death part thee and me. THANK YOU. The ' Vox staff wishes to heartily thank all those who have contributed to the ' ' Vox during the year. The ' ' Vox would not be possible were it not for the valuable assistance it has received from a certain few. We earn- estly hope you will give our success- ors less indifference and more loyal support, by subscribing promptly for the magazine, giving any helpful sug- gestions that may occur to you, and, above all, in handing in material. Don ' t be shy ! If your fir3t attempt isn ' t accepted— try again, and you will be assured at least of the gratitude of the Editor. We hope you will like our last issue. We have, one and all, work- ed hard to make it the best ever, and we will be rewarded if you vote it A 1 !• CHANGES IN THE FACULTY. Those returning in the Fall will find two or three changes in the faculty. Miss Findlay, Miss Weir, Miss Gordon and Miss Clough will not be back, a fact which will be deeply regr.etted by students and teachers. They leave with our sincerest wishes for success and happiness. Owing to the fact that this is Grad- uation Number, and that we have wished to give our space chiefly to the matters incident to the Closing Week, the usual reports from the Music, Do- mestic Science and Oratory Depart- ments and the Y.W.C.A. have been omitted. We should, however, like to make special reference to one or two facts. Miss Clough, who this y ar is leaving us to become a member ot the staff of the Toronto Conservatory, generously gave us a musical treat on the evening of May ISth. She not only delighted her audience, but she

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vox COLLEGIl 25 TRAFALGAR DAUGHTERS GATHER AT TRAFALGAR CASTLE. June 19, 1914. The day was cool and rainy without, but, nothing daunted, the Daughters turned their steps homeward. It was their day within College halls, and each was assured of a welcome. Miss Taylor and Miss Kate Wright voiced the cheery welcome home greet- ing to the Daughters upon the arrival of the Toronto train. A splendid re- presentation came from the Queen City chapter, including President Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. 0 Sullivan, ex-Presi- dent, Mrs. Hales, Mrs. Mader (Marion Pearson), Mrs. J. McCutcheon (Minnie Graham), Mrs. N. Brock Wilkins (Jes- sie B. Campbell), Mrs. J. Tomlinson, (Minnie Mullin), Mrs. J. Chas. Web- ster i ' Nora E. Hamilton), Mrs. A.R. Riches (E. T. Mutton), Mrs. W. W. Sloan (Edyth Young), Mrs. J.D. At- kinson (Dora McMurtry), Mrs. James Hales (Marion Scoley), Mrs. Gallan- augh, and the Misses Aikenhead. From Uxbridge came Mrs. Nicholls, one of the favorite daughters, whose life from early girlhood has been link- ed closely with the interests of the College; Mrs. Warner (Luella McAm- mond), from Woodstock; Miss Ada Robertson, MaxwelL The genial face of Mrs. Graham (Til- lie Bricker), of Brampton, recalled bright school days. Ottawa Chapter was represented by Mrs. Burkholder (Violet Bell), and Mrs. Leslie Javis (Barbara Pratt). Our town Daughters present were Miss Maud Annes, Miss Nellie Harper, Miss Bella Cormack, Miss Lizzie Foth- ergill, Mrs. W. J.H. Richardson (Fran- ces Bowes), Mrs. E. Edmund Starr (Ida Powell), Mrs. Albert W. Jackson (Clara O. Holden), Mrs. Geo. A. Ross (Elizabeth French), Mrs. T.G. Whit- field (Emma L. Hatch) , Miss Donald- son. Miss Taylor (our President), Mrs. Homuth, Miss Kate Wright, Misses Marian Finley, Grace Clough, Marjorie Newton, Marjorie Gordon, Leonore Porte, Alice Gott, Florence O ' Brien, Florilla Sparling, represented our re- sident members. After greetings were exchanged and names recorded in the register in the board room, we gathered in the Chap- el to consider formally the affairs of Trafalgar Daughters. As we looked around at the interested and interest- ing faces and thought of our purpose. The Advancement of Womanhood, ' ' we realized how wise we had been to organize our Association. Many and varied were the honors and experience represented, and with the wealth of energy, all with one accord had come to bind more closly the tie between school days, of girlhood, and the broader life beyond Commencement day. President Miss Taylor in a few choice words expressed our hopes and possibilities, based upon what had been accomplished in the past. Thoup not with us at inception (1907), our worthy President has become deeply interested in our Association. With her