Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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vox COLLEGII 5 your widening- outlook. Definitely set aside some time every day for solid reading ; do not be content with only stories and novels, though the good among these serve a useful purpose, but read widely — history, travel, bio- graphy, and do not neglect ,vour news- paper. To a busy person, who has lit- tle time for reading, the daily paper is an absolute necessity. Know what Parliament is doing, what the world in general is thinking about, what are the great problems of the age?. Above all remember that happiness and pleasure are not the same thing ; that having a good time is not neces- sarily living well ; but that we are most perfectly happy when we are doing ,to the best of our power the work in the world which God has giv- en us to do. A Trip to NA ashington By DR, HARE There were many things that made my recent trip to Washington with Mrs. Hare exceedingly enjoyable. In the first place, the Board of Di- rectors, in the most cordial manner, gave me leave of absence for as many weeks as I desired to be away, and a special cheque for one hundred dollars to meet my expenses. The afternoon that Mrs. Hare and I left the College there were very few students in the building, but these, with Miss Taylor, planned a surprise for us. John was let into the secret, and was instructed to drive us to the side door. Getting there sooner than was expected, we passed on down the road, and were near the railway track when we heard someone shouting be- hind us, and looking round we saw one running. Soon the full force arrived with waving handkerchiefs to wish us a pleasant trip and a merry Xmas. Looking toward the building we saw Miss Taylor waving her goodbye and her best wishes. We had no time to make any formal reply to this hearty g-reeting, but our hearts were touched and we started on our journey feeling that the lines had fallen to us in plea- sant places when it was our good for- tune in early life to find our way to the O.L.C. When we reached Toronto another party of friends met us at the Union Station to add their words of good cheer to what had been already re- ceived. On the way to Buffalo we had the company of one of our students, and when we reached that city and bade her good bye, as she was going by another line of railway, we remark- ed that we had at last reached a place where we were not known, and were quietly chatting together in the sta- tion when, looking up, there stood be- for,e us one of our old teachers. Miss Moore, now Mrs. Elbert Hubbard, of East Aurora, of Roycroft fame. She brought her husband over and intro- duced him to us, and we had a delight- ful conversation together. Mr. Hub- bard is a man of a very striking ap- pearance, magnificent large head, fine- ly chiselled features and sparkling black eyes. He claims to be a grad- uate of the University of Hard Knocks. He began life as a cowboy, then a soap pedlar, then the manager of a soap factory, then went to Europe and on his return bought out a small printing establishment and began operations in an old barn. I don t need to tell you that he now does the most artistic work in book printing and binding in America, and is at the same time one of our most racy and original writers. On the way to Washington I had the good fortune of meeting a New York member of the House of Representa-

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4 VOX COLLEGII the thought that many of you have been inspired with higher ideals, and have become stronger and better fitted to meet the difficulties and tempta- tions of life than you were at the be- ginning of the year. Our age demands that a woman should be educated. Avenues of usefulness are opening to her on every hand by means of which she can not only make an honest and honorable livelihood, but help to initi- ate or direct movements tending to the well-being of the community in which she may reside and I look to you to take your full share of responsibility in this direction. One of the most hopeful signs of the times is the increasing interest taken in the work of the college by the var- ious chapters of ' ' Trafalgar Daugh- ters ' I do not regard this as a mere momentary wave of enthusiasm, but rather as an intelligent and sympa- thetic interest in everything that per- tains to the College that must bear abundant fruit. It is to be hoped that in the near future ' ' Trafalgar Daugh- ters will have the right, by legal en- actment, to appoint from their num- bers one or more members of our Board of Directors. Mrs. Hare and members of the Fac- ulty join with me in wishing you plea- sant holidays, and hoping to have the privilege of welcoming many of you back to the College in September. Message to the Graduates By MISS TAYLOR The editor of the Vox has asked me to write a message to the graduates, and I find it a difiicult thing to do, for there is so much that one might say, that to choose the most essential points is a task, indeed, a kind of boil- ing down the year ' s oysters. ' ' You girls leaving our Colleges have a tremendous responsibility laid upon you, for you represent the cultured, thinking women of the nation who are, at the present state of affairs, of the highest importance to its welfare. All over the world to-day, woman is demanding a more direct influence in the world ' s affairs. She has in the last century proved that she is cap- able of receiving as thorough, an edu- cation as man, that in many ot the professions she can work side by side with man, — indeed, to-day woman has entered almost every sphere of labor. This has produced many serious econ- omic difficulties — woman ' s labor is al- ways more or less sweated labor, and men have been thrown out of po«ts that women couW fill equally well be- cause women would do the work for less money. Again, in many cases, women have lost their taste for do- mestic work, and homes and children have suffered in consequence. To-day you cannot put the clock back, wheth- er you approve of the trend of affairs or not. Girls and women are out in the world in a way which would shock and horrify their grand- mothers. Then, what has to be the attitude of our College and Uni- versity women ? They are bound more or less to become leaders in their var- ious spheres, for knowledge is always Power. 1 would plead with you to en- large your own knowledge in every possible way ; do not be satisfied with mere hearsay or onesided views of any subjects, for narrowness and prejudice are the greatest enemies of progress. Do not feel when you leave College that your education is finished— it is only just beginning ; your minds have been trained, but your experience has been narrow ; it is your duty now to bring the trained mind to bear on

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vox COLLEGII tives. He kindly invited me to call at his office, and secure cards of admis- sion to both Houses of Congress, which I took pleasure in doing. My . first Sunday in Washington was spent most- profitably. It is due to President Wilson and his cabinet to say that they are exerting a most wholesome influence upon the Sunday life of the city. President Wilson has given instruc- tions that not a single office of any of the Executive Departments is to be open on Sunday, and that no messages of any kind are to be sent to the White House on Sunday unless they are mes- sages of the first importance. He and his family go regularly to one of the Presbyterian churches, while Vice-Pre- sident Marshall and Secretary Bryan teach classes in the Sunday School. Of late years Washington Society has been drifting into bridge parties and dancing parties on the Sabbath, and the day was becoming generally dese- crated by this class of people, but through the influence of the President a marked improvement has taken place. The first church to attend in the morning as you might expect was the Methodist Church, and I was not disappointed. Unfortunately after the first hymn had been sung something went wrong with the motor power of the organ, and it remained silent for the rest of the service. The preacher said that the organ was something- like a spoiled child, it was sure to ' ' act up when there was any special company present. In the evening our party went to the Presbyterian church, and as special music was announced, we went early so as to secure seats. We were scarcely settled in the pew when an old College student, now Mrs. Sloan, stepped up to us and asked us to remain for a few minutes after the service, as she wished to introduce us to a friend of hers, a Mr. Young, who was a member of the House , of Repre sent a tives. We did so, and as a re- sult I was invited to take lunch with him next day in the private dining- room in the Capitol for the use ot members. After lunch he very kindly took me through the President ' s room and other private rooms not usually open to visitors. Leaving Mr. Young I took a car for the house of the Bri- tish Ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, and presented a note of intro- duction from Premier Borden. In a few days Lady Spring Rice invited Mrs. Hare and myself to have lunch with them. I shall not attempt to de- scribe the repast, nor the admirable way in which everything was served. The British Embassy has the reputa- tion of showing the most perfect eti- quette and style of any in the city. I had the privilege of attending ses- sions of both the House of Representa- tives and of the Senate. In the for- mer, Champ Clark, the speaker of the House, was in the chair. The subject discussed was the District Appropria- tion Bill. Though the citizens of Washington have no votes, and no con- trol over expenditure, an effort was being made to place upon them the whole burden of taxation for local improvements, education, etc., — in oth- er words, Uncle Sam was going to re pudiate the bargain he had entered in- to with the city ' s authorities to rnect half of the city ' s expenditures. When visiting the Senate Chamber the subject that I heard discussed was still more interesting, viz., the noted Currency Bill. Senator Bristow, from Kansas, was speaking when I entered. Instead of discussing the bill in a dig- nified and judicial manner, he violent- ly gesticulated, bent almost double over his desk and literally shouted at the top of his voice. This Currency Bill had been passed by the House of Representatives largely Democratic and sent to the Senate in which there was a small Democratic Majority. The Senate had made various amendments to the Bill, and sent it back to the House. The House would not accept these amendments, and appointed a Conference Committee, composed of six Democrats and three Republicans,