Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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vox COLLEGII 15 the Juniors ' gift, the prophecy of what she would be doing ten years from 1915 was read by Oborne Mullett. Following this came the Senior Class poem, by Lil- lian FoUick, the Biographies of the class read by Georgina Smith and Catharine McCormick,- and the Last Will and Test- ament read by Norma Dougall. The af- ternoon exercises closed with the singing of the other Senior song, the gift of the Juniors. At six o ' clock, the Juniors en- tertained the grads. at a royal feast in the Domestic Science. The room and tables were decorated in the Junior col- ors, purple and gold, and the menu car- ried out this color scheme. MENU. Orange Cocktail Bread Rolls Carrot Soup Croutons Roast Chicken Potato Roses Creamed Asparagus Banana Salad Cucumber Sandwiches Ice Cream Orange Cake Strawberries Cafe au Lait Bonbons Salted Almonds This was followed by a number of toasts, which were all proposed in a de- lightful manner by the Juniors and as delightfully answered by the Seniors. TOASTS. ' ' To the Seniors, proposed by Myrtle Fawcett and answered by Norma Dou- gall. ' ' To Our Alma Mater, proposed by Katharine Breithaupt, and answered by Edna Grant. To the Faculty, ' ' proposed by Hattie Brouse and answered by Miss Pascoe. To the King, proposed by Bleda Horning and answered by Catharine Mc- Cormick. ' ' To the Juniors, ' ' proposed by Norma Dougall and seconded joyfully by the whole body of Seniors. The Seniors wish to thank the Juniors most sincerely for all their kindness dur- ing the year, and especially for this final expression of good will. For the Juniors are jolly good fellows, The Juniors are jolly good fellows, The Juniors are jolly good fellows. This no Senior will deny. At half -past eight came the great bon- fire on the lawn, when each graduate threw into the flames the book which had caused her the most worry during the year, together with a verse appropriate- ly expressing her hatred of the despised object. This was followed by class songs and old-fashioned games, and then every- one joined hands in a circle about the smouldering embers of Dietetics, Geome- try and Perfective Laws, and sang with hearty good will Should auld acquaintance be forgot In the days of auld lang syne. CLASS PEOPHECY. Our Class in 1925. Who had imagined the changes that ten years had brought to us! Contrary to all expectations we see that the Do- mestic Science girls are all unmarried, while all the rest reign in a home of their own. Although Doc. Dougall, our president, never tried her examinations and acquired her M. D., she is doing wonderful work among the poor in Ohio ' s large cities, employing her time diligently in the slums. Millie Cox writes articles on House- keeping and Homemaking for all the leading papers. Verda Day is very successful in con- ducting picnics, making an exceedingly popular chaperone; one who can always plan a most interesting entertainment. Lillian FoUick makes quite a fortune painting placecards — making a specialty of cats and cows. Bobby Smith is very popular for draw- ing-room recitals, and usually makes twenty -five dollars an evening. In this way she is also able to see something of the social life which had always been so dear to her. Every other member of the class is married. Mae Armitage found a million- aire, and lives a very enjoyable life with nothing to do. After a University training and wide experience, Gladys Green obtained a chair in the B. C. University where she

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14 VOX COLLEGII There is nothing we admire so much as heroism, but we must not flinch from our moral duty. See to it that Christ is real and true — but let no evil remain. Myrtle E. W. Fawcett, (Jr.) . UNDERGRADUATES ' CONCERT. On Monday, June 13, the recital given by the undergraduates took place in the concert hall. The program was as fol- lows : Wishes - - Sans Souci Miss Minnie Trenouth. A la bien aimee - Schutt Miss Gladys Hart. I love you - Thompson Miss Gladys Morris. Mavis - - Craxton Miss Catharine Breithaupt. Ballade in A flat - - Chopin Miss Georgina Smith. Sweet Rhodoclea - Lehmann Miss Ada Eby. The Legend of Qu ' Appelle Valley Pauline Johnson Miss Oborne Mullett, (a) Love ' s Whisper - Willehy (b) The Chrysanthemum - Salter Miss Marjorie Garlock. Concerto in G minor (last two movements) Mendelssohn Miss Mabel Sharpe. (Orchestral accompaniment on second piano) Miss Aurelia Meath. All who have ever heard any of these ' Undergrads perform will know how very delightful an evening it was. TUESDAY. The Senior Concert. A week of good times ; and this is just one of the best. Everybody expects an excellent program from the Seniors, and no one is disappointed. At 8 o ' clock the division met on Main Hall and filed down to the concert hall, happily expectant. There were a few moments of whispers and creaking of chairs, then the concert began by an instrumental by Miss Mae Armitage. Mae is a quiet little person, but very faithful and obliging ; because of which, and because of real talent too, everybody enjoyed her number. Miss Marguerite Homuth sang quite beautifully ' ' My Heart at Thy Voice. Her music gives pleasure, but not an or- dinary pleasure ; rather a deep and stir- ring sense of the beauty of sound that lingers for a long, long time. We are glad that Clela Heath is so much at home with us here after being away so long. Her brilliant rendering of ' ' Fantasie Impromptu (Chopin) was enjoyed im- mensely. Kizzie McCormick ' s talent is very evident, and her reading of ' ' The Mouse Trap, by William Dean How- ells, was certainly well done. The aud- ience was hers to the very last word. Miss Nora Tucker ' s substitute, Miss Mahel Sharpe, and Miss Aurelia Meath gave Concerto in G minor (Mendelssohn), Miss Meath playing the orchestral accom- paniment on the second piano. We heard it before, but the good things of life are always the better of repetition. Miss Homuth gave Damon, by Strange, and charmed everyone into silence. Edna Grant then gave a reading, Across the Border. It has been written quite re- cently by Dix, and is especially in- teresting because of the war. It was a vivid word picture of the horror of war, and impressed everyone. Her encore was not funny till the last, but at the last the humor came all on at once and in a big lump. Aurelia Meath closed the programme by Ballade, by Reinecke, and finally God Save the King. By 10 o ' clock the concert was over and the hall dark and empty. Someone made a solitary journey down again after a forgotten article. The chairs loomed darkly against the light, and the place was very still, but yet an echo of a sweet voice linger- ed in the room, and the scent of girl- flowers moved and stirred. M. M. M. CLASS DAY. Wednesday, June 16, was Class Day — a day devoted to the special exercises of the Senior Class. The grads. walked out across the lawn with the long daisy chain on their shoulders, singing one of their class songs, and, as each girl mounted the platform and received her share of

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16 VOX COLLEGII married one of her cleverest students. Edna Grant is a strict but kind mis- sionary, spending these last years on for- eign fields. Wenowae Holmes is a distinguished R. A., known the world over. Her portfolios show many water color sketches of views seen on her extensive travels. Gladys Hart is the able leader of a col- umn in the ' ' Globe ' ' entitled, ' ' How can I run my home more easily. After a few years training Marguerite becomes a grand opera singer, and sand- wiches concert tours between seasons. Three years ago she fell in love with her accompanist, whom she married imme- diately. While abroad studying music Clela Heath married, and then continued teaching piano, in order to keep the fam- ily together. We have obtained the vote chiefly through Kizzie McCormick ' s efforts as lecturer. Aurelia Meath became a distinguished pianist, married a successful violinist, and they have made several successful tours. Winnifred Symington is a popular lec- turer cn ' ' How to keep the home to- gether. ' ' After five years training at Osgoode, where she did credit to her Alma Mater, Dorothy Norman was admitted to the bar, where success has crowned every effort. Nora Tucker is an organist in one of the largest churches in Whitby, and has married the bass soloist. CLASS WILL. We, the Graduating Class of 1915, hereby, in our last will and testament, bequeath our goods and chattels to the following persons: To The Seniors of Next Year. Firstly. — Our precious privileges, in- cluding walking, shopping, being lazy Sunday nights, and shoving people to bed in the hall teacher ' s absence. Secondly. — To those that have some degree of courage we leave unto them, ours, that they may be able, with a serene and placid countenance to fully use such places as Tod ' s, Mathison ' s, the Tea Room and Restaurant to best advantage. Thirdly. — We leave them each five pounds of best quality, chocolate coated, special Senior Dignity, whereby they may fill the souls of the less fortunate mortals with envy. To our prospective friends, the ' freshies of the coming year, we leave: Firstly. — The time-honored, illus- trious, magnificent custom of the Pow- Wow, together with the friendly warn- ing to save their wordly wealth, so that they may have the necessary sum of fifty- cents wherewith to pay indemnity for said pow-wow. Secondly. — We leave those strange thrills and emotions of which we were the proud possessors on our first entrance to the College. Thirdly. — We leave that exhilarating excitement to be paid in full the first time they are apprehended in some dire deed of darkness. To adventurous spirits we leave : Firstly. — The attending of midnight feeds — their instigation and execution. Secondly. — The secret passages. Thirdly. — The exploration of the cel- lar after fourth warning. This is our last will and testament, witnessed by Hon. Afternoon Sun, Sir Fresh Air. (Signed) Seniors of 1915. SENIOR CLASS POEM. Turrets rising high into the blue, Gray stone that stretches broad across the green, Long walks in stately lines of trees. Sunshine and shadow in a dazzling sheen; Memories of years that cling with moss and ivy, Ghosts of their white-robed graduates, Ambition, inspiration, all that is born. Within the weather-beaten College gates.