Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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22 VOX COLLEGII The IMay Queen of 10)5, her C( ' uiisellois ami Pages. Scenes in Dramatic Club ' s presentation of Victor Hugo ' s The Bishop ' s Candlesticks. Maypole Dance, 1915

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vox COLLEGIi 2i floor — torn from the wearer in some gay scramble. The rain drops beat upon the panes, and the sound is sadder than the stillness of empty rooms. Cheer up ! It is spring ; and apple-blos- soms send their petals down like sweet rain ; and robins lilt a gay good-morning across the green; and the sky is very blue, the world is very green — so, let us be happy. Happy to live! Happy to be here! To see, to feel, to laugh! There is May Day Probably, no other day in the year is as eagerly anticipated and as happily spent by the girls of 0. L. C. as the ' ' Twenty-fourth. ' ' That the day may be bright is always the wish of every girl, and this year it was abundantly fulfilled. Shortly after ten o ' clock the girls as- sembled in the concert hall eager to hear the address of the day by the Kev. Dr. Johnson, of Victoria College, Toronto, on ' ' The Ideal Woman. Mr. Hutchison occupied the chair, and in a few fitting words introduced the speaker. Dr. John- son said he would not stop to enumerate all the qualities necessary in an ideal wo- man, as that was something we must all do for ourselves, but he showed us how higher education in the hands of a wo- man, possessing ideal qualities, makes her life broader, deeper and sweeter. His address along the subject of ' ' Higher Education in developing the ideal wo- man ' ' was especially appropriate for the girls of 0. L. C, who all are enjoying something of the privileges of higher ed- ucation. Dr. Johnson was much enjoy- ed by all, and his personality added much to the splendid address. After a vote of thanks had been given the speaker, the ballots were handed a- round aiid voting begun. Marguerite Homuth was chosen as our May Queen, and her counsellors were Myrtle Patrick, and Gertrude lanson. The Nelson shield was not voted for, as the time was al- ready late, and Dr. Hare decided that it could be done some time before com- mencement. sorrow not ours — tears bitterer than death, smiles sadder than tears; laughs harder than sudden pain. But we may laugh — when we are young and the world ' s a pretty place to live in. Laugh — you that have youth! Laugh — you that have childhood ! Laugh — you that have old age, for you have a mem- ory of these ! Margery. Exercises The girls made a pretty picture in their white middy suits as they formed in two long lines and waited for the ap- pearance of the Queen of the May. She looked very queenly as she descended the main steps, and, followed by her Court, came slowly across the lawn. She was met by Mrs. Johnston, who, in a few suitable words, placed the exceedingly pretty crown on her head. She walked slowly between the two rows (the girls kneeling as she passed) and ascended her throne, where she was able to watch the Military Drill, Folk Dance and May Pole, as each in turn was skillfully executed by the girls. Dinner followed the celebration on the lawn, and shortly before three o ' clock the hay racks appeared. It did not take long for everyone to find a place, and so we were off to the lake rather earlier than usual. The hay rack ride is voted by many as the very nicest part of the pic- nic, which is always looked forward to by all, and if we did not think so before, we were left without a doubt after seeing the happy faces of the girls as they sang songs and gave College yells. But a pic- nic is not a picnic without the baskets and their contents, and after strolling along the shore at Corbett ' s Point for a time, we were called by the Seniors, who served sandwiches, cake, coffee and fruit. The ride home was so delightful that we were very reluctant to leave the racks, but like all good things, it had to end. The usual display of fireworks was re- placed this year by a look at the moon

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vox COLLEGII 23 through the large telescope which Dr. Hare was so kind as to allow us to use, and the interest taken by the girls show- ed their appreciation of Dr. Hare ' s gen- erous substitution for the fireworks. The exceedingly happy day came to a close after we had listened, for a short Junior The poster on the board was certainly alluring, for everybody went, and every- body gave a little hum of delight as they got a program — such a dear little booklet and sealed with purple and gold, the Junior colors. ' ' The Modern Shakespeare play was amusing, to say the least, and the fer- ocious aspect of Evelyn White as ' ' Shy- lock was nothing short of startling. ' ' Portia, ' ' in the person of Edna Wake- field, dispensed a slangy but correct just- ice, and the court kept very good order. The other players: Boo Barrett, Mary Score, Lillian Douglas, Kay Breith- aupt ' Katie Oke, Freda Pennal and Marie Valentine took the parts of the ' Duke, Salarino, Salanio, An- tonio, Nerissa, Gratiano, and ' Bassanio, ' respectively; and took them well. The whole play was a clever idea on the part of Boo, Edna and Chud. They certainly worked hard, and had their reward in success. For that matter, although Chud firmly refused a part, she took a very important part in work- ing up the whole concert. In Boogy Land, was a pretty little tableau of a nursery — tiger rug on the floor and three pajamas-ed children with the usual number of picture books and teddy bears. The nurse, Jean Willis, on being asked for a song, gives ' ' Boogy Land, ' ' with such realism that the child- ren become frightened. During the chorus, the boogy man, himself — a wierd figure in long pointed cap and baggy trousers, dances into the scene. Edna Wakefield as the Boogy Man was queer enough to really produce a thrill of fear. The children ' s parts, taken by Margery Moore, Mary Score and Gertrude Ian- time, to our new May Queen and others as they kindly sang for us in the drawing room. Shortly after the usual time, we found our own rooms, and, although tired, felt we had come ' ' to the end of a perfect day. Mary E. Valentine. Concert son, were well done, and Barcus ' terror was very real — she was the littlest one. ' ' Sowing Seeds in Danny, a little play in two scenes, was dramatized from the first three chapters of the book, by Margery Moore. The first scene was Mrs. Watson ' s kitchen, the family waiting for the mother ' s return from a hard day ' s washing at Mrs. Francis ' home. When she arrives she tells Danny that Mrs. Francis, the pink lady of his dreams, has invited him to make her a visit on the morrow. The visit is made in scene II. Of course the star was Danny, a lit- tle boy in print bloomers and a jersey, a person with whom everybody fell in love. Gertrude lanson made Danny as pop- alar as the original character. Pearlie, (Oborne Mullett) was a nice big sister — everybody knows Pearlie. The boys, Bugsey and Patsey (M. Score and M. Hetherington) acted — boyishly, of course; and Mary (Midgie Moore) set the table -with very real care, not to speak of some dozen porridge plates and a pitcher. The sitting-room of Mrs. Francis was very pretty, and so was its owner, the pink lady, Myrtle Fawcett, in a lovely pink gown, doing fancy work un- der a shaded reading lamp, and occasion- ally helping herself to a chocolate from a near-by box, was the picture of ease and comfort. But though her ignorant views of childhood were rather flowery and ridi- culous, everyone was glad when the pink ladv awoke to a sense of the dearness of Danny, and promised the big par- cel. Camilla, (and a very trim Camilla