Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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vox COLLEGII 15 Silver Medal by G. D. Atkinson, Esq., for second standing in Piano Course — Mabel Mary Sharpe. The G-eorge Cormack Memorial Gold Medal by Mrs. Cormack, for highest standing in Vocal Course — Marjorie Hosford Garlock. Gold Medal by R. C. Hamilton, Esq., Toronto, for highest standing in Expres- sion Course — Margery Trueman Moore. R. J. Score Memorial Gold Medal for highest standing in Domestic Science — Grace Reazin. Silver Medal for Art Needlework by Mrs. J. S. Barnard, London — Myrtle Grace Reazin. Gold Medal by Arthur Blight for greatest proficiency in swimming, life- saving, etc., open to students holding Or- der of Merit Certificates from the Royal Life Saving Society of England — Flor- ence Graham. Honorable mention- — Kathleen Smith, Isabel Gordon. Silver Medal by Rev. Dr. Hare for greatest proficiency in swimming, life- sa dng, etc., open to students holding medallions from the Royal Life Saving Society of England — Gwendolyn Gauley. Honorable mention — Vivian Alcock. Silver Medal and Order of Merit Cer- tificates by the Royal Life Saving So- ciety of England for swimming, life-sav- ing, etc. — Kathleen Smith, Gladys Field, Jeanette Higginbotham, Aileen O ' Hara, Isabel Gordon. Florence Graham and Mary McLelland are ready for examination, but as yet have been unable to arrange to take it. Bronze Medallions and Proficiency Certificates by the Royal Life Saving So- ciety of England for swimming, etc. — Kathleen Smith, Gladys Field, Jeanette Higginbotham, Aileen O ' Hara, Isabel Gordon, Eva Hutcheson, Jean McLel- land, Mary McLelland. Leslie Hunter, Tena Robertson, Lois Dixon, Gwendolyn Gauley, Vivian Al- cock are ready for examination as soon ass opportunity offers. Aileen O ' Hara, teacher of the above class, is ready to qualify for Teacher ' s Certificate. AWARDING OF PRIZES. Music Department. — Prizes given by A. S. Nordheimer, for Conservatory Examinations : — Intermediate Piano, Aileen O ' Hara (honors) ; Junior Piano, Grace Linton (honors) ; Junior Vocal, Aileen O ' Hara (first-class honors) ; Jun- ior Vocal (special), Eva Maud Shaw (honors) . Art Department — Awards by T. G. Greene, O.S.A., and Miss Norma K. Wright. Highest standing in Paint- ing in Oils and Water Colors, Grace Linton ; honorable mention, Lina Flynt. in Oils and Water Colors, Grace Linton ; Highest standing in Drawing in Char- coal, Eva Hutcheson. Highest stnading in China Painting and Design, Mineta Lewis and Leslie Hunter. Second stand- ing in China Painting and Design, Helen Packham and Clarice Packham. Are Needlework. — Firs t prize by Miss Donaldson, Lois Dixon; second prize by John Rice, Esq., Etta Jackson; third prize by Miss Allin, Ruth Dixon. Domestic Science Department. — Prac- tice Cookery (senior year), Helen Clark. Senior Sewing, Helen Clark. Highest standing in Junior Domestic Science, Leslie Hunter. Highest standing in Homemakers ' Course, Mary McLelland. Expression Department. — iSpecial a- ward for second standing in Expression Course, Myrtle Ermina Weselena Faw- cett. General Proficiency Awards. — Special award by Mr. F. L. Farewell for highest standing in any department, Mrs. Mary Merkley. Trafalgar Daughters Scholar- ship winner to be announced at the open- ing of the Fall term, 1916. Commercial Department. — Special a- ward by T. G. Whitfield, Esq., for high- est standing in Commercial Course, Mrs. Lapraik. Prize by Frederick Dane, Esq., for highest standing in Writing, Hazel Mill. Athletics. — First prize in Tennis Tour- nament — Doubles, Mary McLelland and Jessie Love. Singles — Jessie Love. First prize for Straight Dive — Mary McLelland, and by reversion given to to Jeanette Higginbotham.

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14 VOX COLLEGII games, and then everyone joined hands in a circle about the smouldering embers of Dietetics, Geometry, Latin and Per- fective Laws, and sang with hearty good will, Should auld acquaintaiice be for- got. TUESDAY COMMENCBMEKT DAV A special train from Toronto arrived at the College early in the afternoon, bringing the guests oi the day, Sir John and Lady Willison, Mrs. W. H. Hearst and Mrs. Arthur Vankoughnet, all of whom took part in the evening program. Dr. Hare, Principal Emeritus, presid- ed in the afternoon. After the arrival of the -isitors, the National Anthem was sung, followed by a most excellent con- cert and cantata under the direction of Mr. G. D. Atkinson and Mr. Arthur Blight. Piano solos by Mabel Sharpe and Georgian Smith, a vocal solo by Marjoi ' ie Garlock, and a reading by Mar- gery Moore were most exquisitely ren- dered. The audience then dispersed to roam over the beautiful lawns or to view the splendid art and needlework exhibits in the class rooms, and then to the gymnas- ium for dainty refreshments. Principal Farewell presided in the evening, and made a most fitting review of the year ' s woru. He paid a high trib- ute to the co-operation with him of Dr. Hare. Their intimacy, harmony and imity had been of the closest character. The entire Faculty had co-operated mag- nificently, and were likened to a happy family. Mr. Farewell said he had begun his work last year without a family. Now he had a family of eighty — ;they were all girls — and he loved them every one. The Principal paid a high tribute to the work of Miss Maxwell, Lady Principal. Speaking to the graduates, Mr. Fare- well thanked them sincerely for the spirit of loyalty and good will they had mani- fested throughout the year, and made bold to believe that each and all of them would truly carry out in the years to come the ideals for which the college stood and which they themselves in their best moments had pledged them- selves to realize. The conferring of diplomas and the presentation of certificates and medals then took place as follows : CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS. Literary — M. E. L. — Ada Helena Sni- der, Waterloo, Out. ; Eva Pearl Shep- herd, Alexandria, Ont. Musical.— (A. 0. C. M. and A. T. C. M.) — Piano — Mabel Mary Sharpe, Man- itou, Man. ; Georgian Wilson Smith, Michigan. Vocal — Marjorie Hosford Garlock, Phelps, N.Y. Oratory. — Myrtle Ermina Weselena Fawcett, Tweed, Ont. ; Melva Hethering- ton, Toronto, Ont. ; Margery Moore, Ty- rone, Ont. Household Science. — Helen Clark, Or- illia, Ont. ; Grace Ethyl Fisher, Roches- ter, N.Y. ; Florence Graham, Brampton, Ont. ; Emily Freda Pennal, Montreal, Quebec ; Myrtle Grace Reazin, Lindsay, Ontario. PRESENTATION OF CBRTIFI- FICATES. Musical — (Piano) — - Intermediate — Aileen O ' Hara (honors), Isabel Gordon; Junior — Grace Linton (honors) ; Prim- ary — Lois Dixon. Vocal — Junior — Aileen O ' Hara (first-class honors), Eva Maud iShaw (honors), Grace Linton. Commercial — Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Typewriting — Mrs. Lapraik, Annie Jubb. Shorthand and Typewriting — Annie Toms.. Homemakers ' Course — Jean McLel- land, Mary McLelland. AWARDING OF MEDALS. The George A. Cox and Mrs. Cox Mem- orial Gold Medal, for highest standing in M.E.L. course — Ada Helena Snider. Silver Medal by John Rice, Esq., for second standing in M. E. L. Course — Eva Peai ' l Shepherd. Gold Medal by R. N. Bassett, Esq., for highest standing in Piano Course — Geor- gian Wilson Smith.

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16 VOX COLLEGII First prize in Smmming Race. — Evelyn Cook. The honor of having name on the Strathcona Shield for one year for ath- letics, womanly qualities and scholarship, awarded by vote of the stndents to Maiy McLelland. There then followed an address by Sir John Willison on women and the effect the M-ar will haA e on their pursuits and influence. Sir John Yillison recalled inci- dents of forty years ago, when the col- lege was first established at AYhitby. and congratulated the directors and officers on the growth of the institution, which, judging by the list of diplomas and prizes, had become national in its char- acter. He spoke of the changes in the position of Avomen during the last quar- ter of a century and their gradual as- sumption of direct responsibilities in ed- ucational and public affairs. He said the old notion of the inferior- ity of A ' omen had gone forever. In all the fields of moral, social and industrial reform men and women Avere comrades. There Avas no reason why more Avomen should not be represented on School Boards and in municipal councils. He would not discuss woman suffrage, and if it Avere practicable, he Avould not go the length of universal suffrage. There were some Avomen to whom he would not give A ' otes, just as there were some men from whom he would withdraw the vote if he could. Manifestly, hoAvever, we could not now have a limited suffrage for men and therefore a limited suffrage for wo- men would be difficult. We had thus to go the length of equal universal suffr age or deny the franchise to women altogeth- er. WhatcA-er the future might dc velop, AA ' e had to recognize the fact that Ave AA ' ould soon have Avomaii suf- frage in the four Western Canadian ProA ' inces, and he believed the movement Avas stimulated and strengthened by the eflficieney displayed by women in acti- Adties and services connected with the war. He spoke of the sublime endurance of women in Belgium and France, and the heroic spirit of Avomen in Great Britain. It AA as estimated that in the Mother Country 2,500,000 Avomen Avere now en- gaged in the manufacture of munitions and in other pursuits from which men Avere withdrawn in order to fight on the sea and in the field. He emphasized the extraordinary efficiency of Avomen as il- lustrated in munition factories and in other serA ' ices into Avhich they have been drafted since the Avar began. Probably the Avar Avould mean a permanent social and industrial rcA olution in Great Brit- ain, and it AA as doubtful if the conditions which prevailed before the wai- Avould eA ' cr be restored. For this and other rea- sons it Avas believed that there would be an immigration of one or two million men noAv in the British Army to oversea coun- tries after the Avar. Many of these would come to Canada, and the problem of handling this great vohune of immigra- tion would be tremendous. It must be remembered that these Brit- ish people Avho Avould go out to Canada and other countries Avould not be regular soldiers, but like the soldiers of Canada would be men Avho volunteered from the ranks of agriculture and industiy to fight for freedom and civilization and Empire. It Avas A ain to think that we could summarily put such people on the land and leave it at that. A vast work of training and preparation must be un- dertaken, and in this Avoman would have her daties and responsibilities. SYSTT ' M OF NURSINtJ. He believed it was imperative to or- ganize a more complete and efficient sys- tem of nursing in the rural communities, and he did not see why the Women ' s In- stitutes now doing Avork of such great value in the country could not organize committees Avhich would endeavor to make newcomers at home in Canada and furni.sh advice absolutely essential to new settlers if they were to get the best re- sults from their labors. We would have problems succeeding the Avar almost as sreal as any that the war has created. We would need sold- iers ' homes and convalescent hospitals. We would have to care for many widows and orphans. It was vital that in all