Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1917 volume:

CONIENTS Senior Class Poem 1 Class Biographies ... 3 Graduation Exercises 5 Editorial 16 May Day Festival 17 Music 18 Y. W. C. A 20 The Song of the Man.. 21 Report of Patriotic Work 23 Fireside Notes 24 Exchanges 26 Athletics 26 Household Science .• . 27 Art 28 Expression 28 Class and Other Entertainments 29 The Joker 33 Vox Collegii Published Throughout the Collegiate Year by the Editorial Staff. ' For san et Jiaec elim meminisse jiivahit. VOL. XXXIIL WHITBY, 1917 No. 5 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor in Chief.. Elizabeth Knowles Domestic Science .. ..Marion Phelps Asst. Editor Grace Linton Athletics Cora Matheson Circulation Manager, Frances Fraser Y. W. C. A Ruth Dixon Business Manager ....To be Elected Fireside Notes . Josephine Greenway I? A MIT TV AnvTcnRw liss Maxwell Muriel Maw PALUhiY ADVISORS.. . Granger The Joker Kathleen Smith Music Eva Hutcheson Mary Score Art Grace Reazin TpvAfalgar Daughters, Miss K. Wright Oratory Ida Dodge Exchange Dorothy McLaughlin Subscription Price — To the Students and Trafalgar Daughters, 50 cents per year; to all others, 75 cents. Please address editorial correspondence to the editor-in-chief and business correspond- ence to the Business Manager. Senior (Tlass of 1917 Flower — V lolct and l ily of the Valley. Colors — Grey, Old Rose and Violet 1 SENIOR SONG. Tunc: Poor Butterfly. The Senior Class of 1917, The Senioi- Class of O.L.C. The moments pass into hours, 1 The houi ' s i)ass into years. As vc remember with tears Our Alma Mater. r The moon and you know that we ' ll be faithful, We ' ll surely eome to you by and by, And if we don ' t conic back We ' ll sui-ely think of you ; — The Sciiiol- Class of Seventeen. 2 V OX (M) L L V] (I I I 1 w 1 2 i f ' ■ iiiBSfeHiii 4 5 1 6 ft 7 • ■  rfR- 1 8 9 10 12 .1. Mabel McKinnon 5. xMary Merkley 9. Josephine Greenway 2. Leslie Hunter 6. Frances Fraser 10. Ida Dodge 3. Dorothy Whitteker 7. Marion Phelps 11. Winnifred Symington 4 Frieda Harrison 8. Gertrude Hull 12. Aileen Harrison vox COLLEGII Class Biographies 3 IDA DODGE. Ida Dodge first saw the light of day in Cardinal. She took her High School education in her native town, and since coming to Whitby has proved herself a very worthy student in the Expression department. Her cheery disposition and loving nature have won the hearts of her fellow-students. We do not know what Ida intends to do next year, but we trust that whatever she may do she may meet with hei- usual success. Representative of Vox. Hobby — Reading. FRANCES ERASER. Frances is our only representative of our ( ' apital City where her early educa- tion was received. During the last two years through hard work she has been a credit to the Expression Class. Her im- personation of Bob Acres in the Ri- vals was admirably carried through. We feel confident that wherever she goes she will meet with the success of which she has always been worthy. Prances has made many friends, but none will ever surpass Gertrude for loyalty and devotion. Every success, France. TTnl)])y — Telling jokes. JOSEPHINE GREEN WAY. Josephine was born in Grand Rapids Michigan, and has for three years been a student at ().Jj.( She is this year one of our successful gi-aduates in House- hold Science. Her atti ' active personal- ity and willingness to help one in trouble have won for her many hearts, and 9 Main will never seem the same -without her. She has held the office of Sccrctaiy of the Senior Class success- fully, as well as ivceiving the honor of b ing elected ( ueen Rcg(;nt of the [)] ' c- vious year. The best wishes of Ihe class will follow .Jo, jind we do not hcsilMic to i)r(Mlict a bright future for lici ' , and wc wish her (jveiw li;ii)pin( ' s.s. Hobby — 08 in her Dgmcslic p;ij)C!i-s. FRIEDA HARRISON. Frieda is one of the twins and is gold medalist in the M.E.L. Course. She has taken a great interest in her work, and her ready willingness to help anyone has often been appreciated. She has always carried a smile through ' her work and her play, and we feel sure the University will be proud to have her within its walls next year. Do not forget your Alma Mater and the senior class of 1917. We wish you every success in the coming year. Hobby — Eating candy. EILEEN HARRISON. Eileen, the other twin, is also a grad- uate in M.E.L. , and silver medalist. She was born in Weston, where she received her early education and matriculated there. Her steadiness and lovable, sweet disposition have made her a general favorite among the girls. She has been a faithful worker and also very interest- ed in swimming. Eileen expects to be at the University next year, and the Senior Class wish her every success. Hobby — Bicycles. GERTRUDE HULL. Gertrude is American born and bred, her home being Oshkosh, Wis., where she received her education. Since com- ing here three years ago she has held many important positions, this year being a most successful president of the ' ' Okticlos. A charming personality and a sweet disposition have made for her a host of fi ' iends, and she will be gi-eatly missed next year by all. Her interpretation on the })iano, so character- istic of her nature, has been enjoyed ex- ti-emely by all, and she has well won her A.T.C.M. Her plans for next year are indefinite. The hearty good wishes of the class go with Gertrude. Wanted — A lat( meal ticket. LKSLIK HUNTER. Leslie Hunter, of lvincardine,is anoth- er of oui- worthy Domestic graduates. 4 VOX COLLEGII Her winning way has made her many loyal friends. Her steadfastness in her work made her well worth her many honors. Whatever she does next year we know she will prove herself as cap- able as she has this last year. Good Inck, Leslie. Hobby — Being late for senior meet- ings. MABEL M KINNON. Mabel McKinnon first opened her eyes in Maxville, where she received her edu- cation prior to entering O.L.C. She has for the past three years been a faithful student here, devoted to her studies. This year Mabel is graduating in Ex- pression. We cannot doubt that she has chosen the course for which she is well adapted after having her take the part of Faulklana in ' The Rivals or Or- lando in ' ' As You Like It. Mabel has a sweet disposition, and her friendship is marked by sincerity and depth. Hobby — Singing in the Chapel. MRS. MERKLEY. Mrs. Merkley is another of our Ex- pression graduates, and although she has been a conscientious student she be- lieves in the old adage, work while you work and play while you play, ' ' and has endeared herself to all in the college who are interested in any line of work by her enthusiastic encouragement, , support and leadership. She has been president of the Dramatic Club and treasurer of the Senior Class. The best wishes of her class go with her, and we know that she will not forget her Alma Mater and the friends she made here. Hobby — Collecting money from the Seniors. MARION PHELPS. Marion was born in Rochester where she received her early education. On coming to O.L.C. the course she chose was Household Science. She has proved herself a very worthy student in this de- Dartment. Her loving disposition and kindly nature has been carried through all her studies. She has been a capable vice-president of the Y. W. C. A. ' . Her ' many friends will greatly miss her next year. The best wishes of her classmates go with Marion into the bright future which we feel certain will be hers. Hobby — Planning houses. WINNIFRED SYMINGTON. This is the second time that this mem- ber of the graduating class has partici- pated in the exercises of class day. Win- nifred took the degree of M.E.L. in ' 15, and she is now a candidate for the de- gree in Expression. Winnifred has held positions of trust during her stay here: Vice-pres. of Senior Class., Treas. of Dramatic Club, Executive of Okticlos. Her sunny disposition and cheery na- ture have won for her many loyal friends. She has been a conscientious worker which was well proved in The Rivals, ' ' where she took the part of Mrs. Malaprop. We hear she is comxing back next year, and we know that she will meet with as great success as she has al- ways had. Success be yours, Winnifred. Hobby — Expression. DOROTHY WPIITTEKER. Dorothy Whitteker Avas born in Mor- risburg. She came to O.L.C. four years ago and has pursued a course of study of her own selection. She has certainly made a success of her music, graduating this year with her A.T.C.M. Congratu- lations, Dorothy, you well deserve it! AVork has not been Dorothy ' s only oc- cupation, for she has taken a deep inter- est in basket ball and was properly placed on the senior team this last win- ter. She has been a great help and a good worker in the various important offices she has held throughout. We must say she has unusual executive ability as well as steadfastness in her work. The The Senior Class expresses its apprecia- tion and gratitude for her good nature, her splendid management and her level- headedness in serving the senior class as president this year. Hobby — Playing L.T.C.M. pieces and ragtime. vox COLLEGII Graduation Exercises 5 C LOSING WEEK. The first of the series of entertain- ments eonneeted with the closinf? was the play As You Like It, staged by the Dramatic Club Friday evening?, June 8th. Miss Ida Dodge made a pretty Rosa- lind, and, when she was a man, wore her doublet and hose with a fine air of care- less ease. Miss Mabel McKinnon as Orlando had her usual success in play- ing a man ' s part, and her voice and bearing made one forget that she was not really a man. Miss Frances Fraser was a charming Celia, and an affection- ate sister for Ganymede. The difficult role of Touchstone was well played by Miss Winnifred Symington, whose gest- ures and speeches afforded great enter- tainment to the audience. The Melan- choly Jacques, also pleased the_ audience veiy much, and Mrs. Merkley ' s deep voice was well suited to the part. The juniors, too. showed quite favor- a])ly in the play, Vida Luno as Oliver, Leon a lerkley as the banished duke, Florence Horn as the usurping duke, r;ir fuei-ite Ai-mstrong as Silvius, and Fadge Robinson as Phebe. Of the m ' moi- characters, the acting of Helen Millay in the role of Adam called forth most applause. Saturday morning the bright sunshine put evei ' yone in high spii ' its. The wea- ther had forbidden our annual picnic .on the 24th, ])ut on Satui ' day it made full amends. Amid much laughtei- and fun. about ninet ' students and teachei ' s clambered up into hay racks and made themselves comf()rtal)le foi- a di ' ive to Corbott ' s Poinl. Aiwivcd tiiei ' e, they wandered alonir IIh curve of the gravel beach, or sal on ihc gi-ass })eneath the tall ti-ecs and watcljcd the shadows in the water. When an un(lefinal)le soiik - thing in the a1mos|)here told evei-yone at once that lunch would soon be served, all appea red together, as if by magic, in the shelter of the ti-ees, a?id consunuMl with a keen appelilc ihc coffee, sand- At 8 o ' clock all were back at the Col- lege and ready for a recital by the pu- pils of Miss Brush and Miss Gott. The program, which was thoroughly enjoyed, was as follows : Massenet - - Melodie Ruth Dixon. Rae - - - Memories Elizabeth Knowles. Macdowell - To a AVild Rose Marion Phelps. Bath - Call of the Woods Cora Matheson Beetlioven (violin) - Minuet Marjorie Taber. Clarke Because God Gives Me You Branscomhe - The Morning Wind Dorothea Charlton. Godard - - Mazurka B flat Gladys Field. Woodman - An Open Secret Hastings - - Contentment Frances Fraser Liszt - - Love Dream No. 2 Aileen Hari ' ison. Aylard - - A World of Praise Miss L. Dryden. Clwpin - Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 Mary Boyle. Branscomhe - - Krishna Masseyiet - - Elegy Helen Millay Sunday, June 10th, was Baccalaui ' eate Day. In the moi-ning, according to the custom, the Seniors walked down to at- tend service at the quaint old Anglican Church at Port Whitby. In the evening the Baccalaureate ser- mon was preached by Rev. Dr. C. W. Scott, of Belleville. The service was held at the Whitby Methodist Tabei ' nacle. which was beautifully decorated with flowers and foliage by the Whitby ( ' ha])- ter of Ti ' afalgar Daughtei ' s and th( .Jun- ior ( ' lass. The s(M ' vice was well attended, and was (juite impi ' essive. The graduates in their colh ge gowns and caps looked very charming, and i)r()j)ei ' ly dignified, as they mai ' ched in twos u ) the aisle to 6 VOX COLLEGII their places in the front of the auditor- ium. Dr. Scott chose as his text Proverbs 31, 29th verse: ' ' Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all, from which he preached a most in- spirinp- sermon, a summary of which is given below. The old idea was that woman was in- ferior to man, God had made them so. But when we really study them, in what way are they inferior? Certainly not in intellect. Perhaps you feel they are in- ferior measured by the standard of phy- sical courage. But think of Grace Darl- ing, of the Swiss women who fought side by side with the men in the trenches. So even measured by this standard wo- men are not inferior to men. We also know that many a famous man has become so through the influence of his mother. So whatever standard they are measured by women are not in- ferior to men. In the chapter from which we got our text the woman is a wife. In those days marriage was inevitable, but now women have other careers and God has a plan for single women also. It would be a bad thing for our girls if they felt that they must marry. They must feel that they are independent and so may choose. We must feel that we have some pur- pose in life, then if marriage comes we may be prepared for it. This woman ' who is spoken of has power in her home and this power is obtained and held through love. She has been a good sister and a good daughter, and is now a good wife. As long as wo- man holds to the highest ideals she will never lack for power. Then, this woman is thrifty (13). Wo- men as a rule are more thrifty than men. Many times when men consider them- selves well off, it is due to the manage- ment of the home by the wife. Girls in the home are worthy of just as large a share of the estate as boys. But remem- ber that many girls are extravagant through carelessness. Therefore learn the lesson of economy. Happiness is not found in getting your wants snpplied,but in diminishing your desires. Remember also that it is a mistake to want to keep up appearances rather than to be what we seem to be, and it will be easier for us to choose the way of thrift. The third point about this woman is that she dignifies labor (19). She layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands holds the distaff. The modern woman realizes that the secret of health is the secret of beauty as well as of attractive- ness. Toil is a necessity, and women are needed in the industries to organize. Men took the women ' s work from them, and women have invaded industries and are here to stay. This woman was a comforter (20). She stretched out her hand to the poor; yea she reached forth her hands to the needy. No hand like a woman ' s in time of sickness, no touch so tender. She is so organized that she feels the woes and worries of the world more keenly than a man, and because of this she is peculiarly adapted to be a comforter. She discharges her public duty (23). Her husband is known in the gates, etc. This is an age when women must see this duty and come forward. Women have been housecleaning ever since the dawn of creation, and when they get into poli- tics they will find plenty of houseclean- ing to do there. I look upon it as provi- dential that women have been given- a vote at a time like the present one, when after the war evil days may fall upon us. She is religious (30). Women are more sensitive to religion than men. Re- ligion must be mostly an affair of the home, and women are more capable of keeping the fires alive. Link your life to the Trinity and your influence will be wonderful. TO THE GRADUATING CLASS. Young ladies of the Graduating Class, I want to congratulate you on the at- tainment of your graduation degree. We are proud that you are going out into life to bring joy and satisfaction to those who have taught you and to reflect glory on 3 our Alma Mater. This week will be vox COLLEGII 7 your Coinmcncement Exercises. Grad- uation is reaching a point where we are prepared to commence life and work. We ti ' ust you will remember your Alma ] fater, and though good-byes may be hard, we hope that you will feel that the years spent at Ontario Ladies ' College have been worth while in that they have hel])ed you to form ideals which shall guide your conduct throughout life. May God ' s grace and benediction rest upon you as you enter life. lonclay afternoon the swimming con- tests began at 3.30. There were the usual races, etc. The Undergraduates ' concert Monday evening showed that the college has ex- cellent students to take the place of this year ' s graduates in music and expres- sion. The program follows: Nevift - - Tournament Olive Lampman. Alma Goefz - Indian Love Lyrics Grace Linton. Timelier (t]j - Rebecca Leaving School Florence Horn Weher - - Moto perpetuo ( ' ora Matheson. Ayhtrd - A World of Praise Miss L. Drvden Hemelt - - If I Were a Bird Vivian Alcock. Lolir - - Miri Dve Wells - - - Elf-Man Jessie Love. Pauline Jrjlinson The Valley of Vaada Leona Merkley. Nniiinfj - - - With You Mabel Common. Linzt - Liebestraume No. 2 Grace Linton. Brameowhe - Dear Little Hut Clirnnliinde - - In Happy Mood Helen Millay. Tuesday was the Graduates ' (lass Day. In the morning the Junioi ' s were busy and excited, making their prepar- ations for honoring the seniors. At four oV-lock the r-lass exercises began, the sen- ioi-s entei inir as usual bearing their chain of flowers, and each one being intro- duced by Florence Horn, as she stepped upon the platform. The biographies and prophecies proved most interesting and were enthusiastically re- ceived b} the audience. CLASS PROPHECIES. IDA DODGE. We are always interested in our 0. L. C. girls, and especially in those who are taking up new work. W e are pleased to hear that Ida Dodge is taking a course in aviation in Kingston. She expects to go overseas as an assistant to tlie fa- m.ous aviator who left Canada in the spi ' ing of 1917. FRANCES ERASER. in the summer of 1932 we had the pleasure of visiting a modern orphan ' s home near Ottawa. On inquiring we learned that its matron was a graduate of O.L.C. We asked to meet her, and who should it be but Frances Eraser. She was followed by a host of little fair haired children dressed in blue gingham, Avho were tugging at her skirts. We were curious to l-now how she ever managed these little ones: so she told us that,- thanks to her splendid training in ex- pression, she entertained them by read- ing and telling stories to them. She had been twice married. Her first husband was a brakeman in the train, and the second was a violinist in one of the won- derlands of Ottawa. JOSEPHINE GREENWAY. AVhile on a trip out to the West last suininei ' , we stopped at a large ranch, and Wiio should meet us but a member out of our senior class of ' 17, Josephine Greenway. It certainly was a treat to see one whom we had not seen for so long, and on being invited in and having a meal, we found out that Jo had not foi ' gotten her training at O.L.C. Jose- phine is certainly thriving on her own cooking and the western air, as she tips the scales at 200. We noticed her child- ren in hand-embroidered clothes, and 8 OX COLLEGII their faces all stained with Jo ' s rhubarb jam and pie. Well, we hope you will all happen to drop in and see Jo and her happy family. MARION PHELPS. While motoring through Brantford, past the Indian Reserve, I chanced to see in the doorway a kindly face which seem- ed to be familiar. To my amazement I recognized the face of my old classmate, Marion B. Phelps, dowdily dressed in the Indian Garb. I quickly stopped and made my way towards her. After fond greetings had been exchanged she told me that she had been sent to the reserve as a missionary and had givn her life to this cause ; she had fallen in love with one of their chiefs, married him without delay, and said she was supremely hap- py and had grown to love these people as her own. EILEEN HARRISON. Fifteen years have passed since the senior class of ' 17 left the old grey walls of the college. For Eileen those June days have been but shadowy memories. Her life is full of the many duties which go with the position of a principal of a large girls ' school. Yes, that is where we now find the ' ' twin, dignified with a few grey hairs, a stern smile, and last, but not least, much coveted M.A. She is as happy and jolly as of old with a never failing love for the Irish. GERTRUDE HULL. You can ' t imagine whom I saw yes- terday. Well, I decided to go to 0. L. C. to see my daughter, and in .the after- noon I went down town, and whom should I see but my dear old friend Ohuddy Hull. Of course it was a great surprise, as when we left O.L.C. I never expected to see her settled in Whitby. She said that she was just going to start on a tour of the world as she really need- ed some new clothes. I believe she does that quite often. Well, I am going to see her to-morrow and will tell you more about her again. MRS. MERKLEY. Eight years have passed since the Sen- ior Class left the halls of their Alma Mater, and again we visited it and found that our classmate, Mary Styles Merkley, after graduating from Vassar and completing her course at Emerson, had come back to grace the halls again and to fill the position recently vacated by Miss Ball, which position she very creditably held. MABEL m ' kINNON. While I was visiting in Boston I heard of the great reader that w as to be at the Shubert Theatre. I was very anxious to hear her, and when she came on the stage she was welcomed with loud applause. I recognized our old friend Mabel McKin- non. Everyone was ta lking of the great opportunities of one with such ability and expected she would enter upon a public career, but I was surprised to hear two years later that this brilliant lady had given up her work to go to France as a red cross nurse, w here her pleasing and well-trained voice proved a solace to all her patients. FREDA HARRISON. Year 1922. — I was much surprised one morning not long ago when walking down the main street of Whitby, to see coming toward me the one twin Freda Harrison, now Mrs. Colonel . She does a little concert singing and is soprano soloist in the Methodist church. Well, as I have said many times, I am jsrlad to see that she has at last settled down to a quiet life. DOROTflY WHITTEKER. I was at Massey Hall one evening last month while in Toronto to attend a con- cert, and I w as so surprised to see Dor- othy Whitteker ' s name on the program. They say she has been most successful. She went back to O.L.C. in ' 17 and took her L.T.C.M, and not satisfied with that she strove for her degree as Bachelor of Music, and following this her Doctor ' s Degree ; and, well, she looked it ! I never saw poor Dorothy so broken down except vox COLLEGII 9 on the day of hcv A.T.C.M. exam. 25 years a ' O. She played that artistic and well known favorite, ' ' Mr. Atkinson ' s March and closed the prooram with a simple modnlation in octaves. Oh yes. they say she is quite happy and simply too much money to handle. This man she married of the Hambour Conserva- tory has resigned to the quiet work of tuninff pianos, but I believe they are sending Avhat money they cannot use to the Royal Military College — they are so interested in the welfare of the boys. WIXNIFRED SYMINGTON. I was doing some shopping in Detroit last week and who should I see but Win- nifred Symington. Now just what do you think of this! She got married a month after she left O.L.C and ' ' simply couldn ' t stand her husband, so divorced him in six months. ' Since that she has been woi ' king in a furniture store and is quite successful showing people the dif- ferent kinds of furniture. The latest report is she is going on the stage to star in Pantomimes, LESLIE HUNTER. While going through the public insti- tutions of Detroit I found one of our 0. L.C. gi-aduates. A figure in blue attract- ed my attention and upon closer obser- vation I found that it was Leslie Hunt- er. She was Matron of an Orphan ' s Home, and was washing the dirtiest face I ever saw when ! first saw her, and b( - fore she .saw me she had combed half a dozen heads, sown up several torn frocks and was just about to strap one of the bin; l)oys for teasing the littlest one. However, the procedure was stopped when she caught my eye; and such a meeting as it was. It seems she had ti ained for a nurse, and ti-ue to her vows to sf)end her days in the States had grasfx ' d the opportunity as nurse in the oi-phaiiage when it came. She seemed most happy in her position, but I did not envy her those 75 or 80 youngsters. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. This is the last will and testament of the graduating class of the Ontario Ladies ' College, in the Town of Whitby, County of Ontario, Province of Ontario, made this 12th day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1917. We revoke all form- er wills or other testamentary disposi- tions made by us at any time heretofore and declare this only to be and contain our testament. We appoint Principal Farewell to be the chief executor of this, xour last will and testament. We direct all our debts to be paid out of the treasury of our successors by the persons in charge of the aforesaid treas- ury. We bequeath to the Junior Class the sum of 17 cents to help to defray the ex- pense of their reception to the Juniors of 1918, and we do bequeath to the On- tario Ladies ' College and its successors and assigns the sum of $1.00, the said sum to head a subscription list to make the graduating number of the Vox of 1918 a financial success. We bequeath to our successors the honorable task of upholding the dignity of the College by using their splendid in- fluence to eliminate all unnecessary dis- turbances. W e bequeath to the decorating com.- mittee all our decorations, namely, crepe paper and colors violet, rose, and grey, purple tulle, violet, candles and cupid hearts, so that the coming reception given to the Juniors of the year 1918 may ho a wonderful sight and remain f()re ' er in the minds of all. We bequeath to the Junio]-s the honor of walking out at any hour, staying up till any hour ' at night, going to Mur- doch ' s, Tod ' s, to the station, leading any division and any other pleasure tliey may wish to have. The A.T.C.M. ' s bequeath to their suc- cessors the delightful task of prey)aring less(ms for Mi . Atkinson ; two practice rooms, and pianos which are guaranteed to be in perfect tune considering that they have been practiced upon ten hours per day all year; two piano stools per- 10 vox COLLEGII fectly steady, each having three legs; the endurance to hold out until the last ; the I ' are treat of having a final examin- ation thrust upon us by Mr. Atkinson towards the end of the year; and a pleasant time after the exam. It may be said, in regard to the last mentioned clause,that it may or may not be carried out according to the judgment of the ex- ecutors. The first year University girls be- queath to the Matriculation Class the deightful privileges of attending the English, Language and Mathematical classes from September to April, also their books,as a legacy to those who may choose to follow in their footsteps. And lastly, the rare treat of having an ex- citing two weeks writing exams in their halls. N. B.— The honor of compiling the Senior Class songs. This honor is always given to the literary geniuses. To the students of 1918 at Ontario Ladies ' College the Senior Domestic girls leave all their cooking of the years 1916-17 to be eaten at their pleasure ; of working out meals and all their formal aitertamments at 4 ll-12c. per guest. All odd jobs and chores such as cleaning their rooms for the senior banquet, making candies for bazaars, popping corn, washing dishes, cleaning up after any social f unction and doing all their cooking in cold ovens. The Junior Expression Department will be left in the capable hands of Miss Ball. To them we bequeath the sacred privilege of practicing oratory in Mr. FareAvell ' s private office, the gymnasium and any of the practice rooms; the op- portunities of displaying their dramatic abilities in ' ' As You Like it, the only play Shakespeare ever wrote for the use of the Ontario Ladies ' College. Dorothy Clarke Whitteker, President Senior Class. Signed, published and declared by the above named graduating class, as their last will and testament in the presence of us both ]) resent at the same time, who at their re([uost, and in their presence. have heretofore subscribed our names as witnesses. Evelyn Woodsworth, Grace Britnell. The exercises were followed by a ban- quet given by the Juniors to the Sen- iors. The usual toasts were proposed. On Wednesday afternoon, June 17, a reunion of Trafalgar Daughters was held, when many of the students and graduates of former years were welcomed again to the halls of their Alma Mater. On the reception committee were Mrs. G. D. Atkinson, President of the Gov- erning Board, Mrs. W. J. H. Richard- son, Miss McGillivray, Miss Cormack, and Miss Annes, of the Whitby Chapter ; Miss Maxwell and Mr. and Mrs. Fare- well. The guests arrived on the 3.05 train, and after exchanging greetings with College friends the members of the Governing Board were called to a short meeting in the drawing room, when Mrs. Atkinson, the President, retired from office, and new officers for the year were elected, Mrs. W. J. H. Richardson, of Whitby Chapter, being chosen as Pres- ident. The guests then proceeded to the con- cert hall, where the program of the after- noon was held, presided oyer by Mrs. At- kinson. The first items were a solo by Mrs. Gallanough and a piano selection by Miss Gladys Hart, both very accept- ably rendered. Mrs. Atkinson called the graduating class to the platform, and welcomed them as members of the So- ciety, pinning the Trafalgar Daughters ' colors on each one. The secretaries of the different Chap- ters were then called upon for reports. These reports were very interesting and the members of the Chapters are to be congratulated upon the great amount of Red Cross work done, especially the To- ronto Chapter, a report of which will be found in the Red Cross notes. After these reports wei ' c I ' cad, I lrs. Graham. President of the Toronto Cha])- ter, moved a resolution of appreciation to Mrs. Atkinson, the retiring Pi ' csident of the Governing Board, for the admir- able way in which she had filled that of- fice for the past three years, which was vox COLLEGII 11 seconded by Mrs. Ross, and heartily en- dorsed by all present. The following- beautiful poem by Miss • Coleman, who was unable to be present, was read by Mrs Atkinson : THE FIELDS ARE GREEN IN CANADA. The fields are green in Canada And bloom is on the bough, The orchard by the farm house Is just a glory now. The thorn-trees by the fences. The lilac by the door Seem more intent on blooming than They ever did before. But there are eyes in Canada That cannot see for tears, And there are hearts in Canada Grown weary with their fears, The nesting birds of Canada They pipe to deafened ears. The Api-il moods of Canada Harbour the sweetest things — A flash of lilting rapture Mere recollection brings, Hepaticas and violets And all the fairy train Run out in rosy pathways to Subdue the world again. But w ho is there in Canada Has any mind to-day To roam the w oods of Canada Or count the flowers of May? When sorrow walks in Canada And « rief has come to stay. Yet thei ' e is bloom in Canada With scent of Other Life, Plucked from the fields of burning, Snatched from the hands of strife, And those who won it, silenced Just at the turn of dawn — Thcii ' names shall long remembered When ours are dimmed and gone. Witli bloom undying, ( ' anada Shall be foi ' evei ' ci-owiKid, The naiiie they mnde foi- Cfiiifida Shall ring tlu; world around, These dear green fields of Canada Henceforth ai-e snered ground. — H .C. Mrs. Atkinson then called upon Dr. Hare, Principal Emeritus, to address the audience. The doctor was given a hearty round of applause by his old students, who are ahvays glad to listen to him. After a few happy reminiscences of the old days, Dr. Hare gave a brief state- ment of the financial condition of the College at the present time and explain- ed a few important facts as to how the existing indebtedness was incurred, etc. He was followed by Principal Farewell, who outlined plans for a Forward Move- ment campaign to raise $50,000 to clear off this indebtedness and put the College in a position to do more efficient work in the future. This idea was very favor- ably received by the Trafalgar Daugh- ters, and when Miss Maxwell came to the platform and made an appeal to them . for their co-operation in raising this fund, it was immediately given. Mrs. Atkinson was able to report a few dona- tions already subscribed as follows : Mrs. Hare, $500 ; Miss Gertrude lanson, $150 ; Hamilton Chapter, $30 ; and Miss Addi- son, $15 ; this making a very encourag- ing beginning. The campaign will be taken up earnestly in the fall by sever- al committees, and the Trafalgar Daugh- ters will do their share to make it a suc- cess. Tea was served in the chapel at 5.30, the senior classes assistijig at the table, which vas very prettily decorated. Af- ter a social hour together the guests vis- ited the exhil)itioiis of work done in the various de])artments of the school, which w ere pronounced by them as well worth seeing. A numl cr of the Daughters re- mained over iiiglil nt tlu College for the ( ' Ommencement exci ' cises of t he next day, the rest leavijig on Ihe 1 Mi) ti ' ain. GRADUATING CLASS CON( ERT. The graduating class gave their annual conceit Wednesday evening. The sen- ioi ' s wei ' e no doubt very tired after their hai ' d year ' s work and the strain of the last few weeks, but their perfoi ' mance showed that the diplomas they have won w(;i ' e well desei ' ved. The following num- bers were given : 12 VOX COLLEGII MoszkowsUi - Valse in A — Dorothy Whitteker. Israel Zangwill - Melting Pot Ida Dodge. Cliopin - Ballade in A flat Gertude Hull 0. W. Holmes To the Portrait of a Lady Toronto Boy in Princess Pats. They ' ll Come Back Better Edmund Vance Cook - Don ' t You? Frances Fraser. Kipling - The Explorer Mabel McKinnon. Mendelssohn - Concerto in D Minor 1st movement Dorothy Whitteker. Orchestral Accompaniment, Gertrude Hull. 2nd and 3rd movement. Gertrude Hull. Orchestral Accompaniment, Dorothy Whitteker. Thursday, June 14th, was Commence- ment Day. As no special train could be secured this year for Toronto guests, a change had to be made in the usual pro- gram. The choral class gave their con- cert in the morning instead of in the af- ternoon. The class had been under a handicap on account of the serious ill- ness of their conductor, Mr. Arthur Blight ; however, their singing afforded great pleasure to the audience, as did also the other numbers on the program. The following was the program of the day: Piano solo (valse in A) Moszkowski Dorothy Whitteker. Reading ' ' The Post Office ' ' Tagore I Winnifred Symington. THE GITANA— Joseph Roeckel. The daughter of the King of Spain, having been carried off in her infancy by gipsies, grew up amongst them in ignorance of her royal origin, until an event occurred which recalled to her memory her early days. A young page of the Alhambra, searching for a lost favorite falcon of the Queen in the woods near Granada, suddenly found himself in the midst of a group of Gipsy girls or Gitanas, spending the summer morning in song and dance. They laugh- ingly claim him as their prisoner, and a song being fixed as the price of his ran- som, he sings a quaint old lullaby song which is a great favorite of the Queen, and with which she used to sing her lost daughter to sleep. This melody awakens Zayda ' s memory, and as she dreamily repeats a verse of the song, visions of her infancy seem to rise before her. The gipsy girls, in order to rouse her from her sudden sadness, resume their song and dance. In Scene 2, Zayda in her perplexity seeks the Ladye of the Enchanted Foun- tain, who mysteriously hints to her that the song which has been recalled to her memory will be the means of restoring her to her parents, and the Spirits of the Fountain enjoin her to patience and hope. At that time, the King of Spain was afflicted with a profound melan- choly, from which neither the skill of the physicians nor the charms of music could rouse him. Neither the entreaties of the Queen and her Ladies, nor the dance and song of the Gopsy maidens, who had been summoned at the instigation of the page, were successful in moving the King. Zada then, impelled by some strange im- pulse, began to sing the old lullaby which the page had sung in the forest. The King starts at the sound of her voice and at the resemblance to her mother, and both he and the Queen dis- cover in her their long lost daughter. Thus, all ends in joy and happiness. CHARACTERS. The Queen of Spain. — Vivian Alcock. Ladies Isabel and Alda. — Ruth and Lois Dixon. A Page. — Grace Linton. Zayda. — Mabel Common. The Layde of the Enchanted Foun- tain. — Mabel McKinnon. Spanish Lady. — Jessie Love. Gipsies. — Choral Class. PROGRAM. Choral Recit.— ' Tis Summer Time. vox COLLEGII 13 Gipsies ' Chorus. — ' ' 0, a joyous life is ours. ' ' Recit. and Choral Intermezzo. — ' ' See, See.- ' ' ' Ha! thou ' rt our eaptive. Lullaby sonj - (with chorus) — Winds of Evening. Solo and Chorus.— Child of Earth. Narration — A stranger ' s simple son . ' ' Chorus. — To the heart that patient bears. ' ' Choral Eecit.— Silent and Sad. Recit. — Come hither, ladies. Duet and Chorus. — ' ' Those gallant days of old. ' ' Recit. — ' Hark! I hear some gypsies gay. Gipsy Chorus. — ■ ' ' Be glad and .gay. ' ' Recit. — In vain, nor song, nor dance. ' ' Lullaby Song. — Winds of Evening. Recit— Be still, my heart. Finale and Chorus. — This maiden ' s son r, c. Reading, The Handbook of Hyman. (0. Henrv), Marv Styles Merkley. Piano Solo, Ballade in A flat, (Chopin), Gertrude Hull. At the conclusion of this program the guests assembled on the lawn, where a dainty lunch was seiwed. Those who had been here in formei ' years expressed their aproval of this delightful innova- tion. The weather was fine and warm, and the hour out of doors added greatly to the pleasure of the day. The afternoon ' s pi ' ogi ' am commenced at 2 o ' clock. Mr. R. C. Hamilton Presi- dent of the Boai ' d, occupied the chair and cai ' i ' ied thi-ough the pi ' oceedings with dignity and despatch. The order of the pi ' ogram was as follows: 2 o ' clock i).in. — Pi-ayer, by Rev. A. H. Fostei ' . CONFERRIN(; OF DIPLOMAS. Literary (M. E. L.)— Freida Bowes Ilari ' isoii, ;Milton, Out.; Mary Eileen Harrison, Milton, Ont. Piano (A.O.C.M. and A.T.r M.) — Gei-trudo Vork Hull, Oshkosh, Wis.; Dorothy Clarke Whittekei , Winnipeg, Man. Expression. — Ida Effie Dodge, Card- inal, Ont. ; Frances Oilman Eraser, Ot- taw a, Ont. ; Mabel Mary McKinnon, Maxville, Ont.; Mary Styles Merkley, Gouverneur, N.Y. ; Winnif red Florence Symington, Dundalk, Ont. Household Science. — Catherine Jose- phine Greenway, Flint, Mich. ; Isobel Leslie Hunter, Kincardine, Ont. ; Mar- ion Bowslaugh Phelps, Brantford, Ont. Address. — Principal Farewell. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES. Musical. (Piano). Intermediate. — Grace M. Linton (honors), Vivian Al- cock, Olive C. Lampman, Cora L. Math- eson. Junior. — Mary Boyle (honors), Winnifred V. Scott (honors), Lois D. Dixon. Primary. — Gladys I. Carse (hon- ors), Anna B. Carss (honors), Adelaide Horne (honors). Elementary. — Blanche Bass. Introductory. — Amy Harris. Vocal. Intermediate. — Mabel F. Com- mon (honors), Helen Millay (honors), Lula E. Dryden, Grace M. Linton, Jessie L. Love. Junior. — Vivian Alcock, Lois D. Dixon, Eva L. Hutcheson, Dorothea A. Charlton, Madge E. Robinson, Nellie A. Gardiner. Violin. Junior. — Marjory F. Taber (honors). Commercial. Book-keeping, Short- hand and Typewriting. — Morden Busby, Minnie Brown, Muriel Foster, Amy Harris. AWARDING OF MEDALS. The Geo. A. Cox and Mrs. Cox Mem- orial Gold Medal, for highest standing in M.E.L. Course. — Freida Bowes Har- rison. Silver Medal by John Rice, Esq., for second standiiig in M. E. L. Course. — Mary Hileen Harr-ison. Gold Medal by R. N. Bassett, Esq., for highest standing in Piano Course. — Dor- othy Clarke Whitteker. Silver Medal by G. D. Atkinson. Esq., for second standing in i iano Coni ' se. — Gertrude York Hull. Gold ] Iedal by R. C. Hamilton, Esq., Toi ' onto, for highest standing in Expres- sion (V)urse. — Mary Styles Merkley. 14 VOX COLLEGII Teachers ' Certificate by the Royal Life Saving Society of England for swiraming, life-saving, etc. — Kathleen Smith, Gladys Field, Jeannette Higgin- botham. Gold Medal by Arthur Blight, Esq., for greatest proficiency in swimming, life-saving, etc., open to students hold- ing Award of Merit Certificates from the Royal Life Saving Society of Eng- land.— Helen Millay. Silver Medal by the Rev. Dr. Hare for greatest proficiency in swimming, life- saving, etc., open to students holding medallions from the Royal Life Saving Society of England — Lucy Robertson. Silver Medal and Award of Merit Certificates from the Royal Life Saving Society of England for swimming, life- saving, etc. — Eileen Harrison, Helen Millay. Eva Hutcheson and Edith Aber- crombie are ready for examination as soon as opportunity offers. Bronze Medallions ad Proficiency Cer- tificates by the Royal Life Saving So- ciety of England for swimming, etc. — ■ Vivian Alcock, Lois Dixon, Leslie Hun- ter, Marjorie Taber, Vida Luno, Eileen Harrison, Preida Harrison, Edith Aber- crombie, Helen Millay, Hazel Taylor, Vera Baker, Morden Busby, Lucy Rob- ertson, Joy Marritt, Muriel Maw. Gold Medal by F. M. Score, Esq., To- ronto, for highest standing in Household Science Course — Catherine Josephine Greenway. Special Award by Mrs. Arthur Van- Koughnet, Toronto, for highest standing in Cookery and Sewing.---Isobel Leslie Hunter. AWARDING OF PRIZES. Music Department. — Prizes given by A. S. Nordheimer, for Conservatory Examinations. — Intermediate Piano. — Grace M. Linton, (honors). Junior Piano. — Mary Boyle (honors). Inter- mediate Vocal. — Helen Millay. Junior Vocal. — Vivian Alcock. Art Department. Awards by T. G. Greene, O.S.A., and Miss Norma Wright — General Proficiency in Junior Arts — Misses Olive Lampman and Winnifred Scott. Highest standing in Karamics — Miss Laura McBrine. - General Proficiency Awards. Special Award by Rev. F. L. Farewell for high- est standing in any department. — Jose- phine Greenway. Trafalgar Daughter Scholarship win- ner to be announced at the opening of the Fall term of 1917. Commercial Department. Special Award by T. G. Whitfield, Esq., for highest standing in Commercial Course. — Morden Busby. Prize by Frederick Dane, Esq., for highest standing in Writing. — Alma Wilson. Athletics. First prize in Tennis Tour- nament: Singles, Jessie Love; Doubles, May Smith and Muriel Hare. The honor of having name on Strath- cona Shield for one year for athletics, womanly qualities and scholarship, a- warded by vote of the students to Kath- leen Smith. Photography. First prize for best snap shot. — Myrna Rice. Principal then addressed the aulience, outlining the work for the year and set- ting forth the educational ideals for which the College stands. In closing he addressed the graduating class as fol- lows : And now a word in closing to the members of the Graduating Class. And it is with peculiar emotions I address you. A year ago the graduating class of 1916 — your immediate predecessors — went out after having spent only a year with what we might call the new re- gime. They had already spent a year or more in college and I have often thought that those of us who came in two years ago must have seemed to them more or less step-fathers and step-moth- ers. Yet notwithstanding, they were most considerate and loyal, and our as- sociations together were most happy. With one or two exceptions you have spent the full period of your college days with us. And inasmuch as you are the first class to graduate in this relation- ship, yau may form some conception of the deep interest which the present fac- vox COLLEGII 15 iilty and I personally have in each of you. It is impossible to be two years to rether as faculty and students — friends toojether in class room and morninij worship and week-night and Sunday service, in play and other re- creation and social life and in many other experiences and activities, without your making for yourselves a large place in our hearts and lives. It is therefore with mixed feelings of sorrow and joy that we see you go from us at this time ; of sorrow because of the breaking of the immediate friendly and close relationship ; of joy because you now Have an opportunity to put to the practical test your application of the ideals for which in school life we have stood together. At your departure let me express my appreciation of your splendid loyalty to college life and college discipline during these years. Throughout you have stead- ily given that consideration and co-op- eration which has made us glad to have you in the school. To your studies you have been continuously faithful. You have passed most creditably your exam- ination tests, and in some cases with high honoi ' s. You have our most cordial con- gratulations. So far as your particular school work goes you have finished your respective courses. So far as education goes you have just begun the process. That con- tinues thi ' oughout life. You ai ' c going out from college into a world of problems and of conflict such as was never seen before. It is your world, and young as you are, they are your problems, and your conflict. They ai-e the problems and conflicts of y our fathers and your brothers, and they are yours. Canada is at war. the United States is at war, and as you go back to your respective states and provinces, to Afaiiitoba and Ontario and Michigan and Wisconsin and New York, you will find war conditions. And in the midst of it all you will take your j)lace in the home, in nui ' sing, in red cross woi-k, in the com- innnity, in a dozen ways giving your best that the war may })e won and won speedily in order that right and liberty and democracy and God may triumph in the earth. In this labor and in these sacrifices I know you will not fail. But the Avar will end some day and that triumphantly. New communities and new nations and a new world will be created. And again the new world Avill be your Avorld — a new Avorld, purer, freer, more democratic, more spiritual, with larger opportunities and greater challenges — and these all are yours, and in these too you will not fail. I have faith in you, and the college has faith in you that in your womanhood as well as in your girlhood you will respond to these challenges and become truly great in each of your liA es, because you have learned to serve. As you go from these halls into your larger life remember, and remember al- Avays, that our kindest thought and best wishes go Avith you. We shall be sorry when you are sorry and glad Avhen you are glad, and proud ever to hear of your Avelfare and success, and ahvays ready to give you a glad Avelcome to these halls. The Rev. J. G. Brown, D.D., Secretary of the Baptist Foreign Missionary So- ciety, of Toronto, Avas the speaker of the afternoon. Dr. BroAvn ' s address was a strong ap- peal to the o-ii ' ls to give their very best and highest to humanity at this great crisis. He called attention to the fact that never before has there been a Avorld crisis. There have been Avars, reforma- tions, and revolutions, which have shaken a Avhole continent, but in this all the continents of the world are involved. The Avorld is becoming more of a unit as mankind progresses. Racial d ' ff ' er- ences ai ' c becoming less and less d ' tant ; uncivilized peoples are being civ ' l ' zed: even religion is tending toward un foi-m- ity. Eatiw reform, every step in the progress of mankind, has cost great sac- rifice. God himself had to sacrifice his only Son: and Oh]-ist ' s OAvn woi ' ds show- ed that the sacrifice Avas inevitabV: ' ' Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but 16 VOX COLLEGII if it die it bringeth forth much, fruit. . . For this cause came I unto this hour. The present conflict has called for sacrifice from practically all peoples in the world. It is not a conflict of civilization against uncivilization, but of one civilization against another. It is a conflict of the ideal against the idea. And in order that the higher may win, we must give out utmost. And the crisis is not confined to the military operations going on in Europe. It exists the world over. It exists here in Canada. When the war is over, and peace is made, the crisis will not be pass- ed. There will be a great influx into Canada from almost all parts of the world — from countries of different and lower civilization and ideals than ours. What is to become of the Caandian ideal? Is it to be lowered, or are the immigrants to be raised? For the lat- ter the utmost effort of every citizen in Caanda is necessary. The city of To- ronto is an illustration of how the tend- ency of uniformity lowers standards. Twenty-five years ago Toronto had a much higher moi-al standing than now; and the reason is that it has received new inhabitants of lower ideals and has failed to give them the higher standard. Will Canada be thus demoralized, or will her citizens prove equal to the crisis ? In closing. Dr. Brown made a special appeal to the graduating class. They had enjoyed the advantages of culture and education, and he had been wonder- ing, he said, if that sentence were not true of each of them, too: — ' ' For this cause came I unto this hour. ' ' He urged them to put forth everj possible .effort in order that the higher and better things should triumph. If each one did his own part the crisis would be safely passed. ' ' To thine own self be true And it doth follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man. ' ' The program closed with the singing of the National Anthem, the out-of-town guests leaving on the 4.55 C.P.R. train. Editorial The Editors of Vox for 1916-17 lay down their pens with something of wear- iness and relief, as well as with grati- tude to contributors and readers. To the latter they desire to express their regret for the shortcomings of the year ; to t]ie former their sense of deep indebt- edness. To the faculty advisors .a special acknowledgement is due for their un- wearied kindness in reading proofs, and otherwise rendering valuable assistance. School and college papers have a trick, peculiar to the species, of requiring to go to press when everything else is press- ing. Let there but come a time when examinations loom large, when the ba- zaar is at hand, when everyone is en- gaged in rehearsals for a play or a re- cital, lo, the Vox is heard demanding at- tention ! And so it is with mingled feel- ings that the editors lay down the Vork nov ended, but it is with unmixed good will and heartiest wishes for success that, they resign their office to those who shall follow. vox COLLEGII 17 Eva Hutcheson Ruth Dixon Lois Dixon May Queen Councillor Councillor MAY DAY FESTIVAL. A few timid leaves, almost no I3I0S- soms, a chilly atmosphere, and many showers — these were the untoward cir- cumstances of our May Festival, and yet the occasion was both happy and beau- tiful. The f ' enial humor of Dr. Tovell ' s address and the fine seriousness of its close, made it both a pleasure and in- spiration to his listeners. The usual breathless excitement attended the elec- tion of the May Queen, Eva Hutcheson, and her two Councillors, Ruth and Lois Rixon. The coronation had, of course, to take place in the gymnasium, as the day was too wet for the ceremony out- of-doors. When the j irls had lined u]) expectant after the grand march, the newly elected Queen appeared in prett - pomp, attended by her two train ])car- ers, Grace Britnell and P velyn Woods- worth ; the beai ' er of the cushion, Anne Phillips; the beai-er of the crovvii, Irene (Virss; the beai ' cr of the pin, Mildred P irewell; and the two counsellors, Ruth and Lois Dixon. Mrs. Richardson, the president of the Whitby Chapter of Trafalgar Daughters, administered the coronation oath and [)laced the pretty crown of lillies of the valley and pink sweet peas upon the head of the Queen. Then Mary Valentine, our last year ' s Queen, phiccd upon 1h(; new Queen ' s brcjist the pretty pin of ' uk()n gold which cjich (jueeu wears for the year. It may be said just here that through the kindness of the Whitby Cha])tcr of Tra- falgar Daughters, a beautiful little j)in in the shape of a crown has this yeai ' been bestowed, and will l)e hereafter stoAved upon each May Queen when sh( surrenders the official pin. The grncct ' nl and iri ' acious gift will be higly ] i ' izod i) the May Queens who have hithei ' to given up regretfully the only pennant soii- venii ' of a day of ha])i)y memories. Wh(Mi the Queen Avas enthroned, her ]oy ] sub- jects entertained her by the Highlnnd fiing, very gi-acefully danced l)y (Jljulys Field ami Florence Horn; the l lay Pole dance, executed very pi-ettily by eight- een gii ' ls in dainty costutnes of l;i ' (Mi(h ' r and white; and the Sn()wl);i]I Di ' il) n ehai ' ining grou]) nttirod in soi ' l hliif nnd green. At tlie ( )ue(Mr,s inlAv ;ii lunelieoii sat hei ' two ( ' ouneilloi ' s ; tlie ( ueen Regent of tiiis year, I ;it1ile( n Smitli ; the two counsel )urs of Ihis y( ;ii Jcciii Ilaniiltoii and (i(M ' i rude llidl, 1h( May Queen of hist yc;ii Ahiry ;deii- tine; and the May )ueetl oi ' ;i few ycnrs ago. Miss Gott. TUv laldc ;is prdlilx decorated with ])ink tidips ;md the C0I-. lege colors. At five o ' clock thei-e was a delightful impromptu concei ' t in the drawing-i ' ooiii, when Miss Meath, one of our graduates and teacher of last yeiir. phiyed for us; and Catherine McCor- 111 ick, also a graduate and this yeai a student at the Emei ' son College of Ora- tory, I ' ead for us. At six our picnic 18 VOX COLLEGII luncheon was served as we sat in groups about the cheery fires at each end of the chapel. The day closed with a masquer- ade in the gymnasium which did credit to the resource of the girls who had to evoh e the wonderful costumes there seen in a very short space of time. The annual picnic at the lake, which would have occupied the afternoon and even- ing had the day been fine, was postponed to a later occasion, and was given in honor of Kathleen Smith, who was elect- ed by the students to the distinction of having her name on the Nelson Shield for the year 1917-18. Kathleen Smith Winner of the Nelson Shield. Music The Okticlos Club held its final meet- ing of the year in the evening of May 30th. A very pleasant social evening was spent in the drawing-room, which looked more beautiful than ever as pale pink fox-gloves added to the color. Only the soft lights were burning and the girls in their evening dresses busied themselves with their knitting. The President, Miss Gertrude Hull, opened the meeting by playing A Summer Night by Binet, and Con- cert Etude in C by Rosenbloom. Hel- en Millay sang Down in the Forest and Dear Little Hut. Everyone was pleased to hear Marjorie Taber play her violin. She played a ' ' Minuet ' ' by Bee- thoven. Mrs. Atkinson was present and delighted everyone by singing three songs, (a) Little Grey Home in the West ; (b) Wake Up ; (c) Will- 0 ' -the- Wisp. The musical program concluded with two piano selections by Dorothy Whitteker, (1) Liebestraume III, by Liszt, and (2) Valse in A Major, by Moszkowski. The President and the Secretary gave short outlines of the year ' s work. Mr. Farewell spoke on the relationship be- tween the club and the College, and Mr. Atkinson expressed his thanks to the of- ficers and members of the club for help- ing to make this a most successful year. He also inentioned how much each indi- vidual pupil meant to him; how much he was interested in their development, not only through music but in other ways as well. We are indeed indebted to our Honorary President and esteem- ed teacher for his great kindness and the careful, thoughtful work he has done on our behalf. Dainty refreshments were served and the meeting adjourned after being thor- oughly enjoyed by all. PIANO. During the last month the Okticlos Club has met several times a week for a half-hour. At these meetings the can- didates for exams, have the pleasure of rehearsing their repertoire before the other members of the Club. We hope their nervousness will be all spent be- fore examination day. On April 25th the Okticlos Club met formally. A very much enjoyed pro- gram was rendered in which ' two inter- mediate pupils made their first appear- ance in playing before the club. Mr. At- vox COLLEGII 19 kiiison read a letter he had received from a friend at the front, in which he tells of some very interesting sights he has seen and of exciting times at sea. Ir. Atkinson also reviewed the recent events of the war. Program : — Nevin - - Lnllabye Scliytte - - Wald-Elfen Olive Lampman. BeetJwven - - Sonata Georgian Smith. Liszt - Liebestraume in E Grace Linton. Bacli. Prelude in C sharp Major Chopin - - Barcarolle Dorothy Whitteker. Chopin - - Ballade in A flat Gertrude Hull. During Commencement Week a series of recitals were given in the College Concert Hall. The first was given Sat- urday evening, June 9th, by pupils of Miss Brush and Miss Gott. It was the first appearance of many on the plat- form, but eveiyone did splendidly and the audience was greatly pleased. The pi ' ogram follows; Massenet . ■ - Melodic Ruth Dixon Rae - - Memories Elizabeth Knowles. Macdowell - To a Wild Rose Marion Phelps. Bath - - Call of the Woods Cora Matheson. Beethoven (violin) - Minuet Marjorie Taber. Clarke - Because God Gives Me You Branscomhe - The Morning Wind Dorothea Charlton. Godard - Mazurka in B flat Gladys Field. Woodman - An Open Seci ' ct Hastings - - Contentment Fr-ances Fi ' aser. Lisrd - - Jjove Dream No. 2 Eileen Harrison. A jUird - A World of Praise Miss L. Dry den. Chopin - - Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 Mary Boyle. Branscomhe Massenet Helen Millay. Krishna Elegy On Monday evening, June 11th, the Undergraduates gave their recital. Program : — Nevitt - - Tournament Olive Lampman. Alma Goetz - Indian Love Lyrics Grace Linton. Thackeray Rebecca Leaving School Florence Horn. Weber - Moto Perpetuo Cora Matheson. Aylard - A World of Praise Miss L. Dry den. Henselt - If I Were a Bird Vivian Alcock. Lohr - - Miri Dye Wells - - Elf-Man Jessie Love. Pauline Johnson The Valley of Vaada Leona Merkley. Nutting - - With You Mabel Common. Liszt - - Liebestraume No. 2 Grace Linton Branscomhe - Dear Little Hut Chaminade - In Happy Mood Helen Millay. The Graduates of ' 17 in Piano and Expression gave a recital Wednesday evening, June 13th. This concert, given to a large and appreciative audience, ' showed the efficiency and finished style which the students develop in their art before graduation. Program : — Moszkowski - Valse in A. Dorothy Whitteker. Israel Zangwill - The Melting Pot Ida Dodge. Chopin - Ballade in A flat Gertrude Hull. 0. W. Holmes To the Portrait of a Lady Toronto Boy iii Princess Pats They ' ll Come Back Better Edmund Vance Cook Don ' t You? Frances Eraser. Kipling - The Explorer Mabel McKinnon. COLLE Gil 2{) VOX Mrii ' h Is.solni ( oii( ' ot ' to in D Minor Isl iiin ' (Mii( ' iit Doiolliy Whittokor. O rclu si i ' ;il Acconi pnti i iiuMit 2ti(l piano. (l(M-tra(le llull. 2tid and . Ifd nioveineiit Gertrude iriill. Orchestral aeconipaninient 2nd piano Dorothy Whitteker. THEORY. Soon tlie days of Theory will he over for at least two months, and indeed every meml)er of Miss Nichols ' large class will be glad. May each and every- one have the best of luck in the various forms of examinations. Y.W. C. A. T he last weck-meetinL ' ' of our Y. W. C .A. was taken l)y the Faculty with MiHH Wi ' ioht presiding. Miss Maxwell g;i o ns a very enjoyaljle talk, and the meetinii ' was much appreciated by all the girls. The Rev. Mr. Foster kindly spoke at one of our Thursday evening meetings. AVe thoroughly enjoyed his address and ti ' ust that he will be able to meet us again. We are very glad that Madge Robin- son and Miss Rose are going to be able to attend the Y.W.C ' .A. Summer Sc hool at Elgin House this spring, as represen- tatives of our Y.W.C.A. We are sure tiiey vill thoroughly enjoy themselves and sincerely trust that it will prove an inspii ' ation and a help to them and to us all through their reports. Suruh y, April 22nd, we were favored by having Mrs. Lyons, who spent two years in Indorc, India. In the after- noon Mrs. Lyons met the Y. W. 0. A. ( ;!l)in( t, and in her fascinating way told lis ((f some of the queer habits and cus- toms of these Indian people and how in need the ' are of our Ghristianitv. In fhe ' voiiing Mi ' s. Lyons spoke on The lOflnciitional work in India. For the past two yeai ' s her husband has been teaching in the I niversity of Indore, India, and. through him ajid personal work with the women and children she has learned the ever-growing demand for education and Christianity in India. Our girls who are to go as delegates to Elgin House were delighted on hear- ing through Miss Zeigler that Mrs. Ly- ons is to be one of the speakers at the Summer School this year. On Sunday evening, April 29th, the Rev. Peter Bryce spoke on his work in Earlscourt. He told of how he started ten years ago with one little church and of the wonderful changes which have been brought about in that time. Sunday, May 6th, we had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Ridout speak on Billy Sunday. He told of Mr. .Sunday ' s won- derful campaigns in the various cities of the United States and of the remarkable good which is being brought about by him. Brighten the Corner Where You Are ' ' and ' ' Sweeter as the Days Go By, ' ' two of Mr. Sunday ' s favorite hymns, were sung by some of the girls. Through Mr. Ridout ' s talk we feel that we have a more sympathetic understanding of Mr. Sunday ' s methods. On Sunday, March 25th, we had the pleasure of hearing Mrs. E. A. McCul- loch. a graduate of Victoria College, speak on How to Find Happiness. She told us that we must find happiness through kindness and love toward oth- ers. We need friends to make us happy, and the most important friend is Christ, next comes mother, then our personal friends, book friends and finally our friends of nature (the birds, trees, flow- vox COLLEGII 21 ers, etc.). If we have friends we want to sen e them, and in these days there are so many ways in which we can serve. On Sunday evenino , April 1st, we had had a very pleasant chan -e by way of a song service. Miss Maxwell presided over the service and the program was as follows : Solo, ' ' My Task, ' ' rendered by Dorothea Charlton; readin :, The Last Word, by Henry Van Dyke, given very effectively ])y Mrs. Merkley, and duet, ' ■ ' My Faith Looks up to Thee, sung by Lois and Ruth Dixon. On Sunday evening, May 13th, Dr. Hare gave a very inspiring address. We always enjoy having our Principal Emeritus speak to us. and we only wish he could come oftener. We always - enjoy the evenings on which Miss Maxwell reads to us and Sunday evening, May 27th, when she read The King of the Golden River, by Ruskin, was very much appreciated. Our sympathies went out to poor little Gluck as he was so cruelly treated by his evil brothers, who, through their wickedness, were turned into big black stones, and we rejoice with him when he was so justly paid for his kindness and unselfishness. AFiss Zeigler, who is an enthusiastic Y.W.C.A. worker, spent the week-end of June 2nd with Miss Wright. On Satur- THE SONG OF day evening she spoke to us about the summer camps held for the college Y.W. C.A. girls. On Sunday afternoon Miss Zeigler met the cabinet of our Y. W. C. A. and gave us many helpful hints for carrying on our work. Then in the even- ing she spoke in the chapel on ' ' The Four-folded Life for Girls. Miss Zeig- ler ' s visit was much enjoyed by all, and she was indeed an inspiration to the girls. On May 20th, our Sunday evening was spent in a most enjoyable Avay. In place of meeting in the concert hall, we gathered in the drawing room for an in- formal service. We were all more than delighted to hear Miss Gott, who was so good about singing for us. Some of the selections were: Riley ' s 0 Heart of Mine, Kipling ' s Recessional, There were Ninety and Nine, Behold the Master Passeth By, and the old favor- ite, ' ' There is a Green Hill Far Away. ' ' Miss Gott ' s singing is always an inspir- ation, and we appreciate it so much. Miss Ball also afforded us great plea- sure by reading ' ' The Song of the Man, ' ' by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, which is printed in this number of the Vox at the request of the girls. This little poem was very much enjoyed by everyone, as we all love to hear Miss Ball read and wish she would read oftener. THE MAN. God, is it good that a man should know That the world was made for his own, From the farthest })low of the ice and the snow To the warmth of his own hearthstone? God, is it good that a man should sight In the bii ' ds and the beasts and the trees. In the day ' s delight, and the marvel of might. Even (lod ' s desire to please? Must he know that the fever that frets in his veins Is the pulse and the life of the race; Must he know that the gains of his farthest domains Are bred in the flame of his face? God, is it safe that he knows he was born To the uttei ' most joy of the eai ' th, From the glorious dawn of creation ' s fii ' st morn To the Judgment ' s havoc and dearth? vox COLLEGII That man you drove from Eden ' s grove Was I, my Lord, was I, And I shall be there when the earth and the air Are rent from the sea to the sky For it is my world, my gorgeous world, The world of my dear delight, From the brightest gleam of the Arctic stream To the. dusk of my own love-night. Packed with the pulse of an unborn race, Torn with a World ' s desires. The suging flood of my wild young blood Would quench the judgment fires. I am man, MAN, MAN, from the tingling flesh To the dust of my earthly goal, From the nestling gloom of the pregnant womb To the sheen of my naked soul. Bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh, The whole world leaps to my will, And the unslaked thirst of an Eden cursed Shall harry the earth for its fill. Almighty God ! when I drain life ' s glass Of all its rainbow gleams, The hapless plight of the eternal night Would be none too long for my dreams. The man you drove from Eden ' s grove Was I, my lord, was I, And I shall be there when the earth and the air Are rent from sea and sky. For it is my world, my gorgeous world, The world of the wildest bliss, From the harshest strife of my restive life To the lure of the woman ' s kiss. Joy upon joy and gain upon gain Are the destined rights of my birth, And I shout the praise of my endless days To the echoing edge of the earth. Though I suffer deaths that a man can die To the uttermost end of time, I have deep-drained this, the Cup of Bliss, In every age and clime. The froth of pride, the tang of power. The sweet of womanhood — I drain the lees upon my knees. For, oh, the draught is good. I drink to Life, I drink to Death, And smack my lips with song, For when I die another I Shall pass the cup along. The man you drove from Eden ' s grove Was I, my lord, was I, And I shall be there when the earth and the air Are rent from the sea and the sky. V 0 X C 0 L L E G 1 1 23 For it is my world, my gorgeous world, The world of my dearest woes, From the first small cry of the new-born I To the rack of a woman ' s throes. Out of the infinite aeons of time, Out of the womb of the earth, I make my way to the Judgment Day With song and jest and mirth. Born to the Best that Grod could give, Heir to the Ages ' of gain, Shall I whine for alms wnth a beggar ' s palms Or prate of my ti ' avel stain? Dazed by the marvel of Heaven and Earth, Thrilled by the Maker ' s trust. Shall I please God most if I brag and boast Of the drought and the clod and the dust? By the God of my Gift, by the God of my Joy, By the God of my Boundless Youth, I pledge my soul to the highest goal Of Love and Honor and Truth ! The man you drove from Eden ' s grove Was I, my Lord, was I, And I shall be there when the earth and the air Are rent from sea and sky. For it is my God, my wondrous God, My tender Lord divine, What should I fear, from far or near, Since even God is mine? — Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. Report of Patriotic Work Seven circles, under the auspices of the May Court Club, were organized this year for pati-iotic work, including in their membei ' ship practically all the stu- dents of the school. These circles met every Saturday afternoon from 3.30 to 5.30 o ' clock. Each circle had an aver- age mem])ei ' ship of twelve, with a stu- dent leader, and a teacher as honorary mem])er. The leaders were as follows: Edith Allen, Mabel Common, Eileen Harrison, Elizabeth Knowles, Tjaura Mc- Brine. Mai ' ion Phelps, and Georgian Smith. The lionoi ' ary members wcrc: Miss Folliek, Miss Chantler, Miss Thompson, Miss Emslcv, Miss ,Shaw, Miss Seott and Miss Ball. Mrs. E. E. St;n-r kindly presented a eej ' tificate of inembci ' shif) in the lied Cross Society to Marion Phelps, whose circle accomp- lished the greatest amount of work dur- ing the year, and copies of the miniature of the Princess Patricia to Edith Allen and Georgian Smith, whose cirlces came next in industry. The total amount of work accomplished by the circle during the year was as follows : — Sixty-four pil- low slips, foi ' ty-seven pairs of socks, thirty-nine sheets, twenty-one ties, twen- ty towels, eleven pairs of pyjamas, ten housewives, foui ' mufflers, one trench cap, one pair of wristlets, one pair mit- tens and one wash cloth. These articles were all made of materials pur- chased by contributions from the circles. Besid( s this, twelve pairs of socks and six hospital shirts were made of mater- ials sui)[)lied by patriotic organizations 24 VOX COLLEGII in Whitby, and these articles when fin- ished were sent to the orio anizations sup- plying? the materials. Unorganized work of ' the faculty and students sent for the most part to individual friends Avas as follows: — (3ne hundred and forty-nine pairs of socks, nine mufflers, four sweat- ers, three pairs mittens, Iavo vests and tAvo caps. Numerous boxes Averc also sent overseas by the faculty and stu- dents, thirty pounds of candy Avere sent to the Convalescent Hospital in Whitby and tAvo concerts Avere given there by the Faculty. FUNDS COLLECTED. Contributed by the circles $92.96 Received for Avool 2.01 HallaAve ' en masquerade 3.00 Faculty Tea 4.80 Left over from ride to Mr. Rice ' s, voted to patriotic Avork 97 Left over from Xmas tree fund, voted to patriotic Avork 05 Left over from tloAver fund, voted to patriotic Avork 15 Sundry contributions 1.45 $105.39 EXPENSES PAID. For materials $100.55 For express 80 $101.35 Balance on hand $4.04 OTHER SPECIAL FUNDS. Y.AV.C.A. contributed to Red Cross $50.00 TrafaUar Day, British Red Cross 70.00 Contributed to Y.M.C.A. at the front . . 50.00 Contributed to the Navy 4.00 Receipts Faculty Play. Red Cross 16.02 Faculty Systematic Griving, Red Cross 84.75 $274.77 $105.39 Total collected $380.16 Thanks are due to the helpers in the College laundry for laundering the sheets, pilloAV slips, toAvels and pyjamas. A. A. Maxwell. Fireside Notes This last term has been unusually popular with the girls who enjoy week- ends in Toronto. It is quite impossible to give a list of the girls, but it is safe to say that they all spent most enjoyable Aveek-ends. On Saturday, the 12th of May, Ella McQuillan gave a charming luncheon at her home in Toronto for a fcAV of he ' friends from the College, among Avhom were the following: Edith Allen, Laura Allen, Jessie Love, Dorothy Whitteker, Dorothea Charlton, Frances Eraser. Cora Matheson, Kathleen Smith and Josephine Greenway. The same Saturday Muriel Foster .Avas the guest of Mary Score at he r home in Toronto. We Avere very sorrj to have Hazel Taylor leave us before the end of the A ear, but hope to have her back again in the fall. We congratulate the Harrison tAvins on their splendid examination results, and Ave are glad to have them AA-ith us again after their prolonged Easter hol- iday. There Avere several guests for the 24th of May among whom Avas last year ' s May Queen, Mary Valentine. Miss Gott had as her guests Miss Lang and Cath- erine McCormick. Miss Follick enter- tained Miss Meath and Verda Day,Avhile Miss Bell visited her sister Jessie. Miss Chantler also had two guests. vox COLLEGII 25 The Saturday followiuir the 24th a i?roup of ii-irls chaperoned by Miss Gott and liss Lano- had a jolly picnic on the lake shore. Just a Avord to show our admiration of the snlendid spirit Jean Hamilton and Kathleen Smith are showing in their ' ' productive work. to which they are so faithful. One and all they have oui heartiest cons ratulations. On the occasion of liss Maxwell ' s bii-thdav, the students ave her a very pretty bouquet of roses. I ' he Avarm June days are here now, and with exams upon us we find almost every one literally ' ' buried in a book. Nevertholess quite a number of us find time to enjov a loisure hour under the trees on the few fine days. We are sorrv to know that one of onr - yoDns ei ' school-sisters, Irene Carse, is ill, but hope she will be better soon. Jean Hamilton was made happy Sat- urday, June 0th, by a visit fi ' om her father, mother and sister, who motored down from their home in Gait. Saturday afternoon, June 9th, there was a school picnic to r ' orl:)ett ' s Point. We went as usual in hav racks, and af- ter a merrv hour on the beach had a delicious picnic lunch ud on the liluffs. Our honor g-uest of the occasion was Kathleen Smith, who had been ffiven the honor Saturdav morniuir of havino; her name on the Nelson Shield for the comiuGT year due to these three qualities, f?ood scholarship, irood sportsmanship and womanly pei ' sonality. Afiss Shaw has had as her xuest for a few davs. Miss Baxter, fi ' om Nia ara Falls. Miss fjcoiia AIe) kl( ' ' , while s])endiim ' her Kastei- holidays in Moi ' risbui ' ji , en- tertained a ]iuniber of her fi-iends bv readin ' r ' ' The Hazin«r of V;illiant, by Jesse Lyiifhe Williams. .Miss I nll li ' avc ;i vci ' y iiilcrestiiii ad- dress on TciMpei-aiH ' c a1 Ihe Sunday af- ternoon service at Almonds on Sunday, May 20th. Miss Winnif red Symino ' ton read ' ' The Legend of the Qu ' Appelle Valley, by Pauline Johnson, at Mr. Blight ' s choral class concert in Oshawa. Miss Mabel IMcKinnon and Miss Frances Fraser also gave very pleasing selections. We were all very glad to note among the guests who were here for the 24th of May our friend. Miss Catherine Mc- Cormick, who delighted us very much by her reading at the impromptu concert in the drawing room. The Expression students were charmed by her talk to them on her year ' s work in Emerson. Catherine has certainly had a pleasant and profitable year, and we expect to hear great things from her next year. We hope the side lights that she gave us on As You Like It will be useful. It is w ith much sorrow that we record the death of one of the sis- ters of our school family, Gladys Banwell. Her life with us was so sweet, placid and kindly, we find it hard to realize that the gentle spirit is no longer here. We are really one large family group, and this recent sorrow has drawm us closer togeth- er. We feel perhaps a deeper and tenderer sympathy with the bereav- ed father and mother than any one outside he] ' home circle, because we shai ' ed with her our daily life, and we daily miss her presence among us. To both faculty and students the passing of this sweet gii ' lish life so early has brought dee]) grief. Her gentle f()rtitud( hei ' unselfish thought for her mothei ' , who was with hei- Ihi ' oughout hvv illness, and luu ' faith — these are the (|ual- ities that have been shown us in cleai ' er splendor by the life that has now passed beyond our knowledge. 6 VOX COLLEGII Exchanges Many and varied are the papers and magazines which have reached the school since the publishing of the last ' ' Vox. In the library will be found advertising of numerous kinds, perhaps the most interesting, Tlie Ford Times, a very unique booklet with spicy little jokes, occasional poetry and many little ditties. The March number of Conservation of Life has several fine articles which, if read, will create a larger knowledge of present-day problems and suggested remedies. The first number which has reached us of TJie Mexican Review of April is interesting and instructive from cover to cover. On the very first page, ' ' Mex- ico To-day, causes us to correct some of our ideas concerning that country and to form new ones. This is a splen- did though short article, written by one who takes deep interest in Mexico, who spent several years there and who dated this very article in Mexico city . He tells us that the country is prosperous, the people industrious, and the future of Mexico most promising. The April 27th number of Queen ' s Journal contains about three pages of examination results, and a synopsis of the Convocation Address which seems to lament the loss, of men and women from the university, but at the same time points out that although univer- sities have been founded for learning they are now dedicated to service for those who have fought and suffered. On page eight is the Baccalaureate sermon, urgina: the students to choose between the self-glory of Absalom and the ser- vice of Christ. The March number of TJie McMaster Monthly has beginning on the front page, a Chat on Pictures with repro- ductions of four paintings exhibited at the Canadian National Exhibition, 1916. The Lady with the Hydrangea, and River in Brittany, are by French artists. There are also two by Canad- ians, the impressive October Day, by Homer Watson, and the wintry End of Day, by Maurice Cullen. On page 251 is a very pretty poem on ' ' The Dragon Fly. The Convocation number and year book of Vox Wesleyana is even more in- teresting than the last we received from Winnipeg. Although few of their stu- dents, if any, are known to us, still the paper has been planned so cleverly as to make its appeal to the apparent stranger. The various branches of the college show their progress during the past year, and O.L.C. feels that Wesley must indeed be a live College. Athletics The last number of Vox perhaps a very brief review of the year in Athlet- ics may be allowed. In the fall the tennis and baseball were continued as long as the weather permitted, and then the basketball prac- tises were started. The grand final of the basketball season was the game ivith Havergal. They sent a fine team, which played a splendid game, but our girls certainly proved themselves to be good losers. t vox c In swimming the irls have done ex- ceptionally well. Four classes have been pnt through in life-saving. Kath- leen Smith. Jeanette Higginbotham and Gladys Field each put a class through and will receive teachers ' certificates from the Royal Life-Saving Society. The girls to receive the Royal Life-Sav- ing Society medallions are : Hazel Tay- lor. Muriel Maw, Vida Luno, Marjorie Taber, Edith Abercrombie, Helen Mil- lay, Eva Hutcheson, Freida Harrison, Eileen Harrison, Lucy Robertson, Mor- den Busby, Vera Baker, Joy Mar r it, Leslie Hunter, Lois Dixon and Vivian Alcock. Eileen Harrison and Helen Mil- lay will receive the Award of Merit also. Edith Abercrombie and Eva Hut- cheson are ready to try their Award of Merit as soon . ' as the opportunity is of- fered for examination. ILLEGII 27 A sports day was held in the tank on Monday of Commencement week with an examiner from the Royal Life Saving Society as judge. Helen Millay won the gold medal for general proficiency, and Lucy Robertson won the silver medal. Sixteen girls entered the tennis tourn- ament, and the finals drew an interested lot of spectators. Jessie Love won the finals, playing with a handicap - from May Smith. May proved to be some- what a ' ' dark horse, ' ' and she and Mur- iel Hare were winners in the final doubles. There is nothing in our school life that develops us morally as well as phy- sically as much as our team games and sports generally, and with George El- iot can we not say of athletics, What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other. Household Science The last class in the Domestic Science Department will soon be over, and al- though some of the girls, especially the seniors and those who are not returning next year, feel regretful when they be- gin to realize that never again will they be rushing down to the rooms where so many happy and useful hours were spent, yet it is with relief that we think of the work as being nearly finished. The Senior girls have had their day ' s meals and formal dinners, and each one was very successful in carrying out her ideas. The demonstrations in the Jun- ior class were also a success, and the girls did not seem to find it as hard as they had anticipated. The members of the Home-makers ' course, instead of demonstrating as in former years, gave luncheons on a dollar each. This seems a much more practical plan for those not taking a Normal course. Basketry has taken the place of Jun- ior Sewing and it has been found much more interesting than patching. Tea- pot stands were first made so that the method of weaving could be learned, but now if one visits the class, all sorts of articles in the making may be seen. Fern, flower and sewing baskets are the most popular articles, and some of the girls are making lamp shades. The senior sewing class is busier than ever, finishing up garments. The work all looks especially nice this year and shows that the Friday mornings spent in the sewing room have not been wast- ed. The final examinations are now the immediate fear and dread of most of the girls, but they will all eome through the ordeal splendidly if they do as well as they have done during the past terms. 28 VOX COLLEGII At the last regular meeting? of the Art Club, the following minutes for the year were read by the .Secretary, Miss Olive Lampman : Late in the fall of 1916, the first meet- ing of this year ' s Art Clnb was called by the honorary president. Miss Wright, The officers. Misses Scoie, Gilverson and Lampman, were appointed, and plans laid for the weekly meetings, held every Wednesday from 9.30 to 10.30 o ' clock. ' Our first care was the bazaar. SteU ' ciling was taken up and those who re- member the club booth wdll know tha result of our efforts. Since the Christmas vacation we have been studying the lives and works of the Master Painters throughout the ages. These were found more than interesting, although the Italian names sometimes seemed insurmountable difficulties. We have practiced memory drawing, illustrations, and drawing from the fig- ure — illustrated by a strange black mass to be seen in one of the students ' sketch books labeled ' ' Miss AVright ' s foot. L nfortunately our time of meeting has made it impossible for former mem- bers to attend, but we hope this little sketch of our doings may meet with their approval and that they may feel that we have carried on the club suc- cessfully and proved ourselves worthy of the club pin. Owing to the extra work preceding examinations, the Art Club meetings gave place to extra outdoor sketching. However, the Club will be re-organized at the beginning of the fall term, and we hope a lot of this year ' s members may be here to help it along next year. The students enjoyed having Miss Marjory Moore back again, not only her presence but the enjoyable Sunday even- ing in the drawing room, when she read a number of extremely pleasing selec- tions for us. Mrs. Merkley read ' ' The Lost Word, by Henry Van Dyke, at the Sunday evening service on April 1st. This was very much enjoyed by all present. Miss Ball read at the concert given by the Faculty at the Convalescent Hos- pital. The boys enjoyed the evening very much. The Junior Class are very busy as they are looking forward to As You Like It with great expectations. Miss Mabel McKinnon read The House Cleaning Scene from The Spinner in the Sun, bv Myrtle Reed, and The Fool, by Robert Service, at The Minister ' s Bride, presented by the Ep worth Le ague of Whitby. These readings were much appreciated by the large audience present. Miss Ida Dodge told a very interesting story ' ' The Melt- ing Pot, ' ' by Zangwill. Miss Frances Fraser read A Pair of Lunatics, by A. S. Walks, at the At Home for the convalescent soldiers given by the Presbyteriails of Whitby. The Seniors are glad to be able to say that their Normal teaching of the Evolution of Expression is a thing of the past. Each member of the Dramatic Art Club left at the close of the year feeling that they had spent a very pleasant and profitable year. At the final meeting of the Dramatic Club Vida Luno was elected presi- vox COLLEGII 29 dent for the coming year. We feel that the members next year will greatly ap- preciate our choice. The Senior Expression girls were very glad when their exam, with Dr. Kirkpatrick was over. While the marks were very close, Winnifred Symington was given first place in this test, but when the year ' s work Avas taken into con- sideration, it Avas found that Mrs. Merk- ley was successful in obtaining the medal. Congratulations, Mrs. Merkley. Class and Other Entertainments THE SENIOR CONCERT. The annual entertainment given by the Senior Class took the form this year of a play, ' ' The District Attorney. The following was the cast: Wm. Seabury, President of Sea- bury Packing Co. — Mabel McKinnon. Ml ' . Herbert BroAvnell, reporter of Tlie Tribune — Dorothy McLaughlin. Richard Seabury, Senior at College — Winnifred Symington. Bol) Kendrich, a fixture at College — Frances Eraser. Billy Reynolds, Freshman at College — Dorothy Whitteker. P. Homer Sullivan, politician — Ida Dodge. John J. Crosby, District Attorney, winning re-election — jMrs. Merkley. Aunt Hattie, Wm. Seabury ' s sister — Josephine Greenway. Dorothy Seabury, Wm. Seabury ' s daughtci ' — Gertrude Hull. Dorothy ' s Chums — Beverly Calvert, Marion Phelps; Peggy Marshall, Leslie Hunter; Polly Whitney, Reba Rice. Margai ' et, servant — Leslie Huntei ' . We expected good things, of course, of the Seniors in Expression, Mabel Mc- Kiniion, Ida Dodge, Winnif ' ' e(l Sxiiiiiig- ton, Frances Eraser and Mvh. McT ' kley, but the histrionic ability displayed by the graduates., in Music and Domestic Science, and the candidates for Honor Mati-iculation w as truly a surprise. Win- nifred Symington in a masculine role was f|uite a novelty, and the composure of Dorothy Whitteker in passing off the downfall of tlu! electric lamp as a piece of stage business was so complete that if it had not been for her own admission later, we shnuld have been taken in en- tirely. After the play the cast and sev- eral members of the faculty enjoyed a social half hour in the reception room, and the evening was voted by all a great success. THE JUNIOR CONCERT. That long anticipated event, the Jun- ior concert, was held in the College As- sembly Hall on the evening of Friday, May 11th. The enthusiastic outbursts of applause, Avhich followed every num- ber, were most certainly Avell-merited, and proved that the Juniors had not labored in vain to make the evening a success. The opening chorus deserves special mention, as does also the second number on the program, an arrangement of four popular selections, which Avere rendered in a verv pleasing manner. Then fol- loAved A Wee Bit 0 ' Scotch, the Highland Fling, exceptionally Avell done by Sandy McGraAv and Andy McGregor, otherAvise knoAvn at O.L.C. as Gladys Field and Florence Horn. Mary Score and Eva Hutcheson, Avho styled them- selves the Think We ' re .Smarts and Avho bore the ' ' romantic ' ' names of Law- rence Lollypop and Lancelot Slipalot, then made their appearance and pi ' o- ceeded to convulse the audience with their AA ' itty remarks. The act Avhich succeeded this one was of a very novel order, and created much mcrriiiK iil among the spectators. It AA as Muriel Maw (but Avho Avould have known it!) and Elizabeth KnoAvles, who ap- peared in the characters of Silas Hay- dasher and Elmer Lemon, and the clever little song entitled ' ' In Other Words, which they sang in their own inimitable 30 VOX COLLEGII way, proved to be a decided feature of the evening. Following this, we enjoyed the privilege of witnessing a pseudo Faculty meeting where the ' ' teachers assembled in ' ' Miss Maxwell ' s sitting- room for the purpose of discussing the merits and faults of the Seniors, prepar- atory to marking them for the term. It was really marvelous what a striking re- semblance most of the girls bore to the members of the Faculty, whom they wished to imitate, and some of the appli- cations made to the Seniors, while decid- edly ludicrous, were not so far mis- placed after all. Special mention must be made of Leona Merkley as Miss Max- well while Kathleen Smith made a typi- cal Miss Scott, and Mabel Common was equally good as Miss Chantler. In ad- dition to these, all of the other girls did wonderfully well in their respective parts. The program was brought to a close by a clever imitation of the cinemato- graph in a sketch entileed Love Will Find a Way. ' ' The members of the cast displayed a talent for acting which was a great surprise to all. Dorothy Gilver- son was charming as the daughter of the house. Emily Simpson, -as the irate par- ent, was most effective, while Vida Luno did splendidly in the role of the thwart- ed lover, who, after having his suit re- jected, deT)arted for the front, and was reported killed. Needless to say he re- turned at the opportune moment, and prevented his fickle sweetheart from being wedded to a most realistic villain, in the person of Florence Horn. Dur- ing the unfolding of the plot, suitable music was artistically rendered by Jessie Love. Much credit is dne to Muriel Maw, president of the Junior Class, and to Jessie Love, for their untiring efforts to make the concert the unparalleled suc- cess it proved to be, and it seems almost unnecessary to add that we shall ever remember it as one of the most humor- ous and delightful events of the year. THE FACULTY PLAY. An important event of the year was the dramatized version of Dickens ' story The Chuzzlewits by the members of the Faculty. This presentation was the outgrowth of the systematic reading of the story in the Dickens Club, and a wish to study more closely the charac- ters, so vividly portrayed by the author. The cast was as follows: Pecksniff— -Miss Scott. Tom Pinch — Miss Chantler. Old Martin Chuzzlewit — Miss Sh-aw. Young Martin Chuzzlewit — Miss Wright. Old Anthony Chuzzlewit — Miss Fol- lick. Lewsome Jonas Chuzzlewit — Miss Lewis. Tigg— Miss Gott. Nadgett — Miss Emsley. Old Chuff ey — Miss Brush. Bailey — Miss Rose. Mr. Mould — Mr. Moddle— Mrs. Farewell. Mary Graham — Miss Maxwell. Charity Pecksniff — Miss Thompson. Mercy Pecksniff — Miss Granger . Sarah Gamp — Miss Wallace. Betsy Prigg — Miss Thompson. The presentation of these unique char- acters was a matter of interest, not only to those who had made a study of the play, but to all those who listened to the production. The enthusiasm with which Miss Scott entered into the study of the complicated Mr. Pecksniff, with his men- tal hypocrisy and external benevolence, gave us a vision of this character that will long live in our minds. His two daughters, the silly Mercy and the shrewish Charity, were portrayed with so much spirit and abandon that the audience was moved to laughter and ap- plause. ' The villain parts fell to Miss Lewis and Miss Gott, and so well did they play their role that those not versed in the theory of Dramatic Art wonder where they kept this villainy when they were not Dlaying. The character of Tom Pinch was very convincingly interpreted by Miss Chan- tler. Tom ' s benevolent forehead — an in- dex to his noble soul gentle manner, and kindly disposition — stood out in strong contrast to the hypocrisy and cant with which he was surrounded, while Bailey, as played by Miss Rose, vox COLLEGII 31 showed the typieal bold and sauey street ui-ehin. Some of the youno-er members of the staff fjraciously assumed the characters of the veiy old men. The ghostliness of Ohuff ' ey, as repi ' esented by Miss Bi ' ush. the shrewd diplomacy of old jMai ' tin Chuzzlewit as he carefully en- trapped Pecksniff in a net of his own weavinq-. charactei ' ized by Miss Shaw; Miss Follick ' s de1 neat on of the more open avarice of Old Anthony; and Miss Emsley ' s nnique and humorous detective woi-k. cei ' tainlv did credit to those who assumed the characters. In the foreground of the next picture wei ' C the illustrious nurses, Betsv Prig ' and Sarah Gamp. The work of these tAvo was so vivid and so foi eion to the work of our modern nurse that it provoked lauirhter even while one felt very sorry for their patients. Just hei ' e we are o lad to chanore the scene to one of lovemakino-. The forlorn IModdle as presented by ] Irs. Farewell was so forlorn that he moved the de- sitjuiuf? C ' haritv to laus hter and for a moment distui ' bed the seriousness of Tom Pinch. The dij?nified reserve of ] riss AVi ' iirht ' s version of Youni? Martin r ' hnzzlewit, and the swTct fidelity and strouf? devotion of Mary Graham as in- tevm-oted by liss Maxwell lent a charm to the atmosphere that otherwise would havo been too full of avarice and in- tri« ue. THE SEXTO R BAXQUET. The Senior Banrpiet, held on the even- in ' of Miwch 30th, will be looked back upon as one of the most pleasant events of the scliool year. The S! ' niors, led by their teacher Miss Ball. Dtai ' ched into the dining room, after the othei ' students had taken their places, aixl occupied for the first time the ' ' Sen- ior table in the centiT of the room, which was decorated with the senior cbiss Howers and coloi-s. and illuminated by cjindh- liy-ht. After a veiy nice din- ner toasts wero j?iven by the teachei ' s and si iidciils. Mr. Farewell actimj as toast-masler. ( Icov iuw Smith pi ' oposed the toast Alma Mater, which was respond- ed to by Miss Wright ; Josephine Green- way to the Faculty, Miss Maxwell reply- ing; the Seniors were pi ' oposed by Mur- iel Maw, Dorothy AVhitteker responding, and the Allies by Jean Hamilton, replied to by Fi ' ances Eraser. Fpon rising from the table the guests formed a circle around the room and joined hands to sing Auld Lang Syne and the Xational Anthem, after which a social hour was spent before retiring. TRAFALGAR DAUGHTERS AXXUAL MEETIXG. There Avas a good attendance of mem- bers at the annual meeting of the Tra- falgar Daughters held in the Ontario Ladies ' College on Monday afternoon, 28th. The reports presented showed a year of splendid work done, both on be- half of the College and for patriotic pur- ])oses. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Lion. President. — Mrs. Hare. Hon. Vice-Pres. — Mrs. F. L. Farewell. Pi ' csident. — Miss I. Cormack. 1st Vice-Pres. — Miss Maud Amies. 2nd Vice-Pres.- — Miss Maxwell. 3rd Vice-Pres. — Miss L. AVarren. Corresp. Sec. — Miss Gott. Rec. Sec. — Mrs. G. A. Ross. Treasurer. — Mrs. A. W. Jackson. Auditor. — Miss X. Harper. Press Reporter. — Miss K. Wright. An interesting f eatureof the meeting Avas til at a decision Avas reached to pre- seiit each year to the May Queen a class ])in, as a gift from the Ti-nfali ar Daugh- t(M ' s. The design has already ])con fixed upon. The pin Avill ])c in the shapi of a croAvn, Avitk the letters ' T. I). ' ' en- gi ' aved thereon, and beloAv the Avords ' ' May Queen and the date. Arrangements wvw also iiuuh ' for the progi-am for Trafalgar Day, June 13th, during the Commencement AA eek of the ( ' ()Il( ge. V( are very soivry to lose Mrs. Rich- ardson as our Pi-esident, for we haA e all enj()y( d the two years ' Avoi k Avith her. We ar( glad to welcome Miss Coi-mack 32 VOX COLLEGII as our new President, and look forward with much pleasure to the coming year. Miss Gertrude lanson is improving in health, and is looking forward to coming back to the college as soon as she is strong. She is in Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Miss Florence O ' Brien is spending a month in Montreal before joining her father in Nova Scotia. Mrs. Irving has been spending a few days with Mrs. Whitfield. We are very sorry Miss Georgian Smith had to return home before the end of the year. Miss Mabel French Forsey was mar- ried on May 9th to Mr. George Webster Darr, of Pittsburg. Rev. and Mrs. R. Walter Wright an- nounce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Mary Eleonore Vincent, to Mr. Clarence Avon Westley, of Toronto. The marriage will take place in the Met- ropolitan Church the last week in June. Miss Grace Reazin, who has been a student at O.L.C. for the past three years, and who, though having graduated in Domestic Science last June, returned to the College last fall to spend another year among us, was married to Mr. F. Carl Weber, of Peterboro, on June the twenty-seventh, at the home of her cousin, Mr. R. A. Hutchison, Whitby, the Rev. Dr. Hare performing the ceremony. Miss Alda May Collins was married at Collingwood, Ontario on Tuesday, May 8th, to Mr. Dudley Talbot Thompson. Mrs. Atkinson and Phil were guests of Mrs. Farewell at the College recently. HONOR ROLL. The folloAving additions to the Honor Roll of Trafalgar Daughters, begun in December, and continued in the Febru- ary, March and April numbers, have been received. Mrs. J. C. Webster (Nora Hamilton) — husband, Mr. J. C. Webster. Mrs. Warner (Luella McAmmond) — husband. Rev. J. M. Warner. Among the Canadian names submit- ted by iSir Douglas Haig as deserving special mention, we notice Lt.-Col. C.H. Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell (Miss Staun- ton) was a former teacher at the Col- lege. Lt.-Col. Chas. H. Mitchell went overseas as a general staff officer. In June of last year he was awarded the D.S.O. ; in October he was made head of the Intelligence Department of the Sec- ond Army, which is one of the highest positions achieved by a Canadian during the war. REPORT OF GOVERNING BOARD MEETING. The last meeting of the Governing Board was held at the home of Mrs. G. D. Atkinson on April 4th, and was well attended by the representatives from the chapters at Whitby, Hamilton and To- ronto. The President, Mrs. Atkinson, was in the chair. A motion was moved by Mrs. Graham and seconded by Mrs. Riches, that a list of Vox subscribers be kept by the Col- lege from year to year, and thus try to increase the interest of former stu- dents in the College paper. The reason for this was that it had been brought to the notice of the Governing Board that although some had subscribed to Vox they were a long time in receiving it. We were- asked to get letters from for- mer students to help Mr. Ridout in his canvassing for students. After some discussion, it was decided to hold a musical and reception at the annual reunion on June 13th at the College, and it was urged that as many as possible go down. Nora Hamilton Webster, Sec.-Treas. TRAFALGAR DAUGHTERS LUNCHEON. A happy reunion of more than one generation of Ontario Ladies ' College Alumnae was the annual luncheon of the Trafalgar Daughters held at the Queen ' s Hotel, Toronto, Women who had attended ' ' Whitby ' ' a score of years ago greeted old friends with delight, un- accustomed first names were heard, and vox COLLEGII 33 daughters newly graduated from the old school were introduced to the old-time friends. Mrs. E. G. Graham, of Bramp- ton, the President, told of a charming ' ' chain letter or Round Robin in the form of a budget of letters and snap shots which circulates among the grad- uates of 1905 and ' 06. All over Can- ada and the United States it goes, gath- ering delightful data for the school friends in the form of news, and pic- tures of husbands and babies and homes. When it comes back with one ' s own old letter in it, Mrs. Graham explained, one substitutes a new one, and all the latest news, and, after reading all about the friends, starts the budget off on its tra- vel again. Mrs. Graham also read a message from Miss Coleman, who was unable to be present. This message, a poem, ap- peal ' s in the present number of Vox. The toast to ' ' Our Alma Mater was .proposed by Mrs. W. 0. Forsyth, and responded to by Miss Maxwell, Lady Principal of the 0. L. C. Our Sister Societies, proposed by Mrs. Jas. Hales, was replied to by Mrs. Macauley for the Alma Daughters, and Mrs. Ross of Whitby, for the chapter there, affection- ately referred to as Our Mother Chap- ter. Mrs. Bullock, in her Secretary ' s re- port, told of seventy members in the Toronto Chapter; Mrs. J. C. Webster told of the Red Cross funds received a- mounting to $716.66, and in the same department Mrs. Riches reported 10,898 articles made and donations sent to the Convalescent Hospital on College St. Through collections and various activi- ties $1,727.88 in all had been raised for patriotic purposes. Chancellor Bowles, of Victoria Uni- versity, the guest of honor, expressed his admiration of that type of education that seeks for more than knowledge and does not measure itself by the examina- tions set in examination halls. In a choice between that knowledge gained from books and that from the friend- ships and enthusiasms of college life, he said he would certainly choose the lat- ter. He spoke of the well-known phrase, ' ' the British tradition, ' ' which, however, represented that cluster of sentiments and ideals which constitute the very heart of that reality for which we are willing to give our all. It is the same with the spirit of a college. Much as other more tangible things may add the best part of the college life is indefinable and indescribable. B. — What did vou send to Eaton ' s for? L. — A box of tin soda biscuits. What are vou going down town for? Just a c(minion reason. Oh. Mabel and Grace, 1 suppose. G. (in Toronto) — I ' ll have some short])crry sti ' aw cake, please. Dorothy P.— T never like bntlermilk unless it ' s fresh from the cow. Miss R.— What is the axis of the earth? Pupil. — The axis of the earth is an imaginary line passing thi ' ougli the eai ' th eveiy twentv-four hours. When on youi little bed of down. At home you ' re sleeping safe nud sound At a quarter to eight on Saturdny morn ing. Just before the second warning. Roll ovei- and sleep, though you ma; seem To hear Sheets, Please! ' tis only a di-eam. 34 VOX COLLEGII PLEASE TELL US. Oh, docs our little Mary Score In an artistic way? And tell me is Miss Norma Wright? Is Mabel Common prey? Oh, does Grace always Reazin When designing on a plate? Can nice fresh strawberries Gertrude Hull? And does Blanch Bass need bait ? Oh, is our Nell a Gardiner? And what does Jessie Love? Does Josephine walk on the Greenway To ffaze on the stars above? Telephones Oshawa 479 Whitby 224 Personal Attention Given fo all Orders J. Lcwip toi? Nurscryn ai apd florist Artistic Floral Work of Every Description. Presentation Baskets Made to Order (ing St. East, Oshawa Brock St. North, Whitby Nurseries, Opposite Union Cemetery O. L. C. PENNANTS No. 1 Size 15 X 34, each 75c Size 11 x 32, each 50c. Size 9 X 24, each 35c. O. L. C. CUSHIONS No. 2 size 30 X 30 slashetl edge. Pillow 20 X 20, best quality felr, each $2.(0. Pillows 50c each extra HAROLD A. WILSON, CO., Limited 299 Yonge St., Toronto MATHISON BROS Have constantly on hand Choice Groceries, Fancy Biscuits and Fruits of all Rinds. MISS RUTTAN DRESSMAKER Henry Street WHITBY, - ONTARIO. Chinese Liaundry FIRST-etaSS WORK, eharlie Soo, = Brock Street 1 P Loose Leaf Memorand im dnd Pnce Books IDEAL SCRAP BOOKS Office and Pock-n Diaries Wirt Fountain Pens For sale by principal stationers BROWN BROS., [imited Tanufactunn5r Stntioners TORONTO ' TAKE HEARD ' S BUS LINE TO ALL TPATMQ - DUNDAS STREET WHITBY Cl ristrpas Cards If you wish to diffuse CHRISTMAS Cheer, send cards to all your friends and loved ones. Cbristmas Cards ar d Bool lets are made in such a diversity of style s; that it would be almost im possible to describe the various kinds carried in a complete stock like ours — CARDS, BOOKLETS, TAGS, STICKERS, etc. Wl?itf icld ' s Drug and St itionery Store WHITBY vox COLLEGli 35 THE EATON merchandise catalogue will prove a valuable text book of your needs. The oftener you consult its pages the more you will appreciate the many values it contains We supply the Regu- lation Ontario College Gymnasium Suit, Serge and linen dresses at a moderate price and will be pleased to quote prices for the outfit complete or separate garments. Can supply in stock size, 34, 36, 38, 40, also a full line of swimming suits, separ- ate serge bloomers and s e p a r a te gymnasium pleated skirts carried in stock. See our Spring and Summer catalogue for splendid selection of dressing gowns, on page No. 80, a useful garment for the College wardrobe. Splendid selection of middies for outdoor sports or gymnasium wear can be found on pages 70, 82-83, style 86-138 is a splendid middy made of Japan- ese silk, easily launder- ed and made in a slip- over style, front closing by loops and pearl but- tons. Double stitching at armhole and should- er seams. Sizes 14 to 0 years, 40 to 44 bust. Price $1.69. GYMNASIUM SUIT. 86-128— Cool, comfortable Middy Blouse for Misses or Ladies. A splendid garment for out-door wear during the summer, made or good quality Wabasso Jean cloth with deep sailor collar. Cuffs and pointed over tab on pocket of Blazer striped Jean. Front lacing through embroidered eyelets, has two fancy pockets striped and trimmed with pearl but- tons. A splendid middy blouse at this low price. Colors; White Middy trimming of Rose, Copenhagen or Navy. Sizes 14 to 20 years, price $1.00. COLLEGE COSTUME. 86-634— Cool, Comfortable Middy Sports Coat, which will enjoy high favor this sea- son, is made of good quality white Jean Cloth, with the new pointed collar and white lapels. Dainty tie and over-flaps on pocket are of contrasting color, box pleats, patcb pockets and pearl buttons add effectively to this beautiful outing garment. Has long sleeves with button cuff, shoulder seams and arm holes are double stitched. A smart model and excellent value. Colors; all White, with Navy, Rose or Green trim- mingss. Sizes 14 to 20 years, 40 to 44 bust. Price $1.25. When ordering Order in club lots, as we pay all charges on orders $10.00 or over, address to Dept. 786 Mail Order. T. EATON C9 TORONTO LIMITED CANADA 36 VOX COLLEGII WHEN YOU ' RE PLANNING YOUR BIRTHDAY GIFTS Don ' t overlook the opportunities offered by your bookseller. We can recommend the bo ks mentioned here for any of the girls in school. They pack well for traveling and you are sure of their appreciation. HIS OFFICIAL FIANCEE By Bertha Ruck. $1.25 We have seldom handled a better romance. The plot centres round a girl who, for a monetary consideration, becomes engaged to her employer. A bright, sane story, of a very human girl. THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK , By George Barr McCutcheon, $1.25 Setting forth the adventures, humorous and otherwise, of the son of Princess Yetive, of Graustark fame, in his pursuit of a bride. THE WALL OF PARTITION. By Florence L. 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Ask Your Bookseller About Our Books WILLIAM BRIGGS PUBLISHER Queen St. West, Toronto, Canada vox C 0 L L E G 1 1 37 Huyler ' s and Cream Chocolates Are The Best HUYLER ' S 222 YONGE ST. - - TORONTO ■■ ' QUALITY TONE PIANO NORDHEIMER THE ARTISTIC STANDARD OF CANADA It is the part of economy to purchase a Nordheimer Piano, because the light additional cost is more than returned in the increased pleasure and ser- vice the instrument will give. We arrange for convenient terms and allow for old instruments in exchange. Write to-day for our illustrated booklet. Nordheimer Piano Music Co.. Ltd. Head Office 15 King St. E., Toronto Branches and Agencies tJirougJiout tJie Dominion. 38 VOXCOLLEGII JOSEPH MURPHY E. C. HAMILTON K. W, LOVE J. M. BASCOM Murphy, Love, Hamilton and Bascom INSURANCE BROKERS. General Agents for Ontario — ew York Underwriters Agency Springfield Fire Marine Ins. 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The best food for growing children is SHREDDED WHEAT because it contains in well-balanced proportion all the food elements that are needed for making sound muscle, good bone and brain. It is better for children than mushy porridges that are bolted down without chewing. One or two Shredded Wheat Biscuits eaten every morning with hot milk and a little cream will keep the stomach sweet and clean and the bowels healthy and active. MADE IN CANADA The Canadian Shredded Wheat Company, Limited Niagara Falls, Ont. Toronto Office: 49 Wellington Street East. ONTARIO LADIES ' COLLEGE and Ontario Conservatory of Music and Art WHITBY - ONTARIO - CANADA Take note of the following special advantages that are offered to students by the Ontario Ladies ' College, Whitby, that are not duplicated by any other college in the Dominion: The greatest efRciency combined with modern expense, just what is needed in this time of financial stringency. Safe and delightful environment away from the interruptions and dis- tractions of a city street. Within a few miles of a large city, with an easy access to two steam railroads and soon by electric car, to hear the best concert talent that comes to this country. Buildings and grounds unequalled by any Ladies ' College in the Dominion. The largest and best equipped gymnasium, used exclusively for gym- nastic exercises, the most inviting swimming pool, shower baths, etc. Superior table, well supplied with wholesome, varied and well-cooked food. Association v ith refined and representative young women and girls that enter the college for work, and are as a rule actuated by the highest ideals of right thinking and acting. Infirmary for ordinary illness under the motherly care of the college nurse, and an isolated ward or flat for contagious diseases. Definite training in the elements of courtesy and refinement, and in the authoritative social usages of good society. Expert instruction by the ablest specialists, in Literature, Music, Fine Art, Elocution, Commercial and Domestic Science subjects. A full Normal course in Physical Culture, leading to a teacher ' s diploma. A model farm adjoining the College property, and used as a basis of supply for the choicest fruits, vegetables, milk, etc. Undoubtedly the best I have seen in Canada. — Lord Aberdeen. Do you not wish to spend a year or two in such an ideal home and enjoy such special advantages? Perhaps a little effort on your part will secure this great privilege. Write for calendar and further information to REV. F. L. FAREWELL, B.A., PRINCIPAL