Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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

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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-