Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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 :

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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.