Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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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-