Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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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-

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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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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