Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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4 VOX COLLEGII successful year. She also passed her in- termediate examinations in piano, both courses being very heavy. We all won- dered at her ability. Her Pastime — Picking berries. Her Ambition— To get her L.T.C.M. Miss Grack Sykes. From the East comes this Grace — from a ToAvnship in Quebec. She already has her A.T.C.M. and is now Avorldng for her L.T. Her twinkling little smile, and aa-II- lingness to play for the girls in the Gym, have endeared her to our hearts. She is also one of the farmerettes of 1918. and she looks very fetching in her costume. She is an ardent Y.W.C.A. worker, and also a jolly Little sport. Her favorite expression. — ' ' Well, I ' ll be hom-swiggled. Her favorite pastime. — Hoeing onions. Mis-s Olive Tucker. Olive was born at Saskatoon, Sask.. but came to us fi-om Toronto, where she mat riculated from Jarvis Collegiate In- stitute. Olive brought with her a store of knowledge of all Idnds, including that much sought after palm-reading. Her life at O.L.C. may be said to be one palm after another. She, however, did not neglect her work, for she graduated in the Commercial Course in one year. ,She is also an ardent follower of the violin. Her favorite pastime — Telling for- tunes. Hobby — Wireless telegraphy. Miss Clara Underhill. Miss Clara Underhill was bom in Claremout. She took the complete Do- mestic iScience Course, and great success attended her through her course the one worry of her life, however, being Chemistry of Foods. But. she is ha]i! y, though sometimes worried. Her favorite pastime is eating candy. Her one ambition is to be a Domestic Science teacher. Miss Donalda Vyse. Miss Donalda Vyse came to us from Gamebridge. She is graduating in Com- mercial, and is almost famous for her speed in typewriting. Her ambition is to be a bookkeeper. We wish you much luck, Donalda. Her pastime is i-eading. Pet phrase — Oh ! Heavens. Miss Helen Ward. From Toronto comes this dark-eyed, ever working maiden. Eeceiving her early education there, she then came to O.L.C. where she stayed for three years. She is graduating in the Commercial Course, and has had a very successful career. AVhen a basketltall game is to be played, a tennis tournament to take place, Helen is always among those pres- ent. Indeed she is a splendid athlete. Her hobby is Hazel Taylor. Her pet x)hrase — Where ' s Jim?

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vox COLiiEGII Class Biographies 3 Miss Morden Busby. Sudbury, Ont., claims Morden Busby. Coming ' to O.L.C. in 1917, she is one of the many Commercial graduates and also a splendid swimmer. She is Pres. of the Commercial Club and Business Manager of the Vox ; thus is putting to practical use the studying she had done for her course. She intends to help her dad in his business, and we feel confident of her success. Her favorite expression — By Heck. Her pastime — Writing letters. Miss Ruth Dixon. Miss Ruth Dixon first saw the light of day in Maple Creek, Sask. After attend- ing High School there for four years she then cast her lot Avith O.L.C, where she has remained three years. She is president of the Y.W.C.A., and what the school would do without her kindh ' patient little self, no one knows. Little Dixie she is called, and Dixieland or 9 Main holds Ruth as one of its main at- tractions. She is graduating in Domestic Science, and we sincerely hoped the hard practical work would not be too much for her, and she has proven that it was not. Her hobby — Muriel Maw. Favorite Expression. — Dear ! Dear ! Miss Dorothy Follett. Dorothy entered the school late in the year, but it did not take long before she had acquired a host of friends. She comes from Toronto. Her music is a delight to the ear and we ' re not surpris- ed at the splendid way in which she got her A.T.C.M. Not satisfied with this, however, she is intending to get her L. T.C.il. What an ambitious creature is our Dorothy! Her favorite pastime is reading dime novels. Her Hobby — Teach in China. Miss Margaret Maxwell. Welsford claims to be the place of Margaret ' s birth, although she now hails from St. Johns. Margaret is a great favorite of ours, and is quite a shining- light in the Domestic Science Course, having taken it all in one year. Well done, Margaret ! She intends to be a li- brarian. Her pastime is sewing and her favorite saying, till the cows come home. ' ' Miss Muriel Maw. Miss Muriel Maw was born in Hamil- ton, where she received her education, matriculating from Hamilton Collegiate Institute. She is President of the Sen- ior Class, Vice-Pres. of the Y.W.C.A. and a general favorite in the school. Her smiling, jovial face covers a well-develop- ed brain, which though very practical is helped out with no mean musical ability. Muriel is graduating in Domestic Science and if you want to know how she has fared, just taste some of her cooking. Her. favorite pastime is finding jokes for Vox. Her pet phrase, My Dad. Miss Lucy Robertson. Miss Lucy Robertson was born in Longford Mills, but spent the greater part of her life in Orillia. Hard-work- ing, auiet and smiling. Lucy won many friends. After working faithfully at her commercial we wish her the best, of suc- cess in her chosen field. Her hobby — Morden Busb} Ambition — To -et into a Bank. Miss Winnifred ,Scott. Winnifred was born in Saskatchewan, though she is ,at present residing in Whitby. She is the only graduate in Art this year and also the only non-res- ident graduate. Her steady work and patient study acquired for her a most

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vox COLLEGII Graduation Exercises 5 FRIDAY, JUNE 7th. First came the contest for the gold medaljgiven for proficiency in swimming and life-saving, open to students holding the Award of Merit. The contest was very keen and interesting between the three competitors, Morden Busby, Jean- ette Higginbotham and Marcelle Smith. The events in the competition were as follows : — Breast stroke, 25 yards ; back stroke without the use of arms, 25 yards ; speed swim, 25 yards ; illustration of methods in release and rescue of the drowning; swim and object dive; for- ward dive from spring-board, plunge and sculling. The medal was awarded to Marcelle Smith, holding 33 points, with Jeanette Higginbotham coming a close second with 31 points. The longest plunge was 33 ft. 11 in., taken by Mor- den Busby. There were three competitors in the contest for the silver medal which fol- lowed, open to the students holding the Bronze Medallion. The events were the same, with the omission of the plunge and sculling. Hellen Pulling was the winner of this medal, holding 35 points. After these two contests came the sports open to all swimmers. There were races, showing various strokes ; a relay race, which Droved to be very thrilling ; a candle race, and a cork race. The cork race was highly amusing as the corks seemed to be very elusive, and receded slowly but surely before the expectant mouths of the girls. Hellen Pulling, the holder of the highest number of points, was awarded a silver A by the Ath- letic Association, and honorable mention was given to Marcelle Smith. At the close of the afternoon, Mr. Winterburn, the swimming instructor, from the Central Y. M. C. A., of Toron- to, who was judging the sports, gave a very interesting and instructive exhibi- tion. He showed very clearly the differ- ence between land and water breathing, and the absolute necessity for a swim- mer to use the latter. He illustrated the crawl, trudgeon and several back strokes. Following that, he showed some new methods in life-saving and release. On Friday evening, Miss Winifred Symington, our post-graduate student in expression, delighted her audience by her rendering of The Dawn of a To- Mon ' ow. She was called back by en- thusiastic applause and read the charm- ing little selection, Who ' s Afraid. Miss Georgian Smith, our postgraduate student in piano, assisted in the program in her usual brilliant style, and was very much appreciated. The program was as follows : Etude in G Flat - - Chopin Prelude G Minor - Rachmaninoff Georgian Smith. The Dawn of a To-morrow Frances Hodgson Burnett Winifred Symington. Midsummer Night ' s Dream Mendelssohn-Liszt Georgian Smith. SATURDAY, JUNE 8th. This year it was thought well to hold a Field Day in the Spring as well as in the Autumn. It took place on Saturday, June 8th, as part of the closing exercises. In the morning the tennis finals in doubles were played off, Irene Tarlton and Irma Wigle being the winners. The semi-finals in the singles were played also, but it was found that the time was too short to play the finals. They were left over until the following Monday morning, when Irma Wigle proved to be the winner, after very long and closely contested games. At half past two o ' clock in the after- noon the sports began. The winners of the various events were as follows: 50 yd. dash, 15 years and over. — Mar- celle Smith. 50 yd. dash, 14 years and under. — Ruth Blaisdell.