Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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6 VOX COLLEGII AVheelbarrow Race. — Florence McGil- livray and iVIargaret BlaisdeU. Three-legged Race — AVinnifi ed Hamb- ly and Irene Carse. Relay Race — Hellen Pulling ' s Team. Junior Race. — Lila AVillinsky. Tng-of-War. — Helen Wai ' d ' s Team. Margaret Blaisdell was the holder of the highest number of points, Marcelle Smith coming second. After the sports a baseball game was played between the Commercial and Col- legiate Department of the College. It was a very exciting game, and gi ew ' es- pecially so towards the end. It closed vrith the final score of 22-12 in favor of the Collegiate Department. At the close cake and lemonade were sold to the hungry and thirsty s]iortsmen by the Seniors and Juniors respectively. ■ This closed the athletic activities for the year, and eveiyone feels that great praise is due the executive of the Ath- letic Association for their enthusiasm and work to make the athletics of the college a success. On Saturday evening the pupils of Miss Gott and Miss Brush gave a con- cert. It was the first public perfonnance of many of the girls, and they did credit to themselves and their teachers. Pro- gramme f ollpws : Kiisseiir Dance of the Wood-Nymphs Irene Carse. WentJierhj - - Danny Boy Jean Gates. GeeJil - - 0 Bird of Heaven Margaret Olmstead. Meyer-Hehmtnd - Arabesque Maud Mitchell. Batli - The Call of the Wood Freda Myles. Dorel - The Garden of Your Heart Aleda Mitchell. Waclis - - Pervenche Lauretta Irwin. Ware, Harriet - Persian , Serenade ' Tis Spring Eleno McLelland. Binet - - Nuit d ' Ete Jean Leckenby. Chaminade - - In Happy Mood Ronald - Love, I Have Won You Dorothy Keough. Sibelius - - Romaaiee Irma Wigle. Elgar - - Pleading Clougli-LeigJiter - Api-il Blossoms Maiy Clark. SUNDAY, JUNE 9th. Sunday is always looked forward to with rare plcavsure by the entire school, as Baccalaureate Day. This year the church was beautifully decorated by the Juniors and Trafalgar Daughtera. The baccalaureate sermon Sunday evening in the Methodist CTiurch was de- livered by Rev. E. W. Halpenny, B.A., B.D., General Field Superintendent of the Intenaational Sunday School Asso- ciation, and was greatly enjoyed. In part it was as follows : Text.— James 4 : 14, What is Your Life ? For ye are a vapor that appear- eth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. St. John 12 : 24, Verily, ver- ily, I say unto you, except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eter- nal. This twenty-fourth verse of John 12 is a striking utterance of Jesus. It seems to have been occasioned by the approach of the Greeks who desired to see Jesus. ' ' Eusebius narrates that he found in the archives in Edessa a record of a message sent to Jesus by Abgarus, King of Edessa in Mesopotamia. The king had had a long illness. He sent for Jesus, and in his communication inti- mates hearing that they of Jemsalem were not using Him well. Abgarus also offers Him a safe home in Edessa. Such an occurrence is quite within the limit of possibility. To prescribe death as a condition for life does seem to be a strange contra- diction of terms. As a youth I do not recall any text that made such a sad im- pression upon me. I could not under-