Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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10 vox COLLEGII Once in the Concert Hall, it seemed hours before the curtain rose, — and then — well it would be quite impossible to attempt to describe the characters or to say how gi-eat a success the play Avas! AVe all extend our heartiest congratu- lations to Aliss Ball and the Dramatic Club. COMMENCEMENT. DAY, WEDNES- DAY, JUNE 9. Commencement Day was all that could be desired, and brought a splen- did year to a beautiful and fitting close. The sunny, eventful hours passed so swiftly that not until sunset, when our guests had all departed, did we realize that there was packing to be done, and there were many lingering good-byes to be said in the short time before we sepa rated. The program follows : Morning . Cantique d ' Amour (Liszt), Dorothy Morden. (a) Joys of Spring (Geibel), (b) The Befls of St. Michael ' s Tower (Knyvett), (c) Old Sacred Lullaby (Ferrari) arr. —The Choral Class. Monsieur Beaucaire (Booth Tarking- ton) — Margaret Mclntyre. He is Kind, He is Good (from Hero- diade) (Massenet) — Mary Clark. Ballad in A Flat (Chopin) — ' Adelaide Stenning. Kecit. Ci son, ho tutto in franto (Thomas), air — In veder la mata stanza (from Mignon) — Beatrice Gerrie. Valse in E (Moskowski) — Dorothy Sarjeant. Parla (Arditi) — Dorothy Morden. Lochinvar ' s Ride (Shelley) — Choral Class. Concerto in A Minor, op. l6 (Grieg) T.C.M. Orchestral accompaniment on second piano by Mr. Atkinson). G. D. Atkinson, Musical Director. Arthur Blight, Vocal Director. . Vera Hagerman, A.T.C.M., accom- paniste. Afternoon. Prayer, Rev. E. Turkington. Granting- of Diplomas. Literary — M.E.L.— Dorothy Duck- worth Bayne (Latin), Ottawa, Ont. ; Catherine Fedora Burwash, Lachute, Que.; Annie Dorothea Snider, Toronto, Ont. ; Mary Laureen Terryberry, To- ronto, Ont. Piano— O.A.C.M. and A.T.C.M. — Gladys Frances Anderson, Caledonia, Ont. ; Reta Banks, Pickering, Ont. ; Flora Grace Cook (playing of pieces), Waterf ord, Ont. ; Dorothy Enfield Mor- den, Hamilton, Ont. ; Dorothy Jane Sar- jeant, Barrie, Ont. ; Adelaide Stenning, Sherbrooke, Que. Singing — Vivian Alcock, Edmonton, Alta. ; Mary Clark (Theory), Picker- ing, Ont.; Beatrice Helen Gerrie, Ham- ilton, Ont. Expression — Margaret Maud Mcln- tyre, Whitby, Ont. ; Cora Evelyn 01m- stead, Walter ' s Falls, Ont. Household Science — Ola Elizabeth Bennett, Mille Roches, Ont.; Jessie Eadie Buckingham, Winchester, Ont. ; Sara Jeanette Higginbotham, Nelson, B.C. ; Dorothy Douglas Sorby, Guelph, Ont.; May Marie Webster, Calgary, Alta. Commercial — Blanche May Bass, Prescott, Ont. ; Fern Beatrice Colborne, New York, N.Y. ; Frances Hurdman Stevens, Pembroke, Ont. ; Lillian Mul- holland, Toronto, Ont. Address — Principal Farewell. Solo — Prologue (from I Pagliacci ) (Leoncavallo) ; Lorraine, Lorraine, Lorree (Capel) (by request). — Mr. Ar- thur Blight. Presentation of Certificates. Musical Piano — Intermediate — Marjorie Kisby (hon- ors), Lillian Gibson, Margaret Potter. Junior — Bemice Breese, Louise Burns, Madeline Charles. Junior School— Gladys Breese. Primary — Mary„ Fair cloth (honors) ,

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VOXCOLLEGir 9 I think just now, the thoughts of all our minds and the f eelings nearest to the hearts of all of us are very much alike. In a beautiful sense of the word we are sisters, drawn close together in love and gratefulness and loyalty to our Alma Mater; and while we say good-bye to her, our gracious mother, our hearts .are very full. Perhaps the strongest feeling there, is one of thankfulness ; thankfulness for the happiness of our life here together ; for the high ideals to- ward which we have here learned to strive ; and for the friendships we have formed. We want to try to express our heartfelt thanks to Mr. Farewell, whose kindly interest, patience and encourage- ment have meant a great deal to every •one. To Miss Maxwell whose constant graciousness, strength and wisdom have made her a living example to all of us ; to all the members of the Faculty for their untiring efforts with us and their •cheering helpfulness. And to the Juniors, our comrades, the :sisteirs who next year will be standing in our place to say good-bye. Our life to- ;gether with you has been very happy. Perhaps sometimes our responsibilities .as Seniors have separated us from you .a very little, but through all this year your splendid loyalty and friendship have helped in more than we can say. With your staunch co-operation we have upheld the old traditions and done our best to be worthy of the responsibilities laid upon us. Now we pass traditions and responsibilities on to you. May your Senior year be as hannonious and as sweet as ours has been ! In our hearts, too, there is a feeling of Tegret. The thought that our school -days are over, that next year we will not return and others will play and work in our beloved halls is always with us, in these closing days. Every hour comes the realization that we are doing some- thing for the last time. But mingled Avith the regret there is a feeling to -which we can give no name — which we -can only describe as a kind of passion- .ate determination to keep faith. It :is this which takes the sadness out of our farewells, for we feel that we are taking with us the greatest and most precious part of our school life. The ideals of loyalty and sei-vice and of noble woman- hood which we have learned to love while here, have become a part of us, ourselves. Wherever we may go our great desire will be to live worthily of this our Alma Mater. And always the remembrance of this place will bring back lovingly, As a sweet memory to women ' s hearts, Their days of maidenliood. Tuesday. Tuesday, Trafalgar Daughter ' s Day, dawned, not ' ' bright and fair, ' ' but dull, damp and unpromising. However, we relied on that never-failing prophecy, ' Riain before seven clear before eleven, ' which came tme and banished all our fears. At last the afternoon arrived. With eager interest we watched the bus diivc up to the door and saw a goodly group of the Trafalgar Daughter from To- ronto step out. At four o ' clock the Senioi s, twenty in all, were ready to meet their ' ' big sisters, ' ' the older grad- uates of the College. After a few min- utes spent in getting acquainted. Miss Brush entertained us in a most delight- ful manner at the piano, and Miss Al- cock, as usual, greatly channed us with a vocal solo. Mrs. Farewell then brought in the baby, Frances Claire, who was pre- sented with a gold locket by the Trafal- gar Daughters. After the meeting, re- freshments were served and a half -hour spent in pleasantly chatting, meeting ncAV friends and renewing old acquain- tances. In the evening, the whole school, a very excited crowd of girls, assembled in Upper Main Hall. Why the excite- ment? you ask. One or two might an- swer that it was their last night in O. L. C, but the majority would tell you that it was the night of the play, Twelfth Night. For weeks, we had been waiting for this in expectant anti- cipation ' and now the eventful night had arrived.

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vox COLLEGII il Helene AUworth, Winnifred Hambly, Evelyn Janes, Vivian Onghtred, Mary Potter. Elementary — Margaret Webster. Introductory —Harriet McGregor. Vocal — Intermediate — Gwendoline Klombies (honors), Frances Stevens (honors), Mildred Carse (honors), Bernice Breese, Reta Kerslake, Mabel Olmstead. Sight Singing — Intermediate — Frances Stevens (first- class honors), Gwendoline Klombies (first-class honors), Bernice Breese (first-class honors). Hazel Taylor (hon- ors), Reta Kerslake (honors), Mabel Glmstead. Household Science Homemakers ' Course — Evelyn Janes, Frances Johnston, Margaret Lee, Betty Martin, Mary Potter. Commercial. Florence Chester, Hilda Dawson, Beryl Edey, Violet Henry. AWARDING OF MEDALS. The Gold Medal, for highest stand- ing in M. E. L. Course — Dorothea Sni- der. Silver Medal, for second standing in M.E.L. Course — -Catherine Burwash. Gold Medal, by R. N. Bassett, Esq., for highest standing in Piano Course — Dorothy Sarjeant. Silver Medal, by G.D. Atkinson, Esq., for second standing in Piano Course — Dorothy Morden and Adelaide Sten- ning (equal). The George Corm ' ack Memorial Gold Medal, by Mrs. Cormack, for the high- est standing in A.T.C.M. Singing, 1919 • — Dorothy Morden ; presentation made by Mrs. W. J. H. Richardson. The George Cormack Memorial Gold Medal, by Mrs. Cormack, for the high- est standing in A.T.C.M. Singing, 1920 — Beatrice Gerrie ; presentation made by Jos. Oliver, Esq. Gold Medal, by R. C. Hamilton, Esq., Toronto, for highest standing in Ex- pression Course — Margaret Mclntyre. Gold Medal by F. M. Score, Esq., To- ronto, for highest standing in House- hold Science Course— Ola Bennett. Gold Medal for highest standing in ' two years ' course of the Commercial Department — Frances Stevens. Governor General ' s Medal for high- est standing in Junior Matriculation English — Cort Reynolds. Honorary Instructor ' s Certificate by the Royal Life Saving Saclety of Eng- land for swimming, life-saving, etc. — Laureen Terryberry. 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 — Cort Reynolds and by reversion to Hazel Taylor. Silver Medal by the Rev. Dr. Hare, for greatest proficiency in swimming, life-saving, etc., open to students hold- ing medallions from the Royal Life Saving Society of England — Marjorie Nicol. Silver Medal and Award of Merit Certificates by the Royal Life Saving Society of England, for swimming, life- saving, etc. — Normta Moore. Bronze Medallions and Proficiency Certificates by the Royal Life Saving Society of England for swimming, etc. — Dorothy Bayne, Louisa Burns, Julia Eastmond, Patricia Gumley, Marjorie Kisbey, Shirley Leishman, Harriett Mc- Gregor, Marjorie Nicol, Margaret Stor- ey, May Webster, Iva Worden, Flor- ence Eastmond, Grace Elliott, Char- lotte Fraliek, Marjorie Hughes. AWARDING OF PRIZES. Literary Department Prize by Mr. Farewell for highest standing in Junior Matriculation His- tory — Estelle Kribs and Erma Osborne (equal). Special prize for the highest standing in Entrance to High School Course — Grace Elliott. Trafalgar Daughters ' Scholarship, presentation made by Mrs. Geo. Ross, for the highest standing in any three