Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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22 VOX COLLEGII Miss Ball and the Senior Class -what a how much each one enjo ■ed herself, wonderful success their party was and ' M. T. The Faculty Play On Friday, April the thirtieth, as sudden and unexpected as a bolt out of the blue sky. a little notice appeared on our bulletin board — The Faculty play Saturday evening. ' ' We were all excit- ed and curious as to wliat it was to be but no amount of ciuizzing of the teach- ers rcA-ealed the secret. And so it was with great surprise and delight that we beheld the following night on our pro- grams. ' The Cricket on the Hearth. ' From start to finish the play was a delight to all of us. Of course, the fact that the actors were our teachers made us A-eiy interested spectators, but out- siders would have been channed and held by the splendid acting. No one of the cast can be singled oat for special approljation. All were splendid. Miss Elliott as Dot and jNIiss Wright as her husband, John Perribingle, were a veiy devoted pair. The expression Dot used the most frequently was Me too, Jolin. Miss lelvin as Tilly Slowboy was a source of unending amusement. She entered right into thei part and never seemed to for- get it for an instant. Miss Wallace and jVIiss Brush were very good as old Caleb Plummer and his blind daughter. Ber- tha. Can any of us ever forget ( aleb as he sang We ' ll drown it in the l)owl? ) Miss Archibald took the part of the old gentleman who afterwards turned out to be Caleb ' s son, and Miss Dowsou was his demure sweetheart. Miss xMaxwell, in a lovely, old fashioned gown, as Mi ' s. Fielding was the very imiiersonation of dignity. That very unfortunate affair in connection with the Indigo trade. jMiss Murchie, as Mr. Tackelton, strode around in true villain fashion, her only trouble being her slipping moustache. Miss Carruthers as the Porter, ] Iiss ITol- lard and ] Iiss Spence as Dot ' s father mother only api)eared for a few minutes at the end of the play. The performance ended with a rousnig old-fashioned dance, Miss Archibald, Miss Dowson, Miss Elliott and Miss Murchie being the participants. We were so delighted by it all that even God Save the King failed to send us away and we stayed till Miss Ball, the director and stage-manager of the play added the finishing toixch by saying Well, it ' s all over, ladies! Avhich remark brought us back with a jolt to the everyday world and sent us. reluctantly to bed. May Day Still another, and yet more glorious, Twenty-fourth! Of course, the weath- er could have been improved upon — but then, too, it might very easily have been much Avorse ; and, after all, the weather is one of the least impoi ' tant considera- tions on an occasion like May Day. As for the other elements necessaiy to the making of a Perfectly Happy Day (per- fect enough to be written in capitals, too!), they were all conspicuously pres- ent. To begin with, the address, given by Dr. Edna Guest, was of the most help- ful and inspiring kind. Dr. Guest paint- ed for us an Ideal Woman worthy in every way of the title. The voting, which immediately followed the address, was, of course, the scene of the wildest possible excitement and suspense — rising to a joyful climax when the name of our May Queen was finally announced. This very great honour fell to the lot of Frances Stevens — commonly known as Steve and, as such, veiy highly e - teemed and well-beloved by her school-

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vox COLLEGIl 2 toast aud Hazel Taylor answered it. Other toasts wei-e to the Faculty by Catherine Burwash, replied to by Miss Maxwell, to the Graduating Class, proposed by Jean Leish- man, to which Miss Dorothy Morden re- sponded. Cora Olmstead then pro- posed a toast to other Classes answer- ed by Misses Reta Kerslake, Irene Carse, Shirley Leislunan, and Iva Worden. Frances Sevens next proposed one to the Student Organizations, Lau- reen Terryberry, Cort. Reynolds and Adelaide Stenning replied. The last toast was to our worthy ' ' College Pa- per, proposed by Lilian Mulhol- land, responded to by its editor, Doro- thea Snider. All the speeches were worthy of their subjects and gave ns a greater under- standing of how the graduating girls ap- preciate the years they have spent at O.L.C. They are leaving it with love, loyalty, and gratitude. The time spent Avithin the College has been a gi eat factor in broadening out their lives, ed- ucating them, not only in their chosen course, but fitting them in eveiy possible way for their after life. A fitting climax to the evening was when the entire Faculty and student body formed a large circle around the room, then joining hands, sang Auki Lang Syne. E. H. The Senior Party Each girl gazed admiringly around the gymnasium that Friday night of May the twenty-first, when she went to Senior Party. There Avere plenty of soft cushions and easy chairs for everybody. Coral and black, the Senior colours, de- corated the apparatus and lights, and eveiybody felt that the room could not possibly have looked more cozy. It Avas rumoured that there was to be dancing so all the girls Avere busy get- ting their dances taken when the Seniors appeared. It was then that the children of O.L.C. stood back amazed when the strange paper dolls marched in. No Avonder, because the costumes were all sorts of coloui-s, and even the faces Avere covered. This, however, was for the purpose, as we soon learned, of finding out who was the best guesser in the school. EA eryone thought and thought, but before many of our Senior friends Avere recognized Ave were asked to hand in our results. The best guess- er proved to be Helene Alhvorth, Avho roceiA-ed a dear little KcAvpie dressed in coral and black. Then our Seniors took off their paper faces and sang for the first time in Pub- lic their song, Avhich Avas vei-y cleverly sot to the tune of Burmah Moon. The A ords Avere as f oIIoavs .- — When Ave say (just as a confidential) That Ave ' d like to talk about ourselves For just a moment, this is what We ' ll tell you And it ' s AA ' ell you KnoAV that Ave ' re quite modest and re- tiring ( really ! ) May Ave say (just as a confidential) That we think Ave ' re rather up-to-date quite jazzy. Animated, educated. All to brilliant futures fated. True to Alma Mater, and to 1920 Senior Class! One encore did not really satisfy us but bright music then took our attention from it and everyone entered into the enjoyment of that. There were moon- light dances, tag dances and every kind of dance, Avhich were all enjoyed im- mensely. The corner in Avhich the punch Avas situated Avas certainly avcU patroniz- ed. By and by refreshments came. De- licious sandAviches and coffee and then ice cream and little cakes. By the time all this Avas enjoyed it was pretty late and so all the O.L. Cites Avent happily to bed. We take this opportunity of telling

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vox COLLEGIl 23 mates. Following the election of the May Queen, the two Councillors were chosen ■ — Dorothea Snider and May AVeb- ster, two worthy and highly-regarded citizens of our school community. Then the three Royalties withdrew to pre- pare for the ceremony, while the girls lined up for the Grand March. This was executed most creditably, and was followed by the ceremony of the day — the crowning of the May Queen. It was very beautiful and impressive as the Queen kneels and repeated the oath — to follow faithfully the highest ideals of womanly excellence among her loyal subjects, by whose election she was en- dued Avith the rank and dignity of May Queen. After the crown — a very lovely one of blossoms and spring flowers — was placed upon her head, she rose and stood while the Queen Regent, Hazel Taylor, presented to her the May Queen pin. This pin is handed down from one May Queen to the next, and each one wears it for a year. Then the Queen Re- gent received her permanent pin, which is presented by the Trafalgar Daughters of Whitby, following which the Royal train proceeded slowly up the lawn be- tween the double line of kneeling girls, to the throne. Then the program, which had been prepared for the honour and pleasure of the Queen, took place. This year, as usual, the program consisted of drills, gymnastic exercises and dances, all which Avere splendidly executed, and was closed by the May-Pole dance, performed in costume. Then the Queen and her subjects, to- gether with the guests of the day, with- drew to the dining-room, where the Royal Banquet was served. And then — the picnic — and dignity to the winds! Pour big hay-racks piled with jolly girls in the best kind of holiday mood drove to Gorbett ' s Point on the lake shore and held festival in honour of the Queen, Avho had discarded her crown for a not too modish but very comfortable sport hat, and her royal robes for a very familiar and also comfortable tweed coat, but who was, nevertheless, still very much our chosen Sovereign! The woods were carpeted With violets and the marshes crowded Avith marigolds, which afforded the most pleasurable sort of oc- cupation until tea time. Then — well, need one describe a real, live picnic, or go into details concerning the fate of the (fortunately plenteous) refreshments? Then, the hay-racks once more, with plenty of laughter and singing, and the sort of drowsy happiness which marks the end of a Perfect Day ; then, home— - dishevelled, loaded Avith Avild-flowers, and supremely satisfied with life in gen- eral, and May Day in particular. In spite of the rather cool and clomiy w eather many interested spectators, in- cluding several from Toronto and Ham- ilton, were present ; while an interesting innovation was instituted, in the form of a moving picture machine which record- ed all the activities of the morning. These pictures are now being shown in the Toronto theatres and are said to be very good. D. M. Trafalgar Daughters The following letter from Dr. Hare was read at the annual meeting at the College, on June 8, and at his sugges- tion and the request of the Trafalgar Daughters, we are publishing it here: — Dear Miss Fothergill : — Mrs. Hare and I are delighted to send you in behalf of the Trafalgar Daughters a few Avords of greeting for their annual meeting. Though separa- ted in body We are not separated in sym- pathy and affection, and shall on June 8th, think of you all, and share to some extent in your pleasure and inspiration.