Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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22 VOX COLLEGII absence of our President we were obliged to elect a new one. This honor fell on Elva Haskett. We discussed the matter of a trip to Oshawa on January 29— but this was later postponed until February 19. At the meeting on February 2nd we were greatly pleased to have two very delightful readings from Miss Ball. The first was one of our favorites: Hia- watha ' s Wooing, by Longfellow, and secondly, The Weathercock and the Maiden. After candy had been pass- ed the meeting adjourned. or three entertainments. The first of these was the Junior Dramatic Stunt. This was held in December. It took the form of a typical country school Christ- mas concert. The children were all ex- cited, but spake their pieces very well, and the grand finale was a very be- witching little song entitled, Dance Around the Christmas Tree, when the actors and actresses let themselves go back to their childhood days and hip- pity-hopped in childish glee as they received their bags of candies from the hands of their beloved teacher, Miss EI O PEKA The meeting on March 2nd was just as enjoyable as the former ones had been. Hilda Dawson gave a very en- joyable reading entitled, Encourage- ment, and Alice Lees favored us with The Bewitched Clock. Oranges were passed, and the meeting broke up about 9.30. Of late all the Tuesday evening class- es have been taken up for the Com- mencement Play. During this vear we have put on two Dorothy Sorby. They were not quite so good later, when a number of city friends came clown to entertain them, but considering that the Christmas va- cation was drawing near, teacher par- doned their naughtiness and did not reprove them. The program was as follows : 1. The Bear Story, by Riley — Marguerite Kersley. 2. Cassibianca — Grace Hinch.

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21 EXPRESSION One can scarcely believe that at last our days are numbered at 0. L. C. In- deed we know we have been counting them over since they numbered in the early hundreds, but, as we have put , our pencils through the calendar fig- ures each night just before we popped into bed, we didn ' t realize just how quickly the days and hours and min- utes were chasing each other away, and we wished that they ' d go a great deal swifter — no, they couldn ' t go soon en- ough for us. Needless to say, we have of late changed our minds — and now in spite of our efforts to make the best of our fleeting moments, they seem to hide themselves just a little .sooner and grin at us knowingly as if to say, Wie knew long ago you ' d appreciate us some- time — So just what can we do? What would you do in a case like that ? Our Dramatic meetings this year have been a huge success. The first one was held on September 16th, and the results of the elections were as fol- lows : President — Madeline Payne. Secretary — Helene Allworth. Treasurer — Elva Haskett. Business Manager — Marguerite Ker- sley. The question as to when the meet- ings should be held was not decided. On November 3rd, the second meet- ing was held. It was decided that the meetings should be held fort-nightly, on Tuesday, from 8.30 to 9, with a so- cial half hour once a month. It was de- cided that the Dramtic Club should en- tertain the Art Club on November 17. The entertainment committee was to consist of Hilda Dawson and Elva Has- kett. Our Treasurer, due to other du- ties, resigned her office. Grace Hinch was then elected Treasurer. The third meeting was held on No- vember 24th. This took the form of a social entertainment, and we were greatly pleased to welcome a number of our artistic friends. The first thing on the program was a contest. A num- ber of small slips of paper were hand- ed out, each having a subject written on it. Each was asked to write a stan- za of four lines on the subject which had been given to her. Excitement ran high, and after a few minutes of deep concentration and thought, the mas- terpieces were read. After a weighty decision on the part of our honorable judges, the prize was awarded to Mur- iel Harvey, and ' Dorothy Algeo was given honorable mention. The aforesaid verses were as follows : 1. Stop! Look! ! Listen! ! ! We see it oft in 1-inch type, We pause — our hopes have risen. Alas ! ' Tis but a Fire Sale— Beneath this ' ' Stop ! Look ! ! Listen ! ! 2. Movies. Last night I Avent to the Movie Show ' Because I didn ' t have anywhere else to go. I sat in back of a woman stout, She kept twitching and jumping and moving about ' Till at last I got as mad as could be, I said, Say, woman, have a heart on me. Next on the program was a recita- tion by Ruth Clemens, entitled, The Mustard Plaster. This was greatly appreciated, as was signified by the ap- plause. Marguerite Kersley read Isaac Stein ' s Busy Day, and this was, too, enjoyed by all. Then came what most of us considered the greatest event of the evening — why it w as the re- freshments. Needless to say we all did justice to the dainty little repast, and were loathe to come to the end of a perfect evening. It was after the Christmas vacation that we met again. On account of the

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VOX COLLEGII 2:: 3. The Night Before Xmas — Ruth Clemens. 4. The Over-worked Elocutionist ■ — Dorothy Van Vliet. 5. Barbara Fretchie — Jean Hick- ling. 6. Charge of the Light Brigade — Muriel Harvey. The talent from the city rendered the following : 1. The Kindergarten Tot — Muriel Harvey. 2. Sound and Fury — Marguerite Kersley and Grace Hinch. 3. The Lunatic Asylum — Ruth Clemens and Dorothy Van Vliet. 4. Mr. Traver ' s First Hunt — Dor- othy Sorby. The Kiddies ' concert seemed to be a success, and everyone went away great- ly delighted with the school talent. Among the ' ' Dramatic treats ' ' of the year was our annual visit from Presi- dent Southwick. For many weeks we had awaited his visit with the most ex- treme anticipation, and when he finally came on Saturday, January 22nd, we realized that those expectations had not been in vain. On Saturday afternoon he gave us several scenes from The Rivals, ' r by Sheridan. His interpreta- tions of Mrs. Malaprop and Sir An- thony, were delightful. Upon request he gave us a humorous piece entitled, The Camel, which the pupils seem to enjoy more every year. In the even- ing he delivered to us a lecture on The Orators and Oratory of Shakes- peare, illustrating his talk from the various plays. On Sunday afternoon he spoke to us on Vision, ' ' and we felt very sorry indeed when he bade us good-bye till next year. The second entertainment was the Mid- Year Play, What Every Woman Knows, by J. M. Barrie, on February 18th. The cast was as follows : Alick Wylie (father) — Jean Hick- ling. James Wylie (son) — Grace Hinch. David Wylie (son) — Marguerite Kersley. Maggie Wylie (daughter) — Ruth Clemens. Comtesse de la. Briere — Helene All- worth. Lady Sybil Tenderden — Muriel Har- vey. John Shand— Elva Haskett. Charles Venables — Dorothy Van Vliet. Maid — Dorothy Sorby. From all accounts the play was a huge success, and we all felt delighted that it proved to be much beyond our expectations, because indeed we had all worked hard and tediously upon it. It was a cause of great merriment when Charles Venables came within a hair ' s breadth of losing his delightfully real- istic moustache, and again, when John Shand tenderly placed The Drop of his Blood around Lady Sybil ' s neck, it dropped down, down, down, and was not procured again for at least seven minutes. Perhaps the audience failed to notice that. The Comtesse read Mag- gie ' s letter upside down — but there I ' ve told you plenty of stage secrets now. All we can say is, we hope you liked the Commencement Play as well. Then finally came our Commence- ment Play, The Taming of the Shrew, 011 Tuesday evening, June 7. The cast was as follows : Baptista (a rich gentleman of Padua) ■ — ' Marguerite Kersley. Vincentio (an old gentleman of Pisa) — Jean Sutherland. Lucentio (son of Vincentio, in love with Bianca) — Jean Hickling. Petruchio (a gentleman of Verona, suitor to Katherina) — Dorothy Van Vliet. Gremio, Hortensio (suitors to Bi- anca)— Elva Haskett, Grace Hinch. Tranio, Beondello .(servants to Lu- centio)— Muriel Harvey, Maude Mc- Quillan. Grumio, Curtis (servants to Petru- chio)— Dorothy Sorby, Elva Haskett. A Pedant — Sherley Leishman. Katherina, The Shrew. Bianco