Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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8 VOX C O L L E G I I reach the goal towards which we set ourselves. We also are trained in the social side of life. One of the great contributing factors in the development of social and moral ideals is the personality of those with whom we come in contact, partic- ularly the members of the staff to whom we naturally look for example. have felt the influence of our liighly esteemed principal, Mr. Farewell, and the kind and wise guidance of our be- loved lady principal, Miss Maxwell. We feel that we can never fully repay them for their thoughtfulness and guid- ance throughout the year. We wish to express our gratitude to the members of the Faculty, the matron, the house- mother, and the nurse, who have so willingly supported us in the many things that we could not have accomp- lished alone. We also wish to thank the school for the many social events we have enjoyed. The old Roman ideal was Mens sani in eorpore sano a sound mind in a soimd body. The physical side of our education makes this possible. We have opportunities for many outdoor and indoor sports supplemented by a well equipped gymnasium and swim- ming pool. We wish to extend our thanks to our physical director, Miss Murchie, who has been evor anxious and careful of our physical develop- ment. The religious side of our lives has been emphasized and enlarged by our spleiidid Su)iday eveiiing services, our Y.W.C.A. and the moral support of the staff ' . We, the graduating class of 1922, bid a fond farewell to the school and in de- jiarting we urge you, our successors, to make the most of the opportunities which the four-fold life aff ' ord«. May you succeed where we have failed, and may you be victorious where we were defeated. We have fully appreciated what 0. L. C. has meant to us only as we have reached the height of graduation and look back in retrospect on our joys and sorrows of the year that has gone. As we leave we carry with us the deepest feelings of regret, the most pleasant memories and the tenderest of feelings for our Alma Mater. May we be the credit to the school that the many who have gone before have been, and as we say farewell, we look forward to the happiness and comradeship which will be restored at our Golden Jubilee just two years hence. May the coming year be to all wlio retui ' n jn September next ever more joyous and helpful than the one which has all to speedily gone. Commencement Day Wednesday, June 14th, 10.30 a.m. Piano Solo — Concerto in G minor (1st movement) (Mendelssohn) — Mar- jorie Kisbey. (Orchestral accompani- ment on second piano by Helen John- ston). Soprano Duet and Chorus — I Wait- ed for the Lord (Hymn of Praise) (Mendelssohn), Vivian Alcock. A.T.C. M. ; Frances Stevens, A.T.C.M., and Choral Class. Reading— Wee Willie Winkie , (Kipling-), Jean Hickling-. Community Songs — (a) It Snows in the Ni ht, Slavonic Folk Slong- (20); (b) I Saw Three Ships, Old Song (34); (c) God, Our Loving Father, Finnish Melody (40); (d) I Had a Little Sail Boat, French Folk Song (54) — Choral Class and School. Soprano Solo — ' ' Ombra Leg ' giera ' ' (Dinorah), (Meyerbeer) — Vivian Al- cock. Folk Dance — Gavotte Stephanie (Czibulka) — Jean Hepburn and Mar- jorie Nicol. (Prepared by Miss Mur- chie and accompanied by the Choral Class, conducted by Miss Klombies, A. T.C.M. Valedictory — Helen Reid.

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V () X COLL E G ] 1 7 dent; lAiella Scott. Secretary and Mir- ipan Eckert. Treasurer. The Class could not have chosen its officers more wis.dy, as under their leadership the Junior Class had a very enjoyable year. In the Fall a hike to Oshawa, to be followed by a lunch at Welch ' s was planned, but owing to bad weather this looked-t ' or treat had to be cancelled. The Juniors, however, never let bad weather dampen their spirits and a very enjoyable evening was spent in the Gym. The girls attended the party in their bloomers and played games. Of course the refreshments were the at- tractive feature of the evening. In January the Class gave the rest of the .school a skating party. The weather man rose to the occasion and provided perfect skating weather and good ice. The rink was lit with torches and a huge bon-fire. Music was provided by the Whitby Orchestra which added mucli to the enjoyment of the party. Refreshments were served in the Com- mon Room made attractive and cozy by two grate fires. On Miss j Iurchie ' s birthday the class presented her with a week-end bag in appreciation of her help and advice throughout the year. This year has been a very busy one for the Juniors but there is not one but will tell you that it has also been a happy year. Valedictory We the graduating class of 1922 hope that though you may get along withoiit us you will not have reason to forget us. All of us in our minds go back to a liright September morning a year or more ago when fearful and wondering, yet full of hope, we came for the first time to O.L.C. Everything was new, the buildings, the teachers, and also the other pupils, so of course we were rather timid at first. However, we soon became ac(|uainted with the teachers and each other and advanced along the pathway of knowledge. We acquired 1he spirit of the school and entered into its relationships and ideals. Before many days had gone by we learned that the educational ideals of the school were four-square. Ample opportunity was given for our develop- ment — intellectually, socially, physical- ly and religiously. If, therefore, we have made the 1iest of our opportuni- ties we are going out into life better equipped for service than if we had concentrated our energies on only one phase of the four-fold life. The primary objective of the school is our intellectual education and our efficient teachers strive towards this. An education satisfies a prevalent de- sire to acquire knowledge. Yet do we ever satisfy this desire? Is it not a fact that the more knowledge we ac- cumulate the more we realize that we are but at the begin)iing of a real edu- cation? When the desire to learn ceas- es, all progress ceases. It is because we are not satisfied that we are able to make progress. It is not only what we have actually learned that is to be of use to us, but also the habits we have formed. Consider the accuracy in ma- thematics and science, the habits of in- vestigation and the forming of inde- pendent conclusions which both de- mand, the appreciation of the beautiful in art and music, the development of imagination and the ability to consder and appreciate the ideas of others which one gets in literature, the taste for research which one develops in studying the classics and the practical side of the commercial and domestic science courses. It is through all these habits which have been so continuously inculcated in the cla.ss room and else- where that we prepare ourselves for our place in the world. Thi-ough these we have at least acquired studious hab- its which through life will enable us to

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vox COLLEGII 9 Communitv Songs — (a) Cornish May Sonf -, ' English Melody (48); (b) Sweet and Low , Barnby (154); (c) Charlie is My Darlino, Scottish Mel- ody (40). Piano Solo — Canti(iue d ' Amour (Liszt) — Jane Merchant. Part S ' ongs — (a) At Dawning (Cadman); (b) Elf and Fairy, (Densmore) — Choral Class. Piano Solo — Concerto in G minor (last two movements) (Mendelssohn) — Hel?n Johnston. Orchestral accom- paniment on second piano by Marjorie Kisbey). God Save the King. Choral Class Conductors — Miss Gwendoline Klombies, G. D. Atkinson. At the Piano — Helen Johnston, David Dick Slater. Wednesday, 2 o ' clock p.m. Granting of Diplomas. Prayer — Rev. F. H. Howard. Literary— M.E.L.— Phyllis Anne Hi; well, Alliston, Ontario; Helen Matilda Reid, Belleville, Ontario; Edith Tait Wainwright, lluiitsville, Ontario. Piano— A. 0. CM. and T.C.M. — Helen Frances Johnston, Oshaw. On- tario; Marjorie Louise Kisbey, Prince Albert. Saskatchewan; Mary Jane Mer- chant, Bowmanville, Ontario. Expression — Jean Hickling, Barrie, (hitario. Household Science — Gertrude Mai-- guerite Banwell, Windsor, Ontario; Marion Rose Gill, Vancouver, Britisli Columbia ; Madeline Margaret Tuson, Windsor, Ontario. Commercial — Edith Virginia Pool, Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Address — Principal Farewell. Winners of Certificates. (Musical) Piano — Intermediate — Gertrude Greisman (honors), Frances H. Stevens (honors) ; hitei ' mediate School — Helen F. Sharpe (honors), Jessie Gardiner; Junior — Grace A. Elliott (honors), Mai-y Edgar Fairclotli; Junior School — l uth Galbraith, Winifred Hamlily, Marjorie Nicol ; Primary — Helen BontI, Wilma K. Gale (honors), Mary Moffat, Eleanor Wilson (honors) ; Primary School— M. Isabel Cook, Edith M. Kerr, Marjorie Thompson ; Elementary — Helen Hall Parry (honors), Dorothy L. Servis (honors). Org ' an — Primary — Marion Norton, Calgary, Alberta. Singing — Intermediate — Vehna La France, Edythe H. Martin (honors), Jane Merchant (honors), Marion Nor- ton, Honor Schaaii; Junior — Elizabeth Caswell (honors), Winifred Clarke (honors), Isaliel Cook, Helen A. Hugh- es, Lillian B. Mitchell, Myrtle L. Nes- bitt, Helen F. Sharpe, Marjorie Speers, Helen D. Wood. S.ght Singing -Senior — Jane Mer- chant, Honor Schaab (1st class honors). Intermediate — Isabel Cook, Edythe H. ' artin (1st class honors), Jane Merch- aiit, (1st class honors), Lillian B. Mit- ch. ' 1. Marion Norton (honors), Helen F. Sharpe (honors), Dorothy Sor])y ' honors), Marjorie Thompson. Junior — Helen D. Wood. Household Science — Homemakers ' Cours- — Ruth Galbraith, Winnifred Clarke. Commercial — Lo s Laffoley, Altaliiula McCartney. Jean Sutherland. Awarding of Medals. George Cormack Memorial Gold Medal, highest standing in M. Fj. L. Course — Helen Reid. Silver Medal, second standing in M. Fj. L. Cour.se — Edith Wainwright. Gold Medals, by R. N. Bassett and Ontario Ladies ' College — highest stand- ing in A.T.C.M. and A.O.C.M. Piano — Helen Johnston, Marjorie Kisliey (e(|ual). Silver Medal, by G. D. Atkinson, for A.T.C.M. Course—Jane Merchant. Silver Medal, by Mr. G. D. Atkinson, for highest standing in Intermediate Piano — Gertrude Greisman. Special Award, liigliest standing in Intermediate Scliool Piano — Helen Sharpe. Gold Medal, by Mr. R. ( Hamilton,