Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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10 vox COLLEGII Evelyn Symon Evelyn first saw the sunshine in Saiilt Ste. Marie, Ontario. There she received her High School education, taking the matriculation course and music. Two years ago she left her home town to study music at the Toronto Conserva- tory. Evelyn came to 0. L. C. last fall, and f cttled down to hard work, that of pre- l)arinn: her Intcrmed ' ate Sight Singing and Theory Examinations. She is grad- uating this June, having received her A.T.C.M. piano. We shall all miss her smiles next yeai-. and we wish her every success in the future. She has so many funny expressions it takes us all our time I ' cmcmbcring them, but her favorite one is : I ' ve diieovered I ' m I ackside fore- most ! ' ' Hobby — Pop and pei pe; mint ' . Things We Remember In these last few days that we will all be together we are apt to find our- selves dreaming, h.oking foiward per- haps, but surely looking back, at what ? That is the strange part, the things we remember, the things we cannot forget, because they have become i)ictures on memory ' s wall and will never fade. That helpless lost feeling that we ex- perienced when we first came to the school. We did not know any one, and no one knew us, it seemed as if the indi- vidual girl would never untangle hereslf from the crowd and gain her identity. We can not remember when it happened but one morning we awakened to find tiiat every thing had somehow straight- ened out, the crowd had vanished, and in its place we had friends or at least smiling acciuaintances. We remember how the drive looked in the autumn when the maples had burned crimson and gold, and the ivy tinted russet brown and red ; and that Febru- ary afternoon, when we were returning from town just at sundown, looking through the bai ' e swinging branches of the trees, we stopped and held our breath, for just ahead stood what must be an enchanted castle in the land be- yond the sunset, it was not possible that it could be the abode of moi ' tals. It stood in an unspotted field of white, just touched with rosy warmth. Its grey turrets seemed to touch the changing sky l)ehind, but the wonder of the place was its countless windows. They were pools of liquid fire, never the same, and always growing more beautiful. Surely the next minute a giant, fairies or gob- lins must appeal ' . It could not be real,, it could not last. Then it has disappear- ed, it is twilight and the school is just ahead. After the long winter, spring came at last, and one day we looked and saw the brown fields turi:cd to soft young; green and the orchards white with ])los- som. The canaries had built their nest in the thorn Inish with two small eggs in it, and a robin and h!s family were ' just over the door. We remember the night we looked out of the window and siiw the rose tulips under the light, surrounded by the mys- terious dark. It was almost too beau- tiful ; it filled us with wonder and awe as if we had entered a great cathedral. We remember the feelings that over- whelmed us, when with bowed heads our May Queen passed by. For the time she was not just one of our numl er, but the embodiment of all that the office stands for, the Ideal Woman, and it v as to the ideal woman and what she means to the world that we did homage. When we rose from our knees, we realized that we had gained something during the few minutes that we would never lose. We had caught a vision. Yes, we remember that dark place,, when we could not see our Avay out of

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vox C 0 L L E G 1 1 9 took her Collegiate education there, com- ing here in the fall of 1919, taking Jun- ior Domestic Science, returning to grad- uate and take Intermediate piano. Not finding this enough she returned the following year to take Junior Ex- pression but decided not to finish her course. She returned the following year to study for her A.T.C.M. and now she is graduating in piano. Dorothy, w e wish you every success in whatever you do in the future. Hobby — Convincing the kids that she does not put her hair up in rags. Expression — ' Do vou still love me, Mary? Mary Souch Mary was born in Darlington in 1901 and she received her elementary educa- tion at Hampton Public School. For two years she studied in Bowmanville High School. She is now graduating from 0. L. C. in piano and is carrying away the silver medal in A.T.C.M. Mary expects to teach at home next year, and we wish her everj success in her work. Hobby — Fishing for mud-cats. Lillian Sparling Lillian Sparling, known as Sparks was born in Toronto eighteen years ago. She lived for four years in Hamilton, but obtained her matriculation at Lon- don, Ontar ' o. Tnis yair die is graduating in her M. E. L., and next year expects to take her Honor Course in English and Histories at McGill. Sparls has her A.T.C.M. in violin, and often on Sunday nights before chapel she would delight us with her playing. She is a good sport and is an untiring member of the baskctl)all team whicli will miss her when she leaves. We wish lier all success in her future y ears at McGill. Hcbby — Lislening to Gwen ' s woes. Expression — Honestlv, it makes me ill! Marjor ' e Speers Come av a ' with me to the famous town From which comes one of great renown. The town is known from coast to coast And of Marjorie Speers does proudly boast. The town of course- we know like fun It is no other than Burlington. Miss Speers was l)orn in nineteen-four. And played the piano and crawled on the floor. At first she biavely got her matric. And then did try Paderewski to lick She leaves with an A.T. under her arm To live as we think on a quiet farm. Tlio farming is not her chosen profes-iion She told me once in a little confession That she liked milling and ' ' Millers, ' ' too. In fact nothing else would really do. At ' ' third ' ' M. Speers does stretch and yawn And says, Oh, kids, has second gone? So we wish her happiness galore And the best of everything in store. But in starting a home please have in stock A nice shiny — loud alarm clock. Avis Stacey Most of us are interested in the West- erner, and Avis is all that, having lived there all her eighteen years. She was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, but has f pent most of her time in Winnipeg and in Vancouver, where at St. Margaret ' s College she took her matriculation work. She came to 0. L. C. in September, in- tending to take her Junior Course in (Jommercial, but having arrived here her ambitions soared and she is now graduating, having completed her cours3 in one year. On the Vox staff she very ably represents the Commercial Club. Avis is not returning next year, and Ave all wish her every success in the future and feel sure that she will accomplish whatever she may plan to do. Hol)by — Vamping. Favorite Expression — Don ' t be sil- ly!

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vox COLLEGII 11 the blackness and we were afraid, and just when we needed one most, and least expected to tine one, we found a friend who helped us through the hard place, her confidence and trust in us made the way light and straight before us. There are other similar experiences when just a hand clasp on the stair made us awaken that our friend cared and understood. These things we could not forget. It was our privilege to l)e here when ■within three short v eeks of each other, all that was mortal of those two, who had given the best part of their lives to the school, was brought back home to rest, and the example of those two whose lives were so full and rich, and who had at- tained such a splendid success in life was set before us. It was not a fleeting impression we received, but a lasting ideal. But sor- row touched us closer still ; the- young- est of our number was taken away. When God has greater work for us to do somewhere else, He moves us on, and Who ' s Who Since Septeral er we have greatly en- joyed the week-end visits of many of the ' ' old girls. ' ' Many more Avould have been able to visit us, but for the epi- demic of flu which cut into our list of invitations dreadfully. We were also very glad to have so many of our old faculty with us the week-end of the faeultj play. The following are the present inten- tions of our graduates from the various departments : Literary — Eileen Boake, Jean Len- nox and Mar.y Doty, intend following their course at Varsity next year. Jean Moad and Ann Shaver will he attending Vic. Lillian Sparling will be at McGill in Montreal. Evelyn Carss will be just staying home next year. Someone whispered that is the way it must have been with Margaret. To us that were left be- liind, she will never grov old, but v. ' ill always be our dearest little girl. There is our last Sunday evening chapel service together, when we feel the bond of school-mate very strong, and we wonder v ' hat the futuie holds in store for us all. There are maiiy other memories of teachers and students, cf home going and the return, and they are not all cf a serious nature, l ut these will last through life, along with that other thing that is hardly a memory, for we take it with us. That intangible something that: is so elusive, yet very real, the spirit cf the school. We will use it alway.j as a standard by which to measure values, for we dare not fall below this school ideal. We must not only keep it for our own use, but we that are fortunate should pass it on to hasten the time when all women everywhere will have the opportunity to receive that which we- have been given. — L. M. H. and A here ? that she was going to get her trousseau ready. But of course we don ' t know — T Expression — All these Seniors intend continuing their course at Emerson in Boston — ] Iii ' iam Eckert, Lorna Rum- ball, Alicia Hambly, and Leila Hunter. Art — Virginia Charles will be study- ing Art in New York, and Reva Rich- ardson in Toronto. PiariG — Estelle Bagshaw, Dorothy Sorby, Mary Souch, and Marjorie Spcers intend studying music next year and doing some teaching. Evelyn Symon also wants to continue studying. Household Science — Marjorie Rey- nolds, Myrtle Nesbitt, Jessie Brown and Alice Lees are taking- a three months dietitian ' s course. Marion Richardson, Wilma Gale, and