Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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VOXCOLLEGII 31 Commencement Day In spile of our superstitions, June 13 was all one could wish. As early as 8.30 guests began to arrive for the day — brothers, sisteis, parents and fi ' iends to- gether made up one of the largest erowds 0. L. C. has ever welcomed on a Coni- meneement Day. In the morning the following pro- gramme was given by memljers of the Graduating Class, assisted l).y Mr. G. D. Atkinson ' s class. Motet — Glorious Forever (Rach- maninoff), Choral Class. Piano Solo — Autumn, (Chamin- ade), Dorothy Sorby. Eeading — A Pot of Broth, (Yeats), Alicia Hambly. Soprano Solo — Ombra Leggiera (Meyerbeer), Jane Merchant. Piano Solo — Kuss Walzer (Schutt), Estelle Bagshaw. Valedictory — Anna Shaver. Part Songs — (a) Wake, Miss Lindy ( Scott ) ; ( b ) The Miller ' s Wooing ' ' (Faning), Choral Class. Piano Solo — Cantique d ' Amour , (Liszt), Marjorie Speers. Reading — His Widow ' s Husband , (Benevente), Lorna Rumball. Community Songs — (a) Commit thy ways to Jesus, (St. Matthew ' s Passion) (J. S. Bach) ; (b) Keep on hopin ' (Heron-MaxAvell), Choral Class. After the program every one assemb- led outside on the lawns, where they found plenty of good things to satisfy their lean and hungry loo ks. At two o ' clock the Faculty followed by the members of the Graduating Class took their places on the platform and the granting of Diplomas and Certifi- cates and awarding of medals and prizes l)egan. Granting- of Diplomas Literary ■ — M.E.L. — Freida Eileen Boake, Toronto, Ont. ; Evelyn Tait ( ' arss, Orillia, Ont. ; Mary Margaret Doty, Oak- ville, Ont. ; Jean A. L. Lennox, Toronto, Out., (Mathematics) ; Beatrice Jean Moad, Toronto, Ont. ; Annie Marie Sha- ver, Ancaster, Ont. ; Lillian Elizabeth Sparling, Montreal, Que., (Latin and French ) . Piano— A.O. CM. and A.T.C.M.— Es- telle Bagshaw, Haileyl)ury. Ont. ; Dor- othy Douglas Soi ' b.y, Guelph, Ont. ; Mary Dorothy Souch, Hampton, Ontario ; El- len Marjorie Speers, Burlington, Ont. ; Beatrice Evelyn Symon, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Vocal — A.O.C.M. and A.T.C.M. — Jane Merchant, Bowmanville, Ont. Expression — Miriam Claire Eckert, London, Ont. ; Irma Alicia Hambly, To- ronto, Ont. ; Leila Mary Hunter. Barrie, Ont. ; Lorna Grace Rumball, London. Ont. Art — Virginia Hughes ( ' harles, New York, U.S.A. ; Reva Bernice Richardson, Whitby, Ont. Household Science. — Maisie Bow- man, Lethbridge, Alta. ; Jessie Evelyn Brown, Ridgeway, Ont. ; Wilma Kath- erine Gale, OshaAva, Ont. ; Winifred Crosby Hambly, Toronto, Ont. ; Alice Wilson Lees, Hamilton, Ont. ; Grace Eli- zabeth Moodie, Hamilton, Ont. ; Myrtle Leone Nesbitt, Dunnville, Ont. ; Marjorie Helen Reynolds. London, Ont. ; Miriam Louise Richardson, Whitby, Ont. Commercial — Melvin Edna Bassett, Montreal, Que. ; Evelyn Jean Beattie, St. Catharines, Ont. ; Lois Evelyn Laf- foley, Montreal, Que. ; Margaret Kath- leen McNab, Duiigannon, Ont., (Type- Avriting) : Avis Stacey. Lothliridge. Alta. Winning of Certificates (Musical) Piano — Intermediate — F. Eileen Boake (honoi ' s). Intermediate School — Kathleen M. Corrigan. Junior — Albina E. Oberholtzer, Dorothy M. Pitt. Reva B. Richardson. Junior School — Rhoda Earle Frid, Jean Fisher Hepburn (lien- ors). Primary — M. Lucille Bascom (honors), Frances Nutting (honors), Luva Thompson, Helen Wilson (hon- ors), Betty A. Wright (honors). Pri-

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30 VOX COLLEGII the theatre and by good fortune obtain- ed a seat in the front row. The performance was very catchy and the music of the tinkly variety. Siiddenlj ' all lights were extinguished (except one pool of brilliancy far back r.ear the green draperies of the stage.) The music ceased for a moment, then came a deafening ' crash of all instru- ments. At the same time a lithe fig- ure in a gauzy lilue costume of a liallet dancer leaped upon the stage. Her hair hung to her waist and a garland of flowers caught the stray strands up- on her forehead. She smiled sweetly in response to the deafening applause and the shrill Avhistles of the peanut gallery, then swimg into a wild whirl of rhythm. I noticed that the orchestra found it dif- ficult to keep up with her. Suddenly she stopped directly in front of me, and to my amazement I found myself gazing- into the eyes of Mademoiselle Rosebud — or rather Leila Hunter. The shock was so great that it almost unnerved me. Between the second and third acts I called an usher and sent my card back stas ' e. The boy re- turned witli a note instructing me to go to Mademoiselle Rosebud ' s dressing room immediately after the close of the third act. I did so, and was ushered into a lux- urious apartment banked in roses and orchids. Leila came out to greet me in a swirling gown of flame. She greet- ed me effusively, kissing me on both cheeks. I found it difficult to imagine that this dazzling creature could liave been our dear, retiring, Senior Presi- dent of the 1923 class at O.L.C. We talked over our fortunes since we had parted in 1923, and 1 found tliat al ' ter leaving the College, Leila had married a missionary ami had gone to live in Africa. But her married life was very short as her husband had one day, while cutting wood, been accident- ally devoured by a lion. Leila returned to America and decid- ed to drown her grief in the realm of grease paint. She was now the lead- ing toe dancer of America and was leaving shortly for Russia to take that country by storm. Our conversation lasted well into the small hours of the morning, and then I departed overpowered by the heavy scent of flowers and the dazzling lady in theii ' midst.

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32 VOX COLLEGII mary School — Marjorie Green (honors) Elementary School — Helen Qninn. Singing — Intermediate — Gwendolyn M. Taylor (1st class honors), Helen Den- ike AVood. Junior — F. Eileen Boake, Helen Bunner (honors), Anna Elsley (honoi ' s), Sylvia M. Kearns, Grace E. Moodie (honors). Sight Singing — Intermediate — Hope Breckenridge. (1st class honors). Mar- jorie Speers (1st class honors), Beatrice Evel.vn Symon (honors), Gwendolyn M. Taylor (1st class honors), Helen Denike Wood (1st class honors). Junior — Helen Bunner. Violin — Junior — Rosamond ] IcCull- och. Primary — John E. Clarke. Household Science — HoMEMAKERs ' CouRSE — Fraiiccs Nut- ting, Helen Thompson. Awarding of Medals Gold Medal, by Mr. Oliver Hezzle- wood. highest standing in M.K.L. Course — Anna Shaver. Silver Medal, by M)-. ii. M. Goodfel- low, second standing in I.E.L. Course — Jean Moad. Gold Medal by . Mi ' . R. N. Ba scrt. highest standing in A.T.C.M. and A.O. CM. Piano — Marjorie Speers. Silver Medal by Mr. G. 1). Atkinson, second standing in A.T.C.M. and A.O. L ' . l. — Mary Souch. George Cormack Memorial Gold Med- al, highest standing A.T.C.M. and A.O. CM. Vocal — Jane Merchant. Gold Medal, by R. C. Hamilton, high- est standing in Expression ( ' ourse — Loi ' na Rumball. Silver Medals, second standing in Expression Course — Miriam Eckert, Leila Hunter (equal). Gold Medal, by Mr. F. M. Score, high- est standing in Household Science Cour.se — Wilma Gale. Silver Medal, by Mr. Robert Thomp- .son, .second standing in Household Science Course — Myrtle Nesbitt. Gold Medal, by Mr. F. S. ( ' orrigan, highest standing in two year Commercial Course — Lois Laffoley. Silver Medal, second .standing in two- year Commoi ' cial ( ourse — Edna Bas- sett. Governor-Generars Medal, liighest standing in Junior JNlatriculation Eng- lish — Noi ' ah Holden ; Honorable IMention — Wilma Gale. Gold Medal, by F. L. Farewell, high- est proficienc.v in swimming, life-saving, etc., open to students holding Award of Merit Certificates from Royal Life Sav- ing Society of England — Alice Lees. Silver Medal, by Miss Leila Muichie, higliest proficiene.y in swinnnng, life- saving, etc., open to students holding bronze medallions from the Royal Life Saving Societ.v of England — Marjorie Morley. Awarding of Prizes Literary Department — Pi ize by Mr. Farewell, highest standing in Junior ] Iatriculation History — Norah Holden. Trafalgar Daughters ' Scholarship, high- est standing in any three Academic sub- jects, 1921-22 — Lois Newberry. Special — Award for highest standing in spelling: Junior Fourth, Vine Lewis; Senior Fourth, Ruth Spall. Highest standing in Entrance to Higli School Exaniination, June, 1922 — Dorothy Moodic. Award by Miss A. A. Ball, for highesL standing in First ■ Year Hi eh School, 1922-23— Virginia Frid. Mttsical Department — Prizes given by A. S. Nordheimer : Highest stand- ing in Intermediate Piano — Eileen Boake. Highest .standing in Junior Piano — Albina Oberholtzei ' . Highest standing in Pi ' imary Piano — Lucille Bascom and Betty Wright (equal). Highest standing in Junior Vocal — Helen Bunner. Award by David Dick Slater, highest standing in Intermed- iate Vocal — Gwendolyn Taylor. Art Department — Awards by T. G. Greene, O.S.A., and Mi.ss Bertha Ingle: Highest standing in Senior Art — Reva Richardson. Second standing in Senior Art — Virginia Charles. Highest stand- ing in Junior Art — Viola Smart. Household Science — Highest stand- ing in Dietetics Course — Albina Ober- holtzer. Highest standing in Junior Yeai ' — Evelyn Ball. Special priz? by