Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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She has wit and song and sense, Mirth, sport and eloquence. The first event to be chronicled in Nel- lie ' s life was a laugh. This happened on May 4th, 1904, and she has kept the habit ever since. She graduated from Public School with honours and then attended the Hamilton Collegiate to work and play her way to Matric. The thrill of boarding school life tempt- ed her, and in the fall of 1924 she entered the portals of O.L.C. She chose the Com- mercial Course and also found time for dramatics. Nellie returned this fall not only to complete her secretarial course and graduate but to hold the highly respected office of President of the Commercial Class. She has worked faithfully as Exchange Editor of our Vox and has also done ex- ceedingly well in sports. She made our second school team in basketball and play- ed a sturdy defence. We claim her as cap- tain of our hockey team on which she play- ed a prominent position. Here ' s wishing you all kinds of luck, Nellie. Hobby — Writing and receiving mail from University of Toronto. Favourite Expression — You poor toot! Good sport in all good things. Spike was first ushered into this world in Selkirk, Manitoba, in 1907. A little while later she moved to Toronto to attend public school. After getting her entrance she cheer- fully wended her way to O.L.C. and began her high-school work. She has enlivened the halls for five years, climbing steadily until she has at last attained the top-most rung of sweet girl graduate, and will leave us this year, taking with her M.E.L. to tack onto her name. Little Spike has been a tower of strength on our first basket-ball team for two years, this year Winning one of the much-coveted school ties for distinguished play. She is proficient in every sport, winning the Cup on Sports day for two years, and this year was the recipient of one of the two high- est honours of the school, that of having her name engraved on the Strathcona Shield for being an all-round girl and sport Favourite Expression — I ' ll get that, by cracky! Hobby — Having crushes on gym. teach- ers. Page Twentjt-X i »•

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GRADUATING CLASS When the head aches with thin ing Tis time to play the fool. Florence, better known to us as George , hails from Hamilton. She started her career at Kingsthorpe but later entered public school. At the Hamilton Collegiate where she successfully passed her Junior Matriculation she was the pride and joy of all her teachers. Still seeking knowledge she packed her trunk and came to O. L. C. The fall of 1925 found her registered as a Senior, George believes in hard work for together with her M.E.L. course she has been work- ing on her A.T.C.M. piano. George is active on the Okticlos executive, compet ' ently filling the office of secretary. Dame Rumour has it that she is go- ing to Toronto University next year and we think her course will be Household Economics. She is taking with her the best wishes of her fellow students. Hobby — Catching mice. Favourite Expression — Well, sta-nd h-y-y. that old I li e to wor , I really do But I li e a little dancing, too. One of Hamilton ' s most noted events took place on November the sixteenth, 1 907, when Violet Louise made her first appearance in the Maw household and de- cla red then and there that she would help the funny old world through its difficult- ies. Vi passed the falling down stairs stage and entered into a more dignified atmos- phere called kindergarten. From there she passed rapidly through Public School and found her way into Hamilton Collegiate to take her first two years High School. In 1924 Vi made her debut as a matricu- lant at O. L. C. using her spare time for her music. This year she returned to take her A.T.C.M. in piano with the best of success. Vi guided the Juniors of ' 25 to the dig- nified position of Seniors and this year has piloted the Okticlos through one of its most successful years. But she has not yet reached the height of her ambition and next year expects to enter Arts at Toronto University. Hobby — Collecting poetry. Favourite Expression — Well, girls, such is life in the wilderness. i l ' titji Twenty-Eight

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GRADUATING CLASS w y)Bmw »w. »» » ij i f ' i [in jn j U i , i | m f m f J Uttargaret Hoaaop Fond of beauty, life and laughter, Business first, and pleasure after. Eighteen long years ago in the city of Toronto one dreary day in March, Mar- garet, or, as we know her best, Marney, made her first appearance in this fair world. Once past babyhood Marney com- menced her education at Dovercourt Pub- lic School. She worked faithfully here for some years and obtained her High School Entrance. In the fall of 1921 we find her entering Oakwood Collegiate, where she spent four very studious years, gaining the favour and affection of all her teachers (?) Feeling that her education would not be complete without a year or two at O.L.C., she entered Trafalgar ' s halls in the fall of 1925. She entered as a Junior, but after Christmas was admitted to our staid and stately Senior Class. As her occupation at O. L. C. Marney chose the Commercial Class, and says that some day she hopes to become somebody ' s private secretary. Favourite Expression — Well, I guess Em pretty good! 1 ' ' Hobby — Writing letters — free-hand. Good in all things great and small, How she does it beats us all. One of the seven wonders of the world is Niagara Falls and one of the wonders of the same locality is Helen Bed- ford, who first partook of the cities ' activ ities on April 11, 1907. Irish bravely started to attend kinder- garten, but soon steered her course to Sim- coe Street Public School, Niagara Falls, Later she entered the Collegiate where she successfully took part of her Junior Matric. O.L.C. first saw Irish in the fall of 1924, when she came to finish her matric and take dramatics. She became the base- ball manager and has also made a name for herself in tennis. She was one of our best players on the hockey team as a de- fence, and stopped many goals. This year we find Irish really busy, as she is covering the two year Household Science course in one year. We all won- der how she finds time to write so many letters. Favourite Expression — Ye old monkey. Hobby — Politics. Page Thirty