Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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May Queen Hag iag Contrary to the custom of other years, elections for May Queen and Councillors were held several days before May Day this year. The girls assembled in the Concert Hall on Monday evening, May 20, and after the usual suspense and excitement, it was announced that Betty Sauder was chosen May Queen and Beverley Guess and Doris Mullett were her Councillors. At 10.30 May Day morning the school as- sembled in the Concert Hall to hear an address by Miss Jessie MacPherson, Dean of Victoria College. The crown was placed on the May Queen ' s head by Miss Mac- Pherson, and under Miss Hobbs ' supervision a programme of exercises was presented on the lawn in honour of the queen. In the afternoon the usual picnic was enjoyed. J. ' I ' ll iiln-HliS

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The Household Science class may be justly proud of the work they have accomp ' Iished this year. We made forty-five pounds of candy for the bazaar, and, dressed in pretty crepe aprons, served tea to the guests in the common room. We spent a hectic morning preparing buns to sell at push, our jams and jellies made bread and butter taste better too. Taking our turn as hostess, waitress and cook in our meal work nearly made us all into nervous wrecks. Breakfasts, luncheons and formal dinners found us entertaining our friends and the faculty. As a climax to our year ' s work the class prepared refreshments for a reception after the senior recital. The guests were pleased with the fashion show and exhibit of our sewing done during the year. A good time was enjoyed by all at our picnic at Eastbourne. Being Household Science girls we had to forsake the dear old hotdog, and under Miss Sibley ' s direction make a fancy bobican. The 1935 Commercial Class is one of the largest in the past few years, and has had a happy and successful year, due to the guidance of our teacher, Miss Willson. Our social activities consisted of a cheese party, held in 9 Main, — a tea at Margaret Alger ' s home, and a theatre party at Oshawa. One of the members, Ruth Mercer, brought honour to the class by standing highest in the Organ and Piano examinations. We have been well represented in athletics — Verna Kinman was winner of the swim- ming meet. Fern Kennedy was one of the champions in tennis doubles, and several girls were prominent in basketball and soccer. And so as the six efficient graduates go out from our midst, we all feel that they will remember this year as one of the happiest they have experienced. Art To-day beginners in art are especially fortunate, for the world is just starting to show an interest in their work. Forty-eight countries, including Java, Russia, Jeru- salem, etc., are circulating exhibitions of child art. Imagine fifteen years ago — what would have been said if anyone had mentioned the idea of sending a Canadian child ' s drawing to China or Japan to a child-art show there. Six years ago Ontario had no children going to galleries or schools on Saturday to receive free education in creative art. Only the exceptional child drew and painted and carved his own ideas, the rest copied from the so-called painting books put out by stores. Who would not agree that if all this present generation studied one of the creative arts such as music, painting, literature or drama, that the destructive ideas of war would be banished. We are on the fringe of a better society, inasmuch as we find hundreds of people choosing to take an active part in creative work. Hundreds of unemployed are enjoying many an hour at handcrafts or industrial arts. Members of art galleries are not content only to visit the gallery, they are now coming in several times a week to study as well. I wonder if all this great movement in the visual arts (or shall I say painting and sculpture) will lead the world to a competition of national ideas in creative work rather than economic or destructive ideas. A. T. Page Twenty-Five

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Erial Watterworth Haider of Strathcona Shield, 1934-35 The elections for the holder of the Strathcona Shield were held on the evening of May 30. Erial Watterworth was chosen as the winner of this distinction, and a reception was held in the Common Room in her honour. As soon as it became sufficiently dark the school assembled again in the Concert Hall, where moving pic- tures of May Day were shown. Smttatinn One of the first things the old girls think of on their return, is how they will initiate the new girls. For this purpose the old girls got together and managed to keep everything a secret till the evening of September 20. Next morning the new girls were greeted with shouts of laughter. As ordered, they wore their hair in as many braids as possible, bright rouge on their noses, blouses and tunics inside out and back to front, and last but not least they carried suitcases and umbrellas (in case of an emergency). In the dining-room the new girls dutifully tied their table napkins around their necks and proceeded to eat with their one remaining piece of cutlery — a fork. That night the girls repaired to the gym, where an impromptu programme was put on by the old girls. It was very amusing, at least the old girls thought so. On Friday, November 2, we had the pleasure of a visit from the girls ' Soccer team of Western University. The team was entertained at dinner and later in the evening a pleasant time was spent in the cool green waters of the swimming pool. In the morning the O.L.C. Soccer team met that of the University and a close game Page Tiventy-Seven