Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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Commencement JBap Cxercisieg WEDNESDAY— JUNE 9th, at 2 p.m. Chairman — Prof. C. B. Sissons, B.A., LL.D. President of the Board of Directors Invocation . . - - Rev. R. S. O ' Brien, B.A., B.D. Remarks - - . . . . - Principal Carscallen GRANTING OF DIPLOMAS Collegiate — Elinore Louise Bailes (Geometry), Oshawa, Ontario; Bernadette Eostre Henderson, Churchill, Manitoba; Margaret Louise Marshall, Edmonton, Alberta; Elizabeth E. Stephens, Scarboro, Ontario; Frances Enid Todd, Cobalt, Ontario. Commercial — Elizabeth J. Becker (Shorthand), New Hamburg, Ontario; Catherine Campbell, (Arithmetic, Shorthand), Oshawa, Ontario; E. Elizabeth Correll, Whitby, Ontario; Thelma Gould, Kamloops, B.C.; Zelda Muriel Gurton, Kitchener, Ontario; Marcia Elizabeth Scoon, Toronto, Ontario; Margaret Jean Taylor, Gait, Ontario. Household Science — Isabel Campbell. Oshawa, Ontario; Elsie Lebovitz, (Physiology, English Composition), Cobalt, Ontario. Dietetics — Mildred Louise Garrard, Oshawa, Ontario. Art — Pauline Alice Danby, Brantford, Ontario. General — (Music Option) Mariorie M. Barron, (French Composition, Chemistry), Ottawa, Ontario; (Music Option) Elizabeth Doe, (French Composition), Allan- dale, Ontario; (Art Option) Elaine Grandy, Gait, Ontario; (Music Option) Jean Isobel Pollard, Hamilton, Ontario. A.T.C.M. Singing (Teacher ' s) — Jean Mary MacKenzie, Regina, Sask.; Elinor Mar- garet Sykes, Bowmanville, Ontario. Valedictory - .... . Betty Stephens Rrahinn --------- At Times My Thoughts Michael Head ........... Piper Jean MacKenzik WINNERS OF CERTIFICATES PIANO— PRACTICAL Grade — IX — Elinore Bailes, Marjory Barron. Grade VIII — Mary-Elisabeth Aitken (1st Class Honours), Gracia Bullen (Hon- ours), Valerie Farewell. Grade V — Dorothy Dickson. Grade III — Jean Pipher (Honours). Grade II — Monica McMullen (1st Class Honours). ORGAN— Grade VIII — Jean MacKenzie (1st Class Honours). THEORY— Written Examination in the Teaching of Piano — Eleanor Leggett (Honours). Written Examination in the Teaching of Singing — Elinor Sykes (Honours). Grade V, Form — Reta Crosthwaite, Marjory Dawson, Eleanor Leggett. Grade V Harmony — Elinor Sykes. Grade V Counterpoint — Marjory M. Barron (1st Class Honours). Grade V History — Jean Pollard, (1st Class Honours). Grade III Harmony — Barbara Jones (Honours). Grade II — Mary-Elisabeth Aitken (1st Class Honours), Gracia Bullen (1st Class Honours), Dorothy Dickson (1st Class Honours), Ruth Eakins, Dorothy Leg- gett (1st Class Honours). COMMERCIAL— (Secretarial) — Lena Bracci, Dorothy Gaynor, Jeanne Guess, Elaine Sisler. HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE— (Homemaker ' s) — Betty Moffat, Eleanor Perkins. RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE— Standard Leadership — Elinore Bailes, Marjorie Barron, Betty Becker, Gracia Bullen, Catherine Campbell, Isabel Campbell, Elizabeth Correll, Pauline Danby, Eileen Davidson, Dorothy Dickson, Betty Doe, Marion Euler, Mildred Garrard, Dorothy Gaynor, Thelma Gould, Elaine Grandy, Jeanne Guess, Zelda Gurton, Allison Guy, Helen Haggan, Bernadette Henderson, Hannah Jacobs, Barbara Jones, Rotha Klopp, Marian Leach, Elsie Lebovitz, Clara Lenfestey, Louise Marshall, Jean MacKenzie, Helen McCo , Shirley McLarty, Jean McMullen, Alvae Milling, Betty Moffatt, Alexandra Morton, Eleanor Perkins, Jean Pollard, Marcia Scoon, Elaine Sisler, Barbara Melland-Smith, Betty Stephens, Frances Todd, Helen Wilson, Betty Williams. Pdi r Ttcent

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Among the events of consequence this year is the retirement of Mr. Baldwin. Through a long Hfe, characterized like all human lives by some mistakes and blunders, he has yet come to stand, to a great many people, as the embodiment of a certain honest and homely wisdom, expressed without adornment, yet with a telling force. When we come to the big things, he said, we do not need rhetoric, and so when I come to bid farewell, on behalf of my class, to this school endeared to us by a thousand associations, I can only speak simply and briefly. When Mr. Baldwin thought of England, the country came to him through his senses, through the ear, through the eye, and through certain imperishable perfumes. I think that is true also of us; when in our absence we think of the College, the perfume of the lilacs and blossoming orchards, the memory of the old towers in the sunshine, and the sound of the meadow lark in the fields of early spring are inseparable from our recollections and these things constitute a great part of our inheritance from the school. We enter into our school year like the buds on the trees approaching the fall and winter. Like them we enter upon this new life with precaution, and wrap a protecting cloak about ourselves. As new girls we timidly follow the example of the girls who best know the routine of the school; but no matter how earnestly we strive to do everything correctly we are always making mistakes and it takes but one glance from an old girl to make us aware of the fact. However, that first attitude of reserve is soon broken, and new friendships arise among the old girls and the new so that in a very short time we feel ourselves to be part of the school. When spring comes, like the buds which blossom forth with new strength and beauty, we have so strengthened our friendships that a new air of good- will and understanding has been established. Also after a year of hard study, of discouragements, and successes, we have acquired a new atmosphere of self-assurance and self-expression which has added strength and power to our character. Wisely too, in after life, we should remember how the buds approach the bleak and hard months; for although at the close of our year we experience only the fruits of a successful and happy year and retain only the beautiful memories of school-life, such as the colourful trees in fall, the evergreens laden with snow in winter, the odour of lilacs in spring, and the singing of many birds from early in the morning until dusk, nevertheless we must remember that there will be difficult barriers to over- come in the future and we must prepare ourselves for them and be cautious in our attempts. Our successes in future life will depend entirely on ourselves. There will be no teachers to help us with our difficulties and no school to protect us and show us only the lovely side of life; therefore it is what we have learned in our years at school that will benefit us in our professions later on. These impressions of beauty form the background of all the friendships we have made here and all the happy and memorable days we have spent under the kind guidance of our Principal and our teachers to whom we now bid farewell, and set forth upon our journey, carrying with us some of the wisdom which they have taught us and with which our future will be enriched. On behalf of my class I should like to make acknowledgment of our indebtedness to Miss Maxwell, our Honorary President, and to Miss McNaught, our class teacher, for their unremitting kindness in our many difficulties, and to express to the Junior Class our appreciation of their constant support and thoughtfulness in all our associations. To them and to the other classes, we extend our warmest wishes for next year. Once again, we turn back to Mr. Baldwin. England, he says, teaches her people three things. These our College home teaches us also, and we take them with us — Love of justice, love of truth, an d humanity.

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Youth Leadership — Margaret Ackerman, Yvonne Baillie, Elizabeth Bothwell, Beatrice Bullen, Joan Campbell, Stella Davidson, Valerie Forewell, Doris Gibbons, Peggy Henry, Marie House, Mary Elizabeth Huggins, June Kennedy, Dorothy Leggett, Lenora MacKay, Monica McMuUen, Janet Moore, Jean Pipher, Margaret Russell, Dorothy Serviss, Joyce Taplin, Helen Yates, Mary Yelland. AWARDING OF MEDALS -Frances The Governor-General ' s Medal, highest standing in Fifth Form CoUegiate- Todd. Silver Medal, donated by Mr. G. M. Goodfellow for the second standing in Fifth Form Collegiate — Barbara Jones. The Lieutenant-Governor ' s Medal for the highest standing in Fourth Form Collegiate — ■ Helen Haggan. Silver Medal, donated by the Canadian Bank of Commerce for the second highest standing in Fourth Form — Helen McCoy. Silver Medal, donated by the Canadian Bank of Commerce for the highest standing in Third Form — Mary-Elisabeth Aitken. Silver Medal, donated by Mr. G. D. Atkinson, for the highest standing in Junior Piano — Mary-Elisabeth Aitken. The George Cormack Memorial Gold Medal, donated by Mrs. Cormack, for the highest standing in A.T.C.M. Singing (Teacher ' s Course) — Elinor Sykes. Gold Medal, by Mr. Robert Thompson, for highest standing in Senior Household Science Course — Isabel Campbell. AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES Inter-class Scholarship Trophy, in memory of May Thompson, teacher 1916-19, pre- sented by a friend — Form II. Alumnae Association Scholarship, highest standing in any three Academic subjects, 1935-36 — Mary-Elisabeth Aitken and Yvonne Baillie (equal). Rev. Dr. Hare Memorial Scholarship, by Ottawa Alumnae Association, highest stand- ing in Fourth Form Collegiate — Helen Haggan. The Dr. F. L. Barber Bursary, to be available to students entering in 1937-38. The Arthur H. Allin Bursary, to be available to students entering in 1987-38. AWARDING OF PRIZES Collegiate Department — Prize, by Prof. C. B. Sissons, highest standing in Honour Matriculation Modern History — Frances Todd. Prize, by Prof. C. B. Sissons, highest standing in Junior Matriculation Ancient History — Barbara Jones. Prize, by Dr. C. F. McGillivray, highest standing in Honour Matriculation Latin — Frances Todd. Prize, by Dr. C. F. McGillivray, highest standing in Junior Matriculation Latin- Helen McCoy. Prize, by Mr. R. N. Bassett, highest standing in Honour Matriculation French — Frances Todd, by reversion to Betty Stephens. Prize, by Mr. R. N. Bassett, highest standing in Junior Matriculation French- Helen McCoy. Prize, for highest standing in Honour Matriculation English — Barbara Jones. Prize, for highest standing in Junior Matriculation English — Helen Haggan. Prize, for highest standing in Junior Matriculation Canadian History — Helen Hag- gan, Lenora MacKay (equal) — Lenora MacKay. Prize, for highest standing in Junior Matriculation Chemistry — Isabel Campbell. Prize, by Mrs. Leo Gray, highest standing in Second Year Collegiate — Yvonne Baillie. t, • i Special Prize, by Miss A. A. Ball, greatest progress dunng the year— Marion Euler. Prize, for highest standing in Entrance Class — Marie House. Puccin i Vissi D ' Arte Elinor Sykes Music Department — Prizes by Heintzman and Co. Ltd. — Grade III — Jean Pipher. Grade II— Monica McMuUen. Prize, by Mr. G. D. Atkinson, for honour standing in Grade VIII Organ — Jean Prize, for second standing in Grade VIII Piano (Honours)— Gracia Bullen. Merit Prize, by Mr. D. D. Slater, for A.T.C.M. Vocal— Jean MacKenzie. Page Twenty-Two