Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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Senior Bmner After a week of planning, preparation and much hard work by every class with the exception of the seniors, we were at last ready for the Senior Dinner. The centre- piece of the senior table, attractively arranged by the juniors, represented a ship done in the senior colours, red, silver and blue. The favours were life boats and the place cards life savers, beside which was a coffee spoon in the traditional pine tree pattern, the gift of the juniors to the seniors. The dining room looked very attractive filled with girls with happy faces — with the exception of those who had speeches to make. After the toasts to the king, our country, alma mater, the faculty and staff, the gradu ' ating class, other classes, student organizations and the college press, the school formed a circle and sang Auld Lang Syne, the traditional closing for our senior duiner. tKljc aiumnac Cca This year the Alumnae entertained the graduating class at O.L.C. The seniors enjoyed a delightful program given by its members, after which a dainty tea was served. The graduating class had a chance to become acquainted with the Alumnae and ask about the activity and locality of the Chapters, and we appreciated this opportunity and the trouble the Alumnae went to in preparing an enjoyable afternoon. JSaccalaurcatc crbicr One of the most vivid pictures we hold in our hearts of Commencement Week has its origin on the last Sunday evening before we leave the school. In this picture we see the long line of students winding its way to church in honour of the seniors, the girls in cap and gown entering with bowed heads, the memorable sermon for them, and finally the walk home together with their entrance up Main Stairs singing Saviour, again to Thy dear Name we raise. — all this being part of a lovely tradition we hope will live on for those who follow. This year on Sunday, June 8th, one of the longest lines in the schooFs history made its way to Whitby United Church for this service. The Juniors traditionally decorated the church for the service and ushered the Seniors in. The sermon was preached by Dr. W. C. Lockhart of Sherbourne Street United Church, Toronto, and we will long remember the profound message he left with us. After this the Seniors entertained their friends in the Common Room and had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Lockhart and Mrs. Lockhart, whom they found to be even more charming than they anticipated. Senior Ircabfagt Z-2-2-Z How many bells have gone? Z ' Z ' Z-Z Oh my goodness — this is June 9th, and the day of our Senior break ' fast — Roommate ! Z ' Z ' Z ' Z Senior breakfast! Well why didn ' t you say so — Fm up. And so we set out — cofi ee, bacon, oranges, jam, bread, wood, rugs — and anything else we could carry — and tracked our way across the campus and down to the creek. Here we made two cosy fires and smoldered away the bacon and toast to our hearts ' content. The sun came up to greet us and many a camera clicked the happy groups sitting around the fires. OUie presented Miss Hill with a compact on behalf of the class, for her staunch support of our activities all year. After Peggy, Joan and Kay had cooked things up and everyone was in high spirits, we roamed around picking the buttercups and daisies ' till Barb and Ruth had a bouquet, and then started for home. We might mention we met some cows — as did the class of ' 40 — on the way home, but we won ' t mention we ran, will v;e? And ,so ended the beginning of a perfect day!

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i HELEH TATES A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the best of men. Helen arrived in Hamilton on June 11, 1923. She dashed through public school and then packed her bags for O.L.C. Five years passed. Helen obtained her Senior Matriculation and was elected warden of the Strathcona Shield — a most coveted hon- our. She further distingushed herself by winning first prize in the Public Speaking contest. Helen showed a keen interest and activ ity in sports, as vice-president of the A. A. and winner of the badminton cup for singles. We must not forget Helen ' s musical tal- ent. She is headed towards an A.T.C.M. in piano. Her ambition is to study Physio- therapy. We wish her as much success in the years to come as she has had at O.L.C. Hobby — Using huge zoological terms. Favourite Expression — Some day comes the revolution. AUDREY WOOLDiCS ' ' To know her better is to love her more. Audrey was born eighteen years ago in the little northern Ontario hamlet of Engle- hart. Like a good girl she has been to kin- dergarten, public school and high school — in Englehart. In 1939 Audrey set her compass for O.L.C, and here took the two year Household Science Course from which she graduates this year. Always ready, willing and able she took part in the sports of her class and added much to these with her mirth and laughter. Aud ' s ambition is to travel, after practicing the art of dietetics first. In whatever she does we wish her the best of luck. Hobby — Just diddling about. Favourite Saying — Well!!! Senior Class 0(i ttvi Honorary President Class Teacher President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Miss Maxwell Miss Hill Ollie Koleff Violet Andress Margaret Dibben Kathleen Glynn Cfte Senior Bance Telephones and buzzers were ringing, telegrams and flowers pouring in, seniors making themselves beautiful and Juniors rushing around to lend a helping hand here and put a finishing touch there. Why? It was the 21st of February, the evening of that all-important event, the senior dance. The gym had been very effectively decor- ated by the art department as an Elizabethan hall with panelled walls. A large portrait of a gentleman of the period of Charles I hung behind the orchestra. At nine o ' clock the seniors entered with their partners and the dance started, everyone being in the best of spirits. A 7 -piece orchestra supplied the music and envious juniors were busy serving at the punch bowl, in main hall and the common room. All too soon the manutes sped by until the strains of the National Anthem brought one of the school ' s happiest events to an end. The seniors went sorrowfully to bed to dream of their Prince Charmings, and the juniors to make plans for next year. Senior tunt On April 4th, the seniors gave us their annual stunt. This year they not only presented one play, but two, of very different character, each enjoyed by all. Friday Afternoon in a Village School composed of the majority of the senior class, was the first to delight the audience. The title speaks for itself — and so did the pupils! A Room in the Tower depicted the life or Lady Jane Grey and her struggles with her cousin Mary. Four members of the class fascinated their listeners by displaying this. The plays were ably directed by Peggy McCallum and Betty Forman. The seniors have never let us down when it comes to a stunt, and this year ' s class did not fail to keep up the tradition. Their class song is hard to equal and remained on our lips for many days after. Page Fifteen

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Class ©ap Exercises; if? During the entire morning of Class Day the juniors could be seen picking daisies, making daisy chain or preparing a tea — all for the seniors, of course. In the afternoon | | the traditional daisy chain ceremony took place, while every junior groaned with 1 dismay to see the precious chain hacked up. Then athletic awards were presented and the school withdrew, while 3 tea was given to the seniors by the juniors, v ' hich proved to be much less formal and more homey than the usual luncheon. In the evening Lower School presented the delightful Birthday of the Infanta. The school then gathered around a bonfire while each senioi threw the subject which had been her pet aversion into the flames with a poem dedicated to its conflagration. The dramatic society then presented a melodrama. And what a melodrama! We shall never forget f booing the villain and cheering our brave hero and heroine — and the way they left their audience — gasping for breath we might say — from laughing. The highlights of the play, however, came when Smitty, in her most dramatic pose, v;as handed a copy of the play by Miss Hill, and when Yvonne crawled under the piano to get another copy. A few members of the faculty, notably Miss Goodfellow, Miss Holterman, Mrs. Levelton, Miss Acton and Miss Nixon, supplied some good old ' time music, and Miss Jaques rendered a most touching solo. Thus one of the happiest evenings of our school year closed. Senior Class ropljecp Well, here I am, bus driver, back in Whitby. Guess Fll get out at the four corners and take a look around. Say! Here comes a smart limousine, a blonde is getting out. Why! it ' s Betty Forman! Hi Betty! Hi Joan! ' I guess you and Jack are settled down in a snug little house of your own. Oh yes, but not so snug, you see we decided we ' d like something a little roomy, so Jack gave me Casa Loma for a birthday present. That ' s great, Betty, and how ' s Fran? Oh! she ' s in the Georgian Room along with Jean Pipher, cookin ' up little cakes. Look! Here ' s Betty Reid and Ev McNiven coming out of the Red Cap. Don ' t tell me they ' ve been there all this time! Have you heard from Norma Williams? The last time I heard she was riding her horse across Canada and Audrey Woollings would have been here only she ' s snow ' bound in a lumber camp up north. Someone said Vivian McConnell is lost in the south seas with Sterling Hayden. Pecky and Donna are the star trapeze artists at the C.N.E. this year. Peggy and Kay are poHshing oif the ice for a couple of hockey players. We can ' t imagine who they are. I was up at school a few days ago. This year they have a large commercial class, so Betty Hull and Betty Cameron and Dibby are back teaching commercial, and they told me Ruth James is with the Met. Opera company (moving pianos). Barb Stokes is teaching the La Conga on the liners from S. America. You ' d never recognize Willie now. She ' s found some new pills, with the result that she ' s ' fat lady ' at the circus. Bernie is still Lizzie Arden ' s best customer, with three permanents a week, but she believes in the old motto, try, try again. Vi and Barb TurviUe are hula hula dancers at the Cotton Club. Mary Liz is the home-loving type, that is, rocking the cradle, total capacity, five. Page Seventeen