Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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CHURCH OF THE BAY One of the senior class traditions is the service at the Church of the Bay, Port Whitby. This takes place the Sunday morning preceding Baccalaureate Sunday. All the Seniors took their place in the Church and the sermon was very inspiring. In that tiny church set among the lofty pines we find the revelation of the peace and serenity of God. BACCALAUREATE SUNDAY Our Baccalaureate Sunday means a great deal to the Graduates of O.L.C. It is the Sunday the Seniors in cap and gown attend the annual service in their honour at Whitby United Church. Dr. Crossley Hunter, this year, gave us an inspiring sermon. The service was also made memorable by a beautifully sung solo by Thelma Taylor. On their return to the school, the graduates passed through Main Hall, the student body following them, and the procession continued up the Main Stairs singing the Baccalaureate Hymn, Saviour, again, to Thy Dear Name we raise . . . . CLASS DAY 1950 Class Day was warm and clear this year and at the crack of dawn (approximately eight o ' clock) the Senior Class had started to the Lake for their annual breakfast party. By all reports they had a fabulous time and had gorgeous bacon and eggs. The lilac-chain was prepared in the morning by our faithful Juniors and it was really beautiful. Early in the afternoon the traditional procession of the Seniors bound by their chain of friendship passed into the concert hall. As Barbara Lipson, Junior President, read her history and cut her free from the chain, each graduate took her place in the semi-circle on the platform. Then Vivien Beach read the witty Senior prophecy, and Bette Shields delivered her expressive valedictory. Athletic awards were then distributed by Miss Howson and Marlene Deller. Miss Sissons presented each graduate with their pin. In the evening the traditional student concert was given with the presentation of prizes. After this the amusing burning of the books was held. COMMENCEMENT June 7 finally came, a glorious sunshiny day which seemed to reflect the happiness of the 1950 Graduates. For this was ' their ' day, the one they had been waiting for and working towards since some of us began in first form at O.L.C. At the afternoon ceremony Mr. Rogers presented the diplomas. The address given by Professor Lewis C. Walmsly was both inspiring and helpful. I ' m sure the seniors will strive to base their future activities on the foundation pieces he laid before them. The garden party after the ceremony was a great success, although many girls said tearful good-byes to new found friends who had come to mean so much to them during the year. The Graduation Day was completed and made perfect by the Dance held that evening. The hall was decorated in such a way as to create a festive atmosphere. The dance ended, and with the close of it came the contemplation of one of the most memorable days of the school year. Page Twenty-one

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Photo by Leroy Toll MAY QUEEN AND COUNSELLORS Left TO RIGHT: Jane Farlinger, Counsellor, Pamela Tulk, Queen, Betty Shields, Counsellor May Day is one of remembrance for an O.L.C. girls for it is the day the May Queen is crowned and festivities in her honour take place. Mrs. Carscallen gave the opening address which was very inspiring as well as informative. Then the guests and school moved down to the front lawn. Under the warm sun of a beautiful May Day, Mrs. Carscallen crowned our May Queen, Pamela Tulk of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Queen and her Councillors, Bette Shields and Jane Farlinger, proceeded to the throne, to watch exercises performed by the remainder of the girls. The exercises consisted of many activities including the beautiful May-Pole dance, gymnastics, tumbling, apparatus and marching. Many thanks are due to the girls and Miss Howson who directed them. So the day closed and ended our memorable May Day of 1950. Page Twenty m

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{Jaleclictory Commencement — it is the beginning of a new adventure, our adult life. What it may hold for us the future alone can tell, but whatever it may bring, we seniors realize how much O.L.C. has done to prepare us to meet all situations. It has given us the necessities which enable us to face with a bold heart the beginning of the most important phase of our life. During the years that have been spent here, we have learned to live with others in harmony. A spirit of fellowship has been created which acts as a barrier to all injustice. It has taught us patience, tolerance, perseverance, and to have faith in our fellow men, characteristics which shall enable us to become better women and fill our place in this world more ably. Those who have helped us attain a higher standard of living are the faculty. We give them thanks for enabling us to be on this platform to-day, receiving the diplomas which shall serve as a key to the outer world. We shall show appreciation to them by striving to live up to the standards which they have set before us. We are proud of our Alma Mater, the gardens, the orchards which surround the graceful structure of Trafalgar Castle, and what shall remain on the minds of all who have come to know the school is the intrinsic beauty of main hall. Each senior has her own special vision of a favourite spot when O.L.C. is mentioned, and these we will boast about, showing in our speech the proudness of our hearts. And so we leave our dear Blue and Blue with feelings of joy and expectation mingled with pangs of remorse. But the graduates of 1950, pledge to you our school, That thy glory we .shall see, Wherever we may be, Still love of O.L.C. Our future rule. Bette Shields Senior Class LProphecy The brightness of the spring day May 12th 1982, inspired me to tour the Whitby Institute which had been brought to my attention by the colourful pamphlet printed by the B. Shields printing company, whose manager was Mrs. Bill Ptolmely, an old classmate of 1950. This pamphlet told how modernized the institute had become under the expert design of architect, Jane Doelle, and head foreman of the job Joan Murrel, who has since changed her last name to that of the chief constable of the R.C.M.P. I had often been lured back to thoughts of Whitby, from my year at O.L.C, but a visit to the other institute was quite unique, but bravely I taxied up to the huge gates. Two bright young lads, tall and slim (weighing about 110 lbs.) with firey red hair, adorned the entrance and cheerfully introduced themselves as two of Mrs. Willy (Deller) White ' s dozen. Gladly they led me to the guide of my tour who was our own May Queen of 1950, Pam Tulk, who though quite grey, still possessed her per- sonality and charm even as a receptionist. Our first visit was round the charming Page Twenty-two