Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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jforetoorb Again it is my privilege to introduce V ox Collegii. This number, I am sure, will stand high among its predecessors and the Editor and her Staff are to be congratulated for their work. Some captured generals were brought to Wellington ' s tent after the battle of Waterloo, hacking all dignity and sense of honour, the generals cringed before the victor; they sought first to save their own lives. So with one accord they began to make excuse and then in flattering voice they proclaimed how pleased they were that, if the) were to be beaten, they should be beaten by the greatest general in all Europe! Suddenly Wellington, unable to endure this shallow adulation any longer, uttered a sharp command that shamed these men into a fuller stature more becoming to their person: Gentlemen, your swords I It needs a sharp command in these days to waken us from the moral lethargy into which people are in grave danger of slipping. Except for the kindling of spiritual factors which bring discipline into the inner chambers of our minds and hearts from which there arises the motives of our actions, our civilization would crumble in a moment and the story of the Roman Empire would be written again in our history books. Hence I commend to you some words from the Good Book that are charged with both warning and blessing. Of course, I address them to all students, but particularly to those who, though they may leave the halls at O.L.C. this year, will, 1 trust, never forget that for which the College truly stands — He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city S. L. Osborne

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Bcbiration Miss Muriel Sissons Vox Collegii this year is dedi- ca ted to our Dean, Miss Sissons, whose resignation has caused a feeling of regret throughout the school. The honour of writing this dedication has been con- ferred upon me by the editor. During her seven years as head of the Department of Classics at the Ontario Ladies ' College, Miss Sissons ' wide knowledge and genuine love of her subjects have inspired her pupils with interest and the as- surance of success. As Dean, the fairness, tact, and generosity of her character, her keen sense of humour and her companionable ways have brightened the lives of her pu- pils and her colleagues. She, in her position of authority, has never lost the ' common touch ' nor failed to bring a sympathetic understanding to bear upon in- dividual problems. In Shakespearean plays and Christmas pageants Miss Sissons has taken an active part. Many Senior Dinner speeches have sparkled with her witty remarks and appro- priate quotations. On the spiritual side of O.L.C. life, Miss Sissons ' interest was sincere and inspir- ing; she gave her best effort to church and chapel services. We are glad that Miss Sissons will be sufficiently near to visit us as a friend. As she bids farewell to O.L.C. we extend to her our gratitude, and our best wishes for success in her new field of endeavour for which her excellent scholarship and wide experience highly qualify her. Rena S. McDowell. four