Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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- 13 - Frances Eve , as you may know, is a teacher. It seems after she finished Teachers ' College in Hamilton, she did not want to leave that fair city; so, she is teaching P.T. at the Old Peoples ' Home there. She says it is good for her figure. Last, but not least. Miss Lynn Windrim comes to my attention. Her Home Economics training that year at O.L.C. is responsible for her present day position puffing wheat at the Quaker Oats Company in Peterborough. As a hobby she is trying to develop odourless Limberger Cheese, So you see, the graduates of 1955 have become very successful in the business world of today. And as a famous statesman once said, Never has such great confusion been created by so few in such a short time or something like that! -- Carolyn Siegner VALEDICTORY Our Graduation is a time for reviewing the past years we have spent here at Trafalgar Castle. With Tennyson ' s line in mind, I am a part of all that I have met, we graduates ask ourselves -- What have we met here at O.L.C? Along with our academic life, we have come in contact with many situations which will give us the experience to cope with the problems we will meet in everyday life. Three main aspects of our school life which, I think, are very influential are Friendliness, Co-operation and Tradition. First. Friendliness: Visitors to our College are generally impressed with the spirit of friendliness shown to all newcomers. From the moment a new girl comes into the school students, faculty and staff make a special effort to help the girl feel at home and part of the family. We are fortunate in being a comparatively small school enabling faculty and students to work together on a close friendly basis for the good of our college. Secondly, Co-operation: Co-operation is a necessary part of living, whether you reside in a small town, or in a busy metropolis. It plays a nnajor role in dispelling suspi- cion, which causes misunderstandings, which, in their turn, lead to wars. If you can learn to get along with 84 females, you will certainly be well prepared to take your place in any community in which you choose to reside. Thirdly, Tradition: We who are privileged to attend, and to graduate from, O.L.C. have much to be proud of. Our school has been built on tradition. The traditional e vents around which our school activities revolve tell us the time of the year. In the fall we look forward to the Christmas Dinner, with its Candle -Lighting and Boar ' s Head Processions, familiar carols and Tableau. In the Spring, the Senior Dinner and May Court Festival are talked about and prepared for weeks in advance. Graduation Day is a culmination of events held in honour of the Graduates - teas, our visit to the Church of the Bay, Baccalaureate Sunday, Class Day and our breakfast down at the lake. Tradition inspires pride, and makes us all feel part of a continuous pattern. Although old girls and graduates who revisit the school may not recognize the faces, there is no strangeness because the ties of tradition bind us all together whether we are 15 or 50. Traditions provide us with foundations on which we may build our lives -- one of these foundations is loyalty to our Alma Mater. These three - Friendliness, Co-operation and Tradition have become a part of all of us --we have met them here at O.L.C.