Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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- 24 - NATIVITY SCENE SENIORS DINNER

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- 23 - DIARY - Continued Beryl Irwin tor a very pretty Little Bo-Peep . Sue Lecky, MoUie Millar and Lynn Windrim for a very original two fishermen and a worm. Janet Faber, Judy Sievert and Melodie Munro for two poles and a washer woman - not new but very good. Refreshments ended the evening, and Hallowe ' en was over for another year. November 6. Dear Diary: This has been quite an evening! The Holl y Hop has been a huge success. Oh yes, there were a few embarrassing moments; one was meeting your blind date in the re- ception room. All you could think of to say was, Hi - All that rehearsing for nothing! After the trials of tribulations of the reception line and Miss Carter, may I pre- sent , the dancing got underway, and the time soon sped by as you whirled and danced in every way possible. About 11:30, the drums rolled and Jess announced the crowning of the Queen -- Carol Ann Fee, very lovely in a sparkling white dress, a perfect Queen! A little later, a fabulous lunch of sandwiches, pickles, cake, cookies, ice cream - everything in other words - was served. The last dance was over and it was time to shake hands with your friend . Everyone is settling down to bed now -- I guess that I had better do the same. Beginning of November. A TRIBUTE TO A PAIR OF SHOES Maybe a few words of explanation would be suitable here. -- Today was a very sad day in the history of Miss Bernadine Wilkin ' s shoes . , , they wore outj They went to their last rest through the window of Lower Frances ' washroom after a very stir- ring ceremony attended by all the seniors decked in their mourning clothes. This poem was written in memory of those shoes. Today we are all gathered In sadness, for we know, After many years of service, Bernie ' s shoes just have to go. All who know our Bernie Know she always had a goal - To wear those blessed shoes until Her socks showed through the sole. For years and years, they ' ve served her; Through rain and shine they went. Only she who wore them Know how much they really meant. So now, dear friends and roomies , This is our day of sorrow; Let ' s all chip in with Bernie, To buy another pair tomorrow. November 20. Dear Diary: Well, I have some of my Christmas shopping done now. This afternoon the S.C.M. Bazaar was held and it was a good opportunity to get some presents purchased. After a welcoming speech by Sue Eckel, our S.C.M. President, Marilyn Reader, the S.C.M. President of last year, cut the white ribbon to officially open the Bazaar, and everyone rushed in to examine and to buy the articles. It was not long before everything was sold. The home-made baking was espe- cially tempting. I had some; it was very good, but not for the waistline. November 29. Dear Diary: Oh, my aching brain! The exams started today! I wonder how we are going to last through this week of brain beating. They could be worse (?) 1 suppose, and I know that we will all live through them, but somehow that is not the general opinion. Enough of this back to work!

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- 25 - DIARY - Continued December 4, afternoon. Dear Diary: Wonderful news! The exams ended yesterday and I am still alive along with everyone else. To lop that, we could sleep in this morning, until noon jf we wanted to. What a life! Our exam results? -- time will tell. For the moment, let us relax. December 4, evening. Dear Diary: The Canadian Concert Association of Whitby presented here, tonight, their first concert, featuring Mary Syme, pianist, and Catherine Howard, mezzo-soprano. There were many beautiful selections among which were Handel ' s Art Thou Troubled and Debussy ' s Brouillards . But for O.L.C., the most interesting piece was the premiere performance of Little Rhap- sody by Helen Durant. You see, Helen Durant had gone to school here for ten years and was sitting in the audience tonight. It was a well-spent evening. December 17. Dear Diary: Turkey, candlelight and carol singing -- they were all part of the beautiful Christmas festival that took place tonight. The dining room was transformed into what certainly could have been the Royal York as the candlelighters went around to each table lighting the candles. The girls looked very lovely in their formals as they sat and talked, and waited for the turkey. Besides the Candlelighting Procession, there was the Boar ' s Head Procession -- something that added an extra bit of Christ- mas spirit to the whole celebration. Last but not least --the carol singing. There is no song as beautiful as a Christmas carol. I Wish You a Merry Christmas was very gay, even if we could not stamp our feet for the figgy pudding ; besides, we had our figgy pudding , anyway. After the dinner, a very stirring pa- geant took place on the Lower Main stairs -- The Nativity Scene -- with the Choir sing- ing in the background, and Janet Millin- champ reading the Scripture was a perfect ending to a perfect evening. January 8. Dear Diary: 1 feel as though I have just returned from a tour of Europe! We just saw Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Toll ' s 3-D pictures of their summer trip, and they were wonderful. We visited everywhere from Trafalgar Square to the peak of Mount Etna, travelling all the way via Volkswagen — a very in- teresting way to travel. I was sorry, when the lights came on, to find myself back in Whitby. I hope that we can go on another such journey very soon. January 15. Dear Diary: We had a special treat tonight in the person of Mr. Gordon Hallett, who is a bril- liant pianist. He certainly kept us engrossed in music, especially by his finale Funerailles . Enjoyed too, because of its familiarity, was his encore --a Chopin Waltz. February 12. Dear Diary: Tonight we visited the land of China as speech and drama students presented Lady Precious Stream . All the girls handled their parts very well; Margaret Bird, as Precious Stream , and Anne Robertson, as her lively sister Silver Stream , were especially good, February 19, Dear Diary: Our last fling before the exams has been flung! The Pickering Dance was a huge suc- cess. The record player did not break and the P.A. System did not let us down. It is