Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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' Vox Collegil ' 19 5 7 COMMITTEE The Rev. S. L. Osborne, B.A., B.D., Mus.D., Th.D. Miss I. May Carter, B.A. EDITOR Margaret Bird ASSISTANT EDITOR Patricia Earle ADVERTISING . Hilary Wevill, Sharon Long PHOTOGRAPHY Jane Lillico SOCIAL EDITOR Sybil Goulston SPORTS EDITOR Wendy Greer TYPIST Jean Chadwick Portraits and graduate photographs: .Mr. LeRoy Toll J unior Class, Sports and Class lAr. Jack Scott, Whitby photographs: Faculty Adviser: Mrs. Irene H. Furlong, B.A. Page 6

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Dear Girls : How fortunate we are to be living in this beautiful world and in this beautiful spot! As I write the sun is shining, the trees are begin- ning to put forth tiny green shoots, the birds are chirping and the grass is turning green, gradually obliterating the marks of the tires of the autombiles v hich were carelessly driven over the lawn during the winter. Through one little space between the trees, I can catch from my window a glimpse of the water of the Lake sparkling in the sunshine. There is no need to ask you whom we have to thank for all this love- liness. In this my last letter to you, 1 should like to ask you to try to foster two qualities: a spirit of thankfulness for all your blessings, and a spirit of unselfishness and thoughtfulness for others. In Oysters I have often suggested to you that if there were no selfishness in the world, there would be no troubles, — • no fear, no want, no wars. It seems an unattainable goal, but if we all try never to be selfish in our own small circle, the influence ' will spread. I want to thank you all for the very fine cooperation you have given me, and for the spirit of good fellowship, which exists between us. Please give my successor the same cooperation. I shall always be interested in you, and I wish each and every one of you every success and happiness in the future — near and far. Affectionately, J. MAY CARTER Page 5

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Editorial Every year Dr. and Mrs. Osborne invite each class in turn to The Cot- tage for dinner. This occasion is one of the highlights of the school year and is looked forward to by the girls as one of the few times when they can all be together in an informal atmosphere. This is one of the threads of gold that holds together our life at O.L.C. The history of O.L.C. is bound together by many of these threads. An- other of them is the annual election of a May Queen, the girl who, in the minds of her fellow students, represents the highest example of young wo- manhood in the school. This girl is honoured above all others by a program presented on May Day for her enjoyment. For this programme, the alumnae are all invited to return to their Alma Mater. In the course of the day, they see their friends, and talk over the good times they had within the walls of Trafalgar. Former May Queens return on that day, and the tradition of the exercises on the lawn reminds them of the day when they were crowned. Another thread of gold in the tapestry of O.LC. ' s history is that of the family. From mother to daughter, aunt to niece, sister to sister, attendance at the college is a tradition which is passed on. This year we have four sets of two sisters, and two sets of three sisters. They have created a warm atmos- phere, and have increased the feeling that we are one big family. The fourth golden thread is tradition itself, a factor in which O.L.C. is rich. May Day, Oysters, Class Day, Trafalgar Day, to name only a few, are exercises which have m ade up the College year for amost the whole of our school ' s life. With the closing of this school year, the members of the Board of Govern- ors, our Principal and his v ife, the Faculty, Staff and students are all drawn together in watching a fifth strand being woven a little further. Miss Carter is joining the line of former Deans who have contributed to the tapestry which is O.L.C. She has passed on to us her high ideals of unselfishness and con- sideration for others, ideals so finely exemplified in her own life. She takes with her the lasting gratitude and affection of us all and our hope that she will come back to see us again soon. MARGARET BIRD Editor. Page 7