Trafalgar Castle School - Yearbook (Whitby, Ontario Canada)

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Principal ' s Message Dear Learner: In Hans Christian Andersen ' s fairy tales I found a story today about the steadfast tin soldier. Two boys had come outside after a heavy rain and found a tin soldier lying on the ground. They picked him up and decided he should be the pilot for their boat. Out of a newspaper they fashioned a little boat, which they immediately set in the stream of water rushing down the gutter. In it stood the tin soldier, racing along, while the boys ran alongside, clapping their hands. He plunged, swerved first to this side and then to that, he would hesitate on the brink of disaster, but then bob up againas straight as he had ever been. Not a muscle moved on his face! He looked straight forward, and held his gun firmly in his hands. Sud- denly the stream ran under a bridge and the tinsoldier was swept into darkness; it was blacker than the box in which he used to be kept. A water rat living under the bridge hailed him, and asked him for his pass; but the little tin soldier held more firmly to his gun and went swiftly by, leaving the rat far behind shouting. Stop him! Stop him! He hasn ' t paid his fare! In life we are all creatures who are swept forward on the barge of circumstances, most of it not of our own choosing, and all of it surprisingly full of dangerous twists. Without pressing the analogy any further- I dare not, if I am to preserve the truth! I should like to direct your attention to that little tinsoldier as a symbol of stead- fast adherence to a driving purpose - just that and no more. The com- plexity of our lives today makes it indubitably essential to keep our eyes on the Holy City if we are to negotiate the distance we are to travel with honour and integrity. May this School leave with you a valuable deposit of Veritas, Virtus, Venustas for you to guard and enrich with care. God be with you- but, more important still, - you be with God! Stanley L. Osborne 5

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Dean ' s Message Dear Girls: It is with a somewhat greater sense of direction that I write this message to you in my second year as Dean at Ontario Ladies ' College . As I look back over the months since I last wrote for Vox Collegii I realize I have now shared all the traditional events which have been a part of OLC for many years. I have also seen one group ofstudents leave our school and a new group enter its halls. This causes me to ask the questionT How can we best prepare ourselves to meet life in this 20th century atomic age? In reply to this question, there comes to mind a few well chosen words of advice from my fo rm e r p rincipal , Dr. E. Gordon Waugh, given to us during other turbulent days. Here are some watch-words to point the ways in which I feel sure we can make a contribution to our world. Fear and love God. Only through seeking His glory can we pos- sibly achieve anything of value. Serve your fellow man. Put the true interests of others first and try to really put yourself second. Laugh much and find sources of humour and fun everywhere. En- joy life and be keen about its experiences. Never grow sour, never grow cynical, never grow pessimistic. Seek knowledge, true knowledge. Never let yourself cease to learn, never let your mind be apathetic. One of the truest and most lasting joys in life comes from mental activity. I could go on and on with much more advice about how best to meet life in the 20th century, but we learn to live by living. There are many things you must discover for yourselves, but there are also many things you can learn from the experience of others. I should like to think that here at OLC you may learn to know when youmust discover things for yourself and when it is best to seek the advice of others. May God grant you wisdom, understanding and guidance as you set out to make your contribution to a divided world. I know His love will surround you, A ff ectionately , Mary Elizabeth Bone