Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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TEN TRAFALGAR GIRLS Ten Trafalgar girls marching in a line One dropped out to tie her shoe And then there were nine. Nine Trafalgar girls coming in late One slipped and hurt herself And then there were eight. Eight Trafalgar girls at quarter past eleven One spoke when the gong had rung And then there were seven. Seven Trafalgar girls all in a fix One managed to get out of it And then there were six. Six Trafalgar girls going for a drive One slipped out into the snow And then there were five. Five Trafalgar girls playing jacks on the floor One got up to chase the ball And that left four. Four Trafalgar girls at recess were free One flew down to get a drink And that left three. Three Trafalgar girls sticking things with glue One got stuck to the book And that left two. Two Trafalgar girls holidays begun One went to the country And then there was one. One Trafalgar girl going for a run She fell into the river And then there were none. — C.V. Upper II. 28

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effects of taking ' Der Wacht am Rhein and La Marseillaise at the same time. We have to guard carefully against this and are continually experimenting as to which combinations make for the best mental and physical development. Some things of course, such as gardening and aeroplane driving, require practical applica- tion, but the time saved from mechanical learning of verbs, etc., allows for a much wider range of subjects. And we hope B-r-r-r! off went my alarm! Seven o ' clock, time to get up! And it was with a rather envious heart that I climbed up the hill that morning, thinking of aeroplanes, mechanical benches, and al- gebra pastilles! After the benches were up, however, lessons were over and we were trooping home again, discussing the proposition, we decided that the satisfaction of doing a piece of work well, not having it stuffed down our throats, made up for the extra effort. — M.B. VI. GETTING READY FOR A PARTY When Kitty to a party goes, we say good-bye to sweet repose. She says, Go there, do that, she says Stay here, sew that; Oh angel dear, please brush my hat. In fact the family ' s on the run, till, all my lady ' s errands done, we flop into a cosy chair and while we ' re quietly resting there, we thank our stars in hearty way, that parties don ' t come every day. — A.C. VI. 27

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A LEAF FROM THE DIARY OF A NAUGHTY CHILD 2.00 A.M. — Awoke to imagine there was a burglar in the house, caused by having read Sherlock Holmes before going to bed. 8.15 A.M. — Was awakened after having overslept myself by tele- phone ringing furiously and found that (after hunting everywhere for my stocking and finding it under my bed) the cook was ill and the housemaid had burned the breakfast. - 8.45 A.M. — Missed street car and had to wait five minutes for another. 9.03 A.M. — Arrived at school. Cloakrooms locked, and key no- where in sight. 9.05 A.M. — Found it at last under some papers. Wondered why cloakroom door would not unlock until I found that I had taken the wrong key. 9.10 A.M. — Received a bad mark and lecture for being late and messing up the desk. 11.05 A.M. — All went well until I caught sight of some fluff and began to play with it. Was so interested that I did not notice a hush in the classroom and the teacher staring at me. Suddenly I heard When you are ready perhaps you will tell me if you can spare the time to come to me to have a bad mark ' Slip ' signed. Ugh, the cool way in which she said it, and the thought of two bad marks; Well, next Wednesday will be spent in detention. Was having a nice game of noughts and crosses at drawing when suddenly a voice close to my ear said What new form of Art is this, may I ask? Got home late for dinner. Spilled my soup, burned my tongue and nearly choked because of eating too fast. Had not practised my music and did not know new piece and so was kept in. Was passing tea and cake when, not looking where I was going, I trod on the toe of one of the guests. Upon her reminding me that I was lingering there I jumped and deposited the tea on her lap while the cake flew across the room. Was sent upstairs to await punish- ment. Punished by being sent to my room with a tea of bread and milk. Was told this food was nourishing, but the others had ice-cream. —B.C. Up. n. 29 12.30 P.M.— 1.40 P.M.— 2.45 P.M.— 4.05 P.M. — 6.15 P.M.—