Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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be the work of a few, but have made it a representative record of all that we, as Trafites together, have made of igiS ' ig? And now our time has come! It is not without qualms that we see matric. looming ever nearer, and we look with wondering admiration at those who have gone before, in whose footsteps we must follow to the best of our ability. May we accomplish, at least in part, what they have done so splendidly. Think of us sometimes, and know that you are not forgotten. We shall meet again somewhere, sometime, somehow — so, for the moment, let it be no more than Au revoir. SCHOOL OFFICERS Marjorie Lynch Audrey Doble Gretchen Tooke Nancy Stocking PREFECTS Jean Darling Hope Laurie Kathryn Wood Anne Byers Audrey Ellis FORM OFFICERS Form President Vice-President Upper VI. Marjorie Lynch Audrey Doble Lower VI. Hope Laurie Nancy Stocking Upper V. Alma Howard Sallie Ward Lower V. Barbara Tooke Pauline Scott IVa. Editha Wood Margot Seely IVb. Barbara Haydon Marjorie Evans IIIa. Mary Pae Jean McGoun IIIb. Betty Robb Joan Henry IIIb Special. Beatrice Climo Lois Fosbery Upper II. Audrey Grafton Anna Thompson 11. Nancy Murray Ruth Oliver Upper I. Griselda Archibald Dorothy Brooks Remove. Janet Porteous Margaret Montgomery I. Jane Seely Lois Malcolm

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UNDOUBTEDLY there will come a day when we will not have to go to school to gain knowl- edge — the necessary amount of learning will be easily obtained by swallowing a pill or by some equally unimaginable process. At that time, as you, a feeble old lady, watch your grand ' children being made to take a Latin pill by Mother, your thoughts may turn to your own youth, and you will remember, with a tear or a sigh, the days you spent at Traf. and the years of toil you apparently wasted in acquiring the same knowledge which your grandchild gets by swallowing a pill. But do we come to school merely to learn Reading, ' Riting and ' Rithmetic? Does not that child whom you were tempted to envy miss much that is joyous and happy in life? Will a pill bring the same feeling of achievement that a successful translation of Caesar, or the correct answer to a Geometry problem brought in the old days? Decidedly not! With this decision you will probably say, After all. Mother was right when she said, ' your school days are the happiest days of your life ' . You who read this magazine do not believe that tiresome saying — you are quite convinced that it is wrong — so were we once, yet I think that as we realize that we are leaving schooldays behind, we begin to believe that someday we will know that it is true. As we look back over the past few months there is comparatively little that we would wish otherwise, but there is one thing which we regret and which we hope next year ' s Sixth Form will seriously consider — namely. Hockey ! We have the rink and we have the equipment — yet we have no hockey — why? Other forms of sport, however, have not been neglected this year, for Trafites have ever been enthusiastic Tennis and Basketball players. The Basketball team has played splen- didly throughout the year and we are glad to see the League Cup in the Gym. once more. The school is general (and Botanists in particular) has suffered a great loss in the absence of Miss Hicks who has been away from us since the end of the Fall term owing to a most irnfortunate accident. We have all missed her very much indeed and we hope that her recovery may be as quick as possible. May we take this opportunity of thanking all those who have contributed in any way to the magazine? May we also assure those, whose contributions do not appear on the following pages, that we are none the less grateful to them, since they have not been content to let the magazine f - I

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The St. Lawrence Question NE of the greatest problems facing Canada tO ' day is the St. Lawrence Question. And so it V — ' seems that it will not be out of place to discuss briefly the principal points in that connection. The western part of both Canada and the United States is growing steadily. This means that the wheat trade, the trade of the west, is also increasing. What shall Canada do to help her western people? The St. Lawrence River, with its extensions the Great Lakes, is a most important factor in the transportation system of North America. Grain is shipped to it from as far west as the Rockies. The grain comes by train to Fort William or Port Arthur, where it is stored in elevators, cleaned and put on large lake boats specially made for the purpose. It has to change again at Detroit, but when the Welland Canal is complete this change will take place at Prescott, where it is put on smaller boats and brought to Montreal. Here it is again stored in elevators, and from there shipped to all parts of the world. All this adds greatly to the cost of the grain. Competition is arising in other countries, so Canada must do something to lessen the cost of her grain. The only way to do this seems to be to deepen the St. Lawrence. The plan now is to enlarge some of the canals and also to deepen the River from Prescott to Montreal, a distance of about a hundred and twenty miles, to allow ocean going vessels to go as far as Fort William. Some people say this will affect the lake trade, but this is doubtful. The lake boats are specially built for the lakes and the lakes have a navigation of their own. Another factor in the case is that navigation is open about ten days later and opens earlier on the lakes th an on the St. Lawrence. Thus it is probable that the lake boats will bring the grain straight to Montreal, where it will be put on ocean ' going vessels. But grain is not the only thing which passes through the lakes. The other goods are more expensive to ship and therefore the gain will be much greater. There have been many treaties with the United States during the last hundred years which give them the right to the free use of all the canals and waterway systems on the St. Lawrence. The United States will of course have to bear their share of the expense of deepening the river if ( ' anatlii agrtvs. On tin- othcv liaiul ( anada may decide to do it all herself, a very costly proceeding