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Sir Arthur Currie CANADIANS of a future day, looking back to the history of our time, will see in Sir Arthur Currie our greatest figure. They may well be inspired to wonder what were the qualities which fitted him to lead us in our greatest war, and to maintain his place for many years in our post ' war activities. Before endeavouring to appraise and analyse the qualities with which he was endowed, it is expedient that we should summarily review his career. Born in 1875 in the Province of Ontario, he early moved to British Columbia, where he taught school and engaged in business. His activities in the Canadian Militia were probably the most significant indication of his real interests. Certainly, it was this early military training which qualified him, on the outbreak of the Great War, to take an active part in it. Starting at the head of a battalion in the First Contingent, he rose steadily until in 1917 he became Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Corps. It was then that his qualities as a leader became clearly apparent, for under his command the Canadian Corps achieved a great name as one of the outstanding units in the Allied Armies. Following the war, he became Principal of McGill University, then urgently in need of courageous leadership and inspiration. His efforts on behalf of this University were so successful that, on his death, its prestige and reputation were greater than ever before. The doubts ex- pressed on his appointment, based on his lack of academic training and university experience, were soon dissipated by his constant successes in all the various activities to which, in his new office, he was obliged to apply himself. Apart from his arduous duties at the University, Sir Arthur found time to provide leadership in public affairs, and to take his place in Canada, not merely as the Principal of a great University and a former commander of our Corps, but also as the exponent of those qualities of life and action of which he was at all times a fine examplar. We were fortunate in being able to claim a part of his thought and assistance in Trafalgar School. As President of our Board of Governors, he gave us the benefit of his advice and guidance, and the mere fact of his occupying the role of official head of our school gave it a special distinction. What were the qualities which made Sir Arthur great? As we see him now, the most out- standing were those which we designate under the general word character. Always a man of deep religious feeling, he felt that his work was his mission, and to it he applied all his forces. His stern and serious deportment were indicative only of the regimen he imposed on himself, as, with others, he was always kindly and considerate. His public addresses revealed a strong sense of duty and deep sincerity of thought. In the opinion of many he was, during his last years, our greatest orator, and this was due, less to his development to a high degree of the mechanical or technical arts of public speaking, than to the power of mind and heart which were revealed in his addresses. His intellectual powers were clearly exceptional as demonstrated by his achievements in widely different spheres. However, Canada has many able men, and Sir Arthur ' s career cannot be accounted for simply on the basis of intellect. His position as our great war-time and post-war leader was chiefly due to the fact that the people of Canada saw in him a man whose work was a religion, and who, in every activity of his life, exemplified the great virtues of honesty, devotion to duty, and love of country. Sylvia Howard, Form Matriculation I. [ 13]
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»gDiirDyRi. ]L XT HEN one has gone to Traf. for a number of years, one becomes attached to the old school. It has its faults, and often we complain bitterly about them, but in our hearts we know that when the last day comes we will be very loath to leave, and we pity the people who have been educated at home, or who have for some reason never known the joys of school life. We were exceedingly sorry to lose one of our Governors, Sir Arthur Currie, at the beginning of the year. Sir Arthur had helped the school to run smoothly for a number of years, and we had learn ed to look for his cheery face at our entertainments, so his death was a great blow to us all. We wish to congratulate last year ' s Sixth on their work in Matriculation, and especially Gary Horner, who won the Trafalgar Scholarship and came second in the Province of Quebec. Last year twelve girls passed and several of them are now at McGill where we hope they will meet with equal success. Sports, of course, are still close to the heart of every Trafite, and with such excellent weather conditions as the past winter provided, many of us have been, if not distinguishing ourselves, at any rate enjoying ourselves, skiing; as well as participating in the school games. We are sorry to see the First Team Basketball Gup leave our gym. which has been its home for the last two years, but we may safely say that its absence is not due to any lack of enthusiasm on the part of our team, but to the fact that an even better team met us, and we heartily congratulate the winners, the Study Team, who play an unusually good game and show a fine spirit. We are glad that the Second Team cup still remains with us, and we hope that with the warm weather coming on, and with due practice, we will be able to regain the Tennis cup which Miss Edgar ' s won from us last year. Due either to the intense cold, or the small dimensions of the rink, very little skating has been done this year, and hockey has been entirely neglected. But perhaps conditions will be more favourable next year and that sport will come to its own again. We have had several welcome ' ' treats during the year; the first of which was Miss Hazel ' s interesting lecture about the Northwest, which led to many girls starting correspondences with girls in Manitoba and Alberta. On the last day of the autumn term, we all went down to Ogilvy ' s store where we were enchanted by the carols sung by the Ghapel Savoy Ghoir Boys. In the second term we were greatly honoured to have Dr. McGracken, the President of Vassar, speak to us about [ 14]
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