Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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the generous contributions that we received. Those whose contributions are not printed, we ask to forgive us, and encourage them to try again. We congratulate the budding artists, poets, and authors for their work. We congratulate you all on your efforts — and hope you like the Mag . PREFECTS Head Prefect: Faith Lyman Jane Seely Janet Slack Marie Reiser Hester Williams Valerie Ker Alison Smart Peggy Tyndale Jean Taylor Margery Simpson THE GRIER CUP THE Grier Cup is given annually to the Senior Girl who has maintained the highest standard of conduct and shown the greatest dievotion to her work, and the best public spirit. In 1936 it was awarded to Jean Scrimger. [28]

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Our school this year has taken a new and keen interest in music. For this perhaps the Quebec Musical Festival is partly responsible. We extend our thanks to Mr. Chadwick and Miss Strawbridge for their patient coaching of the choir and school singing. Another remarkable lecture this year was one given by Miss Snowden. Miss Snowden gave us an unusual and clear picture of Elizabethan music. This too — no doubt, inspired us to exercise our vocal chords and revive the fervent interest in music of those long past days. Our anniversary year was brightened by a very wide-spread interest in sports. Of course no year is complete without the Dem and this year we feel especially indebted to Miss Parker ' s splendid work as she was handicapped by illness. We only hope that we did not quite exhaust her, and that we performed half as well as she taught. We are pleased to find that again we win both Basketball Cups. Neither team lost a game and we are grateful to the ardent enthusiasm which was shown by the excellent attendance at the matches. Miss Parker is again responsible for our good fortune and we are most grateful to her. This year for the first time, ski-ing has become a school sport. Through the kindness of the Penguin Ski Club we were able to have an Interscholastic Ski Meet, which was hailed with much enthusiasm, in spite of the very short notice we had, to make up a team. Fortunately Traf distinguished herself in the meet, and we won the First Team Cup. We sincerely hope that ski-ing will remain a school sport, for since it is Canada ' s most popular sport it will always be welcomed as a delightful recreation. The week-end of the Meet, the Boarders went up to St. Sauveur with Miss Scott and Miss Sargent. We welcome Miss Sargent as the only new mistress this year; already she has shown enthusiasm in school affairs. She took the place of Miss Lendrum, whom we were very sorry to see go. Although we are rather engrossed in our school interests, current events never fail to arouse our curiosity. Miss Ella Smith gave us a most interesting picture of Spain, as it is to-day. In addition she told us the story of the growth of communism in the world. This subject is by no means easy to understand, but now many of us can apperciate and take an intelligent interest in the affairs of Spain. We extend our congratulations to Hester Williams who won the Trafalgar Scholar- ship last year for leading the Province in the Matriculation, and also for winning the McGill University Scholarship. This scholarship is confined to Canadians under twenty years of age, and has a standard considerably higher than that of Junior Matriculation. Hester is with us again this year and is taking her Senior Matric. Best of luck Hester — we have high hopes ! This year being of special importance to us, we have endeavoured to make the magazine equal to the occasion. We are most grateful for the co-operation given by the school and staff for the Mag. We are especially grateful for the contributions given by some members of the staff and we feel they have done a great deal to improve the magazine. Miss Brown, a former teacher of the school was good enough to write the history of the school, and found all the necessary references to make this history com- plete. We wish to thank Miss Brown for this work, and feel that her contribution is most appropriate in our anniversary number. We wish that we could have accepted all [27]

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BRIDGES Cities that we have buih, you crown your harbours With flying steel, a heaven sweeping span — Bridges that gods might build to some Valhalla Beyond the life of man. City that built us, your dark surge of water Swirls close around stone arches, old and low; Your crown of circling wings sweeps high and watches The whole world come and go. THE AMERICAN LEGEND You have trumpeted your hustle from New England to the Old; You have advertised efficiency, your trade-mark Time is Gold ; All across the skies of Europe you have trailed flamboyant smoke And branded your progenitor a slow, unworldly moke. You admit that you are carnal — this world ' s treasure is your aim. Education is no object but a means to win the game. Rather proudly you inform us that your hands are slightly soiled. That you may wear a tuxedo, but are certainly hard-boiled! So the trusting European stands on Broadway, mystified. For without a moment ' s flurry he has crossed from side to side. And the people on the Avenue — are they all tourists too? They ' d surely walk much faster if they ' d any work to do. As he travels through the country every station concourse shows That it has to be palatial — for the people wait, in rows. And those busy, curt officials? he is quite relieved to find Them as helpful (and as chatty) as the ones he left behind. So in time he ' s crossed the continent, and, seated at the Bowl, Sees a further efflorescence of repressed romantic soul — For, admitting that plutocracy is trying to the eyes. You create new Stars in clusters to redecorate the skies. [29]