Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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MISS JANET L. GUMMING Principal of Trafalgar School [14]

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' ' On The Visit of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth ' ' . May, 1939. And thou, Canada, daughter of the North, Thrice blessed in subjects, soil, and British king! Let loyal welcome from thy shores go forth And from thy hills, let joyous echoes ring. From English soil, this news has come, of late. That thou will have an honour unforeseen When to thy harbour come in royal state King George the Sixth and his most gracious queen. Then herald thou their coming with glad song, (O land whose Union Jack, and Maple Leaf Are symbols of a union firm and strong) And make them welcome, though their stay be brief. Joan C as sidy. [13]

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TRAFALGAR ECHOES is very pleased this year to have Miss Cumming ' s photograph for its frontispiece. We had great difficulty in persuading Miss Gumming to have her picture taken and the delight of the committee cannot be imagined when it learned that she had finally given her consent. One of the magazine ' s innovations is the German section, which we hope will be a success, for German has always been a favourite subject at Traf and was taught even during the years 1914 to 1918. We were very anxious to have a section on French Canada but the small number of contributions was disappointing especially when there are so many appropriate subjects in the Province of Quebec. The school year has been a difficult one owing to the snow and our worst enemy the flu but we have had several lectures which helped to keep our spirits up. Miss Eve Maxwell-Lyte sang and interpreted Scotch, English, Irish and Canadian folk songs. Mr. Crawley spoke on Palestine and Miss Hadow gave us a very interesting talk about the city of Oxford. We congratulate Miss Turner on producing basketball teams which were once more able to retain both first and second Team Cups. The Demonstration also was a credit to Miss Turner ' s hard work for it was unusual, and different from any we have had in previous years. The Penguin Ski-Club held its annual meet at Saint Sauveur in February and our team returned with the beautiful shield presented by Col. Molson. The School has decided to have a new ski badge to be worn by the first team. The Houses have been very successful this year and there seems to be a great deal more House spirit, and House enthusiasm, as we have seen in the Spelling Bees, and the Musical Competition. [15]