Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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TRAFALGAR ' S SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY TRAFALGAR DAY was of special iinportaiu-e to the School this year, as it marked the Sixtieth Anniversary of its founding. To celebrate the occasion, arious excnls took [)Kicc ilurin|z the day. Tlie niorniii ' : of October tlie t veiit -first was an ollicial holiday. A special ser ice was held in tiie hall at nine o ' clock. Miss Foster presided, and Arch- deacon Gower-Rees and Dr. Donald took pan In the service. After the singing of a bvnni. Dr. Donalil read from the fifth chapter of St. Matthew. Archdeacon Gower-Rees then spoke briefly, his theme being based on two words — Think and Thank . He followed this with prayers for the founders of the School and for those who iuul contribiitcil in making it what it is today, for Miss Foster and the members of the Stafl . and for the Old (rirls. Miss Brown, who was a teacher at Trafalgar from ];! ' () iinlil i ' 2(), and who since then has taken a ery acti e interest in the Scliool. ilu n s|)okc on the founding and histor of Trafalgar Institute . Following Miss Brown ' s address. Miss Foster read greetings from various friends of Trafalgar. Miss Bryan, Miss Bedford-.) ones and Miss Randall, who have all been members of the Staff, sent their best wishes, as did Miss MacSporran, on behalf of Miss Edgar ' s and Miss Gramp ' s School, and Miss Gannell on behalf of Netherwood Scliool. A closing prayer followed. After this service, the actual lu)lida connncnced. In the afternoon an at iiome was held in the House from four to half-past six o ' clock. Parents of Trafalgar pupils. Old Girls, and friends of the School were all invited. Miss Foster, Archdeacon Gower-Rees, Gbairman of the Board of Governors, and Dr. Donald, past Chairman of the Board, received in the drawing-room. In the dining-room, members of the Staff poured tea and coffee, while the Prefects assisted in serving. Here and in the drawing-room, the tables were decorated with chrysanthemimis, roses and snap-dragons. Between two and three hundred guests were present at the tea. The day ended w ith a dinner of the Old Girls ' Association, which was held at seven o ' clock in the scliool gymnasium. The gviest speaker on this occasion was Mrs. Bryson. the former Jane Howard, a Trafalgar Old Girl. In the fifteen years to come, before the next great event in the history of our School, her seventy -fifth anniversary , it is our wish that Trafalgar will be as successful in upholding her high standards before the eyes of all Canada as she has been in the past. [13]

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THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1947. A LL OUR YESTERDAYC By EDGAR ANDREW COLLARD 60fh ANNIVERSARY OF TRAFALGAR SCHOOL Next Tuesday, Trajalgar Day, the Trafalgar School in Montreal will coniniernorate its 60th anniversary . For this occasion Miss Martha L. Brown, who was for many years a member of the school ' s teaching staff, has prepared the following historical sketch of the school and the properties with which it has been connected. Service of Commemorafion A service of commemoration was held in the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, at 11 a.m., on Trafal- gar Day, October 21, 1937, the 50th anniversary of Trafalgar School. Rev. Dr. George Donald, Chairman of the Board of Governors, assisted by Ven. Archdeacon Almond, con- ducted the service, which was at- tended by the whole school, and many old girls and friends. This was followed by a luncheon in the assembly hall of the school, also attended by many old girls and friends, some of whom travelled a long distance, in order to be present. On this 60th anniversary, a morn- ing service will be held in the assembly hall of the school, on Tra- falgar Day, Tuesday, October 21, and the Lad3 ' Principal and the Governors of the school will be at home to all parents, old girls and friends of the school from 4-6.30 p.m., in the drawing rooms of the school residence. In the evening t he Old Girls ' Association will entertain at a buffet supper. A short outline of the first 50 years of the school appeared in these columns some months ago. On this 60th anniversary it seems fitting that what was then written should be supplemented. During the past ten years changes have taken place in the school, as well as in the world at large. Miss Janet L. Gumming, who retired in 1940, having been Principal for 23 years, passed away in January, 1946, in Victoria, B.C., where she was buried. On the day of her funeral, a memorial service was held in the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal, conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon A. P. Gower-Rees. The school girls at- tended in a body, and many old girls and friends were present. Miss E. K. Bryan, Vice-Principal, resigned in 1942, to become Head Mistress of Crofton House School, in Vancouver, B.C., and Miss Gertrude Randall, house matron, retired after 22 years of faithful service. Rev. Dr. George Donald, Chair- man of the Board of Governors, resigned in 1946, after 21 years of service. He was at all times a wise counsellor and a warm friend. He was succeeded by Ven. Archdeacon Gower-Rees, who is also a devoted friend of the school. ' The school has had five principals in its 60 vears: Miss Grace Fairley, M.A., Edinburgh, 1887-1913; Miss Charlotte Hardy, B.A. (Mrs. Gar- side), 1913-1915; Miss Mary E. Wind- sor M.A., 1915-1917; Miss Janet L. Gumming, L.L.A., St. Andrews, 1917- 1940; Miss Joan M. V. Foster, M.A., McGill and Oxford, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr, 1940-. ★ ★ ★ Old Trafalgar Property Trafalgar Institute, as the school was first called, was founded and endowed by the late Mr. Donald Ross, a wealthy Scotsman, who owned a fine estate, ' Viewmount , on Cote des Neiges.The Canadian Horticultur- al Magazine, 1898, says: At ' View- mount ' , terraces were laid out by Mr. Peter Lowe, head gardener of Spencer Wood, Quebec. A wide ave- nue, bordered with flowering plants, curved from the entrance gate to the house. The property then extended back over the Mountain, where large conservatories contained orange trees, md tropical plants, and azaleas, wis- teria and camelias, the fashionable .lowers of the period, all vmder the superx ' ision of Mr. John Nairn Wooded cliffs, adjoining Mt. Royal Park, formed the background of this property. The original grey stone ' ouse still stands. No. 4005 Cote des Neiges. Mr. Ross bought property on the south-eastern slope of what is now known as the Westmoimt Mountain, near the old Trafalgar Tower , which had been built in 1805 to com- memorate the victorv of Trafalgar, and ODpo ' ite his old home View- mount . He had intended to build a [14]