Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Inevitably the nineteenth descended upon us with excitement and last minute worries. Nervously we finished decorations, then dashed home to dress. The evening began with Joyce ' s cocktail party, setting the party mood which was to continue till the wee hours of the morning. A wonderful dinner was given by the Archibalds, the Boons, and the Straessles in the Jacques Cartier Room at the Mount Royal Hotel. From there the whole gang went to the Crans where we drank punch and acquainted ourselves with the various beaux. By nine-thirty we were back at school, all set for four hours of dancing. Ted Workman came through with some wonderful songs, as usual. Needless to say. everyone had a wonderful time and looked grand. All worries had vanished and in their places we put the pleasant thoughts of the fun we had had planning the dance, but most of all, the memories we had collected during our past school days — the ones we wanted to keep — for wc knew that the dance was for us. because in Jime we would graduate — an l leave all this to you, our juniors, to work for and enjoy as we have. Susan West, Science VI, Barclay House. CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE THE Christmas Carol Service held at Traf. this year was especially good. Maybe it was because of the enthusiastic girls in their lovely white dresses, or the delightful carols chosen by Mr. Chadwick which were sung so well. Whatever the reason, it was in keeping with (ihristnias. The backdrop was very effective, and completely different from those of previous years, being an illustration of The Twelve Days of Christmas , a song in which everyone alwa ys participates with great enthusiasm. There were dancing ladies, pipers and colourful birds of various types ingeniously con- structed by Miss Blanchard ' s special art class. Some of the songs were in Latin, and a solo sung by Gisela von Eicken provided something different from the previous years. In all, it was an entertaining performance, and enjoyed as much by the parents as by the girls participating. Renee GoLDSTorVE, Form Va, Ross House. Janet Quim.an, Form Va, Cumming House. PUBLIC SPEAKING ON March 2.3rd and March 26th, we held our public speaking tryouts to choose our representative for the public speaking contest sponsored by the Alumnae Society of McGill for girls in grades ten and eleven attending public or private schools. The girls who tried out were Anita Cran, whose subject was Dieting , Anne Cadman on Dramatics , Judy Ferrier on Books , Joyce Rudenko on The Taj Mahal and I ' riscilla Sargent on Mountain Climbing . All spoke well, and their subjects were varied and interesting. Judy Ferrier was chosen to represent Trafalgar. She was successful in the semi-finals, and was one of the eight speakers to enter the finals, in which, although she did not win a prize, she received honourable mention. Sheila Joy, Arts VI, Fairley House. [30J

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THE HALLOWE ' EN PARTY ON Friday evening, October the twenty-sixth, at eight o ' clock, the Trafalgar gym was transformed into a den of weird and fascinating creatures. Yes, the annual Sixth Form Hallowe ' en party had begvm. These hostesses were on hand to greet their guests, who were the boarders and their friends. When all were assembled, the music began to play and the grand march paraded before the judges. There were animals and witches, old-fashioned girls and ballerinas, school-girls then and now, the Mad Hatter ' s tea-party, and football, hockey and baseball players. After a great deal of difficulty in deciding, Miss Foster awarded the prizes for the best costumes to Miss Cam and Jane Bancroft, an owl and a penguin respectively. Then followed an interval of square-dancing to some hill-billy tunes before the main event of the evening, the Sixth Form show. This opened with a delightful poem, written by Sylvia Dennis and recited by the entire class. It told of the trials and tribulations of school life, but confessed to the boarders that it was fun after all. Next a very convincing Al Jolson, in the person of Greta Straessle, serenaded us with You made me love you. In closing, Anne Cadman and Sheila Archibald reminded us of the roaring twenties with their version of the Charleston, danced to the lilting melody of Five Foot Two: Eyes of Blue . After all this excitement, refreshments were served, and the evening wound up with dancing to songs from the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun . The Sixth Form indeed deserved congratulations for a wonderful party. Anne Cadman, Arts VI, Ross House. THE GRADUATION DANCE BEFORE Christmas vacation the Sixth forms met to begin plans for the dance to be held on the nineteenth of January. Heads of dilferent committees were chosen and ideas began pouring in. This looked like fun. But it hung heavy over our heads during the Holidays, and on Wednesday, the third of January, Sylver invited us all over to her house for the evening to discuss matters which had become more vital with time. Thanks to Bev and Mr. Harris we had tivo-hundred and fifty beautiful tickets. The only worry we had then was to sell them — Racey and Bev took on this responsibility. After much thought as to decorations, the theme Winter Wonderland was chosen. Sue had fancy ideas about a snowflake, but Eaton ' s Mr. Boon came to the rescue with various winterv articles from the display department. A tremerulous boon. Sue R., Anne Berry, and Sylver nearly went mad trying to settle many orchestra problems. We were very happy with their choice — the Keynotes. Thursday arrived with much work to be done. A crew stayed and wove crepe paper, while others went to Anita ' s, head of the food committee, where business was cleverly combined with pleasure. The result? Excellent sandwiches. [29j

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THE HOUSES THIS Near, as everv vear, there has been considerable activity connected with our Houses. The House Competition, coming traditionally in the first term, this vear took the form of a very successful Hobby Show. It took place in the gym, with one corner for each House. The Ciunming House display was neatly set off bv a curving background of coloured cardboard. Fairley erected a booth, with a red and white crepe paper canopy which gave their display a fair-ground effect. A long table, terraced by boxes, and covered with velvet, held the Ross display, and BarclaN had theirs on several green-trimmed tables which formed an L. All members of each House contributed enthusiastically, and there was great variety and much show of talent. All Gumming House knit squares to make an afghan. and Bunty Poole contributed a doll dressed in a school imiform which she had made. Jane Allison ' s dress-making abilities were a highlight of the Ross display, and Louise Dupont ' s frieze of Pilgrim ' s Progress formed a background for Barclay. The Fairley Good doll sat in Fairley ' s booth, and Ann Malcolm contributed some very nice posters. Miss .Jaques was the judge, and Fairley placed first, with Gumming second, and the rest close behind. The first term closed with Gumming leading the race for the House Shield. During the second term several House activities took place, leaving Gumming in the lead. Ross won the Spelling Bee with Barclay second, and (dimming won the House Basketball match with Barclay second. Next term offers the other Houses ample opportunity to catch up, under the strenuous urging of their Heads: Jane Allison and Joyce Rudenko for Ross, Susan Racey and Sheila Joy for Fairley, Sylvia Dennis and Bunty Poole for Gunmiing, and Rose Macfarlane and Susan West for Barclay. Sports Day will soon be here, and all are limbering up with hopes of piling up points. Good luck, all. and we hope next year will have as much fun as we had. Edith Paton, Arts VI, Ross House. THE YOUNG PEOPLE ' S SYMPHONY CONCERTS FOR the past two years. Dr. Wilfred Pelletier has conducted a series of concerts for young people. Others attended too, of course, for these concerts were so stimulating that they appealed to young and old alike. Upon attending a concert on a Saturday morning, early in October, one would have seen a nervous Dr. Pelletier explaining the various instruments to an eager audience. The ice was broken immediately, and, ever since, children and aduhs have left the hall praising the personality and knowledge of this amazing man. This past year was an exceptionally appealing one, for the music seemed to have more meat to it. The programme usually opened with an overture. A ■symphony or an extract from a symphony followed, and a lighter piece ended it. Each item was preceded by a little note on the composer or the work.