Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Arts VI Science VI Vb Va IVb IVa IIIb IIIa Upper II FORM OFFICERS CHRISTMAS TERM Presidents Nan Carlin Renee Goldstone Marilyn Barrie Lydia Ebel Margaret Peters Pearl Chaisson MoRVEN McIlquham Judy Bennett Elizabeth Corken Vice-Presidents Lois Wilson Jocelyn Stevens Janet LeDain Sue Redpath Elizabeth Brooks Carol Hickman Patsy Wilson Susan Kilburn Sandra Keymer Form Arts VI Science VI Vb Va IVb IVa IIIb IIIa Upper II Form II SPRING TERM Prcsidcnls Nan Carlin Renee Goldstone Marilyn Barrie Lydia Ebel Margaret I ' eteks Pearl Chaisson Betsy Teed Judy Bennetj Judy Rice Anne Murray Vice-Presidents Mary Home Daphne Armstrong Judy Liersch Sue Redpath I ' eggy Eyton-Jones Carol Hickman Susan Hallett Joan Branscombe Suzanne Lyman Alison Beattie [16]

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' ' J HE year 1951-1952 has been a very eventful one, colovired by the visit of the Princess in the autumn, the startling news of the death of the King in early February and climaxed by the accession of Elizabeth to the British Throne. We have learned from Elizabeth ' s visit that she is a woman of courage and steadfastness, with a high sense of dvity and responsibility. Everyone was enthralled by her charm and poise. Her life has been so honourable it is a wonderful example to young womanhood. That she, as a young woman, is now Queen of the British Commonwealth of Nations, accentuates the place that women must share with men in the organization of world affairs. We as girls are slowly becoming accustomed to hearing of women occupying places of importance in business and in government, a good example being the lively mayor of our capital city. The Queen knew in her y outh that she must prepare herself for her difficult task as Queen. She worked well at her studies, becoming a good linguist and a very well-informed, intelligent, mature young woman. None of us will ever have as prominent or as difficult a position to fill, but if we are to take our share of responsibility we must prepare ourselves just as diligently for our lesser tasks. We are privileged to have had, at Trafalgar, an excellent groundwork for our education. Let us continue to prepare ourselves for the challenging future. Let us of the graduating class of ' 52 take the young Queen as our inspiration and example, accepting responsibility as she did and not being satisfied with anything second-rate. L 1- J

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THE ROYAL VISIT THE enormous crowd of children were becoming very impatient and were making qu ite a bit of noise. We had been instructed to stand up when the cars carrying their Royal Highnesses, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, and officials of the city of Montreal entered the stadium. We had practised ' God Save the King ' and ' O Canada ' about three times each. So there we waited for the big moment. Suddenly the crowd started shouting. We looked to the south end of the stadium, to see a pale blue convertible entering, followed by many black cars. The blue one carried their Royal Highnesses. They drove around the stadium very slowly while the Princess ' s Royal Standard waved in the breeze. The Princess and the Duke were waving to everybody. Being seated in the second row, we had a wonderful view of them. The Princess has a beautiful smile and we certainly saw it that day. She looked lovely in a green wool dress with a green hat and brown oxfords. She wore the short mink coat which has been seen and admired all over Canada. The Duke was wearing his naval uniform. After going around the whole stadium the cars went up onto a runway which had been laid across the centre of it. The Princess and the Duke stepped out onto a platform where the head prefects of Montreal High School presented the Princess with a bouquet of violets. The Royal car went around the stadium once more and left. I shall never forget that day, and I am glad that I was there to see Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Jean Sheppard, Form IVb, Barclay House. SCHOOL DONATIONS 1951-1952 Children ' s Memorial Hospital $140.00 Save the Children Fund $ 85.00 Miss Hasell : $ 25.00 Salvation Army $ 50.00 This year the Red Cross was under the direction of Miss Wallhead. She was assisted by the four house representatives, Janet LeDain, Marjo rie-Ann Payette, Louise Dupont, and Marilyn Barrie. We had a successful season on the whole and were able to contribute quite a bit to the Red Cross, especially in the way of clothes. For a week in March we had our sandwich and fudge sale which netted us fifty-four dollars. We also had the sale of Red Cross calendars in the school. Our chief project this year, as far as the Mission Money went, was again the support of the cot at the Children ' s Memorial Hospital. This means that we have a plaque over one of the beds in the hospital showing that we contribute to the support of the child in that bed. [ 17]