Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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THE PREFECTS Danuta Ostrowska, Judith Bennett, Kristin Liersch, Caryl Churchill, Morven Mcllquham, Joan Branscombe, Gail Fitzpatrick. (Absent: Carol Armstrong, Ruth Lennox.) A POPPY AND A SILENCE Written after an address given to the School on Remembrance Day by the Rev. Dr. R. J. Berlis. Poppies red as blood They shed in hope That we might live in peace, A token now for us to wear To show we think of Them This time each year. A silence, for a while we bow ovir heads. The world is hushed and still That we may stand in silent prayer To show we think of Them This time each year. L.F.M.B. DEPART! jUAND, chaque annee nous voyons, des Janvier, les preparatifs pour le nou- veau magazine, et que nous essayons dans nos classes respectives de donner a nos eleves un elan pour obtenir d ' elles un chef d ' oeuvre , nous coulons, bien sur, la reussite de notre revue; mais combien d ' autres pensees nous viennent aussi a I ' esprit. Pour vous, jeunes filles, c ' est la demiere page de la vie d ' ecole que vous tournez, et vous allez maintenant voler de vos propres ailes avec des craintes et des chagrins varies, mais certainement sans la menace de la mauvaise note , ni les embuches de I ' imparfait du subjonctif ' . Envole tout cela! Vous ne pensez qu ' aux joies certaines et multiples que vous trouverez apres avoir franchi le senil de voire classe. [20]

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FORM OFFICERS CHRISTMAS TERM Form Arts VI Science VI Form Va Form Vb Form IVa Form IVb Form IIIa Form IIIb Upper II Presidents Judith Bennett Danuta Ostrowska Lynne Harrison Margaret Clegg LuciLE Robert Jane Walker Anne Bergithon Laureen Hicks Marion Ballantyne Vice-Presidents Kristin Liersch Gail Fitzpatrick Carol Clark Elizabeth Corken Elizabeth Biggs Diana Ardagh Maria Contorrigas Jean Mason Barbara Stanfield SPRING TERM Fo rm Arts VI Science VI Form Va Form Vb Form IVa Form IVb Form IIIa Form IIIb Upper II Presidents Judith Bennett Gail Fitzpatrick Carol Clark Elizabeth Corken LuciLE Robert Jane Walker Maria Contorrigas Margaret MacLean Wendy Laws Vice-Presidents Morven McIlquham Danuta Ostrowska Lynne Harrison Margaret Clegg Anne Murray Jean Mitchell Anne Begor Jean Mason Linda Guthrie Form Arts VI Science VI Form Va Form Vb Form IVa Form IVb Form IIIa Form IIIb Upper II Form II Boarders Library Representatives Janet Rutherford Janet Bryce Sandra Sloan Penelope Farndale Elizabeth Biggs BoGNA Pasierbinska Elizabeth Brooks Catherine Hadjipateras guyla bowden Lynne McLay Maria Contorrigas Treasurers Sheilah McKay Lynne Schofield Marjorie Cape Susan Kilburn Anne Murray Frances Kornpointer Kathleen Hampton Ann Manthorp Betty Shannon Karen Molyneux [19

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Pour moi, quand je vois encore une annee finie, et un groupe avec qui j ' ai travaille plusieurs annees qui s ' en va, rieur et plein d ' espoir, j ' ai Timpression de rester sur un quai de gare, au depart d ' un etre cher. Ce sent les dernieres minutes; on a le coeur tout gonfle de choses a se dire, et pourtant tout ce que I ' on trouve, ce sont des banalites telles que: Ecris-moi souvent! Tu as tout ce qu ' il te favit? Ne nous oublie pas! Fais bien attention a toi ! Sois heureuse! L. Ernout-Brouillette. WHY LEARN LANGUAGES? You WOULD surely expect a teacher of languages to recommend their study, wouldn ' t you? Of course you would! Not only for their cultural value; not only because of the new world of literature they open up to us, enriching our mental horizon. There is also the human interest involved, the sheer fun one may derive from understanding what is going on around us, — to say nothing of the economies that may be effected. Out of many such experiences, here is an example. One summer, in Florence, Italy, I went to the famous hat market to buy my Mother a hat. The woman at the stall addressed me in English, as I had just been talking in that language with a boat acquaintance I had run into there. Explaining what I wanted, I made my selection, then asked the price. I ' ll ask my husband, replied the woman. After doing so in Italian, there ensued a long discussion as to what they would have for dinner. Then, turning to me, she simply mentioned a sum which was exactly four times the price he had quoted. This in no way surprised me, as I had had the system explained to me the previous day in a tooled leather shop. In brief, if there is no fixed price attached, the sum first quoted will be four times the cost price; then if the buyer pays twice the cost price, the shop is making a fair profit, and the buyer is paying a reasonable amount. Gradually the purchaser increases his first low offer, the seller comes down until approximately the half-way stage is reached. Hence I proceeded to put the system into operation. At intervals each of us would p retend to have reached her limit. Then the woman would say to me, I ' ll have to ask my husband. But . . . What wine would you like today? was her question. No mention of price was introduced. After a while she would tell me, He say no! Nothing more. Finally I turned to the man and asked in Italian, Why don ' t you want wine today? Is it too hot? And don ' t you think tomatoes and onions are tastier than cheese? Then, to the woman, I will give you so-and-so, mentioning a fair amount, and putting the money in her hand. It was truly amusing to see the expression of stunned surprise on both faces when they realized I had understood their conversation. Their mouths fell open as they gaped at me. As in a dream, the woman packed up the hat. Mechanically she made change. And then off I walked, having thoroughly enjoyed the whole episode. As I reached the end of the long concourse, I turned and waved. They were still standing there, mouths agape, eyes still wide with astonishment as they feebly returned my gesture. So ... do learn languages! It ' s fun! H.M.G. [21]