Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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GUMMING HOUSE Facta non verba. THIS YEAR Gumming had a new house mistress, Miss Leonard, whom we would like to thank for all her help and encouragement. We are sorry that she is ill at the time of writing and wish her a speedy recovery. The first event of the year was the House Competition. We lived in a frantic rush from the moment we chose Tennyson ' s Lady Clare as our poem vmtil we collapsed on the great day to hear Mrs. Cushing ' s comments. Saturday mornings and the unearthly hour of 8.30 before prayers — a whirl of lost copies, woollen wigs, silver paper goblets, confetti, piles of old sheets and a head for the doe! A great deal of enthusiasm was shown by everyone and we were lucky enough to win the competition. Cumming ' s coming on! Another House project this year has been the afghan. For months it was a distant dream with an almost impossible total of 206 squares to be knitted, but finally we had enough, and the six inch squares — often five by seven rectangles — were sewn together. We would like to thank everyone for working together so well this year and showing so much House spirit. Special thanks to Betty Shannon, Anne Begor, Diana Falkner, Dawn Marshall and our Fifth For m Representative, Sandra Keymer, for all their house-points, help and enthusiasm. This year we were well represented on the basketball teams by Joan Branscombe and Ann Kampouris on the First Team and by Karen Curry, Janet Rutherford, Marjorie Cape and Elizabeth Biggs on the Second Team. We are looking forward to the inter-house basketball games and Field Day. At the end of the first term we were second to Barclay — congratulations, Barclay! — and we are working hard to see if we can do even better by the end of the year. But whether we pile up an impressive total or are dragged down by the inevitable bad marks, this has been one of Cumming ' s most enjoyable and successful years, and we hope she will do as well in the future. Good luck, Cumming! Joan Branscombe and Caryl Churchill. FAIRLEY HOUSE FIRST OF ALL we would like to take this opportunity to welcome into the House the many newcomers, and thank them sincerely for their support. This year, nevertheless, the standard of Fairley was not as high as it has been known to be in recent years. Perhaps less grim Tuesday mornings could pull this standard up. However, we wish to extend our sincere thanks to those members who have been so helpful, particvilarly the younger ones, who have contributed outstanding work to the House. We would also like to extend our thanks to Mrs. Leonard, whose advice has been much appreciated throughout the year. The major event of the first term was the House Competition. Everyone worked hectically, but in the end we ' re afraid Dangerous Dan McGrew proved indeed to be a true villain. Nevertheless, all had fun. Congratulations to Cumming ' s Lady Clare and her well deserved win! [ 23 1 I

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PHOTOGRAPH COMPETITION First: CARYL CHURCHILL BARCLAY HOUSE Tende bene et alta pete. WELCOME, NEW GIRLS i We want to thank you for your cooperation with the rest of the House in helping Barclay. This year Barclay has been very successful, obtaining first place in the first term, and in the Spelling Bee. We want to thank the girls for their interest and hard work, and also we ' d like to thank Miss Stansfield for her help and appreciated advice. The House Competition this year was a burlesque of a poem, acted in pantomine with narrators reading the words. We placed third with The Highwayman and would like to congratulate Cumming who won. We have a semi-athletic House, with several girls on the basketball teams. We are looking forward to the inter-house basketball matches and the Field Day next term. Let ' s hope we shall be as successful as Barclay has been in the past. Once more we ' d like to thank the girls, and wish them the best of luck with Barclay in the future. Kristin Liersch and Judith Bennett. [22]

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Work in the Red Cross field this year was enthusiastic, and our thanks are offered to Sandra Mailloux and Judy Bourdeau. Several layettes were completed, but unfortunately we did not finish our afghan of 206 squares by the end of the second term. Our special thanks go to some of our more spirited junior members — Laureen Hicks, Wendy Laws and Glee Willows. And our best wishes go to those who will lead the House in following years. Perhaps then will Fairley be able to reach greater heights! In conclusion we wish all Fairley members luck, happiness and success, and hope that they will not forget their motto: — Service before Self . IIRST OF ALL, we would like to welcome the new girls in Ross House this JL year and thank them for their hard work. And, of course, there are the old Rossites to welcome back. We could also like to express our thanks and appre- ciation to Miss Harvie for the advice and support she has given us. The first event in connection with the Houses this year was the House Competition. Ross chose Fair Eleanor — a ballad by Blake — as a poem to burlesque, and there were three hectic weeks with rehearsals at such unheard- of hours as 8.00 a.m. on week-days and 10.00 a.m. on Saturdays. Finally, after a last minute scramble to finish props, costumes and programmes, all was ready. Ross was fortunate enough to place second. Congratulations to Cumming, the winner. We should like to thank all those who helped back-stage and those who displayed their talents on-stage. Everyone co-operated exceptionally well; we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Red Cross work has been very good this year — from making layettes to collecting stamps. And Ross has completed, at long last, her afghan, comprising a total of 206 six-inch squares. Our thanks to all the girls who knitted squares and those who volunteered to sew them together. Keep up the knitting! Ross is very well represented on the basketball teams, and we are looking forward to the Inter-House games next term, and to the Field Day. Here ' s hoping we do as well as, if not better than we have in the past. We would like to thank the girls once again for their cooperation and House spirit, and we wish Ross and her members the best of luck in the future, and remind them of our motto: Suaviter in more, fortiter in re. Pleasant in manner, brave in action. MoRVEN McIlquham and Ruth Lennox. The following girls won prizes at the Young People ' s Symphony Concerts this year: Posters S. Keymer 1st, F. Kornpointer 2nd, S. Kovacs 3rd. Scrapbooks B. Burrows 1st, B. Armbruster and C. Bates tied for 3rd. Music Quiz S. Kovacs 1st. Elizabeth Dingman and Linda McDougall. ROSS HOUSE [24]