Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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S. Kovacs, S. McKay, S. Keymer, J. McDougall, J. Mitcht-ll, L. Kolxrt, J. Walker. PUBLIC SPEAKING EVERY YEAR the McGill Alumnae Society sponsors a Public Speaking Contest, open to girls from Grades 10 and 11 of High Schools and Private Schools in Montreal and the surrounding area. Each school may send one contestant, and this year there were about forty entrants. In order to choose a speaker to represent Trafalgar, each girl in Forms V and VI gave a speech to her Form, Those considered good enough again spoke to the whole Sixth Form together. From these, four were chosen to speak to the school in the gym; they were Judy McDougall and Sheilah McKay from Form VI, and Sandra Kovacs and Sandra Keymer from Form V. Judy McDougall spoke on Nonsense in English Literature , Her speech was very interesting and amusing. She pointed out how necessary and important good nonsense is to literature, quoting some nonsense verses and limericks. Sheilah McKay spoke on Social Work , of the good work being done for the crippled, mentally and physically ill, and underprivileged people of all ages. Sandra Kovacs spoke on Seeing Eye Dogs . She told us of the training these dogs require and of the great number of them which are being used today. Finally, Sandra Keymer spoke on The Year 1953 , with svich important events as the Coronation, the ascent of Everest, and the death of Joseph Stalin. A day or so later, three members of Form IV — Jean Mitchell, Jane Walker and Lucile Robert — delivered speeches with great success on Valentin Shabaeff, a contem- porary artist, on Water Skiing, and on the Advant ages of being Bi-lingual. All these speeches were very good, and each interesting in its own way. Judy McDougall was chosen to represent Trafalgar at the McGill Alumnae Contest, and after being successful in the semi-finals she went on to win the Cup in the finals. Congratulations, Judy! Frances Kornpointer, Form IVb, Fairley House. SCHOOL DONATIONS Children ' s Memorial Hospital $140.00 Welfare Federation 100.00 Veterans ' Xmas Tree Fund 10.00 Tiny Tim Xmas Fund 2.00 Montreal Day Nursery 50.00 Red Cross 40.00 Save the Children Fund 65.00 Salvation Army 50.00 [25]

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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]

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FORM ARTS SIXTH JOAN CHRISTENA BKANSCOMBE, 1951-55 Cummin g House It is good to be merry and wise. It is good to be honest and true, It is best to be off with the old love Before you go on with the new. Activities: Head Prefect, House Head, Photography Editor of Echoes , First basketball team, hymn player. Ambition: McGill. Probable destiny: Housekeeper for a certain Fraternity at McGill. Pet aversion: Boarding! (we wonder why!) Pastime: Asking Kris her pastime. Jo says: Come off the roof. Prototype: Donald Duck . ALBERTA McGREGOR ANDERSON, 1953-55 Barclay House Much study has made her very lean, and pale and leaden-eyed. Activities: House Red Cross Representative. Ambition: Varied, and liable to change without notice. Probable destiny: Berdie ' s charm school for aspiring bachelors. Pet aversion: French pastries, black oxfords, Monday mornings. Pastime: Keeping us educated. Berdie says: Well, I can ' t explain it, my dear, l)ut . . . Prototype: Lauren Bacall! MARTHE ARGYRAKIS, 1954-55 Fairley House I came, I saw, and noiv I ' m leaving. Ambition: To obtain a B.A. Probable destiny: Obtaining a Bachelor. Pet aversion: Marthe, how do you say this in French? Pastime: Helping Miss Box pronounce her name. Marthe says: Oh Details! Prototype: Marthe Argyrakis. 26 ]