Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Will Hiccup , a satire on the old wild west. We sincerely thank Anne Begor, who wrote the script, trained the chorus, and played the piano for us, for all her work in the competition. Thanks, Begor! The House worked hard and enthusiastically, and we thank all the girls for learning their words and coming to those long Saturday morning practices. Gumming came second, and we congratulate Barclay, the winner. So far this year, four afghans have been completed for the Red Cross by the House — a total of eight hundred and twenty-four squares! We were well represented on the basketball teams by Diana Falkner, Philippa Marriott, Karen Price, Pam Cousins, and Joanne Cageorge; on the tennis team by Pam Cousins; and on the ski teams by Faye Pitt, Bonnie Love, and Jackie Strowlger. We would like to wish Faye the best of luck in the future in her skiing. Our special thanks go to the junior forms, who worked very hard this year, and also to Bette Shannon, our Fifth Form representative, Diana Falkner, our Red Cross representative, Anne Begor, Catherine Holmes, Simone Engelbert, Karen Price, and Mary Dorion, who all worked so hard. Unfortimately their work was pulled down a little by those inevitable bad marks, the number of which shall not be disclosed! Again we thank the girls for their co-operation and the spirit they have shown. We wish them the best of everything that God can give, and we hope they will remember our motto: Deeds not words. Philippa Marmott and Jean Mason. FAIRLEY HOUSE Service before self THE HOUSE Competition! Inter-House basketball and tennis matches! The Spelling Bee and Field Day! — so many things to work for. Up until now we have had only the House Competition, which was great fun putting on. This year we produced a skit, Skool Drumatiks , a ridiculous story about a boarding school trying to produce Cinderella . It was written by Carolyn Bedford- J ones, and told about the troubles of the dramatics teacher. Miss Marlos-Achspeare, played extremely well by Virginia Lewis wearing a black tassel dress of 1920 with a bright orange sash tied around her hips. Everyone worked hard, espe- cially Ann Manthorp, who did a magnificent job at the piano — hard as it must have been at times! Congratulations to Barclay, the winner. We hope that everyone will continue to work hard, keeping the Fairley spirit strong. Our sincere thanks go to Nora Shepard, our Red Cross repre- sentative, Wendy Laws, our Fifth Form representative, Elizabeth Kent, Claire Marshall, Laureen Hicks, Jo- Anne Humphreys, and Thea Burns, who are among the hardest working members of our House. A very special thank you to Mrs. Leonard, our wonderful House mistress, whose guidance has been greatly appreciated by us all. We hope the members of Fairley will always remember our motto: Service before self. Carolyn Bedford-Jones and Sydney Price. [18]

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HOUSES BARCLAY HOUSE Tende bene et alta pete HIS YEAR Barclay has been under the guidance of Jane Torrey and Lee Reuland, and has had, as always, the benefit of Miss Stansfield ' s advice. It has been a very successful year, and House spirit has flourished. We won the House Competition with a Past — Present — Future skit in which everyone participated. The Past skit consisted of wild Charleston outfits (including the raccoons), a honky-tonk piano player, Boop-boop-a-doop singers, and dancers. The Present group centred around the song, In the Middle of an Island , and the parts of shipwrecked honeymooners, cannibals, a gorilla, and native dancers were acted out with great spirit. The climax of the skit was the Future, with Katie Hadjipateras and fellow Comrades welcoming earth scientists to Mars; they were entertained there by space dancers to the Sputnik Song . After deserved tongue-lashings on our ever-increasing bad marks, we managed to emerge with the highest number of points for the first term, and this is where we hope to stay. It was very close, however, with Ross right behind us, so there is a great deal of work ahead for everyone. This year, for the first time, Barclay issued House name-tapes to all those with fifty points or more at the end of the first term. This standard must be maintained or else — back come the tapes ! Apart from this small but important innovation, all traditions have con- tinued as usual in the House wh ich we hope every Barclayite feels is the best in the school. Our thanks to all the girls. Lee Reuland and Jane Torrey. GUMMING HOUSE Facta non verba THIS YEAR Cumming was very ably supported by her manv new members. We would like to take this opportunity of welcoming them, and thanking them for their co-operation with the rest of the House. We would also like to thank Mile LaMothe for the advice and encouragement she has given us throughout the year. The major event of the House year, the House Competition, took place during the first term. This year Cumming wrote, produced, and directed Mild [17]

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L fill, and we wish to thank all our fellow Rossites for their hard work and enthusiasm in all we have done. Miss Harvie has been a great help to us at all times. We appreciate the keen interest she takes in the House affairs, and thank her for the wonderful support she has given us. The House Competition started the year off well. Although we were des- perate at times, everything turned out all right in the end! Our thanks to Julie Loewenheim for all her memories of Paris which enabled us to show a few Highlights of Paris . Thanks also to Francine Jarry for her marvellous music, and, of course, to all the other members of Ross who came to rehearsals faithfully and worked so hard. Although we did not manage to win, we had a great deal of fun working together. Congratulations to Barclay on winning! The general work in the House has been exceptionally good this year. Everyone seems to be displaying a keen interest in House activities. We were second to Barclay in points at the end of the first term, but only by a small margin. Our Red Cross work has been very good, and we were fairly well represented on the school basketball teams. We look forward now to the Inter- House basketball. Field Day, and the Spelling Bee. Best of luck to all Rossites in the future. Always remember our motto: Pleasant in manner, brave in action. HE SPECIAL CHOIR, a voluntary group of girls, has for the past three X years been under the direction of Dr. Herbert. During the time he has been at Trafalgar, Dr. Herbert has not only improved the singing, but has also given us a great deal of invaluable knowledge about music generally. The time and effort that Dr. Herbert puts into the Special Choir, not only in directing it but also in choosing the music, is known and appreciated by all. Under his watchful eye, singing has become fun, which is shown by the increase of members of the Choir. The Christmas concert this year was very good indeed, and at present the girls are working toward a concert in May, which we hope will be even better. The third event at which we sing during the school year is the June closing. We hope that the Special Choir will be as successful in the future as it has been this year, and that Dr. Herbert will continue to direct singing at Trafalgar for many years to come. Judy Morehouse has won another scholarship at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, in the Junior course; she will be in the day course next fall. Peggy MacLean and Beverley Smith. THE SPECIAL CHOIR Ann Manthorp, Arts VI, Fairley House. [19]