Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Margot Donnelly represented the school this year in the McGill Alumnae Public Speaking Contest, and reached the finals with her speech on Stephen Leacock. Heather Marshall and Eleanor Nicholls took part in a public speaking contest held by CFCF radio for Grade 7 students. Both were winners for the week in which they spoke, and are now eligible for the grand prize. Heather ' s subject was Is Space Travel Good? and Eleanor spoke on The Canadian Railroad Transportation Museum . As we go to press, Vanessa Morgan has also been asked to speak, on Juvenile Delinquency . DONATIONS Red Feather $118.75 UNICEF 173.98 Poppy Day 22.96 Miss Hasell ' s Mission 60.00 Junior Red Cross 200.00 Montreal Children ' s Hospital 140.00 [21]

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ART AT TRAFALGAR SINCE Miss Lindsay came, in September, to teach art at Trafalgar, the enthusiasm of Trafites for this subject has grown by leaps and bounds. Early in the school year, many girls visited the exhibition of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. For the Carol Service many of Trafalgar ' s budding Picassos helped to make a huge mural in the form of a stained glass window, to cover one wall of the gym. In regular classes, many girls made travel brochures to advertise the varied wonders of Spitzbergen or the Mato Grosso. Others sketched their class-mates or designed wall-paper. Each month a different painter has been studied, and several reproductions of his work featured around the Art room. As one might imagine, with all this activity, there is never a dvill moment. Dorothea Burns, Arts VI, Fairley House. GRADUATION DANCE THIS YEAR ' S graduating class chose a Parisienne theme for their dance, which was held on January 20th. We were very fortunate in having Eaton ' s put up the decorations; these ranged from barrels of red, white, and blue flowers to four large gendarmes, and were most effective. The evening began with three punch parties, two at the homes of Linda Vipond and Pam Walker, while Mary Ellen Wright entertained at the Mount Stephen Club. The two classes then met in the Vice-Regal Suite of the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Here an original note was a large replica of the School crest hung on the wall behind the head table. After enjoying a delicious dinner, we went back to the School where we danced to the music of Stan Bankley ' s orchestra. Afterwards we were all invited to Anne Empey ' s for an Open House, and then to Christy Leslie ' s and Joan Cowie ' s for breakfast. We would like to thank Mrs. McRobie and Mrs. Cowie of the Trafalgar Old Girls for all their time and wonderful help. We sincerely hope that next year ' s graduating class will have as enjoyable an evening as we did. Barbara Guimond, Science VI, Gumming House. JUNIOR RED CROSS THE TRAFALGAR RED CROSS has done very well this year. Miss Ellis has helped the five House Representatives with money-raising campaigns, such as the fudge sales, and taken in a great many stuffed animals, squares, layettes, and Christmas stockings. Our big project this year has been raising $200 as Trafalgar ' s contribution to buying an oxymeter for the Montreal Children ' s Hospital. Also, at Christmas, we collected a big box of canned foods to give to needy families, filled over twice as many stockings as we had promised, sent out twelve afghans, and a huge carton of stuffed animals. We would like to thank all the girls who have put in time and effort for the Red Cross. We feel that Traf has done a good job this year. Kathy Hall, Form Vb, Barclay House. Heather Harding, Form Va, Fairley House. [20]

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BIOLOGY EXHIBITION ON Saturday, March 11, about one hundred Trafites invaded Bishop ' s Uni- versity. The reason? The Biology Exhibition, put on by the students themselves under the guidance of their professors. The demonstrations, experi- ments, and practically unbelievable dissections kept us fascinated throughout the day. Perhaps some of the most popular exhibits were those which involved the use of our own senses. For instance, there was a place where we could find out whether or not we were colour blind, see how fast our reflex system was, and test out our central nervous system by means of a tape recorder. We could also have our blood typed. There was a real pig ' s heart, functioning as regularly as it does in a live pig. There were demonstrations dealing with digestion, experiments involving hormones and nutrition, which were illustrated by the use of mice and guinea pigs, and a marvellous display devoted entirely to reproduction. These things, and many more, all contributed to an educational day, along with a lot of fun, for all of us. Our sincere thanks go to Mrs. Proulx and Miss Brown, who gave up their day to make our going to Bishop ' s possible. Joan Cowie, Science VI, Ross House. MUSIC MUSIC has a spiritual beauty all its own. It has a world all it own apart from this one. When one is defeated by troubles in this world, one can find solace in the world of music. Great musicians belonged to that world and composed music for our pleasure, but we must be introduced to their world before we can participate in its pleasure. Such an introduction is offered to young Montrealers, eight Saturdays a year, at the Young People ' s Symphony Concerts, presented by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Pelletier, the conductor, tells us about the composers ' lives and aims, and tells us all about the instru- ments. The youthful audience enjoy hearing soloists of their own age perform. It seems a pity that so many who have the opportunity to go fail to do so, and thus miss so much later on in life. Nike Coulourides, Senior VI, Donald House. Young People ' s Symphony Concerts prize winners Scrapbooks: 10 years and under : 3rd (tie) Carmella Karijo 14 years and over: 1st Claire Marshall Paintings: 10 to 13 years : 2nd (tie) Yoko Narahashi 14 years and over: 1st Mireille Coulourides 3rd Marika Coulourides Essays: 14 years and over: 1st Mireille Coulourides Quiz : 14 years and over: 2nd (tie) Claire Marshall Special Poster: 14 years and over: 1st Edith Gordon 2nd Elizabeth Tighe [22]