Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 11 used for the first time on Thanksgiving, October 13th., when the picture, East Side of Heaven , was shown. Impromptu Concert in Hall On Thursday, September 15th., the electric power fail- ed, due to a windstorm, and the School was plunged into darkness. An impromptu concert was planned at very short notice. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the power came on again, and the School was sent to study. How- ever, the concert was held on the following Saturday. It was highly successful, and much hidden talent was dis- covered. Here's hoping the power goes off again soon. IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD SHOOTING COMPETITION, 1940 The School has again done very well in this com- petition. In a report recently received from England, it is an- nounced that Trinity College School came sixth in the best hundred schools in the Empire, making an average score of 93.91. The winner was the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, Surrey, with a score of 99.03. In Canada, the School came second, the winner being the Victoria Sea Cadets with a score of 94.27. In 1940, 15,332 boys, representing 766 schools, took part in the competition, representing Great Britain, Can- ada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and other parts of the Empire. Mr. Batt has again been awarded a King's Bronze Medal as the School placed so well. Bronze medals were also won by B. P. Hayes and A. R. C. Jones for scoring 99. The Founder of the Imperial Challenge Shields Corn- petitions said in a letter:

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10 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Mr. Dixon We were very sorry to learn that Mr. Dixon would not be back with us this fall. He left us to join the R.C. A.F., where he is now a Pilot Oflicer. We cannot help but miss him. His genial, friendly manner had become part of the School. He has been back to visit us already this term. and we are looking forward to his next visit. Half Holiday A half holiday was held on Thursday, October 2nd, in honour of His Excellency the Governor-General and H.R.H. Princess Alice, who did us the honour of attending our Speech Day, last June 15. Bazaar On Saturday, September 20, a bazaar was held at the Lodge in aid of the child victims of the war. Spread around the Lodge's spacious lawns were many booths, giving the visitors an opportunity of trying their luck at fishing, playing bingo, treasure hunting and a variety of other intriguing games of skill and luck. One of the most popular was that of Hitting the 'fish' in the eye and winning a cigar fonly this time it was a dough- nut.J The bazaar was a huge success, and over S100 was made, which went to a very worthy cause. New Movie Projector Thanks to the kindness and generosity of Mr. J. B. Mackinnon the School has acquired a very valuable new sound movie projector. We can not adequately express our thanks for this valuable and useful gift. We assure Mr. Mackinnon that it will be put to good use. It was

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12 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD I am writing to congratulate No. 96 Trinity College School Cadet Corps on gaining the fine score of 93.91 points out of a possible 100 in the above competitions, and taking second place for the late Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe's Sword. It is satisfactory to see that they stand sixth on the list of the best hundred units of the Empire. Will you kindly convey my special congratulations to Lieut. S. J. Batt on these results. With all good wishes, yours sincerely, R. W. ffennell. GIFTS T0 THE SCHQOL For many years we have allowed ourselves to think of the day when we might own a sound projector and be equipped to show motion pictures at the School. That day has now come. Through the generosity and thoughtfulness of Mr. J. B. Mackinnon we are the proud owners of the latest model of sound projector and already three separate showings have been given, two in the Senior School and one in the Junior. It is proposed to map out a programme of films to be shown for the term, these will be mostly educational but there will also be a number of purely entertaining ones. Topping and Lloyd are skilful operators and when we have the proper speakers in the Hall it will make an ex- cellent theatre for showing films. The School is deeply and lastingly grateful to Mr. Mac- kinnon for this wonderful giftg he will bring, through this projector, many entertaining and instructive hours into our lives. if Il' 5 I O Mrs Barry German brought several most interesting books to the Library. il Il I 8 8