Reflections of Havergal: 1994-2019

Welcome to the Middle School’s tribute to Havergal’s Centennial! Almost every word you will hear today has been taken directly from the pages of Ludemus , the Havergal College yearbook since 1898 … Most of the selections will be introduced by the cast members themselves, with the exception of the two opening songs. The first is “600 Girls!!” [which was] for many years the sports ‘shout’ and source of the play’s title. The second is the 1908 version of the song. — 600 Havergalians Havergal girls have also been known to make special appearances at special events long after they have graduated; although, it took a time machine to get them to Koerner Hall on November 20, 2014, on the occasion of the school’s 120th anniversary celebration. The centennial year offered the chance to acknowledge Havergal’s proud history and its current success. As was clear from the 1993–94 annual report, the school was thriving. However, while that page of the annual report is a useful reckoning, it does not reveal the essence of the Havergal experience. That essence is clear from the words of Dorothy Lancaster, Principal of the Lower School, when, in December 1994, she looked back on the centennial year and made the following observations in the Junior Herald : Reflecting on the year I was conscious of the many memorable moments which we celebrate every day of every year as we share the lives of Havergal’s children. I am convinced that it is in honouring these small, significant events, as much as in the making of imporant policy and curriculum decisions, that the greatness of a school lies The hours Ellen Knox spent reading to primary children are as important as her foresight in securing for us this wonderful property. Havergal at Koerner Hall 2014—Old Girls Come Back 120th Anniversary Celebration

600 Havergalians! , Middle School centennial production, 1994.

A Century to Celebrate , Junior School centennial production, 1994

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