Balmoral Hall School - Optima Anni Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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The duifers! On the steps. Recess. Homework. Winter 7 Whose friend 'Y Golden Boy? In the trees. On the lawn. Choo! 10. The hike. 11. Bed time. 12. More guides. 13. Posing. Atfection. Disdain. Here I am! Head ? Keen low. I'm smiling. l'll'l9l1LlS. Carol 8: Darlene lt's windy.

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26 wx STORY OF A WORM I am a worm. I am not a very special worm, not being extraordinarily long, or fat, or even grubby. I am just a worm. I have not had a very unusual or eventful life as worms' lives go. I have been almost stepped on once or twice and have had one very narrow escape from the beak of a large, fat robin. But these are not unusual occurrences for members of my race and clan. You may be wondering how it came to be that an uneducated worm should be writing his life story. Well, I will tell you. One night as I sat in my little home under a pebble, I heard a mighty crash! For a moment I thought the world had fallen in but, as soon as I realized that I was not in worm Heaven, I decided that the world must still be standing and I decided that I would go out and see what had really hap- pened. Hesitatingly I crawled out of my hidey-hole onto what seemed at first to be a large, white world. Then I saw some huge black things which looked like letters, and a picture or two. Of course, I know how to read having lived in a school-room for several months, and I keep in practice by reading the Wormly Weekly , a newspaper for worms. So I tried to make words out of the large letters. I climbed up on a flower stalk and began to read. The white thing I had thought to be a world was an old magazine someone had dropped, and the page was opened at the autobiography of a man, hailed everywhere as a great author. As I read, I had an idea. At first it was a very little idea but soon it had grown so big that it pushed every other thought from my mind. Why couldn't I write the story of my life? The very thought of seeing my name Wilfred Winterbottom Worm in print made me tingle with excitement. So, I took up my pen and began to write. And this story which CI hopej you have read, is the result of my first effort in writing. JUDY SPENCE, Grade IX. BALMORAL HALL We have a school that's new this year And many changes are quite near. A hundred years And buildings tall Will then denote Balmoral Hall. Oh, it will be a wonder school With ultra modern swimming pool, The biggest gym, And best equipped- No piece of apparatus skipped. A games' room full of things to do And everything kept bright and new- Three ping pong sets- While all the floor Is charted out for games galore. Outside the grounds laid out so neat Will occupy some thousand feet. The tennis courts In summer are The most important spots by far. Team games are played by nearly all- Lacrosse, and cricket, hockey, ball- In winter time We ski and skate For these two sports we highly rate. Now for the girls who want to work And from their duty dare not shirk, Whose conscience calls- They have to pass- We might find room for one small class DIANE FRASER Grade XI. O

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25 . .sas 'i-:ogy HOUSE HEADS: tLel't to riulitb IX.ol1':1 I'-fI0l'l'lSOIl, IBI.11'i:zi1'et Louuheed, Mnrp Hope Melnnis, Sully Dangerfield. GLEN GAIRN This year will always be a memorable year for all of us. Besides being the first year of Balmoral Halls existence, we will long remember the fun and excitement of our division into groups, the election of the council followed by the naming of our House. We were pleased and honoured to receive Glen Gaim as OLII' new House nanie which originated from a lovely glen just near Bal- moral Castle in Scotland. Interhouse Volleyball and Basketball kept us busy the first two terms and even though Glen Gairn did not win, the girls tried very hard. No! only did these girls show great sportsmanship but through innumerable games they proved that they were capable of losing pleasantly. Top honours were carried home to the House when we were placed first in the speed skaiing events. Moira Morrison and Nancy Ann Green won the Senior and Intermediate Classes respec- tively. Glen Gairn was well represented in the gym- nastics competition and we would especially like to congratulate Judy Hanson who won the Inter- mediale Class. The lower forms Qup to Grade VID should also be commended for their keen House Spirit which has been shown in their efforts in the track and field events, in the speed-skating and in the gymnastic competition. In the Mile of Pennies Race , for the Red Cross, Glen Gaim placed a very close second. Again enthusiastic spirit was shown. Although we have had no house parties this year, we can all look forward to something in the coming term. I would like to thank everyone in our House for her contribution this year. May I specially thank Miss Sharman, Mrs. Price, Miss McMillan and Mrs. Kaufmann for their guidance this year. May I also thank the Prefects, Janet Bleeks and Donna Patterson, the Sports Captain, Lynn Redmond, the Secretary, Katharine Vlassie, and the Uniform Monitress, Judy Carr. What the future has in store for our House we cannot say, but we do know that with the spirit of co-operation, sportsmanship and friendliness we have built up this year, Glen Gairn's horizon looks promising, bright and clear. MOIRA MORRISON.