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

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so Braemar has undoubtedly had a wonderful year. This is largely thanks to the help and en- couragement of Mrs. Fallis, Mrs. McEwen and Miss Inglis, and to the good leadership and will- ing help of Katharine Wood, our House Sports Captain, and Geraldine Schoepp, our House Pre- fect. joan Malaher, the secretary of Braemar, has done a wonderful job. All the girls on the Volley- ball and Basketball teams have showed good sportsmanship and House spirit, as have our loyal supporters of these games. I would like to thank everyone in our House for making this such a successful year, and I would like to say also how much I have enjoyed being Head of Braemar. The best of luck to all of you in the coming year! SALLY DANGERFIELD. RED HOUSE NOTES As we glance at the residences of Balmoral Hall, we see two large houses known as The White House and The Red House. Although many people think there is a vast difference in their structure we know that the Red House has as many beautiful girls and good tiities as the White House. In the Buttonhole , better known as the Nursery , we find Elizabeth Cooper from Win- nipeg who already shows some of the necessary qualifications for the 1990 Balmoral Hall House Mother. On the bottom bunk can be found Kath- erine Kaufmann still struggling to smooth the creases out of her bed. On top of Kathy is Liz Coopers older sister Margaret, who doesn't believe in making hay while the sun shines . Across the hall we hear the Little Angels , joan Onions from Toronto, Elizabeth Echols from far away British Guiana, and Sally Blanchard from the oil city of Calgary. These girls don't believe in soap and water, sleeping or keeping tidy rooms, much to Mrs. Elliot's dismay. Next to the Little Angels we find the room with many doors. Its occupants are Carla Ann Gustafson from Minaki, Ontario, Bettie Mae Townsend from Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Dor- othy Cox from the city of Winnipeg. In this room the sandman comes late at night and stays until 7:55 in the morning! This room could easily be called the Food Bar of the Red House for upon entering one can very often see brown paper bags and coke bottles. Then we come to the Problem Children of the Red House who have to occupy separate rooms. In Grand Central Station we find our marvellous and glorious Mrs. Elliot who carries all our bur- dens like any mother. Beside Mrs. Elliot is Mrs. Little whose posture everyone envies. It would be much to our advantage if she gave us some pointers. Then climbing the fourteen creaky, worn steps we come to the Heaven of the Red House. To the right of the stairs we find our third member of staff, Miss Arnold. Although we admire her musical talent and the delicious candies she always has, we do wish her every success in her efforts to use the Bath Room in future years. Beside Miss Arnold are the early birdsn in the Red House, jane Park from Nestor Falls, Ontario, and Anne Robinson from Kelwood, Man- itoba. Anne, always ready for food, never ready for lights out or the rising bell, can always be heard if not seen. But wouldn't the Red House be dead without her? To Janie we wish the best of luck when she goes to the U.S.A. and sincerely hope that Anne will be able to accompany her as Private Secretary . Across the squeaky hall we find our enthusi- astic skater, Lynne Cousens, and last but not least, beside Lynne, we find the only seniors of the Red House who try to carry out the Boarders' Consti- tution . Behind the half-closed door, we catch a glimpse of Donna Patterson, our Red House Head from Carberry, who hopes to be freer in thirty years to diagnose the mump and measles cases of Balmoral Hall. Her assistant in keeping the Red House under control is Joyce Burnell from Moline, Manitoba who can always be seen planning a gar- den and lilling her hope chest. When june comes we will slowly and reluc- tantly descend the two flights of stairs and bid farewell to our House mother who through the past ten months has helped us and always been our friend. Although some of us will not be here next year, we pass on to the Red House boarders our good times and our best wishes. JOYCE BURNELL, DONNA PATTERSON. WHITE HOUSE NOTES The White House which really isn't white, except for the pillars, is a dark contrast to the snow in winter, but we love it anyway. Its out- standing feature is the Boarders' Sitting-room, with its two large windows giving a beautiful view of the river. The Grade XII's who use the room as a classroom often End the scenery more inter- esting than lessons.

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CRAIG GOWAN I am very honoured to be the first Head of Craig Gowan House, as all of you should be, to be its first members. Our House is one, of which we may all be very proud. I especially am very proud of it, and of all of you, its members. Your co-operation and encouragement this year has made me feel very happy. Our first House Sports Captain, Carla Ann Stewart, has been very successful in helping our House to hold its own in sports. Thank you very much, Carla, for your help in this field, and thank you, Cathy Young, for your marvellous help as our secretary. Our house has given its whole hearted support to all interhouse activities. We have never shone outstandingly at the top, but then we have never been at the bottom. We were well represented at the volleyball and basketball games and we stood our ground at the Ping Pong tournament, we were also well supported at the Red Cross Penny Drive. Thank you very much Craig Gowan for this sup- port. We have also done very well with our House points, and whether you earned them through your sports ability or academically they were all appre- ciated. I would also like to thank our staff members, Miss Arnold, Mrs. Little, Miss Boreham and M-iss Shepley for all their understanding and encourage- ment this year. In closing, may I wish Craig Gowan the best of success for future years. I sincerely hope future captains will be able to be as proud of Craig Gowan as I am this year. MARGARET LOUGHEED. BALLATER HOUSE This has been a memorable year for me as head of Ballater House. Throughout the year, the staff and girls of the house have given me constant support and have worked hard to achieve House spirit. It has been an eventful year in all school activities. We were fortunate enough to win the Volleyball Championship, and we placed second in the Track and Field Competition. We were especially proud of the achievements of the Dun- can twins and Helen Grant on Field Day. We placed third in the Speed Skating Races with thanks to Cathy Robertson and Dawna Duncan for their efforts. Gail Brooking won the Inter- mediate Ping Pong Championship, although Bal- later House did not come out on top. With such stars as Annie Lou Ormiston and Helen Grant on our basketball team, we cannot help but do well. gg 29 At Christmas, we placed a very close second in the total number of House Points. It has been a most successful year and I am extremely proud of the spirit in Ballater House. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff members, Miss Dickson, Miss Hawkes, and Mrs. Coulter, who have been so helpful. I would like to thank Annie Lou Ormiston, our prefect, Helen Grant, our house sports captain, Wfendy Smith, our secretary, and Lorna Craig, our uniform monitress. Last, but not least, I would like to thank the girls for their continued support. I have appre- ciated this very much. All best wishes go to next year's head of Ballater, and I hope she will have as pleasant a year as I have had. MARY HOPE McINNIS. BRAEMAR HOUSE In September, 1950, House I was born. Late in November, Braemar, the name of one of the districts near Balmoral Castle, was chosen for our House name. Braemar's first success came in the beginning of October at the Field Day when Katharine Wood, our sports captain, carried off top honours as the champion of the day. At the end of the first term, the combined work and sports average showed that Braemar House was top. During the second term we strove hard to stay there. In the speed skating races we had entries in every class, and although we did not come first, we placed second and had fun doing our bit. In the Ping Pong tournament our outstanding entrant was Hope Wilmot in Grade V who came first in the junior Class. The next great event was the Penny Race, held to raise money for the Red Cross. In the final count Braemar was top with 13.06 and we thank the Kindergarten and Grades I and II for their efforts on that day. The Gymnastics Competition proved that in Braemar House we have some very capable gymnasts. In the Senior Competition Katharine Wood and joey Adamson placed second and third respectively. In the junior Competition Sally Blanchard took first place with Marilyn Stevenson a close second. Faith Wilson carried off the Midget title. In the summer term there will be a surprise in store for Braemar in the form of a house party. In this term also we are going to keep on striving to do better still in work and in sports.

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' T TTTTWWT 'WWW' ' T ' 31 The occupants of the White House become really active only four times a day, at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and when they're supposed to be in bed. The occupants of Room V find it necessary to practise Gymnastics after lights out. Witness the seniors' headaches due to fallen plaster. Ann and Nancy in the next room are notorious for rising with the breakfast bell, and the black book seems to belong to them exclusively. In the next room we meet a menagerie, consisting of-a porky, two bambies, horses, a rabbit, three Grade VIII's and Carol. If you hear queer sounds issuing from across the hall, it's just Miss Sharman experimenting again. Next we pass a room belonging to none other than Miss MacMillan, our beloved house mother. As we go down to the senior floor we pass the infirmary-which we'll pass by hurriedly. The occupants of Room II have striven to create utter chaos and success is nearly theirs. If you hear the tap running at extraordinary hours, it's this famous trio, having a laundry. Their favourite pastime is ringing the bell for maid-service! Now we enter Room I-but as usual the cupboard door is in the way. Where's the architect who built this place? Miss Boreham has taken an immense interest in this room-just look at the maps on the walls- and Marg. still thinks Cape Cod is in Africa. Hear yells of pain? It's just Ada with her two- finger treatment on Marg. Then we mustn't leave out our famed literary artist who lives here, Geri -she spends her time hiding from Miss Hawkes, under the bed, on essay days . GERALDINE SCHOEPP and MARGARET LOUGHEED. THE 16TH GUIDE COMPANY In September, 1950, the Balmoral Hall Guide Company was first formed. When patrols had been organized with the names Heather , Blue- bell , Thistle and Gorse , and the number of the company chosen, work was begun in earnest. Some new Guides were enrolled during the course of the year, increasing the Company to 28 Guides. Proficiency badges were earned, and the second class guides passed some of the required tests. Each week there was time to play games and to sing when the work was finished, we enjoyed coming to the meetings. The Guides like to do a good turn for the school each year, and we decided to buy the School a new basketball. A Shamrock Tea was held on March 17th in the school dining-room, and we were successful in raising sixty-six dollars and thirty cents. Besides having the regular meetings and entertaining at tea, the Guides found time to go on a hike at Bird's Hill. This year has been very successful for the new company, and on behalf of all the Guides I would like to thank our hard-working Captain, Margaret Killick and Lieutenant, Pat Taylor. SALLY DANGERFIELD. Brownie Interests The Brownies of the Sixteenth Pack meet in the dining room at 3:20 p.m. every Tuesday after- noon. Our Brown Owl is Mrs. A. W. P. Harri- son, and Tawny Owl is Mrs. E. Elders. There are twenty-two Brownies in the pack, many of whom have never been Brownies before. An enrolment was held in November, to which our parents were invited. Mrs. Troop and Mrs. Griffiths, our commissioners, took part in this ceremony when fifteen Brownies were enrolled. We are planning to have a hike and picnic in the spring. SALLY BLANCHARD. Choir Under Mrs. Dennis' excellent supervision, our newly formed Balmoral Hall Choir has achieved much since the school year began. Our choir made its formal debut on All Saints Day when the girls sang as an anthem Crimond's The Lord's My Shepherd . On Remembrance Day, the choir led the school in the singing of O Valiant Hearts , in keeping with the spirit created by Canon Wilmot in his address. However, we feel that the outstanding event of the 1950 term was the Carol Service in which junior, Inter- mediate and Senior Choirs gave a fine presenta- tion of traditional Christmas music. Plans are now made for our choir to sing in this year's Winnipeg Musical Festival on April 9th, Because of the lack of entries in the Private School Competition, we are striving for laurels in the Senior High School Girls' Folk Song Class. A sincere vote of thanks from all of us in the choir goes to Mrs. Dennis for the time which she spends in training our newly-formed School Choir. LORNA CRAIG, CLAIRE MCCALLUM.