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

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-LE Gymnastics . . . mano Ann mwcme 1 On Friday May 2nd and Saturday, May 3rd, a piano recital and display of gymnastics and dancing were presented in the auditorium of the school. The programme was divided into three parts, the first and last parts being devoted to gymna- stics and the middle part to piano selections and dancing. All the girls in the school took part in the programme from the smallest children in Grade I to the senior girls in Grade XI. The Grand March at the beginning of the programme brought all the girls into the gym- nasium for the singing of O Canada. The gymnastic work ranged from Very simple exercises to balance work, swinging on the ropes, work on the spring box, exercises in mat work and moving designs on the bars. The piano num- bers consisted of piano duets and solo piano selections. Dancers presented technical work and exercises, simple junior dances, a graceful pas de trois, a Russian peasant dance, frieze dance, ball dance and lively tarantelle. School uniform was worn for most of the evening, but for certain dances colourful costumes were used. We take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Far- rally, Miss Camden, Miss Bird, Miss Arnold, Miss Rossell and Mr. Thorsen who trained us for this work. Carol Feinstein, Grade XI. GYM Bell sounds. File out. Down stairs. Don't shout. Shoe on. Forgot my sock. Lend me one? Don't talk. Zipper broke. Hurry now. Get in line. Yes, but how? Up at last. Lead in. All here but Mary and Lynn. Take your distance, two by two. Hurry Zane, put on your shoe. Now commence, two, four. Pike, jack, touch the floor, Forward roll, neck-stand high, Arabasque and don't sigh. Point the toes, arch your back. Now a back-bend on the rack. Rest awhile. In comes Lynn. Where's Mary? Can't find a pin. Oh, well! Straddle-roll, Cross-legged turn, jump the pole. Door opens. Mary's in. Walks over, whispers to Lynn. Bell going? Good show! Relief at last. Let's go. Dawna Duncan, Grade IX. Miss SHARMAN: to a very talkative pupil. What was the formula I just rubbed off the board? PUPIL: I don't know. MISS SHARMAN: Well rome barb Hex! year and maybe you will!

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24. SPURTS NUTES The first event in our Sports Year at Balmoral Hall was the track and field meet. Everyone took part in the races, high jumps, hurdles and games, with great enthusiasm. Soon after track and field day, our tennis tournament began. Tennis is one of the best sports to-day and I hope more time will be devoted to it next year. Then came our skating races. Here we met with a great response, and although we are not all Barbara Ann Scotts, most of us managed to slide round the rink twice and receive a house point for our respective houses. Hockey was introduced this year, and I know that we will soon have an efficient team. The indoor winter sports consisted of ping- pong and volleyball. Nearly everyone in the school entered the pingpong tournament, and the standard of playing was very high. This was also a house competition, in which everyone who entered re- ceived a house point. The girls of Grades X and XI entered thc High School Volley Ball League again this year and learned a great deal about competitive playing and team work from this experience. There were also House Volley Ball teams and games. Early in the spring we began our basket-ball coaching. Everyone enjoyed the practices and games. The last sports event of the year was the base- ball competition. We all know that a great deal of organization has gone into the work of the sports year. It is the student body which makes all these games pos- sible. Our Sports Programme is planned not only to teach the more popular sports of to-day, but also to teach team work and fair play. Each year better facilities are available for sports, and it is the support and enthusiasm given by all the girls which enable sports to be carried on efficiently. May I take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to next yearls Sports Captain. Joey Adamson, Sports Captain. RESULTS OI' GYMNASTIC EXAMINATIONS Midget: Winner: GLORIA CLARK Runner up: KATHERINE KAUFMANN jfnziorrc Winner: SALLY BLANCHARD Runner up: FAITH WILSON I fzlerm edifzter : Winner: SYLVIA PIERCE Runner up: DAWNA DUNCAN Seniors: Winner: CATHY YOUNG. Runner up: GLEN MURRAY VOLLEYBALL Balmoral Hall entered the city league again this year. Despite our losses, the enthusiasm of the team was high. Early morning practices proved beneficial due to the excellent coaching of Miss Christie. Six games were played, three at home and the remaining three at Lord Selkirk, Technical Vocational and Sargent Park. Good luck to next year's team. TENNIS LECTURE On October 27, the Senior School had the plea- sure and privilege of listening to a tennis lecture given by Mrs. Barbara Swanick. Mrs. Swanick is associated with the Dewpool Scho-ol of Tennis in England. During the lecture, she showed us films of the championship matches played at Wimbledon and pointed out such things as correct style, technique and foot movement. S-he also showed us the proper way to 'hold a tennis racquet and the proper way to serve. All in all we learned a great deal from both the films and the demonstration. PING P0 NG This year the Ping Pong tournament was played during january with the games being refereed by Glen Murray, Eve Riley and Muriel Edmonds. The finals were all well played with Beryl Hoare, Gail Brooking, and Muriel Edmonds winning the junior, Intermediate, and Senior Com- petitions respectively. An enthusiastic interest was taken in all the games with Ballater House coming first. TRACK AND FIELD Balmoral Hall held its Track and Field Meet on Thursday, October 11th. Carolyn Wilson, Dawna Duncan, and Cathy Young won the high- est number of points in the junior, Intermediate, and Senior Events respectively. The events that these three girls took part in, along with the rest of the school from Grades I to XII were potato races, sack races, minute shots, high jump- ing and dashes. The House competition was very close this year, and it was a hard won battle for Braemar who once again took top place. Ball- ater, only one mark behind, came second.

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26 X-J VOLLEY BALL TEAM BACK ROW-C. Young, G. Murray, J. Malaher, A. Rice. I. Huehn. FRONT ROW-P. Riley, J. Carr, J. Gladstone, J. Adamson, L. Craig, D. Nanton, J. Davidson. l'hrislmas Carol Service . . . Balmoral Hall's second Carol Service was held on December 19th, 1951. Christmas trees with their coloured lights provided the only illumina- tion in the room. The dim light helped to create the atmosphere of worship and reverence which prevailed throughout the service. The choir and the school entered singing the old carol I-lark the Herald Angels Sing, and then Rev. W. G. Burch opened the service with a prayer. While the choir was singing the Coventry Carol, the curtains of the stage parted to reveal for a moment, the familiar and lovely Manger scene. During the service different groups presented carols, and the entire congregation sang three Christmas hymns. Rev. A. R. I-luband gave a short address on the spirit of giving. We listened to passages from the familiar story of the Nativity, read by Miss Murrell-Wright and some of the Grade XI girls. Canon Wilmot pronounced the benediction, and the service closed with the quiet singing of Silent Night during which the Christ- mas tableau was again seen. Joan Davidson, Grade X. The Christmas Party . . . The Christmas party took place in the school dining-room on December 18th, 1951. The candlelit room with its rows of long tables covered with Christmas crackers, hats, and mini- ature sugar plum trees received the gaily-dressed hostesses and their guests all wearing cheery seasonal corsages. Everyone had enjoyed the carol cocktails in the drawing-room. Colourful Christmas flags marked everyone's place, and we paused for grace. It was a real Christmas Dinner with golden, crisp turkey, delicious dressing, relish, olives, celery, hot rolls, nippy cranberry sauce, vegetables and luscious giblet gravy, for dessert we 'had ice-cream pie. All during the dinner there was a continuous cheery chatter filled with pre-Christmas news and expectations. The whole atmosphere was charged with Christmas delight. Following dinner, the staff separated from the girls and each group went to their after-dinner party. The guests went to the drawing-room and the girls gathered in the library around the Christ- mas tree. Santa had previously visited our tree and everyone eagerly tore open her present to see