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

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Ealmural Zlaall lFormerly Riverbend and Ruperfs Land Schoolsj WINNIPEG Residence and School Building i' A RESIDENTIAL AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS comizzcled under the fzzzrpiref of the Afzglirmz and Ufzileci Cbzzrrber i Balmoral Hall is ideally located. Eight acres of land surrounding the buildings provide ample space for summer and winter sports. In addition to the required academic subjects, classes are given in ART, MUSIC, DRAINIATICS, PHYSICAL TRAINING and DANCING. Kindergarten to Grade XII 1: For prospectus and information concerning admission for September, 1952 Write to The Head Mistress: Miss G. Murrell-Wright, B.A. Balmoral Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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EIIITUHIAI. IN CANADA our link with the monarchy has always been strong, but during the past few months this bond has become even more strong. The King's serious illness and his subsequent operation placed Royalty suddenly and dramatically in the forefront of our minds. Then during the Royal Tour of Canada when thousands in this country had the opportunity to see The Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, many of us began to realize how strong are the ties that bind the monarchy and the Canadian people. Such a short time later, the world was shocked and saddened by the news that King George VI was dead. As has been said, the voice from Sandringham was silenced. Here was a man who had never expected to be King, but who gave his all to his country and his people during the troubled years of his reign. He was indeed a King to suit his times, and a man who will not soon be forgotten. And now our Princess has become our Queen. She has stepped into a role developed through the centuries by her royal ancestors, a part now steeped in traditions which she must uphold, and yet to which she must give significance for the world of today. We have no doubt that Queen Elizabeth II will fulfill these obligations. Not only has she the shining example of her father before her but she has his strong sense of duty and a great depth of character of her own. In making her declaration of accession to the throne, Queen Elizabeth said in part: . . I shall always work as my father did throughout his reign to uphold constitutional government and to advance the happiness and prosperity of my peoples . . . The monarch in our time is no mere figure-head but serves as a symbol of the unity of the far Hung regions of the British Empire. Canada as an integral part of the British Commonwealth of Nations then, has a very real link with the monarchy. The monarch is also a symbol of our democratic way of life-in which the individual is all-important but must work with others to maintain this system of government. At Balmoral Hall we try to model ourselves on these same principles. Our school has had a definite pattern of development, but one only made possible by co-operative effort coupled with a strong school spirit. Although Balmoral Hall has a short history, yet even now, at the end of its second year, it has strong traditions-the best of these estab- lished at Rupert's Land and Riverbend. And besides these traditions from the past which serve as a guiding light, Balmoral Hall has set new precedents and established new traditions of its own. Thus at school we learn to pull together, to contribute to the common cause, and in this manner we put into actual practice one of the fundamentals of good citizenship. Once having grasped how to become good citizens of our country, we learn how as Canadians, we are part of the British Commonwealth of Nations, and owe allegiance to its head, the monarch. And so, as we learn at school the importance of good citizenship and the democratic way of life, we realize our duties as Canadian citizens, and members of the great Common- wealth of Nations, and must pledge our loyalty to the crown so that this royal link, which binds us all together, may be strengthened. Jane Gladstone, Editor.