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

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NNW it .3 7 -me L.:-E The Board of Governors The Headmistress and the Staff of Balmnral ijall invite you to attend the Annual Christmas Carol Service and the Dedication Ceremony in the School Assembly Hall at two-thirty o'cloclc and The Opening of the New Building at three-thirty o'cloclc on Tuesday, the twentieth day of December, nineteenhundred and fifty-five. .L X Wlffffllffff WHWWW

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CUNTENTS Magazine Executive ..... Editorial ...........................i A Tribute to Miss Dalton ..,.. Letter from the Headmistress ..,... Head Girl's Valedictory ....... The Prefects ............,.....,. The Common Room ......., Literary Section ..,,...,.....,.....,....... The Opening of New Building ....... The Art Studio ....... ...... Our Juniors ......... School Activities ....,...i...,........ Guides and Brownies ...... .. Dramatics ,,,,..,.....,.,,,,,,. Dancing ,... House Notes ..... Boarders' Notes ....... Class Notes ...,... Library Report ,.., Sports .......,..... Gymnastics ..... Exchanges ........... School Calendar ....,., Graduates ....,..... Autographs ............ School Directory .....,..

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EIIITUHII-ll Build thee more Jmtely mmzfionr, O my 50111, AJ llae Jwift .feamfzr roll! Wfhat an inspiring and timely thought for us, so recently established in a new mansion of bricks and steel, of books and pens, These lines, from The Chambered Nautilus, framed on our drawing-room for all to see, have suggested a thought for my editorial. Most of us remember the combined efforts and willing contributions of parents and friends to our building fund, with donations and assistance in our many projects. How can we ever forget the monumental results of the Smorgasbord and the Christmas Village, and the fun we had as sailors, villagers, and behind-the-scene workers? Swiftly and more swiftly the seasons rolled till on November eleventh, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, we unkinked ourselves from our subterranean quarters to move into the New Building. At last, on December twentieth, our goal was reached at the official opening ceremony. How fortunate for us to be the first classes in the New Building! Wfe are pioneers in these corridors, exploring and contrasting the changes, The Art room has developed from the former laundry room to a well-lit, pleasant studio, the dark, old Lab. smelling of various biological and chemistry specimens, is a thing of the past when com- pared with our large, airy, new Lab. The Home Economics room is no longer cramped, but stocked with modern appliances. Greatest of all changes was the transition from the active, noisy, congested bun and milk room, to our still active, but spacious and sound- proofed common room. The building suggests a feeling of freedom of movement and broader education from the well-stocked library, right down to the twenty-one inch screen television set. The New Building stands here as tangible evidence of our progress, another step forward, as we continue Seeking Better Things. Although we appreciate the changes in our stately mansion , we are aware that more important is the development going on inside it. School days are moulding days for our minds and our bodies. Let us make good with all the knowledge and instruction provided here for us. As the swift seasons roll ever onward, may the standard of education that we set for ourselves in this New School Building ever be high! Brenda Dougall, Editor