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

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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

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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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QL. ...L . .- ...,-..c-.,L.. MISS M. il. DALTON Headmistress 1901-1905 A Tribute to Miss Dalton The word of Miss Dalton's death last August turned the clock of recollection back for her old pupils of Havergal College to 1901. She opened the school as a stranger in Winnipeg but soon won the admiration and respect of her pupils and of their parents. As one of those pupils, may I express my deep appreciation of her, and an acknowledgment of her influence on my life. I was most fortunate in being taken on my first European trip with my parents at that time and Miss Dalton whole-heartedly approved of the break in the scholastic year. She excused me from classes for some weeks prior to our departure and gave me a corner in which to peruse books of information she provided about the places we were to visit. The result was that these places were already alive for me before we started, and I was armed with lists and notations of things I should see. That first trip abroad made an indelible impression on my life and greatly broad- ened my outlook on life-To Miss Dalton I owe much. Anne Collum GIFTS TO THE NEW SCHOOL Balmoral Hall has said thank you many times this past year to our extraordinarily generous friends. Among the many gifts we have received is a donation towards a dictionary stand for the Library, a donation -towards a shield for Sports Captains' names, a projector screen, a frigidaire for the Home Economics room, a 1955 edition of The Encyclopaedia Britannica, a television set for the Common Room, some office furniture, new library filing cabinets, a radiometer, a microscope and a precision balance for the Laboratory, two Library tables, a plant stand and plants, a plastic relief map of Canada, three paintings, a flag for the Guide Company and a rug for the junior Library. As we send this Magazine to Press once again we say sincerely, Thank you.