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

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C IYN STEPHEN I XIX NANCY WIIITIQ W-XLEIJICTIIHY Dear Girls: One night last fall we gathered around a campfire in the gym to sing Getting to Know You and officially to welcome our new girls into the school. fWill you ever forget the feathers?j The months have passed quickly, too quickly for most of us, and our wish has been fulfilled-in working and playing together, we have come to know you. Our first complete year in the new building has been a rewarding one for we have known and appreciated the benefits of our wellfcatalogued Library, our Common Room, and all the other blessings for which former students worked. We have been pioneers too, in the field of student i administration with the introduction of a new office, that of School Captain. Because of your constant help and understanding, we who write this farewell to you feel that this experiment has been successful. ln leaving there is so very much we would like to tell you -for it is when they come to an end that one realizes the true value of school daysg the lessons in good sportsf manship, the search for knowledge, the value of religious guidance and the experience of true friendship. We hope that those of you returning will always wear your uniform proudly and be especially aware of the significance of your crest. Co on and on Seeking Better Things, and keep in mind that nothing is ever achieved without effort. We who are graduating owe so very much to Balmoral Hall and our sincere thanks go to all the Staff for their patience and encouragement. It will be especially hard to say goodfbye to Miss MurrellfWright who has in so many ways prepared us for a full, happy, and useful life in the world, and who by her example and understanding has taught us more than words can tell. And now, to all of you J Seniors and juniors, thank you for your enthusiasm and interest, and most of all for just being the girls you are. Our thanks to you Prefects, for your loyal and constant support, and especially to Beryl, our Sports Captain, who has done a difhcult job magnificently. Finally, to you who will be leaders next year, we wish happiness and the best of luck, and hope that you will have the same enthusiastic support that we have had. With love, NANCY AND LYN

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EIIITIIHIAL Guideposts in our Library Wide knowledge comes from deep thinking, and deep thinking can be stimulated by a close association with books. For that reason, the value of a library in a School cannot be overfestimated. At Balmoral Hall we are realizing the vast scope of our Library as a source from which we can discover necessary guideposts in our search for a way of life. We know that wide use of the Library can broaden our limited range of information, simultaneously broadening our outlook. Realizing that a little learning can be dangerous, we are striving to be directed by these Library guideposts towards academic achievement. Another guidepost makes its impression on us more slowly but is important. It is that which directs us towards the reference shelves for illustrations and explanations of art, music, theatre, dance and other cultural influences. We realize that this aspect of our intellectual development is not incidental, but closely related to our academic achievement. Spiritual in direction is another vital guidepost. In addition to what we learn at School Prayers and from Scripture classes, we can discover still more about our religion from books. This field of learning is vast, but once we become aware of its significant value it can help us to create a pattern for a way of life. And so with a world of books offering further guideposts and directing us towards academic achievement, cultural development and spiritual security, we, who have barely begun our education, realize with humility the rich resources at our disposal. Let us appreciate to the full our Library, which can stimulate deep thinking, challenge us to wider knowledge and even direct us towards a way of life. ANTHBA DYKBS, Editor

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Balmoral Hall, June, 1957. My dear Girls: When you read this the Summer holidays will be just around the corner and you will be thinking of the freedom that is soon to be yours. Even so the end of the school year is often teeming with memories of school days to which you cling-your first gymnastic demonstration, or perhaps your last - dancing classes - House meetings - Common Room fun-sunftanning on the river bank Afriends from whom you will soon be separated. Whatever your memories may be I hope that they will include the words of your School Motto - Meliora Petensu - and the significance of your School crest. Little has been said this past year about our crest and it occurred to me when some of you who are comparatively new, were receiving School pins, and School rings, that you may not know or understand its meaning. I shall quote from an editorial in one of our earlier magazines: In the crest, wisdom is suggested by the four white pillars - and here at Balmoral Hall are opportunities for infinite wisdom and great understanding. The wavy lines at the base of the crest represent the tranquil flow of the storied Assiniboine on whose banks we live and in whose beauty we find peace. The eagle, flying high on the crest, symbol of fortitude and power, will always inspire us to aim high, challenge us to be firm in our convictions, and to be satisfied only as we move ever onward and upward Seeking Better Things. A crest so fraught with meaning, be it on your tunic, on your pin or on your ring, should be worn with pride and a sense of responsibility. How do you wear yours? Will you remember that a crest is a symbol and a symbol is a sign? Our School crest is but the first of these signs which you will discover in life. How you observe such signs will indicate to others as well as to yourself just what kind of a person you are. May Balmoral Hall always be proud of her girls. Affectionately yours, 3 Biff'