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

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THE DASHING WHITE SERGEANT 27 SENIOR PIANOFORTE AND SINGING RECITAL May 30th, 1958 O CANADA junior High School Choir THE MOON I . Schubert MARIANINA ,....I, , Italian Folk Song Duet-Nora Baker, Linda Leach Theme from THE UNFINISHED SYMPHONY , Schubert Solo-Marged Thomas I ,ITOOCATINA ., .Kabalevslqy Solo-Marilyn Gleshy The School Choir , . LIFT THINE EYES ,h,.. . I Mendelssohn Solo-Anne Sellers I AWAKE, THOU WINTRY EARTH ADAGIO ....n S, Dutch Carol 17th Century ,S,....,..I.Kuhlan Duet-Joan Gallie, Linda Pitt . . MINUET from SAMSON ,,ll,t Handel Solo-Lori McDougall . ECOSSAISES .. Beethoven The Choral Group ,,THE GLBNLYON LAMENT ,O ., LITTLE DAVID, PLAY ON YOUR HARP AI-Iugh S. Roberton . , Negro Spiritual Solo-Margaret Kosinski I VALSE in G Flat, Qpus '70 . . Chopin Duet-Carol Ann Fields, Penelope Shoemaker SPANISH DANCE . ,, Moszkoufslqi Solo-Valerie Saul... I ,S SONATO'1S1Z Movement, Opus 120 . Schubert Junior High School . , CONDUCTED ROUNDS Solo-Jacqueline Duncan .S FANTASIA IN D MINOR ..Mozart Solo-Diane McNaughton NOOTURNE . , Y.4., Grieg Solo-Heather Miller , MALAGUENA H S. .... Lecuona Senior High School Choir , THE GRACEFUL SWAYING WATTLE . I I , .Frank Bridge Hugh S. Roberton THE QUEEN A SENIOR DANCE GROUP A M. Fisher, E. Glena, D. D. Washington, M, Gooder. Results of Royal Academy of Dancing Examinations-May, 1958 ELEMENTARY O O I it MARGARET FISHER INTERMEDIATE . MARGARET FISHER ELAINE GLENA MARGARET GOODER MARGARE GOQDER DONNA DAY WASHINGTON T ADVANCED DONNA DAY WASHINGTON

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26 'wsu il n I 49 . ig: v - I V 6 : 7 5 . ml. ri. Lf 'V 1 as Singing at Balmoral Hall Great emphasis is placed on singing at Balmoral Hall and greater enthusiasm than ever before has been indicated this year by the waiting list for a position in the School Choir and by the formation of a Choral Group. The Choir has had a busy year, beginning in November when they joined the Choir of St. Johns College for their Commemoration Service at the Cathedral. Special preparation for the Christmas Service was very worthwhile and the carols created the musical background for the acting and reading of the Christmas Story. Outf standing was the effort made by the Choir on that occasion. At intervals during the year they have sung anthems including, Awake Thou Wintry Earth , a Dutch carol of the seventeenth century, O Sacred Head , a Bach Chorale, and Doubt Not Thy Fatherls Care , by Elgar. The Choral Group was a new venture. A group of sixteen senior girls meets with Mrs. Birse each Tuesday after school for sightfreading and special singing. This group sang Lo How a Rose at the Carol Service and since then has had great fun preparing, among many others, The Glenlyon Lament and Little David, Play on Your Harp for the May Recital. This has been an exciting year for all who were fortunate enough to be in the Choir or who joined the Choral Group. Weekly singing classes continue, with emphasis being placed on diction, colour and shape. What a Choir Balmoral Hall will have some day, and we say a very real thank you to Mrs. Birse who, we think, has performed miracles. PAMELA MACCHARLBS, Grade X The Carol Service The gymnasium was quiet, lighted only by the Christmas trees on the walls, and in the air there was a faint trace of incense. It was December 18, and the scene was set for the Carol Service. Each girl in the choir carried a candle as they led the school in procession singing Once in Royal David's City and Harkl The Herald Angels Sing. After a short opening prayer by the Reverend G. F. Dyker, the story of the Nativity was pref sented in the traditional way. The Carol Service has become the heart of Balmoral Hall's observation of Christmas, and it is a muchfcoveted privilege to he one of the small group of senior girls who have an active part, either as a reader, or in one of the simple but moving tableaux through which the Christmas story is unfolded. The singing of the Choir and the School, which links the episodes in the story and reflects their moods, added greatly to the beauty of the service, and as the school and the choir left the gymnasium during the recessional, The First Nowelln, every' one felt once more the wonder and joy of Christmas. BETTY MCRAE The Celebrity Concerts During the winter we have enjoyed tastes of many varied forms of musical art. There was the spirited dancing of the American Ballet Theatre, the thrilling performance of Carmen by the Wagner Grand Opera Company, and in contrast, a relaxing evening of singing by Thomas L. Thomas. Among the solo instrumentalists, some of us preferred Berl Senofsky, the violinist, others especially liked Jose Iturbi, but we were all ex' tremely impressed by Glenn Gould's masterly per' formance of Bach's Goldberg Variations for which Mr. Gould has become justly noted. One of the highlights of the season was the concert by the Obenkirchen Children's Choir. Their singing of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was particularly captivating, and their departure with The Happy Wanderer made a delightful ending. The last concert was the Roger Wagner Chorale performance of Oklahoma This was in a decidedly lighter vein, but made a very popular conclusion to a season of good music. SHIRLEY DONALDSON, Grade X

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28 LIBRARY Senior Library Another year's experience with the Dewy Decimal System has made more of us familiar with it. As a result, circulation has run smoothly and we have been pleased with the number of people using the Library, which has increased in size and scope during the year. Young Canada's Book Week saw a great increase in activity as girls sought for answers to the Library Quiz. The winner of the Quiz from Grades XfXII was Valerie Saul, and from Grades VIIfIX, Patricia McMahon. Glen Gairn House obtained the highest number of points, which were awarded for all completed entries as well as for final results. Special congratulations go to the juniors for their enthusiastic efforts to perfect their papers. Through the generosity of James Richardson and Sons, the Library is acquiring the Encyclopedia Canadiana as the volumes are published. We feel that this upftofdate publication is of particular value to us as Canadians. We have also added several periodicals, including three educational publications in French. We are very grateful to all the parents who responded so generously to the appeal for books by specific authors. Within two days of the lists being taken home, Efty books had arrived, all in excellent condition. As a result of gifts and purchases, our Library now contains over twentyfsix hundred books. Since September, approximately one hundred and fifty have been given, and over fifty bought. The processing of these newlyfacquired books has been a considerable task for the members of the Executive and Committee, but thanks to their efforts the new books have been rapidly put into circulation. We are extremely grateful to Mrs. Leach for having come to teach us the art of repairing and rebinding books. This has been a valuable exf perience for us all. It is hoped that the selection and ordering of new books will be simplified by the new order card file by which details of suggested purchases by the Library are submitted for consideration. This year the scope of the Library has been widened to include longfplaying records, our first acquisitions being The Merchant of Venice and Hamlet In conclusion, I should like to thank the mothers for their continual help and suggestions, and the Library Executive and Committee for their eflif ciency in promoting the smooth running of the Library. Ersnz ALBERTSBN, Chief Librarian HEPURT Junior Library This past year has been a busy and fruitful one for the Junior Library. The combined efforts of Miss Jennings, the mothers, and the girls themselves, have produced a very efficientlyfrun library. We are especially grateful to Mrs. Moody who chose many of the new books, and to Mrs. Pennock and Mrs. Ferguson who prof cessed them. The Executive and Committee of the Senior Library have spent hours processing new books and repairing old ones. The books in the easy' reading section have been marked with red tape for picture books, and green for the very easy to read books. jackie Duncan and Shirley Donald' son have come in once a week to help with circulaf tion. Extensive plans for checking and for bringing the cataloguing up to date are going into effect and will be completed by june. A number of French books have been bought, and take their place with the French records. Several other types of record also occupy a promif nent position in the Library in a record holder given by Mrs. Sellers. An outstanding event of the year was an entertaining puppet show given by Grade Six on How to Use a Library. Another highlight was the processing of the thousandth book, Arabian Nights. We are grateful to the many parents and friends whose gifts of books have helped to build the Junior Library to its present size. The Library has been well used on all occasions and all the members of the Junior School have contributed something, by reports of their favourite books, and by suggestions of all kinds, to a very successful year. JACQUELINB DUNCAN SHIRLEY DoNALDsoN THE LIBRARY EXECUTIVE 1957-1958 Chief Librarian-Ersin ALBERTSBN Gail Allman Patricia Moss Helen Smith jane Ross Faith Wilson Fay Sadler Committee Sara Allan Heather Miller Shirley Donaldson Pamela MacCharles Jacqueline Duncan Lori McDougall