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

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I E . .20 .nf LIBRARIANS AT WORK J. Hamilton, E. Ward, C. Albertsen, E. Gaskell, N. Russell. THE LIBRARY EXECUTIVE 1962-1963 Eleanor Gaskell Carol Albertsen lean Hamilton Evadne Ward Nancy Russell SENIOR LIBRARY At the beginning of the year, seven members of the Library Committee visited the Repair Department of the Winnipeg Public Library. Since then those girls have had ample opportunity to practise what they learnt, in keeping intact many of the most popular books in the Library. They have also helped to train the new librarians in the many phases of book-repairing and pro- cessing. This year the Library has perhaps been most notable for the variety and interest of the displays. One of the first of these fea- tured S h a k e s p e a r e, and included many scenes from actual performances of his plays, a variety of theatre programmes and posters, and views of famous theatres built primarily for productions of Shakespeare. The French Display taught how not to pecher pendant pecherf' and a Careers Display made several of the seniors think seriously about their own future. Other displays have featured musicians, Impres- sionist painters, and ballet, while Dr. Leder- man's lecture on interpretation of art gave added interest to the Senior School Art Display. The Annual Library Quiz during Young Canada's Book Week has become such a popular event that it was decided this Year to hold separate competitions for the Iunior and Senior High School. As always during Quiz Week, the Library was the centre of activity in all spare moments, and the ob- vious enjoyment shown at this time was evidence of the success of this event. The winner of the Senior School Quiz was Roberta Kipp, and of the Iunior, Iudy Dowler. The Library -continues to expand, and this year about ninety new books have been acquired. In addition, a collection of about forty paper-backed books in the Grade XII classroom has made available to that class a variety of reading material in both English and French. The Library Executive and Committee are among the first groups to get into action each Fall, they work steadily each day throughout the year, and they are busy until the last moment in Iune, signing out books for summer reading. They give freely of their time and effort, but they are rewarded by the increasing circulation of the books and the importance of the Library in the life of the School.

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15 that proved others had advanced success- fully before me. Into these impressions a noiseless breeze scattered handfuls of snow- flakes. A vague want of companionship sub- consciously overtook me as I hastened through the snow. Finally I could see the church looming in the distance. It stood, the protector of the faith, imposing majesty on all who paused to study it. With the dignity of an urbane host it welcomed everyone to its doors. As the last strains of the proces- sional hymn drifted from the organ, the ushers opened the stately doors to allow one crowd of people to stream out, while a second filled their vacated spaces for the second service. Even on the most brisk Sundays, the minister stands at the doors to bestow a hearty farewell on all his congregation. This morning, as an aged woman, bundled in scarves, was assisted down the steps, his unfailing smile rested knowingly upon her. I hoped that he would see me also. But the thronging crowd, eager to reach the warmth of their cars, pushed the obstruction in the form of a girl who gazes admiringly upon her minister, hoping to be noticed, out of their way. I clutched my Bible more tightly and stood aside while the remainder of the people hurried by with unseeing eyes, draw- ing their cloats closer about them. Then I saw someone I knew. Amongst sea of strangers was a familiar face. and I had gone to school together a years before. Luck was with me, for our paths had to cross. My lips longed to curve into a smile and to wish a hello, but a lump rose into my throat as she passed. She had forgotten. No one ever remem- bered now, I thought. For life clutters the mind with useless nonessentials, and obligations are neglected, faces unrecog- nized. Feeling foolish and meek, I reminded myself that it was Sunday, a day in which only good thoughts are supposed to enter one's head, when prejudices, aversions and animosities are to be left until Monday. On the other side of the church is a second door, much smaller than the main one. At the sight of it, I finally allowed the smile which had played upon my lips for so long to show my feelings within. I has- tened quickly through this door, and down the stairs, for at the bottom of them are the awaiting children who run to their teacher with open arms and happy hearts. ELIZABETH WEBSTER-Grade X this She few I wonder why the snow is white And why the sun is very bright. I wonder why the swallows fly, And why we havethe blue, blue, sky. r I know why the snow is white, And why the sun is very bright. God gave the sparkle to the snow, With sunbeams dancing to and fro. I know why the swallows fly, And why we have the blue, blue sky. God gave the swallows wings to soar In the blue, blue sky for evermore. NANCY RUSSELL-Grade III The Magic Broom One day a young woman broke her broom and couldn't sweep her floor. I'Ier dog got the broom in his mouth and bit it in half. She told everyone that her broom was broken but nobody believed her. One day an old woman who was sel- ling brooms knocked at her door. The young woman was glad that she came. The old woman asked if she needed a broom, and she did, so she got a broom. The old woman gave her a magic broom. She started to sweep the floor but she didn't finish be- cause the broom got away and started to- sweep by itself. If you ever see that woman you will always see her smiling because the woman never touched a broom again. The magic broom swept the floor every day. SHEREE ANN KAN DEL-Grade III The Zoo I like the monkeys at the zoo, I like the elephants and lions, too. When I see the badger he's guarding his cage, When I see the lion he's roaring with rage. The kangaroo goes jumping about, Out of the pocket the baby pops out. The tiger looks like a great big cat, He walked round the cage, then down he sat. CAROL WARDILL-Grade IV

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The Junior Library The Iunior Library has been busier than ever this year. Every morning it has been open for borrowing or browsing, with the staff librarian on hand for guidance or help in using the reference sections. During the cold weather, when recreation had to be spent indoors, the Library was especially busy, some girls coming every other day to borrow books. As a result of the increased use of the Library, a new problem has arisen: that of not having enough books to keep Grades V and VI happy. Many of them have pro- gressed along the Stepping Stones course, and want to know where they go from there. A quick solution to the problem was found by bringing over books from the Senior Library. To keep supplying the ur- gent demand more than one hundred new books have been ordered for the Iunior Library, many of them biographies or his- torical fiction. Two projects begun last year have been completed: the subject file, which helps girls find the non-fiction books they wantg and the vertical picture file, which contains arti- cles, pamphlets and pictures on more than seventy different topics. Mothers have been a very usual sight in the Library on Tuesdays. Sitting at those rather small tables and chairs, they have been clipping, sorting, and filing material for the vertical file. Without their many hours of labour the job could not have been completed in a year. Many thanks to them all for the time and effort they have given us. The Kindergarten needed new books badly this year and there was a wonderful response to the letter sent out asking for donations. Thank you, mothers, girls, and friends who parted with once treasured books. We now have almost a complete collection of Dr. Seuss! The Library was a scene of many inter- esting displays. The music display coincided with the week the girls went to the Sym- phony concerts. Large pictures of instru- ments of the orchestra were hung on the walls, and during Library periods records such as Peter and the Wolf and Tubby the Tuba were played. Halloween centred around UNICEF, with a display of pictures of children going to school around the world. Miniature flags of all the United Nations were lent to us as well. During Young Canada's Book Week 17 there was a special competition in reading Stepping Stones' books, as well as a Library Quiz for Grades lll to VI. In Ianuary we had a French Week, during which Library periods were con- ducted in French, and French books were read by Grades V and VI. The French Consulate gave us a dozen gay posters to put up on the walls, as well as many pam- phlets and brochures. Astronomy, mythology, birds, and Cana- dian History were other topics of display. Each grade has also had a chance to display its art work for a week at a time. With at least seventy books in circula- tion each week, there has been a great deal of work to do in returning books to the shelves, repairing torn covers, and keeping the room tidy. For all these tasks we must thank Evadne Ward and her committee. Without their day to clay help the Library could not have gone on functioningg the Librarian would have disappeared forever behind a mountain of books on her desk. Thank you one and all. R. WALTERS Autumn Plants When lack Frost first glides by In his snowy, icy sled, Each flower and tree alike Curtseys, and bows its tousl'd head For its lord, lack Frost. Cold winter is on its way! The trees, for their flow'r friends, weep Large, leafy tears. Each flow'r will Curl up for a winter's sleep ln a soft, snow bed. PAMELA WILLIAMS-Grade VII NAD G'?oyma!A1n Ca ffs. 0 Madeleine Murray, XI