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

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ffl? ai! a 2 V 'W THE PREFECTS Sitting - Ruth Thomas. Janet Harrison, Pamella Kayser, Marsha Dangerfield, Kathleen Lumax, Barbara McMurray. Standing - Susan Hutchings fHead Girly, Roberta Kipp, Margaret Berry, Katherine Alexander, Catherine Gourley, Katharine Kilgour 4School Captainl. CS9Qf5 Among the special prefect efforts this year was a successful Dance in February. The proceeds of Cupid Capers is being used for twenty-four hurdles which will be ready for Sports Day in the fall. CSQQZW ln memory of one of our former prefects. Clare McCulloch, her class- mates - the graduates of 1962 - have established a new award to be pre- sented at this year's closing. It will be known as the A'Clare McCulloch Award for Creative Art.

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5 gclitoria Words, Words, Words In every event of his life, man is striving to be understood and his means throughout the ages have been words, developed and cultivated to express his thoughts and feelings. Because English is our native tongue we presume that we understand it and are fluent in it. But too often we are like Humpty Dumpty who said to Alice, When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less. If everyone be- lieved this, it would be an ideally simple solution to a complex problem, but speech would be meaningless. To communicate accurately is a continual struggle. To convert the confused onrush of human thought into clear, concise language is one of the greatest difficulties man has en- countered. He casts about continually trying to find the right word to express his varied ideas. As leaders of government and delegates to world conferences, men have had the great- est opportunity for speaking in public. However. with increased recognition of their ability and their rising status. women also compete for important positions. Both thc Prime Minister of Ceylon and Canada's Minister of I-Iealth and Welfare are women. These women realize the importance of using words to best advantage. Words, if used skillfully, undoubtedly will prosper great achievements- We as apprentices are learning to be masters of words and should be continually striving to improve our powers of expressiong we who are seeking better things ought never to betray our ideals by the words we choose. JANET HARRISON Editor MISS GLADYS E. MILLARD Headmistress of Rupert's Land Girls School 1928 -1 1937 With deep regret we received the news of Miss Millards death in Victoria, B.C. on October 15, 1964. In 1928, Miss Millard became the Head- mistress of Rupert's Land Girls' School. I-Ier able and enthusiatic leadership was reflected in the progress of the School at that time and many girls in Western Canada were influenced while at Rupert's Land by Miss Millard's interest in education. Active in the Girl Guide Association, Miss Millard was awarded the Medal of Merit by Lady Baden-powell. In 1935 she received the Silver Fish Award just before she left Rupert's Land Girls' School to become the Headmistress of I-Iavergal College in Toronto. When ill-health necessitated her leaving Toronto she made her home in Victoria, B.C. UALTE PETENSH

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gg gggg g W gg Mggg gpg 7 3' Hifi UL Balmoral Hall june, 1965 My dear Girls, As another year draws to a close I take a kaleidoscopic view of your achievements and I see much to concern me, much to content me, and some things to please me. My personal interest in each one of you cannot be expressed in this letter but decide if you are a student who worries me, who makes me content or who makes me rejoice. It worries me when you make no effort to improve, it pleases me when your own happi- ness shows through your consideration for others, and I rejoice when through your own effort you achieve some degree of success. Everyone needs some success but not everyone has the patience and determination of Robert Bru-ce's spider. Academic success is best measured by improvement, not by marks or awards. When your report shows a comment suggesting hard work and im- provement, you have achieved success. All achievement has its price. I follow all your efforts in piano and organ, in dancing and singing, in swimming and badminton, in skating and riding, and now in home-baking. I know that your success has been the result of patient practice and I am pleased for you. Iwatch with pleasure other achievements, less spectacular, but very important - the thoughtless ones becoming considerate, the intolerant becoming kind, the critical becom- ing generous, the lazy becoming interested, the quick-tempered gaining control. And with pleasure I watch you help each other in work and in play - seniors helping juniors, day girls entertaining boarders, good students helping weak students- I give many of you credit for these achievements. You will find happiness because you are aware of others. Need I add that I am concerned about those of you who are very busy accomplishing nothing. In your selfish search for pleasure you are often restless, demanding and un- happy. Get busy in a different way. Use your very good qualities to please someone else this summer and see what happens. Good luck in your examinations, my special blessing to those of you who are graduating and a happy summer to all. Yours affectionately,