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

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'x .gr DALTO HCUSE I'm a little teapot, short and stout . . . Dalton House really had its share of High- lights this year. The juniors kept the bottom floor rolling from extreme variations of french beds to seances in the wee hours of the morning. Meanwhile, upstairs the seniors, while watching from honeyed toilets, had front row seats to bathtub dunkings. When the cat's away, the mice will play, and the seniors managed to soak each other and the carpets with shampoo and water. End of term was celebrated with those all-nighters that kept the staff weary-eyed. Flower Power reigned before Closing Exercises as we all attempted to rid the lawns of dandelions. Cherie Tamblyn and Laurie Myers perform- ed the super human feats of Head and Assistant Head of Dalton House. Though Laurie's round- up of the breakfast lines was a frightening experience, she usually came round to her energetic self by lunchtime and uttered a terrifying fill up the head table! as a prelude to grace. Cherie, who still maintains her title as The Toughest Blonde In Res , was noted for her 7:30 a. rn, wake-up process---a tiny tip toe, a soft whisper, and a mad dash for the door before she got flattened. Despite the long school hours boarders seemed to reserve excess energy for nite life.

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AIKI S HOUSE Only the sound architectural structure of Aikin's House prevented the fifteen residing boarders from causing it to collapse this year. At 7:44 each morning, the sophisticated twelves leaped from bed, scrambled into uni- forms and made record-breaking sprints to the dining room. A circus-like atmosphere pre- vailed during the day, activity centering around the sign-out book and phone, and chaos heightened to a peak one minute be- fore bedtime. Once calmed by appointed monitors, the residence was silent for the night, except for the occasional midnight homework-doer or nightmare-frightened screamer. As Head of Residence and acting as mother to the flock, Shirley spent her year making lists, sleuthing and competing with Jean, Judy and Betsey for the use of the phone. Talking alternating sentences on Dalton's lower floor, Eileen, Betsey and Jean bravely endured the harsh punishments that only forms 1-3 could devise. Bonnie spent her year, rain or shine, trying for a Califor- nia-style tang Pam, too, challenged the ultra- violet rays but restricted her attempts to sun- ny days. Cath and diets were synonomous - to see her with a grapefruit was to see her content. Cynthea kept the girls guessing when she slyly reverted to her native tongue. Wendy, our hairdresser, kept the residence hair beautiful and her own blonde locks in curlers most of the time, Running at least an hour behind schedule, Donna, usually dripping wet, managed to find time to create a great many commotions. Laura, talking ceaselessly, and Joan, in the midst of pack- ing for the weekend, were the coffee half- hour regularsg Marg and Anne formed a card- playing club for study hours. The world will certainly be a lively place when Aikin's empties its inhabitants into the great outdoors! 'ia--4,53

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lt R '4J,,g-aff ,,,:r7r'AW- . A 5 fy 'Q I . E 5 s 3 5 E i 1 1 UPID CAPER Our new auditorium came alive on February the tenth, with energetic dancers whose beat was pounded out by the Matched Set. It was a loud and gay welcome for the new wing. The grade elevens supplied a bountiful spread of yummies which was eagerly devoured in the Senior Common Room with its handsome re- furnishings. Our annual Va1entine's Dance was once again a fun- filled tribute to the little fellow with the bow and arrow, and a memorable event for all.