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

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H1 Rosemary Gordon Condo Ballater 1959 -1966 True gentleness is love in society . . . lt is considerateness, it is tenderness oi' feeling, it is promptitude of sympathyg it is love in all its depths, and in all its delicacy. lt is everything included in that matchless grace, the gentleness of Christ. J. Hamilton ln these days of re-invigorated Women's Liberation, one would do well to remember that many of history's profound thinkers named gentleness as the most supremely desirable quality in a woman. This year, at the Balmoral Hall Closing Exercises, two new prizes were presented, both of them in memory of Rosemary Gordon Condo. As a student at this school only four years ago, Rosemary exhibited gentleness, to my mind, in the truest sense of the word along with its close companions, kindness and goodness. Naturally, for the Rosemary Gordon Condo Memorial Award to have any meaning, the recipient has to possess Rosemary's predominating characteristic, and the first winner Constance Winter is to be heartily congratulated. Throughout her senior years at Balmoral Hall, Rosemary was active in the Library and in her graduating year was treasurer on the Library Executive. During that time she demonstrated a quiet and consistently dependable kind of leadership which resulted in her receiving the highest honour Balmoral Hall bestows on any girl - she was made a prefect. As the first winner of the Rose- mary Gordon Condo Memorial Library Award, Dorothy Lechow deserves highest praise. Upon graduation, Rosemary pursued her varied interests, lately working at the University of Manitoba. Last November she was tragically killed in a car accident. Many of us who knew her railed bitterly at the senseless loss and the all-encompassing feeling of waste that a young life should be cut off in its prime. This was a very human reaction, but contemplation brought the realization that the deed had been done and the answer as to why rested only with God. What remained was profound grief, unbounded sympathy for her family and the determination that such a unique young woman be remembered. The Rosemary Gordon Condo Memorial Prizes undoubtedly will become among the most coveted Balmoral Hall offers. The girls who win them hopefully will be well aware of all they represent and of the responsibility attached to them. However, at the same time, the recipients should be honoured because such gentleness of spirit as Rosemary possessed is rare. Her graduating class recognized it and marked it as the quality most desirable in a real friend. The editors of Optima Anni respectfully dedicate the 1970 edition to Rosemary. Their only challenge in its production was to make it worthy of her. Janet Harrison Balmoral Hall 1965 3

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Q , K ,A ,f 2 . Dr. Harriet M. Perry Principal lt has been a good year at Balmoral Hall and the school has reason to be grateful for your leadership. The Student Council, as advised by you through its executive council, has developed a sure and steady control on every phase of school life. The athletic programme has flourished and the teams pressing hard, achieved success they have not realized for some years. The social events have been a pleasure to staff and students alike. It has been a revelation to observe how some girls have grown to meet the responsibilities of office while others have expanded their offices to newer, greater responsibility. The great changes have been in student welfare and have had to do with intra-mural disciplinary matters. These required everything staff and student point of view might give for deeper understanding. l feel that we all learned a great deal in those exchanges. Yours sincerely, H. IVI. Perry, lVI.D., Principal. 4