Havergal College - Magazine Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Havergal College Magazine HEALTH. We have been most fortunate in this respect, and have nothing to report more serious than the usual colds, which are not alarming. The Infirmary is now on the top flat, with the Health Mistress ' s room adjoining. It is so arranged that in case of an epidemic of measles, mumps or any other unwelcome visitant, it is possible to shut off the whole suite, and, by a special lift direct from the kitchen to supply the sufferers with their meals, until the infectious period be over, and the colony be ready to return to its regular routine. CONFIRMATION. The Rev. E. C. Burch instructed the confirmation classes, which several of our girls attended. The rite of confirmation was held at Holy Trinity Church on March 20th, when His Grace the Archbishop of Rupert ' s Land addressed the candidates very eloquently. The girls who were confirmed were : Maisie Long- bottom, Margaret Thompson, Isabel Farmer, Dorothy Andrews and Mary Martin. PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. This important event in school annals was held at the College on June 22nd, 1909. His (irate the Archbishop of Rupert ' s Land was in the chair, and after some speeches by the Directors, Miss Jones, the Principal, read her Annual Report, and Lady McMillan showed her continued interest in the College by distributing the prizes. These were many and well merited, as shown by the Prin- cipal ' s report, and were awarded as follows: Form I., Good Progress — (r) Archibald McBean ; (2) Valetta Boyd. Form II., General Proficiency — June Suckling. Form III., General Proficiency — Irma Brock. Form IV., General Proficiency — Fanny Rosner. General Merit — Wilhelmina Aird. Drawing — Jocelyn Allan. Shell, General Proficiency — Clarissa Waring. Form V., General Proficiency — Dorothy Allonby. Matriculation I. — (1) Nora Elliott, (2) Gladvs Downer, (3) Alice Walker. Matriculation II. — (1) Edna Henderson, (2) Gwen Inman, (3) Irene Tuckwell. Nora Elliott won the Day Girls ' Scholarship, and Gladys Downer the Boarders ' Scholarship, both presented by Mr. E. L. Drewry; while Louise Agnew received Lady McMillan ' s gold medal for conduct, Bessie Parker, Mrs. Minty ' s silver medal for litera- ture, and Eileen Tanqueray the silver cup presented by Mr. E. L. Drewry for gymnastics. Special thanks must be proffered to the Very Rev. Dean Coombes for adding to the list of prizes, and at the same time stim- 14

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Havergal College Magazine putting into it brick or marble, wood or stone, gold or silver or jewels, or imitations of all these. If so, do not allow another term or another week to pass without finding out, if you are able. The best time for building is in the morning and in the spring of the year, and the work will take us all our lives. You must have a Plan, and the best you can find is in an ancient Book which I hope every one of you study at home, and not only in Church and at School. Last winter, while the Wing was being built, the blue plan was never out of the foreman ' s hands; you could see it every day, worn and torn with frequent use. In your own Bible you will find the picture of a Life daily increasing in wis- dom and stature and growing, as ours must try to do, by prayer and faith and service, and by the grace of God, into a perfect man, the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. Xo other plan or pattern or design, believe me, can help you to build your life into a great and stately temple but this one. Among all your after-School memories of our Hall, it is my hope that the best will be of that quiet opening of the day ' s work, when we seek in prayer and praise and reading, new inspiration, new strength and new resolve for the work and effort of a new day. Only, Lord, in Thy dear love Fit us for perfect rest above, And help us this and every day To live more nearly as we pray. With every good wish to all our present and past Haver- galians, Your sincere friend, Eva L. Jones. EDITOR ' S NOTES. As three years have passed since the first issue, and the Haver- gal Magazine is welcomed with as much eagerness as ever, one may safely assume that it has become a school institution. The year 1910 is a very important one in our annals, as the much-talked-of new wing is an actuality, and adds much to the symmetry of the building and to the comfort of its inmates. In- deed, the College has grown to such large proportions that the first Havergalians would no doubt have difficulty in recognizing it. However, the spirit of progress need not in any way interfere with that of good comradeship, and the Havergal old-timers may pride themselves on having added their individual brick to help build the extensions, and may rest assured that there still remains a corner for them in the heart of New Havergal. Indeed, one of the functions of this humble literary effort— the Magazine — is to form a link to perfect the chain between girls of the past, present and future, so that all girls who have been here shall not only have the Havergal banner on their walls and the Havergal Magazine on their shelves, but the Havergal spirit in their hearts. 13

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Havergal College Magazine ulating the love of sport, by his gift of a handsome cup for basket- ball, which was won by the Day Girls ' Team. Examinations Passed, 1909. Manitoba University Matriculation. Part II. — Edna Henderson, Gwen Inman, Irene Tuckwell. Part I. — Gladys Downer, Nora Elliott, Alice Walker, Mar- guerite Alsip, Ainslie Dagg, Hazel Kirkwood, Ida Thompson. Toronto College of Music. Second Year — Helen Maulson 2nd Class Honours Eirst Year — Issie McLean 1st Class Honours First Year — Grace McGaw 2nd Class Honours Toronto Conservatory of Music. Intermediate — Gladys Alsip. Rudiments of Harmony Examination. Grace McGaw 1st Class Honours Gladys Downer 2nd Class Honours Issie McLean 2nd Class Honours Gymnastics. As the new gymnasium was in course of construction for a great many months of this year, the gymnastic classes have been working under difficulties, which, however, are now removed by the completion of the new hall. Several new pieces of apparatus have been added, and the gymnasium is in good working order. That the girls are interested in the work was shown at the end of last term, when every class drilled before the Principal and the assembled school, and acquitted themselves very creditably, con- sidering the long ' intermission from drill. Entertainments. Among the many entertainments of the year the following have been especially enjoyable : On June 7th, 1909, Ben Greet ' s English Company gave A Midsummer Night ' s Dream at the Walker, when several of our girls went. Before their visit to the theatre, Miss Jones gave a short analysis of the plot, so that even the youngest was able to follow quite clearly its many interlaced themes, which greatly added to their enjoyment of the performance. The fairies and the Mendel- ssohn music were much appreciated. 15