Havergal College - Magazine Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Havergal College Magazine ART NOTES. It is fortunate that the results of the Royal Drawing Society ' s Exhibition, held in London, are published in time for this year ' s Magazine. We have much pleasure in congratulating the following girls who have won laurels for Havergal : Eileen Tanqueray — Bronze Star. Jocelyn Allan — -Bronze Star. Enid Allan — Bronze Star. Iveagh McCombe — Highly commended, First Class. Irma Martin — Highly commended, First Class. Florence Carey — Highly commended, Second Class. Marjorie Hazel wood — -Highly commended, Second Class. MUSICAL NOTES. February joth — All the boarders were entertained in the drawing-room by Miss Jones, when Pearl Hall, Fanny Rosner, Dorothy Allonby and Gladys Downer played. March ist — Several girls went with Miss Crampton to hear Mark Hambourg. His choice of selections, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and modern composers, his skilful execution and his won- derful interpretation, won the applause of all present. April 4th, 5th, Oth — The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra of fifty instruments, in conjunction with the Winnipeg Oratorio So- ciety, gave six concerts here — two each day. The first afternoon, selections from Mendelssohn, Handel and Liszt were given, and in the evening a very pleasing programme was presented, in which the most striking number was Wagner ' s Ride of the Val- kyries. The next evening, the Oratorio Society sang selections from Lohengrin, by Wagner, and Stabat Mater, by Handel. The last afternoon, a popular programme was given. Most of the selections were well known, so were greatly appreciated. The Overture from William Tell, by Rossini, the Lyric Suite, by Grieg, and selections from Madame Butterfly, by Puccini, were the choice of the audience. In the evening- the Oratorio Society rendered Sullivan ' s Golden Legend, accompanied by the Sym- phony Orchestra. On March 31st Miss Agnew gave a pianoforte recital in the hall of the Y.M.C.A. Unfortunately, it was held during the holi- days, so that the girls had not the pleasure of attending it ; we are glad, however, that it was such a success. On April 19th several of Miss Crampton s and Mr. Kitchen ' s pupils played at the reception held in honour of the opening of the new Assembly Hall. The music in all cases was exceptionally good, and won enthusiastic applause; but Nora Jardine ' s rendering of the difficult Rigoletto Fantasy, Verdi-Liszt, was particularly praise- worthy. Stella Boyd delighted everybody by her singing. Her voice has gained very much in tone and volume since she has taken singing lessons. Gladys Downer, Matric. II. 00

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raRT5 SXRAFtST] ART REPORT, 1908=9. The results of the Royal Drawing Society ' s examinations were very satisfactory. Out of 70 candidates sent in, 24 took honours and 32 passed. The girls to take the examination this year have been already selected. There are 85 on the list, and good results are expected. When Countess Grey visited the school in October, she pre- sented the two bronze medals which were won last year by Enid Allan and Stella Boyd at the R. D. S. Exhibition in London. This encouraged several girls to send in sheets to a similar exhibition this year, when we hope to win more medals. Jocelyn and Enid x llan, Florence Carey, Barbara Lemon and Mary Martin sent sheets of School Scenes, while Marjorie Hazelwood did a design found- ed on water lilies for a table cover. Irma Martin ' s choice was Machinery, and Iveagh McCombe and Eileen Tanqueray tried Bird Studies and Outdoor Scenes, respectively. After Christmas, the drawing class took possession of the new studio. It is a great advantage to have a room especially fitted for art work. The studio is in the new wing, on the top flat. It is a long, narrow room, and has an excellent north light, as the northern windows extend all along one side. On Feb. nth the drawing class assisted Miss Hanson in giv- ing a lantern exhibition of some of the world ' s great pictures. The entertainment was held in the studio, and Miss Millidge worked the lantern. There was a fair attendance, and the proceeds — $6.50 — went to the studio fund. The drawing class has increased in numbers this year, as many beginners joined. Some good work has been done by the class. Marjorie Hazelwood, Flora Steele and Sybil Kneeland have done some good designs, and Betty Mnchaffie ' s black and white work is especially good. Florence Carey, Form V. Lower. 59

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Havergal College Magazine unioT brms l.H.UL.m l£Wtf 4J THE PRINCE CLIMBER. Once upon a time there was a very rich princess who was a very great favourite with all her friends. One night her mother was going to give a ball, and she sent her daughter out to gather some wild roses for the ball. As she was picking them a kind- looking old lady came up to her and asked for whom she was picking roses, and when she answered for my mother, the kind- looking old lady asked her if she would take some roses to her house and wait till she came, and she would give her some powder to make her face sweet and pink. When the old lady came in the young girl was waiting for her. The kind-looking old lady was not a kind lady at all, but an old witch who had a spite against the princess ' mother. She now took advantage of her trust, and shut the princess up in a tower, where she cried all the time. One day the old witch had gone out. As the maiden was weeping at the window she heard a beautiful voice singing one of her favourite songs. She joined in, and the singer stopped to listen and then walked on to see where the voice came from. Seeing the lovely princess at the window, he asked her why she was there. She told him her story and how she longed to be free, and he said he was a good climber, and with his wonderful boots to aid him he could climb the wall. Up he got in a minute, and, taking the lovely princess in his arms, he climbed down again and ran swiftly to the palace. Her mother was so glad to see her that she promised the princess for a wife, and they were married and lived happily ever after. Edith Lay ton, Form II. THE SNOW MAN. One day last wyk Ray and Walter made a snow man in the back yard. When it was finisht they went to the house and tolde thare mother that thare was a poor man out in the back yared. Oh, poor feloe, bring him in, she sed, as she ran to the windoe. Ray and Walter laft til theyr sids ware sore when theyr mother saw hoo it was. Herbert Moody, aged 7 years, Form I. 61