Havergal College - Magazine Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Havergal College Magazine ters with sandwiches and most beautiful cakes for these annual Form celebrations. Form IV. had the pleasure of opening the Party Season on February 6th, and, to prevent expectations from running too high, called it a Plain Party, carrying out the idea in the poster, the programmes and the entertainment. First there were competitions ; curious mixtures had to be tasted and the ingre- dients guessed; there were jars whose contents had to be dis- covered by smell ; pictures from Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales required titles, and finally, a row of Hidden Beauties, sitting under sheets, with paper bags on their heads, had to be identi- fied by their eyes. After the competitions every one joined in games and played Blind Man ' s Buff and Musical Arms with evi- dent pleasure. Refreshments were served, prizes for the com- petitions given, and after a few dances the partv ended with Auld Lang Syne. Form Upper III. chose the Eve of St. Valentine ' s Day for its party night, and made very clever use of the associations of the day. It has been celebrated in rhyme by a member of the Form itself : — The Upper Third Form gave a party, It was on St. Valentine ' s Eve; The guests had all a welcome most hearty, For they everywhere hearts could perceive. The various games were exciting, Musical Hearts was gay; Some found shooting inviting, While others Old Maid did play. Refreshments next came on the program, Of them we did gladty partake, A sandwich, jam, lettuce or plain ham, With ginger ale, candy or cake. After the prizes were given, All the good-byes were said, The day girls homeward were driven, While boarders Went sadly to bed. MARY McQUEEN. A most enjoyable evening was spent on February 27th, when the Lower Fifth Form entertained us at a Pink Party. The decorations were prettily carried out in pink, and the hos- tesses wore pink ribbons and pink roses. The evening was opened with Musical Arms ; then followed a Ball and Spoon race in which Tina Lyall was the victor, though hard pressed by Miss Gulston. Then came a mirth-provoking game called Pretty 59

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Havergal College Magazine Fair Rosie, London Bridge is Falling Down, Hunt the Slipper and many other games, of which The Muffin Man was the favourite, were played till it began to grow dark. Miss Holditch and Miss Wakely then lit the candles on the Xmas tree, which did look so pretty in the dark room. We danced round it till the candles began to get low and then to our great surprise found that there were gifts for each of us on it, as well as the handkerchief cases we had made for our Mothers. We were pleased. Such a pulling of crackers and such excitement and noise, and then Good-bye and thank you, and our long looked-for party was over. KINDERGARTEN. On Thursday, December 18th, we were invited by the Kin- dergarten to be present at the annual Christmas party, held in the Assembly Hall. Children ' s entertainments are usually very attractive, and this one was no exception to the rule. A giant Christmas tree, prettily decorated and laden with enticing parcels, reigned supreme in the middle of the platform. But before the lighting up of the tree we were to see many interesting games and to enjoy some songs from the children. The flag drill was very pretty and was well done, and we all, including the performers, enjoyed it and also the musical games which followed. Songs, which were clearly sung, succeeded the games, and after that came the giving away of the presents from the tree. The children had each made two useful pretty gifts for their parents, and these they were allowed to distribute themselves. They each, in their turn, received Christmas crack- ers and candy. Miss Gulston is to be heartily congratulated on the suc- cess of the afternoon. G. M. S. FORM PARTIES. Form Parties loom large on the horizon as soon as we are back from the Christmas holidays, and they certainly form one of the chief interests and excitements of the Spring term. If the opinions of guests who are leaving a party are of any value, each one this year appeared to be the nicest that ever was. A great deal of ingenuity and originality was displayed by all the Forms ; and the entertainments were very diverse in character ; but all were alike in that the members of the Form, and their mistresses, spared no time and trouble to make the evening as enjoyable as possible for their guests. We should like to take this opportunity of expressing our thanks to the parents who so generously provide their daugh- 58

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Havergal College Magazine Pussy. Among the wails of these human cats, that of Miss Chambers was most touching. After this we were asked to guess the hidden names of famous men and women of the British Empire ; Kraf chenko seemed the best known ! In this game Margaret Banfield carried off the prize. Dancing followed ex- cellent refreshments and concluded a most entertaining evening. The Shell Form on March 13th introduced a new kind of party — a Bloomer Party. The reason for the costume was quite plain from the moment the party began, and the guests found themselves undergoing a blindfold-obstacle-chariot race. An arithmetic race proved trying to the Staff, but their persist- ence aroused admiration, and it was afterwards discovered that the numbers had been mixed! The three-legged race which fol- lowed was a much simpler matter, but the wheel-barrow race required some courage. After this welcome refreshments were served, and then began a very jolly game of hide-and-seek, all over the house, in the dark. The breathless guests were then glad to sit down to a musical story competition, and when that was over it was time to go home. On March 20th the Lower III. had its party, and Sara Mc- Bean has described it for us : — Once Ave had a form party. We played steeplechase and ping-pong. We played that for a long time, and then we had refreshments. We had cakes and sandwiches and other nice things. Then we had country dances, and after that we went home. And all the guests had enjoyed themselves very much! On March 31st Forms I. and II. gave us great pleasure by bringing back to life our old friends from the Nursery Rhymes in their play, Princess Tiny Tot. Elizabeth McQueen was Princess Tin} Tot, and Muriel Curry her fairy godmother. It was her seventh birthday, and her godmother offered to give Tiny Tot anything she asked for. Major Domo, whose business it was to make up the Princess ' s mind, asked that the folks in the book of Nursery Rhymes, an aunt had given her, might be brought there all alive. This Mother Red Cap did, and the result was that the Princess received a visit from Four and twenty Blackbirds, Little Boy Blue, Little Jack Horner, Little Bo-Peep, Humpty Dumpty, Little Maid Pretty Maid, Red Riding Hood, Little Miss Muffett and many others. The Princess en- tertained her little visitors with dances and games till Mother Red Cap ' s broom arrived, and she was compelled to hustle her little people away to Fairyland. On April 3rd, the Upper V. Form presented their most amusing High Class Variety Entertainment, under the very able management of Miss Springate. Three Phenomenal Bro- thers — a strong man (H. Hadley), a ventriloquist (T. Lyall), and a conjuror (J. Bell) opened the entertainment with a convincing 60