Havergal College - Magazine Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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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

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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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Haverga! College Magazine display of their powers. Then we were delighted with the gambols of Flossie — the Elusive Elephant, and marvelled at her wonderful intelligence. Two sketches from Dickens followed: Mrs. Nickleby dis- covers an Admirer (Mrs. Nickleby, A. Woodman; Kate, L. Agnew; Mad Gentleman, J. Anderson; Keeper, R. Watson), and The Falling Out of Mrs. Gamp and Betsy Prig (Sairey, E. Todd; Betsy, M. Watson). Both were well acted, and afforded the audience much enjoyment. But the turn which brought down the house was the performance of Johnny Schmoker, by Herr Lud wig ' s Meyerstein ' s trained German Band. This very original programme concluded with a graceful gaA otte danced by Miles. Lyall and Snowden and M. M. Bell and Sweeny. When refreshments had been served a few dances followed, and so ended a most enjoyable evening. THE GYMNASTIC DISPLAY. On the evening of March 3rd many guests assembled in the Hall to see the annual Gymnastic Display. As the last visitors CUP WINNERS took their places Miss Norrington ' s whistle was heard and the long line of girls, headed by little Beatrice Boyd, and carefully arranged in order of height, filed into the Hall. The Grand March was accomplished in perfect style and 61