Riverbend School for Girls - Vox Fluminis Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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VOX FLUMINIS 31 AN HOUR WITH THE GUIDES . HIS scene is enacted by the youngest company of Guides in Winnipeg, and I am sure the merriest. We are known as the 65th Company and are proud of it. We owe much to our captain- Miss Vaux, and our lieutenant, Miss Isabel MacArthur. They have had great patience with us, inexperienced as we are. It has not been easy to organize this new company. Of course, as yet every- thing is not up to the standard, but it is remarkable the amount of work that has been carried out. Since the formation of the company we have succeeded in estab- lishing a reputation for ourselves. We came out first in the swim- ming races, and attained fifth place in the skating competition. We have found it interesting fun working for badges, making patrol boxes, flags and various other articles, and are looking forward with enthusiasm to the bright prospects before us. What a confusion and scramble in the locker room at four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon! On inquiry one finds that the girls in navy blue uniforms are .busied with last-minute preparations before climbing up the stairs to join the rest of the company in the gym. Entering the gym one sees a frolicking game of tag commence, a very perplexed girl bending over a book, and two others shouting loudly in order to hear each other above the noise. A long blast of the whistle is followed by an unnatural silence. Another whistle signal and the four patrol leaders-Betty New- combe, Roberta Jean McQueen, Peggy Murray, and Shirley McLean -hurry to the lieutenant. Then at the command Company, fall in! the rest of the guides form up in their four patrols-the Canary, the Oriole, the Scarlet Tanager, and the Bluebird. Inspection, and alas for the forgetful one who didn't remember! Strict is our lieutenant about tidiness. A Girl Guide must always be neat. Each patrol is very anxious to win Inspection, as a reward goesto the best patrol. In the form of a horseshoe we receive our orders for the day, after which we fall out, and go to our patrol corners, where we commence to work. in order to pass tests. A Girl Guide is taught nature study, the Morse code, flags, knots, bandages, and many other useful things. The ambition of every Guide is to wear a string of well-earned badges on the sleeve of her uniform. Games now begin, and the competition between the patrols is great. A variety of exciting races is always ready, and there is never a dull moment. The whistle calls for silence. The games are over, and we once more assume our work. The end of the hour draws nearer. We gather around our re- alistic camp-fire to sing Taps, A Good night, Guides, says the captain. , Good night, Captain, echo the Guides. CAROLINE HARRIS, '38, Douglas Hall.

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r, ci X.. iq I. I VOX FLUMINIS ,F m 4- ., .I the , ,X 2 sf-F Q . f r T I A F SECOND BASKETBALL TEAM . Back Row fleft to righty-Verna MacLach1an, Mary Rose Mackenzie, Agnes Richardson, Edna Pinfold. Front Row-Dorothy Forsyth, Dorothy Rutherford 6CoachJ, Dossie MacLean, Iris Norman. BADMINTGN Badminton was played this term with great enthusiasm. The club was successfully formed under the direction of Miss Rutherford, who was later appointed Honorary President. Dorothy Forsyth was elected President, with Maurine Stuart as Business Manager. The tournament of Doubles Was arranged for February 18th. There were thirty entries in the tournament, mostly from Grades IX, X, XI and XII. The four contestants in the final round were Maurine Stuart and Dorothy Forsyth CYork Hallj against Betty Newcombe and Isobel Hutchison fGarry Hallj. The final game was exciting and well played, each team doing its best. After a very close game the winners were Betty Nevvcombe and Isobel Hutchison. The Badminton Club has met with such approval this year that We sincerely hope it will be continued. y , MOLLY MOSCARELLA Dossnz MACLEAN.

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32 VOX FLUMINIS- 0 BROWN IES Our latest venture is the formation of a Brownie Pack. The first meeting was held on Friday, May 8th, with Miss Erma Wellband as the Brown Owl. We wish the Brownies every success in their new undertaking. on Ny, I . ' ,f rea if S9 GIFTS E, the girls of Riverbend, are glad to have this opportunity of telling the friends of the school just how much we appreciate their kindness and generosity to us this year. P Perhaps the most used and most appreciated of their gifts has been the springboard given to us by the Advisory Council. This and the parallel bars lent by Mrs. J. A. Richardson have made the gym classes even more interesting and enjoyable than before. Gifts of books from Mrs. Richardson and Miss Helen Palk have been placed in the newly-formed Junior Library, and that of Dr. Daniel Mclntyre in the French section. We should like also to thank Miss Palk, Morna Kenny, and Margaret and Judy Bennett for books added to the Senior Library. Thanks to the efforts of our own Grade VIII, whose zeal resulted in a most successful Fish Pond, the Library has been increased by over twenty books. Such enterprise should be commended-and, we hope, imitated! ' May we suggest both to friends and to girls that when next you houseclean your shelves, the Riverbend Library will be wait- ing with open doors to receive any books ready to be passed on. Thank you again for all your thoughtfulness.