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

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Vox Fluminis 9 Kathleen's puppet, called Ferdinand, She loves to move with her clever hand. Ruthie just adores the screen Her favorite star is Richard Greene. Eleanor is our jitterbug true She can truck and shag, and suzy-Q. Helen is a tricky gal, Doreen Gibson is her pal. PREFECTS iWith abject apologies to Gertrude Steinl and he said what are those six im- posing obelisks on the bench and we said oh those are prefects and he said whats that and we said a prefect is a prefect is a prefect and he said thank you and what do they do. well we said theres mary-she rides-that is a horse -and she plays-that is pianos and xylophonles--and she goes to horse shows all week and still gets good marks in her exams and she laughs and laughs and her eyes disappear when she laughs and she is the chief obelisk. and then theres margaret like bottled sunshine she makes beautiful pictures on ice and gallops around the basketball floor and makes charts and other heiroglyphics to keep everything running smoothly on sports day. and speaking of gallop- ing over the basketball floor we said there is roberta jean too. do poised and dignified obelisks do things like that he said well we said you might have a different idea if you saw her at the end of a latin exam or watched her in a fiery debate wtih rupert's land ap- pearances are deceiving we said. and will I also be deceived by the one with the ladylike air and the sense of humor behind her glasses he said oh no we said that is virginia she has a southern accent and knows about far-away places like morocco she hasnt been here as long as the others we said but she has been given great responsibility not- withstanding. those are long words he said why dont you use short ones alas we said we are about to describe some- one who likes long words and uses them indiscriminately. that will be the black haired one he said yes catherine we said she has slight difficulties with mathe- matics but her laugh machinery works overtime we said and when we need en- tertainment she obligingly turns into blind girls or princes or something. and the very straight obelisk with the bright cheeks she will have a good sense of humor too he said oh we said that is our other margaret she spells in a most peculiar manner but we couldnt get along without our cook book and gen- eral sewing reference we said. and he said thats all very well he said to have them so well described but I still dont understand what a prefect is and we said well we told you once and we never repeat for repetition is the most deadly of all the deadly sins but since you are so forgetful we tell you once again a prefect is a prefect is a prefect is a prefect we said. DIARY OF RIVERBEND ACTIVITIES Third Term, 1937-38 MAY 18-Sports' Day. MAY 19-Old Girls' Day. MAY 27-Lilac Tea. JUNE 1-Grade X luncheon for the graduates. JUNE 10-Kindergarten closing exer- cises. JUNE 12-Commencement at St. An- drews, Oak Street. JUNE 15+Closing and prize-giving. Dance for the graduates. First Term, 1938-39 SEPT. 8-School opened. SEPT. 23-House picnics. SEPT. 28--Sports' Day.

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8 Vox Fluminis GRADE IX HE rollicking, rapturous, ready but ravishing residents of Room Six, from their rendezvous in Riverbend School report thus to you: Fifteen rare beauties are We, Enrolled thus with Miss Greg-or-ee: Loquacious Lorna Mystic Marion Beamy Betty Model Marion Calm Carol Maestro Marjorie Bothersome Barbara Fanciful Flo Happy Helen Winsome Winnie Discreet Doris Mischievous Mona Sunny Shirley Merry Margaret Energetic Eileen GRADE VIII The Scene-Grade VIII classroom, The Topic-you've guessed! Each pupil's discussing The thing she likes best. Horses! says Gilchrist. Pickard says, Bach, Quiet! says 'Megan,' I Want to talk. CC ld Shows! cries Virginia. Dancing! yells Lee. Swimming, shouts Francis, And diving for me. C'mon, kids! says Harris, Let's have some fun! I can't, says Marie, My work isn't done. Drawing! shouts Jessie. Canines! for Tritt. But as for Miss Crapper- She just loves to knit. Biscuits! says Ivey. Skiing! shouts Lear. And Helen Palk murmurs, My spelling!-Oh dear! The talking so loud Is stilled with a Hush! As our Miss McLeod Comes in with a rush. So back to our books We creep with disgust To study our History And Maths, 'cos we must. GRADE VII Miss MacKinnon loves to say, Bonjour mes enfants, every day. Nancy is our little Pudge, She does her Work Without a grudge. Jean, our baby, still enjoys Her oft-brought candies, nuts, and toys. Doreen makes the boys all stare, She's got a permanent in her hair. Betty is a bright, Wee one, She still keeps working when class is done. Mildred is a rugby fan, j Fritzie Hanson is her man. Jean Lockhart is a lucky lass, She gets a ride home after class Lois is our guider true, She Wears a dress of navy blue. Joycie is a peppy kid, Of all our troubles she gets rid. Kitty's our Professor Quiz, At asking questions she's a whiz

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10 Vox Fluminis OCT. 24-Illustrated lecture on British Columbia by Mr. Humphrey. OCT. 28-Hallowe'en parties. Nov.--18-Basketball game - Rupert's Land vs. Riverbend. DEC. 2-Basketball game-St. Mary's vs. Riverbend. DEC. 19-Illustrated lecture on Astron- omy by Mrs. Taylor. DEC. 21-Christmas holidays. Second Term JAN. 9-School re-opened. JAN. 27-Senior play. FEB. 2-Nelson sisters' concert at Ru- pert's Land. FEB. 10-Junior Basketball game with Rupert's Land. if FEB. 17--Basketball game with St. Mary's. FEB. 21--Illustrated lecture on the Postal System 'by Mr. Jenkins. MARCH 3-Junior Basketball game with St. Mary's. MARCH 9-Debate at Rupert's Land. MARCH 17-Basketball ' game with Ru- pert's Land. MARCH 28-Illustrated lecture, With the Nascopie to the Top of the World, by the Rev. W. G. Martin. APRIL 3-Interhouse basketball games. APRIL 5-Easter holidays. Third Term APRIL 17-School re-opened. APRIL 25-Gymnasium Display. 29 'E 'if J g L s , s -3.