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

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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.

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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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Vox Fluminis 11 IPI!-WS IICAIL IEIDQUICATIIUN HYSICAL education has been found to be a very necessary part of the school programme. Exercise is necessary for everyone and without it good food and plenty of sleep will not make for the best of health. Good posture is also of vital importance, as, unless the body is held in a straight, uncramped position, it cannot work efficiently. Our aim at Riverbend is to provide the necessary exercise and at the same time to develop coordination of body and mind, and to make an easy upright carriage part of every girl's equipment for life. GYM DISPLAY HIS year's gym display continued Riverbend's reputation for well- planned and well-carried-out events. Under the leadership of Miss Anderson and Miss Lloyd the complete co-opera- tion of the girls was obtained. Bright costumes added to the charm of the folk dancing of the junior grades and their tumbling was well done. In the senior grades, the pyramids, marching, exercises and apparatus work won the approval of the audience. The second half of the program consisted of danc- ing, rhythmically performed by the senior girls and the classes. The program grand march in which the colors and formed their respective houses. special junior closed with a the girls wore the initials of A.C. SPORTS DAY ROBABLY one of the most out- standing sports events of this year was the Interhouse Field Meet, held the first week in October. Warm sun- shine and perfect autumn weather held sway and many parents and friends were present. The participants, who included all those from kindergarten to grade twelve, did their utmost to gain points for their houses. Everyone took part in at least one event, whether it was the potato race, the basketball throw, or the high jump, and all in all E. M. ANDERSON. it turned out to be a thoroughly satis- factory afternoon for all concerned. Upon reviewing previous meets it seems that York Hall had almost al- ways come out on top. This year, how- ever, the Senior Sports Cup was cap- tured by Nelson, a new house last year. Nelson won the senior events by a comparatively large margin, with forty- two points to her credit, while Garry was successful in winning the Junior Sports Cup. Any of you readers who are interested enough to have read this far will likely want to see the complete results, so here they are: SENIOR EVENTS J UN1oR EVENTS Nelson .......... 42 Garry ............ 42 Douglas ........ 30 York .............. 28 York .............. 25 Douglas ........ 17 Garry ............ 23 Nelson .......... 5 M.D. BASKETBALL NE of the most popular sports at Riverbend is basketball - one grand game, worthy of our new and athletic gym mistress, Margaret E. An- derson's able instruction. T'wice a week -Tuesdays and Thursdays after four- thirty-bright eyed, rosy cheeked, and enthusiastic groups of eager young ladies gather around Miss Ander- son in our splendid gym, for compe- tent tutoring before a warm game. Both the teams and the spectators en- joyed the exciting games with Ru-