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

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14 Voxl Fluminis ACTWIITIIIES HOUSE NOTES HIS year the activities of the four houses-York, Garry, Nelson, and Douglas-were varied. The house pic- nics were held early in the fall and were enjoyed by teachers and girls alike. Keen enthusiasm was shown over Sports Day, the victors being Nelson in the senior events and Garry in the junior events. At Christmas, the mem- bers of each house helped a needy fam- ily. During the winter term, frequent meetings encouraged the girls to work hard, thus gaining more house points. Before Easter the interhouse basketball games were played. Douglas was suc- cessful, defeating York in the finals. Having had a successful year so far, the houses are looking forward to the swimming meet and the Lilac Tea to be held in the summer term. J.J., M.McD., M.McL., A.c. LIBRARY RESH, crisp pages, the faint aroma of printer's ink and glue, the dimly audible scratch of a pen busily enter- ing names in a thick business-like book -and the inevitable endless stream of girlish chatter-these are only a few of the sights, scents and sounds which hover about our library these days. Interest in the library has been great- ly stimulated this year, thanks to a neat and efficient plan by the Library Committee of the Advisory Council. Through February and the early part of March, books flocked in, while Miss Grant worked conscientiously catalo- gueing them, and our weekly student librarians helped stack them away on the shelves. We wish to thank all whose prompt and generous contributions made it pos-. sible for this being one of the most prosperous and interesting years for the Riverbend library. Thanks are also due to the members of our staff and senior girls of the school whose spontaneous assistance has proved invaluable. E.E. DEBATING N THURSDAY, March the ninth, excited groups of Riverbenders, were making their way to Rupert's Land-but not for the usual thing- a basketball game. This time it was something new, thrilling, something which had never been tried before in the history of Riverbend. A debate! True, we have had many a debate with- in Riverbend, but none so important as this challenge from Rupert's Land, Resolved that tolerance has done and is doing more harm in the world than intolerance. The two girls representing River- bend and defending the affirmative were Eileen Gray and Roberta Jean McQueen, with Leslie Florence and Virginia Cameron the worthy oppo- nents, from Rupert's Land. The three judges were, Mrs. G. V. Ferguson, Mr. E. K. Williams, and Captain J. J. Wil- kinson. So close was the debate and so evenly matched were the two teams, in mater- ial, argument, and presentation, that the judges' decision resulted in a draw. The debate excelled in humor and edu- cation. As regards the latter, none of us will forget the paralytic ineptitude as mentioned in an affirmative refuta- tion. Above all, we are proud of our two debaters and are firmly aware that they have successfully passed another mile-

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Vox Flum-inis 13 experienced by the girls who took up the art of jumping. A few of these thrills were felt by one of the new and intrepid riders who decided to mount Dinah, a Shetland pony. But evidently Dinah had different ideas and in a twinkling of an eye the rider was seen emerging from a mud puddle, mut- tering to herself. So ended the winter season with all looking forward to more Wednesdays of riding. B.L. SWIMMING NY day now should see the River- bend mermaids in hard practice at the Y.W.C.A., in preparation for the coming Swimming Meet. Once again the four houses-Nelson, York, Garry, and Douglas-will try to prove their prowess against one another. The In- terhouse Swimming Meet is held an- nually in May, and affords a good op- portunity for the girls to win points for their houses. In past years the affair has been a marked success, and we are sure no efforts will be spared this year in making the meet one of the best ever. M.D. TENNIS NOTES ENNIS has become very popular and the girls played as long as the weather permitted on the courts which Westminster Church very kindly al- lowed us to use. The enthusiasm over tennis has increased so much this past year that we hope to organize tourna- ments this spring. Regardless of how they play, all the girls should have fun and exercise in this grand sport. MARY -M-Aei-mr: ---meta BADMINTON HE badminton this year was rather late in getting started, but our play- ing has definitely improved since that time. Every Saturday morning there have been doubles round robins fol- lowed by several rounds of singles. Many of our players, especially the younger ones, are just beginners and it has been very interesting to watch them master the simple shots and at- tempt the more intricate ones. While this is going into print we will be chal- lenging the staff to play us in doubles. 1 SKATING KATING is a great sport. Many people love skating. Everybody should know how to skate. Skating is very popular nowadays. Riverbend has two rinks, one small one and a big one. All over Switzerland, Norway, and Sweden people skate. Some girls from Riverbend were in the Winter Club Carnival in March. I MARY MACKAY. l SKIING F ALL the sports that have been introduced to Riverbend none has ever become so popular as skiing be- came last winter. We had the great privilege Cdue to the kindness of Miss Carterl of having Mr. Ted Paris, an expert skier, come to the school twice a week to coach us. The girls were very enthusiastic and spent as much time as could be spared on the slopes. The river bank was used and some of the tracks were exceptionally good. About half the school, both teachers and girls, took to skiing. Not many of them have as yet taken the ski trains to Miami and La Riviere, but next year we hope to see them all on the more advanced hills. J .E. i DANCING HIS year the dancing at Riverbend has been conducted by Miss Gwen- eth Lloyd, of London, England. Previ- ous to coming here Miss Lloyd studied in England. Many types of dancing were taught us-creative, interpretive and Greek. The dances presented at the display were highly praised by everyone and even the girls themselves have noticed a great improvement in their dancing style since the beginning of the school Year-

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Vox Fluminis 15 stone in the activities of Riverbend. So how about some more friendly debates? C.B. GLEE CLUB NOTES VERY Tuesday afternoon Glee Club is held in our gymnasium. Our very capable leader and singing instructor this year is Mr. Filmer E. Hubble, prominently known in musical groups throughout Winnipeg. Miss Maurine Stuart is our pianist this year. During the time that Mr. Hubble has considerately given us we have learned many beautiful songs. S.L. THE BROWNIES HE Riverbend Brownies meet every Friday at two o'clock in the River- bend dining-room. There are eighteen Brownies. The Brownies are divided into groups called Sixes. Each group has a girl called a Sixer. The groups are the Elves, the Imps, the Fairies, and the Pixies. We play games and learn the meaning of the diHerent colors and stripes of our flag. The Imps pre- tend they are Dutch, the Elves are Mexicans, the Fairies, Swedes, and the Pixies are Indians. We are trying to fix our Brownie houses to represent these different countries. We have learned three knots, the reef knot, the sheet bend and the round-turn. Our Brown Owl is Miss Mclnnis. JOAN Kmxwoon. GIRL GUIDES 65th Company, Winnipeg N SEPTEMBER 29th, at 4 o'clock, we held our first fall meeting with Miss Anderson. The new girls started work for Tenderfoot Badge and the others continued towards Second Class. During October we went on a most enjoyable cook-out hike to City Park, where we watched the animals, played games and learned to build and tend a fire. Shortly before Christmas we gathered together some old toys and cleaned and mended them for Headquarters to send to needy families. After Christmas, Mrs. Rooke, the District Captain, paid us a visit during which she enrolled some of the girls and showed us different ways of learning Morse Code. Early in March we visit- ed the Rupert's Land Guides at their meeting and spent the afternoon work- ing and playing with them. Now that the fine weather is here we are looking forward to more hikes and outdoor meetings. K.R. l---1-.-1-il GRADUATION T WAS a few minutes past three o'c1ock and the guests were arriving at Westminster church. Although it was the afternoon of June 15th, there was a decided coolness in the air and the sun had refused to shine all day. In the back parlor of the church, the entire school from grades one to twelve was anxiously awaiting the appointed hour. Everyone was a bit nervous. Knees were shaking and voices were quivering in soft whispers-but sud- denly a hush fell over the room for the tiny grade one's had already begun to lead the procession into the church. The girls looked so neat and trim in their starched grey summer uniforms, as they walked up the aisle and took their places across the front of the church. Last of all came the graduates, carrying beautiful bouquets of flowers, and looking so very dignified in their long, graceful organdies and chiffons. In striking contrast to these long flow- ing dresses were the smart White suits worn by the grade twelves. The graduation ceremony itself was very impressive, the address to the graduates being given by Rev. E. M. Howse. The greater part of the after- noon, however, was given over to the prize-giving. While the children in the lower grades hurried excitedly up to the front for their awards, the graduates moved slowly and demurely. Following the prize-giving, tea was served in the church hall in honor of the thirty-seven graduates. Although we