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

Page 16 text:

14 Vox Fluminis Evelyn Wolfe lives near the school, Of being on time she makes a rule. She loves to dance, and she loves to singg In fact, she's a good sport in most any- thing. Joan was with us the first of the term. We were very sorry indeed to learn That Joan to Toronto must go awayg We miss her more from day to day. Donalda Murdoch is very petiteg The time she likes best is when you eat. Shefs very fond of the work in the gym, She thinks it will help to keep her slim. Miss Mclnnis is the one who us teaches, She's just as lovely as cream and peaches. With her, in class, we have such fun We're always so-rry when her period's done. BOARDERS' NOTES Nancy's hAir. Agnes' comPlexion. Rossmes' intEllect. Jean's ge-neRosity. Rae's unselFishness. Daphne GunnE's hands. Marjorie's musiCal talents. Maureen's arTistic ability. Ellen's oBedience. Reita's ability tO swing it. Wee PAtsy's smile. Betty's wRiting talents. 5 Dorothy KenneDy's voice. Dorothy Donnelly's SEwing skill. Lois' aglleeable disposition. .Q ,bs 5, 44 jiri .al 4-LL, :Hx . W il . -.121-,. ' 'X 1 J? al V 4

Page 15 text:

Vox Fluminis 13 From Wainwright in the good ol' west Comes jolly Jean McNern. Who studies hard for every test- CShe comes to school to learn!! Then there's industrious Megan. To take Home EC. she vows. CRight now she's in the sewing-room, Finishing her blouse.D Our talented equestrienne Is Joianie P., you know. Her riding is outstanding At every Cambridge show. Jeannie Love's a quiet t?J girl, Her specs protect her eyes. But when she's at a party, Woo! Woo!--you'd be surprised! Our literary lady Of whom we're proud, is Palk. And in the History periods, She's never known to talkC??J. Her swimming is magniiicent, Her marks in Maths. are high. And every Wednesday afternoon Finds ' Fanny at the Y , A mild and quiet maiden Our Audrey proves to be. She's quite an ardent cyclist And rides most skilfully. Our quiet little Betty Is a poetic lass. She- never gets in trouble For shouting out in class. Then last, but certainly not least We come to robust Rae. She seldom rides, but goes to Guides, Where she excels they say. Our teacher is Miss Gregory, We like her very much. She always thinks of something nice- Like Library Clubsn and such. You've named just seventeen, I said, Now pray, how can this be? For you are wearing grey and red And are in this class, I see? Then merrily she said to me, 'Oh, lim not a real little lass. But my life I spend here, in Riverbend, I'm the Spirit of the Class! GRADE VIII I think that I shall never see A class as balmy as Room Three. A class that raise their inkstained hands And make of teachers these demands: Oh why was grammar e'er invented? This parsing drives me half demented! In history there are all those dates, In maths-deposits, bank-notes, rates. In science-bugs and worms and ants, In French is there for us a chance? Our room mistress is Miss McLeod Of whom we all are very proud She- teaches us to cook up messes, And shows the others to make dresses. From Eleanor, Helen, Pat and Jean, To Nancy, Betty and Kathleen, And last there's Mildred, Kitty and Lois, And now we think that you should know us. GRADE VII Joyce Stevens is our class President, She's a sweet little red-headed lass. She doesn't like maths, and she doesn't like grammar, And she goes about French in a te-rrible manner. Robin is like a little bird With a voice as sweet as any you've heard, Her daddy has joined the Royal Air Force So Robin is very proud, of course.

Page 17 text:

Vox Fluminis 15 H Activities THE KING AND QUEEN LAST 24th of May, as everyone knows, King George and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Winnipeg. How excited all the Riverbenders were! All morning the school fairly buzzed! The girls as,- sembled at school early in the after- noon, well supplied with flags, and shortly afterwards trooped two by two down Wellington Crescent to our place beside the road. For what seemed hours before the royal car appeared, cameras were set ready to click at a moment's notice, and everyone talked excitedly. Then, from away up the road, came a loud cheer. Everyoneis heart gave a jump-the great moment had come! Majestically down the road came the royal car with it's motor- cycle escort, and the other automobiles following. Excitement reached its zenith-how wonderful their Majesties looked-and especially to us, who were seeing a King and a Queen for the first time! But good things do not last forever, and their Majesties, amid sighs and excited comments, disappeared around the bend of the road. R.S. 1 GRADUATION. JUNE, 1939 THE training you have had will give you a balance and poise that will enable you to be a power in the part you are to play in lifef' said Rev. George W. Abernethy in his address to the thirty-one graduates at the closing ex- ercises held in Westminster Church. Rev. Abernethy was the minister who preached at the service attended by Their Majesties at Portage la Prairie. Prizes were presented by Hon. W. J. Tupper, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, Mrs. Tupper, Mrs. J. D. Mc- Queen, and Mrs. Robert A. Edmond. Athletics awards were presented by President Sidney E. Smith, and the junior first aid certificates were pre- sented by Lt.-Col. George H. Gillespie. Following the presentation of the prizes, a garden tea, attended by the graduates and their parents and friends, was held on the school grounds. A band was in attendance. An air of excitement prevailed amid the smiles, the handshakes, the con- gratulations-and finally the farewells. Yes, the farewells must come at every school closing, but although the gradu- ates are leaving be-hind them the im- portant phase of their schooldays, be- fore them is a glowing life which com- mands inspiration and respect, in what- ever sphere they may find themselves. V? A.M.C. THE YOUTH CONFERENCE THIS year six Rive-rbenders were very fortunate in being able to attend the Winnipeg Youth Conference, held at Gordon Bell High School, during the Easter holidays. There were four ses- sions of this conference, at the first three, we discussed subjects suggested on the agenda, and at the last session the committee brought forth a report for debate. First, we discussed the curriculum. Many changes were suggested and the students seemed to favor a course of studies that was a very easy one. They suggested that there be more options and that a commercial student might be allowed to go on to University. It was also suggested that there be a four year high school course instead of the present three year one, but that the same amount of work should be covered. This would enable the student to take part in more extra-curricular activities, which are very necessary to his general education.