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

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Vox Fluminis 17 Graham and Joyce Stevens. Corin, a boy of the court, who composed and sang a song for the lovely Princess, was portrayed by Joan Harris. The Princess' attendants were Marie Blond, Betty Dowler, Eleanor South, and Robin Little. The children of the court, who brought many lovely gifts, were very beautifully dressed in ruffled dresses of pastel shades, velvets and laces. Their parts were taken by Evelyn Wolfe, Virginia George, Doro- thy Deane McCallum, Isobel Slater, Helen Trickey, Helen McLean, Donald- da Murdoch, Mildred Longstaffe and Nancy Complin. The operetta, di- rected by Miss Mclnnis and Miss An- derson, was enthusiastically received by a large audience. H.M. T. MISS STUART'S RECITAL A VERY interesting event this year, and an event of which Riverbend was very proud indeed, was the piano recital given on the evening of Feb- ruary 12th by Miss Miaurine Stuart. Miss Stuart's selections were interest- ing and very well chosen, for each por- trayed a different mood, and stirred different feelings within the listener, and we know that everyone present at the recital will tell you that the selec- tions were exceedingly well executed! One number to which we had all looked forward was the Schumann Concerto in A Minor, 'With Miss Eva Clare at the second piano. Unfortunately Miss Clare was unable to attend, but her place was ably taken by Miss Snjolaug Sigurdson. Miss Stuart was assisted by Miss Fern Cairns, soprano. Miss Cairn's songs were light and airy, and the audi- ence felt somehow that spring was not quite so far off as it seemed! The fine blending of classical and modern pianoforte, along with the en- trancing songs provided a very inter- esting evening and we are certainly looking forward to more such events. R.S. THE MAP THE footlights brightened, the cur- tains parted on the scene of an artist's studio on the upper floor of a three storied building in Louvain. The time-the 15th century, during the war between Burgundy and Saxony. This setting was introduced by Winnifred Ruth Mclntyre. As the play progressed, the audience became more and more engrossed in this exciting French tale. Barbara Anne King was excellent as the kind artist, and Shirley Pinfold handled her role equally well. Shir- ley Edmond showed definite ability in her role of Marguerite, the French lady. Lorna Aikins and Margaret Winstanley were also very convincing in their colorful costumes, which added to the play. We congratulate Grade X girls on their execllent performance, and also Miss Moffat and Miss Shepley whose untiring effort and capable direction made The Map a great success. M.B. HOUSE NOTES AT CHRISTMAS it is the custom of the four Houses, York, Garry, Nel- son and Douglas to provide some poor family with a hamper. This Christmas was no exception. The members of the Houses were asked to bring food, clothing, and games. There is always a great assortment of things, ranging from a tube of toothpaste to a can of tomato soup. Each House helps a dif- ferent family and some Houses help two. This year, Garry helped the Petrie family. This hamper included many luxuries as well as essentials. The clothing was greatly needed and very much appreciated. York, this year, helped two needy families, the Watlings and the Drewrys. Both hampers contained everything that goes to make a Happy Christmas. This year, Nelson provided hampers

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16 Vox Fluminis The second session was devoted to the discussion of Youth's Place in the Outer World. Under this we discussed Democracy and the civil rights of the individual. The third and most heated session was spent in discussing Youth and Un- employment. A little trouble developed between the North End and the South End. One of the Kelvin students spoke of Drug Store Cowboys. The North- enders took this as a personal slight and several people were ruled out of order. The last session was devoted to amending and passing resolutions sug- gested in the reports of the commis- sions. It was also decided to form a Continuations Committee, which should see that the suggestions of the Youth Conference be carried out and in the fall see that an Inter-High School Council be set up. Riverbend is to have two members on this committee-Win- nifred Ruth McIntyre, already chosen, and one other representative, to be elected. To complete this Conference a dance was held on the Friday night. Doubt- less, the committee in charge was afraid that the argument between the North End and the South End would be re- vived for there was a policeman. one of the healthiest on the force, standing at the door all evening. B.W. THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION'S PRESENT ON THE Saturday night before Christmas, there arrived at River- bend a most marvellous gift, from the Carnegie Institute in New York-a gramophone and 625 records. This is no ordinary gramophone that one might buy in a store down-town-it is a mag- nificent instrument built especially for the Carnegie sets by the Lyon and Healy Company in Chicago, and the records are no ordinary discs of un- known origin--they are made by the best artists with the finest instruments, and their reproduction is almost flaw- less due to the amazing scientific im- provements that have been put into the mechanism of this machine. The three beautiful pieces of furniture that house these precious presents, stand in the far end of the drawing room. There we gather to listen and marvel and enjoy -some for the beauty of Bach, a lot for the lilt of Strauss, a few for the thrill of Beethoven, but more for The Horse Named Bill. M.S. HALLOWE'EN PARTY THE day to which everyone had so eagerly been looking forward ar- rived and in the afternoon the junior grades held their Hallowe'en party. Mrs. Price and Miss Crawshaw managed little shepherdesses, old-fashioned men and women, and other fairy-tale char- acters, aided by the- prefects who en- joyed themselves as much as the little ones. The seniors held their party in the gym, where there was dancing and the usual presentation of the grade skits. Miss Carter awarded prizes for the best and most original costumes. Refresh- ments were served in the dining room and Auld Lang Syne concluded an- other happy Riverbend party. G.B. THE OPERETTA ON FRIDAY night, February 16th, members of grades six to nine of Riverbend School presented an oper- etta called 'The Birthday Cake. Jessie Dangerfleld very aptly portrayed the Princess of Hearts, whose birthday the children of the court had gathered to celebrate. T The darling fairy, who came to tea, was acted by Betty Johnston. Jack, the Knave of Hearts, who was accused of stealing the sumptuous birthday cake, was Kitty Rainey. A lively dance, learned to please the Princess, was per- formed by Jane Lee, Joan Pickard, Gail

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GIRL GUIDES Our three patrols, the Oriole, Tana- 18 Vox Fluminis for two needy families, the McQuarrie's and the Ekin's. The contents of these hampers made their Christmas a hap- pier one. At Christmas, instead of providing a hamper for one needy family, Doug- las sent the presents to the Point Doug- las Mission for their party. This had previously been done by the Empty Stocking Fund, which has been dis- continued, so the presents were very happily welcomed. A - M.K., S.P., M.W., W.R.M. THIS year has been very successful . for the Guides of our school, the 65th company of Winnipeg. Many of the Brownies are now working to become Guides. Quite a number of them have already been enrolled. Mary Harris, a former Guide of Riverbend, has kindly returned. She and Rae-Marie Smith act as able as- sistants to Miss Anderson, our captain. ger, and Canary, have collected many interesting and novel things to decorate their patrol corners. Several skits have also been put on by these patrols for the enjoyment of the Guides. When Christmas came around, our thoughts were directed toward the poor children. We gathered old toys, books, clothing, and repaired the broken toys. These were distributed to poor families. Our Christmas party, to which we invited the Brownies, was a great suc- cess. We expect to go on several hikes when the weather is warmer. We have ben honored this year with a visit from our district commissioner, Mrs. Rooke, who inspected our patrol corners and presided at the meeting. The Guides sincerely hope that future years will be as successful as the past one has been. A K.R. THE BROWNIES OF RIVERBEND BROWNIES are a great deal of fun. We meet every Friday afternoon and play games and have tests. The Brownies are divided into four small groups. These groups are called sixes. The heads of these Sixers are called sixers. The 'sixers are, Maida John- stan, head of the Impsg Sheila Smith, head of the'Elvesg Betty Cooper, head of the Pixies, and Mary Mathers, head of the Fairies. Miss Anderson is the head of the Brownies and she is called Brown Owl. Miss McArthur comes to help Miss Anderson and she is called Tawny Owl. Brownies prepare us to join the Girl Guides and we are all looking forward to the time when we change the brown uniform for the blue one of the Guide. MARY MATHERS. ... .1... ART CLASSES THIS year the art classes have been under the very capable instruction of Mrs. P. J. Edgar. The first term, pencil sketches were begun, and as the second term neared its end charcoal work commenced. At various times throughout the year a number of well- known pictures were brought to the classes and discussed for their artis- tic value. The interest in art has in- creased in the past three years. The number of students has risen fro-m two to six and we hope that as the years go on and as Riverbend progresses the interest will rise still higher. M.K. - ' LECTURES SO far this year we have had only three lectures. The first of these was given by Mr. Martin, who told us of his aeroplane trip to India and Africa. He showed us the movies which he had taken, and the vivid colors and fas:i- nating pictures made us fe-el as if we were actually visiting these far-away