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

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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

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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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Vox Fluminis 19 places. After the lecture, we were all thinking how much we should like to go to India. We were especially interested to see the movies taken of her travels by Winnifred Ruth McIntyre, who last summer visited France and the British Isles. She told us all about the places to which she had been, and we enjoyed her account very much indeed. A short timeago, we were fortunate in having Miss Hilda Hessen come to our school and talk to us about the Hawaiian Islands and Honolulu. She showed us the very beautiful lantern slides which she had of her travels, and we enjoyed a very interesting and edu- cational afternoon. We have appreciated these lectures very much indeed, and wish to thank Miss Hessen, Mr. Martin and Winni- fred Ruth heartily for delivering them to us. We will be looking forward to many more such enjoyable times in the future. R.S. . LIBRARY NOTES Scene: Riverbend Library. Date: Any day. Time: 11.00 a.m. or 3.00 p.m. Characters: Librarian's Assistants, Miss Grant, Librarian, Student. Librarian: Good morning. Are you re- turning a book? Student: Yes Librarian: Name - Mary Brown? Ah - fifty cents, please. Student Cbewilderedi: Fifty cents! Librarian Cbrisklyb: New rule, you know. One cent every day the book is overdue. Could I interest you in V another book? The grade eights have donated a number of good books, with the money they received from the candy sale. Student Cdoubtfullybz Well -- Librarian: The Library Fund has also bought us several interesting books. Have you read 'Play Parade,' by Noel Coward? No? You must read that! CWritesD Mary Brown- Play Par- ade -April 23. 'Tm sure you'll en- joy it! Student: But if its overdue - Librarian Csweetlybz Oh, I'm sure you won't let that happen again! Clilnter Librarian's Assistants-five min- utes late.D Librarian Cfrostilybz And why are you late? Assistants Cmumblingl: Milk and bis- cuits - Librarian Cignoring the remarkbz Get to work! CThe assistants begin to tidy the shelves and tables? . CEnter Miss Grant.J All: Good morning Miss Grant. Miss Grant: Good morning, girls. Are the shelves being kept in order? This table doesn't look very tidy! Librarian: No, it doesn't, Miss Grant. CHurriedly thrusts books into Assist- ant Librarian's arms.D CThe bell is heard and the Assistants rush for the door, scattering books as they go. The Librarian, with a weary sigh, leans down to retrieve them, hears the din of the second bell and follows her assistants at break-neck speed. Miss Grant picks up the books, tidies the tables and goes out, quietly shutting the door behind herb. D. K. ,Q X 'la ' 4 154 ,g.::-12