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

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V 3 3 A.. ,Q ' is x .S na. - b l 4 1 ,' 45 ' . 3 9 STAFF ' Back Row-Miss Anderson, Miss McHattie, Mrs. M. Sigurdson, Miss Argyle, Miss Shepley, Miss McLeod, Miss Mclnnis, Miss Stuart, Miss S. Sigurdson. Front Row-Miss Burns, Miss Crawshaw. Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Munroe, Miss Carter CHead Mistressj, Miss Gregory, Mrs. Price, Miss Grant, Miss Moffat. R ...iv-ggi' I . T? 2 . 4 d:?,,,. fm Q, 5, ., ji, X' ' is ' , 1' ' . fi ,V 1 ,V if if 7 V 1 f'm3s.w ' ' - ' ' .. i 2 .'?.fW'f A A t ' , ' 3 ' SCHOOL COUNCIL Back Row-June Lear, Dorothy Kennedy, Shirley Pinfold, Margaret Winstanley, Marguerite McDonald, Betty Best, Marion Booth, Marjorie Kehm, Marie Bond. Middle Row-Winnifred Ruth McIntyre, Joyce Johnston, Gloria Brown, Mary McLeod iHead Girly, Betty Weatherill, Mary Elizabeth Edgar. Front Row-Dolores Edmond, Barbara South, Phyllis Hunter, Mildred LongstaHe, Joyce Stevens, Rossme Sterling.

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VOX FLUMIIXIIS Editor-V, -,,.-,, ,,,, , -,,,,,, ,,,, , ,, ,,A ,, ,A,,,,,,,,,, ,,, ,, ,, M ARY ELIZABETH EDGAR , , I SHIRLEY RICHARDSON Assistant Edttors ...E,... l NANCY KENNEDY . ji DOROTHY KENNEDY BILSWLQSS MCHGQCTS Y,..,w,,.....,... .... - .. I BARBARA SOUTH Photography and Humor ......... ,,..,,ov........,.....,,.oo...,... A GNES RIFE Activities ....... - ...... ..,.... o.oo. . to.,....,.. ...o....,,.... R O S SME STERLING Sports ..........................,.,...,.......,,,...,.. - ...oo ....,.v.o,.....,...w,...,.,oo..,,ooo.......w.o... o.... ,...,,oo M A R ION BOOTH ROOM REPRESENTATIVES Grade IX ,...... .. .......o........,.oo.....,.,............,oo,ooo,.,.o,.oooo .ooo ,,..4 . . oo...ooo,...ovMA M ARIE BOND Grade VIII ,.,..... ,.ooooMt.. N ANCY COMPLIN Grade VII .......... ,.,..,o, J OYCE STEVENS 0 EDITORIALIS, according to Miss Grant, may be written on anything from man- nequins to the magnetic power of mules. Perhaps the European situation would Ht in with the times, but a magazine editor is not supposed to know any- thing about anything but his brain-child, the magazine. Truthfully we can say, that when this mag-azine goes to press, we shall be able to quote any line, any caption, any verse anywhere, and even put in the punctuation! Before our entrance into this world of literature, we had considered our- selves mild, unassuming creatures, eager to obey and to keep life as calm as possible. We have, however, emerged from our ofhces, hard-boiled, unfeeling and sharp-tongued. We have trailed late articles to their dens like blood-hounds, we have turned a deaf ear to pleadings such as, Just another day and I'll have it done , we have haggled with printers, advertisers and photographers in a vain attempt to cut down costs. We have torn the Humor to shreds, wondering how anyone could possibly have considered those jokes amusing. We have debated whether the article on Lord Tweedsmuir should go at the end of the literary section, before the prefects' notes, or in the waste-paper basket. The teaching staff has demanded that its picture be printed on every other page, and we have sadly wondered why we didn't bury the proofs in the garbage can when they returned from the printers. And so it goes. The editors wonder how many students will buy their little pamphlet. Then the word comes in! Everyone wants a magazine, and some want two or three! We throw our desks in the air and furiously unearth the proofs from the garbage. Lo and behold, the magazine looks like a best seller! We sigh over the long vanished joy we had in preparing our work, and we, who have lived, eaten and slept magazine for months, creep into a secluded corner and weep copious tears of joy. To the Vox Flumimls staff of the years to come we pass on the word, It may seem like unending work, but the experience and the joy that is reaped from it is the greatest possible reward!

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Vox Fluminis PRINCIPALS LETTER I Dear Girls: ANOTHER spring has come and brought those very wonder- ful things that we accept so casually-warmth and sun- shine, trees and flowers. To Riverbend it has also brought its usual round of events-the Swimming Meet, the Lilac Tea, Graduation, etc. But this year it has brought to the world that most dreaded of all calamities-war. It is quite impossible for you to imagine what a dreadful thing war is, and I pray you may always be spared such a knowledge. But there is a little that we, even though so far removed from the centre of the conflict, can do. We must in all things be loyal. We must have courage to face whatever the future may bring. We must look forward with confidence and do our best in our own small way, for we each have a duty to perform in these days of stress. In an English paper it says that a civilian's duty in time of war is to work hard, avoid grumbling and save as much as possible. Not very heroic, and not always very easy, but we can do it. In front of the Viceroy's House in New Delhi stands a column, on which are inscribed the words: In Thought Faith, in Word Wisdom, in Deed Courage, in Life Service. So may India be great? No one of us could offer for our country and our Commonwealth any better prayer today. Let us have faith that we are fighting for the right and that we are in God's hands. Yours affectionately, MAY CARTER.