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

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Vox Fluminis 27 IPIHIYSIICAIL IEI UICATIIQN IN the world of today Sports must accept new duties. It is necessary to keep ourselves physically fit and physically prepared to face any situa- tion. This year, at Riverbend, the main endeavour has been to have all participate and all work together to form a well knit team. Every girl has been included in some type of sport and has been given the opportunity to develop her skill and knowledge of games along any lines. We have adopted as our slogan, Every girl cn a team, and every team playing, and have carried it out to the best of our ability. - Exercises were not stressed, but all the fitness which can be obtained was provided for in games, for basketball. volley ball, badminton, riding, swimming, archery, and tennis, all make a girl's muscles long and supple and don't tighten them. Hence these sports produce graceful lines and don't produce bunchy muscles as some exercises tend to do. Action in games is a natural not an artificial means of producing circulation, respira- tion and in turn the developing of the lungs, heart and other organs of the body. ' Team work has been strongly emphasized in order that the girls may accept responsibilities and pull together to accomplish the goal. Inter- grade, inter-house and inter-school games provided stiff competitions which spurred on the class, house, and school spirit. The fine achievements made this year are due to th patient and untiring instruction given to us by Miss Hobbs. She has introduced several new games which have been enthusiastically received. I am sure every girl in the school appreciates her fine efforts. A special vote of thanks is due to all those who so faithfully attended sports practices. Thank you, girls, for your regular attendance. Always remember-to obtain anything worth while, hard work must come first. For those of us who are leaving Riverbend, the past year has been especially beneficial, for we have obtained a sturdy grounding in all the sports which we will use throughout our lives. And so, looking back on the year, from an Athletic viewpoint, I feel that we have achieved a high standard. Though we may not have won all our games, we have obtained greater qualities than the winner's glory. BETTY DOWLER, Sports Captain. BASKETBALL She's always tripping me! Why is she even on the team? Wow! When you bump into her it's like hitting a stone wall! Here are some bits of conversation you might hear if you entered the gym- nasium after 4.30 on any week day. But it really isn't as bad as it sounds. Basketball this year has been a great deal of fun, the girls have co-operated well, and have learned much about the game. Three teams were drawn up, one Junior and two Senior, to play against the teams of other schools. Miss Hobbs gave unsparingly of her time and effort to prepare us to at least make a good showing, and she achieved her goal. Perhaps the Seniors didn't win a game, but they came very close to doing so at each attempt. We are very proud of our Juniors, as they came out on top in the Private School League. Playing the Public Schools this year has given us a larger knowledge of

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28 Vox Fluminis basketball, as we also experimented with boys' rules. This year Basketball has been made more interesting for us all, not only because of our inspiring teacher, but also because of the new frienships we have made with the city High Schools. B. J. A. . TENNIS AND RIDING Tennis and Riding are once again old stand-bys at Riverbend. Many girls go riding on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and I have been informed that we have several excellent riders. So far, not a great deal of Tennis has been played, due to the unreasonable weather condi- tions. However, if time permits, we hope to hold an inter-house competition before Graduation. M. L. BADMINTON This year Badminton was added to our already extensive sports program. We competed in an inter-school tourna- ment that was held at Riverbend. Representatives of the leading High Schools participated, and Kelvin carried off the two silver cups. Some of our players took part in the annual Badminton Tournament at the Winter Club and received honors. The inter-grade tournament stimu- lated great interest throughout the school and showed that we have many promising players. This year, for the first time, a letter is to be given for Badminton and will be seen decorating the pockets of our stars C?D M. C. . VOLLEY BALL Another of our new games is Volley Ball. Many of the girls were very un- familiar with this game at the begin- ning of the year, but after diligent coaching from our games' mistress, Miss Hobbs, they improved greatly. Some of the outside schools came in to compete against us, or should I say, to teach us certain tricks in the funda- mentals of Volley Ball, such as spiking, low swift services, and playing up to net, so that by the closing of the season, our girls had evened up the score con- siderably. B. L. SKATING On cold winter days, way back in January, girls with skates over their arms could be seen making their way to the school rink on Langside Street. Soon the rink would be dotted with the so-called skaters. Short ones, tall ones, thin ones, and fat ones would be trying their luck on the shiny blades. The girls 'in the lowest grades would be out pushing each other around. Gym periods, noon hours and recesses were spent outside on the rink. The Manitoba Skating Races were held again this year, but as no-body in the school possessed a pair of racers, Riverbend was not able to compete. The Canadian Figure Skating Cham- pionships were held in iWinnipeg and some of the girls especially interested were allowed to leave school to go to watch them. A former pupil of River- bend won the Junior Ladies' Singles Event. We hope there will be as many energetic and enthusiastic girls on the rink next year. L. P. ARCHERY Several years ago Archery was a popular sport among the girls of River- bend, but gradually it disappeared. This year it was revived and the girls have responded with such enthusiasm that many have purchased their own arrows to be used with the school bows. So, if you're passing Riverbend and happen to see girls running to and fro with bows and arrows, don't be alarmed, for they are only ardent supporters of this once-again popular pastime. A. P.