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

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VOX IFILLIIMIINIIS EDITORIAL STAFF Editor 7,-,,---,--, .----- ,,,,,--,.-, ,..,,,,K,.,,,,,.-,,,, ,.,..,,.. G ,,,, - ,7V,,...,, . . V IRGINIA ROSS GEORGE Literary Editor .A.. ......,.............r.,,..,...........,.......X.....,..f - .... .-..... . . . .HELEN MCLEAN Business Manager -,,, .- .......,,, ISOBEL RICE-JONES - - I NANCY COMPLIN Advemsmg 4 ------' ' ' 1 ELEANOR SOUTH Activities ,,As,,,ee,, ,..,....., D ULCIE ELLERSHAW Sports ,,,,,,,-,,,,, ..,..A......,,,..A....,. . . i..,.....ii,7...,.i.,.,.............,,.. MILDRED LIONGSTAFFE ROOM REPRESENTATIVES Grades V and VI .....,AO...,..,,....... .,,,. ,O..., . , ,.IOO.,,,. ........I.,,,.I..I........,, M E 'RCEDES GEORGE Grades VII and VIII ..,.... .,.,.....,, .v.... . .,...., ...,.,,..,7O R O B ERTA BRINGHURST Grades IX ,,,,,e,,.7,,,,..,,,, .. ,IIII ..,.,,..,,II,7...,, P EGGY AULD Grade X --,,,7-, ,,,v , , ,r,...r .,,. 77,.vev,.,.. E L IZABETH AULD EJ' ' I ztorza NOTHER successful Riverbend year is at a close. Another Vox Fluminis is awaiting its readers. Those of us who have Worked to- gether to produce this magazine have gained a deeper understanding of all the tasks that must be performed before a Year Book can come into being. This has been a full and satisfying year, and between the covers of this book We have tried to give you a cross-section picture of its many activities: Guides and Brownies, basketball, volley ball, badminton, archery, plays, debates, verse-Writing and story Writing, parties, Friday afternoon lectures. But behind all these one great problem has loomed: Hovv can We help to win this War? Under Miss Carter's guidance We have endeavoured to do our small bit toward bringing back peace to earth. ' We who are going out from Riverbend hand on to our successors the Riverbend torch, a torch Which symbolizes honor and truth and Work and faith. We have many fragrant memories to cherish, We have many dreams to dream, many wishes to make. But to the Grade XI's of 1942-43 goes our most sincere Wish of all, a wish that the year of their graduation may be one of peace.

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Vox Fluminis 7 CLASS NGTIES GRADE XII Marj. Kehm from Chicago, Illinois. Makes one of a large class of three in Grade XII. Black hair with red streak, hazel eyes. Favourite expression, Ch boy! Likes St. John's College and music, especially the former. Dislikes people who are late for class. Worst subject, Chemistry. Best subject, French. Favourite pastime, phone calls. Dulcie Ellershaw from Liverpool England. Came to Canada, July 1940. Brown hair, blue eyes. Favourite ex- pression, Oh darn! Likes letters from England and Gordon Bell School. Dis- likes boys with dirty shoes and with- out ties. Worst subject, Chemistry. Best subject, French. Favourite pas- time, indulging in pineapple sodas. Kaye Wallace from Emerson, Mani- toba. Light brown hair, spray of freckles, grey-green eyes. Favourite expression, I just about popped. Likes music, and the C. P. R. Dislikes sarcasm. Worst subject, History. Best subject, the Novel. Favourite pastime, weekends. Characteristic of room is that nobody ever seems to be in it. .1i1 GRADE XI CWith all due apologies to Longfellowb Should you ask us, Whence these stories? Whence these legends and traditions? We should answer, we should tell you: From a class-room, in a building Near a slowly bending river, From a class-room filled with students In their year of graduation. Near the window of that class-room You would find June with her pencil, June with head bent o'er her paper, Drawing, scribbling, scribbling, draw- ing. Leaning 'gainst the radiator Which is found between the windows, You would find our precious 'Penny' Shouting 'salvage' to her classmates. In the midst of bits of paper Looking far off through the window, You would come upon our 'Janie' Who would greet you most peculiar. Next to her you'd find a student On whose heart this word is written, Do not hasten to behold it- 'Tis her name, 'tis 'Love' is written. Someone just came in the doorway- Oh! It's Jean McNern and 'Meeganf' They work in the school library Where our books are kept quite care- fully. All this time there's been one lassie Who has never drawn attention, Eileen seems to be real quiet But at times she's not so bashful. 'Tishy' there sits in a front seat, And she hopes one day to become A great actress-and we're hoping That she'll warn us when she's coming. Just behind our hopeful 'Tishy' Sits our 'Palkie' who has been here Ever since our dear school opened Its wide doors to laughing students. After Palk comes harassed Harris, C?J coiffure. Harris with the tidy She's the one who's always asking Everyone for things she hasn't. In the corner by the lockers lcensoredl. Sits Virginia telling Adding to the conversation You'd find Pickard lialso censoredj. Suddenly a burst of laughter Drowns the chatter of the others, Betty Jean, our class-room howler, Thinks that something's very funny. Meanwhile Jessie, having managed To stop Janie's little day dreams, Tells her of her latest heart-throb, Who is, yes that's right, an airman. Over there is artful Annie Who will be a great musician,