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

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8 Vox Fluminis There sits Rosa, ' Jean Parrish- Dressed in white. Cooling, cooling his fevered brow, That little English lad knows how! fTch!l Is it Blondie or Earl, Or Jackie or Neil, Or just some other jerk? As long as she gets a man she figures She doesn't mind the work. Eleanor South- , Fifteen children by the Zider-Zee, Betty MCGUIMSS- There lives Eleanor happy as can be, How in the heck did we get Holland in this? Oh well, it's a life of utter bliss! Betty Shiels- Present Indicative, Past Imperfect, Future Indefinite, Object Matrimony. Helen Trickey- A general in the army, A commander of the fleet, Or will it just be Harry To say Oh yes, my sweet. Ann Parkhill- Those lights and glare, Those eyes aware Of the audience. Woo Woo! That Hgweat big man With the Howers in his hand Is sure to be waiting for you. She thought he called her ffcuddiesy' Betty Leslie- And looked up with adoring eyes, But all he said was My jeep jumps puddles, Baby, what a surprise! Um ZUJI! WE, grade XI, being near our last hours, do hereby bequeath those things-such as we have. To the young 'uns who follow on, we give, first and foremost, our ink-stained class room- complete with Miss Martin and the book-case. To you we leave the drowsy hum of endless groans in study period, and the intermittent banging in the pipe at the back of the room. Flitting through the generations of newer victims, a faint echo of Marylyn's opera, whispers through the room, fol- lowed, double forty by Sergeant Mc- Guinness' bellow. Perhaps, even ten years from now, odd phrases from Kitty's speeches will appear, and, per- haps, a reincarnation of Nancy's brains in some new form. Is there an orange-blonde mop three inches long? The original I fear will soon become platinum. Poor Elizabeth, she did try to curl it. What else have we? Our pictures- the ones we won in those endless Glamour, allure, Pert and sweet, That's her line, sir, Be careful, elle est secrete. Qaacle if ticket selling contests-The geometry books on the desk. And Ann's eternal pillow in exams. Pea-green it is, with white flowers-take care of it- it may help. Also Pat's case in the corner. The one you stumble over every time you walk up the aisle. And Miss Bell's tissooos, -and Mrs. Wilson's finger- nails Cwowl. And the Bills. And the Harrys-or will we? That depends. And poor old George- Do 'ou 'ove me, George? -someone did . . . once. And all those drug-store wolves, or is there a new generation of them? There were those plays, too. The Little Princess'-the French one- Earnest-we hope you do better than we did. And Tinker's poetry, and Eleanor's I keep telling myself, and everyones Are you kidding? Poor kids-lucky kids. All those men we're leaving or did they leave us those 866 ???? And this should be left before it dies a slower death than it is now. So, little Vocium Fluminum, look after our paltry possessions.

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Vox Fluminis 7 rushed to the front and the graduates glided up to receive their certificates. The church service was over. A garden party was held on the lawns of the school with cameras flashing and graduates swinging along in step to the band music. At last the talking and laughter thinned and the painful goodbyes had to be said. The height of the day came in the evening-a dinner party at Mrs. Joseph Harris' preceding the dance. In the drawing room of the school, radiant grads whirled about in rhythm to the music of the conventional Whirlitzer. All has to end sometime including this. It is a memory now but a radiant one. There is a pride tucked away in each of us for the dear school that is behind us. It is a comfort to know we can visit it again and see the girls who are still there-but it will never be quite the same again. B.D. Elm Pwphwf, 1943 For I dipt into the future, Far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world And all the wonder that would be For the class of '43. Elizabeth Auld--As she shaketh her knobby forefinger, infants quake under her glance. Pat Bernard- With hair askew And nourishment through, In a garret sublime She writeth a rhyme And starveth all the time. Marylyn Carey- Under a Neopolitan moon With a guitar He sits to croon, Marylyn looks up with adoring eyes And thinks of all those other guys. Nancy Complin- Busy, busy, all the day Writing, writing in her way, Never has much time for play. Cshe doesn't need it.J Doris Cook- She holds their hands, She fans their brows, She's dressed in white, Those wolves, Wow, Wow! Audrey Ferg- Smeared with oil, carrying a coil Of rope, our engineer, Runs through ye trustie old garage Calling all the males dear, Jean Gardiner- In a coffin, still and white Lay Jean out like a light. CAnd there we leave her.l Lorraine Ingram- Florida in the winter, Miami in the fall, Just a little social butterfflyb That's all. Elizabeth Irish- The men in her life were many Her acts were young and gay, But the way she drove that poor old car, Drove all her friends away. CTch, Tchlb Mildred Longstaffe- In Spain or England, Australia or New Z., Or is it just Canada, With one of the males she led? Audrey Robb- 'Twas brillig and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe But Audrey, oblivious of all, Just sat and said Oh Babe. Kitty Rainey- Up, up, into the blue, She always obeys the Golden Rule, In the air or on the sea, That's where her heart will always be. Rosa Rayner- Holding his hand, By his bed at night,

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Vox Fluminis 9 HOUSE NOTES THIS year at Christmas, as is the custom, Garry, York, and Nelson donated hampers, containing food and clothing, to needy families, while Douglas provided gifts fo the Point Douglas Mission. Each member of the Houses contributed to the hampers, and two members from each House visited the families to whom the gifts were sent. The Houses are running neck to neck in the race for House Points, in order to win the coveted shield. The balance of our activities, which includes the Field Day and the Lilac Tea, are eagerly awaited by all. Several of the committees have already been chosen for the Lilac Tea. These are to arrange flowers, decorations, food, and other booths. We hope to have a large number of parents and friends attend- ing, as has been the case in former years, for the proceeds are forwarded to the Fresh Air Camp Fund. L.T., S.C., V.R., P.A. BROWNIES OUR Brown Owl's name is Mrs. Oliver. Brown Owl runs the pack with help from Tawny Owl and Six- ers. We have four sixes : The Fairies, the Pixies, the Elves and the Imps. The Sixers are Morya Smith, for the Elves, Cecily Ann Gunn, for the Pixies, Diane Johnson, for the Fairies, and Clementine McNern, for the Imps. The second sixers are Lois Mac- Donald, for the Elves, Camilla Riddell for the Pixies, Daphne Burns, for the Fairies, and Irene Koppel, for the Imps. A first sixer has two stripes, which go on the left sleeve.. A second sixer has one stripe, which also goes on the left sleeve. Some Brownies are doing first class work, some second class work, and some are working for their pins. In Brownies you have to be seven before you can get your pin. After you have it, you get a service star for every year. When you get three service Q stars and got to Guides, you get a gold star. You then work for the Golden Bar, and next for the Golden Hand. Then you are ready to fly up to Guides. The young ones who are too young for their pins are called Teeny-Weeniesf' Brownies are fun. We always look forward to our meeting on Friday afternoon. C.M. l. . i.. THE 65TH GUIDE COMPANY TIIIS year the Guides have been busy working on their war-time emer- gency service tests, and other projects. We were honoured with a visit from the secretary of the Girl Scouts of America, who gave us a very interest- ing talk on how the Girl Scouts started in the United States. Riverbend Guides participated in the fats drive held at the end of March. They also collected old toys to be re- paired and given to children for Christmas. There have been many other activi- ties too, such as the Brownie flying-up ceremony, and the song contest, which have all been very interesting and successful. All the Guides have been working hard passing tests and badges, and we hope that the results will show an even more proficient company. V.R. -1 RIVERBEND ON WHEELS EARLY in the fall a roller skating party was suggested- no sooner said than done? Anyone from Grade VII up, was allowed to come. Those coming were to meet at eight o'clock at the school. The instructions were: to bring soft drinks, and to wear what you pleased. A good crowd came, including some of the staff. When everyone had ar- rived, off we set for the roller rink. Once there, we donned skates and away! Wheels rolling could be heard on