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

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12 Vox Fluminis TEACHERS' NOTES THEREI once was a LITTLE lady with a great big smile, and we all know that smiles are PRICEless Cand so is Mrs. Priceb. If you smile nicely enough, you'll get a JOB IN the office Cbut we've already got onel. However, if we don't SMARTIN up you WILL SOON get tired of this jabberwacky and won't REID further. But if any- one BURNS these notes we won't CART'ER away, so keep on trying for Auld LAING Syne and perhaps some- day they will ring a BELL in your memory-of DOUGLAS fir desks, and of Mrs. MUNROE who has the key to every locker except Davey JONES! But before we conclude we must not be KO C so if you're not on the beamh BOLD as to forget Mrs. BARKER. So with a farewell flourish we will cast away our pens for another year. BOARDERS' NOTES Riverbend boarders of '42 and '43 Industriously work in perfect harmony. Vera, Marj and Lillian and June Enjoy riotous life in the bubble room. Rowena and Ellen at the end of the hall, Bounce on their beds 'till the matron's call. Evelyn, Marie, Daphne and Joan Never weary of using the phone. Diane, Joseie, Gail and Irene, But for their noise the halls are serene. On the next floor the bookworms we see, Amidst leafy trees we find Valery, Rosa and Peggy and Tinker nearby, Doris and Margie share a room high. Eileen and Kaye with dusters are busy Rubbing their mops until we are dizzy. Songs from happy Penny ring, Or.June tinkers with seeds and string. Forth from their room burst Audrey and Jean '4 Marilyn's after them--it's plain to be seen 2 and one add up to three A trio gay--Anne, Lois, Nancy. Now the air-force claims Goldie Manng Dorothy and Cecily have left our clan. '4-getting not our joys and sorrows, 3-score years, into the morrows. ' N.B. 8c J.McC. PREFECTS' NOTES Riverbend School To those who follow-on: It's always hard to say goodbye to those things that have grown dear to you. But as the best things in life en- dure, so will these remain with us. Feeling this way about our school, we write to you who are fortunate enough to remain, to those who will enter in the fall and to the six who replace us on the bench. To you will come, one day the realization of how much your school has given you. It has given friendship, happiness, a broader out- look on life and perhaps a few heart- aches. But on this foundation we must do our bit to build a better world. There are so few today who enjoy the privileges which you have known, that you should make the most of every opportunity. When your turn comes to graduate and step out into life, you will be able to spread to others the benefits provided by your school. But in order to get the most out of the years at Riverbend, you should put all you have into your work and sports. Support the school, for there is none better. For as our graduation approaches, we really appreciate Riverbend and our life here. As prefects we have had the great privilege of leading this school in all its activities and of receiving the loyalty and co-operation of the staff and yourselves. We are more than grateful for your backing. Without it our job would have been tedious and unsatisfying, but because of it our tasks have given only pleasure. So as we leave this life behind us, we look with confidence to you who follow in. Yours is a great privilege, a promising opportunity. Stick by the grey and red, for these colours will never fail you. With every good wish for the future, The Prefects, 1942-43. i X s 08

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14 Vox Fluminis Glafu flfalea WHY IS GRADE TWELVE DUMB? GRADE twelve is dumb because Dumbo is an elephant. Elephants have big feet. Big feet belong to the R.A.F. The R.A.F. like Eileen if I lean I am weak. There are seven weaks in our class. Marj plays classical music. Music is an art, and June is good in art. 'Earts are easily broken.: Anne is often broke. Annie - body can ask questions. Questions be- gin with what Nancy always says what Watt invented the steam en- gine. Jean blows off steam. Steam makes things pop. Lois' cuff-links al- ways popping. Pop is a drink at the drug store. Grade twelve is always at the drug store and that is why Grade twelve is dumb. iii- GRADE XI CLASS NOTES The Nine o'Clock Jump Elizabeth Auld--Sophisticated Lady lwell, not all the time!J Pat Bernard-Gee, but I Hate to Go Home Alone. CWe know how you feel.D Marylyn Carey-Snootie Little Cutie. CYou ain't kiddin'.D Nancy Complin-As Time Goes By. CNot a darn thing happensj Doris Cook--Looky, Looky, Looky, Here Comes Cookie. Audrey Ferg-Home on the Range. CAnd we don't mean the kitchen stove.D Jean Gardiner--Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair. Lorraine Ingram-Time on My Hands. CWell, he keeps saying he works nights.D Elizabeth Irish-Three Dreams. CHoard- ing, isn't she?D Betty Leslie-Taking a Chance on Love. CWho doesn't?b Mildred Longstaffe-The Same Old Story. CWell, maybe he's a steady.J Betty McGuinness-Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? CWell, she's got one at home.D Ann Parkhill--The Song of India. CHurry home.D Jean Parrish-When the Lights Go On Again-flf they ever do.D Kitty Rainey-My Silent Love. CWhat else could he be'?J Rosa Rayner-Rosie the Riveter. CAt least she's patriotic.D Audrey Robb-Lover, Come Back to Me. CNot so fast!! Betty Shiels--The Song My Saddle Sings. CTake it off.D Eleanor South-Black Magic. CShe keeps 'em in the dark.J Helen Trickey-Don't You Roll Those Big Blue Eyes. Miss Martin-Wishing. CFor the day when everyone is going to graduate. GRADE X CLASS NOTES Mary Macfarlane, No. 6l413-Glamor- ous hair cut, tall, dark and bored. Wanted: for attempting to turn hobo and hop a train for Toronto. Reward: A one-way ticket to Sing- Sing. Daphne Pieper, No. A. 71722-School- girl complexion. Last seen horsing around Riverbend. Wanted: For ruining the King's English. Jackie Porteous, No. 31652-Hair blond or brunette, depends on the week. Wanted: For mistaking wolves for friends when she forgot her glasses. Reward: Two broken lenses. Gladys Robinson, No. 61113-'Beefy'. Wanted: For hoarding scotch. Reward: One Czechoslovakian. Donalda Murdoch, No. 42000-Five ft. two and a half inches of 'wet wash? Wanted: For stealing a laundry bag. Reward:A dollars worth of laundry. Lois Parkhill, No. 61815-Last seen lugging her lunch-can on a road where lugs were prohibited. Wanted: For instance. Reward: One slightly beat out 'am sandwich. Joan Clegg, No. B. 71'722-Five ft. six inches, brown hair, blue eyes. Last seen at the dentist. Wanted: For conserving metal.