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

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Vox Fluminis ll ACT! IITIES HOUSE N OTELS THEl annual House picnics. took place early in the fall. York and Douglas went to the City Park, where everyone enjoyed the swings, games and animals. Garry Hall held their picnic on the University grounds in Fort Garry, where initiations of the new members to the House were held. One of the teachers offered Nelson Hall the use of her lot in Fort Garry, where it is understood, the Nelsonites spent a very enjoyable afternoon. Although everyone was out of prac- tice, S'port's Day took place in the fall of the year. It was a complete success with Garry winning top honors in both the junior and senior school. At Christmas, each House, with the exception of Douglas, selected a family, to which they gave their annual ham- pers. Douglas, as usual, supplied the Point Douglas Mission with gifts for the children. T'his year, the Houses presented four one-act plays. T'hese were adjudicated, and Douglas won top honors, with their play E'lmer. During the mid-term, Inter-House Basketball and Badminton games were played. There was close competition between the Houses, with Garry win- ning the coveted trophies. Each girl has a strong' feeling for her House, and has co-operated in every way possible to make her own House a success. Ls., s.s., RB., LIBRARY NOTES THIS year a few new books have been. added to our Riverbend S-chool Library, donations being made by some of our English girls. The wo-rk of cata- loguing these an-d relbinding a number of the older editions in red and blue bindings, has progressed slowly' but surely. In later years the Library is to be extended into a larger and more spacious room. In closing, we wish the librarians of future years, the best of luck in making the new library a success. M.J., J.C. SCHOOL DIARY Sept. 9th-Opening day-many new students. Oct. 18th-Field Day-Garry Hall won the cup. Dec. 16th-Christmas Party-held in the school gym. Feb. 11th-French plays-under the direction of Miss E. Sumi and Pro- fessor Glauser. Feb. 18th-House plays-By Mr. Neil's adjudi-cation, Douglas won. Their play was Elmer. Feb. 25th-School Dance-Miss Winni- fred Ruth McIntyre was hostess. There are many interesting events still to be enjoyed during the summer term. Included in these are the Lilac Tea and Graduation. ,l,l.l..,.T-1.1-i-.1 FRENCH NIGHT A-LTHOUGfH this venture was quite different from previous years, it proved very successful. Miss Sumi and Professor Glauser spent a lot of time moulding the plays and stories into amusing, natural, every-day incidents. There were many pleased comments on the evening by members. of the audience. A vote of thanks goes to Miss Sumi for her wonderful patience and careful teaching. ,..1.11 ENGL-ISH PLAYS VIVHESE also were a new venture. The four Houses, Douglas, Nelson, York and Garry, acted respectively, Elmer, The Clockf, The Hat and Stick ,' and Michael.' All four were very inter-

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10 Vox Fluminis Marguerite Purkess-Perk. Pet Peeve-Working. Ambition-What she can do after she's eighteen. Saying- You can shout that out. Elspeth Burris-Elsie. Pet Peeve-Science. Ambition-Blues singer C?D Saying- He says MURDER, he says. Eula Walker- E Pet Peeve-Frank Sinatra. Ambition-To be able to swoon over Frankie. Saying- Are you kidding? '? Barbara Halls-Bar. Pet Peeve-Broken love affairs. Ambition-Artist. Saying- He's simply gorgeous. Mary Burns-Burnsy. Pet Peeve-Homework. Ambition-To go to The Sneak every Thursday. Saying- Oh boy! Mary MacKay- It. Pet Peeve-State of Grade Nine. Ambition-Who knows? Saying- Be quiet! Miss Fuller-two guesses. Pet Peeve-Bubbles. Ambition-aSiXty-four dollar question. Saying- Will you girls please . . . .ii- GRADES VII 85 VIII COur Class in Song? June Baker-Moonlight Becomes You. Joy Knox-Scatterbrain. Helen Emerson-Smiles. Betty Morgan-Whispering. Joan Taylor-The Same Old Story. Julia Harris-Pack Up Your Troubles. Marie McRae-Mairzy Doats. Sheila Lawson-Pretty Little Busybody. Donna Barret-Careless. Ann Lewis-A Sleepy Lagoon. Caroline Dowler-Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning. Mary Pearson-Till the Lights of Lon- don Shine Again. Lois Huggard-The Strawberry Blonde. Sheila Smith-All, Or Nothing At All. Vera Cook-Barnacle Bill. Joan Carruthers-No Love-No Noth- ing. Gwenyth Alsip--Paper Doll. Marie Swindell-Black Magic. Mercedes George-I Can't Say 'Noi Sigrid Bardal-On Wings of Song. Shelagh Burke-Over There. Ruth Myles-I'm a Little Teapot. Barbara Champ-I Want To Go Back To Old Regina. Mary Mathers-Pistol Packin' Mamma. Barbar MacLean--Brown-Eyed Susie. Miss Douglas-The Bells Are Ringing. ..1 . TEACHERS NOTES To the teachers we, the graduating class, bequeath, TO: Miss Carter-for her little box, all the money left from 1944 edition of Vox Fluminis Capprox. 50cD. Mrs. Munroe-all our meat ration coupons. Mrs. Reid - a l l o u r thermometers broken in Physics lab. Mrs. Jobin-our six pennies that we collected for War Stamps. Mrs. Jones-all our running shoes and gym shorts--she's always in such a hurry. Miss Bell-all our Canadian 'slangf Miss Fuller-all our happy smiles and good wishes. Miss Sumi--les memoires plaisantes d'un soir francais. Miss Martin-xl 0 Miss Douglas-all our 'Sloppy J oes' and unfinished garments. Miss Burns-all our woollen tunics to use for Red Cross articles. Mrs. Price-all our toys Cprotractors, compasses, test tubes, etc.D Mrs. Little-the anticipation of starting all our children at Riverbend. Mrs. Aylwin-all the sinful souls, may- be she can reform them. Miss Stewart and Miss Sigurdson--all our musical ability. fOh! you're get- ting cheated.D Mr. Hubble-our thanks for the H40 winks. Alec--the sunshine of our smiles, in the hope that they will help his Victory Garden. Mrs. McWilliam-our bookcase in the corner, including the contents-for her house.

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12 Vox Fluminis esting and entertaining. Garry's play was a Russian drama. Mr. Neil, when adjudicating, explained that this was a very difficult first-attempt-but very cleverly attempted. ,i,i.1l GUIDES THIS year the Guides have been unfortunate in losing some of the older Guides of last year. The activi- ties of the Guides have been left in the hands of the younger ones, who have worked hard to maintain our high standard. Our leader is Miss. Mary Harris. We collected toys at Christ- mas to be given to poorer children, and also sold and delivered Guide cookies. The first and second class Guides have been working hard- to pass tests and badges. We hope the future Guides. will work as hard, to build our company into one of the greatest in Winnipeg. J.B. 1-1-.1-. BROWN IES OUR Brown Owl this year is the same as last, Mrs. Oliver, who is assiste-d at meetings by our Tawny Owl, Mrs. Houston. We Brownies are divided into Sixes -the Elves, the Fairies, the Imps and the Pixies. We meet at the school every Friday afternoon at two o-'clock. At our meetings we have an opening ceremony in which we are all Indians. Then we work on our badges, after which we play Brownie games or learn new songs. In closing our meeting we have a pow-wow circle. It is here that all the important decisions are made. The two most important ones last year were: The Birthday Party in June, to which we invited the Guides, was a huge success. The other one was the Flying Upf, when we said good-bye to four of our Brownies, who went to join the Guides. A Brownie go-es around helping peo- ple without letting them kn-ow it. Brownies. are fun! Elvery girl should be a Brownie. C: MCN. ALUMNAE T0 VOX FLUMINIS VOX FLIUMINIS was dedicated to the Alumnae last year and we were very proud. We have endeavored to carry on the traditions of the school, to make the voice of the river heard in the world beyond. The central interest of the Alumnae is always in the school. This year a dance was given for the grade ten and grade eleven students in order that the members of the Alumnae and girls might become better acquainted. Other activities have been planned, namely, Old Girls' Day, a bicycle raffle and this year we are hoping to do something to help improve the school library. Picking up the threads of some of the Alumnae . . . Marg. Dowler is a lab. technician in C-ornwall . . . Katherine Bingeman is doing post-graduate work at the Toronto General Shirley Cruikshanks is a medical technician at the Winnipeg General . . . Kitty Rainey and Ann Kingsley are doing very well at McGill . . . Patricia Northcote is back in England . . . Alice Bull is in the Wrens . . . Janet Edgar is in the Air Force . . . Mary McLeod and Joyce Johnston are graduating from the Uni- versity of Manitoba . . . Barbara South is in nursing . . . many of our new alumnae are attending University, in such courses as' Home Economics, Interior Decorating, Science and Arts. These are only a few of the many alumnae but we all join in wishing you as much happiness as we all had while we were at school. CC The passing tide is opening wide To horizons strange and new, There are great parts for brave hearts, And noble deeds to do- But in all things, memory brings The Voice of the River to youf' 'N 5 WH