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

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Vox Flumznzs Pmupd'4 .Betta My Dear Girls: As you know, Riverbend School for Girls opened its doors in September, 1929. It started with a good enrolment, an excellent staff, a lovely location, a smart uniform in the two blues and a crest showing the river with the initials R. S. in the school colours. In 1930 the new building was added, and in 1933 the three Houses, Douglas, Garry and York were inaugurated fNelson came into being in 19371. Our school colours were in 1937 changed to grey and scarlet and a new crest which shows the river in the background, with the white pillars of the house and la Seagull superimposed. In all these changes we have never had a school motto. We never seemed to be able to find just the right one, but now we think we have found it, and I hope that each one of you will take it for her own. Ad Meliora . To Latin students, this, of course, needs no explanation, and non-Latin students will, I am sure, be content with knowing that it means-To Better Things. We are living in a century upset by a people who were obsessed by the idea of greater, mightier things for 'themselves without any regard for the suffering this ambition would bring on the rest of the world. In these days of the world's agony there has risen a host of great men who have given of their best to try to build a better world for future generations. We have great statesmen, great soldiers, sailors and airmen of all ranks and great citizens all striving toward the goal of better things . Each one of you has her little bit to do in making this world a better place to live in. For this reason, I 'think our new motto takes on additional significance. Strive always for better things-not more, not greater, not richer, but better-try to make each day better than the previous one, better not only for yourselves but for all around you. If you do this, you will be living up to our motto Ad Melioran. With best wishes to you all, ' Yours affectionately, Wtf

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Voa: Fluminis JANE BULL GAIL GRAHAM Qur Head Girl Jane Bull, who has been Head Girl of Riverbend for the year 1944-45, came to us from Robert H. Smith School in 1943. Sports are her chief interest and she is a member of both the volleyball and basketball teams. She enjoys riding, bowling, swim- ming, and tennis, as well. She is privileged to call herself a Glamazon for she is six feet tall, and insists that she is still growing. When questioned as to her favourite pastime she replied, Washing test-'tubes in Chem Lab , but she finds time for dramatics also! Since English is her preferred sub- ject she intends to be a journalist, and plans to begin her course in Arts at the University next fall. Jane has filled the position of Head Girl ably and ener- getically and we know that whatever she does in future years will be characterized by the same efficiency, good judgment, and fair play that she has shown here. She may be sure that the best wishes of all of us go with her. Our Sports Captain Gail Graham, who started her Riverbend career as far back as kindergarten, was this year elected School Sports Captain, and has continued to prove her capabilities which she showed last year as Sports Captain of Garry Hall. She has had seven letters, beginning in Grade IV with one for swim- ming, and has received an A each year since Grade IX. She is a valuable asset to our volleyball and basketball teams and takes an active part in all sports activities. She enjoys apparatus and gymnas- tics in particular but admits that swimming is her favourite. 'Her ambition is to be a nurse and toward its fulfilment she hopes to take Grade XII next year and then possibly to start her training in Toronto. We will long remember Gail's all-round sportsmanship and we wish her the very best of luck in all that she undertakes in the future.