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

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Vox Fluminis 13 PREFECTS' MESSAGE Dear Girls It is hard to realize that the time has come for us, the prefects of 1944-5, to lay down our duties and resign from the v a rio u s tasks that we have tried to carry out to the best of our ability during the past year. As we go forward, enriched by our experiences, we take with us many cherished and happy memories that will long remain dear in our hearts. Our one consolation now as we leave, is that we may always return on such occasions as the French plays, English plays, the Gym display and other reunions. Then again on Old Girls' Day we, as the Old girls, will come back again to challenge you, the present girls , in baseball, basketball, volleyball and the other good old school sports. Just a short time ago We received the great news that the war in Europe was over. Although it brought to all our minds a momentary relief, we also thought of those whose suffering was not yet over, and of the many loved ones who would never return. We hope and pray that sometime within the next year we may see the world completely freed from strife and turmoil, and that we will soon have an everlasting peace, We would like to thank all the girls we leave behind, for making our last year at Riveiibend such a happy and memorable one. To the six who take on our responsibilities, we wish every success in their new undertakings, and we hand the torchg be yours to hold it high . With 'best wishes to you all for the future. THE PREFECTS, 1944-45 0 PREFECTS EVELYN DUNFEE-'43-'45 . . . tall, dark-haired glamour gal . . . basketball and volleyball teams . . . always ahead on her History notes . . . ambition: to be a nurse-imagine Lyn lowering anyone's temperature! SHIRLEY SWlAlL-'40-'45 . . . athletic . . . on basketball team . . . likes horseback riding . . . known for her untidy books and straight hair . . . amlbition: to get Douglas to the top of the housepoint list. BEVERLY F ROFST-'43-'45-Garry's prefect - en- joys badminton and -dramatics-known for her dark eyes-plans on Home Ec. HELEN DUNFEE-,43-'45 - likes swimming and acrobatics-wants to be a nurse- Was it ever, wow! -known for her poise in prayers. TI-IPS LS THE LAIST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF US, Grade Twelve at present residing at the north- west corner of the school building of Riverbend School for Girls in the City of Winnipeg in the County of Selkirk, Students. We hereby revoking all former wills and testamentary dispositions heretofore made by us. WE NOMINATE AND APPOWT the present Grade Eleven class of Riverbend School and the survivor of them, to be the Executors and Trustees of this our will. WE GIVTE, DEVIPSE AND BYEQUEATH all the Real and Personal estate of which we shall die possessed Tr entitled to unto our said Executors and Trustees hereinbefore named, in Trust for the purposes fol- owmg:- , Firstly, to Day our just debts, graduation and examination expenses, And thereafter in trust to pay over or C0nV9y the f0l10wing bequests to the persons or corporations hereinafter named, namely:- To Riverbend School: Betty-Lou Allen's sore back and business ability Shirley Barton's mesh UD stockings and blush Phyllis Beatty's radio voice and history notes Joan Clegg's 97 memorized pages of Tschaikowsky and her empty shampoo bottle Helen Dunfee's brain and subtlety? Beverley Frost's pantomime and her eyelashes Catherine Irvine's appendix Ceffective last Novemlberj and her golf clubs Marie McCrimmon's-'Tll remember you in my will and her Latin translation Nora McLeod's pet bunny Wallace , her fingernails and her hicoughy laugh Jacqueline Porteous' radiator, skates and nose drops JOCe1yn Williams' literary ability and her Dutch doll Anastasia All the rest and residue of our estate both Real and Personal WE GIVE, DEVDSE AND BEQUEATH unto the future inhabitants of the present Grade Twelve classroom of Riverbend School absolutely. With full power and authority to our Executors and Trustees to sell and dispose of all or any part of our Real or Personal estate, where necessary for the carrying out of the purposes of this our will, and to execute any and all Documents that may be neces sary for so doing. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have subscribed these presents written fin so far as not printedj by our- selves at Riverbend School this Friday, the thirteenth day of April Nineteen hundred and forty-five. SIGNED published and declared by the above- named testatrices as and for their last Will and Testament in the presence of us both present at the same time, who at their request and in their pres- ence have hereunto subscribed our names as wit- nesses' Grade Twelve 1944-45 fWitnessesD M. E. BROWN L. D. BAKER

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TOP TO BOTTOM- FIRST ROW: FOURTH ROW: MARY ELIZABETH JUDD-'43-'45 . . . LORRAINE McILVEEN-'43-'45 . . . cute kid . . . quiet voice . . . known class secretary . . . 'tOh, those for signalling across the room to troublesome War Savings Stamps Muryn . . . ambition: to be a child . . . good-natured . . . likes the Air psychologist. Force . . . ambition: to be a nurse. JOAN NEWTON-'44-l45 . . . sports MARIANNE SAUNDERST-'43-'45 . . . captain of Douglas . . . on basket- naturally curly hair . . . collects ball team . . . a sculptoress . . . money on over-due library books always getting in wrong . . . Ah . . . editor of year book . . . piano heck . . . ambition: to get through fien-d . . . ambition: to speak seven Grade eleven. languages. SECOND R0Wf 1soBEL SLATER-'38-'45 . . . blonde ELLEN KINNEARD-'39-'45 . . .sports haw - - - on basketball team - - - captain of York . . . excels in all Sports Captflm 0fNe1S0n - eamera sports . . . from the Falkland Islands fiend 5 - - like? h0I'SelQ3Ck fldmg - - - . . . intends to be a surgeon. ambition: social service work. SHIRLEY POPHAM-'43-'45 . . . comes IVARILYN SMITH-'43-'45 - - - lfifge from Kenora . . . mania for art . . . grey eyes'-Smart dFe55ef-3lVY3Y5 111465 R'C.A'F Uull May 1 leave writing letters to 7 ? . . . ambition: now, Miss Martin? . . . ambition: to he's tall, b10I1'd, athlefie- be a scientist. A LOIS WARRINGTON-'43-'45 . . THIRD ROW! known for her good lunches . . LEEDERL744-'45 ' ' - always glggllflg YV1th,LQI'1 81IlE . . . flaxen hair . . . musical . . . always proud of her dflvefs lwense ' ' ' leaving for music lessons . . . known hopes fo be 3 nurse' for her sleek coupe . . . ambition: to be in the Metropolitan Opera. JOCEYLN YOUNG-'43-'45 . . . neat blonde hair . . . deep voice . . . GRACE RICH-,42-,45 . . I Qn Volleyball bGlad to' see you . . . ambition: to team . . . eats bananas ln two bites e 3 nulse' . . . favourite subject-George . . . that grin . . . ambition: to be a nurse . . . will marry George, no UD , ,Ju :rv .Qfmy 'TN 'Jw ,. 2-115- ',hw'7 pw, n 4, I fn, 1,-fat I i ,,,, ,nl J-I u, , , . r ? r N I lv me f Mft .nw I Y H19 ,. ,yu V . 9, In:-A . ,,,,pvfiA D-rl . .2 'QVJ f

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4 14 Vox Fluminis afzicfaq in Qaacfe 27 6.00-The boarders come to the school house to study. 7.00-Marion entertains them with her imitations of ?? 8.30-8.55-After a separation of twelve hours, girls greet each other as long lost friends. 8.57-Rosemary grabs a Bible, discovers a passage to read, and rushes out to take prayers. 8.58-Miss Martin comes to the door, passes her keys and pencil down the line, and arranges Lorraine in alphabetical order A'WAY from Lois. 8.59-Evelyn helps Miss Martin into her gown. 900-The bell rings and talking continues. Miss Martin saunters over to the housepoint list with a pencil in her hand. There is immediate silence. 9 02-In prayers, hymn books are re-distributed. 9.15-History period-Miss Sumi hurries into the room, and tells those who did not stand to be seated. As there is to be an Economics test, everyone solemnly proclaims, United we stand divided we fail. 9.35-Audrey has finished the test before anyone else is half through it. 9.45-The subject having changed to current events, there is slight party friction in the back corner of the room. 9.50-Miss Baker comes in and immediately begins discussing the year book with Marianne. 10.15-Miss Baker accuses Grace of making a racket-when the pipe in the corner starts to knock. 10.30-Recess-Muryn and Mary Elizabeth get to- 10.45 gether to discuss ...... affairs. Everyone else rushes down for their soda biscuits. -11.00-Latin students try in vain to get Miss Carter off the subject. 11.05-Jane dashes in and asks for volunteers to serve at a tea, but as teachers have a priority on certain girls, she does not get much 11.15-Miss Carter begs Eileen to ask a question. 11.25-Ann pleads for more photographs for the year book. 11.30-In English period, Miss Baker divides her 11.45 time between the year book, the library, and Browning. -A click is heard at the back of the room: Isobel has taken a picture of Miss Baker. 12.45-Dinia spills her ink on the floor. Everyone 12.20 12,26 offers to help but Marilyn is the quickest and rushes out for some Dutch Cleanser. -12.25-Scrubbing and giggling around Dinia's desk drowns out Mrs. Sparling reading the Bible. -A scuffle is heard at the back of the room. The girls around the empty desk are trying to support Shirley Swail's books. 12.20-Evervone starts to leave for lunch. T2 710-The bell rings, class dismissed. 19 .10 -Tbe half-starved lunch line rushes in. 12.45-Grace finishes her lunch, Lois and Lorraine have just come in, and Kathleen is grimly waiting for her milk. 1.35-Miss Martin takes the roll call, then half the 1110 room rushes in with hastily-made excuses. -Shirley Popham asks May I leave now, Miss Martin ?-and goes to another class. 1.41-Jocelyn slips in quietly-as usual. 200-Miss Brown asks Gail a chemistry Question, and she answers looking alternately at a blank page and Evelyn's book. 205-Time for a cough candy, Roberta. 2.10-Although she is not the monitor, Norma 2 10 2.40 ouickly cleans the boards, but is careful not to erase Joan's drawings. -Miss Sumi and Ellen converse in French, leaving the rest of the girls in a daze. -Miss Martin chases the Physics girls to Lab. 2.41-Due at another music lesson, Rosemary leaves. 2' 42 2.42 -She's not the only one. -4.00-Dead silence in study-no wonder-no assistance. one's there. 7eacfze'14 ' !Val'e4 It will be a Red Letter Day at Riverbend when- MISS CARTER: discards her Red Cross bottle and a-dmits that Latin is a dead language. MISS BAKER: walks into her English classes saying, 'tGreetings, Gates, what'd youse hear from de mob? MISS SUMI: forgets to insist upon boiling it down and gives up the idea of History Units. MRS. MUNROE: gives us two chocolate-covered biscuits and forgets all about sodas, MISS MARTIN: decides that Algebra and Geometry are useless and that she must take an intensified History course. MISS BROWN'S brain has a total eclipse and she has to learn all that Chemistry again. MRS. JONES: remembers to give her German tests and remarks, Girls, your pronunciation is won- derful! MRS. PRICE: isn't there to ring bells. SADLER: replaces the Rye Waltz with a hot ip. MRS. MCQUARRIE: teaches us to sew a reet pleat for a drape shape. MRS. LITTLE: doesn't smile pleasantly at the girls on door-duty at prayers. MISS BURNS: fails to 'bring her class up to the top of the War Savings list. MISS VOORHEIS: turns up some morning prepared to teach the kindergarten advanced psychiatry. MRS. JOBIN: absent-mindedly assigns a Grade I in- stead of a staff member to the head of each lunch table. MISS STUART: gives out with a solid boogie beat during those Tuesday mornings in prayers. MRS. SPARLING: wears all those cute lapel pins at the same time. MISS ARNOLD: comes out into the open where we can see her. MRS. REID: loses that heather look. MR. BANCROFT: replaces The Turtle Dove by Down the Road Apiecef'