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

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We stagger first period Vox Fluminis Sleep more before four Is the law of Grade Nine, It's the easiest way Of putting in time. To English, half dead, With the usual feeling Off a novel not read. Mrs. MacQuarrie is patient, VVhat else can she do? Because of the fact That she's tired too. Second period we're slipping, To heck with the braing What good can it do us? We all are insane. At last there is recess, But oh, not a gloang We're up madly dipping To the ol' gramophone. But too soon it is over And that's very fine, For the teachers are hoping For lessons with Nine. Our Home Ec's a failure, It's true that we try, But it takes such great effort To keep open one eye. In Maths it is different As you probably know, That's one where we listen, At least we hope so. Then black we go drifting To dream and to restg Oh! the thoughts that we're thinking While writing a test. Then at last goes the lunch bcll, We make a mad dash, For the food that awaits us, Commonly known as hash. At twenty-to-two, Comes the bell on the dotg We tear to our room Believe it or not. The afternoon flies And soon it is four, In three seconds flat We're out of the door. Here are the characters As we appearg So pull up a chair And lend us an ear. First we have Mary, Who's top of the class, Besides being clever She's quite the lass. Qaacfe Nine 61644 Nofed Then there is Beverly, Who's slim and tallg Phyllis and Barfbara, The inseparable pairg Are always there handy Wh 't t k t' en 1 Comes O S a mg To help with their share. She passes us all. Behind her is Patti, Personality plus, With that pin on her tunic, She's the envy of us. Next we have Mary, Who sports eyes of blue, She never looks messy For that wouldn't do. Now we have Mercedes. Alias Lou, Besides having a pin She's got his ring too. CDatedl Now don't forget Joan Whose mind's on her sport, Though she treasures a place For old Ravenscourt. Following is Gwenyth Whois awaited her turng Her eyes and hair both Cause us to yearn. Then there's Marie, Who makes with the voice, Oh, those blonds with blue eyes They leave us no choice. Next there is Ruthe Who adds light to Grade Nineg And spent some of her minutes Composing this rhyme. Lastly Miss Baker, We'll never forgetg She's a super class teacher Whom we're all glad we met. Then of course there is Janey Who came in the fall, Everyone likes her, She's the best of us all. So now you will know, When you hear us all say, Sleep more before four Is the easiest way. GRADE TEN'S IF If you can keep your head when all about you Grade Tens are losing theirs and blaming you: If you can trust yourself when all girls doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait and wait, and still have patience Waiting for their chatter to subside, Or if you can be told that they still like you Don't give way to what they sayg Don't ignore them too much, nor talk too wise: If you can dream, and not have dreams of Grade Ten: If you can think. and not let them disturb Voug ff you can meet with impertinence and disgrace, And teach those misused infants just the same: If you can bear to hear the gossip that they've spoken Twisted by these brats to make a trap for foolsg If you can make a heap of all your losings And still have faith to carry on your wayg And still hold on when there is nothing in you Except the will which says to you, Hold On! If you can talk with Grade Ten and keep your virtue, Or walk with them and still have common sense: If you can make the grade. With si tv seconds worth of homework done, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And which is more-you'll be a real friend of Grade Ten. Kindness of Rudyard Kipling Plus a few words from Grade Ten.

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22 Vox Fluminis Qaacfe 7 am! 8 61444 Na-fu GRADE SEVEN Our teacher's name is Mrs. McQuarrie. No doubt she could tell you why teachers look sorryg If we should all fail, we'll continue to grieve her, And if we all pass we'll be sorry to leave her. Diane Armstrong is so very acrobatic, When you see her at apparatus you know she's not rheumatic. Daphne White with blonde hair and blue eyes Is a very smart girl and big for her size. Nancy Smith, one of Douglas' clan, Plays the piano as well as she can. With her curly hair and dimpled chin, Everyone likes her happy grin. Cara Joy Hughes wears her hair in a braid, She'd rather be athletic than top her grade. Early to school is Donna Plant's creed, When lessons are done she loves to read. Diana Turner is a Guide, 'X horse's back she loves to rideg In riding clothes she's quite a toff, We hope the horse won't throw her off. Elizabeth Ann Beaton is a tiny little soul, I fear we'll lose her down a big knot hole, Though she is small it would be hard to fill her place, And if she left our Riverbend, she'd leave a great big space. Here's a girl who does most things, Rides and skates, plays and sings, She keeps busy, both day and night, CHope you'll treat our Linda Wrightj. Quite good at baseball is Donna Riddell, She can make a home-run before the Hrst bell, Elizabeth Abbott has lots of joys, She loves horses and likes the boys. Our forefathers did without sugar until the thirteenth century, without coal fires until the four- teenth century, without potatoes until the sixteenth, without coffee, tea, and soap until the seventeenth, without pudding until the eighteenth, without can- ned goods until the twentieth, and we have had automobiles for a comparatively few years. Now, what was it you were complaining about? Mrs. Guy Cat the Blind Teal: Won't you have something more? Josephine: No thank you, I am full. Mrs. Guy: Then put some cake and cookies in your pockets to eat on the way home. Josephine: No thank you, they're full too. GRADE EIGHT Julie Ann Harris, the fourth of her name, Makes Riverbend School glad that she came. June Baker wins points for both study and sport, Some of us envy her marks and report. Joy Knox is a cunning little trick, She wants to be a doctor, but hates arithmeticg She'd like to go to Heaven on straight and narrow paths, If she was sure the angels would help her with her maths. Shelagh Lawson has lblue eyes and fair hair, And some day will sit in the principal's chairg She's a Girl Guide leader, and models with grace, Far more I could say, but I haven't the space. Some day Donna Barrett an artist will be, A photograph she tints you'll go far to see. Margaret Jan loves to swim, Wins lots of points for York at Gym. Lois Huggard at dramatics is good, And will probably star in Hollywood. But meanwhile for 'her fun and sport, She dates a boy from Ravenscourt. An all round girl is Donna Smale, She grew so tall it left her paleg Dancing, swimming, skating too, Is there anything that girl can't do? Norma Gray is very tall, fNice for her at basketballlg Norma wears a St. John's pin, Lilies the boys, but that's no sin. Lorna McCarthy wears a straight pin, Frankie Sinatra puts her in a spin, Although she likes dancing and pitching some woo, She finds time for games and excels in them too. Betty Morgan is a sleepy head, Who finds it hard to leave her bedg Send the boy-friend home at nine, And you will get to school on time. Carolyn Dowler, our tom-boy girl, Cartwheels and somersaults with a whirl, Swimming and games fill her with joy, And she goes dancing with a Ravenscourt boy. Shy and sweet Marie MacRae, From our winters cold she fled away, To thecoast with soft green grass, We all hope she still can pass. Little Helen Emerson would like to grow up tall, But when it comes to inches, her brother took them all, She likes to go out dancing but she comes home quite a wreck, Because to dance with tall boys, she has to stretch her neck.

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24 Vox Fluminis OUR SISTER SCHOOL As many of us know, Riverbend is affiliated with Epworth High School, Pietermaritzburg, Natal. Epworth was founded in 1898 by the Misses Mason and Lowe, so it is considerably older than our own school. As Epworth grew, it found its buildings inadequate, hence in 1941 they moved to new and larger ones. The new buildings are in the form of two large blocks and as seen while travelling along the main road rather resemble a hotel. The school, like ours, is small, though they have a majority of boarders and a relatively small num- ber of day girls. That, as you know, is the reverse of Riverlbend. Epworth is capable of educating from Kindergarten as far as Matriculation level. As a rule, they too have six prefects, though at times more, one of these being a day girl. Epworth uses the House system as we do. Theirs are Athlone, Burton, Rhodes and Somerset. These have only one House color as compared to ours with two colors each. The school colors are navy, maroon and gold which sound like a good comfbination, we think. They would indeed clash with our scarlet and grey! Riverbend does, we feel, envy Epworth her swim- ming pool and film projector. It would be pleasant to have a swimming pool of our own for use in the hot seasons. Like most girls, we enjoy films and sometime we too, hope to have a projector. Epworth's m o tto LOYAll'.., COURTEOUS, BRAVE seems a fitting one. Our own TO BETTER THINGS is one we try to live up to. Being sister schools perhaps the two mottos will rule as well. 0 RIVERBEND'S UNIFORM, CREST, YELL AND HYMN Riverbend girls are always noted for their trim, smart appearance, due partly no doubt, to their colourful grey and red uniforms. Perhaps you have wondered at some time where this outstanding out- fit originated. When the school was started in 1929, the uniform consisted of a navy blue tunic and blue regulation blouse. However, in 1937, it was decided that Riverbend should be distinguished from other schools by a unique uniform. The subject was dis- cussed at a meeting of the Riverbend Ladies' Coun- cil where different colour schemes were consider- ed lby the various ladies. Grey and red was the suggestion of Mrs. D. F. McIntyre. who offered to have the uniforms made up and modelled before the Board of Directors by two of her daughters, Winnifred Ruth and Marjorie Lynn. The Board ap- prove-d wholeheartedly to this practical grey and red uniform which has since become a tradition. Our crest was introduced and designed in 1937 by Mr. Douglas MacKay and Mr. P. J. Edgar. Simple in design and yet full of meaning, it bears, in the school colours, the Assini- boine River, the sea gull which is so prominent in the wild life of Riverbend, and the four pillars representing the front of the White House as well as the pillars of learning. As recently as 1943, Riverbend still lacked a school yell. However, a contest was held in which all the girls were urged to enter their contributions. Nancy Complin, of Douglas Hall, received the award of five house-points for her rousing yell which is used today. In 1930 Mrs. Dempsey, a former music teacher of Riverbend chose the school hymn which has be- come deeply embedded in the minds of Riverbend girls who are striving to be worthwhile citizens of our country. Land of our birth we pledge to thee Our love and toil in the years to be When we are grown and take our place As men and women with our race. p PHYLLIS BEATTY, Grade XII, Nelson Hall. O THE BOARDERS' SITTING ROOM The boarders' sitting room is found on the second floor of the White house. It is a very cozy, home- like room, with three big windows looking out on the back lawn and the Assiniboine River below. The girls spend much of their spare time in this room, sometimes doodling on the piano or listening to the latest songs on the radio, or perhaps just sitting and thinking about home-what Mom would be doing then-and Pop just coming home from work, tired from the long day. 'On Monday night all the girls crowd in to hear Lux Theatre , everyone listening to the beautiful voice of Charles Boyer or to the all-favorite Ronald Colman . Loud giggles of laughter and long sighs over Frankie or a duet of Boogie Woogie may be heard any night by anyone passing the door. This room is also used as a studyroom for the early morning risers of the White house . Even though the sitting room is nearly always in an uproar, every girl will agree that it is certainly an asset to our boarding school. MARY McINTOSH, Grade IX, Nelson Hall O THE BUBBLE ROOM AND THE JUNGLE ROOM The largest bedroom in the main 'building of the residence is known to all as the Bubble Room . It is situated on the third floor off the White House overlooking the river. Off this room is a large bal- cony situated above the pillars at the front of the house. These pillars represent the Pillars of Learning. The girls who occupy this room are usually juniors, and it is from this room they 'begin to work their way up through the grades and the other rooms. The name Bubble Room' originated from the colored bwbtbles which decorated the ceil- ing. Every time the room was redecorated it was 'lone with a similar wallpaper having a bubble design. Because of the war it has been impossible to buy wallpaper with such a design, therefore that which is on the ceiling at present has a star-like design. The girls who are occupying the Bubble Room are Valerie Head, 'Barbara Lennox, Amy Campbell and Dorothy Jackson. Directly below the BuUble Room is another of