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

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GRADE XI VIRGINIA MCMILLAN-7 years-noted for her endless number of names-ambition, career girl-best subject, math.-best point, chief source of knowledge in Grade XI. MAXINE PEDLAR-1 year-noted for her poetry and long words - ambition, to become Poet Laureate-fbest subject, English-'best point, her persona-lity. MARGUERTTE PURKESS-3 years-noted for her basketball-ambition, to go to Kelvin-best sub- ject, algebra-best point, good nature. JO RILEY-3 years-noted for getting a parcel away on time-ambition, a career woman-best sub- ject, chemistry-'best point, generosity. DONNA STEPHENSON-2 years-noted for her basketball-ambition, a commercial artist - best subject, chemistry-best point, her good nature. BEVERLY S'IlACEY-1 year-noted for her draw- ings-ambition, an artist-best subject, history- best point, black hair and white skin. NINA WEBB-1 year-no-ted for her piano playing- ambition, child welfare-best subject, history- 'best point, her good writing. FRANCES WHITE-4 years-noted for 'her driving- ambition, to be married someday - best subject, algebra-best point, good complexion.

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12 Vox Fluminis THE DIFFERENCE One thing distinguishes this year's graduating class from all wlho have gone before. The girls who are leaving the shelter of Riverbend are going out into a world really organized for peace, Previous graduates emerged into a world of war or threateni- ed by war. This time we know and everybody knows, that we have to keep out of war. We read and we hear a lot about the United Nations and may-be we think this is too far away for us to do anything to help. It is our job to do Canada's share in the United Nations plan for world peace. Groups of men and women at world meet- inrgs can only plan. The real peace has to be made by the people of each nation. So many times at Riverbend we have sung the words of our school song which is Rudyard Kipling's Children's lSong. The first verse particularly will remain with us: Lanvd of our Birth, we pledge to thee Our love and toil in years to be, When we are grown and take our place, As men and women with our race. Mr. Kipling wrote another poem which he called Boots im which the refrain was: There's no dis- charge in the war, Our generation has to learn also that there will be no discharge in the peace. MARY MACKAY. Head Girl. Dear Girls: For this school year of 1945-1946 we have striven to carry the torch so highly held by your prefects of former years. We know that whatever success attended us we owe to you. Our duties could have been difficult for us: you made them a pleasure. For this we offer you our love and appreciation. Good luck to you and especially to the girls who will fill our places. MARION ANDERJSON ELSPETH BURRDS SHIRLEY DAWSON MARJORY-LYNN MCINTYRE MARY MacKAY DIDI RICHARD PREFECTS MARION ANDERSON-3 years-noted for drama- tics, debating, and music-amlbition, a lawyer- lbest subject, physics-lbest point, acting. ELSPETH BURRIS-3 years-noted for her pre- cision - ambition, to finish Grade XI - best subject, math.4best point, her smiles. SHIRLEY DAWSON-2 years-noted for her opin- ions-ambition, to be a teacher-best subject, math.-best point, enthusiasm and spirit. DIDI RICHARD-3 years off and on-noted for day dreaming-ambition, a nurse - best subject, leave it to your own imagination-best point, a friend to all. HEAD GlRL'S FAREWELL, 1945 Miss Carter, the Staff and Girls: June, 1945 Another school year has ended. This last day has always meant a great deal to us all, but we now realize that it has a deeper meaning for the graduating classes. For us it is the end of a familiar design, and the beginning of a new pattern of living. For some it means further academic training, for others it means going straight into the business world-but for all it is a time for making decisions which will determine the course of our lives. Our days at Riverbend have well prepared us for our place as citizens in a larger world. One-half the battle for world peace is over, it is our duty as future citizens to see that world democracy is carried out to its fullest extent. To Riverbend we owe the development of our characters and personalities. We have been encouraged to become more independent in thought and action. We have been given increased responsibilities and taught to co-operate with one another, an invaluable training for life. It is thus that we have a very deep sense of loyalty to Riverbend-loyalty that is not heightened by the number of years we have been to the school, but loyalty that is heightened as we more fully realize we can never repay the debt we owe Riverbend for all she has done for us. I would also like to give you a personal message on behalf of the other Prefects and myself. In September you chose us as your leaders. We believe we have carried out our responsibilities to the best of our ability, which could never have been done without your suggestions and co-operation. Thank you all very much, and we do hope we have not failed you. Finally, we, of the graduating class, want you all, and especially the teachers, to know that it would be impossible to express ourselves adequately in telling you how much we appreciate all you have done for us, how the only thing we can say is a very sincere Thank You, but we do hope that in the future we shall prove worthy of the time you have given us, and that you will be proud of us. JANE BULL.