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

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VoxFluminis A s - w.-H,s.-s.e..?.1 K is for the Kiddies who arrive after nine each day, I is for the Information gained while at work or play. N is for the Noise that disturbs them not at all. D is for the Drawings that absorb and enthrall. E is for the Educational toys that aid precision, R is for the picture Reading and Right to make a decision. G is for the Growth stimulated 'by regulated muscle exercise and games, A is for the Amusements that each day are the Same. R is for the Religious. verses that teach kindness, friendship, and love, T is for the Thoughts that can be formed and directed by those above. E is for the Exercises of music which are made into tunes, N is for Noon that 'for me can never arrive too soon. The kindergarten day is not all play as it might seem, In fact it is made up of definite numerous routines. The cloakroom procedure is the first endured, Because self-directed block, game, puzzle play is assured. Replacement of toys and materials soon restore order, Leaving the room tidy for a start tomorrow, Organized group conversation and news, Bring out some very interesting views. Prayers, hymns and music soon follow, Making the children receptive and mellow. The programme that follows will show Just what the young children to develop must know. - EI! 'i'i 'W' li? c 3' S

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20 Vogc-Fluminis GRADES ONE AND TWO BACK Row: Tom Talbot, Patsy Smith, Mfrs. H. Little, Colleen Moore, Stephen Conway. FRONT Row: Gail Weatherby, .Ioan Bathgate, Nancy Bathgate, Gayle McLean Elizabeth Walton. KINDERGARTEN EMORNING SCHEDULE 9.15- 9.45-Self-directed help by removal of out- door clothing. 920- 9.50-Self-occupational play with: 9.50-10.00 10.00-10.20 10.20-10.30 10.30 10.45 10.45-1115 Cal Educational Toysg fbi Building Blocksg fcj Puzzle Games fPictures, Alpha- bet, Numbersj 3 Cdl Ce? Dolls Centreg Library Books CEducationalD. -Replacement of toys and materials. -Gym, Rhythmics and Games foutdoors if possiblel. -Rest. -Toilet and Luncheon Routine. Organized Large Group: Cai Cobb Conversation-insist on one per- Assemblyg Son speaking at a time by turns. News. Interests-hobbies or pets. French. 11.15 11.40 ici Prayers-Hymns-Bible Verses. Cdb Songs, Gramophone Cfor listen- ing music appreciationj , Dramatic and Rhythmic Plays. Cel Discussion: a. Health, Safety, Cleanliness, etc. b. Sensory Training Games. Handwork Csmall directed groupslz a. Painting io. Drawing c. Projects Organized Story: a Picture Reading 'b Selected Stories c. Factual Discussion d Puzzle Books, etc. -Dismissal 11.40-11.50- 11.50-12.00 12.00 12.15- -Cloakroom Routine. Outdoor Free Play.

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22 A Vox Fluminis A HAPPY LIFE lN BOARDING 1 1 l trial? l - -. Q -n.. lt Q 9 4' A -9 .vp ,ky -s self Q ' s- ,f 1-.1 Q ,b,x,f,,,,.s.f tl 7 RED HOUSE NOTES First of all, this is what we think of each other or what we'll probably remember the best in years to come. Didi: Catches on to her own jokes . . . only. Nina: Come to the Chateau with me: we shall be so happy der. Ebie: Elspeth will you do the honours. Maxine: Max, there's a man on the phone. I'm not in. Bev: Five feet one and a half inches of sunshine. Mary Mac.: Is this a needle I see before? Marion A.: 'Three Cheers for the Irishf' Jean: Calamity Jean. Joddy: It's a bird: it's a plane . . . it's Joddy. Joan: Her eyes are like stars . . . they come out at night. Eileen: Call me in the morning please. Phyllis: Breakfast: tweed coat and coffee. Marnie: Facial contortions. Sheila: Dimples and James. Dree: The Look. When we come back to see our daughters at Riverbend '???'? years from now, will life in the Red House still be the same as ours was this year? We are wondering if the iron will still not work, if the bathtub tap will still belch, and if the stairs will still squeak, especially when ascending or des- cending by dawn's early light? Will somebody still be taking their medicine on crackers, and will Sir James continue to rule on in his unassuming way? And yes, we'd hate to think of boarding without the bathroom battles and the alarm clock agitation. Will Alex, we wonder, still be fixing the fires in the morning, or will Alex's son have invented a device to provide hot water morning, noon, and night! If life in the future remains unchanged here, then we're almost certain to hear those H20 pleas XJINY Ngsfg foes guy and 'Wd W from the third floor. And of course there would be without exception musical powder boxes, cuddly dolls, dogs, clowns, pan-das, ralbbits and shamrocks. And your guess is as good as ours as to whether pocket book novels will continue to be passed around. Will kids then, be cutting bangs, losing wallets, forgetting laundry lbags, forgetting diets after lights outn, and forgetting that lights in closets can be seen from the street! Will our daughters supply t'he soap for everyone else, like we think we did, and will they, too, be the stooges to supply the entire house with toothpaste? Will those boarders, we wonder, be tidier than now, or will those all-fiamiliar J.Rf' notes be postedi in their usual conspicuous places instead. But above all we wonder if those boarders of the future will have a Mother in charge of them, as forgiving, under- standing, and generous as Mrs. Reid, For, with all credit due to Mrs. Reid, this past year has been a terrif. one as far as the boarders of the Red House are concerned, and as a result we'll never forget or regret it. THE WHITE HOUSE BOARDERS Good where lbasketball prevails, Energy that never fails. Often found among the moles, This is June Baker, Lots of things this girl can do, Dancing and singing too. For a boy called Jack, did fall, Pleasantin her ways to all. This is Phyllis Lamb. Peppy as a bubbling rill, Dark of eyes and never still, Favorite sulbject now is Bill. This is Carol Lamb.