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

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GRADE TEN A MORNING IN GRADE X History Scripture Latin Gym 15-Helen smiles her way in to the class- room. 30-June and Norma set clocks by Miss Shepley. 31-Six people arrive for Algebra class. 40-Ingredients of Porridge Pot arriveg Pat. Joan, Carol and Cathy. 841-Eleanor actually arrives to begin the school week fWed.-Fri.D. 45-Prefect asks Grade X to put up benches. 46-Lorna slides in, no shoes, to gab with Shelagh and Shirley, 47-Prefect tells Grade X to put up the benches. 50-Majority of the class arrives. 55-Prefect pleads with Grade X's to put up the benches. 56-Carol arrives panting, she made it, slept last night. 57-Empty classroom, benches being put up. 58-Frances glides in, drops skates, tights, scarf, shorts. 'Tm here, Miss Shepley. 00--Bell goes. Class slowly lines up. 01--Miss Shepley rearranges lines. Separ- ates Marg, Lois, June. 02-Empty classroom. Gone to prayers. 10-Mrs. Doerksen awaits at door for History class. 15-Class ambles in from doing benches. 20-Miss Shepley leaves. 29-Daily observation between Arma and Mrs. Doerksen. 30-Elaine takes usual nap while Mrs. Doerkson and Julie discuss History. 45-Change of period, windows fly up, radiator turned off. 46-Mrs. Sparling bustles in. Take out your Bibles, girls. 47-Lois begins Latin Homework. 50-Class removes Algebra, Latin, History books. 00-From opposite end of the room Barret and Moffat carry on hilarious conversa- tion. 15-Norma commences housecleaning. Visi- bility becomes poor in classroom. 10:16-Rumble at back of the room. The Por- ridge Pot is boiling. 10:28-Famished class makes mad dash for milk and biscuits. 10:30-Recess bell goes. 10:38-June airs stockings out the window. 10:45-Recess ends. Class starts changing for Gym. 10:50-Miss Carter runs in with her bottle. No donations. 11:15-Camera clicks from back of the room. Smale has taken a picture. 11:30-A quarter of the class struggles half- dressed to Gym. 11:39-Bette Ann screams My pin broke. 11:40-Joan does acrobatics. l1'41-Peggy excuses herself from Gym to fix Elaine's homework. ll'43-Shelagh and Marge discuss the Gym class. 1l'45-Class flys party at Shirley's Hospital room. 12:05-Miss Shepley enters room, sighs, Peace at last. - JUNE 1946 EXAM RESULTS PERCENTAGES or PASSES Grade XI Riverbend .......................... ....... 8 5.3 ? Province of Manitoba .......,........ 65.371 Grade XII Riverbend .......................... ...... 9 7.8'7f Province of Manitoba .............. 65.55 RIVERBEND FESTIVAL RESULTS Janet Bleeks 1. Girls' Solo for High Voice ............ 30'7f 2. Folk Song Solo CGirls or Boysl .......... 7564 Helen Boone 1. Junior Sonata Piano Solo ........ CFirstJ 8792 2. Junior Piano Solo .................................. 80572 3. Junior Piano Sight Reading fSecondJ 73W Monica Brown 1. Primary Sonatina Piano Solo ...................................... CFourthD 857f 2. Lower Primary Piano Solo ...,............ 79C? Arleigh Hutchinson and Anne Jenkins Primary Piano Duet ................ CSecondl 870 Mary Hope Mclnnes 1. Higher Primary Piano Solo ....... ...... 8 162 2. Primary Bach Piano Solo .................... 780 3. Primary Sonatina Piano Solo ...................................... CSecondJ 877 Jocelyn Robb Junior Piano Solo ........ ...... 8 092 Page Fifteen

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CLAIRE ANDERSON Claire Anderson from Melville, Sask., Has beautiful hair and is really fast. To wink her eyelashes is her delight Is it any wonder she has so many letters to write? . . DOROTHY JACKSON Dorothy Jackson from Regina, Sask., joins in the fun, Miss Shepley wonders if her science will ever be done: She sleeps in the Bubble Room on the top floor, After lights out they have fun galore. CECILY ANN GUNN Our clever blond is Cecily Ann Gunn. She's a Guide with her second class done: Her best subjects are English and history, But the boy she likes is still a mystery. GRADE NINE LIZ ABBOTT 1. Pastime: Hlmparting a decided scent of Wrigley's to the classroom. 2. Ambition: To become an isolationist Chermit that is! ! U 3. Legs: Well, two are missing from our billiard table. DIANE ARMSTRONG 1. The attraction at Blair's: The waitress? 2. Expression: 'tToo embarrassing to say? 3. Pastime: Skip much? LIZ ANN BEATON 1. Man of the hour: Alex! 2. Clothing she likes to wear: Tunic Cjokelb 3. Occupation: Won't say. HELEN BOONE 1. Latest interest: How to become a second Macaulay. 2. Pet peeve: The teacher's insistent curio- sity. 3. Pastime: Playing the piano. JUNE DRENNAN 1. Desire: To get 20 in French verbs. 2. Nickname: Puddin'. 3. Peeve Cteachershz Having to get up at six every morning. CARA JOY HUGHES 1. Eyes: Got them from Lassie. 2. Ambition: To graduate before getting grey. 3. Pastime: Reading in bed. JOAN LIDSTER 1. Occupation: Keeping up with her male. 2. Theme songs: Do you love me? 3. Nickname: Einstein. MARJ LUSH 1. Legs: Well, you see my Grandfather was a stork. 2. Latest interest: My family Cshe's kid- ding, we hopeb, 3. Ambition: Marry a man. DONNA PLANT 1. Latest interest: Billy Boy tpeanut buttery 2. What she likes about Ravenscourt bus: The color! 3 What she likes about Riverbend: The uniform. JOSS ROBB 1. Initiation Day: Lena the Hyena-what a fool! 2. Pastime: Catch up on her sleep. 3. Ring: Well, it's a large one! B. A. RUNNER 1. Saying: I want to go home. 2. Desire: To own a Parker Cpen, that ish. 3. Ambition: To be a missionary! NANCE SMITH 1. Latest interest: Himself. 2. Expression: Fadunk! 3. Travel: To Timbuctoo. CLAIRE TRIBBLE 1. Pastime: Eating. 2. Ambition: To get through school. 3. Nickname: Esky CEskimoD. DAF WHITE 1. Latest interest: Tuxiteen. 2. Favorite animal: Her father. 3. Pet allergy: Work. LINDA WRIGHT 1. Latest interest: Blond and four legged. 2. On the weekend: Have fun! 3. Pastime: Sleep Cin schoolh. DONNA YOUNG 1. Latest interest: Mark! 2. Ambition: To get her M.R.S. 3. Pastime: Talking on the phone to . . .? CAROLE WALLICK 1. Favorite star: Polaris. 2. Desire: To become a cowboy. 3. Peeve Cteacherbz Home-work and gossip. MISS MARTIN 1. Man of the hour: Johnny Cat the Bowling Alleyb. 2. -Pastime: Coming at 8.30 to see Grade IX and X's suffer. 3. Occupation: Being form mistress of Grade IX. Page Fourteen

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WHITE HOUSE BOARDER'S NOTES The White House has a number of rooms, Some are noisy and some are tombs. In the Yellow Room there are several young girls, One of whom has pretty red curls, Happy and carefree as any a lark, Of course you know this is Jane Park. Gay Youngson, her friend, has pretty grey eyes, And a smile that will soon send all the guys. Judy Denny, the smallest of the three, Is quiet as a mouse but busy as a bee. In the room that is known as the Red and Grey Here Helen Grant alone does stay. But for some company this year Part-time boarders often appear. Now in the Bubble Room we find Joyce Stovel, who over boys does pine. Next, Ruth Anderson, in Garry Hall, Is a whiz at maths and basketball. Dorothy Jackson from Regina, Sask., Finds homework a wearisome task Cwho doesn'tJ. Now to the Jungle Room on the first floor, We rap gently Richard open the door! As we peer in we see Joan Lidster Ducking fast-that mattress just missed her! Betty Ann Runner, known as Mort, Is always ready for any sport. Claire Tribble, the girl with the curliest hair Is generous at heart, with never a care. They provided a ladder for the top bunk, But June Drennan ignored it and landed ker- plunk! Up she struggled and with heroic words Staggered out to study-French verbs! Claire Anderson, who is Ruth's twin, Likes the boys but that's no sin. With the two Claires, Betty, Joan and June, Thank goodness that's all in the Jungle Room. The trio in the Porridge Pot Are sometimes an ambitious lot. Joan Roberts now comes from away out West, As a ballet dancer she is one of the best. At bowling Catherine Anderson does excel, And she thinks Guy Madison sure is swell. Carolyn Elliot from Emo hails And in grades she never fails. Five other girls for part of the year Have joined in the fun while boarding here. Gwenyth Alsip is quiet but not so shy, We know she likes a certain guy. Joanne Meyer is full of fun, And always seems to be on the run. Valerie Head is a tiny lass, And she is well liked by all the class. In school Ann Fox outdoes us all, And brings in house-points for Douglas Hall. Arleigh Hutchinson, a cute little chick, Can really make the worries click. This is the end as you can see That it's not a credit to poetry. RED HOUSE BOARDER'S NOTES Over in the Red House, Up one flight of stairs Are three bedrooms of girls, Upon whom Mrs, Reid sometimes glares. In the Yellow Room are Norma and June Cwinnipeggers bothb , Norma is vivacious, tall and brown haired. And June is well-just June- Peppy with bushels of curly black hair, It was really a riot to see them as they flew When they sprang from their beds at a quarter to...! Across the hall in room pink of hue, Are three more girls, all blondes, too! Peggy is from Big River, Sask., And, Margie and Gert Cyou don't have to askh. They're from Flin Flon, and do they let you know it! These Flin Floners, they sing and they dance, And Peggy, she tries, but it's really a prance. Next to this is the Blue Roomg it has the bunks. Beth, the short of it, from Russell, is quiet and shy when first you meet. Nancy, the long of it, from the Lakehead, and for her sarcasm should be beat. Regina Barbara and Miami Phyllis, again the inseparable pair always getting into each other's hair, Phyl slides her eyes and flicks here hips. Barb lets out a howl Oh! Oh! it's Mrs. Reid's night to prowl- We'd better scram while the scrammin's good, And jump into bed as we know we should. We've done our stunt, let no one fret, Whose name has been left out, That their fair fame is any less Than those we wrote about. ak lk ll! Joyce Stovel: Did you hear about the woman who married four times? Her first husband was a millionaire, her second was a famous actor. Her third was a well known minister, and her last was an undertakerf' Dorothy: Oh I see. One for the money- two for the show-three to get ready-and four to go. Pk at III Lorna: Two months ago I was madly in love with him and now I can't bear him any more. It's incredible how quickly a man can change. ik Ill if Hoping to get a rise out of a farmer walking in a field by the road, a fellow called: Hey, did you see a wagon load of monkeys go by here? No, replied the farmer, did you fall off? Page Sixteen