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

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teacher walks in. Amid great silence, ambled in Cowhand Grant alias Sure Shot . Her 5'5 aided her in the crime of scoring baskets against St. Mary's. Sentenced to study her spelling be- fore an exam. In crept the lawyer's daughter Mouse Stewart, alias Stewie, trying to put her 5'4 behind the officer. Her worst crime was telling her pals she was going to fail in Maths and then getting 98'fQ. Sentenced to three years hard work in the Income Tax Office. The next victim was 5'5 Reddy Fox, alias Foxy', who was convicted for trying to beat the ring- leader in school subjects. She was sentenced to being the modern Rachmaninoff within the next three years. Leaning on each other, last came 5'6 Blushing Calder alias Didi and Billiam Riley alias Hubert in 'The Crime of Elmer and the Lovebug . Both were guilty of giving Mrs. McEwen her first gray hair because of Maths and History. They were sentenced to Homework and more homework. After sentenc- ing the mob in as lenient a manner as possible. Judge E. Smith adjourned the Court, June 1948. After a strenuous session the Judge retired to six weeks of quiet summer school. if GRADE IX CLASS NOTES When Mrs. McEwen gives up trying to make Grade IX the best form in the school. When When Betty canit draw glamorous faces. Maths. is Muriel's favourite subject. When Donna's hair is not admired by all. When Pat gives up the idea of being a nurse. When Cecily Ann completes a diet. When Patsy Ann is six feet tall or isn't smiling. When Marilyn can't play the hit tunes. When Diane doesn't come out head of the class. When Barb loses interest in the Tux Teen. When Tamarals work is poor. When Betty Ann doesn't like dancing. When Joan ceases to collect records. When Dorothy finishes all her sewing. When Joyce has no more letters to write to her Pen Pals. When Audrey doesn't make a good pal. When Roberta gets 10002 in her Latin. When Clem has no interest in athletics. When Grade IX can agree upon when, where and how much the windows should be opened. When Grade IX is quiet during school hours. When all the girls in Grade IX are wide awake for the morning classes. COnly then'?D When Grade IX hears any bells besides those for recess, lunch and 4 o'clock. When all this happens. Grade IX won't be Grade IX. GRADE X DIARY. 'I947-43 SEPTEMBER: Our blood, sweat and tears commence to flow-school begins! Miss Martin, at the front. surveys the back third of the classroom where all the students are huddled into groups to discuss summer conquests. Maureen is incorporated wholeheartedly into Grade X society. OCTOBER: Field Day practices begin-more sprained muscles! Class, attired in pyjamas take to the stand with MacNamara's Band at HalloWe'en party. New girls jumped-teacher bumped! NOVEMBER: Our Sadie Hawkinsersv come with curly hair in the morning, play in a basketball game, and come with straight hair to the dance. Such curls- such girls! Physicists gain calories, over biology terms in the spelling list Cget heated to you!J Liz. Abbott expounds on her sixth sense- horse sense. - DECEMBER: Exams begin and Diane starts to stock up kleenix-optimist?! Linda misses one tooth and three exams, Strains of the boarders' theme-song Home Sweet Home echo through the halls. Trunks are prematurely hauled out. At a first look at the exam paper, Claire aptly expresses everyone's feeling with oi, oi, oi to interrupt the dead Csilent?J room. HOLIDAYS! JANUARY: Girls are armed for Leap Year. Several have already taken the leap. Everyone looks dead after late holiday nights. During January classes all store up on needed sleep. General Martin takes over lunch-line infantry. LIGHTING SroPs: Cara-Joy collects books -- some of Lizz's, some of Patty Lou's. School reverberates as Joss enters .- such a big voice for such a little girl. Joan's lyric soprano joins in Anybody Here Seen Kelly? FEBRUARY: In washroom: a stream of water - Mrs. Smith ducks too late - Carole blushes. The f'Beaus get stabbed by Arrows - better aim straighter, Daphne - Bull's Eye Donna! Page Fourteen

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CLASS GRADE VII's LITTLE CHERUBS Thirteen little Cherubs, bright little elves. Sandra fell asleep, and then there were twelve! Twelve little Cherubs, dividing sums by seven, Jane got a nose bleed, and then there were eleven. Eleven little Cherubs, chewing on their pens, Bet May found the answer, and then there were ten. Ten little Cherubs, standing in a line, Gail fell over her desk, and then there were nine. Nine little Cherubs, afraid they would be late, Anne got there on time, and then there were eight. Eight little Cherubs, learning about Devon. Arleigh lost her text-book, and then there were seven. Seven little Cherubs, in an awful fix, When Joan drew Miss Dickson, and then were six. Six little Cherubs, only half alive, Carol forgot her homework, and then there were five. Five little Cherubs, always wanting more, Daphne got the most, and then there were four. Four little Cherubs, Climbing up a tree, Dolores fell down and then there were three. Three little Cherubs, tying up their shoes, Susanne went to England, and then there were two. Two little Cherubs, always on the run, Dulcie Ann heard the bell, and then there was one. One little Cherub, gazing at the sun, Carolyn went to the doctor, and then there were none. One little teacher, looking quite forlorn, Ah! me, they'll all be back tomorrow morn. NOTES SAD FATE OF GRADE VIII RIVERBEND: five days a week. Thirteen x? x'?! were sentenced to-day at Riverbend Court- Room, with Judge E. Smith presiding. The ring leader, Hopeless Mclnnis, alias Pud McGoon, alias Fanny Belle in the crime of Elmer and the Love Bug, whom you have probably encounter- ed any morning, is 5' file , flowing blonde haired, blue-eyed demoiselle. Her worst crime was in forcing Miss Dickson into giving her 990. in Literature in the Christmas exams. She was sentenced to 3 years hard labor at Riverbend School to be followed by a Hollywood career with Boris Karloff as leading man. Second to appear was the little guy that keeps all the lettuce, Shorty-Lou Ormiston Calias Dexter, 6'0 , short curly hair fblack at presentl. Her worst crime was smelling up the school with mink skulls as a gift to Miss Sheply. Sentenced to three more years looking after the lettuce Cmoney that ish plus a trip to South Africa to study the rare Fru-Fru plant. Next dragged in was Janet Q Bleeks UQ for queerj alias Denny O'Lunney. strongly resisting officer Lee with her full height of 5'2 . Her apple blossom curls knocked out the courtroom for a few minutes. She was sentenced to three years and minstrel singing at the corner of Portage and Main for wearing Mrs. Smith's pink sweater. Then staggered in Monica Monarch Brown, alias Johnny, 5'5 , home made brown curls. Her worst crime was always getting 10 out of 10 in Science? Sen- tenced to three years cleaning out the Lab, end- ing with a B.SC. at the U. of M. With great rattling of arms and legs Missing Link Ste- phenson, alias Stevie,' stumbled in, 5'4 in full. Her worst crime was swiping mercury from the Lab. in an attempt to hurry along the summer holidays. Sentenced to eat three meals a day instead of six. Next to come tottering in was Sun Glasses MacDonald, alias Loey 5'4 in high heels, Her worst crime was asking Mrs. McEwan if the Vikings got sun burned. Sen- tenced to three years delving into prehistoric refuse. Then drawn up to her full height of 5'4 , tripped in Bangs Sigurdson, alias Siggy, modelling the new look,'. Her worst crime was persuading the teachers to give her a pass mark. Therefore, she was sentenced to five hours homework every night for three years, after that??? Lifting her feet carefully, in fell Scar- face Parliament, alias 'Slap Happy, sprawl- ing her 5'4 all over the floor. Her wost crime was doing her homework two minutes after the teacher walked in. Sentenced to three years of doing her homework two minutes before the Page Thirteen

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The barbarian triumphs over the civilized man Cin debatej while Nancy, as chairman, rules supreme. Liz-Ann last seen burdned with snaps, MARCH: Tired muscles drag into class after Satur- day's Kenora trip. Marj gets clubbed - Chm.J Exams begin again. Class motto: Fail now, avoid the June rush. APRIL: End of holidays, beginning of depression Cover marksb. Joan comes back singing 'iAnybody Here Want Kelly? Mad rush over year book - including class notes! if LEST WE REMEMBER All is quiet on the first floor of the Red House, -it's 14 minutes after seven. Suddenly an un- earthly clanging breaks the silence. It's not a threshing machine,-it's only the bell. At 7.20 silence reigns again. Well, well, Carolyn's still in bed. Thank good- ness she doesn't make a practice of getting up an hour too early every morning. We hope she'll soon be able to read the clock right. Maureen is the early bird in the yellow room. She is usually able to drag Joan L. out of bed in time for breakfast. Pat should lend Ina and Cathy H. a little of her energy so they could make it to breakfast fully dressed. Whom have we forgotten? Oh yes, Cathy A. and Joan R. are still sleeping. They sleep through anything, even when the washroom window blows open and all the bottles Csham- poo, etc.D crash into the basin. Even though it's midnight Carolyn staggers up and begins to clean up the mess. We have troubles in the daytime too. What's the big line-up in front of the bathroom? Is there a dance to-night? Oh, no, it's only Ina having another bath! Any stranger visiting the Red House would certainly think that it's haunted. Those weird cackles don't belong to Frankinstein! He has nothing on Cathy H's laugh Cif that's what you call itJ. Pat provides the excitement for the first floor. If she's not staging a boxing match, or frighten- ing us under the beds, she's crashing through some window. Maureen comes bounding ing Look what I bought, girls! She displays another new dress which leaves the rest of us green with envy. So the next Saturday we dash out on a shopping spree, but end up buying a bottle of shampoo. While Joan R. and Cathy A. are arguing whether Tony Martin or Gene Kelly should be the honored pin-up above the dresser we hear the strains of The Stars Will Remembern and Ina and Joan L. glide by perfectly oblivious to the riotous surroundings until they trip over Pat's bicycle pump and are jerked to reality. We almost forgot, but not quite, another in- dividual, and that's June Baker. June is a resi- dent of the second floor, but since the Twelves have omitted her, she shall have the honor of being mentioned by those below. Anything we have forgotten in this summary will probably be written in our epitaph. So now that we have remembered it all, let's try to forget it. ir RED HOUSE NOTES TOP FLOOR We were the fortunate six, we occupied the top floor of the Red House. Sometimes it meant two bits for a good night's sleep. We'll remember Beth as Petunia busy with her little set to's. Our future school-marm has her maternal instincts well in hand. Beth has tried hard to make us all of one mind. Beth can go on t'Till The End of Time. Not to be forgotten are Nancy's symphonies and her rogue's gallery. Her most constant com- plaint is, you kids, I've lost three cents! We will always remember Nancy's explanations of her explorations. Our theme song for Nancy is, YOu're Irish and You're Beautiful. Then there's our girl Margie. Lately she has taken to studying the laws of our fair land. We'll remember the cheerful way she acknowl- edged the ringing of the bell in the morning. We won't forget her generous contributions of jewellery. Noted for Dancing In The Dark. June, Marg's room-mate, is the girl with the blue eyes and curly black hairg the 'tlrish Type someone once said. She is all of that. This beauty with brains was also our Head Girl. She has had a tough job, in boarding as she was. and could be seen any Monday morning, at ten to nine, rushing upstairs with her suitcase. Our June Bug aspires to be a buyer, and she is cer- tain to be a success. Then there was Phyl, the cheesed kid of the Red House. For the past year her future has been a question mark. We'll never forget her mania for being put off. In twenty years she'll still be doing it all for Sentimental Reasons. Barb was to Phyl as a St. Bernard is to a lost mountain climber. Will remember Barb's radio programmes, her passion for chocolates and for being the most studious one of us all. One could have seen her any evening about four, being propelled down the street by Margie and Phyl. We always hoped that Barb. would learn to walk. Page Fifteen