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

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cheats is never the team that really wins out in the end. Swift, clean playing always proves the most successful. Games develop a desire to keep playing even though cften the competition is great. They teach you how to be a good loser, because very few teams win all the time. They teach you, too, how to win graciously. But most important of all they teach you to play for the sake of playing and something greater than your own self, so that at the end you have a sense of hav- ing done a good job. The training we get by playing games is carried over into our everyday life. This train- ing keeps us strong and determined not to go under in the face of difficulties. It teaches us to play fairly, to play cleanly and to the best of our abilities. These, I think, are the true aims of sports. Building a strong and healthy body is important, but more important still is the acquired charac- ter that makes a real sportsman. It is this characteristic that enables people and nations to live together in harmony and peace. Think of the big responsibility you have in determining the kind of nation you can build, if, as indi- viduals of that nation you have learned to play the game. I've enjoyed this year at Riverbend very much. During the few months that I have been here I have come to love you all. I am grateful for your friendship, and for the things we have learned together. I sincerely hope that we have come nearer to attaining the ideals of a true sportsman. J. GRUsz. 'A' BOWLING Monday after four was the day when the girls, accompanied by Miss Martin or Miss Grusz, made their way to the Y.M.C.A. bowling alleys for their weekly bowling. During the year there was keen competition among the girls, and around the beginning of December the final inter - house game was played. This game was played one Saturday after- noon at the Mall. The girls all enjoyed them- selves and the competition was keen, but after some very accurate figuring by Miss Martin it was found that York was on top. After Christmas, bowling was discontinued as the girls found they had too many other activities. I am sure the girls enjoyed the bowling and that they appreciated the help that Miss Martin so willingly gave. MAUREEN NORD. BASKETBALL NOTES JUNIOR TEAM This year cur junior team was made up cf three separate sets, A, B, and C, with a few spares. All the girls were playing basket- ball for the first time. The Juniors worked hard with Miss Grusz and won their last two games. Their captain, Miss Annie Lou Armiston, was partly responsible for the enthusiasm which the juniors showed at their practices and in their games. Our Juniors certainly showed the other teams how to turn out to practices. Many of these girls show great promise and we look for- ward to better basketball teams in the future. INTERMEDIATE TEAM Due to the keen teamwork of our Intermedi- ates this year, they set a record by winning all the games of their season. This was partly due to the outstanding playing of Clem McNern, a forward. The captain is Cara Joy Hughes. The Intermediates were composed of several mem- bers of last year's junior team as well as some new players, all of whom were under fifteen. Therefore our Intermediates played. as Juniors against the Kenora Juniors, and won their game. The Intermediates have had a lot of fun this vear. SENIOR TEAMS Our two Senior teams, lst and 2nd, play- ed good -lean basketball throughout the year. With a Jined effort, they beat Kenora, with Paddy Lou, captain of the lst team, making the winning basket. The captain of the 2nd team was Joss Robb, who played both forward and guard equally well. 41 THE BEAVER Last summer on my holiday, I say a beaver work and play, He slapped his tail upon the water, As if to say I hadn't ought to. He dug a channel to float a tree, And worked so hard it worried me, He built a dam without a gap, , I think he was a clever chap. DANA LEIGH HOPSON, Gr. III. Douglas Hall. 41 The church is on the top of the hill, On Sunday the bell will ring. ' The minister stands in the pulpit, And then we shall sing. SANDRA JEAN SERVICE, Gr. II. Douglas Hall. Page Thirty

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SPORTS CAROLYN Dowu-:R Riverbend School for Girls can be proud of its department of physical education. It has one of the best equipped gymnasiums in Winnipeg, and the supervision is all that could be desired. The routine program is clearly set out and the aims and standards are set high. The school slogan has been for some time, Every girl on a team and every team playing. This year has been no exception. For example, consider our basketball teams. As our juniors will supply cur future teams, much concentra- tion has been placed on them and a new team was formed this year composed of all those who were interested in acquiring an accurate knowl- edge of this sport. This team, as well as the intermediates and the two senior teams partici- pated in the inter-school games between St. Mary's, Rupertsland and Kenora. These games were played not only with the hope of winning but also with the intention of increasing school spirit, improving plays, and encouraging team- work. Basketball has been our main sport up until now, but the season will soon be over and more ccncentration will be placed on volleyball, badminton, baseball and tennis. The Riverbend sport schedule is not limited to games however. Although these games are important, they alone do not make our girls physically fit. Exercises are stressed in P.T. classes and this year we have begun clubwork which helps us gain co-ordination. All types of dancing are studied in our classes and under the capable supervision of our gym mistress, we have all had some experience with ball room, square dancing and novelty dances such as the sailors' hornpipe. Apparatus classes are held regularly once a week and are received with enthusiasm. We have been fortunate this year in obtaining Mrs. Saddler whom all the old girls knew as gym mistress in '45, Her high standard of efliciency is recognized by all and we are indebted to her interest in our improvement. Swimming classes were held at the Sherbrook pool where individual instruction was given on diving and life saving by Mrs. Sidney Lloyd. This sport had to be abandoned during the win- ter months but will be resumed in warmer weather, when several girls hope to finish their course and thus receive their life saving certifi- cates from the Royal Life Saving Academy. When school opened in September the girls began immediately to practice for their field day. All over the grounds they could be seen sprinting, high jumping, and broadjumping. Field sports have always been a favorite at Riverbend and the girls work hard for the field day cups. This year, both the junior and the senior cups, were won by York House and the total results may be seen below. This year a new item has been added to our list of outdoor sports. As in other years, we have participated in the usual winter sports such as skiing and skating but this year, at the suggesticn of our teacher Miss Grusz, for the first time in recent years, we attempted hockey. The seniors were compelled to spend more time on studies and therefore this sport was intro- duced only to the juniors. It was received with enthusiasm and therefore will very likely be continued next year. In general, this has been a very successful year in regard to sports, and I think it safe to say that the variety here is such that every girl in the school, regardless of her environment is included in some type of sport and is given the opportunity to develop her skill and knowledge. For our achievements this year. credit is due to the capability of Miss Jean Grusz, our gym mistress, whose everlasting patience and under- standing have won the respect of us all. Miss Grusz has entered wholeheartedly into all school activities and her sportsmanship is a virtue we should all attempt to attain. 'A' TEAMWORK DURING the war the word teamwork was on everybody's lips. Teamwork in muni- tion factories. between the armed forces and between the Allies. Just what is meant by this word teamwork ? To me it means being able to work and to get along with the other fellow to help him do his best and to live his highest. Now that the war is over the intermediate crisis is past and the lack of teamwork is evi- dent in the World situation today. Nations are, as the individuals of the nations are. Physical Education is playing a great part in re-shaping the world if it succeeds in training students how to work and play together in co-operation. Most of the other subjects on the school Curriculum tend to bring out the individualism in the student. Gym is one of the few subjects that stress, not a solo act, but being only part of a whole. In basketball Cwhich is the sport that is closest to most of our heartsj the team is only as strong as its weakest player. We all know what happens when a player monopolizes the ball and does not pass it to the other members of the team. This is one of the first lessons learned in teamwork. Yet each player, himself, must be steady, quick thinking, and dependable. There is nothing more disheartening to a team than to bring the ball up into scoring position and. by carelessness, over - confidence or selfishness, have the ball lost to the opponents. Games teach the players to be fair. The team that Page Twenty-nine

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