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

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CLASS NGTES GRADE VII HERE we Grade VI'I's are struggling 'with ouir class notes for the year b-o-ok. I't's the very day the notes are supposed to be heanded in. We've fiv-e minutes more fto go - and we don't know what to slay. Perhiaps we'd belt- ter tell you Uh-at the class president is Georgia Brown. She is always trying to get ouit of detention, complaining abou-t a tickle in her ithroat, rushing for ia drink of walter, and drafwing car- toons. Sih-e thas an assistant - Carol MafcAuliay, who is allways having a musiic lesson in Miss Dickson's study period and who can be seen most morn- ings -fly into school at 9.0'1 b-ecause her father didn't get dwown in time for breakffast. Perhaps: we srhould send Mr. Ma1cAulay to detentio-n instead of Carol! We also have 'a selcretary-treasurer, Audrey Situxblbs, who never quite gets a straight ptafrt in her hair, who cried and sneezed lb-eautiffully att Tompkins in our play, Doth-eboy's Hall, and who 'b-lushes 'beet red when spoken to. The twins, Nancy B. and Gail B. aren't really relate-di except in their marvellous ski-ll in Slpie-llsinegf' It seems -they allways. get nothing out of ten. Oh, yes, they enjoyed the Musical Fes- tival because they could lo-ok at alal the cute boys in the choir. Gail can be found going 'I'.C.A. CI wonder what that means?J. If anyone wants to find Nancy, just we-ifther look in the gym or in Hygiene cl-ass. We have a girl who comes and goes -Georgiena Steele. We regre-t th-aft Georgiena has been aiway from us s-o lo-ng on aoco-unt of siickness.. Now hiere' is a brief wo-rd from our dear 'tea'c.hfer, Miss Hallfdlorson: J e vo-us aime toutes. mais, j-e sortiir-ai d'ifci la premiere en juinf' GRA DE VI II MFURLELL EDMONDIS Favorite expression-Holy cow. Pastime-Taking Liz's pulse. Afmibition-Nurse. Pet peeve-Science. Last se-en - Coming out of Knights. Mc- MAVINS G'OfSSlL1IN G Favo-rite expression-Aw Joey Pa.stifm'e-Winlteir Cluib. Ambfition-To pass in spellinfg. Peit peeve-aDoing fish 'flop-s. Last seen-Doing fish flops. a E!LIZAIBlE'T'H HAMIILTON Favorite expression4My gosh! Pasitime-fSin4ging. Amabitzion-qPhotographer. Pet peeve-1Murie1l. Last seen-At Gllee Club. J OANNE MEYER Favorite expression-Oh Land. Pastime-Pl'o1wi-ng through snow. Ambition4To drive a snow plow. Pet peeve - Walkling Cslhe'd rather plovwb. Last seen-Academy and Staiff-ord. SHIRLEY PROVWSIE Favorite expression-Oh, no! Pas'timeARiding up and down elle- vators. Ambition-To work in a posit office. Pet peeve--S-cho-ol. Last seen-dDninkifn'g cokes att Mc- Knl!ghitSl. NORA R'IlOHAR:DfS Favorite expression - I nearly had kifttenls, I really did. Pastime-Borrowing car tickets. Afm1b+iti-o'n-fHobo, Pet peeve-tBrIotJhers. Last seen-Fisfhinsg. Page Eleven.

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THE PREFECTS WILL WE, ,the Prefefcts olf Riverbend for the yeair 1949-19150, herefby draw up o-ur last Wil-l and Testamenit and do 'bequeath the foll-o-Winig to vvfhio-m it may concern: 1. To ALL T'HfE STUD-EYN TS we leave our sense of loyalty and ou-r pride for Riverbend on con-dilti-on that future pupils Willl keerp expanding' this trait. 2. TO M1IlSfS CARTEVR we leave our headaches, our problferns, and 'also our love and respect. 3. TO THE PRETFECTS 'We leave noisy lunch lines, an unitidy mfillk and biscuit room, thee' pound full off books, bellls not rung, and 'benches no-t set up, with the hope that you will enjoy these duties as much as we have! 4. WE LEAVE FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: A. Barb's friendlliness and- hier love off history. B. Ce'c's enbh-usiasm and her kn-ack of being l-ate successfully. C. Cla.ire's humor-ous ma-nner and her jumpin' tooth. D. Cle'm's abili'ty in spio-rlts and her Walk, E. Ru'tih s faithfful'ness and 'barber-sho-p qualities! F. lMarilyn's witty sarcasm and. her a'ssortm'e'n.t oaf nicknames. 5. TO GRADE XI CLASS ROOM WE BiEQUE?AT'H: A. Claire's giant-sized 'pencil which makes Miss Shepley sea-sick. B. Wide open windows for Miss Carter. C. Mrs, lVLcfEiwen's history atlas which we were very tempted -to Snitch! D. Our latest love comics for Mis-s Dickson. E. A full classroofm for Miss Halldiorso-n. F. A sixty minute- period for Miss H'ep+Wont'h! CWe're n-ot going to- be herel G. Our dirty running shoes and unzippered shorts for Miss McCrimmon. H. Our unfinished g.arrn'er1its for Mrs. Wilson. Signed, published and declared by the above named testatrices as their last Will and Testament. PREFECTS, 1949-1950. Page Ten

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EVE RILEY Favorite expression-I can'it. Pastime-1C1feanin-g up ink, Ambition-To own ra-ce horses. Pet peeve--fMia.thvs. Last seen-At Polzo Park race course. JUDY SPENCE Favo+r.i't.e- expression--Aw, come on, you ki'ds! Pastime-Tumbling. Ambition - To learn to do neck- springs. Pet peeve-Neck-sp-rin-gs.. Las-t seen--'Doing neck-spr-ings. DIANE WHITE Favorite expression-Uh! !! Pastim-e-Sleeping. Ambition-To wake urp. Pet peeve-W-aking up. Lafst seen-Waiting for a drive to school. MfISlS DTCKSON Favorite expressrion-W1hfo's got the candy? Pas-time-Opening windorws. Ambition-To have a perfect Grade VIII class, Last seen-Eating Sh.irley's candy. 'lr GRADE IX 8.01-Dolores, our early bird. arrives. 8.210-1Sue, 'D.A. and Carolyn stagger in. Sfue, awakened from forty winks, mec-hanically s tarts French homework. 8.30-8.45-Most of the class drifts in and' goes 'to the back of the ro-om to cat-oh up on the lates-t gossip. 8.45-4Mrs. 'McE'wen eniters the class- room. 8.50-Bet-May come-s tearing into cliassroofm, slides into her d'esk and starts Science ho-mework. 8.55-First bell goesg ,talking con- tinues. 9.00-Second b'ell-clfass lines up. 9.01-Anne and Marg zip into the -room, drop bo-oks, grab hymn books, and follow the class out of the door. 9.02 -There is a lit-tle trouble on the stairs as Marg's shoes are not on prop-er-ly. c 9.10-iGail1 and Carolyn are h-avin-g the 9.12 10.10 10.30- 1-0.45 10.49 10.51 11.15 11.21 11.25 Page Twelve usual morning argumfent ab-out who i.s on the do-or. - 10.i1f0--Literature period. Miss Dicks-on sftaimwps into the ro-om with the hope of everybody stand'ing at attention. As: usual Sandy is showing off her starck of 'movie piiclturees, Marianne is taking off her shoes. Miss Dick- son yells Sift down -and. s-ca-res us all out olf a ye-ar's grvowltfh. 10.30-History peri.od-Mrs, Mc- Elwen busitiles in. and immediate- ly lessons begin. As Gail is exactly 29 pages behind in no-tes, the res-t of the clua-ss: gets halvf the period for study wh-ile she catches up. 10.410-Rieice-sis! Everybody scur- ries down for milk and biscuits. Anne comes up to the class-room with one hand over her p-ockeft covering the cookies and' eats .them in a corner wlh-en no one is looking. -Class starts c-hangin-g for gym. Carol is tearing anoun-d looking for a pin. -Du'1'cie Ann and Gail race up to the gym to see who can be first. --The rest -of the c1as.s sleepily wanders up to- the gym to start half-hearitedly on s'trenfuo-us ex- ercis-es. -While poor Miss McCrimm-on tri-es, in vain., to- explain some- thiinig to us, Maniiann-e and Dul-ciie Ann' are down. at the other end off the gym s-ho-otinfg for baskets. -Miss Mc'C'rimm'on. eventually consents to let us pllay' basket- bal'l with Jane on the floor ge't- ting baskets by trhe minute. +'11he gym period ends- wi-th the Irish Jig. Most of the cl-ass' would be clueless if it weren't ffor Joan in front to copy from. No wonder she get a hforusep-oin't!