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

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Pupils at Dotheboys Hall: Smjke ,,,,,..,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,..,.,. Gail Brooking Baldter ,,,,,,,,, .,.,,. C arol MacAulay Tornpkinfs. ,,,,,, ..... A udrey' Stubbs Mobbg ,,,,,,,,, ,,,, M uriel Edmonds Cggbb-ey ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,.,,..,,..... D iane White Greyimwamsh. ,,,,,,,,,,..,, Elizabeth Hamilfton D-irectsotrs ,.,,.., .......... S 'hirley Pro-ws-e Georgia Brown Properties ,,.,,..,,,.. Nora Anne Rich-ards GRADE IX SAY IT WITH FLOWERS By 'Mary L-ouise Miller Mrs. Fairchild ................ Joan Sh-eplpard Scotty Fairchild. ........ Susanne Cfhester Junior Fairchild ............ Gail Ma'cd'onald Kitty Fairfc'h-ild .... Dulcie Ann Thomson Molly ,,.,.,.............. .. Betty May Ormiston Buzz Jones ........................ Sa-n'dra Leach Mess-entger Boy ...... ..... C arolyn Dyson Hoppy ,,,,,,.........,...,........ Carol Feinstein Wayne Crawford .... Marianne Bufltlioch Directors ........ Jane Park, Anne Jenkins Properties ................ Margaret Hillszman Dolores Palmatier GRADE X OLD MOO'RE'S ALIMANAC A Farce by John Pearmain Lady Dullas Ditohswalter.- Diana Morton Sir John Ditchwalter, Mary Hope Mclnnis Daisy Dimple .......... Carla Ann Stewart Algernon Ditchwater, Annie Lou Ormiston Evelyn: 'I'en-t ...........................,., Pat Riley Office Boy ............ Ca-therine Rob-erftson Directors ....... ........ D onna Patterson Marie Barilbeault Properties ..... ................... H elen Grant Barbara Parliament Patsy Sigurdson Announcer .......................... Janet Bleeks Ma-ke-up .......... Ann Fox, Dian-e Calder GRADE XI T'HE VOICE' O'F THE PEOPLE By Roberitson Davies Sam N0fr'tfh ..........,,,,,...,,,, Diane Johnson Aggie Morton ..... ........... J anet Black Slhforty M'0'rt'on ...... ..... R oibertia Sicrase Myrtle Morton ........ Sandra McNamara Directors .......................... Ruth Anderson, Barbara Drybrougih Properties ...... ...........,, ' Marily-n May Claire Anderson . Clem lVDcNern Cecily Ann Gunn June Young Tamara Markell Audrey Hanberg Margaret Louigheed Make-usp ..... ...,.,,,.,,. THE CRfIlVl.SON COCOANUT The Grade 8's contribution to the Friday morning pure-lC'hri.s-tmas plays wa-s a pr-ese-ntaltion' of the humorous mystery play The Crimson Cocoa-nut, by Ilan Hay, at the soho-o-l gym, early in December. Thanks, girls, for a pleasant and en- tertaining .halif hour. 'Ilhe cast were: Pintcher .......................... Muriel Edmonds Rolbert ....... ....................... I Eve Riley Nancy ...................... Elizabeth Hamilton Gliserinski ........................ J-oanne Meyer Mime, Gliserinski .......,.. Mavis Gosslinzg Directors ................... .......... J udy S-pence Miss I. Dickson Properties ...... ...... S thirley Pro.wse Diane White MARILYN MAY BROTI-IERS IN ARMS On Friday morning, O'ct'ober 14th, the girls -and staff of Riverbend Scho-ol gathered in the school gyfm to watch a very enjoyable play, entitled, Broth- ers in Arms, by 'Merrill Dennison, put on by the Grade l0's. Tfh-is play is o-n the Grade 10- course this year, and is. a comedy 'taking place in a lonely hunt- ing cabin ini the baickw-oolds. A short in-tro-duicti-on to the play was given by Mary Honpe- Mclnnis, and after this the enthusiastic audience was transferred to this lonely calbin in the woods. The four main oharafcters all did their parts- excellently. Diana Mor- ton was fa very romanftic Dorothea Browne and Donna Patterson was her business-'like husband, J. Altrus Browne, The bafck'wood'smen were per- fectly p-orltrayed-dS-yrd White by Annie Page Nineteen

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ACTIVITIES - LILAC TEA-1949 LILAIC time at Riverbend is really a beautiful sig?ht but trying to or- ganize the Lil-ac Tea to coin-cide with the ib'loom'in.g of the lilac trees, and a Warm spring day, is a yearly problem the tea planners cann-ot always over- come. The Weather and the liil-afcs both acted up in 1949 burt -the tea planners can take cons'ol.atifon out of the fact that their event was a great success. Tea was served in the dining room and the four 'houses combined to give -the one large table a really homey effect, which added -greatly to the en- joyment of the occasion. Many .thanks to our friends fo-r turn- ing out so faith-fully to these annual 'lilac teas. Your -gen-erfous sup-port is g-reatly apprecia-ted, and enfables River- bend School to continue its support of the United Chur'c'h Fresh Air Camp. DIANE JoHNsoN. ir GRADUATION-1949 WHAT our coun-try needs is good women, and before you can be- come good Women, you must be go-od all-round girls. You young ladies will be the women' of 'tofmforro-W, and yours will be a great responsibility, said Rev. A. R. Hu-band in his ad-dress to the twenty Riverbend School graduates at the closing exercises held in West- minster Cihurich, June l5.th, 1949. During the course of the afternoon prizes and awards were presented to the glradua-tes and .students by Hon. R. F. lMcWil'liams, Lieu'te-nant-Governor of Manitoibag Mrs. C. Gordon Smitrh, and Mr. F. H. Nord.. The Junior and' Senior Glee Clubs, under the direction of 'Mrs P. A. Car- -ter, sanlg 'four selections, which contri- buited added enjoyment to an eventful afternoon. Foililiowinig the -graduation exerfcises, the guests and 'tfheir friends were en- tertained at a Garden Party on the scho-ol grounds, where tmhe graduates received the c-on.g'ratullation.s th-ey so richfly deserved. It was a beautiful summer's dlay and the Warm sunshine and gree-n lawn-s were a perfefct settinwg for tih-e dainty White 'gowns a-nd colorful bouquets off the graduates. In the evening Mrs. C. Go-rdon Smith entertained the Igradua-ting cla-ss at a delightful dininer fparty and later, the Grafduatrioni Dance broiu'ght to a close a perffect day. DIANE JOHNSON. if PLAY NIGHT AT RIVERBEND March 'lst, 1950 FOUR plays whose authors ranged from Charles Dickens to the Cana-- dian newspa-pefrman, Robertson Davies, shared the spot-liigh-t 'at 'the school g-ym- nasium on Wednesday, March 1.st, 1950. Full respon-silbility for direction, make-u-p a-nd' properties Was taken by the pupils of the grades concerned, and rumours are that bo-th Hol-l-ywood and New York are inte-rested. The plays vvere well p-resented and the paritilciapanits are to be congratulated for providing the 'larrge audience in attendance with a most enjoyable eve- ning's entertainment. OBSERVER. 'A' DOTHEBOYS HALL Adapted by Evelyn Simi-teh from Nich'o?las iNick1leUoy by Clharles Dickens GRADESS VIII AND VIII Chiaractevrs Nicholas Nickl-elby ............ Judy Sp-ence Mr. Warckford Squeers .... Joanne Meyer Mrfs, Sque ers ............................ Eve Riley Fanny Squeers ................ Nanvcy B1-Geeks Wackford Siqueers, Jr... Mavis Gosslirng Page Eighteen

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L. Ormiston and Charlie Henderson by Pat Riley. The entire program went oi smooth- ly except for one distraction which oc- curred' 'when Syd Whi-te's. chair col- lapsed beneath him. Annie Lou car- ried on so well, however, that no one really noticed that it was not all part of th.e fun. The play was excellently directed by Ann Fox and Marie Baribeault, and Helen Grant looked 'after t-he make-up. MARY HOPE McINNIS 'lr THE LIBRARY Riverbend School has a rwell-stocked liibrary of Hction and reference books. One room has its walls lined with shelves of referergce b-ooks. another is stocked with fiction. Additions are made to the litbrary each year, one lbook at least being donated to it by each girl off the griaduatinig class. Great treasures of knowledge and wisdom from ancient and modern times are locked up in the-se volumes, but alas! though -the key to them' is avail- alble 'to all Riverbend girls., all too few take advantage of the privilege olf its use. The books are there for your benefit, girls. Use them! S. HALLDO-RSON 'k TH E HALLOWE'EN PARTY On Friday evening, October 28th, 1949, all the girlsff rom grades seven to eleven gathered in the .gym for a very enjoyakble Hallowe'en party. This eventful eveninig began at approxi- mately seven-thirty and soon every- one, inclusding the staff, was joining in the ifun. The main event of the eve- ning was the presentation of six skits, five of which were put on by the differ- ent classes. The sixth skit, however, completely stole th-e show, as the teac.h- ers gave us a picture of what a River- sbend ,girl does after school hours. After this was over a sinvg--song was held and refreshments were served. Soon afften ten o'cl-o-ck the girls slowly departed, :and they all agreed that it had been a very pleasant and memor- able evening. MARY HOPE MCINNIS. 'A' BACH IN 1950 Johann Sebas-tian Bach was born at Eisena-ch, Germany, in 1-6-85. He died in 175101 - two fhlu'nd're'd years ag-0-. In recoggnition of this fact, musicians the world o-ver -are this year giving s-pecial attention to t'he music of the man who is so frequently cal-led The Father of Mu-sic. Bac-h!'s wo-rks represen-t the culmina- 'tion of polyp-honic clomposition. They were .prfa-c'tica3lly unknown to the pub- lic for half a century after his death. But ever since,'Mendelssohn disc-overe-d them and rfpesented the Passion Music Acfcordinfg to St. Matthew, in 1829, they have steadily 'gvained popularity, un-til nolw, in 19510, Bach's music is gen- erally conce-ded to be am-on-gst t'he greatest the world has known. Be-et- hoven once wr-ote: His name should n-ot be Bach CGerm'an for 'brook l it should ibe ocean! Titanic, noble, lofty, profo-und - divinely human - suich is the 'great source and fo-un-tain-head from whom well--nifgh all that is best and most enduring in miodern music has been derived. Bach is greatly admired not only for the qu-ality of his comipositions, but for the quantity. He is said to have writ- ten -over one th-ousansd pieces, in every department except Op-era. This was achieved it must be rememfbered, in spite of a very busy life in which he was at various times chorister boy, violinist, organist, -teacher, orchestra director and capell-meis-ter, More and more, students are realiz- ing -that playing 'Bach not only stimu- lates the ear and the appreci'ation of fine music, but is of tremendous im- ,portance in developing their technique. Many writers claim that fr-om a tech- nical standp-oint Bach was fully a cent- CContinued on page 235 Page Twenty