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

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ranctyoa, 25 Ogffer My Dear Girls: Tlhvis is the last levtkter I shall wrifte to you Rfiverbenders. In the Fall the new school will be an accomplished fact. The amalgamation of Rupert's Land and Riverbend will bring to life what I am sure will be a strong school which will embody the loyalties and traditions- of both fsc'h'o'ofl's. In order that the change oiver may be made without 'fr'ic'tli'oin, everyone musnt pull togeltheir, fto build the best plossfible slcho-ol. I want fto 'thank ,my staff, past an-d presenft, and my girls, past and present, ' 'for their loyalty anad co---o'pera'ti'on to me in Uhe sixteen years I have been in Rsivenbe-nd. Tlhey have been 'happy yeansg and I am sure ther are many 'happy year.s ahead for ftlhe new sfchool. Wit-h best wishes for your happiness and conftin-ue-d success and love frolm i Yours affec'tiona'te'ly, fg Page Four

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EDITORIAL STAFF Staff Supervisor . .........................,...........................................................,...... MISIS I. DICKSON Editor ........................... ...................................................................................,, D IIANE J OIHNISOIN Business Manager ........... ........... M ARY HOPE MCINNIS Literary Editor ,...,,..............................................,................ ................,..........,..... A NN FOX Photography and Humor .............................,..............,............................. DONNA PATERSON Advertising: .................. ................ JANET BLEEKS, BARBARA PARLIAMENT, DO'L-OIRES PALMATIETR, DIANE CALDER, N ORA ANN RICHARJDS, DIANA MORTON. ROOM REPR.EI3ETNT'AT'IVES Grade VII and VIII ,.,.,.....,,,...,...,.............................,.........................................., JUDY SPENCE Grade IX ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,..,......,..... ......,......................,..................... B ETTY MAY ORIMISTOIN Grade X ,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,,,, ,.,,,,,,.,, .,..,,,,,...,,.,.,,,.....,..........,.................................,........... A . NN FOX Grade XI .......... .4., . ...... . SANDRA MCNIAMARA I. .. EDITORIAL ANOTHER school year is rapidly drawing to a c'los-e and Vox Fluminis for 1950 has, in th-e 'terfms of t'he newspaper w-orldi, been put to bed. Your Ediltorial Staff is happy over the acoomp-lishment and we wish to express our s-in-cere thanks to all 'those who, through their kind co-opera- tion, have made this publicationt possfi'ble. Our special thlanks go to the business firmrs of Winnfipeg and to our anonfymous fnie-n-ds for their ciontinuedl support whlich, as in the past, was generous. 'Ph-is has been an eventful year and unforeseien con-d'ivtion'st have brloughit alboult many chanigres. Wlhalt suited our ne-eds of yesterday often fails to satfislfy t'he needs of the to-morrow and, in 'order to keep abreast of th-e times, changes have had to be made. We of Rliverben-d are face to face with just such a circumstance. Changing C'O1'15dTIltIO'1'1S have brought about the necessity of amalgarrnation with our sister school Rupert:s- land, and at the end -of t'his sch-ool year these two s-choo-l's will unit to become -the largest Protestant Girls' S-cho-ol west of the Great Lakes. We have every reason tfo bel'ieve that the c'on.sol'i.datlion of these two great schools will be of mutual benefit to us all, and we invite you to bring to the needs and aspirations of our new school an understand- ing - a fresh diiseovery - of the oon'tributi'on it w'il1'l make to yfou, your chilld-ren, your community and your cou-ntry. Being editor of the 1950 edfitilon of Vox Fluminis has been a wonder- ful experience and I would like to say Thank you -to the staff advisers for their guidance and advice, and t'o my c'o'llea-guest for their loyal support. To those who succe-ed us in t'he publishfing ot the new school maga- zine, we extend our best wishes and leave with you the task of sending out into the world the spirit of every-thing for which our new school stands. Page Three

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GUR SPORTS CAPTAIN CDLEMENTINE McNern, our capable Sports Captain for the yea-r 1949-510 began her Riverbend career in the sprinig of 194-1. Last ywear she proved her able qualities as sports captain of York Hall and has continued thier active Work in another succe'ss'ful year of sports at Riverbend. Clem, besides being a good student, has also been ver-y active in field sports, baskeftfball, volley b-all, swimrm-ing, bad- minton, and apparatus dwring her school life. Next year sfhe hopes fto take her Senior Matriicullation at United College, and then her Bachelor of Physical and Health Educ-ation at Toronto Univer- sity. We, at Riverlbend, Wish Clem every success for the future - W-e know she will not fail us. OUR HEAD GIRL CECILY Ann Gunn has efficiently filled the position entrusted to her for the year 1949-50 as Head Girl of our School. Sfhe has been a student here sin-ce 1939 and in that time has been a loyal sup-porter oif all school activ- ities. Cecily Ann gave ample proof of all executive ability last year as secretary of Garry Hall, and We have been proud to have her represent us. Her ambition is to receive her Bach- elor of Arts. We want you to know, Cecily, that the best Wishes of all of us go with you.