Ruperts Land Girls School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Ruperfs Land College Magazine look its best. After an hour or two of fun, they are retreat- ing once again-down to the dining-room to sup, I do hope that their time's not up. It was such fun to watch them all, I wish that I were at the ball. But here they come a half hour after, all sparkling gay with fun and laughter, to have a few short moments play before it's time to go away. Good- byes ,and thankyous quickly said, they all go home and so to bed. f?????J B. KELLY. A DREAM One day I fell asleeping, I dreamt a dream so grand, I lived with lots of other girls In happy Rupert's Land. The days were short and happy, My heart with joy was fullg I thought myself a lucky girl To live in such a School. The teachers they were lovely, The School was surely blest With Miss Millard, Miss Jones, Miss Short, Miss Moss and all the rest. But then my dream grew very dark, I had to go away, I couldn't bear to leave it all, I simply had to stay. I moped and sighed, I sobbed and cried, My heart I nearly broke, Till I rolled right off the sofa -And from my dream awoke. R. GLENNIE. ---xg Age 9. IMPRESSIONS OF THE GYMNASTIC AND DANCING DISPLAY FROM THE AUDIENCE The house was gradually filling up. Girls in tunics were scurrying hither and thither, chatting and laughing gaily with friends in the audience. Indeed, everybody seemed in the best of spirits. Then the overture was played, the curtain raised, and on marched Rupert's Land College. The march .on was followed by a Senior and Junior Swedish Table, wands and free movements to music by the Midget Class. Then 1 1 '

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Rupert's Land College Magazine WHAT WE SAW OF THE GRADUATION DANCE, MAY 1929 The Statue in the Hall The statue on the staircase gazed, we can but say it looked amazed. What has become of the old School, thus parting from the daily rule? Where were the tunics of dark blue? From whence came this most lovely view? Where were the stockings, long and black? There is a gown without a back! Why they are here in shivering groups, instead of hurrying, scurrying Rups ? Who is this lovely thing in black? It's Miss Millard, alas! alack! Then I can see it is too true, the whole School has gone quite cuckoo. But here is our most brilliant Staff, that look prepared to laugh and laugh. Instead of sharply giving orders, they're beaming greetings to the Boarders, who have arrived all in a puckerg they have all donned best bib and tucker. This lovely group is going away -down to the dining-room, I'd say. The Picture on the Dining-room Wall The picture said within his heart, 'The dining-room looks really smart. The rows of eagles, poised for flight, each on a name seem to invite you to, of a royal feast partakefohl do forget the tummy-ache, that came upon the morning after, but think of all the fun and laughter, as all with grins upon their faces, madly hunted for their placesl. The feast pro- ceeded, long and gay, until a lull was heard, we'll say, when Miss Millard got up to speak, none but the brave would dare to squeak their chairs or sneeze or cough aloud, to make a murmur in the crowd. Then Muriel, our trusty Head, got up-what were those words she said? Then Jocelyn, as though she must, spouted at length of worms and dust, and Barbara Patterson must not be forgotten, as 'twas little she who prompted Terry to her feet to mutter words so strange but sweet. Then Nancy with great gusto rose, to say she felt she must propose a toast to Form Ten and their dinner lwe'll say it really was a winnerj. And then all went upstairs, oh quite relieved of any cares that might have come to us with thoughts perchance of all successes of our dance. Queen Elizabeth on the Assembly Hall Wall The hall is bright with colours gay, I wish it looked like this each day-the girls seem so excited, too, all in their gowns of lovely hue. The piano is being played by one, who with three others makes the fun of dancing to such merry tunes, in this room hung with bright balloons. Oh what is this un- seemly noise? I'm sure it is those rowdy boys, who have arrived just now I see, from whence they came surprises me. Here's Mr. Burman and his guests-I hope my gown does 10 -

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Rupert's Land College Magazine came Intermediate and Senior skipping, parallels, combined apparatus, tactical marching, and horse, in which all classes took part. The second part of the programme consisted of dancing. The wonderful technique showed careful training, and the artistic arrangement of By the Sea and The Return of Persephone was greatly commented upon. The enthusiastic reception of Ten Little Nigger Boys, by the Baby Class, brought forth an encore. The display was concluded by an effective lantern maze, and flowers were presented to Miss Welch in appreciation fo-r her work throughout the year, and to Miss Pauli, whose accompaniment was greatly enjoyed. The unanimous opinion was that the display had been in every way a success, giving great credit to Miss Welch and showing an unusual spirit of co-operation on the part of the pupils. MURIEL HARTLEY. A DREAM It must have been a dream-a bad dream. Nothing in real life could equal such a scene as was witnessed on the night of the twenty-seventh of February. The entire date in all its glory should be set down in full, for it is a memorable date in the history of our School--therefore we will set it down in all its glory-Thurs-day, February the twenty-seventh, of the year nineteen hundred and thirty. On that night the Walker Theatre swarmed with violently excited pupils of Rupert's Land, all taking vastly important parts in the Annual Gym- nastic and Dancing Display, and all feeling, naturally, very nervous and decidedly hysterical. Greatly inspired by the theatrical atmosphere of the narrow, dark passages and the little, brilliantly-lighted dressing rooms, groups of neatly garbed gymnasts sped lightly here and there uttering, at intervals, little shrieks and yells that quite outdid the valiant Shushings of those in command. Finally, at the appointed hour, two hundred worn-out girls presented them- selves on the stage to take part in the march on, and to delight the eyes of fond parents and eager friends. After these controlled efforts on the stage, the curtain, luckily a sound-proof curtain, descended, hiding from View the various antics of youth in the abandonment 'of delirious joy. Fresh make-up was applied by patient, controlled fill people during the evening, until a final burst of energy of another kind quite swept those gentle people off their feet. What was it? They looked in amazement, to find themselves 12