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

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Rupertls Land College Magazine - IMPRESSIONS OF BOARDING SCHOOL . As registered by Two Old Boarders I.-The First Day. First day! what a treat for our eyes! Girls bright, smiles too merry to last, The Staff new from England, with accents refreshing,- All talking of holidays past. Next morning, arising at seven! Of this fact, old girls are aware, , But new girls ask sleepily, Is it the fire-bell? And groanings and yawns rend the air. The new girls are slow at attiring, So are we, but we leave that to you- ' The devotion bell rings! Then a bustle and scuffle. In a few minutes we're ready, too! II.-After the First Day. In less time than none, we feel that for years We have been here, and never day passes But adds to the quickly augmenting past records, And night finds us tired young lasses. We dream that the bells are sounding for ever, We can't get away from their fuss, When we're late, the newcomers are let off with warnings But it's Order mark! shameful!! for us! The Staff say, You ought to know better, my dear! Set examples of good, and not bad ! But sooner than told we're again at our tricks, Forgetting detentions we've had. . In study, the pass-word is Be quiet, please! A brief lull, then, Please turn around And don't bother fussing with things that don't matterl' Oh, well . . . since we can't hold the ground. . . The walks are a chance for much turmoil, and we Take good care not to line up too early, The Mistress in charge then arrives on the scene, Forth we go, lined in two's, snakey-curly. The Winnipeg citizens cry, There's a crore! And eagerly stare as we're passing, We old girls well know what a grand sight we are C?J, But new members find it embarrassing. 18

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Ruperfs Land College .Magazine up. Perhaps she thought we should all rise with the sun, but most likely she didn't think at all. However, she soon found that we all had the same opinion on the matter, and poor Julia was very unpopular for a while. But I must con- fess she redeemed herself thoroughly by working so hard from then on at any tasks that were necessary. Judy, Jane, Joan and Pat had insisted on sleeping together in a double bed, so we weren't surprised when they were the last to stagger in to breakfast. It was a good meal, cooked by Mary Kate and Ruth Hoskin, who were trying for the cook's badge. After breakfast some of us drove to Winnipeg Beach for films, and had a lot of fun taking snaps in the amusement park. Then, too, we made several smaller trips-to the spring for water, the stores for provisions, and a farm for fresh milk. Eleanor, Peggy and Julia passed their fire tests on the beach, while the rest of us read books, played ball, or just lolled about in the sun till dinner was ready. An enor- mous pot of Irish stew, followed by a delicious banana pud- ding, was voted by the party a great success, and we all declared that the two girls who had prepared the meal were well worthy of their cook's badge. While the cooks cleaned up, the rest of us made a trip to Boundary Park and back. Later the entire party set off on a tracking expedition, the tracks being laid by Kay, Viola and Ruth Hoskin, Several of the girls enjoyed themselves wallowing by the side of a muddy creek in search of frogs' eggs, and succeeded in finding some, which they brought back in a glass jar. At 6 p.m. Mrs. Florance arrived, and on her pressing in- vitation six of the party remained for another day. The rest of us packed up once more and started for home, all declaring the party had been a big success, and wishing we could do it all over again. V GLENNIE The Brownie Pack have had a very successful year. We have had many new Brownies, all of whom are working on Second Class tests. Two have already received their First Class Badges, and we expect two more to have them before the end of the season. As an annual good turn, the Pack were hostesses to the 47th Pack. We put on a play entitled Woodland Brownies. Refreshments were served, and the parents and all Brownies seemed to have a very happy afternoon. Another interest- ing feature of the Pack was, at one of the meetings. Brown Owl acted as a new Brownie and the Brownies ran the meet- ing, which was most amusing and cleverly done. PENELOPE CHOWN, Brown Owl. 17

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5 I' la I' ir '- 'l W U-S7315 '? ??' -.v l F. I Rupertis Land College Magazine The Parliament Buildings for beauty are famed, And our untrained recruits add their praises, But When we around them have had ninety walks, Our blindness the sightseers amazes! 111.-After Au. y But life is not altogether so bad As these novice verses have drawn itg We leave to our good Freshie colleagues below To tell you how Well they have borne it. And We trust when our turn shall come to move on, We shall go armed with wisdom and knowledgeg SO now We will finish with three hearty cheers For good luck to our Rupert's Land College! SCENE FROM OUR STUDIO WINDOW IMPRESSIONS OF BOARDING SCHOOL By Two New Girls Our first impression of boarding school was the kindness with which the old girls received us. They immediately made us welcome, and we soon felt as if we really and truly belonged here. This spirit has been maintained throughout the year, and We new girls are indeed grateful for its helpful influence. The momentous days of Our first Week here were a hurry- scurry to get settled. Of course, as new girls, the rules were not yet firmly fixed in our minds, and each new day brought to light something which must or must not be done. We learned quickly, however, and everyone was very kind in overlooking our first mistakes. A continuous stream of bells, which might mean anything, was a great source of worry to 19