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

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Ruperfs Land College Magazine At the end of the term, instead of a competition in drill, there was one in music. Machray choir came first, gaining a considerable lead over the next House, for which Joan Watson, our conductor, deserves a great deal of credit. In the whole competition Machray came second. Our House basketball has flourished and we generally have a very good turn-out at noon hour on Tuesdays. Our Sports Captain, Ruth Inkster, has worked hard and is mainly re- sponsible for this. At the end of the Easter term we had a Games Competi- tion between the Houses, and in this Machray did very well, coming second again. We also gained second place in the competition for the shield at Easter. It would seem from the foregoing that Machray is always a runner-up and second-best, but it must be borne in mind that we were fourth in the totals for the Autumn term, and so have pulled ourselves up considerably. We look forward to next year with its new trials of strength, and intend to work hard for the shield. No mere second-best for Machray! THE GYMNASTIC DISPLAY O Rupert's Land, our Rupert's Land, our fearful job is done, We have impressed our audience and their admiration won, From the march on to the lantern maze, including all the drill, And -also in the dancing, we displayed our greatest skill. O comrades, our comrades, what occurred behind the scene, As We changedto dancing costume from our uniform of green? The silence was oppressive, unexpected by the Staff, Though a voice was raised occasionally, Now, my dear, don't laugh ! O gymnasts, our gymnasts, how did you learn these things? By the help of our instructress who was standing in the wings. We learned to swing, to jump, to climb, and even so to race, Though oft were the times we were sharply told, There are others to take your place. O dancers, our dancers, how you flashed across the stage! In modern Grecian dancing of sorrow, strength and rage, The sons of deepest darkness and daughters of the light, And cupid, milkmaid, unemployed, and tiny drummers bright. O Rupert's Land, our Rupert's Land, we hope you will excuse This dread attempt at poetry, but we were asked to choose Between the Gym, Display account or some forgotten scene, And so we chose the former one for our School magazine. . KAY HoPPs and MARY STEPHENS. A 25 E H '

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Ruperfs Land College Magazine The next port was a very busy, gay Assembly Hall. It was the Zenana Sale, and our crew was in charge of the candy stall. Good work was done by the crew for this occasion. The stall was decorated in black and yellow, and crowded with candy done up in boxes and paper table napkins. All our candy was sold. The crew were united in their efforts and it produced very favourable results. Our next port was the School Musical Festival. For weeks beforehand the crew were busy practising for this event. Wannie Mitten and Joan Wilbraham, coached by Katherine Saunders, could be heard practising diligently every noon hour. Every Tuesday and Thursday -the choir's lusty voices could be heard chanting O Worship the King and Come Down to Kew. The Senior duet could be heard in melodious tones floating through the cracks of the music room door, behind which sat Katherine Saunders and Eileen Chandler desperately thumping a poor, shaking piano. When the day arrived it was the Juniors, again, who gained us a few badly needed points by obligingly coming first. The Senior duet gained no renown and our choir collapsed in a fit of laughter, in which the audience obediently joined, but still our crew did work like slaves to gain distinction. f Our crew is really much more fond of sports than work. Our drill eights and basketball teams, under Phyllis Webb, have been doing their little bit throughout the year, and it has not gone entirely unrecognized. Matheson House crew have done good work and are sportsmen. I Our ship has nearly finished its journeying for this year, but there is another year to work for and we must not shirk our duties. Our House has been low in the order mark list, but we must make it lower. The crew must remember that every order mark and detention counts against the House. We have jumped from last to second and we must get first next year. MACHRAY HOUSE . Captain ......................................................................... Miss ADAMS Lfieutenants .......... .......,.., M Iss CHUBB, Miss JENNER, U MARY LILE LovE, PEGGY MURPHY Sports Captam .............................,.,,..,,,,.,,,,...,,...,,,, RUTH INKSTER We started the year well with a picnic at River Park. It was ostensibly for the purpose of practising for Inter-House Sports Day, but most of the time was taken up with roasting weiners and eating. A good time was had by all, even the smallest Junior in Grade III. At the end of the first half-term we had our usual Senior Drill Eights, in which Machray managed to get second place. 24 '

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Mlss MILLARD WITH GRADES XI AND XII