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

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Mlss MILLARD WITH GRADES XI AND XII

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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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Rupert's Land College Magazine N X 'x . I+-X fl The Art work accomplished this year shows a growing appreciation of decorative design and of landscape com- position, suitable for poster advertising, and amongst the Senior girls there are quite a number whose work is in- dividual and distinguished. In landscape and imaginative studies there is a pre- dominance of figure work, the reason undoubtedly being the strong influence of the beautiful Grecian friezes in the Gym- nastic Display. Most of these drawings have been executed in water colours and pastels. The commercial art and perspective studies show a decided improvement. The zeal and enthusiasm of the rank and lille - whose efforts are not exactly masterpieces-do much to encourage those who have natural artistic ability, and there is the com- mon impulse in every girl to get ahead as far as possible, in her own individual way. S. E. M. KERR. MUSICAL SCRAPS I suppose it is a whole year since I wrote about the Musical activities of the School. How time flies-but how much has been done in the period of 1930-1931! First of all, the results of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music examinations were not to be grumbled at, the following being the results: A Local Centre K. Hoppsa ...... ........... P ractical and Theoretical Paper flnter- meldiateb Honourable Mention A. Curry .................. Theoretical Paper Clntermeldiateb 96-99 marks School p M. White .............. ........ 1 Higher Divisionj Honourable Mention C. Machray .......... ........................... f Primary Divisionl Distinction J, Alexander ..... ......... Q Primary Divisionj Honourable Mention 27