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

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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

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Mlss MILLARD WITH GRADES XI AND XII

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Ruperfs Land College Magazine At the end of the Christmas term we held a competition between the four School Houses. Each House chose a con- ductor, pianist, and a limited number of songsters. The test pieces were a two-part song, Come Down to Kew in Lilac Time g a hymn, O Worship the King, the tune being varied by interchanging alto and tenor descantg and last of all, the awful strain of sight reading in tonic sol fa-this was the best fun of all. The senior and junior pianoforte duets were well done on the whole, considering that the performers were not al- lowed any outside assistan-ce. Mr. Hugh Bancroft kindly consented to be adjudicator, and gave much helpful and valuable criticism. Dalton House gained the first place, Machray, Eva L. Jones and Matheson following in this order: The hard work and the spirit of independence and respons- ibility were admirable, and I hope that the girls will continue the good work they have started. Our last triumph to be mentioned is the winning of three shields at the 1931 Musical Festival. The Babies were the first representatives of Rupert's Land, and crowned the day with glory by winning the Kennedy Shield for the action song. Our Juniors won the Chief Justice Walbridge Shield, a.nd the Seniors made our last triumphant entry in chorus work by winning a newly presented shield which is not yet named. Una Knipe reached the finals in the junior con- tralto solo class, and Betty Harvey won in the pianoforte intermediate sight-reading class. We certainly worked hard for our gains, and I must say that the girls were sports in every way, had it not been for their splendid attitude we could never have been as successful as we were. Go ahead, girls, and keep up the sporting attitude! Again we experience that awful suspense of examination performances and results. The examinations of the Asso- ciated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music are being held at the School this year, owing to our having the requisite number of entries to make that con- venience possible. The following are the victims: K. Hopps, A. Curry, C. Machray, C. Pentland, S. Stein, M. Martin, S. Jackson, J. Elder, B. Harvey. We are hoping for another pleasant surprise this year as regards results. Here's luck to you all! M. HOWARD PAULI. Marian S.: I feel tiredg I've been getting along on only two hours of sleep a day. Tissy: Only two hours a day? How do you manage ? Marian S.: I take the rest at night. 28