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

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22 RUPERT'S LAND COLLEGE MAGAZINE She took a little from each plate, Merrily blow the leaves-og From the smallest of all she greedily ate, Among the green, green trees-o. In that little room she spied three chairs, Merrily blow the leaves-og She tried them all before going upstairs, Among the green, green trees-o. There were three beds in the room above, A Merrily blow the leaves-og The smallest of all fitted just like a glove, Among the green, green trees-o. Then, Goldylocks she heard a growl, Merrily blow the leaves-og 'Twas those three bears come fromtheir prowl, Among the green, green trees-o. She took to her heels as fast as she could, Merrily blow the leaves-og And ran home quickly from the wood, Among the green, green trees-o. JOYCE TURPIN 'I' 'I' 'I' Boox REVIHEW , Eliza for Common, by O. Douglas, gains its title from the fact that the heroine, an interesting and somewhat unusual type of young girl, wishes to be called Lisa, but, as her father says, she has to be content with being called Lisa for best and Eliza for common. Eliza is extremely interested in books, and she is a girl who knows her own mind, and who believes in saying just what she thinks, not always with the happiest results. She is the daughter of a Presbyterian minister in Glasgow, and she and her family live in a homey old manse called Blinkbonny. Her father is a very fine man with a keen sense of humour, who is admired and confided in by all who know him. The remaining family are his wife, who is more practical, very kindly, and not without humour, but who is the steadying influence in the family, and three sons, .two mischievous small boys, and an older son at Oxford. Another member of the family not to be omitted is Mary-from-Skye, as she is called, who arrived in answer to an advertisement for a servant, stated that her name was Mary, that she was from Skye, and brought her trunk, carried by two cousins Calso from Skyel. She was very satisfactory except for an unfortunate habit of dissolving into peals of laughter upon

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RUPERT'S LAND COLLEGE MAGAZINE 21 PRIZE GIVING This event was held on the evening of June 16th in the Concert Hall of the Auditorium. . When Miss Millard, accompanied by Mrs. Harte, the Chatelaine of Government House, and His Grace, Arch- bishop Matheson, appeared upon the platform, the spacious hall was filled with the friends of the school. The pupils of the grades below Form XI, then filed in from the side doors of the stage to the front rows. They were no sooner seated than a burst of triumphal music pealed forth! Everyone turned to see the graduating classes come in from the back of the hall. No one, who saw that white-clad procession of happy-faced girls, their arms filled with flame-coloured flowers, pass up the aisles, will ever forget that joyful march. Mrs. Harte presented the prizes and scholarships to the winners, from the very littlest ones in the Kindergarten to the tall young ladies among the graduates. After Miss Millard's report had been given, and the Archbishop had spoken a few kindly words, we wandered out into the soft evening air, our hearts full of the haunting words of our old song: We'll honour yet the school we knew, The best school of all. ELIZABETH CHURCH 'I' 'X' 'I' THE THREE BEARS There were three bears lived in a wood, Merrily blow the leaves-og They went for a walk to do them good, Among the green, green trees-o. A little girl named Goldylocks, Merrily blow the leaves-og Played in her garden sweet with stocks, Among the green, green trees-o. She came in sight of the three bears' house, Merrily blow the leaves-og She went to the door and crept like a mouse, Among the green, green trees-o. When she got there, on cloth white as snow, Merrily blow the leaves-og There were three plates of porridge all in a row, Among the green, green trees-o.

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RUPERT'S LAND COLLEGE MAGAZINE 23 admitting a guest, and by the time she had piloted the embarrassed visitor as far as the drawing-room door, she was so completely doubled up with mirth as to be quite unable to announce him. Eliza's aunt and uncle are queer characters, living in London, and both with unconquerable Scotch accents, their strong determination is to be thought English. Eliza's cousin Kate, who is her direct opposite, her brother, who becomes a successful playwright, and his friends, are the young people in whom the interest of the story lies. The scene of the story is a manse, in post-war Glasgow. The manse has the quaint name of Blinkbonny, and its ugly and well-worn but nevertheless friendly and homey interior is the background for most of the action in the book. The family's summer home, Corhope, was a farm on the border, which lay amongst the heather in a hollow in the hills, and it was here that the family and visiting friends spent the summer. The author did not attempt to describe Oxford, where Eliza visits, in any detail, but she managed nevertheless to convey a clear impression of the city through the conversation of the characters. Eliza's stay at The Cedars in London, with its ordered luxury and stiff charm, is in sharp contrast to the life at Blinkbonny , and different again is the picture of King John's Lodge, the home of her future husband, with its beautiful gardens and stately rooms, though to Eliza it lacked a feeling of home. Perhaps the least important, and certainly the least interesting thing about this book is its plot, for its charm lies in the simple lives and conversation of the characters rather than in any outstanding actions upon their part. The plot is not in the least original, and is merely a record of the everyday lives of a minister's family. The book is of course chiefly concerned with the life and development of Eliza, her travels to Oxford and London, and her ultimate marriage. The plot will admirably suit those who like plausibility, and is a pleasing record of a pleasing family. The story is told in a humorous and attractive way, chiefly notable for the easy and charming manner in which the characters converse, thus giving us such clear pictures of themselves through the medium of their own speech, rather than by actual word description. The author is certainly not given to prolonged descriptions of either the characters or their surroundings, and limits these to a few remarks which give one fairly clear mind pictures. For instance, one reads in description of Oxford: Oxford and its spires, the green meadows, the river and the bells, the roofs that are pure Middle Ages. ln comparing this type of description with that of Scott, Eliot or other writers of the last century, one might liken it