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

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1939 volume:

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DE LA LONGUINIERE Administrateur-delegue Paris MAURIOE STERN Paris MARTIAL CHEVALIER Paris HENRI JAHAN Directeur general de la Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, Paris ' R. MASSON Directeur general du Credit Lyonnais, Paris HON. L.-A. TASCHEREAU Quebec VICOMTE R. DE ROUMEFORT Directeur general, Montreal WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, 455, rue Main. SIDNEY GRIMBLE Directeur. iKupert'5 lamb Girls' ivnbuul P-,f-fii The Eagle Winnipeg, jllilanituha Volume 7 Elune, 1939 , . N.y. YJ I nil'-T51 V nn ,., L.. A - -, I.-x' .,' T' .gun I J A V-r'Tu:.f:Vd' u -1 .v- : -c 'Q , V IQIF'-,Q J .IT r. 431: ' g 'U '42 5 .b.- A f:1 Ir' 4 v, -V --J 4 , -' ali ,V '.' -ff. , 1N.. A ,-m+1..,ww .. .A 'gr I I ' F1 ' 'atm' ' 1- - -'. nu , , - -, - . ' AI, - - ff' - I' , ,.- !'1 H, I ' .r n , ,. . I 1 I 5. 27- I f , V .L ' 1-If!--, .41 I, , 1 ' lr? RA' - .-L. W' ,J ' 'v ,-'.4J',, , xx 'g. : I .' ,' 1- . 1 ' -w I - 1 A ' . . A I I' ,, lu I y mai 0 I ' .', '-4' I K . .x.,. 0 I 4 4 v I. I . 1 I - ' N I ,. A. I I I 9, 2, fl s If .Q .-v ,AQ fd I ' ' 5 ffl' .' ,.'..-V-Q - 'S I 1 I 1 U! -'I ls ll' . 'I I I-. Y A iff L, I gif X ..- ' I v - .' 'f ,q, . -1 xl A ' 4 i . ' I 1 A IA l C r I V is .,f -I 4 , ' ':'- fs . I .-, I. ,I . . gl . , -W -'fl J t ,. 'g. .ws 'L'- . - , '1 l - S ' Q . . , ,Q- .'4 4 .. N LQ A'- .'- 4u f. 'I--ff' , w'4' - ' '1'..'f1.0w . . in. A 1 'fn . -IA' . ' v v4 CONTENTS Q66 ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION, REPORT OF .... ART STUDIO ....................... AUTOGRAPHS .... BADMINTON. . . BASKETBALL ....,.. BROWNIES ......... CALENDAR, SCHOOL .... CHORAL SPEAKING .... DALTON HOUSE ...,... DINNER PARTY, THE ...................... EDITORIAL BY HEAD GIRL ................... ETERNAL INTERLUDE, THE CA SHORT STORY, . . GOVERNOR-GENERAL,S VISIT, THE ............ GRADE I .....................,..,........ GRADE VII ...... .,.......... GRADE X NOTES .............. GUIDES, THE NINTH COMPANY .... GYMNASTIC COMPETITION .................. HALLOWE,EN .......................,....... HOUSE SYSTEM, THE CPRIZE ESSAY, SENIORJ .... HOUSE SYSTEM, THE CPRIZE ESSAY, IUNIORJ .... INTER-HOUSE SPORTS ........ ..........,..... IOKES ............... . . . . IONES HOUSE .... . . . IUNIOR GLEE CLUB. . . LIBRARY NOTES ......... LITERARY CLUB NOTES. . . MACHRAY HOUSE .......... MARY TOMKIN,S HONORED .... MATHESON HOUSE ......... MISSIONS ............... MODERN POETRY .... MUSIC ....... ...... . . . . . MY PETS ...................... NELSON SISTERS, VISIT OF THE. . . OBITUARY ....... .......,..... OUR TREE .............. PHOTOGRAPHS . . . BARTLETT, MISS E. M.. . . BASKETBALL TEAMS .... BROWNIES .......... DALTON HOUSE. . . . . GRADES I AND II .... IONES HOUSE .... . KINDERGARTEN ..... MACHRAY HOUSE .... MATHESON HOUSE ........ PUSSY ..................... RICHARDSON, MISS IOCELYN .... PHYSICAL TRAINING AND DANCING DISPLAY. . . . . . . PHYSICAL TRAINING COMPETITION POETRY . . . AFRICA .................. A VISITOR FROM THE NORTH. . . BELLS ................... FAIRYLAND. . . . . . . Q.. GRADE I .............................. . . . GRADE XII CALSO SEE KEY ON PAGE 585 . . . . . . HAMLET IN GRADE XI .................. . . . MOLLY ................ OUR KING AND QUEEN .... OUR MODERN AGE ..... PUSSY ............ THE FAIRIES. . . TOC.M. WALKS .................. WOULDN'T IT BE QUEER? .... REPORT OF ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION .... . . . ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA ........ . SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1958-59 ....... . SEVENTH FORM, WE HAVE IN THE. . . . . . SPORTS . . . na- n. au. . .nn BADMINTON . . . BASKETBALL ............. GYMNASTIC COMPETITION. . INTER-HOUSE .... ......................... . . . PHYSICAL TRAINING AND DANCING DISPLAY. . . . . . PHYSICAL TRAINING COMPETITION .......... . . . SWIMMING ..................... . . . TENIKOIT .... . . . TENNIS ....... . . . VOLLEY BALL ...... . . . . SPOTLIGHT ON COIEPURES. . . . . . SWIMMING .............. ........ TAYLOR ENGLISH PRIZES. . . . . .55 AND TENIHOIT .............. ....... TENNIS .... .... . . . THE ROBINS ....... .............. . . . VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL .... . . . VISIT OF THE NELSON SISTERS ..... .... VOLLEY BALL ...... .......... . . . WANTED FOR GRADE IX. . . . . . MISS E. M. BARTLETT 1 . ,r 'D N 1 '.'.' , . . if 1-ft 'f3 7ffS+Q 1 . T .J 2 'C' . Av- :.' -A ' Gun V- ..q., . 43,14 , ,V n-,A--. '11, 1 .4-:! zz v in .5 IA. ' Q YF . n M-.3 gt. 1 Q. I 1 'I A r p .v'f ',J. K I K 4 -' ,, A' lx-A 4 v 4 Ah 'A ' ,nf .jk -5 af Y ' 4 c 'le s V 0 N X I A , J L I S-- -I - A , r 's , 1 94' . -1 'rzff H ol .N K L ,. 1 Ulibe agle VOL. 7 IUNE, 1959 No. 1 SCHOQL CALENDAR : 1958-1959 1958 Sept. 8-School opens. Welcome to Misses E. Eldred, R. Dubois, H. Herkes, H. Ralston, R. Taylor, G. Tinning. Sept. 50-Inter-House Sports. Dct. 4--Visit of Rev. G. W. Findlay and of Rev. L. A. Dixon, Field Secretary of M.S.C.C., who addressed the girls after prayers. I Uct. 8-Guides' Weiner roast. Gct. 10-Thanksgiving Day holiday. Oct. 14-Tea for parents of Senior girls. Oct. 21-Initiation Day. Oct. 28-Tea for parents of Middle School girls. Nov. 4-Tea for parents of Iunior pupils. Nov. 11-Armistice Day. Nov. 15-Archdeacon lV1cElheran reads prayers and gives an address. Nov. 19-Alumnae Annual Luncheon. Nov. 26-Mission Tea. Dec. 1-Visit of the Bishop of Minnesota. Dec. 19-Christmas party for Middle School. Dec. 20-Iunior and Senior Christmas Parties. Dec. 21-End of Term. 1959 Ian. 5-Spring Term begins. Ian. 27-Boarders' Fancy Dress Dinner Partyg films shown by Mr. H. E. Sellers. Feb. 2-Recital by the Canadian Trio. Feb. 16-The Glee Club's Gperetta- The Alagic Piper. Feb. 20-Half-term holiday. Feb. 25-Shriners' Circus. Mar. 5, 4, 6-Winter Club Skating Carnival. Mar. 9-Debate with Riverbend School. Mar. 24-Alumnae Basket-Ball Match. Mar -Form Physical Training Competition. .51 April 5-Recital of Pianoforte and Choral Speech. April 4-Gymnastics Competitions-End of Term. April 19-Summer Term begins. April 22-Spoken Poetry Festival. April 24-Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Concert. May 2, 5-Physical Training and Dancing Displays. May May Iune Iune 5-Old Girls' Prayers. Senior School Dance. 24-Visit of their Majesties King George VI Elizabeth. 5-Grade X Picnic. 16-Prize Distribution. and Queen 12 RUPER'r's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 1958-59' The School year of 1958-59, which now draws to a close, will undoubtedly go down in history as one long to be remembered. I am referring, of course, not to events which have taken place in our own School, but to those which have held the stage in European politics. It is perhaps too much to expect everyone to keep time with the fast changing map of Europe, the causes and effects, but I am quite sure we can be more proud today of our British inheritance than ever before. When our year is over we shall have one very outstanding event to look back on-the Royal Visit. The King and Queen will visit Winnipeg on May 24th, in connection with their tour throughout the Dominion of Canada. Every school in Winnipeg will have a location on the route from which to witness the procession. The Metropolitan High School Choir, which is made up of five hundred boys and girls chosen from high schools, junior high schools and private schools, will perform under the direction of Miss Ethel Kinley. We are proud to have six girls represent Rupert's Land in that choir, Leslie Florance, Mary Campbell, Ruth Fryer, Margaret Glover, Virginia Cameron and myself. The choir will march on to the Parliament grounds with the Minneapolis North High School band, and will be seated there in front of the erected stand to sing for the King and Queen. I am sure the Royal Family will be proud of the Canadian hospitality, and will see how they have won their way into the hearts of all Canadians. Last year we were very sorry to say good-bye to Miss Pether- bridge, Miss Waldon, and Miss McCance, we wish them the very best for the future, and we hope they will always remember our School. It was a great pleasure this year to welcome Miss Ralston, Miss Dubois, Miss Eldred, Miss Herkes, Miss Tinning, Miss Taylor and Miss Scott, who have already become part of the School. It is with sincere sympathy that we speak of the loss of Mrs. Roper and Miss Holditch, who were with us for so long, memories of whom will always be with us. The most outstanding entertainment of the School year was the dance given to Grades X, XI, and XII by Miss Bartlett and members of the Board, and I feel quite certain that all the girls will agree with me that it was really a wonderful party, at which we all enjoyed ourselves immensely. Besides the usual House and Form parties and the Initiation party for the new girls who are no longer considered new girls, Miss Bartlett and the Staff entertained both the Iunior and Senior Schools at very jolly Christmas parties, a novel entertainment being a ventriloquist. Sports this year have attained a high degree of excellence under the expert guidance of Miss Faraday. Sports day was held, and as usual it was a great success for the Houses. We had two basketball matches with Riverbend School and two with St. Mary's Academy, playing at home and away alternately, although we were not suc- cessful in all our matches, we were far from discouraged. Our most important match was with the Old Girls, which was the most RUPER'r's LAND' GIRLS' SCHOOL 15 exciting of the year, and fortunately resulted in a win for the School for both teams. A new feature in basketball started by Miss Faraday, is the junior team, which has proved to be a popular idea with Riverbend and St. Mary's Academy. Deck tennis is a new game organized last year by Miss Faraday, and provides great competition and enthusiasm amongst the Houses. Tennis is well under way now, and we are looking forward to a successful term of it. The Houses have been very active this year in carrying their responsibilities, the competition has been great and they have been working very hard, each trying to obtain the coveted shield. The most outstanding feature of the year, for the Houses, was the Zenana tea, which is entirely arranged by the four Houses g each House sends out invitations and is responsible for a table. The tea was very successful this year and resulted in a substantial contribution to the mission work that is being done.. The Alumnae Association has also been very active this year, the members entertained at a silver tea which was held in the School and was very successful towards helping the Old Girls' Scholarship Fund. On May 5th was held Old Girls' Prayers at which it was very nice to see so many old friends. Many of us who are leaving this year will probably become Alumnae, and for those who are not too busy it would be very nice to meet again and chat over our happy school days at the Alumnae Reading Club, which meets on alternate Monday afternoons. I cannot express how happy I have been this past year in being honoured with the position of Head Girl. I hate to see the year draw to a close, and although I shall no longer be a student here 1 shall always remain a part of this fine school and its fine traditions. 1 would also like to say how grateful we are to Miss Bartlett and the Staff for the marvellous help they have given us, and finally 1 would like to thank the prefects and the girls for their splendid co-operation that has helped to make the year such a happy one. IOCELYN RICHARDSON QHead Girlb. The School year 1958-1959 is nearly over, and we pause to think for a moment of the girls who are passing out from Grades XI and XII to continue their studies at the University, or to take up other work elsewhere. Especially are we sad to say good-bye to those who have been with us for a number of years, whom we have watched advance step by step from junior forms to matriculationg we cannot mention all of them, but one we must, and that is our Head Girl, Iocelyn Richardson. Iocelyn entered the School in 1955, and soon proved her ability in the field of sports: she became a member of the Second Basketball team in 1954, of the First in 1955, was School Sports Captain in 1957, and crowned her athletic achievements this year by winning the much coveted Senior Gymnastics Cup. When two members were to be chosen to join the Canadian Schools Coronation Tour, in May, 1956, a vote was taken to discover which girls were considered by the School to be most deserving of 14 RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL the honour, Barbara Sweeting and Iocelyn Richardson were selected, and the choice was felt to have been justified when their letters came across the Atlantic relating their impres- sions of the Coronation scenes, and when they returned from England full of enthusiasm regarding' their trip. Iocelyn was one of the lucky few privi- leged to sing to Their Majesties on their visit to Winnipeg on May 24. As Head Girl, Iocelyn has shown a great sense of respon- sibility, an enthusiastic interest in every School activity, and a cheerful equilibrium in daily school life. She has been more than populaI+she has been liked and looked up to by all of us, and so well has she proved her affection for and loyalty to the School, that we know that however busy she finds herself in her Home Economics course at the University, she will find time, now and then, to pay us a visit and see for herself how things are going in the old School to which she has given such loyal service. She takes with her our best wishes for all possible success and happiness in the future.-S.L.T. IOCELYN RICHARDSON 966 THE HOUSE SYSTEM 1 PRIZE ESSAY-SENIOR Each person in this whole wide world has a natural desire for success: the coolie in China for more rice, the headhunter in Africa for more heads, and so on throughout the world to the schoolgirl. She also dreams of coming to the top and of some day having achieved that irresistible something which is success What is success? Success is happiness in life and joy of others. But there are many and varied roads in life, of which only one leads to this goal-post success, and if at school the child is set upon this road, how much easier her path in life will bel There is the signpost Selfishness, which points out a narrow, lonely road, and there are also the signposts Underhand Methods, Shiftiness, Foolish Pride, Carelessness, and Lack of Interest. These signposts may be passed by, the place to leave them is in school, and a sure way to leave them is demonstrated by the House System. What is the House System? I have taken as an example of this system one directly beneath my notice, the system applied in my own school,.Rupert's Land. It is a system by which the pupils of a RUPERTIS LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 15 school are divided into groups under teachers and a committee chosen by the pupils of each group. These groups are called Houses, and each House works as an individual, thus providing essential competition. All points gained by each person in the House are totalled together, points being added for work and sports, and deducted for bad work and behavior, and at the end of the year a shield is presented to the House gaining the most points. This system cultivates an unselfish competition and establishes better feelings in regard to the school subjects. If you are working with a great many others for the good of one, it gives less opportunity for foolish pride and less scope for selfishness. You are not likely to be selfish if you know others whom you are working with will be hindered by your selfishness, and if acknowledgment goes to a large group, you cannot be so full of self-pride. YVhen you enter a House it is your duty to do your best for your House and to help it in every way possible. Since this is the case you will be encouraged to do the best you can in regard to work and sports and behavior. If you know that if you consciously do poor work, or behave badly, or refuse to join in sports, you will be rather looked down upon by the other members of your House, you will naturally strive to better your ways, while on the other hand if you do try to work hard and cannot succeed, there will be others to help you, having no selfish interests of their own but only the interests of the House in mind. In this way the House System is a stimulus to work, sports and behavior. If you work solely for yourself, you do not take a great interest in the doings of others, and in this way lose a clear picture of school, while in a House the thoughts are always for the general welfare of the school as a whole. Is it not easier for four Ccounting Houses as individualsj to work better than about one hundred and fifty? I certainly think so. The four Houses are the most important part of school. They are all the hopes and dreams and thoughts and efforts of the schoolgirls, and are the foundation of school in the abstract sense. If you are merely divided into forms you lose contact with the younger or the older girls, which is not right. A House mixes all ages, the big girls help and show the little ones, while the little ones teach the older ones to be more thoughtful, considerate and under- standing. As the House committees are chosen from among the girls, it gives the girls of the committees a chance to shoulder responsibilities and help the entire staff in the important matter of discipline in the school and self-discipline for the girls themselves. A captain is chosen who must manage the affairs of the House, the senior and junior lieutenants look after the seniors and juniors respectively, the sports captains the sports, the secretary the minutes and records, and the treasurer the accounts. All these positions require thought, unselfishness, interest, co-operation, and leave the girls with a better idea of fellowship, management, and ability to cope with respon- sibilities. 16 RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL n VVhen you leave school and have not had the privilege of belong- ing to a House, a great deal of your interest in the activities within the school ceases, as you have no one to whom you can come back: your class is finished with as far as the schoolgirls are concerned. But if you did belong to a House it will still be there: there may be different faces but they will still have the same good old tie and the same good old interests at heart. They will still feel Matheson or Machray or Dalton or Iones is the best, and nothing will ever change that feeling. You will be somebody to them, not merely from the year '59, but they will welcome you as one of themselves because you will be one of them and will remain one of them through- out all the years that stretch ahead. They will be starting, as you did, on the same road with the signpost, Co-operation and Good Fellowship. ' ' I entered a House in Grade III and have grown up with its tradi- tions, and today I feel I shall never forget them, nor the lessons I have been taught by them. My House has given me a bigger sense of achievement and a deeper understanding of comradeship and a chance to prove my love for her, and has set me firmly on a broad road to happiness. I am very grateful to the House System. LESLIE FLORANCE, Grade XI. C-LQ?-D THE HOUSE SYSTEM IN RUPERT'S LAND SCHOOL PRIZE EssAY-IUNIoR It was during Miss Millard's first year as principal at Rupert's Land School in 1929 that she started the House System. At first the School was divided into groups called Houses, and the idea did not mean much to the girls then. They did not have any self- government and were nothing like the Houses of today. The Houses could not be called by numbers so names had to be found for them. The first House was called Dalton after the first headmistress-Miss Dalton, the next was called Iones after the second headmistress. It would not be very interesting to have just two Houses, so it was decided that there should be four, the last two being called Machray and Matheson after two Archbishops of Rupert's Land diocese. It would be no use having Houses in a school if they were not going to do good. First of all they are to help the girls work together and co-operate. Secondly, they are for competition. That is, when a girl does good work, it honours her, as well as the House she is in. The Houses are managed by the girls, with help from some of the Staff. All the old girls from Grade III to XII can vote. The different officers are captain, vice-captain, secretary, treasurer and junior and senior sports captain. Generally a girl from Grade XII is voted as House captain, and the head girl is not allowed to take an office, because she has so many other things to do. Miss Bartlett chooses one teacher from each House to be president, and others are associates. RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 17 To show what Houses the girls are in there are different House signs. Une is the tie, being black and gold striped. jones has .the narrowest stripe, of a quarter of an inch, Dalton a half an inch, Machray three-quarters of an inch, and Matheson, the widest, an inch. There are also the House pins, which consist of the School pins, with the eagle on it and the House initial attached. Matheson has a Roman M, while Machray has an Old English one. Then there are the House colours. Matheson has black, Machray has green, jones has pink and Dalton has blue. These colours are worn on Sports Day. There is competition between the Houses in sports. An annual Sports Day is held every year, if weather permits, in which the Houses compete. That day, running, jumping, obstacle 'and relay races take place. It is all very interesting and exciting. Also, there are the different games of basketball, tennis and badminton which give points to the Houses. The School pays the expenses of keeping a cot in the Zenana Dlission Hospital and also helps missions of other kinds and many needy people. To raise money for these purposes there is a tea given, at which each House has a table. Generally each House tries to make the most. The Houses, nearly always, have two parties each year. One is a toboggan party and the other is generally a picnic in the Spring. Both parties are very much fun, and I am sure everyone enjoys them. After the jolly side of competition comes the working part. Everyday work counts as -well as the examinations. All school work counts in an indirect way. An A standard gives three points, and a B gives two points to your House. Orders, marks and detentions do not help your House but pull it down. Order marks take off one mark and detentions a fifth of a mark each. The House captain is not very pleased with girls who pull down their House, but very pleased with the girls who obtain an A, The Houses are not just groups any more but mean more to the individual girl now. Each girl should be very proud of her House, and show a great interest in it. Naturally, each girl wants her House to win the shield. If the shield is to be obtained each individual must do her best in work as well as in sports. MARGARET TOMKINS, Grade VIH. 18 RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 1 Barkeiball PAT PARRISH JEAN WOODMAN KAY MILNER HELEN MARTIN PAT PURDIE MARY MILNER DALTON HOUSE 1 I President ....................... MISS TURNER Associates ...,..... ..... M ISS HERKES, MISS GRUENKE Captain ............ ..... M ARY MILNER Senior Lieutenants ...., ,.... I oc ROBB, VIRGINIA CAMERON Iunior Lieutenant ...... ..... H ELEN MARTIN Secretary-Treasurer .... ..... A NNE GRIFFIN, PAT PARRISH Senior Sports Captain ..... ..... V ERNA VAN BLARICOM Iumor Sports Captain ............ BETTY FOSTER Badminlon IOCELYN Roms VIVIAN BASFORD HELEN MARTIN PHYLLIS GOULDIN KAY MILNER MARY MILNER Sports have been Dalton's strong point, and although we placed only third on our Annual Sports Day in the fall, we are now holding first place, and hope to win sport honours for the year. Amy Best and Vivian Basford are to be congratulated for their excellent run- ning and jumping on Sports Day. Praise is also forthcoming to our basketball and badminton teams, which did most to put us ahead, also to our senior sports captain, Verna, who kept us organized. We have also been socially engaged this year, mainly in our Annual School Missionary Tea, which was held in November. Dalton's table in the dining-room was decorated with blue and silver streamers, and centred with a bowl of chrysanthemums. Mothers of the girls in the House kindly lent silver services and some consented to pour. The girls serving wore blue and silver aprons, and the tiny messengers wore blue hair bows. Dalton's side attraction was an attractively arranged handkerchief stall. We were well rewarded for our good work, the total sum from the proceeds being 3185. We are also planning a House picnic for Friday, May 19, our final social round-up of the season. Then exams! Although Dalton placed only third in the House results at the end of Christmas and Easter terms we still have a chance to win the House cup. P.S. A very successful picnic was held on May 19 in the City Park. We all set off after school ended at four o'clock, making our way by bus and bicycle to the rendezvous at the swings, we spent some - I RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 19 time visiting the animals, and then, feeling hungry, gathered round the long park tables, with our lunch tins and soft drinks. This was the last get-together for the year, and one which we all enjoyed. Under the guiding hand of our very loyal supporting president, Miss Turner, and the advice of her associates, Miss Gruenke and Miss Herkes, Dalton has had a successful year, and we're still hoping for the House shield, so come on Dalton! been ve NN sg 2 HELEN MARTIN 0 MARGARET CHOWN TE NN ,S VIVIAN BASI-'ORD BETTY FOSTER BETTY SMITH IOCELYN ROBB IEAN WOODMAN VIVIAN BASFORD VERNA VAN BLARICOM MARY MILNER MARY MILNER VIRGINIA CAMERON C-L56 IONES HOUSE I , 1 i President .............,...... MISS BUSSELL Associates ....... .... M ISS ARMITAGE, MISS RALSTON Captain ........... ..... S HIRLEY ATKINS Secretary-Treasurer. . . .... BERNICE HAIRSINE - Senior Lieutenants .... ..... M ARY CAMPBELL, CORINNE SMITH Iunior Lieutenants ...... ..... M ARY MEDLAND, IOAN HULL Senior Sports Captain ......... BETTY WOODMAN Iunior Sports Captain ......... LILLIAN HULTMAN After ten years have elapsed we recall the House of 1929, the date of its origin. Eva L. Iones was the name given us at the Solemn christening ceremony when the youngest member, Lois O'Grady, 20 RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL was carried in by her god-parents and dumped into a bath to represent the House being christened. We note with sorrow on the tenth anniversary of our House, the passing of its original Captain, Miss Holditch, who was succeeded by Miss Bartlett, and in 1956 by Miss Bussell, our present President. A In September we welcomed Miss Ralston, a new member of the Staff to our House and also several new girls, and extend our apprecia- tion to Miss Bussell and Miss Armitage for the help they have given us this year. The annual Zenana Mission Tea was held on November 26. From the sepulchral voice of a weird, bejewelled figure Qsuspected to be Miss Armitagej guests learned their fate, a very popular diversion, which contributed to the 5556.58 collected by Iones House. The sports of the House did not prove a feather in our cap, however, conduct and marksdid their best, giving us second place for the first two terms. 4 ' Owing to the changeable weather of the late winter we decided to postpone our winter tramp in favour of a summer picnic, to be attended by both seniors and juniors on May 20 at City Park. Good luck to all our members-those who are leaving us and those who will be here to carry on the good work next year. C-L60 . MACHRAY HOUSE' nf- l J President ................. Miss A. C. FOSTER Associates .... . . ..,.. Miss M. KENNEDY, MRS. I. PURDIE Captain. .......... ..... S ARAH GRIMBLE Secretary ................. IEAN GEMMILL Senior Lieutenants ..,..... MAUDE WALTER, MARY CARMICHAEL Iunior Lieutenants ........ MARGARET STOVEL, ROBERTA WILCOX Senior Sports Captain ..... EUNICE TRELEAVEN Iunior Sports Captain ..... ANNE CUNNINGHAM Treasurer ................ GRACE EDGAR X RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 21 The year 1958-1959 has been a most successful one for Machray, for in the past two terms it has held first place in the final House results. This has been due .to the good work and conduct of its members together with an excellent sports record, which included the highest points at Sports Day and in the Inter-house,Basketball Matches. f -' At the annual Mission Tea, Machray showed ,itself to' be as capable and efficient in serving tea as in running and jumping. This House also had charge of a most popular candy lstalli stocked by contributions from girls throughout the School. A j 3 At the annual family party -a House Picnic at Assiniboine Park-the junior and senior members became much better acquainted. To anyone who saw how well the juniors managed their part in the games, there is no question of the future sports accomplishment of the House, but who would have thought that one of the seniors in a moment of stress would forget how to knot her tie, or that our captain in a caterpillar race could look just like a measuring worm? Now at the close of the year appreciation must be expressed to the Staff members and the Executive for all they have done to make 1958-1959 most successful 3 particular mention might be made of Sarah Grimble, our captain, and of Eunice Treleaven to whose organization our excellent results in sports are largely due. Mention must also be made of the splendid co-operation and enthusiasm on the part of all the girls as they worked and played for The House. Keep trying Machrayl May the succeeding years be even more satisfactory. GLQQD MATHESON HOUSE President .................... Miss SHARMAN Staff Associates ........ ..... M Iss ELDRED, Miss DuBois Honorary Captain ...,. ..... I OCELYN RICHARDSON Captain ....... ...... ..... L E SLIE FLORANCE Lieutenants ....... ..... S HIRLEY COUPAR, MARCIA ROBLIN SIDNEY ROBERTS, NANCY KEYES Sports Captains. . .... ..... M ARY TOMKINS, ANN DENISON Secretary ............. ..... I oAN STEPHENS Treasurer .................... SALLY RILEY Again this year Matheson has had the honor of having the Head Girl as Honorary House Captain. Miss Sharman has led us through the year, and we were happy to welcome two new staff members, Miss Eldred and Miss 'Dubois. We began the year with a picnic at River Park, at which everybody seemed tolenjoy themselves im- mensely. At the Annual Mission Tea, we shared the dining room with Dalton House, and did well with the shadow play put on in the kindergarten by members of the House. Although we did our best at Sports Day we came third. We won the volley-ball matches tour specialtyj and came third in the basket-ball and fourth in the badminton matches. We feel that we have a chance to do well in the tennis and deck tennis matches. 22 RUPERT'S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL r 'nv 1 r Our work has pulled us up, and we are proud of it, but we admit with shame that it has been mostly our conduct that has pulled us down. The House this year feels honored and is very grateful to His Grace, Archbishop Matheson, for the scholarship which is to be given to a girl in Matheson House. Our members are proud of this, and each will do her best to win this scholarship. We hope that this year the House will come first with flying colors and-the best of luck to our members always! G36 SPORTS 1958-59 GH I ima? X I X! is I xiii gi Qi fl ' in fsc l lx., Captain .................................... BETTY WOODMAN Vice-Captain. ............................... MARY MILNER Tennzlr . . . During the early part of the autumn term, September 12 - 16, a very interesting Iunior Tournament was played, by glrls RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 25 fourteen years and under. Laurel Bell and Patricia Purdie were the finalists, and after a very good game, Laurel succeeded in winning the Iunior Tennis Championship. Unfortunately we have not held our Senior Tournament as yet, but hope to very shortly as we are expecting keen competition. Infer-Home Sporzir . . . Gur annual sports meet, which is one of the outstanding events of the year, was held on Friday afternoon, September 50. The weather was Hne, and this enabled parents and friends to come and watch. The competition between the Houses was very keen and there were several moments when it was impossible to know which House would be victorious. At the end of a strenuous afternoon the result was as follows: CD Machray .................... .... 4 6 points 12, Matheson ................. ,... 4 2 points GD Dalton ..... .... . . .... 58 points MD Iones ......................................... 56 points Bawkefball . . . Great enthusiasm, especially in the Middle School, has been shown for basketball this year, and in the future we should have no difficulty in selecting our teams. Some very good matches have been played by the lst, 2nd, and Iunior Teams, and we have enjoyed playing with Riverbend and St. Mary's Academy. During the season we have had three matches with the Old Girls and after a very hard struggle in the final match, we managed to win both lst and 2nd team cups. The inter-form basketball games were played during the Spring term and Grades V to XII participated. We congratulate Grade XI on winning the form basketball title. 4-. 9. Lri Ba.rkez'ball Team A G. EDGAR, M. MACKERSY, I. RICHARDSON, E. TRELEAVEN, B. WOODMAN CCapt.j M. ROBLIN 2nd Bwfkefball Team Junior Bmrkeiball Team L HULTMAN, M- KENNEDY P. PURDIE, L. BELL, PAULINE L FI-ORANGE, T- WOODMAN CLARKE, PAMELA CLARKE M M MU-NER lcllpf-l F. HAZELTON TOMKINS, S.ORR QCapt.D M. CHowN 24 RiUPERT,S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL As usual, the House matches afforded much enthusiasm in the School this year, and there were several moments when the spectators became very excited. This competition was won by Machray House, with a score of 67 points. Between these matches we had two basketball shooting competi- tions. The unior competition was won by Shirley Claydon and Lola Marson, and the senior, by Monica Mackersy and Lola Marson. Badminton . . . We found it necessary to have two ladders this year, as a great many girls played badminton. Instead of only one couple playing for the Houses, we had three, thus giving an oppor- tunity to more girls. The House matches went off very well indeed, and Dalton House, after a series of very good matches won with a total of 94 points. Vottey Batt . . . Girls as far down in the School as Grade V111 have a chance of playing for their House in the volley-ball matches. The girls practised very hard for the House matches, and as a result some very good games were witnessed. Matheson won this tourna- ment, scoring 81 points. T he Phgiricat Training Competition . . . This competition was held on Friday, March 51, with Miss Doris Cambridge of the Y.W.C.A. as the judge. Grade VIII won this competition, totalling 87 points. Miss Cambridge commented on the fact that Grade VIH worked well together. The Ggmnawtic Competition . . . On Tuesday, April 14, Miss Hilda Smith came to judge a most interesting competition. Results: CID Senior Gymnastics ............ ......... I ocelyn Richardson C21 Intermediate ..... . ..... Lola Marson 15D Iunior ........... ..... S heila Smith C45 Midget ....... ........................ P atricia Booth f51 Grades I and II ....................... Carol Knight g Swimming . . . Gn Saturday, May 7, a swimming competition between Riverbend, Tuxedo and Rupert's Land was held at the Y.W.C.A. Bath. Rupert's Land came second in this event. Phywicat Training ana' Dancing Dilrptag . . . On Tuesday evening, May 2, and on Wednesday, May 5, the School presented its annual gymnastic display to its many parents and friends. This display was a great success, and both evenings had large and appreciative audiences. We wish to thank Miss Faraday very much indeed, as she was responsible for the School's success, and also the other members of the Staff who assisted her. Miss Tinning's dancing classes proved to be very capable in interpreting their dances. At the end of the final night, bouquets of roses were presented to Miss Tinning and Miss Faraday. T enikoit . . . This is a very popular game, as even the smallest junior can enjoy it. The House matches this year went off very well indeed, and with keen competition. Iones House came out on top with a score of 115 points. BETTY WOODMAN RUPERT'S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 25 LITERARY CLUB NOTES The Literary Club is glad to report a very successful and enjoyable year. At the first short meeting the following executive was elected: Honorary President Cacclamationj ..... ..... M Iss E. M. BARTLETT President .......... .... M Iss S. L. TURNER, Vice-President .... .... I OCELYN RICHARDSON Secretary ...... .... S ARAH GRIMBLE Treasurer ..... ...... V IROINIA CAMERON Social Conveners .......... VERNA VAN BLARICOM, LESLIE FLORANCE BERNICE HAIRSINE, RUTH FRYER Our programs have been varied and interesting, the first being a book review of Dr. Heizer's An American Doctor's Odyssey, given by Verna van Blaricom and Sarah Grimble. Following this was an inter-school debate with the motion Resolved that moving pictures are more harmful than helpful 'to the study of history and literature, the affirmative being supported by Virginia Cameron and Leslie Florance, the negative by Bernice Hairsine and Mary Campbell. A heated debate resulted in a win for the affirmative. At our next meeting we enjoyed something new in the history of the Literary Club-a talk given by Sylvia Retallick and Helen Aiartin, illustrated with lantern slides, on armour and weapons from the Stone Age to the Present Day. Gur last meeting for the term was a very interesting talk on The Beginnings of the Drama by Miss Ruth Taylor, a new teacher in the School this year. The busy winter term found us no less alert. YVe began with a playreading of Galsworthy's Silver Box by the Grade XII mem- bers. We are very fond of playreadings, it seems, for they comprised our next two meetings, first came a reading of Peter Pan by Barrie, then W. YV. Iacob's The Monkeys Paw by a boarding school team of Miss Turner, Verna van Blaricom, Marjorie Mackay, and Dorothy Adams. And last, but certainly not least, was our debate with Riverbend School. Many preliminaries preceded the great day, which at last arrived. The affirmative of the motion, Resolved that tolerance has done and is doing more harm in the world than intolerance, was taken by a Riverbend team of Eileen Gray Cleaderj and Roberta Iean McQueen, while Leslie Florance Cleaderj and Virginia Cameron defended the negative side for us. Both sides were so evenly matched that, in the opinions of the judges, Mrs. G. V. Ferguson, Captain I. Wilkinson, and Mr. E. K. Williams, K.C. Cand of the hearers too, I am surej, the result was a draw. The meeting then adjourned to an enjoyable tea Served in the Kindergarten and Drawing-room. In conclusion, I would like to say that I have been glad to help the Literary Club by acting as Secretary, and that I have enjoyed every minute of my membership. It is with great regret that I will leave the School this year. SARAH GRIMBLE. 26 RUPER'r's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL -'MQ .gases X mv- 3 gui ns: my Q .J- Q 154- 1 :-T 1 ,cfjlv ff fS:liEj!iQgy If -We 2-mum., , .- LIBRARY NOTES This year we have a large number of new books that have been added to the library. The Alumnae co-operated with the School in buying twenty-four volumes of the newest edition of the Encyclo- paedia Britannica. An anonymous friend gave us a beautiful book entitled The Worldls Greatest Paintings. Mr. Heber Archibald donated a series of books on Art: The Art of the Berlin Galleries, The Art of Pitti Palace, The Art of Uffizi Palace and Florence Academies, The Art of Prado, The Art of the Netherland Galleries, The Art of the Venice Academies, and The Art of the Vienna Galleries. One hundred and thirty-nine National Geographical Magazines were given to us by Mrs. W. H. Gollum. We are changing the system of cataloguing so that every book, rather than every person will have a card. This will be a much easier system-especially for the librarians. SYLVIA RETALLICK. CLQQD MUSIC Enrollment in the piano class has been large this year, and an active and interesting program has been carried out under the direction of Miss Tinning and Miss Scott. Musical clubs were formed under the presidency of Dorothy Aitken and Patricia Love, and three successful meetings were held at the homes of Mrs. H. Tooley, Mrs. Ball, and Mrs. E. Claydon. Several of the students entered the musical festival, and some good adjudications were received, although we didn't win any awards. At time of going to press, the girls are preparing for piano examinations, some for the RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 27 Royal Schools, some for the Toronto Conservatory of Music and some for the University of Manitoba. The annual School recital was held on Monday evening, April 5, in the Assembly Hall. The pianists were assisted in the recital by the speech training classes of Miss Taylor. I C960 THE IUNIOR GLEE CLUB The Iunior Glee Club was formed three years ago, the members of which, although very enthusiastic, numbered only seventeen, and since that time it has grown steadily. Although at first small pro- grams were given, it was not until the last two years that operettas have been undertaken by Miss Armitage, which have been very successful. The proceeds have been used to buy music and gramo- phone records for the Glee Club. ' , This year the membership has been thirty-six, drawn from Grades IV to VIII, the officers being: President, Laurel Bell, Vice- President, Isabelle Hamon, Secretary, Anne Cunningham. The program for the year included two open meetings, the first being Folk Songs of the British Isles, and the second, Christmas Carols. The main feature of the year was the operetta, The Magic Piper, in which the main characters were: Pied Piper, Isabelle Hamon, Mayor, Laurel Bell, Town Crier, Margaret Chown. The cast included all the members of the Glee Club, with the addition of Grades I and II acting as dogs and rats. There was a large attendance of parents and friends. The enthusiasm shown by all members promises a great future for the Glee Club. LAUREL BELL. C-LQ? CHORAL SPEAKING After getting to know one another during the first term, we were kept very busy working for the Recital and the Poetry Festival. The Recital for the piano and speech pupils was held at the School on April 5, and all the choirs may congratulate themselves on their performances. Grade IV spoke two very short poems, Chicken, by Walter de la Mare and one with such a long name, The Last Will and Testament of the Grey Mare. The audience seemed to enjoy this as much as the girls did. Grades V and VI can be especially congratulated for The Piper by Semnas O'Sul- livan, which was a real feather in their cap, and Grade VII for improving so much in the last few rehearsals and making a really good job of A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go. I told them that if they got a laugh from their audience at the end, they would know they had spoken it well, and they got the laugh! Grade VIII spoke two strongly contrasted poems, The Fighting Temeraire by Sir Henry Newbolt, that needed all the vigor of husky mariners, and Nod by Walter de la Mare, that needed a delicate, dreamy touch, both of which they managed excellently. 28 RUPERT's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL The Festival of Spoken Poetry was held at the Gordon Bell School on April 22, and I must admit, that as far as we were con- cerned it was rather a disappointing evening. The School entered three choirs, but as they were all scheduled for Saturday night so many of the younger people were unable to turn up that Grade IV had to speak, very bravely but rather uneasily, with only half the choir present, and the choir from Grades V and VI had to be scratched altogether. However, Grade VIII's, who were the last number on the program, made up for the other misfortunes by excelling them- selves and getting a very good criticism, especially for The Fighting Temerairef' Next year, when we have worked together a little longer, I am sure we shall be able to produce some really splendid results. I should like to take this opportunity to thank all those girls who came to extra classes, even during the holidays, and whose hard work enabled us to feel proud of our year's work. R. H. T. C556 THE ART STUDIO 1 NTARY CARMICHAEL MARCIA ROBLIN Quite different and advanced work has been done in the studio this year. The junior art classes specialize in drawing and painting, and their illustrations of stories and poems are very good. They have modelled some small articles in clay for their dollls house, and are very proud of the cups and saucers, bird baths and pots -that they have turned out. In the intermediate special art class, pottery is also made, and interior decorating is begun. By the time the girls reach the senior class they are well grounded in these two branches of art. The girls also do illustrations and drawings of still life. Before Christmas, the senior special art class did pottery, which is always very popular with the girls, and also tried dyeing, that is, making patterns on cloth with the aid of some dye, buttons and string. As this was our first attempt, we were not very successful, but several girls by perseverance did make quite pretty patterns. RUPERT'S LAND GIRLS, SVCHOOL 29 After Christmas, the class was divided into two groups, one group still made pottery, and those who preferred interior decorating or drawing, specialized in one of those. As this arrangement seemed satisfactory, we have remained in two groups. The girls making pottery have become quite adept at making things in clay and at painting the finished articles. Several of the group have made attractive, gaily painted buttons out of clay. IOAN STEPHENS. ' A ru? 1. fl LESLIE FLORANCE RC,JBERTA Wucox GAG MISSIONS For many years Rupert's Land School has supported a cot in memory of Miss Iones, our second headmistress, in the Zenana Mission Hospital at Nasik, India. Every year we send 5525, which enables the mission to care for the baby which occupies the cot. We are also helping to educate an Indian girl, Alarya, who is at the Zenana Mission School at lllanmad. Her letter, in her own language, Marathi, translated by herself, thanking us for the 5535 we sent, is printed herein. Also to Manmad we send S40 to help pay the salary of a member of the staff. For several years we also sent Christmas gifts and letters to the Hay River Mission in northern Manitoba, but last year the mission was moved to Aklavik and it has been decided to help some other Canadian mission. To enable us to do this we have a House tea, this year we made fB184.91. Besides this we try, during Lent, to fill our form boxes, and this year we obtained the grand total of 32088. MARY TOMKINS. Tranrlafion of zflze leizfer l.J' a.rf0ll0w.r: My dear Madam Sahib, Many, many salaams to you. I am quite well by the grace of God, and hope that you are the same. 1 ' Thank you very much for the lovely present, which you so kindly sent for me. I liked it very much. I had a very jolly time at Xmas. I had a nice new frock on that day. I went home. I have three 50 RUPER'r's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL sisters. I am the biggest of all. My sister and I are in the same class. Both of us have passed, and got into the top class. We have got new slates and new books. So we are very glad. We have our morning prayers at 7.50. Then at 8 o'clock we we begin our school work. My home is in village. I love my village very much. But best of all I love to do my school work. My lessons are not so easy. I cannot read and write very much yet. We always go for long walks with one of our ladies. We are twenty in one class. Sometimes our ladies buy sweets for us. We are very happy in our school. i We are very glad to let you know that this year we have electric lights in our school. Now my dear Madam Sahib thank you very much for the money, which you so kindly send for me every year to support me. With much love, Your loving child, MARYA. ' IBLE Q MEDICAL MANMAD. B. P, Qlwouy. arg msrrr-If -FT5Jf'UTIFl 1- Q,nwma'wm---bwvmwvr-1iT'm5 ard? sig an mul' 3.1mm-emma-await axmrerbk 3-nuff avaran ar 'H'a4'l'y,f' srr2+4T'Q1112hafl- 4? 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L ieutenant Miss ZILENSKY .................. ..... N ew Lieutenant IOAN MACAW ...................... ..... S enior Guide Pafrol Leadenr MARY TOMKINS ...... .............. ..... B l ue Bird MARGARET TOMKINS ............... ..... S hamrock LAUREL BELL ..................,......... Red Rose GERTRUDE HOPPINS ............,.......... Holly Pafrol Secondw PAULINE CLARKE ...................,..... Blue Bird PAMELA CLARKE .... ......... . . ..... Shamrock ANNE ROWLAND .......... . . .....,,.... Red Rose RUTH FRYER ............................. Holly This has been a busy year for the Ninth Company Guides. We got off to a good start by adopting the policy of entering all competi- tions provided for us by the Division Executive. While we did not make as good a showing as in previous years-still we had the pleasure of the trials. In the Hrst competition we had to dress a doll in the Guide uniform or native costume of some foreign country. The Ninth's finished product was a small, young Guide from India, which was put on show with the other entries in the Winnipeg Electric Com- pany's window. Later it was sent down to the Toronto exhibit. Sybil Orr and Iackie Chapman entered the swimming races held on Hallowe'en at the Sherbrooke Baths, each came third in her heat. Ioan Hull as senior, Pamela Weiss as intermediate and Sybil Agnew as junior, entered for the skating races. Sybil came first in her heat. The latest competition to date was the Musical Festival. Mrs. Loadman, captain of the Sixty-sixth Company played the piano for us. We want to thank Miss Armitage for helping us with our singing too, and though we did not achieve Hrst place we gained experience that should help us next year. - We had planned many exciting things which we were not always able to carry out, usually for lack of time, but we did manage to accomplish the good deeds we set out to do, including. A new Union lack for the School, A contribution to a poor company, A contribution to the Community Chest. Some of the older girls studied Home Nursing under the expert teaching of Mrs. N. H. McLennan. She entered two teams from this Company in the Provincial Home Nursing Competition, and both received high marks. The one entered the Dominion Competi- tion, and is awaiting the result. First team: Mary Tomkins tCaptainD, Ruth Fryer, Anne Row- land, Gertrude Hoppins, Pamela Weiss CPatientj. 52 RUPER'r's LAVND GIRLS, SCHOOL l Second team: Pauline Clarke CCaptainD, Margaret Tomkins, Mary Rowland, Sybil Grr, Ioan Hull CPatientD. K, V We are happy in having five first-class Guides in our Company First is Ioan Macaw, who has applied for her gold cord and whom we take this opportunity of wishing luck in the achievement of this honour, also Mary Tomkins, Gertrude Hoppins and Ruth Fryer received their all-round cords. Lastly, Ioan Hull is now working for her all-round cord. This is a splendid record for any company. There was a District Patrol Leaders' Conference held, ini the First Presbyterian Church on Ianuary 28th, and our patrolieaders took part in the discussions. Now there is to be a Division Con- ference on Iune 5rd, to which only one member from each company will go. Nlargaret Tomkins was almost unanimously voted to- represent our Company, and since our place in the Division Com- petition may depend to some extent on her actions there, we wish, her much success. ' Two Guide companies, the Sixty-sixth and the Riverbend Companies, visited us during the year, and our thirty-six Guides helped in serving refreshments and entertaining. Gn May 12th the All Saints, Guides competed against us in a field gay held in our grounds. After the races refreshments were- serve . Here we wish to say thank you to Madam Rooke for her interest in our Company during the year. There is no other encouragement which quite equals regular visits and helpful suggestions, and we are very grateful to Madam for her aid. YVe wish also to take this opportunity to thank Miss Bartlett for her ever-ready co-operation and counsel, and other members of the Staff, including Mrs. Purdie, Mrs. Rumbal, Mrs. Fryer and especially Diiss Faraday for helping us with games. G. HOPPINS CD56 MARY TOMKINS HONORED Mary Tomkins brought high honour to the School when she was- selected to represent the Winnipeg Guides at the National Conference of Girl Guides, which takes place in Rothesay, New Brunswick, this Iuly. Mary was chosen from a group of the finest Guides in the city- girls who were candidates for the honour, because of their outstanding' all-round proficiency. In making their choice, the division executive considered the following qualifications. The guide selected had to have her first class badge, or higher awards. She had to be a good influence in her company, and hold their respect. Her scholastic accomplishments- had to be of a high order, and her general Guiding record had to be unusually good. In addition to these, she had to have a pleasing manner, and be able to make herself an attribute to any company. Mary met these requirements with flying colors. - The trip to Rothesay includes a week at the beautifully situated camp, with stop-overs en route at Toronto, Montreal and Saint RUPERT's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 55 4 1 Iohn. Here the local guides will act as hostesses and show the visitors their respective cities. There will also be a boat trip to Nova Scotia and back to Ottawa and Quebec. Needless to say, the School and the 9th Company are proud of the honour bestowed on Mary. When she leaves for the home of the United Empire Loyalists, she will carry with her the congratulations and best wishes of her fellow guides and guiders, and School mates and the members of the School staff. V. G. DARBY. owe BROWNIES I Monday afternoon at 5.50 Brown Cwl, Tawny Owl and the VVee Brownies gather in the Land of Nlake-Believe. After a gay greeting with a Brownie salute and smile, they run to the large cupboard and begin lifting out all the treasures of the pack. Soon each Six has a home beautifully decorated and each Sixer with her little family are all busy sitting on the floor knitting. All are welcomed and everyone joins hands-stretching out as far as she can reach to make a dancing or fairy ring around the Toadstool in the middle of the fairy ring. This reminds them that they are the little people who do good to others. Then they all begin to dance, first to left and then to right, singing this song: We're the Brownies, herels our aim, Lend a hand and play the game. All sit down in the Pow-wow ring, leaving no spaces, which keep out the lazy Bogarts. At this council seat each one is allowed to speak in turn, and ideas are given and accepted. Then Brown-'Owl ends the Pow-wow with a story. There are many types of meetings in which programmes follow this old rhyme-Something old, something new, something magic, something true. Singing a plenty, a story to tell and something to make you healthy and well. 54 RUPERT'S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL A Theme meeting carries a complete story through a sequence of events. Take for example the tale of Dick Whittington. The pack is Dick, and with stick and bundle on shoulder each Dick in single file, starts off for London. He wanders along the road, looking at the birds, flowers, leaves, etc. Cpictures in the roomj, that he passes. ' He sits down and writes what he has seen. He is tired, and as he is about to turn back home he hears the bells ringing: Turn again Whittington, Lord Mayor of London. He too sings the song and starts again on his way. The Dick who has his pennies is able to buy some dinner at a farm house there we have Farm Yard Drillnl. Dick reaches London, and at the place where he works is given a cat. tHe models a cat out .of plasticinej He gives his cat to a trader, and his cat catches mice. Then the children play the game Cat and Mice. The meeting ends with the Lord Mayor's procession. Dick, the neatest Brownie, rides a broomstick, and the Pack in twos prance after him. This includes the most essential points of a' good meeting. It brings in the Pow-wow, story, test work, nature and knots, fees, buying own dinner, health, service, singing, handcrafts, exercise, inspection, ceremony and the Grand March. When it is time for the Brownies to go home they all sing Taps, and then they may be heard in chorus, saying, This is the way the Brownies salute. This is the way we stand. This is the way we all march home, Ready to lend a hand. E.R.P. GGG THE BOARDERS BELLS Hear the mighty rising bell, Brazen belll What a day of busyness its brassy tone foretells! At quarter past-maids' breakfast bell- Our dressing time half gone as well. Next devotion, breakfast too, Which finds us always in a stew At the ringing and the swinging Of the bells, bells, bells, Of the bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells. At eight-fifteen the walk bell goes 5 We quickly climb into our clothes. By twenty past we're at the gate, Each person chattering to her mate. When we are back the class-bell goes. COh the bells, bells, bellsj Our tale of terror and despair Is soothed away by morning prayer. RUPER'r's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 35 Hear the clanging of the bells: Period bells, teachers' bells, recess bells, door bells, Which call us all to work or play And ring incessantly all day. We hear the lunch bell at twelve-twenty To lead us all to food a-plenty. Late lunch bell the straggler calls. At one, the beli to leave the halls. The half-past bell means juniors ing And at one forty-five our studies begin. Then-more bells, bells, bells, Duty bells, period bells, telephone bells. At four o'clock our lessons end, At twenty past we walk again. By five o'ciock the study bell Finds us working very well. At the bell at six, we all do tear To powder our noses and comb our hair. The six-thirty bell then calls us to dinner, Some will be fatter, but none will be thinner. At seven-thirty we study with might, And that ends the bells of the day and the night. Oh those bells, bells, bells, The dinging and the ringing of the bellsl owe . HALLOWEEN Up to the costume box raced the boarders. First there, first served was their motto. Soon girls came tramping back to their rooms with armfuls of dresses, hats and shoes. Needles started flying to repair torn articles, and the wild search for small necessaries began. At dinner time many queer and quaint figures filed down stairs. There were ghosts, gypsies, old-fashioned ladies, clowns, negroes and bo-peeps. After a spooky but satisfying meal fun became fast and furious. Presently Mr. Sellers came in loaded with more food, which mysteriously disappeared, then the boarders suddenly became themselves again and went off to bed. , C-L56 THE DINNER PARTY After much thought and discussion the boarders each chose a national costume to wear on this eventful evening. At six-thirty the guests, four members of the Men's Board, arrived, they were, Mr. Denison, Mr. Tooley, Mr. Pearson and Mr. Sellers. The guests, staff and representatives of many nations took their places at a horseshoe-shaped table. After a delicious dinner the costumes of the girls were judged by the guests and prizes awarded. Mr. Sellers then showed moving pictures which he had taken in various parts of America and Europe. Everyone had a good time, and the boarders hope that the visit will be repeated next year. 56 RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL WALKS Did you ever see the boarders come a-tripping down the street, And all the little schoolboys who were mocking at their feet? Did you ever see their faces as they plod along in slush And hear them ask the leaders why they are in such a rush? Did you ever see them lag behind in groups of two's or three's And the teacher at the rear calling, Close that gap up, please! Did you ever see them quarrelling about their place in line? And when one wins the argument, then doesn't her face shinel So, if you haven't seen these things, when next you're on the street Iust watch for good old Rupert's Land-they are the folks to meetl ll Q36 THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S VISIT On Monday, May 16, 1958, we were favoured with one of the greatest honours Rupert's Land School has ever received: a visit from our Governor-General, Lord Tweedsmuir. At two o'clock in the afternoon we were in our respective classrooms waiting, with clean blouses, pressed tunics and a rather nervous expectancy, for were we not going to see a man who not only represented the King, but who was interesting for his own vivid personality as Iohn Buchan? Lord Tweedsmuir arrived promptly, with his aides, Captain Campbell Proctor, Lieutenant R. Scott, R.N., and Lieutenant- Colonel Percy Bell, who were welcomed by Miss Bartlett and the Archbishop of Rupert's Land, the Most Rev. M. T. M. Harding, on our gaily decorated doorstep. His Excellency then inspected the classrooms, and said some nice things to each grade-we lost our awe in consequence! We marched into the Assembly Hall next, where His Excellency was officially welcomed by the Archbishop, we shall never forget the inspiring scene that this presented, with its bright background of dancing sunbeams, lovely flowers, and a certain wild, but controlled, excitement. We all waited breathlessly for the first words of a man whom we had admired at a distance so long, and we were not disappointed, for from the beginning he gave us new, forcefully expressed ideas about our work and ideals. He mentioned first of all that our School ties were like his when he was at school, at which remark the applause was deafening. He showed us how women are, more and more, being placed as men's equals, and illustrated their co-operation with the fable of how a city was .saved when the women gave their hair to make ropes strong enough to haul a defence gun into place. He made fun of the old phrase: Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever, pointing out to us that woman's brain is just as useful and necessary as man's, in controlling a nation's destiny. Miss Bartlett, in thanking Lord Tweedsmuir for his visit, expressed our feelings exactly When, having remarked that the School motto is Alta Petens, she said: Today our girls feel that they have mounted to great heights, and received an inspiration to live up to, and so serve the Empire with loyalty and make the most of their abilities. The occasion, memorable as it was, was impressed even more firmly on our minds by a holiday which Lord Tweedsmuir gave us, evidently remembering a few things that he rather liked in his own .schooldaysl Needless to say, no visitor has ever been more popular, RUPERT's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 37 and appreciated more, than Lord Tweedsmuir with his helpful, witty remarks and his power of kindling loyalty in the hearts of his listeners. HELEN MARTIN RUTH FRYER Grade X. C-L56 VISIT OF THE NELSON SISTERS On Thursday, February 2, 1959, the Canadian Trio gave a concert at Rupert's Land School. They were the Nelson sisters, Anna, Zara and Ida, who play the piano, 'cello and violin respectively. As well as playing as a trio, each played a solo. It was an admirable concert with excellent music, one of the loveliest pieces being Liebestraum, by Franz Schubert. After the concert, tea was served, with Miss Bartlett, the Staff and the Senior girls acting as hostesses. , BERYL FORD, Grade X. C-LQ?-D . THE ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA A cheer goes up from thousands of throats in welcome to the King and Queen of Canadal At last our sovereigns have arrived at Quebec, old-world city of many picturesque scenes, after two days of delay caused by the fog which surrounded their ship, The Empress of Australia, during the latter part of its voyage through the icy waters of the northern Atlantic. Now they have disembarked, and walking along the royal red carpet, are the two people that Canadians have waited so long and so expectantly to see. The noble, handsome King, and lovely, gracious Queen are accorded an unprecedented welcome, one of long cheering, and happy, joyous shouting, but one of which they are fully worthy. The dignitaries of church and state are there, advancing to meet and welcome Their Majesties. Then they ride through the crowded, gaily decorated streets with the throngs of people cheering, demonstrating their loyalty and affection to this Royal couple who have charmed their way into the hearts of the Canadian people. In such a manner King George VI and Queen Elizabeth have ridden through the streets of Canadian cities, everywhere finding love, loyalty and affection shining in the faces of their cheering subjects. After Quebec, Their Majesties proceeded to Montreal, where again the happiness and loyalty of the French-Canadian people surely must have warmed their hearts. Their Majesties spent two days in Ottawa, Canada's capital city, where they per- formed a number of acts of special moment. His Majesty the King gave royal assent to the Bills in the Senate, a most impressive ceremony, he witnessed the Trooping of the Colour, he unveiled Canada's new War Memorial. Here, as the announcer broadcasting the event said, the King and Queen, instead of riding in their car, walked down the car-tracks and tmingled freely with the veterans crowded around the memorial, binding, by this simple act, thousands of people. to them. In Ottawa, Her Majesty the Queen laid the 58 RUPER'r's LAND VGIRLS' Scuoor. cornerstone of the Supreme Court Building with a golden trowel. These events are all unprecedented in Canadian history and, if space permitted, would not be passed over so lightly-a whole article would be assigned to each incident if possible. However we must be content to note them briefly, then pass on to the remainder of the trip. In Toronto, the King made a presentation of Hfty guineas to the owner of the winning horse in the historic King's Plate-George McCullagh. There, in Ontario's capital the Queen graciously pre- sented the colours to the Toronto Scottish regiment. A number of amusing incidents are told of their visit in Toronto. The Queen noticed a huge bronze statue of the King, and on being nudged by her, the King turned around and saluted his effigy-to the merriment of the people near him. Their Majesties received the little Dionne quintuplets, and they were actually kissed by Her Majesty. At a garden party in Montreal the King proved himself a real man. His Majesty, about to extinguish his cigarette on the saucer of his tea-cup, was gently reprimanded by the Queen, who quietly said, Ashtray, dear.', Travelling in their luxurious blue and silver train, Their Majesties passed the head of Lake Superior, stopping for .a short time at Fort William and Port Arthur and then proceeding to Winnipeg. - ' Their Majesties, visit to Winnipeg on Empire Day was most memorable to us as we were right on the scene of their activities. The King and Queen rode in an open car, even though there was a steady drizzle, down Main Street from the Canadian Pacific station, to City Hall, and down Main Street and Portage Avenue and down Memorial Boulevard to the Parliament Buildings. The gaily decora- ted buildings and crowded streets helped dispel the gloom of the rain, and the smiles of George VI and his Queen drove away the remaining grayness. From the Legislative Buildings, where five hundred and fifty school children sang, they proceeded to Govern- ment House for luncheon and a change of costume. At one o'clock, the King broadcast to the far-flung points of the Empire and many other parts of the world. The King, having changed from his admiral's uniform to morning clothes, and the Queen now clad in a beautiful larkspur blue costume, set out on the afternoon drive. Smiling their charming, winning smiles, and looking extremely handsome, the noble, gracious pair proceeded, in the shining after- noon sun and flanked by cheering crowds down Wellington Crescent and out to Assiniboine Park. Everywhere people were snapping cameras or just making mental pictures of the scene, pictures to store away for time to come. The Royal couple visited Kildonan Park and St. Boniface. Then they drove to the Gate of Old Fort Garry, preceded by their scarlet-coated, gold-helmeted, beautifully mounted escort-The Lord Strathcona Horse-and by the remains of the old fort a most picturesque ceremony was enacted. The Governor of the Hudson Bay Company paid rent to the King-two black beaver skins and two elk head. This is a duty placed upon the Company at their founding in 1670, but never before paid to a RUP!-:RT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 39 reigning monarch visiting Canada. At the conclusion of this cere- mony, the King and Queen left the City in their special train. Loath to leave sight of Their Majesties, many people gathered along the railroad line, as far out as seven miles from the City. Their eagerness was rewarded, for when the train passed, there on the observation platform, stood a small gracious figure in blue, waving with that now familiar, charming gesture, and beside her, for part of the way, tall and straight, stood the smiling, bronzed King. This was the last picture we had, and probably one that will remain longest with us, of the two very human, lovable people, our King and our Queen, as they passed through the Gateway to the West. And so they journeyed west, across the great Canadian prairies. Their Majesties passed through many places, among them Regina, Moose Iaw, Medicine Hat, and Calgary, and at every place the cheering was deafening, and loyalty and good cheer abounded. For this is the effect this Royal pair has on you-they make you want to shout and laugh and cry with joy with the knowledge that you belong to the Great Empire, of which they are the head. It is not, however, all the pomp and ceremony that accompanies them, it is the fact they are so human and natural, they are so gracious and thoughtful and kind. Greatly in need of rest, King George and Queen Elizabeth are at this present time of writing relaxing amid the splendour of the Rocky Mountains at Banff. From there, they proceed westward to Vancouver and Victoria, and then start back on the return trip. This time, they travel by the Canadian National line and also go down to the United States. There they will be entertained by President and Mrs. Roosevelt, and from the evidences up here, the Americans can't help taking them straight to their hearts. At Halifax, George VI and Elizabeth will set sail from their greatest overseas dominion, Canada, for the motherland, England, certainly very happy in the knowledge of the loyalty and love of their Canadian subjects, and probably carrying back many memories, some of the arduousness of their long trip, but mostly others of happier and more pleasant things. Behind them, like the tail of a comet, they have left a shining light, the glow of love in the hearts of their people, and have firmly established a great tie between England and Canada and the United States. Perhaps too, they have strengthened the hopes and possibilities of peace, with the firm chain between the continent of North America and the British Empire. Surely this absolutely Royal pair, this noble gentleman and gracious lady, our King and our Queen, have accomplished a great deal for two people, have they not? MARCIA ROBLIN, Grade Xl. 956 REPORT OF ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION This year our President, Mrs. Corbet Drewry, left early in the winter for Toronto, where she and her family are now living. It was 40 RuPERT's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL with very sincere regret that we saw her go, and we all wish her the best of luck and look forward to her first visit back to see the School and school-friends. Mrs. R. C. Clifford was unanimously voted her successor, and we have just completed a successful year under her able guidance. A luncheon was held on Saturday, November 19, 1958, at 1.15 at the School, and almost 170 Old Girls came back to the School for the occasion. It was a happy reunion, and we welcomed back several Old Girls from out of town who were visiting Winnipeg at the time. After luncheon Mrs. Corbet Drewry introduced the speakers, Miss Grace Tinning and Miss Ruth Taylor, two new mistresses at the School. Miss Tinning spoke on dancing and music, and Miss Taylor on her life in England, where she has been studying Dramatic Art during the past three years. This was the first activity of the 1958-59 season. The Alumnae Association held a Silver Tea on Saturday, February 18, at the School. Mrs. Harry Ashdown was general convener, with Mrs. Frank Griffin as assistant. Miss Florence Windatt was in charge of a home-cooking table which proved to be a great attraction. Miss Bartlett and Mrs. Clifford received the guests, and despite a blinding snowstorm many Gld Girls were able to attend and the afternoon proved a most successful one. A new venture this year was the raffle of a miniature radio, donated by Mrs. Robert Anderson, and its popularity made it one of the year's most successful undertakings. It was a small white bedside model, and was won by Mrs. Kenneth Iohnson, 1161 Grosvenor Avenue, after an exciting draw at one of the last Spring meetings. The Annual R.L.C. Alumnae Prayers was held at the School on Friday, May 5, at 8.45 a.m. Mrs. Mikelos Galambos, a former pupil of the School spoke on her life in Hungary, and told us many interesting facts about Budapest and other parts of the country. MARGERY BEDFORD, Publicity Convener. Eleanor Lodge, who matriculated from R.L.C. in 1951, has written the libretto for a children's Operetta, which will be one of the exhibits for children at the New York World's Fair. The Operetta is entitled: Twelve Dancing Princesses, and will last for an hour. Her husband, Morris Mamorsky, the American composer, has written the music. Eleanor is the daughter of Prof. and Mrs. R. C. Lodge of Winnipeg. At present she and her husband and daughter, Elizabeth, are living in New York City. 966 OBITUARY 1 The School suffered a serious loss this year in the death of Mrs. I. H. Roper, who for many years gave faithful and devoted service as the Bursar of the institution. Her untiring efforts on behalf of the School will always be remembered by those who came in contact with her. RUPERT's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 41 Iust a year ago, when the School and all organizations connected with it joined to honour Miss C. M. Holditch on her retirement after thirty-one years of service on the Staff, we little thought that we should not see her again. All were saddened by the news of her sudden illness and death on October 27, 1958. These verses, written then, pay a fitting tribute to the memory of the friend we loved. TO c. M. H. p Brave, selfless soul-though now your sun hasset Its afterglow will penetrate the dark. Your low-breathed name fresh courage will beget Should we on some high enterprise embark. Your guidance showed the nation's youth where lay Honour and peace, wisdom and happiness. And still your pilgrim torch shines on today, The aura of a life of loveliness. Pure gallant spirit-holiest joys be thine, As from earth's love you pass to love divine. A. T. C. During the year we have also lost two sympathetic and interested friends in Mrs. M. T. M. Harding, whose death occurred in December, and Mrs. C. C. Carruthers, who died on May 20, 1959. F.B.S. camo GRADES I AND II KINDERGARTEN '42q RUPERTIS LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL PUSSY MOLLY We have a little pussy, My doggie's name is Molly, He lives right in our school, She is a Boston bull, He likes to drink some vater, She likes to play with slippers, And sit upon a stool. And give the buckles a pull. PADDY CLARKE. M 'LL'eL ' AFRICA I'd like to live in Africa, Where all the black boys are 5 I'd ride upon an elephant Instead of in a car. I'd travel through the desert, Upon a camel's hump 5 He goes so very quickly, W , I'd be sure to get a bump. OUR KING AND QUEEN Today there came to Canada And when they come to Winnipeg Our gracious King and Queen, They'll travel in a car, They came upon a big boat We'll watch for them so carefully To this land they've never seen. To see just where they are. 9519 GRADE I A little rain and a little sun, And a little pearly dew, And a pushing up and a reaching out Then leaves and tendrils all about- Ah, that's the way the flowers grow, Don't you know? A little work, a little play, And lots of quiet sleep 5 A cheerful heart and sunny face, And lessons learned and things in place- Ah, that's the way the children grow, Don't you know? The wee people in Grade I have had a very happy year. They have especially enjoyed learning to read and have acquired a genuine interest in reading and a desire to do this independently. What fun it has been developing projects and enterprises-what experiences they have had, and what lovely activities have developed through the reading lessons. Around Easter, Grade I felt the urge to begin a farm project and all that it entailed. What an interesting time each child had, and of course they were compelled to think before acting, a necessity that was ever present in the planning involved in the working out of the project. One happy afternoon the children took turns in making butter, the churn was a glass bottle tightly corked, and how hard they all worked shaking the bottle to rhythmic tunes. Later they did so enjiy eating their home-made butter and drinking the sweet butter- mil . We feel sure that children learn most by doing, and feel convinced that this project method is of great value in developing the poten- tialities of the child. RuPERT's LAND GIRLS, Scuoor 43 THE ROBINS Early one morning we heard a happy noise in the garden. We ran out to see what it was, and there we saw two robins building their nest. Now we knew that Spring had come. How happy we were. The robins had picked our choke-cherry tree in our back garden their nest. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Robin brought string, moss, grass, and then mud. Mrs. Robin would sit in the nest and puff out her wings and whirl around and around making the nest in a round shape. Later Mrs. Robin laid four blue eggs. Mother Robin sat on the eggs most of the time, while Daddy Robin sat on a nearby branch and sang a sweet song to his wife. When the Mummy went off her nest, the Daddy took her place. After many days four baby robins came out of the eggs. They .were such funny babies, and made such a noise. They always had their beaks open for something to eat. Poor Mother Robin had to work hard, because she had to chew the worms before she gave them to her babies. The robin grew too big for their nest. One morning when we went to see them, we found they had gone. The nest is still in our tree, so I hope they come back next year and we will give them crumbs. SHELAGH MCKNIGHT, Grade II. C-L66 THE FAIRIES The full moon had just arisen When we went into the night. The Wee Folk were all dancing in a ring, They took our hands so happily, And danced with us so merrily, But when dawn came, they vanished from our sight. GRADE II. C9139 F AIRYLAND Fairyland land is wonderful, There goes a Fairy- ' It's always very gay. Doesn't she look gay, Buttercups a-dancing, Dancing down the prairie, All along the way. In little shoes of gray? IENNIFER MCQUEEN, Grade III. C996 MY PETS I have two cocker spaniel dogs, their names are Chips and Laddie. Chips is one year old, and Laddie is seven years old. Chips is always getting into mischief. One night when I was in the bathtub Chips pushed open the bathroom door and came in. The first thing he did was to jump into the bathtub with me. He was all wet, I' called mother. She came in and carried him downstairs. After that Chips 44 RUPERT'S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL never came into the bathroom again. Laddie does not like having baths. He doesn't get into mischief. Chips and Laddie can both beg and do stunts. They are both good dogs most of the time, and I am very fond of them. BARBARA COPELAND, Grade IV. QQ?-D OUR TREE In our classroom we have a poplar tree with many different kinds of nests on it. There is an oriole nest made of grass, string, and horsehair. It hangs like a basket from the twigs. A blackbird's nest is woven together with twigs and long couch grass. It is about three inches deep, not wide, and is attached to some thin twigs. There are some warblers' nests made of string, grass, horsehair and one has some feathers in it to make it soft for the baby warblers. A robin's nest is near the bottom of the tree, which is made of sticks, twigs, and mud. lt has a little bit of grass inside. We have two big pieces of moss, some galls, which the gall fly has come out of, and a wasp's nest, which is stuck onto a twig. There is a stuffed woodpecker, which is on a stand. Our tree and our nests are very interesting. , AMY BEST, Grade VI. owe GRADE VII This year has been a very busy one for our form. We have had to work very hard with our lessons, but besides this we have taken part in a great many of the School activities. In the fall we enjoyed a jolly picnic. We were kindly accompanied by our form mistress, Miss Ralston, and also Miss Bussell, who, without much persuasion, joined in all our games and really seemed to enjoy themselves immensely. Towards the end of the Christmas term we were all working and studying hard in the hopes of passing the climax of the year, our examinations. After two weeks of enjoyable Christmas holiday we returned to school and resumed our studies. A while later Miss Ralston suggested that we have a toboggan party. We all voted that we go to River Park the following Saturday, with Miss Dubois as our guest. So, on the day planned, after an hour and a half of sliding we went to Gertrude Eland's home, where we had tea and games. Near the middle of February the Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Armitage, produced an operetta, The Magic Piper. Several of the girls in the form took part, and it was a great success. Miss Armitage was able to buy new records for the gramophone, and we have enjoyed hearing them in Music Appreciation. Easter RUPERT's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 45 holidays meant two weeks of playing out-of-doors, getting ready and rested for the last weeks of school, which are to be busy ones. The gym display was the first event of importance when we returned, and we all started to practise earnestly for it, to try to make it a success. This month we are all looking forward to the visit of the King and Queen on the 24th of May. I am sure I express the opinion of all the girls in Grade VII when I say we have had a very happy year, and I express our thanks to Miss Ralston for all the help she has given us. Gif? . WE HAVE IN THE SEVENTH FORM A Booth, but no telephone, An Eland, but no elk, A Glover, but no hatter, A Howe, but no d'ye do, A Huntting, but no hounds, A Lee, but no meadow, A Longstaffe, but no short rod, Love, but no hate, Mills, but no flour, An Officer, but no soldier, A Smith, but no forge, A Wood, but no forest, And last, but not least YVe have others, but not many. C-L56 A VISITOR FROM THE NORTH In the park we've something rare, A creature of icy fame. ' In fact it is a polar bear- Carmichael is his name. A He came from lands of ice and snow, IX 1 A prisoner it is true. L5 -J And all the girls are sure to go This newcomer to view. MARY Woon, Grade VII. C-EGG SPOTLIGHT ON COIFFURES 195gupert's Land gives the world latest styles in hair fashions for The very latest is to have a yard of fuchsia or purple ribbon tied in your locks. But be .rare your streamers are some daring color, which will hit your neighbors in the eye. Simply make two ,side parts, sweep straight back the remaining hair in the middle, and knot some colorful bow about the strand. It's very simple- and talk about being effective! 46 RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL Another clever idea is to turn your head into a tree of birdnests. To do this just fasten pieces of hair in swirls, large or small, according to taste. It doesn't matter how many, only the more you have the more birdies will be chirping about in your brain. These nests, too, may be adorned with little ribbons tied inside. Sausage rolls across the front of the head is another style that has taken us by storm. Take all the hair on the front top of the head, and roll into a trim little funnel, either on an angle or straight above the forehead. Again bows of various colors may be pinned in the hair. Place them at either ends of the roll-slightly inside. Pageboy and a plain roll-at-the-back will remain fashionable, though at the moment they are comparatively tame. ' DOROTHY ADAMS, Grade IX. ,.- A Z 1 P' 'Is im V 1 X 2 L r lg! ', faszzi I , m C 0 X E155 If ,-X la 'xii u ag li igl A iuvuu' ,qfggi X Iii 'ls 45 9 1:3 'el-,, J ' I lx Q l 3 ,.... . G66 GRADE X NOTES Grade X has had a very successful year during 1958-59 with Miss Turner as our form-mistress. Beryl Ford stood top of the form every term. The prefects were Mary Tomkins, Frances Hazleton, Thelma Draper, Helen Martin and Pat Parrish twice. Three members of our form made the senior basketball teams- Monica Mackersy, Iean Woodman, Frances Hazleton. Grade X also reached the finals in the inter-form basketball competitions. On field day the following girls got first places for their Houses- Dorothy King won the senior sprint and tied with Monica Mackersy for the high jump, Elizabeth Iohnson won the senior skipping race. In the swimming meet against Riverbend and Tuxedo, Ioan Hull, Mary Tomkins, Elizabeth Iohnson, Mary Doris Le Roy did very well. Also Frances Hazleton won her instructor's life-saving certi- ficate and Mary Doris Le Roy won her intermediate certificateyand bronze medal for life-saving. RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 47 At Christmas we prepared a hamper for a poor family, in which we put groceries, presents and a turkey. We also knitted an afghan in our home-reading periods during the year. We kept up the Grade X tradition by giving a picnic for Grades XI and XII and also the members of the Board and the Staff. This year it was held at Parrish Farms, Parkdale. Mary Tomkins and Ruth Fryer won their Girl Guide all-round cords, Ianet Wilson her first-class badge, and Ioan Hull and Ianet Wilson their home nursing certificates. Mary Tomkins brought great honour to our class by being chosen to represent the Girl Guides of Winnipeg at the National Girl Guide Camp in Rothesay, New Brunswick. C556 WOULDN'T IT BE QUEER? If Frances was a flop at gym, If Medland wasn't mighty slim, If Nancy didn't talk in class, If Glover left the looking-glass, If little Hull grew any taller, If Mackersy were any smaller, If Foster's beacon e'er burned out, if Woodman talked below a shout, Sf Ford an answer did not know, :f Martin wasn't quite so slow, :f Iohnson didn't barge in games, :f Draper forgot her ancient flames, :f Roberts paid up every debt, If Anne in trouble did not get, A Sf Sylvia's words were not so long, -f Fryer ever got in wrong, if Sadleir took a larger stride, If Leggatt didn't want to ride, If Stovel didn't laugh with glee, If M.D.L. through French could see, if Smitty lost that pretty blush, if Parrish didn't have a crush, if Mary T. remembered books, if Bunty didn't mind her looks, if M. Mackay was not so quiet, if Goulding didn't watch her diet, if King's laugh wasn't loud and long, If Miss T. ever led us wrong- if one of these happened just once in a year, My, wouldn't Grade Ten be frightfully queer? GRADE X. R7UPERT'S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL HAMLET IN GRADE XI To work, or not to work, that is the question: Whether 'tis easier on the mind to suffer The pleas and warnings of despairing teachers Or to take pen against a flood of homework, And by attempting end it? To doze, to dream- No more, and, by this trance, to say we end The headache, and the thousand dismal moans Which work will bring us-'tis a relaxation Devoutly to be wished. To doze, to dream, To dreaml perchance to fail: ay, there's the rub, For in the coming Iune what shocks may come, When we have idled through the weary year, Must give us pause: there's the respect That makes necessity of tiresome toil 5 For who would bear the tedious days of school, The taunts and torments of our critical friends, The pangs of seething rage at work rebuffed, The discipline of parents, and the snubs That hopeful genius from the contemptuous takes When he himself might all this turmoil end With soothing slumber? who would school-life bear To groan and sweat among our weary mates, But that the fear of questions soon to come, That ever-present menace, whose dread clutch No scholar can survive, disturbs the mind, And makes us rather study while we may Than spend another year in Grade XI? Exams then do make cowards of us all, And thus the natural love of sleeping soundly Is shadowed o'er with blackness of despair: And resolutions of great strength and import, With this regard, have momentary force, Yet scarcely come to action. Soft you nowl The fair Miss Busselll Nymph, in thy return-book Be all my sins remembered. SALLY RILEY, GRACE EDGAR Grade XI CD66 GRADE XII 1. A girl from the flat and sandy plain, To win, through music, paths to fame. At typing, too, she turns her hand, But maths, she does not understand. Here she stays for but a year- Once leaving ne'er will reappear. RUPER'r's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL A girl with tresses long and black, Who works beside a test-tube rack. She'll cry, Oh! am I late again? It's only 20 after IO. Her lipstick system's fun to see, The advertising flair has she. There is a girl with flaming hair, Who's back again in that same old chair. Only part of I2 she takes, Her interest lies in baking cakes. She rushes out the bell to ring, Then flies to German on the wing. A Souris girl at Christmas came, To join us in our quest of fame. Her specs she'll change at every chance, She blushes at a teacher's glance. Each week-end finds her at the lake. New York's a visit she will make. A speedy molecule of fun, Who scolds us when our work's not done. Returns, returns, she cries, Halas! Oh for a serious-minded class. Yet she's our guide, our help, our friend, Oh would this year would never endl A ruthless damsel, this girl seems, Killing woodticks midst our screams. Her funny jokes are our delight, But when French class comes, she shrinks from sight She sometimes leaves, though our hearts are sad, To make the Grade XI's glad. Who is the girl who is a-yearning To be rid of school-book learning, Out into the world to go, just what to do she does not know? She is quiet, short, and blonde, Of loafing she is very fond. Royal welcome's no new thing To her, she's seen the queen and king. The juniors look on her with awe, In fact to all her word is law. In sports she wins a hearty cheer, We'll miss her leadership next year. A girl from Selkirk we do find, Do you expect a feeble mind? Good in sports and games is she, But in her studies, wait and see. And in her jokes she does excel, To which we laugh and grin like fury. This girl will cheer us when we're bored, By telling us of Darlingford. To business college every day She goes to type Dominion's wa . She likes to practise, not to spell? And at her music she does well. 50 RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, Scnoor. 11. A mass of hair, it upright stands, Denoting hard work in her hands. Fleet of foot and a mighty spring, And a voice that just ain't made to sing. Gymnastic shorts bag round her knees, A twin, she tries so hard to please. 12. At Dlathematics she's a whizz, English, French or History quiz. Her marks are high, her brain is sound, She's got both feet upon the ground. On to Queen'sl is her purpose firm, Yvith still some midnight oil to burn. 15. A maiden fair who spends her time In mixtures of sulphur, acid and lime. A Home Ec. returned to her native school, She wears no tunic as is the rule. A car she drives-her tongue is fleet, And her name's related to a meat. 14. YVho's the girl who blushes red, And always hates to leave her bed 5 Yvhose voice has turned to quite a squeak, Since she caught a cold one fine Spring week. She once came to school with her curls piled high, And everyone looked at her with a sigh. 15. XVe only had her for a term, Xvhen suddenly up popped a germ, Then stretched at ease in nightie pink For weeks and months she milk did drink. She lives in Sidney now once more, And writes us letters by the score. 16. Returned from travels wide she came To Rupe again to win more fame. Her stirring chords from pages worn Swing a gay march at Prayers each morn. Yvhile the Taylor prize in English prose Shows clearly to what heights she rose. GQQD MODERN POETRY XVhen you think of poets and poetry, do you think at once of perhaps Shakespeare, Shelley, VVordsworth, Browning, and others? But what about today? Do you realize that there is growing up around us a new school of poetry? Iust as Wordsworth in the early 1900,s started a romantic movement in poetry, so are modern poets beginning a new, as yet unnamed, class of writing. This period was considered begun in 1922 when The Yvaste Land, by T. S. Eliot, was published. T. S. Eliot is foremost among the defeatist group of modern poets, others are YV. H. Auden, R. Bottrall, and C. Day Lewis, who all regard the world, not as a place of brightness and promise, but as a decadent, sterile spot. Eliot, in The Hollow Men portrays the world as the cactus land, this valley of dying stars, and this broken jaw of our lost kingdoms, the people he regards as the hollow men and the stuffed men. ' RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 51 The defeatists are uncertain of a future life, Bottrall, in The Future Is Not for Us, says that man, in his vertical escape from the world, will set his fingers on the latch with the hope or fear That within there lies the Is or Is Not. All modern poets do not write thus, indeed they have a very wide range of topics. Many such as Edmund Blunden, Herbert Palmer, Thomas Hardy, and Victoria Sackville-West, write with intimacy and love of the English countryside. How beautiful are these lines from The Red Grouse, by Palmer: The voice of God did never warn or cry a thing in vain, He put the grouse on purple hills to make His meaning plain. 'Come not too nearl My reign is here, though Right be on the rack, Bewarel Bewarel llm width and airl Go backl Go backl Go backl' ' Animals form another favourite topic, which is chosen by such poets as Roy Campbell, Yvonne Ffrench, and Vllilfrid VV. Gibson. VVhat a picture Campbell gives us in Horses on the Camarguef' A hundred snowy horses unconfined, The silver runaways of Neptune's car Racing, spray-curled, like waves before the wind. I am sorely tempted to write more, but l must desist. Before I leave this point I should like to draw attention to a few topics which are very modern indeed. Pylons, by Stanley Snaith: One after one they lift their serious shapes 'That ring with lightf, ' and Beleaguered Cities, by F. L. Lucas: Pave the meadows, pave the meadows, pave the downs, Plant your bricks and mortar where the grasses shook, could not have been written by anyone except a modern poet. How closely our lives are brought to those of the poets by the lines quoted. Next in consideration after subject matter naturally comes style. Many of the modern poets still regard the conventional rules of metre and rhyme, as can be seen in the following from Hardy's Weathers and Sir Iohn Squire's Ballade of the Poetic Life respectively : And the little brown nightingale bills his best, And they sit outside at 'The Traveller's Restf Shelley's a trademark used on sheets: Aloft the sky in words of flame We read 'What porridge had Iohn Keats? Why Brown'sl A hundred years the same.' These examples particularly have remained in my memory from my study of Modern Poetry this year, the latter, incidentally, is a good example of modern subject matter. 52 - RUPERT'S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL Cthers-and at once D. H. Lawrence comes into my mind- write freely, regardless of rhetorical rules. In Baby Tortoise he begins thus: You know what it is to be born alone, A Baby tortoisel The first day to heave little by little from the shell, Not yet awake, And remain lapsed on earth, Not quite alive. Harold Monro also illustrates this in The Harriers O furrowed plaintive face, No time for peace? Indeed keep your appointment. How free, yet how effective are these linesl Modern poets show great originality in their .use of figurative language, a typical example from The Land, by Victoria Sackville- West, comes to my mind: . So the brown hedges, through the evening lanes Homeward returning, sees above the ricks, Sickle in hand, the sickle in the sky. And Edith Sitwell, who translates the impressions of one sense into those of another, writes in Aubade: In the kitchen you must light Flames as staring, red and white, As carrots or as turnips, shining When the cold dawn light lies whining. And how realistic and effective is Stella Gibbons in Coverings: Mrs. Fand wore a fox round her wrinkled throat, He was killed at dawn as he snarled his threat In a bracken-brake when the mist lay wet. Martin Armstrong is another who uses very striking imagery, in Epitaph, he praised the non-materialists whose gifts have been given freely, in these effective lines: These are the unthrifty souls Who watered dusty streets with wine, Gathered pearls from Indian shoals And cast them royally to swine. Yet one more fine example before I close, found in The Zebras, by Roy Campbell: From the dark woods that breathe of fallen showers, Harnessed with level rays in golden reins, The zebras draw the dawn across the plains, Wading knee-deep among the scarlet flowers. So let us not be too critical of this rising class of poets who are breaking away from the old set lawslof writing to start anew in a less restricted manner. And if the poet's outlook on life seems dark and bitter, let us remember that he is a result of the disillusionment RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL 55 and disorder which followed the Great War, and bear in mind the words used by Iames Stephens to define the work of a poet: He gave a song, a wing, to words, That they might fly and sing like birds In love, who cannot too much sing The heaven, the earth, the everything, And love, the air that buoys along The wing, the singer, and the song. SARAH GRIMBLE, Grade XII. C-LQ?-D TAYLOR ENGLISH PRIZE Shar! Story IITHE ETERNAL INTERLUD1-3 The sea was choppy and fretful, and the enshrouding blanket of the sky, low-hung with thick vaporous masses of grey, matched the slowly swelling waters in ominous rumblings. The sudden rush of wind on water whipped the waves into a lashing frenzy, and the scream of frightened sea birds rose above the dull preface of thunder. A dagger-like thrust of lightning cut cleanly through the heavy bank of storm clouds with its electric charge. Our small ship zig-zagged crazily on its course as great walls of water flung themselves, with tremendous force, over its decks. The wind tore at mast and riggings and sucked greedily at securely- fastened latches, but the dry inside passages were denied to its fury. Sometimes we felt the impact of the sea on one entire end, and then it seemed that the gallant little ship would be smothered and fall to the oozy carpet of strange plants on the sea floor. But always- surely it was a miracle-she shuddered and shook off the mighty hands which were seeming to suffocate her, and began her fight once more.. I shall never forget that night. The North Sea has been troubled by mines and the skulking submarines of war days, but on this night it seemed Nature was determined to prove that mighty forces were still in her hands when she chose to use them. The night wore on, and the day came-grey and cheerless and sullen. Those mighty forces contented themselves in rolling our small craft, for the fury of the waves had passed, and the wind had spent itself, and the only echo of the past night was the gloom of heavy skies and the monotonous patter of scattered raindrops. By noon, a sickly sun was painfully forcing its way through the unbroken grey of the clouds, and soon the rolling ceased altogether so that the waters were only here and there flecked by touches of white. Small patches of blue showed through the unwilling clouds, and by evening the sun, now full and glowing threw its scarfs of cerise and purple and warm gold across a carefree sky. I marvelled at the change, for I had yet to learn of the uncertain moods of the North Sea. Far off 54 RUPER'r's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL to the west, a narrow dark strip lying close to the horizon told me that we were nearing land and would probably reach the north coast of Germany by morning. I As the far-away coastline faded in the gathering darkness, I lingered on deck, the picture of it still in my mind. Perhaps in those few moments I had alone I caught a bit of the wonder and enticing mystery of the strange interlude which was to be mine. I felt a friendly nearness to the night and the bright glare, loud laughter coming from below did not hold the promise which the unfathomable water and silent moon seemed to suggest to me. The mood was an enchanted one, I felt completely apart from the little world on our boat and folded in the arms of the night, then a light touch on my shoulder brought me back from my dream. It was Margaret, beautiful and provocative as the heavy moonlight touched her white gown with fingers of silver, but the unpleasant jangle of her rather shrill voice shattered the spell of night, and I turned from the black- ness beyond. Whatever are you doing out here all by yourself? she asked in surprise. I came out for a breath of fresh air, I said quietly. Surely you have persuaded Geoffrey by this time-a foursome at bridge with good prospects of winning shouldnlt be hard to form when hels around. He wonlt play unless you're his partner, so please come in, dear. I'm afraid he'll just have to get along without me, I said rather crossly. Geoffrey had been a nuisance throughout the whole cruise- always bobbing up when least wanted, and I wanted rest and quiet. Margaret laughed. A fine traveller you are-you've hardly spoken a civil word since we left, and poor Geoff has been trailing you so patiently. I do think you might be nicer to him, Linda- after all, a mere foreign correspondent can't keep herself dripping in mink on her salary, and the Bradshaw millions aren't to be scorned. Good night, I said coldly, turning down the passageway. Nothing made me more furious than the light manner in which these well-meaning people spoke of my work, which was my whole life to me, something I had dreamed about and planned for ever since I can remember. The others were welcome to Geoffrey Brad- shaw's millions-I still was more interested in finding out what made- nations tick, than in the mad whirl of cocktails, opening nights and penthouse parties, which was the only life he, and all the others on board, knew. This cruise was to have been a source of inspiration to me for my next novel, yet it was half over and I had not even begun to sketch my plan. My hostess, Beverly Lyone, was a very good friend--we had met at school, and soon found ourselves talking about our interests, hopes and plans-then we decided to be room- mates, though her mother did not consider it a wise plan, for I was a bus-driver's daughter, in school on a scholarship, and Bev. was a debutante in the making. What had finally separated us was a clash of temperaments, though Mrs. Lyone was a most important factor, I must admit. So Beverly made a successful entrance into society, and I went on to college and graduated with highest honors in RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 55 English and Psychology. With my scholarship I went to Germany, and on the production of a rather bitter essay on life in general CI had just received word that German magazines were not accepting American contributions for publication at presentj I found myself under con tract to one of the most powerful newspapers in Berlin- with the Nazi influence only beginning to show in the smaller, privately-owned weeklies. That was five years ago. Now I was a more-or-less successful novelist, assistant editor on the largest Munich daily which sent the accounts of Hitler's latest moves to an American syndicate, and had a play ready to go before the hardened Broadway critics-this was the foreign correspondents' job of which Margaret had spoken-not easy-but the very breath of life to me. I had met Bev. again on one of my rare New York visits, and she had persuaded me to come on this cruise with a party of friends, and now I found that what memories of friendship we two had kept, were lost in the thread of our widely different lives, so that her main idea was to make a good match for me, and I only wished for quiet days and nights to put down the ideas which were cramming themselves in my head. I fell asleep at last, lulled by the soft caress of the little 'waves on the sides of the boat. Ik :lf JF There was the sound of ropes being pulled up, and the buzz of excited voices as I woke next morning, and I looked out of my porthole, amazed at the sight of a crescent-shaped bank of brilliant green, studded with flowers of every color, and overhung with slender trees, almost like our weeping willows, throwing their lacy, fan-shaped leaves in graceful arcs over the water, which was posi- tively alive with sun-diamonds. We seemed to be in a little cove, and I soon found that the rest of the party were intrigued by the surprise of this gem-one of the many half-hidden indentures in the coastline, and were all for getting out and exploring. I managed to escape Geoff, and set off alone, going in the opposite direction. I must have walked for almost two miles before I discovered the channel, which was almost completely hidden from view-at least, anyone would be liable to pass it by without notice, and it was entirely by accident that I stooped to pick a gorgeous crimson flower, unlike any I had ever seen, and caught the gleam of water, slanting through the heavy masses of green. I ran forward, parted the bushes and looked out on to a scene which will be as vivid to me on the day I die, as it was that radiant summer morning. Out of nowhere rose 'two thick walls of sharp, stark rock, guiding the path of a channel, which twisted and lost itself in many intricate patterns through the rocks. It was covered with small boats, something like canoes but with tiny sails attached at one end, filling the boats and swimming with long sure strokes through the water were people of all ages- .all dyed the same warm golden shade, their hair gleaming yellow in the sunlight. There was scarcely any noise, only low musical voices rising and falling, and the splash as strong bronzed bodies hurled themselves through the channel's clear crystal. As I stood, scarcely believing what I saw, in this supposedly uninhabited coast, a man 56 RUPERT's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL appeared beside me on the bank. I can see him yet, as he stood before me-his blond hair in damp curls against his forehead, his black eyes friendly and curious, his strong young body, clad only in short black trousers, and the smile which lit his whole face. He spoke to me politely in German, and I made some reply, though I could scarcely speak above the pounding of my heart. He took hold of my hand, and a kind of faintness came over me, as if I had suddenly come into a bright new world, and was giddy with its overwhelming power and brilliance. From that moment I became a different person-it was the strangest feeling, I felt as if the other person I might have been, at last had escaped my subconscious self, and for a short time at least, was to lead me into a world few may enter-the world in which the soul and not the mind is foremost, in which the beautiful is the right. wk Ik Ik As we drifted down the channel in one of the little boats, Peter Cfor that was his namej told strange and wonderful things, he was of the race of Romnays, a people become almost a legend to the German people, a cultured, hardy race, skilled in art and learning and delight- ing in the perfection of the body. Most Germans believed their numbers dead many years ago, yet every day some Romnay walks the streets of Hambourg, or Berlin or Weimar and carries back to his people in their hidden kingdom, news of the world. He told me of the schools where every child was taught only those things which would benefit him and aid him in his chosen work, of the absence of disease and poverty, of the simple, joyous life of the Romnays and the wise rule of their high priest. It was like listening to a fantastic story out of Arabian Nights, and the exquisite throb of giddiness came over me once more, I wanted to plunge my hands deeply into this experience and hold its beauty to my heart, a memory and thought for future years. As we followed a bend in the channel, towers and domes of the city ahead rose above the rocks, and a bell, clear and sweet, fell in melodious cadences over the channel. Peter stopped the boat, and a look of rapt worship came over his vital young face and he clasped his hands, closed his eyes and bowed to the east three times. All was very still, and I could see the others in this same attitude of worship. Never before or after have I felt such an overwhelniing desire to fall on my knees and worship my God as these people,were worshipping their high priest, who was a god to them. At that unforgettable moment a peace such as I have never known before came upon me, and a great longing for something-I dared not think' what-beat upon my heart. Peter looked up again and smiled and suddenly I knew that I had come to the place in my life in which the knife had to fall, that once the incision was made there would be no mending, and I knew that this day would see the end of the first half of my life. The course I chose would be the one I would follow for the rest of my life, and this knowledge came, not with the rush of glad decision, but a pain that was almost physical. Will your people be angry because I have discovered your city? I asked. RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL 57 They will notice nothing if you do not allow them to look closely at you-for then they will not see your blue eyes-you see, no Romnay is different. We all have black eyes and yellow hair. My hair is yellow enough, I said, but my clothes are very different. If you take off your shoes and stockings there will be no dif- ference. All Romnay women wear bright dresses such as yours. But Peter, I went on, why did you come and speak to me? YVhy did you tell no one that I was an alien, perhaps even a spy? He did not answer at once, and I was filled with a fierce longing to hear him say what I felt sure was in his heart. When he looked up his face was solemn, but there was a message in his eyes. I had a dream three years ago, which I have never forgotten, Linda. His soft German voice halted over the unfamiliar name, giving it a lilt and accent, and bringing the warm blood to my face. You were standing on the bank just as you were today, and I could see your blue eyes smiling at me, then I knew that one day you would come, and I have waited for you. He spoke so simply, with such quiet confidence, that I could find no words. I love you, Linda, he said, I want you to remain here always as my wife. Bk Dk ill As evening began to fall over the city, I knew what my decision was to be. Vtdien Peter told me of his love, my first reaction was wild joy, for I loved Peter with that swift sure love which only comes to any life. I wanted to be with him, to share with him what was left for us to live, to Hnd the new world which beckoned. Deliriously we had rushed about the city-he showing me the buildings and monuments, parks and houses and the gorgeous gilded palace in which the high priest lived and held his court-a wise and benevolent ruler. I was enchanted with all I saw, and Peter, poor darling, was as happy. His utter faith in his dream and his love for me left me breathless-it was as if I had been steering all my life towards this moment, that Fate had planned this for me from the beginning. Was my work and ambition for nothing then? With the thought of all I had struggled to accomplish, and what there was yet for me to do, reason, and with it, a great bitterness, returned. I sank down upon a little stone bench in the park, as a wave of utter despair washed over me. Why should I give up the happiness which is so near, I argued fiercely, yet the spirit which had carried my work on through all disappointments and failures would not be beaten down, and I knew that the knife must fall here. Pl! wk Pk It was dark as we started back down the channel, Peter and I, and the thick gloomy shadows pressed in on us, as we followed the rocky guides. The stars had never seemed so close, yet I knew there would be many times when I would think of this night and feel their radiance close to me again. He tied the boat to the shore and walked with me to our yacht, which was alive with lights. Apparently 58 RUPERT,S LAND GIRL,s' SCHOOL I hadn't even been missed yet, they probably believed me buried in my room, deep in a plot for my new story. We did not say anything as we walked on together, and I knew that I must store up every precious moment, for my life would be full of memories now. I shall never forget one word Peter said to me, one glance, one touch. He stopped as we came to the side of the boat, and took my hands in his. You will always be here in my heart, Linda, he said simply, I can never lose you again. May you be happy in the work you have chosen and sometimes think of this day and of me. Then he kissed me and turned and walked up the bank, watching as I climbed up the side ropes on deck. I could scarcely see him, for my eyes were thick with unshed tears, but I knew he was there, trusting me never to speak of this day nor his city nor his people, for a curious world to enter. I watched as he went back into the woods, and the weight of feeling left, as if I had suddenly awakened from a dream. This was my brief, beautiful interlude, the wealth of memories of which were to last me forever. Gn starlit nights I stand outside and Peter comes to me as I last saw him, a motionless figure against the sky, strong and enduring, bringing to me his faith and peace. VIRGINIA CAMERON, Grade XII. C556 Key to Grade XII on pages 48, 49 and 50. 1. Dorolhy dilhen.. 9. fllary Kennedy. 2. Helen Govan. 10. Alice Vealf. 5. Bernice Hainfine. 11. Sheila Coapar. 4. Rufh .f7IcCulloch. 12. Sarah Grimble. 5. Oar Form-f1li.flre.r.r 15. Barbara Hamon. 6. lllargarei Jlonfyomery. 14. Shirley dlkino. 7. Helen Scoville. 15. Mary Shoaff. 8. Jocelyn Richardxon. 16. Virginia Cameron. 955 TAYLOR ENGLISH PRIZE OUR MODERN AGE The blare of the horn, The blast of the whistle, The drag of the feet, The murmur of voices, The whining insistence of street-corner sellers, The clambering children and tired-out workers- This is the set of our modern age street. The pushing and pulling, The squashing and bumping, The gazing at rich things And buying of cheap, The lazy indifference of unkempt salesgirl, The parcel in pocket catching floor-walker's eye- This is the set of our modern age store. Continued on page 60 RUPERT,S' LAND GIRLS, ScHooL 1 il: Is cifulfafzaja .4 x F , 3 , X.. 5 , Q 1 4 , 6 ' V1 '-4 ' I' ,' ,. .J I M 4 A.'A mt A ' if .uk -, Z 1' , - is 60 RUPER'r's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL g The shouting and calling, The running and jumping, The race to catch up with What has to be done, The nerve-racking pounding of clackity typewriter, The pushing of time-clocks and then you are through- This is the set of our modern age office. The cooking and washing, The cleaning and dusting, -he cries of the baby, The drone of the radio, KIM y turn for the car, 'cause Sis had it last time, . The scolding of Sonny and quieting Father- This is the set of our modern age home. LESLIE FLORANCE, Grade XI, owe JOKES Two men met one another on a bridge. First Man: I say, old chap, could you tell me where the man with the wooden leg named Smith lives? Second Man: lVlaybe, what was the name of his other leg? Question: What man wears the largest hat? Answer: The man with the largest head. ' Customer Cin a great hurryjz Give me a mouse-trap, please-I've got to catch a bus. . Clerk: I'm sorry, sir, we don't carry them that size. Tom: The other day I was digging in the garden when I found a penny, then a shilling, then a-in Friend: A five pound note? Tom: No--a hole in my pocket. f Teacher: Ioan, have you decided what you are going to be when you grow up? . Ioan: Very nearly-I shall be either a teacher or a lady. There was a young pupil named Laurel, Who one day came home in a baurelg She changed in a rush, And said with a blush, My bathing-suit caught on some coral. COLLECTED BY GRADES VIII AND IX. WANTED FOR GRADE IX Vanishing ink for teachers. Self-pronouncing French books. Adding machines for mathematics. Self-directing pens and pencils. Squeakless benches. Unopenable text books. Self-watering plants. Automatic brains. School from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with holidays every day. LILLIAN HULTMAN. 7 y Business College IS BY THE PROVEN QUALITY I OF ITS INSTRUCTION For four consecutive years, 1935, 1936, 1937 ' and 1938, MANITOBA surpassed all others ' in the biggest open competitions held in Canada for clerks and stenographers. I Q46 on! Wd to Choose a I D ' The following percentages of passes are based on results published in the Canada Gazette Manitoba All Other Manitoba Commercial Winnipeg Students College Candidates Obtained - 1935 Stenographers 87672, 34-Z, f 1936 Census Clerks 13092 872, lst Place 8 1937 Stenographers 9392 4O'Z lst, 2nd Places 1938 Regular Clerks 6072, 272, Two lst Places Four Years' Average 67.5fZ 27.25Z ' NOTE. These examinations should not be confused . with the relatively small Provincial Examinations. EMPLOYERS are alive to the value of this record of achievement which facilitates the placing of our graduates with private firms also. cmitob CLH COMMERCIAL C O L L E G E Originators of the Grade XI ll THE Admission Standard En-derton fSuppIements Allowedl I 334 Portage Ave. C4 Doors West of Eaton'sD Pl101'1e 2 65 65 P d F H BROOKS BA SFAE WHEN IN A HURRY, PHONE 25 'l'l5 R. B. TIMIT Tl TIR TIR A QM 9 S I Smokes, Choice Groceries, . Lunches and Confectionery Tasty Sandwiches Put Up to Take Out BROADWAY at DONALD We Deliver 96 Osborne St. Phone 42 386 MEMBER FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY ASSOCIATION Compliments of jwhyg flumm THE RELIANCE DAY AND NIGHT PHONE 22 540 CFRED WEATHERHEAD, PnJP.j 270 G E ST WINNIPEG Compliments of THE WINNIPEG PIANO COMPANY iiowers IT COSTS NO MORE TO HAVE THE BEST 1. A I V W Nl! I Q its ff' ' f 15:v:Z:Z7:7'1'f:f . : . - , if A 1 h fe 'Y'-15Z .7:79:f:-2:25133 . . ? ' 11,10- ':2:a:effa2:a'f-a, ff 7154359 f 4:24, ' u es a out ff!! f Q:-v' 11-Ev:-W2:1s19m4 , f 5 .f:1za1411:g:s1.my X V 1-:rzwmzzf , X 'S-VJ 'J'AW:fw:5 4.2, ,141 ' -23:70 1 2:5 4z'f4f .1 .. vffwfz .ffiygffggf gf' 9557 yy UHIFO rms . We have them tailored to specifications-correct in color-in sponsored styles lor classroom wear. Dark green tunics with deep pleats that hold their shape through school activities- Darl4 green hlazers, berets or regulation hats. 'lan colored blouses ol mercer- ized cotton broadcloths. Bloomers and stoclcings for gymnasium and class wear. Choose them all on our Fifth Floor. Tunic, Blouse, Blazer Girls' School 'logs Section Filth Floor. Beret, Felt Hat Girls' Millinery Section, Filth Floor. Bloomers, Girls' Underwear Section, ' rfrt r Fifth Floor. Gymnasium and School Stockings Childrens l-losiery Section Filth Floor. f T. EATON C'3...m we fx' rc Complim en ts of THE TOCLEY GRAIN C0 LIMITED GRAIN BROKERAGE 304-310 Grain Exchange Building Winnipeg, Man. MEMBERS The Winnipeg Grain Ezrchange The Winnipeg Grain and Produce Exchange Clearing Association The Chicago Board of Trade The Winnipeg Board of Trade Compliments of MeIacIy, Sellers 8a Co. LIMITED Stocks - Bonds - Grain - Mines ENOUIRIES INVITED OFFICES GRAIN EXCHANGE AND UNION TRUST BUILDING WINNIPEG TELEPHONE 96 471 H. E. SELLERS C. E. GRAHAM President Sec'y-Trees.