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

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30 RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL patrol leaders and seconders gathered at the Parliament Buildings where there was a march past. First Class Brownies gave the Grand Howl. Prin- cess Alice spoke to us before leaving the grounds. The Guides have really been working hard as well as enjoying themselves this year. Miss Hoskin very kindly pre- sented Margaret Tomkins with her First Class and All-round cord. Amy Best was awarded her Second Class and many more will soon have theirs. Miriam Baker, Betty Jo Ball, Jennifer McQueen, Pam Goodman and Pat Wil- son have been enrolled this year. Jane Wallace and Rosemary Watkins will be enrolled shortly. Several proficiency badges have been won, such as knit- ter's, child nurse's and scribe's. We would like to thank Madam Sem- mens and Madam Rooke for their many visits, for all their kindness and for helping to keep the spirit of Guiding in our company. Also many thanks go to Miss Bartlett for her co operation, and to Miss Faraday who has helped with games and with Home Nursing. We are unable to express our gratitude to Miss Graham who has made this year a great success.Margaret Tomkins. WINNIPEG DIVISION CADETS THE formation of the Winnipeg Divis- ion Cadets during the past year was a new venture in Manitoba. The mem- bership consists of former Girl Guides who wish to become leaders. Miss Mar- jorie Hoskin is captain, and the cadets are girls who were recommended by their District Commissioners. It it hoped that the training will equip the mem- bers for leadership, and encourage them to continue in the Guide Movement. Members are distinguished from Guides and Rangers by their white ties, and, when they have earned them, by their cadet hat badges. The Company meets each Monday at 7.30 p.m., at Rupert's Land Girls' School. Of the four members possessing the Gold Cord, two, namely Gertrude Hoppins and Janet Wilson, are pupils of the school. Janet Wilson. BROWNIES Twist me and turn me and show me the Elf, I looked in the Pool and there saw . . . U! EVERY Brownie knows the word that rhymes with Elf, she knows that word is Myself The rhyme The Wise Old Owl asked two small people to finish as they looked into a pool to find a Brownie, and then realized that they themselves were the Brownies. Every Tuesday at 3.30 in the gym- nasium, Elves, Fairies, and Little Peo- ple, as Brownies are sometimes called, may be seen busy at work. They are learning how they can . help someone every day, especially those at home. Any older folk peeking in would find very little people learning the Brownie laws and promises that they might be enrolled as Brownies. They might find Brownies already enrolled learning to tie knots, how to set the table and numerous other things to bec-ome Sec- ond Class Brownies. Finally, they might find the Second Class Brownies learning First Aid, how to send a message by semaphore, how to tie a parcel or many other useful things. This has been a most successful year. We started -out with ten new Brownies, including Davina Stewart, our Brownie from overseas. These new Brownies were enrolled on November 26, and already three have won their Golden Bar and are now Second Class Brownies. These three are Joan Everett, Barbara Moorhouse, and Barbara Bathie. Ann Drew has also received her Second Class Badge, as did Gail Florance earlier in the year, and there will be more before the year is finished. During December our Pack acted as hostesses at a District Brownie party in honor of all the Brownies who are visit- ors here for the duration of the war. It was a gay afternoon, games were played and songs sung, and there were good things to eat. April 25th was another eventful day for our First Class Brownies. H. R. H. Princess Alice, while visiting Winnipeg, inspected the Guides and Brownies on

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THE EAGLE 29 the winners certainly were very good. 5. Grades III and IV ........ ..... 8 9.75 Results: Grade .............................. 1. Grades V and VI .................. 93.25 TENIKOIT , G d X 5 We are all looking forward to playing 2 Grade XI d X111 ......... 92.5 this sport very soon, when the House ' ra es an Matches begin on May 15th. 3. Grade VIII .................... ..... 9 1.25 Jean lwoodman, 4. Grade IX ..... ..... 9 0.5 CSports Captainb. 9th COMPANY GIRL GUIDES Captain ,,......,,,,,...... - ........ ---.Miss Graham On National Guide Day a service was Shamrock Patrol: Margaret Tomkins CP.L.D Winona Ross Csecondb Bluebird Patrol: Mary Tomkins CP.L.D Ruth Thompson Csecondb Red Rose Patrol: Anne Duffin CP.L.J Amy Best Csecondl THIS year has been a very busy and interesting one for the Guides. We welcomed Mary Bays, Pat Wilson, Pam Goodman and Anne Duflin to the com- pany. Anne came to Winnipeg from England and we hope we have made her happy here. Our first expedition was a wiener roast on the banks of the Assiniboine River. We had a sing-song, and I think I am right in saying we all had a very good time. Again this year we packed a hamper of food, clothes and toys for a family. It was delivered in the Christmas holi- days and the family was very grateful. held at Riverbend School at which Ruth Fryer, a last year's Guide, received her gold cord. Princess Alice and Mrs. Warren, President of the Guides, spoke over the radio. All English Guides were welcomed, and after seeing a pageant we went home. At the end of the term Betty Jo Ball, Jennifer McQueen and Miriam Baker flew up from the Brownie Pack. Later on Jane Wallace and Rosemary Wat- kins joined us. They were all good Brownies and are on their way to make good Guides. The Easter Term started with fun and enjoyment, for, shortly after school began, we went on a toboggan party which was a great success at River Park. We attended a very impressive serv- ice in memory of Lord Baden-Powell. We were not as succe-ssful in the swimming races as in previous years, due to only one person entering, but we will go on trying to do better. The Red Cross work done for the Guides is not very much, but I know the girls are handing in many articles through school branches. An afghan was made by the Guides and it looks very lovely. ' Gertrude Hoppins left the company to join the Cadets, and we wish her every success. Already she is a leader of one of the patrols. On Friday, April 25, the Governor- General and Princess Alice paid a visit to Winnipeg. The all-round cord Guides of Winnipeg formed the guard of honor for the Princess at the Fort Garry Hotel at noon. Mary and Margaret Tomkins were present. Later gold corders and

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THE EAGLE 31 the Parliament Buildings grounds dur- ing the afterno-on. One of our First ciass' Brownies, Shelagh Mcxnigm, along with a Brownie from St. Philip's Pack, welcomed Her Royal Highness and Mrs. J. N. Semmens, Divisional Commissioner, into the Brownie Ring. Since Xmas we have w-orked hard, and on March lst Hve Brownies took tests for their First Class Badge and all five passed. These were: Gloria Knight, Shelagh McKnight, Rosemary Watkins, Sunni Knight, and Jane Wallace. This was followed by a Fly-up on March 11th, when two Brownies, Jane and Rosemary, being First Class Brownies and having grown out of Brownies, flew up to Guides. At the Fly-up ceremony we were happy to have as guests the parents of the Brownies, and Miss Bartlett and Mrs. Rooke, the District Commissioner. More Brownies will be leaving us to become Guides before the year closes. This has been a very happy season, but we look forward to an even more suc- cessful one next year when we hope to welcome many more new Brownies. E. R. P., V. H. MUSIC, DANCING AND CHORAL SPEECH IN A school year the musical activities are many and varied, the last term being the busiest time- for these events. The first meeting of Miss Jackson's Studio Club was held in October in the drawing-room of the School, and the second meeting was held in Febru- ary at the home of Dr. Dorothy Hollen- berg. At both these meetings Miss Jackson and her students performed. The next meeting took place in May, at the School. This year a large percentage of the students interested in music became members of the Junior Musical Club. The monthly programmes were keenly anticipated by the students. Enid Hoover, who studies singing, sang on two Junior Musical Club programmes. Several piano students took part in the Manitoba Musical Festival in March. Although there were no winners among them, some very good marks were ob- tained. The girls who competed in the festival were Murdina MacKay, Pat Love, Dorothy Mae Longstaffe, Elaine Bathie, Shelagh McKnight, and Lynne Bevan. On May 10, Miss Jackson conducted informal piano examinations for her students, in preparation for the ex- aminations of the Toronto Conserva- tory of Music and the Royal Schools of Music, which take place in June. The annual concert was an event of May 27 and 28. At these concerts the pupils who studied piano with Miss Jackson played solos, and Miss Jackson herself contributed a group of piano solos to the programme. Under the direction of Mr. Gibson the Senior Chorus sang several groups of songs. What is that noise we hear every Bk SF Ill Thursday morning in the gym? Loudly these words boom forth, Her haggard wrinkled face looked ghastlyf' You may look puzzled, but there is no need to- it is just the Grade IX Poetry Speaking Class AH-EH-AY-EE-ing. You hear light quavering tones emerging from the hall-that is the humming of our breathing exercises. The articulation, you note, is improving, but still a few errors can be detected even from afar. Under Miss Kennedy's capable leader- ship I am sure we shall all be excel- lent by the end of the year. Pk if ak This year both the Junior and Senior dancing classes have been working very hard in preparation for the dancing and music recital. The Juniors are working on a minuet and are very thrilled at the idea of doing a Jack-o'- Lantern dance with properties. The Intermediate class, all of whom studied dancing last year with Miss Lloyd, joined the Senior class in bringing back the Athletes of Old Greece, the peas- antry of France, and in demonstrating the different dancing techniques.