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

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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.

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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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32 RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL THE GLEE CLUB THE Glee Club held its first meeting of the 1940-1941 season on October 16th. Eighteen members were present and the following officers were elected: President ........ .,.... . .---.Pamela Pilkie Vice-President .,.. Pamela Goodman Secretary ..... - ..................... Mary M1llS Librarian ..... - ............... Patricia Booth Our first celebration was a very suc- cessful Birthday Party in October, when we had our general sing-song, re- freshments and games. At Christmas we put on an operetta, The Makers of Christmas. Half of the proceeds of the silver collection went to the Red Cross Society. We completed the sea- son with a patriotic concert in aid of War Funds. Altogether we have had a good year of music and pleasant times. We are very grateful to Miss Jackson for acting as our pianist again this year, and we give three che-ers for Miss Armitage and Miss Jackson for giving up so much time to make the year a success. Pam. Pilkie CGrade IXJ. LIBRARY NOTES time X mv: 1 M 2 sf : itil. Q aim: - :.l ft E ,tlygxy gf ggtiggigggp :: X -iw Zami. - .- THE library has had another success- ful year, and more and more books have been read, especially by the girls in the middle school. Consequently the librarians have had a busy time. In November, a welcome addition of several dozen novels was made to the library, and the books proved to be well chosen. The stories included Beau Geste, K, Quo Vadis, The Little Ministerf' Under the Lilacs, and Goodbye, Mr. Chips. We are very grateful to the Alumnae Reading Club for the gift of Reader's Guide to Prose Fiction. According to the library cards, AWhite Bird Flying, by Bess Streeter Aldrich, has been the most p-opular book of the year. The librarians held their annual party in February. It took the form of a dinner-party in the school dining-room, and then a show, Let George Do It, starring George Formby. We all en- joyed it very much. The library was remodelled in April. The shelves were moved to give access to Miss Bartlett's sitting-room, deep red curtains were put upg the chairs were upholstered, and a librarian's ladder provided, so that we all had fun clam- bering up to high shelves. This year Miss Kennedy again kindly gave her time to supervising the library, and all has run smoothly. The librarians selected last September from Grade X were: Margaret Tomkins, Joan Adam- son, Anne Cunningham, Lillian Ruttan, Jocelyn Highmoor, Anne Dufiin, and Isabelle Hamon. In Grade XI the girls acting as librarians for their second year were: Norma J ukes, Gertrude Hop- pins, and myself. As usual, we wore little silver L pins on our tunics to distinguish us as librarians. We hope the girls will continue to show an increasing interest in the library, and will act on our motto, Read More Books. Dorothy Adams.