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

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THE EAGLE 31 CAPTAIN BLUEBIRD PATROL: LEADER SECOND SHAMROCK PATROL: LEADER SECOND RED RosE PATROL: LEADER SECOND N I N T H COMPANY GIRL GUIDES .......Miss Graham .... Mary Tomkins ........Ruth Thompson .......Margaret Tomkins .... Vilinona Ross ......Anne Duifin Best THE past year has been another event- ful one for the Ninth Guide Company. VVe welcomed a number of new members: Gwen Fowell, Anne Edmond, Kirsten An- derson, Christine Bridgett, Margaret Kil- lick and June Sinden, also Aileen Dicken- son, Marianne Burwood, Ruth Stiles and Valerie Dadd, all of whom came to us from England. Early in the first term the whole com- pany went on a picnic to River Avenue Park. Vile had a ve-ry enjoyable afternoon and evening, playing all sorts of games, and ending up by eating our picnic supper. The day was such a success that we had another expedition later when we went on a hike and wiener roast on the river bank, when Madam Rooke visited us. A great deal of work was accomplished during the year by the company, a number of tenderfoot tests and second class badges being won. Many proficiency badges were also gained, including the laundress', knit- ter's, book-lover's, child-nurse, cOok's and needlewoman's tests. Some first class tests were attempted and passed by some of the members. Just before Christmas our company took part in the National Guide eifort to sell cookies for war charity. Each of us sold quite a number of boxes, and be- tween us we made a considerable sum. At Christmas we prepared and sent a hamper as usual to a poor family. Besides food the hamper contained clothes and toys for each child, and we hope it con- tributed to their happiness this year. Each patrol made a complete outfit in- cluding skirt, sweater, socks, cap, mitts and pyjamas for a young Brownie in Britain. When we entered them for the competition in March, we were delighted td find that we had been awarded honor- able mention. Mary Tomkins, senior patrol leader, won her gold cord, bringing great honor to the company. The cord was presented at a ceremony in the Christmas term when the enrollment also took place. Members of the staif, guides and the guides' parents were present at the ceremony, and refresh- ments were served afterwards. We are all very proud of Mary who has been a mem- ber of our company for a long time, con- tributing a great deal to its achievements. Unfortunately our captain, Miss Gra- ham, had to leave at the beginning of the summer term on account of ill health. We shall all miss her greatly, for Miss Graham has been our captain for several years, and anything we have achieved has been due to her. We all wish her the best of luck in the future. Fortunately we hope to have as our new captain Miss Joan Macaw, an Old Girl and gold corder. We would like to extend thanks to Miss Far- aday who has given up a great deal of her time to training us for badges and testing. We have done a good year's work and hope toj do still better next year, always remembering that a good guide should, like her motto, Be Prepared. Anne Duifin

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30 RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL Friday, Mar. 20, vs. Riverbend Chomeb -won 18-10. On Friday evening, March 13, the 1st andi 2nd teams played two teams of the Old Girls for the Clark Cup. The 1st team was victorious, the score being 19-14-. The 2nd team lost 11-13, after a very strenuous game. I 4 1 . JUNIOR TEAINI Junior Team- XYednes., Dec. 3, vs. Riverbend Cawayj -lost 2-22. Friday, Feb. 27 vs. Riverbend Chomej -lost 9-22. There was no St. Mary's Junior team this year, so the Juniors played only two matches. Matheson again won the House Basket- ball Competition, obtaining 32 points. Grade XI won the inter-form basketball competition. The shooting competition this year was inter-house and 40 girls from Grade IX down took part. Jones came top with 28 points. VOLLEYBALL The competition was won by Matheson House with 95 points. BADMINTON Three couples from each house. partici- pated in the matches. The games were very close and after a hard iight Dalton came top with 82, Matheson second with 81. GYMNASTIC COMPETITION This was held on Monday, March 30, and Mrs. Muir and Mrs. Kobald were the judges. The results were: X Senior Cup-Margaret Tomkins. Intermediate Cup-Sheila Smith. Junior Cup-Helen Sweet. Midget Cup-Joan Everett. Grade I 8: II--Denis Jones. PHYSICAL TRAINING COMPETITION This was held no Tuesday, March 31. The judges were Mrs. Muir and Mrs. Ko-- bald. Results: Grade X ...................... ...... 8 8.25 Grades XI 8: XII ....... ...... 8 8.87 Grade IX ............. 86.62 Grade VIII Grade vu 8562 Grade V 8: VI ..... ...... 8 2.25 Grade III 8: IV 78.12 The Gymnastic and Dancing Display which was held on April 29th and 30th, with the majority of girls in the school taking part, was a great success. Margaret Tomkins, CSports Captainj .l-i-l- Found on an English exam. paper: Question: What is the opposite Of Malevolent? Answer: Femalevolent. ..1. There was a little boy who when ar- riving home from his first time at Sunday school went to his mother and said: t'Mummy, we learnt about a, cross-eyed bear named Gladlyf' His mother said, At Sunday school? The little boy answered, Yes, we sang 'Gladly the cross I'd bear? , .. An old negro minister was preaching to his congregation about hell. He said. Brethren, there will be weep- ing, wailing and gnashing of teeth. One member of the congregation ex- claimed, I hab no teeth I The minister replied, Brudder, de teeth will be provided.

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32 RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL BROWNIES Frame your mind to mirth and merriment Which bars a thousand harms, and lengthens life.-Shakespeare BROWNIES continue to interest many of the children between the ages of eight and eleven. Tuesday afternoon about three-thirty, Brownies may be seen run- ning here and there, gathering their treasures and bringing them to their Six Corners. They arrange their own special homes, exercising self-expression and bringing magic into the pack. Brown Owl calls Tuwhit, whit, whit ! and every one comes running to form a fairy ring around the Toadstool where all solemn ceremonies are performed and there centers the Brownies' loyalty to the pack. During the year new Brownies called Tweenies have been enrolled and are now eagerly passing tests, they are Beverley VVilcox and Irene Morrison. Mary Lou Sime is now a Second Class Brownie, and we are very happy to have her with us, also Shirley Vkfomersley who transferred from the Tuxedo pack. Rosemary Horse- Held received her second class some time ago, and Paddy Clarke, Joanna Hollen- berg and Ruth Simonds will qualify for the Golden Bar in two weeks time. Gail Florence, Barbara Moorhouse, Ann Drew, and Joan Everett are almost ready for the Golden Hand Test, and then these excellent little Brownies will be ready' to fly to Guides. Shortly after Christmas we said good- bye to Helen Belcher who with her family has left to make her home in Montreal. At her last pack meeting Helen was pre- sented with her Second Class Badge, the Golden Bar. We miss her very much as she was a real Brownie and was loved by all. VVe have all missed Mrs. Headlam's helpful presence this year, but hope to see her with us soon again. Brown Owl and the Brownies wish to thank Mrs. D. C. Brooking, our Tawny Owl, most sincerely for all she has done for us this year. We do hope she will be back to share next year's adventures. 1 We are indeed very sorry to lose Mrs. Rooke from our district, as she was al- ways most helpful and considerate, but we know that District Number Nine has been re-adjusted in the new divisional distribu- tion, and in that way Rupert's Land School has been alloted to a new district. We are very happy to welcome Mrs. J. H. McDonald as our new Divisional Commis- sioner, and will look forward to her in- spiring visits. we shall soon close our pack meetings, for summer vacation is not far OE, and each little Brownie may sing: We all have worked, we've had some fun, Now our Brownie meeting's doneg Now we've finished everything, So good-bye we all must sing. E. R. Purdie MUSIC, DANCING AND CHORAL SPEECH MUSIC THE main activities of the music stud- ents at school this year have been the Studio Club meetings, the Recital, and the piano and theory examinations. The first of the studio gatherings was held in the drawing-room of the school in Novem- ber, the second one at Dr. Hollenberg's home in February, and the third one at Mrs. Womersiey's in May. At these meetings all the students performed. The May recital was the main event of the year at which most of the pupils perform- ed. During the year many.of the students prepared for examinations of the Toronto Conservatory of Music and the Royal School of Music which took place in Feb- ruary and June. The senior singing class at school was very large this year. For the first term we had Mr. Gibson who, however, left a few weeks before the end of term to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. During this time some of the girls sang in the