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

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THE EAGLE 21 The House Drama Competition was again held this year, and was once more a great successg it was well attended by an appreciative audience who lived our drama, laughed at our comedies, and loved our fairy tale. Apart from the many Form and House parties which took place this year, we have enjoyed several school entertainments. First, there was the Initiation Party when the opening of the Club de Rupe delved into the fashion secrets of the roaring twenties, and at Christmas ,both juniors and seniors derived much pleasure from the annual parties given by Miss Bartlett and members of the staff. It was a great pleasure to welcome this year Miss Macdonald, Miss Smith, Miss Major, Mrs. Stevenson, Miss McMillan and Mrs. Derby, who have already become a part of the school. Miss Faraday's absence for the greater part of the mid-term, due to illness, was most regrettable but even in the face of this crisis school life continued as usual except for the omission of the annual gym display: and a great amount of credit it due to Lola Marson as school sports captain, who carried on and maintained the high degree of excellence in sports gained under Miss Faraday's guidance. The Inter-House sports all took place successfully and the first team managed to go through the season with- out a defeat. The. annual Old Girls' Match, played on March 26, was as usual an exciting and gay event, and happily for us ended in a win for both school teams. It is a great comfort for the school to know we are backed by such an enthusiastic alumnae and I am sure it is with great pleasure that we graduates look forward to joining this fine association and keeping in touch with the school. And so, despite the shadow of war hanging over us we have had a full and most enjoyable year-a year which I for onel am very sorry to see draw to a close, for it means the end of a. most pleasant and profitable period of my life. I find it difficult to express my appreciation of even being a member of this fine school, but it is im- possible for me to impart the great sense of honour I have felt in being Head Girl. To the girls, the prefects and the staff, I wish to extend my sincere thanks for the co- operation they have shown this year, and to Miss Bartlett my deep gratitude for her ceaseless understanding and guidance. As long as the girls of Rupert's Land continue to uphold the spirit of the Black and Gold War's annals will cloud into night Ere their story die. ANNE CUNNINGHAM fHead Girli. fvir

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20 RUPERTJS LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL EDITORIAL T? S I write this editorial, I find that my interests'as a student of this school are bound up in several things. This year, as in former ones, the war holds. the stage as one of the most important factors in our every day lives. Daily we expect to hear news of an allied invasion of Europe which must occur before the Nazi War machine can be decisively beaten and crushed. Also this year the gallant stand of our Russian allies, the success of the North African campaign, and progress of the Americans in the Far East are acting as an incentive to give us fresh hope and determination to end the war successfully and build a better world. Sir William Beveridge's plan for social security in which he attacks Want, the root of the attendant evils, squalor, poverty, disease and idleness, opens a vista of hope and change of the utmost national importance. While as yet it has not the sanction of law, the British Parliament has adopted the plan in principle, and it may be 'that it will go down in history in the same category as Magna Carta-a charter not of the nobles this time, ibut of the working-man, the common people. There is also the Marsh plan for Canada, modelled on the Beveridge report, and the American plan for social improvement along similar lines, which shows clearly the extensive realization of the need for domestic reform existing in even the most: progressive countries in the world today. In the meantime, for us who are still concerned wi'th learning and Watch- ing, rather than acting, it opens a new field of speculation, and coincides with the eager expectancy throbbing in many hearts, as this fourth year of war nears its end. Although the upset that war brings is inevitably reflected in our school life-school life continues. Yet both school and outside activities are often more varied, and often conditioned by the war. The United Service Ceiitre which opened in the Eaton's Annex this winter is proving a great success, in fact, its fine canteen and amazing murals have already become famous, but as well as providing a recreational centre for troops, it has incidentally opened the way to better international understanding, by offering to many girls, as hostesses, the opportunity of coming into contact with men from all over the world. Girls who are members of the Airmen's Club are indeed fortunate in meeting airmen from Occupied Europe, Free French, Netherlanders, Czechs, Poles, Norwegians, as well as the many English, New Zealand, and Australian boys, reciprocate our interest in them, by showing a definite gratitude to the members of these clubs who in their small way, act as ambassadors of good-will between the countries. Throughout the school Red Cross efforts have flourished, and the Grade Seven play from Dickens' Christmas Carol was a notable success in raising money for the Aid to Russia Fund. War savings have amounted to about 95850, and these activities, occasioned by the war, have not only raised money, but have also given scope for original ideas, and pleasure in their execution. ' As usual a series of interesting events occurred in the school this year. A Variety Show consisting of miscellaneous acts, provided entertainment for the partakers as well as the audience. Talent was drawn entirely from the girls, who Wrote and pro- duced their own acts. The staff play, The Playgoersf' was the main feature ofthe Variety Show-a reinstitution of an almost forgotten and most popular event. To the girls of the school especially it brought great joy, and I hope it will establish a custom to be observed in future years. ' 3

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22 RUPERTJS LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL THE HEAD GIRL IKE many other Head Girls before her, eeee Anne Cunningham has been through the Junior, Middle and Senior Grades of R.L.S., and now, at the end of eleven years of school life, she may look back with pride on many personal achievements, 1 and with even more gratification on her personal contribution to the success and happiness of those with whom she has worked and played. Anne was a member of the original Junior Basketball team, and later became running-centre of the First team, besides playing volleyball, deck-tennis, badminton, and tennis for Machray House. Riding is Anne's favourite outdoor occupation, and her horse, Harkaway, is undoubtedly one of her most intimate friends. As Captain of Machray House from 1941-1942, Vice-President of the Literary Society, joint Editor of The Eagle and , as Head Girl in the curernt year, Anne has displayed initiative, resourcefulness and a ANNE CUNMNGHAM fine spirit of co-operationg she has a mind which is wide open Cat one end onlyj to new ideas. There is a bit of ,the revolu- tionary in Anne, beneath her calm exterior, and a considerable amount of sympathy with the under-dog. Although she has not decided what career to follow, after taking her degree in Arts at the University of Manitoba, she is determined to leave the world a better place than she found it. Music, literature and art are more than pleasant hobbies to Anne. The entries which won the Merle Sures Art Trophy in 1941 and 1942 proved her artistic abilityg some of her work is included in this publication, but her more ambitious illustrations in colour could not, unfortunately, be reproduced. We have seen develop in Anne many fine qualities which have combined to make her a person who will be greatly missed: shie has a store of quiet humour, a quizzical eye for the droll, acapacity for friendship, high ideals, ai sense of values. As she passes into the larger world beyond the gates of the school playground, she takes with her the affectionate good wishes for her future of all with whom she has been associated throughout her school life. D S.LL.T. s fa. p.A. 1.4L.j!ni.A