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

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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

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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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THE EAGLE 23 HOUSE NOTES DALTON HOUSE PRESIDENT .................................... Miss Turner ASSOCIATES ........ Miss Herkes, Mrs. Purdie CAPTAIN .............................. Phyllis Goulding HOUSE PREFECTS ........ Jocelyn Highmoor, Gertrude Eland JUNIOR LIEUTENANTS .... Dorothy Findlay, Amy Best SENIOR SPORTS CAPTAIN .... Margaret Milner JUNIOR SPORTS CAPTAIN .... Daphne Goulding SECRETARY-TREASURER .... Phyllis 0'Connell 'W HIS year has .been a very successful one for Dalton House, under the cap- able leadership of Phyllis Goulding. On the evening of October 30, we held a HallOwe'en party for the whole house in the common-roomy each girl brought sandwiches and cookies which she shared with her partner. Games were played which were loads of fun, and I believe everyone enjoyed herself immensely. An Inter-House Drama Competition was held again this year on November 21. Phyllis Goulding, our producer, chose the play, The Princess and the Woodcutterf' which came first, much to our delight. Nellie Elsey was commended for giving the best performance of a male part. Our annual Mission Tea was held this year on March 27. Dalton and Matheson again shared the dining-room, making over sixty-five dollars between them. We were very grateful to Mrs. Purdie for making a lovely cake which was raffied most suc- cessfully by Dalton House, and to the mothers and friends of the girls who so kindly poured for us. Our table looked very pretty with daffodils and our blue and silver colours. The hot tomato juice and bouillon which were served were much appreciated, as it was a cold day, and in spite of butter, tea and sugar rationing, very attractive refreshments were pro- vided by the members of the House. There was no Inter-House sports day- this year, but volleyball, basketball and badminton have been very popular. In the badminton matches we came first, and in both basketball and volleyball we came second. Our conduct and work has been quite good, too. When these were all totalled at Easter we found that we -had come first. Tennis and deck-tennis have not been played yet, and the final results of the third term are yet to be seen, but certainly Dalton may be very proud of its achievements so far. In conclusion, on behalf of the House. I wish to thank Miss Turner, Miss Herkes, Mrs. Purdie and Phyllis Goulding, as well as well as the other House officials, for their splendid work during the year. To all our members, and especially to those who are leaving us this June, we wish the best of luck for the future. PHYLLIS .O'CONNELL, CSecretary-Treasurerj. JONES HOUSE PRESIDENT .................................... Miss Bussell ASSOCIATES .... Miss Macdonald, Mrs. Derby CAPTAIN ........................................ Anne Duffin PREFECFS ........ Shirley Claydon, Ainslie Lee SENIOR SPORTS CAPTAIN ............ Ainslie Lee JUNIOR SPORTS CAPTAIN .... ..Pat Gladstone LIEUTENANTS ...... Pat Love, Pat Gladstone SECRETARY-TREASURER .... Christine Bridgett 'W HE past year has been an eventful one for Jones. We have said good-bye to both our last year's associatesg Miss Armitage left us at the end of June last year after seven years in which she worked faithfully for the House. At Christmas Miss Ralston left us to be president of Machray House. However we have had two new assocates, Miss Macdonald and Mrs. Derby to welcome to the House. For our play in the Dramatic Competi- tionf Anne Duffin, our producer chose the Russian mystic play, Michael, which re-