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

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30 RUPERT's LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL TH:-: N I NTH COMPANY GIRL GUIDES O HE Ninth Company has made marked progress since its first meeting in September. At first the loss of many old members was keenly felt, but soon the new girls got into the swing of things, many recruits were made fully fledged Guides, and a large number have worked for and received proficiency badges. At the, beginning of the school year, Miss Faraday was kind enough to act as leader, and she did much hard work with us for which all the Guides are grateful. After Christmas our official Captain took over the Company - an old girl of the school, Mrs. John Armytageg Miss Jean Bullock has been her very capable lieut- enant, and under both leaders much valu- able work has been done. Since September the Guides have done various good deeds as a company. Before Christmas we collected from the neighbour- hood old toys which were later mended and used to make up for Santa Claus' war-time toy deficiency. Several of the girls gave up time on Saturday to' mend- ing these toys. One Saturday before Easter we collected fats for the Salvage Corps-enough I feel sure to have some effect on the enemy! Our parties this year have been few, but those we did have were fun. In the fall Miss Faraday took us on a hike along the river bank where we roasted weiners and also passed some second-class fire tests. Shortly before the Easter holidays the Guides were guests of the Brownies at their twenty-first birthday party. We served the lunch, played games and really had a wonderful time. All in all, the Ninth Company has had a very successful year. There are many new Guides, some second and first class badges in sight and possibly a gold cord on the way too. All join in thanking those who have helped us on our way, wishing them enjoyable summer holidays, and hoping that they will be with us next year. YVONNE CROSS. BROWNIE LAND ' ROWN MAGIC! Swish-sh-sh-sh. Now we are in Brownie Land, where mor- tals cannot enter. A magic word, a secret sign, a mushroom on a carpet green, Elves, Little People, Fairies, too, and Brown Owl to 'show us what to do, the meeting-hour flies by so fast! Why can it not go slowly past? Mrs. G. A. Rogers, Brown Owl, enrolled six new Brownies on December 15th: Annette Villarboito, Elizabeth Newman, Theresa Thain, Gwen Lexier and Donna Smith. To these especially, and to the 9th Pack, Mrs. Rogers, who through ill-health was unable to be with them after Christmas, sends this message: 66 We're quite aware we're rather small, But then we mean to grow, And though we haven't any wings, We know a heap of jolly things That fairy people know. On February lst Ann Drew and Gail Florance fiew to Guides. Mrs. MacDonald, Div. C, pinned on the wings. Mrs. Phipps Baker held the Brownies spell-bound while she told them a story. The 9th Brownie Pack celebrated their Twenty-first Birthday on April 12th with a Tea Party. Such fun, the school gave them a birthday cake with twenty-one candles! Only in Brownie Land can a seven year old celebrate a twenty-first birthday! Mrs. Semmens,

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THE EAGLE 29 Friday, Feb. 12, vs. St. Mary's Chomeb matches. Dalton came first with 91 points -lost 11-6. Matheson House won the House Basket- ball competition with 32 points and Dalton came second with 19 points. Grade XII won the inter-form Basket- ball match by defeating Grade IX in a hard struggle, the score being 19-12. VOLLEY BALL Competition was keen in the House Volley Ball this year. Jones was the winner with 90 points and Matheson came second with 84 points. BADMINTON Three couples from each House again participated in the House Badminton and Matheson second with 67 points. Next term we are looking forward to the Junior and Senior tennis tournaments and House matches in tennis and deck- tennis, also our Gymnastic Competition which will be held May 20th. Qwing to Miss Faraday's illness for the greater part of the middle term the an- nual Gymnastic Display and Physical Training Competition was not held. How- ever splendid proof of Miss Faraday's excellent work and the loyal spirit of the school was found in the co-operation of the girls in her absence. LOLA MARsoN, C Sports Captainl. JUNIOR BASKETBALL TEAM

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THE EAGLE 31 Prov. C, and Mrs. MacDonald, Div. C, became fairies for the afternoon. On this happy occasion, Fairy Dawn, daughter of a former Guide of the 9th Company, was enrolled by Mrs. Semmens, assisted by Mrs. Holland, Brown Owl, 28th HNEWECHEWAH Pack who was a Brownie in the 1st Winnipeg Rupert's Land Pack. We welcome Shirley Stevenson and Bula Paterson to the Pack, and congratulate Bula on winning her Golden Bar. SVVISH-SH-SH. Where we have been no one can find, For never a trace we leave behind: Only the mortals we've helped today, Know a Brownie's been this wa . Y F. D. OLIVER. DANCING, MUSIC AND ART ' 'DANCING' ' HIS year there have been two dancing classes, senior and junior, the former consisting of last year's senior and inter- mediate groups. Although four lessons were missed in February due to Miss Lloyd's illness, a Qfeat deal has been accomplished Csome of the seniors have even mastered their mercury skips, a feat comprehensible only to those who have attempted itj. The juniors, who have worked hard and done well, have spent much time on their exer- cises, thus attaining excellent grounding for future work. These accomplishments were displayed at the music, dancing and choral speaking recital on May 26th and 27th, when the juniors entertained with a lovely French Folk Dance, and the seniors proved their versatility .by combining graceful dancing and clever ball work. SHIRLEY POTTER. lilii a . MUSIC HIS year Miss Jackson has had a great many more pupils than she has had before, so Miss Macdonald has been her assistant, taking some of the junior pupils. We have had two Studio Club meetings, the first one was in December at the school, the second one in April at the home of Mrs. V. H. K. Moorhouse. At these meetings Miss Macdonald's piano and singing pupils took part. Some pupils participated in the Annual Music Festival at the Auditorium. Our outstanding representative was Lucille Smith who won the Higher Primary piano class and had a complimentary adjudica- tion. . We are having the annual Recital here at the school at the end of May, in which all pupils will take part. Most of the piano pupils are taking examinations, some in connection with the London Royal Schools of Music. some Manitoba, and the majority of girls the Toronto Conservatory of Music. A ' All the girls have done very well this year and a vote of thanks is due to Miss jackson and Miss Macdonald who have done such wonderful work this year. PAT Lows. ART HE art classes, under Mrs. Edwards' very able direction, have concentrated mainly on designs, snapshot drawings and handicrafts. The first grades have done some very interesting and original work in their art classes. For instance, one little boy, draw- ing an Easter card had a startling con- glomeration of color on each side of the card. Mrs. Edwards, puzzled, asked what it was, and the little boy explained on one side was the Lord jesus going up to heaven, while on the other were angels singing songs-but they could not be seen because they were behind the sky!