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

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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!

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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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32 RUPERT s LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL Designs of different types have played an important part in the art of the Junior and Middle school. There have been done Mexican designs, potato prints and stylized or conventional animal and flower designs. Perspective drawing was an important phase in the art education of the elemen- tary grades. There have also been flower paintings, washes and snapshot drawings, done with different degrees of originality and skill. Grade VII has done some war posters and illustrations of proverbs. Grades IX to XII have concentrated mainly on clay pottery and other handi- crafts. There have been some excellent jars and bowls made, and the .best of these Mrs. Edwards is going to fire in her kiln. They will then be glazed during the last term. Some good snapshot drawings and designs have been done as yvell by the Senior class. ' The display of Art at' Prize-giving proved the success of the past year. NAOMI BOULTON. THE GLEE CLUB PRESIDENT ,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,, ,,,,,, B etty I-Iurst SECRETARY-TREASURER .,........ Mary Bennett EETING every Wednesday noon, the members of the '42-'43 Glee Club spent many enjoyable hours in singing. The Christmas term was especially suc- cessful, and culminated in the presenta- tion of selections at the Christmas con- cert: All Through The Night, Carr. for air and descant by W. G. Whittakerjg Gloria in Excelsis Deo, for soprano and altog A Merry Life ' and Greensleeves, both in unison. The Easter term was concerned wi singing many songs from The Treasu Book, with special work in canon sing- ing, and in the study of Down inthe Woodland, for soprano and alto, by Ed- ward Elgar. The last few weeks ,of our Easter term a few of the meetings were unavoidably cancelled. In spite of these breaks the last meeting was fairly well attended, and the singing renewed with cheer and vigour. We wish to thank Miss Jackson for her help during practices, and the officers of the club for their splendid co-operation during the term. A great deal of credit goes to the girls who rebound the song books and helped to keep the order throughout the term. music in T.F.M. DRAMATIC COMPETITION N November the twenty-seventh a successful dramatic competition was held in the school auditorium. Each house presented a play which was ably adjudi- cated by Mrs. G. Rutherford. The plays were chosen, directed and acted by mem- bers of the houses and were very admir- ably presented. Dalton House presented The Princess and the Woodcutterf' This fantasy was very pleasing and entertaining and ranked first of the four plays. The interpretation was perhaps the highlight of this play and this was due to the great skill which Phyl- lis Goulding showed in directing it. The characters played their parts with indivi-