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

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14 RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, ScHooL SCHOOL COUNCIL SCHOOL COUNCIL Back Row: Joyce Aitken, Sheila Smith, Jean Robison, Patty Gladstone, Amy Best. Middle Row: Joanne liuttan, Joan Sherman, Diana Mc-Dougall, Elizabeth Gemrnill, Joyce Lamont. Front Row: lX'IZ11'gZ1l'GI Spaffortl, Gertrude Eland tHead Girly, Pat Chesshire. soHooL CALENDAR,s1943-44 1943 Feb. 1. Sept. 8. School opened. 15. Annual Old Girls' Prayers-Prey 1' ' 18. sentation of Honour Roll. .. 21 23. Talk on junior Red Cross by - Miss Ina M. Harris. Mar' 30' Oct. 1. Initiation Day. April 3' 11. Thanksgiving Day Holiday. u Nov. 1. All Saints' Day-Commemora- 4- tion at St. john's College. 20- Dec. 4. Mission Tea. May 17- 17. Visit from Archbishop Sherman, June 3 who addressed the School at ' Prayers. H 1,0 20 Christmas Parties. i 21. End of Christmas Term. 11. 1944. - Jan. 6. Spring Term began. 16. 28. Alumnae Basketball Match. Dr. Harding Priest read Pray- ers and gave an address. Rev. C. Landon was a guest at Prayers. Alumnae .Association Dance. Half-term Holiday. Gymnastics Competition. Form Drill Competition-Visit from Miss Eva Hasell, of the Sunday School by Post. End of Spring Term. Summer Term began. Music and Dancing Recital. Tea given by Alumnae for the graduates. ,- Picnic given by Grade X for the graduates. Rupert's Land Alumnae Associ- ation Service at Holy Trinity Church. ' Prize-giving and Dance for graduates.

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THE- EAGLE MAGAZINE EXECUTIVE EDITORS .............................. Amy Best, Gertrude Eland, Patty Glad tone BUSINESS IWANAGERS .............................. Joyce Aitken, Evelyn Murray HLMOUR .......,,.,........... ......,... P at CheSShire, Sheila Smith PHOTOGRAPHY ..... ...,,.. J oanne Ruttan, Joan Sherman ART ............................................,............................ Joyce Lamont ADVERTISING CGMMITTEE CONVENERS: Elizabeth Gemmill, Margaret Spafford Betty Baker Natalie Bate Amy Best Pat CheSShire Gertrude Eland Shelagh Fisher Doreen Gibson Patty Gladstone Daphne Goulding FORM Joyce Brandy Bunny Dower Elspeth Young Nancy Martin Diana McDougall Meda McLean Louise Pellenz Jean Robison Joan Sherman June Sinden Sheila Smith Elspeth Young REPRESENTATIVES Pat McKnight Jennifer McQueen Sheila Young

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THE EAGLE X 15 MISS BARTLE TT S LETTER MY DEAR GIRLS: h HERE are two ideas which at this .f A tfme are predominant in the minds of all democracies. The first is that victory must be won, that all our best efforts must be thrown into this stupen- dous task. Then, when that victory is an accomplished fact, we next have to face the even more exacting problems of life in the post-war world. This is an age of advertisement, of slogans and catch phrases. Put Vic- tory First and Post-War Reconstruc- tion are words constantly in our ears. We all talk about them, we all think about them and have our own ideas about them. Groups everywhere, not only of experts but of ordinary people, are gathering together and discussing these problems. Youth Also Plan is yet another arresting-headline used re- cently in connection with the Youth Conference. Now, arresting and force- ful as these captions may be, there is a certain danger in them which we all would do well to recognize and deter- mine to avoid. In our busy lives there is a tendency for us to think that when we have, as it were, labelled a thing, given it a title and have flung that title out on a banner, that is all we need do. Or perhaps, you younger people may feel that there is not much more that you can do. But will you look a little closer? f Behind that Victory Loan slogan, what do we find? A vast host of workers is there, from the Chairmen of the Federal, Provincial and District Committees right down to the canvassers who go to private homes, working through weeks and months Ln geaseless, unrelaxed efforts, to carry the thing through. Otherwise it could not e one. Side by side with this work, so essential to the achievement of victory, untiring research has been carried on, and is continuing, into the possibilities of fulfilling our hopes for that better world for which we long. There are very numerous schemes, and exhaustive studies are being made by our ablest men and women. Our own Provincial Government has a very comprehensive programme in hand, some thirty or more fields of study being under consideration. All this work can be accomplished only by men and women who are disciplined so that they can carry on through weari- ness and through difficulties to their ultimate goal. And now what can youth do, what can you do? Obviously you are not fitted yet to conduct such research as I have .hinted at. But you can think, you can watch for reports in the newspapers, you can strive to equip yourselves for the part you will be called upon to play in later days. And catch phrases and slogans alone will not help you to do that. It is for you to avail yourselves of all your opportunities at school, to acquire sound knowledge and above all to develop the kind of character that alone can turn knowledge to good account. And character is developed step by step, every least detail of behaviour is importantg you may not think that anything you do does not matter. You have at all times a tremendous responsibility which you cannot escape. the responsibility of seeing' that your influence is such that it does not hinder anyone near you. All high ideals, all great achievements are reached only' as a result of painstaking effort and sustained hard work. So do not feel discouraged when you see such tremendous tasks ahead and feel that you are so inadequate for them. Be faithful in all the little things that make up your life, paying attention to detail, and with strength of purpose keeping your goal before you: in that way you will be able to win the greatest victory of all, the victory over self which will enable you to serve your generation as you would wish. . Yours affectionately, X ELSIE M. BARTLETT.