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

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THE EAGLE 19 , It XTR, 7 W , A P12 N4 1 va Xe .-fx, Fx' XR XV .f'Y'O -. 4 XV J'K.! Xi tb . .psbxi A - Qsxg-lx I ivk , g R- '1,-K W1 us 'S X ,j . . 4 A f ' rw .gnbfisgef -By Anne Cunningham ALUMNAE NOTES REETINGS to the Present Girls from the Old Girls, Good luck to the 1944 graduates in their exams, and best Wishes to you all for a good summer holi- day. KATHARINE E. RoBINsoN tPresidentj. Alumnae of R.L.S. have been busy in many fields, as individuals, in groups, and in the Alumnae Association. We're very proud of our forty alumnae who are active in the armed forces, and many others not in any particular uniform, but working hard at numerous war jobs. Margaret Konantz CMrs. Gordon, nee Margaret Rogersl, to mention one of our most distinguished alumnae, has been do- ing such miraculous Work in organizing volunteer work in Winiiipeg, that she has been sent by the Dominion Government numerous times to other parts of Canada, to explain and encourage W.V.S. work, and was one of the four Canadian Women sent to Britain this past Winter for a three Weeks' study of W.V.S. Work there. Mar- garet Was the guest speaker at our Annual Alumnae Luncheon in April, and she gave us an hilarious as Well as informative ac- count of her trip. Over there she met Mrs. Geoffrey Barford CChristine Lyalll, who is doing Y.M.C.A. canteen work, as well as her share of war-work being done by British housewives, and is a Justice of the Peace for her county: Enid Rogers has been driving a motor ambulance for the last four years, while Mrs. Andrew Grant CBetty Galtj is doing special war- Work at Oxford, and Mary Harding is in the postal service at Canada House: Marion McDonald is doing canteen work in British Columbia House, as a member of the St. lohn's Ambulance Corps. ,lean Machray Newman has returned from Eng- land with her eighteen-months-old daugh- ter, and is at present staying with her mother. En route here she visited her sister, Ruth Arnold, in Montreal, and an- other sister, Mary Carey, in Ottawa. f'Doug -or to give her the very formal and impressive title she has earned- Flight Officer Frances Douglas, R.C.A.F. CW.D.D, was appointed recently as the hrst Public Relations officer in Canada. Cheers for the Air Forcel. Alumnae in the Armed Forces are: Laurel Bell, Ann Cameron, ,lanet Car- ruthers, Charlotte Counsell, Lois Cuff. Sheila Danfiel, Frances Douglas, Sheila

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RUPERT's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL THE HEAD GIRL NOTHER school year is drawing to a close bringing not only restless thoughts of summer holi- days, but also inevitable feelings of regret that once more there will be fare- wells to be said to those who are leaving us this June. This page is devoted to the girl Whom we all know well, for as Head Girl during the past year, Gertrude Eland has been in close touch with us through all. our school activities. VVe cannot claim Ger- trude as a native Mani- toban, for she spent the first three years of her life in Victoria. Edmonton claimed her next for a short time, and then her - GER-I-RUDE EL-AND family moved' to VVinnipeg: a chubby little girl entered Grade V of R.L.S. in 1937, and Gertrude's school career really began. W'e may trace her through the pages of Dalton House records, becoming a junior Lieutenant, School Prefect and Enally this year House Captain and Head Girl, and filling all these positions most capably. Although not particularly concerned with athletics, Gertrude is fond of tennis, has played on the volley-ball team for her House, and has proved a most reliable scorekeeper in inter-school basketball matches. She is fond of science, music and literature, and as Vice-President of the Literary Society has been a keen supporter of that club. Interest in the future policy of The Eagle and efficiency in handling this edition has been characteristic of her as co-editor. Gertrude will probably take a course in Physiotherapy at Toronto University when she is old enough, and perhaps will fill in time profitably, after leaving school, studying operational work in Radio. We are sure that she will be successful in her career, for she has qualities of reliability, steadiness and thoroughness, with a quick response to suggestion. As our comrade in school she has shown much more than mere efficiency in carrying out her duties: she has revealed tact and sympathy, high principles, steadfastness of purpose, and always an intelligent loyalty which has put before her own interests, those of the school which she has loved and served. S.LL.T.

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20 RUPERTJS LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL Florance, Betty -Foster, Betty Gardner, Peggy Grandy, Dorothy Grant, Dorothy Gregory, Sheila Hawkings, Marjorie Hazel- wood, Ruth Hoskin, Shirley Jackson, Jeanne Johnson, Dorothy King, Dorothy Lawson, Mary Leggatt, Jean Machray, Phoebe Morris, Peggy Moss, Marion Mc- Donald, Beatrice Nixon, Barbara North- wood, Evangeline Noton, Lois O'Grady, Polly Ormond, Frances Parker, Eleanor Riley, Anne Rowland, Jean Sellers, Cor- inne Smith, Marjory Spence, Madeline Taylor, Maude Walter, Marjorie Weiss, Maryon VVeiss, Ruth Wells, Katherine Young. The annual basketball match between old and present girls was held at the school in January, and was won by First Team Present Girls and Second Team Old Girls ibut we must confess that the Old Girls' team were largely very recent a1umnae!J. The dance, held in February at the school, netted us 310418, which is set aside for one of our scholarships. Congratu- lations are in order to the committee, who worked like beavers to put it over with a bang-and did! The younger alumnae were particularly ardent workers, and under the chairmanship of Barbara Hamon Aldous did a very fine job. This year the executive and a few other alumnae will entertain the graduates at tea, as we did last year. This happy, informal war-party will take place on June 3rd, at the University Women's Club. The annual church service, to which all present and old girls are invited, is to be held Sunday, June 11th, at Holy Trinity Church, through the courtesy of the Rev. Terence Finlay, and we have invited Canon Pierce of St. John's College to preach the sermon. MARRIAGES-To mention but a few: Anne Goodeve to Lieut. Gerald R. Wood, R.C.N.V.R. Sheila de C. O'Grady to SXL VVilliam H. Riley, R.C.A.F. Lois Dalgleish to PXO J. E. Morley R.A.F. Ferry Command. Phyllis CTimJ Hutchins, to Sub-Lieut. William E. Moore, R.C.N.V.R. Elizabeth G. Foster to SXL Hugh C. G. Wilcox, R.A.F. Enid R. Hoover to FXO Cyril John Day, R.A.F. Margaret Moorhouse to Lieut. A. G. Joy, R.C.N.V.R. Barbara Sellers to Capt. B. Dickson. Kathryn Milner to Andrew A. Lauder. Janet Wilson to Lieut. Ian McDonald. 3 BIRTHS I To Lieut. and Mrs. E. B. Ritchie lfnee Stephanie RichardsJ, a daughter. To Lieut. and Mrs. T. M. Dickson lfnee Julia Adamsonl, a son. To Capt. and Mrs. K. S. Auer tfnee Evelyn Rogersj, a son. u To Lieut. and Mrs. J. H. Restall tfnee Verna MacGregorJ, a daughter. To Lieut. and 'Mrs. J. S. Rogers tfnee Betty PotterD, a daughter. ' To Mr. and Mrs. S. Mason Cnee Nan TaylorJ, a son. - EXECUTIVE MEMBERS: F Executive Members this year have been: Hon. President, Miss Elsie Bartlett: President, Katharine Robinson, Vice-Presi- dents, Mrs. Guy Simonds, Laura Agnew, Mary Carmichael: Treasurer, Frances Hunt: Secretary, Mrs. 'A. T. Hawley CBecky Bowerlg Advisory Board, Kath- erine Middleton, Mrs. K. Wintemute CEleanor Montaguel, Mary Campbell, Joan Adamson, Mrs. S. P. Gemmill, Mrs. Phipps Baker, Mrs. A. T. Cameron, Molly Mc- Clure, Mary Doris Le Roy, Anne Cunning- ham and Margaret Tomkins. ALUMNAE SUCCESSES ' at Manitoba University 1944 B.A. Honors- Leslie Florance B.A. General Course- Sheila Coupar Cas at November, 1943J Beverley McVicar B. Sc. General Course- Ruth Fryer Jean Woodman B.Sc. Home Economics- Mary Carmichael Joyce Coulson Margaret Glover Elizabeth Goulding Nancy Keyes Pat Parrish Certificate in Public Health Nursing- Helen Houston Que-en's University- Helen Martin has completed the Medi- cal Technician's Course