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

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30 RUPER'r's LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL On December 5th the division shield for general proficiency in the Winnipeg District inspection 11944-453 was pre- sented by Mrs. Semmens to Johanne Wintemute who represented the company. Following this presentation Margaret Killick and Janet Cameron were awarded their gold cords, the highest award a guide can earn. Four girls were enrolled as guides that day. A district tea was held at the new Girl Guide House on Osborne St. on February 16th to raise funds for the district. Over S60 were raised. The following day a church parade was held at Holy Trinity Church to commemorate Thinking Day. The Ninth Company entered the Musi- cal Festival, and although we did not fare so well our spirits are undaunted and next year our result will be more favorable. Mrs. Fox, our conductor, de- serves great praise in leading our little band of would-be warblers. The district inspection is to be held on May lst. Later on we are looking for- ward to the visit to Winnipeg of the Chief-guider, Lady Baden-Powell. During the Christmas term twenty-five proficiency badges were earned. Plans have been made to increase this number. First-class tests are still to be arranged for. At Christmas we sent to a needy family a hamper containing many delic- ious articles such as two chickens, canned goods, Christmas puddings and candies. Again this year the Ninth Company entered the competition for the Bessbor- ough Shield. The outfit, which contained a skirt, blouse, bloomers, hat, socks and mitts, was sent to England. The shield was won by a company from Elkhorn, while the Ninth Company placed third. This year has been a very interesting and successful year thanks to the expert leadership of Miss Farrell and Mrs. Fox, and also the help of our company leaders Janet Cameron and Margaret Killick. We wish to thank them for their efforts and encouragement throughout t h e y e a r 1945-46. PRISCILLA RAYNER THE NINTH WINNIPEG BROWNIE PACK We are the Brownies of the Pack, And useful folk are we, A Pack of Elves and Fairies Bright, Who try our best to do what's right. Come, and join the Brownies too, Mind what Brown Owl says to you, She helps the Pack of Rnpert's Land, In learning how to lend a hand. Our Brownie Pack numbered fifteen in October, when Mrs. Fox from Toronto took us over, later assisted by Mrs. Haxby as Tawny Owl. At this time there were five first class Brownies ready for their wings and to fiy up to Guides, namely: Delphine Davey, Betty Gill, Isobel Jones, Glen Murray and Catherine Young. At a Fly-Up and Enrolment held on December 5th Elaine Castle, Anna May Fox and Doreen Gardner were enrolled. Also, the First Class Brownies received their wings in the Fairy Circle which Mrs. Semmens, the Provincial Commis- sioner, and Mrs. Girling, District Com- missioner joined. After this Brown Owl sang the Fly-Up ceremony and they were welcomed to the Guide company. Mrs. Girling presented us with a little plastic giraffe to set on the Magic Carpet. In the meetings before Christmas little paper Christmas trees and red stockings were made in our sewing circles. The last four weeks before Christmas four of the best were chosen to stand on the Magic Carpet. The last meeting before the holidays we enjoyed a very nice party with ice cream and cookies. Then red stockings, which they had so nicely made, were filled with nuts and candy and an orange, and a little gift from Brown Owl and Tawny Owl. Since Christmas several Tweenies have come into the Pack. The first to be en- rolled was Carol Ann Bates. Many are almost ready for their Second Class. We hope to take part in the Brownie Rally in May, and sing our festival song en- titled The Brownie Toadstoolf' We are looking forward to Lady Baden-Powell's visit. BROWN OWL

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32 RUPERT'S LAND GIRLS' SCHOOL The literary Snnietp Executive HONORARY PRESIDENT ........ Miss Bartlett PRESIDENT .............................. Miss Turner VICE-PRESIDENT ............ Martha Grimble SECRETARY .,.................. Winifred Grayston TREASURER ...................... Particia Liggins SOCIAL CONVENOR .......... Daphne Graham Once again the Literary Society has had a successful year under the careful guidance of our President, Miss Turner. At the meetings held this past year approximately forty members have attended showing much enthusiasm. At the first meeting held October 25th the club was successfully re-opened and Miss Turner read very interesting ex- cerpts from John BroWn's Body, by Stephen Vincent Benet. The Grade X members provided an in- teresting meeting when they read Clemence Dane's play S h i v e r i n g Shocks. Those taking part were: Norma Davidson, Rosemary Watkins, Janet Reid, Beth McEachern, Jennifer McQueen, Barbara Cameron and Eleanor Mitchell. At another meeting, Martha Grimble, Daphne Graham, Patricia Liggins, Patricia Gattey and Joyce Burton, some of the Grade XII members, discussed popular reading material. Some of the magazines chosen to discuss were: Reader's Digest, Ladies' Home Jour- nal, Life, True Confession, and detective stories. Lively comments were made after the girls had given the panel discussion. Two very interesting book reviews were given this year. The first one given by Joyce Morris and Jean McEachern was of Two Solitudes by Hugh Mc- Lennan, a story of the French and Eng- lish racial problems in Canada. At the following meeting Muriel Lipsey and Margot Burton reviewed SO Well Re- membered, one of Hilton's recent novels. From these reviews it was possible to obtain a very good idea of the contents of the books. One of the most entertaining meet- ings took the form of a debate, the resolution being: That pioneer women have done more for Canadian develop- ment than pioneer men. Although good arguments were put forth by the affirma- tive speakers who were Beth Hale and Janet Cameron, the members voted that the negative team, Dorothy Holland and Audrey Van Slyck, had done the better. At one of the latter meetings we were privileged to have Mrs. Russell fVirginia Cameronj a former member of the club, who now is engaged by the Free Press, to speak to us about her' work. On behalf of the society I would like to express our sincerest thanks to Miss Turner who is always full of new ideas for the club. To all the members who have been so co-operative we wish to ex- press our sincerest thanks for making 1945-46 a successful year for the Literary Society. WINIFRED GRAYSTON, 1 Secretaryj ,T-...iii-1 3Kupert's ilanh Zlrt Qiluh HONORARY PRESIDENT ........ Miss Bartlett PRESIDENT ....,....................... Mrs. Holland VICE-PRESIDENT ..... ............. J oy Bedson SECRETARY ........... ...... D oreen Ogilvie TREASURER ............................ Muriel Lipsey The Art Club has been formed this year under the leadership of Mrs. Hol- land. About thirty enthusiastic members attend the meetings which are held in the common room once a month. These Friday evenings have carried a series of talks given by Mrs. Holland, concerning the basic foundations of art, and by helpful suggestions have encouraged the girls to enter for the Ethel Merle Sures Memorial Trophy Competition. Mr. Mus- grove was the guest speaker for one of our meetings and presented very inter- esting slides dealing with the trend of art from the transition period up to modern times. All our meetings end with refreshments, games and community singing which is greatly enjoyed by the members, and disbanding is always de- layed until the latest possible moment. On behalf of the Art Club members, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mrs. Holland for her ceaseless efforts to make the club successful, and also for all the extra help and advice which has been so kindly given us. DOREEN OGILVIE, C Secretaryj