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

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34 RUPERT,S LAND GIRLS, SCHOOL Jones House chose A Night at an Inn, a mysterious play produced by Murial Lipsey. . Cast: A. E. SCOTT-FORTEscUE QTHE TOFFJ .,.. Norma Davidson WILLIAM JONES QBILLI ................ Elaine Morton ALBERT THOMAS ........ Esme Nanton JACOB SMITH f SNIGGERSJ .... Jennifer McQueen THREE PRIESTS OF KLEsH Margaret Killick, Joan Norrie, Gwen Lipsey KLESH .......,................. Mary Harris In placing this play third with 159 marks, Miss Parker said that the girls had made a good attempt at presenting a difficult play. The dim lighting was particularly effective, especially when the idol reclaimed its stolen eye which glowed red in the dark. Pk if Ik Shivering Shocks, produced by Judy Claydon, was presented by Machray House, and received 148 marks. Cast : CAPTAIN DALLAS, V.C., D.S.0. ............ Judy Claydon KYSH ...................... Jean McEachern GRANVILLE HUGHES .....,....., Barbara Copeland THE SHEPHERDN Audrey Broadfoot DAWSON ........................ Gwen Roberts INSPECTOR JAMES POLLOCK De Lamater As Sheila Young was unable to take the part of Captain Dallas, Judy Claydon, at very short notice, took her place, for which she deserves much credit. Miss Parker said that the stage setting was particularly commendable. Miss Parker said that the standard of performance was Avery creditable, and that in making her choice of the best she had been presented with a problem. Everyone enjoyed the preparation of the plays, even though practices were some- times irksome, and I think the girls were sorry when the night was over. BETTY CALVERT ,miss This year, as for the past few years, the girls brought toys and trinkets to school for the Indian children at Kam- sack, Saskatchewan. These were collected before Christmas so that they could be sent as Christmas presents. The Mission Tea is to be held on Sat- urday, May 18th, and as usual the money raised at this tea will go partly to the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission and inns partly to the Sunday School by Post which does such good missionary Work in Canada. The money sent to India helps to support an Indian girl at the school and a cot in the hospital, and also pays part of a teacher's salary. We are con- fident that our Mission Tea will be as great a success this year as it has been in the past. BETTY CALVERT

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THE EAGLE 33 usic As the school year began the number of girls enrolled for piano lessons was almost double the number Miss Hines could manage to teach. We were very very fortunate in getting Miss Margaret Randall to come in and take the extra girls, and good, steady work has been done throughout the year. We wish success to all those who will be taking examinations a little later in the term. In December many of the girls played at a meeting of the Studio Club at which some of the parents were present. This gave them a little practice and experience in preparation for the recital to be held in May. LH' -gi-' - . YY - Sffiqqis lv- Suv-sq!-Q1 T755 Senior girls have again enjoyed their choral work under the fine direction of Mr. Osborne, many of them singing in the choir at St. John's Cathedral at the Commemoration Service on November lst. A small ensemble helped with the entertainment at the Alumnae Associa- tion's Theatre Night in February. Two school choirs entered the Private School Choirs' Class at the Musical Festival, which was good experience for them. The g'rls have very good voices and splendid tone, but the criticism that they needed to show much greater animation and enthusiasm was justified and bore out what their leader had told them. There were a number of solo entries in the Festival and these girls all did very creditably. All the girls are most grateful to Mr. Osborne for the generous way he has given of his time and energy and for the splendid training he has given them. They also thank Mrs. Wrightson very much for coming to accompany the choirs. To Miss Hines, Miss Randall and Miss Davidson go sincere thanks for all their enthusiastic training and encouragement to which is due the pleasure and profit which the music pupils have gained from their studies. fllibe wma On Saturday, March 2nd, at 8 o'clock, the Drama Competition was held in the Assembly Hall. Each house presented a one-act play which was most ably adjudi- cated by Miss Kathleen Parker. Matheson House put on 'fElizabeth Refuses, a comedy adopted from Pride and Prejudice, and produced by Billie Baker with the following cast: ELIZABETH BENNETT ........ .Janet Reid JANE BENNETT ,........... Shannon Hall MRS. BENNETT ............ Eileen Conlin MR. COLLINS ............ Elizabeth Patton LADY CATHERINE DE BOURGH Nancie Tooley Miss Parker awarded this play first place with 170 marks out of 190. She re- marked that the girls interpreted the characters very well, and that the stage setting and costumes were most effective. Qlinmpetitiun Liz Patton was judged the best male character for her amusing portrayal of Mr. Collins. if Bl- is Dalton House, with Pat Gattey produc- ing, presented The Grand Cham's Dia- mond, a humorous mystery which placed second with 160 marks. Cast: MRs. PERKINS ................ Joy Bedson MR. PERKINS ........ Priscilla Rayner POLLY PERKINS .... Barbara Cameron STRANGER ............ Winifred Grayston ALBERT WATKINS .... Beth McEachern The audience laughed heartily at the Perkins family, and shared their sus- pense over the problem of the diamond. Joy Bedson was judged the best female character, as Mrs. Perkins.

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THE EAGLE 35 Zinitiatiun ap llllustrated by Beth ZlfCEfLC'h,67'H, The 7 o'clock rising bell rang with its usual vim and vigour. Also as usual, the ' ' ' boarders of 'Rupe opened a sleepy eye, , ' and promptly closed it in anticipation of '- t - ' another forty winks. However, little did 0 Q 'Q XX 1 lf they know . . . the day was Sept. 27th, fwg. W ' I , Initiation Day, and no sooner had the old Hg - -lj' girls realized this fact than they were QQQSZNG - A www, up and shaking the drowsy initiates into ' -, ' gmc A fn Q.. guys doubtful wakefulness. I -.. wwf'-'WK' 4158 SE 'HN A- .. -A The initiation - pranks 173 which started early in the morning continued all day, but the evening party was really the climax. Dressed fashionably in long wi n t e r underwear and one or two-piece bathing suits, les miserablesn executed weird dances and cut fantastic capers to amuse their exacting audience. One thing that haunts me yet is the agonized expression on Carolyn Searle's face, as she tickled some worms 1 'U with her bare feet! -Gwen Roberts rode a bicycle around the gym in fine style, and Shannon Hall 'cooked' an egg in the middle of the room, but due to a particular stomach was un- able to eat it! v - . i,.. The staff skit was hilarious, Nurse proving herself particularly versatile by making the trumpet say 'uncle'. Who will for canj ever forget Trudy Patton's impromptu speech on Love, for which she was later crowned fwith impressive ceremonyy Miss Rupert's Land, 1945. And who can feature Nancy McAra's consternation on discovering that the empty balcony she had made love to had really contained Miss Turner? Nancy left 'Rupe soon after that . . . I wonder if .... During the evening punch, cake and sandwiches were served, and soon dis- appeared 1n a cloud of crumbs. The party broke up about 10.15 with the singing of Alta Petens, the tired initiates soon retired to bed, feeling themselves 'new girls' no longer, but really a part of 'Rupe. JANET REID ,A p sd? if xg f g 25 TP ff 2-21 it ' Y X Q Mgt N rain, lo--J. .x i.A,,I, -li' - '?f,--L ,l.1.