St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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LOWER SCHOOL REVIEW In the first year of St. John’s-Ravenscourt the Lower School has com¬ prised the following staff and boys: Mr. E. H. M. Burn. Mrs. J. M. Perrault. Lower School Captain Lionel Carter Lower School Prefects Winthrop Brainerd David Coubrough Willie Nairn Young House Bing Allan Winthrop Brainerd Chipman Cousens Jerry Dawson Peter Eby Richard Farrally Robert Glass David Kilgour George Marsh Stewart McIntyre George McLeod Scott Misener Richard Paterson Hamber House Lars Andersen Ronald Bennett Lionel Carter Timothy Eaton Joe Graham Donald Greenlaw Michael Harris Angus MacDougald Richard Mark Roddy McNaughton Mac. Moore Willie Nairn Gary Read Ricky Schaller Tony Shaw Richardson House Jimmie Alexander Bobby Andrew Dwight Brainerd David Coubrough Harold Farr Louis Kennedy Billy Lount Billy Martin David McGibbon Steven Owen John Paterson Barry Partridge Robert Trueman At the start of this school year we encountered some difficulties re¬ sulting from the flood, but fortunately they did not interrupt our work and games too badly. We look forward to having the brickwork and floor covering completed by next term to put our rooms into even better condition. The year has been a full one and we can do no more than summarise the events which were more outstanding. The matter of work and study we will leave in the background. Concerts and Visits —The Lower School attended the Auditorium for two concerts, the “Puppet Show” and the Children’s Concert given by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Perrault also took her boys to the Canada Bread plant and to the Parliament Buildings, where they were able to see and hear the members in session. The Junior Boarders had three organised outings during the winter; to the Ice Cycles Revue at the Amphitheatre, to the (Ballet programme at the Playhouse and to a film at the Odeon. Christmas Party —At the end of the first term both rooms held Christ¬ mas parties followed by the distribution of presents from the tree in the Dining Hall. We were pleased that Mrs. J. F. Waudby was able to hand out the gifts to the boys. The Library —The Lower School Library has been used extensively again. Particularly popular have been the Children’s Knowledge Books. On the lighter side, the Hardy Boys remain the favourite reading matter. The “Round-Up” —Once a term we have issued a Lower School Maga¬ zine. It has reported House news, House points, Sports news and published the boys’ stories, articles and poems. The boys who have supplied material are to be congratulated. RAGLE Twenty-seven

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T. B. SURVEY Annually there is a great buzzing through the corridors as the boys are filed to the gymnasium to receive the provincial T.B. tests. Even Masters and domestic staff are subjected to this perfectly painless test. CHURCH PARADES Each morning a short chapel service is held at the school. This service is conducted by the Headmaster, except on Thursdays when the Prefects take the service. Every Sunday morning the boys attend the church of their choice; the majority of the Boarders worship at Fort Garry United Church or at St. Paul’s Anglican Church. The boys are accompanied by a resident Master. ART CLASSES At the beginning of the Easter term Art classes in the First, Second and Third Forms Upper were begun under the direction of Mr. Morton. Interest has been keen and a Saturday morning Sketch Club has been formed. We are greatly indebted to Mr. Morton for the drawing of the school crest and the EAGLE cover cut. LIBRARY Many new books have been added to the library of the amalgamated school. These have been either donations or purchases through the Ladies’ Guild Library Committee. Membership is held in the Dollar Book Club and the Literary Guild. Subscriptions to fifteen new magazines have been entered for the school year 1950-51. Special mention of the fine work of book-binding done by the Ladies’ Guild is in order. Not only have library books been bound, shellaced and lettered, but the entire music collection has been restored. CRAFTS Fifty-five boys were enrolled in Crafts, 150 projects were completed in one year. Form Four in particular did an excellent lot of work. We are grateful to the Ladies’ Guild who have again made the following prizes available: Form IV: Dennis Lamb; Don Lamb; Craig Bell. Form III: D. Williams; D. Bruce; G. Thompson. Form II: G. Mitchell; D. Sellers; C. Walton. Form I: L. Adams; G. Schroeder; Doug Lamb. Lower VI: W. Nairn; L. Carter; S. Misener. END-OF-TERM EVENTS In order that the school annual be available to the graduates and parents on Prize Giving Day each year it is necessary to leave the end-of- term events unreported. Realizing the importance of these events in an attempt to give a picture of the events of a normal school year we will have to be satisfied with a mere calendar of these events: Track and Field Meet .......May 23 Cadet Inspection .....June 1 Military Ball .•.... .June 1 Athletic Banquet .......June 8 Graduates’ Banquet .......June 14 Prize-Giving ...June 15 Twenty-six EAGLE

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LOWER SCHOOL