Brandon College Dramatic production āEast is East and West is Westā produced by Miss Marjorie McKenzie with some members of the Class of 1929-30 and others including Tommy Douglas second row third from right.
Rivers was from Decker, MB. During his time at Brandon College Rivers won the Brandon College General Proficiency Award in his second year, the Presidentsā Scholarship in Science, the Anglo-Can Oils Ltd. Scholarship in Chemistry, the Doigsā Store Ltd. Scholarship in Maths, and the Joseph Donaldson Memorial Scholarship in Physics.