1930 Silver & Green

SILVER AND GREEN

'December, 1930

Mrs E L. LANDEN, M.A ., Headmistress.

SILVER AND GREEN

·ffi[re c1)ingazine of ±fye c1)ietl-yobi.st 1-(Iabies' Qiolle_se DECEMBER, 1930

The orig in al object of education was that of awakeni n g and beautifying the human spir it, so the s tudent's p rimary motive should b e human istic, not eco n om ic or vocational.

Education is made up of two parts-a studv of books and a study of men. Thus the gid who leaves the College with a knowledge of books only may consider herself but partly educated. She who fails to enter into the community life of the school gleans the body of knowledge without the soul. The training of the school community is of most valu e, as the best way co learn citizenship is to be a citize n .

The year 1850 marked the passing of the er.J. when accompli shments were che only thing a woman needed. Since that dace woman has had the right of training h er reason to take :.<n

inte lligent interest in current affairs, and it is her duty to take full advantage of this longfo r bidden privilege

In days when the world is being more closely drawn together it is n ecessary that a woman, no less than a man, should recognise her world citizenship, and be able to r ead the foreign news in the papers with correct i nte rpretation, should know something of the activities of the League of Nations, and the progress of che various cou n tries. This is the resu lt of practical education. Civilisation has now reached a stage when the intellectual sham should not be tolerated. Th e " cle ver" girl, who lacks scholastic sincerity, whose knowledge is not part of h erse lf, is the creation of examinations. Schools produce her as t h eir grea test success, while in reali ty she is their greatest fa ilure Education may be t h e beginning of refinement, but reflection and good company are vital fo.· its completion

S ch ool Notes.

On 1 2t h February School reassembled afr.?r the vacat io n for the work and play of 1930.

Krome M emorial Gates at th e M L.C., Hawthorn, Vic.

At che morning assembly Mrs. Land e n, wh,, last yea r was Acting Headmistress, was installed as, Hea dmistress of th e College

\Ve were sorry to hear that Miss Walton , Miss Monteith, and Miss Learmonth were no longer members of the t eaching sta ff, but we re pleased to welcome Miss Cox, Miss Rowlands, Miss Brownell, a nd Miss Luke, who returned a fter a trip abroad.

During the seco n d week of first term, on 21st Februa ry , the prefects and associate pre fects for the year were installed in office. The numb er of prefects this year is lower than ha~ formerly been the custom .

Until the two great days, 11th and 12th April, the whole School worked very hard for t h e F e te , which proved to be a great success. Bue this success could not have been possibl" without the untiring and able leadership of M r s. Grove. Because everyone was enthusiast ic, a nd old and present gi rls worked h a rd, the n ew sports ground is now b e ing laid out, and soon the S c hool will be enjoying its advanr.ages.

The swimming spores were h e ld in the Glen ferr ic B a ths during first te rm, a nd an account of the proceedi ngs will be found e lsewhere : n this magazi ne. After che final r ace Mrs. Grove prese nted the champio nship trophies co the successful competitors.

As usu a l, the Anzac Day se rvice was h e ld in the College Assembly Hall, where, after the rendering by the School of appropriate hymns, Mr. Grove gave an address on " Anzac," and Miss Dwyer r ea d an extract form John Masefield's description of che passage of the Anzacs to Gal-lipoli. Later in the morning the Presid ent and Headmistress visited " Cromarry; ' where a similar service was h e ld

Sports Day, which was postpone d this y e ar on account of rain, was finally heid on 16rh J\1ay A large gathering of friend s and parents was entertained. Mrs. Grove presente d the trophies at the close of che afternoon .

During seco nd term the School was visited by the heroin e of t h e air, Amy Johnson, and by represe n tatives from the Adelaide M.L.C. , with whom we spe nt a very happy week, under che direction of Miss Parsons. The visit ended on the last day of term, a nd after the official farewell in Assembly, the prefects and form

captains were presented with their badg es nf office for the year.

On Sunday, 24th August, the first College s ervice, which hence forth is to be an annual eve nt, was h e ld at th e Auburn Methodist Church, Rev. J. W. Grove officiating, and Rev. ] oseph Snell giving t h e address.

The loss of Mr. L emmon, our old friend and teache r, was deeply felt by the School. His place on the staff was take n by Miss Cro ll.

On our return to School fo r third term , we were pleased to welcome back on the resident staff Miss Shannon, whose absence had been caused by ill-health.

"Back to School" Day, 25th September, was a happy gatherin g for Old Collegians. They were entertained by the present girls at a concert in Assembly, and later tennis m atc h es were played between past a nd present g irls.

Th e School Concert was h e ld on 9th October in the Malvern Town Hall, and was a great s uccess, both as regards the excellence of the performance a nd the good attendance.

Dr. Guinness, Mr Tweddle, speaking o~ Rotary, and Miss Co llisson, r epresentin g the League of Nations, gave intere sting addresses to the School on differe nt occasions during the year.

The D e b ating Society a nd Christian Union h ave been v e ry active this year, and Flowe r Day, an institution of last year, has been well supported.

Mr. Porter has again given lesson s in photography, and the infant welfare classes were continued throughout first and second terms

Our success in sport has been continued, and the tenni s team again won the shield for M.L.C

The year 1930 has been for most of us a year of happy achievement. To those of :is w h o are now going out i nto the world we wish good luck; to the girls of 19 3 I a nd those who follow after, t h e best a nd happiest of school days .

House Notes.

We all agree t h at this h as been a very h appy yea r fo r us , as may b e seen by the number ,,f bright, smiling face s of the boarders.

We began the year wi t h the usu a l numb er of prefects, namely, She ila Proctor (senior house) , Ursula Du g dale, J oyce Findlay, Cecile

Goldie, Karhleen Mclnnes, J ean Padgett, J ean \"(/arson , and Eunice \"(/estphalen. At the enJ of firsf term Kath was forced to lea ve us, so Nance Ezard filled h e r p lace N ance has a ls,, proved h erself a very capable sports captain.

At the beginni n g of the year we had many new girls, but the y were soon made to feel at home, the old girls e ntertaining them wi t h a concert in first term. Throughout th e year we have h ad ping-pong and tennis tournaments, and frequen tly on a Saturday evening we h ave " tripp ed the light fantastic roe" ~o the sweet st rains of our Decca.

During the year g r eat inte rest has been take n in the interflar m a rches , for which , at the end o f the year, a c up is awarded to the Bat which o btains t h e hi ghest number of points We ha ve been very fortu n ate in having Miss Shannon for our sports mistress, but, owi n g to h er illness, s h e had to leave us during first term. Miss Kennedy, however, came to the rescue and kept up our interest.

N ear the beginni ng of second term much excite m e nt was caused by the visit of the wonderfu l a irwoma n, Miss Amy Johnson, who made a so lo flight from Eng land to Austra lia She made a number of us feel that we a ls ,, would like to acco mplish some unique achievement.

We are all very p leased to see so many g r ee n blazers in house this yea r Although we are not up to th e s tandard of the d ay girls in the different sports, we a lways feel that we h ave

done our best. The most exci ting game of rhe year was the basket-ball m a tch between House and School. Up till the last quarte r House was leading, but in spite of the ardent barrack ing, we wer e beaten by the n a rrow m a r gi n o f three goals.

The prefects we re very g r ateful to Miss Parsons, and wish to tha nk h e r for taking th e m to the Playhouse, so that the y might enjoy the \"(/es ley p lay.

A few changes were mad e in the resident staff at the b eg inning of the yea r . M iss Brow nell , Miss Cox, Miss Dwyer, and Miss Moreton filled the vacanc ies l eft by Miss Kennedy, Miss Le armonth, Miss Maling and Miss l'vlonteith Afte r a n absence of twel v e months , Miss Pearce was heartily welcomed back to our midst. Siste r McLean took the place of Sister Clark, who left us early in first term .

Since Cato House h as been refurnish ed twelve of our ttlitde o n es" h ave a house to them se lves, and are quite happy und e r the care of Miss Brownell a nd Miss Moreton.

Our social evenings h ave been most delightfu l, a new scheme being carried out. We are very gratefu l to R ev. Joseph Snell, M r. P orter, and Mr. Whittaker, w h o h ave so kind ly entertained us .

W e are sorry that the school year is drawing to a close, because we ha ve a ll h ad a mos t happy and successfu l year. We a ll JOLn in wishing staff a nd girls a very h ap py holida y nnd a prospero u s 1931.

School Officers

Senior Prefect Dorothea Cerutty.

S e n io r House Pre fect Sheila Proctor.

Full Prefects-A. Corr, U. Dugd a le, H. Eggles ton, J Find lay, A Frazer, E. Gray, !vi. Mc Lennan, J. McR ae, W. South.

Assoc iate Prefects-School :' B. Allen., R . Bennett, B Evans, R. Fry, L. H o lding , J. Illingworth, Y. Miles, J Padgett, M. Shep h e rd, N. Smit h , E. Ste phens, M. Swan, L. Thomas.

Associate Pre f e cts-House: N Ezar d ( Znd and 3rd terms) , C. Goldie, K. Mclnnes ( 1st term ) , J \J(/atson, E. Westpha le n

Form Captains-Ursula Du g d a le (Pass VI.), Betty Evans (Dip.A), Mavis Howells (Di p.

B), B o n Robe rts (V.a), Linda Marks (V.b), Rosie Shaw (V.c ), Thel m a Bowers (V.d), Kathlee n Sillcock (V.b Sp.), J oan Bore h a m (XX.), Merl e Walker (XX.a) , Phyllis Y e o (LV.) , Ella J ack ( L Y.a), Patry Rule (IV.a) , Marcel Whittake r (R.a), Mavis Austen ( Ex I V.), A lma H enderson (IV.bl, N a ncy Wooke y (R.b) , P eggy Chinner (IV.c), Beryl Wilson ( R.c), L o is J e ll is (IV.cl)

Sports Committee-Mrs Lan den (chair woman), Miss P a rs o ns, Mi ss Wad e, H. Egg leston ( sec r e t a ry ), M B a nniste r ( I s t term) , L. Ch a rlwood, U Dugdale, N. Ezard , P. Fur 1.eaux ( ! st a nd 2nd terms) , R. Johnstone, •.:.

J ape, R. Shaw, W. South, J. Weller, S. Whit taker.

Sports Captains-S. Whittaker {termis), W. South (basket-ball), W. South ( baseba ll, 1st te rm), U. Dugdale (baseball, 3rd term), L. C h a riwood ( running)

Editress-Y. Miles.

Sub-Editresses-D. Cerutty,. A Fraze r ( Hor.. VI.), R John stone ( P ass VI.), B. Eva n s, C. J ape (Dip.A), M . Howells, J. Dance (Dip. B), R Fromholtz, G. Cartwright (V.a), R. Holmes (V.b), C. Edmunds (V.c), E. Farh ood, N. Gilbertson (V.d), V. Darby, M Lardner (V.b Sp.), J Gregory (XX.), M. Walker, F Griffith (XX.a), M. Gut hrid ge, W M acd ona ld (L.V.), R. H obbs (L.V.a ), G. Fergu son, 0. Yeo (IV.a), G. Johnston, H. Brow n ell (R.a), I. Davie (Ex.IV.), E. Col lens ( IV.b), E. James (R b), P . C hinner, J. Lacey (IV cl, W. Denniston (R.c) , J. Barke~, J. Da ,n,m (IV.d) , J. L anghan (Jun. Schoo l).

Librarian-H Eggleston. House Librarian ] Watson. D ebating Socie ty-Miss Dahle M. Mc Lennan (secreta r y), G Cer u tty, W. South, L. Th omas

(preside nt) , Annois , D. S .C.U. Miss B etts (presid ent) , W. South (vice- president), D. Cerutty (corresponding sec r e tary), E. Gray (recording secretary), L. Thomas (treasurer), J McRae, B Allen.

Walking Club-Miss Hall (presi d ent), M. McLenn an (secretary), B. A llen, A Frazer, E. Gr ay, M. Swan.

Examination Successes. Public Examinations, 1928-29.

At the University Public Examin ations m December, 1929, 37 separate honours were gained in the School Leavin g Honour Examinatio n , 28 complete passes in School Leaving P ass Examination, and 55 complete passes i n the School Intermed ia t e Examination.

PREFECTS, 1930. B ack Row ( l e ft to right) : A. Fraze r, J _ M c R ae, J Findlay, H E ggleston, M M c Lennan , U Du g d a l e. Front Row: W South , S. P r o c tor (Sen. House ) , D. Cerutty {Senior Prefect) , A. Corr, E. Gray.

SC HOOL ASSOCIATE PREFECTS, 1 930. B ack Row (le rt to ri g ht) : Y. Mil es, R. Benne tt , L. Hol ding, B . All e n. M iddl e Row: J. Illin g w orth, E. Stephen, B E v a ns, M Swan, J P a dgett. Front Row: M Shepherd , L Thomas. Ab sent: R. Fry, N. Smith

S c h ool Leaving Honours.

The h onours ga ined in chis exam inat ion were : Five ! st class, IO 2 nd class, 22 3 rd class. Individual res ulcs were:-

Betty Barnett l st class Drawing, 3rd class Economics.

Jean Birt-1st class Drawing, 2 nd class French, 3 rd class Britis h History, 3rd class En g lish, 3rd class E u ropean H istory.

Elsie Bond 2 nd class English, 2nd class Fren c h , 3rd class Latin.

Dorothea Cerutty 3rd class English, 3rd class Ph ysio logy.

Freda Edwards- 1st class Draw ing.

Bessie Finney-2nd class Phys io logy.

A lison Frazer-3rd class Engl ish, 3 rd class French, 3rd class European History.

Enid Gra y 3rd class E u ropean History.

D aisy L anyon- 1st class E uropean History, 2nd class French, 2nd class Economics, 3rd class English.

Marion McLennan-2nd class French, 3rd class Eng lish, 3rd class European History, 3rd cl ass Economics.

Gwe n Nickels 2nd class Dra wing, 3rd class Engl ish, 3rd cl a ss European His t ory, 3rd class Drawing.

J ean P adgett-2nd class Fre n ch, 3 rd class E n g lish , 3 rd class European History, 3rd class Drawing.

Marjo ri e Kennedy-1st class German. Berey R eseigh-2nd class E n g lish , 3 rd class Britis h ' History.

S en ior Gove rnment Schola r shi ps were gained by J ean Birt, Daisy Lanyon, and J ean P adgett. Marion McLennan gained a free p lace.

S chool L eaving Certificat e

Those who obtained the School Leaving C e, ,i fieate were: Betty B arn e tt, J ean Birt, J oyce Bennett, Kitty Bryant, J ess ie Career, Marjorie Charlwood, Dorothea Ceru tty, Audrey Corr, Freda Edwards, H e le n Egglesto n, Ruth Fry,

Nellie Hus se)', J oan Illingwo rth, Ethel K err, \Vi n some McDonald , J ea n McRae, Y vo nne Mi les, J ean Padge tt , Mu r iel Parker, Bessie Peck, Mary Price, Mary Shepherd, Hele n Simms, \ Vi nnie Sou t h , E mil y Stephen, P eggy Symons, Le na . Thomas, Eu n ice Westpha len.

Inte rmediate C e rtificate.

Those w ho obtained the Inte rm ediate C ertificate were : B etty A lle n , Norma Allen, Gloria Annois, J ean Aubrey, B ertha Barley, Margaret Barley, The lma Barrie, P eggy Bell, Thelma Berkfield, Ne llie Bi nns, Dorot h ea C e rutty, Rita Bl ai r, Nancy Bland, Addie Bond, Nan cy C e rutty , Dorothy Champion, Dorothy Cole, Phyllis Colli n s, Violet Cornell, Phyllis Davi es, Elvia D ay, J ea n Dodd, Ursula Dugdale, Myra Dwig h t, Gertie Edwards, Betty Evans, Moll y Fisher, Mary Fox, R osie Frase r , M e rle Fudge, Cecile Goldie, L eila H olding, G wen Holl a n c!,

Dulcie H ollyock, Dulcie Ho yl e, Mary J ames, Rosalind J o hnsco n e, Sheil a Kruse, Gwe n Miers, Aud r ey M cKay, M avis Moulton, Margaret Orr, Evelyn P ollock, Aileen R obin, Mav is Po ysden, Mary Pri ce, Marjorie Saunde rs, Frey Shim min, Norma Smith, P eggy Symons, Joy T a n11.ock, Merle Wainwri g ht, Lorna Wate r s, Mavi s Wicks.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries

The editress wishes t o acknowledge the receipt of the foll owi n g sch oo l ma gazines : "\lVatde Blosso m ," " P atch wo rk," " The Cluthan ," " The Melburni a n ," " W e sley C o llege Chronicle," " Girls' Grammar School Notes," "Prin ce Alfred Ch ronicle," " The Brownie," ' " The St. Andrew's Collegian," " Fintonian ," "Chro nicl e of St. P eter's " ( Girls).

HOUSE A SSO C IATE PR EFECTS , 1930

J Padgett, N. Ezard

General Sports Notes.

This year we have tried to S c h oo l 's good reputation in sport. justify t h e Th e tennis tea m was unbeaten o n ce m ore, and so the s hie ld , dear to the h earts of te nni s e nthusiasts, st ill sm iles down encouragemen t from its place of h o nour in Fitchett Hall.

The baseball t eam h as n ot been so success( ul. It won only one match in the first roun d, but hopes are still hig h for th e seco nd r o und , alth o u gh t hree very va luable players h ave r egretfully r esign ed.

The basket- ball team is p r acticall y a n ew team, as only two of last y ear's basket-ballers returned to school t his year Though there is no association basket-b a ll for o ur team to · compe te in , it played some e nj oyab le m a tches against neighbouring schools.

The swimmi n g sports were held on Tuesday, 4th March, in t he Glenferri e B ath s, and were a great success, much excitem ent and enthusiasm being shown by t h e g irls, particularly in the interf o rm and House v. School r aces.

The runnin g team sti ll maintains its reco rd o f v icto ri es. The ath le tic sports, which took place on the Glenferrie O val, gave our running t eam another c hance of p roving i ts worth in the Invita tion F lag Race. This year we have a s hield fo r the senior interform flag r ace, and certifi cates fo r the up per a n d low.er middl e schoo ls.

The "Sch oo l" tean;1s have once again defeate d the " House" teams in a ll branches of s po rt.

Ow in g to the r econ stru ction of the sports ground d u ring t h ird term, baseball h as b eet, played in the quadrangle. It is becoming quite a n art co throw a ball a ny apprec iable dis tance with out doin g any damage to buildin gs; but, despite a ll the obstacles t o scientific baseball , much pleas ure is de r ived from the revise d game. Senior interform m atches will b e p layed

0 t"l the oval, but th e upper and lower midd le schools' matches are to be played m th e quadr a n gle with a soft bal l.

We all wish to cot"lvey to our spo res mistress, Miss Parsons , our t hanks and appreciation for the time she has spent with t h e teams al"ld the d ee p in terest s h e h as cakel"l in all our games.

Swimming Sports, 1930.

The swimming sports were held on 4th March at t h e H awtho rn City B ath s. The weathe r was ideal for the swimmers, though perhaps rather warm for the spectato rs. T hz thanks of th e schoo l are du e to M iss P arso n s, Miss Maling, Miss Wade , and the m embers of the Sports Committee, who helped to make t he day so enjoyable. At the co ncl usion of the sports Mrs. Grove presente d the t r ophies. The results were as follow:20 Yards, Unde r 1 2- 1, P. Chinner; 2, L. Monsboro u g h ; 3, M . D e nnis ton

Inte rm ediate Breast S t r oke-I, L. Charlwood; 2 , P . Duff ; 3, A. H unt.

Junior R ace (cham p iomhi p)- 1, N. Hayler; 2, M. Bannister; 3, I Waterstion.

Swimming on the Back-I, M. Lean ; 2, N. H ay ler; 3, J Madden.

Inter m e di ate Race (Champion ship)- ! , P Duff; 2, M. Dunn ; 3, L. Charlwood

Senior Diving-I, N. H ay ler; 2, Marjorie Bannister; 3 , L. H ay le r and M. Thorp~ ( equal).

Senior Breast Stroke-I, E. Hayler; 2. M. Bannister; 3, M. Shepherd.

S e nior R ace (Champi onship)- ! , E. Farhood; 2, J. Edwa rds ; 3, J P aterson.

O bstacle R ace-I , M. Banniste r; 2, S Whittaker; 3 , M. L ean.

Interm ediate Div ing-I, L. C h a rlwood; 2, P. Duff; 3, J M a dde n

S e nior Diving-I , E. Farhood; 2, M. Shep h erd; 3, E. Hayler.

Life Saving -I , M. Lean , P Fur n eaux; 2, H. E gg leston, S. Whittaker; 3, M. Bannister, I. Weller

Junior Interfo rm Race I , IV.b; 2, R e mq ve B ; 3, IV. c.

In termediate In terform R ace- I, R e mo ve A; 2 , XX.; 3, I V.a a n d Ex. I V (equal).

3e n io r Int e rform R ace-I, Honour VI; 2, P ass VI . ; 3, V.c.

H ouse v. S ch oo l ! , S c h oo l ; 2, House.

Senior Championship-E. Farhood. Intermediate Championship P. Duff.

Proxime A ccessit L Charlwood.

Junior Champi o n s hip N. Ha y ler. L.C.

Athletic Sports, 1930.

Our spor ts meeting was to be he ld on 1 2 th M ay, but, owing to wee w eath e r , it was post• paned until I 5th May. Eve n o n this day th e weather was unfavoura ble, and the ground rath er heavy, consequently no new records were c r eated.

Maisie Banniste r, ou r senior champion for 1930, was th e first girl co gain the full numbe r of points awarde d, g aining 20 p o ints out of th e poss i ble 20.

Out of th e ten s cho ols in vited , fiv e only we re r e prese n ted in t he incerschool flag r a c e-Sc. Michae l's, T intern, M.C.E.G.S , Stracherne, a nd Fintona. Our team again managed to carry the green flag to vi ctory, and thereby a dd ed anoth e r cup to the collection.

Th e Hou se v. S c ho ol fla g race is u sually run amidst enthusiasm, with the faint echo c f t h e brass ban d , a nd chi s year proved no except ion. Th e school team was v ictorious.

The s c h oo l congratulates t h e th r e e c hampions, Maisie Bannister, Meme Parry, and Marjorie B a nnister, each of w h om received a si lve r c u p, prese1ued by Mrs. Grove.

Th e th a nks of the School are due to Miss P a rsons , t h e prefe cts, m e mbers of the Sports Com mittee, and all chose who assisted in m ak ing the meeting a pleas ure to both spectators and competitors

The following are th e r esu lts of th e various events:-

Open Championsh ip, 100 ya rds- I , M . B an niste r ; 2, J. Weller; 3, J. Aubrey .

50 Yards, Und e r 1 2 1, G. Johnston ; 2, L. Monsborou g h; 3, L. H o lland

Sack R ace, Und er 16 1 , I. Gray; 2, 0 Gh e nt; 3, B McMu r ray.

Juni o r R ace, 5 0 yards ( C hampions hip) ], M. B a nniste r ; 2, L. Allan; 3, L. Holl a nd.

Senio r E_gg an d Spoon Race-I, J Ill ingworth ; 2, M. Fry

Sack R ace, Unde r 12-1, L. Monsbo rough; 2, J. Ebbott; 3, V. P y ke

S e nior Race, 180 yards-I, M. Bannister; Z, J. Weller; 3, P Ra isbeck

Junior Race, 75 ya rds-I, M Bannister; ?, J. Mitchell; 3, D. Mitchell.

Seni o r Sack Race I , A. Corr ; 2 , U. Dugd a le; 3, J Ill i ngworch.

Intermed iate R ace, 75 yards-], M. Parry ; 2, J. M iles; 3, L. Charlwood.

Junior Siamese Race-I, L. Neale, 1\1. Round; 2, J Mitchell, L. M cNair; 3, N. Garrett, H Will iams

Senior Potato Race-I, J\11. Bannister; 2 , P. Furneaux; 3, C. J ope.

Junio r Potato Race-], M. Bannister; 2, V . Pyke; 3, J. Mitchell.

Hurdle Ra ce ( Inte rmediate) -! , J. Miles ; 2, M. Par r y; 3 , M. Fis h e r

Hurdle R ace (Senio r)-! , M. Banniste r ; 2 , U. Dugdale; 3, J Weller _

Ju nior Sack Race- I, L. Holland; 2, M. Bannister; 3, J. Thorpe.

Potato R ace {Inte rmediate) !, M Rogers ; 2 , B. Roberts; 3, M. Fisher.

Juni or Egg a nd Spoon R ace- ! , W. Cham pion ; 2 , H. Brownell.

Senior Siamese Race-I, M. Bannister, T. \1(1 e ller ; 2, M . Shaw, M . Swan; 3, V. Cornell, E. Day

Intermediate, 100 ya rds-! , M. Parr y; 2 , J M il es; 3, L. Charlwood.

Lower Middle Sch oo l Flag Race- ! , R emov e B; 2, IV b ; 3, IV c.

Senior Forms' Flag Race- I , V.b Spec ial: 2, Diploma A; 3, V b.

Base ball Thro wing on the Diamo nd-], C.E. G .G.S. ; 2, Tintern ; 3, Fin t ona.

S e ni or Obsta cle Race-I , P R aisb eck; 2, C. J ope; 3, P Furneaux

Inte rme di ate Obstacle R ace ! , J . Mclnn es; 2, B . Proud; 3, B . Roberts.

Invita t io n Flag Race ! , M .L.C. ; 2, Tintern; 3, Fintona.

Wheel barrow Race, Und er 1 2 1, P. C h inn e r , H Willia ms; 2, G. Gadsden, A . M oo n ; 3, L. M o n s borough, J. Thorpe

Uppe r Middle School Form Flag Race ;, XX.; 2 , XX.a; 3, R e m ove A.

Inte rmediate Egg and Spoon Race-!, M. R~gers; L, H Shaw; 3, 0. Gh ent.

Interme diate Siamese R ace--! , E. Emerson, R Holmes ; 2, C. H eat h , M Roge rs; 3, &. McMurray, J. Stenton. H o u se v. School- I , School ; 2, House.

Senior C h a mpio nship-M B a nnister.

In termed iate Championship-Me m e P a r ry. Junio r C h ampionshi p-M arjorie B a nniste r . -L.C.

Baseball, 1930.

Although only two members of last year's team re tur n ed, we were determined to fig ht our hardest to regain the Austin C up for the School. Miss Parsons encouraged m any g i rls to come a nd practise on the oval. Fina lly the fo llowin g team was chosen: Rica Blair, pitc her ; H e le n Eggleston , catcher; Shirley \Vhictaker, !st b ase; Nance Ezard, 2nd b ase; Violet Cornell, 3rd bas e; W in nie South, shore stop; Maisie Bannister, l.o . f .; Maisie D un n, c o.f. ; Ursula Dugda le, r o.f

We practised di li gen tly uncil the 1 2th Ap ril, when o u r first associat ion matc h cook pl ace

agai n st M C.E G.G.S ., but, owing to some m ,su nderstanding, the match was replayed later in the t e rm. This time M L C. won by four runs, 22-18. Our match against P .L. C resulte d i n a defeat for us, the scores being 14-23. We practised sti ll harder in orde r t ha t we mi g h t defeat G.C.E .G.G.S., but they proved the b ette r team, ob t aining 19 run s to o u r 12.

Owing to the loss of our l.o.f. at the end of first term, a n d to th e fact t h at o u r l sc base and sho r t stop will be unable to play during third term, t h ree n ew players were chose n fo r the second r oun d of matches, which have n o t yet raken p lace. On behalf o f the team , I wis h to thank Miss Parsons for all the time she has s p ent with us chis year , and especially fo r the hard work she ha s done this term , whe n th e r e were many d ifficu lties to overcome.

\Ve have not as yet p layed the House v. · School match, nor the interform m atch es,

BASEBALL TEAM , 1930 (Le ft to rig ht ) D. Dugda l e, M . Dunn , L . Ch arlwood , H . Eggleston, U. Du g d a le (cap t ai n ), N. Ezard, R. Blair, V Cornell, J Corne ll.

owing to the f act 1s 1n process of mocle l o val.

that our old sports ground being transformed into a -U.D.

Criticism of the Team.

ursula Dugdale (captain) deserves the highes t praise for the manner in which she has handled the team. Her catching in the left outfield is excellent, her throwing has improve d, and she is now the best hitter m the tean1

Rita Blair (pitcher) 1s able to put a real baseballer's curve on the ball at times. Her pitching is much swifter than in the first term, her hitting h as improved, and her catching is safe.

He len Eggleston (catcher) has shown wonderful improvement in all the finer points ,, f the game during the third term. Her hitting is much stronger and her catching is safe.

Dorothy Dugdale {first base) is a prom1smg player, and with experience should become a very valuable member of the team. Her hitting and catching are good, and she is learning to run bases we ll.

Nance Ezard (second base) is the best second base the School has ever had. She cove rs an immense amount of territory in this position, and, alt hough h e r ground fieldin g is weak at times, her catching is excellent She is a powerful hitter, often scoring Texas Leaguers and home runs.

Viol et Cornell ( third base) has the safest pair of hands in the team, and has t a ken more catches than any other m e mber. Her hitting is very good, and she has the strongest throw in the t eam.

Jo a n Cornell (sho r t stop) shows great pro mise , and will be a very strong player when she has had more experience, her hitting, throwing, a nd catching all being good.

Maisie Dunn {centre outfie ld) has fi e lded well and taken some good catches. She must l earn to time the ball better when batting, an,l m u st practise running bases more quickly.

L o rrain e Charlwood {right outfield) will, m time, deve lop into a powerful hitter. She has backed up first base well, and h er catching shows imp rovement.

Winnie South, Shirley \Vhittake r , and r-.1ai sie B anniste r also played first term.

Concl u sion.

This year baseball has been the Cinderella of games. After the first round we lost several playe r s, and have been hampered throughout the year by th e absence of practice grounds.

During the first term we led a nomadic existence between the Oval and St James's Park, practising on the former between the marquees a nd stalls for a carnival, and o n the latte r being haunted by footballers, stray doF:s and appreciative barrackers.

In the third term th e Oval has been frequently ta ken from us for cricket matches, a nd even our much-abused sports ground has been in the hands of workmen who are turning it into a wonderful playing field. Undaunted , we practised in the school quadrangle , staff and students a like fl eeing before us , and the flow of knowledge in adjacent form rooms frequently being interrupted by the entry of our powerfully-batted balls through the window.

Howeve r, in spite of these and other drawbacks, such as geography, botany, and che m istry excursi ons, examinations, rehearsals , and other school fixtur es, all of which invariabiy fall on practice da ys, a new team has g radually come into being.

It is a pity that so many girls are unwillin g to play b ase ball on the plea that " it will be of no use when I leave school." True, it would be surprising to see someone on t h e Block sliding to a base, and it is hardly likely that managers would apprec iate an office staff who practised catching fouls or pulling down flies.

There is more to b e learned from one of the finest team games in the world than rhe actual rules. In baseball there is a splendid field for the development of powe rs of organisation, of good te mper under trying circum• stances, courage, deter1nination to play up and do one's best even in a losing game, and, above a ll things, unselfishn ess-learning to sink individual preferences in the effort of loyally working with others for the common good. B.P.

Runnin g T ea rn.

The running team of 1930 carried the Silver a nd Gree n flag to v ictory. Six of the 19 29 team returned, namely, Jean Aubrey, Maisie

RUNNING

TEAM, 1930 Standing (l e ft to right): P. Furneaux. J. Aubrey, M. Fisher , J. W e ll er, P. R a i sbeck. Sittin g : J Mil es, L. Charlwood (ca pt a in), U. Du g dale.

Bannister, Lorrai n e Ch a rlwood , Molly Fisher, Meme P a r ry, and Jean Weller. Je an Miles and Phyllis Furneaux o btai n e d rhe vacant places. D u r i ng first tenn o ur ow n sports we re h e ld , and we succeeded in winning the Invitation Flag R ace, i n which five other schools compe t ed '~/e also won at R osbercon, w h en, Maisie Bannister won the representat i •1e ract:>, and at Str ath e rne.

Ac the end of first t e r m two members of rhe ream , Maisie Bannister a n d Meme Parry, left, and Ursula Du gda le and F r ancis Par ker were chosen to fi ll rhe vacancies.

In rh e second term rhe most i mportant runni n g event of rh e year, the Interschoo l Flao; Race ar rhe Univers ity sports, was won by ch~ M.L.C. team for the fourth year i n s u ccession. Our representative, Jean M iles , was a lso s u ccessf u l in the 1 00 yards flat race.

\Xie wish t h e 1931 team che best of luck. L.C.

Criticism of the Team.

Lorraine Charlwood ( captain) is n ow one of t he best r u n ners in che School, and has kepr rhe team together well at practice.

J ean A u brey has run in good style, and h a, k ept the lead i n each race.

Ursula D u g d a le gets off the mark at once, which has h elped materially to victory.

Mo llie Fisher has run very welf, and is much quicker than in 19 29.

Phyllis Furn eaux is ve r y quic k on her feer, and ca k es the flag in good style.

J ean Miles is the best runner in the team. and h a s done much to help the S c hool ro s uccess.

Franc.es Parker has shown improvement ,n each race, and w ith practice w ill make a very good runner.

J e an We ller runs we ll, and has lear nt to ta ke the flag without waste of time.

Conclusion.

Th e ru n ning team has had a most successful year, winning, in addition ro other trophies,

bo th s h ie ld s at the Univ ersity women 's sports and both c ups at the Rosberco n sports. Al[ the members of the team are to be congratu• lated on these excellen t re sults. -B. P.

B asket-b a ll N

o tes .

At the beginning of second term our basket• hall m atc h es for 1930 commenced. As on ly two memhe rs of last year's team r e turne d this y<>ar , several weeks went by before the team was finally chose n. After the fifth match the following gir ls were given places i n the S chool tcam :-Winnie South (captain), Consie J ope ( vice-captai n), Shirley Brand, Joan Corne!!, Phyllis Furneaux, Lorna Hu g hes , Jean Mil es. The sec-ond team co nsisted of Marian McLen• nan (captain), Lois Burke, Maisie Dunn, Jo v Kennett, Mary Shaw, Joyce Ste nton, and J ea n Weller. Th e following girls played in the junior team:-Betty Mitchell (captain), Joyce Baker, D Cocks, G. H olloway, M. Lee, D. Mitchell , R. Rese ig h , M. Smitten, M Whittaker.

In the first few matches of the seaso n v! e wer e nor so successful as in pr evious years Towards the end of the term, however, the team pl a)•ed well together, a nd obtained several exc it i ng victories.

Th e scores for the matches pl ayed throug!, o ut the season are as follow:Pl aye d on !\1.L.C. ground:

M L.C. v. Sc. Andrew ' s, 25-30. M.L.C. v. Stratherne, 17-19. M.L.C. v Tintern, 30---40. M L.C. V. P .L.C., 21-10. M.L.C. v St. Catherine's, 44-18. M.L.C. v. Fin tona, 18 31.

Return matches:

M.L.C. v. St. Andrew's, 28-3 4. M.L.C. v. Strathe rne, 20 35. M.L.C. v. Tintem, 27-13. M.L.C. v. S t. Catheri ne's, 29-11.

The matches played against the Adelaide team during t h e ir v isit to Melb o urne resulted

BASKET-BALL TEAM, 1930.

Sta nd in g ( l e £t to righ t): L Hughes, 5 Brand , J M il esy J. Cor nel l. Sittin g: P. Fur n eaux, W. South (capta in ), C. Jo p e.

111 the following scores:-M.L.C. v. Adelaid~, 26 28 ; M .L.C. v. Adel ai de , 21-20.

The second team played six matches, thre2 of which it won. In this team there are se1·eral strong players who should be quite eli gible for inclusion in next year's first team.

The junior t eam played two m atch es againH Tinte rn , but lost both. The young players are very enthusiastic, and shou ld do much bette r n ext year.

A ver)' novel and interesting match was played this year between prefects and staff. Though completely exhausted afte r the struggle, the prefects managed to uphold t heir dignity, the score being 25-17 in their favour.

Keen interest prevai led in the interform hasket-ball matches. Each form fought hard, and many exciting matches were witnessed. The contests resulted in success for the fo ll owing forms:-Senior Form Cup, Honour VI.; In rern1.ediate Cup, Form nTwenty"; Junior Form Cup, Form Remove B.

Perhaps rhe most exciting match of the season was the House v. School match. House seemed fairly sure of victory at the h al f time score, but then School pulled to gether, and 1-y a fine effort secured rhe victory, winn i ng 28-25.

The 19 30 basket-ball ream thank Miss Par sons for the assistance she has given t he team. We all wish the 193 1 team a thoroughly hap;,y season. -W S.

Criticism of the Team.

Winnie South (captain) has again done ex cellent work in her position as goa l attack. She has covered the circle too quickly for her opponen ts, and has shot accurately in every match.

Shirle y Brand (goal shooter) has combined well with Winnie, and has done good work in most matches.

Phyllis Furneaux (centre) h as played splendidly in this position, alth oug h often ha••ing to adapt her game to the different rules of oth er schools.

Joan Cor n e ll ( centre attack) has shown great promise , and, with practice, will become a valuable p layer of the team.

Lorna Hughes (centre defence) ported the attack in good style, passed accurately in most match es.

Consie J ope and J ean Miles (defenders) have fought hard, bur a lth ough quick on their feet and passing well, have often been outclassed by taller opponents.

This year the basket-ball team has met with several reverses , chiefly owing to t he fact that the bad condition of the sports g round has made it difficult to arrange sadsfacto ry pra::tice.

With the dawning of the new era, we shall hope for great things, and are a nti cipating many years of unbroken success to maintain the traditions of the past. -B.P.

Tennis Notes.

The 1930 season has proved successful , anci we are now the proud holders of the coveted shield for at l eas t one more year. M L C. has now won the shield for four years in s uccession , but it h as not yet been d ecid ed whether it will b e h eld permanently by G .C.E.G.G.S. or by ourse lves.

We started the year with four vacancies i n the first eight. Eventually the following team was selected :--Shirley \Vhittaker (captain), Truda Cox, Nance Ezard, Rosie Shaw, Rosalind Johnstone, Lola Enniss, Helen Eggleston, and Lena Thomas.

The home matches were played on our own c ourts, and they were in excellent conditioa. The results of the matches were:

First Round.-M L.C. v. Geelong: M L C., 3 rubbers 6 sets 46 games; Geelong, I rubber 3 sets 38 games. M.L.C v C.E G.G.S.: M L.C., 3 rubbers 6 sets 5 1 games; C.E .G.G.S., l rub ber 4 sets 43 games. M.L.C. v. P .L.C.: M.L.C. , 3 rubbers 7 sets 58 ga m es; P.L.C., l rubber 4 sets 4 5 games.

Second Round .-M.L.C. v. Geelong: M.L.C. , 3 rubbers 7 sets 50 games; Geelong, l rubbe r Z sets 35 games. M.L.C. v. C.E.G.G.S.: M.L.C., 2 rubbers 5 sets 43 games; C.E.G.G.S., 2 rub bers 4 sets 41 games. M.L.C. v. P L.C.: M L.C., I rubber 4 sets 42 games; P L.C., 3 rubbers ('. sets 48 games.

At the e nd of second term we played some e njoyable match es against our v isitors from Adelaide.

h as sup and h as

The schoo l c h ampions hip s have not yet been played. We are expecting many keen and exciting m a tches.

TENNIS EIGHT, 1930. S Whittaker (capta in) , N Ezard, H. Eggles ton , L. Enni s, R Johnstone, R. Shaw, T Cox, L. Thomas.

A gratifying feature of the tennis this yeac is the promising p lay of the juniors. The re are m any keen and capable players.

All successes that we have attained have been without d oub t due , to Miss Parso n s, who spend s unlimited time a nd energy in coaching us We g r e atly appreciate all she has done. -S.W.

Criticism of the T ea m.

Shirley Whittaker (captain) has a go0cl forehand dri ve and many overhead shots. She is ab l e to p lay a s teady game, but must learn to attack more strongly to make s u re of victory.

Truda Cox has all the makings of a first class tennis playe r , h e r driving b eing especia ll y good. When she is able to push home her advantage she should go far in big tennis.

Nance Ezard has attacked we ll in each matc h and has shown great improvement in all br~nches of t h e gam~, h e r service b ein6 pa rtic ul arly strong.

Rosie Shaw possesses many and has played well through dri,1ing being very good.

winning shots, the season, h es

Rosalind J oh nston h as improved more t h an a ny player in the team, a n d has p layed r eliable tennis in every match.

Lola Enniss is a promising player, a nd has fully j u stified h er inclu sion i n the team She must l earn to move more quickly, to anticipate shots, a n d then, with experience, will do well.

Lena Thomas has played con sistently good tennis, and has developed man y winning shots at the n et.

Helen Eggleston has s h own steady improve m e nt, especially on her backhand. Cons tant practice with bette r players will do much to speed up her game.

Schoolgirls' Champions hips

This year we were again doomed to disap• pointment, our rep r esentatives b eing d efeated in both finals The h ighest credit goes to

Truda Cox, who fought most determinedly agai nst her o ld er and more experienced oppon e nt from Finto n a Truda lost the first set 3-6; th e n won the next 6-3, and was only d efeated 9- 7 after a strenuous two hours ' contest in which both competitors displayed good te nnis. ·

In the doubles our first pair met the Grammar School representatives, and were def eated after a lon g fight, which lasted from two o'clock till five.

Our players took the first set 6-4, and le d 4 0 it~ the second set. From that time nn th ey were gradually worn down by their opponents, who persistently and determinedly r eturned every ball into play. The final set was won by the Grammar School, 6-3.

We offer heartiest congratu lations to the vi ctors upon their success, and are already looking forward to another meeting.

The school championships will take place in November, and we are all interested to see who the three champions will be, so that we can commence practising for next year's tea m as soon as possible.

Conclusion.

The History of the Shield.

For the fourth successive year we have won the Association shield, and now the nine small s hields which surround that much coveted trophy have b ee n fill ed with the victors' nam es .

Geelong C.E.G.G.S. and M .L.C. have each h a d four victories, and the C.E.G.G.S., Melbourne, has had one. The rul es pro vid e t hat "at the end of nine yea rs the schoo l which has a majority of tennis wins shall become the possessor of the tennis trophy. "

At the end of 1929 a n amendment was added " In t h e event of two schools having their names recorded a n equal number of times on the shield, the winner will be judged to be the one who has wo n th e greatest number o f matches duri ng the nine years."

For the first three years the sc hools played matches with four in a team , and the results went on games. For the last six years eight girls have forme d the team, and t h e results h ave been d ec ided by rubbe rs

Unfortunately, in the first fi ve years of the competition we won five matches only. In our

fou r years of premie rships we have won ZO out of 24.

It is interes ting to note that of the 19 27 team who first showed the Schoo l the way ro victory, and who went through the season undefeated, one m e mbe r alone r e mains in the School. This is Shirley Whittaker, who ;,s captain of this year's VIII. won the shield for us again.

By the time these notes appear the wot st may have happened , and we may be bereaved of the shield. What of it then? We shall take Kipling's advice to"Start again at your beginnings, And never breath e a word about your loss." For there will be another shield to wm.

-B.P.

The Walking Club .

This year Miss Hall kindly consented to act as our president again. At the beginning of the year a gen e ral meeting was h e ld, and office bearers were elected as fo llow:-Committee, Betty Allen, Alison Frazer, Enid Gray, Mavis Swan, and Marion McLen nan (sec r etary). At the walks we have had during the year th e r ..has b een an average attendance of eleven, and the length of th e walks has been about twelve miles.

The Club's constitution has been amended, so that girls under fifteen who hold the intermediate certificate may attend walks. During the y ear we felt th e need for someone to control the Club's finances, so Mavis Swan was appointed treasurer

We would be glad to welcome O ld Collegians at any of our walks. P a rticulars can be ob tained from the Club secretary We extend a cordial invitat ion to girls of over fifte e n years of age to join the Club.

In conclusion, we invite those of this year's walkers who are leaving School to give their n ames to the Club treasurer, Mav is Swan. 1f a small sum of money is paid to cover cost of postage, the secretary will forward notice of Club meetings.

Altogether the Walking Club has had a most successful and happy yea r -M.McL.

D ebating N otes .

Another very successful year h as just be;e n c o mpleted by the School Debating Society. The Sociery has had at its disposal, once a fortnight, the auditorium period

At the first meeting of the year the president, Miss Dahle, explained that owing to the proposed formation of a School Dramatic Society, the name of our Society, " The M.L.C. Debating and Literary Society, " shou ld be reconsidered. After le n gthy discussion, it was <iecided that the Society should in future be known as "The M.L.C. Debating Society." At the same meeting the officers for the year wer e elected.

In the first debate for the year Honour VI., to the horror of the ardent feminists, defeated Pass VI., despite the fact that the former were obliged to affirm that men and women should not have equal rights. The next subject was one which raised tremendous enthusiasm. Diploma A, who affirmed that "The life of the modern schoo lgirl is too easy and pleasant," were narrowly defeated by Pass VI.

The intermediate girls proved that they ha.d .a remarkable knowledge of the life of policemen, and dealt very earnestly with the subject, "The Policeman's Life is a Happy One.'· Our subjects ranged from the statement "Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war" t o the statement that "The part played bl' sport in Australian l ife is regrettable."

At one meeting we tried an experiment. Girl s were invited to speak on any s ub ject from a list drawn up by the committee. Se<1 en girls offered to speak, and the experiment proved successful.

On 8th July the Society was addressed by Miss N. Collisson, who spoke on the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation. Miss Collisson gave a most interesting add r ess, and encouraged us to ask questions concerning the work of these two great bodies.

During this year more interschool debate s were held than usual. The League of Nations Union arranged a tourney between Schooi debating teams. In the first round we had a bye, but in the second round we met Fintona Girls' School, who affirmed that "The Inter national Labour Organisation is of no use to Australia. " The adjudicator, Mrs Craig, awarded us the debate by a narrow margin Jn the third round we met and we re defeated by a team from \Xl arwick Girls' School. In this debate we affirmed that "The League of Nation s should have an international police

force for the purpose of enforcing its covenant. " !'vlrs. Craig again acted as adjudicator.

A very interesting debate was held between the Teachers' Training College and a team from our School. The speakers for the Teachers' College, who affirmed "That war is inevit able," narrowly defeated our team.

The last debate for the year was held aga inst Wesiey College. The subject was the statement, "That woman 's place is in the home." Both teams spoke against their convictions. We affirmed the statement an.i d e feated Wesley after a very interesting debate Dr. Gault was adjudicator.

Towards the end of second term the members of the Society were very sorry to lean~ that Miss Dahle, the president, was ill, and that, owing to ill-health, she would be unable to carry on her acti v ities in the Society during third term. In these circumstances it was decided to end the debating year. I wish to take this opportunity of t h a n ki n g Miss Dahle , on behalf of the Debating Society, for her help during the year Miss Dahle's kind interest and enthusiasm are responsible for the success of the Society, and all the members, and particularly the committee, are very grateful to her.

We wish the best of success to next year's Debating Society, and hope that it will have an equally interesting and successful year.

M.McL. S.C.U. Notes.

The first meeting of the Christian Union was held on 25th February, when the officers were elected. Miss Betts consented to be our president again, and under her unt iring leade rship this part of the School life has proved very successfu l.

The result of the election of office-bearers was as follows:-Vice-president, Winnie South; treasure r , Lena Thomas; correspondin~ secretary, Dorothea C e rutty; recording secretary, Enid Gray , with Jean McRae and Bettv Allen as supporting members of committee ,

The meetings were held, as usual, in the auditorium period every alternate Wednesday. It was decided that as numbers of girls not actua ll y members of the Christian Union were desirous of joining Bible circles, permis• s ion should be given them to do so.

This year we have been very fortunate in securing in t e resting and helpful speakers, amo n g them being l'vliss H o lmes, secretary of tlie A S.C.U., who opened the year with a t a lk on " Th e Va lue of Christian Union and Bible Circl es. " Miss Holm es said that the Chris ·tian Unio~ was a worldwide movement , with over 300,000 m e mbers in different co untries.

Dr. Boreham g a ve a very interesting t a lk on hi s experiences in Arabia , when visiting the mission station founded by Ian Keith Falkn,.Jr. He chose as the b asis for his address the words spoke n by Christian to Prude nce in che Palace Beautiful.

Other speakers were Miss Rowlands, wh.:, spoke on Fiji; Miss Fitzpat rick, from Syria; Mr. Plummer, of the City Mission; Miss Symons, from Ceylon; Miss Gillespie, who spoke on the Inland Mission ; and Miss Gut teridge, fr om t he Kindergarten College.

The book chosen for Bible circle study this year was " Abunda nt Life," e di ted by Miss M. Holm es. W e w is h to thank the followin g leaders of circles for the inte r est taken in th is work: The Preside nt a nd the Misses B etts Cox, Hunt, Irving, Kellaway, and Rowlands. In eac h Bibl e circle there were t en or eleven g irls.

Th e S C.U d e cided to help the City Mission as its work for charity, and a very enjoyable af te r noon was spent a t the City Mission, where a treat was g iven to about 30 children. Tea was provided, and each child r eceived a smail present.

From a co n cert h e ld on W ednesday, 18th June, £2 / I 5 / was obta ined, which was for warded to th e A. S .C.U. as t h e subscription from th e M.L.C. Christian Union.

One of che mo st e njoy a ble sections of t h e C.U. is the camp , and this yea r abo ut 25 g irls attended the camps held at Glad ys dale a nd Beaconsfie ld. A p leasa nt lunch-time was spent l a st t e rm in discussin g camp, r eadi ng ch ron i.des, and lookin g at s n aps Girls w h o have t>ee n always say that camp is the place for fun and fellowship. -E.G .

Red Cross. ur Serve."

This year the R ed Cross activities were aga in attended t o by Miss Lewis, with the h elp of a committee consisting of a reprcse ntativ~ fro m each form. Owing to the distress throughout t he country, num e rous requests fa.ass istance were made, and the r esponse was wo nd e rful.

During first ter m 130 n ew garments were sent to kinderga rte n s and babies' hom es, and £ I 8 / 15 / was collected from ch e var ious forms. In addition, £3 / 15 /- was o bta ine d from a Flowe r D ay ap p ea l held in a id of t h e Lord Mayor's

Fund

The ap p eals made during second t e rm evoked an exce lle nt r esponse We wer e ab le to send away 5 28 ga rme nts, and a ltoget h e r fifteen v is its were paid by th e various forms to institutions which chey were helping.

In e ve ry form e ach g irl m akes a small contribution, p erhaps o n e penny per wee k. In this way £29 / 10/ 3 was collected. A large quantity of jam and eggs was sent to the Holiday H o m e a t Blackburn. Groceri es to the value of £6/ I 3/ 11 were also sent. From a spe ci a l effo rt for Girls ' Week £11 / 2/ was collected.

Two egg appea ls we r e h e ld in third term, and 124½ d ozen eggs we r e sent to the hospitals. A s pecial appeal was m a de for boots a nd s hoes on b e half of the poor of Collingwood, a nd a gen e rous su pply was forward e d to these n eedy p eo ple

We wish to tha nk Miss Lewis for her enthus iastic support in chis side of our school life, and hop e that n ext year will b e as s u ccessf ul as this one h as bee n. -E G

Music Notes.

As will be seen by the following res ults, the M. L.C has once again shown chat s h e still has plenty of mu s ical talen t. This year t h e sch o larship for instrume n tal work was a wa rde d co L o rna Bactle y , a nd the one f o r s ing ing to Jean Dodd

This year has been full of e nte rtainments. Durin g ch e yea r s ome of our g irls atte nde d the Conse rvacor ium concerts, and these w e re very much a pprec iate d, as we were fortunate in h earing some of th e greatest artists-Floren~e Austral, Backhaus, John Amadio, Ku belik, a nd

oth ers. At the beginning of third te r m we were taken to a concert given by the students of the Cons~rvatorium in Wi lson Hall. Thi s was enjoyed throu ghout, and we were particularly pleased to h ear one of our old gir ls, Mavis Lancaster, sing with the orc h estra.

The Sociables sti ll attend practices every Tuesd ay and Friday, but as their numbers have increased they prefer singing in Fitchett Hall to the lecture room.

This term we are all working very hard at our Speech Night son gs, under the directi o n of Miss Flockar t , who has carried on the work of Mr. Frazier The Senior School is also holding a form c h oral contest, a nd the winn ing Form will be prese n ted with a c up , donated by Mr. George Ni cho las.

Our annual concert was held on 9th October, and was very successful.

We hope that the standard of music, which has b ecome very high in the last few years, will be mainta ined by the girls of the f uture.

The results of this year's examinations in pianoforte, singing and harmony are as fol low:-

Pianofor te- Grade I.: Enid Collens (cred i t), Sheila Proctor, f;rey Shimmin (cr edit) Grade II.: Jean Sinclair (credit) Grade III.: Lorna Amos (credit) , Lorna BattLey (ho n ours), Eunice Canavan (credit), Jess ie Carte r (cred i t), Elsie Dugdale, Vera Eddy (honours), M av is Moulton , Dorothy Payne ( h onours), Sheila Proctor (honours) , Gw en Stout (credit). Grade IV.: Dorothy Dugdale (credit), Vera Gawith (cr e dit), Gwen Landry (credit), Ada Marsha ll. Grade V.: Margaret Evans (credit) , Vera Gawith, Flora Lancaster (honours), Beryl Lever (credit), Marga ret Little (honours) , Al i ce Marshall ( honours), Gladys Sau nders ( honours) , E laine Shepherd (credit), Margare t Turne r (credit) Grade VI.: Lorna Carter (credit), Gw en Gu y (ho n ours), Joyce L acey (cred it) , E lspeth Little ( h o n ours), Peggy M or ieson (credit), Nola Nicholas (credit)

Singing--Grade II.: J ean Watson (credit). Grade III.: Jean Dodd (credit), Elsie Dur:• dal e, Sheila Proctor (credit) G r ade IV.: Sheila Proctor, Jean Ralph (credit). Grad.e V.: Beatrice \Vatt (honours).

Violin _ Grade IV.: Lloys McNair (honours).

Harm ony.-Grade III.: Lorn a Bartley, Eunice Canavan, Jessie Carter ( honours), Dorothy Dugdale, Vera Eddy (c redit ), J oyce 1:'indlay, Gwen L and ry (credit), Dorothy Payne (credit), Sheila Proc tor (honours). Grade IV.: Gwen Stout (c redit). Grade V.: Jean R a lph (credit).

A ssociated B oard o f the Roya l Academy of Music.-Advance d Grade : Sheila Pro ctor. -S.F.P.

The School Concert.

On 9th October the Annua l Concert was held in the Malvern T own H all. These concerts are a fa.irly recent innovation, and take the place of the School plays produced in former years.

Th e attendance was unexpectedly large, an,l t he ga ll ery had to be opened to accommodate· the audience.

Th e programme opened with two songs b y the junior choir, under the leadership of Miss Mackay, t h e accompanist being Frey Shimmin. Enid Callens then gave a rendering of a Sonata by Beethoven.

Songs were r e ndered by Jean Ralph, Jean· Dodd, Jean \Y/atson , and Mavis Carter. J ean Dodd an d S h e il a Proctor sang a duet, and J ean, Shei la, and Mavi s song trios.

Frey Shimmin, Shei la Proctor, and Lorna Bartley played pianoforte solos. Lorna's rendering of a Brahms Scherzo was r ece ived enthu siastically by the audience, but e ncores were fo r bidden.

Middle School girls gave a display of sword dancing, and t wo Swedish fol k dances, in costume, were pe rformed by girls of the Senior School.

Junior girls took part in a pageant depicting famous children of fiction.

L ast, but not least, were the items by the senior e l ocution class, uThe Singing Leaves,'' and a p lay, " The Mi nu et."

The procee ds of the concert, amo unt in.g tn £48/ 18/ 9, are towards the f und for th e levelling of the land for the new tennis courts.

Thanks must be tendere·d to the per.formers and to those on whose should e rs t h e work of organm n g had fallen, for the way in w h ic h they combined to make the evening a comp le te success; and the artistic q u ality of the items made us very proud. of this part of School work. -J.F. and J.P.

Li bra ry Notes.

Th e new library system, which was inaugurated last year, has been continued throughout the Schoo l chis yea r Owing to the face char the ju n ior sec tion had to be removed to Nor ~h House to provide more space for the senior section before work could be begun on the intermediate and senior divisions, the l ibrary did not ope n unti l later than usua l. Many n e w books ha ,,e b ee n added, among the numb e r being many popular nove ls by modern authors, such as Georgette Heyer, D. K. Bres ter , and P G. Wode h ouse. A comp lete set of the works of Robert Louis Stevenson has be e n added to the reference librar y, which has bee n considera b ly enlarged, and is very popular among the girls. Th e r e is also a sec tion of the lendi n g lib r ary for boarders. w·,,_ wol\ld like to thank girls who gav e books at the en d of last y ear, and we hope that this custom will b e c ontinued. Thanks are due to Mrs. Landen for the time she has given to organ ising the wo r k of the l ibra r y this year.

H E

Birthday Nig ht Note s.

B i rthda y Nig h t is as pop u lar with day girls as wit h b oarders. It is the one festive occasio n of a boarde r's year, and it gives the d a y girls a n opportunity-whic h we hope they du l y app r eciat e---o f meeting with the boarders i n a different way.

Perha ps the most important event of th,s p a rti cu larly eventfu l evening is the te:>., around which boarders ' dreams centr e for weeks before the great ni g ht rea lly a r ri •,es. T h e dining ha ll , ga i ly decorated beforehand by gri m y but enthus iastic girls, forms th e setting for a very bri g ht pictu r e as the girls in their gay dresses come in for tea.

Afte r tea the boarders, remarkably ene r getic afte r such a r epast, a djourned to th e gym., w h ere th ey d anced until thei r d a y-girl

g u ests began to arrive. Among th ese were onr visi to rs from t he Ad e laide M.L.C., whom we were ver y p leased to welcome, and we greatly appreciated the o pportunit y to display o uc tale n t to them

Th e main feature of th e evening was the concert arranged by the resident staff and girls, and held in F i tchett Hall. We flatter ourselves chat the 1930 p r ogramme could b e compared fa vo urably with th o se of previous years. Th e mu sical and artistic talent, which seems t o be characteristic of boarders, was r eveale d in th e firs t item-a dramatise d presen tat ion of old Englis h songs. The sorrows and joys of the characters seemed so real to us that we almost wept for " J o hnnie" who was coo long at the fa i r. The ite ms rendered by the Cato House children-an actio n so n g and t( Vespers" pro ved very popular. The little ones appea r ed t o enjoy their items as muc h as the audi e nce.

The h i t of th e even ing was the play pro duced and a cted by m e mb e rs of the resident staff. We can on l y be th a nkfu l that we did not k n ow Miss Pearce i n h er c h ildhood if h e r acting m ay be taken as any indication of it. Miss McGauchie revealed unexpected depths of histrionic ab ility. Her p e rformance in the role of "Au ntie" n ea rly brought the house down, and some of h er sayi n gs, p ar ticularly " I suppose so," are quoted to this day.

A more ser ious note was struck in th e oneact play "Minuet," cleve rly acted by F lorence Martin, Shirley B r a nd, and Mavis Carte r The latter p layed her part as the revo l utionary gaoler with great fervo ur, and a most artistic drawing of the guilloti n e helped to m ake the product i on even more r ea listic

Two t a blea ux , in striking contrast to o n e another were presented. O n e r e presented a mo the r s itting by h er child, watched ove r by a g uardi a n an gel ; the other, Fatima going into the locked room in Bluebea rd's castle. The g ruesom e specta cle of six heads sus p e n ded by th e ir lu xuri a nt locks sent t h rills of delicious horror down the spines of the audie nce.

After " God Sa,,e the Ki11g, " a most undig nifie d ru s h co the dining hall was made by hostesses and guests a like for s upper. Th is exciting item was concluded b y the usua l speec h es and votes of thanks, the most important among the form e r being the official we!-

come to the v1s1tors from Adelaide. In re run, they favoured us with a rende ring of their school song.

"Auld Lang Syne" a nd " Si l ve r and Green" concluded a very h appy evening for all concerned. -J.F and J.P.

Old Collegians' Ciub.

The first function of th e year was the Garden P arty, held as usual in the Co ll ege grounds. Tea was served in the b aths building, which was decorated with greenery, flowers and hanging b askets covered with asparagus fern.

The Lite r ary Evening, h e ld in May, attracted a large number of members, when Mr. Frank Grieve, of Wesley, spoke, taking as his subject, "Modern Humorous and Whimsical Literature •· It was d e lightfully informal, and very much enjoyed. Miss Flockart and her g irls presented a musical programme appropriate to the subject for the evening Gifts were brought for distribution to Kindergart ens in which memb ers were specially interest e d Auburn, Boroondara, Fitzroy, and South Melbourne

Th e Dance was held in the St. Kilda Town Hall in June There were over 600 present, and, d esp ite the bad times and extra expenses cau sed by taxation, etc., a profit of £58/15 ,' was made. This was a splendid effort on the part of the hon secretaries, Misses L Fountain and S. Robinson.

As a new departure, the Annual Dinne r was he ld in August, with a Theatre Night the sam e evening. Sixty members sat down to dinner at the Piccadilly, and later 90 members and frie nds witnessed " The N ew Moon" at the Theatre Royal.

"Back to-School" Day, held on Show Day, proved a success. About 230 Old Collegians were present. T h e School arranged a ve r y enjoyable pro gra mm e of mu sical and elocu tionary ite ms by t h e g irls, and a splendid little p lay was acted by the pre fects. T ea was lat er served in the r efecto ry

M any Old Co llegians took part in the wel co me to !'1.1iss Amy J ohnso n, which was organ ise d by the N ational Council of Women, and shared in the tribute and admiration shown to the intrepid airwoman.

Th e Carnival, h eld in April for the Sports Ground Fund, as well as b eing a huge financial success, was a wonderful means of bringing together the O.C.C. and the present school. As a f ur t her means of strengthening the li n k, we are still hoping to bring about the affiliation of the "Old Collegian" with "Silver and Green " A wider and more general interest in rhe S c hool and its activities would result from this, and a g reater understandin g of the auns and objects for wh ich the Old Collegians' Club stands.

We must congratulate the S chool tenni• eight on ha ,,ing retained the public school tennis shield. We wish the School success for t he rest of the year, with th e hope that its gi rls may be as successful in scholarship as they have already been on the field.

We would take this opportunity of thanking Miss Burton and h er assistants for t heir help in t yp in g the club notices.

\ V/e are very a ppreciative of the courtesy of the School authorities in granting the use of the rooms and the grounds for the var ious Old Collegians functions, and for their ve r y willin g assistance and co-operation. We would also thank the staff and the hou sekeepe r for the help given in connection with " B ack-t o School" Day

We again make an appeal on behalf of the O.C.C. Don' t forget to join the club whe,~ you leave School. You will not regret it, and you can h e lp to carry on those traditions which form such an important part in your school life a nd afterwards in your professions, your business, and your home.

T he Club Rooms.

The M.L.C. O.C. clubrooms membership is open to all old M.L.C. girls who a r e members of the Old Collegians' Club, and the rooms offer many advantages to girls eith e r e n gaged in th e c ity or otherwise.

The subscription is £1 per year {exclusi ve of 5/- per year m e mbership fee of the O.C.C.), or 10/- from February to August inclu sive for members w h o wish to join at the close of rhe school year.

M ea ls ( morning tea, luncheon, afternoon tea, tea) are served at a very small charge, and the rooms are attractive and restful , as well

as being conveniently situated at 29 Swanston Street _(eighth floor, Nicholas House).

By arrangement with the Girls' Secondary S c h ools' Club, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, members visiting that city may make use of that club subj ec t to certain conditions, obtainab le from the honorary secretary.

On the social side the Clubrooms provide entertainment for members of all ages and varied tastes We should be glad co welcome to our membership any girls leaving School. Agnes Murray.

Visit of the Adelaide M.L.C.

The time chosen chis year by the prefects and tennis and basket-ball teams of the Adelaide M.L.C. for their visit to Melbourne was the last week of second term, from 23rd August until Friday, 29th August.

Each guest was ente rtained by a hostess from the Melbourne M.L.C., and both guests and hostesses passed a very happy week of matches and social functions, for which thanks are due to Miss Parsons, who arranged th,, programme, and who did her best co make it an e njoyable one.

On the Saturday morning the hostesses met the Ade laide express at the Spencer Street station. When the train arrived there was a roll c a ll, and much sorting out, but ultimately each visitor found her Melbourne friend , who took her home to rest Later in the day all met at the Botanic G ardens, and after a walk through ,he gardens a delightful a fter noon tea was held, where an informa l welcome was extended to the two visiting mistresses and the girls.

The first annual service of the College, at which all the visitors were present, was held in the Auburn Methodist Church on the evening of 24th Au g ust, and the Adelaide g irls felt proud to be included with the M.L.C. in such an important event.

In the School Assembly on the Monday morning the President and h ead prefec t formally welcomed the visitors, to which welcome Jean Goodes, one of the vis iting head pn,fects, responded.

After having morning tea at the College, the party visited the Public Library and saw most of the sights of M e l bourne. Then lunch was

taken at th e College with the president and Miss Hunt, and the rest of the day was spent in playing basket-ball matches, in which Ad~ l aide was v ictorious, and te nnis matches, which Melbourne won. In the evenin g great exc ite ment was caused by a visit to the ((talkies," the theatre b eing decorated in silver and green.

The n ext morning Ade laide played b asketball matches at "Scracherne," and were then take n to lunch at the Old Collegians' Clubrooms in Swanston Street.

As the schoolgirl championships were taking place at the time, the g uests went to see our girls play at Kooyong, and from there wen t to ttTintern ," where they took part in tennis matc h es. When the evening arrived all the visitors were ve ry anxious to see what the Colle ge " Birthday Night," of which chey had hea rd so much, would be like. Their hopes were amply fulfilled, and all declared chat they h a d spent a very enjoyable evening.

Tennis matches were played at St Andrew' s, Kew, on the Wednesday afternoon, and in the evening both hostesses, guests and r es ident prefects were well entertained at the Wesley play at the Playhouse.

Although Thursday dawned showery and chill, the girls' spirits were not damped, and the visit to Mr. George Nicholas 's home at M aced on was full of happy hours. The chara-bancs left School at 9.30, and Macedon was reached about midday. In the afternoon there were walking and s ightseeing. At night two cars of happy but tired girls returned to Melbourne, the fun b e ing only the greater bec a use one of the ve hicles was in immine nt danger o f breaking down

In Assemb l y, on the Friday morning, the· President farewelled the Adelaide visit ors, and sent back many greetings to their school.

Th e morning was spent in final matches, in w hich Adelaide and Melbourne both had their fair share of victories, and after morning tea, at which t h ey were the guests of Miss Hunt, che visitors returned to their hostesses' homes .

At four o ' clock everyone met at Spencer Street, and after much cheering and hasty good-byes the express drew slowly out of the station, taking with it, amidst heaps of streame rs, our visitors, now our firm friends.-D.C.

Mr. Lemmon.

During seco n d term the Co llege suffered a g reat ·loss by the death of Mr B Lemmon, the business master. Such was his a ttachment to th e School that he r emain ed teaching until within a few weeks of his death. Though we knew him to be seri o u s ly ill, we had expected him to recove r , so it was a severe shock t o learn o f his death.

Mr L e mm o n was educated at Wes ley College, a nd s ubseq uencl y became a master th ere fo r 22 years. In 1924 h e came to us to cake cha r ge of the Business School. His willingn ess a n d unselfishness in h elping ochers, at all t im es, wo n for him the r e sp ect and affection o f those with who m he came into touch during his l ong teach ing c o urse. His c apabilities as a teache r were shown by th e excellent results of his pupils.

Mr Lemmon lived his life in the fullest sense , for not o n ly was h e a sch ola r , but a local preac h er, inte rested in the Church and in al l its phases. For man y years he was a Sunday schoo l teacher, and later a super int e nd ent. H e was actively i nte r ested in the Fellowship Society a nd othe r such organisations. This side of his life was m ost appreciated !:,y t h e girls in Diploma , who we re influenced b y his h igh m oral examp l e. -Y. M.

Resignation of Miss R. Walto n.

At the end of the S c ho o l year 1929, Miss R. Walton r esign ed from h er position as a mem b er of the teaching staff of the C ollege, after 39 yea rs of service. T o m a n y chis m ay be the first in timatio n , and it seems fitt in g, t h e r efore, to express throu gh the medium of chis page something of th e appreciation felt by those who were privileged to belon g to h >!r -classes. Her work was a n inspiration n o t only or m a inly to those few who were trai nin g for Uni ,,e r sity careers, but to th e many w ho were students of the Co ll ege.

T o M iss Walton many of us owe our intro duction to all t h a t is noblest and best in l iterature, to the g reat n ames and achieveme nts of history , to the pageant and inte r est of the world in which we li ve; an d the m e m o r ies c;f our d e l ight lin ge r w ith u s. B u t it is with so m ething app r oachin g r everence that we chi,~k of chos e och er lesso ns of th e principles of rig h t chinking and l iving, of the i deals of

womanhood, of " self-reverence, self-know ledge, self-control," w h ich Mi ss Walton gave the best of h er life to teach. And even greate r than precept was th e inspiration of h er e xamp l e.

-Extr act from "The Old Collegian."

Welcome to Amy J ohnson. A Memorab le Day .

The p r ospect of Amy Johnson's visit to t h e School caused much excite m e n t. Thursda}' , 19th Jun e , was indeed a great day in the history of th e School, when it received ye1: another distinguish ed visitor, "England 's pilot daughter ."

The welcome took place in t h e F itchett Hall, whe re th e stude nts, th e teachin g staff, and the Coll ege Committee, with t h e P reside nt of the Co n fere nce (Rev. J . W . Rows e) a nxi ously awaited the arrival of the guest of honour. It was a thrillin g moment when the slende r, blue-eyed fl yer e n tered with M r s. Lande n and Mr. Grove. The thou ght of her sple ndid cou rage a n d ski ll could n ot b ut call forth adm iration a nd wonder. The service was opened by che s ing in g of Lowell's hymn, "Once co Every Man and Nation," w hic h was followed by the respons ive readin g of the 12 l s t Psalm, the r epetition of t he Apostles' Creed and the Lord's Prayer. Jean Dodd then san,a song of welcome, composed by an Old Col leg ian, and fitt ingly named A Prayer.

Lord of earth, an d sea, and sky, Thine th e power we g lo rify, H e re we thank Thee fo r Thy care, That t his pi lot of the ai r, W ith Thine h and to aid and steer, Faced h e r task without a fear.

L ike the shining morning star, White-winged ange l from afar, Wi th a n aim and spirit tru e, Dauntless through the air she flew , Eng land's daughter safely here, A u stralia g reets with heartfelt cheer.

God of n ations, h ea r o ur plea, Guide us t hr o u gh th e years to be; Pilo t T ho u o u r s hi p of state, For Thy guidance m ay we wait, And our l and for ever b less \Vich wisdom , p eace, and ri ghteousness.

Miss Amy Johnson and the Senk,,; Ptefe.ct (D. Cerutty).

All the speeches were of n ecess ity exceeding ly brief, being limited to three minutes. Mr. Grove first apolog ised for the absence of Mrs. Grove, Mr. G. Nicholas, and Mr Adamson, C.M.G., M.A., headmaster of Wes ley, who sent a message to the effect that if Miss Johnso11 wanted a real rollicking welcome she should visit Wes ley.

Mr. Rowse, in his speech, said that he welcomed our g u es t on b e h a lf of the Methodist Church of Victoria, admiring her for her courage, daring, ski ll, and resource. When the applause which followed Mr. Rowse 's speech had subsided Mr. Cato said he welcomed h er as an English woman a nd a Methodist, quot ing an appropriate passage from Scripture. Mr. Grove then asked Miss Johnson to .respond , saying he had not yet learned to calt .her " J ohnnie," but called her "Amy" behincl her back. She was ve ry much am used, and :said she preferred that kind of introduction

Miss J oh11son spoke of the influence of early training, and of her own strict upbringing. Though she rese nted chis in her childhood, she is now thankful for it, as it helped to pull her through. We then heard of her forced landing at Timar, where savage-looking men, with knives through their noses, surrounded her p lane. She understood nothing they said until one of the1n mentione d uP astor," and that one word gave h e r confidence. They chen led her to the church , and she was so t ired that she fell asl eep in the chair while the savages went in search of the ((Pastor," a perfectly charming old French minister. Miss Johnson then alluded to her h abit of b eing late , and her effo rts to be early. Some, at home, who r emembe r ed her weakness, cabled to her, "Good luck, and mind and not be l ate."

A visit was then paid to Cato House, w he re the jun iors sang "A Little Aborigine. " The visit l asted but a few minutes.

Th e welcome was concluded 1n the quadrangle, w h e r e the School assemble d in fan formation. Mr. Grov e an nounced chat Miss Johnso n was e nrolle d as an honorary member

of the School, and a gold M.L.C. badge was p i nned on the new scholar by the seni or prefect. A Methodist Hymna l with embossed badge was given to Miss Johnso n for h e r mother, " in honour of h er daughter' s visit to the College," and finally Mr. Cato handed her a gift in an envelope

An e nthusiastic round of cheers and " For She's a J oily Good Fellow, " ended the fasci nating function.

The Nursery Rhyme F~te.

For the first ten weeks of the School year we were al l busy with fete preparacio~s- One thousand five hundred pounds was n eeded fot· the construction of the sports ground, and a Nursery Rhyme Fete was considered the best way of raising the r equ ired amount. Absolute harinony was necessary for its success, and with Mrs. Grove as organiser a nd the co-operatim1 of both present and past day scholars, this was achieved.

The fcte was opened by Mrs. J. G. L a th am. Th is cer emony took place on the front l awns before ch e assembled School and vis itors. At its conclusion the girls dispersed co take cha rge or the 3 5 stalls. Posters, painted by the budding artists of the School, decorated each stall. Goods varied from "King Co le's" smoking outfits co "Humpty Dumpty's" Easter eggs. High tea was admirably served in the exam ination room, with d ainty waitresses in attendance

Many of the prospective buyers were entertain ed by fo lk danc in g and the acting o f nursery rhymes. The plays, Tom Thumb show a nd the moving pictu r es were fully apprec iated by che audiences, and proved to be ve ry profitab le. We wish to thank the Wesley boys who helped to swell the funds with the ir wellpatronised shooting gallery.

\"X/e were a ll very pleased with the financial result , but fee l that most of the credit is due to Mrs Grove, w ho proved s uch a capable and patient organise r.

As it was imp ossib le co extend indi v idua l thanks, we now take th e opportunity of thankin g everybody ho assis t ed in any way rn make the fete a success. -Y.M

The Nurser y Rhyme Fete.

AND yREEN

The Model Sports Ground.

In order that the present o ,,a l may be made as level as possi ble, the field h as had to fall ap proxi m ately sixteen feet from s ide to s ide, a n d r etaining walls a r e to be built to h o ld th.a ea rth banks. l\•fore land has been b o u g ht o n th e east er n boundary, and t h e old te nnis court has b een d e molished in o rd er th a t the s p ace may be as large as possible. A water s upply is to be laid on, and p rovisio n is made for :i subsoil drainage. The gro und will prov ide space for basket-ball, volley-ball, baseball and all athletic events. It is hoped that in t h e n ear f uture a brick structu re, supp lying the n eces• sary equ ipm e nt fo r afternoon tea, hot and cold showers, a nd locke r room s , will tak e t he place of t h e present p avilion.

We n ow hope that the p erfectio n of our sport will rival the perfection of the oval.

Expenditure

By Electric Lig hting £88 l

" Public Address 15 15 0

" Stalls-Erection 16 0 0 P os tage, etc . 8 11 5

" Sundries 0 16 6

" Balance 1040 1 11 £ 11 69 5 I l

The Church S e rvice.

Our first Annu a l Church S ervice was h eld o n 24th August . at th e Auburn Methodist Church. The ser v ice was c o nducte d by the President (Rev. John Grove ), and t he a ddress was given by the superintend ent of the H aw• thorn Circuit ( R ev. Jose ph Sne ll ).

To " " "

Sports Fete.

11th and 12th April. R e ceipts.

-Y.M Stalls £870 19 Side Shows 101 8 Bu ttons and G a te M o n ey 170 10 Donat io ns 25 16

9 5 7 2 £1169 5 II

Wher ever poss ible the g irls took part in the serv ice, and the lesson, "Paul 's H ym n of Love," was repeated by the congregation. Two duets, " Who is t he Stranger?" and "Conse· cra tion," were sung by J ean Dodd, Sheila Proctor, J ean Watson, and Mav is Carter.

The sermon was particularly app ropriate, Mr. Snell said t hat this is t he wom a n 's era; wo man is no w r ecognised as man's equal. He indicated the hig h qualities of wo m a nh ood to be found in Esth e r, a nd told us that m a ny such p e r fections arc to b e found in th e modern woman He said that the great query of to da y ts w h eth e r wo m an is sp iritu ally prepared for h e r task. Y.M.

Dra wing by R. Fry, Honour VI.

The Voice of the School

The School O racle has brou g ht a mi g h ty mind a nd flu e n t pen to bear on some of these p ro bl e m s::._

To the Editress of " Sil ver and Gr een ." D e ar Madam,-

lt is ve r y unpleasant when one i s deep an thought to find one's nostrils assailed with a ve r y objectionable odour from the l aborator y. Could not this be r e medie d , as it is a pity to di str act the a tte nt io n o f such studious gi rls ::s, in Lower V.-Yours, e tc . ,

"A SUFFERE R. "

To t h e Editress of " Silver and Gr een. " Dear Mada m ,

Why do we of the " Girl s' Block" have to l isten to th e rollicking m e lodies floating up from the G ym. without humming the tune or b eatin g our feet in time, or nodding our h e ads like b e nevolent mandar in s of old China?

Su r e ly our musica l instincts are insulted deeply when one hundred lines, to th e effect th at <\ve must n ot hum in sch oo l, " a r e unjus tly given.-Y ours , etc . ,

A GROUP OF TH E "GIRLS OF TH E BLOCK."

T h e Lamen t o f L ower V. Would we had t wo senses less, W e g irls of Lowe r V.;

Our zest fo r lea rning, we confess, I s very much alive

But tempting sounds assail our cars, W e cannot stop t h e m coming ; The odiferous lab. is near, And sometimes it is hummi n g.

The gramaphone is in the Gym ., And we are right on top; It tempts our f ee t to b eatin g time, W e' d lik e to have a hop.

Our conce n trat io n l oses grip, Our sense of smell takes charge, Whe n pesti le n tial odours s lip From the la b and roam at large.

Th e smell we sniff, the air we hu m, A hundred lines each cu l prit gets. We wish that g ramaphones were dumb, And labs. would b low th emsel ves to b its

T o the Editress of " S il ve r and Gree n. " Dea r Madam, ! am aggrieved. My o n e enthusiasm in l ife 1s exam inati ons ( particularly En g lis h) , where my average le ngt h of paper i s a pproximatel )I' 3 5 pages. Y et, d espite m y well-known abilities, the parsimonious staff m embers, at th e begin ning of an exam inatio n, gi n ge rl y grant m e two miserab le sheets. Thereaft e r I have to ask fo r paper 33 times b eing gene r o us ly accorded a single sheet each rime I ask Th e form m ath ema tician h a s worked out t h at as t h e average each time i s three m inutes, I thus waste 96 minutes, which equals 53 per cent. o f my ti m e. Consequ e n tly, my average mark this year h as been 35 p e r cent. , whereas I am conv inced t hat my abilities warrant 85 pet" cent. This fail u r e I att ribute solely to the con.duct of the supervise rs in r egard to the paper su ppl y.-¥ ours, etc., "DISGUSTED. "

Your complaint has been brought u n der the n o tice of the powe r s- that-be. They regret that you r we ll -known a bilities should r eceive suc h a mea gre allowance of foo lscap.

We rather resented the insinuation of th eir suggestio n , but received it in dignified silen ce, a nd awed them with our b est editorial look.

There is somethi n g, however, in their j udgm e nt that your letter shows signs of mat hematical ge n i us , for w hich they are always on t h e lookout If y ou could onl y be persuaded r h at three t imes 33 does not make 96, your case would be strengthened. In any case, you do not e xaggerate, which is a comfort. Most people-and we ple ad guilty of b ei n g a mong the number-would not think it an o versta te• ment to say t h a t it would work out at 99. We would like yo u t o ha ve more than one enthusi asm in li fe. Try math ematics; you will at least save College f oolscap.

To the Editress of " Sil ve r and Green."

Dear Madam,-

As deceit is a monstrous sin, I should like to tiraw your attention to the fact that the major ity of right-thinkin g girls in the School consider the prospectus extrem ely deceiving. In i t are displaye d most of the attractive parts of the School-inviting shady nooks, balconies appropriate fo r " Romeo and Juliet," and extensive lawns . By this the outsider is d e ceived. He imagi ne s his daughter e njoying the pic,tured beauty and shade, yet in r eality his treasure will receive a detention if she dares to enter these forbidden nooks.

I r eally think that they s hould be At leas t improved a bit, And hope that some kind person soon Will g ive each nail a hit.

L.V.

" B. A. STAIRCASE."

Our editorial frown caused the offending nails to hide th eir h eads in shame. Corri~gendum ! we said, a nd it was so. We ho pe this is not too subtle for L.V.

The Girls of Lower V. The g irls within our form room Are elegance and grace, For, standing up or sitting down, They dignify th e place.

I maintain that these b eauty appear in the prospectus, but a should adorn the foreground,

spots should large placard be a ring the words, "Trespassers Pr osecuted ."-Yours, etc ., M.I.Y.

Alas, even in the Garden of Eden th ere were forbidden spots. Such is life!

To t he Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,-

We unde rstand, one an d a ll , that the reason for our f e lt hats bein g black is that navy bl u<! does not go with our green h a t band, yet the n ew School bat hing gowns a r e n avy blue, and h ave g r een stripes round the bottom. 0 tha t I were co lour blind !-Yours, etc., L.K.B.

The question of School colours is ve ry involved, a n d is causing some headaches in higher quarters. Meantime, let us make th" best of what we hav e. Neatness is as pleasing to the eye as correct blend of colours. Seeing you are not colour blind, make some const ru cti ve suggest ion, which will be welcomed.

To the Editress of "Silver and Gr ee n ."

Dear Madam,-

Th e sta irs outs id e o ur form room

Are really a disgrace, For either go ing up or down, You rumble round the place

The n a ils are sticking out of them

A quarter inch or more, And when o n going up or down You mostly go head fore.

If nails were stic king into th e m A quarter inch or more, They only gently gibed at them Who ought to mend the floor.

\V/e really th ink they could not be Improved a little bit, And hop e the nails th at should not be Obtrusive, have been hit.

To the Editress of "Silver and Green." Dear Madam,-

Why don't the prefects hold an annual competition for the gi rls who have not spoken 'n assem bly all the year? The event could be made a public one, a nd held in the Assembly Hall. Th e e ntra nce fee could b e practically a n ythi ng they wished to n ame. I am sure the prefects would h ave a most interes ting and profitable experi e nce in proving the competitors had not spoken. The prize could be '.l week' s excuse from home work.-Yours, etc., " ROOT."

S u rely no ri g ht-mind ed giri would regard "a week's excuse from home work " as a reward. \V/e regret that our co rrespondent's ideas should be so peculiar. We a ll love home work -as much as we love talking Besides, you cannot p rove a negative, e v e n if you are a prefe ct. Ir is difficult to prove that a gi rl is talking. Tt would be impossible to be sure that she 1s nor. "Root" had better try out h er method on h er younger brothe r s and sisters, or le t her older brothers and sisters try it out on her. · She might let u s know the r esult. \V/e wi ll adv ise the prefects. The)' are always g lad to lear n wisdom from the corr espo nden ts of this publ ication.

Fo rm Notes

Ex tra c t from t h e Diary o f F orm Hono u r · v1.

Up betimes in the mor ning, a n d so to rollcall, where I do arrive breathless before the second bell There I find the worthy Mistress Dahle discoursing on the admirable silence rule to her 27 young ladies assembled. As I sin k gasping into my assigned seat, my gaze wanders round, and I read the mighty touc h ing sentiment"Ha rk! Hark!

Th e dogs do bark," a n d look entranced upon the Gainsborough reproduction of "Four and twenty blackbird., baked in a pie."

My heart doth swell with pride as I contem p late the swimm ing cup and the shield for the la d y like game of basket-ball , a n d see as in a vision the baseball cup descending upon the form shelf after the matches which be to come.

My eyes glance proudly at the radiance of n u merous green biazers, and the enlightened visages of the intelligentsia of the form, who seem mightily agitated at that approaching plague-Exa ms. Alas! how many will perish in t h at dreadful test.

My glance alights on the grim v isage of our worth y but warlike treas urer of charities, who does fiercely swoop upon us every Monday for the awesome sum of threepence, which goes to clothe the ch il dren of the home for Methodist infants.

To our esteemed Mistress Dahle many than ks be due for the happy year that hath passed under h e r care, and we do think that she hath been extremely fortunate in h e r collection of pupils.

Form P ass VI.

T h e average schoolgirl, when she has safeiy passe d through the storms of intermediate, ent ers the comparatively calm waters of Pass feeling rather confident, and with a pleasant sense of duty done.

Pass marks an interesting stage in a schoolgirl's education Some girls do not take their

s chool work seriously until they r each intermediate; then , nearly all seem to r ealise that it is essential to pass, and so work really hard.

Practicall y every schoo lgirl enjoys being in Pass, although the work is n ecessa rily of a higher standard than intermediate, and there is more of it. A girl who is interested in certain s ubjects for their own sake, and has not the primary object of gaining high marks i n examinations, can obtain a great d ea l of genuine enjoymen t.

In conclusion, we, the P ass VI. of 1930, would like to let Miss Forman, our form mistress, know how sincerely and deeply we a ppre ciate the interest she has shown in both our work and our sport, and how genuinely sorry we are that such a pleasant year must come to a,~ end.

F orm Diploma A.

We number 32, and have spent a ve r y happy year '-!nder the Misses Burton,. Sibthorpe and Croll. Our form officebearers are:-Captnin, Betty Evans; lieutenant, Consie J ope (who is also our sports captain), with Peggy Raisbeck as h e r lieu tena nt. Marion Henderson is our Red Cross captain, and Betty Ph illips lieutenant.

In spite of the presence of four green blazers, three m embers of the basket-ball team and one of the baseball, we have not succeeded in gaining any honours in the realm of sport. \'Ve hope, however, to do better i n the forthcom ing baseba ll match es a n d in the gymnastic contests.

Our Red Cross energies have been directed toward th e Rupert Street Free Kindergarten \X1 e have sent them three large parcels of clothing, and whe n we paid them a visit during the last week of second term we took with us a p lentiful supply of groceries, for which they were very grateful.

At present we are practising for the singing contest, with Je a n Dodd as o u r conductress and Elvia Da y pianist.

\X' c hope the girls in Diploma A n e xt yeJr will enjoy thei r last )'ear at M.L.C. a s much as we have don e.

Form Diploma B

Work! Work! Work!

Within thy cold grey walls, 0 School, And I would that I could write Without murderous thoughts and cruel.

''One hundred words per minut e. Write the rate down; it may h e lp you," a n d so we start our work for the day in a bright, clean room. Next we a re seen in our Form room , and although i t has been remarked that it r esemb les a barn, we have nevertheless spe nt a very happy year under its roof , adding up cash books and trying to make both sid es of a balance sheet agree. Then our dull brains are soothed by the music of typ ewri ters, but-Ha r k! we hear a ,, oice saying, "We will take the tests now , blindfold first," and so our hopes of peace are go n e. Two free kinder• gartens have r eceived the benefit of our harJ work, but in the r ea l m of sport we have n ot been quite so successfu l , although we think we have done as we ll as possib le considering the scanty material.

We are n ow exercisin g our voices in pra~· ti sing for the choral contest, a nd feel sure that when t h e tim e comes we will be able to show other Forms h ow to sing.

Form V.a's Progress.

(With apologies to John Bunyan.)

Starting from the City of Dissipation ( the Christmas holidays), Five A climbed the Hill of Regret, but dropped his bund le at the top upon seei n g t he bright vista of Ambition He wen t on with bright h o p e to t he lan d of Tennis Match es, whe r e he was a lm ost over• come b y the fiend Disappointment.

Suddenly there loomed before him the dark castle of the giant Exams. J ourneying through its maze of corridors, he at last emerged to be met by the woman Results, sometimes good and sometimes bad.

H e next came to a pleasant field wherein h e basked for fou r teen days. With ren ewed vigour he started again , helping some foundling babies on the way, and doing what he co uld for charity. Soon he met other p ilgrims, wi th whom he battled in a fr iendly way in a strange ga!l'e called Basket-ball.

Then he encountered the castle of the t win brother of the first giant, and passed on to another pleasant field, the R eward of his Labours.

He is now approachi n g the dark riv er which has its source in the lvlountai n s of L earning, and hopes to reach th e oth er side, there to compete in the angel choir against other pil grims.

Form V.b.

The good s h ip V.b s et sail from sub-inter• m ediate, and was wrecked on the reef of inter• mediate cer tificates in full s ig ht of its goal The boats were lowered under Marks, first mate. Captai n Krome was the last to leave the ship, and was carrying her French verb book for recreation on the voyage. The boats pulled away to the tune of the " Flag Song" a nd " Hail to the Lord ' s Anointed," for even to t h e last we were determined t o win the chor a l competition. Whittaker, seco n d mate, beat time with h er tennis racqu et, accompanied by Lee on a moth-eaten ukelele. At first Nevile showed signs of swamp ing the boat with a large supply of garments, groceries, etc., for the Methodist B abies' Home saved from t h e wreckage, but this was overcome by the simp le means of consuming the eatables and throwing the rest overboard. Nevile disliked th is very much, but d etermined ly clung to her note book and purse. Land was sighted, and, bea:·• in g the /l ag aloft, Captain Krome took possession in the n ame of the best Form of all. To while away the time Deck Steward Youn g orga nised a game of baseball with a broken oar a nd a piece of kel p . The game was interrupted by the arr iva l of Nicholas, chief e ngineer, who had l eft the party earlier in a private launch in search of certificates. All were taken aboard, and the launch continued the voyage to L eaving without further mishap.

Forni V.c.

If a Form has a Form mistress than which there is none greater, a Form captain equal to the task of leading it in a straight line ( t he sho r test di stance between R oom I. and the Gym.), and if t he Form itself has no parallel Form working harder, then that Form shall be said to be a mode l o n e.

( Please im agi n e a diagram of above )

D ata-Miss Christensen-an ideal Form mis tress. Rosie-an equally idea l Form and sports captain Plus 25 inte llig ent hard-workin g gi rls.

To Prov e that V.c is a model Form Pro of ( I) Seeing is b eli e ving, and surely you h ave been compe lled to turn your admiring gaze o n a single straight file of V.c girls walking pro u dly towards either the gym. or lab (Z) Most of you will r emem ber being presen t at a debate whe n th e r ep r esentatives of V.c convinced Diploma A and the audience that the pare played by sport in Australia was regrettable, or words to that effect. ( 3) And, of co urse, you were a ll p r esent at th e basket ball matches wh en V.c was beaten only by the holders .:,f the s hield fo r 1930. ( 4) V.c during the year has taken sing le ts and jumpers to warm and flowers to c h eer the he a rts of B e rr y Street infants, not to menti on 10/ n otes.

Conclusion: Therefore V.c is a model Form. -Q.E.F.

Form V .d.

This year has been a very i nte r est in g year for the girls in the open air classroom known as V.d. We wish to m e ntion that we are e n vied for our Form room, and if you look at o ur ro ll we are sure you wi ll n ot find many absentees, owing t o our h ea lthy Fo rm room. Our Form mistress, Miss Cox , is very enthusi~ astic, and takes a great interest in our class wo r k, sport, and R ed Cross.

We are sorry to say t h at at the end of first term we lost our class captain, Hilma Walker, and a lso our lieuten a n t, J ean Davies, bu t they have been rep laced very satisfactori ly by Thelma Bowers Form captain, a nd Connie T r imble lieutenant. Although we so far have not excelled in our sport, we h ope to d o so in basebal l. O ur sports captain, Connie Trimble , and Jocelyn Jordan, lieutenant, have don\! their very best in r egard to that work

Our Red Cross work has been very successfu l. In seco nd term we visited the M e thodist Babies' Home, for which we are working, and took oranges and garme nts. T h e Red Cross work has been most successf ully ca rried out by Edna Farhood, captai n, and Thelma Bower s, lieutenant.

Form V.b. Special.

We have to congratulate oursel v es on th.:, excellent Form we have th is year, with the help of our Form mistress, Miss Betts, and Fo rm captain, Kath leen Sillcock.

We ha ve difficulty in keeping our room tidy, as we have drawing models of all descriptions and folios, etc., strewn about the room.

Our Form has had two sports captains Th e first captain, M eme Parry, won the senior champio n ship cup for ru n n ing , an d the Form succeeded in winning che interform nag race. Our present captain is J oyce Stenton. With other sports we have been unsuccess ful.

In the appea l fo r b abies' garments mad e by t h e Berr y Street Hom e, we are pleased to say, throug h t h e enterprise of our cap tain, Mavis Lardn er, and girls, w e were able to send two l arge parcels of useful garments, and a lso a present donated by Mrs. Landen Th ese were greatly appreciated by the matron, and WI! spent a n enjoyable afte rn oon visiting ch;, b a bi es .

Last term V.b S pecial h e ld the highest average i n the seni or school. Of this we are very p r o u d.

We hop e the girls of V.b Special will do well for themselves in the r ema ining years th ey a r e at rhe College.

Form XX.

M.L.C. Th e good ship Twenty calling Skipper, Miss Irving. First mate, Joan Bore ham.

The grand o ld craft is steadily ploughing her way thro ugh all sto r my weather. The crew numbers 35, a n d lives in Nicholas cab in, which is ofte n (too often) pervaded by strong a rorr,as from the Hga lley," sometimes giving U", g ood appetites, a n d sometimes do in g ch c opposite.

Th e crew is very, very brainy. (Ah e m! I Th ey excel in all subjects , especial l y geom e tr:,. During that period we often hear p e culiar sc r apes and cracklin g n oises, b u t we are not alarmed, for we know that it is only some du:l person trying to p e rsuade her b ra in to f un~tion .

On the whole , we r at h er exce l in sport, coo, having won all matches which we haven ' t lost, ,md ga ining the basket ba ll and the running trophies.

ttSn1it," our noted science student, has di5 covered after severa l experiments chat gunpowder explodes violentl y if a steady flame is appli~d

Alas! dirty weathe r loom s ahead (exams.), so it is "all hands on d ec k" in o r der chat we should gain " Pore Pass."

Form XX.a.

Smile away, sm il e away, \Y/e belong to XX.a

\Xie have reason to smile away and b e in good spirits, as our Form office rs chis year are: -Form captain, M. Wa l ker; Form li e utenant, M. King; spores captain , J. Weller; sport s li eutenant , L. Blanchard; Red Cross secretary, P Jackson.

\Xie should like to t hank Miss Lindsay for leading us well durin g 1930.

The detention room is beneath u s, but we reg ret to say that we a re not above detentions.

XX.a is not ve ry brilliant as far as studies go, ye t not so very dull. As saith Mr. "Billy" Shakes peare, "It is no mean happiness th e r c f ore to be seated in the mean."

Unfortun a t e ly, success in sport h as not been ours, but h opes are entertained for the b ase b a ll cup.

At the end of Term I J ean Chambers left.· T h e select compa n y d ee ply regrets the loss ,,f Dorothy Hoadley and Greta Vincent, who ha ve been absent through illness.

Red Cross.-In second term XX .a visited the Methodist Babies' Home, Sou t h Y area, taking 29 articles of clothing for the children. One pai r of blanke ts , with a parcel of groceries, was sent to the Collingwood Mission , and 18/ 1 I was contributed towards Girls' Week.

Form LV.

Passing unconcernedly, the unimaginative mortal cou ld scarcely realise her proximity ro fairyland. Probably she has forgotten that fairies exist, but let her but wave a wand (perhaps a ruler) , and if the weat h er be damp, cross the en c han ted lake, a nd ascend the r a in bow stairs. There is no ttOpen Sesame !" but she must clamber painfully through the missing door pane l , and, if th e wise sovereign, Queen I-Iall, and her two trainbearers, the fairies Phyllis and Margaret, are agreeab le, she may become a loyal s ub ject.

All this y ear we h ave sa,,ed our fairy coppers for the Glen Iris Babies' Home, and once we flitted across to visit it. Inde ed, we are so happy that we quite ove rl ook having a leaky dungeon for a cloakroom, and th e steepness of our ascent, which, after a ll , develops our legs beautifully. B esides, th e good fairy Irving sweete n s our days by di stilling flower y p e rfumes in her crystal palace next door.

And yet we are not ap prec iated The h ea venly music created daily by our petal feet actually an n oys dull humans Oh, these prosaic mortals! Why, one contemporary court which we sometimes visit is adorned with this notice, " Algebra home work, write something fo r ' Silver and Green.'" We are overcome.

Form LY.a.

Unde r the colours of brown and g old We readily march along. We' r e willing to work, We n ever shirk, For lif e seems a joyous song.

The Army of LY.a, 29 strong, gathered together on ! Ith February, under the generalship of Miss Gawley. The great captain, Jack, and the lieutenant, Swanton, marched w1tn it. The first battle was at swimming, whe r e the army was defeated , but one very brave private secured fame by winn ing the intermedi,ue championship. The first camp was made at Easter, late r in the afternoon Soon afterwards the a rmy resumed its march, and the two battles of tennis were fought. Th e a rm y won the first, b ut was d e feated in t h e seco nd. After a furlo u gh, when a pri vate did not come back, a skirmish at basket-ball took place, in which the army won one battle, and lost the next. The route of march passed the Me thod is t Babies' Home, where several parcels were le ft. Two privates d ese rted during next leave Now the· army is well on its way to Christmas, which, no doubt, it will greet with three hearty cheers.

Form IV. a.

Now h e re's a Form you ought to know, Always jolly, full of go, Good at lessons, fond of sport, But gra mmar clauses get us caught.

In conversation we excel, You ask Pattie Rule, she' II tell; She's our captain, good and kind, Not one bad point will you find . Berry Street's our Red Cross station, We send t h ings on n o small ration. Miss Ke llaw·ay says that we' re not always goo:l, But isn ' t t h at natura l in h appy gi rl hood? In spo rt we 've wo n n othi ng, a n d do u bt if we will , But next year we'll give all che Forms a big spill, So let us be jolly, and all shout "Hooray!" Yes, lee' s all sing clear ly, " Three chee.-s for IV.a."

In G e n e ral.

Lose, a basket-ball cup, very valuable; please return co Form I V a Also a tennis cup, believed to be in t h e vicinity of Lower V ; k indly retu r n to "B r oken-hearted."

Wa n ted to Buy, a baseball cup, must be in good con dition.

Remove A .

Re m ove A has had a very happy and successfu l year, with M r s. B reme r as Form mis tress and Marcel W h it ta k er as Form captain. The classroom is large and airy, and our separate cloakroom has added much co the comfort of rhe girls.

The Form Red Cross committee h as worked h ard , and we h ave been able to send three cheques to the Be r ry Street Foundling Home. We paid a visit to the home during second term , and cook a parcel of hand-knitted woollies for rh e bab ies. We must thank the School fo r the s upp o r t of o u r lunc h stall, held i n th i r d ter m , the proceeds of w h ich a m ou nted to £2/ 10/-

We won t h e in ter mediate sw imming c h ampionship, but were beaten i n t h e basket-ba ll nnd tennis. We h ope co do well in the baseb a ll.

The prizes given for deportment by Mrs Bre mer were won by Murie l Thorp e and GwP.11 Holl away. We are all crying our best for the prize this te r m.

Form Extra IV.

Extra IV is a new Form chis year. The Form mistress is M iss Career. The class at the fi rst te r m of t h e year e lected Mavis A u stin

as Form captain. There are only 22 girls in the Form, and sometimes good averages have been gained in the examinations We are all very h ap py together, and hope co be with each ocher again next year. Our Form room is in the girls' block, and o u r colours arc disti n ct and artistic, being apple green and pa le pin k, of w h ich , of co u rse, we are very proud.

The Form is working fo r the Collingwood Free Ki n dergarten, and we are l ook i ng forward to seeing the children at the end of t hird term. T h e Red Cross cap t ain is Betty Boyd, who does her work very well in ge tting the girls to bring money and clothes for rhe kin dergarten. The Red Cross li e utenants are Peggy Clarke a n d Mavis Austen.

We have played against Remove A in tennis and IV.a in basket-ball, and a lthough defeated in both, we hope to do better in baseball, and also in other sports n ext year

Form IV .b.

If you vis i ted I V.b you wo uld wa lk u p ,he quad r ang le, then up some steps. On t h e right hand side you would see a door marked nu m ber I 2. This is IV.b

If you went in at lesso n time yo u would see 36 girls working very hard, while at the blackboard you would see Miss Luke, their Form mistress. These girls have a ve r y happy school life, and h ave had many breaks from the ordi n ary schoo l routine, as their Form cap t ain, Alma Hen derson, and lieutenant, A lice Marsh a ll, wi ll tell yo u They wou ld tell you first of t h e fe te. They h ad fu 11 in those days. The n there wou ld be t h e ar it h met k periods they m isse d, r e h earsi ng for the v1s1r of Miss Amy J o h nson, an event w h ich sent them wild with excitement.

The I V.b girls all work for the Meth o dist Babies' Home, where they spent a most enjoyable afternoon one day towards the close c,f second term, and were very interested in the little inmates. They took many toys , etc., also £1 , which they collected with the kind help of Mrs. Nicholas.

The r e is a very nice libra r y for the lowe r midd le school now, wh i ch opened m the s e co n d ter m.

The gi rls spend happy drawin g lessons with Miss Ritter, and the three b es t drawings are put up on th e wall.

At the beginning of the year IV b won chc cup for the lower midd le school interform swimming races.

Re move B.

We have been very successfu l m sport this year. Our Aag is t he jade g reen a nd grey, which has so often led us to victory. We hav e won the junior flag race a nd the tennis a n d basket-ba ll c ups, b u t lost in the swim m i n g, which was won by Form IV b

Our room is Number 13 , North House, which is well known for its position n ea r the u tuck shop."

W e h ave been working for the R enown Free Kindergarten , South Y arra. We co ll ected over £:! in first a n d second terms, a n d over 100 left off garme n ts. In second term we visited th e kind e r gar ten, and sp2nt an enjoyable morn in g with the ch ildren.

Our Red Cross captain is Phyllis Odgers, who h as done v e r ~· g ood work for the yea r .

Each term we h e ld a Shakes p earian play, with IV.b, in fancy costume. One of the teachers judge d the bes t actors. So far we have not been successful.

Our Form captain is Nan cy \'(/ookey, and o ur lieutenant Barbara Chitty. Miss Malin~ is our Form mis tress, whom we wi s h to thank for th e interest s h e h as taken in the Fo rm.

Form IV.c.

W e c omme nced schoo l this year with 24 girls, and Miss M i t chell as o u r Form mistr ess. Pegg y Ch i nn e r was e lected Form captain , a nd Gwen Gadsden ou r lieute n ant.

swi mming we did better, and came third in the junior middle Form r ace In the athletic sports we also came third m the in te rform fla g race.

We wish n ext year IV.c girls th e best of luck, and hope they will have as happy a year as we hav e h ad wit h Miss M itc h e ll.

Remove C.

A tiny flower growing outside th e R emove C Form room at M.L.C. addressed a tree, also growing in the ga rden.

"I a m so tired of not being able to see a ll the interesting things that happ e n in the sc hoolroom ," said the flowe r. " Do tell me what the girls are doing in there. " u well," said the t ree, "as it is now a quarter past th r ee, there see ms to be nothing but a mass of heads bobbing about; all the girls seem ro be ta lkin g at o n ce-even the n ew g irls who came at the beg i n nin g o f th e year. B u t , o f cou rse , all gi rls soon become very much at home at M .L.C. "

" A f ew of th e girls in th e corne r are show ing each other the things they ha ve made for the une mployed, and a lso sayin g what a love ly time th ey h a d at th e kindergarten in Hawt horn. " " I su ppose they are goi n g home now, because th ey are going to the cloakroom to ge t their h a ts. " " W e ll," said the tree, " the monirress has gon e n ow, a nd as it is getting rather late, I think I will h ave a sn ooze, so 'Good night! '"

"Good-night, and thank you very much," sa id the l ittle £! ewer.

Form IV.d.

Our R e d Cross work for first term was to hold a Sweets' Day, the proceeds of which, £2/10 /-, was sent to our Indian baby, a nd 30 /to the Balaclava a nd St. Kil da Free Kindergar• t e n for free lunches gift of flannel, with cles.

We received a gen erous which we made 3 1 a rti

During third · t erm we will g ive a play from the H o u se of Po o h Corner, in aid of our R ed Cross work.

In first term, in te nni.s, we were, unfur• t un ate ly , beate n by Form IV.b In b asket- ball we w ere a lso beaten, by Form R emove 8. Jn

Th is year we h ave had a number of events and e nte rta inm e nts First term a fete was h e ld in orde r to r aise e nou gh money to p ay the expenses of a n ew sports ground. There are 28 girls in our class, a nd abo u t eight of the m acted in nursery rhymes with junior school to raise a littl e extra mon ey. Th e fete alto geth e r proved a g r eat success. We wish to thank Mrs. Grove for a ll t h e work she did For the R ed Cross we work fo r the North M e lbourne Kindergarten. We ha ve co llec t ed abo ut £ 1 for their n ecessitie5. As well, bundles of le ft off cloth in g, cocoa, picture books and over 20 pots of ja m were se n t there. This

term we are dressing dolls for the Christmas tree. Second term we playe d two basket-ball matches, th e first against R.c, in which we h a d a n E!xce lle nt victory ; th e seco nd against IV.bwe reached the huge score of nil.

We tha nk Miss Luke for o r ganising the library , which allows us many ' plea sa nt hou rs of r eading

This y ear's I V.d h as been a very h a ppy one. and we wi sh n ext year's I V.d th e best of l u ck in work and sp o rt

The re a re 66 girls in junior school chis year , Sheila M ars h a ll being captain. The Form lie u• t e nants are Lorna Beasley for III.a, L e Bar• n e t t for III.b, a nd Betty Sconce for the K in•

d e r ga rce n We have o n ly three Forms, with t hree mistresses, as Miss J eff r ey le f t us to teac h in t h e middle school. A co ncert was g i ven in Fitchett Hall in aid of th e d ips for th e fete. We collected £5 A c t h e f e te t h e g iris dress ed in costumes r ep r esenting nurse ry rhymes, and acted the rhym es. The library is much app r e ciated; eve n t h e s mallest girls are very ea ger to excha n ge books. Some of t h e girls h ave geography pictures, and paste them in books, and th is is very interesting Owing to the alterations to th e spo r ts g r o und , we have not had any sports this year. The _j unior Red Cross collected £2 / 2/ •, a nd gave the money co the Black burn Holid ay Home to h el p to buy a cow for the ch ildren. Most of the girls have b een play ing tennis, th e first four b e ing Sheila Marshall, Lorna Beasley, Marjorie Ezard, and Mary Hoba n We do n o t like it to rain when we are going to play t e nnis. We have not h a d any ma:ches this y ear, as we ha ve only b ee n learning.-].M.L.

SENIOR VERSE.

To a Marion Manifold Bud.

Sweet flow e rer, p ee ping from thy leafy b e d, Spar kl ing with beads of dew, the gift d morn , Fate see m s t o fa v our the e, my r osebud r ed , Life seems to s mile for thee, c hild of th e dawn;

Th e rising s un sheds golden rays on thee, The ge ntle breeze caresses th y smooth fa ce, The butterflies, in robes of blue and go ld, P a u se in their h a ppy flights to come a nd see The n ew princess, che pride of a ll h e r r ace, Possessed of bea uty, more than can b e co ld

Spe nd well th y carefree youth , it l ast not lon g; Ac qui re fresh joys, and va lu e chose t h o u h ast ,

Thy g lory · g re a t mu st , like a lo vely son g, Come to a n e nd ; n o li vin g thing can last

For ever. Th e g olden r ays of th e sun, The gentle wind, th e butte rflies, t h e b ees,

VerseThe v e ry things that make thy lif e seem g ay, All rob thee of th;, gifts from nature won. The g listening dew is claimed by sun and breeze, By insect thi eves thy gold dust sto l' n away.

To d a y thou art a blushing, hop ef ul c hild , To morrow thou a m a iden fair wilt b e, Th e n after a sublime few days , and wild, Thy happy life will pass away from The e. Old Father Time will cla im his u s u a l toll, Th e go lden sun and lau g hing breeze will tu rn

From frie nd s t o foes to bring abo ut thy e nQ ; Thou wilt become a fad ed , weary soul, A butt fo r wind ro las h and sun to burn, And, dying, wilt b e left without a friend.

So value a ll the pleasures o f t his d ay, Waste no t a n1oment , every 011.e is d ear ; A minute lost ca n be r egained no way, And life is speeding on, with d eath m o re n ea r

Rejoice m all thy bounteous gifts Divine, Live in a constant state of thankf uln ess, And when thou fad'st, pine not away, but spend 'rhy time recalling a ll past joys of thine, The many ways that God doth roses bless, And so approach a happy, fea rless end.

-Norma Smith, Pass VI. ( Margare t Ti d d eman Scholar.)

Joys.

Do you know the joy of spring, O f sp ringtime in t h e hills, W h e r e bellbirds trill a nd magpies sing, And the jolly whipbird shrills?

Do yo u know the joy of flowers, Wi ld ones-all around Making through the sunshin e hours Gay ca r pets o'e r the g round ?

Do yo u know the joy of t r eesForest kings, a r e they Myrtles swaying wit h the breeze, A n d gums and wattles gay?

Do you k n ow the joy of str eams, C h atter ing, bubbling by , 'Neath t h e ferns, w h e r e su nlig ht gleams, Or 'neath the open sky?

Do yo u know the joy of n ig hts, \Vhcre mounta in breezes sigh, With tw inkling stars your o nly lights, And tree g hosts towering high?

I k n ow the j oy of mountain spring, I love the flowers and trees, I love the streams, the b irds that sing, And God, W ho gave a ll these

Joan Illingworth, Dip.A.

An Old Gum Tree.

In a corne r of the paddock, whe r e the creek runs deep and wide, And the so lemn-coated magpies swee tly call, Where the cool, green grasses flourish and the strong winds l ove to blow, There stood a n ob le g um tree, strong and tall.

For forty long-drawn s um mers that gallant warrior stood, And re ared its l ofty h ead in s u n and rain. It stood, a silent witness of th e busy station life, By far the tallest gum tree on the plain.

I t was a y oung green sapling when the squatter was a boy, But one of many others of its kind. One by one its comrades left it, till it stood in lonely pride; They pe ris h ed b y the ,ixe or in ·t he wind.

The weathe r could not touch it, and sc rubcutters passed it by, For not a man or child wou ld cut it dow n When the burnin g off was finished, and most trees lay black and dead, It still preserved it s fresh and cool green g own

~Th en th e sunset with its colours l it the lowe r weste rn sky, An d flung its scarlet banners far and wide, Showin g b lack against the splendour of the green a nd of the go ld, The gum tree reared its h ead in royal pride.

The people of the homestead set amo n gst the wattles there, Felt the majesty and beau ty of it a ll, And t h eir hearts were t h rilled and brightened as they watc h ed the distant scene, And they vowed that m ighty gu m t r ee ne' e r should fall.

Bu t the bush fires from the range s came rush ing down the slope, D evou ring a H the objects on the ir track, Watched by strained and anxious faces, that warrior g um tree fe ll. The fir es passed, and left it li feiess, b lack.

-Sh ei la Kruse, Hon. V I.

Ode to Snow.

Siste r of p ur ity, ,.;,ore gen tl e mat e Of winter t h an the rain an<;!. driving h a il, When leaves are fa lling an d the autumn's late. Thou · cov ' rest t h e earth with ti n y crystal~ frai l.

Where rocks are bare and black thou spreadesc thy dress

Of white, and a ll i ts feathered draperies, Anct hidest beneath thy robe the mounta in side \Vith a H its dangers and its mysteries, Smoothing away the rocks and barrenness, Till a ll is chaste, and white, and quietness, Unbroken silence spreading far and wide.

On thy white dress the morning sheds its glow , The first pale rosy flush of red sunrise; Th e midday dresses thee in wondrous s h ow Of glistening diamonds, while as sunlight dies, Th y robe is tinted lingering pink and go ld; Till tw i light drapes thy wh ite in misty shades, Lengthening and grey, and as the li ght Slowly wanes on snowy hills and g lades,

\'(/istaria blooms in purple clusters cling Carnations shed sweet perfume o'er the way, Lobelias lift blue eyes in bright array, And roses wear the glory of the spring

A perfect garden our first parents knew, And gardens have been ever dear to men, Their beauty by great poets has been sung, Yet every spring this beauty burs ts anew, And stirs men' s h ea rts to sing yet once again As joyous ly as when the wo rld was young.

J ean McRae.

INTERMEDIATE VERSE

Thy silent vigil guards the realms of night. -Addie Bond, Pass VI.

On a Dog.

0 faithful dog, companion of mankind, Wh e n l ying in a quite secluded spot, \Vhat thoughts ate running through thy s i mple mind , \Vhat sadnesses, what joys have been thy lot

When thou beside thy mother frolicked gay? And now thou liest quie t, eyes agleam, Is it that thou art thi n king of the day When a ll this earthly life will be a dream?

ls you r idea of heaven a quiet nook, Surr ounded by cool trees and numberless flowers , A wild e rness beside some murmuring brook, Where rabbits frisk around their rocky bowers?

Perhaps thou knowest not that ail lives cease ! Then trouble not thy mind but sleep in peace.

Phyllis Co llins, P ass VI

A Garde n .

A garden surely is the sweetest thing, With all its varied show of blossoms gay, Proud pansies flaun t the ir faces a ll the day, And dark violas form a gladsome ring ;

30 th January, 1649. Pale dawn, a bitter wind, and f ading sta rs, And the last night is over! T o the flame He holds chilled hands that front a valiant heart, L ays down the cards that played a losing game.

In the dim light he broods, a crimson cloak Flung round his shoulders; buried in the lace

About his throat smoulders a jewel. Th e fire Throws lights and shadows on his quiet face.

That perfect, slender hand, that noble head, That pious, kingly heart that soo n shall cease, Must they so e nd? That splendid so ui of fire, Impulsive, dewed with passion, white with peace.

What of the wasted years that lie behind, The false ideals, the lost ambitions, goals Still unattained ? The strife is past; h e stands, Heaping dead branches on the dying coals.

The grey chill of winter's dusk sets And shiveri n g crowds t u rn through the snow

in, homeward To waiting h omes, to li ght, and friendly grates, But peace of heart they will not dare to know.

All , all 1s over. Through the London mist

The street-lamps glimmer fitfully. All day Minds throbbe d one thought, n o r can t h ey n ow for get

Th e y pass a n e mpty sca ffold on their way

The y m a y not mou rn their fo lly, ye t r eg r e t Free dom so won mu st tin ge with s h amefu l r e d

A man they slaughtered when the d ay was you n g.

Now in the echoing dark a ki n g lies dead -Wynwode Macdona ld , Lower V.

A Garden for the Bees.

I m ade a garden for the b ees, And planted it with hollyhocks, Clove pinks, carnations and s wee t peas, Wallflo wers a nd mignonette and stocks.

And h e re and there a patch you see

Of meadow cloves, both white and red, I n case a gipsy kind of b e e Might miss it from my garden bed.

I l ove to sit and watch th e m di ve

Into flow er-cups that honey hold, And fl y back, hummin g to the hive, Powdered with dust of s hining gold

Betty L eve r , Lower V.

August Rain.

Th e dreariness of Au gus t rain, Drenched pines against a d a rke n ed sky, And g utters brimmed with gold aga in!

The wood-fire brighte ns a nd dies down, T h e rai n m a kes mus ic on the roof , And dro w n s t h e smoke, and n oise of town.

B e low m e lie s the l ittle sweep

Of gard e n , a nd the long we t roofs , As scattered as a flock of s h eep

And so the pencil in my h a n d Scatters these fan cied tho u g hts of min e, Like little yell ow grains of sand

Oh, give m e breath never co tire

Of August rain , and dreams that go N o further tha n t he fli ckering fire!

Wynwode M acdo n a ld , Lower V.

Anemone.

She wandered where t h e river reeds S wayed like the wind in sum m er g r ass, Among d ee p banks of s h aded cool, I dly che village watched her pass At evening a nd a t d aw n of d ay.

Only the wi nd h e r story knew, And as he hurried by, his lon g Cold fing e r s scarcely stirre d her hair, No d y ing swan sa n g eve r son g More wistful n o r more stran gely sad.

B eyond ch e pu rpl e of the range, Lost and forgotten , o n e by one, H er b ro ken kingdoms turn ed to du st, H er castles crumb led in the sun, H er pearls lay scattered in the sand.

The las t of a ll immor tal qu een s , She watched an empire fa ll away , Then l eft it far b e hind , h e r hea rt Still lin gers m idst its je we ll ed decay, Oh, sorrowful a n emon e!

The yea rs have fl o wn , the river laps I ts banks, st ill speedin g to the sea H er p etals fall as o n ce her tears The windblown flower, anemon e, The sad eyed queen , anemone.

W D., Lowe r V.

Lilac.

I , too, have sat a nd wa t c h ed the fir e die down, Like a lost h ope, unti l the h earth was grey; I , too, have seen che mo o n rise , and che tow n F ade with rhe lase shadows of t h e d ay

I have climbed with yo u to the l onel y h e i ghts. Of ranges blue with s leep against the dawn; I seek you through the days as in the n ights , Crus hing the bluebells chat you r feet have torn.

Across the valley where the last white star Sank in the river, a nd t he mi sts h a v e lain In their green gardens where the r oses are, Y o u know th e lilac b ursts i t s b uds again

And I am with the lilac as the sands Are , with the sea; my tide ebbs your content Plunge, crush the plumes of purple till your hands

Sting with t~e living essence of its scent.

Some q u iet evening w h e11 t h e su11 goes dow11 Will its frail love l iness not wither too? Will it not hang, forgotte11 now and brown, To drip its sodden perfume in the dew?

Bue shall I die, shall I , the lean, the grey, Dim spectre thought which whispers of despair?

The lilac is in bloom again to-day, Its scented flowers are broken in your hair.

-W.D., Lower V.

JUNIOR VERSE.

The Shepherd in the Sky.

The shepherd in the sky His fleecy sheep drives by; As I lie in the grass I watch him s lo wly pass.

And as they stray behind He whistles his dog, the wind; With grow ls like thunder deep He rounds up all the sheep.

He drives chem to their rest, A fold in the golden west; He counts them one by one, J ust as the day is don e.

-June Barnett, Form IV.d (IO years)

The Glade.

I went through the bush for a little green walk,

And I heard the blue birdkins in happiness talk, The primroses smiled through their dainty gree n l eaves, In the mossy green dell where the fairy queen weaves Tiny spider-thread hammocks to hang on the trees,

And sway to and fro to the sweet elfin breeze. The little brook babbled and sang on its way, As the fern fronds dipped down to nod in the spray

-Olive Yeo, Form IV.a.

(The first two lines were set in an examination question, the student being required tocomplete the poem -Ed.)

Springtime.

Little Pauline, Now where have you been? Your hair is all tumbled and blown about! I've been hunting for daisies and primroses, Down in the dingle and out in the road. Did you find any? E v er so manyI brought back a basket as full as I could; The moss was as soft as a feath ery bed, And th e trees we r e so green, Said lirtle Pauline.

-Pauline Garrard, Remove A.

Spring Is Here.

The soft breeze is wafting A message sweet To the wild flowers and blossoms That bloom at your feet

A message of gladness, Laughter, and glee, Comes to the babbling brook, Happy and free.

The birds are asi n ging _ A song so dear, To let the world know That spring is here.

-Sadie Copeland, Form IV.c ( 12 years).

Form III.a.

TwetHy-seven little girls go cheerfully each day To take up their places in Form III.a; Th ey are taught by their teachers to use all their might, To be good l ittl e girls and do everything right.

We are all happy girls at the M.L.C., And all hope to climb to the top of the rree; \Y/e love our teachers, our work and play, A nd cheerfully go to our School each day.

-Peggy Reed, Form III.a (age 9).

The River.

Down the towering mountai n hi gh, ·Hear a river flowing by, Over little stones so round, Beating through the harde r ground.

In the still and shady s pots, Grow the small forget me nots; Drifting in the water deep , Where the water-lilies sleep.

Flowing by a babb ling spring, Where the little finches sing, O ver head the treetops blue Quite r ese mble deep-sea hue.

Coming round the sh ady bend, To the ocean at the end, Where the gracef ul seagulls By, With the river flowing by Green-A

Song.

Sing a song of green leaves shading all around, Sheltering little seedlings peeping through the grou nd.

Sing a song of green seas breaking with a roar , Tossing up green seaweed on the sandy short,. -D. Harrison, IV.a.

White .

Sing a song of daisies carpetin g t he lea, Sing a song of white g ulls flo a ting o 'er the sea;

Sing a song of w hite clouds scuddin g with the breeze, Sing a song of white tops of the foaming seas. Jean Walker, Form IV a.

Trees.

The pine is a tall brave soldier Who keeps guard on the hill, And acts as sentry day and night, When fierce winds blow chill.

Th e chestnut is a haughty one, With his covered boughs outspread; Th e willow she dislikes the sun, And seeks the cooling river bed.

The oak he is a stately king, Who rules o'er d a le and down; He wears bright robes of gold and green, And on his head a crown .

The birch is a graceful lady, Queen of the woods, I know. Beneath her boughs so shady, Th e palest wildflowers blow.

-Edith Latham, Form IV.a.

Snapshot hy D Mitch ell, R.a.

Prose

SENIOR PROSE.

Money.

On a green plain, enclosed by white railings, stands a crowd of people. The y gaze eage rly at the sky, waiting qui e tly for somP.thing. Princes and b eggars, young and old, are mingled together, but n o ne give cause for quarre l.

Down falls a golden hail , and men snatch at i t, grope for it , and fight over it; they cast aside the young, and fling down the weak. Evety face has changed. The g reen sward is spri nkl e d with red, and trampled down by heedless feet. The show e r ceases, and satisfied greed a nd triumph light up some fac es, while others g low with jealousy, envy, and fru strated d es ire.

From above floats down a sat isfied chuckle. S e ated on her throne on a cloud, the goddess Aura again laughs. U nder her glittering, beady black eyes han g pouches of fat. She is very fa t, and h er robe of light blue is soil ed by the co ntact of many hands H e r capacious white apron holds a heap of gold lying piled in h e r lap-a heap w hich is increased by gold flowing from the distaff with which she makes it. A crowd of people of all kinds tu g at h er apron. The c r own e d king, th e priest, t h e b eg gar , the criminal an d the good man-all are there. Figures in black gowns, bearde d an:l bespectacled, climb up h er apron strings , seekin g to find out her s ecret-how to make gold. But as soon as one comes close she gently dislodges him with her distaff.

All the figur es a ppeal co her in loud vo ic<?s , and a non she is roused by a great o utcry. Frow ning, she gazes down at a man, wh0 seems pious, a nd s h e e ndeavours co shake him off, but he p ersists, crying a loud, "Give m e gold, 0 Aura, that I may h elp t hose less fort unate th a n myself! " Wit h a derisive chuckle s he throws him a handfu l, crying, " Buy your passage to hea ve n , and re membe r m e! "

Grasping the gold, h e turns co go, but a prince confronts him "Give m e of your go ld," h e begs, " that I may make my kingdo1n great. ,,

uYo u need it not ," cries the good m an. " Cleanse your soul instead " As he once more turns away a poor man accosts him, appealing for gold, bu t h e says, "You d eserve it n ot," a nd passes from sight, with Aura's scornful laughter following him

The begging continues as before, and Aura satisfies chose who pull hardest and cry loud est. Somet imes her heap g rows smaller, and she reaches down and cakes a handful from a miser, gloating over it, or from a poor woman.. who needs it for others. At her feet tragedies and comedies are enacted.

Anon comes One, Who looks on with a pity ing smile. Seung by His glance, the goddess throws a bag of go ld at His f eet, but H« couches it not. "Dost Thou not want gold? "" cries Aura. "Can I not buy Thee with gold? "' 'tNay," He returns, uit is harder for a rich man to enter the kingdo m of heaven than for a camel to pass through the needle 's eye."

Loud she laughs in scorn, and stands up laughing. Infuriated at che disturbance, h e r sup pliants hurl t h emse lves on the Divine Being: Only one, moved with awe, creeps along to touch Hi s garment Nancy Trangmar, P ass VI.

Amy Johnson Meets Christopher Columbus in the Elysian Fields.

Pulling a good oar for his g reat age, old Charo n negotiated the Styx with his wonted skill, a nd landed his unique passenger among che Asphodel on the opposite b ank.

His passenger was unique in two respectsshe was not a shade, and she carried a return ticket, a most unusual circumstance for Charon, who h ad not heard of a similar case since Ulysses vis ited the shades so l ong ago!

Tripping lightly over the mythical flower s of Hades, Miss Amy Johnson sou ght out one who could g u ide her to Christopher Columbus, whom she was to interview for a London newspaper.

Following the dire ctions given her by Cicero himself, she foun d the g r eat Christopher resting on a coil of tarred rop e, and, gazing

moodily at a model of r h e earth, which was somewhat the shape of an egg. As the inte rviewe r approached, he r aised a weather beaten visage that still showed signs o f ca re, engraved upon it by the treatment meted out co h im by th e King of S pain. afte r his last voyage.

" Have I the honour of a ddressi ng the great Christophe r Columb u s?" began M iss Johnson

" Si, Senorita," sighed Christopher wearily.

" Oh, please, Mr. Columbus," said M iss Johnso n quickly, " wo n ' t you speak English? I am unfamiliar with your Spa nis h tongue. "

"Who are you, yo u ng l ady, a nd whence come you, in this strange ga rb ?"

" Oh, call m e Johnnie," replie d she with a Duchess-of-York-like sm ile, "and I have come all the way from London specially to ask you your views of our mod ern ships of the air. May I call you Chris?" s h e added eagerly.

" C erta in l y , J ohnnie," returned Chris, m ov ing up to m ake room f or h er o n his coil of rope. " You speak of airships. I h ave hea rd of cas tl es in the ai r, but n eve r ships."

A t this Johnnie laughed. " Don't you know, t houg h ? Why , o ne recently flew t he same Atl a n t ic you sailed so many y ears ago."

" Indeed ," r e plied Chris topher with a bew il dered a ir, a nd pond e red the m atter ciee ply f or a m omen t. The n , with a couch of irony in his v oice, he asked, " And did this sailor of t h e skies s u cceed in getting funds for his enterprise from the King of England ?"

"Oh, chee r up , yo u poor old dear," said Johnnie impulsi ve ly, "yo u should have fo r go tten the treatment you suffe r e d at rhe h a nds of t h e Spa n ish k ing. after a ll t h ese years. Why, rimes h ave changed. Th e trouble in yo ur days was that your Spanish merchants knew so little of the value of advertising. If they had known w h a t we know n ow, you r merchants oi tarred rope, pickled ol ives a nd dried fish would all h a v e h as tened to back your ve nture, and fi ll your old ' S anta Mari a,' if you h a d signed a con t r ac t to say chat you would never h ave discovered America if S e n or da Guiseppi o ' s stuffed o liv es had not sustaine d you t h rough your trying times when your crew mutinied."

"You asto nis h m e," gasped C hristopher. "Bur is s u c h a thin g p ossib le?"

" Of course,'' replied Johnnie. " Whe n I flew to Australia th e gentleman who supplied the m ateria l fo r my fly ing gave me all the money I wanted i n return fo r a testimo n ial in which I d e clare d tha t but for h is material I would h a v e been eaten by Javanese l ong befo r e I a rrived."

" Veril y, t imes have c h a nged, " said Christ.> pher. " \X/hat have they done with that Ame rica I discovered , then?"

" That is indeed a wonderful country. The Americans are for emost in eve r ything, bur they h ave a ve ry high opinion of themse h, es. When I fl e w across the world t h e y were a m azed ch ar anyone but an A merican woman could h ave done such a thing, a nd crowded around the <J.irs hi p to see ' the cutest l ittl e ga l in all E urop e,' " laughed Amy. And sh e told hi m of t h e statues erected in his own h ono u r, while the King of Spa in had lo n g s ince been fo r gotten At length s h e rose to go, and Christophe r waved her out of sight of Had es with a look of wonder and contentment o n his f ace which wou ld n ever more be d a rkened by b itter t hou ghts of the way he had b een t r eate d.

As for Miss Amy Johnson , under the careful guidance of old Cha r o n, she left the s h adowy land across the S tyx forever, and hu rried b ack t o Lon don in rime for t h e printing of t h e next ed ition of t h e " G lobe."

--Carol Edmunds, l:'orm V .c.

S acrifice.

If I had t he great gift of song a nd were e n abled to sing of things created, I think I should sing of pines I n ever see th em sto rmtosse d on a b lea k hills ide, nor h ea r the wi nd sighing throu g h the ir outstretche d boughs without r ecalli n g two beautiful stories told m e as a child.

One te lls h ow it is by her own wish that the p ine tree remains eve r green throu g hout the long winter, for when the king gave sleep ro t he oth er trees, th e pi n e offered to sh are H is 'long v i g il.

The other tells of the pine's g r eat sacrifice i n order to serve. Long ago the pine tree grew o n ly by the sea, b ut one day nature cold the pine of the tr ee less hills a nd fens where neither rhe birds nor b easts could live. T he pine recognised the ca ll to serve, and left her

beloved sea to go and liv e where she might provide shade a nd shelter. Nature knew the greatness of this sacrifice, and to comfort the lonely pine she made the sighing of the wind through the pine resemble the song of the faroff sea.

Listen to the wind sighing in t he pines, and then pause to consider that the care-free wind is striving to be a comforter. I never see the pines providing shade from the bright sun or shelter from the cold winds, nor listen to their e nd less sighing, without realising how much the pine sacrifi ced in order to serve -M.L.H.S.

The River's Secret.

Beneath the o ld bridge s hines the river, a still, smooth depth of black save for the pale reflection of the rising moon. Silence reigns , broken intermittently by the soft croonin g of a stately black waterfowl as it fl.oats slowly from a tall clump of reeds. The eerie ness of dusk is over a ll.

Against the g rey stonework of the bridge moves a dark form. Cautiously it creeps along t h e wooden rail. A white face tur!'ed upward s hudders a little as the moon slips behind a mass of cloud. Over the g r eat central pile it pauses, gazing fearfully into the dark water.

Suddenly it straightens and grips the top rail. A moment later the figure l eaps forward, and down i nto the blackness below.

After the plunge the water softe n s out gently into rings, and is again still. What tragedy is hidden there? The world may search in vain. The placid stream beneath the old bridge holds its secret close Joan Young , Form V b (15 years).

The Wreck .

The sun rose in a g low of radiant splendour ove t· the calm green sea. It touched the distant mountains, givi n g a rosy tinge to the ir deep blue, and grad ually rose above them, making a s himmeri n g path over the water's surface, rippled by the coo l bre eze. I t w a s reflected with dazzling brilliance from the fresh whiteness of the cottages set in t h e midst of brig ht gardens, and it lighted the plains beyond to a vivid green. Suddenly a darting beam s tri kes the b lack bulk of massed objects

far out at sea, which are gently swayed by the waves. Th e dawn breaks into cleare r l ight and shows scattered on the shore the splintered remains of a shattered lifeboat, and suddenly that g loomy mass, out to sea, takes shape as a towering mass of rock with the dark outline of a ship which is gradually settling into the calm green depths beside it. No longer cloes the sun shine in its brilliant radiance over those fresh white cottages.

The roar of stormy waters and the crash of thunder sti ll re-echo within their gleaming walls. Th e clear beauty of the morning is marred for them by that black mass far out at sea -Jean P adgett, Hon. VI.

Beauty Makers .

Every artist has hi s own way of expressing beauty, and the m edium which naturally ex presses that beauty is the b ranch of art he chooses.

Who h as not stood in awe before somP. paincees g reat creation ? There on can vas, colour ideals and dreams are mingled with some wonderful thought to express this conception of b eauty.

\Xf ith his fingers the sculptor creates beauty of form and thou g ht from commo n clay, just as th e poet r eveals to us objects of unsu spected beauty. No image perhaps is as beautiful as chat which the mind creates for itse lf. An imp ro visation, a melody, full of tone, c o lour, rhythm and harmony-what a labour of joy to the artist! Surely t h is is inducement e nou g h for such a creation! Dancing is the medium by which another artist expr esses t his beauty-the beauty of motion, t he interpretation of the mood and spirit of mu sic.

Many of us seek self-expression to p ortray our ideals of beauty, yet all of us, either consciousl y or unconsciously, wors hip it in some form or other in which we find perfection for p e rfection is beauty.

J ean McCrea, Pass VI.

INTERMEDIATE PROSE.

N ew Year's Eve.

A still peace reigned through the old cat hedral as the soft notes of the o r gan stoic through the deserte d nave Moonlight sho n e

Snapshots by Members of the Camera Club.

but dimly through the old stained Gothic windows, the r .?st of th e nave being hidden in mysteri~us darkness. Ever t h e music went on and on, its sof t tremulous melodies seem· ing to hold the echoes of old memories , sad and yearning. AO: old, old man, dressed in s hadowy robes of stained grey hue, appeared i n a shaft of pale, mystic light, which wreathed itself around hi m in a haze of cloudy white. \Vith bent head h e listened to the low music dying away, a nd presently the sound of chimes rang throu gh the ni g ht

As the bells pealed forth their message th,:, s hadowy form of a young boy a ppeared beside the aged man, whose eyes were dimmed with tears . Soon the form of the old man faded away into rhe darkness, and as the bells ceased f he fi gu re of the lad took his place. A bright radiance shone about him, and his pure white robes. As the distant echoes of the b e lls di ed away , the music stole forth once again. No longer was it sad and wistful, for the sofr chords were rich and melodious, swelling out into a song of great joy and blissful happin ess.

The old year had gone, and the new ye.?.r taken its place. May Guthridge, Lower V.

An Adventure in a Museum.

Have you ever visited a museum at night ? I did once, and that night I shall never forget The attendant took me along various passages, showing me, here and there, some ancient relic, until at le ngth we came to the bones of a huge mammoth. It signified little, lying there, a h eap of dusty bones, yet with it were associated stories of the age when mar. was unknown. As I stood thinking, it see med as if a voice was speaking close beside me .

"I pray you, sir, do not look around, for. I that speak to you must never be seen by mortal eyes. For I am not a mortal, I am half man, half beas t , a dweller in the age th a t men know nothing of. These bon es in front of you are the remains of an animal to whom I did g r eat service once

"In those days there reigned in my la nd the King of Beasts he that lies before you. Of a ll the wild and fier ce animals h e was ruler. One day this mammoth summoned me ro him , and I , in fear and t remb ling, obeye d

When I arrived m the heart of the forest there was a sco r e of mighty animals standing in a great ring, and when I came they set up such a bellowing as nearly deafened me. But the king signalled for silence, and silence there was. Then he told me that I had been brought there to await the judgment of all the inhabitants of the forest , for, in truth, they knew not what I was. From whence had I come? How lived I? Were there others of my kind? And what meant I by coming to their land and disturbing them? These questions I did not answer because I could not, and so I told them. But they did not believe, and so I was sentenced to lifelong iabour for the king

"I was sent on arduous journeys, and long. J was the spy, the servant, the confidant, the frie nd of the kin g; in short, I had to play in every imaginary role i n which I could be useful. The king was not without his enemies, and one day I witnessed a great fight between himself and one of his brothers. It was going h ard with my master when suddenly I realised that I might be of use So I ran away and fetched the king's followers. who s ucceeded in separating the two. Th ey gathered round the king and told him what I had done But the ot h er beast cursed me, and in so doing doomed me to follow the great king for ever and aye And so I am h e r e now, haunt• ing forever rhe remains of that g iant king of a nothe r age."

The voice ceased, the attendant tapped me o n the shoulder and told me that i t was time to go on I did so, but somehow after that stor y everything e lse seemed insignificant, matter-of-fact. -Eunice Gully, Form XX.

Autobiography

of a Lace Collar.

As I attached an old Valenciennes iace collar to a black sati n frock , I thought it moved and then b eg,m to speak i n a tiny voice, thus:

I was born in a little cottage in Lancashine, E ngland, and crossed the Channel to France in a small merchant vessel. On my a rri val I was taken to a lacemaker's home , where I made the acquainta n ce of many linen thread s, predistincd to become famous in the history of Ince. H ere I r ested for some months , un til one d ay H enriette, th e lacemaker, took me up and attac hed me to a pillow, used in rhe

making of l ace. From then onwards I increased in beauty, becoming at the end of a mo n th's labour a handsome lace collar. But Henri ette was poor, and had to sell me to a miserly merchant for a few francs, to buy bread and wme. H e ha nd led me so roug hl y that I was afraid my delica te frame wou ld be crumpled. But soon he, too, passed me on, my next owner being the proprietress of a dressmaking estab lishment. H e r e I was pu t into a box with others of my fam il y, and left for some weeks, d ur in g which Honiton anrl Mechlin quarre lle d over their respective be,rnties. In the struggle which fo llowed Mechlin was hop e lessly torn , and Honiton soon b ecame so proud that the box wou ld scar ce hold her. How glad I was when o n e day th~ lid was raised, a h a nd was plunged in among us, and I was take n out and carried away.

Alas , my troubles now b egan in ea rnest. I was tacked to a heavy black velve t robe, packed in a box and car ried to the famo us "Palace of Mirrors" at Ver sa illes. Later I was unpacked by a beautiful you n g maid, who, as I afterwards learn e d in the Royal wardro b e from Brocade, th e Queen's court r o b e, was Her Maj esty's lady-in -waiti ng. What a h appy time I spent in the Roya l wardrobe, and what ta les its compan y co uld tell! From the midst of this h appy gathering I was taken one day to adorn the Queen. Cecile, the lady-in-wa iting, was weeping, w h y I could not guess, until from my now exalted position I saw my k ing being taken to the guilloti n e, and soon the Q u een ta llowed in his footsteps. The boards of che gui llotine were st a ined, but Ma ri e d d no t shri n k from her fate, but m et i t with reg;;! ca lm Before the guill ot ine claimed i ts vict i m Marie unloosed me from h e r dress, a nd with an eme r ald ring gave me to Cecile as a parting gift.

Cecile gave me to h er mot her, w h o so ld me to an innkeeper for some choice Vine-deGrave. The publican gave me to a wigmaker, the wigmaker to a pork b u tc h e r , and the pork butcher to his dau g h ter, who gave m e to an o ld clothes seller. Thus I travelled round France, sometimes being on the top of Dame Fortune 's wheel, but often underneath it

Afte r many years of wandering, I w~s bough t by the p r op r ieto r of a waxworks, ancl he put me on a wax figure o f my dear queen,

Marie Antoinette. But such an insult i t was , for the grea t queen ' s nose was flattened on the e nd , where a careless spectator had lit his pir,e too near the figure and had melted i t But the p op ulari t y of waxworks waned, and the figures were put up fo r auction A Jewish seco ndhand clothes deale r bough t the fi ttings, and a soapmaker bought the figures to mP.lt them down to make soap. The J ewish secondhand clothes d eale r so ld me, along with the othe r costumes, to P arqu in, the dress d esigner, who, recogn1s1ng a rare treasu re in me, put me o n the w hi te sati n wedding dress, whic h was bought by your great-great-grandmother, and worn a t h er wedding. Soon after the wedding I was p ut away with sp r igs of lavender in an old trunk, from where, after many years, I was brought ou t again to adorn your g r eatgrandmoth er's bridal gow n She, too, packed me away again in a trunk, and there I stayed fo r six months, during the voyage out to Australia in " The Destiny." We arrived in Sydney, and went to your great grandfather's farm. Your mother was the next to wear me, and n ow I am b e ing put on your skimpy frock. What will happen to me in t h e year s to come I do not know, but my h our of l if e is quickly fl eet ing, and I must hasten to finish my sto r y.

B u t b e f ore I end I must te ll you about one of the proudest incidents in my eventful l ife I t was when yo ur great-great -g randmothe r wore me on h e r satin dress at h er wedd ing r ecep tion, and a gues t, w ho afte r wards became a famous playwright, made i t the theme of t he well-known p lay "My Lad y's Dress." I was not an ord i n a ry collar, you see.

J oy Tayl o r , Form XX

Pen Portrait.

"Huh! thim contraptions is a ll the same," remarked Mrs. Higgins. The electric washing m a chine had decided to go "on strike" in th e midd le of t h e weekly wash, and Mrs Higgins, our was h e rwoman, was n ot a little p erturbed. " Y es," said she, " I d one washing these past fif. t e en years without the 'elp of them mechanic.:il thimgmybo bs. But ta l kin' abou t mach inerv and the like, my ' Orace made m a a crystal wireless set last week; but h 'as yet I h as n 't

bi n able to ' e ar anythink. 'Orace says that' ll come in time. I 'opes so, any'ow, chat I do. Bue h'as I was sayin' T hese contraptions h'ail)t no use The ' re only a menace to h ' ind u scry. H ere' s my 'usband, 'Enry George, for h'inscance . He was in regular work 'till the boss put mac;hinery in. 'Enry was a sau sage maker, before, y'know, but now he's a r oad mender." Then followed a lengthy lecture •>n husbands, pa r ticularly H enry, whose shortcom ings were num e rous. Bue in the middle of it I quitted the laundry.

Ten minutes later I heard a yell from the di r ection cf the laundry, and, hurrying out, I discovered Mrs. H iggi ns stuck fast. le appeared chat she had stood on a c h ai r co reach a bar of soap down from a shelf, th e seat h ad given way, and Mrs. Higgins hacl landed in the cloches b asket. The basket was small, and Mrs. Higgins was la r ge, but ar length I managed to extrica te her. H er face now r ese mbl e d a b eetroot, a nd h e r temper. caye nne pepper. ul noo it," she said. uI said to ' Enry this mornin ' , 'Tis Friday to day, a nd th e th irteent h , too. I always d id 'ate Fridays. W hy the lid came off the salt cellar chis m o rn i n g and spilt over ' Orace's lunch. Then chis affa ir won't go, a nd to cap it h'all I goes and fa lls an d 'u rts me knee I h ad rheumatics in. You know this weather ain't no good for me poo r leg. I went co Dr. Gre en about h'it and he gave somethin g to rub in. F our shillings a nd sixpence h e charged for it-I suppose it' s o nly coloured water. ' Orace drunk some of it yesce rd ay -he thought it was lime juice a nd soda, a nd he wasn't s ick, so th ere can't be much in ir."

On a nd o n she rambled, while from my seat on the old copper I watched her work. From the crown of her h ead, where h e r hair was str eaked with grey, to the top of h er boots, Mrs. H iggins was a typical washerwoman. A "flower gard e n " h at adorned h er head; Mrs. Harris gave it to her some fi ve years o r so ago. Jc was a Paris mod e l it l ooked it and Mrs. Harris only parted with it b ecau se Mrs. Jackson , h e r n eighbou r , had a cheap imitation something like hers. A cretonne apron cove r ed a brig htly -h u ed frock, and altogether Mrs. Higgins prese nted qum, a r espectable appear ance-to the b ake r , who always left a crusty

loaf on F ridays. Mrs. Higgins liked crus:y bread.

I had never really met Mrs. Higgins before, but mother had to ld me all about her. Her life' s ambition was to see her son, Horace, a sch oo l teach e r , and co this end sh e worke d hard, most of h er savings go in g towards his educatio n. Mrs Higgins was m ag n a nimous, and mother n ever tires of celling how one day a sma ll boy came to the door wanting to know if we had an y kittens t o drown. The youthful business man only charged sixpence eac h , and already he h a d a dozen or so furry things in his sack. Mrs. Higgins was gre acly con ce rned over th eir face , and gave the boy t hreep e nce fo r each of the kittens h e released. Sh<! had four cats, a canary, a parrot, and two dogs, but her kitch e n hearth would not accommodate any m o re cats.

"Yes," she said, "h'as I rema r ked co th e b u tc h e r the other day, th e prices of things is scandalous, and the wages ain 't go in g up neither." Bue before she could say more , I fled.

Joy T ay lor, Form XX.

A dvent ures of a n Image.

B ang! Bang! Crack! Crack! T he men a,·c taking me (a r ock boulder) out of the moun tain side. I roll down the hill, crashing a long , breaki n g dow n shrubs, and anything else in my way. At last I reach the valley, and soon am dragged co a dirty Indian v illage.

For some days I lie idle, o nly being looked at by the inqu isitive vi llagers Then one event ful day some work m en b eg in to chisel and chip parts of me away. Around them is a la r ge throng of eag le-eyed, dirty, b lack, ragged villagers. Day after day the few men chip, chip, chip.

Ac lase th ey have finished me. I am no longer a big boulder, but a huge image, standing about seven feet in h eight. I have an elephant's head, a huge fat stomach, and am seated cross-legged. They all admire me, and some eve n w orship me a lready.

Two days lacer an ox cart a p pears, and with great difficulty I am lifted into the cart.

Bump, bump, jig, jig, jog. Up and down I bump around over a very bumpy, dusc~road. D ay after day, and even far into the n ight, I jog along . Y es, it's tr1Je. I' ve

reached the city at last, and am placed in a huge stone temple covering acres of ground. Gar!ands are put around my n eck, and incense is burnt before me by an old white-bearded pries t. Occas ion a lly h e rings a bell which penetrates through the din of people passin g ro and fro.

But the days in which I may see sunlight and feel fresh air are numbered For now I am in a hazy light. Near me runs a passage lighted by dim, flickering tapers.

Night and day people pass me, and bow down in different attitudes to me, constancly showering me with perfume, roses, garla n ds, g h ee, and ocher things.

\lVhy is it? Why is it chat I am r eceiving so many sacrifices and offerings? Why is it? Oh, yes! I' ve found out. Cholera has broken out. Plague has co m e back, bringing h er terribl e death roll. Th ey come to m e , offering sacrifices, hoping I will lessen my anger cowa rds chem. For they really believe I am angry about something they have done, and am sending out plague and cholera in r e venge. But oh! Stupid people! How can an old sro n e idol cause chis terrible plaguei Foolish people, you sac rifice hundreds of goats and sheep to me each day to subdue m y revenge. You do not unde r stand ic is not I; it is you. Your dirty, c r owded, small hues and your ways of living h ave brought on this plague.

And even the king c omes to worship m e, hoping to subdue m y revenge. And at lase he is so cross with me, as che plague does not stop, that I a m taken away, and buried, a nd left a l o n e

The n there I stay for hundreds of yea rs A new tank is co be built, and they are d iggi ng near where I a m lying, and have l ain for centuries. Nearer and n earer the diggers come. Until-they have found me.

What rejoicing th e r e is in the city. Th e lost god is found ! A festival is held for me, and the great god a n d goddess are brought out and carried a r ound t h e town in a palanquin with me The whole town is making m erry and rejoicing. And then again I must be pur in my place in the templ e, a different one n ow, but just as dark and dingy, wiLh flickering li g hts h e re and there. And in the hazv

li ght I see p eople coming and going, bowing down and worshipping me, and then passing o n. -G. Saunders, Form XX

Pearls of the S e

a .

In the first white glimmer which comes eve,~ befo re t h e sunrise the sand lay clean and bare. Th e storm which h ad darkened the night befo r e had left no trace of its spent fury; even the sea was still, colourless, impassiv<', pa le as milk One would scarcely have guessed chat a village was awakenin g on rhe cliffs above, chat children patted that smooth sand into castles with their moist little hands each day, a1~d left th em for the tide to take whea evening came. And the tide which lase ni ght had taken a score o r so of these castles, with their tu rrets and their brave little flags, had bared agai n a broad curve of beach deserted save fo r two who had come down with the dawn, seeking the first cool of t he d ay One was a young fisherman from the village, and t h e other his cousi n In the freshness of the morning her cheeks we re bright and pink i1S the carnations in her blouse, and the ribbon which bou n d back her d a rk hair was as blue as her eyes.

Sudden ly she scooped and gather ed up someth in g pale and shining from the water 's edge. Twisted between h er brown fing e rs was a long rope of pearls. But h er companion unwound chem from h e r h a nd. " Take not," he said, "what t he sea brings us, for sorrow comes with the sea's gifts." With all the strength of h is young arm he flung them fa r out acr oss che wate r. They skimmed the surface as would a stone a nd sank as swiftl y and as complecelr. And th e girl was not sorry. Her hand was still cold from their touch. Th ey had been pale, co lou rless, even as the sea Her imagination was not idle as they turned away, and she walked slowly, thoughtfully, imprinting her bare feet o n th e firm sand.

It was was hed almost midnight, and a the d ecks with silver. full moon Perfectly motionless at o n e end stood a woman, l ooking down into the still water. She was half in shadow, and the moon h a d traced o ut the pale lustre of pearls against the wine-red of h er gown. Abstracte dly she lifted a white hand

and toyed wich t h em, tw1 sn ng undone the catch, which had slipped around h er thro at. Sudde nly she caught her breath. The lon g string slipped through her fingers She clutched at it, but too late. She watched it vanish, sli thering like. a w hite snake through the g r een water. In a moment ic was nothing but a distant blur, lose among che shadows. H er quick gasp died in a sob, a nd suddenly shi, laughed. "What does ic matter," she said, almost bitterly, ' 't hey are only paste!"

Far below the swell of the waves, the terr.:ir of the storm, where only dead human f eet ha::! eve r swayed, slept the loveliest o f the daughters of the sea in a b ed of a n e mones Dow,:, her white sides the fins might have been cut from delicate silver; h e r tail, ha lf hidden bv the crimson flowers, scintillated as jewels i n the sun. From her throat gleamed a hundred emeralds, h er slight fingers were ablaze with rings, a nd a rope of matchless pearls w a s twisted in h er hair.

A giant fish , hued like the sky, sped by her , catching a loose strand of its gold. Pout• ing, red-li pped, in the first temper of awak ing, she snatched the j ewe ls from her forehead a nd flung chem after his soaring shadow. Th e string of pearls swayed, away above her, then suddenly the tide caught it, hurtling it shore • ward. And she who had thrown chem crushed an anemone bud in her temper and went to sleep again, its red fragme nts still in her hand.

Frail as a seared l eaf t he boat rocke d and swayed in time with the fury of the waves. Ii, it two men pulled at the oars with a despe r a · cion born of t he fear of death, a nd between chem a woman wept, clutching to her heart a handful of jewels.

In a moment it was over. The black w,111 of foaming water had passed over chem, the woman's scream was choked in her throat as she grasped with one hand at the shaccere:! wreckage of the boat. A darkness that was greater than that of the storm came upon h e r, and through h er stiff fin gers the sea sucked, greedily exultantly, a string of p e rfect pearls.

Wynwode Macdonald, Lower V

The

Adventures of a Hatpin.

I am a hat pin , quite an ordinary hat pin, w ith a long thin pin and a plain gold knob on the e nd, yet my life is more full of advc,,ture than any diamond-knobbed hat pin that e,,e r was. To begin with, I was made in Aus• tralia, and sold at Myer's Stores for two an.::! sixpence. The lady who bought me did not keep m e, however, but gave me, with anoth ;,r hat pin l ike m e, to a dear old lady for h -er birthday.

I grew very friendly with the ocher hat pin, and it n early broke my heart when my friend f e ll out of the dear lady's hat, and was nev"r ~een again.

Mrs Briggi n s, my owner, treated m e very kindly, but I soon got bored with the scene r y and market every Monday, and longed for a change. You can imagine my great joy wh e n I was given to a small child, a boy, who had a dmired me "Well, well, well," said Mrs. Brig gins, Hone hat pin is not of much use ; take it, my boy, take it " And so I changed hands. The n ext day I was taken to school, and t o mv horror the boy stu ck me into another little boy, who uttered a sharp cry of p ain. The teacher saw me, and said, " Tom Jones, bring that pin to me, and stand in th e co rner." I sh rieked out, "Miss, Miss, I could not h elp it; I did not want to hurt the boy. To:n pushed me, and " but a ll in vain. The teacher threw me savagely into a d rawer, and there I r e mained for months and months. Jc was a ghastly existence in that d a rk drawer, where I was nea rly smothered with horrible white chalk and dust

One day, however, the caretaker spied me , a nd took me home to his wife I was unhappy there, too. I was ashamed to be s een in ch.u t errible old black hat of h e rs ; it was turnin;,; green with age. I had never b een so h umili ated in my life before. Therefore I was thrilled when she lost me, and I found myself lying in the middle of the road.

After lyi ng on the road for four days, I grew very tired and ill, and I really thoug h t I was going to die, whe n I was found by a cheery old postman on his morning round.

It so h appen ed that on the very day I had b een given to the postman's kind wife h er son, who had been away in Ind ia for five

years, arrived h o me for good. The old lady was, of course, delighted, and called me h e r "! uc"ky pin." She always fastens me very securely in h e r hat , so chat she cannot lo se m e; a nd I am very happy where I am safe an.:! s ound Adv~ntures are all ve ry well, but it is much better to feel you have a real home where you are cared for-at least hat pins chink so. -Me ryl Walker, XXa. ( 15 years).

The Storm.

The sun had set behind the bank of dark clouds which hung like a h eavy curtain over the grey-green sea. Not a ripple stirred on the surface of the glassy water; the air was heavy, and told of coming storm. The only sound was the moaning of the gulls, which flew restlessly to and fro over the rocky shore. Presently a hot breeze blew over the water, slightly disturbing the calm surface. The air seemed more oppressive, and even the gulls ceased their moaning as the sound of distant thunder rolled over the sea.

Suddenly the storm broke m all its fury, over sea and land. The thunder roared in che hea v ens, and bright flashes of lightning lit up the angry sea, revealing the once calm waters, now a mass of heaving grey billows. They dashed upon the rocks, the spray flying_ in clouds before the wind, which in its furr lashed the water into masses of seething foam. All through the night the seas raged and the moon was hidden in the dark storm clouds. Morning dawned grey and stormy, the waters still heaving restlessly against the shore, and the su n sho n e but fitfully through wate ry clouds.

B e tween the rocks lay a few dead birds, among them a beautiful white albatross, and, oh! what was that? An oar, broke n and battered, but who could tell what sad story lay behind it? But the night had guarded her secrets well, and none knew of the small fi sh ing vessel which had met its fate on the stormy sea. -May Guthridge, Lower V.

The Spider Monster's Revolt.

It was noon in a quiet town of Japan. The inhabitants were working lazily in the warm sun li ght. The drone of the timb er mills and

the c hatter of the children as they played m the street were the only sounds heard.

" Oh!" sighed Lu-sing, a pretty little J ap. girl, "I am sick of playing make-believe. Why can't we do something different?" \(Yes," said all the other children. "Why can't we cio something different?"

"Why, children, why are you grumbling?" said a voice. The children turned round, and saw old Lun Shuan, the priest, looking at them questioningly. "Oh, we're tired of playing," said a little boy, "please cell us a story." "Yes, a story," shouted the children. "Well, which one would you like?" said the priest good-naturedly. " The one about the earthquake?" said an eager-faced child, and the chi ldren gathered round him as he related his sto r y.

"Well," began the priest, "it was on a sunay day like to-day when the giant black spider monster underneath began to tire of its home, and thought he would move Th e noise was terrific, it was like the sound of a great batt'.e I was on my way to the temple, when sudden ly, before my very eyes, the temple walls fell with a noise of thunder, as if some mighty invisible giant had put his foot on it All around me were sounds, deafening, terrifying. Tortured shrieks of humans came from the houses, but the huge giant underneath paid no attention to these, but went on with his evil, revengeful work. Noises like gurgles and c huckles sounded like the triumphant monster' s shouts of ecstasy from the bowels of the eart h. l n front of me a hu ge crack appeared; it grew larger and larger, and the frightened yet curious people stared into its black, uproarious depths. Then, as quickly as it came, the c r ack disappeared, and nothing was heard save the low and distant murmurs of the restless monster."

The children did not speak as the priest closed his story, but wandered away, each deep in the thoughts of this true, yet incredible story

(The superst1t1ous Japanese think that a giant black spider is the cause of earthquakes.)

-Audrey Jones, Form XX.

Rain.

The COUl)tr y was dry and parched, and sadly in n eed of rain. For days the sun had scorched the li ttle bit of c rop that had managed to struggle up. Th e farmers were well nigh d esperate, a nd I , who was staying with them, was d esperate also. The days we r e more monoton ous, thirsty and hot than any I had ever before experienced.

One morning I woke up, and to my surprise and joy I observed that the sky, instead of being of the usual bright, glaring hue, was grey, and covered with clouds that looked .,s though they might bring rain But no! In about half a n hour we felt a slight breath of wind, which gradually rose and rose, till we might have well imagined that we were in Florida during the last tornado. The dust from the paddocks rose in clouds as red as the soil itself

The men all rushed in s ide, and from a window watched rhe gale spasmodically rise and fall. Now th e trees were practically on the ground, and now they had rebound ed to their usual straightness. A little house the children h ad built was blown down as if it had beea made of paper.

At last the wind dropped, and then came the r ain, at first in huge drops, then gradually slackening into a steady downpour. All that night, a nd for the next two days, it rained unceas ingly, and when I woke on th e third day it was to gaze on a refresh ed and peaceful countryside-the work of the invaluable r ain.

-Pe~gy Brown, Form

JUNIOR PROSE.

Greenhood.

said in a weak voice. " I was playing here yesterday, and one of those cruel dogs belonging to the mortals chased me. I can't rem ember a ny more."

Greenhood took off his little green hood and looked inside. " Here is a cure," h e said , a nd he poured some magic d ew in to the bun ny 's mouth.

The bunny sat up and blinked. "Thank you , Greenhood," he said " I must hurry to my mother Good-bye." Greenhood watched the little form scamper to its home He smiled as he saw a l ittle white tail just disappearing into a h ole.

Greenhood was tired, but he remembered a poor sick cat that had b een starved and Wd s left dying by the side of the road. He flew over th e hills, and soon he was by its side. The cat was nearly better. '"Good afternoon ," she said, " I'm quite well now, Greenhood, and I've stopped to t hank you." Greenhood patted its hea d , and after a short talk flew off home to bed. H e was just dozing when he heard a whisper, "Greenhood, wake up !" H e awoke with a start, and around his little bed were hundreds of animals H e blinked. A big to m-cat came up and bowed. "We have come to give you a surprise party, Greenhood."' he said, "in gratitude to you for helping us. Each one of us has been helped by you."

XX.

Greenhood looked around and stuttered in his confusion , "Oh-I-er would rath e r not." A hearty la ugh came from the parry, and th<!y danced around him Other elves poked their heads out of their doors. The breeze ruffled the trees and the party began.

-Rene Trigge, Form IV.a.

A Quaint Village.

Greenhood was a little elf who h elped the animals who were cruelly treat ed by the mortals. H e wore a green hood on his head Tn. the hood he kept all his magic.

Greenhood was flying in the cool air, jusr over a hill. Looking down, he saw a tiny little bunny lying as though it were dead. He flew r ound in a circle, and after a leap he landed gently beside the little animal. "Bun.nikins," he said, "are you hurt? I am Greenhood." The bunny slowly opened one eye, and then the other, and he sat up. "Y-yes," h P.

In a remote part of China the r e lies in a small valley a quaint village by the name of Chinny cup. This particular village has a custom which has been going on for many years, and is still doing so, or was, the last time I was there. The village is built in a triangle, and the house at the apex is a lways inhabited by the oldest man, who is supposed to be very wise, and is looked up to with reverence by the rest of the people.

The houses are all built of china, in the willow pattern. They are ver y sma ll a nd quaint,

with their pointed roofs and turned-up walls. In front they have a little garden. Inside the houses there are four rooms, kitchen, bedroom, living room and bathroom. The mistress ' of the house is busy stirring a pot of carrots which hangs over the fire. She is very small and dark, and her black hair is screwed back to a bun· at the back of her head. Her little almond eyes are set in a rather round face, and her nose is nearly flat. Her feet, which are very small, are encased in tiny s lippers. Her dress consists of long trousers and a sma ll coat figured in the wi llow pattern

The kitchen itself has not much furniture-a tab le and three chairs, a mantelpiece over the fi r eplace on which is placed a bunch of carrots in a vase, and a tiny model of a dragon. Outside in the garden the master of the h o u se is busy digging the carrot bed while smoking a long china pipe. I n the street the children are flying kites, which is one of the favou r ite pastimes of the C h inese chi ldren

On this particular summer's day all was quiet and peaceful. It was very hot, and the sun shone down pitilessly on the little village. Most of the men had given up digging and were seated beneath a willow tree smoking their pipes.

Suddenly there appeared walking along the dusty street a liccle old man. Behind him, trail ing for about a foot along the ground, was his beard. He was very ragged and dirty, and took no notice of the villagers as he waddled along. But the villagers took notice of him, for never before had a stranger come into their village, and they were very indignant rhac chis tradition shou ld be broken. So Sing High, the most stately of old gen tlemen, went up to him and said in his broken English, "Whaffor you come here? This village is Chinnycup; we live in peace! Peace!" he repeated, and stopped waving his arms about, co give chem rest no doubt. "Why I no come here?" asked the traveller indignantly. " I go everywhere e lse, why no h ere? You no can stop me. I tink you fool."

"You tink me fool, me, oldest man in Chinnycup," paused for want of words. whole village had gathered watching in silence.

Sing High, che and Sing High By chis time the around che two,

" I tink you silly," said Sing High, and tapped his for e h e ad si g nificantly. Thus they went on arguing, and are going on till chis day. The o!d man' s beard is growing longer and longer, and Sing High is becoming older a nd older every day. He certainly was very ancient the last time I was there, hue chat was many a year ago.

-G. Ferguson, Form IV.a

S igns of S prin g .

Do you know all the lovely ways by which Nature indicates that spring is coming? Can you see the tender green shoots of leaves and the tiny buds peeping out into the bright sunshine after a very cold winter? Then there are those hardier flowers , che jonquils, daffodils, which come out before most of their sisters. That dainty little wild flower, the harbinger of spring, you will find breaking into bud everywhere. The birds will let you know that spring is here by their merry songs and the bu~y way in which they tend their babes and find them food. There is the vivid green of t he young grass clothing the hills and the paddocks after a dreary winter If you go for a drive in the country you will notice the red gum tips, and sweet-smelling wildflowers growing wherever they can find a holding in the hard earth by the side of the road. Evervching seems to be singing "Spring is here! Spring is here! " Everyone want~ to get out into the fresh air that fills the world with joy.

Peggy Chinner, Form IV.c ( 11 years)

H UMOUROU S SECTION

The Slumberer .

On my bed, when it is summe r, covered with one sheet, In winter, buried 'neath the clothes, down a few feet, Midst the noise of buses, rumbling up the street, I find I am slumbering.

In the church, when the preacher gives forth his doleful saw, And tells us of the solemn oach that Joshua swore, How, when Saul had just missed David, his bright gold hair he tore, I find I am slumbering.

In science , while sitting waiting for sulphur to turn black, With a good full ray of suns hine blazing on my back, \Vhen nothing really happens, and inte r est I lack, I find I am slumbering.

In history, when we're hearing why Walpole was all wrong, And why the revolution was keeping on so long, Thou gh I strive co keep awake, sitting there amidst the throng , I find I am slumbe ring.

-Jean Gregory, Form XX. (13 years).

Work and Play.

(With apo logies to Kingsley's "Young and o,td.")

When a ll the day is p lay, girls, And every mistress sweet, And every book a novel, girls, And every udet." a treat; Then hey for books and mistress, girls, We'll frolic a ll th e day; Y ou n g folk must have their sport, girls, And everyone her say. But-

When all the day is work, girls, And all the teachers cross, And a ll the books are sca le, gi rl s, And every up re " a boss, Sit still and never play, gi rls , Sic still and hold your tongue, For teachers all a re hard, girls, And remember, you are young.

Peggy Hick, Form V b

Silver and Green.

Proud of our strip of green ribbon, Proud of our silver star, For those really are our emb lems, Although non e wou ld think that they are.

Chorus:

Green and silver, my comrades, Silve r and green to the fore; We' re proud of our colours, S o let ' s hav e our colours, For si lver and green evermore!

Loving and guarding them ever, If only they could be seen, To keep chem on high we'd endeavour. Oh, give us some silver and green.

Our hacbands are green and white, Our costume is navy blue; Oh which of these colours are right? I cannot cell-Can you?

Blue is inscribed on our stars, Gold is bestowed on the pres , Yellow badge of the "Inter." it jars. Our colours are-choose from these!

-"Tulip."

The Chronicle According to School Uniform.

Now it came to pass that in the reign of King George there were certain maidens who had gathered together chat they might gain great learning and much wisdom.

These maidens did profess to have much learning in their gathering place, wh ich was named School. Yea, veri ly did they have pleasure on the diamond of baseball, and gaily did they disport themselves on the courts of tennis, and with riotous rejoicing d id they assemble together, one with another, on the field of basket-ball.

Y e e verily, verily, I say unto you, amongst a ll these joys, they were garbed in the robes of mourning, yea in che vestures of night.

For there arose one among them saying, " Dearly beloved brethren, for now and evermore, your children and the childre n of your children, and throughout all generations shall be clothed in the raiments of darkness. Yea, I say unto you, chose who follow not in these fashions shall be cast into detention, and their names shall be written, now and forever more, in the book of conduce." And it was so.

And lo and behold, one arose sayin g, "Give ear, oh my brethre n, and know chat through a ll the seasons of the year ye shall neither wear cloches of coo!:.ess nor sleeves of shortness. " And i t was so.

And it came co pass chat when the days waxed hoc, and the sun was high in the hea vens, cha t the enemy came b e for e the

maiden s, r obed in the vestures of coo lness, yea c hilly were they as icicles.

For beh old even those who had given u n to them the laws came before them in robes of coolness so that they might tempt them further.

A nd it ca.me to pass that men much learned in science did speak of the h e lp that was given, by cheerful colours, to th e mind, yea even unto t h e minds of the people. And the legs of the maide ns we re garbed in stockings of blackness, for b e hold , those that were in authority reasoned with one a nothe r, and saw t h at stockings of darkness would n ot fade. Th e refore they proclaimed t hat stocki n gs of blackness should be worn now and evermore.

And lo , the m a idens h ad a few books of li g htness to carry. But n otwithstandin g all chis the autho ri ties d ecreed that they shou ld p lace these f e w books in tru nks of great heaviness; yea, h eavy were they as lead And the people wonde red among themse lves, say ing, "Behold, are n o t t h ese the children of the loathe d Swotia, son of Swot!"

Back to S ch ool D ay, 2000 A.D.

I was sitting in my office when sudde nly fr d aw n e d up o n me that "Back to School" Day was to d a y, and not to- m orrow, and I h ad arranged to meet t wo old school fr iends a t the Collins Street A erodrome at 1.30 p.m. I hurried ly put on my h a t and gloves, and was la t e for my appointment by twen ty minutes. After a few a pologies we cl imbed into m y Mo th, and in a few minutes were again back on Mother Earth.

Instead of a mu c h used programme, the present pupils had de v ised quite an unusual afternoon's entertainment fo r u s The first ite m was a n air pageant consisting of stunt• ing and form atio n flying, and then the botany classes, who h a d r ece ntly r et urned from an excursion to th e South P o le in airships, show ed u s over the ships and then gave us a trial fli g ht, which was most e nte rtaining , as th e ships were entirely manned by the girls.

The main event of th e afternoon was a fifty m ile d irt track race b etwee n past and present st ude nts. This , after a good d eal of excite m e nt, the old girls won.

We were then officially escorted over a n ew building. W e arrived at the r oof by a very swift e levato r , and an aerodrome of the latest design met our gaze. This was where the pupi ls and staff housed their planes duri n g the day. Numbers of t h e co u ntry girls were setting off for home, as most of them had two or three hundred miles to fly before sunset

On the n ext floor was a cafe and ballroom, where we were told much of the pupils' spare time was spe n t; the form e r n atu ra ll y was crowde d with g irls who were discussing the events of the day. The next few floor s were occupied by sitting room studies, w h ich took the place of the old classrooms. Every room h a d its ow n wireless set, from whic h the girls obtained their lessons. We wer e t hen shown t h e operating p la nt fo r broadcasting, wh ich was condu cted by the mist r esses. On the first floor was a concert or assembly h a ll, which y.,as very impos ing in its spaciousness.

On the ground floor was a theat r e c ontain ing a talkie pl a n t, whi c h was mai nly u sed for lect u res, a lthough it was also use d fo r pleasure I n a separ ate b uilding was the examination room, which made us gasp. Rows of armchairs met our gaze, b eside eac h of which was a miniature soda fountain a nd a s mall table surmounted by a di ctaphone. Afte r this we witnessed an aerial fire b r igade dis play, conducted by the girls, but as it was becoming r a th er dark, we did not appreciate it as we were m ea nt to do.

Dinner was then served to u s in the cafe, after w hi ch we were to hear a talkie produced by the g irls

While I was in t h e lift, descending to t h e theat re , a quee r feeling came over me-I was falling-and I woke up on the floor. Alas, it was a dream!

-L.P , Form V.c.

Melanc hol y Moon. ""

(With apologies to all true poets. )

M y h eart aches, and a drowsy numbnessthat's Not o rig inal, And I'd b e tte r start again. Exams. are n ear, this theme has oft b een su n g Exams. A se h ere.

The baths, or rather the examination room .- swims

Round and round; my mind, my mind to work unused, swims Round and.round The paper is hard , The time of parting (with my paper) is near. Oh, Hee!

What will I do before the time is Up. Another sheet of Paper Quick! Time's up, and The muddled mistiness of my mind is suddenly cleared.

My last chance of Pass ing anything is over, but A wailing, moaning voice around me whispers, "Cheer up, We'll a ll soon be dead."

* Author's Noce--This poem was written, October, 1930, when in a half-drugged state, consequent on an excess of mental unrest, due co contemplating a near prospect of an examination p ape r. _uExaminee."

Chalker. (With apologies to Chaucer.)

A girl at M .L.C.-e, dull and fatte, That ofttimes worre itt doon, hir somer hatte, The prefects afte r hir didd alwey goe, That it was doon, she f e igne d nat to knowe. Uppon hir ruddie fase she poudre worre, Thate made her face look fatte alle morre; She atta niche her haire didd y-tonge, And s omhow by the morwe it looked ronge ; A belt ther was aboot hir h ippes smale. Of her figure tel I no lenger tale.

Ther wos another in hir companie, Light wer hir gloves as is the day es ye; Of hir complexioun she was sangwin, Upon hir face hir nose y didde shyne, Hir swee t s, hir tuk was a lwey afther oon, A bigger a ppytite was no-wher noon ; She wos also ful riche of ignorance, And noted fer a n wide for arragance ; She failed in French, she knewe not declension, So after scool she liv ed in detention -Two Pilgrims.

The "Swot's" Dream.

(With apologies to Longfe llow' s "The Slave ' s Dream." )

Before ch e French exam. she sat, Like a tiny grain of sand; H e r n ec k was b are, her matte d h air

Contained a greyish strand, And there in the midst of papers and ink, She steadied h er shaking hand.

There, through the mistiness of h e r dreams Th e mocking verbs still showed; Beneath the bedclothes every morn; Once more a uswot" she strode And heard the tinklin g tram bell~ ring, Studying, as she rode.

She saw once more the pronouns bold From round ttLe Francais" wink; They tugged her brain, they called her nam~s T ill she could hardly chink ; A tear burst from the scholar's eye And fell into the ink

Dazz ling like many gleaming stars The questions in front of her flew, From hour to hour she followed their flight, And from minute to minute they g r ew; She looke d at her work with dimming eyes, And she'd written, three lines, or two.

And then at furious speed she wrote Along the blurred line, Her glistenin g tears were s ilver drops, And her shoes were number nine, And at each word she felt her heart Smiting her side with a whine.

And the n she heard a distant bell, And the junior school children scream; She knew that their d ay' s work was done As they dash e d along in a stream, And they p assed like a g l or ious beaco n of light

Through the misery of h e r dream.

The children with their myriad tongues Shouted of liberty, And the clang of the bell that announced the end Sounded so wild with glee, That she started in h er dreams of woe, And knew that she was free.

She did not h ear th e teacher's comma11d, Nor a nything e lse that day, For exams. h ad struck the foolis h "swot," And h er l ifeless body lay, A worn-out fetter that "swatting" Had broken a nd led astray

P eggy Hi cks, Form V.d

Elsternw ick Branch School

NOTES FO R THE YEAR

The Branch School was opened in February l ast. At the- opening ceremony the following were present: The President of t h e Conference, t he President of the College and Mn Grove, the President of t h e Old Collegians' Club, Rev. G. Arthur and Mrs. Arthur, and many parents. The following girls enrolled :Patricia Brain, Joyce Biack, Marjorie Dawes, Elsie Eddy, May Eddy, Betty Espenett, Roma Flude, Betty Gilbe rt, J ean Gillespie, Glori'.l Graham, Marjorie Good, Marion Heaton, Noel Irvine, Dorothy Howson, Joyce Leak, Joan McDonnell, Mary MacDougall, Joan Nancar row, Betty Ogier, Merle Orames, I sabel O'Rourke, Lorna Pines, Betty Perrott, Nola Perrott, Beverley Richards, Valma Reece, Marjorie Reece, Edith Radford , Catharine Radford, Phyllis Staurenghi, Lesley Todd, Hele n Woodrow, Beverley Sheil, Margot H erbra nd, Joan Kilfoyle, Shirley Odgers, Jean Melrose. Others who entered during the year were Norma Canfield, Pat Guthrie, Jean P arker, June Owen, P eggy Owen, Wilma Kerr, Mary Harman, Doreen Smedley, Gerald~ne Whitehead, Corona Whitehead, Ruth Cheyne.

The year has been full of interest. Pleasant classrooms and a lovely old garden agay with flowers, and sheltered by big trees have made id eal surroundings. Classes are well orga11ised, a spirit of buoyancy is much in eviden ce, and good work is being done. J. Kilfoyle, J. Gillespie, V. Reece, M. Orames, N. Irvine, S. Odgers, N. Perrott and M. Good have acted as Form captains. They have done much to arouse good Form spirit.

The School is proud that J ean Parker gained honours in Grade VI. examination o f the Associated Music Examination Board, University, Melbourne.

Although efforts have been chiefly directed to l essons, there has also been opportunity for outside interests. In March 60 lbs. of jam were sent to the Caulfield Convalescent Hospital, while in October twelve dozen eggs were sent. M.L.C. Fete, in April, was much enjoyed by those who were able to attend.

On Anzac Day an impressive se r vice was h e ld in the Assembly Room. S e veral visitors

came from the College, including the President (Rev. J. W. Grove, M.A., LL.B.), the headmistress ( Mrs. Landen, M.A.), the head prefect (Dorothea Cerutty), and Miss Dwyer.

In May the whole School went to the College Sports on the Hawthorn Oval, where the winning of trophies by S. Odgers and J McDonnell was a cause of much rejoicing.

The 19th June was a big day, as Miss Amy Johnson visited the College then. Elsternwick girls made an early start for Hawthorn. A very kind friend, A. L. Windram, Esq., provided a fine big red bus, all bright and s hining, free of charge, so the journey was made under most comfortable conditions and with hearty a ppreciation of the generosity and kind ly thought.

The School felt much sympathy with Mrs. Grove in her illness, and rejoiced in h<ar recovery to health Marion H eaton, a little kindergarten girl, has been seriously ill for months. Much sympathy has gone out to h er, and earnest hopes that she will soon be full r restored to health and strength

The School has been divided into two teams, which compete in work as well as in sport Competition has been keen. Barometers on. the notice board indicate progress week by week, and results are e ntered by the team captains, Betty Gilbert and Joan Kilfoyle.

The tennis captain is Noel Irvine. Nola Perrott and Jean Gillespie are rounder captains.

Although prefects have not yet b een appointed, "special duty" has been faithfully carried out all through the year by Joyc e Leak and Betty Gilbert, who have bee n very successful in this branch of School life.

All the girls look forward to having Brownie Packs and Girl Guide companies in connectio n with the S choo l, and it is hoped that these will be formed soon. Meanwhile, exami nations call, Speech Day is not far off, and Christmas will soon be here. Cromarty unites in greetings to all in the well-loved Christmas message, "G lory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."