The Rev JOHN W. GROVE, M.A., LL.B., Dip.Ed., Principal of the Methodi st Ladies' Colleg e aod
President o_f the Conference of \(ict oria and Tasmania, c • -.· :. ; ~!si\; e~1."t!~~~Y ); ~at, !935~."1"6,. ., ···
Photo by C. Stu art Tompk ins, Camberwell
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" Thou g h it may be buried beneath earthen ma sses in the d e pths of every huma n h ea rt there is a temple stil l. "
To the m a jority of u s, with 9ur va ried inte r ests, school life means a great deal. Wh ether we specialise in s port o r scholarship, or h ave little ability for e ith e r , a ll our e xp e rie nces a t school are inv alu a ble , for th e y bring u s into close contact with oth ers. Here a r e formed our first, and often most lasting, fri e ndships, which do so much to make or mar our characters.
The schoolgirl of to-day is the citizen o f t o-morrow, a nd it is for u s to decide what t h at to morrow will be At school are l a id the
foundations on w hich our lat e r life is built, b ut everythin g d epend s on th e ind ivid u al".
It is th e aim o f a school such as ou r s to r eveal the "te mpl e" which · is "buried" w i th in u s, but before this c an be done we mu~t swee p away the nearthen m asses" of over•sens itiveness and selfishness, w hich m ay cover an d ob literate it . Th is is a diffi c ult process; requiring co urage a nd determinatio n, but w ithout it, we fa il in ou r purpose.
Hav ing r emoved these ba rri ers, our temple r .in stand, and · b ecome a m eans of expr essin g ou r b e tte r se l ves. We shall · be free to · recognise a nd app r eciate a ll the b eau t y and wo rth arou n d u s.
When the tim e comes for u s to leave the familia r protectio n o f sc h ool, and emba r k on t he g r eat adven t ur e of life , we shall c':, so f earlessl y, confident that " AII exp e rie nce is an a rch wherethro' Gl eams tha t u ntrave ll ed world whose mar gin fades
For ever a nd fo r ever w h en I move."
Photo, by C. Stu•rt Tompkins. Dr. GLADYS I. WADE, M.A ., Ph.D. (London), V ic.::e•Pri.nd1,1al of the Methodist Ladies' College, Hawthorn.
To watch, at the M.L.C., on the morn• ing of Thursday, 21st November, the girls by their own vote award the good conduct prizes for rhe year was to be d eepl y impressed. Three gouu con•
duct prizes awarded are each year, one to the senio r school, one to rhe i ntermediate, and one to the junior. After being r eminded in their morning assembly of the
The girls are reminded that not popularity, nor personal friendship must weigh with them, but worth. The girls chosen are to be the representatives of the School produ ct in the outer world. On
Wha t Mr. Caro meant to the M.L.C. cannot be told in a few wo rds. He was a close personal friend of the former Principa l (Dr W. H. Fitchett), and also of the prese nt Principal. He had an intimate knowledge of the history and the government of our College. As importance of their task, the girls of the various ttForms" then meet and select
certain names to be submitted to the whole School.
chairman of the Executive, which position he occupied up to the time of his death, he gave of his besr. His ge n eros ity knew no bounds . Caro House, the Caro Scholars hips, the F. J -Cato Branch School, th e Cato prizes, are all
reminders of intelligent giving over a long ran ge of years. His memory is enshrin e d in rhe h earl of th e School for which h e cl, d <c-
a quiet review of the year's con• duct, what girl from among chem do they chink b est carries the school standard and traditions? The silence is imp~essive b eyond that of many a church service. The ad dress ended, the girls have the names presented to them, a nd must sit silently for a f e w moments ere
These names ap · pear later on the board in Fitchett
much. Hall. From these names the particu lar section of ihe School concerned then votes for three, in order of prefere nce, the hi g hest b ei ng the winner. Even to be li st~d for vot in g upon is an honour
It is difficult, howeve r, to convey something of the charm and sanctity with which the ceremony of voting i s carried out. T ake, for example, the Seniors. When the time for voting arrives, the Senior School and staff assemb le in Fitchett Hall. Then with qui et dignity, the Principal a nd Vice-Principal enter between rows of standing girls , and take their place upon the dais. With due impressiveness the Prin cipal then outlines the purpose of the assembly and the method of procedure.
for the occasion . gathered by the
they record their votes on t h e papers prepared Voting finished, t h e papers are prefects, and duly handed in. The results are not disclosed till prize night. Neither the girl selected nor the school assemblage could ever forget the importance of the occasion, nor the dignity and responsibility that the prize carries. It must, therefore, have great value in the moulding of their characters The whole atmosphere of the ceremony was sacramental. The best t raditions of a Chur c h School were m a de r ea l.
M e thodists mi g ht well be proud of chis noble institution, and parents confident in sending their girls thereto. -E. C. Pallot. Reprinted from "Th e Spectator."
Silver the poplar leaves, And silver the crescen t mo o n ; Sil ve r the gleams of light From silve r rain i n June.
Green the light in dim glades, And green the rippling m eadow, Green flashes , from emeralds, As in the light they glow.
Silve r the minute shells, Silver the fluttering moth, Silver the old grey sea, And silver its foam and froth.
Green and silver musk leaves , Green and silver the grasses; Green and s ilver th e stream As it ripples and passes.
-Beryl Reynolds, LY.A , House II.
Th e year I 9 3 5 has been a period of new b eginnings. It was with keen interest that we welcom ed Dr Wade to the n ew office of Vice-Principal, a nd we have lea rned to appreciate h er as we have come to know her.
She ha s entered with enthu siasm into the life of the school, taking a person al i nterest in all its various act i vities, particu l a rl y the social service work a nd S.C.M.
With h er knowledge and understanding of g irls' sc h ools in Engla,~d, as well as in Aus• tralia, Dr Wade brings to us a wide experience a nd a broad vision, from which we shall all benefit. Many of us have been inte r es ted to know of h e r work as a writer and lit era r y critic, and copies of her edition of Thomas T r a h e rn e ' s P oems are already possessed by some of the gi rls .
Those of us who are leav in g wish h e r every success throu gh th e years in whi ch she will be connected wi th th e College, whil e those r eturning will work whole h ea rtedly with h e r in maintaining the spirit and traditions of the School.
Senior Prefect-Win n ie Champion.
Senior House Pre f e ct Frances Fis h er.
Full Prefects -Thelm a Baker, Dorothy Brown, Enid Collens, Noel Dawes , G wen Hewitt , Berry J ackson, Joan Parke r , Molly Sayce, Kathleen Walke r , M a rce ll e Whittaker.
Associate Pre fects-Gwen B asset, J ean Cane, Jean Ca r ne, Peggy Chi nner, L ois Hamer, Gwen J ones (Term I.), Lila Monsbourgh, J oyce Thorpe (Terms I and II ), Ruth Walker, Audrey Watt, Betty Spillane.
Hou se Pre fects Beth Craigie, Marie H a reley, P eggy McConchie, Rita Nunn.
House Captains Mollie S ayce (House I.) , Marce ll e Whittaker (House II.) , W inni e Champion ( H ouse III . ), No el Dawes (Ho use IV.), Marjorie Bryant (House V.), Frances Fisher (House VI.).
House Spor ts Captains-Fay Brown (House I.) , Gwen Jones (Term I.) ( Hou se II.), Kathlee n Walker (Terms II. and III .) (House II.), Nancy Coghl 11 n (Ho use III.), Noel Dawes (House _IV.), Marjorie Bryant (House V.), Fran ces Fisher (H ouse VI.).
Miss Blaxland, M iss Foote, Miss Kell a way, Miss Perri n, Miss Shan n o n, Fay Bro wn ,, Marjorie Bryant, Winnie Champion, Marcelle Whittaker (secretary) , Nancy Coghlan, Noel Dawes, Frances Fisher, Lo is H amer, Gwen Jon es (T erm I.), Joan P arker, Marj o ri e Stron gman (Terms II. and III.) , K a thl een W11lker.
Sports Captains-Marjorie B r yant (baseball) , Joan Parker (basket-ball and running), Frances Fisher '(hockey), KarhlePn Walker ( t en n is).
Magazine Committe e--Thelma Baker ( edi t ress), Jessie Wight, Rosamonde Combes, Je a n Witton, Fay Brown, Gwenda Chitty, Jun e Barnett, P a t Douglas.
Librarians-Je an Witton (School), P eggy McConchie (House).
D e b atin g Socie t y-Miss D a hle, M iss Warren (co-presidents), Winnie Champ io n (secretary), Dorothy Brown, Marion Gyles , Gw n H ewitt, Betty J ackson
S.C.M. Executive--Miss Betts (president) , Winnie Champion ( vice-president), Enid Collens (secretary), J ean Cane {corresponding s e cretary), Beery Spillane (treasurer), Thelma Baker, Dorothy Brown, Betty J ackson.
Walking Club Committee--Miss Hall (president) , Miss Parker (vice-president), Mollie Sayce (secretary) , Marjorie Br yant, Winni e Champion, Nancy Coghlan , Valerie K e rr.
Red Cross Captains-Dorothy Brown (Hon. Va lerie C l ay field ( P VI.A) , Audrey W a tt (P VI.B), Lois H a m er (Dip.A), Beth Craigie (Dip.B.) , Beth H eaddey (V.A), Marga r et Du gan (V.B.), Esther R osenber g (V.C.), Fay Brown (V.E.) , Marie Rendle (XX.), L e rna Beasley (XX.A ), Marg:;,ret Martin (L.V.A ), Dora Wa lker (L.V.B) , Nancy Kirby (IV.A), Erna Spa r k ( R .A.), Phyllis McMurray (IV.B), Roberta Walker (R.B.), J oy Duncan ( I V.C), Phyllis Career (IV.D).
Ac the Univers ity Public Examinations in Dece mber, 19 34, 27 separate honours were gained in the Schoo l Leaving Honours Examin ation, 30 complete passes in the School Le avin:, Pass Examination, and 62 comp l"t" !Jd>Ses in the School Intermediate Examin a tion.
T wo of o ur se ni or g irls a lso gained other h onours:
Do r een McCa h o n obtai n ed a Free P lace
Gretna P arki n was awarde d a S en i c r Gove r n· m ent Scholarship a nd a n Exhibition in Botany:
School L eav ing Honours.
Six !st class, five 2 nd cl ass, and si xteen 3 rd class honours were gain e d in this exam in ation. Indi vi du a l r es ults were:-
Roxie Abbey 3rd cl ass L at in
Irene Macfarlane- 1st cl ass Drawing
J ea n Cameron-2nd class English.
Ada Canne ll-3 rd cl ass English.
Winni e Champion-3 rd cl ass L a tin.
M a bel Doherty-3rd class G eography.
G wen H ewi tt-2 nd class French , 3 rd class M at hem at ics III
J ean B ryant-I s t class Drawing.
Doreen McCah o n lst class Dra wing, 3rd cl ass En g lish , 3 rd class G eogr aph y, 3 rd class British His tory
Gretn a P a r kin 1st class Fre nch , !st c'.ass Botany ( Ex hib .), 2nd class European History , 3rd class Biology.
Gwen Shepherd-2 nd cl ass British Hi story, 3 rd class English , 3 rd class Fre n c h , 3 rd class Eur o p ea n Histo ry
Joyce Th orpe-3 rd class Eu ropean History.
Kathl ee n Walke r, 2nd cl ass French.
Aile e n W e bb 3 rd class Mathematics I , 3 rd class Math e m at ics II. , 3 rd cl a ss Mathem atics III
M a r celle Whittaker, ! s t class F ren ch. S chool L eaving C e rtificates.
Sch oo l L eavi n g P ass and Matriculation Certi ficat es we r e ga in ed by: -M o llie Ashmore , The lma B aker, Gw e n B asset, Doroth y Brown , R ona B (ow n , J ean Cane, J ean Carne, En id Co lle n s , Vivian Cook, Ada Curr er, Noe l Dawes, H eath er Drayton, J oa n For ster , Kathl een F r e n c ham , M a r ga ret G uthridge, B e tty J acks o n , F a y J e n nings, Lila Monsbourg h, J oan Pa r ker, Ev ill e Penn T onkin, J oa n R owell , Roma Sa l mo n , Molli e S a y ce, Bett y S pi ll ane, M a rjorie Stron gm an , J oyce Thorpe, J ean Walters.
Sc h oo l L eav ing Cert ificates we r e gained by:M arie L ew is, Vera M artin, a nd Nola Walke r.
Intermediate Certific ate s.
I n termediate Certi fi ca tes we r e gained by : Ell a A nd erson, Betty Andrew, Jun e B atso n , Mar• jorie Be e, N anette Brunskill , L o rna Carte r , P eggy C h i n ner, Valerie Clayfield, K a th leen Coo k , Sa d ie Cope land, O live Da v id , Charlotte D av ies, Muriel Donaldson, B e ttie Ducat, M a r y Du ggleby, Jo yce Ebbo tt , May Eddy, Frances Fi sh e r , D o ro • thy Gibson, H aze l Gilbertson , Marjorie G i ll , M arian G y les , Unice H a rbert, Marie H a tel ey , B etty His lop, B etty Hopkin s, Kath leen Horton, Winnie Hurley, J oy Lacey, D a lli s Lai dlaw, Marie Lewis, R ayma Lord , Mary Loton , J oyce Lu gto n , Dorothy M acd ougall, Isobel MacLean, Joan Miers, Zoe M itc h e ll , Lila Monsbourgh, Anne Moon, Estell e N a nke rv is, L il ian Nunn , P a t P hi llips, Roma R eseigh, J ean Robbins , Gladys R obin, D orothy R ogers, Bonney Ros e, Irene Scholefield, Valda Scott , Marga ret Sm a r t, Jean South, A li x S wan, E lsie T aylor, J oan T eed, Mary Th o mpson, Evely n Tr ach e n , Norma Wa inwright, Ru t h Wa lk e r , Aud r ey Watt , J essi e W i ght , Marjorie Wood.
Art of Speec h Examinations.
A .A.S.A.-Th e o r y H o n o urs: Joan Illing worth
Grad e II Practical Honours: O lwe n Eva n s. Credit: Mary B enson, Frances F ishe r. Theory-Hon ours: Olwen E v a n s. Cred it: Frances Fisher
Grade U L Practica l Credit: Shirley B e n so n . P as s: Ed n a Murd och.
(Wi t h apol og ies to Shakespeare. )
And t h e thin gs they neve r k n ow, A ll t h e questio n s hi gh and l ow From th e textbooks dry. I w ill drain ch e m dry as h ay: S lee p s h a ll n either n igh t n o r day Han g u pon their work dimmed eye; Though the y li v e, th ey' ll l o n g to di e: Wea ry seven nighrs, ni n e tim es nine Sha ll they dwindl e , peak a nd p in e :
I w ill do my leve l b es t To make th e m fail in every test.
Gwe n H ew i t t, Honour VI., House I
UNIVERSITY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1935.
Pianoforte.
Grade I.-D. L. Dugd ale, D. Laidlaw (honours).
Grade II .-L. D. Carter (cre d it), N. L. Headdey (credit), J. I. Parsons (credit), I. J. Spiller , R I. Thomas
Gra d e III.-N. E. M. Buxton, N. W. Cowen, J . M. H a r greaves, S. Golder (credit), B. E. Nance (credit), N. R. Nicholas (honours), K. A. Saunders (credit), R. E. Spark, M. G . Th ompson (credit), A Wal k late (credit), W. E. Walklace (credit).
Grade IV.-L. K. Barnett, J. H. Barnett, L. J. Basset, A. F echne r , C. J. Green, M. J Higgs (honours), L. R. Horton, S. E. Marshall, N. L. Mecher, L. I . Stanlake, Gwenda Wilson (credit).
Grade V -E. M. T Disney, J. W. Duncan (honours), A. Fechner (honours), M. Gordon, E.W. Hocking, Y. Jepson (credit), D. L. M ann, P. E. McMurray (honours) , B. E. Oldfield (credit), M. Smart (credit), W. J T currie r (credit), P. J Weymouth.
Grade VI.-I. I. B e nso'n (credit), L. K. Cocks (honours), D. E. Crossley, M. A. Hislop (credit), P. J. Weymouth (honours).
Singing.
Grade II. D L. Mitchell (cr edit). G r ade III -D L. Mitchell (honours), F. M. Nunn.
Grade IV.- M. G. Gyles (honours) , D. G. Macdougall (honours), W. M. Wearne (credit).
Violin.
Grade III. W. E Champion (cre dit) , P. A. Coles.
H armony and Theory.
Grade II. G. J Basse t (honours), D L. Dugdale (credit), M. E. Hateley (credit) , D. Macdougall (honours), J. I. R owell (credit), D. M Smith (credit).
Grade III.-L. J. Basset (credit) , J Green (honours) , J.B. Johnsto n (honours ), D. Laid l aw (honours) , L. Rosema n ( c r ed it) , A . Saunders (honours) , I. Spiller (honours ), R Thomas (honours) , A. Walk late (honours) , W. E. Walkl ace (cre dit), E W e bb (honours).
Grade IV.-P A Coles (honours), S Go lder (honours), J. Hargreaves (credit), N. He addey
(c r edit), D L . Mitchell (hono urs ), B Nance (credit) , N. Nicholas (honours), J . P arsons ( honours) , M. G. Thompson (h onours), G. W T orode (honours}.
Grade V.-N. E. M. Buxton (honou rs) , P. Chellew (honours), N. V. Cowen (honours), D. I. Day (honours), A. Fechner (honours), M. J. Higgs (honours), L. R. Horton (credit}, J. K e mp (credit), D. L. Mann (hon ours), S McPherson (honours),H. I. Rentoul (ho nours} , L. I. Stanlake (h:mours).
A year in Australia! Twelve months ago that thought was an antic ip ated pleasure; now it is almost a thing of the past, but it will always be one of my most valued memories. I sh all ne v er forget the thrill I experienced when , late on the last day of January , 1 saw the l igh ts of Fremantle shining like tiny stars ahead of us; nor the excitement with which I rushed on deck the next morning to gee my first glimpse of Australia, with a beautiful go lden sunrise as a background.
Since then it has been my privilege to meet many frie ndly peop le and see much of great interest. It is difficult to remember what were my ideas of Australia before I came, but 1 a m sure they were not at a ll as they are now Those of us in England who are n ot fort u nate eno ugh to h ave friends or r e latives in Australia know very little abou t it, I am afraid. You who a r e brought up with traditions a lmost as much Eng l ish as Australian, who receive l etters regularly from England , whose parents and grandparents can tell you about the p l aces where they were born and brou g ht up thousands of miles away, may find it difficul t to imagine how m a ny Engl ish people have n ever met an Australian and know very little abo ut Australia-and yet it is so.
I h ave been much impr essed by the cities I h ave seen ; Melbourne , with i t s wide stree ts and be uciful gardens; Sydney, with its ma g nificent h arbour; Adelaide, s urround e d by its beautifu l p a rklands ; Brisbane, the city of th e seven hills; and Perth, with the Swan River winding through her v ery heart There are, too, the smaller .owns both i n Victoria and e lsewh ere, which, so differently from most of our En g lis h ope~, have b ee n well planned, and have no t just g rown up.
Bue it is the wide open spaces of Australia which h ave attracted me most; the awe inspire d by the vastness of the forests round Marysville; the wo nders of tropical Qu eensland , with its colour and sunshine and rain; the beaury of the Barrier R eef; the fascination of the Inland as I saw it in Central Australia. All cf:.e ze fill me with a great longing to return and see more.
And last but by no means lease, there is the kindliness of her people , which I shall n e ver forget. Wherever I have go n e, I have be e n
g ive n a welc o me that has m ade m e fee l less a nd less a stranger in a strange land. It is a s tonishing when I reflec t th at I h ave on!y b e e n here nine months; I f eel almost as th oug h I had lived here all my life.
I a m often asked what is the expe rien ce I have most e n joyed during my stay. It is diffic ult to say. Lif e h as been filled with wonderful ·ones, and they will all go towards h e lping me to r e member a v e ry happy and enjoyable year spent in Australia. M. H. Willing.
Social S e.vice Notes.
It is for the sake of tho se people less fortu nate than ou rselves that we take interest in our work for chariry, organised mainly throu : h our R e d Cross Society. We also h e lp in other ways, such as by bringing Ro wers each Wednes • day for the Children's Hospital, by ass isting o n E ~g D ay, by vis its to Free Kind erga rtens , a,-, d by specia l efforts, such as that for the Pr , n ce Henry Hospital Appeal.
Th e last was brou ght to our notice by the visit of Major General Coxe n , who explain 2d that, as a lasting memorial to th e Duke of Gloucest er's visit, th e hosp ital was b e ing rebuilt a nd p erfectly fitted with m cde rn equipme :1t, t hus b ene fitin g the whole community. Surgeo., s would a lso r eceive opportuni:ies th ey now la ck. It had bee n decided that the R eg iste r e:! Girls' School s of Victoria should eq uip a special g irl s' w a rd, cost ing £5000, and our School was aske :I to do its share
A House competition was organised durin g July, and every girl was urged co dispose of at least t wo I / • " bricks." Great enthusiasm was s hown ; and exciteme nt was tense while the House col ours gradua lly ros e in the "thermo-
m eters ." When the appeal closed House II. was a t the top , House VI was J/ . behind , a nd the oche r Houses followed closely. With the help of the Bran c h Schools , we m a naged to se nd £70 in r esponse to the appeal.
In connection with our spec ial work for Red Cross, the girls each hand in to th eir F erm Red Cross Captains a penny a week (su b ject to the activity of their m e mories), and ma n y have found time, out of school, to m ake ga rm e nt s , quilts , mattress covers , etc.
The money h anded in first term was spent in the bulk buying of flann e l and c o tt o n materials, a nd on wool for knitted garments. Col es ' S :ores gen e rous ly gave a donation of £ I w o r th of wool. An extra effort t o raise money w a s made b y th e pre fects , who h e ld a penny conce r t. Beery J ackso,-, , a brilliant and shapely figur e in kilts, astrid e a we ll "broomed " m a r e , d ep icted the h ero, L ochinvar. A short play successfully ente rtai ned even the more intellectual members of the audience, while a typical gym. class demonstrated how gym s h ou·d be done. Over 30/ was the r esult of chi s effort.
At the end of term an e xhibi : ion was h e ld of t he ga rments and of th e books and m aga z i n es .
Th ese were then packed and sent to the Collingwood and Carlton Free Kinde rgarte ns, the Ch e ltenham Hom es, che M e thodis t Babi : s ' Hom e s , th e South Melbourne Mission and c' e M eth odist Inland Miss ion. The money co llected during fi r st term amo:..mted to £2~ / 6 / 3, th e numb er of new garm e nts made was 315, and about 100 used ga rm ents were received. Th<! v e ry ap preciative letters sent by t h e hea ds of the institutions co Dr Wad e were r ead co che S choo l, which was thereby stimulated to s t ill greater efforts.
Dainty printed fabrics w ere bou ght with the money during second term, and th en given to the girls to be made up into sets of childre n ' s frocks and bloomers. Many of these were made up in che prettiest style s, and more let ters expressed the delight of the children who r e c e irnd them. £27 / 1/1½ was the amount of the mon e y rai sed, 280 n ew garmen ts were made, and 65 u sed garments handed in.
A nota ble f eatu re of second term ' s " ctivities was the char-a-bane trips taken to four charities. Th ese enabled the girls to meet the children th ey are helping in the various institutions.
This term we want to do even b e tte r. F c rms may choose how they wish to spe nd their money, and the majority, with Chri stmas festivities in v iew , have preferred toy-making or dressing dolls.
About £5 has been r e ce i ved as discount on th e goods b ought in bulk in the first and second ter ms , and a meeting of Red Cross C a ptains decided chat £ 1 of this should be given to help the party g i ven to thirty City Mission children by the S.C.M., while the rest should be divided between the "Herald'' Milk Fund, the Fund for the D e stitute, the Chi l dren's Hospital a nd the Inland Miss ion
The R e d Cross Capta ins cake the opport uni ty in these column s of expressing th e ir appreciation to Dr. Wade, who has given up so much time in h elping to organise o ur work. We fee l sure th a t it is she who has ca lled forth, to a l arge extent at any rate, the wonde rfu l ent husiasm which h as been s h own though the School. -D.B
Debafng Notes, 1935.
Debating creates quick thi nkin g, free speech a nd intelligent a r gument. It should, therefore, play an important part in our education-a p art which we should b e able to take or leave at w i ll , a nd this year, we are glad to say, that debating has not bee n compulsory. le has had the en thusiastic though n o t universal support and interest of the Senior School.
Th e re are several branches of d e b ating in which we have take n part. Firscly , in pract ice d e bates, our school cos:ume was discussed in grea t detail under the ci cle " The Pre sent School Uniform is Entire ly Satisfactory. " " Beware of Ink Marks on Grey Stoc kings" was the warning of one speaker. Now we have lived to see chat the warning was necessary lnters chool debates e n courage interschool spirit, and give rise co an exchange of ideas. The team of the M el bourne Boys' High School showed sup e riority in debating the subject " Modern Education is a Bad Training for Life. " They denied the statement, and upheld the point of. view that we have only to witness the products of modern educatio n to realise the force of their arg um e nt.
An outstanding event was another interschool debate, M.L.C. v. Melbourne Boys' Grammar Sc h ool. This ausp i cious even t took place in the boys' Memorial Hall. "The Mode r n Press Destroys Ind epe n dent Thinkin g" was t h e subject. The atmosphere grew te:ise, the speakers held the floor for e ight and ten mi nutes each Words flowed fr ee ly, enthusiasm waxed high, and then-the debate was won by th e boys, in spite of the fact that one e l oquent speaker, overwhelmed by his gift of oratory, could n t bring hi s atten tion co s u ch earthy m atters a; th e sou nd of the time signal. Alas! the learned spee c h es of che feminine p a rty availed nothing, n e ither their gentle ar t of persuasio:i nor th e ir outspoken demands could a l ter the adjudi catcr' s verdict "They fail e d to retaliate."
An important event in our debating is the inter House d e bating competition. Th e propounding of points, conviction, de :ermination and humour win the adjudicator's favourab!e opin ion, whether it be for the purpose of proving that "Capital Puni shment is Justifiabl e," that
"
The T est Tube is Mightier than the Pen," or cha t "The Age of Chivalry is Dead." Such qualities are evidencly a monopoly of House L 's team, the successful debaters in th e competition. Sincere thanks are extended to Miss Warren, the adjudicator of these debates
Let us last, but not least, mention a certain branch of d ebating-the symp toms of which are palpitations of che heart, ideas which tend to fun round i n circles, or vani s h completely, incoherent speech, a kind of utter bewilderment, and , finally , a strange shyness, known b ette r by che name of stage-fright. I s there n eed to mention chat impromptu speeches are the cause of such strange phenomena?
In conclusion, the Debating Society acknowledges with gratitude the help of its co-presidents, Miss Dahle and Miss Warren.
About sixty girls joined Bible Circles at the commencement of che year, and ochers ha ve joined later. Dr. Wade, Miss Betts, Miss Au l t, Miss Willing and Miss McDonald have led circles
This year we h ave had fewer speakers. Formerly a speaker was invite d once a fortnight. The arrangement has been altered, so chat every third Tuesday is set aside for a speaker, Bible Circles being held on the interv e nin g Tu esdays.
The Rev. Gunasekera, an Indian mm1st e r, cold of the story of his life as a Christian. Christianity, he said, has proved its worth to India, and will continue to do so in th e future
Another Indian minister, Rev. Ananto Rao, sketched for us conditions of Indian life, and d escri bed educational systems in Indi a. The Rev. T. C . Carne also spoke concerning e:lucacion in India, t h e benefits which it g iv es to Ind ian boys and co their country .
Inoke Thaka u tini, a cypkal Fijian of dusky complexion and strong physique, conveyed to us the h appy outlook of che people of his homeland , a nd yet withal, showed us the grave r esponsibilities of the Christian workers in Fiji. H e expressed gratit ude co the Methodist women in Fiji, many of them ex-pupils of our own School, for the great work that they had done an d are
still doing in Fiji. He illustra t ed the intense love of music of the Fijian people by singing expressively the Fijian "Farewell," accompanied by gentle strumming on his ukulele
We were g lad to welcome Sister Rutter, of the City Mission, to our meetings agai n chis year. She cook us with her into che humble and pitiful conditions of the · s lum l ife in this our city of Melbourne. Herein li es a g re at work, in which we C'in help.
Mrs. Borland brought u s closely in couch with the life and interests of the people of Korea, and anoth e r time Dr. Wade to ld u s of her experi e nc es of S .C. M. work in sc h ools with which she has b een assoc iated both in Australia and England.
By ocher spea k e rs we have been brought face t o face with the conditions in two great European countries n ow undergoing changes. Mrs. Woodruff spoke of the efforts o f t h e Russian Government to improve the welfare of the people
Dr. Rosenberg, a graduate of B e rlin Univers ity, contrasted German schools with chose of Australia, and stressed the greater freedom allowed in chis country.
Before the close of the year th e S.C.M. looks forward to ch e visits of Mr. Stuart Lade, ch e Travellin g Secretary of the S.C.M., and Professor Boyce Gibson, of the Melbourne University, who will t alk on "The Essentials of Christianity."
Throughout che year che Executive has endeavoured co m eet a long-felt want, and has arra nged devotionals, to which all chose interested we re invited. Dr. Wade led the first of these meetings , a nd took as her subject Prayer. She gave a short a nd helpful talk on chis vital aspect of Christian life. The second devotional was led by Miss Beets, who spoke to us on the value of service. Miss Aulc, Marcelle Whittaker 3nd Enid Collens a lso took part in this meeting
Our City Mission p arty chis year was held on 2nd November at the Camberwell Methodist School Hall. We had about thirty children to PntPrta m ;:ind provide will, Lt<a. It certai nly gave great pleasure to those littl e children , and also to us.
We have h ad some very good fun this year. A party was h e ld in th e gym. after schoo l on Friday, 28th June. Afternoon t ea was provided, games were played, and all the girls spent a very en j oyab le afternoon. At the b eg inning of third term the Executive produced a play enti tled " Th e Love Potion." Not only the au d ience but a lso the caste derived g r eat p leasu re from this " finished " performance.
t£2/ l 7 / -w as r aised, of wh i ch two guineas went to the genera l fund of the S.C.M., a nd the r est to h e lp finance the City Missio n party.
Our branch of the S.C.M. assisted in stocki ng a sweets stall at the S enior Bra n ch Fete, and the Executive would li ke to thank Mrs. Kingsland and the girls of the Domestic Science School for their valu able ass istance. The Exec u tive a lso thanks Miss Unde rwood and t h e g irls of the Busin ess School for typing ou t special hymns.
In the May h olidays two camps were h e ld by S.C.M. , o n e a t Seaford, and one at Belgrave. The g irls who went from M.L.C. spent a very interesting week, meeting and living with g irls from othe r schools. Fr o m t he more se ri ous part of camp l ife, such as study circles and eve n ing t a lks, we gain ed much h e lp and encouragement from each other. Treasure hunts, charades, lon g walks, fa n cy dress teas a nd other eq u a lly entertaining happenings filled the r est of our tim e Ir is a l ways with regret and the h appiest of memor ies that we l eave camp at the e nd of t h e week. No h appier holiday could be spent than at an S.C.M. camp.
One S at urda y i n second term a Sch oo ls' Day, orga nised by the S.C.M., was h e ld at Vermont. I t was lik e a day in camp. Games were played, and soon we fe l t we a ll knew each other. Instead of a Bible Study Circle, we were asked to write down a question, either on some personal problem of r.eligion or ethics, or merel y on a s u bject that we wo)t!d lik e to h ear discussed. We we r e t h e n formed into g roups for discuss ion. Later there was a n open genera l discussion, which was most agreeab ly informal, and several gi rls became qu i te heated in the arguments. We we r e fortunate in being ab le to ho ld both lunch
a nd tea in the open air. In the aftern oon we went fo r a walk, an d l ater played charades. The brief closing service was led by Miss Olive Stillwell. We all felt at the end of a happy day of f e ll owship ch a t th e answer to aU o ur problems cou ld be found in the Ch r isti an r e ligion.
It would not be firri n g to close these notes without a wo r d of thanks to Miss Betts. She certainly is a very energe ti c presid e nt of our School Branch, and the success of our work is largely due to h e r efforts.
To the girls of 1936 we wish a very happy year . Our own has been a very happy one, and not the least part of its h app iness has come to us through the f e ll owship of the S C.M -E.C., W.E.C., O.E.
"We travel th e dus ty road till the light of day is dim, And sunset s h ows us sp i res away o n t h e world ' s rim."
Schoo l g irls of this age take a keen interest in walking, especiall y if the course lies "across country," a nd, as usual , the Wal king Club has formed a portion of the lighter side of school life.
Many School activities h ave taken p lace o n Saturday t his year, and so it has not been possi ble to a rra nge many walks, but, in spit e of that, th e few we h ad were most enjoyabl e.
The a nnu a l m eet ing was h eld in February, when the officers for t he year were e lected The president, Miss H a ll, was r e-elec ted for the eighth successi ve yea r. The fo ll owing walks were a r ranged: Sandringham to Qu ie t Corner, South Morang to G reen sborough, Ringwood to Warrandyre, Mt. Eve ly n to Croydon, Boronia to Fern Tree Gully, via Sassafras.
On s ev eral walks we were pleased to see Old Girls who still fee l enthusiast ic towards the club. Meta l roads, rugged gorges a nd w i re fences lead sometimes to blistered feet and scratche d legs, but do not l essen our ardou r. The joys of walking are very real. Who but the wa l ker tastes the joy of the open road, the long day
i n the fresh a ir, t h e comradeship, th e return at ni g ht tir ed but happy , the abiding m emories of adve ntures sha red ?
"Only the road and the dawn, the sea, th e wind and the rain, And watch fires under th e sta rs, a nd s leep, and th e road again." -M.S.
A R everie of the M L C Wa l king Club.
,. I sit before the fire, And try to pull a wire That will give me some conn e ction, And so cause a resurrection Of the thou g hts that I experienced Long ago-
,Twas wh e n we w ere out walking, L a u g hin g, too, a nd talking, And si n ging songs of m a ny folk a t School , We h eard the "pennies droppin g," As our tre asurer cam e hop ping, ( She knew we did not take h e r for a fool!)
We gave our pennies proudly, And it m ade us sing more loudly, As we wandered gai l y o 'er th e furrowed fields; P e rh a ps it was the singing, (O r it may hav e been the flingin g ) Th a t made u s si nk deep down above our heels
We hurried to some hig h land Which was th e o nl y dry-landA s it h ad rain ed for days a n d days and daysThe creeks were overflowing, And we didn't f ee l like rowing, So we had to go and find some diffe r e nt ways.
After hours and h ou r s of toiling, We set the billy boiling, And then b egan the conq u est of a "chop ," And a ft e r we h a d eaten, We fo u nd we were not be a t e n , So we h Jrri ed down a hill and cou ldn ' t stop
There ' was somet hing we'd forgotten, The f ences at the b ottom ( Indeed we'd mounted many a ll the d ay). Barbed wire is not so pleasant When we find it so in cessant; In f act, it wa s the cau se of many a "fra y "
At last we reached the station (Which was our destinati o n) With just one minute left to catch our trains, In which we reached th e city, And we thought it was a pity, Such days as these so seldom ha v e refrains.
I s it before the fire, And thank th at l ittle w i r e, For giving some conn e ction Which caused th e resurrection, Of the thou g h ts th a t I experienced long ago-
-Ma r jorie Bryant. H onou r VI. , H o use V.
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This, our f o urth , year, has been a very full one. There have b een m any recruits during the year, and much work h as been done by all the Guides for the S econd Class Badge Those who ha ve obtained their S econd Class have been working for their Ambulance Badge.
We were very sorry to l ose an enthusiastic Guide, The lm a Baker, in the first of many changes which h a ve taken p lace during the y ea r. The patrol leaders have b een T. Baker, V. Clayfi e ld, W Hurley, A. Watt, B. Headdey, J . Gandy , J Fowler and M Whittaker.
Th e shie ld was presented to the Flowering Gum P atrol , and has been produced at inte rvals to act as a stimulus to the fl agging efforts of the other p a trols.
\V/r, have h ad outings to the river a nd the Museum, and so m e of us sp e nt a very happy week-end, the second of its kind, at Beaconsfield at the e nd of second t e rm. We devoted much time to nature s tudy a nd oth er outdoor pursu its. We a lso spent a most exciting day at Syndal, a t the Divisi o nal Picnic, where Guides of K ew, Hawthorn and Richmonq co mpe ted in sports a nd other Guiding pursuits.
At the beginning of t hird t e rm the three se nior Guid es we r e made acting-li e ute nants, to h e lp the captain and to m ake way for the youn ger Guid es.
We wish to exp r ess our thanks to Dr. Wade and to Mrs T a te, the D ist ri ct Com mi ss io n e r
for the interest they have shown by their visits to u s. We are all very grateful to our captain, Miss Kellaway, for h e r enthusiasm and pati e nce, and for her unfailing interest in all our troubles a nd triumphs.
We wish the best of luck to the Guides of 19 36, and hope t h at they enjoy themsel ves as much as we have done during 1935.
V.C. and A.W.
Those of us who h ave b een co nnected with the College during the last f ew yea r s h ave been able to notice a very great development in the mu sical work of the Scho o l. W e have b ee n fortun ate in gaining the s e rvices of such teac hers as M iss Eli se S teel e (violin_) , Miss Connie Ziebel (violin) , Miss Gwen Prockter ( 'ce ll o ), Mr Stanl ey Baines (flute) , Mr. F. W. Turner (cl a rionet) , and Mr. Samuel Shiffron (ba ss) .
The a bove artists, with the ass is ta nce of Miss Mad ge Carleton (piano) , gave two ver y inte r esting r eci t a ls to th e Scho o l. We ap preciate d these programmes very much indeed, a nd h o p e to h ave m o re in future. More instrum e nts a re g rad u • a lly b ei n g added, th e l a t est being a double bass , w hich will give th e orchestra m ore depth of tone.
Our Pandean Pipe r s a r e g rad ually inc r eas in g in numb e r . There is now a juni or class and a senior class The juniors, progressing r apid ly, were soo n a ble to play tunes , a nd by the e nd of sec ond t e rm had commenced t wo-pa r t work
T his y e ar some ensemble wo r k for violin, 'cello and piano was a tte m pted It i s hoped, particularly b y the membe rs of the t r io th e m se lves, tha t this type of work will b eco m e a regular f eatu re of the mu sica l life of the School.
In the Jun ior School the a ura l trai n ing class a nd the percussion ban d a r e part of the ordin ary sc h oo l c urric ulum , so that all these gi rls are gai nin g some knowledge of mus ic
At the co mm e nceme n t of t he year there were four musical sch o la rship s ope n for co m petiti o n th e Twed d le In strum e n ta l Scholarship, which was sh ared b y Gwe n B asset a nd Marie
Hateley; the Junior Pi a no Schol a rship , awarded to Noel Headdey; the Danks S c hol a r s hip for Singing, awarded to Dorothy Mitchell ; and the Violin Scholarship, awarded to Vale ri e Clay field The Junior Pia no Schol arship and the Violin Scho larship were awarde d for the fi r st time
On 27th June our fir st musical recita l was g iven in Fitchett Hall. A number of interested parents and friends gathered to hear a va ried programme Our School orchest r a made its firs t a ppeara nce in public , piano solos and duets were g i ve n b y littl e girls, some o f whom h a d received only one term's tuition; the Kindergarten Percu ssion B an d d e lig h ted the a udience by playi n g " Two Ecossa ises in E Flat" by B ee tho ven; and there were piano solos , songs and a v i o lin solo, p e rforme d by m o re advanced students The Pandea n Pip e rs a ls o played, each girl h avi n g m a de h er own pipe , and the whole gro up bei n g led by one of themselves. Their music was sweet and tru e, and greatly a pprec iated. The concluding items of the r eci tal were g ive n by th e sch o lars hip holders .
Undoubtedly the r ec ita l was a success. "All performe r s s howed good con t r o l, good m emo r y a nd d e finite mu sica l promise" ("Musica l News," !st Augu st).
The choral contests were held o n 1st November. F o r the senior contest, J oh n Masefield' s "Ca rgo es," set t o mu s ic by B a lfour Gardiner, a nd two carols, " The First Now e ll " a nd " Silent Night," were set; for the Middle School, Shelle y ' s poem "To t h e Ni g ht" set to musi c by Dr A. E. Floyd, and a caro l, "T h e Firs t Nowe ll. " These contests n ever fail to a rou se a great d eal of interest, a nd Dr. Floyd 's judgm e nts and crit icism a r e eagerly l ooked fo r. The s u ccess fu l Hou ses were Houses I. a nd V.
Th e past s tud e nts of the School hav e forme d a choir , un de r che leadershi p of Miss Flockart. On Friday, 26 th July, t h ey gave a most s u ccessful conce r t i n F i t chett H a ll. The c h oi r p r ac tises r egularly every Monday ni ght in Fitchett H a ll fr o m 8 p .m. to 9 3 0 p. m ., a nd th e Old r.nllPgi;1nc; PXtPnri ;:1 n in vir:1tinn tn ;:1 JI rhn~P e;i rlc. who a r e leav ing Schoo l to join their c hoir. The
first rehearsal for 19 3 6 is on the fi r st Monday in March.
We wish to convey our th a nks to the musical staff for the i r spl e ndid work. Partic ularly we should like to thank Miss Flockart for all she has don e , for the trouble she has take n , and for her unfa iling i nterest a n d h elp.
Willow." Th e lighte r side was r e pre sented by Ste phen Leacock 's " T h e N ew Food," whic h was much app la uded.
The students of the Art of Speec h have h ad a very busy and successful y ea r , an d much exce l len t work ha s been accompl ish e d. All the candidates pr esented for th e Univ e rsity Examinations we re successful.
We take this opportunity of co n gratu lating J oan Illingworth and Miss Dwyer upon b e ing the first M L.C. girl to obtain the dis tin c tion of A.A.S A ( which, b e ing interp r e t e d , m eans Ass ociate, Art of Speech , A u stra lia), a nd wish her eve r y success in h e r t each ing c a reer
Th e V e rse Speaking Choir, which was an innovation in 19 3 2 , h as h a d anothe r inte r esting year. At the c omm e ncement of th e year t h ere were several new membe rs. In the fir st t e rm four of our number gave the second lesson at the Annual ' Chu rch S e rvice, h e ld in Wesley C hurc h Th e qu a lity of t one was particularly good, and many people praised the b eauty of the rend ering.
W e suppl ie d two of t h e items for the S c hool Concert. The fir st ite m was g i v e n b y t h e whole c h oir, a nd included the unison speaking and individual work. Th e ot h e r i te m consisted of a gro up of P asto ral Poe m s, s poken in costume by charming sh e pherds and shep h erdesses.
A verse speakin g r ec ital was h e ld in F itc hett H a ll on Thursday, I 7t h O c t o ber, in t h e pres• ence of a la r ge a nd appreciative a udi e nce. The ite ms c h osen were charming and var ie d, and th e pe r formers did justice t o them. Th e three poems from " The L ittlest One" (Marion St. John Webb) we r e ve r y well r eceiv ed, especia ll y "Blue C urta in s." O t h e r poems that were greatl y enjoyed we r e Drinkw ater's "The Crowning of Drea min g John ," T e nn yso n 's "Sir Galahad," " A Mu si ca l Instrum en t " by E lizabeth Barrett B rownin g, "My Countr y" by D oro thea Mackel la r, and a n oth er poem by Drinkwater , "Mrs.
The Grecia n m im e, " Pandora's Box," which h a d been presented at the School Conce rt, was r e p eated by request, a nd also the Pastora l P oe m s , in costume, by the Senior Verse-S peaking Ch o ir. Both items were probably b et ter apprec iate d in th e more intimate surroundings of Fitchett Hall than in the vas tn es s of the M e lbourne Town H a l l.
Form IV.C rendered two poem s, a nd we also had " T he Two Church Bui ld e rs ," by J o h n S axe, and Scott's "Erl King."
The whole perfo rmance went v e ry smoothly, and th e afternoo n was such a success th a t it is ce rta in that the "Ver se-Speaking R ecital" will b e come a reg ula r event.
We wish to thank Miss Dwye r for all s he has done to make us r ea lise what a t hing of be a uty spoke n Eng lish can be.
Quite early m t h e second t e rm , the startled Sch ool was t old
That among i ts institutions, varied, w orthy, settled , old, A new, surprising club would rise to break t he strict rou ti n e, And gi rls who took up m e m ber s hi p wo uld o n ce a week b e seen As students of th e h app y art of act i n g littl e p lays.
And so Audition's ordeals we r e suffered fo r some da ys T o choose th e g irls with tale nt from the crowd s who h ad vag u e d reams
Of make up , costumes, footlights, loud app lause; and so it see m s
That some of th e m fo r got, that to the glamour of the stage
I s a l ways added serious wor k a nd talen t, in t his age
At l ast the few we r e chose n fro m t h at eage r, h opef ul grou p--
Those accepte d felt ex ulte d, the r ejected ones did dr oop;
The m ee ting time was set tled as three-thirty after school,
And gymnasium for the meeting place was taken as the rule.
But not for lon g were happy plays or dramas therein stagedThe place was not dramatic, or 'twas otherwise engaged;
So the players graced the studio within a little while, And there such plays were acted as would summon m any a smile;
With predicaments romanti c which would make the actors dream, Or others touched a sadd e r note, with tragic grief their theme.
Three plays were shortly chose n , and the g irls all-;,tted parts, And now , instead of humour, grave endeavour g ripp ed th eir hearts; Each group sincerely s trov e to b e th e first to bring its play
To concert pitch-th e parts were learnt-a ll waited for the day When the e l egant production would b e brought before the world; And sad were all the lasses when the blow was at them hurl ed, That owing to thei r studious work, exams. and h o lidays, The dram atists must n eeds forego th e staging of their pla ys.
Their grief quite soon, however, passed, and in a l ittle time, With joy the girls were seen to act the drama and th e mime , And add technique to talent, in eve ry person's part, Next year to show you perfe ctly the beauty of their art.
Joan Rowell, Honour VI. , Hou se V.
This year there a r e more g irls than eve r tak ing the special art co urse, under che capable direc tion of Miss Ritter a nd Miss Davis.
Girls who have watched th e work being done h ave become interested, an d many of them have j o in ed the class during the year. Those girls, however, who ha v e a good background of draw-
ing and d es igning, have a b e tter chance of success than t hose who have not.
Of all the branches of craft work, I think the leathe r craft is most popular, because th ere is such a variety of articles to be made. Among these are book-ends, serviette rings, bags and purses of all sizes, shapes and designs, d'oyley cases and mats, covered boxes, belts, slippers and g loves
Besides the leath e r craft, we have l earnt woodwork, weaving, lamp-shade making and the designing of posters and fashion displays.
Visits to the Melbourne Te chnical School and the Arts and Crafts Exhibition made us real ise what a small step we ha ve taken in the wi de and wonderful land of ar ts and crafts, and gave us drea ms of the potter's whee l a nd the weaver's loom for th e future. -A.W.L.
In 193 5 IV.C has enjoyed drawin g and hand work very m uch. Miss Ritte r left us at the end of first term, and since then Mi ss J effe ry has carried on her work. We have had a g reat variety of drawings, some freehand and some geome trical. Miss J effery has give n us a great choice in handwor!<, and some ve ry elabo r ate d esigns, such as patterns for drawin g s of butterflies, lettering and numbers, ducks, a train, and a rhod o d endron plant. We h ave made fans, shopping bags and raffi a tea easies in th e shape 'of a cottage We also made babie s' dr esses, a nd worked d'oyleys. -Joa n Maconochie, IV .C.
During fir st term IV.D made wallets of canvas and wool. The colours were f awn and g r ee n a nd blue and grey. The girls m a de up their own designs, which were first dra wn on paper. Then we worked them in th e wool, and they were very pretty when sewn up. Now we a r e dressing doll s in s had es of pink and blue for the Red Cross for Christmas presents. Last term we made some trinket boxes They were made of cardboard, th e sid es were stuck with p asse partout, and th e n they were covered a ll over with wall paper.
We have done some nice drawings of sol diers, rooster s and cats, and we a lso did some freehand drawings of l eaves. Miss J effe ry puts the best ones on the wall, to decorate the room, which looks very pretty whe n all our drawings a re han g ing around. -H. Uglow, IV.D
Domestic Scie nce Notes.
During the year we have h ad r egretfully to say good-bye to several mistresses. Miss God , frey and Miss Morton l eft u s at the e nd of first term, and Mrs. Kingsland at the en d of seco nd. In their stead we have welc o med Miss Ritter Miss Smart and Mrs. Baker.
In cookery we have made good progress; indeed , we flatter ourselves that we are on the whole excell ent cooks. At the m ome nt w e are bu sy pr e paring for our annual ex hibition , and the tantalising odours of our Christmas cakes are said to distract the profou nd e r studies of Honour VI.
In craft wo rk we ha ve made s01ne intricate art icl es, such as suede purses and parchment lamp shades.
In needl e work we h ave learnt how to do such prosaic but nec essa r y things as patching, darning and mending, but we h ave a lso learn ed how to do honeyco mb s mockin g a nd something of the national embroidery of Denmark, " Hedebo " ( pronounced Hay-de- bo).
In dressma kin g, under the careful g uid ance o f Miss Stephenson , we have made at least two
frocks each. Some o f us have mad e our own green silk summer uniform frocks very successfully.
This is a most interesting course , and we hope that n e xt year's V.E will find it as p l easant and as profitab l e as we have done. F.8.
Great interest has been s h own m the library chis year by Senior and Middle Sch ool gi rls. There are books to satisfy eve ry taste, whethe r it be for travel and adventure , romance, my st e ry or a l igh t no ve l.
Th e Senior girls prefer books of trave l, and the modern authors, while Middle School gi rls d e light in stirring tale s of romanc e and adventure by such authors as Steve n son and Scott. The most popular a uthors a re H eyer, Brester, Stevenson , Scott, Sabatini and Milne.
Th e School is very grateful for the books presented to the library by Miss McNicholl, Mary Loton, Joyce Thorpe, Linda Kenn edy, J ean Witten. Miss Bennett, an Old Coll egian, also gave a most va luable addition to the refer-
ence library in the volumes of Dante and Tennyson, that h ad once been her school prizes
As a result of Miss Duncan ' s informative talk on J apan , the girls have b een very interested in "A Daughter of the Samurai," a book dealing with Japanese life. Another book on Japan, "Tokyo Vignettes," was very kindly presented to the School by Prince F. Konoye, president of the Society for International Cultural Relations, and h as given g r eat pleasure t o the gir ls .
We thank Miss Hay for her unfailing h e lp and inte~est in all library matters.
The followin g bo oks are among those which have been added to the library shelves:-The Golden House, A T ale of Two Cities, The Final Count, By Order of the Company, Cambridge Histories , Th e Three Musketeers, The Mi,,:d o f
Rome, Rome Through Five Centuries, Collected Poems of Galsworthy, T i me Machine and the Wheels of Chance, The First Class Omnibus, Centenary Gift Book, A Survey of Shakespeare, History of Modern Europe , Readings from th e Literature of Anci ent Rome, Ancient Architecture, Chaucer ' s Canterbury Tales, A Literary H istory of England, The Glory that was Greece, Rolling Down the Lachlan , David Copperfield, The Talisman, On e's Company, Braz ilian Adventure, Th e Black Arrow, A C hinese Lady, Cranford, Tokyo Vign e ttes, In the Ste ps of the Mas ter, The Black Moth, Outline of Art, Outlin e of Literature, Arts and Crafts, Vanity F air, Catriona, The Spirit of London, Through Space and Time, The Cloister and the He a rth , The Black Arrow, The Red Cockade, The Last Days of Pomp eii.
-J.W.
The m agazine prizes have bee n awa rde d as follows :-
Senior V e rs e-Jessie Wight, "Argosy. "
S e nior Prose-Rosamonde Combes, ."Un Lycee Fra ncai s."
Middle V e rse-Bery l Re y nolds, " The D ay ." Middl e Prose-Not awarde d.
Junior Verse Margaret Rentoul, " Wh en I Was Fi ve."
Junior Prose-Ai lsa Th omso n, "Ancie nt Babylon."
D rawing-Not awa rd ed Snapshots Not award ed.
I saw a stately a r gosy pass by , A gol den cloud ship, rowed by golden oars Th e oarsmen w ere th e winds caught una wares They bo r e her swiftly from the sunset s hores, L aden with treasures fr o m so m e dista nt isle, Flas hing comets, sta rs ; a c r escent moon Gl eamin g solitary a m o n g them all.
The golde n ship was passing a ll too so o n ; I hailed the captain on t h e go lden d eck, I said , "Whe n ce are yo ur treasures, where away?"
" We bear th ese g i fts unto the Queen of N igh t , We bear t h ese g ifts unto th e Night from Day."
" And wh e r e then wil l ynu sa il ?" I sa id agdiu. "Beyond th e s unse t a nd the li g ht of d ay, Beyond the darkn ess to the Blessed Isl es, Our golde n s hip is spee ding on h er way."
J ess ie W ig h t, P ass A, H ouse V
Mountain s.
They have forgotten all we have known-and more, A million Springs have gone since they were young, A million Summers turned them into green, And left l one Winter standing on their peaks. The winds have swept up from the plains below And laid eternal beauty on eac h one, And Naturi,, wild, untamed, liveth there, 'Mid unseen shadows that pass, yet never die. They h old strange secrets in their ancient arms, Lost so l itudes, that, indefinable, Scarce show themselves to the vague impersonal skies,
And yet-such is the greatness of God's mindTh ey cherish Man within their aching arms, Ana a r e most kind, most beautifully strong.
-0 Ev a ns, Honour VI., House I.
Over the crest of a distant hill
The !!'-den, jolting waggons come, The blackwoods, chai"ned together, lie Pr.;;t tate, far from their forest home. No more shall the golden sunlight bathe Their slender leaves in its dancing ray, No more from their shelter will wi l d birds call, Nor the creeping winds in their branches play.
Yet once they lifted stately heads
With regal grace to the cloudless sky; But now , as they sweep the dusty road Stripped of their beauty, forlorn they lie.
Soon they wi ll reach the timber mill, Where the sharp-toothed saw, with fiendish ease
Cuts to their hearts; no more will they stand The pride of the forest, tall blackwood trees.
-Thelma Baker, Hon. VI., House II.
Most Australian girls have a fairly good id ea of how the average French girl lives, what she eats, how she dresses, and so on. W e learn in our very first French grammar book about the Dubois family and all the ir doings. But it may be interesti ng to compare an actua l French school with M.L.C., and see just what are the differences b etwee n them.
The Lycee de Jeunes Filles of Grenoble is very ~uch th e same size as our School , and has the repu tat ion of b e ing one of the b es t in France. It is situated right in the cen:re of a very old university town. The schoo l buildings were once a convent, and are built round a small quadrangle , with a rath e r fine garden in the centre, in which it is strictly forbidden to linge r. There are t wo playgrounds at the back, one for little children, and a larg e r one for older girls.
Some of the classrooms are quite large and beautifully fitted, but most of th e m are very dingy, with one or two windows, and very few ventilators. Now the French people , as a race, have an extraordinary and very strong objection co fresh a ir, and in winter, when morning school begins, the windows are firmly clo sed, the door shut, and the stove stoked up until it is almost red hot. Small wonder that by half-past three Mada me is striding angrily up and down her platform calling on Heave n to witness that there n ever were such fools, such idiots , such imbeciles as those she is expected to teach.
As a resu lt of its reputation, many foreigners send their daughters to Gre n o ble to l ea rn French. The re a re usua ll y Americans, Bulgarians, Roumanians, Italians, Pol es and, at one period, even two Australians.
There was for some time i n my class a very charming young Roumanian girl, about sixte e n years o ld, who co uld a lready speak four languages fluently , and was then perfecting h e r French. We became quite good friends, a nd she often spoke to m e very feelingly of her country. On e day I mentioned , as casually as I could, that I was not really English , but Austr a lian. Imagine my shock when she replied, lau gh in g, that she had a l ways thought Australians h ad ules joues toutes rouges, comme les lndiens , vous savez.'' Which just shows how unimportant we are to th e people of Europe.
The attitude in French school towards sport and physica l training generally is especially striking to a stranger Think of our sports ground, te nnis courts, gymnasium and our three charming sports mi stresses . Then imagine them a ll whisked off into space. Instead of the
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"gym.," a long, bleak room, with w indows at one end and dumbbells much in evidence, presided over by a tall, jerky Mademoiselle, of rather uncertain age, affecting masculine looking clothes, and wearing enormous shoes. But, in spite of her severe appearance, s h e had a sympat hetic, not to say sentimenta l, nature, a nd many and wonderful were the t ales we poured into her kindly ears.
As for the French girls th emselves, they are decidedly smaller than we are, and of a very excitab l e t emperament They have the most ext r aordinary ideas about behaviour, which cake a great deal of getting used to. Apart from this, they a r e so jolly and m ischievou s that most French mistresses go prematurel y grey.
-R. Combes, Pass VI.B, Hou se V.
~ The Tale of the Ro yal Palm.
Down i n the deepest part of the ocean is a mig h ty cavern whe r e lived Mazor , the storm witch . No one was greater than she, for in h er power were the f ou r w ild winds. Th e strongest of these was the West Wind, and, by the witch's spell s and incantations, he was given great strength When Mazor d anced on a rocky crag, or r ode on the foam w ith her wild hair strea ming, a ll the earth tre mbl e d , for not even the strongest pine or the thickest mango-t ree cou ld stand against th e fury of the Wi ld West Wind . His terrible blasts mowe d down th e cornfie lds, unti l every stalk lay flat and b lack ened. The thick trees of the forest, e ntangled in the ir masses of clinging vines and creepers, fell c r ashing to eart h when he passed in a gale
At night Mazor sat on her throne, a cold, black ro ck in h er sea-cavern, surrounded by myriads of sea-serpents, while the West Wind knelt c rin g ing before h e r, trailing his l ong cl oak on the cold, damp cavern floor
"Who is there that dares to sta nd against Mazor-th e greatest, the most powerful?" r ang out the cr u el voice of the storm witch " There is no one, oh, mighty one! for thou art all-powerful , a nd can destroy all," replied the Wind.
Then Mazor laughed, a crue l , exultant lau gh, and sti rred a boiling cau ldron while she wovP spe ll s to give strength to the n ext storm.
Far above h e r , where the s un s hon e on the sand, and the sea was as blue as the b lu est corn flower , was a coral ree f shelteri n g a quiet l agoon and a g r een island. In the waters of the l agoo n , brightly-coloured fishes darted from rock to rock, and pearl-pink shells lay h a lf hidden in the white sand. This was the home of the Cora l Nymph. On calm n ights, whe n the moon cast silvery light on t h e ripp les of t h e l agoon, this littl e creature danced and sang on the w hite, sandy beach , or sa t combing her hair o n a roc k But when the moon hid b e hind a cloud s he lay under the seawee d on the floor of the lagoon a n d watched the rollin g waves above h e r. Th e Nymph was filled with pity fo r the poor tre es , torn after a storm, or b l own down b y the wind, so she d evised a plan to thwart the p ower of Mazor, the storm-witch
Carefully sh e gathered the strongest fibres and seaweeds to be found o n the bed of the ocean a nd wove them together on the beach, till they formed a round , sl e nde r t runk. With tiny shells in h er delicate hands, she scraped the r oughest parts till the bar k was as smooth as the white sand after the ebb of the tide. With the vines of the forest she shaped del icate, waving fronds, to h a n g g r ace fully from t h e top of th e tall trunk. Day and night s h e worked ceasel ess ly, until s h e had finished the beautiful palm, taller a nd more sle nder than any other tree o f the forest , as graceful as a reed by t h e ri ve r , and strong a nd flexible , so that it would bend a lm ost to the ground without cracking its smooth bark.
But as Mazor sat on a blac k cloud watchin g t h e Nymph at her work, she was fill e d with a n ger at the sight of the beautiful , slende r palm, and la u ghed cruelly.
"When the black clouds sail over the sky and mighty waves dash o n the rocks, th at delicate tree will f a ll , fo r nothin g ca n stand against Mazor, Witch of the Storm ." she c ri ed, and descended with a w ild scream into her cave unde r th e sea.
As fo r the proud little Coral Nymph-the silver ri pp les of her laugh ec hoed through the l ofty sea caves, and chased themselves be h ind the pillars of Mazor's d ark palace At this, the fir es beneath the witch's cauldrons hissed w ith r.agP, ""d the sect scrpcnt5 n odd e d th£ir wickt:J heads. Mazo r , with eyes g leaming a nd a cruel:
smile on her lips, called to the Wild West Wind, and together they planned d estruction for the palm tre e and chuckl ed as they thought of the pride of the Coral Nymph.
That little person was rocking on the tip of a palm frond, singing softly to h e rse lf , but her heart was beating wildly, for she knew of the storm ap proaching.
For a time all was still, but it was a strange, unnatural stillness whic h drove fear into the brea:sts of little birds, and caused the l eaves to tremble. Then, slowly, a huge black cloud sailed over the moon, and one by one the stars were hiclde n Soon all the world was in darkness The stillness gave place to a gentle breeze, and then grew stronger and stronger, lashing the waters of the lagoon, usually so still, into heaving waves crested with foam. Two white storm gulls flew screaming past the palm tree
"Oh, foolish one!" th ey called to the Coral Nymph, "to incur the anger of Mazor, the all. powe rful." And they flew on, heralds of approaching danger.
Where the rocks were gaunt and rugged, the waves dashed and hurled themselves , falling back in clouds of spray. The waters of the ocean were churned into mighty chasms , a nd, with crash afte r crash, g reat rollers broke on the reef. The West Wind blew with t e rrific force , and the slender palm tree bent and swayed before him The Coral Nymph fie;., to and fro, now dancing on the sand, and now placin g h e r tiny arms around the palm trunk as if th e ir d e licate touch might lessen the terrible strain. All th e while she whispered, "Bend, bend! Kiss the sand, but do not give in. I have made you strong."
Many other trees, not as flexible as th e palm , or hamper e d by creepers, were mowed down and lay in ruins on the ground. The West Wind blew and blew, while M azor, black with rage, rod e up and down on a white spray horse, taunting the poor littl e palm tree b ecau se it would not fall. The storm lasted long, and at last th e palm was the only tree l eft standing. The n th e West Wind g rew afraid, for his s trength wa s failin g, and h e knew and weared the wrath of th e Storm Witch. The palm tree strained to th e utmost, a nd its poor, torn leaves streamed in the wind. At last, baffled with rage a nd pant• i n g ' for brea th, th e West Wind fell at the feet
of the furious Mazor. "We a re lost, l ost!" h e cried. "I can blow no longe r , and no longe r 1s Mazor the most powerful. "
The next morning, when th e bri g ht sun rose over the sea, the palm tree stood e rect and grace ful, while the Coral Nymph danced on th e hard, white sand and laughed with the ripples of the lagoon.
Mary Thompson, Pass VI., House II
Wagg les was feeling rather bored with life. H e was home alone, shut up in the laundry, and he did not have one bone left to chew. His little blac k , wet nose was ly in g on his paws; his e yes were shut, and he was making quite a good imitation of being asleep.
Footsteps rous e d him. They came down the side of the house to the enclosed lobby, on to which the laundry opened. H ere they paused, and there followed a g reat clatte ring as the grocer pushed his order into the lobby, then went off whistling.
Waggles was wide awake now He did not know what a ll the noises were about, but he was determined to find out, if h e could only escape from the laundry H e ran to the door and snuffled all along t he crack at the bottom Now, the door was not closed tig htl y, but Wag• g les did not know this. Thinking that it ope n ed outwards, he threw hi s littl e black body against it again a nd again, till s udde nly the door rebounded , a nd sent him sprawling on the floo r
Cautiously, Waggles raised timid , brown eyes to see who h ad hit him so forcibly, but he quickly forgot his injuries when h e discovered th e door was op e n. Scampering into the l o bb y, h e came to a sudden h a lt b e fore a pile of packages, ti::1s a nd bottles heaped up on one side of the room.
With a quick g lance arou nd , that little black imp of mischief wriggl e d forward on his stomach till his rwitching nostrils inh aled the sme ll of g round coffee. Ah! What was this something w ith such a delicious odo ur? Wagg les decided h e must find out; he ri pped op e n the bag with his strong, youn g teeth , and, putting out a pink tongue, h e tasted th e coffee. U g h! n o t very nice! Quickly, try somethin g e lse to get rid of that horrid flavour.
Now what was this? He core off the wrappers and found a block of a firm yellow substance. Now this was good. In went his teeth, and he was just preparing to eat the whole pound of butter when another package caught his eye. 11 Raisins" was written on the outside, but as he cou ld not read, it meant very little. Making a hole in the bag, W oggles was puzzled to see l ittle brown objects come pouring out. Evidently something else to eat! The eggs were sampled next, and the little Scotch Terrier spent some time trying to rip open their "wrappings" as he had done with the coffee and raisins But, chancing to put his paw on one egg, he found an easy solution to his problem.
Half an hour later that mischievous black r ascal had opened and tasted every p a rcel and package tha t the grocer had left, and was trying his best to break a bottle of tomato sauce, amid the debris, when he heard footsteps-his master's footsteps.
Woggles quickly d ecided he must not be found here, so, running to the back door, he barked joyfully and welcomed his master. Master patted him on the head and showed him a lovely big bone he had brought.
W oggles tried hard to look p leased, and to chew it as though he we re really hungry, but oh, right down in his littl e stomach, there was such a queer feeling, and his head seemed co be going around and around Poor Wogg les, trying so hard to look innocent, while all the time he had that "drowsy-numbness-pains-my sense" sort of feeling, which could not be hidden from his master.
However, the punishment chat Woggles so richly deserved did not descend upon him, since his m a ster's sense of humour saved the situ a tion for the dog at least. The sight of th a t woebegone little face, as the pup made gallant attempts to gnaw the unwanted bon e , would have been too much for anyone, much less one who loved Waggles as his master did.
Our last glimpse of Woggles (sure ly n o t the correct ending to this escapade) is of a tiny black body being tenderly carried inside to the warmth of the fire. Such an endearing litde rascal!
-P Chinner, Pass VI.B, Hous e V.
A wind whispers in the trees, A leaf falls; In grasse s stirred by a bre eze A bird calls; And the misty lights of dawn Fade away To welcome the joyous morn, And the day.
Over all a haze of heat, Shimme ring , And a scre a ming parrakcet Lingering
Over the green languid stream Far b e low, Where reeds and marshmallow seem All aglow.
A wind whispers in the trees, A leaf falls; In grasses stirred by a breeze A bird calls; The silvery e vening star Is shining; In moonbeams the roses are Entwining
-B. Reynolds, L.V A , House II.
There are berries on the hawthorn s, There are daisies on the lawn; Th e re ' s a sweet w i nd h esitating Like a small , shy fawn. The chestnut buds are bursting With the sky still winery grey, But the coming Spring is farther on her way ea ch day
Winter loiters in the hawth o rns, But there's Spring upon the lawn , And a sweet wind all bewildered, Like a small, lost fawn . But the first p a le jonquils And the early a lmond's spray Say the coming Spring is farther on her way each day.
-Shirley Brown, Form XX , House II.
Henrietta a nd H e nry were two l ittle snails, You ' d see them on ni ghts when it rains or hails, Crawling a long, leavin g silvery tracks , Carrying their homes o n ; their wet, little backs.
They liv e d with their chi ldren , Rastus and Tot, Under the edge of an old flower pot Listen to H e nry as h e proposes A midnight excu r si o n to the sweet primroses
Slowly slipping along to their meal, Rastus gave a scared little squ ea l, For , coming down the moonlit track, Was a m a n with lime in a large, brown sack.
Mr. a nd Mrs ., Rastus and Tot , Grimly awaited their tragic lot R etr eat they cou ld not a t their very slow rare, So trembling they watched their •oncoming fate.
Quickly approached their m e r ci less foe, And from t h eir h earts a ll hope d id go.
Lime was sprinkled on each little s n a il, And that's the end of my snaily tale
-Le Ba r n ett, IV.A , House IVI wandered alone through the maze of tiny, well trodden paths. The air was heavy with the sce nt of the early spring flowers, which grew in small, many coloured clusters abo ut me
But my mind was far away, and I did not n ot ice t hat I h ad strayed from the beaten p a ths, nor did I notice the beauty arou nd me , till my thou g hts were brought back with a start by the pi e r c in g cry of a hird in th e dark g r een branches overhead_. I gazed about me in si lent wonder. l h ad never seen such a beautiful scene as the one that lay before me now. On my right was a mossy green mound, covered with the last of the violets, in front of me was a glori o us golden patc h of buttercups, and in the centre of these a tiny fairy ring. I glanced down at a log which, a long time ago, had b ee n le ft the re to rot by one of those untiring men who march through the fore st, with their heavy, cruel axes over their sho ulders, destroying the beauty Nature has so perfectly planned Under this log I saw a few shy, green orchids, seeking to
hid e their beauty from the world. Round the trunks of the trees wound sa rsaparilla , the t iny purple flowers brighte ning the sombreness of the stately old veterans of the f.orest.
I felt I was intruding in the favourite haunt of some graceful goddess. I turned and fled, fearing that I s hould sudde nly wake to find it had a ll b een a swee t dream.
-Yvonne M a rtin , Form XX., House V.
When I was Five. Wh e n I was only five, I was the youngest one, I hated bejng smallest, ' Cos I couldn't have much fun
One fine day my moth e r Gave me a bright idea; She said, "Go fishing with Teddy, The r e's a littl e pond just n ear."
I had a nic e t ime fishing, But came home rather wet; said "Good b ye" to Teddy, And asked him to take my net.
When I got home to Moth e r, She had a great s urprise, There on the b ed in the b e droom Lay a babe with wee, blue eyes
So now I am not the youn gest I am so ve r y g lad , Th e tiny babe I cuddle , And I'm never e v e r sad.
Margaret Rentoul. Form IV.D, House VI.
Little Bird. " Littl e bird, little bird, Up i n a tree, Wha t are you watching for? Wh at can you see?"
HI'm watching a worm, So juicy and fat, And I see b e hind it A big black cat."
Rita Rosenb e rg, age d 7 years, House VI.
I had a little dream last night Of many wondrous things, At first I saw a fairy, Paintin g h e r pretty wings.
And then I saw a m e rmaid, Who combed her golden h a ir, R eclin ing i n the sunshine, She made a picture r are.
Th en among the tall trees I saw a great mopoke, He was just goin g to scare me, And then-we ll, then, I woke! -Thelma Studley, Farin IV.B, House VI.
Scene I. ( in the street).
A sr r eet in ancient Babylon. The p eop le of B aby lon are talking about their n ew queen. A few will ask the guard what he can see.
Characters:
Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon. Amytis, Nebuchadnezzar's Queen. Two Singing Girls. Four Dancing Girls. Six Guard s. Two Slaves Watchman. M essenger. Watchman (to people): A runn e r has been sighted ! The King ' s m essen ge r is come.
(Enter messenger panting.)
Messenger: The King is coming! He is only one day's journey away and the Qu een is more b eau tiful than the s un!
(The people tell each other the news; then decorate the street. They are all speaking the Qu een 's pr e tty n ame, Amytis; then they g i ve a cry of joy )
Watchman: The King is nigh!
(Then comes the procession. The guards come first, then the dancing and singing maids, then the King and Queen, and last of all come the slaves. The Queen hides her face from the crowds. They stop s inging, for the Queen looks sad )
( Exit, all cheering.)
Scene 2.
The Palace garden. The Queen is on h er couch. Maid: Most gracious Queen, would it please thee if we -dance and sing before thee?
Amytis: Dance on, if you wish, maid! (They dance for a minute.)
(Enter King.)
Nebuchadnezzar: Is there any wish of thy heart not fulfilled?
Amy t is: All that a King can give to a Quee n you have given to me. What more could I wish for?
( Exi t Kin g.)
Amytis: It is all so flat-so flat-so flat! If there were hills in my garden- If I could but climb into the clear mountain ai r as I used to do , I would lose this h eartache. If on ly this garden were hanging in the sky it would be as dear to me
(Enter King as the Qu ee n fini sh es talking.)
Has the mountains of Media. "
Neb.: My palace is the mo st glorious in the whole world; my wealth is beyond man' s reckoning, and everything you ask for you shall h ave A garden shall be yours which shall h a ng in the blue sky, so as it may be as dea r to you as the m o untai ns of Media.
(The King s miles, a nd they go out talking of the Hanging Gardens.)
-Ailsa Thomson, aged 8 years, House II.
This is a dramatisation of a n incident in a class history lesson , and is entirely original.Editor.
T a n g le of trees and creepers and vines, Trop ical rains that seldom ce ase, Gorillas, elephants and brilliant birds, Mosquitoes with the dread disease.
The natives daubed in hideous paint, Shri e k and dance in the strange firelight, To the tom-tom's rhythmic sounding beat That wierdly echoes through the nig ht
A s ilent shadow slinks along, The leopard, lithe and quick of limb; He halts, he crouches, swiftly springs, But a swifter arrow quive rs in him.
-June Barnett, Form V.B, House IV
Th e thunder roars, the lightn ing flashes, Shrieking w ind the tre etop lash es, Rain in a deluge downward dashes.
Slow l y th e sun sin ks in the west, The bird wings h omeward to his n est, All tired Nature now will rest.
Quickly fades the even ing light, The moon a r ises d ear a nd bright, And rules the peaceful Summer night. June Barnett, V.B, House IV.
As the nest is swayed in the lofry tree, As the soft breeze wafts the waves, So Sleep will come, my babe, to thee, Thou s h alt join her band of slaves; Whose face is demure, yet grave a nd sweet, Whose hair is the g leaming darkness of night, Whose touch is soft, and step so fl eet, She is co min g, my babe, to-night.
She is b ringing her spell for sleepy eyes, Lie, little one, on h er l oving breast, For soo n the g lorious morn wi ll rise, The time t o end a ll rest.
As the nest is swayed in the lofty tree, As the soft breeze wafts the waves, So Sleep has come, my babe, to th ee. Tho u art one of h er band of slaves.
-Ol wen Evans, Honour VI., Hou se I
Apples on the apple tree, Won ' t you p lease fall down f or me? For the branches are so h ig h, I cannot r each, although I try.
Mr. Wind is kind, and so, Apples down for me he'll b low, Now they're tumbling at my feet Oh , h ow good they are to eat !
-Patricia Wollacott, Remove B, House IV
The g lorious bl aze of a dawn, of a day that is new,
Yet sweet i n its shy, slow approach, in its tremulous birth; A bud in its delicate youth, fragrance mingled with dew; A speck led bird sing in g its love of the palpi• tant earth.
Golden sands, 'twixt th e dawn and the noon, caressed by waves, Slow in their gentle, small way, rolling pink shells; Cliffs of imperial ro ck, resonant with strange caves, Thralled in the drowsy, warm air by tales the breeze tells.
Swift, in the murm'ring noon's heat, a dragonfly ' s wings, Snatch ed from the heavenly bow out of the h e i g ht ;
Dropt to the depths of the shade low a brook sings, Shrouded in delicate fern-a cool glimpse of the n ight.
Crowned with the fire of sunset, a gree n poplar sways, Caught up with colourful eve-a rose-golden net;
Pressed to the warmth o f the ea r th a grasshopper plays , And a rose in the swift coming gloom, with e yes that a r e wet June B assett, Form XX., H ouse II.
Little h are-bells, ringing gaily, Softly on the moonlit air; To the church a coach comes creeping, F airies will b e married there!
Fairy Blue bell's smiling shy l y In a gown of gossamer blue, Edged with thistledown an d cobwebs, Golden slippers she h as, too.
Out comes l ittle pixie Green leaf, L eading Bluebe ll by th e hand ; Gum-tree leaves are like confetti, Red imps cheer with smi le so bland. -Barbara T ay l or, age 12, Remove B , House VI.
The full moon h as passed And now its gold en light is o n the wane; Oh, rhat its charm cou ld last eternally, But th en dissatisfie d a nd restless m a n Would w is h fo r other than rhe full moon's light, And hope and s igh for night to change her garb, And don the robe of some thin c r escen t moon;
Naked tree o n a barren plain , May I look at thee againStark and white and yet unsl a in ?
Splendid ly you watched, and saw Al l your brothe r s, now no more , Hewn down years and years before.
Still you stand , e r ect a nd proud ; Night is now your only shroud, Save, p e rhaps , s o m e wandering cloud.
You were never born to die, You who stret ch your fing e rs h ig h, Up into the very skyOh, tre e!
J oa n Rowell , Hon. VI., House V.
Aw a y in S o uthern Gippsland, far from othe r human hab itation, where the misty b l u e mountains ri se tier upon ti er in the distance,. a small bark hut n estl es in the shelter of a f ew thicklywooded hill s. The s preading boughs of a majestic eucalypt shelter this bu sh home from the h eavy, r efreshin g rains.
Before it stretch verdan t green pastures, d otted with sh ape ly blackwood t rees and the golden, p erf um e d wattles. Fawn a nd p earl- g rey dairy cattl e rest peac e fully on this fertile plain, through w hic h a gurgling creek, whose course is marked by a line of weep ing willows, flows happily along until it reaches the d eep, blue waters of a l a k e in which the f orest giants on the surrounding hills a r e r eflect e d as in a m i rror.
On these peaceful waters, now g listening in th e s u nlig ht, n o w dark and mysterious in th e s h ade, swim g rac ef ul black swa n s and the p ret ty wi ld teal. A gentle breeze sings in the reeds at the wate r's edge, and th e "croak" "croak" of th e fro g echo es in the hills. Th e screec hin g of the m a n y colou r e d parrots seldom disturb s th e peace of th e va ll ey, but the ri ch, go lden notes of the m agpie are hea rd both a t sunrise and at sunset.
Clematis and the scarlet passion flower deck the sombre g r ee n trees; tiny p in k and white daisies come up on the g r ee n car p e t of the pl a in, and the shy, m odest violets peep throu g h the cracks
in the moss-co vered stones by the laughing waters of the creek
When the sun has gone down , lending the glory of its rich t ones t o the valley, all the wild creatures return to the ir homes , and a s ile nce d escends upon th e Little bush hut, to be broken o nly when the d a ncing rays of the M o n a rch of the Skies awaken the birds at dawn.
--Gwe nda Chitty, Form V A, Hous e VI.
Earth S o ng. Colour in t he earth! 0 the symphony of brown, and green, and gold! Where the h eat- hu s h e d plains of noon their wealth unfold, Colour in the sky.
Colour in the sky !
0 th e woven l ace of cloud in mist-blue air ! And the sighing, rustling g rasses' whispered praye r, Colour in the wind C o lour in the wind!
0 , the fra g r a n ce of the silken p etall 'd flow e rs! When the scen ted noon pours forth h er go lden hours Colour in the world.
J ea n Witton, Dip . A, House II.
N i g h t. The Drama of the Seasons I .
Crimson, orange, yellow and brown , Th e Autumn leaves a r e fa ll ing d own , And purp le mists th e va lleys drown.
The fog rolls in like clouds of gloom, And passin g things a nd dark trees loom Like s h a dows strange and co ld as doo m.
II.
Th e threatenin g sky is dull and cold, The grey clouds gat h e r fold on fold; Earth is fast in Winter's h o ld.
Bleak and s tark is th e starless nig ht, Lit by th e so m b r e m oon ' s weird light, The gh o stly snow h ides a ll from si g ht.
III.
Flowers in the air their fragrance fling, The sweet, o ' er powering sce nt of Spring; But sud d e nly birds cease to sing.
Hastening thus unconscious ly , for self, The short and fl eeting death of night and moonOh, everchanging man, who cannot live Without a variation in hi s d ay
Just so, the summer h as gon e past her full, The y e ar's rich prime is hastening ·t~ decay, The canopies of leav es are turnin g dry And sappy green changes to crackling brown, While ga udy reds and yellows deck the boughs As if the year, b efore its ,_;intry death, '.'JV ou ld crud ell:' dress in gayness for a space, ·Ere the dutl hush of winter made all nature drab.
And all life passes thus its rich and full , And slowly rots away to drab array, Then bursts into a fina l g rand display, E 'ei- h aste ning death should take the sap away.
-] oan Rowe ll, Honour VI., House V.
Have you ever looked into the heart of a rose? Every rose seems to speak its own m essage to those who listen. To those who will not, they are merely roses ; but to those who hav e ears to h ea r they are something more. The re is indefinable beauty about a rose which· is m ore than merely a perfection of form ·or c o lour It carries some reminder of other scenes, and seems to spell h appiness a nd joy.
Yet there is a touch of poignant longing about roses, too. Have you ever walked through a moonlit garden, h eavy with the scent of roses? They look up out of the shadows with a gaze which brings b ack vague and elusive memories. Yet, when the day comes again, they are bright and gay as they bask in the sunlight or nod to the music of a br eeze.
But who can describe a rose? Poets have bee n fascinated and inspired by them through countless ages; musicians have loved them, and many have heard the voice of God speak through them. For who but th e Maker of all could fashion anything so beautiful as they?
Heat her Breme r , Form XX., House III.
Sigh, then, ye sad ·black pines , Sigh, for you r lov e d one has fled, All tha t is left to you, sad black pines, I s the plac e where she now lies d ead.
Moan, then, within your boughs, Whisper your desol a te tale, All that she l eft you, where warmth is fled , Is a memory that cannot prevail.
Whisper, and sigh, and moan , Of your loved one, the Lady Spring, All th at she l e ft you grows white and still, And the winds of ,your loneliness sing. J ean K. Witten, Diploma A, H o use II.
Is this a strong hand which I feel upon me, A finger toward my l egs? Oh , not a hole! I knew it not, and yet it showeth well. Thou hast such fatal l(ision, sensible To pin pricks as to chasms! it were but A false hope to endeavour to escape From such a thorough, scrutinising gaze. I wait, the while my heart doth palpitate, Lest more defects reveal themse lves, and thus Completely rob m e of my self-respect. Then , when at le n gth the reprimand doth cease, I haste n unto that select abode Where I may r ei nforce the noted breac h, And thence return, unmoved by thy glance. -A Victim.
On the eve of Anzac Day a party of ten g irls and a mistress attended the Schools' Commemoration Ceremony at the Cenotaph. Afte r two short addresses a nd the singing of app ropriate hymns , The Last Post and Reveill e were sounded The senior pre fect then proceeded with those of other schools to place on th e Cenot ap h an inscribed wreath, in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice.
On the mornin g of 25th April, the whole School assembled in Fitc hett H a ll, in order to remem b e r the brave men of Australia and New Zealand who twe nty years ago left all that was d ea r to them to fight for th ei r homeland and freedom-many of them never to r etu rn again.
Over the desk was draped a Union Jack, and a long the top of the railing scarlet dahlias were arranged. During the service the School Guide Company also placed their flag on t h e desk.
The service commenced w ith the singing of Kipling's "Recessional "; then a description of the l a nding, from Masefield's "Gallip ol i ", was read by the Vice Principal. After the prayer that moving hymn , "The Supreme Sacrifice," was sung.
The School is proud of the fact that a number of its past students served with distinction as nurses at the front. On this day it is our tradition that the senior prefect should place a wreath upon the Honour Board bearing their names.
At eleven o ' clock , in m e mory of "The Fallen," two minutes' silence was observed, and, visualis ing that Anzac scene, we realised a!l t hat Anzac stands for.
Miss Dwyer spoke for us Binyon's poem, "For the Fallen," and th e Principal addressed the &hoo l on the high ideals of the Anzacs, and how we might live up to those id ea ls and make the ir sacrifice worth while. After the singing of the hym n, "Peace in Our Ti;.,.,_e, 0 Lord, " followed by the Benediction, the service closed with the National Anthem.
It was th e most beautiful a nd impressive commemoration of Anzac Day which the Scho~l has t aken part in for many years.
-E.C. , T.B.
Thi s year the Annual Church Service was held in Wesley Church o n the 28th April, and, despite a bad thunderstorm, the attendance was l arge. A special choir of 150 voices , conducted by Miss Flockart, r e nd ered two anthems-"Lift Up Thine Eyes to the Mountains" ( "Elijah ") and "B rothe r James' Air ," and took a l eadi n g part in the service. They sang descants to three o f the four hymns, the Te Deum in two parts, and chanted the responses.
Four gi rls, carefully trained by Miss Dwyer, spoke in unison the Second Lesson. The Rev. J. W. Grove, as Principal of the College a nd President of the Conference, conducted the service, and delivered an inspiring sermon on the passage "Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth."
Following the custom·of past y~ars, the service was broadcast for the benefit of those parents and friends who were unable to attend the church, and letters of thanks and appreciation we re received from all ov er Australia-from as far west as Perth, and _ as far north as Darwin.
-D.B.
During the year girls from Senior and Middle School forms have been for various excursi ons in connection with their work. Honour and P a ss botany girls went to Black Rock and to Belgrave, where they searched for flor a in f e rn gullies.
Honour geography girls went to the Bay, where they saw, among other things, dry and wet docks, and, with the P ass girls, to Black Rock a}"ld to the Victoria Docks, where they inspe cted cargoes and two ships-on e German and one Japanese. On the Japane se ship they even penetrated to the kitchen and saw the cakes for the captain's tea.
P ass girls went to Studley Park, where they meandered rou n d meanders, and examined rock formations; to the Pelaco Shirt Factory; and to the Weather Bureau, where, among other things, they saw how weather maps are made, and, with their hearts in their r egulation shoes, climbed dangerous spiral sta ircases to see the wind instruments on the roof.
V.A geography girls went to the M~seum, and V.C went to Gardiner's C ree k.
Form XX. went to the Gibsonia Knitting Mills, and to a very interesting poster e xhibition. They a lso went to the Royal Agricultural Show n ot to buy samples, but to promote the ir knowle dge of Austra lia's primary industri es.
Form XX.A went to Studley Park, and Miss Luke took a group of girls on a very interesting excursion to Williamstown via the Y arra The excursion set off in the launch of the Commissioner of the Harbour Trust Cargoes and bo a ts lined up at the wharf were inspected, and the journey continued past Coode I sland and various factories, to Williamstown, where docks and workshops were vis: te d.
Most of the girls in Honour, Pass and Intermedia te forms, taking science, we nt to the S cience Exhibition at th e Uni ve rsity. Th ey saw
many interesting exhibits, and, after following the sign, ttThis way to Eric," met th e man whose parts can be taken out and examined freely-his only complaint 1s a mournful, "Give me back my appendix." They also went to the All-Electrical Exhibition.
Intermediate English forms saw a performance of " Julius Caesar" on Tuesday, 26th Jun e, in Central Hall. The play was on the whole well produced. The sub-I nte rmediates also saw "A Midsummer Night ' s Dream."
A group of Pass VI.B g irls went to a lecture on the Australian Inl and Mission, given in the Town Hall by Dr. Vickers. H e described the valuable work done by the flying doctors, and their assistants, e nding his talk by stressin g the need for funds to help thi s great scheme. Rev. John Flynn, the founder of this rype of missionary work, made a brief speech.
A party of girls from sub-Intermediate and examination forms went to see "Clive of India" at the Regent one Saturday morning.
One of the most interesting and spectacu l ar things seen this year was the Pageant of Nations, to which a number of girls were taken. It was arranged by the Internationa l C lub , and most nations of the world were r epresented. Each group was dressed in its own national costume, and carried its national flag.
P ass VI. history girls are looking forward to Saturday morning, 23rd November, when they will visit St. James' Old Cathedral and some of the o lder parts of Melbourne, including the Flagstaff Gardens and the original "place for the village." -J.W.
Dramatisation and play-acting are popular forms of activity in the Middle &hool. Excellent opportunity is affo rded for individual t alent and class co -op eration, and the plays have been fun to study and prepare, and a great joy when acte d in im provised costume before an interested audience.
The forms IV.A, Remove A, IV.Band Remove B h ave all been g limpsing something of the infinite variety of Shakespeare's art:-"With the Fairies,." « Jn a Venetian Court of Ju stice," "T h e Guest at the Banquet" (grisly mockery) "The Taming of the Shrew," "The Tricking of Malvolio" and "The Adventure on Gadshill
with Prince Hal and Falstaff" being some of the many scenes the forms presented. As in the other forms , the girls in IV.C were made responsible for their rehearsals, their costuming and production: Doreen Howard produc in g "Darby and Joan," Betty Sconce "Cabbages and Kings." When the examinations are over, a committee has promised to act an incident from American history, "Pocahontas and J oho Smith," which IV.C studi ed this term in history. This form has even "acted" words. What a large vocabulary IV.C will have! But the most memorable play was "Arcady, a Shepherd's S cene," acted in realistic costumes, with a real dancer, Louise Lockhart. -D.J.W.
But let the forms speak for themselves:Th e girls of Form IV.C are very fond of acting plays, having severa l talented artists, and great e nthusiasm on the part of the whole form has been shown. During first term "Darby and Joan" and "Cabbages and Kings" were learnt by some of the girls, who took part in a concert at the end of the term. I n "Cabbages and Kings" Ruth Allison, as a farm yokel, kept the audien ce l augh ing with the actions a nd words of a ty p ica l country bumpkin and a straw decker perched saucily over one ea r In second term "Arcady," in which a shepherd l oses his h eart to a dancer, , as a general favourite with the g irls. -B.S.
IV.A has not only studied Shakespearean plays in English, but in the Art of Speech lessons with Miss Dwyer a play, " William T e ll ," which we produced in Fitchett Hall one lunc h time. The proceeds we nt to the Prince Henry Hospital Appeal.
Most interest was shown in "Macheth," when two competing companies acted the p lay after many rehearsals. Helen Teed was the most outstanding actress in this play; she ac ted the g ri s l y ghost, Banquo, with horrible realism.
Scenes from our novel, " Treasure Island," and also from different poems we have studied have been dramatised during the year.
On account of having many brilliant sportswomen in the form, we have n o t had time for many rehearsals. -G.T.
In Remove A some extremely good acting has been shown, especially Muriel Masters' representation of the haughty self-important Mal-
volio, and Judith Cla rke as the stormy, tempestuous Katherina. Merle Uglow, a s the madcap Prince H a l, has shown g reat promise, and others worth y of mention are Falstaff, played by J ean F owler, and several humorous characterisations were rende red exce llently by Heather Veal. The most enjoyable play was " Th e Tricking of Malvolio," which was presented before an app reciative audience in Fitchett Hall on the last day of second t erm, when a hedge was constructed of th e green baize piano cover over the platform screen. Noel Hel ey, as the inimitable Sir Andrew Agu ec h eek, kept up continual lau gh ter among the audience by bobbing up and down behind the "hedge" with an indescribable expression o n her face. The improvised costumes brought forth screams of lau ghter from the audie nce On th e whole, we have had a very enjoyable and ente rtai ning year. -H L.
The annua l Flower Show was h eld in the Baths Buildings on Monday, 14th S e ptember Each house had worked enthusiastically for the interhou se competitive displays, a nd the judges, Mrs. Grove and Miss Rober ts, found their task v ery difficult. Points were a llotted to each house for quality , quantity, variety, colour, a rrangem e nt an d originality. Although this yea r there was not so much originality, the quality and variety of the flowe rs surpassed those of other years, and the six stalls were indeed " things of b ea uty. "
House VI. was awarded fir s t place. In the centre of their stall were some waratah blooms, and arranged about this were many other r ed flow e r s, decreasing in darkness of colour until they shaded into flowers of other colours on the outside. There were some white a nd lemon tulips at the front of the stall.
Poppies, marigolds, stocks, irises, roses, ranunculi, n ast urtium, lilac, p ansies, lily of the va ll ey and clematis were used with great effe ct by all th e houses. Girls flocked to the s how , and £8 / 6/2 was collected. A number of parents also availed themselves of the invitation extended to them to be present. Some of the proceeds will be u sed to purchase a pedestal for the rose bowl g i ven to th e sc hool in memory of Bettye H ammond . It will stand on the dais in Fitchett
Hall , and we plan to keep it filled with fragrant flowers -G.C.
On Tuesday, 27th August, in the Science Block, an exhibition was given for biology t eachers connected with the Assistant Mistresses' Association, and was a tte nded by a number of mistresses from other schools. The purpose of the exhib ition was to demonstrate experime ntal work and dissections for u se in the Intermediate biology course, and was the first of its kind to be h e ld
Miss H arv ie , of Fintona, provided an excellent dissect ion of the efferen t bronchial arte ries of the dogfish. Miss Coleman, of Tintern , h ad a comprehensive exhibit of foods and peptic digestion. Gw en Hewitt provided some good specimens of developing chickens from eggs opened after varying periods of incubation, and the other exhibits we r e the work of Miss Hall, assisted by Miss Parker.
A pair of rabbit' s lungs gave Miss P e rrin a g reat amount of pleasure! The beauty of a bullock's knee was shown by dissecting soup bones obtained from the bu tcher . Othe r exhibits included a model of the ribs and inte rcostal muscles , reactions of acids and a lkalis, the sa livary glands and t ongu e of a s h eep , and an experiment to illu strate blood pressure.
The visitors were given afternoon tea in the boarders' sitting-room, an d we were very g lad to welco me two of our Old Collegians among the number -K.E.H.
After weeks of enthusias ti c preparation, the long- expecte d day ( 16th August) at last arrived. Pre-occupied boarders found it difficult to con centrate on school work durin g the day, and l ater devoted themselves wholeheartedly to changing the dining hall i nto a veritable fairy land, with gay streamers and flowers, and shrubs from the garden
A few minutes after the ringing of t he tea bell an excited crowd of girls gat h ered in t h e Dining H a ll and awaited the arriva l o f the resident staff, who e ntered carrying their presentation bouquets. At the door the three youngest boardr.rs presented Mrs. Grove and Miss Hunt with bouquets and Mr. Grove w ith a buttonhole.
After paying grea t atte n tion to the dainties, e n t ire l y provided b y the skill of the dom estic staff, and to va ri o u s speeche s, t h e g irls presented Miss Hunt with a cryst a l re a ding lamp as a token o f t h a nks for w h at she h as done fo r them duri n g their schoo l li fe
Th e hund red candles on the be au tiful birthday cake w e r e then lie by t h e youngest boa rde r and the se nior prefect; a nd , afte r m any att e mpts , successfully e xti n g uis h ed.
Th e hour of dancing, w hich followed, soo n p assed, a nd every bo a rd e r hostess hurri e d to m eet h e r d a y -gi rl guest. Dr. Wade a nd many of th e staff were a lso g u ests for the evenin g . Fitc h e tt H a ll was soon fill ed wit h chattering g r o ups, until su dde nly, amid a breath l ess hush, the curtain we nt up.
W h e r e did t h ey come fr o m ? These weird Chinese, chose beautiful h ero ines a nd dashing h eroes ! For almost two h o urs th e a udience was held s p e llbound by a c tion son gs, dial og ues, d ances, plays the r e seeme d n o e nd t o t he b oarder s' v ersat ility-and then it was over.
The dining hall was aga in crowded Brig ht eyes, l augh ter a nd happy f aces we r e proof of exp e ctations more t h a n fulfill ed.
Sup pe r over, c ame the votes of thanks, a nd fin a lly " Auld Lang Syne" an d "God Save the K in g " Tired but h a pp y, bo a rders bade their guests G ood-night, a nd r eti r e d to their rooms, con tente d and yet regretful t h at che long ant icipated ni g ht was ove r. F .F.
On 24t h August t h e S c hool held a most s u ccessful co n ce rt an d disp l ay i n the Melbourne Town Hall b efore a crowded a u d ie n ce This m arked in som e r espects a d epa rture from pre ced e nt , for the School Concert is h e ncefo r th to h ave a place by itsel f in the year 's activities, a nd not be, as before, a part o f Speech Ni g ht.
The programme was designed to show t h e attainments of th e sch oo l in three br a nches of a r t m u s ic, ver se-speaking, a nd rhy t hmic movemen t.
Mu sic was represe nted in m a ny forms from piano sol o wor k by En id Co llens to massed un i son s ing ing by t h e who le s c hool. The re were instru m e n tal t rios, orc h estra l items, a K inder ga rte n P erc u ss io n Band "pr esided over b y a d etermined and minute conducto r " ( "Ar g u s" ) ,
and some splend id c h o ral wo rk by th e special choir. In ce rtain ite m s t h e P ast Stude n ts' Choir also assisted Th e beauty and q ua lity of th e mu sic called forth much ap preciative co mm ent, a nd the thanks of the scho o l a r e due to o ur Musical Director a nd a ll th e mu s ic staff f or t h e care a nd the l a b o ur n ecessary to bring about suc h performance
Th e beautiful art of verse speak ing was r eveal ed in severa l bracketed groups of poe ms , r a nging from the solemnity of the "Dirge" fr.om "Cymbeline" t o th e gay in con seq uen c e of a B e ll oc "Cauti onar y T a le " Certain o f these it e ms h ad th e add e d charm of costume. Th e work of the Lower Middle S c h ool , in t h e ir Mime with Chorus, " P and ora's Box," was p art i c ul arly goo d , and Miss Dwyer a nd h e r stude nts r e ceived m any well-deserved compliments
Rhyt hmi c movem e nt was s ho wn i n a demons tra tion of fencing , wh e n d i e " G ra nd Salute" was perform e d w ith state ly dig n ity, an d by a ser ies of the n ew 0 re laxed " exer c i ses, und er t h e di rec tion of the senior physical culture mist r ess, Miss Bl ax land.
Th e sc h oo l as a whole felt v ery pl ease d with its e l f as a r esult of chi s co ncert. We felt we h ad set up y et a nothe r tradi t ion worthy o f M.L.C., fo r did ;,_ot even the critic a l " Age" r emark o f us , " The Meth o di st Ladies' College is uniqu e a mong Victor ian sch o o ls. ,, -E.C.
We ha ve been fortunate thi s year m h avin g seve r a l interesti n g peop le to speak to u s during Asse mbly. Those who h eard Colonel Holman James l ast year will un de r stand ou r enthusiasm whe n we h ea rd th at h e was to speak t o us again early this yea r. Th e b est part of his seco nd v isit was a n exhibition in the qu adran gle of his skill a t w hip cracking. This was t hrilling. M a jor-Ge n eral Coxe n v isited u s in second ter m to tell u s a ll about th e rebui l din g of th e Prince H e nry Hospital. H e s ugges te d tha t we shou l d help t h e fund fo r t h e buildin g of a n e w Girls' Ward. Tha t he imp ressed us is proved by t h e res ults of the appeal in the school.
W e we re ve r y lucky to rece i ve a visi t fr om t h e w h o l e Maor i Choir. Th e y san g to u s both in E n glis h a nd in Maori, and I b e l ieve we h ave n eve r sat so still for so l ong. Afterwards th ey·
treaced us to a most amusing dance in the quadrangle before going over the school. Everyone , includi ng, we hope, the choir, enjoyed the visit; we certain ly voted them "perfectly rip ping."
We were very disappointed that the Queen of Tonga was unable to visit us this year. But, as compensation, we received a visit from her son, the Crown Prince, who spoke to us about Tonga . We all sympathised with the Prince, espedally as Mr Grove told us that he is "in th e same trouble" as many of us, in other w o rds, studying for his "Leaving." We wish him luck.
Until the end of th e year we are to have a speaker on international affairs ever y third Friday morning in "open period." The first of the se speakers was Mi ss Duncan , who told us a great deal about Japanese problems , about t h e ir sc h oo ls and th e ir homes. Miss Duncan very kindly set tled two important matters for us: firstly, the Ja panese d o not live in paper houses, and sec ondly, Australia need not fear a J apan ese invasion. For setting our minds at rest on these matte rs and for givin g u s a very informative and inte r esting talk she ea rned our thanks.
On Friday, 8th November, Pastor Steineiger, of the German Lutheran C hurch , East Melbourne, is coming to speak to us on uModern G e rma ny and Her Attitude Towards Other Nations."
Our si n cere thanks a r e due to these speakers for so kindly giving us of their time and their knowledge. R .C.
The su n has already risen over the hill s a nd is shi nin g on the still waters of Suva Harbour as the great white American liner. " Monterey" comes through the gap in the coral reef , foaming white as the breakers brea k the stillness of the morning air. After being passed by the E ur opean doctor, the " Monterey " comes a longside the wooden wharf. Passengers looking down see the dark natives not in native dress nor yet in tota lly European dress-waiting for the s hip to b erth.
The gangway is stream down eithe r t o to the ~oad running
lowered, and passengers the Customs sheds or out parallel with the wh a rf,
where they find some forty · taxis parked in the usu a l fashion, s ide by side. Anxious Indi an drivers call "B lu ebird taxi? " or "W hite Star along h ere." Across th e road, on a st r etch of g reen grass, sit Samoan women · weaving mats a nd baskets t o sell to t he tourist. Some s it under the she lter of a mat e recte d on four poles, others sit right in the sun. They wear bright yellow, red or blue dresses with little or no shape, a nd coming down t o their bare feet. Sm all g irls stroll aro un d se lling s trin gs of brightly-coloured native beads or shells.
Le t us take a " Blu ebi rd taxi " from h e re a nd make a tour of Suva itse lf a nd its outlying villages. Th e Indi an driv e r w hirls u s past all the Customs sheds a nd away from all th e hubbub o f the wharf to th e first crossroads.
A native policeman appears dressed in a navy blue serge sh irt, high at the n eck, with silver buttons down the f ront, and a white "sul~," a cloth wrapped round his hips. Thi s reaches just below his knees, showing his bare legs and f ee t. H e di r ects us round into th e n ext street, where we smell fish Oh , yes! this is the fish mark et on our left and Indian shops on o u r right, small wooden buildings -with cheap jewellery and silks i'n th e windows. After we cross a small concre te bridge, we come to the E urop ean parts. Morris-Hedstroms, on our left, is the largest firm in Fi ji, and branches may be found in nearly every part It is a three-storied concrete building. We pass other large buildings, including the post office, with its slate roof, a nd we stop to inspect ttTriangle," a gard en, in which is a sto ne obelisk e rected to commemorate the cessio n of Fiji to Britain by King Cakobau. We are now in Victoria P a r ade, a beautiful asphalted street which runs · parallel to the sea H ere are the town hall and municipal offices, the saltwater b at hs and the boys' g rammar school, which has an e nrolment of some three hundre d European boys.
We alight for lunch at the Grand Pacific H ote l , a h otel quite up to date in every way, with Ind ian waiters and porters in white ' caps and aprons. Th e back of this buildin g overlo oks Suva Harbour, and the front faces Alb e rt Park and the Botanical Garde ns.
We leave the tow n ship b ehind in the after n oon and go on to a native v illag e. On our
r,'11 or Powe.-s
way we pass the Nati v e Training College, under European control. Our first impression of the v illage is of thatched roofs , but on lookin g more cl os ely we find that not onl y the roof, but the whole house, is of grass and leaves, bound very ne a tly ins ide. The roof is gab led, and the edges overlap the walls. L e t us go in. The house, we find , is one la rge room, with three doorways (no doors). Two large beds, which consist of piled mats, are at one end, while the other e nd is left for e ati ng purposes. A larg e mat is s pread on the Boor and the food placed on it. The n atives squat cross-l egged a round the " table " and eat. Wh e n the food is cleared away the mat i s rolled up in r eadiness fo r further use
While we a re here sma ll n a tive children crowd round the doors to have a look a t u s, mo s t of th e m we a ring only a smile and a string of beads.
R e gretfully we return to the wharf, purchase a few souvenirs, and board the vessel ready to sail a t 5 p.m.
It is only one hundre d y ea rs si nce Fiji first saw a white man . Th e Fijian of to -day does not like to r eca ll the cannibalis tic days, bu t is proud to own the 250 islands as they are t o-day Joa n Green , Form V.B, H o u se II
R e turnin g to School on 1 3th February, we f ou nd many old friends we r e no longer with u s, bu t w e were p lease d to notice so many n e w fac es , our numbers exceeding by twenty those of last y ear.
Th ere were seve r a l c h a n ges i n the sta ff during t he yea r. We were sorry to find Miss H aywood d::I n o t r e turn , a nd that Miss Dwyer a nd Miss Warren h a d joined the non resident staff, but w e we r e p leased to welcome Miss Blax la nd, Miss Au lt , M iss F oo te , Mi ss P e rrin a nd Miss P ede r se n . Th e close of first t er m marked anot h e r change; we regretfully b ade good-bye to Miss Morton a n d Miss P edersen , welcom in g in turn Mi ss Smar t
Ea rly in th e yea r the followin g g irls were 'lpp ointe d prefects :-Fr ances Fisher ( seni or ) ,
Beth Craigie, Marie Hate ley, P eggy McConchie a nd Rita Nunn . Fra nces Fish e r , B e th Cra ig ie, Peggy McConch ie and Rita Nunn we re also e lected captains o f Alph a, B e t a, G a mma a nd Delta Houses resp ectiv e ly.
As usu a l, we have d evote d much time to the lighter side of boardin g school life Our soc ial evenings, which have b ee n h eld pract ica lly every fortnight , have pro ve d specia lly inte r esting, every programme having plenty of variety. The t a lent of the gi rls this yea r ha s r eac hed a ve ry hig h standard.
Our Boarde r s' Ni g hts ha ve a lso proved most e nterta mmg. First came th e concerts give n by n ew and old girls, with their k ee n rivalry and ap pre ciati ve audienc es. During the Winter t e rm a table t e nnis tournament was h eld , which was finally won by M ar y Lowry. An inte rhouse charade contes t also a rou sed mu c h interest, Alpha being the s uccessful house. Birthday Night was eve n bri g hte r and b etter than last year, and we are now looki n g forw a rd to the "Comb ined Middy."
M a ny of the girls have been to the C e le brity Concerts, an d we a ls o a ttend ed the W es ley , S c otc h and M.L.C. Old Co ll egian s' plays.
The interhouse matc h es of tennis, b asket-ball, hockey and baseball we r e keen l y contested , but most o f t h e u s u a l m a tches again st S c hool h ave lapsed this year The House r e l ay team was just b eaten at th e athl e t ic s p orts, but the swim ming teams were n ot so eve nl y m tc h e d. P.L.C. bo a rde rs visited us during seco nd t erm for sp ort, and we returned the ir matches on a Saturday in third term.
We have h a d more r epr esenta tives i n School teams than in pr eviou s years , boarde r s bein g prominent in hockey, te nnis, athletics and baseball t ea ms
Alt hou gh we may not b e o utstandingly bril liant, we h ave wo rked steadily throughout the year, and we h ope the final examinations will prove th is.
We wish to thank Mr. P orte r for hi s visits during fir s t t erm. We a ls o wis h to t h a n k the r es id e nt sta ff , p arti c ul a rl y Miss Hunt, for th e ir unf a iling and kindl y interest in a ll our doin gs
throughout the year, and to wish them every success in the future.
So we find a n other year has passed , one which will mark the close of schooldays for many of us. To those who will be here next year we wish equal happiness and even greater success.
the present time catcle producers in che Northern Territory are getting very little per hea d for th ei r stock, and it r ea lly does not pay to produce them.
Victoria River Downs is the largest cattle station not only in the Northe rn Territory, but in the world. It consists of 11,000 squar e miles of country, has 180,000 head of cattle, and con ducts its own post office, butcher's shop, blacksmith's shop, saddler's shop and general store le is situated on che banks of the Wickham River, and is betwee n Darwin and Wyndham, 400 miles from Darwin and 300 miles from Wyndham. The air mail lands there twi ce a wee k, and is much appreciated.
A quarter of a mile from the homestead is the Australian Inland Mission Hostel, where two very efficient nurses are in charge, and a small transmitting wireless set is i n stalled. Every morning the sisters listen in co Wave Hill, a wire less station a hundred miles away, in case anyone is needing their professional advice.
The mustering of this huge property is by no means a sma ll matter. Five outstations have been established, and a stockman put in charge of each, and it is from these centres chat parties work outwards-a party consisting of two white men, a cook and about ten black boys.
It takes about a month, from the time everyone on every outstation starts mustering, to bring the cattle to the delivery plain. The men start early in the month, and each day the herd or mob is increased. Some of the country is very stony, and the cattle become lame very easily, so that they are only driven abou t twelve or fourteen mil es in the one d ay. By the time each mob arri ves at the delivery plain they t otal about 750, but onl y two mobs arrive at che same t i m e, otherwise there would be too many to h andle. When the cattle ar rive the stragglers and lame ones are cue out, and only the best sent to Wyndham M eat Works. They take about six weeks to get there, and by chat tim e th e ir condition is very low, and consequently the ir marketin g val ue is reduced. At
How do they get their supplies on chis large station? Su pplies are ordered in bulk four or five months ahead, from Perth. They are then shipped to Darwin, put o n a small launc h which comes up the Victoria River onc e a month, to the Victoria Rive r Depot From there they are l oaded on donkey waggons drawn by from sixty to seve,nty donkeys. It cakes these waggo ns about three weeks to arnve at the station, as th e roads are ve ry bad. When the supplies do arrive a month's provisions are sent to each outstat ion, eith e r by motor transport or by camel.
About December th e wet season beg ins Then vio lent thunderstoms occur, and sometimes a dreaded "dry storm"-lighcning and no r ai n It is these storms chat cause the bush fires , by striking dead trees and, as the grass is very dry, the fires cause exten sive damage and the stock suffer for lack of grass. But life goes on just che same.
-Mildred Martin, Diploma B, House VI.
[Mildred is a resid e nt student, whose father, Mr. J . A. Martin, is manager of the Victoria River Downs Station, and she has liv e d there for abo ut ten years.-Ed.J
Lord N evil e sat in his high chair, his wife, Gwenda, beside him. She wore a red robe embroidered with pearls and rubies. Th e he ad food taster brought his master a dish of old ham. "Wa tts this?" roared the Earl, "You know I detest old ham. Ho there!" h e cried, "Heap up t he fire till we roast chis rascal."
"My lord," cried the frightened scullion; "we have no coles." At this moment a ceorl rush ed in. "My lord," he cried, "the brown bull is loose and your l ynette has escape d." " T e n thousand furies!" roared the earl. nEver some n ew mischief ! Find my lynette at once! As for the bull, drive him into the old m eadow. Never fear, mv wife," he said, turning co her , "we will have your lynette though we search all Kent." The graceful lady poured her l ord a glass of wine as red as her rayment. "In Jou of thanks, cake
this of me," she said The wine was h ea ddey, and, as the Earl drank it, his wrath departed.
"My lord," cried a page, "a messenger by the name of K e nnedy has come from Temple ton." Admit him," growled the Earl. A tall, handsome , b(yth young man with an iris in his cap e n tered. t(Sire," he announced , ul have come to bring you from Eley the greetings of the nunns of St Margaret, and to t e ll you chat the McConchies have risen on the Bo (a) rders ."
"Ha, I must see to this," said Lord Nevile, frowning portentously "What other news have you?" uI regret ," said Kennedy, ((that I was not here sooner. I had trouble with a miller n a med Benson, who told me that the Apple ford was impassable, an d refused to rowe me over " Th e n,
taking a vial from his pocket , he approached the Earl. " The nunns send you this," he said. "Watt's th a t? " cried his lordship, dra wing back. " I t is a vial of molten go ld ," said the messenger, "and it is very precious." The Earl slapped him on the back "You are worthy of Hoad1ey's chocolates," he cried "Watt's your coat of arms?" t(A h," said the messe nger, Hit is a glass cock with the motto attached, 'I may break , but I will not bend!' "
At th is juncture a page entered, "My l o rd," he announced, " the V A girls of M.L.C. a r e here, and crave a n audience."
"W hat do I want with the V.A girls?" c ried the Earl. "They've been h ere already."
-Isobel Appleford , Form V A , House III.
D esce nd from heaven, Urania , heave nly muse, And lend your aid lest I your art abuse; Come from above and quit your sac red bowe r , For I ' m afraid ' tis much beyond my powe r To tell in fitting words the chequered story Of this famed House, its sorrows and its g lory. Our House 's fame rests not on mighty deeds, Success in spo r t or work are not sole n eeds. Our hope is to have blazed a guiding trail, Th at those who follow after may not fail To rise to higher heights than we could climb, To greater deeds, a nd triumphs more subl im e. Thou g h lost are a ll the po ints our h ard work gained,
In vain o ur athletes on the sports field strained, Though all our skill in horticulture brought The marks that third place carries, still this thought Elates u s-for d e bate the cup we hold; And in the r ecords of the year is told Th a t this our hou se excelled in argument, And with this triumph we will rest content. Now I would sing of those who day by day Have guided, cheered and spurred u s on our way, Of Captain, M o llie Sayce, our leade r true,
NotesAnd Miss McD o nald , our house mistress too, For so m e on work and some on play inte nt, A happy year your family has spent.
-G.H.House II.
House II. began the year 19 35 determined to exceed former triumphs To begin the go od work, we e lected Marcelle Whitta ker house captain and Gwen J ones spo rts captain Unfortunately, Gw en left in firs t term, but h e r place was well fill e d by K at hleen Walker.
We were very please d that we did so well in the swimming sports, winning both Senior and Junior Cups. It was a most encouraging b eginning to the year.
In t e nnis we began very we ll, and reached the finals, but, alas! we were defeated by House VI. In basket-ba ll and baseball we did not shine, but we r etrieved our honour in the a thletic sports, when we were well represente d in the various events, and several of our girls won their races.
In spite of our success in the first round of th e d ebates, we were defeated in the second by th e stronger arguments of House V I., who eventu a lly proved themsel ve s the winners of the contest.
S p urred to act1v1ty by Miss H ay, we had the satisfaction of raising the h igh est sum for the Prince H en r y's Hospital Appeal-£12/ 1 6 /
At the cho r al concert this year we acquitted o urselves we ll , coming second , by a n ar r ow margin , in each section. Our sincere t hanks are due to our very capabl e conductors, Ruth and Dora Walker, an d t o ou r excelle nt accomp anistes, Enid Collens a nd Gwenda W i lson
We thank our house mis tresses for their h e lp a nd in ter est, and a lso our r e presentatives. We h ope that in 19 36 the girls will add to our records. J .W
When we m e t at the beginning of fir s t term, we r egard e d our co llection of new g irls w i t h a g r eat deal of c ritical i n ter e st, but found, to our great joy, seve ral ou tst an d in g in sport The se seemed to stimulate the r est of the House to suc h a n extent that, after flound e rin g out o f the swimmi n g spores w ith the usual result ( chat is , witho ut any), we watc h e d , on Sp o r ts D ay, the purpl e Rag ri sing hig h e r a nd higher, until it fin a ll y fl u ttered v i ctor i o u sly , a b ove the r est I magine o u r prid e ! Ultimate ly we h ope to receive t h e "Betty e H a mmon " Cup.
In tenn is our sen i ors won o nl y on e m atch But, into the fray aga i n, and our int ermediates ca rri e d off th e laurels in b as ke t -ba l l. In h ockey we "slus h ed" ou r way throug h mud and wat er to t h e fina ls, in which we w e r e e ntire ly overawed by H o use VI
At d e bat in g we a re not a succes s, no r did we do well in the F l ower S h o w. But, ow in g to th e sp l e n did sys te m of our r evered cap tain (Winnie Champion} for p unishing the wicked, the quadr a ngle is k e pt pa p e rl ess.
In th e Prince H e nry' s Hosp ital App ea l we we re ve r y perpl exed , unt il we d ec ide d t hat th e r e was air in our t h e rmome te r , w hi c h p r even t ed th e purp le " m e rc u ry" from soar ing to t h e top In sp ite of th is, the money co llected wa s fai rly e n couraging.
W e h ave been p lease d to r e port a bette r year to ou r four hou se mi stre sse s, w h om we wis h to th ank for th e i r h elpf u l s u pport
At th e e n d of the year m a n y of u s wi ll be finishin g o u r sc h oo ld ays, b u t wh en eve r we can we s h a ll r etu rn to ca ll w i! h th e r est : "Co m e on, Hou se I II."
J .M C.
This y ea r we s tarte d ou t with a determination to succeed , and m a ny of our efforts have been crown ed w i t h success
O u r j un iors have broug ht honour to the House by once again wi n ning every cup ex c e pt fo r athl etics. Th e middle section h a s also excelled i n sport by winn ing th e sw im ming a n d t en nis cup s Th ey were defeated by House III in the fin a l s of t h e basket-ba ll , an d will p lay H o use V in t he finals of the baseb a l l. The seniors have not dist ing u ished th e m se l ves so creditably in sport, but, of course, th eir schoo l work l eav es no thin g to b e d esir e d (? ) Th e Hou se ~as fou r th at the a t hl e tic sp orts a nd first at t h e sw i mming spo r ts, a l though th e se niors l ost to House II. In ho ckey we we re n ot successfu l w i t h eith er our first o r second tea ms.
Alth ough o u r d e b a ting t eam {con si sting of June Barnett, Lois Hockin g and Margaret Du gan } earn estly argued chat " I n P rovidin g E mploy m e nt M e n should b e Gi_ven Prefe r e n ce Over Women," House II th o u g ht othe r wise, an d, by th e ir ve ry good a r gu m ents, d e f ea ted o ur team. In the second r ound we were aga in defeated by Ho use I., w h o d e nie d tha t " The Pen is Mi g htie r than the T est Tube."
At the Fl ower -Show eve r y one worke d ve r y h ard, and th e r esu l t was rea lly ve r y satisfactory a nd most artistic. P oppies see m e d to strike th e pre domi n an t note, but, whil e we h ad q u a n tity, we h a d a ls o qual ity, and mana ged to ga in second place, th e h o n o urs goi n g to House V I.
Although we h a ve had o nly one prefect in o u r House thi s year, our cond u c t has been a l most excellent, a n d we hav e come firs t on th e condu c t li st fo r th r ee weeks r unning. T his is qu i te an unheard -of thing for H ouse IV ., so we mu st k eep i t up
We wou ld like to congratu late t h e var i ous H o u ses who h ave been v icto ri o u s over u s, but we t hink it on l y f a ir to w a rn th e m, i n pass i ng, t h at ne xt year we are d ete rm in ed to k eep every o n e of our N e w Yea r resol u tions a n d make n ext year the best yet .
We w ish to thank our hou se m istresses, Miss Underwood , Miss Warren a nd M iss Will in g, a nd a lso o ur H o us e a nd sports captai n , N oe l Dawes
To those who belong to the House in 1936 we wish every success, and hope that they wi ll retain honours won and win further victories.
J .A.B. a nd M.C.D.
This year the members of House V., full of enthusiasm, decided they mu st keep up the high standard of th e ir predecessors , while trying harder to gain honours in sports. With Marjorie Bryant as our very able House a nd sports captain, we felt confident of doin g well.
In the swimming sports our juniors were equally triumphant with House IV. , but , unfor tunately, in the tennis matches we did not make a name for ourselves. In basket-ball our seniors w o n the finals, while our juniors lost by only a sma ll margin to House VI. We defeated House IV. , however, on aggregate points for the basketball cup, and in the hockey matc hes our second team was undefeated
In baseball, by winning their two matches, our intermediate team wi ll meet House IV. in the finals. The senior matches have yet to be played.
We succeeded in gaining sixth place in the Flower Show. But do not judge us too harshly, for in the most important parts of school life , work and conduct we have a lways been successful , a nd in the Midd le School choral contest our c hoir won the competition.
We wish to thank our House mistresses, especia ll y Miss Fletcher, who h as taken over the senior section, for their interest in House m a tters. We are so rry that, owing to Miss D a hle's a ssem bly duties, we cannot see more of h e r in House assembl y, but we g ladly welcome Miss Ault, and a re overjoyed to have Miss H a r co urt with us again th is year.
To th e membe rs of H o us e V. in 19 36 we wish to convey the hop e that th e y will have the b est of good lu ck, and will do their utmost for their Hous e.
P C.
In spo rt we have fought valiantly, and have been to a certain extent successful, as we won th e senior tennis and hockey , and were r unn e rsup in the senior basket-ball and inte rm e dia te h ockey. We were also runners-up in the debating contest, which took place in second term, when, after several interesting a rg um e nts, Hou se I. ca rried off the cup.
The Flowe r Show seemed like ly to pro ve a seve re test in artistic abilities, but , owing to our convene r 's desire for hei g ht and the truly magnificent r esponse made by the House in the way of flowe rs, w e obtained first place Alas! our stumb l ing b l ock has been our conduct, for our m e mbers have too frequently earned such und esi rable things as order marks and detentions, which h ave greatly brou g ht down our position with regard to the other Houses. But we h ope to rectify this in the n ea r future.
The choral contests loom up in t he near future, and anyone may hear the clear young vo ices of House VI. warbling forth in s,;,ee t , if rather faint, melody as we practise. But even if we are rather harmless in this direction, we m ea n to be more formidab l e in the b a se ball m atches, which are perh aps more in our line, and whic h are at prese nt t aking place.
We w ish to than k Miss Hall and Miss Parker, ,Miss Shannon and Miss Edmondson, who , a s our House mistresses, h ave greatly encouraged and helped us, and also Frances Fish e r , who has proved a very energetic and popular House captain J R
The members of H ouse VI. r e turn e d this year full of en thu s iasm and hig h hopes, d ete rmined to r egain "the winged v i ctory." We e l ected Frances Fisher House a nd spo r ts captain, Lorn a Be asl ey an d Les l ey Horton l i e utenants in the inte rm e diate section, and Noel H ea dde y in th e junior , a nd with th ese office r s com m e nced a h a ppy y ea r
Owing to the wet state of the oval , our sports h a d to be postponed twice, a nd w e r e eventu a lly held on Friday, 10th Ma y . That d ay was fine but cloudy, and as we had h ad heavy rain the night before, the ground was fairly slippery. This was th e date on which the Combine d Girls' Grammar Schools h e ld their sports, with th e r es ulc tha t St Margaret' s was th e only school r ep r esented in the Interschoo ls' r aces. W e congratu late th e m on w inn ing the R e lay, a nd o ur r ep r e sentative , Jea n P er ki ns, on winning the c u p for the flat race.
Exc itement was intense wh e n the S c hool relay team d e feat e d the Ho use by a foot. We cong r a tulate Hou se III. on wi nning th e coveted c up
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The mos t outstanding competitors were Be tty Tyas and Dulcie Whittaker in the junior section, Noel Heley and Joyce Jewe ll ( intermediate), and J ean Perkins a nd J oan Parker (ce nior).
We .desire to thank Mrs. Grove, who so graciou s ly presented the trophies a t the conclusion of the spo rts. J . P.
Seni o r Base ba ll Thro wing-I, J . P e rkins , III.; 2, K Wa l ker, II.; 3, M. Archbold, VI.
Inte rmedia te Flat Race, 100 yards-I, J J ewe ll, II.; 2, N. Heley, I.; 3, V. Bailey, III.
Juni or Egg and Spoon Race, 30 yards I , D. Howard , III. ; 2 , G. Wilson, V .; 3, I. Wr ight , II.
S enior Sack Race , 30 yards-I , W. Champion, III.; 2, M. Slate r , V.; 3, J. P earce, I. Interme diate Inte rhouse Flag R ace , 50 yards 1, IV.; 2, III .; 3, V.
Junior Interh o us e Flag Race, 50 ya rds-I, III ; 2, V.; 3, I
S enior Inte rhouse Flag Race, 75 ya rds-I, VI.; 2, III.; 3, V.
Detailed R e sults of Athl etic Sports.
Final House Points.
I House III., 94.
2-House V., 50½
3-Hou se VI. , 47 ½.
4-H o u se IV., 46
5-House I., 42.
6-House II., 33
7-Canter bury Branch , 2 1.
S e nior Flat R a ce, 100 yds. 1, J. P a rke r, VI. ; 2, J . P e.rkins, III.; 3, F. Brown, I.
50 Yards, under 12 1, D Whitta ker, IV.; 2, D. Abson, III.; 3, N. Sutherla nd, V.
Interm ed ia te Flat R a ce , 75 yards-I , N . He ley, I. ; 2, J. B erc hon , C.B.; 3, J J ewe ll, II.; Y H awk, V., eq.
Senior Flat Race, 75 ya rds I, J Parke r , VI.; Z, J. Perkins, III. ; 3, M . Whittaker, II.
Inte rm e diate S ack Rac e, 3 0 yards- I , J. Jon es, C. B. ; 2, N . H el ey, I. ; 3, B . N a irn, VI. ; L. B arnett, I V , eq.
Junior Potato Race--1, D Whittaker, IV.; Z, E. Stacey, I .; 3, B. Tyas, III.
Senior Egg and Spoon R ace, 3 0 yard s-I, W. Champion, III.; 2, D. Mitchell, I .; 3 , L. H a m e r , V
Inte rme diate P otato R ace-- ! , J. B erth on, C.B.; 2, J. J ewe ll, II. ; 3, T. Powers, VI.
Senior Siamese R ace, 3 0 yards- I , L. M onsbourg h a nd J Thorp e, I ; 2, M. Strongman and L. Hamer, V.; 3, J Eltis a n d L. H ockin g, IV
Junior Sack Ra ce, 3 0 yards I , B. Tyas, III. ; 2, N Suthe rland, V.; 3, D Whittaker , IV
Inter m ediate Baseball Th row in g I, S McPh erson , VI.; 2, V. Ba i ley, III. ; 3, M. S mith, I V.
S eni o r Potato Race-- !, M. Str o n g man, V.; 2, L. Mons b ourgh, I.; 3 , L. Hocking, IV.
Inte rmediate Siamese R ace- I , L. Barnett a nd G. T eed, IV.; 2, N. H e ley and J Moon, I ; 3, R . Spencer and J . Jones, C.B.; S. Ebbott and J. Wood, V. , eq.
Juni o r Flat R ace , 75 yards-I, B. T yas , III .; Z, D. Wilks, V.; 3 , B Eltis, IV.
Inte rmed ia te Egg and Spoon R ace, 30 yards! , M. Simpson, C.B.; Z, B . N a irn, VI.; 3, D. Day, III
Schools' R epr ese ntative R ace, 100 yards I , J. P erki ns ; 2, J. Parker; 3, St. Margaret's.
Junior Siam ese R a c e--!, B. T yas a nd H Burke, III.; 2, D. W hitta ker a nd J T homson , IV.; 3 , G. Wi lson a nd N. Sutherland, V.
Senior Obstacle Ra ce I , M. Whittaker, II. ; 2, Y. Evans, III. ; 3, J. B a rne tt, IV.
Junior Sack Ra ce, und e r I 2 1, B. Sconce, VI. ; 2, N. Sut h erland , V.; 3, J. Duncan, III.
Inte rmediate Ob stacle Race--1, L. B a rnett, I V.; z, J. J ewell, II. ; 3, D. Day, III.
In v itatio n F lag Race I , St. Margaret ' s; 2, M.L.C. 1st V III. ; 3, M.L.C 2nd VIII.
Junio r Flat R ace, 5 0 yards-I, B. Tyas, III .; Z, D. W ilks, V.; 3, P. Phillips, C.B., a n d G. Beas ley, VI. , eq
Ho u se v. Schoo l I, School; 2, House.
Cato House R aces.
F lat R ace, 25 ya r ds, 5 arid 6 years I, A. Busse, C.B.; 2, H. Mawson.
Fla t R ace, 25 yards, 7 years- I , B. S u th erland; 2, A. F lemin g .
F l a t R ace, 25 ya r ds, 8 years I , D. Punton
• Fl at R ace, 25 yards, 9 an d I O years- I , G. W atsf ord.
Potato R ace, 5 and 6 y ears M. Lowry.
Egg a nd Sp oo n R ace, 7 years-1 , D Duke ; 2, P. Williams.
Egg and Spo on Race, 8 years I , E. Busse ; 2 , 0. Purvis.
Cloakroom Race, 9 and 10 years I , B. Sp en c e r ; 2, P Han se n
· Saturday mornin g, 2nd March, was cold, with a thin , drizzlin g r a in In spite of the weat h e r, many competitor s and spectators we r e gathered a t the K ew City Baths.
The compet1t1ve spirit was very inte n se, owing to t he interhouse r iva lry , and the morning e nd ed in a victory for H o use IV Th e mos t e xcitin g race in the progra mm e was the H o u se v. S c hool rac e, in which the S c h oo l t ea m was victorious The results were as follows:
Breast S tro k e-S enior : I , D. Mitc h e ll , I. ; 2, J Ba rn e tt, IV.; 3, M. Miller , II In ter. : I, E. Bry ce, IV .; 2, N. H e ley, I .; 3, S Asher , V Jun .: I , A. L e lean, III.; 2, D . Wh ittaker, IV . ; 3, G. Wilson, V. B ack S troke-Sen io r : I , J Green, II. ; 2, P Chinne r , V.; 3, C. Strickland , IV Inter.: I , J Moon, I .; 2, I. Daly, II.; 3 , M. Pott er , III. Jun.: I , A. Burgess, II. ; 2, J Thomson , I V ; 3, A. Lelean, III.
Free Style-Senior: I , J Green, II. ; 2, C. D avie s, VI . ; 3, V. K e rr , III. Inter.: I , E. Da l ge ty, IV. ; 2, M . P o tte r , III. ; 3, N . H e ley, I. Jun . : A . Burgess, II.; 2 , J . Th o m so n ; 3, G . Wilson , V .
Divin g-Se nior: J. G reen , II.; 2, J Barnet t , IV.; 3, 0. Mitchell, I. Inte r .: I , E. Bryce, IV. ; 2, S. Duncan, III. ; 3, I. D a ly, II Jun.: 1 , G Wilson , V.; 2, A Burgess, II. ; 3, A Lelean, III
S enio r Relay R ace- I , House II.; 2, House I. ; 3, House V.
Inte r. Relay Race-Cance lle d.
Juni or Re lay R ace- I , H ouses IV. and V. , eq.; 3, H ouses II and III. , eq.
Hou se v . School ! , Schoo l ; 2, H ouse.
Senior Section C up House II.
Inter S ect ion Cup House IV
Ju nior H ouse Cup Hou ses IV and II
Tota l number o f p oints score d I , Hou se IV., 25½ p oin t s; 2, H o u se II., 24½ points; 3, House
V , 12 ½ points; 4, Hou se I ., 12 points; 5, House III., 11 ½ points; 6 , House VI., 4 points.
A s seven of the 1934 baseball team h ad r eturned, our h o pes of winning th e Austin Cup were high.
However, we were unf ortunate in losing Gwen Jones, ou r first base, and Lois Ham e r , who broke her linger, and was unabl e to play for the remainde r o f the t e rm .
The team was finally chosen as follows:Captain, M. Bryant (pitcher); vice-c a p t., K. Walker (3rd base); M . Gyles (catc h e r) , V. Kerr ( I st b ase ), J. P erkins ( 2 nd base), M . Archbold (short stop), N. Coghlan ( r .o.f.) , M. Strong man (c .o. f ) , I. Spille r (l.o f ).
W e played several matc h es against th e following n o n -association tea m s:-Fintona, Ruyton a n d L a uriston .
Although only one of the three A ssociation gam es was won by M L.C , t hat v er s us Geelong Grammar, by 12 runs to 9, with furth er practi ce and a g r eate r knowledg e of the game, better res ults sho ul d be obtained. We were d efeated in the fir s t round o f ma tc h es b y P.L.C. , 13-0, a nd Melbourne Grammar , 23 runs to 13.
Th e r e was a slight altera tion in t he team a t the beginning o f third t erm, as our ce ntre outfi e ld , M. S trongman , l ef t sc h ool at the end of second t e rm , but Lois H ame r proved an asset to the team both as c.o.f a nd emerge n cy catche r
A p r ac tice m a tch was played aga inst T oo r a k College on S a turd ay, 1 2t h O c tobe r , in which M L.C. prove d the superior tea m. Apart from th e m a tch , th e d ay a t Fra nk s t o n was mos t enjoy able. In the fir st match o f the second round M L.C defeate d Melb ou rne Gra mm a r by 14 r uns to 11. Two matches h ave yet t o be played.
An enthusiast ic seco nd t eam h as been formed during this year Matches we re arrange d wi t h Ru yto n and T inte rn first n in es, and with the Public Schools' second tea m s.
Jun ior and Inte r mediate inte rhouse matches h ave c r eated mu c h enthusiasm, a n d h a ve produced severa l promising young p layers. Keen comp eti tio n is expected betwee n the se ni o r sec tions of the Hou ses.
Our s incere thanks a r e du e to Mr. H Fran ci s, who h as co ntinu ed to coach th e team , an d to Mr. Hill and Mr. Stevens.
Marjorie Bryant (captai n). Pitchin g some times err atic, but usually very good a nd swift. A sound bat, Marjorie has a good knowledge of the game, an d is an excellent captain and coach.
Kath leen Walker (vice-captain). Safe hands, a good throw, an improve~ batter, Kach. makes a very good third base, w h e re she h as played consistently well.
Marian Gyles plays excellently as catcher, con• tro lling the game we l l. A strong throw and a good b atter, she is always quick and alert
Valerie Kerr has fairly safe h ands, but must learn to leave h er b a g for a wide throw. A fai r bat and a good throw, Val has played a steady game at first base.
Jean Perkins (second base). A safe pair of h a nds , a good throw, a n impro ved batte r , and fast between bases , J ea n is a very good allrou nder.
Muriel Archbold (short stop) is a prordising p layer in a difficu l t position. Safe hands and a good ba tter, h e r knowledge of tactics is improving.
I vy Spiller, playing L.O.F., has safe hands, bur is too slow in her movemen ts after a catch. A steady and keen player , h er batting is improving.
Margery Strongman (C.O.F ). S afe hands, a good throw, and a good bat, we miss Margery from the team this ter m.
Lois Hamer (C.O. F. ). A good throw, a strong bat, safe hands , Lois plays well in chis pos1t1on. A good knowledge of the game , she makes a v e r y good eme r gency ca t cher.
Nancy Cogh lan (R O.F.) has safe hands and a go od throw A good eye, Nancy knows how to pick the ball co hie.
Ac the beginnin g of t h e year we had some good individual players, but as a t eam the y had a poor knowledge of tactics and very little combination, althou g h the battery was very g ood With regu lar diamond practice at recess, the infie ld work has become far more accurate; but t he outfields must learn to thr ow the ball in more quickly af t e r a catch. Ac th e first A ssocia ti,,n match in · th e second round che team displ ayed a greater know ledge of the ga m e, and a vascl y impro ve d side, the y d efeated Melbourne Gram mar, 14 to 1 1 runs, af ter a well cnnrPsted game -I M B.
Only three of the 1934 team returned chis year. Afte r training for severa l weeks, the following gi rls wer e selected :-Joan Parker (captain), Fay Brown, Lois Hamer, Noel H eley, Joyce J ewell, Gwe n Jon es, Frances Fisher, J ean P e r kins. Unfortunately, Lois Hamer broke he r finger, and Gwen Jones left early in the term , but their places were ably filled by Marian Gyles and Lois Hocking.
We competed at St. Margaret ' s, R u yton , University, Melbourne Grammar, St Catherine' s and our own sports, and were successful in win~ ning two firsts in the rel ay, including t he most important event of the year, the Interschool Flag Race , at the Unive r sity sports.
Our representative in th e I 00 yard s flat races , Joan Parker , ran consistently we ll, usually obta ining second place.
At the end of first term, Mr. a nd Mrs Br own a nd Mr. a nd Mrs. He ley were goo d enough to drive us up to Ballarat, w h ere we spent a most e n joyable day at th e Girls ' Grammar Schoo l, and succeeded in carrying off a si lver c u p.
In conclusion, we wish th e 1936 team the b est of luck.
-J P.
As only four from last yea r ' s t eam returned co school one from each pair-th~ difficulty arose of selecting fo ur n ew p layers from a great numbe r of e nthusiasts These four finally chosen, the team set to work, und e r the weekly coachin g of Mr. O ' Hara Wood, to retain the r eco rd of the past eight year s. However , oth e r teams proved too stro n g fo r us, a nd afte r some ver y eisciting a nd close matches we fina lly y ielde d to P L.C., whom we heartily congratulate on th e ir vi c tory.
The second and junior teams played several matc hes, and wer e usually v ictor ious.
The teams and Association r es ults are as follows:-F irs t T ea m: K. Wa lker {captain), M. Whittaker, Y. Thie mey e r , R Chitty, R Walker, C. Davie s, D Walker, P. McConchie; e mergency, B L eve r. S econd T eam: B. L eve r, J. P e rkins, D. Mitc h ell (captain), N. Nic holas, L. Vial, M. Nevile, L . McConchie , L. Ca rte r. Junior T ea m: L. Barnett ( captai n ), D. Whittake r , M. Smith, H. Teed, R. Walker, J Eggleston, B Tyas , J. Moon, N H e ley
Association Matches-First Round.
M.L.C. v. M.C.E.G.G.S -M. C.E .G.G.S., 2 rubbers, 5 sets, 40 games; M.L.C., 2 rubbers, 4 sets, 4 5 games.
M.L.C. v. Geelong-M.L.C., 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 51 games; Geelon~, I set, 28 games.
M.L.C. v. P.L.C. P.L.C., 3 rubbers, 6 sets, 47 games; M.L.C., I rubber , 3 sets, 30 games.
Second Round.
M.L.C. v. M.C.E G.G.S .-M.C.E G.G S. , 3 rubbers, 6 sets, 49 games; M.L.C., I rubber, 4 sets, 46 games.
M.L.C. v. Geelong-M .L.C., 3 rubbers, 6 sets. 46 games; Geelong, 3 sets, 38 games.
M.L.C. v. P L.C.-M.L.C., 3 rubbers, 6 sets 51 games; P L.C , I rubber, 4 sets, 4 7 games
In the interhouse tennis matches it so hap pened tha t h a l f the tea~ was in House II. and the other half in House VI., both of which teams contested the Senior finals. In the Middle and Junior sections there were some very good matches. The final results were:-Senior, House VI.; Middle, House IV.; Junior, House IV
During the first and second terms we played some very helpful practice matches against Fintona , Lauriston and St. Margaret ' s. A friendly match ag;_i nst Wesley, which we were a ll enjoy· ir,g, and about wh ich the spectators were v e ry enthusiastic, h a d to b e abandoned owing to rain, to the disappointment of all.
The second team played a round against the other Public Schoo ls, a nd also other schools, winning eight out of its twelve m a tches. Our promising juniors won every match they played.
We look forward to th e sc hoo l championships, in the hope of finding several champions-to-be, for the te nnis in th e Schoo l is of high standard.
We should like to express our thanks to the following players, w ho came, at our convenience, t:> give us pra c tice and experience:-Misses S. Whittaker, L. Smith, T Cox, D. Stevenson, A. Nicholson, E. Whittington and Mrs. White. -K.W
The four from the team to represent the School in both s ingles a nd d o ubles this year at Kooyong w e r e Kathleen Walker, Marcelle Whittaker, Yutha Thiemeyer and Ruth Chitty.
The first pair reached the quarter finals, and our seco nd pair fought to th e fin a ls , and then
were only beaten by a very narrow margin by the P.L.C. first pair, the score b e ing 6-4, 1-6, 5-7. It is the sixth time we hav e been runners, up, but we live i n hope , a nd m ea nwhile congratulate che de se rving P.L.C. pair.
In the singles a ll four r eac h ed the third round, and Marcel and Yutha met in the semi-finals. Yucha won che singles titl e, defeating Marga ret Wilson, of P.L.C., 6-4, 5-6, 7-5, after a ve r y exciting match, in which both g irls playe d sparkling tennis. We confirm the laudatory remarks of the papers, and r ealise what a n asset Yutha has been to the team. Sh e is our ni nth finalise , and our fourth winner in nine years.
From these results it is evident cha t the same high standard of tennis is being maintained in the School.
To chose who will play for the School in future years we p ass o n the torch, wish in g chem every success. -K.W.
Kathleen Walker (captain) shows stea dy general improvement. Her service is sometimes e rratic, and she is inclined to move too far back from the net, but she has persevered with her n ew style, and has played steadily throughout the season.
Marcelle Whiteaker ( v ice -capt.) h as be en unlucky thi s season. Her "forehand h as impro ved , but her overhead shots need more a tt e ntion. H e r s e r v ice is good.
Yutha Thi emeye r h as made splendid progress this season, but is still inclined to han g back coo far from th e n e t. Her strokes are good , but s e r vice could b e improved . Y uth a h as com bin ed very well with h e r partner.
Ruth Chitty has made good general improvement. She needs to get closer co the n et co volley, but wi th exper ie n ce will m ake an exce l l e nt player, as h e r strokes are g ood.
D ora Walker needs to use b ody weight w ith h e r sw ing a nd cor r ect g rip s for some strokes. Her play has improved considerably, but she n eeds co mo ve more quickl y.
Charlotte D av ies s hould swing more freely on her serv ice a nd fore hand drive, but h e r play is ge n era ll y much impr oved. She is quick on her f eet a nd a steady, reliab le player.
Ruth Walker is a little stiff in her action, but is making good progress Sh e needs to gain more confidence at n e t, but combines with Charlotte to make a very steady pair.
Peggy McConchie still plays strokes with a loose wrist, but is improving. Her volleying is much better, and w it h more experience her~me will deve lop. -I.M.B.
Early in second term the basket-ball season opened, and, after much consideration, the foll owing players were selected for the School team: J oan Parker (captain), Lois Hamer, Lesley Horton , Marian Gyles , Jea n Perkins, Margery Strongman and Lois Vial.
The team played matches with P L.C., St. Cath e rine's, Fintona a nd University High School, with the following results:-
M.L.C. v. P.L.C.-Won , 17-9.
M.L.C. v. St. Catherine ' s-Won, 25-8.
M L C. v. Fintona Won, 15-1 2.
M L.C. v. Fintona-Lost, 16-18.
M . L.C. v. Univers iry H .S. Lost, 12 16 .
M.L.C. v. Staff-Wo n, 6-1.
Perhaps the most interesting match of a ll was the last mentioned, when, despite th e strenuous opposition of the Staff, the School team was vic torious.
Th e seco nd VII., co nsisting of Joan Eltis ( cap tain) , Va l erie Kerr , Phyllis Cerutty, Unice Harbert, Margery Rolls , Jean South and Jessie Wight, played several m atches, the results of which are as follows:
M.L.C. v. P.L.C.-Won, 15-11.
M.L.C. v. St. Catherine ' s-Won, 23-10.
M.L.C. v. Fintona- Won, 24-14.
M.L.C. v. Sc Mark's-Won, 17-14
M.L.C. v. St. Mark's Won, 13-9.
M L.C. v. University H.S. Lost, 1 2- 18
The third team, in which some of the younger girls we r e included, a lso played a coup le of m atc hes -J.P.
Criticism of Basket-ball Team.
Jo a n P a rker (0.W ). A sp lendid captain, Joan plays a keen, quick, intellig ent game, and combines ex ce llently with h e r d efence and ce ntr e.
Lois Hame r ( vice -capt.) (A.W.). Plays a sp lendid game bo th in attack and d e fence work. She varies her play well, and is most r e liab le
Margery Strongman (G.T . ) dodges ve ry well, is quick on the ball, and her goal throwing is ve ry good at times.
L esley Horton (A.) plays a quick game, but her goal throwing is inconsistent.
Jean P e rkins ( C.). An exce llent centre, Jean is quick on the centre bounce, jumps and dodges very well, and has a good combination with the r es t of th e team.
Lois Vial (0.) combines ve ry well with Marian Gyles ( G.K ), whose accurate jumping is exce llent. Both of these players improved considerably with match experience.
Always most e nthusiastic , the team improved steadily thro u ghout the season, in spite of the incleme n cy of the weather. The wings and centre were consistently good, the defence im proved steadily, but, although the goal throwers received the ball well, their goal throwing was not always consistent. -I.M.B.
The hockey season opened at the beginning of second term, with only five of last year's team , Bech Craigie, Frances Fis her, C la ire Strickland , Lila Monsbourgh and Jean Shaw, but, owing to the keen interest now taken in ho ckey a nd the ii>creas ing numb e r of girls attendii>g practices, the vacai>t positioi>s were soon filled
The first t ea m coi>sisted of: Frances Fisher ( captaii>) , Beth Craigie (vice-captain). Cl aire Strickland, Ivy Spiller, Marjorie Lo ats, Lila Mons bourg h , J ea i> Shaw, Audrey Watt. Winnie Champion, Marjorie Bee and F ay Brown.
There was also a second team, capta i ned by P eggy Chinner and Edna Murdoch ( vicecaptain).
It is owing to the enthusiasm and keenness of the i>ew players that we have been ab le to form a second team, a nd now that more girls are begi n ning to understa nd the rudiments of the g ame, it will not be long b efore it is one of the most important sports in th e school. Pla ying hockey as a form sport has done much to t timulate interes t .
We had our usual m;irch~, "3'1i>1st Ru}•ton this year, and were victo rious, alth ou g h th ey d e f eate d our second team. Against the other
Public Sch oo ls we were not so successfu l, though a ll the matches and scores were very eve n.
M.L.C. v Ruyt on-Won, 10-2
M.L.C. v. Ruyton-Won, 14--
M.L.C. v. P.L.C.-Lost, 2-1.
M.L.C. v. M.C.E.G.G.S. -Lost, 6-5.
M L.C. v. P.L.C. Losc, 4 3.
M .L.C. v. Ruyton-Won , 2 0.
A m atc h was arranged with the Sc o tch College Probationers, and we were eas ily defeated, che pace they sec being too hard and fast fo r our girls.
More interest was take n in the inte rhouse matches , where two te ams were selected to represent each House, instead of one , as in former ye ars. Th is enabled a greater number of girls co cake part in the game. House VI. provided the winning first tea m, and House V. the seco nd.
A junior team has a lso been practising, and we hope next yea r co arrange matches for chem. Some promising juniors played r egu l a rly.
We who are l eav ing feel confident chat hockey will become more and more popular in the school. -F.F.
Criticism of Hoc k ey Team.
Frances Fisher (captain) (L.I.) has a very good vari ety of strokes, her stick work being very neat Frances would play an excellent game if she kept her position.
Beth Craigie (vice-capt.) (C.H.B.). Stick work very good. B e ch distributes th e play well, but must learn to keep her position.
Lila Monsbourgh (L.W.) has played consistently in chis difficult position.
Clare Strick land (C.F.). A quick, steady player, Clare n eed s co vary her game more, as it l acks ini tiative.
Mar jorie Loats (R I.) is a dependable player whose position work is very good. One of the most reliable m e mbers of the team
Fay Brown (R W.). Fay' s game h as improved chis season , h e r position work is good , but stick work is inaccurate.
I vy Spiller (L.H.B.). A conscientious and p e rsis tent player. Ivy could improv e h er tackling With more experience should play a very good game
Winnie Champi o n ( R .H. B.). A keen , ener getic pl ayer, Winnie's game has improved chis season.
Audrey Watt (L.B.) is a steady playe r, but her stick work is in accurate .
J ea n Shaw (R.B .), whose stick work muse be improved, plays an erratic game, but combines well with Audrey.
Marjorie Bee (goalie) n eeds to come out from the goal mor e, but h e r play has impro ved immensely chis seaso;...
The outstanding fault of the team is the lack of position play, which is the bas is of th e game Individually the forwards are good, bu t they must learn the fundam e ntal importance of combination, which is che essentia l i n all team games. The forwards need to make more of their opportunities in the goal circle , while the backs muse come up field mor e and cackle ea rl y, rather t h a n wait for the opposing forwards to come to chem.
As a team, marked improvement was shown during the season. -I.M.B.
The members of all the spores teams wish to thank sincerely Miss Blaxla nd , Miss Foote and Miss P e rrin for their e ncourage ment and inspiring direction throughout the year. -F.F.
Prominent Sayings of Prominent People. ttPush on."
" You're my last hope." uSay?"
"Now we come to the pith of che m a tter " 1M-m-m-m-m-oo!''
" Go 'way , Polly Ann! " nHave another!"
" Bye the bye, girls."
" Please reme mber where you are. " "Oh, la! la!" ''Sort of " "It's a long story.,. "Rubbish!"
" Good boys!" ttAh, ma pauvre enfant!,, "W h ere's my wife?"
"You most be moo st particular · "Pull ch at out, g irl! "
" So much for that."
" Now all sit down like fatn es • uTiger!"
" How g hastly!" "Isn 't ic pathetic?" ' -Anon.
The year 1 935 has been one of marked progress in every direction. Our numbers have steadily increased, and many fresh avenues of interest have been created by which our gir'.s have found power of expression and development.
Throu g hout the year the girls have exhibited a keen spirit at their studies, and we can.not speak too highly of our prefects, who have done so much to enco urage everyone in this directi on.
Early in the year our girls attended the swimming sports a t the K ew Baths , and tried their skill in the water along with many clever ones from th e Hawthorn M.L.C.
A little l ate r came our Annual Sports, on the College oval, in conjunction with the g irls from the parent sc hool. As usual , our girls entered with zest, and were rewarded by gaining some certificates. In the Junior Sports th ey a lso acquitted themselves in fine style, and are lo oking forward to r ece iving the well-earned certificates soon.
In tennis a nd basket-ball, etc., the same keenn ess is displayed, and the playing courts ring with happy laughter as the girls put forth th eir b est effo rt in th ese directions week by week.
Many excursions ha ve been made to widen and d eepen the pupils' interest in geog r ap hy , history, art, nature study, etc , and these, besides making a pleasant innovation in t he u s ual sc ho o l routine , afford food for thought along fresh avenues.
The artistic side of education is not forgotten. Our schol ars a r e lear ning to appreciate beauty of form and colou r. Their efforts were rewarded by receiv ing a special ce rtifi cate for about twenty specimens of pastel wo rk, w hi c h they exhibited in the Memorial Hall a few weeks ago.
During the year many p roj ects were s u ccess fully carried out by the scholars, which proves wh a t an amaz ing amount of general knowledge can b e imparted and retained by the modern young folk.
Musica l appreciation lesson s are lo o ked for• ward to week by week. The girls are i,;radua llv r ea li s in g the beauty and power of music in !if~ , and what true joy it can g ive.
Our littl e tots are a lso doing their share in this direct ion with their Percussion Band, under a juvenile conductress.
Our Annual Church Service, which was held in th e Methodist Church, Balwyn Road , Canterbury, was a very happy one , conducted by the R ev. John W. Grove, M.A. Our girls shared in th e service by rendering sacred so los and songs, whi c h were much ap preciat e d by a large congregation.
The g irl s have responded in their usual gen e r ous way to appeals for vario u s charitable institution s, and many grateful lette rs of acknowledgment have told us how our gifts hav e helped to meet the need and ha ve been appreciated.
We are now busy pre paring for our concert, which is to be held on 3rd December in the Memorial Hall , Canterbury, so we have some very busy weeks a h ead till we close for holidays at Christmas.
We wish to thank the parents for all t he hel p a nd interest they have shown throu ghout the year, and also t h e P a r e n ts' Association, for t h e fine h e lp it h as given in many ways.
19 35 shows a year of cont inu ed progress a:-id development for che Fre d. J. Cato Branch, with marked increase in numbers.
During the Christmas vacat ion consid e r able extensio n s we r e made to the School buildings. Two n e w classrooms, a n up-to d ace l a vator y block, with shower rooms an d dressing room s, a nd a fin e ly-appointed tuck s hop , now complete th e block, which was begun two years ago.
Consequent up o n the increase in num !.:.e: s, extensive alte rati ons and addition s were made to the junior cloak room, which is now mu c h more spacious a nd well supplied with lockers. The improve m e n t s m a de co the spo r:s ground h ave provid ed a mple facilities for che va ri ous te ams.
The office- bearers for 1935 are:-School capt a in , B. Stau r e nghi ; house captains, Kawaran, B. Cole; Kerrie, J. P a rk e r ; Kiccani, V. Re ece; Kooyong, M. Good. Form captains, V.A, B Sta ur e nghi; L V, D. Rick ards; V B , F. Whi:e; V.C , R Willi a ms ; IV.A, M Oram es; IV B, N. Dawe;;; III. , M Sickle more; II. , S Strahan; Form I. and K . G ., J . M onaha n. Sports ca ptai n s: B ase ball, I. William s ( first te rm ), B Smith ( third te r m); tennis , F White; bas k et- b a ll , P P e rrin; running , I. Emery. This year, for che first time, we competed in full in the various acti v ities of the Girl s' Schoo ls Association of Victor ia We secured third pl ace in the swimming and athletic sports. In b ask e:-ba:I, unde r the able tui tion of Miss S and ers a nd Mi ss Drake, we c ame second, completing a most successful season of seven wins, cwo draws , and one defeat. The tennis matches of the Association a re not yet completed
Early in t h e fir st term of n ext y2a r w e inten d h o ldin g our first swimming spo rts , whi c h , like the athletic spo r ts, will be for interhouse championship. Mr. S. E. Armst rong h as presented a cup for House c hampionship , and Mr. A. G. Ov e r e nd two cups, for senior and i).rnior cham • pionship. The matc h es whi c h we h ave played with t he board e r s of the main school h ave bee n very e n joyab le.
Sports bl aze rs h ave b een award e d as follows:
T en ni s: F. White, R Williams , V. R eece, B. Shaw B asket- b all: P. P e rrin , F. White, M.
Rey nold s, B. Smi th, B Staurenghi, I Emery. Athletics: I. Emery. Sports co l o ur s h ave b een won by F White ( te nnis a nd basket-b31l), P. Perrin and B. Smith (basket-ball).
A short service was held on 25th April, to com m emor ate Anac Dazy. Th e School rendered appropriat e h ym n s, a nd Dr. P allor gave a n address, str ess in g the sp irit of service to mankind
Th e S choo l ha s respond ed very gen e r o u s ly to the various egg and jam appeals mad e by the hos pitals, a nd to the annual appea l for funds to the Blind Insti t ute . The juniors have aga in mad e s in g le:s and jump e rs for the South M e lbourne Missi on, as well as sending a substantial don a tion , the r esult of a lunch eo n-hour concert. The j uniors rece iv e d a v i si t from Re v. L. I. P e rkins , who thanked them for their muchapp r ec i ated e fforts.
Great activity was di splayed by the whole School over t he sale of buttons for the Babies' Hom e on W a ttle D a y. W e also joined with the secondary g irls ' schools' effo rt in connection with the Pr i nce Henry Hospi tal Appe::il.
Form V.B has interested itself in the Kind e rga rten Holid ay Home Th ey gave an e xce llent luncheon-hour conc e rt in ai d of its funds. Later on, during third te rm, owin g to the kindly inte r est of some o f t h e p a r e nts, who are prov id i n g cars, th e form is to visit the H ome. In second term t he senior girls were t al,en to sec " Ju l iu s Caesa r " and " Midsumm e r Night's Dream," and thorou g hly enjoyed both plays.
• Many of the seniors att e nde d Dr Ka gaw a's l ectu re in the Town H all. Th ey h ave a lso heard Professor Russ o l ectu r e on Japan, and Dr Bertram Thom as, the fa mou s exp l orer, speak of hi s expe ri ences in Arabia. The Int e rnati ona l Pa gea nt of th e L eagu e of N a tion s was atte n c' ed by the seni or g irls, a nd a large gro up enjoyed the con cert f o r schools, organised by th e Austra li an Broadcasting Commission.
Interes ting excursions t o t he Museum and certa in industrial firms h ave been organised for the juniors.
During second term Miss Dun can spoke t o the senior f orms, outlining the activities of the League of Nations. As a r esul t of h e r vi sit, a junior branch of the Austral ian League of
Nations Union was form ed . Offi ce-bearers are as follows :-President, J Parker ; secretary, V. Reece; treasurer, B. Stauren gh i. The m e mbe rs h ave held mee tings regularly, keen interest has been di sp layed, and much has been l earnt of international affairs. On L eag ue of Nation s Day Mrs Kuntzen gave an interesting account of life and customs in Czecho-Slovaki a. The School was honoured by a brief v isit from the Crown Prince of Tonga, accompanied by R ev. J. W Grove, M .A , LL B. , and R ev. G. A. Judkins.
Music r esults for this year hav e been very satisfactory. They are as follow:-M. Orames, Grade VI., hons. ; C. Ellis, Grade VI., credir; J Bagnall, Grad e V., c r edit.
Our Sports Day was held on 26th October, a nd competition for House championship was keenly contested throughout the af ternoon , the issue being in doubt till the fin a l event. We reg retted the absence of the Canterbury Branch of M.L.C., but were very jubilant over our School's success in the inte rschools flag race. The interhouse ath letic championship (S. Od gers Cup) was won by Kerrie, captain J. Parker. Th e cup for senior championship,
I would like to tell you about musical app r eciation. Our t eac h e r ' s n ame is Miss Fone, and she gives us ve ry nice work We have the band, when two girls put out the instruments and prepa re the room for the class. We also ha ve mu s ic dicta tion, which we all like very much; in fact, I like di c tation bette r than band work. Mi ss Fone gives u s music on Mondays and Thurs days I have a triangle of my own , and I play it at home with my sister, who plays the piano for me. We had a concert las t term, and Form III .A played in it
-Beverley Urwin, 10 years , House III.
We h e ld a little Junior School concert in May, and many of o ur mothers came to see o ur items. We worked hard to get ready for it We pa i nted little pictures on pr etty art pape r for our pr ogram mes, which were to be sold in aid of the Inland Mission. III.A gi rls made yell ow
presented by Jun e Braddock, was won by I. Emery; the junior cup, presented by Mrs. G. Forrest Davies, was won by R. Williams, and th e Kindergarten championship cup, presented by Rose mary Williams, was won by M . Wallace. We would like to express our appreciation to many of the parents, who h e lp ed to make our Sports Day such a successful gathering. Messrs. Pearce, Burkill, Armstrong , Roberts and Overend very kindly officiated in the star tin g and judging of events
The displ a y of n eedlewor k and h a ndwork was much admired by o ur visitors
On Armistice Day , 11th November, Dr. Pall ot conducted a s hort service of remembrance.
This year the S choo l has suffered a n inestimable l oss in th e passing of the l ate Fred. J Cato, Esq. His keen interest in the School's welfare expressed itself in munifice nt generosity, extending over a period of fi ve years. To him we owe t h e purchase of our magnificent property and the many additions, a l terations and improvements, all of which have added considerably to the general efficiency of the Sch oo l. For all he h as done for us we are de eply gra teful, a nd the Schoo l will eve r cherish his memory
and green paper frocks for th e little ones to wear in their item, "Daffadowndilly." 'fh ey also sewed little green caps to wear in their fairy play called "The Mist Cap. " In Form III the mothers helped to make some of the dresses f o r the play, which was about a naughty king.
We played in the P ercuss i on B a nd , and some of the girls dressed u p and acted in a miming pl ay ca lled "Jilly J enkin." We sang songs and ended a pleasant after n oon with the play, " Sin g a Song of Sixpence."
L eo nor e Marsh, 9 years, Hou se I.
My Garden. I h ave a little garden , Of which I ' m very fond, It 's full of lovely flowers, An d also has a pond.
The flowers are so pretty, All colours bright and gay, Within the pond are fishes, Splashing in their play B etty L e Pine , age 9 years, House IV.
To the Editress of "Silver and Green ."
Dear Madam,-
As a British citizen, I prefer British to Ame ri can p r o ducts This applies to games, as we ll as othe r thin gs, s uch as sp ellin g, e tc
Why s hould we play an American game , base• b a ll, when there is a superior game, cricket, which is Britis h? Cricket gives the amateur m o r e suc• cess, as with the flat side of the bat one can (more or less) direct the ball w h e re on e chooses.
With base b a ll , howeve r , the ball eit h er evades the club a ltogeth e r, fli es off at a tan gent to be a " fowl ," or rushes into che waiting h a nds of the fieldsmen The amateur hitter cannot, with a baseball club, send che ball in a specified direction Cricket is fairer , too , in that every mem• ber of both teams must bat, or the game is drawn.
Hoping that I make my desires clear, I am.Yours faithfully, "Cricketer."
To the Editress of "Silver and Green."
Dear Madam,-
Although I am in the habit of having a cold shower every morning, it is mos t annoying to receive three or four unrequired ones eac h d a y. Such is my frequent experience. While bending low down o v er the bubble-tap in the quadrangle, one's face is ab ruptly assaulted by a strong, icy jet of water, because one happens to us e a littl e too mu c h pressure in turning on the tap.
Is such an insult inevitable on eve ry occasion when one approaches th e t a p unwarily in quest of "Adam's ale"?
It is indeed ge n e rous of the Melbourne Wate r Works to provide u s with such an adequate supp ly of water, but if the authorities only real:sed how humiliate d one f eels when one r e ce ives a strong stream full in the face , I fee l sure that they would withdraw some of the evidence of their libera lity.
Will you p lease place these words of complaint before the eyes of the ve ry considerate school authorities, in order that, in future, we m ay n o t receive unexpected shower b a ths in our moments of unwariness?-! am, yours in humiliation, "Geyser."
(Obviously your morning showers invigorate
you to such a n extent chat your attacks on the ta p are somewhat coo strenuous. Why not r ese rve your energy for a more worthy caus e ?Ed )
To the Editress of "Silver and Gr ee n ." Dear Madam,-
Consider the m a ny evils which have threatened us in the past. Medicate on the evils which still haunt our paths. Then, and then o nly, r ead on. This noble College has a peanut machine. Doubtless you, Madam , are aware of chi s fact, but have you ever paused co consider the dire effect it is having on the tender li ves which are being moulded her e? Monkeys in captivity are fed on peanuts, and, unfortunate ly, so are m a ny of the readers. Only the application of a little imagination is necessary co fores ee the results of such a diet. Think of th e future generations of M.L.C. girls, who must g r a dually, but in evitably, acquire the characteristics of monkeys, and, ipso facto, their appearance. Think of chem, not girls, but Missing Links. the hockey fi e ld or playing hers of th e School Choir. of them as senior prefect !
Imagin e them on tennis, or as mem• Even im a gin e one
Remember, Madam, the longer this insidious machine is in the School the g reater its hold will becom e Act, I implore you, at once. Forget the profits! What are profits compared with human souls?-Yours in hope ,
"Onl y On e-Half P enny ."
(This is indeed a serious m atte r Immed iate action wi ll doubtless b e taken to safeguard your bea u ty.-Ed.)
To the Editress of " Silve r and Green." D ea r Madam,-
There is a dark a nd treache rous trib e in this School, which, according to the laws of natural selection, should have b eco m e extinct during the Pliocene era. Th ey are known as the Autograph Hunte rs. Th ese primitive creatures lie in wait in their lairs for any unsusp ecting member of th e staff or other defenc e less creature, a nd descend on h e r , waving and thrusting into her h a nd curious weapons fi lled w ith a black fluid.
They keep up this attack, making gibbering sounds the while, unti l she has expressed some of the fluid on the surface of another implement called a n autograph book The victim, almost on the verge of collapse, is then released. Is it not possible that this inhumane race could be excluded from our midst or protection afforded agai n st their practices? At l east in a civilised country suc h as ours proper care should b e taken of the victims.-! am, yours truly, uHumanitarian ."
(Is not this a case of "survival of th e fitte st"? -Ed.)
To the Editress of "Silver and Gree n."
D ear Madam,- ·
I wish to draw attention to the fact that it is with great inconvenience we travel to and from school i n crowded conveyances. Will it always be n e cessary for us to use tram or train, while girls of other well-known schools h a v e the pleasure of a comfortable parlour coach?Y o urs hopefu lly, "Str ap-Han ger ."
(Strap-hanging, I b elieve, is excell e nt for strengthening the biceps a nd for d eveloping the sense of balance. It is thought inadvisable to deny you such opportunities of d evelop ment Also, coaches run to a strict and early timetable. No staying to watch matches then!-Ed.)
To the Edit r ess of " Silver and Green."
D ea r Madam ,
Seldom do I raise my voice in protest, but when driven to distraction one's vocabulary and inventive genius rise to th e top lik e the proverbial cork. In fact, the cause of my annoyance needs a stopper of some description . Wh e n the powe rs are examining me, in order t o ascertain th e quality of my absorptive ability, a nd my thoughts are rude ly interrupted by the prolonged sque l of the tap in the studio above me, my first impulse is to scream, " Turn that off! How can I think?"
Can the school authorities have a notice pl aced on the tap for would-be drawers of water to "s mother the squeal"?
Upon m a king inquiries, I learn from a fairly r e liable source that a halfpenny leather washer would go a long way to curing the t r ouble, and I feel s ure that such an expenditure would be warra nte d whe1:1 consideration is g ive n to better
results obtained in examinations.-! am, Yours w i th a wail. "Jonah." (If you consider the possible improve ment in your exams. to be worth a halfpenny, why not contribute the washer yourself?-Ed
To the Editress of "Sil ver and Gree n ." Dear Madam, W ould it be possibl e t o hav e wire nettin g put over the fives courts? If you could rest!ise how many balls I lose a year (not counting the hours wasted in looking for the m ), and the cost of tennis balls, I am sure you would see it is necessary.-Yours, etc., uTennis Enthusiast."
( It is trials such as these that teach us to be more careful. " Not failure, but high aim, is crime," as a poet once remarked.-Ed.)
To the Editress of " Silver and Gree n ." Dear Madam , May I ask why the r eg ulation b louse must consist of a h igh n eck and st ri c tly a ti e? It certain ly has no advantages, b u t many disad vantages. For instance, it does not look as nice as a sports neck, with the co llar worn outside the blazer coll a r, which br eak s the monotony between the dark winter hat and the blazer. This would preve nt the blazer collar from getting shiny and covered with hair, especially of the girls with plaits If SP,Orts blouses were allowed, it would prevent extra expense of buying at least o n e new tie a year. On a hot day the outside public , and even the staff, wear low open-neck frocks, while we do unnecessary suffering under the heat. In the winter weather we are apt to catch a chill if we change into a frock with a l ow neck, as many of us do after school.
So really, why do we wear hig h n eck blouses with ties?
"2 Y's UR."
(May I point out to "2 Y's U R" that she would not be "2 Y 's" to let h e r r eg ulation blouse "co nsist of a high neck and strictly a tie" however strict the tie? A sleeve or two is advisable, and something back and front. This correspondent is clearly more concerned with collars than composition As for "u nnecessary suffering under the h eat," has she not yet heard of the new summer green silk frock, or that short-sleeved blouses are permitted in summer?
Ed.)
To the Edii:ress of " Silver and Green."
D ear Madam,-
For many years the S c hool has voi ced its disapprova l of the mournful aspect of its uniform. The unsuita bility of dark colours for "happy schoolgirls" and of serge for summer clothes has frequently been pointed out.
But n ow , "the o ld order changeth, yielding p lace to n ew.'' May I be perm itted to express th e overwhelming joy wit h which I perceive the drab ranks broken h e re and there by a silken dress of sil very green? The fi les in the quad. no l onge r resemb le a co l ony of millipedes, for the monotony of black appendages is, now relieved by to uches of peaceful g r ey. Our hands cease to be e nshrouded in blackness, being g r acefu ll y clothed in soft grey instead. The convenience of short-s leeved sports blouses and the extra shade offered by the new summ er hats a r e an advantage physically, to say nothing of th e i mproved a pp earan ce of the wearers.
It is hoped that the r eformation wi ll extend even to winter uni form, w h e r e there is sti ll much room fo r improvement.-Your;, etc., ctApprover."
(For these kind wo~ds-much thanks.-Ed.)
To the Editress of " Silver ·and Green." Dear Madam,May I be permitted to i nqui re why the rabbits, w hi c h died by viol ence some months ago, should sti ll be a llowed ro offe nd t h e outlets of the o lfactory systems of those w h o a r e r equire d to spend the best part of thei r time at sc h ool i n the laboratory? · How have they offended to be subjected to such punishment (meanin g, of course, th e ou tlets)?
And is it not strange t hat those that dwell with in the laboratory shou ld be forced to r e ly fo r heat in Win t er on Bunsen burners covered with wire gauze mats, when for a ve r y small outlay electric radiators could b e install ed, as in th e othe r parts of the School?
I also ment ion in passing the extra strain o n the vocal chords and respirato r y systems of the above su ffer ers, ca u sed by h aving to combat the noise from the gymnasiu m below.-Yours, etc. , "Poor, Pati ent Sufferer.''
(These lamentable facts arouse a co~side r able"· amount of editoria l sympathy. Do not abandon hope.-Ed.)
T o the Editress of "Silver and Green "
Your H o nour,-
Allow me to transport you to icy r ealms wh ere biology floats upon the a ir of the cold , drau ghty laborato ry; where, alas, science h as not yet been appli ed to g i ve the suffering students the merest of physical comfor ts, nor to exclude them from the disturbing sounds below of human beings gene rating heat And, moreover, are these students to be blamed if, at the end of th e l esson, the y are left with somewhat strange i mpressions?
" The history of man is age-old , wrapped in mysticism . Man,. a prim i tive forest creatur e , woke in the dim d aw n of dreadful day in h is precari ous dwelling amon g the tree tops to the sou n d of DOUBLE MARCH-and yet man struggled a nd gained possession of-ARMS UPWARD STRETCH. He migrated swiftly from the f orests, across t h e grass lands, and heard afar off, the call of ONE, TWO AND THREE; O NE TWO AND THREE.
Fear reigned supreme in the heart of man; he was ever a l e rt for the soft pad of BANG, PLO NK. F ire, the d iscovery of which h e h a d made by a mira culous accident, provided his only means of protection against FORWARD BEND. · B y means o f fire he learnt to cook, EYES RIGHT. "
Madam , is this fair? I s it con ducive to i ~tellectu a J effo rt? Hoping for OPEN RANKS. Yours, etc., "S uffe ring Student.''
The Editress wis h es t o acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following magazines: -"The Brook," " Th e Carey Chronicle," "Chronicles of St. Peter's Girls," " The Col legian," uCoo-ee," ttFintonian," ttGi rl s' Gram mar Schoo l Notes," " The I vanarian," " The L auristonian, " " The Melbourne Technical College Magazine," "The Melburnian," " T he Mitr e , " "The Michae lian," "The Newingtonian," uPallas,." uPatchwork, " uThe P egasus," "Wesl ey Col1ege Chronicle," "The Woodlands Magazin.e," and any others which may have been inadvertently omitted.-Editcir :.
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