1922 Silver & Green

Silver and Green

The Magazine of the Methodist Ladi es' College.

December] [ 1922.

" Th e modern g irl " r eceh·es more c riti<:i s ru , and is th e suhject of more discussion, than perhaps any other memb e r of the comrnunity: l>ut t h e te rm is almost in,arial.Jly co ufiu ed to g irl s who h ave left school and put their hair up : t he sc h oolg irl is seldom r ecog ni sed ns nnything but a mere child, without serions thoughts or muc h sense T•he old idea that womn!1 ca n be of 110 use in any sphe1·e of life save ill the home is fast passin g away has passed , ii{ fact, s o f a r 11s modern thinking people arc co n cern ed She is r ecognised as a. being of intelligence and ability. in hm•incss and professional life as well as in domestic arts, and fo r this reas on girls or young women. of to-dn r n11ve fl very distinct point of view. in

c laiming the full rights of citizenship. Although in t h e ir case t•bi s point of view is being universally acknowledged and r espected , th e sam e cannot be said of the schoolg irl. F e w people tnke her seriou sly: tlley kno,y that she is s upp osed to be acquiring book-knowl e dge , and lea rnin g LO pin~- gnmes, but they s cn r ce ly see m t o r e n lise that she is at tbe same time ga in ing so m ethi n g- or infinite ly greater importance-the Public School spirit, which is ;;oiug- to ca rr y women in the future farth e r than the .v ha,·e eve1· gone before.

Tllis Public ~chool Sllirit is the hardest t hin g in t h e world to d efi n e, for it can not he leYelled down to o n e feeling, but is compo unded 0f many. Foremost am ong t h ese is loynlt~•-the intense, eager loya l t y of the scboolgi1·J fot· •h e r own School , which is t h e secret of a ll s u ccess, whether in sport. in work. or in gen e ral disciplin e 'l'his scbool-loyalt~· lat er develops into the broader fee ling of pntriotjsm , and it · is , the ;!iris who hnY e honoured t he ir

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School best who will make t•h e most deYote d c itiz e ns . TL!en t h e r e is the hi g h sense or honour , and love of fair p lay, which Public Sc hool life te:il'hes. The typical British desire for ju stice is strong in the schoolgirl, a nd will do much to make her a sane and practical worker for h e r country's rights

These, the outstanding characteristics of Pnblic School spirit, a re not attained all at once, noi· in any one branch of School life. They are built up little by littl e, strengthened day by day, in Ja mes per haps the strongest facto r in producing loyalty and a love of fairness; in studies, where honour p lays s o large a part ; a,nd in discipline, which impa r ts se lf-cont rol a nd readiness to obey, as well as a sense of the manner in which our action's a ffec t others ; our School, fo r one, has this year adopted a system by which each girl is made directl y responsible for the welfare of her form and of the School, s i nce her conduct determines whether s it e sha ll r epresent either, in a team or in any oth~t way. Responsibility en ters largely into the training of tile modern schoolgirl , especially in the case of senior gir ls who are placed in a position of authority over younger ones; they must rely largel y on their own judgment in making decision s. a nd have often to plan and cany out enterprises quite impo r tant in their own sma ll wor ld, a ll of wh ich tends to produce sel f -re li ance apd efficiency

There is another and most ·important side to P u blic School life, and· this is tJie dra.,wing out of the best tha t is io each of us, w hich is the a im of th e Students' C hristian Union. This ·a:j:lpeals entir e!,)' to the thoughts of the gi rl s, and its , fmportance will be r t>alised if we consid er Marcus Aurelius' words:

"The universe is change: om· life is what _ our thou g hts maim it."

The S.C.U. and its activities · h ave th e great object of k eep ing- before our eyes the ideal of making our life as beautiful as po ssib le for Him who gave it. Ow· aspirations be they eYer so feeble, are encouraged and stren gthen ed; we are

made to feel part or a gre at movemenc working for the world 's betterment, and to realise tlmt tile fullest life is· a life of service for others, and that 1true happin ess lies in devotion both to individualR and to onr co untry as a whole.

Witli s u c h opportunities as these of learning to li ye, open to each one of us , it is our duty, and shoul d be our joy, to make u se of them to the full est ex tent: -.:o so bold oursel ves in rea din ess that, at an; time when Britain shall have ne ed of usespec iall y if war shou ld come aga in we may be waiting, a n army of broarl thinkers and efficient' workers, to· do her service.

General ·Notes .

F or th e greater ' part of this year we have bee n without Dr. Fitchett, who , with -Mrs. Fitchett, sa il ed for England on March 11th, leav ing Mr. Overend , who took hi s place admirably in spite of ill-hea lth. During his absence the Doctor was ill for . _ some weeks with influenza, but never fa iled to send us mes sages in his l e tters Hi s r etu rn on Octob e r-4th was an occasion of great exci t e ment for the whol e School. There were severa l changes i n Staff at t h e b egi nning of this year Miss Th ompso n -Smythe came to u s as Sports' Mis tress; we welcom e d also Miss H a l fhido , ' Mi ss Hay, and Miss Bev ington, a nd w e r e very g lad to have Dr. Haney as a r egul ar memb er- of the Staff. Lat er in the year · Miss 'Stephenson came to join the Junior School Stat!, ,.. ' · A Shakespear ~a n J:'ageant, in a id of the Qti'een's Co ll ege Building Ext"en sion Fund , was ' o.el d in the Melbourne Town Hall ear ly in'\', Apr il. Queen's activities always h ave our warmest inter es t , since so many of its wom~n ~r e old M.L.C. g irl s, a nd the Pageant gave us an opportunity of see i ng th e m · in very · picturesq u e attire, g roup ed a t attractive s talls in the s llade of ,Eli za: · beth an hous es: · Th e · Grand March was very fin e; but toj'us · p e rhaps the m?st i n terestin g featur9i was the nov e l bra n -pi e, in the form of cauldro ns presided ov e r by Macbeth' s witch es set und e r a row of wicked-l ooking b lack cats. For these cats were our "!amiliar spirits" !or weeks be

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tore th e ir public appearance-we sewed up their tail 3 a nd c urled their whiske r s a nd aighed ov e r the amount of stuffing re quired to fill th e m. In this way w e helped one small se ction of th e Pageant, w hich was a spl e ndid s ucc ess, rai s ing n ea rly t h e £1000 required.

In Jun e a number of us went to the Schoolgirls ' Party at Grammar, wh e n old Campers gave us a very am u si n g evening. S e ver a l of the senior girls are hoping , to go to Summ e r C am p s in the Christmas holidays.

This bas b ee n a year of innovation s, two of wh i ch th e Staff Play, and th e tenni s match b e tw een our Staff and th at of th e P.L.C.-wil\, we hope, prov e r egular e v e nts Anoth e r n e w feature is the e xc hange of girl s , for c e rtain Leavin g and H o nour Subjects, b e tween diff e rent Schoo l s , and Lauri s ton a nd Tintern gir l s are now quite a familiar s ight at School. Comp u r s ory Sport h as a t la s t. been introduce d, , ., a nd ha s already m a de an apprecia b l e diff e r e n ce to our pros pects for the future. A n ew system of discipline is also b e in. g tried, w h e r eby r ecord s of condu c t marks aff ec t not onl y th e · indi v idual, but h e r Form a nd th e School as well It i s hoped that thi s sys t e m will be more s u ccessf ul w ith u s than it bas b ee n i n so m e sc hool s in En g la nd , w hi c h have tri e d it • a nd found it a fa ilur e.

Speci a l thanks a r e du e t o Th e ! m a Alling1\ am for th e h e a d i n g s for Library , Old Col 1 e g i an s ' , and

Junio r •School Note s , and to ; Dor een Corr for that at the h ead of u~r Junior S c hool co n t ributions.

New Girls Enrolled, 1922.

Term 1.-Al va Phillips, MaY is A ll e n Dor ee n Corr, Muriel Corr, M ay Ab bott. Shirley Ang win , Ray . Ang win , Nan ce austin, Madge Bark~ey, Jea n Ca rth e w. Mary Cassidy, Bessie Co ghr;i n , P earl Cochran, Francis Dimond, Ruth' Dudl ey. E ls.a Finger, Edith .'. Fre d erick, Ethel G ua rd , Joan Innes, Ma y ½ambert, Sylvia lb qo tt, Joyce Ibb ott, Floss i e Scholes .,. Mar jorie Tootell, Rea Skinne r , Molly Kin g l:)am. Eva Oakl ey, Mary Oal, le y , M a rjori e Allingham, Eth e l Nom e n s, H ettie Stocks, Hilma S mith , Florence Pugsley, Doris W ats<;>n , Iris Ur e n, Edna _ V agg, M av is Cl a rlrn. Etv le McHntchison , Mary ' Weller, Rita Gray, · · ·Marjorie Vi v ian, E d n a , Jo n e s, • Margaret Mf\lei\ Lu c' y · NI i l l'.e r,, M a r.'y R e n s h :t'w, Muri e l Ei l a Clarice

Bri e n , H e inz, Beard sl ey, Marj o r i e Ho ldin g, G w e n B a uld , Es ma Darb y, Marj o ri e We b e r , Hilda Hall, E l sa Mc: qwan, I s l a Meow an, Th e lma : Lawson , Gwendolin Bell, Eileen D e L acey, Lili a n B r oad ben t , Win s o 1n e H o d g e, Ili on Tregonning, Sadie Inm an. Enid Brown, E ls i e B a il ey, Margar e_t R ot)l: well, D o r o t h y

Bi u,uk.s, F lu.- ence r umcr oy, nut h S hort, J ean Simpson, Muri e l L e Co ute ur, Cl a ire Walli s, W inifr e rt Hold a way, Nella Stewar t, Nan cy

DR. AND )fRS . 1' ' llrCKETT ON PORT ~lELBO URNE PIEK. DEPARTIN G FOR ENGLAND :

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Prefects for 1922. Ual <'k (stn.nding ): )la.dg e Stafford. Edith Ronayne Brighti e B eckett, ~.labe l Fin ni e , !\'lil,ie Rog 6r r , J ean l\fOrrisse y : S ittln~: Ooreen A ll a,n, Lena. Bntc h o r, Joyce Sernrne n s, B1.anch e ,,~ood, V e rn. Pt,rr, •.. l

Ford , Effie Fi s her, Thelma Cockman, Enid Hanlon, J e an Howden, Dorothy Mattingley, Nell Fulle rton , J ean McDonald, Dilys Row lands, Muriel Williams. Euni ce En ge l. Dorothy Ili ch moud, S~rlyia Harper, Leil n stipel,, J ea n 'Thom so n , Fl o ra How arcl Imogen All e n , Oli ve Berlowitz, E t h e l Gor man, lea n ,. H a nsen, Ali ne L ee, Doroth y Russe ll , Helen Barlow, Muri e l Willi a m s, Ruby Stocks. Gwendoline Gay , .Trnn Brown, Eileen Whitney, Dorothy Schol e s, Margaret White . Dul r. ie Sincock, Val e r ie Jennings, J ean VJ c kers , Belle Merrylees. J ea n Morris, Ethne Butch er, Mary Cornell , Adelaide Hunt s m a n, Dul cie Ford, Dor1R ) files, J e an \Voocl ; Laure l Ru sse ll , Lilian Maddo ck , Ph y lli s Weber, Lyn W esta cott, :B'loren('~ Pi esse. lrene Mill er, :'\ancy L ee. Dorothy Williain s, Ren e Sims, Marjori e McA.lpin , B ess ie S tan yer Minni e St a n yf'l" Ruth seli eck, Annie' Whit e, Marjori e

:\!orri s, Linda Ho l tham, Ph y llis Green~ \Vinni e Joyce, Viol et Ha le, D o ris \Villiam s. :--"ancy vVilli:uns, Sadie K e nnedy, .En i d naruon, Rene Cunningto n , Dol'is Cunnin g-. to n, Beryl Evans, Rita Can,tor, E(litb BiHn s Olga Stan g, Th e lma Britnell , J e an Blainey, C la ri ce Sande r s, Irene Stincbcombe, S~1il' ley Whittake r , Ru bh Jon es, B a rb a r a Jon es. i\folli e Mattingley, B e ry l Apt ho rp e, i)fa! s ii' Ow e n , G ra ce K estle.

Term II. l i<ab e l Waite, Doroth y B e u so n . Tllelma B e nson , .Joy C r ouch , Joy Coxon. Euna Luk e, Nancy Ditc bburn , Peggy Dit<:h lrnrn, Peggy Hi c ks, Myrtl e Tilley, Doroth y '.rille y, :Molly :Mattingl ey, S yhil A pthorp e, Linda Hi c k ey, Sophie Bo,Ye n, B e rn irf' C:1.rra, Ma gg ie White , Uita l\I c K e nzie, V e l'n Go ldby.

Term IIL Bet h Ste,ens. Phyllis Kino O racie Hamilton, Sheilah Govan, Gra ce

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llugg inl:', OliYe C larke. E, elyn .\rthur . dde le Ca m pbe ll , Lil y Arth ur, Dora Arthur . J oa n Y o ui1 g_

{Jniversity Examination Result s, 192 1.

· Quee n' s · ~oHege •,E x hibi tions : J : · H,e_y wa rd, I. Hodgs on , J ' S e mmens , c. Whitehead. .• ,· " : . ·

All i ance Francais erize: ·c: W h itehead· • ,J • : :. • ( J • ' ;

Marjorje Thomas.~ :· rr.-- :

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s ·choo l Leaving • Honours: G. Brie n. · Engli s h 3rd class, Hi s tory 3rd class. G Dixon ....:.....'.llln gl i sh 3rd c las s; Hi s tory 2 nd c l as~. .r. Heyward. En g li sh Latin 2nd c lass , A I g ·e bra 3·rd c lass. I Hod g• s on. Hi s tory 2nd c lass. r.. . N e il so n. Hi s tory 3rd c l as s. J . Sem • m e 11 s :~ Engli s h 1 st. c l a,ss, Fren c h 1 Rt class, Phy s i o l ogy 1st c l ass . M. Sta.ftord. 'EnJ?:lish 3rd cl ass, History· 3rd cl ass. I. Th omas. Eng lish 2nd c lass. C. Whit e h ead. Engli s h 1 s t 'class, Frenc h 1s t c l ass, Latin 1st class.

Tot a l : 6 Firsts, 5 Seconds, 7 Thi r d s. School Leav i n g P a ss : S B a ldin g, E. B l ewett, V. Br e haut, G B ri e n, H. Carter, K Co rn e ll , M. Gilbe rt, I. Hodg 'Mn , N J effer y , A. K e llaway, E. P u gs l e y, J. Sto n e, Tot a l : 12 L eaving Certificates

M rjprJE! Th.omas, dau g hte r 1 of • th e ' R.ev. 'J"ohn'"1homas, ·. B.A., w a:s °tlorn &n S e-pt erii°ber 8, ·1902: In 1916 s h e e nte r ed r t h ~ M L .C.; having won a f uil Elntrance Schola1'• ~hip f r om ·'i 'the ·.) ,(a-n ningti:~e _- !td, • , s ' tale- Sch.o-ol: A,t the end ·o ( that year ·Sh lij · won fro~ • F ;o ~r ni TW n ty, a Go~-c rnm'.cnt '.ru iii~!, Scily l a i·1 i;i~ · i~ 1~17 sll e 'pas7/ect

• s ti e btain e d .h;er Leavin g c e rtifica t e in F orm Pass VI. ln that year, a: ls o , she became" ' ' a ' ' Prefect. Th e years 1919 and 192() s h e sp e nt In Honour VI. For th e first T e rm of 1919 s h e wa s Jo int S e nior -E~· fe et with Muri e l .C romb: an.:1 for t h e . r e ma inin g , 'd · . f '" • two Terms,

I nterm e d i a t e C e rtif icat e : M. Al ex a nd e r, D. Allen, B. Beckett. P. Bram e ld ,' R Burton , K Cor· \l,\ IWOJUE

~l\"•"_):f,,~:. • r ••1•u'to 1"' \.:,' • ,,,.a" ,~1•u 1 • • , ~f ·q t UL V •t .' ~;;,}_ '.l : r ,Jhi'<l,IJ sh•e )..:_bi{3! tafoed lre l' !'lltJ.tJ Ti mediat e , ~er t jfi'. cat e;, .: In '< 1918 • I

M:u rfel having left, ; she w as s ol e ! 'seni-or Pi-e fe ct! ' ., Aga in , in 19 20 , ' she was · S e n ior Prefect . n e ll , Q. Gray, P. Harri so n , L J e nkin s, I. Jon es, H. Law r e n ce, J Morriss ey, E. Ronayn e, D Samp so n, E. S mith , M. Vasey, F Wad e, E Wadeson , W. Wils on, D. Yande ll. T ota l: 20 Interm ed ia t e Certi fica t es. Government Senior Scholars hips : J . Semm e n s, C Whiteh ead

During the whol e of h e r tim e :with us s h e stru ggl e d against ill h e alth; but s o co urageous, so p e r sever ing wru, she, that when yea;: after year . s h e appeare~ a s · a priz e winner in her F,o rm, few realised. pe rh aps, th e nature of h e r s truggle. In to

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everything s h e did s h e th r ew her whole weigh t. . A s S e nior _ Prefect she work ed d e votedly for th e goo d of the School; s h e found no hum a n detail of sc hool life too triv ia l a nd no ta)lk too great. She dreamed d r eams a nd saw v is ions, and th e n set to wo r k in a s ob er m a tte r of fact way to r eali se t h e se dr e am s in th e deta il ed routine of sc hool lif e. H er father is known as "John t h e Belove d "; bis daugh te r was be loved of a ll. Yet s h e was far . from s eekin g popularity, whi ch , in itself, I be li e ve, s h e scorned

In 1921 s h e left school, though s h e fr eq u e ntl y v i s it ed u s . and h e lp e d u s . Toward th e e nd of t h e yea r she b eca m e ill, and a t t h e beginning of t h e present year dange rou s l y ill, with e ndo carditis. It was thought that the e nd could not be' fa r off, but so i ndom itab l e was h e r spfrit that w e h o p e d. · She lin gered, ch eerful , whimsical , c ourageo u s, and patient, until May 5, when s h e p e ac e fu lly p as sed away P.R. L e C.

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"To set the cause above r enown, To lo ve th e gam e beyond th e pr-i ze ; T o h onour, w hile you strik e hi11i down, Th e fo e that com es with fearless e yes ." "' Henry Newbolt.

Tennis Notes.

Afte r playing off, the fours were c ho sen as fo ll ows :

1st Four. M H ealing (capt. ) , M Tait, T Wilkinson, M. Rogers (1 s t matc h ; E. Pry ot was then put in her p lace); and t h e 2nd Fou r J . Morri s sey (capt. ) , N. Go ldi e, P Forsyth and F. Piz zey.

During t h e first round a ll t hree matc hes we re played o n t h e hom e cou rt s. On Ju ne 1 7th we los t to Gee l o n g Grammar Sc hool, but d e f eated Melbourn e Grammar on July 4th. In th e fi nal match on Jul y 1 s t we were d e f ea ted by Presbyt e rian Ladi es' Coll ege

The sec ond round commenced on Aug ust 5th, when Geelong Grammar S choo i aga in d efeated us on , their courts . Agai n s t Melbourn e G ramm ar we were not succ es sful again, as they beat u s by 12 g am e s. On August 1 9th we a gain lost to P L.C.

We congratulate tl:!e Geelong four on w i nning the s hie l d for 1922

Th e s econd four defeated Melbourne Grammar and c-11-me a tie with P.L. C ., but we re defeate d by Geelong Gramm11r

During the s ~co nd t erm a .four chosen from our staff played a similar team from P .L.C. on our c ourts, and won, the score bein g 7 set s to , 5. The match was one of g r ea t inte r est, and we hope will prove a n annual fixture.

We wish to thank the Old Collegians for the practice they gave us during th e year; a lso Queen's College, Toorak , Fintona, Tintern, Wesley College and the Staff.

Th e Form tennis matches for the Head Maste r's s hie ld , and the championships, have not yet been played . off. We wish next year's School Fours every success -M . B.

Basketball Notes.

The School b asketball made great strides last y e ar u nder Miss Wigham's coaching Th e great promise shown at the beginning of t l!is yea r has b een fu lly justifie d by t he succe sses in matches, due to the en e rgy by which Miss Smythe scanned the w hole School in order to obtain the very b est play ers.

!'lo t only th e team, but th e w hole Sc hool ha s. b een fired by h e r great enthusiasm.

The t wo additional courts in the quad rang l e wer e a g r e at source of enjoy men t, whil e the n ew g oal posts, with the e n e r gy of sqme of th e yo ung player s, hav e produced many s t riking s hooters, from whom we a r e expecting great w ork n ext year

After th e seven we r e chose n f or the fir s t team, many g ood players sti ll re maine d from whom a se cond a nd a lso a third team were picked Our second and third tea m s were co~posed c hi e fl y of

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you ng players, so t h at, although most of o~r first· team will not be r eturnin g, with con.tinned practice we shoul d h ave a stro n g first team n ex t year.

There was a · Jittle alteration in the teams, but finally t h ey r emained a ·s follows:

l st.-M. Rogers (capt.). J. Morri ssey, Q. Steel e, M Vasey, L Thomso n , M Gilb e rt , D. Sampson.

2 nd. A. P hillips (capt.), V. Cromb, J. Healing, M Brien, C. W arren , M. Willer , A. Cadman.

3rd .-D Rowlands (capt.). E McHutchin so n, U. Go ldi e, M. Cornell, I. Reid, R. Miller, L. Gibson.

Th e first match es we played were against P.L.C. on their grou nd s. Ou r thre e- teams met the irs and we had three very exciting games. With the fi rsts t h e game was ver y even right t hrou g h t ill t h e end, when P. L .C. won by two g oal s. Our sec ond s a nd thirds won very decided vi ctories for u s.

W e again had three good games cin th e return match, when P. L .C. came to u s. Th e n our firsts were s u ccessf ul , the seconds a l so, but our third s we r e defeated.

We are lo oking fo r ward to the time w h en basketball w ill b e a n associatiou game.

Th e Form matches were interes t ing this year , Vb. Special finally beating D i ploma by one goal.

W e take this opportunity of wishing 1!he bas k et ball team of 1 9 2 3 the very b est of luck.

M R.

The fo ll ow ing were the r esu l ts of th e fi rst round:

April 8th. M.C E.G.G.S. beat M.L. C. 21-1; G . C.E. G.G.S. b eat P .L .C.41- 1.

April 22nd.-G.C.E.G G.S beat M .L.C. 46 2; M.C.E.G.G. S. beat · P.L.C. 33-9 .

April 29th.-P.L.C beat M L.C.-23 7; G.C.E.G.G.S. beat M.C E.G.G S.33-11.

A l t hou gh we wer e beaten during the first rou nd we had one consolation in llaviug many admirers of our brilliant play, som e, in fac t, advis i ng us to use bags.

Towards the end of t h e first round we welcom e d t hr ee new Armstrongs.

We h a d several practice matches with Ruyton an d L a uristou; w e were the vict<;> l.:§ in b oth of the rn ;i.tches against Ru y ton, but were · unable to beat Lauriston.

Th e fixtures for t h e secon d ro und of ,Public Schoo l s' Association matches a re:-

October 28th. M.C.E.G.G.S. v. M.L.C. , P.L.C. v. G.C.E. G :G.S . .

November 4th G.C.E.G.G.S. v. M.L.C., P.L.C. v M.C E.G.G.S. November 11\h.-P.L.C. v. M. L. C., M C.E.G.G.S. v. G.C.E G.G.S.

( F ir st-named school has choice of g round .)

Baseball Notes.

Thi s yea r we were ver y fortunate in securing agai n Miss C l endinnen , who coached us third term last year; a lso the Hawthorn oval fo r practice three days a week.

· Our t eam for firs t term was chosen as fo llows : T Mapl eso n (cz.ptain), N. Go ldi e, M. Rogers, U. Goldie, E. H e in z, M. H ealin g , V. Cromb , M . _'.l'ait and E. Fred e-rick.

On the 9th of October we playe d Fintona, and on t h e 1 8th played Lauriston's seco nd team. We were th e victors in both matches . Th e scores against Fintona wer e 28 4, an!l agai nst L a uristou , 22-19

We a r e also hav i ng in ter-form baseball m !j- tche s t hi s term, and are a ll l ooking forward to the Boa rd ers versus Day Girl s match.

This te r m we hope to do bett e r, and without the a id of bags.

T.M.

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Swimming S ports .

Thi s yea r th e s wimming s ports w e r e h e ld i n March. Th e day was fairly cool, and most of th e com p etito rs had to wrap up we ll to k ee p th e m se l ves warm. Th e g irl s made a g r e at d eal of nois e , bu t lu ck il y Brighti e , who had the megaphon e , had a g o o d voic e and was a bl e to make h e rs e lf heard.

No acc id ent, s u c h · as fa lling over th e e d ge, occurred durin g the rac es , but som e o (_ t h e g irls had narrow escapes. On e of th e competitors was so eage r that she jum:p e d in b e for e th e whistle blew, and th e cries of the girls to stop on ly served to s pu r h e r on instead of bringing h e r back. W e apol ogise to the staff, who , seat e d at the e nd of th e baths, r ece ived more t h an a fair share of ::; p l ashing. Howe ver , "a little water now a nd then i s · relish e d by th e wis es t men."

Th e r e·sults of all the events were as follows:

Sc hool Champion. M. He aling. Diving. M . Healing.

L i fe-Sav ing. I. Allen and J. Inn es.

Ov e r 14 Handicap. J. H eali ng.

Ov e r 12 Handicap Q Steele. 12 and Und e r K. Forster.

Bre ast S troke. M. H e a li n g. Junior l<'orrns' Race XXa S e nior Form s ' Race. Vb Hou se v. School. School.

Thi s yea r the Brig h ton Ladies' Swimming C l ub h e ld th e ir aquatic sports at th e B righton Baths, and the School was represente d b y D. F lockart, ·B. K e rry, I. Neil s on and J. Healing, who, al t hough they s wam v e ry well, w ere not s uccessfu l. -M H.

Athletic Sport s.

On Friday, October 20th, we hel d our annua l Athletic Sports Meeting-. A com. rnittee , he ncl ecl b y Mi ss Smyth e, arr anged a ,·e ry in te r es tin g programm e of events, compri s in g tb e s ix ohampion s hip contests. and s u c h o t h e r s as the _whistling, Siames ~ obsta c le a n d wh eel bn1Tow ra ces.

T ,be s e l::t tte r. esp ec-ia lly , afford e d great iu t e rest and amu se m e nt to th e many spe<:t:.1tors . but by fa r til e most popular, a mong

the g i1·ls at · lem,r. wH s the House v School f111g rn ce , whi ch. nfter a 't"e r y exc iting tim was won by the School.

A s a n inte rlud e, a.n ex h i bition basket ball match was playe d for a f ew minutes between the House g ir ls aucl t he School, but it ended ra ther unsati s fa c tori ly for all con cerned, bobh teams having one goal to their c redit.

We wish to thank the committee for the Rp lc nclid programm e, a nd also a ll those whi> h e lp e d in its suc cessful production.

Th<' r esults of the Y:trious co ntests are as follows:-

1 Flat R ace, 160 yds (senior).-1, H e im:.

2. Flnt Ra ce, 80 ycls. (senior).-1 , H e inz.

3. Flat Race, 80 y ds. (j u nior). 1, Steele.

4. Bas ke t Ball Shooting (s e ni or).-1, Morrissy

5. Basl,e t Ball Shooting (junior) 1, Inn e s.

G. Long- lump (senior) 1 , E. Heinz. ·

T. Long- .Tump (j unior).-1, Q. Stee le.

..,;_ F.. Q. T. ;_

8 High Jump (se nior) 1, E. H e inz , L. Coop e r and A Pilkington (neq ).

!)_ Hi g h Jump (jun ior) . 1, Q Stee le .

10 Base ball Throwing (senior). 1, .J. Casem e nt.

Jl Baseba ll '1'-hrowing (.iun io r).-1, D How lands.

12. Flat Ilflce (junior sc hool ) -1, r Ihl1ott.

13. Flat R ace (under 12).-1 , D. C unnington .

14. Potato (se nior). 1, L G ibson.

15. Pota to (j u nior). 1, Q. Steele.

16. Potato (junior sch ool ) 1 , J. Ibbott

17. Egg a nd Spoon (sen ior).-1 , I. Miller.

18. E g g and Spoon (jnnior).-1 , Q. Steele.

19. Whe e lbarrow (ju nior s chool ).-1, B. Fraser and C G old ie

20. S l,ipping (junior sdiool ) 1 , J. lbhott

21. Thread th e N eed le (senior) -1, C Burton and J. Ro!Jinson .

22. '.rbread th e N ee d le (j uui o r).-1,- r. " ·ait 11nd V. Milne

:18 \\"h i::;tli ng (se nior). 1. A. Pilkington and B. Pi lkin gton, L. Cooper and M Smith (ae q. ).

=44 Whi st ling (.innior). 1, J 'l'homas and D. : Benson. 25. Siamese (ju nior).-1, M. Weller and ,L v'villiams

26. Si a mese (sen.ior) .-1, L. Gibson a11d A. Pilking ton .. 27. Sack (junior).-1, Q. Steele 28. Sack (senior).-1, E. Nomens 29. Obstac le (senio1·).-l, B. Tompkins. 30. Obstacl e (junio1·). l , Q . Steele. 3 1. Junior Form F lag.-Remove 32 S e nior Form F lag.-Diploma. 33. Hou se v. SchooL Sehool.

Senior Champion: E. H e inz

Junior Champion: Q Steel e.

Junior Sc hool Champion : J lbbott. -D.S.

Students' CJ;tristian Union.

The Stude nt s' Christian Union began this year rather lat e r than usual, the office rs not b e ing e l ected or- the meetings inau g urate d until second term Miss McKay kindly cons e nte d to b e president, and afte r a f e w alterations the elections r esu lted in :-Joyce Semmens, vice-p r e sid ent; Brig htie B eckett, corresp onding secretary; Lena Butche r, treasurer; and Doreen Allen , r ecordi n g secretary.

We d eci d e d that we would hold th e meetings tlris year at dinn e r hour on W e dn es day, a nd work circles and m eet ings were h e ld a l ternate ly throughout the term. Mrs. Ch e rry s poke · to us at the first m eeting in connection . with the Junior Red Cross Society. Each year we have had representatives from the various mission fi e lds; but this year we w e r e. fo r tunate iu secu rin g for one mee ting a yo ung Indian stud e nt from Fiji, •Sewak Ma~ih. It was all the more interest ing to hear one who owed his education a nd upbringing to the missions. Rev. J. H. Allen , of Azamgarh, North India, and Mrs J e nkin , who has recently returned from Fiji, also ad dressed us in connection with missionary ente rpri se Rev. Davis gave us an account of th e time which he spent as a prisoner of war in German y, while Rev. T. C. Rentoul spoke to us of th e work don e by the Sou-th Melbourne K in derg arten an d th e Children's Homes at

Cheltenham. Rev. J. Gault , better known as " P a dr e,''. cre ated qu i te a sensa tio n by his "stunt," and his v i s i t wa s appr ec iated by all who attended, as we ll as b y t ho s e who were fortunate en oug h to s e c ur e a s we e t. Rev Brian Wibb e rle y c hm:;e as hi s s ubj ect "P ray e r ," an d the H e ad Master al so addressed on e m ee tin g, his advice b e ing: "Keep your eye on the ball."

A s a r es ul t of a vi s it from Lady Miller and Mrs. Ch e rry, we ag r eed t o join t h e Junior R e d C ros 1? Society. This was accomplished b y t h e simpl e payment of 2/6 anct w e were to e ngage in su pporting, in some way , a ny philanthropic institution we c hose. We found it nec essary to fori:n work circles, at which wool for knittin g and material for garm ents were dis tributed to the girls, and, wh e n finish ed , these are being sent to the South M e l bourne Mission and the Child1'eu's Hom es at Cheltenham. The work caught on well the onl y drawback being lack of fund s. A concert, for which a charge _, of 3d. admiss ion was made, was hel d on July 5th. Th e life-mod e l waxworks of Alfred an d the cairns, and oth er such notorious c h a r acte rs , was quite a new feature in our School e nt e rtainm e nt s. The staff wa s intereste d in this work, and in ord e r to rai se more mo n e y they v e ry kindly gave a performa nce of the ir play , "Quality Street,'' to which stud e nts were adm itted. The £20 which was the r e sult of th e ir e ffort will be put to good use, and our sincerest thanks a r e given to the s t aff for their gen e rous gift. We have a l so tci thank the g irl's who contribute d the items for th e threepenn y concer t, and thos e who joined the work circles to mak e the various articl es. W e hop e that this work will be e x tended and de veloped next year.

W e hav e come into contact with th e Unions of other schoo ls mor e than once this year. Several of our girls atte nd ed th e camp at Portarlington during th e Chris tmas vacation and spe n t a most e njoyabl e time. The attendance at Schools' Day, of which an account w ill b e found e lsewh e r e, was a r ecord one, t h e r e being sixteen g irl s from M :L.C. who went to

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Ringwood. During the year, a Schoolgir ls' Party was h e l d at Merton Hall the items for which were contributed b; old campers. Some of our gir ls also attended th e co nf ~rence at Ess e ndon, which was to h e lp an d instruct those who wished to e nter the professions open to women.

W e hav e had a good year, although it has been short, and we w ish the Union of n ext year every success, hoping that the membership and attendance will not decrease, but l"/1,ther increase.

D.R. A.

Schools' Day at Ringwood.

One of t he happiest dnys in t h e School year was s p ent at Ringwood on May Gth. Rixteen from M.L.C. joi11ed the crowd of Rc hoolg irls on t h e 8.50 a.m. train from Plinders Street. At 10 o'clock 150 girl.,, with many officers and h e lp e r s, were wall, ing from the station to the pretty Church of England Hall. JDveryone ,had a small placard announcing to t:h e public her name and school. The provisions ca rrie d down. the wrnps dispensed with, we took 011 ;· seats in the h a ll. a nd. led hy Miss Co n stance '.risdall, tbe cha irwoman for t h f' day, we had oui opening ser vice rt is in this tirst pa rt of the progra u1m <' that the music begins wbicb Reems to he in the ai r right throug-hout the clay. Hushed voices singing- our hymn, "O. Lonl and Master of Us A 11 ," and the prayer t hat through tlus day we nm~· be brnu~ht more int< touch with Nl Ch other, and our f e llo,v-stud ent members t hroughout thP world, gave one the fee ling that the day was going to he different from ot h c-r days. and so it proved. :'lf iM Tisdall read n psnlm , and afterwards explain ed to new girls why th e Unioa arrnng-1c,s for these times , when gil·ls from a ll o,·er Melhonrn e can meet and have a jolly clay together.

• In •nch school there iR a branch of th<' world wide Students' C hriRti1tn U nion K ee ping jm,t among the people of our own hranch we hecome self-ce ntr< d, and for g-1•t that girls of our ow n ag-e, with much t:,e s'.lme icleals as we haYe. a1·e workini::as w e trJ' to work: when iwougbt together we cn n hecome nnitP 'l we can cliscu"s

m e thods, and be to ld of the work in faroff parts, 01 the gr1•11t conferences and exte n s i ve work _ of the S.C U. Then we f ee l that our Union is just a small part of a ve1·y great organisation t ha t of students from universities ruHl collE>gei:, ia all coimtL·ies.

The next item waR th e mixing up of thro g irl s in Bible c ir c les. ln the sun nnd fres11 bre eze, with the birds twittering around we discussed the co untrie s of the world. their pe oples anti customs, and great 111fferences in history and dev elopme nt : but a ll people of the one Creator and Saviour. :.\Text came the ap pl es, and good one!" t-hey were. Most people were left to mnn<'h and walk, while 10embers of C.U. exec utives met unde r Miss 'l.'isdall nnd M.is" Hutchinson to compa r e and ach:ise eac h ot her on plans for th·e yea r.

When we joined the others again everyon e h a d a piece of paper pinned on her and was looking and call in g for her mate. By this tim e appet ites were the hei g ht of mountains; then the doors opened, anti with o ur pa1·tners we took our seats at tab les loaded with snndwiches, mixed cakes and buns in g r eat rwantities. Ther~ wns c omparatiYe silence for a few minutes. then we hea1·d from the members of onf' table: "We " ·ant a jok e frnm Mi ss Tisdal:. p lease. Up , up, u p, up , up !" Fists bauged the tabl es, the cups nml sn n cer s ratti eLl. the cups and sa u cers parted compan,,. e Yerytbing jumped up and down. until Mi s~ 'l'lsdall rnse. Her joke was the .ti.rst ,f man y sp lendid ones, tlw officers r espond ing most graciousl,1· to the r epeated "Up, u p, up, u p, up!" and t h e danc in g tea-c up s Table a fter table made great demands · for exam ple , "Stand up :YI.L C." We stood, hut were bi sseJ b ecause two membe1·., were rather too clos,i together . Bun after bun, cake afte r cake disappea1'ed, until the tables were almost empty.

We then di vi ded o ur compa ny into parties, and a ll sta rted for a walk in the gl orious co unti·y. Th e s ky was blue with streaky c loud s, the ai r bracing, nnd everyone felt t hat s he cou ld rnn for miles. At half-past four we agai n assembled in the hn.11 for the closing sessions. Miss Duucan, who is now r epresenti llg the Y.W .C ..\ .

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of Australia in Jap a n, addresse d u s very finely. W e sa n g as our closing hymn · th P. Vi c torian C.U. f avo urite, "De.u Lord a n,1 Father of Mankind," and after pray e r amus e d our se1v42s until t ea was r ea dy.

This m eal at !5.30 prove d the jollies t tim e of the day. Th e M.L.C.'s, with thP e x ception of t h e ol d ca mpers , who kn ew better, thought it all owab le for them to si t togeth e r a t tea., sc as large tables were not u se d w e gather e a kind e r g nrte n oh air s . n nd formed an oblong just b e lo w th e platfo rm. A~ soon as we were spotted loud cam e the cry, "Stand up , M.L.C." In a b ody w e e Jeyen stoo d. :ind r ece iyed so much hi ssin g and booting t h at we were g lad to sit clow11 agai n , but r esol ved no t to mov e. . A .table nem:-Qy qu estione d , " Wh y do )\'.L L. C. ::sit together?"' As one , oic e we r ep li ed. " Brothe r!)' lov e," and with tJ,iat they seC'Tnerl to 1,r sa ti s fied. Each school w11s rn li ed in t 111·n, its membe rs s ta,nding and b e in g c lapped or hissed , For h a lf a ·minute just talk ing was h eard , then , as a treme11do t1 s t hund e rbolt. came a very loud c ry, "We want a joke from M.L.C. Up , up, up , u p , up! " The cry wn::s talrnn up by tab le aJ;tE- r tabl e. Th e roo m ,vas f ull of noise, whil st M.L.C. f everi s hl y thought ove r th e ir favo urite e pi taphs. At l e ngth , amid the ro a r, a tr e mbling M. Lad y rose np. There was silence whilst the sad poem wa s r ec it ed:

" Mammie and I liv e d together .Tust two veRr s and a half She went first and I followed next The cow before the calf."

The e nsuing la u g h showed appreciati on.

Afte r the ball was c len r e d we l eft fo r the station. The train journey home wi II not be for g otte n by som e of u s . W e san g our Sc hool so n )::s with ~r eat pow e r and ex pression in fact, th e 11i r ra n~ wit ll th•' Yo lum e from our lun gs d es pite the noise of the trnin. The diploma memb e r 1< especia lly helped , by the way iu whi c 11 t h e y r e nd e r ed the a lto part. A s each m e m ber le ft the train we sa n g. "Good-bye. Good Lu ck. " . and e Yerybody scatter ed carrying with he1· th e hnppiest remem • prances of Schools' D a y. -B. B.

Conference at Lowther Hall.

Th e School g irls' Conference at Esseridou on Saturday, Oc:tober 21st, was a veng r ea t success, in spite of the b ea t. Mi s,.: Hutton ver y kindly le nt Lowth e r H a ll fo r the occasion , and th e afternoon h eat was ·SC'ar<:e ly fe lt a s we sat in a group in th ~ s h ade of the big trees on the law n. .A.bo ut 70 g irls from variou s ~c hool s were prese nt at the a fternoon sessio n, which c onsiste,~ of n<lclresses · on Teaching (with a specin 1 account of kinderga rten · work by MisR Gutte rid~e), 1I e dlcine and Nurs ing. In betwee n • the talks we nte apples a ml strayed around, the Lowther Hall gir!::s a c ting as g uid<!S a ncl s ho w in g u s all over th e school. w hi ch is very fine When r ue a ft e1·noon lect ures were oY e r , Mi ss Ma .·ga1·et Cunnin g h a m sp ok e to us of ie Unive r s ity C U a nd the h e lp· it give s to fr esh e rs U n t i I t e a was r eady w e IHtll n n opportunity of getting to know on e a n other, and of questioning the s peakers. Sist.!:· Larrard s oon 1,a d · a large group arournl her, li s t e ning to furth e r disc uss ion of Nursing.

T ea. which was set ou t on t ab les in the op e n a ir . was a. very g ay func tio n, and r e minisc e nt of School s ' Day One esp ec i a ll y noisy group gave Miss Ti sdall n o p eace nntil she produced a jol;:e, wher e upon th ey commentecl scathing l y, "Not bad!" Th e ir appea l for " Clara" was disrega rd ed, bu1· the news that " Anne would lo ve a scone " arou sed much amused inte rest. .A. uun rn ce was started, but, a las! too late. It co ul•l not procee d owi n g to the c ompe titor s having n lready surround ed much cake. ,Yn s hin .!!: 1111. out in t h e " Tuck.'' was soon ov er w ith t e n h elpe r s tho u g•h we didn"t even avail ourse lves of "Clara's" s urpri s i n g l)•-worded in v itation to "bog into" cak ,1 as reward.

'l'he eve ning lectures w 1>r e on Co mmercial .A.rt, Y .vVC.A. W ork. Musi c, nncl Deacon ess es· Ac th·ities. Mi s s G u es t h n ,1 ta ken g r e at tronbl e in procming for u s nm n y excell ent sp ecimens of advertise ment d e!'<i !;Ils. Perhaps the most enge rl y iu::spectcd " ·ns one which , s h e sa:id, she · hnd been doubtful of hrin c:i n g, ns n ot ·'very ni ce"; it p1·oyed t o be m erel y n n

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advertisement for someone' s whisky. "Ca mp Mother,'" who spoke of Deaconesses, was listened to eagerly, for s he is beloved by all schoolgirls who ·know her ; and the account of the Y.W C.A.. wh ic h Miss Hardy gave us was enjoyed perhaps most of a ll , for she bas a singular cha rm of speaking.

To conclude the eveni ng, we gave votes oC thanks to Miss Hutton tor ,her generous loan of the school, and to Miss J ean Hutchinson and Miss J. Demaine, w ho so ably organised the affair. Very grateful thanks are also .due to a ll the speakers who made the day so profitable to us.

No one could help e njoy in g this confe•·ence. The majority of schoolgirl s, w-bo have never been to it, are inclined to co ndemn it without a trial as "prosy" a nd dull. No judg ment cou ld be more wrong. for thP day is fu ll of the spontaneous fu n so chamcteristic of Camp and of School<;' Day. The hilarity at tea-time, esp ecia llv , quite destroys any idea of ' dulness, and th is atmosphere of en joyment makes us all th e more r eady to app1' eciate the seriou a aim of the addresses. From a practical , standpoint these are most help f ul, as w e are given exact information regarding the necessary qualifications for the various careers open to women, and their attain_ ment. A.side from pra c tica l details. we ar~ shown in these t a lks the noblest aspect ,1f every profess ion-th e idea of se rvice w hich must be t>he ce ntra l t1wught if on e is ,_o find her true vocation. This sense of the dignity of service and of th e n eed for unselfishness i n c boo;;in g our life's work, stirred in us by the words of the speakers, is a big factor in setti ng an ideal before us · and helpin g us to striv e "t owards H; while the ming lin g with girls of other schools shows us our und erly in g unity of aim and feeling, in spite of differing badges and ardent school partisanship. It is this bro a d view of life which is the all i.lJJportant r esult of s uch gatherings flS the Conference. Those of us who w e n t this year would have been extreme ly sorry to miss it, and would urge next year's senior girl s to go in g r e at numbers. W e can assure t,hem 'that it is in no sense "prosy, " and t h ey will enjoy every minute of it.

J.S.

i.bya.

When the Li•brary opened this year, a store of new books was found r eady to be c la;;::; ified and added to the prP.sent number These were mainly by such popular authol'« as Ian Hay, Peter B. Kyn e , the Willi a mso n s, Grace Ri c hru ond, l'i1ary Grant BrucP. and Evhe l Turner, in additio 11 to a few or Klpling's and Ro bert Louis Stevenson'.:. We h ope to ha1•e a compl e te set of the works of the two latter authors, and al ready possess quite a numbe1· of them.

Later in the year a series of hi stor~· books came to hand, but these were immP diately put into No. s,· where they ar,, proving very va luabl e assets t o the Pas~ Sixth History C lass. We also recommen<I history students to read "Geoffrey Ham lyn" and " Robbery Un d e r Arms"-two ver;: picturesque stor ies of eflrly A.ustrnlian days. We st ill •have cause to r egr et th,~ absence from our libra r y of Baron <" RS Orczy's thrilling tales of the French Revo lutio n. They are "l'e~y popular books, an~ s urely merit a pince on ou r shelves. Th ,• girls sti ll show a tendency towa rds lighte r books, a nd nearl.v a lw ays ignore the bette·· c la.<,s. Kipling, Scott and Dicke ns arc popular fa"l'ourites , but Stevenson an, I Ru s l, in a r e almost entin·I~- nPgle cted.

Many or the g irls complain of the numbe : of books by Henty and Coll in gwopd w hi c!J a re part ·of our libr ar_y. They are gener a ll y e njoyed on ly hy girls until t h ey are about twe!Ye . a nd the sen iors , who make most u se of the library, wonld prefer to se" 1nore interesting- nud su itab l e stories · l'<-' ~ placing them.

The bool{S which a gi rl r eads often in • flu e n ce her greatly, ::.o that it is most im portant th at the School Library shoulcl provide a stoc l, of wholesom·e literature froru which she can draw ,her ideas.

A. K, a n d M. F".

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Music Notes.

"Thia is the luxury or music. It touch e s every key of m emo ry and stirs au the hidde n springs of sorrow and of joy. 1~ love it fo1• what it makes me forget n nd for whnt it m a kes m e rememb e r."

Tile standard of the mus ic this year ha , ueen quite up to t h e average of , not bett!!r th a 11, that of preYio u s year s The examinalion r es ults were good.

U.NIVERSl'.r Y CONSERV A.TORI UM. Pianoforte.-Grade I. , Beulah Sh a nnon; G rad e III., Joy Cilambers, Uertrnde C harl es. Linda Seeh u.se n, Marjori e Vase.r; Urade IV. , Beryl K e rry, Hazel L ee , Dulci e Sincock (bono~rs); Grade V ., Valerie Jen nings, Hannony.-Grade I. , Beulah Shannon , Vera Wallace; Gra d e III., Gertrude Char les (honours), Marion Mitc hell. Sin g iug.,-Grade IV., Rhoda Pope, Blanche wood.

J\IIUSICAL SQ CjETY OF VICTOR.I A . riauoforte Diploma Violet Pear ce (honours) , B e ul ail Shannon (honours).

LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC. Pianoforte. Advance (! In termediat~, ·Merle Shannon (honom·s).

Before the war a s tudent c oncert was h e ld every year, but during th e wa r th e s ~ were discontinued. This year, howe ver, we h e ld a most s u ccessful o n e in the Hawthorn Town Ha ll , unde r the supervision of Mr. Mewton, our musical director. Th e proc eeds, which amo unte d to £G8/ 12/- , were for t h e Girls' Block Building Fund

vVe wiire very so rry to lose Frances llicCa II t h-ls term. H e r · yoice , one of the best w e h ave e ver had ' at M.L.C .; bas beeu th e source of 1,t-i·e a t e njoym e nt to us on many occ asion s. During t he year s h e had · the pri v il ege of s ing in g to Dame Nellie :\Ie lua. whose criticism was mo st favou r ub1e.

This y ~a r we all •had a great opportunity of ll e:trii1g Dam e ~f e l bu , when s he ga-ve a c on ce rt for school girls and boy s in ai l of th e \'i c torian l~ree Kinde rgartens.

Eve r y Thur s u ay afte rn oon s w eet from ~o. 19 stea l up on us , a nd we know that the c horal c la ss ar e h a rd at it preparing to c harm u s with bursts of melody 0'.1 Speech Night. -L B.

Boarders' Notes.

The old g irl s of 1921 were glad to wel come the new g irls of 1922 into the Hou se. Ea 1·ly in Ma r c h Dr. and Mrs. Fitchett sailed for England, but we are all pleased to StlY we hav e th e m with us again.

Se~ond term was a happy one for th e board e rs. Soon afte1· the holiday s there was the Prefects ' Play, which everyone enjoyed very much. The less fortun ate ones were sent to bed at 7.45 o'clock on Saturday ·ni ght, while tl~e othe rs went oft' to e njoy anoth e r ni g ht of pleasure. Bu t what hurt the unfortunate on es most was that the prefects and sweet-se lle rs were allo,ved to entertain the W e sley Orchestra to s upp er. The or c he sh·a made s u c h a fa vournbl e impression on our mistress that some of the sen ior girls were allowed to go to the Wesley Play.

Late r on, a fancy dress ball was h e ld in the "gym.'.' This was a great success, the prize-winn e r s for the most original an(! best ~b a racters be ing: Fiq,t, Tl'lelma Mapl eso n and Doris C hamb ers (Paper Bags); second, May L ambert and R ay Angwin (Red India. us) ; and a special priz e was won by A lma Bun;ows and L eila Zwa1· (Dolly Varden a nd Lover). There were many other very pretty and humorous costumes. a nd everyo ne looked their best as they pa1·ad e d , whil e Miss McKay and Mi ss Gillan judge d. :pancing was then fre e ly indul ged in b .v ev e r yo ne. Afte r danc ing. suppe r (d ogs and water!) was served in th e diniug-h !!II.

Towards the e nd of the term , Bir t hda y N ight was held. which everyone g r eatly e nj oyed. A. ,cry excitin,; basket-ball match was a lso played between Hous e and S chool. ' Hou se ca rri ed off the bonours of the gam,~; we bad the best tea m ever seen at M.L.C. Everywhe re on e look e d on tha t importa nt day , red was seen to be flutt er i ng in th e bree ze Mi c l, a nd Do, wearing bow-ties with 11 ,·enge auce, dicl not .:nake a ny e ffo11: to hill e t h e mse lve;,, as t h e field was illuminated b y their presence at eac h interval.

This year t h e House bas had hard lu c k with its pre~-ects. w e started the y e ar with Mabel Finnie (Seµ. House) , Violet Pearce , Blanche Wood, Vera Perry, Olive Pizzey, E dn a Pear ce, Mary Gilbert, Mavis Alexau-

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~e r, anci. Ikll e H a milton. vVben we 1.:a111l' back seco nd t e rm we discove r e:l that both i\Iab e l and Violet b ad left u s "rbi s m e ant so m e chau;..:es, so Vern P e rry b ecam e a full pf et'ect. X in n H e llll s was made an associate pr efect n111.l Blanc h e ·wood wa s mncl e Sen. Hou s e At the e nd of sec ond ter m Oli, e l'i;,ze y left, a ncl Mary nncl i\Iavis both l1ec am e ill , but w e are g la d to say they aJ·e q ui te better agai n.

We a.11 join in w islli ng t h e Staff and gi rl s a very happy Christmns, and be s t lu ck and wishes for 1923. B. W.

Staff P lay.

t e ll that l.J~· th •~ aft'ec:tionat c 11 1a1111er in whirl! th e y watdJctl u,·er i\Ii ss Phoebe. with Miss H enrietta 'l'urnb ull , whose twin c url s at her temples wer e vl'! r y b ecom in g-, they introcluce ll a n atmosphere of gossipi ness eYe1·y time th ey appe a1·e d . Thes e three people clii;nppeared fr~rn School life directly after the perfo r mance The elder Mi s s Willoughby fe ll into a b asket ball n et and was n ever seen more. . The younger swallowed a vol ume of Fro e b e l and died in awful agony. ~liss Henrietta disappea r ed in a c loud of H ~S. some say, but we can not really tell.

The sc hool c hilclrcn p layed their parts Ye ry we ll. We hope that Isabel ' s t hinness

A uniqu e event took place on Sat urday, h as not b ecome accentu ated by h e r a c quir October 7th. li'or t h e past two or t h r ee ing of "a multiplie d by b , a littl e stroke, r , y ears the Staff h ave bad a Dramatic and a littl e 2," ancl t h nt h e r fnthe1· has not ' Society; but no t until this year have t h ey been forced to cban~e hi s opin i o n thar consente d to present · the result of t h e ir ALg1! bra is a ladylike s u bject suitab le for seances to the general publi c. Under Miss wiry p eop le. We also h ope t h at Geo r g ie Williams' manage10ent they gave a very bas not mistaken ll is ches~ for ,h is• "S" s uccessf ul performance·of Sir J. M. Barrie' s again " Quality Str eet," the proceeds of w hich, Was it true, or a rumour ? We heard amounting to £19/17/-, were for tl1e that , all latecomers 911 l\f9n~ay , Octobel' Students' Chr istian U niou , lo provid e 9th, w ere made, a s p.nni ~!Jmeut, to wa1K material fo r tbe work circles. arouud the sc hoolroom [ioi.n_ti11g th eir .toes,_ :)[iss Pho e be, whose auburn r ing lets at and th:i.t seve1:a l ru11 s ic ·pup) ls ;were asked · · tracted attenti on, in n o \\'ay or at a ny ·a ·guestfo1i ·p e r fai.n.irig t9 e leven herri n gs. tilll e fu lfill e d i\fr. Brown ' s descrj ption or Latin pupil s, beware ! Our '' unhappy boy" her as an "oU-fashioned, garden," not 'knows too ·much a bout some t hing;;. e , ·en in the second a ct, whe n she appear ed Patty was a very sweet littl e maid. S he as a. s c h oolmistress o,·er co n1 e by minuets, ·s 110J, c truly when ~h e sai d that one should Algebra, a nd "unh ap py boys ," a nd hav;in g ·nc!\' e 1; g i ve up hope. We are glad she take,, to b e comforte d by the bloodthirsty such a sens i b le view of the: case, At th e Arthur. M iss Susan, in h e r littl e blu e a n d white drawing-room (her " husband ") was a dea r match-making per so n , , vitb th e u s ual habit such people h ave or putting their foot in it.

Mr. Va le n ti n e Bru\\'u was " dits bing," from the top of his j e t -blacl, bead, right past bi s s id eboards (w hi ch i;eem ed to hav e a great li king for hi s c hin , s ince they be.gun a journey iu t h a t dir ection ou eve-i·.,· possi b le occasion) , clown to his spattell boots In th e i r r egim enta ls b e ,incl a lso the sergeant we r e Yery man ly figu r es His man agement of th e Misse s Willou ghby ancl Tlll'nbull was exceedin g ly cleYer.

The M isses Willoughby . we r e a ver y well. matched pair as sister s, lwi ug- nlil,P in look s, and poss essi n g loving natures. On e co ultl

age .of~ forty , one . is apt to hecom e Ye r .,· p e:ss imi s tic, don't you · think?

vVe b e:1rt il y co n g ri 1fu late all the ac tL- esses, a nd thank them for ,t ripping evening's entertninment. E. B.

Our PrefeClts' play was uo le ss a s u cc<'ss than u s ual in fact, most of u s spoke of i t as b ein;:;- t-be best ; whic b . h ad s ;l'a r bee 11 g i ve n at school.: B u t llo w e ever tai l to make th at rema r k conce r i1ing- any e ve nt?

The proceeds· of the play, lncl u ding · the r etu rns from the s :tl e of swee ts, amounter! to £86/13/ Ha l f of this was d onateu to the Armenian RQli e f Fund , 11p<l h n.lf to th e

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l <' und for the Stricken Children of Europ<'. A prize of a framed photograph of the <.'harnc·t e r s of Uie piny was pre se nted to th e Form ,~ hi c h contributed t h e best ancl largest co ll ectio u of sweets '£his i s tll~ second of its kiucl wh ich now graces the walls of Diploma F·onn r oom.

'.fho,1e· few weeks prece ding tbe presentation of the play must ha ve bee n rath er · trying fo1· those indu st1·io11s childre n. The very thought of fillinp; the numb e rl ess sweet-boxes mak es the mouth s of less rortnna te individuals wa te1·, and fi 11s their hearts with e nvy-bu t noi: their mouth s with s w eet s. They prove d tb e mselyes lit t le :ntists • in carnouflaging Olcl Go ld sweet hoxe s. \ ;Ve wonder why t h ere were n ot m o r e teunis arm!:' ca u sed by the sb·enu · ous e ffort of drn wing the c lag brush across tbe wall11a.p e r. \'Vhen ,·isiting th e Common Room · to offer· up our s,1cr ifi ces, we were expose() to tbe seri ous risk of los in g our eyesight. owing to the Hying strips of wall-

pap e r n ud t h e consta nt shower of cia.g'. :"<e,·ertheless, th e res ult was a ,·er y inYiting s h ow of ai:tistically decorated boxes , tig,h tl~- pacl,cd with sweets. ?\ow a littl e of the play it se lf. " Littl e \Vom en" was pr esented in an exce llent fashion. each g irl being perfectly natura l ·•throughout-in fact, most of us a.re thankful that there were no representa tives of J. C. Williamson's o r the Tivoli Circuit present, as we s huclde1· t o th in k that e re now 11. large proportion of the school dis cipline ltlight have I.Jeen appearing at Her Maje ,~ ty's 01 · the Bijou. The lo vemak.i ng between John !I ncl M eg seemect so genuine that we wonder! John's appearance was greatly enhanced l.Jy hi s tartan ti:oui,ers. Eve1-yone r e marked upon the unique anti antiqu e c ut of them. i\lcg ca u sed chaos in the heart of more than one m e mbe r or the audience by ,her melting glances aml bewitching p e1· ·011ality in fact, we know that one of the mu sic iam; was caused much

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embarrassm<'nt by •his neighbour's outward enthu siai::m .To wa~ excellent, h er boyisl; manne r and s p el?c h surpr ising great ly those who , hitherto , had not been intimately a cqu ainted w ith h e r in school life.

when fi r st we met . \.my she •w:u, doingh El r best to grow into a lady. Jo 's pranks ca US{;!d h e r to ex pre ss he1.- disapproval so much that w e thougllt her rath er · a prig, hut ffs time , ve nf on s l>1i grew into a very c,hanning young 1ady Betli was very swl!et, and slie su ited the part well. Th e pathos oC lier last appearance moved the more t e ud e 1· hearted section of the audience to tears. Of course,' this afforded an· excelle n t o pportunity of displa ying the ruicro scopk si1uares of lace and ca mbri c.

'.rhe e 11tran.::P. of Aunt March cit'i:tsed much interest and admit-ation. From t h e beginning her voice and mann e r made us realise t:hat it would have taken a good deal to ruffle, or r ather to smooth, her unusual c h ee rful sen'l1ity.

Special praise ls due to Hannah, wllo, a l thougll her part was small, contt~b uted much to the hlllllourous side of the play. Indeed, she ,was "priceless." Marmee seemed so genuinely careworn that by the e xpression or·her face she might have been taking morning Assembly duty She acted well , especially in the swoon on the first uii;ht. In' her desire to mak1:: this part a s uccess, she miscalculated the clist:..nce between h e rself and tlle should-have-been convenient cllai1·, and the r es ult was that she wa s forced to cowe iu contact with the tloor in rather undi gn ifie d ha ste. But after ' til'st~aitl" had been a dministered s h e reappeared, no1te th e ,vorse, we are glad to • say, for her little mishap. Several of the .tud icnce wer e mu c h · impressed by ' Iler ap. pa rent hravery in dt'opping to tile floor r ega rclle ss of her fe e Hngs. So it must have IJ pe n successf ul , i f unintended. Mr. March \\'as a Yery fatherly fatbei·, and bis advice woulll have clone c r e dit to our own paternal pare nts.

T.aurie was an ·'awfull y" nice bo,v, and •he s ho\\'ell bis affecition for Jo very dearly. ,ye n •:illy thought at first that Jo's refusal tQ his proposal was going to wreck hi s life. But he did not fail the r eputntion of the mal e sex, as lie quite recovered, and

wana ged to transfe r his atl'Ecctions to Amy Professor Baret's accent was so natural that w<:! have vague recollections of having heard it wafted throug,b' the windows of Form rooms at clifferent periods of the day. Mr. Laurence wa::. splendid, as he looked so ma sculine. In short, he looked absolutely incapable of !i giggle or a squeal.

Man y were the feminine sq ueaks of appnwa l when it was wblspen;d that an orchestra, consisting of some of tne musi c pupils from a well-known institution in th e vicinity of St. Kitda Road were to provide music between the acts. No, my dear: not the Blind Institution! Mercy! you will b ,:, co nfusing another famous institution at K ew with tile Methodist Ladies' College next. It was the Wesley College Orchestra , a nd we have to th an lr it for a great amount of the success which attended tile play Judging by L. C. Key's vioi in solo, tile high standard whicli tbe orchestra has attained is not surprising.

In conclu sion, we desire to thank Miss \ 'Vebb, who gave so much time and trouble to th e t r aining of the performe r s.-A.P .

Melba's Concert.

Th e school boys and girl!; of 1922 have had a unique privilege-for a n aftern oon H1e y had D ame Nelli e Melba to themselves. It was a wonderful experience, and on e which non e of us will forget. The concert, given by Mell.Ja for the benefit of the kinde r gartens of Victoria, took place in the ~1 elbourne Town Hall ,-w hicb was decorated \\' ith the numerous flags of t he schools re presented. Tile hall was filled with figures clad in dark blue, w-hich must have given an impression of uniformity most unusu al in an audien ce

The concert was opened by three songs, excell ently rendered by the Conservatorium Ladies' C boir. unde1· the able baton of Mr. F. Bennicke Harte, of which tile most interesting to US" was " St rawberry Fair. " These items a roused g r eat applause, and everyone was !,eyed up to a high i:,itch of enthusiasm already.

When Melba tripped on to the stage, she was rece i ved with uproarious acclamation .

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a nd i t wa s s om e time be for e she could :it .tempt to begin H e r first ite m was til e s c intill a ting ·'Je w e l So ng " " 'e ca nno t hove, to d e s c ribe h e r r e nd e ring of It, so w p will b e co nt e nt w i t h a dmittin g her dra mati e p o w e r and h er beauti f ul F r ench. Severa I e n c ore s follow e d, o n a c c ovnt of t h e mani f e st appro v a l of e ve 1'y on e. Each ·note was c )ear , fin ish e d and full of v ita l tone.

Mi ss Una Bourne the n p la yed for us, a nd the b e auty w hi c h she dre w from s everal of Gr e ig' s L .1-ri cs mad e on e ga s p. She h as n (l"l ag i c t o u e h a n d w o nd e:rfu l fac il ity for ex p laining th e thii1g,_ as s h e f e els it, to he r h ea r e r s. H e r " " B u t t e rfl y " w a s a thing t o r e m e mb e r in w inte r da ys.

Th e ladl e s ' c qoi r s an g a gain . T h is tim e a pa r t s on g, " R ose A ~ lm er ." by F. B e nnicke Harte , unusual, a s is a ll that Mr . H a rte compo8PR, b e in g th e m ost r e mark (I bl e it em

)f e lh a then a 111ie11 r e d aga in , a 11d w e ll e anl 11,:, 1• in a li g h t e r m dod. She 1:1ang three litt le $On gs, w hic h we r e m u c h a p pr eci a ted , •·secr et L a n g ua ges," " M:v Sh ip and I ," "'l'he Cu ckoo. " !

Mi s's Bourn e n ext [Jlayed two o~ h e r o wn dainty a nd c hara c t e l'is ti c compo s iti ons , the ·'Cr a d le Son g ; ' ' ".rile Mar c h G rote s qu e ," nnd '" T h e Mu s i ca l Box ," l>y D e Se ve ra c. H e r [)l ay in g w as enjo y ed imm e n s e l y , for i t is n o t g ive n t o u s fre qtie ntl y to .h e ar s o t ru e :rn artist as s h e undoubtedl y is.

The la s t so n g of M e l l.:)a w as th e ever pl easi p g " S e S a ran Ro se," a nd we h ear t! t h e t i il ls fo r w h ich M e lba i s s o cel e brate d. S e v e ra i ec c o r es we r e d e mande d , and gen e rous ly g i ven On Dam e M e l ha; s a s kin gif s h e w ou l d s ing "Good h ye ," t h e r e wn !S a g r ea t cr y of " No! "

W e s h owed qui te c lf arl~· h ow mu ch ,t :! a pprecia t e d Da m e M e l ba, w hil e we wer e at t he con ce rt , by , our a p pla u s P anp. flqral tri b ut.Pf-<. h ut w e w o uld like t o sn.v in ~vor c l s t•hat w e th a nk h e r m ost s ince r e l]r fo r t h e wond prflll a f ternoo n w hi e b Rh e g a ve us - J.M.

The School Concert.

Th e gen e r osity of the g ir ls in r epl y t o t h e H e ad' s n p pea l to m a k e t h e Scho ol Coit cert of 19 22 a s u ccess exc e ll e d a ll expectn tion s , On th e d a r b efor e th e con ce r t , tlk

Schoolroom platform and seve ral desks 1Ye r e c o vere d w ith ~we e t-boxes-flat box es , littl e boxes , big boxes , pl a in bo x es, and coloured bo'x e s of Ya r i o u s shapes. Th e y w e r e fill e d ~,ith s " 1eet s in t h e afte rnoon by s om e of t h e fie uior g,irl s nnrt the H ead wa s g r ea t ly plea ;.ed 'a t t h e p a tr ioti c fe e lings h own h~ tl~P !!'irlR.

Perhaps the fa c t tha t m a n y of us kne w so little o t' th e a nnua l Sc h ool Con cert s mad e u s a II the mor e eag er for the day to com e, f o r ~he r e had not b ee n one sinc e 1918, a nd t h e new gir ls of the past four years ha,d h eard o n l y n 1gue rumo ur s o f t h ese con certs

The Hawtho rn Town Hall w a s obt11ine d !or Fi·iday A ug ust 18 t h and a s i t wa s on ly for on e n ight. w e ,Y e r e not surprise d to see the ha ll fillM Programm es w e): e scahne d t o pi c k o u t the farn i li ai: n a m e s , hut the audi e nc e w a s appre c iativ e a nd s il e n ce f e ll as the fi r s t of man y m u s i ca l ite t'n s was g ive n. Ite m foll owed i tem; ap p l a u se, b oxes of s w eet s, and bouque ts sho w d eh e pl easure o f the li s t e n e r s , and n il p e rform ers r ecei ved som e r e cogniti on of th e ir work

Mr . Me w ton ' s choral c ho ir proved that th e work h e put i nto t r a inin g t h e girl s wa s w e ll wor th it. Little did w e t hiuk, liste n ing to t h e s ound s issuin g fr o m N o 18 0 11 Thursda y afte rnoon s , t hn t t-he y w ould g i ve u s s uch enjo y m e n t.

Fran ces M c Ca ll , our r e nowne d s i n ger. w as a t her b est in " M y R es ting Pl ace · and " Sere n a d e," the ovations s h e r e ce i ved pro c l aimi n g h e r e x ceedin g ly popul a r a mon:~ a ll ; but p ra ise mu s t he rese r ved for others. Th e swe et ton es of Ste lla Rout, in h er r e nder in g of " Orph e u s Witb H i s Lute,' ' mad e u s w i 8h f or morP. , bu t the r e wa !;- not t im e .for encor es , a nd w e settl ed dow n t o d e ri v e mu c h p leasur e f r o m other artist s B lnn c h e \V ood and Rh od a Pop e surpassed th e mse l ves, :md w e e n ,i o~;e d liste ning t o Mab e l :F'inni e , Edn a P e ar ce, Eve ly n H oba n Rnd L inda Se e l111 seu . At t h e pi a no , B e u lah S h a n non1 M a r j or ie Coc ks. a nd V er a Wal 1!1ce--ol d g- ir ls of th!! sc hool , b u t s t ill mu s i c pup il s ,Ye r e w e lcomed , a n d w e wer e by n o n~ ea n s di sapp ointe d i n th eir s p le ndi d pla:, i n g . F a i t h W e llard and Moy n a Dimoml r e presentcrl t h e S chool ln vio lin pl ayin !!'

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ancl t h e la s t , hut not _ least, ite m on th e t:>t~ogramme sl10 w e d us t h at t h e R es id e ut St ud e n ts' C h o ir co u ld k eep nti the r eputation of the Boarders in musi c at least.

' l' he usu a I hu;,,7, n rter "Goel Sn ve tile Kin g" announce d the e ntertai nm e nt a s11ccE>ss as fa r as the nct iy e perfo rman ce was co n cerned, a nd the a udi e n ce went home feeling very p)easecl. vYe wer e soon t o le arn , however, that the financial _pai·t of tlie School Con ce r t was a lso sntisfncto r y, t he · n et results being £68/12 / -. Spec in 1 com m endatio n must h e g- iv e u to the sweet se ll e1·s. Th ey were admire d ever yw he r f> f o r t,hei r app e aran~e; but t h at dE'terred th e m no t for the y wo rk ed with s uch e n ergy tliat the sale of s,, eets nmoun tecl to £18/1/3.

The s u ccess of the co ncert clependecl to a large extent u pon th e g irl s ,; ho performe d , anc.l we con g ra t ul ate th e m ,·er y h eartil v fo1· a pl easurab le eve n i ng, which wi ll remain wit h u s so t,hat each ca n trul y sa y:

" The m u.s ic in m y h eart I bo1·e Long after it \\"US h ea rd 110 mo5~-"

Th e 1·esponsil)ility a n d arrangement of details not visib le to t he ordinary onloo k er were unde r ta k en with _great ca r e , . a nd 're owe to · i'lfiss rr itc h :,!lt, Mi ss J;'itts, ~frs. sruitb and Mr. L e Coute ur t h e warmest thanks for managi~1g_ a ffair s i,o c apabl y.

T h e procee d s of the pr evio u s sc bool concerts h a\·e l.Je e n given to t•he Girls' ;Block Fund, and this yenr the g irl s fe l't it th e ir privilege to be ab l e to e nri c h the fund by the ir own effo r ts Up to this year £361/4/hnd be e n · raised, l ea vl ng £138/ 16/ ou t o f £500 to b e paid off. Th e £68/12/ gained t h is yea1· bas le ft only £70/4/-, w h ich will .., n o t r ema in Jong on the d ebit s i de.

'£hi s year 's s u ccess has been very ,1!:L"atify ing to a ll , a nd we give sincerE' wis hes to t•be School Co n cert of 1923, with the· bopes that i t w ill meet with the spo n t::i neous h e l p of worl-ers and arti sts ms t hat of 1922. Jl!. R.

Birthday Night.

F o l' seve rn I days before A u g u st :.!5th 11 l a r ge p e r ce n tage of t h e Board e r s migh t h n Ye been ohservNt du r in g t h e ir lesso n s. iazing p e n s i vely into -mid-air, as if in

dee p es t thought. A coll ect ion of their t h ou~ hts wo uld have b ee n someth ing like th i s: " I wonder wh e 1:e I co u ld get n Chinese lante l'n, " "How 1l el i c io us, sa u sagero ll s a nd trifle" (nccornpaniecl by smacl,in glips), "I'm su r e I'll forget pn r t of t h nt <lan ce" (a littl e practi_ce goes o n under th e desk) , "l wonder if I can get a ma_n 's· voi c•e decently," a nd so on. '.rhus, BirtlH,ay ::-.:i:.: h t, 1()22, i s hera ldec;l ·in.

Gettin g dr essed was a g r ea t procei-s. bn : _t h e fini s h e d effect Iyan;rnted the tiine a nct troul.J le ,A.mid tl1e 1).0i ,s.e of crack e r s. whist les, tri !king a nd l a ug~1ter, the " hi g h " tea proceeded, a.n u when Mr ancl Mrs Ornl'e nd came to ga7,e '.Oil the fc:st ive sce n e, they we1 e greeted with acc lamation.

'£he party then a d journed to the gym. , to " trip it o n the li g h t fa n t asti c toe," until 1t wns time to go and me et o ur g u ests. .A,t 8 o'clock Fit c h ett Hall was fi ll ed with the 11 romn of c ho co l ates· an d; flowers , nnd an i,ager a n d exp ecta nt a udi e n ce wns waitin ~ for the c urt ain to r ise.

W •b e n it did, we l.J e h e ld a ge ntlema n of u n certain age and s ma ll stat ure seated o n a s ofa musing over hi s "clea r little wifey," wb(}m by h is e l oque n t lnug uage h e liaci just ma rri ed Vi' h en th i s exce ll e nt la d _v appeared, we w ere a ll a trifle s urpri sed to note that t h e ge ntl e m a n bad to take a fl yi ng leap in order to r eac h h !'r mo uth. 'l'h ey a r e a ver y h appy pair u n ti l t h e geu tleman (who, l.J y the way, i s a c hemis t\ b ear s runlom·s that he is, at t h e ver y least. the· sixt h hu sband of thi s lady, a nd t h at h e r. npp;ir e ntl y, m a ny nml varied hu s hnnc,s have a ll " di sa ppea r e d ve r y my ste rio u sly." He i s s li g htl y a larmed, a nd refuses to eot anythin g b e t· l o,·ing ha nd s have p repa r e d h a nding i t oYer to hi s i,,t)op ass ista nt, w b o we noticed, seem ed· ca tJf! b le of ho lding- ,i go od dea l. Hte 1· se,·e1•11i hloo d c nrdli ngscenes, during w hi ch a g un a nd c a1·vin ~ kng~ play an iinportn n t pa r t, th e 'wi1ole matt e !' is c leared up , and a notp e r fl •in g le np is taken. 1, A vet;y e 'Cce l! e n t , r:qok ba s a little romance ,vi t b t h e s hop assista n t (pr oba l)ly s he noticed •hi s unu ~ual appetite), nnd :t s w eet youth and mai d e n co nn~ c te <l with the house h o ld find themf;~tves ·ga 7,in ~ i nto eac h others eyes. ·

· W e ail en j oyed this immense ly, ns t h e ac to r s n11ll ac tresses "·.:re ,inst splendid , especia lly the h ero.·

A ;,ery graceftll dance, " Humoresque," , v.as ·gh ·en by tile dai1,ty boarders, a nd then we were introduc e d to some Chin ese lad;; and maidens,· who seem ed to be e njoyin1,: themselves, "w hen the lights burn fow " "Urry" was very well don e VY Mer le 1les, and e ,•e1· si u ce we ltave bee11 wondering l:o"' th e p lalts of one of t,ll e members of the fam ily stood o u t i n th e trul y beautifu l way th e y did.

. Then there , ,nt s • ·:1. gay gat h eri n g of J apanese im1iue ns, who ex pl a in ed to u, about t bc Japau ese sandman . 'I'bey loo k ed , ·ery sweet wi t h their a l mond eyes ant1 fans.

'.Dhe tiny tots in •t h eir varied night attin~ wafted u s into the "Land of I Don't Know vVlle r e," and won all our h ear t s with th<'ir si ngi n g.

A ,,ery pathetic, but happily-end ed, loYe story was s ung to us by F1'anees in " Just Like a Gypsy."

Th e "Good Nigllt" c h orus was ,. "sc1·eam," a nd t•h e niggers loo k e d so r ealistic th at we wondered how t h ei r faces co ulu possibly s lip.

We have to thank Miss Earle, Mis" Gillan, Miss Smythe and Miss Overend for tlli s lovely programme, and are s ure t h e~· deser ved a ll the praise they ~ot.

As we trooped upsta irs to becl. xfter s uppe r , we fe lt so rry to th ink Birthdar 7\"ight was o ver for another year, and, to many of u s, fo r e ,·er.

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Sister Conyers' Visit to the College.

On A.m:ac Da y t'he ui ciuory of t h e Great , va r wns broug h t ,I.Jack to our minds very , ·ivicll y oy :1 visit of Sister Co ny e rs to om· school. S h<' · wore the militar y dress of ,1 Reel Cro.·s riurse, and her appeanuJCl' add<'d to th e im1fressil·en ess of the o.ccnsion. 'fn t 11odu ce d at assemb ly by the Hcau Mastc r, Sister· Co n ye r ~ fold u s so m e of h er expe ri e n ci's during- t h e war.

Tal l and well· set np, h e r s trong, ca pahif! face and g r ey hait· cnuveyed au· imm e di 1tt~ i inprc~s ion of h e r s uitability for the ,vork

to wliicb s h e had <lenit e d h erself durin;; tl1ose lo ug am1 weary da ys. now, .at last. enclecl S il <' tonc h e t.l u po n l> ot h the sad a nrl t h e hum o r ous, nmf ga ,·e u s a vivid i1upres sion of t h e sce n es :rnd actil·iti es th r o u gh "·hic h she had passe u.

Most of S ister Conyer s' work was do11 e in Egypt auu France with the A.ustra li a u s and ~ew Zealamlers. Sbe gave a most interesting acco unt of life on th e trans ports, with its many precautions ·against attacks from t h e e n em:y. 'rt was am u si n g to learn tll o.t ; in ord er to preY e ut the tails of their llorses from being d amaged in the confined space of the stalls, t,h e troopers lJeg-g'ed flanne l bandages from t h e _ nurS"~ a ud wrapped the m r o und tbeir horses' tails. wh e n t h e horses were paraded on deck i'or exe rc ise, th e effect produced by a ·first s ig ht of lo n g r o\vS of stitil y-ba nd agerl tails was ci.ecidediy_ludi c r ou s.

Ex'.peri e n cE's in E gy p t, where the )])en , ,·er ~· t1·aiuing, foilowed , a nd t-hen so m e ide a was g ive n of t be routine work of nui·siii'~ a nd hosp i ta l management in Fra~ce As i s now well ku o,v'n , the conditions under which the worl, was ca rri ed 0\1 }"'ere, a t times, most diffi cu l t, and _ eve n d angerou s, owing to the enemy o n OCCl!,sion s deliberately bombin g the hos pitals a nd frontier c le:u-i ng station s.

All the gi rl s were g 1:eatly intereste d in Siste r Conye r s' co ll ection of war m e d a ls, and in -he1· ex pl a n at ion of t h e a war d s which t h ey r e pr~sen ted.

Om: Yis itor·s experi e nces and personalit~· to mbin e cl to imp r ess the minds of th e g irls with t lw n obility and graciou s ness or ?, life of se ni ce to oth e rs. W e belie ve that Siste r Conye r s' Yisit will b e lo ng r em em l) e r e d by t11o~e who w e r e priv il eged to !Jear li e r address.

House v. School Basketball Match.

"'1' 1,e r e 's a tnnml t · iu t h e (list:rnee n ud a war so ng iii tll e .• ail'. " w 1{at is ii '! · Wily a ll · t hi s r erl flo iu ini.: from the towe r and w ind ows of the _ quad ? Oh ! don't .you . !, n ow'( -House. Pl!l:YS s:choo l IHL s'k e t 1.Ja ll, ·to-tla ~·! Where !\t:e a~).b.l~ ,:;rn ,1 Whi te dorms '? . !' A ll r f!ll, ull -,1,ed.,'.-,..M1e~•

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crie d. Whe nce . co a;ie a ll th ese colours? Ask no q u estio ns, on ly n otice the r ed botwater b:ag cover s adornin g the goal p osts, and the s kitt keep in g t h e be ll warm Bu t ..i s there only one t ea m, on ly o n e co lo ur ? Se e, a m ~ide n uppr o11cf1es t h e swjng ropes , the prize d g r ee n fla g b e tw ee n , h e r teeth: s h e lips; tr ies a n(! t ri es ui;,a in , , but i t is t•h e. 1e.d fl ag: wh ich is fir st fl y i pg a loft.

O h, look'. To scree n t h e Head. from ,1 ;;J'are of red. s om e School ge nii hn.v e inter laced o n th e lattice, "Sc hool ," made out of g i·ee n b asketball b e lts. Buf it i s a ll r e(! a na g r ee n , e ven to th e g i1 ls tilemse lv es. Boa rd e r s are di sti n g ui s h e d in a • n e ,Y ,naririe r , with r e d ribbons a nd belts; som P •have 'procur e d t he latest in bow-ties; rath er a ·contrast t o th e ·dem1.1re g r·~\:!h ties of Schoo l, who r esemble a for est-h eing bf' garlanded with c r e'epers, small branch es, gras s. At lun c h tim e 1 ne w d e yeloprn ent occ ur s Seven g irls app ea r with red band s a nd cords,• and horro r s ! o n e bla c k stockin g, a rid the other a n y s h a d e f 1·om saJmonl-pi nk to h ecti c r e d : Twuly wenia rkab le! F riend s r1re p a r ted. D ay Gfrls w ould n ot be seen t Jear 11 Board e r · a nd a Boarde r wouid not ic•ol, at Day sc rag.

3. 15. , Th e m ad 1:u s h to th e i<ports ' ground , t•he r e to s u1Touufl a white lin e d court Din g! Dong! , l s eve1·yon e h e r e? Judging b y t h c> c rowd or gi rl s, And-what? the s t aff? Yes ! Talce your p lac es A lo n g drawn "w he w, " n last _ look at e n c ourag in g fri e n d~ With set ex l;)ress io n s on _ their faces , th e tea m s come on ; r e d legs min g le with bl aclc Ho-o-se! Com e on , Hoo-oo ese! ! c om e~ th e cry, Sch oo oo e l! Com,e on , Milly! And, ,iud g ibg b y h e r expression , Mill y f ull y in te nd s to co m e on !

" Now th e gam e's b eg un in e arnes t , a nd the b all fli es to a nd fro ."

Miss Parson s blows th e w hi s tl e, bounce,: the ba ll. Daphne is o n i_ t :qea 1·-wo-d ear ! Qu eeni e catch es t h e ball , <'af!ts an implorin g look a t the iron rin g, th e n Hurrah ! Sch oo l h as t h e fir st goal. A rms • s hoot up, and. froiµ the ce ntre, "A. bi g one. " , Mavion leaps, clut c h es the b a ll "Pass q u i'ck ly !" Vera g-r asps it Oh! th e s u s penl!le! On th ,, back line ' &h e bends one knee, a nd , w hi s h '. '•G ood on e! It's in ! Hou ss s -e!"

T im e goes on . . exc i tement increase,: , quarte r s, ora n ge_s, e n courage m e n t, h alf time, change umpir es, Hou se leading'. Last quarter! Who w ill win? "Play u o Scboo l! " "Keep on. House ! Sti ll le a din g! " House! Hou se ! Skule ! Schoo l !

GoaJ after, goa l for . Scho ol. " Buc k u p. House!" Millies a nd J e an s to th e fore ! Bi g Marge k eepjug c lose watc h on li ttle Edith! Fiv e minutes to go. F e ver of excitem ent. '.Dime !! 19 t o lG. Hou se b a., won. Hurrah!!

A ll is ove r but t:,h e c heerin g. T eams a r e s unounded by f ri e nd s , an d ea rri e d bac l, to scl.lool should e r-hi g h , a midst s hri e l,s "House for ev~ r !!"

M. G.

U nfversi-ty \\iomen's Sports.

At a r e cent mee ting of the Univ~r s it v Wom e n 's Athl e tic Associa tion, the majority of the s econdary l) nd public school s we r e rep1·esente d m ··the inter-colleg iate fl ag and flat races The spect ator s wer e main!.,· r e latl ves a nd fri e nd s Of the stud e nts

In the t1ag race , we• were unfo rtun ate ·in being b eaten in our ,h e at by Merton Hall. who gaine d ou u s at· the finish of t h e r aee. In th e finals, at'bfr a Ye r y exc itin g racP. . l<'irbank was tne s u ccessf ul team.

:\1 L .C. wa s w e ll r e pres ented in t h e fl at 1·acc by Queeni e Steele , who won h e r heut, t hus e iiablihg b e t· to compete in the fin a ls, w h e r e s h e C'am e a c lo se second.

Our ten m wni< only c lJosen n fe ,v day,, h e.fore· tb e Sports: co n sequ e ntl y, w e did n ot have mu c h tim e to practise , but n ext ye:1:· we hop e to carry off til e h o n o urs .

E. H.

FORM NOTES. Ho,nour VI.

Rarth 'hath' not anything to s ho w mo r e f11-il' T ha n Ho n ollr VI. of 1922! ·

A s~ht so_ f> le a&iµg_n e'e r was_ see n , 'tis' t,u e : These m a ide n s s ometim es. like a ~arruent. wea r An a ir of s t'qdious c;lilige n ce and· b e ar l p00 th e ir· brows the frown of anxious thoug ht

SILVER AND GREEN.

A.gain , they'r e seen up on t h e tep ni s court, Hitting s k y-1·ocl,els hi gh into the air; Ot· goin g up Tuc>k for s 11owbnlls. w hi c h. of <'ourse, , Are st ric tly netn;s ar~- in a di et.· Th e ir spa r es are passed in wofk , a n d a r e the source

Of many comm e uts on theh· \\" Ondrnus quiet in fact, a lthou g h w e nmul.J e r o nl y nin e, We , as a Form , are really r n.ther fin e !

Pass VI.

vVhen we sat tlown to write ' ou r Form notes for t h e "Silver ilnd G r ee n," we llnd a som ewhat s imilar fe e ling to i\Jilto n "!S w h en h e se t o ut to write " Lycidas." \Y(' dislilrnd th is inte rn1ption from our studies: yet, being com pell ed to rlo them , we d e termined the~- s houhl be "th e b est we w e r e c apabl e of prnducing.

' l' Q this end we bega n by compos ing · a speech, the _Ja1)gun.i.:e of \•Vhi c h was exceedin g l y high fl o wn. Bu t we so on h ecnme aware of a certa in artificiality, a nd , reco~ni sing it as bud sty le, w e n.t once a b ando n ed this our first schome. .,

Tl;en. W C thought, what abou t a SilllPl!c! pa rody? Th}s seemed au easy matte r , nml ,·olumf>s of p oem s \Yere soou forthcoming. But. alas for our plaus! Wo1:dsworth. Sbel ley , ,Tenuyson a nd Pope were ex ploit e d in \7 a in . A ppHr entl y. it wns . no t to be fl parod;v:.

.'\ s w e sat wond e rlng w nat to try next, on (l,, of our bright numb er suggested that perhaps th e rea son of ou~ failur e Jay in the fact that we h ad not invoked the aid of th e h eavenl y rq u se, Urania So our poet ic genius ()uickly composed a short im•o cation. But Fate seemlXI against u,; that day . U rania evid ent ly bnd a pre viou s e n gag-cme u t. pos~ibly with a nother Form. But our determi11atton was not to be conq u e r e cl , and W I' ne:xt turned o ur ·e n e rgi es to the · writing ·of a _ po e tn in the hei:oic co u-plet style, dea:liup; with each of the m e mbers · of onr Form ii: turn. But:- wh e n we ,had g ot as far as"'l'he u ahes of ':'\umber Eight' bllve fallen ill:

We' re sav ing up to pay tlie d octor 's bill" we were well antl ·tr uly stuck. Afte r : m•ore, debating • we came to the conc lusion that no more cou la l.Je done · U,at day Thill : ,·iew wa s stre ngthen e d by the fact that •a fe,w mom ents later a ~1arge and ex'tremely ·· s h aggy dog took · a bath in the ·rountai1i · n ear which we were seated. He ca me out wet a nd muddy, and woU:lcl have given ll"j the benefit of a fine sliowel' of .mud , had we not c hased him away. 1 AdLled to this dis turbance the .Junior School bega,1 monotonou s ly c h a nting a Four and 'l'we nty Blackbirds" c lose by , which r e minde d, Eval yne, the substanti al memJ:ier of our of cert~tin pangs oJ; hunger whic h s he i s apt to fee l at rather c lose-set intervals. ~he im mediately .moved that U1.n · meeting be adjourned, , w_bich it w as

We are now of the opinion thn.t 1)0 matt er how or what w e wri te, we are inca pabl1~ of.fl.oing jus ti ce to the ]'.orm as a whole. \Ve do uot c laim to be ,~speci a p s. brilliant · lu l},IlY ,o ne or all directions. What ";e qo clajJ,ll1"1:s, be is a good, ''a ll r ound," set. Aud t•hi!, year's P ass V I. can ";ell b e ~11-ke n as il. mpdel ror all Pass VL's to, co~e.

Form V.a .

As one of our t each ers r e mark s, we are •·s o ul tra-o ri gi n a l" that we prnpose to arran~e our n otes in an extr ao rdin arily novel way.

'.rER'i\(i .• I i ,· Travellers from a ll par,ts of the M.L.C. wor ld co ll ected in No. 9 on F eb ru a ry 15t h , weary wanderers f rom the back blocks (ustially t e rmed without much "mafl1ematica l precision" the Girrs Block), ladi es from North House, and strange "specimens ol'. zoology" from the Hqstel and from _ the St. Kilda precincts.

First tern; .passed uneventfull y,_ our Mistress think in g us · capab ie of , anytbi"ng (exceJ?t passing Inten:ned ia_te.)

TERM II

A bomb butlst willhin onr· innocent mids t! A. Yo l6ano erupted ! Sulp,burous torrents of ,vords passed over o ur lucldess h eads. To be less ·m e taph~rical , we were to be re fo rm ed. Some of· our promis ing members b ad, to the "obvious" disapproval of

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th e House autlidrities. made a point of stay in g till 6 o' c lo c k to discuss flo~v e r names, r e ligion, and a ll the variou s members of the Co llege. According ly, the rowdy ones w e r e prom ised anyt hin g f r om li lies to exp ul sio n unle·ss they m·e nded their ways. But a habit i s a habit, and t hin gs went fro m wors e to wor,st. A lady fri e nd ·ucsci•ibc d several of ou r gir ls as "really quite ui ce peopl e ou t of sch ool, but p e rfect J-ittle ·nuisances in ·p•~riods"-n ot be tween .

Some dlsCOUL'SC on these "nice gir ls" took pl'nce behind the sce n es. Evi ctions became not un common, tleten tio n s not unknown a nd threats · of cond u ct m arks no t unr ealised. Ge ne r ~! :llltipathy b e t'Veen the two s id es set in

Circumstances bad gi ven us leaders, who can- ied u s t hro ug h the bitte1· f.r ay to , its ve1-y_ ~nd. The end, of course, was decided a t _ Q!,lr .con venien ce. Con s ulting the hronic les . of ?Ur . For~, we fo uud s u ch combats were tqe u s u a l thing, a nd )i1;rn;nediatelv we felt we were quite abo;ve the111..A.cc~rdingl y_. tI;,ie pipes of peace (let no V.a English p upil confu se them w ith the pipes of Greec e ) were i-n requisition.

Examinations. You wish some ac co unt of them, gent le r eader? L\.h! we are above a dissertation on s u ch! '.Co let you into a secret-we h ave n~ver made a smaller mistake t h a n translating " un ga rdi e n a e dindo ns" as 1a. " garden of dand elion s." S\) from that you will "realisf' h ow exceedingly wonderfull y ueye loped are our cerebra l h e misph e r es.

Mai s, ce lt\ va saus dire, n'est-ce pas?

TERM III.

;3o amazing ,,,er e our achicYements at I TeMs, · t•hat we con s id ered, fot' the ben e fit of .. .the u nfortunate telfiainder . of the Sc h 901; we wou1c1 i>racticaII°y absent ourse lves from the Sports. . . .

Speaking of sports rnminds us that if there is a suffic1ent lj• co n spicu ou s p lace \,·e· ·ri:ligilt m e ntion · out· l.Jt;illianf defeat8 th e r e-i11, t h er e-on : X°A .n.. c\O\\' , t h eJ' d ese rve co ng-ratul a Iations be at U8 at lfas l(et ba li, arid 111 the ·relar rn cc ou S11orfs Day we s h ould , ·plus ue doute,'' han:i irn1i, had n ot· t·he

breaking of the treac herou s flagh'and)e ·worked havoc a mong our re layers.

Our li ves a r e ,:ompnrati,·ely happy , exce pt for such mino r detaili:; as having our shoes hidden up t h e c himney or u uder the platform , " when th ey w e re found reclinin g on the ro ll "; the arrival of au e lectric heater in summer; mus ic from all points of t h e compass c hasing away t h e natural songsters of' OUL' ivy; not being ab le to " nick" spo rts etc , etc.

As n fitti n g ·con c lu s ion for our prematm·e e loqnenct• and modesty we shall w!s11 ourselv es the best of luck a t fliials , a nu iss u e an open invi tatio u to the many who will wish to visit Fitchett Hall n ext year to adm ir e our lucid (not 1udicrous) faces,_smil in g g ra cio us ly down fr om three or four rows of Honou r Group s .

Diploma.

Scene i..11 the Form room: Several girl:; recline in various po::.itions on an d over the d es ks. .A.n imateu conver sation is beJng held.

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I wond e1· bow it is t h at Diploma bas a r ep utation for easy times Why, with precis, terms,.., a ddresses and s peed t es t s weekly, we have h a1·dly a moment to ourse lves."

"Yes, we are sadly wisu nderstood, and t 111 afraid we are lik ely •to remain so."

"Evei'l our own Form-master fai ls to be li eve us capab)e of a cquiring a thirst for knowledge.' ' " ·

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vVe mustn 't- forget the practi ce of om· so ng for Speech Night, to-m orrow You uidn 't know that Diploma was so fu ll of b udding :\fell.Jas; that we a r e to si n g on Speech Night, · uid yo't1? (This last to a u outsidei·.) well. w e a r e, and we ha , ·e practi ce tw ic<e a _ week."

••bid ro u see t h e notice of the 'tennis match es on the bom·d "/"

"Yes, we have to p iny •V.1.J. u? hove _ we \\'ilf, and then we miglit be able to k ee1t our ten ni s s·hield for anoth er year.' '

" It 11·as a pity ·we lost t h e basketball s hi e ld: Did yo u see the final betwee n V.b Sp. and iis? I 'll n ever fo r get how we were equal when it e nded, and t h ere wen•

five, e x t r n 1nin11 tes i::iven. Now, we mn s t ge" t eitlle 1 , t h e t enni s · o{· the S (lli::td s hi ~Jd."

--,ve nre g<!tti ug- qu ite an n r t galle r y in Diplomn. Wh y, "t h is year again we ga ined the ph oto · t'or brin:,.:iug the most sweets to the rrefectf<' I'l ny Otir co uf ecitioner,; rnllied to the ca ll s o pract ic nll y that we we r e \\"O JHl e i-iug wh eth e r it would l.Je wo1t h whil e . hiring a wh ee l ba r row ."

" Of co ur se. it i s und e r stood that wh e n Dipl o ma g irl!- set t li e i1· miud on gain ing nnything, it is as good as ove r for the 1·est."

" Take, f o1· e xampl e, th e Sports."

" Yes, didn't w e do we ll ?''

" Don't yo u wi s h a s hi e ld were give n t/> the F01·m gaining- the mos t points at the Sp1rts? I nm s m e w e would h nve had a g ood c h:rn ce."

' Why, we won t h e Fo r m tin g race and the 80 ancl lGO ya rd s."

"A nd the Senior C h a jnpi ons,J~ip and the '\Yhi st lini; and crowds of oth e rs. "

"I wond e r when t h e Form b as k e tball matches b ~gi n. "

"'£hey ought to be s oon , because the Px~ms. a r e in fl.Y e weeks:·

:'.Tust irn agine us then."

" Oh don't think of th em yet."

"Gracious! t•here 's the be ll. Hurry! Hav e ~•o u : got yonr cnse? lt'.s !'OH ca ll no,,~!"

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Form V .b.

Som e nre born to wri t\' Form n ot ~s, some achieve 'Fo;m note s, and s om !l have Form notes thru s t upon 'e m . Th e last appli es to u s.

A s to what w e hav e do n e th; s · yearw e ll , p e rhap s .mor e conld be written oti what w e ha \·e n ot don t•. l ,'m . s ure the sta ff will fi ll agree. M:rny mu s t b e t lw secr e t consu lt ations r ega r fling our welfare i11 that m yst erious st i·o n:,.:hol<.l , t h e '£.C.H... b ut de s pite a II s lm·s cnst o n o ur 1neutu I a biliti es, we a r e a happ~• Form , n nd eve n after a d e lu ge of the m ost scathin g r emnrk s we e m e r ge wit li s m : liri g races. Surely they ca nnot e xpect u s to co mpetr with . their be lo ved V.a!

'\V e r e turned sec ond te rm to fl nd seYern I of o ur 111,1~1ber had d epa \tecl for fo rru ,;

unknown. and s in ce the n ou r numb e r s haY e b ee n steadil~· d ec r e n si n !.(. ,ve , we r e a ll sor r y to h e ar o f Olive · Pizzey's leav ing u s for good: sm oly tt1 e· t hough t \J f the te s ts mu st ha \"C b ee n too 1JJuc i1 , for het. But s h e IHI <.. nothin g. to feai;, aa . pr ~ved by our brilli an t r es ults. Ge rti e May, too ; is misse d ' hy both 8_ta ff a nd, 1,' orm ,. moi:e es pec:ially 11.r lw 1· Fonn· c aptain in ~>ot;11u•. p e ri od s:· Kathl een Whit n ey , and, Vern Bl'Owne b a,·e hoth le f t, \Jut we e xp ect t h ey ofte n t hink of the joll y times . t-h e ~: s p e nt in V.b. Our lntdding authore ss wii s absent for so m e c:o nsid e rabl e tim e, li'u t we are pl ease d to see her lwc·k i11 t i me· to co ntribute towards our m:1 g;nz in e ' · · " 'e c omme n ced ' tile y e a ~:: weh by wiu · ni;1g t h e Se nior Cliampion~hip at ' th e Swimming Sports, I.Jut, alas! Dam e Fort un e hn s !=<111ile (l on u s n o m oi •e. Diplomn pr oYe d ~uperior iu ha s k etball and 0111:s was a satl. li'orm that day. Why, to judge b y our fllees one would nlmost im agi n e V.b had so m e work to do! · W e did expect a Wttl e s~•mpathy f rom our F.M., but ip stea:cl' ,Y e r e to ld that adv ~rsity was ·goon for the so ul , esp ecia ll y \.vben we had b een s uffe ring from "swelled h ead." Nobody lov e d us! Bl).t ·,we are still hoping to mnke o ur name at te nnis or e Yen ba sebn lJ..

Finals are lo omiu g near;. and in a f e w wee ks V.b wi ll be a model I•'orm; all will be worl;ing most industrious ly-pe1·ha ps'. W e wi s h 11ext ye:ir's V.b girls th e ver~, !Jest _ of Ju e l, , and may they l ive up to the re putati o n or our dear old ·Form.

Form V.b. Special. r

'l'he Form this term has g re~tly rlimiui s h ed : so m p of our girl~ have lef t ~r•ltool , n ud oth e 1·s ha Y<· no ye\ retu~ned from tbe Septembe 1· ntcation. The d ecren se in on 1· 11umbe 1· e nables u s to do many things whi c h in a Ia 1ger c lass would l,p impo~s ilJl e- but, of cour se, we are sorry to lo,;.- t h e old friend s. ancl I think on t h '! \\"hole we s houlcl _p r efe r th e la rger Form.

\.Ve were triumphant in the bn i, k e tbnl. f<e a s on. and e arri e q off t•h e s hield, and. w e also hop e to \\"in ti.le te11ni s, . as_ we haY7

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playing in our Form Four , two of the first four gi rl s :1nd one of the second.

: Lt was a lncl,y da y for V.b Special whe n the :-:ports Com mittee clec itled to let g irl s of the Scliool !<'om· play in the com petitio n of the Forms.

'£be ~choo l 'l.'ennis Champion (Ma r ~orie) ~is o m· Sports Ca p tain ; s h e a lso wa s _champion Sw immer Oh! we a1:e a very hccompli shed I•'or m-in fact, our F'orm )Ii s tress is rather a nnoyed when g irl s arP ~xcnsed o n e after anoth e r from Engi'i sh .less ons to go to prac ti se the piano, siriging, dressm itl,ing and other thin g s ·whi c h o ur lfu:li es lea rn It is then s h e lmows thnt Rhe h as a Form of gi rl s w h o ; are acquiring "that ti-ait of femal e ga r niture called accomplishments."

Cn the dim fut ure 1 see w omen members of Parliam e nt, and after searching for · ,1 whi le I discern familiar faces-oh! thE'Y ii.re faceR of the o ld ,Form V.b Special lit )I.L. C.. a nd then I r emember that fa1· j:>nck, once a wP e k , one g irl was calle<} upon to d e live r a speech to •her f e llowpupils. Our Form Mistress impressed on ,,ps that eve r y woman s hould lie a go ,ll speaker, littl e knowing that not far ahea ,1 so me of he r gi rls would be d el i ve ringspeec h es in Parliament House.

,ve wish to thank our Ji'orm C11ptain for he1· splendid e fforts in lrnepi ng the Forni up to the m a rk, and to wish the TenniR Four the b est of luck in th e coming ·con·te s t nlso to wish our Form Mistre~s a ncl m e mber s of our Form a Happy Xml's-

Form XX.

Hullo eve rybody! H e re we are again! The best Form of a ll. Under the g uid ance of o ur Form Ca ptain, Alva Phillips, a nct . om: Form Li eu t e nants , )lfary C:ornell a nrl Rita Hopkins, W<: h ave ea rn e d a g-00<1 .r e putatiop (?).

During fir st term om· lo cker- room and l!)clrnrs were built. Th ey ha., e been t h e cnuse of many fa l se alarms and Form 1:nids. 'Th ey have a lso attracted _ myriadR of little g irl s, w-ho come her e to hid e ' W e were d e f ea ed by V.b for th e B ask etba ll Shie ld, but our Tennis Four and our Bnseha ll Team are working hard, so we mn:v be abl e to win s ome honours.

We will meet V.a Tennis Four next Thur~day, and, of co urse, we e xpect to w in

At thE' Sports on Friday we managed to win some of the prizes. We ca me seconr1 in Junior Form Flag R ace, first in Siames e R ace, first in Baseball Throwing , secon1l ·in the Obstac le Race and seco nd in t b e Long Jump.

We ha.v e a n ew picture of a scen e in Rome. Last t erm we h ad the hi g,hest Form a ,·erage in the School for scriptut·e an d writing

Up in this lofty part of th e wi;,rld th ing~ disappear very mysteriously. 'Th€· blackboard duster went and c ould never b e found. Th.le! c h a ir also vanished, but it bas r ea ppea r e d.

Anyone w i shing to purchase a pair or ancient r¥nning shoes lef t in our c upboai:d by bygone genera t ions can get them bY app lyi n g to nny XX. girl.

A. False A l arm. (A Reimlt of the Lo cke1 ~oom.)

Sounds of merriment an d much noise iss ue from F'orm XX. The Fo1:m Capta i D tries in vain to quiet the HOise. Then som e one ca lls out : " I say, h ere com es Miss--."

The room is 1<uddenly quiet. Everyorn~ s its down a nd industriou s ly starts to work. Steps are heard on the stairs. W e n il sta nu up as 'the ·door opens, anc. in com es a gir l returning from the lockerr oo m with some book. All th at in~ustry for no t hing !

D. FOARD_

Form V.c.

Vive la Forme V.c!

Once more to the fore, deai· friends. once more to 'te ll bow we hav e p r ogressed since la st yea r. We are still k ee ping up our r eputation of bE'ing the I.Jest and most interesting Form in the S c hool.

Following our u s ual cu sto m , we could not begin the N ew Year witbout changin g our Form room. Owing to th e fact that we ha ve a lr eady bad two moves this year, it is quite possible that Miss Parson's pro phecy that our next mov e will be right

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op.t of th e School is like ly to be fu lfill ed. Although w e are a lways o n tµe move, we n eve r seem to get away fro m th e sta ir s.

By the ' time on e r eaches t h e top one h as h a rdly any e n er;:;-y left for lessons. It was a.great di sa p pointme n t to u s wh e n we saw ho,y ~nny· sta irs we h ad to c limb. But wirn our n s nal c h eerfuln ess . w e look e d OJ~ the· bright s ide, n nd th ou g ht of the fin e view we cou ld obta in from the windo,ys. We were fortunate e nou g•h to be t h e fir st Form in the Schoo l to h ave Miss Halfhirlc as Form , Mistress We h ave not, however. lost sight o f our old Fo t-u1 ?i-Iistresses, Miss Parsons a nd l\frs. Ilrown e , to whose d a ily vi s it s w e loo!, forward with much p leasur e . Owing to being "the s m a ll es t C lass in the Scboo l, we· ll a\·e not h ad m u ch cha n ce of di st inguishing ourse lv es· in sport. W e were bea t e n iu our fir st bask etball and te nni s m a t c h es Tiow e ,·er, om· d e f eat o n ly str ength e n s o ur ~'.efi? l_v e to do ,mu c li better next year.

Form XX.a.

In Foqn XX, a from ca r e we a r e free, For twen ty-s ix bappy g i_r ls are we, And the da ys at Sc hool are d11ys of g lee Unth Th ird T e rm

· ' T is tlien we put a way our c li eer Fo r n ea ring- is t he end of the yea r, \Y,l.J e n dreaded f.i u als clo appear W e star t to learn.

.., XX .a is a new Foi:rn t hi s yea r , a nd we sta r ted it s hi story b_v winning t h e Midd leS ,:; hool Form Swil11m i11g R,a ce, · but w e a r e'. sorry t o say that no ot h er v i ctor ies h ave co me our way yet, as a Form. Some of our members. h owever, hnY e s hon e ·in t h e Sch ool· Spo r ts, . th'e chief be in g . Queeni~ Steele, · whp won t h e Junior C I1 :1.1n pi o n s h i.p. The te nni s a nd l.Jn se ba ll match es h a Ye no t yet bee n p lnyecl, ln1t we hope t h at XX n wi ll O he s upre m e in 1922. ' W'e I each ed 1h e se mi-finn ls in h asketball , but ,v e r 4:! conque r ed b y o ur neighbour s across the pa ssage.

[n ..b rr:.in power we do not exce l; !record ing t o o ur teac h e r s we are be low t h e u s u a l

s tnnd a r d. Hovye,·er, we "f ee l s ligl1tl y sat isfied w i th ou r se h ·es wh ~n Miss :pahle lean>s u s after a Fren ch lesson w ith o u t saying: XX." "Oh ! I forgot, yoti are n' t )IP' ~o

In spite of t h ese di scoura ge ui ~rits w e pe1·seYere in ou r work , eve n when ., half buri etl ~v ith falling pl a~~e r nnd l)lind~- A I thoug h n ot brainy like XX , we are ble11secl with a n n r t isti~ temperament, w•hich n o\v and aga in burs t s · ~ II bound s, a nd . we· e n deavour to beau.tify our Forin r oom, although it' s a hard jol:) We n ea rl y h ad to mourn th e loss of one o f our Fo rm mates. ;~!1-y ,a I_n?0St brok e h ~t· , ,neck when h ;rnging the pi c tur e of ou r esteem ed f r icn~, the late Bill S h a k esi:iear e G r e at was our di s~ppo i ntment when Miss S is nan obj ecteu . ,o the cducatioii i 1 Fre n c h pictur es w hi c h covered th e num erous ink s pots: We were als o o r de r e d to take down th e hin t" to th e t ea~ h ers on t h e door, ~'Way out.'; · ' · , '' Mi ss Lewis has a h aI:d jqQ teac hing . us a. r i,thweti r, but s h e s til l s mi ll)s br!}vely in the face of all di sco uragements, a nd is hoping for the bes t. Our writin g_ lessons :]. r e shor t a nd .sweet. They are conducteu by- well , we really d on' t know the ri g h t pron nu ciation, b u t " L em o n " suits o ur purpose admi r ab l y . N ext year w e wi)l b \l ab !;, to ,v rHe _ prope rl y witllout "Lemoo,-a<;J.e.'' O1Jr geograph y .lesso n s w e ta l,e witl_J. ~,iss P a r sons and V. c. This g-i, es u 1;, an opp,or tunity to a-ir om: s upe rior I,no wled ge; but the trouble is , we often d911't ha ve any, to air.

vVe h a ll some li ttle .exc item e nt d urir;i g second term, in the Forl11 r a ids betwee n the p urpl e (XX.) and the mar oo n and go ld (XX.a) , ye c am e ore v ictori ous, of co u rse, whi le XX. thoug,ht discretion the better part of va lour.

We a r e lookin g forward with terr i ble fo r ebodi n gs to tbe fin al ex,-O nin ati orn; , wh ich a r e loomin g in the dista n ce. We wish evi.>r yo ne i;ood lu rk, and h o p e tho se who dese n e prizes wi ll get th e m. · Ou!' f,on r Boa 1'.d e r s tlre al11 at nii;'li t o( turkey and Ohrii-;tmas pu.<ldings, ,v,hi ch t h ey will g e t wh e n t l1e3•' ,:?;O home fo r eight weeks' holiday. XX. a says "Good -bye" till 1.923, wlien· th ey wi ll "be ,-XX,a · h o lon ger.

Form Collegiate V.

, Our I• ' orm, of co urs e , is known to b e B.r fat· t h e I.Je st in i\[J C. In "·ork, in spo1•t, it's jus t tlle sa111e, '.l'o g-a in a II b o u ours is o ur aim.

"·c work quite hard aucl strh·e to I.J c Our teac hers' joy ancl ecstasy ln a II t·he s ub jects we exc el, So iu e xams. we come o ut wel l.

Of co urse, we do not worl, all day; \V e hav e to lHIY e a littl e pl ay Th e good o ld rul e, the simpler plan""c w o rk w hil e we work, a nd play when we can. M. R

Another year ii:: dmwin,g to a close; anti an ot h e r l <'on n of CollegLates a r e dreadi11;:the approach of final exams., which wi lI mean th e end of a very happy year. Our Form room in Korth House is one of the uicest in tile Schoo l, and if it were not for the visitors wllo m a k e pi c ture ga ll eries of o ur tlesks. it would be on e of the c le a n e st. Two uew cupboards were installed at the hegi11uing of th e yem·, and as w e ll as bei11 g- conYe n1 !)nt for t)1e l•'o nn Mistress. one of t ht•m COJII CS· in quit<! band y as a mirror fo r t•he g i rls. 'l' h e first e v e nt of the y ear was the e le ction for Form Captain an d t\\'O Lieutenants. Ire n e Munro obtaiu e cl the position of Ca p ta i1;,, and deserves pm ise for t h e wny in whi c h s h e h as t'arri<•tl o nt her duti e s. Th e t"'o Lieutenants cho se n w e r e Eadi e S n ell and Lillia S mi t h Unfortu n ate l.r , Eadie S n e ll left at t h e entl of the se co nd term , a nd another hat! t o I.Jc c h osen. A.lin e Lee se c ured th-~ [los ition a nd fulfi ls the office successfu ll y. • 'l'lle Conduct Book wa s introduced in fir s t t e r m , I.J u t s o fa1· w e haY e not r e c e ived any F Ol'lll ('Ollt!Uct marks.

The Prefe cts' P lay iu seco nd term, w e ll at t e ml etl by Coll eg iate s, afforded u s g r eat p leas ure. \Ye were unfo r t1111ate in the uaskethall matc h , l.lc iui; IJ ea t e11 by V b Sp e c ial in t h e lirst ro u nd. altbo11gb our · g irl s put 1111 ,i good fight. O ur yisit to th e Playhom;c to see "T"·e lt'th ~igbt" pro, e d a most Pujoyal.Jl e aftern oo11.

\Ve t•hank the Bourclers for tbe pleasure th e y ga Ye u s Oil Birthday Night. Our

Form Captain , Heue Munro, figured pro111i11e ntly, aud thos e of us who wer e th e rr were immens e ly proud of h e r. After playing off , the Tenni s Fou r we r e d e c ided as ro·\Jows : R. ::\'Cunrn (ca pt.), J. Ri spin, L. Smith, and M. Rispin. In third term we played V.c and won b y nine games .

Th e Staff's p e rforman ce of " Quality Street" was 1splendid, and we all en j oyed it very much. · Mrs. Smith, our l?orm Mistress, W!IS the -1.Jeroiue, and ,ve all simply lo•;e h er. At present we are enth us iast ica ll y pmctising baseball. A ltb o u g n not exa c tl y perfect, w e hop e to improYe Th n !'Xallls. w ill soo n be u po n us, anc1 then good-bye to Co ll egiate. , v e thank our teac h e r s for all the ir h e lp t hroug ho ut t •he year, and wish everyone a Merry Xmas. Best ·of l uc k to n ext yea r ' s Co ll eg iates

F orm iower V.

Lower V. consists ot g irl s n ew to i\LL.C., t hi s year, so do n ot expect u s to b e expert s at w r iting Fo rm notes. At the I.Jeginuingof sec ond term we welcomed one n ew gir l, a nd at t h e beginning of tlli1·d term w e mad e our total 28 b y r ecei v ing two more Our Form room s u ited u s ve r y we ll , n s , ve !Jad no s tairca s e to c lim b , au<l a. lso b ecause it op e n ed o u to th e quad., but sad to say, we bad to take , all o ur belo n g in gs down to t he Sch oo lroom , which wi :I be our l t orm r oo m fo r t he remainder of t il e year. ,Ve mana ged to collect b e tween u s e11011~ h mon e y to buy a c opy of the •·A11g e lus" for our l<'orm room. a utl we w en , also g i ve n by th t, i::>diooL. a pi c ture or Rheims Cat!J etlru l Our Form Ca p ta i11 , Doroth y Schol e s, i~ a Boa1·der, t he r efor e sta lwar t a nd s trong, a ud "·ell able to 11t t t- 11cl to h ~1 : clutfes . Jean S impson i s o u r .Sports' Captain, and although we did not win t h e Basl;:etl.Ja ll S•hi e ld , we had a good try for it, I.Jut w e r e tl e f eated afte r au exciting 1,:ame by Diploma. Om· g oa le r s wel'e Gia.rice B ea rtl s ley aucl E uni c e Eng el , and t h e ce ntre· Dorothy :Matti n gl e y. ,ve Il a ve only played one tennis match, and a r c lad to ,;ay that w e d e f e ated IV b .. om four IJeing F'loren ce P u gsley, Dul c ie Sincock, Dorothy Mattingley, a nd Ethel <lormau '.l' h e s co r es were 10-24. We

did not win any swimming races, whiob were h e ld in our baths at th e beginnini, of the year, but we d id our best, which is the most we, or in fact anybody, could do. J ean •Simpson, Florence Piesse, and Marjorie Vivian represented u s in the races.

\Ve h a ,·e a book which co ntains eve ry gi l'l' S nam e and the nuwber and name of lJOoks she ,has read during the last two terms.

A large numb e 1· of Lower V.'s went to Me lb a's concer t and enjoyed themsel ves very much. Many· of the public school children went to h ea r the great sin ger. M .L.C. were we ll r ep r esented

\Ye so ld a good numb er of tickets for Prefects' Play, and a ls o brought a large number of sweet boxes and sweets to• sell at the play, which was g iYen in aJd of tue Stricken Europe Fund.

vV e do not sit for Inte1·mecliate this year, but th at i s a pl easure in store for u s next year.

We hope that r eade1 s will stru ggle through these notes without accidents, ancl that future · Lower V. girls will e njoy themselves as much a s we have don e

As we h ave not a great dea l of genera l n ews to write about, we will c lose with a f e w of the lite r a r y e f~o rts of . tll.e girls of our class:-

A. Few Riddl es.

1 ,vh y is L Y,- lik e au apvle? B eca u se it, has a core in it (D Corr).

2. w11y is L . V .. like au office? B eca u se it c ontains a cler l, (M Clarke). , 3. ,v-hy is L. V. like a dog '/ ., Because it c1·ouchcs · (J. ·Croucll ).

4. W h y i s L. V . like a naughty •boy' s h a ud? Because it will · hold away (W·. Holdaway).

5. vVhy is L. V . likP. the year? Because there is May in it (llfay Lambert).

u. Why is L. Y. lik e Victoria? Because ther e is Hami lton in it (G 1familton).

_:I,'. A. rtESSE. ,v11at We Sta11d For. I.r-Loya Ity.

0 Obedience.

w·-,, ' orkers.

E--Energetic. R-Respec tful. F-Fidgety I Independ e nt. V Victorious E-Everlasting.

MAY LA:'IIBERT.

Form IV.a.

· Hulloa! How are you? Oh! good-oh! thanks, and ba, in .;; a few sporting times since we b ani been in l V.a. On e day during Latin Dolly thought :t thunderbolt bad fallen on h e r head , but after recove ring from the s ho c k she found it to be a pencil with which her teacher had given her a " " ,!J ack" for, putting down a wrong thing. Ha rd lu ck! 'l'llought slle was going to see a real thunderbolt; never mind, she might see oue some day.

At tpe Sports we wer e not very, success ful, but managed to come in last. two of the g irl s trying to dive into the turf, aud thel' e for e (ll'opp in g the flag.

At t e nni s we had to p lay against tllc hug e g il'I S of Lo\\·e1· IV., but manflgccl ill the e n d to oven>oweL· tGem aud gai n e d the v ictor y.

At the Swimming Spor t s we stood on the cleck at da y li g ht and were sp lashed by the tidal waves until we were nearly wet thron;:rh; but that ui~ln't du sh o ur spir i~s. Onl' "Immig(r)anit)" marched fort,h by the pillars aml , poscd l'e ady to dive, h nt, alitsl for her llop es of a diYe, she tre mbl e d a11,1 fell in. Our ch::nllpiou, .Tonn , ll i yccl rn 1 1 iuto the waves an<l swa m b.Y o,·crnl'111 ill stead of breast-stroke, but s till she l.Jattled ou, amid mau y c h c <•I'~, not wi,ie to her tilis tak e.

The m e m!Jcrs of lY .a nn• t'rnq11Plltl .,· enterfain ed by a " box in g t·olltest" hetweeu t,vo member of the Form, wllo are commonly known a" ' ·Imo·• am\ ' ·Loi." 'l'he~e contests arc so frequent t ha t ~h e r m·e kind enough to let u s in for ll oth i11g: There is a · g r eat rn s h for ><eat s, a,; thc:w two l'Olllp et itors are rin!l s for the f eat hc rweight c h ampionship, and ai·c u e nrl y as good as the wor ld's champion.

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One morning when the electricians were in our room, making preparations for our u ew r ad i ato1·, one small important y oung ma;1 who was co ming down the ladder from highe1· worlds slipped. :--laturnlly, everyone looked, and saw th e poor man lllushing a1~d looking down at his poor sca rred leg and torn sock, with an ago nised look· on hi s ra ce

w·e lmd some · interesting geogr a ph y lesso n s t,his year, and afte1· ba\"ing been told all about China, one of our members innocentl y asl, ~d "if t he Yellow Sea was s o <:ailed because so many Gb iu ameu bathed in it"/"

Ou a noth e r occasion a 1.J1·ai11l ' g irl asked : "Are Vie nna loaves m ade in Vievna? "

We have frequently b een honoured by the vis i tation of many distinguis)led p er sons, inqluding a couple of cats (thirsting for knowledge, and quickly chased o,ut) , a er ri el· (also c h ased out) and a five-year old bull (1\farjorie's brother). Another day. a g il'l" hid be hi1)d the pjano, which i ;',>,rJr<>SS one corner of the room. The teacher got a great s urprise when the girl wallrnd out in the midd le or the lesson.

One morning IV .a came dqwn into its Form room from Asseml.Jly to find that it s piano-stoo l had been b r oken. ,vhetlier one of the Boarders had been practising and the broken piano-stool broi1ght it to au abrup t e nd, 01· one of the Mistresses h a d lJe()u s ittin g too heavily upon it, in om· al.Jsen ce, we know not. We now ·Ila ve a lJlack piano-stool. In the 'd inn er hours of rainy days we so m etim es attac l~ the pian o, whi le oue g ir l watches at th e door for 'l 'each e r s or Prefects, and otb'er s dance ,v11 en !'hey are sighted, behind the piano or out of the windows are th e places where we genera lly find refuge.

In the play, "The Cricket on the Hearth,'' which we ga.ve at the end of th e second term. fl very funny t hing happened · ,.:•h e Stran~er," having stage-fr ig ht, got a litt le mudd led. and, askin g who was the possesso r of th e baby in stead of astd ng how old t h e baby was, h e. was inforined that the mo ther of U1e baby was two month s ar id; three da)'.S old a nd h ad been vacc inated on ly six weeks ago.

One ot- our MistL·esses ta kes to heart very much t1'e study or_ ,eq uilibrium. Just at the most t hrilling part of the lesson she fa11s off the end of the platform, , generally in the vici ui ty . of the waste-paper L111sk et.

Still, our misdeeds Im , !e lleen few a.;~1 our good deeds mnny (some thin!;: it wc,11lll he safer to ask o ur Form Mistress}, so w e had bette1: c lose.

All's wel l that ends well.

Form Remf>Ve.

Twenty-seveu gir ls ·are we, The happi est I•'onu in :\I.L C Oui: Foi·m· \"0om is the Lectnre Roo :::, sit uated , lu ckily for u s, about 10 yards from the " llicfr " s h op, so that at recess ;;ene1·allj, the fkst persons to call oq Mrs. Obby a r e J,lle Removites.

:\li ss Parsons is ()Ur proud Form Mist r ess. A l thougl} at times h e r Form's mental powe rs seem. to have va ni shed,' she is very patient a;1d preseYering in h e r efforts , which a'i:e no t a lways jn va in.

This year we hav e welcomed i;nany n e w ;;i ris, a ll of whom seem to ti e e nj oying their first year a t 111.L.C

Sometim es our Form r oom lpol;s \·t•1·.I' like a hospital ward, when our )!'onu :IIistress s upe rintenrl s first aid, a nd some of us a r e "bandaged and r esto red to li fe."

Form XX.a seem to h ave been our rin1l s in a ll sports th i s year. They were v ictorious over us in · basketball, tennis and swimm in g But we hn ve 11ot lost h eart a nd are ver y g r eatly c h eer ed by our victory on Sports Day, when o u r Form won the Middle School F lag Race, so our ;;ood o ld flag is st ill flying, a nd we pa ss it on to n ext yea r' s .Removites, wishing them joy and prospe rity during 1923.

Form IV ..b.

\\'e are proud to think that we are one of Nie largest Forms in the Sc h ool. w·e ha 1·e 41 ~iri s in t h e class. Our F'orm room hns had ma n y additions to it since we joined it. Mr. Launder has very kind ly presented to the rorm a plaque of the hi> acl of Robert Burns. Mr. Gorman was a ls o very kind i n giving n s a · Sports Notice

Bonnl. upon which uur Sports Captain p u ts h e r wee klr n otes ·w<' nil appreciated it ,·e rr mu c h. Al l th e Form s ub sc rib ed to buy a ti;;,h !Jow l, a nd so m e goldfish were gi, en to us: lm t one day a te rri!Jl e t hing h a ppe n ed. .-\. ~ $Orne g irl s w e r e cl e aningthe fish ho w l it Jwok e , and so we had to g iv e the fish away : '.rhe ·Sc hool Co n cer t this y ea r was h e ld in t h e Har, t horn Town Hall , Frida y e v e n in g, 19N1 Au g u st. In order that we s hould lrnYe s ,-v e Pts to se ll. ~Ir. L e C oute ur offe red' a priz e of -a framed picture to th e Form whi c h presented th e greates t numb e r of box es. W e gave 54 fill e d with sweets a n d 117 unfill ed . a' nd won t h e comp etition W e wt>i"<' honour e d h y Mr. L<' Conte ur bringing s olll P \"isitors t o our Form ro om one Scripture lesson. W e hop e they w e r e fayournhly impr eRsect with t h e g irl s of IV.b.

We have ·a ve r y good Sports ' Capta in (Nn n cy Le gge) , who lrns mane sport v e r y illl'<' l" f)Rt in g, She ]ms ht-P n fnithfnll,v h e lp e d by h e 1· t\\'O LientennntR, Hnzel ,ve hb and Lorna Gorman.

Onr Form Daptnin 'R nam e is l'i'fo lli e Hil l e bra nd, and our Lieutenants a r e B essi e Laund e r a nd Milli e Vi'aJk e r. O n r Form Mi s tn·ss _ is Miss WiJliams D urin g T e rm U. we w ere ,·e r.v upset wh e n Molli e Hill ebra nd took ill with diphth e ria and was away for 1Se,·cra1 w eek s Tn T e 1 : m III. M W a lk e r went to S .rdne ~r. a nd Oliv e Phillips is :icti n g in h e r stead. ·w e pl ayed L V. bask~tball a nd t e nni s . an(l t hough · we dirl n ot w 'in. t h ey did not win hy mu ch. Ju T e rm IL , 'IV.a .gav e a play, "T h e Ori cket on th e Henrth." Vi' e ,ve r e invite d to attend, a nct we e njoyNl the p l ay very mu ch, ' L'hi s yea r w e formed a Form Libra r y. E ac h gi rl ga ve one or two bookis, Our Lil!rarj a n s are Nancy Clr1rke · a nd Peg::rr Pascoe, with Hnzel R oge r s as C la ss Re porter.

Form Lowe1~, IV.

"So comet h i1s to Low e r IV. , Twenty g irls and seven m ore," We are Low er I V. iri rls, and t h is if< o ur first ?Par 111 '.\1ict rlle ~<'hool. At firs t w e

f e lt o ut of place, but now we feel quite a pa r t of Middle School, and i t ' s good-oh! Fi r st da ~· a ft e r .Assembly we wrre sent to ou1· new Form room to meet o ur n ew Form Mi stress, f[ nrl h ear about th e rul es. " W e ll , girls, what do you thiak of o ur room, and the walls?' '. asked our Form Mistr ess.. ·

'"l'h cy are rather bar e," was t h e rep ly uo t the o n e exp ec ted, and at which our Mistr es;; s mil ~d a nd s aid: " Well, I th in k w e c :111 s~t t hat right."

She s u g:;est ed we should •h 1tve a box in w hi c h we put our s pa r e money , arid we ha ve car ri ed out the idea, a ncl n o,v the wall s are adornqcl w ith pictu r e R. Our Form w n s we ll represented in t h e Swimm in ::r Sport,:;. I•'our g i1·ls too k part in the Form rn ces, and one Qf th e m a lso enter e d f o r , t h e mHl e r fourteen raee.

' Twas Rwimm in i( Sports at M.T:.:, C. And as we w aited e x c ited ly, vVe h earrl a ' s plash and were g lad to s <' e One of our ,g irls swi mming- r np i<ll y Our st, rrit s rose, but very s oo n f e ll. F or, a l:rn! s h e had si ar te d IJcfore t il e h e ll. [n Term IL ca m e th e Prefects ' P l ay. w hi eb was a hu~c ,:; u ccPiss. The m oney r a ise d wa s f o 1· the ,;tarvi n g ch il dren "in l!:urope. The Prefects ,vantecl boxe,; for sweets. ancl we got tog-eth e 1· a ud made as many a s W<' <'o nht. Paper aud boxe,- w e re distrib 11 tC>cl in t h e clinne i· hour, and we made t he m at home. Those who co uld not •h e l p in ·this w ay were invited to put more mon ey in t h e box. W e were g l a d to be able to se nd in a good ,' man y hoxes, and a lso a f ew s hillings w e b a d saved; but w e did not know there w as a big s urp1·i1,e for u s, whi c h would mnke o n r 'donation far g reater :

A fricrnu of Mi ss Frase r' s had s e nt h e r is ix cases of ora n ges to clo as s h e lik r d witb. &11e so lcl the m to l\li iss Fit~/rntt for the hous e, and received £3 for them, and, Miss f?raser be in g our Form Mi str ess, it was to h e co u i1ted as 1-ia rt o f our co ntrihu tion.

One day in · history we r ea d t ha t' ' Alaric le d hi s Gothic army into Rom e 24th A u g u st. 410. " Why. t o~da y is the ·24th of A ngu s t ," s aid one gi rl a nd Mi ss F rase r '· ' i , as k e d for ,hands up tltose who could give

SILVER AND GREEN.

a word to describe this occurrence. Nearly eve ry girl hacl h e r hand up, ancl it was g!1·ei1 to one who seemed pa r ticularly n nxion s for it. 'l'herc wns much amusement wh e n it came-"A flnk e."

Our tennis four played a match agai n iat IV.a, but were b eate n, altho u g h they we r e said to h:l\'e p layed ,·ery well. T h en IV.a'ia T<'onn :.\'Iistr~ss pi c k e d out four gir ls who i- he t h ong-ht were as goocl as o ur team, n nd w e !Jen L them in a scru tell match.

Our bnskethall team wo n a nrntch against Junio1· School, but lost when they played Lower V.

'f h e IH'Xt event wns Dr. l!'itchett's hom ecom in g, which was ,·ery exc iting. Gir ls in o ur Form w e r e jumpin g up and down lik e jacl, in- the -boxes.

The Schoo l Sports were a very exciting eve n t. '£ h e r e was a great dea l of s houting while the Form Flag R aces wer e on, but Lower IV. did not lla ve much luclc vVe clid not do too bad l y co n s id e rin g we beat IV.a and XX.a. ' Our s p orts clay came on a F riday afternoon , "£was a pity, but no body bowed to the moon, I,'o r it was new, and being new, you m n st know, [t waia offended, and let a ll o ur lu ck go. " ' e only won a s in gle ra ce, Al though we w e nt at a wonderful pace; Luc k see m ecl to tmn h er heacl away, And we'll bow to the moon a n other day.

Lower IV Riddles.

This year ther e are 92 g irls in the Ju nio r Schoo l. The c lasses have become too big, so I!' orms 111. a and III. have moved into Ko. 15, while there is a new Form and a new :Mistress fo r tlle Babies. 'fh is year l<'orms III.a and III. h ave p layed baskethall fo r the first time. .A match was played against Lower IV. , b u t Juni or School was defeated. We are •h9pin g to know more about the ga m e next year. Th e team played we ll , a nd Sadie Inman succeeded in throwing two goa ls. On 'l'hurs day, October 26th, w e played a -tenn is '1 match ai;ainst Lowe r IV., and as all t h e gir ls p lflye<l we ll , w e s u cceeded in wi nnin g by four games. The girls in the four a r e Meg H urr y, Betty Frazer, Sadie Inma n , and Cecil e Go ldi e. The Teachers had a play, and t h e Jun ior . School were not allowed to go, but the big girl s sai d it was Ye r y nice.

There a 1·e t wo Form Captains, D. Anketell and M. Hurry.

Last l<'ritlay w e bad th e Schoo l Spo rts. _ Joyce I bbott won t hr ee races, F lat, S kip ping and Potato. I n the Potato Race littl e E li se Roth•berg bad to run aga i nst big Joyce, and was much: d isappointed when she did not win

In a few weeks we hope to have Sports for Jnnior Schoo l only, when every gi rl will

Q n es.: Wh e1e do es Lower I V.'s rubbish •have a chance to w in. go?

Ans.: To the bins. Edith Binns.

Ques. : Who is Lower I V.'s h ero?

Ans.: Bruce. Rona Bruce.

Que:s : ,vby is Lower IV. li ke a river?

Ans.: Beca u se th ey h ave a ford. -Nan cy Ford_.

Ques.: W'hy is Lower IV.'s Form room p retty?

Ans. : Because thPy •liave heath. Rosemary Heath.

Qucs.: Why· is Lower IV. sure of wate1, ?

Ans. : Heca us e they have brooks. Dorothy Brooks.

The Stream of Life.

Ot11· life is like n streaml et, When c hi ldhood ' s days are h e r e, That ripp les o n w ith la u g h ter, And bas no tho u ght of fem·. ,

'£he f e rn-fronds gentl y wa,·in g Ov e r the rippling s trenm. Whispe r secr ets softly, A.nd te ll to i t their d rean1

SILVER AND GREEN.

Of f:1iri0s danein .1< g-nily Out ill th,• lllOOIIIH':llll:S ln·ig·ht. 1?ut d:trling- :1 \\':1.1· to its ,·nolul'~" At the first. gli111p,se of l igh1.

Our youth is Iii«• the l"iYPI'. Not \'Pl')' \\·ith• 01' tleC'p, Bnt 0111· ;,,emf lt:1s :1 wa k<:'llP(1 to glurl n es,s, A lld \H' l •liink 110 IIHll'P ot' :sll'Cp. !'\OlllP,t i lll{'S ' tltrong-11 ;.::11·,l ('ll!S lwight. with f 1·,1grn111·,! 1·:ll'l'. It 11·a11l11'l'f; on its h:1pp~· w:1y , Lovi11;.: to linger tlH•re.

01<1 n.c:e i s like the riv er. n ro wh deep aud witle with yfc':1rs: lts hanks with lllORS are ('()\ l'l'('d, I(.,; SIO ll ('f; :ire WOl'll with (•ares.

, \ ,s softly 01·l"r the Il•!hl 1l0s. To mee>t the rolling- sen. I t t hink s so oft of th f' t' 11 tmr Of wide etrrnit'y M.ALEXANDER, P.VL

Up Tuck.

'.rha t's ,v-hcre " 'C lnty onr ~·i ng-('t' ht"l'J\ '?l' h0re :shont,s and c riC',s or "Oh'. plr:1sr. dPnr,' ' \ ,SS/til the tlll>l CCUstonwd (';l }' "Up 'ruek."

The hnnp;ry ;st:1nd at l <•a;st thrl'P ,lrrp: It's quite harrl woyk: your plaC'C' to k .eep Your pushi11;:'s r,,romp<,n st' to renp"Up T11cl,.''

Tlw conut0i· swnys h0ne:1 th t hP wcii.dt1 Of g-irls who m1mbi>1· t h1·er timPs eight. roor ;\lrs. Oh's in suC'h a. state '·Up Tuck."

,\ml IJOW l'f'C('~,; is quil'ldy .!!Onf': The crowd no longer presses on Th e counter; quiet reigns upon"Up Ttwk." D. FOARD, XX.

Tf B-0-U -O-II i fl hong-It. 'J'!Jpn G-0-J;.(:-IT is •·,·ow."

And yl'l bow (111111~· it wonld ><Pf'lll To he:11· SOlllEl fillllOll;-; :--:i ll g(l1· say ··1 e:111 nol :sin;,; :1t all to day l'YP ~ol a (•O\\' !"

Or H C-0-T'-(:-IJ is "r•nff." 'J'll(•u D-0 1'-(: 11 is '·duff,'' .\nd .l'<'t 1 01i'd l:1ug1h if l':1th0r saicl •· 1 ,•:rnnot Pat. thi;; hP:11·y ilrP:1<1. l t':s lit tlp lllOl'l' tlt:111 doff"!

Ag-ain lf I l-O-r-u-rr is "doe," '.l'h011 H-0- 11 C: H i s " 1·or,'" .\ lHl ··touglt... i 11;;1 (';t(l of hC'i Ilg "tut'!','' ·s Not "tnff" nt :tll-· it's ·'toe"!

.A ml ,:;o i t goe;;. rm p11zzlNl quite, \nd woml' ri11.c:; morning, noon nnd nig-ht. \\'Ito mn<l;> this I:tn;.:11:1gr. ns if;; spokr't , \\'h o l)C'l'J)('lr:1tC'Cl SUC'h :l joke ?

And yet it's 1·omforti11g- to !,non· 'l'il:1t R-0-ll-C H is "hcau," f."'or ,vhPu to ,von1auhoocl we t~Tough, Rig•ht up lilP lllOtlllt:1i11;; WP (':111 g-e:111, .\11(] 1:li111h tht• lrPP.f', ;t11<l la~· them lough, And pick the boughs [or all we kneau, \nrt lauµ:h and ~i;!g·lt\ too. l s'po~e, To think that liouglt s \\'ill ,10 for hr:111,s. G. B , Ve.

Prize Verse.

Blue wut!'r:;, j e welled J,y the noonrl::ty s1111. Throw hnck a myriad poiuts of laughingIight: 'Dhe joyon;; 1·ipplcs break. anrl for11n, nrnl run:

And all the joy of ::t II I h e \\'Ol'l<l RPst:s in their sih('l' tips llllCtll'IPcl Ulnd life, ancl love, and 1'PttNI Cs>< !lelig:hL

Thp En; ::Iish !nU~IIH;.!.'C _as ir s $.p(, k(' ls snri>l.1· ;somt>thing of :1 jok i>: To mp it ;spp111s nil out of :joint ! ,r t's takP n easC' or two in point.

Calm \Yater><, gre~• hencnth a twi light sl,.1·. Are slowly c 1·i>e11ing- to d0serted ,sands, \ s on e hy onp the clnyli;d1t Yoiccs clie. .To.r Stl'HIS :l\\·n.r with folded wing'>< '. Th e sti llness of' the CYening- bring,; Onl.,· the cl:1rk, nncl outstr0teltf'rl. rmp1~· hands.

J. SE."i\i)'lENS, Honour VI,

"The King's English."

PRIZE I,>RAWING BY O. STRANG.

THAT we are challenging sowe of the winn ers of events at th e Combi n e d Sports

!l'HAT lack of exercise• ev iden t ly <1-causes mumps: \ THAT our r eason for so tbinldng is ex~•laine d by the · numb er of Fi:ouse Prefects infecte d.

THA,T -Rene and B e lle are happy.

THAT two are often to b e seen · wandering in the directio n of ErosteL- -· ~- · 'I'H.A.T a kenue l iinde r a ce rtain ·window is urgen tly rieed e d. TffiAT th e b e ll should be mufl'led ion nights of'"tbe Prefects' Play.

'.rH A'l' w e co uld get OYer 5 ft. 10 in. with t il e aid of a ladd er.

THA'l' hair plaitillg is a bore.

THAT " DlD" Fr e. lil-e Blue Dorm bette r t han I;Iostel.

THAT the fountain is to be c leaned out. THAT fresh fish wil l b e OD s how THA'l' om· brothers beat us at tep.uis.

THAT we did not hav e a n opportunity o E r eturning it, · 'l'HAT ove r tea No. 6 becomes communicative to th e s tr a ins of " Edison records."

$ILVER ANb GREEN.

THAT Annex i s a s}lirit haunt.

THAT it takes Rene's 'm e lodions falset to to lure them forth.

THAT t•he Specials r e lay team funked.

THAT i t is sad, a s " Eurythmic" looked ,a like.ly winnel'. ·

TH.AT we like to "HUi\I'' t h e "She ik of Araby. "

THAT Broth e r o u gh\ to barrack House. when fail' dam se ls like Pills adorn him · witt1 red str eamer s'

THAT Rous~ lost ,a "I<'ii ble," but touc hed "1i\Tood."

THAT it is "S'l'lFF" that silencers cannot b e attached to human ·:oi ces · as w e ll as to engines.

'J'HAT Mick and Do have ·a passion for striki n g bow ties.

THAT laundry bags are po:1ular with sackrace c o1npetitors

THAT M.G. aucl M.G. ham mor e in colllrnon than tbeir initials.

Or from some she ltered arbor all the day The lowing herd within hi s view doth keep; His .js contentment and a life care-free, And h e who finds it, happy man is h e.

THE RUSTIC LIFE.

Beatus ille qui procul negotiis ut prisca gens mortalium paterna rura bobus exercet suis n e que horret iratum mare. :., Aut in reducta valle mugientium prospectat errantes greges aut press•a purls mella condit amphoris, aut tondet infirma f:l oves.

The man who is ,from troublous trading free, Who, lik e the ancient toiler in his field, With self-owned beast ; doth 'Plough the · scented land, The man who need not fear the angry sea

Or h e who stores the wondrous ' beehives' Yi eld, Or even h e who , with a gentle hand, Doth c lip the snowy fleeces from his s heep ,

D. Sincock, Low.e r V. [Tli'e above translation was w ritten by a g ir1 ·:who has studied · Latin for one year only. It was done in the routine of ordinary class work.-Editor.]

1

Poesy.

How great are they ~JJ:i·~se songs will never die! '..l'bey si ng enraptu r ea. 1.J]y' tbe mu se divin€, .<\ wealth of beauty fioodiug one sma ll line. O! to be gifted thus! and then to try ...., '\ And write one poem ·to be•-remembered by, In the future course of ever-flowing time. O! to be shown that deep a.nd'•hidden mine Where glist'ning gems of-'poesy,.may lie, Till poets bring them fo rtb' t~··n;;iuan s.ight. :-.:ot sombre stones'. of ; mou;ni~g should I · clioose, ··· · · · · ' "· N01-' da2lzling jewels·,- ~rl.iiie. o'r r ~1~idb and .. . ..,...:-wine; But soft, clear gems of pu re and r adiant light, And geU:t1y tinted wHh' the palest hues The sweeter tboughJ;s .-0f our own human mind.

ENID

WADIHON, Pass VI.

SENIOR PRIZ~ PRbSE.

Outside, where moonlight · lay over the li'ushe d gar den, all was very still. Pale primrose-faces gleamed in the ·uorders, and l ittle white moths ho'vered among the ·:sleeping roses: A •faint fra gra nce from the early s,veetpeas drifted i11 throu gh the open ";indows. · t

In the house, too, there was silence. A b ri ght moo11l,eam, enterin_g i i1roµgh J?a~ted c urtain s, rested oi1 a sma ll ·'tired face, and little ba nds, pa.le · as the primroses without. A d~rk bead ' w as bowed on the ~overl et. and so m(\thin,g \:osi ~n the U:ight a ir toward the starl it, sky-a _,pjiantom ~omething, white. ::rncl pure , and P/1.SSiouat,'.!-:-.a mother's prayer for the li ttle life that was ebbing,

Verse Translation of an Ode of Horace

h e re in the qui e t rootn , so n ear the pulsi1J g hea rt of the garden. Hope's tii ck e rin1; flam e, so w ea k now a nd low , burned bri g ht a nd clear for a throbbing mom e n t, a nd th e So~g of Life tre~b led on the q uiver ing air . • . . . .

'Ih en •a' •gr ey shade c rossed the opeu {vi ndo w ,' a ud "tou c h e d the s till s m a ll face On e sw ift g lance a nd m ovem e nt-the n in sti n cth ;e realisation a nd the d a rk bead sank lowe1· in despajr, as the Presence passed

T h e moon in pity veil e<'!- her fa c;: Out in: th e ga rde n black i,h ~gows · la y on th e ve)v.et :Jawns, ·and the fl owers · were hidde n. Qrrlyi •'.the- :pri1m,oses still showe d pal e a nd cl ear ;. a n cf'. littl e wb'ite Jl!91ihs fluttere d to and fro. ·.

J. SEMMENS, aonour VI. ,,

OUR COLIJ:;GE GARDEN.

When Nature is sweep,ing o r,er thi s sunny Jarid of ours in th e · earlf ' Sprin g, she pauses a nd lingers in our gard e n. She drops a gentle kis s upon the little clusters of pink that deck · the flo we rin g peach n ear the fc,unta in, and l eaves their v'elvety petals just a 0 littl e pinker

·Her ·tra iling ' go~n. glist~~ing with d e w drops, sweeps the lawn~. arrd io, the g r ass is fresher and greener:

P e rh a ps she stoops to car ess the heart , of forg e t-m e-nots t~~t i_s_ plant e d r o und the flagpol e beari ng the emb l em pf our School; · or p aus es to listen to the little s ong · of ·friendsh i p th e two e lms · by the gate are s inging ·-to the littl e bre eze, as they twine their ·branches s o lo v ingly together. ,, •v:

She la u ghs s oftly' to · h e r self, a little rip pling lau gh that is caught b y the flow ers and l eaves .a nd echo e d around the gard e n , as llh e ,thinks of thei sec r et that is hidde n be n iia,th·. the brpwn s oil of the flower-bed oLl)l ystei:y , th e secret.that :will not be unfo}dl;l d until the ljttlj'l :brown shoots .appea.r . • Mingling with, , the m,u s ic of: t he :garden is ,, t he , flutteri ng and · chirping of the fea th e ry flo c k a,s j,hey gathw aro,und the fountain, s plashing the wate r broadcast. They are Nature's fait,hful follow e r s, and th_e place·s she l o;.es, ~ey love.

Our gard e n · is i n deed a lovely s pot, in the earl y I)'lorning, the g rass s p a rkling with dewdrops, at noon fill ed with s uns hin e go ld , a nd ' in the e ven ing, wh e n the littl e wind see m s but a n ech o of t h e • so n g-s of the flow e rs. ·

MAIRS ALEXANDER, P V I-.

GEIRROD AND HUGH.

Man y handr e d s o f years ago there lived in a s mall vill age in the north of Europe, two broth e r s , the sons of a blac k s mith. Hu gh , th e e ld€ r, was 110 differJn:t from others of his c las s and age, but. the youn ger son called Gei.rrod was fro~ hi-s earllest ' boy hood so full of stra n g e fan c ies that 0 he was ofte n thou ght to be !had. In co n sequ ence he .was avoided b y thos e who would otherwise b,ave been hi s compan ions, and but for Hugh, who wa s extre mel :y -, fond of ·him, would have been very ,lonel y. More than once when h e was ve ry s mall h e bad wondered away by him self, a nd had only been found afte r a lo ng sea rch. When p e opl e a s ked l!im wh y h e h a d run away he h ad a l ways r e plied that he was go,ing t o find wh ere th e Wind s li ved, s o that h e m igh t trav e l wit)l th e m over the world. They always l a ugh e d a t him and ridi c uled him , but n ever s u c ceed ed in <J.llE;Jnc~ing hi s purpose, for µe paid not the slightest hee d t o anything they s aip. On th e contrary , as h e grew older h e ,seeme d to b eco me more restless a nd di s conte n ted , until one ni g.ht Hugh found him on th e point of se tting out again, a nd after vainl y _trying to dissuade him agreed to acco!llpany him , thinkin g that u,ntiL peirrod wa s c on v in ce d d-r the us e lessne~s of hi s d es ire h e would n ever b e satisfi e d Morning found th e two a consid;rable di s tanc e from th e ir n a tiv e v illage,' and day by d ay, in s pite of Hu gh' s e ntr eat ies to r e turn, Geirrod led th e way ov.e r c/>unti:y which c ontinu a lly b eca me wHd e r anli more d e s ola t e , until it see m e d to Hu gh th a t th e y mu st a t l e n gth com e to th E;J e nd of the world. On e evenin~, f tti o n g a· c ircl e of l o w~ ·ro c,)ty hill s, they came cin th e mo uth 9f a hu ge cave rn, and · were about fo · exa min e it more c losel y wh e n th ey we r e star tl e d b y a br eath of k e-cold ai r upon t heir ba ck s. 'l'urning, they b eh e l d a littl e old m a n with ste e l y blu e eye s,

SILVER AND GREEN.

pointed features, and a gr eat white beard , coming towards them with a speed r emarkable for one so old.

He inquir e d roughly th eir business, and was a n swered by Geirrod, who , though tir ed with th e h a rd journey, had Jo s t non e of hi s e nthus iasm. "Oh! if you have come to look for th e Winds," said the o ld m a n, " I, m yself, am the North Wind, an d I dare say I will soon hav e the opportµnity of introducin g you to my thre e brot)lers." H e led the way into th e mouth of th e cavern, and was eage rly followed by th e excited Geirrod, though Hugh_ came reluctantly. " Listen!" s aid the North Wind, " I hear the other three coming now. " As b e spoke they came whirling in one aftei: th e other the East Wind, th e rough and boi st er ous \Vest, and the gentle South Geirrod made his r eq uest to them, and after some consideration tb ey agreed to l et him accompany them on thei r travels, and then gath e ring round they told him tal es for hour after hour of their wanderings over th e earth. The South ' Wind told of strange races of p e ople, of wond e rful cities and cou ntri es, of blue seas ·and blu e s ki es, and th e W est Wind of terrible storms and gales at sea, while Geirrod hung with µeli g ht o n eve ry word. Hugh, who with an e ven h eav ie r h eart, had sat silent through all this , realised that n eve r could he persuade Geirrod to r eturn with him now, and a [ter one forlorn attempt departed alone. "When yo ur brother tires of hi s j oy rid e h o will ca ll you, and you can come and fi nd him again," call e d the North Wind after him And as he w e nt h e h eard Geirrod s houting with joy a s h e rod e .., swiftly over head with th e North Wind.

After a journey many times more w eary th an that which had brought him to the dwe lling p l ace of the Wind s, Hugh r eac h e d bis home again, and told his story to the village people, who lis tened to ll;im with half credulous wond er. H e now employed hims e lf by helping his father at his trade; but often on windy days he would '?tand and liste n for Geirrod 's voice and often he would gaze at the flying clouds and fancy that he saw G~irrod among them.

Yea r s passed, and the village had almost e ntir e l y forgotten Ge irrod , when one ni g ht Hugh was awakened from sleep by a h e avy gal e. As he listened to it, it see med to him that above the tumult of 36

wirid and rain he heard his brother's voic e calling .him. Through every lull in the storm it came clearly as if Geirrod was quite n ear; but then the wind would come with a rush and a howl , and it sounded very far away again. Hugh remembered the North Wind's parting words. '1 So Geirrod i s at last tired of his joy ride," . he thought. The following morning for the second : time in his life , Hugh s t;arted off for the cavern where the Winds lived. He thought to hims elf · that he remembered the way as clearly as if he had traveiled it only the day before; but, somehow, though he wandered in every possible dir ection he could never find it. Hi s failure at last obliged him to abandon the search, and with it all hope of ever seeing his brother again. But to the end of his lite h e s till heard Gei rrod calling and calllng to nim.

-1. REID, Diploma.

)UNIOR "PRIZE PROSE.

SPOTIY AND JACK.

A' llttle swallow was one day sitting on a feuce, chatte1·ing gai ly with Iler friends, when a n other swallow fl ew up and pei·ched besidl' hl'r. He seemed to be a new -co mer, but Spotty-f-0r that wns h er name-soon made fri ends. ,

Not long after, she flew aw;i)· with th(i, stranger, and they found a ,nice p Jace to build their nest. Spotty \1-nd .T,!lck ;were very busy ap . day , gath ering rJ,wtgs and leaves, and at last the nest was co mplete:cl. Sb e then laid some egg~, . a,nd day aft"~r da .v she sat' ou ·the nest to keep th em warm whi.l e ,Jack went to get foed.

This conti nued for a lon g time , , and at last the eggs .were ha tched. Spotty • wai, ver y proud of the young birds, 11i1d poor .lack was ·n ear l y always looking for foocl

One night he did uot r eturn at t h e mrnal time, a nd Spotty waited and waited, but still there "as no sign of him. Very late that night another swallow-a friend of the irs-fl ew up with the n e w s that Jack bad been caught and put in a cnge.

P oor Spotty could ,h ard ly beli eve this awful news. What w;1 s s h e to do with t h"

SILVElt AND GREEN. ·

bµMes of.· w.hich she was SO 'lll'Olid ? Ho w was slie rto get Moo?,· CHr! how she wis h etl ,he ~•liad stayed at home: Of ~ourse, th e f:·iend w as· ,, e r y--Ictrid , a n d offered ·to "do ·:rn , h e c ould fo1,.J1er. H e went e Yery daj to ~t •food for :-t lre b"abies. ., ,.

·::All went' tvell far a bout' ttvo weeks ·tau'd • • j ) t!l.en s omething very stra'n ge "happened. It was·•just befoi·e· dark;··aBa· Spotty saw hvo birds '·fl'ying · tbwar'ds tl:ie nes·t. To her ·sui·p1'ise;• \il'a'.ck 'ba-d c oin e .bi.Lek. H e hU:d see 11 h1s ·c hance·t h'at n:iorn ing w-trii e he was b e ing fed ,' and escaped.' 'He saw a gteat dif~ f~~-e~~e in t he little bird s, ant;J at once d e_. cided tr.at tb ey"sbou ld learn· to fly.

After this, Ja ck w a ,- •ve r y c arefu'I n ever to be caught a gain.

D. CUNN-lNGTON, L. IV.

ll{E MOraER TREE'S eHILDRENi

·once' upon a ·tiirie tli ere·was a tree who had been aslee p all the wint~ ,:-· but bya fiff-by 'she felt ' som(lthiiig stitr;ln'g. Her hud s were bursting , and soon 11-jl her buds had burst. ~ 'Froin ' her· blossoms tumtlled tl;l r swee test little children. . Th ey• w'ere ,an cofours of th'e raiil'liow. · "ti..s the first Httle child dropped, the ~other ki s,sed it good-bye, and as it droppe d a little Bunn? ran~-riut of •ifs burrow and said to •it, ., A wicked witc&· changed m e: Into · a 'Bunny; bti'ti ~nee °i:-was ,fut'lg of Fairyl-iuiii;'corne and s i'!'e· •irl0~1igdom~;; So -.'th e lfttle Bunny took tliefif't o his 'Palace ; it was" a -b'eaulifiil Palace;:-and;-they 'lived there to the end of. te!)-i r.:;days. ' 'Soon the : mother tfee fell a s le e p -again, and · I exp ec t s h ll will have som e m o r e ·c hildren next s-umm er,-. ·' ·

·Ii.UTH' "LE ' COUTEUR; 8 1 Y.ear s'! ·-,• ,1

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Once· upon ,a• ti-me , long· long agci; there l i.:ved ,a. ll ea uti.ful lady, , and a wicked witch , an (l; a good •fairy , called Merrytirn.~. 1:h e ,1, rfiCked witcb .\lateq th,e be!!,Utiful lacly, b e II • .r.• • r J

ca use s h e was so lieautiful ; so ill'l'e day s h e pt1t a s pell o n her a nd c hanged h er i nto a P each ~ree. T fll poor lady didn' t k now what to do , so s h e h e ld up h e r h a nd s a nd cried. · Merrytim e had· , more powe r than t h e w ic k e d wit c h , so sb.'e ga-ve th e lad y some li ttl e green box es, and said , " Keep th ese littl e box es t ill Sprin g, a nd see wl'.lat th.ey w ill do." Th e · 1ady was ve ry p l eased with th e fairy's gift. Whe n Sp rin g calne · the box es op ened a nd out jumped so m e. littl e grllen childre n~ 13om e w e r e pink_. .. The lady was very p liia sed; they stayed with her t ill the e nd of Summ e r , th e n ·th e bi'gges t of them said , "we· will hav e ~to go home to Fairyl a nd now:" So they all- hopp e d d own from th e tree. When .·the ,ffrst touched the gro und it turn ed . into .a. w hit e rabbi t and led the · way. · .

-MAVIS SWAN, 8 Years. . · . P~NC~

S~OAM'S WIFE,

One day Prince S ea fo~Il! wanted to m a rry. He· calle d all th e l adies of the l and , rich and poor , dirty and ragged H e took .the, ti-rst l ady .to hi s room and said, " .You .are b e autiful and hav~ a nice co'mplexion, but r )lave bee n told you a re rich, and hauty, a nd disagreeable. Is th a t so?" Th e g\rl hiing h e ~ h ead and sa id ;, Ye s >• " You ·- do not sii.it me ,"' said the Prince, " so you inay go ." He the n took th e wors t ragge d one th e r e . "You ar e ra gge d and poor," he ·said, " but you are good and kind. I s that .so?" . She bowed b efore him , -an d smiling; look e d up at · his face, and answe r e d , "Yes," "Then yoµ . suit me ," answered Princ e S ea fo a m. " I w ill come to,morro.w,' '.._saicl th e girl. " ,Y es ," said th e Pri.nce. . That n i ght Prin ce Sea.foam's mothe r , the Qµ ee n Marjori e, mad e the Princ e ' :;; bride a ni c e n ~w set of clothes. 'M orn jn g dawned , a nd the girl whose name ,v a.s Rosalind ca m e . Th ey got married, a nd" then th ei r nam e s w e r e Ki'ng Seafoam and Qu ee n Rosalind , _,,

;;-MAVIS GRIGG, J.OY.ears.

'ril e Old Coll eg ian s ' C lulj is e 1ite 1:in g on a ll f' \I' y f'a t· of a C' ti Yit i<'s ,-vith th f' Gard e n Pm'!' y o n Satm rla.1•. flllt D ecemb Pr. • Th e Co un C' i l. sc ,·rral m Pml w r s o f w hi ci1 a r e w !' II lrn o wn to th e pr e;w11 t S c ' it oo l. are a n x io u s to se n s m a n.1· of t h e• P1·cf e~ t s as p o.-s ible on t>hi s o ('c a s io n · ;1s it is our wi s h t o gt•t into c lo se tou c h 1,·itlt t h e Sc lt ooJ and st imul a t e intcrPsl in o u1· o r i.:an isatiou. p 11 r t ic·nlarl,1r a111ong tl1 e Se ni or C:irls. [ t w a s a p) (' a S\l!'P to Wf' ICO ll1 P t h e J<~tl i (Tcss o f th e 1!)2 1 iss u p of '•S ih·er a n cl On•e11." al s o .Jean HP,1 11 :11 11 :t1H1 Co n s tan c~ " ' hife h ea d , as m c mhPr s of t h e C'o 1111 c il fo r 1 92?..

On e of tb e m ost in t Pr es t inp: f nn c t io µs of th e pa s t y ea r was th e LiL e r n r,· Ev e nin _g, n t whi c h Mr. L. J\ •\t.lam si, n , o f' 10\·esle y Co ll ege, ga v e an nd cl r c,:s o n t h e "B ura e t t. Coutte Art C o ll ection " Thi s was al so 1 G i f t E ve nin g r o 1· t h e Q u een V ictori n H os pi ta l (of w hi c h an Old Co ll egian . n ,· W' inifr e d K e nnan, is Supe rinte 1id e nt ): a nd a s pl e nd1d d o n ation of u sef ul a r t i c les fo 1· t h e h os pital wa s .r ece h•e d. T b e C iu'b wa ,; al s o priYil ege d to hear Sit· Baldwin S p en cer d e liv Pr a l ec ture, w h ic h was illu s tra te d h .r lan tern vi e w s a nd phono g raph r ecord;:;, 011 hi s E> Xp er ie nc es in Cen t ral Au s trali n .

Thi s year the s y llabu s in c ludes t wo n e ,,· YPn t ur es, a Pi c ni c an cl n. S c h oo l Day. Til e i c ni c, whi ch i s t o be h e ld o n Brd Mar<"'h. wi l l prob a bly b e a Basket Picni c to tlw seasi d e, and p e rhap s s om e of yo n gi rls who, it is h o p e d , will , ·er y s hortl y join t h e Club. " ill u se this opport uni t y of a tte nrling our O .C..C. f un c ti o n a s m e m be r s. ~l'h e prognunm e for th e Sc h oo l Day has no t y e t _ b een cl isc.usserl , lrnt it s a im , a ga i11 , is to brin g t h e O.C.C a nd t h e Rc h oo l into r·lo~c r con n ection It will n eea u1 e <"'o-opem t io n of t h e ·prese nt g-i r ls ns we ll as o ur o wn m em lJe n ; t o ma kE' t hi s n s u cct>ss lt is prop osed to fo r m Tenni s a n cl n ra nrn ti c- C lu b;:; in C'0 un ec t.i o n wit;h t h e O .C C. durin g 1 923 , to b e organis e d on si mi lar l i n e s to o ur Li t e r,ir.1· C lub Tlle r e

m ust be man y of you g irl s who are a,bout to le a ve tb e Coll ege to w liom t h ese Club s wi ll b e of inte r es t , s o, it /1:, s u ggesteel t~at: vou s hou ld 1n;ike ipquiri e s ab out these from t h e ~ec r e tary wh e n j o ining t•h e O.C. C . . Ins tru ction s as to how to enrol ~s a · m e mb e r ar e po;;; t e <:I on t h e notj ce-l)oard at t h e College, 2-nq an ,g irls wh 9s e s c hoold a ys a t·e o,·er are r e mind e d that the O. C .C. ,, e xi sts to es t a bli s h t l1 !! t ies of fri e nd s hip s m_adP a t th e Coll ege, anµ is a i:J.elightful inea n s of k eepinl{ in _ to u c h with t h e Ol!l : Sc h oo l. GWEN. ST J1: Li1AN, I-~ 01! ,-•S e c. O. C.C. " T a i y uan ," 3 Gra nge Road , · .-. ~1 • l!J ast K ew. ' · ' · ,. , ,.-,-. ..! ~1~ \

Queen' s Notes.

De ar SC' ho o l, lt see m s r a th er stran ge to he addr essin g you from a di s tance, but a s Qn een's. is r ea lly a so rt of e xt1m s ij))1 o f ~l. L. C , o n e canno t wis h for a b e tte r f a,tr than jo g o th ~te on le;ning S cj1o~L ., , , O f th!',._'.eig llt ex:-:11.L.C . g irl s who · be i;a ii a t th e ''7ani'i'ty . t hi s ye a r , tb i'.ee :i r e i t Qµe~n;s-Doro thy Flocka rt, ;fea,n H e y~ard , ' an/4; ' m.y s e lf. W e we r e w e lcom e d b y tl)e Vfyv e;.:na Club (t il e So~i e t y of , Pa st ancl P re se nt Qu een 's Wom e n) , at a social giv~n c11rly in th e ye a r by Mrs. Sugdep, .and m a d ~ to f ee l v e ry m~ch at horn e,. "'.hich i s th e outs tan ding c l:) a rrn of Que~n• s . . Th e Sh a k es p earea n ;P~eant and· Carnival in aid o f _tlw Qu e pn 's Building ,I<'und c am e o ff Pa rl 3• i n A p r il. lt was h e ld Jn the Town Hn II f or two a fte rno9n s a"ll<l e yen_.'- . in g s_· The Page ant was a brilliant spectacle, a nd th e ·stalls look e d · very gay·. in. their Rlizat.,c than a ttir e. Thu!< 1for a lnief t im e · "' ~ ..rf ,·h<ed th e "~pacio11;:;. da ys•·.....:.or , at ie nst, as far a s i-s possible, wht:n eve rro1w lo ok s lik e Quee n · Eliza beth or Sir Walter lt:t lri g•h a ~ d S hak es peari a n p lay~ a r e h e ini:r :1 c tecl in til e upper rol'.>ths, · \\'bi le the nois)· . laughter-lovin g c rowd -thro'ngs the,• ma-rke t~ placP Ru t s u c h e,,ents as th' e s e do not fill th e m e :1 s nr e of the acade mi a y e ar; sufficeit t o s a y thn t llh e mone y i•rlisf'd wa k almos,t tl1e ct e sir e ci a 1i10unt, £1000 .\Je anwhil e. t h e b uildi µ,g o f t h e N e ,v Wing pro cee d s , a nd a ll s h o uld oe co mpl eted n e xt yea r , wh e n Q \w e n 's . wil l alni t m e rit th e " frozen music" description.

One , gl,l:!at IJQQn which Queen's wpm en will gai n on the com pl etion o f the wing 'is the possession of two room s iu the m a in building.

'Queen 's, h e ld its Annual Ball during Term 11., in Wilson Hall. It ls h 8-'rdl y 1rece~1,ary to n;d d, in th ese dancing d ays, th a t it wa·s a gi,eat succe.s$.

;l'h e · ·'\\romen' s Inter- Co ll egiate Tennis 'J;'p m·uQJ,uents ear ly · in T e rm Ill excite d gi;eat i~ te'rest. 'l'he Qu een 's four con s is t e d or'~P ·.< Floc J.rn rt (gapt.), J. H eywa1·d, K. S ugcl.eQ, and I. ~effor q. Queen's defeated 01:moud (whic h , by the w ay, was captain ed by Edn9: _ Wood, · P.L.C.'s ca pta in of last year ))y: five rubbers to three. Th e final m°11tch . ·-~~as Trinity v. Queen's. We had ho17~cl., that Queen's· , sp_ n ea r it last year, mi g llt b ear away th e palm this year, but '.frinity aga in provecl too stro ng, winning by s ix rub bers to two. A ll the gam es w e r e excelle nt tenni s, a nd we congrlitu fa t e Ti·inity on tll e iL· victory. · ·

A f ew ,,;ee ks ago the Wy verna Club h eld . its Annual D inne1· a t tile °L yce um · Club, after ,v llic h th.e n e w Pres ide~f <iltfi s13· Nelson , !\I.Sc.), mad e he r "Pr~sident' s Speech."

Owing· to the de lay in ·the founding of a Women's College, whose promoters aw a it a Government Bill), it h as b ee n p roposed by a joint com!]'.l.ittee of Or~ond and Queen's students t ~ 0 estai>lisi1 fl ·!i&s;tel, under th e s np er v is io,n o,f a worµau graduate, , to prov ide r esidence . fo.r women s tud e nts of those Coll eges Siµce this arrange m e nt i~ s ubj ect to a s uffi c ie nt .nuµ,ib er of appli ca tions b eing rece i yed by . the <iommittee, a ll who w ish to p ute r sh ould write at on ce to Miss E. A. Ne ison , ,Wy verna Club , O peen 's Copege, Carlt~n. fo~ , f urth er particu la r s , , ,., W , e do hop e to see more and more !\(LC. · gi rl s come up here. The 'Varsity is a fascinating pl ace aitogether, and the addition of coll ege li fe, ev e n non-r esiden t, greatly e nh a nces on e' s enjoyment It is such a fu ll life.''witb botihdless opp ortunities, and it · isi a tremendou s · priYil ege to belong to such au institution.

W ith "best "nishes- ·for the "•examinations nnd· h olid ays, from · ISABEL HODGSON.

Qae en's Co llege, ! Univer sity , September <25, i922.

University Notes.

Edith Derrick has .. qualifi e d for her Master of Sci e nc e d egrJe. · '

Kathleen Semmens, Ber y l Sp la t~ and J ean Harris are doing Third Year Sc i e n ce.

Dorothy Flockart and · J e an H ey ward are doing First Year Scienc e. They are both fi g uring promine ntly in the inte rco ll egiat e'. tennis matches , pl ayin g for Qu ee n 's.

Phylli s Ashworth and Annie Wishart are enga'rged on th e ir Second Year of Scien:ce ; t h e l atter is in r eside nce at Janet Clarke H~II, as i s a lso Esth e r ,Ske lton.

The Faculty of Arts c l aims t he g reatest n u mb er or ' Old Girl s. Among th e· Freshers in Arts are Isabel · Hodgson , Isab e l Thom as and Connie Whitehead Winni e Gawl ey and Aniy English are )n the ir second year, and Sylvia Rothstadt and Karlie Macdonald are doing Finals . Rita Coliins is a l so doing Third Year Arts.

Aman<fa Lieb e rt and Mary Waite were s ucce s sful in the Fourth Year Med, exams in August, and Esther S~elton and Blanche Godbehe ar in Third Y-ear.

Bea tri'ce· Sharwood and Adelaide Gault a r e n ear4ng the end of th e ir Fifth Year in Med.

Rita Roth stadt is doing Second Year Me d ., and Sylvia W eekley First Year

Blanche Chittick has now taken up h er Me d . course aga in after a severe illness.

J oyce Stone is b eginning a co urse in Massag e. J~an .Appe rly is in h e r Second Year.

Isabel Netison is doing Arts for Laws.

Eileen Mussen is at t he Conservatori um, and· Babe· Niewand is doing Education.

Marjo ri e Houston, Grac e Williams and Quee ni e Su ssman are at th e Pharmacy College.

Loui e Bicke rton visited Me lbourn e in t h e September v a cation with a hockey t eam from the Sydney University

Lawr e nce Kroiile is doing single subj ects at th e Unive r sity, whil e e n gage d in t e aching.

SILVER AND GREEN.

News of Old Girls;·

Jean and Margaret McRae, Freda Blythnfan. Olive Gray, D o rothy and EmHy Clifford, May John s on, have r e cent ly visited school.

B e tty Laver has gon e to .England . Ruth Salter will be spendii::ig twelve months in England

Dora Cato ( Mrs. Ste phen) and Una; Th'e lma S tillman, •a nd Winnie Lyall have vi s it e d Cairn s r e ce ntly.

Millice n t Ward has g on e for a trip to Japan .

Joc e l y n McCallum and Madge Gaul t. ar e te a c hing in Fiji.

Mrs. " Stahal son.

Mrs . N an ce daught e r.

(Rosamund ( Winnie

Wilson)' a l Fisher)-a Mrs Ste rr e t t'· ( Marie Bald'irijt) --'- a dau g h te r Mrs. E ll.iott ( Beatrice ' Hicks )-a ·son. Mrs . M e sserving (Gladys Hicks) ~ a s on.

Mrs Smith ( Dorothy Hold·e n') ~ a daughte r Mrs. Southey (Ethe l McComa s) -=_ a son: Mrs. Corn e r . (J e an W e llard) _:_twins · , Mrs. Wilkinson (Ruth Lay c ock) a S Oil'.

(Oli v~ S e r v ante) ~ a Phyli s Kuhn e l and Th e lma Stapley , .. daughter. hav e r e turhed to "The Windsor," aft e r a , Mrs D Tho111as (Vida Pryot·)-a trip · of fifteen month ;;· to Hondlulu and ·. son : · · , , New Z e aland.

Mrs. S. Alban (Mab e l B e ckett) is at Mrs: G. Day (Lqy Frazer)"--a daughter. Mrs. P. R. L e s11e · (Mab el Rowe) !\ Ban, Fiji.

Grace J e nkin is at Suva Glady s Davis and May Ward, two Qu'een s land e rs, have had a flat in Sydney for eight1rei1 months. Th e y _ have e ritertain e d B e th e l Kidman, S y l v i a Butle r a nd May M e dlicott ther e .

Mona Li s ton and Ttix i e Wraith ar e now liv ing in M e lbourne.. ·

Edith Mill e r has b ee n stayin g ' at Roch e s te r , a nd at Numurkah with Grac e and Id a Se ll e ck. Sh e als o saw N e lli e Muste y, of Echuca.

Eth e lwyn S mith, who now lives at Win chelsea, h as just been s p e ndin g a f e w d a ys in town with B eatri ce Whitelaw , .,. Sh e r e turn e d hom e la s t · w ee k.

El s ie L ee , Eth!'!! Blume r , Haze l Lo e !, T essa and Gw e n 'Ferguson, board e rs of l a s t year , hav e spent this"year in Sydney Ella Robinson, Hilda Davey and Do r oth y Llo y d have t ak e n up nurs in g at th e Childr e n 's Hospital. W e und e rstand th at th e two latte r ar e on duty iii the same ward.

son , Mrs . C . H, Watson (Nessie Kn e ale), o l : Clayfie ld, Brisban~-a daughter, ' Mrs. K '. ' Stephe.nson ( F l ossie Hurley J. a daugliter.' ; _

Engagements.

'Phe followin g e ngagements hav e b e en a 1i11 ou ne e d:L. Sassman to Mr. Sc hw:irtz. Dr. Alma Ad mans t o · Mr. T. Be n nett. Violet C ow a n tq Mr. ' Arnold Zwar, or Broa dford.

Lil Anson to Mr. Wilmott. ' Alic e H e id e to Mr. Clive Fergie. Laurie Brodie t6 Mr. ·Eric Hanse n. Barbara Mathinson to Dr. Tho r n, of Ouyen. , · Edith Mill e r to ifr. Roy Har per, of the Bank of Vi c tori a , Nu murkah · Ma be l Payn e t o Mr. Bug h M e allin, of B e ndigo. , : '

Viol e t Rod ge r s to Mr. ,W A- McRobe rt. M a rjori e B a rnett t 9 !,1F. Gerald S toney.

Births.

Th e Old Colleg ia n s ' Club off e rs its cong ratulation s to _ t h e f ollowin g: Mr::;, A. O s wald (Ivy Tipp e tt) a 110n.

Mai s•i e Mo1:ris to Mr. Archibald I}. Browning, of Cuka irn, N.S .W ., and " !Jordon, " Orron g-ro a d, East St. Kilda . Florri e Bottoms , to ;Mr. F : A Nicoll, Gray-stree t, Brighton Bea:cJJ:; .,. . , ,

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Ph y lli s In gl-es -S mi t h to Mr. G ordon Phelan.

Doi'i s Ca tt.er a ll lo Mr. Ke ith Wal e -Winni e Moore t o Mr Charl es Rentoul.

Marriages.

Susie Arch e r marri e d Cameron Hinman

Elsie Thoms on was married, in Wesley Church , to Sibley· Elliott. Winnie Shep · hard (Mrs Hu):>bard ) , B e p Royuan (Mrs. Grieves), Mona Elliott, Fr a nces Thomson (Mrs. Kershaw), Ma 1:jory Thomson and Rene McKay w ere pr ese nt at th e w e dding

Freda M!'laley married Rev. Arthur Strange, al).d is now residing in South Am;tralia.

Ruby Dimond was married on 25th Octob e r, at D e nham-street M e thodist Church, to Dr. Walker.

Clarice Bradshaw w,as marri e d to Alan Heath , in the Forres t-street Methodist Church, Bendigo

Lily Whitn e r married Dr Jona.

Ma-ry L eed and V e ra Craigje are t o be marrie d shortly.

Mari e Hi g gs married Mr. S Bell.

I vv Willia _ms w a s m a rrie d i11 March to Mr. E ric E. Straw, of Sandringham.' Her siste r, Winni e Williams, was on ~ of th e bridesmaids. ·

Marie Higgs and A l ice Thompson were both m an,ie'd thi s y e ar.

Viole t Wannap was married to Mr Rlrli;>h L e dge r , of Sydn ey, on 13th April.

Mis s Margare t Hod g e s, of Malve rn, to t.{r, Ed,ward Firth.

Jessi e Gl e nn , to Mr. Colin Sinclair, Grobg--Grong, N.S W.

Elsle Mor g ans, to Mr. L e s. Cro s ser.

Dulcie Bartlett •is eng aged to a law.yer in Auckland, a.11;d is exp ecting to be marri e d aboqt E.aste r next year

School Office -Bearers.

Senior Prefect: .To ,vC'e SPrnm e n s. P1·ef~ts: D. A ll ('n, B. B ec kett, i L Fiuui e , .T. :\forrissey, 111 Rogers , · E. R o na~•u e, L. Butc h e r , M. St afford , B . W o od , V . Pearce (T e rm I. ), V. P e rry (Term .II. )

t\ s sociates : M. Al ex a nder , E. Blew ett , H · Car ter , K. Co rne ll , M. Gilb e rt, I. H a milt o n , N. J e ffe r y , I. J o n es , E. P e arce, D. ~a mp s on , M. V a sey , 0. Pizz ey (T e rm s 1. and Ii.). N. H e l m s (Te rm llI.).

For1p. Captains: ,T. S e mm e ns (H o n V I. 1, M. Va ssey (P VI.) , H. Krom e (V.a), L. Butc h e r (Di p .) . N H e lm s (V.b), L . G ill s on (V . b §ti.\ A Phillips ( XX .) , D. c h a mb er s (V. c ), B. '.l'om p k i ns (X X a ), R. Munr o (Co ll. V .), D Scl1ol e s (L V ). K. Fors.ter (I V.a ). J. Hea ling (Re m . ), M. Hill e brand (IV.b). M. O" ere nd (L. IV.) , M H.urr ey and D Anketell (Jun. S c hool).

spo·fu .Committee: Mr. L e Cou teur (Chairman), Mi ss Srnyt.h e (Sports Mistress ,. Mis s Pitts, .,r,1:i s s McKay, Mi ss Pa:csons, .J Se mrrie'.h s (S ec.), B. B eckett, N. Goldie , U Goldi e. M. H e aling, M Tait, T Wilkinson A. P ! l.kingt011 , V . Cromb , T. Mapleson.

Sports Oaptains: M . H e aling (Tennis) . T l\fapl e s o n (Rase hall ), M Roge rs (Ba s k e t ball).

Editor: J. Se mme ns.

Fo~"In Editors: U Wil so n (P VI.) , E. C hriste nsen (V .a) , D . Sa mpson (D i p .), N. Helms (V b) , L Gibson (V b Sp ), M. Rensh a w ( XX. ) , G. B a uld (V .c). M. Cl arke (XX. a ) , S. A pthorpe a nd A. L ee (Coll. V ,',, .J. MC'Donald (L. V.), K. Fors t e r (IV.a), H. Rogers (IV.b), N. Lee ( L IV ).

Librarians: A. K e llaway, M Finnie.

Library Conunittee : Mr. L e Coute ur. Mis s Pitts, Mi ss Wa l t on , Mi ss Fie lden , Mrs. L a nde n , Mrs. Brown , J. Semme n s, E. Ronay n e, M. Roger s , J. Morri ssey, U . Wils on , D. Sa mp son , E. W a d eson , Q Howell, ' P. Brameld, N. J e ffe r y , M . V as ey, V.' Perry _ M. Gilb er t, E. P earce

S.O.U . Executive Committee : Mis;: Md{ay (Pre sident), J . Semmens (VicePresident) L Butc h e r · (T1 e a s ure r ) B Begltett (Corres Sec. ), D. All e n (Re c. Sec \ .J. Morris sey , M. Vasey.

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