1936 Silver & Green

SILVER AND GREEN

CJJecember, 1936

Editress:

JESSIE WIGHT.

SILVER AND GREEN

Wlye c®{ngnzine of ilye c®{,etqobist 1Unbies' <llolle_ge

DECEMBER, 1936.

"Come ! Let us lay a l ance in rest, And tilt at windmill s under a 0 wild sky!

For who would l ive so petty and unblest Th at dare not tilt at some thing ere he d ie?"

Tilt at windmills! Old Don Quixote tilted at windmills-and men laughed. But with a soul radiant with visions, Don Quixote was fighting for his ideals. They were misguided ideals, perhaps, but they we r e his , a nd he h ad the courage to fight for them. He was not one of the world's "hangers-on."

Most of us hav e our ideals. Without them, we would drift aimlessly a nd uselessly. Mur doch says that he can see only two kinds of men in the world-idealises and fools. "For ," he asks, "w hat is he but a fool who, energetic-

ally lifting alternate feet, moves forward withou t knowing whither or why he is moving?" A world full of people witho ut ideals could not progress.

We hear so much to -d ay of the t r oubled conditions of the world. Behind this unres t are men who have tried, and a re trying, to realise their idea ls. To us, their ideals may seem hopeless ly wrong. But, as in Russia and Germany, much that is worth while has been achieved , in spite of many mistakes. And, amid all these strugg les, men a r e trying to make real the greatest ideai in the world to-day-the ideal of peace. The L eag u e of Nations, the L eague of H a llucinations -call it wh at you will-is trying to brin g about the peace which to-day is so essen tial, and so h ard to achieve. The men behind che League are supported by their ideal of what the world shou ld be They have their dreams of somethin g better in the future, as we all have our dre am-

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The dream that fir es man's heart to make, To bui ld , co do, to sing or say, A beauty d eath can never cake, An Adam from the crumbled clay."

SCHOOL PLAY : RICHARD OF BO RDEAUX

L ft to right: W U::ing-woma n (Marion M ather } , Thomas Mowbray (Gwenda Wilson 1, Agnes (.Edna Murdoch ) . Robert de Vere (Judy O arke), Anne of Bohe m·:1 ( M a ri e Rend a l ), Richard o f Bo tdea u x (S>,l.via McPherson, Ed ward of Rutland (Jean Rowell ), M a ry, Duchess o f D erb y ( M a ri e Grenness), H ,enry , Earl of Der b y (Yvonne Ma r tin I

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OBITUARY.

On 30th March we suffe r ed a sad loss in th e death of Nancy Beresford, as the result of acute appendicitis. She had been a student a t the College for over I

And so the silver rains can never perish; The singing birds, fair /lowers, can ne ve r die ; Nature makes life from death, and no thing dies, But another lives, under the quiet sky.

J. Wight, Honour VI. , House V.

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES.

Senior H ewitt. Government Scholarship , Gwen

Free Places: Jea n Carne, Jean Cane. !st Honours (5): Dorothy Brown, Dr aw ing ; Jean Carne, Drawing; Joan Rowell, Drawing; Kathleen Walker, French; Marcelle Whittaker , French

five years, of which half the time had been spen t in the boarding sch oo l. H e r winsome cheerfulness and pleasant, engaging manner made h er a favo urit e with bo th staff a nd girls. great We ex t end our warmest sympathy to h er r e l at ive;;.

A PICTURE OF SPRING.

A Translation from the Latin of Lucretius.

From the great sky, the sil ver rain is cast T o vanish, on the breast of Mother Earth. But l o! gree n branc h es sway upon the trees,

We see the fruit s, the shining corn , the birth Of splendid beasts, and men, and mighty cities--:

The happy cities where the children runAnd everywhere we see the leafy woods, And h ear the glad birds singing in the sun F ed by the fruitful earth , the tired sh eep P eacefu lly, in happy meadows, rest, While thei r soft lambkins on unsteady limbs, Play in the sun-warmed grass, by Nature blest.

2nd Honours ( 13): Marjorie Bryant, Drawing; J ean Cane, Latin, French; Jean Carne, Botany; Rosamond Combes, French; Gwen H ewitt, Maths. II., Chemistry, Biology; Anne L eslie, Drawing; Joan P arker, English, European History; Betty Spillane, Geog r aphy; Kathk e n Walker, Latin 3rd Honours ( 18) : Dorothy Bro wn , French; Marjorie Bryant, English; Jean Cane, Drawing; J ean Carne, English, Latin ; Enid Collens, English, French, Geography, European History; Heather Drayton, French; Gwen Hewitt, Maths I., Physics; Lila Monsbourgh, English, European History; Jo a n Parker, Geography; Joan Rowell, English; Betty Spillane, French, Biology.

School Leaving Certificates and Matriculations. Marjorie Bee, Charlotte Davies, Mary Duggleby, Betty Hislop, Anne Leslie, Margaret McAlister, Jean P earce, Mary Slater, Roma Thomas, Mary '.Thompson, Audrey Watt, Enid Webb, Jessie Wight.

School Leav ing Certificates. Marjorie Bryant, Dorothy Macdougall.

Intermediate Certificates. Isobel Apple ford , Erica Brearley, Joy Brown, Lynette Bull, Phyllis Cerutty, Gwenda Chitty, Winsome Davey, Megan Davies, Pat Douglas, Margery Ellis, Joy Findlay, Beth Headdey, Phyllis Kent , M a rjori e King , J ean McAliece, Lorna McConchie, Mary Murray, Mary Noble, Gwen Oldham, Lou Oldmeadow, J essie Parsons, Bren da Purves, Pat Rab en, Du lcie Rayment, Gwen Redrob e, Dorothy Smith, Ruth Smi t h, Tru da Vear, Enid Webb, Marjorie Whittaker.

MUSIC EXAMINATION RESULTS.

Violin.

Grade !.-Valerie Clayfield (credit).

Grad e IL-Pearl Coles.

Grade III.-Joyce Laidlaw (credit).

Grade V .-Margaret Bennett (honours).

Flute.

Grade IV.-Noel Headdey (honours). Violincello.

Grad e IV.-Gwen Basset (honours).

Singing .

Grade IL-Marian Gyles

Grade III.-Pat Chellew ( honours), Marian Gyles (c;edit), Winnie Wearne (honours)

Grade IV.-Pat Chellew (honours), Joan Green (credit), Sylvia McPherson (credit), · Mary Slater (credit)

Pianoforte.

Grade IL-Shi rley Golder (honours), Joan Hargreaves (credit) , J essie Parsons (honours), Joan Rowell, Alison Saunders (honours), Dorothy Smith ( credit).

Grade III.-Mary Allen, Bernice Brokenshire (credit), Peggy Carne ( h onours), Ruby Coles, Marjorie Gordon (credit), Joan Green (credit), Margaret Higgs (credit) , Lesley Horton (honours), Sh eila Marshall (credit), Heath er Rentoul , Erna Spark (credit), Gwend" Wilson ·(credit).

Grade IV.-J oy Dun can (honours), Marjorie Gord o n (credit), Betty Gray (honours), Alison L elean (honours), Phyllis McMurray (credit), Betty Oldfield (credit), Edith Par s<•,ns (credit), Mar gar et Smart, Wilma Tourrier (honours).

Grade V.-Inez Benson (honours), Jud ith Clarke (credit), Lilian Cocks (credit), Dorothy · Crossley (credit), Audrey Harrison (honours), Beth Harrison (honours), Dorothy Pollock (credit).

Grade VI.-Dorothy Bennetts (credit), Margaret Gandy (honours), Audrey Harrison (honours), Beth Harrison (honours), L eono re Marsh (honours), Margaret Rentoul (honours).

Harmony and Theory.

Grade II.-Joan Green (credit), Jessie Parsons, Joan Rowell (honours), Alison Saunders {credit) , Dorothy Smith, Ivy Spille r

Grade III.-Marjorie Beardsley (honours), Pat Chellew (credit), Pearl Cole~ (honours), Ruby Coles, Betty Gray, Winnie Wearne (credit).

Grade IV.-Mary Alle n, Bernice Brokenshire (honours), Nancy Cowen (honours), Dorothy Day (honours), Marjorie Gordon (honours), Marian Gyles (honours), Margaret Higgs (honours) , Joyce Laidlaw (credit), Sheila Marshall (honours), Norma Mether (credit), H ea ther R entoul ( credit), Erna Spark (honours).

ART OF SPEECH EXAMINATION RESULTS. Practical

Grade V.-Corrine Cotterell (credit), Joan Egg leston (credit), Betty O ldfield (pass), Zoe Proud (pass), Patricia Varley (credit) .

Grade IV.-Peggy Carne (credit) , Mary Hopper (credit), Helen Lockhart (cre dit), Elma Manfield (pass), I vy Spiller (credit). Grade III.-Ivy Spiller (credit ). Grade ! .-Olwen Evans (pass).

Theory.

Gr,.,JP II.-Mar}' Bcncon (pa33) Grade !.-Olwen Evans (honours).

Social Service Notes.

Once again we have cause to feel proud of the results of our year's work for Collingwood and Carlto n Free Kindergartens, Cheltenham H omes, Methodist Babies' Home, the South M elbourne Missio n , and the Inl and Mission.

Throughout First T erm, the School was con- . siderab ly brightened by the adv e nt of gailycolo u red wools. At th e e nd there was an exce ll e nt dis pl ay of j u mp ers a nd skirts, t otalling 184, a numb er broug ht up to 24 1 by garments fini shed in S e c o nd T e r m. There were a lso sin glets made by the youn ger Forms, secondh and clothes , and many magazines and books for th e Inland Mission.

For our Second Term's work the Red Cross Exec utive decided to buy ma terial for summer dresses. At the exhibition at the end of the t erm, a bright a rray of abou t 200 dresses gave proof of our indus try. A trip was arranged to the South Melbourne Mission. Th e girls who went came away inspired to eve n greater efforts for unfortunate li ttle children.

Mr. Barnet t 's illustrated l ectu re on M e l b o urne slums h as also quickened ou r desire to r espo n d to s u ch obvious n eed

Thi rd Term, as u sua l, is to be devoted to the making of t h e presents for the kiddies' Christmas trees.

We have received with much gratitude a donation of £ I from Messrs. G. J. Coles and Co., some pretty remnants from Snow's, and a large discount on all goods bought at Treadway' s. This outside interest in our Social Service Work is much appreciated.

The girls, u nde r the gentle g uid ance of th e i r R ed Cross Captains, have r eally worked h ard, a n d it is ve ry gratifying to re ceive letters

of thanks which show that our efforts h ave been fully appreciated This extract fro m a letter from the Cheltenham Homes conveys its ow n message of thanks : "We would assure the givers chat their practical thought of our little ones is a val uab le help to us."

The £10 collected by the gir ls for the Inland Mission has been put towards th e t r a nsmitte r which the School is providing for the Mission.

Dr. Wade and t h e Senior R e d Cross Ca ptai n , Val e ri e Clayfield , have arrange d o ur bulk purch asing for us, a nd we wish to thank them sincerely for th e active interest they have taken in ou r work throughout the year. -V.C.

In addition to this regular work for charity, the S chool has raised this year (and for the most part by d irect giving) the sum of £50 for a transmitter for the Central Australian Mission Ambul ance, and £27 to furnish an M.L.C. room at the University Women's College.

D e bating Socie t y .

"The s i ze of every man depends upon the d e pth of his conviction and t h e breadth of his s·vmpathie s an d interests." G K. Chesterton.

At some period i n our l ifet ime we sha ll be ca ll e d upon to express without hesitancy and with conviction our opinion on a subject of vital importance, and we shall fail unless we have been trained along these lines. Hence our society.

Play-reading is another excellent training fo r speech confidence, and, realising this, our Society formed a committee of r e presentatives from the Senior School Forms to be responsible for this activity Their efforts culmi n ated in a succe~sfu I Shakespeare Day celebration, when scenes from Shakespeare were read and interpreted.

Inter-Hou se Debates o n subjects of varying character hav e been the main interest of this year's syllabus.

Time has not permitted many Inter-School debates, but earlier in the year Tintern Girls' Gramm ar School team were too eloquent for us; however, Betty Jackson , Peggy Chinner, June Barne tt successfully proved " That the State Should Provide and Control All Schools" against Melbourne Boys' Grammar.

At the beginning of th e year we r egretfully accepted the resignation of ou r former President, Miss D a hle, whose untiring services during previous years have proved most beneficial to the Society

Thank you, Miss Warren, for your helpful tdks on "The Art of Debating" in preP,aration for our House contests, and also for your work as president and adjudicator at our debates.

The executive wish both you and future m e mbers the best for coming years. -M.G.

Student Christian Movement .

At the beginning of the year ninety girls joined the School Bible C i rcles, taking as their st udy "God With Us."

During First Term a Sweets Day was h eld in aid of the Conference Building, and £4/ 4/ was raised. On 4th April a day was spent at E!th a m, m eet in g girls from other schools. In the M ay holidays four M.L.C. girls went to the Inter-Sc h ool Camp at H ea lesville, and had the wonderful time one always has at camp.

A devotiona l meeting, led by Dr Wade, on the subject of " Faith," was held early in Second Term

In order to make friendships with members from other schools, we gave a n eve nin g party, to which ninety girls came. We had games and competi t ions, and everyone enjoyed the evening.

Another S c hools' Day was held on 26th Septe mber, at Blackburn, and in the evening service M.L.C. provided the prayer.

E ager preparations were made for our annual party to a group of thirty Cir;· Mission children. The kiddies enjoyed this thoroughly, and so did we

During the year we have had the opportunity of hearing many speakers.

l\,fr. Lance Andrews, travelling secretary of the S .C.M., told us more abo ut the World Fed e-

ration of the S.C.M and of the v isit of the G e neral Committee to a congress at Chancoria, where they were the guests of the Bulga rian Church.

The Rev. J. S ayers gave us an excellent address on the principles of Christianity.

Mr. Gosbel told us some inte resting facts about th e British and Fore ign Bible Society.

Sister Rutt e r , of the Melbourne City Mission, t old u s of the Mission's work in the poorest parts of the city, of its Home for Girls, and it~ Maternity Hospital.

In listening to· Mrs. Bruce, who has spent much of h e r life in China, we gained a much cleare r view of the influence of Chris ti a nity in that country.

Before the close of the year we are looking forward to the visits of the Rev. P en ry Evans and Miss Margaret Stuckey.

We express our great r eg ret at the resig n ation of our presid ent, Miss Betts. We know that the strength of the S.C.M. in' the School is due to h e r wonde r ful work for a number of years.

We extend our best wishes to Miss Ault for the future , and we hope that she has a very successful term of office. -O .E. and B .H.

Devotional.

On Fridays, at lunch time, during the year devotional meetings have been held in the Principal' s study These have been well attended. The tim e has been given to Bible study and the exchange of Christian experience. Many things are puzzling or a re l ike l y to puzzle girls who will soon have to apply their Chris tian p ri nciples to all the difficulties of living. These are made the subject of discuss ion, and frequently the whole group work out a sub ject from as many ang les as possible. E very point of view finds expression, a nd th e meetings are eagerly l ooked forward to, espec ially by the Senior girls.

Walking Club Notes.

Althou gh the girls are most enthusiastic, it h as been impossible to arrange man y walks this year owing to other S c hool activities held on Saturdays.

Dunng the May holida ys our President, Miss Hall, and Vice-President, Miss Park e r , agreed

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to chaperone twelve girls, and a most enjoyable week was spent at Emerald.

Walks to the seaside and the country are always popular, and sometimes provide diversions other than walking. Once this year two mistresses and many adventurous girls hired boats on the Mordialloc Creek and spent the morhing rowing-o r trying to Owing to bush fires, we have not h a d the fun of forgetting the "billies" or cook i ng chops and sausages, but before the end of the t erm we hope to find free Saturdays and have more wal k s and camp fires. So,ne days ha ve been too hot, others too cold, and we have even known it to rain. But nevertheless th e spirit of the walk still lingers, and as we approach our d estination-

"We see the lights of the village Glea m through the rain and the mist, And a f ee ling of sadness comes o'er us, That our souls cannot resist. '' -M.S.

The Discussion Group.

At the beginning of Second Term Dr. Wade suggested th e idea of forming a club for senior girls, in which we could discuss "Us and the Urtiverse " The idea was enthusiastically received by Honour VI. and Pass VI., and Diploma joined in.

There were u sually about sixteen girls who attended our meetings, which we h el d in Honour VI. Form room on Wednesdays, after sc hool.

Our dis c u ssio ns spread over a large field. Darwin's theory of evolution was discussed and criti cised. We spent som e time discussing i11stinct, and trying to distinguish be tween "instinct and habit We learnt how young Man is comparatively in the world's history; how small in terms of stellar space; and yet how g r e a t in terms of mind and spi rit. It was d <ebated whether Man, as a spec ies of li fe, would die out, as the m ammoths a nd many other species have done; or would evolve still further into somet hing new and strange.

Howe ver, despite these rather terrifying thoughts , t h e meetings were thorough l y enjoyed by everyone who a ttende d, and they ofte n g a ve rise to further inter esting di scussions which took place afterwards among the girls themselves. -H.D.

Guide Notes for

1936.

An enthusiastic crowd of Guides and would be Guides gathered in the Gym for our first ir.eeting of 1936 Some of our Guides did r.ot r e turn to School, but we were glad to welcome back our three l ieutenants. Recruits have been enrolled throughout the year, and much hard work has been done in connection with the Second Class Badge. The senior group, who ha ve obtained thei r Seco nd Class, worked for thei r Ambulance Badge.

At the beginning of Second Term the company suffered a severe loss when, owing to ill ness, our captain was forced to leave us for some time. The three lieutenants carried on, but activities were naturally rath e r restricted. Ir was impossible to hold our field days, and the week-end a t Beaconsfield had to b e abandon ed. Before the end of the te rm we had great pleasure in hearing of our captain's recovery, a nd eagerly awaited her return. We thank her sincere l y for her able leadership.

We were sorry that it was n e"cessary for Valerie Clayfield and for Audrey Watt to resign their lieutenancies. We take this opportunity of th a nking t h em both, and a lso Winnie Hurley, th e remammg lieutenant, fo r the interest they have shown in all the activit ies of the Company.

During the year the patrols h ave been le d by B Headdey, P. Coles, ]. Fowler , A. Stinton a nd J. Gordon. We have been honoured by vis its from Mrs . Tate, District Commissioner, and Mrs. S terett, both of whom considered we showed talent in the rendering of our songs, a nd expressed p leasure that this phase of g uidin g had not bee n n eglected.

To thos e Guides who are leaving us this year, we wish :he best of luck, and to th e Guides of 1937 a very happy and successful year.

-AW. and B.H.

Music Notes.

" The sole end of a ll music should be nothing else than God ' s g lor y , and the refreshment of the spirit, whereof, if one take not heed, there can be n o true music, but on l y din and d is cord."-]. S. Bach.

Nothing is more glad d ening than refreshment of th e spirit, and throughout the year our

musical activity and development has progresse d with rapidity.

We have been very fortunate this year in v btainin g the services of Miss Elsie Fraser, fo r ·.,nofor te. Miss Muriel Horlock, who h as returned from two years spent overseas ;tigating class singing methods, h as been ,arge of the Middle and Lower School ~s_; work; Miss Judy Amadio, daughter of the famous Mr. John Amadio, h as joined us for flute; Miss Peggy Valentine, as t eac h er of clarinet; and Miss Sheila Proctor for p ip e work.

Following usua l custom, the Annual Music Scholarships were competed for early in th e year, those successful being: Pat Chellew (singing), Va lerie Clayfield ( violin), Alison Saund e rs ( sen ior piano), Noel Headdey ( junior piano). Valerie a nd Noel were successful for the second time in their sections. Dr. Floy d adjudicated once again.

The schoo l orchestra has had an interesti ng and bu sy year unde r the l ead e rship of Miss Zieb el l. The incid e nta l music at the S c hool Play was provided by it.

The Bamboo Pipe Class continues to grow num e rica ll y under the g uid a n ce of Miss Sheila Pro c tor.

F it chett Hall was the setting for t h e First Term Recital on 13th May, whe n an invitation was e x tended to inte rested parents and fri en d s. The school orch es tra, an instrumental trio, a flut e due t, trio f o r piano by juniors, voca l and instrumenta l solos, brought be fore the audie n ce the va lu able work that the S c hool is doing.

An Ori gi n a l Compos ition Contest resulted in success for Joan Ro well , whos e " Song of the S ea, " a three-part un accompanied composition, was performed at the School Concert by the Special Choir Joan also wrote the words

Th e inte r es t aroused by this eve ntuate d in a d ec ision to award an Annual Scholarship for the enco uragement of o ri g inal composition. A we ll -wish e r of the S c hool , " Orpheus," h as mad e this possible, and the scholarship will commence n ex t year.

The sentime n ts of the "Musical News"-th a t the P!J.st Stude nts' Choir " can always be relied upon to provide art attractive and we ll-cho sen

programme"-indica te the p l eas ure which the hear e r s derived from th ei r Musica le held in Fitchett Hall on 24th July. B eautifully-rendered motets, madrigals and part songs ( two of which were composed by their pianist, Miss Vera Eddy) were interspersed with trio and solo items by Misses Ziebell (violin), G. Prockter ('cello) and E. Frase r ( pi a no), the assisting artists, who are members of our musical staff.

As a result of this concert, a cheque was handed over to Mr. Grove to help provide some of the necessary instruments for the percussi on section of the orchestra. Thank you, Past Stude nts , for your practical assistance and interest, and also for the prizes given to rhe music school.

R e ports of the Annual Church S e r vice and School Con cer t will be found under separate headings elsewhere.

The sole responsibility for the Inter-House Choral Co n tests is in the hands of the girls. The Hous es e lect th ei r own co'nductress and pianist, and endeavour to bring th e ir work up to a standard suitable for Dr. Floyd 's adjudication. Th e h ym n chosen for competition is " All Creatures of our G od and King," to a n o ld Germa n Chorale, in both the sections, while the Senior S c h ool is p r e p a ring Handel's "Wher ' er You Walk" as well, and th e Inte r mediates " The Mill er's Song," by Schube rt.

On "Back to School Day" the Past S t udents were e nterta ine d in Fitc h e tt H all by individual perfo rm e rs a nd by the Gl ee Singers, conducted by Ruth Wa l ker, who repeated the two madrigals sung at t h e School C once rt. Th e School led the singing of three School songs. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking Vera Eddy, an Old Collegian, for her delightful setting of " Deo Domuique."

A fin e spirit o f co- operati on exists amongst the members of Special Choir an d t h e small groups. Apart from the e njo ymen t d er ive d from our rehearsa ls, it is encouraging to h ea r from time to time that our efforts h ave given pleasure a nd help.

A party of girls ha ve attended regularly the series of Celebrity Concerts und e r th e direc tion of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and have been privileged to hear world famous artists.

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We wish to convey our sincere thanks to all members of our musical staff for their interest a nd work during the year. Especially do we thank Miss Flockart for her cease less energy and leadersh ip in promoting and extending musical activities and appreciation throu gho ut the School.

-M G.

Olwe n Evans, Audrey Watt, Shirl ey Ebbott and Lorna C aree r-gave a beautiful reading o f Psalm 139.

The great event of our year was th e public performance of " Richard of Bordeaux," in the G a rrick Theatre. An account of t his appears elsewhere in these pages.

Art of Speech.

This year the number of stud e nts of t he Arc of Speech increased so considerably ch a t Miss Illingworth, A.A.S.A , a former pupil, joined the Sta ff as assistant to Miss Dwyer.

During th e second term it was decided t o found a Senior Elocution Scholarship, with portion o f the proceeds from the School Play. Th e t est revea led that there was much promising mate rial in the School. The scholarship was awarded to Joan Eltis , who gave an exce llent performance.

The Verse Speaking Choir has not m ade any i:,ublic appearance this year, but at the ch u rc h service severa l of its m e mbe rs-Ron a Brown,

At the present moment some of us are working hard for the Art of Speech Examinations, wh ich take p lace at the Conservatorium t his month, and hope to maintain, if not excel, th e hig h stan dard of previous years.

We desire to thank Miss Dwyer and Miss Illingworth for a ll the h elp and encourage m e n t t h ey h ave g ive n us. -0.E.

The L e ague of Nations Union.

Towards the end of S eco nd T e rm it was decid e d to form an M.L.C. b r anc h of the Junior Leag u e of Nations Union

At our initiation ceremony on F riday, 7th August, Dr. P arkin, a Russian exile, spoke to

us about his country. Miss Jessie Brookes, the Vice-President of the Junior League of Nations Union, enrolled over a hundred mem bers, presenting them with their badges. We feel that this was an eventful day in the School's history.

We have had several discussions on current events, particula rly in connection with Spanish affairs. Miss Lindsay presided at each meeting.

On Friday, 18th September, Fraulein Felicity Fent spoke to us. She is sixteen, and has b een in Australia for only eight months. In Germany she was a district leader of one of the Nazi Youth Groups. Therefore it was highly interesting to hear about Germany and Hitler from h e r point of view

After such a fine beginning and such a large enrolment, our branch should continue to be one of the most interesting and most powerful societies in the School. J .H B

Foreign Correspondence.

This y e ar M.L.C. has an interesting foreign mail. Our correspondents include a Russian refugee living in Paris; a Swedish girl who lives in Stockholm; an English girl; a F r ench boy, Jean Simon ; an Indian girl, writing from America ; an Armenian ; another French boy , Andre, who is very interesting and amusing; Germans and Belgians, and several others. Th eir letters are alw a ys interesting, and often amusing, and have increased our interest in foreign countries and happenings. -J.\V.

Pen Club Notes.

T he inaugural meeting of the Pen Club was held on 17th June, with Dr. Wade presiding. The object of the club is to encourage the production of lite rary work in the School and to give each oth e r candid criticism of the works submitted.

During the Club ' s e xistence eight prose sketch e s have b een discussed, four sonnets and eight poems. Each work is read aloud, then discuss ed by the memb e rs, criticised, and graded A, B, or C ( with finer distinctions if necessary) The meetings have been very interesting.

Two sketches, one sonnet and hve poems were considered to be of a sufficiently high

$tandard for submission to the Editor of "Silver and Green."

We should like to thank Dr. Wade for the inauguration of this new Club, and for her help at our meetings. If , as is said, the pen is mightier than the sword, "floreat Pen Club ." -0 E

Library

Notes. The Fiction Library.

What is the library? Not merely a collection of books , but a cool and in v iting room , with wide windows facing on to the garden. It is a retreat from the bleak quadrangle in winter, and many girls take advantage of its quietness and seclusion for extra study, or the completion of forgotten home work.

While on e girl is interested only in W odehouse, another broods over Jeffrey Farnol, and another over romances by Georg ette Heyer-and so it goes. Some of the more intelligent and studious come and• promptly take what they want. Two girls are steadily translating from the French the story of the Vicomte de Bragelonne in ten volumes, others are reading in systematic order an example of each of the great novelists. Others are finding out a great d e a l about their own country by reading the better-known books about Australia. Some to whom "Distant fields are always green," read the fine travel books which these days are published in such profus ion · Th e y hav e a wide choice, and can glean much interesting and accurate information about Japan in such books as "A Daughter of the Samurai," about Soviet Russia from "Humanity Uprooted," and India from "A Passage to India."

The plays of J. M. Barrie, Milne, Housman and Galsworthy are in constant demand. The girls to whom people, rather than place s, are of interest also read biographies which are provided in great number

Such magazines as the "Nationa l Geog1aph ic, "The Bookman, " "The Weekly Times" a nd the "Walkabout" are avai lable

Reference Library.

The Refe rence Library is used a great deal by Senior History and English students and those who wish to while away dull moments in

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"preparation," when clear minds may range throu g h space and take all knowledge for their province.

Any girl who takes the trouble to plan for hersel f a consistent course of reading h as at hand at M.L.C. books th at cover much of the best in English literaturebi ographies, drama, poetry, essay and trav e l, from the time ·of Chaucer to the present day

We are indebted to Dorothy Macdougall, Lorna Stinton, Mavis Allen and Audrey Watt, each of whom donated a book this year, and

to Joyce Thorpe, who has made available copies of the "Bookman " each month. We have also to thank Dr Wade, who procured a valuable literary antique, "Ductor Dubitan• tium," by J eremy Taylor, Chaplain to Charles I. The book, sti ll in excellent condition, was published in 1671, and its s ize, type, paper, spelli n g, engravings, as well as its contents, have been of great in terest to the School. On e wo nders what its long history has been. What a story it mi g ht tell!

-M.D.,

T.T.

0Jriginail Conlt:Jributions

Magazine Prizes

The Magazine Prizes have been awarded as fo ll ows:-

Senior Verse-Jessie Wig h t, " Th e Passing."

Senior Prose-Mary Thompson, "An In dian Bazaar in Fiji "

The Passing.

{Awarded the Pri ze for Senior Verse) The woods are singing in the sunlight, And shadows quiver on the warm ea rth; The g re en lac.-s of the ferns are rustli n g , The grasses ripple with a silent mirth. Beauty is walking in the woods to-day; Lightly, whitely, dance h er feet

Middle Division Verse-Barbara MarReet, H er leaf- r ed lip s are laughi n g-the wood stirs "Lovely Spring." Wi t h wo nder when Laughter and Beauty

Middle Division Prose-Alison Lelean, "Fijian Night "

Jun ior Verse-Lurline K eck, " The Piper at th e Gates of Dawn."

Junior Pros.,_:..Joy Anderson, "The Ad ven• tures of a Balloon."

Drawing-Truda Vear , "Sea Fever."

Snapshot-Cla i~e Smith, "A u stra li a n Scene."

meet. She passes like a flame between the trees, The sunlight on her ragged scarlet gown. And the woods are hushed at her coming, And the ferns at her touch bow down. Th en swiftly as a sigh passes, Or shadows change-she is gone, And the grasses sway o'er the Rowers, And the woods sing on.

-Jessie Wight, Honour VI., House V.

An Indian "Bazaar" 1n Fiji. ("Bazaar" is the Indian word for "Market.") (Awarded the Prize for Senior Prose)

It is that p leasa nt time of day before the early morning ha s lost its freshness-and Saturday morning the morning of the weekly bazaar in a little Indi an township that clusters aro und a suga r mill on the ban½_ of t h e wide, s low-ru nning Rewa River. The main street is crowded with hurrying people, and the liccle wooden shops are crying to l ook their best, freshly swept and with windows newly decorated. Lest he should miss an}' of the morning ' s activity, the Indian barber has placed his victim in the open doorway of his shop. Outside, a small In dia n boy leans apathetica lly agai nst the verandah post. He is Sita Ram, and t ired of playing marbles in a dusty lane, he id ly watches the passers-by. His face brightens as h e sees the stout Madrasi ( eggwoman) swinging a lo n g in her wide skir ts, the j ewe lle r y on h e r ankles jingling as she wa l ks. She carries her _eggs in a large bundle of cloth and h er mone,x tied up in a corn er of her "sa ri " (shawl). Behind her comes a devout H indu He keeps his head shaved but for o n e l ock of hair on the cop, by which h e hopes to be p u lled up to Paradise when this weary life is over. His bare legs and arms are long and skinny, and his cloches hang abo ut h im in fo lds. Here comes a Chinese market gardener carrying two baskets of veget ables, one on each end of a stick, which he l:.alances across hi s s houlders A group of n a tive Fijians, t all, dark a nd h andso m e, with the ir mops of thick, fuzzy hair, r;.ngh a nd joke among themselves as they pass wi th a rustling of g rass macs a nd a tinklin g of coral necklaces.

Suddenly Sica Ram springs up with exc itement. H e slips quickly through the crowd a nd 1?,rasps the hand of an o ld, grey bearded man who s toops wearily as he walks It is his grandfath er, who has co me many miles across the river flats, bringing his three grey goats to sel l. Many a time has Sica Ram listened with wide-open eyes co chis old man's tales of India, the great Motherland across the sea, of Bena res, the holy ci ty, of feasts and festivals. palaces and temples. Together they go down to the bazaar, and now Sita Ram drives the

goats, shouting " Ai Ao Ao," and waving a large stick as he runs barefooted behind chem. Following the crowd, rhey soon come to a wide, open square b esi de the sugar mill. Here some of the se ll e rs have built bamboo shelters against rhe mill wall , while others a r e squat ting under large umbre ll as with their wa r es spread out on th e ground in front of chem H ere and there calves, goats or fowls are tied tc, convenient poses. The litcle boy scops to listen to the cloth-seller, who sits crossed-legged on a mat, surrounded by rolls of materials of di colours a nd varieties from fine silk to coarse homespun. He is bargaining over a piece of s ilk , with a fat South Indi an woman seated C<•mforcably opposite him Their voices rise an d fall , emp h asised by many n o d s and gestures , and it seems chat they will argue for the r est of the morning. Sica Ram leaves chem to greet his friend, the jeweller, who is busily display ing ornaments of brass, brooches of s ilver, n ecklaces a n d a nkle ts. Around h is stall a re hanging strings of brightly-coloured g lass bangles, spark ling in the sunshine. " Where is Bikari? " cries Sica Ram in Hindu. Bikari is the sweet-seller, always popular on Saturday mornings. H e is seated und er the shelter of an awning, with his sweets spread out on a tray in front of him, some in long sticky coils some soft and round, and all smelling st;ongl; of butter a nd spices. Sica Ram tosses hin:i a sil ver coin a nd scuffs his pockets with sticky morsels His grandfather has disappeared, but h<' wanders on through the c rowd , past sell e rs of co rn and rice, past pi les of pineapp les, s t a cks of sugar ca n e and heaps of vegetab les Groups of Fij i ans a r e selli n g mats and b askets, hand woven from tough , dried g r ass, and brightly-coloured necklaces of tiny shells o r coral. Other groups have shellfish, crabs and prawns, freshly caught a nd wrapped securely in la rge banana leaves tied with tough grass.

Sita R am's s weets are soon finished, and, tired of the dust and the chattering people, tired of poking at che crabs with a stick co make them wrigg le, he runs off co the river' s edge, where it will be much more interesting to watch a steam tug slowly dragging up the river a long lin e of punts loaded with su garcane for the mills

-M. Thurnµsu n , I Iunuur VI., I Iuuse II.

SlLVER ANO GREEN.

L o ve l y Spring.

(Awarded the Prize for Verse, Middle Division) Oh , lovely, lovely Spring! When all the branches, which so bare have been, Are sending out new leaves of sof tes t green; And a fte r all the cold an d wintry r ain Th e trees just seem to come to lif e again In love ly Spring!

Oh, lovely, lovely Spring! When almond blossom palest pink and white--

Sho ws up agai n s t a sky so blue a nd bright, And fluttering down like sof tly falling snow, M a k es a white carpet on the grass below, Oh, lovely Spring!

Oh, lovely, lovely Spring!

When watt le trees their tiny buds unfold Until we see a mass of shining go ld ; And the birds sing , and bees so gaily hum , T o welcome back the warmth , a nd flowers that come In lo ve ly Spring!

-Barbara Marfleet, Form XX, House IV

Fijian Night.

(Award e d the Prize for Pros e , Middle Division)

Queru lou s" bickering of flying foxes in the mango trees ripe fruit falling with rustle and plop.

In strident tones the town crier procla ims the duties of to-morrow, disturbing groups of merry children who chatter and play on the green.

From the vi ll age church the sweet s trains of a vesper hymn are borne on the soft evening breeze.

The chirpi n g of crickets mingles with th e militant music of marauding mosquitoes, and carting fire flies weave fantastic patterns amongst the dark shadows. Drooping casuarina t rees commune in sighing whispers.

Stately coconu t palms stand sent in el, while creamy frangipani blossoms, g limm e ring myst eriously, offer their ince n se to the Queen of Night.

Doffing her golden coverlet as she rises, the full moon e mbarks upon th e deep blue sea of night, scattering her largesse i n showers of silver o n sleeping Fiji. -Aliso n L e lean, L.V.b , House III

The P iper at the G ates of Dawn. {Awa rded the Prize for Junior Verse ) The P iper at the gates of dawn , Pl ays music, glorious to hear; His name is Pan, his little fawn Listens; 'tis pleasing to its ear.

P an, the shepherd, pipes away, That lilting mu s ic sounds again; It makes the very Bowers gay, That l ovely sound'--like falling rain.

And it will l inger through the years, When I am growing old a nd worn; And I shall tell of Pan with tearsThe Piper at the gates of dawn. -Lurline Keck, Form IV c, House V.

The Adventures of a Balloon. (Awarded the P ri ze for Junior Pros e ) " G a ngway , please," shouted the exas p era ted shop assistant for the third time as he tried in vain to push his heavy basket oi,, wh eels past some goss1pmg women. If one could have but taken a peep into that basket, piles of uninter- · esting e n velopes would have met the inquisitive eye.

Thes e envelopes were soon n eatly piled on a counter of a bu sy s hop. The en velop e we are interested in is a certain one labelle d " Dr Nip " He himself was a wizened l ittle piece of red rubber covered in black lines: in short-a ba lloon. H e, poor soul, felt out of things; c ru shed, unable to breathe the g lori ous air which Boated past h is sealed e n velope.

One mornin g a s poilt chi ld paid her threepence a nd carried poor " D r. Nip" away. When s he r eached home sh e clasped him in her sticky hands and blew him up He was thrilled to be at last fill e d with the delicious substance he had yearned for so long. His shape now had altered . H e was no longer a withered piece of rubbe r, but a c h armi n g gentleman, with ttousers, coat, tie , arms a nd shoes marked in black lines. A pair of spectacles ador n ed his smiling face The child cried in contempt, "Ugly old man! I don't want you; go away. I want a pretty balloon. "

With that she let him go. Dr. Nip was free a t last. The now h ap py A gust of wind

swept by, snatching at him and whisking him high over the houses, streets and shops. Away, away, till at last he r es ted in a bed of gold "This," thought Dr Nip, "must be heaven" (but really it was a wattle tree). H e bounced on the sweet-smelling golden bed, and the blue sky and fleecy clouds were r eflec ted in his glassy eyes.

Presently he floated to the ground and reste d OI' a tiny, weeny green lawn in front of a poor little house in the first stages of dilapidation The only pleasant th i ng about this house was its pretty little garden. From the narrow doorway came a little child, who, seeing the balloon, cried out in delight, "Oh, pretty man, where did you come from? I will ke e p you for ever and ever." She picked up Dr. Nip a nd b e nt an admiring gaze upo n him. Dr. Nip lived happily for a month (a record time for a balloon)

Joy Anderson, Remove B , House II.

A u stra l ia n Nig ht.

When eve nin g spreads h er mantle o'er the land, And all the sky with s il ve r stars is sown, When all the slender gum trees softly moan , As thou gh by dying breezes gently fann'd; The so litary cam p fire, like a brand, Surrounded by the darkn ess, shines alope. The shadows and t h e stillness so hav e gr own , That a ll the bush is by a silence spann'd. Fa r away, a distant, dim, dark peak Is faintly outlined 'gainst the purple sky, A lon e ly sentine l that guards the night. And there, below the camp, a gurgling creek Still softly sings a drowsy lullaby, And all its ripples catc h a moonbeam bright.

-Margery Ellis , Pass VI., House IV .

Sl eep .

He steals upon you, soft and still, Enfolds you in his mighty arms; Earth bows before his s ilent willAll lives are free from ills and harms.

Enclosed within his strong embrace, All earthly fears and sorrows flee. 0 sleep! What blessing could replace The b lessings we rece ive from thee?

W e dream of palaces of gold, Where fountains flow with sparkling wine, And knights in armour as of o ld, And maidens clad in raiment fine.

But when at length the dawn creeps through, Reluctantly we turn to go; We see the sparkle of the d ew, And face the morning ' s ruddy g low -Helen Lockhart, Form XX, Ho use IV.

L ad ye J ayne.

Ladye J ayn e was a sweet, fair ladye , She lived in a castle over the sea; And she often plucked the lilac sweet, Which grew by th e bonny River Dee. G o d bless Ladye Jayne, bless h e r for m e! 'Way, 'way, Oh! it ' s miles from the castle, Stands a great grey sol i tary tree; Ladye Jayne still mourns for h er loverFor he was hung on that very tree. God bless Ladye Jayne, bless he r for me. Ladye Jayne still l ongs for h er lo ver, Longs for the day when happily she May die , a nd t h en go to God ' s he ave n , Lovers reunited, happily God bless Ladye Jayne, bless h e r for me. -Lurl ine Keck, Form IV.c, House V.

Bea u ty.

I wish that I could write one perfect poem, Splendid, glowi n g, m ~de of love ly t hings.

The pale-green sky of twilight , floating clouds; Sunlight on a parrot's crimson wings; Far-drifting sails, gold in the setting sun; Moonrise behind the pines ; night- moth's that pass;

And scarlet poppies g lowing; stir of leaves; R ipp ling shadows; scent of s un- warmed grass; Speckled green eggs in a nest; a robin's song; Splashing of water; gleaming of fish in a pool;

Pale -glistening sands where the white seagulls cry;

Green fronds of drooping ferns; dim woods, a nd cool;

Apple-blossom gleaming faintly wh it e Throu g h the g r ey dusk ; the white wings of a dove;

Blue smoke; the smell of rain; and rose petals; And wind-tossed daffodils-a ll these I love.

-Jessie Wight, Honour VI., House V.

At the Wishing Well .

The wind was sigh ing through the trees, The fields were full of clover, The corn swayed gently in the b reeze As I set out for Dover.

I passed a l ong through lov ely lanes, With h e dges trim and neat, The birds were singing in th e trees, Their tone was soft and sweet.

I met a sailor with a sack, H e haile d m e gl ee fully, " ] ust come with me, my pretty m aid, If thou wou ld'st happy b e!"

H e took me to a wishing well, Where everything was still, No sound of busy life was heard, Save the creaking of the mill.

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He s a id, "Four wishes you shall h a ve , Four wishes and no more."

I wished for h ealth, a nd wealth, and power, And friends around my door

Dorothy Whe al, Diploma A , Hou se IL

Titus Timotheus Sausage.

Titus rests comfortably, bu t not quite co nt e ntedly, for he has not had his tea. H e nods his head a few times, and whil e gazing at the flicke ring fire with half-closed eyes, drops int o a dream of the mice he will catc h durin g the night, -of warm beds, and of his friends.

With a sigh he sits on h is h a unches a nd tucks his littl e wh ite paws under him sel f, a nd, with a heave , settles for the night.

Whe n h e d ecides that h e w ill not be trodden on, h e closes his eyes, and soon dr eams of a ll the things of which pussy-cats dream. Suddenly we hea r a weary sigh, and on looking to the hear thrug, we see a darling grey and white cat stretched out to his full length, the little pink mouth s li g htly open, and a tiny piece of pink tongue projecting.

Still dreaming, he rolls on to his back, a nd a hum a n voice says, " Bless him! " an d Titus at once awakes and comes to hims e lf agai n with a tre m e ndous yawn. ·

Joan Laing , V.a., Hou se VI

The Bush S e ntinel.

The golden sun has gone to rest, The tiny birds li e s leepi n g, All dark e n ed a r e th e clo uds above, As night her way comes creeping

The owl forsakes his hidin g place As evening's s hades are falling, And soon throughou t the forest d a rk His voice is softly ca lling

And so, as bushland t akes her rest, Nor wakens t ill the morning, Th e wise old owl his vigil keeps, Until the morrow 's dawning.

-N Kilfoyle, F J Cato Branch.

Little Birds.

Th e littl e birds high in the tree, Th ey wake me early as can b e, They whistle from the early morn Untii the ni g ht dew's on the lawn, A nd then the y fly ba c k to their beds To r e st their tired little heads -Marion Little, .aged 7 years, C a nte rbury Branch.

In Fairyland.

Two little wee fo l k, Dressed in silver and g r een, S at looking a t each o th er, Dreaming day dreams. -Pat W illiams, age d 9 years, Can terbu ry Branch.

Spring.

An d as she passed th e earth began to live again , Th e you n g rose lifted. h e r face to the sky, Th e g rass grew g r ee n with joy to see her, And the birds r ejoice d as she passed by.

Th ey sang t o the world: " Oh, see; she passesShe smiles and the s k y is blue again; She laughs and th e sun remem be rs his spl e n dour , And rises to greet her, to honour her r eign.

-Olwen Evans, Honour VI , H o use I

Happiness.

I wonder what is truest happiness, I deeply wonder where can it be found , How can we to Elysium gain access? Or do es it everyw here on earth abound?

The wise and wealthy do not seem to know, And yet for it the wo rld is ever seeking. The happiness of children, their contentment, Whither does it come? Where does it go? Why is the world with g rue some horrors reeking?

Why are we lost in sorrow and resentment?

Th e world is full of truth and love liness, ' Twas surel y m eant for lasting peace a nd joy.

June Barnett, Pass VI., House IV

The Little Fawn.

In th e stillness of the forest ,

At the brink of th e mounta in pool, Stands a gracefu l faw n; and a le r t,

As h e stoops to th e waters coo l. In the qu iet h e h ears a sound.

Like a swift a rro w from a bow, H e has turned, and with one l ong bound , Is far and away from the glade.

Under b e nding boughs, through grasses, He b o unds a long. At las t h e sees

A wall and turrets, tall and g rey , Emerge from the towe ring trees. On a fountain near the castle

A bronze boy h o lds a h e rald ' s horn, With its long gold cord and tassel , As h e watches the gay faw n ' s d a nc e.

And lo! the boy 's m agic h our st rikes, He rises up, and with th e fawn Frolics , ' neath branches of blossom,

To th e merry tune of his horn. They reach a stream, a nd on a lo g, Lying in the reeds, sport and sp lash, Unt il the baying of a dog

And sounds of the hunt fill th e ai r

Each goes his way, boy to his fount, And fawn to hi s pool ; w h en a sound

A loud cry of t e rror is hea rd.

The bronze boy spee ds across the ground, And lifts th e fawn t o t h e cliff-ledge, F a r above the murd e rous hounds. Then s l ow ly, to the fountain's edge Returns ; and peace fa ll s in the wood.

-Beryl R eynolds, Form V.b, H ouse II.

Leaf Song.

The pal e green lilies of evening a re dying, And th e white clover flowers, their tiny faces blurred, Peer through the dusk, and liste n in the st illness,

To where th e s hadowy-gleaming leav es a re stirred; And stirring like a sleeping child, they whisper, "We are the leaves, oh we, who know a ll things; Ours are th e age-sweet songs that all leaves sang When earth was new; the birds that try their wings Each year, amon g the branches of this tree Have told us all they know, and the grey rain Has s ighe d out all her secrets in our ears; The voic~s of the ru s tlin g golden g r a in _ Rise up to us; but we mu st cease to sing The first fa int stars across the skies are calling, Cool winds will sway us gently as we r est , And we must sl eep, for now the night is falling .

Jessie Wight, H o nour VI , House V.

A Thought.

A bright, g lowing fire is like a long h eal thy life, Both h ave small beginnings and si milar e n ds. Th e m atch is the spark of l ife give n to us To carefully fan and tend until it spreads, And catc h es to the paper w hi ch is youth. Youth, like the paper, is quick ly sp e nt, and leads

Towards th e longe r li ved chips, which are maturit y; Gradu a lly th e chips lead to th e wood of middle age; More slowly the w ood kindles with s eemly continuity,

I ts flames g i ve life to the coal of old age. Like the coal, old age l as ts for a lin ge ring while,

T h e r ed rose of l ife fades out of the fire, Out of old a ge l eavin g but a sheaf of withered fl es h

To b e burnt to grey ashe s on the fun e r a l pyre.

G. Butler, V.d , House I.

The Sea Fairies' Playground.

Deep beneath the lapp ing water, Where the mermaids plant their gardens, Lies a wondrous fairy grotto, Bright with emeralds and topaz.

Dolphins dqrt berween the shadows, 'Neath the coral, lau gh the urchins; Mermaids comb their golden tresses, All adorned with bands of seaweed.

There the sea-elves have their dances, When a deep green stains the waters; But when moonbeams dance so softly, All the mermen have their play-time.

-Barbara Taylor, Remove A, House V .

A Sailor's Life.

Down to the sea!

The wild, th e great, the boundless sea; That's the life for me.

Over th e waves !

To scent the sea breeze fresh and free; That 's the life for me.

Fighting the storm!

Lightning and thunder, lashing the sea; Th at's the life for me.

But best of a ll , Is to climb the masts, the sails ro free; That's the life for me.

-W. Tourrier, Form IV.a, House V.

Animals at M.L.C.

In the b eginning there was Freddie. Freddie was a frog. He made his debut in the Prefects' Common Room, in a perforated tin, marked s imply "Freddie." No one except his owner knew what Freddie was. So we lifted the lid and looked. There was a wild movement in the tin , and we shrieked as the lid went on again. It was the last jump Freddie ever made. He was taken to the laboratory, where h e was sacrificed in the name of science Exit Freddie.

Then there was the cat who li ved next door to Nicholas House. He was a black cat with an aristocratic tail. When we first saw him, he was sitting on the brick wall , washing his

waistcoat in the sun. "What a nice, friendlylooking cat!" we thought, and tried to stroke him There was a sudden leap, and the black cat rushed madly off. But later, h e returned, and became civilised, and quite friendly.

Most of our animals do not stay ve ry long. For instance, there was Buck, the dog. Buck kindly adopted th e school for a few weeks. He was black and tan, with a tail that curled over his back like a cup handle. He was patted, fed, powdered to prevent fleas, and even adorned with a bow, which he disdainfully tubbed off. He visited Fitchett Hall and once invaded a history class. After scratching him self violently (the powder was an obvious failure), he sat in the middle of the floor and yawned. The n he ran round to each desk, evidently expecting . to be patted. But he left, and the last time he was seen he was chasing a car down Glenferrie Road. I fear Buck will come to a sudden end.

Then the r e were the animals who came especia ll y for the Science Exhibition. Th e tortoise arrived in a paper bag. He persisted in wriggling, poked one foot out of a hole in the paper, and wagged it pathetically. Late r he was transferred to a g lass case, where he lived in mud, and climbed the sides for exercise.

The fer r et inhabited a basket n ot much bi g ger than himself. He was accompanied by a notice, nFerrets Bite," a nd when he was not sleeping he chewed his basket. Whether this was because he wanted freedom ; or because he scented the Angora rabbit in the box nearby, I do not know.

The last visitor was a black puppy, who looked something like a spaniel. When I saw him he was chasing a ball down the quadrangle, his long ears flapping, and his tongue sticking out in anticipation.

The event of the year was, of course, the dog show Details of the dogs may be found elsewhere.

P e rhaps some day M.L.C. may possess a zco. All strays would be welcome, of course Musical dogs wo uld be a great asset to the special choir, coo May we be there to see! And h e ar!

-Jessie Wight, H onou r VI , House V

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Memory.

Thou art a flame That burns But to consume us.

Thou'rt heaven-born, And y e t , earth-sullied. All the truth Of ages Lies in thee; Yet never wilt thou understand. Olwen Evans , Honour VI., House I

As My P o etry Book Sees Us

"They were great days and jolly days, At t he best school of all." (Newbolt) The thought in the minds of those who must leave school at Christmas.

-R. R .R., Form V.b, House I.

To a Spaniel.

All.

Forthwith this frame of mine was wrench'd With a woful agony."

Colerid ge pictures the r esult when girls in the Inter-Hou se hockey matches tried skating on the oval.

"Work, work, work

Till the brain begins to swim" (Hood)

The gi rl on th e eve of her exam. who wishes she h a d set about her revision as Miss adv ised.

((Gloves as sweet as damask roses, Masks for faces and for noses."

Shakespeare deigns to describe our School baseball catcher.

"Tell me not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream" (Longfellow) Riotous m embers who spend their leisu re h curs in the det ention room .

"Troubled, wilder'd and forlorn." (Anonymous)

After the first loo k at the dreaded exam. paper.

"And now it is an angel's song." (Coleridge) The school pay a tribute to House I. on its fine sin ging

"Sick at the mighty space of air disp layed Below her feet." (Masefield)

Our gym n asts when sitting at the top of the ladde rs.

"The noise of their upnsmg all at once Was. as the sound of thunder hea rd afar ."

Milton accompanies the authorities into Assembly.

Silken ear veils h ead on feathered paw In shadow; he sleeps, but soon to wake, And i n sleepy, stumbling fashion make His way towards me, sweecly warm from straw, Snuffling at my h a nds, from them to d raw Comfort and affection; then, with rousing shake, H is indep e ndent way h e' ll take, And go, the well-known ga rde n to exp lore. Save only for a slyly quiv'ring tail, Superb i ndifference g r eets my summons low; Yet words of reprimand completely fail, At one look from those eyes that softly glow. -Pat Stanley, V.a, House V.

A Story of the Future.

My story begins about the year A.O. 3000, when people had become so tired of sc ientific inventions that they had decided to forget them all. They even went to the lengt h of becoming cold-blooded animals. Thi s, of course, entailed their sleeping all through the Winter.

About this time there lived a beautifu l maide n named Ug, who h a d many suitors. But the two whom s h e liked best were Woggles and Zig. W oggles was so handsome that I could not possibly describe him. Zig was so ugly that I shall not even try to describe him. But Zig was cleve r

So Ug didn't know which to choose. If she closed her eyes and listened to Zig-heavenly! But the moment s h e opened t h em-ho rrors! If she looked at W oggles, he was wonderful, but the moment he began to talk he bored h e r inexpressibly.

The trouble was that she didn ' t know to which she could most easi ly become acc ustome d -being bored by W oggles or horrified by Zig.

At last Ug thought of some thing really cl ever. She called the two suitors and said to them, "This will I do. Whichever one of you will keep awake for m e all the Winter, that one 1 sha ll marry."

Well , Woggles, being Woggles, went away and tied sticks in hi s toes and pine needles in

h is h air co keep him awake. Z i g did n othing H e sa t in his hue day after day, his h ead in his hands. W h e n the people went und e r g r o und for che W inte r , h e was still sitting the r e.

Bue Zig was concentrating. A nd as h e concen trated he slowly turned into a wa r m-blooded animal. On the d ay he b ecame war m-bl ood ed Woggles expired of cold.

At the e nd of the Winter Zi g claimed his love ly bride, a nd the y we r e ma rried, and lived happ ily eve r after.

-Isobel Appleford, Pass VI., House III.

Our Sister School. M.L.C., Perth.

S i tuate d on a hill overloo king Freshwater B ay, a beautiful bend in the S wan River, the M ethodis t L adies' College, Perth , is in an unri va ll e d position for a girls' sc hool.

Approaching it by a long drive bordered with flow er in g gums, one comes upon a l arge brick bui lding, partly covered with ivy , presenting a v e ry cheerful aspect, with its broad windows. In front of the building th e r e are spacio us l aw n s a nd flower beds, w hil e b eyond , n ear the main road, are t h e hockey field a nd tennis courts. L ee us walk up the broad scone st e p s and walk wi thin co lea rn abou t our sister sch ool so far away.

The schoo l was found e d in 1907, so it is so me years younger t h a n its Melbourne sister. Its colours are green, go ld and b la ck. A bout 160 girls, including boa rd ers, att e nd the sc h oo l, and lead a very happy li fe th ere. A ssembly is h eld at quarter past n ine in the big Assembly H a ll , and th e day's work is finished at a qu arte r to four Th e sch oo l is divided into fou r Houses, whose s ilken banners h a n g at the end o f the Hall-"R o m e," with a n eagle on a r e d banner; " Sparta," with a s hie ld and " No Surrender" o n a gold e n banner; and " Athens ," with a chariot on a green ban n e r Each fort• night the girls w h o ha ve ga ined the first fi v e places in their Form r ece i ve a n h~, nour mark. Th e H ouse with the h ig hest m ?~ks h as the privilege of hanging its banner on th e front wa ll of the Hall.

Sport p lays an important p art in the life of th e sc!-i oo l, and is ente r ed into e nthu s ias tic a lly. T ennis a nd swimming a r e th e chief summer sports. Th ere are fo ur grass and t h r ee h ard c ourts, a nd , n aturally, th ere is a rush

fo r ch em after schoo l. Swimming is very popular, and the school has its private baths a nd dressing shed on the river below. In te rHouse swi mm ing s ports are h el d , a nd w h e n they are over the girls p r ac ti se h ard for the Inter -Schoo l swimm ing sports. T he Winter term spo r ts are n etba ll , hockey and running, and, of course, teams are chosen to play other coll eges

Ac t h e sc h ool t h e re i s a riding ring, and d uring the Second T erm girls can l ea rn ri ding from an instructr ess. Whe n th ey h ave r eac h ed a ce rtain sta n dard they attend a ridi ng school.

L as t year seve r a l inter es tin g clubs were su ccessfu lly established in t he sch o o l. One of these was th e French Club. Ir meets regularly one evenin g ever y three weeks, and is g r ea t fun. Only Intermediate and L eaving Girls a re allowed to join. When t h e Club meets, each member r eceives si:i: p eas , and w h e n eve r anyone h ears h e r speak a word of English she has co give up a p ea. The evenin g _, passes with charades, p lays, games a n d mu sical items, and alwa ys conclud es with Fre nch folk son gs an d th e " Marseill a ise "

Th e r e are also a Dramatic Club, a Photography Club, whic h meets eve r y week, a nd a Guide a nd Brownie Compan y, which goes for hikes in to the hills especially when th e wild fl owe r s are in bloom.

Th e mo tto of the P erth g i r ls, "Pe r Ardua ad Alca"-"Through roil to the heighcs " -sets before them something worth attaining M a rgaret Thomas, P ass V I , H o u se I

Bait.

Th e little red fox slipped li ke a shadow o ut of hi s h o le and stood sniffing the moonlight. H e was y o un g, a nd fe l t g la d to b e alive. T he c o ol leaf-scented air sh a r pened h is hunger, and he r e membered chat it was a l ong tim e since he had killed. W hen the moon looked as if it were resting o n a bare silver bough , flung out against the sky, he decided that it was time co go H e gave one lase look aro und, at ch e sti ll bush es and the dark smudge th at was his h ole, and then trotted off.

Th e trees threw deep b lack shadows ac r oss his p a th, and t he little fox w o uld pretend to b e afraid of th e m, and wo ul d leap aside and then tro t on aga in Wh e n he came out of the woods to a long, grassy stretch, he b egan

SILVER AND GREEN.

to run. He ran swiftly, for the pure joy of it, and as he ran his low, grey shadow raced ahead of · him. At last, failing to overtake it, he dropped back i nto a walk, and his shadow walked sedately by his side.

He had decided to m ake for the river. The thought of the wat er, chequered with leaf. shadows, drew him to-ni ght. Besides, killing was always good by the ri ver, and he was very hungry. Suddenly his black nos e wrinkled. H e raised his head a little , and sniffed again. Food! H e h ad not expected to eat so soon . He trotte d on again, and the scent came stronger. H e followed, and at last came to it Food-raw, freshly killed-was lying there near a pool of moon light He sniffed at it. There was no sign of whoever had left it there. He glanced round, suspiciously, and half fearfully, at the still black shadows, but there was nothing there. He sniffed aga in at

the food, and this time walked right ar.:.und it. Then he decided to eat it It t asted just a little unusual-but he was ve ry hungry. At first, when he had eate n , he felt no change. Only he no longer felt eage r and glad to be alive, and somehow he could not see the moonlight so well as before. He trotted away slowly and wondered dully why his shadow seemed to move so wearily. Once h e saw it stumble, and sudqenly he twisted with agony, and a sharp yelp of pain came to the listening s h adows.

The trapper found the stiff little body o f the red fox in the morning He did not know of the gladness that h ad run in the little fox ' s veins, as he raced in the moonlight. He on ly thought , "Anoth er goo d pelt-that makes nine this time."

Life can be very h a rd for the little red foxes. -Jessie Wight, Honour VI., House V

" AUSTRALIAN SCENE "

Claire Smith, IVb, House IV Prize-w i nning Snapshot

EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

The Swimming Sports.

Our Swimming Sports a re u sually held rather late in the season, and consequently competitors were not surprised to find that Saturday, 7th March, was a grey, ch illy morning But, fortunately for everyone, the weather improved, and the sports were held under h ap p ier conditions than were at first ex,pected.

House II. had an easy victory, but the oth er Houses struggled keenly to gain second place. The School v. House Relay Race had an exciting finish, when Joan Green (House) made a final spu rt and endeavoured to overtake Charlotte Davies (School ), who, however, had too great a l ea d , and School again won this event.

The Trip to Central Australia.

On Tuesday, 12th May, twenty three exci t ed M L.C. sch oo lgirls left Melbourne for Alice Springs. Th e trip was a thrill from beginning to end, and original, no school party having ever peen so far into the interior b e for e.

Extracts from my diary will prov e, p e rhaps, how interesting and thrilling our tour was, and, in addition, of great educational value.

Wednesday, 13th May. Even the lack of sleep last night has not damped our enthusiasm. On arr i v ing at Adelaide we were met by Rev. Harris and kind friends, who drove us to Glenelg, and then to the Kuitpo Colony for un employed men and boys. We drove back to Adelaide, via Mt. Barker and Mt. Lofty. Coming d own the mountain o n e h ad a magnificent view of the city li ghts.

Thursday, 14th May .-Early this morning we left on the northern t rain. We passed through farming districts , rather dry-looking red soil fringed with bare , brown hill s. At midd ay we chan ged trains at T erowie, and again at nig ht at Qu ? rn.

Friday, 15th May.-Some time to-day we crossed the "Border" into Central Australia, but I have no idea when. There was no signpost of any sort, and at first the scenery was just the same. Contrary to ex_pectations, we did not pass throu g h d esert . Th e r e were lots of red sandhills, sp i nifex a nd other grasses,

mulgas, sheoaks and ti-tree, with beautiful white gums in the dry river beds. Along the line were numerous paddy m e lons-and beer bottles.

Saturday, 16th May.-Both yesterday and to-day the sky has been blue and completely cloudless, bu t eve n so it is not very hot. The entrance to Alic e Springs is rather impressive Th e train passed through a gap in the Heavitree R anges, a part of the Macdonnel ls. The whole township turn e d out to meet us.

Monday, 18th May .-To-day the real fun began. We left on a four d ays' camping expedition. Most of th e staff trave lled in a tourer car, the sick and the provisions went in the ambulance car, and che rest of us bumped along on the truck-on seats strapped on to the back. We arrived at Hermannsburg Lutheran Mission {84 miles west of Alice Springs) at nightfall, and lots of th e n atives came running out to meet us.

Tuesday, 19th May.-Last night we slept out under the stars in our sleeping bags. It was cold. Early this morning we were fortuna te enough to witness a native funeral-a curious mixture of native rites and Lutheran ceremony. All seemed very sorrowful, but a few children were laughing and playing on the cemetery wall. Afterwards we went in the cars to Palm Valley, about fift een miles from H e rmannsburg. It was a rough track a long the Finke River Valley, throu g h beautiful rugged mountains, ochre and rust in colour, with a few isolated trees and lots of scrub. Travelling over the pebbly bed of the river was not so bad, but the rest of the way was through loose sand. We had to ge t out dozens of times, put down the m ats , a nd pus h and then push some more. It took us li ve h o urs to ge t th e re . Palm Valley is beautiful. One side is a steep, red, rocky cliff with a few palms clinging on to the side. B elow, there are several beautiful, d ear pools reflecting the wall and the palms. We arrived back at the Mission at 9.30 p .m ., tired and dirty, but happy.

Wednesday, 20th May.-This morning was spent in riding camels, donkeys an d horses and in playing football with some of the aborigines. In the aft e rnoon we left for the J ay Rive r, about 54 miles east. That night we sa ng

Our School Tours

SILVER AND GREEN.

Sleeping Out in Central Australia

The " Road-Train ," Central Australia.

Loading Firewood o n " The G em ," Murray River

round the camp fire and then slept in the dry r iver bed

Thurs day, 21st May.-Early chis morning we left for Standley Chasm , about five miles away. We wa l ked the last mile along the · r ~c ky b ed of a creek. The c h asm is magnificent, a narrow passage b etween two t a ll , towering cliffs. We carefully climbed up one very steep waterway, an d more o r less slithered down the other s ide. We spent the afternoon swimming in a mountain pool near the camp Next we went thi rty miles to Simpson's G ap. Th e cliffs a r e reddish brown, but l ots of boulders which had b roke n o ff were pink, 'purple, and so m e times ye ll ow. There were se ve ral pools, and one rig ht in the Gap was a beautiful turquoise green.

Frid ay, 22nd May Much to eve r yon e's regret, o ur camping trip c ame to a n end, a n d we return e d t o "the A l ice." This afte r noon some of u s went by car to so m e n ame less caves fourteen m il es south of Ali ce Springs. We p assed through g rassy cattle country, a nd n oticed Mt. Blacherskite, a high, ro cky moun• tain , which, as its n ame impl ies, stands o ut from the others. The caves were a b it exciting; we tied a piece of st ring to a rock at the entrance, a nd the n set off to exp lore with ca ndle s ilnd torches. It was awfully hot, and sometimes we h a d to crawl along on hands an d knees. Com ing out, we felt rather like Theseus, who followe d the threa d out of the la byrinth

S a turday, 23rd May.-To -day we climbed Mt. G illan, a stee p , rocky mountain, 3000 feet a bove sea level, covered with spin ifex. In the even in g we went to a corroboree. It was r athe r inte r esti n g a t firs t, but it b eca m e a bit m ono t onous.

Monday, 25th May. Unfortunately, our last d ay; we began by ridin g down to the G ap in th e road trai n , a twe n ty-four wheele r transport unit. There a r e only two others in the world, so we were probably the fi rst school par ty to ever t o ride on one. L a ter we drove om to the Wiggley Waterho le, which is off the road to D arwi n, a nd then to the half-caste mission, where we r eg r etfu lly lit our last camp fire and drank billy tea fo~ the last time in Central Australia.

We wer e all extremely sorry to leave Central Austr alia , where we had h ad a great holiday. We are very g r ateful to Rev. and M r s. H. Griffiths, Rev. Ken. Beckett and our hosts an d hostesses in Alice Spri ngs, who were r esponsible for making our May holidays the bes t that most of u s have ever had. J .H.B.

On Sleeping Out in Central Austral i a.

In dry a n d sandy r ive r bed we lay, Ben eat h a cloudless sky of starry light; Awestruck I wonde r ed a t what dizzy h e ight .Are sta r s, how man y mi llion miles away?

I gazed at Sirius, the Milky Way, And Sout h e rn Cross: those j ewe ls of the nigh t. H ow many stars li e there beyond m an's sight?

On earth h ow many shed a gleam in g r ay?

A star fast fl ash'd across the sky.

A babe was born. I wondered whereOf poor a nd l owl y parentage or high?

Oh, would it li ve a u seless life, or dare

To conquer a new world? I breathed a sigh, Then slept, soothed by the quiet midni g ht air .

June Barnett, Pass VI., H o u se IV

Our Corporate Communion S ervice.

On Wednesday, 29 th April, the re was h eld our fir st School Communion Service; but s o i n spi r i n g was it th.at it is t h e hope of all of u s who s hared in it th at it wi ll become a p e rman e n t feat ur e o f our school life.

For m a n y weeks prio r to its occ urr ence Mr. Grove, Dr. Wade and other s of the School staff had prepa r ed fo r chis service. Mr Grove h ad met personally all chose girls who h ad expressed a wish to join i n the service, and h e ld small preparation classes for ch ose who would then be making th eir fir s t commu n ion.

On the morning of the ser vice 1 34 girls from the Senior School and 1 7 members of the staff, with Mrs Grove, Dr. wade and Miss Hunt, made their way to the beautifu l little B arke r 's Road Church . There the service was he ld, marked throughout by a specia l atmo sphere of revere n ce. It was conducted by Mr. Grove, assisted by other min isters close l y asso ciated with the School Mr. Keck, Mr. Sussex, Mr. Warren, Mr. Jud ki ns and Mr. J en nings .

For all w h o shared i n chat act of consecration and wiLness it will ever be a memorable occas i on .

Anzac Festival.

One of the interesting events of the year was the Anzac Festival. This was inaugura t ed by the Anzac Fellowship o( Women, who d ec ided to comm emora te Anzac fittingly by encouraging th e arts of p eace-mus ic, song and story.

We were specially interested i n the V e r se Spea king Section. Mr F. D Clew low was th e adjudicator. Those und e r sixteen were r equ ired to speak Mase field 's " West Wind ," and the S e nior Section Laure n ce Binyo n 's "Fo r the F a lle n ."

Ten school s sent representatives, and we we r e fortunat e e nough to s e cure the first prize in both sec tions , Shirley Ebbott and Joan Rowell being th e r espective winn e r s, while second p lace in the S e nior S ec tion was shared by Iv y Spille r and Olwe n Evans.

The F esti va l itself took place in the Ass embly H a ll on Anzac Night, and the progra mme was a very e n joyable one Shirley and Joan again spoke their poems, and the P res id e nt, Mrs. White, O.B.E., presented eac h wit h a cheque for £1 / 1/- to be used in p wrch asin g bo oks.

Anzac Day was observed b y the S c hool in our traditional fashion, and a b eautiful laurel wreath was placed on t h e Honour Board , whi c h p e rpetua lly commemorates th e war•t ime service of our Old Collegian nurses. O E.

The School Church Service.

The Annual S c h ool S e rvi ce, h e ld in the Auburn Methodist Church , on S und ay evening, 10t h M ay, was conducted by th e Princ i pal of the College, th e Rev. J. W. Grove, as sisted by the ministe r of the c hurc h , R ev. H K eck.

The Spe~ial Choir le d the si n g in g of the h y mn s a nd of the T e D eum a nd th e responses W a lfor d D avi e s ' Intr o it , " God B e in My Head," su l)g in the ves try, opened in a fittin g atm ospher e of r ever e nce a very impress ive service. T wo ant h em s, S ir H erb e rt O a k ey' s "Even ing an d Morning" a n d H A. D o n a ld's "Th e y Th at Trust in th e Lord " were r e nd ered by the Speci a l C h oi r Five m e mb ers of the VerseSp ea king Cho i r r ec ited the First L esson ver y b ea utifu lly, and t h e Voca l Q u a rtette, maki n g i ts first p ublic appeara n ce, sa n g a n a rra n ge ment by E H o rne of a "Choral H a ll eluj ah."

The whole service was broadcast, a nd m any lette rs c o n vey ing a ppre ciation were received from liste n e rs in various parts o f the country

The Coll eg e M o tto , " Deo D o muique " "For God a nd for Hom e," was t h e sub ject of t he Principal' s inspi r i ng add ress, "whi ch r evealed the high id ea ls for which the Coll ege sta nds" ("Specta tor " ). ~M.D.

Athletic Sports.

A more perfect day for our Annual S ports could not hav e been wished for . A part from a f ew s l ipp e r y spo ts, the g r o und was in a sple ndid condition.

Mu c h inte r est centred r ound the H o u se co ntest, the r esult b e in g in doubt un t il near the end, when House III. ga ine d o n ce more the "Bettye H a mmond" Cup

Th e S chool's r e p resentative races we r e kee n ly contested, visiting teams from St. Mi c h ae l ' s, Fintona, M L.C. Elsternwick, S t. Margaret's, Wa rw ick, M.C.E G G S ., St C ath e rip e's, J'intern and R osbe rcon competing. We congratulate M C.E G .G. S. o n winn i n g th e R epresent at ive R a ce, and our o wn School on wi nning the Inter S c h oo l Flag R ace.

An inn ovation in the progr a mm e this y ear was the inclusion o f a race for Old Girls, a nd a F a th e r s' R a c e. These c ontests proved very popula r.

The appointme nt of s ome of the fathe r s a s a djudicators a l so added inte r est; a nd we thank them fo r their s e r vices.

Gra titude is du e to Mrs. Grove, who g r aciously presented the trophies a t the co n clusion of the s port s; to Miss Blaxland a nd other m e mb e r s of th e staff, a nd to the Sports Committee.

Final House Poin ts. 1. H o u se III. 92

H ouse I V. 8 1

House V. 65

H ouse II. 45

House I. 41

House V I. 39

Canterbury Branch 25

Excursions.

The m ost i11teresting side of some of ou r schoo l s u bjects-from a gi rl' s poin t of viewis excu rsions. Thi s seems a fitting pla ce to th a nk t h ose mistresses who, in th eir own time, h ave made these o utin gs possible.

Miss Hall has taken two botany exc ursions this year. In Term I. several gir ls went to Middle Brighton It was very hot, so they ended the day by h aving afternoon tea and a swim. One chilly day in Term II. they went to Sherbrooke Forest, and search ed for specimens in the damp and cold gulli es As a botany excursion, this was quite successful, but the girls bemoaned the fact that, after trudging so far, the re was nowhe re dry enough to sit down.

Miss Hay and Miss Luke have taken g irls for several excursions in c~nnection wi th their geography studies. Parties of su b -intermediate girls went to Gardiner's Creek, to Studley Park, a nd to Victoria D oc k Girls in sub intermediate Forms went to the Royal A gricultural Show, where they incidentally indulged in the delights of sample-buying, although th e ir prim ary motive was to study Australia's industries.

Intermediate geography girls went one day to the docks One party went over a German cargo boat, the "Leu na," while the others went on the Dutch ship "Niew Zeeland." Girls taking Honour and Pass Geography have b een to Heyington, Pelaco Shirt Factory, Kew Golf Links, Studley Park, and Victoria Dock. In Term I. girls in Pass VI. went to Black Rock, then on co Beaumaris, to noti ce rock formations along the coast. One of their most interesting excursions was to the Model Dairy in Cotham Road , Kew, on one morning in Term I. They saw the butter factory and the different stages of purifying and bottling the milk. They were taken into an office and shown how the milk was tested for bacte ria. But the most exciting time came when the hostess brought in trays of fresh milk ice blocks in various fl avours. Needless to say, the party came back to schoo l fee lin g refreshed and content.

A few Honour VI. geography girls visited the Mint in Term II. , and others wen t to study the Coburg bad lands.

A party of gir ls went to a n a rt e xhibi t ion at the Melbourne Boys' High School. Amongst other inte r esting art work, they saw so m e tapestry , pottery and desig ns of buildings from t he o ld est in Egypt, to t h e most mode rn of Am e ri can s k yscrapers.

On Wednesday evening, 23rd September, g irls intere s t ed in sc ience went to the annual

Science Exhibition at the Unive r sity. T hey were specially interested in '' Eric, " the man who allowed people to take out and in spect any part of his body but his appendix. If anyone was daring enough to perform this operation, he elicited sharp groa n s from poor Eric.

A parry of girls interested i n mothercraft visited one of the Victorian Baby Health Centres, and some of the domestic science students h ave visited the Electricity Commission ' s demonstration room. One could extend the list, but these will serve to show how varied a r e the interests in a modern schoolgirl's lif e. -C.R.

The School Concert.

Music in its various forms was presented to an e nthu siastic a nd appreciative a udience, which gathered together at th e Melbourne Town Hall on Monday , 24th August. This was the second of our a nnu al concerts, which have repl aced the o lder form of speech night.

The combined school of 500 voices rendered "Land of Ours," by Margaret Sutherland; "O, Brother Man," by N. Demuth, and "Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres," by G e offrey Shaw, as its first bracke t; and as a finale " The Peat-Fire Flame," a Hebridean song arranged by Kenn edy Fraser; "Sea Feve r," by John Ireland , and "Deo Domuique," by Vera Eddy (an Old Co llegian). "The singing was marked with taste and expression," commented the ' 'Spect a tor "; and the "Musical News" said, "The whole of the con certed singing was devoted to choice items, and exceedingl y well done."

As a conductress of two part unaccompanie d madrigals, Ruth Walke r obtained good results with the Glee Singers, a n ewl y-formed c hoir of eighteen voices. They rendered "Sing We and Chant It," by Thomas Morle y , a nd the "Elves ' Dance," by John Bennets

The "Argus" commended the "diction and delightful gaiety of rhyt hm " in B a ildon's "Once in England's Age of Old" and B ac h's "A Li ttle Folly ," w hich the Glee Club also r e nd ere d under Miss F l ockart's leadership.

Unaccompanie d part songs b y Sir Edward E lgar, Frank Bridge and Joan Rowe ll (a present student) and thr ee acco mpanied ar r a n gem ents of nursery rhy m e s by Sir Wal ford Davies we r e the con t ribu tio ns of t h e

spec ial choir of 80 gi rls , who helped to maint ai n the excellent standard of our music school.

The School Orc h estra has h a d an in teresting a nd busy year under the l eadersh ip of Miss Ziebell. Und e r t he baton of Miss Flockart, it exce lle d itse lf at the School with its p erforma n ce of the Minuet and Trio from Haydn ' s S ymp h o ny in D, J . H. Fould's "Kelcie L ament ," and " The Ru s tic D a nce" b y C. Woodhouse.

Th e "Musical N ews" paid high tribute t o its success with this c omme nt: "The orchestra' s basis of strings was be autifully tun ed and played With smooth effect, while there was a lso a v e r y musical array of woodwinds." We t ake this opportunity of say ing a special thank you to members of staff, who so kindly offered their t a lent for the orchestra's dev elopment, and also to all past stu dents who joined with us in this special e ffort for the concert. Your interest and practical assistance was greatly appreciated by all concerned, and we hope you will continue to h e lp us on future occasions.

Under the directi o n of Miss Blaxland, the Middle School girls added further variety to the programme, with rhythmic inte rp retations of a Scandinavian Fes tival M a r ch and of English Folk Dances

The School Quarte tte, cons1stmg of Maria n Gyles, Sylvia McPherson, Pat Chellew and Margare t Dugan, sang a d elightful son g, " Love and Mirth," by Max Vogrich.

Moskowski' s Waltz in C M aj or charmed the a udi ence when played by three little junior pianists.

Valerie Clay field (violin) , Gwen Basset ( ' ce llo ) and Jessie P a rsons (piano) rendered an instrume nta l trio by Coleridge-Taylor.

Some individual items by N oel H eaddey and Audrey H a rrison (piano), Valerie Clayfield (violin) a nd Audrey Walklate (flute) and P a t Chellew (singing) r evealed the talent of our musical students.

A fasci n ating exhibition of rhythmic work wa s given by the Junior Percussio n Band, under the baton of Mary E gg lesto n , in exce rpts from Gilbe rt and Sullivan' s " The Gondolie r s." Miss Sheila Proctor was in charge of thi s sec tion, a nd by the e nthusiasti c reception w h ic h the b a nd received she was r eward ed for h e r very intereste d and unt i r i n g se r vice.

We were most grateful to the authoriti es for the very attr active programmes provided at this concert

Again quotin g the "Musical News": "It was · very evident from this concert under Miss R Floc ka rt' s d i r e ction, that the M.L.C. is c overing a wide field in a clever way that will have r ea l effect on the musical fu t ure of Victoria. "

-M.G

Science Exhibition.

A successful Science Exhibition was h eld in the laboratori es on Friday, 26th June. The School showed a keen inte r est i n the display , which was demonstrated by members of Inte rmediate, P ass , a nd Honour Forms.

Among the many exhibits in the e lectrical section were two bulbs illuminated by current produced by a generator, illustrat ing the principle of the e lect ric li ghting system, a nd an electric bell proved a v e ry noisy ex hibit A strong electro-magnet, attracting and releasing a h ea vy iro n ball, demonstrated ,the u se of electro-magnets in pi ckin g up scrap material in factories The production of hyd_rogen and oxygen from water by means of electrolysis showed the chem ica l e ff ect of an electric current. Several m agne ti c maps we re exhibited , and visitors made others by sprinkling iron filings round strong bar m agnets Prisms show ing the disp ersi on of l ight into its seven primary colou rs were seen in the section on light The distorted r efl ections obtained by_ concave and convex mirrors caused much mirth Th e younger girls were amused by the pin hol e ca m e ra, through which th ey could 6ee an inverted Cato House. In the section on sound the most inte resting exhibit w as th e one-wire sonomete r , on which many tried t h e ir musical ability. Inge ni o u s spring and b eam balances, made by sub-Intermediate g irls, were exhibited.

On the chemical side the a nalysis of unknow n salts was d e monstrate d; m any specimens of rare metals and o r es were sh own. Severa l s u bstances i n unusual crystall i ne form l ooked very beautiful, particularly the purple iodine flakes a nd threads of silver. Another exhibit which was pleasing to the eye was the fascin at ing multi-coloured garden of crysta ls g r o wing i n Ovo. The distillation of water a nd the manufacture of e u calyp tus from gum leaves was c a rri ed o ut by Int e rme diate students. I n the

dark room the working principle of neon signs was demonstrated by passing an electric spark through a tube containing carbon dioxide. licre also was shown the ghastly appearance of the human skin when illuminated by the light fr om a sodium flame,

Among the many exhib its in the Biology section were the development of chicks, the structure of the brain of the sheep, the i nternal economy of a fish, and the dissection of a bullock 's h eart. The marvellous detail a nd beauty of a beetle's wing under a microscope Attracted more than a passing g lance from visitors. Of interest to sufferers from hay fever was the chart showing the different plants which cause this complaint at different times of the y ea r. The li ve animals-tortoise, rabbit, and ferret-interested all visito r s. (A warning, "He bites," on the cage of the lastnamed was a reminder th at he does not like to be stroked.) Exhibits from Japan, cleverly bottled and labelled, provided an entirely unique di sp lay.

The result of a questionnaire issued throughout the School showed that the exhibition was of real interest to all.

The Dog Show.

There was no need for strangers to ask where the Dog Show was being held , on Saturd ay, 19th September, for from the M L.C. sports ground came more noise from the dogs th an even the ir owners cou ld make. There were: "Great dogs, small dogs, lean dogs, brawny dogs , Brown dogs, black dogs , lean dogs, tawny dogs."

It was a warm afternoon, and there was a good attendance of owners, onlookers and dogs . All dogs were kept on the leash , but this did not prevent them from scuffling and fighting.

Among the competitors we re Miss Ritter, with her huge Alsatian, "Frec k"; Jean Parry with a wonderful Eng li sh sette r , "Brutus Boy"; Marian Gyles with h er mongrel, " Jonathan"; Roma Turne r with a tiny spaniel, "Jeff"; Marjorie Bryant, with "Rex," and H ebe Salter with th e on ly C h ow entered for the show, Pat Andrews, a very small girl, was the re with a very large Alsatian, " Flash," and Reiwa Ellis

provided another striking contrast by carrying a tiny dog called "Twink," dressed like its mistress, in M.L.C. uniform

The t wo most amusi n g sections were the entries for "the most graceful hurdler " and "the best dressed dog." There were two heights for th e hurdles, and only the larger dogs managed the real hurdles, most of the animals gliding easily over long b enches or polishing their stomachs as they went. Margaret Dugan se t an excellent but unfollowed examp le to "Freck."

The fancy dressed dogs were very amusing, particularly the dashing young surgeon, accompanied by his coy little nurse. There was a Pierrot and an M.L.C. girl, and a grandmother who found it rather difficult to keep her spect a cles on.

By this dog show we raised approximate ly £16/10/ -, of which abo ut half was given to complete the purchase of a wireless trans_ mitter for the Methodist missioner at Alice· Springs and the rest to help furnish th e M.L.C. room in the new college for _,;-o men at the University. -P.C.

The School Play.

I 936, and th e second year in the life of the Dramatic Socie ty, dawn ed with a goal to work for-a play was to be produced.

After serious thought, it was decided that "Richard of Bordeaux," by Gordon Daviot, would be very suitable. Many of the girls )<' e re disappointed, as th e ir h ea r ;s had been set on a modern play, but the wise cho ice of Dr. Wade and Miss Dwyer was soon seen when it was realised that, if we carried out the performance of this very difficult play successfully, we would be raising the standa rd of schoo l productions.

The cast was chosen, and the First Term and the early weeks of Second Term were devoted to the arduous l earni n g and rehearsal of parts. And then, when the time was rip e, the great night came. The first public p e r form a nce by the M L.C. Dramatic Society was given on 2nd July , 1936-an hist o ric eve nt, Behind scenes that night, from 6.3 0 p.m. or earlie r,, a ll was h ec ti c. The drea ms of those excited m e mbers we re at last coming true. Petticoated figures, wigs, towels, grease paint, dapper courtiers, pages, earls dem a nding their

i?elts and hose in schoolgirlish voices; a serious divine shak ing w i th laughter at his (?) reflection ; a scurry of footsteps; a bell; subdued voices ; then, the curtain rose, a n d the audie n ce saw , miraculou s l y enough , a cor ridor in the Royal palace at Westminster, in which two pages we re playing dice quite as ca l mly as if it were a daily occurrence. Then the king made his dramatic entry. But why go on? Th e play is familiar enough to a ll of us Let it suffice to say a few gen e ral r e marks of con gratulation to Sylvia McPherson ( Ri chard II.) ~ who did an excellent piece of character work, calling fo r th · p r a ise from seve r a l drama tic critics ; to Marie Rendl e (Anne of Bohemia),

Richa r d's charmingl y feminine and tru l y r ega l queen; to Shirley Ebbott (the Duke of Glouces ter) , who bound the play together by h er em bodim ent of the surly, overpowering baro n ; and to all the rest of the colour ful cast.

All th e pe r formers certain l y excelled themselves in that first experien ce o f the footlig hts; but without the ab le and untirin g leaders hip of Miss Dwyer their work wou l d have gone fo r n othing. On behalf of the Society, we take this opportunity of thanking Miss Dwyer for her invaluable tuition a nd directio;.,.

We also sincerely th ank the School Orchestra for suppl ying the incide ntal mu sic at our play.

J .S.R.

THE CAST.

" RlCHARD OF BORDEAUX"

Cast of Characters:

Page Maudelyn (later the King's Sec r e tary ) Olwen Evans

Page H elen Lockhart

Richard I I. Sylvia McPherson

A nn e of Boh em ia (his Queen ) Mari e Rendle

Duke of Gloucester (Uncle to Richard) Shirley Ebbott

Duke of Lancas ter (Uncle to Richard) Audrey Watt

Sir Simon Burley ( the King's Tutor} Margery Combes

Duke of York (Uncle to Ri c.ha.rd) Murie l Masters

Mi chae l d e la Pole (Chance llor ) Iv y Spiller

Earl of Arundel (Uncle to Ri c h ard) Lorna Mitch ell

Arc hb i shop of Canterbury (Uncle to Ri c hard)

Robe rt de Vere ( Earl of Oxford)

Mary Bohun (Count ess of D e rby)

Agnes Launcekron (the Queen 's Waiting Woman)

Edna Murdoch

H enry, Earl of Derby (Son of L a ncas ter) Yvonne Ma rtin

Thomas Mowbray (Ear l of Nottingham) Gwenda W ilso n

Pages Marion Gatliff, Edith Parsons

Sir John Montague Mary Benson

Edwa rd, E arl of Rutland ( S on of York) J oan Ro we ll

A Waiting Woman Marion Mathe r

A Doctor Patricia H ewson

A Man i n th e Street

Roma Thoma s J udith Clarke Mari e Grenness

Margaret Dugan

Second Man June Bassett

Third Man Lori s Smith

Woma n with Loaves Betty Gray

Woman with Vegetables Jo an Th o mson

Firs t Pa ge J ean Todner

Second Page

Valerie Howgate

Lord Derby's Page Jean Forrester

Prefects' Party.

On Thursday, 15th October, Rev. and Mrs. Grove, Dr. Wade, Miss Hunt, Miss Dahle and the Associate Prefects were the guests of the School prefects at a "Salmagundi" evening. Games were played in the School Gymnasium, where everybody joined, with a great spirit of fun, in threading needles, fishing corks out of water, playing musical arms and singing nursery rhymes Supper was held in the Prefects' common room and a very happy evening concluded by the singing of "A uld Lang Syne." J .P.

Murray River Trip .

On S aturday evening, 29th August, from about 6.30 p.m., No. Platform, Spencer Street, was filling with M L.C. girls and their relatives and friends. When the Adelaide express c a me in there was a scramble for compartments and window seats, and the last few minutes were used to the best advantage for those worthy pieces of advice usually given by parents when we are escaping their watchful eyes. And then we were off! And thus 45 students and six supervisors set out for Adelaide on a Murray River tour. The supe rvisors were Mr. Grove, our guardian; Mr. Gilchrist, our 0 uncle"; Miss Shannon, our organiser; Miss Keighdey, our 0 sister"; Miss Stone, and lase , but not least, Miss Hamer, our accompaniste and poetess.

On the journey across to Adelaide very f ew slept more than a couple of hours. The floor and the rack were tried as b eds by some of us, but did not sta nd the test of time. At Seawell two more of the party boarded the train, a nd we were the n complete.

We ar rived in Adelaide about 9 20 a.m., and as soon as possib le made our way ac ross to the Grand H otel, where we were spending the day. The morning was taken up writing letters, and the afternoon in sight-seeing. At night we att ended the Methodist Central Mission, in which service the sc ho o l, represented by Mr. Grove and Olwen Evans, participated.

We left Adelaide at 8.15 next morning, and sped on our way to Morgan, where we h ad our first _ g li mpse of the steamer "Ge m, " and

were convinced that we were going to h ave an enjoyable and interesting trip.

B~rri: Renm a rk, and Wentworth, about which we had h eard at school, were visited and explored. We often pulled up at lonely spots to load wood, of which the steamer used h a lf a ton in an hour. These stops e n abled us to e xplore the country around.

Interesting, though not easily comprehended, were the locks. Eventually we understood that the locks were used for purposes of irrigation. There are two sets of gates to th_e locks. The first gate opens and the steamer sails in; the gate closes behind, and the water rises around the boat; the other gate then opened, and th e vesse l passes out. We passed five locks, but, because of floods, the water was hi g h enough to permit us to sail right over some of them.

The days were usually spent in lazing on deck, and the evenings in entertainment. The first night on board we h eld a fan cy dress parade. Mr Grove, as the "Lady" Principal," caused much amuse m e nt, and Edith Lenne, as "Cabin No. 18," gained the prize for the most original. On Tuesday night W'! held an impromptu concert, and on Wednesday a paper fancy dress parade took place The captainone of our guests-was so impressed that he asked if we would in vi ce the workers of the l oc k we were approaching to see us, and send an account of the evening to the R e nmark "Times." This we did.

All good things must come to an end, a.:d we disembarked at Mildura about five o'clock on Thursday evening. After h av: ng our photographs taken and being officially r eceived by the Mayor, we went to our r espective lodgings. Mr. Grove took us all to the pictures in the evening.

Friday mornin g w e thorou g h ly e nJ oyed, for we were taken a thirty-mile run round Mildura and Redcliffs. We visited two orange groves and came away l aden with fruit. We visited the R e dcliffs Dried Fruit Packing Shed, and the pumping station, a nd returned to Mildura by a tortuous track across plains. The afternoon was spent as eac h g irl pleased, and at 8.45 p.m. on Friday we regretfully l ef t for Melbourne.

H.D., O E.

Birthday Night.

This year Birthday Night took place in Third Term. On the afternoon of the event• ful day busy workers changed the dining hall i nto a place of gaiety, and the excited boarders in their pretty frocks added much life and colo ur to the scene. During the singing of "For They Are J oily Good Fellows" the staff made their way into tea, where Mr. and M r s. Grove and Miss Hunt were presented with flowers by three Cato children.

At the end of a thoroughly h appy and enjoyab le meal the S e nior Prefect presented Miss Hunt with a Bible as a token of thanks for h er help th roughout t h e year, and, having lit the 87 candles of the cake, which were extinguished by the fo ur youngest boarders, the happy party adjourned t o the gym. to dance till the arri val of their guests.

The eveni n g proved very interesting, a nd the amateur actr esses were well received by the a ud ience Although the numbers of the p e rformers were h andicapped owing t o th e absence of the exami n ation girls, there was plenty of variety in th e programme-dialogues, p lays, singing a nd d a ncing made up the items

Afte r a m ost enjoyable entertainment, eve ry body flocked to the dining h all, where suppe r awaited a ll. H ap py, but sorry that the event• ful eve ning was over, the boarders bade adieu to their guests, who expressed their great pl easure in having been invited to join in this a n nual " House" festivity LC.

The Flower Show.

On 16th Octobe r the annual Flower Show was h e ld in th e Baths Buil ding. It was , as in previous years, a competition between th e six schoo l Houses for the best disp lay of c ut flower a. For the first time, a ll the arranging of ex h ibits and the genera l management were unde rtaken by the M iddle and Junior sections of the Houses, and, und e r the lead ership of Miss Hall, they achieved a great success

Each House had a stand formed of d es ks cove r e d with paper or cloth of its particular colour. Saleswomen and swee pers were chosen for each Hou se , and th e Forms were a llotte d different times at which to visit the Show. A coin was cha r ged for admission, a nd the ex hibits were sold after the judging.

There was a g reat variety of beautiful flowers , one House having as many as 42 different kinds. Tulips and lili es of the va lley pr~ved the mos t popular specimens, and were eagerly bought. Besides vases of flowers, there were many attracti ve bouqu ets and buttonholes made of sma ll er blooms and bedded on moss.

M r s. Grove and Mrs. Danks acted as judges, and awarded points for arrangement, blending, quality and variet y. Th e results were as fo l l ows :-House III , 91 points ; House VI , 85; House I V., 84; House I ., 78; House V., 74; House II., 72

The Flower Show was a gre at success, as each House did its best, not only to make its particular display a line o n e, but also to achieve beauty and success for the whole Show. The procee ds, £7/ 4 / 6, will b e used to purchase something of beauty for the School.

Form XX.

RESIDENT STUDENTS' NOTES .

M uch excitement was caused at the beginning o f the year when old girls were welcomed back and new girls greeted. Eve ryone was v e r y soon enjoying the happy l ife of school. We wer~ sorry to l ose Miss Fletcher, who · h as becom e non-resident, but welcomed Miss Procto r and Miss Bennett.

The · fou r prefects were appointed early in the year, and Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta, under guidance of the n ew House Captains, commenced keen ri va lry for th e much-desired cup . The Old Girls' Concert was returned by a very good programme from the new g irls , eac h filling a very entert a in ing S a turday eveni ng.

On 31st March, just before Easter, one of our number, Nance Beresfo rd, passed away. I t was a great sorrow to us a ll , and we miss her bright, cheery face very much.

The Boarders' Swimming Sports, First Term , proved very popu l ar, and amon g much fun and excitement G a mma was victorious . More interest was t aken than in previous years, a nd a g r eater va riety of events made the programme more interesting.

In Boa rders ' sport hour after school, we played the Inter-House tenni s matches. After s ome close games, Gamma won th e finals. Basket-ba ll matches provided tense mom e nts,

HOUSE PREFECTS.

and the finals b etwee n D e l ta a nd Alph:3- were keenly contested, the form e r being victorious. "Early in the morning , when the dew was on the ground," shouts of excitement issued from the sports · ground, where the finals of the h ockey were being played between Bet a and Delta. Th ese games were kee nl y contested, and D e lta 's was the winn.ing team

During First Term a very pleasant Satur d ay was spent at St. M arga r et' s School, Berwick. Our picnic lunch was most enjoyab le, and our b aseba ll team won their matc h Much f,;n resulted, especially among the less experienced, during the episodes of horse-ridi n g.

As u sual , social eve n ings chis year have brought t o t h e for e ta le nt that otherwise might h ave b l ushe d unseen. Enjoyab le outings we re spent a t the Scotch Coll ege Play, and the Celebrity Concerts, and " La Meri" proved a g r eat favourite. Many Saturday evenings were filled with charades or ga m es. Perhaps the most popular evening was the fancy dress competition, held on the spur of the moment. The

prize-winner, u Our Salvation Army Lass," was · close l y followed by the "Mocher of the Sophisti cated Schoolgirl ," and a remarkab le variety of characters proved the originality of the boarders.

The board ers came to the fore in the School play, "Richard of Bordeaux," which took place at the Garrick Theatre in Second Term. A House prefect took the leading ro le, a n d many others had prominent parts.

House has been represented in all School teams except the a thl etics. We were not insig nificant at the Dog Show either, when, although un ab le to bring li ve ani m als, we exhibited many unusual toys

We thank Mr Porter for his interes ting visits throu g hout the year, and a lso th e staff, and especially Miss Hunt, for their h elp a t all times.

A happy year has b een spen t by the girls o f 1936, an d to chose of future years we wish every success and th e very happiest of school lives.

-L.C.

Left to right: Sylvia McPherson, Ivy S p i ll er, Lorn a Carter (Senior House Prefect ), Dorothy Smith

Form

Honour VI.

The Big Broa dcast of 1936

The Quality Station, Honour VI., presents a Programme of Startling Variety, Throbs and Thrills.

T o -day, li steners, we h ave in the studio a group of celebrated scientists, at hletes, musicians, poe ts, elocu tioni sts, potentia l film stars , etc.

First we brin g to the microphone the ce lebrated scientist, Miss Betty Jackson, who will give a brief lecture on the domestic habits of radiators. Miss Jackson h as devoted mu c h valuable time to the study of these interesting little creatures at do se quarters, a nd should be hi g hly entertaining.

Miss Mary Slate r, the n ew leader of the Rom an tic Reviva l, will t h e n give a talk on "People I H ave Liked and Why. "

Miss Valerie Clayfield w ill give a technical talk o n methods of exto rting money from defau lters Miss Cl ayfi el d h as a background of wide ~xp e rience in Red Cross work, and , if a stampe d addressed envelope is sent, will supply instructions for knitting R ed Cross garments.

There will b e a s h ort interval, during which our quartette-Miss R . Walker, drums; Miss Clayfie l d, v iolin ; Miss Rowe ll, piano; a nd Miss Slater , r eed-pipe-wi ll p lay a few soothing tun es. Miss Slate r, a rising crooner, h as also consented to render se lec tions from her marvellous repertoire of hot rhythm.

We will then bro adcas t a running comment ary on the march past of the ath letes-J oan Parke r , Phyllis Cerutty, Marjorie Beardsley, and many others. Th e leader, J oa n Parke r , our dicta tor , will g ive the Nazi salute as s h e passes the m icro phone.

We h ave every hop e that we shall b e able to broadcast so m e of the ve rse of 0. Eva ns and J. R owell , d eliv ered in person by these experience d e locutionists. B efo re closin g down, we will presen t "Impersonation s of Film Stars." Mi ss Mary Duggleby wi ll i mpe r so nate Zaz u

NotesPitts; Miss Jackson, L eslie How a rd in the "Scarlet P i mpe rnel"; and Miss R. Th omas Shirley Temple, singing "The Animals \Valked in Two by Two."

Miss Dahle, a linguist of r enown , will then render the "Good-night Song" in the original French, and Station Honour VI. will close down till 19 37.

It has closed.

Pass VI. Review.

Roll a long! Roll along! Listen in to ou r song,

J.W. While we warble t h e Pass V I. R eview! Hurry up ! Come on in! I t's abo ut to b e gin; The ite ms a r e novel if few!

T e rm I. we begin With a play (Come o n in!) , King Henry the Fourth we did try . If it wasn't the best, It was acted with zest. Th a t , at least , can no one d e ny.

Now,. by common con sent, We thank boarders, who lent Us t h eir di g nity during the year, And to A lison r e nder Our thanks, warm and tender, For winning h er scholars h ip here.

In T erm Number Two We d e clared we we r e through With a ll joys, though d e nial was bitte r. But o ur tend er h ea r ts l\1ade u s wish to take parts In the efforts to buy a t ransm itter.

N ow sideshows, we thought, Would be j ust the ri g ht sort Of a thing to co llect all t h e mon ey. Th e Mo v ies, Tom Thumb , And the Art Show we'd run ; Brought in a good sum: th ey were funny!

SIL VER AND GREEN.

Now next in rhe train;

Holidays once again , And exa ms not the things that most matt e red!

Form picnics are hinted( Loud cheering unstinted) ! Hurray! But our hopes are all scattered!

To groans and to sighs, It is brought to our eyes, We must wait till the testing is finished!

But we plan for our treat, To make details complete, With an ardour that's quite undiminish ed!

Give Miss Lindsay a cheer!

Throughout all of the year, She's encouraged to dare and to do!

M ay our benison fall

On the girls, one and all, Who make the next Pass VI. Review!

Diploma.

m ai l bags at the General P ost Office in Spencer Street, and then, at the M elbourn e Post Office, in Elizabeth Street, we were very inte r ested in watching long, narrow strips of paper, punc tured in Morse Code, pass through a machine and appear at the ocher end as a type-written copy. We were also shown the marve ll ous and very expensive machine for the sending and r eceiving of picturegrams.

Already we find our numbers diminishi ng, as girls are called to fill positions. To those fortunate ones who are returning next year we wish every success, while the many of us who are lea ving at the end of Term are very sad to say, "Good-bye, old School." -M M.

V.a.

-I.A.

The Business School this year is divided into Diploma A and B , both Forms doing typing and shorthand, and Diploma A also doing commercial princip les and practice.

Commercial English and arithmetic have been brought into th e curriculum for both Diplomas this year, arithmetic mainly dealing with short methods most needed in business.

Diplom a A has made the best of its barnlike form room, and, thanks to the supervision of its Form master, Mr. Mills , has succeeded i n carrying off the picture awarded for the best-kept Form room. Miss Macdonald, Form m istress of Diploma B, impresses upon us , by steadily increasing our lists of order marks, the fact that overstriking and rubbing out in typing are things that no good cypiste should do.

Diploma has been fortun ate in having v1s1ts b y a representative of the General Post Office, who has give n us interesting t a lks on th e postage of mail matter.

During Second Term two parties visited the Genera l Post Office, one chaperoned by Miss Macdon a ld , the other by Mi ss Hunt. We saw th e sorting of letters and di spatc hin g of

We are V.a., the " hard-working Form,'' as any mistress will immediately inform you. Having also been dubbed "The Form of the Merry H earts," little, it seems, is left to be desired. But we a r e not satisfied to stop there. Oh, no! We distinguish ourselves in other fi e lds.

For the Red Cross we h ave made attractive woolle n garments and light frocks, and have planned an effort to make or provide Christ mas toys.

In the realms of music Meryl and Geva are distinguished.

As for our sporting ability! In the InterForm basket-ba ll matc h against V .c we had a victory.

Intelligent! Why, Ida was placed equal first in the whole School in the Intelligence T est last Term

With Yvonne outstanding as a member of the cast of the School play, Jean in the Hockey XI., and the two Pats with good results in elocution, we have a good a ll -rou nd record.

We were very unfortunate last term in being deprived for some weeks of our popular Form mistress, Miss Kellaway, but Mrs. Gordon ab ly took charge.

With the aid of the untiring patience and skill of the mistresses, we trust to obtain a record number of In termediate passes, and show you all what this year's V.a r eally can do.

V .b.

With varied thou ghts we returned To the busy life of school; And very soon we l e arne d Th at Miss Fletc her was our Form mistress. M. R e ndl e we e lec t e d Our Form cap tain , and tested Her patience to the u tmos t, When with Fren ch verbs s he p estered And called us oft to order .

One g reat day in First Te r m, We raised our vo i ces to sta t e Th at pre fects should not b e abo li shed But sad, sad to r e la te For u s at any rateIf public opinion counts, There won ' t be very l ong to wait Before the "p res. " a r e shown the gate.

Under co lumn "Wanted Known" I s there a cure for all those "Fresh a ir fiends " who will not close The windows, even when blown By icy-cold draughts an d gales? Perhaps a cure would be-rows Of large transparent wi ndows So that the view is not obstructed By opaque g lass; and passers can be· seen

For the R e d Cross we h ave worked, On the fie ld or cou r ts we've p layed, · And in work a nd p lay we've made Ourselves part of this, our School; And none of us will forget, Whether we part, f o r this decade , And many another, Or r eturn , this wonderful year We wou ld willingly live again.

V.c. -B.M.R.

During this year there h ave been m any Form activities. At the en d of First T erm we were unfortun ate, and very sorry to lose our Form mis tress , Miss McDon a ld, who l eft u s to be m ar ri ed. She h ad our good wishes for h e r future life. In h e r place we were pleased to welcome Miss Browne On e of our girls, Winsome Walklate, a l so left u s on account of ill n ess · E lsie Stafford was welcomed into our

Form, coming up from sub-Intermediate, and Betry Gray came from V a.

In R ed Cross work we have been working for th e I n land Mission. Th e girls have brought books and magazines, a nd ou r Red Cross cap tain, Gwenda Wilson, has been kept busy reminding u s a bout our pen n ies Some of us m ade frocks f or littl e girls at a kindergarten.

We indulged in sport with some su ccess. V.a c h a ll enged us fo r a basket-ball matc h, but our opponents, being so much bigger and tulltr, were successf ul. In a tennis match against V.b, we hit harder, and so were vic torious .

Even though we wer e defea ted a t basketball, we still h ad the witty and eloquent ones, and in a debate against V .b on " Should the Prefec t System Be Abolished, " we proved ou r se l ves superior

We we r e very pleased a nd proud when our able captain, Sylvia McPherson, was promote d to the position of king, taking th e male lead in "Richard of Bordea ux," the play that was h el d las t term Fiv e oth e r members of the cas e a lso came from our Form, includin g our spo rts captain, Shirley Ebbott, who portrayed the c h aracter of t h e Duke of Gloucester. We would like to con gratu late King Richard, Queen Anne and the oth er p laye rs on their exce lle nt p e rform a n ce, a n d Miss Dwyer on her wonderful production of the play.

We will all be very sorry whe n this T erm ends, closing a very happy year sp e nt in V.c. -S.E.M.

V.d.

O u r Fo r m's r esiden ~e has c h anged this last Term from Room I. to what was form e rl y the Diploma I. Room. Whe ther o ur noise or conside r atio n for our comfort was the cause of t his removal we do not know, but we h ave noticed that our Form marks ha ve dev e loped from the average of fiv e to eight. I think we a ll apprec iate the change.

Miss Hay h as the doubtful honour of being our Form Mistress , and we a ll wish to thank h er for her forbearance d uring the year. Mar garet Nevi le is o ur Form captain.

On our Form r ests the r espons ibility of the Library , our representativP.s in this nobl e work b e ing Miss H ay and Linda Kennedy.

PREFECTS.

We are very proud of our sports section, as we have members of the Form in prominent pos itions in both tennis a nd basket-ball teams. We also possess the champ ion runner of the School, Jean P erki n s, and Joan Green successfully represents ou r swim m ing powers

In the Schoo l play Lorna Mitchell, as " Arundel," proved her drama t ic powe r s.

The "globe-trotters" in our midst number six; their last memorable journey was to Cen tral Australia

Our Red Cross work is fo r the Cheltenham Homes, to w hich we sent jumpers First Term a nd dresses Second T er m. This T e rm we a r e sendi n g Christmas toys, together with the usual don ation. Lorna Beasley is Red C ross captain.

During First T e rm the Form was greatly sad dened by the loss of Nancy Beresford, who di ed after an oper ation.

Excluding this sad even t, we hav e had a most en j ;,yable year, and wish the V.d of next year the same. -G.B.

V.e.

This year we have been separated into two d istinc t divisions. One section studies commercial subj ec ts under the direction of Miss Barker, while the other continues the usual domestic science course with Mrs Baker. The girls of the group hav e skilfully made costumes and frocks, besides learning the art of "Hedebo " The business g irl s a r e led to believe there are some very efficient cooks in the Form, owing to th e very appetising odo u rs which escape from the centre during cookery periods.

Miss Harcourt, unfortunately, was absent from School for almost the whole of Second Term. Her position as Form mistress was ably filled by Miss Gault, a former t eac her of the School.

Fashion drawing has been a popular feature of our commercial art lessons this year.

Several very interesting e x cu r sio ns h ave been made by the Form, including a visi t to the Show.

Standing (left to right): Lorna Carter, Peggy· Chinner, Mollie Sayce, M a rjo rie Bryant, Charlotte Davies. Sitting (left to right): Joan Rowell , Betty J a ckson (v ic.e ) , J oan Parker (sen ior prefect), Ruth Walker, Olwen Evans.

The Form now wishes to conve y its thanks to our Form mistresses and all the other teachers for the splendid way in which they have h elpe d us throughout the year , and to express the hope that n ext year's V.e will be as happy as we hav e been.

xx.

Twenty is a lo ve ly Form;

Th e r e is no nee d of hate or scorn

Th e girls are good a t work and play, And all are h appy from day to day.

Hark ! Did I h ear " Twenty" ment ioned? Yes. We are called upon to r ecount some of our exploits of the yea r. Our Form room ts excee din gly airy · and pleasant, which helps to inspire u s to g r ea t deed s (such as watch in g baske t ball in the quad .) We d eeply r eg r e t the a b se n ce, t hrou gh illness, of our Form mistress, Miss Parker, and hope she will be with us soo n . We wish to thank Miss Ritter .

W e go in for all sports to a great e xtent , but speci a lis e m ore in sch oo l work. We enjoy our R e d Cross work, and take a great interest in i t . During Firs t T erm w e acted a scen e fr o m " Twelfth Night," a nd l ate r on fo ur scen es from " Oliver Cromwe ll. "

S e veral membe r s of the Form took part in the school play, and " Twe nty" has b ee n well r epresented in the school t rips during term holidays.

In concluding, we wish to th a nk a ll our mistresses for their inval uabl e h e lp during the yea r. -M M.

XX.a.

Form XX.a h as a r a ther ple a sa nt room, situated in H ostel. It was once the ki nde rgar te n, and now o n th e wa ll i s a frieze of dogs, butterflies, gi rls a nd boys , cats, pi gs , geese and roosters This r oom, p leasant though it · i s, very seld om h as flow e r s in i t, but this Term we have b een try in g to r e member them

In First T e rm a p a rty of g irls we n t to th e Plaza, to see the film " A Mids umme r Night's Dream," and in S econd T er m to see "A Tale of T wo C ities," w hic h we h ad bee n s tudyi n g.

We have made some cloches for R e d Cross, but this T err:n we are buyin g a nd dressing doll s, _ and gett in g toys r eady for the Chriscmas part y for the chi ldren of th e s lums.

At the D og Show XX.a collected 16/ , ;,,nd sco r ed in two events. In the first Noel Heley won th e race for " dog and owne r ," and rece iv e d a b lu e ribbon a nd a dog biscuit (for th e dog, of course!) , and in the second Judith Cla rke won in the Toy Do g section.

In conclusion, we would like to express our tha nks to our Form mistress , Miss Hall , for a ll the patience she has shown us during thi s y ea r .

-M.U

LV.a .

F o r the p ast few months we h ave been cruising a long m e rrily on t h e " Loa Fi vay." Although we h ave quite a good time, our ship is n ot a ll that it might b e. Our F i r st C lass p assenge r s comp lain b i t te rl y about having the porthol e blinds drawn Th ey sa y that not b ein g able to surve y th e s urr o undin g scen e ry makes them f ee l th ey a r e being left in the dark.

Loud cheers roll when a l o n g the upper deck walks our we ll b e lo ved Admiral Rae Th e Admiral walks s marcly down the lower d eck , where s h e i nspects the crew, who, though a litcle lazy a nd carefree, r ea lly e njoy working under h e r.

Captain Preston, w ho keeps a watch ful eye over t he cre w a ll d ay, has a very lively time with ch em. Th e y are very fo nd of fun , so cha t the captai n often h as co r eso rt to h e r strong ri g ht hand, Commander Barnett, for a ssistance.

Co mm a nd e r Barnett is a n exce llen t sportsman, and h e lps the crew i n a ll their spo rtin g events, whi c h th ey hold on t h e upp e r d eck.

Li e u t.-Co mmander Ad ai r sets a fine exa mple to the c r ew, for she m akes them sa v e a little eac h week, with whic h they can h e lp those le ss fortunate tha n t h emselves. Th e c rew and Lie ut. Commande r h ave done g r ea t work this year , a nd the Admiral is ve ry pleased.

The crew w ill soo n b eg in t o train fo r the forth co ming knowled ge con t ests, w hi c h they all h ope t o pass, so th at they can ga in the ir promo ti o n s fo r 19 37. L.B

LV.b .

The cap t a in of our Form 1s J ean, Our mis t ress is Miss B e tts; G we n Sav ige lead s u s to the green , And Nance, " R ed Cross" colle cLs.

ASSOCIATE PREFECTS

We have in Form a library fine , To wh ic h J ean Ward attends; Her g uardian lig ht full bri g ht does s h ine, And m any books s h e l e nds.

First T e rm elev e n new g irls we had So misc hie v ou s were the y, Miss B e tts took ill (which made u s sad), And h a d t o go away.

Fu ll many a jumper have we knit For c hildre n of Ch e lten h a m, Who i n our li t tle dresses sit To eat th eir bread a nd j am.

With no regrets we ch a n ged o ur ro o m , Suppla nting Form V.d ; The windows la r ge disperse d the g loom , And fr es h e r air had we

Our h opes soared hi g h th at we might see Th e ga m es upon th e qu a d ., Or failin g t h at , then possibly To passin g fri e nds mi g ht nod

Stern orders from the office! see Our hopes were d ash e d anew, The fr osted windows shut must be And we cannot see through!

This ve rse our Form notes now com pl etes , We've n ot hin g more to sa~,; B e fore our Form for n e xt year m eets W e' ll h ave a ho lid ay.

A.C.L.

IV.a .

At the commencem e nt of First T e rm we were g lad to we lcome Miss Wa rre n as our Form mistress , and we e le cte d Betty P e terson a s o ur Form ca ptain , G la dys B eas ley a s our sport s captain, a nd Yvonne ,Jepson as our Re d C ross captain

During s ;,cond Term we playe d a basketball m a tch aga inst R e move A, but th e y gai n e d the honours.

For the concert in A u g u st some of our girls we r e c hosen to take part in the "Naas M arch," w hich was a g r eat s u ccess.

Standin g ( l e ft to right ) : Hea ther Drayton , J ess ie Wight, Truda Vear, Joa n Eltis, Phyllis C e rutty, ROna Brown , Marian G y les . Sitting (l e f t t o ri g ht ) : Va l erie Clayfiel d , Marjori e Gi ll , Ivy Spiller, Mary Duggleby, Mary Thomps on , Gwenda Chitty, Beth H eaddey.

In Second Term we made Magna Carta's for history projects, and some of them were used as documents in the School p lay, " Richard II. "

In Third Term, after writing a play, " J ean ne d'Arc," we acted it, a.;d had great fun watching the Dauphin being crowned (the crown fall ing off}, the villain drinking wine from a silver goblet (yellow vase ) fill ed with rich, red wine (wate r ), and th e Maid of Orleans being pulled frcm her horse (chair) only to fall into the fire-(bucket).

So we end the year with the best intentions, and hope that next year's IV.a will hav e as thoro u gh l y happy a time as we hav e had -T.S.

The Form Captain's Lament.

There's a Form that numb e rs twenty-fo ur, Or just two dozen, and not one more; They 've relieved my life of b ein g a bore, Have the girls of Form IV.a

It 's glad I am that it's twenty-four, ( Or just two dozen), and not one mor e, For they' v e shaken my f a ith to its very core H ave the girls of Form IV.a.

When the Form mistress goes out of the door, There's a ru mbli n g noise like a cannon ' s roar, But it is n o cannon; it's the twenty and four Young ladies of Form IV.a.

The worried old hen with her brood of c hicks Never saw h alf of the monkey tricks That I saw, played in '36, By th e girls of Form I V.a

B etty Peterson, IV.a.

R.a.

With M ary Hopper as Form capta in, Dulcie Whittaker as sports captain, an d Miss Ault as Form mistress, we are enjoying this year ve ry much. Phyllis Barnard was elected R ed Cross cap tain , and Barbara T ay lor is our Magazine representative .

We congratulate Dulcie Whittaker on obtai ning a place in the School tennis team.

Our Red Cross captain g ives the following r eport of our work for the year:-"This year's Red Cross work has been very inte resting. We worked for the Inland Mission, for whi ch we

coll ected money, books, toys, comics, and magazines in First and Seco nd T e rms We also made skirts for the Coll ingwood M iss ion, and during Third Term we will be busy making toys for the poorer childre n 's Christmas parties. Our collections for the year will, we hope, amount to £4/ 10/ ."

Our Form room looks very bright, and in Second Term we came fourth in the competition for the b es t Form room. The girls bring flowers a nd ornaments, and r ecently we col lected mone y for n ew p ictu r es

Form IV. a, our ri vals, challenged us to a basket-ball match, in which we were successful. We also debated against them , the subject being " Th at Thomas a'Beckett was a Saint. " This time our riva ls scored a win.

We are busy at prese nt writing a historical play, "Joan of Arc," which we hop e to be able to act later on.

Some of us have pen friends in Great Britain and Central Australia We exchange stamps, and it is very interesting ;o hear about the parts of the world in wh ich they live

We were represented in the Annual Concert by several of our members who took pa rt in the N aas March, and by Audrey Harr ison and Noel H eaddey, who gave piano solos.

Altogether we hav e had a very happy and s uccessful year, and we regret tha t next year our members will be scattered among the four s u b- Intermediate cl asses.

IV.b.

To Keep the Form Quiet.-We (IV.b) have competitions for each row W e have a banner a nd a motto, " Sile"nce is Golde n ." E ach row has a c olo ur Silver, Green, Gold, and Blue. The row which gets the least bad marks has th e b anner pinned up on the wall at the top of the row

The captain of S il ve r is Pat Napier, Green is Miriam Wilson, Gold is Nancy Grego ry, and Blue is Corrine Cotterell.

We have only just s tarted , a nd we keep so quiet that the teachers are ve ry pleased with us

Handwo rk.-This year we have made supper cloths, cush ion covers, jumpers and scarves. Bags, fans and shopping bags of raffia have a lso been made.

Red Cross.-We were working for the Methodist Babies' Home, for which we made s ing lets. bloomers and frocks. Finding it too hard tc- make anyt hin g for the Babies' H ome for Christmas, we decided to wo rk for the South Melbourne Kindergarten, for wh ich we hope to buy and make things for a Christmas tree.

J oy Duncan is our Red Cross captai n, and is a very good o ne

We h ave had a very happy year, with Doreen Howard as ou r Form captain a n d Lorna Punton our sports captain.

Remove B.

I n the year 1936 we have had plenty to interest us in our F orm.

Louisa Lockhart is our Form captain, and H eather Ebbott our sports captai n. Miss B e nnett, who is our Form mistress, takes a g r eat interest in Form tidiness-and in the girls.

We have h ad first and second basket-ball team matches agai n st our sis t er Form, IV b. Both our firsts and seco nds won after very interesting a nd exciting games.

Many g irls h ave b een c h osen for the Juni or Speech Night Gymnasium Squad They are very excited, a nd anxious to b egin r e h earsi n g for it.

This T erm we a r e st ri ving very hard to win the picture f or the tidiest Form room. We are m aking a special point of bringing fresh fl owers every day, and so in this way we are hoping to succeed.

For Red Cross during T e rm we made singlets for the Methodist Babies' Home. During S econd T e rm we m a de dresses a nd bloomers. J ea n Williams gave a large bundle of socks, which m ade our di sp lay very attractive. This T erm we intend to dress dolls for Christmas gifts, and we are h avi n g a competition amo n g ou r se lves for the b est-dressed doll.

IV.c.

This year we were ve ry g lad to welcome our Form mis tress , Miss Mitchell, back from h e r t rip abroad. In our geograp h y l essons Miss Mitchell s h owed us m a ny photographs of foreign people and countries th a t s h e h a d v isi t ed, and w hich we had to study. These made our lessons very inte resting Miss Mitch e ll has given some of

us En g lish pen friends, and we have found that an English schoo l is ve ry like our own So m e o f the members of o ur Form made mode ls of th e Empire State, the tallest building in the world, which is in N ew Y o rk, and have compared it with our tallest building, the Manchester Unity, and found it was over seven times as high During Second Term g roups of g irls in our Form m ade Eskimo villages.

Our Form has passed in for R ed Cross som e knitted garments, and we are also m a kin g squares for a patch-work quilt. The money for the Inland Missi o n has b een passed in as well.

This year our h a nd work lessons have been ve ry enjoyable We have been making ca ne ar ticl es, su c h as trays and pa per baskets. In woo ll e n work some of u s have made canvas wallets and egg easies. Some o f the g irls in ou r Form are now i earning to weave, and are makin g scarves. We a ll have our 0 ';"n anthologies and scrap books , in wh ich _;,e are ve r y interested.

This year we had a very interesting tim e, and enjoyed it very much , a nd we hope tha t the n e xt IV .c wi ll be just a s h appy.

IV.cl.

This year's Form IV d have found work ve r y interesting. In the First T e rm we made wallets in blue and grey and fawn and green. When they were fini shed they looked very effective.

We are now making sets of clothes for the Red Cross Christmas box. Th e colours are pink a nd blue. We are a llowe d to do any stitch we like.

We a lso have b ee n doing some e xciting draw in gs thi s year. W e have drawn fishes, patterns, po la r bears, chick ens and roosters, a nd som e freehand drawings of leaves.

We h ave been doing lovely sewing this year. In th e First T e rm we made bags, and our colours were beige, dark and light blue In the Second Term we knitted squares with a c h a in ed ge. Some of our girls were members of the P e r cussion Band, which was traine d by Mis s Proctor. We had lessons on W e dnesd ay and Frid ay. The band was very s u ccessfu l,

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too. We had Mary Eggleston to conduct, and s h e was a splendid conduc t or. This year our Form has had g r eat fun in sport and g ym In the Summer in our sport lessons, we play tenn is and baseba ll , and in Winte r we have ropes and play basket ball.

Junior School Notes.

1936 has bee n a ve r y happy year for the gids in Cato House.

The Kindergarten children h ave a new teache r , Miss Ham e r , who also cakes III.a for basket-b a ll on Wednesday afternoons.

At the beginning of the year we were b u sy fixing up our mu sic room. Curtains wer e em broidered, and now, with pictures a nd vases of flowers , the room is ve ry gay.

At the first music r ec i tal III a g irls provided a P e r c u ss ion B and item; Va lerie Rowe accompan ied chem on the piano, and Diane Duke was the litcle conductor

Du r ing Term II we worked very hard indeed to get r ea dy for a concert in the Melbourne T own H al l.

Each girl in Form III.a keeps a diary , and a liccle prize was give n for t he most interesting book. This was gain ed by Heather Hopper , a nd Mary Wilkinson also had a prize for best day book.

One afternoon we had a c once rt in th e music room ; th e price of admission · was a book for the Junior Red Cross. We had a pi le of nice books, 65 in all, at the end of the day .

' 'SE A FEVER "-Truda Vear , Hon. V I , Hou se I V. Awa rded th e Pr ize for Bes t Original Drawi n g.

Fred ~ Cato Branch

ELS TERN W ICK .

1936 has been a year of marke d progress and development for the Fred. J. Cato Branch The year, opening with a considerable in c r ease in numbe rs , closes with over 200 on the school rolls There have been a ddition s co · the staff and an extension of the curriculum to include a Leavin g Certificate Form Attractive and extensive al t e ration s have b een made to the School buildings. ;ncluding a complete new wing. We now possess a ve ry imposing Assembly H all. Th e panelled walls add considerably to i ts appearan ce, and provide a very suitable setting fo r the bea utiful b lackwood Honour Board, presented by Mrs. Smibert Behind the Assembly Hall is a spacious common room for the s taff , while upstairs are two new classrooms, a music room and a large kindergarte n room Those who can look back to 1931 will derive much interest from comparing the Kooyong property as it was then with the imposing build ings erected now.

During First Term a second tenn is court was comp leted, and has been much appreciated by the School. Improve ments made to the sports ground have pro v ided amp le facilities f o r the various games.

We were ab le to occupy the new rooms by Second T e rm, and our first assembly in the new hall was conducted by the P r incip a l (Rev. J, W. Grove). At the commencement of Third T erm Mrs. Cato visited the School , a nd , in the presence of many parents, O ld Girls, frie n ds , and m e mbers of the College Council, officially opened the new wing. R ea li s in g how much our School owes to the late Mr. Fred. J. Cato, we are very g ra teful to Mrs Cato for the gracious way in which sh e performed the ceremo ny and for her kindly interest displayed in the S chool's welfare.

Office-bearers for 19 36 are:-School captain, B. Staurenghi; House captains, Ko oyon g, M Good; Kawarau, P. Perrin ; Kerrie, F. White; Kittani, V R eece; Form captains, VI., B Staurenghi; V .a, P P err in ; L.V., I. Eme ry; V.b (First and Second Terms), P. Abbott,

(Third Term) S. Beebe; V .c, B Brigi nshaw; IV.a, J. Watson; IY.b, N. McKenzie; III., D. Taylor; II. (First and Second Terms) , E. Forsyth, (Third Term) M Wallace; I. a nd Kinder garten , J . Body . Sports Captains: Baseba ll, B . Smith (First T erm), M. Reynolds (Third T e rm ); tennis, F White; athletics, I. Emery; basket-ball, P . P errin; hockey, J . Overend; swimmi n g, F. White.

Keen interest and enthus iasm have been displaye d in all sporti n g act i v i: ies In the G i rls ' Schools Association of Victoria we secured fourth place in swimm ing. In the athletic sports we came second, winning both the Senior and Junior F lag Races in record time, while in the junior even t s Y. Gardiner established three records. In b asket-ba ll , u n der the ab le tuition of M iss Sanders and Miss Drake;•the School did ext remely well. Losing o n l y or. e match, we tied with Huntingtowe r in the fir s t round, but were defeated in th e final p lay-off. Th e tennis matches of the Association are not yet completed, but the team has improved its style and technique under Mr. F a lls ' coac hin g.

Under the tuition of Miss Johnson, baseball h as be en played during F i r st a nd Third Terms. Owing to improvem e nts map e o n the s ports field, hocke y was introduced into our spor ting curriculum during Second Term, and the Senior girls h ave derived much e njoym e nt from the game

During F i rst T e rm we h e ld our fir st InterHcuse Swimming Sports a t the Malvern B a ths. Kerri e won the Inter-House Championship Cup, pre,sented by Mr. S. E. Armstrong. Mr. A. G. Ov e r end pres e nted cups for senior and junior championships. In the senior even ts F. White and M. R ey nolds tied, a nd Miss Johnson h as presented a second cup. The Junior Cham pionship was won by J. Overend Other InterHouse events hav e resulted as follows:-Tennis, Kerrie; basket-ball, seniors, Kerrie; juniors , Kerrie; running (Aag r ace), F irst T erm K awa rau, Second Term Ki ttan i , Third Term to be d ecided on Sports Day Inte r -House baseball matches a re not yet completed.

In addition to the Association matches, pract ice matches have been played against Rosbe r con, Lauriston, Warwick, a nd Firbank. Our tennis t eams have been represented in the various tournaments h e ld at Kooyong, Glen Ir is, a nd Elsternwick, F. White and R. Williams r eac hin g the finals of the Under 16 Doubles i n the latter tournament. We ha ve a lso competed in the flag race events at Rosbercon and Main School sports

Sports blazers have been awarded as follows: -Tenn is, F. White, R. Williams, V. Reece, G Ballard, I Emery, B. Staurenghi, J. Wallace, R. Bromfield; basket-ball, P P errin , F. White, I. Emery, B. Ridgway, B Staurenghi, M. Reynolds, M. Alford; athletics, I Emery, F. White, Y Gardiner Sports c olours h ave been awarded to B. Staurenghi, F. White, B Ridgway (basketba ll ), F. White (tenni s), I. Emery (athletics).

The Intermediate Examinations results for 19 35 were highly satisfacto r y, as a ll six candidates recommended by the School were successful. M. Good, Eng. Hist., French , Geog. , Alg., Ari th., Draw. ; J Parke r, Eng. Hist., French, Geog., Phys.; V. Reece, Eng Hist. , French, Geog , Alg., Geom., Arith.; B. Staurenghi, Eng. Hist. , French, Phys., Alg., Arith., Drawing; D Tyack, Eng. Hist., French, Geog. , Phys., Alg., Arith.; S. Willmott, Eng. H ist , French, Geog., Arith., Latin.

Very good r esults have also been secured in the University Conservatorium Musical Examinations. They are as follows:-G r ade VI., B. Brownley (credit) Grade V., M. Orames (pass), M. Heaton {credit) , E. Thomson (honours), C. Ellis (honours). Grade IV., J . Davis (credi.t), B. Ogier (credit). Grade III., M. Sanguinetti (credit ).

A s hort se rvi ce was held in the School grounds on 25th April, w h en Rev. J. W. Grove ·spoke of the sp irit of the Anzacs, se rvice and sacrifice.

A generous response has b een made by the School to the various "egg" a nd "jam" appeals, made by th e hospitals, and also to the an nu a l appeal for funds for th e Blind Institute. Once again this year grea t activity was disp layed by th e whole School over the sa le of buttons for the Babies' Home on Wattle Da y. We h ave also jo ined with the secondary girls' 3chool s'

effo rts in conne c tion with the Prince H e nry Hospita l Appeal. In addition, each Form has worked for some special charitable institution, and, as a r esu lt , a very fine collection of garments and quilt s made by the girls has been donated to var ious missions (Central and South Melbourne) > Babies' Homes and Free Kinde rgarte n s. In seve r a l instances the Forms have personally visited the in stitutions or homes for which they have worked. Besides the interest thus aroused, this has h e l ped to impress the girl s with the great need for social service.

Much enjoyment has been experienced by the School in attending the orchestral concerts given under the auspices of th e Australian Broadcasting Commission, notably the last of the series, conducted by Dr. Malcolm S argent During Second T erm we were favoured with a vio lin recital by T Spivakosky. The Senio r an d Middle Schoo l have been to the productions of "Macbeth," "Richard II.," "Les F o urberies de S capin" and "Tudor R ose." Interesting visits h ave been paid by sect ions of the School to Houses of P ar liament, Gene r a l Pos t Office, and various i n d u strial centres.

Now that we ha ve a s u itable ha ll fo r show in g pictures, the School is endeavouring to r aise funds to purchase an epidiascope. F~rm IV.a gave an excelle nt luncheon-hour c onc e rt, the School h earti ly enjoy ing their topical broadcasting item. Th e proceeds of th is effort were divided between the Juni or L ibrary and the Epidiascope Fund.

One afternoon, after school , the staff gave two one-act p lays, "Posta l Orders" and " The Bathroom Door." T he staff is to be hig hly comme nde d on its excellent production, a nd the humorous situations were much e nj oyed by the School and parents. L.V. assisted by selling sweets, a nd in consequence co n side r able additions were made to the Epidiascope Fund.

Under Miss Drake ' s gui d ance, the Junior Branch of the League of Nations has had an interesting and successful year. Office-bearers have been : Pres id ent, V. Reece; secr e t a ry , B. Staurenghi; treasurer , F W hite. The branch now consists of forty members. Miss Terry visi t ed the School during First T erm to enrol n ew members. Throughout the year current events have been discussed, and cha rts kept by different gi rls of events in various countries.

SILVER AND GREEN.

Debates and discussions h ave been held on such subjects as the met hods of work of the League Council, Assembly an d Secretar iat, th e Humanitarian Work of the L eague, White Australia P ol icy, and Disa rmame nt On League of Nations D ay we had a vis i t from Mi ss F elicity Fent, a y oung German g irl , who has just r ecently le ft Germany. She spoke abou t Hitler and the Youth Movement in Germany, and told th e members about G e rman C hristm as festivi ties. At present the Branch is busy workin g f or a pageant which it h opes to present later in the T e rm

The Fred. J Cato Branch joined with the Main School in t h e vacatio n tou r s in May and S eptember Miss Drake, Miss O ' Brien and J ean O verend had much of interest to t ell us of their trip to Central Australia. Marie S a ng uin et ti, Jean G ray, Joan Brownl ey, Lois Hobbs, Alice Cumming and Bernice Murton were in the parry that took the Adelaide- River Murray trip

With s u c h events as Sports Day, College S e rvice, final exam inations, a nd Speech Night, Third T e rm will bring to a conclusion a happy a nd successfu l year.

HOUS E AND S P ORTS C APTAINS.

Back R ow (s ta ndin g): Joan Eltis , Marj ori e Lo at s, Ruth Walker , Joan Green, Mari a n Gyles, Marjorie B rya nt. Fro nt Ro w: Mollie S ayce, Fay Brown , M arjorie Ro ll s, C h arl ott e Dav i es, J oa n Parker, I vy Spiller, Va l e rie Kerr , Betty J ackson.

Canterbury Branch

The year has been one of hi g h expectations, m a ny of which hav e been fully realised

Th ere has been a forward move in every direction Our School roll has increased, and there has been an ever-broadening influence for good radiating from this centre.

Every seat was occupied at the Balwyn Road Methodist Church, Cante rbury, on th e occasion of the Annu a l Church Service, when the congregation e n joyed the inte r esti ng and h e l pful sermon. Th e girls acquitted themse l ves well in the musical part of the service.

Early in the year our gi r ls attended the swimming sports at the Kew B a ths , and did well in the various events, one girl winning first place in the Inte rmediate Novelty Race.

A few wee ks later they competed in the annual sports with Hawthorn on the College O va l , and a very happy set of girls returned to C anterbury c a r rying the trophy for the Inter House Flag R ace, and knowing they had won other first positions.

In tennis the same enthusiasm h as been displ ayed. All girls, old or young, have an opportunity to try their skill at this .game. At pres e nt they are practising for the specia l tennis trophy.

Our heartiest thanks are due to th e Parents' A ssoc iation for their kindness in providing three seats in the sports ground. Th e Fathe rs' Committee are organising a sports meetin g to be h e ld on the Hawthorn College Oval on S a turday, 24th October, 1936. Ou r special thanks a re due to them.

The Associa tion a l ways takes a k ee n interest i n all that concerns the Colle.ge at Cap.terbury, a nd , through the kindness of members, we h ave enjoyed some delightful e venings. We have an untiring president in Mrs . T eague, always a t her post, always bright a nd helpful. I mus t also mention our good treasure r , Mr. Stanley Johns, and a most thorough and competent secretary, Mr M e tcalf.

Our captains have b ee n very h e lpful; they h ave worked hard , and we do sincerely a ppre ciate their kind d onatio ns to the classrooms. We fe~l we are quite grand with a notice board

that has lately been placed on the wall through t he effort of one captain .

Our girls have not forgotte n those less for tun ate than themse lves . We had collections of su.gar, jam and eggs, and on thes e and other occasions very generous contributions were r eceived for the sick and needy.

Our sewing class is doing some very good w o rk under a most enthusiastic teacher. This is fully d e monstrated at exhibitions and di s plays, when dresses, garments and fancy work are a pleasure to inspect

We a re now work ing very h a rd for our Hobbies Exhibition, which is to be held soon. This shows that so me of our girls are putting their leisu re tim e to good account.

The music pup ils in all grades have done very w ell this year, one gaining honours at th e Unive r sity examinations. Musical appreciation is given throughout the va rious classes, and brin.gs increased interest and pleasure

Geog r aphy, botany, history, and the study of art have been m ade more interesting and inte lligible to the girls by excursions. For ins tance, a very !Ja ppy and instructive day w as spent at th e National Galle ry and Muse um

In the Junior School a n exhibition of work, to which parents and friends were inv ited , was h eld one morning. The classrooms were filled with attractive handc raft work , showing the dexterity of little fingers

This year the J u niors have_ been keenly inte rested in p r oject work, and each little pupil is working with her own hobby at home, and is proud to r e late its progress. Material s for c o llectiv e cha r ts, such as Australian industries and n a ture study, were enthusiastically brought a l on g Bota ny excursions were made to th e Gardens on various occasions, and were thorou g hly _ enjoyed by the little ones. Several pri zes from the " Sun" and "Herald," and also from the Horticultural Show, ha ve been won by the Juniors.

Last year we h e ld a most successful concert in the M em orial Hall, which was packed t o th e doors. This year it will b e o n 26th Novemb e r We tru s t that all our well-wishers will keep that date free and be prese nt.

Detailed Results of the Athletic Sports

S enior Fla t Race, I 00 ya rds- I, J Perkins, III. ; 2, J. Parke r, VI.; 3, J Rowell, V. 50 Yards, under 12-1, M. Eggleston, IV. ; 2, B . C a rte r, II.; 3, J . Dunc an, III.; S . Flintoff, C.B., e qu a l.

Interm ediate Fl a t Race, 75 yards I , B. T yas, III.; 2, N. Heley, I.; 3 , A . Burgess, II.

Senior Potato Rac e--1, N . Coghlan, III .; 2, M Bryant, V.; 3, J. Park e r , VI.

S e nior Fla t Race, 75 yards-I, J P er kin s, III. ; 2, J Parke r, VI ; 3 , P. Chinner, V.

Interm ed iate Fl.at Race, I 00 ya rds-I , B T yas, III.; 2, N H e ley, I. ; 3, B Pollard, VI

Junior Flat Race, 75 ya rds- I , L. Punton, IV.; 2, M. W illiams, III.; C . Curno w, C.B ., e qual; 4 , N. Hea dd ey, VI.

Inter m ediate Egg a n d Spoon I , G. Wilson, V.; 2, G. William s, II.; 3, H. T eed, IV.

Juni o r S ack R ace--!, L. Punton, IV.; 2, H Ebbott, V.; 3, J . Dun can , III.; P . Phillips, C. B ., equal.

Senio r C orne r Spry-I, House I. ; 2, House II.; 3, House VI.

Inte rme di ate Baseba ll Thr owing- I , L. Barn e tt, IV.; 2, E Rob e rtson , II. ; 3, G. Beasley, VI.

Senio r B aseba ll Throwing- I, J. P e rkins, III .; 2, J B arnett , IV

Inte rmediate Needle Thread ing- I, House I. ; 2, H o use IV.; 3, House V.

Junior Baseb a ll Th rowing- I , H. Ebbo tt , V.; 2, M. Williams, III.; 3, C. Smith; D. R eev es, C.B., equal.

S enior Diamond Th rowing- I , House III.; 2, Hou se I V. ; 3 , Hou se V.

Junior Tunnel Ball-!, Hou se I. ; 2, House V .; 3, H ouse II

S eni o r Inte r-Sc h oo l Flag- I , M.L.C., H aw thorn; 2; St. Cath er ine's; 3, St. Margaret's, M C.E.G.G.S. , e qua l.

Jun io r Inte r-S chool Flag-I , M .L.C., Hawthorn ; 2, St Margaret ' s. Rep resentative Fla t Race-- ! , M.C.E.G. G S ; 2, St. Catherine's; 3, St Margaret's Inte rm ediate Obstacle R ace-- ! , Hous e IV. ; Z, Hou se I .; 3, House III

Junior Flat Race, 5 0 yards- I , L. Punton, I V.; 2, D Abson, III.; 3 , N. Headd ey, VI. F a thers' R ace--1, Mr. P a rke r. Old Girls' R a c e- I , J. P earce. Senior Biscuit and Water-I, H o u se II.; 3, Hou se III.

Inter m e di ate Spoke Relay-I , House III ; 3, Hou se V Junior Wheelbarrow R ace--! , House II. ; 3, House III.

Hou se V.; 2, H ouse II .; 2, H ouse V .; 2, Junior Inter-House Fla g Race-I , Canterb ury ; 2, H ou se V.; 3, Hou se VI. Interm ed iate Inter-House Fl ag Race-- !, H o u se IV.; 2, House II.; 3, H o use III.

Senior Inte r-House Flag Race- 1/ Hous~ V. ; 2, House III. ; 3, House I V. House v. S chool Flag Race--! , S c h ool ; 2, House.

Cato House Races

Flat R ace, 6 years-L. Barret, J. Morgan, e qual.

Flat R ace, 7 year s-I, A. Isaacs. Flat Ra ce, 8 y ears- I, A. Fle min g. Fl a t R ace, 9-10 years- I, J . Smith. Gallop, 6 years- I, L Barret. Skipping R a ce, 7 years-I, A. I saacs. Skipping R a ce, 8 years I , A . Fl e min g . Egg and Spoon, 9 10 years I , H. H o pper.

Detailed Results of Swimming Sports.

S e nior R e lay R ace- I, House V., J. Campbell, J Du n can, L. Carter, S Ebbott, M. McAlister, P. Chinner, M. Slater, M. Smart; Z, Hou se II. Interm e d ia t e R e lay Race--!, House II., M. Cowan, L. Baillie, E. Rob inson, G . W ill ia m s, N. Wilton, A. Burgess ; 2, H ouse IV.

Junio r Relay R ace-- !, House I., B . M cCaghern, J Marshall , M. Thom as, E. Stacey; 2, House IV.

Senior Free Style- I, J. Green, II.; 2, C D av ie s, VI.

SILVER AND GREEN.

Inter. Free Style-I, A. Burgess, II. ; 2 N H e ley, I ., and B. Nairn , VI.

Junior Free Style-I, P. Silvers, II.; 2, Can• terbury.

Senior Diving-] , J. Green, II., and J Bar n et t , IV, equal.

Inter. Diving-I , S. Cockfield, V., and B. Nairn , VI.

Junior Diving I , N. McKenzie, III.; 2, M Eggleston, IV

Senior Breast Stroke- I, J. Barnett, IV.; 2 G. Butler , I.

Inter Breast Stroke--!, N. Heley, I.; 2, L e Barnett, IV.

Junior Breast Stroke-I, P . Varley, IV.; 2, P. Silvers, II.

Senior Life-Saving-I, J. Green and L. Vial, II

Inter. Life-Saving-I, A. Lelean and J Miles, III. ; 2, B. And erson and J Day, VI

Senior Fancy-I, J Green, II.; 2, B Prior, VI.

Inter. Fancy-I, Canterbury; 2, Le Barnett IV.

Junior Back Stroke-I P. Silvers, II.; 2, B McCaghe rn , I

House v. School-I , School, P. Chinner, M. Ellis, N . Wilton, A. Burgess, E. Dalgety, V. Kerr, J. Barnett, C. Davies ; 2, House Senior Section Cup-House II.

Intermediate Section C up-Ho use VI. Junior S ection Cup-House IV. Total numbe r of points for "B. Parsons" Sports Cup-I, Hou se II., 51½ points; 2, House IV., 42 points ; 3, House I., 27 points; 4, House III. , 23 points; 5. House VI., 22 points ; 6 , House V ,, 21½ points. P .C.

1st ATHLETICS TEAM.

Standing ( left to right ): Peggy Chinner, )essie Wight.

Sitting (left to right): Fay Brown , Noel Heley , Jean Perkins (vice-captain ), Jo an Parker (ca ptain), C h arlotte Davies, Joan Row ell, Marian Gyles.

Basket ball Notes.

As only three of las t year's team were eligible to p lay for the School this year, about a fo r tni ght of strenuous play elapsed before the foll owing team was selected:-J can Parker ( cap tain), Marian Gyles (vice-captain) , Phyllis Cerutty, Joan Eltis, Lesley Horton , J ean No r man , Margery Rolls.

The team played several exciting matches, and had a n equa l number of wins and losses, which we r e as follows: -M.L.C. d. Tintern, 23- 1 2; M.L.C. d. Warwick, 19-12; M L.C. d. T oo rak College, 1 2 -1 0; M.L.C. d. P.L.C., 11-8; St. Marga ret ' s d. M.L.C., 2 1 15; St. Catherin e's d M.L.C., 19- 1 2; Firban k d. M.L C., 1 6-8; P .L.C d. M.L.C., 1 2-5.

The basket-ba ll t ea m, in conjunction with the h ockey team, spent an enjoyab le day at Toorak College, Frankston, and pl ayed a particularl y strenuous game aga inst th a t school.

The second t ea m playe d nine matches, a n d were quite s uccessful.

This year t hree n e w junior teams were formed, and won all but one of their seven m atches. These younge r gi rls are k een on the game, and should develop into fine p layers.

Great interest was shown in the Inter-Ho u se contests, whis;h are especially valuabl e for bringing out promising players, and after several keen ly-contested games the r esu l ts were a s follows :--Senior Section House VI. d. H ouse I ., 11 -6. Inter. Section-House II. d. Hou se IV., 6 4 Junior Section-House V d House VI., 3 2. J.P.

Athletics Notes.

Afte r several weeks' strenuous training at the begin nin g of First T e rm , t h e following girls were chosen for the running team: Joa n Parke r (cap tain) , J ea n P e rkins (vi ce-captain; Fay Brown, P eggy Chinner, Marian Gy les, Noel H eley, Joan Rowe!!, J essie Wi g ht, and Charl otte D av ies (emerge n cy). Unfortunately, owin g to other school activiti es, and a lso to sickness, we were rare l y ab le to run with a complete t eam

We competed at several sports, but we re successfu l only a t our own , obtai nin g in other races two seconds and three thirds Our r ep r esentative ran seve ral times, a nd wo n a t th e Ruyt on ·sports

The junior team, capta i ned by Betty Tyas, ran consis t ently well, obtaining f'our firsts, while their represen tative, running only t wice, was placed second and third. J P.

Tennis Notes.

As only two memb e r s of last yea r' s team returned to School, th e r e was great enthusiasm shown in filling the remaining s i x p laces

It was unfortunate that R uth Walker, a member of last year's team, was unable to take h e r p lace t h is year owi n g to illness.

The team finally chosen was as follows :Charlotte Davi es (captain), Ruth Chitty ( vicecaptai n) , J ean P erk ins, Lorna Carter, Dulcie Whittake r, Lorna McConchie , Lois Vial , L e Barnett, and e mergen c y, Margaret Nevile.

We should like to congratulate P L.C. on winning the premiersh ip

A ltho u g h we were not premiers, our matches were close and exciti ng, and following were the results:

Fi r st Round-M. L.C. v. G .C.E.G.G.S.M .L.C., 2 rubbers, 5 se ts, 46 games; Geelong, 2 rubbe rs, 4 set s, 35 games. M L.C. v. P.L.C. P.L.C., 2 rubbers, 5 sets, 40 games; M.L.C., 2 rubbers, 4 se ts , 41 games. M.L.C. v M.C.E.G.G.S.-M.L.C. , 3 rubb e rs, 6 sets, 40 games; M.C.E.G.G S ., rubber, 2 sets, 31 games. ·

Second Round-M. L.C v. G.C.E.G.G S. M.L.C., 3 rubbers, 6 set s, 42 games; Geelong, I rubber, 3 sets, 29 games. P.L.C v. M.L.C. P.L.C., 2 rubbers, 5 s ets, 41 ga mes ; M . L. C., 2 rubb ers, 4 sets, 38 games M.C.E.G.G S. v M.L.C. M .L.C. , 3 rubbers, 7 sets, 44 games; M.C.E.G.G.S., I set, 30 games (the l ast rubbe r was unfinished).

The final resu l ts of th e Inte r House contests were :-S e nior, Hous e VI., Middle, House I V , Junio r , Hou se I.

During the year we p layed m any e nj oyab le prac tice matches against M 'andevill e Hall, F i n ton a, a nd Ruyton.

We have y e t to p lay th e S c h ool Singles Championships, and some v e ry inte r est ing contests a re expec t ed

I wou ld like to th a nk the following players for coming to g ive us v a l u a ble pract ice : May Blic k, Doris Mauger, K a th Wa l k e r, Marce l

SILVER AND GREEN.

BASKET-BALL TEAM

Standing ( left to right ): Marjo rie Rolls, Phyllis Cerutty, Jean Norman , Le.slie Horton. Sitting: Mari.an Gyles (vice-captain), Joan Parker (captain ), Joan Ehi s

l,t TENNIS VIII.

Left to rig ht : Dulcie Whittaker, Jean Perkins, Lorna McConchie , Loi s Vial , Lorna Carter, Ruth Chitty (vice-captain) , Le Barnett, C harlotte Davies (captain )

Whitt a ker, Yutha Thi e m eye r , Franc is Balfour, Mi ss Mitchell, Miss Nott, and She ila Davis.

A most e njoyable afternoon was spent on Friday, 17th June, when the v isiting te nn is team from M.L.C., L au n ces ton, playe d a match with our First Eight. The rubb e rs were evenly m a tcned, although the scores were not indicative of the game, M L.C., Hawthorn , winning 3 rubb e r s, 7 sets, 5 3 games to Launceston's 2 se ts, 31 games. The last rubber was unfinished owing to failure of lig ht It was a splendid opportunity of me eting g irls from our sister School, and we hope to b e ab!~ to play chem again in th e future.

Schoolgirls' Championships.

Our representatives in th e Schoolgirls' Champions hips at Kooyong this year have not been v ery successful. Charlotte Davies, Ruth Chitty, J ea n Perkins and Lois Vial competed in the Singles. J ean Perkins r eached the fourth r ou nd , whe r e she was d e feated by Rosemary Ham ilton, who was runne r-up to Molly Carter for the singles title.

Th e first and second pairs p layed in the doubles , both reaching the quarter finals. First pair was beaten by O 'Neil Co llege, and Betty Wilson and Marga ret Cowl y, of P .L.C., who were eventually the winners, proved victors over ch e seco nd pair a fter a three-set match. Our congratul a tions are extended to Mandeville Hall and P L.C. for thei r victories.

We have some very promising players, whom we hope will, in future years, once more bring M L.C. to the for e in the tennis world. To chose who will represent the School in years to come we wish ever y success in the interests of th eir School.

Hockey Notes .

The hockey season began ea rly in S econd Term Only fiv e of last year's team h av in g return ed (M Loats, J. Shaw, A. Watt, F. Brown, a nd I. Spiller), many enthusiastic playe rs competed for the six vacancies.

The first t ea m consisted of I. S p ille r ( captain) , A. Watt (vice ca pta in ), M . Loats, E. Murdoch, M. Beardsley, F. Brown, J. Shaw, P. Kent, P. Chinner, J Campbell, and M. Bryant

The Second Eleven has improved most sacisfactorily this winter, and , although the standard is not q ui te equal to that of other large sc hools, t h ere is very promising material in the t eam . Y exley Hawk captained the Second Eleve n, with Peggy All~n vice-captain ;

Hockey has now obtained · a firm footing in the School, a nd is becoming increas ingly popu lar. The k ee nness and interest shown by the girls at Form sport and hockey practices have mad e it possible to form a third team. Unfortunately, this team has had no match experience, but has been able to improve its stick work considerably this season.

Several inter school matches were played by both 1st and 2nd teams. Out of seven m atches, the First Eleven won five, while th e Second Eleven, which played the first teams of o her schoo ls , was unfortunate in losing the five m a tches played by a small margin

The I nter-House matches were k eenly con tested, and did much to stimul ate ' t he interest of the girls. Two teams were chosen to r ep resent each House. The final match was played between Houses V. and VI. , the former team win nin g .

The nucleus of two junior hockey teams has been formed this season, quite a numb e r of players showing promise, and eve ryone being most enthusiastic. ·

The t eam would like to thank M 'iss Foote very mu c h for her inte rest and invaluable coaching throughout the season.

As there are many promising players returning to School next y ea r , we who are leaving feel confident that they w ill raise the stand a rd of the game to a hig h e r l eve l, and to the members of th e 1937 team we wish every success.

-I.S.

Baseball Notes.

Our e nthusiasm for base ball at the b eginning of 19 3 6 was g r ea t, as six of our t eam had returned.

After much co n sideration, the vacancies were filled, and the team ar r a n ged as follows :-M. Bryant (captai n) , pitcher; M. G y les (vicecapt.), catcher; V. K e rr , 1st base; J P erki ns, 2 nd base; L . Vial, 3rd b ase; N. Coghlan, short stop; I. Spiller, l.o.f.; L Barnett, c.o f. , an d M Rolls, r.o.f.

SILVER AND GREEN.

HOCKEY TEAM.

l.eft to right: Fay Brown (vice-captain), Phyllis Kent, Marjorie Loots, Edna Murdoch, Ivy SpilJer ( captain ), Marjorie Bryant, Marjorie Beardsley, Peg g y Chinner, Joyce Campbell

1st BASEBALL IX. Ltd( lu ,ight; Jenn Pcrkinc , M :u-i3n Gylc,c (virP-r:.tptnin ), M:trjorie Rolls, Phvllis Cerutty, Valerie Kerr, Le Barnett, Lo'.s Vial , Ivy Spiller, Marjorie Bryant (captain)

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Practice matches were successfully played against several of the non-association teams.

Our Associat ion matches were keenly com peted for. In the first match we defe ated M.C.E.G.G.S. by 1 5 runs to 8, but lo st to P.L.C. by 12 runs to 5 . The match against G.C.E.G.G.S. proved most exciting , and resulted in a close finish, t h e honours go ing to G ee long by 19 runs to 17

Unfortunately, during the Second T erm we l ost our short stop, N. Coghlan, but the positi on was filled by P . Cerutty, wh o will play c.o.f , whilst J P e rkins will play s h ort s top, L. Barnett taking 2nd base.

The three remaining matc h es of the baseball season have yet to be played.

On "Back to S c ho o l Day" o ur first match for the T erm was played against the Old Colle gians, whom we defeated by 21 runs to 15.

An enjoyable day was spent on S aturday , 10th October, when m e mb e rs o f the team visited T oorak College, Frankston. In spite of inter mittent showers, and a wet field, we gained a v ictory, with a final score of 23 r uns to 7.

Enthusiastic juniors have been practising regul arly, all of whom show promise and a great liking for t h e game.

Our second team a lso receives va lu ab le tra i n• ing with the first nine

The fina ls of the Junior Inter-House baseball were won by House IV. by 19 runs to 18. The Senior and Intermediate contests have yet to be played

We all thank Mr. S tev ens fo r spending so much time with us in o rder to give us valuab le coaching, which has been of great bene fi t to a ll.

-M.B.

A Poem.

Oh, fro gs! Oh, where a r e you This ni ce ni g ht, wi th the moon Shining so bright, in the s ky, oh, Where are you? Co m e out and play In the garden around the pond, And let me see you play, so beaut iful and gay, all the night, o ve r the.• Grass wi th trees and daisies pink, Blue a nd yellow in t h e centres.

-G r eta Gj ersvik, aged 6 yea rs

THE GLEE CLUB

Voice of the School

To the Editress of "Si lver and Green."

Dear Madam,-

! wish to si ncerely thank the School authorities for the various opportunities now provided for a thorough musical educa tion at M.L.C. They are greatly appreciated, by m any, and so m e of the results are obvious, as seen in th e high standard reached by the School Orchestra a nd solo artists in the School Concert this year.

But, as the variety of musical courses increases, the more desperate b ecomes the situation for teachers and pupils trying to have l ess ons in "Annex." How are lessons expected to be of the best advantage if one can hardly heed th e other for the noise of pupils in two or three other rooms, each attempting to play a different in strument ?

Surely it i s time there were sound- proof music rooms in such a flourishing College as M L.C. It i s too much of a strain on the nerves of th ose concerned to be a llowed to continue And then , of course, there are the poor boarders, who, when ill and sent to "Annex," h ave to endure the scree c h es and squ awks all d ay long Madam, is it fair? Yours, etc .,

"Eve r-Hopeful. "

(This touching picture drew tears from our hard h ea rts and blue eyes But there are advantages in the system The boarders are encouraged to make quick recoveries, in order to escape the tumult Remember, too, that nothing g rea t is ever achieved without a str uggle. And h aven't you ever h eard of cot ton wool? It makes exce ll ent ear pads, and is very cheap. Ed. )

To th e Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,-

Is fruit expensive? Would it cost a small fortune to s upply eac h damsel with an apple instead of the usua l "bun" ?

"How well fed the boarders are," r e marks a casual observer. y.,,. , h nt think y o u of our figures. F lour and wate r i s so very fattening. X.E.O.S.

(We consulted a leading beauty s pecialist, who said that buns are id eal for budding belles. As to your figures-faults in your figures will prevent unseemly pride --Ed.)

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

! wish to r equest that le sson s should n ot be held in the rooms above the examination room during examin atio n s, as thunderings often put one's mind off one's work

An Enthusiastic Student.

(Such e nthusiasm mu st not go unencouraged. The thunderings will be removed, and your mind will now remain on your work-we hope. Ed.)

To the Editress of "Silver and Gr een ."

Dear Madam,-

On behalf of the large num ber of cheerful though harassed girls w h o attend this College, may I venture to lod ge a humble protest? How can we live in an ideal state of joyous lightheartedness if we are condemned to an existence in clothes whose co lour prohibits such an outlook? In other words, why must we r e press o ur taste for bright colours and be clad in navy blue?

I endeavour humbly to draw your attention to the advantages of a chic uniform consisting of, let us say, b ri ght g r een slacks with a silver sash and open-necked blouse. Y ours hopefully, Little Endeavour.

(Why so conservative? W hy not suggest something more ultra modern a nd Wellsian?Ed.)

To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,

As the First Term of the year drew to a close, we looked forward with mixed fee lings towarJ, due succeeding Term. ln the laboratory and a djoining rooms, science, theoretically but not practically, reigned supreme. In short,

SILVER AND GREEN.

Madam , we anticipated a very chilling tim e during the Winter T e rm. Gre at was our dismay on entering the laboratory to find it looking somewhat funereal with new black p ai nted b e nch es However, the "powers-that-be" relieved our gloomy impressions by insta lling that most blessed invention, radiators. Will you please tender our warmest feetf elt thanks to those · concerned?-We are, sincerely yours, Warm Feet

To the Editress of " Silver and Green ."

Dear Madam ,-

We beg to inform you that it is thought necessary for the well-being of our persons that the windows of our Form room should b e left permanently open. The white paint on the windows makes our eyes sore Having the windows open at the top gives us stiff necks and colds in the head We would be glad if a change could be made , as we are sure th a t next year's girls would agree with us.

Suffocated Students.

(If the white paint makes your eyes sore, why look at it? Blackboa rds , not white windows, should be gazed at by good little schoolgirls.-Ed.)

To the Editress of "Silver and Gree n ."

Dear Madam ,-

There are many excellent features of this noble School, but, as everywhere, there is still room for improvement.

The improvement which I advocate is concerning the meagre amount of room allotted to thos e who must don their hats and coats unde r Fitchett Hall. One is constantly in danger of being impaled on a hat peg, to say nothing of th e number of hats which meet the dust h e n more than six people enter the cloak room.

Feeling sure his sorry state fully,

that you will sympathise with of a ffairs.-! am, yours hopeHat Hunter.

( Constant dan ge r gives alertness to the brain and appearance. In any case, the obvious r e medy is co allow only six "hat-hunters"-and no mor e-to enter at once.-Ed .)

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

Is it not fitting that the rising generation should set an example of patriotism to the nation? On the King's Birthday a public holiday is given to all the people in the British Empire so that they may express that patriotism. Why is ic chat we at public schools are not given that holiday? Why are we unable to rejoice at our King's birthday? We have co come to school as usual then, but we are given a half-term holiday a few weeks later instead. We can spare time for one day' s holiday; why won't the authorities observe the King's Birthday instead of an ordinary day? Because the "powers-that-be" are unpatriotic in this, why should the nation's youth be forced to follow such a bad example?

Hoping this regrettable state of affairs will bs remedied in the future .-! am, yours faithfully, Patriot.

(Such patriotism is truly nob! ! B~t our nasty, suspicious minds suggest that you may be more concerned about having a hol iday than abo ut being patriotic le is also a ·fact that the King's Birthday is not a public holiday in Great Br,Gain, and not a school holiday for public schools anywhere in Australia -Ed.)

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

! am taking this opportunity of expressing my great appreciation of our School magazine. We all look forward to its publication, which so many of us take for granted, without giving any thought to the work it enta ils or to the people who make it such a success.

It provides an excellent opportunity for girls from all parts of th e S c hool to show their talent in art and literary work, and for that r easo n should be given every consideration and e n co uragement.

I therefore wish to thank sincerely the authorities and all who in ,any way contribute to its well-being, and hope that in the future it may appear more than once a year.

On e Who Appreciates.

("Thank you for the m kind words, la dy. "Ed.)

Do You Advertise?

"Is your hair dry, l ank, unlovely?" demands t he newspaper advertisement. Very personal, isn 't it? But even if your hair is dry, lank, etc., do not despair . By using "our special shampoo," a ll will be well. But, of course, hair is not everything. By the time you have passed through the third degree of the adver tisements, you will have no illu sions about your appearance. "Is your face old and wrinkled?" they ask. "Are your e}·es duU and lu streless?" There is even one horrible a dvertisement which asks, "Have yo u a grasshopper mind? " Of course, you deny it indignantly. Bu t wait! A person with a grasshopper mind is one who cannot remember, or make decisions. If you are like that, your only hop e is to take a course in " The Efficient M "ind." If you once take this course, you will never hesitate. You wiU be director of all the firms in the South e rn H emisphere at 24, and at 26, after being co ngratulated on your success by the King, you may retire to the country, with, of course, your se ven vo lu mes of the "Efficient Mind," bound in Russian leather.

Th ese adv e rtisements can be so gloomy. It is so depressing to look at the agonised face of t h e woman who suff e rs from Corns, with a capital C. And to think that she suffers all in vain, and that twopence would obtain a fr ee sample of "Lightning Corn Cure" for h e r. Th e re is also th e tragic face of the man who has a bac kache. His p a ine d expression would cast gloom on the best of newspaper readers.

But, of course, advertisements have their brighter side. Do we not learn from them how to banish f ea r , _ self-consciousness a nd timidity; how to incre ase o ur chest measure• ments by "seve n inches in ten d ays," a nd becom e fema le editions of T arzan in thirty; how to be the life of a party and the death of a hea dache?

We rea lly should test these advertisements. A prize might be offered for th e perso n who tries the most adve rtiseme nts in six months. Any s urvivors could compete in a second h ea t And think of the fame you would acquire if you trie d a ll the advertisements. Of course, rather more t h an fame would resulL ftuw such a noble act. But the caus e is good. A nd you

would be creating employme nt. For, as the poet said"Flaring adverts . a ll remind us Th ey will make our lives sub lime, And, departing, leave behind them Tonic bottles on the sands of time." Think of the botde-oh 's joy! And the under taker 1 s!

-Jessie Wight, Honour VI.

Prometheus.

(Please note the playwright's age.-Ed ) Characters.

Prometheus (a Titan). Epimetheus (his broth e r). 19 Titans Adas. Jupiter. Juno 11 Gods and Goddesses. Strength and Force (servants). Mercury.

Scene I.

The Titans' Cav e Hom es. Promethe us is about to speak.

Prom.: What use is it wasting so much strength? In the end wisd o m and forethought will win. If we are going to fight the gods, let us choose a l eader and s top quarrelling.

Tita ns (in chorus): No, no, we need no leader.

Prom. (to Epim ): Come; le t us go and help Jupiter.

Epim.: Yes, willingly. (Curtain .)

Scene II

Jupiter's P a lace. Jup .: We will up and fi g ht. (He blows a horn a nd the gods e nter.)

A ll Gods: We a re come, Your Majesty. J up.: So, arm yourselves. ( Exit a l l.) (Curtain.)

Scene III.

The P a lace The Goddesses a ll appear a nxiou s (Enter Stre ngth and Force.)

Jun o: What news?

Strength and Force : We won. (Ente r J upitcr, Gods and Tit""', thP. latter chained )

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Juno:Ah,thoudoestlive,Jupiter?

Jup.:Yes.(ToStrength)BringforthAtlas theStrong.

Strength:Yes,YourMajesty.(Hewalks throughtheTitansandseizesone,whomhe pullsforward.)

Jup.:Youshallholdtheheavensonyour shoulders.So. (Atlasismarchedout.) (Curtain.)

Scene IV. (Prom.intheTreasure-house.)

Prom.(tohimself):Ishallgivemortalsthe fire-flower.(Hetakesdownfromashelfa box,opensit,andtakesfromitasmallobject andputsanotherdummyboxthere,andcreeps out.)

(EnterJupiter.)

Jup.:ImustgetthefireflowerforJuno. (Hetakesdowntheboxandputsanotethere instead,andgoesout.) (EnterStrengthandForce.)

Strength:Allishere,isitnot?

Force:Whereisthefire-flower?

Both:Oh!thereisanote.(Theyreadit.) It'ssafe.

(Exitboth.) (Curtain.)

Scene V.

TheBanquetHall.Allarethere.

Juno.:ThisisinthehonourofPrometheus.

Itwashethatsavedusfrombeingconquered. Prom.:Thankyou.

Jup.(suddenly):But,Juno,whatiswrong withyourfire-flower?(Junotakesitoff.)

Juno:Thatisnottheflower.(Prom.isgoing crimson.)Why,itwasYou,wasitI}Ot?Tell me,Prometheus.

Prom.:Yes,itwas.

Jup.:Takehim,Force,andchainhim beneatharock,andmaytheeagletormenthim everyday.

Force:Yes,Igo.

Jup.:Strength,taketheTitans. Strength:Yes,YourMajesty. Juno:Thebanquetmaynotcontinue. Depart.

(Exitall.) (Curtain.)

-AilsaThomson,FormIV.cl,HouseII.,age9.

AcknowledgmentofContemporaries.

TheEditresswishestoacknowledgethe receiptofthefollowingmagazines:-"The Melburnian,""TheBrook,""ThePegasus," "WesleyCollegeChronicle,""TheCluthan," "TheRuytonian,""TheCareyChronicle," "Girls'GrammarSchoolNotes,"ucoo-ee," "ChroniclesofSt.Peter'sGiTls,""TheMitre," "Pallas,""Patchwork,"andanyotherswhich mayhavebeeninadvertentlyomitted.-Editor.