1932 Silver & Green

SILVER AND GREEN

CJJecember, 1932

SILVER . AND .GREEN

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DECEMBER, 1932.

The service of the S~hool in fitting us for everyday !if~ falls into two parts -the business of making a living, and that of living. Th e first task r e quires little consideration, for it is obvious that it is very capab ly performed. So great are h e fac il ities of th e modern college, that pupils m ay fit th e m selv es for almost any avenue of life, but schools mu st also meet the ge n era l claims of life, and so we come to a consideration of the second and more important p o lnt

The school aids in a wise ordering of life by providing m in iature communities in which scho la r s may lea rn citize nship , r ealise that their own prosp e rity and happiness are bound up with th at of society, and so d eve l op their own thou g hts and actions th at th ey may s e rve

th eir fellow beings. At the same time they learn self-control, self-sac r ifi,;e, and the invigoration of responsibi lity. The advantages of se-lfgovernment, with its opportu;,ities for · self-express ion, a r e revea led, for the gi rls have th ei r own officers and insti tu tions, and a voice in a lmost all th e activ ities of s c hool l ife In schools, democracy has been fa r more suc c essful than in any po liti cal sphere, for there is in th ese tiny states a nice balance b etwee~ fr eedom a nd discip line.

A hum a n friend is of assistance also in the deepe r probl e ms of life I f we ask her for li g ht and guidance, we may rest secure in t he knowledge that she will gi ve us pf h e r best. But often h er wisdom and insight' are not superior· to our own, a.nd conseq u e ntly can carry us only a little di stance. The College, howeve r , h as a range of experie nce gain ed t hrou g h fifty years. This Friend silently waits for our appea l, and when we come we a r e not le ft in distress \ '(/ e are h elped by a cons ide r ation of t h e traditions of the school, by an ear n est d es ire to fa llow the exampl e of its most outstanding p e rsonalities, or by resort

Krome Memorial Gates at the M.L.C , Hawthorn.

t o those sympathetic advisers who h ave dedic a ted their lives to its service.

The school also gives the opportunity of m aking congenial friends, and helps to m a k e friendships life long by reunions. It helps us to kno w n ot on ly the world, but ourselve s, by showing us our latent poss ibilities. This Friend gently reprimands and discourages us in that craving for excitement and d e basing pleasures which is so detrimental to the f ormation of a sublime character. At times we are conscious of "the heavy a nd wear y weight of all this unint e lli g ible world," but th e school encou r ages us in that seeking after truth which is such a strong weapon against the f eared unknown. We are given a religion broad and comforting, which may solace us through out our li ves. Watching over eve ry indi v idual girl is an attendant spirit-called Public School Spirit-who urges her to obse rve sportsma nlike rules in the game of life.

The school, too , is an inge nious pleasurem a k e r Not on ly does it enterta in us with its clubs, sports, libraries and gu ests, but it looks, not too severely, upon t hose p leasures we find in it for ourse lves. It is" easy· to agr~e with Mr. H. G . W e lls that "any woman who has bee n to a good eventful gi rls' school lives on the m emory of it for the rest of h e r life "

The schoo l h as all the attr ibutes of a human fri e nd . I ts idea l is fraternal co-operation, and , just as "Frie ndship knows not hing of domineering insolence on the one side and abject submission on th e othe r, " so our school meets u s as a n e qua l. If we can b e proud of her, then she, in turn, may be proud of us. Therefore , I urge that a ll should bring only the very best to the College, r ememberin g that " When the dust th at's part of us

To dust again be g one, Here still shall beat the heart of The school we h a nde d o n " u s,

SCHOOL NOTES, 1932.

A very enthusiastic assembl y of g irls met on 10t h February to b egin th e m emorab le year 19 32. All knew that a n elabor a te a nd n ovel programme h a d b een arrange d t o ce le br ate the College Jubil ee, a nd , though this would ent a il self-sacrifice and a great amount of

work, i t was ant ic i pated with th e greates t j oy a nd pleasure

We learn ed with great sorrow that Miss Wilmot, Miss Jones and Mrs. Cameron were no longe r m embers of the t eac hing staff, but were pleased to welcome M rs. Humphreys, afte r h er trip abroad, and Mrs. Cox. When Miss T a rrant forsook us after 30th April, we h a d a serious loss to f ace, for nCap tai n Conway" had exercised a fascination over m any.

The Jubilee fun ctions m ade first term as interesting as any that the Scho ol has known throughout its existe n ce of fift y yea r s. On 3rd Apri l Wesley Church was crowded for the School Service. The President officiated and preached the sermon, and the singing was led by the g irls. The Fete was h eld on 15th and 16th April, and, in spite of the r ai n , was an unprecedente d success. This was due to the whol e hearted response and e nthusi as m o f the g irls and their pare nts, a nd the unceasing e fforts of Mrs. Grove, who accomplishes so much in such a g racious way.

B efore the first nig h t of the production of lan Hay's play, " The H appy Endin g," the school was very eager to know which staff membe rs we r e in the cast Spe culation was rife, and many doubte d whether appropriate h eroes, h e roines and villains could b e s upplied B u t on 29th and 30th April every M.L.C. girl h ad r eason to be proud o f th e charming hero, t he courageous her oine, the fool ish Denny, the lovesick B ags, th e practical Joan, the fatherly Anthony, the innocent Molly, and the m asculine L a ura M eak in.

Th e garden party for the parents was held on 30th April, and, in spite of the fact that the g irls were not present, we have every r eason to b e lieve that the guests had a very enjoyabl e time.

Th e 6th May was r ese r ved for the athletic sports, and we were delighted to welcome many pare nts and frie nd s. This y ear the fu n ction h ad a speci a l inte r est through bein g h e ld on our own ova l, wh ic h wa s officially opened by Dr. Atkinson Mrs. Atkinson kindly pres e nt ed the t roph ies to the winner s.

Th e Jubilee Choir Conce rt, in which both present a nd past s t udents p a rticipated, took place on 10th M ay . I t was a n unqua lifi ed success, for the attendan ce was l a r ge and the programme ambitious. The "Hallelujah

Chorus" was sung by a fema le choir to the accompaniment of organ , piano a nd strings, and was the achievement of the evening. Th e concert was followed by the last of the Jubilee ce le bra tions, the Old Collegians' At Home, h eld in t h e Melbourne Town H all.

During the year we had the pleasure of being entertained by some distinguished visitors. Mr. Anderso n spoke on behalf of the Rotary Club, Miss Collisson gave an address on the Disarmament Conference of 1932, the Rev. A. W. Amos introduced Dr. J ames, who told us of the g r eat need for nurses in Fiji, and l'vlr. Clewlow read some of the most fascinat• ing works of m odern poets. •

Great excitement was caused by the visit of Clunette P e tt ajohn and Tupper Anthony, members of th e Young America L eague, who were paying a visit to Austral ia. B o th the boys spoke with apparent ease, a lthoug h they insisted that their discomfort was indescribable. Defending their countrymen by attacking them in their humour, a nd revealing a spirit of good fellowship and a power to amuse, our guests deli gh tfully e nte rt a ine d all those who had the pleasure of hearing them , r egard less of age.

Arbour Day was an occasion on w h ich to plant trees, "which grow while the planters aye be sleeping." In an address given in Fitchett Hall, Miss Walling instructed us in the correct way to plant trees, and told us of their great va lue. Golde n poplars were planted on each side of the east g a te by Mr. F. J Cato, and various othe r trees were planted by members of th e School.

" Back to School" Day, 22nd September, was a happy gathering of Old Collegians. The present st udents e nter ta ine d them with a concert in the Assembly Hall and tableaux in the examination roo m , af ter which tennis matches were played between past and present s tudents.

Under the direction of Miss Dwyer, a Dra matic Socie ty h as been formed, and it is h o ped that in the near future a three-ac t play will b e produced.

The year 1932 has bee n one of activity and s uccess-a culmination of the glories of the past-and we wish the girls of 1933 as happy a year as we have enjoyed.

HOUSE NOTES.

Although ou r numbers have been so m e what reduced of late years, we a r e still the happy band of boarders with whose activities a ll are familiar. The gi rl s were somewhat flattered, · ea rl y in the term, when they found that on l y four prefects were n ecessa ry to cope with them. The prefects chose n were J ea n Aubrey (Se ni or Hou se), Dorothy Dugdale, Muriel H arr is , a nd J oa n Young. All old girls were pleased to see Ursula Dugdale and Sheila Proctor back w it h us aga in We wish to take this opportunity of thanking She ila ' for her r eady assistance in the musical realm, especia lly with our social evenings.

W e were pleased to find that a lmost all the res ident staff had r eturned at the beginning of the year , and to welcome Miss Hay back again. We regretted the loss of Sister McLean a t the close of the seco nd term, but exte nd ed a welcome to Siste r Whitten.

This year h as passed very rapidly for m ost of us, for the first t erm was one in which work, for once, faded into the backg round; but when we ca m e back for second term we realised that we must begin once more . Despite this dull reso luti on, we had quite an e njoyable te r m. We were given the opportunity of hearing t h e celebrated musicians, John Brownlee, Szigeti, Moiseiwitch, and J o hn Simon, and attended concerts by Gallicurci and Roy Shepherd. Quite a number attended the operas "A id a" a nd " L a Boheme," also Dame Sybil Thorndike's m a t inee performances of " Saint Jo an" a nd ttMac be th."

Jubilee celeb rations occupied most of ou r first term. Th e fete kept us very busy, and t h e r e were many e n tertainments One of the main features was the Boarders' Evening, which >was held on 6th May , after the running sports a nd officia l opening of the n e__; sports ground. All our expectations were surpassed when t h e dining hall doors were ope n ed, and we beheld the t ables heavi ly laden with all k i nds of delicacies. The dining h a ll was artistically decorated , w hile t he Jubil ee birthday cake, attractive l y and appropriate ly deco rated in silver and green, occupied a ce n tral positi o n We were each g ive n a Jubilee Souvenir for auto,i; r ap h s. Mr. and Mrs T.:,nd e n were g u ests o f the evening. Mrs. Land e n

cue the cake, amidst cheers from ch e gi rl s After tea we went to the gymnasium, wh e re we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Our soc ial evenings h ave been extr e m ely vari ed chis year. We had some very e njoyabl e evenings during th e second te rm, and on the firs t Friday even in g of third term those who h ad not previous ly p erfo rmed entertai n ed the rest. This proved very successful, and was che m eans of discove r ing some talent chat had b een doomed to "blush unsee n ." Our thanks are also due to !Vlr. Porter, who entertained us on seyera l occasions.

Miss Shannon, as h ouse sports mistress, has e n co uraged us in the ((sporting spirit,'~ and urged us co do our best , while Do r o th y Dugdale has proved h e r self an efficient house sports captain; but we h ave not been very successful in our matches against School, a lthough basket-ball was keenly con tested A most ex citing h ockey match, which resulted in a draw, was p layed during seco nd term. Much e nthusiasm w;_s s hown by the b oarders at the r u nning sports, and the red co lou rs a nd house kewpie were much in evide n ce, but, despite this, we fai led to win. We hope co excel in gymn astics cowards che e nd of che t erm, a nd thus k ee p up last year ' s good stand a rd

Our Saturday evenings have been bright. A n unusual opportun ity was afforded on Saturd ay, 22 n d October, when an ex-boarder, knowin g how appreciat ive we wou ld be, in vited a bout twenty of us to a party at her home in Essendo n We accepted wit h alacrity, an d h ad a most enjoyab le eveni n g.

We fee l that it would be impossi bl e for a year co pass more h a ppily than chis o n e h as passed, but hope chat ch e gi rls of 1933 and future years wi ll enjoy themselves as well as we have, in chi s, o u r Jubilee year.

SCHOOL OFFICERS.

Senior Pre fect Yvonne Miles.

Senior House Prefect J ean Aubrey.

Full Prefect s-School : N. Allan, J Aubrey , R . Bla ir , M. Fox, R. Fry, M. Moulton ( 1st and 2nd terms), B. Nicholas, F Shimmin, N. Smith, A. Watkins, S. Whiteaker, M. W icks ( I s t a nd 2nd terms}.

Fu ll Prefects House: J Aubrey, D. Dugdale, M. H a rr is, J. Young

Associate Pre f ec ts-School : J Brown, E Canavan, N. Ebbocc, R. Frase r , M. Har r is, D. H ollyock, F. Krizos, J. Mills, P Minns, D. Nicho las (1st term), E. Williams, J Young.

F orm Captains Y. Miles (Honour VI.), E. Champion (P ass VI.a), M. Guthridge (Pass VI.b), M. Fox (Dip.), G. Fenton (V.a), W. Champion (V.b), P Ru le (V.c), J Tu lly (V.e), J. Miers (XX.), A. Henderson (XX.a}, M. Nicho las (L.V.), P . Chinner (IV.a), J . Dight (R. a}, M N evile ( IV.b), J Schader (R.b), M. Rendle (IV.c}, S. Cockfield (IV.cl), M. Hopper (Jun ior School} , P. Evans (III.a), B. Whiteaker ( III.) , M Eggleston (Kindergarten).

Spo rts C ommittee--Mrs. Landen ( c hairwoman}, Miss Parsons, M iss Shann on, Miss K e llaway, S. Whittaker (sec r e ta ry}, J Aubrey, R B lai r , J. Cornell, T Cox, D. Dugdale, M D u nn (1 s t term ), M. Gray (3rd term}, F Parker, R R eseig h , J. Young (3rd te rm }.

Sports Captains-S Whiteaker (ten n is}, J Cornell (basket-ball}, R. B lair (baseball}, J Aubrey (running).

Editress-Y Miles.

Magazine Committee--R Frase r , R. Fry, W. Macdonald, N. Smith.

Librarian-N. Allan.

H o use Librarian-]. Aubrey.

D e bating S ocie ty-Miss Dahle (pres id e nt), Y. Miles ( sec r etary), M. Fox, R. Fraser, R Fry, E. McLennan

S.CM_-Miss Beets (preside nt ), Y. Miles (vice-president), N. Smith (corresponding secretary), M. Fox (recording secretary), P. Minns ( creasurer) , R. Fry, M Wicks ( 1st and 2nd terms).

Walking Club---Miss Hall (president}, F Krizos (secretary) , J Aub r ey (treasurer), J e<1n Bryant, D. H ick, C. Lewis, M. Wicks ( 1st a nd 2 nd te rms).

PR EFECTS.

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES.

Public Exami nations, 1931 32.

At the University Pu b l ic Examinatio n s m D ecember, 19 3 I , fif ty-eight separate honours wer e ga ined in the School Leaving Hon o urs Examination, forty -fo ur comp le te passes in the School Leav i ng Pass Examination, and sixty three comp lete passes in the S c hool Inter mediate Examin ation.

School L e aving Hon o urs.

The h o nours gained in t his exam in atio n were five I st class, twe nty- fi ve 2nd class, and twenty-eight 3rd class. Individual results we re:

J ean Aub r ey-3 rd class Botan y.

J oyce B en n ett-2nd class English , 2nd class Latin, 2nd class F r e n ch, 2nd class Eu rop ea n H isto r y.

Ruti1 B ·r.nett-2nd class Commercial Prin cip les, 2nd class r'-,:nmerd'a ( Pract ic e, 2 nd class Drawing.

Rit a B la ir-2nd class Geography, 3 r d class French.

Nan cy Ce ru tty 3rd class English, 3 r d class European History.

Doroth y Co le--2 nd class Eng lis h , 2 n d class Botany, 3rd class French.

Phyllis Coll ins-3rd class Eng lish Ursu la D u gdale--3rd class B o t any, 3 rd class Drawing.

Helen Eggleston -2nd class Drawing R osie Frase r-·3rd cl ass Drawing. Mary Fox-3 rd class Drawing. R uth Fry 2nd class Drawing, 3rd cl ass French.

Muri e l Harris 3rd cl ass Drawi n g. Dulcie Hollyock-2nd class Bri tish H istory

J oyce Hunt-3rd class English. R osalind J o hnstone-- 1st class French r- Jst class German, 2nd class English, 2 n d class • Greek.

Betty Nicho las, Shir ley Whitt:tker, Ruth Fry . Ruth Benn ett . Rita B lair, Yvonne Mil es (Sen io r Prefect), Annne Watkins, J ea n Aubrey, Norma Allen, Norma Smith, Mary F ox, Frey Shimmin.

ASSOCIATE PR EFECTS.

Standing: Muriel Harris , Joan Young, Dulcie Hollyock, J oy Mill !ii, Phyllis Minns , Rosie Fraser. S i tting: E lva Wi ll iams, Noel Ebbott, Fitfe Krizo s, Eun:ce Canavan, Joyce Brown.

Yvonne Miles-2nd class British History, 3 r d class European History, 3rd class Geography

Dorothy Pay n e-3 rd class Drawin g.

Minnie Roger-3rd class English, 3rd class Britis h History.

Winnie Sewell-3rd class English

Mary Shepherd-1st class Algebra, ! st class C alculus , 2nd class Mathematics II., 2nd class Mathematics IV. , 2 rd class Engl ish.

Frey Shimmin-3rd class European History.

Norma Smith 2nd class English, 2nd class French, 3rd class Chemistry.

Lena Th omas 2 nd class English, 2nd class Botany, 3rd class Biology, 3rd class Drawing.

Nancy Trangmar-lst class Latin, 2nd class French, 2 nd class English.

Anne Watkins 3 rd class Mathematics I.

Mavis Wicks 2nd class· Englis h , 3 rd class French, 3rd class Economics, 3 rd class Drawin g.

Senior Government Sc h olarships were gained by Mary Shepherd and Joyce B e nnett, and free places were ga ined by Ros a lind Johnston e and Lena Thomas.

Queen's Non-Resident Exhibitions were gained b y Joyce Bennett, Rosa.lind Johnstone, Yvonne M iles, Mary Shep h erd , Norma Smith and Nancy Trangmar

Junior Government Scholarsh ips were gained by Mabel Code and Gwen Hewitt.

School Leav ing Certificates.

Those who o btai n ed the Schoo l Leaving Cer• tificate were: Norma Allan, The l ma Bowers, Jo yce Brown, Lois Burke, Eunice Canavan, Lorra in e Char lwo od, Lili an Christie, Vera C ur tis, Noel Ebbett, Vera Eddy, Carol Edmu nds, Mary Fox, Gwe n Frazer, Verona Fromholtz, Cecil Goldie, Gwenda Grant, Muriel Harris, rvlardi Henry, Reta Ho l mes, Joyce Hunt, Audrey King, Joyce Lawson, Enid L ewis, Jean McCrea, J ean McTaggart, Joy Mills, Dorothy

HOUSE PREFECTS.

Ni c ho las, Dorothy P ay n e, M a r gar et Phillips, J ean Porte r , D o rothy Ri c hards, Norma Robinson, Minni e Rodger, Winnie S e we ll , Joy Tan n ock, Dorothy T r angma r , Margaret Turner, Anne Watkins, Shirley Whittaker, Elva W il liams, J oa n Young

Inte rmediate Certific a t es

Those who obta ined the Intermedi ate Cert ificate were:-J oyce Bake r , Bonnie B en nett, Joa n Boreham, Thelma Bowe rs, J ean Bryan t, Lois Burke, Esther C h a mpion, Ruth C h a mp ion , Joan Cook, J oa n Cornell, Truda Cox, J ea n Crow, Edith Dabne r , Sheila D avis, Alma Digh t, Ade le Du n s t a n , Noel Ebbo tt , Muri el Fa rrant, Olive Ghent, H ettie Gibbs, Emmie G ill, Loris Gord o n , J.l,,favis Gray , Eunice Gully, May Guth ridge, Cara H eat h , Mard i Henry, D orothy Hick, Ruth H ob bs , Marian Hogg, Audrey Jones, Muriel J o n es, Gladys Joyce, Fiffc Kri zos, Mari on L ee, Dorothy Le wis, Enid L~ ,;n, J oyce L owry, Irene Mc F a rl a n e, Freda Marctel' , L in da Mark ,_, Ada Marshall, Jean

McCrea, B etty McCutcheon , Eva McLaren, Jean McNa ir, J ean McTaggart, Betty N evile, F r ances Parke r , Christina P o rte r , H e len Reyn o lds, l\1 a r ga r e t Ro gers, Dorothy S ecomb, Violet Stone , N ancy Summe r s, Joy Tay l or, Lili an Tim pso n, .Eville Pen T o nkin , J ean T orry, Marga ret Turnor, Bonnie Vick, J ean Yea man, D ulc ie Y oung.

lnte rform Trophi es. S e nior Sch ool trophies were awa r ded as follow: T e nni s trophy, H onour VI.; Athl et ic trop h y, Honour V I .; Basket-ball t rophy, P ass VI a.

Upper Middle S chool troph ies were a ward ed RS foll o w:-Ter:nis trophy , XX.a; Athle t ic t rophy, Lowe r V. ; Basket-ball trop h y, XX.

Lower Mid d le School trop hies were awarded as follow : T e nnis trop h y, IV .b; Athletic t roph y, R e m ove B ; Basket-ball trophy, Remove B

Baseball ma:ch es have yet to be play,ed.

Mu riel Ha rris, J e an Aubrey ( Senio r Hou se Prefect ), Dorothy Dugdale, Joan Yo u n g.

SILVER AND GR EEN.

Jubilee Functions

The Jubilee Thanksgiving Service.

On 3 rd April Wesley C hurc h was the setting fo r a most imp r ess iv e serv ice, conducted by the President of the Conference ( R ev. C. W. Atkinson). This was, ve r y appropriately, the first of the se r ies of fu n ctions arranged to celebrate the completion of fifty years of College life.

The singing, which was led by the gi rl s, was insptrmg in its sincerity and beauty. The J n troit and the Anthem, " Th e Lord I s My S h ep h e rd ," were sung by the School Choir, and two lovely old hymns, "O Love That Wilt Not Let Me G o" and "Nearer, My God, to Th ee," were r endered by the School Quartette -D. Champion, B. Nicholas, M. Fox and S Proctor. Th e co n gregation took part i n the singing of the Te Deum Laudamus a nd the four other hym n s.

Delightful o r gan music was provided by Mr. Les lie Curnow, both before and during the service, and his playing, especi,:l!y of Haydn's nAi r with Variations," was appreciated by all.

The address was given by the President of the Co llege (Rev J W. Grove). who told of the modest beginnings of this great School, and of the nobility of its founder, Dr. W. H. Fitchett Embodied in the address was an accou nt of the development and ideals of the Sc h oo l. The fin a l appeal was cha~ we s h ould n ot a ll ow ou; t h oughts to dwell on l y o n the past achi~vements of our School, but should direct them to a contemplation of the future.

The Jubilee Fete.

Several months of enth u siastic and united ·work came co an e nd on 15th and 16t h April, whe n the Jubilee Fete was held in the College grounds. More than any o~her of the functions, it had e ntailed o utside co-operatio n and support-that of the M.L.C.'s gener~us friends, the Wesley boys, and the two branches of the Mother School, the O ld Co ll eg ians, a nd a sympathetic public. And, behind it a ll , we realised, was the strong framework of Mrs. Grove's splendid organisation.

T he F ece was opened by Mrs. McCallum, the first dux of the College, on the Friday afternoon, when a short ceremony took place on the lawns, wher e many gathered amon gst the brightly coloured stalls.

A very fine display of goods of every description and a score of attractions lured visitors all ove r the grounds-to Memory Lane, the Silhouette Studio, two excellent plays, and continuous Tom Thumb and moving picture performances. In the marqu ee an artificia l fountai n played among delicate ferns and exquisite hothouse blooms The dainty afternoon tea, high t ea and supper were most popu lar

After d ark the e nt ire g rounds were gaily illuminated, the coloured l ights and d ecorat ed stalls and the bright cost um es of the stallholders making a very pleasing scene.

Long before morning the rain came, steadily, ceaselessly, and we awoke to a scene of deso lation, of dripping stalls, and mud, and a wet day. But we did no t despair. By afternoon practically everything was under cover, the weather cleared for a time, and when it dark e ned again the gay-coloured lights were still shining out in the cold and the rain, and people still il.ocking to buy.

Even th e worst of weather had not spoiled our Fere, and the figures s howed an immensely satisfying profit of £1200.

The Happ y Ending.

To augment the Jubilee Fund, the members of the staff presented a play ent itled "The Happy Ending," by Ian Hay, on 29th and 30th April. The presentation was excellent, and great credit is due both to those who acted and to the producer, Miss Dorothy Dwyer.

The play opens with comedy, but develops into tragedy. The hilarious first ac t shows the life in the Old Mill House, Mildred Cradock's (Miss Daisy Ball) home on the Thames. There Denis (Miss Lucy Ke ll away) and J oan Cradock (Miss Nancie Brownell) are r eared in an atm osphe r e of "ancestor worship," for their mother has created their dead father _ into an

ideal. H a rold B agby (Miss Frances W a de) , affia nced to Joan, is a visitor at the Mill House for the r egatta o n the Thames, D e nis being stroke of the crew. Molly Cradock (Ursu la Dugda le ) , the youngest of th e family, is at schoo l. One realises that Mildred Cradock's h o m e is the centre of life in the n e i g hb o u rhood. All is h appiness, except p e rhaps fo r the manni s h Laura Meakin (Miss Beula h Shannon ) and for the eviden t weak tra its in th e character of Denis. S ir Anthony F e nwick (Miss K at hleen Hall), thei r uncle, who is with them durin g his vacation fr o m Indi a, philosop h ically promises Mildred that h e will u se h is influence with D en is, a nd a pp a r e ntl y s ucceeds.

Th e n Captain Dale Conway, Mildred Cra dock's n e ' er-do-well husband, a rrives. Mildred cann ot send him away, for she does not want the children to lose the ir ide al of the i r father, an d co n sequ e ntly she supports h im. How ever, h e is not content wit h robbing h er only, but al s o ro bs h e r friends. Conway is a man afte r Osca r Wi lde's own heart, who can d efraud the w hol e c ommunity and yet ear n its r espect and a dmira ti o n --even that of Laura M eak in. He is , nev ert h e l ess, capable of the greates t generos ity, but is wholly irresponsible. As a fin a l weapon agai nst Mildred , who sti ll e ntreats him to leave, h e plays upon the weakness of D e n is. Th e n M o lly returns from school, and on the nig ht of the r ega tta brings to h e r father a realisation of his own failin g s in contrast with t h e c h i ld 's idea l , and-well, the e nding is a ll that it s h o uld b e

The sce nic a nd lig hting e ff e cts c o mp leted the admi r a bl e prod u ction, · w h ich t horoug hly d eser ved the success it achi eved

The Garden Party.

Aft er th e h eavy rain which h ad falle n dur ing and afte r the F e te, it was a pleas u re to find the law n s in good condition for the Garden Party o n Saturday, 30th April. Th e guests ( th e parents of the girls) were received b y the Preside nt a nd Mrs. Grove and th e H ead misrress, an d were then free to i n spect the College grou nds a nd buildings Spec ia l attention was paid to the n ew s ports ground , w hi ch h a d n o t ,;i tha t time been officially opened.

Afternoon tea was se r ved by the students of the College, and at the conclusion of this th e Preside nt thanked t h e parents fo r thei r assis tance during the Jubilee Celebrations.

The School Concert.

Th e m ost popular of the Jubil ee functions was th e Jubilee Choir Concert, for it br o u ght Old Collegians and presen t sc holars in to direct contact, i mpressing all with the rea l isatio n that an M L C. gi rl must eve r r e m ai n a pa r t of the S c hool. Under the direct ion of M iss Ruch Flockar t, a fo rm e r pupil of th e College, past and p resent students spe nt m a ny d e li g htfu l hours togeth e r , preparin g for this celebration, which was held on I 0th May in the M e lbourne Town Hall.

Th e programme was ski lfully planned to includ e works that would a ppea l to b'och educated a nd uneducate d m u si c lovers T he c hoir sang m o d ern three- p a rt songs, o ld English madrigals, folk so ngs, a nd a group of new sc h ool songs, a n d the brackets were so a r t istically arrange d t h at each ser ved as a c o ntra st to m agnify the beauties and perfections of the othe r s.

Vocal so los were given by Mr. Fred. Wa ts ford and Mary Fox, and piano solos by Frey Shimmin and Enid Callens. A d o u b l e concer to, for two violi ns and pia no , was re n dered by Lorna Stirling, G l adys Kneller ] o n es and Ivy Wh ite, and th e Lawana Quarte tte did some d e lica t e, un accompanied work. M iss Iris Ashton pl ayed t h e organ at t h e open• i n g of the programme, but Doctor F royd accompanied the fin a l item

The " H a llelu jah Chorus," m three parts, to the accompaniment of organ, strings and piano, was sung in thanksgiving to Him Who h a d g uided the Methodist L a dies' Co llege thr o u g h its first fifty years of success. P e rh a ps Miss Flockart will best understand the gratitude we f ee l if we confess t hat the accomplis hment of that masterpiece, under her guidance , has eve r since re main ed an inspiration, and an inspi ration is th at whi ch lea ds o n e to t h ink a n d do those th ings which are n earest t h e s ublime.

Annual Sports Day.

This year the at hl etic sports were held on the n ew schoo l oval. This event celebrated the opening of the sports gro und , which proved to be id eal for s uch a function. The Rev. Dr. C. W. Atkinson, t h e President of the Conference, officially performed the o pening c e re mony.

Alto geth e r the afternoon was a great success, for we found th at by holding th e sports on th e sc hool grounds a far more fri e ndly atmosphere prevai le d.

The weather gave us some anxious moments, for th e morning was cloudy , and there were some pessi mists who predicted rain before th e afte rnoon , but we were fortunate e nou g h to b e a ble to complete th e whole programme with

nothing worse than a light showe r. Th e groun d was rath e r hea vy, otherwise conditions for running were perfect.

Th e following schools c o mpeted in the invi tation flag race:-Fintona, Rosbercon , Ruyton, St. Catherine's, St. Margar e t 's, St. Mich ael's, Tintern, Korowa , and M L.C., this event prov in g the most exc itin g of the day. St. Margaret' s h e ld a lead from the start, a nd , although our team grad ually decreased this, won by a small mar g in Th e senior interform fl ag r ace a ls:, pro vided much excite m e nt. Form V.a are to be congratulated on the splendid race th,;ir team ran, though Honour VI. managed to retain the c up

The base b a ll throwin g on the diamond pro ved very interesting, and we con g ratulate Tintern baseb a ll team on winning this event.

The race betwee n House and School was won by the School. We congratula t e the c hampions-Jean Aubrey (senior), Myra Smitten (intermed iate ), Fay Brown and Joan Parker (equal junior champions). Mrs. Atkinson prese nted each with a si lver cup.

BASEBALL TEAM.

Standing: Myra Smitten, Frances Parker, Roma Reseigh , Margaret Rogers, Marion Lee. Sitting: Dorothy Dugdale , Shirley Whittaker, Rita Blair (captain) , Joan Cornell.

RUNNING TEAM.

Thanks are due to Miss Parsons, the pref ects, and memb ers of the Sports Committee, all of whom worked h ard to m a k e th e afternoon a s uccess.

Baseball Notes.

At the beg inning of the year our hopes we r e hig h , d esp ite the lo ss of our b es t players a nd the absence of a g round for prac t ice, fo r the Austin Cup g leamed e n c ouragin g ly a t u s from th e new stand in Fitchett Hall.

Many n ew players w e re discovered, and in time these shou ld do weU. As most of ch e m h a ve had to l earn th e game with a soft ball in the asp h a lt quadran g l e it will t a k e more than one season to bring them u p to the required s t a n dard. However, now that we are ab le to use our spor t s g round r egu la rly, we h ave g r ea t hopes for the future.

Two of our and, altho u g h wer e defeated.

matches ended in close finish es, we fou g ht hard to the end, we The i~~e rest t a ken by t h ·girls

of the Upper and Lower Middle School is most enco ura g in g, and th e ga m e shou ld continue to ·· be on t h e up g rade for m a ny years to come.-

Criticism of the Team.

Rita Bla ir ( captain) w o r ked very hard in h e r position as pitcher She mad e the ball curve in a d iffic ult m a nn er, and, in add itiort, batted well and took m a ny good catches.

Margaret Ro gers ( ca t c her) supp~rted Rita well in h e r s hare of the battery. In all branches of the game s h e sh owed great improvement, and will b e d iffi c ult to replace.

Dorothy Dugda le (first base) played splendid l y both in this position a nd as eme r g ~n cy pi tch er. She b atte d we ll, a nd ran bases · with excellent judgme nt.

Fr a n ces P arke r ( second base) showed steady improvement in third term, es pecially in bat tin g · 'She cau g ht we ll, and devel oped an acc u~ ate t hrow.

Gwen. Jones, Myra Smitten, Jean Aubrey (captain), Frances Parker, J oan. Foster, Peggy Brown.

SILVER AND GREEN.

Roma R eseigh (th ird base ) has th e strongest throw in the t ea m, and s h ou ld b eco me a powerful player with exper ie nce . H er catching a nd hitting are good.

Joan Cornell (short stop) did exc ellent work in each match. She backe d up every position in the fi el d , and is the best hitter in the team.

Shirley Whittaker (L.0.F.) took man y difficult c a tches, and ran bases well, but fail ed at times in her batting.

V a lda Carter (C.0.F ) is a promising player. H e r hitting is good, and she will learn to judge c a tch es bette r with experience.

Myra Smitten (R.0.F.) showed grea t improvement in batting in third term, and backed up first base in a r eliable manner

Maisie Dunn a nd M a rion Lee also pl ayed in the first round of matches.

B.P.

Running Notes.

The members of t h e running team were Jean Aubrey (captain), Viva · Ber kef eld, P eggy Brown, Mary Dufty, Joan Forster, Gwen Jones, Frances Parke r , and Myra Smitten.

The school r e presentative was successful on two occasions. Th e team obtained first place at the Ruyton spo rts , and s econd p lace at our own spor ts and at Fintona sports.

Although four e m e r gencies took the place of the regul a r runners at th e University women's spo rts, the team obr"ained the coveted shield for the fifth t im e. -B P.

Basket-ball Notes.

Joan Corne ll (capta in) was the outstanding player of t h e team throughout the season. In her p osition as centre attack, she covered the court at a great pace, and was always in position.

BASKET-RALL TEAM

Standing: Dorothy Dug dal e, Peggy Brown , Nan ce Ed :Yards, M eryl C la rke. Sittin g: Frances P arker, Joan Cornell ( cap tain ), Mav is Gray .

Shirley

TENNIS TEAM.

Mavis Gray and Nance Edwards (goalshooters) combined in excellent style, a nd shot with 3ccuracy and speed from all parts of the circle.

Frances Parker and Peggy Brown (defend ers) fo u ght well in each match , and saved many difficult shots.

Meryl C larke (centre) and Dorothy Dugdale (centr e defence) combined sp le ndidly, and h elped to m a k e the attack very strong.

Conclusio n

The first team had a most successful seaso n , winning seve n out of nine matches All the p layers showed great keenness, and practised reg ularly. The captain is to be congratulated on keeping the ream together so well.

B .P.

Hockey Notes.

Th e e leven consisted of Mavis Gray (cap tain), Amy Steward, Alison Devere ux, J oyce Bake r, Olive Yeo (forwards); Muriel H a rris, Jean M"cdonald, Phyllis Lardner (halves);

Frey Shimmin, Anne \Vatkins (backs); Isabel Freeman (goalie)

Although four of these players were new co the game, they did excellent work in the m atches.

Three matches were played two against Ruyton a nd one against P.L.C. P.L.C. defeated us , 2- 1, and Ruyt o n, 3-2. In the return match aga inst Ruyton we won, 3-2.

Goals we r e scored by Amy Steward ( 3), Joyce Baker (I) , Alison Devereux (I) Mavis Gray (left wing) and Isabel F r ee man were outstanding players in each match

Great interest in the game was s hown by many girls, who practised regularly with the team. There is cndoubtedly a most successfu l future for hockey in the S c hool. B .P.

Tennis Notes.

Shirley Whittaker (captain} and Truda Cox ( vice-cap tain} have played excellent t en nis. Th ey have shown improvement in all branches of the game, especially in driving, 3nd they both should go far in big tennis.

Whittaker (c3ptain L Roma Resejgh , Joan Youn~. Norma Allen, Marcel Whittaker, Barbara Chitty, Noel Ebbo tt, Truda Cox.

Roma Reseigh has a ll the makings of a good player. Her service is strong, her driving good, a nd she has learned to anticipate the ball wel l.

J oan Young has a strong service and a good drive. Her footwork is :till faulty, but should improve with care .

Barbara Chitty and Marcel Whittaker played splendidly in eve r y match. Their play will improve with more experience, and they both h ave promising tennis careers before them

Norma Allan has an excellent drive and a good service When her footwork improves she will be a very reliable player.

Noel Ebbott has many good strokes and a stro n g service. She has m a d e steady progress, especially in net play.

Conclusion.

the scores being 4-6, 6-4, 1-6. Truda defeated Dorothy Steve nson, of P.L.C., in the other semi-fin:a I, and met Helen Balfour in the finals. As Truda won the championship in 1931, and als o represented Victoria in the junior interstate team in the Australi an championships thi s year, we had high hopes of h er success. However, Helen, who scarcel y made a mistake in the match, won, 6-5, 6-2 W e congratulate Stracherne on their first victory, and a lso the strong P .L.C. p a ir, who won the doubl es fo r the second time.

Our school championships will commence in No vember, and we h ope to obtain many p romisin g playe rs to fill the vacancies in o ur ranks. -B.P.

F or th.e premiers. As th is in which

sixth consecutive year we are t e nnis The team played good, even tennis. is Shirley's last year in our team, she commenced as one of the fourth pair in 1927, I should like to append her record, as well as that of Truda's, with whom she has been so closely connected in school tennis:-

S. Whittaker.

19 26-Junior Champion.

1927-Inte rmediate Champion.

19 28--;-I n te rmediate Champion.

1929 Intermed iate Champion.

19 30--Runn e r-up in Schoolgirls' Doubles.

19 31-Senior Champion.

T. Cox.

1927-Junior Champion.

1928-Junior Champion.

19 30-Intermed iate Champion and Senio r School- Champion, also runner-up in girls' Singles a nd Doubles.

19 31--Schoolgirl Champion.

19 32-Runner-up in Schoolgirls' Singles

Schoolgirls' Championships.

Our younger representatives acquitted themse lves well at Kooyon g in the earlier rounds, a nd shou ld go much further next year. Our first pair were defeated in the third round by the G eel ong pair, who played excell ent tennis, a nd won their way into the finals.

Shirley fought hard aga inst Helen Balfour, of Strathe rne , in the sem i-finals of the singles, a nd was defeated only after a long struggle,

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. Wa lking Club Notes.

The Walking C lub has again been active ch is year. At the general meeting, held in first ter m, Miss Hall was unanimousl y re elect ed as preside nt, and kindly consented to hold this office. Office-hearers wer e elected as follow:-Committee, Mavis Wicks, Enid Lewi;, J ean Bryant, Dorothy Hick, Jean Aubrey (treasure r), Fiffie Krizos (secretary).

Both boarde rs and day girls have shown great enthu siasm in atten ding the walks. We h ave had one each month, the average attendance being eighteen.

For a cons iderable time it has been the wish of enthusi astic members of the Walking Club to have either a walking tour or a camp during the holidays. After a s,;r ear deal of thought and work by Miss Hall and the committee, it was d ecided to spend a wee k at the University Conference Hall (Healesville), which we rented.

On 29th Au g ust, a very happy hand of M L.C. hikers (includ in g m istresses), dressed in ridin g breeches, jumpers and leggings, caught the train for Healesville.

On reachin g our destination, we set out for Echo Tunnel , where some very amusing moments were spent. Then we went on to Maroondah Dam What a beautiful sight met ou r eyes as the foaming waters came rushing over the spillway! After lunch we started fo r the Conference Hall. A very amusing incident happened durin g the afternoon. We came to

a creek wh ic h c o ul d only be crossed by a wet,

D ebatin g Notes. s lippe ry lo g. I magine our dismay whe n the Th e S c h ool Debating S ociety has completed firs t person atte mptin g thi s f eat a nnounced that a n o th e r ve ry su c.::essfu l yea r , having h e ld r eguit was too s lipp e r y to walk across, and prompt- • lar d ebat es in the a uditorium p er iod At t h e ly sat ast rid e t he log and prop e ll e d herse lf as first meeting, und er the direction of the presibest she could a l o ng its l e n gth. d e nt, Miss Dahle, th e officers for the y ea r

The r est of th e d a y continued uneventfully, were e lecte d Th e president exp la in ed the except that a number of walkers, who e njoyed aims of the society, and w e lcome d n ew memw a lking i n the rain, took th e w ron g turning, bers. and consequ ently r each ed th e H a ll ove r three- Th e first debate was h e ld b e tween t wo teams quarters of a n h o ur late r th a n t h e rest, soaked from H o nour VI., che team affi rming th a t through, but s till s miling " Modern Ci v ilised Man Enjoys More T ru e

Th e following d a y we set out for Toolang i. Freed o m than th e Savage," being successful. On a rrivin g there, w e had lunch, and made billy t ea, whic h we did not t ast e, for " the re' s m a ny a slip ' twi x t the cup and th e lip. " The n came a h ail storm. Some of u s hurried on, while th e r est s helt e r ed in a hut. La te th a t afternoon three weary g irls ar r ived at the Hall , carrying their bo o ts and s o cks in their hand s . Evidently they had realised chat the agony of blistered f e et c ould be lessened by walking barefoo t ed .

The third day we set ou t to climb Blue Mo untain. We certainly climbed, but we sl ipp e d as we ll, and failed to r each th e top. Tha t eve nin g we pl ayed games and d a nced to th e f ai nt , squ eaky mu sic of a grama phone.

The next d ay we went prospecting. Our g uide showed us the art of was hing th e go ld from the clay, a nd we actuallv saw two mi croscopic speck s of go ld.

Hunting wombats was th e next at t ract io n All the m orning we mad e o ur way t hro u g h dense underg r owt h a nd ove r c r ee ks, b ut in vain , for we did not see a wombat.

Th e r e m a ind er of t h e week w as spent in ram bling ov i! r very p retty co un try, a nd we w ere all ve ry so rr y w h e n our ho l iday ended

During th at week of h iking we d id o u r own cooki n g. Everythin g was co oked to a turn , even sa u sages a nd p uff pastry

On b e h a lf of the Wa lking C lub , I wis h to take t his op portunity of thanking Mi ss H a ll fo r her kind l y inte rest a nd assist ance during the yea r

We are a lways g lad to welcome both o ld a nd n ew g irls on o ur walks , a nd we wish n ext y ear 's wa l king club every success.

Th e Intermediates were very t imid a t the beginnin g o f the y ea r They were not ofte n represented in the o p e n discussions , but at th e later me e tin gs they occasionall y sp oke, perh aps fee ling more accustome d t o it after the pract ice they h a d h a d through imp r omptu s p eech es. These fo rm a more o r less popular part o f the d e b atin g activities.

Th e re w e r e n o vis itors t o s p eak t o u s du ring the year. We t h e r e f ore h a d m a ny oppo r tunities ro disp lay ta le nt , su spect e d o r unsusp ec ted The s ub jects we r e ve r y va ri ed-" Cus tom S hould Sanction Proposals by Women," w hich was won by the affi rmative; " Th e P en Is Mi g htier than th e T est Tube," and " Marriage I s the Grave yard of Ambit io n ." One rather more serious tha n the othe rs was that " Man Is J ustifi eci in t h e Use o f Anim a ls for Purp oses o f Pleasu r e a nd Gain," but the debate w as on t h e whole disappointing, th e speake rs see ming unable to grasp many o f the v iews implied by th e wording of the subject. Th e n ega tive w as fin a lly successful.

One of the best d e bates of the year w as that on the subject that " The r e Shou ld B e an Educati o n a l T est for Voting." The speake r s took a serious inte r est in the subject, and the result was a ver y g ood d ebate Th e interest of the audience was held thro u g hou t, a nd the r e w as a long and ins tru ct i ve open disc u ssion .

Two of the meetings during the year w ere of a c h aracter differen t from the usual debat e. At o n e P ass VI.a and Pass V I b each produced a scene from Ri c hard II , w h ich t h e senio r membe r s are stud yi n g : Th e " Gard e n Sce n e" was give n by Pass B , a n d the "Det h ron ement Sce n e" by Pass A. The society

greatly enjoyed these scenes, especially the par ts doubtless unauthorised by Shakespeare.

Th e other inn ovation was a series of speeches or sketches on subjects which ranged from a "W ire less Enthusiast" to a "Typical Politician. " These entertaining sketches were followed by an impromptu debate.

Only two interschool debates were held dur ing the year, and in both the M.L.C. team was d efeated, in each case by a narrow margin. One was against the Melbourne Boys' Grammar School, when the subject was that "The L eague of Nations Has Up to the Present Proved Itself a Su ccess," and the other, against Wesley College, o n the subject that "Machines H ave Proved Bad Servants to Humanity."

To assist the girls in the sc hoo l t eam, who h a d the negativ" side in the debate against Wesley, several girls ag r eed to state the argum ents for the affirmative in four speeches at one debating meeting. This assista nce was greatly appreciated by the t ea m.

The Debating Society would like to take this opportuniry of thanking Miss Dahle for her e n thus iasm, interest a nd assis tance throughout the year. And also to express their appreciation of the secretary , who h as without fail brightened eac h meet in g with h er often correct and a lwars amusi ng minutes.

We h ope that th e Debating Society n ext year will h ave a year equally happy and successful.

Dramatic Notes.

During t h e year a society was formed within the School wit h the object of discovering and d evelop in g dramatic talent. Much hi strionic abi lity h as been displayed, which, pl aced under the expert gu id ance of Miss Dwyer, s h ould prove to be a great asset to the School. During the y.aar there has been no public performance, but the members have gai n ed valuable experience in t h e a rt of characterisation.

S e veral contr asted plays have been studied, " Th irty Minutes in the Street," "The Swine H e rd , " "Mudd le Annie," "Wu r ze l Flummery" formin g a small part of the repertoire. One three-act play, "Wedd in g Bells," was rehearsed, a nd proved to be both delightful and inte resting. W e wish the socie ty every success for 19 33

Students' C h ris tian Movement.

The close o f 19 32 tu rns yet another page m the book of the Students' Christian M ovement , 't\and once again M.L.C. , under the leadership of Miss Betts, has laid down t he pen aft e r a d ding its co ntribution

An executive, elected at the commencement of t h e year, co n s iste d of Yvonne Miles (vicepresidentl, Norma Smith (corresponding sec retary) , Mary Fox (recordi n g secretary), Phyllis Minns (treas ure r ), Ruth Fry, Mavis Wicks and Shirley Whittaker.

· The meetings, at which approximately 200 g irl s attended, were h e ld fortnightly during auditorium period, and we take this opportunity of thanking all speakers who contributed in such an exce llent manner to the e njoyment of our meetings.

At the first meeting of the year Miss B etts, the president, outlined the a im and activities of the mov eme nt, and ann o unced that the name h a d been changed from Students' Christian Union to Students' Christian Movement.

In March Miss Rosa li e J oyce, the travelling secretary for the A.S.C.M., spoke of the activit ies of the movement as a whole, while a t a later m ee tin g a very interes ting a d dress w as given by Professor Bailey, who d ealt with the wo rld -wide aspect of the mo vement. We greatly regretted the s hort age of time when Miss Christianson came to t e ll us of the hospitals in China. With a fascinating talk, Miss Rivett took us to Indi a for an hour , where we glimpsed the lives of many Indi an schoolgirls, and at the next meeting interesting sidelights on the City Mission were r evealed by Mr. Plummer.

When Miss Duncan to ld of th e uniqu e J apanese schoo l entirely managed by the gi rl students, we longed to re mod e l our own co llege, but when Miss Betts agai n addressed the meeting at a later date the co ntempl atio n of c a mp activities b-..nished th is thought from o ur minds, if only for a time.

We were v e r y glad when a n Old Collegian, Jo yce Warren, o n ce a member of the school S.C.M., came to us early in third term.

Rev C. Irving Benson again h eld our interest during an i n sp1nng talk on " Getting to Know People."

Approximately ninety members attended Bible circles this year, the book studied being " The Hero of M e n ," a nd we thank Mr Grove, Mrs. Cox and Misses Betts, Hunt, Carter, McKay and McDonald for th e ir help as lead e rs in the Bible circles.

During second term a n antique and curio exhib ition was he ld. Many old and interes:ing articles, ranging from an origina l Pompeian vase to a much-admired figure of Moses, made by Arm enian childre n , d e li g hted the spectators. As a result of this exhib ition , it was possible to send the customary £2 to the A.S.C.M. fund s.

Durin g the afternoon of 22nd Octobe r thirty City Mission children were entertained by representatives of the Bible circles an d execu ti ve at Camberwell Recreation Ground, and later a t tea in the Camberwell Sunday School. It would be difficult to say who cu ll ed the more e njoyment from the outing-children o r girls.

Schools' Day and S.C.M. Camp h e ld thi s year were well attended, and much enjoyed by all.

We do most h ear tily thank Miss Betts for her untiring efforts, a nd, which is far more impo r tan t , interest, and feel sure that mu ch has been gained by the individual members from their association with the 1932 Christian Movement.

Red C ross N o tes.

Th e R ed Cross committees have again been active this year, and, owin g to t h e widespread distress , many calls were m ade upon us. Miss Lewis, aided by representatives from each Form, h as given en thu sias ti c support, for which we wish to express our g ratitude.

The appeals made during the year h ave evoked a grat ify i n g response. Large quantities of eggs wer e sent to various hospitals , a n d 162 grocHy articles to the Blackburn Home. We also make weekly contributions of fresh Rowers to th e h osp itals, these being collected by Mrs. Nevile Each girl makes a small contribution p e r week , and in this way, and by spec ia l efforts, £36/ 17 / 8 was culleLteJ. Ind iv idual Forms work for special institutions, to which visits are paid during the year. To

these institutions 400 garments, toys, gr.ocer ies and patc hwork quilt were donated.

It is to be hoped th at th e School Red Cross will during the years to come add to its present strength and p lay a significant part in widening the sympathies of the girls.

Mus ic and Elo cution Notes .

Th e standard in music has been even higher than that of previous y ears The Tweddle instrumenta l scholarship was awarded this year to Enid Collens, and the Danks singi n g sc holarship. to Dorothy M'itchell.

We wish to thank Mi ss Taylor for the work she has don e in conducting a nd training the school orchestra, which h as accompanied the hymn in assemb l y on Friday mornings. We were d e li g hted to find that on Wednesday, 24th August, we were to be given a concert by this orchestra, which a lso entertained us with an item on " Back to Schoo l" Day A rhythm band of Junior School girls is now b e mg trained, so that each year orchestral work will become a more important b ran ch of the school life.

The high standard of s in g in g in the School was shown at the Jubil ee Concert, the success of ,,hich was du e to Miss Flockart. We regret her subseq uent illness, but we a r e pleased that she h as sufficiently r ecover ed to return to scho o l.

The Senior' and Middle Schools are holding their an nual Form choral contests, and strains of Bach's aria, "My Heart, Ever Faithful" and German's "In Praise of Neptune," may be heard floating across the quadrangle as t h e diffe r e nt Forms practise durin g the l unch hour

This year an elocution scholarship, awarded by Miss Danks, was won by Dorothy Hick. T h e adjudicator of this co mpetition , Mr. Clewlow, later addressed the Senior School. H e earnestly appealed ro the girls to retain t h e beauties of the English lan g u age and avoid the use of s lan g. The delightful rendering of several poems concluded this very interesting address

Unde r t h e direction of Miss Dwyer, a verse speaking rhnir h,., c:ome into beinii: To this c h oir we w ish the same success that has a l ready crown ed th e efforts of our vo ca l cho irs

AND GREEN.

The music and elocution results for this year are as follow:-

Pianofc.rte Grade I.: Vera Eddy (honours), Joyce Hunt (credit), Nancy Houlden, W innie L ee (credit), J ean Macdonald Grade 11 .: Eunice Canavan (h o nours), Thelma Every (c r edit), Winnie Holdsworth, Lucy Hughes, Dorothy Hunt (h onours), Marjorie Moonie (credit), Gladys Saunders (credit). Grade III.: Dora Cocks (credit), Gwen Hug.hes, Jean Johnston ( honours) , J ean Lake (honours), Beryl Lever, Phyllis Trarhen, J oyce Tucker, Ruth Watson. Grade IV.: Jo a n Anderson, Lorna Carter, Hilda Fisher (credit), Betty Hislop , Valerie Kerr ( Honours) , Bell e Mclver (rredi t ), Nola Nicho las (credit), Roma Symonds. Grade V.: Kathleen Horton, Peggy McRae (credit), Barbara R ussell, Elaine Semmens (credit). Grade VI.: Jean Cave ( h ono urs), Sheila Marshall, Sylvia McPherson, Heather Rentoul (honours), Hazel Willia ms (honours), Helen Woodrow (cred it)

Violin -Grade 11.: Gwen Fraze r (credit), Lloys McNair.

Singing-Grade II.: Mary Fox (honours). Grade llI : Mary Fox (honours), Nancy Houlden , B etty Nicholas (credit). Ormond Exhibition: Mary Fox.

Harmony and Theory Grade II.: Eunice Canavan (honours) , Ma r y Fox, Lu cy Hughes, Dorothy Hunt, Marjorie Moonie ( honours). Gra de III.: J oan Anderson (credit), Dora Cocks, Thelma Every, Winnie Holdsworth , Nancy Houlden (honours), Winnie L ee (credit), Betty Nicholas, Jo yce Tucke r. Grade IV.: Ph y llis Trathen (hon o urs), Gwen H ughes (cre dit). Grade V.: Joy Lacey (honours).

E locution-Grade III. : Lloys McNair (honours). Grade IV. : Dorothy Hi ck (credit). F.S.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries.

The Edirress wishes to acknowledge the receipt of th e following school m agazines:" The Wyvern," "Chronicles of St. Peter's Girls," " The Pri nce Alfred College Chronicle," t(The Pegasus," uPatc h work," ttGirls' Grammar School Notes," " The Ad e l aide M.L.C. Ann ual," ttThe Fintonian," nThe Mitre," uThe Newingtonian," "The Ruyroni a n," " The Wesley College Chronicle," "The Michaelian," " The Carey Chronicle," "The Excelsior," " The Melburnian," "The Brook," "The Woodlands."

JUNIOR SCHOOL NOTES.

During the year 1932 the little girls of the Junior School h ave e njoyed pleasant terms. The Form captain is Mary Hopper, while the lieutenan ts are P a tricia Evans, Mary Eggles• ton and Beryl Whittaker.

At the F ete, to celebrate the fiftieth imniversary of t h e Co llege, the Jun ior S cho ol had a stall called Fairyland, which was a huge su ccess. The girls, dressed as fairies, helped to make the scene a pretty o n e.

Last term a concert was arranged by Gwenda \Vilson, to raise funds for the Red Cross. Most of the gir ls helped by raking part in· a play or giving songs and recitations. Many of the mothers, as we ll as the teachers, were present, and all enjoyed th emse lves ve ry much

The tennis contests were keen, the out• standing players for the year being Dulcie \X1 hittaker, Betty Sconce, Muriel Johnston, a nd Joan Eggleston. Th e tennis tournament was won by the ten nis captain, Dulcie Whittake r M u riel Johnston and Dulcie Whittaker are to co m pete in the tenn is champions hip for girls under fourteen years.

This year the sports will be held in the sports ground, instead of in the front garden. The girls are lookin g forward to a happy time at the Christmas and New Year h olid ays May the Juni o r School girls of 1933 have the best of luck!

Library Notes.

The library has been very popular again this year, satisfying the literary cravings of the School. A large number of vo l umes have been added , carefully chosen by Miss H ay, and including the works of Ga lsworthy, Kipling, Weyman , Shaw, and Wells. The popularity of some of the well known writers, such as Heyer, Broster and Farnol, have n ecess itated the replacement of several of th e original volumes.

The reference library has been made more valuable to students by the addition of many important works, incl u ding the twe lve volu mes of Everyman's Encyclopaedia, with th e r esult that large numbe rs of girls may be seen daily at its she!ves, adding to their knowledge.

We shou ld like to make the s uggestio n that gi rls, wh e n l eaving school, present a b oo k to the library.

The library system, which has been in operation now for the past four years, has more than eve r proved its value. Thanks are due to Miss H ay for he r continued activity and zeal in the in te rests of the library

Guide Notes.

At th.? b egi nning of this year, though it may n ot yet realise it, the School acquired an asset, name l y, the 3th Kew , 1st M.L.C . Company of Girl Guides. The new company was at first wit h out a captain, but Mi ss Kellaway kindly cor.sented to ace in that capacity. Anne Watkins (lieutenant) and Frey Shimmin (assistant li e utenant ) are the captain's able co-operators. Other office-bearers ( patrol leaders ,:: nd seconds) are: Magpie: Phyllis Trathen, Dorothy Dugdale . Kookaburra: Marjorie Ivfoonie, Cla udine Swain. Flowering Gunn: Lilian Timpson, Hettie Gibbs. Wattl e : Mavis Moulton (1st term), Loi s Horton {2nd term), Oliv e Timpson (3rd term) Thou g h h a rd work has been done, this company has prove d that G u iding is r eally a de l ig htfu l pas-

time. During first and second terms recruits successfully prepared for the tenderfoot exam ination, and now many have almost completed second class tests.

Mrs. Lo1nden has taken great interest in our progress, and attended several company meet ings. Miss Hunt was very pleased to learn that Guides l earn the true art of bed-making.

We have had visits from Mrs Edmonson (Divisional Commiss ioner), Mrs. Tate (District Commissioner), a nd Miss Lamb ( a Canadian Guider).

e thank Miss K ellaway for her able leader ship, and, in wishing the Guides of next year the very best of fun and co mradesh ip, hope that they will hav e as pleasa nt a year as that enjoyed by the Guid es of 1932

B irthday Ni g ht.

This year Birthday Night was doubly enjoy able, bec-.,use it h ad been at first intended to forego the splendours and fun of this annual party. Howe ver , numbers of the boarders had indulge d in the feminine lu xury of evening frocks , a lso there were the girls who come h ere for but one year, so the kindness of the " powers that be" were prevailed upon to grant us what has hith e rto been an i mportant event in the boarders' year.

After a strenuous afternoon 's decorating by a few of th e S en iors, and the work of the domestic staff, the breathless excla m ations in the dinin g hall at 5 .3 0 p.m. were eas ily understood. There were bowers of b losso m at either e nd of t h 2 room , and the tables almost groaned under their load, while the big double-decker birthday cake, later cut by the Senior House Prefect, a cted like a magnet. After a sumptuous tea and a few short speeches, we repaired to the gymnasium for a shor t h o ur' s d anc ing, then down to Fitchett H all to receive our guests.

Despit.? the hur ry---o nl y one sho rt week was allowed for preparations-the programme was long, varied a nd a huge success, the Juniors even staging a play, which was grea tly enjoyed.

After the National Anthem everyone r etu rned to the dining hall, where a n excellent supper was serv ed, a number of speeches made, " Auld Lang Syne" sung, and a very successful and enjoyable eve ning brought to its close.

The dragon l a id him down a nd roared The knight was sorry for (Sir Eglamore)

(/l H r' < tI1 ::,::, > 6 C) ::,::, tI1 tI1

SENIOR VERSE.

Beauty.

And as she passed, the dewy roses lifted Their fragrant petals to the star-strewn sky, And dark moths settled on her star-wh ite finger, Wee daisies spran g to birth as she went by.

And as she passed by trai ls of white clematis, W hi ch left its b lossoms in her shadowy hair, Whispered the elm, with a ll its rustling voices, " 'Tis Beauty passes! See, 'tis Beauty there."

-Lesley Simms, Pass VI.a.

There Burns a Flame.

Thou wast not fashion'd from the dross a nd dust

Alone, but all unsullied in thy soul Ther e burns a Aame which lights the stars above, 'Tis heaven-born , and cannot be defiled. Remember thou, amid the shadowed hours , ' Tis in His fashion--sin e'en shrank from Him

Thou ' rt risen i n the p earl and gloss of morn, To weigh each moment with the fairest deeds. Take not to thee the counsel of the wise, For th ey a r e ever wrangling a nd withdrawn, De1,p in thy heart, thy sou l will know the way' Tis on ly clay that ever cl eaves to clay.

-E lva Matthew-Simmons, V.a.

Schlaflied.

Ach m e in K inder Schlaft nun. Die Rinder Sind nun in dern Stalle, Und ruhig ist alle.

Nun komint die Nacht, Und der Yater m acht Di,• Riickkehr der W e ide, Also sc hlaft sie beide.

Nun sch lafen die Reinen, Die liebenden Kle inen Wacht nic ht auf , Kinder , B is wachen die Rinde r

Lesley Simms, Pass VI.a.

Silver and Green.

The night had crept upon the earth, Softly, slowly; And fires were bright in every hearth Of the high and lowly.

But out upon the night-wrapped world

The moon waxed bri ght, And every vale and hill shone cold With her pure li g ht.

On every leaf, and twig, and flow e r H e r silver shone, And si lver was each glade and bower, And hilltop lon e.

But soon the :fawn stole o'er the l and, The moon waxed pale; And as she died th e sunlight spann'd Each hill and vale.

The birds awoke; t h e trees no more With silver s hone; The morn their silver stole, they wore Bright robes of g reen

Green was each leaf, and green the g rass, And tree and bush; The earth seemed new in her gay g r ee n dress, In that dawning hush.

-Loris Gordon, Pass VI.b.

Guendolen.

Far from the sea coast's shadowed crest, All mirror' d on the Viol's breast, There winds the path by down and fell That l eads the Kni ghts to Tintagel.

An.d Geoffray came, idling beneath the trees, A light of s ilver in the summer's noon, Abc-ve, h is pennon; fl au nt ed on th e breeze, An azure field emblazon'd with a moon.

Ros es th ~re were, a ll straggling by his feet, His m a iled feet that bru is' d their lo vel iness, Th ei r bea uty e bbing as his h eart ' s o wn beat, Pulsing with mebdies of L yonesse.

SILVER AND GREEN.

"At evensong she hearkens in her tow ' r Unto the wi ld , w;ld ringing of the bell, H e r eyes s train out Pac h eve from hour to hour, She whispers so, and breezes do not ' tell."

"They are her eyes that haunt me all the day, As dew upon th!! rose is lustrous bright, I dream of love that cries to m e each way, And shines adown th e stars a ll thro' the night."

Three shadows c r ep t along the valley way, Three shadows turn' d , and glinted in the sun,

Dee th rode b etween them in th e h eat of day, Trample d the sward, and then the deed was done.

The twisted steel lay glowing in the eve, All stain'd and strewn upon the crumb led soil.

HJt is not meet,'' he murmur'd, ttso to grieve, The d seam is warped, like to a shatter' d foil."

His eyes, from which the light had faded, turn'd Unto the even star, and smiled, and then His head drooped back into the peace h e yearn'd.

"Would thou couldst whisper now, 0 Guen dol en."

-Elva Matthew-Simmons, V.a.

I NTERMEDIATE VERSE.

The Ocean Life.

I love the lif e on the ocean wide, On the boundless, foaming sea, I l ove the toss of the r estless tide, And t h e waves in the ir merry g lee, The o ca an breeze. with its salt and spray, The mad, wild shriek of the gull, The sweeping rains on a wintry day, As t hey thunder against the hull.

I love the sight of the harbour bar, When our voyaging is o'er, The twinkling lights th a t gleam afar, On the distant homeland sho re; But, !:-es t of all, I love the day, When again we put to sea, On th e rolling sea, away, away, On the breast of the ocean free.

-Alix Swan, Lower V.

Yo-ho !

Across the heaving, green sea Sailed a ship di weath e red and brown, D irty a nd broke n was she As the waves rocked h e r up a nd down.

She'd come through many a storm, She was old and in need of repair; H er once fine sails were now torn, Her decks were rough and bare.

Across that h eavi ng, g reen sea Came a ship of British oak, With a captain brave, and pirates three, Seei;'g the old sh ip, thus he spoke:

"Yo-ho! my m e n, Yo-ho! There ' s a ship all battered and old; So pirates, away we ' ll row , For she'll hold no cargo of gold

For a ship so broken a nd old, A ship with sails so torn, Will have no silver nor go ld , She'll have a cargo of corn. "

Th e m erry captain a nd pirates three Sailed away at early dawn, Sailed away across t h e sea, Leaving that ship so battered a nd worn .

They thought s h e'd a cargo of corn, What had she down t h e r e in the hold? Dia monds l ike d e w at the dawn, C h ests of silver and gold.

Rubies and emeralds green , Boxes of opals bright, And from th e crown of a Spanish queen, A handful of pearl s-milkwhite

-Betty J ackson, XX.

Autumn L eaves.

Free V erse.

Dance the gay leaves From the bl eak branches , Merrily w h irling, Cur ling and twirling

Over the grasses, The green-waving grasses, O ver the fl owers, The sweet-smelling flowers Darting now upward, Darting • ow downward, Golden and light brown, Bright r ed and ye ll ow, Th e y dance on the breeze, So light and so gay.

. . . T h en the wind sweeps along, Takes them up, b lows them on, High in the a ir they fly, borne by the gale, Rushing and soaring, wav ing and curving, Over the h edges and thro' the wire fences, Over the treetops and wide fields and g r asses, F l ying through spa ce like birds on the wing; Torn fr om their branches , Their bare , sway ing branches, Now the wind 's victims, Th e gay leaves are sa ilin g, Wherever he sends them, Th e bright leaves are soaring On the· wind's wing.

-Margar et Guthridge, XX.

To a Rosebud.

Oh, crimson bud, all bathed i n m orn ing d ew, Some elfin a rtist must have passed, And tipt your pe t a ls with his magic brush, With co l ours richly bright, Turning your bl ushing face towards the light.

P e rh aps some fairy even now is curled, Deep in your ve lvet h eart, Till, wakened by a drowsy bumble-bee, Or brightly coloured butterfly, She rocks her pixie in a cobweb bed, Till summer days are fled.

J ean Witton, Lower V

Storm.

There is rain on the sea, and there's rain in the sky, And there's rain upon the hills; There is n othi n g but rai n to meet the eye, And the waters rise in the rills.

There is wind on the sea, and the waves are high, And a mi st descends on the hills, There is wind and there' s mist to meet the eye, And the waters rise in the rills.

The rivers roar a n d the sea sweeps in, With foaming, dashing spray, Against the cliff, w ith an awfu l din, While dimm e r grows the day.

The night breaks black o ' er the troubled deep, Not a star through th e clouds i s seen, And the wild wind howls o'er the wo rld asleep, Where once a calm had been.

'M idst the shriek in g wind and th e roaring spray, Comes a flash that would blind the eye, And the thunder that h ad kept silence a ll day Breaks out and rumbles on high.

The day dawns pale, and the wind breathes low,

And the wav es, now calm as th e dawn, Creep in, and the rivers seawards flow Gently afte r the storm

-Th elma Baker, XX.

The Dream.

' Exercises Based on D e L a Mar.

I walked through the forest at m idnight, Moonbeams p layi ng softly o'er, The mass g lowing g r een in the starlight On the f orest floor.

I stopped by a rippling stream In the moonlight gliste nin g bright, And, resting on bank, beheld A w ondrous sight.

For out of the trees there floated A lady a ll clothed in wh ite, Dark she was and b eautiful , With eyes of light.

With g raceful, swaying motion, She tripped lightly by, The n over the bank she danced Like a butterfly.

The moon went behind a cloud, And I was left by the stream, The lady had vanished awayIt was a dream.

Lila Monsbourgh, XX.

Elfin Fantasy.

Here, 'neath the shady trees, Bathed in autumn brown, Th e little e l ves that please Come flying down.

Flying this way a n d that, Who cares where the breeze may be, Now one, to me, doffs his hat So merrily.

Among the flowers at n oon, They dance, and play, and sing; But they must fly away soon On hasten ing wing.

N ow they are fading ~way, And dimmer grow the trees; But their memo r y will flit a lway Among the leaves.

Thelma B ake r , XX.

Spring's Return. (From Latin.)

Spring has returned and the winter has passed, Spring has r eturned, and the winter h as passed, Warm breezes blow, Melting the snow, And the whole livelong day, Happy children do play Out in the fresh, green fields.

Hark! Through the fores t t he wind whispers low, Har k! Through the forest the wind whispers l ow, Now the str eams fl.o w, Smoothly and slow, And th e blossoming trees, That sway low with the bre eze, Kiss chem and sway back agai n Joyce Lugton, XX.

The Come t.

The s un had set, A golden b all, When out of the sky

I saw it fallA star.

And as it went, A ray of light, Across the sky, Brightened the ni gh tA star.

What a wo nde rful journey

It would be, To fly through the sky, Down into the seaA star.

The sun had set, A golden ball, \Vh en out of th e sky, I saw it fallA star.

-Olwen Evans, Lower V.

A Song of Bourke Street.

B ourke Street, Bourke Street, Bourke Street m the winter, With the old t r ams slushing along against the driving rain, Th e co ld wind freezing, th e wet crowd sneezing, Wit h an ancient barrel organ groaning out a sad refrain.

Bourke Street, Bourke Street, Bourke Street in th e summer, With the hot sun blazing down upon the jostling crowd, The tram l ines glowi n g, and a north wind blowing, With bare-legg'd " Herald" boys acry wit h voices hoarse and loud.

Bourke Street, Bourke Street, biting cold or summer, Strange faces peering from the left and from the right, Wherever I should be, it would be the same to me, The same old, dirty, c r owded street, a li ve with life and light.

J ean Cane, XX

JUN IOR VE RSE.

My G arden.

I have a love ly garden, All filled with pretty flowers; There are hollyocks and daisies , And honeysuckle bowers.

And when the sun is shining My garden l ooks so fair; With all the flowers ablooming, I love to wander there.

-W. Tourrier.

Firel igh t Fan cies .

Sitting in my chair at night, I see there in the firelight Armies marching to and fro, Oh! How with them I long to go.

I follow them with silent feet, Round the corner, up the street, Throu gh the village lanes we go, Ever marching towards the foe

I le ave the armies going to war , The n h e ar the squeak made by the door; I hear my mother calling me To come at once and ha ve my tea.

---Sheila E. Marshall, IV.c.

B aby.

Whe re did you come from, baby dear, With chubby nose and eyes so clear·t Oh, where did you come from, little pet, With rosy cheeks and hair of jet ?

I came from heaven , littl e sister; Come very close and let me whisper, God sent me h e re to li ve with you, And make our fam il y into two.

-Gladys T eed, IV.d

B ea rs .

There are lots and lots of kinds of bearsHairy bears and wary b ears, And bears that take a con of caresThey're carey b ears.

Some bears are black bears, Some b ears are brow n; Some live in the country, And some live in the town.

Some bears have long tails, Some bears have none; Some b ears are serious, And some are full of fun.

T h ere are lots and lots of kinds of bearsHairy bears and wary bears, And bears that take a ton ot caresThey're carey bears.

T h e Three L ittle Pigs .

A Nursery Tale in Rhyme.

Once upon a time there were three l ittle pigs, Whose n a m es were Spottie, Blackie, and Miggs. To them one d ay their mother did say, "The time h as co m e when you stop your play, For into the big, wild world you must go, To earn your bread and living." So Each litrle pig, with a penny in his purse, W e nt off to find that life could be worse. Now Blackie and Spottie were lazy wee pigs, But there never was busie r piggie than Miggs For Spottie built a house with flimsy straw, But a wolf came along and knocked on his door, Crying, " Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come Answered Piggie, " Not by the hair of chinny c hin chin."

" m my "Well," said the wo lf, "I'll puff your hou se down," And into a heap that straw h o use was blown, So the lif e of young Spottie here came to an end, And th e well-fed old wolf his way hom e did wend.

Blackie built his with twigs, not straw, And the same old wolf came up to his door, Crying, " Littl e Pig, Lierle Pig, l et m e come in. " Answe red Pi gg ie, "Not by the hair of my c hinny chin chin ." "Well," said the wolf, "I'll huff you r house down."

And into a heap th a t twig house was blown.

S o the life of you n g Black ie h e r e ca m e t o an e nd ,

And the well-fed old wolf h is way home did wen d.

And now comes t h e third-wise littl e Miggs, Th e wisest and bes t of th e Three Li t tle Pi gs;

For Mi ggs built his hou se with a load of r ed br icks, Scorning his brothers, w h o u se d straw a nd stic ks.

But, just as he n ear ed it h e saw the wolf come, So, hoping to hide, h e got into the c hurn

I t rolled down t h e h ill, g i ving Wo lf quite a turn, H e forgot about Pi ggie, and ran to his den. The churn stop p ed a t Miggs's d oo r, and he q uickl y ran in.

The wo l f cl i mb ed dow n Miggs's chimney top , But h e fell ri g ht into the big coo king pot. Miggs put on t he lid and ate him fo r tea, And this e nds the tal e of the littl e p igs three.

Jun e Barnett, I V. b.

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Now the greedy old wolf was hungry for m ore, So straight from his · d e n h e went to Miggs's d oo r , C ry in g, " Little Pig, Littl e Pi g, let me come Answe r ed Miggs, "Not by the hair of chinny chin c hin."

"Well," said the wolf, "I'll blow your hou se down. 11

He huffed and h e puffed, but that hou se came n ot down, So he aske d Miggs to m ee t him a t six th e next day, T o steal some new turnips fr o m old Farmer Gr ey.

But the c unning young pig r,ose a t fi ve in the morn, And was back with h is turnips by the first li g ht of dawn

Whe n the wolf heard of this, hi s ange r waxed h ot, But h e m eant to have piggie at hom e in his pot;

H e'd catch him n ext day , d ead or ali ve, So h e asked l ittle pi gg ie to m eet him at fi ve,

To gath er some apples from a n e arby tree.

But our young Miggs rose soon after three On fillin g his b ag, he was about to d e scend , \'v'hen who but the wolf cam e round the b en d. " Hullo!" sa id the wo lf. "Do the app les taste good ?"

Think ing that piggie would now b e his food. ('Yes, very," said M i ggs , as he threw one do wn , And while the wolf chased it piggie ran home. N ext day the wolf asked him to come t o a fair

To purchase some food a nd no velties rare.

Miggs locked up his house a t an early hour, And went to look at th e eggs and the flour. H e purchased a churn and started f o r home,

-Leta Worrall, age 13 years, Rem. A.

Grateful Pupil ( leavin g school): " How can I e ver than k you, Mi ss X ! You h av e taught me all I k now ."

Miss X.: "Pray don't menti o n it-a mere trifle."

SENIOR

P rose

PROSE.

Impressions of Music.

Rus tle of Spring Sinding.

Zephyr breez es, softer than thistledown, b lew aga inst my warm cheeks, bringing th e scent of flow e rs. I h eard the birds in woods, a tumbling waterfall, the ripple of st re ams and the rustl e of wind in the grass. The sap of all the world was asti r in t h e brahches The clouds of winter were wrenched apart, and love and sunshine came pouring out of the sky. Spring, the everlasti n g miracle of sprin g, had awakened the world to life and laughter.

Barcarolle--Offenbach .

Black gondo las g lided through Vene: ian canals beneath a star-studded, purple sky. The lanterns at each prow shed streaks of light upon the murky water, and the gondoliers swayed rhythmi cally as they bent to th e long oars. Venice, the Queen of the Adriaticbut where is h er g lo ry now ?

L 'Ecstase--Thomas.

Softly through the night I sped, borne on th e wings of floating visions , through dark hills, to a Re a lm B eyond, where love dwelled, a nd still peace reigned , and holiness. I stood on a solita ry pinnacle of rock, nau ght but stars over m e, and th e softn ess of the n ight ens hrou ding m e. Peace reigned supreme, and my sou l was glad. A tide of great wonder swept over m e-stars , sky, mountains and myst nious night, all created by love.

The Ride of the Valkyries Wagn2r.

Darkness, a ru sh of mi g hty wind, and the Valkyries streamed from a ragged rent in the clouds. Mounte d on blu e -black steeds, th e ir dark r obes straining and pale hair gleaming, the awful and beautiful maidens swept ove r the battlefield. Bearing g limmering swords, they presided over the swayi n g forces of fighting men, ruthlessly selecting those who were to die. Then wai ls and cries rose m the a/f r ighted ai r , t h e very moon faded with horror, as wit h fe a rsome so und the ghosts of the slain w e re borne away to the feast of Valhalla. And dawn rose upon a scen e of desolation and d eath.

-May Guthridge, Pass VI.b.

Scarlet.

Wh e n the long day draws to its close and t h e wind, ca rryi ng wit h it cool balm for the trouble-fevered brow, whispers softl y through the cypress trees, the sun, as though loth to leave this world of ours, lin ge rs above the dark hills.

The attendant clouds float leisurely in th e deepening blue o f the western sky, and display t h eir brilliant colours to a weary world-gold, turquoise, jade green and-scarlet Always scarlet is the predominating colour in those transparent shades no artist's palette has ever captuted.

Blue a nd grey are cool and r es tful , but if we saw only tho se shades each day, how monotonous and drab our world would be! Let us hav e our crimsons and scarlets first, a nd the greys-the ashes-afrerwards.

What is more drear than a long, grey road, with silve r rain drifting with the breeze, and gau nt, dark hou ses? Someone, perhaps, plants a sm a ll g r een shrub among the d esolate buildings, and flaunting shadows.

a gera nium flower springs to life, its flambo yant sca rl et in th e The eye notes the splash of colour wit h reli ef.

We e nter a busy thoroughfare, where the blue of the sky and the gree n of the fol ia ge is lost in the tall, forbidding buildings and s ton e roads. The people's faces are as g rim as their city, and as colourless. Then a girl hurries pasr in the throng, wearing a scarlet coat, a nd the g loom vanis h es. S carlet tells of warmth, sunshine and la ughter, to a tire d world.

Scarlet in the dawn , in th e suns et, in the ripening fruit-there are surely not many colours that play a large r part in ou r lives from beginning to end. He w ho turns from it tu rns from the th ings for which we should most be than kful and joyful, fo r it r epresents our happiness, and in the sunset t each es us of our ultimate rejoicin g when our wo r k is done, evi l met a nd overcom e and peace obtained at last. Beautiful a nd happiest scarlet!

-Elva Matthew-Simmons, V.a.

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The Barbe r's Ghost.

A certain poor traveller came ridi n g s lowly l o a n hostelry in En g land, called th e Barbe r's Inn. His horse was lame, and drooped its head, for it had come far and was w ea r y , l ike its master. The r am came down swifcly, relencl ess ly

The horse came co a ha le at an old hitching post, and the traveller dismounted slowly and sti ff ly. The l andlord came to che doo r , a n d called to h im, bidding him give the horse t o t h e boy who came runnin g from che stables.

T h e travelle r came to the doo r and stepped into the b r ight, warm room, with its blazing fire and comfortable chairs. He went to the fire and warm ed h imself, talking to t h e h ost the whi le.

"Have ye a room ye can spare the night? " he asked.

T h e l and lord drew back and said, "Nay, " s i r.

"Not e'en a h ayloft," the trave lle r questioned, piercing the l andlord's shallow face with his keen look.

Th e h ost l i cked h is l ips, so s u ddenly gone dry. uwe have a room, sir, but ic 's 'aunted."

The t ravell e r glanced at him quick l y, and sai d, " ' T wi ll serve my purpose 'Twill t ake more th a n ghosts to rouse me when I sleep to n i g h t."

u Sir, ye say true, fo r n one come out alive o n ce they sleep in it." The traveller remained undaunted, however.

Later in the eveni n g he adjourned t o h is room T he la n d lo r d lit him up the wide stai r s and h is gues t q u estion ed h im the w hile. He discove r ed that tho u gh the doo r s and windows were soundly bolced, t h e ghost still came to m u rder whoever s lept in the room.

" \Ve call him t h e Ba rbe r 's Ghost, we do, si r ," said the landlo r d, "'cos he allus shaves 'em afte r 'e c u ts t h e i r throats."

The travell e r smiled grimly, and , entering the room, took the lamp and s et it on the mante l shelf. He t he n bade the u neasy l and l ord Good nig ht and bolted his door.

H e reached the conclusion that there being no such t hing as g h osts, th ere must b e some pane l or door which was able to b e opened from t h e outside and the inside of the room

He tapped the walls and mov ed the furniture. A s h e tried the wardrobe, h e discovered that, on b ei ng pulled towards the inside of the room it opened a small doo r set in th e wall. This revealed a somewhat dusty room, and the <'vide nce of ,ecent occupation; for a chair and rough table were placed in the centre of the 100m, on which stood a half-empty boccie of rutn

He closed the door carefully, not caring to inves tigate any further, as the corners were dark and sinister-l ooking As the cupboard slid back into place, he saw that it had slid out on two littl e grooves covered by thin black rubber, which could hardly be no t i r.ed exce;, t as boards on the floo r

J ust before twel ve the traveller opened the door a little, and saw the landlord and three masked men at the table ga mbling , a great heap of gold between them.

He decided t o give the murderous trio a bad scare, and so, draping himself in a sheet and w h itening h is face, he dipped his fingeq into the red ochre bucket standing in the firepl ac" and drew it across his throat. The n, taking h is razor, he opened the doo r softly and leapt in, crying in sepulchral tones, "Will ye be shaved."

T h e land l o r d and the mysterious murd e r e rs spran g up and fl ed. The traveller smi le d complacently and drew the gold towards him. He went back i nto his room, d resse d, l e t h imself out by the back door , and qu ie tly rod e away.

The Barber's Ghost no longer haunts the Ba r ber 's I nn.

Shirley Mulle t t, V .a.

INTERMEDIATE PROSE. .

Alexand e r B eetle , W eathe r Special ist.

I t was very h o t and st u ffy, away down in Alexander Beecle's home, which was very snug and comfo r table in winter, but which, on a day li ke th is, was really impossi ble to live in. So Alexander climbed sl owly and painfully up the many flights of stairs which would bring him to his frpnt door.

At last he reached the t op, and t h e r e was his door, on which was a notice in large gold lette rs-

ALEXANDER BEETLE, Weather Specialist.

On one side of the door hung a knocker, under which were the words, Please knock loudly.

Alexander stood ju s t inside the door, taking short, gasping brea ths.

It began when Bertha Beetle had run away, b eca use then poor Alexander used to sit all day at his front door waiting for his naughty little wife to come home Thus h e commenced to notice a ll the little creatures, even sma ll e r than himself. He noticed what kind of weather came when the birds went to bed ea rly, and what kind of weather it would be if they stayed up late , and that if t h e ants made a long line from their nests to where they wanted to go it meant rain, so that soon h e felt q uite justified in putting up th at notice outside his door.

Alexander Beetle lay down in his front hall with his nose protrudin g from his front door. It was an extremely hot day , and the flo we r s were droopin g; even the gaudy-winged butter flies rested on th e pink sweet peas as if they knew there was so m ething coming, a nd were waiting for it Th e l augh in g jackasses h ad en d e d their hil a rious son g, and h a d flown away All the other birds had also stopped twittering and chattering, and h a d flown to their n ests.

"Good morning, Mr B ee tl e," said a pleasant voice n ear Alexand~t.

"A ha! Good morning to you, Mr Grass hopper, thou g h indeed 'tis not such a good morning."

"Something is going to h a ppe n , but I never can tell what it is," said Mr. J eremia h Grasshopper d o lefully. "What is it, Alexand e r?"

"Well, to tell you the tru th, I think the re wi ll be a change fairly soon. The g round is parched a n d cracked, rh c g um trees are c overed with dust, the flowe,L are :, lmosc d ead , and a ll the air is so filled with the l. (. avy scent of the wattles that it can not las t for long. The r e is a n expectan t hus h over all the eP rth. Very soon 'twi ll come, ve ry soon , " and A L,. xander nodded his h ead in a very learned way

And it did come. I t came that very n,g,,,. But the rain did not fa ll in g reat, heavy gusts, only in s t eady, refreshing s l1 uwt1s, 50 that w h en Alexander Beede, Weather Specialist, put

his nose outside his front door in th e morning he could well afford to smile.

For a ll th e rosebuds were out and the wattle trees were ma sses of refreshened go ld , and the trunks of th e gum trees were so b eautifully mottled that n o a rtist could ever fashion th em so wond erf ully, w h il e the whole ea r t h was singing a song of gladness. The butterflies and bees were very busy, and eve r ything was filled with new e n ergy.

"Tum, tum, diddle, d iddl e dum," sang Alexander, as he polished the go ld letters on h is door-

ALEXANDER BEETLE, Weather Specialist.

-Peggy Chinner, IV a

Fear and Be S lain.

"Harr a muk, oh Harramuk, you can' t die a nd leave me. Don ' t lea.;e me to the fate that I know will be mine. Your d eat h is throu g h illness, a nd through eating the new food Namok br o ught B u t my death-Oh, Harramuk, please, please don't leave me." The piteous, childish tones fell lightly on the ears o f the dying m an, as h e lay at the foot of a tree in full consciousness i n his last moments H e gently rubbed the tangled mass of dark hair beside him. "Little one, I know, too , the f a t e that awai ts you, a nd know that nothing can save you ; but wh e n you die, my child, die bravely, as the daughter of a mighty warrior s hould Farewell, Barro oya, farew e ll , my c hild!"

All through th e dark, still night, Barroo ya watched her father as he lay there. In the early dawn sh e stole away from the tribe and flung herself down in the cool grass.

Barrooya's mother had di ed lon g years befo r e, a nd at h er death the medicine men had come and pointed the de at h stick at h er younger brother, because h e h ad be en the las t with his m ot h er, and h ad therefore been b la m ed for her death. H e had resigned himself to his fate, a nd had slowly died.

Barrooya belonged to the Balgo lla tribe, ;,•hich lived freely i n thP grnat exp anses of No n!-(ern Australia. Barrooya was a little

black gi rl , not very pretty to look at, but she had a swee t a n d loving nature.

A ll day s h e lay in hid i n g, till , just at s un se t , t hirs t and hunge r drove h e r out. She was hidin g in the sc rub when s h e r ecognised o n e ,:;f the men of the tribe, who caught h e r an d dra gged her b ac k to the ca mp

Th a t nig ht , when Barrooya had had something to eat and drink, s he was s umm o n e d before the witc h do cto rs Round a l ow fire t hey squ a tted, while che lit tle gi rl sat o n the ou t e r edge of the gath ering. Th e g r eates t m edici n e man slow l y r ose and came towards her "Your father's death-bone points ac yo u , Oh wicked one, Oh murde r e r of thy own people. R eceive the punis hm e nt yo u dulr d eserve."

H is thin vo ice tra iled away, a nd Ba r rooya shivered , an d sh rank back into t he shadows. Th e n be gan th e s l ow dea th o f f ear ch at awaited h e r .

No t m a n y days l ate r she lay at the foot of the tree where her fathe r h ad die d , a nd gaze1 at the shining stars a bove h e r " Oh , father, " s h e whispered , " don ' t l et the d eb il-debi ls ge: me. I h ave tri ed to die bravely, without complaint , as thy d a ughter sho uld." She l ooked s lowly at the mia-mias nea r h er, then up at the s hinin g stars, a nd without a n o the r word she slipped from th e world of fear into the g r ea t unkn ow n

Peggy Chinner, N .a.

A China Cup Town.

The willows hung limpl y, a nd all was s till in Chang-a-Lay. The small kimonoed women were very busy putting little children to b e d, each o n e dressed in a lon g blu e ni g ht- gown of a fancy pattern. The little pig-tailed , en were ve r y busy cutting the bread f c,. s uppeT'

The village of Chang-a-La,· was quite a large one, but t h e fou r-s uried houses were v e ry f e w an d far b etw , o,n. Eac h house was p ain ted blue, with white pane lling. Not a s oul of t hat strict town da r e chang e the colour of the paint.

There was a kin g of Chang-a-Lay n a m ed Ku s h K ay This king was ve ry cruel and ste rn. He had three most beautiful d a u g hte r s , wearing kimon os of the brightes t blue and gold, and orange flowers in the ir hair. All th e p easan ts

we r e a fraid of Ku s h -Kay. H e w ou ld not a llow any of ch e villagers even to catch a g limpse of his dau gh ters, but so m e h ow the gard e n e r's so n was always in couch with L ing-Moy, t h e yo un ges t , and they fell i n love with each other.

When th e square-faced clocks of C h a n g-aLay st ruck eleven ( th e tim e when supper was se r ved), Ling-Luck climbed on to the balcony of Ling M ay's r oom a nd persuaded h e r to elope with h i m She agreed , a n d so they se t off for the brid ge, with j u st a littl e mon ey in cheir pockets.

Meanwhile Ku sh-Kay h ad h eard their con ve r sation, and h ad d ecided t o go after them. Bue he h ad forgotten o n e thing, wh ic h was that they would go out th e back way.

Lin g- M oy and h e r lo ve r ar riv ed at t he bridge just before Kush-Kay. He h ad a big st ick in o ne h a nd an d a knif e in the ocher, with both of which h e was go in g to kill Ling-L uck, but, owin g to t h e heaviness of the s tick, he was not a ble to tra ve l as quickly as the others.

" Li ng-Moy ! Ling-Moy ! Come b ack !" he cried-in vain, because his daughter was b y that time in a sma ll canoe which was gliding down ch e river to safety.

Th at was the last Chang-a- Lay e v er saw of the beautiful Ling Moy Som e p eo ple sar she was drowned in t h at sa m e r iver ,nd oth ers say that she li ved h a ppily ,,!; t b.e e nd of h e r life

.., id Miller, N.a.

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A Coral Island.

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co uld be more b ea utiful than a '--0._:' ·.Jtand at su n se t!

fhere wa s a s mall coral is land not two miles from wh e re we lived in P apua, a nd o n e af te rnoon we arrived there just as the sun was s e tting. Oh ! what a fairy land !

The green pal m s swayed in ·the breeze, and the beautiful blu e g r een wate r lapped softly against th e pure golden sands. Through the palms the s unset could b e seen in all its g lory, making th e h eaven afire. A s we came neare r the s hore, we could see the ro cks a nd c oral at the bottom of th e sea, whi ch was like a mirror, so calm and so sti ll. B e t ween th e coral little fishes, gree n , red, sil ve r and all colours of the

rainbow, could be seen darting about, as though playing at hide and seek.

We landed on the beach , and thought we would stroll across to the other side of the island. As we walked, our feet sank into the beautiful, clear sand, as though it were a carpet. What a different sight met our eyes when we turned " The Point"! No golden sands greeted us, but rocks-huge rocks standing like sentinels everywhere. At this time of day they caught the rays of the swiftly setting sun , and seemed on fire.

We walked back over the island, through a perfect archway of coconut palms, until we came again in sight of the sands, which were fast losing their golden sheen as the sun sank farther down. They were now gathering to themse l ves silvery tints as twilight deepened, and so the sun set on Oigaragara.

-Gwe n Guy, Lower V.

The Search.

In a certain country there was a little village nestling away in the valley between two high hills. It was surrounded by green m eadows , which were· nearly always covered with flowers. Beyond the meadows was a deep forest, and none of the villagers had ever reached its end, for they were all too busy with their own affairs to trouble about exploring it.

One d ay a trave ller arri ved in the village, and , seeing the tired faces of the people, told them of a beautiful little creature called Happin ess, and the reward of those who found her; but they would have to cease working for themselves to find her.

The older people laughed at him, and would not listen, but one man decided to go out into the world and seek her So he set forth He wandered over the hills, and across the plains, till he came to a large city, whe r e he stayed for a long time. But he met with sorrow and disappointment, for nowhere could he find that for which he sought. At l e ngth he grew tired of the noisy city, and longed to be back in the quiet country.

So once again he set out, and travelled back across the plains and over the hills, till he came to a forest. One day, as he was wandering a long beneath th e trees, he saw a little bstrk hut in th e distance , and , as night was approaching, he went in Finding a bundle

of straw in a corner, he lay down and went to sleep.

While h e slept he dreamed that he was sitting on the banks of a tiny stream near the edge of th e forest , and, hearin g a soft rust lin g, looked up and beheld a tiny white creature with pale blue wings flitting about him. Then it alighted on his hand, and he r ecog nised th e figure of Happiness. He was about to speak when he awoke, and there on the back of his hand lay a white petal from one of the blossoming trees outside the hut.

Early that morning he reached the end of the for est, and found himself on the summit of a hill overlooking his home village, which he had not seen for many years.

At his feet stretc hed the green mea dows, dotted here and there with bea utiful flowers, all sparkling in the morning sun. Farther on he watched the thin lines of grey-blue smoke curling up from the chimneys of the cot-· tages, and disapp ea ring in the clouds. It was then that he realised that here was Happiness -in the village at his feet.

-Thelma Baker, XX.

The Kingfisher .

A drought passed over the land, leaving it brown and dry. The wild creatures perished, and the birds flew far away, all except a small blue and brown bird and the sparrows that fed at the farmhouse door. The blue-b rown bird lived in a tree whose branches swe pt low over a stream. Here he hop ed to catch flies sufficient for himself. But, as days went by, he discovered wit h horror chat even they had nearly all gone.

He crouche d on a branch, and his black, beady eyes shone fiercely as he brooded on his terrible fate. Suddenly he saw the gleam of s mall fish in the water below him. There was a flash o f blue and a shower of crystal dewdrops. He was on the bough •again, with a fish in his b eak. He swallowed it, 'and it was very satisfying. So he dived, and caught, and dived again , each time more swiftly and surely.

"To think I didn't know how nice fish could be," he exclaimed.

L ater a very sleek, fat bird nestled to rest, and he twittered slee pily and complacently, " I'm the king of fishers. "

Vivian Cook, Lower V.

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JUNIOR PROSE.

A Trip Across the Sahara.

Jack and I h ad r ecently b een appointed pilots in the Royal Air Force of England, and we were both determined to spend our next holiday s in a flying trip across the Sahara.

Early one morning we l eft London in a three-engin ed plane, well s upplied with provi s ions and petrol. We re ac h ed Algiers before nightfall, l a ndin g at the aerodrome a few miles out of the city. We spent th e night a t the Royal Hotel, and after a good breakfast set out again .

Soon after we had passe d over th e mountains we saw, some mile s a head of us, the shimmering sands of the Grea t Desert We saw a carnvan of came ls wending the ir way through what seemed to us a trackless desert We had a moving camera with us, so we decided to swoop down and get a close-up view of the Arabs and their camels. As soon as they saw us they dropped down on the ir knees, probably to ask the great Allah to protect them from the monstrous bird.

We landed in one oasis, and took several pictures. There was a small dome-shaped mud building over the well. It was surrounded by many date palms, from which Jack and I lavishly helped ou r selves. Shortly after lea v ing the oasis the petrol pipe b ecame blocked, and we started to glide to the earth. As the ryre on the near wheel struck the hot sand it burst, with the result that it capsized our machine. Fortunately, we were thrown clear, but the machine was damaged beyond repair. No sooner had we r aised ourselves from the burning sand than there sprang from the surrounding sand hills a band of masked Tuaregs, the pirates of the d esert. They advanced , kni ves glimmering in the sun. We we re so s urprised , we could do nothing but stare. Th ey bound and gagged us, and were abo ut to carry us off, when , with the same suddenness with which th e Tu aregs had s urround ed u s, we saw a nother g roup h eading towards us at a ga llop We first thought them to be another pirate band, bur when the Tuaregs saw the m t h ey turned and Red Ima gine our relief when they turned out to be the French D ese rt Police.

They took u s to Kuka , a town on L ake Chad. With the money they restored to us,

we hir ed four camels and two men to look after them an d act as g uides. During the day it was extremely hot, so our pace was about two mil es an hour. It was very cold during the night One day we noticed how grey the horizon had become, and the g uides informed us that we were in for a severe sand storm. They forced the camels down on th e ir knees , and we all huddled up together. The storm lasted for several hours, during which we were a lmost stung to death by th e flying grains of sand.

We arrived at Calabar, whence we sailed back to London, a fte r a most eventful trip across the desert.

-June Barnett, IV.b.

A Jungle Story.

It was pitch dark, and the only sound was the faint laug h of a hyena, as the hunter made his w.ay through the dense forest. H a lf staggering, he went on and on. Occasion a ll y h e heard sou n ds overhead as though some giant ape were making its way along, or perhaps he mig ht ser a dim s hape creep ing through the dens e unde r growth. But still he kept on bravely, as if he h eard nothing, saw nothing. Suddenly he fell heavily, tripping over a hidden tree root, felt a sharp pain in his foot, and lay still on the ground.

He woke up to find that it was ligh t, but as he rose to get up he was stopped by a sharp p a in in his right ankle. He sat there, wondering; the n s udd enly he r emem bered. He h ad b ee n escap ing from the blacks, who had b ee n about to kill him, when h e must h ave tripped over something and sprained his ankle. What could he do? He could not go on, and yet if he did nor, those blacks were s ure to find him there, for they could not be very far away by now if they h ad kept on pursuing him.

He rook o ut a pipe and some marches, li t his pipe, and began to smoke a little to keep his spirits up. After h e had s moked for a minutP. or c.n J it began to rain. Suft, fine, drizzling rain, which very soon wets one through He lo oked around him and saw,

about a dozen ya rds away, a huge tree wi th a hollow i n the trunk, and made up hi s mind that he would c r awl to this tr ee and take s h elte r in the hollow, and perhaps when the blacks came they would n o t be able to get him a fte r all. Slowly and painfu lly, he crawle d a lo n g, stoppi ng every couple of yards On ce o r twice, when th e pain was very great , h e ne a rly fainted.

But eventually he got the r e, an d crawled into th e hollow. Almost a ll the tree was hollow, and if his foot was better when the blacks came he might be able t o climb up on to one of the higher led ges. H e was very cold now , for h e had h a d to craw l a lon g i n t he r ai n . Suddenly he f e lt a pang of hunger. H e had , it was true, some small pieces of bread a nd a piece of meat, but that would not last him lon g, and how to get more h e did not know.

Ev e rything had seemed to b e a gai n st h i m a lmost from the start. At first he a nd T om h a d set out gaily enough, thinking that this would be the greatest adventure of th e ir lives. They had lost their boat in the rapids, but the y had not been d ownhearted. Th ey had still tramped on, believing that fortune would a lways favour them, making fri e nds with many tribes of blacks, until one day h e and T o m had been trying their skill. They wer e tryi ng to s hoot what they bel ieved to be an ape, which was up in a tree . It had n ot b ee n an ape; it had been one of the blacks them selves, a nd , though he and Tom h ad a p ologised and had given them blankets, knives, beads, and a ll sorts of other things, they had refu sed to b e lieve that these two "whitefellows" had not don e it on purpose. Th ereupon the blac ks had taken them and kept th e m captives in sma ll , mud · huts They took most of the ir tobacco and food, and they were g ive n little else but water, some kind of bread, and some times a strange and rathe r horribl e sort of meat.

Th ey had b ee n there for a day a nd a half wh e n there had been a corroboree, a nd after th is the black chief (Bululu) had ordered that t h e y should be sent to different huts a nd ki lled n e xt day. So th ey were se p ara t ed, a nd that was the last he had seen of Tom.

H e h ad escaped tha t night by forcin g a gag over the mouth of his g u ard and hurried ly

getting away. H e h ad hoped that the excitement, when it was found that he had escaped , would give Tom time to escape He h a d been pursu e d , but n ow he was at l east safe for a tim e. Having thought all this ov e r and over m a ny times, h e s udd e nly fell asleep, but was a wa k e n e d by a tra mp , tra mp gradual l y coming nea rer . H e was terrified. Would they find h i m ? He had not thought they would come so soon, but h e re they were. Heedless of his a nkle, h e h astily climbed up on to a higher ledge, a nd yec a nother. He could hear th em hunting around . Then suddenly something or so m eo ne came into ch e gloom beneath him As a gleam of light from the blacks' firesticks gl imme r ed for a second, h e saw Tom. His clothes were torn, his eyes were sunke n , his face scratched and bl eedin g, qut there was no mistaking him. Not darin g to speak loudly, h e whispered, " Tom ." The figure started, and "Who is it? " h e w h ispered back. "It's me Dick," whispered Dick. " Climb up higher." So Tom climbed up higher, and they waited in breathless sil e n ce while several bl a cks peered in. After what seemed like hours , th e y left, and then Dick and Tom were a ble to cell each ocher of th e ir diffe r e nt adve ntures. They were not so k ee n on a d ve ntures in che fo rest again, so they afterwards left with a party p rospecting for rubber. But they ne ve r forgot their e xciting experiences.

J. Schader, R b.

IN LIGHTER VEIN.

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Certain prominent writers were approach ed on be ha lf of " Silver and Green" to contribute something on the s ubj ect, " Th e Song of the Dying Swa n " One wrote : The su n sank, and the s in ki n g su n sank in the west; It was of gold, of red, carmine and green, And g littered o'er the l iquid space betwe en, O 'er all the waters of th a t lake twice blest, Bue "M.an hates m a n " came whisp e ring with the b r eeze. Which, swishing by th e shore, bent bowing trees, And with it ming led a s wa n son g.

Another found his medium in prose:-

My int e lligent readers (for only intelli genc e will read my works), if I wished to appear unu s u a l, I should say that the swan was not dying, but no, by family tradition I am a Methodist, and by h abi t Victorian. I r eturn to the dying swan, but in passing I wish to imp r ess upon you that I hate spotte d socks but l ove turnips. With regard to the swan, as Ibsen would h ave sai d , in all probability it was dead , that is mo rally dead, before singing its song. Therefore that disposes of the swan, but for myself

Th e d etails here given are of too intimate a nature for disclosure.

The spirit of a third was invoked:Oddsfish! Swans? Of the spec ies-can't think, It matters not-yo u wouldn' t know , fathe a d. Sphagetti cabbag io! (that is Spanish for brink)

O n the brink of d ea th-I say that's as good as d ead.

Song! Chirrup and plop, Z ip, bang, wop and so on.

Still another sent the following :-

On the lake, which rippled like a plate of soup, the si lh ouett e of a swan was revealed against th e go ld and sinking sun, which brought vivid memories o f an orange in a shop window. The swa n dropped like a punctured tyre, but across the ether , as the ringing o f a tram bell , came the sound of the sweet melody of its song

One forwarded an advertisement for his novel. Another was too busy pot-boiling to answe r , a nd But e nou gh of thi s foolishness; it is too long already.

-L.F.

A Daily Escapade.

Have you seen h er, every morning, Whether cold, or wet, or fin e, Puffing, eager, hurr y in g onward, H ea ding for the tramway line?

H ave you seen her, bus tling forward, \X'ith h er h and clenched at her side, Blowing, panting, gasping, sighing, L e n g thening out her weary stride?

You have surely se e n h er, sorry, Disappointed, sad at heart, When with a spurt t he stop she reach es, Sees her grinning fri e nds depart.

Then it is that awesome visions Crowd her mind with brooding care, S tern looks, late marks, groans , detentions, Fellow sinners in despair.

Then I know you find so me pity, For Time's helpless, luckless tool, Who, repenting, vows she ' ll neve r Be again so late for school.

Amy S teward, P ass VI.a.

Jean Bryant

Fred~ Cato Branch

ELSTERNWICK.

Notes for th e Year.

We h ad just en tered into possession of ou r new premises w h en we wrote last year, so this year has be e n one of happy realisation and joyous appreciation of our beautiful s u rroun d ings

Once aga in we can report a ve ry satisfactory increase in numbers. We closed in 19 3 1 with 68 on our rolls, and th is year we number 11 2. Con seq uent upon this increa se, certain extensio ns were necessary, a nd early in the yea r a n ew classroom was built, a room fitted up for mus ic a nd drill, the tennis court was thoro u g hly repaired , and oth er mino r improvem e nts effected. During the yea r a fin e pavilion was e r ected a d joining the tennis court.

A m agnificent blackwood hono ur board has bee n placed in the front hall. This will r eco rd for very many years the dux and captain of t h e School. It is the generous gift of Mrs. C. Simbert, in m emo ry of her father, the late Richard Allen, Esq., who for over 43 years resided at " Kooyong."

Much enthusiasm has been disp layed by the Forms in work and sport, a nd the responsib ili ty ct Form captaincy has been entr us ted to J Owen (I.a), P Phillips (Form II.), R Flude (Form III.) , St. Odgers (Form I V.b), B. Staurenghi (Form IV.a), J. P earce (Form V.). Betty Gilbert has proved herse lf an e fficient S c hool captain throughout the year. Sports cap tains are:-J P ea rce {runni ng), C Forster {ten nis). It was with much r egret that we said goo d-bye to M. Thomson (basket ball captain) a t the e nd of second t er m. H er place was t a ken by J. Kilfoy le.

During first term we were bus y w ith preparations for the Jubilee Fete at the Big School, and, through the gen e rou s co-operation of parents and the enthusiasm of the gi rls, the Fre d. J. Cato Rrnnch took a very creditable part, the proceeds of our stall totalling £55. J n connection with the F ete , Mrs. Odgers p r esented a sma ll blackwood shield to the Form

makmg th e b est contribution of work. This was won by Form II. a nd K.G. A silver cup (gift o f Mrs. T yas) was won by B. Kennedy for the best individual collection of wo r k, whi le S. Odgers r eceived a small blackwood s hi eld (gift of Miss H osk ing ) for the hig h est sale of "bu ttons. Th e w h ole School attended the ope ning cer emo ny At the invitation · of t h e B ig School, we competed in the Bag race at the annual sports, when our n ew uFred . J. Cato" fla g was displayed fo r the first time.

Some of the Forms have shown much orig inal ity and prov id ed considerable amusement by their lunch-hour e ntertain ments , the proceeds of which h ave been utilised to buy books for t h e School Library, in which M i ss Sanders has taken a keen interest.

The g irls h ave r es ponded gen erously to the va ri o us charitable appeals in connection wit h the Blind Institute a n d hospitals. O ve r 500 eggs were forwarded to the Caulfield Auxiliary Hospita l. Form III. gave a d e lig htful con cert, the proceeds of which were forwarded to th e Children's Hospital.

Th e Presiden t (Rev. J. W. Grove, M.A., LL.B.) vis ited the School o n Anzac Day, and a s h ort comme morative service was held ·

We would like to extend a cordi a l we lcom e to Rev. J. Warren, and to express our appreciation of the keen intere st h e is tak ing in the School.

During second term t he S e~iors, with Miss Sanders, spent an afte rnoon a t the Gibsonia Mills, learning much abo u t the great woollen industry. The School also attended the L eague of Nations :School Day, held in the Prahran Town Hall.

At present we a re busy with preparations for the remain i ng wee ks of term, which include importa nt events Spo rts Day, College S e r vice, a nd Speech Night.

To a ll al Li,e Big School thP Fred. J Cato Branch sen ds greet ings, and is very grateful for the kindl y interest shown it

Canterbury Branch School

Not es for the Year.

Ninetee n hundred and thirty-two has b een a h a ppy and successful year for th e Bra nch S c hoo l at Canterbury The increase in num• h e r s h as been about 50 p er cent., a nd we are g lad t o say t hat the newcomers already cou n t th e Methodist Ladies'. College the dearest place on earth , next to the four hallowed walls of h o m e.

Enthusiasm a nd keenness h ave bee n very marked in each Form Th e head prefect, Betry de Hais, has won the love and esteem of the wh o le Sch ool , and h as carried out her duti es most faithfully.

Fresh avenues of interes t h ave a lso b een created wherein our girls find powe r of self. expression and developm ent G o od, h a rd work in every direction has b een accomp lish ed .

The Jubilee Pete meant m uch to our girls at the Cante rbury Branch, who anticipated it full y. Early in March they had a social gath e rin g at "Westoe," th e h ome of Mrs Liddle Eltis, to rais e funds for o u r stall at H awth orn. Othe r kind friends also gave even • ings fo r the same purpose, and each one was so thoroughly enjoyed that th e memory of these h appy gatherings will linge r l o n g with us Our very best thanks a r e du e to Mrs Eltis, M rs. Harman, Mrs M cKean , Mrs. Co llo cott, a nd Mrs. Morrison. Then , o n t h at event• ful d ay , I 6th April, beneat h sunny skies, and later with the fairy softness of hundre ds of p o ints of light, which festooned the grounds and the tower of the o ld S c hool , our g irls bought a nd so ld most e nthus iastically, and entered fully into all th e r evels and joys of that wonderful Jubilee Pete. It was quite evident they we r e there , as their tangerine colo ur struck a very bright n ote o n the lawn, even in the distance.

Our sp orts were held during the J ubilee festivities on the n ew ova l at t h e H aw thorn School. Our g irls sent entries for many of the races, a nd proved that th ey will u ndertake even di ffic ult thin gs in a fine sp irit I a m g la d t o say that some had t heir n ames on the

winning board Th e te nnis courts a r e always alive with h a ppy g irl s, wh o are very ent h u sias tic over this branch of sport, bu t t h ey a r e not l ess keen with basket-b all and other games The School felt very proud of its basket-b a ll team when they r et urned from the ir success at Elsternwi ck

G eog r aphy and other exc ursions to places of inte r est ha ve been taken, and from these pleasurable outings the pupils have culled much us eful information a nd food for thought. We have to thank Mr. Morrison fo r a specially interesting afternoo n H is kindly thought was mu c h appreciated by u s.

During th e year a n umber of " P rojects" were successfully carried o ut Of th ese, " Th e Roya l Dog Show," " Th e P ost Office," and the "Human Clock" were three that s h owed th e amazi n g a mount of general knowledge that can be imparte d and retai n ed by the modern child.

Our Juniors seem a remarkably h eal thy lo t sca rce ly one absentee due to illness duri ng t h e wh ole year.

On Sunday, 17th July, a special College Service was h e ld at th e Canterbury Methodist C hurch, B a lwyn R oad, Canterbu r y. The S chool, assisted by g irls from the head C o llege, took part in the singing. The President, Rev. J o hn W. Grove, M A ., LL.B. , Dip.Ed ., gave us an inspiring talk, which will not easily be forgotten. Th e church was pac ked, an d a ll left f e e ling it was well to h ave been th ere.

L ater in the year we h eld a ga rden party. The sun shone in a ll its brightn ess, as if to s ho wer a special b lessi n g on the h appy occa sion. Num erous flags l e nt a very gala effect, and, given chief p lace of honour among them, the M.L.C. S choo l flag fluttered softly in the breeze.

Th e P reside.n t, Rev. J ohn W. G r ove, M .A., LLB , Dip .Ed ., and Mrs. Landen, M.A., assisted M iss Clifton H este r in receivi n g the friends. After a very in te r estin g programme had b een r endered by the sc h ola rs, th e p a rents and fri e nds were s e r ved with afte rno on tea by th e g irls of the College

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