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MAY, 1914. EDITORIAL.

Clyde has now entered upon its fifth year, and its nitmlbers have increased to over, one hundred and eighty girls. For some time we have felt that, like other schools, we should have our school paper, a periodical which should reflect the life of the school and prove of interest to both past and present girls. We have pleasure in presenting this our first number. The objects of such a paper will be readily appreciated. Now that the list of Old Girls is increasing— the number this year being between eighty and ninety—some -means is needed of keeping them in close connection with the school. Many live in the country, some in other States, and a few have either temporarily or indefinitely left Austra-

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lia. It is only a limited number that is able to visit the school twice a year when the meetings of Old Girls are held, and though many of the Old Girls who do not live in Melbourne come to Clyde when they are in town, there still remains a considerable number who, except by chance, may not hear any news of" the .school or of the Old Girls. The school paper, then., will provide a means of supplying them with regular news, not only of the current happenings of the school, but also of their own Association, whose meetings the)'' may have been unable to attend. The proposal to start a paper was agreed to by the March meeting of Old Girls, and it is hoped that they will individually, as well as collectively, realise their responsibility with regard to the paper. The greater part of

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the paper will probably be supplied by the Present Girls, but the Old Girls will be looked to for their part •also. News of girls at home and abroad, reports of meetings, results of matches, and finally, original papers by Old Girls will be most gladly received. These last we trust will comie often and unsolicited. Letters, essays,'Stories, accounts of travel, suggestions for the paper, matter in every form will, it is hoped, fall like rain upon a drought-stricken editor. With regard to the present school, the paper will act as a register of daily events. Form Notes, Sports, the Dramatic Club, the Library, the House News, the Reading Circle, our entertainments, and any items of interest will be set forth in the paper. Present Girls, too, are exhorted to bear their end of the log. Mere entries and bald accounts of matches will not make the paper interesting. If this is. all it is to have, its life will be short. Girls must show their interest in it in more ways than by taking the paper. Like the Old Girls, they will be called upon to send in papers and to undertake to see that there is material for each issue. The name of the paper, "The Cluthan," was agreed upon by a vote given by each form, the decision being practically unanimous.

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It mlust be explained that Clutha was the ancient historical name for Clyde, and as the name Clyde itself proved too stubborn and inflexible for the formation of a name, the softer and more amenable Clutha was chosen to represent it. It is also proposed that Clyde Old Girls should call themselves "Cluthans." We hope that "The Cluthan" will meet with a friendly reception, and also that its readers in the next issue will give utterance to their criticism upon it. We will gladly receive suggestions 'for the better production of the paper which, as we all realise, belong's to and depends upon the efforts of the whole school. CLYDE. It has fallen to my lot to be asked to write a brief history of the short, but very rapid, development of Clyde, the school of which, I think, we may be pardoned for being very proud. On January 20th, £Qio, I entered into possession of "Faireleight." having taken over that very wellknown and long-established school from Miss Chambers, who, after many years of strenuous and successful work as Head of "Faireleight," had decided to retire altogether from scholastic life. After much careful thought, we decided to call the school Clyde, and

retain the name "Faireleight" for the boarding-house only. In Victoria, by a wise law, every . building has nowadays to be approved by the Board of Health before a school can be carried on in it, and when a school changes hands, as did "Faireleight," the Board of Health swoops down and insists on all manner of new and modern rules for light, ventilation, etc., being carried out. For our numbers, "Faireleight House" was altogether inadequate, and We had to take the large bluestone villa next door in order, at first, to accommodate our boarders, and later on to be converted into the school-house it now is. It would be very difficult for any girl now at Clyde to realise the great amount of alteration which was necessary before Clyde was declared by the Board of Health as in all ways fit for a school building. The present Assembly room was in the days when "Faireleight" was the school-house and Clyde the overflow, divided into one long room on the west side and three very small rooms on the east, between these a minute vestibule where Mons. Bibron held his dancing class—fortunately for us this class was not^the size it now is, else I am afraid the space would have been all too small in which to learn how "to trip it on the light fantastic toe." Our present Senior VI. room was in those days divided into two, a. small bedroom lighted only by a skylight, and a bathroom. In the present Vb. room, four girls slept, Mabel Johnston, Tara Vandeleur, Helen Barbour, and Fanny Holmes,

and in the IVa. room Dorothy Watson and Edith McLaurin. Days of makeshift were those, hut all went very merrity. The year during which this transformation of Clyde from a quiet and peaceful villa into a restless and busy school was one of the greatest discomfort to the dwellers at "Faireleight." Only at night, when we were safely tucked up in bed, was there any comfort or rest at all. In the day-time !!—One looks back now and wonders how it was at all possible to go steadily on with our school work under such difficulties. In the present diningroom were two very large classes, seiparated from another by a partition which served' only to prevent one class seeing the other—'Sound-proof it was not. All the jokes and woes of one class were clearly heard and appreciated by the other, but with that strange honour that exists among school-girls, those two classes never let it be known what they heard, at least they did not let us teachers know. The teachers, who could easily hear each -other, suffered as only a teacher in a like case can. The vestibule was a great possession for us much too numerous folk. In it five tables with possibly ten or twelve persons at each, gave anything but generous room for a class-room by school-day, a dining-room and study for the other times. A meriw, good-natured party we were at dinner, too, and cramped as we were, I fancy we spilt our water and tea less often than the more fortunate—as far as space goes—young dames of to-day.

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Classes were held in every available comer of "Faireleight" at that timie, even on the landing upstairs you might find a harassed teacher working hard with a small number of disciples sitting at her feet, and I remember well one very small room in which it was quite impossible to get both the black-board and the mistress in at the same timie, and when the mistress was safely in and the door shut she had but a very narrow passage in which to range up and down as teachers must sometimes do as relief to their worked-up feelings. We teachers look back to that time with affection and gratitude to the girls who, in spite of all the drawbacks and discomforts, worked away steadily, doing their best to make thing's go smoothly. Had the girls Wished, school in those days would have been a dreary business. As it was, I think we all, teachers and girls, rather enjoyed the year. Nevertheless, we were very pleased and proud when, in October, 1910, we were able to cast off the "scholastic" garments out of which we had so entirely grown and spread ourselves comfortably out into the new school-house. W e fill Clyde completely now, and the girls of today will tell you they work just as hard and just as well as those lucky beggars who tised to have such glorious fun trying to stow themselves into rooms just about half as big as they required. When Clyde had to be given over to the workmen, the girls who slept there were moved over to "St. Andrew's," a villa in Fulton-street,

which was reached from "Faireleight'" by a pathway through the laundry-yard. ' A gate in the fence still shows to the inquiring mind the way "over to 'St. Andrew.'" By day this way was all right, but by night it was a very perilous path indeed, and many a fall, I wot, the girls and teachers had on those numerous night journeys. Indeed, we remember well ourself tumbling headlong into a newly-dug hole on one such journey, and sincerely grateful we, were for the kindly dark which hid our undignified fall so completely. In April, 1912, "St. Andrew's" also became too small for our everincreasing numbers, and once more we flitted, this time to "Ing'leton," which Ave leased from the late Mrs. Hurry during her absence in Europe. On her return, we were again compelled to seek new pastures. For six weeks our overflow house was a mile away from the school, â&#x20AC;˘but with wonderful good nature teachers and girls (with perhaps one exception) did this weary tramp morning and night without complaint. At the end of this time we settled down once more, in "Narrara," the large red house three doors above "Faireleight." Comfortable in many ways as it was, "Narrara" did not quite satisfy us, and, when "Ingleton" ag'ain offered itself, we decided to purchase the property and alter the house to suit our requirements. We thought bv this to confine ourselves to two school boardinghouses, but whispers are abroad that yet another house is to be

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taken. True, it is to be taken, not so much that we may increase our numbers, but rather that we may have more rooms available for music-lessons and practice. The new house is to be called "Clutha," and it is likely that "the 11 o'clock rush" will be towards it instead of, as it present, towards "Faireleight." ' So much for the history of Clyde in very brief outline. Of its progress as a school it is not for me to write. That we are proud of our school is true, but to boast of what we are and what we do is neither a profitable or right thing to do. We try in our little corner of the world to do our best, and to act always as we think best, despite many errors and failures. "Spectemna agendo" â&#x20AC;&#x201D;let us be known by our acts. I hope the Clyde girls will remember always their school motto/ and Wherever they may be act so that no disgrace or disrepute will come to the old school. I. H E N D E R S O N . Shakesperean Students Witness a Performance by the Clyde Dramatic Club. Their Prologue. Enter Chorus. Oh, for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention! Clyde for a stage, Dramatic Club to act, Miss Henderson to view the swelling scene

Then should the gentle Mary, like herself, Depict the lovely dame; and, at her side, As willing slaves, should Edith, Kate and Weibb Beg for employment. But pardon, gentles all, The shy but clever spirits that have dared On this unworthv scaffold to bring forth So sweet a story; can this schoolroom hold The peaceful English inn? or may we cram Within this dining-room the feather'd hats That did affright the men of George's time? Oh ! Pardon ! Since an amateur may try To picture humlbly bygone ages And let them, girls of our Dramatic Club, On your imaginary forces work. Suppose, within the girdle of these screens Are now confined two flighty runaways, Whose high-upreared and abutting hats The perilous narrow, table parts asunder. Piece out their scenery with your thoughts, Into a cheery room transform the stage, And see imaginary windows; Think when they talk of fires, that you see them Sending their bright sparks up the receiving flue;

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For 'tis your thoughts that now must deck our girls, Fancy their customs quaint of Georgian times, Turning the accomplishment of growing love Into an hour-glass; for the which supply, Admit me, Chorus, to this history. Who, prologue-like, your humble patience pray, Gently to hear, kindly to judge, our P ay

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DOROTHY WATSON, JOAN WEIGA'LL.

MEETING OF T H E OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION. The business meeting of the Old Girls' Association, which always takes place early in the year, was held at Clyde on March 26th, and a tennis match between past and present girls was arranged for the same afternoon. At the meeting, which was held first, it was agreed that the number of the committee be increased from five to ten, and members of committee were elected for the current year:—Leura King, being asked to be Secretary and Treasurer in the place of Louie Peck, who resigned the post at this meeting. Miss Henderson laid before the meeting the proposal that the school should this year have a paper which would be produced and supported by the Old Girls' Association and the present girls. This suggestion was agreed to 'by the meeting. It was also decided that

the present subscription to the Association should be raised from two shillings to two shillings and sixpence a year, this subscription to entitle members to receive the two issues of the paper in June and December. After the meeting, many availed themselves of the opportuuity of visiting the school and renewing old friendships. Among those present were M. Thiel, D. Chambers, K, Wood, T. Fleming, L. Peck, F. Holmes, M. Masters, N. Geddes, K. Cumlmins, M. Grant, M. McVickar, O. Chalniers, V. Tuckett, and K. Cotter. The tennis match, in which M. Thiel, K. Wood, T. Fleming and D. Chambers represented the Old Girls, was played on both the Clyde court and at Mrs. Aitken's, and resulted in an easy win for the school. FORM NOTES. Senior Sixth. The Senior Sixth, besides being the smallest class in the school, is the only one in which prefects are in the majority. The head-prefect also flourishes in this most excellent class. We have upon our roll two menrbers who remain upon the roll and do nothing else. One of them is sometimes seen at Assembly in the afternoon; the other—as far as the class is concerned—is a myth. The Senior Sixth . and the teachers contend for the possession of the extra class-room. At 11 a.m. the Seniors evacuate, all books are

banished, and an influx of tea and buns converts the room into an exclusive cafe. To the Senior Sixth, delving in a "miine of erudition/" came a peremptory summons to the running-field. The whole class answered the call and manufactured a flag. (If we can't run, we can sew!) When the day arrived, in spite of a broken flag, we made a noble start. Let us cast a veil over the finish. We will divulge one fact only—we were not last. Our flag is black with the magic Roman figures VIb. emfblazoned on it in brown. Black and brown, we beg to announce, are our own exclusive colours. As we are at present learning the art of writing, and can so far only form the letters m and n, some time will elapse before we are fit for public examinations. This year, as we are larger than ever before in the history oif "Clyde," we are counted as an entirely separate class. Yet, although our numlbers are small in comparison with the other classes, we manage to form our teams and join with the rest of the school in the contest for supremacy in sports. So far our hockey-team has not been chosen, but it is a well-known fact that as our total does not exceed eleven, all our energies must needs be elisted in this direction. Here endeth the Annotation of the Senior Sixth. Junior Sixth. Stop! Look! Listen! This is Via, a diligent class which soars

towards the yet distant goal of Junior Public. At least, some of us aspire to that, though others are not so ambitious. Our number is tAvo and twenty, fairly small and extremely select. Several celebrities of hockey, ten-' nis and basket-ball are included in our throng, namely J. M c C , Plain Jane, William M., Carp., and others. We Avere very pleased to welcome the first-mentioned as a member ot our community. Janet is captain of the hockey and tennis, and a prefect to boot. ' In the Forms' Flag race, which took place before Faster, and was won by Vb., we carrie third, which was fairly creditable. On Monday, April 20th, a basketball match was to be played between Vb and Via, but unfortunately after the first quarter the ball succumbed, and we could not finish. So an adjournment to the hockey field was the result. Exams, are looming in the near future, and hang like a dark cloud over our hitherto bright existences. However, the holidays are not fatdistant, a very cheering thought. A most amusing member of our class is Beanie Jell, who is a little deaf and is in the habit of interrupting loudly, at the critical point of an intricate explanation, "Wha-at?'' Another member is slightly shortsighted and in a pained tone remarks, "Where? I can't see that." However, "Least said soonest mended," so, this being an initial effort, and its reception not assured as yet, perhaps it is as well to "fermer la bouche" and bid you "au revoir."

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Vb. Our occupying the former VI. class-room is something to do with the fact, that as a whole we are very proud of our Form.. Our flag is, in our eyes, of the very nicest colour, the most worthy of honoui and, of course, the most deserving. W e take great joy in having" meeting's, and voting for something or other. The last election happened to be for a Basket Ball captain, and a captain of the form "Captain of the Form!" The lucky one is Ileen Macpherson, sister of the renowned Marjorie, who. was made a prefect in her 15th.year. The basket-ball captain is Shirley Hasell, and as we have not yet even a hockey team, we have postponed the election of a captain for that. After our success in the matter of the flag-race, we went so far as to challenge the Junior Sixth VI. for a basket ball match. They accepted, and on the appointed day the excitement was intense. The Beetles rolled up tc barrack in large numbers, but alas! when the goals were 4, 3 to the V l t h the ball burst. Howls of rage and indignation followed this episode, and, much to the disgust of the onlookers, the match had to be postponed. We hope to continue it some time next week.

Va. Form Va consists of 27 girls. The girls that get into honours or A most often are the following: —Muriell Alsop, Violet Hiskens, Joan Ritchie, Eoveday Hills, Jean Stewart and Eouise Holroyd.. Of

course there are others who sometimes get in A also. Our room, which was the Va room last year, has been painted and done up, but as it is the deten-, tion room we do not get much time to sort out our books after school. Most of us were in IVb last year, but there are four new girls and three who were in Va last year. One of the most important events of this term was the Form Race, which was run on Monday, 6th of April. After morning school all the girls went across to the. hockey field. Miss Henderson and most of the teachers were present. Our colours were sax-blue and champagne. The flag was made by Doris Wright. It was sax-blue, bordered with champagne ribbon, with Va worked on both sides in the same. On arriving at the field all the captains drew for their places and the race began. Mary Roxburgh led our team . and led it well; the rest of the team: followed. Marjorie WyHie, our captain and fastest runner, came last. We were beaten by Vb, but came second, which was very good, especially as we lost ground, and might have taken a wtorse place but for the splendid running of Marjorie Wyllie and Kathleen Taylor. After the race the winners were cheered and then, the best runner of each team. After this the girls dispersed, for the race being finished all. the7 excitement was over. IVb. Introduction.—There are twentynine girls in IVb, of which thirteen

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are new and eight are boarders. The rest are old IVa girls with the exception of three, who were left in the class from last year. IVb has the same number of girls as V b ; they are the two largest forms in the school. We have a big outside room. It is very hot in the summer, as it is made of wood, and the sun streams right through in the afternoon. Our Running Team1.—Evelyn Scott is captain; she is a very good runner. We came fourth in the last flag-race between all the forms. Our colours are navy blue and gold. We have a blue flag, which hangs i n our class-room. It has IVb written in gJold letters on it. Our Tennis Four.—There being so man}? new girls this year, we have to choose another tennis 'four. East year we Avere beaten by Va, but we hope to do better this year. Drawing.—We have just begun drawing and like it very much. We have a lesson every Wednesday afternoon. It is very interesting. Class in General.—We are not a very good class, but we don't think we are quite the naughtiest in the School. W e give some teachers headaches with the noise we make, but we do not do it purposely. Exams.—We are all trying very hard to get good marks in the exams, and are waiting very impatiently for the results to come out.

IVaT The running team for IVa this year was K. Cusack, L. Cunningham, E. liasell, H. McEaurin, D. Hasell, M. Winter-Irving, M. Davey, E. Corbould, and the emer-

gency was Phyllis Bryant. We had the honour of coming last. Our colours were brown, pale blue and black. We have the nicest room for our class-room1. We have a lovely view from the windows as we look out over the Clyde garden. We have nineteen girls in outclass; there are only seven girls left from the IVa of last year. There are six new girls and all the rest came up from I l l b . III. Our class is held in the Assembly Room, and Ave hope we shall be in it for some time. We all like the Assembly Room because it is so large and airy, and its walls are hung with pretty pictures and the shields which girls have won for hockey and tennis, and one shield is for being Dux of the School. W e have no form-flag yet, but Idora has very kindly promised to make one when we decide on the colours. We are late in having a running team, but we are going to see Miss Brown about it, because we thought we were too small to run with the bigger girls. Some of our class are learning basket-ball, and we look forward to the afternoons when Miss Brown coaches us. When Miss Brown cannot be with us Shirley Hasell and Marcia Faulkner very kindly help us. Our examinations are being held just now, and we are very impatiently waiting for the results. The bigger girls are always sitting in our seats. Therefore we have nowhere to sit, and we wish them further.

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ODE ON T H E JUNIOR SIXTH, (After Keats.) By "One of Them," Thou ever-unchanged Form of quietness, Thou Junior Sixth of work and "waste-no-time!" Diligent scholars, who canst thus express The deeds you do, more sweetly, than our rhyme. What picturesque form-flag hangs on your wall, Of dark brown silk or ribbon, or of both, In honour of the race where you came third! No girl is in your class who may be loth To run and not allow the flag' to fall. And in the race to fly as if a bird! Heard chattering iff sweet, but that unheard Is sweeter; therefore, ye Junior Sixth, talk on, Not in the teacher's ear but more endear'd Speak to the neighbouring classâ&#x20AC;˘miate. O h ; talk on ! When time has passed, and we have . left this hall, When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shalt remain in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to girls, to whom thou say'st, "The Sixthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Junior Sixth," and that is all, Here ye learn all on earth ye need to know!

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LIBRARY NOTES. The Libraiy, conveniently situated in the most select thoroughfare of Clyde, opposite that seat of learning the IVa room, is open on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1.30 to anyone paying the sm'all sum of 1/6 per term. At present there are about 70 members, very few of whom are day-girls, but we hope that more will join this term. Everyone is welcomie, from the Senior VI to those members of the kindergarten who have attained the art of reading. The libraiy books (about 600) are of all sorts, and shelves are reserved for Junior books by popular authors like Ethel Turner, M. Grant Bruce, L. Alcott, etc. We will be very pleased to receive suggestions for any new books which members would like added to the library. This year several girls made us presents of books which were much appreciated. The most popular books are easily seen by their rather tattered appearance. Alas! Shakespeare's works are still in excellent repair,, and the librarians find the Shakespearean corner a nice quiet place in which to keep their notebooks and pencils undisturbed ! Fridays and Tuesdays are busy days for the librarians, who stand like storks on one leg, balancing their notebodkson one knee and endeavouring to write legibly with a blunt pencil. Generally they plant their backs firmly against the wall and remain there, feeling rather like Horatius, until the bell rings. This is flie sig' nal for the arrival of several breath-

less members, who search frantically for books, call out names and numbers simultaneously, and rush off as quickly' as they came, leaving the bewildered librarians to solve the problem as best they can. Members are allowed to take out only one book at a time except on Fridays when boarders may take two. AH books must be returned at the end of a fortnight, but they can, of course, be taken out again on the sarnie day if the numbers are renewed on the library list. In spite of this rule, the library funds have been substantially increased by means of penny fines for overtime books, and a vote of thanks is clue to those useful though perhaps unwilling members who thus impoverish themselves in the cause of learning. E. BEGGS, J. WEIGA'LL, Librarians. OLD GIRLS' NEWS. Marjory Millear returned from a trip abroad early in January. She travelled all over Europe and thoroughly enjoyed all she saw. Dorothy Smith, while staying at Peterborough during the Christmas holidays, slipped on a rock and shortly aifterwards developed synovitis. However, she has now almost recovered. Leura King, our new secretary, is doing a course at Zercho's Business College. Constance Derepas passed her educational exam's, at the end of

last year and is now teaching at Miss Jamieson's school in Williamstown. Claire Darken spent the summer in Tasmania. Mabel Johnston and Verna Shiels spent a week in January at Chamounix. Mabel writes that it is a delightful spot and that the air is wonderfully bracing, although the temperature sometimes dropped to 30 cleg, and 36 deg. below zero. They both went climbing glaciers, tobogganing, and did a lot of skating. Elaine Cook is at a school at Mt. Eofty, just out of Adelaide, and is teaching both junior and senior classes. Madge Ingamells is doing office work and says she is very fond of it. Cecil Maudsley 'has been travelling in Germany, but is now in England again. She disliked Germany A^ery much. Nora Moore is now at school in Paris. She spent Christmas in Switzerland, and for a time was living in England. Doris Manton lias just returned from New South Wales, where she has been staying for several months. Dorothy Watson will be coming up from Stratford for the May vacation and will spend part of the timie at Braemar House, Woodend. Tara Vandeleur has been in town lately. Tara's home, instead of being at Canally, Swan Hill, will now be at Mildura. Madge Robinson has taken up' work in the Free Kindergarten.

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Freda King has also been helping in this charity for some time. Keila Dillon on leaving school at the end of last year entered the College of Domestic Economy in Lonsdale-street, and is, we believe, working very hard. Nancy Laidlaw is not quite an old girl, as she is coming back to school in June. W e are very glad to welcome her back and to know that her health is much improved. Doris Ricketson left for England on May 2nd by the "Anchises." She is to go almost at once to school in Switzerland and will be away for about two years. W e hope she will enjoy her new experiences and write and tell us of them. Louie Peek, who became the first secretary of the Old Girls' Association when it was formed last year, resigned her post at the last mieeting. We are very grateful. to her for all she did during her year of office. SPORTS. Although the first term is barely over, all sports are in full swing again. At the beginning of the year an election took place for two additional members of the Sports Committee, Leslie Henderson and Carmen Watson taking the place of Katie O'Hara Wood and Madge Robinson. The Committee now consists of Jean Aitken, Janet McCulloch, Phyllis Mollison, Marion Wanliss and Jessie Robinson. Janet McCulloch acts as secretary. At the beginning of the term

great enthusiasm was' shown over the -running and the Flag Race. Many girls entered for the School team, and after various heats had been run off the team was finally decided:—Jean Aitken (captain), Marjorie AVyllie, Joyce Stephen, Kathleen Taylor, Elinor WebbWare, Noel Eyon, Jeanie Bell, and Ileen Macpherson. For five Aveeks the girls trained heroically and limited their diet in a most self-denying manner. The race took place at Toorak College on Saturcla)^, March 4th. Six schools -competed. Toorak ran first, Clyde second; Marjorie Wyllie, our ''sprinter," finishing magnificently. The Form Flag races caused great excitement. Each form was that day the proud possessor of an elaborate flag. Miss Brown, after spending a good time, got the girls in line. It was easily seen from the beginning that either Vb or Va would be the winner. The last girls running of the two teams were Joyce Stephen, captain of Vb, and Marjorie Wyllie, captain of Va. Marjorie ran like a hare and shortened the distance between Joyce and herself considerably. The results were:—Vb. 1st; Va, 2nd; Via. 3rd; IVb, 4th; VIb, Sth, and IVa last. The teams from Faireleiglit and Ingleton on another day ran a race which resulted in a win for.Faireleiglit. Soon after School opened a tennis tournament took place, the' result of which is that our first four consists of Leslie Henderson, Marjorie Colville, Dulcie Barnet and Janet McCulloch. Janet McCulloch was elected captain. The second

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four is Edith Armstrong, Laurie Moore, Veronica McAlpine and Helen Sage. On March 26th the old girls played the present girls a tennis match. The present girls won by 32 games to 12. The basket-ball season opened with a match between Eaireleight and Ingleton. Faireleight's team was— Carmen Watson (captain), Kathleen Taylor, Jeanie Bell, Ileen Macpherson, Edith Armstrong, Nola Hopkins, Joan Webb. Ingleton's team was :—Marion Wanliss. (captain), Jean Aitken, Elinor Webb Ware, Evelyn Scott, Doris Wright, Shirley Hasell, Molly Forbes. The play was very good considering it was the first match. Ingleton won by 10 goals to 8. Carmen Watson threw 4 of the goals, Edith Arm-strong 4 and Shirley Hasell 10. The next basket ball match was between Boarders and Day Girls; The Boarders' team was :—Marion Wanliss (capt), Jean Aitken,- Elinor Webb Ware, Shirley Hasell, Carmen "Watson, Kathleen Taylor and Ileen Macpherson. The Day Girls' team was :—Phyllis Mollison (captain), Kathleen Chomley, Marjorie Whyte, Janet McCulloch, Dulcie Barnet, Louise Holroyd, Joan Weigall. The Boarders Avon by 4 goals, the scores being 20 to 16. P. Mollison threw 4 goals, K. Chomley 12, C. Watson 4, and Shirley Hasell 16. As Ruyton wished to see a basket ball match, the Boarders and Day Girls played again. This time the Boarders Avon by 3 goals—23 to 20. The first Kia-Ora Association match Avas played on April 25th

against Eintona. We won by four games. We played Ruyton on May 2nd and lost by 14 games. This year Ave feel the loss of K. O'Hara Wood, who holds the title of school girl champion of Victoria. Hockey practices began after Easter and are being very AVell attended. The Boarders SIIOAV much energy rising every morning for basket ball and hockey before breakfast. How long will it last?

A SONG OF T H E SEA. (In the days of Elizabeth.) By Edith Armstrong. The good ship lies in Plymouth Sound, The crew are all aboard, They raise the anchor, trim the sails, The captain gives the Avord. Then off Ave go, then off we go, Over the bounding main, To plunder the coasts of Mexico And rob the Dons of Spain. The wind blows strong, the waves roll high, The ship goes bounding on; Long days and nights Ave sail strange seas Where neA^er man has gone. Then "Ship ahoy there! Ship ahoy!" W e hear the look-out cry; "A Spanish dog," Ave yell with joy, And after her we fly. Afar off see AAre some dim land Of golden wealth untold, And on its mystic shore Ave stand Before the day is old.

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And if the dogs of Spain deny Our right to enter there, Beneath our English swords they die, Too good a death, I'll swear. 'Tis good to be a sailor, And roam the main with Drake; Then back to England's welcome shore Our spoil and riches take. So here's to all good Englishmen Who love to war with Spain, Oft may they fight the heretic And sail the seas again..

TWO SCHOOLS. By Elaine Cook. Until I came to Mount Lofty I 'had not realised to what extent Clyde coloured my ideas of school. Vague conjectures about the building, the class-rooms, even the rules here, were always decided by what had held good at Clyde. Yet anything more unlike than the reality would be difficult to imagine. Life here is so remote from the ordinary hurry and bustle of city existence, that we, too, seem to absorb much of the serenity. Only on Eridays, when the boarders have a wild, disorderly scramble to catch their train, does .Time bring his pressure to bear upon us. At 8 there rings no inexorable gong, accompanied, in our minds, by the thought—so comforting to the yet belt-less—that there is yet a minute before Miss Henderson will be down. Our breakfast bell waits- on the arrival of the milkman. This morning the

well-nigh ravenous girls fell upon him for an explanation, to be met with a cheery, disarming smile and "Well, we were all at the Pictures last night, so this mornin' we just slep' in." After school, instead of walking at top speed, the six minutes to four train dominating our - minds, we have long, leisurely rambles among the hills. To me, who have never before seen them in the autumn, they are a revelation. Such splendour and prodigality of colour! One sees on all sides every conceivable tint—pale, ethereal gold, sturdy yellows, russet, vivid scarlet, deep crimson. Where the ereek runs clear and cold. in the hollows bend the whitening willows; near them stretch up slim, pearl-pink and grey birch-trunks, while here and there one catches a glimpse of the glossy plum-purple beeches. The undergrowth is a tangle of cerise and white heath; the roadways have a frame of tawny blackberry. The whole sceneis so redolent of Keat's "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness," that the voice of the fat little eight-yearold shrilly petitioning to return by the shop and buy "three-pennyworth of milk kisses," brings one down with a thud. Nevertheless, the chestnut tree appeals to both senses. After tea we gather round the open fire and become engrossed in the roasting. Among the small fry, indeed, disputes as to whose nut will "pop" next, frequently become so heated as to call for mediation. : ' W e have no "pound." Its place is taken by a kindly, capacious bottom shelf, a very home for the

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destitute and the derelict, a place on which, we have always the reassuring conviction, that any lost article will finally reappear. Perhaps the greatest difference lies in the games. Competitions with other schools is, of course, out of the question. Nor is the ground level enough for hockey. I doubt whether the girls have so much as heard of basket-ball. At present the enthusiasms of all centres upon Red Indians. One rounds a corner in imminent danger of stopping a whizzing, well-directed arrow. Dissipated wigwams lean for support against every stalwart tree. I cannot readily imagine any of the Clyde Sixth careering madly through the grounds, their faces weirdly painted, and hair adorned with waving Tamerisks. - Clyde and Akaroa have, however, one close- bond of sympathy—the practising. Punctually at six do the pianos begin, one against the other, their plaint. Not until eight is stilled the discordant, querulous din. BOARDERS' NEWS. :

By Leslie Henderson.

The year 1914 began—as far as the "Clyde" Boarders were con^ cerned—with the advent of many new arrivals. At present there are fifty-five of us,, and there will probably foe considerably more after the May holidays, as there will then "be a third house to fill. Little is as yet known of this house, beyond the fact that it faces into Westburystreet and is to be called "Clutha."

"Narrara," as the second house, exists no longer, and "Ingleton" lias again resumed its old position. It is, however, no longer the "Ingle ton" of the past. An imposing new top-storey has been added, the chief features of which are a bath-room and a balcony on which sleep seven "fresh-air fiends." A tennis court is in course of construction. The renovator has so far spared "Eaireleight," except to move the much-patronised telephone from the vestibule to the cloak-room. At the beginning of the year there were thirty-two girls at "Eaireleight" and twenty-three at "Ingleton." Soon the two houses began to compete against one another at basket-ball. On March 10th a match was played, "Ingleton" winning by two, thanks to the skill of Shirley Hasell in goal-throwing. On March 20th, "Eaireleight" and "Ingleton" combined their forces in a struggle with the Day-Girls, from which they emerged victorious. Twenty to sixteen were the scores, of w'hich sixteen of the twenty were thrown by Shirley and the remainder by Carmen Watson. Later, certain enthusiastic wights, catching fire from the example of the school running-team, arranged a flag-race between the two houses. The race was run on April 2nd. This time "Faireleight" avenged their defeat at the basket-ball match. These same enthuisiastic wights now employ their energies before breakfast at hockey and basket-ball, played on alternate mornings. What happens at these rendezvous

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we know not. We have no love of arising before the dawn. After the May holidays the "Clyde" Boarders will blossom forth in new and uniform head-gear. ,, No longer will the pink roses and variegated ostrich feathers of former days he patronised! but in their stead plain and serviceable navy blue felt or velours. Dorothy Edmonston has been transplanted from "Fair el eight" to "Ingleton." On being questioned, she avers that she is well pleased with the change. Next term Nancy Laidlaw will return to the fold; and it is reported •that A'Vinifred Watson will do likewise. Great will be the jubilation of the Boarders if this be true!

DRAMATIC CLUB NOTES. On February 26th, the Clyde Dramatic Club held its . first meeting, and the number of members was found to have increased from the fifteen of last year to the present twenty-seven. Miss Daniell kindly consented to retain her former position as president, and Miss Robson coaches us as of 3'ore. The programme for this year has not, as yet, been definitely fixed; but it is proposed to have one evening in July, and another in November, at which we will endeavour to exhibit our budding talent in public. Ori one of these terrifying occasions we intend to have only one play, which will take the entire evening We are very sorry to have lost our last year's treasurer and secretary, espe-

cially as she played such an important part in the acting itself. We refer, as you know, to Kathleen O'Hara Wood. In her place have 'been elected two girls, Marion Wanliss, as treasurer, and Molly Forbes, as secretary. These girls; with great effort, are endeavouring to get through as much work as Ka-ty did. Let us hope that they succeed. MARION W A N L I S S . MOLLY FORBES. CLYDE

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H2O was issuing from a yawning chasm in the roof. Thanks to the timely aid of Miss Remington, loss of life was prevented, but numerous •casualties occurred. Some of the latest styles in flappers' head-dress were damaged ibeyond repair. It was noticed that in crossing the yard, somie girls, and also teachers, showed marvellous agility in springing across to the scattered islands, which as yet the angry waters had not reached. Taxis and cabs were ordered for the unfortunate day girls, but it was decided that in future everyone must learn to swim.

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By Discipulae Musarum

T H E BLAZERS.

A little while ago a sudden deluge of rain 'gave a good opportunity foi the Clyde girls to show their aquatic attainments. During the last hour at midday much excitement was caused by a rapid overcasting of the firmament, together with ominous peals of thunder and intermittent flashes of lightning. In the schoolhouse the thunder, in the form of nervous squeals, shook the building, and it was thought advisable to close the educational hours. The school gathered en masse in the Salle d'assem'blee. Here, the water was already pouring through the windows, and the prefects, with great presence of mind, and despite imminent peril to themselves, nobly saved the situation. Out in the promenade leading to the cjoak-room, confusion and disorder reigned supreme. It was found, to the great dismay of the teachers, that : a steady stream of

For a considerable time it has been felt that those girls who uphold the honour of the school, on the sports field, should have a distinctive uniform. Members of teams have gained the right to wear a "school" pocket and leather round their skirts; but this has proved insufficient, and this year it was decided to have blazers. When the Running team visited Toorak College on April 4th, to compete in. the Flag Race, the blazers were worn for the first time, and the numerous expressions of admiration were most -gratifying. The coats are made of navy blue flannel; they are edged with brown, and on the pocket is an enlargement of the school badge, with the motto worked in brown. It is intended that, in addition to the badge on the pocket, there will also be Roman figures, worked in brown around the badge, denoting the team or

teams of which the wearer is a memlber. The figures VIII., VII., IV., and XL denote Running, Basket-Bail, Tennis and Hockey teams respectively. But there are eight girls who have attained to the highest honour their school can confer. Upon them, to a great extent, depends the "tone" of the school. They have their duties and their privileges, and by right of both "the prefects" wear the blazers. They, too, have their distinctive mark; they have chosen the school's token of reward—the shield with gum leavesenclosed, which is worked in brown in the corner of the pocket. The girls eligible to have blazers are prefects and memhers of the school teams. They are not worn for personal adornment, but for the honour of Clyde; and to be true to their trust means, on the part of those chosen, consistent training, absolute unselfishness, enthusiasm, and often self-sacrifice. "Noblesse oblige." J. G. B. T H E SONG OF Vb. A Parody on Vitai Lampada. By Molly Forbes. There's a deafening noise on the field to-day—• Two goals all and a quarter more— A slippery field and a sky of gray, One more goal and the game is o'er.

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And it's not for the sake other's praise, Or their names engraved schoolroom wall, But the shout of their form, cry they raise, "Play up! Play u p ! " V. all!"

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This is the cry that week by week, While in her place Vb. is set, Every one of her beetles squeak Alt every match, and ne'er forget. Then they all with a faithful mind Fling through the school their ringing call, Leaving to others coming behind, "Play u p ! Play up! V. beetles all!" RESULTS OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. X m a s , 1913.

Senior Public:—D. Watson,. M. Wanliss, L. Henderson, M. Macpherson, K. Wood, R. Wilkinson passed in the subjects of Senior Public for which they entered. Junior Public:—The following girls passed in Junior Public:—K. Dillon, J. Weigall, T. Fleming, M. Masters, J. Robinson, M. Keats, T. Beggs, E. Garrard, K. Jardine, and M. Humphrey passed in four or five subjects. Head of the School. Joan Weigfall was dux of the school. Last year Marion Wanliss was dux, in 1911 Elaine Cook, and in 1910, the first year of the school. Ethel Cordner.

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Miss Pennefather, who reigned over St. Andrew's, while St. Andrew's was, set out once more for England on May 2nd. It is her intention to go for a walking tour up the west coast of Ireland. We hope she will thoroughly enjoy her holiday. Miss W'alker is now teaching at tibe C . E . G . G J S . in Ballarat. She visited Clyde during the Easter holidays. Miss Hall is 'teaching at Hamilton College until the end of the year, when she is to be married. We were very sorry When Miss Rees resigned her position as science mistress at Clyde. We offer her our congratulations on her engagement to Mr. Edgar Ritchie. Miss H a r t and Miss Collisson are now resident ait Merton Hall, where Miss Hart, is in -charge of the boarders. We congratulate Miss Collisson. on obtaining her degree of Bachelor of Arts at the end of last year. Miss Thomson returned from abroad early this year, and is giving all her time now to Merton Hall. Miss Ruby Moore is living in New York. Her last letters tell of a terrific blizzard which passed over New York, during which she was imprisoned in the house for three days. She does not, to our regret, speak of returning to Australia. Miss Curwen is still teaching at Hawkesdale. S h e comes to see us at Clyde whenever she is in Melbourne and is always interested'in our doings. Miss Julia Yo-ung, who went to

England early in 1912, has been for some time in 'Hungary. We would be glad to hear she was coming back to Melbourne. Mrs. Oliphant Richardson (Miss Bainbridge) is living" at Mianelup, Gnowangerup, West Australia. She always asks for news of Clyde in her letters.

—for instance, that of a six-yearold for a perforated block—and at the same time quell the revolutionary force without. To close the window was the last act of a desperate government. It is now only When tihe queue threatens to double, and thereby lose its queuistic virtues that any parley is necessary. Long live the queue!

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Everyone at Clyde is grateful to Harry for the splendid way he looks after the gardens at Faireleight, Clyde and Ingleton. The grass always looks green and restful; there are always flowers for the vases. The Basket Ball Court, until April a joy to the eye in its green softness, and a resting place for basking girls on Sunday afternoons is now unavoidably being robbed of its beauty by the claims of basket ball. Games and grass refuse to prosper together. W e feel sure Harry would prefer the latter; but in spite of this lie is always most ready to mark out the court in preparation; for a further sacrifice. W e can only hope that the end of the sports season will give us back our lawn.

Am English friend of Miss Henderson went lately to teach at Roedean, a large girls' school in the South of England. Writing home to her people she said, "The nicest child I have met at Roedean is a little Australian girl called Kitty Moore." She was much interested to- receive the same 'week a letter from Miss Henderson asking her to look out for Kitty, who had but lately left Clyde. We are not surprised - to hear that Kitity has won the hearts ctf her English teachers. A change has come over the spirit of our office dream—or rather, nightmare. Where, on "cupboard days" a swirling', pressing mass used to jam on the platform outside the office, now reigns a heavenly calm. The queue system prevails, and first eoime first served is the rule. A modest gate is open to the happy recipient of gifts from the office, and the next in lines presents her face at the window. This relief is probably less '-welcomed by the clients of the office than by its occupants, who have aforetime sougitt to meet and settle a demand

Clyde has this year become possessed of two "properties" it had hot hitherto enjoyed. One is the flagstaff, which rears its lonely length above the shelter-shed. How long we shall be able to bear its melancholy, unclothed form we do not know. It seems to cry, "Give •me flag's! Give me pennants! Give me something to wave in the breeze!" Let us this year satisfy this craving, surely—'for a flagstaff

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—not unnatural. The second "property was a see-saw, a' playthingwhich the authorities— and 'how they applauded their earlier judgment—had denounced as -likely to do someone a mischief. This it promptly did no later than the first day of its installation, breaking right in half un'der the weight of fifteen girls. This lapse was 'treated with severity, and the see-saw knows us no more.

PREFECTS. By some mischance the list of prefects for 1910 has -been mislaid • or lost. We would he glad if any Old Girls could tell us if the following list is correct. The date shows the year In which a girl was first appointed prefect:— 1910.—'Dorothy Greene, Dorothy Watson, -Lome Peck, Mona Greene, Mabel Johnston, Doris Manton, Edith McLaurin, Georgie Lang-don, Elaine Cook, Ethel Cordner. 1911.—Adeline •Mill-ear.

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1912.— Marjorie Macpherson, Madge Robinson, Dorothy Watson, Cecil Maudsley. 1913.—Janet McCulloch, Jean Aitken, Tara Vandeleur, Marion Wanliss. 1914.—Leslie Henderson-,Weigall, Nira Scott.

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YE TALE OF YE OLDE FLYE. What is it that I in the milk do spy? What, but the corpse of ye olde dead fiye! With its wings below and its legs on high, And nought to be seen but the 'white of its eye; A ghostly corpse in its tomlb it doth lie. When the old hall clock tolls the hour of midnight, And the wind moans round like a lost soul in fright, While the moon shines down with a waning hlue light, And the storm demons shriek all unchecked in their might; In that spot may be seen a most hair-raising sight— For the blue burning lights show some spirit is nigh. A grizzly ghost with a pale bulging eye, And a large toothless mouth from which 'blue sparks do fly; On that table doth wriggle, and loudly doth cry, "In 'brimstone and sulphur for e'er must I fry, For I was not confessed before I did die, And heavy upon me my sins they do lie." Beware! O, rash lingerer, venture not nigh, For that be the ghost of Ye Olde Dead Flye. —Bv One Who Saw Him.

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