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EDITORIAL CARDINAL GILROY AT LORETO, CALCUTTA T H E A U S T R A L I A N E U C H A R I S T I C CONGRESS, 1953 MEMORIES OF BARCELONA SIR C H A R L E S GAYAN D U F F Y A N D C A R L Y L E P I C T U R E S : MARY'S M O U N T P I C T U R E S : L O R E T O , DAWSON S T R E E T PICTURES: LORETO, PORTLAND PICTURES: LORETO, NORMANHURST 22 SCHOOL V I G N E T T E S P I C T U R E S : L O R E T O , K I R R I B 1 L L 1 (with Roll Call on page 92) 38 THIS AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIA D E L E S P I R I T U S A N T O ( A P o e m by Lynd N a t h a n ) SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS SUNSET I N T H E TROPICS

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PICTURES: LORETO, CLAREMONT VIEWS AND OPINIONS S I D E L I G H T S ON H I S T O R Y PICTURES: LORETO, NEDLANDS INTERESTING EXPERIENCES P I C T U R E S : L O R E T O , M A R R Y AT V I L L E OVERSEAS CONTRIBUTIONS:

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PICTURES: LORETO ABBEY, R A T H F A R N H A M P I C T U R E S : P A S T AND P R E S E N T IN T H E I.B.V.M M A U M A U IN K E N Y A N A T I V E SISTERS AT L O R E T O ( I . B . V . M . ) G L E N C O W I E , TRANSVAAL T H E I . B . V . M . IN C H I L E , S O U T H A M E R I C A N E W S AND V I E W S F R O M L O R E T O ( I . B . V . M . ) , L U C K N O W , INDIA

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MARY WARD

(1585-1645),

Foundress of the I.B.V.M.

EDITORIAL . . .

Our year seems to have been touched by the special radiance that shines from the hidden glory of God in the Blessed Sacrament.

Its divine light lifted our national aspirations to a plane where the chief emotion that stirred our hearts was gratitude — gratitude for our Catholic Faith that could now rejoice, having come through the early years of its sorroivs. The National Eucharistic Congress, held in Sydney during a week of golden days in mid-Autumn, was a spiritual and national event of great importance.

Our pupils in the remote capital cities of Australia felt its influence, though it was the privilege of the two Sydney houses only to be active participants.

At the closing ceremonies of the Congress, His Eminence Cardinal Gilroy, in the presence of a vast concourse kneeling in the Sydney streets, re-dedicated our country to the Holy Spirit.

It was a divinely inspired act that must have stirred the heart of every thoughtful Australian ivho heard it. The Cardinal spoke for all ivho feel their responsibility in building our nationhood.

Our duty to Oriental countries had been set before us in more than one symposium during the Congress. If we had been awakened to our Christian duty as a Pacific nation, we also felt a humbling need of divine guidance.

What wonder then that our hearts kindled to the Cardinal9s act of consecration to the Holy Spirit.

Catholic schoolgirls in Australia in this year of 1953 will be its Catholic womanhood in a few short years; and no nation is ever nobler than its women.

We, ivho teach these girls, feel in many of them an awakening sense of their high destiny.

May ive put in a plea with parents to help their children to avoid the traps of mediocrity, and to encourage them in using their gifts to lead people to God.

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Cardinal Gilroy a Loreto, Calcutta It isn't every day that we meet a Cardinal. But in Loreto House we have actually entertained two within a year.

Last J a n u a r y b r o u g h t C a r d i n a l Spellman on his way h o m e f r o m Korea. This year b r o u g h t C a r d i n a l Gilroy. T h e A r c h b i s h o p of New York was a visitor, a globe-trotter w h o d r o p p e d down on Calcutta because h e "just must see I n d i a . " T h e A r c h b i s h o p of Sydney is a beloved guest—the Pope's own envoy to I n d i a . He is no new-comer, e i t h e r : indeed we feel t h a t we have, in t h e I n d i a n idiom, "a f o u r anna s h a r e " in Australia's Cardinal. Did h e not preside at t h e P l e n a r y Council of t h e I n d i a n h i e r a r c h y in 1950!

And did h e not come back now, as t h e Pope's representative, to preside at t h e All-India celebrations of t h e centenary of St. T h o m a s !

But t h e smiling Bishop t h a t sat chatting in Loreto House p a r l o u r was not like a world figure at all. H e was just a priest, a f r i e n d l y , lovable ambassador of Jesus Christ—very simple, very homely, very charming. H e did not give us a discourse on his travels in t h r e e continents, b u t sat talking casually among us, his soft voice pleasant with t h e faintest hint of an Australian drawl, his face lit u p with its w o n d e r f u l b r i g h t smile.

Cardinal Gilroy loves I n d i a . I t was sheer joy to h i m to be in t h e m i d d l e of those thousands and tens of thousands of Indians, clerics and business-men, ministers of state and peasants, students and coolies —who milled r o u n d h i m in t h e Catholic South, in Goa, f o r t h e St. Francis Xavier celebrations, in E r n a k u l u m f o r those of St. Thomas. A n y o n e else might have f o u n d t h e ceremonies long, h o u r s of pontifical presiding, m o r e h o u r s of speeches, and then t h e enthusiastic crowds who m o b b e d h i m , jostling each o t h e r to see his face, to kiss his ring.

To h i m it was just a b e a u t i f u l d e m o n s t r a t i o n of F a i t h t h a t went straight to his h e a r t . T h e y were St. T h o m a s ' Christians, St. F r a n c i s Xavier's Christians, welcoming a new Apostle. H e k n e w t h a t it was t h e C h u r c h t h a t t h e y were h o n o u r i n g , so t h e r e couldn't be too m u c h of it. C a r d i n a l Gilroy knows t h e I n d i a n people well.

H e knows Mar Ivanios, t h e l e a d e r of t h e Jacobites (St. T h o m a s ' Christians) who a few decades ago m a d e his submission to R o m e , bringing a few t h o u s a n d of his flock with h i m into t h e t r u e fold. H e is keenly interested in t h e thousands of those schismatics who still r e m a i n outside. H e is delighted at t h e increase of I n d i a n s among t h e bishops. And h e is positively enthusiastic about t h e great h o n o u r done to one of them, A r c h b i s h o p , n o w Cardinal, Gracias of Bombay. Cardinal Gilroy was with h i m when t h e news a r r i v e d ; h e knows t h e significance of t h e red hat bestowed on a son of f r e e I n d i a and h e was particularly h a p p y t h a t it should come to Mgr. Gracias, f o r h e h a s a very h i g h opinion of t h a t r e m a r k a b l e young prelate.

F r o m I n d i a n Bishops to Australian Bishops.

His Eminence Cardinal Gilroy and the Most Rev. Dr. Perier, S.J., Archbishop of Calcutta, with a group at Loreto House ( I . B . V . M . ) , Calcutta, in January, 1953.

This P r i m a t e spoke with c h a r m i n g modesty, as one of t h e younger set, and waxed very enthusiastic about t h e grand old m e n of the Australian h i e r a r c h y .

H e told us how t h e Americans were amazed at t h e energy and enterprise of the octogenarian A r c h b i s h o p Duhig, constantly moving about his big diocese. H e told us h o w m u c h h e admired A r c h b i s h o p Mannix walking as erect as he was f o r t y years ago, as clear m i n d e d and f u l l of wit as ever with t h e lovely mellowness of age u p o n h i m .

He exulted in t h e n u m b e r s and variety of religious orders in his own diocese. H e was enthusiastic a b o u t t h e f a i t h of t h e Australian laymen, of their self-sacrifice f o r t h e i r schools and t h e i r m a n n i n g of t h e mission fields of t h e Pacific. H e was delighted t h a t t h e coming of so m a n y " N e w A u s t r a l i a n s " h a d b r o u g h t t h e Catholic p o p u l a t i o n u p f r o m twenty to twentyfive p e r cent of t h e total. On his lips, these were n o dull statistics b u t lit u p w i t h t h e virtue of H o p e .

T h e C a r d i n a l isn't m e r e l y an a u t h o r i t y on t h e C h u r c h , b u t an Apostle visibly thrilled to see and feel t h e living C h u r c h growing a r o u n d h i m .

B u t w h a t we liked best was w h e n t h e Cardinal talked of t h e P o p e . H e told us of his own visits to h i m , how w a r m was t h e welcome of His Holiness, how great his knowledge, h o w all-embracing his interest. H e spoke of t h e w o n d e r f u l personality of P i u s X I I , of his deep holiness. H e told us h o w not only Catholics b u t unbelievers go f r o m p a p a l audiences changed m e n — r e - m a d e not by w h a t t h e P o p e has said, b u t by w h a t h e is.

T h e y are converted, literally, by just looking at his face.

P e r h a p s something similar will be said of y o u r own Cardinal. T h e m e m b e r s of his staff w h o were with h i m told us of h o w his flock loved h i m , h o w easy of access, how affectionate h e is. O u r A r c h b i s h o p , Dr. Perier, S.J., whose guest h e was in Calcutta, h a d m u c h to say of h i m .

No w o n d e r h e is chosen to h a n d l e delicate [Concluded on page 7]

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The Australian National Eucharistic Congress, 1953 even b e f o r e t h e ceremonies of t h e Congress began.

We were all glad to k n o w t h a t t h e H o l y F a t h e r h a d a p p o i n t e d as P a p a l Legate our own beloved A r c h b i s h o p , His E m i n e n c e C a r d i n a l Gilroy, who was also t h e gracious host to t h e ecclesiastical visitors w h o came f r o m overseas, and f r o m t h e other States of Australia.

F o r over a year a committee of t h i r t y priests h a d organized all t h e different d e p a r t m e n t s which were to ensure t h e smooth r u n n i n g of events and t h e h a n d l i n g of a h u g e influx of visitors. T h e two chief d e p a r t m e n t s were the T r a n s p o r t D e p a r t m e n t and t h e Police. At t h e end of t h e Congress w h e n t h e Cardinal Legate publicly t h a n k e d these m e n f o r t h e i r w o n d e r f u l work, everyone felt glad to hear t h e m so h o n o u r e d .

It was well k n o w n t h a t you could a p p r o a c h a policeman at any p o i n t in t h e busy city, ask h i m f o r i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t Congress functions and b e sure of a courteous and accurate reply. (We have h e a r d t h a t a n u m b e r of those policemen have, since then, asked f o r instruction in t h e Catholic F a i t h . )

T h e week, beginning on t h e 12th A p r i l and e n d i n g on t h e 19th, is one t h a t will go down in t h e annals of t h e C h u r c h in Australia as m e m o r a b l e for t h e great graces God gave to o u r country d u r i n g t h e Eucharistic Congress in Sydney. F r o m t h e first days of p l a n n i n g , right t h r o u g h o u t t h e Congress, t h e spirit of t h e celebrations was clearly defined and fulfilled, t h e t h e m e being, The Blessed Eucharist and Christian Charity.

HISTORIC BACKGROUND T h e year 1953 was a fitting year f o r t h e national spirit of Australia to h o n o u r in a special way t h e great goodness of God to this c o u n t r y w h e r e t h e Catholic C h u r c h began its work in days of persecution.

I t was in May, 1803, t h a t t h e first publicly authorized Mass was offered in Australia, in Sydney.

In that year Governor K i n g issued a proclamation which granted Father Dixon, heroically e n d u r i n g t h e sufferings of a convict, "a conditional e m a n c i p a t i o n to enable h i m to exercise his Clerical Functions as a R o m a n Catholic Priest."

White m e n h a d settled in Sydney fifteen years before, but d u r i n g t h a t t i m e priests were f o r b i d d e n to offer Mass. It took very little in those days f o r a m a n to be sent as a convict f r o m E n g l a n d or I r e l a n d , and t h e sufferings of Catholics in t h e early history of Sydney m a k e sad pages of reading. If F a t h e r Dixon had been able to look f o r w a r d one h u n d r e d and fifty years and see t h e h u n d r e d s of thousands of Catholics in Sydney paying such loyal and loving t r i b u t e to Our Lord in t h e Blessed Sacrament, his h e a r t would have been even m o r e f u l l of joy as h e called Onr Lord down f o r t h e first t i m e b e n e a t h t h e Eucharistic veils. A n d w h a t of brave F a t h e r T h e r r y , who, a f t e r F a t h e r Dixon h a d l e f t Australia, wore out his life in long years of sacrificing toil d u r i n g t h e sombre years of our history?

PREPARATIONS F o r m o n t h s b e f o r e t h e Congress special prayers were said at t h e end of each Mass to beg God's blessing on t h e great Eucharistic Festival. T h e n a t r i d u u m of p r a y e r was h e l d in all t h e churches of the Archdiocese on t h e days preceding t h e opening of the Congress. T h o u s a n d s flocked to t h e i r p a r i s h churches d u r i n g these days of i m m e d i a t e p r e p a r a t i o n , and t h e spirit of t h e coming week was so m a n i f e s t t h a t m a n y non-Catholics were deeply impressed

VISITORS TO THE CONGRESS Besides A r c h b i s h o p s and Bishops and priests f r o m all over t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h and f r o m t h e Pacific Islands and New Zealand, Sydney was also privileged to welcome two visiting Cardinals: Cardinal Agagianian, of A r m e n i a , and Cardinal Gracias, f r o m B o m b a y . T h e r e were two other I n d i a n Archbishops.

T h e A r c h b i s h o p of Dublin, Dr. McQuaid, and Bishop H e e n a n , f r o m E n g l a n d , were also distinguished guests, w h o contributed greatly by t h e i r o r a t o r y to t h e e n j o y m e n t of f u n c t i o n s held d u r i n g Congress Week. Dr. O ' H a r a , t h e A r c h b i s h o p of P h i l a d e l p h i a , represented t h e U.S.A. At our convent at Kirribilli, a f t e r t h e Congress, we were delighted to h a v e visits from Cardinal Agagianian, Cardinal Gracias, A r c h b i s h o p McQuaid and Bishop H e e n a n . Cardinal Gracias h a d called to see t h e Loreto Nuns in Calcutta on his way to Australia. One of t h e special ways in which our own school celebrated t h e great week was in a, spectacular display of flood-lighting.

We h e a r d of groups of p e o p l e t a k i n g f e r r y trips r o u n d N e u t r a l Bay to see t h e b e a u t i f u l sight. T h e whole m a i n building and t h e b r i g h t green trees were brilliantly floodlit; t h e top of t h e tower was lit with a m b e r coloured lights, and this effect on t h e c o p p e r cupola was entrancing. C a r d i n a l Gilroy h a d d o ? " " A m I p h o t o g e n i c ? " h e joked. T h e n good-byes all r o u n d . "Give o u r love to A u s t r a l i a " and h e was gone, smiling and waving f r o m t h e car, as h e set off to be t h e special envoy of t h e P o p e at all t h e ports of call f r o m Calcutta to Sydney. ! •" _ —M. (An Australian member of the I.B.V.M. in Calcutta.)

[Continued from page 6] h u m a n p r o b l e m s in I n d i a , in Indonesia, in t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . H e carries with h i m t h r o u g h o u t t h e East t h e good o d o u r of Christ.

T h e Cardinal's visit was all too short. A f t e r a big blessing, h e posed f o r photos, o r r a t h e r didn't pose, just agreed to a n y t h i n g we wanted. " W i l l t h a t 7

CONGRESS SCENES

T O P L E F T : In the arena of the Showground on Citizens' Night: Tableau of Schoolgirls, representing a Chalice and the Host.

T O P R I G H T : Cardinal Gilroy, Papal Legate, blesses school-children outside St. Mary's Cathedral before the opening Mass of the Congress.

C E N T R E : Cardinals receiving University students at the Garden Party at Sancta Sophia College.

The students in this group are Indians and Chinese.

Guests at the Civic Reception kneel to kiss the rings of the three Cardinals who with the Lord Mayor.

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L O R E T O asked f o r extensive illumination of buildings, and Loreto was glad to m a k e this contribution to t h e week of joyousness.

On t h e S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g we again went to t h e Showground to sing at t h e W o m e n ' s Mass.

Dr. Percy Jones conducted at every choral f u n c t i o n , and his choirs should be forever g r a t e f u l to h i m f o r his magnificent t r a i n i n g and self-sacrifice d u r i n g that week and t h e m o n t h s of r e m o t e p r e p a r a t i o n .

A WEEK OF REVERENCE At first, non-Catholics were puzzled by t h e a t m o s p h e r e of p r a y e r t h a t pervaded t h e city (and overseas visitors assure us t h a t it is a very pagan city) ; gradually they accepted t h e situation, and showed a genuine and reverent interest in w h a t was going on. T h i s was seen not only at p u r e l y religious ceremonies but also at t h e various f o r u m s of discussion which were arranged, w h e t h e r at t h e Town H a l l or t h e University. T h e r e was one f e a t u r e that appealed to m a n y non-Catholics and t h a t was the p r e a c h i n g a r r a n g e d by t h e Catholic Evidence Guild at street corners and in t h e parks.

Jesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans, Vincentians, Redemptorists, Passionists and m a n y others set u p t h e i r crosses on the back of lorries or trucks and p r e a c h e d as O u r Lord first p r e a c h e d among the people. T h e y spoke mainly on the R e a l Presence and Christian Charity.

Their f o r c e f u l sermons drew curious and interested crowds which grew in size every day. At first some came to jeer f but as t h e week advanced t h e y stood t h o u g h t f u l and respectful. T h e l u n c h h o u r people especially will r e m e m b e r these fine priests who endured t h e h e a t and noisy traffic to speak to t h e m .

Many people h o p e t h a t this f e a t u r e will become a p e r m a n e n t sight f o r at least a weekly h o u r in Sydney.

EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION T h e climax of t h e week was t h e t h r e e and a half h o u r Procession t h r o u g h the m a i n streets of Sydney to St. Mary's Cathedral. This procession was s u m m e d u p by t h e I n d i a n prelate, C a r d i n a l Gracias, as " a marvel of organization and a miracle of f a i t h and devotion" 1 . T h e glorious a u t u m n sunshine filled t h e streets, showing u p t h e colours of t h e pageantry, as t h e procession moved off f r o m our historic c h u r c h , St. Patrick's, w h e r e t h e first Mass in Australia was celebrated. F o u r t e e n m o u n t e d police led t h e way, followed by a torch-bearer and acolytes.

Representative children f r o m t h e schools taught by t h e various Teaching Orders in their u n i f o r m s : girls in blue, girls in brown, girls in green—all according to their special school—walked with trained step in the procession. T h e y were followed by National Groups, m a n y of t h e m in t h e b r i g h t and picturesque costumes of t h e i r nation. T h e r e were Croats, Czechs, Poles, Lithuanians, D u t c h — a n d even fifteen Russians. T h e Italians f o r m e d t h e largest section.

O t h e r groups were: Holy N a m e Society, Nurses, University graduates and under-graduates, Religious B r o t h e r s and Priests. T h e diocesan priests wore Albs and Chasubles, f o r t h e first t i m e in any p u b l i c procession in Australia. T h e P a p a l Legate, Cardinal Gilroy, walked a great p a r t of t h e way carrying t h e Monstrance, but f o r the last section of t h e r o u t e h e knelt b e f o r e it in a float, b e a u t i f u l l y decorated and d r a w n by deacons f r o m St. Patrick's College, Manly.

B e h i n d t h e float walked t h e Cardinals and o t h e r distinguished visitors.

The whole r o u t e of t h e procession was flanked on b o t h sides by children of Mary in their blue cloaks; and it was said t h a t three-quarters of a million spectators witnessed the sight.

Amplifiers along t h e streets enabled a continual devotional service to be p r a c t i s e d : t h e singing of h y m n s and t h e recitation of t h e Rosary. Everyone was awed by t h e b e a u t i f u l singing of t h e Festival choir consisting of t h r e e h u n d r e d girls and fifty-five m e n , singing at t h e C a t h e d r a l u n d e r t h e direction of Dr. Percy Jones, and h e a r d t h r o u g h t h e amplifiers all along t h e streets.

Many non-Catholics were deeply moved.

THE CHOIRS T h e singing was b e a u t i f u l , d u e in great p a r t to the skill and enthusiasm of Dr. Percy Jones.* T h e Congress Festival Choir of men and women sang at nearly all t h e religious festivals, and we grew to be thrilled at t h e i r singing of t h e special h y m n , Wc Stand For God, t h a t spoke t h e idealism t h a t moved us all. T h e schoolgirls of all t h e convents (a n u m b e r chosen f r o m each) m a d e u p a fine choir, which our teachers and Dr. P e r c y Jones trained to great perfection. At the Showground on Citizens' Night nine thousand girls in long evening gowns f o r m e d in the arena t h e tableau which we h a d practised—oh, how o f t e n ! It represented a cross, a chalice and a Host—-all in a p p r o p r i a t e masses of colour. It was r e p o r t e d by those in t h e G r a n d s t a n d s t h a t the effect was very b e a u t i f u l .

A h u n d r e d thousand people crowded t h e Stands, and C a r d i n a l Agagianian gave Benediction of t h e Blessed Sacrament. T h e lovely singing of t h e B e t h l e h e m College Choir (taught by the Sisters of Charity) was h e a r d all over t h e Showground.

W h e n t h e lights were extinguished, our 18,000 tiny coloured torches gleamed in t h e arena. Benediction was over and with t h e h y m n , F a i t h of O u r F a t h e r s , rising like a m i g h t y song of t r i u m p h f r o m m a n y t h o u s a n d singers, t h e night came to a close. All t h e f u n c t i o n s were broadcast, and if people b e f o r e their wireless sets in t h e i r homes were moved to f a i t h and enthusiasm w h a t can we say of those who were in t h e very centre of it!

THE HOLY FATHER'S BLESSING T h e sky was blue and cloudless above t h e C a t h e d r a l and t h e city was suddenly still. As t h e Monstrance was raised in blessing we beheld a sight that we shall surely never f o r g e t : t h a t great concourse of men, women and children adoring their Master. T h e r e was a great quiet over everything.

This stillness was b r o k e n only when thousands of voices r e p e a t e d t h e Divine Praises a f t e r the C a r d i n a l ; and these praises seemed to express t h e deep desire we f e l t : to offer praise to our Divine [Concluded on page 10]

* The Rev. P. Jones, Vice-Director of the Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne University.

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MEMORIES OF BARCELONA On t h e night of t h e 26th May, 1952, o u r train l e f t M a d r i d f o r Barcelona, w h e r e we were to attend t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l E u c h a r i s t i c Congress. As we were b o a r d i n g t h e train we h a d seen t h a t t h e c o m p a r t m e n t reserved for us bore, in large letters, t h e inscription, M A D R E S I R L A N D E S A S * . So we k n e w w h e r e to go. It was very exciting to see t h e long t r a i n , and to know t h a t everyone in t h e packed carriages was going to t h e Congress. O u r t r a i n h a d to wait u n t i l one, filled with h i g h e r and lower officers of t h e A r m y , pulled out of t h e station. T h e y , too, were b o u n d for Barcelona. T h e n t h e night j o u r n e y began, most of us sleeping as well as we could.

At Zaragozaf a w a r m sunny m o r n i n g greeted us, and, knowing t h a t we h a d t h e day to s p e n d — t h e through-train f r o m t h e r e to Barcelona did not leave till 4 p.m.—we set out to e n j o y our visit to this historic city. W e went first to t h e lovely Basilica of Our Lady of P i l a r ; it is u n d e r this title t h a t Our Lady is hailed as t h e special Patroness of Spain. H e r statue in this Basilica is richly a d o r n e d with jewels and costly robes. As we went about t h e city we were shown w h e r e it has been rebuilt since t h e terrible destruction t h a t befell it in t h e War.lj: W e settled ourselves in t h e t r a i n at 4 p.m., b u t h a r d l y expected a n i g h t of such heat. I t was with great relief t h a t we saw t h e lights of Barcelona, glowing over a wide expanse of horizon. At m i d n i g h t , we alighted f r o m our train, and were glad to go to t h e "Residence-Lestonac", w h e r e we h a d booked rooms.

W e w e r e soon asleep in o u r c o m f o r t a b l e beds—our first good sleep since we h a d left M a d r i d .

booklets and medals of Congressists.

T h e badges we p i n n e d on our dresses w i t h o u t delay. F o r us, t h e Congress h a d t h e n begun . . . In t h e a f t e r n o o n we took p a r t in t h e children's h o m a g e of p r a y e r to Jesus in t h e Blessed Sacrament at t h e Altar in P i u s X I I Square. A countless n u m b e r of little ones a p p r o a c h e d t h e A l t a r in procession, bearing in t h e i r h a n d s bunches of w h e a t and olive, symbolizing t h e Eucharist and Peace. On t h e steps t h a t led u p to t h e Altar were h u n d r e d s of children dressed in t h e white robes of their first Communion.

We represented t h e c h i l d r e n of t h e whole w o r l d ; and w h e n one of t h e priests announced t h e offerings received: millions of Masses, Communions, Visits to t h e Blessed Sacrament, etc., c u l m i n a t i n g in t h e ten and a half million of acts of charity, we felt t h a t we were not m e r e spectators, but an active p a r t of this t r e m e n d o u s d e m o n s t r a t i o n in h o n o u r of Jesus in t h e Blessed Sacrament, f o r we h a d sent in our lists of prayers and acts t h a t we offered at school.

A DAY OF OUTINGS Next m o r n i n g a f t e r assisting at Mass at t h e Residence we set out f o r San Jose de la Montana, t h e shrine at t h e foot of t h e T i b i d a b o m o u n t a i n . T h e r e is a t r a d i t i o n in this p a r t of Spain t h a t it was to this m o u n t a i n t h a t Satan led O u r Lord in one of t h e t e m p t a t i o n s H e faced d u r i n g His f o r t y days' fast in t h e desert. Looking over t h e sea and land f r o m t h e t o p of t h e m o u n t a i n , Satan said t o O u r L o r d : " T i b i d a b o . . . " All these shall I give unto You. W e were not t h e r e to see t h e w o n d e r f u l scene on t h e T i b i d a b o on Mens' Night d u r i n g t h e Congress, w h e n fifteen t h o u s a n d m e n in torchlight procession wound t h e i r way u p t h e hillside to m a k e t h e H o l y H o u r b e f o r e t h e Blessed Sacrament. City magnates and workmen rubbed shoulders together in the C o n f r a t e r n i t y of N i g h t l y A d o r a t i o n w h i l e t h e i r prayers mingled w i t h t h e c h a n t of t h e Benedictine m o n k s who have a m o n a s t e r y on T i b i d a b o .

W e children were n o t t h e r e ; still, we rejoiced to h e a r of it.

On t h e a f t e r n o o n a f t e r o u r visit to t h e shrine at t h e foot of T i b i d a b o , we w e n t b y car to Montserrat, w h e r e we spent some never-to-beforgotten h o u r s a d m i r i n g t h e magnificent p a n o r a m a and t h e historic m o n a s t e r y w i t h all its treasures of art, m a n y of t h e m i n t i m a t e l y connected with St.

CHILDREN'S DAY AT THE CONGRESS W h e n we awoke it was ten o'clock, and we could see f r o m our windows t h a t t h e city was w r a p p e d in t h e s p l e n d o u r of a M e d i t e r r a n e a n sun. Out in t h e streets t h e r e was an a t m o s p h e r e of festivity and j o y ; t h e facades of all t h e buildings were gay with flags while t h e p e o p l e w h o filled t h e streets looked c h e e r f u l and expectant. W h e n we h a d walked as f a r as t h e Diagonal, we h a l t e d with t h e crowds t h a t were waiting to see t h e passing of Generalisimo Franco, w h o was driving t h r o u g h Barcelona with his brilliant cortege amidst t h e greetings and cheers of t h e people. A f t e r this we went h o m e to rest. At luncheon we were given envelopes containing t h e [Continued from page 9]

at school in t h e late dusk to find t h e convent lit w i t h floodlights. T h e cream tower, n o w t r a n s f o r m e d into a golden a m b e r , looked b e a u t i f u l and impressive against t h e d a r k sky.* T h e Congress was over, and we felt tired and excited and a little sad to t h i n k t h a t t h e b e a u t i f u l week of p r a y e r and fervour was p a s t ; b u t f u l l of g r a t i t u d e to belong to such a lovely school as Loreto and to possess t h e Catholic F a i t h .

YVONNE MATTHEW, MAUREEN BEESLEY, NINA MORRIS, LOUISE BOLAND, HELEN FLYNN, ANNE DESMARCHELIER, Loreto, Kirribilli. * See also page 40.—Ed.

Master in t h e spirit of charity. This was indeed t h e Congress spirit. T h e n C a r d i n a l Gilroy p r e a c h e d a short b u t moving sermon on t h e Blessed Eucharist and Christian Charity, and e n d e d by reciting a b e a u t i f u l act of consecration to t h e H o l y Spirit, t h e r e b y dedicating anew o u r island continent to t h e service of God. T h e culmination of t h e great day came w h e n we were told to stand by f o r a message f r o m Vatican City. W e were overwhelmed to h e a r t h e voice of t h e H o l y F a t h e r speaking in English in a special broadcast to his children in Australia. H e ended by giving us his blessing. . . W e arrived back 10

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A First Communicant at the I.B.V.M. and her Mother. (The convent at Barcelona is in the Roman Generalate of the I.B.V.M.) Basilica and Monastery; the Black Virgin; Funicular transport.

Montserrat owes its fame to the noble Benedictine monastery

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Ignatius in t h e first days of his marvellous conversion.

On t h e way back to Barcelona we m e t several lorries f r o m t h e Basque lands bringing Basque w o r k m e n to t h e Congress. On these lorries were displayed boards and scrolls on which we could read words of praise of Jesus in t h e Blessed Sacrament.

every nation uniting in a glorious " C r e d o in u n u m Deo" . . .

As t h e Holy F a t h e r was to say next evening at t h e closing ceremonies: "So m a n y nations, so m a n y rites b u t one H e a r t and one soul."

In t h e a f t e r n o o n , those of t h e girls who were not too tired went off to Manresa to visit t h e Cave of St. I g n a t i u s . . . I n t h e evening, t h a n k s to t h e kindness of Mr. Martinez Bayo, f a t h e r of our school c o m p a n i o n , Mercedes, we were driven in two cars all r o u n d the city, to t h e C a t h e d r a l , to T i b i d a b o , w h e r e we were e n t r a n c e d with t h e spectacle below us, so fantastic t h a t it looked like a new firmament with all its varied constellations.

CONSECRATION OF THE ARMY On t h e m o r n i n g of t h e 30th May we witnessed t h e moving and impressive act of the Consecration of t h e A r m y to t h e Eucharist. Generals and o t h e r officers, at t h e h e a d of w h o m were t h e Ministers of t h e A r m y , Air Force and Navy, assisted at Mass in t h e open air.

At t h e end of t h e Mass took place t h e act of consecration of t h e t h r e e m i l i t a r y forces to O u r Lord.

It was a stirring experience f o r us all, and we p r a y e d t h a t they m i g h t always belong to O u r Lord and fight f o r His cause w h e r e v e r H e m i g h t need t h e m . . .

At night we went to t h e C h u r c h of t h e H o l y F a m i l y , w h e r e t h e C h u r c h itself served as t h e magnificent b a c k g r o u n d f o r t h e mystery p l a y acted on its b r o a d terraces of steps.

Not only was t h e acting impressive, but t h e whole scene h a d a magic quality which would have delighted t h e great Spanish playwright, Calderon, could h e have r e t u r n e d to see his play acted in t h e twentieth c e n t u r y to such an appreciative audience. Five h u n d r e d actors presented this play on t h e tragedy of sin and t h e struggle between t h e spirit and t h e flesh.

CLOSING CEREMONIES T h e first of J u n e ! A fitting day f o r t h e closing ceremonies.

I n t h e evening t h e P a p a l Legate, kneeling b e h i n d t h e Blessed Sacrament on a raised p l a t f o r m d r a w n by two h u n d r e d and fifty of t h e newly-ordained priests, passed in a two-mile procession t h r o u g h t h e streets of t h a t Barcelona once f a m e d f o r its anti-Catholic Revolutions, now t r a n s f o r m e d into a vast Sanctuary of prayer. T h e n , t h e perfect e n d i n g of a p e r f e c t week!

Fr*om loudspeakers tjhat f o r m e d a n e t w o r k e x t e n d i n g to t h e city boundaries t h e H o l y F a t h e r ' s voice spoke a message t h a t was carried into t h e homes of t h e citizens as well as to t h e h u n d r e d s of t h o u s a n d s massed in P o p e P i u s X I I Square and beyond.

Silence spoke as t h e h u m of t h e great city was h u s h e d and Christ's Representative on e a r t h said: " W e bless you a l l ! " T h e n , in smooth flowing Spanish h e spoke of t h e Congress as an e x a m p l e of peace and u n i t y t o t h e world, e n d i n g : " W e wish to gather together all your voices, all t h e wishes of your h e a r t s and all t h e anxieties of y o u r souls, and consecrate t h e m into one great cry f o r peace—a cry t h a t m a y be h e a r d t h e world over."

Do you wonder now t h a t t h e ringing of bells, the flight of doves, t h e cry of seagulls and t h e shrill hoot of t h e siren—all spell Barcelona f o r m e ?

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THE ORDINATION OF EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY PRIESTS On t h e following day was celebrated one of those magnificent acts without parallel, it is said, in t h e history of Christianity: t h e Ordination, in t h e Stadium, of 820 priests of different races. T h e r e has never been seen, n o r ever will b e seen again such a spectacle, said the Papal Legate, Cardinal Tedeschini, w h o was cheered and a p p l a u d e d with overwhelming enthusiasm as h e entered t h e S t a d i u m . . . W e could see t h e twenty altars w i t h t h e i r tall candlesticks and vases of lilies, and t h e eight h u n d r e d and twenty Seminarians as t h e y filed out to t h e different altars. A n d shall we ever forget t h e w o n d e r f u l ceremony w i t h its Litany of t h e Saints rising and falling in cadences like t h e come and go of t h e waves? T h e n t h e Masses w i t h t h e newlyo r d a i n e d assisting, and all a r o u n d u n d e r t h e w a r m Spanish sky m o r e t h a n half-a-million voices f r o m

Collegio I.B.V.M., MAITE ARRARAS Madrid. (and collaborators). * The name by which Loreto nuns of the I.B.V.M. are known in Spain. Some of the nuns accompanied the girls to the Congress, t Saragossa. (Ed.) t The Spanish Civil War of 1936. (Ed.) only did they point it out to m e politely b u t m o r e t h a n once they accompanied me, as in t h e case of a working-man who insisted, saying: " I t is n o t r o u b l e ; it is t h e t h i r d t i m e to-day t h a t I accompanied a stranger."

I spoke to several foreign priests and asked t h e m what impression t h e y h a d obtained of B a r c e l o n a ; they always r e p l i e d : " I t is just marvellous."

A F r e n c h m a n went on t o say: " T h e city can b e c o m p a r e d with P a r i s ; b u t t h e p e o p l e w i t h n o one."

SIDELIGHTS AT T H E BARCELONA CONG R E S S : I m e t a taxi-driver w h o was searching t h r o u g h t h e crowded street f o r a foreign priest w h o Irad forgotten his camera, and l e f t it in t h e taxi.

T h e n t h e r e was an incident of a type-writer, w h i c h an absent-minded person h a d l e f t on t h e street t h e night b e f o r e w h e n h e got out of t h e t r a i n .

The type-writer was r e t u r n e d to h i m next day.

I m e t a foreigner w h o was buying all t h e n e w s p a p e r s in a kiosk a n d who said: " I am going to send t h e m to m y c o u n t r y t h a t they m a y see w h a t life in Spain is like." . . . Several times I asked passers-by f o r a certain street or s q u a r e ; and not

I.B.V.M. Castilleja, Sevilla.

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Sir Charles Gavan Duffy and Carlyle absolute privacy; b u t his letters were b r o u g h t to h i m next morning, and among t h e m was one f r o m h e r whom h e knew to be dead, f u l l of t r i u m p h at his success, and of lively speculations on the f u t u r e . " Charles Gavan Duffy's own nobility of c h a r a c t e r saw all t h a t was best in his f r i e n d s , and Carlyle emerges f r o m this book a m o r e lovable person t h a n we supposed h i m to be.

W h e n t h e book Sir Charles Gavan Duffy. was p u b l i s h e d all t h e rep u t a b l e English j o u r n a l s gave it sympathetic reviews, t h e Guardian's estimate being: "Never, p e r h a p s , since the days of Boswell has anything of like i m p o r t a n c e in t h e s h a p e of conversation been recorded in which the n a r r a t o r was so absolutely c a n d i d ; and yet, in t h e present instance, we close t h e page, as we cannot close Boswell's, with a p r o f o u n d respect f o r both persons of t h e dialogue."

CARLYLE AS CONVERSATIONALIST F o r thirty-five years Gavan D u f f y enjoyed t h e f r i e n d s h i p of Carlyle, t h o u g h sometimes years passed without a meeting, as h a p p e n e d while he was in Australia. O f t e n t h e meetings were in Ireland, and t h e r e is n o doubt t h a t Carlyle saw t h a t c o u n t r y t h r o u g h m o r e tolerant eyes, because it was t h e beloved c o u n t r y of his sincere and k i n d l y f r i e n d .

A n d wherever they were they t a l k e d : Gavan Duffy usually asking t h e questions, Carlyle doing most of t h e talking. Of Carlyle's conversational m a n n e r Gavan D u f f y h a s w r i t t e n : " H i s t a l k was a clear r i p p l i n g stream t h a t flowed on without i n t e r r u p t i o n , except when he acted t h e scene h e was describing, or mimicked t h e person h e was citing. W i t h t h e play of h a n d s a n d head he was not a bad mimic, but his countenance and voice, which expressed w r a t h or authority with singular power, were clumsy instruments f o r badinage.

His attempts, however, were m o r e e n j o y a b l e t h a n skilful acting; h e entered so f r a n k l y into t h e f a r c e himself, laughing cordially, and manifestly not u n m i n d f u l of t h e contrast his levity presented to his h a b i t u a l m o o d . " H o w good it would have been to sit n e a r t h e m in a railwaycarriage, or in a coach as these two great-hearted m e n travelled about t h e Irish countryside, talking in the f r e e d o m of conversation t h a t was t h e healing, heart-warming c o m m u n i n g of f r i e n d s . A few sentences f r o m Carlyle's "Irish Reminiscences" show t h e f r i e n d s f r o m a n o t h e r angle: " W a t e r f o r d car at last; in t h e hot a f t e r n o o n we rattled f o r t h into t h e dust . . . Scrubby, ill-cultivated country. Duffy talking m u c h , that is — making me talk.

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Surely t h e f r i e n d s h i p between t h e Irish p a t r i o t , Charles Gavan Duffy, and t h e gloomy Scotch philosopher, T h o m a s Carlyle, must have been one of t h e most e x t r a o r d i n a r y f r i e n d s h i p s in literary history. T h e y met f o r t h e first time at t h e Carlyles' home in Chelsea, London, in 1845; and a f r i e n d s h i p sprang u p i m m e d i a t e l y : Charles Gavan Duffy on t h e one side, Carlyle a n d his d e l i g h t f u l J a n e on t h e other. Next day Gavan Duffy wrote to his wife in I r e l a n d : " W e dined at H a m p t o n Court yesterday and spent t h e evening at T h o m a s Carlyle's. I h a v e much to tell you of h i m , b u t more of his wife. She is one of t h e most n a t u r a l , unaffected, fascinating women I ever encountered.

She is no longer handsome, b u t f u l l of intellect and kindness blended gracefully a n d lovingly together. Among a h u n d r e d interesting things which she told us, one was t h a t Alfred Tennyson does not, as you supposed, tell his own story in 'Locksley H a l l ; ' t h a t h e is u n m a r r i e d , and unlikely to m a r r y , as no woman could live in the a t m o s p h e r e of tobacco-smoke which h e makes about h i m f r o m m o r n till n i g h t . " RECORD OF A FRIENDSHIP* T h e f r i e n d s h i p begun t h a t evening at Chelsea lasted f o r t h e rest of t h e i r lives, and we m a y read its course in t h e book w h i c h Gavan D u f f y wrote in 1892.

I n t h e p r e f a c e to t h e first edition h e stated that t h e " p a p e r s were originally p u b l i s h e d in the Contemporary Review, chiefly f o r t h e p u r p o s e of presenting a m o r e real, as well as a m o r e h u m a n , picture of the p h i l o s o p h e r of Chelsea t h a n r e a d e r s have been accustomed to of late." T h e Carlyle menage at Chelsea seems to be a subject of p e r e n n i a l interest; even as recently as 1952 a London p u b l i s h e r sent f o r t h to t h e literary world a large v o l u m e on t h e Carlyles, as a k i n d of last word on t h e i r h a p p i n e s s or lack of it. W h i l e on t h e subject, we m a y t u r n to t h e last pages of Gavan Duffy's book f o r his r e m a r k s : " I was in I r e l a n d when t h e news reached m e of Mrs. Carlyle's s u d d e n death. T h e r e was n o n e of h e r sex outside my own i m m e d i a t e k i t h and k i n whose loss would have touched m e so nearly. I h a d k n o w n h e r for t h i r t y years, always gracious and c h e e r f u l , even when physical p a i n or social t r o u b l e disturbed h e r tranquillity. She was p e r h a p s easily troubled, f o r she was of t h e sensitive n a t u r e s who expect m o r e f r o m life t h a n it commonly yields. I verily believe h e r m a r r i e d life was as serene, s y m p a t h e t i c and satisfying as those of ninety-nine out of a h u n d r e d of t h e exceptionally endowed classes who constitute Society. T h e greatly gifted are r a r e l y c o n t e n t ; t h e y anticipate and desire something beyond their experience, and find troubles w h e r e to r o b u s t e r n a t u r e s t h e r e would be none. There was an incident connected w i t h h e r d e a t h w h i c h has always struck me as peculiarly tragic. W h e n the news reached her h u s b a n d by telegram, f r e s h f r o m his election as Rector of t h e University of E d i n b u r g h , h e retired i n t o 13

L O R E T O macthomas, clean w h i t e village h a n g i n g on t h e steep decliningly. Duffy discovered; enthusiasm of all f o r him, even t h e policeman. Driver privately whispered me h e would like to give a cheer. "Don't, it would do h i m no good.' " CONVERSATION ON WORDSWORTH One day in answer to Gavan Duffy's question: " W h o is t h e best t a l k e r among t h e notable people you have m e t in L o n d o n ? " Carlyle said t h a t when he met W o r d w o r t h first he h a d been assured that h e talked better t h a n any m a n in England. It was his h a b i t to speak whatever was in his mind at t h e time, with total indifference to the impression it p r o d u c e d on his h e a r e r s ; on t h a t occasion h e k e p t discoursing on how f a r you could get out of London on this side and on t h a t f o r sixpence. One was disappointed p e r h a p s ; but, a f t e r all, this was t h e only h e a l t h y way of talking, to say w h a t is actually in y o u r m i n d , and let sane creatures w h o listen m a k e w h a t t h e y can of it. W h e t h e r they understood or not, W o r d s w o r t h m a i n t a i n e d a stern composure, and went his way, content t h a t t h e world would go quite a n o t h e r road.

W h e n Carlyle k n e w h i m better, h e f o u n d that no m a n gave you so f a i t h f u l and vivid a p i c t u r e of any person or t h i n g w h i c h h e h a d seen with his own eyes.

Gavan Duffy then i n q u i r e d if h e might assume t h a t W o r d s w o r t h was t h e best t a l k e r in E n g l a n d . Well, replied Carlyle, it was t r u e you would get m o r e m e a n i n g out of w h a t W o r d s w o r t h h a d to say to you t h a n f r o m anybody else. Leigh H u n t would emit m o r e pretty, pleasant, ingenious flashes in an h o u r t h a n W o r d s w o r t h in a day. B u t in t h e end you would find, if well considered, t h a t you h a d been d r i n k i n g p e r f u m e d water in one case; and in t h e other you got t h e sense of a deep, earnest m a n , who h a d t h o u g h t silently and p a i n f u l l y on m a n y things.

SIR CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY IN AUSTRALIA I n 1856 Gavan Duffy emigrated to Australia, and m a d e his h o m e in Melbourne w h e r e he r e m a i n e d u n t i l 1880 when h e r e t u r n e d to E u r o p e . W i t h i n less t h a n a year of his arrival in Australia he stood f o r P a r l i a m e n t and was elected by a tremendous m a j o r i t y t o t h e Victorian Legislative Assembly. His n a m e will always be r e m e m b e r e d in Australia as one of t h e few statesmen of renown. But to r e t u r n to his f r i e n d s h i p with Carlyle: It had now to be continued by letter except when he visited London.

W h i l e h e was Minister of Lands in t h e Victorian Assembly, he n a m e d a township on the M u r r a y a f t e r his old f r i e n d , Carlyle, who wrote of his pleasure f r o m Chelsea: " . . . T h e T o w n s h i p of Carlyle (more power to it) amused us very m u c h ; and t h e r e was in it a k i n d of interest, pathetic and other, which was higher t h a n amusement. 'Stuart-Mill Street', 'Sterling Street' (especially J a n e S t r e e t ) , I could almost have wept a little (had any tears now r e m a i n e d m e ) at

these strange h a n d w r i t i n g s on the wall; stern and sad, t h e m e a n i n g of t h a t to me, as well as laughable. In short, it is a very p r e t t y device; and if in t h e chief square or place t h e y one day p u t t h e statue of C.G.D. himself, w h e n h e has become h e a d in tne colony and led it into t h e good way (which is f a r off just n o w ) , I shall by no means be sorry. F o r t h e rest, t h e plans, etc., of 'Carlyle' are firmly b o u n d and secured, along with a learned volume of Scotch a n t i q u a r i a n biography, and t h e r e wait until they become antique if possible. . . " THE LAST CONVERSATION Gavan Duffy's first visit on finally r e t u r n i n g to E u r o p e in 1880 was to Carlyle. Let h i m tell us about it in his own words: " I t was deeply touching to see the T i t a n , who h a d never k n o w n langour or weakness, suffering f r o m t h e dilapidations of old age. . . His talk was s u b d u e d in tone, but otherwise unaltered. 'It takes a long t i m e to die', he said, with his old smile, and a gleam of h u m o u r in his eye.

Although h e was feeble, his face h a d not lost its character of power or authority. His chief trouble, h e declared, was to be so inordinately long in departing. U p to seventy h e h a d lost n o n e of his faculties, but when his right h a n d failed t h a t loss entailed others.

H e could not dictate with satisfaction. H e f o u n d , when h e dictated, t h e words were about three times as m a n y as h e would employ propria manu.

Composition was in fact a process which a m a n was accustomed to p e r f o r m in private, and which could not be effectually p e r f o r m e d in the presence of any person whatever . . . T h e discipline of delay and i m p e d i m e n t , of which h e h a d h a d considerable experience, was not, on t h e whole, a hostile element to l a b o u r in. I n his later life h e h a d some share of w h a t m e n call p r o s p e r i t y ; but, alas, it might well be doubted, if for h i m and f o r all men, trouble and t r i a l were not a wholesomer condition t h a n ease and prosperity . . .

EPILOGUE " I did not see h i m again before leaving London, and in t h e spring of t h e ensuing year t h e summons to his f u n e r a l , which followed m e to t h e south of France, only reached m e when t h e body was already on its way to Scotland.

T i m e had brought to a close, not p r e m a t u r e l y , but with m a n y forewarnings, a f r i e n d s h i p which n o t h i n g h a d disturbed, and which was one of t h e chief comforts of m y life."

(Charles Gavan Duffy.)

I.B.V.M., Sydney. _M. * Conversations with Carlyle, by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy (London: Cassell & Co.. 1892), is out of print.

The copy we are using is the property of Gavan Duffy's grandson, W. Gavan Duffy, Esq. (Sydney), who has long family connections with Loreto in Ireland and Australia and who wrote a biographical sketch of his grandfather in the 1951 issue of our magazine.—Ed.

SUB-INTERMEDIATE AND SECOND YEAR CLASSES. (See picture bottom page 15) F R O N T R O W : Kathleen Shea, Helen O'Brien, Levina Hicks, Margaret Sullivan, Beverley Doering, Louise Hamilton, Clare Carlile (in front), Janice Buckingham, Clare Hager, Joan Condon, Carole Conlan, Aileen Bolger.

S E C O N D R O W : Pamela Byrne, Cletus McMahon, Pamela Broad, Patricia Jess, Margot Hayden, Judith Besemeres, Mary Bourke, Annette Doney, Denise Flaherty, Finola Joyce.

BACK R O W : Annette McSwiney, Margaret Besemeres, Aileen Doolan, Jacqueline Matthews, Irene Rinaldi, Anastasia O'Donoghue, Carmel Rice, Margaret O'Loghlen, Julienne Tweddle.

A B S E N T : Margot Podeer, Noel Sheahan.

LORETO ABBEY, MARY'S M O U N T , BALLARAT, VICTORIA

TOP: MATRICULATION, LEAVING AND INTERMEDIATE CLASSES BACK R O W (left to right) : Diane George, Judith Harris, Ann Vaughan, Susan, Gudgeon, Mary Dillon, Carmel Liston, Brenda Murray, Janice Barker, Gay Joshua.

T H I R D R O W : Patricia O'Bree, Adrianne Gudgeon, Helen Wilson, Annette Bongiorno, Elaine Matheson, Judith McBride, Marcia Forrest, Wendy Stothers, Jennifer Smith, Gabrielle Rice, Geraldine McGrath, Moira Curran.

SECOND R O W : Claire Cain, Helen O'Bryan (c), Maureen Hicks, Patricia Rinaldi, Colette Christie (c), Nanette Crameri (Head of the School), Marie O'Donohue (c), Elizabeth Obrincsak (c), Kathleen Barfield, Helen McGoldrick (c), Janet Hayden.

FRONT R O W : Marie O'Callaghan, Clare Dow, Margaret Holmes, Helen Baker, Denise Hoare.

LORETO ABBEY, MARY'S M O U N T , BALLARAT, VICTORIA

FIRST YEAR CLASS AND JUNIOR SCHOOL

F I R S T R O W (left to right): Patricia Summons, Betty Hayden, Gillian Coghlan, Anita Bell, Holly Bilson, Christine Wallace, Marion Dunne, Mary Nunn, Annette Gibson, Margot Jenkins, Helen Hagor, Sally Joshua.

S E C O N D R O W : Rosemary Fulton, Janet O'Loghlen, Helen Powell, Elizabeth Fraser, Marilyn Jenkins, Joan Faulkner, Gwen Slee, Carolyn McSwiney, Jennifer Rubino, Jillian Hurley, Sandra Mackenzie.

T H I R D R O W : Susan Bateson, Louise Podger, Faye Faulkner, Jacqueline Gibson, Mary O'Connor, Anne Sparks, Lorna Holmes, Lana Jenkins, Patricia Hayden, Janet Powell.

BACK R O W : Elizabeth Ryan, Jacqueline McGilp, Greta McGilp, Philippa Hayes, Eleanor Bunning, Sandra Hayes, Wendy Pritchard, Annette Faulkner, Eileen Besemeres.

A B S E N T : Gabrielle McGuiness, Margaret Creati, F. Parkinson.

KINDERGARTEN

Gillian Landy, Sam Hutchison, Kerry Jackman, Julie Breen, John Cleary, Margot Smith, Peter Byrne.

F R O N T : Anne Hardy, Teresa Corbett, David Lee. A B S E N T : Patrick Breen, Jimmy Callinan.

L O R E T O

MEET THE MATRICULATION CLASS Claire Cain. F r o m Sheephills, w h e r e soft blushes glow and great brains grow, to j u d g e by Claire.

Nanette Crameri. Our H e a d this year. Need I say any m o r e ? Speaking of t h e Choir Seconds, we use the p l u r a l merely f o r convention, for they (it) are (is) really N a n e t t e !

Marcia Forrest.

Last year's 1st Councillor at P o r t l a n d . This year's No. 1 tennis player at Mary's Mount. W i n n e r of Ballarat Schoolgirls' Championship.

Helen MoGoldrick.

Captain of W a r d and Sports' Captain. F o r relaxation is 1st Councillor f o r 2nd Division. Is a good pianist—that is—when she has her arms f r e e of plaster.

Elaine Matheson.

Will give you a good game of tennis. (If you e n j o y losing, of course!) One of the m o r e lively students with a flair for Modern Art. Elaine hails f r o m Terang.

Helen O'Bryan.

Connected with the past in t h e form of a cousin, and p r o m i n e n t in the present as 4th Councillor.

Judith Harris.

F r o m Terang. Her vitality could be used to advertise Clement's Tonic.

She is foremost in all t h e f u n .

Colette Christie.

Councillor for t h e day-girls. No wonder they are always late leaving. Have to he tidy? Of course!

Patricia

Rinaldi.

Pat O'Bree.

T h e f r i e n d l y b r o w n eyes of Pat light u p whenever they see anyone, for h e r e is t h e chance for a little chat.

Of no importance.

Annette Borgiorno.

WeVe been able to watch Annette grow. T h e question now is: will she stop?

— AND THE LEAVINGS — Elizabeth Obrincsak.

2nd Councillor. Quiet and studious, and a gentle presence in the Leaving Room.

She has c o m m a n d of five languages. Sometimes we are not sure which she is using, so we nod our heads wisely.

Diatuie George.

W i m b l e d o n — h e r e I come!

Meanwhile t h e r e are obstacles in the f o r m of lessons.

Ready, willing and able, Dianne is m u c h in d e m a n d .

Geraldine McGrath.

Quite an authority on Square Dancing.

Is t h e wall-paper on h e r books (even exercise books) Escapism, or a sort of sugar-coating on u n p a l a t a b l e contents?

Maureen Hicks.

A n enthusiast at sport and a success at Art, so life is f u l l of promises.

Wendy Stothers.

Neatness comes n a t u r a l l y to her.

How we wish it were catching!

Kathleen Bar field.

Gentle-voiced, she is like Silence midst t h e t r u m p e t tongues around her. She is No. 3 of the sisters w h o have attended t h e Abbey.

Adrianne Gudgeon.

An Australian colleen with ability, some of which must be exercised in the management of h e r younger sister and — some — in the Science R o o m ? ?

PATRICIA RINALDI, Mary's Mount.

A MISSION F E T E were — a doll with a complete trousseau, a ladies' travelling set, and a d r e a m of a handkerchief sachet and o t h e r d e l i g h t f u l things.

A Devonshire Tea was e n j o y e d by all t h e visitors later in t h e a f t e r n o o n . T h e ladies who r a n stalls were in sore need of a rest and refreshments.

Soon a f t e r lunch purses began to feel empty. B e f o r e t h e crowds moved away all the raffles were drawn.

Many of us were not successful in w i n n i n g anything, but our congratulations go to those who were.

As we were all feeling tired a f t e r our big day we were glad to have tea and go to bed, to dream of the b e a u t i f u l articles we h a d bought and t h e w o n d e r f u l day t h a t we h a d . T h a n k s to the great generosity of p a r e n t s and f r i e n d s our Mission efforts were crowned with success.

HELEN O'BRYAN (Matriculation), Mary's Mt. Message to Adrianne and Sue Gudgeon: We were sorry not to be able to use your article on the Conquest of Everest, Adrianne and Sue; but the subject had already been discussed by another contributor.—Ed.

On Saturday, t h e 13th of J u n e , Mary's Mount h e l d the A n n u a l Mission Fete. It was a typical Ballarat winter's day—only t h e snow was missing! A f t e r t h e term holidays some girls b r o u g h t back gifts f o r t h e Fete, while others became f r a n t i c a l l y busy, endeavouring to finish their needlework or knitting.

T h e Great Day arrived! Everyone was in a h i g h pitch of excitement! All t h e m o r n i n g we were busy, pressing and arranging novelties on t h e stalls.

Spinning Jennys, Hoop-la! and lucky n u m b e r tables were set u p ; and, p e r h a p s t h e most i m p o r t a n t places in the eyes of m a n y , t h e counters w h e r e sweets, cakes, drinks and ice-cream (yes, ice-cream! T h e m e r c u r y rose to 48 ) would be sold.

At three o'clock the doors opened. Girls streamed into t h e hall. P a r e n t s were arriving and within a few m i n u t e s business became very brisk. For a time the Fancy Goods counters were t h e m a i n a t t r a c t i o n ; b u t m a n y of t h e girls soon moved on to try their luck on the games, w h e r e they nearly all succeeded.

Raffles proved a p o p u l a r means of spending money.

Among t h e m a n y b e a u t i f u l articles to be raffled

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LORETO SENIOR SCHOOL (Right)

TENNIS TEAMS (Right Centre)

MIDDLE SCHOOL (Centre Left)

PREFECTS (Bottom Left)

JUNIOR SCHOOL (Bottom Right)

LORETO CONVENT, DAWSON STREET, BALLARAT, VICTORIA SENIOR SCHOOL-FRONT (left to rie-ht): B. Klein, H. Salter.

FIRST ROW: J. Kerrins, M . Bergin, K. Hayes, D. K eogh, F. Dynon, B. Emery, C. Parrot, J. Hayes, B. Davey, D. Muller.

SECOND ROW: A . Watts, P. Tuppen, M. Barry, Y. Ashkar, L. Doblie, E. Doblie. M . Callaghan, M . Vanina, K . Power.

THIR 0 ROW: A. Opie, P. Quinlan, M. Murray, J. Ni cholson, N. Donnelly, E. Davies, A. Davison, J. Rothbotham, M. Fitzpartick, P. Brown.

FOURTH ROW: M. McArdle, N. Murray, J. Madden, D . Rosser, L. Cockerell, B. Stacpoole, M . Wal sh, E. Taffe, L. Butler.

FIFTH ROW: M . Pierce, A . Guy, A . Sheridan, M. Howlitt, M. O 'Halloran, H. Nolan, M . Meany, M . Pierce, A..- Sutherland, M . Kennedy.

MIDDLE SCHOOL-FRONT ROW: D. Gemmola, B. Milling ton, B . Smithwick, C. Due-gan, L. Palumbo, H. Bryans, M. Scott, 1. Upmalis, B. Cham. S. O 'Neill. M . Cooper. _ SECOND ROW: A. Re, B. Adamsons, M. Morrison, B . Najim, F . M c Leod, M. Cooke, P . Webster, D. Mezaks, P . Webster, K. Coughlan.

THIRD ROW: F. Callaghan, V. Kincade, B . Walsh, K. Hobby, R. Pittard, C. Jones, M. Cooke, L. Gemmola, M. Mezaks.

FOURTH ROW: D . Paddle, J . Findlay, M. Stapleton, J. McArdle, M . Cummins, C. Prout, M. Cummins. M. Comrie.

TENNIS TEAMS-Sitting N . Murray.

(left to right):

M.

Murray,

PREFECTS-Sitting: Marie Pierce (Head of the School) .

A. O pie,

J. Madden.

Standing:

Y. Ashkar, J . Robotham, M.

Pierce,

D . Rosser,

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Standing: Jean Madden, D. Rosser, M. Murray.

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BALLARAT IN BEGONIA WEEK Home," "Song of the Hebrides," "Au stralia," " Ballarat," " Land of Hope and Glory," and "Th e Hallelujah Chorus."

There was a procession , walky-talky conll'olled , in which the big firm s and movements in B allarat wer e represented b y spectacular float s. The Queen of B egonias, preceded b y h er attendants, was seated in a huge shell thron e cove r ed in b egonias. The nurses portrayed a Florence Nightingale scene, the Young Catholic Workers performed gymnastic feats on bars, and the Youth Centre float displayed a Chinese dragon.

Highlanders from all over Victoria h ad a special afternoon at the City Oval, where the Highland bands competed, and kilted children danced to the strains of the bagpipes.

On Sunday afternoon, in the Ballarat Gardens, " Music for the P eople" provided an entertainment for Ballarat citizens. The Victorian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hector Crawford, d elighted the appreciative audience.

Other items included the Mardi Gras celebrations at View Point on the shore of Lake W endouree; the Square Dancing in the city streets; Australia's Hour of Song; Folk Dancing at the Botanical Gardens; a Military Display and Bonfire at Landsborough Reserve, and an Art Exhibition at which the Floral Carpet was displayed at the Albert Hall.

If you l'eally want to know what fe stivity is, you should have come to Ballarat during Begonia Week.

The city b ells rang out to announce the opening of the celebrations, and the bands and the pipers played and piped at various intervals till the cel ebrations were no more.

The historic Cobb's Coach drove into Ballarat on the day that the celebrations b egan, carrying a special Melbourne mail. Sturt Street was d ecorated for the occasion - the Town Hall and principal buildings were outlined with coloured lights, and flags fluttered gaily in the breeze. The shop windows were specially decorated, b egonia tapestries hung on the walls of Tunbridge's Furniture Shop, and through the windowSi one could see a bush setting.

Even the sides of lamb in Heinze's butcher shop were decorated with b egonias, while the roast s of beef were strewn with imitation green grass.

The Queen of Begonias presided at each festivity.

"The Story of the Toy Shop" was produced by the junior children at the City Oval-it was amusing to watch fairies, golliwogs, toy soldiers, bunnies and dolls frolicking in their coloured dresses. Five hundred girls in multi-coloured frocks did the Begonia Dance, and another set of juniors in national costume, looke d sturdy and earn es t in the Dutch Dance.

A choir of one thousand children's voices sang at eventide in the grandstand of the City Oval. Their repertoire included "Goin g Home," "West ering

THE INTERMEDIATE CLASS, Dawson Street.

CARDINAL AGAGIANIAN VISITS BALLARAT Cardinal in his life time would unite the eastern and western rites under Rome. The Cardinal said that h e was only a humble priest and that the Bishop was " too much eulogius" of him. He was happy to be in Ballarat with the Bishop and his people. He told the children to b e virtuous if they wanted to b e happy, and in this way they would make Australia advance . He blessed u s and gaye u s a holiday. It was charming to see the friend ship between the Bishop and the Cardinal.

The nuns went up individually to kiss the Cardinal's ring and to receive a friendly word.

The Cardinal's sincerity and holiness impressed u s specially - we thought the grace of God seemed to flow from him. As he left the grounds a rousing ovation from the enormous gathering follo wed him.

V ery f ew celebrities come to Ballarat, so gr eat wa s our joy when it was announced that Cardinal Agagianian was coming. Bishop O'Collins invited him b y cable as soon as h e heard that the Cardinal was coming to the Eucharistic Congress.

All the Catholic schools of Ballarat and surrounding districts arrived at St. Patrick's College Oval by tram, 'bus and on foot.

The St. Patricks' boys formed a long guard of honour, about a quarter of a' mile in length, from the gate, through the corridors, on. to the Oval.

Close to the platform were the clergy and ;religious and then a sea of ' children - two thousand in number - covered the Oval.

As th e Cardinal arrived, the children's choir sang the "Ecce Sacerdos." His Lordship, Bishop O'Collins, introduced the Cardinal as hi s old t eacher and friend at Propaganda College. H e hoped the

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LEAVING CLASS, Dawson Street,

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JUNIOR ~CHOOL-B~C:K ROW: T. Williams, G. Heal ~, P. W ilson, M . Martin, D . Kerin, D . Scott, J. Pitzen, B. Cummins, P . Casey, R. DArcy, F . MIlltngton, G. R ey nolds, K . DaVIdson, F . Galla gher, A . Green, M . Bongiorno.

THIRD ROW : A. R eynolds, S. Curtain, R. Birch, G. Brooks, S. Martin, A. Hulett, P. Harman, H. Brooks, P . Cook M. Healy S. Ni cholls F .

Cook, M . Duffy, M . Diamond, M . Quinlan, A . Tobin, B. Porter, S. Morris, E. Bryant, A. S cott. ' , , SECOND RqW: T. Ca~n, J . Br ayb~ook, J . Bryant, J. Morrison, D. Doblie~ S. Upmalis, P . Smithwick, D. Skinner, G. Lorensini, M .

BongIOr no, M. NIcholls, J. DIamond, E. K ennedy, R. Adamson, M . PIttard, D. Taylor, B . Rice, L . Hay, T. Blundell.

FRONT ROW: P. Spring, M. Dobson , G. Torpy, R. Majim, T. O ' Donnell, R. Re, J . Taylor, P. Jones, D . O ' N eill P . D'Arcy M Pitzen P Ratcliffe, F. Ri ce, K. Skinner, J. Powell, D. Hickey. ' ,. , .

ABSENT : E. Cooke, F . Woodfo rd, D . O 'Connor, P . Naj im, M. Green, J . Pye, J. Russo, 1. O'K eefe.

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LORETO CONVENT, PORTLAND, VICTORIA MARY M c K E N Z I E MARGARET HEFFERNAN MARGARET MANNES A N N E BOSTOCK MARGARET GREGORY BEVERLY DOYLE NOLA WARD CAROLE CLARK JOSEPHINE CARROLL E I L E E N GURRY MARGARET GURRY W E N D Y KERR MARGARET H U D S O N NOLA UEBERGANG

KATHLEEN BOYER MAUREEN WALSH MARGARET GASH JUDITH MATHEWS SALLY LEIGHTON MAUREEN DREW MARLENE KEMPTON MARTORTE F O L E Y L O R R A I N E PEACOCK JOAN GURRY JUDITH SKEY CORAL BOURKE LESLIE HENNESSEY JOSEPHINE FITZGERALD

ANN TURNBULL MARIA LIGHTFOOT FRANCES GASH K A T H L E E N CORDY DELLAS PREECE MARY O ' H A L L O R H A N VERONICA ELLIOTT JUDITII GURRY E L I Z A B E T H McCABE BRENDA QUINLIVAN TONI BENNETT A N N MALING KERRY ELLIOTT L E O N I E MIZE

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H E L E N GASH SHIRLEY GALVIN BEVERLEY CAMPBELL DIANA STUTCHBERRY JAN OBORN W E N D Y BAKER PAULINE FENTON DEANNA FREDERICKS MEREDITH KING T H E R E S E ROSTOCK LESLIE PARKER MARGOT McCABE JULIE PREECE

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"LORETO DAY", PORTLAND, 1952 our Sports. T h e Sports' Captains had arranged a p r o g r a m m e of various races. Instead of resting, most of us h a d a long walk along t h e lovely stretch of beach, r e t u r n i n g just in time f o r the races. Of all t h e prize winners, I think t h e proudest were Anne Bostock, winner of t h e Children of Mary Race, for which she received a statue of Our Lady, and little J a n Oborn, who became the p r o u d owner of a Christmas stocking, winner of the u n d e r 6 years race.

Once again the valiant Seniors built u p t h e fire to boil the billy f o r a f t e r n o o n tea—not salt-water this time. P u m p s f o r fresh water are conveniently laid at intervals along this beach f o r Campers. Alas! when the billy was boiling, no tea could be f o u n d ; we had left it in the case which we h a d sent h o m e after lunch. W i t h the t e m p e r a t u r e as it was, nobody felt inclined to d r i n k hot water, so we finished the soft-drinks. O u r h a p p y day was almost at an end, and although we were very weary, hot, and m a n y suffering f r o m sun-burn, and blistered feet, we all said t h a t it was the most e n j o y a b l e day of the year.

Cameras were clicking as some of t h e girls who were leaving, took " s n a p s " to r e m i n d t h e m of t h e i r last "Loreto Day" at P o r t l a n d .

T h e cars were to call f o r the J u n i o r s at 4 o'clock, and when they did arrive, how we all wished we could come u n d e r this h e a d i n g of " J u n i o r s " ; some of the badly blistered and weary did m a n a g e to squeeze in.

Footsore and weary, but very h a p p y , we t u r n e d our footsteps h o m e w a r d w h e r e we arrived at about 5 p.m. with a couple of h o u r s to spare b e f o r e the staging of the play, " T h e Princess and t h e W o o d c u t t e r " by the I n t e r m e d i a t e and Sub-Intermediate girls, who were deserving of high praise, acting their parts so well, a f t e r such a strenuous but m e m o r a b l e day. I h o p e they appreciated our admiration.

MARGARET HUDSON, Portland. * Pictures: page 20.

A great source of interest to all is the notice hoard with its gay pictures and interesting notices. It is especially so on our r e t u r n to school a f t e r t h e holidays.

When we r e t u r n e d to begin the t h i r d term of last year all attention was t u r n e d to t h e list of "coming events'" f o r that term, t h e outstanding date being "Loreto D a y " on which t h e r e was to be an all day picnic to M a r e t i m o Beach, a distance of about three miles.

As the t i m e drew near we were all p r a y i n g f o r a fine day, for, if you lived in P o r t l a n d , you would realize that such days are few, even in December.

When it did arrive, the day was very hot, and we were all delighted to a p p e a r in s u m m e r attire.

There was great hustling and bustling as p r e p a r a t i o n s were m a d e : cups and lunches to be p a c k e d ; k i n d l i n g wood for the fire to be g a t h e r e d ; a large billy or tin to be f o u n d in which to boil t h e saveloys, and, last of all, faces to be " k w i k - t a n n e d " ; but, even this, f o r some less f o r t u n a t e ones (who are bound to sunb u r n ) , h a d no effect.

At last all was ready and it was time for t h e hikers to set out, which we did with great glee. T h e Juniors were to travel in cars, an h o u r later, with t h e luggage.

Three miles on a very hot day, we f o u n d , was not such a treat as was anticipated, and as t h e Juniors sped by, h a p p y and care-free, in their limousines, there were m a n y envious glances cast in their direction.

Eventually we reached our destination, our first thought being to paddle, to soothe our aching and burning feet. Feeling r e f r e s h e d we built our fire to boil the saveloys in sea water, which adds to t h e i r flavour. T h e n it was l u n c h time. A f t e r t h e saveloys were served, with rolls and tomato sauce, we h a d soft-drinks, sandwiches, cakes and f r u i t . T h e snap* shows us seated on t h e sand-dunes whilst a tray of apple turnovers is being passed r o u n d .

After lunch we were given an h o u r to rest before

THOMAS incredible description w h i c h they gave of the thief.

His u n r e t r a c t a b l e head, when open, showed it to possess razor s h a r p jaws, whilst inside were gristle like teeth. On his tough leathery skin he h a d m a n y small barnacles.

A few days later, the s k i p p e r of a shark boat, "Tristessee", came across him and lost no time in firing f o u r shots at him f r o m his .303 rifle. T h e n h e was towed h o m e . W h e n t h e boat reached t h e pier the spectators gasped as they saw, towed behind it, T h o m a s , an eight-foot turtle, who was a f t e r w a r d s f o u n d to weigh a ton.

But although he was dead, T h o m a s ' battle was not finished. It was arranged to send h i m by truck to the Melbourne Museum, but when h e arrived h e m a d e his presence known t h r o u g h o u t the building.

Now t h e two men who are making a cast of T h o m a s will be glad when h e is cremated.

NOLA WARD, Portland.

A mysterious criminal was abroad in P o r t l a n d .

People realised t h a t one of t h e town's many s u m m e r visitors was a very u n d e s i r a b l e thief. But who was he? H o w could he be discovered?

For three weeks P o r t l a n d fishermen h a d been noticing the d i s a p p e a r a n c e of t h e i r crayfish pots.

They were completely puzzled as to t h e whereabouts of the thief, and detectives could not grasp a clue.

After f o u r pots, valued, incidentally, at t h r e e p o u n d s each, h a d d i s a p p e a r e d , their owners became anxious; but t h e thief was obviously well skilled in his art and kept himself well concealed.

T h e n one day matters reached a climax.

Two professional fishermen went out to Lawrence Rock to pull up their cray pots, and they caught the thief r e d h a n d e d . At least they discovered him, but failed to catch h i m because they carried no arms.

When they arrived back at the pier their fellow fishermen were amazed at the gruesome, almost 21

LORETO CONVENT, NORMANHURST, N.S.W. SENIOR SCHOOL AND PREFECTS A. Colless, M. Dunstan, A. Curran (Head).

PREFECTS.

M. Michael, G. Gaha.

INTERMEDIATE, FOURTH AND FIFTH YEARS BACK R O W (left to right) : J. Eccleston, A. Curran, M. Michael, M. Maguire, K. Dunnicliff, A. Rouse.

S E C O N D R O W : R. Quoyle, G. Mullan, G. Gaha, D. Darby, A. Colless, M. Dunstan, G. Duffy, M. Woodlock, J. Cover.

T H I R D R O W : D. Bull, E. Clifford, H. Crawford, S. Koves, C. Nathan.

F O U R T H R O W : J. Dynon, M. Gaha, M. Weston, M. O'Brien, D. Morton, A. Cheeseman, P. Pidcock, A. Collins, A. Symons, E. Dougherty, J. Studdert, A. Montague, P. Roche, M. Hall.

F I F T H R O W : P. Mason, A. Farah, L. Hill, M. A. Evans, K. Shepherd, J. Hughes, G. Mayger, D. McCarron, A. Binney, F. O'Brien, M. Cover, G. Azar, B. Scullard.

F R O N T R O W : V. Nathan, M. Nathan, M. Gooden, P. Moroney, L. Wolff, H. Ziehlke, M. Simmons, L. Scullard, B. Gardiner.

A B S E N T : J. Rickard.

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LORETO CONVENT, NORMANHURST, N.S.W. ABOVE: MIDDLE SCHOOL. BELOW: JUNIOR SCHOOL. FIRST AND SECOND YEARS BACK R O W : M. O'Keefe, P. O'Connell, P. Maguire, R. Lord, B. Noonan, S. Hartigan, G. Morrissey, F. Links, D. Booth, M Dennett S E C O N D R O W : G. Garner, E. Toohey, M. Firth, P. Cheeseman, B. Roche, T. Croft, M. Mason, C. Cattle, J. Stevens, A. Morck, L. Boardman B. Butler, C. Michael, N. Gale.

T H I R D R O W : A. Burgin, C. Mason, M. Lewis, V. Curtis, J. Ireland, J. Heathershaw, C. Dempsey, J. Magney, A. Madden, J. Passmore, B. Leake, S. Tilbrook, E. Kennedy Green, M. A. Borthwick.

F R O N T R O W : J. Jasprizza, A. Hartigan, S. Cunningham, D. Hall, J. Jordan, G. Hill, W. Hill, J. Partridge, M. McEvoy, D. Monro, M. R. Lenehan, D. Prendergast, S. Azar, J. Cunningham.

A B S E N T : J. Ziehlke, M. Keogh, L. Nicoll, D. Ekman, K. Morrissey.

FIFTH AND SIXTH CLASSES AND JUNIOR SCHOOL BACK R O W : J. Pearson, C. Turner, D. Berriman, K. Cheeseman, J. Hickey, K. Ireland, L. Stephens, S. Blakeley, F. Maddocks-Cohen J Gates, M. Kelly, C. Streber, A. Keating, K. Cobby.

S E C O N D R O W : S. Neylon, M. Cannon, D. Prince, K. Rickard, C. Stevens, D. Stevens, C. Miller, R. Wheeler, C. Glass, A. Crimmins, J. Kennedy Green, M. Burch, M. C. Streber, H. Ewing, M. Donnelly, L. Curran.

T H I R D R O W : A. Madden, Y. Darby, L. Burgin, J. Kearney, D. Owens, S. Lenehan, P. Crimmins, M. F„ Priebe, P. Robson, D. Kielkowska, C. Miller, K. Hartigan, P. Merkelback, M. Meaney, G. Stewart, A. Stern, J. Cole, L. Schroder.

F R O N T R O W : J. Tomboly, M. Parsons, J. Powell, R. Burch, C. Henderson, S, Alsaker, K. Moroney, B. Rohan, E. Lenehan, F. MaddotksCohen, K. Keating, L. Curtis, S. Turner, D. Morrissey.

A B S E N T : S. Patmore, K. Banks, D. O'Brien.

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School Vignettes C h u r c h : A r c h b i s h o p P o l d i n g and his long rides and t h e bush " p u b s " w h e r e h e h a d to p u t u p for t h e night.

T h e n we saw Bishop U l l a t h o r n e and t h e great F a t h e r T h e r r y , gallantly d e t e r m i n e d to build St. Mary's C a t h e d r a l . T h a t was a t h e m e all on its own: t h e two fires, t h e F a i r to raise f u n d s , the little group of buildings ( c h u r c h , school, presbytery) t h a t have grown into t h e s p l e n d o u r of t h e Basilica a n d t h e Archbishop's P a l a c e . . . At t h e end of t h e lecture we saw t h e magnificent St. Mary's as it is to-day with C a r d i n a l Gilroy at its steps—the d r e a m of F a t h e r T h e r r y come t r u e ; and we can join with the people who suffered f o r t h e F a i t h in singing t h e Congress h y m n : " F o r God we live; for God we die."

DATES WITH A D I F F E R E N C E Normanhurst FEBRUARY,

1953.

N E W CLASSROOMS 3rd.—We began the year in t h e new classrooms.

T h e m o r e sentimental m a y miss t h e dear old classroom with t h e crack in the ceiling, and generations of finger-prints on t h e walls t h a t gave it age and dignity. No one can say any longer: "See those stout little finger-marks?

Those are m y mother's, and t h e ones over t h e r e are m y grandmother's."* But we realists rejoiced when we moved over to t h e new classroom block. We have to be m o r e c a r e f u l now t h a n we were b e f o r e not to d r o p ink on t h e polished floors. T h e blue ceilings and cream walls are very attractive. On t h e n o r t h side every classroom has one long wall completely occupied by windows looking out over t h e garden.

It must be admitted t h a t the landscape at present is occupied by a concrete-mixer, piles of t i m b e r and bricks, and all t h e objects needed b y t h e builders who are at work on t h e new chapel.

Later, our landscapes windows will show t h e r u i n e d lawn, again, a sweep of green edged by its fine trees. * The writer of this extravagance will be handed over to any indignant grandmother bent on reprisals.

APRIL.

N A T I O N A L E U C H A R I S T I C CONGRESS* 12th-19th.—This was a week we shall never forget.

Our chief p a r t in t h e celebrations was our presence in the fine pageant in t h e Showground on Citizens' Night. Files u p o n files of schoolgirls in white and coloured robes and cloaks wended t h e i r way to that arena in t h e early a f t e r n o o n of that m e m o r a b l e day, for we h a d to be arranged in our places when t h e crowds came in t h e evening.

By eight o'clock it must have been a w o n d e r f u l sight. We rejoiced in the part allotted to us in the t a b l e a u * : we were at t h e head of t h e Cross and could see all t h e ceremonies.

During Benediction all t h e lights on t h e arena were extinguished and t h e spectators looked out over a sea of inky black.

All of a sudden t h e darkness was illuminated by thousands of coloured lights, that twinkled as the girls shook t h e m (each h a d two tiny torches to w a v e ) .

This sudden illumination of the darkness was a symbol of t h e nothingness of t h e world without t h e light of God. This scene also b r o u g h t to people's m i n d s t h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e lives of those n i n e t h o u s a n d girls on t h e arena, unconsciously pledging t h e i r girlhood and f u t u r e w o m a n h o o d to the glory and service of t h e Heavenly F a t h e r . . . . Although our p a r t in this m e m o r a b l e Congress was necessarily a small one, we felt h o n o u r e d in being allowed to h e l p Australia to become m o r e devoted to t h e Blessed Eucharist. * See picture on page 8 and article on page 7.

MARCH.

L E C T U R E BY MR. B R I A N D O Y L E 21st.—This was a most interesting lecture on t h e early history of t h e C h u r c h in Australia. I t is not often that a hall f u l l of girls will sit silent and absorbed f o r nearly t h r e e h o u r s ; yet t h a t is w h a t we did on this evening. Mr. Doyle gave a clear commentary with an e x t r a o r d i n a r y wealth of p i c t u r e slides; it was a good p r e p a r a t i o n for t h e Eucharistic Congress.

W e were encouraged to see how t h e F a i t h was to grow magnificently within a century and a half.

F r o m the time t h e first slide was flashed on t h e screen we f o u n d ourselves caught u p in that wonder.

We saw t h e grand old Spanish and Portuguese sailing-ships ploughing t h e Pacific.

T h e r e was a splendid p i c t u r e of t h e l a n d i n g of de Quiros; another, f u l l of pageantry, as those Spaniards attended w h a t might have been t h e first Mass on t h e shores of T e r r a Australis del Espiritu Santo. Later, we saw t h e arrival of Captain Cook and our origin as a British Colony.

T h e sufferings of the early Catholics were shown, and we realized w h a t heroic struggles they waged to preserve t h e Mass. Not until 1803 was t h e saying of Mass p e r m i t t e d by law.

All t h r o u g h the lecture were prints of Sydney in those days.

It was h a r d to believe t h a t an old bullock-track was once t h e m a i n street of Sydney; h a r d also to picture that t h e place now occupied by t h e G.P.O. was once t h e T a n k Stream supplying the city with water.

But the m a i n t h e m e centred on the growth of the

R E D E E M I N G A LOST T R I B E 22nd.—Father Doclierty, M.S.C., gave us a w o n d e r f u l lecture on t h e work of t h e Sacred H e a r t Mission at P o r t Keats which was established in 1935.

T h e d r a m a t i c story has been told in newspapers since then, of how an aboriginal t r i b e in North-west Australia was saved f r o m extinction by t h e efforts of two Priests and t h r e e Brothers. Anthropologists at t h e Sydney University have viewed this great missionary effort, and have p r o n o u n c e d it a work of national importance. T h e y tell us t h a t twenty years ago t h e tribe, that the Sacred H e a r t Mission has

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- L O R E T O f o u n d a t i o n stone.

This t i m e it was f o r our new chapel, already showing its Gothic doors and windows.

T h e day was perfect—still and w a r m — a n d the grounds looked b e a u t i f u l .

T h e grand oak trees, nearly sixty years old, still carried t h e last leaves of A u t u m n . Beyond t h e oaks t h e lawns stretched down to t h e tennis courts. This is t h e hill which Mother Gonzaga B a r r y chose f o r a convent in 1897.

Driving towards it a f t e r a storm, she was confirmed in her choice when she saw a broad r a i n b o w spanning t h e hill. And so our convent was built on this site.

Over t h e years additions have been m a d e to t h e dignified brick building, with its castellated p a r a p e t and oriel windows in T u d o r style. Years passed and now we h a d with us our own Australian Cardinal.

A f t e r His E m i n e n c e h a d laid t h e f o u n d a t i o n stone of the c h a p e l h e blessed t h e new classrooms (already some m o n t h s in use) ; he t h e n r e t u r n e d to t h e dais arranged in t h e f r o n t of t h e convent.

I t was a pleasure and a privilege to listen to t h e f r i e n d l y speech of His Eminence, who r e m a r k e d t h a t he h a d visited our convents in Madrid and Calcutta, and t h a t h e f o u n d t h e r e t h e same pleasing atmosphere as people find at N o r m a n h u r s t and Kirribilli.

This was a great day f o r us, and we felt very m u c h h o n o u r e d to have our C a r d i n a l with us.

saved at P o r t Keats, was dying o u t ; b u t it lias now great vitality. T h e spiritual work of t h e Mission has been such t h a t a strong Catholic life has given t h e Natives something to m a k e their lives worthwhile.

One h u n d r e d of t h e h u n d r e d and seventy Catholics at Port Keats are weekly communicants.

F a t h e r Baily, who works with F a t h e r Docherty, is p r e p a r i n g a g r a m m a r of t h e t r i b a l language; h e has already translated a simple catechism into t h e language of t h e tribe. A n o t h e r great achievement is t h e Catholic hospital, r u n by f o u r Missionary Sisters of t h e Sacred H e a r t , and staffed b y native girls t r a i n e d by t h e Sisters. F a t h e r has also begun the Legion of Mary a m o n g t h e natives w h o are zealous and f a i t h f u l m e m b e r s .

A f t e r t h e lecture we h e a r d h o w cleverly affairs were being m a n a g e d in our school r o u t i n e : D u r i n g the lecture two Inspectors called to visit t h e classrooms and classes; and h e r e we were sitting listening to a priest talking about an aboriginal t r i b e ! This seemed so i m p o r t a n t to t h e n u n s t h a t they gave the Inspectors a tray with m o r n i n g tea and dainties in the reception room, to allow F a t h e r to finish his lecture and his interested audience to establish themselves quietly in t h e i r classrooms w h e r e they awaited t h e Inspectors. It was a good day in every way.

And how we did like that talk f r o m t h e Missioner!

AS Y O U L I K E I T 10th.—The talking ceased in t h e theatre as t h e lights slowly d i m m e d and the c u r t a i n rose. We leant f o r w a r d in our seats to watch Rosalind and Celia at t h e Royal Court, and, later, fleeing to the forest of Arden. We listened with delight to J a q u e s : All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players.

As you see, we have been among the f o r t u n a t e ones w h o have seen t h e players b r o u g h t to Sydney f r o m Stratford-on-Avon by A n t h o n y Quayle.

T h e staging and t h e acting were both perfect, and they carried us away completely f r o m our own world. But we h a d at last to leave t h e t h e a t r e as Rosalind and O r l a n d o r a n off t h e stage, like a p a i r of h a p p y children, round t h e trees and by the pond. . . . T h e t h e a t r e was still; we were coming f r o m t h e woods of A r d e n back to t h e everyday world. T h e orchestra began to p l a y softly, "God Save Our Gracious Queen". I t h o u g h t of A n t h o n y Quayle's w o r d s : " I find it fitting t h a t our theatre's contribution to H e r Majesty's Coronation should be this visit to h e r f a r t h e s t dominions."

Outside t h e t h e a t r e it was quiet, for t h e working crowds h a d gone home, and evening was fast coming over t h e city.

Opposite, was a small p a r k , and, beyond that, a d a r k mass of buildings, with a spire rising u p in their midst, was silhouetted against t h e red sky of evening. Smoke f r o m the city's factories was on t h e horizon. But it did not look like smoke.

It seemed as t h o u g h a mist was slowly rolling over t h e tired city. . . We could have been coming out f r o m t h e Globe, in London, in the days of Shakespeare.

THE FOURTH YEAR CLASS.

MAY.

NEWS OF EVEREST 29th.—The news t h a t Everest h a d been conquered by m o u n t a i n climbers came as a shock to t h e world.

Even at this distance, we felt excited. W h a t a j o y f u l coronation present t h a t must have been for lovely Queen E l i z a b e t h ! M a n y h a d sent telegrams of good wishes for a long and h a p p y reign. B u t how m a n y had actually done something f o r her, something so stupendous as conquering Mount Everest? I t must have gladdened h e r to t h i n k t h a t h e r reign was beginning with such a victory to adorn it. T h e old world, t h e new world and t h e East h a d united in accomplishing the heroic f e a t — p e r h a p s a sign that in Queen Elizabeth's reign, peace will be achieved.

Everest is conquered, and now m a n will t u r n and look for something else to defeat. T h e world is f u l l of difficulties to be overcome, and dangerous peaks to be scaled, t h o u g h t h e y m a y not be in mountains.

People have not yet reached t h e pinnacle of h a p p i n e s s and joy n o r has t h e world risen to t h e heights w h e r e t h e r e is peace. But t h e m a i n thing is t h a t we are striving . . . T h e conquest of Mount Everest is a challenge and a symbol.

FOUNDATION STONE LAID C A R D I N A L GILROY*

BY

31st.—A black car swung slowly t h r o u g h t h e gates of Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t .

As it came u p t h e redgravelled, tree-lined drive, t h e girls, standing on either side, said: "Welcome, Y o u r E m i n e n c e ! " to the smiling Cardinal within. Once again, Loreto h a d a P r i n c e of t h e C h u r c h in a Congress year to lay a * See pictures on pages 26 and 27.

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HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL GILROY AT LORETO, NORMANHURST B E L O W : The Cardinal escorted from his car by Father Farrell (right) and Father Nolan.

A B O V E : The Cardinal and procession of clergy moving towards the foundation-stone of new chapel.

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L O R E T O T h e n she a p p r o a c h e d the altar and kissed t h e Bible, and in a soft, devout voice she said: "So h e l p m e God." D u r i n g these touching m o m e n t s the choir sang Byrd's " I Will Not Leave T h e e Comfortless."

Elizabeth sat, small and wistful in St. E d w a r d ' s chair while she was anointed, blessed and consecrated. T h e n she p u t 011 the robe of gold cloth and received the sword, the orb, t h e ring, symbolising the kingly power and justice of God. T h e sceptre, symbolising justice, and t h e rod of mercy were placed in h e r hands.

T h e solemn climax a r r i v e d : t h e crown of St. E d w a r d was held h i g h above h e r and placed on t h e bowed head.

Every action spoke of t h e glorious Catholic traditions, taking us back to t h e days of Catholic England.

T h e choir sang a t r i u m p h a n t h y m n and, f r o m without, t h e acclaim of t h e p e o p l e r e s o u n d e d : "Long live Queen E l i z a b e t h ! " T h e Queen h a d taken possession of h e r k i n g d o m , and her subjects a p p r o a c h e d to pay h e r homage.

First came her h u s b a n d to m a k e his solemn promise to be h e r "liege m a n of life and l i m b . " How m u c h those very words r e m i n d us of t h e Middle Ages, when the same words were spoken by t h e vassals to their liege lords. O t h e r peers followed t h e Duke, among t h e m the E a r l Marshal, Duke of N o r f o l k , a loyal and f a i t h f u l Catholic.

T h e n E l i z a b e t h and P h i l i p a p p r o a c h e d t h e altar and, kneeling together, placed their trust in t h e K i n g of kings, confident in t h e prayers of t h e i r subjects f o r which E l i z a b e t h h a d begged so earnestly.

A QUEEN IS CROWNED We h a d barely settled ourselves in our hall when t h e screen displayed its first flashes of our eagerlyawaited film of the Coronation.

T h e n we h e a r d L a u r e n c e Olivier's resonant voice: "This royal throne of kings, this sceptred This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise" . . .

isle,

We knew we were going to e n j o y every m i n u t e of this film.

T h e scene accompanying Shakespeare's lines was of t h e white cliffs of Dover washed by f o a m - c a p p e d waves. W e were taken then to r u r a l E n g l a n d and t h e hills of Scotland. T h e n , to London on t h e m o r n i n g of t h e e v e n t f u l day. T h e streets were lined with a gay, excited c r o w d ; m e n of all colours and creeds r u b b e d shoulders, forgetting p r e j u d i c e s and grievances in their common wish to show love and loyalty f o r Elizabeth.

T h e h e r a l d r y of centuries is r e t a i n e d in t h e striking ceremony of t h e solemn proclamation, as t h e sentry's voice rings out in challenge to t h e bearer of t h e proclamation in the words: " W h o goes t h e r e ? " T h e t r u m p e t s add a j o y f u l note of m a j e s t y to t h e occasion.

We then went to B u c k i n g h a m Palace w h e r e t h e crowd waited to see t h e coaches which were to carry the royal family. First came that bearing t h e Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. T h e coach passed t h r o u g h streets lined with G r e n a d i e r Guards, in t h e i r scarlet u n i f o r m s .

T h e n , t h e gilded State Coach a p p e a r e d , drawn by sleek and sedate grey horses. Inside sat t h e royal couple, E l i z a b e t h and P h i l i p , smiling and gracious, acknowledging t h e cheers of t h e i r subjects, " l i f t i n g and carrying t h e m on t h e i r way." B e h i n d t h e coach rode officers of t h e royal household, on well-groomed horses with p r o u d and dignified gait. As t h e coach a p p r o a c h e d Westminster A b b e y t h e bells of London rang out the j o y f u l tidings. F r o m every corner of t h e city came t h e music of bells, u n t i l the city seemed vibrant with their joyous music.

T h e t r u m p e t s p r o c l a i m e d the end of t h e service; t h e choir sang "God Save t h e Queen", and a procession was f o r m e d as t h e Queen m a d e h e r way f r o m the Abbey. Outside, soldiers, sailors and airmen were ready to m a r c h in t h e display of loyalty. T h e y included m a n y Australians. (How the audience of nuns and girls j o y f u l l y greeted t h e i r c o u n t r y m e n . ) F r o m t h e A b b e y t h e Queen r e t u r n e d t h r o u g h streets still wet f r o m t h e showers which h a d fallen.

Suddenly t h e sun came out, t u r n i n g p u d d l e s into sparkling silver mirrors. As the royal coach r e a c h e d the Palace t h e people b r o k e t h e barriers and r a n to Victoria Square, to await t h e sight of t h e Queen on t h e balcony. And what a welcome she received!

As the people stood t h e r e a drone was h e a r d and in t h e sky, now changed to azure, t h e r e a p p e a r e d a f o r m a t i o n of planes. All heads were t u r n e d , all eyes u p l i f t e d , as t h e f o r m a t i o n became E.R., symbol of sovereignity. It was fitting t h a t Sir E d w a r d Elgar's song, " L a n d of H o p e and Glory", should be sung at t h a t m o m e n t . W e p r a y that Queen E l i z a b e t h I I m a y rule f a i t h f u l l y , following t h e footsteps of h e r f a t h e r (undoing the evils of t h e reign of E l i z a b e t h

W h e n t h e coach halted at t h e Abbey, t h e Queen, with h e r maids of h o n o u r bearing t h e long, scarlet train, f o r m e d a procession. O u r first sight in t h e Abbey was t h e stained-glass window, c o m m e m o r a t i n g t h e splendid heroes and heroines of t h e Second World W a r , a contrast to t h e emblazoned banners hanging b e n e a t h t h e b e a u t i f u l fan-vaulting. These banners take us back to t h e days of Chivalry, when knights in silver a r m o u r carried h i g h these b a n n e r s into countless conflicts f o r God and their king.

T h e people in t h e Abbey were silent as they watched E l i z a b e t h move slowly u p t h e long aisle.

T r u l y , it was m a j e s t y which led the long procession; for t h e Queen, with h e a d erect, h a d every m a r k of graciousness mingled w i t h humility.

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"May God give our Queen wisdom and strength to carry out t h e promises she has made, and m a y she f a i t h f u l l y serve H i m all t h e days of h e r l i f e . " KAY SHEPHERD, Normanhurst.

We h e a r d h e r clear, calm voice m a k e t h e solemn promise to govern h e r people with justice and mercy.

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APRIL:

2nd.—At last the longed f o r day arrived, and we went h o m e h a p p i l y for the Easter break.

FEBRUARY:

10th.—Once m o r e stirrings within t h e Abbey Walls.

T h e boarders h a d r e t u r n e d . Excitement was in t h e air, and t h e words " H a v e you seen h e r ? " floated t h r o u g h t h e school. " H e r " was Zita O ' D o n o h u e (Sister Marietta) whose f a m i l i a r face is glimpsed now and then on " t h e o t h e r side". Congratulations, Zita, we wish you all happiness.

T h e same wish to our oilier old girls who have b r o k e n the " d r o u g h t " of Mary's Mount postulants.

7th.—School began once more, and all started to work h a r d again. With great regret we said "Goodb y e " to Rev. M. Jongeblood, our Chaplain. We t h a n k h i m f o r t h e interest he took in our school activities and lor his work as Spiritual Director of our Y.C.S. We rejoice that the Y.C.S. work in the school has been more vital t h a n ever. At t h e opening of t h e school t e r m we all decided to give u p an hour's recreation on every alternate Tuesday f o r our Activity G r o u p Meetings.

T h e r e is not a dull m o m e n t . In p a r t i c u l a r we should like to t h a n k t h e group leaders and t h e artists who have so generously supplied us with u n i q u e and attractive posters. How f r e q u e n t l y we f o u n d Religious and hilarious subjects h a n d l e d skilfully together.

MARCH:

2nd.—A R e q u i e m Mass was attended by seniors at St. Patrick's C a t h e d r a l f o r t h e repose of the soul of a Loreto past p u p i l , Miss Cassy O'Grady. R.I.P. 5th.—The altar looked b e a u t i f u l f o r t h e Q u a r a n t ' Ore. After lifting our voices to sing Mass, we went in procession r o u n d the Cloister and on t h e last morning in glorious sunshine, r o u n d the grounds.

We welcomed F a t h e r P. J. Downes to Mount.

Already we liave m u c h reason g r a t e f u l for his help and guidance.

6th.—We were thrilled to see our old f r i e n d , " P r i d e and P r e j u d i c e " once more. It was shown to us in h o n o u r of the Mistress of Schools' feast day.

The celebrations were a day early f o r t h e day-girls.

It was interesting to see Sir Laurence Olivier in his young days, and to watch the reactions of his m a n y fans; Greer Garson we f o u n d as f r e s h as ever.

Mary's to b e

10th.—Another pleasant surprise!

We were thrilled with a p r o d u c t i o n of " M a d a m e Butterfly".

We went to see this Opera, which was p a r t of a p r o g r a m m e presented by t h e National T h e a t r e Movement, as a special Coronation Year gesture.

11th.—Michael W i l d i n g entertained us, in that d e l i g h t f u l film, " S p r i n g in P a r k Lane". T h e clever wit and lightness of it caused m u c h m i r t h f o r several days to come. We would like to say "a big t h a n k you" to the nuns, f o r these films.

8th.—The seniors were excited with t h e i r outing to the "Music f o r t h e P e o p l e " , in the Botanical Gardens.

10th.—Ballarat excelled itself with a new undertaking, in the form of the "Begonia Festival. *

22nd.—We went out once more.

I bis t i m e it was to St. Patrick's College, where school children and adults gathered to welcome Cardinal Agagianian.

His E m i n e n c e was r e t u r n i n g f r o m attending t h e Congress in Sydney.

H e received an enthusiastic welcome and spoke in appreciative terms of Catholic Education in Australia. We m a y t h a n k our beloved Bishop, t h e most Reverend J. P. O'CoJIins, D.D., who, f o r m a n y years, has been a great f r i e n d of His Eminence, f o r the h o n o u r of this visit.

llth-\Ath.~—Golden silence reigned, while all in the Seniors and Middle School listened to, and meditated on, t h e very interesting lectures, given to us in our a n n u a l R e t r e a t by F a t h e r W. Dunpliy, C.SS.R. We all loved that Retreat.

17th.—After Mass the orchestra delighted us with a spirited r e n d e r i n g of Irish airs. At t h e Cathedral, High Mass was attended by t h e seniors, and in the afternoon, a r m e d with rackets and vigoro bats, we descended on Loreto Dawson Street. T h e victories were divided between us. T h a t night m a n y b u d d i n g scientists retired to bed, their tiny sparks f a n n e d to flame by t h e film " M a d a m e Curie".

24th.—Mother S u p e r i o r a n n o u n c e d the school Councillors.

Congratulations to Nanette Crameri h e a d of the School, and Councillors, Helen McGoldrich, Elizabeth Obrincsak, Marie O'Donohue, Helen O'Bryan and Collette Christie.

18th.—Three cheers f o r Marcia Forest w h o won the Ballarat Senior Schoolgirls' Tennis Championship, enabling Mary's Mount to retain the Marks Cup.

MAY:

8th.—Four m e m b e r s were to-day received into t h e Congregation of the Children of Mary. T h e y were Marie O'Donohue, Helen McGoldrich, Helen O'Bryan and K a t h l e e n Barfield. F r o m now on woe betide " t h e one who speaks on t h e c o r r i d o r s ! "

20th.—This year we were among t h e interested, though somewhat chilly spectators, who enjoyed t h e annual St. Patrick's Concert.

25th.—Again Mary's Mount has h e l p e d to swell t h e ranks of t h e novitiate with two postulants—one prominent as h e a d of the school last year, and t h e other in t h e musical world at h o m e and abroad. * Described on page 19.

13th.—On this day Mary's Mount was p e r v a d e d with a restful peace for we all went h o m e for our t h r e e weeks term vacation.

In h o n o u r of t h e Coronation we were granted an extra day.

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DIARY (July, 1952-June, 1953): LORETO, MARRY ATVILLE

JUNE:

3rd.—There was quite a little " d r a m a " at Spencer Street Station—there was an a t m o s p h e r e of s u b d u e d panic. Two n u n s arrived at the station to find no "little girls in b l u e " waiting to travel back to school.

Porters emphatically agreed that " t h e Mary's Mount girls travelled to Ballarat yesterday."

T h e nuns w a i t e d ; d e p a r t u r e time ticked b y ; still no girls!

W i t h i n t h e next twenty-five minutes one girl a f t e r another n o n c h a l a n t l y strolled u p , to be greeted with, "Did you know that t h e others went back y e s t e r d a y ? " "Yesterday! H o w could t h e y ? " and a disgusted " Y o u ' d t h i n k Coronation Day would remind t h e m . "

JULY:

20th.—The J u n i o r s show t h e i r acting ability in presenting " K i n g of t h e Golden City." Congratulations to all, especially to Ann McCusker, Saula Milaknis, Patricia McLaughlin.

AUGUST:

17th.—That u n u s u a l t h i n g seen crawling along t h e hall is Lissa u n d e r a clothes basket—alias a "Tortoise", t h e winning model of t h e Fancy Dress Ball. T h o u g h entering as Bacchus, Rosemary Evans won a prize as N e r o !

25th.—Our d i s a p p o i n t m e n t in missing t h e Davis Cup in Sydney was p a r t l y assuaged when we saw t h e film at school.

28th.—As exams d r a w closer we wonder—is our holiday justified!

By ten m i n u t e s to two all h a d arrived. You see— t h e 1.20 t r a i n was scheduled to leave at 1.55; a little Coronation gesture—and some h a d used telephones.

(Also it was St. Patrick's College that went back yesterday. W h e r e are those porters? . . . ) .

5th.—An interesting exhibition of Australian landscape paintings was on show at t h e Art Gallery.

T h e senior art classes attended it.

SEPTEMBER:

20th.—The Mothers' Club prove their w o r t h again in helping the nuns to m a k e a success of t h e Fete.

9th.—We attended an Orchestral Concert f o r school children given by t h e Victorian S y m p h o n y Orchestra.

An item which we all t h o r o u g h l y enjoyed was "Meet the orchestra instruments." We now feel a thrill w h e n we pick out t h e piccolo or bassoon in t h e midst of an orchestral piece.

OCTOBER:

12th.—The Monastery was filled with school children and parishioners on t h e A n n u a l Monastery Sunday.

NOVEMBER:

13th.-—Congratulations to t h e newly consecrated Children of M a r y : Anne S h a n a h a n , Margaret Crawford, K a t h Pick, J a n Martin, Yvonne An, W i n i f r e d Laing, Pat Pyne, Claire Gray, J u d y Kennedy, Maureen Allchurch, Sandra Lahiff, Maureen Carroll, Marie Bertelsmeier.

26th.—Exams h e r e once again: " I have wasted time, and now doth time waste m e " !

13th.—Our a n n u a l effort to h e l p t h e Missions took the f o r m of a Fete, which was enjoyable, as well as profitable. Children a n d parents b o u g h t — p e r h a p s in the p a r e n t s ' case b r o u g h t and bought—all m a n n e r of things ranging f r o m toffee-apples to lovely scarves. " W h y don't we do it more o f t e n ? " was an opinion expressed by all except the organisers. Next year, while the new building is soaring, enthusiasm will be at its zenith.

DECEMBER :

6th.—Mother Superior's P a r t y . We are g r a t e f u l to t h e nuns for all their trouble.

Congratulations to Jubilarians—Claire Gray, Beth Cummins, Lissa McLaughlin, Anne Scantlebury, Maureen Carroll, W i n i f r e d Laing.

1953

15th.—We all went to see t h e Coronations films, " E l i z a b e t h is Q u e e n " and " R o y a l R o a d " , and we were very m u c h impressed by both. I n fact they brought t h e Coronation right into Ballarat f o r us.

21st.—St. Aloysius' Day—we h a d a p a r t y and a long film; once m o r e our t h a n k s to t h e nuns.

You m a y wonder why so m a n y girls at Mary's Mount look f o r w a r d to Fridays. Is it because it is the end of t h e school week or because of t h e interesting films shown at n i g h t ?

This year we have enjoyed a particularly good selection.

Favourites were " W i n d f r o m the West", t h e c o l o u r f u l " J a c a r a n d a Festival", "Music and Poetry", "Canals of E n g l a n d " , " B o r d e r Weave", "Song of Ceylon" with its e x t r a o r d i n a r y music and one t h a t our Projectionist just "Must r u n t h r o u g h again", " T h e Story of the Bee". No w o n d e r !

FEBRUARY:

10th.—The holiday peace of Loreto, Marryatville, once again shattered. School begins.

25th.—Y.C.S. Meeting.

Congratulations to A n n e Scantlebury, President.

MARCH :

2nd.—The Red Mass m a r k i n g the opening of t h e Legal Year was a t t e n d e d by t h e Leavings.

3rd.—A late arrival f r o m Malaya—Yvonne Au. 4th.—There is a p a r l i a m e n t a r y air in t h e election of sports captains, as M o t h e r M. Canisius has to resort to " p r e f e r e n t i a l " voting to decide. H o n o u r s go to Marie Spain, Helen Devitt, P a q u i t a Greenslade and J u d y Bennett.

6th.—The news of Stalin's death has a sobering effect on our minds. " H o w are t h e mighty f a l l e n ! " 17th.—St. P a t r i c k ' s Day. Boarders appreciated t h e day on the beach when it was so hot.

24tli.—From now on t h e vital question will b e : how m a n y days to the long week-end?

Helen O'Bryan, Nanette Crameri, Elizabeth Obrincsak, Colette Christie, Patricia Rinaldi.

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- L O R E T O LEAVING CLASS, MARRYATVILLE, S.A. F R O N T R O W : P. Greenslade, L. Hart, H. Devitt, P. Arend, E. McLaughlin, J. Bennett.

S E C O N D R O W : A. Scantlebury, G. Coulter, S. Lahiff, J. Kennedy, A. Shanahan, J. Elliot, M. Heuzenroeder.

APRIL:

f o r E a s t e r Activities.

18tli.—Sports Day. M c G r a t h was r e w a r d e d by an exciting v i c t o r y over M u l h a l l .

Well done, M a r i e Spain!

25th.—It is said that a girl looks her loveliest in white. J u d g i n g bv o u r D e b u t a n t e s , this is so.

MAY :

h i . — T h e Leavings d o n b a l l e r i n a s f o r t h e C.B.C.* Prefects' Dance.

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26th.—Although not elated at r e t u r n i n g to school, we were consoled by t h e news of p l a y p r a c t i c e !

JUNE:

1st.—"Long Live t h e Q u e e n beat in our h e a r t s as we took p a r t in t h e c o r o n a t i o n c e r e m o n y f o r schools.

2nd.—We were r e p r e s e n t e d at t h e H i g h Mass at the C a t h e d r a l on C o r o n a t i o n Day, and l a t e r in t h e week at t h e C o r o n a t i o n Concert at C e n t e n n i a l Hall.

7th.—The School was t h r i l l e d w i t h t h e r e a l l y "close-up" view of the film, " A Q u e e n is C r o w n e d " .

20th.—Another

ABSENT:

Dixon.

E.

Krause, M. Mullins, Au, D. Condon, C.

T h e Sports Day on A p r i l 18th was t h e most t h r i l l i n g f o r years. T h e wisdom of c h a n g i n g it to a d a y in t h e first t e r m was seen, f o r t h e w e a t h e r was w o n d e r f u l l y fine. T h e pre-sports e x c i t e m e n t h a d been growing since t h e day t h e c a p t a i n s w e r e elected a n d p r a c t i c e s t a r t e d .

H e l e n Devitt was chosen to l e a d M u l h a l l , P a q u i t a G r e e n s l a d e , B a r r y , a n d J u d y B e n n e t t , W a r d , w h i l e M a r i e S p a i n was n a m e d c a p t a i n of M c G r a t h and sports captain* T h e last f e w days of f r a n t i c p r e p a r a t i o n i n c l u d e d t h e r u n n i n g of t h e c u p heats, so t h a t only a selected few r e m a i n e d to r u n oil t h e day. H o w e v e r , e v e r y o n e was to t a k e p a r t in t h e H o u s e events a n d p r a c t i c e was e n t h u s i a s t i c .

T h e great day d a w n e d a little t h r e a t e n i n g l y b u t t h e o p t i m i s t i c w e a t h e r - m a n f o r e c a s t a fine a f t e r n o o n , a n d he was correct. F r i e n d s a n d p a r e n t s a r r i v e d in great n u m b e r s , a n d t h e Jesuit F a t h e r s f r o m N o r w o o d were t h e guests of h o n o u r .

T h e flat races were as close as usual, t h e n o v e l t y races just as a m u s i n g , a n d t h e p r e f e c t s ' r a c e caused m u c h m i r t h . T h e old scholars in t h e crowd were c o m p e l l e d by f r i e n d s a n d y o u n g e r sisters to e n t e r t h e i r event.

T h e f a t h e r s h a d an a m u s i n g goalt h r o w i n g c o m p e t i t i o n a n d t h e small boys' f o o t b a l l contest was a h i g h l i g h t of t h e a f t e r n o o n .

The j u n i o r s gave a p a r t i c u l a r l y good display of m a r c h i n g w h i c h a u g u r s well f o r f u t u r e h o u s e teams. B r o t h e r Stephenson judged the House March, and Ward were again t h e c h a m p i o n s .

During the break for afternoon-tea, the house m e m b e r s , b e t w e e n m o u t h f u l s , discussed t h e positions of t h e i r t e a m s , and t h e p r o b a b l e w i n n e r s of events not yet decided.

As t h e d a y a d v a n c e d it a p p e a r e d t h a t the h o u s e shield would be won b y e i t h e r M c G r a t h or B a r r y .

T h e last race was t h e Senior Relay. At first t h e f o u r t e a m s w e r e level. T h e n M u l h a l l s u p p o r t e r s gave a g r o a n of h o r r o r as their, r u n n e r d r o p p e d the b a t o n .

W h e n it was r e t r i e v e d , M u l h a l l was hopelessly last.

M c G r a t h h a d won f o r t h e first t i m e in n i n e y e a r s !

25tli.—Congratulations to the 1953 P r e f e c t s : H e l e n Devitt ( H e a d of t h e School) a n d S a n d r a Lahiff', Yvonne Au, P a t A r e n d , A n n e H e f f e r n a n ( B o a r d e r Prefects), and Anne Scantlebury, Judy Bennett, Judy K e n n e d y , C a t h e r i n e O ' D o n n e l l , J u d y Dobson (Day Scholar P r e f e c t s ) .

3rd.—First C o m m u n i o n Day. boys and girls all in white.

C. Y.

S P I R T S DAY, 1953

20th.—"The U n a s h a m e d Accompanist"", G e r a l d Moore, easily fills t h e T o w n H a l l w i t h l a u g h t e r .

1st.—Departure

BACK R O W : B. Thyer, O'Donnell.

t e n n i s title f o r P a q u i t a !

22nd and 23rd.—The concert was a great success, due to t h e u n t i r i n g p a t i e n c e of the n u n s as well as to the u n d o u b t e d t a l e n t s of t h e girls.

The reproductions of t h e Old Masters were m u c h appreciated a n d we h a v e l e a r n t f r o m Sir T h o m a s More that we c a n b e h a p p y a n d h o l y . * Christian Brothers' College.

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CATHOLIC ACTION AT MARRYATVILLE T h e Y.C.S. Movement plays a very i m p o r t a n t p a r t in our school life. This year we feel we have a great t r a d i t i o n to u p h o l d . T h e zeal and activity of t h e 1952 leaders was m a d e a p p a r e n t when our P r e s i d e n t , Angela K e n n e d y , entered t h e Novitiate at Mary's Mount, whilst t h e o t h e r eight, Alexa McAuley, Margaret Quinn, Denise Brazel, Claire Gray, Rosemary W a r d , Susan Lawrie, Janice Martin and K a t h Pick, are now serving in t h e a r m y of Catholic Action in wider spheres.

This year we began with t h e selection of eight new leaders.

T h r e e f r o m Leaving—Helen Devitt, Sandra Lahiff and J u d y K e n n e d y ; three f r o m I n t e r m e d i a t e — B i d d y Clarkson, Anne Robertson and Marie Spain, and two f r o m Second Year— M e r e d y t h Sykes and A n n e Isenstein.

Together with Anne Scantlebury, our President, J u d y B e n n e t t and J u d y Dobson, our t h r e e surviving leaders f r o m last year, we f o r m t h e nucleus of the Y.C.S. in t h e school.

A Group on Sports Day, 1953.

W h e n the cheering h a d died down, the Houses m a r c h e d on to t h e tennis courts w h e r e t h e shield, cups and prizes were presented by F a t h e r O'Neill, S.J. H e congratulated t h e cup winners who were Bridget Clarkson, Senior; Marie Lonergan, J u n i o r ; Vira Tursky, J u v e n i l e ; Deidre Rofe, Midget.

ANNE SCANTLEBURY (Leaving), Marryatville.

This year t h e r e have been several alterations in our activity groups. T h e Debating G r o u p of last year has been replaced by t h e Daniel Lord P a m p h l e t Discussion Group.

M e m b e r s h i p is restricted to I n t e r m e d i a t e s and Leavings and suitable p a m p h l e t s are chosen f o r discussion. Such p a m p h l e t s as " W e Abolished t h e C h a p e r o n e , " " T h e P u r e of H e a r t , " " M a r r y Y o u r O w n " and " W h a t is Decent L i t e r a t u r e . "

TENNIS: This year t h e tennis season opened with t h e news t h a t our star tennis player, P a q u i t a Greenslade, had won t h e South A u s t r a l i a n school girls' Championship.

The 1953 teams have progressed very well, t h e " A " , " B " and " C " teams leading in t h e tussles f o r the shields.

Loreto did very well in t h e H a r d c o u r t Championships this May as t h e r e was a Loreto representative in every final.

To end t h e tennis season we learn t h a t our star player is t h e South Australian u n d e r 19 women's single c h a m p i o n .

T h e m e m b e r s of t h e St. Vincent de P a u l group, an innovation this year, aimed at giving h e l p to t h e poor.

Articles of clothing are collected and distributed among t h e children less f o r t u n a t e t h a n themselves. As well as this, sweets are m a d e .

T h e Mission G r o u p , active as ever, sponsored t h e Mission F e t e which raised over £45. E a r l y in t h e year F a t h e r Sheridan, S.J., increased our interest by giving us an interesting talk on stamps f o r t h e foreign missions. T h e stamps are sorted, and those of rare value are sold to enthusiastic stamp collectors.

BASKETBALL: T h e Basketball season opened with K a t h Pick being elected captain of t h e "A", Margaret Quinn of t h e " B " , Cecily Lawrie of t h e "C", and F l e u r K i l d e a of t h e "D".

Loreto h a d a very good start this season by all association teams winning their respective games.

As usual, t h e F i l m G r o u p is very p o p u l a r , and this year its m e m b e r s are doing outstanding work in t h e p r o p a g a n d a field. T h e i r " F i l m s in T o w n " is a special f e a t u r e of the Y.C.S. notice board.

Up to date, reviews of films showing are posted regularly.

T h e D r a m a t i c G r o u p holds a special interest f o r t h e "actresses" of t h e school.

Short plays are p r o d u c e d and presented f r o m time to time.

SOFTBALL: Softball has become very p o p u l a r this last season with t h e girls who do not play tennis, although tennis players also join in w h e n not r e q u i r e d on t h e courts.

This year we played some matches against Cabra and to our great joy and astonishment managed to beat t h e m at one m a t c h by fifteen runs.

Mr. B u c h a n a n , our coach, finds us very willing to learn. To t h e n u n s ' great sorrow t h r e e windows have been broken, b u t we have sincerely promised to be m o r e c a r e f u l in t h e f u t u r e .

JUDY BENNETT

As yet t h e P u p p e t G r o u p has not been able to p u t on any of its p e r f o r m a n c e s , b u t t h e m e m b e r s have been diligently m a k i n g p u p p e t s .

T h r o u g h t h e Y.C.S. we strive to imitate Christ and follow His perfect example. A n d so it goes on, quite unobtrusively in itself, but gradually and surely r e a p i n g a b o u n t i f u l harvest.

HELEN DEVITT (Leaving Honours), SANDRA LAHIFF (Leaving), Marryatville.

(Leaving), Marryatville.

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L O R E T O 23rd.—Mr. David K e a r n e y gave us a stirring and f a s c i n a t i n g l e c t u r e on O u r L a d y of F a t i m a .

24th.—Election of P r e f e c t s .

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to Carole Bowen, H e a d of t h e School, J a n e t W i m p o l e , G e r a r d i n e Carroll, T h e r r y A s b j o r n s e n , M a r y A n n e F i l g a t e a n d J o s e p h i n e G o r m a n , w h o were elected as b o a r d e r p r e f e c t s , and to B a r b a r a Stewart, R o b i n M a c f a r l a n , J u d y M u r r a y , J o a n n a McClelland and M a r g a r e t M a r y Collins, our d a y - p u p i l prefects. R o b i n M a c f a r l a n was also elected as Sports C a p t a i n .

25th.—The Senior b o a r d e r s ' Choir sang t h e Mass, c e l e b r a t e d b y Dr. M c Q u a i d , A r c h b i s h o p of D u b l i n .

27th.—Singing at the grand final in the E x h i b i t i o n at n i g h t .

28th.—Father S m i t h , S.J., showed a film of his recent t r i p to I n d i a . T h i s was of great interest to all, and we were very glad to welcome F a t h e r b a c k .

SCHOOL E V E N T S — 1953 FEBRUARY:

10th.—The h o a r d e r s r e t u r n e d a f t e r t h e long vacation. W e were glad to welcome m a n y new faces, h u t we missed M. M. Rosa (our Sports Mistress), M. M. Michael, M. M. A n t o n i n u s , M. M. Dolores.

11th.—More 12th.—Voting

re-unions as t h e day-scholars arrived. for Sports Captain.

13th.—Congratulations to Mary C r a w f o r d , Adrie n n e McKenzie, c a p t a i n a n d vice-captain of St. G e r t r u d e ' s ; N o e l Kelly, Carole Bowen, of St. M i c h a e l ' s ; a n d R o b i n M a c f a r l a n and Jill L a m b e r t of St. Teresa's. Noel K e l l y is also T e n n i s C a p t a i n .

I n t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e film, " T h e Great Mr. H a n d e l " .

MARCH:

8th.—We p l a y e d t h e " O l d Girls" in t h e a n n u a l tennis m a t c h . T h e m o d e r n s d e f e a t e d t h e ancients.

11th.—'The Matric. h a d a d r a m a t i z e d d e b a t e on t h e q u e s t i o n of L a d y Macbetli's innocence.

T h e vote was cast in f a v o u r of L a d y M a c b e t h .

15th.—Mitcham M a r i a n Festival, at w h i c h Loreto was well r e p r e s e n t e d .

17th.—St. P a t r i c k ' s Day. In t h e m o r n i n g t h e city-ites p r o v e d t h e i r skill in a s o f t b a l l m a t c h against t h e i r c o u n t r y cousins, even t h o u g h t h e t h e r m o m e t e r passed the 100 .

After lunch the Y.C.S. P h o t o g r a p h y G r o u p m a d e cakes (at least t h a t is w h a t t h e y called t h e m ) in t h e cooking r o o m , a n d inflicted t h e i r efforts on t h e generosity of an u n s u s p e c t i n g m u l t i t u d e t h e following day.

The finances of the Y.C.S. increased.

On this day also, six Y.C.S. Leaders were invited to St. Kevin's College f o r Tennis.

T h e h o l i d a y c a m e to a climax with s q u a r e d a n c i n g in t h e H a l l , tea on t h e lawn, a n d a film, " T h e Hills of H o m e " , in the evening.

23rd.—Cooking lessons began again u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e of Mrs. Stone.

MAY:

1st.—The t r a d i t i o n a l May Day procession. Carole c r o w n e d O u r L a d y at t h e Grotto. I n t h e a f t e r n o o n , n i n e seniors were consecrated to O u r Lady.

The day c a m e to a g r a c e f u l close w i t h t h e arrival of t h e d e b u t a n t e s in t h e evening.

2nd.—Annual Mission May-time F a i r at Xavier.

3rd.—Empire Y o u t h M a r c h t h r o u g h t h e streets of Melbourne.

Loreto was p r o u d to lead t h e Girls' Schools.

10th.—Children of M a r y R a l l y at Xavier.

12th.—Lecture on Pacific Islands Missions b y Monsignor Doyle, M.S.C. 13th.—The e d u c a t i o n a l film, " Y o u n g T o m E d i s o n . " 14th.—Ascension Thursday.

Break-up for the boarders.

JUNE:

5th.—Matrics. a n d Leavings a t t e n d C o r o n a t i o n P a g e a n t at t h e E x h i b i t i o n .

9th.—Merit F i l m , " T h e Stratton Story".

10th.—Dorothy C r a w f o r d and R o l a n d Strong c a m e to r e c o r d t h e Senior Choir. A l e n g t h y process.

I n t h e evening t h e Matrics. went to see the F r e n c h Film, "Dr. Knock".

16th.—Five buses were n e e d e d to t r a n s p o r t us to t h e W i n d s o r t h e a t r e , w h e r e at t h e expense of t h e P r a h r a n City Council we saw t h e Coronation F i l m .

19th.—Father Gleeson, S.J., gave us an i n s p i r i n g talk on t h e Mass. W e h a d been p r e p a r e d by Christian D o c t r i n e Talks, posters a n d p a m p h l e t s .

21st.—Y.C.S. L e a d e r s ' T r a i n i n g Day at Sacre Coeur.

25th.—The Y.C.S. play, " T h e Dry W o o d " . Leaders f r o m Sacre Coeur, Genazzano, X a v i e r and St. Kevin's came. T h e Y.C.S. p r o v i d e d an excellent s u p p e r .

26th.—The day a f t e r . . . yet t h e Matrics. h a d e n o u g h energy to go to t h e English L e c t u r e at the University in t h e evening.

28th.—Revival of " T h e Dry W o o d " f o r t h e parents.

29th.—Senior School R e t r e a t .

THERRY ASBJORNSEN, GERARDINE CARROLL, Matriculation Class, Toorak.

APRIL:

1st.—The Senior C h o i r went, en masse, to t h e C a t h e d r a l H a l l to practise f o r the choral festival.

8th.—'The design f o r a new tennis f r o c k , c o m p l e t e w i t h r e d crested pocket, was finally a p p r o v e d .

11th.—The a n n u a l t r i p to Mary's M o u n t b r o u g h t the u s u a l e x c i t e m e n t and pleasure.

11th.—Mothers' C l u b Musicale. David W e l c h , of " S o u t h Pacific'" f a m e , was a great attraction, p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r t h e Matric. F r e n c h class — t h r o u g h the open window.

17th.—Our c h o r a l a u d i t i o n at t h e C a t h e d r a l H a l l .

20th.—The longed-for news a r r i v e d — w e were to be a m o n g the final six choirs chosen to sing b e f o r e Dr. M a n n i x , C a r d i n a l Gracias and m a n y o t h e r Congress visitors at t h e E x h i b i t i o n .

21st.—Father McCulloch, of t h e C o l u m b a n Mission, showed us some of t h e best Mission p i c t u r e s t h a t we h a v e ever seen.

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THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE

for the utmost p e r f e c t i o n in sculptural work. T h e Acropolis was described with its m a r b l e steps, seventy feet high. T h e n came t h e crowning glory of the P a r t h e n o n , still visited even in its ruins.

J u d y said that the work of the Greek painters has disappeared.

We k n o w of it only t h r o u g h the writings of ancient writers and in t h e work of t h e disciples of the ancient artists. T h e r e are, however, many Greek vases which help us to f o r m an idea of what Greek p a i n t i n g was like.

Denise said that, when we see how stiff and primitive are t h e Greek statues of the archaic period, we cannot but m a r v e l at the r a p i d development of Greek sculpture once it got f a i r l y u n d e r wav.

T h e greatest n a m e in Greek sculpture is t h a t of Pheidias, w h o expressed t h e noblest and loftiest ideals of Greek religion. U n d e r his direction, the sculptures decorating t h e P a r t h e n o n were p l a n n e d and executed. A very f a m o u s Greek Statue, now in the Louvre at Paris, is t h e " V e n u s of Milo". Of Praxiteles, we have an original work, " H e r m e s with t h e Child Dionysius".

1.

On 14th August, 1952, t h e Leaving Ancient History Class entertained us with a " S y m p o s i u m on t h e Glory T h a t was Greece".

T h e Matriculation and Leaving Classes r e a d an excerpt f r o m Pericles' F u n e r a l Oration, taken f r o m Thucydides. At t h e end, they recited Byron's "Isles of Greece".

Mary Ann Dwyer spoke on " O u r Debt to Greece".

She said t h a t E u r o p e a n civilization has its roots in the marvellous achievements of Ancient Greece and cannot be f u l l y understood without r e f e r e n c e to them. We owe to the Greeks our type of government, our liberty, our democracy. W e have been deeply influenced by Greek Art, L i t e r a t u r e , Philosophy, Science, Athletics and Education.

Rosemary Merlo said t h a t our system of King, Council and Assembly was borrowed f r o m Greece.

Solon introduced t h e J u r y System and laid t h e f o u n d a t i o n s of democracy, u n t i l t h e n an " u n k n o w n , untried, unimagined thing".

Pericles further developed t h e democratic system. Magistrates were chosen by lot and every m a n h a d the right to speak in the Assembly. Pericles gave every m a n an equal chance b e f o r e t h e law and t h e n laid art and beauty before h i m . H e was given "show money"' to enable him to attend t h e d r a m a festivals, and Athens was beautified with noble buildings and sculptures.

B a r b a r a Stewart, in h e r p a p e r on Greek Literature, said t h a t every " g e n r e " in literature, with the d o u b t f u l exception of satire, is Greek in origin.

She r e f e r r e d to the " I l i a d " and "Odyssey" of H o m e r as the f o u n t a i n heads of t h e Epic. Elegiac p o e t r y was sung by P i n d a r , S a p p h o and Alcaeus. Theocritus was the inspiration of our Pastoral Poetry.

Lilian W h i t i n g dealt with Greek D r a m a . She said that fifth century Greece p r o d u c e d a series of s u p e r b tragedies which have never been equalled except, perhaps, by a few of Shakespeare's. She t h e n spoke about t h e t h r e e great tragedians — Aeschylus, Sophocles and E u r i p i d e s ; and about Aristophanes, " t h e great burlesque critic of A t h e n i a n Life."

Carol Bowen spoke about Greek History.

H e r o d o t u s was the p r i n c e of story-tellers and has been called t h e " f a t h e r of history". His critical use of sources, his inclusion of documents, his laborious research into the cause and origin of i m p o r t a n t events, m a k e h i m t h e most m o d e r n of historians.

Mary Ann Filgate told how Demosthenes, in spite of great physical disadvantages, became t h e master orator of Greece and of all time.

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J u d y M u r r a y wrote a p a p e r on Greek P h i l o s o p h y .

She spoke about Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and t h e Stoics and Epicureans. Moira Kelly told about t h e Olympic Games, which were held every f o u r years and which were the inspiration of our m o d e r n Olympic Games.

J o a n n a McClelland told about t h e great P a n a t h e n a i c Procession in h o n o u r of t h e Goddess A t h e n a and of t h e Oracle of D e l p h i in h o n o u r of Apollo.

J o a n n a said t h a t Christianity was spread in a world p e r m e a t e d with Greek thought and speaking t h e Greek language. T h e Eastern R o m a n E m p i r e f o r a long time influenced E u r o p e .

Finally, it was on the logic and p h i l o s o p h y of Aristotle that St. T h o m a s Aquinas based his great theological work, t h e " S u m m a Theologica".

E l i z a b e t h Cahir began back in t h e sixth century, B.C., and traced t h e development of Greek Science.

She told how Thales predicted the date of an eclipse of t h e sun. Hecataeus wrote a geography of t h e world, with a m a p showing t h e M e d i t e r r a n e a n Sea as centre. In the Hellenistic Age, Euclid compiled his system of geometry, while Archimedes developed h i g h e r m a t h e m a t i c s and discovered specific gravity. T h e Hellenistic Age also a p p l i e d science to the work and needs of every day life.

1. SONIA HAYES, 2. BEVERLEY QUINN, 3. NANCY RYAN. Leaving Class, Toorak.

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Greek Art was described by Beverley Quinn ( A r c h i t e c t u r e ) , Denise Hayes (Sculpture) and J u d y Maher ( P a i n t i n g ) . These lectures were illustrated with pictures on t h e Epidiascope.

Greek Architecture was m a i n l y confined to Temples. T h e same plan was used and the Doric or Ionic orders were employed. T h e p a t h of advance was sought r a t h e r in t h e careful working out of symmetrical proportions for the various p a r t s of t h e structure and in striving

Congratulations to Annetta Ermacora for her article on an imaginary visit by Macbeth and Byron to the Bennets (of "Pride and Prejudice").

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CHAUCER IMMORTALIZES THE TOORAK MATRIC. Bifel that in a classe as I lay To stiidie on bokes day by day I watcht our companye full seventeen, That slepen al day long with open een.

She was, as we kenned wel, a troubadour.

Ful loud she sang, "Do not forsake the dear", Upon her Arab steed the livelong yeer.

Barbara ther was, a mighty first-prefect— A day-cholaire, and tidily y-deckt.

She had a friend who painted day and night—To painten posters e'er was her delyt.

Bisyde hir ther was a greet artiste That could draw Macbeth, or what you wiste.

And she colde act Macbeth if we had need, Her visage was ful fair, her haar ful reed.

Bisyde her at table ther sat a mayde That colde much of knitting cable-braid.

And she spent al day waiting for the mail.

Another was ther, a mayde fair and smal, Who was musicienne and painter booth, And to forsake her swinke was she looth.

For it is good to see a conscience In maidens who are fond of dalliance.

And Robin was a maiden much in dout, For she wolde always questions ask.

About With hir she bar histories legioun.

And hir friend cam from the self-same toun.

A capitaine was she with muscles strong, And she was playing matches al day long.

Upon the corner sat ther last a mayde That was a-slimming—at least so she sayde— Who solde bokes of religioun.

She was a ful solem yong persoun.

These are the maydes that I acquainted was Withal; and now I wiste not If they wil ever speke to me agane.

For if I have them written down in vain, Strait they will me cursen for libel, For they are maydes feroces as I know well.

Was with us at the first a worthy mayde, Head Prefect was she, soothly as they sayde, And she was always bisy. As I think, Twas better thus than at her bokes to sivink.

Of prefects seven else were ther withal; Each of her bar a broche lyke a medal.

In curtesye was set fid much hir liste, Wei gafe they ensample atte beste.

Of hir one had a fidel. Al day long Playing she was; wel colde we ken her song.

She was a barber soothly as I guess.

Another ivas ther that for wantonesse Colde eek the cello and piano play, And throw goles strait—or so they say.

Of hem another rang a classe-bell That louder was than any of chapel.

And she y-cleped was fair Gerardine And of prefects three more ther cam between.

These weren day-pupils that in the morn Had never had to ryse bifor the dawn.

One was y-clept Judy. She was, I wist, A verray par fit Existentialist.

And there was one the lik ive may not see agane: Robin, the Sportes worthy capitaine.

And yet she seined poore, for her delyt Was to take tithes from al, much and lyte.

Ther was an actrice by us for the nones Who colde declame in ful dramatick tones.

For she colde act a vilein or a saint, Bifor the world she was of great restraint.

By hir a student with hir lokes al fair Was one that had ful many a dictionaire Y-lerned wel; for she colde ivield a pen Ful wyser than a heep of lerned men.

And ther sat eek a ivorthy pricasour.

JOCELYN DUNPHY (Matriculation) Toorak.

[We regret that Noel Kelly's pen-and-ink sketches, to illustrate the above, were too late for inclusion.—Ed.]

SPORTS NOTES FOR 1953 T h e first big event in the 1953 Sports year was t h e voting f o r Tennis Captain, House Captains and Sports Captain. Tennis C a p t a i n : Noel Kelly; Sports Captain: Robin M a c f a r l a n ; St. Gertrude's C a p t a i n : Mary C r a w f o r d ; Vice-Captain: A d r i e n n e McKenzie; St. Michael's C a p t a i n : Noel Kelly; Vice-Captain: Carole Bowen; St. Teresa's Captain: Robin Macfarlan; Vice-Captain: Jill L a m b e r t .

Immediately we arranged t h e various teams. So high was t h e standard that both t h e Tennis and Softball teams caused us m a n y a headache. T h e " A " Tennis T e a m : Noel Kelly, Patsy McCormack, Janet Wimpole, Carole Bowen, J e n n i f e r Coates, A d r i e n n e McKenzie, F r e d d i e W o r c h and Ursula Carter. T h e first " A " m a t c h was with the Past Pupils, and we had a most e n j o y a b l e a f t e r n o o n , winning by one game.

On 2nd May we had an exciting match with Sacre Coeur, but we lost.

On 19th March we started our most successful softball season, winning every m a t c h .

Congratulations to t h e " A " and " B " Teams who played well t h r o u g h o u t , especially to Ann N o r t h a m , Ann Houston, Margaret Bergin and Marguerite Gougli.

Much to our d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , our first softball m a t c h against t h e "old girls" had to be postponed owing to rain, but we are looking f o r w a r d to t h e a n n u a l basketball m a t c h . T h e match of the season was t h e one against K i l b r e d a , when he h a d an exciting day and came h o m e victorious. T h e " A " T e a m 10-9, t h e " B " 6-6.

T h e first term over, we have now settled down to rigorous training f o r the basketball season.

In conclusion, we t h a n k Miss P o r t e r , our Sports Mistress, f o r h e r valuable assistance.

ROBIN MACFARLAN (Sports Captain), Toorak.

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MARCH OF TIME—CLAREMONT F a r d o n , Patricia M c H e n r y , Maureen Williamson, Margaret Troy, Joan H o l b r o o k , Margaret Adams.

24th.—Pat Drake-Brockman, better known as P a t Vincent, called, looking very charming, a f t e r h e r wedding at Star of the Sea. 26th.—Mr. Kearney called on his way to Melbourne f r o m I r e l a n d to show us slides of Our Lady of F a t i m a and t h e t h r e e children. It was a most interesting a f t e r n o o n , and ended with a short talk by Mr. K e a r n e y on the triviality of m a t e r i a l things. We were all impressed and would like to t h a n k Mr. Kearney.

1952:

July. All enjoyed t h e Y.C.S. Week, but felt r a t h e r guilty w h e n F a t h e r Smith, S.J., h a d the lesson of his sermon emphasised by the "sound effects"' of an alarm clock. T h e long week-end of July h a d a d d e d excitement f o r t h e senior girls with the long anticipated St. Louis Dance.

August.

E x a m s ! W h a t a blow; with m u c h rain and little knowledge, the 4th was not such a pleasant day. On the 28tli subdued faces were r e a n i m a t e d as we sang with gusto " 0 Causa nostrae Latitae."

September.

School re-opens; the usual chatter and exchanging of i n f o r m a t i o n . All had several outings to J o h n Alden. A visit f r o m Mr. Bridge with technicolour films of I n d i a , Western Australia, and our Jubilee celebrations, was welcomed by us all.

29th.—The Leaving Economic Class visited t h e Bank.

October. T h e first great event of t h e m o n t h was Show Day. T h e Sports and Fete were very successf u l despite the unpleasant weather. W e m a d e £400, which was most acceptable to t h e missions.

APRIL:

1st.—Home for the Easter break.

Little concentration, t h i n k i n g of t h e times ahead.

8th.—All return.

Still little concentration, t h i n k i n g of the w o n d e r f u l times past.

17th.—-Rustles of taffeta, silk, lace and tulle were h e a r d when the debutantes, Julia Burke, Mary McMullen, Sue Quin and Marilyn Hogan called before being presented at t h e " G r a d u a t i o n Ball".

22nd.—More d e b u t a n t e s call on their way to t h e Seven Stars Ball.

1953: FEBRUARY:

MAY:

1st.—Willing h a n d s p r e p a r e d a b e a u t i f u l Altar for Our Lady on t h e Ocean V e r a n d a h . Others wove wreaths for h e r crown and t h e crowns of h e r handmaids.

T h e Procession went down t h e new p a t h and r e t u r n e d by t h e Avenue. T h e n we grouped ourselves a r o u n d t h e Ocean Steps while Mary Peterson crowned Our Lady. A h a n d m a i d chosen f r o m each class was then crowned, and presented Our Lady with a bouquet of flowers. F r . Gilchrist, S.J., addressed us.

6th.—Leavings and Subs were shown over P a r l i a m e n t House u n d e r t h e direction of Mr. Ross Hutchinson. Most impressive.

7th.—"Home" is the word on everyone's lips.

H o m e for over t h r e e weeks!

10th.—School re-opens with t h e usual chatter, many not having seen each oilier for n i n e weeks.

T h e excellent J u n i o r and Leaving results were among the subjects u n d e r discussion.

16th.—Sports captains announced.

T h e y are: Colleen Carroll f o r St. Raphaels's ( r e d ) , Patricia McHenry, St. Stanislaus ( b l u e ) , Yvonne Murcott, St. Gabriel's ( g r e e n ) , K a t h l e e n Rooney, St. Michael's (gold). Margaret Adams was voted tennis captain.

17 th.—First tennis lesson f r o m Mr. Bonner, enthusiasts m a k i n g promises about double faults.

18th.—No sweets!!

It's Ash Wednesday.

Resolutions m a d e ; this time to be kept.

19th.—All r e m e m b e r e d M. M. H i l d a , R.J.P., in our prayers on t h e anniversary of her sudden death.

Sub-Leavings t o u r e d t h e P e r t h G.P.O.

JUNE:

3rd.—Opening of t h e second t e r m . T h e m a i n topic of conversation t h e Coronation. Margaret Guilfoyle looked c h a r m i n g when she called d u r i n g the holidays before being presented at t h e Catholic Ball.

9th.—Surprises for t h e Sub-Leavings and SubJuniors.

A M o t h e r c r a f t course!

11th.—General Meeting of Y.C.S., including reports f r o m the Missions, Current Affairs and Films groups; a talk on books f r o m the D r a m a group.

The meeting concluded with a debate on " R a d i o versus Stage Plays" by the Debating G r o u p .

MARCH;

8th.—Osborne tennis teams v. Nedlands at Nedlands. Nedlands won.

14th.—Return m a t c h . Alas! A n o t h e r defeat.

17th.—Great excitement! T h e two buses arrived to take TIS to Lotun P a r k for High Mass and St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

23rd.—All congregate in study f o r announcement of prefects.

H e a d girl Mary P e t e r s o n ; other prefects: Colleen Carroll, Therese Devane, E n i d

PAM There was a young girl named W ho went to pass her exam, She sat on a chair

Parn,

With a lady-like air, And she did her exam like a lamb.

PEGGY UPTON (Grade V), Marryatville.

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advertisements, and t h e announcer signed off f r o m t h e station and t h e relay station.

Some of t h e j u n i o r s were really sorry when the new wireless was t u r n e d off, and the audience was delighted w i t h the novelty. T h e studio personnel crawled f r o m their c r a m p e d positions to accept the congratulations which so thrilled t h e m that it was decided to hold m o r e evenings in t h e same style.

T h e first gala day f o r us a f t e r our r e t u r n to school in F e b r u a r y was our Mistress of School's Feast.

At m o r n i n g assembly t h e school was f u l l of flowers, greetings and smiles. A f t e r singing "A H a p p y Feast Day", t h e children a d j o u r n e d to their various classrooms. W h a t an anti-climax!

As M o t h e r h a d been presented with m o r e flowers t h a n t h e r e was room for, t h e I n t e r m e d i a t e girls were given the h o n o u r of taking a large b u n c h to t h e hospital, where flowers are always welcomed.

It was q u i t e amusing to notice t h e length of time they were away p e r f o r m i n g this act of charity, at t h e hospital a few steps u p t h e r o a d !

School ended t h a t a f t e r n o o n to enable some of t h e m o r e h a r d y people to brave the coolish waves, while t h e less courageous walked over to Battery Point, w h e r e they were pleased to be able to have a close inspection of t h e beginnings of t h e new breakwater, which will play such an i m p o r t a n t part in the new h a r b o u r plans.

Now, as t h a t was practically t h e usual r o u t i n e f o r the Feast, t h e Leaving Class decided to hold a surprise entertainment that evening.

This e n t e r t a i n m e n t was to be in the f o r m of an imaginary wireless broadcast.

At seven-thirty t h a t evening t h e bell rang and all t h e n u n s and c h i l d r e n assembled in the hall, for w h a t , they h a d not t h e remotest knowledge.

At t h e top of the hall, in t h e corner, stood a p i a n o d r a p e d with m a t e r i a l in t h e f o r m of a disguise. On top of this was a small wireless set, rescued f r o m t h e loft, while b e h i n d t h e piano, in most awkward positions, hid about eight girls.

T h e p r o g r a m m e opened with a f a n f a r e played on the p i a n o by our pianist, Josie.

T h e announcer announced t h e station and its relay stations, together with the sponsors of t h e p r o g r a m m e , who were " S m a s h e m u p s " , T h e China Store right n e a r your door.

T h e y were chosen a p p r o p r i a t e l y , as t h e r e was a plea for any k i n d of broken china at the time.

Next came our solo soprano, and t h e n t h e pianist.

A f t e r that, Charlotte Clark answered listeners' p r o b l e m s ; t h e r e was a b r e a k in the p r o g r a m m e f o r advertisements concerning " S m a s h a m u p s " , then the professor and his child prodigies, five quiz kids, took t h e m i c r o p h o n e . Many questions were asked, and again they were concerning current events, such as treading water, weaving and scarves, l a u n d r y morning, and lastly rolling t h e p a t h s in p r e p a r a t i o n for their topdressing. We do not know yet w h e t h e r it should be classed as a recreation or a d e t e n t i o n !

T h e session was concluded with still more

MARGARET GREGORY, Portland.

"Hail Glorious St. Patrick" These were t h e words of which I thought, when I awakened on t h e m o r n of the 17tli March, 1953.

T h e sun was p o u r i n g t h r o u g h t h e windows of our d o r m i t o r y ; it was just the day for which we had prayed.

We h a d h o p e d it would be hot so that we could spend t h e whole day on the beach. We h a d been told, the night before, that every senior was a p p o i n t e d to cut a junior's l u n c h , as well as h e r own.

Our first hold-up f o r the day was our bread supply. It was strange that a f t e r half of us h a d cut our lunches, there was an e m p t y bread b i n ; but, soon the b a k e r arrived, so the lunch bags were filled.

All were ready and we were away at ten-thirty, changing into bathers at our box, and then walking r o u n d to t h e town beach for a swim.

N e a r mid-day, f o u r of us and our Mistress of Schools, began p r e p a r i n g the fire to boil the saveloys, not realizing t h e fact t h a t we could have been fined £200 together with serving six m o n t h s b e h i n d t h e bars of t h e P o r t l a n d prison.

Everyone enjoyed t h e novelty of t h e barbecue, in spite of t h e fact t h a t some suffered f r o m being first in the line and getting t h e hottest saveloy.

T o w a r d s t h e end of t h e afternoon a dust storm arose, b u t we h a d h a d our day, f u l l of swimming and sun tanning. At 5 o'clock we were h o m e to sing Benediction. T h e n there was an hour's rest in the dormitory, seniors retiring as well as juniors.

In t h e evening M o t h e r Provincial and Mother Magdalen came to our e n t e r t a i n m e n t . T h e r e were some s u n b u r n t faces in t h e choir that night.

T h e concluding item of this e n t e r t a i n m e n t came f r o m t h e Juniors, who m a d e a tableau in h o n o u r of St. P a t r i c k , complete with his tiara, beard and snakes, who stood in his f r a m e at t h e back of t h e stage.

E a c h j u n i o r was p r o u d of her shamrock which she held well in view d u r i n g the h y m n , '"Hail Glorious St. Patrick ".

CAROLE CLARK, Portland.

PUDDLES 'Please do stay for tea," said he, And I said, "Most certainly".

SUE RICH (Grade IV), Marryatville.

On my way to school one day, I met a puddle by the way, "Come and play with me," he said, I am lonely—very lonely.

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LORETO,

KIRRIBILLI,

FOURTH CLASS ACROSS T H E T O P : In the Convent garden practising the march for the Eucharistic Procession.

See page 9.

See also pages 51 and 92.

CATHERINE ALLEN SUSAN ARMSTRONG ELIZABETH BARTLETT BEATRICE BATEMAN DEIRDRE BURKE CECILE CANSDELL HILARY CRAMPTON BARBARA DE MEUR ANNE-MARIE DWYER GENEVIEVE DEMEULEMEESTER

N.S.W.

M A U R E E N GARGAN MARGARET H O N N E R C H R I S T I N E INGL1SS ASTR1D K E L L Y ANNE LEONHARD ANNE LOUGHLAND HELEN LOWERY T H E R E S E MCCAFFREY VICKI McEVOY GERALD1NE McGRATH JOSEPHINE O'HANI.ON MAUREEN O'HANI.ON MOYRA O'MARA

P H I L O M E N A P A P A L J.. O ANNE PELLEGRINO MARGARET POWER LOUISE REGAN PATRICIA REILLY ANTOINETTE ROLFE MAUREEN SCOTT ELIZABETH SULLIVAN ANDRE TIERNAN ELIZABETH WALSH MARGARET WARD ROSALIE WATTEL PRUDENCE FLYNN

LORETO,

KIRRIBILLI,

N.S.W.

• f t ® ! .i „s ^ ^ i i t e

FIRST CLASS KERRY A3KBOLT MARGARET ALLEN PATRICIA BUCKLEY SALLY CALLAN ROSEMARY CANSDELL ROSLYN CLARKE SUSAN F E A T H E R S T O N E NANCY H A R P E R JANE H E N D Y - P O O L \ PATRICIA L E O N H A R D

NONI LOUGHLAND ANNE McLUCKIE MORNA NANCARROW DENISE PLASTO SANDRA STOKES GERALDINE TRACEY MALANA H I C K E Y M A R K C.RADDOCK TOHN C A H I L L RICHARD CARTER TOHN F L Y N N "TOM M I T C H E L L TOHN O'DONNEI.L

ROBERTA PLASTO INFANTS BRENDA SCOTT MARGARET ANNE BUCKLEY FRANCES SIDAWAY MARY BURKE CATHERINE SLATTER\ CHRISTINE DEAKIN MARGAUET-MARV STEWART M A R I A D E ETNA T H O M A S B A T 1LMAN CLARA D U F F I E L D THOMAS BATHURST CATKERINA DITSSELDORP WILLIAM BYE ALICE H O L D E N FRANCIS BUTCHER BELINDA HOLMES PETER CAHILL MARILYN JONES CHRISTOPHER GUNSON JULIA MERKEL JOHN KENNEDY TONI PALMER BRUCE McCLUCKIE MAUREEN PLTRCELL D A V I D S U T H FINLAND

LORETOCONVENT,KIRRIBILLI,

N.S.W.

PREFECTS BACK

ROW (left to right): Anne Edghill, Kay Lohan, Nina Morris Louise Boland, Helen Davis.

F R O N T R O W : G.anna Larri, Maureen Bcesley, Mary Cunningham.

(Head),

The Tower, flood-lit during- the Eucharistic Congress of 1953.

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LORETO,

KIRRIBILLI,

N.S.W.

L O R E T O

This Australia AUSTRALIA DEL ESPIRITU SANTO Australia (lei Espiritu Santo, Land of t h e Holy Ghost, the free, As in the days of old Ere Torres sailed the cold Translucent waters of the rolling sea, Some Portuguese or Spaniard called you, Wondering, amid t h e infinitude of waters, If h e h a d lit, strange continent, on thee.

Whether this land be continent or island, Where unfamiliar shadoxvs flit and blow, I plant a seed, h e cried, a seed of promise Whose fruit I shall not gather, but Time know.

May Heaven foster it, the new Australia, And may the Holy Spirit in it dwell, The saints and angels of our God befriend it And Christ redeem it from the bonds of Hell.

J E W E L S OF THE CORAL SEA Queenslanders need not go f a r afield for romance and adventure.

Dotted along t h e coast line are coral-girt islands, each tropical and romantic.

L i n d e m a n Island, n o r t h of Mackay, is a glorious holiday resort, with its u n u s u a l scenery, coral reefs, sandy beaches and truly magnificent seascapes.

Many h a p p y h o u r s m a y be spent d r i f t i n g over t h e reef and gazing down t h r o u g h glass-bottom boats at t h e wonders below.

Magnetic Island, one of t h e most picturesque along t h e coast, is a place of coconut palms, mango trees and tropical shrubs.

Green Island is a b e a u t i f u l paradise. Most of it is reserved as a n a t i o n a l p a r k . T h e reefs teem with life and colour; t h e soft pastel tones of t h e coral contrasting with t h e brilliance of t h e fish, making of this B a r r i e r Reef a m u s e u m of living m a r i n e life.

T h e island of stories is Whit-Sunday Island. Cavescontaining native drawings lie here. Legend has it t h a t a Spanish galleon lies at the bottom of t h e Cid H a r b o u r . Few stretches of coastline in t h e world possess so m a n y islands; and every reef, cap and bay recalls thrilling stories of t h e sea.

KARLENE JOHNSON (Sub-Junior), Brisbane.

CLERMONT, QUEENSLAND Nestling in a valley of the D r u m m o n d Ranges reposes peacefully t h e small township of Clermont.

To t h e tourists passing t h r o u g h f r o m t h e scenic n o r t h it holds no attraction. "A dusty little t o w n " is to t h e m an apt description. They, however, do not know its past history or t h a t of t h e s u r r o u n d i n g districts—Clermont is rich ' history, and I am proud to be able to relate of it.

Early in t h e twentieth ceniury, about 1917, lured

May it be far from the world*s strife and anger, Pride, and the civil clangour of the sword, A land of peace that older kingdoms knew not, For all they strove to live beneath the Lord.

Sing Mass, Sir Priest, and bind this land to Heaven, The Heaven of Heavens with GocTs golden cord.

So f r o m some h e a d l a n d ringed with swirling waters, F o r t h e first time b e n e a t h t h e sweet gum tree, Amid the wild flowers of t h e waving b u s h l a n d , T h e f r i e n d l y f e r n , t h e everlasting sea, Rose incense, and t h e sacred Cross was p l a n t e d T h a t t h e new world might know God's mystery.

T h e n they d e p a r t e d , wondering at t h e stillness Of t h e p r i m e v a l world, its melancholy, Leaving t h e silence to t h e stiff-leaved tree-grass, Till God's time seal its Christian destiny.

Sydney.

LYND NATHAN. by t h e twinkle of gold dust flashing in t h e washing pans, t h e pioneers flocked to the spot. T h e gold was of excellent q u a l i t y ; and hopes and f o r t u n e s flourished.

T h e tents and shacks emerged as neat little homes and shops and hotels opened. An outback town was born. However, good things do not last. A b r u p t l y gold mining ceased and became a thing of t h e past. W i t h t h e discovery of c o p p e r in t h e s u r r o u n d i n g district t h e t e m p o of the little town quickened once more.

But, at this time c o p p e r mining was not a p a y i n g p r o p o s i t i o n ; so its p o p u l a r i t y quickly waned. But t h e h a r d workers, seeking a living out west, were not to be disappointed by this " w i l f u l lavish l a n d . " Almost immediately a rich coal seam was discovered and t h r o u g h t h e passing years it is t h e only industry which has progressed u n h i n d e r e d .

This long seam of good black coal runs right t h r o u g h t h e town of Blair Athol which has s p r u n g u p over this spot. Blair Athol is a very tiny town holding practically no p o p u l a t i o n , f o r t h e miners have t h e i r homes in Clermont and go every m o r n i n g by train to t h e mines.

Flourishing, too, is t h e grazing for both cattle and sheep. Rolling fertile downs f o r wool, scrubby long-grassed stations f o r fat bullocks.

On these principally rests at present the prosperity of Clermont.

N e a r b y is t h e f a m o u s " P e a k Downs" with its acres of sorghum and its p l u m p pigs. Many graziers despairing of bush fires which rage t h r o u g h t h e west in s u m m e r t u r n e d to p l a n t i n g grain crops as a last resort. T h e e x p e r i m e n t has gone m e r r i l y for a few years, but w h a t will be its f u t u r e remains to be seen. Shortage of rain owing to t h e b a r r i e r thrown u p by t h e Ranges is a serious draw back.

Of course Clermont has its amusements, too.

Swimming in a lagoon or p e r h a p s one of t h e creeks around in s u m m e r ; and golfing, tennis, bowls and

L O R E T O shooting for winter. Once a year comes the Rodeo.

H a r d work and good organization m a k e this a success.

Imagine all the cowhoys f r o m the stations near and f a r present in one small town with p e r h a p s six months' wages in t h e i r pockets and you will know what I m e a n by good organization.

P e r h a p s it disgusts you as it does so m a n y others.

But to me t h e r e seems to exist a spirit which lives only there. A f r i e n d l y h a n d held out to those in need without t h o u g h t of receiving anything in r e t u r n .

P e r h a p s "out west" the divine lesson of charity has been practised m o r e truly by t h e bush dwellers t h a n by t h e restless thousands e n j o y i n g t h e "civilization" of the Coast.

JANICE GOODWIN (Sub-Junior), Brisbane.

his ideals on the m i n d , so agile and brilliant within its own sphere, b u t so slow and retarded when measured by our standards.

MARY O'KEEFE (Sub-Senior), Brisbane.

NORTHERN CATTLE COUNTRY This title is inclined to be a little misleading, as t h e country about which I intend to write is situated 250 miles south-west of R o c k h a m p t o n , Queensland.

At t h e back of our p r o p e r t y r u n s t h e Range which divides t h e Dawson Valley f r o m t h e U p p e r B u r n e t t Valley. T h e country is very hilly and thickly t i m b e r e d in parts, b u t when cleared it is good grazing country. A portion of t h e c o u n t r y is brigalow and is excellent land when cleared.

Most of the p r o p e r t y owners stock H e r e f o r d cattle, but a few stock Polls and Shorthorns.

We stock H e r e f o r d breeders and then sell t h e m to those who stock cattle at t h e Store sales. These, in t u r n , are sold at t h e fat cattle sales.

Sale time brings m a n y busy days, f u l l of worry and work, f o r t h e cattle owners. T h e cattle must be mustered, d r a u g h t e d , d i p p e d and then p u t in a special p a d d o c k to await delivery. This means taking some cattle out of a p a d d o c k , and p u t t i n g t h e n into another, to give t h e sale cattle a better chance of improving.

Steers become troublesome if they are stirred u p , calves r e f u s e to walk along, cows persist in trying to go back—all this helps to m a k e a cattlc man's life unpleasant when mustering for t h e big sale. However, all these troubles are forgotten when the cattle are sold and are well on t h e i r way to their new owners.

Camboon—a p r o p e r t y not f a r f r o m us—is t h e largest station in our district. It consists of f o u r t e e n thousand acres and is well known f o r its cattle. In March this year they held a "field day." It was a great success. All the people in the district gathered and talks were given about cattle.

Ticks are t h e main worry of cattlemen of these parts. Every six weeks the cattle must be d i p p e d if their owners wish to k e e p t h e ticks u n d e r control.

During the dry weather we are f o r t u n a t e f o r most of us have good wells to water the cattle.

GONE BUSH A d a r k f o r m slunk past the mill trough, on noiseless feet, to merge with t h e night.

T h e inky blackness ahead lay w r a p t in silence —all was quiet, deathly q u i e t ; yet this dusky m a i d e n felt vaguely uneasy. Instinct compelled h e r feet— the bush was calling. But deep down within her troubled soul, civilization had left its score. Yes, she felt guilty! F u l l well she knew t h e brief hue-and-cry of the morrow when she would be missed. Mentally she heard guttural tongues passing on the latest tit-bit; Loorrce "gone b u s h " ; b u t go she must.

Once at h o m e within the scrub, she warms to the welcoming scent and caress of her old f a m i l i a r bush.

Excitement thrilled t h r o u g h every vein as gradually h e r wildly racing b r a i n d r a n k in the situation: she h a d r u n away; no one had stopped her.

She was f r e e to w a n d e r at will. Now an overwhelming wanderlust seized her.

Sunrise finds her lithe and fleet of foot, always bearing away towards t h e very core of the bush, away f r o m t h e white m a n and his stations. Large, black white-ringed eyes anxiously skim the ground for tracks; instinct is driving her now, and with all the knowledge gleaned f r o m h e r sixteen years of life, the bush is an open book to her.

With startling swiftness a h a r e leapt f r o m a tuft of grass almost u n d e r the silently p a d d i n g feet, and away up in t h e foliage birds stopped their c h i r p i n g to watch her pass. Loorree, h u n g r y now, strains alert eyes for q u a r r y — f o r t u n a t e indeed will be the wallaby or Paddy melon that crosses h e r p a t h unmolested.

The gleaming black p h a n t o m of death slithers away inconspicuously at t h e first hint of d a n g e r — b u t too late; s h a r p eyes have spied him and in a lightning flash t h e black fingers have deftly gripped and pinned h i m . T h e wily serpent finds himself imprisoned f r o m b e h i n d t h e head in the grip of a vice. A h ! It is not f o r Loorree to starve!

Her eyes shouted t r i u m p h and the bush in her many tongues joined in a chorus of t r i u m p h , shouting — in silence.

There stood a lone representative of a fast dwindling race that Australia should be p r o u d to own.

Oh! Would t h a t the white m a n had never forced

ROSEMARY HAMILTON

(Sub-Senior), Brisbane.

N A T I V E MISSION I N R A N C H I : We have no boarders h e r e as we have no f u n d s to build a boarding-school; but we have over two h u n d r e d daypupils—nearly all of t h e m are Hindus. T h e r e are only f o u r Catholics in t h e whole school. . . O u r convent consists of a bungalow with class-rooms adjoining, and is situated about three miles outside the town. A priest cycles out for Mass every morning. I do a good deal of teaching besides my other work as t h e r e are so few of us here—only nine in the community.

Loreto (I.B.V.M.), Ranchi, India.

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L O R E T O

A TRIP TO THE DESERT W h e n we arrived at Kalgooilie, a f t e r travelling all night on the t r a i n f r o m P e r t h , we went to see the statue of P a d d y H a n n a n . This is t h e m a n who first discovered gold in this place. I h a d a d r i n k f r o m t h e water-bag by his side and saw on the p l a q u e t h a t it was just sixty years since his horse knocked the nugget, and t h e gold r u s h began.

A f t e r l u n c h at a big old hotel near t h e railway station we hired a taxi and went to see " T h e Golden Mile." T h e r e were mines everywhere and big mountains of excavated e a r t h piled u p in all directions.

T h e deepest s h a f t is 4,160 feet and another called " I v a n h o e " is 3,300 feet deep. We saw t h e t h r e e reservoirs that supply t h e town with water p u m p e d nearly f o u r h u n d r e d miles, f r o m M u n d a r i n g Weir.

T h a t evening we took t h e "fast goods t r a i n " f o r Zanthus, a n o t h e r two h u n d r e d miles f u r t h e r east.

We arrived there late at night. Mr. Stewart met us and we drove out to Cundeelee Mission Station in a jeep.

Next m o r n i n g we m a d e f r i e n d s w i t h his t h r e e children. W e also met a n u m b e r of t h e native children as they went into school.

some wild pears which t h e natives call "kalgoorlas."

T h e y tasted sweeter t h a n the cultivated pears, but are m u c h smaller.

Big clumps of spinifex were growing everywhere.

Every a f t e r n o o n we went for long walks w i t h the natives. T h e r e were a b o u t seventy or eighty of them c a m p e d about half a mile away f r o m the Mission buildings. T h e y came up twice a week to collect t h e i r rations of flour, tea, sugar and meat.

W a t e r was very scarce at this place and in t h e s u m m e r it has to be carted fifty-three miles.

One day M u m m y asked some of t h e black women if they could find one or two " M o u n t a i n Devils" f o r us. M u m m y t h o u g h t they would be r a t h e r h a r d to get and she said she would pay one shilling for t h e m . In two h o u r s they came back again with twenty-nine! However, we let most of t h e m go and just k e p t six to take h o m e with us. T h e natives call these strange little lizards "mingaries."

Have you ever seen " " M o u n t a i n Devils"? If not, you would p r o b a b l y get a f r i g h t t h e first time.

T h e i r face looks exactly like a devil's and they are covered all over with s h a r p spikes. This is t h e i r

T h e n we went down to t h e rockhole and watched the; natives drawing water. T h e y carried big fourgallon tins on their heads. Some of t h e women carried little babies in slings tied to their backs.

T h e men mostly h a d long! hair k n o t t e d into a b u n at t h e back of their heads and wore red bands over t h e i r foreheads. T h e y carried spears and woomera because they were going h u n t i n g .

I n t h e a f t e r n o o n we went to a place called " W h i t e Rock." It was glimmering w h i t e and almost b l i n d i n g to look at in t h e f u l l glare of t h e b r i g h t sunlight.

Darlene Stewart and 1 left M u m m y doing some sketching t h e r e and went for a long walk. W e f o u n d

only protection as they are really quite harmless.

On t h e i r backs are b r o w n and yellow stripes. If you p u t t h e m on green grass t h e yellow stripe changes to a green colour. T h e y eat ants, do not d r i n k , but absorb water t h r o u g h their skins f r o m an occasional shower in t h e desert. T h e y have f o u r legs, and a f u l l size one is about seven inches long.

One day Mr. Stewart arranged t h a t we go f o r a whole day out on a k a n g a r o o h u n t . W e set off at five o'clock in t h e m o r n i n g . T h e r e were seven native women, M u m m y and myself, and also about twenty dogs. T h e natives never move w i t h o u t t h e i r dogs.

W e were told t h a t Dinah and R u b y were very

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- L O R E T O T h e air t r i p takes only eight to ten minutes, which is all too short, as the b e a u t y of t h e island (as seen f r o m t h e air) is an u n f o r g e t t a b l e scene, with its many bays and inlets and the n u m e r o u s salt lakes.

These salt lakes are themselves very interesting as they are six times m o r e salty t h a n the sea, and it is impossible for swimmers to sink in them. F r o m the early days of the history of this State, and u p till last year, salt was gathered by t h e tons f r o m these lakes, and sold in t h e local m a r k e t . Rottnest was t h e Penal Settlement f o r the convicts who were sent out h e r e f r o m England. All the stone buildings were built by the convicts, including the great Round House in which the prisoners were k e p t . Now-a-days the R o u n d House is a p o p u l a r hostel f o r visitors.

T h e Island itself is very hilly and t h e sandy soil is covered with thick grasses and bushes which are a n a t u r a l haven f o r bird and insect life, including peacocks and pheasants which were i m p o r t e d by an early Governor.

T h e beaches which are so clean and p r e t t y are the m a i n attraction f o r s u m m e r visitors, whilst d u r i n g the rest of the year fishing f r o m the m a n y rocky points is the attraction. No wonder Rottnest is called " G E M O F T H E W E S T " .

good at catching kangaroos, that Mary was good at digging f o r bardies, and t h a t t h e others were excellent trackers of animals. T h e h o m e of the kangaroos was about eight miles f r o m the c a m p .

At one time as we were walking along, t h e natives saw' some snake tracks. T h e y pointed t h e m out to me, but for quite a while I could not see a thing on the h a r d sun-baked earth. T h e n slowly I began to see the f a i n t dent that t h e snake had m a d e in t h e sand. It was like a very small trench. I would have liked to go a f t e r the snake, but t h e natives said "No, "sposc *im bite, "irn killem you dead fella!

All of a sudden we came u p o n k a n g a r o o tracks.

I could see these quite easily. T h e first time they were like t h r e e m a r k s in t h e sand and now and again t h e r e was a m a r k of their tails. T h e natives said they were m a k i n g for a water-hole. T h e y told us to go very quietly and only to speak in whispers.

It was about twenty minutes' fast walking till we reached the rockhole. M u m m y and I hid b e h i n d a rock and watched two kangaroos drinking.

The blacks m a d e a circle a r o u n d them. Suddenly D i n a h started to h o p around like a kangaroo. T h e animals, now f u l l of curiosity, went over to see what was coming. D i n a h and R u b y got their chance and knocked t h e m on the head. One of t h e m tried to put u p a fight, but it did not have a chance as all the dogs then rushed in and bit the kangaroos.

We f o u n d a good place to have lunch u n d e r t h e shade of some rocks. T h e blacks m a d e a small fire and t h r e w the bungaras 011 to it. T h e n they m a d e a m u c h bigger fire to cook the kangaroo. By t h e time they h a d done this the bungaras were ready, so they took t h e m off the fire, peeled t h e m and then ate them. T h e k a n g a r o o took a long time to cook, but at last it was ready and t h e blacks h a d a good meal. 1 tried a little bit, but did not like it very m u c h as the meat was very tough and red.

A f t e r all this we m a d e our way h o m e again.

The next day we caught the train back to P e r t h .

We felt quite sad saying good-bye to our new friends.

Now t h e desert trip is just a m e m o r y .

* Though swarming with rats! Oh, for a Dutchman to explain!—Ed. JUDITH EVANS (Form III), Claremont.

Message to Josephine Dunphy: We enjoyed your article, Josephine. You probably realized it was too long for the magazine.

Congratulations on having it published in a Y.C.W. pamphlet!—Ed.

R E X I N G A M E L L S : Rex Ingamells was h e r e recently and was quite delighted to see the use m a d e of his "Great South L a n d " . H e went h o m e with a copy of t h e 1952 magazine for bis files. H e has always been a militant figure in t h e cause of his country and Australian literature—fighting the battle of the Australian writer against the syndicated material f r o m overseas. Another of his battles is to present the Aboriginal as a h u m a n being.

Perth, W.A. ' M.D.M.

r E R P E T U A CLANCY (12 years) Nedlands.

THE GEM OF THE WEST Two h u n d r e d and fifty years ago William De Vlaming, the Dutch navigator, came to t h e coast of West Australia and t h e r e saw an Island which h e called '"Rottnest."

In Dutch language this means "Rats' Nest", because he t h o u g h t that the h u n d r e d s of little wallabies living on t h e Island were rats.

He wrote in his log, " H e r e it seems that N a t u r e has spared n o t h i n g to r e n d e r this Isle d e l i g h t f u l above all other Islands I have ever seen."* As this Island is only 14 miles f r o m the Port of Fremantle, it is one of the most p o p u l a r holiday resorts in \\ estern Australia, and can be reached byfast passenger launches or by regular airline services which are alleged to be t h e shortest in t h e world.

B E W I L D E R E D D O G : Last S a t u r d a y we h a d a dog-show as a p r e l i m i n a r y to the Mission fete. T h e dogs arrived in fine f o r m a n d allowed themselves to be put on p a r a d e . They all behaved admirably—all except t h e convent dog. T h e sight of t h e visiting dogs i n f u r i a t e d h i m , and to save t h e gathering f r o m becoming a dog-fight we had to shut ours in the laundry.

Loreto, Nedlands.

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M.

L O R E T O

KWINANA—A TOWN IN THE MAKING

for his k i n d co-operation and then drove two miles out to Medina, t h e settlement f o r K w i n a n a .

The area is crowded with gaily p a i n t e d houses looking as though t h e p a i n t e r has let his imagination r u n wild.

Some have p i n k walls and roof to match. Others are green, blue, canary yellow, brown, red and black.

Most of t h e houses are asbestos, but some are i m p o r t e d pine.

D a d d y and I drove seven miles a r o u n d Medina, and h e r e and t h e r e stood brick chimneys awaiting t h e erection of houses around t h e m . T h e y resembled t h e pillars of P o m p e i i .

T h e s h o p p i n g centre has not been built yet, but it should be soon.

T h e r e will be several p i c t u r e theatres, churches and hotels in t h e completed town, although t h e exact n u m b e r is not known. Driving h o m e we realised t h a t t h e Refinery is t h e greatest thing t h a t has ever h a p p e n e d to Western Australia.

Having driven along Case Point Road to what will some day be the m a i n gate of t h e great Refinery, Daddy p a r k e d t h e car, and I walked over with h i m to t h e beach. F r o m t h e r e we could see t h e pile drivers sinking test piles. T u r n i n g inland, we saw the Refinery stretched out before us. We decided to walk f u r t h e r along t h e beach to get a better view of it. A f t e r walking f o r some time we reached a low hill which afforded us an excellent view.

Scattered over the site's n i n e h u n d r e d and seventyfive acres are n u m e r o u s buildings, while t h e n i n e miles of m e a n d e r i n g roads give the effect of a p a t c h w o r k quilt.

Even t h o u g h it was Saturday morning, trucks were speeding h i t h e r and t h i t h e r like a nest of ants.

N e a r b y was a huge G e r m a n mobile crane, and down by the r u b b l e jetty, a similar one. Altogether t h e r e are about twelve large cranes and several small mobile ones. T h e brick offices are fast a p p r o a c h i n g completion, and j u d g i n g by t h e stack of bricks, they will not be the only brick buildings. It is an American u n d e r t a k i n g .

In t h e distance can be seen what resembles a iow black wall. D a d d y said it was p r o b a b l y t h e f o u n d a t i o n of a tank. H e was right. To t h e left is a large s h e d ; beside it stands a gigantic concrete mixer about t h i r t y feet high, which can p r o d u c e eighty-six and six-eighth tons p e r h o u r . T h e cement used is stored in drums, stacked high b e h i n d t h e concrete mixer. In t h e distance can be seen t h e t a n k sections awaiting construction.

Mr. T r a h a n , one of t h e Directors of t h e enterprise, is a f r i e n d l y American. H e took us r o u n d the whole area. I n the casting yard are i n n u m e r a b l e steel piles, one h u n d r e d feet long. T h e y are hollow hexagon shapes, about eighteen inches in diameter, and will be reinforced with concrete. W h e n I was talking to t h e manager of t h e K w i n a n a construction, later in the day, he told m e that the piles are coated with bitumastic e n a m e l to prevent corrosion. H e also told me that when the Refinery is completed t h e r e will be ninety tanks, each one h u n d r e d and forty-four feet in diameter by fifty-eight feet high. T h e ground is soaked with refuse heavy f u e l oil before t h e base of the t a n k is laid. This is also a corrosion preventative.

W h e n these tanks are in use, ships r e q u i r i n g oil will b u n k e r at K w i n a n a instead of F r e m a n t l e .

T h e r e are six h u n d r e d and seventy-five m e n employed at present to do the abovementioned work.

T h e Americans have f o u n d a way to cope with the usual lackadaisical Australian workmen.

For this a m a n goes about with a small concealed camera, and if any m a n is wasting time h e is p h o t o g r a p h e d in t h e act.

F o r identification, each m a n must wear a n u m b e r attached to his shirt or coat. W h e n t h e pay envelopes are issued t h e p h o t o g r a p h is enclosed, thus settling any disputes t h a t m a y arise. On t h e back is p r i n t e d , " Y o u r services are no longer r e q u i r e d " . A record of these p h o t o g r a p h s is k e p t and I should imagine that t h e r e is quite a "Rogues' Gallery".

Arriving back at the gates we t h a n k e d Mr. T r a h a n

JUDITH V. McGUIRE (Junior Public Class), Claremont.

CORONATION P R E S E N T T h e Coronation of Elizabeth I I was m a r k e d by the presentation of copies of t h e Bible to all South Australian c h i l d r e n by t h e State Government. Upon hearing of this i n t e n d e d action, the Catholic schools requested t h e translation by Monsignor R o n a l d K n o x and were given well b o u n d editions of t h e F o u r Gospels. It is very pleasing to see t h a t t h e South Australian Government has realized the religious significance of t h e Coronation and has stressed this significance in its generous present. T h e e m b l e m on the cover and t h e inscription on t h e fly-leaf r e m i n d us of t h e glorious occasion on which it was presented.

Since we shall be using t h e Gospel all our lives, this souvenir of t h e Coronation will have p e r m a n e n t value even into Eternity.

ANNE SCANTLEBURY (Leaving), Marryatville.

SUNSET IN THE TROPICS T h e golden sky has overflowed on sands left d a m p by ebbing tide, W h e r e p l a y f u l waves r u n in and out, gilding their crests, and flinging wide T h e gold dust, till t h e angered sky, flushing to see such wasteful play, W i t h d r a w s h e r o v e r d r a f t of light and ends the many-tinted d a y : Leaving a sea, whose voiae has d r o p p e d , just wondering W h y h e has suddenly grown old and grey and lumbering.

W.A. —A.M.D. W I T H APOLOGIES TO AMERICANS: "The Statue of Liberty is a monstrosity."

[A laboured and unmalicious attempt to use the word "monster" and its derivatives.]

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L O R E T O

Original

pen-and-ink

sketches:

Realism

and F a n t a s y : — F r o m my Window, Josephine Gorman ( T o o r a k ) ; The Racing Lesson, Beverley Dobson ( M a r r y a t v i l l e ) ; The Close, Paquita Greenslade (Marryatville).

SWIMMING LESSONS acquired swimming class waited in vain to be taught new strokes, or new star turns.

T h e second in the series of swimming lessons did h a p p e n for the Middle School. Another swimming master h a d been contacted, and although we did not see the lesson, the expressions on the faces, and the chattering when they r e t u r n e d , told of the afternoon's success. T h e next lesson included t h e Seniors. Our master arrived and soon had his pupils energetically splashing and gulping in all directions.

T h e float took first place, and t h a n k s to Mr. Buchan's patience, even the babes can float now, even t h o u g h it be for a m a t t e r of seconds. Others mastered the overarm stroke, and even the back stroke; they were the heroines of the day.

T h a t night Mother's fears were pacified when we m a d e a r e p o r t on t h e lesson. " T r e a d i n g w a t e r " was no longer a horror, because genuine swimming had taken its place. Since the Portland t h e r m o m e t e r s have been hovering around zero, and our Indian S u m m e r has fled, p e r h a p s we have had our l a s t swimming lesson of the season.

Next year we will surely be ready for Aquatic Sports.

MARGARET HEFFERNAN, Portland.

It was exciting news when we heard that the lifesavers were corning to teach us to swim. Most of us could swim in a fashion of our own, hut it was not in a very reassuring fashion because we were always warned about d e p t h s and such things b e f o r e we raced in. T h e r e was one saving point. We could tread water.

This had been explained by t h e "knowledgeable" swimmers amongst us, who had said that if we were out of our d e p t h we could rest by just standing u p r i g h t , t r e a d i n g the water beneath us.

On the following Saturday at two o'clock three strong men walked up the beach and, a f t e r a chat with Mother, asked us if we could float. T h e answer was "Yes" f r o m most. Could we swim? Well . . . in our own way. \\ e all went into the water, and u n d e r too, a supreme effort for tlx 1 weakly. T h e lesson proceeded comparatively well, improving some and giving others confidence. That was ihc first and the last lesson from the lifesavers.

T h e r e had been other calls on their services, it seems. One week they had a surfing carnival, the next week they went to t h e Show; and something equally disastrous must have happened the next week, because their newly

47

LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT,

W.A.

PREFECTS S T A N D I N G : M. Troy, M. Adams, T. Devane, M. Peterson (Head of School), C. Carroll, P. McHenry, M. Williamson.

SITTING:

J.

Holbrook,

E.

Fardon.

LEAVING CLASS BACK R O W : J. Riley, M. Troy, H Webster, A. Watts, K. Rooney, L Peterson, E. Thieberg.

S E C O N D R O W : Y. Murcott, M, Williamson, J. Hayes, M. Adams, Y. Dymond, C. Carroll, P. Jone* P. Simpson, T. Devane, L. Cole.

FRONT ROW: Y. Noronha, P. McHenry, J. Drennan, J. DalySmith, J. Robinson, J. Holbrook E. Fardon, M. Peterson.

JUNIOR CLASS BACK R O W : E. Kelly, B. G. Roberts, N. Cooper.

Devane,

S E C O N D R O W : M. Vallentine, M Walsh, P. Harris, P. Durack, D. Walsh, H. Boylson.

THIRD R O W : M. Kennedy, M. Barrett, I. Manolas, H. Fitzgerald, E. Handley, S. Gwynne, E. Bartlett.

F O U R T H R O W : V. Dodd, J. Braham, A. Franklyn, G. Keating, S. Curran, J. Dunphy, R. Rumble, M. Paton.

FRONT ROW: T. Marwick, M. Taylor, J. Mendelson, J. Maguire.

A B S E N T : G. Hadfield, P. Hay, M. Lawton, M. Dwyer.

LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT,

W.A.

SUB-JUNIOR ACK R O W : M. Butler, J. Stehn, Slattery, N. Spressi, E. O'Donohoe.

A.

ND R O W : M. Kellond, G. Golding, Sadler, M. Horan, E. Cotter, L. Antoine.

H I R D R O W : C. Antoine, J. Fontaine, P. Kelly, K. Gardiner, S. Watkins, V. Sheehan, C. Earle.

O U R T H R O W : S. Lawrie, M. O'Hara, J. Hunt, M. Courboules, A. Martin, D. Holman.

M. Radford, V.

Williamson.

M. King, C. Magee, S. Malloch.

FORM III BACK

ROW:

A. Jones, J. Evans,

F.

Burke.

S E C O N D R O W : N. Gardner, S. Glynn, J. Gadsdon, C. Lloyd, E. Fitzgerald, E. O'Connor, B. Ridley.

T H I R D R O W : A. Holbrook, G. Ettinger, J. Cullen, S. Cranston, I. Georke, G. Horsfall, M. Noble.

F O U R T H R O W : D. McPhee, S. White, D. Ollivier, M. Thurling.

ABSENT:

FORM II BACK R O W : D. Clarke, J. Haywood, Ahem, A. Castinelle, C. Cunningham, Hanslicek, D. Morrow.

A. L.

SECOND R O W : N. Oberg, K. Valentine, A. Stanley, V. Jackman, C. Dunphy, G. Grieve, M. Dodd.

THIRD R O W : H. Monger, S. Antoine, S. Wood, K. Lavan, L. Ryan, S. Noble, T. Fitzpatrick.

FRONT: D. Hurst, P. Brocken, E. Calder, Y. Martin.

ABSENT:

J.

Hopkins.

S. Wratten,

Shanahan.

Meagher,

G.

LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT,

W.A.

FORM I BACK R O W : D. Farley, C. Noble, P. Shanahan, R. O'Neill, M. Dimond, M. Connell.

SECOND ROW: C. Dobson, C. O'Hara, G. Foss, J. Gallagher, J. Durack, M. Meehan, G. Fitzgerald, M. Dunphy.

THIRD ROW: R. Wantling, J. Biddies, S. Allan, J. Hogan, A. Harris, F. Ventouras, R. Lorrimer, J. Hartigan.

F O U R T H R O W : J. Bull, E. Prendergast, P. Jones, P. O'Connor, M. Quinlan, J. Piggford, C. Churchovich, C. Flynn.

SITTING: J. O'Loughlin.

Carmichael,

A B S E N T : J. Hanson, S. Neill.

CLASSES III AND IV BACK R O W : N. Ryan, J. Lavan, T. Hughes, D. Cocks, M. Slattery, J. Connell, A. M. Lennon.

S E C O N D R O W : C. MacDougall, C. Jones, L. Logue, J. Kennan, M. Friedman, P. Rumble, M. Barrett.

T H I R D R O W : M. Ryan, M. Payne, S. Tomlinson, A. Ventouras, A. Worner, H. Downes, V. Meehan, J. Green.

F R O N T R O W : K. O'Loughlin, S. Dodd, L. Nettleton, T. Leslie, A. Bridge, N. Clarke, L. McNamara.

CLASSES II, I AND PREPARATORY BACK R O W : J. Antoine, R. Hicks, G. Morgan, J» Harvey, M. Harvey, R. Dodd, G. Hopkins, G. Green.

S E C O N D R O W : P. Hopkins, Clarke, J. Lavan, T. Logue, Avery, R. Gully, M. Hicks, Bridge.

C. D. B.

T H I R D R O W : E. Ryan, R. O'Halloran, C. Daly, N. Collier, M. O'Halloran, L. O'Hara, M. Ladner, M. Ladner, S. Hogan.

F O U R T H R O W : J. Ridley, A. M. Baker, P. O'Neill, E. Ahern, Y. Antoine, S. Woods, A. Middleton, E Clarke T. -Ryan, T. Cocks, S. Hadfield, G. F R O N T R O W : M. Lennon, T. Flynn, Tonjlinson, J. Mahony, D. Flyna

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LORETO CONVENT, KIRRIBILLI, N.S.W. TOP RIGHT: Leaving Class.

CENTRE: Section of Intermediate Dressmaking Class.

BOTTOM LEFT: Corner of Cooking Room.

UNTIDY J A N E Where are my gloves?

Here's one, you see— But what's the use of one to m e ?

Someone's cleared it f r o m the shelf.

I'm certain it was not myself— Where has it gone?

It's getting late; Where are my shoes?

Why do they always, always choose A Monday morning to be lost.

They must be found at any cost— Where are my shoes?

W h e r e is my purse?

I'll miss the bus And if I'm late, there's such a fuss.

They're so particular at School.

I'm always late, well, as a rule.

W h e r e is my purse!

ERIN O'CONNOR, Claremont.

Form Three.

Where is my bag?

It's gone again; Things will go wrong with me 'tis plain; It's not as if it were so small; Someone's tidied u p the hall.

Where can it be?

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L O R E T O

Views and O p i n i o n s AUSTRALIA

AND THE U N I T E D NATIONS* (Abridged)

" W e the Peoples of the United Nations d e t e r m i n e to save succeeding generations f r o m the scourge of war . .

It was with these words that, on 26tli J u n e , 1945, fifty nations approved of t h e United Nations Charter. T h e y resolved to co-operate f u l l y with this I n t e r n a t i o n a l Organisation in its aims of m a i n t a i n i n g peace and security by united effort, of developing f r i e n d l y relations between nations, and of solving i n t e r n a t i o n a l p r o b l e m s of an economic, social, cultural, or h u m a n i t a r i a n character. A system of assemblies and councils was p l a n n e d to p u r s u e thece aims. T h e General Assembly was constituted the main body and given t h e widest powers, because it is t h e only one in which all t h e m e m b e r nations have a vote. Subordinate, and responsible to it are the Security Council, t h e Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the Secretariat of the United Nations, and t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Court of Justice.

Australia has been a m e m b e r of t h e United Nations since its inception, and h e r delegates contributed m u c h to t h e f r a m i n g of t h e Charter.

T h e y were responsible f o r enlarging t h e power and scope of the smaller nations, and f o r ascertaining that the decisions of t h e Social and Economic Committee should be effective. It was due to Australian activity that this Committee was given t h e task of p r o m o t i n g higher standards of living, f u l l e m p l o y m e n t , and social and economic progress t h r o u g h o u t the world. Again, within t h e Security Council, Australia was responsible f o r having an i m p o r t a n t a m e n d m e n t passed, namely t h a t t h e Council should be composed of "security" powers, that is, countries which, because of their actual contribution to t h e cause of world security, t h e i r resources, and geographical position, have proved able and willing to assume substantial security responsibilities. Australia's voice also played a p r o m i n e n t p a r t in securing t h a t administering countries should h o n o r the principle of t r u s t e e s h i p ; in opposing t h e power of veto which the p e r m a n e n t m e m b e r s of the Security Council m a y wield; and in m a i n t a i n i n g t h a t t h e admission of applicants to t h e United Nations Organisation should be decided by t h e General Assembly.

Australia has proved herself a foremost c h a m p i o n of t h e United Nations in its efforts to preserve peace.

W h e n on J u n e 25, 1950, the United Nations declared t h a t t h e attack by N o r t h K o r e a n Forces was a breach of peace, and called u p o n m e m b e r states to support t h e R e p u b l i c , and h e l p to repel t h e a r m e d attack, Australia was one of t h e first to answer t h e call. She has continued to send trained men, arms, money and medical aid to K o r e a , w h e r e t h e United Nations Organisation faces t h e gravest crisis of its career.

Australia's role in t h e United Nations Organisation has shown t h a t she is acutely aware t h a t world p r o b l e m s are interlocked, and that only a world-wide organisation can solve t h e m . She, herself, is affected economically, as well as politically, by t h e world situation. Eighty p e r cent of h e r wool producers, and sixty per cent of h e r wheat f a r m e r s rely u p o n conditions overseas.

Australia has, therefore, everything to gain f r o m this "struggle for lasting peace".

But her interest in these agencies is not all selfish.

Australia has not been wanting in Christian charity to peoples less f a v o u r e d t h a n her own.

She has given material h e l p to the h u m a n e activities of t h e United Nations, to t h e World H e a l t h Organisation, to t h e United Nations A p p e a l for Children, and the Inter-Governmental Committee on Refugees.

She has welcomed to h e r shores thousands of helpless, homeless people, and recognised their rights as h u m a n beings " w i t h o u t distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion".

She has opened her Universities and h e r T r a i n i n g Colleges and m a d e available m a n y scholarships and bursaries.

She has provided technical scientific and educational e q u i p m e n t for Asian countries, and an officer of the C o m m o n w e a l t h Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has recently visited I n d i a , Pakistan and Ceylon to co-ordinate this e q u i p m e n t supply p r o g r a m m e . As well as h e l p f u l advisory work to other countries m u c h of the research done in Australia finds its way into scientific journals, and thus becomes available to peoples in other lands.

Since t h e discovery of vast deposits of U r a n i u m in our country, t h e United Nations Atomic Energy Commission has become vitally interested in Australia. We acknowledged our discovery to t h e United Nations and accepted its h e l p in organising t h e necessary developmental projects and security precautions. Australia also offered all her facilities to Great Britain when t h e latter needed a testing ground for h e r atomic tests.

T h u s Australia has given a fine example of co-operation in t h e development of the most vital force in the world to-day . . . atomic energy.

Australia has ably demonstrated her desire for world peace, but she will not purchase peace at any cost. All she desires is that each nation be allowed to govern its own people in whatever manner these people choose, whether it be democracy, autocracy or dictatorship. But she will not tolerate any nation that thrusts itself upon another, and she will demonstrate her displeasure by arms, if necessary, * This essay was awarded the first prize of £15/15/- in the United Nations Essay Competition in 1952.

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L O R

E T O

SOMBRE PERIODS IN CHURCH HISTORY

P o p e signed, on J u n e 8th, 1773, t h e " D o m i n u s ac R e d e m p t o r " which abolished the Society of Jesus.

A f t e r t h e suppression of t h e Jesuits, atheism took t h e place of Deism.

T h e r e were no longer good teachers f o r t h e m i d d l e and higher classes, and they, too, were influenced by t h e teachings of Voltaire and his followers.

Of all t h e E u r o p e a n monarchs, Catherine t h e Great alone allowed t h e Jesuits to go unsuppressed and k e p t t h e m in Russia because they were good teachers.

I n 1814 t h e Society was re-established, mainly t h r o u g h t h e efforts of Blessed Joseph Pignatelli, S.J., a n d it still survives in every c o u n t r y and amongst people of every walk of life.

T h e n u m b e r of Jesuits is now 25,000, 1,000 m o r e t h a n t h e n u m b e r it was before the Order was suppressed.

1.

THE SUPPRESSION OF THE JESUITS One of the greatest bulwarks of t h e Catholic C h u r c h in t h e 18th Century in its struggle against Deism and atheism and t h e mocking attacks of the philosophers was t h e Society of Jesus, f o u n d e d in t h e 16th Century by St. Ignatius of Loyola. It h a d stemmed t h e tide of t h e R e f o r m a t i o n . It h a d f o u g h t t h e battle against Jansenism and Gallicanism, and it h a d u n d e r t a k e n t h e education of t h e y o u t h of t h e h i g h e r and the m i d d l e classes.

Macaulay, in his essay on the Popes, said of t h e Jesuits: "Such was t h e enthusiasm of its m e m b e r s , that, in spite of oceans and deserts, of h u n g e r and pestilence, of spies and p e n a l laws, of dungeons and racks, of gibbets and q u a r t e r i n g blocks, Jesuits were f o u n d in every country. T h e y were f o u n d in t h e depths of t h e P e r u v i a n mines, at the m a r t s of the A f r i c a n slave caravans, on the shores of t h e Spice Islands, in t h e observatories of China.'''

Lies and accusations of every kind were invented and spread a r o u n d in F r a n c e , Spain, Naples and P o r t u g a l against t h e Jesuits. Voltaire himself said, "Once we have destroyed t h e Jesuits, t h a t i n f a m o u s thing (Christianity) will be easily dealt w i t h . " T h e Jesuits, a f t e r t h e i r f a m o u s missionary enterprise in P a r a g u a y , were banished f r o m P o r t u g a l and its dominions by P o m b a l , the Portuguese " e n l i g h t e n e d " minister, for, he said, they were t h e cause of a revolt a m o n g t h e Indians.

T h e Jesuits were likewise expelled f r o m the o t h e r B o u r b o n dominions with great cruelty and disregard for their priestly dignity. T h e Kings were m a i n l y influenced by t h e i r " e n l i g h t e n e d " ministers who realised w h a t a power t h e Jesuits were to t h e Catholic C h u r c h .

T h e B o u r b o n Kings, having thrust the Jesuits out of t h e i r kingdoms, t h e n d e m a n d e d that t h e Pope, Clement X I I I , should suppress the O r d e r in all t h e countries of t h e world.

T h e P o p e realised t h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e Jesuits as defendants of t h e C h u r c h , and, b e f o r e he died, he wrote to Charles I I I (a B o u r b o n K i n g ) , telling h i m of his a d m i r a t i o n f o r t h e Society. " T h e body," he declared, "was s o u n d ; t h e spirit it was a n i m a t e d with was a spirit of purity. Its institute was w i t h o u t r e p r o a c h . " Clement X I V , t h e successor of Clement X I I I , was elected a f t e r a great deal of intrigue and a f t e r some of the B o u r b o n s h a d exercised t h e i r veto.

The P o p e was a good m a n but did not have a strong will.

U n d e r pressure and in t e r r o r t h a t t h e B o u r b o n

FELICITY WAKEFIELD-KENT (Intermediate), Toorak.

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PERSECUTION DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

At t h e beginning of t h e F r e n c h Revolution, in t h e debates held f o r the p u r p o s e of obtaining redress of grievances, t h e m o r e violent p a r t y won.

Their attention was focussed on the wealth of C h u r c h p r o p e r t y and a proposal to confiscate it was received with great enthusiasm as the best way to pay off the nation's debts.

A measure was passed f o r the abolition of t h e vows of religion. T h e next step was t h e suppression of all monasteries and convents, and t h e inmates were t u r n e d a d r i f t on t h e world.

T h e Revolutionaries reduced t h e n u m b e r of bishops and, instead of being a p p o i n t e d by t h e P o p e , it was decreed t h a t they should be elected by t h e people. W h e n t h e P o p e protested, t h e p a p a l t e r r i t o r y of Avignon was seized. T h e clergy were then called u p o n to take an oath of loyalty to the revolutionary government by the "Constitution of t h e Clergy". T h e m a j o r i t y of t h e clergy were f a i t h f u l to their Catholic principles and r e f u s e d to take t h e oath. Those who refused were called " N o n - J u r o r s " and were deprived of their sees, or parishes and replaced by those who took t h e oath. T h e "NonJ u r o r s " were h u n t e d down, d e p o r t e d and b u t c h e r e d by scores, without trial, drowned, shot, hanged on l a m p posts.

T h e Reign of T e r r o r continued u n a b a t e d f o r ten months. D u r i n g that time, t h e K i n g was executed in 1793. T h e Queen followed h i m to t h e guillotine later. Soon after, Princess Elizabeth, sister of the King, went to h e r d e a t h and t h e King's son was left wealth of Nations, and t h e United Nations, has a dual status in h e r i n t e r n a t i o n a l relations. But this does not occasion any conflict since both t h e British C o m m o n w e a l t h of Nations, and t h e United Nations, work with t h e one aim of "peace on e a r t h to men of goodwill".

JUDITH MURRAY (Matriculation Class), Toorak.

[Concluded from page 52] knowing that in doing so she is u p h o l d i n g one of t h e most cherished principles of t h e United Nations Charter, t h a t all nations, great and small, have equal rights.

New Guinea, a vast sprawling mass of islands, has been committed to o u r care, and, with New Zealand, we are also responsible f o r Noumea.

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Calendar was replaced by the Revolutionary era, beginning September, 1792, and the week of seven days was changed to one of ten, so that Sundays, might be eliminated. T h e great Gothic Cathedrals were t u r n e d into b a n q u e t i n g halls or Temples of Reason, and an actress of ill-fame was e n t h r o n e d on the high altar of the C a t h e d r a l of Notre D a m e as Goddess of Reason, and publicly received the homage of thousands.

F r e n c h troops entered R o m e and took captive P o p e Pius VI. H e was t a k e n to Sardinia, thence to Florence and finally to France. T h e r e he died in captivity in 1799. As R o m e was in t h e h a n d s of infidels, t h e Cardinals met at Venice to elect P o p e Pius VII. Is it any wonder that, in t h e 18th Century, the enemies of t h e C h u r c h were boasting that, at last, they h a d brought about her destruction?

But t h e end was not yet. " T h e r a i n fell, and t h e floods came, and t h e winds blew, and they beat u p o n that house, and it fell not, f o r it was f o u n d e d on a rock", the rock of Peter.

ANN LITTLE (Intermediate Class), Toorak.

to rot in solitary confinement in one of the lower rooms of the T e m p l e .

Hatred of Christianity itself inspired the means adopted for getting rid of t h e ministers of religion.

In May, 1792, they were outlawed and banished and ordered to leave t h e country within a f o r t n i g h t . Any discovered after that date were d e p o r t e d . T h e y were penned in old hulks, which were scuttled in t h e River Loire, by which means h u n d r e d s were drowned. T h e y were sent in large batches to the guillotine or massacred wholesale in their prisons. Many more were subjected to the awful horrors of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n to Cayenne. No vivid description of t h e horrors of slave ships can outdo the reality of what the F r e n c h clergy h a d to e n d u r e when, h u d d l e d together between decks, they were starved, insulted, t o r t u r e d with thirst, and subjected to every k i n d of m o r a l and physical agony. W h o l e communities of religious women were executed.

W h i l e t h e Ursulines of Bordeaux went to the scaffold they were chanting the "Salve Regina".

An a t t e m p t was m a d e by t h e Convention to s u p p l a n t Christianity itself. No m a r r i a g e rites or Christian burials were tolerated.

T h e Christian

INTERESTS IN LITERATURE, ART AND MUSIC THE RISE OF THE NOVEL It was in t h e 18th Century that the English novel and n e w s p a p e r arose. T h e novel h a d its roots in t h e character studies of Joseph Addison, in the journalistic stories of Daniel Defoe and in t h e satirical tales of J o n a t h a n Swift.

Swift was t h e author of " T h e Battle of t h e Books", " T h e T a l e of a T u b " and "Gulliver's Travels". Defoe, t h e a u t h o r of that immortal book, "Robinson Crusoe", was a prolific writer and wrote newspapers and p a m p h l e t s with clearness and great vigour.

R i c h a r d Steele began a p a p e r , " T h e Tatler", in which, as Isaac Beckerstaff, he appealed by his criticisms of c o n t e m p o r a r y m e n and manners, to t h e f r e q u e n t e r s of the Coffee Houses. A f t e r a r u n of nearly two years, it suddenly ceased in J a n u a r y , 1711. In t h e following March, in p a r t n e r s h i p with Joseph Addison, h e produced a daily p a p e r , " T h e Spectator."

This p a p e r h e l p e d , by its fictitious and h u m o r o u s characterisation, to p r o d u c e the novel.

F r o m these beginnings came t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y work of f o u r 18th Century British novelists—Samuel Richardson, "the sentimental, evangelical and somewhat priggish" a u t h o r of " P a m e l a " and "Clarissa"; H e n r y Fielding, t h e acute and tolerant delineator of c o n t e m p o r a r y manners, whose " T o m Jones" a p p e a r e d in 1749; George Smollett, the caustic author of "Roderick Random"' and " H u m p h r e y C l i n k e r " ; and Lawrence Sterne, a u t h o r of " T r i s t r a m S h a n d y " .

These novelists f o r m part of the revolt of t h e latter 18th Century against Classicism and Intellectualism. Richardson's novels show emotion.

We see in t h e novel also the lyric note, which is so appealing in t h e poetry of B u r n s and Blake—and

the expression of individual personality. I n " T h e Vicar of Wakefield", Goldsmith r e t u r n s to simpler and more primitive conditions of life, as h e did in " T h e Deserted Village", w h e r e he describes the parson and the village schoolmaster.

This revolt was to find its f u l l expression in t h e 19th Century.

JULIE D'ARCY (Intermediate), Toorak.

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SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS Sir Joshua Reynolds was born in P l y m p t o n on J u l y 16th, 1723. H e was t h e son of a clergyman who was master of t h e G r a m m a r School in Plympton.

Joshua's f a t h e r seems to have had no notion that his son was a genius.

Joshua was only twelve when he first p a i n t e d a p o r t r a i t . This was the likeness of a t u t o r in Lord Edgecombe's family.

A n e i g h b o u r persuaded t h e f a t h e r to a p p r e n t i c e Joshua to a London artist, n a m e d H u d s o n , a m a n of poor talent. Reynolds was h a p p y for a time but H u d s o n soon became jealous and Reynolds, now nineteen, r e t u r n e d h o m e and began to p a i n t p o r t r a i t s of t h e officers and their wives.

H e soon went abroad with one of t h e officers and, by painting oil pictures and selling t h e m while on shore, h e soon had enough money to study t h e great masters at Rome, Venice and Florence. W h i l e in Rome, Joshua fell down a precipice and inflicted i n j u r i e s which m a r r e d his face f o r life. H e also caught a cold which left h i m p e r m a n e n t l y deaf.

On his r e t u r n to E n g l a n d , h e set u p a studio at the age of twenty-nine. W e a l t h y people crowded to t h e young painter's studio to have their p o r t r a i t s p a i n t e d and Reynolds never a f t e r w a r d s knew t h e want of money. H e h a d his younger sister, Frances,

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- L O R E T O His violin playing won h i m a post at W e i m a r , but, in 1704, h e began his real career by becoming town organist at Arnstadt. H e remained here, with his twenty children, u n t i l his death in 1750.

I n 1747, his f a m e induced F r e d e r i c k t h e Great to send h i m an invitation to come t o Potsdam. This t r i p m a y have hastened Bach's last illness. His eyes were overtaxed by his engraving of t h e plates f o r t h e " A r t of F u g u e " , which poverty forced h i m to do himself. Operations were succeeded by blindness; and a sudden r e t u r n of sight was only a p r e l u d e to t h e fit of apoplexy t h a t killed h i m .

Recently, t h e Bach Society collected his works, which included over fifty volumes. A m o n g t h e organ works are nearly a score of long preludes and fugues, a few toccatas, many choral-preludes and fantasias for t h e clavichord alone, and forty-eight p r e l u d e s and f u g u s which are now suitable f o r t h e piano.

His works are built on t h e C o n t r a p u n t a l system.

Even in his most clearly melodious compositions, such as orchestral suites, t h e r e is some c o n t r a p u n t a l imitation. Bach was a master of r h y t h m . All his pieces a p p e a l to us by their clearness of accent.

to k e e p house f o r h i m and he never m a r r i e d . At thirty-four, Reynolds p a i n t e d his first f a m o u s child study. H e loved children and loved to p a i n t t h e m .

W h e n t h e Royal A c a d e m y was f o u n d e d in 1768, Reynolds was elected its first president and, in t h e following year, h e was k n i g h t e d . I t was as President of the Royal A c a d e m y t h a t Reynolds delivered to t h e students t h a t f a m o u s series of lectures on art which people still delight to read. W h e n h e was sixty-six his h e a l t h failed. But h e completed t h e great p o r t r a i t of Mrs. Siddons as " T h e Tragic Muse". , ANN WILKINSON (Intermediate), Toorak.

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JOHN SEBASTIAN BACH

J o h n Sebastian B a c h was b o r n at Eisenach in 1685.

His p a r e n t s died soon a f t e r his b i r t h and h e was b r o u g h t u p by his b r o t h e r , Christophe, an organist in a little village n e a r W e i m a r .

His b r o t h e r , somewhat of a m a r t i n e t , f o r b a d e t h e young enthusiast to use certain manuscripts, w h e r e u p o n J o h n copied t h e m by moonlight, t h e r e b y laying a partial f o u n d a t i o n f o r t h e blindness with which h e was afflicted in later life.

A choir position in H u n e b u r g gave h i m access to a large musical library.

MARGARET FINLAY (Intermediate), Toorak.

A TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY It h a p p e n e d as I walked t h r o u g h t h e great Schoolgates. I h a d been p o n d e r i n g on t h e question all yesterday and now, again on t h e way to School, how was I going to write an interesting article for the School a n n u a l on such a boring subject as " T h e typical school day".

T h e answer was given to m e on t h e way to School: As I walked t h r o u g h t h e School gates I noticed something different. St. Michael usually greets me, standing on his pedestal, going t h r o u g h t t h e actions of killing t h e devil. N e i t h e r t h e devil nor h e was there. I was amazed and took a step n e a r e r , f o r where t h e statue should have been an enormous Birch stood, and beside it an old Elm. T h e p a t h that should have f o r k e d at an angle away f r o m t h e drive at the foot of t h e pedestal was not t h e r e either. I looked b e h i n d m e to m a k e certain—Yes, t h e r e were the gates, and on m y r i g h t was t h e grey stone Hall.

I was uneasy, but, on some impulse, k e p t walking forward across a large expanse of sweeping lawn towards w h e r e the G r o t t o should have stood with t h e Gully b e h i n d it. B u t now only great pines with their woodland scent stood there. By this t i m e I was really f r i g h t e n e d , f o r I began to realise w h a t had h a p p e n e d . Somehow, f o r some u n k n o w n reason I had k e p t on walking right into t h e past, and as if to complete t h e picture, I saw a figure in t h e quaintest u n i f o r m t r i p p i n g towards me, f r o m a p a t h out of t h e Gully. She wore a short blue tunic, and a black blazer with b l u e binding, her long legs

were covered with black stockings, and she wore t h e quaintest and most old-fashioned h a t I have ever seen. It was a P a n a m a , with a long r i b b o n of b l u e tied a r o u n d it.

W i t h a smile t h a t said, " H u l l o " , she came f o r w a r d and linked arms with m e and started walking m e towards t h e School. " W h a t are you looking so worried a b o u t ? " She asked. H e r voice seemed to come f r o m a long way and yet q u i t e clearly. She answered h e r question, " O h ! yes, t h a t boring article on t h e typical School Day." "To-day is F r i d a y . On M o n d a y you finished t h a t painting. On Tuesday t h e M a l h e u r e u s e Leaving class was in trouble, and W e d n e s d a y didn't you see t h a t F r e n c h Art E x h i b i t i o n ?

Yes, and you h a d t h a t Y.C.S. Evening last night, and yet you say your days are monotonous, and t h a t t h e subject is boring." " B u t how do you k n o w all t h i s ? " I asked. H e r voice b r o k e t h r o u g h m y t h o u g h t s like an echo, b u t with an urgent tone, and with a complete disregard f o r what I h a d been saying. " D o you see w h a t I have been driving a t ? " she questioned. " T h e r e is always plenty to interest us, b u t we must be willing to be interested."

We h a d stopped at t h e terrace steps. W h e n I r e a c h e d t h e top I looked back. T h e Grotto was where it should have been and so was St. Michael.

PATRICIA EVES (Leaving Class), Toorak.

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L O R E T O now t h e natives of Sierra Leone are willing to sell their wives and children f o r salt.

Salt is so i m p o r t a n t in m a i n t a i n i n g t h e life of all e a r t h l y beings, t h a t Our Lord's words of warning have a special m e a n i n g for all of us: " Y o u are the salt of t h e earth, and if t h e salt lose its savour wherewith shall it be s a l t e d ? "

THE SALT OF T H E EARTH Scattered h e r e and t h e r e t h r o u g h o u t t h e universe are two elements called sodium and chlorine, which are very f o n d of each other.

Sodium is a curious, soft metal which can be cut with a k n i f e ; it is very difficult to keep it p u r e .

Chlorine is a coloured gas which means certain d e a t h if taken in any quantity.

It was t h e first of t h e poisonous gases used in t h e first W o r l d War. W h e n sodium and chlorine unite they m a k e a c o m p o u n d called sodium chloride, namely common salt. Man has t h r e e ways of securing this salt—by evaporation f r o m t h e sea water, by m i n i n g rock salt and by p u m p i n g b r i n e out of t h e e a r t h . All life is lived in water, and we m a y go a step f a r t h e r t h a n t h a t and say all life is lived in salt water. Salt and other c o m p o u n d s of sodium are f o u n d everywhere.

T h e salt in t h e sea has been accumulating t h e r e f o r millions of years. Every m o u n t a i n and river worn down by rain since the earliest days of t h e earth's crust has given the salt of its rocks to t h e oceans.

Geologists have calculated t h a t it must h a v e taken m a n y millions of years to p r o d u c e all t h e sea salt.

In South Australia on t h e peninsula are extensive and ever-increasing schemes which b r i n g t h e sea water on to t h e land. Recently in its series, " T h i s Exciting Australia", t h e Brisbane " C o u r i e r M a i l " p u b l i s h e d a most i n f o r m a t i v e article on this.

In G e r m a n y and P o l a n d are deposits t h a t have been pierced to the d e p t h of f o u r t h o u s a n d feet without reaching t h e b o t t o m ; in E n g l a n d , deposits of five h u n d r e d feet deep. I n t h e Polish salt mines of Urelickza, galleries and tunnels have been hewn out for sixty-five miles in salt, sometimes m o r e t h a n a thousand feet b e n e a t h t h e surface. In f a c t t h e r e is a great u n d e r g r o u n d salt city.

A traveller who explored this t r u l y white city some years ago describes " w i n d i n g streets and dim scintillating alleys, pillared churches, d i a m o n d and r u b y staircases, restaurants, railway stations, shrines, statues, m o n u m e n t s and a thousand other wonders, all r o u g h hewn in t h e h a r d , s p a r k l i n g rock salt crystals which, lit by electric lights, p i n e torches, magnesium flashes, or thousands of candles, f a i r l y blaze like a wonder of precious stones."

Salt is essential f o r h e a l t h . In H o l l a n d one of t h e legal p u n i s h m e n t s used to be to deprive a m a n of salt, and deprivation of salt caused illness.

In Sweden criminals h a d often to submit to t h e p u n i s h m e n t of abstaining f r o m salt f o r a m o n t h .

This often resulted in illness and sometimes death.

Those who eat raw m e a t r e q u i r e less salt t h a n those who eat it cooked, f o r in cooking t h e n a t u r a l salt in t h e meat is dissolved and vegetarians need m o r e salt because vegetables contain little or none.

Animals, too, need it, and m a n y domestic animals suffer f r o m its lack.

Nowadays salt is cheap and common and we take it as a m a t t e r of course, not realizing its i m p o r t a n c e .

I n ancient times it was offered to t h e gods, and t h e r e were even wars waged to obtain salt springs. Even

ELIZABETH O'MAHONY

(Sub-Junior), Brisbane.

LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT Do you ever find life dull - depressing - miserable?

I was finding it just so, when I stopped to talk to our old f a m i l y gardener. H e told me this story:— Once the oldest i n h a b i t a n t of a small country town was d r i n k i n g at t h e bar. A stranger a p p r o a c h e d h i m and said: " I ' m new here. W h a t is this town like?"

To this the oldest i n h a b i t a n t r e p l i e d : " W h a t is t h e town you come f r o m l i k e ? " T h e stranger m a d e a wry face. " I t was a d r e a d f u l place.

Everyone was disagreeable, m e a n and unco-operative. T h e y were a sour crowd and I was glad to get away."

"Well, you'll find this just t h e same." stated t h e oldest i n h a b i t a n t .

H e went on sipping his beer and t h e newcomer left t h e hotel. T h e n t h e oldest i n h a b i t a n t observed a second stranger walk into t h e bar. H e went u p to t h e drinker and said: "You live h e r e ? " T h e old m a n n o d d e d an affirmative. " T h e n what is this place l i k e ? " h e inquired. "I've just got a job h e r e and I haven't looked around yet."

T h e oldest i n h a b i t a n t d r a n k some m o r e beer. " W h a t was the place you come f r o m l i k e ? " T h e stranger's face showed a reminiscent smile. " O h , it was a w o n d e r f u l place. Lovely p e o p l e ! So c h e e r f u l , pleasant and easy to get along w i t h ! I was d r e a d f u l l y sorry to leave."

T h e oldest i n h a b i t a n t smiled.

"You'll find this just t h e same."

T h i s story has a very clear lesson, f o r life is what we m a k e it. If we smile and are pleasant, t h e same will be r e t u r n e d to us, and a h a p p y person is welcome anywhere.

But, as in everything, t h e r e is a time and a place for smiling. T h a t person who goes a r o u n d w i t h a p e r p e t u a l grin on his countenance, or giggling at t h e slightest provocation is not t h e person with w h o m people will smile. T h e r e are also very bad times f o r smiling as I have learned f r o m sad experience.

But, on t h e whole, a person of a h a p p y disposition is accepted and well-liked. If you are finding life miserable, m a y b e you should cross-examine yourself.

F o r as Shakespeare puts i t : " T h e f a u l t , d e a r Brutus, is not in our stars, b u t in ourselves."

Claremont.

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JUDITH DALY-SMITH, Sub-Leaving.

S i d e l i g h t s on History CHESTER

THE WRECK OF THE ADMELLA

My b i r t h place, Chester in England, began as t h e h o m e of early Britons situated on the banks of a river.

W h e n the R o m a n s came, they saw t h e i m p o r t a n c e of the position, so they built a c a m p close to t h e river which they called Deva. All r o u n d this c a m p they built strong walls. F o u r gates, one on each of t h e N o r t h , South, East and West sides, m a d e entrances.

Those walls still stand and people walk a r o u n d t h e m .

T h e y are about one and a q u a r t e r miles long and are f a i r l y high. T h e gates have gone now but the arches are still there.

T h e m a i n roads r u n t h r o u g h these into t h e m o d e r n town, t h e names are Northgate, Watergate, Eastgate and Forgate Streets. These last two streets f o r m part of t h e old R o m a n road Watling Street. This c a m p was called Deva Castra, " c a m p on t h e Dee", and is now known as Chester.

Many other R o m a n r e m a i n s are still to be seen, such as the baths and t h e r u i n s of an a m p h i t h e a t r e .

These last ruins were dug u p w h e n M u m m y ' s old Convent school h a d to sell p a r t of t h e i r grounds to the council because they wanted to m a k e a new road.

After this discovery h e r school magazine was called the " A r e n a " .

Chester was always a bastion against t h e Welsh and, some years later, a castle was built inside t h e walls close to the River Dee w h e r e a bridge carries a road into Wales. To-day this is t h e barracks of the city, f o r Chester is now t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s of the Western Command.

When England was converted to Christianity m a n y churches were built.

Chester has a b e a u t i f u l C a t h e d r a l built in t h e local red sandstone.

It began as an Abbey for t h e daughter of t h e K i n g in t h e T e n t h Century and was added to t h r o u g h t h e eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth centuries u n t i l it became one of England's most b e a u t i f u l buildings. A n o t h e r very old Church is St. John's, built by the Normans, and still in perfect condition.

Chester was always a Royalist town. W h e n Charles I. saw his a r m y defeated by t h e R o u n d h e a d s it was from a tower on t h e walls of Chester.

This tower, which is known as K i n g Charles' Tower, now serves as a m u s e u m and overlooks t h e p r e t t y canal which flows w h e r e t h e moat used to be.

Of interest to all people who visit Chester are t h e "Rows". These are a double row of shops built one above the other. T h e top row is reached by steps 1 from the street, while the bottom row is partly below street level. These shops are m a i n l y t i m b e r e d buildings and there are also m a n y t i m b e r e d T u d o r and Elizabethan homes in Chester.

One of these is "God's Providence House", which is said to be t h e only one that escaped t h e plague.

Besides these one can see Georgian homes and Victorian buildings like the Town Hall. I n fact, I could go on telling vou of many interesting places in Chester.

VALERIE WALSH (Grade VI), Marryatville.

In the Botanical Gardens of P o r t l a n d is housed a lifeboat. One cannot see this without t h i n k i n g of t h e tragic wreck of the Admella, and t h e pioneers who braved heavy seas to rescue a crowd of shipwrecked sufferers m o r e t h a n ninety years ago.

On F r i d a y , the fifth of August, 1859, the Admella started out on h e r usual voyage f r o m P o r t Adelaide to Melbourne. On board were eighty-two passengers and thirty-three sailors.

T h e w e a t h e r was fine when t h e voyage began at five-thirty a.m. A f t e r passing t h r o u g h t h e n a r r o w channel between K a n g a r o o Island and Cape Jervis, lightning flashed over a disturbed ocean. As usual at f o u r o'clock the vessel was altered to south east.

Cape N o r t h u m b e r l a n d was expected to be in sight before daylight. P r e s u m i n g t h a t t h e ship was only t h i r t e e n miles off t h e land, this easterly was continued, but at f u l l speed t h e ship was h e a d i n g for a group of the most dangerous reefs on t h e coast.

It struck suddenly. On a sunken reef t h e vessel was exposed broadside on, to t h e irresistible force of the waves. P a n i c followed. W i t h t h e screams of women and children, t h e shrill noise of t h e steam valve joined in the wailing cry of death. In less t h a n a q u a r t e r of an h o u r t h e long hull of the Admella smashed into the sea. To t h e t h r e e severed p a r t s of the ship clung the desperate survivors, longing for the a p p r o a c h of day.

A f t e r h o u r s of h o p i n g and praying, morning came, and with it the passing view of t h e sister t r a d i n g vessel of t h e ill-fated Admella. T h e signal could not attract it. Many were drowned when the foremast crashed into t h e sea. Night came, and with it h o p e again. A ship gleamed u p o n the western waves. So close did it come that t h e t h r o b b i n g of t h e engines could be heard.

No signal could be given, so it passed on.

T h e next day, Sunday, a r a f t was constructed, and news of the wreck reached t h e mainland.

Lifeboats went out but failed to find the wreck.

Such a continual succession of hopes and fears, and chances of rescue had p r o b a b l y never h a p p e n e d to a ship before. T h e day proved fruitless. Wednesday, the fifth day of t h e wreck, opened with a stormy sea and a dark sky. All a t t e m p t s to reach the wreck failed and t h e food was nearly exhausted.

On F r i d a y " T h e Lady B i r d " located the wreck.

T h e sight of the cold, h u n g r y sufferers was h e a r t r e n d i n g . At nine o'clock t h e word was given. " M a n the boats'". F o r h o u r s t h e P o r t l a n d lifeboat f o u g h t a battle with t h e sea, b u t t h e attempts failed, although t h r e e or f o u r survivors were dispatched.

T h e next day proved m o r e f r u i t f u l , f o r w h e n t h e lifeboats set out success followed and nineteen p e o p l e were saved. " T h e Lady B i r d " took her d e p a r t u r e , with t h e t r i u m p h a n t lifeboat in tow. T h a t is t h e same lifeboat which has been k e p t in Portland as a souvenir of t h e bravery of the courageous men who m a n n e d her.

ANNE BOSTOCK, Portland,

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A CRY FOR MORE MISSIONERS

b e h i n d ; and those who died on t h e B u r m a R o a d in t h e a t t e m p t to walk out.

W h e n I was forcibly brought back to these memories I t h a n k e d God that I h a d been a child when B u r m a fell. F o r me, a child of six, the threats, " T h e J a p s are coming," were just something that adults talk about.

T h e missionary's story centres m a i n l y around Lashio. I r e m e m b e r Lashio. F o r me it was a group of long, low bungalows, like a r m y quarters.

In these we lived. T h e r e were trenches near the back of t h e m and m o r e in the f r o n t .

It was f r o m Lashio that we caught the p l a n e that took us to Calcutta. I'd never seen a p l a n e so close before. We got in a n d waved good-bye to Dick de Silver, the m a n who had brought us there.

T h r e e m o n t h s later we were at Kurseong, a hill station n e a r D a r j e e l i n g , in the North-east of India.

Down terraces on one side of the house was a tea plantation.

F r o m an upstairs window one could see Mt. Everest on a clear day. W h e t h e r my f a t h e r was still alive we did not know. One day we h e a r d a knock, on the door. "It's D a d d y ! " I cried. " H o w do you k n o w ? " my m o t h e r asked. " I can see h i m , " I answered, staring at the firmly closed door. It ivas my f a t h e r .

We lived in I n d i a f o r five years. Calcutta and Bangalore were both " h o m e " . In 1947 t h e warning, "Get out, the J a p s are coming", changed into, "quit I n d i a . " We did so.

We have lived in Australia f o r six years now.

Here, I have been apt to complain that " n o t h i n g exciting ever h a p p e n s " !

COLLEEN CARROLL (Leaving), Claremont.

T h r e e centuries ago, St. Francis Xavier was t h e first m a n who stepped on to t h e shores of Malacca and introduced the doctrines of the Church.

He saw at that period, the spread of Paganism and t h e strong beliefs of these people in magicians and strange medicine-men. W i t h d e t e r m i n a t i o n and great courage in facing t h e d r e a d f u l disease of t h e plague, St. Francis strove h a r d to achieve his goal—the conversion of pagans to the Catholic F a i t h .

His work was successful and to-day m o r e t h a n a t h i r d of Malayans are staunch Catholics, but in some areas of Malaya there are many Pagans who still believe in their ancient devil-worship: THE MALAY MAGICIAN. I n a palm-leaf hut s u r r o u n d e d by sodden tracks with puddles, visible only by the fitful light of a torch a crowd of Malays silhouetted like huge birds, squatted in a v e r a n d a h lit dimly by a s h a b b y oill a m p . Outside, r a i n d r o p s were pattering down f r o m angry black clouds. Inside, b e h i n d a curtain, was a n o t h e r gathering about a sick m a n r e c u m b e n t on a mat.

W i t h such a background, sat a shaman, a priest of the Malays' 1 oldest religion at his work of diviner and healer.

T h e r e h e squatted before a lighted candle, with an assistant who beat his d r u m with the palms of his hands and sang to the beats of his wild music.

Suddenly, the s h a m a n threw rice grains again into t h e air and they fell on t h e floor with a rustle that swished like t h e skirts of invisible spirits. T h e n , holding stiffly a grass aspergillum in outstretched arms, t h e s h a m a n fell into a trance, while Shiva, the god of t h e forest, spoke t h r o u g h h i m with t h e voice of a ventriloquist that was audible in t h e darkest recesses of the h u t .

A tree was felled as a sacred sacrifice f o r t h e sick man, as the irate H i n d u god, now degraded by Islam to be an infidel d j i n n , d e m a n d e d a sacrifice. On t h e next day, a m o d e l boat laden with f r u i t s and flesh h a d to be sent afloat down t h e P e r a k River to appease this spectre f o r t h e R a j a of Djinns. This was the only way a patient was saved f r o m dying f o r his sin.

YVONNE AU (Leaving), Marryatville.

THE BELLS OF LORETO I n P r a g u e is an old c h u r c h . It is t h e c h u r c h of Loreto. It has stood t h e r e since the 16th century.

Everyone in P r a g u e knows the legend of t h e Bells of Loreto.

W e were told the following very interesting legend by a visitor f r o m Czechoslovakia: I n Prague, near t h e c h u r c h of Loreto, lived a poor widow. She had as m a n y children as t h e r e were bells in t h e carillon of Loreto. T h e town of P r a g u e was stricken by t h e plague, and m a n y people were dying. One by one the children of t h e widow were struck down, and the m o t h e r went to the c h u r c h and rang the death toll with one of t h e bells.

At t h e death of each child she always rang a different bell, u n t i l all the bells in t h e carillon had been rung.

A f t e r the w o m a n h a d lost all h e r children, she herself felt ill. W h e n she was dying she was sad and alone. T h e r e was no one left to ring a bell for her. At t h e m o m e n t of h e r death the bells pealed out, ringing t h e "Ave M a r i a " f o r t h e first time in their history. T h e m o t h e r died saying, " I t is my children who are calling me". F r o m t h a t time, the bells of Loreto have always r u n g out the " A v e " at eventide.

LORRAINE COLE (Sub-Leaving), Claremont.

AWAKENED MEMORIES Usually our evening " L e c t u r e " at school is a time of relaxation and e n j o y m e n t f o r t h e boarders. We set aside our books f o r a welcome respite f r o m study, to listen to the life of a saint, or a missionary priest. At present we are having t h e story of a Columban missionary in B u r m a .

H e tells us of the tragedy of those people who were in B u r m a immediately before, and during, t h e Second W o r l d W a r : T h e constant fighting between Chinese, Burmese, K a c h i n s ; t h e lack of t r a n s p o r t f o r fugitives; t h e starvation of those who were left

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WHAT THE OLD GUM T R E E SAW

THE KING TIDE

As I stand here, p r o u d and tall on t h e summit of the m o u n t a i n with the city of Adelaide lying below me, I recall the first time 1 witnessed a native corroboree. T h e natives, a f t e r p a i n t i n g t h e i r bodies with bruised berries, danced silently to t h e eerie sound of t h e i r music. Suddenly they gave a loud shout, and j u m p e d h i g h into t h e air waving their spears.

T h e m e m b e r s of t h e orchestra, p a i n t e d like t h e dancers, sat around in a circle, playing their instruments.

T h e corroboree, as it was held at night, was p e r f o r m e d a r o u n d a huge fire in t h e centre of t h e circle. T h e r e were 110 women present.

These corroborees were not p e r f o r m e d very often, for soon the white men, the first settlers of South Australia, came and settled 011 the plains below me.

They p l a n n e d a city with spacious p a r k l a n d and wide streets, as it was to be t h e capital of the new colony. This city soon grew as m o r e settlers came out.

Towns grew u p on the plains.

Then the settlers p e n e t r a t e d ^he hills in which I stood, building towns, roads and railways.

All through this hive of activity 1 r e m a i n e d u n d i s t u r b e d .

With h o r r o r I r e m e m b e r the bushfire, t h e terrifying monster which destroys trees so easily.

During one very hot s u m m e r a bushfire started in the scrub around me. T h e fire soon was r a p i d l y sweeping towards m e ; as t h e ground was rich in vegetation 1 was f r i g h t e n e d , f o r 1 knew how destructive a bushfire was. T h e n I felt the flames licking my t r u n k . But at that moment heavy torrents of rain fell. 1 was saved!

Once in about every seven years t h e r e is a very big K i n g T i d e in t h e N o r t h e r n waters of Australia.

T h e " l o w " of this tide only lasts an h o u r — or at the most two — and d u r i n g this period things never revealed at any other time m a y be seen. I n t h e Bay at B r o o m e one sees t h e hulks of the 'planes shot down by t h e J a p s d u r i n g t h e war. As we were looking at t h e r e t r e a t i n g tide we t h o u g h t of all t h a t t h e wreckage meant, and t h o u g h t , too, of the m a n y Dutch people, men, women and children, who were killed in that, air raid.

T h e King Tide has shown us also t h e wrecks of ships lost on this treacherous coast . . . some have p e r h a p s been h e r e f o r h u n d r e d s of years. In King George's Sound t h e r e is one part called " T h e Gravey a r d , " n a m e d thus on account of all t h e wrecks that have occurred there. Here, once in seven years, if you h a p p e n to be t h e r e at the exact t i m e when the tide is at its* lowest ebb you m a y see a strange sight. S u r r o u n d e d by t h e wrecks of m a n y o t h e r ships is one t h a t m y f a t h e r thinks m a y be that of an ancient Phoenician vessel of p e r h a p s over a thousand years ago. A l l t h a t can be seen of this is a piece of t h e wooden h u l l and a tremendous wooden anchor, covered with seaweed and barnacles, sticking out of the grey m u d .

People have often talked of going out just at this time and digging to see w h e t h e r there is any treasure h i d d e n h e r e ; but the place is difficult to reach, and also dangerous, as the tide comes back very swiftly, and one could not do much digging in so short a time.

MARIE JONES (Second Year), Marryatville.

PATSY MILLER, Sub-Junior Class, Nedlands.

From the Editor's Anthology W H E N YOU ARE OLD When you are old and grey and f u l l of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read and d r e a m of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows d e e p ; How many loved your m o m e n t s of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or t r u e ; But one m a n loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

And bending down beside t h e glowing bars Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled,

And paced u p o n t h e m o u n t a i n s overhead, And hid his face amid a crown of stars.

W. B. YEATS. [The inspiration for this lyric was the famous Irish beauty and patriot, Maud Gonne (Madame MacBride), who died in Dublin last May. When Yeats seemed in despair over her refusal to marry him she wrote: "You make beautiful poetry out of what you call your unhappiness, and you are happy in that. The world should thank you for not marrying me."—Ed.]

LORETO CONVENT, NEDLANDS, W . A .

HEAD OF THE SCHOOL AND PREFECTS Left to right: P. Vickers, M. Talboys, M. Dudley (Head), M. Dwyer, M. MacDougal,

B. Fountain,

D.

Hogg.

LEAVING, SUB-LEAVING AND JUNIOR CLASSES BACK

R O W (left to right): B. O'Connor, D. Hogg, A. Melvin, E. Foley, C. Mackie, R. Harrington, H. Durack, V. Gutherie, J. McClernon, P. Vickers.

S E C O N D R O W : C. Howson, B. Sexton, T. Stewart, M. Dwyer, B. Fountain, M. MacDougal, M. Pannell, M. Talboys, D. Chatel, H. Pearson.

F R O N T R O W : P. Hickey, K. O'Sullivan, M. Collins, J. Rowden, M. Dudley, M. Wallwork, J. MacComish, J. Fuller, R. Hanrahan.

SUB-JUNIOR AND FORM III

BACK R O W : B. Cranfield, M. Fells, J. Levine, A. Furlong, D. Durack, D. Deary, M. L. Dudley, R. Carrig, A. Dudley, R. Carroll, A. Briggs.

S E C O N D R O W : M. Rintoul, M. MacDonnell, J. Markey, H. Cogan, B. Allen, F. Ferguson, C. Daly-Smith, J. Clune, J. Jeffery, M. Holma.n. S. MacKeown, J. Stewart, K. Dwyer.

F R O N T R O W : J. Healy, M. Groessler, A. K. Ferguson, W. Keast, B. Coffey, P. Connor, N. Keogh, E. Johnson, C. Connell, C. Lowe, P. Miller, G. Rudwick.

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LORETO CONVENT, NEDLANDS, W . A .

FORMS I AND II

BACK ROW: J. MacDonnell, A. Shea, L. Logan, E. Stephenson, D. Perman, A. Edgar, J. Preston, G. Angell, P. Hartfield, P, Membery A. Cooper.

SECOND ROW: J. Miller, E. Cogan, R. Fogarty, W. Harrington, M. Durack, L. Durack, G. Slater, D. Whitely, C. Bodeker, J. Boyd.

FRONT ROW: V. Colbert, R. Ferguson, D. Healy, M. Joyce, S. Rider, R. Miller, J. Howson, K. Riley, J. Edwards, G. Fuller, M. Furlong.

CLASSES III AND IV BACK ROW: S. Franetovitch, E. Donnan, M. O'Keefe, D. MacCarthy, E. Collins, M. Adams, A. MacMullen, C. Brophy, J. Brophy, J. Randell, H, Stephenson, H. Briggs.

SECOND ROW: C. Fountain, L. Crommelin, A. Sheridan, D. Epstein, J. Quin, D. Louthian, I. Briggs, A. C. Healy, B. Nicholls, T. Elliot, P. Daly-Smith.

FRONT ROW: E. Keast, P. Ferguson, D. O'Donnell, J. Bonser, P. Membery, E. Membery, P. Adam, P. Wright, S. Wells, E. Rudwick, P. Caldwell, S. Wallwork, A. Colbert.

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Interesting Experiences A CONGRESS VISIT TO SYDNEY

A PRESENTATION PARTY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

W i t h Jill W e b h I was privileged to represent Loreto Brisbane at the National Eucharistic Congress in Sydney this year. We stayed at Kirribilli, where we enjoyed, as every Loreto girl does, that friendliness and graciousness which is the spirit of Loreto.

We felt no strangeness at our first introduction to Kirribilli, for we h a d known m a n y of the n u n s in Brisbane. , My first real view of t h e H a r b o u r was f r o m Kirribilli. I believed then everything I h e a r d of t h e Sydney H a r b o u r . T h e view f r o m the tower is one of the loveliest and most extensive I have seen, revealing a large p a n o r a m a of the h a r b o u r and a lovely aspect of the Bridge, as well as of t h e grounds of t h e convent itself.

We h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of seeing all these again by night, when on Monday evening we went across the h a r b o u r with t h e boarders in t h e f e r r y to see all the Catholic buildings i l l u m i n a t e d in h o n o u r of t h e Congress.

Kirribilli was the most outstanding building of all t h a t we saw. T h e whiteness of the building responded a d m i r a b l y to t h e floodlights, which were at the bottom of the terraces, and shone up t h r o u g h the trees p r o d u c i n g a really fairy-like effect.

T h e amber-lit tow r er was particularly outstanding.

I n t h e city we saw first St. Mary's C a t h e d r a l with its brilliantly illuminated Congress Badges, and then St. Patrick's, which I t h i n k is one of t h e loveliest churches I have seen.

We were f o r t u n a t e in being able to attend two of the l u n c h h o u r talks at t h e University, a f t e r which w e saw over t h e University, St. John's College, and Sancta Sophia.

We were delighted with t h e University, and amazed at t h e lovely cedar in St. J o h n ' s College which t h e priests are restoring to its f o r m e r beauty a f t e r it had been for a period u n d e r several coats of black varnish.

On T h u r s d a y we visited N o r m a n h u r s t .

I have known people w h o went there to school, and I have always longed to see it. T h e reality exceeded my expectations and we h a d such a w o n d e r f u l afternoon there t h a t we left quite late. T h e girls showed us all over t h e building and grounds and dormitories. We were impressed by t h e new classrooms and t h e beginnings of t h e chapel. I would love to see the chapel completed as it promises to be b e a u t i f u l .

In t h e City we were p a r t i c u l a r l y interested in t h e Lay Apostolate Demonstration at t h e Trocadero. We arrived as the Cardinals left, so we were able to see t h e m , and then h e a r Bishop H e e n a n ' s address.

H e spoke essentially to youth and of t h e i m p o r t a n c e of Catholic Action in our lives.

On Sunday with the youngest boarders we watched the climax of the week, t h e procession in h o n o u r of the Blessed Sacrament. I saw m a n y w o n d e r f u l things in Sydney, but t h e most moving spectacle I have ever witnessed was that crowd of men and women publicly declaring t h e i r f a i t h , and adoring Jesus Christ in t h e Blessed Eucharist.

PATRICIA O'SULLIVAN (Senior), Brisbane.

T h e magnificent celebrations connected with t h e crowning of our gracious young Queen, Elizabeth II, bring to my mind a day which I will r e m e m b e r all my life—a w o n d e r f u l day, when my sister and I were presented at Court. It was in mid-May, and we spent m a n y anxious moments wondering if the English s u m m e r would provide us with a wet or sunny a f t e r n o o n . T h e w e a t h e r was i m p o r t a n t , for it was to be a Garden P a r t y Presentation.

We were lucky, f o r the dawn of our great day brought with it a b r e a t h of w a r m t h . My sister and 1 dressed ourselves in our new, special clothes, and with great excitement watched my f a t h e r paste a large "sticker" on our h i g h l y polished H u m b e r Snipe. This sticker was of an orange colour crossed in black, and on it was w r i t t e n : B u c k i n g h a m Palace.

One of t h e biggest thrills of the day was when my m o t h e r and f a t h e r drove us t h r o u g h London and u p t h e Mall to the Palace. x41l the way along a p a t h was cleared for us, the traffic police seeing our sticker and waving us t h r o u g h .

We e n j o y e d this immensely, and thought that this would be t h e only time we would have a f r e e way t h r o u g h London.

Driving up t h e Mall we fell into a procession of Presentation cars—I counted seventeen Rolls Royces before I got t i r e d ! — a n d drove t h r o u g h into t h e i n n e r square of t h e Palace. T h e door was opened and wre stepped out, o u r names were asked and they preceded us, being called f r o m one person to a n o t h e r as we ascended t h e staircase and entered t h e State Rooms. T h e r e were t h r e e State Rooms, which were opened u p into one another, and all those to be presented stood in a line a r o u n d the walls.

A f t e r we h a d waited f o r some time, t h e Royal P a r t y a p p r o a c h e d . First came our late loved King George VI with his Q u e e n ; then Princess M a r g a r e t ; b e h i n d her came Princess Marie Louise; the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester; and t h e Duchess of Kent.

As the K i n g came u p to us, we m a d e our curtsy.

Slowly t h e procession moved r o u n d t h e room u n t i l every one h a d been presented. T h e K i n g I shall always r e m e m b e r with his warm, kindly, understanding smile, and his Queen with h e r f r i e n d l y , allembracing smile. Princess Margaret looked petite and c h a r m i n g in a white broiderie anglaise frock, and the Duchess of K e n t was poised and b e a u t i f u l .

T h e Duchess of Gloucester seemed f r i e n d l y and kind-hearted, while t h e Duke every now and then b r o k e f o r t h into his d e l i g h t f u l chuckle. My heart was won by Princess Marie Louise; she was so completely unaffected, f r e s h and f r i e n d l y ; she announced to us t h a t it was h e r first A f t e r n o o n Presentation, too!

I r e t u r n e d h o m e that night m u c h impressed, and with a feeling of deep loyalty and affection f o r the Royal Family.

COLETTE CHRISTIE (Matriculation), Mary's Mount.

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MY FIRST E X P E R I E N C E OF A MUSIC CAMP T h e first Music C a m p f o r students of orchestral instruments was held at Pt. Lonsdale d u r i n g t h e summer of 1948. Last J a n u a r y I attended the f o u r t h Music C a m p at Geelong G r a m m a r School, which, like t h e first two camps, was directed by Professor J o h n Bishop, Professor of Music at t h e Adelaide Conservatorium. T h e C a m p lasted a fortnight. T h e aim of t h e National Fitness Council in organizing these Music Camps is to foster a love of concerted playing, to show t h e i m p o r t a n c e of music as a p a r t of society and to bring young students and t h e finest instrumental tutors together in close, f r i e n d l y contact which is achieved by c a m p life. Among t h e well known personalities who visited the c a m p were Mr. Lindley Evans, t h e distinguished musician and composer, and H e p z i b a h M e n u h i n , who gave us a talk on the types of people one meets.

1 arrived at Geelong G r a m m a r School on Saturday, 1.7th J a n u a r y , feeling a little nervous at the thought of meeting so m a n y distinguished musicians.

Fortunately, I arrived early enough to choose my bed in one of t h e dormitories to which I was directed by my hostess.

This was my first experience of c a m p life, so I went down to d i n n e r wondering just how f o r m a l it would be. 1 was soon p u t at m y ease as this first meal proved to be a very jovial one, as were all t h e others at c a m p . W e sat a r o u n d big tables in t h e dining-room w i t h one or two tutors at each table.

About every second day our tables changed according to t h e names on a slip of p a p e r each student drew out of a bowl at t h e entrance to t h e dining-room. T h e names were always musical terms.

The c a m p was officially opened on Sunday night by a concert given in the Senior Dining H a l l by t h e Victorian S y m p h o n y Orchestra, m a n y of whose members were our tutors d u r i n g t h e fortnight. T h e r e were two concerts every d a y : one at five o'clock, given always by students; t h e other at eight o'clock, given sometimes by students and at o t h e r times by tutors. • These concerts were held in t h e Music Hall. I was impressed by t h e beauty of this hall and I admired t h e sound-proof music cells a d j o i n i n g it.

Not being so talented as some of my fellow-students I was, for t h e greater p a r t , an interested and appreciative listener at t h e daily concerts. It seems to me that music campers are of two types: those who intend to follow music as a career and those who are not so talented but e n j o y good music.

Each m o r n i n g we were r u d e l y awakened by a Reveille, a different composition played each morning by various students and tutors.

The penance for being late f o r meals was to compose and sing a Grace on the spot.

According to t h e talents of each student, they were placed in one of t h e t h r e e orchestras.

The mornings were occupied with orchestral rehearsals, tutorials and c h a m b e r music groups.

These were under the h e l p and guidance of t h e various tutors.

A f t e r a compulsory rest, the afternoons were f r e e for any type of sport, for which t h e r e were excellent facilities. T r i p s into Geelong were organized, and we h a d one d e l i g h t f u l picnic to P o i n t Lonsdale.

A f t e r tea we all e n j o y e d square dancing and folk dancing on t h e oval.

We danced to piano a c c o m p a n i m e n t and t h e sports organiser directed t h e figures.

Occasionally we saw some 16 m.m. films but t h e r e was not m u c h t i m e f o r pictures, for t h e day's p r o g r a m m e was a f u l l one and bed was welcome by 10 p.m.

W h e n t h e c a m p b r o k e u p I l e f t with a conviction that my f u t u r e as a cellist was f a r f r o m promising but with a deeper appreciation of ensemble playing.

NANETTE CRAMERI (Matriculation), Mary's Mount.

A MARRIAGE CEREMONY IN INDIA During the t i m e that I lived in I n d i a I saw m a n y interesting sights even t h o u g h I was not allowed to go out by myself as I do in Australia. One event I r e m e m b e r : it was a m a r r i a g e of two Indians.

Just before dusk t h e girl is p r e p a r e d f o r h e r wedding. She is dressed in a b e a u t i f u l long r o b e e m b r o i d e r e d with silver or gold t h r e a d . T h e colour of the robe is b e a u t i f u l . T h e girl's h a i r is dressed most skilfully and oiled to m a k e it shine. T h e n precious jewels are fastened in t h e h a i r and buckles of gold are p u t on to t h e shoes which are of t h e same m a t e r i a l as t h e robe. A m o d e r n I n d i a n girl m a y now use make-up, but m a n y do not on t h e i r wedding day. Just b e f o r e she leaves t h e house, she kneels f o r h e r m o t h e r s blessing. T h e n some r a r e perf ume is spread on the doorstep, this is m e a n t to b r i n g happiness to the m a r r i e d life of t h e b r i d a l pair. H e r fiance takes h e r to the carriage. D u r i n g the actual ceremony the priest puts a red dot on t h e bride's f o r e h e a d — setting her apart, as does a wedding ring in Christian marriages.

Outside the T e m p l e relatives and f r i e n d s wait f o r the newly-weds to come out. T h e n a long procession is f o r m e d . T h e bride and bridegroom are seated on one horse, t h e people walking b e h i n d t h e m carry lighted torches which cast dancing shadows on the narrow winding paths to t h e new h o m e of t h e bride.

URSULA LORBEER, Nedlands.

F R O M T H E ASSAM H I L L S : It is a long j o u r n e y f r o m C a l c u t t a — f r o m 9.45 a.m. until 7 p . m . ; by plane, then f o u r hours in a car. Shillong is a lovely place in t h e Assam Hills—fresh air and b e a u t i f u l views. T h e r e are ten in our c o m m u n i t y ; and our work is with the forty-eight young boarders (boys and girls) and the large day-school where t h e J u n i o r and Senior Cambridge end t h e course of secular studies. Most of t h e boarders are tea-planters' children f r o m t h e gardens in the hills. W h e n t h e y are old enough for a longer separation f r o m t h e i r parents they leave I n d i a to complete their education in E n g l a n d or A u s t r a l i a — f r o m our point of view: just when our t r a i n i n g has m a d e something of t h e m !

Loreto (I.B.V.M.), India.

L O R E T O

VISITORS TO LORETO CONVENT, KIRRIBILLI

HAPPY MEMORIES OF COUNTRY LIFE

Among the distinguished visitors to our school d u r i n g the week of the Eucharistic Congress were some leaders of the C h u r c h in I r e l a n d . England and India.

First came His E m i n e n c e Cardinal Gracias, of B o m b a y , t h e first I n d i a n P r e l a t e to be raised to t h e Sacred College of C a r d i n a l s H e offered Mass in our Convent Chapel, and a f t e r w a r d s spoke with the children, m a n y of w h o m h a d come long distances to be present at his Mass. H e has a w a r m and f r i e n d l y smile and a very attractive personality which c o m m a n d s attention wherever he goes. His E m i n e n c e speaks m a n y languages, and has a perfect command of English.

While he was in the garden overlooking the H a r b o u r , the head of the School and Prefects were presented to h i m , and some of those with cameras secured some excellent snaps. His E m i n e n c e smiled c h e e r f u l l y but t h e n he spoke seriously to us and told us that it is t h e duty of all young women to endeavour to become very h i g h l y c u l t u r e d and artistic with a love of everything t h a t is b e a u t i f u l and, lastly, deeply spiritual.

His Eminence's conversation was very simple and interesting. H e described to us some of t h e I n d i a n customs. As we watched h i m standing among us, so tall, calm and dignified, we were all deeply impressed by this youngest of t h e P r i n c e s of t h e C h u r c h .

His visit was followed on t h e next m o r n i n g by that of Bishop Heenan, of Leeds, who also came and offered Mass in our Convent Chapel.

He is known t h r o u g h o u t t h e world as " t h e Voice of Catholic Britain", and is famous for his broadcasting and f o r the organization of Missionary Campaigns in England. H e was asked to organize t h e "Country's Mission" and h e held a series of meetings to which Catholics were not admitted unless they were accompanied by a nonCatholic f r i e n d . These meetings were very p o p u l a r and very successful and usually overcrowded.

We were very glad t h a t h e came to say Mass f o r us.

A few days later A r c h b i s h o p McQuaid came with his travelling companion, Monsignor Glennon, and b o t h offered Mass in our Chapel. T h e A r c h b i s h o p seemed to me a very gentle and quiet m a n , but h e is actually very p o p u l a r and very p o w e r f u l with the working classes and unions, and has been able to put an end to t h r e e strikes by his personal appeals.

He is a f a m o u s scholar, interested in all education problems, and devoted to youth.

Monsignor Glennon, whose small nieces are p u p i l s at Loreto, Kirribilli, was a long expected visitor. W e were all delighted to see h i m .

These were some of our most distinguished visitors d u r i n g t h e Congress. All are outstanding Prelates, and u n d e r their leadership t h e Church in India, England and I r e l a n d moves f o r w a r d h o p e f u l l y to meet t h e f u t u r e .

LIBUSA DUBRAVCIC, (Fifth Year). * See frontispiece.

1.

WINNING A RIBBON It was 17th September, 1949, the Rock Show Day, and we were all busy.

My luck started when " W h y a l l a " won t h e best pony hack, and then 1 was declared the best girl r i d e r u n d e r ten.

T i m e slipped by, and soon it was twelve o'clock.

T h e man announced over the m i c r o p h o n e that a c h a m p i o n r i b b o n would be given for the best girl rider u n d e r sixteen. Only t h e winners of t h e r i d i n g classes were eligible.

At first I did not want to enter, but M u m m y said I should. I was quite sure I could not surpass girls of fifteen when I was only nine. M u m m y at last persuaded m e to enter, and I rode around u n t i l t h e j u d g e called us in and then sent each one separately to do t h e figure-of-eight and t h e flying change.

My t u r n came, and luckily " W h y a l l a " changed properly.

A f t e r that everyone was sent out except m y sister and me. W e were m a d e to canter around in a ring until one of us m a d e a mistake, because t h e j u d g e could not separate us.

After about ten m i n u t e s Anne's horse started to pull and she stood u p in t h e stirrups trying to hold h i m .

T h e j u d g e then called us in, and gave m e t h e ribbon.

JENNIFER MONTAGUE (First Year), Toorak.

2.

A HOLIDAY W i t h a rattling of the steel rails our car swept over t h e cattle-guard and u p t h e short driveway to the f a r m house. T h e scene, which was to become so f a m i l i a r to us d u r i n g t h e next week, promised some interesting activities.

Straight in front was a small hill, and the f a r m h o u s e was to the right. Beyond were the sheds and the chicken-coop.

As I got out of the car I h e a r d a swish at m y feet, then two huge paws were p l a n t e d firmly on m y back.

At this j u n c t u r e m y aunt came out of the house and welcomed us, a f t e r speaking severely to D arcy, who h a d reluctantly come down off m y back, and was contenting himself with licking my h a n d .

So began a most d e l i g h t f u l holiday.

T h e days flew past, filled with exciting events. W e worked vigorously, shovelling gravel into the t r u c k for t h e drive; r o u n d i n g u p sheep f o r conveyance to the abattoirs, and m e n d i n g diversion banks. Once we went several miles in t h e truck to cart grass hay.

Mr. Moore, t h e b r o t h e r of our host, stood on top of t h e great stack of hay, throwing big bales down to us, and we stacked t h e m neatly. At the finish the load of hay was h i g h e r t h a n t h e cabin of t h e truck.

W e p e r c h e d precariously on t h e top of t h e stack d u r i n g the drive home.

T h e climax of our t r i p occurred on t h e last day when we went to t h e clay-pigeon shoot at Seymour, w h e r e we spent an e n j o y a b l e a f t e r n o o n watching, fascinated, as t h e clay pigeons were shot down one by one by skilful riflemen.

SUZANNE LOFTUS-HILLS (Sub-Intermediate), Loreto, Toorak.

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PREFECTS F R O N T R O W : A. Scantlebury, J. Kennedy, J. Bennett, S. Lahiff, P. Arend.

BACK R O W : Y. Au, C. O'Donnell, H. Devitt (Head of the School), A. Heffernan, J. Dobson.

PAQUITA GREENSLADE.

Winner

of

Schoolgirls'

Championship,

1953

(South

Australian

SECOND YEAR CLASS

FRONT

Lawn Tennis

Association).

R O W : A. Pick, A. Robertson, N. Phillips, E. Moloney, J. Dobson, A. Heffernan, H. McCarthy, A. Lonergan, B. Clarkson, M. Spain, M. Matthews.

S E C O N D R O W : P. Russo, G. Dowling, L. Rech, A. Mallon, J. Mclnnes, B. Kennedy, K. Swane, M. Devitt, J. Mulqueen, B. Turner, K. Crispe, M. Jones.

T H I R D R O W : E. Dupuy, F. Kildea, M. Sykes, C. McAuley, P. Clota, D. Lahiff, J. Arend, P. Shanahan, M. Woods, J. Meldrum.

BACK R O W : M. Honner, B. Dobson, M. Roachock, H. Smith, B. Gee, A. Heggie, A. Power, A. Isenstein, R. Kenny.

A B S E N T : E. Travers.

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balcony.

GRADE VII AND FIRST YEAR F R O N T R O W : R. Isenstein, J. Fitzgerald, P. Pridham, A. Angove, P. Brazel, H. Doherty, R. Power, C. Moriarty.

S E C O N D R O W : J. Armstrong, H. McCarthy, M. Naulty, E. Neagle, M. Lonergan, W. Springbett, B. Brown, S. Parish, S. Scantlebury, Fisher, C. Doyle, J. Sands.

T H I R D R O W : J. Phelan, J. English, M. Mclnnes, N. Hogan, A. McEwen, T. Jungfer, M. Gulotta, M. Cameron, A. Kennare, i Halloran, M. Beerworth, J. Brady, B. Kennedy, D. O'Loghlin.

F O U R T H R O W : C. Mahar, H. Pick, P. Smith, A. Lawrie, J. Tyler, W. Jones, J. Sykes, J. Stott, S. Gun, D. Milaknis, R. Green.

BACK R O W : I. Laing, M Foster, G. Pick, A. Koerner, S. Vrakititsis, J. James, M. Moriarty, J. Hoffman.

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GRADES III AND IV F R O N T R O W : P. Reilly, Y. Bazzica, H. Naulty, P. Upton, C. King, S. Prince, A. Riches, P. Fried.

S E C O N D R O W : M. Edge, B. Bartels, E. O'Brien, P. Maynard, C. Ryder, M. Madigan, A. Regan, S. Doherty, M. Gordon, J. Monks, M. Forsyth.

T H I R D R O W : A. McCusker, P. McLaughlin, S. Perry, Y. Spencer, C. Abbott, C. Connolly, C. Goldie, R. Richards.

F O U R T H R O W : M. Rollison, H. Power, A. Morcom, M. McNamara, J. Stack, L. Tucker, S. Rich, K. Prescott, M. Texler.

BACK R O W : M. Glynn, C. Walsh, C. Sullivan, A. Siebert, W. Dzierucho, I. Glass, P. Stacey, J. Britten Jones, R. Hall.

BOYS F R O N T R O W : P. Holdcroft, J. Muldoon, K. Johnson, M. Joseph, C. Johnson, P. Rofe, T. Anderson.

S E C O N D R O W : J. Corcoran, B. Atkinson, M. Kelly, P. Kennedy.

T H I R D R O W : A. Rice, R. Crawford, B. Riches, B. Moore, J. Mansfield, A. Oakes, D. King.

F O U R T H R O W : G. Rich, J. son, R. Gordon, J. Morgan.

Rolli-

BACK R O W : D. Armstrong, K. Wilson, C. Hamlin, J. Woods, J. Doyle.

PREPARATORY, GRADES I AND II, GIRLS F R O N T R O W : J. Oakes, A. Packham, R. Cappelluti, J. Walsh, R. Hogan, T. Jordan, C. Kiley, G. Sowden.

S E C O N D R O W : E. Perdelwitz, M. Brady, G. Mill, F. George, V. Abbott, H. Campbell, J. Fried, B. Mead, E. Doherty, C. McCarthy.

T H I R D R O W : S. Byrne, L. Jones, A. Kelly, C. Whitford, R. Tyler, Y. Buckley, A. Baulderstone, P. Young.

FOURTH ROW: C. Abbott, M. Siebert, L. Rich, T. Griff, C. Shannon, N. Burdon, V. Angove, E. Matiukas, M. Brazzale, M. King, C. Wahlquist, M. Beach, S. Cashmore.

BACK R O W : P. Lane, S. Springbett, F. O'Loghlin, P. Turnbull, J. Johnston, G. Ward, M. McClure, P. Madigan, S. Butler, D. Webb, P. Ryan, M. Murray.

A B S E N T : B. Mclnnes.

GRADES V AND VI

(See photo at bottom of page 66)

FRONT

R O W : E. Walquist, M. Doyle, G. Thyer, H. Shannon, H. Kennedy, B. Prescott, J. Cashmore, M. Mackie-Smith, R. Higgins, D. Rofe, P. Upton.

S E C O N D R O W : H. Joseph, G. Hamelin, A. M. Walsh, L. Hanna, S. Steer, G. Treloar, E. Richards, W. Gunson, J. Green, J. Luciano, B. Tanner, J. Martin, L. Rech.

T H I R D R O W : A. McCarthy, L. Fielder, V. Walsh, A. Krause, V. Tursky, E. Webb, E. Woods, V. M. Curtin, R. Moore, J. Glynn, J. Brooks, M. Jago, S. Tunbridge.

F O U R T H R O W : M. Doherty, S. Smith, P. Richards, J. Fitzgerald, R. Glynn, M. Keene, C. Dalgleish, C. Murphy, M. Bau'.derstone, P Vail, M. Moriarty, S. Milaknis.

BACK R O W : S. Pierce, L. Moore, A, Banks, C. Robertson, R. Doran, O. Tursky, M. Bennett, A. Mclnerney, P. Lonergan, E. Culshaw.

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Overseas C o n t r i b u t i o n s LORETO ABBEY, R A T H F A R N H A M ,

DUBLIN

Loreto Games' League: First Senior XI Hockey, Winners of 1953, Loreto Abbey ( I . B . V . M . ) , Rathfarnham, Dublin.

Kindergarten:

THE LATE R E V E R E N D

MOTHER

T h e death of Rev. Mother Gertrude at Loreto Abbey (I.B.V.M.), R a t h f a r n h a m , Dublin, removed f r o m the earthly scene a very good f r i e n d of the Australian Province. She held the office of SuperiorGeneral of the Irish Branch of the I.B.V.M. f r o m 1935 to 1947, using h e r gifts of p r u d e n t administration and sympathetic insight in governing the several provinces u n d e r h e r care.

T h e Australian nuns who travelled overseas during her term of office have k e p t pleasant memories of her interest in everything concerning the Institute in Australia. I t was a regret in this province that she was unable because of delicate health to m a k e the long journey to us.

T h e account of her death on the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel (26th April, 1953) gave us a glimpse of the spirit t h a t remained u n d i m m e d in

Beaufort High School

GERTRUDE

(Loreto:

I.B.V.M.),

Shield,

Dublin.

KENNEDY

spite of t h e weakening b u r d e n of age. Two days before her death she had a visit f r o m her cousin, F a t h e r King, S.J. H e r comment t h a t evening was: " I h a d a lovely spiritual talk with h i m . " T h e next evening was the eve of the sixty - f o u r t h anniversary of her Profession, and h e r devoted companion, Mother M. P h i l i p Neri Ahern, said with her the h y m n of Our Lady of Good Counsel whose feast was on the morrow. She died that morning.

Her words during t h e few days of h e r illness were mostly the expression of h e r devoted life as h e r heart showed some of t h e treasures she had gathered f r o m the Scriptures. Among t h e m were Our Lord's words to those who have grace to h e e d : "Seek ye first t h e Kingdom of God." May the soul of our dear Mother Gertrude rest in the peace of that Kingdom.

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In the garden of the Bar Convent ( I . B . V . M . ) , York: Lime trees planted between 1720 and 1740 by Fr. Ralph Cavendish, S.J. The picture was taken in 1820, and shows nuns and pupils saying the rosary.

T w o members of the I.B.V.M. from Loretto Abbey, Toronto, Canada, speaking with the Holy Father in 1952 while they were on an educational tour.

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MAU MAU IN KENYA B a r e l y a f o r t n i g h t ago we were evacuated f r o m L i m u r u a n d K i a m b u into N a i r o b i , w h e n the G o v e r n m e n t o r d e r e d t h e e v a c u a t i o n of all n u n s at missions in t h e native reserves in t h a t p a r t of K e n y a .

W h a t is to b e c o m e of o u r d e a r flourishing mission at K i a m b u , w h e r e we w e r e t r a i n i n g native girls to b e t e a c h e r s ? T h e i r o n e a m b i t i o n has b e e n to h e l p to e d u c a t e t h e i r f e l l o w A f r i c a n s . God g r a n t t h e y are r e a d y to deal w i t h this t e r r i b l e evil t h a t has come into t h e i r lives!

All we k n o w of t h e mission at p r e s e n t is t h a t it is giving shelter to 800 A f r i c a n s w h o h a v e collected t h e r e , as well as to one h u n d r e d a n d fifty H o m e G u a r d s ( A f r i c a n s ) . O u r t e a c h e r , Modesti, a n d o u r school inspector, L u k a , say t h a t t h e y are No. 1 on t h e M a u M a u d e a t h list; a n d in this u n c e r t a i n t y t h e y live each day.

The African Christians a r e showing t h e fine results of t h e i r mission t r a i n i n g , n o w t h a t t h e anti-Christian spirit of Mau M a u has o p e n l y shown itself.

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T h e a c c o m p a n y i n g m a p shows s o m e t h i n g of t h e g e o g r a p h y of K e n y a , w h i c h is, as you k n o w , a British Crown Colony, m a d e u p of m a n y distinct racial groups. T h e last census (1945) shows: Africans, 4^ millions, m a d e u p of t r i b e s ; t h e K i k u y u ( a m o n g w h o m we Work at K i a m b u ) are t h e largest g r o u p , n u m b e r i n g one million.

Indians, 61,866; Europeans, 33,678; Arabs, 21,481—and others.

T h e m a p shows only t h e C e n t r a l P r o v i n c e of K e n y a . Natives f r o m K i a m b u a n d N y e r i w e r e t h e first to rally to t h e call of t h e M a u M a u l e a d e r , J o m o K e n y a t t a . E v e n as r e c e n t l y as May, 1952, n o one h a d h e a r d of t h e m o v e m e n t . A n d it is h e r e t h a t we find, as is so o f t e n , t h a t Catholic missionaries are t h e best guides of b o t h E u r o p e a n s a n d Natives in mission countries. T h e first voice to b e raised in K e n y a , w a r n i n g A f r i c a n s against t h e secret and anti-Christian society of M a u M a u , was t h e voice of t h e I t a l i a n missionary, B i s h o p Cavallero of Nyeri.

T h a t was in May, 1952, w h e n d a r i n g r o b b e r i e s were t a k i n g place in N a i r o b i , t h e object being, as we now know, to o b t a i n m o n e y a n d f i r e a r m s f o r M a u M a u activities w h i c h were b e i n g p l a n n e d .

I n J u n e , B r o t h e r Claver F e r n a n d e z , of t h e H o l y Ghost F a t h e r s ' mission at K i a m b u , was a t t a c k e d one night b y two A f r i c a n s a n d n e a r l y killed b y p a n g a s (a p a n g a is a n iron b l a d e used f o r digging and cutting w o o d ) . His screams aroused t h e F a t h e r s of t h e mission w h o came t o his rescue. His assailants were never f o u n d , a n d it n e v e r b e c a m e c e r t a i n w h a t was t h e o b j e c t of attack. As t h e Mission is n o t f a r f r o m ours, we f e l t b y no m e a n s safe.

I n August an a t t a c k was m a d e on a Mission in Nyeri w h e r e m o n e y a n d p r o p e r t y was stolen; t h e mysterious r o b b e r s w e r e b e c o m i n g b o l d e r .

News was n o w c i r c u l a t i n g t h a t an o a t h was b e i n g a d m i n i s t e r e d a m o n g A f r i c a n s w h o were f o r c e d to t a k e it, r e f u s a l m e a n i n g d e a t h or severe ill-treatment.

T h e excitement of a cult was r u n n i n g t h r o u g h t h e native reserves w h e r e h y m n s and p r a y e r s w e r e b e i n g circulated w i t h J o m o K e n y a t t a ' s n a m e in t h e p l a c e

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TERRITORY of t h e n a m e of Christ. H o l y p i c t u r e s a n d statues were being desecrated, one e x a m p l e being at an Anglican c h u r c h w h e r e a d e a d goat was placed on t h e altar.

I t was t h e n t h a t B i s h o p M c C a r t h y , C.S.Sp., of t h e Z a n z i b a r vicariate, a n d B i s h o p Cavallero, of Nyeri, issued a d o c u m e n t w h i c h was r e a d in all Catholic c h u r c h e s , d e n o u n c i n g M a u M a u as a secret society c o n d e m n e d by t h e C h u r c h ; a n d because it was a society t h a t was anti-Christian a n d subversive of law and o r d e r , Catholics w e r e w a r n e d t h a t if t h e y took t h e o a t h t h e y would be e x c o m m u n i c a t e d . T h e d o c u m e n t also declared t h a t violence a n d b l o o d s h e d were not t h e m e a n s to b e used f o r redress of grievances, w h i c h t h e B i s h o p s said t h e y k n e w to b e real. A m o n g t h e s e grievances were n a m e d : t h e n a t i v e n e e d f o r m o r e a n d b e t t e r l a n d , increase in wages, i m p r o v e m e n t in living conditions a n d e d u c a t i o n a l facilities. T h i s was t h e 70

L O R E T O k i n d to t h e m in Nairobi. Fr. Fullen a p p r o a c h e d u n a f r a i d , t h o u g h h e was w a r n e d by the police he would be killed. But t h e prisoners shouted o u t : " W e don't want to kill h i m ; we want to be baptised ". H e baptised t h e m . All n i n e became meek as lambs and in F a t h e r Fullen's words, " T h e y died 011 the gallows like saints".

M. DOROTHEA ATKINS, I.B.V.M. (of the Kiambu Mission)

first stand taken against M a u Mau by any a u t h o r i t y in Kenya, and t h e Bishops' document was given p r o m i n e n c e in t h e secular newspaper, t h e East African Standard.

African Christians were relieved at t h e firm stand taken by t h e C h u r c h , as they knew now w h e r e they stood and on what side to attach themselves. T h e m a j o r i t y of A f r i c a n Christians have r e m a i n e d loyal to the G o v e r n m e n t and are bravely opposing Mau Mau. It is not claiming too m u c h f o r t h e Catholic Missions to say that they thus h a v e p e r f o r m e d a work which t h e colonial Government seemed i n c a p a b l e of dealing with.

I n September, as if to counter t h e stand taken against t h e m , Mau Mau became bolder, attacking E u r o p e a n f a r m s and m u r d e r i n g loyal Africans who r e f u s e d to take the oath. T h e arrival in Kenya of t h e new Governor, Sir Evelyn Baring, set going a state of emergency by which t h e police were given greater powers, and t h e Kenya regiment rushed u p f r o m t h e coast. If t h e patrols caused a d i m i n u t i o n in t h e attacks in towns and villages they did not prevent m u r d e r s of E u r o p e a n s on isolated farms.

Many of these were r e p o r t e d in overseas newspapers; and you will have read t h e r e p o r t of the m u r d e r of Mr. M e i k l e j o h n , who, with his wife, Dr. M e i k l e j o h n , lived in a c o u n t r y place. She was most heroic, dashing, while severely w o u n d e d , f o r the police. W h a t a terrible drive she h a d ! O t h e r m u r d e r s of E u r o p e a n settlers roused that p o p u l a t i o n to a frenzy, and h u n d r e d s gathered at Government House in Nairobi, d e m a n d i n g improved protective measures.

Two regiments were sent out f r o m England, and, as we knew t h a t opinion t h e r e was f o r m i n g against E u r o p e a n settlers, Mr. Blundell, t h e leader of E u r o p e a n settlers in this colony, went to England to hold meetings and have talks to spread the " t r u t h about K e n y a " . But it was t h e h o r r i b l e massacre of helpless A f r i c a n women and children at t h e village of Lari that did m o r e t h a n anything to show t h e people in E n g l a n d t h e evil of Mau Mau who so ruthlessly slaughtered and m u t i l a t e d a whole village p o p u l a t i o n of t h e i r own p e o p l e !

Before we left K i a m b u , F r . Fullen, C.S.Sp., asked us for prayers f o r nine K i k u y u , Mau Mau members, who h a d been c o n d e m n e d to d e a t h f o r the m u r d e r of some Africans. W h i l e they were awaiting trial, Fr. Fullen often visited t h e m in prison in Nairobi and gave t h e m a course of instruction in t h e F a i t h . Two of the n i n e were lapsed Catholics, but the others were pagans. As t h e m u r d e r s h a d taken place at Nyeri all were to be h a n g e d there. T h a t night they were housed in a corrugated iron room. E a r l y in the m o r n i n g of t h e execution when the guards came to handcuff t h e m a d r e a d f u l commotion took place.

They became violent, defied t h e police and almost shook the place down. On h e a r i n g the u p r o a r o t h e r police and soldiers collected outside, at some distance, but could do n o t h i n g to calm t h e u n f o r t u n a t e prisoners, w h o m n o b o d y dared a p p r o a c h . T h e y t h e n called for a priest. An A f r i c a n priest, who h a p p e n e d to be present, drew near, b u t they wouldn't have him, only the E u r o p e a n priest who h a d been so

IRISH HERO-PRIEST IN K E N Y A : Father P. McGill, of Our L a d y of F a t i m a Mission at K i r i k u , has now escaped t h r e e Mau Mau attempts to kill him.

T h o u g h t h e terrorists have sworn to m u r d e r F r .

McGill for his r e p e a t e d denunciations of their crimes, he refuses to leave t h e mission.

Speaking of the K i k u y u Christians and of his d e t e r m i n a t i o n to stand by them, F r . McGill declares: " A l t h o u g h o u t n u m b e r e d by m a n y thousands to one, they will lay down their lives r a t h e r t h a n succumb to t h e evils of Mau Mau. If I am killed I k n o w t h a t m y work will go on and t h a t I shall leave b e h i n d a f a i t h in t h e way of Christ which transcends all evil and which will eventually prevail." At the Mission t h e r e is an all-night p r a y e r vigil on the eve of t h e First Saturday of each m o n t h , in h o n o u r of O u r Lady.

Loreto Convent, M.D. Nairobi, Kenya.

GUNS A N D H O L S T E R S : Because of t h e Mau Mau we have six a r m e d Ascari (African Police) on guard all night h e r e at our convent; and d u r i n g t h e day and night police patrols come at regular intervals.

It is an anxious time when t h e children are h e r e ; t h e boarders r e t u r n f r o m t h e i r Easter holidays next week. P a r e n t s in Uganda and Tanganyika, where t h e r e are no E u r o p e a n secondary schools, are keeping t h e i r c h i l d r e n at h o m e next term r a t h e r t h a n send t h e m to K e n y a w h e r e everything is so uncertain.

T h e sight of women wearing holster and gun has become so m u c h t h e n o r m a l thing that we take t h e m as a m a t t e r of course. T h e E u r o p e a n s are all alert now to protect themselves.

T h e very time when t h e r e is a lull in Mau Mau activity is the t i m e to beware, lest people cease to be w a t c h f u l .

M. HYACINTH,* I.B.V.M. Loreto Convent (European boarding-school), Msongeri, Nairobi, 20/4/'53. * Sister of Father Barden, S.J., of St. Aloysius College, Sydney.

H E A V E N L Y G R E E T I N G : Having explained t h e phrases in t h e Lord's P r a y e r to t h e I n f a n t s , t h e i r teacher, Mother M—, a f t e r a lapse of a week, asked for explanations: " W h a t do we mean when we say, 'Hallowed be T h y N a m e ' ? " Various fantastic answers. T h e n one little girl explained sweetly and r e v e r e n t l y : "Well, M o t h e r , when we say goodm o r n i n g to anyone, we o f t e n say, 'Hullo'. And when we say good-morning to God, we say, 'Hulloed be Thy Name'."

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THE NATIVE SISTERHOOD AT LORETO (I.B.V.M.) MISSION, GLEN COWIE

these generous girls wishing to dedicate t h e i r lives to God and to work f o r t h e conversion and h a p p i n e s s of their fellow-Africans.

T h u s was f o r m e d t h e Sisterhood known as t h e Daughters of the I m m a c u l a t e Heart of Mary. I n 1948, at t h e Bishop's request, our Mother Provincial opened a novitiate for t h e first two postulants who, a f t e r receiving t h e h a b i t as novices, were joined by a t h i r d . (We see t h e m in t h e first of t h e above p h o t o g r a p h s with Mother Provincial a n d t h e i r Mistress of Novices, M o t h e r M. Consiglio Ryan.) As we see by t h e other pictures t h e n u m b e r s have increased.

One of t h e most interesting Novitiates connected with Loreto (it can h a r d l y be called a Loreto Novitiate) is t h a t centre of f e r v o u r in a p l a i n little convent out on a h i g h veldt in t h e Transvaal (South A f r i c a ) eighty miles f r o m t h e nearest small town.

T h e r e , at Glen Cowie, is a large missionary f a r m r u n by G e r m a n Missionaries—Priests and Brothers— belonging to t h e Order, t h e Sons of t h e Sacred H e a r t .

It was in 1929 t h a t Loreto first came into contact with this enterprise, w h e n a group of nuns f r o m P r e t o r i a went to Glen Cowie, at t h e invitation of t h e Missionary Priests, to t a k e charge of t h e training of t h e Native girls of t h e Mission. " T h e work of t h e n u n s has been so successful and their influence on t h e Native girls so beneficial, t h a t , among these girls, t h e r e are now several religious vocations.

His L o r d s h i p Bishop Riegler, who has charge of t h e diocese w h e r e Glen Cowie is situated, wisely decided t h a t a Native Sisterhood was t h e only satisfactory answer to t h e aspirations of

At present t h e M o t h e r Provincial of Loreto Convents in South Africa is t h e Superior-General of t h e Native Sisters w h o — it is h o p e d — will eventually provide t h e i r own local Superiors in t h e small convents t h a t will b e established in entirely Native districts.

T h e Native seminary s t u d e n t w h o m we see in one of t h e groups was o r d a i n e d a few m o n t h s ago. H e was b r o u g h t u p on t h e Glen Cowie mission and, as F a t h e r L a p a k a , is now teaching—at least f o r t h e time being—in t h e new secondary Native school in " M a r i a Trost", the central station of t h e Missionary F a t h e r s (the Sons of t h e Sacred H e a r t ) .

T h e Native Sisterhood, being t r a i n e d b y t h e Loreto n u n s in Glen Cowie, deserve our p r a y e r s and loving interest. T h e Native A f r i c a n Sisters will have a great responsibility f o r it is they, and t h e y alone (working, of course, in co-operation w i t h Native p r i e s t s ) , who will have most influence w i t h t h e pagans of South Africa.

Let us r e m e m b e r t h e m every m o r n i n g at our H o l y Mass, for O u r Lord expects us to h e l p t h e m by our prayers.

Pretoria.

LORETO (I.B.V.M.) [* An account of the Loreto Native Mission at Glen Cowie appeared in the 1951 issue of our magazine.—Ed.]

THE I.B.V.M. IN CHILE, SOUTH AMERICA As I write this, it is December 23, 1952. T h e last exams are over, our b o a r d e r s have gone home, and we are f r e e to e n j o y our holidays. This m o r n i n g I climbed u p to the terrace on t h e t h i r d floor of our new school, with a d e l i g h t f u l feeling of f r e e d o m as I caught glimpses of the Pacific. F r o m t h e terrace we have a glorious view of t h a t m i g h t y ocean which breaks in long waves on our coast and on t h e open coast of Eastern Australia. Our convent is situated on t h e slope of t h e coastal b r a n c h of t h e Cordillera, the foothills of the Andes. U p h e r e on t h e terrace of our house, high above the h u m m i n g noise of the town, I feel t h e pulse of this commercial centre with its pressure of work and traffic. But I t u r n my face towards the blue expanse of mighty ocean, and m y t h o u g h t s go to Australia to the convents of t h e I.B.V.M. w h e r e Mary W a r d ' s daughters are engaged in t h e same apostolate as has brought h e r Institute to Chile: to spread God's love among those who might otherwise never h e a r of H i m .

boarders on a roll call of seven h u n d r e d . You m a y call t h e m all Chileans, b u t t h e i r f o r b e a r s (either recent or r e m o t e ) were Bolivians, Argentines, Spaniards, Italians, F r e n c h , Greeks, Yugoslavs, Germans, English, N o r t h Americans, Arabs, Chinese, Japanese.

W e find t h e m very different f r o m t h e G e r m a n students *in our h o m e l a n d .

Still, they do very well in t h e i r examinations.

Twelve of our n u n s are on t h e teaching staff, and we have ten secular teachers. Six devoted domestic Sisters keep t h e house r u n n i n g smoothly.

Antofagasta is on t h e edge of t h e desert lands of N o r t h Chile.

(You can even see t h e desert hill b e h i n d t h e girls in t h e p i c t u r e at t h e b e a c h . ) * But this rich industrial area is attracting m o r e and m o r e people f r o m E u r o p e .

One of t h e most h o p e f u l signs t h a t t h e souls of these p e o p l e are to be h e l p e d is t h e new seminary t h a t is being built f o r the training of priests. T h e Canadian F a t h e r s of t h e O r d e r of Mary I m m a c u l a t e (O.M.I.) are in charge.

Strictly speaking, Chile is not a missionary field; at least, it should not be, but, alas, it is. A n d this in spite of its history as a Catholic country. Something has indeed gone wrong. I t is now t h e sowing ground of every religious sect u n d e r t h e sun. Our nearest town, Mejillones, 63 km. f r o m here, is literally priestless. T h e Presbyterians attract t h e people with t h e i r new electric organ and a f a m o u s baritone in broadcasts and evening concerts, while t h e C a t h e d r a l has n o choir except f o r t h e occasional singing of t h e choir f r o m our school. I n d e e d it is p a r t of our apostolate to s u p p l y liturgical music in various churches. At one time our girls sang in t h r e e churches on Sundays.

W e m a d e our f o u n d a t i o n h e r e f r o m Bavaria at the end of 1934, and still have t h e only convent school in t h e town which has a p o p u l a t i o n of about 60,000. T h e r e is one Catholic College f o r boys—it is conducted by t h e Jesuits.

B o t h schools are supervised by t h e State, and t h e examiners who come to take t h e yearly t e r m i n a l s are chiefly Masons. I shall not expatiate on t h e resulting conflicts. . .

But we have a big, h a p p y school: seventy-five

Our house in Santiago, t h e b e a u t i f u l capital city of Chile, was f o u n d e d in 1937. It is the Motherhouse f o r Chile, and t h e college t h e r e goes ahead visibly every year. It is like a different world down t h e r e in t h a t lovely f e r t i l e valley. You can reach it in less t h a n f o u r h o u r s by p l a n e f r o m A n t o f a g a s t a ; t h o u g h by t r a i n it is a tiresome j o u r n e y of fifty hours. W e are building u p good colleges in our o t h e r f o u n d a t i o n s also: I r e f e r to our Houses at San Carlos and Chilian.

I n Conception in 1938 we took over t h e direction of a hospital f o r p o o r children. Not only do our n u n s nurse t h e m ; they also give t h e m religious instruction and p r e p a r e t h e m f o r t h e i r First C o m m u n i o n . So you see, your Sisters have m a d e good use of t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s offering to t h e m since t h e i r arrival in Chile less t h a n twenty years ago. May our dear Foundress, Mary W a r d , k e e p us all working in God's love.

—M. (I.V.B.M., Antofagasta, Chile.) * The other picture shows a group formed of prizewinners from several classes.

LORETO CONVENT (I.B.V.M.), LUCKNOW

T O P : The Convent.

M I D D L E L E F T : The Sports Day, 1952.

M I D D L E R I G H T : The Rajaypal Munshi, trophy.

The small daughter of the Rajah Baksh Singh reluctantly accepts a bunny rabbit for her prize instead of the silver cup she asked for.

At a school concert.

March

Past on

Governor, presents

The outgoing Governor, Sir Homi Modi, is next to Mother Superior,

Sri the

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TRIBUTE FROM AN INDIAN GOVERNOR Of t h e Colleges and schools of the U.P., those r u n according to English traditions set an infinitely higher s t a n d a r d in sports and social gatherings [than I n d i a n Schools]. D u r i n g t h e Sports gathering at the Loreto Convent School girls f r o m 8 to 16 years m a r c h e d past in a m a n n e r which trained soldiers might envy. It was a delight to see shapely little legs moving f o r w a r d f r o m flapping blue skirts with clocklike regularity. T h e i r owners bore themselves erect and t h e i r fresh bright faces were flushed with joyous enthusiasm.

Such f u n c t i o n s disclose a marvellous time sense. . . T h e a n n u a l f u n c t i o n is the test of t h e cultural a t m o s p h e r e of t h e Institution.

[Extract from a letter published in the magazine section of the Pioneer of 1st December, 1952. The writer is the Governor of the United Provinces, India, Sri Rajaypal Munshi, who was present at the sports at Loreto Convent, Lucknow, on 7th November. The Pioneer is the leading secular paper in U.P. See picture on page 74.]

UNTOUCHABLE — EXCEPT TO GOD T h e p h o t o g r a p h I send you shows two of us with Hira and his sister—both, by caste (or lack of i t ) , untouchable.* " H i r a " means " d i a m o n d " ; but anything less jewel-like in a p p e a r a n c e or worldly value it would be h a r d to find. He is our chief sweeper, this poor d i a m o n d .

One day, not long ago, I was s u p e r i n t e n d i n g his sweeping and swabbing; exasperation seized m e after watching him f o r a half-an-hour, and I told him what I thought of h i m in the m a t t e r of work and cleanliness.

A few days later, Mother M. Francesca and I were at t h e C a t h e d r a l for t h e First Communion of a group of I n d i a n children f r o m our poor school at St. Agnes'. We were surprised to see adults filling t h e benches n e a r us. I h e a r d Mother give a soft exclamation, and, looking up, I saw Hira, as unprepossessing in a p p e a r a n c e as ever, taking his place in t h e f r o n t bench opposite us.

On his old coat was p i n n e d a white silk r i b b o n with a First C o m m u n i o n medal.

At t h a t instant his eye fell on Mother, and h e was overcome with e m b a r r a s s m e n t and shame.

What U n t o u c h a b l e ever dared to sit so near his mistress! F u r t h e r , h e had no leave of absence. H e should have been h o m e sweeping drains—and h e r e she finds h i m daring to sit in a f r o n t bench claiming the privileges of a Child of God! He h u n g his head and seemed as if rooted to t h e spot in his shame.

The Cateehist, m a r s h a l l i n g t h e group of adult First Communicants, nudged h i m in vain. H i r a was too overcome by abasement to heed him. But as Mass began, Ave noticed to our relief and joy that H i r a forgot our existence, so engrossed was he in t h e praying of the Mass. T h e n came t h e moment of Holy Communion, and we were filled with awe to see Hira's glory and God's lowliness. God h a d come into (he heart of His dear u n t o u c h a b l e .

1 winced at the thought of the scolding I had given that lowly inefficient sweeper, only a few days earlier. How was I to know that God was

walking intimately w i t h t h e m a n scrubbing at m y f e e t ; and t h a t t h e Holy Spirit was leading h i m " u n t o the altar of G o d " ? H i r a lives s u r r o u n d e d by p a g a n s ; h e needs your prayers. Please pay special attention to this lowly u n t o u c h a b l e .

—M.P. Loreto I.B.V.M., Lucknow. f* In India, the untouchables, of whom there are some millions, form the lowest stratum of society. You feel their tragic position even in their name.—Ed.] MUSIC ON F O U R P I A N O S : You will forgive me for not writing when you know we are p r e p a r i n g f o r two concerts—one, p u r e l y musical, for Mother Provincial's feast on May 26; t h e other, a play, "Saint T h o m a s More", in which there is music and several songs and dances, is on the 28th May. T h e A r c h b i s h o p of Calcutta, His Grace Dr. Perier, S.J., is to be present. One of the m a i n offerings in t h e first concert is the music played on f o u r pianos by eight girls; it takes some teaching and rehearsing! T h e y arc playing "Valse Carnivalesque" by Chaminade, "Les Noces F i g a r o " by Mozart, and "Sunset Melody"

by Vincent.

W i t h these the h a r m o n i u m will be played b e h i n d t h e scenes by one of us.

Loreto Convent, ' M.J.A. (I.B.V.M.) Darjeeling, India.

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Top Right: INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Centre Left: MATRICULATION CLASS

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Bottom Right: LEAVING CERTIFICATE CLASS

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Top Right: FIRST YEAR CLASS

Centre Left: SECOND YEAR CLASS

Bottom Right: SUB-INTERMEDIATE CLASS

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The Wider

Apostolate

LORETO FREE LIBRARY AND THERESIAN CLUB, SYDNEY A corner of the Library showing children and a group of Theresians, three of whom are wearing their uniforms.

of confusion in their club-room, "Miss" (all their helpers are "Miss") having a h e a d a c h e closd h e r eyes f o r a second. " R o y " sprang to his feet, calling o u t : "Aw, shut u p ! Can't yer see Miss is t i r e d ? A n ' she don't get paid for this."

T h e Loreto F r e e Library, now incorporated with t h e Theresian Club, has no other reason f o r its existence but to h e l p these underprivileged children—boys and girls u p to t h e age of twelve or so. A f t e r the club evening is over, t h e Theresians escort h o m e their little charges. It is no u n u s u a l thing for a message to come f r o m p a r e n t s : "Don't t a k e Lana h o m e ; d r o p her at t h e pictures."

So " L a n a " is t a k e n as f a r as t h e cinema, and p u t in charge of the cashier to wait f o r an h o u r or m o r e f o r M u m and D a d — p e r h a p s m o r e often f o r M u m without Dad who is e n j o y i n g himself elsewhere.

Monsignor Wallace, t h e parish priest of Darlinghurst, is t h e c h a p l a i n of t h e Theresians who have their h e a d q u a r t e r s at St. Vincent's Hospital. Having fitted u p a room f o r a l i b r a r y and recreation centre, attached to t h e p a r i s h school, Monsignor takes an active interest in t h e work of this b r a n c h of t h e Lay Apostolate.

A n o t h e r good f r i e n d is t h e Rev. Dr. Keogh (on t h e Professorial Staff at St. Columba's, S p r i n g w o o d ) , w h o travels f r o m t h e Mountains twice a m o n t h to give lectures to t h e Theresians.

His spiritual outlook on t h e i r work and his u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e i r p r o b l e m s are a m o n g t h e blessings t h a t these girls e n j o y in t h e i r generous apostolate f o r t h e p o o r c h i l d r e n of Sydney.

T.A. [The Loreto Free Library was founded by Old Loreto Students in 1937. It closed during the War, and in 1947 handed over its books to the Theresian Club to carry on the same kind of work. Normanhurst and Kirribilli each gives £25 a year to help in its upkeep.—Ed.]

It is a d a r k evening in W i n t e r , and two m e m b e r s of t h e Theresian Club are walking along a street in the worst regions of Darlinghurst, Sydney.

Their p u r p o s e f u l walk shows t h a t they have business in this area. T h e y are girls who have been at work in an office all day, have taken a quick evening meal, and are now on their r o u n d s to gather u p children w h o m they escort to t h e i r club-room f o r an evening of catechism and t h e recreation t h a t follows.

T h e y knock at t h e door of a t e n e m e n t h o u s e ; an untidy, poor woman opens it . . .Oh, the ladies want Bobby, do t h e y ? " I don't know w h e r e t h e little beggar has got to; he's out on t h e street somewhere." Bobby is six, and t h e night is dark.

T h e girls find h i m on t h e i r way, and h e willingly joins them. At a n o t h e r house, " L a n a " cannot come until she has heard the last word in the r a d i o serial. ( F r o m every t e n e m e n t house a wireless is blaring.)

T h e children, who are being gathered by t h e Theresians, are Catholic p u p i l s of State schools, and their only religious instruction is w h a t they receive f r o m these apostolic young women.

T h e Theresians are doing a fine work.

Even eight-year old " R o y " realizes that. This little boy could quite easily pass l a t e r into t h e u n d e r w o r l d of Sydney's criminals.

But, at present, h e has chivalrous instincts in spite of an u n d e s i r a b l e home.

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A group gathered round His Grace Archbishop Mannix at St. Mary's Hall, Melbourne University, during a recent Asian Catholic Congress.

Y.C.S. SUMMER SCHOOL

"IT'S SMART TO BE MODEST"

Last year I was f o r t u n a t e enough to be one of the girls chosen to represent Mary's Mount at t h e annual Y.C.S. S u m m e r School. T h e Girls' S u m m e r School was held at "Ave M a r i a " R e t r e a t House, Essendon, and conducted by Rev. F. M. C h a m b e r l i n , assisted by Rev. K. Atkins. Sixty girls attended.

We began each m o r n i n g with Dialogue Mass and Holy C o m m u n i o n . S a t u r d a y and Sunday were spent in getting to k n o w one another. On Sunday a f t e r n o o n t h e r e was a bus trip t h r o u g h t h e m a i n p a r t s of Melbourne.

First talk was on "Catholic A t t i t u d e to Reading."

T h e speaker, Mr. G. McDonald, outlined t h e reasons why we read, a n d stressed t h e menace of m o d e r n comics. Rev. F a t h e r J. F. Kelly in his lecture, " O u r E n v i r o n m e n t — A r e We Aware of I t ? " , dealt with t h e f o u r m a i n influences in a schoolgirl's life—home,, school, C h u r c h and outside world.

Rev. F a t h e r K. Atkins gave us some very h e l p f u l directions concerning Gospel Discussion and P a m Field and M a u r e e n T a r p e y spoke on t h e Leaders' Groups, Activity G r o u p s and the General Meetings.

We were m u c h interested in F a t h e r F. M. Cliamberlin's p r a c t i c a l and inspiring talk on "Catholic A t t i t u d e to Films", and in t h e lecture given by t h e Rev. B. Leonard on " Y o u t h and Music". "Contact and Influence" was a very thoughtprovoking talk given by Rev. F a t h e r Heriot. " T h e Girl of To-day" was t h e topic chosen by Mrs. M. Charlesworth. W e were all interested in this and in t h e talk on " R a d i o — I s it W o r t h w h i l e ? " , given

by Mr. David B u r k e .

T h e final talk was given by Rev. B. McLoughlin and it was a w o n d e r f u l close to our S u m m e r School.

Many old Dawson Street girls are in the National Catholic Girls' Movement which presented a M a n n e q u i n P a r a d e lately. T h e N.C.G.M. chorus opened the e n t e r t a i n m e n t by singing " T h e H a p p i e s t Day of My L i f e " and "Waltz of My H e a r t . " T h e first scene was acted b e h i n d a t r a n s p a r e n t curtain — we saw the actresses as t h r o u g h a glass d a r k l y — it p o r t r a y e d a t y p e of modern, girl in slacks, jeans and sweaters who thought it was attractive to smoke cigarettes and d r i n k cocktails. These "shadow girls" f o r m e d an u n f a v o u r a b l e contrast to t h e smart and simply-dressed girls who p a r a d e d f o r the rest of the evening.

T h e clothes displayed were gay without being dazzling.

T h e y were very simple in design, the colours being mostly in coronation shades. Square dance frocks were also displayed, and t h e most attractive of t h e m was t h e "Flying D u t c h m a n , " in a glorious m i x t u r e of colours.

P a r t y frocks were m a d e of satin, plain and brocaded, b r o d e r i e anglaise, tulle and t h e new glamorous, washable material, "golden sand."

T h e d e b u t a n t e frocks concentrated on f u l l skirts and, d e m u r e bodices of silver lame, lace and tulle.

Monica T e h a n , who was acting as compere, introduced t h e m a n n e q u i n s .

Many old Dawson Street girls were m a n n e q u i n s and choristers.

T h e audience agreed t h a t t h e M a n n e q u i n P a r a d e was professional in tone and would encourage young girls to dress attractively and simply.

ANN GUY, Intermediate, Dawson Street.

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INTER-SCHOOLS TENNIS CHAMPIONS, 1952 S T A N D I N G : Patricia O'Sullivan, Patricia Kelly.

S I T T I N G : Margaret O'Sullivan, Sue Ireland.

PREFECTS S T A N D I N G : Mary O'Keeffe, Judy Emerson, Penelope S I T T I N G : Patricia O'Sullivan, Margaret O'Sullivan.

Magee.

JUNIOR SCHOOL F R O N T R O W : C. Monaghan, F. Stewart, J. Charleston, R. Casey, N. Hooke, B. Reveille, L. Steindl, D. Barry, F. Griffin, M. Monaghan, G. Keogh, C. Tessier.

F I R S T R O W : M. O'Sullivan, P. McCormack, F. Drake, S. Christophers, A. Nelson, M. Nowill, A. Eldridge, M. Kelly, C. Douglas, J. Fanning, L. Couchman, D. Hornick, K. White, C. Butts.

S E C O N D R O W : L. Bonehill, L. Williams, C. Browne, C. Preston, E. Durovec, C. Carter, M. Cashell, P. Corbett, P. Quinn, N. Hurley, A. Healy, M. Donelly, A. Harburg.

T H I R D R O W : M. Eldridge, S. Douglas, C. Kelly, J. Kelly, A. Steindl, H. Kiley, D. Roach, L. Hancock, J. Boyle, E. H o m e , C. Hooke, C. Stewart, M. Cassidy, A. Bate, B. Moran.

F O U R T H R O W : G. Casey, B. Simpson, M. Bowes, J. Keaveny, G. Griffin, T. Neylon, M. Ahern, E. Albiez, M. Griffin, P. Stewart, J. Hanman, E. Atkinson.

BACK R O W : M. Roache, E. Griffin, N. Conlon, M. Stewart, P. Andrews, K. Poulton, J. Broad, P. Gann, R. White, F. Parer, E. Dillon.

A B S E N T : B. James, D. Wallace, O. Tennant, J. Martin, R. Guthrie, M. McNulty, S. McNulty, K. Cummings, M. Eisler, G. Normoyle, M. Kelemen, B. Eldrige.

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SENIOR DIVISION BACK R O W : E. Green, P. Keaveny, S. Crowley, R. Ryan, C. Parer, P. MacGroarty, C. Cartwright, M. Stuart, J. Goodwin, M. Havill, R. Rhodes.

T H I R D R O W : M. Moore, G. McPherson, K. Johnson, P. Magee, R. Hamilton, D Rushbrook, K. Petersen, D. Quinn, E. Nowotny, P. Emmerson.

S E C O N D R O W : J. Wilson, M. Eisler, R. Gibbings, H. Salter, M. O'Keeffe, B. Cleary, C. Caspaney.

F R O N T R O W : A. Rankin, P. McPherson, M. O'Sullivan, P. O'Sullivan, C. O'Donohue, J. Emerson, P. Ross.

A B S E N T : E. O'Mahony, L. Coorey.

MIDDLE DIVISION F R O N T R O W : A. McCormack, B. Prendergast, D. Delaney, C. Cassidy, M. Christophers, J. Drum, P. Smith.

S E C O N D R O W : K. Barry, H. Sumner, P. McCormack, E. Nowill, R. Kelly, S. Parer, S. Parer.

T H I R D R O W : M. McCormack, C. Kerlin, J. Simmonds, H. Turnock, R. Willet, C. Cleary, B. Eisler, M. Hickey, P. Hickey, S. Morrow, D. Donaldson, M. Roache, M. Steele.

F O U R T H R O W : E. Atkinson, C. Bowes, P. Simmonds, S. Rushbrook, F. Cleary, M. Fogarty, D. Redmond, M. Luddy, E. Cassidy, M. MacNulty, M. Crawford, P. Hamilton.

BACK R O W : J. McDonnell, C. Ryan, S. Chappie, M. Green, D. Kelly, J. Rowe, M. Murphy, M. Murdoch, R. Martin, M. Leahy, E. Thomas.

A B S E N T : T. Fogarty, P. Hempenstall, M. Josephson.

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Among Our Old Girls THE CHARM OF PARIS My parents and I have m a d e our h o m e in Paris, and we are very h a p p y a b o u t this change of address.

Nice was too provincial f o r us, t h o u g h it is a b e a u t i f u l holiday resort, and t h e capital of t h e Riviera. Life in Paris is most enjoyable, f o r this city is a seat of all that is best in culture. Nearly every day conferences are given by such great thinkers and writers as Mauriac and Maurois. Great musicians like R u b e n s t e i n give concerts at least f o u r times a y e a r ; a n d in t h e national Opera House and the theatres t h e r e are continually p r o g r a m m e s of high artistic value.

In a week's time t h e entire cast of t h e Viennese Opera House will present in Paris " L o h e n g r i n " and o t h e r W a g n e r i a n chefsd'oeuvre. My parents and I go at least t h r e e times a week to the t h e a t r e or opera. Lately, we went to see at t h e Opera-Comique Debussy's exceptional work, "Pelleas and Melisande", which is being p e r f o r m e d to c o m m e m o r a t e Debussy's anniversary.

This opera is r a r e l y a success at t h e box-office, as t h e public do not like to h e a r t h e i r favourite singers restricted (as they are) to t h e singing of a few octaves. But I p r o f o u n d l y a d m i r e Debussy's music which speaks and sings of itself f o r t h e artists.

T h e m o d e r n F r e n c h plays are very poorly written and even v u l g a r ; we p r e f e r t h e classics. T h e r e is lovely p o e t r y in t h e plays of Corneille and Moliere; and Moliere is ever so witty.

Mont Cenis, Montmartre (from the painting by Maurice Utrillo).

a m o d e r n home. But its severe classic lines bring back thoughts of t h e E m p i r e ; and most F r e n c h e n j o y thoughts of f o r m e r imperialism . . .

I do h o p e you r e m e m b e r m e often in your prayers. I n this materialistic world one is only too easily influenced by t h e maxims of t h e world. It is only p r a y e r can save us — b u t I p r a y so b a d l y ! Even at Loreto, I did not p r a y well! . . .

General Eisenhower was strongly criticized in F r a n c e when h e said in U.S.A. t h a t F r a n c e was not a religious country. B u t h e spoke truly. T h i s c o u n t r y has no Catholic atmosphere, and one soon realizes how few F r e n c h Catholics, comparatively speaking, look u p o n t h e C h u r c h as their M o t h e r and loving teacher. T h e idea t h a t t h e i r F a i t h is t h e i r life seems to be confined to a small minority. This, is a h a r s h j u d g m e n t ; and St. Augustine tells us not to be judging others. I should not have done so . . .

Dear Mother, I must tell you I have f o u n d in Paris a most pleasant j o b in t h e a n t i q u e business.

T h r o u g h a f r i e n d of m y p a r e n t s I m a d e t h e acquaintance of an a n t i q u e dealer who has a b e a u t i f u l shop n e a r t h e Opera and t h e Madeleine.

H e deals almost exclusively with A u s t r i a n dealers, and as h e needed an i n t e r p r e t e r t h e job just suits m e — t h o u g h I wasn't looking f o r one. Now t h a t I have it, I find it a d e l i g h t f u l way of continuing m y education in history, which you k n o w I have always f o u n d so interesting. I am always alone in charge of the shop as t h e boss is obliged to travel constantly.

My reading now is all on t h e historical b a c k g r o u n d of t h e E u r o p e a n and Asiatic a n t i q u e f u r n i t u r e we have in t h e shop. At present we have a chest of drawers f o r sale: price £85.

I t belongs to t h e period of Napoleon I, and is m u c h too grandiose f o r

Paris, 20th December, 1952.

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SYMPOSIUM AT SYDNEY UNIVERSITY f u t u r e h a v e h a d t h e i r eyes fixed 011 t h e p a s t . " T h e r e in t h e w o r d s of a C a r d i n a l of the I n d i a n C h u r c h is t h e r a p p r o c h e m e n t of t h e two ideas—restoration a n d revolution.

ARCHBISHOP MCQUAID A r c h b i s h o p M c Q u a i d , of D u b l i n , followed with his c o n t r i b u t i o n on " E u r o p e a n d A u s t r a l i a " .

His Grace is accredited w i t h h a v i n g s p o k e n very p r o f o u n d l y , b u t even we u n d e r g r a d u a t e s were intellectually stirred. H i s t o r y was t h e basis of t h e l e c t u r e — o u r history as derived f r o m t h e great roots of E u r o p e a n c u l t u r e .

Stress was laid 011 t h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e study of "Scholastic P h i l o s o p h y " a n d t h e l i b e r a l Arts. O n e p o i n t p o s t u l a t e d was t h a t m o d e r n art is not art w h e n it does not seek to p o r t r a y b e a u t i f u l t h i n g s as we see t h e m n a t u r a l l y .

This was p a r t i c u l a r l y interesting as t h e e x h i b i t i o n of F r e n c h art had j u s t been shown previously in Sydney. A r c h b i s h o p M c Q u a i d c o n c l u d e d , " M a y I, in t h e c h a r i t y of o u r c o m m o n F a i t h , express the p r a y e r t h a t , b y the u n f a i l i n g advocacy of O u r Blessed L a d y , Seat of W i s d o m , this l a n d of A u s t r a l i a , so y o u n g in vigour, so old in t h e h e r i t a g e of its civilization, m a y be so guided by God t h e H o l y Ghost, in its p r o p e r p a t h of m a t e r i a l and s p i r i t u a l d e v e l o p m e n t t h a t we in E u r o p e , looking t o w a r d s t h e South, m a y see m i r r o r e d f o r us once m o r e t h e r a d i a n c e a n d b e a u t y of t h e c u l t u r e of the C h u r c h . "

A S y m p o s i u m on " E a s t a n d West a n d t h e F u t u r e of A u s t r a l i a " was held in t h e G r e a t H a l l of Sydney University on t h e M o n d a y n i g h t of Congress W e e k .

It was organized as p a r t of t h e University p a r t i c i p a t i o n b y t h e P r i n c i p a l s of Sancta Sophia a n d St. J o h n ' s College and t h e N e w m a n G r a d u a t e s a n d U n d e r g r a d u a t e s ' Association. T h e r e was a h u g e crowd of e n t h u s i a s t i c p e o p l e , m a n y of w h o m were u n a b l e to get into t h e G r e a t H a l l . T h o s e outside were able to h e a r t h e p r o c e e d i n g s relayed over louds p e a k e r s w i t h t h e a d d e d inconvenience of light r a i n .

Wc, as u n d e r g r a d u a t e s , were f o r t u n a t e in b e i n g able to go u p to t h e organ gallery. T h e p a g e a n t was set off by large oil p a i n t i n g s of f o r m e r Chancellors on t h e walls of t h e h u g e stone h a l l . T h e y all looked v e n e r a b l e a n d very serious; b u t s o m e t h i n g else was a d d e d by t h e magical i l l u m i n a t i o n of little gas l a m p s above.

T h e r e were g r o u p s c o n t a i n i n g five little flickering tongues of l i g h t ; a n d it was d e l i g h t f u l h i g h u p on the same level as this r e g i m e n t of glow worms. Yet h i g h e r still t h e r e were h o v e r i n g figures of gold-crowned angels w i t h i l l u m i n a t e d books held o p e n t o w a r d s t h e floor.

F i t t i n g l y , an o r g a n recital began t h e night's activities. T h e great c h o r d s r a n g out n o n e too softly f o r those w h o were just b e h i n d the organ, b u t it was a g r a n d way of expressing a p p r e c i a t i o n of t h e marvellous sight as t h e Monsignori, Bishops, A r c h b i s h o p s and the t h r e e C a r d i n a l s w a l k e d in procession f r o m t h e A n t e c h a m b e r of t h e Great H a l l .

T h e N e w m a n Society E x e c u t i v e p r e c e d e d the H i e r a r c h y a n d took t h e i r places b e h i n d t h e B i s h o p s a n d s p e a k e r s on t h e dias.

C a r d i n a l Gilroy and C a r d i n a l A g a g i a n i a n sat in t h e f r o n t r o w on t h e g r o u n d level. Priests m i n g l e d a r o u n d t h e m a n d it was a gracious sight to see t h e P a p a l Legate sitting amongst his p e o p l e . His E m i n e n c e was s u r r o u n d e d because t h e r e were p e o p l e in t h e c e n t r e a n d sides of the hall. V a r i e t y in c o l o u r a n d design was f u r t h e r e n h a n c e d b y g r a d u a t e s and u n d e r g r a d u a t e s in evening a n d a c a d e m i c dress.

BISHOP YOUNG Bishop Young c o n c l u d e d t h e F o r u m , s p e a k i n g on " O u r R e s p o n s i b i l i t y " . H e t o u c h e d very gravely on t h e C o l o m b o P l a n a n d , even m o r e so, on t h e W h i t e A u s t r a l i a Policy. F o r m a n y this is not a policy, b u t a passion.

As t h e F o r u m was collectively titled " E a s t and West and the F u t u r e of A u s t r a l i a " it was fitting His L o r d s h i p should say t h a t East and West could m e e t , as h e himself h a d s h a k e n h a n d s w i t h Cardinal Agagianian. Bishop Young concluded: "An I n d i a n C a r d i n a l , a n A r c h b i s h o p of t h e old E u r o p e a n c u l t u r e , a n d a B i s h o p of t h e n e w w o r l d h a v e m e t in s y m p o s i u m to-night.

T h e y a r e t h r e e distinct m e n t r u e to t h e i r c u l t u r e , b u t one in Christ. As Christ u n i t e s t h e m so also only Christ can u n i t e t h e w o r l d . "

CARDINAL GRACIAS His E m i n e n c e C a r d i n a l Gracias was t h e first speaker, and t h e l e c t u r e was e n t i t l e d "Asia and A u s t r a l i a " . H i s E m i n e n c e was an i m p o s i n g figure as h e stood at t h e m i c r o p h o n e in his scarlet robes.

T h e m a t t e r of t h e l e c t u r e was s i m p l e e n o u g h f o r u n d e r g r a d s and p r o f o u n d e n o u g h to please even g r a d u a t e s ! It was d e l i g h t f u l l y i n t e r s p e r s e d w i t h little anecdotes—told as only C a r d i n a l Gracias could tell them. G i f t s of wit and o r a t o r y are c e r t a i n l y those of His E m i n e n c e — h e said l a t e r h e l i k e d m a k i n g speeches! O n e point m a d e b y His E m i n e n c e was t h a t India is essentially an a g r i c u l t u r a l c o u n t r y , w h e r e a s Australia is sadly l a c k i n g in a large r u r a l p o p u l a t i o n .

On t h e question of progress a n d development, Cardinal Gracias s u m m e d u p t h e t r u t h in " H i s t o r y proves t h a t t h e r e is n o revolution t h a t is not a restoration.

All w h o h a v e done a n y t h i n g in t h e

ARCHBISHOP ERIS O'BRIEN A r c h b i s h o p E r i s O ' B r i e n , in m o v i n g t h e vote of t h a n k s , b r i l l i a n t l y s u m m e d u p t h e speeches.

The P r e l a t e s t h e n w i t h d r e w as t h e y were to a t t e n d t h e F o r u m at t h e T o w n H a l l on " C h r i s t i a n C h a r i t y in I n d u s t r i a l L i f e . " T h e silence was b r o k e n a n d t h e p a g e a n t e n d e d as all l e f t t h e H a l l to r e t u r n h o m e or h a v e s u p p e r at t h e U n i o n . A really great, stirring evening h a d p a s s e d — a n event to be r e m e m b e r e d by all w h o h a d witnessed it. Not t h e p a g e a n t alone was to be r e m e m b e r e d , b u t m o r e i m p o r t a n t still was the r e m e m b r a n c e of " O u r R e s p o n s i b i l i t y " in " E a s t a n d West and t h e F u t u r e of A u s t r a l i a . " Arts I, Sydney University.

JENNIFER CAMERON, (Past pupil, Loreto, Normanhurst.)

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"THE TERRACE", W.A.—SOME RANDOM MEMORIES since those days. This m a y be so, but I find it difficult to believe that any m e t h o d could be simpler and m o r e effective t h a n this.

T h e outdoor classes of those earlier years held a certain, e n c h a n t e d , picnic atmosphere, with t h e sunlight filtering t h r o u g h t h e heavy foliage of t h e big Morton Bay figs, t h e doves fluting and f l u t t e r i n g ; and, down below, t h e river, serene and blue w i t h t h e ferries passing busily to and f r o .

Later we ascended to " t h e big school"—two large u p p e r rooms divided by folding doors. I can follow our positions in those rooms, class b y class, t h e n u n s and t h e girls with which each was associated, first days, last days, break-up concerts and f e t e days.

Looking back now I can see t h a t t h e old convent, with the exception of those two rooms, was not ideally designed f o r a school, and t h a t class and music rooms scattered t h r o u g h t h e house section gave t h e nuns less peace and privacy t h a n was t h e i r right, t h o u g h when we h e a r d t h a t t h e school was to be moved and a m o d e r n place built in a comparatively new district it seemed to m a n y old girls quite wrong. T h a t t h e chapel, w i t h its altar so b e a u t i f u l l y o r n a m e n t e d by a gifted pioneer n u n , in a design of gilt grapes and vines should be used f o r any other p u r p o s e seemed sacrilege. We felt m u c h the same of t h e reception r o o m and p a r l o u r w h e r e m a n y a gracious M o t h e r S u p e r i o r h a d received parents, relatives, f r i e n d s and visiting old girls.

These rooms held t h e memories of music lessons and m a n y beloved music teachers, including M o t h e r Stephanie, of " O s b o r n e " , M o t h e r Mary G e r t r u d e , now at Nedlands, M o t h e r Dominica and Mother Ignacio. It was M o t h e r Ignacio who introduced musical appreciation classes, with stories of t h e composers' lives and well selected recordings.

T h e r e were r a r e occasions d u r i n g these years when a brilliant young pianist f r o m " O s b o r n e " would play at t h e Terrace. Shy and reserved, this girl with t h e sleek, short h a i r was later to achieve world f a m e as Eileen Joyce. H e r p r i n c i p a l teacher at t h a t t i m e was Mother J o h n who h a d been at t h e T e r r a c e in earlier years; and w h o among us can forget this b e a u t i f u l young n u n with t h e sweet singing voice?

Besides Eileen Joyce t h e r e were other girls of outstanding musical ability in t h e two western convents at t h a t time. Some were to become well k n o w n as teachers and p e r f o r m e r s and one young singer, Lorna Sydney S m i t h — j u s t Lorna Sydney now—was destined f o r leading roles in E u r o p e a n opera. Lorna, c h a r m i n g and sophisticated beyond her years, was even t h e n t h e star. A n o t h e r class mate, greatly talented b u t contrastingly retiring, later entered t h e Loreto O r d e r and, as M o t h e r Mary Francis Regis, is h a n d i n g on t h e tradition of musical education to a n o t h e r generation.

An outstanding m e m o r y of school days was t h e influence of M o t h e r Mary G e r t r u d e Mooney on our general education and cultural appreciation.

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F o r a time it seemed that t h e old school in the T e r r a c e must fall into decay. W h e n e v e r old girls met they would r e m a r k inevitably: "Isn't it a s h a m e to see t h e old school in such a s t a t e ? " Recently it was purchased by an oil c o m p a n y and t r a n s f o r m e d into something a p p r o a c h i n g magnificence, but, t h o u g h white-painted and stream-lined, it is still a f a r cry f r o m t h e quiet, brick, convent school we knew.

A private house in t h e days when Adelaide T e r r a c e was the young city's f a s h i o n a b l e residential area, it was acquired in 1897 by M o t h e r Mary Gonzaga Barry. Mother ML de Sales, as first superior, came f r o m Victoria with a small b a n d of nuns to begin work in this State. One n u n , at least, regretted t h e advent of uniforms. "So d r a b , " she said, recalling how f r e s h and gay t h e first p u p i l s were in t h e i r vari-coloured prints, flounced and gathered in t h e fashion of t h e day.

T h e old school, set among fine trees in grounds that sloped down to t h e Swan River, never lost its a t m o s p h e r e of homely graciousness. Later the river was p u s h e d back b e h i n d retaining walls, but often enough it rose u p out of bounds in winter time, flooding t h e esplanade and l a p p i n g in t h r o u g h t h e back fence to the basket ball field. On one occasion the waters actually t h r e a t e n e d t h e newly m a d e gravel tennis courts. Clearly I r e m e m b e r h o w we gathered on t h e b r i n k while M o t h e r Mary Columbanus, an anxious Mistress of Schools, led a prayer f o r t h e protection of our sport's grounds. T h e water stopped a few inches short of t h e first white line!

But m y m e m o r y goes back f u r t h e r t h a n either basket ball field or tennis courts, to t h e days when t h e lower p a r t of t h e convent grounds was a wilderness of wild sweet peas. Altars and school rooms were f r a g r a n t with these lovely flowers which t h e younger c h i l d r e n never tired of picking.

I recall, at t h e age of six, losing M o t h e r Mary Xavier's precious scissors d u r i n g one of these pea picking enthusiasms. St. A n t h o n y f o u n d those!

My recollections of these early years are as gentle and sweet as t h e flowers of their association. O u r family lived in a corner house only a few h u n d r e d yards f r o m t h e convent, which we, when little, would h a u n t , week-ends and holidays, pestering f o r pictures to "colour in," scissors f o r "cutting out." I look back in vain f o r any h i n t of impatience f r o m the long-suffering n u n s !

M o t h e r Mary Ita, then so very young and dear, h a d the i n f a n t classes d u r i n g m y first years at school. She understood t h e very spirit of childhood and infused our earliest lessons with fairy-tale fascination.

U n d e r h e r spell t h e letters of t h e a l p h a b e t became people, animals, gnomes, all m a k i n g a p p r o p r i a t e noises and p u r s u i n g breath-taking adventures. Living t h e stories she told and drew on her board, we were h a r d l y conscious t h a t we were learning to read and write. I am told t h a t m e t h o d s of teaching t h e very young h a v e greatly improved

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LIFE ON OCEAN ISLAND, CENTRAL PACIFIC* Ocean Island is very small—barely one mile across—but t h e highest grade p h o s p h a t e in t h e world is mined here. We are really on one of t h e Gilbert Islands. Being a b o u t forty-four miles f r o m t h e equator, t h e t e m p e r a t u r e is always about 87 degrees. It is somewhat wearing as t h e nights and days are all alike; it is only in t h e westerly season t h a t we get any change of weather. F o r t h a t reason it is impossible to grow any Southern flowers or vegetables.

All life h e r e revolves around t h e British P h o s p h a t e Commission which leases t h e island f r o m t h e Gilbert Islanders.

T h e Gilbert and Ellice Islanders are employed and treated very well; any ill-treatment of t h e m by a E u r o p e a n brings on h i m instant dismissal.

T h e r e is n o colour bar, but t h e Islanders p r e f e r to live together in their own style, r a t h e r t h a n m i x freely out of working hours, with t h e E u r o p e a n s .

F o r instance, they have separate p i c t u r e nights, etc.

T h e Gilbert people are of Micronesian stock and are fairly tall and slight w i t h straight black h a i r and fine f e a t u r e s ; they r a n g e in colour f r o m very light tail to n e a r l y b l a c k — t h e latter coming f r o m t h e n o r t h e r n islands.

T h e language is easy to learn, with a small vocabulary and a l p h a b e t .

T h e y arc clean people, good t e m p e r e d and very honest.

T h e Ellice islanders are of Samoan and Melanesian slock; they are shorter and heavier and lighterskinned t h a n t h e Gilberts and have curly hair. T h e y arc m o r e intelligent b u t are lazy and u n t r u s t w o r t h y on the whole. W h e n you get a good one you wonder if you have been m i s j u d g i n g them. Coconuts are the chief necessity for all t h e natives, providing t h e m with food, shelter, oil, eating utensils and clothing.

T h e Catholic Missions have not yet p e n e t r a t e d into

the Ellice Islands; but we have a Mission Station h e r e on Ocean Island w h e r e F a t h e r Gishean, M.S.C., is t h e resident priest. H e has been in t h e Gilberts since coming f r o m F r a n c e in 1913, and has never been " o u t " — n o t even f o r a holiday. H e speaks like a Gilbertese, and lives like one, too. I got f r o m Sydney ( t h r o u g h M o y a t ) a set of Stations of t h e Cross f o r t h e C h u r c h , t h e previous ones having been destroyed by t h e J a p a n e s e when they occupied this island. T h a t was a t e r r i b l e time. T h e y massacred all t h e Gilbert and Ellice people who were on t h e island, and t h e two Government m e n and two B.P.C. men w h o h a d r e m a i n e d .

T h e y also shot F a t h e r Bontita who stayed b e h i n d to look a f t e r his flock.

But life has settled down again since then. T h e I n f a n t W e l f a r e Clinic, w h e r e I work, is f u l l y and expensively e q u i p p e d .

Because of t h e lack of coconuts h e r e we j*ive E u r o p e a n food to the c h i l d r e n : bottles of milk f o u r - h o u r l y and custard and soup daily. W e also do all t h e medical work f o r t h e women and children. We r u n weighing clinics and an ante-natal clinic. I n t h e Clinic I have a nurse and two orderlies—one Ellice and one Gilbert. A p a r t f r o m this work, we do r o u n d s of the native m a r r i e d quarters, inspecting and trying to k e e p good standards of cleanliness. T h e children are lovable; t h e w o m e n : exasperating, but sweet and f r i e n d l y . . .

HELEN PIERCE, Past Pupil, Kirribilli.

[Concluded from opposite page] d e a t h in recent years b r o u g h t back m a n y memories of t h e concerts and activities she influenced.

A clever and highly cultured w o m a n she introduced us to t h e wonders of Egyptology, h e l p i n g us to recreate in t a b l e a u and story the glory and p a g e a n t r y of the past.

T h e r e was one occasion when t h e school, decorated with lotus blossoms and bul-rushes, staged an E g y p t i a n concert.

Quite enchanted by it all, I was t h e m o r e mortified t h a t on the great night I should forget t h e lines in which I bad been word p e r f e c t f o r weeks b e f o r e !

Later years were associated with o t h e r nuns, among them Mother Christina and M o t h e r Inez whose deep knowledge and love of l i t e r a t u r e developed f o r most of us a real and lasting interest in this field. M o t h e r Christina insisted t h a t we n o t only read our Shakespeare, Keats and Shelley, b u t at least tried to understand w h a t they were saying.

It seemed quite u n r e a s o n a b l e at t h e t i m e that we should be expected to u n d e r s t a n d a n y t h i n g

as obscure as t h e m i n d of a p o e t ; but by t h e t i m e she h a d done with us we were able to t h i n k at least a little for ourselves.

Of this t i m e I r e m e m b e r p a r t i c u l a r l y also M o t h e r A i d a n w h o vividly recreated f o r us the background of t h e New T e s t a m e n t and i n t e r p r e t e d so b e a u t i f u l l y the Gospel of St. J o h n . A few years later it was t h e h u m o u r and patience of M o t h e r Dolorosa t h a t h e l p e d us to love our school-days.

T h e new school at Nedlands was to know m a n y of t h e one-time T e r r a c e nuns and a n u m b e r of " g r a n d c h i l d r e n " — d a u g h t e r s of past pupils, including t h r e e of my own, w i t h a f o u r t h rising k i n d e r g a r t e n age. A fine, m o d e r n school, to us it has not the old world c h a r m of " t h e T e r r a c e " , t h o u g h t h e sight of m a n y of t h e pictures and statues with which we were b r o u g h t u p r e m i n d s us t h a t t h e spirit of t h e school, f o r all its p r o p e r l y designed class rooms, is t h e same as that of t h e convent whose grounds t u m b l e d down to t h e river, t h r o u g h a wilderness of wild sweet peas.

MARY DURACK MILLER.

* Extract from a letter to one of her old mistresses at Kirribilli. t Moya Merrick (past pupil of Kirribilli) who graduated in Architecture at the Sydney University a few years ago.

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NORMANHURST NOTES Congratulations: Since J u n e , 1952, t h e following marriages have taken place: Evelyn Rose to Mr. E d w a r d J a m e s ; J o a n K e a t i n g to Mr. Boh T a i t ; Moya Bowen to Mr. Bill W i n s h i p ; B c u l a h Millingen to Mr. Leon G a r r y ; Gwenda Malloy to Mr. Deane Bowring; Moya C h a p m a n to Mr. Roy Glenister; P a u l i n e R o c h e to Mr. T o b y A b b e y ; Margaret Gainsford to Mr. Alan Jarvis; Valerie Checkland to Mr. Job 11 Daniell; Pam T h o m s o n to Mr. Ron A b e l ; Mary Ryan to Dr. P e t e r K e n t ; Adele Carroll to Dr. Gerald Dalton.

Evelyn Rose, Joan Keating, Moya Bowen, Gwenda Malloy, P a u l i n e Roche, Margaret Gainsford, Mary R y a n and Adele Carroll h a d the blessing of a N u p t i a l Mass.

Congratulations arc offered to t h e following p a r e n t s and t h e i r babies: Dr. and Mrs. Brian Duffy (Enid B e n e c k e ) , a son ( t h i r d c h i l d ) ; Lt. and Mrs. Peter Wilson (Colleen F r o s t ) , a son; Mr. and Mrs. J o h n Grey (Margaret C o n n e l l e y ) , a son; Mr. and Mrs. J. M c l n e r n e y (Mary R i c k e t t s ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester (Jean B l a k e y ) , a son (second c h i l d ) ; Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k Hickey ( P a t Q u i n n ) , a son (second child) ; Dr. and Mrs. J. Brassil (Moya Brassil), a d a u g h t e r ; Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. W. L. Conley (Betty Considine), a son (second child) ; Dr. and Mrs. J. Wadsworth (Alicia W h i t e ) , a d a u g h t e r (third c h i l d ) ; Mr. and Mrs. E. Martyn (Celie Hickey, a d a u g h t e r ( t h i r d child) ; Mr. and Mrs. W. Campliin (Alba C a l l i n a n ) , a d a u g h t e r (fourth child) ; Dr. and Mrs. A. Bailey (Margo M c N i v e n ) , a son (third child) ; Mr. and Mrs. L. Hansen (Berna D o w d e n ) , a son (second c h i l d ) ; Mr. and Mrs. Len Plasto (Gay P u r c e l l ) , a son; Mr. and Mrs. J. R u t h e r f o r d (Maureen G o r m a n ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. and Mrs. Gus S h e r i d a n (Lorna V e e c h ) , a d a u g h t e r (third child) ; Mr. and Mrs. W. Cordingley (Rita O ' S h e a ) , a son ( t h i r d c h i l d ) ; Mr. and Mrs. R. Christian (Sheila A d a m s ) , a son; Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Dalton (Cecile O ' R i o r d a n ) , a d a u g h t e r ( f o u r t h child).

T h e twelve Debutantes, who were presented to Air Vice-Marshall and Mrs. J. P. J. McAuley by Matron of H o n o u r , Mrs. J. W a d s w o r t h , at t h e A n n u a l Ball were D e i r d r e Browne, Colleen Burgin, Anne-Maree Chatfield, Noelle O'Neill, A n n e R o h a n , Valerie W a r d , P h i l i p p a Heafey, Margaret-Mary Knight, J a n e t Law, Anne Spora, B a r b a r a Weston and Patricia O'Brien.

[In the last year's list Anne Ward's name was accidentally omitted.]

We offer our sincere s y m p a t h y to Mrs. Monticone (Mary Tighe) on t h e death of her f a t h e r ; Mrs. K. Ryan ( E m e l d a W a l s h ) on t h e death of h e r f a t h e r ; Mrs. G. Maloney (Vivienne B u r k e ) on t h e d e a t h of her f a t h e r ; Mrs. J. M c l n e r n e y (Mary Ricketts) on t h e death of h e r f a t h e r ; Mena, Mollie and Lalie McAlary on t h e death of their m o t h e r ; Mrs. J o h n Grey (Mgt. Connelley) on t h e d e a t h of h e r m o t h e r ; Olga and J u d i t h Basha on t h e death of their f a t h e r ; Jeanette (Mrs. Schlesinger), Lorna, A u d r e y and

Moya Bowen (Mrs. W i n s h i p ) on t h e death of their f a t h e r ; Eileen (Mrs. L. W. W a t k i n s ) , Madolin (Mrs. B. F. W a t k i n s ) , and Gerda on the death of their m o t h e r , Margaret Brewer (nee Tracey) and to her sisters, Mary (Mrs. B y r n e ) , A n n and G e r t r u d e .

Mrs. Brewer was t h e second President of t h e O.G.'s Association.

KATHLEEN (HASELER) COOLAHAN, ANNE CARTER, Hon. Secretaries.

BUILDING FUND 1 ' : T h e Old Girls have c o n t r i b u t e d generously to the building f u n d r e q u i r e d by t h e new c h a p e l and o t h e r additions. T h e large room that was t h e school study f o r over fifty years has been t r a n s f o r m e d into a very attractive reception-room; a great deal of the expense was m e t by t h e generous donations of the Old Girls.

The long b u r g u n d y curtains 011 t h e ten tall windows are themselves an a d o r n m e n t to the pale-grey walls and highly polished floor with its square of F r e n c h carpet. T h e only p i c t u r e is a 17th century Spanish work of a r t t , lately on loan to t h e National Gallery, Sydney. We are privileged to have it on loan also, for a few months. I bis gravely b e a u t i f u l M a d o n n a seems to be in t h e right p l a c e ; but its price is beyond t h e means of t h e community.

—M.N. * Although this is a page for Past Pupils, we here make a grateful mention of the generosity of the Parents and Friends' Association.—M.N. t An original in oils (restored in places, according to advisers at the Louvre).

L O R E T O S E W I N G C I R C L E : Owing to increased rental t h e Sewing Circle no longer meets at Legion House.

T h e meeting on t h e first F r i d a y of each m o n t h is now held in t u r n at t h e homes of t h e m e m b e r s — a m u c h m o r e pleasant a r r a n g e m e n t , giving also an increased attendance. T h e subscription of 2/- a m o n t h is used f o r p u r c h a s e of materials.

M E M B E R S FOR 1953: Mrs. F. B u t l e r (Bessie F o l e y ) , Mrs. J. Carter (Matt R i l e y ) , Miss Clare Curtin, Miss A n n e F e h o n , Miss P e t e r Clarke, Miss Clare Sears, Mesdames B. McAlary (Beryl S t r a t t o n ) , B. W a t k i n s (Madolin B r e w e r ) , N. Lord (Eileen F l a n a g a n ) , M. Dart Kelly (May N a g l e ) , E. Hughes (Eileen C u r t i n ) , R. Rodgers ( K a t h l e e n B y r n e ) , J. Steabben (Eileen F o l e y ) , E. Goldrick (Ethel R i t c h a r d ) , K. P a r l e (Kitty S h e r l o c k ) , S. H a w o r t h (Hilda F l a n a g a n ) . Mrs. W. Burfit (Esmey M a n n ) sends a yearly donation and parcels.

Parcels are sent t o : — D a u g h t e r s of Charity, Woolloomooloo — garments f o r old ladies; Brown Nurses, R a n d w i c k — g i f t s suitable f o r t h e i r w o r k ; St. Anthony's H o m e , B u r w o o d — b a b i e s ' clothes; F o u n d ling H o m e , W a i t a r a ; St. J o h n of God's Boys' H o m e , Morisset.

KATHLEEN RODGERS, Hon. Secretary.

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ST. MARY'S HALL, UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE I N S E T : Committee Members—Elizabeth Cox, Isabel Cornwell, Mary Kearney, Angela Machado (seated).

BACK R O W : Margaret Tobin, Maureen Ryan, Patricia Kennedy, Eva Klvac, Patricia Joyce, Sophie Reid Aileen Jeffrey, Jocelyn Gorman, Mary Burke, Denise Walsh, Ann Kennedy, Judith Joyce, Mary Elizabeth M I D D L E B R O W : Mary Quinlan, Kay Eckhoff, Betty Mulcahy, Joan Morice, Betty Lenaghan, Janette Pritchard, Patricia Caine, Marjolein Francken, Christina Yap, Rosanne McLaughlin, Rayleen Ryan, Flora Lloyd, Janet Byrne, Mary Aughterson, Jill Connolly.

F R O N T R O W : Helene Wood, Maria Favaloro, Lorraine Briggs, Malini Snpicharn Mary Kearney Isabel Lornwell, Angela Machado, Elizabeth Cox, Rosemary Tehan, Jill Greening, Judith Begent, Kathleen Flaherty.

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MEETING WITH CARDINAL GRACIAS

"Woof! Woof!"

I am a lemon roan cocker spaniel, "Woof Woof". My f u l l n a m e is Miss N a d i n e of Ellowyn, b u t they call m e Nada. I am f o u r years old. T h e y say I am a perfect breed except f o r t h e top of t h e h e a d w h e r e I am too broad, but, even so, I won t h i r d prize at a show. However, I r a t h e r t h i n k m y owners t h i n k I ' m perfect as I am, and they love m e very m u c h .

I am owned by t h r e e h u m a n s , Ann, C h r i s t o p h e r and t h e i r Mother. T h e y live in w h a t I call a h u g e house. I live in a lovely c o m f o r t a b l e box in t h e back porch, when I cannot sleep on someone's b e a u t i f u l l y soft bed. I love to lie by the cosy fire on a cold winter's night.

T h e other day these h u m a n s were going out, and I knew it too.

T h e y bustled r o u n d all t h e m o r n i n g with t h e p r e p a r a t i o n s .

Christopher and Ann left before t h e i r M o t h e r , but I k n e w she would leave soon. Just before their Mother left she took an old r u g out to Christopher's room and p u t it on his bed. T h e n , their M o t h e r lifted m e u p on to t h e r u g and told m e I could sleep t h e r e while they were away. T h e n she p a t t e d m e and petted m e and asked would I be a good dog? Of course I said "Yes" and off she went. I immediately set to work to get the pillow out of t h e bed. A f t e r much struggling I m a n a g e d to deposit it near t h e rug which I h a d already rolled into a ball, and I lay down and slept. I slept all t h r o u g h t h e night.

In t h e m o r n i n g I awoke to find t h a t detestable boy f r o m next door standing in the back p o r c h with two biscuits f o r me. A f t e r I h a d taken t h e biscuits f r o m h i m h e went out again. I still don't like h i m even if h e did b r i n g m e biscuits. Soon m y f a m i l y r e t u r n e d home, and I was thrilled to see t h e m . I t h i n k they were pleased to see m e too.

My cleverest and best p e r f o r m a n c e was not appreciated by t h e family. I t began like this. T h e f a m i l y h a d gone out f o r t h e a f t e r n o o n and I was left h o m e , locked in t h e back yard. I really don't know w h a t they expected m e to do—sniffmewhiskers.

I was wandering a r o u n d w h e n suddenly one of those clucking hens f r o m next door flew over t h e fence. As I was b e h i n d a bush, I stood stock still; this was a golden o p p o r t u n i t y to get r i d of this beast. Slowly and silently I advanced on t h e c r e a t u r e ; t h e n I s p r a n g ; I n e a r l y h a d it.

Eventually, a f t e r m u c h dodging and pouncing I h a d it.

I h a d actually managed to c a p t u r e t h e bird. E x h a u s t e d , I staggered breathlessly on to t h e cool green lawn. A f t e r a rest and a d r i n k of cool water I felt b r i g h t and f r i s k y again. I waited in great anxiety f o r m y f a m i l y to r e t u r n . W h e n they did r e t u r n , and I presented t h e b i r d to t h e m , I was in great t r o u b l e . . . Those people!

ANNE McINERNEY (Grade VI), Marryatville.

As you know, C a r d i n a l Gracias f r o m I n d i a came to t h e Eucharistic Congress last April. A few days b e f o r e t h e Congress I went into town with m y school f r i e n d and h e r m o t h e r . Just b e f o r e we l e f t f o r h o m e we saw a big crowd of p e o p l e on t h e street.

We stopped and waited to see w h a t was going to happen.

Suddenly t h e t h r e e Cardinals and m a n y priests came out f r o m a lunch. T h e Cardinals got into t h e private cars and t h e priests went to catch t h e train.

All of a sudden C a r d i n a l Gracias waved to me.

But I t h o u g h t h e was calling somebody b e h i n d m e ; so I\ took no notice as I k n e w h e did not k n o w inc.

T h e n h e called out to m e and said: "Little g i r l ! " I went over to t h e c a r ; and t h e policeman began to chase m e away, because you were not allowed to go n e a r t h e Cardinals' car.

B u t when h e saw mef speaking t o Cardinal Gracias h e walked away.

Cardinal Gracias asked m e if I came f r o m I n d i a , and I said "Yes".* T h e n h e asked m e if I would like to go back to I n d i a again. I said, "Yes". T h e n h e began to speak and laugh with the other Cardinals.

Suddenly t h e cars began to move, and all t h e Cardinals waved good-bye and drove off.

Normanhurst.

DRAHA KIELKOWSKA (9). * In her cooler after-moments, Draha was troubled at not having used a more polite form of address.

Several modes of address did suggest themselves only to be dismissed for their extravagance. The first of these was "Your Majesty!" As Cardinal Gracias had never before seen Draha (and as her mother is Irish, her father, Polish), we may pardon her for thinking that he came from a more heavenly world than ours.

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T h e d r u m s t h r o b b e d f a i n t l y in t h e distance as a large e l e p h a n t a p p e a r e d f r o m a r o u n d a b e n d in t h e road. Dancers, dressed in special ceremonial costumes and carrying flaming torches, s u r r o u n d e d the E l e p h a n t of t h e T e m p l e .

On his back h e h a d a golden h o w d a h in which was a small casket supposed to contain a tooth of B u d d h a .

Following t h e E l e p h a n t of t h e T e m p l e were m a n y others all gaily decorated with coloured lights and streamers. T h e procession was held u p twice.

First, because t h e two m e n rolling a carpet b e f o r e t h e E l e p h a n t were too slow. T h e magnificent beast stopped, and would not take a n o t h e r step u n t i l t h e carpet was set b e f o r e h i m . T h e second t i m e was when a b a b y e l e p h a n t stopped in t h e m i d d l e of t h e road, and would not be moved. A m a n with a long stick tried, b u t only received a slap with t h e elephant's t r u n k . At last, however, h e moved.

T h e next day we b o a r d e d a t r a i n b o u n d f o r Colombo, and two weeks later arrived in t h e Golden West, where I am very h a p p y at Loreto, w h e r e m y m o t h e r also spent m a n y h a p p y days.

JANE PIGGFORD (Form I), Claremont.

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LORETO CONVENT, TOORAK MATRICULATION THERRY ASBJORNSEN CAROLE BOWEN GERARDINE CARROLL MARY CRAWFORD LORETTA DIVINY JOCELYN DUNPHY ANNETTA ERMACORA ROBIN LEVY ROBIN MACFARLAN JUDITH MANNING JOANNA MCCLELLAND ROSEMARY MERLO NOEL KELLY BARBARA STEWART TANET W I M P O L E JUDITH MURRAY

LEAVING JENNIFER BERGIN URSULA CARTER SUSANNE CLIFFORD J E N N I F E R COATES PATRICIA COCKBURN MARGARET MARY C O L L I N S MARGUERITE DAVIS PATRICIA EVES JUDITH FERNE J O S E P H I N E GORMAN SONIA HAYES JUDITH HILL KAREN H O P P E MYRNA IIIRSCH ELEANOR KING LYNETTE LEFEBVRE JOAN LIGHTFOOT JILL LAMBERT GENEVIEVE McKERNAN LYNETTE McCARTHY ADRIENNE McKENZIE HELEN MULLANY NANCY RYAN MARGARET SMITH ANNETTE SALMON JOAN STEVENSON F R E D E R I C A W'ORCH BEVERLEY QUINN MARY A N N E F I L G A T E

INTERMEDIATE PATRICIA BOYLE KATHERINE CALDER CARMEN CALLIL FRANCESCA CASH A N N E D'ARCY J U L I E D'ARCY MARGARET FINLAY METHA GIESE CAROLYN GOULDING ALLISON HELLARD FELICITY WAKEFIELD-KENT CLAUDETTE KOSKY GRANIA LATTANZI ANN L I T T L E PATRICIA McCORMACK LOY McDONALD MAIRI MacKINNON ANTOINETTE MEEHAN CORALIE ANN NEED PATRICIA O'CONNOR DAWN MARIE O'FARRELL EDWINA PLANT MARGARET POWER ANGELA RUSH VALERIE SCHEEZAL CAROL SYNMAN CHRISTINE WHITEHEAD ANN W I L K I N S O N

SUB-INTERMEDIATE J U L IA N N A ADAMS DOREEN BERKOWITZ DIANA BOWEN MARGARET ANNE CASIIMORE MOIRA DOYLE PATRICIA FLYNN ANGELA GILCHRIST TANET G O R E Y MARGUERITE GOUGH DIANE GREVIS-JAMES BEVERLEY HILL ROSEMARY HISKENS ANN HOUSTON SUSAN KEARNEY SUZANNE LOFT US-HILLS

CLARE LOUGHNAN DIANA MARSLAND ANNE MONTAGUE ANN NORTHAM D E I R D R E O'DAY JOAN OCKLESHAW JUDITH PEARSON COLETTE RYAN MARY RYAN CAMILLE SPENCER P A T R I C I A W'ARRY NOLA WEDGE ADRIENNE WILLIAMS MARGARET BERGIN MOYA McCORMACK

SECOND YEAR G A B R I E L L E ADAMS ELAINE BAILEY MAREE BARRY PATRICIA BAXTER JILLIAN BURKE JOSEPHINE CASHMORE ELIZABETH CLOWES LESLEY CURRIE ANN CURTIS CYNTHIA DETHRIDGE NORMA DALEY JACQUELINE DEVINE MARY D O Y L E MARY DUCK EDWYNA FITZGERALD VIRGINIA FEELEY PEGGY FLYNN PATRICIA GOODCHILD JENNIFER GODSELL TANE G O U L D I N G ANNE HAYWARD CAROL JONES DTANA K I N G THERESE LECHTE DTANA L O R D MARY LYNCH GAIL MANNING HELEN MILLANE MARGARET REID SANDRA ROBTNSON PATRICIA McGUINNESS HELEN ROCHE MARION SERONG SUSAN SPRING MARGARET WARRY ELIZABETH WIMPOLE JOSEPHINE WRIGHT

FIRST YEAR

MARGARITA FREDERICO HELEN GRIMES KATRINA JENS SIMONE JAQUINOT CAROLINE KELLY ELIZABETH LEWIS ANNE LUNCH MARY A N N E LYNCH PRUDENCE MAGGIA SUSAN MAGGIA ELAINE MALOUF LEONIE McKERNAN L Y N E T T E McKAY PATRICIA McINERNEY KATHLEEN McINERNEY DEIRDRE O'BRIEN PATRICIA OGGE A D R I E N N E RYAN ROBIN ROBINSON HELEN STOKES CHRISTINE KUHLMANN HELEN WHITEHEAD

ELEMENTARY JILLIAN ANDERSON DENISE BARRETT SUSAN BARRETT PATRICIA BOILEAU MARIA BRYCE MARY BYRNE MARGARET DUCK ANNE DEVINE JEANETTE FAKHRY VIRGINIA GLOVER SUZANNE GUEST MARGARET GURRY MARY H A N L E Y YVONNE VON HARTEL SUSAN H O P P E THERESA JENS BARBARA J O H N S T O N SUSAN K N O W L E S TENNIFER MARSH SUE MORNEMENT BRENDA McGUINNESS H E L E N MARY O'DONOGHUE ANNE O'RORKE LORNA PITT SUSAN RESCH CARMEL ROCHE ANNA SINN ANGELA SLATTERY BARBARA M c K E C H N I E CATHERINE GILCHRIST MARY KING MARY PRENDERGAST

LISA BRENNAN GRADE IV. SUZANNE BREW DIANE ALESSIO LUCILLE BRODERICK A NNE BROGAN ROSEMARY CALDER INGRID CALLIL YOLANDE CALLIL RETTA CALLIL MARGARET DITCHBURN JILL COLEMAN HELEN DWYER ROSEMARY CORBY JULIE EVERETT ELIZABETH CURTIS ELIZABETH FINLAY CLARE EVERITT LOLITA FREDERICO SUNNY FORSYTH SUSAN GOODEN G W E N D O L I N E GIBSON LEONORE GOUGH DANETTE HOPPE TANICE G I L B E R T S O N PATRICIA H O P P E SUSAN HARDY E L I Z A B E T H TRELAND MARGOT H O L T F R A N C E S TENS GERALTNE LAZARUS TUDITH LEY H E L E N McCAUSLAND HELEN LECHTE PHI LIPPA McCLELLA N D HELEN LYNCH PATRICIA McDERMOTT CHRISTINE MANNING FRANK IE MOORE pi M E L D A O ' B R I E N VIRGINIA WAKEFIELD-KEN MARGARET OCKLESHAW TOAN O ' R O R K E JENNIFER MONTAGUE ROMOLA PEARSON ELIZABETH O'NEILL MARGARET ROCHE JOCELYN PETTY CONNIE RUSSO STEPHANIE ROSS-TUPPIN ANNE STENSON CECILTA RUSSO BARBARA STEVENSON ANN SAUNDERS MARGARET WALLACE TANE WHITEHEAD P ATRICIA WATSON TACOUELINE McNAMARA DALE W'ELLSTED ANN PATTERSON SUSAN GOREY ELIZABETH WEST PREPARATORY GAYLE ACTON GRADE III. GAIL BRENNAN DIANA BUSCH SUSAN ACTON MARGARET DEVINE CAROL A N D E R S O N A P R I L DUGGAN ROBYN BTNNING MARY ANITA EDGERTON FAYNE BURRELL JULIA FEELEY CELINE CALLIL

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DIANE COOPER ELIZABETH DALY HELEN DEVINE PATRICIA DWYER MARY F L Y N N ANNE GALBALLY SUSAN GLOVER GAIL HOGAN-TAYLOR MICHELLE JAQUINOT KRISTEN JOHNSON JANE KELLY KEIRAN LITTLE LEVEDA LYNCH LOUISE MALOUF PATRICIA MCCLELLAND JANE McDAVITT ROSALIND PITT KRISTEN SCARFF M A R G A R E T ST. E L L E N PHILIPPA SIMPSON DIANE WILSON ELIZABETH WEST SUSANNE PERRY

GRADE II. J U L I A ADAMS JANE BOWDEN SUSAN B U R K E SANDRA BUSCH MARGARET ANNE CAROLAN GENEVIEVE CLAYTON ELIZABETH EDGERTON SUSAN FLANAGAN PAULINE GILBERTSON D I A N E GAY J I L L I A N MARY GUEST ADRIENNE IRELAND SUSAN K E L L Y J I L L MAGGS MARGARET MORRISON ANNE NOONE P R U D E N C E O'DAY CATHERINE SIMPSON FELICITY SINN SANDRA SYNMAN CARLO VACCORI ANN WOODWARD ANNASTACIA JENS PATRICIA GALBALLY JOHN MEEHAN PAUL COLEMAN MARK STENSON PETER LECHTE PETER LYNCH PETER McDAVITT JAMES MEEHAN W I L L I A M O'DAY PETER O'DONOGHUE MURIELLE MANN JOAN THOMAN JAMES CURTIS

GRADE I. BARBARA ANDERSON PRUDENCE ASTLEY MARY COLEMAN BERNADETTE CONQUEST MARY DALY NINA EDGERTON PAMELA FETHERSTONHAUGH SUSAN GODFREY SANDRA HORE M A R I A TENS KAREN J O H N S O N .

ANNE JOHNSTON' ATENA LEES A N N E McCOY MICHELLE McDONALD KATIIRYN MANN MARGUERITE M1FSUD ALEXANDRA MIKLOS JULIENNE MOLONEY ANGELA MORRISON ANGELA MULVANY BARBARA NOLAN PETA O'SHAUGHNESS Y MARGARET MARY PARKER MARIE-THERESE OUIGG ANNA R E N D L E JILL ROBERTSON C H R I S T I N E RUSSO IANE STAR CATHERINE TONER CATHERINE WIMPOLE

[Continued on page 92]

- L O R E T O LORETO CONVENT, KIRRIBILLI LEAVING CLASS MAUREEN BEESLEY LOUISE BOLAND MARGARET BROWN PATRICIA CORBETT MARY CLTNNINGHAM HELEN DAVIS LIBUSA DUBRAVC1C ANNE EDGHILL VICKY HOLMES GIANNA LARRI KAYE LOHAN YVONNE MATTHEW B E T T Y MAY NINA MORRIS ANNE NEVILL MARIE VETTER DOROTHY WESTHOFF

FOURTH YEAR LESLEY ADAMS MARY ARMSTRONG ROBIN BLAND DEIRDRE DRAY ANNE BUCKLEY CAROLINE CREAGH PAULINE DAVIS HELEN DAWSON ANNE D E MEUR ANNE DESMARCHELIER ANNE FIRTH HELEN FLYNN TETTIE H E N D R I K S LORRAINE HOGAN TLTDITH T O H N S T O N ANNE LAMB ADRIENNE LEONARD W1LLA MANNIX JUDITH McCOLL JANICE McENCROE CATHERINE PENNINGTON JANE RAPER LOUISE RITCIIARD H E L E N RYAN J U D I T H RYAN FRANCES SANDILANDS A N N E ST. C L A I R VIVIENNE STEWART

INTERMEDIATE JAN ARMSTRONG HELEN BYFIELD CAROLYN BRANDT JENNIFER BULL CATHERINE BRYANT ELIZABETH BYRNE NINA BYRON H E L E N BALL BARBARA CHAPMAN BERENICE CAWLEY MAUREEN CROWLEY JANET COOPER BONNIE DONALDSON SUSAN DONEGAN BARBARA EAGLES KAY EGAN-LEE GABR1ELLE FERGUSON GAIL GLASER JANICE GILLAN ROSLYN GILLAN ANGELE GRANT MARGARET H I N E ANNE HEGERTY

MAUREEN HOGAN HELEN KENNY MARIANNE McMILLAN JENNIFER ORCHARD CAM I L L E O ' R E G A N CARMEN PAPWORTH PAT PERROTTET BARBARA RYAN PATRICIA SEERY KERRY SHIELS VIRGINIA STANDEN BEATRICE TAYLOR JEANNETTE THOMAS BEVERLY UNDERWOOD DENISE WEDDERBURN

SECOND YEAR DENISE ARRAND SUE BALDING PAT BARLOW TONI BARRETT VIRGINIA BRADLEY FRANCES BURKE VIRGINIA BURNS BIDDY BYRON JAN CASEY JACQUELINE COLLET KERRY COLLINS STELLA COLLINS JAN COMRIE-T H O M SON GERALDINE CRAMPTON LYNETTE CRONIN ANNE CROWLEY TENNIFER CUNNINGHAM MARIETTE DWYER ROBIN FLEETING JOAN FORD JUDY FRASER CAROL H U L L S SUSAN K E A N E ELIZABETH KEANE CAROLYN KELLY YVONNE LAMERAND FAY L I V E R M O R E GAI McEVOY MAUREEN MCCAFFREY PATRICIA McGRATH MARGARET MONAHAN TUDITH MURRAY KAY N E V I L L MARY-ANNE O'GORMAN LOUISE PETERSEN ANNE PULLEN TAN P U R C E L L HELEN REILLY JILL SHAW PATRICIA ROCHE TILL RYAN JENNIFER SIMPSON GAIL STEWART MARY SULLIVAN

FIRST YEAR ANNE-MARIE BAKE W E L L SUSAN BEESTON JUDITH BERGIN MARGARET BOND MARGOT BRADLEY BARBARA BRAY ANGELA BULL MARGARET CAVANAGH MARGARET COLLING RIDGE P E N E COOK

LENNEKE DUSSELDORP MAUREEN EGAN-LEE GERALDINE FERGUSON VERONA GREENAWAY KAY H A R R I S O N MARCIA HEATHCOTE GAIL HOCKEY DEIRDRE HOLAHAN PHILIPPA KELLY SUSAN L A R K I N ROSEMARY LEACH ROBIN LUND SUSAN MAGNEY BERYL McENCROE H E L E N McGOWAN CAROLYN MORRIS FAITH MULLER BEVERLEY POWER EVELYN PURCELL D E N I S E REGAN PATRICIA SKEHAN ELIZABETH SHIEL ANNE STAYNER ANNE STUBBS LANETTE SULLIVAN

FORM I BARBARA BAIN TANET B A L D I N G ROSLYN BARRETT MARIS BELLHOUSE LEONORE BROWN CLARE BRYANT SUE BURKE ROBIN CASEY SUSAN CHAD WICK MALTREEN C L A R K PATRICIA COLEMAN BRIG1TTE COLLET MARY D O N N E L L Y JACQUELINE DUCKWORTH BARKER ANNE DYNON PRISCILLA FELTON MARIE FITZPATR1CK TUDY H A M I L T O N TREESJE HENDRIKS JULIETTE HENRY ANNETTE HOCKEY ANNE MARIE JOHNSTONE ANNE MARSHALL ANNE McDERMOTT MARGARET O'DONNELL TUNE O ' G O R M A N MARGARET PERROTTET GABRIELLE PIROLA BARBARA P O W E R MARY PRENDERGAST HELEN RITCHARD MARY R I T C H A R D DIANA ROCHE TILL R U T H V E N V I V I E N N E SARKS KAYE TATE MARGARET TRACY

ELEMENTARY JILL ALDIS SUE BALL KAYE BARLOW R O S I L AND B A T E M A N CHRISTINE BURKE JULIE BYRNE

CATHERINE DAVIDSON LYNETTE DUNCAN MARGARET DURACK J U L I E H A R D I MAN PAMELA HARDYMAN ROBIN HENRY SUSAN H Y D E MARGARET LAWS GILLIAN LEACH ANNE MARIE MADDEN D E N I S E MCCAFFREY J E A N E T T L McCOLL MAUREEN MOONEY DANIELLE O'BRIEN PAULINE PRENDERGAST JENNIFER ROWLEY MARILYN SCHOFIELD PAULINE STAVENHAGEN JAN TOOTIL MARGARET WALSH LESLEY WANGMANN ANN WILLIAMS

THIRD CLASS NOELINE BYRNE SUSAN BLEYER MARGARET CANSDELL SUZANNE DURANT CATHERINE EHRENBURG GABRIELLE HICKEY DENISE JOHNSTONE CAROLYN MAGNEY MAUREEN McGINTY PATRICIA O'BRIEN VIRGINIA SARKS PATRICIA SIDAWAY ELIZABETH SIMPSON KAY TRACEY

SECOND CLASS ELIZABETH BUCKLEY CATHERINE CAH1LL MICHELE CROWLEY CLOVER COLLINS MARIANNE COURTENAY PENELOPE HOLMES SUSAN H U M P H R I E S MARGARET HAWKES DIANA H E W1TSON SYBIL LAWS ELIZABETH MATTHEWS MARGARET O'REILLY CECILE SCOTT GAYLE SUTHERLAND ELIZABETH SHAW JUDITH THOMSON TONI-ANNE COMRIE-THOMSON JOSEPHINE WALSH CHRISTINE FLYNN CHRISTINE FERGUSON PATRICIA SCOTT-YOUNG ANDREW BALL LAWRENCE CAFFARELLA TTERK DUSSELDORP MICHAEL FAHEY BRIAN HORAN B A R R Y HUNTJOHN HONNER MICHAEL HARD1MAN B E R N A R D MAY ROBERT WILLIAMS

(Fourth Class on page 38)

LORETO, TOORAK. [Concluded from page 91] (Grade I continued) SUZANNE O'DONOGHUE STUART BURRELL DENNIS EVERITT JOHN GOULDING WILLIAM HANLEY GRANT H O P P E BRIAN McCOY GRAHAM M c K E C H N I E RORY McMAHON JOHN O'RORKE LLOYD SMITH TOHN G R E E N STEPHEN BARRETT

KINDERGARTEN JOAN ADAMS PAMELA ANSTEE FRANCES ANDERSON MEGAN BROGAN MARY CURTIS ANTOINETTE CURTIS JIM BEST SARA BARRETT ELIZABETH CALDER DEBLY ANNE COLEMAN JOANNE CHAPMAN LOUISE EDGERTON ADRIAN FLYNN M I C H A E L GAY ANTHONY HOPPE MICHAEL HOLLYWOOD

MONIQUE JAQUINOT CATHERINE JOHNSTON MARGOT JONES SUZANNE LEY CHRISTINA LECHTE N I N A MARY LYNCH LAURETTE LYNCH B R E N D A N MAY CHRISTINE MIKLOS E L I Z A B B E T H McCANN JENNY McCAULEY PETER McGUINNESS MARGARET McCARDLE MARY O'BRIEN JOHN O'BRIEN MARIE WARRY MARY LOUISE MORRISON

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JOSEPHINE PARKER STEPHEN SMITH DONAL SMITH PENELOPE STEEL PETER STOKES JOHN TRENCHARD LYNN BURRELL CAROLINE WALKER CECILIA WILKINSON KINGSLEY WILKINSON ROBERT ZAHARA ANNE MAUREEN SCARFF SIMON O'DONOGHUE MICHAEL RYAN CHRISTOPHER TOMS VIRGINIA ROBSON ELIZABETH SKENE

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INDEX PAGE

PAGE

Arraras, Maite (Spain) Asbjornsen, T h e r r y Au, Yvonne

Kielkowska, D r a h a

12 33 58

Beesley, Maureen Bennett, J u d y Boland, Louise Bostock, A n n e

10 32 10 57

Carroll, Colleen Carroll, G e r a r d i n e Christie, Colette Clancy, P e r p e t u a Clark, Carole Cole, L o r r a i n e Crameri, Nanette

58 33 62 45 37 58 63

30,

30,

Daly-Smith, J u d i t h D'Arcy, Julie Dawson Street Girls Desmarchelier, Anne Devitt, Helen Dubravcic, Libusa D u n p h y , Jocelyn Dunphy, Josephine

56 54 19 10 32 64 35 45

Evans, J u d i t h Eves, Patricia E r m a c o r a , Annetta

45 55 34

Finlay, Margaret Flynn, Helen

55 10

Goodwin, Janice Gorman, Josephine Gregory, Margaret Gudgeon, A d r i a n n e Gudgeon, Sue

43 47 37 17

H a m i l t o n , Rosemary Hayes, Sonia H e f f e r n a n , Margaret H u d s o n , Margaret

43 34 47 21

Johnson, K a r l e n e Jones, Marie

42 59

Lahiff, Sandra Little, Ann Loftus-Hills, Suzanne Lorbeer, Ursula

'. ••

32 54 64 63

Macfarlan, R o b i n McGuire, J u d i t h Mclnerney, Anne Matthew, Yvonne Miller, Patsy Montague, J e n n i f e r Morris, Nina Murray, J u d i t h

35 46 90 10 59 64 10 53

N o r m a n h u r s t Girls

24

Obrincsak, E l i z a b e t h O'Bryan, Helen O'Connor, E r i n O'Keefe, Mary O'Mahony, Elizabeth O'Sullivan, Patricia

30 17 59 43 56 62

P e p a , Maria (Spain)

12

Piggford, J a n e

90

Quinn, Beverley

31

Rich, SuePatricia Rinaldi, Ryan, Nancy

93

90

17,

37 30 34

Scantlebury, A n n e

46

Shepherd, Kay

28

T h y e r , Jill

32

U p t o n , Peggy

36

Wakefield-Kent, Felicity Walsh, Valerie W a r d , Nola Wilkinson, Ann

53 57 21 55

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FOR

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The mountain air of Ballarat has made

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Ample facilities

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Boys are prepared for all the Public and for Neivman

College

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Scholarships.

MUSIC, ELOCUTION and DANCING ARE TAUGHT,

« For particulars, apply to the Principal.

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ST. IGNATIUS' COLLEGE RIVERYIEW, SYDNEY BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL Conducted by the Jesuit Fathers Unrivalled Position — Splendid Grounds. * For Prospectus, apply to THE RECTOR. Tel.: JB 1106; JB 1697. * No Vacancies for Boarders for 1954.

Some places available for Day Boys.

A.M.D.G.

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AND

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Xavier College is one of the six Great Public Schools of Victoria.

It is fully equipped in every department.

It has its own Cadet Corps.

Pupils are prepared for the University and other Public Examinations.

Further Particulars may be had on application to — THE RECTOR, Haw. 54 or 519; or THE HEADMASTERS. W . A . 8737 for Burke Hall; and X B 2 1 2 7 for Kostka Hall.

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Students' Requirements Reading, writing and arithmetic are things most of us have forgotten and of which we sometimes wish ive had more.

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Let that not trouble your child.

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