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EDITORIAL T H E O P E N I N G O F T H E M A R I A N YEAR IN R O M E T H E V O C A T I O N S E X H I B I T I O N IN LONDON, 1953: Stall arranged by R a t h f a r n h a m T H E O R C H E S T R A IN T H E SCHOOL H A L L , L O R E T O ABBEY (LB.V.M.), R a t h f a r n h a m T H E M A R Y W A R D C O U N T R Y S I D E : Yorkshire P I C T U R E S : MARY'S MOUNT STELLA M A T U T I N A : Special Marian Year Section BOOKS F R O M T H E LB.V.M. O V E R S E A S T H E R O Y A L V I S I T : Schoolgirls' Symposium SCHOOL V I G N E T T E S PICTURES: LORETO, DAWSON STREET PICTURES: LORETO, KIRRIBILLI THIS AUSTRALIA: T H E B K L L S OF S T . M A R Y ' S (A poem by Lynd N a t h a n ) S C H O O L C O N T R I B U T I O N S , including one on the Snowy River HydroElectric Scheme (with pictures) PICTURES: LORETO, PORTLAND PICTURES: LORETO, NORMANHURST 24 and T E N N I S N O T E S : Kirribilli Wins t h e Cardinal's Cup PICTURES: LORETO, CLAREMONT SCENES 1 H A V E L O V E D PICTURES: LORETO, NEDLANDS PICTURES: LORETO, MARRYATV1LLE IN HOURS OF LEISURE: THE

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L O R E T O

Opening of the Marian Year in Rome O n e of the most p o p u l a r a n d well k n o w n piazzas in R o m e is Piazza di S p a g n a , p r i n c i p a l l y f o r its i m m e n s e flight of steps, c o l o u r f u l w i t h t h e flowerstalls at t h e i r hase, a n d seeming to touch the heavens with t h e c h u r c h of T r i n i t a dei Monti at t h e top. But t h e r e is a n o t h e r s t r i k i n g f e a t u r e h e r e w h i c h , owing to t h e r e c t a n g u l a r s h a p e of t h e Piazza, a n d the j n t t i n g of t h e houses, does not get its f a i r s h a r e of a t t e n t i o n — except on o n e d a y of the year. T h i s is a c o l u m n s u p p o r t i n g a s t a t u e of t h e Blessed Virgin, erected by P i u s IX in 1854 in h o n o u r of his definition of t h e d o g m a of t h e I m m a c u l a t e Conception. E v e r y year, on t h e 8th of D e c e m b e r , this b e a u t i f u l c o l u m n is d e c k e d w i t h flowers, and t h e p e o p l e of R o m e c o m e in processions, lay t h e i r w r e a t h s and sing h y m n s of praise to M a r y . It. was m y good f o r t u n e to have been h e r e on t h e 8th D e c e m b e r t h a t o p e n e d t h e M a r i a n Y e a r — a day of great r e j o i c i n g a n d h a p p i n e s s , p a r t i c u l a r l y in t h e Convent of t h e l.B.V.M. in via N o m e n t a n a , w h e r e every feast of O u r L a d y is a special occasion. On t h e eve of t h e great day, w h i l e w a l k i n g h o m e at a b o u t 7.30 d o w n via N o m e n t a n a , I saw m a n y p e o p l e gazing u p at o u r walls f r o m the o p p o s i t e side of t h e street. C o m i n g n e a r e r I saw t h e reason — high u p on an angle of one of the b u i l d i n g s was a b e a u t i f u l statue of t h e Blessed Virgin with an i l l u m i n a t e d h a l o a n d s u r r o u n d e d w i t h flowers and lights. It caused m a n y e x c l a m a t i o n s of a d m i r a t i o n , and shone t h e r e all night like a b e a c o n of peace and h o p e to passing travellers. T h e Sisters h a d m a d e o u r c h a p e l m o r e b e a u t i f u l t h a n ever a n d we h a d M i d n i g h t Mass — and so our M a r i a n Y e a r began. T h e school c h i l d r e n h a d t h e i r special Mass at 9 o'clock, a f t e r w h i c h teachers, n u n s a n d c h i l d r e n set off in P u l l m a n buses f o r Piazza di Spagna. T o avoid traffic a n d crush we went t h r o u g h Villa B o r g h e s e a n d a r r i v e d , by t h e f a m o u s P i n c i a n hill at t h e top of t h e steps n e a r t h e C h u r c h of T r i n i t a dei Monti. T h e c h i l d r e n h a d w r e a t h s f o r O u r L a d y , a n d w a l k e d in procession down the steps and t h r o u g h t h e Piazza. W h a t a b e a u t i f u l sight it was! T h e m o r n i n g was f r e s h a n d sunny, a n d the foot of t h e c o l u m n was a b l a z e of colour. T h e r e was

a b a r r i c a d e r o u n d t h e base of t h e c o l u m n , a n d inside it small Boy Scouts took o u r w r e a t h a n d a r r a n g e d it c a r e f u l l y a m o n g t h e o t h e r flowers. T h e c h i l d r e n sang h y m n s — with some difficulty, because f r o m inside t h e Spanish E m b a s s y ( P a l a z z o di S p a g n a ) Gigli's voice f r o m a record singing t h e Ave M a r i a c a m e floating out t h r o u g h t h e open windows. T h e atmosphere of l i g h t h e a d e d n e s s and happiness m i n g l e d with t h e I t a l i a n p e o p l e ' s devotion a n d love for t h e M a d o n n a was w o n d e r f u l to e x p e r i e n c e . T h e great interest f o r t h e a f t e r n o o n was t h e H o l y F a t h e r ' s p r o g r a m m e . H e was to drive to Piazza di S p a g n a at t h r e e o'clock to lay his w r e a t h of yellow a n d w h i t e orchids, and f r o m t h e r e go to t h e Basilica of St. M a r y M a j o r f o r t h e c e r e m o n y of Benediction a n d t h e o p e n i n g of t h e M a r i a n Y e a r . Of course all t h e streets on t h e r o u t e were lined w i t h p e o p l e , a n d outside St. M a r y ' s M a j o r t h e c r u s h was intense. W e h a d not long to wait b e f o r e we h e a r d in t h e distance t h e cries of Viva il P a p a ! a n d k n e w t h e H o l y F a t h e r was coming. T h e P a l a t i n e G u a r d , looking magnificent in t h e i r b l a c k a n d scarlet u n i f o r m s , escorted t h e H o l y F a t h e r , followed by C a r d i n a l s a n d A r c h b i s h o p s , as h e e n t e r e d t h e Basilica. T h e c e r e m o n y was a m p l i f i e d to t h e crowds outside and, as d a r k n e s s fell, t h e w h o l e outside of t h e Basilica was lit w i t h t h o u s a n d s of small l a m p s , a n d t h e c o l u m n to O u r L a d y in t h e Piazza was floodlit. T h e n came t h e great m o m e n t w h e n t h e H o l v F a t h e r a p p e a r e d on t h e u p p e r storey of t h e p o r t i c o of t h e Basilica: a b e a u t i f u l wide b a l c o n y with mosaics on t h e back wall. It w o u l d be impossible to describe the feelings of p e a c e and s p i r i t u a l h a p p i n e s s one e x p e r i e n c e s listening to t h e strong, y o u t h f u l voice of P o p e P i u s X I I a n d receiving his holy B e n e d i c t i o n . W i t h h i m we recited t h e p r a y e r f o r the M a r i a n Y e a r —- a n d we h e a r d Christ's Vicar on e a r t h i n v o k i n g t h e blessings of M a r y on all t h e c h i l d r e n t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d ; you, in Australia, m y c o u n t r y m e n in I r e l a n d a n d t h e p e o p l e of t h i s w o n d e r f u l city of R o m e — all so f a r a p a r t in miles but u n i t e d in f a i t h . MARY C. HOGAN (Member of the Teaching Staff). l.B.V.M. Via Nomentana, Rome.

l.B.V.M. AT ST. MARY MAJOR'S: T h e B o r g h e s e C h a p e l is t h e special goal of the M a r i a n Y e a r p i l g r i m a g e s . T h e r e , is to be seen the special p i c t u r e w h i c h M a r y W a r d chose f o r h e r I n s t i t u t e — St. L u k e ' s M a d o n n a . E v e r y evening t h e r e is a H o l y H o u r h e r e f r o m f o u r to five. O n e day a week this is i n t e n d e d specially f o r nuns, a n d t h e necessary singing is d o n e by various Institutes in t u r n . On t h e M o n d a y in H o l y Week t h e lot fell on t h e l.B.V.M. A r r a n g e m e n t s were c o m p l i c a t e d b y a 'bus a n d t r a m strike, b u t Rev. M o t h e r p r o c u r e d a fleet of cars b e l o n g i n g to relations of our p u p i l s ; so we all arrived at the Basilica. It would have b e e n

an h o u r ' s walk — not t h e best p r e p a r a t i o n f o r singing. W h e n we a r r i v e d we f o u n d t h e c h a p e l f u l l of a r a t h e r t o u c h i n g p i l g r i m a g e of blind p e o p l e , o r g a n i z e d , a p p a r e n t l y , by the Salesians. W h e n t h e y left, t h e i r places were q u i c k l y t a k e n by Religious of v a r i o u s Institutes. T h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t was a l r e a d y exposed a m i d a blaze of candles a n d almost a b a n k of c a r n a t i o n s , p i n k , w h i t e a n d r e d . Above, t h e p i c t u r e was also exposed and i l l u m i n a t e d . W e sang Ave Verurn in plainsong. T h e n t h e r e was a s e r m o n a n d the rosary. W e sang t h e litanies, t h e ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 9)

VOCATIONS EXHIBITION AT OLYMPIA, LONDON, STALL ARRANGED BY LORETO ABBEY (l.B.V.M.),

1953

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Stall of the Irish B r a n c h of the l . B . V . M . depicting the apostolate of the I n s t i t u t e . Centre P a n e l : T h e Crest. A n alabaster statue of our B l e s s e d Mother. T h e H o l y H o u s e of Loreto carried by A n g e l s . Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham. N a m e s of the s e v e n Provinces. Left side—1st P a n e l : T h e child arriving at school about the age of five years. T e x t : "Suffer the little children to come unto M e . " 2nd P a n e l : First H o l y Communion. T e x t : " H e that eateth M y F l e s h and drinketh My Blood, hath everlasting life." 3rd P a n e l : A class of children with a nun. T e x t : " T h e y that instruct others unto justice shall shine as stars for all e t e r n i t y . " 4th P a n e l : T h e children go out into the world and practise Catholic A c t i o n . ( N u n p r a y i n g for the children). T e x t : "For t h e m do I s a n c t i f y M y s e l f . " ( T h e s e four panels are duplicated in the reverse on the opposite panels.) 5th P a n e l : V o c a t i o n to Religious L i f e : Ceremony of Profession. 6th P a n e l : V o c a t i o n to state of M a t r i m o n y : A W e d d i n g Ceremony. T e x t for b o t h : "Behold the H a n d m a i d of the Lord." In front of the stall is the model of an I n d i a n village, done by a craftsman, s h o w i n g the work of Loreto n u n s a m o n g the Natives. T h e materials used for the stall were pewter and w h i t e wood. T h e panels and centre piece were in pewter metal work and were e x e c u t e d by t w o of the nuns. M a n y Loreto pupils from all over the world visited the Stall, and s h o w e d their love, loyalty and interest in Loreto. One said, "Mother, I have not been f a i t h f u l — pray for m e . "

The School Orchestra in the Concert Hall, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham.

river is the same, a n d t h e trees still a r e m i r r o r e d in its clear s t r e a m as o t h e r trees were reflected calmly, or t r e m b l e d in its wavelets w h e n M a r y r o d e beside it on h e r spirited little p o n y . T h e old h o m e , t h e m a n o r house of M u l w i t h , is no l o n g e r in existence; t h e actual h o u s e w h e r e M a r y was b o r n was almost c o m p l e t e l y destroyed by fire w h e n she was a b o u t ten years old.

T h e t h r e e scenes on this page were photog r a p h e d last y e a r by M o t h e r M. I m e l d a , l.B.V.M., of t h e B a r Convent, York, w h o k i n d l y sent t h e m to us. W e k n o w t h a t t h e y will strike a h o m i n g c h o r d in t h e h e a r t of every child of o u r V e n e r a b l e M o t h e r M a r y W a r d , whose c h i l d h o o d was spent in these p a r t s of t h e Y o r k s h i r e c o u n t r y s i d e . She died at H e w a r t h some miles f r o m t h e city of Y o r k on J a n u a r y 30, 1645, h a v i n g spent a l i f e of heroism in p e r i l o u s j o u r n e y s a n d u n d e r t a k i n g s in F l a n d e r s , G e r m a n y a n d Italy. Ten years a f t e r h e r d e a t h , one of h e r f a i t h f u l c o m p a n i o n s , W i n i f r e d W i g m o r e , finished w r i t i n g t h e first b i o g r a p h y of h e r w h o m P o p e P i u s X I I has called, " t h a t incomparable w o m a n . " T h e o p e n i n g sentence of t h e b i o g r a p h y r e a d s : " O u r dearest M o t h e r , of h a p p y m e m o r y , Mrs. M a r y W a r d , was eldest d a u g h t e r of Mr. M a r m a d u k e W a r d , of Givendale, in t h e c o u n t y of Y o r k . Mulwitli and N e w b y were m a n o r - h o u s e s of his." ( H o w o u r little p i c t u r e s are t o u c h e d b y a r a y of h i s t o r y ! ) T h e n a m e s of M u l w i t h , N e w b y and G i v e n d a l e still survive in t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d of R i p o n . T h e W a r d s of Y o r k s h i r e figured in t h e history of E n g l a n d f r o m t h e t i m e of W i l l i a m t h e C o n q u e r o r w h e n seven W a r d b r o t h e r s c a m e and settled in t h e N o r t h . I n t h e days of t h e f o u n d a t i o n of F o u n t a i n s Abbey, t h e W a r d s figure as b e n e f a c t o r s . I n an old m a n u s c r i p t b o o k of h e r a l d r y , now in t h e British M u s e u m , t h e a r m s of t h e W a r d s are described as: " A z u r e , a Cross P a t o n c e . " L o r e t o girls everyw h e r e m u s t be f a m i l i a r with t h e crest which is o f t e n seen w o r k e d into stained-glass windows of Convents of t h e l.B.V.M. Visitors to t h e R i p o n C a t h e d r a l m a y still see it w h e r e it h a s been since a b o u t 1459.

RIPON T h e left-arm of t h e sign-post in o u r p i c t u r e p o i n t s to R i p o n . It is n o w chiefly i m p o r t a n t as possessing one of t h e finest C a t h e d r a l s in t h e E a r l y English style. It was one of t h e first G o t h i c C a t h e d r a l s to be b u i l t in E n g l a n d , a n d , t h a n k s to t h e work of r e s t o r a t i o n by Sir G. Scott, visitors can now see it as it m u s t h a v e stood in all its b e a u t y in m e d i e v a l times. G e n e r a t i o n s of t h e W a r d f a m i l y c o n t r i b u t e d generously to its erection, as we m a y see f r o m t h e i r coat-of-arms s c u l p t u r e d on t h e stone choir-screen in t h e F i f t e e n t h C e n t u r y . Of course it suffered d u r i n g t h e anti-religious r o b b e r y of t h e R e f o r m a t i o n , but d u r i n g M a r y W a r d ' s g i r l h o o d days she o f t e n passed it and a d m i r e d , as we a d m i r e to-day, t h e lovely western f a c a d e w i t h its two l o f t y towers. GIVENDALE T h e r e is n o m e n t i o n in any b i o g r a p h y of M a r y W a r d t h a t she ever lived in t h e m a n s i o n of Givendale, t h o u g h it was c e r t a i n l y , d u r i n g h e r g i r l h o o d , one of h e r f a t h e r ' s p r o p e r t i e s . W e are told in an old b i o g r a p h y t h a t it stood on t h e east b a n k of t h e River Ure, a b o u t t h r e e miles below R i p o n , comm a n d i n g b e a u t i f u l views u p a n d down t h e valley. It has long since been d e m o l i s h e d , b u t records of Y o r k s h i r e in the 18th C e n t u r y tell t h a t " w h e n t h e f o u n d a t i o n s were d i s t u r b e d in t h e c r o f t b e t w e e n t h e r o a d l e a d i n g to N e w b y H a l l a n d t h e p r e s e n t f a r m h o u s e of G i v e n d a l e " , several stones b e a r i n g inscriptions showed t h a t t h e y were stones of t h e e a r l y m a n s i o n o w n e d by M a r y W a r d ' s f a t h e r .

MULWITH T h e b a n k s of t h e River U r e have doubtless t a k e n on m a n y new m e a n d e r i n g s d u r i n g t h e c e n t u r i e s that divide us f r o m t h e days of M a r y W a r d ' s childh o o d at t h e end of the S i x t e e e n t h C e n t u r y . But t h e 8

L O R E T O NEWBY HALL O u r p i c t u r e shows us N e w h y H a l l as it stands to-day, h a v i n g b e e n r e b u i l t (on t h e original f o u n d a tions) in 1702. It has t h e typical a r c h i t e c t u r e of a c o u n t r y h o u s e of t h a t era, w h e n the R e n a i s s a n c e style h a d b e c o m e firmly rooted in E n g l a n d . T h e rusticated c o r n e r s of t h e wings and t h e b a l u s t r a d e r o u n d t h e roof m a k e us f e e l t h a t t h e f r o n t p o r c h is c e r t a i n l y flanked by Ionic or C o r i n t h i a n c o l u m n s if we could only see over t h e hedge. N e w b y H a l l was t h e h o m e to w h i c h t h e W a r d s moved a f t e r fire h a d destroyed t h e old m a n o r h o u s e at M u l w i t h w h e n M a r y was a b o u t ten years old. She loved this h o m e in its lovely g r o u n d s , b u t h e r s o j o u r n t h e r e was all too short. H e r f a t h e r was f a r too i m p o r t a n t as a citizen, and f a r too h o n o u r -

able as a Catholic to r e m a i n unnoticed d u r i n g t h e years of t h e E l i z a b e t h a n p e r s e c u t i o n ; so, a f t e r a few short years at N e w b y Hall, h e h a d to t a k e his f a m i l y a n d flee to t h e m o r e inaccessible c o u n t y of N o r t h u m b r i a , w h e r e his relative, t h e E a r l of N o r t h u m b e r land gave t h e m shelter. T h o m a s P e r c y (later to b e involved in the G u n p o w d e r P l o t ) o f t e n visited N e w b y as h e was m a r r i e d to Mrs. W a r d ' s sister, and was m a n a g e r of t h e n e a r b y estate, T o p c l i f f e , which belonged to his u n c l e , t h e E a r l of N o r t h u m b e r l a n d . H o w (he heroic, tragic figures of t h a t far-off w o r l d step q u i c k l y i n t o o u r circle, evoked by t h r e e n a m e s on a sign-post beside a road w i n d i n g over t h e Yorkshire Moors! — N. I.B.V.M., Australia.

ITALIAN GIRLS TH

C OF MARY WARD

Several times God p r o v e d h e r , b u t she never failed. H e r great joy in seeing t h e schools flourishing sank a f t e r w a r d s w h e n she saw those schools closed. She had to suffer m a t e r i a l p a i n a n d she never comp l a i n e d . She was p u t i n t o prison — f o r t h e second t i m e -—• in M u n i c h , as " h e r e t i c " and she was not discouraged. B u t what is w o n d e r f u l to see in M a r y W a r d ' s life is not only this s u p e r h u m a n s t r e n g t h , but how j o y f u l , c h e e r f u l , p e a c e f u l h e r spirit always was in every d a n g e r , in every sorrow, until t h e last day of h e r life. T h i n k i n g of M a r y W a r d we are m o v e d , and. with all o u r h e a r t s we c a n n o t but e x c l a i m : " O Jesus, deign soon to g l o r i f y T h y h u m b l e servant."' DORETTA PERAZZOLI. (Prize-essay, Fourth Course.)

e x c e p t i o n a l m o r a l strength a n d courage, characterized by m u c h tried h u m i l i t y , and o b e d i e n c e , have been r e w a r d e d b y t h e L o r d , W h o h a s m a d e h e r w o r k e n d u r e a n d p r o s p e r a f t e r h e r d e a t h , to His glory, a n d to m a k e h e r m e m o r y in t h e w o r l d eternal. CLARA RAPISARDA. (Prize-essay, Third Course.) W h e n she died she h a d a c c o m p l i s h e d h e r mission f u l l y — she only then " k n e w " t h a t w h a t God w a n t e d f r o m h e r was exactly w h a t she h a d done. LUCIANA BORRELLO. (Prize-essay, 2nd Course.) Lin a letter covering the above excerpts, the students' English mistress explains that they are from the winning essays of the competition, held every year for Mary Ward's birthday. Some hundreds of adult students pass through the classes arranged for them at the I.B.V.M., Via Nomentana, Rome. Mary Ward once trod their streets, and loved their fountains.—Ed.]

M a r y W a r d s life is really w o r t h y of b e i n g known, v e n e r a t e d and i m i t a t e d by all. She was a woman, whose f a i t h never f a i l e d , w h o gave j o y f u l l y all t h a t she possessed to God a n d m a n k i n d . H e r ORDINATION OF THE REV. JOHN BARRY, O.S.B. J o h n was o r d a i n e d at Miltown P a r k , along w i t h seventeen Jesuits. I c a n n o t tell you w h a t a joy t h a t was for his m o t h e r and m e : our son, a p r i e s t ! H e c e l e b r a t e d h i s first Mass the f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g at L o r e t o A b b e y , R a t h f a r n h a m , assisted by his novicemaster. F r . A t h a n a s i u s , O.S.B. Five o t h e r m o n k s sang d u r i n g t h e Mass, a f t e r w h i c h t h e w h o l e comm u n i t y received J o h n s blessing. W e were then e n t e r t a i n e d to a s p l e n d i d b r e a k f a s t . M o t h e r G e n e r a l came i n ; we w e r e i n t r o d u c e d , and she c h a t t e d f o r a while. We indeed owe a lot to t h e A b b e y w i t h w h i c h wc have h a d such a long c o n n e c t i o n . . . I was forgetting to m e n t i o n t h a t the C o a d j u t o r A r c h b i s h o p of M e l b o u r n e , Dr. Simonds, met us w h i l e we were at the A b b e y , a n d k n e l t to receive J o h n ' s blessing. JOHN BARRY, (nephew of the late Rev. Mother Gonzaga Barry, National Bank, Wexford. LB.V.M.) LFr. Barry has two nun-sisters, one in Carmel, the other in Rathfarnham.—Ed.]

AUSTRALIAN JESUIT IN ROME: O u r Old S t u d e n t s ' Association h a d a very interesting address f r o m F r . S m i t h , S.J. H e spoke of the m e t h o d s of C a t h o l i c Schools in A u s t r a l i a , chiefly of course a b o u t the one w h e r e h e himself had t a u g h t . M a n y of t h e a u d i e n c e were t e a c h e r s , so they were m u c h i n t e r e s t e d a n d asked m a n y questions. H e also told some h i g h l y a p p r e c i a t e d stories of surfing and v o l u n t e e r rescue p a r t i e s saving p e o p l e f r o m sharks. —M.M. LB.V.M. Via Nomentana, Rome. ( C o n t i n u e d f r o m page 5) real c h o i r of t h e c h a p e l giving the invocations — t h e rest of us answering. T h e n , a p l a i n s o n g Tantum Ergo. Of course e v e r y o n e said t h e M a r i a n p r a y e r t o g e t h e r . At t h e e n d the real c h o i r sang a Stabat Mater in parts. It s o u n d e d verv well. —M.M. LB.V.M. Via Nomentana, Rome. 9

LORETO

ABBEY,

MARY'S

MOUNT,

BALLARAT,

VICTORIA

MATRICULATION, LEAVING AND INTERMEDIATE CLASSES Front Row ( L . to R.) : A. M c S w i n e y , D. Flaherty, N. Maher, H . Baker. 2nd

R o w : A. Bolger, C. Conlan, B. Doering, L. Hicks, G. Rice, P. O'Bree (Councillor), Janet H a y d e n ( H e a d of the S c h o o l ) , M. O'Halloran, P. Rinaldi (Councillor), M. Sullivan, C. Liston, H . O'Brien.

3rd

R o w : I. Rinaldi, C. H a g e r (1st Councillor), M. Podger, K. Shea, S. Gudgeon, J. Condon, P. Jess, A. Vaughan, N. Sheahan, J. B e s e m e r e s , M. H a y d e n .

Back R o w : J. Barker, A. D o n e y , P. Byrne, D. Hoare, K. Hanrahan, M. Bourke, M. H o l m e s , J. Matthews, P. Broad, M. O'Callaghan. Absent:

G. Joshua,

McMahon.

GRADE VI TO GRADE I Front R o w : P. S u m m o n s , T. Parkinson, A. Rowlands, H. Hager, A. Hardy, J. Bilson. 2nd R o w : B. H a y d e n , H. Bilson, M. A. Geraghty, A. Sparks, M. Smith, M. Jenkins, A. Bell, J. Coghlan, M. D u n n , K. J a c k m a n , A. Gibson, R. Salt. 3rd R o w : S. Joshua, G. Landy, M. N u n n , M. O'Connor, L. Podger, L. Jenkins, M. Creati, P. H a y den, J. Powell, S. Bateson, M. Rowlands. Back R o w : P. H a y e s , H. L e c h t e , G. M c G e n n i s s , M. Jenkins, G. Slee, E. B u n n i n g , E. B e s e m e r e s , E. Ryan. A. Faulkner, F. Faulkner. A b s e n t : G. Fordham, M. L. Crowley, M. Schneller, M. S e n n e t t , A. Conlan.

SUB-INTERMEDIATE, 2nd YEAR & 1st YEAR CLASSES Front. R o w (L. to R.) : L. H o l m e s , G. McGilp, J. McGilp, J. Carroll, J. Gibson. 2nd R o w : J. H u r l e y , C. Carlile, A. Saunders, C. McSwiney, M. B e s e m e r e s , J. Rubino, R. Fulton, J. Tweddle. 3rd

R o w : S. H a v e s , H . Monkivitch, C. Keating, T. Lechte, J. Faulkner, F. Joyce, H . P o w e l l .

Back

R o w : J. O ' L o g h l e n , S. MacKenzie, M. O ' L o g h l e n , C. Rice, A. Doolan, J. Carracher. A b s e n t : E. Fraser, W . Pritchard.

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JOTTINGS FROM A JOURNAL, LORETO ABBEY, MARY'S MOUNT JUNE (1953): 21st.—We sang the Hymn to St. Aloysius with zest — a holiday with the traditional party in the evening. We had a good laugh at "The Egg and I". 27th.—It was good to learn so much about our land from the film, "Australia of To-day". 29th.—Girls f r o m Dawson St., and from St. Aloysius', Redan, came to enjoy the film, "The Vatican" —• a wonderful production in technicolour. As a result, the most popular book is "The Vatican" from the Lady Coghlan Memorial Library. 30th.—We celebrated Mother General's Feast day.

OCTOBER: 4th.—"Old Boys" and friends came to Ballarat in hundreds for the Opening of the new Memorial Chapel at St. Patrick's College. The majority of us went through the Chapel in the afternoon and came away enthralled by its beauty. 5th.—The new building begins. There is much to watch and sigh about. The Music Cells are moving; we watch that with interest. The trees have been felled; we sigh about that •— Farewell, lovely old pines, we all regret your passing. 10th.—Lorna Doone in technicolour. 14th.—Grim silence reigned in the vicinity of St. Agnes'. Music examinations had begun! Mr. L. Biggins was our examiner this year. Twelve Fifth Grade candidates in one morning! There was more variety in the afternoon sessions. 20th.—Splendid music results. Cheers! 21st.—Perception Examinations. Opinions varied! Later we found there was no need to worry. 24th.—Violin and cello students face examinations. 25th.—Sunday — Feast of Christ the King. We joined in the Eucharistic Procession at St. Patrick's College. His Lordship, Dr. J. O'Collins, gave Benediction at the conclusion of the Ceremony. That night we saw the film "The Happiest Days of Your Life". 26th to 30th.—Mr. F. O'Brien and his son could be seen with Mr. E. Doney preparing the putting green for Sports Day. Please accept our gratitude for this and all other help so generously given. 31st.—SPORTS DAY. The weather was fine.

JULY: 3rd.—With great regret we heard of the death of Mrs. Max Nunn — "Miss Frizelle" — our dancing teacher. 21st.—We joined the Novices in St. Cecilia's Hall, where we listened to a most interesting talk by the Reverend J. Phillips, S.J., Professor of Sacred Scripture at Corpus Christi College, Werribee. 22nd.—Mother Superior's Feast Day. 25th.—During study all the lights went out — great excitement — candles everywhere. Tea by candlelight — most romantic! No study (Alas!) "To bed — to bed". Suddenly all the lights went on! 31st.—An Orchestral Concert for Mother Superior. We congratulate Mr. Keith Young, Conductor of our orchestra and school choirs. We also thank him for his interesting illustrated talk on Queensland. AUGUST: 1st.—Basketball teams came from Dawson St. 8th.—We had sunshine for our journey to Melbourne. A glorious day at Loreto Convent, Toorak. 10th.—Y.C.S. Week opened with a dialogue Mass. 13th.—The Y.C.S. informal concert was most enjoyable. That afternoon we played Clarendon College, but our Basketball teams were seriously depleted. It was dressmaking day! 15th.—Feast of the Assumption. A lovely quiet holiday. "Early Tea" was followed by the film "A Queen is Crowned". 2nd.—Lovely First Communion Ceremony. Seven girls sat for the Shakespeare Examinations.

NOVEMBER: 4th.—The Manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. kindly sent demonstrators to teach us the use of all the "gadgets" — "usually left in a little box in the drawer". We were amazed at the "simplicity" of it all; but it was quite another matter when we tried it. 13th.—The Annual Dance for Mission funds — a quiet function this year, as examinations loomed. 17th.—Reverend P. Downes, our Chaplain, gave a helpful talk to the Seniors who are leaving school. DECEMBER: 1st.—The Examiners arrived to examine weaving, decorative needlework and dressmaking. The good news came later. 5th.—'"Loreto Day" in traditional style. 13th.—Rosary Crusade Day in Ballarat. We were privileged to form part of the Living Rosary. Twentyfive thousand people came f r o m all parts of this widespread Diocese and f r o m other parts of Victoria. The scene was a never-to-be-forgotten one. Father Patrick Peyton's simple, heartfelt talk went direct to every heart. We all realized the great need for family prayer; "The family that prays together stays together." Arrangements and organisation were perfect. Congratulations to Reverend J. Shelley. Many went home with parents on the afternoon of the 13th. For those who were leaving school, farewells were not easy.

THIRD TERM. SEPTEMBER: 15th.—Return to school. On the sixteenth we went to the Regent Theatre to see "The Miracle of Fatima". We all loved it; there were few dry eyes. 20th.—With great regret we heard of the death of Mrs. Arnel. We went to Requiem Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral and later formed a Guard of Honour for her. We offer sincerest s y m p a t h y to Mr. Arnel. 21st.—A.V. told Mother Judith to "BE SURE" to get the film, "Odette". A wonderful film and left us thinking hard. 25th.—We have a new lawn mower for the miniature Golf Course and Running Track. Mr. Doney shows us how.

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24th.—Lamentations! Head of the Lake Day! St. Patrick's College Crew lost by less than a quarter of a length. 27th.—Orchestral Concert for Schools by the A.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. 30th.—Several Mary's Mount girls made their debut in Melbourne at the Loreto Ball. Reports make us proud of you, Nanette, Colette, Helen, Moya, Kathleen and Brenda. MAY: 3rd.—As the first of May fell on a Saturday, the Procession and Crowning of Our Lady were postponed until Monday. Never has the School Altar looked lovelier. After the Act of Consecration, the Head of the School — J a n e t Hayden — crowned Our Lady. Congratulations to Janet, and to the newly-made Councillors — Clare Hager, Patricia Rinaldi and Patricia O'Bree. 5th.—There was a shadow over Mary's Mount today when we heard of the death of our loved Mother M. Catherine. JUNE: 1st.—Second Term opens. 5th.—We enjoyed the film, "The Queen in Fiji and Tonga". 8th.—Our annual Christian Doctrine Examination by our Diocesan Inspector, Reverend J. Shelley. We were glad to repeat our Marian Hour for him; and we thank him for his gracious words of appreciation. 9th, 10th, 11th.—The Retreat was loved by all. The Director was Reverend Father H. Scanlon, C.S.S.R. 19th.—The Leaving Class went to Black Hill for a Geography Excursion. 20th.—Children from St. Aloysius School, Redan, and from St. Joseph's, were our guests at a Marian Hour. All joined in the singing of the hymns. As we go to press, we take a glance at the new building. It has reached the second storey. This time next year we hope to be "quite used to it". There are great preparations for the Feast of the Assumption and for the close of the Marian Year. Details are reserved for "Loreto" 1955. A. VAUGHAN and PAM BYRNE.

MARCH: 5th.—The Begonia Festival opens. Ballarat is in holiday attire — begonias and bunting by day; coloured lights and fireworks at night. 6th.—From the lovely Tudor gates at Mary's Mount, flags and bunting are fluttering in the breeze. People have been gathering since dawn. School children are massed together in the City Oval, for to-day Ballarat is to welcome Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and the Duke. From the specially prepared stands in Sturt Street, children had a satisfactory view of the Royal Pair. Her Majesty's gracious ways won all hearts. 7th.—All enjoyed the half holiday and the film "The Winslow Boy". 11th, 12th, 13th.—Quarant'Ore. The weather was sunny and the Altars even lovelier than ever. 14th.—Music for the People in the Gardens. The Seniors and the Musicians went. 15th.—The Begonia Festival ends. 22nd.—Our generous Tennis Coach, Mr. Cyril Bass, arranged with Mr. Colin Long for an exhibition of tennis on our courts by Rex Hartwig, Ashley Cooper, Keith Rogers and John Turner. We were thrilled to see such well-known players in action — and almost equally thrilled with their autographs. We are grateful to Spaldings Ltd., who made the visit possible. 23rd.—The Organ Recital given in our Chapel by Miss Agnes O'Keefe, famous Melbourne organist, was much appreciated. 24th.—We all agree that the film "Where No Vultures Fly" is one of the best we have ever seen. 25th.—Lady Day. Our first Marian Hour took the form of a series of tableaux, spoken poetry and hymns in which all joined. 27th.—Teams from Loreto Convent, Toorak, visited us for Soft Ball and Tennis. We hope that they enjoyed the day as much as we did. APRIL: 2nd.—Visit from Father Philip Crosbie, of Korea. We shall never forget his lecture. 15th to 22nd.—Easter Holidays.

SYMBOLS

Victory, the western g a t e w a y to B a l l a r a t w h i c h leads on to the A v e n u e of H o n o u r p l a n t e d with elm trees to h o n o u r the B a l l a r a t m e n w h o f o u g h t in t h e 1914-1918 W a r . A little f u r t h e r was a p a i n t i n g of a m i n e r at work on his claim, t y p i c a l of a scene one m i g h t have seen on t h e goldfields in the 1850's. T h e next p a i n t i n g showed B a l l a r a t as an a g r i c u l t u r e c e n t r e — p e o p l e t u r n e d to f a r m i n g as t h e gold ceased to lie p r o f i t a b l e ; so B a l l a r a t did not b e c o m e a ghost town as did m a n y o t h e r boom towns w h e n the gold ran out. T h e p r i v a t e h o u s e s along the r o u t e were b e d e c k e d for the occasion, b u t m a n y of these were h i d d e n by the c h i l d r e n on the stands set u p b y t h e B a l l a r a t Builders. T h e s e t w e n t y t h o u s a n d c h i l d r e n were B a l l a r a t ' s greatest s y m b o l of progress. YVONNE ASHKAR (Intermediate Class). Dawson Street.

PROGRESS

A m o n g the d e c o r a t i o n s ("or t h e Royal Visit, h u n g h i g h across S t u r t Street were h u g e p a i n t i n g s ten feet by six feet, d e p i c t i n g stages in t h e progress of Ballarat. T h e first was a p a i n t i n g of the new W h i t e Swan Reservoir s u r r o u n d e d b y p i n e trees in f r e s h v e r d a n t c o u n t r y , t y p i c a l of that a r o u n d B a l l a r a t . Some will recall t h a t in 1855 w a t e r f r o m L a k e W e n d o u r e e , t h e n Yuilles S w a m p , was sold at fifty gallons p e r £1. T h e next p a i n t i n g showed the W e l c o m e Nugget, w h i c h was f o u n d on J u n e 9th, 1858, at Red H i l l Mine. It was an i r r e g u l a r l u m p of w a t e r w o r n honeyc o m b e d gold a b o u t t w e n t y inches long, t h i r t e e n inches b r o a d a n d eight inches t h i c k . T h e m i n e r s e x h i b i t e d t h e nugget to raise m o n e y f o r c h a r i t y , a n d finally it was sold to W i t o w s k i B r o t h e r s for £10.050. A n o t h e r of the p a i n t i n g s was t h e A r c h of

L O R E T O

Stella O U R T h e love of O u r L a d y has filled men s m i n d s t h r o u g h all t h e history of the world. T o every age she has fulfilled a topical need. T o O u r Lord she was m o t h e r , to His tiny C h u r c h r e f u g e a n d inspiration. God gave h e r to t h e world in t h e h o u r of His Agony, and she has been its courage and protectress. In the M i d d l e Ages, O u r L a d y was t h e p a t t e r n of c h i v a l r y ; a n d in the Renaissance she b e c a m e t h e ideal of the greatest artists the world has ever k n o w n . As t h e M a d o n n a she is seen most o f t e n h o l d i n g O u r L o r d in h e r arms, or w o r s h i p p i n g Him in t h e crib. W h a t e v e r h e r title, she has been to all g e n e r a t i o n s and civilizations: M o t h e r of all men. T h e w o r l d is m o r e wicked now t h a n it has ever been. P e r s e c u t i o n is m o r e persistent, scientific and cold-blooded. We are living in this darkness, and it seems m o r e hopeless to us t h a n o t h e r Dark Ages, a n d d a r k e r t h a n any f u t u r e history shall a p p e a r . Coldness a n d neglect of God are all a r o u n d us. T h e face of the w o r l d flayed twice over by t h e b r u t a l i t y of war, is m o r t a l l y scarred by f e a r , jealousy, industrial t u r m o i l a n d tin 4 bitterness of agnosticism. Yet this is called t h e Age of Mary. At F a t i m a O u r Lady, a p p e a r i n g to little c h i l d r e n , s p o k e the last message of h o p e and salvation, t h e d e s p e r a t e offer of m e r c y w h i c h h e r p r a y e r s h a d w r u n g f r o m God. T o us t h e M o t h e r of God is no longer t h e Mistress of a holy chivalry, nor the sweet-smiling M a d o n n a . She is s o m e o n e s t r o n g ; a b u r n i n g p u r i t y in the blackness and b l o o d s h e d : the Q u e e n of Martyrs. " H e l p of the h a l f - d e f e a t e d , H o u s e of Gold. S h r i n e of t h e Sword, and T o w e r of I v o r y ; Splendour apart, supreme and aureoled. T h e B a t t l e r ' s Vision, a n d the W o r l d ' s Reply."' T o be a Catholic now, one must fight f o r the f a i t h . Belloc s p o k e f o r us all w h e n he cried to h e r :

Matutina L A D Y " M o t h e r of Christ, And M o t h e r of m e Save m e alive F r o m t h e howl of t h e sea." S o m e t i m e s in t h i n k i n g of O u r Lady's own y o u t h , it seems s t r a n g e that n o w she should u n d e r s t a n d and h e l p us so p e r f e c t l y , w h e n the world is u t t e r l y c h a n g e d . She lived very quietly, at a time when the h o p e of a Saviour was t h e i n s p i r a t i o n of her c o u n t r y , a n d w h e n the J e w s were p r o u d to be called God's p e o p l e . We i m a g i n e h e r life, as m u c h as we know of it, f r o m the first m i r a c u l o u s s p r i n g w h e n she travelled across t h e m o u n t a i n s to St. E l i z a b e t h , to t h a t t r u e s p r i n g w h e n the world woke to life t h r o u g h the d e a t h of O u r L o r d . W e can see her at sunrise 011 E a s t e r S u n d a y , w h e n the "Son of Justice"* rose into e t e r n i t y , t h o u g h not even St. L u k e has told us of t h a t m e e t i n g with h e r Son. glorious in His Divinity. She possesses in p e r f e c t i o n every virtue. A p a r t f r o m h e r great h u m i l i t y , she h a d w h a t St. F r a n c i s of Assissi called " p u r e s i m p l i c i t y , " the ability to c o n c e n t r a t e u t t e r l y a n d c o n f i d e n t l y on G o d , a n d to seek H i m in every action a n d at e a c h m o m e n t . T h e search for O u r Lord, lost in J e r u s a l e m , could symbolize f o r us the p e r f e c t i o n of His Mother's life, spent f o r God. " S t e e p are t h e seas, and savaging and cold, In b r o k e n waters, t e r r i b l e to try, And vast against t h e w i n t e r night the wold, And h a r b o u r l e s s f o r any sail to lie. B u t you shall lead m e to t h e lights, a n d I Shall h y m n you in a h a r b o u r story told, I b i s is t h e f a i t h t h a t I h a v e held a n d hold, A n d this is t h a t in w h i c h 1 m e a n to die."* (Belloc.) JOCELYN DUNPHY (Matriculation, 1953). Toorak.

A N N U N C I A T A * T h e day is done. Now, t h r o u g h t h e b a n n e r s of a rose-stained cloud A messenger comes f o r t h , whose mission p r o u d Is to a n n o u n c e t h e choosing of a Q u e e n U n t o t h e fairest soul w h i c h God has s e e n ; His chosen one.

" H o w can this b e ? " U n c e r t a i n , filled with awe, she t h i n k s a l o u d . G a b r i e l answers, a n d h e r h e a d is bowed. T h a t God s h o u l d send to h e r ! H e r h e a r t is still A n d t h e n — she lovingly consents: " H i s Will Be done to i n e ! "

She k n e e l s in p r a y e r . H e r p u r i t y of heart glows in h e r eyes; She lifts h e r face !o G o d , and now she sighs " O h , t h a t His lowly h a n d m a i d I m i g h t b e ! " A s o u n d , a b r e a t h of w i n d ; she t u r n s to see An angel t h e r e .

T h e r e is no f e a r . T h e pain, the a c h i n g loss, the m a r t y r ' s p a l m A r e all accepted, a n d h e r m i n d is calm. H e r face is r a d i a n t as the vision fades, And his voice re-echoes t h r o u g h the twilight shades— "Ave Maria!" JOSEPHINE DUNPHY

(Sub-Leaving). Claremont. * This poem was the winning number of the Marian Year verse competition conducted at "Osborne" in honour of Our Lady. Josephine's sister is a postulant at Mary's Mount, with the name S.M. Annunciata.

" H a i l , f u l l of g r a c e ! " T h u s , as h e stands in h e a v e n l y light a r r a y e d , H e r e v e r e n t l y salutes t h e h u m b l e m a i d , " T h e chosen M o t h e r of o u r K i n g " . H e k n e e l s ; A n d f o r a second in h e r a r m s she feels A child's e m b r a c e .

L O R E T O

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"Roses

N A R R A T O R : T h e s e apparitions of Our Lady were at the time of the Spanish I n v a s i o n . M a n y of the Spaniards looked down upon the Aztec Indians, treating t h e m more or less as animals, and they believed that t h e y had no souls. This race, h o w e v e r , was highly cultured, and so, at the time w h e n they were being persecuted. Our L a d y chose one of t h e m as her m e s s e n g e r . H i s n a m e was Juan D i e g o and w h e n he w a s on his way to Saturday Mass in honour of the Blessed Virgin, he had no idea of the encounter that awaited him on the r o c k y s u m m i t of the hill T e p e y a c , three miles from M e x i c o City. H e had been baptised by the F r a n c i s c a n s and for six years his faith had deepened and ripened. But, even so, he could hardly have guessed that his journey w a s to be fatefully interrupted and diverted to an interview with B i s h o p Juan de Zumarraga in his palace, and that, from the light shining on that hill-top, the sick w o u l d be healed and roses would g r o w in D e c e m b e r . B e c a u s e of his complete l o y a l t y to what he saw, the vision has reached thousands upon t h o u s a n d s of others, from the time he made the journey in the sixteenth century d o w n to our own day. SCENE

(Juan D i e g o w a l k i n g along the roadway hears beautiful music and l o o k s up puzzled. H e sees a beautiful I n d i a n maiden of about fourteen standing on the hill near w h i c h he is s t a n d i n g . ) O U R L A D Y : J u a n — J u a n — J u a n D i e g o . M y son, Juan D i e g o , w h o m I love and esteem as my dear little child. W h e r e are y o u g o i n g . J U A N : N o b l e and dear l a d y , I am on my w a y to attend Mass. To-day being Saturday, the Mass I g o to see s h o w n will be in honour of the Blessed Virgin. She is the Mother of our Saviour yet a V i r g i n most holy. O U R L A D Y : Littlest and dearest! It is in my honour the sons of Saint F r a n c i s offer their Saturday M a s s e s . L i s t e n well and remember all 1 say to you. I am the e v e r - V i r g i n M a r y — I am the Mother of the true G o d — W h o created all t h i n g s — W h o sustains all t h i n g s — W h o is present in all p l a c e s — H e is here with us on this knoll. ( P a u s e . ) Look at me, m y s o n ! Stand u p ! I w a n t a church built here, little son. It will be under my p r o t e c t i o n — n a m e d in m y honour. M y desire is to s h o w myself a mother to y o u and your p e o p l e ; but it will be n e c e s s a r y to carry m y w o r d s about it to your B i s h o p in M e x i c o City. Tell him it is I w h o have spoken to y o u of the matter. Repeat this promise to him, e x a c t l y as I now give it to y o u — " N o one w h o seeks me here with a g e n u i n e need or affliction will turn a w a y unconsoled. N o tear will escape my pity. N o smallest sigh will go unheard . . . Y o u yourself, Juan, in reward for your part in o b t a i n i n g the church to be built, will have my gratitude always. Go in peace now, while m y prayer a c c o m p a n i e s y o u . " (Curtain). S C E N E II N A R R A T O R : Juan hurries from T e p e y a c on his three mile journey to the Bishop's Palace. H e makes the journey quickly and is thinking j o y o u s l y of all that has happened to him. ' O n seeing the Bishop's Palace he quickly and quietly makes his w a y to. wards it. A f e w guards are idling around the gate and do not notice Juan's approach at first. ( C u r t a i n ) . G U A R D I : H o l a ! W h e r e do y o u think you are, idiot? Keep b a c k ! This is the E p i s c o p a l Palace. Keep away from this part of the city, or we'll set the dogs on you. J U A N ( g e n t l y ) : It's not Y O U I wish to speak to. It's the Bishop. Just tell me where he sits in this beautiful, great h o u s e and that will be the end of my presence a m o n g you. G U A R D I : T h e B i s h o p will be in his Oratory. H e prays for an hour after Mass. H e makes l o n g t h a n k s g i v i n g s . W o u l d y o u be w i l l i n g to wait until he has broken his fast? J U A N : W h e r e is this oratory? W i l l s o m e o n e take me there? I have a most important m e s s a g e for the Bishop. G U A R D I I ( s c o r n f u l l y ) : Are y o u by any chance a friend of H i s E x c e l l e n c y ' s ? Perhaps your m e s s a g e is from the K i n g of S p a i n ! J U A N : T h e B i s h o p does not k n o w me, but he k n o w s W h o has sent me. I bid you farewell. (Juan m o v e s forward.) G U A R D I : Stay where y o u are. If y o u m o v e w e will beat you. Tell us your name and what y o u want with the Bishop. J U A N : M y name is Juan D i e g o and I have a most i m p o r t a n t —

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G U A R D II ( c o n t e m p t u o u s l y ) : Juan D i e g o . So y o u are a Spaniard! That's g o o d ! J U A N : I am baptised. The F a t h e r s g a v e me that name. My Indian name y o u could not pronounce. W h e r e is the oratory? Is it that door, or that? There are so many doors here. G U A R D I : We'll have to let the beast wait. H i s E x c e l l e n c y has only himself to thank. (To Juan). We'll s h o w y o u the w a y w h e n the time c o m e s . But what do y o u want with the B i s h o p ? W h a t ' s the m e s s a g e ? W h o is it from? J U A N : I cannot tell you. M e s s a g e s are b e t w e e n t w o people. The one w h o sends and the one w h o receives. I speak only of the etiquette of m y p e o p l e ; but the F a t h e r s tell us that good etiquette with one people may be bad etiquette with another. I did not mean to rebuke you. G U A R D I : Good G o d ! It's like a parrot talking. A wonderful bird the parrot. It g i v e s y o u g o o s e flesh. J U A N : Yes, H e is a good God, in very truth. W e t h o u g h t Cortez was the only g o o d god w e ever had returned to give us another chance. E v e n those of us w h o are still in darkness k n o w w e deceived ourselves about the w h i t e conjuror, and were fools. But those, w h o , like myself sit at the feet of the Missionary Fathers to learn from them, w o r s h i p the O n e and only True God, as you do, and k n o w that H e is indeed as good as H e is powerful. W e praise His H o l y N a m e . ( E n t e r Guards 3 and 4) G U A R D 3 : God's M o t h e r ! An Indian d o g ! In the Palace itself! Is there any limit. J U A N ( r e v e r e n t l y ) : God's M o t h e r ! Yes. Mary m o s t h o l y ! Her name is also to be praised. L e t us praise it t o g e t h e r . G U A R D 4 : God's B l o o d ! W h a t g o e s on here. Is he crazy? J U A N : God's B l o o d ! Shed for u s ! B e c a u s e H e loved us so much. Did any other God ever do the like? N o . Never. It w a s our blood that false g o d s thirsted for. Our blood w a s their drink. The true God gives us His o w n Sacred Blood to drink. God's Blood is our life. G U A R D 4 ( e x a s p e r a t e d ) : God's W o u n d s ! J U A N : God's W o u n d s ! Y e s indeed, it is a g o o d reminder, friend. Let us kneel. Let us p r a y ! M y Lord and m y God. Your w o u n d s are our proof. ( P a u s e ) Hail Mary. Hail, H a i l ! Smile on your children. B l e s s e d art thou a m o n g w o m e n and blessed is the fruit of thy w o m b — E N T E R P R I E S T : H u s h ! N o t here. Come with me and we'll find another place more private. GUARD I: H e pushed right in here without a by-your-leave and demanded to see the Bishop. ^A^e said that the B i s h o p w a s at his prayers, and the s a v a g e said, w h o cared about that, he was g o i n g to see him a n y w a y . It w a s e n o u g h to start a n y o n e sweari n g ! H o l y M a r y ! E x c u s e it, please, but H i s E x c e l l e n c y himself wouldn't blame us. Good G o d — P R I E S T : T h e Bishop certainly blames you, and very s e v e r e l y ; I do more than blame you, I utterly despise you. ( T o Juan) Come with me. I'll find a quiet place where y o u can wait till the B i s h o p can see you. It is too early y e t — m u c h too early, but I am his secretary. P e r h a p s y o u needn't see the Bishop at all. We'll see. S C E N E I I I ( O u t s i d e Curtain) N A R R A T O R : The priest tells Juan that he will take him to another room. Juan tells him that he can tell no one but the B i s h o p of his message, but suddenly there is the sound of horses. The secretary has to leave Juan w h e n he is told that it is the Spanish Governor. H e bids Juan stay in an a l c o v e where he will not be seen and s o o n after leaves the palace. Juan waits for several hours for the priest to return till at l e n g t h the Bishop's page enters the room. ( C u r t a i n ) . P A G E : F o o l ! W h y are y o u s t a n d i n g there? J U A N : I am w a i t i n g for the secretary Father w h o is g o i n g to take me to the Bishop. P A G E : W h a t do y o u w a n t with the Bishop and do y o u not k n o w that his secretary has g o n e out with the Governor? J U A N : I am w a i t i n g for the good Father's return and I am sorry but I cannot tell y o u the important m e s s a g e I have been g i v e n to deliver to the Bishop. P A G E : If this m e s s a g e is as important as y o u say, I will take y o u to His Lordship.

L O R E T O J U A N : I assure y o u that it is most important and I will be very grateful if y o u would take me to the Bishop. (Curtain Opens. S c e n e — r o o m in palace.) P A G E (to B i s h o p ) : E x c e l l e n c y . There is an Indian outside w h o says he has a very important message for you. He has been s t a n d i n g in the hall since early this morning. H i s name is Juan Diego. B I S H O P : Bring him in here. PAGE: Yes, E x c e l l e n c y . (Juan enters). B I S H O P : Good a f t e r n o o n , Juan, and what brings you on this long journey to m y palace? JUAN: Excellency! I have very g o o d n e w s for you. On my w a y to Saturday Mass this morning, I heard unearthly singing and then (Curtain Closes). N A R R A T O R : Juan tells his story to the Bishop who paces up and d o w n the room with a troubled expression on his face. A t length he turns to Juan and sits down. (Curtain O p e n s ) . B I S H O P : Y o u have eaten since y o u came to the Palace, I presume. J U A N : No, E x c e l l e n c y , I have not. B I S H O P : D o y o u mean to tell me y o u have been offered nothing since y o u c a m e here? J U A N : I have been offered nothing, E x c e l l e n c y . B I S H O P : And Juan, had you been fasting when you were on your w a y to Mass? J U A N : Yes, E x c e l l e n c y , I had been fasting from about six last night. B I S H O P : Y o u say it w a s early m o r n i n g ? J U A N : That it was, Your E x c e l l e n c y . B I S H O P : D o you realise Juan, that long fasting and walking in the early hours of the morning c o m b i n e d , often make people inclined to i m a g i n e t h i n g s . J U A N (standing up) : But I didn't i m a g i n e it, if that is what you mean. Our L a d y really appeared to me. I saw her as well as I can see you n o w . She asked me to have a church built on T e p e y a c . If w e hurry w e m a y h a v e it ready for her Son's birthday. It is in less than t w o weeks. B I S H O P : I am afraid, Juan, that I cannot act on what y o u have told me. Ask your Lady to g i v e me a sign to prove who she is. J U A N : But, Your E x c e l l e n c y , Our L a d y — B I S H O P : I am sorry, Juan, but I cannot listen to you. Go n o w , and return to me in a few days' time with the sign I ask for. (Curtain). S C E N E IV N A R R A T O R : Juan leaves the Palace feeling very unhappy. He thinks he has failed Our Lady, and makes up his mind to ask her to send s o m e o n e else, s o m e o n e more w o r t h y , not an ignorant Indian like himself. H e meets Our Lady on his w a y home and tells her what the B i s h o p asks. Our Lady tells h'm that she has c h o s e n him as m e s s e n g e r and, if he will c o m e on the following morning, she will give him the sign. H e a w a k e n s next morning and hears a great c o m m o t i o n . He is told that his uncle is d y i n g . H e quickly rushes to his uncle's hut to attend to him. H e sends one of the Indian boys to the Miss i o n ; but, without his k n o w l e d g e , the boy's mother prevents him from g o i n g . Then Juan makes his d e c i s i o n — h e would g o to the Mission, there w a s little hope of arriving in time but he would try. H e hurries towards the M i s s i o n ; but, as he passes the hill T e p e y a c , he dares not look up in case Our Lady is t h e r e ; but he finds he cannot but do so. Sure e n o u g h the Virgin is there, but Juan hurries on past her. Since he will not go to her, she c o m e s down to him and stands in his p a t h w a y . O U R L A D Y : W h y did y o u not c o m e to me this morning, and why are you in such a hurry? J U A N : Dear Mother, please do not keep me, for my uncle is dying, and I must get a priest for him. I am more than sorry that I have failed y o u ; but y o u must understand that I could not leave my uncle. O U R L A D Y : D o not worry about your uncle, little son, he is safe and is at this m o m e n t sitting up asking for you. I do understand w h y you did not c o m e to me this morning, and you need no longer w o r r y about that. I will now give y o u the sign I have promised, and you will take it to the Bishop. If y o u walk to the rocky s u m m i t of this hill y o u will find roses g r o w i n g there. Pick them, and bring t h e m back to me. (Juan gathers the r o s e s and brings them back to Our L a d y . ) O U R L A D Y : H o l d out your tilma, m y son, while I arrange the

roses. N o w , s h o w these roses to the Bishop, and do not allow them to be disarranged. Go now, little son, m y blessing upon you. J U A N : Dearest M o t h e r ! I promise y o u that your wishes shall be fulfilled and I will try m y utmost to please you. (Curtain.) SCENE V N A R R A T O R : W h i l e Juan w a s hurrying towards M e x i c o City his uncle recovered from his illness. This w a s a great surprise to the people t h e r e ; but, w h e n e v e r y o n e w e n t out of his hut, there w a s a far greater surprise to c o m e ; for, w h e n he looked up, he saw a beautiful girl standing before him. H e knew w h o she was by the unearthly light that surrounded her. (Curtain O p e n s ) . O U R L A D Y : Juan Bernadino, I want a church built on T e p e y a c , and I w a n t the i m a g e of myself on the tilma of your nephew, Juan D i e g o to be called Saint Mary of Guadeloupe. Juan k n o w s m y w i s h e s about the church, but not about its name. I could not instruct him c o n c e r n i n g that, w i t h o u t spoiling the surprise I have planned for him. w h e n he arrives at the Bishop's Palace to s h o w him the roses. U N C L E : H o l y M o t h e r ! W h a t has made two humble Indians worthy of your great privileges? O U R L A D Y : Little son, m y Son died for you, and, in H i s eyes and mine, y o u are no lower than any other race in the world. (Curtain). S C E N E VI N A R R A T O R : Juan makes another journey to M e x i c o City. He arrives at the Palace to find the s a m e guards on duty. H e is more confident of himself as he has already met t h e m before. H o w e v e r , the guards are not pleased to see him, especially as the B i s h o p told Juan not to return in less than three days' time. (Curtain opens. At gates of the Palace.) G U A R D 2 : H e y ! Look at him. G U A R D 1 : Y o u a g a i n ! W h a t do you think y o u are d o i n g ? You were told to return after three days, not t w o . His Excellency has e n o u g h to do w i t h o u t Indians w a s t i n g all his time. J U A N : I k n o w t h a t ; but I have reasons to c o m e again, and— G U A R D 2 : All right ( s a r c a s t i c a l l y ) . D o not bother to tell us, you demand an audience with the Bishop, for it is affairs of state y o u have c o m e on, and the matter is most u r g e n t ! Y o u are not exactly a stranger in these parts, y o u know, but w e missed y o u y e s t e r d a y . You were well, I hope? J U A N ( g e n t l y ) : Y e s thank you, I w a s very w e l l ; but m y uncle w a s ill and required my a t t e n d a n c e . It is true that the matter I have c o m e on is really important. I need to see the B i s h o p immediately. G U A R D 1 ( p o i n t i n g at Juan's tilma) : And w h a t have y o u there? Special Indian produce for H i s E x c e l l e n c y ' s private t a b l e ! He hasn't one, dear prince, but the mistake is pardonable, and if you will just hop around to the kitchen and dump that filthy bundle, we will think about letting you in. Get along before I lose paticnce. (Juan pretends to make for the kitchen and escapes to the Reception H a l l . ) GUARD

H ere!

W h a t do y o u think y o u are doing? SCENE

(Curtain).

VII

N A R R A T O R : Juan hurries to the Hall hoping to get to the Bishop with his precious bundle, but unfortunately there is another guard and the page w h o has befriended him before, is there. (Curtain o p e n s ) . P A G E : W h a t are y o u hiding in your tilma, old fellow? Let us have a look. J U A N : Keep your hands off. Y o u helped me before, please take me to the Bishop. Tell these others to make w a y for us. (All laugh. Then Guards push the page away and open Juan's tilma.) G U A R D I: ROSES! G U A R D 2: H e ' s been robbing the Governor's g a r d e n ! G U A R D 1: F o o l ! T h e y don't have Castilian roses over there, and g o o d n e s s ! Ours don't blossom for months. G U A R D 3 : Are they w a x ? G U A R D 2 : T h e y are s e w n on. I just pulled at one and it stuck there. ( B i s h o p enters quietly.) B I S H O P : W h a t is g o i n g on here? G U A R D 1: E x c e l l e n c y , t h i s — G U A R D 2 : Yes, Your E x c e l l e n c y — ( s e c r e t a r y e n t e r s ) . B I S H O P : Be quiet, please. W h a t is this o d o u r — t h i s perfume? It is like incense only k e e n e r — m u c h keener, sharply sweet. Where does it c o m e from? W h a t is it?

L O R E T O S E C R E T A R Y : P e r f u m e or i n c e n s e — o n e I should say. J U A N : Excellency! Excellency! —

is as unlikely as the

other,

B I S H O P : Roses, J u a n ! Is that w h a t y o u have in your tilma? S h o w t h e m to me. W h e r e did y o u find t h e m ? Y o u should h a v e told me the perfume w a s that of roses. J U A N : Our L a d y told me to g o to the s u m m i t of T e p e y a c and pick them. I did so, and then she arranged them with her own hands. She told me to s h o w them to no one but you.

B I S H O P : J u a n — d o y o u smell this perfume? J U A N : Yes, Excellency. B I S H O P : W h a t is it? D o y o u k n o w ? J U A N : I t is the odour of her s a n c t i t y . Y o u k n o w of w h o m I speak. B I S H O P : Y e s — y e s , I k n o w . But have y o u seen her again? J U A N : Yes, E x c e l l e n c y , I have. T w i c e since I left y o u . T h e s e c o n d time m y uncle w a s d y i n g and I w a s on m y w a y to the M i s s i o n ; but she told m e to c o m e here first and to do her m e s s a g e . B I S H O P ( s t e r n l y ) : D o you e x p e c t me to believe that she sent y o u here before y o u w e n t to the Mission? This is no odour of sanctity, hers or a n y o n e else's. J U A N : God a n s w e r e d her prayer and m y uncle is perfectly well and does not need the last S a c r a m e n t s , E x c e l l e n c y . B I S H O P : But, h o w do y o u k n o w that? H a v e y o u been back to m a k e sure? J U A N : I don't understand you, E x c e l l e n c y . Of course I haven't been back. She sent me here. But, E x c e l l e n c y , your servants were curious and have seen the roses.

B I S H O P : Open your tilma, Juan, and let me see the roses. (Juan spreads his tilma and to e v e r y o n e ' s surprise, imprinted on it is a lifesize i m a g e of the Blessed V i r g i n . Juan, unsuspecting, s t o o p s to pick up the fallen roses.) BISHOP:

No!

Stay as y o u are!

S E C R E T A R Y : S t o p ! L e a v e it as it i s ! (All kneel reverently. Juan is puzzled. time at the beautiful i m a g e . )

They

gaze

for

some

B I S H O P Cslowly) : This, H e has not d o n e for every nation. ( S t a n d s u p ) . N o t for every nation. ( T h e B i s h o p unknots the tilma and holds it up for Juan to see. Juan k n e e l s and g a z e s with great joy at the image of Our B l e s s e d L a d y . ( S l o w c u r t a i n ) . JULIENNE

T H E MAJ

TWEDDLE Mary's

(13), Mount.

N YEAR h e a r t of h e r Divine Son, by o u r growing r e s e m b l a n c e to h e r . I bis in t u r n will have a p r o f o u n d effect on society in g e n e r a l . E a c h one w h o c o n t r i b u t e s to t h e r e a l i z a t i o n of this aim, will be filled with a d e e p consciousness of the Divine a p p r o v a l . F o r shall we not be f u l f i l l i n g in this chaotic world of ours, t h e very advice t h a t O u r L a d y gave t h e waiters at C a n a : Whatsoever He Shall Say to You, Do Ye. PENELOPE MAGEE (16). Brisbane. 2. W h e n we c a m e b a c k to school in F e b r u a r y , t h e girls were earnestly t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e M a r i a n Y e a r . O n t h e notice b o a r d we saw a list of t h e activities that h a d b e e n p l a n n e d f o r the year's work. First c a m e the p o s t e r p r o b l e m . Each girl h a d to decide h o w she could best p o r t r a y O u r Lady. A f t e r m a n y battles w i t h p a i n t , b r u s h and w a t e r o u r work was c o m p l e t e d , a n d on May 1st, F a t h e r Wilkins, S.J., p r e s e n t e d prizes to t h e winners. As F a t h e r p o i n t e d out to us, e a c h c h i l d , w h e t h e r a p r i z e w i n n e r or not, did h e r best to do h o n o u r to M a r y who would herself give prizes to all c o m p e t i t o r s . In second t e r m we are h a v i n g a p o e m comp e t i t i o n a n d now instead of b a t t l i n g with p a i n t s and b r u s h e s , we are involved in t h e difficulties of r h y m e s and metres. If t h e p o e m s are as good as the posters O u r L a d y will be pleased with o u r efforts. F o r t h i r d t e r m t h e Seniors are w r i t i n g essays, a n d t h e M i d d l e and J u n i o r schools are d o i n g p r o j e c t or n o t e books. T h e Seniors m a y choose any one of O u r Lady's titles t h a t a p p e a l s to h e r , a n d m a n y have a l r e a d y n e a r l y c o m p l e t e d t h e i r w o r k . J u d g i n g by t h e n u m e r o u s holy p i c t u r e s and magazines we see a b o u t t h e school, t h e p r o j e c t books will be works of interest. At t h e e n d of t h e year t h e r e will be a d i s p l a y of o u r M a r i a n Year interests. Posters, p o e m s a n d p r o j e c t s as well as t h e articles we m a d e at c r a f t s and n e e d l e w o r k f o r the Missions. B u t t h e most i m p o r t a n t effort of all o u r M a r i a n Year activities is the big Pageant w h i c h is to be

1. T o t h e average intelligent person of to-day, it is evident that o u r so-called m o d e r n , up-to-date world, is sadly l a c k i n g in t h e t r u e spirit of Christ i a n i t y . All a r o u n d us we see e x a m p l e s of t h i s : t h e very a t m o s p h e r e of living is p e r m e a t e d with evil influences — o u r books, o u r conversations, o u r movies, a n d i n d e e d o u r every aspect of life. Phis is t h e p r o b l e m to w h i c h t h e r e is a solution, i t is clear f r o m its very n a t u r e , t h a t h u m a n i n t e r v e n t i o n will avail little, and in most cases n o t h i n g at all, f o r a c h a n g e of h e a r t is n e e d e d . So we t u r n our m i n d s to h i g h e r t h i n g s , a n d t h e r e t h e H o l y F a t h e r p o i n t s to t h e solution — "Ad Jesum Per Mariam." Of course o u r m i n d s t u r n to God first, b u t we r e m e m b e r O u r Lady's p o w e r as illustrated at t h e W e d d i n g F e a s t of Cana, n e a r l y two t h o u s a n d years ago. T h e r e i n lies t h e answer. W e m u s t t u r n to O u r Lady, a n d seek h e r i n v a l u a b l e h e l p . T h i s is t h e p u r p o s e of t h e M a r i a n Year — it is a special a p p e a l to Our L a d y f o r h e l p , one t h a t if we do o u r best to h o n o u r , a n d s p r e a d devotion to O u r Lady, cannot fail to r e a c h h e r h e a r t . T h e d e e p a n d f a r - r e a c h i n g effect of t h e M a r i a n Y e a r does not d e p e n d only on t h e efforts of t h e b i s h o p s a n d clergy, but r a t h e r on t h e lone efforts of each a n d every Catholic in t h e w o r l d . No m a t t e r h o w insignificant o u r role may seem, h o w weak o u r p r a y e r s , and s m a l l o u r sacrifices, the w h o l e w o r t h of t h e M a r i a n Y e a r d e p e n d s on these i n d i v i d u a l efforts. It is exactly one h u n d r e d years since P o p e P i u s I X p r o c l a i m e d t h a t M a r y ever V i r g i n , was f r e e f r o m sin f r o m t h e first m o m e n t of h e r c o n c e p t i o n . T h i s decree, O u r Blessed L a d y herself c o n f i r m e d , w h e n f o u r years l a t e r she a p p e a r e d to St. B e r n a d e t t e at L o u r d e s a n d s a i d : " 1 a m t h e I m m a c u l a t e Concept i o n . " W i t h such an i m m a c u l a t e m o d e l to i m i t a t e , t h e first d u t y in o u r M a r i a n Y e a r efforts lies in r e p r o d u c i n g t h a t sinlessness in o u r own lives. T h i s m e a n s t h a t we strive by p r a y e r a n d self-discipline, a n d to p l a n t in o u r souls those v i r t u e s w h i c h t h e s t u d y of O u r Blessed L a d y will reveal to us. I n this way we a r e sure to find t h a t M a r y is b e c o m i n g a p a r t of o u r daily lives, and we shall delight t h e 16

L O R E T O

FILM STRIPS ON THE

OLD

TESTAMENT

" I t is m u c h m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g w h e n you are r e a d i n g passages f r o m t h e Old T e s t a m e n t if you k n o w s o m e t h i n g of t h e history of t h e period.—-The Israelites m u s t h a v e h a d great f a i t h , because all t h e p e o p l e a r o u n d t h e m were pagans, a n d t h e y did not have all t h e h e l p we have to-day in the S a c r a m e n t s and t h e Mass."—C.L. " I h a v e r e a l l y liked these film-strips because they have given m e a m u c h c l e a r e r insight into t h e stories of t h e Old T e s t a m e n t , a n d with F a t h e r P h i 11 i p s ' interesting c o m m e n t a r y t h e Old T e s t a m e n t has b e c o m e vivid a n d a t t r a c t i v e to me."—A.V. " I h a v e seen how c o m p l e t e l y t h e Israelites d e p e n d e d on God a n d h o w c o m p l e t e l y we do too. W h e n t h e y took m a t t e r s into t h e i r own h a n d s a n d t h o u g h t t h e y did not n e e d to rely on God any m o r e , they always c a m e to great t r o u b l e . " — M . O ' C . " I have now a g r e a t e r k n o w l e d g e and a p p r e c i a tion of t h e Old T e s t a m e n t . " — D . H . " T h e P a t r i a r c h s realised t h a t with God everyt h i n g is possible."—M.H. " T h e y h a v e shown m e w h a t a struggle these p e o p l e went t h r o u g h to r e m a i n f a i t h f u l to G o d . " — M.O'H. " M y k n o w l e d g e of B i b l e History h a d b e c o m e r a t h e r hazy, b u t now 1 have seen these film-strips I know I will not forget t h e m a n y difficulties t h e Chosen P e o p l e h a d to pass t h r o u g h , and how t h e o m n i p o t e n t God c a m e to t h e i r a i d . " — P . R . The film-strips are giving m e a d e e p e r insight into t h e significance of t h e L i t u r g y . W h e n we h e a r t h e " P o p u l e M e u s " on Good F r i d a y , the R e p r o a c h e s h i t h o m e h a r d e r w h e n we h a v e w a t c h e d Y a h w e h ' s d e l i v e r a n c e of His P e o p l e f r o m t h e p o w e r of Pharoah. ( C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 18)

As p a r t of o u r M a r i a n Year celebrations, we have b e e n screening, on a l t e r n a t e S a t u r d a y s , a series of film-strips on t h e Old T e s t a m e n t , which is t h e history t h a t led to O u r Blessed Lady, t h e M o r n i n g Star, and H e r D i v i n e Son, t h e D a y Star. T h e films are f r o m t h e first series of a set called " T h e A l l i a n c e w i t h G o d . " T h e "Maison de la Bonne Presse," P a r i s , m a d e t h e set. So f a r we h a v e seen f o u r t e e n of t h e m : A Small P e o p l e of the O r i e n t (a link with secular h i s t o r y ) ; T h e B e g i n n i n g s (Genesis ) ; I n t h e T i m e of t h e P a t r i a r c h s (Genesis c o n t i n u e d ) ; T h e Ways of P r o v i d e n c e (Genesis c o n t i n u e d ) ; T h e Great E p o c h ( E x o d u s ) ; T h e B e t r o t h a l in t h e W i l d e r ness ( E x o d u s a n d N u m b e r s ) ; T h e W a r s of Y a h well (Josue) ; T r o u b l e d T i m e s ( J u d g e s ) ; In t h e T i m e of the J u d g e s ( J u d g e s a n d R u t h ) ; T h e P r o p h e t and the K i n g ( S a m u e l ) ; T h e S h e p h e r d W h o b e c a m e K i n g (I & I I S a m u e l ) ; T r i u m p h s and T e a r s (II Samuel, 1 K i n g s ) ; Solomon t h e Magnificent (1 & II Kings, I & II P a r a l i p o m e n o n ) ; T h e S p l e n d o u r s of the W o r s h i p of Y a h w e h ( E x o d u s a n d L e v i t i c u s ) . Booklets containing commentaries accompany the film-strips, a n d w e a r e f o r t u n a t e in h a v i n g f o r most of t h e films a f u l l e r script w r i t t e n by Rev. F a t h e r J. A. P h i l l i p s , S.J., P r o f e s s o r of Sacred S c r i p t u r e at C o r p u s C h r i s t i College, W e r r i b e e . D i f f e r e n t aspects of the story h a v e impressed the v a r i o u s m e m b e r s of t h e Senior C h r i s t i a n Doctrine Class. H e r e t h e y a r e : "The film-strips h a v e given m e a lesson in p a t i e n c e a n d h u m i l i t y , a n d a g r e a t e r love of God. I am able to u n d e r s t a n d His ways b e t t e r . " — J . B . " T h e y showed m e how great t h e love of God was f o r the Israelites a n d how some showed t h e i r i n g r a t i t u d e a n d u n f a i t h f u l n e s s to H i m . " — J . H .

THE NATIVITY

GOLD FOR OUR LADY

On a f r o s t y n i g h t in a stable p o o r , An ox a n d ass stood by t h e door, W i t h r a d i a n t light f r o m a star a-shine W h i c h t h e p r o p h e t s h a d said was t h e H e a v e n l y sign Of O u r Saviour b o r n . T h e M o t h e r M a r y h u m b l e and m i l d , W i t h J o s e p h w a t c h e d o'er t h e H e a v e n l y Child W h o in a m a n g e r p e a c e f u l l y slept, W h i l e angels of glory t h e i r vigil k e p t , F r o m night till m o r n . JULIE D'ARCY (16 Years). Toorak.

We r e a d in " F o o t p r i n t s of o u r Catholic P i o n e e r s " , by F r a n c i s M a c k l e , t h a t in 1854 t h e m i n e r s of A u s t r a l i a sent one h u n d r e d ounces of gold to P o p e P i u s I X just at t h e t i m e w h e n t h e d o g m a of t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o n was b e i n g defined and t h a t t h e P o p e h a d t h e gold s t r u c k into m e d a l s of t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o n . As B a l l a r a t was literally built on gold, we feel t h a t this action of t h e m i n e r s gives us a special c l a i m on O u r Lady.

( C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 16) p r e s e n t e d at t h e e n d of second t e r m . It is called the " J o y o u s P a g e a n t of t h e H o l y Nativity'" and t h e Choir, O r c h e s t r a , and P l a y e r s are all w o r k i n g very h a r d . P r o c e e d s f r o m t h e P a g e a n t are to b e devoted to t h e Missions, as we a r e not h a v i n g a f e t e this year. T h i s y e a r we h a v e tried in m a n y ways to give special devotion to O u r Lady. T h e b o a r d e r s will always r e m e m b e r t h e M a r i a n Year p r a y e r which we say at Visit e a c h n i g h t . W e h a v e had processions

at t h e b e g i n n i n g of each t e r m in h o n o u r of O u r Lady, and most b e a u t i f u l of all was t h e May Day Procession. T h e c l i m a x was t h e c r o w n i n g of O u r L a d y in t h e G r o t t o b y Carole B o w e n , t h e h e a d of the school. W e a r e d o i n g o u r best to m a k e t h e M a r i a n Y e a r , a y e a r in w h i c h with O u r Lady's h e l p , we m a y be able to fight by o u r p r a y e r s a n d acts of self-denial f o r t h e conversion of t h e world. VIRGINIA WAKEFIELD-KENT (2nd Year). Toorak.

THE INTERMEDIATE CLASS. Dawson Street.

L O R E T O In the L i t a n y of t h e Blessed V i r g i n we call H e r , " A r k of t h e C o v e n a n t . " T h e A r k of t h e C o v e n a n t was t h e holiest p l a c e on e a r t h , in t h e Old Law. H o w fitting it is to give this title to O u r Blessed L a d y w h o c a r r i e d f o r n i n e m o n t h s O u r Lord H i m s e l f , the M a k e r of t h e N e w Covenant — t h e Light of t h e World, Emanuel. In " T h e P r o p h e t a n d the K i n g " we saw S a m u e l a n o i n t David, Jesse's youngest son. T h e n we saw this u n u s u a l genealogical tree, going u p w a r d s , a n d beside it, a t r e e p l a n t e d by a w a t e r - b r o o k .

A p e n and ink sketch r e p r o d u c e s w i t h difficulty the r a d i a n t light at t h e t o p of t h e tree. God k n e w w h a t a m a s t e r p i e c e of c r e a t i o n t h e M o t h e r of His Divine Son would be. A n d I h a v e this in m i n d as I sing w i t h zest: " P u r e r t h a n snow or lily f a i r , M a r y , t h y r a d i a n t b e a u t y shows. O Virgin Stem f r o m Jesse's root, O Israel's Mystic Rose." So we are g r a t e f u l to O u r Blessed L a d y t h a t h e r Year h a s l a u n c h e d us on a s t u d y t h a t is d e e p e n i n g o u r a p p r e c i a t i o n of o u r F a i t h a n d of t h e riches of t h e L i t u r g y . P.O'B. and M.J. Mary's Mount. [ " S T E L L A M A T U T I N A : U n d e r this h e a d i n g we g a t h e r some of the r e p o r t s of t h e M a r i a n Y e a r , sent in f r o m o u r A u s t r a l i a n houses. A choice h a d to be m a d e , a n d we h o p e t h a t those w h o miss t h e i r w o r k i n - p r i n t will lose t h e i r d i s a p p o i n t m e n t in t h e joy of t h e g e n e r a l good. I n d e e d , t h e r e was such a n o t e of joyousness in all t h e r e p o r t s , t h a t , as we r e a d t h e m , we t h o u g h t of O u r L a d y very specially as the M o r n i n g Star of A u s t r a l i a n g i r l h o o d . It will e n c o u r a g e all w h o r e a d these pages ( b o t h in Australia a n d overseas) to k n o w t h a t M a r y W a r d ' s s p i r i t u a l c h i l d r e n are going out i n t o t h e w o r l d , with c o u r a g e a n d joy to fight f o r all t h a t is h e a l t h y a n d good, u n d e r t h e b a n n e r of O u r L a d y . S T E L L A MATUTINA.—Ed.]

BOOKS FROM THE LB.V.M. OVERSEAS 1.

TEACHING AS A VOCATION, By M. Pauline Parker, I.B.V.M. (London: Burns Oates)

W e r e c o m m e n d this book to all o u r readers. P a r e n t s will find it consoling a n d i n s p i r i n g , f o r A u s t r a l i a n C a t h o l i c p a r e n t s are b e a r i n g a heavy financial b u r d e n . T h e y deserve t h e e n c o u r a g i n g vision of a system of e d u c a t i o n w h i c h aims at m a k i n g t h e i r c h i l d r e n " m o r a l l y and i n t e l l e c t u a l l y a p t f o r the Beatific Vision."

It has given us p l e a s u r e to r e a d this book a n d to h e a r t h a t it h a s sold so well in A u s t r a l i a , it is an interesting thesis f o r a n y o n e to r e a d a n d discuss, t h o u g h M o t h e r P a u l i n e m o d e s t l y expressed t h e h o p e that it would b e used in t r a i n i n g colleges.

2. MARY WARD, for the Very Little Ones, By Mother Margaret Mary, I.B.V.M., illustrated by Mary Taylor. (London: Sands & Co.) T h i s is a really c h a r m i n g book f o r any little girl w h o is b e i n g e d u c a t e d by n u n s , who all owe a great deal t o t h e h e r o i c life of M a r y W a r d . I n t h e t r o u b l o u s times of t h e s i x t e e n t h c e n t u r y , she lived as a little girl in Y o r k s h i r e . T h e artist in this book h a s d e p i c t e d a scene in those e a r l y days, while, on t h e o p p o s i t e page, t h e a u t h o r has this t y p i c a l l y cheerful verse: In Yorkshire where the moors stretch brown and wild There once grew up a little English child; Her brothers and her sisters used to say That Mary Ward was always bright and gay. On t h e last p a g e we r e a d : But the great work which she had once begun Lived on, although her earthly life was done: In almost every country there are nuns Of Mary Ward to teach the little ones. M.O. I.B.V.M., Australia.

T h e r e are only six c h a p t e r s , a n d t h e i r b a r e titles give no h i n t of t h e s p i r i t u a l i t y , l e a r n i n g a n d c h e e r f u l n e s s w i t h w h i c h t h e a u t h o r has set f o r t h h e r views on e d u c a t i o n . T h e c h a p t e r - t i t l e s a r e : " B e h o l d , I have given you an e x a m p l e , " L o r d a n d Master, T h e P u r p o s e of E d u c a t i o n , F o u n d a t i o n of t h e Curr i c u l u m , T h e F o r m a t i o n of t h e T e a c h e r , T h e P u p i l . T h e a u t h o r shows, in discussing the p u r p o s e of education, t h a t she has t h o u g h t long a n d d e e p l y on this m a t t e r . T h a t does not p r e v e n t h e r f r o m stating her findings with verve a n d h u m o u r . I n a p a r a g r a p h discussing t h e claim m a d e by some t h a t e d u c a t i o n is to m a k e good citizens, she w r i t e s : " T h e priest a n d the Levite did not f a i l in t h e i r p u b l i c d u t y as citizens. T h e y m a y even h a v e given notice to the d u e a u t h o r i t y t h a t t h e r o a d to J e r i c h o was d a n g e r o u s . T h e y t a i l e d as m e n , in t h e r e l a t i o n s between m a n and m a n . " Step by step t h e a u t h o r leads us 011 u n t i l she has us r e a d y to accept t h e real p u r p o s e of e d u c a t i o n : " M a n must be e d u c a t e d f o r an i m m o r t a l i t y passed in t h e presence of G o d . "

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The Royal Wo w o u l d like: to p r e f a c e this schoolgirl s y m p o s i u m w i t h a q u o t a t i o n f r o m t h e allocution delivered by His Holiness, P o p e P i u s X I I , on t h e 18th J a n u a r y to His Excellency Sir Douglas H o w a r d , Minister of G r e a t B r i t a i n to t h e H o l y See, on the p r e s e n t a t i o n of his c r e d e n t i a l letters. In t h e course of t h e allocution, the P o p e s a i d : . . . . Scarcely t h r e e years have passed since we h a d the h a p p i n e s s of receiving H e r M a j e s t y in these very h a l l s ; b u t in that brief t i m e w h a t heavy cares h a v e e n t e r e d into h e r life. T h e Lord of all, in His wise p r o v i d e n c e , has placed t h e b u r d e n of e m p i r e on h e r y o u t h f u l s h o u l d e r s and she h a s accepted the b u r d e n with a c o u r a g e o u s simplicity a n d unselfish s p i r i t of devotion t h a t h a v e at once won t h e a d m i r a t i o n a n d affection of h e r p e o p l e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e B r i t i s h C o m m o n w e a l t h of Nations.

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v a n t a g e p o i n t we h a d an u n r i v a l l e d view of Sydney Harbour. T h e day was clear b u t h o t . H o w e v e r , n o b o d y c o m p l a i n e d f o r all were i n t e n t on b e i n g t h e first t o see t h e Gothic, t h e Q u e e n ' s y a c h t , e n t e r t h e H a r b o u r . T h e d e c o r a t i o n flags f l a p p e d gaily a r o u n d us on t h e tower a n d t h e air was filled w i t h a sense of excited waiting. E v e r y w h e r e we could see crowds of p e o p l e waiting, even on roof tops, looking out to sea. A h e l i c o p t e r w h i c h circled over t h e t o w e r caused m u c h e x c i t e m e n t and all w a t c h e d with a d m i r a t i o n as six jets flew over in f o r m a t i o n . Some of us h a d binoculars and these were eagerly passed f r o m h a n d to h a n d . T h e a v e n u e or g u a r d of h o n o u r * of sailing boats, l a u n c h e s a n d o t h e r little boats waited p a t i e n t l y a n d i m p o r t a n t little police boats k e p t all in o r d e r . 3>

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At 8 o'clock a single c a n o n salute was fired f r o m F a r m Cove, telling us t h a t the Gothic h a d e n t e r e d t h e H a r b o u r . T h e n , a f t e r w h a t seemed an e t e r n i t y , t h e longed-for m o m e n t a r r i v e d . " T h e r e she is! m a n y voices cried. It could be n o o t h e r , f o r t h e R o y a l S t a n d a r d was gaily waving f r o m t h e mast a n d crowds of small b o a t s a c c o m p a n i e d h e r . B e h i n d t h e Gothic c a m e two w a r s h i p s , and t h e a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r , Vengeance. But these drew little a t t e n t i o n as all eyes w a t c h e d t h e w h i t e , o r a n g e - f u n n e l l e d l i n e r slide into t h e H a r b o u r a n d a n c h o r .

W e ask you to convey to Her M a j e s t y t h e expression of o u r esteem a n d t h e a s s u r a n c e of o u r p r a y e r s t h a t God, W h o h a s blessed h e r w i t h t h e sweet joys of a h a p p y f a m i l y life, m a y grant 1o h e r reign t h e precious blessings of p r o s p e r i t y a n d peace . . . . [With all our hearts we say, Amen, to that. His Holiness has spoken for us all.—Ed.l SYDNEY: THE WELCOME It was t h e m o r n i n g of t h e 3rd F e b r u a r y , L954, and we, b o a r d e r s of L o r e t o , K i r r i b i l l i , h a d risen extra early, f o r our Q u e e n , E l i z a b e t h I I , was c o m i n g to A u s t r a l i a — into S y d n e y H a r b o u r — f o r t h e first time. Mass was h a l f - a n - h o u r e a r l i e r t h a n usual, a n d at b r e a k f a s t all t h e b o a r d e r s were in a state of excitem e n t . I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r b r e a k f a s t we all went to the t o w e r to see t h e Q u e e n a r r i v e ; f o r f r o m this h i g h

At a b o u t 10 o'clock, a f t e r t h e Queen h a d been w e l c o m e d on t h e Gothic, she left in a l a u n c h to go to F a r m Cove w h e r e she was to b e officially welc o m e d . At this m o m e n t great tooting b r o k e out in a c e r t a i n r e c o g n i z a b l e r h y t h m , but all t h e toots f r o m 19

L O R E T O DECORATIONS IN THE CITY In t h e City, t h e streets were filled to overflowing w i t h a gay, j o s t l i n g c r o w d . T h e small flags p e o p l e waved a d d e d even m o r e c o l o u r and t h e Q u e e n and t h e D u k e m u s t h a v e b e e n i m p r e s s e d by t h e magnificence of it all. F o r miles d u r i n g t h e i r long d r i v e t h r o u g h t h e city a n d a d j a c e n t s u b u r b s , t h e scene showed t h e s a m e e n t h u s i a s t i c efforts to express t h e w a r m t h of w e l c o m e b y m e a n s of decorations. Sydney was an even m o r e b r i l l i a n t spectacle at n i g h t w h e n h u n d r e d s of lights w e r e switched 011. T h i s s p a r k l i n g d i s p l a y m a d e t h e city a f a i r y l a n d . E v e r y possible c o r n e r was i l l u m i n a t e d with coloured lights. O n e of t h e m o s t p i c t u r e s q u e scenes was H y d e P a r k w h e r e t h e trees were lit b y C h i n e s e l a n t e r n s of every colour. T h e S a n d r i n g h a m G a r d e n , grown f o r t h e occasion, was floodlit. Arches of all d e s c r i p t i o n s crossed t h e streets. B o o m e r a n g s were t h e most p o p u l a r and effective, carved aboriginal motifs adding an artistic touch to t h e m . A l a r g e a r c h of f r u i t was also p r o m i n e n t , a n d t h e s h e e p and wool i n d u s t r y was in evidence in m a n y bales of wool. T h e largest a r c h , in M a r t i n P l a c e , r e a c h e d f r o m f o u r c o r n e r s of t h e crossroads, a n d was t o p p e d b y a m i g h t y crown. AT THE CENOTAPH Shortly after mid-day, H e r Majesty, Queen E l i z a b e t h I I , a n d H i s R o y a l H i g h n e s s , t h e D u k e of E d i n b u r g h , p a i d t h e i r t r i b u t e to A u s t r a l i a ' s f a l l e n of t h e two W o r l d W a r s , w h e n t h e y placed a w r e a t h on t h e C e n o t a p h in Sydney. A b o u t fifty t h o u s a n d p e o p l e witnessed this m e m o r a b l e event. A m o n g t h e p e o p l e w e r e m a n y quiet g r o u p s of m e n a n d w o m e n w h o h a d lost sons, f a t h e r s , or h u s b a n d s at t h e w a r . T h e y h a d g a t h e r e d long b e f o r e d a w n , to see t h e i r Q u e e n p a y t r i b u t e to t h e f a l l e n . T h e c r o w d also i n c l u d e d t h o u s a n d s of t h e y o u n g a n d t h e l i g h t - h e a r t e d whose sole p u r p o s e was to see t h e Q u e e n a n d t h e D u k e . At 8.15 a.m. m o r e t h a n ten t h o u s a n d p e o p l e were p a c k e d a r o u n d t h e C e n o t a p h area. A f t e r 11 a.111. t h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e r u s h e d d o w n M a r t i n P l a c e f r o m M a c q u a r i e Street, w h e r e t h e y h a d seen t h e start of t h e R o y a l Progress. As t h e y p a c k e d i n t o the already crowded square around the Cenotaph, t h e e n t h u s i a s m a n d e x c i t e m e n t of t h e waiting t h o u s a n d s m o u n t e d . As t h e crowd grew, t h e soldiers on g u a r d in M a r t i n P l a c e closed t h e i r r a n k s . At n o o n police motor-cyclists w h o led t h e procession b e g a n to arrive. T h e n in t h e t h i r d c a r r o d e the Q u e e n and t h e D u k e . T h e R o y a l C o u p l e s t e p p e d f r o m t h e car in George Street. T h e crowd c h e e r e d wildly a n d waved t h o u s a n d s of flags as t h e b e a u t i f u l Q u e e n and h e r Consort w a l k e d to t h e C e n o t a p h . T h e Q u e e n , w h o h a d b e e n smiling, b e c a m e serious as she g r a s p e d t h e h e a v y h e a r t - s h a p e d w r e a t h , of r e d a n d w h i t e c h r y s a n t h e m u m s and gladioli. It stood f o u r f e e t six inches h i g h . A small, blackedged c a r d b o r e t h e i n s c r i p t i o n : "From Elizabeth, R., and the Duke of Edinburgh." As t h e R o y a l C o u p l e stood b e f o r e t h e C e n o t a p h and t h e D u k e saluted, t h e crowd grew still.

the boats, big and small, m a d e a d e a f e n i n g , t h o u g h enthusiastic, roar. T h i s was Sydney's first big welcome t o h e r Q u e e n , and we all felt we h a d a p a r t in it. T h e m o m e n t H e r M a j e s t y set foot on F a r m Cove t h e looting e n d e d , and t h e r o y a l salute of twenty-one guns e c h o e d p r o u d l y across t h e Harb o u r . So o u r Q u e e n h a d a r r i v e d , a n d we, f u l l of a n t i c i p a t i o n of seeing H e r M a j e s t y , a n d greatly t h r i l l e d , l e f t t h e t o w e r . We shall always r e m e m b e r t h a t day. * See p i c t u r e 011 page 19. THE QUEEN PASSES BY (/Is a Day-Scholar

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A f t e r m u c h discussing a n d w o r k i n g out w h e r e w o u l d b e t h e best p l a c e to see t h e Q u e e n , we finally d e c i d e d to go to P a r r a m a t t a R o a d . M!y b r o t h e r s , H a r r y a n d J o h n , a n d m y sister T r e e s j e , w e r e with m e . A l r e a d y t h e streets w e r e c r o w d e d . Policemen w a l k e d u p a n d down k e e p i n g o r d e r a m o n g t h e crowds a n d p r e v e n t i n g t h e m f r o m passing t h e b a r r i cades. T r e e s j e a n d 1 cast d e s p a i r i n g looks at e a c h o t h e r . W e w o u l d n e v e r b e able to see t h e Q u e e n in such a c r o w d . B u t just at t h a t m o m e n t w e spied a tiny space through which we managed to squeeze. Sitting o n a small stool, we j o i n e d those t h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e w h o lined t h e r o u t e in o r d e r to catch a g l i m p s e of t h e Q u e e n . At s u c h a t i m e t h e smallest i n c i d e n t will m a k e t h e w h o l e crowd c h e e r t o relieve t h e i r feelings. I r e m e m b e r one s u c h i n c i d e n t t h a t s t r u c k m e as b e i n g very h u m o r o u s . T h e soldiers w h o were to line t h e r o u t e m a r c h e d p a s t in g r o u p s a m i d t h e cheers of t h e crowds. W h e n t h e y w e r e o u t of sight e v e r y o n e settled d o w n again to w ait. S u d d e n l y , we could h e a r cheering coming f r o m the left. We wondered what it could be. T h e n t h e cause of e x c i t e m e n t b e c a m e evident. O n e p o o r soldier f o r s o m e u n k n o w n reason was m a r c h i n g on his own d o w n t h e c e n t r e of t h e r o a d , a n d t h e p e o p l e , f o r lack of a n y t h i n g b e t t e r to do, were wildly c h e e r i n g h i m as h e g a l l a n t l v p a c e d "left-right-left-right!" By n o w it seemed t h a t t h e Q u e e n w o u l d n e v e r come. However, at last, it. was whispered t h a t she was c o m i n g . A l r e a d y we could h e a r t h e crowds in t h e distance. E x c i t e m e n t m o u n t e d as t h e R o y a l car c a m e n e a r e r a n d n e a r e r . T h e n storms of c h e e r i n g b u r s t f o r t h , as t h e seventeen p o l i c e m e n on cycles c a m e past, f o l l o w e d b y t h e m o u n t e d police, t h e i r h e l m e t s glittering in t h e sun a n d t h e i r horses' heads held high. T h e n , at last, c a m e t h e great m o m e n t ! Slowly, t h e big, o p e n c a r drove past, t h e Q u e e n smiling a n d t h e D u k e waving to t h e c h e e r i n g crowds. It was all over in a m i n u t e . T h e m o m e n t for w h i c h we h a d w a i t e d so long passed in a flash. But we w e r e h a p p y , f o r h a d we not seen o u r Queen a n d in that short m o m e n t perceived in h e r smile some of t h a t c h a r m a n d d i g n i t y w h i c h h a s m a d e so m a n y h e a r t s love h e r ? A n d we said with all o u r h e a r t s " G o d Save t h e Q u e e n . " 20

L O R E T O F o r one m i n u t e t h e Q u e e n with b o w e d head s h a r e d a solemn silenee w i t h h e r subjects. The silence c a m e as a d r a m a t i c c o n t r a s t a f t e r t h e c h e e r s m a r k i n g t h e Queen's progress. This i n c i d e n t of t h e l a y i n g of t h e w r e a t h at t h e Cenotaph is one of t h e m a n y e n g a g e m e n t s which the Queen c a r r i e d out 011 h e r R o y a l T o u r of Sydney. It is also one of t h e n u m e r o u s occasions o n w h i c h H e r M a j e s t y i m p r e s s e d everyone w i t h h e r dignity and p e r s o n a l c h a r m w h i c h h a v e won f o r h e r t h e affection and a d m i r a t i o n of h e r subjects. FIREWORKS T h a t night the H a r b o u r b e c a m e a f a i r y l a n d of coloured lights; rockets, star shells a n d m a n y o t h e r b e a u t i f u l f i r e w o r k s were fired f r o m F o r t Denison, Clark Island a n d some of t h e w a r s h i p s w h i c h h a d f o r m e d t h e Gothic s escort t h a t m o r n i n g . These warships w e r e also o u t l i n e d with lights, t h u s a d d i n g to t h e b r i l l i a n c e of t h e scene. A p o r t r a i t , in fireworks, of t h e Q u e e n a n d t h e Duke of E d i n b u r g h , was t h e m a i n f e a t u r e of t h e evening. T h i s was set u p 011 K i r r i b i l l i P o i n t so as to face G o v e r n m e n t House, w h e r e t h e Queen was watching the fireworks. D u r i n g t h e i n t e r v a l s w h e n a n e w b a t c h of fireworks was b e i n g p r e p a r e d , a b o u t fifteen searchlights, fixed at d i f f e r e n t p o i n t s a r o u n d t h e H a r b o u r , were switched 011. An a e r o p l a n e t h e n flew over and t h e s e a r c h l i g h t s focussed on it a n d Followed it a r o u n d t h e H a r b o u r , t h u s m a k i n g one of t h e most brilliant displays S y d n e y has ever witnessed. This magnificent fireworks display attracted t h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e to v a n t a g e p o i n t s all a r o u n d t h e H a r b o u r . M a n y p e o p l e w h o owned h o m e s along t h e shores of the H a r b o u r h e l d parties. S y d n e y H a r b o u r itself h a s n e v e r been m o r e gay and b e a u t i f u l . As the fireworks went u p into t h e air, all t h e b r i l l i a n c e of t h e i r reds, greens, blues, golds, m a u v e s , a n d silver was reflected in the water, t h u s m a k i n g one mass of brilliant colour. Clark I s l a n d was also lit u p w i t h r e d , w h i t e and b l u e lights, and a firefloat in a vast mass of s p r a y , coloured by ever-changing lights, p a t r o l l e d the H a r b o u r d u r i n g the greatest fireworks d i s p l a y in Sydney's history. THE OPENING OF THE STATE PARLIAMENT OF N.S.W. On t h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g , T h u r s d a y , the f o u r t h of F e b r u a r y , I was f o r t u n a t e enough to see again our M o n a r c h , q u e e n l y a n d dignified as she drove with t h e D u k e of E d i n b u r g h to o p e n an A u s t r a l i a n P a r l i a m e n t . T h e Q u e e n a n d the D u k e arrived at P a r l i a m e n t H o u s e to t h e c h e e r s of 35,000 p e o p l e w h o c r o w d e d into M a c q u a r i e Street. Once again we were all t h r i l l e d to see t h a t white-gloved h a n d go u p in a s i m p l e , f r i e n d l y gesture to h e r p e o p l e . T h e Q u e e n a n d t h e (Duke a l i g h t e d f r o m t h e i r car a n d t h e c h e e r s t u r n e d into a d e a f e n i n g r o a r as they stood t h e r e on t h e edge of t h e p a v e m e n t f o r t h e sole p u r p o s e of l e t t i n g t h e p e o p l e see t h e m . I saw f o r myself t h e joy as t h e p e o p l e c h e e r e d and waved to Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h II. as she stood t h e r e in front of t h e m q u i t e motionless, dressed in a b e a u t i f u l

gown of golden lace across w h i c h lay t h e s p l e n d i d b l u e sash of t h e O r d e r of t h e G a r t e r . A d i a m o n d tiara glittered 011 h e r h e a d in a way I h a d never t h o u g h t it was possible l o r jewels to glitter. W h i l e t h e R o y a l C o u p l e were still standing, t h e r e c a m e a roll of d r u m s f r o m t h e b a n d of t h e Royal A u s t r a l i a n A i r Force, a n d , at this, P h i l i p , D u k e of E d i n b u r g h , q u i c k l y saluted. T h e strains of t h e N a t i o n a l A n t h e m s t a r t e d a n d s i m u l t a n e o u s l y that great crowd t o o k u p t h e words. T h e A n t h e m never s o u n d e d so b e a u t i f u l to m e as it did t h e n as I w a t c h e d t h e lovely y o u n g Q u e e n s t a n d i n g t h e r e a n d h e a r d those t h o u s a n d s of voices begging God t o w a t c h over t h e i r Q u e e n w h o m t h e y loved so m u c h . At t h e conclusion of t h e A n t h e m , t h e Q u e e n t u r n e d and w a l k e d u p t h e red c a r p e t , with t h a t slow, regal step t h a t we c a m e to k n o w so well in a few days. T h e c e r e m o n y was a m p l i f i e d to t h e w a i t i n g t h o u s a n d s outside P a r l i a m e n t H o u s e over w h i c h n o w p r o u d l y f l u t t e r e d t h e R o y a l S t a n d a r d , a n d t h e crowd h u s h e d as t h e c o m m e n t a t o r described t h e scene inside. " T h e Q u e e n is grave a n d c o m p o s e d as she walks d o w n t h e aisle of t h e C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , " we h e a r d . T h e n , l a t e r , t h e r e was a thrill of e x c i t e m e n t as we h e a r d t h e Q u e e n begin to s p e a k . AT THE SHOWGROUND Yes! It was F r i d a y , t h e fifth of F e b r u a r y , a n d w h a t a glorious d a y ! It seemed strange to be so excited on a school day, b u t this d a y a n y o n e would be excited if she w e r e going to see the Queen. T o ten of us at K i r r i b i l l i it was to be a very m e m o r a b l e day. W e w e r e chosen f r o m t h e F i f t h Year — t h e ten w h o w e r e longest at t h e School. W i t h Valerie B r o w n as o u r official in c h a r g e , we set out. W e c a u g h t a t r a i n at N o r t h Sydney, t h e n a bus at t h e T o w n H a l l ; and it was not long b e f o r e we w e r e at t h e S h o w g r o u n d . W e were pleased to see t h a t o u r reserved p l a c e was in b e t w e e n t h e two tracks. Fhe h o u r o r so that we h a d to wait slowly passed a n d w h e n the t i m e a r r i v e d we all arose to see t h e Q u e e n s t a n d i n g 011 a n elevated p l a t f o r m . By this lime all were waving t h e i r flags a n d c h e e r i n g with all t h e i r h e a r t s . At last t h e c h e e r i n g died d o w n a n d t h e Q u e e n gave a most m o v i n g speech. As soon as she h a d e n d e d , t h e c h e e r i n g b r o k e out again a n d c o n t i n u e d all t h e t i m e t h e Q u e e n a n d t h e D u k e were in t h e g r o u n d . At t h e e n d of t h e Queen's speech she a n d the D u k e were escorted to a L a n d Rover to begin t h e i r d r i v e a r o u n d the g r o u n d . T h e c a r travelled very slowly, and as t h e car c a m e closer I could f e e l my e x c i t e m e n t getting g r e a t e r . T h e Queen looked b e a u t i f u l ; h e r r a d i a n t smile is s o m e t h i n g t h a t 1 shall n e v e r f o r g e t . HELEN FLYNN, JETTIE HENDRICKS. DEIRDRE BRAY, CATHERINE PENNINGTON, LOUISE RITCHARD, MAUREEN HOGAN, MAUREEN BEESLEY, MARIANNE McMILLAN, JENNIFER ORCHARD. F i f t h Year Class (Kirribilli).

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INTO THE SETTING SUN THE FAREWELL: PERTH

Destination London? No, not this time, f o r F r i d a y , t h e 26th of F e b r u a r y , was to see t h e Queen at H a m i l t o n , a n d t h e w h o l e of L o r e t o Convent, P o r t l a n d , g a t h e r e d at H a m i l t o n to see t h e Q u e e n ! Of course t h e w e a t h e r h a d to be just r i g h t f o r such an occasion, a n d as we set out on o u r sixty-five m i l e j o u r n e y we t h a n k e d t h e good Angels t h a t preside over t h e H e a v e n l y W e a t h e r B u r e a u .

F o r " O s b o r n e ', A p r i l 1st, 1954, was an u n f o r g e t t a b l e day. O u r b e a u t i f u l Queen, w h o m we h a d all grown to love in such a short time, was going to leave o u r shores f o r h e r h o m e . T h e n u n s a n d girls at " O s b o r n e " d e t e r m i n e d to m a k e t h e most of t h a t last glimpse. As t h e r o y a l c a r a p p r o a c h e d f r o m t h e top of t h e hill, and we could discern H e r M a j e s t y , we all s h o u t e d o u r good-byes a n d " c o m e a g a i n . " T h e D u k e , smiling at o u r e n t h u s i a s m , t u r n e d t o w a r d s us and gave us a special f a r e w e l l wave. All too soon t h e great m o m e n t h a d gone — t h a t m o m e n t w h i c h we shall always r e m e m b e r — and the royal car h a d d i s a p p e a r e d below t h e hill.

A light breeze c a u g h t o u r b a n n e r , m a d e specially f o r the great d a y as we stood o u t s i d e w a i t i n g f o r t h e o r d e r to move. O n e i n t e r e s t i n g p a r t of t h e process was being " t a g g e d . A c c o r d i n g to instructions each c h i l d h a d to h a v e h e r n a m e a n d address on every article t h a t m i g h t possibly b e c o m e d e t a c h e d f r o m its o w n e r . E v e n t h e lunch parcels were tagged, t h o u g h it was u n i v e r s a l l y f e l t that 110 one would be easily d e t a c h e d f r o m such an i m p o r t a n t item.

T h e procession b a c k to a f t e r n o o n tea was a d e j e c t e d one, and m a n y biscuit p l a t e s actually remained untouched.

T h e a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r the t h i r t e e n t h o u s a n d c h i l d r e n were really r e m a r k a b l y efficient. Though t h e w h o l e g r o u p did not meet till t h e early a f t e r n o o n , e a c h line k n e w exactly what to do w h e n t h e c h i l d r e n s t e p p e d f r o m t h e t r a i n s p r o v i d e d f o r t h e occasion. I n all one t h o u s a n d c h i l d r e n travelled f r o m P o r t l a n d in o r d e r a n d c o m f o r t . MARGARET HUDSON (15).

R a d i o "operators" h a d the wireless t u n e d to p e r f e c t i o n , a n d we r u s h e d to the s t u d y h a l l to h e a r the f a r e w e l l , b r o a d c a s t f r o m F r e m a n t l e . It was very stirring, and we felt as t h o u g h we were p r e s e n t , s h a r i n g t h e s e n t i m e n t s of t h o s e w h o sang " A u l d L a n g Svne* on t h e w h a r f . As the s h i p p u s h e d off, t h e r e was a s c r a m b l e f o r t h e lop d o r m i t o r y . A c e r t a i n m e m b e r of I he L e a v i n g clan p r o v i d e d h e r c o r n e r r o o m f o r t h e occasion, a n d t h e Leavings e n j o y e d an u n i n t e r r u p t e d view of the H a r b o u r , w h i l e t h e less p r i v i l e g e d stood on t o p p l i n g chairs on t h e balcony, w a i t i n g f o r t h e " G o t h i c " to p u s h her bows into view.

E x c i t e m e n t m o u n t e d high as we a p p r o a c h e d t h e Melville Oval. T h e Q u e e n a n d D u k e were d u e at f o u r o'clock a n d it was not yet n o o n . H o w e v e r , t h e t i m e did not seem too long as we listened to t h e various i n s t r u c t i o n s in p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e great moment.

T h e scene was a glorious one. T h e F i s h i n g Fleet, escorting t h e R o y a l Y a c h t , stole t h e s h o w ; a n d m y r i a d s of o t h e r gaily d e c o r a t e d river c r a f t s u r r o u n d e d t h e " G o t h i c . " T h e stately escort cruisers were stationed o u t s i d e t h e h a r b o u r , w h i l e Jels a n d N e p t u n e s Hew o v e r h e a d in p e r f e c t f o r m a t i o n .

Its a r r i v a l was a n n o u n c e d to us at first only by distant cheers a n d t h e n — the royal car a p p e a r e d , d r i v i n g slowly, to the official dais. A f t e r t h e a d d r e s s of welcome t h e Q u e e n herself s p o k e a n d , as t h e f o r m a l p r e s e n t a t i o n s were b e i n g m a d e , all t h e f e m i n i n e m e m b e r s of t h a t h u g e g r o u p d r a n k in greedily t h e details of h e r dress.

T h e b o a r d e r s kept r u s h i n g f r o m the wireless to t h e d o r m i t o r y — thirty-six steps away — to get a p e e p at t h e ship's progress. T h e less e n e r g e t i c were c o n t e n t to f o l l o w h e r m o v e m e n t s over t h e air. As we w a t c h e d , we listened to H e r M a j e s t y ' s farewell speech. W e were all d e e p l y m o v e d .

Even this was f o r g o t t e n , however, w h e n t h e royal c o u p l e s t e p p e d into the L a n d Rover t h a t was to t a k e t h e m u p a n d down t h e r a n k s of t h e c h i l d r e n . H e r gracious M a j e s t y waved a n d smiled a n d m o r e t h a n one girl noticed t h e special bow a n d smile she gave to a y o u n g and p r o u d f a t h e r w h o h e l d out his little b a b y t o w a r d s h e r . MAUREEN LOVELL (13).

As t h e Q u e e n ' s last w o r d s died away, we looked out t o w a r d s t h e sea, and saw the m a j e s t i c Royal Yacht sailing into a b e a u t i f u l W e s t e r n sunset. O u r Q u e e n had t r a v e l l e d t h r o u g h o u t the great l a n d of A u s t r a l i a , a n d o u r last i m p r e s s i o n of t h e Royal Visit was the snow-white s h i p sailing into the setiing sun.

T h e j o u r n e y h o m e a f t e r such an event was a« enthusiastic as t h e d e p a r t u r e . A f t e r m o n t h s of waiting and eager desire to see H e r M a j e s t y we h a d h a d o u r wish. And in this case realization m e a s u r e d u p to e x p e c t a t i o n . E a c h of us felt a d e e p e r loyalty a n d a d m i r a t i o n f o r o u r Queen.

JOSLYN HAYES (Leaving Class). Claremont. [Lively accounts of t h e i r p a r t d u r i n g t h e Royal Visit c a m e in f r o m all the schools, but we h a d to make a choice.—Ed.]

NOLA UEBERGANG (13). Portland. 22

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s p o k e in an a t t r a c t i v e m a n n e r . It was i n s p i r i n g to h e a r t h e w a y h e r e f e r r e d to N u n s w h o have h e l p e d to b u i l d u p this school. Special m e n t i o n was given to M o t h e r E l i z a b e t h F o r b e s — R . l . P . — a great educationalist and holy n u n ; M o t h e r M. K o s t k a Barry"'* and M o t h e r D o r o t h e a W a l k e r , w h o are still living and w h o a r e d e e p l y i n t e r e s t e d in N o r m a n h u r s t . His L o r d s h i p , B i s h o p Lyons, r e p l i e d most graciously to speeches of welcome m a d e b y F a t h e r N o l a n , Mr. F i r t h a n d Mr. M a d d o c k s - C o h e n . His L o r d s h i p t h e n t h a n k e d t h e n u m b e r of priests w h o h a d p r o b a b l y m a d e sacrifices to be p r e s e n t at N o r m a n h u r s t on this lovely a f t e r n o o n . C e r e m o n i e s over and speeches c o m p l e t e d , it was now t i m e f o r a f t e r n o o n t e a ; t h e n f o r t h e guests to look over a d d i t i o n s to t h e school. T h e h a r d w o r k we p u t into p o l i s h i n g and c l e a n i n g these a d d i t i o n s was now worn away by sightseers; b u t t h e d a y of t h e blessing of t h e new C h u r c h to h o u s e t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t will not b e w o r n away in m y m e m o r y : " I h a v e loved, O L o r d , t h e b e a u t y of T h y H o u s e — a n d t h e p l a c e w h e r e T h y Glory d w e l l e t h . "

1. TRIPTYCH (a) A CHURCH IS BUILT: H o w still a n d q u i e t t h e school was a f t e r t h e last r a t t l i n g t r u c k h a d d i s a p p e a r e d out t h e b a c k e n t r a n c e , and how regal t h e n e w c h u r c h l o o k e d rising f r o m its d u s t y s u r r o u n d i n g s ! No m o r e c e m e n t m i x e r s busily c h u r n i n g ; no m o r e o r d e r s r i n g i n g out f r o m the conscientious f o r e m a n , a n d no m o r e stuffy classrooms — t h e result of closing t h e w i n d o w s to block out t h e work-a-day noises! I t was n e a r l y two years ago t h a t we g r a d u a l l y b e c a m e accustomed to t h e t e r r i b l e noises of t h e bulldozer, e a t i n g into t h e l a n d a n d p r e p a r i n g it fox the laying of t h e f o u n d a t i o n s of t h e new classrooms and c h u r c h . F r o m that m o m e n t t h e school b e c a m e a busy, noisy a b o d e f o r some of t h e strangest b u i l d i n g vehicles t h a t we h a d ever seen, and — worst of all — each m a d e an e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t noise. G e o m e t r y t h e o r e m s were l e a r n t to t h e c h u r n i n g of t h e c e m e n t m i x e r ; B o t a n y to t h e r a s p of t h e saw; English p o e m s to t h e colloquialisms u t t e r e d b y t h e skilled c r a f t s m e n ( t h e m e t r e b e i n g t a k e n f r o m t h e constant b a n g i n g of h a m m e r to n a i l ) , whilst at sewing, t h e n e e d l e w o u l d fly to some quick m e l o d y , sung by a p r o m i s i n g " C a r u s o . " All this b e c a m e a p a r t of t h e school, a n d as t h e b u i l d i n g grew brick by b r i c k we began to realise w h a t a h u g e task lay in f r o n t of these b u i l d e r s in erecting a h o u s e of God. T h e i r very best effort h a d to be e x e r t e d a n d this they d i d , so t h a t on M a r c h 20th, w i t h t h e sun s h i n i n g b r i g h t l y a n d reflecting in t h e newly glossed windows, His L o r d s h i p , B i s h o p Lyons, graciously consented to p r e s i d e at t h e solemn blessing a n d o p e n i n g of o u r new school c h a p e l . (b) THE BLESSING:* As 1 stood in t h e g u a r d of h o n o u r on t h a t b e a u t i f u l s u n n y d a y ( t h e 20th M a r c h , 1954), 1 f a c e d t h e new C h u r c h . My t h o u g h t s were soon interr u p t e d by t h e a r r i v a l of His L o r d s h i p , B i s h o p Lyons, who, a f t e r a l i g h t i n g f r o m his car, w e n t inside to d o n his e p i s c o p a l robes for t h e blessing of t h e Church. I t was t h e n t h a t the b e a u t i f u l a n d historic procession, consisting of clergy, began. As I w a t c h e d this small procession m a k e its way a r o u n d t h e e x t e r i o r of t h e C h u r c h , I was t h r i l l e d to h e a r t h e c h a n t i n g of t h e c h o i r of Jesuit Scholastics f r o m St. Canisius" College, P y m b l e . In p l a i n c h a n t t h e y sang P s a l m s , litanies a n d o t h e r p r a y e r s . I realised t h a t this C h u r c h was b e i n g blessed with every f o r m of ritual and beauty. A f t e r the blessing of this new H o u s e of God t h e r e were speeches to b e m a d e , a n d a m o n g t h e s p e a k e r s w h o i n t e r e s t e d all was Monsignor Veech. H e m a d e everyone realise t h e necessity of p a y i n g f o r the " b r i c k s a n d m o r t a r . " F r . A. Kelly, P r o v i n c i a l of the Jesuits, also * Pictures on pages 24, 25.

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IMAGINED RETROSPECT:

T h e old b o o k was b a t t e r e d a n d t o r n . Almost an a n t i q u e , Sue t h o u g h t , as she p u l l e d it f r o m the old box, s h a k i n g away t h e dust. " W h y ! It's a p h o t o a l b u m ! " she e x c l a i m e d , o p e n i n g it w i t h the eager fingers of h e r years. T h e first page was d a t e d 20th M a r c h , 1954, and. t h e p i c t u r e was one of girls in a p l e a t e d u n i f o r m f o r m i n g a g u a r d of h o n o u r d o w n a drive. W i t h a t h r i l l of e x c i t e m e n t , Sue realised it was over fifty years old. Sue, w i t h h e r f a i r h a i r , was a f a v o u r i t e of t h e old l a d y ; so it was a look of s u r p r i s e d p l e a s u r e that crossed h e r f a c e as she e n t e r e d . "Yes d e a r ? " she q u e s t i o n e d in h e r soft old voice . . . T h e old l a d y took (lie book f r o m t h e e x t e n d e d h a n d w i t h the tenderness t h a t belongs to a m e m o r y . Seeing the p i c t u r e , the m e m o r y of the d a y flooded back to h e r . . . It was t a k e n on t h e day of t h e o p e n i n g a n d blessing of the new c h a p e l by B i s h o p Lyons. She r e m e m b e r e d it all. so v i v i d l y : the g u a r d of h o n o u r t h e y f o r m e d d o w n the drive, t h e B i s h o p ' s a r r i v a l a n d blessing of t h e c h a p e l . H o w p r o u d t h e y w e r e t h a t day of t h e i r c h a p e l a n d how i m p r e s s e d by the reverence, dignity a n d c o n c e n t r a t i o n of t h e c e r e m o n v . T h e old lady's m i n d r e t u r n e d s u d d e n l y to t h e q u e s t i o n i n g , u p t u r n e d f a c e of t h e c h i l d , a n d she said s o f t l y : " T h a t p i c t u r e is a m e m o r y t h a t will n e v e r grow o l d . " (a) DENISE BULL; (b) MARILYN MATHA; (c) ELLEN DOUGHERTY (Fourth Year Class). Normanhurst. ** News of the death of Mother Kostka at Marryatville has just been received (August 10). R.l.P. 23

LORETO CONVENT,

NGRMANHURST, N.S.W.

L O R E T O

SAINT MICHAEL

H e a v e n — w a r — a n d it was Saint M i c h a e l w h o r a l l i e d t h e loyal angels. " Q u i s u t D e u s " — t h a t is the m e a n i n g of t h e n a m e M i c h a e l . So h e is God's c h a m p i o n . No w o n d e r h e is o u r p a t r o n ! T h i s lovely s t a t u e in t h e g r o u n d s of Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t , was p r e s e n t e d by t h e m o t h e r of one of o u r nuns. It was s o l e m n l y blessed 011 S e p t e m b e r t h e t w e n t y - n i n t h by t h e P a r i s h Priest. As we pass this s t a t u e we are r e m i n d e d of o u r B a p t i s m a l vows — to be t r u e to God. Let us ask Saint Michael to h e l p us to attain this e n d a n d to be t r u e to o u r m o t t o : " C r u c i d u i n spiro fido." — DIANE McCARRON, Normanhurst.

As soon as you e n t e r t h e f r o n t gate of Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t , y o u r eye is a t t r a c t e d to a g r a c e f u l statue'"' at t h e t o p of t h e driveway — Saint M i c h a e l the Archangel faithfully guarding our church and school. E v e r y o n e w h o conies u p t h e flower-fringed drive cannot help being impressed by this d o m i n a t i n g w h i t e statue — t h e s p e a r a i m e d w i t h d e a d l y accuracy at all that is ugly a n d displeasing to God. Some m a y ask, " W h y h a s Saint Michael's s t a t u e been chosen in p r e f e r e n c e to those of t h e o t h e r S a i n t s ? " T h e answer to this is a very b e a u t i f u l s t o r y : " M a n y years ago, a f t e r the R e f o r m a t i o n , t h e Convent of t h e I n s t i t u t e at York was t h e only Catholic t e a c h i n g convent still existent in E n g l a n d . O n e day t h i s convent was a t t a c k e d b y anti-Catholic soldiery. T h e n u n s went to t h e c h a p e l . ' G r e a t God,' p r a y e d t h e S u p e r i o r , 'save Y o u r s e l f , f o r we c a n n o t save You.' S u d d e n l y , t h e noise o u t s i d e ceased. T h e n u n s w a i t e d , not k n o w i n g w h a t was going to h a p p e n next. T h e n some of t h e t o w n s p e o p l e c a m e to t h e m saying t h a t an angel c a r r y i n g a flaming sword h a d a p p e a r e d above the convent a n d t h a t the soldiers h a d fled in t e r r o r . " A f t e r this i n c i d e n t t h e devotion to Saint Michael, a l r e a d y f o s t e r e d in t h e I n s t i t u t e , increased. A p r o m i s e was m a d e t h a t 011 e a c h Saint Michael's eve t h e r e would be a procession in e a c h house — t h e youngest c h i l d c a r r y i n g t h e p i c t u r e of t h e Archangel a n d all singing " T i b i Onines Angeli." T h a t is o n e special reason, but t h e r e are o t h e r s too. R i g h t b a c k in 590 A.'D. w h e n R o m e was r a v a g e d by a p l a g u e , t h e great Saint G r e g o r y led, t h r o u g h t h e streets of t h e s t r i c k e n city, a procession in w h i c h t h e p i c t u r e of St. L u k e s M a d o n n a was c a r r i e d . As t h e P o p e a p p r o a c h e d H a d r i a n ' s T o m b h e saw t h e A r c h a n g e l Michael s h e a t h i n g his sword. T h e p l a g u e e n d e d a n d t h e edifice was h e n c e f o r t h called "Castel Saint Angelo. * But f a r t h e r back still, b e f o r e the b e g i n n i n g of the w o r l d , t h e r e was a pestilence in * See page 44.

KING FOREVER

A crowd of j e e r i n g faces met H i m — Jesus of N a z a r e t h passing by — W e i g h e d b e n e a t h His Cross of Sorrow On His way to Calvary. T h r i c e H e f a l l s a n d t h r i c e H e rises, B e a t e n by t h e soldiers' b l o w s ; Cut a n d bleeding, w e a k a n d w e a r y , On t o w a r d s Calvary's hill H e goes. Clear A u t u m n skies — p e a c e prevails, Bird-songs in o u r g a r d e n r i n g ; Almost two t h o u s a n d years have p a s s e d ; B u t Jesus is still t h e K i n g . R e v e r e n t h e a d s bow low to greet H i m Jesus of N a z a r e t h passing by — Present in the golden M o n s t r a n c e S h a d e d by t h e C a n o p y . C h i l d r e n strew His p a t h with petals, Voices rise to God and sing, P r a i s e b e Jesus Christ O u r Saviour, Praise be Jesus Christ O u r K i n g ! ELIZABETH CLIFFORD (Fourth Year Class). Normanhurst. —Feast of Corpus Christi.

JULY, 1953 — JUNE, 1954.

JULY: 2nd.—Boarders have long week-end. Seniors go to Rostrevor dance. 19th.—Y.C.S. Day of Recollection held here, conducted by Father Gleeson. Boys and girls f r o m all Catholic schools in Adelaide. AUGUST: 1st.—"A" basketball team lost against Cabra, but the "B" team was victorious. 14th.—Fancy Dress Ball, exciting and gay. 16th.—Boarders went to a Procession at the Seminary. 27th.—Broke up for the September holidays, iSEPTEMBER: 14th.—Boarders returned for 3rd term. Many n e w resolutions to work hard (after last term's report).

LORETO CONVENT, MARRY AT VILLE. 19th.—Fete; in spite of rain there was a huge crowd. NOVEMBER: 3rd.—Melbourne Cup. Sweeps held for the Missions. 14th.—Finals held on C.B.C. courts between St. Aloysius and Loreto. Loreto, victorious. 27th.—Girls who received their Broad Blues: C. Krause, M. Mullins, B. Thyer, P. Greenslade, B. Clarkson, B. Dobson, A. Heffernan, M. Honner, A. Robertson, M. Spain and E. Molony. Congratulations to Jubiliarians G. Coulter, L. McLoughlin, C. O'Donnell. 28th.—Second Year went down to St. Ignatius' fete. 29th.—Rosary Rally by Father Peyton. Thousands of people there. 30th.—Eurythmics display on lawns in front of school.

L O R E T O Holdcroft, J o h n Muldoon, Paul Rofe, K y m Wilson, J o h n Doyle, Billy Riches and Peter McCusker. 3rd.—The May Day Festivities were postponed. The 1st of May was a Saturday. The Altar was even more festive than in former years as some good timeexposures testify. Judy Bennett, Head Prefect, crowned Our Lady, and after Father Costello, S.J., read the Act of Consecration, we had Benediction. 6th.—Broke up for May holidays, but most of the Leavings got back to see the lovely Debutantes. 25th—Second term: We have a film projector. 27th.—Ascension Thursday; went to Morialta for a walk. 28th.—Carmel Hakendorf gave us a wonderful violin recital in our hall. 31st.—Mission Day, a great success, thanks to Margaret Honner. The Orchestral Concert was much appreciated by all — even the non-musicians.

DECEMBER: 1st.—Exams, started; most of us did them at Norwood Town Hall. Very profitable for the shops! 9th.—We broke up for the Christmas holidays, prize distribution and holiday hymn. One whole school year had passed. That night the Mothers' Club gave us a dance in the Norwood Town Hall. The ballroom was gaily decorated in the school colours of blue and gold. Three unexpected, but very welcome guests, were Father Bachelor, Father Perrot and Father Dando. Thus the 1953 school year came to an end. 1954. FEBRUARY: 8th.—Boarders return. Usual commotion in the dormitory, and book-binding activities. 9th.—Mr. Hearney showed us slides of Fatima — a fitting beginning for our Marian Year. 14th.—Off to St. Ignatius for the Annual Lourdes Procession. 15th.—Election of Sports Captains. Congratulations to all. MARCH: 3.40 a.m., Our earthquake!!! General excitement in dormitories. Plaster spread over beds; dressing table ornaments spread across dormitory floors. 17th.—Most of the fifty Seniors who attended St. Patrick's Mass at the Cathedral went on to the pictures. Those left at home were taken to the beach. The boarders' concert proved a great success. 18th.—To Wayville Oval to practise our display for Her Majesty. 19th.—Royal progress through Adelaide. Saw the Queen and the Duke. Holiday and free week-end for boarders. 22nd.—To Wayville once more for a Dress Rehearsal. The actual performance the following day was in itself a memorable event. 26th.—Another free week-end. APRIL: 1st.—The nuns visiting their home-folk in Australia called on their way back to India. 10th.—Went down to St. Ignatius Sports. A few days later two Columban Fathers visited us and showed us some interesting films of their missions. 14th.—We were privileged to have a visit from His Grace the Archbishop. 25th.—Old scholars' Garden Party. Boarders had a glimpse of latest fashions and were glad to meet their friends who had left school last year. 26th.—Rostrevor Sports provided an outing for Seniors, and all enjoyed themselves at the C.B.C. Dance. MAY: 1st.—Loreto Sports Day. 2nd.—First Communion Day. Were there any dry eyes in the Chapel? The First Communicants were — Erica Perdelwitz, Shirley Byrnes, Madeline Brazzale, Anne Baulderstone, Christine Whitford, Patricia Gluyas, Katherine Hakendorf, Rosa Cappelluti, Jill Properjohn, Susan Cashmore, Helen Campbell, Beth Mclnnes, Therese Jordan, Susan Mill, Christine Smith, Jill Johnson, Peter Kennedy, Quentin Brown, Peter

JUNE: 11th.—Film: A Queen is Crowned. Much enthusiasm. 13th.—Everything f r o m a pony to an ant was well represented at our successful Pet Show. Congratulations, Bev., on winning the prize for the dog most like its owner. 16th.—Three-Day Retreat given by Father Phillip. Hope everybody keeps resolutions. 20th.—Film: "Don Bosco." All loved it. 22nd.—Destiny cake provided much amusement in the refectory. Margaret Honner, mother of 10; Merry, a nagging wife. 25th.—Practice match with Girton College — Victory to Loreto. Well done, A's and B's. 26th.—Defeated Cabra in the Shield match.

ONLY A HUMAN It was t i m e f o r r e h e a r s a l in t h e J u n i o r School drama:—Small B o y : "'All t h e o t h e r s w a n t to be camels, so I s u p p o s e I'd b e t t e r be Joseph." MEDIEVAL HABITS Q. W h a t was a M a n o r - h o u s e ? A. A p l a c e w h e r e M i d d l e Aged p e o p l e on strips of l a n d .

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HEAVENLY BEAT Small. B o y : W h e n I get to heaven F i n going to tell m y g r a n d f a t h e r on you. He's d e a d now. but h e was a p o l i c e m a n . APPRECIATIVE INFANT: Question t i m e in t h e I n f a n t R o o m the day a f t e r a lesson on t h e Last S u p p e r : T e a c h e r : " W h a t special t h i n g did O u r L o r d do to show His Apostles t h a t H e w a n t e d t h e m to be k i n d a n d h e l p f u l to e v e r y o n e ? " Smallest I n f a n t (with e m p h a t i c a p p r e c i a t i o n ) : " H e washed t h e y d i r t y feel.

L O R E T O

Y.C.S.

ACTIVITIES

On F r i d a y , J a n u a r y 22nd, t h e Y.C.S. S u m m e r School c a m e t o a close. W e a p p r e c i a t e d t h e k i n d h o s p i t a l i t y of t h e n u n s . T h e L e a d e r s benefited by all t h a t t h e y h a d l e a r n t a n d h o p e d to be b e t t e r Y.C.S. L e a d e r s in t h e f u t u r e . MARIE SPAIN & JUDY KENNEDY (Leaving). Marryatville.

GROUPS: T h i s y e a r t h e Y.C.S. L e a d e r s ' G r o u p at M a r r y a t ville consists of t h i r t e e n e n t h u s i a s t i c leaders, with J u d y K e n n e d y as P r e s i d e n t . T h e Y.C.S. totals 80 girls, f r o m Second Y e a r to L e a v i n g H o n o u r s . T h e r e are six activity G r o u p s — Missions, D r a m a t i c , Music, Art, Discussion, and S p o r t . T h e Music G r o u p , u n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p of M a r g a r e t Mullins, M a r i e Spain a n d Carola McAulev, p r o v e d very p o p u l a r a n d h a d to be sub-divided f o r t h e gospel discussion. T h e G r o u p s c o m b i n e f o r t h e activity p a r t of t h e m e e t i n g . T h e m e m b e r s discuss t h e lives of f a m o u s composers, and r e c o r d s illust r a t i n g t h e i r w o r k a r e p l a y e d . T h e y also discuss m o d e r n music a n d its influence on t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a t i o n of to-day. All t h e " d i s t i n g u i s h e d artists" of t h e Senior School, w i t h Beverley Dobson a n d A n n e Isenstein as Leaders, c o n s t i t u t e t h e Art G r o u p . T h e S p o r t s G r o u p , with M e r e d i t h Sykes a n d T h e r e s e J u n g f e r as L e a d e r s , h a v e discussed sport in every aspect, b u t as t h e S p o r t s e q u i p m e n t is always in p e r f e c t c o n d i t i o n , t h e i r services have not yet been required. A l t h o u g h t h e n u m b e r of m e m b e r s in t h e Mission G r o u p h a s decreased, e n t h u s i a s m has not a b a t e d . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to M a r g a r e t H o n n e r ! T h e D r a m a t i c G r o u p , u n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p of A n n e R o b e r t s o n a n d B i d d y Clarkson, is p r e p a r i n g t h e p l a y , " T h e W o o d c u t t e r and t h e P r i n c e s s " , f o r p r o d u c t i o n l a t e r in t h e year. Last, b u t not least, is t h e Discussion G r o u p , u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e of J u d y B e n n e t t . M a n y interesting topics are discussed i n c l u d i n g m a n y of F a t h e r D a n i e l L o r d ' s p a m p h l e t s , " T h e P u r e of H e a r t , " " S h a l l we A b o l i s h t h e C h a p e r o n e ? " 2. SUMMER SCHOOL. On J a n u a r y 16tli we a r r i v e d at t h e Sacre Coeur Convent in M e l b o u r n e w h e r e we a t t e n d e d o u r first Y.C.S. S u m m e r School. T h e 141 girls r e p r e s e n t i n g schools f r o m five States were w a r m l y welcomed by t h e Nuns. T h e r e w e r e f o u r lectures d a i l y a n d we gained m a n y n e w ideas and i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e Y.C.S. A f t e r each l e c t u r e we f o r m e d g r o u p s a n d c o m m e n t e d on t h e p r e v i o u s lecture. W e were pleased to m e e t f o u r o t h e r Loreto girls. T w o f r o m W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a , a n d two f r o m M a r y ' s M o u n t . In b e t w e e n lectures we p l a y e d in t h e tennis t o u r n a m e n t . M a r i e a n d A n n e V a u g h a n , two of t h e A b b e y girls, r e a c h e d t h e < semi-finals. J a n e t H a y d e n a n d J u d y , by s o m e stroke of f a t e , were d e f e a t e d very e a r l y in t h e t o u r n a m e n t . W e L o r e t o girls c e r t a i n l y h a d f u n t o g e t h e r a n d b e c a m e firm f r i e n d s even to t h e p o i n t of w r i t i n g once in every t h r e e m o n t h s !

THE MISSIONS: At the Y.C.S. G e n e r a l M e e t i n g t h e Missions stole t h e show with a skit on s t a m p collecting. T o r n stamps, blue-tinged s t a m p s , c o m m o n Australian s t a m p s walked sadly a r o u n d t h e stage receiving s c o r n f u l abuse f r o m the w h o l e p e r f e c t f o r e i g n , a n d v a l u a b l e A u s t r a l i a n varieties such as t h e Crocodile, w o r t h 2/-. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s , Beverley, on such a wonderful reproduction. W i t t y dialogue which e n d e d in r e f e r e n c e to F a t h e r S h e r i d a n caused amused a p p l a u s e . W e r e g r e t F a t h e r ' s d e p a r t u r e to t h e East, a n d miss his e n t h u s i a s t i c talks on stamp-collecting. F a t h e r O ' D o n o g h u e , an A m e r i c a n J e s u i t f r o m C h i n a , gave an i n s p i r i n g a n d s o m e w h a t f r i g h t e n i n g p i c t u r e of m o d e r n p e r s e c u t i o n in C h i n a . W e realised t h e t r a g e d y of t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of all the Chinese mission s e t t l e m e n t s w h e n e a r l y this y e a r F a t h e r McGIynn showed us w o n d e r f u l films of t h e C o l u m b a n F o r e i g n Missions. F i r s t - h a n d news of o u r own L o r e t o I n d i a n Missions was given us b y two A u s t r a l i a n n u n s visiting t h e i r n a t i v e land a f t e r m a n y years spent in I n d i a . Sixteen Leavings decided t h a t d a y to devote t h e i r lives to t h e Missions, but so f a r n o n e h a v e shown any i m m e d i a t e signs of p a c k i n g . Black b a b i e s are t h e most p o p u l a r babies at Loreto. O n e e n t e r s t h e v a r i o u s classrooms a n d finds o c c u p y i n g a t h i r d of t h e b o a r d a p p e a l i n g notices, such as, only 2/5|- n e e d e d to finalise a n o t h e r black baby. Mission Day this y e a r raised £84. T h a n k s to girls and t h e i r m o t h e r s f o r g e n e r o u s c o n t r i b u t i o n s to t h e Missions, especially to t h e Tuck-Shop. T h a n k s too, to t h e Art Class f o r t h e b e a u t i f u l e n l a r g e d r e p r o d u c t i o n s of s t a m p s f o r o u r " S t a m p A c t " in 1953. MARGARET HONNER (Leaving). Marryatville. FASHION NOTE: New Girl, w r i t i n g h o m e a f t e r h e r first dressm a k i n g lesson: " I h a d to cut o u t s o m e t h i n g f r o m a p a t t e r n m a r k e d bloomers; but t h e y looked just like pants to m e . " NOT SO CATTY: Little C a t h y ( to a loved Sister in c h a r g e ot t h e r e f e c t o r y ) : " Y o u call m e Catty, b u t I d o n ' t m i n d w h a t you call m e — "cause 1 like you. "

TOO CLEVER: O u r past p u p i l s w h o have achieved t h e i r Dip. Soc. Stud, find good positions as w e l f a r e officers in Australian cities. Their work is interesting, o f t e n g r i m l y h u m o r o u s . O n e was telling us lately

of an i n c i d e n t at t h e law c o u r t w h e r e she h a d to attend: J u d g e (to witness) : " H o w did you k n o w t h e w o m a n was m a d ? " W i t n e s s : " S h e was always q u o t i n g S h a k e s p e a r e . " 28

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MARCH :

T h e election of P r e f e c t s m a d e M a r g a r e t T r o y , Y v o n n e D v m o n d , Leonie P e t e r s o n , S a r a h C u r r a n , E l i z a b e t h H a n d l e y , H e l e n W e b s t e r a n d Marcia Dwyer t h e elite of t h e school. O n St. P a t r i c k ' s D a y t h e b o a r d e r s went to Rockingham in two buses. Swimming, sunb u r n a n d r e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e t h e o r d e r of t h e day. H a p p y , t a n n e d faces b o r e witness to a well-spent outing.

J UNE: J u n e m a r k e d t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e debates w i t h St. Louis. " T h e s p o k e n w o r d is m o r e p o w e r f u l t h a n the w r i t t e n word.''' L o r e t o p r o v e d t h a t it is. " S h o u l d flats be b a n n e d ? " O u r t e a m p r o v e d t h a t they s h o u l d . T h e p r i d e of St. Louis suffered a d o u b l e fall. F a t h e r F o r r o , S.J., a H u n g a r i a n priest, showed the girls films of t h e C h u r c h in H u n g a r y . B a s k e t b a l l was a f e a t u r e of t h e second t e r m . Loreto scored several well e a r n e d successes against N e d l a n d s a n d St. J o s e p h ' s . An air of m y s t e r y p e r v a d e d t h e school at t h e t h o u g h t of tin? F a n c y Dress Ball for the Missions.

APRIL:

" O s b o r n e " in gay flags a n d b u n t i n g witnessed t h e m a n y passings of H e r M a j e s t y between P e r t h a n d F r e m a n t l e . Of course, we saw t h e D u k e too!

J ULY :

MAY :

Miss H o d g e s c o n d u c t e d the l a r k s of t h e school in t h e a n n u a l Music Festival. L o r e t o gained second place. W h a t a f l u t t e r ! Annual Retreat. Father Keohane, O.M.I., increased o u r f e r v o u r a n d d e v o t i o n to O u r Lady. K n i t t i n g grew c o n s p i c u o u s l y l a r g e r ! W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a ' s p r i d e , the K w i n a n a Oil Refinery, was visited by t h e girls. T h e y were a m o n g the first o u t s i d e r s to visit it. T h e a n n u a l St. Louis D a n c e was a great success. We were there.

May D a y was a u n i q u e event this year. A procession was h e l d t h r o u g h t h e g r o u n d s with p a r e n t s a n d f r i e n d s p a r t i c i p a t i n g . F a t h e r M c C a r t h y , O.M.I., delivered a m o v i n g a d d r e s s on O u r L a d y , a n d we all f e l t t h e h o n o u r of b e i n g c h i l d r e n of t h e I n s t i t u t e of the Blessed V i r g i n Mary. Osborne.

Y.C.S. NOTES

AUGUST:

Sports Day exciting close.

brought

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Y.C.S. W e e k , 1953, b r o u g h t out m u c h talent in t h e school. The Debating Group supplied an i n t e r e s t i n g d e b a t e 011 " S p a r e t h e rod a n d spoil t h e c h i l d . " H a n d w o r k was well to t h e f o r e in t h e Missions G r o u p Display. Early in D e c e m b e r , the l e a d e r s f r o m all schools met at t h e Convent of Mercy, Victoria S q u a r e , f o r a C o n f e r e n c e . T h e d a y b e g a n w i t h a D i a l o g u e Mass a n d e n d e d w i t h a b e a u t i f u l l y s u n g B e n e d i c t i o n . Dr. O ' S u l l i v a n gave i n t e r e s t i n g discourses on f a i t h , love of O u r L o r d , t h e work of a l e a d e r . A l e a d e r f r o m S a n t a M a r i a , A t t a d a l e , gave us the benefit of h e r e x t r a k n o w l e d g e o b t a i n e d at t h e J a n u a r y S u m m e r School. W e are g r a t e f u l to t h e C o m m u n i t y of Victoria S q u a r e f o r t h e i r k i n d n e s s a n d h o s p i t a l i t y .

SEPTEMBER :

C o n f i r m a t i o n was the highlight of this first week. OCTOBER:

T h e Missions p r o f i t e d f r o m t h e Fete. G r o a n s f r o m t h e J u n i o r a n d Leaving c a n d i d a t e s , for the F r e n c h O r a l s were u p o n us. "Mais n o n , " "Mais o u i , " " j e lie sais p a s ! " filled the air. DECEMBER :

Max B o n n e r a n d D i n n y Pails gave a b r e a t h taking e x h i b i t i o n of tennis. W e w e r e also h o n o u r e d by a visit f r o m the I n d i a n Davis C u p p l a y e r s w h o f u r t h e r s t i m u l a t e d t e n n i s enthusiasts. T h e p a r e n t s were d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e display of talent and art at o u r "At H o m e " on t h e last S u n d a y of the school year. Loreto D a y was w o n d e r f u l , as usual. A movie in t h e a f t e r n o o n and a concert c r a m m e d f u l l of f u n in t h e evening. T h e P a r e n t s ' Association s p o n s o r e d a School Mission Dance. T h e Myola Hall was p a c k e d with laughing faces, c a t c h y m u s i c and gay frocks.

Loreto, C l a r e m o n t , was r e p r e s e n t e d at this year's S u m m e r School in M e l b o u r n e , b y P a t r i c i a M c H e n r y a n d M a r g a r e t W a l s h . On t h e i r r e t u r n we h e l d a m e e t i n g h e r e f o r all W.A. l e a d e r s ; a n d l e a d e r s w h o h a d been at t h e S u m m e r School a t t e m p t e d to pass on all t h e k n o w l e d g e gained. T h e h i g h l i g h t of last t e r m was t h e m e e t i n g f e a t u r i n g a F a s h i o n P a r a d e c o n d u c t e d b y t h e leaders. We are s u r e t h a t t h e clothes displayed h a d an e n l i g h t e n i n g effect o n t h e a u d i e n c e , w h o a p p r e c i a t e d that o n e can b e modest and still b e in t h e f a s h i o n . W e t h i n k t h a t in o u r Y.C.S. work a definite step f o r w a r d has been m a d e . W e are g r a d u a l l y l e a r n i n g h o w to i n c r e a s e o u r influence as leaders b y d e e p e n i n g o u r own s p i r i t u a l life; and this h a s h a d an a d d e d effect 011 o u r activity groups.

FEBRUARY:

Back t o school! P a t r i c i a M c H e n r y , the e x p e c t e d Head. P a t r e p r e s e n t e d t h e school at t h e W o m e n ' s Reception to welcome the Queen. L u c k y P a t ! ! Jocelyn D u n p h y (Sister M. A n n u n e i a t a ) c a m e to say good-bye b e f o r e e n t e r i n g t h e Novitiate at Mary's M o u n t . T h e lovely s u n k e n g a r d e n in t h e University was the setting f o r " A n t i g o n e , " a n d a m o n g the a u d i e n c e were our Leavings a n d Sub-Leavings.

PATRICIA McHENRY (Leaving Class). MARGARET WALSH (Sub-Leaving). Claremont. 29

LORETO CONVENT, DAWSON STREET, BALLARAT, VICTORIA

SENIOR SCHOOL, PREFECTS, TENNIS TEAMS.

(See opposite page for names.)

LORETO CONVENT, DAWSON STREET, BALLARAT, VICTORIA

PREFECTS H.

Nolan,

Tuppen,

Murray

A and B TENNIS TEAMS (Head),

McArdle.

SENIOR

_ A" Sutherland P. B r o w n (Ballarat Schoolgirl Champion, 1954), Opie, M. Bergin, L. Gemmola, M. Murray, E. Davies, N. D o n n e l l y .

SCHOOL

Front R o w : L. Butler, N. D o n n e l l y , M. McArdlo, A. Sutherland, A. Guy, M. M e e n y , H . Nolan, E. Taffe, M. Pierce, A. D a v i s o n , A. Opie, M. Vanina. 2nd R o w : F. D y n o n , J. N i c h o l s o n , E. Davies, C. Grace, M. E l l i o t t , A. Sheridan, C. Cooke, P. Quinlan, P. Brown, J. H a y e s , M. Callaghan. 3rd R o w : M. Reidy, K H a y e s , M. Barry, P. Coswello, K. Power, Y. Ashkar, B . E m e r y , C. Parrot, M. Murray, D. K e o g h . B a c k R o w : J. Kerrins, M. Martino, D. Muller, M. Murphy, P. T u p p e n , M. B e r g i n , T. T u p p e n , H. Salter, B. Klein. A b s e n t : L. Doblie.

MIDDLE SCHOOL Front R o w : A. Tobin, D. Skinner, J. D i a m o n d , D. Doblie, D. T a y l o r , S. U p m a l i s . 2nd R o w : M. Cooke, B. W a l s h e , F. M c L e o d , C. Prout, M. S t a p l e t o n , J. McArdle, E. Cunningham, M. Taffe, M. C u m m i n s , C. Callaghan, J. Findlay, L. Gemmola, M. T u p p e n , R. P i t t a r d . 3rd R o w M. Morrison. F. Callaghan, N. Sheehan, M. Comrie, N. Ruigrok, V. B o g n e r , T. Jansen, D. Paddle, K. H o b b y , V. Kincade, U. Raine, B. Najim. M. Cooke. 4th R o w : A. Re, C. VVerts, P. W e b s t e r , P. W e b s t e r , D. Mezaks, M. Mezaks, H. B r y a n s , K. Strachan, P. Callaghan, B. A d a m s o n s , M. S h e e h a n , L. P a l u m b o . 5th R o w : M. Cooper, B. Millington, S. O ' N e i l l , I. U p m a l i s , C. D u g g a n , K. Coughlan, B. Cham, M. Scott, E. K e n n e d y , C. Strachan, D. Gemmola.

JUNIOR SCHOOL Back R o w : D. H i c k e y , D. Pell, M. Pitzen, T. Cann, P. D ' A r c y , M. Green, R. Scott, P. Spring. 5th R o w : J. Pontefract, R. Najim, J. Taylor, R. Re, P. Ratcliffe, D. O'Neill, P. l o n e s , M. Martin, E. B r y a n t , A. Reynolds, T. O ' D o n n e l l , G. Strachan, P. R u y g , G. Torpy. 4th R o w : K. D a v i s o n , A. Scott, G. H e a l y , K. Gurry, R. D ' A r c y , D. Kerin, D. Scott, N. Jansen, F. Millington, S. H u t c h i n s o n , F. Gallagher, A. Green, T. W e r t z , T. Williams. 3rd R o w : G. Muir, F. Cook, M. D i a m o n d , M. H e a l y , M. B o n g i o r n e , M. Pittard, C. Ruyg, L. H a y , R. A d a m s o n s , M. Nicholls, S. Morris. M. Quinlan, B. Porter, R. Birch, H. Pittard, C. Tobin. 2nd R o w : P. Tobin, P. H a r m a n , M. D u f f y , D. D ' A r c y , C. Birch, J. Gabell, P. R y a n , R. O ' N e i l l , S. Nicholls, S. Martin, G. Brooks, F. Cook, H. B r o o k s , G. D ' A r c y , M. Torpy, J. Russo, R. W i l l i a m s , M. Bedford, F. Jones. Front R o w : N. Gavan, P. O ' D o n n e l l , A. H u l e t t , K. Lorensini, J. O ' L o u g h l i n , N. Russo, L. Raine, G. Lorensini, P. H a n r a h a n , B. Kerins, J. Powell. A b s e n t : K. Skinner, M. D o b s o n , J. L y n c h , S. H o w a r d , B. C u m m i n s .

LEAVING CLASS LESLEY ADAMS MARY ARMSTRONG MAUREEN BEESLEY ROBYN BLAND DEIRDRE BRAY MARGARET BROWN ANNE BUCKLEY PATRICIA CORBETT PAULINE DAVIS ANNE DESMA'iCHELIER HELEN FLYNN JETTIE HENDRIKS ADRIENNE LEONARD JANICE McENCROE ELIZABETH OBRINCSAK CATHERINE PENNINGTON JANE RAPER LOUISE RITCHARD HELEN RYAN

PREFECTS 1954 Back R o w : Maureen Beesley, Jettie Hendricks ( H e a d Prefect), Anne Buckley, and Louise Ritchard. Front R o w : Anne Desmarchelier, Patricia Corbett, Mary Armstrong, H e l e n Flynn, Jane Raper.

FOURTH YEAR CLASS HELEN BYFIELD ELIZABETH BYRNE BARBARA CHAPMAN JANET COOPER CAROLYN CREAGH SUSAN DONEGAN PATRICIA DUNNING BARBARA EAGLES KAY EGAN-LEE JANICE GILLAN GAIL GLASER ANGELE GRANT MARGARET HINE ANNE HEGERTY MAUREEN HOGAN HELEN KENNY MARIANNE McMILLAN JENNIFER ORCHARD PATRICIA PERROTTET BARRARA RYAN KERRY SHIELS BEATRICE TAYLOR JEANETTE THOMAS DENISE WEDDERBURN

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LORETO CONVENT, KIRRIBILLI,

Top Left: Classes III and IV. Top Right: Boys.

N.S.W.

Bottom Left: Classes II, I and Infants. Bottom Right: Form I and Elementary. For names see page 35.

-L O R E T O LORETO C O N V E N T , INTERMEDIATE

CLASS

DENISE ARRAND SUSAN BALDING HELEN BALL PATRICIA BARLOW MARGARET BARRETT TONI BARRETT • LORETTA BECKETT FRANCES BURKE VIRGINIA BURNS BIDDY BYRON VIRGINIA BRADLEY JAN CASEY JACQUELINE COLLET KERRY COLLINS STELLA COLLINS JAN C O M R I E T H O M S O N GERALDINE CRAMPTON LYNETTE CRONIN ANNE CROWLEY JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM MARIETTE DWYER SUSAN F A T H E R ROBYN F L E E T I N G JOAN FORD JUDY FRASFR CAROL H U L L S ELIZABETH KEANE CAROLYN K E L L Y YVONNE LAMERAND FAY L I V E R M O R E GAI M c E V O Y PATRICIA McGRATH MAUREEN McCAFFREY MARGARET MONAHAN JUDITH MURRAY KAY N E V I L L MARY-ANNE O'GORMAN LOUISE PETERSEN A N N P U L L F.N JAN P U R C E L L PATRICIA ROCHE TTLL R Y A N JILL SHAW TENNIFER SIMPSON r.ATL S T E W A R T MARY S U L L T V A N

SECOND Y E A R

CLASS

ANNE-MARIE BAKEWELL SUSAN B E E S T O N SALLY B E L L A I R JUDITH BERGIN MARGARET BOND BARBARA B R A Y MARGARET CAVANAGH MARGARET C O L L I N G R I D G E CAROLYN CUDMORE P E N E L O P E COOK MARGARET DIVER LANEKE DUSSELDORP MAUREEN EGAN-LEE GERALDINE FERGUSON VERONA GREENAWAY KAY H A R R I S O N MARCIA H E A T H C O T F . AMANDA HELLMRTCH GATL H O C K E Y DEIRDRE HOLAHAX PHILTPPA KELLY SUSAN L A R K I N ROSEMARY LEACH ROBYN L U N D CAROLYN MORRIS FAITH MULLER SUZANNE MAGNEY BERYL McENCROE HELEN McGOWAN BEVERLEY POWER EVELYN PURCELL DENISE REGAN ELIZABETH SHIEL PATRICIA SKEHAN

MADELEINE STRANGMAN ANNE STUBBS LANETTE SULLIVAN MARIE-LOUISE WALES

FIRST YEAR

CLASS

BARBARA. BAIN JANET BALDING ROSLYN BARRETT MARIS BELLHOUSE MARGOT BRADLEY LEONORE BROWN CLARE BRYANT SUE BURKE R O B Y N CASEY SUE CHAD WICK SUZANNE CLAPIN M A U R E E N CLARK BRIGITTE COLLET MARY D O N N E L L Y ANNE FITZGERALD MARIE FITZPATRICK JUDY HAMILTON TRESSJE HENDRIKS JULIETTE HENRY ANNETTE HOCKEY GAI H O G A N ANNE MARIE JOHNSTONE JUDY KING NOELA MADDEN ANNE MARSHALL ANNE McDERMOTT PATRICIA MORATH MARGARET O'DONNELL TUNE O ' G O R M A N MARGARET PERROTTF.T GABR1ELLE PIROLA BARBARA P O W E R MARY P R E N D E R G A S T HELEN RITCHARD MARY RITCHARD DIANA ROCHE TILL R U T H V E N V I V I E N N E SARKS T ACOUELINE SEAGOF. PATRTCIA S H E R W O O D ANNE STAYNER KAYE TATE MARGARET TRACY

FORM

KIRRIBILLI

BEATRICE BATEMAN DIERDRE BURKE MARCELLE CLARKE HILARY CRAMPTON GENEVIEVE DEMEULEME ESTER ANNE MARIE DWYER PRUDENCE FLYNN MARGARET HONNER CHRISTINE INGLIS ASTRID KELLY ANNE LOUGHLAND HELEN LOWERY ANNE LEONHARD HELEN MAGUIRE T H E R E S E MCCAFFREY DOROTHEA McCLEERY VICKY McEVOY GERALDINE McGRATH BARBARA I)E M E U R MAUREEN O'HANLON TOSEPHTNE O ' H A N L O N MOYA O'MARA ANNE PELLEGRINO MARGARET POWER LOUISE REGAN PATRICIA RE ILLY ANPOlNETTE ROLFE PHILOMEXA PAPALLO M A U R E E N SCOTT ELIZABETH SULLIVAN ANDREE TIERNAN B E T T Y YVALSH MARGARET WARD ROSALIE WATTEL M A U R E E N GARGAN T.OITISE C L A P I N TULTANNF. O ' N E I L L KERRY WILSON

CATHERINE ALLEN SUSAN ARMSTRONG E L I Z A R E T H BARTT.ETT

ONE

THREE

TANE B L E Y E R ALISON COURTENAY CHRISTINE DUSSELDORP MARGARET HARDIMAN CYNTHIA HOLMES PHILOMENA HORAN MARGARET F L Y N N COLLEEN McDONOUGH TERESA O'REILLY SY'LVIA P E T T E R HELEN SIDAWAY' KAY TRAY'NOR ACHILLE AMERIO CHRISTOPHER BALL MICHAEL BARLOW ROBERT EHRENBURG PETER LEONARD FRANCIS H O A R E GEORGE P A R M E N T I E R

CLASS

ELEMENTARY

CLASS

ELIZABETH BUCKLEY C A T H E R I N E CAH I L L CLOVER COLLINS MARIANNE COURTENAY CHRISTINE FERGUSON CHRISTINE FLYNN GAI H E L L M R T C H DIANA HEWITSON PENELOPE HOLMES M A R G A R E T MARY K I D M A N SYBIL LAWS E L TZA B E T H M A T T H E W S MARGARET O'REILLY MARGARET OWENS CECILE SCOTT PATRTCTA S C O T T - Y O U N G E L I Z A B E T H SIIAW E L I Z A B E T H SKTI'PEN CHRISTINE STRONG GATL S U T H E R L A N D TL'DTTH T H O M S O N T O S E P H TNE W A L S H MARY W T L L I S

CLASS

TWO

M A R G A N N BUCKLEY" MARY B U R K E MARIA DE FINA CLARA D U F F I E L D ALICE HOLDEN BELINDA HOLMES M A R T L Y N TONES JULIE MERKEL TONI PALMER ELIZABETH PIERPOINT ROBERTA PLASTO MAUREEN PURCELL FRANCES SIDAWAY BRENDA SCOTT SUZANNE SKIPPEN KAREN DUSSELDORP THOMAS BATEMAN THOMAS BATHURST B I L L Y BY'E PETER CAHILL CHRISTOPHER GUNSON TOHN K E N N E D Y "RICHARD L O P E S BRUCE McLUCKIE PAL T L S U T H E R L A N D

FOUR

SUSAN B L E Y E R NO ELI N E B Y R N E HELEN DIVER ANNE DONNELLY SUSANNE DURANT CATHERINE EHRENBURG GABRIELLE HICKEY DENISE TOHNSTONE PATRICIA LEONARD CAROLYN MAGNEY MAUREEN McGINTY D I A N A McM I L L A N PATRTCIA O ' B R I E N V I R G I N I A SARKS PATRICIA SIDAWAY ELIZABETH SIMPSON K A T H R Y N TRACY

TTLL A L D I S KAY B A R L O W ROSALTNI) BATEMAN CHRISTINE BURKE JULIE BYRNE CATHERINE DAVIDSON LYNETTE DUNCAN MARGARET DURACK PATRICIA EARNGEY TULTA H A R D I M A N PAMELA HARDYMAN CELIA HAYES ROBYN HENRY SUSAN H Y D E MARGARET LAWS ANNE MAREE MADDEN DENTSE MCCAFFREY 1 E A N E T T E McCOLT. MAUREEN MOONEY DANIELLE O'BRIEN PAULINE PRENDERGAST TENNIFER ROWLEY MARTLYN SCHOFTELD TAN T O O T T L MARGARET WALSH LESLTE WANGMAN ANNE WILLIAMS

CLASS

MARGARET ALLEN GRAZIELLA AMERIO PATRICIA BUCKLEY SALLY CALLEN THERESE CLARKE CATHLEEN COLLINS JUDY DWYER SUSAN F E A T H E R S T O X E NANCYE HARPER MARGARET HAWKS PATRICIA LEONHARD NONIE LOUGHLAND DIANNE MAGUIRE C H R I S T I N E McCLEERY A N N E M A R I E McLUCKTE MORNA NANCARROW DENISE PLASTO SANDRA STOKES TONI ANN COMRIE THOMSON G E R A L D I N E TRACY FRANCES TULLY MELANA HICKEY TOHN C A H I L L RICHARD CARTER MARK CRADDOCK RICHARD CRAMPTON TOHN F L Y N N NICHOLAS GREINER THOMAS MITCHELL JOHN O'DONNELL

INFANTS

AUSTRALIAN BOOK IN FLORENCE:

SMOKE-O B a b y B o a r d e r ( b u s h - b r e d ) r e t u r n i n g late to school on S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n : " I t ' s ages since I've had a n y t h i n g to eat. H a v e you h a d S m o k e - 0 y e t ? "

I h a d to go to F l o r e n c e lately, on business. W h i l e t h e r e I stayed at t h e English Convent ( P o o r Servants of t h e M o t h e r of G o d ) . T h e y h a d just r e a d "Love is a Light Burden' and liked it very m u c h .

DEAD TIRED (Question: W h o are the m a r t y r s ? A n s w e r : T h e n u r s e s w h o n u r s e at t h e Mater.

— M. I.B.V.M. Via Nomentana, Rome. 35

-L O R E T O

This

Australia

THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S The

air is abloom with the roses of morning, Faint shadows fade with the coming of day, And the hells of St. Mary's are calling, are calling. The sweet hells are calling the people to pray. O come all you people, arise: it is morning! The sweet hells are calling: chase slumber away! How

O hasten, you faithful, to crown the blest morning! It is love that is calling: O haste to the Lamb! Come

to Mass, come to Mass, come to Mass they are calling — The bells in wild jangle caress and collide. The candles are lit, the slow organ notes falling, The high altar decked and the doors open wide. ( ) come to God's Mystery, you people, you people, To the triumph of Christ, in the joy of the Bride!

the

mind takes one back to old times, other places! The bells of old Shandon ring over the Lea: And the bells of St. Peter s are singing, are singing, They sing to the beautiful Star of the Sea. Now the bells of St. Mary's O hearken, O hasten, You lovers of God, wherever you be!

The bells of St. Mary's are calling, are calling, The sweet bells are calling the faithful to pray. From city and suburb the people are pouring To welcome and worship the Lord of the Day. () come, all you people, awake: it is morning! () come, chase the shadows of sorrow away!

Look

out of the window! () look how the people Block the packed pavements, the choked roadways jam! From city and suburb they flock to St. Mary's On foot and by bus, by car and by tram.

Sydney.

LIFE AT ALICE SPRINGS,

NORTHERN

— LYND NATHAN.

TERRITORY

T h e r e are two schools (a State school a n d a C o n v e n t ) ; a new H i g h School is almost c o m p l e t e d . A good h o s p i t a l serves t h e needs of b o t h w h i t e and c o l o u r e d p o p u l a t i o n . T w o p i c t u r e t h e a t r e s a r e t h e chief m e a n s of e n t e r t a i n m e n t . T h e t h e a t r e s , however, a p p e a r to he m o r e p o p u l a r in S u m m e r t h a n in W i n t e r . Still, m a n y p e o p l e well " r u g g e d u p " a n d some c a r r y i n g hot-water bottles and u p to t h r e e and f o u r b l a n k e t s can still be seen m a k i n g t h e i r way to t h e p i c t u r e s even on t h e coldest of nights.

'Tis h u t a j o u r n e y of one t h o u s a n d miles w h i c h leads to h o m e — " T h e Alice." Some p e o p l e seem to g a t h e r weird ideas of o u r t o w n s h i p , b u t you have to s p e n d a few years t h e r e b e f o r e you can f o r m an o p i n i o n of this r a p i d l y growing town in t h e c e n t r e of A u s t r a l i a . T h i s p a r t of Australia is very o f t e n r e f e r r e d to as t h e " N e v e r - N e v e r " , w h e t h e r it he because those who go t h e r e " N e v e r - N e v e r " w a n t to leave, or w h e t h e r it is b e f o r e this they h a d " N e v e r - N e v e r " met such fine p e o p l e as the T e r r i t o i ians. T h i s however is left f o r t h e visitor to decide f o r h i m s e l f . B o t h t h e growth in p o p u l a t i o n , a n d the e x p a n s i o n in size of t h e t o w n is most s u r p r i s i n g to t h e m a n y tourists w h o travel to t h e " S u n n y N o r t h " in W i n t e r . M a n y find the T e r r i t o r y such an interesting place t h a t t h e y m a k e t h i s an a n n u a l visit. T h e situation of t h e town, t h e b e a u t i f u l colourings of t h e hills, and t h e n a t u r a l r o c k - f o r m a t i o n s , are a m o n g t h e most noted in t h e w o r l d , not f o r g e t t i n g t h e n a t u r a l gaps, and t h e s a n d y gum-tree-lined creeks. In spite of t h e T o d d River ( w h i c h r u n s once in a blue m o o n ) w a t e r restrictions a r e c o m m o n , just as one begins to a d m i r e his green lawns and flourishing g a r d e n . H o w e v e r , residents at " T h e Alice" h a v e just witnessed t h e o p e n i n g of a c e m e n t constructed s w i m m i n g pool. B e f o r e this, a n y o n e desiring a swim, h a d a j o u r n e y of seven miles to go to t h e nearest water-hole, b u t to most p e o p l e this was not a w o r r y ; f o r , you see, t i m e m e a n s so little to those in t h e T e r r i t o r y . Citizens of t h e Alice o f t e n receive great s y m p a t h y f r o m those living in the South f o r " b e i n g so f a r a w a v " ; b u t t h e r e is never a n y t h i n g w a n t i n g in t h e Alice.

T h e r e was a t i m e w h e n t h e c o l o u r e d p e o p l e k e p t to t h e m s e l v e s ; but to-day t h e y p l a y a great p a r t in e v e r y d a y life. Some are e m p l o y e d in d i f f e r e n t homes, o t h e r s work in g o v e r n m e n t positions, a n d m a n y h o l d h i g h p o s i t i o n s a b o u t t h e town. T h e y also t a k e p a r t in t h e s p o r t i n g activities, and have teams to c o m p e t e against t h e w h i t e teams. The c h i l d r e n too, are p r o v i d e d with a good e d u c a t i o n by the Missions and reserves w h i c h are especially set aside f o r t h e m . In t h e Alice e v e r y o n e k n o w s everyone else's business, w h e t h e r it be p r i v a t e or otherwise. M a n y i n c i d e n t s occur in these p a r t s w h i c h one would never find in t h e city. If it h a p p e n s to be t h e day of t h e M e l b o u r n e C u p , or p e r h a p s t h e final d a y of t h e Test Cricket, you only have to be in t h e m a i n street and can h e a r all t h e answers to y o u r q u e r i e s by t h e aid of a l o u d - s p e a k e r w h i c h a local shopk e e p e r has a t t a c h e d to t h e o u t s i d e wall of his shop. A weekly event to w h i c h everyone looks forw a r d in t h e Alice, is t h e a r r i v a l of t h e " G h a n " ; it is likely to a r r i v e at a n y t i m e b e t w e e n 4 o'clock 36

L O R E T O S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n to 4 o'clock the f o l l o w i n g m o r n ing. Usually, if t h e r e is a n y t h i n g of i m p o r t a n c e on in t h e town, it is o n l y a b o u t an h o u r l a t e ; otherwise, one can never tell at w h a t h o u r it m i g h t arrive.

not be d r i v e n f u r t h e r t h a n t h a t each day. At n i g h t t h e r e is n o t a w o r d s p o k e n in t h e c a m p f o r f e a r of s t a m p e d e s . M e n t a k e t h e i r t u r n s on w a t c h a r o u n d t h e m o b all n i g h t . The b l a c k boys like this j o b because of t h e singing r e q u i r e d to k e e p t h e cattle quiet. Usually one hears t h e strains of an ancient t r i b a l song passed d o w n t h r o u g h t h e ages. A r o u n d the camp-fire t h e next w a t c h sit and sing "hill-billies", a strange contrast to t h e t r i b a l songs w h i c h p l a y e d such a p r o m i n e n t p a r t in t h e a n c i e n t rituals. At last a f t e r days of h a r d w o r k , t h e t r u c k i n g yards are r e a c h e d . T h e cattle are y a r d e d into one big p a d d o c k . A f t e r t h i s t h e " f a t s " a r e p u t into one y a r d a n d t h e " s t o r e s " in a n o t h e r . T h e " f a t s " and " s t o r e s " are t e r m s f o r t h e c a t t l e in excellent cond i t i o n a n d good c o n d i t i o n . T h e t r u c k i n g takes a b o u t a day f o r 300 cattle. J u s t as t h e sun begins to set b e h i n d t h e c o l o u r f u l r a n g e s , t h e t r a i n p u l l s out of the y a r d w i t h all the pastoralists' h o p e s w i t h i n it. So w h e t h e r one is f o n d of t h e social life of t h e town, or t h e " r o u g h and r e a d y " life of t h e out-back, ho will find t h e l i f e to suit h i m in t h e Alice. MARILYN PARER, BEVERLEY TURNER. (Intermediate.) Marryatville. t* Surely "by" would have been a more accurate word, closely though the pastoralists like to be identified with their herds.—Ed.]

P'or c h i l d r e n in t h e Alice, as for c h i l d r e n all over t h e world, C h r i s t m a s Eve is a great day, but somehow in t h e Alice t h e e x c i t e m e n t is h e i g h t e n e d . In most places " S a n t a " arrives in a s t r e a m l i n e d car, or p e r h a p s in an a e r o p l a n e , but in Alice h e is welcomed into t h e m i d s t of t h e c h e e r i n g crowds seated h i g h u p o n a " g l a m o r o u s " camel. So you see not e v e r y o n e is so f o r t u n a t e as to e x p e r i e n c e events which take p l a c e in t h e Alice. So far we have not considered those people who greatly assisted in the early d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e T e r r i t o r y — t h e pastoralists. T h o u g h n o w a d a y s t h e y h a v e not to p u t u p w i t h so m u c h d i s c o m f o r t as of old, t h e y still have to p u t u p with a great deal d u r i n g t h e " t r u c k i n g - s e a s o n " , which e x t e n d s f r o m J a n u a r y to August. T h e trucking of* each pastoralist is p r e c e d e d by m o n t h s of anxiety a n d worry. T h e m u s t e r s t a k e all t h e station hands away f r o m t h e station, c o n s e q u e n t l y t h e station-owner w o r r i e s w h e t h e r e v e r y t h i n g will go right with " t h e w i f e and k i d s " at h o m e . T h e d r o v i n g is a f a m i l y a f f a i r . E v e r y b o d y sets out f r o m t h e station a b o u t a f o r t n i g h t b e f o r e t h e t r u c k i n g day. The w o m e n of t h e station d r i v e t h e t r u c k with provisions f o r t h e f o r t n i g h t to t h e first c a m p w h i c h is about eight miles f r o m t h e station, as t h e c a t t l e can-

ROCKHAMPTON UNDER FLOOD T h i s y e a r w h e n t h e F e b r u a r y r a i n s began to fall on R o c k h a m p t o n — a town situated 011 t h e Tropic of C a p r i c o r n , n o b o d y felt t h e least bit alarmed. T h i s w o u l d b e just like any o t h e r year, and r a i n was so b a d l y n e e d e d b y t h e f a r m i n g a n d grazing districts outside t h e town. No t h o u g h t of flood crossed o u r m i n d s , w h e n a strong wind blew over the m o u n t a i n s , b r i n g i n g heavy rain.

T h o s e w h o h a d r e m a i n e d in t h e i r h o m e s h e r e , could only go o u t by b o a t , or r e m a i n t h e r e , a n d have food d e l i v e r e d by d i n g h y . S u p p l i e s were h a r d to o b t a i n , as n e i t h e r t r a i n n o r t r a n s p o r t could pasa t h r o u g h f r o m N o r t h or South. T h e p e o p l e of R o c k h a m p t o n began to g a t h e r 011 t h e river b a n k , a n d w a t c h t h e w a t e r swirl p a s t , on its way to t h e sea, f o r t y miles away. N e a r t h e b a n k w h e r e t h e c u r r e n t was a little less f o r c e f u l , black a n d w h i t e boys dived f r o m t h e railings of t h e old b r i d g e into t h e w a t e r , and were c a r r i e d d o w n s t r e a m , u n t i l t h e y c o u l d fight t h e i r way to t h e b a n k . Buses h a d to stop r u n n i n g , as t h e water over t h e r o a d s was over five feet d e e p in m a n y places. Men going to w o r k 011 bicycles p u s h e d t h r o u g h w a t e r u p to t h e i r waists. T h e only ones w h o e n j o y e d the flood were t h e c h i l d r e n , as t h e y could not go to school, a n d t h e r e was always p l e n t y of w a t e r in w h i c h t h e y could swim, if allowed. W e were all relieved w h e n we h e a r d t h a t t h e F i t z r o y h a d ceased rising. Still it was m a n y days b e f o r e the w a t e r went d o w n , a n d the s w a m p y areas could be i n h a b i t e d again. M u c h h a d been destroyed in these areas, and it will t a k e m o n t h s to restore e v e r y t h i n g to n o r m a l . T h i s is the worst flood in the history of R o c k h a m p t o n , a city in which flooding is not an u n u s u a l event. PATRICIA McPHERSON (18 Years). Brisbane.

As it c o n t i n u e d to rain f o r several days, we all agreed t h a t we h a d e n o u g h w a t e r to last u n t i l the following F e b r u a r y d o w n p o u r . But still t h e r e was 110 sign of t h e r a i n ceasing. W a t e r holes a n d creeks began to fill steadily, u n t i l t h e y h a d r e a c h e d t h e height of p r e v i o u s years. T h e grass h a d a l r e a d y begun to c h a n g e colour, f r o m b r o w n to green. Meanwhile, f u r t h e r north where heavy rain had fallen too, the t r i b u t a r i e s of o u r river, t h e F i t z r o v , were rising. Soon we h e a r d over t h e r a d i o t h a t t h e Fitzrov itself w o u l d c o n t i n u e to rise indefinitely, as it was b e i n g filled by its t r i b u t a r i e s . P e o p l e in low lying areas began to w o r r y a b o u t t h e i r h o m e s , a n d some were wise e n o u g h to go to h i g h e r g r o u n d with their belongings. O t h e r s r e m a i n e d , h o p i n g t h a t t h e Fitzroy w o u l d subside. The Fitzroy now became a raging torrent, carrying d o w n trees a n d logs a n d r u b b l e in its course. The creeks along the river filled up, a n d b e g a n t o cover low lying suburbs. 37

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THE SNOWY RIVER HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME TRAVELLERS' TALES:

o u r h o s t t u r n e d the c a r a n d h e a d e d f o r t h e s u m m i t fifteen miles away. A l o n g this fifteen miles t h e r e are a n u m b e r of s m a l l e r w o r k s c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e S.M.A. in a d d i t i o n to t h e sights well k n o w n to every Kosciusko visitor. T h e t e l e g r a p h lines r u n along t h e g r o u n d , as o v e r h e a d poles b r e a k u n d e r t h e weight of snow. T h e land is not as steep along t h i s r o a d as fields used f o r ski-ing s t r e t c h out on each side. As we n e a r e d t h e s u m m i t of the m o u n t a i n , t h e road n a r r o w e d a n d p r e c i p i c e s a b o u n d e d . F r o m t h e t o p t h e view was b r e a t h - t a k i n g . T h e great mountains all a r o u n d were t u r n i n g blue, f o r it was late in t h e a f t e r n o o n a n d a light mist s h r o u d e d t h e m . T h e last rays of t h e sun s t r e a m e d f r o m a western sky, b r i l l i a n t with o r a n g e a n d rosy colours. T h e chill, in the e v e n i n g air a d d e d to o u r feelings of e x h i l a r a t i o n . But we could not l i n g e r ; we h a d to face a long r o a d h o m e , a n d one likes to do those miles in d a y l i g h t . But w h a t a w o n d e r f u l e x p e r i e n c e ! ROSEMARY FLYNN, (Past Pupil, Kirribilli)

1. In M a r c h , 1953, we m a d e o u r h o m e in Cooma, N.S.W., and very soon f o u n d f r i e n d s , one f a m i l y of w h o m , at t h e e n d of t h e first week, invited us f o r a drive u p to t h e Regions. T h i s is the local n a m e given to the area in the m o u n t a i n s where c o n s t r u c t i o n work f o r t h e great Snowy River Scheme is b e i n g c a r r i e d out. T h e executive b o d y in charge of the colossal u n d e r t a k i n g is k n o w n as f h e Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority. Its h e a d q u a r t e r s are at Cooma. We set out on o u r drive on a m o r n i n g in early A u t u m n — you could even h a v e called it, l a t e S u m m e r . Fhe first town of interest was J i n d a b y n e , about t h i r t y miles f r o m C o o m a . B e i n g s u r r o u n d e d by m o u n t a i n ranges, t h e valley h e r e is ideal f o r t h e building of a d a m (pondage in t e c h n i c a l t e r m s ) f o r which one wall has almost been m a d e by N a t u r e by the n a r r o w neck at one e n d w h e r e t h e Snowy passes t h r o u g h . T h a t w h o l e c o u n t r y s i d e will soon be flooded w i t h w a t e r , as an e n o r m o u s reservoir will occupy t h e area w h e r e houses a n d f a r m s now stand.* As we looked at t h e little stone C h u r c h on a hill, we f o u n d it h a r d to realise t h a t in a few years t h e w a t e r will he t w e n t y feet above its spire. T h e big reservoir will h o l d five times as m u c h water as Sydney H a r b o u r .

2. C o o m a * R a i l w a y Station 011 a M o n d a y m o r n ing! T h e train—-the K o s c i u s k o M a i l — f r o m Sydney h a s just a r r i v e d , a n d h u n d r e d s of p e o p l e a r e p o u r i n g 011 to t h e p l a t f o r m in w h a t seems an endless s t r e a m . F o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s criss-cross in loud, excited tones. T h e s e a r e w o r k m e n e m p l o y e d 011 the Snowy River hydro-electric scheme, and t h e y h a v e b e e n to Sydney f o r t h e week-end. J u d g i n g by t h e i r faces a n d tone, most of t h e m are f r o m E u r o p e , t h o u g h , of course, t h e b u l k m u s t he A u s t r a l i a n . Chief a m o n g t h e E u r o p e a n s are N o r w e g i a n s , I t a l i a n s a n d D u t c h ; in most cases w o r k i n g as a u n i t f o r c o n t r a c t o r s f r o m t h e i r respective c o u n t r i e s . * * A m o n g the passengers to C o o m a was a Sydney j o u r n a l i s t sent b y his p a p e r to r e p o r t 011 the Snowy River p r o j e c t . Jostled a b o u t hv t h i s one a n d t h a t , h e felt t h a t t o u g h n e s s w o u l d b e t h e q u a l i t y most needed w h e n d e a l i n g w i t h a n y o n e in this colossal u n d e r t a k i n g . H e h a d at last e d g e d his way to t h e ticket b a r r i e r , w h e n a businesslike voice at his s h o u l d e r " p r e s u m e d it was Mr. Livingstone", a n d , b e i n g 011 t h e r i g h t t r a c k , t h e s p e a k e r i n t r o d u c e d himself as t h e p r i v a t e s e c r e t a r y of Mr. H u d s o n , t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r of the A u t h o r i t y . T h e two A u s t r a l i a n s w e n t out t o g e t h e r to t h e station p a r k i n g area, a f t e r the secretary h a d given t h e j o u r n a l i s t an i n v i t a t i o n to h a v e b r e a k f a s t w i t h t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r . An A u t h o r i t y car was w a i t i n g f o r t h e m , a n d t h e two m e n were soon d r i v i n g t h r o u g h C o o m a to t h e Commissioner's h o m e two miles f r o m t h e Station. Mr. H u d s o n is a c h e e r f u l , h o m e - l o v i n g m a n , d i s p l a y i n g little of the b u r d e n h e carries as t h e chief executive of one of t h e biggest c o n c e r n s in t h e world to-day. After a h e a r t y b r e a k f a s t and f r i e n d l y talk, an A u t h o r i t y car was o r d e r e d , a n d s h o r t l y a f t e r 9.30 the j o u r n a l i s t w i t h one of t h e Commissioner's staff, was off 011 one of the most p l e a s a n t t r i p s of his c a r e e r .

A f t e r we left J i n d a b y n e we b e g a n c l i m b i n g into t h e h e a v i l y t i m b e r e d m o u n t a i n s of t h e Australian Alps. A f t e r about an h o u r we r e a c h e d t h e first c a m p in t h e area, I s l a n d B e n d . T h i s c a m p is the first s e t t l e m e n t 011 t h e n e w r o a d , b u i l t b y t h e Snowy M o u n t a i n s A u t h o r i t y — S.M.A. or the A u t h o r i t y as it is briefly called. I t is a fine r o a d built to take a t r u c k c a r r y i n g a l o a d of one h u n d r e d and t w e n t y tons. T h e next settlement is M u n y a n g , w h e r e a great p o w e r - h o u s e is b e i n g built. Situated on t h e Snowy it is s u r r o u n d e d b y very steep m o u n tains, covered with t i m b e r . T h e road is built on t h e edge of s p u r s of these m o u n t a i n s , and m u s t have been very difficult to m a k e . T h e p o w e r f o r t h e new power-house will be generated b y water c a r r i e d to it in a t u n n e l w h i c h begins at a d a m h i g h e r u p at Guthega.* W e drove on to G u t h e g a w h e r e a n o t h e r d a m was b e i n g b u i l t . A n d at every d a m t h e r e is to be a power house. H e r e again, t h e reservoir, the t u n n e l , t h e great p i p e s a n d t h e m a g n i t u d e of t h e whole work gave an almost o v e r p o w e r i n g effect. All a r o u n d us t o w e r e d the m o u n t a i n s , small b r o w n i s h patches of snow still clinging n e a r t h e tops, a l t h o u g h t h e w e a t h e r was q u i t e hot. 1 h a d a f e e l i n g of b e i n g very small i n d e e d . A f t e r we h a d c l a m b e r e d a b o u t a n d seen most of the work b e i n g d o n e a r o u n d t h e site, we a;ot into the car a n d set off f o r h o m e . H o w e v e r , j u s t as we left the new road and joined the old Kosciusko r o a d we c a m e to t h e turn-off w h i c h leads to t h e highest point in A u s t r a l i a . H e r e , to o u r d e l i g h t , * See pictures on page 39.

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they saw t h e largest of t h e f o u r dam-sites to he built on t h e Snowy River. A drive of a b o u t f o u r t e e n miles f u r t h e r 011 b r o u g h t t h e m to I s l a n d B e n d , t h e next largest of t h e dam-sites, and also t h e site for a large p o w e r station. By this t i m e t h e y were indeed a m o n g t h e m o u n t a i n s , f o r , a l t h o u g h it was s u m m e r time, snow was p l e n t i f u l , a n d a cool, b i t i n g breeze l e f t t h e m in n o d o u b t as to t h e i r a l t i t u d e . After collecting all the information needed f r o m Island B e n d they pushed on to Munyang, f o u r miles f u r t h e r u p , all t h e t r a v e l l i n g b e i n g done on t h e fine new r o a d built by t h e A u t h o r i t y since t h e y b e g a n work t h r e e years ago.

T h e s e h y d r o electric e n g i n e e r i n g c o n t r a c t s are w o r t h m o r e t h a n £25,000,000; a n d t h e A m e r i c a n constructors are to b o r e a 14^-mile, 21-foot d i a m e t e r t u n n e l t h r o u g h t h e m a i n r a n g e to connect t h e E u c u m b e n e a n d T u m u t Rivers, a n d b u i l d t h e 280foot h i g h a r c h e d c o n c r e t e wall d a m at T u m u t P o n d s and a p r e s s u r e t u n n e l to t h e p o w e r Station there^ T h i s gigantic j o b is to t a k e years. B u t it is e x p e c t e d t h a t by 1959 t h e M u r r u m b i d g e e River system (by t h e diversion of some 300,000 acre feet of w a t e r ) will h a v e such an increased w a t e r s u p p l y that t h e irrigation area in t h a t region will be i m m e n s e l y e x t e n d e d . A big c o n t r a c t f o r a p o w e r station, to cost n e a r l y £4,000,000, has b e e n let to a French Company.

At M u n y a n g t h e y w e r e greeted e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y by a crowd of N o r w e g i a n s e m p l o y e d b y t h e S e l m e r E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p a n y f o r work in t h e s n o w b o u n d regions. T h e m e n h a d a p p a r e n t l y b e e n i n f o r m e d of t h e t o u r , and were w a i t i n g w i t h an A m e r i c a n style j e e p to t a k e t h e two m e n on a closer i n s p e c t i o n of t h e t u n n e l l i n g being c a r r i e d out in this area. T h e visitors w e r e escorted t h r o u g h t h e large p o w e r station and over t h e d a m - s i t e ; lastly, clad in borrowed raincoats, r u b b e r boots a n d tin h e l m e t s , t h e y t r u d g e d t h r o u g h t h e first thirty-five y a r d s of t h e Guthega-Munyang tunnel.* *

No longer will t h e Snowy waste its w a t e r s every year, flowing t h r o u g h c o u n t r y w i t h a good r a i n f a l l and j u s t tossing ts p r e c i o u s w a t e r into t h e S o u t h e r n Ocean. Now all its u p p e r waters, f e d by t h e m e l t i n g snows, are b e i n g d i v e r t e d to t h e west w h e r e lands, n e e d i n g only w a t e r to m a k e t h e m r i c h , will receive the blessings of i r r i g a t i o n . T h e i m m e n s e hvdro-electric s c h e m e will p r o d u c e f o r N.S.W. and V i c t o r i a , h u g e q u a n t i t i e s of electricity t h r o u g h t h e p o w e r e n g e n d e r e d hv t h e i m m e n s e f a l l of w a t e r s passing through tunnels and shafts. ANNE MONTAGUE, Leaving Class. (Normanhurst) * Cooma is Anne's home town. ** See pictures on page 39.

I n A p r i l , 1954, t h e biggest c o n t r a c t s ever let in A u s t r a l i a h a v e been let to t h e A m e r i c a n K a i s e r g r o u p of c o n s t r u c t i o n c o m p a n i e s f o r work 011 the A d a m i n a b y - T u m u t section of t h e Snowy Scheme.

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THE ERA OF EUREKA

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It is i n t e r e s t i n g to recall events on t h e goldfields t o w a r d s t h e end of 1854 which c u l m i n a t e d in the E u r e k a Stockade. Did the m i n e r s t h i n k G o v e r n o r H o t h a m would redress t h e i r wrongs w h e n t h e y welcomed h i m so h e a r t i l y in S e p t e m b e r ? Big L a r r y , the I r i s h m a n w i t h Raleigh-like politeness, not only assiduously p l a n k e d over m u d d y spots f o r the G o v e r n o r ' s wife, b u t s o m e t i m e s carried h e r over p o r t i o n s of the g r o u n d a n d cleared t h e way f o r visitors. But t h e collecting of t h e licences was tightened up and occurred more frequently. Thirty shillings a m o n t h , if you were not successful, was a heavy burden.

Silent a town in a vallev is d r e a m i n g . As i t s d r e a m t in silence these long weary y e a r s ; T h r o u g h s l a n t i n g t i m b e r s t h e sun's rays are gleaming, L o n e l y a n d eerie t h e scene now a p p e a r s . H e r e t h e Ghosts of t h e years f a r distant Are w a t c h i n g still b y this town long d e a d ; E n c i r c l i n g hills t h r o u g h its streets are sending Echoes of my steady t r e a d . H e r e in t h e s m i t h y t h e f o r g e stands idle: For years t h e bellows have ceased to b l o w ; T h e r e ' s rust on the tools and dust 011 a b r i d l e , A n d mice in the benches below. O h w a t c h f u l Ghosts, s h a t t e r this d r e a m i n g ; Set t h r o b b i n g with life this lonely old t o w n ; B r i n g back its y o u t h , smiling and gleaming, B r i n g hack its days of w e a l t h and r e n o w n . PATRICIA O'CONNOR (15 Years). Toorak.

An I t a l i a n m i n e r w h o l e a r n t English at t h e College of P r o p a g a n d a , Rome, describes t h e collecting of licences: " I , C a r b o n i R a f a e l l o da R o m a , h a d my r a t t l i n g "Jenny L i n d ' ( t h e c r a d l e ) at a w a t e r hole down t h e E u r e k a Gully. Must stop m y work to show m y licence. 'All r i g h t ! ' 1 h a d then to go a q u a r t e r of a m i l e u p t h e hill to m y hole, and fetch the w a s h i n g stuff. T h e r e again — 'Got y o u r licence?" 'All serene governor." On crossing t h e holes, u p to the knees in m u l l o c k , and loaded like a d r o m e d a r y , 'Got y o u r l i c e n c e ? ' was again t h e c h e e r - u p f r o m a t h i r d t r o o p e r or t r a p . Now w h a t answer w o u l d you have given, sir?"

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O n e day d u r i n g t h e R o y a l Visit to P e r t h , as I was viewing t h e b e a u t i f u l d e c o r a t i o n s w h i c h loyal s u b j e c t s h a d erected to greet H e r M a j e s t y , my eye was c a u g h t by t h e A u s t r a l i a n Flag. Of course I h a d viewed it h u n d r e d s of times p r e v i o u s l y a n d well k n e w t h e Blue E n s i g n w i t h a large seven-pointed w h i t e star below t h e Union J a c k a n d t h e S o u t h e r n Cross — " f o u r stars of seven p o i n t s each and one of five 011 t h e fly." But w h a t else did I k n o w a b o u t t h e flag of my c o u n t r y ? V e r y little, 1 h a d to confess; h e n c e on my r e t u r n h o m e I m a d e some e n q u i r i e s a n d gained some i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h to m e at least was very i n t e r e s t i n g !

M a n y were t h e decoys p r a c t i s e d to avoid t h e troopers collecting licences. O n e m i n e r tells us that as lie was r e t u r n i n g to his tent w h e r e his unlicensed c o m p a n i o n was p r e p a r i n g a m e a l , h e saw a genteel young lady telling t h e police t h a t h e r b r o t h e r w o u l d answer t h e i r e n q u i r i e s . On t h e d i s a p p e a r a n c e of t h e police, the n e w l y - a c q u i r e d sister t h r e w h e r heels i n t o the air, c u t t i n g most u n l a d y l i k e c a p e r s a r o u n d t h e table, d e c l a r i n g t h a t in f u t u r e h e r n a m e w o u l d be not Joe, b u t J o s e p h i n e .

Soon a f t e r t h e o p e n i n g of t h e first C o m m o n w e a l t h P a r l i a m e n t it was d e c i d e d t h a t t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h must have a flag. T h e M e l b o u r n e " H e r a l d " t h e n c o n d u c t e d a world-wide contest f o r designs; the p r i z e m o n e y was a b o u t £250. M a n y and v a r i e d were t h e e n t r i e s received. T h e newly designed flags were displayed in a M e l b o u r n e b u i l d i n g . I n 1901 t h e J u d g e s selected the design of Ivor Evans, a M e l b o u r n e schoolboy, as t h e chosen one. I11 1908 a seventh p o i n t was a d d e d to t h e l a r g e star to r e p r e s e n t C o m m o n w e a l t h T e r r i t o r i e s . A n d so r e m a i n s o u r n a t i o n a l flag to-day. CECILE DALY SMITH (14 Years). Nedlands.

T h e a c q u i t t a l of B e n t l e y , the m u r d e r e r of James Scobie, by a c o r r u p t m a g i s t r a t e aroused t h e miners to mass p r o t e s t a t i o n . M o n s t e r meetings were a f e a t u r e of t h e times. I n f l a m m a t o r y speeches led to a b o n f i r e of licences, and w h e n t h e m e n were seething w i t h i n d i g n a t i o n a n o t h e r h u n t i n g raid f o r licences was m a d e . T h e m i n e r s elected P e t e r Lalor as C o m m a n d e r in-Chief and swore u n d e r t h e " S o u t h e r n Cross" Flag to stand t r u l y by each o t h e r to fight a n d d e f e n d their rights and liberties. T h e i r r e b e l l i o n was not against B r i t i s h rule, b u t against British misrule. T h u s the Royal Commission was called to i n q u i r e into the state of t h e goldfields decided, a n d swept away the licences a n d o t h e r f o r m s of misrule.

NIGHTFALL IN THE BUSH T h e kangaroos have disappeared, T h e m a g p i e ceases c a l l i n g ; T h e sky with golden d a r t s is s p r e a d . A u s t r a l i a n night is f a l l i n g . T h e b u s h is still and silent. And p e a c e f u l is the m e r e Enclosed b y g u m t r e e s old and A u s t r a l i a n n i g h t is h e r e .

W h i l e we w e r e s t u d y i n g these events, we discovered that one of o u r classmates, Ellison Taffe, was the great-grand-niece of J a m e s Scobie. THE INTERMEDIATE CLASS. Dawson Street.

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SENIOR SCHOOL NOLA WARD MARGARET MANXES TOSF.PHINE CARROLL E I L E E N GURRY MARGARET GURRY

MARGARET HUDSON NOLA UEBERGANG WENDY KERR MARGARET GASH MAUREEN WALSH

MAUREEN DREW SALLY" L E I G H T O N MARLENE KEMPTON MAUREEN LOVELL LOIS MOSING

MARY C O L L I N S JEAN DOYLE LORRAINE PEACOCK MARTORIE FOLEY TOAN G U R R Y

JOSEPHINE FITZGERALD CORAL BOURKE LESLIE HENNESSEY MAUREEN' BUCHAN FRANCES TOYE

ANN TURNBULL TERESA CANNAVAN MARGARET CUMMINS K A T H L E E N CORDY FRANCES GASH

WENDY WILSON LY'NETTE MARTIN J U D I T H GURRY MARY O'HALLORAN DELLAS PREECE

JUNIOR SCHOOL (on opposite page) E L I Z A B E T H McCABF. TONI BENNETT HELEN BREEN ANNE MALING

JANICE MARTIN H E L E N GASH L E O N I E MIZE SHIRLEY GALVIN

JANICE WOOLCOCK BEVERLEY CAMPBELL DIANNA STUTCHBERRY MEREDITH KING

MARGOT McCABE DIANNE FREDERICKS WENDY BAKER PAULINE FENTON

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THE BLACKBOARD TELLS A SECRET All these years I h a v e r e m a i n e d p e a c e f u l l y in this classroom, a n d , a p a r t f r o m t h e u n p l e a s a n t n e s s of h a v i n g m y f a c e s c r i b b l e d on every day, I h a v e e n j o y e d myself very m u c h . A n d now to t h i n k t h a t this has h a p p e n e d ! T h e c h i l d r e n of G r a d e s F o u r , Five a n d Six say that t h e y a r e h a v i n g a play. T h e w a y education is these days I think that their life is all one big p l a y ! However, since I h a v e seen t h e m b u s t l i n g about and m o v i n g all t h e desks out of t h e room I t h i n k it must be a special k i n d of Play, this t i m e . At last the great e v e n i n g has c o m e ! The c h i l d r e n are very excited, and T must a d m i t , so am I. T h i s really looks as t h o u g h it is going to b e good. H e r e comes H e l e n B r e e n dressed as a boy, a little foreign boy, I t h i n k . A n d t h e r e is that young K a t h y Cordy p r e t e n d i n g to b e a grown-up lady. W h a t ever are t h e y d o i n g ? O h ! now T u n d e r s t a n d . T h e y are telling a story to all those p e o p l e sitting down in the hall. W h a t is that n o i s e ? It sounded like someone

l a u g h i n g close beside m e — a nasty l a u g h too. W e l l , well, it's you, m y d e a r Mr. C a l e n d a r . A n d y o u are l a u g h i n g because I did not k n o w t h a t t h i s is t h e e i g h t h of t h e m o n t h and t h a t t h e c h i l d r e n are h o n o u r i n g O u r L a d y specially on t h e e i g h t h of every m o n t h this y e a r ? Well, we can't all b e as up-to-date as you a r e ! Now I u n d e r s t a n d . T h e y are acting Scenes of F a t i m a and L o u r d e s to r e m i n d t h e a u d i e n c e of O u r Lady's i m p o r t a n t messages to t h e w o r l d . T h e r e is one, t h o u g h , t h a t seems to be a little bit d i f f e r e n t . O n e girl kneels d o w n and reviews h e r day. O n each side of h e r is a n o t h e r l i t t l e girl. The first of these is Conscience, and t h e second is T e m p t e r . Sometimes one seems to be w i n n i n g t h e little girl s day f o r h i m s e l f , and s o m e t i m e s t h e o t h e r . But (I am so glad) Conscience wins in t h e e n d because the little girl tells O u r L a d y t h a t she is sorry f o r A L L t h e w r o n g t h i n g s she has d o n e and O u r L a d y Mill t a k e t h e m all away. FRANCIS GASH (11 Years). Portland. 43

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Roche, C. M. Hall.

Nathan,

Montague,

Sitting: K. Shepherd (Head School), A. Cheeseman.

THIRD DIVISION

Back R o w : A. Walsh, P. Felto n, M. L. Meacle, P. Jasprizza, P. Cheeseman, A. Keating, I. Kennedy Green, J. Hickey. 5th R o w : P. Reardon, G. McPhee, M. C. Steber, A. Dunstan, S. Jasprizza, D. Prince, H. O'Neill. 4th Row: J. Gates, M. E. Priebe, P. Connell, R. Partridge, J. Maddocks-Cohen, J. Laing, S Seigworth, D. Kielkowska, P. Goodwin, L. Kelly. Third R o w : P. Basha, A. Crimmins, A. Dynon. D. O'Brien, C. Glass, C. Taylor, H. English, A. Bull, M. Kelly, K. Miller, J. Partridge, D. Berriman, C. Stevens. 2nd R o w : S. Lenehan, L. Curran, I. Bach, L. Stephens, L. Ward, D. Stevens, S. Alsaker, D. Prendergast, K. Moroney, M. Burch, D. Owens, H. Ewing. S. Neylon, A. Chan, D. Poirier. Front Row: M. Cannon, P. Crimmins, H. Gannon, R. Wheeler, M. Meaney, K. Banks, G. Kearney, C. Miller, K. Rickard, K. Ireland, J. I r e l a n d , C. S t e b e r . A b s e n t : B. R o h a n .

NORMANHITRST,

N.S.W.

FIRST DIVISION Back

Row ( S t a n d i n g ) : L. Wolff, V. Nathan, D. McCarron, M. S i m m o n s , F. O'Brien, P. Pidcock, S. Koves, M. Nathan, P Roche E. Clifford. Middle R o w : P. Moroney, H. Ziehlke, J. Hughes, M. O'Brien, E. Dougherty, A. Montague, M. Matha, L. Hill, J. Dynon. Front R o w : A. Cheeseman, M Cover, M. Gooden, L. Scullard, G. Mayger, B. Scullard, A. Binney, M. Weston, K. Shepherd A S y m o n s , ('. N a t h a n , M. W o o d l o c k , M. G a h a , D. Morton, M. Hall. Absent : G. Ajar, J. Bull, D. Bull.

FOURTH DIVISION Back R o w : R. Burch, L. Burgin, J. Thoman, C. Henderson. 4th R o w : K. Hartigan, S. Watson, K. Morton, J. Cole, J. Green, T. Pearson, K. Cobby, A. M. Tome, S. Myerson, E Lenehan. 3rd Row: A. Madden, K. Keating, L. Curtis, L. Schroder, M. Parsons. 2nd R o w : J. Powell, P. Merkelback, M. Crowley, A. Stern, G. Stewart, B. Tiffin. T. Lawrence. Front Row: A. M. Deverson, G. Stevens, A. Parsons, J. Frank, M. T h o m a n , M. Spier*, N . Giblin, F. M a d d o c k s - C o h e n , M . O ' C o n n e l l . Absent: C. and S. Turner, M. McQuellin, M. Williams, M. Dynon.

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SECOND DIVISION

NORMANHURST,

N.S.W.

Back R o w : M. A. B o r t h w i c k , P. Maguire, D. Monro, J. Jordan, C. Cattle, S. Cunningham, M. Mason, M. Firth, L. Purcell, F. Links, P. Cheeseman. 4th R o w : C. Morrissey, S. Hartigan, M. R. Lenehan, J. P a s s m o r e , J. S t e v e n s , A. Morck, R. Lord, R. Mann, A. H a r t i g a n , E. K e n n e d y Green, V . Curtis, D. E k m a n , J. H e a t h e r s h a w , J. Ziehlke, B. Strain, R. M. Chan Third R o w : M. O ' K e e f f e , P. O'Connell, B. R o c h e , M. L e w i s , L. Chan, C. Michael, J. Ireland, R. H o g a n , A. Farah, T. Croft, J. M a g n e y , G. Garner, E. T o o h e y , B. Butler, M. K e o g h , S. Ajar, G. Hill. 2nd R o w : C. Mason, S. Tilbrook, C. D e m p s e y , W . Hill, N. Gale, B Noonan. Front R o w : D. M. B c o t h , L. B o a r d m a n , L. Nicoll, J. Jasprizza, M. D e n n e t t , J. Cunningham, M. M c E v o y , J. Partridge, D. Hall.

TENNIS NOTES KIRRIBILLI:

in 1952. T h e r e was m u c h j u b i l a t i o n w h e n thev took home the A R C H B I S H O P ' S SHIELD. T h e ir C G r a d e P r e m i e r s are also to be cong r a t u l a t e d on c a r r y i n g off t h e Vince K e l l v C u p . TOORAK: With Noel Kelly as c a p t a i n , good work has b e e n d o n e by t h e A t e a m : P a t s y M c C o r m a c k . J a n e t W i m p o l e , Carole B o w e n , F r e d d i e W o r c h , M a r g a r e t B e r g i n , A n n M o n t a g u e a n d Moya McCormack. Fhe schools they have played are: Genazzano, K i l b r e d a , Sacre Coeur, Sacred H e a r t ( G e e l o n g ) , and non-Catholic Colleges: L a u r i s t o n , St. C a t h e r i n e ' s , M.L.C., T o o r a k College, M e l b o u r n e Grammar. MARRYATVILLE: Fhe o u t s t a n d i n g r e m a r k in t h e i r r e p o r t is the fact t h a t two new courts are being c o n s t r u c t e d by t h e Fathers* Club. Dad receives any b o u q u e t s offered h e r e to t h e M a r r y a t v i l l e tennis teams. D a u g h t e r s h a d t h e i r Sports Dav as usual. CLAREMONT: T h e tennis teams were at t h e i r top f o r t h e Slazenger C u p , but t o u r n a m e n t s were cancelled because of t h e " p o l i o e p i d e m i c " . A note on t h e cricket f r o m this school r e a d s : " O u r over-large " e l e v e n s " p r o v i d e d m u c h amusem e n t for passers-by on the H i g h w a y — i n c l u d i n g Mr. L i n d s a y H a s s e t t ! "

T H E CARDINAL'S CUP T h e modest r e p o r t which appears below was all that was sent in f r o m K i r r i b i l l i ; b u t a n y o n e who has lived in e i t h e r of t h e S y d n e y Houses will know w h a t an a c h i e v e m e n t it h a s been f o r t h e m to win t h e C A R D I N A L ' S C U P . E v e r y C a t h o l i c Girls' Secondary School in S y d n e y h o p e s each y e a r t h a t their tennis t e a m will at least r e a c h t h e semi-finals. To be in t h e finals is t h e realization of an a m b i t i o n of all t h e o u t s t a n d i n g teams. We c o n g r a t u l a t e the K i r r i b i l l i girls w h o took h o m e to t h e i r school t h e coveted C u p . a f t e r p l a y i n g the finals against t h e Sacred H e a r t Convent (Rose Bay). The report reads: — T h e 1953 C a r d i n a l C u p t e a m won laurels f o r themselves and for t h e school. T h e y won by 5 r u b b e r s to I. OTHER SUCCESSES T h e Monsignor M e a n e y team r e a c h e d t h e semifinals, in w h i c h luck was reversed. The Father Pierce's t e a m , e m u l a t i n g t h e e x a m p l e of t h e Seniors, emerged f r o m t h e finals with a victory of 5 r u b b e r s to 1, against Santa Sabina ( D o m i n i c a n ) . T h i s same team have now r e a c h e d t h e semi-finals of t h e 1954 Monsignor Meaney C u p and we are h o p i n g . " [* Stop Press: Yes, they won it, July, 1954. Bravo!] BRISBANE: W e are glad to see that 1953 was a good y e a r in our Queensland House, also. T h e y were t h e A G r a d e P r e m i e r s , having already e n j o y e d t h a t distinction

ANNUAL CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS' TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP, SYDNEY. As t h e notes were b e i n g c o r r e c t e d on proof sheets, glowing girls arrived back at school at N O R M A N H U R S T and K I R R I B I L L I h a v i n g g a t h e r e d 46

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FORM I. C. Jones, V. Meehan, T. Leslie, H. D o w n e s , F. Rumble, A. Lennon, N. Ryan, M. B. Nihollas.

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TENNIS GROUP

M. Payne, D. Page, D. Farley, L. M c N a m a r a , S. Dodd, J. Green, J. Connell, M. Slattery, Friedman, M. Ryan, A. Worner, A. Ventouras, S. T o m l i n s o n , C. O'Halloran, C. Turner,

THAT "SPECIAL" EASTER CHOIR! In the course of school life t h e r e are occasions w h i c h r e c u r a n n u a l l y to rouse everyone's i n t e r e s t : f o r e x a m p l e Inter-school rowing and P u b l i c E x a m s . ; b u t one event w h i c h stirs m e in a special way is E a s t e r . It is not so e v e n t f u l f o r everyone as f o r t h e m e m b e r s of the Special Easter Choir. These privileged p e o p l e are t h e girls w h o v o l u n t e e r to stay to sing f o r t h e H o l y W e e k ceremonies. It h a s b e c o m e a t r a d i t i o n h e r e at " O s b o r n e . " We b e c o m e t h e p r o u d o c c u p a n t s of t h e organ gallery, while t h e rest of t h e " c o m m o n e r s " use the o r d i n a r y seating facilities downstairs. T h e Jesuit F a t h e r s c o m e over f r o m St. Louis to c e l e b r a t e the Mass and conduct t h e c e r e m o n i e s , a n d are a c c o m p a n i e d by the boys w h o are of general interest to all L o r e t o " O s b o r n e " girls. LORETO CONVENT, KIRRIBILLI Winners of the Cardinal's Cup, 1953 Louise

Ritchard,

Deirdre

Bray,

Lorraine

Hogan,

Judith

The climax to these t h r e e h a p p y days is m i d d a y on E a s t e r S a t u r d a y w h e n we all go u p to t h e o r g a n gallery once a g a i n ; t h i s t i m e to r i n g bells w h i l e t h e n u n s sing the Regini Coeli. T h i s is a very h a p p y climax to our H o l y Week c e l e b r a t i o n s .

Ryan.

up b e t w e e n t h e m six of (be ten silver cups a w a r d e d this year. T h e w i n n e r s w e r e : P. R o c h e , G. Mayger, M. M a t h a , C. Cattle — for N o r m a n h u r s t ; D. Bra v. G. Hockey, E. Shiel. R. B a r r e t t , M. R i t c h a r d for K i r r i b i l l i .

SARAH CURRAN (Sub-Leaving Class). Claremont. 47

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SODALITY OF OUR LADY Left to R i g h t : E Bartlett, E. H a n d l e y , J. D u n p h y , B. D e v a n e , S. Curran, P. M c H e n r y , P. Jones, L. Peterson, P. Harris, H. W e b s t e r , Y. D y m o n d , M. D w y e r , M. Paton. A b s e n t : M. Troy.

Top Right: LEAVING AND SUB-LEAVING Back R o w : V. Dodd, P. M c H e n r y , G. Roberts, Y. D y m o n d , P. Jones, H. B o y l s o n , P. Harris, J. H a y e s , J. Robertson. 2nd R o w E. H a n d l y , J. Drennan, D. Walsh, M. Walsh, J. D a l y Smith, M. Staples, E. Devane, J. Hadfield, J. Dunphy, M. Paton. f F r o n t R o w : E. Bartlett, M K e n n e d y , H. W e b s t e r , Y. Murcot;, L. Cole, L. Peteirson, S. G w y n n e , E. Thieberg, M. D w y e r , A b s e n t : M. Troy, S.' Curran.

PREFECTS S t a n d i n g - M. D w y e r , M. Troy, P. M c H e n r y S c h o o l ) , S. Curran, E. H a n d l e y . S i t t i n g : L. Peterson, Y. D y m o n d , P. Jones, H.

(Head Webster.

the

W.A.

JUNIOR PUBLIC B a c k R o w : V. Sheehan, M. Vallentine, P. Kelly, J. F o n t a i n e , S. Mallock, S. W a t k i n s , A. Martin M. Courboules. 2nd R o w : C. Antoine, S. Lawrie, A. Slattery, C. Earle, M. O ' H a r a , C. Magee, M. K i n g , j . Killerby, M. Horan, J. Stehn. F r o n : R o w : G. Golding, M. Bonjolo, N. Sadler, J. H u n t , M. Butler, L. Antoine, E. O'Dono'nue, M. Kellond, N. Radford, N. Sprezzi, V. W i l l i a m s o n .

FORM II Back

R o w : L. Hulls, G. Foss, M. Meehan, M. W e i s e , G. Fitzgerald, J. Gallagher, D. K e n n e d y . 3rd R o w : M. R. D u n p h y , J. H o g a n , R. W a n t ling, C. D o b s o n , J. Biddies, A. Harris, C. F l y n n , F. V e n t o u r a s . 2nd R o w : J. H a n s o n , S. Taylor, P. O'Connor, V. L e e s o n , A. Shanahan, J. Piggford, J. Bull, S. Allan, J. H a r t i g a n . Front R o w : C. Noble, J. Carmichael, M. Connel, R. Lorimer, C. Churchovich, P. Jones, M. Quinlan, M. D i m o n d , E. Trethowan, J. O ' L o g h l i n .

SUB-JUNIOR Back R o w : J. Ettinger, A. Jones, C. Lloyd, S. Glynn, M. Noble, F. Burke, S. Meagher. 2nd R o w : G. W h i t e , D. M c P h e e , S. Cranston, I. George, J. Gadsdon, S. W r a t t e n , D. Ollivier, M. Thurling. 3rd R o w : B. Ridley, J. Cullen, E. O'Connor, N. Gardner, G. Horsfall, A. Holbrook, E. Fitzgerald, G. E v a n s . A b s e n t : J. E v a n s , J. Shanahan.

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Top Left:

FORM III.

Back

Royv: J. H a y w o o d . A. Stanley, L. H a n z l i c e k , D. Clarke, C. (junningham, A. Castinelle, H. Lockyer, H. D e v a n e , J. Durack. 3rd R o w : M. Dodd, D. Hurst, S. Antoine, K. V a l l e n t i n e , A. Ahern, D. Morrow, J. Gardiner, G. Grieve, J. H o p k i n s . 2nd R o w : M. Singleton, M. Connoly, L. Petterson, Y. Martin, K. Morgan, J. A g n e w , C. D u n p h y , H. Monger. Front R o w : V. Jack.man, N. Oberg, K. Lavan, L. Ryan, T. Fitzpatrick, E. Calder, P. B r o c k e n , S. Noble, B. Bergin, M. Barden. A b s e n t : S. W o o d .

PREP. CLASSES 1 and 2 Back

Row: M. Ladner, M. Ladner, D. Avery, R. O'Halloran, P. Hopkins. 3rd R o w : S. Killick, J. O'Halloran, M. O ' H a l l o r a n , B. Bridge, J. B l a z e j e w i c z , E. Ahern, P. O'Neill, Y. A n t o i n e , A. Killick, C. Clarke, P. Bull, K. Fitzpatrick, D. Ryan. 2nd R o w : J. Mahony, J. Lawrie, J. Sellinger, J. O'Connor, J. Tomlinson, S. Hadfield, J. Antoine, G. H o p k i n s , R. Dodd, R. Berthier, G. Green, M. L e n n o n , P. Mahony. Front R o w : J. Meehan, D. Springthorpe, J. Hadfield, L. Ryan, J. Lavan, N. Collier, S. H o g a n , C. Daly, S. B u x t o n , R. Orr, M. H i c k s , M. A d a m s , J. Stokes.

Top Right: CLASSES 3 and 4. ( B o a t s on the S w a n River in the b a c k g r o u n d ) Back R o w : S W o o d , N. Clarke, C. Macdougall, M. Barrett, J. Keenan, T. H u g h e s , D. Cocks. 2nd R o w : E. Clarke, J. Ridley, B. P a g e , J. Lavan, L. E v a n g e l i s t i , J. Lloyd, L. L o g u e , A. Bridge. Front R o w : E. Ryan, A. Wheeler, L. N e t t l e t o n , R. Gannon, K. O ' L o u g h l i n . A. M. Baker, K. Parnell, M. Curran, T. Logue.

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Scenes I Have Loved It was a grey, wintry day— most unseasonable — for we were in the middle of our Christmas holidays. S u m m e r seemed to have fled completely for a few days. Every time we looked out of the windows at our holiday cottage by the beach, we could see nothing but scudding clouds and sheets ot rain. And the wind was whistling across the dunes. At last came a break in the rain; sc. grabbing our sketch-books, we (my two sisters and I) streaked for the dairy — not for the day's milk, but to d r a w the dairyman's horses. We found them grazing in the adjoining paddock. Good, hard-working fellows. I hope I have done them justice. I had to sketch them quickly, x'or it is not easy to work when crouched on the ground under p. raincoat. How quickly those tew minutes passed! Dusk was deepening into darkness; rain was falling again, and soon our feet were turned full speed for home. Camilla Nathan. (Leaving Class) Normanhurst.

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Dad h a d asked m e to r i d e over to t h e b u s h gate of o u r t o p p a d d o c k to m a k e s u r e t h e cattle could reach water. I r o d e u p the l a n e and o p e n e d t h e top p a d d o c k gate. T h e cattle h a d only recently been p u t into this p a d d o c k as we h a d b e e n spelling the p a d d o c k to allow t h e clover a n d rye grass to obtain a good hold a f t e r b e i n g top-dressed. Dolly, m y m o u n t , a n d I started across t h e paddock. T h e h u s h grass and clover were k n e e d e e p , suffocating even t h e thistles. A f t e r a b o u t a q u a r t e r of a mile's j o u r n e y , I r e a c h e d t h e bush-gate. T h e gate is so a r r a n g e d t h a t t h e r a b b i t s cannot get i n t o the p a d d o c k . T o go in a n d out of t h e p a d d o c k you have to j u m p a steel wall about two feet high. I

j u m p e d Dolly over a n d t h e n we s t o p p e d on the o t h e r side. On m y left was a wild grass p a d d o c k a n d next to a d e a d tree s t u m p on t h e h i l l s i d e I noticed a k a n g a r o o . I cracked m y w h i p a n d i n s t a n t l y t h r e e o t h e r k a n g a r o o s as well as t h e one I h a d seen, b o u n d e d leisurely off into t h e b u s h . A small d a r k b r o w n w a l l a b y followed t h e m . F r o m b e h i n d a tussock a fox's tail was p o k i n g out, t h e fox b e i n g q u i t e u n a w a r e that h e could be seen. A r a b b i t , sitting as still as a stone, was only a f e w y a r d s in f r o n t of t h e tussock. T h e creek was r i p p l i n g gaily past at t h e b o t t o m of a sloping cliff. Across t h e creek, a tree h a d ( C o n t i n u e d on page 531

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STANDING WITH RELUCTANT FEET

FLAMES

T h e red-gold flames c r a c k l e d and leapt u p into their fascinating " d a n s e m a c a b r e . " T h e i r i r r e g u l a r rise and fall, t h e i r weird l e a p i n g r h y t h m , d i s t o r t i n g even the most f a m i l i a r objects, lent to t h e scene an a t m o s p h e r e of u n r e a l i t y , c o n d u c i v e to r e m i n i s c e n c e and anticipation. But t h e r e was s o m e t h i n g else; deep down in t h e s m o u l d e r i n g redness of t h e coals lurked the h a u n t i n g spirit of p r o p h e c y . Softened and s o m e w h a t b l u r r e d by t h e voices of the juniors p l a y i n g c h e q u e r s , t h e seniors scoring at table tennis a n d t h e insistent d r u m m i n g of r a i n on the roof, t h e message of t h e genii, d a n c i n g on their stage of b u r n i n g e m b e r s , drew my gaze and all my senses. W h a t was t h e i r message?

How kind, how w a r m the winter fire, As sparkling flames rise higher and higher. The golden flame, the scarlet flame, Always dancing, never lame. The hole in the root like a lighted cave, It's eerie gold like a tinted wave. The hiss of the wood when it is green, Is like a spitting snake unseen. While out in the cold the wild winds blow, And rain begins a steady flow. Pit-a-Pat-a on the roof, We know the storm is no longer aloof. Now the flames are smouldering low, To grey soft ashes they soon will go. ANNE McINERNEY (Grade VII). Marryatville.

Six m o r e m o n t h s — only two m o r e t e r m s for me — d r e a m i l y I recalled t h e words of t h e p o p u l a r song " B u t it's a long, long while f r o m May to December." B u t was it a long, long t i m e ? W o u l d those days between May and D e c e m b e r l i n g e r as long as I s h o u l d c a r e to hold t h e m or would t h e y vanish like t h e flames b e f o r e m y eyes? " A n d t h e days d w i n d l e down*' — so t h e song goes on. Yes a n d every second of those days is b o r n and takes its flight to e t e r n i t y . " T o a precious few." I realize s u d d e n l y that these days are precious, that D e c e m b e r sits on n o f a r - a w a y h o r i z o n , as I used to imagine in t h e Mays of m y childhood. T h e difference was t h e n that in M a y we always k n e w what D e c e m b e r would b r i n g ; t h e long vacation, t h e joys of Christmas, t h e long, lazy days at t h e b e a c h and then r e t u r n for a n o t h e r school year.

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F o r the p e o p l e who live in t h e large cities of A u s t r a l i a , n a m e s like W i t t e n o o m G o r g e a n d t h e Hamesley Range, mean nothing more than remote, inaccessible places in t h e v a g u e f a r n o r t h of Australia. B u t f o r t h o s e w h o have seen this n o r t h west c o u n t r y , they m e a n t h e t r u e A u s t r a l i a n o u t b a c k : a s u n - b a k e d land, rugged a n d d r y ; a l a n d f u l l of exciting a d v e n t u r e s f o r those w h o seek, a n d find. O n e of these s u r p r i s e s a w a i t e d m e w h e n 1 p a i d m y first visit to W i t t e n o o m e a r l y this year. D r i v i n g across t h e d r y s p i n i f e x c o u n t r y w i t h its hot, glaring, red soil and s t u n t e d trees, on t h e t o p of t h e H a m e s l e y R a n g e , we crossed the d e e p Y-shaped creeks carved out by t h e heavy s u m m e r rains. S u d d e n l y we c a m e to Dale's Gorge.

Now, it conies h o m e to m e that these years h a v e come a n d gone so swiftly and silently t h a t I h a v e paid no heed to t h e i r passing. T h o s e school days have slipped away and n o w t h e r e is only May to December, those "few p r e c i o u s d a y s " w h i c h I must make the most o f ! T h e fire crackles on a n d t h e fire d e m o n s l e a p in their wild d a n c i n g ; now, however, t h e spirit of r e m e m b r a n c e a p p e a r s m o r e clearly. How m a n y memories I c a r r y away f r o m m e f r o m L o r e t o : of the f r i e n d s I have m a d e , t h e walks out to Govey* a n d the H a u n t e d H o u s e ; of t h e games of b a s k e t b a l l , t h e excitement of staging a p l a y , t h e gay r e c r e a t i o n s around a r o a r i n g fire, and of t h e n i g h t s I h a v e lingered at niv window listening to t h e b e a t i n g of t h e surf, and w a t c h i n g t h e w h i t e m o o n sail into t h e clouds, w o n d e r i n g if I shall ever look u p o n a scene more b e a u t i f u l or m o r e satisfying.

We d e s c e n d e d , sliding, t h e t h r e e h u n d r e d feet to the b o t t o m of t h e Gorge w h e r e we f o u n d ourselves in a d i f f e r e n t world. A d e e p creek flowed d o w n t h e c e n t r e of t h e Gorge a n d e n d e d in a great r o u n d p o o l . C l u m p s of water-lilies were scattered h e r e and t h e r e on t h e water. Green f e r n s grew out of the d a m p , cold, rock walls, and h u n g softly d o w n to t h e gleaming pool. F a r above, in the tall, j u n g l e like trees overgrown with vines, b i r d s s a n g ; below, t h e glistening green water reflected t h e steep, r u g g e d , red sides of t h e Gorge. A w a t e r f a l l gushed out of t h e rocks, and fell g r a c e f u l l y to t h e pool, agitating t h e s u r f a c e . W h e n we spoke, t h e hills, as t h o u g h r e s e n t f u l of o u r i n t r u s i o n into this p a r a d i s e , t h r e w o u r voices angrily b a c k to us, so t h a t almost every word we spoke was r e p e a t e d . Tiny miniature waterfalls cascaded over t h e s m o o t h , mossy rocks, w h i c h were cut so n e a t l y into steps, t h a t we felt t h e y were m a d e just especially f o r us to step 011.

And w h a t of P r o p h e c y ? W h a t is his message f r o m t h e d e p t h s of t h e red glow? A f t e r these last precious days, w h a t t h e n ? A n d a f t e r a n o t h e r t w e n t y years, what t h e n ? " W h e r e ' e r T h o u leadest I can safely go, And in t h e blest h e r e a f t e r I shall k n o w W h y , in T h y goodness T h o u hast led m e so." I am not a f r a i d ! NOLA WARD (16 Years). Portland. * Government Reserve.

T h i s was t r u l y an a m a z i n g sight in the dry north-west of A u s t r a l i a ; hut it was a s u r p r i s e t y p i c a l of this l a n d of surprises. JUNE HUNT (Junior Public). Claremont. 52

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TREASURES FROM THE SOIL 2. VINTAGE FESTIVAL FESTIVAL

D o n n y b r o o k lies 132 miles south west of P e r t h . It has b e c o m e t h e State's t h i r d largest a p p l e growing district a n d also t h e biggest stone f r u i t district outside t h e m e t r o p o l i t a n area. T h e decision to hold t h e A p p l e Festival was to p r o v i d e a tourist a t t r a c t i o n in t h e south west. It was t h e first of its k i n d to b e h e l d in W e s t e r n Australia. T h e P r e m i e r o p e n e d t h e Festival at Egan P a r k . D o n n y b r o o k , on E a s t e r S a t u r d a y . T h e first two days were a success w i t h m a n y e n t e r t a i n m e n t s and novelties; but M o n d a y , t h e final day, was t h e m a i n a t t r a c t i o n of t h e Festival. T h e P a r k looked lovely, with t h e p i n e s in t h e b a c k g r o u n d , a n d its gaily coloured flags. L o g - c h o p p i n g , which was c a r r i e d on all day, was a p o p u l a r event, as also were a r c h e r y and darts. T h e procession of t h e d e c o r a t e d floats was a s t r i k i n g f e a t u r e . B r i d g e t o w n a n d M a n j i m u p , two o t h e r a p p l e growing centres, c o n t r i b u t e d t h e i r own floats. Several floats were artistically d e c o r a t e d with apples, while others were amusing. O n e of t h e h i g h l i g h t s of t h e whole Festival was t h e choice of Q u e e n f r o m t h e t h r e e districts. Several P e r t h business firms p r o v i d e d a week's h o l i d a y in P e r t h at t h e i r e x p e n s e , f o r t h e w i n n e r ; a f r e e r e t u r n air t r i p to C a r n a r v o n ; a n d also a c o m p l e t e travelling outfit. E v e r y o n e was pleased w h e n it was a n n o u n c e d that D o n n y b r o o k ' s Queen was t h e w i n n e r . T h e t h r e e Queens were t h e n p a r a d e d a r o u n d t h e g r o u n d s on the w i n n i n g B r i d g e t o w n float. T h e c r o w n i n g cerem o n y took p l a c e at t h e A p p l e Ball in D o n n y b r o o k . GAIL GOLDING (Junior Public). Claremont.

T h e street procession w h i c h I am going to describe is t h e c l i m a x of events which t a k e place in t h e Barossa Valley, S.A., every year. A f t e r t h e season's grapes h a v e been p i c k e d , t h e V i n t a g e Festival to give t h a n k s f o r t h e harvest, is h e l d . T h r o n g s of h a p p y p e o p l e g a t h e r to c e l e b r a t e t h e harvest in t h e towns of N u r i o o t p a a n d T a n u n d a which are in t h e heart of t h e wine i n d u s t r y . T h e town of N u r i o o t p a is t r a n s f o r m e d into a f a i r y l a n d . Coloured lights are s t r u n g in every conceivable place. All traffic is s u s p e n d e d and y o u n g p e o p l e d a n c e gaily in t h e streets. Sideshows a n d novelties attract m a n y wide-eyed c h i l d r e n , while t h e i r p a r e n t s watch an open-air c o n c e r t . T h e smoke of a b a r b e c u e rises bright in the s t a r r y sky. C h u r c h Services are held in all t h e s u r r o u n d i n g c h u r c h e s . On t h e last day of a busy week t h e procession is held. Its r o u t e lies between t h e towns of T a n u n d a a n d N u r i o o t p a , a distance of a b o u t f o u r mile?. E a c h w i n e r y e n t e r s a float, and c o m p e t i t i o n is k e e n , n a m e s such as Seppelts, O r l a n d o , Y a l u m b a a n d m a n y m o r e striving f o r first prize. T h o u s a n d s c r a n e t h e i r necks to catch a g l i m p s e of a h u g e keg, d r a w n by horses, f r o m w h i c h realistic-looking wine is p o u r i n g , or a q u e e n seated on her t h r o n e , s u r r o u n d e d by small a t t e n d a n t s . A castle on wheels comes slowly by, followed by a scene of a h u n d r e d years' progress in a w i n e r y . Bare-footed pirates swing b y ; t h e y will pull that artistically a r r a n g e d load of g r a p e s f o u r miles in t h e h o t s u n ! On a n d on t h e procession rolls, a s y m b o l of t h a n k s g i v i n g f o r a successful vintage. MERYDITH SYKES (Intermediate). Marryatville.

OUR DRAMATIC CLUB O u r D r a m a t i c C l u b was i n a u g u r a t e d about a f o r t n i g h t a f t e r we c a m e back to school this year. As you m a y i m a g i n e we were all e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t the t h o u g h t of acting in a real play. At t h e first m e e t i n g t h e r e was a p l a y r e a d i n g of scenes f r o m "Alice in W o n d e r l a n d , " a f t e r w h i c h ten of us were selected to t a k e p a r t in these scenes for St. P a t r i c k ' s n i g h t . T h e two scenes were " T h e Mad Tea P a r t y " a n d " T h e Q u e e n ' s G a r d e n . " F r o m t h a t t i m e on all o u r " f r e e " t i m e was spent in r e h e a r s i n g t h e p l a y . I h u m b l y confess that I was chosen f o r t h e role of Mad H a t t e r , a n d (so I am told) not solely f o r my acting a b i l i t y e i t h e r ! T h e Mad T e a P a r t y was t h e m a d d e s t possible a n d t h e other scene was also a great success. O n e incident occurred to liven u p this p a r t of the p e r f o r m a n c e : One g a r d e n e r in an excess of t e r r o r at the sight of the Queen t h r e w his p a i n t - b r u s h down to the audience w h e r e it c a m e to rest at t h e feet of M o t h e r Superior! Some of the Seniors are now l e a r n i n g t h e i r parts f o r a p e r f o r m a n c e of A. A. Milne's " T h e Ugly D u c k l i n g " and we suspect the m i d d l e school g r o u p of p r e p a r i n g a p l a y r e a d i n g .

T h e r e is n o d o u b t that a D r a m a t i c C l u b b r i g h t e n s u p school days. T h e r e is an e t e r n a l f a s c i n a t i o n in being s o m e b o d y else f o r even a f h o r t t i m e . It d e l i g h t e d our h e a r t s to see o n e y o u n g lady of n i n e years solemnly acting t h e p a r t of "a gentleman agnostic" during a Marian Hour. But this is not t h e only t y p e of e n t e r t a i n m e n t t h e C l u b a f f o r d s ! On T h u r s d a y n i g h t s one m e m b e r — an e n t h u s i a s t i c day-scholar is i n v a r i a b l y locked o u t ; yet she always walks in on t i m e ! H o w do you do it, W e n d y ? MAUREEN DREW (14 Years). Portland. ( C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 51) f a l l e n — still m a j e s t i c , t h e giant g u m , a b o u t f o u r feet in d i a m e t e r — blocking t h e p a t h s to t h e creek. However, o t h e r tracks were n o t i c e a b l e . T h e h e a t h was b l o o m i n g , a n d t h e f e r n s s p r e a d a green c a r p e t . T h e mistletoe lent a r o m a n t i c t o u c h to t h e scene. Gaily coloured t r e e - c l i m b i n g b i r d s were on t h e t r e e s ; r o b i n s and finches flittering a b o u t a n d f o l l o w i n g me, by h o p p i n g along t h e f e n c e , as I r o d e back to tell Dad t h a t all was well. .vv_ . ,r ANNE D'ARCY (16 Years). Toorak.

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HOLLAND T h e c l i m a t e in H o l l a n d is very different f r o m here. I n w i n t e r t h e r e is snow and ice and t h e c h i l d r e n skate on t h e p o n d s a n d canals w h i c h a r e f r o z e n . Because of t h e f r o s t , the grass dies and t h e cattle are k e p t in stables and fed on h a y and straw. But in Spring, w h e n t h e c l i m a t e is lovely and f r e s h , you will see t u l i p s e v e r y w h e r e . T h e y look b e a u t i f u l .

W h e n o u r house in H a m b u r g was b u r n t down d u r i n g t h e war, m y m o t h e r a n d I w e n t to live with my g r a n d p a r e n t s in P r i b r i m , Czechoslovakia, n e a r t h e f a m o u s H o l y M o u n t a i n . It is very h i g h , and on the s u m m i t is built a large C h u r c h and a M o n a s t e r y for the R e d e m p t o r i s t F a t h e r s . T h e w h o l e b e a u t i f u l building is d e d i c a t e d to O u r L a d y .

Some p e o p l e t h i n k t h a t in H o l l a n d e v e r y b o d y wears old-fashioned clothes. But you only see t h e m in V o l e n d a m and M a r k e n , two fishery-places.

Six h u n d r e d years ago a p e a s a n t p l o u g h e d u p a finely carved wooden statue of O u r L a d y . H e took it h o m e , but t h e next d a y it a p p e a r e d again in t h e field. T h i s h a p p e n e d t h r e e times, u n t i l finally t h e f a r m e r consulted t h e P a r i s h P r i e s t , w h o c a m e to the conclusion t h a t O u r L a d y w a n t e d a C h a p e l built there. T h e C h a p e l was erected, and since t h e n it has been e n l a r g e d u n t i l now it is a great b u i l d i n g .

S o m e t h i n g w h i c h is c o m m o n l y k n o w n all over t h e world is a D u t c h w i n d m i l l . M a n y p e o p l e believe t h a t a w i n d m i l l is used only f o r d r a w i n g w a t e r away, but t h a t is not always so. A real w i n d m i l l is used to c r u s h grain into flour. T h a t k i n d of w i n d m i l l is d r i v e n by wind, as you m a y k n o w . H o w e v e r , t h e r e are not m a n y of those w i n d m i l l s left in H o l l a n d because most of t h e m are d r i v e n by electricity.

Every y e a r h u n d r e d s of processions m a k e t h e i r way to this C h u r c h . On the first day of M a y t h e r e is a C o r o n a t i o n of t h e b e a u t i f u l statue. T h o u s a n d s attend on t h i s day. It is a c o l o u r f u l sight, w h e n t h e villagers f r o m M o r a v i a , Slovakia a n d o t h e r countries get t o g e t h e r in t h e i r gaily e m b r o i d e r e d N a t i o n a l costumes.

T h e houses are all m a d e of brick. T h i s is to k e e p out. t h e cold in w i n t e r and k e e p s t h e house cool in s u m m e r . It can be u p to 85 degrees in H o l l a n d and t h e n t h e schools are closed because t h e p u p i l s c a n n o t work in t h a t w e a t h e r . N e a r l y all of t h e houses are two storeys h i g h .

T h e r e a r e special trains f r o m all p a r t s of Czechoslovakia, f r o m early S p r i n g till late A u t u m n , b u t some p i l g r i m s p r e f e r to go on foot. T h e y u s u a l l y carry a large s t a t u e of O u r L a d y , a n d recite Rosaries and sing h y m n s 011 t h e way. M a n y of t h e m walk f o r five or six whole days.

E v e r y o n e in H o l l a n d has a bicycle because a car costs too m u c h , t h e distances a r e short a n d t h e r o a d s are flat. E v e r y person rides a bicycle, even i m p o r t a n t p e o p l e like t h e Q u e e n a n d h e r ministers, priests ami even n u n s ! MARIA

Beside t h e r o a d u p t h e side of t h e M o u n t a i n t h e r e is a long, s h e l t e r e d staircase. T h e steps f o r m a R o s a r y : t e n steps f o r the Aves, t h e n one f o r t h e Our F a t h e r . W h e n you finish saying t h e Rosary you are just at the side of the m a i n altar. Some invalids cannot say the whole R o s a r y at o n c e ; so they m a r k the steps w h e r e t h e y left off with a chalk m a r k , and finish the next day.

S A VENIJE (12 years). Dawson Street.

STANLEY PARK, CANADA O n e of t h e 1110. t b e a u t i f u l P a r k s I have ever seen is Stanley P a r k in V a n c o u v e r . It was about f o u r miles awav f r o m w h e r e we were living and o n e day M u m m y d e c i d e d to t a k e us t h e r e f o r a picnic.

In W i n t e r no p i l g r i m s come, b u t t h e r e is daily Mass and B e n e d i c t i o n . W h e n the doors of t h e C h u r c h are o p e n , even those o u t s i d e can see t h e priest. T h e r e is a big s q u a r e in f r o n t of t h e C h u r c h , built to a c c o m m o d a t e ten t h o u s a n d p e o p l e , and everyone can see t h e w h o l e altar.

W e went by bus and on arrival started to e x p l o r e . T h e trees w e r e alive with little t a m e squirrels w h o were f r i e n d l y e n o u g h to t a k e ice-cream corncts f r o m o u r h a n d s . T h e r e were lovely b i r d s of m a n y kinds, and we were f a s c i n a t e d by t h e elegant peacocks with t h e i r m a n y - c o l o u r e d f a n - s h a p e d tails.

In t h e evening, t h e r e is a procession, a n d everyone has a lighted candle. T h e L o u r d e s h y m n is sung, and at each Ave t h e candles are l i f t e d h i g h . Our l o u n g e w i n d o w overlooked t h e M o u n t and m a n y a time my m o t h e r c a u g h t me c r e e p i n g out of bed to look. T h e wind b r o u g h t an occasional snatch of song, a n d the candles g l i m m e r e d a m o n g the trees. I was only seven at t h e t i m e , b u t can recall it as if it were only yesterday.

T h e lovely P a r k is s h e l t e r e d by giant Douglas Firs a n d R e d w o o d trees, m a n y of w h i c h are t h r e e h u n d r e d f e e t h i g h . W h e n one looks u p at t h e m t h e y r e s e m b l e t h e nave of a C h u r c h , and because of t h i s , o n e of the walks in t h e P a r k is called C a t h e d r a l Avenue. I am sure if you have visited Stanley P a r k you will agree w i t h m e t h a t it has a b e a u t y which you will never forget.

LIDA HANZLICEK (Form III). Claremont.

ISOBEL BRIGGS (12 Years). Nedlands.

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GOOD FRIDAY AT BINDOON, W.A.

GIANTS

Many A u s t r a l i a n s are f a m i l i a r with the G u m , the W a t t l e , t h e T i - T r e e , but few p e o p l e have seen the m i g h t y K a r r i trees growing in the forests of t h e south-west. T h e s e forests e x t e n d over large areas and f o r m some of t h e w o n d e r l a n d s of Australia. O n e of t h e e x p e r i e n c e s w h i c h I h a v e e n j o y e d most in my life was w a t c h i n g t h e f e l l i n g process in the south-west c o u n t r y . T h e s e K a r r i trees c a n n o t be taken unless they are b e t w e e n 250-300 feet high to t h e first b r a n c h , and 100 f e e t in c i r c u m f e r e n c e . T h e fellers* start b y c h o p p i n g out a scarfe in t h e l e a n i n g side of t h e tree, a n d t h e n , with a m a n on e a c h side, t h e cut i? continued w i t h a "cross-cut"' saw. W h e n this cut reaches w i t h i n a f e w inches f r o m t h e o t h e r side, they d r a w t h e saw out, and a loud, echoing, a n d r a t h e r f r i g h t e n i n g cry of " T i m - b e r " is h e a r d . T h e tree falls with a terrific c r a s h , t a k i n g e v e r y t h i n g with it in its p a t h . T h e next task is to saw t h e tree in even lengths with a " c i r c u l a r - s a w . " E a c h l e n g t h is t h e n dragged broadside by b u l l d o z e r s with m u c h difficulty. As it goes, it clears a p a t h f o r itself, k n o c k i n g everything out of t h e way and c r u s h i n g t h e u n d e r g r o w t h . In this way t h e logs are p u l l e d to a " l a n d i n g " w h e r e they are rolled on to a t r a i n called a " r a k e . " W h e n all t h e t r u c k s are l o a d e d , t h e logs are t a k e n to t h e mill some 20-30 miles away. T h i s process h a p p e n s h u n d r e d s of times a day. GILLIAN EVANS (Sub-Junior Class). Claremont. [*An illiterate imp whispers to the Editor: "All jolly good fellers, I suppose?"!

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T h i s y e a r Good F r i d a y was a very b e a u t i f u l day and we all h a d been invited to go to B i n d o o n Boys' T o w n to a t t e n d t h e Stations of t h e Cross. W e started o u r t r i p a b o u t 10 a.m. a n d a little b e f o r e half past two we t u r n e d off t h e m a i n r o a d at t h e gates of B i n d o o n . It was some miles b e f o r e we r e a c h e d Boys' T o w n itself. T h e m a i n b u i l d i n g s are down in t h e valley. A f t e r p a r k i n g o u r c a r we j o i n e d t h e c r o w d of o t h e r p e o p l e , a n d at 3 o'clock t h e bell r a n g a n d t h e boys came out in procession. T h e .Stations are erected on t h e slope of a hill. T h e Stations a r e very big — eight feet h i g h . T h e p e o p l e walked r e v e r e n t l y f r o m Station to Station, t h e boys singing t h e Stabat M a t e r . T h e huge s t a t u e of C h r i s t t h e K i n g could b e seen at t h e s u m m i t . A f t e r t h e Stations one of t h e boys showed us over t h e b e a u t i f u l d o r m i t o r i e s , class-rooms and w o r k s h o p s — all m a d e of stone and built by t h e boys under the direction of the Brothers. T h e little boys went o u t to t h e n e a r b y p a d d o c k s to collect stones. Important men who understand buildings have described Bindoon as "magnificent." O u r g u i d e was n a m e d A n t h o n y a n d h e showed us t h e grave of t h e m u c h loved B r o t h e r K e a n e y ( R . I . P . ) , w h o h a d m a d e B i n d o o n such a w o n d e r f u l place f o r t h e o r p h a n boys. T h e sun was setting a n d t h e s t a t u e of Christ t h e King was glowing in its rays as we left B i n d o o n with A n t h o n y calling to u s : " H a p p y Easter." ANNA CHRISTINE HEALY (10 Years). Nedlands.

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LINES WRITTEN IN SYDNEY I said: This misery must end; Shall I that a m a m a n a n d k n o w T h a t sky a n d wind a r e yet m y f r i e n d Sit h u d d l e d u n d e r any b l o w ? So s p e a k i n g left t h e dismal room And stept into t h e m o t h e r - n i g h t All filled with sacred q u i c k e n i n g gloom W h e r e t h e few stars b u r n e d low and b r i g h t , A n d d a r k l i n g on my d a r k l i n g hill Heard through the beaches' sudden boom H e r o i c n o t e of living will H u n g t r u m p e t - c l e a r against the fight. So stood and raised my eyes Erect., t h a t t h e y m i g h t d r i n k of space, And took t h e night u p o n my face,

Till time and t r o u b l e fell away, A n d all my soul s p r a n g u p to feel As one a m o n g t h e stars t h a t reel In r h y m e on t h e i r r e j o i c i n g way, B r e a k i n g t h e e l d e r d a r k , n o r stay, But speed beyond each t r a m m e l l i n g T i l l t i m e and sorrow fall away A n d n i g h t be w i t h e r e d u p , and fire C o n s u m e t h e sickness of desire. CHRIS

gyre,

BRENNAN.

The last lines of Brennans poem, " 1 8 9 7 " : T h e gift of self is self's most sacred r i g h t : Only where none hath trod, Only u p o n m v secret s t a r r y height I a b d i c a t e to God.

LORETO

CONVENT,

PREFECTS

Left to R i g h t : M. Pannell, M. Wallwork, B. F o u n t a i n , M. T a l b o y s , M. D w y e r ( H e a d ) , E. Foley.

CLASSES III and IV. CLASSES I and II. For names see page 67. CHILDREN OF MARY Left

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to R i g h t : B. Fountain, V. Guthrie, E. Connor, M. Talboys, E. F o l e y , M. D w y e r , M. Pannell, R. H a r r i n g t o n , R. Hanrahan, J. M c C o m i s h , C. Mackie, M. Wallwork.

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W.A.

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Top: SENIOR SCHOOL Centre:

MIDDLE SCHOOL

(For names see page 67) INFANTS Front R o w : P . B e a t o n , J. J o h n s o n , M. J. H a m i l t o n Brown, B. Elliott, M. T. J e n s o n , J. Monck, J. Montefiore, M. R. Miller Second R o w : J. M. Cullity, M. Sullivan, S. Sheridan, S. B e a t o n , B. Bruce, D. Elliott, R. Moore, K. Golding, M. B u r m i n g h a m . Third R o w : J. Caro, C. Lorbeer, G. Cole, A. Montefiore, B. Smith, P. Snowball, R. Tate. U p in t r e e : J. D u d l e y , C. Masters, J. Franetovitch, T. Collins. A b s e n t : M. Jenson.

LORETO CONVENT,

PREFECTS S t a n d i n g : E. Moloney, B. Clarkson, D. Condon, M. Spain, A. Heffernan, J. K e n n e d y , C. O ' D o n n e l l . S e a t e d : C. M c A u l e y , M. Mullins, J. B e n n e t t , B. D o b s o n , M. H o n n e r .

LEAVING & HONOURS CLASSES Front R o w : B. D o b s o n , P. Clota, J. Elliot, A. Mallon, K. Crispe. 2nd Row: E. Moloney, J. Kennedy, M. Heuzenroeder, J. Bennett, C. O'Donnell. Back

R o w : A. Robertson, D. Condon, N. Phillip, B. Thyer, M. Mullins, M. Spain, A. Pick, A. H e f fernan, M. H o n n e r .

INTERMEDIATE AND SECOND YEAR Front R o w : J. Meldrum, M. J o n e s , J. H o f f m a n n , J. Gleeson, P. Brazel, H. M c C a r t h y , W . Jones, M. Moriarty. 2nd R o w : A. Lawrie, A. M c E w e n , J. Stott, J. Brady, A. Halloran, M. Devitt, T. Jungfer, D. O ' L o g h l i n . J. Phelan, M. H o g a n , J. E n g l i s h , J. Tyler, C. Mahar. 3rd R o w : P. Russo, M. Beerwirth, J. Mclnnes, H. McCarthy, B. Clarkson, B. K e n n e d y , M. Mcl n n e s . K. Swane. J. Mulqueen, G. Pick, M. Reilly. 4th R o w : P. Shanahan, J. H e g g i e , D. Lahiff, F. Kildea, M. W o o d s , H. Goyder, H . Smith, A. I s e n stein, M. S y k e s , R. K e n n y , A. Power, E. D u p u y . B a c k R o w : I. L a i n g , M. Foster, C. Harris, A. Koerner, J. Shanahan, J. S y k e s , H . Pick, C. M c A u l e y .

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MARRY A T V I L L E ,

S.A.

FIRST YEAR and GRADE VII Fron:

R o w R. Doran, H. Joseph, E. Barnett, A. M c l n e r n e y , E. Culshav: P. Vail, D. H e n d e r s o n , A. A n g o v e . P. Lonergan, H. Pitman, L. Moore. 2nd R o w : M. Gullotta, B B r o w n , J. Fisher, P. Smith, M. Lonergan J. James, J. Armstron. P. Caught, W . Springbett, B. K e n n e d y , M Pritchard, J. Green, J. Martin. 3rd R o w : J. Brooks, E. W e b b , V. Curtin, S. Gun, G. H a m e l i n , A. M. Walsh, S. Scantlebury, G. Treloar, S. Steer, E. W o o d s , M. Connell, M. L. H a n n a , B. Tanner, A. Burley. 4th R o w : V. Turksy, H. M c D o n a l d , D. Milaknis, C. Doyle, A. Kennare, S. Parish, E. Neagle, S. M c E w e n , R. Green, M. H a r b i s o n , R. Power. Back R o w : P. Pridham, M. Jago, L. Rech, J. Sands, H. D o h e r t y , O. Turksy, A. Banks, C. Moriarty, L. Fielder, M. B e n n e t t . A b s e n t : W. Gunson.

GRADES V and VI Front R o w : S. Milaknis, S. T u n b r i d g e , J. Burke, M. E d w a r d s , P. B r o w i C. Connolly, P. Barnett, M. Baulderstone, K. Prescott. 2nd R o w : C. Dalgleish, C. Goldie. A. McCarthy, D. Rofe, M. M a c k i e - S m i t h . A. Sexton. A. S : ebert, M. Joll^v, P. Stacey, J. P r i t t c n Jones, M. Moriarty, R. Hakendorf, M. Glynn, L. Tucker. 3rd R o w : C. Rvder, P. M c L a u g h l i n , C. M a t t h e w s . J. Stock, J. Brown, Mgt. M r N a m a r a , C. Sullivan, Mgt. Rollison, S. Doherty. A. McCusker. A. M o r e o m , P. U p t o n , Pam. Upton, •ft!) R o w : A. Griguol, M"t. B e e r w o r t h , I. Glass, H. Shannon. S. Smith, S. Pierce, C. W a l s h , Met. Doyle. C. Murphy, R. Glynn. C Robertson, J. Thver. Back R o w : G. Fitzgerald, R. D i g g i n g B. Prescott, J. Cnshmore, H K e n n e d y , M D o h e r t y , W . D z i e r u c h o .

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LORETO

CONVENT,

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Girls.

Preparatory Grade I and II

Front R o w : C. McCarthy, M. Brady, A. Laffan, E. Tolladay, V. Abbott, E. S c h u m a n n , A. P a c k h a m , S. B y r n e , C. H a m l i n . 2nd R o w : L. Martin, S. Keeley, E. B e a c h , M. Hakendorf, S. Mill, J. Johnson, J. Properjohn, Jan Prooerjohn, T. Jordan F George, E. Perdelwitz, S. Stock. 3rd R o w : C. Whitford, K. Hakendorf, S. Cashmore, A. Baulderstone, L. de Guisto, C. Smith, H. Campbell, G. Sowden, H. Cashmore, P. Gluyan, M. Brazzale, F. Minarelli. 4th R o w : A. Reilly, V. Burden, J. B r o w n , M. Regan, A. Kelly, M. Piercc, J. Sinclair, P. N e a g l e , J. Walsh, L. Jones, J O ' L o g h l i n Back R o w : J. Oakes, B. Mead, B. M c l n n e s , C. Kiley, S. Holdcroft, S. Kelly. A b s e n t : Carmel M c D o n a l d , J. Y o u n g , M. T. F o u n t a i n , G. V a u l t y , M. Murray.

Boys.

Preparatory Grade I and II.

Front R o w : M. Richards, P. B l e n c o w e , P. B e h r e n s , B. W i n c h e s t e r . 2nd R o w : B. Doherty, J. W o o d s , J. D o y l e , R. Gordon, B. A t k i n s o n , P. Bird, B. Riches, J. Reid, B. Moore, P. McCusker. 3rd R o w : D. King, K. W i l s o n . P. Rofe, 0 . B r o w n , J. Muldoon, D. Cornwall, P. H o l d c r o f t , J. Corcoran, P. K e n n e d y . Back R o w : J. Springhett, J. Rollison, D. Walsh, J. Morgan, T. Anderson. Absent: J. Harrison.

MARRYATVILLE,

S.A. JUNIOR SCHOOL

GRADES III and IV Front R o w : T. Griff, E. Matinkas, C. Abbott, P. Reilly, V. Angove, R. Tyler, N. Burden, M. Beach, P. Fried, J. Fried, P. Morcom. 2nd R o w : A. Regan, B Bartels, Y. Bazzica, S. Springbett, J. Doran, C. King, S. Prince. M. A. McClure, M. Gordon, H. Nolan, E. Doherty, Y. Buckley. 3rd R o w : C. M c E w e n , D. Webb, Mgt. Madigan, P. Lane, Y. Spencer, P. Maynard, R. Hall, M. Texler, P. Madigan, P. Reilly, F. O ' L o g h l i n , B. Q u i n l a n . Back R o w : R. Richards, Mgt. King, P. Ryan, J. Monks, M. Forsyth, M. Siebert, C. Shea, H. Naulty, C. Shannon, A. Riches. A b s e n t : S. Ward.

THE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK the w o r l d ? P e r h a p s even now the Angel was a b o u t to blow his t r u m p e t ! Girls' f r i g h t e n e d faces a p p e a r e d at t h e o p e n i n g s of t h e i r cubicles and e v e r y o n e asked t h e same question, " W h a t on e a r t h has h a p p e n e d ? " Dressing gowns and slippers f o r g o t t e n , girls ' t o o d in the m i d d l e of the d o r m i t o r y t a l k i n g excitedly. Each one was telling w h a t she t h o u g h t it was. O n e b r i g h t child even t h o u g h t t h e sun was h u r t l i n g d o w n on us — it was very e a r l y in t h e m o r n i n g ! A n u n a p p e a r e d in the d o o r w a y to see if t h e r e were any casualties, and girls h a s t i l y slid into t h e i r cubicles to put on dressing gowns. In t h e C h a p e l a huge light s h a d e h a d been s m a s h e d to pieces. In the old b u i l d i n g , m u c h p l a s t e r h a d f a l l e n ; but, a p a r t f r o m several cracks, the new building remained undamaged. A f t e r being allowed to talk f o r some fifteen m i n u t e s to get over the shock, we went back to bed. W h o would have t h o u g h t t h a t a night that h a d begun so p e a c e f u l l y , s h o u l d have e n d e d with a bang. JANICE MULQUEEN (Intermediate) Marryatville.

T h e first S u n d a \ in March was u n e v e n t f u l . A f t e r B e n e d i c t i o n we r e l u c t a n t l y p a r t e d with o u r books a n d went into study. T h e n a f t e r tea and a quick d a n c e we went u p s t a i r s to b e d . F o r m a n y h o u r s t h e whole d o r m i t o r y of girls had. been asleep. Silence reigned a n d n o t h i n g except an occasional m u m b l e d w o r d f r o m a sleeptalker b r o k e t h e stillness, u n t i l a f t e r t h e N o r w o o d Town Hall clock struck half-past three. S u d d e n l y t h e r e was an e n o r m o u s rumble, followed by a sickening, s h u d d e r i n g l u r c h and t h e sensation of f a l l i n g into a bottomless pit. The ciucifix on t h e wall shook violently, beds d a n c e d into the passage-way. T h e m o v e m e n t went 011 f o r some t h i r t y seconds and t h e n d e a d l y stillness! S o m e o n e m o a n e d a u d i b l y and a t r e m b l i n g voice asked the voice nearest t h e light to please t u r n it on. F o r some second? she r e f u s e d to do so. Like the rest of us she was too m u c h a f r a i d to move. Then t h e lights went on. 1 p e e r e d f r o m u n d e r t h e blankets not q u i t e k n o w i n g w h a t to expect. H a d Mars invaded o u r e a r t h or was it only the end of 61

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Leisure

P e n n i n g t o n as t h e w i n n e r of t h e J u n i o r P r i z e . I m a g i n e h o w p r o u d t h e F o u r t h Years were of t h e i r classmate and h o w e n t h u s i a s t i c was t h e a p p l a u s e . A f t e r the o p e n i n g , r e p o r t e r s s w a r m e d a r o u n d Catherine, taking photographs and eliciting information: — "Miss P e n n i n g t o n , I am f r o m t h e "Daily Mirror." Could you tell me a hit a b o u t y o u r s e l f , please?" —- " N o w , Miss P e n n i n g t o n , 1 expect y o u r ambition is to be an artist?"" — " O h , no, I i n t e n d to be a librarian.'" — " N o w h o w a b o u t s t a n d i n g beside y o u r m o t h e r a n d h o l d i n g t h e design f o r h e r to look at? K e a d v ? . . . Smile." " M k s P e n n i n g t o n , h a v e you ever b e e n in a competition before?" T h e s e are but a f e w snatches of t h e conversation beiween C a t h e r i n e a n d t h e Press. Then they c corled h e r into a r o o m w h e r e she m a d e a t a p e r e c o r d i n g f o r t h e A.B.C., followed by a n o t h e r o n e for 2GB. But t h e h i g h l i g h t of C a t h e r i n e ' s win was on T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n , w h e n the F o u r t h Y e a r s h e l d a p a r t y at School in t h e Art R o o m ( t h e scene of m a n y h a p p y , i n f o r m a l g a t h e r i n g s ) with C a t h e r i n e uc t h e guest of h o n o u r , a n d wished h e r f u r t h e r < ueces in the f u t u r e in the field of textile designing. ADRIENNE LEONARD, (Kirribilli)

S e p t e m b e r 21st was a great day f o r a fifteenyear-old girl of L o r e t o C o n v e n t , K i r r i b i l l i ; f o r on that day she was p u b l i c l y a n n o u n c e d as t h e w i n n e r of the 1953 J u n i o r G r a f t o n Prize. P e r h a p s you do not k n o w w h a t t h e G r a f t o n Prize is. f or the past t h r e e years t h e G r a f t o n T e x t i l e C o m p a n y in E n g l a n d h a s offered a p r i z e of t h r e e h u n d r e d guineas f o r the best textile design in Australia. T h i s c o m p e t i t i o n , acting as an incentive to designing in A u s t r a l i a a n d a m e a n s of securing new designs f o r G r a f t o n , was o p e n to p e o p l e of all age;. T h e C o m m i t t e e was so pleased with t h e senior work that it decided to i n a u g u r a t e a junior competition f o r t h e best textile design f o r teenagers, with a p r i z e of t w e n t y guineas. H o w e v e r , t h e be?t

TOORAK'S SCHOOL JOURNAL " T o o r a k a n r o o i n on sale s o o n " ! " N e w school p a p e r out t o - m o r r o w " ! " D o n ' t miss first e d i t i o n , 2d. e a c h " ! T h e s e and o t h e r such a d v e r t i s e m e n t s figured on o u r notice b o a r d s f o r weeks, p r e p a r i n g t h e school for the first a n d m u c h - a n t i c i p a t e d issue of its p a p e r . T h e idea of a school p a p e r has been p o p u l a r h e r e a m o n g t h e u p p e r classes f o r some t i m e ; so t h i s year the p e r s u a s i o n a n d e n t h u s i a s m of the Matrics finally put this long-talked-of subject down in black and. white. T h e Y.C.S. C u r r e n t Affairs G r o u p was given c h a r g e of t h e p u b l i c a t i o n a n d u n i t e d with t h e Poster G r o u p f o r illustrations and advertising. How to fill eight pages with news, w h i c h we h o p e will be interesting, is a m a j o r p r o b l e m in t h e lives of the editors f o r a week b e f o r e every issue. T h i s week of w o r r y usually c u l m i n a t e s in final f r u s t r a t i o n on p u b l i c a t i o n n i g h t in t h e R e a d i n g Room. It always follows the same p a t t e r n . T h e G e s t e t n e r is d r a g g e d out, set u p with b l a n k ?beets a n d switched on. Now t h e race b e g i n s : t h e climax for those n o b l e and so o f t e n m i s u n d e r s t o o d c h a r a c t e r s — t h e e d i t o r s — who s p e n d t h e i r v a l u a b l e s t u d y and r e c r e a t i o n p e r i o d s e n d e a v o u r i n g to please. H o u r s l a t e r , a f t e r t h e c u s t o m a r y ink congestions and o t h e r m i s h a p s p e c u l i a r to t h e G e s t e t n e r , t h e h a r a s s e d e d i t o r s catch t h e last sheet and survey the p a p e r - l i t t e r e d t a b l e . T h e f o l d i n g and s t a m p i n g

"Caniec": Catherine P e n n i n g t o n ' s w i n n i n g design in the Grafton Junior Award for 1953. (Inset: Catherine.)

designs for the past few years have only m e r i t e d consolation prizes in t h e j u n i o r section and C a t h e r i n e if. the first one to win t h e a w a r d , and this she did f r o m m o r e t h a n t h r e e h u n d r e d entries. C a t h e r i n e ' s joy was s h a r e d b y h e r Class ( t h e F o u r t h Y e a r s ) , a n d on M o n d a y , t h e 21st, they all trooped into David J o n e " Art G a l l e r y f o r t h e f o r m a l o p e n i n g of the G r a f t o n E x h i b i t i o n . A f t e r a few interesting speeches, Sir C h a r l e s Lloyd J o n e s and G r a f t o n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , Sir Ivan Mackay, a n n o u n c e d the first prize w i n n e r — Miss M a r i o n F l e t c h e r , with her lovely design " H i e r o g l y p h i c s " p a i n t e d in two tones of blue. T h e n he a n n o u n c e d Miss C a t h e r i n e 62

L O R E T O At last c a m e t h e g r a n d p a r a d e . Everyone received a p r i z e and t h e w i n n e r s were a w a r d e d special prizes a n d r i b b o n s . The h i g h l i g h t of t h i s p r e s e n t a t i o n was t h e s u d d e n d i s a p p e a r ance of the winning Ant. His o w n e r was called to receive her prize, but alas! The bird — I m e a n t h e Ant — h a d flown. A f t e r a d e s p e r a t e eearch of t h e j a r , the o w n e r f o u n d its o c c u p a n t m o d e s t l y h i d i n g in t h e lid. By f a r the most p o p u l a r p e t , t h e biggest pet, a n d the most u s e f u l pet, was a s w e e t - t e m p e r e d S h e t l a n d P o n y , on w h o m t h e tinv-tots w e r e given rides all t h e a f t e r n o o n . As the P e t Show was such a success we h o p e to m a k e it an a n n u a l e n t e r t a i n m e n t . We are g r a t e f u l to Mr. Fitzgerald a n d t h e two J o s h u a girls f o r t h e i r h e l p in organising i t ; to t h e F a t h e r s ' C l u b f o r the difficult task of j u d g i n g ; to Mrs. Oggolesbry a n d her assistants f o r serving a f t e r n o o n t e a ; to H e l e n Devitt f o r r u n n i n g t h e P o p u l a r Dog C o m p e t i t i o n .

follows, a n d we feel m o r e relaxed as the pile of completed papers mounts up. At 10.20 a.m. the f o l l o w i n g day, f o u r r a t h e r d u b i o u s editors a r m e d with money tins a n d b u n d l e s of papers distribute a few hundred copies of " T o o r a k a n r o o i n " to wildly c l a m o u r i n g readers. All class lines are silent at 10.30 as each person walks up t h e v e r a n d a h , h e r h e a d b u r i e d in a closely p r i n t e d m a n u s c r i p t . N u n s a n d P r e f e c t s bless the editors, as they d i s a p p e a r again with copper-filled tins. " T o o r a k a n r o o i n ' * has again sold to t h e last copy. JUDY HILL, NOEL KELLY, JANET WIMPOLE. Toorak.

THE PET

SHOW

W h o w o u l d t h i n k of b r i n g i n g a " w r i g l y " to a Pet S h o w ? S u c h a pet, called P.K., soon f o u n d himself s w i m m i n g r o u n d in a glass j a r a n d b e i n g e x h i b i t e d to m a n y a m u s e d girls instead of e n j o y i n g the m u r k y d e p t h s of an old t a n k . H e could easily have said to t h e o c c u p a n t of t h e next j a r : " D e a r e s t p a r t n e r in smallness," f o r t h a t y o u n g g e n t l e m a n , a r r a y e d in his s h i n y , b l a c k a r m o u r , was an ant. H e got first p r i z e f o r t h e smallest pet. B i r d s of every s h a p e , size a n d colour m a d e a h a r d task f o r t h e judges. O n e prize was f o r t h e best linger, b u t how could a n y b i r d find t h e i n s p i r a t i o n to sing amidst t h e t e r r i f y i n g m e o w i n g of cats and the incessant b a r k i n g of a b o u t fifty dogs? Big cats, small cats, p r e t t y cats, fluffy cats, f a t cats a n d s k i n n y cats! O n e sensible cat escaped. Wh<m it was given u p f o r lost its o w n e r s a i d : "() it doesn't m a t t e r , we've h a d h i m f o r ten y e a r s ; anyway, I've got a little puppy."' * H a v e you ever seen a Great D a n e a n d a F o x T e r r i e r p u p s t a n d i n g side by side? T o o u r relief they were q u i t e regardless of each o t h e r ' s presence. T h e j u d g e m u s t have been blind w h e n he a w a r d e d a G o l d e n L a b r a d o r t h e p r i z e f o r good b e h a v i o u r , for a l t h o u g h well t r a i n e d in some respects, that a n i m a l could not resist t h e t e m p t a t i o n of m a k i n g a sally u p o n every dog t h a t c a m e n e a r . A little Prep a r a t o r y boy h a d a dog given to h i m especially f o r t h e great occasion. T h i s six-weeks-old p u p p y was dragged a r o u n d on a lead, a t t a c h e d to a collar longer t h a n h i m s e l f . T h e t r o u b l e d expression in his large f a i t h f u l eyes a n d t h e worried f r o w n of his velvety f o r e h e a d were i n d e e d p i t i f u l . A n o t h e r dog was d o o m e d to e n d u r a n c e that a f t e r n o o n . H e was a Cocker S p a n i e l w e a r i n g a p a i r of u n c o m f o r t a b l e c a r d b o a r d "glasses'" (he's shortsighted, you k n o w ) . H e won first prize f o r being most like his o w n e r , B.D. W h y d i d n ' t P a d d y Brazil win t h e prize f o r the most p o p u l a r d o g ? H e visits t h e Convent every day a n d sits outside every Class. In s h o r t , h e is everybody s dog. O n t h e great day his mistress was in bed w i t h t h e "flu so he c a m e u n i n v i t e d a n d without a lead. Some of the b o a r d e r s took c h a r g e of h i m and exacted p e n n y votes f o r h i m as p o p u l a r dog f r o m as m a n y p e o p l e as possible. It says m u c h for his p o p u l a r i t y t h a t t h e " u n i n v i t e d guest " c a m e second. An English B u l l d o g won first prize.

BEVERLEY DOBSON (Leaving). Marryatville. *[La donna e mobile.—Ed.]

MUSHROOMS FOR TEA! Do you like m u s h r o o m s a n d steak f o r t e a ? W e do . . . or I should say we d i d ! Since o u r e n d e a v o u r s to s u p p l y sufficient m u s h r o o m s f o r tea t h e o t h e r evening, our enthusiasm has waned. T h e chosen m o r n i n g was d a r k a n d cold. Everyone visibly wilted in t h e cold a n d m a n y a n d v a r i e d were t h e excuses f o r t h e delays. S u d d e n l y we r e m e m b e r e d t h a t we h a d f o r g o t t e n t h e b a s k e t f o r our precious m u s h r o o m s . W e r e t u r n e d a n d collected it, p i c k e d u p my g r a n d p a r e n t s , * w h o also wished t o s h a r e t h e spoils, and away we went t o w a r d s N o r t h a i n and S p e n c e r ' s Brook. All t h e w a y we tried not to listen to f a t h e r ' s e j a c u l a t i o n s : " W e ' l l not get any m u s h r o o m s to-day. It's not t h e r i g h t k i n d of dav. It's f a r too dry.*' Nevertheless, a r r i v i n g at o u r special little field in Spencer's B r o o k , we all t u m b l e d out h o p e f u l l y into t h e icy w i n d . At once we f o u n d a little p a t c h of o u r t r e a s u r e s just n e a r t h e r o a d . A p a r t f r o m t h a t l u c k y find t h e r e w e r e few in t h e spots w h i c h usually a b o u n d in t h e m . W e d e c i d e d to drive back t o w a r d s N o r t h a m and find a s u i t a b l e spot for lunch. W h e n at long last, tired a n d u t t e r l y weary we r e a c h e d h o m e , it n e e d e d all t h e s t r e n g t h of will we possessed to p r e p a r e to eat m u s h r o o m s a n d steak. BARBARA ALLEN (15 Years). Nedlands. [* Lilliputians?—Ed. J UNABASHED: A r c h b i s h o p is q u e s t i o n i n g natives in a kindergarten in A f r i c a . Black tot p u t s u p his h a n d . A. W ell, m y boy, w h a t is t h e a n s w e r ? B. A h d i n n o . A. T h e n w h y d i d you p u t u p y o u r h a n d ? B. Ah was s t r e t c h i n g maself. 63

L O R E T O

"A VISIT TO THE COCA-COLA FACTORY"

u n d e r the c o m b i n e d d i r e c t i o n of Miss Slane, o u r E u r y t h m i c s t e a c h e r , and Mrs. Laycock, the official organiser of o u r item.

By the courtesy of t h e p r o p r i e t o r s of Coea-CoJa, Grade VII was privileged to visit t h e i r f a c t o r y . The C o m p a n y p r o v i d e d t r a n s p o r t , a n d on arrival at the f a c t o r y each girl was given a b o t t l e of icy-cold Coca-Cola. A f t e r this we s e p a r a t e d into two parties. E a c h p a r t y was escorted by a guide. First we were shown over t h e garage. T h e r e we saw t h e latest t y p e of vehicle, so designed as to be loaded q u i c k l y and easily in a b o u t twenty to twenty-five m i n u t e s . It is k n o w n as a Pallet L o a d e r . T h e n we moved to two t a n k s w h i c h p u r i f i e d t h e reservoir water. A d d e d c h e m i c a l s m a d e the w a t e r quite p u r e , and tasteless. T h e next r o o m was t h e Syrup Room w h e r e two large stainless steel t a n k s contained all t h e s y r u p . E a c h t a n k h e l d 990 gallons. W e passed i n t o t h e m a i n p a r t of the f a c t o r y where t h e first step was t h e c l e a n i n g of t h e bottles. T h i s was d o n e by m a c h i n e r y . T h e bottles were placed on a rack and t h e n p u t row b y row, in small compartments. H e r e straws left in bottles were extracted. A f t e r t h a t , t h e y passed t h r o u g h jets of water w h i c h went r i g h t u p inside the bottles and t h o r o u g h l y cleansed t h e m . T h e sterilised bottles then passed by t h e w a t c h f u l eye of a m a n w h o took out any cracked or b r o k e n bottles. A f t e r h a v i n g seen t h r o u g h t h e f a c t o r y , we were ushered into a room with seats a n d a screen at one end. E v e r y o n e was given a pencil, a n d a book about the origin of Coca-Cola. T h e n we were shown some pictures. O n e was a f u n n y B u d A b b o t a n d Lou Costello p i c t u r e . T h e o t h e r one, in t e c h n i c o l o u r , was the history of Coca-Cola u n d e r t h e title of " R e f r e s h m e n t s T h r o u g h the Y e a r s . " Do you know that Coca-Cola is not t o u c h e d by h u m a n h a n d s , f r o m the t i m e the bottles are w a s h e d , till they are p a c k e d in crates a n d c o m e to you as a delightful d r i n k ? ANNE KENNARE (Grade VII). Marryatville. [Please, Anne, show this to your C—C hosts and ask them for a full-page advertisement for the magazine. One good turn deserves another!—Ed.]

THE QUEEN'S

As t h e Royal Visit a p p r o a c h e d we p l a i t e d a n d f r i n g e d y a r d s of plastic f o r o u r belts a n d headdresses. We h a d two practices on the A d e l a i d e Oval. As b o t h of these were h e l d in r a i n y w e a t h e r we soon b e c a m e a d e p t at m a k i n g one s q u a r e yard of plastic cover several s q u a r e yards of girl. At last t h e great d a y a r r i v e d a n d as we sat in o u r places on t h e Oval in c o m p a r a t i v e c o m f o r t and w a t c h e d 93,000 n o n - p a r t i c i p a n t s squeeze into s t a n d i n g space a r o u n d t h e Oval, we d e c i d e d t h a t our good position was w o r t h all o u r practice. T h e Royal Car passed d i r e c t l y in f r o n t of us. E v e r y o n e was e n t r a n c e d by t h e " W a t t l e D a n c e " , yellow frocks, and t h e realistic k o o k a b u r r a s , emus, cockatoos, k a n g a r o o s a n d o t h e r A u s t r a l i a n a n i m a l s who r a n amongst t h e m . H e r M a j e s t y was obviously d e l i g h t e d w h e n t h e aborigines " s p e a r e d " a k a n g a r o o a n d " c o o k e d " it on t h e i r realistic camp-fire c o m p l e t e with smoke. A f t e r an excellent gymnastic display by t h e boys, c a m e t h e s t r i k i n g " H o o p D a n c e . " As we looked at t h e p e r f e c t l y straight lines of multic o l o u r e d h o o p s , we w o n d e r e d how " o u r " lines would show in contrast. A n d t h e n we were out on t h e grass. F i n a l l y , all t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s f o r m e d t h e Royal S t a n d a r d a n d C i p h e r to t h e a c c o m p a n i m e n t of music of t h e c o m b i n e d school d r u m b a n d s , a n d t h e n it was over. Once again we c h e e r e d enthusiastically as t h e L a n d R o v e r circled t h e Oval a n d , as we s t r a i n e d f o r a last g l i m p s e of the tiny, smiling figure in blue we r e a l i s e d , with a p a n g of sorrow that t h e Display was over a n d we were left w i t h t h e m e m o r i e s of " t h e d a y we d a n c e d f o r t h e Q u e e n . " JENNIFER ELLIOTT (Leaving Honours). Marryatville.

ISLAND ADVENTURE O n e day in t h e C h r i s t m a s holidays a f r i e n d and 1 were invited to join an e x p e d i t i o n to t h e L a u r e n c e Rocks. T h e s e Rocks cover fifteen acres a n d are five miles f r o m t h e P o r t l a n d P i e r . T h e y a r e a wild-life s a n c t u a r y , a n d , recently, some overseas n a t u r a l i s t s visited t h e m . It is only possible to l a n d on t h e rocks on days w h e n w e a t h e r a n d tide a r e just right.

DANCE

Thirty-five of us were chosen to p a r t i c i p a t e in the Senior Dance, one of t h e items a r r a n g e d f o r the South A u s t r a l i a n D i s p l a y f o r t h e Q u e e n a n d the D u k e of E d i n b u r g h . W e felt greatly h o n o u r e d , but quickly realised t h a t this, like all h o n o u r s , was not easily gained. Being in t h e " Q u e e n ' s D a n c e " meant, w o r k ! T h e i n t e r m i n a b l e p r a c t i c e soon began and we c a m e to d r e a d t h a t c e r t a i n music played n e a r a c e r t a i n stretch of the p l a y g r o u n d . Before we went h o m e f o r t h e C h r i s t m a s holidays in 1953 we were each given two y a r d s of p a l e blue or vivid p i n k m a t e r i a l a n d a sheaf of instructions as to how t h e tunics were to be m a d e . W e arrived back to be met with m o r e p r a c t i c e , this t i m e

We set off at 10 a.m. f o r the fishing l a u n c h t h a t was to t a k e us to t h e rocks, in a p a r t y of twelve. i t took us an h o u r to r e a c h o u r d e s t i n a t i o n , b u t n o b o d y f o u n d the t i m e too long. T h e d a y b e i n g warm and s u n n y , we could choosc between s t r e t c h i n g out on t h e deck, or sitting u p a n d d a n g l i n g o u r legs in t h e water. S o m e t i m e s t h e boat would l u r c h a f t e r m e e t i n g a wave h e a d on. T h e n t h e s p r a y flew in all directions. A small d i n g h y was a t t a c h e d to t h e stern of t h e b o a t a n d as we n e a r e d t h e rocks, this took us, t h r e e at a time, to t h e shore. 64

L O R E T O A f t e r the bullock r i d i n g , comes the c a m p d r a t t ing, p r o b a b l y to the spectators, t h e most i n t e r e s t i n g item in a Rodeo. It consists in s e p a r a t i n g one beast f r o m a m o b , and d r i v i n g it zig-zag f a s h i o n t h r o u g h a n u m b e r of pegs. T h e c o m p e t i t o r is given a c e r t a i n n u m b e r of m i n u t e s , a n d , to c o m p l e t e t h e f e a t , m u s t have a very intelligent horse. B u c k j u i n p i n g is usually t h e last event as it always thrills the a u d i e n c e into an e x p e c t a n t silence, a s u r e sign of interest. B u c k j u i n p i n g is r a t h e r n e r v e - r a c k i n g to w a t c h : A lone m a n in a big ring, on t h e back of a terrified h o r s e w h i c h would willingly s t a m p h i m to d e a t h , causes i m m e d i a t e tension w h i c h e n d s o n l y w h e n the i n t r e p i d r i d e r is safe outside t h e c o r r a l . On the evening of the last day, at a B a l l , t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e R o d e o C o m m i t t e e enlivens t h e c o m p a n y w i t h h o s p i t a l i t y dispensed f r o m a h u g e k e g of beer. T w o h o u r s later, attired in t h e i r best suits, t h e cowboys, f a l l i n g over t h e i r own feet, with bashf u l looks, receive t h e i r cups a n d prizes. W h e n t h e y r e t i r e very willingly, to the b a c k g r o u n d , t h e President s w i f e a n n o u n c e s t h e belle of t h e R o d e o Ball. JANICE GOODWIN (16 Years). Brisbane.

F r o m the distance you w o u l d never t h i n k it possible to land on t h e rocks, so rugged and forb i d d i n g do they look. In reality they are not m e r e rocks, b u t two small islands, s e p a r a t e d by a n a r r o w strait. We l a n d e d on t h e l a r g e r of t h e two. A f t e r this c a m e d i n n e r . L a t e r , we c l i m b e d to t h e t o p of t h e rocks. T h e only vegetation was pig-weed and a low s c r u b b y bush, b u t t h e sight t h a t met o u r eyes as we gained the s u m m i t m a d e us forget e v e r y t h i n g else. T h e scene was one of u n f o r g e t t a b l e b e a u t y , c o n j u r i n g u p visions of t h e island k i n g d o m s of story land. Stretched f a r below us were lagoons, r o c k p o o l s and eaves. The sea was a vivid b l u e with little r i p p l e s of f o a m y s p r a y b r e a k i n g over the rock faces. In t h e k e l p w h i c h s u r r o u n d e d t h e island, seals were busily p l a y i n g , (living in and out of t h e seaweed. On t h e f a r side of t h e island were h u n d r e d s of gannets sitting on t h e i r nests, in some of which were fluffy babies. T h e b i r d s did not fly away at o u r a p p r o a c h , so we were a b l e to take excellent "closeu p s " of these lovely things. T h e w h o l e side and top of t h e rock was a l a b y r i n t h of p e n g u i n nests a n d we were a b l e to pick one little fellow u p a n d t a k e his p h o t o . Every now and t h e n a l a r g e M o t h e r p e n g u i n s t r u t t e d down to the water's edge f o r a swim. T h e o p p o s i t e side of t h e island held out new wonders to o u r a d m i r i n g gaze. W o n d e r f u l rock pools were set in a long, flat rock ledge w h i c h s u r r o u n d e d the island. ( F o r illustration see James" I n t e r m e d i a t e G e o g r a p h y p.75!) Some of these pools were at least seven feet deep. Brightly coloured r a i n b o w fish, starfish, large red crabs and crayfish swam in t h e pools. At last it was t i m e to leave this m a r i n e p a r a d i s e . As the glowing s u m m e r sun sank down to the west we put out f r o m the island, h o m e w a r d b o u n d !

SHIPS

HISTORY

1. SALAMIS On S e p t e m b e r 20th, 480 B.C., w h e n the hills of Salamis were tinged with red a n d b r o w n ; t h e p i n e s a vivid green on the shores of Attica, a n d everything suffused with golden light f r o m the rising sun. t h e r e arose t h e t e r r i b l e clangour of a f u r i o u s b a t t l e . T h o u s a n d s u p o n t h o u s a n d s of oars c h u r n e d u p t h e b l u e w a t e r ; galleys r a m m e d a n d sank each o t h e r ; the rowers screamed as they were c r u s h e d by t h e i r b r e a k i n g o a r s ; and on the galleys, t h e b l a d e s of P e r s i a n a n d G r e e k met and clashed a n d s t r u c k . On t h e shore, seated on a golden t h r o n e , watching t h e battle, was Xerxes, K i n g of t h e P e r s i a n s . H e saw his fleet o v e r w h e l m e d and r o u t e d , a n d f o r the first time knew defeat. T h e m i s t o e l e s h a d p r o v e d himself right. His fle et of triremes, similar to the one I h a v e d r a w n . * h a d won t h e day.

SALLY LEIGHTON (14 Years). Portland.

RODEO IN WESTERN QUEENSLAND W i t h b r i d l e s j i n g l i n g and spirits tingling, the iun p i c k i n g out the m e t a l l i c rings a n d buckles on he saddles, t h e horses d a n c e a n d p r a n c e t h e i r way o t h e R o d e o g r o u n d s . B e h i n d t h e m , comes very ilowly a procession of floats, all very gaily d e c o r a t e d , l e p i c t i n g the various industries of the districts.

2. TRAFALGAR W h e n 1 go b a c k to E n g l a n d , t h e first t h i n g I am going to see is the " V i c t o r y " at P l y m o u t h . Surelv the sight of t h a t n o b l e old s h i p will b r i n g back t h o u g h t s of that glorious naval b a t t l e in E n g l a n d ' s history — T r a f a l g a r . The d r a m a , t h e h e r o i s m , t h e d e a t h of E n g l a n d ' s greatest A d m i r a l , L o r d Nelson, the a w f u l silence a f t e r t h e b a t t l e . T h e o t h e r d a y we h a d a film on St. Paul's C a t h e d r a l in L o n d o n . It showed Nelson's t o m b and those of o t h e r British h e r o e s ; b u t t h e most glorious five seconds in the film was a brief sight of that great b a t t l e — j u s t t h e h u l l s of t h r e e or f o u r f r i g a t e s , one of t h e m firing at the e n e m y . It is of this I shall t h i n k w h e n one day 1 shall look u p o n a s h i p that saw that b a t t l e — a s h i p u p o n which Nelson w a l k e d . * See p a g e 66.

A f t e r m u c h s h o u t i n g and raising of dust, the long a w a i t e d R o d e o begins. Frisky steers are moved into tin- crushes, a n d , w h i l e t h e y are s t a n d i n g h e m m e d in b e t w e e n t w o n a r r o w rails, a confident young cowboy mounts. T h e gates swing o p e n , and the e n r a g e d beast begins to kick and buck r o u n d t h e ring, to ihc a c c o m p a n i m e n t of shouts and the tooting of t h e cars p a r k e d a b o u t t h e rails. At last t h e beast wins the tussle, a n d , w h i l e the dismounted cowboy swaggers h a c k in his f a n c y c h a p s and g l i n t i n g s p u r s to r e j o i n his f r i e n d s , it gallops about bellowing m a d l y . 65

L O R E T O 3. TEA CLIPPERS T o m e , a c l i p p e r is t h e most b e a u t i f u l t y p e of ship ever p r o d u c e d . T h e s e n o b l e ships were t h e last sailing s h i p s to b e l a u n c h e d . T h e y c a r r i e d an extensive t r a d e all over t h e world in t h e latter half of t h e 18th C e n t u r y , and t h e e a r l y years of t h e 19th.

a wool c l i p p e r till her last t h r e e voyages, on the last of w h i c h she h a d t h e i n d i g n i t y of c a r r y i n g coal. To me, the most tragic event in t h e history of ships is t h e passing f r o m sail to steam. But it was i n e v i t a b l e ; a n d p e r h a p s , in t h e c e n t u r i e s to come, in an age w h e n ships are n o longer ships, b u t jet-

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p r o p e l l e d m a c h i n e s s k i m m i n g over t h e water at an u n h e a r d - o f speed, m e n will look back w i t h l o n g i n g to o u r steel leviathans, j u s t as I look back with regret to those n o b l e sailing ships. VENETIA NATHAN (15). Normanhurst.

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A last j e r k of its d u s t y carriages h a d a n n o u n c e d the t r a i n ' s h a l t . So this was A d e l a i d e .

T h e s c h o o l r o o m was hot and stuffy, that M a r c h a f t e r n o o n and t h e sun beat d o w n on t h e galvanized iron roof. T h r o u g h t h e d o o r t h e c h i l d could see a heat h a z e rising f r o m t h e yellow-brown hills w i t h t h e drowsy little town at t h e i r feet. She looked a b o u t t h e r o o m at t h e t h i r t y small black bodies c r o w d e d t o g e t h e r ; at t h e t i r e d w h i t e face of t h e t e a c h e r a n d t h e p e r s p i r a t i o n b e a d i n g h i s glasses; at t h e d i r t y b l a c k b o a r d and its c h a l k y m a z e of figures. T h e c h i l d sighed. She c u p p e d h e r little black c h i n in a little black h a n d , and h e r d a r k eyes filled w i t h d r e a m s . T h a t m o r n i n g , two weeks ago, t h e t r a i n h a d r a t t l e d 011 and on t h r o u g h t h e b r o w n stretches of l a n d . She herself h a d grown w e a r y a n d i r r i t a b l e and h e r h e a d ached. W o u l d this j o u r n e y never e n d ? T h e y h a d told h e r o f t e n , so o f t e n , " W e are going over a t h o u s a n d miles away. It is a long j o u r n e y , b u t you are lucky. Y o u will see h e r . "

T h e child's box was very rickety. She stood still, looking over t h e h u n d r e d s of h e a d s . T h e crowd b e c a m e silent —- t h e voice f r o m n o w h e r e h a d asked t h e m to be q u i e t . T h e r e was a w r e a t h to be laid. T h e child u n d e r s t o o d t h a t she m u s t r e m e m b e r t h e d e a d soldiers; t h e y h a d told h e r all a b o u t it. T h e n she h e a r d c h e e r i n g , like a wave, t h e surge of sound b r o k e a r o u n d h e r , and still she w a t c h e d t h e r o a d down w h i c h they h a d p r o m i s e d " s h e will come." S u d d e n l y a c a r was m o v i n g slowly towards h e r . T h e m a n a n d the w o m a n were sitting in t h e back. She was small, t h e c h i l d noticed, a n d she was s m i l i n g ; a very little smile, as if she, too, were t i r e d . T h e n t h e y were gone. ANNE ROBERTSON (Leaving). Marryatville. 66

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WATCHING THE PLAY* — OUR LADY OF GUADELOUPE T h o s e of us w h o w a t c h e d t h e p l a y , " O u r L a d y of G u a d e l o u p e , " c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e S u b - I n t e r m e d i a t e Class on t h e i r earnest, t h o r o u g h p r e p a r a t i o n and able p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e i r play. A b o v e all we c o n g r a t u l a t e J u l i e n n e 011 h e r s k i l f u l d r a m a t i z a t i o n . E a c h c h a r a c t e r lived on t h e stage b e f o r e us. O u r Blessed L a d y was s i m p l e , gentle a n d graciously t e n d e r . J u a n Diego in his f a d e d t u n i c a n d quietc o l o u r e d t i l m a was e a r n e s t , h u m b l e , f u l l of wonderm e n t a n d c h i l d l i k e f a i t h . T h e G u a r d s were c e r t a i n l y i m p e r i o u s , sarcastic and s c o r n f u l , as they stood beside t h e P a l a c e gates. T h e A r c h b i s h o p (in f u l l regalia c o m p l e t e w i t h r i n g and skull c u p ! ) was c o u r t e o u s , dignified, e n c o u r a g i n g . I shall never f o r g e t t h e last scene w h e n J u a n Diego o p e n e d his t i l m a to reveal O u r Blessed Lady's roses. T h e r e was h e r image, clear and b e a u t i f u l , on t h e old woollen t i l m a . J u a n Diego gazed in a s t o n i s h m e n t as t h e A r c h b i s h o p , priest, g u a r d s and page-boy fell on t h e i r knees. T h e A r c h b i s h o p p r a y e d w i t h bowed h e a d , t h e n rising h e gently u n k n o t t e d t h e t i l m a a n d h e l d it b e f o r e J u a n Diego. W i t h a cry of joy, h e too, f e l l on his k n e e s and gazed in w o n d e r on t h e " S u r p r i s e " O u r L a d y h a d p r e p a r e d f o r h e r " L i t t l e Son." W h e n all was over m o r e t h a n one asked, " H o w did t h e y p a i n t t h e p i c t u r e 011 t h e t i l m a ? " The answer was soon s u p p l i e d . " O h , t h a t took m u c h t h o u g h t a n d discussion. W e begged Sister to p a i n t t h e p i c t u r e of O u r L a d y as she is described in t h e b o o k . W e c u t it out a n d just b e f o r e the last scene we soaked it in water. It c l u n g to the woollen tilma. T h a t is w h y t h e r e was n o r u s t l y s o u n d . " '— A.N. * See p a g e 14. Mary's Mount.

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Row ( L . to R.) : M. M c D o n n e l l , B. Allen, H. Cogan, N. Keogh, M. Rintoul, B. Fountain, J. McComish, M. D w y e r , M. Talboys, M. Wallwork, R. Hanrahan, R. Carroll. 2nd R o w ( L . to R.) : D. Deary, M. Pannell, R. Carrigg, V. Guthrie, D. Durack, J. Clune, C. Mackie, A. B r i g g s , J. Markey, E. F o l e y , E. Connor, R. H a r r i n g t o n , B. Cranfield, M. Fels, A. F u r l o n g . F r o n t R o w ( L . to R . ) : C. D a l y Smith, P. Connor, C. H o w s o n , B. Coffey, K. D w y e r , C. L o w e , P. Miller, U. Lorbeer, P. H i c k e y , J. H e a l y . A b s e n t : H . Durack, M. Collins, W . Keast, E. Johnson, C. Connell, A. K. F e r g u s o n .

Front R o w : P. F e r g u s o n , J. Castenelle, P. Membery, M. Burnette, W . Lillis, B. Ireland, J. L o g a n , D. Riley, K. Elliott, J. Baker, J. Slade. Second Row: S. Franetovitch, D. Smith, S. Wells, P. D a l y - S m i t h , L. Monck, J. Wells, P. W r i g h t , E. Donnan, E. Collins, E. Palandri, J. Bonscr. Third R o w : R. W i j e y e k o o n , S. B o y d , J. Broun, E. Keast. Fourth R o w : P. Adam, J. B r o p h y , C. Brophy, M. Adams, E. Membery. A b s e n t : H. B r i g g s .

CLASSES I and II

MIDDLE SCHOOL Back R o w ( L . to R) : G. Angell, B. Magi, J. M c D o n n e l l , R. Miller, E. S t e p h e n s o n , P. Clancy, A. Edgar, D. P e r m a n , E. Novell, A. Shea, J. Johns, P. Robins. Fourth Row ( L . to R . ) : J. Miller, G. Slater, E. Cogan, J. Boyd, W . Harrigan, S. Trahan, L. Durack, C. B o d e k e r , R. Lorbeer, I. B r i g g . Third R o w ( L . to R.) : D. W h i t e l e y , A. Grave, J. Sinclair, A. M c M u l l e n , J. Quinn, D. O ' D o n o g h u e , R. Fogarty, M. J o y c e , J. H o w s o n , M. Durack, K. Riley. S e c o n d Row ( L . to R.) : S. Wallwork, D. O ' D o n n e l l , J. E d w a r d s , H. S t e p h e n s o n , A. Sheridan, S. Ridge, F. Grave, P. Melvin, L. J. Crommelin, J. Randell, M. D o n a l d s o n , C. F o u n t a i n . Front R o w ( L . to R.) : J. H e n n e s s e y , T. Elliott, D. H e a l y , R. F e r g u s o n , S. Ryan, M. Furlong, D. Epstein, J. H e e n a n , A. C. H e a l y . A b s e n t : V. Colbert, P. Membery, L. Logan, C. O ' H a r a .

Left-hand Group, F r o n t R o w : A. Donnan, L. O ' D o n o g h u e , M. Grieve, G. A d a m s . Second R o w : L. H a c k e t t , L. Barnett, P. W a l s h , S. S o m e r s , W . Baker, N . Montefiore. Third R o w : C. K e o g h , K. Kee. Centre Group, Front Row: J. Trahan, J. J o h n s . S e c o n d R o w : C. Rogers, C. W r i g h t , C. B o n s e r . Right H a n d Group, S i t t i n g : J. B y r n e , M. Monck, M. Colbert, C. Fuller, P. H e a l y . S e c o n d R o w : R. Elliott, S. Baker, D. Sheridan, B. E v a n s . Third R o w : M. Coffey, J. M. Seward, L. O ' H a r a . A b s e n t : G. Stewart.

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M. H I R S C H K. H O P P E C. K O S K Y M. K U H L M A N N G. L A T T A N Z I A. L I T T L E L. M C C A R T H Y P. M c C O R M A C K J. M c D O N A L D A. M c K E N Z I E A. M E E H A N P. M E E H A N C. N E E D P. O ' C O N N O R E. P L A N T

M. P O W E R A. R U S H V. S C H E E Z E L C. S Y N M A N F. W A K E F I E L D - K E N T C. W H I T E H E A D A. W I L K I N S O N T. A D A M S M. B E R G I N D. R E R K O W I T Z D. B O W E N D. M. O ' F A R R E L T . D. G R E V I S - T A M E S B. H I L L M. D O Y L E

P. F L Y N N A. G I L C H R I S T T. G O R E Y M. GOUC.H R. H I S K I N S A. H O U S T O N S. K E A R N E Y S. L O F T U S - H I L L S C. L O U G H L A N D. M A R S L A N D M. M c C O R M A C K A. M O N T A G U E A. N O R T H A M D. O ' D A Y J. O C C I . E S H A W

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I.. C U R R I E A. C U R T I S C. D E T H R 1 D G F . X. D A L E Y J. D E V I X E M. D O Y L E M. D U C K E. F I T Z G E R A L D V. F E E L E Y P. F L Y N N P. G O O D C H I L D I. G O D S E L L 'l. G O U L D I N G A. HAYVVARI)

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SENIOR SCHOOL Back R o w : C. Caspaney, R. Gibbing, P. Parer, G. M c P h e r s o n , B. Croft, H . T u r n o c k , P. H e m p e n s t a l l . Third R o w : H. Salter, M. McAuliffe, J. M c D o n n e l l , C. Ryan, R. Rhodes, E. Green, E. O ' M a h o n e y , M. Atkinson, J. S i m m o n d s , B. Eisler. Second R o w : M. H a v i l l , D. Kelly, J. H a u p t , R. Adair, J. R o w e , J. Claxton, M. Green, N. Stuart, P. E m e r s o n , C. Cartwright. First R o w : E. J o h n s o n , P. M a c g r o a r t y , C. Parer, K. P e t e r s e n , P. M c P h e r s o n , M. O'Sullivan, C. O ' D o n o h u e , E. N o w o t n y , P. M a g e e , M. Moore. A b s e n t : D. Quinn.

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R o w : P. H i c k e y , E. N o w i l l , K. Barry, M. Luddy, F. Cleary, E. Cassidy, J. Drum, C. B o w e s , A. McCormack, M. F i n n i m o r e , P. M c C o r m a c k , R. Kelly, E. Parkinson. Fourth R o w : H . Parer, D. O w e n s , M. Beirne, H . Sumner, C. Kerlin, D. Redmond, S. Cooper, K. Noud, M. Aldridge, A. Jeffries, S. Morrow, A. Clanchy, J. Zacha, C. Cassidy, M. Roache, M. O w e n s , M. E d m o n d s o n .

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Continued from page 72. Third R o w : M. H o w l e y , R. Martin, M. Murphy, S. Chappie, J. Goodwin, R. Willet, M. Murdock, L. M i d g l e y , P. H o l m e s , B. Stein, M. H i t z k e , C. Cleary, M. Kent, P. H a m i l t o n , S. Parer. Second R o w : L. H a n c o x , S. Parer, M. M c A n u l t y , J. Ahern, S. Rushbrook, M. H i c k e y , M. F o g a r t y , M. Crawford, P. Simmonds, P. H i c k e y , E. T h o m a s , M. Josephson, P. Smith, E. A t k i n s o n . First R o w : D. Roach, G. Casey, E. Dillon, A. O w e n s , H, Kiley, B. P r e n d e g a s t , A. Steindl, M. Ahern, M. H o u s t , V. B a r w i c k , M. E. M c C o r m a c k . S. Cooper.

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R o w : P. Allan, K. W h i t e , A. N e l s o n , K. E u g d e n , E. M c N a m c c , G. S a m s o n , K. M c N c e , C. D o u g l a s , S. H c g a r t y , P. Hurst, M. M c N u l t y , L. Couchman. Third R o w : C. Butts, A. Elridge, P. Corbett, C. Preston, K. C u m m i n g , P. Gann, L. Kurts, M. Kelly, A. Harburg, P. McCormac'.;, M. Nowill. 2nd R o w : F. Griffen, T. K e n w a y , C. Roache, B. S y d e s , D. H o r n i c k , K. M o n a g h a n , S. M c N u l t y , S. M c D o n a l d , C. Tessier, B. Kelleher, G. Condon, G. Guthrie. Front R o w : M. Monaghan, S. Cleary, R. Guthrie, C. H a n c o c k , B. B u g d e n , T. Stewart, D. Steele, F. Stewart.

GRADES III and IV Back R o w : M. Owens, L. Williams, C. Carter, M. Guthrie, P. Stewart, A. H e a l y , F. Drake, M. O'Sullivan. 4th R o w : P. Quinn, M. Cassidy, E. Griffen, F. Parer, A. Ward, C. Stewart, R. W h i t e , J. Gow, J. M c C o r m a c k , N. Condon, M. Cashel, M. Roache, N. Josephson. 3rd R o w : P. Morrow, J. Kelly, M. Portley, G. Griffen, Y. T h o m a s , T. N e y l o n , K. Poulton, J. Broad, M. B o w e s , W . W i l s o n , E. Atkinson, C. D e m p s e y , C. Browne. 2nd R o w : F. J. F a n n i n g , M. Stewart, B. Simpson, S. D o u g l a s , P. H e g a r t y , J. Martin, P. A n d r e w s , R. Josephson, C. Kelly, C. H o o k e , M. Griffen, J. Boyle. Front R o w : M. Eisler, N. Hooke, D. Barry, R. Casey.

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MOTHER MARY POYNTZ AND THE

I.B.V.M. AT AUGSBURG, BAVARIA Fraulein in G e r m a n - s p e a k i n g countries; Dame Inglesi, in I t a l y ) . T h a t d r a m a c a n n o t be r e h e a r s e d in these m e a g r e p a g e s ; so we pass over t h e years, u n t i l , b a c k in E n g l a n d in 1645, we again m e e t M a r y P o y n t z , w h o is about to say h e r final goodbye to her homeland.

T h e city of A u g s b u r g is m e n t i o n e d very o f t e n in t h e t a n g l e d i n t r i g u e s of E u r o p e a n h i s t o r y , b u t for c h i l d r e n a n d f r i e n d s of t h e I.B.V.M. it emerges f r o m its secular tangle as a place of hallowed m e m o r y , f o r it c o n t a i n s t h e oldest existing H o u s e of o u r I n s t i t u t e . A n y of o u r f r i e n d s travelling in B a v a r i a m a y call at t h e Convent in t h e F r a u e n t o r strasse and b e sure of a w a r m welcome. T r u e , iir will not be to the i m p o s i n g p i l e of b u i l d i n g s t h a t we see in o u r p i c t u r e on p a g e 76, for b r o k e n walls still show t h e d a m a g e d o n e b y i n c e n d i a r y b o m b s in 1944 d u r i n g t h e W a r . * But recent p h o t o g r a p h s show new b u i l d i n g s in imposing-looking wing?. T h e r e is still e n o u g h of t h e original house left to show its storied past. H e r e i n d e e d you e n t e r t h e p o r t a l s of I n s t i t u t e h i s t o r y , f o r since 1686 t h e work of M a r y W a r d ' s n u n s h a s gone f o r w a r d h e r e w i t h o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n . T h e actual f o u n d a t i o n was m a d e by M o t h e r M a r y P o v n t z , one of M a r y W a r d ' s first c o m p a n i o n s in t h e great e n t e r p r i s e of establishing, in t h e S e v e n t e e n t h C e n t u r y , an I n s t i t u t e f o r t h e e d u c a t i o n of girls, a l o n g t h e lines n o w so f a m i l i a r to us; b u t at w h a t a cost to M a r y and h e r c o m p a n y !

FROM YORKSHIRE TO PARIS M a r y P o y n t z h a d to go along t h e last stage of h e r j o u r n e y in life w i t h o u t t h e s u s t a i n i n g f r i e n d s h i p of h e r g u i d e and f r i e n d , M o t h e r M a r y W a r d , w h o died at H e w a r t h in Y o r k s h i r e on J a n u a r y 30, 1645. F o r a f e w years t h e little b a n d of nuns, b e r e f t of t h e i r f o u n d r e s s , m a n t a i n e d t h e i r small b o a r d i n g school with M o t h e r M a r y P o y n t z as S u p e r i o r . B u t t h e r e g i m e of C r o m w e l l h a d n e w t e r r o r s f o r Catholics, so she was glad to accept a gift of m o n e y f r o m h e r cousin, t h e Marquess of W o r c e s t e r , e n a b l i n g h e r to close t h e house at H e w a r t h a n d travel to P a r i s , w h e r e she f o u n d e d a house, t h u s c a r r y i n g o u t one of t h e dying wishes of M a r y W a r d . ( A m o n g t h e i n t e r e s t i n g t h i n g s to be seen to-day at t h e B a r Convent, LB.V.M., Y o r k , is t h e deed of gift signed a n d sealed with t h e W o r c e s t e r coat of arms.)

THE TWO MARYS As M o t h e r M a r y P o y n t z lay d y i n g in the Convent at A u g s b u r g in 1667 ( t h e C o m m u n i t y m o v e d into t h e p r e s e n t r e s i d e n c e a b o u t twenty-six years l a t e r ) h e r t h o u g h t s m u s t o f t e n h a v e l i n g e r e d on t h a t scene, n e a r l y sixty years e a r l i e r , w h e n she first met M a r y W a r d w h o h a d travelled down f r o m L o n d o n to I r o n Acton in G l o u c e s t e r s h i r e to visit t h e P o y n t z f a m i l y . Mary P o y n t z was sixteen years o l d ; M a r y W a r d was twenty-four. T h e y o u n g e r girl o f t e n told t h e story of h o w she stood at an u p s t a i r s w i n d o w on a s u n n y May m o r n i n g , w a t c h i n g h e r f a t h e r a n d M a r y W a r d w h o h a d arrived t h e e v e n i n g b e f o r e and was now w a l k i n g u p a n d down t h e lawn with h e r host. T h e girl at t h e w i n d o w l o o k e d out silently b e f o r e t u r n i n g to those w i t h i n to say: "See, t h e r e she is, t h r o u g h whose i n s t r u c t i o n s God will save m e ! " She t h e n r a n d o w n s t a i r s a n d out on to t h e lawn to give t h e visitor an a f f e c t i o n a t e greeting. L a t e r in t h e day they h a d a long talk d u r i n g w h i c h M a r y W a r d confided to t h e girl h e r p l a n s f o r t a k i n g a f e w comp a n i o n s across to St. O m e r in F l a n d e r s to o p e n a school f o r t h e d a u g h t e r s of t h e English Catholic nobility, w h o were s u f f e r i n g almost i n t o l e r a b l y u n d e r the P e n a l Laws rigorously e n f o r c e d b y t h e p e r f i d i o u s Stuart K i n g , J a m e s 1. M a r y P o y n t z h e a r d , in the words of M a r y W a r d , God's i n v i t a t i o n to leave all and f o l l o w H i m . * * She m a d e u p h e r m i n d i m m e d i ately to join t h e tiny g r o u p of valiant w o m e n whose courage a n d intelligence w e r e a b o u t to m a k e h i s t o r y in t h e world of e d u c a t i o n . W i t h i n a few m o n t h s they were settled at St. O m e r . But t h a t was only t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e saga of the E n g l i s h Ladies, as p e o p l e in E u r o p e b e g a n to call t h e m ( E n g l i s c h e n

FROM PARIS TO ROME BY WAY OF MUNICH I n 1653 M a r y P o y n t z was s u m m o n e d to R o m e where the Superior-General, Mother Barbara B a p t h o r p e , was so ill t h a t she h a d to resign f r o m t h e position, a f t e r begging h e r C o m m u n i t y to elect a new S u p e r i o r - G e n e r a l . T h e n u n s at M u n i c h sent p l e a d i n g letters to M a r y P o y n t z asking h e r to go to R o m e by w a y of M u n i c h . She n e e d e d little p e r s u a s i o n , f o r t h e P a r a d e i s e r H a u s held a special p l a c e in h e r life since t h a t d a y — h o w long away it seemed, n o w — w h e n M a r y W a r d , in 1627, h a d p l a c e d h e r as S u p e r i o r of the M u n i c h House, W h e n t h e n u n s c r o w d e d a r o u n d M a r y P o y n t z on h e r arrival f r o m P a r i s , she h a d m a n y things to tell t h e m , t h e most sacred of all r e p o r t s b e i n g h e r first-hand account of M o t h e r M a r y W a r d ' s d e a t h . She told t h e m every detail, f o r h o w could she f o r g e t a n y t h i n g of t h a t d e a t h - b e d scenc? H o w M a r y W a r d h a d been like a m o t h e r to t h e e n d , telling t h e m to love t h e i r vocation w i t h a great a f f e c t i o n ; a n d h o w w h e n she saw t h e m u n a b l e to h i d e t h e i r looks of sorrow, she s a i d : " O fie, fie! W h a t , still look s a d ! Come, let us r a t h e r sing and p r a i s e God j o y f u l l y f o r all His i n f i n i t e loving k i n d n e s s ! " . . . As M a r y P o y n t z revived those days, she b a r e l y r e s t r a i n e d h e r own t e a r s ; the nuns w h o listened to h e r did not try to r e s t r a i n theirs. MARY POYNTZ: THIRD SUPERIOR-GENERAL M a r y could not stay long at M u n i c h , as t h e elections in R o m e were h e r chief aim on this j o u r n e y across E u r o p e . By E a s t e r in 1654 all t h e voters h a d assembled in t h e H o u s e in R o m e ; their 75

L O R E T O u n a n i m o u s choice f o r S u p e r i o r - G e n e r a l fell on M a r y P o y n t z . A l t h o u g h t h e R o m a n H o u s e c o n t i n u e d as t h e M o t h e r - h o u s e u n t i l well into t h e next c e n t u r y , the new S u p e r i o r - G e n e r a l r e s i d e d chiefly in M u n i c h , f o r she felt, a n d felt t r u l y as we now see, t h a t it was in Bavaria t h a t t h e work of the I n s t i t u t e could most firmly he c o n s o l i d a t e d . T h a t work soon received a signal i m p e t u s by t h e f o u n d a t i o n of a House in t h e I m p e r i a l City of A u g s b u r g , at t h e p e r s o n a l r e q u e s t of t h e P r i n c e - E l e c t o r of B a v a r i a . THE I.B.V.M. IN AUGSBURG T h i s proved to be p e r h a p s the most i m p o r t a n t f o u n d a t i o n in t h e h i s t o r y of the Institute, because t h e f r i e n d s h i p of t h e t h r e e most e m i n e n t P r e l a t e s in G e r m a n y u n d o u b t e d l y led to t h e r e a l i z a t i o n of M a r y W a r d ' s ideal an ideal f o r w h i c h she p r a y e d a n d wept a n d s u f f e r e d f o r n e a r l y f o r t y years. Wc r e f e r to t h e C o n f i r m a t i o n of t h e Rules of t h e I n s t i t u t e by t h e H o l y See, w h i c h took p l a c e on J u n e 13, 1703. By t h a t time, M a r y P o y n t z , too, h a d gone to h e r r e w a r d . H e r g r a t e f u l n u n s in A u g s b u r g wrote on h e r t o m b s t o n e in Latin t h e i n s c r i p t i o n we give in a t r a n s l a t i o n t h r o u g h w h i c h shines t h e e x u b e r a n c e of t h e p r e v a i l i n g B a r o q u e . But t h e facts are t h e r e to t o u c h us with t h e i r u n a d o r n e d heroism. () b r a v e E n g l i s h - w o m a n ! . . . ( F o l l o w i n g is t h e i n s c r i p t i o n ) : Stay, O traveller and listen to the troubled sighs of mournful England beneath this stone. Here lies buried Mary Poyntz of Iron Acton of the noble race of the English Earls of Derby. When hardly sixteen years of age she out of love of God and her neighbour left her parents, her native country and the whole world and chose to live to God alone, her Spouse. Always a virgin, not to say a martyr, she began to live a life of glorious exile on account of her forbidden Faith. This life she led until her 73rd year. Then, she hastened, as we may surely hope to the country of the Blessed, at Augsburg, on September 30th, 1667. The Congregation of the English Virgins while mourning for her have erected this stone in memory of their dearest Mother. Now go on thy way, O traveller! and congratulate the exile in reaching her Father's home. O n e of (lie treasures visitors to the I.B.V.M. at A u g s b u r g m a y see to-day is the series of oil p a i n t i n g s known to all c h i l d r e n of t h e I n s t i t u t e as t h e " P a i n t e d

Life. " T h i s is a collection of some fifty p a i n t i n g s , still glowing f r e s h l y in t h e i r colours, of t h e chief i n c i d e n t s in t h e life of o u r f o u n d r e s s , M a r y W a r d . T h e y w e r e p a i n t e d w i t h i n t h i r t y or f o r t y years a f t e r h e r d e a t h — some m a y even have b e e n p a i n t e d under her direction. A l t h o u g h p a i n t e d in t h e B a r o q u e era, they h a v e a p r i m i t i v e austerity that recalls Giotto or even Masaccio with his composite panels. It is a u n i q u e r e c o r d in t h e history of t h e Church. A m o n g the small t r e a s u r e s t h e Convent holds is the wooden work-box used by Mary W a r d since the day w h e n she p a c k e d it u p at B a b t h o r p e H a l l as she p u t h e r t h i n g s t o g e t h e r b e f o r e setting out to follow h e r p e r i l o u s destiny. M a r y P o y n t z took it with h e r to A u g s b u r g w h e n she g a t h e r e d u p t h e p r e c i o u s belongings b e f o r e she t u r n e d h e r b a c k on E n g l a n d f o r e v e r . H a p p y n u n s at A u g s b u r g ! May God bless t h e m , and long m a y t h e y carry on t h e work and t r a d i t i o n of t h e two M a r y s ! — M. I.B.V.M., Sydney, Australia. * The whole library — in existence for three hundred yeai's — was totally destroyed. ** In the I.B.V.M. at N y m p h e n b u r g there is a strange portrait painted in England at this time (1609). It shows the face of a young girl, beautiful on the right side, but with the corruption of the grave on the left. It represents Mary Poyntz who commissioned an artist to paint her thus as a gift to a young Catholic nobleman who wanted to marry her. It speaks its own lesson in mortality which was not lost on the suitor. After his first horrified recoil he was given the grace to turn his back on worldly love. He became a priest and confessor of the faith.

PAGES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE I.B.V.M., AUGSBURG, IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY A short d e s c r i p t i o n of what strange t h i n g s h a p p e n e d in t h e siege of A u g s b u r g and a f t e r w a r d s u n t i l t h e d e p a r t u r e of t h e F r e n c h ; which things we ascribe to t h e Sacred H e a r t of J e s u s : In the b e g i n n i n g of D e c e m b e r , 1703, t h e F r e n c h troops a n d those of the Elector of B a v a r i a , m a r c h e d against A u g s b u r g . On t h e 8th t h e greatest a l a r m , f e a r and disquiet r e i g n e d all day. S h o o t i n g was constantly h e a r d , a n d all a p p e a r e d as t h o u g h t h e t h r e a t e n e d b o m b a r d m e n t was a b o u t to begin. T h u s lhe S u p e r i o r , Rev. M o t h e r Anna M a r i a , d e e m e d it advisable, with t h e Vicar-General's p e r m i s s i o n — to h a v e the Blessed S a c r a m e n t — o u r H i g h e s t Good — b r o u g h t out to t h e " g a r d e n r o o m " w h i c h had been a l r e a d y p r e p a r e d a n d a r r a n g e d as a d e v o t i o n a l little C h a p e l . T h e C h a p l a i n , Rev. Sebastian Stoll t h e n , b r o u g h t the Blessed S a c r a m e n t t h e r e a c c o m p a n i e d by all O u r s * * and t h e b o a r d e r s , all c a r r y i n g lighted candles with a very reverent effect. T h e same n i g h t , between 10 a n d 11, t h e b o m b a r d ment began, a n d soon a f t e r 11 a t e r r i b l e fire b r o k e out. O u r h o u s e was in the greatest d a n g e r , especially as t h e c a n n o n b a l l s w e r e flying over a n d by it.

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O u r great day in 1953 was t h e 8th D e c e m b e r , the o p e n i n g of t h e M a r i a n Y e a r a n d t h e f o r m a l opening of o u r new Chapel. His Eminence graciously consented to h o n o u r t h e d a y with Solemn Pontifical Mass. T h e C h a p e l seats f o u r h u n d r e d and f i f t y ; b u t t h e C o m m u n i t y a n d c h i l d r e n o c c u p y a good half even w h e n closely p a c k e d . W e h a d , t h e r e f o r e , to restrict o u r invitations to A l u m n a e and f o r m e r p u p i l s .

w o u l d give H o l y C o m m u n i o n , but t h e C a r d i n a l officiated h e r e also — a k i n d n e s s v a l u e d as a privilege by t h e c o m m u n i c a n t s . A f t e r Mass, His E m i n e n c e s p o k e in his simple, a p p e a l i n g way of t h e d o u b l e reason f o r this event, a n d of what the H o l y F a t h e r would expect of a g r o u p like this, a l r e a d y p l e d g e d to O u r Lady, in this special y e a r of p r a y e r f o r t h e C h u r c h a n d t h e p e o p l e in p e r s e c u t e d countries. B r e a k f a s t was served in t h e C a f e t e r i a to t h e A l u m n a e , w h i l e t h e C a r d i n a l a n d priests d i n e d in t h e p a r l o u r dining-rooms. T h e twenty-one seminarians, w h o c a m e f o r t h e m o r n i n g f r o m St. Augustine's S e m i n a r y , d i n e d in t h e school r e f e c t o r y . P e a c e f u l joy and c o r d i a l i t y m a r k e d every f u n c t i o n t h a t day. It seemed evident to all, as t h e y t a l k e d over t h e h a p p y c e l e b r a t i o n s , t h a t it was i n d e e d a h e a v e n l y d a y with O u r L a d y ' s gracious p r e s e n c e so e v i d e n t . — M. Loretto, Abbey, I.B.V.M., Toronto. [We are sorry that space compelled us to abridge a most interesting account.—Ed.]

T h e vestments worn by His E m i n e n c e a n d his assistants were m a d e in F r a n c e a n d are of cloth of gold. T h e y are a m e m o r i a l to Rev. M o t h e r P u l c h e r i a , and were worn n o w f o r t h e first t i m e . Among the assistant priests were Monsignor C a l l a g h a n a n d Monsignor K i r b y . Our music was never m o r e b e a u t i f u l . M o n s i g n o r R o n a n , of t h e C a t h e d r a l C h o i r School, h a d c o m p o s e d special h a r m o n i e s f o r t h e p r o p e r of t h e feast, dedicated t o this occasion. It was an e l a b o r a t e ceremony a n d yet so i n t i m a t e a n d f u l l of peace. T h e A l u m n a e ( a b o u t one h u n d r e d a n d fifty of t h e m ) received H o l y C o m m u n i o n , late t h o u g h t h e h o u r was. It was expected that one of t h e priests

( C o n c l u d e d f r o m page 77) In this d a n g e r , anxiety a n d a l a r m , Rev. M o t h e r a n d all Ours took r e f u g e in t h e Sacred H e a r t , and with t h e m all p r e s e n t , and at t h e i r desire Rev. M o t h e r , w i t h great t r u s t , m a d e a vow to t h e Sacred H e a r t to obtain h e l p a n d p r o t e c t i o n . T h e vow was as f o l l o w s : first, for a whole y e a r f r o m t h a t t i m e t h r e e of O u r s should fast in t u r n daily, saying c e r t a i n a p p o i n t e d prayers. Secondly a p e r p e t u a l fast s h o u l d be k e p t on the vigil of t h e feast of t h e Sacred H e a r t . A f t e r this vow we were all so m u c h consoled t h a t each felt an u n s h a k e a b l e security t h a t t h e Sacred H e a r t would be o u r protector. Thus cheered and s t r e n g t h e n e d we all resolved in spite of t h e i m m i n e n t peril, to r e m a i n all t o g e t h e r , a n d even t h e b o a r d e r s nearly all stayed in t h e h o u s e w i t h Ours.

h a d so w o n d e r f u l l y k e p t us t o g e t h e r and shown t h a t H e only was to p r o t e c t us. T h e b o m b a r d m e n t lasted five days and n i g h t s . W e k e p t u p p r a y e r in t h e C h a p e l all t h e t i m e , a n d to every H a i l M a r y in t h e R o s a r y we a d d e d t h e e j a c u l a t i o n " O M a r y , show thyself a m e r c i f u l m o t h e r . " But several in t u r n were always w a t c h i n g t h e courty a r d a n d roof so as to observe t h e c a n n o n b a l l s a n d red-hot shot in case any f e l l t h e r e or n e a r b y . A n d these gave evidence, w i t h t h e most solemn a s s u r a n c e of t r u t h , t h a t t h e y m a n y t i m e s noticed t h e c a n n o n balls Hying over the house a n d b e i n g a p p a r e n t l y a b o u t to f a l l on it but t h a t , on t h e sign of t h e cross a n d t h e invocation of t h e Sacred H e a r t , t h e y flew away as t h o u g h d r i v e n b a c k by an invisible p o w e r , so t h a t all w h o w a t c h e d were astonished. A n d O u r s too, seemed r a t h e r to have t h e h e a r t s of m e n t h a n of w o m e n , w h i c h also we ascribed to t h e grace of t h e Sacred H e a r t . May H e be p r a i s e d and loved for ever. A m e n .

But on t h e last day, since it a p p e a r e d t h a t t h e town would be strongly assaulted, c e r t a i n f o r e i g n e r s urged our S u p e r i o r at least to send t h e b o a r d e r s to a safer place. H o w e v e r , t h o u g h she a r r a n g e d w i t h the Rector of St. Ulrich's, and t h e C h a p l a i n , F r . E g i l h a r t , to p r o v i d e f o r t h e c h i l d r e n a n d such religious as were necessary to t a k e care of t h e m , in the evening w h e n t h e y were to go, no one w a n t e d to leave t h e house, since no one d o u b t e d t h a t t h e Sacred H e a r t would protect t h e m . And as all wept and p r a y e d , begging t h e S u p e r i o r not to send t h e m away., she decided to let t h e m r e m a i n f o r t h a t n i g h t , even t h o u g h t h e beds, and w h a t e v e r else was necessary, h a d a l r e a d y been r e m o v e d . No sooner h a d this been decided t h a n t h e news c a m e in t h a t a t r u c e h a d been declared because n e g o t i a t i o n s f o r t h e s u r r e n d e r were to begin. T h e joy was i n d e s c r i b a b l e . W e t h a n k e d God with all o u r h e a r t s because H e

POSTSCRIPT. T h i s v e n e r a b l e and v e n e r a t e d h o u s e a n d c h a p e l on a w i n t e r n i g h t t o w a r d s t h e end of t h e Second W o r l d W a r , fell sacrifice to i n c e n d i a r y b o m b s . B u t t h o u g h only t h e b l a c k e n e d shell of t h e c h a p e l walls stand, t h e d i v i n e p r o t e c t i o n w h i c h h a d always b r o o d e d over it had not f a i l e d . Of all t h e m a n y , sick and old, w h o passed t h e rest of t h a t n i g h t u n s h e l t e r e d in t h e snow, not one s u f f e r e d , e i t h e r in m i n d or body. T h e h o u s e has been a l r e a d y n e a r l y restored, f o r o u r work must go on. * Translated from the G e r m a n by a member of the I.B.V.M., Augsburg, for our magazine. [Thank you, Mother.—Ed. J ** The Nuns. 78

LORETTO (I.B.V.M.) IN CANADA Top Left : General view of Falls and Loretto, N iagara Falls. Bottom : Abo ve:

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WORLD PROBLEMS DISCUSSED

AT A MODEL UNITED NATIONS SESSION

With the h e l p of two C a n a d i a n Catholic p a p e r s , Canadian Register a n d the Ensign, b o t h of M a r c h 6, 1954, we shall try to describe what m u s t h a v e been a most interesting session held in t h e large a u d i t o r i u m of Loretto Abbey, Toronto. All t h e Loretto Colleges of C a n a d a seem to h a v e sent along their best girl s p e a k e r s . T h e hall was set out with desks and nameboards (in t h e correct U.N. style) f o r each delegation, a n d the shield a n d flag of t h e U n i t e d Nations. T h e s t u d e n t s s p o k e fluently a n d c o n f i d e n t l y and with lively give-and-take, a n d t h e a u d i e n c e f o u n d two h o u r s pass away u n a w a r e s . T h e s t u d e n t s represented delegations f r o m twenty-six n a t i o n s , a n d debated, w i t h an a s t o n i s h i n g a m o u n t of i n f o r m a t i o n and suitability to t h e c o u n t r y they r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e t h r e e resolutions of t h e a g e n d a : (1) t h e revision of t h e U.N. C h a r t e r ; (2) t h e admission of t h e Chinese P e o p l e ' s R e p u b l i c to t h e U.N.; (3) t h e > crime of genocide. E a c h of t h e twenty-six girl s p e a k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d a m e m b e r of t h e U.N., a n d it was n o t e d by t h e audience h o w well t h e speeches were p r e p a r e d , not only in diction a n d delivery, b u t also in intelligent c o m m e n t . T h e girl-delegates seemed to h a v e t h o r o u g h l y s t u d i e d t h e a t t i t u d e of t h e n a t i o n s t h e y r e p r e s e n t e d . T h e d e b a t e s were most i n f o r m a t i v e , and it was clear t h a t t h e s p e a k e r s h a d a c q u a i n t e d themselves w i t h t h e actual speeches given at t h e

United Nations. T h i s e n a b l e d t h e m to present a most realistic e n a c t m e n t . T h e girl w h o r e p r e s e n t e d t h e USSR m u s t h a v e h a d a difficult task, b u t she a r g u e d t h e i r case b r i l l i a n t l y . R e f e r r i n g to this a n d to o t h e r speeches based on s i m i l a r ideas, Mr. R. K . Keyserlingk, ' noted t h i n k e r a n d j o u r n a l i s t , w h o was guest s p e a k e r , said that t h e a u d i e n c e h a d t h a t afternoon b e e n given a "good i l l u s t r a t i o n of t h e presentday c o n f u s i o n of ideas a n d of h o w convincing a b r i l l i a n t p r e s e n t a t i o n of false ideas could be." In t h e a u d i e n c e also was Mr. C h a r l e s H e n r y , M.P. ( C a n a d a ) , whose closing r e m a r k s a p p l y to us also in A u s t r a l i a . H e r e m a r k e d on t h e e n c o u r a g i n g f a c t of t h e s t u d e n t s i n t e r e s t i n g themselves in t h e questions of t h e day, u n d e r l y i n g C a n a d a ' s growing role in i n t e r n a t i o n a l affairs. T h i s role, h e said, can only be c a r r i e d out successfully if p u b l i c consciousness and g e n e r a l k n o w l e d g e increases. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s f r o m L o r e t o in A u s t r a l i a to their C a n a d i a n sisters who h a v e not been i m p e r v i o u s to t h e ideas t h a t c o m e to t h e m as p a r t of t h e i r i n t e r e s t i n g p r o x i m i t y to L a k e Success! — C. I.B.V.M., Australia. [* Editor of the Ensign, Montreal, and one of the chief figures at the Fourth International Press Congress held in Paris in May, 1954; he delivered a report on the world situation of the Catholic Press.—Ed.]

ERROLLSTON, THE HOME SCIENCE SCHOOL AT THE I.B.V.M., ASCOT ing is d o n e at E r r o l l s t o n , would present a strange a n d t e r r i b l e a p p e a r a n c e . Vast a n d cavernous, t h e boiler and t h e w a s h i n g - m a c h i n e l u r k in one c o r n e r , while d a z z l i n g l y - b r i g h t electric irons seem to h a n g by t h e i r s n a k y coils f r o m t h e ceiling. Most h o r r i b l e of all, t h e electric w r i n g e r swings b a c k w a r d s a n d f o r w a r d s , " s e e k i n g w h o m it m a y d e v o u r , " g n a s h i n g its r u b b e r rollers in an e v e r l a s t i n g a t t e m p t to m a n g l e u n w a r y fingers. W a n d e r i n g a m o n g these i n s t r u m e n t s of t o r t u r e , lost in t h e dense s t e a m b e l c h i n g f r o m the boiler, t h e s t u d e n t s concoct t h e i r potions, some w h i t e , some b l u e , f o r pillow-cases and f a c e towels. T h e s e t e r r i b l e m o r n i n g s are usually succeeded by one c a l m e r , t h o u g h no less a r d u o u s , w h e n Miss A r r o w s m i t h paces u p a n d d o w n d e c l a r i n g , "1 smell s c o r c h , " r a t h e r in the m a n n e r of J a c k ' s g i a n t ; a n d the m i s e r a b l e c u l p r i t discovers a delicate gold-brown haze c r e e p i n g u p h e r p y j a m a legs.

As 1 a m not setting out to advertise E r r o l l s t o n , because t h a t is unnecessary, 1 trust t h e r e a d e r will forgive m e if t h e following i n c i d e n t s seem trivial or irrelevant. 1 h a v e first-hand k n o w l e d g e of m y own experiences o n l y ; f o r e x a m p l e , I was not p r e s e n t when one a b s e n t - m i n d e d s t u d e n t m a d e a cake with twelve p o u n d s of flour instead of twelve ounces. 1 h a v e been accustomed since c h i l d h o o d to i m m e r s e myself in h o t water at r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s ; however, it was a d i f f e r e n t m a t t e r w h e n I first met a b a t h , so to speak, on e q u a l footing. No longer a lady of leisure, b u t "as the m a i d that m i l k s a n d does the m e a n e s t chores,*' 1 a p p r o a c h e d the b a t h r o o m almost r e s p e c t f u l l y . A f t e r a p p l y i n g strange scrubbing m i x t u r e s to t h e sides of t h e b a t h I was p e r p l e x e d a n d d i s a p p o i n t e d to notice a large b r o w n stain still c o n f r o n t i n g me. A f t e r h o u r s of f r u i t l e s s toil, d u r i n g w h i c h I r e m o v e d t h e p a i n t e d waterlevel m a r k , the b r o w n stain r e m a i n e d t r i u m p h a n t . In despair, I called M o t h e r M a g d a l e n to t h e scene of b a t t l e : I p o i n t e d accusingly at t h e stain. " I t simply will not c o m e o u t , " 1 said.

T h e only p l a c e w h e r e m i s t a k e s are t r u l y a p p r e c i ated is in t h e k i t c h e n . I can clearly recollect p l a c i n g a large q u a n t i t y of small cakes in t h e oven, a n d h o v e r i n g in t h e vicinity d u r i n g t h e i r i n c u b a t i o n p e r i o d , at t h e end of w h i c h I b r o u g h t t h e m f o r t h in t r i u m p h to t h e light of day, a n d t h e n w a t c h e d in s p e l l b o u n d fascination w h i l e t h e y slowly deflated like p u n c t u r e d tyres. Needless to say, my one desire was to dispose of t h e sticky l u m p s b e f o r e M o t h e r ( C o n t i n u e d on page 82)

" R e a l l y ? " r e p l i e d M o t h e r M a g d a l e n . She took a rag a n d t o u c h e d t h e stain. B e h o l d , it was t h e r e no longer. T h a t was one of m y first h u m i l i a t i o n s — the first, I m a y say, of m a n y . T o any t i m i d p e r s o n w h o has never b e f o r e e n t e r e d a l a u n d r y , t h e r o o m w h e r e o u r week's wash80

ST. MARY'S CONVENT (I.B.V.M.) ASCOT, ENGLAND Playing Fields. View of the Convent. Glimpse of

Chapel through the Trees.

Errollston: Home SCIence School. (See article on page 80.)

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LORETO (I.B.V.M.), LLANDUDNO, WALES Alice's W o n d e r l a n d . As we see in this p i c t u r e , a h i l l rises a b r u p t l y a f t e r allowing, almost g r u d g i n g l y , just e n o u g h flat s u r f a c e f o r a few streets n e a r t h e beach. T h e hill is t h e G r e a t O r m e , a n d it is L l a n d u d n o ' s own possession.

P r o b a b l y none of o u r Convents is s u r r o u n d e d by such r o m a n t i c b e a u t y as t h e Loreto at L l a n d u d n o in JNlorth Wales. A few n u n s in o u r A u s t r a l i a n houses have been privileged to s p e n d h o l i d a y s in this fine Convent, to o c c u p y a r o o m with a view over t h e Irish Sea w h e r e t h e Isle of Anglesey stands out, sometimes clearly, sometimes mistily. As a r u l e the sea b r e a k s gently over t h e b e a c h a few m i n u t e s ' walk f r o m t h e convent. T h i s strip of beach is a f a v o u r i t e p l a y g r o u n d f o r the p u p i l s . It would be expecting loo m u c h of t h e m to go into daily r a p t u r e s at the t h o u g h t t h a t it was on this b e a c h t h a t w e r e composed the lines:

SCHOOL EXCURSIONS T h e girls at t h e Convent do m o r e t h a n gaze u p at its r o u g h , steep contours. T h e y m u s t h a v e good leg-muscles, f o r they o f t e n c l i m b to t h e t o p . I he riding-class finds scope f o r m a n y a c a n t e r a l o n g [he b e a c h roads. T h e w h o l e school o f t e n e n j o y s picnics in historic spots that m a y be easily r e a c h e d f r o m L l a n d u d n o . T h e a n c i e n t f o r t r e s s of Conway Castle is sometimes t h e goal of t h e i r excursions. T h i s castle was one of t h e strongest f e u d a l fortresses in B r i t a i n ; a n d r e m n a n t s of its g r a n d e u r m a y still be seen in towers a n d b a t t l e m e n t s . A wall, twelve f e e t t h i c k , still s u r r o u n d s it, a n d is still well p r e s e r v e d . Conway Castle was b u i l t by E d w a r d I. in t h e closing years of t h e 13th C e n t u r y .

Will you walk a little faster?" said the whiting to the snail; "There's a tortoise close behind me, and he's treading on my tail." LEWIS CARROLL AND ALICE IN WONDERLAND One of o u r p i c t u r e s shows t h e Lewis Carroll M e m o r i a l w h e r e t h e W h i t e R a b b i t is f o r e v e r hastening to k e e p his a p p o i n t m e n t . In the b a c k g r o u n d to the l e f t of the statue m a y b e seen t h e G o g a r t h A b b e y Hotel w h e r e t h e a u t h o r of Alice In Wonderland stayed w h i l e h e was w r i t i n g t h a t m a s t e r p i e c e . T h e M e m o r i a l (unveiled by Lloyd George in 1933) stands on t h e edge of a p o n d , r o u n d w h i c h t h e Convent boarders have to w a l k briskly every m o r n i n g f o r their a f t e r - b r e a k f a s t exercise. Surely custom has not staled t h e i r delight in t h e e n t r a n c i n g c h a r a c t e r s in

REMINDERS OF PRE-REFORMATION DAYS O u r Convent stands on A b b e y Road. Not f a r off is t h e G o g a r t h A b b e y H o t e l (already m e n t i o n e d ) a n d t h e Old A b b e y H o t e l . A fine m o n a s t e r y , G o g a r t h A b b e y , once d o m i n a t e d the sea a n d b e a c h and c o u n t r y s i d e f r o m its e m i n e n c e on t h e G r e a t O r m e . Up t h e side of the hill is still to be seen ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 84)

( C o n t i n u e d f r o m page 80) It is b e y o n d m y p o w e r s to describe a c o o k e r y test, f o r the s i m p l e reason that 1 never know w h a t I am doing at t h e time, let a l o n e a f t e r w a r d s . A f t e r b e a t i n g hopelessly self-willed eggs a n d s c u r r y i n g f r o m oven to oven f o r t h r e e h o u r s , 1 always f e e l t h a t fhe only t h i n g I h a v e succeeded in cooking is myself. F o r t u n a t e l y , the h o u r ' s p r e p a r a t i o n p r e c e d i n g a test is not invigilated or I s h o u l d c e r t a i n l y h a v e lost m o r e t h a n fifty m a r k s one evening w h e n closeted in t h e l a u n d r y with a person h a r d l y less insane t h a n myself. A f t e r l i g h t i n g t h e gas u n d e r an e m p t y boiler, t h e r e b y r u n n i n g t h e risk of an i m m e d i a t e explosion, I t u r n e d t h e hose into it, a n d , as soon as m y back was t u r n e d , t h e s p i t e f u l c o n t a i n e r overflowed a n d t r i e d to flood us out. T o a d d c o l o u r to the scene, m y fellow-laundress e m p t i e d a basin of blue-water over t h e i r o n i n g t a b l e . But t h e reason I consider h e r lacking e i t h e r in t h e barest c h a r i t y or else in o r d i n a r y eyesight is that she actually w a t c h e d me take off my skirt a n d glue-wash it w i t h o u t telling m e I h a d n o t h i n g in w h i c h to walk downstairs. F. HALL. (Ex-Student, St. Mary's, Ascot, I.B.V.M.)

Magdalen r e t u r n e d a n d p e r c e i v e d t h e i r d e f o r m i t y . I h a d little difficulty, as m y fellow cooks (commonly known as t h e Bees) are n e v e r too busy to b e a r one another's b u r d e n s in this p a r t i c u l a r f a s h i o n . I m a y even add, 1 was l a t e r asked b y an u n i n i t i a t e d C ( o n e of those w h o h a v e missed t h e joy and privilege of being a Bee) f o r t h e r e c i p e f o r my cakes. T h e r e is one word at w h i c h every k n e e k n o c k s . T h a t word is T E S T S . F o r a w h o l e week t h e air is i m p r e g n a t e d with c o n c e n t r a t i o n ; faces assume a harassed and i n t e n s e expression. On one of these mornings, when I h a d just s c r u b b e d t h e r u b b e r floor of the b a t h r o o m , I s t e p p e d back to a d m i r e ray h a n d i w o r k b e f o r e f e t c h i n g M o t h e r M a g d a l e n to inspect it. I saw to m y h o r r o r my pail of d i r t y water leering at m e f r o m t h e f a r t h e s t c o r n e r of t h e room. W h a t was I to d o ? U n t h i n k a b l e to w a l k across my clean r u b b e r floor (Alas! How m a n y t i m e s in my y o u t h have 1 w a l k e d u p o n Sister Angela's clean r u b b e r s t a i r s ? ) to r e t r i e v e t h e h i d e o u s o b j e c t . Instead, I b o u n d e d lightly across t h e r o o m , a n d should have come down a p p r o x i m a t e l y two inches f r o m t h e b u c k e t , but 1 l a n d e d , I regret to say, in the batli. 82

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" T o love the poor, persevere same, Live die and rise with Them was all the ay me Of Mary Ward."

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T h i s e p i t a p h of o u r beloved f o u n d r e s s r e m i n d s us of an aspect of h e r work o f t e n lost sight of, a Christ-like work carried on e q u a l l y to-day by h e r successors. As a means of p r e s e r v i n g the F a i t h , t h e education of t h e u p p e r classes was i m p o r t a n t — St. P a u l h a d k n o w n that in t h e first C e n t u r y a n d St. Ignatius in t h e s i x t e e n t h ; York h a d cared f o r it t h r o u g h t h e seventeenth and e i g h t e e n t h Centuries, and R a t h f a r n h a m in t h e n i n e t e e n t h . Yet M a r y W a r d ' s c o m p a n i o n s , a n d t h e p o o r a m o n g w h o m she died, followed a t r u e instinct w h e n they p e n n e d t h e above words. T h e p o o r had always been Mary's pre-occupation, f r o m c h i l d h o o d w h e n she gave t h e m her pennies, f r o m t h e days w h e n she d o n n e d servants' dress to move a m o n g t h e m m o r e easily, to old age w h e n she d e l i g h t e d to serve t h e m with h e r own h a n d s . Side by side with t h e H i g h Schools in St. Omer, R o m e a n d M u n i c h , t h e English Ladies h a d f r e e schools f o r t h e cities' p o o r . A n d side by side with every L o r e t o School in Calcutta — the city of palaces and of u n e x a m p l e d slums — exists a f r e e school. T h a t is o n e of t h e joys of t h e I n d i a n Mission: in Calcutta alone we cater f o r a b o u t seventeen h u n d r e d p o o r c h i l d r e n , and of these, some f o u r h u n d r e d and fifty find a h a p p y h o m e in L o r e t o Convent, E n t a l l y .

In 1842 w h e n we c a m e to I n d i a , the p o o r were waiting for us: c h i l d r e n of soldiers killed in w a r or m u t i n y , c h i l d r e n of w h i t e m e n a n d w o m e n cut off by disease, c h i l d r e n of C h r i s t i a n i s e d slaves and ex-slaves, c h i l d r e n of t h e flotsom a n d j e t s a m of P o r t u g u e s e or P o r t o - I n d i a n q u a r t e r s of " b l a c k Calc u t t a " . Most of these types are with us to-day, increased by t h e u n w a n t e d little ones f r o m lonely tea p l a n t a t i o n s , by t h e c h i l d r e n of w o r k i n g m o t h e r s , by t h e m a n y A n g l o - I n d i a n f a m i l i e s of t h e lower class w h o have s i m p l y gone u n d e r in n a t i o n a l i s e d I n d i a . So f r o m 1843 "to 1952 E n t a l l y has been f u l l to capacity. E n t a l l y is a revelation. A f t e r a h a l f - a n - h o u r ' s drive f r o m L o r e t o H o u s e , C a l c u t t a , you a p p r o a c h it t h r o u g h a c r o w d e d i n d u s t r i a l area. S u d d e n l y f r o m the r a i l w a y b r i d g e you look down on its green lawns, p e a c e f u l lake, and great w h i t e buildings. You drive in to t h e C h a p e l w h i c h is as l a r g e as m a n y a p a r i s h c h u r c h — it n e e d s to be, f o r its average c o n g r e g a t i o n is five h u n d r e d . Over t h e a l t a r you read t h e message " C o m e to Me all w h o l a b o u r and are burd e n e d , and I will r e f r e s h y o u " , and you w o n d e r in ( C o n t i n u e d on page 85)

( C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 82) the Monks" P a t h , a strip of green grass. T r a d i t i o n tells us t h a t it owes its green f r e s h n e s s to t h e overflow f r o m t h e m o n k s ' buckets as t h e y l a b o u r e d u p the hillside with t h e i r pails of w a t e r . N o w a d a y s , at t h e t o p of the hill is St. L u d n o ' s C h u r c h . It seems to b e now generally k n o w n that t h e Welsh never apostasized f r o m t h e t r u e F a i t h . T h e y lost it because t h e r e were no priests left to c a r e f o r t h e m . It is good to k n o w t h a t t h e once-cherished F a i t h is r e t u r n i n g to t h e Welsh c o u n t r y s i d e .

(Editor's note: Interesting books on the modern Apostolate in Wales are, Frances Wynne's "Eastward of Ail" and "The True Level.") I.B.V.M., Australia. —M. [The Novitiate house of the Irish Branch of the I.B.V.M. in England is at Llandudno, though the Mother Provincial lives at Manchester. We send our affectionate sympathy to the nuns in that province on the death of Mother M. Evangelist Kennedy, for many years their Mother Provincial. May she rest in peace.—Ed.] 84

L O R E T O h o w m a n y ears those words h a v e r u n g , h o w m a n y t h o u s a n d s of old girls h a v e t u r n e d t e a r - b r i m m e d eyes b a c k to t h a t t a b e r n a c l e a n d to t h e p i c t u r e d f a c e above it of O u r L a d y of Good Counsel. F r o m the C h a p e l you m a y follow a " c r o c o d i l e " of white-clad girls to the vast m a i n b u i l d i n g . T h e g r o u n d floor is a great d i n i n g hall w h e r e f o u r h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y c h i l d r e n h a v e t h e i r meals. Following a dutvroster, " p a n t r y - g i r l s " lay t h e tables, serve, clear away a n d wash u p . W e learn f r o m t h e M o t h e r in t h e k i t c h e n t h a t it takes 840 p o u n d s of rice to feed t h e m , to say n o t h i n g of b r e a d , meat, vegetables, and milk.

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You have been all r o u n d E n t a l l y n o w ? O h , n o ! You have seen only t h e E u r o p e a n or Anglo-Indian d e p a r t m e n t . On t h e f a r side of t h e c o m p o u n d , t h e r e is still t h e Bengali school, St. Mary's, w h i c h p u r s u e s its own I n d i a n m o d e of life. H e r e t h e girls dress in saries, eat with t h e i r fingers, s p r e a d t h e i r b e d d i n g on t h e floor as t h e y do in t h e i r village homes. But t h e i r studies are the same, t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m of B e n g a l i ; and St. Mary's is a H i g h School t a k i n g t h e Calcutta M a t r i c u l a t i o n and h a v i n g a T e a c h e r s ' T r a i n i n g D e p a r t m e n t . Its h u n d r e d and t h i r t y b o a r d e r s and as m a n y day-scholars c o m e f r o m schools like M o r a p a i , f r o m St. Therese's day-school, E n t a l l y ( a n o t h e r p o o r school, five h u n d r e d strong, r u n by a L o r e t o n u n and a staff of I n d i a n Sisters and t e a c h e r s ) , and also largely f r o m Dacca in P a k i s t a n whose big Catholic p o p u l a t i o n live, since p a r t i t i o n , literally u n d e r two flags. In West Bengal, St. Mary's is a c t u a l l y t h e only Catholic H i g h School f o r B e n g a l i girls.

F r o m one end of t h e d i n i n g - r o o m , class-rooms s t r e a m o n ; classes go u p to t h e H i g h e r Schools E x a m i n a t i o n , finishing off t h e n with a t h o r o u g h business course, which e n a b l e s the girls to step into well-paid jobs. T h e floor over t h e r e f e c t o r y h a s a large concert h a l l , an all-purposes r o o m f o r drill, singing, i n d o o r r e c r e a t i o n . Over this again is t h e g r a n d e s t d o r m i t o r y you h a v e ever seen, 90 beds in a great airy r o o m w h e r e winds sweep t h r o u g h t h a t have never p e n e t r a t e d to t h e s u r r o u n d i n g slums. T h e r e are s i m i l a r d o r m i t o r i e s over t h e classr o o m s on first and second floor; and dressing-rooms with s h o w e r - b a t h s to c o r r e s p o n d to each division.

So t h e r e you a r e : a town in itself, this E n t a l l y . And only twenty-five Loreto n u n s in the C o m m u n i t y ! H e r e is work f o r willing h a n d s a n d tireless feet — work especially f o r loving hearts. What more b e a u t i f u l vocation could you h a v e t h a n to m o t h e r these c h i l d r e n so d e a r to t h e H e a r t of O u r L o r d , to "live, die a n d rise with t h e m " in t h e spirit a n d in t h e footsteps of M o t h e r M a r v W a r d . — N.

But this big block is not t h e w h o l e of E n t a l l y . T h e K i n d e r g a r t e n , class-rooms a n d d o r m i t o r i e s , has a three-storeyed b u i l d i n g to itself. A n o t h e r h o m e l y little h o u s e is t h e N u r s e r y , a self-contained dwelling for babies and t o d d l e r s . H e r e you find t h i r t y small folk, f r o m b a b e s a few weeks old, and t o d d l e r s w h o p l a y 011 t h e lawn, to t h e most a d v a n c e d class of b a b e s w h o , while living in t h e n u r s e r y attend "class" f o r a few h o u r s daily.

SUNRISE OVER EVEREST: W e h a d a w o n d e r f u l e x p e r i e n c e on t h e 15th October w h e n eleven of us with six of the b o a r d e r s went to T i g e r Hill to see t h e sun rise over M o u n t Everest. P e o p l e f r o m all over t h e world c o m e to D a r j e e l i n g to see t h i s sight. W e h a d Mass at 2.30 a.m., a n d at a b o u t 3.30 left by cars. T h e drive is r a t h e r a s t i r r i n g one as t h e r o a d is n a r r o w , and at times we w e r e a few inches f r o m a d r o p of h u n d r e d s of feet. T h e stars were s i m p l y glorious, b u t t h e valleys below looked stern with t h e i r t h i c k l y wooded forests. W e arrived at t h e usual s t o p p i n g p l a c e at a b o u t 4.30, b u t we were by no m e a n s t h e first t h e r e : a b o u t t h i r t y cars were b e f o r e u s ; they had b r o u g h t tourists f r o m several p a r t s of t h e w o r l d . At about 5.15 t h e sky began to c h a n g e colour, growing m o r e b e a u t i f u l at each m i n u t e . T h e snows on t h e close r a n g e s of m o u n t a i n s were t i n t e d in rose and mauves. T h e n we saw Everest, its point b a t h e d in rosy light. F o r a while we f e a r e d that t h e clouds b e n e a t h us would rise to obscure t h e actual sunrise. But, no. At 5.30 h e c a m e u p in all his glory. . .

The next b u i l d i n g is a two-storeyed h o s p i t a l , r u n by a n u n a n d a t r a i n e d nurse. A p a r t f r o m t h e usual e p i d e m i c s r e q u i r i n g segregation, school children in I n d i a suffer m u c h f r o m ( m a l a r i a l ) fever. But on t h e w h o l e t h e r e is good h e a l t h , as t h e r e cert a i n l y are good spirits a m o n g E n t a l l y ' s f o u r h u n d r e d a n d fifty; t h e y h o l d t h e i r own in inter-Loreto m a t c h e s and t h e i r a n n u a l " s p o r t s " is a d e l i g h t f u l event. Y o u might t h i n k , now, you h a d seen all E n t a l l y . Not at a l l : t h e r e are t h r e e m o r e houses in view across t h e games field. O n e is a n o t h e r block of class-rooms — most classes have two divisions — one a t e a c h e r s ' block a n d t h e t h i r d devoted w h o l l y to clothes. T h e clothes-room ( m a k i n g , m e n d i n g , sorting clothes f o r f o u r h u n d r e d a n d fifty c h i l d r e n ) m i g h t seem a f u l l - t i m e d u t y w h e n I tell you that t h e r e are a t h o u s a n d f r o c k s going to the d h o b i ( w a s h e r m a n ) weekly, and sets of clean clothes to be laid out f o r each child t h r i c e weekly — yet a L o r e t o n u n m a y find this just one of h e r duties, perh a p s Mistress of H o u s e as well. T h o u g h t h e c h i l d r e n do t h e i r own sweeping and d u s t i n g of school and C h a p e l , yet it r e q u i r e s still a staff of fifty servants — cooks, w a s h e r m e n , o u t d o o r sweepers, g a r d e n e r s , house-girls — to r u n this great girls' town.

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— M.M.A., I.B.V.M.. Loreto, Darjeeling.

4/11/53. [We received an interesting account of, perhaps, this same sunrise from Myrna Hirsch, a pupil of Loreto, Toorak, Australia. She will understand that having sent the above p a r a g r a p h to press, we could not use hers. Congratulations, Myrna. We would like to use it next year. You are evidently an old girl of Darjeeling.—Ed. ] 35

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Nuns before the facade of the main building. There are eight other buildings on different elevations of this mountain, and, far below, a beautiful garden, often m i s t a k e n fcr the B o t a n i c Gardens. I n s e t : Pupils ( l e f t ) — A n n Sein, one of the eight d a u g h t e r s of the Maharaja and the Mahadevi of T a w n g p e n g , Burma. Three Indian girls w h o s e graceful forms look quite capable of glid : ng over the roof tops. [ W e apologize to all for an unintended fantasy.—Ed.]

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Girls THE CHARM OF GENTLENESS

If you have ever held in y o u r h a n d s a tiny c h i c k e n or a small b i r d t h a t has f a l l e n f r o m its nest, you surely r e m e m b e r t h e p u l s a t i o n of its f r i g h t e n e d little h e a r t . It is a m o v i n g experience, and m a k e s us realize t h e need t h a t all helpless, tiny c r e a t u r e s h a v e f o r our care. Perhaps t h r o u g h o u t life we never t h i n k of t h e p o w e r t h a t we have f o r giving h a p p i n e s s , m e r e l y by being gentle. T i n y c h i l d r e n , s u f f e r i n g m e n and women, lonely old p e o p l e , and even t h e p e o p l e w i t h w h o m we live and whoso needs we do not k n o w — all these beloved c r e a t u r e s of God — are asking us m u t e l y to be gentle with them. W e shall never be sensit've to t h e w o n d e r f u l b e a u t y of God's creation t h a t is s h i n i n g r o u n d us f o r o u r delight — never be sensitive to it unless we k e e p our h e a r t s gentle. [From a message to Bavarian girls, translated from their magazine. It reaches our hearts also.—Ed.]

Bavarian Appreciation of M.M. Gonzaga Barry, I.B.V.M. W e take t h e following f r o m a G e r m a n Catholic p a p e r . It concerns t h e b o o k , "Liebe 1st Eine Leichte Buerde", a German t r a n s l a t i o n of the Australian hook, " L O V E IS A L I G H T B U R D E N " , by M a r y Oliver, LB.V.M. It was t r a n s l a t e d by M. H e n r i k a F a l t e r m a y e r , I.B.V.M., of A l t o e t t i n g , a n d p u b l i s h e d by P f e i f f e r in M u n i c h , 1953. An extract f r o m t h e review r u n s t h u s : "INot only in G e r m a n y , but in t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d also, Catholic p u b l i c a t i o n s stress t h e pressing need of religious vocations. T h e p r o b l e m of r e c r u i t s f o r t h e Convents has become the p r o b l e m of t h e great e d u c a t i o n a l a n d social works of t h e C h u r c h . " M a y we suggest that one solution w o u l d be to m a k e girls and grown-up women f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e life led by n u n s — of such a n u n , say. as t h a t described in ' L o v e Is A Light Burden.' H e r e we are told t h e life-storv of a m e m b e r of t h e s a m e I n s t i t u t e as t h e a u t h o r and t h e t r a n s l a t o r . T h e L i f e of M o t h e r Gonzaga B a r r y , w h o went f r o m I r e l a n d to A u s t r a l i a , a c c o m p l i s h i n g t h e r e a great work, i0> co n e a r to o u r t i m e t h a t it s h o u l d greatly a p p e a l to y o u n g people. It shows t h a t a cloistered life n e e d by no m e a n s be a n a r r o w life, b u t that t h e r e are a m p l e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r n u n s to lead f u l l and Interesting lives, as t h e y c a r r y out w h a t e v e r tasks the times d e m a n d . W e r e c o m m e n d this book to all our readers." —Caritas-Dienst.

PAST P U P I L I.B.V.M., BAVARIA

CARMEL HAKENDORF'S

RECITAL

On t h e evening of M a y 28th, Loreto, M a r r y a t ville, c o n t r a r y to its u s u a l quietness, echoed to t h e s o u n d of p e o p l e ' s voices as t h e y c a m e to listen to a Violin Recital hy o u r P a s t - P u p i l , C a r m e l H a k e n d o r f . All enjoyed t h e p r o g r a m m e and were e n t r a n c e d w i t h h e r p l a y i n g of " C h a c o n n e " by Vitali, Sonata by Cesar F r a n c k , F o u r Pieces by Josef Suk and I n t r o d u c t i o n et R o n d o Capriccioso b y Saint-Saens. T w o of these p : eces C a r m e l H a k e n d o r f h a d p l a y e d on Television in L o n d o n . T h e stage was b e a u t i f u l l y d e c o r a t e d w i t h a big bowl of A u t u m n leaves, artistically a r r a n g e d by Mrs. P i a n l o . Miss H a k e n d o r f wore one of t h e f r o c k s of h e r t o u r . It was p a l e p i n k tulle, s t u d d e d with sequins. Eleven o t h e r P a s t - P u p i l s c r e a t e d m u c h interest — t h e D e b u t a n t e s , w h o acted as usherettes. H e l e n Devitt p r e s e n t e d a b o u q u e t to Miss H a k e n d o r f , and A n n e S c a n t l e b u r y p r e s e n t e d one to Miss Jessica Dix. the accompaniste. ( C o n t i n u e d on page 90)

A DAY OF RECOLLECTION IN COMPANY WITH MARY

LORETO CONVENT, NEDLANDS S o m e of r'ne " y o u n g e r " Past Pupils w h o participated in the Marian Year. Spiritual Director, F a t h e r M c C a r t h y , O . M . I .

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m o d e l . T h e day c o n c l u d e d with a talk on O u r L a d y ; then. Benediction. At a f t e r n o o n tea w h i c h followed we h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of m e e t i n g M o t h e r P r o v i n c i a l w h o was visiting N e d l a n d s at the time. T o F a t h e r M c C a r t h y and t h e n u n s of Loreto, N e d l a n d s , we wish to express o u r a p p r e c i a t i o n a n d t h a n k s for t h i s Day of Recollection, w h e n we h a d time to t h i n k a little a n d p r a y a little a n d give some h o n o u r to M a r y in t h e y e a r of her greatest recognition. VALERIE JOHNSTON. (Ex-Pupil, Nedlands.)

Our Day of Recollection in h o n o u r of O u r Lady was well a t t e n d e d by at least fifty of the y o u n g e r Past P u p i l s w h o assembled at the Convent f o r Mass and a M o r n i n g Tea R e - u n i o n w i t h old f r i e n d s b e f o r e the more serious business of the d a y began. F a t h e r M c C a r t h y , O.M.I., suggested t h e t h e m e for the R e t r e a t w h e n he urged us in t h e first lecture to t h i n k well so t h a t o u r lives b e lived f o r a p u r p o s e . In later lectures h e suggested p r a c t i c a l ways hv which we could p r e v e n t ourselves f r o m d r i f t i n g aimlessly; h e stressed p a r t i c u l a r l y the need to practise h u m i l i t y a n d c h a r i t y w i t h M a r y as our

RECENT HEADS OF THE SCHOOL, LORETO, NEDLANDS Marian Dudley (1953). Loreto, N e d l a n d s , misses her bright, s p o n t a n e o u s m i r t h . W e w o n d e r how she manages to look the p a r t of t r a i n e e at St. M a r g a r e t ' s Children's H o s p i t a l . Mary Dwyer (1954) is at t h e time of going to press a very active m e m b e r of t h e school. Both in academic a n d s p o r t i n g events, M a r y is a b o r n leader. Iris Rodereda {nee Dudley). One of t h e members of t h e Dudley clan w h o have d o n e so m u c h f o r Loreto, Nedlands, since t h e e a r l y days of its history. Iris is still t h e quiet, u n a s s u m i n g girl we knew at school, and it is difficult to realise she is m a r r i e d and has a son. Paddy Curran is back in P e r t h a f t e r c o m p l e t i n g her course in Social Science at the Sydney University. P a d d y was resident at Sancta S o p h i a .

Dorothy Johnson (1948). Still a y o u n g lady of m a n y p a r t s . She is t h e f a i t h f u l organist at Holy Rosary C h u r c h , N e d l a n d s , plays p e n n a n t t e n n i s and is t e a c h i n g in the L a d y G o w r i e K i n d e r g a r t e n a f t e r having c o m p l e t e d h e r course of t r a i n i n g . Edith Buck (1951) h a s e v i d e n t l y d e v e l o p e d a great love f o r s t u d y as she is n e a r i n g t h e c o m p l e t i o n of her course at t h e T e a c h e r s ' T r a i n i n g College. Judith Holmes (1949) is still h e r i n f o r m a l self; possibly h e r artistic t e m p e r a m e n t is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r this. H a v i n g c o m p l e t e d h e r f o u r y e a r course in C o m m e r c i a l Art she is c o n t i n u i n g to move in a r t y circles and has r e a c h e d the stage w h e r e she is passing on h e r k n o w l e d g e to the next g e n e r a t i o n . ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 89) 88

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SISTER BRIDGET WRITES HOME It's sometimes in t h e a f t e r n o o n W i t h half an h o u r to s p a r e I walk a w h i l e with M o t h e r M a u d e W h o comes f r o m C o u n t y Clare. W i t h dust so thick u p o n t h e road In heaven knows what degrees, W e t u r n to w h e r e t h e j e t t y r u n s T o catch a b r e a t h of breeze.

(A hand of Irish n u n s of t h e St. J o h n of God O r d e r have t a k e n over t h e c a r e of lepers in the f a r north-west of A u s t r a l i a . A visit to t h e oasis they have m a d e of t h e i r h o s p i t a l in t h e wilderness is an i n s p i r i n g t h i n g , as is t h e sight of white-rohed figures t a k i n g a walk along t h e desolate, tide-swept fores h o r e b e y o n d t h e heat-dazzled m a r s h . ) My dears, The days pass q u i c k l y h e r e And never m u c h t i m e to write, F o r w h e n t h e work a n d p r a y e r s are done There's keeping the patients bright. Sister Matilda has t r a i n e d a c h o i r And if you c o u l d h e a r t h e m sing You'd not b e t h i n k i n g this leprosy Is such a t e r r i b l e t h i n g .

You'll smile to t h i n k of m e , I k n o w , Just idly s t a n d i n g t h e r e W h i l e M o t h e r M a u d e k e e p s calling out T h a t t h e j e t t y needs r e p a i r ; But it's t h e n I h a v e t h e p r a y e r to say T h a t w h e n H e comes f o r me, He'll take m e first to Donegal Before my Purgatory.

I n d e e d a n d it must seem to you T h e end of t h e e a r t h and all, And sure, it's no g r a n d house H e has Like t h e c h u r c h in Donegal. O n l y to t h i n k of it — glory b e ! With the s p l e n d o u r He has in Rome, T h a t H e still can h o n o u r o u r h u m b l e place A n d very m u c h at h o m e .

I'd not be asking m o r e of H i m T h a n just to see again A still Loch d r e a m i n g , h e a v e n l y grey In softly f a l l i n g r a i n . I'll not be m i n d i n g then at all T o face t h e holy fire, If I can see t h e green once m o r e And b r e a t h e t h e air of Eire. MARY DURACK MILLER.

SOME OF THE MORE RECENT HEADS OF THE SCHOOL Back

Row: Marian Dudley, 1953; Mary Dwyer, 1954; Iris Rod, 1946; Paddy Curran, 1947; Dorothy Johnson, 1948; Edith B u c k , 1951.

S e a t e d : Judith H o l m e s , John K e n n e d y , 1945.

1949;

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1952.

Brenda

Heagney,

Elizabeth

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LORETO CONVENT, NEDLANDS

( C o n t i n u e d f r o m page 88) Elizabeth Saint John Kennedy (nee Mallock). A f t e r h a v i n g qualified to be an assistant to Miss Lily K a v a n a g h in t h e Art of Speech, E l i z a b e t h d e c i d e d to settle down and m a r r y . She is now the p r o u d m o t h e r of a very e n e r g e t i c y o u n g son, R o b e r t . Brenda Heagney (1952 ). F a m i l y a r r a n g e m e n t s m a d e it necessary f o r h e r to c o n t i n u e h e r studies at Sydney University. H e r p e r f o r m a n c e in the title role of " E v e r y m a n " at N e d l a n d s will long he r e m e m b e r e d by all w h o witnessed it.

Shirley Costello (1950). Absent f r o m the g r o u p because of h e r travels which have t a k e n h e r to New Z e a l a n d . At t h e m o m e n t she is e n j o y i n g an energetic h o l i d a y 011 a f a r m . Kathleen O'Hara (nee Foley). After completing an excellent course in H o m e Science she o b t a i n e d a very good position in t h e D e p a r t m e n t as a teacher of Domestic Science. H e r two y o u n g sons give h e r p l e n t y of scope f o r t r a i n i n g . (A t e m p e r a m e n t a l car was t h e cause of K a t h ' s absence f r o m t h e g r o u p . ) 89

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Meg McNee to Dr. M. L e y d o n ; J u d i t h W i ' k i n s o n to Mr. T. Stone. Congratulations arc offered to t h e following p a r e n t s a n d t h e i r b a b i e s : Mr. a n d Mrs. A. J a r v i s (M. G a i n s f o r d ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. a n d Mrs. A. Inglis (M. O x e n h a m ) , a son — 3rd c h i l d ; Mr. and Mrs. R T a b (J. K e a t i n g ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. and Mrs. W. Conley (B. C o n s i d i n e ) , a son — 3rd c h i l d ; Mr. and Mrs. L. H a n s e n (B. D o w d e n ) , a son — 3rd c h i l d : Mr. a n d Mrs. J. <le Telega (R. A b o t o m e v ) , a d a u g h t e r — 3rd c h i l d ; Mr. a n d Mrs. T. A b b e y (P. R o c h e ) , a son; Mr. a n d Mrs. P. G o l d r i c k (C. P u r c e l l ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. a n d Mrs. J. d ' A p i c e (M. B r o d e r i c k ) , a s o n — 5 t h c h i l d ; Mr. a n d Mrs. A. Simpson (D. G i b b s ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. and Mrs. P Schlesinger (J. Bowen ), a son—5th c h i l d : Dr. and Mrs. J. Brassil (M. B r a s s i l ) , a d a u g h t e r — 2 n d c h i l d ; Mr. a n d Mrs. L. P l a s t o (G. P u r c e l l ) , a d a u g h t e r 2nd c h i l d ; Mr. a n d Mrs. L. G a r r y (B. M i l l i n g e n ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. a n d Mrs. E. J a m e s (E. R o : e ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Lt.-Cdr. a n d Mrs. Wilson (C. F r o s t ) , a son — 2nd c h i l d ; Mr. and Mrs. Cotter (M. M c G r a t h ) . a d a u g h t e r — 3rd c h i l d . W e offer our sincere s y m p a t h y to Mrs. J. B r e t t i n g h a m - M o o r e on t h e d e a t h of h e r m o t h e r ; Mrs. J. C a r t e r on t h e d e a t h of h e r h u s b a n d ; Mrs. M. Kelly on t h e d e a t h of h e r son (Dr. Lincoln K e l l y ) , Mrs. E. H u g h e s , a n d t h e Misses C. and M. C u r t i n on t h e d e a t h of t h e i r sister (Mrs. T u r n e r ) ; Mrs. W. Conley on t h e d e a t h of h e r f a t h e r ; and to F r a n c e s C o o l a h a n on t h e d e a t h of h e r f a t h e r .

We record w i t h a f f e c t i o n a t e g r a t i t u d e t h e following gifts f o r o u r new C h a p e l : M a r b l e a l t a r f r o m Esiney Burfitt ( M a n n ) , first N o r m a n h u r s t p u p i l ; t a b e r n a c l e f r o m Sheila K e l l y ( M a n n ) and her sisters; b r o n z e s a n c t u a r y gates f r o m Mollie and E i l e e n H o l l i n g d a l e ; s t a t u e of St. T h c r e s e f r o m Jose D o r m e r ( T o o h e y ) , in m e m o r y of h e r son, H u g h ; altar rails f r o m t h e Old Girls' Association w h o are also giving the Stations of t h e Cross. I n t h e cloisters: s t a t u e of St. Michael, by F a y e t t e H a y e k ; statues of t h e Sacred H e a r t and O u r Lady, by S a n d r a and T o n i C r o f t . On the f a c a d e a s t a t u e of t h e Sacred H e a r t , by P a u l i n e and M a r y Mason. Congratulations to P h i l i p p a O ' L e a r y on g r a d u a t ing in Arts at t h e U n i v e r s i t y ; to J e a n e t t e Cover on o b t a i n i n g a C o m m o n w e a l t h S c h o l a r s h i p to t h e University; to B e r n a H a n s e n ( D o w d e n ) on h e r work a > P r o d u c e r of t h e O r a n g e D r a m a t i c Society; to D e i r d r e B r o w n e and T o n i M a t h a , w h o are now in t h e Novitiate in M a r y ' s M o u n t ; to J o a n M a c k e r r a s w h o o b t a i n e d a s c h o l a r s h i p to t h e R o y a l A c a d e m y of Music in L o n d o n , and whose b r o t h e r C h a r l e s has been a p p o i n t e d c o n d u c t o r of the B.B.C. Orchestra. Congratulations: Since J u n e , 1953, t h e f o l l o w i n g m a r r i a g e s have t a k e n p l a c e : D e i r d r e G i b b s to Mr. A. S i m p s o n ; J o y F o l e y to Dr. P. A n d e r s o n ; Moira A b o t o m e v to Mr. J. O g b u r n ; M a u r e e n C a l l a g h a n to Mr. J. F l i t c r o f t : M a r y R y a n to Dr. P. K e n t ; Doreen Breslin to Mr. G. C a n n o n ; A n n R y a n to Mr. F. Deegan; P a t W i l k i n s to Mr. M e e n a n ; J u d i t h W i l k i n s to Mr. J. G o u v e r n e t ; Ann H i c k e y to Mr. T. S h a n a h a n ;

LEXIE

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GRIFFITHS

Lexie Griffiths, well-known A u s t r a l i a n a u t h o r of c h i l d r e n ' s books, died on t h e 2nd J u l y , 1954. She will be missed by a large circle of f r i e n d s , a m o n g w h o m we n u m b e r t h e c h i l d r e n f o r w h o m she will write no m o r e .

Sydney, t h e y sent the news to t h e p a p e r s in t h e i r h o m e town in U.S.A. M u c h e n t h u s i a s m all r o u n d ! Lexic's artist-son, H a r l e y Griffiths, was t h e j o i n t w i n n e r of t h e 1954 D u n l o p Art C o m p e t i t i o n . D u r i n g the last few years his n a m e has been seen f r e q u e n t l y in j o u r n a l s w h e r e his work as a restorer of v a l u a b l e oil-paintings has been r e c o r d e d . H e works for t h e M e l b o u r n e Art G a l l e r y and various English Galleries. His s u b j e c t f o r t h e D u n l o p p r i z e was " A n Interior" 1 — a s t u d y of his own h o m e at B a v s w a t e r . near Melbourne. On th is sad occasion of his m o t h e r ' s d e a t h , we send h i m our sinccre s y m p a t h y ; we send it also to M o t h e r M. Loreto, of N o r m a n h u r s t , who was consoled by t h e r e p o r t of t h e h a p p y d e a t h of h e r d e a r sister, Lexie, a f t e r she h a d received t h e last rites of o u r d e a r and H o l y C h u r c h . R.I.P. * See p a g e 93.

As Lexie Heales she went w i t h h e r two y o u n g e r sisters to school at M a r v s M o u n t in 1897. M.M. Michael Gibson was mistress of schools. Even t h e n Lexie showed a flair f o r w r i t i n g , a n d c o n t r i b u t e d to the school m a g a z i n e , " E u c a l y p t u s Blossoms," of that year. D u r i n g recent years she p u b l i s h e d two books of verse: Between Ourselves" and " A Little Bird Told Me"; t h e words of two books of songs: " A l o n g The Track" and " M e r r y Rhymes for Childhood Times" (Allan & Co., M e l b o u r n e ) ; a n d t h r e e c h i l d r e n ' s story-books: " R i c h a r d The Rat", "The Cat Walk", "William Wombat Finds a Home". (Robertson & Mullens, M e l b o u r n e . )

( C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 87) It is no small c o m p l i m e n t to h e r a u d i e n c e that Mies H a k e n d o r f j u d g e d t h e school h a l l of h e r A l m a M a t e r just as w o r t h y of a c e l e b r i t y p r o g r a m m e as the Albert H a l l , L o n d o n . W e are g r a t e f u l to t h e Old. Schol ars Association f o r a r r a n g i n g this wonderf u l recital. MARGARET MULLINS. Marryatville.

In 1953 h e r p u b l i s h e r s offered a prize of five guineas for t h e best account of one of t h e i r publications f o r c h i l d r e n . It was won by M a r y Ellen Priebe.'* of the J u n i o r School, Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t . M a r y Ellen wrote about " R i c h a r d The Rat". Besides receiving h e r c h e q u e , she h a d a gracious l e t t e r f r o m the m a n a g e r of t h e p u b l i s h i n g firm. As M a r y E l l e n ' s parents only recently c a m e with h e r to live in 91

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MUSIC, SOCIAL STUDIES AND LAW Back R o w ( L . to R.) : Patricia Kennedy, Judith Joyce, Colette Christie, Judy Murray, Patricia Coutts, Gwenda Bramich, Margaret Murphy. Front R o w : M. Sripicharn, Rosemary Tehan, Janet Byrne, Joan Morice, Margaret Tobin, Betty Mulcahy.

ARTS & EDUCATION Back

R o w : M. Favaloro. M. McNamara, P. Caine, J. Pritchard, J. Connolly, H. Lombard, C. Yap, F. Byrne. F r o n t R o w : Mary Quinlan, Aileen Jeffrey, Mary Jer.ncr, Isabel Cornwell.

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE Back Row ( L . to R.) : B e t t y L c n a g h a n , Nanette Crameri, Anne Kennedy, Jocelyn Gorman, Patricia Joyce, Mary Conroy, M a r y E. Calwell. Front R o w : Flora L l o y d , Judy Sophie Reid, H e l e n e W o o d , Hamm.

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CONVENT PETS I a m a little dog, And my n a m e is N i p p y , And I have a good t i m e W h e n t h e girls p l a y s k i p p y . T h e cat's n a m e is Ginger, H e lives in this h o u s e ; H e loves to d r i n k m i l k , B u t his f a v o u r i t e dish is mouse. W h e n we first met e a c h o t h e r W e d i d n ' t q u i t e agree. But n o w we are h a p p y And as f r i e n d l y as can he. JUDITH GURRY (9 Years). Portland.

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F o r a long t i m e we h a d b e e n p r a y i n g f o r a new J u n i o r School. T h e old one h a d been built f o r over fifty years 011 t h e b a n k s of the R i v e r Swan. But t h e rooms were too small f o r o u r big classes, so e a c h day we asked O u r L a d y f o r a bigger school. N e a r l y all p a r e n t s and c h i l d r e n have h e l p e d in m a n y ways w i t h raffles, school lunches a n d B r i d g e a f t e r n o o n s . Now at last t h e t i m e has c o m e for o u r B u i l d i n g to begin. T h i s m e a n s t h a t all t h e J u n i o r p u p i l s h a v e h a d to move over t h e road to t h e Senior School, t a k i n g all t h e i r e q u i p m e n t w i t h t h e m . T h e boys t h o u g h t this was a great game, specially invented f o r t h e m , but they really were q u i t e h e l p f u l c a r r y i n g over the desks. E v e r v day we look t h r o u g h t h e picket f e n c e to see how the b u i l d i n g is progressing. At p r e s e n t it looks r a t h e r a m u d d l e ; but we all k n o w t h a t w h e n it is c o m p l e t e d , we shall h a v e lovely b r i g h t classrooms l o o k i n g out over t h e Swan River. JANET LLOYD (Grade IV.). Claremont. A BALLOON RIDE. There once was a little black coon, Who went for a ride in a balloon. It flew up so high, That as he passed by, He waved to the man in the moon. MARGARET McNAMARA (Grade V), Marryatville. Any reader who has been outback in Australia will appreciate Beverley's skill in capturing the fantastic shapes of some of our dead trees. The editor has a memory of childhood where a certain dead tree by a certain road looked anxiously at you as you passed; but when, after passing, you turned round to view him, he was grinning and waving goodbye to you. Australian humour!—Ed.

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CHAUCER

( D r a w n by B e v e r l e y Quinn, T o o r a k . ) D i s n e y : T h e W i d o w , P i g s , Mollie, D a m e Pertolete, Chanticleer, Chanticleer's Dream.

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Once u p o n a t y m e t h e r e was a poor old widwe who lived in a d e a r little eotage s t a n d i n g e in a dale. Now this old widwe owned a very b e a u t i f u l Cock whose n a m e was C h a u n t e c l e e r . H e was so h a n d s o m e with his b u r n i s h t gold f e a t h e r s , coral p i n k c o m b , and jet b l a c k b e a k , t h a t all t h e ladye h e n n e s u n a n i m o u s l y voted h i m Lord of t h e f a r m y a r d . One n y g h t e w h e n all t h e world was fast asleep C h a u n t e c l e e r h a d a n i g h t m a r e . H e d r e a m e d h e saw a wicked fox w h o p o u n c e d on h i m a n d killed h i m . P e r t e l o t e , w h o was C h a u n t e c l e e r ' s wife, h e a r d h i m cry out in his sleep, a n d t h i n k i n g t h a t he was s u f f e r i n g f r o m indigestion, told h i m to b e sure to t a k e his m e d i c i n e w h e n he got u p . H o w e v e r , next m o r n i n g t h e sun was s h i n i n g b r i g h t l y a n d t h e b i r d s were singing so m u r i e l y , t h a t C h a u n t e c l e e r forgot his d r e a m e a n d s t r u t t e d u p and d o w n t h e f a r m y a r d on his " t o o n " , while his ladye loves took t h e i r daily b e a u t y b a t h in t h e dust. Little did h e know that a h o r r i b l e f a t e a w a i t e d h i m in t h e p e r s o n of Russell, t h e sly old fox, w h o was l u r k i n g a m o n g t h e c a b b a g e s with a " b o t e r f l y e " on his h e a d . C h a u n t e c l e e r was very f r i g h t e n e d to see the o b j e c t of his d r e a m , but b e i n g susceptible to flattery a n d guile, h e agreed to sing f o r Russell. H e

shut his eyes and o p e n e d his beak, r e a d y to burst into song. But at this m o m e n t the fox seized C h a u n t e c l e e r by t h e kneck and c a r r i e d h i m off t o w a r d s t h e woods. Chauntecleer's undignified squawks attracted t h e a t t e n t i o n of all t h e n e i g h b o u r i n g f a r m s , and soon all t h e f a r m e r s a r m e d with p i t c h f o r k s a n d a c c o m p a n i e d by f a r m y a r d animals, set off in hot p u r s u i t of Russell. But C h a u n t e c l e e r h a d an idea. H e told t h e f o x that it would b e a sign of victory to shout back at his p u r s u e r s . Russell o p e n e d his m o u t h u n t h i n k ingly w h e r e b y C h a u n t e c l e e r escaped and flew h i g h u p into t h e nearest tree. B o t h t h e cock a n d fox a d m i t t e d r a t h e r r u e f u l l y , that t h e y h a d been very foolish not to realize t h a t " P r i d e comes b e f o r e a f a l l . " A n d so " h e e r e n d y t h t h e N o n n e ' s Preest's T a l e . " A n d h e e r also 1 must apologize to C h a u c e r f o r ruining one of his lovely C a n t e r b u r y Tales, b u t it is an excellent device f o r s e n d i n g y o u n g b r o t h e r s to sleep. JOAN LIGHTFOOT (16 Years). Toorak. * Juniors have a jig-saw puzzle, though Beverley did not so arrange it.—Ed.

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w h a t it really was. And w h e r e R i c h a r d and Rosalind get on t h e little island, and w h e r e t h e y w r i t e a little p o e m on a clam. It is very f u n n y w h e r e t h r e e of t h e m met and h a d been on t h e s a m e island all t h e t i m e . I really t h i n k t h a t R i c h a r d t h e R a t is a good book. I t h i n k your a u t h o r can really write good books. 1 wish that you write some m o r e books.

(The essay which won first prize of five guineas in a competition in 1953)* 1 like t h e story of R i c h a r d t h e Rat, because it is vexy interesting. Even if you are cold you forget t h a t you are. I t h i n k t h e y are w o n d e r f u l t h e way they get on t h e r a f t f r o m the Sarah Sands. It is f u n n y t h e way R i c h a r d t h e Rat gets his h a n d c a u g h t in Crusty the C r a b ' s m o u t h , a n d t h e f u n n y song that Crusty sings w h i l e she is laying h e r p e a r l . But most of all I like w h e r e t h e y get away f r o m t h e nasty old cat. W h e r e it says t h a t R o s a l i n d offers t h e m a c r a c k e r is nice. I t h i n k t h a t the real a d v e n t u r e starts when they get on the Sarah Sands, a n d R i c h a r d sees the cheese but h e does not know that it is a rat t r a p , and Raleigh, the first f r i e n d R i c h a r d ever h a d , told h i m

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"Dismiss," cried t h e schoolmaster. A r u s h of water f o l l o w e d this r e m a r k as t h e little class of s t r e a m , l e f t t h e schoolroom. O n e of these was t h e f u t u r e B u r n e t t River w h i c h now flows t h r o u g h Bundaherg. " J u s t a m i n u t e , B u r n e t t , " said t h e m a s t e r , " 1 want you to go u p to t h e t o p and start to r u n . T h e natives are in n e e d of a river in this p a r t of the l a n d . " So u p t r i c k l e d the little s t r e a m to b u r s t on t h e e a r t h on a r a i n y day. " O h , this is lovely," said the little s t r e a m , " t o r u n f r e e l y h e r e and t h e r e , twisting a m o n g t h e rocks with t h e sun d a n c i n g on my waves.' T h e r a i n p o u r e d d o w n a n d t h e s t r e a m grew. It ran t h r o u g h woods and swept s h r u b s f r o m t h e ground. On a rock sat two n a t i v e scouts. T h e y r a n wildly back to t h e i r c a m p a n d soon t h e whole t r i b e was g a t h e r e d 011 t h e b a n k looking at t h e w a t e r as it r u s h e d by. Soon o t h e r little streams j o i n e d it, a n d t h e y all flowed down t o w a r d s t h e sea, singing a h a p p y song, "Gurgle! Gurgle! Splash! Splash!" KAY BARRY (11 Years). Brisbane. THE DAYS OF THE WEEK. Sunday f u n day, Monday bun day, Tuesday News day, Wednesday spend day, Thursday purse day, Friday tired day, Saturday matinee, That's all my way. FELICITY O'LOGHLIN (7 Years) Marryatville.

I used to take him for a walk, And though he couldn't really talk He used to tell me all he could About his games in Bluebell Wood; And how he'd r u n to catch a hare, Although it really wasn't there. Such times we had Old Mac and me Till it was time to go to tea. And then we'd t u r n and make for home, And Mac would go to his tea — A bone. PATRICIA SMITH (1st Year). Marryatville. 3. MY PONY. I have a little pony, As frisky as can be, His coat is sleek and shiny, And he likes to follow me. We go for m e r r y gallops In sunshine and in rain, And when we're feeling very tired, We canter home again. An apple for my pony And one perhaps for me, Off with the reins and saddle And once again he's free. Goodnight my little pony Sleep soundly in your stall, To-morrow we shall have some f u n ; So now goodnight to all. FRANKIE MOORE (2nd Year). Toorak. 94

O B I T U A R Y NORMANHURST: A n u m b e r of o u r Senior Sisters h a v e gone to t h e i r r e w a r d since t h e last issue of o u r magazine. In N o r m a n h u r s t we lost Sister Austin B l a k e and Sister G e r a r d Cooper, two p i o n e e r Sisters of t h e f o u n d a tion, w h i c h owes to t h e i r heroic, generous lives m o r e t h a n can be expressed. Sister Austin was t h e first to go; she died a f t e r a short illness 011 t h e 30th August, 1953. I n convent speech, she h a d c h a r g e of t h e p a r l o u r s . H o w m a n y d a i n t y meals she must h a v e served, a n d trays of a f t e r n o o n tea she must have c a r r i e d d u r i n g t h i r t y or f o r t y years. Any m e m b e r of h e r c o m m u n i t y h a d only to go to h e r p a n t r y w h e r e e v e r y t h i n g was always in p e r f e c t o r d e r , to a n n o u n c e a late visitor or p a r t y of visitors, a n d ask for an a f t e r n o o n tea-tray. She never showed i m p a t i e n c e at any r e q u e s t — a t r i u m p h of c h a r i t y , w h e n h e r delicate b o d y must o f t e n h a v e b e e n crying out f o r rest. W e feel sure t h a t t h e priests w h o e n j o y e d h e r h o s p i t a l i t y over t h e years h a v e r e m e m b e r e d h e r generous soul in t h e i r Masses. H e r close f r i e n d a n d f e l l o w - m e m b e r in t h e C o m m u n i t y f o r over fifty years was Sister G e r a r d w h o h a d c h a r g e of t h e f a r m a n d t h e w o r k m e n f o r t h e g r e a t e r p a r t of h e r life. T o see h e r dealing with a " d r u n k " with firmness, yet w i t h such kindness, was a lesson in how to a p p r o a c h t h e most f o r l o r n of God's c r e a t u r e s . T h e rest of t h e C o m m u n i t y s o m e t i m e s t r e m b l e d to see h e r a p p r o a c h a t r u c u l e n t " c a l l e r ' ' ; b u t t h e m a n must h a v e seen in h e r eyes h e r w o n d e r f u l c h a r i t y , f o r not one ever raised his h a n d against h e r . H e r p a r e n t s were a m o n g t h e p i o n e e r i n g stock of Victoria, and t h e y t r a n s m i t t e d t h e i r strong f a i t h a n d h e r o i s m to t h e i r c h i l d r e n ; a list of n e p h e w s , too long f o r m e n t i o n h e r e , would show how m a n y p r i e s t s a m o n g t h e m are serving God. as f a r afield as K o r e a . All t h e n u n s in h e r Comm u n i t y knew r t h e m at least by n a m e , and t h e r e was general r e j o i c i n g over each o r d i n a t i o n as it c a m e along. Sister loved t h e m as if t h e y were h e r c h i l d r e n . W e offer to t h e m all o u r sincere s y m p a t h y , a n d also c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s . Her d e a t h o c c u r r e d on t h e 23rd N o v e m b e r , 1953, a f t e r a few days' illness. KIRRIBILLI: M o t h e r de Sales Young and M o t h e r F r a n c i s Xavier B r a d y d i e d w i t h i n a few days of each o t h e r : t h e 7th and 11th of N o v e m b e r , 1953. T h e y spent t h e last t h i r t y years of t h e i r life at K i r r i b i l l i , w h e r e g e n e r a t i o n s of p u p i l s owe a great deal to t h e m . B e f o r e she e n t e r e d t h e Convent, M o t h e r de Sales was a t r a i n e d a n d a c c o m p l i s h e d m u s i c i a n , h a v i n g p u r s u e d h e r studies a f t e r h e r schooldays at Mary's M o u n t . She was greatly liked by h e r p u p i l s w h o a p p r e c i a t e d not only her skill as a pianist a n d t e a c h e r , b u t also h e r u n f a i l i n g courtesy. M o t h e r F. Xavier h a d a l r e a d y d o n e almost a life-work b e f o r e she went to K i r r i b i l l i . She was gifted in m a n y ways and seemed to be able to teach efficiently any s u b j e c t p r o p o s e d to h e r . F r o m her early days at t h e Dawson Street T r a i n i n g College, M o t h e r X a v i e r was a s t u d e n t . She b e c a m e an a c c o m p l i s h e d classical scholar, a m a t h e m a t i c i a n ; a n d she r e a d widely in E n g l i s h l i t e r a t u r e . She was a most interesting c o m p a n i o n in h e r C o m m u n i t y ,

a n d could tell a h u m o r o u s story w i t h m u c h effect. If ever a n u n used all h e r s t r e n g t h a n d f a c u l t i e s to serve t h e L o r d , it was M o t h e r F r a n c i s X a v i e r . CLAREMONT: A h i d d e n life, m a r k e d by a good deal of suffering, c a m e to an end w h e n M o t h e r M. A n n u n c i a t a M a l o n y went to h e r r e w a r d on t h e 1st D e c e m b e r , 1953. She spent nearly all h e r religious l i f e at O s b o r n e — a s t h e C l a r e m o n t House is still f a m i l i a r l y called. A f t e r s p e n d i n g some years of h e r girlh o o d as a p u p i l at Mary's M o u n t , she e n t e r e d t h e Novitiate in 1895. A l t h o u g h falling into delicate h e a l t h early in religious life, she outlived h e r cont e m p o r a r i e s . Because of deafness, M o t h e r A n n u n ciata was not a school n u n ; t h o u g h w h e n she e n t e r e d t h e Convent she was a b r i l l i a n t violinist. H e r l i f e of sacrifice d e v e l o p e d in h e r great p a t i e n c e and c h e e r f u l n e s s ; a n d who shall estimate w h a t the i n s t i t u t e gained by h e r religious observance a n d prayer? MARY'S MOUNT: It m u s t h a v e seemed to g e n e r a t i o n s of girls at Mary's M o u n t that t h e r e would never be a t i m e w h e n M o t h e r C a t h e r i n e G o d d a r d was not p a r t of t h e school. H e r d e a t h on t h e 5th May, 1954, r e m o v e d a u n i q u e p e r s o n a l i t y — u n i q u e , a n d m u c h loved. She was E n g l i s h b y b i r t h and e d u c a t i o n ; a n d she was a l r e a d y an artist, t r a i n e d at K e n s i n g t o n , w h e n she c a m e to A u s t r a l i a a n d e n t e r e d t h e Novitiate at M a r y ' s M o u n t . H e r long years as a Religious were s p e n t , first, at t h e C e n t r a l Catholic T r a i n i n g College in M e l b o u r n e . A f t e r it closed in 1924, she r e t u r n e d to Mary's M o u n t , w h e r e she t a u g h t u n t i l the weight of years d r e w h e r f r o m t h e t e a c h i n g staff. Somew h e r e a b o u t 1914 she went w i t h M o t h e r E l i z a b e t h F o r b e s to W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a to c o n d u c t for t h e n u n s in t h a t State a S u m m e r School in Christian D o c t r i n e , at t h e r e q u e s t of t h e A r c h b i s h o p of P e r t h . I n t h o s e days she was one of A u s t r a l i a ' s leading e d u c a t o r s , a n d one of t h e most generous of colleagues to work with, s h a r i n g w i t h o t h e r s w h a t e v e r t h e y liked. T h e girls w h o h a d t h e privilege of s t u d y i n g in h e r C u l t u r e or F i n i s h i n g Class at Mary's Mount received s o m e t h i n g precious f o r a f t e r - l i f e in all t h e Arts. PORTLAND: J u s t as o u r m a g a z i n e was going to press, news was received t h a t M o t h e r M. Ita K e h o e h a d died ( J u l y 1 0 t h ) . H e r d e a t h c a m e at t h e end of a long illness w h i c h was God's plan f o r r o u n d i n g off a g e n e r o u s life of active service. T h e early years of h e r religious life were s p e n t in W.A.; and it was a p l e a s u r e to read in last year's m a g a z i n e M a r y Durack Miller's appreciative reminiscences of M o t h e r I t a ' s gentle efficiency as a k i n d e r g a r t e n t e a c h e r in t h e old days at A d e l a i d e T e r r a c e . She was S u p e r i o r at P o r t l a n d f o r several y e a r s ; and in later y e a r s w h e n she fell seriously ill, it was a consolation to h e r to be cent back to P o r t l a n d w h e r e she was n u r s e d with affection and solicitude until h e r d e a t h . W e offer o u r sincere s y m p a t h y to h e r b r o t h e r and sisters, one of w h o m ( M o t h e r Brigid) is in t h e C o m m u n i t y at N o r m a n h u r s t . M a y o u r d e a r Sisters rest e t e r n a l l y in t h e peace of God's love.

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