Loreto 1963 Yearbook by Loreto Toorak

School Annual of the I.B.Y.M. in Australia

Registered at the G.P.O., Melbourne, for transmission by post as a periodical.

December, 1963

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Volume

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1963

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P I C T U R E S : Mary's Mount, Ballarat, Victoria

P I C T U R E S and Copy: Loreto Convent, Dawson Street, Ballarat

SCHOOL V I G N E T T E S

P I C T U R E S : Loreto Convent, Portland, Victoria

T H I S AUSTRALIA

P I C T U R E S : Loreto Convent, Normanhurst, N.S.W

INTERESTING PEOPLE: F r o m the I.B.V.M. in Austria The United Nations' Inter-School Conference and Pictures Buffaloes and Night Noises hy Fr. Ken McNainara, S..J. . . Eric Harrison s Piano Recital . . .. .. .. .. Dame Edith Sitwell .. .. .. .. .. ..

.. .. .. ..

32 33 36 37 37

P I C T U R E S : Loreto Convent, Kirribilli, N.S.W

S P I R I T OF PLACE

P I C T U R E S : Loreto Convent, Claremont, W.A

HAPPY MEMORIES: A Night-Piece to Christ in Those 1 Do Not Know (poem) hy M.V. School Contributions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P I C T U R E S : Loreto Convent, Nedlands, W.A VIEWS AND O P I N I O N S : School Contributions P I C T U R E S : Loreto Convent, Marryatville, S.A

51 51 57 59 62

T R A V E L L E R S ' T A L E S : School Contributions

P I C T U R E S : Loreto Convent, Toorak, Victoria

L O R E T O (I.B.V.M.) A B R O A D : Driving Round the Indian Missions . . .. Mother General in Luck now, India . . Training College for African Girls, Kiambu Loreto in Robin Hood Country .. .. P I C T U R E S : Loreto Convent, Brisbane, Queensland

.. .. ..

.. .. .. .. ..

AMONG OUR OLD GIRLS: World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations . . In Memory of Mother M. Ann Mulcahy, R.I.P. (poem) Loreto Part Pupils, Brisbane . . .. .. .. Mary Dennehy receives the M.B.E. . . .. .. A Priest's Mother Writes Home hy Gertrude Doyle News f r o m St. Mary's Hall. Melbourne

79 80 81 82 83 87 87 88 88 89 91

P I C T U R E : Students at St. Mary's Hall, 1963

INDEX

We thank

the Editor

of LORETO MISSIONS, Rathfarnham, of the Missions.

for

photographs

IVIAKY W A R D

Foundress of the I.B.V.M.

(1585-1645)

Editorial . . . During

this

year

the divine

origin

realization

has, we hope,

beings,

whether

is limited,

of our Holy

happier,

human

XXIII,

was changed

to gladness

the

"We

we inserted

us pray

for

our Sovereign

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of Pope

into

means

this

all

human

of reaching

them

living"

corrupt

anywhere

—

becomes God.

nearer

of our late

Holy

Father,

Pope

John

formula

rang

round

the ancient

the age-old

and

Vicar

of Christ.

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collect

the

exhortation;

"Let

Paul.

is re-opening

VI.

who

needs

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Spirit,

may

to renew

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Father

Pontiff.

Council Paul

towards

have

when

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joy

charitable

of good

conscious

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religion.

us more

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been

Catholic

made

Christian

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L O R E T O

PREFECTS B A C K n o w ( L . to 11.): A. M. H e n d e r s o n , M. L. C o g h l a n , .J. B u c k l e y , I). T a y l o r , J. C o g h l a n . F R O N T R O W : M. B u r k e , P. H a y d e n ( H e a d of t h e S c h o o l ) . J. D i a m o n d . A B S E N T : G. D u f f y .

Below:

FORMS

AND

III

FJ ION T n o w (L. to n . ) : A. Nihill, M. Collins, C. I'uli, J. N a u g h t o n , C. L a n e , L. Alulcahy, H. H a r m a n , (J. Long, M. J u l e r , C. W a l k e r , M. N o r w o o d , B . K i n g s t o n , A. H o u l i h a n , R. Conroy, K. S h e p herd. S E C O N D R O W : D. O ' D o n n e l l B. N a j i m , J. S i m s , B. C h a t h a m , M. Creati, M. F l o r e n c e , K . M a d den, Y. E a s t c o t t , T. B a r r y , E. B r i o d y , D. R o c h ford, H . D e Graaff, M. K e l l y , R. W i l l i a m s . T H I R D R O W : A. M o u n t j o y , T. H a y e s , I). J a c k s o n , J. O ' D o n o g h u e , K. B r o w n , M. D o l i e n y , M Molloy, M. T. Cooper, S. M a c k e n z i e , P . n y a n , P. H y n e s , J. B e v e r s , A. Griffin, M. O ' D o n n e l l . B A C K R O W : A. F i t z g e r a l d , H . C u m m i n " , F . J o n e s , S. Zielski, J. C a l l a n a n , M. S h e r i d a n , J. E r v i n , M. J e s s , J. G a r v e y . M. Bell, T. S u l l i v a n , J. K e l l v , D. M c R a e .

LORETO

ABBEY,

MARY'S

MOUNT,

BALLARAT,

VICTORIA

Top:

MATRICULATION CLASS

[ a y d e n , 1). r a y l o r , M T y d e m a n. F R O N T R O W (L. It.): .1 C o g h l a n , F N i a l l , P. . Duggan, . M o u n t j o y 11. S i m s , Williams M I D D L E R O W : (3. AI •Grath, .). B u c k l e y , las, A. M. H e n d e r s o n , M. B u r k e . B A C K R O W : C. Moloney, K. M c l n e r n e y , S. H a n d , J. D i a m o n d , L. H a y e s , D. R a m s d e n , H. F r y , P R o c h f o r d , M. S u l l i v a n . A B S E N T : G. D u f f y .

Bottom:

LEAVING

J. K e l l y ,

M. L. C o g h l a n , F .

A. ( a r d e n ,

Doug-

I {lack m o r e

CLASS

F R O N T R O W (L. to R . ) : M. M c i n t o s h . H. H a g e r . M. R a f t i s . P . K y d d . R. S E C O N D R O W : J. Bilson, A. H a r d y , M. T a j b e r , P. G a l l a g h e r M. Quinlan. ,T. C h a t h a m , R. T r i g g s , G. W a r d . THTRD R O W : E. M c H e n r y , M. N i h i l l , M. T a f f e , S. J o s h u a , B . A c k l a n d , M. M c G e n n i s k e n , M. P r e n d e r g a s t , W . S k i r z i n s k i , S. F o o t e . F O U R T H R O W : E. Cooke, A. J e n s , T. G a v a n a g h , H . V a n d rkley, B. J a k u l A. Sheridan, K. J a c k m a n , B. S t a p l e t o n , N . W o o d . B A C K R O W : I'. Lord, R. M o n k i v i t c h , N . H u g h e s , S. H o w a r d IC. Da vh Al. J e n s . C. M u l v a n y , M. S m i t h , E . N o l a n . A B S E N T : F. M c l n e r n e y .

Hayden,

Flj

LORETO AI?BEY, MARY'S MOUNT, BALLARAT, 6

X. H i c k e y ,

J\r

Cohurii,

i', A.

iynes,

.1.

rien,

Ke nnedy,

Hay,

IJ.

But •klcy,

VICTORIA

R. A.

Brosnan,

( Ionian,

A damsons, M.

Top: I N T E R M E D I A T E

CLASS

F R O N T R O W (L. to R . ) : I'. A r u n d e l l , K. B r a d y , A. Convoy, R. N o r w o o d , M. Sharp, L. R a i n e , L. D i b d i n , A. L a n e . M I D D L E R O W : R. C o g h l a n , A. C o g h l a n , E. R e y n o l d s , I). L l o v d , f. M l y n a r e z y k , A. W h e l a n , M. G r i g g , M. P i t t a r d , .1. S t e p h e n , R. S e r e n g . B A C K R O W : II. J a m e s , A. Grace, M. M u l v a n v , M. H o l m e s , S. H e n n e s s y , C. W i m p o l e , E. F e e r y , J. S l o a n e , V. S e v e r s , S. Martin, H. Pittard.

Bottom:

GRADES

& VI, and

FORM

I N F R O N T (L. to R ): P. C a n n y , S. H u r l e y . F R O N T R O W : J. B y r n e , I. Z a m a r , S. N o o n a n , E. H a y d e n , S. S m i t h , S. H a r d y , R. F o r r e s t , J. F o r r e s t , C. M o r o n e y , K. L i s t o n , J. K e l l y , D . R o b e r t s o n , M. K o o p m a n s . S E C O N D R O W : P. C r a m e r i , A. S t r e e t , V. Quinn, A. D e G r a a f f , M. T o o h e y , L. N a j i m , M. E. E g a n , J. K e n n e d y , J. M c C u n nie, M. T i e l e a v e n , C. B o r b i d g e , ,T. H u t c h i n s o n . T H I R D R O W : B. H a y d e n , K . B u c k l e y , L. K o o p m a n s , H. S c a n l o n , J. K e l l y , M. C a n n , M. S w i n d o n , H . F i n n , H. G o o d m a n , D. H a n r a h a n , C. Clark. F O U R T H R O W ( B a c k ) : A. D a n i e l , A. K e l l y , O. F a y , C. K e n n e d y , E . P u r u n t a t a m e r i , M. Cahill, M. T. H o w l e y , C. M a d d e n . A. P e r k i n s , P. H u n t e r .

LORETO AI?BEY, MARY'S MOUNT, BALLARAT, 7

VICTORIA

Top:

JUNIOR

SCHOOL

F R O N T HOW ( L e f t to R i g h t ) : V. Elliott, J. S l a d d e n , K. K e n n e d y , A. B y r n e , K. Hart, H. C r a m e r i , J. C r a m e r i , J. P e r k i n s , 1). B o t t . S E C O N D R O W : .1 K o o p m a n s , I). Bott, S. I >i C e s a r e , A G i u l i a n o , K. E g a n , H. J e n s , J. H u r l e y , M. B r a c k s , M. T h o m a s . 1 >. M c N u l l y , F. Ryan, A. B y r n e , M. S e r g e a n t , P. S t r e e t , A. B y r n e . T H I R D R O W : F. Z e m l j a c , P. S t y l i n g , P. C a n n y , J. M c l v e r , A. M u l c a h y , J. C a n n y , P. H u t c h i n s o n , A. M a r t i n , S. L e w i s , M. J o n e s , A. L o n g m a n , C. L o n g m a n , P . H u n t e r , J. C o n n a u g h t o n . B A C K R O W : A. M. H a r d e n , M. Ryan, B. E g a n , R. C r a m e r i , A. R a m s d e n , S. G u d g e o n , M. M c A r t h u r .

Bottom:

Mann,

Elliott,

Buczkowsky,

S. T.

KINDERGARTEN

F R O N T R O W ( L to i t ) : I). S t e f f a n , R. B o t t . S F C O N D R O W : M. 10. Marty, J. Sladdin, M. M c A r d l e , M. C o n i i a u g h t o n , S. H u t c h i n s o n , L. Sladdin, M. Giuliano, C. M u r n a n e , M. M a h e r . T H I R D R O W : ('. O'Shea, 1.. Na.jim. A. H a i l , I.. L o n g m a n , J. C h a t h a m , D. di C e s a r e , J. T h o m a s , P. S a r g e a n t , T. de Graaf <!. C r a m e r i , M. S p r a t l i n g , M. K e n n e d y , M. S t y r i n g . B A C K R O W : J. Byrne, I,. K e n n e d y , S. B y r n e .

LORETO AI?BEY, MARY'S MOUNT, BALLARAT, 8

VICTORIA

L O R E T O

LORETO CONVENT: DAWSON ST., BALLARAT Hilda Benson, who brought the training of English Colleges to Australia. In 1905 P a r l i a m e n t passed a Teachers' Registration Act. This r e q u i r e d t h a t all teachers in Catholic and other schools h a d to be registered by State Inspectors. T h e Bishops decided then that a Central Catholic T r a i n i n g College in Melbourne was essential. I bis m e a n t the closing of Loreto Ballarat Training College, and the opening of Loreto Albert P a r k T r a i n i n g College in its place. Subsequently this was replaced by T r a i n i n g Colleges conducted by the Religious Orders themselves.

It was in 1875 that nuns of the Institute of t h e Blessed Virgin Mary, with M.M. Gonzaga B a r r y as first superior, came to Ballarat, a gold town, at the invitation of Ilis Lordship, Dr. O'Connor. T h e first f o u n d a t i o n was a hoarding-school, Mary's Mount, hnt soon it was clear that a day-school for the convenience of the people of the town was a necessity, so come of the land 011 which the present school is situated, was bought hy t h e nuns. Loreto, Daweon Street, was a nine-roomed, unpretentious brick building, to which the nuns went daily in a cab f r o m Mary's Mount, until 1882 when they went into residence there.

4. T o d a y in 1963, the old tree is sending f o r t h what a p p e a r s to be a vigorous young shoot, in providing, in this well-equipped Commercial College, for one of the most urgent needs of our age. T h e m a j o r i t y of pupils leaving school today want a career, which m a n y of t h e m find in the world of business.

At the same date as the day-school opened, Mother Gonzaga built St. Joseph's P r i m a r y School, at her own expense, t h o u g h it served as the parochial school, on that half of the original p r o p e r t y which had Lyons Street as its frontage, while t h e day-school faced Dawson Street. Loreto Convent, main works: — Day

Dawson

Street,

has

The

St. Joseph's P r i m a r y School.

Loreto T r a i n i n g College.

Loreto Commercial

had

four

T h o u g h the years have seen changes and extensions, the original h o m e of Loreto in Dawson Street is still discernible. Generations of pupils revere it as their Alma Mater, while throughout t h e years their love and loyalty have been outstanding features.

School

Many of the teachers have long since gone to their eternal reward, and m a n y of the pupils too, but this tradition of love and loyalty to Christ and His Church, and t h e affection for t h e i r teachers has passed to this present generation, who rejoice in still f u r t h e r development of t h e work inaugurated nearly a century ago.

College.

1. From the day-school at Loreto, Dawson Street, came a flourishing Children of Mary Sodality. Many of t h e m e m b e r s did good work in the first Altar Society in Ballarat. Later this Sodality went to the Cathedral parish, where it was carried 011 very fruitfully.

BUSINESS COLLEGE: NEW VENTURE AT DAWSON STREET, BALLARAT

2. At St. Joseph's, M o t h e r Gonzaga f o u n d e d the Holy F a m i l y C o n f r a t e r n i t y for t h e mothers, whom she greatly helped hy her homely talks and advice. I h e Holy F a m i l y C o n f r a t e r n i t y merged into the Sacred H e a r t Sodality when it was established in the C a t h e d r a l parish. I11 1934 St. Joseph's was rebuilt hy Dr. Foley on land presented to h i m by the Institute of t h e Blessed Virgin Mary, while the playground for this school was ceded to him for a nominal sum.

All f r i e n d s of Loreto will be glad to know of the fine new wing recently completed at the cost of £30,000 at Loreto Convent, Dawson Street. T h e Most Rev. J. O'Collins, Bishop of Ballarat, blessed and opened t h e new Business College. Modern r e q u i r e m e n t s of the business world call for well-trained secretaries, stenographers and comptometrists, and we feel sure that the Loreto Business College will be well s u p p o r t e d .

3. Loreto T r a i n i n g College. In 1884 Loreto Convent in Dawson Street opened its doors to students desirous of teaching in Catholic Schools. This was the first Catholic T r a i n i n g College, so it supplied an urgent need of t h e day, as the Bishops were striving to maintain t h e i r own schools independent of State aid not long after the Education Act in 1872. This T r a i n i n g College was the seedbed of manv vocations to the Missions and to 111a ?v Religious Orders in various parts of Australia. T h e T r a i n i n g College continued its work until 1905. One of its outstanding P r i n c i p a l s was M.M.

T h e absorbing story of Loreto in Dawson Street, since its f o u n d a t i o n over eighty years ago, m a y be read in the book, "Love is a Light B u r d e n " , published by Burns and Oates, London. It is right and fitting that a school with such an h o n o u r a b l e past should open u p new fields in t h e world of education. 9

Dawson Street. Speeches were m a d e by Monsignor Fiscalini, F a t h e r Mclnerney, His Lordship t h e Bishop, the Lord Mayor of Ballarat, and Mr. M u r r a y Byrne, M.L.C., who all r e f e r r e d to the great traditions of Loreto, and of the great work of M o t h e r Mary W a r d and Mother Gonzaga Barry. At the conclusion of the speeches, the people were invited to m a k e a tour of t h e new building. We children were asked to wait for our inspection until the first day of school. Although it wa a disappointment to have to say outside, we realised that t h e building would he " o u r s " for the rest of the year and r e m e m b e r e d that M o t h e r had promised ns a surprise if we were obedient in this matter. The m a j o r i t y of us were at school by 8 a.m. the next day, each eager to he the first into t h e building. A f t e r assembly in the Hall (the f o r m e r classr o o m s ) , Mother took us, class by class, to see the new school. We h a d all looked forward to a fine building, but even our wildest d r e a m s hail not presented the magnificence we now beheld. The Lunch Boom, with its pale bine chairs, fawn Laminex-topped tables and Vinyl-tiled floor left us almost speechless. T h e Sick Bay, b e a u t i f u l l y furnished by generous Mrs. Stahl, m a d e us all long to spend a day in bed. F o u r large well-lit and h e a t e d classrooms on t h e next floor were a n o t h e r surprise. On reaching the t h i r d floor, our jov reached its peak, when we saw the Commercial College, with each of its f o u r large classrooms most modernly e q u i p p e d and f u r n i s h e d . It took Mother a few seconds longer than usual to remove us f r o m the p a d d e d swivel chairs in t h e Typewriting Room.

His Lordship, Bishop O'Collins, D.D., opening the n e w College.

OUR NEW COLLEGE: A SCHOOL GIRL'S IMPRESSION Today was the day for which we had waited so long. It was the Opening Day of our w o n d e r f u l new, three-storeyed building t h a t wc had been promised for years. W i t h i n a few hours we were watching His Lordship, Dr. J. P. O'Collins, and his entourage enter the school gate and proceed towards the new verandah. The vast crowd of people fell into a reverent hush as His Lordship passed, and while he said t h e prayers of blessing over t h e eight Crucifixes which were to he erected in the classrooms. This part of the ceremony over, the Bishop proceeded to enter the new building and to bless each room.

Eventually we found ourselves 011 the ground floor again. As it was time for m o r n i n g recess, we could now recover f r o m our stupour, and discuss freely t h e glories of the new building, of which we could be so justly proud. We felt honoured to be t h e first pupils to inhabit it, and grateful to Mother Superior for all she had done to m a k e it so beautiful.

In t h e m e a n t i m e , we were f o r m i n g a G u a r d of Honour through which His Lordship would pass on his way across t h e playground to bless the new classroom added to the J u n i o r School. We all felt privileged to be f o r m i n g this Guard of Honour on such a great and historic day for Loreto,

MICHELLE H A I N T Z ( F o r m I I I ) , Loreto Convent, D a w s o n St., B a l l a r a t .

Top: FORMS III & IV

(See

Photos

Opposite

Page)

B A C K H O W (Li. to R . ) : M. B o n g i o r n o , F. Cook, R. M c K i n n o n , R. Merlino, K. W a c h , B. K i e l y , J. I J m l a u f t , T). Q u a y l e , A. E m e r y . 5th R O W : O. M i c h e l i n i , G. Muir, K. L o r e n s i n i , A. W a n s i n k , J. V o ' d e r s , B. P o r t e r , P . M c D o n a l d , G. B o r e n s i n i , R. O'Neil, H. W o z n i a k . 4th R O W : E. C h a m , M. E m e r y , J. M a h e r , M. L i e w i c k i , T . M c D o n a l d , N . C a m p a n a , N . I e l l u s h i c h , M. T o o h e y , S. N i c h o l l s , C. S m e r d o n . 3rd R O W : P . Cook, R. C a l a b y , C. C a m p a n a , J. L y n c h , A. P r e n d e r g a s t , C. C a l l a h a n , C. J a m e s , M. B o w d , B. Quick, P. S e a r l e , J. Ho'.loway. 2nd R O W : M. H a i n t z , M. D u f f y , C. W a r d , D. W h i t e . M. P r u n t y , R. V i t a l i , P . E d w a r d s , T. C o r b e t t , M. H u g h e s , B. G a s n o n , M. T o r p y . F R O N T R O W : C. J o o r e , K. S m e r d o n , M. M c K i n n o n , C. B i r c h , M. M a h e r . A B S E N T : D. M c l n e r n e y , A. B r e e n , S. Morris, C. C o n r o y , L. N e s t o r .

Centre Right: OUR T E N

CAMPANAS

S T A N D I N G (L. t o R . ) : P a u l o , G i o v a n n a , Clara, S E A T E D (L. to R . ) : Carla. A n t h o n y , M a r i n a . A B S E N T : Andre.

Bottom Right:

Nadia,

Peter.

PREFECTS

L e f t to R i g h t : S E A T E D : M a r i a B o n g i o r n o ( H e a d of S c h o o l ) , J o s e p h i n e K N E E L I N G : Judith Maher. S T A N D I N G : F r a n c e s Cook, M a r i e E m e r y , P a m e l a Searle,

Sonia,

Volders. Stephanie

Nicholls.

( S e e names opposite page for Forms III anil IV, our Ten

LORETO

CONVENT,

DAWSON

STREET, 11

BALLARAT,

Campanas and

VICTORIA

Prefects.)

Top: FORMS I & II 4th R O W (Li. to R . ) : S. C a s e y , D. Q u a y l e , J. F a r r e l l , B. M a d d e n , C. H a y , S. H o v e n s , M. Collins, B. O'Bough'.in, A. B o n g i o r n o . 3rd R O W : G. C l e g g , .). K e n n e d y , M. G o o d w i n , C. P r u n t y , M. Martin, M. F r a n k l i n , H. v a n Oirschot, H . S p r i n g , .1. Cleary, K. W h i t e . N . O ' B o u g h l i n , A. T a g l i a b u e , D. Gordan, 2nd R O W : C. D e a n , P. R y a n , M. P i g o t t , C. R i c h a r d s , T. B e c k e r s , .1. A r t h u r , IX M c D e r m o t t , S. H a i n t z . G. 1st R O W ( F r o n t ) : J. Cook, A. P i t m a n , C. S m e r d o n , P. F r a n k l i n , E. H m r a h a n , J. S t r y b o s c h , M. S t a h l , ,J. T a y l o r , P o w n e s , J. Q u i s h , E . Condon, T. N a u s . S E A T E D I N F R O N T : S. M u n d a y . A B S E N T : J. S h a n l e y , A. P h i l i p s , J. O'Connor, C. Morrison.

Bottom Left: G R A D E S II & III B A C K R O W (B. to R . ) : A. E c k e l , M. C a m p a n a , G. C a m p a n a , F. M a n o l o p o u l o s , J. M o s s . M. G a l l a g h e r , M. P r u n t y . S E C O N D ROW (B. to R . ) : T. Collett, A. M a n o l o p o u l o s , G. O ' B o u g h l i n , N . F i s h e r , B. R o s s e r , J. B i r c h , C. B o n g i o r n o , C a m p a na. S I T T I N G (B. to 11.): D. G a l l a g h e r , J. B i r c h , M. H a b i c h t , B. A r m s t r o n g , J. B i r c h , B. H a r t y , K. F i s h e r , ('. D u r a n t , A. Mallett. I N F R O N T : A. N u c c i o .

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B A C K R O W ( L . to R . ) : E. S h e e h a n , C. C a m p a n a , J. W i c k h a m , .J. A r m s t r o n g , L. Zilles, 10. Gurrie. S E C O N D R O W : A. Joore, .J. R u y g , K. Collett, S. S t a b e u s z , R. C i n c o t t a , C. S c h e p i s , K. Daly, I). Ilosser. S I T T I N G : B. Cook, ,1. B u r z a c o t t , P. G a l l a g h e r , P. B u t l e r , N . H a r m a n , ,J. C a l l a h a n , P. C a m p a n a , R. I N F R O N T : P. C a m p a n a , P. H a r t y , .J. B e t r o s , M. Collett, E . C i n c o t t a . A B S E N T : A. S p e n c e r , B. E c k e l , A. C a m p a n a , M. Collins.

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THE SCHOOL DIARY, MARRYATVILLE Each year there is a discussion ahout this Diary. Shall we m a k e it a brief record just dates and events—giving a bird's eye view of the Passing Show? OK—shall we make it a literary effort with a definite and attractive (even if " T r i m m e d " ) flavour? Our head, Rosemary O'Grady, was rather emphatic about this. She chose the "Date-andDoing"— method and . . . she had kept a DIARY ! The rest of us submitted with our usual (!) grace. We shall read what she has to say and add a commentary. We cannot all be heads, but we are House Captains; and Sj)ort does matter quite as much as reading every available author that the Adelaide Libraries can produce! (Good books, every one of them, with AKT and AMERICAN History as sidelines for Ho.!) The "Head" speaks:— SCHOOL DIARY, 1962-1963 6th J u l y : Loreto defeated C.B.C. in a debate. 13th: Rostrevor Prefects' Dance was enjoyed by I he Seniors. 18th: Senior Classes saw the Young Elizabethan Players in "Twelfth Night" and ' " M a c b e t h " ! appreciated by all. 22nd: Y.C.S. Leaders had a one-day meeting at the Dominican Convent, Cabra—verv enjoyable and profitable. 28th: Our Senior " A " Basketball team was narrowly defeated by St Joseph's "A's" in the Finals. 6th-8th August: Our Annual Retreat; Director was Father James, C.P. We loved it. A few halos! Many resolutions—funny how easily these get b r o k e n ! 16th: A Dav to Remember Seniors went to the Union Theatre to see Robert Speaight in "A Man for All Searons". An enthusiastic audience talked about little else for days. When lie spoke to us at Loreto a few days later, enthusiasm knew no bounds. 18th September: Back to work—three little words so easy to wri'e . . . but third term means W O R K ! Comment: Three weeks, and NO entry in the diary! We—the "rest of the Honours"- think that R. O'G. must have really worked! 9th October: Reverend K. Grogan, S.J., visited us and made us interested in his India. Somehow, that day, our "big" interests seemed to grow very small. 14th: Procession at the Passionist Monasterv. We join in this great Act of Reparation. 30th: Boxes and BOXES and B O X E S ! Intermediate girls have scattered in all directions gathering leaves, corks, pieces of hessian . . . O h ! . . . everything. Into the boxes go paints, brushes, pencils, crav-pas, and the "museum articles" g a t h e r e d ! ! . . . "Any rags? Any bottles?"

31st: Art Examinations. This explains all! 1st November: All Saints' Day. Cricket enthusiasts thrill to the visit ol the IV1.C.C. team. 14th: Congratulations to the new members of Our Lady's Sodalitv and to those who have joined the Academy of Our Lady. Jubilarians and Seniors enjoyed the party. 17th: A delightful Coloured Slide Evening showing Marryatville Activities. The new J u n i o r School hall was packed right to capacity. Many thanks to Mr. P. J. Brady, who did so much to make this possible and to Mr. G. Walters for the commentary. 19th: French Orals! A hushed silence descends on all! 20th: A terrible storm—terrifying and destructive. Is it an omen? 22nd: Distribution of Prizes; the last schoolday for many! Goodbye is harder to say t h a n we realised! 23rd: Public Examinations began, ideal weather at first but, by Friday, the 30th, the mercury had risen to 108 degrees—and—some were in the Motor Shed where the mercury kept on rising! Encouragement from the chief supervisor was helpful—and all the letters to the "Advertiser" soothed us . . . hut we waited expectantly for those History and Chemistry results. Cooler conditions—in our own school this year! 11th December: We all had a marvellous time at our Loreto Prefects" Dance, held on board the H.M.A.S. "Loreto". Congratulations to the Honours of 1962—the decorations were breathtaking. Thanks to the Mothers, who did so much to make the dance one we shall long remember. Tomorrow we begin our holidays or life as "Old Scholars". 1963 6th F e b r u a r y : Back to school. We missed Sister Jeanne—now Mother M. Jeanne—who is in Osborne, and Mother M. Canisius, who has "gone back to Nedlands". We welcome Mother M. Denis and Mother M. Camillus. Welcome to all the new girls. 7th: Sports Captains are elected. Congratulations to Patricia Gregerson and Maureen Sullivan (McG r a t h ) . Helen Stott and Rosemary Koch ( B a r r y ) ; Claire McAnaney and Brenda O'Donohue ( W a r d ) ; and Felicity O'Loghlin and Elizabeth Doherty (Mulhall). 11th: We are all sorry to hear that Mr. R. Watson will not be with us this year; we welcome Mr. J. Azaldequi as our new singing master. 20th: A HOLIDAY in honour of H e r Majesty, Queen Elizabeth. 21st: We welcomed Her Majesty and the Duke of E d i n b u r g h at Victoria P a r k .

L O R E T O a b o u t ; but she told us of h e r schooldays at Loreto, and what they meant in her life, especially t h e f r i e n d s h i p of the nuns. H e r words were simple and sincere; we were impressed. Miss K i n a n e gave a most interesting talk on T h a i l a n d . She b a d been sent as an A.B.C. expert, and all that she told us was based on experience. While she opened up a completely new world for us we gained a new, deeper and m o r e sympathetic u n d e r s t a n d i n g of our Near Neighbours. 1st J u n e : Grave anxiety over t h e serious illness of our beloved Pope J o h n . Many prayers offered although we knew f r o m himself that IK? was " p a c k e d and r e a d y " for his last j o u r n e y . 4 t h : Mass in o u r c h a p e l f o r t h e Repose of the soul of P o p e J o h n . May he rest in peace. The whole world m o u r n s for h i m . 16th: T h e Mothers' Club prayed for "NO r a i n " ; the J u n i o r School prayed f o r " N O R A I N ! " ! The Pet Show h a d h o u r s of sunshine! T h e Old Courts became a menagerie, cockies shrieked, dogs barked . . . you all know what a pet shows m e a n s ! Rain fell after the judging was over. F a t h e r s were h e r e working until long after d a r k — t h e y used t h e headlights of their cars to enable t h e m to complete the taking-down-putting-away part of t h e day.

8th M a r c h : Rosemary O G r a d y becomes President and Felicity O'Loghlin Secretary of O u r Lady's Sodality. 10th: Someone suggested a W A L K I N G MARAT H O N ! No response. 14th: Election of prefects. Congratulations to Rosemary O'Grady ( H e a d ) , Patricia Gregerson. Elizabeth Doherty, Felicity O'Loghlin, Margaret Maloney, Juliet Thompson, Anne Kelly and Virginia Angove. 19th: Seniors saw the Y o u n g E l i z a b e t h a n Players in " H e n r y V " and " R i c h a r d t h e T h i r d " at t h e Norwood Town Hall—a marvellous i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of " R i c h a r d t h e T h i r d " . W e find ourselves more sympathetically inclined towards R i c h a r d . 25th: Lady D a y — i n a u g u r a t i o n of Prefects at which parents were present. In his address to the Senior girls t h e Reverend M. O'Maliony spoke of the seriousness of t h e pledge a b o u t to be m a d e and of the responsibilities and Apostolate of prefects in a school. Distribution of badges followed the m a k i n g of promises. Benediction closed the ceremony. Afternoon tea and p h o t o g r a p h s ! 2 8 t h : A film r e m i n d s us of t h e millions who are starving. We all become enthusiastic about the F r e e d o m F r o m H u n g e r Campaign. Seeing those little children called f o r m a n y resolutions. 5th A p r i l : Reverend J. Dynon, S.J., spoke to the First and Second Years about t h e Jesuit Missions in India. T h e slides were most interesting. I wonder how m a n y of us will find our way to the Indian Missions some day—even f o r a year — " T h e Harvest is great". This evening our Leaving Debaters persuaded St. Dominic's Priory that " T h e School leaving age should not be r a i s e d " ! 10th: We break u p f o r the Easter holidays. 17th: "Loreto Old Scholars' B a l l " — t h e " d e b s " were delightful. We had a whole hour viewing debs and partners, styles and posies—lovely frocking in traditional style. 20th: Head of t h e River and in t h e evening we enjoyed the C.B.C. Dance. 21st: S P O R T S DAY. " M c G r a t h " W O N . Congratulations to P. Gregerson and M. Sullivan. A crimson t r i u m p h . 1st May: May Day is always May Day. The day began with the J u n i o r School procession and Crowning of Our Lady in the new hall. O u r procession followed at eleven o'clock. A f t e r the Crowning of Our Ladv and the offering of flowers t h e Reverend H. Lalor read the May Act of Consecration, which is p a r t of the life of a Loreto girl. We sang as we m a d e our way f r o m the old hall to t h e chapel for Benediction. 3 r d : Sacred H e a r t College learnt to its sorrow that "A Quota of Asian Migrants should be admitted to Australia". Good debate. 30th: A w o n d e r f u l m o r n i n g for t h e Leaving and Honours girls. T h e y welcomed Mary Durack (Miller) and Miss Kay K i n a n e . We wondered which of her books Mary Durack would speak

R O S E M A R Y O'GRADY (Honours Class), Marryatville.

Now follows the commentary. You may call it a Stop Press section or use any other n a m e you wish but h e r e the rest of the class has something to say. 20th J u n e : " W e have a Pope." We learn, with gratitude, of t h e election of Cardinal Montini to t h e P a p a l T h r o n e . "God bless our P o p e — P a u l V I . " S T O P P R E S S : T h e "rest of t h e class" speak. Since Ro has done all the spade work—all the " h a r d w o r k " — w e shall just add a few p a r a g r a p h s about what we like to r e m e m b e r best of all. T H E C H R I S T M A S P A R T Y , N O V E M B E R , 1962 It was a w o n d e r f u l day. One h u n d r e d o r p h a n s and needy children came to spend a Sunday afternoon at Marryatville. Sister J e a n n e and t h e Y.C.S. girls (in fact every senior girl) worked hard to m a k e the day a h a p p y one f o r the children. Fleets of cars brought the little guests and, as each child scrambled f r o m a car, it was claimed —adopted -for t h e afternoon. A party, novelty rides on a pony or pet sheep, games, races, exploring kept us all busy. To t h e delight of all, Bo Bo, of Channel 9, came in person, in full makeup. to be entertainer—to be touched, spoken to, hugged, stared at, laughed at, and played with by one h u n d r e d wondering children. Mr. Hancock was our Santa Claus again. It was strange the way he knew each child's n a m e and just " w h a t was wanted most of all". " I love you. Santa", said one small boy as h e gave h i m a bear hug. It was a h a r d m o m e n t f o r Santa. T h e little ones went f r o m us laden with gifts, very tired and very h a p p y and we were left with m u c h to t h i n k about.

L O R E T O PICNIC A T G U M E R A C H A 1st Juno, 1963 T h e Pioneers are most grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie, who e n t e r t a i n e d t h e m on t h e banks of t h e Torrens at G u m e r a c h a . Rain did not d a m p e n enthusiasm or activities or q u e n c h t h e barbecue fires—huge ones! Chops galore—first class chefs— Felicity O'Loghlin, M. Maloney, M. Sullivan, C. Marhall, Rosemary Koch were granted diplomas. A magnificent d e m o n s t r a t i o n of School S P I R I T ! MISSION

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T h e 25th of J u n e , 1963, was a Day of Days. Mission Day, as we call it, is always a day to look f o r w a r d to hut, this year, ideas were better t h a n ever and t h e r e was f u n and frolic all t h e time. A " R F V O L U T I O N A R Y " lunch, served by Leaving chefs, consisted of b a r b e c u e chops and sausages, potato chips, f r u i t salad and cream. T h e General P u r p o s e Lab. became a h a i r dressing salon with h a i r dryers, curlers, magazines, music, in fact ""the full w o r k s " — a l l attendants in white coats—Max Factor finishing touches, mostly green and p u r p l e —ninety a p p o i n t m e n t s soon made— attendants working flat out for three hours—no time for refreshment—all h u n g r y and footsore long before t h e day was over. Even the casual observers were charged for taking u p time and space! A Concert at two o'clock revealed t a l e n t — p i a n o solos, violin solos, trios, orchestral items (less high brow h e r e ) , ballet, and a debate, "Should m e n be d o m e s t i c a t e d ? " Opposition won. Congratulations to Anne Kelly, I. Farkas, 1). Viliunas, A. Gray, P. McGee, K. O k r u t a y , J. T h o m p s o n , J. Maloney and S. Kelly—the concert team. A Ghost House, Prettiest B a b e Competition, Slimming and Beauty Parlours, Magic P u d d i n g , Dips, Fishing, Chocolate W h e e l , Stalls of every kind are part of every fete but here, the Witch's Cave is a centre of attraction. Have you ever seen fifty small boys make a bee line lor t h e "Witch""— racing across courts to t h e cave and emerging one by one carrying treasures carefully, especially bottles with live tadpoles—bewitched of course! Sixpence for the mysterious experience and a gift f r o m the

Witch. Ibis was one of the many Intermediate activities. I shall give only a passing mention to five h u n d r e d toffee a p p l e s — p r e p a r e d by skilled " I n t e r s " in the Tuck shop. (Was it limited to 500!) We w o n d e r ! A great day and f u n d s for t h e Missions gratifying. A n o t h e r Mission Day, of a n o t h e r n a t u r e , at the end of the t e r m ! SPORTS Our space is limited to thanks and congratulations. T h a n k s to Reverend M. O ' M a h o n y f o r k i n d l y distributing t h e prizes on Sports D a y ; to B r o t h e r A. Dally for judging t h e March Past; to Mr. H u b b l e for training us. H e is p a r t of Loreto Sports Day at Marry atville. Congratulations to the winning teams of 1962. We see t h e winning shields in their place of h o n o u r and somehow the J u n i o r "A"" Shield seems to be glued t h e r e ! Congratulations to C. McAnaney and the Senior " B ' s " ; to Helen B e r t r a m and the Senior " C ' s " ; to Sue Lane and the J u n i o r "A's". Carmel and t h e Senior "A* team lost the "A"" shield by a narrow margin. This year our Sports Mistress, Mother M. Roberta, has to arrange f o r 112 girls to play every Saturday. We have eight senior teams, five j u n i o r teams and two f r i e n d l y teams. T h e House Captains of 1963 wish you all success. Congratulations to outstanding athletes of 1963: to the Captains of W a r d , Claire McAnaney and B r e n d a O ' D o n o h u e (winners of the March P a s t ) . K. Low (Senior Cup) ; D. Williamson (Junior Cup) ; Mary Walsh (Juvenile C u p ) . C. Henderson (Midget C u p ) ; Patricia Rofe (Ten-year-old Cup) ; C. Bennett ( J a v e l i n ) ; and E. Vidovic (Discus). Thanks—unending thanks to the F a t h e r s — f o r t h e new courts, f o r their every-Sunday care of t h e oval, and their h e l p on all occasions, especially M O V I N G ones! T h a n k s to t h e Mothers for all their special efforts and f o r their care of t h e tuck shop. We are glad to see the Mothers in the new tuckshop —at last. — " T h e Rest of u s " F. O'LOGHLIN, N. B U R D E N , H. STOTT, V. ANGOVE, C. M c A N A N E Y .

FIRST STEPS On F r i d a y , 19th A p r i l , 1963, f o r the first t i m e in the history of Loreto, Kirribilli, the t h i r d and f o u r t h year b o a r d e r s and the b r o t h e r s of present and past pupils, met in t h e hall at 4.30 p.m. for dancing lessons. T h e b o a r d e r s stood in a " c l u m p at one end of t h e hall as the boys began to arrive. T h e n Miss Scully bustled in and began vigorously organizing. "Pick your partners, boys, and don't go up and down t h i n k i n g will I have this one or will I have t h a t one?"' One by one, the boys stepped f o r w a r d and took partners. We were then told to place ourselves around t h e room in a circle—boys on the inside, girls on the outside. Miss Scully and her assistant.

Miss De Rue, showed us the first step which was relatively easy and then it was our t u r n . Oh woe! have you ever felt as if you had t h r e e left feet? Ouches and groans and " s o r r y V ' echoed t h r o u g h the hall to the a c c o m p a n i m e n t of shuffling feet. However, by 6 o'clock most of us h a d f o u n d t h a t we only had two feet after all—one left and one right. W e said goodbye to our p a r t n e r s with a feeling of having accomplished something at our first dancing lesson, and we are looking forward to learning m o r e next week. "SORE FEET" ( F o r m IV, K i r r i b i l l i . )

JOTTINGS FROM LORETO, NEDLANDS 3rd July, 1962: T.B. skin test.

5th-7th October: Q u a r a n t ' Ore at Holy Rosary Church. Senior Choir sings on first and second days. 7 t h : F o u r t h and F i f t h Year Geography class goes on Geographical Society's excursion to t h e southern coastal plain and enjoys t h e day. 9 t h : They visit the W e a t h e r Bureau.

5 t h : Mr. R o u r k e s visit of inspection. 6 t h : T.B. X-rays. Some of us go to Gala Night of Bolshoi Ballet, t h a n k s to the kindness of Mrs. Brown. 9 t h : F o u r t h Year Biology excursion to Cottesloe. 11th: Visit of F a t h e r Kane, National Chaplain of Y.C.S. 12th: F o u r t h and F i f t h Years' Banking Lecture.

19th: Art classes visit Australian Art. 21st: Display Day.

15th: Y.C.S. leaders go to Leaders' T r a i n i n g Day at Santa Maria.

2 6 t h : I m p r o m p t u concert for M o t h e r J u d i t h ' s feast. 28th: Christ the King Procession at Aquinas.

19th: " C o r i o l a n u s " put on for the last time, f o r Mother Provincial. 20th: Y.C.S. concert, great success. to Aquinas Cadet Dance. 21st: J u n i o r School Lassie", well attended.

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3rd August: F o u r t h and F i f t h Years debated with Brigidine teams and lost. Subject: "That Britain's e n t r y into the E.C.M. would be p r e j u d i c i a l to Australia." Our gratitude to Mr. Fuller, who adjudicated and m a d e valuable comments. 6 t h : Orchestral concert at T r i n i t y College

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19th: T h i r d and F o u r t h Y< 'a rs are invited to Osborne to meet their 1963 classmates. A h a p p y afternoon. 21st: Recollection Day for those leaving school. School closes for E m p i r e and Commonwealth Games' holiday.

14th: J u n i o r Classes go to see film of " T h e A d m i r a b l e Crichton". F i f t h Year debate with T r i n i t y : " T h e Pen is mightier t h a n t h e Tongue". J u d y Baker, Margaret W i l m i n k and Patience Grove are the team and w i n ; congratulations.

22nd: Opening Day of British E m p i r e and Commonwealth Games. Thirty-six of us represent t h e school in the Youth March. A m e m o r a b l e day. 6th D e c e m b e r : New Y.C.S. leaders receive badges from Father Ahern. Loreto Day celebrated. Jubilarians crowned. Congratulations to J u d y Baker, K a t h l e e n Elliott, Margaret W i l m i n k , W e n d y Baker, Loana B r o p h y , Carolyn Keogh, Jacqueline Byrne, Carmel Fuller and Donna Sheridan. The concert p r o g r a m m e includes two plays: a Nativity play and "Archibald"'. Ami then t h e party.

17th: G r o u p visits Parliament House and we are grateful to Mr. Court for arranging t h e visit. begins.

8 t h : Sports Day. Congratulations to Elliott's Green team.

5 t h : P u b l i c examinations begin. Intelligence tests for Second Year and Grades VI and VII.

l l l h : School and Missions Fete is a success. " D " team wins t h e Basketball Final. Congratulations. 13th: We see a film of Olympic Snow Sports at Squaw Valley to celebrate the basketball victory.

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2 9 t h : Monsignor Bourke talks to F o u r t h and F i f t h Years on the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. 31st: F i f t h Year's last day of school before tho examinations. Singing examinations in the morning. 1st N o v e m b e r : All Saints" Holiday.

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11th: A group goes to watch the King and Queen of T h a i l a n d drive by.

7th: Prize Distribution and t h e Holidav H y m n .

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Jotters: Gerahline Adams and Olivia Donnelly, F o u r t h Year.

21st: Middle School's Mad-Hatters' P a r t y much enjoyed. T h a n k s to t h e m o t h e r s who arranged it all. 26th: F o u r t h and F i f t h Years see two One-act Plavs p u t on by the T h e r r y Soeietv at T r i n i t y College Hall.

12th F e b r u a r y , 1963: R e t u r n to school. T h e Juniors are now t h e Seniors since F o u r t h and F i f t h Years are at Osborne. We miss Mother Madeleine, M o t h e r Lucilla and Mother Benedicta. Much gratitude f o r all they did for us. Welcome to Loreto, Nedlands, to Mother Alphonsus and welcome back to Mother Canisius and Mother Stella.

2 8 t h : Fifth Years go to St. Catherine's University Women's College for Careers Talks.

15th: Election of Sports Captains. Green captain, Elizabeth Lalor; Vice-captain, Dolores Elliott. Gold captain, Felicity George; Vice-captain, R h o n d a Moore. Red captain, Robyn H u l l ; Vicecaptain. J ami Edwards.

14th: We learn of F o u r t h and F i f t h change to Loreto, Claremont, in 1963.

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5th M a r c h : Heats f o r Swimming Carnival at Crawley Baths. Everyone is excited. O u r first swimming carnival.

1st May: Too wet for out-door procession so we remain in the Hall. T h e May Queen looks lovely with her crown of roses. T h a n k s , Deanne. (Carmel Bonser, T h i r d Year class captain crowns Our Lady's statue.) Examinations start in the afternoon. Things quieten down a bit with the serious atmosphere.

9 t h : Day of Swimming Carnival. Great success. C h a m p i o n s w i m m e r : Felicity George. Congratulations.

7th: F a t h e r A h e r n brings t h r e e leaders f r o m St. J o a c h i m ' s to our Y.C.S. Leaders' meeting. Interesting discussions.

18th: T h e school is shocked and sad to hear of the death of M o t h e r Ann. the beloved "live-wire" of t h e school. May she rest in peace.

16th: A relay team invited to Osborne's Swimming Sports at Beatty P a r k P o o l ; comes second last and enjoys the morning.

9 t h : Holidays begin (at long 28th: Back to school. business.

17th: St. Patrick's Day. Annual Mass and March Past at Subiac* Oval in full sunshine for t h e holiday.

2 9 t h : Everyone photographs.

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2 5 t h : Holiday >u h o n o u r of the Queen's arrival. Hooray!

4th J u n e : We join with the world to regret tlx1 death of P o p e J o h n .

26th: J u n i o r and Sub-junior go to Perry Lakes Stadium to greet H e r Majesty and Prince P h i l i p .

19th: Mother Superior's feast day. Concert in the m o r n i n g . Lovely flowers. In the a f t e r n o o n the Senior and Middle schools see " T h e Red Badge of Courage", with Audie M u r p h v . Verv good.

27th: Middle and J u n i o r Schools go to highway to see the Royal Visitors pass by.

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29th: J u n i o r Classes receive Narrow Blue Sodality ribbons.

20th, 21st: Retreat for Seniors bv F a t h e r Xavier, O.F.M.

4th A p r i l : T h e A r c h b i s h o p the Confirmation Class.

21st: Feast of t h e Sacred Heart. We sing Mass at Holy Rosary Church, make visits d u r i n g Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and sing at Benediction. Most of us hear on the news of our new Pontiff, P o p e Paul VI.

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7th: Confirmation at Holy Rosary Church. 11th: Holy T h u r s d a y . Senior Choir the Mass. East«r holiday begins.

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22nd: E n d of Seniors' Retreat. then C o m m u n i o n Breakfast.

17th: Back to school. 25th: Anzae Day. We gratefully r e m e m b e r those who gave their lives to k e e p our country free. A group goes to "Sound of Music". It is reallv gorgeous.

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2 4 t h : Middle School Retreat bv F a t h e r J o a c h i m . O.F.M. Jotters: Carmel Bonser and Eleanor Burt, T h i r d Year.

MANDEVILLE MUSIC CLUB The Mandeville Music Club, in its present f o r m , is now in its third year. U n d e r the leadership of Mother Mark, t h e m e m b e r s of t h e club gather in the Oak P a r l o u r every Saturday evening. Here, the musically m i n d e d b o a r d e r s settle c o m f o r t a b l y into the p a r l o u r a r m c h a i r s f o r an hour of varied music. Classical music is our main interest, although we often listen to m o d e r n music and songs from the shows.

generous people are past pupils of Loreto and are warmly welcomed by t h e club. Among these have been pianists, "cellists and violinists either playing in groups or alone. We have been entertained by delightful c h a m b e r music and duos. As you can guess we all look forward with anticipation to these evenings. A highlight of the second term is the series of A.B.C. Y O U T H Concerts presented by the Victorian S y m p h o n y Orchestra conducted by Georges Tzipine. the p o p u l a r F r e n c h conductor. Taking place in the Melbourne Town Hall, these concerts are greatly looked f o r w a r d to bv the members, as thev are a break f r o m o r d i n a r y school routine. An added f e a t u r e is always that of a well-known guest artist. Among these have been the Negro conductor, Dean Dixon, who completely c h a r m e d his audience. Also, the young Israeli pianist. Daniel B a r e m b o i m . who was on his second world

When t h e club first began, we enjoyed an interesting series of lectures given by Mr. Gilfedder on t h e history of Music. These proved very informative as we learnt t h e origin of t h e different musical instruments and different f o r m s of music. What impressed us greatly was the Story of Jazz, which was begun by t h e Negro Slaves in the pioneering days of America. At a few meetings each t e r m it is arranged for an artist to come and p l a v for us. Manv of these 17

L O R E T O for the superior sex (girls.—for t h e benefit of those who w o n d e r ! ) . T h e F i f t h Year Debate followed. Many apologies to B r u t u s : the Oakhill boys proved t h a t he was not the hero of the play. With varied and lively talent t h e boys drove their point home. Their team was capably led by t h e Captain of Oakhill. Mrs. Russell a d j u d i c a t e d this debate very impartially and, though the Government put forward a good case, we must agree with Mrs. Russell's decision.

tour at t h e age of 19. T h e Australian Youth Orchestra also gave a recital this year. This was a special occasion for Lorteo as one of our senior girls, Margaret Dickson, h a d the h o n o u r of playing the violin in t h e orchestra with musicians from other States. All of us are grateful to t h e music club for giving us the o p p o r t u n i t y of listening to good music in such a f r i e n d l y and i n f o r m a l atmosphere, D. McSWINEY, A. LEE (Leaving), Toorak.

Afterwards the Nuns had a delicious s u p p e r p r e p a r e d for us and over coffee and cakes Loreto entertained Oakhill. But t h e frivolity was terminated by Mother Superior's r e m a r k , "It's time the young ladies retired." We would like to thank the Nuns very much for the e n j o y a b l e evening.

AN INTERESTING EVENING Did anybody ever see such an outcrop of new higher hairstyles, clearer complexions and m o r e sparkling eyes, than on F r i d a y , 27th J u n e ? Strange that these should a p p e a r a f t e r the p r e d o m i n a n t lack of interest in the so-called "little schoolhoys". T h e locker room took on the air of a beauty salon and a certain senior with verv adept fingers was in great d e m a n d .

FIFTH YEAR, 1962 Normanhurst.

SUMMER HIGHLIGHT W h e n School returned at the beginning of the year t h e r e was great excitement amongst t h e scores of sun-tanned West Australian Loreto girls. We had h e a r d r u m o u r s t h a t a request had been m a d e to Mother Superior d u r i n g the holidays regarding the holding of swimming sports, and we were overjoyed t h a t Mother had granted permission f o r us to have this sport within the school for the first time for nianv years. Before the war, Osborne had its own swimming baths in the Swan River in f r o n t of t h e school, and sports were held in those days. But t i m e and weather took their toll; t h e baths and the steps down t h e cliff eventually disappeared and with t h e m , of course, swimming as a sport.

Forgive us, dear reader, for not acquainting you with the facts that led to this "historical occasion"". We first heard about it in a n o r m a l English class, when Mother M i r i a m announced, more or less as an a f t e r t h o u g h t , that a debate had been arranged with Oakhill Boys' College and t h e topic, needless to sav, was to be on our cherished "Julius Caesar". M u r m u r s of " W h a t ! boys!" " H o w c o m e ? " "Oakhill College!" I m m e d i a t e l y a vote was taken to elect our representatives in this " B a t t l e of the Sexes". They were h o n o u r a b l e and esteemed J e n n i f e r P e p p e r a l l , Catherine Henderson and K a t h y Morton. After weeks of great expectation and disillusionment 27th July, 1962, arrived. T h e school day was never so long—Greek colonies for an hour, differential calculus for an hour. After an early tea, we went to the study to wait when suddenly the tenseness was shattered by Mother Miriam's r e m a r k , " T h e boys have t a k e n r e f u g e in the Chapel. Would the Prefects go and rescue t h e m . " Returning Prefects were caught and b o m b a r d e d with questions. T h e boys were s h e p h e r d e d in by t h e harasced teacher-Brothers. T h e girls arrived to be greeted with the whispered c o m m a n d , "Go in and mix with t h e m . " T h e seating arrangement was something like this: Line A, boys; line B, girls; line C, boys—one lost little girl on the e n d !

Imagine our delight and enthusiasm on hearing the good news, and more especially when we knew that our sports were to be held at the new and magnificent Beatty P a r k Pool, which had just been completed a few m o n t h s previously for the E m p i r e Gaines in this city. T h e captains of t h e four Houses r a p i d l y marshalled their forces and eager competitors began p u t t i n g all their efforts into the necessary training. Even the boarders were taken to t h e river a f t e r school so that they would not be outclassed by the day scholars. T h e great day arrived and the excitement of competitors and spectators, including m a n y of our nuns, was m o r e t h a n evident. Each House had m a n y excellent swimmers particularly some of the country girls who had swum competitively f o r their h o m e clubs. But despite rivalry between t h e Houses there was always an extra cheer f r o m all f o r the winning team. T h e climax was reached in the invitation relay race when we competed against five o t h e r Catholic Girls' Colleges, and t h e result was a victory for our splendid " O s b o r n e " team.

T h e evening opened well with Beth Black introducing t h e F o u r t h Year Debate. T h e motion to be debated was " T h a t Television and Films arc a more valuable medium for conveying ideas than Literature". Mr. A. Bellanto very ably a d j u d i c a t e d this interesting debate. (We enjoyed his comments and summing up almost as m u c h as we enjoyed t h e debate.) T h e result was a win by a narrow m a r g i n

J. M. S E W A R D (Sub-Leaving" 1 Loreto, Ciaremont.

PREFECTS L E F T TO RTGHT: T. B e n n e t t , M. T a x l e r , K a n e , J. C r o o k s ( H e a d of t h e Schooi>.

Above: FORMS I & II B A C K R O W (B. to R ) : C. M o o n e y . M. M c G u i n e s s , V. F r e d e r i c k s , L. Price, J L o f t u s , J. Condon, H. de B e n n e t t , A. Quirk. M I D D L E R O W : M. Crooks, B. W a l s h , M. B a k e r , M. K i n n a n e , A. S u t t o n , D. Phillips, L. B i g o s , P. W i l s o n , P.

H. F i l e n , S. D i t t v , Edwards.

F R O N T R O W : C. Grey, M. S t e w a r t , J. K i r w a n , S. M i n o g u e , E. Q u i g l e y , A. K n o w l e s , M. C o f f e y , S. F r e e m a n , D. Collie. A. K e m p t o n . ABSENT:

Stuchbery,

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Right: JUNIORS B A C K H O W (B. to R . ) : S. W h i t e , M. Condon, O. B o u r k e , K. Andre, B. S a l t m a r s h , M. O'Neill, H. P i c k , K. F i l e n , M. W a l l a c e , K. B e a s l e y , L. B a c o n - H a l l , D. P a t t e r s o n . M 1 D D L E R O W : .J. S t e w a r t , .J. P a t t e r s o n . X e e s s o n , S. N e e s s o n , Al. Cordy, R. Condon, Miller, G. J e n n i n g s , A. Oakley, S. W a l s h , P a r k e s , M. Q u i g l e y . F R O N T R O W : R. Andre, .J. Bell, S. Andre, 10. M c B a c h a r n , R. Quigley. ABSENT:

J. G. P.

C. F r e d e r i c k s , Patterson, A.

Purcell.

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VICTORIA

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FORMS V & VI B A C K n o w ( L . to R . ) : C. L u d k i e w i e z , C. W i d e c k i , IvE. W a l s h , M. T e x l e r , J. P l u c k h n n n , D. Fredericks, M. Guthridge, S. Galvin. F R O N T R O W : C. T u r n e r , M. M c C a b e , M. S h e e h a n , T. B e n n e t t , Y. K a n e , J. Crooks, P . Kenihan. ABSENT:

FORMS III & IV B A C K R O W (L. t o R . ) : C. W a l s h , J. S a n d e r s , Y. Greed, J. D e a n o . P. Thomas, P. Knowles, M. Bourke, K. Foley. M I D D L E R O W : C. C a m p b e l l , P. Edgcumbe, R. Kensminas, M. K n i g h t , M. P l u c k h a h n , B. Collins, E. O'Connor, G. S h e e h a n . F R O N T R O W : N . Troc, R. O u g h , P. G u t h r i d g e , J. B a r r y , H. C o f f e y , W . Collie, R. M o r r i s s e y , S. C r o w e . ABSENT:

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REVOLUTIONARY SHEEP FEEDING There is no greater concern to the Australian grazier t h a n lack o 1' i o o (1 a n <1 water in time of drought. T h e protits of a lifetime of hard labour go to the abbatoirs to be sold for a song because t h e r e is no feed. For us at Taylor's Gap, Tarlee, 1962 was a critical year f o r t h e paddocks were red, and it was too expensive to feed our two and a half thousand sheep and eighty beef cattle o n gr a in a n d baled hay. The rain c a m e ; but it was too late for m u c h growth.

f r e e choice in a n o t h e r container, and its consumption controlled by a wooden float. T h e cost was H d . per day, p e r sheep. T h e molasses, urea, nutrients m i x t u r e costs 2 / 9 a gallon—one gallon weighs 13 lbs. T h e price of saw dust was negligible. It is, we think, surprising to feed a sheep f o r a H d . a day. If its body weight and wool growth continued at that rate all t h e year r o u n d , two shearings a year and correct proportions of meat and fat would become possible. No w, you may well wonder where the secret lies—but please do not groan if you consider mv answer too complex. Believe me, it is f a r simnler t h a n any explanation I have been given. Dad considers m y appreciation of it to be very shallow —but I shall give it to you not only that you m a y u n d e r s t a n d the e x p e r i m e n t but also t h e wonderf u l l y complex working of t h e r u m i n a n t . Now, as you know, a r u m i n a n t is an animal which has f o u r stomachs and chews its cud. Sheep, cattle, goat* and camels are all ruminants, but man, cats, dogs, fowls, pigs and horses, etc., are not -thev digest their food by f e r m e n t and enzymes. Ruminants digest c a r b o h y d r a t e s and proteins by bacteria called the microflora, so tiny that approximately a q u a r t e r of a million can lit on a pin's head, and have a life span of 12 hours. They consist of those which digest protein and those which digest ce'lulo e. These bacteria are t h e n consumed bv a n o t h e r type of bacteria known as the protizoens which with their contents are digested bv gastric juices. T h e bacteria are masters of synthesis f a r better than any h u m a n scientist!

However, it gave us t h e seed o!" what can become a m a j o r b r e a k t h r o u g h in t h e stock world—feeding sheep and cattle on saw dust, each particle of saw dust about the size of a wheat grain, with urea, molasses, stock lime and dicalcic p h o s p h a t e and other nutrients and water. I carried out an experiment largely u n d e r m y f a t h e r ' s direction, and my cousin's help with a chain saw, of feeding three sheep in a shed and a bare enclosure on fresh wood dust and one-third inclusion by weight ol rye screenings, dicalcic p h o s p h a t e , stock lime, urea, molasses and other n u t r i e n t s for 36 days. The three sheep, strange as it may seem, each gained three-quarters of an inch of wool, one sheep gained 1(H lbs. of body weight, one gained 6 lbs. and the other H lbs.

These bacteria digest the proteins and carbohydrates which enter the animal's first stomach, the r u m e n . T h e next two stomachs are, t h e reticulm—sometimes called t h e honey comb because of its similar raised markings of a lice's honey c o m b — a n d t h e omasein, also called the bible as it has leaves like those of a book, f u r t h e r masticate the food and so help t h e bacteria to digest it. Tf the food is not sufficiently masticated in the first place, t h e animal can regurgitate it to have it chewed again by t h e teeth. T h e n by refiex action it can be directed into the honey comb. In the a b o m a s u m — t h e f o u r t h stomach the protein and cellulose bacteria are consumed by other microorganisms—protizons—which t h e n enter with their c o n t e n t s the d u o d e n u m to be digested bv t h e gastric juices from the duct glands such as t h e liver and pancreas. T h e n all goes into t h e j e i e n u m w h e r e extraction of n u t r i e n t s and moisture for the whole animal svstem takes place and continues into the colon. T h e food passes f r o m one stomach to t h e other by reflex action—not just anyhow. All the

T h e saw dust was m a n u f a c t u r e d by a c h a i n saw f r o m sugar g u m trees and was f e d f r e e c h o i c e with o n e - t h i r d i n c l u s i o n by w e i g h t of rye screenings, l i m e a n d d i c a l c i c p h o s p h a t e in a n o t h e r cont a i n e r w e r e also g i v e n f r e e c h o i c e , as w e l l as f r e s h water. I took all m o t h e r ' s best g a r d e n h o s e s t o fill t h e t r o u g h of w a t e r . T h e l i q u i d m i x t u r e of urea a n d m o l a s s e s and c h e m i c a l s w a s also given b y

Ann Davine w i t h her exhibit at the Science Fair, arranged by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Adelaide. She obtained third prize.

food must he converted into soluble salts before it can be taken into the blood stream. Now let us return to t h e experiment. T h e secret lies in t h e molasses urea liquid which my f a t h e r composed. Its actual composition is 8 per cent, urea, approximately 9 H per cent, molasses, approximately j per cent. (Potassium Iodide, c o p p e r carbonate, cobalt c h l o r i d e ) . T h e urea, an organic nitrogenous fertilizer is 46 per cent, nitrogen, and one pound of nitrogen equals a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e and a half to f o u r and a half pounds of protein. This estimation is arrived at by some complicated r u l e ! Now, protein is a mixture of nitrogen, c a r b o h y d r a t e and minerals—and urea can only he converted to it by bacteria. T h e molasses is a source of calcium, iron, Vitamin B group which helps m a k e t h e food available to t h e system, and sugars—all very essential to the animal. Potassium iodide is conducive to good glandular health, while c o p p e r c a r b o n a t e and cobalt chloride aid the blood system. T h e stock lime and dicalcic p h o s p h a t e not only aid bones and help keep t h e correct balance of alkaline and acidity in the stomach, but also counteract oxalic acid poisoning which can occur f r o m excess urea. Excess consumption of urea is controlled by t h e fact that after this mixture has passed into r u m e n , conversion takes place rapidly from urea to ammonia—second stage of the process of urea into protein. It is a chemical stage and prepares it for the bacterial action. Some of this a m m o n i a gas passes by osmosis directly into the blood vessels of t h e r u m e n . By this means the a m m o n i a level of the blood stream is raised and affects the saliva glands to the extent that t h e animal t e m p o r a r i l y turns away from taking any more of t h e urea—molasses mixture. and he then goes in search of cellulose, which in the experiment was available to him in t h e form of sawdust. After taking his fill of sawdust and what have you, he then turns to t h e liquid mixture for another serve. T h e t i m e factor for d r i n k i n g this, we have noticed repeatedly, both in the experiment and in the paddock, is between five to seven minutes a serve. T h e float merely stops the animal f r o m excess consumption during this time and keeps it to a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 ozs. a day d e p e n d i n g on the c a r b o h y d r a t e n a t u r e and supply. T h e sheep in the e x p e r i m e n t took about 2 ozs. a day. T h e fresh sawdust was packed with tree nutrients and minerals but its chief purpose in t h e experiment was to provide c a r b o h y d r a t e s which is necessary for energy and correct body t e m p e r a t u r e .

T h e r e were really only a few difficulties encountered in this Gum Tree E x p e r i m e n t . One of the men caught the sheep each Saturday morning and I tied t h e m one by one to t h e accurate wool scales and accurately recorded their weight. It was difficult to find a d r o p of chlorophyll on the wool staple n e a r t h e skin, and I measured t h e length of that staple accurately each week. It was also difficult to keep the dog away f r o m t h e sheep, for he thought t h a t he would take an interest, too. Some of the sugar gums s u r r o u n d i n g our house suffered t h e loss of a limb when my cousin converted it to moist wood " d u s t " . T h e sheep, I t h i n k , enjoyed themselves, f o r a f t e r t h e t h i r d weighing t h e y sat u p on t h e scales as if being led to slaughter. Neither were they interested in the green pastures after 36 days of confinement. Dad intends pelleting t h e sawdust and screenings in the near f u t u r e . At present t h e urea molasses mixture is serving us in a t r e m e n d o u s way for we can sell top quality m u t t o n and h o p e soon to be doing two shearings a year of good quality wool. A N N DAVINE (Leaving, Marryatville.)

ANDAMOQKA D u r i n g the last Christmas holidays I was very f o r t u n a t e to be able to visit an opal mine. Situated well in the heart of South Australia it was at Andaniooka. To get t h e r e we h a d to drive 56 miles north f r o m W o o m e r a on a dry, dusty road of rocks. T h e first thing that struck me on arriving t h e r e was the e x t r a o r d i n a r y dwellings which housed t h e miners. They were built into the side of a hill so that t h e floor, back and sides consisted of earth. T h e f r o n t wall was built of either large stones or logs and the roof consisted of a few pieces of galvanised iron. A gaily painted f r o n t door, perhaps adorned by a horse shoe, completed the picture. To stake a claim for opal mining the fee is £50. T h e mines consist of a shaft 2 ft. x 4 ft. wide and sunk down to a d e p t h of about 40 ft. T h e plan adopted by all is to sink shafts down u n t i l opal is struck in at least t h r e e shafts. T h e n the miners link these shafts u p by means of tunnels along which they c«n just crawl, and f r o m these tunnels they spread outwards until t h e i r claim is exhausted and they move to a new claim. We spent some time at t h e top of the shafts looking for samples of what had been f o u n d before. T h i s is called noodling, and sometimes one can [lick up some b e a u t i f u l pieces. Andaniooka is extremely hot and dusty and we were wondering how opals could ever exist in such a climate when a surprise shower caught and soaked us t h r o u g h , but at the same time showed up m a n y pieces of opal that we just couldn't resist picking up forgetting t h a t \\c were being soaked. But this is just part of the p a t t e r n of Andaniooka—heat and squalor, dust and rubies . . . C. N Y S E N ( F o r m IV, K i r r i b i l l i . )

L O R E T O splendour of the industrious man, and the failure of a man, who relies on t h e squatter's "jolly jumb u c k " f o r his next meal. Knowing of t h e harsh penalties of those caught red-handed, the swaggie would r a t h e r d i e — " 'You'll never take me alive," said he."

WALTZING MATILDA T h e r e f r a i n , " W h o ' l l come a-waltzing Matilda with m e ? " is the rollicking, irresistible call of adventure, h u m m e d and sung by people of all walks of life, all over Australia. This truly bush picture of the swagman and his " m a t i l d a " or swag, walking along the dusty Australian tracks, is, in a way, a representation of the Australian people. Some will, no doubt, object to this picture of themselves. But w h e r e else is there incorporated in such a lively way, the spirit of i n d e p e n d e n c e and the h a p p y c a r e f r e e way of life that is the heritage of Australia's p e o p l e ? This is the image most of us c a r r y of the swagman; and it is also t r u e of our own h o m e country.

In the sighing winds of t h e coolabah trees is heard the spirit of the swagman; and in the solid prisons where men suffered once, are reflected the days gone by. But in this song of " t h e good old days" is a h i n t of the m o d e r n Australia—the i n d e p e n d e n c e and hard-won respect now at last being shown overseas for the young c o u n t r y "down u n d e r " . T h r o u g h the whole h e a r t of Australia, the beat of t h e swagman's song resounds. And t h r o u g h the ages of Australia, softly flows the old ballad, "and his ghost m a y be heard as you pass by t h a t billabong, Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"

Nowadays the "swaggie" seems to be of a dying race, or else they have all got themselves motor cars! Rarely do we come across t h e m on our miles of b i t u m e n road. It will be a sad state of affairs indeed, when t h e younger children stare wide eyed at the t r a d i t i o n a l swagman picture. F o r the swagman is a piece of our past, representing also the m o d e r n world and thus a satisfactory link between the two. P e r h a p s t h o u g h , t h e catchy words and tune of "Waltzing M a t i l d a " will keep on in their popularity, as they have done ever since the time they were composed—on a station outside Winton.

ROSLYN ANNING (Sub-Senior) Brisbane.

MUSTERING IN QUEENSLAND Each year f r o m May onwards, there is great activity on t h e cattle stations of far Western Queensland. Men and beasts work together to settle paddocks disturbed bv the "wet season". T h e musterers leave the homestead and p r e p a r e to camj) on outstations for the six or eight weeks of t h e round-up. Sufficient rations are taken. A bullock is killed the day before, and this meat is salted. Plenty of rice, flour and bread is also taken. Swags, supplies and saddles are loaded into t h e supply truck, which travels f r o m c a m p to camp.

Free and easy t h o u g h t h e "swaggie's" life may sound, there are still m a n y faults in this seemingly h a p p y state. Nothing can take t h e place of h u m a n c o m p a n i o n s h i p , no matter what they say. A dog may be a good and f a i t h f u l f r i e n d , but another man, or a wife and family are infinitely more desirable.

T h e great muster begins and neighbours f r o m near and f a r come to collect their cattle which have strayed during the rains. Cattle are counted and d r a f t e d f o r branding. T h e "clearskins" are run up a crush or " b r o n c o e d " for b r a n d i n g and inoculating.

How desolated must the swagman feel at times, with n o t h i n g but the fire crackling beneath his billy, the dog, watching with patient, m u t e eyes, and all around t h e o f t e n terrible silence of the bush. Like a being u p o n a deserted world, he must feel, a world peopled only with t h e flickering shadows t h r o w n by the fire, and his memories.

Sale cattle are chosen and drovers come to drive t h e m to the railhead or load t h e m on to transports.

And when t h e cold winds blow over a bleak landscape, what then, untroubled wanderer? Anguish of m i n d , and a b e n u m b e d body, frozen through his thin, t h r e a d b a r e clothes, misery and utter dejection can be the lot of the swagman. He m a y have difficulty finding work, and rely on " h a n d o u t s " for his meal. Living on such charity is often a very degrading and humiliating experience, but he may have no o t h e r choice—if h e once had the chance, it is gone for good now.

T h e choking dust and annoying flies are all that a t r u e Australian knows and endures in this part of our land. T h e work is h a r d but t h e pay is good. Many nights are spent on a windy flat, w r a p p e d up in a canvas swag. Sometimes a hollow is dug for protection against the freezing winds. If the days are cool the cattle should work and travel well, averaging about twenty to twenty-five miles a day. D u r i n g the muster, fallen fences are also m e n d e d , to ensure no f u r t h e r straying of beasts.

In t h e early days the swaggies could often be very troublesome to the "squatters", who usually demanded severe p u n i s h m e n t s for offenders. T h e troopers were always around at t h e wrong moments, or so it seemed to the swaggie. In t h e words, "down came the squatter, m o u n t e d on his thoroughbred", is shown a contrast between the prosperous

Each year the muster is an exciting time. we look forward to those holidays!

How

L. M A G O F F I N , M. B A R K E R ( J u n i o r Class) Brisbane.

L O R E T O

THE SPIRIT OF THE GAMES, PERTH, W.A.

This then was an added final to the seventh British E m p i r e and Commonwealth Games in P e r t h which had taken place amidst t h e spirit of friendship and u n d e r s t a n d i n g of Commonwealth nations.

T h e 1962 C o m m o n w e a l t h Games held in Perth will he r e m e m b e r e d hy all w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d not only because of t h e marvellous feats achieved in sport itself b u t principally because of their wonderful a t m o s p h e r e of i n f o r m a l i t y and f r i e n d s h i p .

M. G A R D I N E R

(Age

15)

L o r e t o C o n v e n t , C l a r e m o n t , W.A.

ANOTHER SUMMER DAY

T h e opening day of the Gaines saw a capacity crowd at t h e P e r r y Lakes Stadium and t h e r e in front of all 011 the sun-flooded arena boomerangs, symbolizing the f r i e n d s h i p that was to develop, were placed 011 the spot where the standard bearer of each c o m p e t i n g country was to stand. As each team marched on to the ground t h e crowd cheered an enthusiastic welcome to each individual regardless of race or colour. To the largest contingent, Australia, down to individual representatives, namely those of Bahamas, Barbados, British Guiana, Dominica, and St. Lucia, a heartfelt welcome was extended. F r o m this m e m o r a b l e beginning, t h e n , an o u t s t a n d i n g event in the history of sport, m a n y lasting f r i e n d s h i p s were to evolve.

Life is pretty routine at Yallingup in the summer. I woke u p early to find t h e sun already fairly high in the sky. From my top hunk, I can see the vivid blue of the sky, t h e restless sea sparkling. the dusty brown-green scrub between t h e cottage and the sea. and t h e two gravel roads leading to t h e tiny "surfie town'". After an early b r e a k f a s t , we scramble into our bathers, a p p l y white cream to various freckling noses, h a u l our towels off the line, put 011 t h e much-needed fly-nets, and, at long last, set off f o r the beach. Arriving at t h e top of t h e ricketty old steps leading down to the beach, I stop and gaze around f o r a while. To the south, t h e rugged and dangerous coastline meets t h e eye, t h e m a i n eye-catcher being Canal Rocks, p r o t r u d i n g from the ocean somewhat like a h u m p y sea-serpant.

This spirit of the Games was led by H . R . H . t h e Duke of E d i n b u r g h , whose i n f o r m a l and f r i e n d l y air c a p t u r e d the hearts of all. Wishing to he treated as an o r d i n a r y citizen, h e led the way by r e f u ing a chauffeur. T h e Duke t h r e w himself into the a t m o s p h e r e of the Games, taking a great interest in all events.

To the n o r t h , the coast curves away into a shallow arc for some miles, u p to Cape Naturaliste, and a small, but tall miraging island k n o w n as Sugarloaf. Along that stretch, there is not m u c h beach, but steep cliffs. Behind t h e m is thick scrub, u n i n h a b i t e d , stretching monotonously away in all directions.

So great was this amicable spirit that one forgot the strained relations among t h e peoples of the world. T h e only evidence of t h e i r tensions came when India was u n a b l e to take part because of border fighting with China. Everywhere a wonderful example of sportsmanship was displayed with athletes gaining victories and accepting defeats with t h e t r u e spirit of sportsmen. Nations competed against each other with a d e t e r m i n e d b u t f r i e n d l y attitude. T h e Games Village itself was a scene of activity in which one could see m e m b e r s of all countries living together and mixing freely.

In f r o n t of me, is, of course, the m a i n beach. Immediately beyond the fine white sand, is t h e lagoon. It is a r a t h e r big area of water, enclosed by two large and very interesting, coral-like reefs, which restrain the f a m o u s Yallingup surf, and m a k e the lagoon a delightful and safe swimming spot. If anyone would r a t h e r body-surf, then f u r t h e r along, past the lagoon, is a curving, mile-long bay, where t h e breakers roar their way in to t h e shore.

The closing day of the Gaines was an even greater success t h a n anticipated. For what was planned as a formal occasion resulted in a festival of laughter and f r i e n d s h i p . T h e athletes came 011 to the arena once more not as individual teams but as fun-loving m e m b e r s of the Commonwealth. Some wore the blazers of other teams, others carried stadium signs as mock banners, i m p r o m p t u races were r u n around the track. They threw confetti and streamers to the crowd who responded enthusiastically. Talking, laughing and joking continually, they signified the w o n d e r f u l spirit which lies b e h i n d t h e b o n d of t h e Commonwealth. As t h e athletes left the stadium to t h e strains of "Will Ye No Come Back Again"', many of t h e crowd wept u n a s h a m e d l y .

I can see some keen surfies, out 011 their boards already, hoping to catch an early wave. To gel t h e good surf, they go two or three h u n d r e d yards out behind the lagoon. H e r e are t h e "king, king, king" waves, and maybe one or two surfies will be lucky enough to catch and ride a wave for a q u a r t e r of a mile or so, which will bring t h e m close to the breakers. But t h e surf at Yallingup can be dangerous, and all the surfies are experienced board riders. We spend t h e hot, sunny day 011 the beach, deepening our already d a r k tan, swimming frequently, maybe out to the f a r t h e r parts of the reefs, to dive f r o m t h e m into the cool, clear water, 24

L O R E T O and, almost as f r e q u e n t l y , visiting the tearooms for a eoke and some samboys. At night, a f t e r some reading, or a rowdy game of cards to finish off a s u m m e r day, we all track off healthily tired, to bed. Some nights 1 am kept awake by the t h u n d e r o u s roar of the surf, p o u n d i n g along t h a t rugged, lonely coastline. Looking out of m y window, I see tbat outside, all is a mysterious blue-black. I watch the angry white foam on the dark sea, t h e white stars blazing in t h e cold, vast sky, and t h e moon shedding a r e f r e s h i n g pale light, on to an isolated, but breath-taking, scene of a sleeping, s u n b u r n t country. C A R M E L B O N S E R (3rd Y e a r ) Loreto,

Nedlands.

THE NEW FRONTIER IN NEW SOUTH WALES H i d d e n away on the border of Victoria and New South Wales, between the towns of Mildura and Robinvale, lies the p r o p e r t y owned by R. N. G o r m a n , on which is one of Australia's newest and most flourishing industries-—the growing of Cotton. After a survey of a large area of land in the Western Division of New South Wales it was decided t h a t this small u n k n o w n lake was the most suitable place f o r the growing of cotton. The Canadian firm, for which this experimental crop is being carried out, sent the Parkes brothers to establish this industry. T h e lake h a d to be drained of the flood waters f r o m the M u r r a y River. A crop of maize was grown to fertilize t h e land in p r e p a r a t i o n for the growing of t h e cotton. Soon, a f t e r the cotton was p l a n t e d , tall fences were erected to prevent the kangaroos and rabbits entering and destroying the cotton bushes. Until the crop is over two feet high, it does not a p p e a r to be very spectacular. But t h e n with the dull green bushes, covered with t h e fluffy white balls, gently waving in t h e lake bed, it is an interesting sight t h a t attracts m a n y sightseers. In the early stages of this venture, inches of rain fell over the lake bed and flooded the crop. This improved t h e cotton crop b u t at the same time h i n d e r e d t h e picking. Over a h u n d r e d m e n are hired to work on t h e Field Day at picking t h e cotton. T h e P a r k e s brothers bought two cottonpicking machines for the total cost of £30,000, to aid t h e cotton picking. This cotton f a r m is not the only one in Australia, but it is the largest and it is expected to p r o d u c e two-thirds of Australia's cotton, which is expected to realize a financial return of £250,000,000 each

year. It is strange to t h i n k that "Meilman", my uncle's p r o p e r t y , so long accepted by us as just another sheep station, should have become t h e focal point of this new and interesting project. J. GORMAN

(13 y e a r s ) ,

F o r m III,

Toorak.

THE LITTLE PEOPLE WHO WERE TOO CLEVER T h e aborigines of D a m p i e r Land, West Australia, m a k e a fascinating ethnological study. Most of these " m o d e r n " natives have come u n d e r t h e influence of the Catholic Missions centred on Beagle Bay and L o m b a d i n a . H e r e they have learnt t h e English language, but m a n y have continued to speak t h e languages of t h e i r old tribes and r e m e m b e r the legends of their people. One of t h e most interesting legends is that of a race of little people who once i n h a b i t e d t h e country. T h e story m a y not be entirely legendary, for scientists now believe without any doubt, that a race of smaller men and women similar to the Pygmies of Africa, were killed or driven to t h e remote corners of t h e continent by t h e larger and stronger ancestors of t h e aborigines that we know today. This is the story as the D a m p i e r Land people told it: "Long, long ago, a small, strong people lived in this place. T h e y were not like us at all. T h e i r skins were blacker and they had tightly curling hair. T h e y m a d e big grass h u t s in which to live. These people were very clever, and although they were as small as children we were a f r a i d of them. One day a m a n of our own Bard t r i b e went h u n t i n g with his dog. He met one of these small Guridid people, as we called t h e m ; but t h i n k i n g t h e m a n was only a child asked, ' W h e r e are you going, little b o y ? ' " 'I am as old as yourself and I am very strong." " T h e B a r d man laughed. 'We shall see about that.' He started to fight him. T h e dog joined in the attack but before long the B a r d m a n lay dead on t h e ground and his dog went limping home. H e led t h e t r i b e back to his master's body. T h e y b o u n d it with b a r k and grass and placed it on a p l a t f o r m in a nearby tree, a custom of the tribe. T h e Bard men then c r e p t t h r o u g h the bush seeking the big grass huts of t h e Guridid people. It was night and t h e little people were asleep. T h e Bard men sprang in u p o n t h e m , speared and clubbed them, then b u r n e d t h e i r huts. " ' T h a t is t h e end

them.'

" ' T h a t is the end of t h e m . They too clever and they deserved to die."

were

far

"However, some of the G u r i d i d had escaped and were r u n n i n g into t h e bush. T h e Bard men followed. shouting and t h r o w i n g spears at them.

L O R E T O They did not catch these last Guridid people f o r thev climbed into the trees, and clever as they were, they m a d e a magic that caused t h e trees to uproot themselves and go soaring into t h e sky. T h e Guridid people now live in t h e Milky Way with many of their tribal heroes. T h e y are much better u p t h e r e because they were f a r too clever for this world.""

best of all subjects because so satisfying and logical. These interests gradually changed to occupations, and occupations to high reputations. Some of his letters show how highly proficient h e was at surveying, when he speaks of his various expeditions. He already loved Australia and wrote to his m o t h e r and f a t h e r enthusiastically of his hopes for the country's development.

That is t h e legend, but some of these little people in other partes of Australia escaped into remote corners and islands oft* the coast of Australia where their descendants can he f o u n d to this day. Just as the legend says, they are verv small, black, have frizzy hair and are clever and strong.

By 1856 when Wills was only twenty-two, he was a topographer, journalist, astronomer and surveyor as well as a brilliant student in advanced studies in magnetism and mineralogy. In I860 he was asked to lead an expedition across t h e continent of Australia f r o m M e l b o u r n e to t h e Gulf of Carpentaria. That makes a sad, heroic story; for all hut a few of the p a r t y had tragic endings, perishing in t h e desert. B u r k e and Wills, having lived on n a r d o o (powdered seeds of a desert p l a n t ) , died f r o m starvation; they had grown too weak to search for the seeds. One of t h e f e w survivors was J o h n King, who saw t h e m die. King was found living with natives when a search p a r t y came on them.

R. MILLER

( D a u g h t e r of M a r y Second

Year,

Durack) Nedlands.

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO T h e r e are m a n y biographies of great historical characters. We read them and e n j o y t h e m ; but there is a special interest in an account written hy an intimate f r i e n d of the person concerned. This thought came to m e w h e n I was reading a hook by W i l l i a m Wills of his son who was a leader in the B u r k e and Wills Expedition which crossed Australia f r o m south to north in 1862.

KATHERINE McNAMARA HELEN BURFITT (Form

IV,

Normanhurst).

[ T h e two writers are t h e g r a n d d a u g h t e r s of Mrs. Esmey Burfitt who owns the book. Ed. |

T h e book we have read is a real treasure, as it was published in England in 1863. T h e r e must be very few copies available in Australia. The hook opens in England with t h e childhood of young Wills who had loving and attentive parents. His f a t h e r describes him as an intelligent child, especially interested in the stars. At college t h e boy was still intelligent although h e did not come h o m e laden with prizes—but "just with the six months" hill and his conduct card".

EXAMS Pens clatter, Teeth chatter, T h e n a hush. Warnings said, P a p e r s read, T h e n the rush.

School years behind him, he entered many intellectual fields, chiefly scientific. In every place his professors thought highlv of his abilities and character. When gold was f o u n d in Ballarat in Australia young W. J. Wills (the f u t u r e explorer) took passage to look a f t e r t h e money which his f a t h e r invested in t h e gold diggings. F r o m this part of the book onwards, t h e a u t h o r has inserted extracts from W.J.'s diaries and letters.

Breaths catch, Nibs scratch, W h a t a fuss. Pens chewed, P a p e r s viewed, Spirits crushed.

Young Wills wrote of the different characters on board ship and tells some amusing incidents. He was very observant, and when lie left the ship at Melbourne he wrote of t h e colossal prices t h e r e it was a gold boom. He stayed in M e l b o u r n e onlv a few weeks; then went on to Deniliquin in N.S.W. w h e r e he was employed as a s h e p h e r d . He wrote h o m e glowing letters of its beauties. Eventually he moved to Ballarat w h e r e h e began to learn surveying. From his letters to his young brother hack in England we gather that he was very fond of Mathematics, saving that it was the

Faces worried, Answers h u r r i e d , Cheeks flushed. Papers rustle, All is bustle, FINISHED just! MAUREEN SHEEHAN (Leaving,

Portland.)

L O R E T O

Above: B A C K ROW (B. to R.): I). D a r k e , E. Rope, J. 3rd

ROW: F . Tul'y, K . W o o d , K. W i l k i n s o n .

FIFTH FORM

I). F l a n a g a n , Powell. As.ii bolt,

Hansel,

Carter, E.

Haselar,

McLouglilin,

English

Watson,

R O W : B. A a r o n , S. H o p k i n s , J. E w i n g t o n , M. H u x l e y , B. Conolly, R u s s e l l , M. B o y l e , P. G u n d e l a c h . 1st R O W : E. M c N a m a r a , A. T o m a , O. M i t c h e l l , A. M o r a t h , B. A. Daly, B l a c k , Y. D a r m o d y , P. R u s s e l l , J. R o b e r t s o n .

2nd

Left:

PREFECTS

B A C K R O W (\J. to R . ) : E . Rope, D. D a r k e , I). F l a n a g a n , M. B o y l e , S. H a n s e l , E . M c N a m a r a . S E A T E D : B. Conolly, B. A. D a l y . D. E n g l i s h . K N E E L I N G : K. W i l k i n s o n , E. M c B o u g h l i n .

Top: B A C K R O W (B. to R . ) : N e w n h a m.

R. Y o u n g ,

J. M e r k e l ,

FOURTH YEAR

P. T o o h e y ,

G. C o o l a h a n ,

C. R u s s e l l ,

( S e e Photos Page 28) Cummins,

.1.

Nixon,

Robinson,

Burfitt,

2nd

R O W : V. R u b e n s o h n , E . W h i t e , .J. G r e e n , B. R i c h a r d s o n , C. Duffield, S. B o n e r a g a n , S. O ' R e y a n , IT. Salier, J . B u r k e , B. K e v i n . Hrd R O W : A. M. W a l k e r , J. D o w l i n g , S M c C o m b i e , J. Teak'.e, P. S e i f e r t , A. P o w e l l , I. S t a l l e y , K. M c N a m a r a , F. B e e d e r . 41 h R O W : G. R y a n , K. M c K e n z i e , A. H u r l e y , S. Ogle, A. M a r t i n , J. F r e u d e n s t e i n , J. S c h w a g e r , K . B r a d y M. K e a r n s , M. L a r f a r e . FRONT

ROW:

C. A r c h e r ,

Dwyer,

B A C K R O W (L. to R.): S. D a l y , M. H u g o .

Madden,

Thomas,

Pynn,

Roche.

(Bottom) FORM III M.

Gearin,

Conolly,

Schwager,

2nd R O W : J. B u r f i t t , K. P a g a n , B. H o p k i n s , C. E d g e , S. R e p p u n , B. 3rd R O W : P. Gibson, E. T a y l o r , .1. K n i g h t , N . Giblin, J. v o n T a k s c h , T. Gardiner, .1. W h i t e .

,J.

Weston,

Dynon,

Bewis,

H e d g e r , G. K e a r n e y , P . Gibbons, H . C o a t e s . H. P o d g o r s k i , M. R o g e r s o n . P. H o r a n , B. H a n n a n ,

4th R O W : C. Storrier, M. S p i e r s , J. B o u l t o n , V . Cahill, J. I s a a c , S. M c C l o s k e y , B. B u r n s , G. E w i n g t o n , F R O N T R O W : P. H u r l e y , B. Tiffin, C. N e w t o n , M. M c Q u e l l i n , N . R y a n .

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Adams,

S. L e m o n ,

M. I s a a c .

LORETO CONVENT,

N O R M AN H l ' R S T ,

N.S.W.

(See Names Page 27)

LORETO

CONVENT,

NORMA NHURST,

N.S.W.

(See Names Page 30)

L O R E T O

Above:

SIXTH

CLASS

B A C K : M. W a l s h , l>. S h a n n o n , P. M a l o n e y , H e r n o n , P . T a y l o r , M. R o c h f o r d , A . B u r n s Daly.

F. J.

3rd R O W : M. P a r s o n s , V. C l u t t e r b u c k , B. B o u r k e , I). S t u a r t , S. W e s t o n , S. S i m p s o n , A. A r m s t r o n g . 2nd R O W : M. Gamble, M. Carrigan.

FIFTH

Campbell, Bathurst,

I). C.

M o o n e y , J. Irvin, Bull, P2. S m i t h ,

A. .1.

FRONT: R. M y e r s o n , B. Z i e h l k e , S. T a y l o r , G( ss, B M u r p h y , K. R i c h a r d s o n , A . S t o n e , W h e e l e r , C. H o l l i n g d a l e .

P». P.

CLASS

B A C K : .1. Hall, B. T h o m p s o n , A. M. S t u a r t , J. B e l l a n t o . 4th R O W . M. H e a l y , M. Mitchell, .J. R u b e n s o h n , C. S t o n e 3rd R O W : I>. B r e n n a n , .1. O w e n s , .1. O w e n s , K. B o y l e . 2nd R O W : ,J. Love, B. B u c h a r z , M. R u s s e l . F R O N T : M. A r c h e r ( p a r t l y o b s c u r e d — A . Kirov).

Top:

FORM ONE

(See

Photo Page

29)

B A C K R O W (L. to R . ) : C. M c l n n e s , C. S c h a d e l , M. B a r l i n g , W . M. Cotter, C. B r o w n , A. P a r s o n s , G. W h i t e , J. S t e v e n s o n , A. M. O'Brien. 4th R O W : G. C r u m p t o n , S. H a r r i n g t o n , C. A. M a l o u f , T. J o h n s o n , S. B'.ight, C. F a g a n . .1. Cullen, D. Von T a k a c h , K. H o n e y m a n , G. B e r r i m a n . 3rd R O W : S. O ' K e e f e , A. H u d s o n , R. Lodge, P. C o n d u i t , A. S t a v e n h a g a n , M. B e l l a n t o , M. A. O ' D o n n e l l , C. F a w k a s h , M. G o r m a n , C. C l u t t e r b u c k , C. D e h l s e n . 2nd R O W : M. S t o n e r n a n , G. H o l l i n g d a l e , J. H a n s e l , S. Bird, J.. A r t h u r , R. Mu'.hearn, H. P o w e l l , J. O'Neill. M. A. B u r f i t t , P. K i t c h e n e r . 1st R O W : L. R a l s t o n , A. A r c h e r , A. K e a t i n g , S. F r e u d e n s t e i n . S. M a s t e r s o n .

Bottom:

SECOND

FORM

BACK ROW: L. G a m b l e , E . C h a n i n , D. McMillan, C. F a g a n , F . B o c k , C. Ilyne, A. W a m s l e y , S. B r a d y , M. T a y l o r . F O U R T H R O W : B. K e n n e d y - G r e e n , S. Cahill, I'. Mitchell, C. Cahill, K. R e a r d o n , D. K e a d y , P. L o n e r a g a n , C. N i x o n , S. Gowans, B. Kolilizek. T H I R D R O W : J. B o y l e , L. K e a r n e y , P. M a x w e l l , C. H o p k i n s , S. K i n g , .J. L o n g s t a f f , K P e r r i n , O. D i g n a m , C. H e n s b u r y . S E C O N D R O W : C. W i l l i a m s , J. G. P a g a n , J. B o n n e r , M. A . M a c k i n s o n , S. K i r o v , L. B r e n n a n , D. D ' a p i c e . FRONT ROW: .1. Lukin, M. B o r g e r , C. S m i t h , M. L a m m e y , P. F a l k .

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THIRD

A N D FOURTH CLASSES

B A C K R O W ( P . to R . ) : Cotter, R. Schadel, Roberts, C. Johnson, McQuillan, M. (Joss, McLoughlan.

V. P. C. K.

3rd R O W : A. R a l s t o n , Woods, Gibbons, K. Burns. T. (look, 10. Burch.

I,. M. 10.

2nd R O W : M. B u l l , J. M o n ahan, D. Hollingdale, S. Stevens, V. L u m s d e n , P. C o n d u i t , M. A. F l o o d , M. Russell. 1st R O W : M. M u r p h y , II. Clutterbuck, P. Hollingd a l e , H. S t o n e , C. G r e y .

GRADE

STANDING: D. M o n a h a n , Hughes, M. G i b l i n , G. Stevens.

G. C o t t e r , Kubensohn,

F. .1.

GRADE

AND

KINDERGARTEN B A C K R O W ( P . t o R . ) : A. S m a r t . 10. M c Q u i l l a n , M. A . M e a n y , M. IJurns, M. C o h e n , .1. G r e y , J. Flood, G. (Jill is. W . S t e v e n s , M. B u r c h . J. G i b l i n . FRONT ROW: II. Hughes, .1. Sullivan, K. n f i e l d , A. M. A n d e r s o n , J. P a r s o n s , (>. J o h n s o n , A. D e l o h e r y , P. K e n a r y .

LORETO CONVENT, NORMAN HURST, N.S.W. 31

L O R E T O

Interesting POPE JOHN XXIII

and one f r o m England. Do you also exchange nuns f r o m one end to the o t h e r ? We long to have a bigger novitiate: only eight novices. And Australia with nearly t h i r t y !

P o p e John the X X I I I , who succeeded Pope Pius the X I I , was t h e two h u n d r e d t h and sixty-first Pontiff to come to the throne. H e was the t h i r d child of f a r m i n g peasants and had twelve brothers and sisters.

Our holidays begin at the end of this month and we begin school again in September. We have 700 pupils at our house here—in different schools. 1 hope by now that you are settling down h a p p i l y in your new home.

During his short reign of f o u r years seven m o n t h s and six days, one of his finest works was the introduction of t h e Ecumenical Council, but u n f o r t u n ately with his death 011 the 10th of J u n e , 1963, he did not live long enough to l e a r n of what results could be achieved f r o m this Council in October. Apart from being a very holy m a n , w h o was always praying fervently for world peace, he was very h u m a n , always laughing and joking. This is illustrated in an incident when the Pope, h u r r y i n g aJong one of the Vatican corridors, came across the person awaiting an audience and to the person's astonishment the P o p e told h i m how he h a d locked himself out of his study and was seeking another entrance or key.

M. Maria Glasauer, St. Polten,

(Form

Austria.

A BARBECUE WITH THE QUEEN On March the fifteenth, 1963, our family was greatly h o n o u r e d by a visit of Queen Elizabeth and Prince P h i l i p to our cattle station, H a m i l t o n Downs. Prince P h i l i p had been to Hamilton Downs some years before, in 1956 and, as the Queen wanted to see a typical cattle station, ours was chosen. T h e y arrived in f r o n t of t h e homestead in a black Pontiae at a quarter-past f o u r ; followed by the Royal H o u s e h o l d ; fifteen strong! T h e Royal couple was welcomed by my f a t h e r , who presented M u m m y , my twin b r o t h e r and sister, the station manager's family, Daddy's part-owner, and his wife and the family f r o m t h e n e i g h b o u r i n g station. T h e Queen and t h e Duke smiled; and he said, "It's nice to be b a c k ! "

WOOD

I, B l u e ) ,

IBVM,

12th June, 1963.

Although P o p e J o h n ' s reign was short he earned t h e respect of both political and religious leaders of t h e world and will always be r e m e m b e r e d for this and for the r e m a r k a b l e influence t h a t he h a d on the world of to-day. P.

People

Toorak.

A LETTER FROM THE I.B.V.M. IN AUSTRIA

T h e Queen looked slightly annoyed as t h e r e were sixty-one press m e n t h e r e when she arrived. These had just consumed large quantities of beer and whisky. O u r guests c h a t t e d for a while b e f o r e going to see some steers being mustered by our aboriginal stockmen. T h e Queen most certainly saw the best steers in t h e Alice Springs District, because our steers never win anything u n d e r blue r i b b o n s at the Show.

You gave me a w o n d e r f u l description of Normanhurst, and as f a r as I can r e m e m b e r , t h e r e was a p i c t u r e of the lovely new novitiate building in one of their magazines. 1 haven't been getting one lately, and I would so much like to have one if that is not inconvenient to you. I love knowing where our Sisters live and what t h e i r houses look like.

My twin b r o t h e r and sister, Paul and Jacinta. and the manager's son, David Prior, were very lucky. T h e y actually had a ride in the Pontiae which had so lately carried t h e Royal c o u p l e ! T h e y excitedly told me a f t e r w a r d s t h a t it had two air-conditioners! After this t h e twins and David presented Prince P h i l i p with some native boomerangs to take back to his own children. W h e n the Queen and t h e D u k e r e t u r n e d to t h e homestead, the press men were sent back to Alice Springs. T h e Queen looked f a r more relaxed a f t e r this. She took off her white hat in the room which had been specially p r e p a r e d for h e r ; and

Your letter came 111 the nick of time, because I have just h a d M a t u r a , which is the final examination f o r the grown girls. One failed in English; she has to r e t u r n for it in the a u t u m n . Of t h e others, two have applied f o r scholarships to the U.S.A.; three are going to England f o r t h e y e a r ; one is off to Brussels f o r the year, and some of t h e others will continue their studies at t h e University. During the s u m m e r we are expecting visitors from t h r e e provinces — something we like very much. F o u r from G e r m a n y (Passau and N u r n b e r g ) 32

L O R E T O then everyone sat 011 t h e lawn, talking and having refreshments. T h e Queen wore a b e a u t i f u l blue and white floral silk dress. All had t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to converse with her, while Daddy held a long, interesting conversation with P r i n c e Philip, mainly about aeroplanes.

"YOU MUST MEET MR. BELLOC!" 1 met Mr. Belloc on " T h e P a t h to Rome". He was a fascinating travelling companion, beguiling t h e j o u r n e y with w o n d e r f u l thoughts and inspirations d r a w n f r o m the treasure chest of his remarkable mind.

Mr. Prior, our manager, lit t h e b a r b e c u e fire at about seven o'clock. It was a r a t h e r different barbecue f r o m those we usually have at H a m i l t o n . Instead of sitting on the lawn or on chairs eating with our fingers, the party h a d several tables on the lawn and m y m o t h e r b r o u g h t out our best blue and gold plates, which had belonged to Daddy's father.

He told me how h e had come to m a k e this pilgrimage. Having wandered abroad for some time, he r e t u r n e d to the valley where he was born. To his great joy, he f o u n d the old tumble-down church that he h a d always loved, standing in t h e valley "all scraped, white, rebuilt, noble and new". Inside the c h u r c h he f o u n d a new statue of Our Lady, "so different and so m u c h t h e spirit of my valley" t h a t he was moved to m a k e a vow. He vowed t h a t lie would "go to R o m e 011 Pilgrimage and see all E u r o p e which t h e Christian F a i t h has saved"'.

Daddy sat next to the Queen. Poor M u m m y was not quite sure w h e r e to sit, but, as she was wandering around with h e r plate, the Duke said, "Come and sit over h e r e ! " so lucky M u m m y gratefully sat down beside h i m . H e r Majesty was very charming and seemed most interested in the cattle and horses. She asked our young jackeroo, Bill Sneed, m a n y questions about the stock c a m p and how they managed the cattle.

And so h e started 011 his journey, delighting in the beauty of the country about h i m . So greatly was he affected by this beauty that, on first glimpsing the Alps, he gazed at it, lost in reverie for half an h o u r .

T h e Queen and t h e Duke did not leave till halfpast ten, although t h e plan was f o r t h e m to leave earlier, so they must have enjoyed themselves. Just before the d e p a r t u r e , the Queen presented Mummy with a most b e a u t i f u l colour p h o t o g r a p h of the Royal Family with two of their Corgi dogs. The Royal couple t h e n signed our visitors' book. Their names were 011 a separate page, but, 011 the previous page, the last n a m e h a p p e n e d to be m i n e !

l i e also enjoyed people immensely. T h e r e was n o t h i n g that pleased h i m better t h a n d r i n k i n g wine at a wayside inn and amusing the good folk t h e r e with tall stories of his travels. And overall God was always in his thoughts and each day was begun with Mass. He recognized God in everything h e raw and was amazed at His m a j e s t y in t h e great m o u n t a i n s and rivers, grassy meadows and leafy dells which s u r r o u n d e d him 011 t h e p a t h to Rome. T h r o u g h necessity he h a d to break m a n y of the vows which he m a d e at the beginning of his pilgrimage but he kept the m a j o r one—and reached Rome in time to h e a r Mass in St. Peter's on the Feast of S.S. Peter and Paul.

We shall always r e m e m b e r this w o n d e r f u l event, and look back on it with p r i d e and with gratitude to her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth and His Royal Highness, P r i n c e P h i l i p . HELEN

MILLER

(14

years)

K. SMITH (Age 16 Y e a r s ) ,

Marryatville.

Leaving

Blue,

Toorak.

THE UNITED NATIONS' INTER-SCHOOL CONFERENCE During the May holidays, we had the most enjoyable and rewarding experience of attending the First Australia Wide Inter-school Conference held by the United Nations' Association of Australia in Melbourne. Its p u r p o s e was to make us more deeply aware of the p r o b l e m s facing t h e United Nations in its Decade of Development, combining at the same time, social e n j o y m e n t with this intellectual stimulus. Miss D o r o t h y Willis, t h e chief organiser, had seen similar interschool discussions abroad and k n o w i n g t h e good achieved, had planned for twelve m o n t h s to m a k e ours successful.

Every State sent six representatives to the conference with the exception of New South Wales, which sent seven, and Victoria delegated IK. These boys and girls came f r o m State schools. Catholic schools and i n d e p e n d e n t private schools, which provided a group with different upbringings, h o m e environments and religions. Diana Gardini. the Head of Loreto Convent, Toorak, was one of the Victorian participants, and Mary Willis, as a p u p i l of Loreto Convent, Kirribilli, was representing t h e Catholic Girls' Schools of New South Wales. 33

L O R E T O The conference was held at St. Catherine's School, Heyington Place. It is a great grey old building, very stately and grand. Inside it has a wide staircase and big rooms with high ceilings. Our lectures and discussions were held in a newl\ constructed, heated hall, a d j o i n i n g t h e main building.

and large land holdings. Each of these problems requires an individual, specialised solution. O u r t h i r d speaker was Dr. H e r b e r t Feitli, f r o m Mo 11 ash,* who addressed us r e g a r d i n g the Development Decade in Indonesia. H e showed t h e difficulties Industrialisation imposes on these countries —a complete overthrow of t r a d i t i o n a l society and a t r e n d towards malevolent dictatorship. T h e l a n d e d classes have t h e people in t h e i r g r i p ; consequently violent political change is inevitable. W h a t was Australia's position to be? She must be sympathetic to her Eastern neighbours and h e l p overcome their backwardness by recognising the f u n d a mental rights of t h e H u m a n Being.

A f t e r our arrival, on t h e first night, Miss Willis, our conference director, gave us general instructions about p r o c e d u r e at the conference, read t h e Rules and the Duties and concluded with this challenge: *'lt is your conference. It will be what you m a k e it." It had been especially arranged t h a t our duty, table and discussion groups contained different people so that it was possible to meet, talk and discuss with every boy and girl there. W i t h our different backgrounds and opinions, there was plenty of o p p o r t u n i t y for h e a t e d b u t w o r t h w h i l e discussions.

Our next topic was t h e Development Decade in I n d i a and was m a n a g e d well by Professor H a r p e r , f r o m Melbourne University. He presented the I n d i a n society—composed largely of village communities and pointed out t h e p r o b l e m s arising f r o m t h e i r lives. T h e r e was little Education, prevalent diseases; and low incomes p r e v e n t i n g saving. Was t h e r e any solution? Five Year Plans had been launched with m o d e r a t e success. T h e third one started in 1961 with its emphasis on Education, Industrial expansion, i m p r o v e d irrigation and communications and a wide scheme of education for f a m i l y planning.

Our e n j o y m e n t of t h e next few days was tremendous because we were able to m e e t each other on b o t h a social and intellectual level. Socially we had a short, i n f o r m a l dance, a long drive to a beach resort, M o u n t M a r t h a , a film evening—all these interspersed by short j a u n t s a r o u n d Toorak when it was possible.

Africa and the p r o b l e m s of its Development Decade was our final topic and it was given bv Mr. R. D. Sturkey. We saw the disunity in Africa, f r o m religious and t r i b a l differences: and the subsistence economy with a surplus of products (crops and minerals) on t h e world m a r k e t . Help is necessary in t r a d e agreements, cheap loans, national p l a n n i n g for regional development and t h e development of secondary industry.

Intellectually everyone gained f r o m our conference, in t h e ability to u n d e r s t a n d other races and to t h i n k for oneself about t h e i r problems. T h e general f o r m a t was one hour lectures by an expert on his p a r t i c u l a r subject, followed by direct questioning of that lecturer. A f t e r a short break of about 20 minutes we would r e f o r m in discussion groups everyone b u b b l i n g w i t h ideas and comments. F o r 1 - H hours t h e lecturer would move among our groups joining in, and answering any p e r t i n e n t p r o b l e m s arising. T h e i r skill at p u t t i n g the situation lucidly and clearly b e f o r e us and presenting the problems was greatly a p p r e c i a t e d .

On our final night we h a d a Brains' Trust, chaired by one of the N.S.W. Representatives, J o h n Bradford. Ibis consisted of asking a p a n e l of experts problems that had been outstanding in our discussion groups. F i n a l l y a general s u m m a r y of the group reports t h a t had been kept was read.

T h e conference opened with Mr. Greg Bartels speaking on t h e United Nations, its place in our world, its organisation, its t r e m e n d o u s problems, and its frailties. We can help t h e United Nation? by living as a full and useful citizen and cooperating in organised movements and campaigns. He stressed the F r e e d o m f r o m H u n g e r Campaign organised by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, and stated once this is overcome other development could proceed.

A conclusion cannot be m a d e without especially mentioning the w o n d e r f u l discussions we h a d outside the conference subject. W e talked on s u b j e c t s ranging from Prefects, to Birth Control to Religion. Our views were basically t h e same but differed according to our individual environments and religious beliefs and because every person was so sincere and f r a n k , and open, these discussions enriched us all.

Professor R u t l a n d , f r o m New England University, explained t h e situation regarding the Decade of Development with special reference to Latin America. T h e p r o b l e m s facing t h e United Nations h e r e were a combination of Political, Economic and Social F a c t o r s : A t r e n d to Dictatorship, a r a p i d l y increasing p o p u l a t i o n , a fluctuating economy

Monasli University, outside Melbourne. DIANA GARDINI, Toorak MARY WILLIS,

Kirribilli.

LORETO GIRLS ATTEND INTERSTATE

CONFERENCE

OF UNITED NATIONS' ORGANISATION, B O U R N E , I N M A Y , 1963.

B O T T O M R O W ( E x t r e m e R i g h t ) : M a r y W i l l i s , H e a d of t h e School, B o r e t o C o n v e n t , ( T h i r d f r o m R i g h t ) : D i a n a Gardini, H e a d of the School, B o r e t o C o n v e n t , Toorak.

Kirribilli,

who

represented

COLLEGIATE the

Catholic

BRANCH,

Girls'

Schools

HELD

MEL-

New

South

Wales.

L O R E T O

WE ARE OBSERVED

BUFFALOES AND NIGHT NOISES IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE

N e v e r again will we listen to c o m p l a i n t s of dowdiness of Q u e e n s l a n d school u n i f o r m s .

Business a n d g e n e r a l talk was c o n d u c t e d a r o u n d a log fire in t h e c e n t r e of t h e p a r t i a l l y walled-in v e r a n d a h . At one end of t h e v e r a n d a h t w o massive huff aloes were m u n c h i n g t h e i r way t h r o u g h several h u n d r e d w e i g h t s of f o d d e r . T h e y were r e s t r a i n e d hy a t o k e n b a r r i e r of b a m b o o r o d s w h i c h was an obvious t r i b u t e t o t h e i r non-aggresciveness; and they s n o r t e d l u x u r i o u s l y as they a t t e n d e d to t h e i r nourishment. O n e of t h e m h a d a nice bell t i e d r o u n d his neck to r e m i n d us t h a t h e was t h e r e . . . just in case h e s t o p p e d snorting. At t h e o t h e r e n d of t h e v e r a n d a h was t h e spot a p p o i n t e d f o r m y night-lodging. As I eyed t h e distance between m y place and t h a t of t h e d e a r snorting-belling buffaloes I began to t h i n k t h a t m y p r e v i o u s n i g h t ' s lodging h a d n ' t been so b a d a f t e r all.

18L-5 w r J 'fi

j•i—-—

the

Y e s t e r d a y 82,000 Q u e e n s l a n d school c h i l d r e n — boys a n d girls-—put p a i d to t h a t accusation for ever. At t h e two school c h i l d r e n ' s rallies, at t h e E x h i b i t i o n G r o u n d a n d at t h e C r i c k e t G r o u n d , t h e y rivalled t h e Q u e e n f o r i m p e c c a b l e g r o o m i n g . W i t h few e x c e p t i o n s t h e i r u n i f o r m s were creaseless, t h e i r ties s t r a i g h t , and t h e i r shoes well polished. B u t it was t h e c o l o u r t h a t first struck onlookers. T e n years ago it would h a v e b e e n a m a s s of navy b l u e , grey a n d b r o w n . Y e s t e r d a y t h e r e was a r a i n b o w effect in t h e spirals of waving a n d c h e e r i n g c h i l d r e n at t h e two r a l l y i n g points. T h e c h i l d r e n t o p p e d off t h e i r c o l o u r f u l w e l c o m e by waving c o l o u r e d flags, p a p e r fans, a n d scarves. At t h e C r i c k e t G r o u n d t h r e e g r o u p s were partic u l a r l y n o t i c e a b l e — o n e w i t h s t r e a m e r s of r e d , w h i t e a n d b l u e r i b b o n s , a n o t h e r with b r i l l i a n t yellow p a p e r fans, a n d t h e t h i r d waving c r i m s o n scarves.

—J c

A m o n g t h e schools w h i c h h a v e e n t e r e d t h e f a s h i o n lists w i t h a t t r a c t i v e a n d gay u n i f o r m s w h i c h c a u g h t t h e eye at t h e rallies were:-—

r i fi

L O R E T O with e l e p h a n t grey silk linen u n i f o r m dresses t o p p e d with really s m a r t yellow straw b o a t e r hats. Night music in India.

Y E R O N G A H I G H S C H O O L with green and w h i t e checked g i n g h a m blouses u n d e r grey tunics.

T h e r e I h a d s h a r e d a room w i t h t h e f a m i l y ' s goats a n d p o u l t r y . T h e goats—to give t h e m t h e i r due—slept rather soundly during the night; and the roosters—according to their custom—crowed only twice b e f o r e d a w n , even if it was w i t h i n t h r e e feet of m y ear. B u t t h e s e b u f f a l o e s . . . it was b e c o m i n g q u i t e clear t h a t t h e y w e r e going to chew a n d r i n g bells a n d s n o r t all n i g h t . I wondered how 1 w o u l d ever get off to sleep. S o m e h o w or o t h e r when t h e t i m e c a m e f o r r e t i r i n g I did m a n a g e to d r o p off to sleep, b u t it was with t h e subconscious c e r t a i n t y t h a t t h e Shostokovitch-like s y m p h o n y of sounds was not yet p l a y e d out to its last u n p r e d i c t a b l e beat. D e e p d o w n I k n e w t h a t t h e r e was s o m e t h i n g yet to c o m e and at t w o - t h i r t y in t h e m o r n i n g it c a m e . . . t h e s o u n d of w o m e n h u s k i n g rice.

SOMERVILLE

H O U S E with light green dresses.

M O R E T O N BAY COLLEGE with red and white c h e c k e d cotton dresses. W Y N N U M H I G H S C H O O L with b r i g h t green skirts, grey blouses, a n d green ties. (Courier-Mail,

bottle

Brisbane.)

Dear Philippa, As I s u p p o s e you k n o w , P e r t h h a d t h e privilege of e n t e r t a i n i n g t h e R o y a l c o u p l e on t h e i r last stop in t h e i r t o u r of Australia. O n T u e s d a y , 26th M a r c h , t h e seniors of o u r school went to P e r r y Lakes S t a d i u m to see t h e Q u e e n a n d t h e D u k e . Many other schools were t h e r e : about thirty-seven thousand children altogether. W e sat on t h e s o u t h e r n side of t h e s t a d i u m .

" E x t r a c t f r o m a l e t t e r w r i t t e n t o a S u p e r i o r of one of o u r convents in I n d i a . T h e w r i t e r (likewise, artist) is F a t h e r K e n M c N a m a r a , S.J., of t h e Jesuit Mission at R a n c h i . P e r h a p s o u r e d i t o r i a l m a n n e r s are off-hand, b u t we could not resist t h e wish of allowing o u r r e a d e r s in A u s t r a l i a to h a v e a g l i m p s e of t h e l i g h t - h e a r t e d c o u r a g e of a n o t h e r A u s t r a l i a n . — E d . , Loreto.

At t h r e e o'clock t h e R o y a l c o u p l e arrived and we nearly c h e e r e d t h e sky off. T h e Queen w o r e an o r a n g e frock a n d h a t a n d c a m e in a L a n d rover. H i g h school girls p e r f o r m e d some dances in gaily coloured f r o c k s . A girl f r o m Santa M a r i a and a boy f r o m H a l e School m a d e speeches. T w o o t h e r s p r e s e n t e d a m o u n t e d b o o m e r a n g to t h e Queen. 36

L O R E T O

DAME EDITH SITWELL

I t h o u g h t that t h e Queen looked a picture in her frock against t h e blue sky. T h e Duke looked very sun tanned. Some of us wished t h a t the Queen would speak to all t h e children. But we were t h a n k f u l that we h a d at least the o p p o r t u n i t y of seeing her. S. B A K E R

(Third

T h e well-known English writer, Dame Edith Sitwell, lately spent a few quiet days in Sydney, but h e r f a m e s u r r o u n d e d her so that she h a d to give a press conference, or be constantly harassed by reporters. One a f t e r n o o n they gathered in her sitting room at t h e private hotel where she was staying. T h e y came into h e r presence with a certain trace of awe; then w h i p p e d out t h e i r . n o t e books and became themselves. One felt lamentably at home, for h e asked Dame E d i t h why she had never m a r r i e d . T h e grand lady looked at h i m , and said quietly: "You should not ask t h a t question." H e had t h e grace to blush and look embarrassed.

Year),

Loreto Convent,

Nedlands.

A PIANO RECITAL Towards t h e end of 1961, a student at ihe Melbourne Conservatorium said goodbye to her teacher, having told h i m that she was going to enter the Novitiate at Loreto Convent, Normanhurst. He, too, was t e r m i n a t i n g his connection with t h e Conservatorium, and would soon be on his way back to London to resume his work as Professor at the Royal College of Music. His name is Eric Harrison, whom m a n y of our readers will know, at least by name, as a pianist of international fame.

A n o t h e r r e p o r t e r , h o p i n g to lift t h e conference into a safer atmosphere, said h o p e f u l l y : " I believe, Dame E d i t h , t h a t you hold some highly individual religious opinions." D a m e E d i t h cut t h a t short by saying: " H o w could I ? I ' m a Catholic." However, t h e interview was very pleasant as they got to u n d e r s t a n d each o t h e r ; and the reporters went off' deeply impressed by t h e great lady. W h e n they h a d gone she said anxiously to her secretary: " I ' m worried about that poor boy. Do you t h i n k I hurt him?" For Dame E d i t h is kind.

H e promised his student, who is now a novice at N o r m a n h u r c t , that he would call at t h e Convent and give a short recital when he was in Sydney the following year. So it was that one evening we all gathered in t h e hall at N o r m a n h u r s t , and enjoyed an enchanting h o u r of music. We r e m e m b e r especially Debussy's " S u b m e r g e d Cathed r a l " and " T h e Little W h i t e D o n k e y " by Ibert. A P r e l u d e and F u g u e by Bach, and Beethoven's Sonata in D m i n o r m a d e u p the rest of t h e programme. T h e evening h a d a special joy f o r Mr. Harrison's old p u p i l , now a novice. T h e y had a f r i e n d l y chat afterwards, and we all felt it was a gracious incident in our prosaic school year, for we knew t h a t it was the one evening Eric Harrison was not playing as guest pianist with t h e Sydney S y m p h o n y Orchestra. He was en route to England, and was to give concerts in Fiji, U.S.A. and J a p a n .

T h e editor of your magazine was told about the conference by a f r i e n d w h o m Dame E d i t h h a d got to know in Sydney, t h r o u g h h e r secretary. W h e n t h e editor's f r i e n d , who was visiting Dame E d i t h on t h e a f t e r n o o n of t h e press conference, was asked if she would like to be present, she gladly said yes. She also telle the h u m o r o u s interlude in a conversation with Dame E d i t h who asked our friend what was h e r h u s b a n d ' s occupation. Our friend said that he was "in oil". T h e grand lady lifted an a d m o n i t o r y finger, saying: "Always be careful of t h e image your words c r e a t e : 'in oil'—a sardine."

As Mr. H a r r i s o n is not a Catholic, and had probably never met nuns before at a recital, we would like to t h i n k t h a t t h e evening was not without significance for him, and that t h e dedicated life of a novice may seem to h i m one of t h e b e a u t i f u l wonders of the spiritual world.

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B A C K R O W : M. K a p s e y , R. Y e w d a l l , .). T r a i n o r , A. B u c k i n g h a m , M. K e l l y , T. Clarke. 2nd FROM B A C K : K Milne, M. E n g lish, M. J o h n s , G. T r a c y , S. Mulally, M. G r a y d o n , C. Clarke, G. O ' D o n n e l l , R. S i v c r t s e n , H . M c N i v e n . M I D D L E R O W : C. S h e l t o n , J. Macn a u g h t , H. S h a n n o n , S. S t o k e s , N. B y r n e , A. Colvin. II. Pi v e n - B a r g e , S. Young, S. Callen, C. B u r k e , I >. P l a s t o , K. Green. 2nd F R O M FRONT: C. Coady, D. W l i i t t y , S. D o y l e , .1. B u r k i t t , D . P e r r o t l e t , G. H e r b e r t , H . Perkins, M. N a n c a r r o w , .J. A l l a n , P. Lergessner, J. M a c d o n n l d . F R O N T R O W : D. M a g u i r e , S. H o l t , D. L i e u t e n a n t , K. K e a r n e y , Emerson, P. Howe, G. S u t h e r l a n d , J. S t a u n t o n , P. B u c k l e y , A. H o e b e n , N. L o u g h l a n d . A L O N E ( S e a t e d o n g r o u n d ) : M. W i l l i s .

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SEMI-CI ROLE, at Back Seated): R. Yewdall, J. B u r f i t t , M. Craydon, K. K e a r n e y , A. H o e b e n , C. S h e t o n , V. E m e r s o n , M. N a n c a r row, .J. M a c n a u g h t , J. Staunton. ( H e a d of S c h o o l ) M. Willi,5, M. K e l l y .

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H o e b e n , S. C. S h e l t o n ,

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M u l a l l y , A. B u c k i n g h a m , M. W i l l i s , K . R. S i v e i t s e n , S. R o w e , M. G r a y d o n .

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STANDING AT BACK: G. S u t h e r l a n d , S. H o w e , S. D o y l e .

SODALITY

Kearney,

CONVENT,

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N.S.W.

Emerson,

FOURTH Y E A R (Blue) B A C K R O W (B. to R . ) : M. B u r k e , K. Goddard, R. M c C a f f e r y , H. L u b r a n o , E . H o m a n , C. T r e b y , .f. B a r r e t t t , J. Z a h a l k a . MIDDLE ROW: M P e r k i n s , M. D a F i n a M. Meilon, D. .Morrow', R. T r i g g s , L Rich, A. Chaston R. C r e g a n , C. L o n g FRONT ROW: R 7a\ nelli, C. Brown G. L u s h e r , S. O'Fla h e r t i e , K. W e l l s . II Miller, T. Nicholas S. Johnston.

FOURTH Y E A R (Gold) B A C K R O W (B. (o II.): N. Lau, J. Tail, S. H i n d , P. H a r k i n s , It. P l a « t o , K. D u s s e l d o r p , C. Deakin, K. Ryan, C. A c t o n , C. W a t son. MIDDLE ROW: S. Ell, L. Y u n g , B. H o l m e s , C. N v s e n , C. A r m s t r o n g , A. O'Halloran, M. A. Scart't'e, A. Court. enay. FRONT ROW: I). A u s t i n . C. C a l l a g han, D. H o g a n , G. D w y e r , G. Cloran, S. Skippen, M. Willis, S. Cashmore, C. S l a t t e r v , J. Gain.

THIRD YEAR (Gold) BACK ROW: T. O'Reilly, M. K e n nedy, A. F a y , C. D u s seldorp, C. L i e u t e n a n t , K. S h e l t o n , C. V e r n o n , M. Walsh, P. McNevin. SECOND ROW: M. T. Altomare, 10. Slocum, M. M. F l y n n , F . S i v e r t s o n , J. H a r t i g a n , V. Rossi, M. Hardiman, IT. S i d a w a y , G. Coros z c z u k , A. L o S c h i a r o . FIRST ROW: M. Acton, K. Hogan, E. O'Brien, K. M c D o n a g h , M. H a l l , G. Holmes, G. R o b e r t s , C. G r e g g , K. Shell. K N10 E I . INC,: B. B r o w 11. K. S k o g l u n d . A B S E N T : F . George, R. Raper, H. Cashmore.

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B A C K R O W (L. to R . ) : P. Peacock, E. Woods, M. O'Brien, M. F i n l a y son, C. Ogilvy, J. P a r k , E . C r e a g h , B. S c o t t , A. Perry. T H I R D R O W : G. S t i r ling, J. Shannon, M. S a l t e r i , M. B r o g a n , T T r i g g s , A. M c H u g h , L. M a l o n e y , C. D a v o r e n . SECOND R O W: R. Horan, K. F a r r a r , C H o l m , S. E m e r s o n , J. F a y , A. l l i d d i n g t o n , D. W a l l , S. B i d d u l p h , S. McGrath. FIRST R O W : M. T. A l t o m a r e , C. Prendergast, J. M a c l e a n , A. H o l d e n , E. S t a n d e n , M. Hennessy. ABSENT: M. Buckley, M. C a m p e y , S. C a y l e y , P. C h a p l i n , H. L a F o n taine.

SECOND Y E A R (Gold) BACK ROW: M. E g a n , A. D e a k i n , C. M c C a 1> e, E. B u r k e , O B u r k e , G. P o w e l l , J. S c h n e i d e r , P. H o e b e n . MIDDLE ROW: S. Corrigan, M. Preston, L. Reillv, S. Inglis, V. H o g a n , C. Kennedy, E. Pola1*a s, K. Nagy, E. Corrigan. FRONT ROW: H. S l a t t e r y , S. O'Gradv M. M e s s a r a , S. M a t t h e w s , M. B u r k e , A. M a c n a u g h t , C. M c C a f f r e y , A. B a t e , A. M o l o n e y , K. P o w e r . ABSENT:

Rossi.

SECOND Y E A R (Blue) T O P R O W : J. D e l f s , S. B e l l m a i n e , C. D e s m a r c h e l i e r , C. W o o d . 2nd R O W : G. Miller, A. P u n c h . M. Qui mi, C. Byrom, A. Mostyn, C. C h e s t e r , K. L i m e r i c k , M. L. P e l letier, P . B r a i n . 3rd ROW: M. Donnelly, R. J o h n s o n , S. M c C o r m i c k , M. D i c k , J. T i h a n y i , C. Hawk i n s , M. H u g h e s , M. Cayley. F R O N T : S. F a h y , V. Rennix, F. A. McN a m a r a , C. R y a n , .1. Milne, C. B u t l e r . T. P e r r y , R. P a p a l l o , H . Shelton. A B S E N T : G. R y a n , R. Pointing.

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B A C K R O W : P. S i d a w a y . M. M. H u n t , S. N o w l a n d , L. S t a n t o n . T H I R D R O W : K. IClliott. M. Snoll. K . V a n t a r a s z , F . M c C a f f e r y , A. F i n l a y s o n , K. O ' F l a b e r t i e , A. M e s s a r a , J. Davoron, 1M. C a r m o d y . S E C O N D R O W ; D. Short, ,1. H u g h e s , A. M a r t i n , A. K i d m a n . ,1. G a l l a g h e r . B. R y a n , S. O'Brien, M. A r m s t r o n g . F R O N T R O W : J. I >eef, V. D a b i n s o n , C. M o B r i d e . D. V a n d e r v a e r e , M. L i e u t e n a n t , C. C h a s t o n , M. S m i t h , C. L o n g , H . A c t o n .

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F R O N T R O W (L. to R . ) : C. O g i l v y , A. W a l s h , C. C a n t a r e l l a , E . J u r e n a k . C. H a y e s . 2nd R O W : C. H a r i o w s m i t h . G. L e v y , M. B r o w n , C. S h e l t o n . J. W e l l s . C. Willis. V. S h a n n o n . INI. S u l l i v a n , S. C o l d s t o n . 3rd R O W : K. Kidd, M. A. May, M. B u r k e , E. H a y e s , ,T. R i c k a r d , M. E v a n s , K. F o l e y , E. N o v a c e k . 4th R O W : D. S h e l t o n , P. P h i l l i p s , ,T. M a r t i n , R. B u t l e r , S. F i t z p a t r i c k , P . B r o w n . C. B u w a l d a , G B u r n s , C. J o h n s . A B S E N T : C. P a r m e n t i e r .

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F R O N T R O W : L. H a r r i s , L. M a c l u r c a n , P . Peacock, R. Jacobs, S. Skellerin, M. B a t e s , A. S m y t h e , J . K e n n e d y , M. S e y m o u r , C. B u r k e , V. R a n d e l l . 2 n d R O W : Y. C a n t a r ella, M. Deakin, B. S w i f t , C. M a t h o n , A. H a w k i n s , S. L a n i g a n O'Keeft'e. P. Delfs, V. Rich, J. Quilty, B. Molloy. 3rd ROW: S. Manchoulas, J. Hawke, M. M. McHugh, J. Swift, J. Baker, S. W a l s h , R . G r a n t , M. K e n n e d y , S. O ' G r a d y , G. Hesselman, G. Skoglund. BACK R O W : J. H a r p e r , A. M i l e w s k i , M. D o n n e l l y , S. M u r p h y , A. Slielton. M. J. B o v d , M. M o r t o n , J. Tait, P. A r t h u r , P. Buckley. ABSENT: R. Scandrett, A. Golden.

GRADE

FRONT ROW: F. B a g o t , S. R y a n , S. Novacek, A. M. S c h r o d e r, R. W o o d s , L. C a n t a r ella, E . L o n g , .1. M. S h a k e s h a f t , M. Kennedy, J. Stant o n , S. P o w « r , Maclurcan. 2nd R O W : 1'. E l l m e , J . C u n n i n g h a m , C. T h a c ker, E. McCaffery, C. B e n n e t t, E . Tomkins, D. Demenlemeester, P. M a c l e a n , M. O ' H a l l o r a n , V . S p a i h , D. P e l u s o , G. Flanagan. (Cont.

Below)

GRADE IV F R O N T R O W : J. Riord a n , R. Coy, L. D e a k i n , B. M a c l u r c a n , M. M a c lurcan, T. Schroder, F. B u r k e , G. G r a n g e r . 2nd R O W : L. Mostyn, M. G o l d e n , G. G o l d e n , S. W o o d s , M. W a t s o n , A. M o r g a n , L . Courtenay, K. S e y m o u r , J. Daniels. 3rd R O W : J. Pelletier, B. M a t h o n . E. Czeti, N. Arthur, J. Dillon, .f. T a i t , J . M c P h e e . M. D. M c N a m a r a . B A C K R O W : A. S a l t e r i , E . F o l d i , E . A c t o n , A. F l a n a g a n , N . W a l l , C. ITickey, M. F . Davis, M. Bartholomew, R Cou r t e n a y . ABSENT:

Mitchell.

3rd R O W : D . G a l b r a i t h , C. C l o r a n , C. F i t z g e r a l d , K . M a g u i r e , M. H u r l e y , G. D o n o h o e , C. B e r g e l i n , C. R o s s i , J . M c N a m a r a , J . G o l d s t o n , B. E m e r s o n . . B A C K R O W : C. P y e , E . B o y d , M. H a r g r a v e s , E . P u c k e r i d g e , .T. G o l d e n , S. E l o y d , C. F a b r y , T,. W a l s h , J . A \ h e l a n , Murpliy. ABSENT: P . W i n s h i p , P. F e g ' a n , S. B u c k l e y , I). S m i t h .

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F R O N T R O W : T. M o r i t a , C. D w y e r , A . S y m e s , V. G r a n ger, S. B u t l e r , E. Goldston, J. P e a c o c k , M. M c A l a r y , J. Hewitson. 2nd R O W : N. B u r k e , L. P e l u s o , M. L a v a n . M. L. W h e l a n , J. B e n n e t t , R. B r o w n , M. S t a y ner, M. J. B a t e m a n . B A C K R O W : E, Gazzoli, A. Sutherland, G. Morton, J. B u r k e , L. V a s e v , D. Scobie, S. D o n o h o e , K. C h a r o d y , L. Parmentier. A B S E N T : R. Grant, M. Ford, K. A. C r o w t h e r , J. J o n e s , J. Waterhouse.

Prep., Grade I, Grade II F R O N T R O W (L. t o R . ) : A. Watson, J. Fitzgerald, .J. Cahill, T. B a t e m a n , A. M. Carroll, A. S w i f t , M. N o v a eok, E. McNamara, A. Mooney. 2nd R O W : P . A r m s t r o n g , R. Cant, L>. B u r n s , C. Courtenay, S. P a r m e n t i e r , J. H u r ley, S. R o s s i , M. A. Dyer, E. H a y e s , E O ' H a l l e r a n , J. Mostyn, A. P e a c o c k . 3rd R O W : R. S y m e s , M. F l y n n , R. McCleery, S. S l a t t e r y , V. de Meyrick, A. W e y l a n d , A. O'Kane, P. Grant, M A Armstrong, P. M c C a f f e r y , E . Whelan, G. B u t t e r w c r t l i . BACK ROW: P. Cahill, J. Chester, M. Morrison, F. Manfredini, R. L a w r a n c e , M. A. Rossi, D. L a v a n , E . W h i t e , K. Ke'.ley, S. M c A l a r y . ABSENT: M. Buckley, N. Dillon, M. L. D w y e r , J. M c Manis, A. Z a h a l k a , C. T u r n e r Burns.

PREP., G R A D E I, G R A D E II F R O N T R O W (L. to R . ) : M. B u r k e , S. W o o d s , P. Mooney, C. Wynton, I. Morrison, S. S i d a w a y , P. W a l s h , B. O ' K a n e . 2nd R O W : J. Maclurcan, P. Mathon, M. Hill, D. Slocum, G. White, D. R y a n , T. K e n n e d y , R. P e l leher, L. O'Connor, G. B e n h a m , G. M o o n e y . 3rd R O W : P. E l m e s , M. K a r r i s , R. Cahill, M. H a w k i n s , J. V a s e y , S. Morton, A. Morrison, P. S k e l l e r n , M. K e n n e d y , B . B u r k e . BACK ROW: J. M c N a m ara, R. S a f t i c h , B. R y a n , M. P o w e l l , J. H u r l e y , P. M o l o n y , B. Lloyd, J. F l e m ing, N . S i v e r t s e n , J. K e n nedy. ABSENT: G. BelgiornoNettis, P. Churchill, J. Mofflin, S. La G r e c a .

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F R O N T R O W : C. Cooper, L. N o b e l i , S. S h a n a h a n , L. P h i l i p p e , H. P r i e s t l e y , H . W a l s h , S. Grinceri, J. S e w a r d , M. R u s e , T. N e w m a n , L. K e n n e d y , J. Grey. M I D D L E R O W : C. C o o g a n , M. K e e l y , E. de ICluvyer, E. M e e h a n , J. Cruise, C. B o r b a s , E. W i l l i a m s , P . A d a m s , r i s s e y , J. M a r w i c k , C. Mallet, R. T r i g w e l l , M. S t e i n , P. K e e l i n g . T O P R O W : J. F e r r i e r , K. H a n r a h a n , .J. M e n g l e r , R. G o r e y , K . M c P a r t l a n d , C. C o t t o n , S. S t u a r t , I). H a i n e s , H . L. D e w e r , P. M o r g a n , Z. M c D o n a l d . A B S E N T : D. Cole, A. M c B r i d e .

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B A C K R O W : J. E d w a r d s , P. Harrold, M. M a s l e n , F . K o e n i g , K. D o b s o n , M. H o l b r o o k . M. P u r i c h , C. Clarke, W . M e a r e s . S E C O N D R O W : P. B e a t o n , R. Orr, M. W a t k i n s , P. M a d d i g a n , P. J o y c e , H. D u g g a n , G. L i g h t l y , B. R o u s s e t , F. W a y n e , T. B u z z a r d , M. C a m p b e l l . T H I R D R O W : R. L o n g , P. B a k e r , M. M a r w i c k , P. J e f f s , D . M a x e y , H. B u s s a n i c h , S. T i c e h u r s t , M. F a r r e l l , A. H a w k e , A. M. O'Dea, A. W a t s o n , C. W h i t e , A. M. B o y l s o n , D. H o c k i n g , R. T o o v e v . F R O N T R O W : K. O ' M a h o n e y , P. D o n o v a n , S. F r a n k l y n , M. D i f f e n , V. L u m s d e n , L. M c G u i g a n , M. Gillett, G. V e n a b l e s . A B S E N T : S. F a r r a r , E. W i e s e , C. C o c k s , M. H i c k s , J. M. C u l l i t y , C. N e l s o n .

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B A C K : S. P u r i c k , .1. M o r r i s s e y , R. Q u i n l i v a n , B. L a g o d a , V. D a l y , T. H a r m s , C. C u l l i t y , E . S e w a r d , E. Koehne, L. O ' M a h o n e y , J. Moran, L. P a l u c h , P. Glossop, A L o b o s c h e r . B O Y S : B. T r e z i z e , J. M c N a m a r a , D. Cullity, J. Q u i n l i v a n , T. M a h o n e y , A. P i g g f o r d , M. M o r r i s s e y , D. O'Dea, M. H a g a n , D. R y a n , I'. A h e r n , J. S i m p e r , M. B e l l e m o r e , M. Currie, D. Seward, R. K e m p , S. A h e r n . T. M u r p h y , P.' B r i d g w o o d , M. Stroud. F R O N T : C. G o m m e , B. S t a n l e y , M. H a w k e , M. R i m e s , A. B r o a d b e n t , C. R o w e , A. S e w a r d , R. O'Dea, A. B a h e n , K . O'Grady, C. A r n d t , S. L e e , J. Moran, A. Farrell, H . M c A d a m , N . R a n d a l l , A. H a g a n , M. N e l s o n , K . F a r r e l l y , L. M u r p h y . A B S E N T : M. P o w e r , M. O'Dea, J. P a l u c h , D. M u s c a , C. B e l l e m o r e .

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F R O N T R O W : J. S t r u t h e r s , J. B o y l a n , J. L y a l l , J. S a w y e r , N . H a r d y . S E C O N D R O W : A R o d i g h i e r o , C. M c C a r t h y , P. J o r d a n , M. P o l l a r d , B. N e r o , H. S t o k e s . T H I R D R O W : P. R a p h a e l , C. T h o m p s o n , A. Pollard, P . P o l l a r d , M. P a l m e r , J. C r e g a n , E. B A C K R O W : C. J a r r e t t , A. B e a n e y , C. P a l m e r , E . L e s n i k o w s k i , J. R i n g e r . A B S E N T : M. S h a n n o n , C. H a r m o n , C. B e n c i n i .

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Top Right: G R A D E I (Gold) F R O N T R O W : W . H a r v e y , F . R. P y n e , T. J a r r e t t , P . H a r v e y . S E C O N D R O W : A. T e m p l e r , A. P o l o m k a , K. T r a b i l s i e , R. S h e r i d a n , B. W r i g h t , S. O m o n d , J. Reid. T H I R D R O W : J. Z i e s i n g , B. W e b e r , A^. S t r a u c h , S. W h i t f o r d , S. W a k s m u n d z k i , S. P a l m e r , C. J o h n s o n , J. B A C K R O W : A. W h i t e , C. W h a t s o n , P. M o r i a r t y , A. N a v a k a s , N. J a r v i s . A B S E N T : M. P i c k h a m , M. M u l l e t t , G. V a u g h a n , G. R o b i n s o n .

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F R O N T R O W : P. Cooper, P . C o t t o n , P. B a k e r , J. L y a l l , S. H a n u s . S E C O N D R O W : M. H a t f i e l d , J. Baillie, C. D u n n , J. H e c k e r , A. H o r v a t , C. H a m b o u r , E. C a m p b e l l . T H I R D R O W : J. A b r a h a m , S. H a m r a , C. L y n c h , C. K e e l e y , C. K i e r n a n , H . M c C a r t h y , L. G a t t , J. B A C K R O W : M. C e s c a t o , A. E v a n s , M. B o n e , J. C a r e y , M. C a h i l l , C. Bill. A B S E N T : S. F o o t e , M. B r o w n , M. B l a c k well.

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F R O N T R O W : T. W a l s h , P. T r e l o a r , S. M o r i a r t y , I. D u n n , S E C O N D R O W : D. E v a n s , R. D u l u k , G. H a y , C. S m e r d o n , B A C K R O W : S. D a r w e n t , M. H e y s e n , M. T a y l o r . A B S E N T : G. P a g l i a r o , M. O t h e n .

GRADE P. C.

Tiggeman.

Giorgio.

BOYS

Cahill, M. Z i e s i n g , S. W h i t e , W i l s o n , M. D o y l e .

Lynch.

Bottom Right: G R A D E III F R O N T R O W : C. R e g a n , G. G o o d w i n , S. R a p h a e l , C. N i e l s e n . S E C O N D R O W : D. Gill, A. J a m e s , B . G l a e t z e r , L. B l a c k w e l l , C. Reid, J. T a y l o r . T H I R D R O W : M. V a n d e r C a m m e n , M. J. K e l l y , S. L a m p rill, M. K i e r n a n , C. S e x t o n , J. B a u l d e r s t o n e . B A C K R O W : J. H i c k e n , V. H o r v a t , J. A B S E N T : P. H e m m i n g , S. P i c k h a m .

Hay,

Warhurst,

Taylor,

S. D a v e y ,

G. C o t t o n ,

Leaney,

Boyd

R. W i l s o n , Turner.

Trabilsie,

•

L O R E T O

Spirit

STORY OF OUR MAIN BUILDING

Place

T h e f r o n t staircase is beautifully graded, and is lighted hy a h a n d - p a i n t e d stained glass window representing the f o u r seasons which was also i m p o r t e d f r o m England. The brass h a n d r a i l is the "gentlemen's port r a i l " — t o give t h e m assistance in mounting t h e stairs a f t e r t h e i r after-dinner excesses! All t h e rooms upstairs are in the Adam style—i.e., English classical revival.

T h e original building, called "St. Georges" was the h o m e of Mr. Alfred Watson, the first cloth m e r c h a n t in Flinders Lane. Built in 1840, it was in t h e colonial style, and did not extend beyond t h e teachers' room and senior library (the latter was most p r o b a b l y t h e f r o n t p a r l o u r ) . T h e gully is the last r e m a i n i n g section of what was a sanctuary for native Australian animals—kangaroos, koalas, etc.—hence the tunnels and caves.

T h e gardens were designed hy Baron von Mueller, who laid out the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. T h e r e was a sunken garden, a duck pond, a laburnum walk and a drive of Moreton Bay figs, as well as glasshouses, vinery, vegetable garden and an orchard. T h e r e m n a n t s of these last n a m e d are t h e f r u i t trees in t h e back gardens of some houses along Malvern Road i»ud Mandeville Crescent. T h e gatehouse or lodge can still be seen in Orrong R o a d ; it is the house with the turrets, and looks its part to perfection.

Sir Joseph Clarke was the youngest son of a Tasmanian pioneer. H e was born in 1835, and on his father's death, succeeded to large estates in South Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. In 1860 he m a r r i e d his cousin Caroline Clarke and in 1874 bought "St. Georges", r e n a m i n g it "Mandeville Hall". While his wife was abroad visiting relations, he brought out f r o m Italy an a r m y of craftsmen, who re-decorated the original building (e.g., adding the gold leaf p a t t e r n to the ceiling of the room now t h e senior library, and remodelling t h e old doorways; making t h e m into arches so that they would fit in with t h e rest of his p l a n ) , and added to it the marble-paved entrance hall, t h e main staircase, t h e ballroom, reception room, oak p a r l o u r and the bedrooms upstairs.

St. Michael's was the stables, t h e 2nd Division Chalet t h e coach-house, the craft room the h a y l o f t and o t h e r rooms in the block were grooms' quarters and harness rooms. T h e r e was a well near the servants' quarters and kitchen, in which some say a maid was d r o w n e d — t h o u g h others m a i n t a i n t h a t this story is false, and that a m e m b e r of Sir Joseph's family was drowned in the artificial lake. By 1890 t h e building was sold as a guest house, doubtless because such huge rooms were becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. It was purchased hy the Loreto nuns in 1924, who were delighted to find that the Clarke's m o n o g r a m J.C., which was displayed in several places, fitted in so well with t h e spirit of the new owners, t h e spirit of Jesus Christ.

T h e reception room has an Adam overmantel, made of Queensland wood, and is separated f r o m t h e Conservatory—perhaps originally a sunroom— by h a n d s o m e doors of Venetian glass. T h e period f u r n i t u r e in this room was originally in the h o m e of the Mornane family. T h e oak p a r l o u r is panelled with oak imported f r o m England. T h e r e are fortyfive carved oak panels, each representing an English county. Of these no two are exactly alike. Among the designs used are T u d o r rose, Scotch thistle and daffodil. It is said that t h e r e is a secret hiding place in this room, p e r h a p s only small enough for jewellery, etc. If this is so t h e most likely place for it is t h e centre of t h e mantlepiece, for a p a n e l there is loose. T h e small fresco close to the ceiling represents English h u n t i n g scences, and has a different p a t t e r n in every panel. A f t e r investigations to discover why the gilded decoration on t h e ceilings h a d not t a r n i s h e d , it was f o u n d that they were covered with fine quality gold leaf. T h e Ballroom in the basement had f o u r entrances, and though the room could not have been very airy, it had a b e a u t i f u l cedar dancing floor, gas illumination and m i r r o r s covering t h e pillars. Sir Joseph's wine cellars were also u n d e r t h e house.

J. ADAMS

(17

Years),

Matriculation,

Toorak.

COMO Last year Como, a b e a u t i f u l old h o m e built in the early Georgian style, was given to the Victorian National Trust by t h e two Armitage sisters, granddaughters of the original owner, H e n r y Armitage. T h e land once covered fifty acres of the "rolling hills and plains of P r a h r a n " , hut through the years has become less, and now comprises t h r e e acres of magnificent gardens. It is a mile or so f r o m our school, and the well-known oval, Como Park, is a landmark. Much of the antique f u r n i t u r e t h r o u g h o u t t h e house is original although some has been donated by people belonging to the Trust. T h e ballroom is one of the most attractive rooms in the house, and t h e b e a u t i f u l oak floor is in perfect condition,

T h e entrance hall is in classical style, the fresco representing gods and goddesses of ancient times, but t h e extravagance of t h e decoration is Moorish. 45

L O R E T O riding. But they also suggest the Kangaroo h u n t s —I'm afraid that they might be connected with t h e dire, black days of aboriginal hunts. As a Tasmanian I am ashamed of t h e tragedy of our blacks.

even though it has had a lot of wear. The grand piano is magnificent, and t h e music on its stand is the original used by t h e A r m i t a g e children years ago. Two b e a u t i f u l m i r r o r s are at each end and a F r e n c h Louis X I V clock stands on the mantel-piece. T h e gold curtains are still hanging and have never been c h a n g e d ; they are very striking. T h e old mansion is one of our national treasures.

T h e owner of " E n t a l l y " p r o b a b l y had m a d e his money in the Indian Service. Certainly lie built himself an attractive mansion. Looking back on it f r o m t h e distance, t h e homestead is the perfect picture of "old E n g l a n d " . S u r r o u n d e d by trees and b e a u t i f u l l y k e p t gardens, it overlooks t h e gently flowing river m a k i n g many-a-one say: " T h a t is indeed a source book of early T a s m a n i a n history."

E. C A L D E R (Form III),

Toorak.

ENTALLY

IT. V A U G H A N

" E n t a l l y ! " T h e n a m e glistened brightly on t h e recently polished plate, when 1 first visited this p o p u l a r l y advertised r e m i n d e r of t h e "good old days" when a horse-drawn buggy would clatter u p the well-kept drive to t h e f r o n t door.

(Leaving),

Toorak.

FREEDOM Silhouetted against the skv, T h e stallion screeched his defiant cry. And 011 his back t h e r e could be seen T h e b r i g h t red blood against t h e sheen Of his magnificent coat. This was the land lie had longed to see, With p l e n t i f u l grass—the home of t h e free. Phis was his h o m e : the call of t h e wild, And the wild horses Plunging and snorting, in t h e mild Sweet scent of m o u n t a i n air. Away from the men with the rifles and whips, To the glorious sunset 011 m o u n t a i n tips. This was the country of m o u n t a i n s and rivers, F r o m the billowing trees to the willow that quivers This was the land where he had to be, Away with the wind and away with the f r e e !

F r o m this drive, enclosed overhead by gnarled and twi ted trees, t h e light, filtering through t h e entwined branches, gives a view of t h e actual homestead " E n t a l l y " , its original name, is the only home of a wealthv "free-settler" left standing in Tasmania. Its history attracts thousands of mainland tourists every year. Built in 1820, it is r e m a r k a b l e that it has been left standing in such preservation. T h e lounge, which is t h e first r o o m one enters, has its own u n i q u e way of relating t h e formal occasions which it has patiently endured. Richly carpeted with English designs, it contains b e a u t i f u l l y carved tables and chairs, now jealously regarded as perfect antiques. This antiquity creeps into every room with t h e air that it would be strained by a boisterous f a m i l y life.

Unique—110 other word can describe all the antiques which cannot fail to be recognized, such as the four-poster bed. T o u r i n g quickly through the back of the house, we come to the stairs. How " G r a n d m o t h e r " m a n a g e d those stairs is impossible to say. However, past the obstacle of badly graded stairs, one finds oneself in t h e nursery.

TRIPCONY ( F o r m IV, G o l d ) ,

Toorak.

NIGHTFALL IN MY FAVOURITE VALLEY A f t e r journeying for miles, we reached our destination. Around one m o r e bend in t h e road and we would be in the picturesque Ovens Vallev. After the cold, winter sun had .cet in a pool of brilliant crimson, t h e r e replaced it a serene and eerie quiet. It was twilight. T h e scent of pineclad hills was refreshing and t h e grey-blue sky softly blanketed t h e trees.

Ibis room is filled with a m i x t u r e of q u a i n t objects which take some time to be recognized. Cradles, cols and various o t h e r articles seem fo crude to the m o d e r n eye, that it is impossible not to laugh. T h e only other 100111 that calls f o r attention is one t r a n s f o r m e d into a d o l l s house. It is such that no child of to-day would d a r e spoil by touch. It is quite a p p a r e n t t h a t t h e top floor of " E n t a l l y " was d o m i n a t e d by children.

Wispo of fog were d r i f t i n g u p the valley, and silhouetted against the sky were the figures of a f a r m e r and his dog, treading t h e already dewladen grass. Soon a dark mantle shrouded the valley and activity ceased. T h e only sign of life was a car travelling along a r i b b o n of road into t h e night.

Descending t h e awe-inspiring staircase, the rtable? are next in the guide's survey. Here hang the polished r e m n a n t s of the buggy and harness and an i n n u m e r a b l e n u m b e r of saddles and bridles. These belong to the old days when t h e j o u r n e y f r o m H o b a r t to Launceston was a s p u r to rough

J. SIMPSON

(13

years),

Form

III,

Toorak.

L O R E T O

TO THE OLD BUILDING

Having settled in we got down to business. Nations claiming possessions on Antarctic Territories have signed the treaty which states that Antarctica will never be used in war. So with all men o u r friends, a few of us flew by helicopter to t h e Russian base, Vostok, and it was h e r e that I was presented with a husky. W h e n leaving Mawson I farewelled my dog, too. Nikovi joined a sled team.

Yesterday it was the Osborne Hotel—-one of the busiest and hest in the western suburbs—with its b e a u t i f u l fernery, fountains and lovely lawns and flowers. It had many pleasure grounds which have now melted into B i n d a r i n g Parade. But as it was quite a long way f r o m the city its visitors were mainly honeymooners or holiday makers and it became known as the hotel with no f u t u r e . It was then t h a t it was bought hv the Loreto Nuns to he t r a n s f o r m e d into a girls' school.

We flew to the South Pole and t h e r e saw the flags of different nations flying and fluttering bravely in the freezing air. We also visited t h e U.S. base where we viewed t h e inevitable American baseball game, in the snow.

Today it is centred amid: t the gav chatter and laughter of f o u r h u n d r e d girls f r o m different parts of the State, and many of whom do not know of its past. T h e interior is rarely seen hv one, except on r e t u r n i n g f r o m a holiday or at end of t e r m .

Mawson was a wonderful place in my d r e a m , something new and exciting h a p p e n i n g every day, f r o m blizzards to p l a y f u l penguins and letters sent h o m e in code. P e r h a p s I really might go t h e r e one d a y ; one day when scientists have awakened u p to female hardiness!

T o m o r r o w the interior will he seen no more f o r its place will be taken hv a new, m o d e r n building. Many are glad, hut some of t h e building's oldest f r i e n d s think that it is a pity such a wellknown l a n d m a r k should he destroyed.

PATRICIA D O N O V A N (13 y r s . ) Loreto Convent,

JENSEN (Second

Year,

Nedlands).

Claremont.

A LAUNCH TRIP ANTARCTICA

One day during the holidays some f r i e n d s invited our family to spend the day on t h e i r launch. This was a big thrill for m e as 1 do not often have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of going out in a boat.

Every person has a cherished ambition to see n certain country or city. I choose Antarctica. Recently a film was shown on television which told t h e exciting story of those fine, brave explorers. Scott, Byrd, Shackleton and others. All the weird and w o n d e r f u l adventures they encountered in this exciting land of ice and snow were shown.

W h e n we arrived we were taken below to t h e cabin and then the launch pulled out. W h e n we h a d travelled out some way we stopped and Dad said he would try his luck at fishing. About half an h o u r later he had caught only three medium-sized herrings. In the m e a n t i m e lunch was served; so everyone had to leave what they were doing and go to eat. which we were all glad to do. A f t e r w a r d s the boat was started u p again and I, u n d e r close supervision, was allowed to steer until 1 suddenly t u r n e d t h e wheel so sharply t h a t my b r o t h e r nearly fell overboard.

In my imagination, I had joined an Australian Scientific Expedition and was cruising south f r o m Sydney on the huge ice breaker, Thala Dan. We had long since left Tasmania and soon we were passing between the great emerald ice cliff's of Wilkes Land. Sometimes a lone albatross or other ice bird wheeled and cried above us. W i t h a faraway look in his eyes a m e m b e r of t h e crew began to m u r m u r in sinister tones " T h e Ancient Mariner".

About five o'clock we started back for F r e m a n t l e when everyone wanted to try their luck at fishing again. This time Dad placed a m u c h larger hook and bait on his rod. A little while later something was pulling and tugging at his line. A f t e r a struggle he managed to p u l l it on board and, to his astonishment, it was a huge s c h n a p p e r and it weighed about twenty-five pounds.

We reached our destination, Mawson, one of the main bases of t h e Australian Antarctic Territory. After mooring, our delicate a p p a r a t u s and precious provisions were taken to t h e camp. We surveyed our surroundings curiously. We cut ridiculous hear-like figures in our suits and caps, which were so necessary in this land w h e r e t e m p e r a t u r e s were well below zero degrees. A dozen or so penguins surrounded the party, inspecting us, chattering almost h u m a n l y , and flapping about like old busy bodies. Snow cats drove past. These are big lorries, r u n not on slippery wheels but on belts similar to those of an a r m y tank. We reached the partly u n d e r g r o u n d camp.

W h e n we arrived h o m e everyone was so tired thev were almost d r o p p i n g on their feet. We all agreed we had had a most e n j o y a b l e dav, especially Dad. S. S H E R I D A N (Third Year),

Nedlands.

Right:

PREFECTS

STANDING: M. Grieve, D. Glynn, S. G a r d n e r , L. H a c k e t l , E. A h e r n ( H e a d ) , C. B r i d g w o o d , S. F r a n e t o v i c h , S. W o o d , P. W a l s h , M. K e o g h , J. K e o g h , R. H i t c h m a n . S I T T I N G : J. M e e h a n , M. L a d n e r , M. B a d n e r , C. O'Neil, C. K o e h n e , H . M c C u s k e r .

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B A C K R O W : A. N i c h o l a s , C. B r i d g w o o d , B. H a c k e t t , E . A h e r n , O. D o n n e l l y , P. B o u r n e . S E C O N D R O W : R. O ' H a l l o r a n , J. B a y l e y , P. W y n d hani, D. G l y n n , S. F r a n e t o v i c h , G. A d a m s , S. M c Mullen, S. G a r d n e r M. G r i e v e . T H I R D R O W : J. H e a l y , C. K o e h n e , C. O'Neil. M. O ' H a l l o r a n , P. W a l s h , S. W o o d , J. B e r r v . F O U R T H R O W : M. W h e e l e r , S. C o n n o l l y , M. L a d n e r , A. O ' H a r e , M. L a d n e r , S. H a r v e y - S u t t o n , S. K o h . F R O N T R O W : R. H i t c h m a n , M. B e e , B. E v a n s , H . M c C u s k e r , J. M e e h a n , M. K e o g h , J. K e o g h . A B S E N T : T. B e c k e t t .

Below: SUB LEAVING B A C K R O W : J. M. S e w a r d , K. L i n l e y , S. G a l l a g h e r , M. W a l s h , S. S c o t t . 2nd B A C K R O W : J. F r e e m a n , C. D a l y , C. H a r r i s , J. Da v a n , D. A v e r y , M. A d a m s , P. M e e h a n . 3rd B A C K R O W : J. N i g h t i n g a l e , C. M c G u i g a n , T. Watson, M. W r i g h t , M. E h l e r s , E. F a i r , N . P a g e , M. G l y n n , S. B l a k e . 3rd F R O N T R O W : M. W o r n e r . M. B a m f o r d , R. S t e p h e n s , M. W a y n e , R. E l l i o t t , H . B r a n d e n burg, C. P a l t r i d g e , C. Bonser, M. O ' K e e f e . 2nd F R O N T R O W : D. H a g a n , E . J e n s e n , C. B a i l e y , S. H o g a n , B. O ' H a r a , W . T o w n s e n d , J. M o n k , S. Campbell, B. Boucher, M. Zi'.ko, A. B a m b l e t t . F R O N T ROW: K . T r i g w e l l , D. Reid. P. H o p k i n s , M. G a r d i n e r , J. H a n r a h a n , P. H e a l y , S. F a r rell, c . A y l i n g , M. D o n o v a n , C. D w y e r , V . M i d d l e t o n , V. E d m o n d son, ,1. N e w t o n .

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W.A.

LORETO

CONVENT,

CLAREMONT,

W.A.

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Top: GRADES VI & VII B A C K R O W (B. t o R ) : R . M i t c h e l l , P . G r e y , M. A r t e l a r i s , P . M e e h a n , R. P u r i c h , H a n s o n , M. D o l i n , G. R y a n , S. S t r o u d . F O C R T H R O W : D. C o n s i g l i e r e , A . T h o m s o n , N . B e l l e m o r e , N . d e P i e r r e s , G. C o o m b s , E . J o h n s t o n , M. O ' C o n n o r , 10. C l a r k e . Clarke. T H I R D R O W : R. N e t t l e t o n , S. M a c N e i l l , G. W o o d h a m , C. D o w l i n g , A. Miller, E. H o p k i n s , M. B. B e r o y , R. Stumpers, M. D r a k e - B r o c k m a n. S E C O N D R O W : S. B e a h e y . J. L e e , P. F a r r e l l , M. B a r r e t t , M. K e l l y , P . S m i t h , S. H o p k i n s , 11. F o r d . F R O N T R O W : P. W h i t e , P. D u n p h y . R. Hi'.l, E . H a r r i s , S. M o r a n , C. P i s c o n e r i , M. D u r a c k , J. B r i t t a i n , H . C o n g d o n , S. .Tansen. A B S E N T : P . W o r n e r , E . W o r n e r , A . B a t e s , .1. T i l l e y .

Centre: G R A P E S

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B A C K : P . M a h o n e v , C. S m i t h , R. B a k e r , M. A h e r n , P . C o c k s , .1. T r e t h o w a n , A. L o b a s c h e r , G. M u r p h v . S. O ' M a h o n v , J. M a s l e n , M. C o o m b s , J. S t r o u d , S. R e i l l y , M. C u l l i t y , M. S m i t h , M. H a d f i e l d , J. B e l l e m o r e . MIDDLE: R. D u r a c k , S. G o o c h , J. K e e l y , D . N e w t o n , S. H o p k i n s , D . H a m m o n d , F . C h a d d , S. D o l i n , T. T i l l e y , J. L e u n i g , S. S e w a r d , L. B a h e n , G. R o b i n s o n , P . B e e , M. C u l l i t y , D . A g n e w , A. M c N a m a r a . F R O N T : M. H a w k e , D. F i n c h , S. M c A d a m , J. M a s l e n , P . B r i d g w o o d , f. H o p k i n s , M. H a w k e , V. M o r r i s s e y , A. Hawke, M. F a r r e l l y . E . B e n n o n , S. D r a k e - B r o c k m a n , S. H a m m o n d . M. T i l l e y , C. B r o a d b e n t , R. A h e r n , O. S m i t h . ABSENT: M. S t r o u d , M. T>. D a v i d s o n , C. W o r n e r , B . C a s e y .

LORETO

CONVENT,

CLAREMONT,

W.A.

GRADES

(See

Names

Page

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L O R E T O

Happy

—

Memories

A NIGHT-PIECE TO CHRIST IN THOSE I DO NOT KNOW Your meanings fall. No words could say what should be said.

Light in a window latches home Your love. You dwell, within, whatever face, whatever stranger Settles there beside the fire; and You are home. You are the hearth hv which they sit, Companion with them when they take the hread And break it for the evening meal. And so It is that I would enter there, that I might hear Your greeting. Know the joy of that embrace awaiting me Where You are waiting in their eyes, though they are strangers.

Still, You Would dwell in silence deep in them, and so From strangers' lonely, questing eyes, You would look out And, loving me, speak from their lips that said, Bewildered, "No, we know Him not." Nor would they. Only You would know, and 1, That words should have no meaning now but only love, But only light that in the window glows, this secret thing, Wherein they dwell, to which I come. It draws me homewards to their lonely hearts; You draw me, homing, to t h e hearts of men.

Yet, should 1 come, I know that I should blunder, seeking You And come to find You were not there, but they were aliens Who spoke a language all must understand As of no meaning in the kingdoms where

—M.V.,

Kirribilli.

IN MEMORIAM What was the sudden hush? Why was the World so silent? Even newspaper boys, who were so busy handing out papers, were speechless. The headlines tell the story, "Death". This death was not like any others it was that of Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli, known to the World as " P o p e J o h n X X I I I " , a man who h a d become a world-wide topic in his short state of office as Spiritual Director of the Catholic Church.

which had not had an official representative since the thirteenth century. He loved the people so much that he promised, in his first sermon, to learn their language for the second. These speeches were full of warmth, simplicity, humility and geniality which have become synonymous with his name all over the world to Catholics and nonCatholics alike. Phis wonderful work continued in Greece and Turkey where, now as Archbishop Roncalli, he directed works of charity m a d e necessary by the tragedies of war. He aided Jewish refugees and overcame the differences between tbe Orthodox so that they were able to work together against the threat of widescale starvation.

Thousands of people will remember His Holiness as the Pope who convoked the first general Ecumenical Council since 1870 and many others as the winner of the Balzan Peace Prize, which, for the first time in history, went to a Pontiff; however, few of us will remember him as those fortunate Bulgarians whom he guided and helped for ten years. T h e success of his mission was so great that in 1932 Pope Pius XI raised h i m to the rank of an apostolic delegate. But what earned him ibis r a n k ? the Holy F a t h e r tell you . . .

1 shall

These are only a few of the not-so-prominent works of Our Holy Father, like his visits to the jai! at Christmas, which allow us to understand and know this great Christian leader who has accomplished so much in such a short space of time. We can only thank God for lending us His most willing servant and hope that he will still guide us, although now from his lofty position in heaven.

let

"It is not enough lo have t h e kindest feelings towards our separated Christian brethren. If you really love them give them good example, and translate your love into action."

B. BRIDGE

And this is exactly what Monsignor Roncalli accomplished as official representative to a country

(Sub-Senior)

Brisbane.

L O R E T O

SOWING THE SEED

we were eager to get back on the j o b and start winning others f o r Christ.

Early this year Loreto " O s b o r n e " played a very i m p o r t a n t p a r t in Young Catholic Students" Movement history. Between J a n u a r y 14th and J a n u a r y 18th the first Y.C.S. S u m m e r School ever to be held in W.A. took place here with the aim of training Y.C.S. leaders.

I bis might sound strange to some, but those of you who attended the 1963 S u m m e r School in W.A. know it to be true. C A R O L I N E O'NEIL, Loreto, Claremont.

F o r three days one h u n d r e d and twenty girls came f r o m all over this State and f r o m some of the Eastern States. T h e y lived in the Convent so that they could obtain t h e full benefit of the s u m m e r school. We were p a r t i c u l a r l y pleased to welcome representatives f r o m Loreto, Toorak, and f r o m St. Aloysius, Adelaide, and St. Joseph's, H i n d m a r s h , S.A. Others came into the school daily to attend lectures, t a k e part in discussions and give their own opinions and views.

Y.C.S. DIOCESAN MEETING T h e setting for the 1963 Y.C.S. General Members' Kallv was, once again, Brisbane's Festival Hall. Looking forward to a very interesting and enjoyable day, over a thousand Y.C. Students f r o m Brisbane's leading Catholic Colleges attended. Among the girls' schools represented were All Hallows', St. Rita's, St. Ursula's, Lourdes Hill and. of course, Loreto. Boys f r o m Villanova, St. Lawrence's, Marist Brothers, St. Patrick's Nudgee College and St. Collumbans, h e l p e d to swell t h e numbers. We were all very h a p p y to see ten girls f r o m Cavendish Road High present, and went out of our way to m a k e t h e m feel welcome.

A variety of subjects was discussed and they were not always dealt with by priests. Y.C.W. girls, a policewoman and t h r e e m e m b e r s f r o m Alcoholics Anonymous, came to tell us about their lives and to offer advice on how to deal with problems of a similar type.

T h e p r o g r a m m e commenced at 10 o'clock with t h e A n n u a l Y.C.S. Mass. Following this, the everp o p u l a r F a t h e r Barry gave a five-minute talk on Y.C.S. in Brisbane.

But do not t h i n k that the S u m m e r School was all work and no play, for it was not. We were allowed f r e e time between lectures to talk among ourselves. Subjects for casual discussion proved to be no problem. Excited girl-chatter could be h e a r d f r o m all corners of t h e school.

T h e n at 11.15 a.m. a p a n e l of girls f r o m All Hallows' discussed t h e pros and cons of having a P l a n of Life, d u r i n g which there were m a n y interjections and suggestions f r o m the audience.

Sport played an i m p o r t a n t part in the Summer School. Tennis, volley ball and other games were played. For those of us who so wished, a swim at nearby Cottesloe beach could be arranged. Here it might be mentioned that t h e Eastern States' girls who came over were greatly impressed with our beaches. They seemed to e n j o y themselves immensely, judging f r o m t h e riotous l a u g h t e r which could be heard f r o m their sleeping cubicles every night. Seriously though, these girls deserved praise for their enthusiasm in travelling so far to be with us.

T h e boys f r o m Villanova College showed some slides on Items and Facts. Although these drew m a n y laughs f r o m t h e audience, they also placed Items and Facts in a new aspect—a much more interesting one, I should say. By drawing u p and presenting a Code of Conduct for Catholic Students, the m e m b e r s from St. Ursula's and St. Lawrence's have been very practical. This Code, condemns gate-crashing at parties, encourages finishing all parties by midnight, and discourages t h e d i m m i n g of lights—a very wise plan, I should t h i n k .

T h e r e was, however, more to the S u m m e r School than work and plav. T h e a t m o s p h e r e was an i m p o r t a n t feature. We were all t h e r e with a purpose, with one aim and one idea: to work for G o d : to help Christianise the environment in which we lived. We were united in and for G o d ; united in our desire to save our souls and t h e souls of those around us. This was t h e purpose of the S u m m e r School—to bring us all together so thai we might feel that we are not fighting as individuals or a small group but as a force, and a strong force at that.

After an hour-long lunch, d u r i n g which hit records were played, it was back to business again, with discussions and questions on t h e Code at 1.45 j).m. During this discussion, m a n y m e m b e r s of the audience heatedly disagreed with the suggestion of m i d n i g h t as a curfew for students; but, a f t e r careful consideration, it was decided t h a t under most circumstances, this was the most suitable time. With the introduction of a P a n e l of Parents, F a t h e r Barry took an adventurous step. This panel undertook to answer some of the key questions regarding teenagers' activity. T h e y discussed subjects such as single dating, the use of the f a m i l y car, pocket money, swimsuit fashions, and a curfew

W h e n we left " O s b o r n e " on t h e final day we came awav knowing that we weren't alone; we had been shown how o t h e r leaders act. We came from the school not diffident but full of enthusiasm and 52

L O R E T O f o r students. T h e i r viewpoint was m u c h appreciated hv everyone, and we were very h a p p y to hear t h a t they regarded teenagers, on the whole, as a h a p p y wholesome generation, not as the juvenile delinquents we are sometimes pictured to he.

the colour of t h e sky. We went to the old building t h e r e and saw piles of salt in crystals. We were so fascinated by t h e old m a c h i n e r y and by the b u i l d i n g itself that we missed the bus. But as it was only three o'clock and a b e a u t i f u l day we did not mind walking back. We reached t h e Settlement at a q u a r t e r to f o u r and a f t e r satisfying our appetites we went straight to the boat. At f o u r we were on our way home. This trip was not nearly so rough as we had t h e waves behind us. Memories of this day will last.

Brisbane's well-known T V personality, Brian Cahill, then gave a h a l f - h o u r talk on Catholic Attitudes. As Mr. Cahill is a good Catholic family man, we all respected and agreed with the points he put forward.

Greg O'Connor, Y.C.W. President of Brisbane, then said a few words at 3.30 p.m. to close thi* successful day, which was made possible by the superb organisation of F a t h e r Barry. I'm sure all the Loreto girls join with me in moving a vote of thanks to him. ANNETTE CARTER

(Third

MOORE

Year,

Nedlands).

CANBERRA TRIP* F o r some weeks b e f o r e h a n d the F o u r t h and F i f t h Year trip to Canberra was the main topic of conversation at School. Well rugged u p against the notorious C a n b e r r a climate, we left Mascot Aerod r o m e at 8.30 a.m., arriving in Canberra about one h o u r later. F o r some it was their first flight and a great novelty, but to other travellers, m o r e seasoned, it was m e r e l y routine.

(Sub-Senior)

Brisbane.

A DAY AT ROTTNEST, W.A. We found that the week passed slowly so we racked our brains to think of something entertaining. T h e n we t h o u g h t of a day at Rottnest. Next day we were called early and a f t e r the necessary p r e p a r a t i o n s we left f o r P e r t h , w h e r e the boat was to leave at 9.15 a.m. Among the few people on board was an American couple who were particularly interested in country areas of Australia and country people, as they lived on a cattle ranch at home.

On the bus ride into Canberra we passed the American War Memorial, where our obliging driver stopped for a few minutes to allowr us to take photos. We h a d an all-too-brief glimpse of Duntroon Military College; and then we arrived at the new C a n b e r r a Civic Centre, in the City Square most impressive. As we drove along t h e streets so strangely quiet, compared with Sydney, our driver told us of the Canberra Lake Scheme, which will unite the two fections of the present Canberra. Permanent bridges will he built across the flood plain of the Molonglo River and, by stabilising the flood level of the river, the lake will define the edges of t h e flood plain and enable firm plans to be m a d e for t h e f u t u r e m a j o r buildings in the central area of the city. Several "artificial islands" for this lake are being built and the present golf course will be u n d e r water when the scheme is completed.

The trip down the river was smooth but when we reached t h e open sea the boat began to pitch and roll so that it was impossible to stand steadv. Then one of t h e engines f a i l e d ; so the trip was longer t h a n usual. At mid-dav we reached calmer water and pulled in at the jetty. We got ofl" and welcomed t h e feel of firm ground once more. Fi rst we booked our seats on the bus for a tour of the island and then, on the advice of the captain, we went a n d had something to eat. At one o'clock we went to the Settlement f r o m w h e r e the bus was to leave. We started off towards the m a i n lighthouse, which was surprisingly large up close. T h e driver explained that t h e convicts built it f r o m Rottnest stone and most of it was still the original stone. F r o m h e r e we went to West E n d , which held us all in awe with its blowholes and curious rock formations. We were given about threequarters of an h o u r and instructions w h e r e to go and where not to go. Cameras clicked for most of the time. F r o m t h e r e we drove onto t h e highest point on Rottnest f r o m w h e r e we could see the whole island. T h e salt lakes, even t h e Pink Lake, looked a beautiful blue, and we thought that all we had h e a r d about t h e colour of the lake was a myth. But when we reached it we f o u n d it was red. We were told that the colour depended on

Our next stop was P a r l i a m e n t House, where we were welcomed bv Mr. Fraser, the m e m b e r for the A.C.T. Loreto's name seems to be well known, even in P a r l i a m e n t ! In King's Hall, where all Royal balls are held, we saw the portraits of the past Governors-General ami P r i m e Ministers of Australia; also the f a m o u s document, signed by Queen Victoria, declaring Australia an independent n a t i o n ; and an original copy of t h e Magna Charta. We were then conducted on a tour of the House of Representatives and the Senate—and our guide m i n u t e l y described the f u r n i s h i n g s of each to us. T h e House of Representatives was upholstered in green, like its c u n t e r p a r t . the English House ol Commons, and the Senate in red, like the House of Lords. W e were especially interested in the 53

L O R E T O duties of Hansard reporters, who record every word spoken in both chambers. A H a n s a r d r e p o r t e r must have a speed of at least 180 words a m i n u t e , and incidentally, t h e r e are no women Hansard r e p o r t e r s ! Not because they are barred, but p e r h a p s because women's tongues move faster t h a n t h e i r pens!

rainfall, so we were rather relieved to step into the w a r m hall. At t h e door we bought small leaflets and then proceeded to observe t h e paintings that h a d been entered in the U.N.E.S.C.O. competition. Among t h e entries, were some of our own works, including an u n u s u a l concrete mural and a toothpick model. We were all thrilled t h a t Beth Black, one of our Leaving candidates, did an excellent piece of work that scored first place!

An unscheduled stop in our tour was t h e Canberra Cathedral. Being keen to see t h e interior of the c h u r c h , we stepped through the doors and found that we were just in time f o r Benediction. As we had been u n a b l e to go to Mass before we left Sydney, we felt t h a t it was t h e Lord's way of m a k i n g u p to us!

Gradually the seats were filled, and t h e conference was begun. Mr. B. Anderson gave an address of welcome on behalf of t h e student members of t h e Art Guild of Bethlehem College, and told us t h e theme of the conference, which was "Integrating the Arts with Architecture". The guest speaker was Professor Sam Black, of t h e University of British Columbia in Canada, who discussed and illustrated t h e latest trends in art education. F o r instance, in Canada, art students paint on concrete floors, never using tables or chairs. When Prof. Black had shown us some coloured slides of such t r e n d , the Open F o r u m began.

By now it seemed to be time for lunch, so we headed with all speed for the W a r Memorial Museum, and lunched at the Memorial Kiosk. Afterwards we strolled leisurely around the Memorial Museum, which is truly fabulous. All t h e glory and sorrow and heart-touching h u m o u r of decades has been preserved here—the horror of Hiroshima — t h e glorv of Gallipoli—the courage of K o k o d a . We could have lingered here for hours, but t i m e was ebbing away fast, so into our trusty transport once m o r e we climbed. We stopped at the Canberra Catholic Girls' High School, w h e r e we were met with cordial hospitality and an invitation to see over the building, only f o u r years old and already with 600 girls. T h e classrooms were beautiful—light, airy and spacious—there was even a Stereo Boom.

T h e subject of this Open F o r u m was t h e case for unity in the arts. Emeritus Professor L. Wilkinson was the c h a i r m a n who, before introducing the speakers, r e m i n d e d us that ''Architecture is t h e M o t h e r of t h e Arts". T h e first speaker was Mr. J o h n Mansfield, architect. Mr. Mansfield said t h a t buildings of to-day, despite t h e i r b e a u t y of f o r m , are incomplete without other, though less functional, arts: sculpture, p a i n t i n g and mosaic works. H e favoured t h e team work of artists. Mr. Tom Bass, the second speaker, agreed w i t h Mansfield about the reconciliation of art with architecture. H e said he felt art was a "vital part of our c o m m u n i t y life."

Last item on our agenda was t h e Academy of Science and its over-the-road neighbour, t h e Institute of A n a t o m y (commonly known as the Pickle F a c t o r y ) . We were fascinated by t h e striking architecture of the A c a d e m y ; b u t t h e great rush was for the Institute of A n a t o m y when we were given the signal. (Canberra will always r e m e m b e r the Loreto Invasion Day.) T h e r e was an irresistible t e m p t a t i o n towards the bottles of fingers, cupboards of skulls and cases of bones.

T h e last speaker, Mr. J o h n Coburn, did not agree on a divorce of architecture and art, but said that architecture was both "lacking and lagging". H e believed in a complete fusion of painting, sculpture and architecture, and said t h a t on the whole, the twentieth century has evolved a symbolic art which speaks to us and has become involved with t h e d e e p e r things of our civilization.

At lart it was time to leave. A f t e r heartily cheering and t h a n k i n g our driver, we packed into the p l a n e again. Soon we were winging our way back to Sydney. " T h e r e were two Loreto of 1962.

letters on this subject in FIFTH

YEAR,

the

Normanhurst.

T h e Open F o r u m was brought to an end by questions answered by t h e speakers and we left t h e hall after an interesting and informative evening. We r e t u r n e d to school again by car and arrived at about 11.30 p.m., r a t h e r tired, but pleased a f t e r a "night out".

CONFERENCE OF FRA ANGELICO ASSOCIATION On the 22nd of April, at 7 p.m., a group of us was anxiously awaiting the arrival of f o u r cars, which were to take us to B e t h l e h e m College, Ashfield." For it was here that t h e fifth conference of the F r a Angelico Association was to take place; and we were naturally very excited.

'Sisters of

Charity. JAN

DYVYER,

KATHERINE

We arrived at the College at about 7.45 p.m. T h e air was s h a r p and t h e r e had been a light

(Form

BRADY

IV,

Normanhurst.)

L O R E T O for the fir?t time, as Ave all had a snowball fight. Everyone agreed it had been a marvellous day but even better was to come, for the next day's excursion was to Mt. Buffalo.

GEOGRAPHY EXCURSION TO HARRIETVILLE In lho early hours of a bleak m o r n i n g on J u n e 3rd, the Leaving G e o g r a p h y Class was loudly greeting one a n o t h e r at Spencer St. Station alter t h e May holidays. Mrs. Stone and Mies Smith, our two suffering teachers, were going to great lengths to check each new arrival and sec her safely on the train.

We set off with great vigour to climb the H o r n ; but before we had gone f a r our freshness changed to exhaustion as wc toiled tediously up a boulderstrewn track. All the exertion, however, was worth it when we saw the b e a u t i f u l p a n o r a m a that was spread out below us as we stood on t h e H o r n .

T h e train disappeared into the fog with farewell waves f r o m parents and we were all set for an e n j o y a b l e time. It certainly wasn't going to be all work and no play! T h e train proved to be verv flow but as we pulled into Wangaratta—150 miles f r o m Melbourne, we still had plenty to say to each other.

T h a t night, our last one, we attended a bonfire by the river and h a d a ring-song, seated on d a m p logs a r o u n d the fire. To get to t h e fire we waded through mud and ran into barbed wire fences, but it was all part of the f u n . T h e next m o r n i n g , with sad faces, we said goodbye to t h e log cabin. Now we were h o m e w a r d bound. A f t e r a typical station meal at Albury we said goodbye to our bus driver and bus and b o a r d e d the train, where we took over a whole carriage and sang lustily till wc reached Melbourne. Before the train pulled in, the two teachers recited an amusing poem f o r our benefit, and soon we were singing " F o r they arc Joly Good Fellows!"' and " A u l d Lang Syne" as t h e train pulled in and we glumly realized our never-to-be-forgotten excursion had come to an end.

With everyone t r i p p i n g over cases, losing rugs and staggering out the gate we at last saw our bus, which would become as familiar to us as our faniilv cars in the next few days. Our bus driver, Doug, whose ear d r u m s would he t h r o b b i n g before we finished our excursion, was introduced to us and lie helped us and our cases into the bus. After an e n j o y a b l e road-house lunch, we started off f o r Mvrtleford. H e r e we visited a pine forest and tobacco research f a r m and left f o r Ilarrietville with queer-smelling tobacco leaves bulging out of our bags.

A N G E L A LEE (16 Y e a r s ) , Leaving

Now, at last, thirty-five tired girls were bound for the 'Hon Accord" Hospice, w h e r e we were to spend the next three nights. Very tired and silent for once, we emerged f r o m t h e inky black darkness to see a quaint log cabin with its lights blazing in welcome; a grim looking m o u n t a i n loomed starkly up behind.

Blue,

Tocrak.

STAR As I walked along the rows of stalls the atmosphere was oppressively hot—-as well it might be on this hot, summer's day. But it was an atmosphere I loved: the rich, warm scent of hay, occasional neighing, the shifting of hooves t h r o u g h straw; that indefinable feeling of horses around. 1 had eyes for only one stall, only one horse. I could hear her w h i n n y as 1 a p p r o a c h e d ; I watched her toss h e r head and paw t h e ground impatiently. A light bay, possessed of velvet, long-la: bed eyes and flowing, sandy m a n e and tail, with a f o r e h e a d marked by t h a t distinction for which she had been n a m e d : a white symmetrical star. A p a r t f r o m this and t h r e e milky fetlocks, she was pale rust all over.

Eager to explore our new surroundings we livened u p and swarmed out of t h e bus. Eventually, we all secured a bed and set out to look over t h e building.-. O u r first great find was a long, splintery pole down which we all gleefully slid to the ground floor. Early, oh so earlv, next morning, we were aroused to p r e p a r e for our trek to the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme. A f t e r stopping at Bright, a little town whose s h o p p i n g centre we invaded regularly, we eel out f o r Mt. Beauty. T h e road wound higher and higher but lustv singing soon passed the time. At Mt. Beautv township we all bought the shops out of post-cards, films, pennants, green apples, potato chips, and magazines. At the McKay Power Station we descended in a lift to the generator room. U n d e r n e a t h the floor we heard the water roaring, and a f t e r taking a glance at il we gasped!

T h e time and the place were my favourites— Saturday m o r n i n g at Cliicquita Lodge, Flemington. This was m y weekly visit to the beloved horse that had been mine for almost two years. As 1 fondled her, and felt in delight her warm, moist muzzle push affectionately into inv neck, 1 experienced once more the thrill which was mine every week —the excitement of sending the love and trust of an animal. This was a moment to which 1 looked forward every week. I mounted her (one of the

Everyone was very interested in the ski-ing village of Falls Creek and later the Rocky Vallev Reservoir. Cameras caught shots of those w h o were seeing snow

L O R E T O

THE IDEAL HOLIDAY

grooms saddled her for m e every S a t u r d a y ) , and felt with i n o r d i n a t e p r i d e t h e muscles of a strong body r i p p l i n g under glossy hide. As we trotted out and on the springing turf, my t h o u g h t s went back to t h e weak spindly foal of two years ago. H a r d l y was it c o m p a r a b l e with t h e noble beast beneath me n o w !

Suddenly bells stop ringing, books shut and there comes one last f r a n t i c rush to the airport. Once inside the plane and literally " u p in the clouds" I sit, with eyes closed but m i n d working, or r a t h e r m e m o r y vigorously flipping over its latest pages, pages that have only recently been written. Once again bells ring, books become sky-scrapers on niv desk, my pen complains of extra pressure and my head is busily endeavouring to absorb all the never-ending m a t t e r that my eyes find to read.

And today was a special occasion, too. Next Tuesday, Shenanigan Star, to give her h e r full racing title, was to r u n h e r tenth and last race on the Flemington course. Star h a d been somewhat of a disappointment to my f a t h e r over h e r racing career. In each of t h e previous n i n e events for which she had been entered, she had passed t h e finishing line about in t h e middle. But every time she h a d obviously been exerting herself very little. She would h a r d l y be sweating at all when she was r u b b e d down, and she would roll h e r dark liquid eyes towards me with an incredibly droll expression in t h e m , as if to say: "Done it again, e h ? " For, p e r h a p s selfishly, I did not want Star to race. I wanted h e r as my own personal mount. I could feel that she was not h a p p y in h e r present e n v i r o n m e n t — s h e had not a racing t e m p e r a m e n t . So, on this S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g during t h e hot Australian summer, with t h e cobalt rky b u r n i n g above, Star's early r e t i r e m e n t in t h e near f u t u r e , and the Christmas holidays stretching ahead of me, I was completely, gloriously h a p p y .

"Would you like a cup of t e a ? " — T h e r e go t h e sky-scrapers, the mistreated pen, as a hostess appears. T h e next few m i n u t e s 1 spend leisurely sipping m y tea and m y m i n d wanders off in eager anticipation of my coming holiday. It will be p u r e leisure, spent b e n e a t h the golden sun and deep blue skies, amid t h e green of t h e Australian bush. Now 1 am " u p in the clouds" in more senses than one. This perfect p r e l u d e to my ideal holiday soon ends and my holiday p r o p e r begins. The next m o r n i n g finds me roaming through t h e gums, with nature's mat of grass b e n e a t h m y feet. T h e peace is almost incredible and 1 decide t h a t a term's work is well w o r t h it for it gives m e a deeper appreciation of t h e things I once took for granted.

While we cantered over t h e t u r f , I nodded to those among t h e spectators w h o were acquaintances of mine, m y thoughts goldenly joyous, marvellously i m p a t i e n t f o r the day of Star's d e p a r t u r e from Chicquita, conscious of the appreciative glances cast at my b e a u t i f u l steed. T h e ride was over all too soon, and 1 h a n d e d her over to the wiry little jockey who was to give her a workover on t h e course for the next h o u r or so. As I dismounted 1 hugged her, and whispered to her of the pleasures t h a t would be ours to share together as soon as she was finished with that last, final farewell to the racetrack on Tueday, and told her how I longed for it all. She w h i n n i e d in complete understanding, and 1 left feeling ridiculously sentimental.

Those whose ideal h o l i d a y consists of time spent in a rushing city or at a crowded beach resort have my sympathy. What e n j o y m e n t is t h e r e in being jostled by a crowd of strangers in order to reach the beach, only to find no room to even sit? You try a swim to cool down; you haven't a chance, your toe hasn't even a chance of getting wet. You become f r u s t r a t e d , at least I do, with vain efforts. But here, w h e r e I epend m y holiday, in peace and solitude there is no effort involved in being h a p p y . R. S P E N C E R

(Sub-Senior)

Brisbane.

1 am still longing f o r that day. P e r h a p s , if Star h a d n ' t doublecrossed me, everything might have been different. If she h a d n ' t won that race—winning in record time, too—it would all have been very different. Now, whenever I see her, which is not very often, as she travels m u c h over Australia and New Zealand—incidentally, she is going to America next w r eek—she looks at me out of those dark liquid eyes, and the laughing mockery of those glances is more eloquent than any words.

MY SISTER W h o wants a sister? You can have m i n e any d a y ! She raids my drawers, upsets m y games And wails, "I want to play". Yet when she's b a t h e d and dressed for bed I love to kiss her curly head. And I say to myself as she sleeps away— "Well, I think I'll just k e e p her f o r one more day."

I shall never trust a horse again. GABRIELLE HAYES, V I V I E N N E ELLIS

GLENDA

( F o r m III, 14 y r s . ) , T o o r a k .

PRICE

( F o r m II, P o r t l a n d . )

L O R E T O

Top: THIRD YEAR

Sottom:

B A C K R O W : J. E d w a r d s , S. B a k e r , R. Moore, R. Hull. MIDDLE ROW: J. Male, E. B u r t , A. S u m m e r f i e l d , D. Mclnerheney, R. Elliott, E . Lalor, M. M i c h a e l . FRONT ROW: C. Gould, S. S h e r i d a n , S. E l l i s , S. Sinclair, J. Rehn, F. George, C. Bonser. A. F i t z G i b b o n , M. Colbert, P. Killey.

B A C K R O W : H. M a e k l i n . J. Gurtler, F . O ' C a l l a g h a n . 4th

LORETO

CONVENT,

Bottom:

GRADES

Kemmis,

Burchett,

Stephens,

Vann,

Faulkner,

Paxton,

2nd

Connaughton,

Coleman,

.1.

Vann,

O'Donoghue,

Hitchman,

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Burns,

Smith,

Quinn,

I, II

Smith,

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3rd R O W :

FRONT

Brady,

2nd

YEAR

STANDING: P. Summer field, C. A h e r n , B. W o r rier, M. R. Miller, K. N o r t h w a y , R. N i c h o l a s , M. A d a m s , M. G r a v e , M. T. Jensen, S. Simpson, C. K e o g h , V. M e a r e s . S I T T I N G : P . M c M u l l a n , C. Reid, J. L o w e , B. Elliott, S. B u r n e t t . J. Gorrie, J, Johnson, L. Fuller, J Chalk, M. B r o w n , J. Solley, M. J. B r o w n .

Cullity, K.

NEDLANDS,

& PREPARATORY M.

.T.

Hill,

Watson,

Coakley,

O'Leary,

Moore,

.1.

Meares.

Coleman,

Gurtler.

W.A.

.1.

Roberis,

Vallentyn, A.

Maeklin,

Gordon,

(See Photo Page 58) D. K. T.

Lloyd, Broad,

Quinlan.

I).

Pye,

.T. C o a k l e y .

Ahern.

Roberts,

O'Hara.

Bahen.

O'Hagan,

Top: FIRST YEAR, GRADES 6 & 7 B A C K R O W : B. B a x t e r , M. R u t t e r , M. R e h n , S. Male, J. O ' K e e f e , G. G o s t e l o w , P . M a r t i n , R. Harding, J. F o r e m a n , E. Tiverois, S. Parker, S. K n o w l e s . M I D D L E R O W : J. J e n s e n , J. E l l i s , P. W a r d . A. W a r d , C. M c C o m i s h , K. W v a t t , V. Gorrie, C. B a m b l e t t , C. M c C a r t h y , Y. K u r z , E . B r a i n , .1. Quinlan, F . F r a n c h i n i , J. R y a n , D. B a r k e r , T . Moore, R. B r a d y . F R O N T : M. L. B a k e r , J. B u r n e t t , L. K e m m i s , S. M e e g a n . C. H o l l o w a y , D. B r o w n , M. Snowball, H. C a s t e n e l l e , M A h e r n , J. W o o d h o u s e , L. W a l l , P . B r a i n , L. B a m f o r d , J. M e e g a n , P. G r a v e . A B S E N T : C. A l l e n .

Centre: GRADES III, IV, V B A C K H O W : C. A h e m , J. O ' D o n o g h u e , T. I l o s s e n , J. T o o h e y , J. Moore, C. M c L a u g h l i n , S. D o b s o n , W . F e e , M. W h i t e l y , V . B i r m i n g h a m . 2nd R O W : A P y e , B. R o s s e n , M. P o l l e t t . L. S i l v a , G. M e e g a n , E . S z y m a n s k a , J. O ' C a l l a g h a n , C. Summorfield, J. Fornero, K. O'Callaghan. M. Mallet, M. V a n n , L. S n o w b a l l , J. C o n n a u g h t o n . 3rd R O W : M. Clay, C. M a c a b o y , V. V a n n , S. C o n n a u g h t o n , W . Gorrie, J. B o u r k e , J. T o o h e y . A B S E N T : J. A l l e n .

(See Names for Grades I, II & Preparatory LORETO CONVENT,

NEDLANDS,

W.A.

Page 57)

L O R E T O

Views

and

IN DEFENCE OF TEENAGERS

THOUGHTS

Strictly, being a square myself, I regard t h e controversial p r o b l e m of m o d e r n teenagers with some distaste. Yet, as a teenager, I am ready to s u p p o r t my fellow men against any adverse criticism in the last issue f r o m t h e younger generation. To me, a teenager is like someone stranded 011 an island. H e has left t h e safe shores of babyhood and is striving to reach a new land of adulthood. He can either be left on the island to sink or swim or rescued and brought safely to his destination.

Exams are a superfluous Thing. They serve 110 p u r p o s e But to wring Sweat F r o m every student's brow. As she wonders how T h e examiner's m i n d Will work. Beserk Will be the station of our nation If the whole congregation Of y o u t h Sweats And grates And just gets C E R T I F I C A T E S !

W h a t would you do if you were stranded 011 an island? Would you set to work to build a boat and continue 011 or would you stay on the island and live with t h e savages until something better came along? If you realised that there was something good waiting ahead you would build your boat and set out. It follows t h a t if you are a teenager whose parents guide you, with loving care, in t h e building of your boat, t h e n you will reach h a p p i n e s s and success in the f u t u r e . But if your p a r e n t s are no good, then you will t u r n somewhere else f o r what you can't find at home. And what is t h e alternative but to mix with people of your own age—in other words, on t h e same island. T h e y don't k n o w any better t h a n you how to reach t h e other shore hut they can show y°n the way to forget your difficulties and e n j o y yourself. So these teenagers say " l a v e it ii]>; go, man, go"' (but where are they* g o i n g ? ) .

All W o n d e r has gone f r o m knowledge— So savage, Ravage— As t h e result of m a c h i n a t i o n — Bring hack E D U C A T I O N ! D A N I E L L E V I L I U N A S ( L e a v i n g Class) Marryatville.

ATTENTION, YOUTH! Politics is generally regarded as something to be left to the " o t h e r fellow'' and is considered in some circles to he a subject that should not he discussed except at election time, and t h e n , of course, only by our parents and elders. We children can also think. W e are well aware of t h e danger of public a p a t h y and recognize t h e need to educate people, so t h a t they m a y take an intelligent interest in affairs affecting the welfare of our country.

T h i s attitude leads to strange ideas about dress, sex, driving and violence. This is what t h e public is c o m p l a i n i n g about, but do they ever look at it f r o m t h e point of view of a stranded teenager? HELEN

McNEVIN (Kirribilli).

PETS: IDEAS OF BOYS, KIRRIBILLI

T h e logical m e t h o d is to start first with t h e youth of the country, and to impress u p o n t h e m the necessity to a p p r o a c h the subject seriously and impartially.

My pet is a bird. lit 1 is a verv c h i r p y fellow and everv time I trv and give him fresh seed lie bites me. R. COY

(Grade

T h e growing menace of C o m m u n i s m illustrates the need to be fully i n f o r m e d of the structure of a political party. The danger f r o m Communism can be very real when it is realized t h a t t h e methods t h e Communists use to gain power in a country are not hy the votes of the electors, but hy infiltration through T r a d e Unions and various cultural bodies such as University Clubs and other public organizations.

IV).

A dog is a very good pet. At night, if anyone comes prowling around, the dog just has to bark and that will give you a chance to ring the police. T. GOLDEN

(Grade

O p i n i o 11 s

IV).

L O R E T O

A VISIT TO THE DENTIST

If the youth of our country take an intelligent interest in politics and learn something about the constitution of t h e government and world affairs in general, then we can expect an intelligent vote at f u t u r e elections. We, the youth of Australia, will he responsible for the way in which our country will be governed in t h e f u t u r e . How can we chare any responsibility in something of which we are ignorant? T h e r e f o r e , now is t h e time for us to p r e p a r e ourselves by being alert to political questions. MARIE

T h e a p p e a r a n c e of that tiny black spot heralded t h e beginning of an episode I shall never forget. Until that time, my conception of dentists h a d been a delightfully vague idea of tall, gaunt, impersonal men, swathed in white coats, whose chief delight in life was to peep and pry into people's m o u t h s in the h o p e of discovering even the smallest blemish, and who then, pouncing on a pair of gigantic forceps, would delve into t h e toothy darkness, all the while uttering war cries of foreboding delectation, and t r i u m p h a n t l y extract t h e article causing so m u c h trouble. My image of a dentist was soon to be c o n f o u n d e d .

WALSH

(Leaving,

Portland.)

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE

Soon a f t e r my seventh b i r t h d a y , 1 was dragged off, r a t h e r heartlessly, I t h o u g h t — n o one even bothered to sympathise with me—just as if going to t h e dentist was part of t h e daily routine. T h e waiting room did not come up to m y expectations. W h e r e were all t h e terrified people writhing on the floor with p a i n ? W h e r e were all the small children holding bandaged jaws? Oh, well, p e r h a p s t h e dentist isn't busy today, I thought. Then, a small, k i n d l y looking man a p p e a r e d at the doorway. A n o t h e r i n j u r e d wreck of h u m a n i t y ? — b u t , no. What was he saying? "Next, please''? Oh, no! Impossible! Surely this could not be that f e a r f u l terror, the dentist?

From t h e very m o m e n t I was born I became part of a d r a m a in which 1 continue to play t h r o u g h the various stages of life. In my cradle days, by one little cry, I have everyone fussing a r o u n d m e just to m a k e me h a p p y . Then 1 grew f r o m a toddler to a person who t h i n k s everything is f u n . 1 became fond of dolls and as I grew a little older, of animals. T h e n comes my first day away f r o m home, my first day at school. I am a little bewildered but I soon m a k e f r i e n d s with those who will be f r i e n d s for life. I grow attached to t h e teachers to whom I know I can t u r n for h e l p in l a t e r life.

I followed him in. Indicating the chair, he asked me to be seated. While he was p r e p a r i n g his e q u i p m e n t , I took t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to look around. Even u n d e r the most searching of gazes, t h e forceps could not be discerned. My expectations were completely and utterly shattered. I could have cried with relief. However, all I did was to p u t myself into t h e capable h a n d s of this kindly man, and emerged without a tear being shed.

My next stage is a teenager, a time that is very h a r d for all concerned. I become irritable over the slightest things and h a r d to please. At first everything seems great and t r e m e n d o u s f u n then everything seems to t u r n and the whole world appears to be against me. This act of the d r a m a has not yet finished. W h a t is a h e a d ? J.

HAMILTON-BROWN (Second

Year,

My f u t u r e a p p o i n t m e n t s were without f e a r or anticipation, f o r in m y first visit to t h e dentist. I had learnt that he was more friend than foe.

Nedlands).

A FRIEND

PAULINE ALLEN

THE EXPRESSION OF A NATION'S TRUE SELF T h e expression of t h e national characteristics of a country depends largely on the policy of its g o v e r n m e n t — w h e t h e r this is to stifle or to foster public opinion. W i t h these essential factors in mind let us consider the situation in these two countries which are the m a i n contenders for world s u p r e m a c y : Russia, leader of t h e east, and America, leader of the west.

I have a friend who will always be there As long a time as God can spare. One who'll be t h e r e in t h e dark of the night, One who is always not f a r f r o m sight, One who will always answer m y call. W h o is this f r i e n d ? Why, the best of t h e m all— No other than my Mother. PATRICIA

T h e forms of government in these countries are completely opposed, the f o r m e r ruling by Communistic ideals and the latter s u p p o r t i n g democ-

THOMAS

( F o r m III,

(Sub-Senior)

Brisbane.

Have you a good f r i e n d ? One you can call your own? One who'll be with you when vou re alone? Someone who'll h e l p you when in n e e d ? — For that is a t r u e f r i e n d indeed.

Portland.)

L O R E T O

TELEVISION OR THE TRANSISTOR

racy. I n t h e C o m m u n i s t system, citizens are considered equal in all respects and are subservient to t h e State; atheism is enforced and is an essential part of Communist doctrine. With this background established, part of the Russian national character is b r o u g h t to t h e fore. T h e fact that this regime has lasted for forty-six years without revolt suggests t h e submissive e l e m e n t in t h e Russian character. Indeed government d o m i n a t i o n is evident in most of the cultural activities of these people. H e r great ballet companies have mastered technical p e r f e c t i o n ; but it is agreed by m a n y critics that their feeling is also on a technical plane. Art and creative music a p p e a r to be extinct at t h e m o m e n t and any attempts at revolutionary literary ideas are stifled by anxious leaders. However, the fact that writers are protesting p e r h a p s suggests that Russian youth will no longer tolerate this suppression. Films f r o m this country, although instruments f o r p r o p a g a n d a , demonstrate to t h e discerning eye the inhibited life t h a t has befallen t h e masses. T h e fashion in women's clothing, so utterly u n f e m i n i n e , does nothing to excite t h e colourful eye of a Westerner and p e r h a p s reflects t h e influence of e n v i r o n m e n t on character. Architecture, too, typifies the c o u n t r y which created it. T h e e n o r m i t y of t h e K r e m l i n , dwarfing its inhabitants, is p e r h a p s symbolic of the relationship between state and citizen in a Communist-ruled country. One might assess f r o m these illustrations that the Russian national character is a robot into which is fed t h e ambitions of its owner.

Is television really detrimental, and does it detract f r o m t h e n u m b e r of radio listeners? These are questions which have been the subject of debates on m a n y occasions and have again come u p for discussion and not for t h e last time, I am sure. Do you hear sighs? Television competes with that favourite, the transistor, very closely, I admit, but it is not a dangerous rival. Everywhere teenagers sprawl over couches and any available easy chairs, ears glued to the latest renderings of the "Top Forty *. Study is done to t h e a c c o m p a n i m e n t of the "Detrones", Bobby Rydel, and all the rest with questionable results. Radip, not possessing the visual distractions of television, is m o r e favoured. T h e statement t h a t it is "easier to study whilst absorbing t h e new 'hits' " is a r a t h e r d o u b t f u l one, especially in t h e case of the sciences. I have tried it! No doubt some m a y enjov writing Latin exercises while concentrating on Ben Casey; but it is surprising to find the n u m b e r of parents who f o r b i d t h e "little black box" d u r i n g the school w e e k ! ! I t h i n k viewing television should be p e r m i t t e d if homework and adequate study have been completed. Channel 2 remains true to parents with an educational viewpoint. T h e reluctant student vaguely follows complicated theories for an h o u r or so and then relieved, escapes to his or h e r room and the transistor. For those who are interested there are many beneficial p r o g r a m m e s on Channel 2.

W h e n we look at America, t h e general picture is an entirely different one. Whereas the mood of Russia seemed cold, heartless and oblivious to feeling, in America we see a country f r e e f r o m domination, and t h u s the expression is sincere. However, one cannot say that this government is faultless. Indeed it is open to exploitation by t h e money-gods. This last p h r a s e enlightens us on the trend in t h e American, and indeed t h e whole western world's way of life—money will b u y anything. It has become a status symbol and with the resulting competition in material goods, has led to prevalence of ostentation. This appears not only in t h e home, fashion and architecture, but in lavish productions of the t h e a t r e and cinema. P.

O'DAY (Matric.),

Members of the J u n i o r School still a d h e r e to "Yogi Bear" and " S u p e r m a n " , forsaking other pastimes. Contrary to belief, reading still prevails with t h e younger children, as t h e uoveltv of television has almost waned. P A U L A B E M M E N S (2nd Y e a r ) Marryatville.

Toorak.

THE WILD VIOLETS O little blue-and-white violets growing wild Between the thunder-cloud and the rage of the sea Set your small lights in my m i n d as in the grass Of those enormous cliffs all seared with salt To mark one h o u r lit by my eager child Hunning in a world of jewels f r o m shells to shallows, F r o m rock to violet, all in one gleam of delight W h e r e no cliff drops its shadow and no wave follows— Live in my m i n d because such m o m e n t s pass Oh like blue-and-white violets growing wild Between the thunder-cloud and the rage of the sea. DOUGLAS 61

STEWART

Above: L E A V I N G

AND

HONOURS

B A C K R O W : P. G r e g e r s o n , V. A n g o v e , N . B u r d e n , R. O'Grady, P . O ' B o g h l i n , H . S t o t t , 10. D o h e r t y , S. P r e i s s , C. M c A n a n e y . 4th R O W : P. T u r n b u l l , K . N a n c a r r o w , M. M o l o n e y , J. T h o m p s o n , R. K o c h , B. M c Innes, V. C o a t e s , J. M o l o n e , 10. V o d o v i c , A. D a v i n e , I'. P. P i e r c e . 3rd R O W : S. W a r d , E . W i c k e r , C. M a r s h a l l , M. S u l l i v a n , K. F u r s t , S. H a n s o n , P . M a h e r , A. M c A n a n e y , S. S p r i n g b e t t , A . G r a y , C. M e l d r u m , J. B r a z e l . 2nd R O W : 10. B e a c h , K. A n t a l t f y , V . H a w k e s , .1. E e h m a n n , P. McGee, E . F o o t e , L. H o l oyda, A . K e l l y , D . V i l i u n a s , I. F a r k a s . F R O N T R O W : P . K l u y a s , S. B y r n e , B. H e n derson, K. O k r u t a t , P. M i c h e l s , H. O ' B o u g h lin, E. P e r d e l w i t z , K . Low.

Centre Right: P R E F E C T S B A C K R O W : E. D o h e r t y , o n e y , J. L e h m a n n .

F R O N T R O W : .1. T h o m p s o n , R. O'Grady ( H e a d P r e f e c t ) , V. A n g o v e .

Bottom Right: P U B L I C CLASS B A C K ROW': L. H o l o y d a , A. vic, A. K e l l y , P . M c G e e .

Kelly, P. F.

Mol-

Gregerson, O'Loghlin,

SPEAKING Gray,

Vido-

2nd R O W : M. M o l o n e y , M. S u l l i v a n , m a n n , G. M a r s h a l l , A. D a v i n e .

Leh-

F R O N T R O W : .1. M a l o n e , K. N a n c a r r o w , Fatkas, D. Viliunas, H. O'Loughlin, Hannon.

T. S.

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INTERMEDIATE (Science

Stream)

R A C K R O W : B. H a r b i s o n , C. P e t e r s , K. M o l o n e y , .J. Baillie, C. Mueller, M. Dyer, N. Palmer. S E C O N D R O W : M. P e o p l e s , M. B o y d - T u r n e r , C. H a r t , S. L a n e , M. X e l s o n B r a d y , S. K e e l e y , J. W a l s h , E. Tolladav. F R O N T R O W : E . B e a c h , J. B r o w n , J. Y o u n g . S. C a l len, S H o l d c r o f t , .1. S k e r ritt, C. B e n n e t t .

INTERMEDIATE I (General Stream)

SECOND

YEAR

BACK ROW: A. O'Grady, J. O'Grady, M. A. G u t h rie, 1J. S e m m e n s , R. A l d e r m a n , A. W a r d , M. C o r l e vich, M. O'Grady. •°.rd R O W : S. Kelly, M. Siebert, B. Murray, J. O'Loghlin, B. Koldowski, C. H a r r i s , D. W i l l i a m s o n , K. J o s e p h , T. P a n i z z a , J. I 'rdanoff. 2nd R O W : E. S o u i l l a c , 8. P a y n e , J. G l y n n . J. Mort, R. E v a n s , A. P a c k h a m , A Hayes, I-:. Madigan, G. B o y l a n , ,J. P r o p e r j o h n , M. O'Hara. F R O N T R O W : C. J o r d a n , A. M. M c C a w l e y , M. H a r t , M. B r a n d o n , B. W h e e l e r , J. G u t h r i e , C. M c C a r t h y , M. T. F o u n t a i n , I. U u s s i n , C. Clota. S. F o o t e .

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B A C K R O W : J. F r e e m a n , J. D o d d , C. A l l w o o d , S. Allwood, J. Nicholas, J. Johnson, j . Nicholas, L. G i e s e c k e , M. J a s i a k . 3rd R O W : H. Miller, M. Schinella, 1'. G a f f n e y , F. Minarelli, A. Reilly, V. Burden, M. Regan, M. Ringer, H. B e n n e t t . 2nd R O W : M. M u r r a y , B. O ' D o n o h u e , M. Shanahan, J. M o l o n e y , A. K e o u g h , M. Brady, M. King, A. du Puy, J. Haarsma, M. Brazzale. F R O N T ROW: A. Anderson, V. O s m o n d , T. J o r dan, G. N a u l t y , L. G u t h rie, M. B o n d , G. Q u i n n , A. P a r t r i d g e , A. I>affan. M. M. K e a n e .

FIRST

YEAR

RACK ROW: .T. Quirk, A. Roid, R. S a n d s, E. K e a t s , B. B r o w n e , C. G r a n t , B. MoClure, J. G u n s o n , J. S p r i n g b e t t , L. Tichy. SECOND ROW : S. P e r d e l w i t z , L. Rodighiero, ird on. M. J o s e p h , H. A l d e r m a n , S. F r y , M . Slwood, L . N a r delli, J. W i n c h e s ter, A. Giaccio, M. Muller, 1'. Flaherty. (Cont.

Below)

F I R S T YEAR II BACK R O W : D. Langley, N. Azaldequi, E. Schumann, M. Walsh, J. R y a n , M. S h e e h:in, A . M o r k u n a s , R. Heysen, J. Ward, M. Glynn, J. H i g g i n s . SECOND ROWChappie, B. Nelson-Brady, R. K n o w l e s , J. K e l l y , S. Quinn, M. S h e e h;in, S. M c A n a n e y , P. L a n e , T. C h a n d ler, P . D o h e r t y , D. Home. FRONT ROW: E. Baulderstone, M. Keen, P. Burden, A. Destree, H. E n t w h i s t l e , P. S h e r i d a n , L. W h i t e , G. C a s t e n e t t o , C. Anderson, D Stev e n s , J. D a v e y .

GRADE

VII

B A C K R O W : T. R e y nierse, J. Behrens, S. St. L. K e l l y , M. G o u g h , S. K e n i h a n , S. Randall, K. Browne, L. Marshall. THIRD ROW: S. S p r i n g b e t t , R. C a v anagh, P. V a u g h a n , J. T o b i n , J. W h i t e , T. W a c y k , J. S c o l lin, P. M u l h e a r n , R. Kennedy, J. Bucha n a n , C. M c N a m a r a . SECOND ROW: C. Anderson, H. O ' L o u g h l i n , P. D o m ini, J. Smith, A. Hall, R. K e r i n s , S. Darwent, L. Jord a n , A. M. Peake, A . A l l w o o d . L. M a t tiassi. FRONT ROW: B. Giorgio, C. C o o m b e , C. Clota, M. K e o u g h , D . E v a n s , S. L a n g e . S. Colbran, M. M. M c C a w l e y , G. B r a d y , A. H o e y . A B S E N T : E. Coles.

Above: FRONT

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Szabo,

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Walters,

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G R A D E VI B A C K R O W : L. St rut hers, M. W a l t e r s , C. W i l s o n , G. Giaceio, A. S m i t h , J. C l a n c h y , A. M a c i n t o s h , L. E d wards, S. MeClure, V. Hill. S E C O N D R O W : H. W h i t e , ,J. F i e l d e r , J. H e a r n s h a w , .1. M a n s f i e l d , A. C a m p b e l l , C. Coles, L. Davey, C. Campbell, II. Mort, M. Atkinson, S. F u s s e n , D. Crookall. F R O N T R O W : D. R e d d e n , M. B o w e r , M. Connell, B. Foote, A. Colbran, P. R e g a n , R. Callen, P. R o f e , J. S t r a t t o n , .1 Henderson, C. B r a d y .

GRADE V F R O N T R O W : P. K e l l y , B. J o s e p h , C. A l l e n . S E C O N D R O W : J. P o l o m k a , R. B l a c k well, S. E. G a t t , A. M. G l a e t z e r , R. D u l u k , R. R a n g e . T H I R D R O W : S. H e n d e r son, V. N a r d e l l i , M. B r a d y , C. B o y d T u r n e r , S. Hall, ,T. P a e c h , G. Tlannon, A. Walsh. F O U R T H R O W : .1. N i c h olas, E . L y n c h , M. G a l l e t t a , J. K e n n e d y , C. A n derson, M. Chappie, .T Kenihan. BACK ROWJ. W h e e l e r , C. C r e g a n , K. Maynard, A. B l e n c o w e , A. Thompson, IJ. P r o p e r j o h n . A B S E N T : T. Tnkenhnrg, V . Pierce.

GRADE

F R O N T ROW: J. T r e loar, G. Abbott, R. Panizza, S. King, J. O'Grady. S E C O N D R O W : A. D a r w e n t , T. P a c k h a m , S. Keen, I. Duluk, K. Range, A. Cotton, E. Cavanagh. T H I R D R O W : T. E v a n s , V. H a r d y , M. K e e n , K . V a u g h a n , P . F u r l a n i , J. Baker, C. Amos, M. H e n d e r s o n , B. M a r s h a l l . FOURTH ROW: G. Chappie, A. I-Cenihan, F. T e m p l e r , J. D e s t r e e , H. B e h r e n s , C. S m e r don. B A C K R O W : J. S e x t o n , T. A m o s , IJ. C a r e y , A. Stokes, C. W a l s h , C. Conlin, M. A . R o f e , S. Miller, S. B a u l d e r s t o n e . ABSENT:

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Walsh.

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L O R E T O

Travellers' JUNGLE TRIP

Tales

energetic Australian. Just as we felt we could stand it no longer, we rounded a bend and saw ahead of us a small jetty. T h a n k f u l l y we landed here, and the h u n g r y , high-spirited cheers of us pioneers brought out to the jetty a little dark native who asked in typical pidgin English, " W h e r e you like g o ? "

It was mid-day—the tropical noon heat of Malaya ea ting fierce rays on a little fishing village on the hank of the P a h a n g , Malaya's largest river. To call it a village is an exaggeration; it consisted ot ahout ten atap huts occupying some of t h e space in a small clearing in the i n i d t of lush green vegetation. Chickens scrahhled in t h e moist earth, and goats wandered around, investigating various places and objects they had seen h u n d r e d s of times before. One or two natives were washing clothes in t h e river; these were the women, in gaily coloured sarongs, heating tin 1 c r u d e garments on rocks to clean them. A small group of men was gathered around one of t h e huts. It was a peaceful scene, and up till now a usual one. T h e n , emerging f r o m the den e u n d e r g r o w t h at the hack of t h e village, came a bedraggled party of f o u r khakiclad whites. Immediately t h e k a m p o n g (or village) was alive. One of t h e men shouted something, and out of every hut scrambled an incredible n u m b e r of Malays of every size and shape. The women at the water's edge left their clothes to the mercy of the c u r r e n t and ran up t h e b a n k to the swiftly increasing gathering a r o u n d t h e small Australian party (the Bleaehmore f a m i l y ) . One of them, a tall military looking man, spoke first:

Being u n d e r s t a n d a b l y weary, we did not much want to go anywhere at t h a t particular moment, hut only to rest. A f t e r securing the canoe, we followed our guide u p a steep, winding path until we arrived at t h e summit of a small hill, where we saw a n o t h e r small settlement, with, however, better living standards than t h e previous one. This was to become our h e a d q u a r t e r s for the next fortnight. We discovered that a short rest and a long drink soon refreshed us, and we were ready f o r more. At about five o'clock, then, we set off once m o r e through the jungle, this time accompanied by a native guide. We began this trek gaily, u n a w a r e that only a few miles distant it had been raining heavily. We soon woke up to this fact, t r a m p i n g t h r o u g h squelching m u d ; swampy, m a r s h y ground. This in itself would not have been so bad if it had not been for those h o r r i b l e little creatures with which the jungle is infested. 1 am referring to leeches. These disgusting little animals, about t h r e e inches long and a q u a r t e r of an inch wide, attached themselves to our skin and proceeded to suck the blood, becoming in t h e process swollen and bloated. We were t h e n ignorant of t h e correct way to h a n d l e leeches (which is to a p p l y a match or t h e end of a cigarette, w h e r e u p o n they shrivel u p and d i e ) , so we tried to flick them off with our fingers. This left us with scars up our legs and arms—even 011 our feet, for they inched their way through the eyelets of our boots.

"Where boat?" One of the natives, a p p a r e n t l y the only one who spoke any sort of English, inquired sceptically: " W h y you want b o a t ? " A second m e m b e r of tin 1 quartet answered. "We want go up that river." She pointed to the river, like a brown muscular serpent, flowing strongly t h r o u g h the junglecovered mountains. I he spokesman f o r the natives, although clearly despising t h e mentality of white men who fought their way through thick jungle to enjoy the doubtful pleasures of paddling a canoe along the river, replied: "Okay! and we very soon found ourselves in a long canoe, ready to set off' u p t h e P a h a n g . As a group of Australians in Malaya, we had a strong taste for adventure, and could find no better place to satisfy it than in t h e jungle. We wanted to find out more about the primitive peoples of this country, and were already finding it an a r d u o u s task which we had set ourselves. Clad in khaki trousers and shirt, with water bottles, foodpacks, and great, thick jungle boots protecting our feet, we were a novelty to the astonished natives, who saw white people seldom.

T h e object of this trek was to see some native f r o m the Negrito tribe, one of the most primitive of the ten or twelve Malayan tribes. We f o u n d t h e m in p o u r i n g rain, sitting huddled under slanting shelters made of palm leaves and bark, around a miserable little fire. T h e tribe was m a d e u p of about twenty pygmy-sized, very black-skinned, fuzzy-haired natives, none of whom epoke English at all. So, having 110 means of communication, we silently examined t h e i r c a m p and they silently inspected us. One man, who we took to be t h e chief, examined us closely, hut a p p a r e n t l y took 110 dislike to us. T h e y did indeed live in primitive conditions. T h e i r clothing was very brief, and the only weapon they a p p e a r e d to possess was one large spear, evidently used for catching fish. When we had seen enough, we left them and m a d e our way

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L O R E T O back to h e a d q u a r t e r s , w h e r e we arrived at hallpast eight. (In Malaya t h e sun sets at a q u a r t e r to seven all the year r o u n d , and it is d a r k half an h o u r later. Twilight and dawn are very short.) Upon arrival at the c a m p we " d e l e e c h e d " ourselves, threw buckets of cold water over ourselves, which served as a shower and was just as clean, h a d a snack of Indian curry so hot it b u r n t our tongues—this was our staple food d u r i n g t h e next two weeks—and crawled into bunks, covering up with mosquito nets.

it be to pass their exams or just f o r t h e sake of it. T h e satisfaction is f a r greater than if the students race t h r o u g h t h e assignments to go off to a ball game. No doubt, t h e r e is a greater o p p o r t u n i t y f o r an American student to study a profession or do a trade, because of t h e n u m e r o u s Universities and Technical Colleges which try to meet t h e demands. You go to t h e University according to your standard. If a student is below average, he m a y attend a six weeks' s u m m e r school, organized by the Government, to e x p e r i m e n t with new methods of teaching and new teachers. One m e t h o d is self-teaching at your p a r t i c u l a r rate with a simple machine. To my delight, I attended one of these schools for six weeks and h a d a f a b u l o u s time. I was greatly impressed by t h e close relationship between t h e student and all his teachers. I bis is an advantage to both, since ideas can be fully discussed without the f e a r of w h a t the teacher might say. I f o u n d t h e average American girl, and especially t h e boy, m o r e m a t u r e for his years in many ways. He stands on his own two feet, being given m o r e privileges and responsibilities. Although discipline is m o r e lenient and children are outspoken, f r o m fourteen onwards, to converse in adult c o m p a n y is an easy task. Also the longer class periods allow topics to be discussed, giving t h e p u p i l m o r e confidence in himself and his ideas.

T h e next m o r n i n g we arose bright and early to go 011 a n o t h e r expedition, this t i m e across the river. We were shown a hut 011 tall stalks, overlooking what is known as a saltlick—an area with no trees but some smaller vegetation, growing around rocks containing salt in its natural state, Wild animals were said to come here often for the calt, but although we waited for hours we saw none. At various stages of the time, t h o u g h , we did see monkeys, snakes, wild boar, water buffalo, and once we came upon the tracks of a wild elephant. T h e r e m a i n d e r of our time in the jungle was spent in similar treks, sometimes dangerous, sometimes unpleasant, but always exciting and interesting. But a fitting climax to the fortnight was upon our d e p a r t u r e — o u r final d e p a r t u r e , t h a t is— f r o m h e a d q u a r t e r s , when we shot t h e r a p i d s in our canoe. T h e swift current widened and quickened before we realised it, and then we were on t o p of foaming, swirling water, b r e a k i n g viciously over rocks glistening black. We thought it little less than a miracle t h a t t h e boat did not capsize on one of these rocks, and certainly it was nearly overturned m o r e than once. It was a thrilling experience—one of a lifetime—and a marvellous conclusion to two weeks I shall r e m e m b e r all m y life.

Although the school day is short and h a r d , t h e extra hours are replaced by homework—at least t h r e e hours. Over t h e r e I h a d about two text books; t h e rest of my h o m e w o r k consisted of research from t h e library and t h e studying of notes taken d u r i n g t h e whole class period. One thing h a n d y a r o u n d some schools are pressbutton school e q u i p - m a c h i n e s : After depositing your money you receive your book or whatever it m a y be. A n o t h e r convenience down in our cafeteria was a three-course meal, hot or cold, for 2/-. I think the Government has something to do with it. Since I must end somewhere, I shall conclude by saying: It was a satisfactory feeling w h e n 1 arrived in Melbourne to renew f r i e n d s h i p s with m y class-mates, p a r t i c u l a r l y in view of t h e fact that I h a d grown so close to other f r i e n d s in America.

A N T O N I A BLECHMORE (Form III), Toorak.

MY IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA Living in America was a r e w a r d i n g experience which I will never forget. W h i l e there, we lived in a s u b u r b of one of t h e cities of Massachusets. This area was a r o u n d the square which included a library and a variety of stores. Living within fifty yards of the Brae B u r n golf course, we were provided with m a n y sports throughout the year. T h e club also has a swimming pool, tennis courts and a bowling alley, d u r i n g the s u m m e r . So you see, t h e question, " W h a t shall we do t o - d a v ? " never arose.

B. MIDGLEY (Form II), Toorak.

HOLIDAYS IN JAPAN As 1 looked out of t h e window of t h e plane, which glided over t h e twinkling lights of Tokyo, I could not h e l p t h i n k i n g how lucky I was to go home 1 ' every holidays and to such a strange land, where there are m a n y different customs and of course a language quite u n l i k e our own. Going through customs at the a i r p o r t brought all the strangeness back with a bang, the language p r o b l e m s and the different way t h e m i n d s of t h e Japanese work. It's not t h a t t h e y are less clever

One topic often t h o u g h t about b u t not so much r e m a r k e d on is t h a t of t h e schooling, because few people m y age have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of actually attending school in a n o t h e r country. One t h i n g a p p a r e n t in the schools is t h e fact, t h a t u n l i k e some children, the pupils are always trying to gain more knowledge t h r o u g h t h e i r own study, w h e t h e r 68

L O R E T O t h a n we a r e ; h u t they have a totally different way of a p p r o a c h i n g life. Any foreigner who lives in J a p a n has to be registered as an alien; my alien registration was r a t h e r h a r d to u n d e r s t a n d , as I come and go so often. T h e r e was great gesticulating on the official's p a r t and on m i n e too, as h e tried to explain what was wrong. Eventually the wrong was righted and I gave a sigh of relief as he n o d d e d his head, and waved m e on. I ' m a f r a i d that for a few moments I had visions of staying f o r t h e night, till t h e whole affair was cleared up.

MEMORIES OF A FLYING TRIP In August and S e p t e m b e r of last year m y f a t h e r had to u n d e r t a k e a business t r i p to E u r o p e and America, and, as my m o t h e r was u n a b l e to accompany him, I received t h e w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y to see t h e world, or at least a great p a r t of it. ROME T h e first stop we m a d e 011 our t r i p was Rome. It seems t h a t all t h e r e is to say of this wonderful city has been said by some writer or other. T h e m o m e n t I stepped f r o m the plane 1 seemed to sense that the air was different here—vital and exhilarating. A l t h o u g h we had p a p e r s of introduction for an audience with t h e late Holy F a t h e r , we found t h a t h e was at Caste! Gondolfo, and u n f o r t u n a t e l y we left R o m e b e f o r e his r e t u r n .

While t h e car travelled along t h e brightly lit highway, I chatted incoherently to my family, trying to tell t h e m all t h e news in the first five minutes of seeing t h e m . Every time 1 looked out of t h e window, I realized that in the t h r e e m o n t h s I had been away, n o t h i n g h a d changed. The streets were just as crowded as before, especially the n a r r o w side streets, w h e r e young noodle boys cycled to houses bearing in one h a n d a tray stocked high with precariously balanced bowls of noodles. They h a d to swerve smartly on their bikes to dodge t h e people 011 foot, t h e occasional car, and the black-covered rickshaws of the geisha girls, whose white p a i n t e d faces and high, lacquered hair could just be seen t h r o u g h the narrow windows of their conveyances.

File city itself contains untold beauty both in the ancient ruins and the m o d e r n skyscrapers. T h r o u g h o u t m y short three-day stay in R o m e 1 felt t h a t no other city could equal its a t m o s p h e r e and, in my travels, I found none. T h e Komans are truly lovers of life and wherever I went I felt caught u p in t h e gay whirl of their lives. CERVINIA F r o m t h e gay madness of Rome, to the quiet beauty of a m o u n t a i n village seems quite a change, but I f o u n d Cervinia, a small village which nestles at t h e foot of t h e M a t t e r h o r n , a refreshing change. This almost u n h e a r d of village is a w o n d e r f u l ski resort, but moreover it is a place of almost matchless beauty. Here 1 spent a w o n d e r f u l week, mostly just gazing at (he glorious beauty of t h e Matterhorn. Ibis was an authentic m o u n t a i n village, where cows, with giant bells, roamed t h e grassy slopes, and t h e m o u n t a i n folk were very simple but friendly.

Most of t h e pedestrians were patrons of t h e m a n y bars and clubs, which h a d guady neon signs flashing outside. T h e r e are fifty-five thousand of these places in J a p a n , as in this country the m a n finds his e n t e r t a i n m e n t away f r o m t h e home. This shocks any western w o m a n ; but we must r e m e m b e r th at J a p a n is a man's country. Quite often when we go to a r e s t a u r a n t , which is in an out-of-wav place, my f a t h e r and b r o t h e r will be served before m y m o t h e r and I. W h e n I am walking into a building, off' a crowded street, it is quite usual for m e to be pushed out of the way by a man in a h u r r y . T h e door is not held open, and it closes in my face. These customs and m a n n e r s seems d r e a d f u l to us, but the J a p a n e s e women are used to them, and if you ever say anything to t h e m about how wrong it is, they just stare a« if you have six heads. My b r o t h e r , when h e gets into a t r a i n and stands up for some old ladv, is pushed back into his scat again.

MILAN T h e lovely city of Milan is really becoming the commercial centre of Italy. M a n y streets are lined with m o d e r n offices and a p a r t m e n t s . But, with the m o d e r n , one finds t h e glorious beauty of the past as in t h e magnficient Cathedral of Milan. GENEVA My f a t h e r and I arrived in the capital of Switzerland d u r i n g a great m a r d i gras, and I suppose we saw the city at its gayest. T h e giant lake of Geneva was lit by many thousand flares and fireworks exploded in the darkness above us. The m a r d i gras lasted for the length of our stay and as we left it, t h e city of t h e United Nations was just r e t u r n i n g to n o r m a l .

T h e language is extremely hard to learn, as t h e r e is a way for a m a n to speak and a way for a woman. Any foreigner who learns J a p a n e s e f r o m a J a p a n e s e of the opposite sex, is made a laughing stock when he or she tries to practice. F o r all t h e trivial annoyances which occur f r o m living in a foreign land, I still love t h e excitement of J a p a n and think myself very f o r t u n a t e to be able to learn to know t h e different way t h e people of the Orient t h i n k and live, by living among t h e m and talking to t h e m . * F r o m Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t , Sydney. CLARA

DUFFIELD (Form Normanhurst.

Holland was our next stop and h e r e we visited both A m s t e r d a m , with its canals and f a m o u s museums, and Eindhoven, t h e international centre of the great P h i l i p s industry. Ibis city is quite u n i q u e in t h a t 95 per cent, of the population work for, or have dealings with Philips. All

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L O R E T O hospitals, recreation centres, a p a r t m e n t houses and stadiums arc erected by Philips. My f a t h e r and I toured t h e factories and office buildings and f o u n d t h e m very interesting. I t seemed unbelievable to me t h a t one industry could control a whole city but it was ccrtaiidy proved to me that this is possible, and seems to be for t h e benefit of the population.

F r o m San Francisco, we started our t r i p home, stopping at H o n o l u l u and Fiji. This was indeed a flying t r i p , for in less t h a n seven weeks we had seen more t h a n nine countries including stopovers. A quick but m e m o r a b l e trip.

FRANCE Paris was a grey and cold city the day I first saw it, but t h e next day showed me t h e gay buildings and p a r k s it is r e n o w n e d for. Everything was just as I expected it to be, the Eiffel Tower, t h e Arc de T r i o m p h e , the C h a m p s Elysee, the Metro and of course the f a m e d outdoor cafcs. Also in F r a n c e we visited Chartres, Versailles and Chamonix, at t h e foot of Mont Blanc.

MY INDONESIAN FRIENDS

RUBENSOHN (15 Y e a r s ) , N o r m a n h u r s t .

Annie H a m i d , m y Indonesian girl f r i e n d , asked me to go to a Moslem wedding in t h e small village n e a r Garut, w h e r e she was born. She explained to m e that t h e r e had never been a foreigner in this town b e f o r e ; so 1 thought that this would be a w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y to see the typical Indonesians" way of living. It certainly proved to be a very interesting experience. T h e r e are n i n e children in Annie's family, not counting the f o u r university students that board in the H a m i d house, so we needed two cars to get us to Garut. We arrived at t h e wedding an h o u r late, because of p u n c t u r e d tyres. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , we had missed the ceremonies, but Mr. H a m i d was just in t i m e to m a k e his long speech congratulating the bride, his sister, and the bridegroom. I had been informed in t h e car, t h a t they would be expecting me to m a k e a speech too. Not only did I have to get u p and speak to a crowd of foreigners, bill also m a k e it in Indonesian. Now I'm bad enough at m a k i n g speeches in E n g l i s h ; so how was 1 going to be, speaking a language t h a t I d i d n ' t know, to people I didn't know, and who had never been spoken to by a foreigner. Annie wrote out t h e speech for m e while h e r f a t h e r was talking. I read it over a couple of times, not even knowing what it was all about, and, w h e n her f a t h e r h a d finished, I stood u p and p e r f o r m e d my duties as t h e honoured guest. At least they had a bit of a chuckle at m y efforts. You can guess how glad I was to sit down again!

ENGLAND Across t h e Channel we journeyed to L o n d o n and a typical London day greeted us. By this t i m e it was a u t u m n , and quite cool. London was a source of never-ending wonder to me, I could never see enough of i t — B u c k i n g h a m Palace, Westminster Abbey, T h e Tower of London, the n u m e r o u s bridges and gardens, and t h e fascinating shops and streets. T h e English countryside was especially delightful and we journeyed to Windsor, Oxford and m a n y smaller towns. After a long stay of II days in London we crossed t h e Atlantic to the United States. I was not disappointed in New York, as many have b e e n ; [ found it a city of vitality and constant movement. I walked down the f a m o u s avenues, awed by the great buildings which rose around me. T h e Americans we f o u n d very f r i e n d l y and amusing—especially taxi drivers, who seem to he determined to show you their city, w h e t h e r you like it or not. During our stay in New York I went to spend a few days with some f r i e n d s in Pennsylvania. 1 found that the f u r t h e r inland I went, the more 1 liked America, and as 1 viewed such places as Gettysburg and the Delaware, the marvellous tradition of American liberty seemed to surround me.

T h e speeches all over, we proceeded f r o m t h e schoolroom, in which t h e ceremonies were held, to t h e house next door, where t h e food was all laid out. I p r e f e r to leave it to your own imagination as regards t h e things they eat. W h e n we had finished our meal, Annie took me for a walk r o u n d t h e town. W h a t interested me most was to see tobacco drying out after being cut, by h a n d , into hair-fine strips and laid out on boards leaning against t h e fences of their h u m b l e homes. As we were gazing at this r a t h e r quaint sight, a long procession of women r e t u r n i n g f r o m t h e p a d d y fields came down t h e main street. It was harvesting time, and each w o m a n was carrying a bunch of rice, t h e stalks sticking out t h e f r o n t and t h e rice dangling down b e h i n d . Soon t h e r e was a line of women as f a r as the eye could see in both directions. T h e scene r e m i n d e d m e of one of van Gogh's paintings of t h e bent peasant women carrying bags of coal f r o m t h e

Across the giant continent we flew to San Francisco. This city lies on t h e coast and r e m i n d e d me of Sydney, as it has m a n y other Australians. This is a fascinating town to explore if you have the time. T h e cable cars, Chinese restaurants, steep hills and fishing boats are all characteristics of what is often called Sydney's American twin. From famous Nob Hill I took a boat ride u n d e r t h e Oakland Bay bridge, past Aleatraz, and on to the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco Bay is exceptionally lovely and t h e city viewed by night f r o m across t h e bay is almost matchless in beauty. This strange city with its quaint Chinatown and Fisherman's w h a r f , seldom ceases to hold t h e interest of the stranger.

L O R E T O mines, only, instead of t h e d a r k , square bundles on their backs, these m u d d y creatures had the yellow bunches of rice hanging in graceful tear shapes f r o m t h e strips of m a t e r i a l that s u p p o r t e d t h e m like children on t h e i r mothers' backs. I'm sure van Gogh would have a p p r e c i a t e d this scene later on in life when h e became so obsessed with colour and movement. We r e t u r n e d to t h e wedding to see the opening of the presents. T h e bride and groom sat on their t h r o n e , rhe looking especially beautiful and serene with t h e white lotus blossoms hanging f r o m h e r pitch black h a i r ; and they received t h e presents h a n d e d to t h e m by some of t h e girls. It was very touching to ree these simple presents knowing how much these people love each o t h e r yet not being able to afford large gifts. They received glass jars, plastic trays, note books and in one parcel, a packet of toothpaste, a t o o t h b r u s h and a little plastic container for soap.

he had on his p y j a m a s with bis sarong tied round his waist and a piece of material round his forehead. However, his sickness didn't prevent him f r o m being just as noisy as his noisy family. T h e r e seemed to be an awful lot of women, w h e t h e r they were his wives or just his relations I don't k n o w ; and, as is usual in the typical Indonesian household, t h e r e were children everywhere. F a t h e r sang a song accompanied by one of his sons, into t h e tape. Once started, you can't stop them. Some of the other children and Mr. H a m i d ' s younger b r o t h e r each sank into the m a c h i n e amidst the roars of laughter of t h e other members of t h e family. T h e most b e a u t i f u l young p e r f o r m e r was a dusky m a i d e n of about twelve. She was dressed in black, a colour t h a t one may t h i n k a bit too sombre f o r one so young; yet, somehow, it seemed to accentuate her great black eyes that peeped out f r o m u n d e r a long pixie-like fringe. She had a soft husky voice that could h a r d l y be heard above the c h a t t e r and shrieks of laughter, yet she k e p t on singing as t h o u g h t h e r e was no one else in t h e room. T h e y are a very quiet people away f r o m their home, yet this family was the noisiest, the happiest, and t h e most loving group of people you could imagine. It is really w o n d e r f u l to see this when you think of how little they have to be h a p p y about.

They all sat r o u n d and talked f o r a while and then rose to say goodbye. I'm getting to be quite an expert at their way of shaking hands. You bend at t h e knees, touch your nose with joined hands, clasp their finger-tips in yours, and t h e n touch your nose again. 1 was then taken round to t h e house of Mr. Iiainid's brother, who is the chief of t h e village. Annie proudly showed me t h e i r cows t h a t were in a stall at the back of t h e house. She took me to the k i t c h e n and t h e n r o u n d to t h e room where they beat t h e husks off t h e rice with long poles, and then inside to join the chief and his huge family for a cup of tea. I was offered a sort of root to eat t h a t I h a d seen being cut up on the ground just outside t h e smelly cow stalls. Although these people arc very clean externally, they have absolutely 110 idea of hygiene as f a r as other things are concerned. P e r h a p s you will understand why I didn't care to discuss the food at the wedding. You just have to try and not think while you are eating, and p e r h a p s you may even enjoy your meal. Well, you've never seen such a household as ibis one! T h e chief was a great big fat man, like something you'd see in a film. He was sick, so

1 was presented with a great basket of beans, and, a f t e r m u c h bobbing up and down making our farewells, we set off for home. On t h e way, we stopped at the little village where Mrs. H a m i d was born, and went to meet her parents. We h a d to take off our shoes before entering the house, and, when I'd been introduced to this lovelv old pair, I joined t h e others on t h e floor for a cup of tea and a bite to eat. Bamboo mats covered the rough floor boards of the hut, and t h e only piece of f u r n i t u r e in t h e m a i n room was a china cabinet, a somewhat incongruous object. Then, Annie took me round the village, showed m e t h e local mosque w h e r e old men were chanting their prayers in the cool darkness of t h e hare room, and introduced me to some of the people of the village. PENNY SHEPHERD Brisbane.

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DRIVING ROUND THE LORETO INDIAN MISSIONS in t h e i r Sunday best. After t h e song of welcome we were garlanded in t h e traditional m a n n e r , first with marigolds, then with highly decorative wax garlands. B u t before we reached t h e convent we had six bridges to cross. Two of them were just trunks of p a l m trees with no s u p p o r t s ; another had a h a n d r a i l or bamboo, and two bamboos u n d e r our feet, while the most secure of the lot had two handrails. Half way across 1 h a d visions of myself being fished out of t h e water with water hyacinth clinging to my mud-stained clothes. I do not t h i n k I could have actually drowned, but. t h a n k God, going and coming we passed the ordeal successfully.

Not long ago our new M o t h e r Provincial sent f o r m e to know if 1 would be able to drive for two hours or longer. I said 1 would he willing to try b u t neither she n o r I knew the way. ( M o t h e r h a d m a d e u p her mind to visit the Missions stations and houses of t h e Daughters of St. Anne.) Next m o r n i n g at 8.30 we were on the road— M o t h e r and I. Several had offered to accompany us, but M o t h e r had t u r n e d down all offers b e c a m e of the difficulties of t h e j o u r n e y and the uncertainty of the a p p r o a c h . She h a d sent a telegram, but this had been r e t u r n e d to h e r ; so the Daughterwould not be on t h e lookout f o r us either. At that h o u r t h e r e was scarcely any traffic; so w e s k i m m e d along, until we left the main road. T h e n we b u m p e d along a road damaged beyond r e p a i r by huge trucks and lorries. It was as good as a hurdy-gurdy, and we bounced up and down, though I was driving as cautiously as 1 could. T h e lorry tracks were wider than o u r s ; so the mud, c h u r n e d u p d u r i n g the rains and now baked hard into little hillocks, h u m p e d our n u m b e r plate several times. After we passed the new c h u r c h , we should have alighted according to the m a p , b u t 1 crawled along a n o t h e r mile to t h e next village where some Christians met us, and offered to look a f t e r the car till we could send someone f r o m the convent. T h e r e was just enough r o o m in f r o n t of t h e village shop to park it—it was covered with red dust. We set out for the convent escorted by half the village.

We went to t h e parish church for our prayers and then toured the grounds. T h e children bathing and being bathed intrigued Mother. You should have seen each one whacking h e r clothes on the steps of the tank. T h e r e are fifty boarders, and one h u n d r e d and fifty day pupils. We spent quite a while in the kitchen where the p r e p a r a t i o n of t h e eight or nine h u n d r e d c h a p p a t t i s is a fulltime job. You see t h e n u n s cater for the 130 boys in t h e boys' school. As the Angelus rang, a long line of boys entered the c o m p o u n d each carrying his enamel plate u n d e r his arm. Vegetarians and non-vegetarians are catered for and t h e big deekchis are brought into the open for the serving. (T wonder w h a t h a p p e n s in the rains.) We had lunch with the Sisters, and a very homely meal it was with vegetables f r o m their own g a r d e n ; and the guavas, papyas and j u m r a n g a s f r o m their own trees while new-laid eggs showed t h e p o u l t r y was paying f o r itself. W h i l e Mother Provincial was seeing the Sisters I went over to t h e school w h e r e they brought out a g r a m o p h o n e

We h a d gone half a mile when we saw the Sisters on their way to Sunday school. Imagine their surprise when t h e y recognized us! I admired t h e i r initiative: two of them ran back and when we arrived at t h e convent they h a d the children

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LORETO (I.B.V.M.) LUCKNOW, INDIA Lucknow is t h e capital of the historical province of Uttar P r a d e s h , which has long been r e g a r d e d as a seat of p u r e I n d i a n culture. Loreto Convent. Lucknow, is staffed chiefly by Irish n u n s who have, and who show, a deep a p p r e c i a t i o n of t h e cultural interests of the province. A p a g e a n t on the f r o n t lawn of the convent showed several aspects of this culture as an e n t e r t a i n m e n t for Mother General, who has been visiting I n d i a f r o m K a t h f a r n h a m . All in the warm evening sunlight. One item was a wedding. A p r e t t y young b r i d e in gorgeous wedding dress awaits t h e bridegroom, whom she has never seen. To t h e sad, sweet sounds of a flute, he arrives in t r u e eastern magnificence. He and his a t t e n d a n t s are b o r n e aloft on t h r e e caparisoned elephants. With stately pace they l u m b e r round t h e semi-circular p a t h t h a t fringes the lawn to t h e steady t h r o b of a "grand m a r c h played on t h e drums. At a word f r o m the m a h o u t , t h e leader t u r n s majestically on to t h e lawn, stands to attention in f r o n t of Mother General, and salaams respectfully. It is a t r e m e n d o u s m o m e n t ! Everyone a p p l a u d s as t h e t h r e e elephants line u p in splendid a r r a y before the audience, awaiting t h e i r next cue. . . . Sugar lumps, bananas, nuts are p r e f e r r e d and d i s a p p e a r into t h e vast trunks in t h e twinkling of an eye.

Above: Mother General meets some of the performers at a concert given by the pupils of Loreto Convent, Lucknow, India. B e l o w : The elephant and his mahout considering gifts.

Now t h e elephants kneel to p e r m i t the bridegroom and attendants to d i s m o u n t ; then, with slow grace, in absolute f o r m a t i o n , the great beasts t a k e their leave. (See picture.)

SOME THOUGHTS ON THE APOSTOLATE OF TEACHING Of all divine things, the most divine is to be a co-operator with God in the salvation of souls.

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and t h e children sang Tagore songs with the records as accompaniment. All too soon it was 3.30 and time to r e t u r n .

T h e apostolate of teaching—including study, teaching, and giving counsel—is h a r d work.

T h e Sisters walked with us to t h e landing-stage, and there t h e convent " d o n g a " awaited us, for they would not allow us to walk back to the village w h e r e we h a d left the car. It was a frail unsteady craft with not an inch to spare above t h e water level. Anxiously we watched our b o a t m a n steer through t h e floating islands of water hyacinths. Now and again kingfishers darted across our patii but, in o u r anxiety, we could not a d m i r e t h e i r beauty. It was a relief to reach the car.

It challenges me to a constant unselfishness, and, doing so, it develops my noblest self. Everything the teaching apostle does, f r o m assisting at Mass to t h e correction of tests, receives its m e a n i n g f r o m that divine appointment. To know t h a t gives to the teaching religious courage, energy and joy. To spend oneself constantly f o r others, is beyond m y own power. B u t not beyond God's power. I t is His own work, and with His h e l p we can do all things.

27th Jan., 1963. MARY

JOSEPH Loreto

MICHAEL,

House,

I.B.V.M,

Calcutta.

TRAINING COLLEGE FOR AFRICAN GIRLS T w e n t y - o n e years ago, at K i a m b u , in t h e highl a n d s of K e n y a , t h e Loreto n u n s o p e n e d a college f o r t h e t r a i n i n g of t e a c h e r s f o r y o u n g A f r i c a n s . T h e work has b e e n w o n d e r f u l l y blessed, a n d t h e r e are now n e a r l y t w o h u n d r e d girls — all A f r i c a n natives — in t r a i n i n g . T h e r e are, in K e n y a , several o t h e r Loreto Missions, t h e oldest of which is at Nairobi. A s t u d e n t at K i a m b u has w r i t t e n t h e f o l l o w i n g i m p r e s s i o n s of h e r first r e t r e a t at t h e college. R e m e m b e r t h a t she is a y o u n g A f r i c a n girl, still shy a n d u n u s e d to her s u r r o u n d i n g s :

Students'

" T h e y were w o r t h r e m e m b e r i n g , t h o s e t h r e e days of R e t r e a t w h i c h began on J u n e 4th. It s t a r t e d w i t h B e n e d i c t i o n , and a f t e r t h a t t h e whole a t m o s p h e r e of t h e school seemed as of d e a t h . You could see figures moving h e r e and t h e r e , b u t t h e r e was n o sound to b e h e a r d .

Basketball Team at Kiambu, East Africa.

the library: 'Our Faith'. I t was so good to t h a t it could advise as well as teach me.

Loreto,

" T h e l i f e t h a t seemed h a r d at first was now b e c o m i n g easier. W i t h t h e h e l p of m y hook— c o m p a n i o n as well as t h e lectures, I began to love my rosary. W h e n I was t i r e d of listening to m y book, I sat u n d e r a s h a d y tree a n d began reciting m y rosary. As e v e r y t h i n g i n t e r e s t e d m e t h e t h r e e days e n d e d quickly. I was t h e n h a p p y to realise t h a t these t h r e e days were a golden c h a n c e in m y life."

" N e x t m o r n i n g t h e girls did t h e i r d u t i e s as usual, e x c e p t that n o one c o u l d ask h e r n e i g h b o u r w h e r e t h e b r o o m or t h e d u s t e r was. If a n y o n e w a n t e d s o m e t h i n g she just m a r c h e d in a n d took it w i t h o u t a w o r d . At first it seemed u n n a t u r a l , and I t h o u g h t t h a t in t h e end e v e r y o n e w o u l d lose h e r p o w e r of speech. I felt t h a t t h e t h r e e days would never c o m e to an e n d .

DOMITILLA ONDUSU (of the Kikuyu tribe)

" W h e n t h e bell was r u n g we went to t h e c h a p e l f o r a c o n f e r e n c e on t h e R o s a r y , by t h e F a t h e r in c h a r g e of t h e r e t r e a t . A f t e r w a r d s I could speak to n o o n e hut my b o o k , which I h a d t a k e n f r o m

(Loreto, K i a m b u , K e n y a . )

[ A f t e r h e r f o u r years in the college, D o m i t i l l a will b e able to t a k e c h a r g e of a n a t i v e school.]

A COTTAGE BY THE BAY OF GIBRALTAR stroke of luck that I a m able to c o n t i n u e my e d u c a t i o n at L o r e t o , E u r o p a , even t h o u g h t h a t entails a long j o u r n e y to a n d f r o m G i b r a l t a r .

[ A f t e r growing u p at Loreto schools in K e n y a , R o s a l i n d ' s sister, Vanessa, a n d she moved with t h e i r p a r e n t s to E u r o p e . ] My f a t h e r was not sure t h a t we would b e h a p p y in the n e w K e n y a t h a t is in t h e m a k i n g . Then, one day he saw in t h e p e r s o n a l c o l u m n of t h e Times an a d v e r t i s e m e n t of a cottage in t h e south of S p a i n . H e a n s w e r e d it, m o r e f o r f u n t h a n anyt h i n g else; b u t h e l i k e d t h e l e t t e r t h a t c a m e back f r o m t h e o w n e r — l i k e d also t h e p i c t u r e of t h e cottage. T h e r e s u l t is t h a t m y m o t h e r , f a t h e r and I are n o w living in t h e s o u t h of S p a i n , w h i l e Vanessa is h a v i n g h e r first taste of University life in Bristol.

L i f e at G u a d a r r a n q u e is n o t exactly easy, but it has m a n y c o m p e n s a t i o n s — a m o n g t h e m , t h e scenery and s u n s h i n e . Some p e o p l e sav t h a t t h e Bav of G i b r a l t a r is just as lovely as t h e B a y of Naples. T h e h i s t o r i c associations also please us. If you consult a ma]) of these p a r t s in t h e great days of t h e R o m a n E m p i r e , you will find t h a t G i b r a l t a r was t h e n H o n s C a l p e and t h a t o u r village is n e a r t h e site of t h e old town and p o r t of Carteia, f o u n d e d by t h e P h o e n i c i a n s , a n d colonised in 170 B.C. by f o u r t h o u s a n d R o m a n soldiers. It is exciting to visit t h e R o m a n r e m a i n s of an a m p h i t h e a t r e a n d a villa t h a t are q u i t e n e a r o u r cottage.

O u r cottage is in G u a d a r r a n q u e , a very small, very r e m o t e a n d very o l d - f a s h i o n e d village right on t h e coast a n d d i v i d e d in two by the G u a d a r r a n q u e r i v e r w h e r e it e n t e r s t h e Bay, h a l f - w a y etween G i b r a l t a r a n d Algeciras. It is a great

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After less than two hours in the train that leaves Manchester for London, you come to the city of Nottingham, famed in folk-lore as the centre of Robin Hood country.

"Speculation had previously run riot over the Loreto Sisters. Rumour had it that they were terribly strict; and so for a while we had quaked with f e a r ; then again, it was held that they had a high academic s t a n d a r d ; so our hopes soared. Now we are finding o u t : Strict, b u t not too strict; undoubtedly brilliant—and all decidedly very nice! They patiently answered the curious, took pains to help the confused, and generally eased our settling-in, although it was p r o b a b l y more difficult for them than for us.

Our readers, who are interested in Robin and his Merry Men, may like to know that still stands the Castle where Robin Hood and the Sheriff had more than a few words. Loreto pupils in Nottingham may pass by or visit this castle which is now a museum. The Loreto school is St. Catherine's G r a m m a r School with over f o u r hundred pupils—all day girls. Although Loreto nuns f r o m the head house in Manchester have only lately taken over the school, in a new and well-equipped building, the school has a long and honourable history as a G r a m m a r School owned and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy who opened it over a h u n d r e d years ago.

"So, at the end of the first day, everyone went home full of new, and I am sure, good impressions. The Sisters were delightful, the meals delicious, and the prospects very bright. "Much as we feel the wrench of parting with our old building and its century-old atmosphere and time-honoured customs, and of parting f r o m our f o r m e r headmistress whom we will never forget, we are looking forward to carrying on in our new school the spirit and traditions that are essentially St. Catherine's."

We here give an extract from a pupil's description of the "change-over": "Our first day was, for the most part, one long voyage of discovery: finding out time-tables, rooms, exploring corridors and stairs, admiring the various laboratories, inspecting and sounding additions to the Staff. But most of all: sizing up 'our new Sisters*.

KATHLEEN

( F o r m VI, L o r e t o , N o t t i n g h a m , E n g . )

Top Right: PREFECTS L E F T TO RTGHT: B. H e a l y , C. C a r t e r ( H e a d of School), R. W i n s h i p , Griffen, T>. Owen. ABSENT:

BRENNAN

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Josephson,

Simpson,

Browne,

.T. F a n n i n g ,

Winship,

Griffen,

Trevethan.

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Chan,

Browne,

S. Magoffin.

SENIOR

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S T A N D I N G : B. S i m p s o n , B. H e a l y , H. N e w m a n , M. S t u a r t , J. Boyle, H y n e s , P. Keliher, A. H e a l y , A. H e g a r t y , M. L e t h e r e n , W . H a r p t . SITTING:

.T. Gregory,

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Josephson,

Williams,

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Magoffin.

Owen,

Schmidt,

Chan,

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CONVENT,

BRISBANE,

QUEENSLAND

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& JUNIOR

CLASSES

F R O N T R O W : M. N o w i l l , S. G a r o v i c , G. Bulgare'.li, E . R y a n , B. B r i d g e , L D a l t o n , P. C h a n , S. M c D o n a l d , K. H o d g e s . 2nd R O W : S. T u r n b u l l , L. G r e g o r y , C. Moore, S. G r e e n u p , D . H i c k e y , R. D a l y R. S p e n c e r . 3rd R O W : M. B a r k e r , C. R o b e r t s , J. S c h m i d t , M. R y a n , M. A d a m s k i , M. J M a r l e y , P. A n s t e e , G. K n e i p p . 4th R O W : Y. J o h n s t o n , V. M a t t h e w s , C. J o n e s , S. H i l d e b r a n d , M. C r o w l e y M. M c M a n u s , M. L. W a l d i e , M. Tully. 5th R O W : F. D r a k e , A. C. Tully, D. F a l l o n , G. F l e t c h e r , J. W i l l i a m s , G S a m p s o n , P . S m i t h , H. W e n t . 6th R O W : M. K e l l y , D . D u f f y , J. S t u b b s , H . J o y c e , L. Coss, B. Beirne A . W i l l i s , R. A n n i n g . 7th R O W : B. L e w i s , P. M c C o r m a c k , D. S m i t h , J. v o n E l t e n , K. L e t h e r a n L. Magoffin, M. M u r r a y , J. S h e r a . B A C K R O W : M. R. M o o n e y , C. D o y l e , K. C u m m i n g , K. W i l l i s , C. C o r m a c k M. A l l e n , P. A l l e n , A. Cullinan, P. C o r b e t t . A B S E N T : A. Carter, A. S i m s .

Right: S U B - J U N I O R

CLASSES

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& Gold)

F R O N T R O W : A. D a l y , P . Shirrell, J. D e a n , A. H e d e , L. M a r s h a l l . 2nd R O W : H . T o n g , H . L e w i s , L. F r e n e y , D. J o s e p h s o n . 3rd R O W : K . H o d g e s , G. C o n d o n , T. S y d e s , S. S y d e s , C. M o o n e y . 4th R O W : P . H o d g s o n , K. R o a c h e , L. S a m s o n . P. M c L a u g h l i n . 5th R O W : G. W a t s o n , L. G u t h r i e , E. Aplin, P. H o l m e s , S. M c N u l t y . 6th R O W : M. M a r t i n e z , A. M i g u e l , K. L a m b e t h , D. Cavill. 7th R O W : T. K e n w a y , B. K e l l e h e r , K. F e e l e y , E . C r e a l y , C. T h o m p s o n . 8th R O W : D. Magoffin, E . S m i t h , R. D e n n i s , K . M o n a g h a n . 9th R O W : S. B r o a d , M. D o y l e , M. K e l l y , B. S y d e s , M. P e t h e r a n . 10th R O W : S. H e g a r t y , P . M c B r i d e , E . de Rozario, M. M o c k l e r . 11th R O W : D. L u k e , P. S p r i n g e r , A. H a r b u r g , M. W i l l i s , N . S m i t h . 12th R O W : C. A l l e n . J. Greenfield, Y. R o m a n o , J. M o y n i h a n . A B S E N T : C. H a l l .

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GRADE

VIII

F R O N T R O W : M. A n d e r s o n , Z. D e n n i s , H a u p t , P. W a l d i e , M. D e n n i s , G. H a r d y . 2nd R O W : C. D o y l e , C. M u r r a y . C. P r o u d m a n , S. J o n e s , C. ' M u r p h y , S. G a r r e t t , .1. B r a d l e y , C. E n d e r b y . 3rd R O W : M. B a k h a s h , B. T a y l o r , K. S m i t h , M. A d a m s , L. Miller, M. P a r i s . B A C K R O W : J. C o t t e e , C. H a n d a s y d e , B. Spiers, C. Clark, R. C o r b e t t , T. A B S E N T : R. B a l d o c k . K. E a s e y .

Top: GRADES VI & VII F R O N T R O W d , t o R . ) : 1). B e h m , M. Carter, J. B a k e r , J. W i l l i s , J. J o s e p h s o n , S. M u r p h y , J. B o w l e r , J. E d m o n d s o n , S. G u n n i s , C. W e b b , M. C r o f t , P. K e n t , M. D o y l e . S E C O N D R O W : P. F i t t o n , M. G a l l a g h e r , E. M o n a g h a n , Z. Ros'.an, J. B e h m . A. H i c k e y , E. K e a t i n g , G. W y e t h , C. N o w i l l , M. B r a s s i l , B. D e n n i s , V. P r o u d m a n , J. Carrick. T H I R D R O W : A. B e h a n , A. M c N u l t y , A. P a r k e r , M. C h a d w i c k , R. F o l e y , M. Q u a n e , G. A h e r n , C. H i l l m a n , M. Greenfield, K. K e o g l i , J. H e n l e y , B. O s t r o w s k i , G. W y e t h , TT. C h e r r y , M. M c D o u g a l l B A C K R O W : P. P e r r i e r , J. D o w n e y , C. Clark, P. S t u a r t , H . S t e i n , N . F e e l e y , J. M c G r a t h , C. Connor. D. K u n d e , E. S t e w a r t , J. H a s t e d , D. F o l e y , P. O ' C a l l a g h a n . A B S E N T : L. S t e w a r t .

Bottom Right: GRADES IV & V F R O N T R O W : J. H a n d a s y d e , S. F i l l i p o w , J. S y d e s , K. H o d g e s , L. H i l l m a n , C. B a r b e l e r , D Felmingham, McGucken. 2nd R O W : C. B r a s s i l , D. C h a n t , M. F. K e l l y , J. B o t s m a n , V . W i l m s , M. H i l l m a n , S. A n d r e w s , P. W e b b , 3rd R O W : K . H i g g i n s , S. N o l a n , M A l l e n , M. K u n d e , E . A n d e r s o n . 4th R O W : M. C h e r r y , F. W o r t h i n g t o n , C. H i c k e y , J. A n s t e e . B A C K R O W : J. S u l l i v a n , J. B i l l i n g l o n , M. D a c e y , S. M c G r a t h , S. R e p e t t o , S. Greenfield. A B S E N T : T. Monro, E. Hernpel, D. .lon?3.

LORETO

CONVENT,

BRISBANE,

QUEENSLAND

Barker,

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SCHOOL

BOYS

F R O N T R O W : M. Cork, P. de M a s k e n s , P. L a m b e t h , P . L a m b e t h , G. H o d g e s , M. L a n e , C. de B r e t i z e l , J. S t e w a r t , B. P u l l a r , R. S e l m o n , M. D a v i e s . 2nd R O W : G. Griffin, T. M c W a t e r s , P . H a r g r a v e s , D. M c O l e a n , P . S e l m o n , D. Greerer, P . R a y n e r , D. R a y n e r , G L i t t l e , M. K e l l y , G. F i l l i p o w . 3rd R O W : T. Crouch, D. P u l l a r , P . H i c k e y , M. Miller, M. K e l l y , S. G u n n i s , R. W i l l i s , R. F e l m i n g h a m , M. L i k e , D . M c C l u s k e y , M. F r a m p t o n , T. S t i n e , B. Gerry, J. S y d e s . A B S E N T : S. M c C u s k e r , D. H e m p e l , B . H i c k e y .

Bottom Left: G R A D E S

II & 111

F R O N T R O W : G. Connor, M. Roati, T. F o l e y , G. M c G u c k e n , A. M c C l u s k e y , C. O'Brien. 2nd R O W : P . A n d e r s o n , C. D o y l e , M. M. W e b b , V . M o r r o w , D . W e b b . 3rd R O W : V. Cronin, B. W e b b , E. K e l l e h e r , A. N a n c e , R. de M a s k e n s , K. G a n n , K . H o d g e s , J. H e n l e y . 4th R O W : R. U n c i n s k i , G. D u f f y , C. C h a d w i c k , A . .-"endzik, M. E. Miller, A. M. F r a s e r , F. G r e e n f i e l d . A. M e C l e a n . B A C K R O W : M. A. M c D o n a l d , M. H o l e , T. M c G u i r e , J. M u r r a y , J. Stibe. M. L. M c C u s k e r , J. P u l l a r , P . P a r k i n s o n . A B S E N T : T. M e C a f f e r t y , M. M. S i m p s o n , H . P a n i z z a .

Bottom Ri&ht: P R E P A R A T O R Y & G R A D E I GIRLS F R O N T R O W : J. A r c h e r , A. S p e n c e r , A. M a h o n y , C. N a n c e , C. M c G u c k e n , ,T. E n g l i s h . 2nd R O W : L. M c N u l t y , T. H o d g s o n , A. F r e n c h , F . T o a k l e y , C. Cork, T. D o y l e . 3rd R O W : J. Sligo, J. T a r r a n t , J. M a c f a r l a n e , L. H o d g s o n , R. H a r b u r g , M. M c D o n a l d , B A C K R O W : M. S c h m i d t , M. T a r r a n t , B. W e b b , A. H o l d e n , D. d i m m i n g . A B S E N T : D. R e a d e .

LORETO CONVENT, BRISBANE, 86

Carrick.

QUEENSLAND

L O R E T O

Among Our

Old

Girls

WORLD UNION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS In J a n u a r y of this vear t h e r e was published tlie first issue of the Q u a r t e r l y " I N F O R M A T I O N B U L L E T I N " , the organ of t h e W.U.C.W.O. Secretariat with h e a d q u a r t e r s at 91 rue de Sevres, Paris—Vie. We mention t h e address as so many Loreto pact students visit Paris nowadays. It would be a pleasant experience for them to call at the office of t h e Secretariat and introduce themselves as Catholic women f r o m Australia. There should be a strong bond uniting Catholic W o m e n all over t h e world. T h e i r ideals are t h e same: the h a p p i n e s s of women and children in every country, their education and m a t e r i a l welfare as well as their spiritual opportunities. As we write we have beside the typewriter t h e J a n u a r y (English) bulletin which gave rise to this article and t h e thoughts just expressed. T h e first page r e p r i n t s a touching r e m a r k by our Holy F a t h e r , P o p e J o h n X X I I I : " T h e Church is no m o n u m e n t of antiquity; it's the old village f o u n t a i n , which goes on providing water for the generations of our day-" T h e comment of the bulletin is that "we are part of this life-giving stream, and it is for us, t h e women, to dedicate our God-given attributes to His service, for the good of the world". Representatives of W U C W O attend meetings of i n t e r n a t i o n a l bodies that carry out t h e work of UN. An example of thisi consultative status of t h e World Union of Catholic W o m e n ' s Organizations was seen

in Paris in December, 1962, when a F r e n c h representative a t t e n d e d UNESCO's 12th general conference. At that Conference the Catholic women h e a r d some of t h e plans of UNESCO "to carry on an intensive drive against h u n g e r , disease and ignorance and all the scourges that h i n d e r the progress of h u m a n i t y especially in t h e emerging countries". T h e next ten years were set out as t h e Decade for Development. Present at the Conference were many delegates from African countries who stressed the i m p o r t a n c e of education for women and girls. Shall any of us say that we are not interested in these t h i n g s ? T h e benefits that Australian women could give to t h e women of the emergent nations could well be repaid by t h e benefits we can receive f r o m them. This thought conies to us as we read in t h i s bulletin a short review of a book entitled " T h e House Stands F i r m " — F a m i l y Life in West Africa. It is written by one of the Order called the White Sisters, and published in U.S.A. by t h e Bruce Publishing Company. For the title of her book t h e author was inspired by a Togoland proverb: " T h e house stands firm; t h e woman is within and all is well." [ T h e subscription to t h e bulletin is 10/- a year, and copies mav be ordered through the Editor, Loreto Magazine, Loreto Convent, N o r m a n h u r s t . N.S.W. |

ECHOES . . . OF A LORETO LIFE Heart that was beating, though beating concealed, R h y t h m at one with t h e P u k e of the W o r l d : D r u m m i n g to the striving For the Light of Oneness. Striving, in echoing Revealed.

Living in laughing and loving in laughter. Yet laughter itself an i m m o l a t i o n ; R i p p l i n g laughter slips lightly Over great still pools Vibrating, echoing Long after. Bright in black cotton and swirling round A flutter of skirts to t h e glory of God, Plodding tasks flashed gleaming T h r o u g h seeming greyness, Swirling, echoing To mourners.

corners,

Life that was laid at His feet for His using, P r u n e d in using and cut for t h e f r u i t ; Flowering and bearing Young scions of minds, T h e Harvest echoing T h e Bruising.

" [ T h o u g h t s of a p u p i l at Loreto, Nedlands, or h e a r i n g of the death of M o t h e r M. Ann. | —P.J.R.

* DEBUTANTES

CONVENT,

LORETO

BRISBANE

F R O N T R O W : B. S c h n e i d e r , M H o w e s , P. A n d r e w s , S. L e n n o n , M. S t e w a r t , D. D a l t o n . SECOND ROW: I'. Quinn, L. M a r t i n e z , A B r i d g e , R. J o s e p h son, K. M c D e r m a t t , R. S m i t h , M. Gibson. T H I R D R O W : R. O S u l l i v a n , T. P a r e r , H. G r e e n u p , F . Parer, S. Millar, G. G i e t z .

LORETO PAST PUPILS' ASSOCIATION, BRISBANE

During the past year four of our m e m b e r s entered the Novitiate at N o r m a n h u r s t . Margaret M u r p h y (S.M. C l e m e n t ) , Elizabeth Nowotny (S.M. F r a n c i s ) , K a t h i e Skehan (S.M. C a t h e r i n e ) , and Margaret O'Sullivan (S.M. Ancilla) and we ask you to r e m e m b e r these girls in your prayers, also others who answer this w o n d e r f u l call.

T h e years have cast their shadows, time, the measure of duration of continued existence has effected many changes, and at Loreto we find just this. Our original two-storey wooden house, so dear to the hearts of our earlier pupils has heen added to, altered many times, and now almost obscured by brick buildings. T h e s u r r o u n d i n g bush has been cleared and we have delightful gardens, tennis courts, basketball courts, and playgrounds.

OFFICE-BEARERS

AND

COMMITTEE,

1962-3

P r e s i d e n t : Mrs. Trevor Cottee. Vice-President: Mrs. C. M. Donoghue. H o n o r a r y Secretary: Miss Kay Noud. H o n o r a r y T r e a s u r e r : Mrs. D. Macfarlane. C o m m i t t e e : Mesdames W. J. Hickey, E. Smith, B. Halligan, Brian Sweeney, M. Garrett, I). Fogartv, M. Brassil, Misses J. F u l l a g h e r , P. Nowotny, S. Cooper and M. Josephson.

This year among our debutantes, who were prerented to Co-adjutor A r c h b i s h o p OT)onnell, we h a d Mary Stewart, d a u g h t e r of one of our earliest pupils, Erica Binnington, and Angela Bridge, whose m o t h e r is a past p u p i l (Noreen R u n d l e t t ) f r o m Calcutta, India. Some of our present pupils travel great distances to follow in their m o t h e r s ' footsteps. Denzil, Elizabeth and K a t h r y n Smith (daughters of Jean Deshon) come f r o m Culcairn, N.S.W., Rosslyn Anning ( d a u g h t e r of Gretta Byrne) f r o m R i c h m o n d , N.Q., Ann Clare Tully ( d a u g h t e r of Ann Macrossan) f r o m Quilpie, J a n e Billington (daughter of Moya Doyle) f r o m C u n n a m u l l a , Julie Bowler (daughter of Frances Rutledge) f r o m J u n d a h , and Genevieve K n i e p p ( d a u g h t e r of Clare Fennel, Kirribilli) comes f r o m Ashford, N.S.W.

PAST PUPIL IS HONOURED BY THE QUEEN Congratulations to Mary Dennehv, past p u p i l of N o r m a n h u r s t , on h e r reception of the M.B.E. It gave all her f r i e n d s great pleasure to sec her name in the Queen's B i r t h d a y H o n o u r List. Mary was one of the first small group of boarders at Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t , t h e f o u n d a t i o n s stones at t h e turn of the century. H e r schooldays over, Mary went with h e r architect f a t h e r and family to live in P e r t h , W.A. She received the M.B.E. for her outstanding work with the boys of t h e F a i r b r i d g e School at P i n j a r r a (W.A.).

Our Annual C o m m u n i o n and Breakfaet at Loreto is a much enjoyed occasion. T h e Chapel, ftill in t h e old building, occupies what was t h e original Reception Room and Class Rooms ( r e m e m b e r t h e folding doors which when opened back provided ample epace for our Balls and Concerts t h e n ? ) . I n a d e q u a t e t h o u g h it is to accommodate us now, it is rich and warm with the fervour and love of the Children of the Institute of t h e Blessed Virgin Mary. When the time comes and we can build a new Chapel, it will not be without sadness, as m a n y of us have prayed t h e r e and our prayers and intentions have been answered.

A busy editor sent the following questionnaire to Miss Dennehy, and, now, even more busy, she sends in at the last moment the interesting m a t t e r she received f r o m Mary. 1. In what vear 31st July, 1917. ' 88

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Fairbridge?

2. Is it managed by t b e G o v e r n m e n t or by some C h u r c b ? T h e School is managed by a Board of Governors a p p o i n t e d by the F a i r b r i d g e Society (Inc.) London, and a P r i n c i p a l selected by t h e Board. 3. W h a t is your position t h e r e ? Have you retired? In 1917 1 was engaged as Secretary and Assistant to T h e F o u n d e r and worked in this capacity until early in 1927 when I was a p p o i n t e d Aftercare Officer. This entailed visiting t h e boys and girls in their jobs on various f a r m s throughout t h e country. 1 retired in 1938, and after taking a holiday did h o n o r a r y work for the F a i r b r i d g e Society in t h e capacity of Hon. W e l f a r e Officer amongst the students who had passed t h r o u g h t h e School.

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4. How many boys ? Is it d e n o m i n a t i o n a l ? T h e n u m b e r is usually kept up to 200 hove and girls. T h e School is u n d e n o m i n a t i o n a l . Katharine Miller, B.A. (past pupil, Normanhurst) on graduation day, 1963, at S y d n e y University, w i t h her father, Sir Douglas Miller, w e l l k n o w n neurologist and brain surgeon. Sir Douglas began his schooldays w i t h the little b o y s in Loreto, Portland, Vic.

T h e F a i r b r i d g e Society (Inc.) London, selects boys and girls in the British Isles and outfits t h e m and sends t h e m to Western Australia to be trained at t h e Kingsley F a i r b r i d g e F a r m School, P i n j a r r a , W.A., or to the F a i r b r i d g e F a r m School, Molong, N.S.W. In the early days the children were mostly o r p h a n s , or had lost one parent. T h e Kingsley F a i r b r i d g e F a r m School was f o u n d e d in 1912 by Kingsley Fairbridge, who h a d come out f r o m England with his wife some m o n t h s previously. A soon as the Armistice was signed in 1917 h e went to England to raise f u n d s f o r t h e expansion of his scheme. He returned at the end of six months having raised £28,000 in England.

A PRIEST'S MOTHER WRITES HOME ORDINATION Arriving at t h e College of P r o p a g a n d a Fide at 7.30 a.m., we were shown to reserved places on t h e left side of the sanctuary, f r o m w h e r e our view was excellent.

The F o u n d e r immediately cet about selecting a suitable site for a new School and bought a property of 1,000 acres, virgin bush, five miles n o r t h of t h e P i n j a r r a township. He t h e n c a m p e d on t h e site and supervised the clearing of roine five acres to allow the various buildings to be put u p . T h e children live in cottages and are cared for by a Housemother.

T h e r e were forty-five to be ordained by His E m i n e n c e Gregory Peter Cardinal Agagianian. E a c h was presented to t h e C a r d i n a l ; then they all knelt in a semi-circle while he addressed them. It was a most moving sight to see t h e m prostrate themselves full length on t h e floor in a huge fan, d u r i n g the Litany of the Saints.

Kingsley F a i r b r i d g e was b o r n in South Africa in 1885 of English parents. At the age of 17 h e went to England to study and subsequently won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford. While at Oxford he m a d e known to his associates among t h e undergraduates his idea of rescuing children f r o m t h e slum areas of Britain and giving them a fresh start in the colonies. In October, 1909, he addressed a meeting of 50 u n d e r g r a d u a t e s who pledged themselves to help h i m to raise f u n d s to start a F a r m School and thus t h e Child E m i g r a t i o n Society was f o r m e d . This is now known as the F a i r b r i d g e Society ( I n c . ) .

T h e large congregation in t h e chapel included the t h r e e h u n d r e d students of t h e College, of fiftysix nationalities. VIA N O M E N T A N A AND T H E I.B.V.M. On a bus ride along Via Noinentana I saw a large building with high walls and to my delight, t h e crest of the I.B.V.M. on t h e gates. R e t u r n i n g the next day, I was m a d e verv welcome by the Mother Superior who spoke of the visit of the Australian n u n s on t h e i r j o u r n e y to Ireland in 1960.

Kingsley F a i r b r i d g e died in July, 1924, at t h e age of 39 years, and thus t h e School was deprived of t h e wise guidance of an enlightened mind. A memorial was erected to his m e m o r y in Umtali, South Africa, some five or six years ago, and unveiled by t h e Queen Mother when she visited this township.

* [ T h e priest is F r . A d r i a n Doyle; the mother, Mrs. Doyle, was f o r m e r l y G e r t r u d e O'Donnell of Loreto, P o r t l a n d , and St. Mary's Hall, Melbourne University. T h e letters, f r o m which the above are extracts, were written to her daughter, Moya, past p u p i l of Toorak, and now Mrs. Hickey, of Brisbane.]

MARY DENNEHY (Past Pupil) Normanhurst. 89

DEBUTANTES: NEDLANDS A N D CLAREMONT. B A C K R O W : M. O ' H a l l o r a n , M. B r e n n a n , L». M c M a h o n , B. P a g e , A. M. B a k e r , J. L a v a n , S A c t o n ( T o o r a k ) , J. B a k e r , C. W a t s o n . M I D D L E R O W : A. W a l s e r , N. Collier, B. D r a k e - B r o c k m a n , P . W r i g h t , E . R y a n , M. B a n a g a n , A. F a r r e l l , D. S u l l i v a n , J. S l a d e . FRONT ROW: D. Colvin, A. B o u r k e , T E n g l e b r e c h t , J. C a s t e n e l l e , A Chalk, T. A t k i n s o n , I'. D a l y - S m i t h , A. W h e e l e r a n d T. L n g u e . S o m e of t h e d e b u t a n t e s ' m o t h e r s had a t t e n d e d Loreto. T h e y w e r e Anne Marie Baker and Judy Baker (cousins), Anne Bourke, Margaret Brennan, Joan Castanelle, Noni Collier, Phillipa Daly-Smith, Toni Logue and B e t t i n a P a g e ( L o r e t o , India).

A week later I attended the Consistory of Cardinals at St. Peter's Basilica. T h e procession of Cardinals and dignitaries, followed by His Holiness, the Pope, carried 011 t h e sedia gestatoria, passed in f r o n t of me. T h e Holy F a t h e r looked f r o m side to side blessing everyone. His kind glance seemed almost a personal greeting.

GARMISCH Garmisch is a largo town in t h e Bavarian Alps which is the recreational centre f o r U.S. servicemen and their families, as well as for t h e F r e n c h , German and Canadian forces. T h e E u r o p e a n bob-sled c h a m p i o n s h i p s were being held while we were there. Two grand stands are situated at t h e most sensational curve of t h e course, and the sleds come down with a t h u n d e r i n g roar, climbing almost to t h e top of t h e walls at the bends.

CORDOBA, SPAIN A mosque, which I visited, is a huge building s u r r o u n d e d by a high wall, and with a Cathedral built inside it. T h e streets n e a r b y are narrow with m a n y flower-filled courtyards where walls trail clematis and jasmine.

MAINZ, G E R M A N Y , AND T H E I.B.V.M. In Mainz I saw again the I.B.V.M. monogram, distinguishing the convent of t h e "English Ladies". T h e buildings formerly belonged to a noble f a m i l y and are very old. T h e r e are 900 children in the school. I was shown the crest of Mary W a r d , which had recently been placed above t h e convent door.

T h e mosque is t h e world's second largest, and in order to build t h e C a t h e d r a l inside it, many of t h e arched pillars were removed—eight h u n d r e d and fifty remain. L O N D O N (December, 1962) Went to Mass in a blizzard, sinking ankle deep in snow. T h e cold was intense and a strong wind was blowing t h e snow d r i f t s deep against walls and corners. T r a n s p o r t all over England was at a standstill, with cars in dozens a b a n d o n e d in t h e streets. On P r i m r o s e Hill, I saw h u n d r e d s of children and adults on toboggans—some p r o p e r ones, others c u p b o a r d doors and even tin trays!

PARIS My first view of Notre Dame Cathedral was in the f a d i n g light of late afternoon. Inside, Benediction was taking place at t h e High Altar, and t h e whole sanctuary was lit up, while organ music filled t h e building. T h e great glory of the Cathedral is in its three rose windows.

ROME In Rome once more, b u t briefly, on the ward journey, 1 arrived early for t h e Audience. The colour and ceremony fascinating.

VIARREGIO, ITALY Having come for a few days' rest to what I thought was a quiet seaside town, I f o u n d , instead, that I was in "a fashionable and luxurious seaside resort—the pearl of the T y r r h e n i a n coast", and more t h a n that, it was carnival t i m e . . .

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T h e Holy F a t h e r looked t h i n n e r b u t c h e e r f u l and animated. In his fifteen-minute address, which was translated into English, he told us to r e a d St. Paul's talks to the Romans, and to copy his simplicity and faith.

ROME Back in Rome I visited again t h e I.B.V.M. Convent on Via N o m e n t a n a , where, A d r i a n said Mass in the lovely chapel. We were m a d e most welcome by the Mother General and Mother Ingrid.

As 1 left t h e Audience 1 m e t Mother General and two other m e m b e r s of t h e C o m m u n i t y on Via Nomentana. T h e y had been so kind to A d r i a n and to me, t h a t 1 was delighted to be able to say goodbye before leaving on my long j o u r n e y home.

I was delighted to b e a r t h a t they h a d f o u n d the address of the pen-friend to whom I used to write when at school at P o r t l a n d . 1 met h e r a few days later. 90

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NEWS FROM ST. MARY'S HALL, MELBOURNE At last our new College is to he built on t h e land a d j o i n i n g Newman. We h o p e to hegin early next year and to he ready f o r occupation in the first t e r m of 1965. We u n d e r s t a n d t h a t plans will soon he u n d e r consideration, and we hope f o r enthusiastic co-operation f r o m all past m e m b e r s of the College.

hold in St. Mary's Hall. This year twenty-five students and some externs meet every Wednesday night for lectures and p r e p a r a t i o n of lessons. Excellent reports f r o m priests and headmasters have been received of the efficiency and devotion of the girls. St. Mary's Hall Rowing Eight won the Women's Inter-Collegiate Rowing for t h e second year in succession.

Mother M. J o h n Bosco Mitchell, I.B.V.M., completed her course for Diploma of Education with first class Honours, being awarded the Dwiglit Prize for Education, and sharing t h e Childers' Prize.

T h e Easter Vigil at N e w m a n this year was an auspicious one for all connected with St. Mary's Hall, as one of our Chinese students, Gwat K i n Chew, was baptised by Fr. Golden, S.J., and m a d e h e r first Holy Communion.

Mother M. A n n u n c i a t a D u n p h y , I.B.V.M., completed her course in Arts, being awarded first class H o n o u r s in t h e School of F r e n c h , and the Dwight Prize. The

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J. A L S T O N J. A N D R E BURNE BUXTON CALLER CHAPMAN FUNDER GARTLAN GERBER HALL HARRISON JOHNSON KELLY LEE MAKER MCCAFFREY MCCLELLAND McCOY McENCROE NIALL RYAN SCHLESINCER SKENE VALE

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E. B A R T L E Y M. B E L L J. B I R D M. B O U R K E A. C A N E S T R A M. C A R R O L L J. C L A R E B R O U G H F. C L A R K E A. C O L E M A N M. C O O K E E. CURTATN G. D O U G L A S M. D W Y E R P. E V A N S M. F A K H R Y G. F E R G U S O N V. G R I G S B Y J. H E I G H T A. H E N N E S S Y C. H E R B K HOG A N M. J O N E S K. K E V T N M LECTITE D. L E Y .T. M c C A N N ,T. M c C O M B E M. M O L O M B Y S. M O R A N D. N A U G H T O N M. O ' H A L L O R A N

ARENDSEN BEST BRISTOW BROWN BROWN BUXTON BYRNE CAHTLL CALANCTIINI CALLER COGHLAN COGHLAN COGLAN CORRY DWYER DYNON ENGLAND FLANAGAN FURNELL GARRETT GEBBIE GERBER GULLTFER HENNESSY HILL HOLLTER KELLY LETHBRIDGE LOCKHART LODGE LOMBARD

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A. O'SHAUGHNESSY S. P I Z E R J. R Y L A N D J. SCHLESINGER C. S I N N H. SMITH T. S M I T H B. S T A R R G. S T E W A R T J. S T E W A R T J. S U L L I V A N W. VASS M. W A L K E R B. WTLSON H. W R I G H T

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ARUNDELL L. BERBERAT

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G R A D E II (Blue & Gold) ( S e e P h o t o P a g e 78) E. ANTONIE S. B I R D M. C A L L A N A N P. C H A P M A N J. C O L L I E T. CO A T E S R. D A L E F. D O Y L E ,T. F E E R Y K FRA NCIS J. FURNELL S. G A L B A L L Y J. H A L L P. H A R R I S O N A. H E I G H T S. H O L L Y W O O D G. K T E R N A N L. K I N G J. L A M B R I C K C. L O R Y .1. L U P S O N V. L Y N C H A. MARTIN V. M A N SOUR S. M A R R O N P. M A T T H E W S P. McCOMBE K. M c G O L D R I C K T. M a c K I N N O N J. MOLOMBY F. M O L Y N E U X A. NORMAN U. O ' D E A S. OGILVIE U. O'DEA S. O G I L V I E R. O'HALLORAN D. O'KEEFFE G. O'REGAN E. O'SULLIVAN S. P A R K E R M. L. P A R T I N G T O N T \ PENNEFATHER P. PEPPARD A. P I T T C. P L E A S A N C E J. REYNOLDS H. ROACH A. R Y A N J. R Y A N A. SO A L L Y E. SCHARP V. SKENE S. T A Y L O R M. W A R D L. WELLSTED C. W H E L A N C. W H E L A N M. WILKINSON L. WILLIAMS K. W I L L I S C. WRIGHT

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BRENNAN BURKE: CAHILL CALANCTIINI CANESTRA CARROLL CONQUEST CROOK DALE FETHERSTONHAUGH P. F L A N A G A N J. F O R R E S T R. F R A N C T S C. F U R N E L L G. G E B B I E R. G I L L T. G I L L M. GLOWREY M. G O D F R E Y J. H E N D E R S O N N. HERB A. H T P G R A V E P. KEARNEY M. K E L L Y J. K T F T C. LETHBRIDGE J. LEWIS M. L O R Y J. M a c K I N N O N A. M I D G L E Y C. M O R A N C. MORTIMER K. M U L D O O N P. N O L A N (R.T.P.) K. NOSSAL N. O ' B R Y A N •T. O ' H A L L O R A N D. O ' R Y A N J. PARTINGTON P. PEPPARD M. P L E S S P. RODGERS T. S C H L I C H T M. SLATTERY M. S T E V E N S PI. S U L L I V A N G. T E S T A R T M. THOMSON D. T I E R N A N G. T O N E R C. T R O T T 1. T U C K E R P. Z E T S M A N N

ST. MARY'S HALL, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, 1963. BACK R O W : A . Smurthwai t e, M . Q uinn , M . Shi e ll . M. Murph)' . G. C h e w. A . Ri o rdan. L. Gaffne)', TH IRD RO"V : C. R o h e rtso n. A . Da llim o r e, F . .T e n s, F. B e ncl a ll. B. Lawes, B. Ryan . L . Murto n. SE CON D ROW' : J . G ly nn, K . P e t e r s, M . Pe ll , R. Tayl o r , C. Poynto n, J . M oo r e, H . M . Gre e nin g. FR ON T R O"' : C. M O I 'g~n, B. Gri ffi t h s, R. Hi gg ins. Z . Hogan , E. L ee, C. T "eng . M . Piant a.

G . PironR, 1If. Ge t e ni c h . lIf. Ba rry.

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Co nn e llan.

r:. Pitt, A. T e han, r:. S e r pless. J. Ca m e r o n. G. Cro w e. E. St oc k . F . Train or, O 'Bri en

(Presid e nt ),

M . Dux bury-Th o m pson ,

P hillip s, M . Dunn,

Th omas,

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S. H.

Scott,

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McAnanev, C.

Allen, P

McNamara, K.

Angove, V.

MeNevin, H.

Aiming, R.

McSwiney, D.

Magoffin, L.

Baker, S.

Midgley, B.

Barker, M.

Adams,

(Gibraltar)

Miller, H.

Barker, R. Bemmens,

Miller, M. R.

Moore, R.

Nvsen, C.

O'Day, P.

O'Grady, R.

Bonser, C.

17, 25

Bleclimore, A.

Brady, K.

Brennan, K. (England

Bridge, B.

Brown-Hamilton, J.

Burden, N.

Burfitt, H.

Burt, E

Calder, E.

Carter, A.

Coy, R

Davine, A.

Donovan, P.

Duffield, C.

Dwver,

Ellis, V

Gardiner, M.

Gardini, D.

Golden, T.

Gorman, J.

Haintz, M.

Hayes, G.

Jensen, M. Lee, A.

O'Loghlin, F.

47 18, 55 93

O'Neil, C.

Ondusu, D. (Kenya)

Price, G. . .

Rubensohn, V.

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W e specialise in t h e correction of postural d e f e c t s in children Instructors to leading Schools and Physical Culture Clubs, including the LORETO C O N V E N T S

CALL O R W R I T E FOR

Telephone 26-6068

SYDNEY

PROSPECTUS

Telephone 26-6068

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Education is a grand investment Y o u c a n rely o n y o u r college t r a i n i n g t o s t a n d y o u in g o o d s t e a d a n d e n a b l e y o u to t a k e t h e lead in y o u r f u t u r e life . . . you c a nalso rely o n college clothing f r o m J o h n M a r t i n ' s , w h o a r e leaders in this field. In o u r G i r l s ' C o l l e g e W e a r D e p a r t m e n t , on t h ef i f t h floor, w e specialise in tailoredt o - m e a s u r e g a r m e n t s , a n d , in addition, c a r r y a full r a n g e of s t o c k f i t t i n g s in b e s t quality materials. S o . . . w h e n y o u a r e in n e e d of n e w college c l o t h i n g . . . call in a t Johnnie's . . . our specially trained College W e a r S t a f f will g i v e y o u p e r s o n a l i s e d service a t all times.

Our stocks

include—

S u m m e r Frocks . . . Winter Tunics . . . S u m m e r a n d Winter Hats . . . Blazers . . . Regulation Blouses . . . Sports Tunics . . . Pullovers, Ties, H a t Bands, M o n o g r a m s a n d T i e Pins.

JOHN MARTIN & CO. LIMITED

ADELAIDE

L O R E T O

WAHROONGA GENERAL ELEGTRIC Licensed Electrical Contractors, Radio Engineers 62 COONANBARRA RD, WAHROONGA DEPOT FOR HECLA AND

IRONS, JUGS, TOASTERS, KETTLES, FIRES COOKING

APPLIANCES

Private address a f t e r

hours:

E. F. EVANS, "Dunwell", Coonanbarra Road, Wahroonga PHONE

48-1838

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I c . J. MCCARTHY AND SONS r: Wholesale Grocers and General Merchants

65-2839 - - -

- 65-3764 •

We cater especially for Hospitals, Convents Colleges, Institutions and Hotels, etc. PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE v

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BEACH

STREET

CLOVEELY 133

Wherever y o u s e e this sign • . .

IOPSM O P T I C A L

P R E S C R I P T I O N S

S P E C T A C L E

M A K E R S

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You kno w you'll reteive expert attention for your glasses! O P S M . . . a nation-wide organisation with t h e most m o d e r n optical laboratories t o m a k e your glasses exactly . . . expert fitters to m a k e sure y o u r glasses are c o m f o r t a b l e . . . a n e n o r m o u s range of f a s h i o n a b l e f r a m e s . . . and a swift, on-the-spot repair service. SYDNEY: 2 3 5 M a c q u a r i e St. (Beanbah), 28 1 9 4 1 ; 1 7 4 - 6 (Queen's Square). Eastwood: 193 Rowe Street, Eastwood. Also

in Melbourne,

Brisbane,

and

Adelaide,

Branches

Perth

a n d principal

country

OPSM

King St. 85 3 6 7 2 towns

Everywhere

ST.

JOSEPH DAILY

MISSAL

Every C a t h o l i c c a n p r a y t h e M a s s devoutly, intelligently a n d easily follow t h e Priest a t M a s s with attention, pleasure a n d unders t a n d i n g with t h e St. J o s e p h Daily Missal. Completely u p t o d a t e with all new Masses, large clear type a n d simplified a r r a n g e m e n t establish i t a s t h e ideal Missal f o r all Catholics. Complete f o r every d a y— Large type — Ordinary of t h e M a s s Latin a n d English — A c c u r a t e translation — C o n f r a t e r n i t y text Sunday a n d Feast D a y Calendar — Exact references — Latest Indulgences Other Bindings and Prices: • • •

Black Cloth, 4 4 / 6 , 5 2 / 6 Simulated Leather, gold edges, 7 2 / 6 Black Leather, red edges, 8 2 / 6 , 8 7 / 6

CUSA HOUSE, 175 Elizabeth Street 104 K I N G STREET 583 GEORGE STREET

( N e x t to Searls)

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(Opp. Anthony Horderns)

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211-4533

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LONGER

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are top of their class

and UNBEATABLE

for

COMFORT

VARSITY—The recognised regulation College Shoe, in Brown and Black. Wearite soles. Fractional fittings.

SCHOLAR—P o p u I a r Girls' Torflex

S U Z E T T E — S m a r t Party Shoe, in Black Patent, White and Bone Calf. Removable straps. Fractional fittings.

Obtainable

Shoe, in Brown or Black. They're outgrown before outworn, and save costly repairs. Leather insoles keep feet cool and healthy.

and expertly

fitted

MILDREN'S SHOE STORE 162 PARADE, NORWOOD, STH. AUSTRALIA Phone 3-5301

Phone

13.r>

3-5301

L O R E T O

J. A. ROBERTS Electrical Service 743 WYNNUM ROAD MORNINGSIDE, BRISBANE (Opposite

Junction

Road)

Phone 95-3869 *

All Installations, Rewiring and Repairs to Stoves Boilers, Hot Water Systems, etc. IRONS, A U T O M A T I C IRONS, JUGS, TOASTERS, V A C U U M CLEANERS POLISHERS, etc.

REPAIRED O N THE PREMISES

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LORETO sends

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please

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continued

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t h e smallgoods (and we) can

trust!

635-6217

you W e would be pleased to quote you for any Printing t h a t you may require.