St Hugh's College, Oxford - Club Paper, Mar 1926

MARCH, 1926.

Privately printed for the Club by THE SALISBURY SUPPLY COMPANY, 4 & 5, Creed Lane, Ludgate Hill, E.C.4.

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No. 28.

EDITORIAL.

S there seemed to exist amongst old students a desire to revive the Club Paper, we are trying to make a start this year. Our space as you will see is very limited, chiefly by financial considerations. There was also little time to collect news of old students abroad but we hope to remedy this defect next year. Appeals for news were sent out, to as many different years as possible. On the following pages you will see the somewhat meagre response. It has been found too expensive to include a list of names and addresses of old students. A complete list will be found in St. Hugh's College report. A very limited number can be obtained by nonmembers of College, price 1/-, on application to the Secretary, St. Hugh's College.

As the paper has been in abeyance since 1919, we felt it would be impossible to deal with all the news since then, so we have started again at 1925. We should be most grateful if any members who have recent news of old students would forward it to the Editor at any time. We should also be glad to have notices of books by old students. No information of these latter has been forthcoming for this number.

We are most grateful to the Principal for kindly sending a letter of news. We are glad to hear she is making good progress towards recovery from her recent illness.

We apologise for the paper's many short-comings, but we look forward to a more complete record of our doings next year=lor which we invoke the aid of all members of St. Hugh's Club.

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D. G. ELGOOD. 6, Northwick Park Road, Harrow.

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LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL. ST. HUGH' S COLLEGE, OXFORD.

15th February, 1926.

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I am very glad to hear that the St. Hugh's Club is reviving the News Letter which formed part of its activities in the past, as there is nothing more interesting to members of a College, whether still in residence or out in the world, than news of each other.

As members all probably know, the Charter and Statutes have now been approved by the Association of Members of St. Hugh's College and by the Hebdomadal Council of the University, and await the approval of the King in Council.

That process will take probably six months, and there is hope therefore of beginning the next academic year under the new constitution. This marks a stage in the development of our College life and, potentially, in the part taken by women in, the University, the importance of which can hardly be over-estimated. The role of members of the College, graduate and undergraduate, grows correspondingly in importance : any failure to maintain a high standard, as well of manners as of work, is not only a treachery to benefits worked for and earned by generations of our forebears, it is also a drag upon the wheel of future opportunity, a very culpable failure to "redeem the time."

What periodicals of normal literary style (not yours) would undoubtedly describe as a piece of "phenomenal" good fortune has lately befallen St. Hugh's; metaphysicians among the Club members will be relieved to hear it is also "real."

The late Miss Mary Grly Allen, who was Miss Mordan's intimate friend, and on the latter's death inherited a large part of her property, has bequeathed to us the sum of ÂŁ36,000, which when duties, etc., have been substracted will add to our resources the net sum of ÂŁ27,000. Those who for years past have had the anxiety and 'responsibility of guiding the College through its period of heavy indebtedness can enter even more fully than the writer into the joy of the moment; but little imagination is required to grasp the vistas which this legacy opens of increased financial stability, and of improved condi-

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tions of work, residence and social life for members both of the Senior and Junior Common Rooms in a future not now too far distant. A Committee of the Council has been elected to go fully into the question of how best to apply the sum now available to the needs of the College, and will report in due course.

Meanwhile I am informed that the St. Hugh's Club Fellowship and Scholarship Fund advances in a manner fully worthy of its inauguration at the not-to-be-forgotten Gaudy of July, 1925. To be able to help a candidate entering in 1926 is an achievement to be proud of, and stimulates all of us to think out plans for backing the Fund in every way open. I hope shortly to confer with Miss Irwin and the other official promoters of the good work, .and to make some suggestions for joining our efforts to theirs.

In the Senior Common Room we have changes to report.

Miss Metherell has accepted the appointment of Bursar at the G.F.S. Hostel in Paris, and Miss Stopford of Specialist in English at Queen Margaret's School, Scarborough. I am told Miss Burnett's name is likely to appear shortly on another page of this paper : we hope she is not wholly lost to literature.

Miss Seaton (Girton and London University), and Miss Buckhurst (Somerville) are now responsible for the tutorial work in English; Miss Procter (Somerville) has joined Miss Perham as part-time Tutor in History, and Miss Goulding (Somerville) Miss Francis as part-time Tutor in French. All have distinguished academic records and are already fully identified with us in hopes and interests. Miss Thorneycroft, a graduate of the University of Birmingham, has succeeded to the office of Bursar, with considerable experience in nearly all the many branches of work connected with that office. While regretting departed members, the S.C.R. is enriched by these new associations.

Members of the Club will not have failed to notice the five First Classes (two in English, one each in History, Modern Languages and Chemistry) recorded in 1925, and the proxime accessit of a member of the College to a University Prize awarded for Economics. Miss M. M. Chattaway, B.A.; B.Sc., has just been elected to a Senior Studentship in Science. Her career, already distinguished, we watch with keen interest. The Hurry Prize for 1925 was awarded to Miss J. Sargeaunt.

4 The Play chosen this year is "Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay," and will have been produced by the time you read this; rumour says that the whole of B.N.C. is preparing to attend in view of certain striking experiences of a former Principal introduced by the author in Acts III and IV. Whether you are to have a J.C.R. letter in this issue I do not know, but will not encroach further upon their news.

With warmest wishes for the success of the revived newsletter, and kindest regards to all members of the Club, Believe me, Yours sincerely, B. E. GWYER.

BIRTHS. September 27th, 1925, to Audrey B. (nee Buller), wife of John Osborn Curtis, a son.

MoBERLv.—On May 27th, 1925, to Walter Hamilton and Gwendolen Moberly, a son (John Campbell).

CURTI S .—On

MARRIAGES. HARRIS ON—GREENHI LL.—On

September 17th, 1925,

S. Harrison to R. E. Greenhill.

ZIEGLER—LEY S to V. M. Leys.

Vrwr—Jow ER S .—On August 29th, 1925, Capt. C. I).

Vint to B. E. Jowers.

NI CHOLA S—CRO S THIVA I TE .—W. L. J. Nicholas to E. M. Crosthwaite.

CO L LWYN HARGREAVE S—JELLEYMAN.—R . C. Collwyn Hargreaves to F. L. Jelleyman.

DEATH. the 15th August, at Bolton Percy, Argyle Road, Boscombe, Mary Gray, only daughter of the late John Allen, Esq., of Edenmore, Londonderry.

ALLEN.—On

INTER - VARSITY MATCHES, 1924 - 5.

H 0 CKEY.—Oxford beat Cambridge, 8-2. The Oxford XI. had an unbroken record last season.

LA CRO S S E.—Oxford beat Cambridge, 9-5. The lacrosse XII. were also unbeaten.

TENNIS.—Oxford won by 12 matches to 5.

SWIMMING.—Cambridge won 5-0.

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INTER - COLLEGIATE MATCHES. HOCKEY.—Somerville beat St. Hugh's, 4-2. This was a tremendous match although Somerville had 7 blues to St. Hugh's, 3. The score at time was 2-2. Somerville then scored twice in the extra ten minutes of play.

LACROSSE.—St. Hugh's beat Somerville, retaining the cup.

TENNIS.—Somerville beat St. Hugh's by 5 matches to 4.

NETBALL.—St. Hugh's beat St. Hilda's, retaining the cup,

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CRICKET.—Somerville beat St. Hugh's.

CLUB NOTES. During 1925 one social and two business meetings were held.

The Committee consisted of Miss Batchelor (Chairman), Miss Arbuthnot-Lane, Mrs. Elgood, Misses Irwin, Talbot, Stallman, Young, the President of the J.C.R. and Miss Greig (Hon. Sec. and Treas.) The order of retirement for the first year was settled by drawing lots and Miss Arbuthnot-Lane, Mrs. Elgood and Miss Young will retire in May, 1926, the two first being willing to stand for re-election.

The membership at the end of the year was :—Annual, 52; Life, 305. Of these last 88 joined under the new constitution passed on March 28th, 1925, the remaining 217 being Life Members under the old constitution.

The Club holds £25 of 5% War Stock, 1929-47; £40 of 3% Conversion Loan; £30 of 4% Funding Loan, 1960-90, all these having been bought with Life Subscriptions which are treated as capital. Many members kindly gave donations to meet the expenses of starting the Club again and with the surplus which remained ten National Savings Certificates have been bought as a Reserve Fund.

It would be a great help if Annual Members would send in their subscriptions punctually and not wait for repeated reminders.

JEAN GREIG,

Hon. Sec. and Treas. St. Hugh's Club.

OLD STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Approximately ÂŁ280 has been received, up to date, for the above fund. This has been subscribed by 155 students only, which is a remarkable effort. The Committee is most anxious to be able to invest ÂŁ300 by the end of March and would be most grateful for subscriptions from those who have not already contributed.

All communications should be addressed to MI s s IRWIN, 7, The Butts, Harrow-on-the-Hill.

NEWS OF OLD STUDENTS. After seventeen joyful years of work in the U.M.C.A. in Central Africa, I tried working with the U.M.C.A. Sisters at the old Christ Church Mission, St. Frideswide's, Poplar, but after two years I succumbed and had to come to anchor at home in Reading and there do as many odd jobs, missionary and educational as time and strength allow. If any of the old St. Hugh's students, who are Head Mistresses would like their School to have a mud and stick out-school of its own in Central Africa will they let me know. It is a splendid way of handing on Christian education to others. Good luck to the Club Paper.

DORA C. ABDY.

I should greatly welcome a St. Hugh's Club paper once more. We are living in Lyme Regis. My family, of four sons and one daughter, is now growing up. Two sons are at Oriel College, Oxford, my second son is with an architect in Wigmore Street, and my fourth is at Sherborne. My Agnes Ruth is still at home with a governess, but will be going to school very soon.

I hope she may also go to St. Hugh's some day.

Alice Williams is a much adored godmother and aunt to my family and we often see her.

I hope if any member of St. Hugh's Club happens to be in Lyme that she will look me up. ,

AGNES WILLS ON.

7 I am working at the Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases in Endsleigh Gardens. The work is very interesting as it is chiefly in connexion with the publication of a new Medical Journal, the "Bulletin of Hygiene."

E. M. DUGGAN. It is a great joy to hear that St. Hugh's Club paper is to be re-started. I am hoping, through it, to find that there are some old St. Hughites living in this neighbourhood. I have now been in Dorset some years and my days are chiefly occupied in looking after my small boy, Peter, now almost five years old and a great handful.

L. I. BEVIS. Best wishes to the Club.

I am now living in this beautiful old house on the W. slopes of the Malvern Hills, just beneath the British Camp. Sometimes we go abroad and last spring had the thrilling experience and wonderful privilege of visiting Palestine and the churches of the near Ea4t with the Anglo Catholic Pilgrimage. I still bear from Molly Burnett from Brittany.

MARGARET BTJLKELEY. I am home for a year from Nigeria but hope to go out again in September. I love the life out there as we travel on the railway a good deal and have a small coach consisting of a living room, kitchen and bathroom. The S.H.C. Paper will be welcomed again—it was a great pity that it was ever dropped.

D. PIKE. I am so glad the St. Hugh's Club paper is going to be . re-started. For myself, I am at the moment teaching at the School of S. Mary and S. Anne, Abbot's Bromley.

With best wishes for success.

ROSEMARY D. VOLKERT. I left Cheltenham .April, 1925, after teaching there for nearly seven years, and went out to South Africa in May with the All England Women's Hockey Association Touring Team.

We had a splendid three months out there, won every match and were feted and entertained everywhere we went. Our sight-seeing included gold mines, diamond mines, sugar

factories, a whaling station, a mint, too many schools and Universities to count, and best of all the Victoria Falls. We travelled 20,000 miles altogether.

Now I have just taken a partnership in Dorchester School, Parkstone, and Miss V. Fowler, also St. Hugh's College, is on the staff. E. DE PUTRON. Since January, 1925, I have been Headmistress of the High School at Guildford (under the direction of the Church Schools Company). For anyone wishing to train as a useful member of the community I should advise a similar experience.

I have learnt typewriting and book-keeping, discovered which kind of wood insurance companies will sanction for fenders and how much distance should be left between the lathes in a modern ceiling. I am 'rapidly becoming acquainted with local government and am considered fair game by any_ one who sells anything, or has any idea that he or she wishes to spread.

I can truthfully say that I have never had such an intensely interesting year. It is impossible to write about educational work, because everyone knows the bare facts, and its absorbing interest cannot be communicated in cold print.

I will merely say that I have inherited a most delightful school of over 200 girls in a beautiful part of the country, and I am enjoying my work very much indeed. One of my girls is going up to the St. Hugh's entrance examination in a few weeks' time.

0. M. POTTS.

There is no news with regard to myself beyond the fact that I am now senior Classical mistress at Mary Datchelor School, Camberwell.

L. BEAMES.

The only news that I can supply about myself is that I have given up teaching at The Laurels, Rugby and am now teaching at The Manor House, Limpsfield. M. Perkins is at present. travelling round the world.

E. R. YOUNG.