St Mary's Calne News Sheet - 14 by St Mary's Calne

S. MARY'S SCHOOL NEWS SHEET. July, 1928-July, 1929. The year that has just closed will always be remembered for two thingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the completion of the scheme for the decoration of the enlarged Chapel, and the important addition to S. Prisca's. The Chapel is now panelled throughout, and very beautiful it is. The simplicity of the scheme makes a direct appeal, and those who have combined to make this contribution to the school have the satisfaction of knowing that their gift is not only a lasting possession but one that will improve as the years go by. The additions to S. Prisca's are very dignified, very spacious, very attractive. No school of our size, and very few much larger than ourselves can boast so fine a cookery school. The whole scheme was inaugurated by a most generous father, Sir John Hindley. Others have helped, and that the kitchen is so beautifully tiled we owe to another generous benefactor, Mr. Bodinnar. The most attractive dormitory above has been named " The Arthur Dunne," in gratitude for all that Mr. Dunne accomplished for us in days when the future of the school seemed so uncertain. It seemed only fitting that his name should be remembered in the same wa^y as those of our Founders, whose names are commemorated in the dormitories in the School House. There have been other improvements during the year, less striking, but none the less important in the development of the school. When we return in September we shall find, we hope, a model cloakroom, a very greatly needed addition. The year has also been marked by the inauguration of the Old Girls' Association. The results are most encouraging. Everything points to a healthy development. We shall hope for a record number at our Biennial Reunion next July, and in the meantime understand that the Committee are hard at work on plans for the January Reunion to be held in London

Staff Changes.

In January we welcomed, as English Mistress, Miss Angell James, who came to us when Miss Lang left us to take up Social Work, in a Settlement in the Rhondda valley. In July we were obliged to say goodbye to Miss Goodrich, who in her four years here has done so much for our games, drill and dancing. While congratulating her on her appointment to Clapham High School, we feel that S. Mary's has lost a great deal by her departure. Miss Colbert, too, has left us after only four terms in order to be married, but we shall hope to see her as she is to live in Bath. Miss Hedone Jones left us in July, as did also Miss Lys, who had been with us as Secretary for more than three years In Miss Colbert's place we welcome Miss Cooke, who began her school life at.S. Mary's, and has been since at Bedford High School and Bedford College, London. Miss Prior, a pupil of Miss Fanny Davies, succeeds Miss Hedone Jones. Miss Snell comes to us from Bedford Physical Training College, and in Miss Lys' place we welcome an old girl, Miss Freda Bartlett. Developments 1928â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1929.

It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the outside of the school has undergone more change during the school year 1928â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1929 than ever before. Of course the erection of the hut was probably the greatest change there has yet been, but the enlargement of St. Prisca's was a close second. Old girls will remember the old St. Prisca's, tall and narrow and liable to rock in any high wind, the two bathrooms which were obviously designed in an age of pigmies, and the minute little kitchen in which six aspiring cooks would compete for space to move. Where all this once stood there is now a large airy-looking palace. One can just recognise the old St. Prisca's which the architect deigned to leave as it was ; but now there is an annexe, a completely new wing built on to the new. This comprises a beautifully partitioned dormitory for eight which has been named Arthur Dunne, after our Governor Mr. Dunne, who has done so much for the school. Under the dormitory on the ground floor there is now a kitchen fit for a band of Parisian chefs. It is

large, airy and well-equippedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;beautifully tiled too, through the generosity or a parentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an object of envy to all who do not cook in it. Added to all this the new S. Prisca's possesses a flat roof upon which in warm weather one can sleep out, on specially provided and very comfortable camp-beds. Of course, in this new building there is very much more room for the K.G. which has now grown into three forms, the K.G., Form I and Form II. The last named have the honour of occupying the old kitchen. Besides this very important development there have been many other changes. Where once stood, or rather leaned, an earwig bedridden shack, there is now a thatched summer-house in which anyone may sit with impunity; Radford, the gardener, now possesses a suite of outhouses which will withstand the weather for a great many years to come, and there is a fence for the Lacrosse field upon which one may perform acrobatics without any fear of the consequences. Last year a great many people gave subscriptions towards or actually presented panels for the Chapel, it was, however, rather a pleasant surprise when we found that the walls had been completely panelled during the Easter holidays. The enlargement and re-decoration of the Chapel which was begun three years ago is therefore complete and looks very beautiful with its pale oak walls and dark blue hangings. It is hoped in a few years time that a fund which has just been started will provide enough money to obtain a small organ instead of the present harmonium, which has too blatantly served its time. By the time the News Sheet is published there will be yet another improvement to add to the already lengthy list. There is to be a new cloakroom which, it is promised, will be very easy to keep tidy and in which there will be plenty of room. There is to be a new luxury in the form of liquid soap, so we are told; no more tiddley-winks with the slimy red lifebuoy soap ! There is only one change in the school uniform, a very small addition. During the winter the most motley array of scarves was produced so that we have now decided to have a school scarf in the form of a silk square of the school colours. , B. M. Thompson.

The Confirmation. The Confirmation was held in the Parish Church, on Sunday, December 9th. The service was taken by the Bishop of Salisbury. The following were confirmed : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; C. M. Allen E. D. B. Champain C. A. Church J. M. G Foster E. C. Hindley R. Jenner C. Johnson M. M. M. McCormick G. J. Norman-Jones M. Ogle M. B. Sheldon V. B. Townshend A- B. M. Westaway C. M. Young Twenty four relations and friends who were present signed the Confirmation Register. The Archdeacon held a special celebration for us on December 14th, at which the newly confirmed made their First Communion. T. M. Taylor was confirmed on June 9th, by the Bishop of Salisbury, in Worton Church. Social Service. 1928 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1929. The great event in social service this year was of course the Health Festival (of which a separate account appears elsewhere). It was most delightful to have both Canon and Mrs. Veazey with us, and the day should be marked as one of the best festivals we have had. We did not forget Reggie Day and Eva Moger at Christmas time, and of course our subscriptions and end of term jumble have been sent as usual. We have kept up our interest in the Borstal Institute at Aylesbury, and now almost everyone in Forms VI and Upper V has a correspondent among the girls who have been discharged. Many of the letters received are most amusing and gratifying, and it does appear that any sympathy we can show is appreciated. We have taken up a new branch of social service in response to the national appeal for the distressed mining

areas A committee was established to discuss plans at the end of the Christmas term, arid during the holidays the school collected clothes new and old and money in various ways; these efforts have continued all through the term. To obtain personal relations a school in Aberdare has been " adopted " and letters exchanged with the elder boys and girls. We have also sent clothes to help Miss Lang in her work in the Rhondda valley for which she left us at Christmas, and a cheque of £10 for the Allotment Association in Maes-yr-hag. At the beginning of the Lent Term Mr Crosse took a special service in Chapel in connection with our work, and each form decorated a window, as on S. Luke's Day, with garments made or bought for the miners. Miss Lang wrote most warmly about the things we made for her; — " They are a splendid collection, and the frocks and woollies are so original and effective I can only echo the words of one of the women who were helping to unpack " Well, I'm sure I hope they'll get to people who take care of them ". Things are looking up a little in the Rhondda, I think, partly as a result of the circulation of Lord Mayor's money among people and tradesmen, but there is still a tremendous lot to be done and many hard cases that are not touched by Relief. Do please thank the school for their work. " What a lot of trouble they must have taken," one woman said. The bright colours ought to do something to enliven some drab homes." A. A. Le Mesurier. On Ascension Day E. Westaway, M. Durst and G. Kirby, who had given up part of their Easter holidays to the Social Service Week at the U.G.S. Settlement, gave us most interesting lectures on all they saw there, including factories, elementary and continuation schools, welfare clinics and many other places We want to thank them for giving so much time and trouble, and hope that more people will be able to go next year. It was disappointing that we were not able to have a boy from the Mission to stay in the summer, instead money was sent to the Camberwell Playing Fields. We again sent a donation to the Rhondda Valley, this time to help with the summer camps run by Mr, Noble for unemployed miners We had a most interesting letter from the organising secretary in which he wrote ;—'' We are sending young men away at the rate of 120 a week. It is somewhat remarkable to observe the difference in the mental outlook of rhe fellows after they have returned

from Camp. They are embued with a desire for work, and certainly have the spirit of adventure quickened. It is not unusual for them to obtain, or attempt to obtain, employment whilst they are away, and on occasions they have been known at the end of their period in Camp to cut adrift entirely, rather than return to the monotonous hopelessness of the Mining Valleys." We do want to thank Anne Le Mesurier for all the hard work she has done for the Mission. During the year and two terms she was secretary, she has done far more than mere surface work, and her help has always been invaluable. R. Moilliet. Our Health Festival. October 22nd,

1928.

Of all the new habits and customs which, as new girls, we had the pleasure of experiencing, the Health Festival must surely be the most interesting. Our first acquaintance with it was being asked to contribute to the form collection. We asked what the collection was for and were told that it was to buy gifts for the Mission at Camberwell. Our sluggish imaginations at once thought of Sunday School and hymn books, but we were agreeably surprised when the shoppers walked into the form room with the presents. After lunch the following day we carried the things into Chapel to decorate a certain window. How many different things there were, toys, fruit packets of groceries, safety pins, bandages, and all kinds of invalid foods! The homeliest thing looked beautiful in the windows. At three o'clock on S Luke's day we went into Chapel and joined in the beautiful service which Canon Veazey took for us. He and Mrs. Veazey had come down from the Mission especially to speak to us. We sang the Health Festival Hymn and also one for the unemployed Then Canon Veazey spoke to us and told us how the best way to heal the soul was through the body and that we were doing our bit by sending our gifts to the poor of London. After the service we went into the Hall where Canon and Mrs. Veazey spoke to us. Mrs Veazey spoke to us first and told us of some of the cases which our gifts

would help. When Mrs. Veazey had finished speaking to us Canon Veazey " spoke to our minds." He told us of many problems which in the past had partly been solved by the work of young girls, After the lecture representatives from each form had tea with Canon and Mrs. Veazey who told them more about the Mission. The Health Festival is a lovely tradition in every way It gives pleasure to both us and the recipients of the gifts, an also commemorates the day of S. Luke, the great Physician and Evangelist. J. Hughes. R. Matthews. The following old girls contributed to the Health Festival this year: G. Beale, E. Bodinnar, G. Burnett, A. Durst, J. Ferguson, N. Fisher, J. Hawkins, I. Martin, I. Martineau, R. Price, M. de L. Smith, M. Tallents, M. Thynne. Tuesday's Offertories. September, 1928—July, 1929. EXPENDITURE.

RECEIPTS

Terras' Subscriptions Terms' Offertories Hospital Box Collection at I^ecture on Dr. Albert Schweitzer Easter Day—Collection for Organ Diocesan Fund Box (S. Prisca's Children)

£ 7 19 2

s. 12 12 10

d. 6 3J

4 14 9 3 11 6 8 10 3 1

2 4

£47 14 OJ

U.G.S

Annual Subscription 7 Groceries 1 Playing Fields 3 " Record " Christmas Presents, Eva and Reggie 1 Dr. Albert Schweitzer 4 Bath & Bristol Hospitals 2 Waifs and Strays Pictures for Borstal 1 Delegate's Fare to York 2 Altar Flowers, Parish Church Organ 3 Diocesan Fund 8 U.MC.A. 7 Accra 1 Special Appeal for the Education of Indian Women 1 Postage and Carriage of Parcels Balance in hand

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s. 12 0 3 7

d. 6 0 0 6

2 14 10 15 10 5

0 9 5 0 0 0

10 11 10 8 1

0 6 3 4 0

2 1 4 8

£47 14 OJ

Special Effort. Miners' Fund Accounts. RECEIPTS Collections in Chapel Company Plays From Boys' School (" Peter Pan "J From Prefects Four Saints' Days' Chocolate

f ii s d.

8 12 8J 12 8 3 7 2 8J 4 5

0 0

1 10 0

£30

2 8

EXPENDITURE.

£ s. d. Materials 5 14 10J Sister's Fare to Aberdare 7 4 Spent by Companies 6 14 0 Cheque to W. Noble at Trealaw (through Miss Lang) 1 0 0 0 Carriage of Clothes 7 3 Cheque to W. Noble 6 19 0 Stamps 2j

£30

2 8

The " Michael Hussey Organ Fund." All who were at school with Joan and Mary Hussey will remember Michael, the little brother who was born not long after Joan came to us. He was a very precious little person, and often came to visit the school. I remember early occasions when I carried him round to admiring groups, he was an enchanting baby, so strong, so intelligent, so all one would want a baby to be—and always so beautifully dressed. And then came the days when the sturdy little figure, in his small covet coat of man-like cut, trotting about the corridors, was equally admired. It seemed impossible to connect Michael with weakness, but when he was only seven he was'.'called upon to suffer the most disabling of illnesses, and all through the years that followed he was weak, and suffering, and obliged to " give up " all the things that appeal most to little boys. When the call came to him, two years ago, his parents found in his money box the sum of £2. They decided that they would like it to be given to our Chapel, and their kind thought touched us very much. Michael was so musical and so devoted above all to Church music, that we felt we should like the money to inaugurate- a fund for a small organ. It will take long to reach the sum required, but donations are coming in, and now that the panelling is complete, and the Chapel Fund has no further calls upon it, we may hope to see good foundations laid. E.M.M.

The Fund at present stands as follows :— £ s. 2 0 Michael Hussey 15 Leaving Girls, December, 1929 10 Miss Grover 4 Sale of handkerchiefs 2 10 I. Martineau 4 8 Easter Collection V. Townshend 8 15 Leaving Girls, April, 1929 ... Mrs Hulbert and B. Lacon ... 6 6 K. Stone 2 Chapel Box 2 1 18 Leaving Girls, July, 1 929 ... M. de L. Smith 2 Miss Matthews 2 2 ...

d. 0 0 0 6 0 6 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 0

£22 4 3 School List, July 1929. R . M . Buck B. M . Thompson B. C. Lacon M . Durst E. A. Westaway R M . K. Mollliet

FORM Came 1924 3 1923 2 1923 3 1925 2 1923 3 1926 3

E J. Adnitt E. K. K. Betty J. M. Bridgman M . B. Butler N. M . Cole G. E Gee M . W. Goodden E. A Cowers

1926 3 1926 3 1924 3 1924 3 1918 3 1917 2 1926 3 1925 1

VI. J. L. Suffrin B. M , Gardiner D. D. D. Mallock M . F. Hort G. M,. Kirby

Came 1924 3 1925 a 1925 2 1925 3 1926 3

Va. D. H. D. B. M. G. N. C.

M Osman-Jones M Lucas I. Maxwell M. Rice B Sheldon M. Shipley M . Williams M. Young

1922 1927 1928 1927 1928 1927 1925 1925

3 3 V,

3 1 2

3 3

ARTS & CRAFTS M . Farrington G. F. Fleetwood-Jones P. F. Aldrick C. A. Clmrch J M. G. Foster M . E. Frv R. M,, Hales

1927 1 1926 1

ARTS & 1918 2 1927 1 1927 3 1927 3 1928 3

A C. Johnson P. A. Lacon

CRAFTS B. E. C Hindley R. Jenner M M . M . McCormick D. M . Orlebar T. J. Taylor

1926 3 1923 3 1927 1 1927 2 1928 a 1928 3 1928 1

Vb. C. M. Allen E. D. B. Champain P. L. Dixon C. M. Gale J. M. Hughes M. K. Longridge

1925 1 1925 2 1919 2 1923 3 1928 3 1928 3

B M. Brooke N. P Chase A. N. C. Churchill P. L. Clarence E. G. Combes A. M. B. Conybeare D. Duder S. M. Evans-Lawrence I. E. W. Heywood A, Ilott

1929 1 1928 3 1922 2 1928 1 1927 3 1928 1 1927 3 1927 3 1928 3 1928 1

J. G. Alexander M. C. Beale C F. Bradford A. Carver C. D. M. Churchill D. G. Duncan M. J. Gale C. A. Hall W. M. Heath

P. M. F. Mackey R. Matthews M. Ogle R. E. R. Wasley M. E. Wilson P J. Young

1929 1 1928 3 1926 3 1926 1 1928 1 1920 3

W. Osman-Jones S. M. Lunt F. C Leigh- Mai lory M. N E Mansergh M. O. Neatby N. G. Philips H. G. Ward A. B. M Westaway A. E. Wood

1923 3 1927 2 1928 3 1926 1 1928 3 1929 1 1928 3 1924 3 1928 2

1929 1 1929 1 1929 2 1929 2 1923 2 1928 2 1923 3 1929 2 1928 2

M. J Hindley B. R. Johnson D. M Leveson R. G. Mogg F. K. Moilliet M. M. Reade M. Stead L. B. M. Wollen

1929 2 1927 2 1927 3 1928 2 1929 1 1929 2 1929 2 1928 3

FORM 1923 3 1927 3

III. M. E. Matthews P. M. McCormick A. Nettelfield K. M. Trow V. M. Webb

1928 2 1929 1 1928 3 1922 3 1929 1

IVa

IVb

M. E. Aldrick E B Combes K. M. Gough M. C. Long R. J. Maggs

1922 3 1925 3 1926 3

E. Aldrick R E. Amplett M. A. R. Apps V. M. Combes

FORM II 1925 3 P. D Ede 1929 1 I. Gough 1927 l G. M. Henly 1927 3

D. M. Ede E. G. Long

FORM I. 1927 3 A. J. Maggs 1927 3 F. O. Matthews

J. Combes P. V. Lawrence D. Maundrell D. Wheeler

KINDERGARTEN. 1929 1 M. B. Wiltshire 1929 1 A. C. Schofield 1929 1 J. A. Trow 1928 3

1927 3 1925 3 1926 3

1927 Âť 1928 2

1928 3 1929 2 1929 2

The Staff.—July,

1929.

RESIDENT— Miss ALEXANDER, (Senior Misstress) French. Miss GKOVER, Science. Gardening, Geography. Miss DAMANT, Matron. Miss JENNINGS, Music. Miss GOODRICH, Games, Gymnastics, Dancing. Miss LYS, Secretary. Miss DUNCAN, Classics. Miss REDONE JONES, Music. Miss JAMES, Mathematics. Miss CLARK, Domestic Science. Miss BROWN, Classics. Miss COLBERT, History and French. Miss INGE, Art. Miss MOSSE, Kindergarten. Miss ANGELL JAMES, English.

SISTER IRVINE NON-RESIDENT. THE REV. A. B. BROWNE, Divinity. MR. PULLEIN, Pianoforte, Organ. Miss POUND, Pianoforte, Leatherwork. MRS. HILL, Violin. MRS. WATLING, Italian. MR. CULLEY, Carpentry.

School Calendar. 1928.

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19.—Beginning of Term. 8.—Lecture on " Christian Rome " by Miss Tate. 18.—Health Festival. Set-vice and Address by Canon Veasey. 22.—Concert by the Wayfaring Trio 2.—Prize Giving. 4.—Lecture on " Dr. Schweitzer" by Madam AndrS Rieder. 5.—Half-term. 9.—Mayor's Day. Party to Installation Ceremony in Town Hall. 10 —Lacrosse match v. Oodolphin School. School beaten. Impersonations of characters from Dickens by Mr. Storey 11.—Armistice Day. 17.—Lacrosse match v. Clifton Ladies. School won.

12 Nov. 23.—Party to Bath for Lener Quartet Concert. ., 26.—Lecture on " Wiltshire in History " by Mrs. Richardson. ,, 29.—Party to Bath tor Recital by Harold Samuel. Dec. 1—Net Ball Cup Match v. Royal School 2nd VII School won 2nd Net Ball Match v. Tytherton 1st VII. School won. Concert by Elementary School Children. ,, 9.—Confirmation in the Parish Church. ,, 12.—Piano Recital in the Parish Church hy Miss Fanny Davies. „ 13.—Inspection of Music by Miss Fanny Davies. „ 14.—Concert of Schubert's music. ,, 17.—Competition for Shakespeare Cup. Mark Heading. Tea and Speeches. 1929. Jan. 17.—Beginning of term. „ 23—Song Recital in the Parish Church by Anne Wood and George Parker. ., 25—Service in Chapel in connection with Aberdare. Address by the Rev. F. P. Crosse. Feb. 9.—Company Entertainment. "Peter Pan" produced by Moberly and Osmund. ,, 11.—Company Entertainment. "The Blue Bird" produced by Grosstete and Poore ,, 14.—League of Nations' Union Children's Meeting in the Cinema. Speaker. Mr. Archer. „ 23.—Two Performances of " Peter Pan " for the children of Calue. March 3.—Address in Chapel by Dr. E. Wheeler. ,, 4.—Lecture on " The Fashion Plate as an Historical Docum e n t " by Mrs. Richardson. ,. 8.—Lecture on " Birds " by Miss Grover. ,, 9.—MaidlessDay, . ,, 13.—"Elijah" by the Calne Musical Society, in the Parish Church. ,, 16.—Lacrosse match v. Godolphin 2nd XII. School beaten. ,, 17.—Address in Chapel by Archdeacon Conybeare. ,, 23.—Drill Competition v. Godolphin School. School won. 29.—Good Friday. ,, 31.—Easter Day. April 2.—Lecture on " Normau & Gothic Architecture in Euglaud" hy Miss Inge. ,, 3. - Concert of Music by Mozart. ,, 4—Mark Reading May 7.—Beginning of term. „ 9.—Ascension Day. Expedition to Sandy Lane. ., 23.—Form Drill Competition. Cup won by Form VA.

13 May 27.—" The Taming of the Shrew " by the Ben Greet Players. June 1.—Maiciless Day. Tennis Match v. Bath High School. School lost. „ 6.—" H.M.S. Pinafore " by Music Club. ,, 13.—Tennis Match v. Tytherton. School won. ,, 15.—Half term. Cricket Match v. Royal School. School won. ,, 17.—Expeditions to Edington and Bratton, and Bath. ,, 22. —Party to Bowood to Country Dancing Display. ,, 25.—Tennis Match v. Staff. School won. ,, 26.—Tennis Match v. "Bedford past, present and future." Bedford won. ,, 27.—Tennis Match v. Tytherton. School won. ., 29.—Picnic to Savernake, given by Sir John & Lady Hindley. ,, 30.—Address in Chapel. Dr. Wheeler. July 6 —Cricket Match v. Fathers. ,, 7.—Thanksgiving Service for the recovery of the King, ,, 13.—Cricket Match v. Trowbridge. School won. „ 16.—School Certificate Examination. ,, 17.—Final for Junior Tennis Championship. Won by B. Johnson. ,, 19.—Final for Senior Tennis Championship. Won by B. Lacon. ,, 20.—Tennis Match v. " Best mixed." School lost. ,, 23.—Final for Form Tennis Couples. Cup won by Form VI. ,, 24.—Tennis Match v. Caine Ladies- School lost. ,, 25.—Supper party for the Staff, given by the Sixth Form. „ 27.—Cricket Match v. County School 2nd XI. School won. 29 —Mark Heading

Prize Day. November 2nd, 1928. Our short, informal afternoon which we designate as " Prize Day," seems to grow more popular than ever. The Hall was crowded with friends, and we were delighted to welcome the Master of Marlborough, who came to give away the prizes, and Miss Turner. The Archdeacon of Wilts was in the Chair: he said that last year he appeared before them as a shy and ignorant new boy at school, for it was his first appearance at their prize giving. He did not know that much of the ignorance had even now been removed, but he supposed his shyness had disappeared during the twelve months. That was due to the fact that he had received such a kindly

welcome from those who were supposed to be exceptionally stern and strict where youth was concernedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he meant such people as headmasters and headmistresses A year ago he was the newest comer amongst the governors of the school, but now there were several who were newer than he was, and it gave one a nice and pleasant feeling, just as it did at school, to feel there were people junior to oneself. Last year he was rather afraid and timid in the presence of such governors as Archdeacon Bodington and Mr. A. M. Dunne, to whom the school owed so much, but now they welcomed several new members amongst the governors, and he was sorry none of them could be present that afternoon. Mr. J. F. Bodinnar, so wellknown to all in the school began his governorship twelve months ago, and since then they had had Lord Warrington of Clyffe, and the Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdowne. It was not only a great honour for the school to have such governors as he had mentioned, but he could assure them that they took a deep and personal interest in the school's welfare, and had been of the greatest value to it already. He could speak on behalf of all the governors when he said that they had every faith in the future of the school, and that they were prepared to do all in their power not only to maintain its present good position, but to improve it, if possible. To that end, he was sure the governors would do all in their power. The school had had a great past. A part of its history had perhaps been rather chequered, as was the case with most schools; but that period had passed ; it was going along smoothly and successfully. They looked to the future with hope, believing that that future would be more glorious than its past or its present. Miss Matthews in welcoming the Master of Marlborough, said our little school was founded in 1873, his great school thirty years earlier. In a way, therefore, we belong to the same generation, though we do not venture to look upon ourselves as more than a very small younger sister. Our little school had already had many links with Marlborough. In her report Miss Matthews referred to the splendid additions at S. Prisca's, and to the acquisition of S. Faith's. She said that the standard of work, especially in the middle school, was certainly higher than it had yet been; she also mentioned the very sound condition of all our domestic science teaching, and handwork. In thanking the very many friends who had supported us during the year, she spoke

especially of the prize being given, for the last time, by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In spite of all the immense amount of work involved by his laying down his high office, the Archbishop of Canterbury had again found time to think of us. Not only had he sent his annual prize for Divinity (won this year by Anne Le Mesurier), but he has enclosed with it—as he had done each year—a really wonderful letter of advice and encouragement " I am increasingly sure, as my long life draws towards its close, that the stoutest of all safeguards in times like ours is to be found in a thoughtful and courageous handling of foundation truths set forth in Holy Scriptures at sundry times and in very divers manners. But if the safeguarding is to ' tell' for us, it must be because we apply to it our utmost intelligence as well as earnest and expectant faith." After distributing the prizes, Mr. Turner expressed the pleasure it was for him to be present, although, as he had told Miss Matthews, he should be rather frightened as well, because one was always inclined to be a little nervous when doing a thing for the first time. This was the first occasion on which he had had the honour of giving away prizes at a girls' school, though it was not so very different from giving them away at a boys' school, which he had done several times. He supposed he should first ask them to be nice to their brothers. As a young sister to Marlborough, they had been very nice to him so far, " but do be nice to your brothers. They will not be always reasonable and some of their ideas will seem absurd to you, but be kind to them, and remember what they may not remember—that you have at least as much right to your opinion as they have to theirs." He thought all at Calne and all at Marlborough had one of the very greatest assets in common, and that was the country that lay between. Every time he came from Marlborough to Calne or vice versa, he felt that that was one of the inalienable privileges of living in the neighbourhood. He was sure it had given Marlborough College one of the greatest qualities it could have; equally so did it give them at Calne one of the qualities of which they were most proud. As they looked across the downs lying between, as they looked at the skyline, they would see what he meant: there was shown to them two great qualities which really gave the greatest distinction as well as the greatest efficiency to character— one was simplicity, the other was delicacy. They would

notice that the line of hills derived its almost startling beauty from its great simplicity, and if they looked more closely they would find that that great simplicity was combined with extra subtle delicacy. That was with what was called things of nature, and that was so with the greatest things of art. If they took that in conjunction with the architecture of ancient Greece, they would find there were just those particular things about itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those forms were extremely simple, yet the detail was extraordinarily delicate and subtle. It was the combination of great simplicity and strength with very great delicacy and precision that produced that matchless beauty. The combination of the two gave us what was called proportion ; and if that afternoon he suggested one thing above all others that they could get from their time at school, he would say it was what was called a sense of proportion. That was to say, understanding quite early what were the things that mattered most and sticking to them, and putting the things that did not matter so much in their right place. He pointed out that there were always little irritating things that happened in life which caused a certain amount of fuss, and even difficulty, and urged that if the girls obtained some sense of proportion while at school, they would later on be more easily able to grapple with the little difficulties that arose. It was, he supposed, still true to say that boys when they left school led a public school life more than girls. Their professions and business brought them up against their fellow men in one way or another more than the work that many women had to do did. That made him feel it was almost more important that girls, while they were at school, should learn to acquire the sort of social virtues which we hoped school helped to give us all, they should learn those particular qualities of tolerance and patience which were mostly required in our living together in the world to-day. If they learned to tolerate other people and see their points of view, and put things in their right proportion, and stuck hard to the things that. mattered most, then they would find themselves proof against the subtlest attacks that would be made on them from the world outside. From the report of Miss Matthews, he felt convinced that at that school they had a tremendous opportunity, and he congratulated them heartily not only upon what they had achieved, but upon their good luck in being there. He hoped there would be opportunities as time went on for more interchange than

they had in the past between Marlborough and Calne. " The more opportunities," concluded Mr. Turner, " we have of showing friendship one with another, the better I certainly shall be pleased at our end. We wish you very well." Prize day would be very incomplete without the Archdeacon of Dorset, who made a delightful speech in thanking the Master of Marlborough for his presence among us.

PRIZE LIST. FORM VI.

HEAD OF SCHOOL, (given by the Ven Archdeacon of Wilts) R. M. Buck DIVINITY. (given by His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury) A. A. Le Mesurier CLASSICS. (given by Sir John Hindley) A A. Le Mesurier

ENGLISH, (given by Mr. & Mrs. C. O. Gough) UPPER VA. FORM PRIZE, (given by Mr. Norris) ENGLISH AND HISTORY, (given by Mr. Dunne) GREEK LITERATURE, (given by Miss Brown) MATHEMATICS, (given by Mr. Dunne) UPPER VB. FORM PRIZE, (given by the Headmistress) LANGUAGES, (given by Miss Alexander) ARTS AND CRAFTS, FORM PRIZE, LOWER V, FORM PRIZE, (given by Mr. Bodinnar) FORM IV, FORM PRIZES, (given by Mr. Bodinnar) UPPER III. FORM PRIZES, LOWER III. FORM PRIZES, (given by Miss Murray) Musicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;PIANO. (given by Mr. Pullein) Junior

M. P. Tallents J. L. Suffrin R. M. K, Moilliet J. M. Cole M. V. Cole D. D D. Mallock M. F. Hort E. M. K. Betty M. W. Goodden M. Ogle P. J. Young A. N. C. Churchill W. Osman-Jones K. M. Gough K. M. Trow M. V. Cole E. G. Combes

READING,

(given by Dr. & Mrs. Ede) First Second

R. M. K. Moilliet B. M. Gardiner

DRESSMAKING,

(given by MRS. Dudley Matthews) E. K. K. Betty DOMESTIC SCIENCE, (given by Mrs. Dunne) G. M. Kirby NEEDLEWORK, Senior (given by Mrs, J. M. Harris) A B. M. Westaway Junior (given by Mrs H G. Harris) C. D. M. Churchill CARPENTRY, Senior (given by Mr, Culley II. P. Tallents Junior M. M.' E. Mansergh

HOLIDAY WORK,

(given by Mrs. Whitehead)

E. A Westaway E C. Hindley

NATURE STUDY, (given by Miss Grover) PHYSICAL—Senior Junior (given by Miss Goodrich) TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP, (given by Sir John Hindley)

Examinations Girton College, Cambridge

K. M. Trow R M Buck R. G Clark R. M. Buck

1929.

Vacancy : A. A. Le Mesurier (Classics).

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE. July, 1929—Honours. Pass.

G. M. Shipley. (Distinction Italian.I E. J Adnitt J. M. Bridgman M. B. Butler N. M. Cole G. E. Gee M. W. Goodden E. A. Gowers D. I. Maxwell D M. Osman-Jones M. B. Sheldon B. M. Rice C. M. Young.

INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE CERTIFICATE. June, 1929—Honours. P. A Lacon D. M. Osman-Jones M. B. Sheldon E. A. Westaway Pass. E J. Adnitt E. K. K. Betty M. Durst G. M. Kirby R. M. K. Moilliet T. J. Taylor

19 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF DOMESTIC SCIENCES. JUNIOR HOUSECRAFT CERTIFICATE. Class II JU. Farrington G. F. Fleetwood-Jones J. M. G. Foster C. Johnson B. C. Lacon P. A. Lacon T. J Taylor (We apologize to M. Durst whose name was omitted last year from the list of those obtaining School Certificates, and to V. Briscoe whose name was omitted from those obtaining Certificates of the Institute of Hygiene).

Inspection of Music by Miss Fanny Davies. December 1928. Miss Davies again reported very favourably on the pianoforte playing. She writes ; " Since hearing the work of the pianoforte students at S. Mary's School I find that the standard has risen in the past two years to a very high level of sound art. There is a most healthy striving after perfection, veneration, no scamping I congratulate Mr. Pullein, whose help is of unspeakable value, and the two resident mistresses. The following awards were made :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Additional prizes to two former prize winners, B. M. Thompson. B. C. Lacon. Prize ... ... B. M. Rice. Awards of Merit ... B. J. Pritchett. J. M. Bridgman. Very highly commended, E. A. Gowers. Highly commended, R. J. Maggs. R. E. R. Wasley. N. M. Williams. Commended

...

N. M. Cole.

A. Ilott. R. M. K. Moilliet.

"Manners and Morals." There have been two meetings of the committee during the year but they have not resulted in any really important alterations or improvements. Representatives would do well to remember that this committee was instituted for discussion of the manners and morals of the school, not as an opportunity as it has lately become especially among the lower formâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for demanding petty material wants. There has been some discussion of the manners of the school when it was decided that people were becoming thoughtless about their manners in such ways as being late for meals, and forgetting to excuse themselves to the Staff if they were forced to miss a coaching. To rectify this, lists were taken of late comers, but the move was intended solely as a reminder, as we have always been proud of our tradition of natural courtesy replacing rules. " Manners and Morals " is in a dying condition unless everybody determines to reinforce it with all its traditional purpose of self-government, R. Buck (Secretary).

Easter at School, 1929. Easter is an event which occurs at school only once in a generation, and great was the speculation as to whether it would be a pleasant one. However any sympathy we may have had from friends and relations was quite unneeded ; we shall all remember Easter 1929 as being one of the very greatest happiness. The festival feeling almost started on Friday evening, when we wrote home, and practised Easter hymns. By Saturday night, after a day of glorious sunshine, we found Easter really here. The Chapel was decorated with primroses and moss and daffodils and palm, while the Altar was covered with white flowers and ablaze with the full glory of festival candles. The barrenness of Lent was gone at last. For a lucky few the real Easter came in with joyous peals from the Church bells before six o'clock in the morning: that hour and that sound belongs to Easter above all others. But for late sleepers the dining room at breakfast time brought the festival feeling at once. The tables shone with the gold of yellow flowers and yellow chickens, while green leaves and coloured eggs added

21 variety to the colour-scheme: there was a specially printed card, too, for every girl. Church followed, everyone wearing a bunch of flowers provided by Miss Grover. After this there was parcel parade in the hall, and great excitement was caused by these greetings from home, where people were missing us perhaps more than we missed themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for how few of them have ever known the joy of Easter at school ! The rest of the day passed like any other Sunday, till we found ourselves in bed and realised that our first Easter away from home was over, and how well over ! On looking back our one wish is of course to thank everyone, Miss Matthews, Miss Alexander (who made the Chapel so glorious for us), Miss Damant and Miss Grover, all the Staff and all the maids, who took so much trouble that we might have so much pleasure.

Form VI. Ascension Day. Ascension Day was a perfect day from the point of view of the weather, and from every other point of view too. According to our ancient custom we were given a whole holiday, although we did not need it as we had only just returned to school. Some of us did not know, and most of us had forgotten what an Ascension day holiday at S. Mary's was like, as last year the weather did not deign to smile upon us ! This year we had a welcome addition to the proceedings in the form of three most interesting accounts of the Mission week at Camberwell. These were given by Elizabeth Westaway, Molly Durst and Gwen Kirby, who spent several days at the Mission Settlement in the Easter holidays. They gave us a very good idea of the conditions of the people whom the U.G.S. are trying to help. We spent the rest of the morning attempting to answer seemingly endless questions in general knowledge. Since the beginning of the term, everyone had been gathering information on out-of-the-way subjects, none of which, of course, appeared in the paper. Our ignorance was revealed mercilessly. There was great diversity of opinion about Mr Stanley Baldwin. By one he was proclaimed Chairman of the Governors; by another Chancellor of the Exchequer ! One misguided examinee said that Anzora was a species of rabbit fur, while another

said it was shredded suet! Someone else when asked the name of Queen Victoria's husband replied " She never had one." A collection of the extraordinary howlers made would be an amusing document to study ! The rest of the day was spent in enjoying ourselves physically after the mental amusements of the morning. We all repaired to Sandy Lane, some by car and some walking. We arrived there with appetites worthy of the wonderful tea provided for us by Miss Damant, which was interrupted, much to our amusement, by two benches which subsided under the weight of the occupants. It was an ideal day for a picnic and everything went off happily. The journey there and back was perfect, almost as enjoyable as the picnic itself. We arrived back in time to write letters home, attempting to describe what a wonderful time we had had. We have never had such a lovely Ascension Day; perhaps it was because we had started Easter-tide at school, and May 9th was really the completion of April 30th. Upper V. Half Term. November, 1928. Once again we had a very full and thrilling halfterm week-end, starting with the ceremony of prize giving on Friday afternoon, and ending with company charades on Monday evening. We were greatly honoured to have the Master of Marlborough to give away the prizes, and the address he gave on a sense of proportion was delightful alike in simple seriousness and quiet humour. We all enjoyed having Archdeacon Bodington with us again. After tea the school gave a short display of drill and dancing for the visitors. Greek dancing always seems an out-ofdoors spectacle, and for those who had seen the display last term the hall seemed very cramped quarters. But sheets over the bar provided an excellent background, and the visitors, we hope, enjoyed themselves at least as much as the dancers. Saturday's thrills started at mid-day with vaulting in the hall for those who were not going out. Lacrosse occupied the afternoon and in the evening we witnessed a sight unknown since Armistice Day, 1918. An enormous bonfire illuminated the quarry, the funeral pyre of a most

convincing guy constructed during the afternoon. As the flames died down the grounds were once more lit up by a magnificent display of fireworks most generously supplied and organised by Sir John Hindley and Sir Ernest Gowers. A riotously thrilling evening it was, favoured even by the weather with a still, dark night. On Sunday Madame Reider, a personal friend of Dr. Schweitzer, came to lecture to us on that great man's medical work in Central Africa. Her lantern slides were wonderful, and the evidence of her intimate knowledge of the Doctor made her lecture very vivid. It was inspiring to feel such a connection with so great a work. Monday dawned fine and cheering, if somewhat misty and damp. A party went in the morning to see the splendours of the City of Bath, while the rest of the school overran the country-side in an energetic paperchase. The golf links made a splendid starting point and the hares after leading a thrilling chase over streams and ditches and mud unspeakable (even holding up the Calne Express) reached home, just clear of the hounds, after an excellent run Hot baths and food completely revived everyone, so much so that the afternoon was again passed in energetic Lacrosse. To end off the week-end in carnival spirit the Companies combined to produce three charades of very varying plots and still more varying costumes. So ended a half-term of glorious fun and freedom, and many thanks are due to those Staff who spent so much energy on our behalf, and Miss Matthews particularly for making these delights possible. Form VI. " Peter Pan." February 9th, 1929. Barrie's characteristic modus operandi is theoretically simple. The curtain rises on a group of ordinary characters in everyday surroundings. Then a second imaginary curtain rises and the characters step into a " Never-Never Land." Finally the imaginary curtain falls and the stage is once more peopled by its first inhabitants, subtly changed by their experiences in the " Never-Never Land." Theoretically it is simple, and, dramatically, it is extraordinarily effective if the hand is that of Barrie. He does it best in " Dear Brutus " and worst in " Mary Rose." Between these extremes comes

" Peter Pan." The nature of the plot prevents "Peter Pan" from rising to the rarefied heights of " Dear Brutus " and sinking to the murky depths of the last act of " Mary Rose." The clue to " Peter Pan " is the name of the land of the lost boys—the " Never-Never Land." It is a timeless land, and poetic justice is meted out to the villain who seeks to devastate it. Captain Hook is pursued to death by a perambulating alarm-clock. With what characters can a dramatist people a land where it is never the present ? Barrie appropriately peoples it with lost boys and their Red Indian friends. An ordinary boy longs to be a pirate. Peter and his lost boys wage incessant warfare against pirates. The average story teller makes Indians the enemy of the white race; Barrie makes them the boys' friends. Isn't that exactly what would happen in " Never-Never Land " ? And to crown all Peter will not grow up, his ideal is absolute timelessness, so it all fits in delightfully. With regard to the production itself. The scenes in the Darling nursery were very fine. I was so glad that the usual stage mawkish sentimentalism —which utterly destroys the effect of the return of the Darling children — was absent. The return scene was equisite—natural and convincing. A special word must be giving to Nana for her clever characterisations. Peter Pan was, on the whole, well done. It is a very difficult part with many pitfalls. An inexperienced young actress inevitably slips into some of them. The wonder is that she managed to avoid so many. Within the limits that she set herself, Captain Hook succeeded beyond my expectations. She is to be congratulated on a valiant effort to put across the footlights an almost impossible part for a girl. In some of her lines she had a tendency to be too Shakespearean, but this was absent from a later production. The Pirates rose fiercely to the occasion, and the Indians looked like a special importation from the wild west. The lost boys were extraordinarily good; they acted with a spontaneity which was refreshing. These companies are to be congratulated on their ambition, audacity and originality. As a piece of unaided and rapidly prepared stage work it merits the applause which was given to it at the end of the performance. One word more. I should like to see the whole school produce " Quality Street." Toujours 1'audace! J. Haddon.

25 "The Blue Bird." February llth, 1929. On February 11th it was my privilege to be present at a Company play, Grosstete and Poore were performing Maeterlinck's " The Blue Bird." With so long a caste it was a difficult play to manage, but the producers deserve every credit, for the parts seemed extraordinarily well suited to the individual actors. The dialogue was good : one or two actors spoke their parts rather too quickly, otherwise it was possible to hear every word. The play was well staged. The Land of Memory and The Hall of Night were the most effective scenes. In the former the grouping was good, and in the latter both grouping and lighting were really artistic. There was plenty of life in the performance, in fact at times it was almost too boisterous The actors should remember that it is possible to give the impression of excitement without making so much noise that the audience are conscious of nothing else In regard to the acting it was well done, because the parts were so well suited to the players, but one could not help realising how thin at times was the disguise. One or two seemed to have learned their parts and dressed up, considering that sufficientâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of acting or expression there were none ; they seemed unable to forget themselves. It seems invidious to single out individuals for special D. mention when there were many who did well. Champain, as Tyltyl, was full of life in a long and difficult part, and H. Ward proved a very trusting Mytyl whose acting was delightfully natural. M Young made a very realistic Tylo, who continually fawned upon his " Little God," and sought every opportunity to show his dislike for the spiteful Tylette. The part of Gaffer Tyl was well played by M. Durst though she was not as successful when appearing as Daddy Tyl. Bread, the bearer of the bird cage, raised many a laugh in his Eastern disguise. A. Le Mesurier as Night was extremely dignified, and suitably restrained in contrast to the eager Tyltyl when he visited her abode in search of the Blue Bird. In conclusion, it was an ambitious undertaking and the actors must not think that their efforts were unappreciated though the critic has been somewhat harsh. Considering the difficulties it was a very creditable performance. M.A.J.

Music. September 1928â&#x20AC;&#x201D;July 1929. The past year has been, on the whole, a good one for the music of the school. There has been quite a number of concerts to which members of the school have been able to go, and as a great many of these took place in Calne larger numbers were able to hear them than is generally the case. The greatest event in the musical life of the school was the inspection of its music by Miss Fanny Davies, whose prize was won this year by M. Rice. This year, for the first time, Miss Davies gave her pianoforte recital in the Parish Church, and although the size of the building added to the beauty of her performance, the school was practically unanimous in its wish for the former " private " concert in the school hall, Her programme, which dealt with various musicians' work in chronological order, was very much appreciated, perhaps the most beautiful pieces being Byrd's " The Earl of Salisbury, his Pavane " and a Prelude and Fugue by-Mendelssohn. In the Christmas term, Miss Jennings kindly drove two parties to Bath in her car to hear the Lener Quartet. As this was at the time of the Schubert Centenary, the programme consisted of works of that composer. There was one other concert in Bath to which four of us were able to go, again being taken by Miss Jenningsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a pianoforte recital by Harold Samuel. The programme this time was limited to compositions by Bach. This year the Calne Musical Society sang the " Elijah" in the Parish Church. The performance had an added interest for the school as Anne Wood, who left four years ago, took one of the chief parts. The performance was a great success and reflects great credit on Mr. Pullein who produced such talent from so small a place. We could not be content with hearing this much of Anne, so to oblige us she came down at the beginning of the Easter term and gave a song recital, again in the Church, with her master, Mr. George Parker. Everyone was glad to welcome the Wayfarers' Trio again this year, they are now quite old friends and we always enjoy their informal concerts immensely. Their performance of Schubert's Trio in B was very much appreciated. At the beginning of the Summer term the school Musical Club gave a performance of H.M.S. Pinafore, a

more difficult thing than they had hitherto attempted. It is hoped that this is only a step on the way to really good achievements. The school concerts have this year been given on the works of Schubert and Mozart, and thanks are especially due to Mr. Pullein, Mrs. Hill, Miss Jennings and Miss Hedone Jones for all they have done for the school's music during the year. B. Thompson.

H.M.S. Pinafore. The presentation of scenes from H.M.S. Pinafore by the Musical Society was one of the most interesting and amusing events of the summer term, and was thoroughly appreciated by the whole school. Apart from occasional and professional prompting, the standard of the per formance was uniformly high. The allocation of parts was especially happy; the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., was admirably represented by Barbara Thompson. We especially envied her skilful manipulation of her monocle. Rachel Buck as Dick Dead-Eye maintained the unusual role of villain with great ferocity, whilst Elizabeth Westaway as Captain Corcoran was a " right good captain too." Ralph Rackstraw was a "most able seaman," but perhaps as captain he might have worn shoes! Eileen Gowers was a charming Josephine, and both Constance Allen as Buttercup, and Ruth Matthews as Hebe, gave competent renderings of their parts. The First Lord's " sisters and his cousins and his aunts" tripped lightly, menacing us on every occasion with their family traditions, whilst the crew sang lustily and with enthusiasm. "i he dresses were especially good, not only the officers' uniform, which had been very kindly lent for the occasion, but also the home-made garments. No one, except Miss Clark, w ould have suspected that the crew of H.M S Pinafore pursued their official duties clad in pyjamas, but it was so. The scenery, painted by Miss Inge, was a great asset, worthy of a larger audience. Perhaps the greatest tribute to the performance was its effect on the school, harmonically, artistically and phraseologically. For a few days the refrains of " For he is the captain of the Pinafore" haunted us, whilst some of us were inspired to draw the merry maidens and the tars. Even Miss Matthews was known to remark " It'-s greatly to her credit "

Our thanks are due to Miss Hedone Jones, the accompanist, and especially to Miss Jennings, who worked so hard to make the opera the success that it was. G.C Lectures. CHRISTMAS TERM 1928 Our Lectures this term have been as varied as they have been enjoyable. We were fortunate in having Miss Tate to lecture to us on Christian Rome. This is the second time we have enjoyed Miss Tate's beautiful lantern slides of Italy, which always make us long to see the country for ourselves. We were very glad to have Canon and Mrs. Veazey with us for the Health Festival, and were deeply interested in all that they told us of Camberwell. Their visits always bring the Mission District and its affairs much nearer to us. At half-term, a thrilling lantern lecture was given to the school by Mme. Reider on Dr. Schweitzer and his wonderful work in the forests of West Africa. His difficulties were made extraordinarily real to us by the series of lantern slides, and to us who had been reading about him, the lecture had an added interest, for Madame Reider knows Dr. Schweitzer personally. A very enjoyable lecture, or rather recital of Dickens, was given by Mr. John Storey. His marvellous acting shown in a variety of characters, and his lightning transformations, held us breathless. We were most interested in a lantern lecture by Mrs. Richardson on Wiltshire in History, especially those of us who knew Wiltshire well and had seen the places shown on her slides. She covered a long period of time, from the days of Avebury to the historical pageant of last year, and made us eager to hear more about her thrilling subject. The school was very proud that Miss Colbert was able to go to the York Convention as our delegate. On her return she gave us a most interesting account of her experiences, which made us see the state of the Church in quite a new light. EASTER TERM 1929. Although we have not had many lectures this term, they have covered a great variety of subjects. Mrs.

Richardson, who, we are glad to say, is not a stranger to the school, gave another of her most interesting lectures entitled " The Fashion Plate as an Historical Document," which opened to us a new and fascinating branch of history. Her lantern slides showed a close connectionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; one that we had never suspectedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;between the history and fashions of England and France during the last two centuries. Another interesting lantern lecture was given by Miss Grover on birds. It was some years since she gave us a talk of this kind, and we were very glad to hear more as her descriptions are always so helpful to birdlovers. At the end of term Miss Inge kindly gave us a lecture on Architecture in England, accompanied by lantern slides which, to those of us who had been studying this subject, were an interesting way of revision of our work, while they presented to those who had never done so, many new possibilities. R. Moilliet. The Ben Greet Players. May 27th, 1929. Although the unsettled weather caused considerable doubt as to whether an outdoor performance would be possible, the morning of anxiety was amply rewarded by an afternoon of enjoyment, undamped by the few drops of rain that fell during its course. " The Taming of the Shrew " proved to be one of the most successful of Ben Greet's many successes here. During the intervals between the Acts there were heated discussions as to the parts formerly played by the various members of the company. Ben Greet, as Grumio, was unmistakeable. With his constant by-play he conveyed an excellent impression of the buffoonery of this ridiculous character. We were given a real glimpse of the shrew in Elizabeth Addyman, while the masterful but eccentric character of Petruchio was perfectly portrayed by George Skillan, whose acting was so natural that the many absurdities of this part did not offend even the most critical of the audience. Each of the minor characters received his or her full share of praise or censure during the next day or two. Some admired the rather insipid sweetness of Bianca and

the eloquence of her love-lorn suitor, but others defended the freaks of Biondello and Tranio. In fact everyone was wholly satisfied until the following Monday, when the news of the birthday honours made us all wish that the visit of Ben Greet had been one week later, so that we could have been among the first to welcome him as Sir Benjamin. Upper V. Sir John Hindley's Picnic, June 29th, 1929. At the very beginning of the Summer term it was announced that Sir John and Lady Hindley had offered to give a picnic to the whole school; where would we like to go ? Almost unanimously we agreed on Savernake, and the date was fixed for June 29th. Weather forecasts were scanned and the barometer anxiously watched as the day drew near, and a huge sigh of relief went up from Saint Mary's School at the sight of a clear cloudless sky and bright sunshine which marked the day. We had lunch early in order to be able to start in good time ; and on coming out of the school gate we were greeted by the sight of three leviathan charabancs ready to take us away. We made a really imposing spectacle, or so it seemed by the interest which was taken in us by other travellers ! Not only were we three charabancs but five private cars as well, a goodly company. We swept through Marlborough in semi-state and in due course arrived at the most charming spot in Savernake Forest. This was a clearing forming a wide pathway through the trees, down which swarmed the contents of the charabancs. Arrived at an open space Sir John Hindley suggested rounders for any who would like to play, while the rest wandered into the forest to do as they liked, only with strict injunctions to be back for tea. Rounders was splendid fun, played with miniature cricket-bats, and afterwards there was the most absorbing treasure hunt. To one who came as the prizes were being distributed it appeared that practically everyone won â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a delightful game. By this time it was the hour for tea, so we walked up a hill to another clearing by the lodge where a van from Fortts had arrived before us. Innumerable cakes, ices,

31 strawberries and cream and lemonade were the fare; a banquet rather than a picnic, which was crowned by the distribution of a box of chocolates to everyone. After tea we all took the most violent exerciseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; three-legged racing, flat racing, dodge-ball and team games in Companies; for all of which competitions Sir John and Lady Hindley provided prizes. It was delightful, too, that Sir Ernest and Lady Cowers could be present to help them. The evening simply flew away and only too soon it was time to go back. One must at least be in time for supper even though one has no particular appetite for that meal! So after trying to show how grateful we were by cheering Sir John and Lady Hindley with our very last breath, we ascended to our exalted seats once more and turned schoolwards. It was like another half-term, never have we been so spoilt beforeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we are sure that June 29th, ] 929, will go down to posterity as the day of the picnic. Form VI. The Sixth Form Supper Party. July 25th, 1929. On July 25th Gabriel was the scene of a notable and interesting gathering, for had not Miss Matthews and the Sixth Form very kindly invited the entire Staff to a supper party. And a delightful affair it was, as one knew it would be, in the hands of such capable hostesses The ice was broken most effectively when it was discovered that she who would sit, must first earn the right to do so, for on' each chair lay a slip of paper inscribed with a typical remark wont to fall from the lips or the pen of each of the guests. Whose, think you, was the solemn and urgent appeal for a greater measure of dignity, with special reference to the excellent acoustics of the school buildings ? Whose the curt announcement meant for the heedless losers of a certain kind of lost property ? Who, think you, confessed to a burning desire to speed things up? Who was obviously best qualified to comment upon the consuming capacity of the school ? After a pleasing interlude during which we fed daintily upon delectable delicacies of every description,

there followed a General Knowledge Examination, the distinctive feature of which was that the Staff was not this time, to be the EXAMINING BODY. There is a very familiar type of paper, is there not? Question 1. Give the date of the founding of the School. Need I say anything further except that it was profoundly gratifying that no Staff Examination Paper had actually to be refused ? The main part of the programme was a cleverly thought out and acted Charade based upon Scenes from School Life, in which topical allusion and local colour were by no means lacking. The setting was of Shakespearean simplicity consisting mostly of Miss Matthews' lawn, and something closely akin to a sewing machine. But no ordinary machine could this have been, for by cunning manipulation it became an instrument of the most comprehensive television enabling us not only to see the present, but to re-see the past and to foresee the future. For example we were privileged to behold for ourselves the historic queue which preceded the historic interview not unconnected with gooseberries, of which many of us had previously only heard. On the other hand we were projected forwards into a meeting of Manners and Morals which had to solve, amongst other things, the multifarious problems which are bound to arise when television and aviation are as much a part of school life as photography and dressmaking are to-day. At the end of the charade the Staff acquitted themselves very creditably and were able, without the slightest hesitation or delay, to give the answer " catastrophe." The fact that it was Rachel Buck's birthday was not forgotten and before we speeded ourselves on the way with Auld Lang Syne, we sang " For she's a jolly good fellow " in her especial honour and we really meant it. M.E.D. The Library. The Library continues to grow. During the past year we have added several very interesting books on architecture and other branches of art, a subject in which an increasing amount of interest has been taken lately. We have also acquired some volumes of letters and diaries such as the "Letters of Gertrude Bell" and the "Diary of Lady Frederick Cavendish" and these have been widely read. We should like to obtain more books of

this type. Jane Austen and Dickens still remain first favourites among the novelists. We are very grateful to the Sixth Form who give out books in the fiction library three times a week, and who are of such great assistance in checking the books in the Reference Library at the end of each term. This is no light task, especially on the busy last night of term, and we do thank them for their labours. E. M. Alexander.

The Hard Court Tennis Fund. This Fund which we have long wanted to see started, owed its inauguration to Rachel Buck's Father. It was a delightful thought of his to commemorate in this way Rachel's splendid career as head girl. We must think of ways and means by which the Fund can grow, as we have a site, behind S. Prisca's, which is " crying out" for a hard court It stands at present as follows :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ÂŁ s. d. Mr. Buck ... ... 10 0 0 Mrs. Wasley (in appreciation of Miss Goodrich's remedial work) ... ... 3 3 0 Shakespeare Cup. FORM VI. " Taming of the Shrew." Act IV, Scene III. Act V, Scene II. The form won the cup for the most finished performance. They played with great spirit, an individual interpretation was given to each character, the outstanding performance being that of R. Buck (Petrucio). Their enunciation was particularly good, their side play excellent and in proportion, and their grouping and general staging very effective. Petrucio's bravado fell a little flat however, as E. Westaway's Katharine was lacking in spirit. We saw nothing of the " Shrew " in her. B. Thompson as Grumio, and R. Moilliet as the Tailor, both deserve mention.

UPPER IV. Julius Caesar. Act III, Scene I. This was a very good, dignified performance, especially taking age into consideration, which was not done in the placing. The form won this place simply on their merits. It was a very intelligent performance, the players realised the dramatic opportunities and made the most of them. They were beautifully clear and unhurried. Their actions were rather stiff but their grouping was good. A. Westaway was good as Julius Caesar, but both she and D. Duder (Mark Antony) were inclined to declaim, and so force their voices. N. Chase (Brutus) and A. Conybeare (Cassius) also did well. The form thoroughly deserved the second place for which they won the second cup. UPPER V. Julius Caesar. Act V. They began well with a very pleasing prologue, entirely original and well delivered. The performance was dignified and well staged, especially in view of the difficulties of a Shakespearian battle. In some cases the words were spoilt by being hurried, and while the actual dramatic speeches窶馬otably those of E. Gowers (Brutus) and M. Young (Antony) were good-the whole action was inclined to be rather monotonous and colourless. LOWER V. Macbeth. Act II, Scene III. Act III, Scene IV. Lower V. were rather unlucky in not having a stronger caste. It was unfortunate that the prologue made so bad an impression. The scene outside the castle succeeded in giving the impression of excitement and shock, but there was no outstanding performance. R. Matthews had failed to grasp the dignity and strength of Lady Macbeth's character and presented her as a weak and terrified woman. D. Champain made the most of the banquet scene, but was frequently inaudible. ARTS & CRAFTS. The Tempest. Act II, Scenes I & II. Act III, Scene I. This was a careful performance though the casting was not very successful. The players grasped the point of the first scene and evidently thoroughly enjoyed the horse play in the second, which went with a swing. The rendering, however, was not always intelligent or audible.

as LOWER IV. " Much Ado about Nothing." Act I, Scene I. The form has taken great pains and must be commended for their Accuracy. Unfortunately M. Fry as Benedick was far too fast and M. Gale rather wooden as Beatrice, and without animation in these two all important characters the scene must fall rather flat.

E.M.M., E.M.A., E.L.

Reading Competition. The standard reached this year was higher than it has yet been, and the judges had a very interesting and pleasant task. Grosstete with no fewer than five badge holders, easily came put first, while each of the companies produced two candidates who reached the standard required for a badge. Of these, six were awarded this year, including a junior badge won by Betty Combes. The points were scored as follows : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; BADGES (10)

Edmund Grosstete. Rich. B. Combes R. Buck M. Goodden G. Gee R. Moiiliet M.. Rice D. Champain

Moberly

Osmund.

B. Thompson E. Gowers

B. Gardiner G. Shipley

CLASS 1. D. Mallock E. Westaway (6) B Lacon CLASS 2. W O. Jones R. Matthews J Young S. E.Lawrence L. Suffrin L. Wollen N Chase D. Duder

Poore. M. Durst M. Hort

C. Mallory J. Hughes B Wasley A. Wood P. Mackey

M. Farrington M. Young B. Sheldon H. Ward M McCormick

62 41 32 32 Dr. Ede, who judged the finals, sent the following report:â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " I think this competition is enjoyed far more by the judge than those who compete, for I have the impression that the selected candidates read much better at other times than on such a formal occasion. However, G. Shipley, who won the first prize, and G. Gee, who ran her close, both read well. Three out of the remaining five reached sufficiently high a standard to be awarded badges.

Total

Some of the candidates made their task unnecessarily difficult by choosing passages from Dickens that were in dialect. It is by no means easy to read the King's English really well, it requires a very experienced reader to manage dialect." C. Ede.

Exhibition of Photography. That this, our first exhibition, was so successful must be attributed largely to the keenness of Miss Angell James and the Committee working with her. Some of the work sent in was excellent, and to Mr. Gross we are much indebted for his helpful criticisms. The best exhibits, perhaps, were those which won prizes in the Architectural Class (Miss Goodrich) and the Study in Games (J. Bridgman). We hope that in future competitors will improve their mounting, and pay more attention to a suitable background. We are hoping for an exhibition of holiday work in September. Grosstete Company. In crises Grosstdte does well; everybody pulls together hard with the result that the lacrosse shield, reading picture, and spelling cup, for one term, have found their homes with us. Congratulations to the people who have helped to carry them off! But in ordinary routine work we do not get under way nearly so well. Anne Le Mesurier has always set the stroke at a magnificent pace, and G. Kirby, R. Moilliet and D. Champain have pulled splendidly. There are some other enthusiastic backers but on the whole the rest do not take their time from the best, some quite senior people being content with a very poor standard. If all the weekly duties were carried out in the spirit of " company plays" equal satisfaction would be felt as is given by those entertainments, but if the slackers do not put their backs into the work the boat will sink in time and lose even the outward proofs of merit, but â&#x20AC;&#x201D; forward to it Grosstete, and pull your hardest! R. Buck.

Moberly Company. It is a strange thing that Moberly never does itself full credit in'games or competitions; there is plenty of good spirit and most invigorating keenness which seems, however, to be incapable of pulling the company out on top. This is certainly disappointing but there is still a glimmer of hope as the spelling cup was won in the Lent and Summer Terms by Moberly, a fact which shows what really hard work has been done by those whose talents do not include that of orthography. Determination is another very pleasing attribute of the company character but in the Lacrosse matches determination did not carry us far enough. There must be concentrated practice for this as for every other competition, a fact which so many people have ignored. If we can win the skipping competition there is no reason why we should not have the honour of reading " Moberly " in silver, and of adding the cleaning of the Company Lacrosse Shield to the weekly duties. These, by the way, have been on the whole well done; some people have really slaved for the company and to these the company owes its gratitude. It is so splendid when there is a clamour fora duty which is irksome and boring. We are losing several people this year, B. Thompson, E. Westaway and B. Lacpn who have been in the company since it first received its name, and J. Bridgman and M. Lucas, who all combine to wish the company the very best of luck for the future in work and play. B. M. Thompson. Osmund Company. At the present time we have very few seniors in the company, but the juniors do their best to make up for it, and have learnt to work much harder during the last year. It is very difficult to pick out names which deserve special comment, as the standard is very even, but P. Lacon, G. Shipley and E. Mansergh, and all those in the Lower V. have been especially conscientious. Our games have rather suffered from our extreme youth, but I think there are some " young hopefuls" who will be useful in the future. We are very proud of G. Shipley who has won the first prize for reading. I hope some more of the company

will follow her good example next year. The greatest success of the year was our company play. We joined with Moberly to produce " Peter Pan " and the appreciation of our three audiences fully rewarded our hard work. B. Gardiner Poore Company. In spite of all our high aims and ambitions, we have not yet succeeded in winning either cups, pictures, or the much-coveted Lacrosse shield. But although appearances seem somewhat against us, there has really been extremely hard work from .nearly all the members of the company. Thanks are .especially due to M. Farrington, who has been a most helpful second Head ; B. Sheldon, M. Ogle and C. Allen have contributed a great deal to the general tidiness of the school when they have been on duty, also M. Hort has helped splendidly all round. No one distinguished herself particularly in the reading competition, but on the whole the average was good, and all those who went in for it practised enthusiastically. For the company play, GrosstSte and Poore .produced Maeterlinck's " The Blue Bird," which met with great success, especially at the moment of the Blue Bird's actual flight, which was contrived by many mechanical devices! This year it has been our turn to receive a saga from the prolific pen of Archdeacon Bpdington; we are extremely grateful for it, it is a most interesting biography of Bishop Poore, and we are very proud of it. M. Durst. The Saga of Richard Poore, Bishop of Old and New Sarum, 1217â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1228. Through streets and ways on Sarum's hill From north and south the winds blew shrill ; Water was scarce; and oft out-broke Strife between King's men and Church folk ; 'Twas said the soldiers barred the way

Of Canons eager Mass to say. So to the King the Bishop went And pleaded with f u l l argument

That he the See and Church might move

To such a place as best might prove. This Bishop was good Richard Poore Wise holy learn'd in sacred lore ; Of Chichester the Bishop he Translated was to Salisbury. When King and Pope had made consent To Wilton's Abbess first he went For land ; but meantime as 'twas said The Virgin Mother by his bed Stood and him bade his church to build On his own land yclept Myrfield (Right wet and marshy was the place.) "Twas twelve nineteen the year of grace When he, The Dean and Canons all Went forth the rich folk's wealth to call To build the new Cathedral. William de Dereham was the man The Canons chose the work to plan. Of Purbeck marble was no dearth By Mistress Brewer sent from Worth.1 From Wiltshire's Chilmark came the stone : Better for building there was none. From east to west with magic art With Ladye Chapel first they start, Till near 5002 feet in length The maze of arches gathered strength One window for each day of year Admits the light, coloured and clear. At last like lady chaste and good The great new church in beauty stood. A hundred years were yet to run Ere the spire sprang to meet the sun. Meanwhile the Church and city folk Of Sarum Old their hill forsook Their last Mass said, the Bishop's Throne, The Church, their houses stone by stone Removed they built on the low ground. And a new home 'twas here they found. The Bishop now against his will Was called great Durham's See to fill. But scarcely there he weary grows ; In Tarrant's 3 vale he seeks repose There was he born and there did found A nunnery on his own ground. There when he heard His Master's call His people he assembled all;

40 Gifts and forgiveness being made, While Compline late was being said, " In rest and peace "4 he down him laid. His bones in Crawford's fields, his heart At Durham rests, 'tis said, apart. For certain no man knows, for they The nuns who knew are long away His monument doth yet remain Unchanged and new, 'tis Sarum's fane. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Worth Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck. Dorset. 474 ft. is the actual length. At Tarrant Crawford in Dorset. It is said that it was when they came to the words " I will lay me down in peace and take my rest ''

Edmund Rich.

Although we are a small company and as yet have not managed to win any competitions amongst the companies, I think we can honestly say that we have greatly improved during the last year both in games and in the reading competition. We intended to give a parents' entertainment as usual this year, but unfortunately it had to be postponed. In the company Lacrosse matches we were more successful than in former years, but, alas, after winning our match against Osmund, we sunk our ambitions in a bottomless pit, and were utterly defeated by Grosstete. In the reading competition, although we tied with Osmund in having the least number of marks, we had decidedly improved since last year ; Grace Gee won her senior and B. Coombes her junior badge. Nancy Cole has been elected to lead the company next year, and we hope she will lead us to many victories. G. Gee. The Godolphin Drill Competition.

It was our turn to stay at home for the competition this year, so the Godolphin team came over on March 23rd. Miss Spafford judged for us, and we felt greatly honoured that she should come so far, when we know that she is always so busy and has so many competitions to judge. St. Mary's drilled first, and so had the fun of watch-

ing the Godolphin do their unseen table, while they were not able to enjoy the (rather too numerous!) mistakes of the St. Mary's team. On the combined results of the prepared and unprepared work, St. Mary's won the cup but the Godolphin team obtained more marks for their unseen table Total Prepared. Unseen. Maximum 100 20 120 St Mary's 85 12 97 Godolphin 80 15 95 Miss Spafford said that she thought that the standard of work was very high, although the vaulting in both teams was not up to the rest of the work. The general carriage, which is so important, was good in both teams, although in some of the more difficult movements the head positions were not so good. The running in the St Mary's team although very neat, was a little stilted, and there was not enough forward movement in it, but their balance movement was particularly good. The following were in the team:â&#x20AC;&#x201D; R. Buck, (capt.) B. Lacon, E. Westaway, B. Thompson, B. Sheldon, E. Gowers, J. Foster, A. Westaway. Form Drill Competition, The form competition this year had, unfortunately to be postponed until the beginning of the summer term> and was held on May 2 1 st. We were looking forward to having Mrs. Babington to judge for us, but at the last moment she developed mumps and was unable to come. Miss Martin very kindly stepped into the breach and came in her place. We were very glad to see her again and to hear her helpful criticism. The Cup was won by Upper V. with Arts and Crafts only two marks behind them. The results were as follows : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Va 77 A &C 75 VI 74 IVa 72 Vb 70 In her criticism Miss Martin said that she had never before seen such a tidy school. The rhythm, especially in the arm movements, was good throughout the school,

but the apparatus work in some cases was not sufficiently controlled and some of the landings were far too heavy. The Sergeant's cup was won for the VI form by Rachel Buck. Her commands were very clear and interesting, while many of the others although quite forceful, were rather monotonous and inclined to be hurried. Maximum 10. VI R. Buck 9 IVa A. Conybeare 7 Va B. Sheldon A & C M. McCormick 6 Vb D. Champain IVb B. Johnson 5 The Skipping Competition. This, a new competition, was added to the events of the Lent Term. The long frost, and extremely cold weather made skipping a very suitable occupation—it was indeed a remark of Mr. Browne's one Wednesday morning that put the idea of a competition into our heads. The new flat roof at S. Prisca's was quickly cleared of snow, and proved an admirable practising ground. The competition arranged in Companies, was held on April 2nd. There were some interesting events, though the standard reached was not very high. This, perhaps, was only to be expected in a first attempt, but we are hoping that there may be interesting developments next Spring The scores were as follows: Maximum 80. Moberly 56 Osmund 54 Poore 53 \Edmund Rich 47 ?Grosstete

Lacrosse 1928—1929 S. Mary's v.Godolphin 2nd XII. S. Mary's v. Clifton Ladies S. Mary's v. Royal School, Bath. S. Mary's v. Godolphin 2nd XII. S. Mary's v. Clifton Ladies.

Lost 3—5. Won 4-2. Scratched. Lost 4-14. Scratched.

1st XII. G. P. Lacon Ft. N. Cole* C. Ft. M. Young 3. Man. B. Sheldon* D. Champain L.D. R.D. B. Pritchett, J. Bridgman (Easter term) C. C. Gale R.A. B. Thompson R. Buck* L.A. 3.H. E. Westaway 2.H. G. Kirby l.H. M. Rice, E. Gowers (Easter term) Enid Betty, B. Lacon and A. Westaway also played for the team. * = Colours. During the first half of the season the standard of play improved both in the team and throughout the school. There was a good deal of hard practice and the extra amount of ' go' which had been lacking was noticeable among the team players and some others. The general fault outside the team is that of entirely neglecting to play with intelligence or thought, while the player in possession of the ball is too apt to consider herself as an individual rather than as a member of a team. In the Easter term, however, play degenerated sadly. This, though partly due to the appalling weather, was also due to people taking far too long to get into their stride again, once practices had begun. Plenty of energy was still remarkable in games, but points of accuracy and technique were so nearly absent altogether, except in the case of a very few, that practices were slow, and the team did not reach so high a standard as the material had promised. Of the team, N. Cole played a splendid game throughout the season, and by remarkable stickwork with good backing from D Champain and J. Bridgman, saved many awkward situations; B. Thompson's and E. Westaway's speed and energy added great spirit to the team's work; P. Lacon, B. Sheldon and C. Gale all played well at times, but need to be more reliable; the team worked well together and w.ere always keen. I R. Buck, (Captain.) Netball, 1928â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1929. Although we have prdy.had two matches this year owing to the bad weather in the Easter term, the^tandard of play

in the 1st and 2nd teams has been on the whole, good. The two teams have been exceptionally even this year, the standard of the 2nd VII having especially improved. In the Cup Match against the Royal School 2nd VII which we won 16 13, the 1st team showed, what as a school, we have been lacking in matches for some time, the power of pulling up on a losing game. R. Buck has been a most helpful Centre in keeping the team together as a whole, and N. Cole has played and shot steadily throughout the year. The 2nd VII beat Tytherton 1st VII 21â&#x20AC;&#x201D;9. They have been keen and energetic as a team but they must learn to combine more. A. A. Le Mesurier raised the standard of the whole team by her shooting There was great keenness throughout the school in practising for the form matches and shooting Competition, but there are certain members of the middle school who think that they need not practise because they will never be good at Netball; they certainly never will be until they practise. The form matches were exciting but too wild, even in the finals, when the Sixth won the Cup In the shooting competition too few people reached a high score. E Gowers gained a record of 22 out of a possible 25. TEAMS.

2nd VII. G.S. A. A. Le Mesurier, (Capt.) C. Gale A. C.A E. Westaway G. Kirby C. C.D. D. Champain D. M. Durst G.D. B. Pritchett. * = Colours. The form matches were drawn as follows :Vb. 15 Vb. IVb. 8 Va. 12

1st VII. *B. Lacon, (Capt) *N. Cole P. Lacon *R. Buck E. Gowers B. Sheldon M. McCormick

Va.

20)

IVa.

Va.

A.&C. 116 VI.

118

VI.

VI. 18

B. Lacon.

45 Tennis 1928â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1929. We have not been successful in tennis this year. Although there have hardly ever been empty courts in spare time there has not been enough hard practice, and there seems to be no staying power in matches, either in the 1st team or in form matches. Of the four matches the 1st team played, they lost three, simply due to lack of thought and determination and utter inability to pull up on a losing game Each couple seemed to start well and go gradually down in each set. C. Allen has played steadily throughout the term, although she is still slow in moving, while R. Buck and B. Sheldon, though not always on their game, have done some excellent net-play. In the return match against Tytherton we sent an A team who won after quite a good game. The form matches were drawn as follows :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Va. ) x \ Va. I Vb. Va. IVa. IVa. IVb. VI.

A. & C. | VI. I\

The final of the form matches was really exciting' there being a difference of only one or two games all the way through, Va. being ahead at the beginning of the third round, and the VI. just winning. Great keenness was shown for the Singles Championship this year, necessitating a Junior and a Senior Championship, for the former of which Mrs. Duncan has most, kindly offered a prize, which was won by B. Johnson, while the latter was won by B. Lacon. TEAMS. I. II. *B. Lacon D. Duder *R. Buck M. Farrington *B. Sheldon D. Maxwell P. Lacon E. Cowers M. Rice C. Allen * = Colonrs

MATCHES. Bath High School. Lost 77—40 (Away) Tytherton 1st IV. Won 43—5 (Here) Tytherton (return) " A" team v. their 1st.

Won 37—7 (Away)

Staff. Lost 56-60. Bedford (Past, Present and Future). Lost 31—21. A Calne Ladies' Team. Lost 44—63. B. Lacon. Cricket—Summer,

1929.

FIXTURES. S. Mary's v. Royal School II. Won by an innings and 6 runs. S. Mary's v. Trowbridge High School. Won by an innings and 43 runs. S. Mary's v. Boys' Secondary School. Won by 8 wickets. 1st XI. . J. Hughes. Cover Point Bowler *E. Westaway Sq. Leg Bowler *B. Sheldon Wicket *R. Buck Deep Bowler *M. Rice Deep Bowler B. Lacon Mid on B. Wasley 2nd Slip A. Westaway 1st Slip J. Bridgman Point E. Gowers Long Leg P. Lacon Mid off M. Goodden also played * Colours This season has been a successful one. Though the results of matches have not on the whole been close, there have been exciting incidents and the team usually kept their heads well and always played with energy and grit. They have made good use of their practice time and worked hard to overcome their difficulties, setting a high standard of practise to the rest. Some of the juniors have quite a natural ability for the game but take no trouble to correct their weaknesses and will be of little value until they learn to practise intelligently.

The standard of bowling has been raised considerably by M. Rice who has at times given brilliant displays, but she is apt to be unreliable; B. Sheldon has kept wicket admirably under difficult conditions, and has been quick and sure with her hands against both fast and slow bowling ; E. Westaway and J. Hughes have combined to make a good first pair and particularly excelled themselves in the last match when at a crucial moment they put on nearly as much for the first wicket as the opposing team scored altogether; slips and point have worked out a splendid combination, A. Westaway being particularly sure. The team have improved in knowing which balls to score off and which not, and have shown that on occasions they can hit out well, but would do well to increase those occasions. R. Buck. We must thank Miss Goodrich for all the coaching she has given us in our games and particularly for the individual help she has given so willingly. R. Buck and B. Lacon.

Presents to the School. For the Chapel. Panels. Confirmation Candidates.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;E. C. Hindley, J. and M. Hussey, 1 Martineau. Contributions were also received from Marguerite Smith, R. Baker and Miss Alexander, and anonymously. '' Michael Hussey Organ Fund." Leaving girls, December 1928, April 1929, July 1929, Miss Grover, Mrs. Hulbert and B. Lacon, I. Martineau, Miss Matthews, M. de L. Smith, K. Stone. V. Townshend. Flowers. Dr. and Mrs. Ede (every week). Miss Jennings, Miss Damant, Miss Grover, Miss Alexander, B. Osman-Jones, Chairs for Hall. Jean Young, Margaret Cole, B. Pritchett, Enid Betty, G. Norman Jones, K. Brichta, Alice and Anne Le Mesurier, V. Townshend, G. Dixon, P. and G. Gee, D. Morrison. D. Duncan, C. Church, T. Taylor, J. Bridgman, M. Lucas, D. Mallock, R. Buck. Library Books. Miss Williams, Prebendary Bevil BrowneMr. Rudman, Miss Alexander, Canon Spooner, Miss Stevens-Guille. Miss Duncan, M. Tallents, J. Hughes, M. Bigwood, Miss Grover, Mr. H. W. Gladstone. Pictures. Rev. A. B. Browne, the School on Miss Matthews' birthday (" The Little Street in Delft " by Vermeer). Photographs

Sir Ernest Gowers.

Albums of Photographs of Pictures and Architecture. Prebendary Bevil Browne. Games for Sanatorium. E. C. Hindley. Breakfast

in Bed Set. day.

Hard Court Fund.

School on Miss Matthews' birth-

Mr. Buck and Mr. Wasley.

OLD GIRLS'

SUPPLEMENT.

Constitution of the S. Mary's Association. 1.—The Association is to be known as the S. Mary's (Calne) Association, 2.—THE MEMBERSHIP to be made up as follows:— (n) President. Vice-Presidents. (b) Associates (Honorary). Archdeacon Bodington and any members of the past or present Staff who apply (c) Members. Any girl who receives a leaving badge to be eligible for membership, Girls who go to another school may apply to the Committee for the badge when they leave school altogether. 3,—THE COMMITTEE to consist of the President, the present Head Girl, and two representatives from each Group (see 6). 4.—Members of the Committee to stand for six years, one-third retiring every two years. (Elections to take place at the Biennial Reunions at Calne). The Committee to elect its own Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. 5.—A London Sub-Committee, consisting of members living in or near London, to be appointed by the General Committee, to arrange a London Reunion to be held in the second week of January each year, At least one member of the Sub-Committee to be on the General Committee. 6.—GROUPS. Old Girls to be divided into Groups for the collection of subscriptions and news. I. Secretary. Katherine Barton, for all who left school before 1915, II. Secretary Jean Hughes (Sorsbie), for all who were not in the original U.G.S. Groups. III. Secretary, Dorothy Morrison. IV. Secretary, Ivy Martin. V. Secretary, Edna Bodinnar. for all who left after July 1927. New Groups to be formed as required, 7.—Subscriptions to the Association to be for life, with the privilege of paying by instalments if desired. Life subscriptions to be £1 Is,, possibly to be increased to £1 IOs. at a subsequent Reunion if £1 Is.

50 does not cover expenses. Group Secretaries will also collect subscriptions to the U.G.S. (there is no fixed sum for this) and the School News-sheet (2/- a year, or Life subscription Expenses of Reunions will be shared by those present. OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. the following elections have been made. PRESIDENT — Miss MATTHEWS. VICE-PHESIDENT — Miss A L E X A N D E R . COMMITTEEMiss Matthews. Rachel Buck I Present Head Girl I . 'Katherine Barton — Group I Jean Hughes, Kathleen Beach Group II. Dorothy Morrison, Nora Hollis — Group III. Ivy Martin. Anne Wood — Group IV. Edna Bodinnar, Alice Le Mesurier — Group V. Chairman - D. Morrison, Treasurer — E. Hollis. Secretary— I. Martin. Woodham Lodge, Addlestone, Surrey. * A second representative of Group I to be elected shortly. LONDON SUB-COMMITTEE. Gladys Burnett Rachel Buck ' Ivy Martin Alice Le Mesurier Anne Wood

The S. Mary's Association. The S. Mary's Association is now one year old, and for such a young thing it is most certainly a splendid size. At the 1928 Reunion we were full of hope for a good response, but probably no one expected that so many Old Girls would send in their whole Life Subscriptions so soon. We have already 102 fully paid members and 35 more have sent a generous first instalment. There are some gaps which we shall hope to fill next year, because we do so want our Old Girls' Association to be a complete chain of all who have passed through the school. It is a great joy and encouragement to hear that Miss Dyas has joined, and perhaps the news will make K. Barton's group grow considerably next year. Now that we have passed through the inaugural stages so successfully we must set to work this year to establish ourselves firmly. As far as finance is concerned,

though we are so proud of our position now, we cannot tell until after next year whether that position is really sound. We have our capital, whether we can live on the interest we cannot tell. Expenses of postage and printing have necessarily been heavy this year, the smaller instalments do not produce enough interest to cover their members' expenses, while those who have not replied this year are very costly people! So everyone will have to come forward with ÂŁ s. d. or suggestions to help the Treasurer to balance her books. The Secretaries have already found many problems, some of which they had to solve hurriedly for themselves, so they are hoping to see a very large assembly at the London and School Reunions, with very firm opinions, plenty of suggestions and not a few criticisms. The Committee for the London Reunion will be specially grateful to have ideas. They know there is a general feeling that it should be more than just a tea-party, so if all 1 he 137 would send a suggestion to one of the Committee their task of pleasing everyone would be easier ! When we meet in January the School Reunion in July may seem a long way off, but the same cry of " sugges- * tions please " will be raised. There are therefore three pieces of work before each of us this year; to reserve the Reunion dates, and come without fail; to have a great deal to say and if it can't be said, to write it; to make the Association so attractive that everyone will want to join. Ivy C. Martin. It is with great pleasure that I accept the invitation of the Secretary to add a few words to her report. I feel full of hopeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Association has been launched so successfully, and seems so " alive." I think the response to the circular sent out last January has been better than we had dared to hope. We see all sorts of developments ahead. Meantime I want to say that we shall hope to see you all here for the Biennial Reunion next July. I cannot be quite, certain yet of the exact date, but it will be in the last week of July. Before that we shall, I hope, all be meeting in London: the date for that Reunion has been fixed, provisionally, for Wednesday, January 8th. I am very grateful indeed to all who are helping to make the Association so successful. To Ivy Martin and

to Nora Hollis, who as Secretary and Treasurer have done such splendid spade work, the whole Association must feel intensely grateful, Group Secretaries, too, have put in hours of really hard work. There are just a few who have not yet responded : to them I would repeat what I said in our first circular :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " Up till now it has fallen mainly to me to help old girls to keep in touch with the school, but the time has now come for something more definite than that. As the years go on and new generations arise it is impossible for them to keep in touch with the older old girls; we can no longer all be known to each other in the same way. And when the time comes for me to hand on the school to my successor I know that I shall not feel happy in doing so unless I can be sure that the tie which is binding the old irls to their school is not merely a personal one, to be roken with a change of Head Mistress. Unless the Association becomes a living, growing, thing there is a danger of that, and that is why no one is more eager than I am for its happy inauguration. But the help of every old girl is essential if the Association is to have the success we hope for it. " Please, old girls, show that your school training was such that you are really prompt and business-like in your reply! And, please join the Association ; you do not know how much we need your support." E. M. Matthews.

The Old Girls' Scholarship Fund. This year Prize Day is to be on November 1st, and on that day we shall hold a Sale of Work for the Scholarship Fund. I think that everyone knows how valuable that Fund has already proved itself, it has made grants of ÂŁ120 to one old girl, of ÂŁ150 to another, and we now have a third whom we are most anxious to help through the University. If the old girls will rally round us we are sure of success again this year. Everyone knows how much hard work Miss Alexander has put into each sale. Four years ago (under M Hulbert) we had a splendid old girls' stall. We are hoping for the same this year, under F. Bartlett. Will old girls be sure to notice the date, November 1st, and send contributions (priced if possible) to F. Bartlett at the school before October 28th

E. M. M.

The London Reunion. January 8th, 1929. Since we have so lately become a business-like, formal Association, I confess I was somewhat alarmed lest the London Reunion should have become tainted with formality also. If this year's meeting, at the Craig's Court Hotel, on January 8th, is anything to go by, the S.M.A. promises never to become " starchy." It was with some trepidation that I mounted the stairs to a large upper room in the hotel, full, at first sight, of complete strangersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; " mufti" does make such a difference to people's appearance. However, there was Miss Matthews looking, and evidently feeling, in spite of her oft-repeated assertions to the contrary, younger than ever, and Miss Alexander too to make us feel at home. Miss Damant was also there, as were Miss Helliwell, Miss Williams and Mrs. Babington, and gradually the strangeness of elegance in those to whom tammies and tunics had once seemed the only possible get up, began to grow less. The exchange of news came first. We all told each other exactly what we had done, were doing or hoped to do, before the flood gates of reminiscence were opened. After a large and delectable tea, the groups into which the S.M.A. had been sub-divided for secretarial purposes, were read out, and Miss Matthews explained about the Association to those who were unlucky enough to have missed the Reunion in the summer. The Committee then adjourned for a short meeting, at which a Chairman (D. Morrison) and Treasurer (N. Hollis) were chosen. A subscription form was drawn up, and the amount of the life subscription discussed. We also considered re-organisation of the various groups, and appointed a sub-committee to arrange next year's London Reunion. Last, but not least, a vote of thanks was passed, " amid acclamation," to Ivy Martin; all those present will wish to join with the Committee in expressing thanks to Ivy for arranging such a splendid meeting. When we are all grandmothers, and Miss Matthews really is an old lady, the London Reunion will include us, the " very " old girls; our daughters, the old girls; and our grandchildren in the VI form, and in spite of our age, and the presence of our offspring, we will enjoy ourselves, but no more than we have enjoyed ourselves this year. A. M. C. Le Mesurier. The following were present:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Miss Matthews, Miss Alexander, Miss Damant, Miss Helliwell, Mrs. Babington

(Montgomery), Miss Williams; Frances Barton, Kathleen Barton, Helen Bartrum, Freda Bartlett, Gladys Burnett, Eileen Buszard, Meriel Charsley, Cicely Cobb, Joyce Collard, Margaret Cole, Molly Dillon-Trenchard, Dorothy Dillqn-Trenchard, Christine Fairbairn (Croft), Dorothy Haviland, Nora Hollis, Peggy Hopkins, Jean Inder, Molly Joyce, Lucy Kirby, Joan Lucey (MacMunn), Ivy Martin, Alice Le Mesurier, Margaret Merrett, Dorothy Morrison, Winifred Murrell, Rosamund Price, Margaret Price, Katharine Prevost, Rachel Stiles, Helen Tench, Gwynedd Turner, Zeala Wimperis (Inder), Anne Wood, And of the present Sixth form :—Rachel Buck, Anne Le Mesurier, Barbara Lacon, Barbara Thompson.

News of Old Girls. Josephine Aldrick, who left school last July, is now nursing at the Orthopaedic Hospital in Bath. She was unfortunate in having to have an operation for appendicitis just as her training had begun. Philippa Archer (Trousdell) wrote from the British Consulate, Nagasaki, not knowing where her husband's next appointment was to be. She wrote :—" I had to call on thenew Governor's wife the other day. It really was a terrible ordeal! A notice had been sent round that she would be at home from 4—6 that day. When we arrived a few Japanese ladies, and most of the foreign ones, were sitting very stiffly in a ring round the Wall. Everybody was much too frightened to talk, a'nd every time a new-comer arrived there was dead silence, and everybody listened to the unfortunate creature's speech in "Honorific" Japanese! I had tried to learn some veri/ polite sentences, but of course directly I got into the room my mind was a complete blank!" Vera Bailey writes:—" During the winter I have three :., • schools, one in Newport, and two out. The one is as far as Brecon, a three hour journey ! though its only about fifty miles away. It means of course I have to go up the previous evening. I take Drill throughout the school—it is the County School—and Games for the Seniors. At Pontypool I take the same, but I go • up twice a week' there, the rest of my time I am in : " Newport. I have the whole thing to run here, in; eluding dancing, Monday and Saturday evening are

my only free evenings. I have Folk dancing on one, and an adult drill class on another, and the other two evenings take me up to Brecon and back again. I take games on Saturday mornings and play hockey for the Old Girls in the afternoon. So you see I really haven't much time free, have I ? The summer however is not as a rule nearly so bad. I drop all drill at Newport and Pontypool, so it leaves me all my mornings free except one. After writing and making full inquiries from the Massage Chartered Society, I found that with a further three months training at a recognised school, I should be eligible to sit for the Conjoint Examination, so now I am working for that at Cardiff Infirmary" Ida Beswick Bailey (Mogg) is married and lives at Crofton, Vancouver Island, B. C. Peggy Ball (Jenkins) is a most faithful correspondent. Margaret, who was four in April, has begun to have dancing lessons and promises very well. Freda Bartlett finished her training at S. James's College this summer, and has been appointed as secretary to Miss Matthews, so is returning to S. Mary's where she will be a great help with the games. Yvonne Bartlett has been training in Cookery at Buckingham Palace Road. Madeleine Barton-Wright is at home. Helen Bartrum is studying Violin at the Royal College. Joan Beach is still at the London Hospital, where Kathleen took her final State examination this spring Joan is engaged to be married, Gladys Beale lives at home and has been teaching in a small school near. Her little sister, Peggie, entered S. Mary's in January. Jean Beckett is still in business in London. Madge Bigwpod is busy with her very full life at home, and her singing and tennis Janet Blaxter (Hollis) is to be congratulated on the birth of her twin sons in January. Edna Bodinnar has been abroad again with her Mother. Adela Bradford is a very busy home daughter. She is a keen gardener. Her little sister, Felicity, entered the school in May. Kathleen Brown is another busy home daughter. Violet Briscoe is at home ; Barbara is doing very well in her Eastbourne school.

Amy Burke is busy with Guides. Doreen has had a course in domestic Science at Evendine Court, Colwall, where Miss Williams is teaching. Gladys Burnett is still in the Offices of The Church Assembly, though in a different department. Eileen Buszard undertakes jobs as a cook and had a most interesting post last summer at Winchelsea. Mercy Butler is at home, always very busy. Dorothy Capewell (Clayton) is headmistress of the village school at Eakring near Southwell, Notts. Miss Matthews went to see her in April, and was delighted with her comfortable little home. Jean is now five years old. Barbara Chambers writes interesting letters about her full home life; she is especially keen about her Sunday School class. Cicely Cobb has just finished her second year at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Marjorie Cole began her training as a nurse at The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, but has had a summer at home. Joan Cole has had a year's training in Secretarial work. Joyce Collard has just finished her training at Bedford Physical Training College, and has been appointed to S. Helen's school, Abingdon, the post held by Myfanwy Jenkins before she went out to South Africa. Joyce Cooke finished her course at Bedford College, London, in June 1928, obtaining Second Class Honours in History. She has had a year since then at the London Day Training College ; she has been living in a Hostel and in the next room found Freda Bartlett. Joyce has been appointed to a post at S. Mary's for September. Leonore Cooke took the Higher Certificate in Science and passed with Distinction in Botany, on the results of this she was awarded a State Scholarship as well as a School Exhibition, and entered Girton College last October to read for her Science Tripos. Nancy Cooper writes happily from her post at S. Andrew's School, Johannesburg. Ruth Davy's Father has been appointed Chaplain to The College for Clergy Widows, Bromley, Kent. Molly Dillon-Trenchard has been at home all the year. Dorothy has had a year of Domestic Science at Harcombe House, and has done very well.

Gwendoline Dixon is at home, working at her music under Mr. Pullein, and doing good work with Guides. Anne Durst has had a year at home since her time in France, and is now beginning her training in Children's Welfare work in Kennington. Daphne Emerson is in Simla, she writes;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" Life out here is very busy, and it is not all play either, as I belong to two art associations, the choir, and am coaching a school in elocution, also I am taking lessons myself in vernacular. We did a lot of shooting at Christmas and had a very interesting time in the wilds with elephants, etc." Rosalind Evans has just finished her first year at S. Hilda's College, Oxford. She is reading French. Christine Fairbairn (Croft) came to the London Reunion ; it was the first time we had seen her since her marriage and her return from America. Norah Fisher decided to leave her post in Denbigh in August and hopes to be at home for the winter, probably taking a three months course in cookery. Margaret Fraser writes very happily from S. Bartholomew's, where she is nursing. Phyllis Gee is still at home, as busy as ever. Jo Gould writes that things seem rather better in Cardiff, and she has not had to give up her job as she feared might have been the case. She has been chosen to play tennis for Wales Mary Gould is still teaching in her Domestic Training centre. Barbara Green (Skyrme) has been doing secretarial work in London since she finished her training. She has been working in a Record Agent's office in Lincoln's Inn. Greta Hamilton-Jackson is engaged to be married to Mr. Alan Scott. She writes;-"! have just come back from a week at the Red Cross camp at Osborne where we went again this year, it was great fun, Princess Mary came down and inspected us on our field day. In January I took a temporary job as Chauffeuse to a Dr. friend of ours at Walmer for six weeks, which I loved, he has a lovely new Hillman car,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;then a married friend of mine in Devonshire rang up to say could I go at once to help her look after her four months old baby as her nurse had left."

58 Elsie Haythornthwaite (Toop) writes that she has come Home from India for the hot weather, and has been staying with her sister, Alice Hands, who lives in Chichester. She had a most interesting time in India as her husband was on the Staff of the Military Hospital at Dehra Dun, an exceedingly pretty station near Mussourie, but as he was. transferred to Cawnpore she decided to come home to escape the heat. We congratulate her sister Alice on the birth of a second little girl last September. Queenie Hewitt is nurse to the grandchildren of Lord Melchett. Katharine Hill is teaching Domestic Science in Camberley, she writes;—" I have three big well equipped centres, one here, another at Bagshot, and another at Windlesham—all elementary schools this time—a nice class of children on the whole, too. The Duke of Connaught and Princess Marie Louise visited my Bagshot centre last week. They sent a message down in the morning to say they were coming in the afternoon, so I got very frightened. I was much relieved to hear afterwards that he said he was particularly pleased with his visit this time. He comes every year as, of course, he livess here." Monica Hill writes ; -"I don t think I have ever told you about my new work. I have got a post as Secretary in an American advertising firm, the biggest in the world, the work is most interesting. I am so surprised, I never imagined there was so much to do in producing advertisements, but one has to have detailed knowledge of whatever you happen to be advertising, —and we cover an extraordinarily wide field,—and also of every other competing product on the market. It is the advertising agency who dictate to the manufacturers the what, when, where and wherefore of the production, (their's is the how,) and also of the selling. Of course one also picks up a certain amount of technical knowledge of printing, and so forth." Nora Hollis took a temporary post at Raven's Croft, Eastbourne, for the summer term. She has been appointed Classical mistress at the County School, Luton. She is doing excellent work as Treasurer of the S. Mary's Association. Marion Hopkins has been doing various jobs, and was on the Continent in the spring, as companion to an old lady.

Peggy Hopkins finished her Social Science Course at Bedford College in the summer. She won the Social Science Certificate, taking as her subject Economics, Social Administration, Modern Industrial Conditions and Industrial History. When she last wrote she was looking forward to a holiday in Guernsey, to be followed by a motor tour in Germany and Austria. She has been offered a Bursary at the Katharine Low Settlement in Battersea and takes up residence there next October. Peggy Hubbard (Buck) was home from S. America last year. She and her husband visited the school in October. Jean Hughes (Sorsbie) was married last August and writes of her honeymoon ;—" We had a most successful time, practically no rain, and only three punctures. I am all for bicycling now as the perfect form of travelling abroad, you have all the advantages of being in a car (stopping when and where you like, etc.,) and you get exercise as well and can keep off the main roads. We really went quite a good distance. Starting from Bale we went along the Rhine and then up into the Black Forest for a week with a German professor. Then we went along the Danube through the most -'wonderful rocky gorge near Sigmaringen, and down to the north side of Lake Constance. We went down the Lake shore to Bregenz and then, as we were in Austria, we thought we a go up a mountain valley before going on again, so we went up the Mountain and I saw my first glacier. Then we went through the Principality of Liehtenstein, whose capital Vaduz, is about the size of Calne without Quemerford. The bank manager had just run away with all the money in the one bank, but the Prince who lives in Vienna generally, though he has a delicious castle above Vaduz, had given his loyal subjects £5000 and lent them £8000 to go on with. After Liehtenstein we went through North Switzerland along the Wallensee (which was delicious) and the Zurichersee, and up again through the Black Forest and back through Alsace and Lorraine as far as Metz. Needless to say it was the most wonderful holiday I've ever had." Jean's husband is a Master at Rugby. They both visited the school in April. Margery Hulbert is living with her mother in Bristol, and doing Secretarial work for a firm of doctors.

Joan Hussey is hoping to go out to S. Africa in the autumn to be married to Mr. Hilder to whom she has been engaged for so long. Jean Inder is living at Stanmore. Barbara Isaacs writes most regularly from Jamaica, where she keeps house for her Father and also teaches Physical work. Joy Jackson went in January to the School of Domestic Science. Eastbourne. Myfanwy Jenkins writes most interesting letters about her work in Natal. She is Gymnastic mistress at S. Anne's, Hilton Road. Joan Joscelyne wrote from Darjeeling where she was very glad to be escaping the heat of Calcutta. Molfieijoyce has given up the post she held for so long, and is now at home. Mary and Zoe Joy have both done very well in their school lifefat Exmouth, not only in their examinations but also in the games. Mary is to take up Domestic Science work and goes next term to Bath School of Domestic Science, so we shall hope to see her. Peggy is also doing very well. Ada Keevil (Godfrey) left Calne last autumn and is now living in Winchester. Lucy Kirby is taking up Massage and is training at King's College Hospital. Elisabeth Kitson's work with the East African Archaeological Expedition sounds most thrilling. She writes from Elmenteita, Kenya Colony;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" We are having a most amazing time out here. It is most interesting and instructive though not by any means a bed of roses, in fact large parts of it are very disagreeable and frightfully uncomfortable! However that was only to be expected and I wouldn't have missed the experience for anything. There have been reports about our work in " The Times " which no doubt you will have seen and so will know all about it. We are collecting hundreds and hundreds of stone tools and so far have got two really good skeletons which should cause some flutter in the scientific world ere long. Everything here seems to be far in advance of contemporary things in Europe, and all at present points to the fact that we are somewhere pretty near the place, or at least one of the places of origin of modern man and culture. Of course this is only a drop in the ocean of African Archaeology, though a

very important one-there is an incredible amount still to be done which may make all the present theories wrong, just as we are now proving many of the old ones to be wrong. The Expedition has a base camp consisting of some ancient farm buildings which are only wattle and daub huts in a very bad state of repair. They are full of bats and rats and innumerable other live things. I spert the first two months there, but the last six weeks two of the others and I have been camping out about 18 miles from there and working in a cave on our own at a place called Lion Hill. As the name implies, it is haunted by lions (also leopards) but so far we have not been honoured with a visit. Perhaps just as well, though I must say I should like to see one. Our camp is on the floor of the Rift Valley and we have wonderful views of the mountains all around. Kenya is certainly a marvellous place tor scenery, though I think it has very few other merits, at any rate as a place to live permanently. Most of the Settlers are discontented and hard put to it to make both ends meet, and they are all agitating for a change of government, as I expect you will have gathered from the fuss going on in the papers. There is a terrific drought going on at present which complicates life considerably. The rains ought to have begun last month but have not appeared yet, and it has been terribly hot and dry ever since Christmas. I feel I would give anything to see a green field and a shower of rain at the moment. There is no water for miles around as all the streams have dried up and we are reduced to begging a small supply from a garage tap in the nearest town, which of course is a good way off. We've got no car here so are dependent on the other camp-for everything, and as their car has been out of action lately, owing to a collision with a bull, we are leading a distinctly precarious existence not knowing when our next supply of food and water will turn up. As excavating is a very filthy and thirsty form of work, this is extremely trying. We have a rifle here and shoot all our own meat, our one more or less certain food supply. It is really rather amusing being cut down to the barest essentials of living, though it is also very boring and lonely at times, as we hardly ever see anyone from the outer world, and there is

nothing to do when work is over for the day. Anyway one will know how to appreciate a few things about normal life if one ever gets back to it again, I begin to have my doubts about its possibility sometimes, everything seems so remote and different from everything one has hitherto experienced. Our cave is rather puzzling, and though it has produced quite a lot of stuff so far it is difficult to date and correlate with other caves in the district. I don't suppose we shall be able to finish it as the rains may begin any time now and when they do tents will be quite impossible so we shall have to move." She writes later; â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" I believe the last letter I wrote to you was from our camp at Lion Hill. The cave there proved most disappointing, so we abandoned it about six weeks ago and have been working hard here ever since. Our big cave here (the one that produced the very ancient and important skeleton) has been turning out a most phenomenal amount of stuff latelyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the lower the depth we reach, the more tools and animal bones there seem to be, also beads, pottery, bone needles and all the things most calculated to delight the prehistorian. We are having a busy time coping with all this, as well as trying to finish the cave this month and pack the stuff before we go to South Africa at the beginning of next month. We have got our lorry at last but are now very much afraid we shan't be able to motor to Johannesburg as we originally meant to do. The rains have been extraordinarily violent lately and the possibilities are that the roads in Southern Tanganyika will be impassable. We are expecting to hear any time now whether it will be possible or not. It is awful the way we vere from one extreme to another here, no.t long ago we were scorching in a drought and now are having the wettest season known for twenty-five years ! We paddle about in seas of mud and water, the ' roads' are mere bogs and a terror for motorists, and even the railway line has been washed away in parts. Did I tell you before that I have decided to try for a Ph. D. degree at University College, London, beginning work next October? I am looking forward to it tremendously and have had places offered to me to work in at the Biometric Lab; and at the Royal College of Surgeons. All this has been arranged by correspondence and the able

backing of Mrt Leakey; but when ail these" learned professors .meet me face to face they. may. tHink better of it and reject me forcibly.' jHowever I. have hopes that they won't.. Gambridge can produce, no orteeto coach me so refuses to; have me back -rather* disappointing but London will be nearly .as nice." Barbara Kitson is at home working at her painting and singing, and taking: charge of the car. Margaret Legh-Smith is taking up massage at The Royal Southern Hospital in Liverpool. She started the course last March, it lasts for fifteen months, after which she has a four months' training in electrical . work. Alice Le Mesurier has just; completed her second year at Westfield College. Anne, who left school in April, has accepted a vacancy at Girton College, and goes up this autumn to read for the Classical Tripos. Jessie Murray Lindner (Mogg) is married and lives at Bafford Cottage, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. Joan Lucey (MacMunn) is to be congratulated on the birth of her son in May. Edith and Emily Ludgate are both married and living in London suburbs. Amy Ludgate is headmistress of the schools at Colnbrook. Margaret Maclean (Randolph) is living at Emsworth. Her husband came home in March. Margaret took lona to see Miss Matthews, who found her a most delightful small person. Patricia Marchant is studying at the Royal Academy, of Dramatic Art. Mary Margesson, who has joined the Universities' Mission to Central Africa, writes from Likoma:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" I am enjoying life here very much indeed. Of course the schools gave me rather a shock at first but Lam getting used to them now. I should imagine they.are rather like English schools in the days of Bell, and Lancaster. The Africans simply love repetition and they always do the easiest thing, so the changing of method is very uphill work. I like the children most awfully and especially the little ones; they really look adorable in their very minus quantity of clothing. Each class has a native teacher of its own^ but we go round and take classes when and where we like. I have got the junior girls school here to look after, and I try at any rate to teach all the drill and handiwork my-

self as the teachers haven't much idea of these subjects. As for Chinyanja, I am really getting on quite nicely, I think. I can understand a good bit and make myself understood in short sentences, but I haven't attempted a Scripture or Geography lesson yet. The Cathedral is simply wonderful. It is built of red brick with an iron roof thatched with dry grass. There are five chapels, some beautifully coloured glass windows, Stations of the Cross, etc., it also possesses a clock and chime of bells. There was great excitement here on Wednesday because two young crocodiles had been seen at Yofee, a village about two miles away, and one of the Padres was asked to go and shoot them. Off he went and after paddling about a bit in a bark canoe, the crocs, appeared and he shot one through the head. Of course the natives were fearfully excited; they brought it here. Then the children began to kick it and beat it with sticks. Crocs, are great enemies of these people, they so often seize children while bathing, etc. The whole affair reminded me rather of the story of S. George and the Dragon." She writes later from Mpondas ;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" I have been sent here to Mpondas, south of the Lake. The teacher is on furlough and I am running the school, the girls' dormitory and the women's work. Rather a tall order especially as Yao is quite a new language to me. We spoke Chinyanja at Likoma. I am so short of teachers, and there are out schools, extra classes, and odments in Church to do. When 1 have finished taking- this furlough I go to Liuli to take another one, and after that, in June, 1930, my own furlough will be due. Education is very behind the times at the present moment, but we are starting lots of new subjects and our games and country dances are especially going ahead." Eileen Marsh has a post as secretary under Sir Neville Wilkinson, Ulster King of Arms, at the Castle Dublin. She writes ; " It is one of the best 'jobs' for a girl in Dublin so I am very lucky. We are one of the few remaining posts that are still under the British Treasury. I have my own room, enormous, full of antique furniture belonging to the Dublin Herald. I love my work. I am sure you would be interested in my Heraldry work at the Castle. We

work in conjunction with the " College of Arms " in London. Have you heard about Rosamund's little girl ? She is a perfectly beautiful little baby, her name is Patricia." Ivy Martin now lives at Woodham Lodge, Addlestone, Surrey. She has done, and is doing, most splendid work for the S. Mary's Association. She is still doing a great deal of Guide work, and wrote in August from a camp near Bognor, where she was with her old Hertfordshire Guides for a fortnight. She now has a Company in the Princess Mary Villa Homes in Addlestone. The children are sent to the Homes through the Juvenile Courts, either from " undesirable" homes, or they are cases which just escape Borstal. There are two other companies besides Ivy's, and she finds hers a very difficult job ! She ran a week-end camp for all three companies in June. Isabel Martineau writes most interesting letters from her home in Birmingham. Katharine Matthew and her sisters have taken a house, Penvose, S. Tudy, Cornwall. Mollie Maundrell had a most interesting trip to Jamaica in the spring. She has been coming into school for Bookkeeping lessons. Margaret McKay has our very deepest sympathy. She lost her fiance in the spring, just before they were to have been married. She. came home from West Africa and has been with her Mother in Eastbourne. Her Father has just retired after his splendid work in W Africa. Adelaide Milsted is headmistress of the Church elementary schools at Yiewsley. Allie Mogg is living with her Mother in Cornwall. We were sorry to read of her Father's death in July. Dorothy Morrison is another old girl for whom we have been so very sorry. Her Mother died in the spring. Dorothy has been paying visits all the summer. Winifred Murrell spent some of the winter months with Helen Bartrum and her family. She is still in business in London. Dorothy Owen (Hobbs) writes that her husband was fortunate enough to be appointed Science Master in a newly organised Senior Boys' School at Westonsuper-Mare. " He likes his work very much. He

has had the overhauling and refitting of an old laboratory. The Committee gave him a generous allowance, so he has been thoroughly enjoying himself, and then he is to have classes of only twenty boys instead of 36 as at Ashford. We had an awfully exciting week in September house hunting, and have chosen a new bungalow at Worle." We congratulate her on the birth of her daughter in May. Joan Parry seems to be doing very well at Qneen Anne's school, Caversham, and is in the cricket XI. Winifred is also doing well in her school at Weston. Francis Pocock writes:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" I have been offered and have accepted a post at the new Gregg School that has just been opened at West Croydon. I have been here a fortnight now and like it very much indeed. The work is very interesting, and it is also rather nice starting in a new school, as the numbers are not very great yet. The school itself is a lovely place with quite large grounds at the back. Of course all the school equipment is new too, so that it makes everything very easy to work." Katharine Prevost writes of her engagement to Mr. Griffithâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Vicar of a tiny parish near Brecon. Her wedding is fixed for September 17th. Annette goes up to town daily for training in Secretarial work. Connie has been having treatment in London. Rosamund Price wrote a most interesting account of a delightful visit to Malta. Margaret has also written interesting letters from her school in Paris. Sylvia Quilter lives in Guernsey where she does massage. She is hoping shortly to be married. Susan Randolph left the New Beacon School in April. She spent the summer term in visits, and had a delightful time with cousins at Le Touquet. She has now accepted a post as companion to a little motherless American girl of nine, who is travelling round the world with her Father. Molly Rawlins writes most happily from the Wingfield Orthopaedic Hospital, Oxford, where she is nursing. Joan Rew writes that she has been appointed to a post as assistant Secretary at the Portsmouth Club, Grosvenor Place. She seems to be very happy in her work. Barbara Ridley has just finished her fourth term at

Gloucester School of Domestic Science. She is taking the Institutional Housekeepers' course, and will be looking for a post after December. Violet Robertson writes from Jamaica to tell of her engagement. She is hoping to be married on October 30th. She has been teaching Drawing and Mathematics at S. Hugh's High School, Kingston, but gave up her work there at Easter. Dollie Sainsbury is a missionary school teacher in British Honduras. Averil Savory has been keeping house for her sister who is on the Staff of Benenden School. She has taken up Arts and Crafts, and is doing extremely well, having a good connection with shops in Rye. She is hoping to have an exhibition for Christmas presents in October. Margery Scott (Parker) writes from Catterick Camp where her husband is stationed. Millicent Short, who had not been to see us since she left school in 1917, paid us a visit in October. She has been abroad so much, and has had so many interesting experiences, that we much enjoyed her visit, and were surprised to find her quite unchanged. Marguerite Smith is still teaching in Cirencester. She is a very keen member of the Missionary Preparation Union. Rachael Stiles writes most interesting accounts of her trip to Australia with her parents. She sailed on the " Orvieto," and has had interesting experiences seeing Naples, Pompeii, Colombo, or rather Kandy. She wrote from Sydney, which she was much enjoying, having already visited Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. Kathleen Stone has taken a course of district nursing in London in order to work for her C.M.B. When she wrote she had not settled on her future plans. Molly Stevens writes most interesting letters from Greece. She is living in Athens with a Greek lady, teaching English to her two little children. Molly finds the work delightful. She wrote from the Island of Spetsai, about six hours journey from the Piraeus, where she was spending the summer;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;"It is verybeautiful here, and there is always a sea breeze which keeps it from being unbearably hot. The island is about four miles accross and rises sharply in the centre to a series of hills, the summits of which are

thickly wooded with a type of Scotch fir, while the lower slopes are covered with olive and fig trees. The little town is extremely picturesque, the houses square and white, and many of the walls are covered with a kind of brilliant blue jasamine. The streets are made of rough cobble stones, and are only about two and a half yards wide. Donkeys—there are dozens of them, and they all wear bells round their necks—are the sole means of transport. The sea is absolutely wonderful, so clear and blue. Of course we bathe every day." Mary Tallents writes very full and detailed letters from S. Mary's College, Durham, where she began her work last October. She is reading for French honours. She plays tennis for the University, and went on tour to Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds, winning at Sheffield and Leeds, but being defeated elsewhere She writes;—" You will be glad to hear that I won the women's reading prize for the Durham Colleges. There were only about twelve entries which showed rather a lack of enterprise I thought. We had to read a piece from "Hamlet," " Oh my offence is rank etc.," and a passage from " Kings " and two unseens. I and another girl were very close, that is why we had two unseens. One was a passage from " Walter Pater" and the other David's lament for Saul and Jonathan. The prize was a cheque for two guineas. I was glad to have had the experience of the reading competition at school." Mr. Tallents has recently been appointed to the Vicarage of Brandon, near Durham, so Veronica had to leave us in April and is now at Durham High School. Dulcie Taylor seems to be very happy in her work at the Royal College of Music, where she has won an Exhibition for singing. Helen Tench is busy with her dancing connection in London. Eleanora writes happily from Edinburgh, where she is Sewing mistress at the Ladies' College, and Sheila is enjoying her course at Studley Agricultural College. Valerie Townshend has been at home since leaving school in April, but hopes to take up Nursery Nursing before long. Marjorie Thynne has been at home since leaving school, and is very keen on her work with the Brownies.

Valerie Turner writes happily from her post as Nursery Nurse. Gwynedd is doing very well at Bedford Physical Training College, where she is in her first year. Doreen Urwick has a secretarial post at the Whitely Village, Walton-on-Thames. Mary Vischer writes from Geneva; â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" I have been in Geneva since September, and am enjoying it immensely. I am staying in a very nice family ; Madame herself is English but of course we speak French at anyrate most of the time ! There are quite a lot of us, six girls and two boys. I go to the Ecole Secondaire every day in a special class for foreigners which is very good indeed; the literature is particularly interesting, and I go to the University for Phonetics and for lectures on the League of Nations. Talking about the League, I was lucky enough to get a ticket for the last session of the Assembly, which was awfully interesting. The other day I was taken round the International Labour Office by the chief accountant, who is a great friend of Madame's. It is a wonderful place, situated on the edge of the lake with a most magnificent view. Each nation has given something towards the furnishing, e.g. India has given the wood for the pannelling of the Council Chamber. There is a non-stop lift which intrigued me greatly; there are no doors, so you just step in and the lift carries you to your destination, a wonderful invention. I'm staying here till the beginning of January, and then I'm going to Lausanne to a school of domestic economy until Easter." Mary is now in training at S. James" Secretarial College. Pamela Waddilove trained at Cromwell House, Highgate, and wrote last from the Sick Babies' Hospital, Deptford, where she was finding the work very interesting. Joscelyne Wilcocks has had a splendid time in Canada, right up in the North West, but was expected home in August. Daphne Wilson (Baines) writes from Cheriton, Kent. Her mother has just come home after thirty-nine years in India and was staying with Daphne. Eileen Wolfenden left her post at Truro High School in December. She had just been appointed to a new

post wherr sire developed appendicitis and so has been having a long holiday. She hopes to go to S. George's ScHool, Ascot, in September: Monica and Margaret Wood are now. living quite near Calne, asr their father has been appointed Vicar of Cold Aston, Chippenham. Monica is still on the Staff of Harcombe House^ LJplyme. Margaret has been at home: since she finished her course' at Gloucester School of Domestic Science. Anne Wood has spent a very busy year and has had a great many engagements. She came to give a recital with her Master, Mr. George Parker, in the Earish Church in January, and also came to' sing in " The Elijah " in March, and we have also heard her when she -was broadcasting. She is now in Austria, working hard at her German. She is hoping to return after* Christmas. Jean Young has had a year;s course in Domestic Science at Harcombe House where she has done extremely well. She goes out to West Africa with her mother in the autumn. Of the Girls who have left us during the year :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rachel Buck, who has been a most excellent Head girl, is going to Bedford Physical Training College. Anne Le Mesurier has been offered a vacancy at Girton College, Cambridge, and is to read for the Classical Tripos. Enid'Betty is at home, busy with riding, her small car, and her Wolf cubs. Margaret Cole is taking up secretarial work. Barbara Lacon is going to France for a time, and Molly Durst to Italy. Barbara Thompson is to go to S.James Secretarial College. Elizabeth Westaway is going to the Froebel College, Roehampton. Diana Mallock and Joan Bridgman are both going out to their people in India. Katherine Brichta has gone out to Canada with her mother and brother. Grace Gee will be at home. Mary Lucas is hoping to take up Art. Gwenda Norman Jones has gone home to New Zealand.

Barbara Pritchett has been at home since leaving school in December. We congratulate her on the birth of a little sister in May. Thelma Taylor, after a time in France, and Christine Church are both hoping to take a course in Domestic Science. Valerie Townshend is to train as a Nursery Nurse. Muriel Gough is going as a boarder to Queen Anne's School, Caversham.

News of "Old Staff." Miss Abdy is still teaching in Reading. Mrs. Babington (Miss Montgomery) is now living near Southampton, as her husband has been appointed Vicar of West End. She came to see us in July. Miss Clarke left S. Anthony's, Worksop, in July and is to have a term at home. Miss Colbert, who left us in July, was married in August; she is to live in Bath. Miss Frayling gave up her school at Sutton Coldfield in April and is now living in Clevedon. Miss Gibson writes most interesting accounts of her work as secretary to the Diocesan Board of Women's work in Birmingham. Miss Gutteridge is still teaching at Dovercourt. Miss Goodrich, who left us in July, has been appointed to Clapham High School. Miss Hales has been appointed to the Staff of University College, Southampton, and took up work there in January. Miss Helliwell is still at Clapham High School. We were glad to see her at the London Reunion. Miss Monica Jones writes happily from her school, S. Michael's, Bloemfontein. She enjoys her work as school Librarian. She tells of an interesting classical association in Bloemfontein, with about eighteen members. Miss Lang has been working in a settlement in the Rhondda valley, doing work among distressed miners, She came to see us in May. Mrs. Muddell (Miss Hammond) has been home this summer, and visited us is May, bringing delightful photographs of her small daughter. Audrey. Miss Scott is now Headmistress of Totnes County School.

72 Miss Secretan is teaching in New York and writes very full letters of her work there. Miss Symonds left Bredenbury Court in December. Miss Stevens-Guille has just given up her work at the Delegacy for the Training of Teachers in Oxford and is to have a course at the College of the Ascension, Selly Oak, as she has been accepted by S.P.G. for work in India. Miss Thompson is still at S. Catherine s School, Bramley. She paid us a visit in March. Miss Wilmot is still at Princess Helena College. Miss Williams was appointed to the Staff of Evendine School of Domestic Science, Colwall, Malvern, last January. She came to us for the Summer half-term, Miss Wright had held temporary posts at the School of S. Mary's and S. Anne, Abbots Bromley, and Farlington House, Haywards Heath. Miss Wrightson has been appointed to a post on the staff of Dumfermline Physical Training College.

Addresses of those leaving 1928â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1929. Miss Miss Miss Mrs.

Goodrich, Fairview, Buckhurst Hill, Essex. Lang, Thorn Chace, Merrow, Guildford Lys, Bere Regis, Wareham. Maw (Miss Colbert) 1, Spencer's Belle View, Lansdowne Rd, Bath.

E. M. K. Betty, Numsnugga, Piddletown, Dorset. K. M. Brichta, Plurastead, Button West, Ontario J. M. Bridgraan, Nullatini Estate, Munar P.O. Travancore, S. India. R. M. Buck. Bembridge. Avenue Road, S Albans. M. V. Cole, Green Bank, Queen's Road, Forest Hill. S.E. 23. M. Durst, The Grange, Wendover, Bucks. G. E. Gee, Whetham, Calne B. C. Lacon, Helmsley, South Hill Avenue. Harrow-on-the-Hill. A. A. Le Mesurier. Fenwick Lodge, Emsworth, Hants. H. M. Lucas, 20. S John's Road, Clifton, Bristol. D. D. D. Mallock, G. J Norman-Jones. Fallowfield, Main Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. B J. Pritchett, Castleton, Ocle, Hereford. T. J. Taylor. Nine Elms, Bucklebury, Berks. B. M. Thompson, The Rectory. Richard's Castle, Ludlow. V, Townshend, 10, Sydenham Villas, Cheltenham. E. A. Westaway, The Hawthorns, Kings' Gate Road, Winchester.

The following have visited the school during the year:— Mrs Babington (Montgomery), Miss Lang, Mrs. Muddell (Hammond), Miss Stevens-Guille. Miss Thompson, Miss Williams, M. Barton-Wright, H. Bartrum, G. Beale, E. Betty, E. Bodinnar, A. Bradford, P. Brentnall, G. Burnett, C. Cobb, J. Collard, A. Durst, J. Ferguson. N. Highmore, E. Hollis, P. Hubbard (Buck), J. Inder L. Kirby. Alice Le Mesurier, Anne Le Mesurier, M. Lucas, I. Martineau, D. Morrison. W. Murrell. D. Owen (Hobbs) and Tony, M. Rawlins, B. Ridley, U. Robins, M. Short, R. Stiles, M. Thynne, E. Wolfenden. Margaret Wood, A. Wood, J. Young, J. Hughes (Sorsbie).

BIRTHS. Blaxter. — On January 6th, 1929. at 68, Lansdowne Road. W. I I , to Janet (nee Hollis), wife of K. W. Blaxter— twin sons. Groves.—On July 12th. 1929, at Wheatley Vicarage, Oxford, to Frances Mary (nee Farnfield), wife of Rev. S. J. S. Groves—a daughter (Elizabeth Mary). Hands.—On September 11th, 1928, at 33, Westgate, Chichester, to Alice, (nee Toop), the wife of Edmund Hands, a daughter (Jane). Haythornthwaite.—On September 2nd, 1929, at the West Herts Hospital, Hemel Hempstead, to Elsie (nee Toop) the wife of Captain R. A. Haythornthwaite, I.M.S. a son (Richard John), Lucey. On May IOth, 1929. at Highfield Cottage, Shepperton, to Joan (nee MacMunn), wife of Charles Lucey—a son. Owen. —May 5th. at Highway, Pine Hill, Worle, Westonsuper-Mare, to Dorothy (nee Hobbs), wife of G. S. Owen — a daughter. Stansfield. —On May 22nd, 1928. at Alverstoke, near Portsmouth, to Rosamund (nee Marsh), wife of Capt. Edmund Stansfield, R.N. of a daughter (Patricia Rosamund). Wimperis.—On August l l t h , 1929, Zeala (nee Inder), wife of Courtenay Wimperis of a son.

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