S. MARY'S SCHOOL NEWS SHEET, July, 1933—July 1934. As we look back on this year in years to come, what will be the outstanding features ? Without doubt, it has been an extraordinarily happy and successful year, but what will stand out most ? First and foremost we must place our amazing expansion—not in numbers, for we are grateful to our Governors for having resisted the temptation to grow in that way—but in grounds. It was a wonderful day when we heard that over eleven acres had been added to our property, and that the School grounds now stretch right up to ' Northend ' arid the Hospital. Not only have we now the prospect of magnificent playing fields, but even more, the view from them of the Downs gives us an entirely fresh outlook. ' Next time I come,' writes an old girl, ' I shall look forward to nodding at the White Horse as I hit a boundary for six. That White Horse has always watched over the School, but like an unseen guardian spirit till now. Now when everyone is going to see him, and know him and smile at him, I believe he'll make the whole place and everyone that's in it even nicer and bigger and freer and wider than they are already!' Then came the announcement that— in order to protect our amenities—the Governors had acquired the Workhouse, which had been standing empty for a year. Rumour of course was rife, and letters came pouring in from old girls whose indignation knew no bounds, at the idea that we were soon to be housed in such a building. Fortunately there is no truth whatever in that rumour.
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.