S. MARY'S SCHOOL.
NEWS SHEET.
1936-1937. This is the first number of the News Sheet to be published in the new Reign. We are glad to take the opportunity of expressing our loyal devotion to His Majesty King George the Sixth. The Summer Term did not begin until May Hth, and this gave a large number of us the opportunity of being present in London on Coronation Day, or of sharing in festivities at home. A volume of essays on " How I spent Coronation Day " is being bound and placed in the Library in order that future generations may know something of the wonderful celebrations of that day.
The year that has passed has been, without doubt, the most important year in the history of the School. The formal opening of our New Buildings, to which, last July, we looked forward with so keen an anticipation was the outstanding event of the year. To do adequate justice to that day would be impossible within the limits granted to us in the " News Sheet," and is also unnecessary in that the " Wiltshire Gazette " reported it so fully, and printed for us at the time a special pamphlet which was sent to all our friends. Here we can only reiterate our immense gratitude to our Governors, for their faith in us, and our great pride in our Architect—Mr. Rudman — whose work is so justly admired. Our one regret at the time of the Opening was that his illness prevented him from receiving in person the congratulations of all who realised how truly great his work has been. The Old Girls' Supplement, at the end of this number, contains articles by Old Girls which give—in a very striking way-the impressions made on them by the New Buildings; while to two present girls we owe the account, which follows, of the Opening Day itself.