St Mary's Calne News Sheet - 26

S. MARY'S SCHOOL CALNE

N E W S SHEET

NUMBER 26

SEPTEMBER, 1941

R. S. HEATH PRINTER, CALNE

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL

NEWS SHEET

SEPTEMBER 1940—JULY 1941 Another wonderfully peaceful, normal School year has passed. We cannot be grateful enough for all the happiness and freedom that is ours.

Our hearts go out to those to whom the war has brought such tragic happenings, and we can only pray that their pride in the sacrifices made on behalf of freedom may comfort them in their loss.

S. MARY'S ROLL OF HONOUR KILLED IN ACTION Barnes. Acting Lieutenant William Lawrance Le Cocq Barnes, R.N. (Brother of Audrey and Sybil Barnes.)

Bartlett. Flight Lieutenant Ian Howard Bartlett, R.A.F., on September 8th, 1940. (Brother of Freda Bartlett and Yvonne Ward.)

Benson. Captain R. S. Benson, R.N., D.S.O., lost his life in H.M.S. Exmouth. (Father of Nancy Benson.)

Bodinnar. John Kenneth Bodinnar, A.T.A., in April, 1941(Only son of Sir John and Lady Bodinnar and brother of Edna Lewis.)

Congreve. Commander Sir Geoffrey Cecil Congreve, Bt., D.S.O., R.N., in July, 1941. (Father of Marygold and Carola Congreve.)

Gill. Robert John Brooke Gill, at Crombeke, Flanders, on May 25th, 1940. (Brother of Margaret Gill.)

Hughes. Flight Lieutenant John McCulloch Middlemore Hughes, D.F.C., R.A.F. (Brother of Jo Malins.)

Jenkins. Pilot Officer David Nicolas Owen Jenkins, in August, 1940. (Brother of Peggy Ball and Myfawny Koch.)

Leveson. Lieutenant H. Simon L. Leveson, Irish Guards, on May 23rd, 1940. (Brother of Dandy Duthie.)

Rew. Major Henry Rew, Royal Tank Regiment, Middle East. December, 1940. (Brother of Joan Mitchell.)

Rice. William, R.A.F., in June, 1940. (Brother of Margaret Balme.)

Snell. Victor Snell, R.A.F. (Brother of Amy Harris.)

Wilson. Pilot Officer Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson, K.C.I.E., C.M.G., C.S.I., D.S.O., in June, 1940. (Step-father of Anne Carver.)

Winser. Second Lieutenant Philip Rupert Winser, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, in Flanders, May 27th, 1940.

(Brother of Susan Winser.)

Winser. Flying- Officer Frederic Christopher Donald Winser, in July, 1941. (Brother of Susan Winser.)

Wood. Stephen Henry Wood, A.F.S., through enemy action at Bristol, November 24th, 1940. (Brother of Monica Wood and Margaret Dealtry.)

MISSING

Bridgman. Frank Bridgman, R.A.F. (Brother of Joan O'Hara and Hannah Bridgman.)

Longridge. Christopher Longridge, Fleet Air Arm, since September 8th, 1940. (Brother of Molly Longridge.)

PRISONER OF WAR

Bridgman. Anthony Bridgman, R.A.F. (Brother of Joan O'Hara and Hannah Bridgman.)

Knollys. Major Knollys, Rifle Brigade. (Father of Anne Knollys.)

Pope. Lance Pope, Royal Fusiliers. (Brother .of Peggy Pope.)

Sherwood. Michael, R.A.F.- (Brother of Maureen Sherwood.)

Wood. Second Lieutenant Richard Wood, Rifle Brigade.

(Brother of Anne, Alison and Prudence Wood.)

THE GOVERNING BODY Although holding to-day such immensely important public positions, those of our Governors who cannot attend the meetings do not forget us. We were glad to be able to congratulate, in person, Sir John Bodinnar, who, with Lady Bodinnar, visited the School on June i3th. His appointment, in February, as Commercial Secretary to the Ministry of Pood was followed—in fhe Birthday Honours—by his Knighthood. Mr. O. S. Cleverly, C.V.O., C.B., has been appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands.

OUR BUILDINGS In September, 1940, the Kindergarten were happily installed in their beautiful new quarters in St. Margaret's.

Though we have great schemes for the other rooms there, they cannot be carried out during the war. They have, therefore, been lent to the W.V.S., and are used as a dep6t to hold the wonderful supplies sent, for the County, by the women of America.

SCHOOL CALENDAR, J940-41

1940.

Sept. 19 Beginning of Term ,. 20 The Kindergarten opened in new quarters—St. Margaret's —in the old isolation hospital.

21 Concert—R.A.F.—accordions.

Oct. 12 Dedication of tablet in memory of Mr. Walter Eudman, architect of our New Buildings.

Lecture on " The Navy in War Time "—Comdr. Pursey.

18 Health Festival—Dr. C. Bde. The Rev. G. L. Deuchar. „ 19 Party to Westonbirt to lecture by Sir Paul Dukes on Germany. „ 26 Middle V's entertainment for the U.G.S. The Dean of Salisbury in Chapel. „ 27 „ 30 Concert—Adila Fadhiri and Mr. Hylton Stewart.

Nov. 1 All Saints' Day. Service in Chapel—The Archdeacon.

Staff entertainment.

Maidless Day. Lecture—Mr. Eric Hosking on Birds.

Half Term Holiday. Cinema followed by conjuror.

Edmund Rich Company entertainment.

Concert—Marlborough boys.

Staff netball match.

Lectures—Mrs. Richardson.

Lacrosse v. Westonbirt. Won 11—4.

Confirmation.

Dec. School Certificate Examination.

Osmund Company entertainment. ',', 12-13 Shakespeare Competition.

Large party to Marlborough—performance of " Murder in the Cathedral." „ 15 Carol Service. „ 16 Geographical Society lectures.

Scenes from " Le Voyage de M. Perrichon." „ 17 Mark Reading. Tea and Speeches. '

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1941.

Jan. 16 Beginning of Term. ,, 18 St. Prisca's entertainment.

Feb. 1 St. Bridget's entertainment. „ 15 Lacrosse v. Westonbirt. Won 6—2. „ 21 School Certificate "Frolic.."

Miss Dorothy Green—" Elizabethan and Jacobean Poetry." „ 22 Miss Dorothy Green—" Macbeth."

Poore Company play—" Alice in Wonderland."

March 1 Moberly and Edmund Rich play—" Rose and the Ring."

2 Miss Matthews' birthday. „ 3 Lecture on Astronomy—Dr. W. H. Steavenson.

8 Grosstete and Osmund play—" She Stoops to Conquer." „ 10 Dr. A. F. Smethurst—First Lenten address. „ 19-22 Lectures and Classes on Astronomy—Dr. W. H. Steavenson.

Natural History—Mr. Eric Hosking.

22 Under 12 Netball v. St. John's. Lost 15—9.

April 1 Junior School Concert.

2 Mark Reading.

May 6 Beginning of Term. „ 12 Talk on Corea by The Rev. G. E. Hewlett. „ 15 Piano recital—Miss Kathleen Cooper. „ 16 Party to Corsham Court to performance of "Dear Octopus"

by Westonbirt staff. „ 20 Archdeacon in Chapel.

May

22 Ascension Day. General Knowledge Paper.

Picnic to Sandy Lane. „ 25 Brother Charles in Ohapel. „ 28 Colonel Maxwell Ear.le spoke on War Savings. „ 31 Poore Company entertainment.

June 4 Lecture on " How England Saved Europe "—Mr. Arthur Bryant. „ 7 Maidless Day. „ 11-18 " Greek Week "—Lectures by Mr. Barton, Miss Wade, and the Staff. „ 14 Dancing display. „ 21 Party to Westonbirt—Gymnastic and dancing display. „ 23 Half Term Holiday.

Picnic Spye Park. „ 26 Staff Tennis Mat*. School won 5—4. ,, 28 Tennis v. Chippenham Secondary School. Won 6—0, 9—0.

July 2 Founders' Day. Service in the Hall—The Archdeacon.

Performance of Sophocles' " Antigone "—by the Staff. „ 5 Cricket v. Maryborough Casuals.

Lecture on Germany and Russia by Mr. Peter Matthews. „ 6 Concert—Marlborough boys. ,, 7 Moberly Company entertainment. ,, 10 Party to Lacock Abbey.

Under 12 rounders v. St. John's. Lost 9J—1J. "„ 13 Miss Grubb spoke on China in Chapel. ., 14 Lecture " Greece and (her Art "—Canon Quirk.

15 E.A.F. Concert. „ 17 Bishop of Bristol in Parish. Church — St. Mary's and Westonbirt. „ 19 Performance of " Hiawatha's Wedding Feast " by Westonbirt.

Marlbor.ough College Casuals for Tennis. „ 23 Dancing Display for TJ.G.S. „ 24 Visit of Ivy Martin, Chairman of O.G.A. 26 Visit of Miss Alexander.

Upper IV Dramatic performances. ,, 28 Senior School Concert. „ 29 Mark Reading.

THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation was held, by the Bishop of Salisbury, on Sunday, December ist, at the Parish Church. The following were confirmed:— A. M. Agnew A. P. Pinckney H. V. Ashworth G. F. Pinckney C. M. Ball P. Ram M. A. Chadwick A. Ree E. Chapman K. M. J. Rhodes J. C. Drabble M. B. Shedden M. J. R. Howell J. A. Trow M. G. Lees J. Turner M. Lushington C. A. Warrick E. D. Marshall R. D. Wheeler A. J. Martin R. Whiff en H. M. Matthew A. S. Winser

Fifty-two relations and friends were present and signed the Confirmation register.

We are very grateful to those who have taken Services or spoken to us in Chapel this year:— The Dean of Salisbury Dr. C. Ede The Archdeacon of Wilts Mrs. Glossop The Rev. G. L. Deuchar Dr. V. M. Grubb The Rev. G. Hewlett Miss Bown The Rev. C. H. S. Matthews Miss Gascoigne The Rev. Dr. A. F. Smethurst Miss Milne Brother Charles

CHAPEL NOTES We have been most fortunate this year in the number of visitors we have had to speak in Chapel. Some of them have never been here before, and we are grateful to them for making the experiment and hope they will come again.

Among them was Miss Grubb, the headmistress of Westonbirt, who gave us a vivid picture of Chinese life and the spirit underlying it, illustrated from her own experience; the Rev. G. Hewlett also spoke extremely interestingly about the missions in Korea, where he has been working for many years until forced to return by the war between China and Japan.

The Dean of Salisbury gave an address before All Saints' Day Communion, and on July lyth the Bishop of Bristol conducted a service 1in Church for Westonbirt and ourselves, taking as his theme " The Church," and defending in a most sympathetic and helpful way the many criticisms made against it.

Others who have spoken in Chapel this year are either already old friends, or fast becoming so. The Archdeacon has been several t;imes, and took the Founders' Day Service on July 2nd. Brother Charles and Mrs. Glossop have now been here twice—the former from our Mission district in Camberwell, and the latter telling about India and her many problems. Dr. Smethurst gave a series of addresses in the Lent term on the Epistles of John to all communicants, and was! also most helpful to the VI. and Lower VI. afterwards in answering all kinds of questions.

The Founders' Day to which reference has been made is a new idea; Miss Matthews has decided that it shall in future always be kept on July and (The Visitation). The service in the Hall, which was looking simply lovely with masses of flowers, and an enormous vase of blue delphiniums near the table on the stage, serving as an altar, was attended by the whole School and Staff, and several parents; the singing was beautiful, partly because we had such very fine music— " Now praise we all our God " and Smart's " Te Deum "

particularly. The form of the service was the same as at last year's Jubilee.

In our ordinary services in Chapel there have been two innovations this year, and both have been much appreciated.

One of these is that the Staff occasionally give addresses on Sunday evenings, and we have learnt a great deal from Miss Gascoigne, Miss Bowri and Miss Milne. Another thing, which was suggested at a meeting of the Chapel Committee, was that services on Wednesday mornings should be drawn up by a different form every week ; a central thought is chosen, on which the whole service hinges. The lesson is read by one member of the form and, when possible, the hymn and psalm are accompanied by another.

Everyone has enjoyed the results both of interest and helpfulness.

To end these notes of the year's Chapel Services, we must once more say how very grateful we are to all who have so inspired us, and have taught us so much, by their sermons and services.

R. WILLINK.

WALTER RUDMAN MEMORIAL We know that all friends of Mr. Rudman, all admirers of his beautiful work, will be glad to know that his name is commemorated by a small tablet in the Entrance Hall of the New Buildings. It was dedicated on October 12th, 1940, by the Archdeacon, with the following words :— " You all know the object for which we are assembled here this morning. It is to dedicate a tablet in memory of the Architect who designed this beautiful building and carried it to completion. It is fitting that his name should be perpetuated in this way, so that the generations of girls who will use these halls in the future will know the name at least of the man in whose mind this house of strength and beauty first took place. And as all beauty comes from God, they, as well as us to-day, may lift their eyes to Him in thankfulness for what His Servant Walter Rudman was enabled to do and, through this building of stone, be led to see the Vision of the Eternal King in His Beauty, and shape our characters and lives accordingly."

MISS ALEXANDER S. MARY'S, 1915—1940

It was in September last that Miss Alexander came to the shattering decision that calls at home made it. imperative for her to resign. The School did not know of this, and when the search for her successor proved unsuccessful, with her characteristic unselfishness, she decided to return for the Lent Term. But in January she wrote that difficulties at home were

increasing so much that she did not feel she could leave her sister to face them unaided, and we could only release her.

Her leaving us came, therefore, as a great shock to the School.

For five and twenty years she had been the backbone of the Staff. Her work had always been so unobtrusive, and so quietly and efficiently given, that no one could realise, perhaps, the greatness of the debt we owed to her. She came to so tiny a school, with so small a staff, that at first she taught not only all the French and Mathematics, but Latin and some English as well. Those days seem so far away that the great majority only think of her as French Mistress, and remember with pride the honours achieved by those she taught. But it is not'so much for her actual teaching that she will be remembered here . As Second Mistress (for two terms, in my absence, she was entirely responsible for the School), as Sixth Form Mistress, she played so very full a part, and no one will ever know how much the girls in her form owed to her. In addition she held the position of Librarian. She saw the Library grow from two small shelves in the first " office " to its preserit noble proportions. The Chapel, too, with it,s beautifully ordered flowers, was always her special care. Finally, " si monumentum requiris," it is to be found in the fourteen vast volumes which comprise the School Diary, another of her many labours of love.

She was the heart and soul of every sale of work, or bazaar; the inspiration of the stamp collecting; a prime reader aloud (to her own form and to the '' little ones '' on Sunday evenings); critic of our music; a keen gardener; a prize knitter, and a prize " packer-up " of all our Health Festival offerings. We thought that there w'asi one sphere —that of acting—in which she was determined not to shine, but one generation will never forget her appearance as St. Jerome with his lion !

And so she has left us, and we are still wondering how ever we shall live up to the standards she has set us. The School has had many friends, many builders, but no one else! has ever rendered such services, such selfless devotion, as that given for twenty-five years by the master builder " Alex."

E.M.M. * * * * * There was nothing spectacular about Miss Alexander.

Although she had a great. sense of humour, she was not scintillatingly witty, nor, in spite of her intimate knowledge of French—her main subject—was she overpoweringly learned. She was too humble to broadcast her talents in any way; so, though one could not help liking her, one scarcely realised just how valuable she was. Quietly, efficiently, and thoroughly the Library was cared for, the flowers in Chapel

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beautifully arranged, the Mission efforts supervised, and swelled by knitted works of art, and, as we learnt later, the Diary of the School faithfully written up—fourteen vast volumes remain as a memorial of her work. And all these things, combined with the duties of Second Mistress, irreproachably fulfilled, were done by Miss Alexander!

When we heard that she had had an accident and could not come back for the beginning of the Easter Term, we all irreverently said : " Poor old Alex." After three weeks of it we realised that we should have said " Poor old School," and we welcomed her back with open arms !

And now she has slipped away with the self-effacement she had always shown. Our dismay was genuine and our sorrow very great when, returning on January i7th for the new term, we found her gone. Yet she has not really left us, for she is often in our thoughts, and we in hers, and we keep in touch by letters and, we hope, frequent visits on her part, but above all because the standards she set for the School, and her Own good influence, remain.

VINGT-CINQ ANS! Mil neuf cent quinze ! Helas ! Les hordes ennemies Des falaises du Kent aux Marches de Verdun, Devastaient les confins de nos Terres benies.

Toi, France, tu souffrais sous la botte du Hun. Tel un Hot de paix au sein de la tourmente, Le modeste College, alors bien peu connu, Accueillait dans ses murs celle dont 1'ame ardente Deveindrait desormais symbole de vertu.

Devouement inlassable, enseignement fertile, Abnegation, bonte, supreme loyautd, Donnerent leur empreinte a 1'osvre difficile Qui devint sans tarder ideal de beautd.

Mille neuf cent quarante ! Et s'accomplit sans treve D'un despote aveugle 1'ceuvre de destruction.

Sois fiere de tes fils, Albion, Pays de r6ve, Terre de libertd, heroi'que Nation !

Vingt-cinq ans! Goutte d'eau dans une immenshe, Mais vingt-cinq ans d'efforts marquent toute vine vie; Vingt-cinq ans de labeur, de succes meritÂŁ !

Vingt-cinq ans ! Vingt-cinq ans ! Vive Sainte Marie ! * * * * * * Votre tache si noble, 6 grande Educatrice, N'a pas encore pris fin. A 1'instar d'un flambeau, Les cosurs formes par vous seront au jour propice Ap6tres de la Paix dans un Monde nouveau.

G. ANTOINE.

LE HIBOU ET LA TOURTERELLE ALLEGORIE ALEXANDRINE

Une Tourterelle cut un jour 1'idde d'enseigner a ses compagnes allies 1'art de comprendre le langage des autres oiseaux. Elle se rendit done a 1'Academie que dirigeait un Hibou erudit. Celui-ci la re?ut a bras ouverts et s'aperfut bien vite que la nouvelle collaboratrice possedait de remarquables aptitudes en matiere d'education. Aussi le Hibou qui se piquait de connfiitre la langue de Shakespeare se declarat-il bientot enchante et " bursting with pride." II n'en continue pas moins a diriger 1'etablissement avec 1'aide patiente et devouee de la charmante Tourterelle. GrÂŁce aux soins continuels des deux magnifiques specimens de la race ailee, des oiseauz de toute espece venant des quatre coins du Monde, arriverent en foule a 1'Academic. Au bout de quelques temps, certains oiseaux, ayant termine leurs etudes reiournaient dans leurs foyers ; d'autres s'envolaient vers des pays au climat plus doux. La Tourterelle se rendait alors pres de sa famille sans jamais negliger toute-fois les devoirs que lui imposaient ses fonctions d'educatrice.

Tout allait pour le mieux; mais voila qu'un jour le Hibou, pour cause de sante, dut prendre quelques mois de repos. A la Tourterelle incomba alors le soin de diriger I'Academie.

Elle se montra en tout point digne de sa tdche jusqu'au jour oil le cher Hibou reprit la direction.

Vingt-cinq ans s'ecoulerent ainsi ! Des bouleversements gigantesques s'etant alors produits dans la Monde animal notre Tourterelle se vit obligee de rentrer dans sa famille.

Son depart fut caracteristique de sa modestie habituelle. Elle s'eclipsa !

Comme elle nous manque, notre chere Tourterelle ! Cette breve allegoric est le moyen qu'emploient deux oiseaux adolescents pour exprimer les louanges que merite la charmante Tourterelle.

C. JARRETT. V. LLOYD.

THE STAFF Of Miss Alexander's resignation last December we have reported elsewhere. We are most gratemi to Miss Wilmot Gascoigne, who came to us at a moment's notice (her own school, S. Winifred's, having amalgamated for the war with Ravenscroft, Eastbourne), and carried on Miss Alexander's work for two terms.

This July we said good-bye to Mrs. Baskett, who has done so much for our German in the last three years. She will be

much missed. Miss Easton also left us on her appointment as English Mistress to a big Secondary School in York. In September we lost Miss Tomlinson, whose home calls took her from us very unexpectedly. Her beautiful playing1 had been a great inspiration to us, and she has been much missed by her 'cello and piano pupils. In her place we have welcomed an old friend, Miss Nesbitt (who was with us nine years ago while Miss Prior was having a " term off "), to teach piano, and Miss Carter to teach 'cello. We have also welcomed Miss Goldsmith as Domestic Science Mistress, Miss Milne to teach History, and Miss Powell as Kindergarten Mistress. She is most fortunate in the lovely new quarters for the Lower School at S. Margaret's.

Old girls will hear with great regret of the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Ludlow, who have been such faithful friends for over eleven years. We are all the more sad because their leaving is due to a breakdown in Mrs. Ludlow's health.

THE STAFF—July, 1941 Resident:

Miss GASOOIGNE (Senior Mistress). Trench.

Mademoiselle ANTOINE. French.

Miss BOWDEN. Mathematics.

Miss SOWN. Geography.

Miss BROOME. Games, Gymnastics, Dancing.

Miss EASTON. English.

Miss GOLDSMITH. Domestic Science.

Miss HAIGH. Art. Miss HEDLEY. Classics.

Miss MILNE. History.

Miss NEiSBITT. Music.

Miss OST. Music.

Miss POWELL. Kindergarten.

Miss WALKER. Junior School.

Miss WILLIAMS. Music.

Miss WINDSOR-AUBEEY. Science.

Miss BOOTH. Secretary.

Miss FREKE. Gardening.

Miss GREENWOOD. Matron.

Miss WEETMAN. Matron.

Sister CATHROW. Sanatorium.

Miss JACKSON. Housekeeper.

Miss SOUTHERN. Cook.

Non-Resident:

Mr. PTJLLEIN. Piano.

Miss CARTER. 'Cello.

Mr. NIGHTINGALE. Wind Instruments.

Mrs. BASKETT. German.

Mrs. BODMAN. History Lecturer.

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SCHOOL LIST, JULY 1941 SIXTH Came 1937 " 1937 • 1936 ' 1930 > 1937 3• 1936 3 1934

Audrey Fletcher Cecily Jarrett Priscilla Kidman Betty Osman Jones Elfride Bickersteth Veronica Lloyd Mary Chadwick

Elizabeth Puckle Annilea Thomas Philippa Gibson Anne Harris Elizabeth Stamper Eachel Willink

Came 1935 a' 1937 1939 '2 1936 1938 3 1938 '

LOWER SIXTH Came 1937 • 1939 • 1936 ' 1936 ' 1938 3' 1938 1939 3' 1936

Jennifer Field Pamela Saxon Catherine Ball Margaret Coventon Shirley Byre Anne Garrad Elisabeth Hunkiu Mary Hurst

Mabyn Martin Brenda Moss Pamela Pedley Primula Robinson Kitty Tylden Mary Waterfield Elizabeth Wilson

Came 1939 > 1938 a 1938 1938 1939 1937 1938

UPPER FIFTH WEST Anne Agnew Valerie Ashworth Elizabeth Burra Joan Campbell.

Pamela Chadwick Barbara FortescueBrickdale le Mary Lees Margaret Matthew Ann Heather Plummer wr

Came 1938 ' 1938 3" 1940 1940 ' 1939 ' 1938 ' 1938 » 1938 2' 1937

Penelope Earn Anne Bee Jill Ehodes Marianne Taylor Mary Tidman Mary Troutbeck Ann Warwick Pat Webb Pat Whieldon

Came 1937 " 1940 1937 1941 1936 1939 1938 1936 1931

UPPER FIFTH EAST Betty Chapman Betty Glyn Jones Jean Howell Doreen Lewis Betty Marsden Dawn Marshall

Came 1937 3* 1939 1938 ' 1935 * 1940 * 1938 *

Jean Martin Angela Pinckney Mary- Powell Euth Wheeler Eosemary Whiffen Susan Winser

LOWER* FIFTH WEST Came Ann Ball Anne Brown Anne Butler Joanna Chase Marygold Congreve Janet Glossop Pamela Grant Margaret Harvey

1938 J' Octavia Mayhew 1937 Janet Morris 1939 ' Gill Pinckney 1940 1" April Powlett 1941 Eosamund Strode 1938 " Julia Swann 1940 ' Ann Wallace 1938 ' Elisabeth Willink LOWER FIFTH EAST Came Gill Burrell 1938 3 Christina Pound Eosemary Buxton 1939 Betsy Pryor Diana Carkeet-James 1939 Diana Eosedale Margaret Chadwick 1937 Nancy Euthven Helen Johnston-Smith 1940 Monica Westmacott Molly Lushington 1938

Came 1937 ' 1936 » 1938 • 1937 ' 1937 * 1939 ' Came2 1938 1939 ' 1938 3' 1939 1939 • 1938 ' 1938 '3 1939 Came 1932 3 1941 ' 1938 ' 1940 • 1939 •

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UPPER FOURTH Came 1910

Venetia Cornwallis Bridget Cunliffe Christine fforde Janet Fraser Barbara Gale Belinda Gardner Daphne Good Mary Hale Margaret Henderson Anne Kelly Teresa Kirkpatrick lona Maclean

1941 1939 1940 1940 1941 1938 1940 1940 1939 1939 1940

Catriona McCance Diana Nicholson Anne Norris June Parsons Valerie Rodd Stephanie Rosedale Celia Rowley Joan Salmon Elizabeth Thomas Anne Trelawny Ross Marged Wigau

Came 1941 1940 1940 1940 1940 1939 1940 1940 1940 1941

1940

LOWER FOURTH Rosemary Beer Diana Brown Bridget Burra Mary Chapman Carola Congreve Christina Duoksbury Mary Field Stella Gillett Shirley Gregory Elizabeth Groves Rosemary Herbert-Smith Maureen Hibbert

Pamela Harper Rachel FortescueBriokdale Elizabeth Lancaster Pamela Pitcairn Susan Ree

Came 1940 *2 1935 3 1940

Audrey James Jeanette Johnston Jill Knapp-Fisher Anne Knollys Anne Phillips Jennifer Smithells Anne Tanqueray Judith Tanqueray Susan Taylor Susan Tidbury Rosemary Vesey Holt Christine Willis

1940 » 1941 ' 1935 * 1939 l' 1939 1940 33 1940 3 1934 1939 3 THIRD FORM Came 1941 ' Sally Ruthven Joy Stride 3 1940 3 Shirley Stokes 1940 Diana Turk 1941 ' Elisabeth Wallis 1940 '

Came 1934 1940 1940 1940 1934 1941 1941 1941 1941 1939 1940 1941 Came 1941 1940 1941 1935 1941

S. MARGARET'S Came 1941 > Mary Matthews 1939 • Shireen Moore 1941 * Hilary Moore 1940 3 Jill Smeeton Bridget Smeeton 1938 ' PREFECTS, 1940-1941 E. M. Whiffen* (Head Girl) J. E. Bickersteth A. E. Fletcher (Head Girl) V. M. Lloyd P. A. R. Kidman M. Chadwick F. E. Masters* E. H. Puckle C. R. Jarrett A. M. Thomas H. R. Pullonf A. P. Harris F. B. Osman Jones E. N. Stamper J. T. Priestleyf SUB-PREFECTS, 1940-41 P. Gibson J. Field R. Russellf P. Saxon R. Willink * Left at Christmas. f Left at Easter.

Pamela Cleary Robina Deuchar Ann Deuchar Jennifer Haddon Ruth Herbert-Smith

Came 19383 1940 ' 1940 » 1938 » 1941 •

13 EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1940-41 OLD GIRLS Cambridge University:

Historical Tripos. Class II.

Division I.

M. J. Morris

London University:

Social Science Certificate.

Intermediate (Arts).

M. Hamersley C. P. Waldo H. Dillon A. Pegg

Bristol University:

Ph.D. (for Research Work in Chemistry).

W. Osman Jones

PRESENT GIRLS Oxford University, Home Students:

Vacancy.

History.

P. A. B. Kidman

Whitehall Secretarial College:

Scholarship.

C. E. Jarrett

Cambridge School Certificate—December, 1940:

C. M. Ball M. Chadwick M. A. Coventon* J. C. Drabble S. A. Eyre J. M. Field* M. A. Garrad* P. M. Gibson* A. P. Harris E. E. Hunkin* M. E. J. Hurst* M. Martin* K. B. W. Moss* M. A. C. Naumann

F. Nottidge* P. Pedley E. H. Puckle P. M. Eobinson* E. D. Eussell E. Sarjeant E. P. F. Saxon E. N. Stamper* A. M. Thomas J. A. Trow K. Tylden* J. M. Waterfleld U. J. Whitworth E. Wilson* * Matriculation Certificate.

SOCIAL SERVICE Our Free-will Offerings collections have been normal this year with the pleasing exception in the Easter Term, when it rose by about £4. Most of the extra money went towards our U.G.S. funds and we were very glad to send a donation to the Calne Branch of the Toe H. Our S. Luke's Day Festival has been described elsewhere. In the Easter Term, Middle Fifth West gave an entertainment to the school, collecting over £2 IDS. od. for the Mission. In the Summer Term we were able, once again, to raise an extra sum. This

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was the result of a silver collection, amounting to ^4 75. $d., taken after an outside performance of the Ballet.

Throughout the year those making garments for the Mission or for the Forces have been allowed to knit during meal times, consequently a fair number of clothes have been sent to Camberwell at the end of each term, and in the Summer Term these included all those made in needlework classes during the year.

In one respect we do not feel that the Mission has suffered by our loss of Miss Alexander for, although she is no longer with us, she still contributes valiantly towards this cause bysending us beautifully knitted garments with which to enrich our termly hampers. We do want to thank her most heartily for all her help.

M. CHADWICK.

TUESDAY OFFERTORIES RECEIPTS. Tuesday Collections ...

Confirmation SundayCollection i n Chapel March 2 O.G.A. Health Festival Middle V.W. Entertainment Dancing Display Hay Making Earl Haig's Poppies Sanatorium box ...

S. Margaret's Chapel box

£ s. d.

50 16 9 7 0 0 5 0 0 7 15 9

2 4 2 4 2 2

11 7 0 8 6 8 10

1 5 0 0 0 8i 3

EXPENDITUKK. Home Missions:

£ S. d.

U.G.S. Terms' Subscriptions U.G.S. Special Subscriptions U.G.S. Materials and Wool U.G.S. Record Christmas Hampers...

Carriage on Parcels Waifs and Strays ...

Missions to Seamen ...

Discharged Prisoners' Aid Association ...

Deaf and Dumb ...

Earl Haig's Fund ...

Calne Toe H Calne Girl Guides ...

Calne Church Flowers Devizes Home Diocesan Fund ...

Friends of the Cathedral

8 0 0 23 5 9 11 11 6 2 5 1 17 15 2 2 2 2 4 1 1

2 2 8 1 0 10 2 0 2 2

7J 0 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0

Foreign Missions:

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THE HEALTH FESTIVAL OCTOBER 18th, 1940

Neither of us have been here for a Health Festival before, and we were surprised by the amount of time and trouble everyone spent in making clothes, and knitting squares for blankets. The wonderful results of this labour and the number of medicines and foods of all sorts, bought by the school, the staff and the old girls, also astonished us, but we were told it was only the usual amount.

The festival itself was a new idea to us both and we were very much impressed by it. It seemed such a good way to show appreciation of our own good health, by helping those who are less fortunate. The service was very simple and impressive, and the contributions round the Chapel brought home to us the need of those in our Mission District in Camberwell for whom they were intended.

The fact that Dr. Ede gave the address at the Senior Service this year, helped to remind us of the ready attention we receive when we are ill, while others cannot obtain attention so easily, especially under war conditions.

J. CAMPBELL. E. BURRA. Contributions were received from the following Old Girls and ex-Staff :— Miss Damant N. Highmore E. Homfray (Waller) Miss Grover A. Hornby (Sadler) Miss Inglis M. Hort Miss Morrison E. Kinnear Miss Prior B. Kirke R. Aldworth G. Kirby L. Attlee M. Maclean (Randolph) H. Bridgman I. Martin J. Blathwayt D. Butler M. Matthews J. Cameron O. Matthews B. Mattingly C. Church E. Minnis B. Clark E. Maundrell (Thomas) C. Clarke H. Maxwell-Lefroy P. Clarke U. Cleverly M. Morement M. Osman Jones D. Drabble C. Fairfield (Budgen) M. Patey S. Gardner (Ferguson) M. Price J. Gibson (Ferguson) P. Puckle N. Green (Fisher) E. Remington-Wilson M. Hamersley S. Remington-Wilson W. D. Ross M. Harris A. Sarjeant P. Hawkins

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K. Synge R. Thatcher M. Thynne K. Trow V. Turner W. Walder (Osman Jones) N. Webb

J. Weller M. Whieldon Peggy Wilson Janet Young and Mrs. Ede Miss Ferris

S. MARY'S WAR EFFORT In spite of the fact that during the last year our school life has been so little altered by outside circumstances, we have tried to take as large a part as possible in the country's "War effort."

There is great competition between the forms to see which one can collect the most savings' stamps, and the results are read out at the end of each term. A special effort was made in June during Calne's War Weapons Week.

During this Summer .term a certain number of people have given up one games' time a week to binding " Penguin " books, which are then handed on to the Red Cross. This adds greatly both to the appearance and the life of the books.

Twice during the past year several of the seniors have been down to the Food Offjce to help with the new ration books, and here our assistance has been much appreciated.

We have also made ourselves useful in the hay-field, although we did not do quite as much as last year. However, the haymaking expeditions were very much enjoyed, and we hope that our exhaustion at the end of them was sufficient proof that we had worked hard!

The School gymnasium is now greatly in demand. It is still used by the Red Cross Working Party, which turns out an amazing amount of garments each week, and also by the Boy Scouts who are unable to meet in their own hall, while our tennis courts are open each week to the G.F.S. We still spend much of our free time in knitting and sewing for the Forces, and bombed areas.

Unfortunately, clotjhes rationing will rather limit our supplies, but we hope we shall be able to obtain enough to enable us to carry on. Besides this, we have not forgotten to " dig for victory," and are now enjoying the fruits of our labours in the line of vegetables.

Since the war we have had two quite new interests—" First Aid " and " Home Nursing." So far twenty-four girls have taken the First Ai'd examination and eleven the Home Nursing; we are proud to be able to boast 100 per cent, passes in each. We owe these very successful results to Sister Cathrow and Miss Broome, who taught the candidates with unfailing patience. We know that all who have taken the courses will agree that they have been well worth taking, and may be of the utmost value in ihe future.

Our efforts have only been an infinitesimal part of a large whole, but we hope that they, linked up with those of the rest of the country, will help to produce a speedy victory.

A. FLETCHER. A. THOMAS. LECTURES OF THE YEAR Each term on returning' we have been led to expect a short fixture-list; but by the end of each term (whether by fair means or foul) we have been able to look back on a long list of varied entertainments.

During the past year we have had visits from several old friends. Miss Dorothy Green gave us a delightful recital of " Elizabethan and Jacobean Poetry," and in the same visiit gave us one of her beautiful readings from Shakespeare. This time she chose Macbeth, and though the play was familiar to most of us, we were thrilled by her interpretation of it.

Mr. Arthur Bryant gave us a brilliant lecture on the theme of his forthcoming book, "How England Saved Europe," drawing an interesting and cheering parallel between Napoleon and Hitler.

Mr. Peter Matthews gave a lecture on relations between Russia and Germany leading up to the present conflict. This made clear many points, and enabled us to take a more intelligent interest in the developments there.

During the Easter term Astronomical and Natural History Societies were founded by Dr. Steavenson, who had previously given the school their first lecture on Astronomy, and Mr. Eric Hosking, whose slides and stories of bird-watching had fascinated everyone from the1 beginning.

Commander Pursey gave a highly technical but intelligible lecture on " The Navy in War Time," illustrating his points with slides and diagrams. Another lecture, on a ve"ry different subject, was g'ven by Mrs. Richardson, who told us about the " Fashions of the Eighteenth Century." She also talked to some of us in a imost interesting way about the B.B.C. We have had three lectures on work overseas—Mrs. Glossop on her work in India; the Rev. G. E. Hewlett on Mission work1 in Korea; and Miss Grubb on the people of China and the headmistress under whom she taught.

Greek Week gave an opportunity for many lectures.

Besides those by our own Staff, we had two by Miss Wade, from Westonbirt, five from Mr. Barton, and another by Canon Quirk—all dealing with various aspects of Classical Greece.

From this long and varied list it is to be realised that, in spite of the war, lectures have not yet been rationed.

A. HARRIS. P. GIBSON.

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MUSIC AND ART We have again had a most stimulating year, both in our Music and Art. Madame Fachiri's Recital in. October was one of those Red Letter Days which stand out in our memory, as was the Concert given us in July by professional players now in the R.A.F.—Mr. Surplice, Mr. Stanley Borland, and Mr. Arnold Newnham. We have never had a greater treat.

Our neighbouring schools have also helped us: Marlborough College has given us two excellent concerts, and the Musical Club from Westonbirt were extraordinarily kind in giving us a special performance of Coleridge Taylor's " Wedding Feast " from Hiawatha. School Concerts this year have reached a higher standard than ever before. The Orchestra—with greatly improved wood-wind—and the Choit have done especially good work.

We are most grateful to our Musical Staff for all they have given us, not only by their teaching but by their general enthusiasm and helpfulness. We miss Miss Louise Tomlinson, who had done so much for us, and Miss Hunter, who left us, all too speedily, for War work. We welcome in their places Miss Nesbitt (an old friend) and Miss, Carter as 'cello Mistress.

In Art the School has had great encouragement.

Miss Haigh's beautiful Vase for the best holiday work produced by a Company led to some extremely interesting exhibits. A visit from Mr. Green, H.M.I., led to his taking away several pictures and some fabric printing, which were shown in an exhibition of School Art, held at Exeter. He wrote shortly afterwards to say " I think that Miss Haigh is to be congratulated on the fact that the Fine Arts Council of the British Council chose six drawings for the American Exhibition."

The Studio has never been more alive: much of the work of the last two terms has centred round the very lovely book made, as our leaving present, for Miss Alexander. This is a wonderful record of our activities, the lettering being exceptionally good, the illustrations delightful. We felt very proud of our effort when we finally saw the large volume, beautifully bound in the School Blue by Miss Haigh, to whose inspiration we all owe so much.

ASTRONOMY On March 3rd Dr. Steavenson, from Cheltenham, gave us a wonderful lecture on the stars. It was a general survey, which we all enjoyed so much that Miss Matthews had the brilliant idea of asking him to come again and give a course of lectures lasting several days. This plan was so popular that nearly the whole School wanted to go, but the number had to be cut down to a select few.

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It was a fortnight later when he came again, and we had six talks on Astronomy from him; besides these, there were two unofficial ones on the netball court after chapel, when we looked at stars through the telescope given us, on his departure from Calne, by Mr. Bevil Browne. In these most of us saw Saturn and his rings for the first time, and Jupiter with his moons, besides several star clusters, double stars, and other interesting phenomena. Both nights were rather hazy, and the third was too cloudy for us to go out at all.

The lectures were difficult to take in, and required great concentration, but Dr. Steavenson's particular merit lay in his gift for putting things simply and driving them home with a well-chosen simile. His talks covered briefly practically the whole subject of Astronomy, including an explanation of telescopes and spectroscopes. On the last morning we looked at sun spots, so our use of the telescope was not confined solely to the " slow watches of the night."

It is no exaggeration to say that every astronomer was very deeply interested by Dr. Steavenson, who captivated us all, both by his personality and his ability. We hope that an astronomical society will be formed during the winter terms, to follow up our introductory studies, and that Dr. Steaveiison will pay us many more visits.

E. BlCKERSTETH.

V. LLOYD. NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Patrons : Mr. Eric Hosking and Miss Matthews, President : Miss Windsor-Aubrey.

Chairman : E. Puckle.

General Secretary : S. Eyre.

Sectional Secretaries : Ornithological—A. Brown.

Botanical—A. Garrad.

Entomological—R. Whiffen.

Pond Life—A. Butler.

Day Girls—P. Whieldon.

Juniors—J. Salmon.

We were most fortunate last March in having a three days' visit from Mr. Eric Hosking, who came to found our Natural History Society. We had a very interesting time, with two lectures on birds, with an amazing show of slides, and one lecture on Zoo Animals. After the lectures, and at any other times we had to spare, Mr. Hoskins told us how to run our society. Some of us had the good fortune to be taken to Bowood by Mr. Hosking, and we watched the birds there— especially the Heronry—and heard and saw a great many that we should never have found without the help of so distinguished an expert !

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Before Mr. Hosking left us he very kindly gave us two beautiful photographs that he had taken himself, one of which had won numerous prizes, not only in England but also in America. We have had them framed and now they are among the most treasured possessions of the Society.

We owe everything to his help and encouragement.

We have been given what was the 'cello room for all the books and specimens that we collect, and we have made it into a pleasant room in which to sit.

Mr. Cyril Rice came this term and gave us another very interesting lecture on the birds he had seen on his daily ride between Chippenham and Calne. This gave us a very good idea of all the birds in the district. We have had several very profitable rambles this term to the " Forbidden Wood," Bowood, and to Spye Park by the very kind permission of Major Spicer.

There are a great many members of the Society, particularly among the juniors who on the whole are very keen— especially M. Wigan and S. Taylor.

Shirley Eyre has worked untiringly as Secretary and Anne Brown must also be commended for all she has done for the bird section.

Shirley Eyre has been elected Chairman for next year and Elizabeth Burra is Secretary in her place.

E. PUCKLE (Chairman).

GREEK WEEK—June 18th-25th Bearing in mind the success of last term's experiment— the Astronomy and Natural History Weeks—Miss Matthews decided to go further. This time our goal was to be of a different nature : we were to pursue the arts, and obtain a new perspective of life by studying the Greek civilisation, and its influence on all time.

Our activities during the week were divided into three categories : lectures; a performance of Sophocles' Antigone by the staff; and readings, whereby each form studied a different aspect of Greek culture, life, and literature.

The Third Form read Quennell's " Life in Homeric Times ", and drew pictures illustrating the facts they discovered as they went along. Greek mythology was the subject chosen for the Lower Fourth and we had a delightful recitation from three members of the form, M. Hibbert being remarkably fluent and faultless in her delivery. Each of the three had, incredible as it may seem, learnt ten pages from the story of Atlanta, to which it was a real pleasure to listen.

The fruits of the Upper Fourth's labour were perhaps more apparent, for they produced a series of coloured pictures, portraying great events in the history of Greece. These were

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arranged round a map of the country, and the effect was clear, interesting, and striking.

For the seniors, the subjects chosen were more ambitious.

The Lower Fifths worked at Greek literature, concentrating especially on Homer, Herodotus and Socrates. They found Livingstone's " The Pageant of Greece " most helpful in this connection. Greek tragic drama was chosen for the Upper Fifths, the Poetics of Aristotle for the Lower Sixth, and finally the Sixth Form undertook the task of covering in part the enormous field offered by Plato's philosophy. At the end of the week, each form gave some other form an idea of the fresh ground they had traversed.

The week's activities were opened by Miss Matthews, who gave a short introductory and explanatory lecture. On the same day we had a lantern lecture from Miss Bown, who showed us her own most interesting photographs of Athens and the surrounding country. Miss Bowden lectured on Greek scientists and mathematicians. We are also very grateful to Miss Wade, who came from Westonbirt to speak to us about Greek Art and Drama. Space forbids a long appreciation of all that Mr. Barton, the ex-headmaster of Bristol Grammar School, has taught us. Although five lectures may sound a great many to one who has never had the good fortune to hear him, Mr. Barton inspired us to such an extent that we could gladly have listened to many more.

The performance by the staff of Sophocles' Antigone was put off until later in the term, but this only served to heighten our expectations, which were certainly not disappointed. It was a wonderful performance; Miss Easton and Miss Haigh are especially to be praised for their most vivid representation of Antigone and Creon, while the chorus, under its leader Miss Milne, must have been very well trained to have spoken with such dignity and clearness. The Antigone is a play which calls for, and in this case attained, a very high standard of both acting and production.

This must necessarily be the very briefest outline of all that we have done and learnt. Nevertheless, even from this it will be realized what a vast amount of organization has been necessary. All credit and thanks for her careful planning of our varied and enjoyable timetable are due to Miss Hedley ; without her the week could never have achieved such an undoubted success. Our one hope is that the enthusiasm which has been aroused will not too soon die down, but that everyone will retain at least some of the immortal spirit of the Greeks.

E.

BlCKERSTETH.

R. WlLLINK.

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EXTRACTS FROM ESSAYS ON " GREEK WEEK "

Here are some of the points made by the girls of thirteen who produced the historical map of Greece as their form work : " We have had a Greek Week to make us feel the urge to find out all we can in life." " The way everything had a reason and was thought out to the last detail is amazing ''. " I think I have learned more about what life should be in this week than I have done in the past year. But it hasn't been a crowd of facts crammed into my head; it has been more like having a door opened and seeing through to a new life ". " When I heard some of the lovely pieces out of the Iliad, I began to wonder if the world wasn't slipping back in literature ". " The Greek language was pure and simple, direct yet entrancing ". " Greek sculptors have never been surpassed in grace, dignity, and everlasting serenity ".

Most of the older girls (aged 15-17) were especially interested in the significance of Greek ideas for the present age : " Nowadays we take too many things for granted and it is refreshing to go back to .Greece and ask ' Why ?' about everyday things. This seems to me to be the aspect of Greek life which we should most try to recapture; beautiful art and literature will then follow as a result of this new-born spirit ". " Although the Greeks were heathens there was almost more Christian feeling in an average Greek than in an average Christian ". " I feel sure that the new civilization must be based on Greek culture and Christianity ". " Greek Week has made me want to make the' Greek spirit influence the modern world more than it does ". " I f only we had more Greek spirit in our public life !"

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ANTIGONE—July 2nd, 1941 ' - / It is not possible for a lay member of the audience at a Greek Play to do more than record the impressions made upon an ordinary non-specialist mind; the appreciation of finer points must be left to those versed in the subtelties of Classical drama.

First it must be said what very great pleasure the whole performance gave. Doubtless much of the credit is due to Sophocles, but the greatest play cannot survive a bad caste.

The casting of St. Mary's " Antigone " appeared to be ideal, which is another way of saying that the standard of acting was consistently high. The general effect of the grouping of figures and colours on the stage was also most satisfying to the eye.

To a new-comer to Greek Drama perhaps -the most interesting feature is the Chorus, whose function is so important that it is essential for them to be easily audible and comprehensible.

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All six members of the chorus must be congratulated on the pleasant ease with which they could be heard and the devotion with which they undertook their long and arduous task.

Of all the parts in the play that of Creon offers most scope for acting and Miss Haigh made splendid use of her opportunities. Creon weaves his own doom by his protracted and obstinate insistence on the omnipotence of human law and sovereignty. That we could see the working of Creon's mind as he came to " bear in his heart a better mind " was the making of the play, and a great credit to Miss Haigh.

Antigone's tragedy is the result of the dedication of her life to the service of divine law, which the Fates have decreed shall lead her to a tragic end. Miss Easton showed us the heroism of her unswerving purpose and we felt with her the agony of impending death. In this her lover shared; the character of Haemon is finely drawn and Miss Broome gave a very interesting study of an individual in whom ardent love, filial respect and lucidity of thought are beautifully blended.

Two of the most difficult parts in the play were taken with great distinction by Miss Bown and Miss Nesbitt. As Teiresias expounded to Creon his sinful folly we knew the power of those who can understand the minds of the gods and who are chosen to proclaim their ways to men. The denouement of the play falls to the lot of the Messenger whose long speech held us spellbound by its dramatic details and beauty of delivery. Ismene, Eurydice and the Guard, whose blunt humour delighted us, were all most convincing and added to the success of the performance. And we must not forget that besides playing so well her own part Miss Nesbitt had taken endless trouble in relieving the very inexperienced producer of the burden of training the Chorus.

If it is objected that this account it an unbroken eulogy, I can only plead that it is a sincere one.

XEINOS.

FORM SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION DECEMBER 1940

The acting this year was mostly of a good standard, and it was hard to decide the order of merit.

Much care had evidently been taken by the producers; the staging was in most case's capable, the diction clear, and some of the prologues were excellent.

Beginning from the bottom — Middle V. East were hampered by their failure to understand the points in the scene's which they acted from " Twelfth Night," so that the characterisation on which the comedy so depends was lost.

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The VI. Form's attempt at the last scene of " Hamlet " was a great disappointment, and they should have done better. It was, of course1, a very formidable task to present such a scene detached from the previous sequence of the play, and one had the unfortunate feeling that it was ridiculous rather than impressive. Nor did the characterisation do much to counteract this feeling. Hamlet especially was unconvincing; he spoke the words, but there seemed no genuine feeling or sense of character behind them. Cecily Jarrett and Audrey Fletcher as the King and Queen made some attempt to act their parts suitably, and Elfride Bickersteth in the minor part of Osric was satisfactory. But the general effect of the whole scene was not good.

The Lower V.'s scenes from " The Tempest " came next on the list, and, though they were lively, were spoilt by being too noisy.

The Upper V. West came next, and, thoug'h their scenes from " As You Like It " were more successful than the Forms previously mentioned, the effect of the whole tended to be dull.

The four top Forms were very difficult to place in a fair order of merit, as they all reached a high standard of production and performance.

The Upper IV.'s scenes from " The Taming of the Shrew " were very entertaining and full of spirit. The parts were well chosen, except perhaps for Baptista, who was too small, though she acted well; the two sisters, Bianca and Katherina, played by Joan Salmon and Valerie Rodd, were well contrasted, and Anne Kelly as the tutor was suitably woe-begone after his first lesson with the fiery Katherina. Barbara Gale played Petruchio with grace and humour, speaking her lines beautifully and moving about naturally and easily.

Upper V. East presented scenes from " As You Like It," in which Elizabeth Wilson and Anne Harris enjoyed themselves greatly as William and Audrey—and we enjoyed them, too. Phili'ppa Gibson made a jovial Touchstone, but one felt his bearing was a little respectable and academic for a completely convincing clown. Margaret Coventon made a worthy, philosophic Duke, the anecdote about Jaques and the -sobbing deer was related well by Catherine Ball, and Faith Nottidge as Amiens sang his song pleasantly.

Jaques was a little disappointing; he was not melancholy and affected enough, but he made a telling exit. The scene's were introduced by a prologue excellently composed, and excellently delivered by Elizabeth Stamper.

The Lower IV.'s scenes from " A Midsummer Night's Dream " were very successful this year, and what is not by any means always the case with so young a Form, their diction was so good; practically every word was audible. The

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production on the whole was well thought out, good use being made of all the entrances to the stage. The prologue was good, and the Lower IV. are to be congratulated on a high standard of performance.

It was finally decided to give the top place to Middle V. West's valiant performance of " King Lear." It was not perfect—the play is much too difficult and the actors too young to expect that—but it had some very fine moments, and the production was well planned. The prologue was good in places, especially when Cordelia's voice was interposed giving her famous answer to her father in Act I., but was too long and inclined to be muddled. The lighting and slight opening of the curtains while it was going on was effective. As regards the individual actors, Penelope Ram as King Lear made an extremely good attempt to portray a tragic character; her grief at Cordelia's death was sincere and moving, and held the audience. The performance of Joan Campbell as Edmund was also of high standard ; she spoke deliberately and clearly, and interpreted the part with intelligence, bringing out most successfully the duplicity of his nature.

Mary Tidman as Edgar and Mary Lees as the Duke of Albany acted well, but Goneril and Regan were somewhat shadowy and unconvincing, and not nearly unpleasant enough! In spite of the difficulty of the play they chose and the moments in it which came off awkwardly, the general effect was most praiseworthy, and they are to be congratulated on winning the cup.

E.M.M. E.M.A. J.E.

DRAMA NOTES, 1941 There was considerable variety this year in the Company plays which were performed in the Lent Term.

Poore presented a dramatised version of " Alice in Wonderland," a version annoying in places to those who remain faithful to the sequence of events in the narrative text, because events in " Through the Looking Glass " and " In Wonderland " are mixed up together in it. However, there were satisfying moments in it, especially (as is usual) at the Mad Hatter's tea party : E Puckle made a suitable rude and disconcerting Hatter, P. Grant a convincing March Hare, and A. Kelly provided the somnolence one expects of the Dormouse. N. Ruthven was Alice, but did not know her part well enough, although she showed sparks of promise from time to time. Indeed, the whole performance tended to be

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awkward and too slow. The setting and costumes were good.

Edmund Rich and Moberly's rendering of Thackeray's ' 'The Rose and the Ring " was the greatest fun from beginning to end. The players abandoned themselves to the burlesque with almost Elizabethan gusto; perhaps it was too vigorous and pantomimic in places, but one really did not notice it at the time. The stage management was very good ; parts were well known, and the changes of scene were carried out with praise'worthy efficiency; the crowd in the exciting scene with the lion was particularly well managed. The most entertaining performance was that of C. Jarrett as the Countess Gruffanoff; we never guessed she could look so handsome nor show such womanly and worldly sophistication.

E. Wilson was a charmingly unsophisticated Betsinda, and J. Campbell as Prince Bulbo looked as his name suggests, and was completely absurd. M. Hurst as the queen and B. Brickdale and P. Gibson as two students also acted well.

Grosste"te and Osmund's performance of Goldsmith's " She Stoops to Conquer " was the most ambitious of the three plays, and if it did not entirely succeed it was because it was a difficult play to produce without adult co-operation. But it was good in places, especially the night scene at the end of the garden, when Mrs. Hardcastle, owing to the wiles of Tony Lumpkin, imagines herself attacked by a highwayman forty miles from home. The settings were well thought out and convincing; the Hardcastle home really did look lived in and comfortable.

The acting reached a high standard on the whole: A. Fletcher as Kate Hardcastle was full of humour and good sense, E. Hunkin made a valiant attempt at Tony Lumpkin ; P. Ram and M. Tidman were successful as Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle, and O. Mayhew and P. Saxon as young Marlow and Hastings made an attractive pair of young gentlemen.

At the end of July, the Upper Fourth gave a dramatic entertainment; they acted " The Happy 1Man " and a " Chinese " play, " The Stolen Prince." "The Happy Man" was well acted and cleverly produced. The three princesses—M. Henderson, D. Nicholson and C. fforde—were a pretty and lively chorus of sisters; V. Rodd as the beautiful lady, and J. Fraser as the father, who was told he could not recover from his illness until he wore the shirt of a happy man, played their parts well.

But it was " The Stolen Prince " which really won our hearts, because it was so amusing and so original. It was a relief to get a glimpse, even if only a mocking one, of acting conventions other than our own—and the Chinese ones seemed surprising. There was a chorus master who stepped forward, bowed formally, introduced the characters and incidents to

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us as they appeared, and ordered the property man to arrange the scenery and hand the properties to the actors as they needed them. This property man, played with a spontaneous feeling- for the comic by C. McCance, was not highly intelligent (and was told so in our hearing by the chorus master, and indeed given notice of discharge half-way through), but, iu spite of unfortunate mistakes here and there, did his best.

He held the peach tree over Wang Lee and Lang Fo; he unrolled the blue river Chang H i on the floor for us; saw that the tub with stolen baby in it reached its destination; he provided wind with his own breath to the sails of Hi Ti's boat and the quack for Hi Ti's duck; he handed a handkerchief to the nurse when she wept, and when autumn came covered the stage with dead leaves emptied from a tub. He was very funny indeed. Finally, there remained an orchestra of six lespectably gowned persons, who remained on the stage the whole time (including the interval for tea), and played strange and spasmodic music at critical moments in the plot. All the acting was of a high standard, and we felt very grateful to Miss Nesbitt and the Upper Fourth for giving us such a delightful entertainment.

I.E.

READING COMPETITION, 1941 The standard of all the reading was high. The work was well prepared and clearly spoken. We should like to have been able to give more badges, but, in many cases there was an artificiality which entirely spoilt what would otherwise have been excellent work. Many readers failed to realise the differences between reading and acting, and did not adapt themselves readily enough to a smaller room and simpler delivery. It is essential that reading should be sincere, simple and pleasant to listen to, and we felt that in several cases these qualities had been lost sight of, possibly through an excess of zeal in practising and coaching. The tendency to emphasize too many words, giving the effect of constant underlining should also be carefully guarded against.

The reading of the Badge winners was extremely good, and we also would like to recommend Elizabeth Thomas, whose work almost reached this standard, but was just spoilt by a tendency to hurry.

The Picture was won by Poore, with Moberly as a very close runner-up.

B. NESBITT.

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Poore

Moberly

Grosstite

Osmund

Edmund Rich

Badges (10 points):

E. Willink (J) A. Thomas B. Gale (J)

M. Tidman

Class I (6 points):

E. Stamper E. Thomas

A. Fletcher V. Eodd P. Saxon J. Ehodes

P. Chadwic E. Groves

Class II (3 points):

E. Willink E. Bickersteth B. Gardner M. Chadwick M. A. Chadwick

J. Morris E, Vesey J. Glossop J. Parsons M. Lees Holt M., Hibbert C. Ball E. Wilson E. Hunkin 0. Mayhew S. Eyre M. Coventon P. Earn A. Ball C. Jarrett

Class III:

A. James 35

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A. Warrick P. Eobinson 27

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THE BALLET—June 14th-July 23rd One of the outstanding events of the Summer Term was the Ballett. Thanks to the untiring energies of Miss Broome, the author and choreographer, we produced a very good entertainment. The first performance took place in the Hall, but we were able to give one on the lawn for visitors from Calne.

The Senior Ballet was a legend set to the music of Schumann's " Papillons ".

The hero, Michael, sets out from his village to seek adventure, which he finds in a wood, where the Spirit bewitches him away from his lover Rosa.

Elizabeth Wilson and Pamela Pedley combined well as the hero and heroine; Ann Warrick was a graceful Spirit. The rest of the School took the parts of villagers, butterflies and attendants.

The Juniors did a series of dances illustrating the rhyme " Monday's child is fair of face, . ."in which Mary Chapman performed a delightful solo.

We were delighted to'welcome Miss Goodrich, who came from Bedford to inspect our dancing. She sent the following most encouraging report:— " After two years it is most interesting to see the development in the school dancing. As beginners in this type of work there was very encouraging vigour and attack and now they have gained in addition, ease and control in a very satisfactory manner. They dance with confidence and enjoyment and show in the senior school a very good understanding of the use of the body as the basis of all expression movement.

" Besides their improvement in performance they showed, in their short Ballet, an easy atmosphere of co-operation and ability to express themselves simply and effectively. The juniors showed careful training in foot work and an absence of all the fussiness and overconsciousness of the audience which sometimes spoils junior school dancing."

OUTSIDE INTERESTS In the Spring Term Miss Matthews invited the Calne Toe H branch to hold a meeting in the School Hall. They very kindly invited the Prefects and sub-Prefects to their meeting, which was most interesting. They had only recently been raised to the status of a branch, when they were presented with a lamp which had originally been given to the Toe H movement by the late Lord Lansdowne in memory of his son Lord Charles Mercer Nairne.

The meeting began with community singing and then went on to reports of their widespread activities. The Secretary gave an account of the early struggles of the original members, until the group grew to its present importance.

The Treasurer and " job-master " told us of the financial side of the organization and of the way in which each member has his own particular duty. In conclusion the Chairman explained to us the four principles on which Toe H is based.

They, are to think fairly, love widely, witness humbly and to build bravely. The meeting was brought to an end by the ceremony of the lamp and the Toe H prayer which summed up the aims of the organization.

We were glad that during this term members of the Pioneer Corps, stationed near Calne, were able to attend several concerts and Company plays. They also met here for discussions and lectures given by the Staff. One of the lectures, on Education, was given by Miss Matthews. In the discussion which followed they gave most interesting accounts of education in the countries with which they were most familiar.

Before they left the district they most generously gave us a Cup for Company Magazines.

P. KIDMAN.

OUR CONTACTS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS Although the days are over, though temporarily, when weused to make expeditions to other schools many miles away, we have managed to keep in touch with Westonbirt and with Marlborough. Since they have been at Bowood, Westonbirt have invited us to many delightful lectures and entertainments ; their excellent gymnastic display, the lecture by Sir

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Paul Dukes on Germany, and the extremely amusing entertainment given by Miss Phyllis Smaile were thoroughly enjoyed by St. Mary's, and we-were glad to ask them to some of our lectures and concerts. We have played Lacrosse matches, but unfortunately missed a tennis match because of rain. The juniors have twice suffered defeat at the hands of their juniors, St. John's, at Spye Park. We were extraordinarily lucky in being able to visit Corsham Court—where we saw a delightful and talented performance by the Westonbirt staff of " Dear Octopus "—and also Spye Park where we had a lovely picnic in the glorious grounds; Westonbirt is using both houses for the duration of the War. On the last Saturday of their Summer Term, some of the Westonbirt girls nobly came over to St. Mary's to give us a performance of Coleridge Taylor's setting of " Hiawatha's Wedding Feast ", and we are most grateful to them.

Neither has the war severed our long-established relations with Marlborough. Pride of place must be given to a remarkable performance of " Murder in the Cathedral " given by the College in the Memorial Hall. The brother of two Old Girls, Muriel and Isabel Gough, took quite extraordinarily well the part of Becket. The play was beautifully produced, and most impressive, and the Chorus gave us an example of dignified verse-speaking which we would do well to follow.

Marlborough " Brpthers " have been over, and we have had most talented and almost professional concerts from Marlburians. The second of these, in the Summer Term, was especially good, and we were all much impressed. We .are hoping that there are many more concerts to come. As usual there was the " Casuals " cricket match which went off with its customary swing and its traditional degeneration into tip and run at the end of the match : the tennis match seems to have been fated; however, in spite of rain, the two teams arrived and ping-pong and dancing was substituted for tennis.

Yet another school with which we have had contact is what—owing to the part he played when we invited them to share our conjuror—we incorrectly term " Hamish's School " but is really Buckswood Grange. They have been over to plays and entertainments, of which they are always so appreciative and enthusiastic an audience.

C. JARRETT.

ODDS AND ENDS

(0 We have been extraordinarily fortunate this year in our entertainments, which, in spite ot the war, do not seem to have diminished at all. The foundation of our good fortune must

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have been our continual health throughout the year. Through the perseverance of Sister Cathrow and Dr. Ede, with their chocolate-coated anti-cold pills, we have managed to keep free from all colds and infectious germs. Our P.T. also helped in this respect, for, although we have not been " up in the morning jearly " every day because of the darkness, we have kept up our strenuous before-breakfast exercises as much as possible.

Our debt to Miss Jackson and the Domestic Staff gets heavier. every year. How could we keep so wonderfully well without Miss Jackson's efforts and magical results on our behalf?

This year we started a new type of entertainment: St. Prisca's and St. Bridget's both gave excellent performances to illustrate the lives of their saints. E. Wilson made a heartrending St. Prisca, whilst P. Kidman provided much comic relief as the lion, in a true Shakespearian manner. A. Warrick, as the stately Irish St. Bridget, performed many wondrous miracles over the almost too realistic lepers.

Another play which was a great, success was " Monsieur Perrichon." Although this play was acted in French, the audience could easily understand it, and were kept in fits of laughter by C. Jarrett as the fussy M. Perrichon, and by the contrasting costumes of V. Lloyd and R. Willink, the one such a dandy and the other so casual. They were the suitors of flirtatious " Henrie'tte," who was played by A. Fletcher.

Many are the congratulations to be offered to Miss Alexander and Mademoiselle Antoine on their excellent production.

Quite a new venture this year has been the Recorder Class.

Many keen juniors have joined it, and we are looking forward to a public performance, instead of just hearing faint strains wafting out of the Hall windows.

M. HURST. (2)

Miss Matthews is greatly to be congratulated by the School for her wise discretion during these days of war-strain, in authorising a very good number of holidays. Official halfterms obviously had to be abolished, but by grasping every possible excuse for surprise holidays this default has been more than remedied!

We had our usual holiday on Ascension Day, and went for a delightful picnic to Sandy Lane. The inevitable short showers of rain were quite powerless to mar it. On half-term Monday the whole School went to Spye Park, and had a most f-njoyable day in the very lovely grounds there. Besides these large-scale outings, the Fourth Forms have also been for picnics, and the Prefects have enjoyed a good many bicycle

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rides, which have been greatly enhanced by that magician —Miss Jackson—who still manages to provide picnic suppers on Thursday evenings.

In order to impress upon our minds the importance of the various great victories of our Navy, Army and Air Force, Miss Matthews, after pouncing- ticklish questions on us about current events at lunch-time, has occasionally decided to reinforce our morale by a half-holiday on which to celebrate the said victories! .Miss Matthews' birthday was on a Sunday this year, but we were not done out of our annual film, because in the Christmas Term '' Drums along the Mohawk '' was shown in Calne for the benefit of Westonbirt, and, of course, this was a most suitable occasion for St. Mary's to snatch another holiday, so we went to see it, too, and enjoyed it very much indeed. That same evening we were also entertained by a programme of clever and amusing conjuring tricks.

The latest treat was when on July 25th the two Classics Specialists were allowed to go to Bath to see " The Medea." They appreciated it immensely.

These are just a few examples of the wise decrees of our honourable Head Mistress, and a convincing justification of them is that this year all the School Certificate candidates passed their examination. This naturally had to be celebrated by yet another holiday, and we had a very enjoyable School Certificate " Frolic."

E. STAMPER. COMPANY REPORTS As we were unable to play matches against as many schools as in pre-war days, inter-company matches have increased. As usual we had the lacrosse matches, some of which were very close and exciting; the shield was won by Grosstete, which also carried off the cricket shield. Moberly won the company shooting with an average of 8.3. In addition to these, two new matches were introduced in the form of Senior and! Junior Company Netball, both of which proved a great success; the former was won by Grosstete and the latter by Poore.

A delightful innovation was the company Art competition, for which Miss Haigh generously presented a beautiful glass vase, which was won by Grosstete. Entries were on varied subjects.

Poore are to be congratulated on setting up a record in the Autumn Term by gaining 100 per cent, in the Marking competition.

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In the Easter Term three very successful company plays were produced, " The Rose and the Ring ", by Moberly and Edmund Rich; " Alice in Wonderland " by Poore; and " She Stoops to Conquer ", by Osmund and Grosstete.

We have learnt a great deal more about the great men after whom our companies are named, from the entertainments given by their respective companies on the anniversaries of their deaths. These performances consisted of a few short scenes giving an outline of their lives, and they were made much more interesting by the recitations of -their sagas, written by Archdeacon Bodington.

On the whole everyone has been keen and helpful over company duties, but there are still several people who leave everything to the rest of the company.

C. JARRETT—Edmund Rich.

P. KIDMAN—Poore.

A. FLETCHER—Grosstete.

E. STAMPER—Moberly.

P. ROBINSON—Osmund.

COMPANY CUPS Edmund Rich.—Marking (Summer).

Poore.—Marking (Autumn).

Reading.

Flowers.

Junior Company Netball.

Grosstete.—Netball. Art. Dates (Auttimn). Lacrosse Shield. Spelling. Marking (Spring). Cricket Shield.

Moberly.—Dates (Spring).

(Summer).

Netball Shooting.

Dates

GAMES LACROSSE AND NETBALL, 1940—1941

We are fortunate in having Westonbirt so close so that we can have Lacrosse Matches with them. We had three of these, one in the Autumn Term and two in the Easter, and won them all. Unfortunately we have been unable to have any matches with other schools, owing to petrol restrictions.

Our only opponent in the Netball field was our own Staff, and in this sphere of life we showed ourselves superior to them ! The under twelves were able to have a match against Spye Park, but here we were not so successful and were beaten.

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In the Autumn Term, the Company Shooting was won by Moberly with an average of 8.3. An innovation was introduced in the form of Senior Company Netball, which was won by GrosstSte. The Upper V East won the Form Netball.

In the Spring Term, the Company Lacrosse was won by Grosst&te. There were some very close matches and everyone was very keen. Junior Company Netball was also played and Poore won this.

The following won their Lacrosse Colours :—A. Fletcher, V. Lloyd, P. Saxon, C. Ball, and E. Puckle. V. Lloyd won her Netball Colours.

A. FLETCHER. V. LLOYD. CRICKET AND TENNIS REPORT We have not been able to play many School matches this Summer but a high standard of play was shown in many of the company cricket and form tennis matches, and the players were all very keen. We encountered the Staff at tennis when we had a very close contest which ended in final victory for the School. Later in the term we played ist and 2nd team matches against Chippenham Secondary School, both of which we won fairly easily. We had also arranged matches with Westonbirt and the Casuals, but these had to be cancelled owing to rain.

We relied on the Casuals for our one and only cricket match and had a most enjoyable game. Unfortunately we were not able to collect enough fathers or brothers for our annual " Fathers' Match ".

We want to thank Miss Broome for all the time she has given up to helping us by her invaluable coaching.

The Compapy Cricket Shield was won by Grosstete, while Form VI won the form tennis.

Elizabeth Puckle was the winner of the Senior Tennis Championship and Ann Wallace of the Junior.

A. FLETCHER. E. PUCKLE.

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OLD GIRLS' SUPPLEMENT OFFICERS OF THE OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION President—Miss Matthews.

Vice-Presidents— Miss Alexander.

Miss Jennings.

Chairman—I. C. Martin, Woodham Lodge. Addlestone, Surrey.

Treasurer—M. W. Goodden, Chettle Lodge, Chettle, Blandf'ord, Dorset.

Secretary—D. E. Honit'ray (Waller), Castleton House, Sherborne, Dorset.

Groups— I. Secretary. Miss A. Frayling, Claverdown, Salterton Road, Exmouth.

II. Secretary. Kathleen Yerbury (Beach), 69, Rodney Court, London, W.9.

III. Secretary. Janet Blaxter (Hollis), Mill Cottage, Great Addington, Northants.

IV. Secretary: Gladys Beale, The Yews, Minchinhampton, Glos.

V. Secretary. Marjorie Thynne, Hampton Dene, Hereford.

VI. Secretary. Bridget Gardiner, Stokecliffe, Dartmouth, South Devon.

VII. Secretary. Brenda Kirke, Tanglin, Lynch Road, Farnham, Surrey.

VIII. Secretary. Joan Cameron, The Garth, Child Okeford, Blandford, Dorset.

IX. Secretary. Meriall Patey, Wolborough House, Newton Abbot, Devon.

X. Secretary. Eleanor Samuelson, Greenacre, Exeter.

XI. Secretary. Laura Attlee, 24, High Street, Eton, Windsor.

O.G.A. ACCOUNTS, 1940-41 Receipts.

Balance in hand ...

Interest on Stock ...

Subscriptions to O.G.A. For News Sheet ...

For Building Fund ...

TJ.G.S

S s. d.

88 15 0 7 11 6 14 6 6 10 0 6 14 3 0 10 17 6

£155 14 0

Expenditure.

Printing Postage Expenses 3% Defence Bonds News Sheet Building Fund TJ.G.S Balance

£ s. d.2 5 0 ... 3 17 8 ... 50 0 0 10 0 6 14 3 0 10 17 6 64 10 4 £155 14 0

MY DEAR OLD GIRLS, It is sad to think how long it is since we had a Reunion and the prospect of one for next January is, alas, practically negligible. But though Reunions are in the air—see O.G.A. notes— they are not necessary to tell us how you are all faring in these terrible days; the letters that come to us are so very greatly appreciated, while a visit from one of you is the most heartwarming experience.

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For the School goes on its way with so little disturbance, so little dislocation. It has even survived the shock of Miss Alexander's departure; when we returned in January to find that the unbelievable had happened and she had left us, I trembled, thinking that things could never run smoothly again, without that master hand to guide us. But foundations so well laid can withstand the greatest shock, and the work done by Miss Alexander is enduring. Both Staff and girls have seen, and will see, to that. Our hearts have gone out to her in her brother's long illness and disablement. He passed to his rest on May igth.

That the O.G.A. is still playing its part is very evident. We were delighted to welcome the Chairman for three nights in July (her visit coincided with Miss Alexander's return to us). She has come to know this generation of leaving girls, as she has done in the past, and we feel that her visit, which is surely an outstanding event of the Summer Term, is one of our most important links between past and present. Our Secretary has been for most of the year in Scotland, but in spite of that we know that the business side is in good hands, and we were delighted to see her for a flying visit.

We felt that the increased O.G.A. subscription to the U.G.S. and the record number of those who, unasked, remembered the Health Festival, has been wonderfully encouraging, while the donations to the Building Fund are only one tangible proof that the School and its needs are in your thoughts. We are very grateful.

And as you remember us, so we never forget you—some of you so far away. There are those whose task seems to be to go on undaunted through grim grey days of weary routine; to others have come adventures of staggering magnitude. To all too many the War has brought acute anxiety, suffering and loss.

But you are meeting all your fortunes with the buoyancy that characterised your school days, when we so little realised that life here was to help to prepare you for such calls on your courage, such demands on your faith. As we sing in the School Hymn: " What in the crash of battle can avail thee?

Nothing but this, the faith of Christ, her Son." Yours affectionately, E. M. MATTHEWS.

SPECIAL NOTICE. Uniform! Can any old girls send us anything at all in the way of uniform? Some have already done so, and we cannot be grateful enough. Anything—however worn—can be re-conditioned and is of very great value in these most difficult days.

O.G.A. NOTES. The O.G.A. has always been an illusive sort of thing when viewed from a Chairman's chair, but how much more illusive in these days when Black-out and Petrol (to mention only small

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things) make re-unions so difficult. But small fragments of evidence keep accumulating to show that the O.G.A. is very much alive—prompt and generous subscriptions, visits to Calne in spite of travelling difficulties, letters, news of friends handed on from one to another—all show that this extraordinary live-ness in the School persists in the O.G.A.—most persistently. I say " this " because I am here at S. Mary's and this live-ness has taken the law into its own hands, made us sit up, and altogether jerked us out of any defeatist attitude we may have had about re-unions.

Knowing no half measures it has demanded and arranged two for the coming year. So listen, please, everyone, and begin thinking out your affairs to fit. We will give as long notice as we possibly can of actual dates and places, and in the meanwhile here are the plans.

An early Summer—say May—re-union in Oxford—perhaps in one of the College gardens. And—hold your breath—an end of term one at Calne in July. The difficulties of this are obvious, but as we brought them up one by one Youth knocked them down again. As " What about food? " " We'll bring our own." " There won't be many who can come, perhaps? " " All the better! " Obviously this is the spirit that built the British Empire, and it is the stuff that achieves greater things than even O.G.A. Re-unions.

I. C. MARTIN (Chairman).

OPEN LETTER TO MISS ALEXANDER. DEAR Miss ALEXANDER, Now at last you really are an Old Girl. All these years you have been an ersatz one—just by virtue of Vice-Presidency. (We had to make you that, you see, because there was no other way of turning you into one of Us at all, and that was unthinkable.)

Now you belong to Us without reservation—no more generations of unknown brats will have prior claim to you. We can't have big re-unions at the moment or we would have a bumper one and acclaim your promotion to real O.G.A.-hood, but if you will listen with all your ears you must surely be able to hear us all thinking our welcome. I don't suppose you have any inkling of what—what—how does one put it?—what we think about you—and it needs an able pen indeed to express it. No one O.G. could tackle the task of putting it into words for and on behalf of the rest, but perhaps the O.G.A. will agree to, and you will accept, a tribute from someone a bit older than we are. How's this (I can't help the he's and she's):— He loved chivalrie Trouthe and honour, fredom and curtesie.

And though that he were worthy, he was wys.

He was a very parfit gentil Knight.

Curtis he was, lowly and serviceable.

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And this :— And Frenssh she spoke ful faire and fetisly . . . but we can't go any further with that, it doesn't fit at all, at all.

Unto his ordre he was a noble post, Ful wel beloved and famuliar was he.

Of studie took he most cure and most hede, Noght o word spake he more than was neede.

Sowninge in moral vertu was his speche And gladly wolde he learne and gladly teche.

To drawen folk to heven by fairness By good ensample, this was his bisynesse..

But it were any persone obstinat, What so he were, of heigh or lough estat, Him wolde he snybben sharply for the nonys.

But Criste's loore, and His Apostles twelve He taught, but first he folwed it himselve.

Maybe you won't snybbe us sharply any more, Alex, but never mind, that's just because you are one of Us, you see.

Now preye I to hem alle that herken this litel tretys or rede, if there be any thing that displese hem, that they arrete it to the defauts of my onkonnynge, and not to my wyl, that wolde ful fayn have seyd betlre if I hadde had konnynge.

Your affectionate O.G.A.

NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Ruth Aldworth is still Assistant Matron at Monkton Coombe School. She is engaged to be married.

Laura Attlee has taken a secretarial course and is now in the W.R.N.S. at Windsor.

Doreen Bach has a post on the Staff of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

Gladys Beale is still teaching at S. Neot's, Eversley. Peggie is working in an R.A.F. Officers' Mess in the North. Her fiance was wounded and won the D.F.C. in Africa.

Joan Beighton is nursing at the Children's Hospital, Birmingham.

Eleanor Booker has a post at the Headquarters of the Regional Commissioners for the Midland in Birmingham.

Clare Brackenridge, who trained in secretarial work, has a most interesting post in connection with the Home Guard in Faringdon.

Felicity Bragg (Bradford) is in A.T.A. She revels in her flying.

Hannah Bridgman has finished her P.N.E.U. course and has a post at Downe House. Our hearts go out to her, and to Joan, in their anxiety over their brothers—one a prisoner, one missing.

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Mary Burdett has finished her training at Gloucester and has a post as Cook in the Junior House at Cheltenham Ladies' College.

Diana Butler, who finished her secretarial training last year, is in the War Office.

Ann Carver is nursing at the King Edward Hospital, Windsor.

Virginia Carver is Assistant Female Labour Officer at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Chorley.

Nancy Chase is living with a friend and teaching in a school in Malvern Christine Church is Matron at Byculla School, evacuated to Liss, near Petersfield.

Anne Chenevix-Trench has been in the W.R.N.S. and stationed at Portsmouth for over a year. She hopes to be married at Christmas. Her fiance' is on the Staff of the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth.

Ursula Cleverly is nursing at a Convalescent Home near Guildford. Alison Scott is a housemaid in the same Home.

Cicely Conwy-Morgan is living with her children just outside Durban. Her husband is in Abyssinia.

Joan and Nancy Cole both have posts in Town and are very busy with voluntary war work. They both live at the G.F.S. Lodge in Francis Street.

Betty, May and Joyce Coombes are all in the A.T.S. at Devizes.

Joyce Cooke is still teaching in Norfolk. She also housekeeps and works two acres of garden. Leonora is Assistant Surgeon at the Women's Christian Medical College at Ludhiana in the Punjab. She had met Miss Stevens-Guille in Lahore.

Hilary Cox has finished her course at Harcombe House. She is now in the W.A.A.F.s, and has had a course at Yatesbury.

Molly Crawley (Durst) writes: " We are living a strange sort of existence here (Trinidad) rather like a prize herd of cattle.

We are all enclosed by a barbed-wire fence. Yes! that's quite true! It stretches for miles round a couple of hundred houses, where all the white staff of " Trinidad Leasehold Ltd." live. The Company builds the bungalows and gives us them almost free, also free electricity for lighting and cooking, and they4 have their own stores, market gardens, etc. Soon we shall be almost independent 6f the outside world, but we get rather on the top of each other! " Deirdre Crosbie has finished her three years at Dartford. The College was evacuated to Newquay last September where the sands provide a P.T. ground. She has been appointed to Beltane School, Melksham.

Molly Dahm (Stevens) was in French Morocco when war broke out and had a very difficult time after the fall of France.

When we last heard she had eventually reached Spanish Morocco and her husband had escaped to England. She was hoping to follow.

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Dandy Duthie (Leveson) is doing A.R.P. work and Savings Group collecting. Her husband got away from Dunkirk, but we were so grieved to hear that her brother was killed.

Alice Dyson is at Reading University, reading Economics. She has been living with Mrs. Hawkins, mother of Jean Herford.

Barbara Marjoribanks-Egerton (Chambers) wrote in June from Malta, where she has been ever since war broke out. "All well here, we are in good spirits, and ready for whatever may turn up, rather exciting being near to thrills and the possibility of a bit of action. We have, as you already know, had numerous visits from " friends " with " eggs "; not much difference in the landscape even after a year of such visits, and life goes on quite normally. You need have no anxiety for us." She says Philippa, aged-five, is a boarder at school and loves it. She gets home from Saturday to Monday and has excellent reports!

Reine Errington (Macaulay) is living in Edinburgh and her husband is mine-sweeping.

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale is taking a secretarial course at Queen's College.

Christine Fairbairn (Croft) has had the grievous sorrow of losing her eldest child, Pat, who died at her school. Our hearts go out to her.

Bridget Gardiner is Assistant Commandant in her Red Cross Detachment. She also does A.R.P. work.

Mary Goodden, with a friend, is in charge of the Nursery centres in Cambridge for evacuated children under five. Susan has been in the Ministry of Food at Colwyn Bay but is now in the W.A.A.F. After a short course at Yatesbury she has been posted to Aberdeen.

Joan Grover is in the A.T.S. Catherine Hall is awaiting her Commission in the W.R.N.S. Carol has gone to Liverpool with a Commission.

Margaret Harris has been appointed Secretary to the Deputy Treasurer to the King, and Secretary to Mr. Morshead, the King's Librarian (working on the Catalogue of Flemish drawings).

Mary Hamersley has begun her work as " student improver " in Ferguson Brothers Fabrics at Carlisle.

Pippa Hawkins is working in the War Office.

Susan Hayter is in the W.A.A.F. stationed at Magdalen College, Oxford. She is engaged to be married.

Gladys Helder (Burnett) is to be congratulated on the bjrth of her son; a great joy to the little girls.

Irene Heywood was in a 'bus which was bombed in October, 1940. She was badly hurt by shrapnel and unable to work again for six months. She is now, as is Stephanie Evans Lawrence, in the Postal Censorship Department of the Ministry of Information.

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Katherine Hill is a V.A.D. at Yatesbury; it is good to see her occasionally at School.

Joyce Hindley, after being for a time in the A.T.S., was giving temporary help in racing stables near Marlborough.

Suzanne Hobson gave up her post at S. Catherine's, Bramley, to join the W.R.N.S. Peggy Hopkins is in Melbourne organizing the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association. Marion is running a house which has been lent to Mr. and Mrs. Winant. She is also very busy with Red Cross and other activities.

Margaret Hort is still teaching at S. Albans' High School. She has recently published a most scholarly paper in " The Teaching Church Review " for June, 1941.

Jean Hughes (Sorsbie) did not, after all, go to America with her children.

Margery Hulbert has given up her post at Bristol and is now in the W.R.N.S. at Liverpool.

Elizabeth Jardine is in the A.T.S. Susan Jefferis is a member of the American Ambulance and is stationed at Maidstone. She works chiefly for the Emergency Medical Service.

Olive Kendall has been teaching at Harecroft Hall for seven years.

She has just added riding to her other subjects.

Brenda Kirke, after doing secretarial work for Rolls Royce and Red Cross and ambulance work at home, is now at G.H.Q. at Aldershot.

Elisabeth Kitson is at the War Office.

Myfanwy Koch (Jenkins) was married last September in S. Africa. Her husband is a Native Commissioner in Rhodesia and she has two step-children of 15 and 16.

Anne Le Mesurier goes on with her own work and also does some night work in one of the shelter canteens.

Molly Longridge's hospital was evacuated to Woking. She is now in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service Reserve and is waiting to be called up.

Joan Marjoribanks is an A.R.P. Warden and is responsible for the organisation of 260 Fire Watchers in Putney. She is shortly to be married to the Professor of Education at Durham University.

Ivy Martin had windows broken and damage from bombs to her chicken farm in January. She is a Land Army Registrar.

Marcia Matthews has finished her Froebel training and has a post for next term at Andover Grammar School. Olivia is a Secretary in the B.B.C. Ruth Matthews was thinking of us when she wrote on Lady Day from a tent " somewhere in the Middle East." She said they were settling down very well to life in the wilderness, the chief drawback being flies and dust storms. On the way

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out the troops produced " Twelfth Night," and Ruth played the part of Viola. She wrote again in July to say she was just going off to Palestine on leave. She had had the great thrill of meeting her brother—a very lucky chance.

Helen Maxwell-Lefroy is in the War Office.

Marguerite Milton (Lucas) has taken her Own little boy and Mary's to Canada.

Elspeth Minnis is working in the Secretary's Office at the Victorian League.

Diana Mobbs, after a year's course, came out top of her College with a First Class, in the Final Housecraft Examination of the National Council for Domestic Studies. She has enlisted as a Medical Orderly in the F.A.N.Y. Ray Moilliet is now teaching at Ruzawi School, Marandellas, in S. Rhodesia where she is very happy.

Dorothy Morrison is travelling secretary to the Church's Committee for work among women in the Forces in Devon, Cornwall and W. Somerset.

Kitty Neligan is doing very well at Bedford P.T.C. where she is in the ist Cricket XI and has her and VI Tennis Colours.

Barbara Newton Dunn (Brooke) wrote from " miles from anywhere in the depths of lovely green country in Ireland " after spending the winter near Liverpool.

Diana Newberry (Maitland) was married in April. She is Assistant Section Officer in the W.A.A.F. Margaret Osman Jones began her training as a nurse in London but had a very serious illness and has been at home some months. She is to begin her training again at Winchester in the Autumn.

Ursula Paris passed her C.S.M.M.G., M.E., and L.E.T. examinations and is now working at a Clinic at Harrow.

Peggy Parry-Okeden has a post for next term at Newbury Girls' Grammar School.

Meriall Patey is working at the Foreign Office.

Joy Pedder's (Jackson) husband has a post at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.

Margaret Perry has had her first year at Lady Margaret Hall.

She took a course of tractor driving and qualified as an instructress to teach Public School boys.

Frances Pocock is supervisor to the typing staff of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, which is the largest professional organisation in the country and has 20,000 active members.

Marian Pollock has bought a farm in Shropshire. Margaret won a silver medal at the end of the two years' course at the Dramatic School and acted, under the name of Ann Pollock, with the Croydon Repertory Company until they shut down.

After a six weeks' tour with the Arts League of Service she was going to have an audition with E.N.S.A. Peggy Pope took up van driving but found the work too heavy.

She is now working in a fish shop.

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Annette Prevost moved in March with the Old Vic Company to Burnley (Lanes). Connie is at home doing A.R.P. secretarial work.

Elisabeth Remington-Wilson has trained as a children's nurse.

Stella has been an A.R.P. driver. Both are now in the W.R.N.S., Stella at Portsmouth and Elisabeth in the Isle of Wight.

Arminel Rolls (Conybeare) is in Bermuda with her husband, where they are both doing censorship work.

Althea Roberts has left Bedford P.T.C. and has joined the A.T.S. Beridge Robertson (Mallory) is now a full fledged Doctor. She has been awarded a Research Scholarship in New York.

Lois Roome has been nursing for the last year at Tidworth. She finds her languages very useful. She is to take a secretarial training at Queen's College.

Eleanor Samuelson has trained in secretarial work at the branch of S. James's Secretarial College at Bridport. She is now in the War Office.

Evelyn Shearman (White) is Commandant and Assistant Director of Home Service and Mobile Section Mechanical Transport Corps.

Diana' Shervington (Bradford) has been in the Air Ministry dealing with aerial photography. Her husband, an artist, is in the Queen's Westminster Rifles.

Dorothy Stephenson has joined the A.T.S. Kathleen Stone is doing health visiting in Berkhamsted.

Mary Tallents has a post as Regional Organiser for the Red Cross.

Torla Tidman is in the A.T.S. She is stationed in Anglesey, having passed various examinations in her highly specialised work.

Dofeen Urwick has been back in England for a year now. She was writing in the " Radio Times " last March.

Pamela Waddilove writes that she was at the City of London Maternity Hospital, where a direct hit caused terrible damage. She was moved to a North London Emergency Hospital, where they had four direct hits and a sad number of casualties. She was working for the examination of the Midwives' Teachers' Certificate and passed successfully. At Christmas she joined the Merchant Navy and has been sailing on the North Atlantic run. She has many thrilling episodes at sea, where she is the only trained nurse on board, with one stewardess. " It seems wonderful in Canada where there is no evidence of war, no black-out, and plenty of fruit.

The greatest joy of all is to be able to go to bed not all dressed up in battle kit and with no thought of bombs or torpedoes. I thought of you all so much on Easter Sunday, which I spent in S. John's, Newfoundland."

Winifred Walder (Osman Jones) is greatly to be congratulated on her Ph.D. She is now doing Government work near Newcastle-on-Tyne.

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Cecily Waldo is in charge of a rest canteen in Dockland and has been bombed more than once.

Joan Weller has finished her course at Reading University and has joined the W.A.A.F. as a radio-locator.

Anne Whiffen is in the W.R.N.S. Priscilla Wilson is in the War Office.

Anne Wood is Organiser for the N. Midland Region for C.E.M.A. She writes: " I have to see to concerts in factories, and workers' hostels, and for A.R.P. workers— all extremely interesting, and done through the various Ministries. It is remarkable to get Public Assistance Officers begging for a concert in a depressed Rest Centre. We have good news of Dick (a prisoner of war). He sounds well and busy with lectures and a well planned out programme.

He is learning Russian, amongst other things, and giving lectures on music. He says that his companions are splendid and most interesting."

OF THE GIRLS WHO HAVE LEFT US AT CHRISTMAS AND EASTER Marcia Whiffen (Head of the School, September—December, 1940) has had two terms at Camp End, Malvern, studying mainly music. She is now to train in Mothercraft at S. Thomas' Babies' Home evacuated to Wiltshire.

Frances Masters, who has been coming to school for music lessons since she left last December, is training in Secretarial Work.

Hilary Pullon, who left at Easter, is hoping to take a medical training.

June Priestley is continuing her work for the entrance examination, in Science, for Cambridge, at Malvern Girls' College.

Judy Drabble is at home; she is hoping to train as a Children's Nurse at Great Ormond Street.

Audrey Naumann, also at home, is working in a V.A.D. Hospital.

Faith Nottidge is working in a Nursery Garden at home.

Rosemary Russell is training at Harcombe House.

Elizabeth Sarjeant is at home at present; she is shortly to begin her training as a Nursery Nurse.

Joyce Trow is training in Horsemanship.

Ursula Whitworth is at Camp End, Malvern.

OF THOSE LEAVING IN JULY Priscilla Kidman is going up to Oxford, to read History.

Cecily Jarrett is to train at the Whitehall Secretarial College, where she has won a scholarship.

Elfride Bickersteth is to read classics at Aberdeen University.

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Betty Osman Jones is to train at Miss Kerr Sander's Secretarial College.

Mary Chadwick and Jennifer Field are hoping to take a course in Domestic Science at Reading University.

Elizabeth Puckle, Anne Harris and Annilea Thomas have been accepted for training at the Wingfield Orthopaedic Hospital.

Mary Hurst is taking up secretarial work.

Kitty Tylden is returning, as a Day Girl, to the Godolphin. She is hoping to continue her work for entrance to Cambridge.

Mabyn Martin will be at home for the present.

Mary Waterfield is hoping to work for her B.Sc. (Domestic Science) at King's College, now at Leicester.

Mary Powell is to have a year's course in Domestic Science at Evendine.

NEWS OF " OLD STAFF " Miss Abdy has given up her Social Work in Bristol and is keeping house for her brother.

Miss Baskerville has accepted a post at Ryton Hall, Shrifnall, for next term.

Miss Boyd is now Senior Mistress at her school in Keswick.

Miss Chapman writes most interesting letters from Hillwood School, Kandy. We were interested to hear that she had met our " Skipper."

Miss Damant had two terms as Matron at the Junior House, Ipswich School, and spent the summer term at Maltman's Green, Gerrards' Cross.

Miss Evans is on the Staff of the Alice Ottley School, Worcester.

Miss Hendry came home from Grahamstown last Christmas, and after a short time in the Admiralty, has now joined up as a Despatch Rider.

Miss Jennings seems very far away in Newfoundland. Her letters are very few and far between, but she wrote happily this June, much enjoying her choral work with her mixed choir, which had recently given a Bach concert. She is teaching Canadians, Americans, Jews, Chinese, and a few British evacuees, though of course the majority of her pupils are Newfoundlanders.

Mrs. Maw (Miss Colbert) is still evacuated from Bath with her husband as his school is still evacuated to Uppingham.

Miss Morrison has been appointed to a post at Wycombe Abbey School.

Miss Prior is working in the War Office.

Miss Stevens-Guille is still in the S.P.G. at Ranchi. She cannot come Home, so wrote from Simla, where she was spending part of her " furloughette,"

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THE FOLLOWING OLD GIRLS HAVE VISITED THE SCHOOL SINCE JULY, 1940 R. Aldworth, L. Attlee.

G. Beale, P. Beale.

L. Carleton, N. Chase, J. Cole, N. Cole, M. Cole, H. Cox, V. Carver, D. Capewell (Clayton) with Susan and Carol, M. Cowgill (Ogle) and her husband.

M. Dickinson (Sister Marise), R. Durie, A. Dyson, D. Drabble, J. Drabble, D. Duder.

P. Ede, D. Ede, W. Egerton.

E Fortescue-Brickdale.

M. Glynn, S. Goodden, F. Groves (Farnfield) with her husband, Miriam and Christopher; M. Gough, I. Gough.

E. Homfray (Waller), J. Hall (Young) and her husband, M. Harris, C. Harvey, J. Hughes (Sorsbie) and her husband, P. Hawkins, K. Hill, J. Hindley.

M. Longridge.

M. Maclean (Randolph) with her husband, Alison, Christine and Fynvola; M. Matthews, O. Matthews, M. Morement, P. Moss, I. Martin, A. Mayhew, B. Murray (Neatby) and her husband.

A. Nettelfield, F. Nottidge.

D. Owen (Hobbs), M. Osman Jones.

A. Pegg, H. Pullon, P. Puckle, P. Pope.

W. Dallas Ross.

A. Sarjeant, M. Sherwood, D. Streatfield (Orlebar), E. Samuelson, B. Slade (Thompson).

R. Thatcher.

W. Walder (Osman Jones) and her husband, A. and M. Whifferi M. Whieldon.

R. Young (Bicknell).

Miss Alexander, Sister Ash, Mademoiselle Chaumonnot, Miss Damant, Miss Goodrich, Mrs. Harris (Snell) and David, Miss Hen dry, Miss Morrison and Miss Baskerville.

BIRTHS Angus. On April 4th, 1941, to Barbara Angus (Briscoe), a daughter, Elizabeth Margaret.

Bagley. On June 26th, 1941, in India, to Elizabeth Bagley (Westaway), a second son.

Balme. On December 2ist, 1940-, to Margaret Balme (Rice), a second son, Charles.

Bullick. On May I2th, 1941, to Barbara Bullick (Mitchell), a daughter, Caroline Bridget.

Cliff. On March 3ist, 1941, to Diana Cliff (Bateman-Champain), a daughter, Jane.

Dennison. On December i2th, 1940, to Lesly Dennison (Wollen), a son, Arthur James Nicholas.

Errington. On November I5th, 1940, to Reine Errington (Macaulay), a daughter, Lindsay Margaret.

Fairfield. On July 23rd, 1941, to Colette Fairfield (Bugden), a son, Robin Victor.

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Gardner. On July 27th, 1941, to Sheila Gardner (Ferguson), a daughter, Sarah Margaret.

Gleeson. On December 22nd, 1940, to Adela Gleeson (Bradford), a second daughter, Bridget.

Harvie Clark. On June 7th, 1941, to Sheilah Harvie Clark (Lunt), a daughter, lona Margaret.

Helder. On July i4th, 1941, to Gladys Helder (Burnett), a son, John Brodie.

Herford. On November 26th, 1940, to Jean Herford (Hawkins), a daughter, Penelope.

Light. On November 2ist, 1940, to Audrey Light (Westaway), a daughter, Robina Elizabeth Anne.

Macdougall. On March igth, 1940, to Violet Macdougall (Armstrong), a second son, Andrew.

Moore. On May 3rd, 1941, to Lucy Moore (Kirby), a son, Graham Kirby Johnson.

O'Hara. On February 2ist, 1941, to Joan O'Hara (Bridgman), a son, Timothy Erroll.

Savage. On November 4th, 1940, to Monica Savage (Hill), a son.

Slade. On August 2ist, 1941, to Barbara Slade (Thompson), a daughter, Imogen Anne Whitmore.

Stockham. In August, 1940, to Betty Stockham (Stone), a son, Patrick John.

Stiitzel. On May 24th, 1941, to Rosamund Stutzel (Price), a son.

Whinney. On September 23rd, 1940, to Nora Whinney (Reade), a son, Cristopher Francis Colebrooke.

WEDDINGS Angus^Briscoe. On February 3rd, 1940, at St. Nicholas, Cole Abbey, John Angus to Aileen Barbara Briscoe.

Bowyer—Gough. On August i6th, 1941, at Calne Parish Church, Flying Officer Aldred W. Bowyer to Isabel Margaret Gough.

Bragg—Bradford. On July 7th, 1941, at Empshott, Wing Com mander Peter Hugh Bragg to Cassandra Felicity Bradford.

Cobb—Rawlins. On March i8th, 1940, in Kenya, Robert Cobb to lanthe Mary Rawlins.

Cowgill—Ogle. On March 28th, 1941, at East Ilsley, LieutenantCommander J. W. F. D. Cowgill, R.N., to Margaret Ogle.

Crane—-Joy. In July, 1940, —. Crane to Dorothy Joy (nee Maundrell).

Gladwin—Warrand. On February 4th, 1941, at Dunans, James Ralph Fane Gladwin to Mary Laura Warrand.

Goalen—Bach. On March 22nd, 1941, at Leith, Ian Rankine Goalen to Barbara Kathleen Bach.

Hall—Young. On April i2th, 1941, at Calne, Richard de Zouche Hall to Penelope Janet Young.

Jones—Higgins. On December 28th, 1940, at Mells, Philip Arthur Jones to Lois Mary Higgins.

Koch—Jenkins. On September I4th, 1940, at Salisbury (Rhodesia), Dan Turner Koch to Rhoda Myfanwy Owen Jenkins.

Murray—Neatby. On February 6th, 1941, at Chisleborough, Herbert Peter William Murray to Mary Olive '(Bunty) Neatby.

Newberry—Maitland. On April 5th, 1941, at Bury, Flight Lieutenant John H. Newberry to Diana Katherine Margaret Maitland.

Shervington—Bradford. In February, 1941, in London, Rupert Shervington to Diana Elizabeth Bradford.

Slade—-Thompson. In November, 1939, in London, Peter Slade to Barbara Mary Thompson.

Zinovieff—Mead. On January 8th, 1941, in London, Kyril Zinovieff to Cicely April Mead.

IN NJEMORIAM MOLLY COBB (RAWLINS) April 30th, 1910—May llth, 1940 It was with the greatest sorrow that we heard of the death of Molly Rawlins. We had never learnt to call her by her married name, for her wedding had been but a few weeks before her death, from blackwater fever, in Africa.

Molly was at the school from 1920—1927. We remember her as a particularly friendly, loyal person, with a quiet purpose about all she undertook. Her sense of responsibility was deepened by her Mother's long illness and death, and her position as only daughter to her Father and only sister to her brothers. She took up nursing and massage at the Wingfield Hospital; in hospital, as at school, she made many friends. At the time of her marriage she was on the staff of the Salisbury Infirmary.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the brothers for whom she had for several years made a home, but above all to her husband, who lost her with such swiftness after so tragically short a married life.

E.M.M.

R.I.P. Cobb. On May nth, 1940, in Kenya, of black water fever, lanthe Mary Cobb (Rawlins).

Fairbairn. On April gth, 1941, Pat, eldest child of Christine Fairbairn (Croft), aged 14.

NOTICE Subscriptions to the News Sheet should be sent, as soon as possible, to The Secretary, S. Mary's School, Calne, but Old Girls belonging to the Association pay through their Group Secretaries. Each copy costs 2s. Life Subscription, 255.

We have received, with thanks, Magazines from :—School of S. Mary and S. Anne, Abbots Bromley; Bishop Strachan School, Toronto; The Godolphin School; Havergal College, Toronto; S. Katherine's, Heatherton Park; Leeds Girls' High School; Queen Margaret's School, Scarborough; Sherborne Girls' School.

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THE REGISTER ADDENDA Into Group XI:— Bickersteth, J. E., 51, Queen's Boacl, Aberdeen.

Chadwick, M., Penn House, Amersham, Bucks.

Field, J. M., 27, The Mount, Caversham, Beading, Berks.

Harris, A. P., 12, The Cloisters, Windsor Castle, Berks.

Harvey, C., The Mill House, Sproughton, Nr. Ipswich.

Hurst, M. J., Kingsbury, Deep Dene Park Estate, Dorking.

Jarrett, C. E., Little Silworthy, Bradworthy, North Devon.

Kidman, P. A. B., The Birches, 305, Burton Eoad, Derby.

Martin, M. E., Moortown Farm, Nr. Tavistock, South Devon.

Masters, F. E., Hampton Lodge, Highworth, Wilts.

Naumann, M. A. C., Byddenwood, Cranleigh, Surrey.

Nottidge, F., Dornhurst, 2, Bradbourne Park Eoad, Sevenoaks, Kent.

Osman Jones, F. B., St. Dunstan's, Calne, Wilts.

Priestley, J. T., Delve End, Cockshot Eoad, Malvern, Worcs.

Puckle, E. H., White Lodge, Bishop's Castle, Shropshire.

Pullon, H. B., 175, Kingsley Way, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, N.2.

Eussell, E. D., Oak Hill, East Budleigh, South Devon.

Sarjeant, E., The Dower House, Ben Ehydding, Yorkshire.

Thomas, A. M., The Shrubbery, Stow Hill, Newport, Mon. Trow, J. A., Woodlands Cottage, 2, Silver Street, Calne.

Waterfield, J. M., tTnderdown, Tangier Boad, Guildford, Surrey.

Whiffen, E. M., Copford, Woldingham, Surrey.

Whitworth, U. J., Woollas Hall, Pershore, Worcs.

CORRIGENDA Alexander, Miss, now returned to " Cottesmore," 17, Beech Eoad, Sanderstead, Surrey.

Beighton, J., The Children's Hospital, Birmingham.

Blaster, Mrs. (J. Hollis), Mill Cottage, Great Addington, Northants.

Bridgman, H., Bellropes, Hampstead, Saffron Walden, Essex.

Bullick, Mrs. (B. Bidley), Pentrie, High Street, Uppingham, Bntland.

Carter, Mrs. (A. M. Le Mesurier), Mill Cottage, Lumley, Emsworth, Hants.

Carver, A., Inkstills, Much Hadham, Herts.

Church, C., Bridge Cottage, Coggins Mill, Mayfleld, Sussex.

Clift, Mrs. (C. Allen), c/o Mrs. Allen, Westport, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

Denuison, Mrs. (L. Wollen), c/o Manor Farm House, Great Kimble, Aylesbury.

Dillon, H., TJrgeshay, Bridgehampton, Yeovil, Somerset.

Drayson, Mrs. (W. Heath), Westwood Cottage, Queen's Drive, Ilkley.

Duveen, Mrs. (E. Gowers), Eondle Wood, Eogate, Petersfield, Hants.

Dyson, A., Oscey Cottage, Lymington, Hants.

Fortescue-Brickdale, E., 2, Hall Place Gardens, St. Albans, Herts.

50 Gregson, Mrs. (J. Alexander), The Old Cottage, West Chinnock, Crewkerne, Somerset.

Harrington-Harvard, Mrs. (D. H. Dillon-Trenchard), The Rectory, Blickling, Aylsham, Norfolk.

Harvie Clark, Mrs. (S. Lunt), 2, Eton Terrace, Edinburgh *.

Henniker, Mrs. (D. Maxwell), Carlinwark, Middleton Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Heywood, I., 2, Oatlands Road, Bedford.

Hilton, Mrs. (P. Clarence), 28, Wycombe Gardens, Golders Green, N.W. Hindley, The Hon. M. J., Elm Grove, Kingsclere, Nr. Newbury, Berks.

Jennings, Miss, 163, Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland.

Joy, M., 7, Hartley Road, Exmouth.

Koch, Mrs. (R/ M. 0. Jenkins), c/o Native Dept., Guromonzi, P.O. Arcturus, S. Rhodesia.

Light, Mrs. (A Westaway), Sea Fields, Salcombe, S. Devon.

Long, E., 15, Egerton Road, Bournemouth, Hants.

Mackenzie, B., 64, College Road North, Blundelsands, Liverpool 23.

McDowell, Mrs. (V. Armstrong), Mill House, Littleton Panell, Devizes, Wilts.

Millikan, Mrs. (C. Leigh-Mallory), 1410, York Avenue, New York City, U.S.A. Milton, Mrs. (Marguerite Lucas), c/o Miss F. O. Russell, 2841, 29th Street N.W., Washington D.C., U.S.A. Murray, Mrs. (M. Neatby), c/o Mrs. Neatby, Court House, Chiselborough, Stoke-under-Ham, Somerset.

Moilliet, R., Ruzarvi School, Marandelles, S. Rhodesia.

Morris, J., Wootton Croft, Greys Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon.

Morrison, D., c/o Sunnyside, Budleigh Salterton.

Owen, Mrs. (D. Hobbs), The Tangle, 14, Tockenham, Nr. Swindon, Wilts. .

Perry, M., Blakeley Vicarage, Towcester, Northants.

Philips, B. and P., Brun's Grange, St. Leonard's, Tring, Herts.

Pope, P., 41, St. George's Road, Cheltenham, Glos.

Prior, Miss, 1, Woodstock Close, Oxford.

Ratcliff, Mrs. (K. Matthew), La Esmeralda, Lucas, Gronzales, F.CJU.R., Argentine, S. America.

Riley, H., 177a, Fife Avenue, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia.

Robertson, Mrs. (B. Leigh-Mallory), 70, Haven Avenue, New York City, U.S.A. Rowcliffe, Mrs. (M. Farrington), c/o Lady Farrington, Kintbury, Berks.

Rundle, Mrs. (R. Hales), St. Kitts, Wych Hill, Woking, Surrey.

Smith, M. E., c/o Knowle Farm, Froxfield, Marlborough, Wilts.

Stead, M., Moonhill Cottage, Frensham, Farnham, Surrey.

Stone, K., The Manse, Market Lavington, Nr. Devizes, Wilts.

Streatfield, Mrs. (D. Orlebar), Crawley Park, Bletchley, Bucks.

Stroud, Mrs. (M. Cole), Wayfaring, Gad's Hill, Higham, Rochester.

Tallents, M., Wringmore Lodge, Wokingham, Berks.

Whiffen, A., Copford, Woldingham, Surrey.

Wimperis, Mrs. (Z. Inder), Dairy Cottage, Windmill Road, SevenOaks, Kent.

Zinovieff, Mrs. (A. Mead), 27, Mountside, Guildford, Surrey.

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