St Mary's Calne News Sheet - 46

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL CALNE NEWS SHEET

NUMBER 46

OCTOBER 1961

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, CALNE NEWS SHEET NUMBER 46

OCTOBER 1961

EDITORIAL During the past nine months we have been watching with interest the growth of the new laboratories. Everyone was a little alarmed when the somewhat daz2ling copper roof was completed but it is now beginning to tone down very pleasantly. We are very glad that they are not infringing too much on St. Cecilia's garden.

We seem to have been on a surprisingly large number of expeditions this year, from an archaeological "dig" at Cirencester to A Man for all Seasons at the Bristol Old Vic. We are all exceedingly grateful to both Miss Jackson and Miss Weetman for all they do to keep us fed and contented, especially this year when the kitchen has often been short handed.

Apart from a few isolated cases of German Measles in the summer term we have kept very well and have survived the year without an epidemic.

We would all like to thank Miss Barkley for all she has done during the past 15 years. Apart from the unending hard work she has put into our games and dancing, she will be particularly remembered by those who have accompanied her on the Swedish expeditions for the tremendous success she always made of them.

MARGARET BROOKE

THE GOVERNORS, 1961 The Honourable Eleanor Plumer (Chairman).

Sir Edmund Compton, K.B.E., C.B. J. A. Keevil, Esq. Miss G. Kirby.

S. Lloyd, Esq. (Chairman, Finance Committee).

Mrs. Maclean.

Miss Major.

A. A. Martineau, Esq. The Reverend Canon W. D. O'Hanlon.

W. A. Prideaux, Esq. The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Salisbury.

H. H. West, Esq. We are very glad to have this opportunity each year of recording our grateful thanks to our Governors for all their care, thought and encouragement to us. Each year, too, our gratitude deepens: they give us so much. In particular, we would like especially to thank Miss Plumer for her many extra visits and deep interest in the school, and we should also like to congratulate the Vicar on being made a Canon of Salisbury Cathedral.

E.M.G. THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation Service was taken by The Bishop of Sherborne on November zyth, in the Parish Church.

The following were confirmed:— Sarah Briant Penelope Hill Veronica Brinton Joanna James Philippa Bunting Sheila Jamieson Corinne Butler Celia Jenkins Judy Clift PrisciUa Kershaw Elizabeth Cowley Jennifer Littlejohns Jane Duncombe-Anderson Rosemary Lloyd Margaret Evans Gillian Nutter Mary Falk Julia Park Caroline Finch Christine Phillimore Carolyn Fison Lucy Prideaux Rosemary Fison Rosamund Roberts Elizabeth Frost Susan Roffey Lucy Gardner Jean Tyler Penelope Guest Caroline Upcher Monica Harvie Clark Veronica Verey Sarah Haywood Phoebe Whittle Jane Henderson Elizabeth Wright Susan Henniker A large number of relations and friends were present and signed the register.

CHAPEL SERVICES We are most grateful to those who have preached or taken services during the year:— The Right Rev. F. A. Cockin, the Rev. Canon S. J. S. Groves, the Rev. Canon W. D. O'Hanlon, the Rev. Canon M. Stancliffe, the Yen. H. J. Kendall, the Rev. J. M. E. Bagley, the Rev. P. Hayman, the Rev. R. Stephens.

HEALTH FESTIVAL We are very glad to have this opportunity of thanking those who so kindly sent presents in money or in kind for St. Luke's Day. These presents are always much appreciated by the U.G.S. Mission.

FREE-WILL OFFERINGS Expenditure

Receipts

1 s. d.

Balance brought forward Weekly Collections Health Festival Music Festival Congo Collection St. Margaret's Confirmation Collection Sanatorium Box Chapel Box Donations

211 44 17 2.2 6 38 15 47 10 6 18 8 6 2 5

0 7 3 10

£184 18

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£ s. d 36 ii o 3 3 0

U.G.S. U.M.C.A. Postage on Health Festival parcels 17 6 Mental Health National Appeal 22 10 9 Calne Organ Fund 19 7 9 Bishop o f Kimberley 8 0 0 Multiple Sclerosis Society 6 18 6 Leukaemia Research 2 10 o Congo Relief 47 10 o Society for the Lepers 2 10 o Pestalozzi Village 210 o P.D.S.A. 2 2 0 Musician's Benevolent Fund 2 0 0 Mission t o Seamen 5 4 8 Queen Elizabeth Training College for t h e Disabled 2 0 0 C. of E. Children's Society 2 0 0 Guide Dogs for the Blind 2 0 0 Imp. Cancer Research Fund 6 7 3 British and Foreign Bible Society 2 4 0 Spittal Training Centre 1 9 9 St. Andrews Hospital, Chippenham 6 19 4 Balance 2

£184 18

These figures are fairly good—and yet are any of us really generous in proportion to our numbers and our standard of living? Do we honestly think about what we are supporting? Do we bother to

imagine what use is made of the money we give? We are continually told and we continually read of hunger and disease, of misery and despair, but the humble descriptions are now so numerous that it is easy to accept them without being shocked or shamed into action.

If the baby Arab, the little refugee with his puckered face and distorted body, whose appealing eyes stare at us from a leaflet on the mission's table, were lying outside the door, our immediate reaction would be to leave everything else and run to his help. However, just because he is not outside the door but a few thousand miles away and just because we made a greater effort than usual to raise money for refugees last year, we almost forget his and others pathetic existence.

In Britain the sum spent on defence every year is the equivalent of ÂŁ30 for each person, and we still grudge the infinitesimal amount we give to improve these peoples' lives! For the sake of world peace alone we cannot afford to disregard our enormous responsibility. In The Devil's Disciple Shaw writes, "The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity."

ELIZABETH WRANGHAM (Mission Secretary)

THE STAFF We welcomed on the staff in September, Miss R. J. Jones (English) Miss Thorp (French), Miss Hayter and Miss Shaw (Junior School), Mrs. Bradshaw (Needlework), Miss Goddard (Assistant Cook), Miss Simmons (Assistant Matron) and in January, Miss Cox (Mathematics), also Miss Birkett who came from the Cambridge University Department of Education to do her term's teaching practice. During the summer term we were most grateful to have the help of Susan Wood who helped at St. Margaret's while Miss Shaw was away ill.

In July we were very sorry to lose Miss Barkley after 15 years' Mrs. Warden and Miss Jenkins after 2 years, Miss Bosanquet after 5 terms and Miss Simmonds after i year. In October, Miss Hensman went to Hong Kong, having given most valuable temporary help for 2 terms and, at Christmas, Miss Williams left us after 3 terms and Miss Tyler after 4 terms.

THE STAFF 1961 Resident or full-time: Miss Barkley, Physical Education Miss Bosanquet, Music Miss Brain, English and Library Mrs. Brecknell, Science Mile Chapoulou, French Miss Cox, Mathematics Mrs. Dunn, Music Miss Gosney, Junior School Miss Hayter, Junior School Miss Heawood, Geography Miss Jenkins, Music Miss R. J. Jones, English Miss Nesbitt, Music Miss Shaw, Junior School Miss Stallard, Mathematics Miss Stedmond, History Miss Thorp, French Miss Torrance, Physical Education Mrs. Warden, Classics Miss Windsor-Aubrey, Science Miss Wood, Classics Mrs. Allin, Sister-in-Charge, Sanatorium Mrs. Hart, Secretary Miss Goddard, Cook Miss Jackson, Caterer Miss A. Jones, Cook Miss Payne, Matron Miss Simmons, Assistant Matron Miss Shepherd, Accounts Secretary Miss Weetman, Housekeeper Visiting Staff: Miss Bradshaw, Needlework Miss Bowlby, "Cello Miss Chard, Piano Miss Cherrington, German Mr. Harker, Director of Music Miss Palmer, Flute and Oboe Miss Stannard, Art Mrs. Vines, Sanatorium Mr. Walthew, Clarinet Miss Warner, Violin Miss Williams, English

SCHOOL LIST—July 1961 UPPER SIXTH Margaret Brooke* Christian Duff* Jane Baron* Morwenna Brewer* Ann Bunney* Sarah Butler* Anne Carter* Anna Collingwood* Philippa Finch Louise Findeisen*

Susan Frost* Susan Guest* Janice Hardie* Rosemary Harris* (i) Allice Higginbotham* Bridget Jones Clare Jensen Lucy Moir Susan Pearson* Judith Russell

Penelope Sabben-Clare Carole Seymour-Jones Jill Sevenoaks* Rosemary Stanley* Kate Trevelyan Celia Voelcker Rachel Woods* Elizabeth Wrangham

Diana Finch Penelope Forde (4) Hilary Hordern Jane Jones Hope Leather Juliet Le Fanu Susan Lloyd*

Susan Moore Angela Newton Dunn (5) Sally Richards* Patty Stanton Rosalind Whinney (6) Susan Woodward Mary Wright

SIXTH Miss Heawood Veronica Bardswell Elizabeth Barratt Lucinda Carling Caroline Carr Susan Casement Virginia Clapham Helena Cowgill (2) Sally Duveen (3)

UPPER FIFTH EAST Miss Jones Frances Baker Veronica Brinton Andrea Dennison (7) Mary Falk Carolyn Fison Rosemary Fison Kate Garvey Philippa Good

Sally Hazell Jane Henderson Pippa Herring Joanna James Celia Jenkins Susan Labouchere Rosemary Lloyd Carola Marnham

Christine Phillimore Sarah Proby Susan Roffey Susan Still Elizabeth Syms Susan Vaughan Marilyn Winther

UPPER FIFTH WEST Miss Stedmond Gillian Bowtell Sarah Briant Sheila Bullick (8) Philippa Bunting Caroline Finch Christine Forrest

Lucy Gardner (9) Juliet Goodhart Sarah Haywood Sheila Jamieson Elizabeth Leacock Jennifer Little Johns (10)

Catherine Mann Ursula Motley Rosemary Saunders Barbara Smellie Philippa Stratton Susan Wort

LOWER FIFTH EAST Miss Wood Elizabeth Arbuthnot Lucy Arden-Close Harriet Bagley (n) Sarah Barber Corinne Butler Rachel Clarke Judy Clift Elizabeth Cowley

Elizabeth Errington (12) Susan Henniker Priscilla Kershaw Elizabeth Kessler Nicola Le Fanu Jane Miller (12) Julia Park Lucy Prideaux

Joanna Proby Rosamund Roberts Diana Stanley Cally Stopford Caroline Upcher Victoria Vigne Rose Voelcker Anne Wrangham

LOWER FIFTH WEST Miss Stallard Kate Bartholomew Susan Birtwistle Caroline Bull Jane Duncombe-Anderson Margaret Evans Marianne Fison Elizabeth Frost

Penelope Guest Monica Harvie Clark (14) Penelope Hill Gillian Nutter Angela Rathbone Caroline Russell

Veronica Sheppard Jean Tyler Veronica Verey Phoebe Whittle Clare Woodward Elizabeth Wright

UPPER FOURTH EAST Miss Cox Rosalind Courage (15) Clare Fewtrell Dorothy Hosburn Diana Judd Gilian Martin-Jones

Sarah McAlpine Margaret Peddie Phoebe Pellew Jane Reed Susan Ross

Clare Stancliffe Sally Tewson (16) Rosemary Vaughan Thelma Wallace (17)

UPPER FOURTH WEST Miss Thorp Meriel Acworth Cecilia Assheton Mary Bartholomew Julia Brewin Priscilla Carr Sally Clift Priscilla Connolly Mollie Cook

Alison Cooke Elizabeth Cowgill (2) Susan Cowgill (2) Christian Davidson Linda Goodman Rosemary Fletcher Caroline Harris Judith Hodgson

Kathryn Jenkinson Rosemary Marnham Lindsay Mitchell Janet Rivett Charmian Rylands Belinda Whittle Mary Jane Wilson

LOWER FOURTH Miss Jenkins JaneBarlee(iS) Susan Bartholomew Virginia Bliss Victoria Brain Rachel Brown Elizabeth Clift (19) Sally Dalglish (20) Ruth Ellis

Emma Ferrard Emilie Gwynne-Jones Penelope Howell Sarah Inglis Charlotte Merz Rosemary Milligan Eleanor Morton Caroline Myers

Jacelyn Petty Jill Pick (21) Susan Stanton Jennifer Stoddart Mary Unwin Joceline Wickham Lorna Williams

ST. MARGARET'S UPPER THIRD Miss Gosney Hilary Atwell Sarah Bailey Barbara Bridges

Susan Clark Georgina Fitzmaurice

Judith Wilson Susan Wiltshire

Penelope Gilks Karen Phillips

Jennifer Wright

Jean George Emma Knowles Jane Reeve

Sylvia Smith Zoe Wilson

MIDDLE THIRD Julia Buckingham Alexandra Gale LOWER THIRD Janice Bevan Wendy Blackford Catherine Gale

UPPER SECOND Miss Shaw Jill Bailey Nicola Clements Margaret Davis

Vicki Evans Vivien Gough Sally Hargrave

Christine Heath Susan Maundrell Sharon Woodley

Susan Jeffes Charles Phillips

Hugh Townley

LOWER SECOND Anne Chamberlain Cicely Greenwood

FORM ONE Miss Hayter Carolyn Mills Andrew Phillips

Charlotte Wilson

Tessa Wilson

Katherine Gilks Philippa Gough Sarah Greenwood

Elizabeth Jeary Caroline Townley Robert Townley

KINDERGARTEN Amanda Barnett Elizabeth Catley-Day Timothy Catley-Day Simon Clements

* Denotes Prefect Margaret Brooke will be Head Girl next term and Elizabeth Wrangham, Second Head Girl.

(1) (2) (j) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (n) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22)

Daughter of Mrs. Harris (Snell) Daughters of Margaret Cowgill (Ogle) Daughter of Eileen Duveen (Gowers) Daughter of Pamela Forde (Robinson) Daughter of Barbara Newton Dunn (Brooke) Daughter of Nora Slade-Powell (Reed) Daughter of Lesley Dennison (Wollen) Daughter of Barbara Bullick (Ridley) Daughter of Sheila Gardner (Ferguson) Daughter of Pamela Littlejohns (Barker) Daughter of Elizabeth Bagley (Westaway) Daughter of Reine Errington (Macaulay) Daughter of Elizabeth Miller (Sarjeant) Daughter of Sheila Harvie Ckrk (Hunt) Daughter of Dorothy Courage (Stephenson) Daughter of Hannah Tewson (Bridgman) Daughter of Janet Wallace (Glossop) Daughter of Laura Barlee (Attlee) Daughter of Constance Clift (Allen) Daughter of Molly Dalglish (Longridge) Daughter of Anne Pickering Pick (Nettlefield) Daughter of Enid Maundrell (Thomas)

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES OLD GIRLS University of Oxford Final Honours School of English Language and Literature, Class II Final Honours School of Mathematics, Class II Final Honours School of Zoology, Class I Honours Moderations, Mathematics, Class II University of Cambridge Classical Tripos, Part I: Class II, Division 2 Mediaeval and Modern Languages Tripos, Part I: French and Italian, Class I. Historical Tripos, Part I: Class II, Division 2 University of Dublin Trinity College

I. M. Groves G. Keen E. Lenchars A. Finch S. Crawford N. Hopkinson M. StallardPenoyre

Vacancy

V. Light

Vacancy

V. Dalby

University of Nottingham

PRESENT GIRLS University of Cambridge Girton College

Vacancy in Medicine

University of London London Hospital Medical School University of Durham St. Mary's College

Vacancy

J. Pearson H. Cowgill

Vacancy in Mathematics and Physics

C. Duff

Vacancy in Modern Languages Vacancy in English and History

R. Lloyd S. Wood

Vacancy in English and French

J. Sevenoaks

Vacancy in English and History

S. Butler

Vacancy in Piano and Viola

C. More

University of St. Andrews

University of Dublin Trinity College McGill University, Montreal Royal Academy of Music

Homerton College, Cambridge Vacancy 10

A. Collingwood

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level—June 1960 M. Brooke K. Costley-White C. Duft G. Goodman P. Herring S. James A. Kennedy R. Lloyd C. More J. Pearson E. Saunders C. Seymour-Jones A. Smellie S. Wood

Mathematics Physics, Chemistry, Zoology (S) Mathematics, Physics English, Biology, Art (S) Art French English, French Latin, French, German Art Physics, Chemistry, Zoology Mathematics Art History, Geography (S), French History, French

Advanced Level—June 1961 J. Baron, History, Geography.

M. Brewer, English, Latin, French.

M. Brodie, Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics.

A. Bunney, English.

S. Butler, English, History.

A. Carter, Latin, French, German.

A. Collingwood, English, French.

C. Duff, Advanced and Pure Mathematics, Physics.

P. Finch, Physics, Chemistry (S), Zoology.

L. Findeisen, Latin (S), Greek.

S. Frost, Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics (S), Physics.

S. Guest, Physics, Zoology.

R. Harris, History.

A. Higginbotham, English.

B. Jones, History, French.

C. Jensen, Latin.

L. Moir, Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics.

S. Pearson, History, Latin (S), French.

I. Russell, English, Latin, French.

P. Sabben-Clare, Zoology.

C. Seymour-Jones, History Distinction (S), Latin (S), French.

J. Sevenoaks, English, History, French.

R. Stanley, History, Latin, French.

K. Trevelyan, History, Latin, French.

C. Voelcker, History, Zoology.

R. Woods, English, Geography.

E. Wrangham, History, Latin, French.

W. Laughlin, Physics, Chemistry, Biology.

C. More, French, German.

J. Pearson, Biology.

L. Carling, Art. V. Clapham, Art. P. Forde, Art. R. Whinney, Art. S denotes Scholarship Level.

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Ordinary Level—July 1960 C. Voclcker (i) * E. Wrangham (i)* J. Baron (i)* P. Bowtell (i)* S. Corry (2)* J. Hardie (2)* A. Higginbotham (i)* M. Holbrow (2)* C. Jensen (i)* J. Keevil (2)* M. Reed (i)* J. Russell (3)* R. Woods (i)* C. Carr (8) S. Casement (3) V. Clapham J. Cole (5) T. Dawson (7) S. Duveen (4) P. Forde (7) N. Green (3) H. Gresfbrd Jones(2) J. Le Fanu (5) A. Newton Dunn (2) C. Proby (2) S. Richards (3) S. Woodward (8)

K. Balfour (i) * M. Brewer (2)* A. Carter (i)* A. Collingwood (i)* F. Compton (i)* R. Harris (i)* A. Kennedy (i)* L. Moir (i)* C. More (i)* J. Pearson (i)* E. Saunders (i)* C. Seymour-Jones (i)* K. Trevelyan (i)* L. Bartholomew (7) L. Carling (i) H. Cowgill (6) D. Finch (8) H. Hordern (2) J. Jones (4) H. Leather (4) S. Lloyd (5) A. Smith (i) P. Stanton (7) R. Whinney (5) M. Wright (6) V. Bardswell (8) E. Barratt (2)

Ordinary Level—December 1960 H. Leather (i)* J. Le. Fanu (i)* S. Lloyd (i)* S. Richards (i)* M. Wright (i)*

S. Mitchell (i)* P. Sabber-Clare (i)* S. Casement (2)* H. Cowgill (i)* S. Duveen (i)* N. Green (i)* Ordinary Level—July 1961 P. Sabben-Clare (i)* E. Barratt (i)* L. Carling (i)* S. Casement (i)* J. Finch (i)* F. Baker (6) V. Brinton (4) A. Dennison (8) M. Falk (8) C. Fison (9) R. Fison (8) K. Garvey (5) P. Good (7) S. Hazell (8) J. Henderson (8) P. Herring (5) J. James (8)

H. Hordern (i)* H. Leather (i)* S. Moore (3)* A. Newton Dunn (i)* S. Richards (3)1 E. Syms (4) S. Vaughan (4) M. Winther (4) G. Bowtell (4) S. Briant (6) S. Bullick (3) P. Bunting (3) C. Finch (7) C. Forrest (6) L. Gardner (4) J. Goodhart (5) S. Haywood (2) 12

S. Jamieson (5) E. Leacock (5) J. Littlejohns (4) C. Mann (6) U. Motley (6) R. Saunders (4) P. Stratton (6) S. Wort (5)

G. Jenkins (6) S. Labouchere (4) R. Lloyd (8) C. Marnham (5) C. Phillimore (6) S. Proby (7) S. Roffey (2) S. Still (6)

The numbers in brackets show the number of passes. * Shows subject added to previous General Certificate.

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music—1961 Results Grade VIII Final Piano Pass with merit S. Lloyd Pass with merit S. Pearson Grade VII 'Cello Pass S. Woodward Pass with merit J. Park Piano Pass S. Barber Grade VI Piano R. Clarke P. Guest M. Winter Pass with merit P. Forde 'Cello Grade V S. Barber Grade V Theory of Music R. Clarke N. Le Fanu J. Park N. Winter General Knowledge Results 1961 Senior: Junior: Parents:

I. E. Wrangham L. Findeisen z.

I. L. Williams z.

S. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Sabben-Clare.

MUSIC 1960-1961 1960

Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Dec.

13th.

26th.

5th. i zth.

18th.

1961 Feb. loth.

March I5th.

March 16th.

May 4th.

May 18th.

I St. June and 9th.

Frederick Grinke Bath Bach Festival.

Mendlessohn's Elijah in Calne Music Festival.

Carol Service.

Intimate Opera Company.

Samson at Marlborough.

Bentley Grammar School Concert.

Maria Lidka ace. Otto Freudenthal.

Elsie and Vernon Warner.

Bath Festival Concerts.

We have been very lucky this year in the number of concerts we have heard both here and in Bath. Perhaps the one that will be most remembered by us all, especially by the members of the orchestra, is the one in which Frederick Grinke came to play two violin concertos with the school orchestra. As well as the Mozart concerto in D major and the Bach concerto in E major, Mr. Grinke included a Bach Chaconne and a Polish Caprice in his programme. Everyone was very interested to hear a little about Mr. Grinke's Strad. violin on which he played.

In the middle of October the sixth forms went to one of the Bach festival concerts in Bath, at which the E major and third Brandenburg concertos were performed.

A few days before the Music Festival some people heard Mendlessohn's Elijah sung in Calne Parish Church.

This year we were very sorry that Dr. Jacques was unable to conduct the Music Festival as he had done so well for many years, but we were very glad to have Mr. Clifford Harker from Bristol Cathedral to take his place. This year we sang part of Haydn's The Seasons and the juniors sang some songs from Purcell's Moon Cantata. The orchestra played Bach's double violin concerto, the first movement and Minuet and Trio of Schubert's Fifth Symphony and Bach's third Brandenburg concerto.

As this year it was inconvenient to have our Carol Service in the Parish Church, this took place in the Hall. We sang several three-part carols as well as the traditional ones.

In February the Intimate Opera Company again visited the school and performed three comic operas which were greatly appreciated.

After several weekly rehearsals in Marlborough College Chapel, the sixth forms took part in a performance of Samson on March i jth, under the direction of Mr. Robert Ferry. The next day we much enjoyed hearing a concert given by the Bentley Grammar School in Calne.

At the beginning of the Summer term Maria Lidka gave a very enjoyable violin recital accompanied by Otto Freudenthal. They played three sonatas by Bach, Beethoven and Janasek.

Another memorable concert was given by Miss Warner and her brother. For many of us this was the best concert we have heard here and we hope very much that we shall hear them play together again.

This year parties were taken to two of the Bath Festival concerts in which Yehudi Menuhin was the soloist. Both were very much enjoyed. At the first concert there was a first performance of a new work by Lennox Berkeley, conducted by the composer. The second 14

concert included the Faure Requiem and a Stravinsky violin concerto which was unknown to most of us.

We should like to thank all the music staff especially Miss Nesbitt, Miss Warner and Mr. Harker for all they do for us throughout the year.

S. GUEST and S. LLOYD

THE PLAY READING SOCIETY The Play Reading Society was revived once again in November 1960. However this time it really seems that the foundations are permanent, and all the members are determined that it shall never die the miserable death of its precedessors!

Membership, which is open to the VI forms and upper V, now includes a total of 38 who meet every Sunday evening after supper.

Each play is cast as for acting and is usually read in about three weeks.

The following have been read during the year:— I Have Five Daughters Margaret Macnamara.

[A dramatised version of Pride and Prejudice) French Without Tears Terence Rattigan.

She Stoops to Conquer Oliver Goldsmith.

The Cherry Orchard Anton Chechov.

Othello William Shakespeare.

Pygmalion Bernard Shaw.

Noah Andre Obey.

The Upper VI members very much enjoyed the production of Golden Harvest by Christian Michell in the Calne Town Hall in January, and the whole Society has been very lucky in going for two expeditions this summer. Within a fortnight we had heard Sir Michael Redgrave give a selection of readings from various Shakespearian plays in the Theatre Royal in Bath, and had also seen the excellent modern play A Man for all Seasons acted by the Bristol Old Vic Company. Both these expeditions were felt to have made a good end to the year. We are very grateful to Miss Gibbins and the other members of the staff who ensured their success.

ELIZABETH WRANGHAM

Sept.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Feb. Feb. March April

LECTURES 3Oth. Miss Hensman on her journey to Inner Mongolia.

3rd. Miss Hensman on "Christianity and Communism."

18th. Major J. Godolphin on "Women's Work in the Army." ist. Squadron-Leader Yeats on the R.S.P.C.A. 8th. Canon Rose on "The Creation."

13th. Mrs. Taylor on "Mental Health is everyone's business."

4th. Miss Coats on her recent visit to Algeria.

28th. Mrs. Strong on the "Missions to Seamen."

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Miss Hensman had already whetted our appetites with scraps of information about her experiences in Communist China, and we were therefore very pleased when she gave us a full and instructive lecture on "Christianity and Communism." The hardships, the uncertainty and excitement of life in the Orient were brought home to us by a further detailed account of her hazardous journey into Inner Mongolia, where she was the only woman present at a historic conference of Mongolian Princes.

In this year of the Mental Health Appeal we were encouraged by Mrs. Taylor to take a deeper interest in and to give generously to this worthwhile cause. She impressed upon us the Victorian attitude of the public at the present time, in that there is such a stigma attached to the mentally unsound that they are virtually excluded from society.

Major Godolphin aptly demonstrated that a career in the W.R.A.C. today does not solely entail "square-bashing" in the rain as some of the more uninitiated among us may have previously imagined.

Every nice girl loves a sailor, and we were glad to hear from Mrs. Strong more about the deserving work of the Missions to Seamen in foreign ports. Slides illustrating the important and valuable part played by the Church in this enterprise were very interesting.

Canon Rose helped to clarify the various interpretations of the creation of the universe, and enabled us to understand a little more about this difficult subject, especially now, when the startling theories of Professor Ryle and Professor Hoyle are revolutionising former theories.

We were very pleased to see Miss Coate again and from her lecture, delivered both in English and rapid French, we were able to learn some enlightening information about the conflict between General de Gaulle and the Algerians.

The sympathy with badly-treated animals is never-failing, and Squadron Leader Yeats talked impressively to the Lower V downwards on the tireless work of the R.S.P.C.A. R. STANLEY and J. PEARSON

THE CLASSICAL SOCIETY School activities have been increased this year by the inauguration of the Classical Society—which is now flourishing, thanks to the enthusiastic support of Miss Wood and Mrs Warden. Members are drawn from the Upper V upwards and meet every fortnight.

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We have had a varied assortment of lectures, nearly all of which have been illustrated with film strips or lantern slides. Mrs. Warden described her visit to Pompeii and her husband later lectured on Greek pottery. Mr. Rennell also came over from Marlborough and spoke about Roman Britain and Miss Wood outlined the different phases in the development of Greek sculpture. A certain amount of research has also been going on independently in the society itself—several of the Upper V read a paper on Roman Gaul in the spring and two of the VI form spoke on Greek social life.

The Birds of Aristophanes provided several amusing sessions as we read through this play in translation. We have also done the same with the Gilbert Murray version of the Agamemnon. Just before Christmas a large proportion of the Society took part in a recitation competition and there were a number of entries in both Greek and Latin.

The highlights of the year have, however, undoubtedly been the expeditions. Parties have visited the museums at both Cirencester and Devizes and the Roman Villa at Chedworth where we saw the very fine mosaics. As usual, all the VI forms and the Lower V classicists went to the Greek play in Bradfield College's open-air theatre. This year we saw a superb production of the Antigone with a particularly fine chorus and Teiresias.

The season ended with two all-day digging excursions to Cirencester where we joined in excavations on the foundations of a Roman fort. Miss Wood took a great deal of trouble over the arrangements and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves, arriving back exhausted after wielding pick-axes and filling endless buckets with soil. We found fragments of fourth century pottery and quantities of oyster shells, which were, we were told, the Roman equivalent of fish and chips!

We are glad to see that the society has begun so well—Floreat Sodalitas Classical LOUISE FINDERSEN

FOUNDERS' DAY 1961 This year's Founders' Day was fortunately on a wonderfully fine day, which enabled all pkns to run smoothly. There seemed to be more visitors than ever and some of the younger ones ventured into the swimming pool after tea.

The commemoration service, in the morning, was conducted by the Vicar of Came, and the preacher was Canon Stancliffe, Rector of St. Margaret's, Westminster. He gave an unusual and provocative sermon and we are very grateful to him for coming.

The flowers, arum lilies and delphiniums on the altar and the other decorations in the alcoves and on the stairs, were beautifully arranged

by Mrs. Hart. Some of the more artistic members of the school, under the supervision of Mrs. Brecknell, had also done the flowers for the dining-room tables.

The ballet began after a minor crisis, when it was found that two of the cast had developed German Measles.

The performance, an adaption of Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin, was entirely and most successfully produced by Miss Barkley.

We were all very sorry to hear that it was the last ballet under her direction as she was to leave us at the end of the summer term.

When the ballet was over, the visitors, many of them old girls, had an excellent tea in the dining-room.

In spite of following much the same pattern every year, Founders' Day is always enjoyable, and this year it seems to have been particularly successful.

J. SEVENOAKS and A. BUNNEY

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY Mainly due to the encouragement and help of Miss Aubrey and Mrs. Brecknell, we have had a very full and interesting year.

We have been trying to encourage the younger members by means of competitions and many varied expeditions among which have been a visit to the Severn Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge and several excursions to the Downs.

Before the end of term the senior members are going on a visit to the Swindon railways under Mr. Breckell's guidance, which should be very interesting. The rest of the society is going in a larger group on a less intensive tour.

There have been a few lectures from members of the society, the most memorable of which was on Astronomy delivered by C. Stancliffe, P. Pellew and N. Peddie, who had clearly put a great deal of work into the preparation of their speech.

The Upper V have been in almost sole charge this year and have proved extremely competent. This, and the fact that there is a large and enthusiastic junior membership, seem to indicate a flourishing future for the society.

S. VAUGHAN, J. GOODHART and C. DUFF

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HIGHDAYS AND HOLIDAYS Our frolicsome natures have been well taken into consideration during the past year.

The night before Miss Hensman left us to return to Chung Chi University the school went up to the Hall expecting a lecture on Asia, which turned out to be a farewell party in the form of a sketch acted by the Upper VI and followed by cocoa and buns.

This year's school dance was the largest ever held and as usual went with a swing, while the Lower V downwards were entertained by the Upper V in the Gym. On the last night of the Christmas term the Upper VI again proved themselves to be able actresses, assisted by the staff, when they gave an adapted version of A. A. Milne's Once Upon a Time. The evening ended with a lovely supper by candlelight.

Those of us who did not go out on the Saturday of our Spring Half-term spent the morning shopping in Bath, and in the evening there was an amusing film of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton.

After the General Knowledge Paper and tennis in the morning, a picnic tea at Milk Hill was the highlight of this year's Ascension Day which was somewhat altered from previous years.

Blue berets were conspicuous among a crowd of seven thousand at the Conservative Rally at Bowood, although none were actually seen climbing into the helicopters or speedboats which, as well as show jumping, water-skiing and tombola, entertained this great number on July i st. That evening the Upper V and VFs stayed behind to hear the Prime Minister's speech.

A week later we were again trying our luck in the vicarage garden at the Church Fete which was opened this year by Miss Gibbins.

MORWENNA BREWER and ANNE COLLINGWOOD

CONFERENCE AT PECKHAM April ijth saw Rosemary Stanley and myself hovering timidly on the front door step of the U.G.S. settlement in Staffordshire Street.

We were arriving with some 25 other people at a conference on "Social Science as a Career".

We had been sent a programme of our visits and lectures for the next two days and it seemed that we should be fully occupied with a 19

fascinating series of talks. "Probation Officer", "Policewoman", "Churchworker" were some of the titles and they were to prove as interesting as they sounded.

On our second afternoon we were escorted round St. Bartholomew's Hospital, which was very interesting—we were extremely lucky to have this opportunity of seeing how a large hospital works.

We were then taken on a marathon walk through the City to the Festival Hall Gardens where we had an early supper before walking up to Drury. Lane to see My Fair Lady which we enjoyed immensely.

Next morning came the only hitch in the programme. We were supposed to be listening to a police inspector, but five minutes after the lecture was due to start an apologetic telephone call came through to say that New Scotland Yard had unfortunately mislaid it's engagement book! So we were deprived of one talk. However, the warden filled in very ably with a quick summary of the work that the Mission is doing in Peckham, and a conducted tour of the Settlement. We heard the "Mums" doing Keep Fit, talked to many of the "60 plus" and went round the day nursery and clothes shop.

By tea time that afternoon we had learnt a great deal about the various aspects of Social Work and were wishing we could stay longer, but the conference was due to end at 5.00 p.m. so we had to make our reluctant goodbyes, and leave after an extremely full two days.

It is flattering to know that the warden, on greeting us, said, "I always call St. Mary's the Charm School!" I hope that nothing we said or did during our visit dispelled this impression!

CHRISTIAN DUFF. APRIL IN PARIS Like Chaucer's Prioress it might perhaps have been said of each of us when we landed in Dieppe, that "Frensh of Paris was to hir unknowne". However, the ten days we spent there on the Tenth Paris Cultural Holiday during the Easter holidays did, among other things, a little at least to remedy this.

We were very lucky in staying at the Cercle Concordia which was less Spartan than some of the other lycees, although in a somewhat unsalubrious neighbourhood—we were always very grateful for the protection of our escorts at night against the possible (as we thought) attacks of the "blousons noirs".

Every day we went to "conferences" and "cours practiques" at the Sorbonne which were generally most illuminating, although

occasionally our French was perhaps a little out of its depth. As the range of the books set for "A" level is necessarily limited, we were especially interested to hear about poets and playwrights outside our set authors, many of whom we knew very little about beforehand.

On one gala evening when the whole theatre of the Comedie Frangaise was reserved for students on the course, we saw Moliere's "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" while we had the opportunity of seeing other plays whenever our purses permitted it. We spent an afternoon at the Louvre and also visited Versailles: there, after exploring the palace and the gardens, we ended up in the Petit Trianon where we listened to the Boat Race! It is impossible to mention all we saw—Les Invalides, the Pantheon, the Conciergerie, Notre Dame ...

We spent an exhilarating morning at the Marche aux Puces, where we haggled vigorously for silk scarves, Moroccan leather bags and rather dubious antiques, and an afternoon at Montmartre. The weather had driven the artists away from the Place du Tertre, but the cherry blossom was blowing in the rain and when we returned that night during our tour of "Paris illumine" the Sacre Coeur looked as beautiful by moonlight as it did in the blazing sun on Easter Sunday when some of us went to Mass there after Communion at the British Embassy Church.

Weight-lifting at the American Centre kept us fighting fit for sightseeing and shopping in our spare time. The eight hundred girls on the course made inroads into the stock of the Galeries Lafayettes and the boutiques of the Bon "Mich" while one's imagination boggles at the number of cups of chocolate, beignets and "hot dogs" we swallowed at L'Escalier, our favourite cafe opposite the Sorbonne.

Between lectures we often used to go for flanerie along the banks of the Seine, buying second-hand goods, and the inevitable prints and postcards from the bouginistes.

We were most grateful to Miss Williams and Mile Chapoulou for all they did to organise the course and would like to say how sorry we were that, through illness, Mademoiselle was unable to come to Paris too.

CAROLE SEYMOUR-JONES and ANNE CARTER

THE LIBRARY In the course of the year, the library has acquired two hundred and fifteen new books, either purchased from the Library Fund and School Subscriptions or given by friends. The Science Section, in particular, has profited this term by a gift from the Shell Petroleum Company of books to the value of ÂŁ50. A number of books have been

given by other friends, and we are most grateful to all who have remembered us in this generous way.

As usual, much time, thought and hard work have been given by those who help in the library, and we thank them for their contribution to the good order and general upkeep both in the Bodington and in the Coulter Libraries.

S.B.

GAMES We have had a more successful lacrosse season than usual this year and everyone has worked hard. The ist team especially is to be congratulated on winning all, save one, of its matches. We were very grateful to Mrs. Thompson, who came over from Marlborough, for the help she gave us when Miss Barkley was ill.

There were fewer tennis matches than usual this summer, owing to other weekend activities. On one Saturday in May, the ist VI enjoyed a rather uneven match against a Mother's VI, and we hope this will be continued in the future.

Swimming began fairly early this year, but it was very cold until after half-term. With Miss Torrance's help and encouragement, the teams have worked hard and enjoyed some really exciting matches with better results than usual!

The standard of Life-Saving reached in former years was maintained again this year when thirty-six people passed Bronze, and several others took higher grades with equal success.

Although not so many people as usual took part in Company Swimming this year, everyone was provided with great excitement whether they were swimming or watching. In spite of the determination of all the other companies, Moberly walked off with the cup for the third year in succession.

We are extremely sorry to have to say Goodbye to Miss Barkley and would like to take this opportunity of thanking her for all she has done for the school. We were delighted to hear of Miss Torrance's engagement, and are still very proud of her position in the All England Lacrosse Team.

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TEAMS zst XII Lacrosse P. Herring A. Gresford-Jones S. Butler S. Guest* A. Newton-Dunn K. Trevelyan* A. Higginbotham* R. Harris* (Captain) M. Wright J. Pearson* A. Carter M. Winther

G. P. C.P. ;M.

L.D. R,D. C.

L.A. R.A. jH. 2H.

iH.

Under 15 XII S. Labouchere R. Fison P. Kershaw C. Phillimore C. Mann C. Jenkins M. Falk S. Haywood E. Leacock J. Henderson (Captain) J. Littlejohns E, Syms

Tennis ist VI JR. Harris (Captain) \M. Brewer 2nd Couple /S. Guest \L. Moir Casement 3rd Couple Herring ist Couple

rs.

IP.

and VI M. Brooke (Captain) E. Wrangham S. Pearson M. Wright A. Bunney C. Jensen

Swimming The following have swum for the School, ist Team Under 15 A. Higginbotham* (Captain) M. Falk* (Captain) L. Carling C. Bull* P. Forde P. Bunting* L. Gardner* E. Cowley S. Hazell C, Fewtrell P. Herring C. Martin-Jones J. Jatnes J. Miller* E. Leacock J. Park H, Leather* J. Rivett J. Littlejohns S. Ross A. Newton-Dunn* V. Verey* P. Sabben-Clare P. Stanton* R. Woods* 'Colours—junior and senior MATCH RESULTS Autumn Term 1960 Oct. ist. ist and Under 15 XII's in West of England tournament at Winchester ist XII v. Westonbirt Oct. ijth.

2nd XII v. Westonbirt Under 15 XII v. Westonbirt Nov. 5th. ist. XII v. Downe House Under 15 XII v. Downe House Nov. 9th. ist. XII v. Newbury Grammar School 2nd. XII v. Newbury Grammar School Under 13 XII v. Newbury Grammar School Dec. icth. ist. XII v. Godolphin Under 15 XII v. Godolphin

Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home

Won 4-3 Lost 8-11 Won 8-7 Won 11-4 Won 13-1 Won 10-8

Won 17-7 Won 23-7 Lost 8-9 Lost 5-6

Spring Term 1961 "A" XII v. St. Katherine and St. Helen's Home Won "B" XII v. St Katherine and St. Helen's Home Won ist.

XII v.

Cheltenham Ladies' College Home Feb. 8th.

Won 2nd. XII v. Cheltenham Ladies' College Home Lost Under 1 5 XII v. Cheltenham Ladies' College Home Won L.IV XII v. Bentley Grammar School Feb. 24th. ist. year XII Home Won ist. XII v. Newbury Grammar School Mar. 4th.

Home Won 2nd. XII v. Newbury Grammar School Home Drew Under 13 XII v. Newbury Grammar School Home Won Lost Home Mar. nth. Under 15 XII v. Royal School Under 1 3 XII v. Royal School Home Lost Away Won Mar. 1 8th. ist. XII v. Royal School "A" XII Mar. 28th. ist. XII played in the All Schools Tournament at Merton.

Jan. zist.

9-6 12-0 14-8 9-13 12-6

23-0 10-7 7-7 22-21 3-5 15-35 5-2

Summer Term 1961 May 1 3th.

May zoth.

ist. VI v. a Mother's VI ist. couple played in the Wiltshire Girls' Schools Tennis Competition

Home

July 1 2th.

July 1 5th.

1st. Swimming v. City of Bath Under 15 Swimming v. City of Bath.

Under 1 5 VI v. Stonar

Home Home Home

ist. Swimming v. Stonar "B" VI v. Newbury Grammar School ist. VI "C" VI v. Newbury Grammar School 2nd. VI ist. VI v. Bentley Grammar School ist. VI v. Cheltenham Ladies' College 2nd. VI v. Cheltenham Ladies' College Under 1 5 VI v. Cheltenham Ladies' College ist. Swimming v. Cheltenham Ladies' College Under 15 Swimming v. Cheltenham Ladies' College

Home

Lost

Away Away Away Away Away Away

Won 6-3 Won 8-1 Lost 9-0 Lost 9-0 Lost 3-6 Lost 16-32

Away

Lost

Rosemary Harris Elizabeth Cowley Susan Stanton

Form Tennis Won by Upper VI Company Swimming Won by Moberly

Lost 3-6 Won 7-2 Lost 2-26 Lost 2-24 Won 5-3 (i drawn) Won 20-14 Lost 6-28 Won 8-0 (i unfinished) Won 41-32

Away

Tennis Singles Senior Under 15 Under 13

6-3

Home

ist. VI v. St. Mary's, Wantage Away 2nd. VI v. St. Mary's, Wantage Away ist. Swimming v. St. Mary's, Wantage Away Under 1 5 Swimming v. St. Mary's, Wantage Away Home June 1 7th. ist. VI v. City of Bath May 27th.

July 8th.

Lost

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ONEDOWNMANSHIP Why is it that people at St. Mary's do not try to keep up with the Jones's, but rather to keep down with them, so to speak? Perhaps it is because there is a tendency in our generation to try to be over-modest about everything, to such an extent that neither this modesty nor praise from others can be sincere. Over and over again one hears a conversation like the following: "Oh, jolly well done, shooting all those goals for the team this afternoon, I don't know how you do it!"

"Oh really, it was nothing. I was absolutely hopeless, it was a complete fluke."

All this may sound somewhat exaggerated but it is typically what happens. The second speaker, the brilliant games player, is not ever fishing for compliments, since it would seem that she has already received enough! Yet she persists in running herself down instead of accepting the compliment with a smile or a polite "thank you". The compliments themselves also become meaningless.

In spite of wanting to get ahead at school, it is considered bad form to appear to be making efforts to do so. The person who slogs all day and all night, and then annoyingly achieves dazzling results in exams., is not admired as is the one who does well without apparent effort. Perhaps this is why onedownmanship is usually found only at school, because in the tough world outside the go ahead person does not mind how much he or she shows ambition, and so will not always be falsely modest.

When the typical St. Mary's girl leaves school, she may give the impression of not caring about achieving distinction. Perhaps she will be asked to do something which means taking a step ahead of everyone else. Then she will exclaim, "Oh, I couldn't possibly do that!"

Her opportunity may be missed for ever.

All through her school career she has struggled desperately to be as bad as everyone else. Now she must realise that it is being better than everyone else that really counts.

S. PROBY and S. STILL THE PIED PIPER BALLET

ACT II The Mayor's fine parlour's a goodly affair, (When polished by maids with such scrupulous care), But the splendour of Mayor, as he sits at the table, Can hardly be matched by the Aldermen able.

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Rats! Thats' the problem to set to our minds.

Big ones and brown ones, rats of all kinds.

Shoot 'em, or snap 'em, Squash 'em, or throw 'em Into the river, Rushing below 'em.

"They drink all the wine and they frighten the ladies, They gnaw up the chairs and they've eaten our babies", Says Man-about-town, chief writer, chief cutler, Chief leader, chief hero, chief planner, chief butler.

"My man, the matter is quite settled now," Replies my Lord Mayor, with many a bow.

But whisht! Who is that With such a strange hat, Who blows on a pipe, Wears yellow and red, And bows with a jaunty Turn of the head?

The Aldermen stare, as he polkas around And stands so erect with one toe on the ground.

"I must have money!

Bags full of gold!"

The strain on the Treasury's easily told.

But the bargain is settled.

He dances away; And the sessions can end At least, for that day.

NICOLA LE FANU

FORM SHAKESPEARE—(with apologies to Shakespeare) All the hall's a stage, And all the nervous schoolgirls merely players.

They have their exits and their entrances; And one girl in her terms plays many parts, Her acts being seven ages.

At first, the new girl, standing and waiting in the curtained wings 26

In case aught should go wrong. Then enter "Clothes", with gleaming safety pins.

Next Prompter 'hind the curtain hid; Then Prologue through the curtains comes To ope our ears to what shall chance hereafter.

Next enter shiv'ring servant, tearful-eyed, And murmurs in the hero's ear In voice scarce 'bove a whisper, "My lady hath been brought to bed of yet another daughter".

And sixth the fearless messenger, Booted and spurred, fresh from the saddle.

Last the dauntless heroine, so brave, and O, so fair, Who opes her mouth to speak, And says "Forgotten! O despair!"

K. GARVEY and R. FISON

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We thank the following schools for copies of their School Magazines:—• Benenden School, Godolphin School, Leeds Girls High School, Queen Margaret's, Scarborough, The Royal School, Bath, The Wellington Diocesan Girls' School, Nga Tawa, The Diocesan Girls School, Hong Kong, Westonbirt.

ST. MARY'S (CALNE) ASSOCIATION Officers and Group Secretaries, July 1961.

President: Miss Gibbins, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

Vice-Presidents: Mile. Antoine, 31 Rue de k Corderie, Angouleme, (Charente), France.

Miss G. Beale, The Yews, Minchinhampton, Glos.

Miss Jackson, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

Miss Jennings, P.O. Box 201, Wahara, Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada.

Miss I. Martin, South Cross, Musbury, Nr. Axminster, Devon.

Miss Nesbitt, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

Miss Stallard, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

Miss Thouless, Flat 8, 16 Cyprus Road, Exmouth, Devon.

Miss Weetman, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

Chairman: Miss G. Fleetwood-Jones, W.R.A.C. School of Instruction, Huron Camp, Hindhead, Surrey.

Treasurer: Mrs. Cowgill (Ogle), Waye House, Ashburton, Devon.

Secretary: Miss R. Strode, Blue Spur, Chesham Bois, Bucks.

Co-opted member of Committee: Mrs. Hart, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

I. II. HI. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII.

Group Secretaries: Staff I: Miss L. Williams, 14 Eltisley Avenue, Cambridge.

Staff II: Miss Thouless, Flat 8, 16 Cyprus Road, Exmouth, Devon.

E. R. Baker, 51 Church Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

K. Yerbury (Beach), n Ailsa Road, St. Margaret's, Middlesex.

J. Blaster (Hollis), Pathside, Frithesden Copse, Berkhamsted, Herts.

L. Moore (Kirby), 24 Powys Avenue, Leicester.

C. Morgan (Cobb), 5 Dry Hill Road, Tonbridge, Kent.

R. Rundle (Hales), 21 Loom Lane, Radlett, Herts.

E. McGowan (Minnis), Breckland, Strumpshaw Road, Brundall, Norwich, Norfolk.

R. Amphlett, 45 Whiteknights Road, Reading, Berks.

L. Knowles (Carleton), 9 St. Leonard's Terrace, Chelsea, S.W-3 T. Mackarness (Tidman), 70 Heath Road, Petersfield, Hants.

W. Willcox (Dallas Ross), Ridgemead, Shrubbs Hill Lane, Sunningdale, Berks.

A, H. Smith (Plummer), St. Teresa, Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Bucks.

P. Marlowe (Chadwick), 50 Pont Street, London, S.W.i J. Strode (Burrell), The Old Bakehouse, Ramsden Heath, Nr. Billericay, Essex.

E. Ford (Wallis), 2 Old Dryden, Oundle, Peterborough, Northants.

H. Robinson, Four Acres, Woodgates Lane, North Ferriby, E. Yorks.

A. Boschi (for R. Deuchar), 20 Gordon Place, Kensington, W.8 28

XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV.

J. Houghton, 48 Gloucester Place, London, W.i E. Crawley, c/o Meadway, Dinton, Aylesbury, Bucks.

F. Hort, 20 Avenue Rise, Bushey, Herts.

P. Lowe, 97 Woodstock Road, Oxford.

P. Athorpe, Laployd Barton, Bridford, Dunsford, Exeter, Devon.

R. Light, The Grange, Waltham St. Lawrence, Twyford, Berks.

A. Harland (for P. Crawford), The Old Rectory, Wishaw, Nr. Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.

XXV. K. Costley-White, 43 Elsworthy Road, London, N.W.3 XXVI. A. Bunney, 14 Stoneygate Avenue, Leicester.

LONDON REUNION, 1962 There will be a sherry party at The Forum Club, 42 Belgrave Square, London, S. W.i from 6-7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, loth January 1962. Invitations will be sent out early in December but if by any chance you do not receive one please let Miss A. Boschi, 20 Gordon Place, London, W.8, know before January ist if you would like to come.

LETTER FROM MISS GIBBINS St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts., July 3oth, 1961.

My dear Old Girls, As nearly always, I am writing this letter in the garden—very quiet and peaceful now after a particularly active and busy summer term.

This has been a term, indeed a year, of very great activity. One of the most noted features of this year in school has been, I think, the revival of old societies and the founding of new ones. In particular, I would like to mention the Play-Reading Society and Scientific Club, both of which have been most active and we are also most grateful to the founders and promoters of the Classical Society which has held frequent and extremely interesting meetings and whose membership is most certainly not confined to Classics specialists! I do not think we can ever have had as many outings and expeditions as we have had this summer!

The year has had its sadnesses as well as its joys. Almost as soon as last year's News Sheet had reached you, we heard that Miss Alex29

ander had had a very bad fall, had broken her knee and her hip, and was in hospital. I went to see her at half-term in the Autumn Term; many of you, I know have visited her and she was much in all our minds.

An added trouble for her was the illness and death of her sister in the spring. When the news came of Miss Alexander's own death, there was no-one, I believe, who could not be glad, for Miss Alexander herself, that this lonely, painful period of her life was over and that she was now, as I am sure she is, in the Fuller Presence of God—but an enormous number of friends and old girls will miss her very much. I have had a great many letters telling of her kindnesses and friendship, and, indeed, I valued her friendship very much myself. An old girl is very kindly writing about her in this issue of the News Sheet and we are publishing Canon Groves' Sermon from the Memorial Service held in Calne Parish Church on June i6th: everyone present found it most helpful. As you may know, Miss Alexander very kindly left £1,500 to the school for use as Bursary and £1,000 to the O.G.A. As you know, the well-being of the school is, to a very large extent, dependent on the staff. You know, too, that we are fortunate in having a most able and loyal staff and though, if you employ women, you are bound to lose people through, or some after marriage, we really have remarkably few staff changes. This year, however, we are very sad to be losing Miss Barkley. She came to us in September 1946 and ran the Physical Education of the school single-handed until 195 5. She will particularly be remembered, not only for her many kindnesses and first-rate powers of organisation, but for the most successful inauguration of swimming at St. Mary's and for the summer schools in Sweden which brought valuable new interests and activity to the life of the school. She has been appointed as Headmistress of a Convalescent School run by the Save the Children Fund and all our good wishes go with her for this interesting and exacting worthwhile work.

The Science Block is being dedicated by the Bishop of Sherborne on Saturday, October zist, at z.$o p.m. There is a Governors Meeting in the morning but we shall be glad to see any of you who are able to come for the Service: I am much afraid, however, that you will not get this magazine before that date!

Finally, our love and good wishes to you all. As usual, it has been a great joy to meet so many of you during the year and we are always proud and interested to hear what you are doing. We would all, especially, like to congratulate Elizabeth Leuchars very warmly on her First in Zoology at Oxford.

Yours ever, ELIZABETH M. GIBBINS 3°

LETTER FROM O.G.A. CHAIRMAN W.R.A.C. School of Instruction, Huron Camp, Hindhead, Surrey 20 September, 1961 My dear Old Girls, You will all have heard of Alex's death in April, and will find a record of the Memorial Service, which was held in the Parish Church on 16 June, on another page of this News Sheet. It was a happy occasion and a truly family gathering that would have pleased and touched Alex.

Alex left a most generous legacy of £1,000 to the Association, and the best way of using it will be one of the items on the agenda for the yearly meeting of the Committee in January. It would be a great help if your ideas and suggestions could be sent to Group Secretaries early in December, so that the Committee can, on your behalf, come to a decision.

Margaret Cowgill and Rosamund Strode continue to work ceaselessly over matters concerning the Association. Very few Old Girls, and particularly the newer members of the Association, can have any idea of the hard work which goes on behind the scenes and how much we owe to our Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary. I would like, on your behalf, to thank them both for all they do for us. I feel very idle by comparison!

I hope there will be a record attendance at the January Reunion, details of which will be found elsewhere in the News Sheet.

Yours affectionately, Gwyneth Fleetwood-Jones

CANON GROVES' ADDRESS AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MISS ALEXANDER "After he had served his own generation by the will of God he fell on sleep." Acts XIII 36.

David, it is said, served his own generation—Alex, we may say, served two, three or more generations of St. Mary's girls. That too, we believe by the will of God—and it is for that service that we are met to thank Him today.

You will all, I think, understand my diffidence in speaking of her before a congregation most of whom must have known her better than I ever had the opportunity of doing—for though I have known Calne itself since 1906, it was not until I married a St. Mary's girl in 1924 that I came to know the school and Ethel Maud Alexander as one of the first places and persons I must be taken to see and be seen by.

On looking back to September 1915, the date inscribed on our service paper, we see a little school of 38 girls—a school almost unknown outside Calne and its immediate neighbourhood. There arrive at its portals two inspired and inspiring ladies, come to build on those slender foundations the school that we have known. Alike in their fervour and determination to build firmly, truly and wisely, they were most unlike in their characters, complementary to one another in their gifts; but they both soon realized that it was the will of God that they should devote their lives to St. Mary's; together they made what it soon became, a school well-known throughout the length and breadth of England for its happy, full life based on the fundamental principles and practices of the Christian faith.

If the initiative in the building rested with Marcia Matthews, it was the solid, practical wisdom and goodness of Ethel Maud Alexander that guided her meteoric energy and kept it down to earth. Richly blessed as they were in their own activities, they were happy in the loyalty and devotion of the staff which grew in numbers as the school progressed, they were fortunate, too, in the Governors and other friends of the School, such as Archdeacon Bodington and Mr Arthur Dunne, who supported them in their labours.

As for Miss Alexander, her high standards of teaching and her wide academic knowledge were never permitted to create a gulf between her and her colleagues or her pupils. She gave every help and encouragement to her fellow-teachers, and always made herself available to any girl in trouble or difficulty.

Always quietly but beautifully dressed, friendly to all without losing her dignity, deeply religious without parade or insincerity, she formed the solid, reliable background of the school for all her time.

There are some folk whose zeal for the well-being of an institution which they love and value eclipses their care and attention for the living, feeling people who form that institution; that was not the case with Alex, who ever loved and enjoyed people more than things. St. Mary's meant to her, not just the school buildings or the curriculum or its reputation or the other stuff of school life, but the girls who came there, lived there and afterwards left there. When once they had become pupils of St. Mary's they were never forgotten. How many 32

passed through the school since 1915 I do not know, but all their records were kept, the columns of the daily papers regularly scanned for news of their every engagement, marriage, parentage duly noted and the heroine written to—as long as her health and eye-sight permitted it.

Our school—as husband of one old girl, father of two, and grandfather of one we hope will gain admission, I think I may call it that— our school has been richly blessed and in its turn has richly blessed the lives of others. It has been blessed by its Headmistresses, only two in all these years since 1915—blessed in its assistants who have tasted of its spirit and found it rich and wholesome, so that they would gladly spend themselves to serve it—rich in its friends, in the love and affection of its pupils, young and old—rich, we claim particularly today, in having Alex at such a critical period of its life to strengthen, guide and uphold it, and for all these years, live for it and love it.

Two months ago I was privileged to join an Oxford Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. One glorious spring morning in Nazareth, some of our party climbed up in the cloudless sunshine to the top of the hill which lies to the north of the town, by a path which our Saviour must often have taken Himself. There on the summit of that hill, we found a lovely Latin Church, dedicated to the Adolescence of Jesus, and a beautiful modern building with a picture of the boy Jesus lit by the sunshine above the High Altar. Adjoining it is a school for the children of the village, mainly Arabs. On a plaque in the entrance hall there is an inscription which states that this school was founded by two Swiss ladies who gave their money in order that for all time the youth of Na2areth, after the example of the Divine Adolescent, might (quoting St. Luke's words) "increase in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and man". For that purpose in Nazareth these ladies gave their money—for that same purpose at St. Mary's—Alex gave her life.

May she enjoy the peace and bliss of Paradise and may the Divine Adolescent at His return in glory richly reward her.

E.M.A. A correspondent writes: "Alex" became an institution at St. Mary's almost as soon as she arrived there. Within five years she had become recognised as the keeper of our corporate conscience, the "Eminence Grise" who from the background (that old Staff Cottage overlooking the Netball Court) applied the brake, or, in extreme emergency, turned on what Gilbert called the hose of common sense.

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New girls, except those whose troubles were not of their own making, were perhaps a little overawed, and no one ever willingly came up against her twice. But as we went up the school, besides absorbing, without much difficulty, a great deal of French, we began to realise, through her example, that we must not only take from St. Mary's, but also give to it, and that what we had to give must be of the very best. Also there came gradually the realisation that this tall, angular, sometimes rather withdrawn elder statesman had outstanding power of self-discipline and of attention to duty: that her grasp of detail was complete and that she was doing a worthwhile job as well as she possibly could. "Alex" never preached; but by her example she taught us to want to do the same.

Later still we came to learn that within her was a warm humanity and a deep sense of fun, the objective kind that laughs with others, only at the self. Only after we left school, when on anniversaries, at our weddings, or when children, honours, or misfortunes came our way, we received a card, a kind or a comforting word, did some of us realise how much we meant to her as individuals. Some of us perhaps wish that we had realised this while we were still at school. But at least we all know now how much, in remembering her, we are remembering someone who was essentially a part of St. Mary's, while it was developing into the centre of sound and Christian learning that it has now become. We know that to this development she made a unique contribution and for this, as well as for what she gave to us all individually, we stand indeed greatly in her debt.

SOCIAL WORK It is almost as baffling to say to one's friends that one is a social worker as to say one is a vermicelli winder.... "Oh, really?" ...

Pause, loaded silence . . ."How interesting!" . . . (Can I have misheard?) ... Deep breath, doubtful admission: "Do tell me—what do you actually do?"

Nor is it easy to explain in a few words, and social workers are often poor ambassadors in their own cause. They are vaguely regarded as a kind of hybrid somewhere between the vicar's wife and the policewoman, easily recognisable by their lace shoes, lisle stockings, and twenty year-old tweeds. Punch carried a blistering satire some months ago on sociologists and social workers (sociologists are unemployed social workers), which showed how easily the profession lends itself to misunderstanding. It is as difficult to explain to the layman as trying to describe a priest's work to an atheist; the gulf is not so much one of language as of attitude.

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Broadly speaking, social workers exist to help individuals and families who are in some difficulty or other that they cannot resolve themselves, but which may be eased by outside help. They do not do things which are normally dealt with by relations and neighbours (who are by far the most effective social workers anywhere), or get involved in matters which are properly the concern of lawyers, doctors, careers advisors, or any commercial undertaking. They meet comparatively few people out of our total population . . . perhaps one in a thousand... and their aim is always to enable the individual or family to become independent again, and do without them.

Why do people get into difficulties? The classic answer is poverty, and this certainly explains many situations that a social worker is confronted with. Illness, unemployment, bereavement, or simply inability to make the money go round; all these situations may be coped with by friends and relations, but not necessarily. The most awkward ones frequently come the way of the social worker. Large families still live in chronic poverty where the income is only ÂŁ10 or ÂŁ12 a week: many families consist of 6 to 8 children or more, all of school age.

Other difficulties may arise from financial shortage: a mother often goes out to work for the sake of a few pounds more, but may lay up trouble for herself and the family in the long run. She has to leave the children more on their own, and has less time to see to their general care and health. They may have to get their own breakfast, and probably are disinclined to go on their own to the dentist or the oculist.

This tendency to inadequate care may not be serious but in a few cases it is. The children become conspicuous in school for their shabby clothing, or perhaps only for their late arrival. They may not go to school at all, and find much more interesting activities elsewhere. One or two may cross the law.

There are too the "problem" individuals, children or parents, who come up against society in one way or another, who may be a social worker's concern. Problem children rapidly come to the notice of their school if they are excessively belligerent or naughty, and, if the head cannot produce any improvement, he may be glad of the advice of a social worker. Parents are not always known to a school personally and the only possible move is a visit to the home in these circumstances.

In London the schools' social problems are dealt with by the L.C.C. School Care Committees. These are a remarkable phenomenon, for they are unique in the country, and their workers can claim to be among the first organised social workers ever established. The committees consist of a team of professional and voluntary workers, the voluntary outnumbering the paid by about 25 to i. Each school has 35

its own committee, probably of 3 or 4 members, and the home visiting is done, except in emergencies, by the voluntary members. The L.C.C. professional staff is based in offices all over London, and one paid member has between 10 and 20 voluntary workers to supervise.

What kind of help can these voluntary workers offer? Many are married women who have one or two days a week to spare in term time. They are trained for a year approximately, learning from practical experience, from lectures, from visits to other social work agencies and from the Council's staff at the office to which they are attached. There are a few of the rapidly disappearing "rentier" group; others are retired, but have lost none of their philanthropy; many do voluntary visiting in addition to their daytime work by giving up an evening a week, or their week-ends.

There are many ways in which the Care Committees can bring help. School meals can be assessed at reduced or nil cost, essential clothing can be provided at low cost; play centres and day nurseries can be arranged for children whose parents have to be out during the day. Transfers to other schools, including those for handicapped or retarded children, can be arranged, in consultation with the medical authorities and the schools concerned. Occasionally, after a special conference, it is decided that a child might benefit from attending a psychiatrist at a child guidance unit, and the suggestion is put to the parents.

In addition the Care Committees show a real friendship to the families they visit. They do not go to "do good" to them, and neither do they have any legal power to prosecute or harry the family in any way (such as a school attendance officer or a probation officer may have to do). They simply visit because the family may be glad of their help, and the remarkable thing is that so many families are grateful, and welcome the chance to discuss a problem that may have been on their minds for months or even years. The Care Committee can often direct people to the best source of help if it is unable to offer the necessary specialist service itself. It works in the closest possible cooperation with almoners, probation officers, child welfare officers (who are responsible for children who have to leave home), settlements, health visitors, and the mental health services. And the original reason for the establishing of Care Committees still exists: it is simply that a vast aglomeration of people, like London, creates problems that do not exist elsewhere. The overcrowding and the dirt are more intense; many people are foreign or have come to London as total strangers; there are many loose liasons and broken marriages, and in every one of these cases the children involved are likely to suffer unless their basic needs, material and spiritual, can be met.

Much of social work is an attempt to see that ordinary people make the best they can out of life: if the London Care Committees 36

continue to contribute to that end, their purpose will at least partly be achieved. If anyone should be interested in hearing more, she could contact me or telephone the nearest District Organiser's office, listed under London County Council, Education. A great many more people are needed.

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NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Owing to pressure of space, only fresh news is reported here.

Marriages and births which have been announced on the "news" postcards are recorded elsewhere in the News Sheet but as usual we should like to take the opportunity of expressing our congratulations here.

STAFF Miss Brett. We were very sorry to hear that Miss Brett had been ill and were glad that when she wrote she was better and planning a holiday in Norway towards the end of May. Miss Chesshire has retired from the Headship of Jersey College for Girls and is enjoying the opportunity to cope with her house and garden. At the end of May she was going to Canada for four months to visit her relations and a friend, and hoped to spend a couple of weeks in the U.S.A. She is continuing to live in Jersey.

Miss Cridland was going to the United States in the summer to work for a time at Camp Merestead in Maine—a most idyllic spot, she says.

Mrs. Euerby is now teaching Senior History and English at a Convent School for girls in Exeter.

Miss Hedley left Bristol in July 1960 to become Head Mistress of Worthing Girls' High School and is in the process of getting used to a large Day School of 750 girls and over 40 Staff. Her mother has moved with her, so for the first time in her life home and work are in the same place.

Miss Inge had a very pleasant cruise in Holland with Frances Groves (nee Farnfield) in the spring. We are sorry that she has had to have yet another operation and hope that her health will be better in the future.

Mrs. Maw now has three grandchildren. She has been doing her usual magisterial and educational duties and serves on the Nursing Subcommittee of a Hospital Management Committee.

Miss Porter is working as Housekeeper/Caterer at Reed's School, Cobham, and is enjoying it.

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Miss Tredennick is teaching Classics in a Gloucester Grammar School and is enjoying a very full life there. She says that there is excitement and feverish activity afoot at the prospect of moving into a magnificent new building in September.

Miss Wilmott is still House Mistress of the boarding house for Christ's Hospital High School in Lincoln. She has just moved into a lovely old seventeenth-century house with a beautiful garden.

She has 20 boarders from 11-18 years.

OLD GIRLS Jennifer Addie (Hickie) wrote that she was going on leave in August this year for six months.

Margaret Agutter was in Grenoble from October to December last year and is now working at St. James's. She is tremendously enjoying London and finds herself meeting many old friends.

Mary Arber was to take the final examination for the London External B.Sc. in General Science in June. She had a wonderful time in Florence at Easter, drinking in Art to try to counteract an excess of science.

Margaret Aylen graduated in Sociology last summer and is now working as a case-worker for Family Service Units in Birmingham.

She had an interesting six months after University visiting Russia, working in Mental Hospitals, and selling stockings in Selfridges.

Karen Balfour, after having spent the autumn at home, is thoroughly enjoying life in Switzerland, learning ski-ing and French at a small school. She was hoping also to go to Germany for a while.

Olivia Barratt (Rogers) is very happy living in a village in Hertfordshire. Her small daughter was christened on Palm Sunday, and she has a busy life looking after her and with many village interests.

Alice Barton. We are very sorry to hear that her last surviving sister (Frances Mary) died last year. She is now living alone but was planning to go to Canada in May to spend the summer with her niece. She has had to resign from the Secretaryship of the Save the Children Fund, Salisbury Branch, which she has held for nine years.

Susan Beale. After enjoying a year's secretarial work in an excellent job in London, Susan is now acting as Mother's Help with a wonderful family in Oslo. She loves the country and finds the Norwegians charming and extremely kind, but finds the language difficult to pronounce.

Celestria Bell (Noel) is settling into a new home in London. She and her family are well and happy.

Elizabeth Bell (Willink) writes that they are all well and really settled into their house next to the school. Their son Nicholas, aged seven, is going to Welhampton School at Lymington in September.

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Joan Bennett (Weller), after y|- years in Bath was in July moving to join her husband in a furnished house near the Royal Naval Barracks at Chatham, where he has been since February.

Mary Birkbeck for the past 2 years has been looking after horses in Dorset and enjoying plenty of hunting.

Anne Bosworth Smith (Ree) has recently given two music lectures to groups of young spastics at employment assessment courses and accompanied them in the concerts they got up for themselves.

Before Christmas she and her husband were in the London Philharmonic Choir but they have given it up for the present, as Anne was expecting her first baby in August.

Susan Brennan is doing a dressmaking course at Atholl Crescent.

Honor Brooke is in her second year at St. Thomas's and is enjoying it.

Julia Buckley (Swann) has a lot of entertaining to do for her husband's firm. She had a holiday with her sister Rachel last year near Plymouth. This year they were planning to take two of the children camping in France and Switzerland.

Brigid Burra, after six months' leave from Kenya, is now in the Canadian Air Force Medical Corps, and was flying to Ontario in April to start work again.

Elizabeth Burra is still teaching at Milham Ford School, which she can reach daily from home. She is especially interested in her work as Careers Mistress.

Irene Campbell (Heywood) writes that her son Colin, aged 5, started school last September and is much enjoying it.

Christina Casement (Maclean) would be glad to see any Naval Old Girls in the Portsmouth area.

Diana Casswell (Rosedale) now has four children. Timothy is very happy at Christ's Hospital. She is very glad to have Meriel Brough (Lewis) at hand with her husband, who is curate of the parish.

Nancy Chase finds life very varied and very full. They have started a new course in her school at Bweranyangi for the ninth and tenth years of schooling: a general education with a Home Economics bias, a very interesting experiment.

Penelope Chorley had a wonderful six weeks in Portugal. She has been working at the Cordon Bleu and was to take her diploma in July.

Susan Cole-King (Wilson) is still studying medicine at St. Thomas's in spite of time off for babies! Helen is now three and Michael one.

Her husband has a good job as a Housemaster at a Comprehensive School and they have a lovely little house and garden of their own to keep them busy.

Jane Compton has been working in the same Travel Organisation as Lovedy Moule and Faith Crook. She has spent some months in Switzerknd and Italy, and has found working abroad most interesting.

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Sheila Cox (Harrison Smith) was expecting to move to Coleshill near Birmingham sometime in August, but was uncertain of the date of the move, as she was expecting her second baby at the end of July.

Elizabeth Crawley is still doing Social Work for the L.C.C. in Peckham, in the Education Department. She has been working on a Bow Group study of youth services, which plans to publish this summer.

Vaila Dalby is doing a Secretarial Course at Oxford and is hoping to go to the University of Nottingham or Exeter.

Jane Dalton (Baynes). After 8 months, her husband got back from commanding a mine-sweeper in Singapore last July. Since October he has been based at Portland and they have been living in a tiny but charming cottage outside Weymouth, where they expect to be for about a year. They had a marvellous two weeks ski-ing at Obergurgl after Christmas.

Jane Davies completed her Orthopaedic Training in Oxford in February and is now doing general nursing at University College Hospital, London, and enjoying it very much.

Janet Davies (Morris) has had to leave their flat in the Temple, owing to having now two children. They are happily installed at Teddington.

Margaret Davies (Pite) is kept very busy with her family of five. The three eldest are at Highfield Church of England School, where Maeve O'Ferrall taught for a time.

Tessa Dawson was at a Domestic Science College in Cardiff until April, and was then going to a Finishing School at Lausanne for three months.

Karen de Chassiron has been doing a Secretarial Course at the Marlborough College in Oxford and enjoying life in Oxford very much.

She was to leave in July and hoped to get a job in London.

Monica Des Clayes (Westmacott) went to Malta in September, 1960, and expects to be there two or three years. Her husband is teaching Mathematics at the Naval Grammar School, which takes all the children over 11 of members of the Forces. The children love Malta and the picnics and swimming.

Angela Duffin (Pinckney) returned from Germany in May 1960 and is now living at Pirbright in Surrey, in an Army Quarter. Her two boys are at school.

Christina Elliott (Hindson) has been living at Shrewsbury since her marriage. She is doing Secretarial work in the mornings and having afternoons free at home.

Mary Fearon qualified as an Orthoptist in December and is now living at home and working in Maidenhead and London.

Jane Fisher left the Middlesex Hospital in May, 1960 after two years, and then travelled around Spain, France, Switzerland and the Benelux Countries on the back of a scooter until the end of July.

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was the "GYN" Service Secretary at the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases.

Dorothea FitzGibbon (Stewart Cox) says they have been living in Germany for four years and enjoying it. They now have three small boys, who keep her well occupied. Georgina goes to stay with them between jobs.

Jane Fletcher has spent a good deal of time travelling in the last two years, first with her parents to Canada, New Zealand and Australia, where her father had business, then in 1960 to the United States to work for a year in Boston and San Francisco. Now, with the money she had saved she is seeing South America—-Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Bra2il. She is planning to return to England this summer.

Annarella Flower has been doing temporary Secretarial work and was hoping to go to Spain and the south of France for six weeks in the summer. She has seen a lot of Old Girls lately and is thoroughly enjoying Chelsea life.

Beth Ford (Wallis) is thoroughly enjoying life as a schoolmaster's wife and they are now settled into their house. She would love to see any Old Girls who happened to be near Oundle.

Stella Foster (Remington Wilson) flew out to Gibraltar in the spring to have a lovely long holiday with her sister Elizabeth Goudge.

Christine Fowler (Willis) writes to say that Anne Pilgrim (Tanqueray) is the godmother of her fourth child, Simon.

Patricia Frank (McCormick) has a grandaughter of three—Catherine Cameron.

Elizabeth Geddes (Helder) was expecting to go to New Zealand after Christmas for three years, after her marriage.

Christine Gibson finds that teaching gets better every term, and life at the Cambridge University Mission continues to be hectic but rewarding. In the summer she was going to cook for 30 Bermondsey boys in Jersey.

Violet Gillingham was obliged to return to Cornwall after 2 very happy years in C.P. South Africa on Exchange Teaching. She was eagerly awaiting a return to Somerset West, C.P., to teach and settle there.

Elizabeth Gordon (Steele) writes that her two big items of news this year have been the arrival of their first baby, Rebecca, and the formation of her husband's independent market research company.

In many ways they now feel more Italian than English, and will find it hard when the time comes to return to England.

Elizabeth Goudge (Remington Wilson) is much enjoying life in Gibraltar. She hopes very much that any old girls passing through will let her know so that they can arrange to meet.

Heather Greenwood (Blackadder) says that they are in the process of making their family a little more balanced by adopting a son, Simon Julian. Janet (izj) starts at Bedales in September and Alison (n) at Hexham Grammar School. Tessa (9!) takes her

11-plus this December, under age, and Bridget (6) has finished her first year at school and promises to be the most athletic member of the family. Pippa (4) is at Heather's Nursery School, where she now has 20 children and a waiting list. Timothy (2) joins in some of the time and laughs his way through life.

Giovanna Halford (Durst). Her husband is Consul General in Munich and they are loving it, especially the music and opera, and find it a delightful change after the Middle East. Her eldest son, Philip, is at Sandhurst, and the two younger ones still at Winchester. Her small daughter goes to a German school and is mad on ballet.

Mary Hamblin (Hussey) last year married a very successful Dairy Farmer.

Alice Hands (Toop) celebrated the Ruby Anniversary of her marriage in June. Jane is Bursar at Somerville and Elizabeth with her husband and children at Chester, where John has a staff job in the Army.

Daphne Henniker (Maxwell). We are very sorry to hear that she had had a year of sickness and bereavements, and are glad that she is now better in health. We hope she will remain so.

Betsy Hickling (Prior) has now got a house in Sussex for her family of four children and all the pets, and is enjoying having her furniture out of store and being near the coast.

Juliet Hickman (Williams) has moved to Stockton on Tees. She now has three sons.

Patricia Higginbotham has left Bromley High School after three years to go to a boy's prep, school in Vernon, British Columbia. She wants to know if there is anyone from St. Mary's over there.

Jane Hodson (Renwick) was due to leave for Cyprus in July. They expected to be there for three years.

Grace Hole (Combes) is still as busy as ever. Peter has decided to take up engineering if he gets his 3 "A" Levels this summer. That leaves Sally at school. The boys were holidaying abroad and Grace was hoping to go to Athens.

Margaret Hopkins is now Senior Almoner at Brighton General Hospital, an 8oo-bed hospital. She is enjoying linking up with old friends in Sussex but hopes still to keep in close touch with Bath.

Pamela Hopkins (Gurney) is now living in Sheffield, where her husband works in United Steels. They have one son, one year old. This summer they were hoping either to buy a house or go to Greece.

Ann Hornby (Sadler) is President of the local W.I. for a second year.

She enjoyed seeing Peggy Green at their A.G.M. last autumn and hearing Susan Rotherham speak on Pakistan in Aylesbury. Frances is having a year at a Finishing School in Switzerland. As Stephen has not been very well he has a tutor for a year.

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Anne Hudson (Knollys) has now adopted a brother for Sarah, so she is very busy with the two babies. They have moved again and are in Germany (Wuppertal) until September, when they come home for six weeks before going off to Cyprus.

Elizabeth Hunkin started work last October as an Assistant Lecturer in Russian at Leeds University.

Caroline Hunt is enjoying her training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and finds the course most exciting and interesting.

Julia Hydon (Smithells) is kept busy with her small son. They have moved to a house and garden which they like very much.

Cecilia James (Livingstone). As her husband has a new job, they have moved to near Sidmouth, and Cecilia would welcome any Old Girls in the area.

Veronica Johnston is leaving the Geriatric Hospital in Cambridge, where she has been the Occupational Therapist for 18 months.

She is going to have a long "working holiday" doing her favourite hobby, weaving, before starting another job.

Mary Keevil is teaching in a small school for French, American and English children in Gstaad, Switzerland.

Jane Keevil has been living at home and attending cooking and dressmaking classes for three months. She was starting her training at Great Ormond Street in March.

Gillian Kempe is General Staff Nurse in Toronto General Hospital, Canada. She is hoping to go to Calgary and Vancouver before returning home in the middle of next year.

Alison Kennedy is at Geneva University and is finding it all most interesting. There are 3,000 students there, from all over the world.

Josephine Kessler has finished a year at the Institute of Tourraine, Tours, France. During the summer she was joining a group of French students to go to Israel for 6 weeks, and after that she is going to Cambridge Technical College to do a Secretarial Course.

Gwen Kirby flew to Kampala, Uganda for two weeks. On Christmas Day she broadcast to the Commonwealth. It was a shortwave programme linking the Commonwealth, but it was not heard in the United Kingdom. Her greatniece and greatnephew are doing well.

Maureen Lane (Sherwood) is occupied as housewife and keen gardener.

Her family all take part in choral, orchestral and opera courses run by her husband as County Music Organiser. David, aged 13^ is now at Lancing, and Elizabeth, 15, is very busy with her music at Micklefield.

Elizabeth Leuchars. We congratulate Elizabeth on her First Class in Zoology! In the spring she spent a wonderful fortnight on a Marine Zoology Course at Plymouth. She is hoping to do Medical Research in London and to read for a Ph.D. Pamela Littlejohns (Barker). Her husband has now left the Army and is working in London, so they hope to be in England permanently.

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Ruth Lloyd has enjoyed her three months' course at the Sorbonne.

She was to spend a month in Vienna before going to St. Andrew's University in the autumn.

Rosemary Longe has done more than half her training for Occupational Therapy at Dorset House in Oxford. She is doing her 9 months' hospital practice and is working for 3 months at a mental hospital in Bexley. She is finding it very interesting and is thoroughly enjoying it all.

Peggy Lowe has been doing Teaching Practice in Smethwick. She is very much enjoying working for the Teacher's Diploma.

Caroline Lumley has returned to New York after 9 months in England.

She is working for an Interior Decorator.

Helen Macnab (Tench) is still teaching dancing under the professional name of Helen Wingrave. She is an examiner of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, adjudicator and choreographer.

She has recently produced programmes for television.

Mary Margesson has been home for 6 months' leave. She was present at the inauguration of the Province of East Africa in Dar-esSalaam in August, 1960. They had an inter-racial Mothers' Union Meeting at which she took the chair and Mrs. Fisher spoke about family life.

Mary Rose Marjoribanks (Miller) is still in N. Nigeria, but has moved to Kaduna. She says that Independence passed quietly though there were various celebrations of an orderly kind.

Ursula Marsh is busy cleaning silver and brass at her Church of St. Stephen's at Bournemouth.

Jean Martin has spent another winter in Delhi. Before returning home in May she was planning to visit Bangalore, Mysore, Ootacamund, Coimbatore, Madras, Calcutta, Banaras, Lucknow and friends on a remote farm near the Nepalese Border—all in two weeks!

Mabyn Martin has returned from Istanbul and is working at the Foreign Office in London.

Ruth Martin (Howell) now has a third son, Ian, and is planning to visit England next Christmas.

Ann Mather (Badham) found coming home on leave from Nigeria in January a very cold business. They were leaving in April for two years in Hong Kong.

Julia Me William (Routh) had a third daughter in August 1960, so is busy seeing after her family.

Julia Medlycott, since leaving Birmingham University, has had a job as Assistant Housemother in a Children's Home. Then she looked after the family while her mother was ill, and she now has a job as Child Care Officer in the Canterbury area.

Jean Meikle has been in the Foreign Office for the last two years. She spent a holiday in Cornwall with Elizabeth Copeman last year. She is godmother to the second child, Richard, of Ann Mather (Badham) and was seeing something of her before she went to Hong Kong.

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Anne Michell (Shaw) is now living in Winchester, where her husband has been appointed Consultant Radiologist to the area. She asks if there are any Old Girls of St. Mary's living in the town.

Adelaide Milsted. We are very sorry to hear that Adelaide is still very unwell. However we are glad that she is able to manage her own flat and to do church work.

Mary-Grace Mollison (Ram) is a very proud mother and finds it a very happy full-time job looking after the baby, running the house and giving occasional help on the farm.

Susan Member (Agnew) has joined the Mothers' Union and is helping to run a Young Wives' Group in Weybridge. She and her husband have bought a 3-ton sloop called Miaka, which they are going to keep at Emsworth.

Margaret Monk (Perry) is still teaching, but her son has now gone to Bilton Grange, near Rugby. Her three daughters flourish. One gained her n-plus and one is enjoying life at the Royal Naval School. She and her family have been revelling in a villa in Italy in which they have a -J share.

Stephanie Morgan (Rosedale). Stephanie's husband has been promoted so they were expecting to leave Chatham some time in the summer and were hoping to live in the Blackheath area while he does a spell at the Admiralty.

Dorothy Morrison has resigned from being Secretary of the Korean Mission and has bought a house in the same road as her old abode.

Lovedy Moule is still working for an amateur Travel Agent who was planning to set up villas in Greece this summer. Lovedy was hoping to go there, although it meant learning Greek. Several Old Girls have been on holidays with the agency.

Joy Murray (Watkins) is kept busy with two babies.

Anne Newton (Carey) was returning to England in the spring for her husband to take up a partnership in a consulting Engineering business.

Anne Norris (Brown) writes that they are happily settled near Hastings on their own farm. As the children are now aged 2, 4, and 6 life is easier.

Maeve O'Ferrall left home just after Christmas and had a wonderful voyage to Capetown, spending New Year's Day at Madeira.

(Susan Taylor was also on the boat.) Bishopslea is a girls' prep, school in a Church Trust and Maeve is out there on a 3-year contract, teaching 10-11 year olds. She loves the country and when she wrote she was just off on a touring holiday of S. Africa with a friend—a drive of about 4,500 miles!

Helen O'Hanlon has a post in Canada looking after two small boys aged i year and 4^.

Rosemary Peile has returned from U.S.A., where she spent 14 months looking after children. She was hoping to spend the summer working at Foxlease, the International Guide Training Centre. In September she starts her 3-year training at Whitelands in Putney.

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Jane Peterkin is working as a Secretary on The Times, which she finds most absorbing.

Anne Pickering Pick (Nettelfield) was off for a trip to Turkey and Greece. Her son, David, now goes to prep, school.

Catherine Porteous (Christie), besides seeing after her two sons, is involved with the illustrations of Sir Harold Nicolson's new book.

She was hoping to stay with Jane in Bonn in the summer. She is always delighted to see any Old Girls passing through London.

Daphne Powlett writes that their new Y.W.C.A. House is now really getting into its stride with an increasing number of activities going on and its full complement of 62 tenants.

Jean Prideaux (Howell) is adopting a daughter (Caroline Claire) as a sister for Jennifer and Christopher, and is hoping to adopt a son later on.

Sarah Priest is enjoying herself very much at Neuchatel University, studying French, German and Russian. She intends to stay there two years and is spending the vacations in other parts of Europe.

Hilary Pullon continues to be a busy G.P. She has been in touch with Elfride Bickersteth and was hoping to meet her soon.

Mary Randolph is enjoying her second year at St. Matthias College, Fishponds, Bristol, and is hoping to start her first job in an Infant School in Bristol in September. Her family is moving into the Close at Hereford and she would be pleased to see anyone visiting Hereford at any time.

Jane Richardson spent a year in Switzerland from 1959-1960 and is now doing a bilingual secretarial course at the Lycee Fran$aise de Londres. She was hoping to return to stay with friends in Switzerland for 2 months in the summer.

Jane Roberts, since leaving London University last year, has completed a 6-month secretarial course and was going for a holiday in Italy before looking for a job in London, if possible connected with publishing.

Rosemary Rocke (Herbert Smith) is mostly occupied with her home and family, but still does some lecturing as Art Adviser to the West Riding Education Committee.

Philippa Rodale has completed two years at Bristol University and is finding the veterinary work most interesting, though very hard work. She is in the same hall of residence as Ann Cameron and Anne Smellie. She was hoping to see some veterinary practice in Denmark this summer.

Ann Rollo (Pegg) was sailing on the Queen Elizabeth in June and will be spending the next three years in Washington.

Gillian Ross (Johnson), besides seeing after her small son, is doing part-time work for Sir Kenneth Clark, helping to produce his television programmes on Art. Dorothy Sainsbury. We are very sorry to hear that she has been in hospital for an operation, and are very glad that by the time she wrote she was feeling very fit again.

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Elizabeth Saunders had a very interesting job until Christmas with a television firm and is now doing a Secretarial Course in London, with several other Old Girls.

Jean Saxelby-Kemp (Turner) is kept busy with two small children, Christine, aged two, and Robert, aged one, in their delightful new Canadian home. She had a visit from her mother last summer.

She has met Gillian Kempe and would be delighted to see anyone else in the vicinity.

Prudence Sebesta (Clarke) is starting training as a Marriage Guidance Counsellor.

Jill Seddon (Smeeton) finds her time completely taken up with three little girls. Prue was to begin going to school at the end of May. June Scott (Priestley). We were so sorry to hear of the death of June's son, Paul, in December 1960 in Tasmania and would like to send our deep sympathy.

Brenda Selby-Johnston (Kirke). Brenda is still living in the Isle of Wight. She has recently met Betty and Joyce Hindley and Audrey Maclsaac (Fletcher). Brenda's sister, Diana, visits her frequently and is to have a second cataract operation in the autumn which they hope very much will help her sight.

Mary Sharpe (Lake) had the honour of the Queen Mother staying with them for two nights in May, 1960. When she wrote they had just returned from leave on the Portuguese coast. They come on long leave in December, 1961.

Ann Simpson (Limehouse) has much enjoyed 18 months in Germany, while her husband did his National Service. She was returning to England in July and was hoping at last to do her Pre-registration jobs.

Georgina Simpson (Chitty) has been living in London while her husband attended a post-graduate course at the University. They then hoped to find somewhere to live near Liverpool.

Prue Skinner (Dibley) now has a house at Lee-on-Solent but will be letting it while they are in Cornwall. Her husband has been appointed to a helicopter squadron at Culdrose, Helston.

Patricia Sowerby (Moss) is house- and school-hunting, as her husband has just got a new appointment in Beckenham, Kent.

Sybil Spence (Ford) finds living on Merseyside better than she had anticipated. Jo Ratcliff (Delap) is godmother to her small daughter and they see a good deal of each other.

Jane Spurrier (Craufurd) was going to Berlin in July.

Rosamund Stuetzel (Price). Her daughter, Ariane (i8|-), has a job in Booking of World Travel Service and uses Thai, French, German and English. She herself still teaches in their P.N.E.U. school, which has grown from 8 pupils when she founded it four years ago to 100 pupils. She would like to see more Old Girls.

Mary Thompson (Robinson) has a full-time job as a farmer's wife with four sons, aged 7,5,3, and i. She says that she and her husband are keenly interested in the work of the Soil Association.

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Diana Thring has stopped working in Oxford for Mr. Christie after 3^ very happy years and is now working as secretary to one of the managing directors of Methuens. Ann Macfadyen is secretary to the other managing director and she and Diana share a flat with two other girls in Kensington.

Janet Trevelyan is back at St. Thomas's Hospital working in the theatre.

Juliet Tweddell has returned to St. Thomas's Hospital as a Charge Nurse and is pleased to find several other Old Girls training in the hospital.

Mary Vischer is still working with I.C.E.M. (the Migration Committee).

She has recently been helping in the reception of aged and sick White Russians from China and finds the work most interesting.

Judith Waddington (Rose) has given up full-time teaching as she is fully occupied with a small daughter and the house and garden.

However, she is doing some piano and singing teaching and she hopes to resume her B.B.C. work with the Midland Singers soon.

She would love to see any Old Girls living near Malvern.

Ann Wallace is back in Oxford as Speech Therapist to the United Oxford Hospitals.

Rosemary Waterhouse (Harvey) writes that they are now in their i6th home after yj years marriage and rather wish they could settle down. She is now in Sutton Coldfield near Susan Cleyendert (Green).

Mary Watson (Lushington) has had two months in England this summer after having been in Australia for over 12 years.

Pat Wilks (Webb) spent a weekend at Foxlease, near Lyndhurst, at the Somerset Guiders' Training weekend. Brownies take up a good deal of Pat's time. Her daughter, Rachel, has been taking her 11-plus examination.

Anne Wilson (Chenevix Trench) loves living in West Sussex and has an attractive old house and large garden. Nicholas is now at Bryanston.

Sarah Windsor-Aubrey, after finishing at St. Thomas's Hospital in June 1960, spent the winter in Spain and Sicily looking after some American children.

Angela Wood. Her father is now Rector of Pulham Market, Norfolk.

Angela is doing a Secretarial Course in Norwich and has met Bente de la Cour, who is doing a similar one.

Susan Wood spent two months looking after children in Cambridge and since then has been helping on the Staff at St. Mary's. She is going up to St. Andrew's in October.

Trenna Woods (Higginbotham) moved up to Newcastle last September and they are very much enjoying living in Heaton, where her husband is Curate. She would love to see anyone who happened to be passing through the area.

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BIRTHS We shall be very glad if Old Girls will send in Con their O.G.A. cards) any announcements of marriages and births they would like recorded in the News Sheet each year.

Addie. On 8th September, 1960, to Jennifer (Hickie), a son, Timothy, a brother for Georgina.

Bailey. On 6th April, 1961, to Althea (Roberts), a son, Benjamin, a brother for Jonathan and Timothy. • Bell. On yth December, 1960, to Celestria (Noel), a daughter, Caroline.

Buckland. On i4th August, 1960, to John and Mary (Helder), a son, David John Brodie.

Casement. On 2yth January, 1961, to Christine (Maclean), a son, William, a brother for Rachel and Fiona.

Casswell. On 24th November, 19 5 9, to Diana (Rosedale), a son, Matthew Piers, the fourth child.

Chance. On 23rd April, 1960, to Susan (Skurray), a daughter, Annabel Amanda Louise.

Davies. On I3th January, 1960, to Janet (Morris), a second daughter.

Davies. On yth December, 1960, to Margaret (Pite), a fifth child and fourth daughter, Katherine Frances.

Ford. On 6th June, 1961, to Dennis and Beth (Wallis), a son, Christopher James.

Foster. On 4th November, 1960, to Stella (Remington Wilson) a daughter, Catherine Victoria.

Fowler. On i jth September, 1960, to Christine (Willis), a fourth child, Simon.

Gowans. On 2nd June, 1960, to Moyra (Leatham), a daughter, Jennifer, a sister for William.

Hennah. On 24th February, 1961, to Patricia (Barbour), a son, Richard Digby, a brother for Adrian and Charlotte.

Hickman. In July 1960, to Juliet (Williams), a third son, Charles.

Hopkins. In May 1960, to Pamela (Gurney) a son.

Huckstep. On 25th February, 1961, in Calcutta, to Jill (Blades), a daughter, Sarah Ann. Hydon. On 26th March, 1960, to Julia (Smithells), a son, Peter Ellsworth.

Irving. On i2th February, 1961, to Elizabeth (Schubart), a second child, Alexander.

Jago. On 3rd March, 1961, to Mary (Nugee) and Anthony, a second son, Mark William Travers, a brother for David.

Marjoribanks. On i8th June, 1960, to Mary Rose (Miller), a son, David.

Me William. In August, 1960, to Julia (Routh), a third daughter.

Mollison. On 6th March, 1961, to Mary-Grace (Ram), a son, James Keith.

Morton Wright. On 26th September, 1960, to Diana (Brown), a daughter, Marie Louise.

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Murray. On 3151 October, 1960, to Joy (Watkins), a daughter, Nicola Kim, a sister for Fiona.

Owens. On ist July, 1960, to Susan (Pilcher), a daughter, Elizabeth Clare.

Porteous. On 5th July, 1960, to Catherine (Christie), a second son, Thomas.

Ratcliff. On yth June, 1961, to Josephine (Delap), a son, Jonathan Mark Raven.

Saxelby-Kemp. In August 1960, to Jean (Turner), a son, Robert.

Scott. On 8th October, 1959, to June (Priestley), a fourth child, Julia Penelope.

Seddon. On zoth May, 1960, to Jill (Smeeton), a third daughter, Anna Margaret.

Simpson. On gth November, 1960, to Georgina (Chitty), a son, Ian David.

Skinner. On 3oth June, 1960, to Prue (Dibley), a son, Charles, a brother for Clare.

Tomson. On 29th January, 1961, to Susan (Parry-Jones), twin sons, David Peter Carey and Christopher Mark Calder.

Uren. On 23rd October, 1960, to Shireen (Moore), a daughter, Susan Patricia, a sister for Tanya and Judith.

Waddington. On 2yth September, 1960, to Judith (Rose), a daughter, Catherine Ruth.

Woods. On I9th June, 1961, to Trenna (Higginbotham), a daughter, Frances Jane.

MARRIAGES STAFF: Pocock-Cathrow. In December 1960, S. H. Pocock to Miss E. A. Cathrow.

OLD GIRLS: Broadley-Gee. On 8th July, John Kenneth Elliott Broadley to Jane Gee. Dayes-Clarke. On 3oth April, 1960, Dayes to Cherry Clarke.

Ford-Wallis. In 1960, Dennis H. Ford to Beth Wallis.

Froggatt-Gresford Jones. On 2 2nd July, 1961, Dr. David Froggatt to Alison Gresford Jones.

Gale-Goffin. On 26th April, 1961, Gordon Clive Gale to Elizabeth Marguerite Goffin.

Geddes-Helder. On 2 2nd July, 1961, Tony Geddes to Elizabeth Helder.

Hamblin-Hussey. On xyth September, 1960, Lionel John Hamblin to Mary Hussey.

Huckstep-Blades. On 2oth June, 1959, John Huckstep to Jill Blades.

Llewellyn Rhys-Sellers. On 23rd September, 1961, Llewellyn Rhys to Rosemary Sellers.

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Mathias-Davies. On jth April, 1961, David Mathias to Anne Davies.

Mayhew-Rotherham. On 6th May, 1961, Captain J. D. C. Mayhew, R.M., to Jill Rotherham.

Norman-Bliss. On zgth October, 1960, John William Norman to Deborah Bliss.

Norman-Montagu. On 8th July, 1961, Torquil Norman to Anne Montagu.

Shaw-Warrand. In September, 1959, Christopher Shaw to Jean Warrand.

Simpson-Spackman. On i6th September, 1961, Anthony Simpson to Penelope Spackman.

Spurrier-Craufurd. On 29th October, 1960, Captain Michael Spurrier to Jane Craufurd.

Thompson-Swann. On zznd October, 1960, Blyth Thompson to Julia Swann.

Tunstall-Behrens. On zoth August, 1960, Hilary Tunstall-Behrens to Alison Gordon.

R.I.P. STAFF: Alexander. On zznd April, 1961, Miss E. M. Alexander, at Bournemouth, (1915-1940).

OLD GIRLS: Barton. On 9th March, 1960, Frances M. Barton.

Lewis. On z8th March, 1961, Winifred Lewis (Lumsden) at Salisbury, Scott. On 1 3th December, 1960, Paul, only son of June (Priestley).

O.G.A. CHANGES OF ADDRESSES 1960 - 1961

Barbara Allison (Skyrmc), Kelvin, Restronguet Point, Feock, Nr. Truro, Cornwall.

Diana Ball (Maitland), Crynfryn, Penuwch, Tregaron, Cardiganshire, South Wales.

Clate Barclay (Troutbeck), Pendrells, Neptown Road, Henfield, Sussex.

Julia Barkworth (Grenfell), c/o Westminster Bank, Taunton, Somerset.

Betty Beare (Adnitt), 20 Wimpole Street, London, W.i Celestria Bell (Noel), 20 Springfield Road, London, N.W.8 Joan Bennett (Weller), c/o Midland Bank Ltd., Milsom St., Bath, Som. Eleanor Booker, 4 Queen's Gardens, London, W.2 Anne Bosworth Smith (Ree), 72 Albert Street, London, N.W.I Susan Cole-King (Wilson), 96 Richmond Road, Wimbledon, S.W.2O Elizabeth Copeman, i6A Prince Edward Mansions, Moscow Road, London, W.2 Mary Crawley (Durst), Meadway, Green End, Dinton, Aylesbury, Bucks.

Diana Curzon (Orlebar), 9 Durham Place, London, S.W.} Janet Davies (Morris), Old Manor Cottage, 24 Park Road, Teddington, Middlesex.

Carole Davis, Cockley Cley Rectory, Swaffham, Norfolk Susan de Jong Cleyendert (Green), 61 East Carlton Park, Nr. Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

Ines del Tugo (Clark), Wyndley, Chiltern Hill, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks.

Joan Drewett, World's End, Calne, Wilts.

Dorothy Duguid (Duder), Ingersley, Links Gate, St.-Anne's-on-Sea, Lanes.

Eileen Duveen (Cowers), Buttinghill, West Hoathly, Sussex Penelope Edwards (Bomford), n Ashley Wood Road, Blandford Camp, Dorset.

Honor Elliott (Ward), The Yews, Addelam Road, Upper Deal, Kent.

Christina Elliott (Hindson), Brook House, Westbury, Shrewsbury, Salop.

Beth Ford (Wallis), 2 Old Dryden, Oundle, Nr. Peterborough, Northants.

Elizabeth Geddes (Helder), Highfields, The Lome, Great Bookham, Surrey.

Violet Gillingham, Sunnyview, Menear Lane, St. Austell, Cornwall.

Susan Glover, Westbrook, Fulmer Road, Gerrards Cross, Bucks.

Joan Gordon Johnson (Mallock), c/o Mrs. Binny, 71 Richmond Park Avenue, Bournemouth, Hants.

Shirley Gregory (Gregory), Oakleigh, Wellington, Somerset.

Giovanna Halford (Durst), British Consulate General, Akademiestrasse 7, Munich 13, West Germany.

Mary Hamblin (Hussey), Barrow Hill Farm, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, Elizabeth Hay (Kinnear), 6 Campden Hill Court, London, W.8 Rosalind Henderson, The Mill House, Bishop's Sutton, Alresford, Hants.

Patricia Hennah (Barbour), 362 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Beds.

Betsy Hickling (Pryor), Middleway Court, Kingston Gorse, Susses.

Juliet Hickman (Williams), 16 Dunedin Avenue, Hartbum, Stockton-onTees, Co. Durham.

Pamela Hilton (Clarence), Gidleigh Castle, Nr. Chagford, Kent.

Margaret Kingston, P.O. Box 30, Government Hospital, Umtali, Southern Rhodesia.

Penelope C. Hissey (Todd), 5 3 Old Hadlow Road, Tonbridge .Kent.

Jane Hodson (Renwick), c/o Kirklands, Seal Road, Selsey, Sussex. (Until August 1964) Pamela Hopkins (Gurney), 18 Newbould Lane, Sheffield, 10 Peggy Hopkins, 178 Dyke Road, Brighton, Sussex.

Jenny Houghton, 48 Gloucester Place, London, W.i Nan Howie (Gwatkin), Fouracre, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent.

Group Ill VIII XV XIX VI XIX X VIII XII XVIII XVII V VI XIII XXII XVI XVIII XX VI VI X VII XXI XV XVIII IX XIX VIII XIV VI IV XII XXII XVIII XIII XVII VI XVIII XV XX IV XVIII X

Julia Hydon (Smithells), 38 Austenwood Close, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks.

Mary Jago (Nugee), Silverdale, Franklands Village, Haywards Heath, Sussex.

Cecilia James (Livingstone), Springcombe, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth, Devon.

Patricia Johnson (Mackey), Palace Farm, Witham-on-the-Hill, Nr. Bourne, Lines.

Audrey Lander (Miller-Hallett), Prospect House, Kirby-in-Cleveland, Middlesborough, Yorks.

Rosemary Llewellyn Rhys (Sellers), Elm Park Farm, Pamber End, Basingstoke, Hants.

Susan Lloyd (Woodroffe), The White Cottage, Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Worcs.

Pamela Littlejohns (Barker), White Lodge, Church Road, Fleet, Hants.

Peggy Lowe, 97 Woodstock Road, Oxford.

Ruth Lowe (Wheeler), Little Hinton Farmhouse, Little Hinton, Nr. Swindon, Wilts.

Susan McCully, The Yews, Addelam Road, Upper Deal, Kent.

Mf rgaret Mackenzie (Stuart), 5 Lennox Street, Edinburgh, 4 Anne Mathias (Davies), Hoaten, St. Brides, Haverfordwest, Pembs., South Wales.

Jill Mayhew (Rotherham), c/o Salmond House, R.A.F. Upavon, Pewsey, Wilts.

Anne Michell (Shaw), Kingsacre, Courtenay Road, Winchester, Hants.

Ruth Mitchell, Fair Acre, Steeple Aston, Oxon.

Diana Moller-Christensen (Turk), Louise 16, Bagsvaerd, Denmark.

Dorothy Morrison, 3 Bedford Gardens, London, W.8 Diana Morton Wright (Brown), 44 Grooms Hill, Greenwich, S.E.io Loveday Moule, Second House, Lenthay, Sherborne, Dorset.

Sheila Munday (Peck), Public Works Department, Honiara, British Solomon Is. Anne Newton (Carey), c/o Martins Bank, 117 Victoria Street, London, S.W.I Maeve O'Ferrall, Bishopslea School, P.O. Box 2074, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.

Helen O'Hanlon, 36 Millbank Avenue, Toronto, 10., Canada.

Philippa Ostler (Tanqueray), 2125 York Avenue, Vancouver 9, B.C., Canada.

Jane Otway (Woodroffe), Carvara, 90 Park Road, Camberly, Surrey.

Ruth Palmer, c/o Mrs. Wilkinson, Mayfield, Barnley Road, Dodworth, Nr. Barnsley, Yorks.

Gillian Peacock (Pinckney), Little Manor, Shipham, Nr. Winscombe, Som. Jane Pelly, Fiwasaiye Girls' Grammar School, Akure, Nigeria Penelope Preston (Wykeham), 73 Dovehouse Street, Chelsea, S.W-3 Mary Randolph, The Close, Hereford.

Jane Roberts, Dame Margarets, East Harting, Petersfield, Hants.

Gillian Ross (Johnson), 336 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, S.W.3 Sarah Rowe, Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, S.E.io Janet Saunders, 2 Wykeham Road, Worthing, Sussex.

Gwen Scrivener (Croft), York House, Tiptree, Essex.

Mary Sharpe (Lake), Harts Orchard, Beaminster, Dorset.

Elizabeth Sherwood (Mansergh), Dann's Farm, Hertmonceux, Nr. Hailsham, Sussex.

Ann Silverston, 15 Roland Gardens, London, S.W.7 Ann Simpson (Limehouse), 263 Bilton Road, Bilton, Rugby, Warwicks.

Prunella Skinner (Dibley), Fawkes, Russell Close, Lee-on-Solent, Hants.

Bridget Smart (Frewer), 9 Ludgate Walk, Derby.

Margaret Soulsby (Chadwick), 524 Mariette Avenue, Montreal 29, P.Q., Canada.

Patricia Sowerby (Moss), c/o 13 Goring Road, Steyning, Sussex.

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XIX XVIII XII VI XVI XVII XVI X XXI XII XXIV XVII XXI XXI XVI XXIV XV III XV XV XIX XVI

XIX XIX XXI XVI VIII XIII XVII XIX XXIII XXI XVII XXII XIV Ill IX VII XXI XIX XVIII XVIII XIII IX

Sybil Spence (Ford), Arthog, Millfield, Frodsham, Cheshire, via Warrington.

Jennifer Spry, 27 Ansdell Street, Kensington, W.8 Gillian Stalworthy (Waldock), 18 Royal Crescent, London, W.n Hannah Tewson (Bridgman), Bellropes, Hempstead, Saffron Walden, Essex.

Alison Tunstall-Behrens (Gordon), Flat 9, 8 The Paragon, S.E.j Mary Vischer, 16 bis Avenue Dumas, Geneva, Switzerland.

Ann Wallace, Bracken Bank, Timber Hill, Lyme Regis, Dorset.

Janet Wallace (Glossop), Headmaster's House, Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset.

Hazel Walton, Overway, Spicer Road, Exeter, Devon.

Jane Ware (Wright), The Gables, Brant Broughton, Nr. Lincoln.

Rosemary Waterhouse (Harvey), 88 Thornhill Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.

Pat Wilks (Webb), Seafield, 56 Brendon Road, Watchet, Somerset.

Griselda Williams, 86 Chestnut Park, Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada.

Alison Wood, 39 Sussex Gardens, London, W.2 Angela Wood, The Rectory, Pulham Market, Nr. Diss, Norfolk.

STAFF Mrs. Euerby, 2 Carlton Mansions, Sidmouth, Devon.

Mrs. Pocock (Cathrow), 24 Lyndhurst Avenue, Hastings.

Miss E. F. Williams, 19 St. Georges' Road, Cheltenham, Glos.

Miss Wilmott, Greestone House, Lincoln.

XVIII XIX XXI IX XVI IV XIII XIII VII XX XIV XII XXV VI XXV Staff Staff Staff Staff

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ADDENDA Into Group I Alice M. Hands (Toop), Little Bennar, Bosham, Nr. Chichester, Sussex.

Into Group II Miss M. Barkley, Stoke House, Hook, Nr. Basingstoke, Hants.

Into Group XXV J. Lindsay Bartholomew, The Old Vicarage, Norton Bavant, Warminster, Wilts.

Susan M. Brennan, The Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Tessa M. Dawson, The Mynde, Caerleon, Monmouthshire.

Christian F. Duff, Rider's Croft, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex.

Nicola K. C. Green, Blueboys, Loudhams Wood Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks.

Helen E. Gresford Jones, Abbey Gate House, St. Albans, Herts.

Susan J. Guest, 15 College Green, Worcester.

R. Janice P. Hardie, The Rectory, Hexham, Northumberland.

Alice J. Higginbotham, Ratsbury, Tenterden, Kent.

Sarah M. James, Upwood Park, Abingdon, Berks.

P. Jane Keevil, Conigre, Calne, Wiltshire.

Fiona K. Milligan, The Warden's House, Radley College, Abingdon, Berks.

E. Susan Mitchell, Markham House, Badminton, Glos.

Charlotte M. More, Cantax House, Lacock, Wiltshire.

Juliet Pearson, Bulcote Lodge, Burton Joyce, Notts.

Andrea I. Smith, 8 Curzon Street, Calne, Wiltshire.

Susan Wood, The Rectory, Church Stretton, Salop.

Rachel C. Woods, Tankersley Rectory, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorks.

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Into Group XXVI S. Jane Baron, Delveron House, Mottram-St.-Andrew, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Elizabeth J. Barratt, 52 Brookland Rise, London, N.W.ii Ann L. Bunney, 14 Stoneygate Avenue, Leicester.

Sarah T. M. Butler, Stanstead Hall, Halstead, Essex.

Caroline M. Carr, Belmore House, Lymington, Hants.

Susan H. Casement, Terwick Old Rectory, Rogate, Petersfield, Hants.

Virginia E. Clapham, Headley, Grantley Close, Shalford, Surrey.

Anna E. Collingwood, The Red House, Middleton-St.-George, Darlington, Co. Durham.

Philippa A. Finch, Donnigers, Swanmore, Southampton.

Rosemary J. Harris, Old Brew House, Brewery Common, Mortimer, Nr. Reading, Berks.

Hilary J. Hordern, Chancellor's Hall, 55 Augustus Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, J 5Bridget E. H. James, Bahati, Ninfield Road, Lunsfprd Cross, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex A. Clare Jensen, Sodington Hall, Mamble, Nr. Kidderminster, Worcs.

Hope A. Leather, Eden Park, Batheaston, Nr. Bath, Somerset.

Carola J. Marnham, East Wing, Encombe House, Wareham, Dorset.

Lucy A. Moir, 25 Manor Road, Chigwell, Essex.

Susan J. Moore, Manor Farm, Chittoe, Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Angela M. Newton Dunn, Greymell Manor, Basingstoke, Hants.

Judith C. Russell, Furze Hill House, Redhill, Surrey.

Penelope F. R. Sabben-Clare, 31 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Jill Sevenoaks, Hills Place Farm, Blackboys, Nr. Uckfield, Sussex.

Carole V. G. Seymour-Jones, 6 Brandon Road, Southsea, Hants.

Patricia M. Stanton, Wooperton Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland.

Catherine (Kate) M. Trevelyan, c/o Miss M. Trevelyan, Flat 5., 25 Embankment Gardens, S.W.3 Celia E. Voelcker, Wolverton, West Meon, Petersfield, Hants.

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O.G.A. LOST MEMBERS 1961 Mary Cockerill (Tuckwell) Ruth Coney (Davey) Marion Darin (Stevens) Violet Evelyn (Robertson) Verena Fisher Ellen Fleming (Griggs) Pamela Gage (Lacon) Veronica Goatly (Lloyd) Joan Graham (Joscelyn) Dorothy Harrington-Harvard (Dillon-Trenchard) Margaret Kent Elizabeth Lancaster Clare Lewis (Brakenridge) Rosemary Lochrane (Buxton) Daphne McKillop (Good) Lucy Marks (Tanner) Dawn Mends (Marshall) Sheik Metherell (McRae) Winifred Murrell Wendy Nixon Megan Page (Morement) Susan Pedro (Jefleris) Pauline Pelham (Brentnall) Mary Powell Pamela Robb (Roe) Bettina Sinclair (Long) Mary Strong (Olive) Edna Stubbs (Bartlett) Sally Webb Grace Westiake (Gee) Joan Wetherell-Pepper (Alexander) Daphne Wilson (Baines) Barbara Woodmass Joan Wyman (Beighton)

Group VIII III II IV XX IX VI XII IV V XVI XIV IX XIII XIII XV XII VI V XIX X X IV XI IX IX IX II XVII V VI II VIII X

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