ST. MARY'S SCHOOL CALNE NEWS SHEET
NUMBER 47
OCTOBER 1962
THE NEW CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, CALNE NEWS SHEET NUMBER 47
OCTOBER 1962
EDITORIAL
This year the school is especially grateful to the Old Girls for so kindly presenting a magnificent film projector. Whether illustrating the construction of Hadrian's Wall or the life of a Reed Warbler or even a tourist's impression of South Africa, the projector has been most successful.
We were very glad to welcome many of the donors of this gift at a most enjoyable Summer Reunion at St. Mary's.
During the past few months we have been viewing with great interest the activities around Quarry Pond. The pleasant transformation of this part of the garden is already becoming apparent.
Not many people have had a chance of being idle this year. The old societies have flourished and these, with some new ones for the junior part of the school, have provided much pleasure and amusement. SALLY RICHARDS
THE GOVERNORS, 1961 The Honorable 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.
Some years ago, an Old Girl asked that the names of the Governors should be printed in the News Sheet. As I copied out this list just now I wondered whether it was now really necessary. There have been no changes on our Governing Body and our Governors are so regular in their attendance at meetings and at school functions that I feel that there can be few people, nowadays, who have any doubt at all as to who they are. However, we are all very glad of the opportunity the publication of the News Sheet gives us of thanking the Governors for all their kindness, encouragement and backing. We all enjoy Miss Plumer's visits very much: she not only, as you know, takes a deep interest in all the School's activities but also brings us into touch with the world at krge through her journeyings abroad—this year to Russia and Persia. The photograph of one of the Science laboratories in this issue is evidence of the Governors' courage and forethought in a continued policy of making our buildings really first-rate; they have given a great deal of care and interest to the improvement of the school gardens and it will not surprise you, I am sure, to hear that you may shortly expect to hear of further bold building plans for the near future. E.M.G.
THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation Service was taken by the Bishop of Salisbury on Advent Sunday, December 3rd, in the Parish Church. The following were confirmed: Meriel Acworth Elizabeth Arbuthnot Lucy Arden-Close Cecilia Assheton Harriet Bagley Sarah Barber Kate Bartholomew Mary Bartholomew Susan Birtwistle Julia Brewin Rachel Brown Caroline Bull Mollie Cook Rachel Clarke Alison Cooke Elizabeth Cowgill Susan Cowgill Elizabeth Errington Marianne Fison
Rosemary Fletcher Judith Hodgson Diana Judd Nicola Le Fanu Sarah McAlpine Jane Miller Phoebe Pellew Joanna Proby Angela Rathbone Caroline Russell Veronica Sheppard Diana Stanley Cally Stopford Rosemary Vaughan Rose Voelcker Mary-Jane Wilson Clare Woodward Anne Wrangham
A large number of relations and friends were present and signed the register. HEALTH FESTIVAL We are very glad to have this opportunity of thanking those who so kindly sent gifts of money or in kind for St. Luke's Day. These presents are always much appreciated by the U.G.S. Mission.
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THE STAFF AUTUMN TERM 1961. We welcomed Miss Clarke (Classics), Miss Harding (Music) and Miss Henderson (Physical Education). Miss Hamilton very kindly came back for a term as Cook-Caterer during Miss Jackson's convalescence and Miss Boot came as secretary during Mrs. Hart's illness. Miss Gliddon came for two terms as Under-
Matron and Miss Davies and Miss Hall gave us help in the Music Department. We were very sorry to say goodbye at Christmas to Miss Torrance (Physical Education), who left to get married, and to Miss Thorp (French) and Miss A. Jones (Cook). SPRING TERM 1962. Mrs. Barren (French) joined the staff and Mrs. Homer came to help us with Music for two terms. We were sorry to say goodbye to Miss Goddard (Cook) at the end of term. SUMMER TERM 1962. We welcomed Miss Vincent (Cook), Miss Trowbridge (Assistant Matron) and Miss Hulme as assistant Cook for the months of May and June. Miss Truscott, a visitor from South Africa came to help us with Swimming and Junior Subjects. At the end of term we were very sorry to lose Miss Clarke who left to be married. Miss Harding is being married, too, but we are very glad that she will be able to keep up her work here. We are also sorry to lose Miss Adey who has been House-keeper at St. Bridgets for so long and has now to leave to look after her mother. We should also like to thank most warmly those part-time staff who have helped us in the Physical Education Department during the Spring and Summer Terms:—Mrs. Anderson (Dancing), Mr. Maunder (Swimming), Mr. Price (Tennis), Mrs. Thompson (Lacrosse). THE STAFF 1961 Resident or full-time: Miss Brain, English and Library Mrs. Brecknell, Science Mile. Chapoulou, French Miss Clark, Classics Miss Cox, Mathematics Mrs. Dunn, Music Miss Gosney, Junior School Miss Harding, Music Miss Hayter, Junior School Miss Heawood, Geography Miss Henderson, Physical Education Miss Jones, English Miss Nesbitt, Music Miss Stallard, Mathematics Miss Stedmond, History Miss Windsor-Aubrey, Science Miss Wood, Classics Mrs. Allen, Sister-in-Charge, Sanatorium Mrs. Hart, Secretary Miss Jackson, Caterer Miss Payne, Matron Miss Shepherd, Accounts Secretary Miss Trowbridge, Assistant Matron Miss Truscott, Physical Education and Junior Subjects Miss Vincent, Cook Miss Weetman. Housekeeper
Visiting Staff: Mrs. Barren, French Miss Bowlby, 'Cello Miss Chard, Music Mrs. Cherrington, German Mr. Marker, Director of Music Mrs. Homer, Music Mr. Palmer, Flute and Oboe Mr. Price, Tennis coaching Mr. Maunder, Swimming Miss Stannard, Art Mrs. Vines, Sanatorium Mr. Walthew, Clarinet Miss Warner, Violin
SCHOOL LIST—July 1961 UPPER SIXTH Sally Richards* Susan Lloyd* Veronica Bardswell*
Henela Cowgill (i)* Diana Finch* Penelope Forde* (2)
Jane Jones* Juliet Le Fanu* Susan Woodward*
SIXTH (SCIENCE) Miss Brain Frances Baker Gillian Bowtell Sarah Briant Philippa Bunting Caroline Finch
Christine Forrest Lucy Gardner (3) Pippa Herring Sheila Jamieson Celia Jenkins
Susan Labouchere Catherine Mann Sarah Proby Susan Vaughan
SIXTH (ARTS) Miss Heawood Veronica Brinton Andrea Dennison (4) Mary Falk Carolyn Fison Rosemary Fison Katharine Garvey Sarah Haywood
Jane Henderson Joanna James Elizabeth Leacock Jennifer Littlejohns (5) Rosemary Lloyd Christine Phillimore
Susan Roffey Barbara Smellie Susan Still Philippa Stratton Elizabeth Syms Susan Wort
UPPER FIFTH EAST Miss Jones Elizabeth Arbuthnot Lucy Arden-Close Harriet Bagley (6) Sarah Barber Corinne Butler Rachel Clarke Judy Clift Elizabeth Cowley
Susan Henniker Priscilla Kershaw Elizabeth Kessler Nicola Le Fanu Victoria Marsh-Kellett Jane Miller (7) Julia Park Lucy Prideaux
Joanna Proby Rosamund Roberts Diana Stanley Cally Stopford Caroline Upcher Victoria Vigne Anne Wrangham
UPPER FIFTH WEST Miss Stedmond Kate Bartholomew Susan Birtwistle Caroline Bull Jane Duncombe-Anderson Elizabeth Errington (8) Margaret Evans Marianne Fison
Elizabeth Frost Penelope Guest Monica Harvie Clark (9) Penelope Hill Gillian Nutter Angela Rathbone Caroline Russell
Veronica Sheppard Jean Tyler Veronica Verey Rose Voelcker Phoebe Whittle Clare Woodward Elizabeth Wright
LOWER FIFTH EAST Miss Wood Meriel Acworth Julia Brewin Priscilla Carr Mollie Cook Alison Cooke Rosalind Courage (10) Elizabeth Cowgill (i)
Susan Cowgill (i) Christian Davidson Clare Fewtrell Rosemary Fletcher Judith Hogson Etelka Leadlay Sarah McAlpine
Margaret Peddie Phoebe Pellew Janet Rivett Susan Ross Clare Stancliffe Thelma Wallace (n) Belinda Whittle
LOWER FIFTH WEST Miss Stallard Cecilia Assheton Mary Bartholomew Sally Clift Priscilla Connolly Linda Goodman Caroline Harris
Dorothy Hosburn Kathryn Jenkinson Diane Judd Rosemary Marnham Gilian Martin-Jones
Lindsay Mitchell Jane Reed Charmian Rylands Rosemary Vaughan May- Jane Wilson
UPPER FOURTH EAST Miss Cox Susan Bartholomew Rosemay Bowen-Colthurst Melanie Boxford Virginia Borthwick Victoria Brain Sally Coles Moira Dick Elizabeth Gaminara
Emily Gwynne-Jones Sarah Inglis Charlotte Lindley Rosemary Milligan Eleanor Morton Jessica Pearson Jill Pickering Pick (12)
Jane Roffey Marion Salmon Katharine Still Sally Tewson (12) Mary Unwin Joceline Wickham Janet Wigram
UPPER FOURTH WEST Miss Harding Virginia Bliss Elizabeth Briant Rachel Brown Sarah Clarke Elizabeth Clift (14) Meriel Connell (15) Sally Dalglish (16) Emma Ferrand
Diana Gee Penelope Howell Nickola Kessler Charlotte Merz Joanna Minnitt Caroline Myers Jocelyn Petty
Catherine Richardson Susan Stanton Jennifer Stoddart Catherine Thuillier Susan Tyndall Davina Verey Lorna Williams
LOWER FOURTH EAST Miss Clark Hilary Atwell Jane Barlee (17) Sarah Branfoot Sally Brodhurst Susanna Courtauld Josephine Guillaume
Sally Hislop Rebecca Lyle Meriel Maccormac Sarah Maitland Priscilla Noble
Jane Roskill Jane Ritchie Susanna Tewson (13) Shan Tripp Judy Wilson
LOWER FOURTH WEST Miss Truscott Ruth Ashcroft Sarah Bailey Barbara Bridges Katharine Collingwood Isobel Compton
Julia Courtauld Natalie Ebsworth JillFawcett (18) Annabel Leacock Rosalind Park
Georgina Fitzmaurice Annabelle Repard Susan Reddaway Susan Russell Diana Sherston
ST. MARGARET'S Julia Buckingham Nicola Dancy
Alexandra Gale Penelope Gilks
Jennifer Wright
MIDDLE THIRD Janice Bevan Wendy Blackford Catherine Gale
Karen Phillips Jane Reeve
Sylvia Smith Zoe Wilson
Victoria Evans Vivien Gough Sally Hargrave
Christina Heath Susan Maundrell (19) Sharon Woodley
LOWER THIRD Jill Bailey Nicola Clements Margaret Davis
UPPER SECOND Miss Shaw Anne Chamberlain Anne Davis
Cicely Greenwood Ruth Mayes
Hannah Wright
Carolyn Mills Andrew Philips
Charlotte Wilson Tessa Wilson
LOWER SECOND Sarah Greenwood Elizabeth Jeary
FORM ONE Miss Hayter Joy Affleck Amanda Barrett Elizabeth Catley-Day
Simon Clements Rosemary Crow
Katherine Gilks Robert Townlev
Carol Robinson David Ross
Caroline Townley Anne Woodley
KINDERGARTEN Rosemary Carr Timothy Catley-Day Philippa Gough
* Denotes Prefect Diana Finch will be Head Girl next term and Susan Woodward, Second Head Girl. (1) Daughters of Margaret Cowgill (Ogle) (2) Daughter of Pamela Forde (Robinson) (3) Daughter of Sheila Gardner (Ferguson) (4) Daughter of Lesley Dennison (Woller) (5) Daughter of Pamela Little Johns (Barker) (6) Daughter of Elizabeth Bagley (Westaway) (7) Daughter of Elizabeth Millar (Sarieant) (8) Daughter of Reine Errington (Macaulay) (9) Daughter of Sheila Harvie Ckrk (Lunt) (10) Daughter of Dorothy Courage (Stephenson) (i i) Daughter of Janet Wallace (Glossop) (12) Daughter of Anne Pickering Pick (Nettlefield) (i 3) Daughters of Hannah Tewson (Bridgman) (14) Daughter of Constance Clift (Allen) (15) Daughter of Marcia Connell (Whiffen) (16) Daughter of Mollie Dalglish (Longridge) (17) Daughter of Laura Barlee (Attlee) (18) Daughter of Anne Fawcett (Whiffen) (19) Daughter of Enid Maundrell (Thomas)
EXAMINATION SUCCESSES OLD GIRLS University of Oxford Final Honours School of Modern Languages, Class II Final Honours School of Literae Humancores Class III Class III Final Honours School of Mathematics, Class III
S. Blair A. Martineau S. Prideaux E. Moir
University of Cambridge Classical Tripos, Part II: Class II, Division i Historical Tripos, Part II: Class II, Division i
S. Crawford M. StallardPenoyre
University of Bristol B.A. Hons. Geography, Class II B Pembroke University U.S.A. B.A. Political Science
A. Cameron S. Welchman
PRESENT GIRLS University of Oxford Lady Margaret Hall
Vacancy in History
Somerville College St. Hilda's College
Vacancy in History Vacancy in Mathematics
C. Seymour-Jones (left July 1961) S. Pearson S. Frost
University of Cambridge Newnham College
Vacancy in Classics L. Findeisen Vacancy in History E. Wrangham (also offered a vacancy at St. Hilda's College, Oxford)
University of London Bedford College
Vacancy in Modern Languages
A. Carter
Vacancy in Mathematics Vacancy in History
L. Moir K. Trevelyan
Vacancies
J. Russell R. Woods R. Stanley
University of St. Andrews
University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin Hansard Society Essay—Second Prize
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level—December 1961 L. Carling (i)* S. Wort (i)* S. Duveen (i)* F. Baker (i)* J. Le Fanu (i)* S. Briant (i)* S. Bullick (2)* P. Bunting (i)* J. Goodhart (2)* C. Finch (i)* S. Haywood (2)* C. Forrest (i)* E. Leacock (i)* P. Herring (2)* J. Littlejohns (2)* L. Gardner (i)* C. Phillimore (i)* S. Jamieson (2)* R. Saunders (3)* C. Jenkins (i)* B. Smellie (2) S. Labouchere (i)* S. Still (i)* C. Mann (2)* E. Syms (3)* S. Proby (i)* M. Winther (i)* S. Vaughan (3)* V. Bardswell H. Cowgill D. Finch P. Forde J. Jones J. Le Fanu S. Richards S. Woodward S. Wort
Advanced Level—June 1962 Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics Physics, Zoology History (S), Latin, French History (S), Latin, French English, French History, Zoology History, Zoology Latin (S), Greek Art S denotes Sholarship Level
Ordinary Level—July 1962 S. Jamieson (i)* S. Lloyd (i) * S. Labouchere (2)* G. Bowtell (i)* C. Fison (i)* S. Briant (i)* K.Garvey (i)* P. Bunting (i)* S. Haywood (2)* C. Finch (i)* L. Gardner (i)* B. Smellie (2)* S. Vaughan (i)* P. Herring (i)* E. Arbuthnot (7) A. Wrangham (8) L. Arden-Close (5) K. Bartholomew (i) S. Birtwistle (4) S. Barber (7) C. Bull (2) C. Butler (i) M. Evans (i) R. Clarke (4) M. Fison (4) J. Cliff (8) E. Frost (4) E. Cowley (8) P. Guest (i) S. Henniker (8) M. Harvie Clark (3) P. Kershaw (6) P. Hill (5) E. Kessler (5) G. Nutter (3) N. Le Fanu (7) A. Rathbone (8) V. Marsh-Kellett (5) C. Russell (6) J. Miller (6) V. Sheppard (2) J. Park (4) L. Prideaux (4) J. Tyler (2) V. Verey (3) J. Proby (6) R. Voelcker (4) R. Roberts (6) P. Whittle (3) C. Stopford (5) C. Woodward (5) C. Upcher (3) E. Wright (2) V. Vigne (6) * Shows subjects added to previous General Certificate 10
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music—1962 Results Grade VII Violin Pass with Merit S. Lloyd Grade V Theory of Music M. Acworth J. Brewin R. Courage P. Pellew General Knowledge Results 1962 Senior: i. D. Finch 2. S. Still Junior i. S. Bailey 2. I. Compton 2. D. Sherston 2. A. Leacock Parents: Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Bartholomew. School Entrance Scholarship 1962 R. McCreery
MUSIC 1961-1962
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Joseph Cooper. Music Festival. Conductor: Mr. Clifford Harker. Carol Service. "La Traviata" at Bristol. Monica Dart ace. Winifred Chard. Amaryllis Fleming ace. Lamar Crowson. Marlborough Concert. "The Mikado" at the Bentley Grammar School. John Carol Case ace. Daphne Ibbott. Bath Festival Concerts. Rosamund Strode. Song Recital.
We were very pleased to welcome Miss Homer and Miss Harding to teach music this year and should like to thank all the music staff for everything they have done for us, expecially Miss Warner, Mr. Harker and Miss Nesbitt who has arranged so many concerts. On October nth, Louise Findeisen, Susan Lloyd, Lucy Prideaux and Susan Pearson played two movements from a Schubert quartet in a British and Foreign Bible Society service in which several schools took part, held in the Parish church. As a contrast, the next concert we had was a highly entertaining lecture piano recital given by Joseph Cooper, followed about three ii
weeks later by the Music Festival. Mr. Harker came to conduct it for the second time. The orchestra played The Secret Marriage overture by Cimarosa and pieces by Purcell and Vaughan Williams. The Seniors sang some Brahms Liebeslieder and part-songs and the Juniors also sang a selection of part-songs. The Term finished with the usual carol service which was again held in the hall. Among other items we sang some Old English and Australian carols. At the beginning of the Spring Term the new Junior Musical Society went on its first expedition to hear Verdi's "La Traviata" at Bristol. It was much enjoyed and later in the term there were two concerts for the school. One was a song recital by Monica Dart, soprano, accompanied by Miss Chard. At the next concert we were very honoured to have Amaryllis Fleming who played on a beautiful Amati 'cello. Her programme included sonatas by Brahms and Shostokovich, and she was accompanied by Lamar Crowson. The evening was very much appreciated by all. This year we had a different type of concert with Marlborough owing to the fact that they were going to do an opera later on. The programme consisted of several short works and the items in which we took part were Vaughan William's Te Deum and Parry's Blest Pair of Sirens. At the end of May the Junior Music Society went to a performance of the Mikado by the Monkton Hill Operatic Society at the Bentley Grammar School. We were glad to welcome back John Carol Case for another memorable concert and were very interested to hear Schumann's Dichterliebe in Mr. Carol Case's own translation. He finished his programme with some amusing traditional folk-songs, and the school joined in the chorus of "Oh no, John" with great gusto! The Upper Sixth was very privileged this summer in being able to o to a concert on the second night of the Bath Festival, at which rincess Margaret was present. The rest of the Sixth form and the Upper Fifth went to a concert and "Swan Lake" the next week. The concert was particularly good it was given by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and was their first performance in England.
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some unaccompanied folk-songs. It is very encouraging to see so much talent in the lower part of the school and we like to think that this is a sign that the school is maintaining its high musical reputation! SUSAN LLOYD and PIPPA HERRING
THE PLAY READING SOCIETY The Play Reading Society now has a total of forty-four members and the enthusiasm shows no signs of abating. During the year the following plays have been read:— The Cocktail Party
T. S. Eliot.
The Playboy of the Western World
J. M. Synge.
The Lady's Not for Burning
Christopher Fry.
Anastasia
Marcelle Maurette.
Hay Fever
Noel Coward.
The River Line
Charles Morgan.
The Society has also listened to a record of "Under Milk Wood" by Dylan Thomas which was delightful to hear and certainly captured all the charm of this unusual play. At the end of the Autumn Term the Upper VI members acted "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, with copies, to the school. Miss Nesbitt very kindly provided some lovely old Edwardian clothes for the ladies, and everyone seemed to enjoy the production very much. At the last meeting of the term a recitation competition was held, and the prize was won by Susan Pearson, who gave a very moving interpretation of the abdication speech of Richard II. The VI Forms were very lucky to be able to see the Bentley Grammar School's production of "The Playboy of the Western World", just after the society had read the play! The performance was very lively, the actors' Irish brogue was quite admirable and everyone enjoyed it all the more for having read it first. We are very grateful to Miss Gibbins and the staff who made this outing possible. D. FINCH 13
LECTURES
1961 Oct. Nov. Nov. 1962 Jan. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. May
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Squadron Leader West on the W.R.A.F. Sir Peter Stallard on the new State of West Africa. Miss Plumer on the U.S.S.R.
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Mr. Cooper on Nigeria. Dr. Bliss on the New Delhi Conference. Mr. John Barlee on the Gannet. Mr. Kenneth Hudson on the B.B.C. Mr. Babonau on the Royal Society for the Blind. Mr. Brian Frost on "Bread for the World."
The lectures we have had this year have been varied and of exceptional interest to everyone, the topics ranging from Gannets to the B.B.C. We have been very fortunate in having had several opportunities of learning more about Africa, especially as it has been so much in the headlines this last year. Sir Peter Stallard and Mr. Cooper enlightened us considerably about the country itself, even touching on native rituals, while Mr. Babonau, by means of a talk and two short films, gave a vivid and realistic picture of the devoted way in which the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind deals with the eye afflictions of Africans. There have been two lectures in connection with the World Council of Churches this year. Dr. Bliss visited us soon after her return from the Conference at New Delhi, and gave us most interesting first-hand information. Mr. Frost, in his lecture, drew our attention to the World Hunger Campaign. Mr. Barlee fascinated us with his illustrated talk on the lifehistory and antics of the gannet, and equally entertaining was Mr. Kenneth Hudson's lecture on the B.B.C. Miss Plumer most kindly spared time to talk to us about her recent visit to Russia, and we greatly enjoyed her lively and entertaining account. JANE JONES and JULIET LE FANU
DRAMA 1961 Form Shakespeare Competitions: First: Lower V East: "Richard III". Second: Upeer IV East: "Much Ado about Nothing". Third: Lower V West: "Two Gentlemen of Verona".
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"Le Malade Imaginaire"—Moliere, performed by the Stirling Players. "The Playboy of the Western World"—Synge, performed at the Bentley Grammar School. "The Importance of Being Earnest"—Wilde, read by the Play Reading Society. "Electra"—Girandoux—performed at Bristol Unisity. "The Clouds"—Aristophanes—performed at Bristol University.
Company Plays: Grosstete and Noberly—"The Rose and the Ring"—Thackeray. Osmund and Edmund Rich—"The Farmer's Wife"—Eden Philpotts. Poore—"Enid and the Detectives"—Kastner. Founder's Day: "The Rivals"—Sheridan. The standard of diction in Form Shakespeare this year was higher than it has been for some time; the producers showed originality in grouping and lighting, but it is a pity that some of them scorned the more obvious and well-known scenes in their quest for originality. The winning scenes from Richard III reached an outstandingly high level, with impressive scenery and lighting—the ghosts were most effective and the parts acted with talent and imagination. Unfortunately the other forms did not attain a high enough standard for the second cup to be awarded, though the scenes from Much Ado and the Two Gentlemen of Verona were well spoken and their costumes were ingeniously made from school uniform. Company plays were all very different from each other, making comparison extremely difficult! Grosstete and Moberly's production of "The Rose and the Ring" was acted very well, with good characterization and some amusing solos. The excellent staging and scenery had been carefully planned. Osmund and Edmund Rich performed "The Farmer's Wife" with great energy, parts were well known and the play was a sharp contrast to the Fairy-tale Rose and the Ring. Poore managed to include their whole company in "Emil and the Detectives", it was acted very naturally, and everybody enjoyed it. "The Rivals", surely a great favourite of most parents, was produced for Founders Day by Miss Nesbitt, everyone enjoyed the performance, nor did many Malapropisms escape the audience! The 15
characters were most realistically interpreted, and judging from the applause at the end it was a great success. Throughout the year the Vlth Forms have been fortunate to attend a number of plays, English, French and Greek, and we would all like to thank the staff who arranged these expeditions for giving us so much pleasure. P. FORDE THE CLASSICAL SOCIETY The Classical Society is now, at the end of its second year of existence, a firmly established and flourishing part of school life. Miss Wood and Miss Clark have been extremely energetic in helping it to progress so actively, and meetings have increased to the number of one almost every week. There has been greater emphasis this year on dramatic activities, which has proved very successful. We have acted scenes from Plautus and Theocritus in translation, Houseman's Skit on a Greek Tragedy, and Sheriff's play, "The Long Sunset". A highlight of the year was Miss Wood's very witty and amusing Roman version of "What's My Line?" written in simple Latin, and with famous Roman figures as the panel and the guest star! The advent of the film projector has been greatly appreciated in this field, too; we have seen several films on classical subjects. We have had a large number of lectures, which have covered a wide range of interesting and often little known subjects. Mrs. Warden very kindly came over from Marlborough to talk to us about Roman Cookery, laden with delicious samples! Miss Stallard showed us some lovely colour slides she took while she was in Rome, and Miss Clark has talked on Roman London and women in Greece. Several members of the society have read papers on various subjects. In the Autumn term there were competitions in Poetry translation and Doll-dressing "a la mode classique", and in the summer an Art Competition, to provide scope for the varying talents of the members! Three times this year the whole society flocked out on expeditions very kindly arranged by Miss Wood, which were great fun and at the same time most instructive. We visited the Ashmolean Museum in the Autumn, Bath in the Spring, and in the Summer made a long expedition to Dorchester, where we looked at the museum and the Roman house, and climbed up the Maiden Castle mound. After 'A' level, the Upper Sixth and two of the Sixth form spent a day digging at Cirencester, one party at the amphitheatre and the other at a Roman house; 16
we found quite a few bronze pins and some bones. We suffered from acute back-ache the next day, but it was very well worth it! Now that the society is safely past its infancy, let us hope it will have a long and successful life. SUSAN WOODWARD
THE NEW SCIENCE BLOCK On returning to school at the beginning of the Autumn Term, we saw that the daring decision of the Governors to start building a new science block when not much more than half the total sum of money required to pay for the building had been collected, had been fully justified. The T-shaped building, which had been designed by Mr. Green, the architect, was nearly completed, due in great part, to the unceasing labours of the foreman, Mr. Garner. The Biology laboratory was finished first, and lessons were started in it soon after the beginning of term. Round the edge of the room runs a bench on which it is pleasant to work in the evenings, or while others are having a lesson at the light, moveable tables which face the large, many-panelled black-board. In the laboratory there is a small greenhouse which is used for botanical experiments, and there are many cupboards and drawers in which much of the new and old apparatus is housed. Between the Biology and Chemical laboratories there is a small room containing nothing but balances on benches, underneath which are kept a few stools. This room was designed by Miss Aubrey to keep the delicate balances out of the Chemistry and Physics laboratories where they are susceptible to the action of corrosive chemicals and magnetic materials. In the Chemistry laboratory itself there are many fittings which were also designed by Miss Aubrey; among these is the double fume-cupboard in which an experiment is not disrupted if something starts to fume unpleasantly because it can be transferred to the second half of the cupboard and left to fume undisturbed! The cupboard is accessible from opposite sides which enables up to eight or ten people to watch an experiment in the cupboard without crowding round the demonstrator. All the cupboards in the room are spacious, and they are low enough for even the top shelf to be reached without having to climb on a stool! Mr. Leacy, of the Bentley Grammar School, who most nobly contrives to teach us the elements of Physics, designed most of the fittings in the light and airy Physics laboratory. In contrast to the other rooms which are painted blue, the Physics laboratory is painted a delightful shade of green. It is a most stimulating room to work in. 17
A dark room has also been incorporated in the building, and with the aid of a legacy to the school, it has been most magnificently equipped. It is now used regularly by members of a recently-formed photographic society. On October zist., 1961, the Bishop of Sherborne dedicated the new block in a very impressive service which took place partly in the Hall and partly in the garden. Many Old Girls and visitors attended the service, and during the year, many more have seen and admired the building, which we have greatly enjoyed using. It is hoped that a weather-vane, promised to be in the form of a bird, will soon be erected. HELENA COWGILL
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY Transistors! Who would have thought that twelve "mere girls" could all make their own transistors, but this did in fact happen under the expert tuition of Mr. Jan. During the Winter and Spring terms this was the highlight of the Society's activities, and we were very pleased that despite all our doubts the transistors worked perfectly when finished. The Spring Term was full of interesting lectures given by members of the society on such varied subjects as "Bones and Skeletons", "Evolution" and "Rockets". A lecture on "How to Press Wild Flowers" inspired people in the summer to enter for a pressed-flower competition, the standard of which was an improvement on that of last year. Enthusiasts have been chasing butterflies and moths throughout the summer to give to Lucy Gardner, who has shown many keen people how to set them, and has started a collection for the Society. Neither were ornithologists forgotten, as we had a very interesting film on Reed Warblers. The new laboratories have been a great asset, for as well as providing an excellent meeting place, they also accommodate the society's belongings. In conclusion, we should very much like to thank Miss Aubrey and Mrs. Brecknell for their help and encouragement during the year. FRANCES BAKER, SARAH PROBY and SUSAN VAUGHAN
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THE OLD GIRL'S REUNION 1962 The Old Girls' renunion is like a big houseparty which is bound to succeed because everyone has a common interest or feeling of possession in the school from Friday evening when the old girls began to arrive, until Monday morning, when the last of them left, the weekend was one long chatter with people exchanging news and reminiscences. Very many old girls arrived and went on arriving throughout the weekend. While the school spent Saturday morning working, the Old Girls held their customary meetings. Miss Henderson had very kindly organised a tennis tournament for us all in the afternoon, for which we were fortunate in having good weather, which continued throughout the weekend. After an exhausting tournament won by Jane Compton and Pippa Herring, we were very much looking forward to tea, provided by Miss Jackson and the kitchen staff. This was delicious, as was all the food that weekend. The concert that evening, which had a very mixed programme, was enjoyed by everyone. Many enterprising volunteers played and sang for us. The concert ended in a riotous performance of the Toy Symphony. After church on Sunday everyone amused themselves by swimming, playing croquet with the beautiful new set given to the school by some Old Girls, or simply by wandering around admiring the gardens and the new laboratories. Sunday chapel was held at half past three in the afternoon so that those old girls who had to leave early could attend. It was this more than anything else that made us see how much the school belongs to members of all the previous generations who helped to make the school what it is now. When everyone had gone the school seemed very empty and quiet and we reluctantly returned to work on Monday morning. S. STILL and A. DENNISON
THE JUNIOR ART CLUB It was decided last Autumn to start an art club. With the aid of Miss Stannard, who has given many extremely interesting talks on Botticelli, Rembrandt, Cezanne, and Picasso, the club has flourished. In the Summer Term we had a competition in which the contestants had to draw a landscape, a tree, and a sketch. Charmian Rylands
won first prize, and Margaret Peddle won the second prize. Miss Gibbins kindly gave two reproductions of pictures by Utrillo. We have all enjoyed the many things we have done in the little time we have had to do them, and we have also learned many facts from Miss Stannard. MARGARET PEDDIE
THE LIBRARY This year, the Bodington and Coulter Libraries have been increased by 177 books, a somewhat smaller addition than was made last year, but many of the new books were expensive and the number purchased had, perforce, to be limited. We have, however, received books and book-tokens from Old Girls, parents and friends, all of whom we thank very much indeed for their kind gifts. During the winter months, members of the Sixth spent a good deal of time in making a new cataloque for the Bodington Library and in mending some damaged volumes. We hope to do more of this most useful work next term. In the meantime, we thank everyone who has taken part in the various ways of helping to keep the Library in good order throught the year. S.B.
GAMES The lacrosse teams this year have suffered from many unavoidable changes, but enjoyed several exciting matches. We were very sorry to have to say good-bye to Miss Torrance at the end of the Autumn. We were, however, once again most grateful to Mrs. Thompson for all her kind help on the pitch. Owing to the warm blood of St. Mary's in contrast to the temperature of the swimming pool, swimming has been restricted this summer. The teams however, put up a valiant fight in their three matches. We were most fortunate in having Mr. Maunder to coach the teams and those preparing to take Life-Saving and Proficiency tests. We would also like to thank Miss Truscott who helped Miss Henderson in the organisation of the swimming when not academically engaged. The Under 15 tennis team are to be congratulated on their victories throughout the season. We were delighted to have Mr. Price's professional aid on the court. As Miss Gray who has been appointed Senior Games Mistress is not able to come till September, Miss Henderson has been our "saving 20
hand" since January as the only resident games staff. We cannot thank her enough, and were very pleased to hear of her engagement. S. RICHARDS, L. GARDNER and J. LITTLEJOHNS
TEAMS ist XII Lacrosse P. Herring* S. Jamieson C. Mann C. Phillimore C. Jenkins S. Richards (Captain) M. Falk L. Gardner* S. Haywood S. Frost J. Henderson D. Finch
Under 15 XII V. Verey* (Captain) S. Barber L. Arden-Close E. Kessler R. Marnham J. Proby* R. Roberts* E. Errington G. Martin-Jones M. Peddie C. Butler D.Judd
Swimming ist Team P. Forde J. Littlejohns (Captain) J. James M. Falk P. Bunting I. Park C. Russell J. Duncombe-Anderson
Tennis ist VI P. Herring E. Cowley V. Verey M. Evans S. Hey wood
Under 15 C. Bull (Captain) J. Miller L. Arden-Close C. Davidson C. Fewtrell S. Reddaway S. Russell R. Vaughan C. Gaminara A. Bosanquet J. Wickham C. Mvers
2nd VI S. Richards C. Phillimore E. Wright S. Still R. Roberts J. Clift
Under 15 VI L. Goodman (Captain) M. Acworth S. Ross G. Martin-Jones R. Marnham R. Milligan
MATCH RESULTS Autumn Term 1961 Sept. joth. ist VII v. Malvern at Westonbirt 2nd XII v. Malvern at Westonbirt Under 15 XII v. Malvern at Westonbirt Oct. 7th. ist XII in Schools tournament at St. Swithin's Under 15 XII in Schools tournament at St. Swithin's Oct. I4th. ist XII v. Downe House 2nd XII v. Downe House Under 15 XII v. Downe House 21
Lost 9-15 Lost 1-7 Lost 1-14 Away 2nd in section Away 3rd in section Away Won 12-0 Away Won 7-2 Away Won 14-0
Oct. 28th. Nov. nth. Nov. 25th. Dec. 2nd.
Under 14 Netball v. Convent, Lechlade Under 13 Netball v. Convent, Lechlade ist XII v. Westonbirt 2nd XII v. Westonbirt Under 15 XII v. Westonbirt ist XII v. Royal School, Bath 2nd XII v. Royal School, Bath Under 13 Netball v. Royal School, Bath ist XII v. Bristol Univ. L.L.C.
Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Away
Won Won Lost Lost Lost Won Won Lost Won
22-15 36-0 3-13 1-14 2-13 9-3 '3-4 22-15 9-5
ist XII v. Royal School, Bath Away Under 15 XII v. Royal School, Bath Away ist XII v. Westonbirt Home 2nd XII v. Westonbirt Home Under 15 XII v. Westonbirt Home ist XII v. Sherborne Home 2nd XII v. Sherborne Home Under 15 XII v. Sherborne Home P. Herring, J. Henderson, C. Phillimore played for Wilts, and Dorset v. Hampshire "A" XII v. St. Helen's and St. Katherine's, Abingdon Home ist XII v. Newbury Grammar Away 2nd XII v. Newbury Grammar Away Under 13 Netball v. Newbury Grammar ir Away
Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Drew
4-6
Lost
4-9
Spring Term 1962 Jan. 27th. Feb. 3rd. Feb. I7th.
Mar. loth. Mar. 24th.
8-2
3-8 3-10 4-8 7-9 2-11 4-4
Won 10-5
Lost Lost
3-i7
Lost
4-5
i-n Won 26-9
Summer Term 1962 May 12th. May 26th. June 23rd.
July 7*.
July i4th.
Home ist VI v. Mothers VI ist VI v. St. Mary's, Wantage Home Home 2nd XI v. St. Mary's, Wantage Under 15 XI v. St. Mary's, Wantage Home ist VI v. Malvern Girls' College Away 2nd VI v. Malvern Girls' College Away Under 15 VI v. Malvern Girls' College Away ist Swimming v. Malvern Girls' Colle] ;e Away Under 15 Swimming v. Malvern Girls' ( College Away Home ist VI v. Westonbirt 2nd VI v. Westonbirt Home Under 15 VI v. Westonbirt Home ist Swimming v. Westonbirt Home Under 15 Swimming v. Westonbirt Home ist VI v. City of Bath School Home ist Swimming v. City of Bath School Home Under 15 Swimming v. City of Bath School :hoo>1 Home
Won Won Won
Lost Lost Won
Lost Lost Lost Lost Won
5-3 6-3 1-7 1-7
5-2
15-30 14-30 0-8 1-8 5-4
Lost Lost
20-29 19-30
Won
5-4
Lost
24-25 Won 29-20
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. 22
ST. MARY'S (CALNE) ASSOCIATION Officers and Group Secretaries, July, 1962. President: Miss Gibbins, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. Vice-Presidents: Mile. Antoine, 31 Rud de la Corderie, Angouleme, (Charente), France. Miss E. R. Baker, 51 Church Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. 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. Miss Windsor Aubrey, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. Chairman: Major G. Fleetwood-Jones, M.B.E., W.R.A.C., 12 Cornwall House, Harrington Road, Brighton. Treasurer: Mrs. Cowgill (Ogle), Waye House, Ashburton, Devon. Secretary: Mrs. W. Willcox (Dallas Ross), Ridgemead, Shrubbs Hill Lane, Sunningdale, Berks. Co-opted member of Committee: Mrs. Hart, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XL 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), 11 Ailsa Road, St. Margaret's, Middlesex. J. Blaxter (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.3T. 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.
XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV.
J. Houghton, 48 Gloucester Place, London, W.i. E. Crawley, c/o Headway, 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.j. XXVI. A. Bunney, 14 Stoneygate Avenue, Leicester. XXVII. Susan Frost, 26 Halmer Gate, Spalding, Lines.
LONDON REUNION, 1963 A Tea-party will be held at The Forum Club, 42, Belgrave Square, London S.W.i, from 4-5.30 p.m. on Saturday, 26th January, 1963. 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 by postcard before January 24th if you would like to come. LETTER FROM MISS GIBBINS St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts., August 3rd, 1962. My dear Old Girls, I should like to start this letter by saying how very sorry we are that Rosamund Strode feels she must give up the Secretaryship of the O.G.A. owing to pressure of work. We cannot be grateful enough for all Rosamund has done as Secretary; she has been unfailingly cheerful and patient with us all and I know that in all she has done she has had the well-being of the School and of the O.G.A. very much at heart. We are so glad that Winsome Willcox (Dallas Ross) has most kindly agreed to take on this office. I am sure that the Secretaryship is again in excellent hands and that we are most fortunate. It was a very great pleasure to have so many of you here for the Reunion, and to have so many generations represented. Someone said just before this year's reunion took place, "the school is always better, somehow, in the year when the Old Girls are here" and I am sure that this is true. We have also much enjoyed many other visits from former members of staff and old girls and I hope you will always realize how very welcome you are. We are very pleased and proud that we shall have the School's first grandchild to be educated at St. Mary's— 24
Susanna Wake-Walker—daughter of lona Wake-Walker and granddaughter of Margaret Maclean (Randolph)! This has again been a full year—as it ought to be—and we look back on it with much thankfulness. As many of you will know, two most valued people of the staff have been away to have major operations, Mrs. Hart and Miss Jackson, and it is a great joy to have them both back at work and looking really well again. The new science laboratories are a tremendous success. Not only are Science classes now held in really inspiring surroundings but the science specialists are able to do their private work in the laboratories in the evenings and the dark room has been much in use by the photographic society. Some people may, in theory, regret the loss of Quarry Ponds, but we think when you visit us you will agree that the whole area is on the way to looking far more attractive. The ponds have been filled up, the area sown with grass, six noble trees will provide shade and interest and the banks are to be planted this autumn with a variety of quickgrowing plants which will keep the weeds back and look beautiful as well. Finally, as ever, our love and good wishes to you all. I have been so glad to hear from so many of you this year and you are much in our thoughts. Yours ever, ELIZABETH M. GIBBINS
LETTER FROM O.G.A. CHAIRMAN H.Q. Eastern Command, Hounslow, Middlesex, 18 September, 1962. My dear Old Girls, We had our bi-annual Reunion at St. Gibbin's very kind invitation, and enjoyed lucky in having a beautiful weekend, and the untiring hospitality of our hostesses and the most happy weekend.
Mary's in June, at Miss it enormously. We were sunshine, the flowers, the delicious meals made it a
You will be glad to know that we have two new Vice-Presidents, 25
Miss Windsor-Aubrey and Ruth Baker, both of whom we are delighted to welcome. Rosamund Strode has been forced by pressure of work to resign as our Honorary Secretary. We shall miss her very much. She has put in an enormous amount of work for the Association and has been a most business-like Secretary. I am more grateful than I can say for the immense amount of trouble she has taken and for the help she has given me as your Chairman. I am sure you would wish Rosamund to know how much we have valued her work for the Association. Winsome Willcox has most kindly agreed to take over from Rosamund and we are very grateful to her for agreeing to become our Hon. Secretary. I hope many of you will be at the London Reunion in January. There is a preliminary notice of it in this magazine. With best wishes to you all, Yours very sincerely, Gwyneth Fleetwood-Jones DOROTHY MORRISON—AN APPRECIATION Dorothy Morrison died on July zoth, 1962 after a short illness. She and I came to St. Mary's on the same day, and remained friends for over forty years. Dorothy was clever and interesting and soon made her mark in the school—I well remember her outstanding performance as Malvolio. Susan Randolph, Mary Gould, Janet and Norah Hollies, Olive Kendall, Vera Bailey and others were our contemporaries and great fun we had in the VI form of those days. Dorothy was related in some way to Archdeacon Bodington, then Vicar of Calne; he was a good subject for mimicry in which we used to indulge a good deal, to our own inordinate amusement. We were very fond of him, though, and he taught us a lot. But of course Marcia Matthews was the great feature of our lives and she had a tremendous influence on us. She taught us Divinity and History and her lessons were extraordinarily interesting and stimulating. So were her addresses in Chapel, and the pecularly impressive way she read prayers. I think she laid the foundations of Dorothy's intensely religious outlook which was her outstanding characteristic all her life. The school was of course much smaller then—the Hut was built in our time—and it must have been a great event when Dorothy •went up to Lady Margaret Hall to read history. I don't think she stayed up long enough, however, to take a degree, and the next few years were 26
spent in caring for her parents until they died. We always kept in touch, and Dorothy was a most kind and sedulous godmother to our second child, Alison. Her father's death left Dorothy free to take up work for the Church, which she had always wanted to do. She became Area Secretary for S.P.G. in Liverpool and later during the war was a Chaplain's Assistant; she was wonderful in this work, and many people owe their faith in God to her influence and teaching. After the war Dorothy travelled abroad a great deal and it was not until 1948 that she took up what was really the great work of her life, when she became secretary to the Korean Mission. Korea was unknown to many people at that time but when the Communist war broke out, leading to terrible sufferings among its people, Korea was "put on the map" and the Mission flourished. Dorothy did wonderful and very hard work in collecting for refugees, packing up and sending off hundreds of parcels of clothes, food, etc. She was often at work until the early hours of the morning. Dorothy paid two visits to Korea and the first time left only three weeks before the Communists walked in, and the Church there went through anxious days with their Bishop in the hands of the Reds. Under Dorothy's dynamic leadership the Mission has gone ahead tremendously and the Korean Christians are among the keenest in the Anglican Communions. She was a stimulating speaker and went all over England addressing audiences of every kind, including St. Mary's and leaving a vivid impression of Korea as a country, and a conviction that one ought to support the Church there. Dorothy was a person of very strong character and definite personality, and this made her not always very easy to work with. But she was a most loyal and faithful person and had many devoted friends. For my part I feel very thankful for our long friendship, her deep, unwavering and shining faith inevitably made a deep impression and one can never say how much one owes to her help and guidance and real knowledge of theology, and of what it means to be a really committed member of the Church. St. Mary's may well be proud of Dorothy Morrison as an old girl; anyone who reads this and who remembers her with love and gratitude as I do, may like to send a donation to the cause which was so dear to her. The Rev. Thomas Elsam, Korean Mission, Bedford Gardens, W.8. would be glad to receive it. Dorothy was a person whom it seems could ill be spared, but we think of her as being in the nearer Presence of the Lord to whom her life was devoted. May she rest in peace. Margaret Maclean July 3ist, 1962. 2
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NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Owing to pressure of space, as usual only fresh news is reported here. Marriages and births which have been given on the "news" postcards are recorded elsewhere in the News Sheet, but we should like to take the opportunity of expressing our congratulations here.
STAFF Miss Bowden writes that after the school of which she is in charge had been in existence for 5 3 years, the girls who left in 1960 have at last managed to form an Old Girls' Association. Miss Bowyer is enjoying teaching in London. Miss Chesshire and Miss Preston, who is being given a Sabbatical Term, are going touring in New Zealand with a friend from September nth to November 2ist. Miss Cridland found her Summer Camp in Maine last year most interesting. At Benenden they are doing the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and finding it fascinating. Miss Damant. We are very sorry to hear that she had a long spell in hospital at Christmas, and hope she has now recovered. Miss Gibson is a Deaconess (honorary) in the parish of St. Cuthbert, , Wrose, Bradford, Secretary of the Diocesan Board of Women's Work and a Hospital Visitor. Mrs. Fursdon (Miss Dickens) has been at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at Kumasi, Ghana, where her husband is Lecturer in surveying. They enjoy life in the tropics and have a delightful bungalow on the spacious compound. They have travelled over much of Ghana and hoped to visit Nigeria and the Ivory Coast this summer. They come home on leave in 1963, and then each successive summer. Miss Angell James is enjoying her own house and garden after a very busy year, during which she was away most of the time from January to September. Miss Tudor Jones was to leave the Princess Helena College in July and was going out to teach in Canada for two years at a small private boarding school called King's Hall at Compton, about 100 miles east of Montreal. Miss Woolliams, after teaching at Wycombe Abbey for three years, is now teaching at the University of Massachusetts. She was planning to travel west this summer to San Francisco and Vancouver, and hoped to visit the World Fair at Seattle. 28
OLD GIRLS Jennifer Addie (Hickie) very much enjoyed their six months' leave in England, but they were also glad to return to sunshine and warmth after the English winter. The future of Europeans in Nyasaland being now somewhat uncertain, she does not know how long they will be there, but meanwhile they enjoy the life there very much. Margaret Agutter has finished at St. James's and was hoping to get a job in London. Eleanor Ann (Fortescue-Brickdale) has moved into a house they had built in Allestree and the children go to local schools. Elizabeth was confirmed in March, and Lalage took G.C.E. this summer. Eleanor's husband is looking for Senior Executive post in trade or as Bursar in a boy's school. Penelope Athorpe has enjoyed teaching at North London Collegiate. She is leaving this summer and is getting married and moving to Manchester at Easter next year. Althea Bailey (Roberts) has had a very domestic year with four children, food, and washing. Cicely Baker is having a full and interesting life in her flat, having friends to stay from time to time, and going out private nursing with light cases for a fortnight or so at a time. Last summer she went to a long weekend School for Beekeepers, which she found very thrilling and interesting as well as great fun. Diana Ball (Maitland) is running a farm in Wales. Her husband is flying with a Company in Luton and is able to get home for forty-eight hours about every two weeks. They have three sons. The eldest, Moray, is now in the Merchant Navy. Their second son, Peter, is helping on the farm at present and will probably go to Scotland as a farming pupil. The third son, Francis is still at school and doing extremely well. Elizabeth Barratt is working very hard at St. James's Secretarial College. Celia Beale, after completing a nine-month secretarial course in London, has spent nine months in the United States and is hoping to start work in London in September. Elisabeth Bell (Willink) writes that their school in Cambridge for foreign students is flourishing and becoming increasingly interesting as it grows and develops. Nicholas (aged eight) is at prep. school at Lymington, and Catherine (aged seven) is entered for St. Mary's. Joan Bennett (Weller) has moved to Rainham, Kent, as her husband is at Chatham Dockyard. They expect to be there about another two years and are all enjoying the change. Elinor Birkbeck (Hollis) was expecting a busy summer preparing for Mary's marriage in August. 29
Mary Birkbeck is marrying a farmer. She gave up her job at the end of April to spend the summer at home. Ursula Boisseau (Cleverly) had hoped, with her four children at school, to have less to do, but she finds herself more and more involved in local affairs, including being District Commissioner for the Girl Guides and Secretary of the W.I. But she enjoys it. Hilary Bolton (Cox). Both her boys are at Harrow. David is doing Modern Languages. Jeremy (fourteen) is doing 'O' level. Caroline is at prep, school. Patricia Bowtell is in her first year of a two-year diploma course in dairying at an agricultural college at Newton Abbot, Devon. Susan Brennan. Since leaving Edinbugh Susan spent a short time with a family in Paris and is now training in Physiotherapy. Margaret Brockway (Harris) has had as busy a year as ever, with a wonderful family holiday last summer visiting the Chateaux of the Loire. Honor Brooke is immensely enjoying her training at St. Thomas's. Margaret Brooke says that she is endeavouring to become domesticated in London and at the same time working for Oxford Entrance Examinations in November. Elizabeth Burra, still at Milham Ford, Oxford, was planning to go to Canada in the summer holidays to visit Brigid, and she hoped to see Margaret Soulsby (Chadwick) and Mary Carder (Tidman) too. Mary Byatt (Arber) is now married and teaching Biology and Chemistry at her husband's school—a completely new and very interesting life. Caroline Carr is at a Tutorial College in Oxford and enjoying life very much. She was taking 'A' level this summer. Anne Carter (Garrad). Last summer Anne and her husband motored to Gerardmer in the Vosges and had a glorious camping holiday there with their three small sons, aged seven, five and three. This year they were hoping to go to Yugoslavia. For the past year Anne has been teaching junior French at a local school three mornings a week. Anne Carter is going up to Bedford College, London, this autumn. Christina Casement (Maclean). When she wrote in March, Christina was just off to Rhodesia to stay with Alison and then to join Michael, who had been at sea for six months. Diana Casswell (Rosedale). Diana's sons, Timothy and David, are now both at Christ's Hospital Catherine Caughey (Harvey) says that she knows of no Old Girls in New Zealand, and would be glad to get into contact with any living there or visiting the country. Charlotte Caulfeild obtained her degree in French and Spanish at St. Andrews last year. She saw Caroline Lumley in New York and Philippa Ostler (Tanqueray) in Vancouver last summer. Mary Chadwick is teaching at Lakeside County Junior School in Cheltenham. 30
Susan Charrington (Tidbury) is now with her husband, who is a Major in 9-12 Royal Lancers serving in Northern Ireland, but due to go to Arabia (Aden) in September 1962. She has two children: Victoria, aged four, who is down for St. Mary's, and Nicholas, now nearly two. She was expecting a third child in May. Penelope Chorley has been on the teaching staff at the Cordon Bleu since January, and enjoys if very much. Jacqueline Claringbull (Pickford) came home to be married in February 1962, after having been Acting Matron in the Municipal Hospital, Uranium City, Canada, and is continuing with her nursing. Ruth Cliff (Blackburn). Ruth's husband is teaching undergraduates to fly in the Oxford University Air Squadron, so they are enjoying some of the University life as well as the R.A.F. She is expecting her second child in the autumn. Josephine Colbeck is enjoying teaching in London in spite of having to take most of the music in the school. Painting and Archaeology fill in any spare minute. Nicola Connolly is enjoying clinical studies at St. George's Hospital. Sheila Cox (Harrison Smith) moved to Leeds in February and they are enjoying themselves modernising and re-decorating their house. Amy Crawford (Baker) reports a very hot summer last year at Bordighera, and a freezing winter with snow and hail and rain. Beth Crawley has been given leave of absence by the L.C.C. and was setting off in March for a three-month tour of Europe. She was hoping to see a good deal of Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and perhaps Greece, partly for art and architecture, and to see something of social work abroad. Margaret Cruft (McCormick) is involved in the Borough of Chelsea. She is also learning the 'cello seriously. Her husband, John Cruft, is Director of Music at the British Council. She has one son (aged fifteen) at Westminster, and one (aged twelve), a violinist, at Conway Hall, a new school for young musicians. Jane Darwin (Christie). Jane and her husband are living in Bonn, where he has been posted to the British Embassy. They have a small daughter born last October. Karen de Chassiron is enjoying working as secretary to a firm of architects in the West End, who are building Nottingham University. Ines del Tufo (Clark) was married last September. Her husband is a Chartered Accountant. Ines has a job at the Tate Gallery which she enjoys. Ann Deuchar is a doctor in general practice centred on a large housing estate. Robina Deuchar for the past three years has been working as secretary to the editor of the Cape Times. She was returning to England for two months from the beginning of June and holidaying in Austria with Ann during June.
Hilary Dewar is teaching music at Ely High School, where recent events have included a successful stage production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel and the founding of a school orchestra. Alice Dyson visited her brother and his wife and four children in the United States last autumn. In September she is returning to her teaching job at the Secretarial College of the Lycee Frangais in London. Jacqueline Elgood (Tate) is now living at Chatham as her husband is working at the School of Military Engineering. Tony is at a prep, school and Judy and Wendy go to a day school and all thoroughly enjoy it. Jacqueline sees a lot of Elizabeth Banks (Burnett) and her family, as they live only | mile away. Mary Ellingworth (Waterfield) has returned to Belgrade for a second tour of duty after three months' leave in England. We are glad to hear of the new baby daughter, born in July 1961, her fourth child. Carole Elliott (Davis) was getting married on June 23rd of this year and leaving for Canada two days afterwards. Her husband is a lecturer at the University of Manitoba. Until her marriage she was nursing at the Westminster Children's Hospital. Charmian Fearnley is a free-lance sculptor. As well as doing her own work-commissions, portraits, trophies, etc., she is allied to a group of sculptors who are relating their work to architecture. Mary Fearon is having a wonderful time in Hartford, Connecticut, rapidly learning about the New England way of life by working as the Orthoptist in one of their largest hospitals. Daphne Fegan (Twyman) is still working at the Embassy in Washington. Since her marriage she has been living in West Hyattville, Maryland. Her husband is a Canadian and is a messenger at the Embassy. Louise Findeisen, after a few months at home, has been having a very interesting two months in Vienna, where she has visited museums, art galleries, churches, etc., and has been to many operas and concerts. Annette Fisher took her degree examinations in June and was hoping to be in London during the autumn. Annarella Flower is planning to get married next year. She is working for the director of the largest photographic agency in Europe. Ann Flynn (Warrick) is occupied with the busy round of a housewife and mother. Annilea Forbes (Thomas) moved in July from Bloemfontain to the Natal Midlands as her husband has been appointed Headmaster of Clifton Prep. School. Sylvia Fox. Since coming back from Canada via the United States and the West Indies Sylvia has been living in London and is now on the research staff of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. 32
Helen Freeman (Mitchell) finds herself fully occupied with four children. Sara and Susanna have just started at Park House (Dublin) and enjoy being at school very much. Celia Garnham (Rowley) in is the throes of moving from Durban, South Africa, to Australia, and was spending six months in England en route. Christine Gibson, after three years of teaching, was starting training with the Church Missionary Society with the prospect of going abroad in about a year's time. Gay Goodman is very much enjoying her second year at Homerton College, Cambridge, and is looking forward to another year of specializing in painting and sculpture. Elizabeth Gordon (Steele) finds time from looking after her husband, daughter and flat for singing. She has taken up lessons again with a Professor who, among other things, used to be Gigli's accompanist. Nicola Green has left her Secretarial College and has a marvellous job as Secretary to a doctor in Welbeck Street. Shirley Gregory (Gregory) is fully occupied with four children and a large house and garden. She is now a School Manager of the local primary school and finds it most interesting. Helen Gresford Jones has finished a course of Modern Studies at Queen's College, London, and started nursing at Great Ormond Street at the end of June, after a visit to Denmark. Anne Hamilton (Kelly) much enjoyed several month's holiday in the U.K. last year and saw several St. Mary's friends. Alison Rudd (Maclean) has come to live quite close to her in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Alice Hands (Toop). John and Elizabeth and their family will be stationed at Tidworth next year for two years at least. Jane is now Treasurer at Somerville. Rosemary Harris has been at the Institute de Tourraine since October and was hoping to travel in either Italy or Spain. She is going to Catherine Judson's Secretarial College in September. Sheila Harvie Clark (Lunt) leads a busy life in the diocese and parish and has much letter-writing with the family scattered: Andrew in New York, lona in the W.R.A.C. Band and Monica at St. Mary's. Patricia Hennah (Barbour) is now living, she hopes permanently, in Bristol and is enjoying visiting local auction sales for furnishings. Valerie Hick (Turner) has this year been in contact with two Old Girls, Rosamund Stuetzel and Monica Savage. The former visited her Mothercraft Supervisor from Ottawo, who was passing through Bangkok, after attending the International Council of Nurses in Australia. Monica's husband visited Ottawa in February to tell of the work he is doing as Bishop of Zululand and Swaziland. 33
Juliet Hickman (Williams) is glad to have got into contact with Audrey Lander (Miller Hallett) through the News Sheet. Three sons and the animals keep her busy. She would like to hear of any other Old Girls in the neighbourhood of Stockton-on-Tees. Ellen Highmore has just bought a little house and returned to live in Prestbury. Rosemary Hill is now thoroughly enjoying nursing at Barts. and living in London. Grace Hole (Combes) is as bsuy as ever with W.I., Girl Guides and village activities. Peter has started his course in Mechanical Engineering and is in London for six months. Sally is at school and Bobby full of farming activities. Grace was planning to go to Spain in May. Margaret Hold (Harvey) has bought a 3oo-year old cottage into which they moved in February. Christopher was two in June and she was expecting a second baby in July. She was looking forward to a visit from her sister, Catherine Caughey, and her husband from New Zealand in the autumn. Julia Hopton (Spencer Bernard) has had the greatest fun converting an early Victoria house by Regent's Park. She was moving into it in May. She is very pleased with her small son, born on Good Friday. Hilary Hordern is finding Hotel Catering very interesting and is enjoying living at home for so long. Jenny Houghton is still in the B.B.C. External Services, in the department dealing with English lessons for foreigners all over the world. She met Jane Pelly buying gramophone courses from them for her school in Nigeria. Anne Hudson (Knollys) left Germany in September and after six weeks in England sailed for Cyprus, which they all love. They expect to be there until December, when her husband goes on a six-month course at Latimer in Buckinghamshire. Ann Hugh (Patmore). After having been in Montreal for about eighteen months, Ann came home in March to be married. She expects to remain for a few years in Canada, where her husband is in Real Estate. Jean Hughes (Sorsbie). One daughter, Coopy, was returning from Burma in June, as her husband is to become Head Master of Bedales in September. Another, Dilys, is in U.S.A. Jean's husband was going to Burma for the Easter holidays and her son to Russia in June. She herself remains at home and teaches part-time at Rugby School. Elisabeth Hunkin is returning to St. Swithun's, Winchester, in September to take over High House from Miss Lancaster. 34
Elisabeth Irving (Schubart) has moved to Plymouth and hopes to stay there about two years. Her husband is First Lieutenant of the new frigate H.M.S. Ashanti, which is to be based at Plymouth. Rupert, aged three years and nine months, now goes to Nursery School, and Alexander, aged nineteen months, keeps Elisabeth very busy. Audrey James has an exceedingly interesting and varied job as Assistant General Secretary of the Girl Guides' Association at Scottish Headquarters, and has been moving into an attractive flat in Edinburgh. Cecilia James (Livingstone) is happily settled in Devon and is pleased to be within reach of Miss Thouless and Catherine Ball. Her new son is a constant joy and interest. Bridget Janes enjoyed her term teaching at a small prep, school and is now at the Whitehall Secretarial College. Jean Jauncey (Cunningham Graham) is still trying to live in two places at once—a flat in Edinburgh for her husband's work, and a small country home on the edge of the Highlands. She spends more time in Perthshire now and is well involved in village activities, as well as her work with Girl Guides. She has just been put on the Commonwealth H.Q. Drama Committee for the Girl Guides and also does some writing. The boys, aged twelve and eight, are both doing very well at school. Clare Jensen has had six months at school in Switzerland and was beginning work at St. Clare's Hall, Oxford, in the summer. Veronica Johnston, when she wrote in March, was just off to Africa for her sister's wedding, and she hoped to stay out there and work for a while in South Africa or Rhodesia. Jane Keevil has just completed her first year of training at Great Ormond Street and is very much enjoying it. Mary Keevil is looking forward to working in Winchester in September. Gillian Kempe was returning to England from Toronto in May for eight weeks. Then she was going to Calgary and Vancouver, and then to Australia to meet her brother. Violet McDowall (Armstrong) is Deputy-headmistress and Librarian of the new Lavington Secondary Modern School, a lovely school with a first-rate Headmaster. George goes to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in October. Elspeth McGowan (Minnis) is still active in the local W.I., being President again this year. She sees something of Anne Carter (Garrad), who is President of the W.I. in Postwick, the next village, and who spoke on her work as Probation Officer to the Norwich Branch of the Association of W.R.N.S., of which Elspeth is a member. She wishes that more members of her Group would write to her. 35
Clarissa Melville spent six weeks at the Music School in Siena last summer and had a marvellous time playing in a concert at the end. She found Siena beautiful and it was interesting meeting music students of so many nationalities. She is in her last year at the Academy. She is playing ist flute in the orchestra under Barbirolli, and last November she played a concerto. Her life is very busy, for as well as taking part in many concerts she teaches nine Westminster choir boys on the piano. Janet Meynell (Dibley). Jan's husband has now retired from the R.N. and they are remaining in South Africa. Betty Molony (Sheldon) has returned to England after three happy and interesting years in Germany. Her husband has retired from the Army so they have bought a rather attractive 3oo-years old house and look forward to remaining in one place for some years. Margaret Monk (Perry). Now that they have a house in Italy they spend frantic holidays rushing to and fro across Europe in a Bedford van with all four children. Margaret teaches quite a lot in the school. Her youngest daughter starts nursery school in September. A St. Bernard dog is the latest addition to the family. Lovedy Moule is a full-time student at the London School of Economics, doing a two-year Diploma Course. She is finding the return to the life of a student strange but most enjoyable. The new Travel Agency, for which she was working, is now well on its feet. Faith Crook is the Secretary. Marion Murray (Neatby) is very busy trying to keep pace with house, garden, livestock, child, school driving, etc., but enjoys it all. Jan Norman (Nicholson) has moved house yet again, owing to her husband's new office in London. Lavinia, Bridget and Alison seem to approve of the new house and garden, and especially a hard tennis court. Philippa Ostler (Tanqueray) has been living in Vancouver for three years and they have just bought a house with a magnificent view of the city, sea and surrounding mountains. They are able to swim all summer and enjoy living there. Alison Kennedy had a wonderful year at Geneva University. Last October she started work at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, as an Assistant Stage Manager. She finds it very hard work but extremely interesting. Anna Le Fanu has been working as statistician at Marconi's in Chelmsford. After her marriage in September she will be doing some Maths, teaching while her husband is at Lincoln Theological College. Elizabeth Leuchars is working at the Chester Beatty Research Institute (for cancer research) as a Research Assistant. Her work is connected with the agents which possibly cause leukaemia and she finds it most interesting and enlightening. Ruth Lloyd is enjoying her first year at St. Andrews University. 36
Janet MacGaffney (Innes) was moving in August to Los Angeles, where her husband will be working for a Ph.D. at the University of California. They now have two sons, Neil and Andrew. Sally Mackenzie-Grieve was working in temporary jobs at home before going out to East Africa this summer. Susannah MacRae is teaching at King's College, Budo, Uganda, probably the most well-known African public-type school in Uganda. An exciting place to be with Independence just round the corner and plenty of scope to do anything you want. She found herself producing "Antigone" in an African setting for the National Theatre and conducting Parts II and III of "The Messiah" for Easter. Mary Margesson was present at the Tanganyika Independence Celebrations at Korogwe in December and witnessed the Flag Raising Ceremony, when one of their number received the M.B.E. Later they attended a small party at the D.C.'s house. They listened to the Dar-es-Salaam broadcast of the Tattoo. Mary Rose Marjoribanks (Miller) writes that they are all well. Her husband has signed another contract for two years, so they will be remaining in Nigeria for that time. They visited Malta on their way home last year and were planning to do the same again this year. Carola Marnham was at Queen's Gate School until July and enjoyed it very much. Jean Martin is now back at Commonwealth Relations Office, but hopes for another posting in the not too distant future. Anne Mathias (Davies) is very much enjoying being a farmer's wife and finds plenty to do. Jill Mayhew (Rotherham). After six months in a cottage near Poole, Jill and her husband have gone for two-and-a-half years to Singapore. He is serving in the Royal Marines 40 Commando. She would like to see any Old Gilrs passing through Singapore. Diana Parsons (Woolley) is living in a mews cottage overlooking the Downs at Clifton and thoroughly enjoying life. She had a wonderful ski-ing holiday in Italy after Christmas. Gill Peacock (Pinckney) is very busy running house, garden, pony, locums etc. Colin goes to West Downs in September and Christie has started Kindergarten and loves it! Julia Peel. Last year Julia had temporary jobs in London and also spent a month in Italy. She now has a fascinating job working at the College of Arms in London. May Perrin (Worthington) is at present a staff-midwife at University College Hospital. In August they were leaving for America, where her husband is taking a lecturing post at Wisconsin University for one year and she hopes to work at the University hospital. Ruth Peters (Orr) and her husband have a shoe repair and new shoe business in Brisbane. Ruth is kept very busy looking after Helen, now two years old, and working in the shop. 37
Anne Pickering Pick (Nettlefield) enjoyed a weeks' sunshine in Majorca in March. She says that new hotels are going up every week in Palma now. Anne Pilgrim (Tanqueray) finds village life more and more fascinating. Susan Gleyndert (Green) is godmother to Anne's baby daughter. Beth Pite has gone to Hong Kong on a four-year contract to teach Scripture at Miss Gibbins' old school. She teaches Chinese girls, a number of Eurasians and a few Europeans. Peggy Pope is still working at the War Office and would like to know whether there are any other Old Girls in it too. Catherine Porteous (Christie) is busy in London during the week and goes down to her father's cottage in Essex almost every weekend. She has been doing a certain amount of publishing work and hopes to get another part-time job in the autumn. She helps once a week at an Old People's Club, She was looking forward to a holiday in France in June. She had had a visit from Jane (Darwin), who came over to have her baby christened. Fyn Grant (Maclean) was a godmother. Mary Randolph is teaching at Henleaze Infants' School in Bristol. Rosemary Rhys (Sellers) completed the course in Neuro-surgery at the National Hospital, Queen Square, before her marriage and is now living near Basingstoke. She was married in Wells Cathedral, and Jenny Houghton and Hilary Salmon were two of her bridesmaids. Her husband has a pedigree herd of Ayrshire cows and 300 acres of land. Ann Robertson (Ball) has moved a few miles further out of Bristol to a house with a bigger garden. Rosemary Rooke (Herbert Smith) runs a weekly Evening Institute class in fabric printing, and occasional teachers' courses and lectures make a pleasant change. Charlotte Roper spent fourteen months in France last year—in Alsace, the Alps and Paris. She hopes to return to study in Paris in October. Judith Russell spent most of last year in an advertising agency. After a stay in Rome she was hoping to go to Trinity College, Dublin or St. Andrews in October. Penelope Sabben-Clare spent six months at Lille with a charming French family looking after their four boys all under ten, and trying to learn French. Elizabeth Saunders has a very interesting and varied job working for the Managing Director of a publishing firm. Brenda Selby-Johnston (Kirke). Brenda's son, David, now nearly six, goes to school and has just learnt to read. Her sister, Diana Kirke, is working in London and is one of the telephone Samaritans in her spare time. This work she finds very interesting and rewarding. Jill Sevenoaks is much enjoying her first year at Trinity College, Dublin, reading French and English. 38
Carole Seymour-Jones has a wonderful ski-ing holiday in Kitzbiihel with Kate Trevelyan in early spring. She was hoping to go to Italy this summer for a few months before going up to Oxford in October. Joyce Sharp (Chadwick). Joyce's husband now works at the Atomic Energy Establishment at Winfrith, Dorset. Mary Sharpe (Lake) returned to Nyasaland in April. She would be delighted to see any Old Gilrs who might be near Mzuzu, in the north of Nyasaland. Celia Shepperd (Carr) has been busy settling into their new house, in the centre of Bangor, with a huge garden and magnificent view across the bay. Rosemary Spragge is living at home and working as assistant in the Service Club at the local U.S.A.F. Base, a very interesting and varied job, which includes taking tours to places of interest. Patty Stanton has had six months at a school in Switzerland, where she much enjoyed the ski-ing. She is doing a course in London before starting nursing. Marguerite Steele (de Lattre Smith) is still teaching and enjoying District Visiting, especially among the aged and infirm. Anne Stow (Lloyd). Anne's husband is a Master at Winchester and they hope to take over one of the College Houses in September Rosamund Strode finds great variety in a musical career. Besides solo singing jobs she sings and talks to W.I.'s, helps from time to time in Rural Music Schools, and has increasingly more work to do for the Aldeburgh Festival and its artistic directors (B. Britten, P. Pears and Imogen Hoist). She was planning a summer holiday in Norway. Rosamund Stuetzel (Price) writes that Otto is in Muenchen, having settled Wolfgang (aged 21) into the technical side of the Officers' Corps in Hemer bei Iserlohn for three years. Ariane (19^) is on world tour from her Travel Service. Linda (i6|) is ending eleventh Grade in U.S.A. High School in Bangkok. The P.N.E.U. School in which Rosamund teaches has now grown to 130. She would welcome visits from Old Girls. Susan Tomson (Parry-Jones) now has five children, including nonidentical twin boys, which she finds the greatest possible fun. The two eldest were bridesmaid and page at Jane's wedding in April. Elizabeth Trevelyan has passed her S.R.N. at St. Thomas's Hospital and is planning to go to Canada for further nursing experience. Kathleen Trow is Senior Lecturer at Totley Hall Training College of Housecraft near Sheffield. Jennifer Trower is working at the British Embassy in Athens after having been in Vienna and Washington. Juliet Tweddell was going to Canada in June, hoping to work in the Toronto General Hospital. She asks if there are any Old Girls nearby. 39
Susan Tyack (Miller) now has a small daughter, but still hopes to qualify in medicine in the not too distant future. Mary Vischer spent a most interesting fortnight last November in a remote refugee camp in Yugoslavia, helping in the documentation and processing of Albanian refugees, who have now gone to Belgium. Judith Waddington (Rose) has resumed teaching, having private pupils in the evenings after Catherine is in bed. She was singing with the B.B.C. Singers at the Coventry Festival and hoped to see the new Cathedral. Jennifer Wakley (Lindsell) went out to Australia in January to be married. They spent their honeymoon in the Blue Mountains and are now settled in a new house in Canberra. She and her husband are interested in Scientology and are training to be Auditors in Sydney. Anne Walmsley writes that in December she will have completed three years in Jamaica. She has travelled a good deal and West Indian literature has been a great interest. May Wardale is till doing a part-time job in the Records Department of Salisbury Hospital, and is secretary of the Wilts. Branch, C.P.R.E., which she represents on the recently formed Salisbury and District Preservation Trust. Mary Warren (Rowley) is very busy with four children. She has also started part-time Speech Therapy again, at the local hospital. Margaret Wettern (Macfadyen) had a five-week holiday in the spring, during which she spent three weeks in the south of Trinidad with her elder sister and her family, and paid a visit to Tobago. Finally she spent four days in New York with her husband. Delia Williams (Marshall) is a very happy housewife, with two sons. Marilyn Winther. After three months in Switzerland Marilyn started a Domestic Science Course in May. Alison Wood is working part-time as a social worker in a dayschool for maladjusted children, which she finds fascinating and hair-raising; She has been awarded a place in the Mental Health Course at L.S.E. in October. Susan Wood has enjoyed her first year at St. Andrews. Elizabeth Wrangham spent several months in Bordeaux to improve her French and study some French literature before going up to Cambridge. Mary Wright had a wonderful three months in Paris, studying every day at the Institute Britanique. During the summer months she was taking a course in cookery before going up to London in September to do a secretarial course. Margaret Yelland (Chitty) hopes to return to part-time work at the Radium Institute in Brisbane when her fourth child and second son has settled down! She was much looking forward to a visit from her father when she wrote. 40
BIRTHS We shall be very glad if Staff and Old Girls will send in (on their O.G.A. cards) any announcements of marriages and births they would like recorded in the News Sheet. STAFF: Finch. In October, 1961, to Mrs. Finch (Miss Lee) a daughter, Katie. Pestell. On 3rd May, 1962, to John and Muriel (Miss Whitby), a son, James William. OLD GIRLS: Broadley. On 3151 July, 1962, to Jane (Gee), a daughter. Brough. On zyth June, 1962, to Meriel (Lewis), a son, Christopher William. Cox. On 3oth July, 1961, to Sheila (Harrison Smith), a second daughter, Susan Elizabeth. Crawford. On 24th March, 1962, to Kitty (Hood), a third child, Nicola Lucie, a sister for Jane and Cliffe. Darwin. In October, 1961, to Jane (Christie), a daughter, Sophia. Davis. On 8th September, 1962, to Lesley (Lea-Wilson), a daughter. Ellingworth. In July, 1961, to Mary (Waterfield), a daughter, her fourth child. Geddes. On 3rd July, 1962, to Elizabeth (Helder),a son, James Brodie. Hamilton. On 6th July, 1962, to Anne (Kelly), a son, a brother for Hamish and Andrew. Hide. On i6th June, 1962, to Hilary (Harrison), a son, Mark William, a brother for Richard. Hissey. On jth May, 1962, to Penelope (Todd), a daughter, Julia Elizabeth. Hopton. On Good Friday, 1962, to Julia (Spencer Bernard), a son. Irving. On izth February, 1961, to Elisabeth (Schubart), a son, Alexander, her second child. James. On 8th November, 1961, to Cecilia (Livingstone), a son, Jeremy. Lander. On 2yth May, 1962, to Audrey (Miller-Hallett), a son, Christopher James, a brother for Richard. Lloyd. On 3oth December, 1961, to Susan (Woodroffe), a son, Stephen Howard. McCrum. On i6th December, 1960, to Christine (fforde), a son, Stephen James. Marjoribanks. On 24th January, 1962, to Mary (Miller), another son, Ian Gordon. Mather. On nth May, 1962, to Ann (Badham), a daughter, Philippa, her third child. Meynell. On 2ist July, 1961, to Janet (Dibley), a second daughter, Elizabeth Anne.
Oliver. On 26th December, 1961, to Jane (Cresswell) a daughter, Sarah Louise, a sister for Thomas and Elizabeth. Ostler. On I4th February, 1962, to Philippa (Tanqueray), a daughter, Catherine Elizabeth. Pilgrim. On i4th March, 1962, to Anne (Tanqueray), a daughter, Susan Margaret. Rhys. On 28th June, 1962, to Rosemary (Sellers), a daughter, Fiona Martha Alison. Robertson. On 5th August, 1962, to Lindsay (Duff), a son. Rudd. On 141x1 April, 1962, to Alison (Maclean) and Robin, a son, Matthew, a brother for Philip and Henry. Sackville-West. On 8th July, 1962, to Bridget (Cunliffe), a daughter. Scott. On 18th April, 1962, to June (Priestley), a fourth daughter, Shirley Veronica. Seddon. On i6th March, 1962, to Jill (Smeeton) a son, a brother for Prue, Rachel and Anna. Sharp. On loth December, 1961, to Joyce (Chadwick), a son, her fourth child. Sheldon. On ijth June, 1962, to Rachel (Frewer), a son, Simon James, a brother for Jonathan. Shepperd. On 28th February, 1962, to Celia (Carr), a daughter, Jane Alison Carr, a sister for John. Thomason. On 26th September, 1961, to Joan (Roach), a son, Nigel Graham, a brother for Roger. Tyack. On 2nd June, 1961, to Susan (Miller), a daughter, Caroline Wendy. Warren. In December, 1961, to Mary (Rowley), a daughter, her fourth child. Welch. On 2oth October, 1961, to Isabella (Wilson), a daughter, Diana, a sister for Catherine. Williams. On ist January, 1962, to Delia (Marshall), a second son. Womersley. On 6th April, 1962, to Susan (Winser), a daughter, Katharine, a sister for Charles and James. Woolley. On I5th March, 1962, to Frances (Masters), a fourth son, Philip Harry. Yelland. On nth April, 1962, to Margaret (Chitty), a second son, David. MARRIAGES Allison—Batholomew. On 24th February, 1962, Colin Allison to Alison Bartholomew. Browne—Nicholson. In 1961, Anthony Browne to Ursula Nicholson. Claringbull—Pickford. On 24th February, 1962, — Claringbull to Jacqueline Pickford. Del Tufo—Clark. In September, 1961, Anthony del Tufo to Ines Clark. Dunlop—Le Fanu. On ist September, 1962, F. N. Dunlop to Anna Le Fanu.
Elliott—Davis. On 23rd June, 1962, — Elliott to Carole Davis. Fegan—Twyman. On 28th April, 1962, Jim Fegan to Daphne Twyman. Graham—Lees. In January, 1962, Dr. Anthony Grahm to Kitty Lees. Hugh—Patmore. On izth May, 1962, W. Hugh to Ann Patmore. Hwa—Welchman. On 28th July, 1962, Rudolph Hwa to Susanna Welchman. Maitland—Angus. On ist September, 1962, Lieut. O. R. H. Maitland, R.N., to Prudence Angus. Parsons—Woolley. On i5th April, 1961, Jeremy Parsons to Diana Woolley. Rouse—Syms. On 2nd September, 1961, C. Rouse to Dorothy Syms. Stow—Lloyd. On ist August, 1962. John Stow to Anne Lloyd. Wakley—Lindsell. On 25th January, 1962, Major Wakley to Jennifer Lindsell. Wort—Hylton-Stewart. In January, 1961, James Wort to Rosemary Hylton-Stewart. R.I.P. Evans. On znd April, 1961, Rosalind Evans. Hewitt. On i9th June, 1962, George Philip Hewitt. Morrison. On loth July, 1962, Dorothy Morrison.
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1961 - 1962 Margaret Adams (Beloe), Les Saules, Coppet, Vaud, Switzerland. Eleanor Ann (Fortescue-Brickdale), 75 Birchover Way, Allestree, Derby. Susan Baillie (Chavasse), c/o Mrs. Chavasse, 14 Staverton Road, Oxford. Laura Barlee (Attlee), Ford Brow, Dartmouth, South Devon. Joan Bennett (Weller), 79 Edwin Road, Rainham, Gillingham Kent., Elizabeth-Ann Brackenridge (Thomas), 20 The Quadrant, Wimbledon, S.W. 20. Violet Briscoe, 7 Churchill Road, Guildford, Surrey. Jane Broadley (Gee), 20 Ovington Mews, London, S.W-3. Meriel Brough (Lewis), 90 Parkway, Addington, Croydon, Surrey. Ursula Browne (Nicholson), 10 Eaton Mews North, London, S.W.I. Mary Byatt (Arber), Battisborough House, Holbeton, Plymouth, South Devon. Jacqueline Claringbull (Pickford), Eldorado, Saskatchewan, Canada. Hilary Collins (Moore), 22 Thomas Street, Devonport, Tasmania. Nicolette Cotton (Cunliffe), until December I jth 1962: Norwood, Grassendale Park, Liverpool, 19. Then: Gage House, Grassendale Park, Liverpool, 19. Dorothy Courage (Stephenson), White Plat, Coleman's Hatch, Hartfield, Sussex. Sheila Cox (Harrison Smith), 17 Otley Old Road, Leeds 16, Yorks. Elizabeth Crooks, Broomfield Close, Great Missenden, Bucks. Sara Cutforth (Innes), c/o Brig, and Mrs. Innes, Part-y-Seal House, Grosmont, Mon. Susan De Jong Cleyendert (Green), 107 Tamworth Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks. Ines del Tufo (Clark), 109 Albert Palace Mansions, Lurline Gardens, London, S.W.I I. Ann Deuchar, 2 Argyll House, The Farmlands, Northolt, Middx. Robina Deuchar, 83 Kloof Road, Sea Point, Cape, South Africa. Home: 9 Eaton Road, Branksome Park, Poole, Dorset. Angela Duffin (Pinckney), c/o Mrs. Pinckney, Summerden, Westbury Road, Warminster, Wilts. Anna Dunlop (Le Fanu), The Flat, The Deanery, Lincoln. Jacqueline Elgood (Tate), The Cottage, 70 Church Road, Fleet, Hants. Mary Fearon, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A. Gwyneth Fleetwood-Jones, 12 Cornwall House, Harrington Road, Brighton, Sussex. Annilea Forbes (Thomas), Clifton Prep. School, Nottingham Road, Natal, South Africa. Alison Froggatt (Gresford Jones), 26 St. George's, Square London, S.W.I. Celia Garnham (Rowley), c/o Rev. A. T. F. Rowley, 15 Bury Road, Epping, Essex. Kitty Graham (Lees), 4200 Maplewood Avenue, Montreal, P.Q., Canada. Margaret Graham (Willcocks), Lindsay House, Dedham, Essex. Shirley Gregory (Gregory), Oakleigh, Wellington, Somerset. Margaret Guest (Henderson), The Lime House, Tilford, Surrey. Anne Hamilton (Kelly), c/o The Norwich Union Life Insurance Society, P.O. Box 3896, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Janice Hardie, The Vicarage, Stafford Avenue, Halifax, Yorks. Patricia Hennah (Barbour), 7 Richmond Park Road, Clifton, Bristol, 8. Nelly Highmore, 319 Prestbury Road, Prestbury, Nr. Cheltenham, Glos. Joan Hilder (Hussey), 25 Lowden Avenue, Chippenham, Wilts. Penelope Hissey (Todd), 5 3 Old Hadlow Road, Tonbridge, Kent. 44
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Margaret Holt (Harvey), Rosemary Cottage, St. Lukes Road, Old Windsor, Berks. XII Julia Hoptpn (Spencer Bernard), 62 Gloucester Crescent, London, N.W.i. XX Ann Hugh (Patmore), 243 Bruton Road, Beaconsfield, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada. XXII Susanna Hwa (Welchman), c/o Mr. L. Kangas, Lawrence Radiation Lab., University of California, Berkeley 4, California, U.S.A. XXII Mary Jago (Nugee), 85 East Wonford Hill, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon. XVIII Jane Kirkpatrick (Thomas), c/o The Shrubbery, Stow Hill, Newport, Mon. XVII Dulcie Leggatt (Taylor), 40 Filsham Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. XIV Christine McCrum (fforde), School House, Tonbridge, Kent. Margaret Macdonald (McKay), c/o Messrs. Merz & McLellan, Casilla IV Correo Central No. 5446, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Janet MacGaffey (Innes), c/o Brig, and Mrs. Innes, Part-y-Seal House, Grosmont, Mon. XIX Carola Marnham, East Wing, Yateley Place, Yateley, Nr. Camberley, Surrey. XXVI Ruth Martin (Howell), 47 Cherrywood Drive, Ottawa 6, Canada. XV Mary Mather (Field), The Cottage, Birtles Old Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire. XIV Jill Mayhew (Rotherham), c/o Capt. J. D. C. Mayhew, R.M., 40 ComXXI mando (Advance) c/o F.M.O., Singapore. Pamela Miller (Pedley), 42 Gordon Place, London, W.8. XII Betty Molony (Sheldon), Breach House, Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey. VI Lucy Moore (Kirby), 7 Knighton Rise, Leicester. IV Caroline Morgan, Oak Bank, Ashurst, Kent. XXI Cicely Morgan (Cobb), Oak Bank, Ashurst, Kent. V Ruth Newberry (Matthews), 10 Kellfield Avenue, Gateshead, 9, Co. Durham. VI Angela Newton Dunn, Springfield, Mortimer, Berks. XXVI Barbara Newton Dunn (Brooke), Springfield, Mortimer, Berks. VII Margaret Nicholson (Farrington), Rhyll Manor, Dulverton, Somerset. VI Jan Norman (Nicholson), Meadow Cottage, White Rose Lane, Woking, Surrey. XVIII Elizabeth Ormerod (Stamper), The Old Rectory, Padworth, Berks. XII Philippa Ostler (Tanqueray), 401 Hayes Avenue, West Vancouver, B.C., Canada. XXI Jane Otway (Woodroffe), Corvara, 90 Park Road, Camberley, Surrey. XVI Diana Parsons (Woolley), Tellisford Cottage, Clifton Down, Bristol 8. XXI Ruth Peters (Orr), 709 Sandgate Road, Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. XVII Beth Pile, Diocesan Girls' School, Jordan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. XVIII Mary Pountney (Fry), Tanglewood, Sharvells Road, Milford-on-Sea, Hants. VI Penelope Radice (Angus), Flat 1,35 Eccleston Square, London, S.W.I. XXI Rosemary Rhys (Sellers), Elm Park Farm, Pamber End, Basingstoke, Hants. XVII Ann Robertson (Ball), Long Orchard, Dark Lane, Backwell, Bristol. XIII Elizabeth Robertson (Puckle), 77 Panswick Road, Cheltenham, Glos. XI Dorothy Rouse (Syms), 126 High Street, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wilts. XXII Alison Rudd (Maclean), P.O. Box 2786, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. XVI Dorothy Sainsbury, The Vicarage, Massetts Road, Horley, Surrey. I Susan Sanders (Pedder), Little Court, Brimpton, Berks. XVIII Elizabeth Saunders, n North Wood Lodge, Oak Hill Park, Hampstead, N.W.j. XXV June Scott (Priestley), 25 Maning Avenue, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. XI Mary Sharpe (Lake), c/o P.C.'s Office, Mzuzu, Nyasaland, B.C.A. IX Jean Shaw (Warrand), 38 Hazlewell Road, London, S.W. 15. VIII Celia Shepperd (Carr), Las Lomas, 57 Clifton Road, Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. XVIII
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Penelope Simpson (Spackman), 173 Mortimer Crescent, London, N.W.6 XXI Prunella Skinner (Dibley), Tresidder, Constantine, Nr. Falmouth, Cornwall. XVIII Mary Slowe (Hale), Portskewett House, Portskewett, Chepstow, Mon. XIV Jennifer Trower, British Embassy, Athens. XV Jennifer Wakley (Lindsell), c/o D.Tn., Army H.Q., Canberra, Australia. XVII Diana Willcocks, Lindsay House, Dedharn, Essex. XV Jane Wootton, Field Cottage, Peterson, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. XXIII Rosemary Wort (Hylton-Stewart), Talbot House, Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berks. IX Margaret Yelland (Chitty), 46 Bouney Avenue, Clayfield, Brisbane, Australia. XV STAFF Mrs. Creed (Miss Gritton), Birkhead's Cottage, Birkhead Road, Reigate, Surrey. Staff II Mrs. Iredale (Miss Fortt), 6 Culverden Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Staff II
ADDENDA Into Group XXVI Morwenna E. Brewer, 17 Greenaway Gardens, Hampstead, N.W.5. Margaret H. D. Brooke, 45 Redington Road, London, N.W.3Lucinda M. Carling, Moustows, Henfield, Sussex. Anne Carter, 60 Carrwood Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire. Sally C. Duveen, Buttinghill, West Hoathly, Nr. East Grinstead, Sussex. H. Louise Findeisen, Yonder Fowdon, Churston Ferrers, Nr. Brigham, South Devon. Juliet E. Goodhart, Peniche Liberty IV, Port Debilly, Avenue de New York, Paris 16. Sarah (Sally), A. L. Hazell, Durnford House, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire. Ursula M. Motley, Redbourn Vicarage, St. Albans, Herts. Susan Pearson, Bulcote Lodge, Burton Joyce, Notts. Rosemary A. Stanley, 5 Thornley Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk. Rosalind M. Whinney, Millers Barton, Cattistock, Nr. Dorchester, Dorset. Marilyn D. J. Winther, Bindal, Broomrigg Road, Fleet, Hants. Elizabeth M. Wrangham, Pond House, Clanfield, Oxon. Mary P. Wright, Waterways, Piddletrenmide, Nr. Dorchester, Dorset. Into Group XXVII Veronica E. Bardswell, Walkern Croft, Nr. Stevenage, Herts. Gillian M. Bowtell, Rodwell Farm, Hilmarton, Calne, Wilts. Sheila M. Bullick, Colinton, Duxmere, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. B. M. Helena Cowgill, Waye House, Ashburton, South Devon. Susan H. Frost, 26 Halmer Gate, Spalding, Lines. Lucy J. Gardner, The Elms, Troy, Monmouth. Sheila J. Jamieson, Northwick, Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wilts. Susan N. Labouchere, Sculthorpe Old Rectory, Fakenham, Norfolk. Elizabeth C. Leacock, 10 Lamont Road, Chelsea, London, S.W.io. Juliet E. Le Fanu, Newton House, Repton, Derbyshire. Jennifer M. Littlejohns, White Lodge, Church Road, Fleet, Hants. Susan A. Lloyd, 14 Farquhar Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham 15. Sally J. Richards, Coombe, Abbotsham, North Devon. Susan C. Roffey, Coneygar, Turner's Puddle, Dorcester, Dorset. Rosemary E. Saunders, 11 North Wood Lodge, Oakhill Park, Hampstead, N.W.;. Barbara J. Smellie, 100 Lickhill Road, Calne, Wilts. Elizabeth T. Syms, 132 London Road, Calne, Wilts. Susan M. Wort, Little Cheverell House, Devizes, Wilts. 46
O.G.A. LOST MEMBERS 1962 Katherine Blair Mary Cockerill (Tuckwell) Ruth Coney (Davy) Marion Dahn (Stevens) Violet Evelyn (Robertson) Verena Fisher Ellen Fleming (Griggs) Pamela Gage (Lacon) Violet Gillingham Veronica Goatly (Lloyd) Joan Graham (Joscelyn) Dorothy Harrington-Harvard (Dillon-Trenchard) Angela Hillyard Pamela Hilton (Clarence) Rachel Judd Margaret Kent Elisabeth Lancaster Clare Lewis (Brakenridge) Rosemary Lochrane (Buxton) Daphne McKillop (Good) Lucy Marks (Tanner) Dawn Mends (Marshall) Sheila Metherell (McRae) Winifred Murrell Wendy Nixon Megan Page (Morement) Susan Pedro (jefferis) Pauline Pelham (Brentnall) Mary Powell Pamela Robb (Roe) Anne Rollo (Pegg) Bettina Sinclair (Long) Mary Strong (Olive) Edna Stubbs (Bartlett) Ursula Thesiger (Whitworth) Sally Webb Grace Westlake (Gee) Joan Wetherell-Pepper (Alexander) Daphne Wilson (Baines) Barbara Woodmass (?Mrs. Reyntiens) Joan Wyman (Beighton)
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