St Mary's News Sheet - 48

THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, CALNE NEWS SHEET NUMBER 48

OCTOBER 1963

EDITORIAL

During the past cold winter we were fortunate to have suffered few hardships from burst pipes and power cuts, and it came as rather a shock to find ourselves living almost in the lap of luxury while our parents went without light, heat and water at home.

We have also been very lucky in that only a few people have been in bed over this past year, in spite of the large number of epidemics that have been raging in other schools.

The alterations to the Jubilee buildings were finished in time for the autumn term. The old laboratories have been made into two very useful sitting rooms, one of which replaces the old sewing room, which is about to be converted into an extension of the big cloakroom.

We have all been very surprised to see that the new gym is going up so soon after the completion of the science block. It is to be hoped that this will inspire the not so keen gymnasts to take some exercise.

PIPPA HERRING

THE GOVERNORS, 1962-63 The Honourable Eleanor Plumer (Chairman).

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

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

Mrs. Maclean.

Miss Major.

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

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

H. H. West, Esq. I am more glad than ever, each year, of the chance this short article gives me of thanking the Governors of St. Mary's for all they do for us. Never, I believe, was a school so blessed in its Governing Body. Miss Plumer has, in particular, given us unfailing support and encouragement, and we thank her and all the governors for their great kindness, hard work and interest in all we do.

We were very sad that Bishop Anderson did not feel he could stay on as a Governor after his retirement as Bishop of Salisbury and shall miss his visits very much. The new Bishop of Salisbury was already a friend and had two daughters at St. Mary's when he came to the Diocese. We are most delighted that he has agreed to serve as a Governor.

E. M. G.

R.I.P. As I think everyone knows, Mrs. Hart had two very serious operations in the last two years. After each operation she came back and took up her work at school so gallantly and cheerfully that few people realised how very ill she had been. I am sure that it was just as she would have wished that she was only away from work under three weeks, and in hospital less than two weeks, before she died on June 15th, 1963.

Peggy Hart came as secretary to St. Mary's in September, 1946, just after I had become headmistress. She gave the school nearly seventeen years of devoted service and we miss her, and shall continue to miss her, more than I can say.

She set us all very high standards, taking immense care over detail—everything she did had to be done as perfectly as possible.

But I think she will be remembered above all for her warm interest in people and for her great gift for flower arrangement. I had nearly two hundred letters from friends after her death and almost all of them mentioned the cheerful and kind welcome she had given to parents and new girls, and the great delight given by her flowers.

We thank God for her great service to St. Mary's and to us all.

E. M. G.

THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation Service was taken by the Bishop of Sherborne on Sunday, November 25th, in the Parish Church.

The following were confirmed :— Victoria Brain Priscilla Carr Elizabeth Clift Sally Clift Sally Coles Priscilla Connolly Rosalind Courage Sally Dalglish Christian Davidson Emma Ferrand Clare Fewtrell Elizabeth Gaminara Linda Goodman Emilie Gwynne-Jones Caroline Harris Sarah Inglis Kathryn Jenkinson Rosemary Marnham Victoria Marsh-Kellett Gilian Martin-Jones

Charlotte Merz Lindsay Mitchell Jessica Pearson Margaret Peddie Janet Rivett Susan Ross Charmian Rylands Clare Stancliffe Susan Stanton Jennifer Stoddart Sally Tewson Susan Tyndall Davina Verey Victoria Vigne Thelma Wallace Belinda Whittle Joceline Wickham Janet Wigram Lorna Williams

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 all 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.

FREE-WILL OFFERINGS Receipts £ s. d.

Weekly Collections 58 2 9 Health Festival 17 19 0 Music Festival 53 0 6 St. Margaret's 8 1 0 Confirmation Col10 1 lection Inter-Church Aid, Korea 252 12 10 Sanatorium 14 3 6 Chapel Box 2 13 0£ Donations 3 0 0

£419 13 9

Expenditure £ s. d.

Bishop of Kimberley 10 1 1 33 0 3 U.G.S. Postage on Health1 13 9 Festival parcels S.P.G. 6 6 7 University Federation of Animald 3 0 0 Welfare Cancer Research 8 9 2 Pestalozzi 4 10 2 Inter-Church Aid1 Korea ' 313 0 0 Bristol Hospital for>r Incurables 3 18 11 Save the Childrenn Fund 5 19 5 Brooke Hospital, Cairo 3 3 6 Royal Commonwealth Society forir the Blind 4 11 10 Zululand 5 12 0 Missions to Lepers•> 3 19 0 Royal National Lifeboat Institute :e 2 1 4 rs 2 11 7 Discharged Prisoners ry 4 13 6 Muscular Dystrophy Children of Naples ;s 4 1 8

£419 13 9

THE KOREAN PROJECT " The quality of mercy is not strained . . ."

Last Autumn Term the school became increasingly aware of the devastating poverty and hunger in the world. Through InterChurch Aid we decided to raise money for a family in Korea. ÂŁ200 would provide one family with livestock and equipment and thereby enable them to become self-supporting.

Remembering the success of our competition in World Refugee Year, we devised another : competitors were required to arrange, in order of merit, fifteen Korean needs, ranging from medicines to psychiatrists and television sets. Entrants were also required to invent a slogan to encourage people to support Inter-Church Aids' Freedom from Hunger campaign.

Miss Plumer kindly judged the slogans, the Archdeacon of Northampton judged the order of the competition, and with the help of generous donations we managed to raise ÂŁ375. The first prize was a travelling clock, given by Miss Gibbins; Upper Fifth East, who collected the most money as a form, won a cake made by Miss Jackson. Christine Phillimore and Rosemary Lloyd spent much time organising the competition.

C. BUTLER and S. BARBER

THE STAFF AUTUMN TERM 1962. We welcomed Miss Burrill (Music), Miss Gray (Physical Education), Miss Reed (Classics) and Miss Taylor (Cook).

SUMMER TERM 1963. We were very sorry to say goodbye to Mrs. Brecknell (Science), Mrs. Cherrington (German), Miss Henderson (Physical Education), Miss Cox (Mathematics), Miss Jones (English), Miss Shaw (Junior School), Miss Vincent (Assistant Cook) and Miss Trowbridge (Assistant Matron).

We should also like to thank the following who have given part-time or temporary help during the year : Mrs. Packer (Science), Mr. Reynell (Italian), Mrs. Walker (French) and Miss Piddock, Miss Newman and Mrs. Morris, who all helped in the office during Mrs. Hart's illness.

THE STAFF 1962 Miss Brain, English and Library Miss Brecknell, Science Miss Burrill, Music Mile. Chapoulou, French Miss Cox, Mathematics Mrs. Dunn, Piano Miss Gosney, Junior School Miss Gray, Physical Education Miss Hayter, Junior School Miss Heawood, Geography Miss Henderson, Physical Education Mrs. Hughes, Music Miss Jones, English Miss Nesbitt, Music Miss Reed, Classics Miss Shaw, Junior School Miss Stallard, Mathematics Miss Stedmond, History Miss Windsor-Aubrey, Science Miss Wood, Classics Mrs. Allin, Sister-in-charge, Sanatorium Mrs. Hart, Secretary Miss Jackson, Caterer Miss Payne, Matron Miss Shepherd, Accounts Secretary Miss Taylor, Cook Miss Trowbridge, Assistant Matron Miss Vincent, Cook Miss Weetman, Housekeeper Visiting Staff : Mrs. Barren, French Miss Bowlby, 'Cello Mrs. Bradshaw, Needlework Miss Chard, Piano Mrs. Cherrington, German Mr. Harker, Director of Music Mr. Nye, Oboe Mrs. Packer, Science Mr. Palmer, Flute Mrs. Stannard, Art Mrs. Vines, Sanatorium Mr. Walthew, Clarinet Miss Warner, Violin

SCHOOL LIST—July 1963 UPPER SIXTH Pippa Herring* Caroline Finch* Frances Baker* Jane Henderson* Philippa Stratton* Susan Vaughan* Sarah Briant*

Veronica Brinton* Andrea Dennison* (1) Mary Falk* Carolyn Fison* Rosemary Fison* Christine Forrest* Katherine Garvey*

Joanna James* Celia Jenkins* Rosemary Lloyd* Catherine Mann* Christine Phillimore* Sarah Proby* Susan Still*

SIXTH WEST Miss Brain Harriet Bagley (2) Kate Bartholomew Susan Birtwistle Marianne Fison

Elizabeth Frost Penelope Hill Priscilla Kershaw Victoria Marsh-Kellett

Lucy Prideaux Rosamund Roberts Diana Stanley Clare Woodward

SIXTH EAST Miss Heawood Elizabeth Errington (3) Elizabeth Arbuthnot Lucy Arden-Close Margaret Evans Sarah Barber Penelope Guest Caroline Bull Monica Harvie Clark Corinne Butler Susan Henniker Rachel Clarke Elizabeth Kessler Judy Clift Nicola Le Fanu Elizabeth Cowley Jane Miller (4) Jane Duncombe-AndersonAngela Rathbone

Caroline Russell Veronica Sheppard Gaily Stopford Jean Tyler Victoria Vigne Rose Voelcker Phoebe Whittle Anne Wrangham Elizabeth Wright

UPPER FIFTH EAST Miss Jones Meriel Acworth Susan Cowgill (6) Julia Brewin Christian Davidson Rosemary Fletcher Priscilla Carr Mollie Cook Judith Hodgson Alison Cooke Etelka Leadlay Rosalind Courage (5) Sarah McAlpine Elizabeth Cowgill (6) Margaret Peddie

Phoebe Pellew Janet Rivett Susan Ross Clare Stancliffe Thelma Wallace (7) Belinda Whittle

UPPER FIFTH WEST Miss Stedmond Cecilia Assheton Mary Bartholomew Sally Clift Priscilla Connolly Linda Goodman Caroline Harris

Dorothy Hosburn Kathryn Jenkinson Diana Tudd Rosemary Marnham Gilian Martin-Jones

Lindsay Mitchell Jane Reed Charmian Rylands Rosemary Vaughan Mary Jane Wilson

LOWER FIFTH EAST Miss Wood Virginia Bliss Virginia Borthwick Alice Bosanquet Melanie Boxford Sarah Clarke Sally Dalglish Clare Fewtrell

Elizabeth Gaminara Charlotte Lindley Rosemary McCreery Jessica Pearson Jill Pickering Pick (8) Catherine Richardson Marion Salmon

Katherine Still Jennifer Stoddart Susan Tyndall Mary Unwin Janet Wigram Lorna Williams

LOWER FIFTH WEST Miss Stallard Susan Bartholomew Victoria Brain Elizabeth Briant Elizabeth Clift (9) Sally Coles Meriel Cpnnell (10) Moira Dick Emma Ferrand

Diana Gee Emilie Gwynne-Jones Sarah Inglis Penelope Howell Nikola Kessler Charlotte Merz Rosemary Milligan Joanna Minnitt

Eleanor Morton Caroline Myers Susan Stanton Sally Tewson (11) Catherine Thuillier Davina Verey Joceline Wickham

UPPER FOURTH EAST Miss Cox Hilary Atwell Jane Barlee (12) Sarah Branfoot Sally Brodhurst Susanna Courtauld Susan Evershed

Josephine Guillaume Sally Hislop Rebecca Lyle Meriel Maccormac Sarah Maitland

Priscilla Noble Jane Ritchie Jane Roskill Shan Tripp Judith Wilson

UPPER FOURTH WEST Miss Reed Ruth Ashcroft Sarah Bailey Rosemary Bowen-Colthurst Barbara Bridges Rachel Brown Katharine Collingwood

Isobel Compton Julia Courtauld Natalie Ebsworth Jill Fawcett (13) Annabel Leacock Rosalind Park Jocelyn Petty

Clare Phillimore Charlotte Pym Annabelle Repard Susan Reddaway Susan Russell Diana Sherston Celia Taylor

LOWER FOURTH EAST Miss Henderson Julia Buckingham Tessa Dinnis Annette Doble Bronwen Howell Sarah Leather

Frances Morton Eleanor Mynors Brigid Noble Frances Petty Victoria Richardson (14)

Sally Stibbard Philippa Witcomb Julia Wells Jenny Wright

LOWER FOURTH WEST Nicola Dancy Jane Ferrar Ruth Forder Jenny French Elizabeth Harker (15) Elizabeth Ham

Rosemary Ham Janet Maurice Clare Mitchell Ruth Moore Susan Porter Charlotte Ricketts

Marjorie Smith (16) Margaret Tatton-Brown Susanna Tewson (11) Susanna Wake-Walker (17)

ST. MARGARET'S UPPER THIRD Miss Gosney Ann Heather Karen Phillips

Jane Reeve Sylvia Smith

Phyllis Waldock Zoe Wilson

Sally Hargrave Christina Heath

Susan Maundrell (18) Sharon Woodley

MIDDLE THIRD Jill Bailey Nicola Clements Margaret Davis

LOWER THIRD Anne Chamberlain Susan Clements

Anne Davis Jill Doble

Grace Forder Cicely Greenwood

UPPER SECOND Miss Shaw Sarah Greenwood Elizabeth Jeary

Carolyn Mills Charlotte Wilson

Tessa Wilson Hannah Wright

Rosemary Crow Helen Jones

Robert Townley Alison Waldock

LOWER SECOND Joy Affleck Amanda Barnett Simon Clements

FORM ONE Miss Hayter Rosemary Carr Kathryn Doble Philippa Cough

Alison Read Carol Robinson Caroline Townley

Tierney Walker Charlotte Wright

Jeremy Gough Nigel Greenwood Wendy Harvey Victoria Robinson

David Ross Gaie Walker Anne Woodley

KINDERGARTEN Jane Bevan Joanna Clements Sally Forbes Fiona Fraser

*Denotes Prefect Mary Falk will be Head Girl next term and Susan Still, Second Head Girl.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18)

Daughter of Lesley Dennison (Woller) Daughter of Elizabeth Bagley (Westaway) Daughter of Reine Errington (Macaulay) Daughter of Elizabeth Mitter (Sarjeant) Daughter of Dorothy Courage (Stephenson) Daughter of Margaret Cowgill (Ogle) Daughter of Janet Wallace (Glossop) Daughter of Anne Pickering Pick (Nettlefield) Daughter of Constance Clift (Allen) Daughter of Marcia Connell (Whiffen) Daughters of Hannah Tewson (Bridgeman) Daughter of Laura Barlee (Attlee) Daughter of Anne Fawcett (Whiffen) Daughter of Octavia Richardson (Mayhew) Daughter of Mary Harker (Burdett) Daughter of Ann Heather Smith (Plummer) Daughter of lona Wake-Walker (Maclean) Daughter of Enid Maundrell (Thomas)

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES OLD GIRLS University of Oxford Final Honours School of Mathematics, Class II Honours Moderations—Mathematics, Class II

A. Finch S. Frost

University of Cambridge Modern Languages Tripos, Part II, Class I

N. Hopkinson

University of Bristol B.A. Honours, Class II

A. Smellie

University of St. Andrew's M.A., Modern Languages M.A., History

A. Fisher A. Harland

University of Edinburgh Vacancy, English

M. Brewer

University of Birmingham Vacancy in Medicine

H. Cowgill

University of Sussex Vacancy—Mathematics

M. Brooke

Trinity College, Dublin Vacancy

J. Le Fanu

PRESENT GIRLS University of Oxford St. Hilda's College

Vacancy in History

University of London University College Vacancy in Classics Westminster Hospital Medical School

D. Finch S. Woodward F. Baker

University of St. Andrew's Vacancy in Mathematics and Physics

V. Bardswell

Vacancy in History

P. Stratton

Vacancy

S. Lloyd

University of York Royal Academy of Music Froebel Educational Institute, Roehampton R. Stanley Whitelands College J. Jones

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General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level—December 1962 V. Brinton (1)* P. Bunting (1)* P. Stratton (1)* L. Arden-Close (1)* S. Barber (1)* C. Bull (3)* C. Butler (1)* R. Clarke (2)* J. Duncombe-Anderson (2)* E. Errington (2)* M. Evans (3)* P. Guest (1)* M. Harvie Clark (3)* S. Henniker (1)* E. Kessler (2)* N. Le Fanu (1)* C. Russell (1)*

V. Sheppard (2)* J. Tyler (1)* C. Upcher (2)* V. Verey (4)* R. Voelcker (2)* P. Whittle (3)* E. Wright (2)* H. Bagley (3)* M. Fison (2)* E. Frost (2)* P. Kershaw (1)* G. Nutter (2)* J. Parle (1)* L. Prideaux (2)* D. Stanley (2)* C. Woodward (1)*

Advanced Level—June 1963 F. Baker, Zoology S. Briant, Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics V. Brinton, English, French A. Dennison, English, French (S), Latin M. Falk, Latin (S), Greek C. Finch, English, Zoology C. Fison, History, Geiman R. Fison, History, French, German C. Forrest, Botany, Zoology K. Garvey, French, German J. Henderson, History P. Herring, Zoology J. James, History, French, Latin C. Jenkins, Physics, Zoology R. Lloyd, French, German, Zoology C. Mann, English Zoology C. Phillimore, Latin, Greek S. Proby, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology S. Still, Latin, French, German P. Stratton, English History S. Vaughan, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology E. Cowley, Art R. Voelcker, Art S denotes Scholarship Level 11

Ordinary Level—July 1963 C. Bull (1)* J. Tyler (1)* C. Butler (2)* V. Vigne (1)* R. Clarke (1)* R. Voelcker (2)* J. Duncombe-Anderson (1)* P. Whittle (1)* E. Errington'(l)* E. Wright (2)* M. Harvie Clark (1)* K. Bartholomew (1)* J. Miller (1)* M. Fison (1)* A. Rathbone (1)* E. Frost (1)* V. Sheppard (2)* R. Roberts (1)* C. Stopford (2)* D. Stanley (4)* M. Acworth (4) B. Whittle (2) J. Brewin (4) C. Assheton (4) P. Carr (3) M. Bartholomew (7) M. Cook (2) S. Clift (2) A. Cooke (3) P. Connolly (6) R. Courage (5) L. Goodman (4) E. Cowgill (8) C. Harris (5) S. Cowgill (7) D. jHosburn (6) C. Davidson (7) K. Jenkinson (5) R. Fletcher (8) D. Judd (5) J. Hodgson (8) R. Marnham (5) E. Leadlay (4) G. Martin-Jones (6) S. McAlpine (1) L. Mitchell (8) M. Peddie (8) J. Reed (6) P. Pellew (8) C. Rylands (6) J. Rivett (2) R. Vaughan (6) S. Ross (7) M.-J. Wilson (6) C. Stancliffe (7) C. Lindley (Lower V) (1) T. Wallace (7) *Shows subjects added to previous General Certificate Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Grade VII Piano Pass with Merit N. Le Fanu Pass M. Boxford J. Brewin P. Carr R. Courage Violin Pass with Merit P. Hill Grade VI Piano Pass with Merit K. Still Flute Distinction P. Pellew Grade V Piano Pass M. Acworth S. Dalglish Theory Pass P. Hill S. Dalglish M. Boxford J. Pick K. Still General Knowledge Results 1963 1.

S. Still Senior: 2.

R. Fison Junior: 1.

B. Howell Parents : Mr. and Mrs. Guillaume School Entrance Scholarship 1962 J. Wilson

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FOUNDERS' DAY ADDRESS

BY SIR EDMUND COMPTON, K.B.E., C.B. Saturday, 29th June, 1963 Today we are commemorating the Foundation, 90 years ago, of St. Mary's, Calne.

As a matter of law, St. Mary's is a body registered under the Companies Act. Now every year, the number of new companies registered is over 30,000. At a certain shop in the Strand they have over 200 ready-made companies in stock. You can buy one, over the counter or by return of post, for £20.

So my first point is that the act of foundation in itself is easy.

You can get the legal shell for the asking—or at any rate for £20.

The hard thought, and the hard work comes at the next stage— when you decide on the objects of your foundation, and how it is to be organised to achieve those objects.

Here again the legal appearances are deceptive. This company you buy for £20 will have a ready-made " objects clause." It will say that the company can go in for every conceivable sort of activity. In fact the legal objects are so wide that they give you no clue to what the company will do or aim at when it actually starts to operate. That is still left to you to decide. And the same with the organisation. There is nothing in the ready-made company to show you how it will function. You must work that out too.

What, then, is the formula for a foundation that will work, and work well? Earlier in this service we gave thanks for our founders and benefactors. What can we learn from them ?

First come the objects. And here I think we get a clear message from the past. As I read the message it is that our aims should be not only worthwhile, but also definite and adaptable. When Canon Duncan founded the school he said, " The time has come when girls' education must be as thorough as that of boys." There was a definite aim—and for 1873 a bold one. I think it is a sound tradition here that our objects should be bold and definite, and that we should keep our objects as Dr. Johnson said we should keep our friendships—in constant repair.

For once an organisation gets going, there is a great temptation to overlook the objects and treat activity as an end in itself.

It was a Minister—of the Crown, not of religion—who rallied his audience with the cry : " As we have lost sight of our aims, we must redouble our efforts." At the opposite extreme I know of a millionaire, who when asked to disclose the secret of his financial 13

achievements, replied, " when in doubt, do nothing." Perhaps that is going too far : but if one is to take sides, I prefer the millionaire to the Minister, if the millionaire meant, as I feel sure he did, that he defined his objects before plunging into activity. This is sound advice for the business of moneymaking and building a fortune; and it holds good for the more important business of education and building mind and character.

So much for the aims of your foundation : what you are going for. Now for the organisation—how you are to get there.

If you visit Rome, you see the fascist emblem on monuments everywhere. Mussolini's regime has left its relics, but the main reason is that the fasces were the symbol of the Roman republic and empire. The fasces were a bundle of twigs, done up with a red strap, and with an axe's head sticking out of the middle. The legend is that an early Roman ruler invented it to teach his subjects how much they had to gain from working together. First he gave them the separate twigs, which they snapped with ease.

Then he gave them the same twigs tied up. The bundle was too strong for any of them to break.

That, then, is the first lesson of the fasces—the great power that results from individuals working together. And with great power goes great responsibility. For you cannot take for granted that the power of an efficient organisation will be a power for good.

On the contrary, constant vigilance is required to prevent it from doing harm. The risk is that the machine will take charge. There is a dangerous fascination about a sweetly running machine, be it a motor-car, a factory or an office. The businessman is helped by the hard facts of commerce. However sweet the machine, it is no good if he cannot sell the product. In education, as in Government, we have no such check. It is the more important that we should be vigilant to see that our mills are not only turning, but turning out what is required. They may be humming away because they are grinding air instead of corn.

But to return from corn mills to the Roman fasces. You will remember that they were a bundle of rods, but with an axe's head sticking out. The power is not effective till transmitted to a cutting edge. To make that edge do its work, you must do two things to it—you must direct it, and you must sharpen it. You must, in effect, be an innovator—you must be ready to meet changes and to make changes.

Not change for its own sake. And I am not going back entirely on the advice I had from my millionaire—" when in doubt, do nothing." But it does not do to ignore the changes that are taking place in our modern society. Some changes we may welcome.

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Others we may wtnt to resist. In both cases we must recognise them and adapt both our aims and methods to meet them. I know of a boys' school—I won't give its name—whose school song expresses— in Latin—the hope that it may flourish because it is an energetic innovator of good works. " Ilia vivat operum strenua navatrix."

I think the formula may be worthy of adoption by a girls' school which, after all, was founded on the principle that girls' education should be as thorough as that of boys.

But note the adjectives in the formula—" energetic innovator of good works." How do we get the energy? How do we see that the work is good? Here we attend to another principle of our foundation. The education of this school is based on sound religious teaching in the Church of England. And that teaching tells us that without the grace of God we can do no good.

When we say " grace," we mean two things. It is the unmerited favour of God, his inspiring and strengthening influence. It is also the state of grace, the conditions of being so influenced. Grace is not something we can earn or deserve. There is no scope here for a bargain or covenant. But it is something we seek, in the faith that there is no limit to it. " Thy neverfailing treasury filled with boundless stores of Grace."

And we must hope for its manifestation, which is the state of grace. I think Newman touches on its essence when he makes the soul of Gerontius say :— " . . . I feel in me An inexpressive lightness and a sense Of freedom, as I were at length myself And ne'er had been before.

Another marvel : someone has me fast Within his ample palm. A uniform And gentle pressure tells me I am not Selfmoving, but borne forward on my way."

It is not a passive state; nor is it a captive state : but a state in which we are acting freely but responsive to divine guidance. Few of us can be conscious of it, and that seldom. But at least we can recognise it in others and be thankful when we do. Nor is it an accident of language that when we say " graceful," we also mean " beautiful."

There, then, is a formula for a foundation that will live and grow and deserve support, admiration and affection. Define the aims and keep them up to date. Use the power of organisation, but make sure the machine doesn't take charge. Innovate. But seek to infuse everything with the grace of God. And with this last 15

condition, it ceases to be a formula and becomes a prayer. Cranmer put it all into the collect in which we ask God to grant that his people " may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same."

MUSIC 1962 Sept. 22nd Nov. 10th Nov. 30th Dec. 7th Dec. 16th 1963 Mar. 1st Mar. 29th Mar. 31st May 9th May 19th June 6th, 12th-14th July 14th

Film : " Don Giovanni."

Music Festival: conductor Dr. Sumsion.

Lecture Recital: Antony Hopkins.

Chamber Music competition.

Carol Service.

London String Quartet. " Dido and Aeneas."

Hymn playing competition. " The Yeomen of the Guard." " St. Nicolas " at Marlborough.

Bath Festival.

Piano Recital by Toh Yi Lung.

At the beginning of the year we were very pleased to welcome Mr. Nye to teaching the oboe, and Miss Burrill, who in addition to teaching the piano has played the viola in the orchestra.

This year the school has sung and heard much of Benjamin Britten's music. At the carol service at the end of the Autumn Term, we sang a selection from his Ceremony of Carols. The next term was spent in rehearsing St. Nicolas for the concert at Marlborough, which unfortunately had to be postponed until May, owing to illness. One Sunday later in the term, Miss Nesbitt very kindly played records of the War Requiem to us, which was very much enjoyed.

In November we were fortunate to hear a recital given by Antony Hopkins which was both amusing and instructive. This was followed soon after by a chamber music competition, the first of its kind. Entries were numerous and of a high standard. Dr. Robert Still kindly judged the competition and awarded many wonderful prizes. Both the senior and the junior prizes were awarded to string quartets.

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Not least among the musical highlights of the year have been the Bath Festival and performances of Dido and Aeneas, and the Yeomen of the Guard at the Bentley Grammar School. Several people were fortunate in attending a Bath Festival concert given

by Yehudi Menuhin and Alberto Lysy in the newly decorated Assembly Rooms. Included in the programme of the Bath Festival was a morning concert for schools to which the Lower V were able to go.

During the course of the Spring Term we were very privileged to hear the London String Quartet consisting of Carl Pini, John Turnell, Keith Cummings and Douglas Cameron, playing both Haydn and Shostakovitch quartets.

Amongst the films we have had this year was one of Don Giovanni. Owing to its length it was heard in two parts, but was nevertheless much enjoyed.

We were very pleased to be conducted at the Music Festival by Dr. Sumsion. This year's programme was both interesting and varied, and included selections from Stabat Mater by Pergolesi sung by the seniors, while the juniors sang several part songs. At the beginning of the concert the orchestra played two lively pieces, " The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" by Handel, and Grieg's Prelude from the Holberg suite. The concert ended with the first movement of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony.

Towards the end of the Summer Term we were delighted to have the unexpected pleasure of a concert given by Toh Yi Lung, a Chinese pianist. Miss Toh Yi Lung gave a varied and interesting programme and charmed us by wearing national dress.

This year has been one of great musical activity, thanks to the invaluable help of Mr. Harker, Miss Nesbitt and Miss Warner and all the other music staff. We are very grateful to them.

R. LLOYD and J. CLIFT

DRAMA

1962 Form Shakespeare Competition : First: Lower VI West: " The Comedy of Errors."

Second : Upper V West: " The Merchant of Venice."

Oct. 12th The Upper VI to " Becket," by Anouilh, performed at the Bristol Old Vic. Oct. 25th Upper and Lower VI to " Les Precieuses Ridicules," by Moliere, performed by La Troupe Francaise at Swindon.

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Dec. 13th and 14th Dec. 15th

Form Shakespeare.

"The White Sheep of the Family," by L. du Garde Peach and I. Hay, performed by the Play Reading Society.

1963 Company Plays : Grosstete and Osmund—" The Quiet Weekend," by E. McCracken.

Poore and Moberly—" Pygmalion," by G. B. Shaw.

Edmund Rich—" She Stoops to Conquer," by O. Goldsmith.

Founders' Day Play—" The Barretts of Wimpole Street," by Besier.

The general standard of Form Shakespeare this year was reasonably good and the choice of plays better suited to the capabilities of the forms. The costumes were well contrived. Lower VI West gave a spirited performance of " The Comedy of Errors," which was in itself an original choice and the involved plot was clearly explained. Clothes were excellent in this production and the pairs of twins convincing. Altogether the action never flagged and this form deservedly won the cup.

There was an unusually high standard of production in the Company Plays this year and although the plays chosen were ambitious, they were well-contrasted and some of the acting good.

Much trouble was taken over scenery and costumes and the properties were in keeping with the periods of the plays. " Pygmalion " was an enjoyable and competently produced performance and the characterisation was good and often amusing.

Lively action was maintained throughout the play and the principal parts were well taken. " The Quiet Weekend," an amusing comedy in a contemporary setting, was effectively staged and the varied characters were portrayed with imagination. The scenery and properties were particularly good and the lighting in the night scene was managed well.

Edmund Rich gave a competent performance of a difficult play and their costumes and wigs helped to create a feeling of the period.

The comedy was well timed, while the complicated scene changes were efficiently managed.

This year the Founders' Day Play, Besier's " The Barretts of Wimpole Street," was an outstanding success and very much enjoyed by all. The appearance of Flush created amusement and 18

helped to lend reality to the famous romance between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. Much of the credit must go to Miss Nesbitt and we should also like to thank and congratulate all those both on the stage and behind the scenes who put such a lot of hard work into the play. The cast was as follows :— D r . Chambers .

Elizabeth Barrett .

Wilson . .

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Arabel Barrett . .

Octavius Barrett Septimus Barrett .

Alfred Barrett . .

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Henry Barrett George Barrett .

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THE PLAY READING SOCIETY The Play Reading Society has now completed the third successful year since its reconstitution. Owing to the ever-increasing popularity of the society it was found necessary at the beginning of the year to form a waiting list, restricting membership to fifty. This limited membership offers members an opportunity to read more frequently.

During the past year we have read the following plays :— / have been here before J. B. Priestley Arms and the Man G. B. Shaw Murder in the Cathedral T. S. Eliot Quality Street J. M. Barrie The Winslow Boy T. Rattigan The Seagull A. Tchekov Androcles and the Lion G. B. Shaw Charley's Aunt B. Thomas Of these, The Winslow Boy was a particular success.

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At the end of the Autumn Term some of the Upper VI members of the society again had an opportunity to read and act a play to the school. The White Sheep of the Family, by L. du Garde Peach and Ian Hay was chosen, and if the performance was not entirely conventional, it was greatly enjoyed.

On two occasions during the year when copies of plays failed to arrive in time, we read Summoned by Bells, by John Betjeman, which was very much appreciated. We were very pleased that Miss Thouless was able to attend one meeting of the society when she visited us in the summer.

It is very sad that so many of the society are leaving this term, but I am sure that the remaining members, supported by new members, will maintain the standard achieved in the past three years.

ROSEMARY LLOYD

LECTURES

1962 Sept. 28th Oct. 5th Nov.

3rd

Nov.

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1963 Mar. 14th Mar. May

23rd 25th

Miss Waite on the work of the U.G.S. Miss N. Coggan on women's work in the church today.

Mr. R. Wieder on French affairs and the Common Market.

Miss Coote on the co-ordination staff of the Foreign Office.

Dr. George from Bristol University on teaching machines, at the Bentley Grammar School.

Miss Coate on General de Gaulle.

Mr. Ernest Neal at Marlborough, on Badgers.

During the past year we have had a variety of interesting and informative lectures.

We were very fortunate in having two people to talk to us on France and her attitude to the Common Market at a time when this topic was so much in the news. Although both talks were partly in French we were given a clear idea of De Gaulle's position in France and his attitude to England.

Miss Coggan told us much about women's work in the church and, although social work is often presented in an unattractive light, after Miss Waite's excellent lecture on the U.G.S. Settlement, several people decided to help at Peckham in the holidays.

Some of the sixth form were privileged in being able to hear such a distinguished person as Dr. George lecturing on teaching 20

machines at the Bentley Grammar School. Then in connection with National Nature week, the sixth also went to a talk on Badgers at Marlborough.

We were very interested to hear Miss Coote talking about the glamorous-sounding work at the Foreign Office, so glamorous that it seemed too good to be true.

COURSES AND CONFERENCES PARIS A Paques cinq d'entre nous sommes allees a Paris pour la onzieme semaine culturelle, nous etions le troisieme groupe de St. Mary's a suivre ce cours.

Apres une traversees plutot houleuse, nous avons etc tres soulagees de nous trouver confortablement installees au Foyer des Lyceennes.

Nous avons vu presque tout ce qu'il y avait a voir a Paris pendant nos dix jours et nous sommes rentrees, absolument epuisees mais determinees a revenir a Paris aussitot que possible.

P. STRATTON ECOLOGY COURSE

Some of the Upper VI went for a week to field courses, one at Flatford Mill, Essex, and the other Slap ton Ley, Devon. Flatford Mill is a beautiful four-hundred-year-old building on the river. We were delighted to find we were sleeping in the original cottage painted in the " Hay Wain." Slapton Ley is a freshwater lake separated from the sea by a shingle bar, and lying among wooded hills. Both courses were on biological ecology, which sounds formidable, but really entailed studying animals in their natural surroundings. We set off each morning laden with nets, tins and jars, to nearby rivers and lakes. It was not always easy to fish the specimens out of the water without falling in ourselves. We had a picnic lunch each day and returned at tea time with all the creatures safely bottled up, and spent the evening trying to identify them.

The courses were most interesting and the people good company, in fact we enjoyed ourselves so much that two of us are going back again this summer.

C. FORREST, S. PROBY and F. BAKER ELECTION MEETINGS

In the Autumn Term, when the Chippenham bye-election took place, many of us went to the campaigning meetings of the Liberal, 21

Labour and Conservative parties in Calne's Town Hall. We were amused by the difference in atmosphere of the meetings, and although we were perhaps prejudiced, we found we were more convinced by the Conservatives than by the other parties.

PECKHAM

We have visited the U.G.S. mission at Peckham twice during the year. In the Christmas holidays three of the Upper VI helped to sort goods and visit old people. At Easter some of the sixth form attended another social science conference at the settlement and listened to a talk by Evelyn Home from Woman.

F. BAKER and S. PROBY RETREAT AT DINTON

During the year most of the Sixth Form were fortunate enough to spend a weekend in St. Agnes Retreat House in Bristol.

Mr. Griffiths, the chaplain of St. Brandon's, led the many interesting and varied discussions, in which members of St. Brandon's, the Royal School, Bath, and Sunny Hill also took part. The nuns put themselves out to make our stay a happy one, and showed us their beautiful chapel and the intricately sewn vestments which they had made.

Those of us who were lucky enough to be there for the Feast of Candlemass took part in the annual service of lighting the candles and processing round the Chapel and cloisters.

We are all looking forward to future weekends such as these.

M. EVANS DINTON

The religious conference at Dinton House, Salisbury, to which eight of the Upper Sixth went, started in a most unusual way. We were collected in two ancient cars, one a pre-war Rolls nicknamed " The Hearse," and the other a Jaguar. They were owned by two students from the Salisbury Theological College, who gave us a hilarious ride to Dinton. We enjoyed the weekend, staying in an old Georgian country house and meeting people from sixth forms of nearby schools. We discussed in groups, and all together, the problems concerning Christianity in the present day, and found it interesting to hear varied opinions on this subject.

S. PROBY and F. BAKER

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CLASSICAL SOCIETY The Classical Society goes on from strength to strength. Miss Wood continues to give us her invaluable support and in the autumn we welcomed Miss Reed who has stimulated and enlightened us with her talks on Mycenean Greece and life in Rome.

Although we now meet once in every three weeks (owing to the increasing number of societies) we have had a number of interesting meetings. Several good talks were including Miss Wood's amusing one on Greek Athletics, illustrated by slides and demonstrations!

In the autumn we visited Avebury and Barbary Castle, and Kenton Barrow on the way back. We had the rare opportunity in the summer of seeing Woodchester pavement which is only opened once in every twelve years. We were amazed at its excellent state of preservation. Miss Wood kindly took a small party of the Upper VI to a dig at Cirencester. We were relieved to find that other diggers had done the heavy digging and that we were able to scrape around at the Roman level. We returned very weary after an interesting day. Miss Jackson's delicious picnics made these outings even more enjoyable!

Miss Wood presented most generous prizes to the winners of a competition for a Latin crossword or joke. The Latin jokes were much appreciated, despite the language difficulties!

CHRISTINE PHILLIMORE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY We have enjoyed varied activities throughout the year, and the members have shown a keen interest, especially in helping to set up an exhibition during National Nature Week which the whole school seemed to enjoy.

We welcome as a new branch of the society, a Junior Bird Club, founded by Susanna Courtauld, with the help of Miss Cox, which kept the birds of Calne fed throughout the cold days of winter. The society has visited Slimbridge, which outing, we hope, will be only the first of their ventures.

However, it is not only in the field of natural history that we have passed our time. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Leacy have given us talks on cars and on sound which were much appreciated, and we have even attempted to make glass animals, although most of our efforts were unrecognisable nonentities.

We are most sorry to lose our two vice-presidents, Mrs. Packer, who has only been with us a short time, and Mrs. Brecknell, who has given us so much help and encouragement.

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Finally, we must thank Miss Aubrey who has paved the way for the success of the society.

R. ROBERTS and S. BARBER

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY We are very fortunate to have a dark room in the new science block, and it has been in constant use during the past year. Miss Stallard and Miss Cox have been very kind in all their help to get the society on its feet.

In the Autumn Term a competition was held for photographic Christmas cards, and there were many good and original entries.

All members of the society are rapidly learning how to develop, print and enlarge films. Several people are now becoming interested in trick photography, and they will have a chance to prove their ability in a competition to be judged at the end of the Summer Term.

H. BAGLEY and K. BARTHOLOMEW

GARDENS In the last two years the gardens along the edge of Lansdowne II have been very energetically weeded and dug. The fact that many new tools have been acquired has greatly encouraged people.

When the largest weeds have been removed the gardens make a gay splash of colour, though many people grow fruit and vegetables.

Last year a garden committee was formed and Miss Heawood kindly helped to fix the boundaries of the gardens.

Also last year, Quarry Pond, always thought of as a mass of undergrowth, was cleared by an Irish gang. Now, the steep banks are well defined and many shrubs, given by kind donors, have been planted on them. Only one corner now remains to be cleared.

As always, gardeners have kept the school grounds trim and full of colour, a much appreciated result of their hard work.

C. ASSHETON and R. FLETCHER

GUIDES This year a guide company was started under the leadership of Susan Vaughan. The company has met on Saturday afternoons to practice work for first and second class tests which included making camp fires and learning first-aid.

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On Thinking Day, February 23rd, the guides went to the town to meet other guides and brownies of Galne, and they entertained each other with guide songs and games.

The guides would like to thank Susan for all she has done for them in the past year. The company has been a success, and it is to be hoped that next term someone will carry on the work Susan has begun.

G. MARTIN JONES PEREGRINE

FALCON

SUSANNA COURTAULD 12 years, 11 months

THE JUNIOR SOCIETIES The Junior Societies this year have been well attended and greatly appreciated. Those established last year have continued to flourish and in addition new ones have been formed.

The Musical Society has been thoroughly enjoyed. In the spring everyone played the " Toy Symphony " by Haydn with much amusement. In the summer Miss Nesbitt very kindly arranged for us to see a production of Gilbert and Sullivan's " The Yeomen of the Guard," performed locally. During the year we have had various competitions and Mrs. Hughes gave a lecture and demonstration on the bassoon.

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The Junior Reel Club run by the Lower V was popular in the winter and spring terms. Every week a different form was invited and some members of the staff came on one occasion.

The Art Group has had some very interesting lectures by Miss Stallard on modern art and Renaissance artists. Under her guidance they began pottery with satisfactory results.

The Gym Club formed at the beginning of the year has been enthusiastically supported. Its members have tried new agilities with Miss Henderson's assistance. During the summer term one or two people have been attempting more advanced gymnastics, including backflips, outside, without apparatus. When the new gym is completed we shall be able to increase the membership of this club.

The Bird Society was established by the Upper IV in the Spring Term. An outing to Slimbridge Bird Sanctuary in the summer, organised by Miss Aubrey, proved to be a fascinating occasion. Various members have given talks on birds and their habits.

The Photographic Society has kindly permitted the addition of a Junior section, which was allowed to join in the competition for the best photograph.

The Junior Societies have done well this year and we hope they will prosper in the future.

MARION SALMON and SALLY TEWSON

TIME OFF Although this year seems to have been even busier than usual, we have still managed to find time for plenty of relaxation and entertainment.

The new film projector has been used frequently. We have seen a wide variety of films, including " The Vanishing Prairie," films on Greece and Donegal, " The Thirty-Nine Steps " and " Genevieve." The latter was a huge success and everyone enjoyed it.

At the end of the Christmas Term, the Upper VI and the staff performed " Peter Pan," very freely adapted from James Barrie's original. Miss Nesbitt was a lively Tinkerbell and Miss Brain and Mademoiselle Chapoulou made very convincing pirates.

In spite of the cold weather in the winter, the pipes in the school were kept miraculously unfrozen. This was mainly due to Mr. Thomas, whose constant care kept the school warm throughout the cold spell. In St. Bridget's, however, some of us woke in the mornings to find our flannels stiff with ice. But the cold weather did 26

bring pleasures, such as skating on Bowood lake. One Saturday the whole school, clad in thick sweaters and trousers went to Bowood and spent the morning on the frozen lake, which held two hundred of us quite easily. As long as the snow lasted, we were allowed to wear trousers. This was a great innovation, and we think we must be one of the most emancipated schools in the country.

Another innovation, but not one due to the cold weather, was clay modelling lessons with Miss Stannard in the old laundry. Any inquisitive person who bothers to climb the ricketty stairs can see the efforts of our budding sculptors. There is even a bust of Homer.

After we had suffered the rigours of an extra difficult general knowledge paper on Ascension Day, a caravan of coaches took us to Milk Hill. Unfortunately the weather this year prevented us from having a picnic on the downs, but we had a very enjoyable walk until lunchtime. As the weather cheered up in the afternoon, however, we were given picnic teas to eat in the garden. We finished the day with a film, " The Man in the White Suit," starring Alec Guinness in his younger days.

We must mention Miss Jackson and her staff to thank them for providing us with such excellent and varied food for every occasion throughout the year.

S. STILL and S. PROBY THE LIBRARY This year, the library has been increased by one hundred and forty books. Some of these have been bought from the Library Fund : others have been given by friends, whose kindness we much appreciate.

We are grateful, also, to those who have helped, throughout the year, in the Bodington and Coulter Libraries, giving, most generously, their time and energy to work, which to be adequate, must be unremitting.

S.B. GAMES In the Autumn Term, the lacrosse teams played several matches with varying results, but unfortunately during the Spring Term the snow and frozen ground kept us off the pitches. However, we still managed to take part in the schools' lacrosse tournament at Merton and were fairly successful. Out of all their matches throughout 27

the season the Under 15 lost only one. We were very proud that Pippa Herring captained the Wilts and Dorset Junior Lacrosse team which defeated Hampshire.

The tennis teams have been hampered by bad weather for a great deal of the Summer Term and by our opponents being in quarantine; for which reason two matches had to be cancelled.

Nevertheless, the Under 15 team played well in their various matches and remain unbeaten. The first team also have done reasonably well, and has lost only one of its matches. We enjoyed the now traditional Mothers' match which St. Mary's won for the first time since the contest was constituted three years ago.

Swimming, owing to the bad weather, has been rather limited this term, but despite the cold water many people have swum and we have had two matches, one of which ended in a friendly game of water-polo. As usual many people took life-saving tests.

We are grateful to Miss Gray and Miss Henderson for all the work they have put into coaching the teams and are very sorry that Miss Henderson is leaving at the end of this term.

J. HENDERSON, E. COWLEY and M. FALK

TEAMS Tennis 1st Team

Under 15

P. Herring* E. Cowley (Captain)* L. Goodman M. Acworth S. Ross G. Martin-Jones

R. Milligan (Captain) D. Verey J. Pearson R. Park S. Branfoot S. Evershed

Swimming 1st Team

Under 15

M. Falk (Captain)* J. James* J. Miller C. Bull L. Arden-Close C. Russell C. Butler J. Rivett J. Wickham A. Bosanquet

C. Fewtrell (Captain) P. Carr C. Davidson E. Gaminara S. Reddaway C. Myers E. Morton S. Russell J. Roskill J. Barlee 28

Lacrosse 1st XI Team

Under 15 XI

P. Herring* S. Ross* C. Mann S. Cowgill C. Butler V. Brain C. Phillimore* J. Pick C. Jenkins M. Peddie (Captain)* S. Still P. Carr E. Kcssler F. Gowgill V. Verey/ J. Pearson S. McAlpine R. Milligan S. Haywood/ L. Williams* L. Arden-Close G. Martin-Jones* J. Henderson (Captain)* D. Verey D. Finch/ J. James E. Wright *Denotes Colours Autumn Term 1962 1st XII v. Downe House 2nd XII v. Downe House Under 15 v. Downe House West of England Tournament Under 14 VII v. Convent Lechlade Under 13 VII v. Convent Lechlade 1st XII v. Malvern 2nd XII v. Malvern Under 15 v. Malvern 1st XII v. Westonbirt 2nd XII v. Westonbirt Under 15 v. Westonbirt 1st XII v. Cranborne Chase Under 15 v. Cranborne Chase

Lost 4-5 Won 10-5 Won 15-1 Won Won Lost Draw Won Lost Lost Lost Won Won

28-8 14-9 8-3 5-5 11-2 1-6 1-10 4-9 12-1 23-0

Lost Won Won Won Won Won

11-0 7-5 15—4 5-4 15-1 14-1

Won Won Won Won Lost Won Lost Lost Lost

5-A 7-1 6-1 8-1 4-5 5-4 19—27 19^-31J 1-8

Spring Term 1963 1st XII v. Newbury 2nd XII v. Newbury Under 15 v. Newbur" 1st XII v. St. Helen's and St. Catharine's 2nd XII v. St. Helen's and St. Catharine's Under 15 v. St. Helen's and St. Catharine's 1st XII London Tournament at Merton Summer Term 1963 1st VI v. Mothers 1st VI v. Newbury 2nd VI v. Newbury Under 15 v. Newbury 1st VI v. Godolphin 2nd VI v. Godolphin 1st Swimming v. Malvern Under 15 Swimming v. Malvern 1st VI v. Malvern 29

2nd VI v. Malvern Lost 0-9 Under 15 v. Malvern Won 6-3 1st VI v. St. Mary's, Wantage Won 8-1 2nd VI v. St. Mary's, Wantage Lost 2-7 Under 15 v. St. Mary's, Wantage Won 7-2 1st Swimming v. St. Mary's, Wantage Lost 39J-48 Under 15 Swimming v. St. Mary's, Wantage Lost 52£-63

MY HOME My home is on the moorland Where all is bleak and bare, There is found the curlew's nest And form of gentle hare.

My cottage door is open, The wind blows harshly by, And all who do befriend me Are creatures wild and shy.

JANE RITCHIE, 14 yrs. 3 mths.

THE BROWNIE After dark, when the house is still, A shape skips over the window-sill, A tiny wee manikin, trim and neat, Glad all in russet down to his feet— Fairy cloth from a fairy loom— Light as thistledown, dancing round, Whisking the broom all over the ground, Every cranny and nook he sweeps, Till through the curtains the dawn light peeps.

Then, his work done for another day, He drinks a thimble of cream and's away.

And, when folks wake to a house all clean, They nod wisely, saying : " The brownie's been."

MERIEL MACCORMAC, 13 yrs. 3 mths.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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.

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ST. MARY'S (CALNE) ASSOCIATION Officers and Group Secretaries, July, 1963 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., c/o Lloyds Bank, Market Place, Romsey, Hants.

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

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

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

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

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

II. K. Yerbury (Beach), 11 Ailsa Road, St. Margaret's, Middlesex.

III. J. Blaxter (Hollis), Pathside, Frithesden Copse, Berkhamsted, Herts.

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

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

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

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

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

IX. L. Knowles (Carleton), 9 St. Leonard's Terrace, Chelsea, S.W.3.

X. T Mackarness (Tidman), 70 Heath Road, Petersfield, Hants.

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

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

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

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

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XVI.

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

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

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

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

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

P. Lowe, 97 Woodstock Road, Oxford.

P. Weston (Athorpe), 31 Wardour Street, Atherton, Manchester.

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

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

XXV. K. Costley-White, 43 Elsworthy Road, London, N.W.3.

XXVI. A. Bunney, 14 Stoneygate Avenue, Leicester.

XXVII. Susan Frost, 26 Palmer Gate, Spalding, Lines.

XXVIII. P. Herring, Dolphin Cottage, Salcombe Hill Road, Sidmouth, Devon.

LONDON REUNION, 1964 There will be a Sherry Party at the Forum Club, 42 Belgrave Square, London, S.W.I, from 6 to 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 8th January, 1964. 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 January 6th if you would like to come.

LETTER FROM MISS GIBBINS St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts, July 29th, 1963.

My dear Old Girls, As usual, I am writing this letter in the garden—in glorious sunshine this year—just after the end of the Summer Term. As we get the News Sheet ready for the printer, it is a time when, quite naturally, we review the past year, and also, as I have just been reading Miss Thouless's admirable condensation of your news from your postcards, when my thoughts are very much with you all.

It has been a year of great activity and I am particularly glad that the various school activities are so flourishing. A new one came into existence this winter—the Junior Bird Society : it started off by providing Swoop, fat and nuts for the birds in the garden during the very cold weather, and in the summer, in proper St. Mary's spirit, it took itself for an outing to Slimbridge. In an age when examinations and examination results inevitably loom so large, these societies, which stimulate new and abiding interests, stand, I am sure, for true education.

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I was very sad to miss the London Reunion in January. Though we were fortunate in escaping any major catastrophe, and were tirelessly cared for by Mr. Thomas, the extreme weather conditions of those days did constitute a state of emergency for several weeks, and I really did not feel I ought to be away from school, especially as a visit to London then would almost inevitably have meant a night away. The cold weather brought great joys as well as anxiety.

On the Saturday of the Reunion, the whole school was on Bowood Lake in brilliant sunshine, everyone thoroughly enjoyed being allowed to wear jeans and slacks—and we have never, I believe, had a Spring Term so free from illness.

A great many of you are, I know, abroad. A new departure has been the acceptance of three girls who have recently left school

by Voluntary Service Overseas. We have been most interested and thrilled by letters from Sally Richards who is in India: we do not know yet where the other two candidates, Helena Cowgill and Rosalind Whinney, will be going, but we send them our very best wishes. We also warmly congratulate Elizabeth Burra on her Walter Hines Page Senior Scholarship and Jane Henderson on her English Speaking Union Schoolgirl Scholarship. They will both be in the United States for a year.

I must stop—but I cannot do so without saying what a great joy it has been to welcome so many of you here during the year.

Please remember that you are always welcome whenever you can come.

With warmest remembrances and love to you all, Yours ever, ELIZABETH M. GIBBINS LETTER FROM O.G.A. CHAIRMAN c/o Lloyds Bank, Market Place, Romsey, Hampshire.

25th August, 1963.

My dear Old Girls, You will all know by now of Mrs. Harts' death and will realise what a great loss her passing is to both present and past members of St. Mary's.

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Mrs. Hart served as a co-opted member of the Association and gave unstinting help in all our affairs. We shall miss her very much and share, with all her friends, in the sorrow her death brings.

Annis Heawood represented the Association at the funeral, and flowers were sent on your behalf.

My term as your Chairman ends in June of next year. Would you, therefore, send nominations to Winsome Willcox by 1st April, 1964, so that the election of a new Chairman may take place at the Bi-Annual General Meeting.

With best wishes to you all.

Yours very sincerely, GWYNETH FLEETWOOD-JONES

FROM ABROAD As I begin to write I have almost completed eight months in India. The purpose of my visit was to teach, but learning seems to have become my main occupation.

With another girl, appointed by " Voluntary Service Overseas " to the same school as myself, I took off from London Airport on a cold morning last January. Within a few hours we were enjoying the pleasant warmth of the winter sun in Delhi.

A day's journey by car brought us to our destination in a featureless plain about forty-five miles south of Jaipur. This area is greener than most part of Rajasthan, which is mainly desert.

During British occupation the state was still ruled by its own princes. It is full of history and in some places, even today, people seem to be living in a different century.

In this short letter I cannot hope to give you a true picture of the place to which my assignment took me. Often I feel only living there made me believe such a place really does exist.

There are nearly 900 pupils ranging from five to twenty-five.

Owing to the isolation of the institution they are all boarders and remain at school for ten months of the year. There is a college section which is affiliated to the University of Rajasthan and a small teachers' training department. The girls come from all over India and include Hindus, Moslems, Sikhs, Parsees and two Christians.

To visit the institution is most impressive. I was particularly surprised at the amount of equipment and ideas such as horse34

riding, boating and gliding. The authorities are attempting to follow a pattern of life similar to that taught by Mahatma Gandhi. Everyone wears " khadi." No meat or eggs are allowed on the campus. There is a Hindi medium of instruction. Everyone sits on the floor (there is no need for a Lower V!). The girls do all their own housework and laundry. Great emphasis is laid on the simplest way of living.

These facts and others I have not mentioned, should help to make a fine institution but there are also many problems to face.

Firstly the weather and diet encourage laziness and lack of ambition. Unwillingness to take responsibility, little co-ordination and less discipline stand in the way of progress. The poverty of the staff makes them accept conditions and ideas rather than lose their coveted jobs over a difference of opinion. This acceptance of methods without criticism can lead to a dangerous complacency in the authorities.

For myself India has been a wonderful experience. During a holiday of two months, we visited several places in Northern India including Kashmir. We have been most fortunate and privileged at our age, to meet so many interesting people. I feel that we have made some lasting friends from many different spheres of life. These people include those who, because of caste, religion or income, will never meet each other under the same relaxed circumstances.

Ignorance has brought us into many awkward and amusing situations. Once I asked someone to cook a girl instead of a vegetable. A friend of mine asked their servant for a kiss instead of a spoon. There was one day when we bought a strange vegetable for twice the amount we usually paid because it was the first variety we had seen for several weeks. Then we found its only use was as a perfume.

It is always one thing to read about joint families, purdah and arranged or child marriages; but it is another to live with people to whom these things are reality. India's wonderful history, ancient culture and the strange combination of ideas which have survived to the present day, make her a place of extreme interest to any visitor. There are contradictions, extremes and above all surprises. I think young people particularly can benefit from the experiences she has to offer; and I do hope that at least one or two of those leaving St. Mary's will have the opportunity to do some of the things I have done.

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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 to express our congratulations here.

STAFF Miss Brett is carrying on as usual with the cottage and garden.

She was almost snowed up during the winter but managed to struggle across the fields to do her shopping. We are glad that she was spared frozen pipes. She was planning to go to Switzerland in May. Last autumn she saw " Son et Lumiere" at Winchester Cathedral.

Miss Gridland writes that she is glad that Benenden has followed St. Mary's in the Sweden venture. She had a Swedish girl in her house for two terms.

Miss Damant. Gwen Kirby much enjoyed going to see Miss Damant in September. She was very glad to find her very well and much interested in all the news of Old Girls which Gwen was able to give her.

Deaconess Gibson has recently been appointed Warden of Parceval Hall, a house given to the Bradford Diocese as a Diocesan House for Conferences, Summer Schools, Retreats, etc.

Miss Lancaster is enjoying being Head Mistress of St. Michael's, Burton Park, Petworth. She feels surrounded by St. Mary's Old Girls as Elizabeth Saunders is the Chairman's Secretary and Elizabeth Casement the Secretary of the Dean of Chichester.

Mrs. Morris (Miss Furniss) has moved into a large Georgian house in Yorkshire. Her son, Hugh, is five, and is going to a Froebel School in Hull. Philippa is two and is Miss Beulah's godchild.

Miss Tredennick is going to William Temple College, Rugby, in the autumn to study Theology for a year.

Mrs. Wedd (Miss Fawkes) and her husband have been home from Ceylon for more than a year and have recently settled in a house near Salisbury. Her husband has retired from the " Tea " business but hopes to find some congenial occupation.

She herself hopes to get some music again later on.

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OLD GIRLS Jennifer Addie (Hickie) has moved to another station in one of the most scenically beautiful parts of Nyasaland, with mountains and trees. As there are no schools she is hoping to start Georgina, now 5^, on a correspondence course, as she shows great keenness in reading and writing.

Margaret Agutter. After working for nine months in the Publicity Department at the Conservative Central office, Margaret went with a friend to America. She was hoping to stay in Baltimore until June, and then to travel across to San Francisco and back via Canada, returning to England in September.

Margaret Aylen has been working for over two years as a caseworker with Family Services Units and is looking forward to doing the Mental Health course at the London School of Economics in October.

Cicely Baker spent much of last year with her brother in Bristol and Devonshire after he lost his wife. We are sorry that she has had to turn down six private cases owing to trouble with her back, and hope she is now better.

Mary Baker was looking forward to a visit to friends in Sydney and Cape Town and hoped to see something of both Australia and South Africa.

Veronica Bardswell was taking A-level French this summer and was looking forward to going up to St. Andrew's University in October to read for a B.Sc. Bridget Barker wrote from Rome, where she was with Patricia Nugee working at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (U.N.). She finds the work enjoyable but hectic.

Laura Barlee (Attlee). Now that both her girls are at boarding schools Laura keeps herself busy with voluntary work and is Secretary to their Rural Dean.

Jane Baron. When she wrote in April Jane was doing a Secretarial Course in Manchester. At the beginning of July she was going to Perugia University for six months.

Rosamund Sayett (Thatcher) is leading a busy life with her family, animals and large garden. Both her girls are at day school, but she has Philippa home for coaching part of the time as she is hard of hearing and finds it difficult to keep up with the others in her form. She was pleased to meet Margaret Monk (Perry) last summer.

Elisabeth Bell (Willink). The Bell Language School in Cambridge continues to develop and they have now opened two hostels for their students. She has greatly enjoyed more visits to Mary Home (Chapman) when visiting Nicholas at school, and was specially glad to meet Janet Dodgson (Fraser) and her husband there before Christmas.

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Angela Benham, after a summer living at home and working in a Cheshire Home, is now living and working in London, with a fascinating job at the Gourtauld Institute of Art (London University).

Katherine Blair has now retired from nursing.

Anne Bosworth-Smith (Lee). Anne's son, Nevil John, is now in a full-time job so she does not have much time for music, but she recently went to course of guitar classes at Cecil Sharp House, and hopes to start composing for the Twentieth Century Church Light Music Group. Her latest composition was " A Song of Hope " for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Gillian Bowtell is doing a year's practical work at Hale Nurseries near Fordingbridge and is looking forward to going to Studley College in the autumn to do a two-year course in Horticulture.

Patricia Bowtell has finished her dairying course at Slale Hayne Agricultural College. This year she was elected Lady President of the College.

Susan Brennan, Susan Guest, Bridget Janes and Alice Higginbotham are sharing a flat in London.

Violet Briscoe is Matron in a Prep. School at Ewhurst, but spends most of the holidays in Guildford.

Jane Broadley (Gee). Jane's husband has been posted to the Embassy in Washington for two years, which she finds very exciting.

Honor Brooke is in her fourth year at St. Thomas's, and is still enjoying it.

Margaret Brooke is having a very exciting time in the U.S.A. She is working in a very progressive private school in the mountains of New York State. It is great fun but quite a change from St. Mary's. She has met Charlotte Roper and Margaret Agutter over there.

Sarah Brophy (Rowe) has been living since her marriage in Malta, which she and her husband are enjoying very much.

Ann Bunney spent five months in Sweden and then went to a Secretarial College in Eastbourne. She is hoping to get a job and a flat in London by the autumn.

Elizabeth Burra was looking forward to visiting Brigid in Canada this summer and afterwards touring part of U.S.A. on the Walter Hines Page Senior Scholarship, to study Careers Counselling and Youth Work. For this she has leave of absence from Milham Ford for the autumn term.

Irene Campbell (Heywood). Irene's husband has been posted to Bahrain, so they went out there with Colin (aged 7) in midJanuary and are much enjoying it.

Caroline Carr went to Brussels for three months last autumn to learn French. She is now learning shorthand and typing.

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Alice Carter (Le Mesurier) is, as always, very busy with University, home, garden and local schools. She has a couple or so specialised articles coming out soon.

Anne Garter is enjoying Bedford College. She was planning to spend the Summer Term at Gottingen University, in Germany.

Christina Casement (Maclean) was leaving England in August for two years in Malta.

Susan Casement is thoroughly enjoying her job as an Assistant Matron in a boys' Prep. School. She had a marvellous holiday in Spain staying in a small village 25 miles north of Malaga and riding through the orange groves and mountains of the Andalusian country. She had four days in Gibraltar before coming home.

Charlotte Caulfeild has had a perfect job showing foreigners round London and southern England, and has been teaching in Dorset.

Mary Chadwick is still teaching in Cheltenham and is getting involved in Inter-Church Aid work, which she is finding most interesting.

Nancy Chase writes that the school at which she is teaching in Uganda seems really established now and in quite good running order, with a more experienced staff. She will find it hard to leave everyone at the end of the year. She will be looking for a job in England in 1964.

Karen dc Chassiron is working for an American bauxite mining company in Jamaica. She has been in Jamaica since October and loves it.

Penelope Chorley is now in charge of 22 Diploma students at the Cordon Bleu. She finds it hard work but very rewarding. She has also started doing a little free-lance private catering in the evenings.

Christine Claydon (Gibson) has recently married a Chemistry master at Dulwich College. She was looking for a flat near the College.

Marcia Connell (Whiffen). Her eldest daughter, Meriel, is at St. Mary's, and her youngest daughter, Heather, is going in September. Marcia very much enjoys going back to school as a parent.

Susan Cowdell has been in Brazzaville (ex-French Congo) since July, 1962, working for the World Health Organisation. She finds everything there fascinating—the work of the W.H.O., the international character of the Organisation, and the chance to see one of Africa's newly-developing and independent countries. From Brazzaville it is possible to visit Leopoldville (20 minutes on the ferry). The difference in atmosphere between the two Congo Republics is quite remarkable. She 39

enjoys being in a French-speaking country, and the warm climate.

Amy Crawford (Baker) says they had a horrible winter even in Italy. We were very sorry to hear she had had so many attacks of influenza.

Margaret Cruft (McCormick) has been instrumental in helping to start a new school—the Tutorial School for Young Musicians, at Morley College, S.E.I, to enable musically talented children to have adequate time for lessons and practising as well as a general education for G.C.E. She has a son, Benedict, aged 14, a violinist, at this school.

Diana Curzon (Orlebar) spent the winter in Spain. She is now living in London.

Jane Dalton (Baynes) has been living in Glasgow since last October and expects to be there about a year. She and her husband are very much enjoying being in Scotland and exploring the country round. They had a very good ski-ing holiday in the Cairngorms in March. Her husband is " standing by " a new frigate building on the Clyde.

Jane Darwin (Christie) has just returned from 2^ years with the Embassy at Bonn. They enjoyed seeing diplomatic life and they grew very fond of the Rhincland and its people, but are delighted to be back in England.

Leila Davis (SufTrin) says that her children are all well and growing fast. They had a tough time in the winter, but the children enjoyed sledging and also used their sledges to take supplies to more remote houses in the village.

Lesley Davis (Lea-Wilson). Lesley's husband now commands a regiment in Malaya. She is happy with her home life and two children: William, aged nearly 3, and Brigid, 1 year old. She is not looking forward to returning in September to England, to face the winter and washing-up!

Hilary Dickson (Riley). We are very sorry to hear that Hilary lost her father in 1960 and her husband very suddenly in July, 1962, after having had a lovely holiday. Her daughter, aged 16, passed her Junior Certificate last year, and is working for G.C.E. Joan Duncan (Salmon). After teaching History at Arundel School, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia, for 5 years, for the last l j years as Senior Mistress, and Acting Head for the last term, Joan married in August, 1961. She was in many ways sorry to leave Rhodesia the following April, though glad to return to England. She now has a son and lives near Clevedon. She would be glad to welcome any Old Girls.

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Anne Durst. We were sorry to hear of the death of her aunt, Mrs. Gibson (mother of Margaret and Philippa), with whom she shared a house. She moved to a new home in March and is enjoying getting the garden laid out and planted.

Mary Ellingworth (Waterfield). When she wrote in March, Mary was just about to pack up and leave Belgrade for Tokyo.

Though somewhat daunted at the thought of packing up a complete household, she was glad to be returning to Japan.

It will be interesting for them to be there for the Olympic Games. They much enjoyed the European Games in Belgrade last year. The winter was as bad as England.

Carole Elliott (Davis) is at present living in Winnipeg, Canada, where her husband is a Lecturer in English. Carole is continuing her nursing by working in the Children's Hospital.

In the autumn they move to Toronto University.

Helen Evans (Johnston Smith) says that they have now settled down in their cottage, which they bought a year ago, and are very happy. In October her husband takes command of H.M.S. Barrosa and goes abroad. She hopes to be able to join him for a short time though she is rather tied with Christopher and Caroline at schools near their home.

Charmian Fearnley is working as a free-lance sculptor and when she wrote was helping in a Zurich Art Gallery.

Daphne Fegan (Twyman) has given up her work at the Embassy at Washington since the birth of her son.

Louise Findeisen is much enjoying Cambridge. She has taken up the lute. She was planning to go to Vienna for two months in the summer.

Mary Freeman (Birkbeck) was married in August, 1962, and has since been living in a caravan, which they found very warm in the winter. They are having a house built this summer.

Alison Froggatt (Gresford Jones) is doing much moving house as the wife of a peripatetic apprentice surgeon, accompanied by a mercifully still docile small daughter.

Barbara Frost (Lacon) has been living the last five years in a small village on the edge of the Norfolk Broads and is very busy with Old People's Clubs, etc. Her daughter is married to a Spaniard and Barbara is starting Spanish lessons.

Lucy Gardner has been doing a Domestic Science Course at Evendine Court for a year.

Elizabeth Geddes (Helder) is very much enjoying life in New Zealand, where she expects to be for four years. Her son, James, now just over a year old, keeps her from being lazy!

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Marion Geeves (Shrimpton) says that her two little boys, Christopher, aged three, and David, nearly two, continue to keep her very busy. The stock on their smallholding is slowly increasing in spite of the bad time they had in the cold weather.

Susan Goodman. We are sorry to hear that Susan has had to have operations on her feet, and are glad that she was hoping to return to nursing in June.

Elisabeth Goudge (Remington Wilson). Elisabeth's husband is serving in the Admiralty, Bath. They returned from Gibraltar in September, 1962, and are now settled in a house near Bath.

Mary Gough left St. Mary's, Wantage, in July, and is going to teach at St. Alban's High School.

Giovanna Halford (Durst). Her husband is still Consul General in Munich and they were all very busy preparing for a British Fortnight in June. Her eldest son, Philip, is now in the Black Watch. Rory goes to St. Andrew's in October, and the youngest boy is still at Winchester. Her little daughter, Mary Bess, goes to Elmhurst Ballet School this year and wants to be a dancer.

Mary Hamersley is still living in Oxford and has a job as psychiatric social worker at the Warneford Hospital.

Rosemary Harris finished her course at Catherine Judson's in July and hopes to get work in London. She is to share a flat with Anne Bunney and would be pleased to see any people from St. Mary's.

Mary Harrison has spent a very interesting nine months as a Charge Nurse in a men's medical ward at St. Thomas's. She is now at home learning Physics in preparation for returning to the medical school in October.

Penelope Harrison Smith is working as a receptionist at an American Advertising Agency, where previously she worked as a Secretary for eighteen months. She is sharing a flat with Penelope Chorley.

Sarah Haywood in February flew out to Malaya to stay with her sister. She spent a few wonderful days in Singapore. She was to come home in July and in October is going to Winkfield.

Gillian Hearn completed her Home Office Child Care Course in London. She was given an appointment in the National Children's Home at Alresford in September, 1962. She is at present a Probationer Sister and hopes to become a Sister in 1964.

Mary Hellings (Steele) has now two sons.

Daphne Henniker (Maywell) had a good holiday in France and Switzerland last summer in spite of appalling weather. Owing to the late season she found many Alpine flowers new to her, including a very rare white gentian.

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Mary Hibberd (Combes) is very busy with village activities and the farm: Her three sons are all boarders at Colstons School, Bristol. Rupert, aged 16, is studying for his A-levels and hopes to become a Veterinary Surgeon. Nicholas, 14|, and Richard, 11^, are both determined to be farmers.

Valerie Hick (Turner) recently met Brigid Peer (Burra) at the monthly meeting of the Canadian Mothercraft Society. In March she was elected Chairman of the Canadian Mothercraft Society, which, with her job in a doctor's office, is keeping her busy. If any other Old Girls should visit Ottawa, Valerie would be very pleased to see them. They can contact her through the Mothercraft Office—233-8831.

Joan Hilder (Hussey) is Assistant Matron at Stonar School, and finds the work very interesting. The school is starting a big new building scheme so she feels it's like being at St. Mary's and seeing it grow all over again.

Pamela Hilton (Clarence) is now living in Spain and working for a large Tourist Organisation. They have been booking flats for 5,000 people for 1964 along the coast from Gibraltar to France and in Majorca but were to be back in August and would be pleased to meet anyone out there.

Penelope Hissey (Todd) returned to practising as a Solicitor when her son Anthony was six months old, but had to give up in January, 1962, before the birth of her daughter.

Jane Hodson (Renwick) is rather more than half way through a three-year tour in Cyprus. They have had a fascinating week's tour in Jordan, staying in Jerusalem, and in November they had a week in Lebanon.

Grace Hole (Combes). Grace's son Robert is 21; Peter is enjoying his second year of engineering and Sally took O1 level this summer. Betty (Shaw) has settled down in Scotland near Perth and Joyce (Kempton) has just moved to London from Bristol. Grace is busy with W.I., Guides and Parish affairs.

Margaret Holt (Harvey) finds her life taken up with looking after her two children, Christopher (3) and Carol ( 1 ) . Her sister Catherine (Caughey) and her husband visited England from New Zealand on a flying medical trip round the world last year.

Margaret Hopkins has been appointed Group Almoner to West Worthing Geriatric Hospital Management Committee. She finds the work very interesting as it involves travelling about Sussex quite a bit. Last year she had a lovely holiday with a week in Florence and a week on Elba. This September she hopes to have a fortnight in Southern Spain.

Pamela Hopkins (Gurney) is now living in Sheffield and has two children: Richard, aged nearly 3, and Caroline, 1ÂŁ. She would be delighted to see any Old Girls.

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Nicolette Hopkinson has been accepted by the College de 1'Europe in Bruges to do a year's post-graduate course in European affairs.

Ann Hornby (Sadler) is busy with domestic, W.I. and village activities. Frances is working in London. Stephen is very happily at the school near Plymouth where Mary Byatt's (Arber) husband is Head Master. Stephen did a very successful winter Outward Bound Course at Ullswater.

The Sister Daphne Dss. C.S.A. (Hort) was ordained Deaconess and made her final profession in the Community of St. Andrew last December. She has recently moved from the Children's Home at Bedford and is working at a Convalescent Home the Community has at Westgate-on-Sea. Frances Hort is getting married in October to a doctor she met while working at Guy's Hospital. They will then both continue to work at Guy's for some time to come.

Anne Hudson (Knollys) returned last October from a wonderful year in Cyprus, driving home with Sarah (aged 3), who thoroughly enjoyed it all. As Anne's husband has been posted to the War Office, they hope to be in England for 2ÂŁ years.

Jean Hughes (Sorsbie) has given up teaching at Rugby. She went to the U.S.A. last summer holidays to see Dilys, who is working at Los Angeles. Dilys was to have come home in April, but instead went to Mexico.

Elisabeth Hunkin has succeeded Miss Lancaster as Housemistress of High House at St. Swithun's, Winchester.

Julia Hydon (Smithells) is kept busy with her two children.

Elisabeth Irving (Schubart) is staying on in Plymouth with her children while her husband is abroad for ten months. Both the boys, aged 4| and 2, go to Nursery School, which they enjoy. They were to go on holiday to Italy with Elisabeth's parents in June.

Cecilia James (Livingstone) likes her new house very much. Her husband has just built a mile-long 18-inch gauge railway which occupies much of his thought and spare time.

Jean Jauncey (Cunninghame-Graham). Jean's husband has " taken silk " and become a Q.C., and her eldest son has won an Exhibition at Radley, where he went in May. Veronica Johnston went out to S. Rhodesia last year for her sister's wedding in Salisbury. Since then she has been working at St. Gabriel's Children's Home in Bulawayo, as Housemother to twelve teenage girls. They come from broken homes, so there are a lot of problems and Veronica finds it all very interesting and absorbing.

Jane Jones, while waiting to go up to Whitelands College, was doing a course at Poole School of Art and teaching English to foreign students.

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Veronica Jones (Brown Douglas), after thirteen years in Kenya, has settled down in Ewell. With her four children at school she is starting a Nursery School in September.

Alison Kennedy worked at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, for fourteen months as Stage Manager. She then worked for three months at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow. She has been working with, among other people, Albert Finney, Dorothy Reynolds and Valentine Dyall.

Gwen Kirby. Gwen's latest thrill was an invitation to the Abbey for the wedding of H.R.H. Princess Alexandra. It really was lovely and unforgettable.

Sarah Knight (Prideaux) is still very happily living in Oxford and has recently stopped teaching to wait for a baby in August.

Audrey Lander (Miller-Hallett), tfter a winter in Yorkshire was looking forward 10 an outdoor summer with her two sons, Richard (2ÂŁ) and Christopher (1), staying at her parents' house in the south while they are visiting Gill (Bibby) and her family in S. Rhodesia.

Jill Legal (Rhodes) returned with her family from Bahrain in April and is now posted to London. They were hoping to move into a house in Farnham in August. She has a son of 6 months and two daughters, aged 7 and 9, who are a great help in looking after him.

Mary Livie-Noble, having had to give up teaching for health reasons, has gone to Australia for at least two years.

Susan Lloyd has been offered a place at the Royal Academy of Music and is looking forward to going there in September.

Rosemary Longe finished her training in Occupational Therapy last summer and now has a very interesting job in a General Hospital in Gravesend. In the spring she has a wonderful ski-ing holiday in Austria.

Mary Margesson is returning from the school at which she is working in Tanganyika in October, 1964, and will live in Frome, Somerset.

Ursula March is very busy with her church and parish socials.

Jean Martin was back again in New Delhi on a six-months tour of duty in connection with the Defence Aid Mission. She was expecting to return home in August.

Mabyn Martin has been working since August, 1962, in the U.K. Commissioner-General's Office, Phoenix Park, Singapore. She hopes to see something of the Far East during her two-year tour there.

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Christine McCrum (fforde) moved from Cambridge, with very mixed feelings, last August, when her husband was appointed Head Master of Tonbridge School, but they are now settling very happily into their new life. Robert has begun at his prep, school (where Stephanie Morgan's (Rosedale) eldest son also is). Christine met lona Wake-Walker (Maclean) at Christmas, and was about to go to stay with Ruth Chadwick (Hallward) for two days with Robert and Elizabeth. She would be very glad to hear of any Old Girls living in the Tonbridge area.

Julia McWilliam (Routh) had a fourth daughter just before Christmas.

Julia Medlycott is finding work as a Child Care Officer at Canterbury most absorbing. Last year's summer holiday, at a work camp in Germany, organised by the Christian Movement for Peace, was most enjoyable, and Julia now has friends in many different countries.

Jean Meikle wrote that she was hoping to be married on July 4th to Robin Naylor, and that they would be living in Toronto afterwards.

Anne Michell (Shaw) now has three children. They love living in Winchester. Sarah, aged 5, has started at St. Swithun's Junior School, and Michael has been for a year a boarder at the Pilgrim's School.

Margaret Monk (Perry) spent a month at Easter at their house in Italy, which they let for as much of the year as possible.

Jocelyn (16) was doing O-levels this summer. Philippa (14) is doing well at Grammar School. William (12) has another four terms at Bilton Grange and is full of activities. Sarah (4) has been promoted at school to sitting with the 5's and having a reading book.

Sarah Newman has had quite a varied year, first spending three very interesting months cataloguing the library at Corsham Court, then a very enjoyable half-term back at school helping in the office, and in the summer starting a new job in Shrewsbury with the Woodard Foundation.

Anne Newton (Carey) has opened a kindergarten in her house for 3-5 year-olds in the mornings. This and working for the Thames Valley Branch of the M.G.C. keep her fully occupied when the older children are at school.

Jan Norman (Nicholson) writes of a " very pleasant year of holidays," with a fortnight's ski-ing in Austria (without the children) and a fortnight's family stay on a farm in Cornwall.

Lavinia is learning to play the piano, Bridget to ride, and Alison goes to dancing lessons.

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Rachel Orr (Stiles). We were very sorry to hear of the death of Rachel's husband last September. Her son has married. He is at present training in Surgery in Glasgow, specialising in Heart Surgery. Next spring she hopes to visit Ruth and meet her son-in-law and granddaughter, Helen, already 2ÂŁ years old.

Sr. Gabriel Paterson (Margaret Paterson) has entered an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns at Stanbrook Abbey.

Gillian Peacock (Pinckney) writes that Colin has now gone to West Downs at Winchester; Claristie is starting at Clifton High School Kindergarten. Gillian's husband has just become one of the few surgeons at Birmingham University to get his M.D. Brigid Peer (Burra) is settled in Ottawa for several years. She is busy with her family, house and garden. She would be pleased to see anyone " needing sanctuary in Ottawa."

Barbara Philips has been in New Zealand for the last ten years.

Catherine Porteous (Christie). Catherine's sons are now 5 and 3 years old. The elder is very happy at a little school nearby and the younger starts at a Nursery Class in September.

Matthew was page at Anna Dunlop's (Le Fanu) wedding last year. Catherine is doing some picture research and was looking forward to a second visit to Rome in connection with a book her husband is writing. She is also on a committee to raise money for the National Council for the Unmarried Mother and her Child. She is very pleased to have Jane living near.

Daphne Powlett. After seven years with the Y.W.C.A. Daphne has been appointed Lodgings Officer to the University of East Anglia at Norwich, and has recently started work there.

Jean Prideaux (Howell). Jean's daughter, Jennifer, aged 11, has started at boarding school.

Sarah Priest has been teaching French for a year but decided to give it up in July.

Hilary Pullon remains very busy in General Practice. She is glad to have moved from the surgery premises to a secluded Close.

Jenny Reed (Smithells) has been busy looking after her sons Bill (aged 6^) and Tom (1-J). Bill was to start at a prep, school in the summer term.

Rosemary Rhys (Sellers) is kept busy with her children and the farmhouse.

Sally Richards is teaching English in India.

Ann Robertson has been busy getting Long Orchard in good order.

Her husband is now Assistant Secretary of the Imperial Tobacco Company.

Charlotte Roper spent ten weeks in California this spring. She saw Margaret Brooke in New York on her way home.

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Gillian Ross (Johnson) now has a second son, so has had to give up her job in order to look after her family. Her husband sings in the Bach Choir so Gillian still meets several Old Girls.

Judy Russell has been at Trinity College, Dublin, for a year, following a very interesting course of General Studies. We are sorry to hear that she broke a rib when on a visit to Zermatt to recover from appendicitis.

Dorothy Sainsbury is living a busy life. In May she went to Salisbury Training College for the Reunion, and met the new Principal.

Penelope Sabben-Clare is very happy nursing at the Middlesex Hospital. Her father has been appointed Head Master of Leeds Grammar School so they will be moving north in September.

Hilary Salmon was planning an overland journey to Israel this summer and hoped to nurse for some months in a mission hospital in Nazareth.

Rosemary Saunders has had an interesting year learning French in Switzerland.

Margery Scott (Parker). We were very sorry indeed to hear of the death of Margery's husband last November. Elizabeth and her husband both teach music at the City of London School for Boys.

Brenda Selby Johnston (Kirke) has moved from the Isle of Wight back to the mainland and they rather enjoy being able to move about by car. David (aged 6-J) goes to school in Havant and seems to have settled in well.

Jill Sevenoaks has finished her second year at Trinity College, Dublin, reading French and English.

Kathleen Sharp (Brown) finds her time fully occupied with parochial affairs. Court work, both adult and juvenile, is most interesting.

Elizabeth Sharpley (Jardine). Elizabeth's daughter Sarah is going to St. Mary's and the boys are very happily settled into Marlborough. She enjoyed the isolation caused by the Arctic winter!

Celia Sheppard (Carr). John starts school in September and Jane has started to walk.

Penelope Simpson (Spackman) is married to a barrister who practices in London and on the Midland Circuit. They had a month's holiday in Greece last summer. Penelope gave up work as she was expecting a baby in July.

Prue Skinner (Dibley) is living in a small flat in London while her husband has a job at the Admiralty. They are much enjoying a spell of city life.

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Sybil Spence (Ford) finds her two daughters enormous fun. She is to go with her husband to America in September. He has business there for a week but they will extend their stay to have some holiday.

Patty Stanton was to start training as a nurse at the Middlesex Hospital in May. Mabel Stevens is still leading a quiet and enjoyable life in Calne.

Rosamund Stuetzel (Price) would be delighted to see anyone passing through Bangkok. Wolfgang (22) is in the army in the Alps. Linda (17) was to visit Europe in June and is going to college in U.S.A. in September. Rosamund will go with her and will return to Bangkok via Vancouver and Japan, where she will meet Otto for some golf. Ariane (2) is working for Air Lines and had a holiday in Europe in May. Rosamund's Silver Wedding Anniversary is on October 26th. She and her husband have been in Bangkok all that time.

Elizabeth Syms is enjoying her work as a member of the staff of the Midland Bank in Calne. She is now Secretary of the Calne Young Farmers' Club.

Patricia Tennent (Shaw) and her husband are very thrilled with the baby boy, Robert, whom they have adopted. In June they were to move to Broadstairs, where they hope to remain for two years.

Josephine Till has completed her third year of nursing at Guy's Hospital and is very much enjoying it.

Elizabeth Trevelyan, having completed four years' training at St. Thomas's Hospital is now doing a course in Midwifery at St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton. She hopes to be married next April.

Juliet Tweddell has finished a year's nursing in Toronto and was hoping to explore British Columbia and part of the United States this summer. In the autumn she is probably going to work in a hospital for Indians further north.

Susan Tyack (Miller), having qualified M.B., B.S. (London), in October, was looking for a nanny to look after the children while she was doing housejobs. She was moving to Abingdon some time in the summer.

Veronica Verey spent six months at a school in Switzerland and in July was hoping to go to Paris for three months.

Eleanor Verrinder (Hocking) was married last December to C. H. P. Verrinder, a master at Clayesmore School, Iwerne Minster, and have a small cottage in the village. They have an old five-ton yacht at Poole Harbour and spend their free time sailing round the coast. She is still the Head Master's secretary and find that the two full-time jobs keep her very busy.

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Mary Vischer was hoping to spend her holidays this year in Greece and Hungary.

Jenny Wakley (Lindsell) now has a son, Nicholas, born last October, and was returning to England in June. Peter goes to the War Office in September, so they will be living in London for at least two years.

Barbara Warburton (Pritchett) has one son a Junior Manager in a plastics firm, one at Shuttleworth Agricultural College, another at Bromsgrove Engineering College, and the youngest, aged 8, going to King's School, Worcester. They were planning a tour of Scotland in the summer.

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Scott) is still teaching for two days a week at a boys' school. She finds boys much more interesting to teach than girls.

Anne Wilson (Chevenix Trench). We were sorry to hear that Anne had had to have a major operation and hope she has now quite recovered. Her son has obtained a vacancy at Oxford for next October.

Peggy Wilson is teaching at Kendal High School and is becoming every year more attached to the Lake District. She was planning to go at Easter to New York to see her brother andhis family. At Whitsun in 1962 Clare Millikan (Mallory) was over and they had a weekend together at Buttermere.

Sarah Windsor-Aubrey has been in Malta a year, nursing in the Navy. She has met Sarah Brophy (Rowe), as her husband is a pilot on the Air Station there.

Trenna Woods (Higginbotham) has enjoyed the three years they have been in Newcastle but they are looking forward to going to Trinidad in October or November and seeing the sun.

Their parish there is near San Fernando.

Susan Wort helped a friend with her three hunters during the winter. During the Easter holidays she enjoyed living in a family and looking after the children and their ponies. In May she was to start a Secretarial Course at St. James's.

Mary Wright was finishing' her Secretarial Training at Miss Judson's in July. She was planning to stay in England for a few months to earn some money and then hoped to go to America.

Margaret Yelland (Chitty) is busy with four children and a parttime job which involves treating skin cancers and investigating thyroid disorders with radioactive iodine. She enjoyed a visit from her father last autumn.

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BIRTHS Abbott. On 17th July, 1962, to Shirley (Smith) a daughter, Caroline, a sister to David and Simon.

Bate. On 5th February, 1963, to Pamela (Philips) a daughter, Philippa Mary.

Bosworth-Smith. On 1st September, 1961, to Anne (Ree) a son, Nevil John.

Cliff. On 31st October, 1962, to Ruth (Blackburn) a daughter, Gillian Alexandra, a sister for Sara, del Tufo. On 25th June, 1963, to Ines (Clark) a daughter, Antonia Katharine Marguerite.

Duncan. In July, 1962, to Joan (Salmon) a son, Richard Christopher.

Fegan. On 21st February, 1963, to Daphne (Twyman) a son, Mark Arthur.

Ford. On 3rd April, 1963, to Beth (Wallis) a daughter, Jennifer Mary.

Froggatt. On 25th September, 1962, to Alison (Gresford Jones) a daughter, Katherine.

Gowans. On 20th May, 1963, to Moyra (Leatham) a daughter, a sister for William and Jennifer.

Holt. On 23rd July, 1962, to Margaret (Harvey) a daughter, Carol Elizabeth.

Huckstep. On 16th January, 1963, to Jill (Blades) and John, a second daughter, Caroline Clare.

Hydon. On 13th April, 1963, to Julia (Smithells) a son, Derek James.

Jago. On 16th February, 1963, to Mary (Nugee) a daughter, Elizabeth Mary, a sister for David and Mark.

Knight. On 16th August, 1963, to Sarah (Prideaux) a son, Marcus.

Legat. On 24th January, 1963, to Jill (Rhodes) a son, John Richard.

Lloyd. On 26th May, 1963, to Susan (Woodroffe) a son, Andrew Woodroffe, a brother for Stephen.

Mackenzie. On 1st May, 1963, to Margaret (Stuart) a second son, Colin John.

Maitland. On 1st August, 1963, to Prue (Angus) a son.

Mathias. On 16th January, 1963, to Anne (Davies) a son, William Andrew.

Michell. On 5th January, 1962, to Anne (Shaw) a daughter, Penelope Anne, her third child.

Peters. In 1960 to Ruth (Orr) a daughter, Helen.

Ratcliff. On llth September, 1963, to Josephine (Delap) a daughter, Melanie Elizabeth Cecile.

Reed. On 2nd February, 1962, to Jenny (Smithells) a second son, Tom.

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Rhys. On 26th July, 1963, to Rosemary (Sellers) a son, Robert David Arthur, a brother for Fiona.

Ross. On 24th November, 1962, to Gillian (Johnson) a second son, Roderick Ivan Campbell.

Scott. On 31st May, 1963, to Miriam (Groves) a son, William James.

Simpson. On 1st August, 1963, to Penelope (Spackman) a daughter.

Spence. On 8th August, 1962, to Sybil (Ford) a second daughter, Stow. On 31st July, 1963, to Anne (Lloyd) a daughter, Katharine Alexia.

Sykes. On 18th April, 1963, to Julia (Willink) a daughter.

Upton. On 6th June, 1963, to Priscilla (Copeman) a son.

Wakley. In October, 1962, to Jenny (Lindsell) a son, Nicholas.

Woods. On 16th February, 1963, to Trenna (Higginbotham) a son, Stephen Richard, a brother for Frances.

BY ADOPTION Prideaux. On 7th May, 1963, by Jean (Howell) a son, Jonathan Peter, a brother for Jennifer, Christopher and Caroline.

Tennent. In 1963 by Patricia (Shaw) a son, Robert.'

MARRIAGES Baynard-Smith—Hore-Ruthven. On 1st December, 1962, James Baynard-Smith to Sally Hore-Ruthven.

Bristow—Wootton. On 25th May, 1963, Harold Michael Bristow to Elizabeth Jane Wootton.

Brophy—Rowe. On 15th September, 1962, Lt. Michael Brophy, R.N., to Sarah Rowe.

Clarke—Blair. On 20th April, 1963, Stephen Clarke to Sheila Blair.

Claydon—Gibson. On 10th August, 1963, John Claydon to Christine Gibson.

Dudley-Smith—Hobson. On 25th May, 1963, Commander Russell Dudley-Smith, R.N., to Suzanne Hobson.

Duncan—Salmon. In August, 1961, James R. Duncan to Joan Salmon.

Elliott—Davis. On 23rd June, 1962, Maurice Elliott to Carole Davis.

Freeman—Birkbeck. In August, 1962, Freeman to Mary Birkbeck.

Harbour—Walsham. On 19th July, 1963, Christopher James Harbour to Susan Elizabeth Walsham.

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Perrins—Carslake. On 16th March, 1963, Christopher M. Perrins to Mary Carslake.

Scott—Groves. On 24th April, 1962, Donald Francis Scott to Miriam Groves.

Soper—Walker. On 27th October, 1962, John Soper to Gillian Walker.

Southwell—Pownall. O'n 13th December, 1962, Richard C. Southwell to Belinda Pownall.

Templer-Dunsterville. On 18th May, 1963, Captain James R. Templer, Royal Horse Artillery, to Delia Dunsterville.

Thornton—Morgan. On 22nd December, 1962, John Aidan Thornton to Caroline Morgan.

Trethowan—Reynolds. On 8th August, 1963, Ian Trethowan to Carolyn Reynolds.

Verrinder—Hocking. In December, 1962, C. H. P. Verrinder to Eleanor Hocking.

Weston—Athorpe. On 20th April, 1963, the Rev. F. V. Weston to Penelope Athorpe.

Whittell—Carling. On 21st July, 1962, J. M. S. Whittell to Jane Carling.

R.I.P. Gutteridge. On 28th December, 1962, Agnes Mary Gutteridge (1906-1915).

Harington-Wright. On 30th August, 1962, Dorothea HaringtonWright.

Hart. On 15th June, 1963, Beatrice Hart (School Secretary, 1946-1963).

Milsted. In July, 1962, Adelaide Milsted (1905-1907).

Pinniger. On 31st January, 1963, Dorothy Mary Pinniger.

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O.G.A. CHANGES OF ADDRESS

1962-63 Addie (Hickie), Jennifer, c/o F.M.B., P.O. Box 5, Lilongwe, Nyasaland, B.C.A. Allison (Skyrme), Barbara, The Old Rectory, Withiel, Nr. Bodmin, Cornwall.

Awdry (Pickford), Jill, Pounds Farm, North Bradley, Nr. Trow-

bridge.

Banks (Burnett), Elizabeth, Dormouse Lodge, East Budleigh Road, Budleigh Salterton, Devon Billis (Harrison), Pauline, P.B. 511, Blanket, S. Rhodesia.

Blair, Katherine, 25 Crummock Street, Carlisle, Cumberland Briscoe, Violet, 2 The Ridge, Clandon Road, Guildford, Surrey.

Bristow (Wootton), E. Jane, Broadmoor Farm, Woolhope, Herefordshire.

Broadley (Gee), Jane, British Embassy, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Brophy (Rowe), Sarah, c/o Lieut. M. J. M. Brophy, R.N., H.M.S.

Falcon, R.N.A.S. Hal Far, Malta, G.C.

Browne (Nicholson), Ursula, 20 Onslow Square, London, S.W.7.

Butterfield, Susan, Martin's Heron, Bracknell, Berks.

Caulfield, Charlotte, Hookland, Redford, Midhurst, Sussex Collingwood, Anna, Treverbyn, Down Road, Tavistock, Devon Cotton (Cunliffe), Nicolette, Gage House, Grassendale Park, Liverpool 19.

Crosse, Anne, Upton Magna Rectory, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Cutts (Hawkins), Pippa, 35 Bridgewater Road, Berkhampsted, Herts.

Del Tufo (Clarke), Ines, Wyndley, Chiltern Hill, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks.

Denman (Troutbeck), Clare, Patcham Court Farmhouse, Patcham, Brighton 6.

Dennison (nee Wollen) ,Lesly Dennison, Andrea, c/o A. C. Dennison, Esq., c/o Mitchell Cotts

& Co. (Ethiopia) Ltd., P.O. Box 527, Addis Ababa

Dickson (Riley), Hilary, Hill House, Hillsborough, C. Down, N.I. Dudley-Smith (Hobson), Suzanne, The Follies, Winchcombe, Nr. Cheltenham, Glos.

Duncan (Salmon), Joan, The Barn, Tickenham, Clevedon,

Group XXVII Ill

XXI XVI X II V XXIII XXI

XXII XVI XXIII XXII XXVI XV XV X XVIII XV VII

XXVII XI

VIII

Somerset.

Dunlop (Le Fanu), Anna, The Flat, The Deanery, Lincoln Durst, Anne, 27 Cannon Street, Winchester, Hants.

Eckstein (Campbell), Joan, Back to: 5 St. Matthew's Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey Elliott (Hindson), Christina, c/o Messrs. Coutts & Co., 440 Strand, London, W.C.2.

Evans (Johnston Smith), Helen, Oatridges, Beech Hill, Wadhurst,

XIV XXII V

Fabian (Merrett), Edith, 22 Whitefield Road, New Milton, Hants.

Fegan (Twyman), Daphne, 3904 Edmunds Street, N.W., Apt. 1,

Ill

Sussex.

XII XXI

XIII

Washington 7, D.C., U.S.A. Fitz Gibbon (Stewart Cox), Dorothea, c/o National Provincial

XX

Bank, Trafalgar Square, London, W.C.2.

Fleetwood-Jones, Gwyneth, M.B.E., H.Q. Eastern Command, Hounslow, Middlesex.

Ford (Wallis), Beth, 6 Milton Road, Oundle, Nr. Peterborough, Northants.

Freeman (Birkbeck), Mary, Thirle, Tank Hill, Fordingbridge, Hants.

XV

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VI XV XXI

Froggatt (Gresford Jones), Alison, c/o Abbey Gate House, St. Albans, Herts.

Frost (Lacon), Barbara, Martinstaithe, Stokesby, Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Geddes (Helder), Elizabeth, 34 Belgrave Crescent, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Goudge (Remington-Wilson), Elizabeth, Murhill Chalet, Winsley Hill, Limpley Stoke, Nr. Bath, Somerset.

Grant (Stokes), Shirley, Clare House, 14 Clare Terrace, Falmouth, Cornwall.

Greenwood (Blackadder), Heather, Henley Old Farm, Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset.

Grove (Turner), Gwynedd, Swinmore, Madlev Hereford.

Haviland, Dorothy, 60 St. Mary's Avenue, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants.

Hearn, Gillian, Southdown, Alresford, Hants.

Headwood, Annis, Rannock, Midhurst, Sussex.

Henderson, Rosalind, Hensol, Mossdale, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire.

Hilder (Hussey), Joan, 3 Tiddly Wink, Yatton Keynell, Nr. Chippenham, Wilts.

Hillyard, Angela, Icknield House, Berwick Bassett, Swindon, Wilts.

Hilton (Clarence), Pamela, c/o National Provincial Bank, Town Hall Branch, Hove 3, Sussex.

Hodson (Renwick), Jane, Trenholme, Swan Lane, Edenbridge, Kent.

Hopkins (Guerney), Pamela, 20 Beech Hill Road, Sheffield 10.

Huckstep (Blades), Jill, 81 Bow Lane, Finchley, London, N. 12.

James, Audrey, 7 Alvanley Terrace, Edinburgh 9.

James (Livingstone), Cecilia, Kitts Hayes, Colaton Raleigh, Sidmouth, Devon.

Johnson (Mackey), Patricia, 6 Ashwell Road, Oakham, Rutland.

Johnston (Kirke), Brenda, Red Oaks, Woodbury Avenue, Langstone, Havant, Herts.

Jones (Brown-Douglas), Veronica, Back to: The Red House, 7 Church Street, Ewell, Surrey.

Kaye (Lancaster), Elisabeth, Stowe House, Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

Kendall, Morwenna, 61 Campden Hill Road, London, W.8.

Kerr (Samuelson), Eleanor, Windrush, Poltimore, Nr. Exeter, Devon.

Kirkpatrick (Thomas), Jane, Upham Farm House, Aldbourne, Nr. Marlborough, Wilts.

Knight (Prideaux), Sarah, 68 Southmoor Road, Oxford.

Lee (Champion), Joanna, Wises, Ampney St. Mary, Cirencester, Glos.

Legal (Rhodes), Jill, c/o Lloyds Bank, Farnham, Surrey.

Leideman (Eyre), Shirley, Svartbacksgatan 7, Malmo SV, Sweden.

Lochrane (Buxton), Rosemary, Still at: The Corner House, Mapleton, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

McCrum (fforde), Christine, School House, Tonbridge, Kent.

Macdonald (McKay), Margaret, For 3 years: c/o Messrs. Merz & McLellan, Casilla Correo Central No. 5446, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Perm, still: Cheriton, 35 Worple Road, Epsom, Surrey.)

Mather (Field), Mary, Lea Bank, Victoria Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Maughan-Brown (Townshend), Valerie, 7 Shaw Green Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, Glos.

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XIX V XVIII VIII XV X V II XX XVI XXII IV XXIII VI XV XX XXI XIV XII VI VII X XIV IV X XVII XXII X XII XII XIII XIV

IV XIV V

Medlycott, Julia, Downe Hall, Downe, Orpington, Kent.

Meikle, Joan, Kenfield, Manor Road, Brackley, Northants.

Miller, Jane, Gubblecote Gross, Tring, Hertfordshire.

Murphy (Diamond), Tessa, c/o Miss H. Robinson, Longacre, Woodgates Lane, North Ferriby, E. Yorks.

Neel (Murrell), Winifred, West House, Walton Park, Walton-onThames, Surrey.

Newman, Sarah, 27 Bathwick Hill, Bath, Somerset.

Newton (Carey), Anne, 23 Cambridge Park, Twickenham, Middx.

Pask-Hughes, Jillian, Brockweir Lodge, Brockweir, Nr. Chepstow, Monmouthshire.

Peer (Burra), Brigid, 77 Pleasant Park Road, Ottawa 8, Ontario, Canada.

Pelly, Jane, St. Nicholas Hospital, Salisbury, Wilts.

Pullon, Hilary, 5 Westwood Close, Heath Road, Potters Bar, Middlesex.

Radford (Webb), Nora, Quarr Abbey Lodge, Wooton, Isle of Wight.

Radice (Angus), Penelope, 25 Gloucester Crescent, London, N.W.I. Ratcliff (Delap), Josephine, 34 Higher Bank Road, Fulwood, Preston.

Roberts, Jane, 38 Thurloe Court, London, S.W. 3.

Robinson, Holly Longacre, Woodgates Lane, North Ferriby, E. Yorks.

Rollo (Pegg), Ann, Still at: 77a Bouncers Lane, Prestbury, Nr. Cheltenham, Glos.

Rotherham (Hayter), Susan, Heleigh House, Middle Hill, Box, Wilts. ' Russell (Newton), Joanna, c/o Starres Hill, Marlborough, Wilts.

Salmon, Hilary, Eastfield, North Road, Wells, Somerset.

Scott (Groves), Miriam, 33 Garth Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey.

Skinner (Dibley), Prunella, (a) Fawkes, Russell Close, Lee-onSolent, Hants; (b) 24 Embassy House, Clare Road, London, N.W.6.

Southwell (Pownal), Belinda, 6 Holland Park Court, Holland Park Gardens, London, W.14.

Sowerby (Moss), Patricia, 8 Hope Park, Bromley, Kent.

Stallard-Penoyre, Mary, c/o Barclays Bank Ltd., Worcester Stiitzel (Price), Rosamund, 232 Tanon Linchee, Soi Sri Nakorn, Bangkok, Thailand.

Taylor (Fortescue-Brickdale), Barbara, 26 St. John Street, Oxford.

Tunstall-Behrens (Gordon), Alison, 22 Grooms Hill, London, S.E.10.

Vexrinder (Hocking), Eleanor, 4 Church Path, Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, Dorset.

Wakley (Lindsell), Jennifer, Piddington Place, Nr. Bicester, Oxon.

Walker-Watson (Brocklebank), Felicity, 8 Rosetti Garden Mansions, Chelsea, London, S.W.7.

Warburton (Pritchett), Barbara, The Cedars, Broadwas-on-Teme, Worcester.

Waterhouse (Harvey), Rosemary, 7 Ringwood Gardens, Roehampton, London, S.W. 15.

Weston (Athorpe), Penelope, 31 Wardour Street, Atherton, Manchester.

Whittell (Carling), Jane, The Beeches, Obourne Road, Sherborne, Dorset.

Wood, Alison, 143 Ralph Court, Queensway, London, W.2.

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XXII XVII XXII XIV V XVII XVI XXIV XIV XVII XI X XXI XVIII XXI XVI X IX XV XVII XVII XVIII XXI IX XXII IV XII XVI IX XVII XV V XIV XXII XXI VI

Woods, Richenda, Bishopscourt, Clarendon Street, Melbourne C.2, Victoria, Australia.

Woods (Higginbotham), Trenna, From end of Nov. 1963: St. Clement's Rectory, Manahambre Road, c/o Ste. Madeleine Post Office, San Fernando, Trinidad, W.I. Wright, Jane and Judith, Shournagh, Brasted, Westerham, Kent.

XXVII XXII XXII

&XXIV

OLD STAFF Fursdon (Dickens), For 3 years: Kwame Kkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, W. Africa. Staff II Gibson, Miss D. W., Perceval Hall, Appletreewick, Skipton, Yorks. Staff I Pestell (Whitby), New House, Bridge Road, Cranleigh, Surrey. Staff II Rygate, Miss C. E. M., 32 Queen's Gate Terrace, London, S.W.7. Staff I Wedd (Fawkes), Old Hall, Great Durnford, Nr. Salisbury, Wilts. Staff II Into Group XXVII Lucy C. Arden-Close, Ashcombe, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, Nr. Leatherhead, Surrey.

Frances H. Baker, 13 Hereford Square, London, S.W.7.

Sarah P. Barber, 34 Somerset Road, Wimbledon, London, S.W.19.

Phillippa J. Bunting, Endon House, Kerridge, Nr. Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Judy E. E. Clift, Street Ashton Cottage, Nr. Rugby, Warwicks.

Elizabeth Cowley, Whitemoor, Burley, Hampshire.

Andrea M. J. Dennison, Woodglade, New Chapel Road, Lingfield, Surrey.

Valerie J. L. Buncombe-Anderson, Langlands, Netherhampton, Nr. Salisbury, Wilts.

Elizabeth K. Errington, The Paddock, Portmore Park Road, Weybridge, Surrey.

Sarah M. Evans, Furzebank House, Suninghill, Ascot, Berks.

Diana M. Finch, The Hutch, Chinthurst Lane, Shalford, Nr. Guildford, Surrey.

Caroline M. M. Finch, The Hutch, Chinthurst Lane, Shalford, Nr. Guildford, Surrey.

Penelope J. Forde, Norther Farm, Cranleigh, Surrey.

Sarah P. Haywood, Prixford House, Nr. Barnstaple, N. Devon.

Gillian A. Nuttern, Horseshoes, Swineshead, Bedfordshire.

Caroline S. Upcher, Thatch Farm, Glastpn, Nr. Uppingham, Rutland.

Veronica R. L. Verey, Barnsley House, Cirencester, Glos.

Susan M. Woodward, Spalding Grammar School, Lincolnshire.

M. Richenda J Woods, Bishops Court, Clarendon Street, Melbourne C.2, Victoria, Australia.

Into Group XXVIII Carolyn V. Fison, The South Canonry, The Close, Salisbury, Wilts.

Rosemary Ann Fison, Spring Garden, Station Road, Sidmouth, Devon.

Christine M. Forrest, Fishers Brook, Calne, Wilts.

Katharine M. H. Garvey, Brunger, Tenterden, Kent.

Penelope A. Guest, 8 Little Cloister, Westminster Abbey, London, S.W.I. Monica L. Harvie Clark, Harborne Vicarage, Birmingham 17.

Elizabeth J. Henderson, Hensol, Mossdale, Castle Douglas, Scotland.

Prudence M. Herring, Dolphins, Salcombe Hill Road, Sidmouth, Devon.

Joanna van A. James, Upwood Park, Abingdon, Berks.

Celia A. Jenkins, Hampnett Manor Farm, Northleach, Glos.

Rosemary A. Lloyd, The School House, Uppingham, Rutland.

Catherine F. Mann, Greenaway, Grange Road, Caterham Valley, Surrey.

Roseary A. Marnham, East Wing, Encombe House, Nr. Wareham, Dorset.

Christine M. Phillimore, Swanmore Park Farm, Swanmore, Southampton.

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Diana L. Stanley, 5 Thornley Road, Felixtowe, Suffolk.

Veronica R. Sheppard, The Branch, Stoke Lyne, Nr. Bicester, Oxon.

Philippa Stratton, The Splatts, Heddington, Calne, Wilts.

Jean E. Tyler, Church Farm, Heddington, Nr. Calne, Wilts.

Susan V. M. Vaughan, Scaldwell Manor, Northampton.

Rose A. Voelcker, Wolverton, West Meon, Nr. Petersfield, Hants.

Priscilla J. Keshaw, Brinkton Lodge, Nr. Rugby, Warwickshire.

LOST MEMBERS Cockerill (Tuckwell), Mary Coney (Davy), Ruth Evelyn (Robertson), Violet Fisher, Verena Fleming (Griggs), Ellen Gage (Lacon), Pamela Gillingham, Violet Goatly (Lloyd), Veronica Graham (Joscelyn), Joan Harrington-Harvard (Dillon-Trenchard), Dorothy Hugh (Patmore), Ann Judd, Rachel Kent, Margaret Lewis (Brakenridge), Clare McKillop (Good), Daphne Mandeville, Ann Marks (Tanner), Lucy Martin (Johnson), Carol Mends (Marshall), Dawn Metherell (McRae), Sheila Nixon, Wendy Page (Morment), Megan Pedro (Jefferis), Susan Pelham (Brentnall), Pauline Peterkin, Jane Powell, Mary Robb (Roe), Pamela Robbins, Caroline Sinclair (Long), Bettina Slade (Thompson), Barbara Strong (Olive), Mary Stubbs (Bartlett), Edna Thesiger (Whitworth), Ursula Tudor-Jones, Miss Webb, Sally Westlake (Gee), Grace Wetherell-Pepper (Alexander), Joan Woodmass, Barbara (?Mrs. Reyntiens) Wyman (Beighton), Joan

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

II

XI

Staff II

XVII V VI VIII X