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OFFICERS OF' THE HOOL EDITORIAL DUKE OF YORK' vr IT .. BI HOP OF LONDON' VT T'l' CHOOL NOTE LITTLE ST. �fARGARET' BOARDER TE A FAMOU RE TIIE BAZAAR G fDE NOTE A TRIP TO �IT. OOK K fRO:\f A KLAND TO MT. MT. OOK (Po m) THE LE T HE BY �IR ·. DIA A WATT A 'I IT TO l<ARTTANE OOKING 10TE OLD GIRLS KO'rE LETTER FRO�\I L Y HO , TUE FREN II l'LAY .. PAR'l'Y

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EDITORIAL. It is a long time since we hav had such response to the call for contributions for the Magazine, all of which have been received with plea ur by the hard-working editors. It is a consolation to reali e that ev ryone is trying to make the Magazine repre entative of the School, and not just of one or two enthusiast . win , to the chau,.ed form of the Magazin this year, tb r i room for a wider and more varied collection of articles. 'l'he Foi·m and Hons Notes have disappeared, owing to th ir con! inu d imilarity, th ir pla s filled, we hope with' a little bri.... ht r r aclinn- whi h will make th Ma,.,azine more int resting both to nur. •Iv s lln<l to 011tsid p opt . 'l'h pring f •lino- in th air has ma I it a (Jopular subject. Most of our y u11g po •Is Im,·,, burst forth fl'u iv ly into prais s of th pring. 'l'ho11µ-h quit· m •ritoriom, w •annot print too 11111ny of I h1•111. S1•v(•r11 I w rot · 011 t h, tri1) I o Mt. 'ook, K11rit11n1•. th · Bu1.1111r, tht• 111< 's and IJishop or London's visits, und tlw 11111 Wilki1• s1•11so11. 'l'h, b . t of 11 •h of th i; • hns h1·c·11 sl'll'l'lt•d. 'l'hc) •ur hus IJ '('II 11ot11hl1• ror lht• i11flux f hav visil�cl lh · ,' ·huul. I ishop \V,·. t-\\ at son the Bishop of I ondon 011 his nt1•111orn1Jlt• visit. r hbishop Julius f'l'I\V A. hort addrrss at 1111· ·lo:-(• or th · firRt 'L rm and Bishop herrini?'t 11, or Wailoitn, ·111111· 11nc.J •cl IJrat d th Holy ommunion in th1 1 11011:-P t'lrnprl onr Saturd11y morning. And so No. :.0 of our �la:,razine 11ppN1rs and w , hull soon be . in cr in"' hymn 577 with n l11m1 in our throats and u teAr in our eye n. we b omc fl <l,., <l, and another g n ration of schoolgirls grow· up in our mid. t. i transit-as in all oth r things but sometim w wish it didn't. EDITOR.

T. MAROARE'f'

OLLEOE MA AZINE.

THE DOKE OF YORK'S VISIT. There was great xcitemcnt at St. 1ar ur t 's ollege when w, were told that w w r goin to help £ rm a guard of honour alonrr Park 'I' rra c on th • Tuesday of the Royal visit so that the Duke 0£ York shoul l driv past us on his way to the Botanical arcl n..

'I'h 1· was aus for d • p r �rct wh n w heard that th ' smilin::? littl Duchess'' wns not well •nough to visit our sunny south. and see all its hcuuti •i.. 'o ,, ' hud to b •on. tent with ju. ha\"ing- th, Ouk(• 1,y himself.

\· if to pave his w11_v . tlw Duke �uv• 1111 ',condary l 'chooL· a holiday, whi ·h we had on thu ntful ' 'u sday. At a quarter to two iu the aft ·moon, wr w •r • ull pr 11ent in th school «rou11rl .. •li11g- ,· r.v •x •ii ,(I, 11ml looking our best in our fr :h tuni ·s nnd hnts. Bri�hlly poliHhf'd hut badges and shoes twinkl I i11 th 1•H111.

)fost of ti.· had s · •11 I h • Duk • 1111111y I im i; b •fore this, and hn<l :cr11 till luq,p_v wu.r Iii- h11d with small •bildrcn, and felt · rry for him lu•i11 sn f'llr uway from hiR littl baby daught,r.

\Vr li11cd 111 i11 nur I•' mi .. 1111d mun·hcd from th school grounds to thr pla<•t• 11111rkf'fl < 111 f r 11s 011 Park Tcrrac . We stood in two 1011;..: fil s 1111 1·ith •r sid · of tlir road, th lower ,·chool formi11g 11H• i11111•r111 st fil ·s.

Jt was af1 ·r waiti11;..: for s 111 · tim that we heard many · ·hl' •rinl!, our own joinin in with the din. voic •i. · ·.. •11111 • past. und th Duke was smiling and 'J'hc D ull ov r in u l'cw minut's, but the Duke ha<l salutin ·een "our" s hool among- many. and we hope we did it credit. 'I'h word .. Duk •· wa on th tip of many 0 irls' tongues for w k · afterwards. I do not think h at t. Margar t s for ;, Ion!! tim to corn DORI

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GARDI ER, Ruta Rouse.

THE VISIT OF THE BISHOP OF LONDON. In th first T rm f this year, we were most fortunate in beinrr honour cl by a vi 0 it from the Bishop of London. t.. Mar"'aret s was the first place that he visited on his arrival in hristchurch.

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OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL, 1927

Prefects

Committee Girls ..

Orderlies-Form V .a .. Form V.b .. Form IV.a Form IV.b Form III.a House Prefects

House Orderlies .. Captain of Tennis Captain of Netball Games Committee

Als Jones (Head) Diana Huie ( Marjorie Best Betty Flint I.rcnc Horne

lsob I Bates r Kitty Dixon Joy God frcy Ail n Thompson D I ic Woodhead

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Lorna Richards Muriel Brown Christobel Smith Doris Gardiner

Als Jones

Irene Horne

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We made great pr paration for his coming. W all came to school on aturday morning about 10 o'clock looking neat and tidy in our tus ore tunics. Bishop West-Watson, Ar hd aeon 1 aylor, and ister Etbelsen from t. Hilda'·, Dun din. ame to help u welcome him He arrived with olonel udholme (with whom he tay d during his visit in Llri ·tchur h), and to b "'Ul with we gave him three hearty eh r . He gave u · a short, but,. ry inter ting addrei.-s, and theu •Als Jones, on behalf of t. Mar ar t' an I t. Hilda 's pres nt d him with a sih r ink ·tand. H thanke I us v r) much, and said that he felt sure that wh n '" r he u cl it h would think of us. He left the school amid t h er . When he was on hi way horn be wrot u a. I 'tter thank in"' us and ·aying tl1at h w uld n ver f rn- t I he hearty w I come he had received. R TH M LCOCK. Rata Ilous

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'l'hi11 M11�azim• ·hr 11i1·I •i.. in 111or,• or I s d •tail, th v11ri011K it •m of i11ll•rr I t hu I ha ,·r l11q pt•11NI duri n , t h past yl'l\r. 'l l1rr<: ur,· 11 f1•w other 1111111 •r, whi h haw• not b 11 rcl'nrdt•d, n11d \ hi,·h 11111y Wl'II lw pli1,·1•<l l!!ldt•r flw hPadin or ", 1•hool 01 r . " l'\Y Oirl. 1111, y1•11r 11n·: H1•t1 1\ird, (lw •11 Barrow. MaviH Unrrow, ln·1w linrr , . l•:ili-(•;1 llrudxhnw, Loi. Brad shaw, n11<·y Brow 11, �ho1111 H11i-... 1•tt. Hrtt. · I •r;..:h, Ii ·011 Buchanan, B tty Crawshnw, !·H11•iln ('11111t•ron, Molly Dart. Margar t Eastwoo I, 11111:y l•'r11tn, �lnr_v T•11m, th, Barbara rli11 Friedlander, B utri • l• I w1·r, B!'tl1 Or 1•11. uthri Alison Gough Joan L <'. Hu ·h I Mont" 1n1�r.v, 'I rin M K liar. Adele icholls, Mary orris. Mar •ur •t N11r,w. Nancy cw. RobbiDs burgh, ylvia Powell, Diana Rutherford. Mad� Brenda Smith, Taney mith, �four n '" an y R tty Voll r. Margaret Webley, Rona Woodward. Jan t Will , Juliet Williams, Ronda Wanty Jill Woodward, Walk r. A Confirmation ,vas held at t. Luke hurch on Thursday, August 18th. The followin girls from th chool re ceived the gift of the Holy pirit at the hand of th Bishop:-

ST. �.CARGARET'S COLL.F�GE MAGAZINE.

Shona Bassett, Betty Baxter, Doreen Byrne, Doreen Bradley, Jean Ballnntyne, Alicia and Adeline Rrydges-,Tonei;, Gwen. Clarke, Fay Cowper. ilolly Dart, Noln Danks, Natalie Danks, Nora Friedlander, Dorothy Gerard, Nancy Orccn, Kathleen Hoare, Pauline McGallon, Joy Nicholls, Adele Nicolls, Mary Pitts, Moll,v Pratt, 1\lad:;o Hobbins, Orctchcn Sar�cnl, Joy Simmons. Agatha Upham, Shirley Woolcr, Patti White. On Sunday, October 9th, each ,;irl n111<1e ht·r Uommnnion, with her parents, at the altar of her ow11 1'11rii;h Church. Higher Lcavin� Certific11tcs were granted last year to: Lila Gardiner, Di11na ll11ie. Dorothy Pnrson, Owen. Rankin. Ethel Richards passed l\lntric11h1tion. Diana Huie a.nd Monica Hobi11son complt·ll'd th,·ir pas!-l('S. For :-;omc tin1c past we ha vc licPn considering buying a lantern for i:;chool 11fic, h11t the diflic11lty of procuring slides in New Zealand nrnde 11s he�itatc. We have, bowcver, found a good friend in Dunedin, who has undertaken to make slides for us at a reasonable price, and a lantern has therefore been installed. A l"orm room has been set apart for lessons to be illustrated in this wny. anJ the HnJI and the History and Geography Room have also been provided with dark blinds for the same purpose. A large number of slides arc needed in every branch of work, and we hope in time to assemble a good library. Possibly there are some who may donate slides they no longer require to St. Margaret's. House badges arc now worn by each pupil in the School. These were ordered from England, and are in the shape of round buttons of the colours of the Houses upon which is printed the name of the House. Drill stripes-blue and red were also ordered. but ovals were sent instead. They are rather lar�er in size than we would like, but still they answer the purpose. Blue stripes arc awarded for good steady work in class, good sitting and standing position, quiet and orderly movement about the school. A blue stripe may be exchanged for a red, for very good general work in the drill class. Stripes are awarded afresh cuch term. 1n September the Head Mistre.. er;' Association held their Annual Meeting ut Dunedin. An Arts and Crafts Exhibition was arranged, to \\'ltieh we sent contributions of drawings, needlework, pewter work 11nd mnrquetcric. Some very good exhibits were produced, ond the creclit of the school in this department was well maiutnincd. The proceeds ot' the Rimu Party, and a donation from the Bazaar, were sent to the Secretary of the Melanesian Mission. The following letter was received in reply:-

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" ry nrnny thanks forth cheque of £21/10/-, which arriv d . af •ly, and whi h n di s to say, is very accept able. '' At the Annual ral '1 etin,,. of the Melanesian · · , a vot of th was a corded to t. Margaret's for th' valu upport r ucler d the Mission m to tim . · y ·onv y to tb pupils the gratery Viii ful appr ci ommitt for th •ir a istance in i thi · work A very stiff G n mot l by Kowh· · ' stal w r• jori omin que h as hor e for a pair o b cause he had to du to tbo who obt,

Knowl to fu proc eds of their r d qu d quotations, Marith ni i&ht. The answers to id dow pok rY" ' Who sold a t.a 1' "Who k ,pt on bopping sear hin , and o-r at credit is m a at numb r of corr t answers.

Helen an , who went Home to England igbteen months ago to tudy for tb ·ta"e, i. now actin in her first play. he has b en gi\" n juni r l ad at th R pertory Theatre, Hull. 'omm nt ing on h r part tb critic of an En .... Jisb paper says: "'l'h, acting of' J1 I n 'an in th rol of Poppy Faire was hoa11t ifully tffr ·t iv . Mr. \\Thutmor w11.' ri..,.ht wh n he told 111 • hr had dis ·o,•i·r ·cl an u tr('ss in this b autiful girl from t•w 1/.1'11l1111d.' "Miss 'anc', as th,• young- •ousin of AmbroH, and i11 l<•1t• 1 ith hi111, p11rtit•1d11rly 1111tisfi<d, aud with h r gr at 11llrn(•lio11 1111(1 1111111ml llllllllll'r t,0()11 "1ti111·d th. i,ympnlhi '8 or I h,· 1111d i1•1H••· '' 01111d 11111111•11 11 rl' 111•,·dl'd 1111 1111• t 11 1· 11 w,•11 IIH in c v ry <•tht·r pr111'1• in11. W1• h11p1• tl111t ll,·11 1 11 will r1·11d1 to II v!'ry I, j d1 pl11t·1·, Ind h1• II pow,•r ror ood, j II I 11 vo ·11 t ion whl• 111111 hos •11. LITTLE BT. MARGARET 'B. a PreparaLittle t. Margar t':i, �ls th tory ·boot in onn tion with 'I. l\larg-ar t s. When Miss Anni W bb, who ha I so long and so i;u · s ·fully arried on a school in M rival , di ·band d h r lit ll flock tb re was no school n arby to which the children ould be tran f rred. It was thcr for thou 0·ht advi able to purchas and alter 89 1 apanui Road and turn it into a ·chool for lit le people. Miss

Dora c1tcbclJ, from th' main s •hool. was plac d in ·harg , and th hool wa · op n •d in F hruary, 19�7, a ' Lit le t. Mar ar t 's.' Th 'r ar 110w fort.-. ix hil<lrcn on th roU.

BOARDERS' NOTES. Valete: Blhcl hi ·hards, Hnrbaru llay, J an sh r, Dorothy 'ambritl"c, folli • Wil.·ou ;md Edna an , May lilliken, B tty Tipping, I 11tlil1·1•11 IJaml,i , and Doris 'l'ustin becam day girl1:1. Salvete: l\lolly Dart, Ad •le i\icholls, , 'homL Ba ·s tt, lisou Gough, Mary l•orsyth., 'ylvia l'ow.-11 1111 I Huch •I 1ontgom ry. Term I.: 'l1 ho11orh ,,. • w1•n• sorry I o lose Sister Fridc wid , w • werj' L,)ud to find 8islt·r '11th ri1u· IHI •k wh II w • land d on the fa111iliar d or:t •p. looki11" v<•r.v w •II aft r h r lrip Jlom . Mi·· Kit.·011 arriv d to sort sh • •h, u11d k · .p our unruly flock in ord r in plac • of our lo. t Miss 13radsb11w, who left 11s to becom lrs. Holdsworth at th nd of th ar. W, pr •· sent d h >r with 11 ,, of •rystal I onv y a littl of our nppr • iatiou of Hll thnl . he 1u Hnt to us. M anwbil , :fiss Kitsou has suff r cl no nc•rvo11s brc•akdown:, so w b Ii v she must have quit an aff ction for Lis ftrt r all. Kitty Dixon was the :ol, . un·ivor of In. t y •ar band of lympifm . Dia1111 llui i=t11 I Mab I tall'ord wet· mnd pr . fects, and Lorna Ri ·hards l\fori I I row11 and hri.·tabel mith b cam• ord l'lies. IJt1I r in th 'rerm I oris t1rdin r join cl thti dwellers on tb h igh t.-. y ar · 1g sin Littl t. 1arga1.· t s ha.- 0111 in n w o ho two doors away from · • 71, ' and i s anrl nt mi branch kind rgarll'll. as ,r II a. th win/)' e un any stray lo�s and k i It n.- that ta happy family. of th hurnh. ltol,!cth r they mnk We spent 11 \" ry nj yoblc da. at Diamo11d Harbour, · blu which gav us II l hirst for Hnoth 'r. W I wat r and rickrly j1•tty a�11i11 allow it. , 'hirt ·lift brought honours lo Kitty Dixo11 a11d the House by winnin• npionship ii 1i Park. Two n w boar d th Hon mnkin" 11 Shirtcliffe and Lorna in all, in that illuslriou 1

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Term II.: 'J'bcr · was quit· a big xo<lus at the cud of the T rm. 1HI> •I 'tafford 'l'ui l'ann U Joan ray and Ailsa March left whil • Nora 'hand and Audr y and aphn edg ley b 'Et1n • day iirl ·. onni Walk •r came to join our junior family. n of our lat st a qui. itiorn, \ a a n w \jo-ht on the drive; so inst •nd of clt1t bin1r ach other f arfully and xpecL ing badowy form: to er p out of the blackn , w walk in p rf et ·onfiden in broad ol ridg li,,ht, only skipping the shadows h r ancl th r wh re th •y look sp ially pidery. 'l'his T rm saw a han" • in our unday programme, !Mt arl of ••oin<r to t. Mary's anon "Wilford came to take · n 'Ono- in our own chapel W appr iatc very much the tim he finds in his busy routin, to attend to u . On one occasion h ba k d his visit with a ·ub tantial trift of crayfish. W hope to do our bit towar ls t. Oeor"e 's Ilo pital in r turn for hi. kindly int r 't. Fiv m mbers of th hous wer amonn- the lar e nllffiber t. Lule '· by Bishop West-Wat on. 'l'h y were ( 'onfirm d a Patti Whit Ad I I i ·olJs, Molly Dart, Betty Baxt r and Shona Ba. sett. 'J hey mad tb ir first 'ommunion in the ('Imp I arly in th third 'r rm. nHl"•ic lant rn is anoth •r of ur lat t mod •I improv ml'nt ·. At East r w • w •r .-hown a · t of sli l s on th Passion. and w hnv also had illustrat d 1 ctur s n David Livingston•. th Pil:?rim Pro"'r s:. :rnd part of th w rk of ()llr ('ommunity. n w p1· 'Sid . O\" r th bank and pn k t-mon y a unt ·. 'rh n wo-· b tid · Any artl ss sinn r wh (lo R not rule- trni�ht line .. nor acid 11p orr > lly down to 1h la.t l11siv lrn'pnny. F r the Ion• win! r c•\· ningli.,htful rn11si nl pro�ramm for 1\far h ki11 lly cnmc and · . nnJ! I ft r ,Jov ha n · [r. L1 him a11d ,iv<•n hi. t young so· pi11nist of •i�ht i Wri.,ht and l' •n s l! and Miss Uanmtm I! f 1·m r I alinl! with p evolution ot th pian cl t h lis. Hannam 's pupil 1 r and play d to u . intring ' piny d. With fr ..1 onr mnsi f11 eduClltion hns 110 b en

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The Dramatic Ulub began a meteoric and short-lived career. Assisted by Miss Brickell, we attempted to produce A. A. Milne's "Make Ilelieve," but it was fated from the start. 'l'uj Pannell, who made an excellent James. left, followed by Mabel Stafford, who bad the principal role of woodcutter. However a new play, the "Maker of Dreams," was produced at the last moment, a11d played with success by Marjorie Shirt cliffc in the title role, Diana Huie 11s the idealistic pierrot, aucl Cathie Mncdonalcl, who mu<.11:: a petitc, fair-haired pierrettc. The juniors also, under Miss llcnrnc, <:amc forward with an excellent dramatised version of "The Kin:.:'s Breakfast." lluth Chapman deserves special mention as the King. The rest of the cnst included Sybil Whittaker as Qnccn; Mavis Lee, clairymaid; Rachel Montgomery, ,Jonnthan Joe; nnd Connie Walker as the cow; while of the other items, Annie Hill, com pletely lost in '· a �rcat big, waterproof mackintosh," made a splcnditl impersonntion of the famous ".John." Tuesday night hns a specinl attraction now, for the Cooking 'lass somctimt>s offers us some intriguin� delicacy for tell. the result of the afternoon's labours in the kitchen under M:iss Saxton's guidance. 'l'hen are proteins nnd cnrbo bydratcs exq11isitel_v blenclccl with vitamincs to make the cor rect number of food calories per uormal person per dit>m. (You can't taste the \'itamincs if you shut your eyes.) A Boarders v. Day Oirls' Netball match was played towards the t> nd of the 'l'1•1·m. lt wai-; a hard fight, in which the Day Girls camc- off best. Sister consoled us with a box of chocolatt>s. They were ,·<•ry nice chocoh1tes. but we would rather l1a\'C won lht> match. Winners of stars for the year were Kitty Dixon. Mabel Stafford, Joan Grny. Doris Oardiner. R"tt.Y Bnxtor and !-'ranees McC111111. "7 c others ar<· still stnr-l!UY.in:;r. Term Ill.: :\larl!nrct Eustwood was th◄' 011ly new boarder. Nan Zohrah, hithrrto II du,v ;:irl, joirwcl us, 11ncl Nora Shand came bflt>k to roost. \V c con;,!r» t 1tla tt•d 011rs1•l \'PS ,rn :.:cttin:.: over I hc- winter without epidemics. only to fall before an onslaught of 'flu as late as this in the s1•aso11. As Miss Price left at the end of the second trrm to return to h1•r work in the Maori Mission, Sister was kept Yery bu,-y with thrcr dormitories full of cases-Miss Kitson being temporarily out of ,letion also. Nurse Rutter has come to our nid, 1111(1 w<· ho1w our croc. ""ltich is at present minus its tail, will not dwindle away alto�ethcr. Ot hcrwisc the 'l\mn ii; youn� for :-(l"cat doings yut. We should like to i;rc the boarders shine in the sports, and thP.

T. MARGARET'

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n tball loss mado up by victory over th day ..,.irls in tennis, but mo t of all w want our olitary hope, Muriel Brown, to get thron<•h [a tric. M�anwhilc, t mpus fu it toward hristmas.

DIA 1 A HUIE, Konini House.

A FAMOUS PICTURE. Many y ar a rr o a compl t r production, by the Arundel 'oci ty of tb w II-known altar-pi ce, "'rhe Adoration of the l\ly:ti • Lamb,' was nti by an art lov r to a friend in ew Z aland. 'l'h pi ture has b en purchased from the owner for 't. Mar <>nr t s 'hapel, and now han <rs over the altar. Th oriorinal pictur , paint d in the fHt nth • ntury, was th work f two broth rs, llub rt and Jan Van Ey k, and was ordered by ,Judo us Vy It and hi. wif to d orat th ir fun ral 'hap l in '. Bnv n s 'l111r h, lh •nt, Bcl<•ium. Th altar-1 i · ·c, n ph to�nq h r whi ·h is �iv II in this .Mn�n.:in<:". will h • ·: 11 t() C'Onsi. t f tw •Iv pnn Is, s v II nbov and (i\' • bt > I w, arrnng-t•d i11 thr· f'( rrn of u lript ·h. 'l'h out r pan Ji.;, whi ·h 111\\•c pict11r •s on hol11 sitl ·i., wl1 •11 C'I s d show th kn('clin� fii-;11r R of ,Juel •w1 ydt and his wif' , th two ,Johns and th • 111,11n •iation. nly 011 f' ·ta.I days w •r th • shuU. •r, op II d thnt tb pi tur mig-bt b n by admirin"' rowdR. 'I'hc tw Iv pan ls within r pr .- 11I th w rk of ·alvation. In th c n r pan I abov it od the ath r, w ariw• th Papal tiara Hi' ri,..ht hand rai d in hies in"', a sceptre in His I f . In the thr e pan l , on on ide, arc the BI s ed Virgin Mary, ·inging rt"' I and dam; on the oth r, . John the Bapti ·t ecilia and Ev . 'rh • nlral pan L below show the aint and fartyrs of all tim ad ri111r 'hri t in th form of a Lamb. Ju ·t in front a fountain pours forth streams of living water to purify the world. At the ba k th Holy Jerusal m i repre.cnt cl by a FI mish city. From tb side pan Is rowd,. of hermits pil<>rims crnsadrs and judge ar all journ yinrr towards th Holy ity. .,om of th : ar in such rich costume that they recall the lif of Duk Philips superb court. Th second rusader on the xtr me l r of th econd rank i ·aid to be J obn the

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Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, while next to him in a. for cap is Godfrey de Bouillon, tbc first King of Jerusalem. The Judge in the black garment with the rosary, turning towards the spectator, is believed to be the pninter Jan himself. The wings of the origi11al picture have a strange and romantic history. '· \Vayfarer," in the "New Statesman," says:"If lll)l rea<lers will turn to llrtich• �17 o[ the Treaty of Versailles they will sec that it provid1•s for the delivery to Belgium of two pict11rl's or parts ()I' pictun•s-i.e., the 'leaves' or wings of Van Eyek'i. f11mo11s triptych, 'The M.ystic Lamb,' formerly in the Church of' H. B11vo11 11t Oli.•11t, nnd the leaves of lhc triptych of the · Lust l-iupp.-r' by Di<•rick Bouts, for. merly in the Church of H. l'tlt•r 111 l,011vai11. Hut they will not learn the hiAtory of this xtran�1· i11tcriwl11.tio11 of nrt into polities. It is this: 'l'ho wi11gs of tht• V11n l•:yck represented an Adam and Eve, clothed, I n·�r\'I to xny, only in fig leaves. Abont a hundred yeal's al.!O n ('anon 1JI' the diocese found this eostt1me inadequate, or incornp11tihl(• will1 th, religious atmosphere of S. J3a \'On's, 11nd sold tht: pi(•I II rt' to 11 British art dealer. Ile again sold it to 1rn 11�1'111 of l•'rPdnick \Villinm III., who paid 2,000,000 thnlcr for it out of hi11 own pocket. "Up to 1919 the picture was h1111� i11 1h1, HC'rli11 Museum. But at the Conference the Bel1; ian dclt'l(1tt1•s ,•l11i111rrl it in com pensation for the famous AltRr1)it'{'I' from lm11v11in which, they declared, a German officer had w11ntonly thrown into the flames of the burning library. The Rrl�i11n <loh•�att·s clnimcd that this vandalism should be punishl'd, 1111d 1h11t 11111 only should the wings of Dierick Bout'x pict11r1' lw r1·11ton•d to Belgium (like the Van Eyck wings, they had 111•1•11 sold years before. and had ultimately come to Orrmn11y), h11l lh11t thr winJ?i; of the Van Eyck Altarpiece should lw tl1row11 i11, 'l'hr story was accepted, and the two pi<·t nrcs 1 rll11sfrrn·d. "But it was not true. 'l'hc Dicriek B0111 »lturpicec wns not thrown into the flames by the Ocruw11s , 11or l>y anyone dse. The picture is still in cxist('nce at Louv11in, perfectly intact, and the Germans were not its (lpstroycrs, but its preservers. A German officer saved it from the f111m<'s and gave it to the buri:romaster, who had it taken for safe cuxtody to the vnult.c, of the 'l'own Hall and walled in there. It bas been duly un walled, and the only touch nrrdNI is fot· th<' Van Eyck picture thus acquired to be hnn:? hy its i:;ide, a. votive offering to the God of Justice, who presides t•tpially ()vcr wnr nnd pcacr."

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:,. Cod the l•'11th,r or Je u• Kln,r or Klnir . Tr:111sh1lh 11 or l11,crl11ll111 11ho"•: "Thl, I• t:t><I 1\1111h1hl�• 111 Ill •lh·liw lllitJt.•�ly, lht• lu-,t or 1111 111 tlu- "'t't'IU('!-o" or II ... �ood11r:..s. llu111c)sl �t•u•·rc,u, rt'"·unkr lu 111 ... Jutlnll{• hou111,•." llrlow: "011 Ills ht•n,I 11 1lrnt11lc:,s lift•, 1 ° ,1 Ill hrow 1111 1111<•h••.• youth. 011 Ills right o orrowlrss joy, on Ills l,•rt n r,-,11·1t-�s co11ll,!r11c<'.'' 6. S. John Baplist, Trunslnllon or ins ·rlplion :-"This Is lhc Prophl'I .John, 111or.- than ,uan, <1ual lo the :mgels, the con.ummollon of th • lnw, 11,. :,1rncllo11 or u,c Gosprl, lh<' v I c or th 111,ostlcs, llw silence of the pro1>hets, the Jnmp or the world." 7. Angel• making mu•lc. II. Eve. !J, Death of Ahel. 10. The Juot Judge•. Hub rt ,•on 1::yck (front row on while horse). Jan vnn E)'Ck (ruclng spectator). 11. Chriat'• Warrior . Front row: S. llchnel S. Gcorg , S. Seba 11ml (crnwnecl nnd carrying banners), s(l' ond row. l<lng Arthur, Godfrey de llouillo11 (on whit• mul ), Chorlemegn , J hn the F arlcss Ouk' , Bur�nndy ut bock , John Fr1rncc Ouk<' Berry.

1 2. The! Adoration o( the My■tlc Lamb. Centre, n,c I mub. whose hl00<J "'"'" Into II golden chnllcc. l11scri1>tio11 on Altur, oboYc: "Dehuld 1111• L,)mh or God which takcth owny the sins of the "vrld." S..John I. l!lJ. L<>wer: IIIS \'ITA-VIA VITA. "Je-,,s 18 the \\'ny. lht Truth t\nd the J,lfc.'"-S. John xlY., 6. HoUJul thC' Altnr fourlf'("tl Angels. of wll0111 four hNH' thP C"111hlf'111s of the Pusslou-pillar, !iiCour�<-'J sr•cor. nnll"· t'PC'd Cros.", cro" 11 of thorns.On lh<' edl(c or the Fonnlaln: Trnnslntlon of ln,crl11t1n11-"0n,1s ls the rh·cr of wntri· or life proccl'Cling out or lhc throne or Go<l." ncvclntlon X X 11., l. Prophet�. Polrlnrchs and heroes of the Olcl Testament (Jert front). The fourteen A1>ostlcs, J>Opcs, priests, nhbots, 1nonks. S. l�lt�vln (wltil pincers), Apostle of Belgium, martyred 633 A.O. (right front). The Elect .. Hevel:,tion VII, 9 (lcrt back). Virgins following S. Al(ncs, S. Dorothy. S. Borboro (ri11ht buck). Al bock, reading from left to ril(ht. towers 11ml domes or Cnthedrals or llfunster, Utrecht, Cologne, S. Martin nt Maestricht, Mo,•,uce, nnd Andcr1mch or Rurcn1onde.

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13. Hermits rollowi11� S. Prual and S. Anton�r. Mary \tngdni1•11 and �tn,:y tlw Es�•ptinn 111 the rear. 14. l'ihrrlm1 fnll,m ing �- CJ,ristophrr. 15. ln1crlptJon bet"1 etn UPP•r And lower panchl.

Transl:,tlon or i 11 scriplio11:-""rhc pni11trr. llubert van Ryck, than whom uonr hns Y"I lH·r·n found µ:rrater. began this work. John. hi� brother. nud his rivol in the nrt. finished It ot the prayer of Judocus Vyd. The 6th Mny hri11g1 you rncc to fnc<· with the co111plctcd work." The Cllpltol letters at the end gJ,•c the year 1432.

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THE BAZAAR. 11r \nmrnl Bazaar was h Id in th • rill Hall on Thurs <hiy, ng-nst 25t h. Ev ry n worked hard durinrr the morning, anrl th£> Hall w;is .oon transform d into a mark t-plac . ln th afternoon Q11r ffort. w r r- ward d by the lar" att n<hin<' . of par ·nts an 1 fri ndi- who had ventur d out df':J")it tl1 unpl fltant w ath r. 'rhf' W rk tall h, d bC' ·n allott cl to Konini Hou , and 1h exfrnsi\'C' stall wh r•on wer. dii-play l all manner of daint:, and w ful war<·s gav proof of Konini' nthn. iastic work ii mflkin::i- and ·oil •ting- articl s. 'I h Flower , tall, in harl! of Rata Uo11s ·, was laden with muny varietie. of fl w r . w t-sc nt d violets hor nia and daphn ming-1 l ,, ith watt! pussy-willow and early spring: flow rs, mad a tlelirrhtful .·how. J'owhai Hou e had th ( 'ak , ta.II and th ry tall. y. Th Th(• Elke· lo krd v ry npp ·ti. in;::. and sold Mystery toll wni, 11. "r •nt an nttrac•tion us rv r nnd was lit'rall: hesir .,. rd until it sol I, 111. 'I hrr w •r purc•ls fall slrnr •s and sius, whi •h mir.rht eo11tui11 1111ythi11g- from k wpi •s to 'Olll-ha11g- r:. 'l'h · Prod11(·(• . 'Lall. i11 l'h11rg-1· of' Hin111 \VQS 1-: tnbl •s. ,, 11 sto •k d with •v ·r. thi1w ("t ·t·pt w rr i- ar ·r. owi11� to ,t rnor s •u, <111.) 'l'hrr wus. Ii w v •r, u J!OOclly surply of 11111 loav •s, 'J!l!S, l'ff'Ulll butt r, p 'llrllllS. 'l'h p nn111. w 'r in t h rrn f • p 11nnt m n," �nily dr> Red in •r p • paper be ws. 'l'h • wr •t 'tnll lool< >d nnd prov d v ry att ra tiv . for it . oon di. po: I of its t mptin.-. sto k of ba, k •ts and box s of tleli i u, . " et· . A n w "tall wa introduc d this ycnr. and was a great l succ . s. ' his was a H11nrlk r hi f an I Balloon tall, which harg- of fotipo 11011: . The bri�htly- oloured bal loons w r blown 111 to th •ir full t apa ity, and hunrr around th stall. Tof! th r with the daintily-mad and mbroidere<l Jrnndk r ·hi,[., th y mad. an ft' tiv rlisplay. 1:i s 't w11r l1ad charg of the Fi h Pond. and, with her many willinu ns. i ·tant. was k bn:y by the 8"'er "fi ·her . " Girls und r the charge of 'Ph, Pr f cts and omrnitt liss 'laylor and Mi s T mpleman, p nt a bu.:,' clay preparin� and :,;rrdn_ aft moon t a and fruit ala ]. Th Ar Room a.nd .Form · .b ~wer us d f r aft rnoon tea and were cl corated with irL s an l trc • Ju ·crn .

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By 4.30 p.m. most of th ,·isitors had d part d homewards, and the stalls which had not sold out were aJmost cleared. When the last visitors bad on we s t to work to pack away the unsold arti •les, and to count up our takin"s for the after noon. Mu h to our d Ji ht w founct that, in about three hour!'!, we had r ali d £107. MAR,J RTE BE '1, Rimu Hou e. 0

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GUIDE NOTES. A succ ssion of short bl11sts ng-aio s nt the 7th hristchurch ompany fly in•, upstairs and down-(· Mi ·s West Watson i, h r .-for goo In •ss sale put your hat on straight! -where's my flao- ") f ourx • w ar • usually ready sometimes our aptain arriv s •arly ! At the nd of the pr vious y •ar M.iss 't wart and five or six of our company (includinor two of our patrol leader ) 1 ft

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us and w ,,. r • sorry to lose them. In their plac w wel •orncd li · · \\ · ·t-Watroo and five very nthusiastic new m mb rs who ,,. ·r lon,,i11rr to pas th ir 'f nd rfoot and be ·ome ·trong Guiel •s in the 7th hri tchurch 'ompany. A 'court of honour" was held early in the Term t settl various rnat1 ,rs, with th, re uJt that label tafford and Mnriel Brown w r' made patrol lead rs, B tty Tipping secre111ry, Muri •l Brown trea ur•r. and Kitty Dixon ompany I ad •r. 'l'h fir:t r w m •ti11 <> s pas· cl away quickly with the usual in p •ctions uitl work and rrames, until w were in form cl that som thing tum ual wa · oina to happ n-we were goin" to par a I b for· th Duk of York. onscqu ntly we "form cl four· ' ma11y tim s and bought a fla" by way of pr •paratio11. \t I nrrth bi. Royal lli,,.hn . arrived, and the 'ltrist hur h ompani s ·mar Id past'. 'l'he 7th ompany took tb opportuuit.y to smil at him wh n the cortimand "eyes rirrht" was niv 11. 'l'hc Duk was heard to .·claim ' ery good!" ' Excllent!". 'l'his praisc wa for all the om panies, and not only th 7th. 'l'h n t of importan was the luid Bazaar, and w w •r hnrg f th dip. Miss W •st-\Vutson sug1.! ·t •d that \\P should l'lll'h n111kt· l<'11 s11lcnblc arti ·I most of us mad• nt l•ust tw1•11ty. 'l'h Huzuur was a "r and th pro •1' dt:> wt·11t to a go d taus". W w re sorry lo lose i\tuh1·I ,'tlifTorcl u th nd of the fir·t 'I' rm-h 'r pin ·1• us I •ad1•r of tin' ll11i11 patrol was fill d by Lornu I i ·hurdN. Towards th middll• of lh • s ·co111I 'l'l'rm II pr s ntation wa gh n to Mr . Tahu Hhodcs, who has gon · lo live in En..,.land. H r departur was r •r •ltNl by oil uid rs uides and Ilrowni, · of hristchurch. 'I he last half-hour of v ry m •tin� is spent in "11111 skinnin" th nake' is one of th most w('ir 1 and funnyI he plump ones find it rath r awkward w, d eid d tha tim that Miss , 'trwart •am to w ask I h r to ·om nnd nrol pany s •· her old <111 • ry sia:t i 'r n l rt' ots, wh w,·rc v •ry pi m al Guid and to p ss ss 'J'r •foils, whi h wit h virrour as th y rem •rnb ·r th ·ir thr pr mise.·. Many f u ar tryinn- hard to win variou. bu l« s-when Cuid s try th y usually try so hard that th y c d (at l a.t w hop they do!}.

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So far this Term we ha\'C not done anything of import ance, all hough "'" hope to do many deeds of great import ance and credit to the 7th S.1\fJ'. Company during- the remain ing trn weeks. Kl'l''l'Y DIXON, Konini Uouse.

"A TRIP TO MT. OOOK." Everyone px pcrie11ct·d a thrill •>f cxeitl!mcnt, when one clay last l\:rn1 it was a111101111ccd i11 :s('honl thnt if we could form a party of thirty g-irls or 111or1•, that we should be take11 for a duy or two's pkns11ri11� al Ml. Cook. 1

The demand for over thirty �irh;, however, exceeded our wildest cxpcctilt io11�. 'l'hc number of l,{irls who finu lly decided to go was about twice thnt numhC'r. '!'here was, of course, a �rrat denI of anticipation as to when the journey would take place, whilst some girls were <wen dul,ious as to whether it would take. place at all. However, the much-lookccl-forward to cloy of departlll'C was fi.'\'.ed on tlrn last 'l'hursday of the holidays. On tbc eventfnl day about sixty girls, l>ubbling over wiU, excitement, plus i:.e\·eral mistresses, lined up at the station early, so as to be in plenty of time to catch the 8.50 a.m. exrress. E\·ery face beamed with happiness as the train steamed out of the station, whilst numerous hands waved a gay farewell. We disembarked at •remuka, and clambered into two waiting buses, whilst lnggn:;?c was strapped up on the roof of the conveyance. Our journey from 'J'cmuka to the Hermitage, which was for the most part very pretty and interesting, lasted for about seven hours. On leaving Fairlic, where we had stopped about ari hour for lunch, we travelled mile nftcr mile through rather monoto11011s scenc1·.v , and then up hill and down dale throuµ-h innUnll'rHble rnnges of hills. Were \\'P feelin� dull, though 1 Oh, no! Our part�· was as merry a one as "'raced any service car. For some time, until they showed signs of rcstlcssnei-s, to while away the monotony of the surrounding country, we cntcrt;iined the mistresses in charge of us by producing very weird and wonderful melodics from simple hair<·ombs covered with tissue paper. whilst we were hilariously nceQmpanied by the beautiful and melodious voices of our party.

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W then broke our journ y at Lake 'fekapo for a few minut s. From th r w w 'r gr t d by a mo t wonderful view of th vast blue lake whil t :now-capped mountain v ii d with mis mad an impr •s. i\' > back,,.round. Off we went again; it was not I ng b for w arriv d at Lak Pukaki. 'r11c trip from th r Oil to the JI •rmita,,. wa the most beau iful s•etion of onr journ y. F r mil s and mil . we travelled along id this h11�' Ink•. whi ·h lookNI :;o •aim and p a ful h •n ath u ·l •11r ·priu� sky. · ·h n w • a th II rmitacr , It wa. q11i , hich look d j fairy I al parklinrr Jin-ht do" 1rn<l t :,!littering from of th wearie,1 traveller it look a haven of rest. We w r ventually .-hown to o whi h w r f I art in a n w win� of · ding- who had .r tl add d. w r danced rn d t th hnll. w Aft r dinner,, with tab!· tenni., fost of the r.irl or amused 011 retir •d to b d 1rly that night, only to b abroad a..,.ain · •, he 11 •xt an ar · "' ..,. · ps of or w r d for tl autiful t n • IIIH I ne n v n. W w ) a ut if mounI rround ta ini:.. wbils traight i us • er de by •:?:h r p land's lofty mountain· was mou.nis a b c . high 'lll mountain, Mt. p ak a ou can iroa.,.ine tain, with a won · , ov red with snow practically how thrill d th a. v ry littl snow from h ad o t ad us all the more around th I. thi hiny ma· s which anxiou. to 1 oon· as t h first rays s • •m �d so n a o far. ount· · · we were fully onfiof t b sun rlent that I , I <lay 1 of us. About nine vy boots, and a omhH h t. nl amid t l!lorious sunpu.01 hy a , ;?uitle. w our tramp to th Ho ln•i r. W, had not shin un 11t whit:h had b n far wh n 11.m upon · tra\' rr c mcmor, titre 1,!'Uid o, wliil;t 111 with a part. . r ov r ·o an avala1 c·he and huric I. ur tramp for the mo. I part only co,· •red th • l<·rminal nnd m dial of whi h wns ·omp rl mainly i:rlacinl morain .-. th, f r of snow whilst H t rminus of ·hingl Hi liUl pat in some , whi ·h wns v ry d r a narrow of the ..,. r urrh boulcl rs. part:, ri o or th I w, had our Jun h at a very pr tty :po besid a little :lrr11m. aml w •r join d h re hy an tb r "tud •.

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Most of us experienced a giddy sensation in crossing two huge suspension bridges. We seemed to be milei- up above the deep river which flowed swiftly I.Jcne11th, and the springi ness of the bridges added greatly to our discomfiture. Presently we arrived at what had once been a huge avalanche of snow. It is diflicult to express on paper the fun we had there. Many of us climbed up the steep slope nnd sat down and slid to the bottom at a furious speed, after which we had a snow fight, which we were t•njoying" to the uttermost when our :;ddc told us to get off the snow as quickly ns possible, for he could ::."CC a crack in it higher up, nnd tbere wus th<• clan;ter of an avalanche. So we hurried off, h11lf runninl:!, a11d l'rcquently falling-, because in parts the snow did not ha,·e a ,·cry firm founda tion, consequently every now and then one ()r both of our feet would disappear beneath the snow with a shurp jerk. We had a lovely walk back to the Hermitage, and it was most fortunate that the sun was shining-, for our clothes were sadly wet after sliding down the snow. We arri,·ed back at the Hermitage at about five o'clock, footsore maybe. but none the less happy and cheerful. At about eight o'clock that evening a College from Dunedin arri,·ed, and so till very late in I-he night we spent several happy hours dancing together, the last remnants of our party retiring to bed about eleven o'clock. Despite the late hours the night before, everyone was up even earlier than the previous morning. determined to make the most o( tho last few hours amongst. this glorious scenery. We left about eight o'clock, with our heads twisted round in the opposite direction to the \\';ly we wt·rc travelling, in order to have a last. Ion� look al the st·crw which pl'rhaps many of us might never sec a�nin. It is nee<llc•ss to describe the ret.urn journey, except to i-:ny that we left the h11hC1' at 'l'imaru insteud of 'l'cmuka. ll was a tl1oro11g-hly tirl'd liut happy party that arrived in Christchurch that ni�ht; almost every member being thankful that tho mMrow would not 1,ring a school day, for we were all so YCry tired, but oh! so happy. For bad it not been to some of us the happiest, period of our short lives, one never to be forgotten, but to be a green spot ever fresh in our memoricsY WINNIE ANDREW.

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FROM AUCKLAND TO MT. OOOK. I I ft horn wit b th floor cl a red and poli bed for danc in:; p opl aronn 1 m in , ning dr . and th warm Auck v r the harbour th orth land ni�ht air ov r 1\ ·rythin::_r. bor lights twinkl d, and th f rri s gli 1 >d to and from th ir d stination. lik � nd l11s, in a way that if' b yoncl inland 1 hrist •hur ·h 1-; 11nd ,rsta11 li111,!. With tru11ks pa ·k •cl nnd lad for holidaying- 11.t Mt. 'ook, l wa: lh 011ly in ong-rnity in the t th do r. Hnd I I ft it all surronndin .... s. Th• b hind.

On· < 11 to th • st, · rt in a n w w ort rs shoute I "gangwuy,' vs y outdid p ople n ]girls s; a party rush d about with s nts of earry· ,.. " If and oth r i 1h ir , tu 111 11' ·aim cl air of ex1 r I tr h ran,,, doors slamm d, and h1. Through fitful sl p I wa aware we m ff of str pa . , movin" li..,.ht., but chi fly of an nd1 s. ro kin� , . . . ntil in broad dayli,..ht, th la t tunn ,) pas.·ed. WC' hnrst upon the pla i L unbrok n blue of llingt-on harbour.

clay in W •llini:rtnn, tlwn ai:rain th crowd: houtin a fare wc·ll; :trrHmrrs: th• J!1llli_r,,·A,v up; a er.nminir, chnrnin,.. sea as till· 1 ro1wlkr .·turfs, th ·n th st ady. unbrok n roll of a i-hip 11.t Sl'H. I spt•nt th tinw I nnin� on the railini; watching th :'C"ag-11ll '. al1trnn1 d ,, ith p;:i ·ing- th •I an-s rubb ,d d ck . xcep for a oon th� li::rhts of the ity hal li·app ar d SNll' hlio-ht. which AHshl•rl vi,·idly from som wh r h hind th I Ii 11.

Earl_v ::t:ltir. land \\'a.• ,·i. ibl out of th · porthole; th r11g-g- d �-,1\ow hills ol' th • P ninsula. the . ntin I Ji.-,hthous , but. b •st of all, tht' � ;i.· wash in" 1111111 r b n h and round the old C'n,· Ro k.

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u \ b rth ,d earl:, : thrn b µ-an th' rush • for i-(•ats in th • train. .\ hn:ty hr hur ·h, . of th th n ha k to thr . tntion for n tr· t f the an family join d ni-. all ,•rry frc ·h and coming- trip. Th j urn •. v from 'hri t hur ·h to']' mnka wns a m •rr nothing- omparl'cl with th trail a ro s nn island. and pas. •cl qui kly. At '1'Pm11k11 w chnnf! d to lms s, nnd aft r 11 :hort driv throurrh rathrr En ,,.li:h '01111try arriv d at F'nirli• for Iuncb. Aft•1· l•aving .F uirli the lnnd ape •lrnn;.r •rl. 'rr •s antl h d;!t'� Ii ·app ar d, nn I b for u lay tht vast rolling- i\l;i ·k nzi c-onntry-lnn<li- •ap whi ·h i. not

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typical of 1\'cw Z alund, but 1 , uliarly ant rbury. 'l'he road ran a thin p n ·ill •d Lin , ov r plains an I lowns of yellow tu.so k, s cmingly into infinity; whil all nrouncl, migbty and .· ill, with a stillnc:s that p ·n tratcs th 'outhcrn lps r Ar >cl nrnj tic snow-co,· r ,cJ hC'acls lo t h ·ky. ' w jogged on. lh wholtJ aft •1·110 n, till ni<rht fell• th only li�hts b in{? our two h ,;i()lig-hts. n tin<r their way through th � clarkn s, mid t h • only ·t11!" •stions of life, th bi atin of sit p, th ry of a solitur. hawk, and a stray rabbit wit i •h scuttled a ·ro . I h • path. nti I out of the oblivion 1:th 1:1 I app ◄ 'arcd li�hts whi h w r 11ot so pal and . till as l'l,e tars, b11I twin kl 'd c·h rfully. A ·b r w nt up fr m vf'ry thr at; it was th Hcrmita"' 111 lust. H IE, I oniui Hous

MT. COOK. h, tow r · alone i11 rua,j :ty supr •me· tribut to lh pow r · that ev r be, YC"a, ·tandin� 'midst the I ·s r of It r kind: 'l'is printed C\' r on m 'h is but tit r to: ou'/ b auty fr Tosh w what ll • an do for our dcli�ht. 'om ink Un{! of th truth of God's rrr at lov .8 towcri11r, thrr sh :t11nds in .,lorious h i<rhl. F'rom faint sf pink. lo that of d p blood-red, 'l'h 1·i:in". 1111 is mirror •cl 011 h r br ast ntur • f •d: JI ,r ·loak of ()ttr sl whifl• h Mt. 'ook, thou url 111e :t wondro11sl. dr st ! Oh! lif is shorL f r w ol' hurna11 frnm •. But thou th r•ml,I •n, of �lt•rnal I ift·, Will \' •r. nyt•, for c·1·1•r h • tit• s11m . }ij::-i'l'Irnlt R E ll"('d l4 (I onini Jl use). *

THE LECTURE BY MRS. DIANA WATTS. During the first 'f rrn of this y ar n v ry int rcstiu 0 lec tur was g-iv n by Mr . Diana ,,1 att., who was at that tim rrivinrr lectur s at variou plac Ol'1 "Physical Culture."

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'he spok• on that s11Lj · ·t ,. ·r.r lhorou..,.hly, and mad us f '<•I v ry small indi,·itlual. by th · tim sh had fini ·h d. · · 1::ih 1owed 11s ruan�· of Gr k enu es and pi tur • of 1 rcury which r favourit s A poll l1ad b k n rrom II of th se had their fau.lts, y point d th m all oat, and 11d not; bu1 ,ind ailed 11 • ·oun as well. l!a,· how sli, had t l'a ,. II d on practically all the 'on nd stu Ii I ·xh'nsiY ly in Am rica. While Im I ha I nrnny arg-11111 nts with :om of the s I ulturists. and had 0·· th m h r views on tail of carriarre and wa rr,, ·1 in ,,. I ,,. . 11. thl' k �- , y to attain a bcautift . :,;pi . All went away lookiug ralh,·r sub lu d C'r •et.

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A VISIT TO KARITANE. 011 s1111uy rnorui111,t 111st 'J' ·r111, a 1>nrty x it d "iris salli • I forth with tiss ::;11x1011 lo vi11il Knritan Baby ome. ur fir t impr •:-.sio11 was fa low ·lust ·r f sun-l;ath d house , stan<lin" high up on th� hill, anti wh ·11 w r a •hed tb build in s w sa\ · that on hou, • Will; Sl'I n.part. £or !he babies, Hnoth r for the nur . anti u third for moth r as well a over this hou e, their babi s. nfortunat ly we <· 11ld not s as th • aurs' · w r • haviug 1111 ·x11111i11ation a Urn time, but Mis· axton told us that it wns b outifully appoint d, and furnish 'I. Having arriv d at the babi s' d micil , w were ushered · frc h whit walls and woodwork. into a nnny, a· 1 Round tb wal · in bri.,ht colour , "ivin.,., advice lin" how to keep a '' schoolgirl as t Baby W p ra <:ompl xion, c . Mi Cooper d u lecture on the Rav, us an ex stin air wat r .food, and p, f ne <ls of baby ing, xerci e, clothing, r g-nlar habit . manag t, m

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bathing, cleanliness, warmth-anu told us how to turn our babie.· into strong, healthy children. We listened very atten tively, and tried to remember cYery word she said. 'l'hen a nurse proceeded to bath a dear little chap called Donald. She put him in a little tub before the fire, and he enjoyed tho ceremony immensely until his bead was washed, when he puckered up his face and protested heartily! He was soon pacified, however, and thoroughly dried and dressed and put to bed in a little wicker bai-ket standing on four long legs. He was most carefoJly tucked in, and lay looki11g up at us w-itb a solemn regard. lie was pitifully t.iny, and looked like an animated baby, doll. We w1•rn allowed to see and admire him at close qunrters then, arnl I am nearly sure that he gave me the wee-rst smile, juRt to show that he quite liked being the ecotre of attraction. lie was put out on the verandah with mittens on bis tiny ·'paws" to prevent them from bcinl,! cold, and tJ1c11 we made the ac4uai11tance of Peter, the show baby of Karitano. Peter had beautiful brown eyes, and long, dark eyelai:;hes, but no matter how we coaxed and tickled him, he simply would not smile, but looked at us gravely as if to say,'· Why arc all these people disturbing met A fellow can't l1ave any peace nowadays.'' When we could be dragged awny from him we visited Alison and Alan, two blue-eyed mites, pathetically tiny, Garth (who yelled lustily), am! Hugh. They all looked very solemn, and Alan was the only infant who smiled at us. It was very satl to sec the tininess or them, and to think that none of them were normal. Theu we left them to their slum bers, aud went t·o the nursery, which was also white, and beautifully su1111y. It contained a number of little wicker baskets, cnch lH:lon�ing- to a baby, a11d which held the baby's clothes, u11d the bo�·s' bni;kcts wc:re tic<I with hluc ribbo11, the girls' with pink. ;!'here wnc whit<' c:npboards built high up on the walls, 11ml sinks ,lion� one· siclc of the room, where the babies were so111cti11Lt'S l)lllht•il. Wc were shown how to sterilise and use their bottles, 11.11d how to draw up charts. Scrupulous cleanliness was to ho obi;crvcd at. every !)Oint. One of thr mORt dr•licat1· babies, ,Joun. was slccpin� by the fire, and she looked very small and frngilc. As time was getting t;hOrt, we hacl one more lingering peep at tbo sleeping cherubs, and wended our way home, full of wisdom as to the care of l.>al.>ies. Althou�h we cujoycd our visit immensely, we could uot. help hut feel sad that this home was needed, and that there were so many d<'Licate, suffering babies, and we wished that every mother could go to Karitane and learn how to take care

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oE h •r babies. ·o that tb y would •row strong and healthy. P rhaps ·om dny 1hi · will be the •a e, and .·oon ew Zealand will b com' r nown d not nly for Ji r dairy produce, but for h r '' borin ie babi s."

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Matipo House.

COOKING NOTES.

o one has ver been able to say to us "Too many eooke spoil the broth I" for th re are but five, an.d that five very Mlect! We wear b antifully-made white aprons v ry stitch wn by ours Iv s and alway give an impression of method and capability v n if that imprc. sion is not always carried out in our •ookin". Mi s axton is in charge of the class, and is k pt very busy, for though th r • arc but five, "what a five!"

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W prcs rv pc1wh •s, mak • jnm, sf nm potato i,;, and stuff tomato s, nnd 'L'I 011 v1-ry wl'II 1tlthou1-;h sorn� I mon cake powder w11s put i11I u r11ddi11� t,y 111ist11l< •, nn innocent girl roll d h r pastry i-t(•adily for h11lf un hour, nnd i;ome pears w re pc•lcd with niony 11! •nsih,! II wc•V('r, the boarders eat v rythin w hav ·ook •tl, nml 110 011 h111-1 h •(•n poii;on d yet, so this is fair proof of our skill. ( f ourRc thf'r • have been ome mo. t insulting remarks and jok !'I but t hcij w • r fuse to print.) We mad som d Ii ions I mon-hon y for the bazaar alf,o ·ome macaroons, and th · sold v ry qui ·kly. We made some macaroon' and pres ntecl them to th • staff, who, w hope njoy d th m. At pre nt we are very busy plannin« m nus and each cookin"-1 sson lately has consisted of the carryin -out of a p cial dinn r. We bave great fun shopping for the le son and as th re are no\v only four of w· one bavin"' 1 ft-we shop in two . The butcher is getting qni1e accu. t.omed now to s ing n. ent r with Jong lists, and d mand the pri e of e,ery pi cc of m at within i"'ht, and the fruit shops rret an extra supply to ope with our demands on Tuesday . We look forward to our I son, and feel sure that when we pos c ·. kitch ns of our own e, en {i s Saxton will 11ot be abl to ritici th I anlin, . , ord r and ooking th reof. SHIRLEY W LER, Matipo House.

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ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION. The annual genera I me tin" of th • \.:isO iatiou wa held at the School, ranmer 'quare 1 on Tu :day, ay th at 8 p.m. Norah Nutt was elected to tak th chair, in the absence of the President and Vic -Pr idcnt. 1 mb rs of the ommittee present were:- orah 1 utt P•arl Jng� r, Lorna aunders, Margaret Orm rod, w n Fran ·i.- lren Graham, Gwen Buchanan ttnd oruh Uoar>. Apol gi •s wer r •iv <i from: ister Wi11ifr d, Bonni • Pinckn y nnd Mollie Rankin. Business.-Tbe mi nut s of U1 pr vious m, •ting were read and the balance-sh t was r ad nml adopt d. 'l'h committ,1; ag-r • d to b • in ··hargc of the sw t stall hristm11s Mnrk L a�nin this year. for the last two days of th Members of the ·ommitlee for 1926 r tir •d, and the elec tion of officers for th nsuin" y ar th II follow >d :-President Sister Winifr d. Vice-Pr sidcnt Bonni Pinckn y. ecrctary, Norah Hoare. ssistant crctary. Owen Buchanan. Trea 'ornmitt orah utt, Gw n Francis, surer, Pearl Jacrgar. Margar t rmero<l, Molli Hankin. Ruth Turner, Mnry Horr•, Mary Mort n. Engagements. Mttry 'owli·hnw 10 }. mith. Molly teven ·on to I. Wood . .Joan Huit to . V nn •II. p,..,..,y W •bb t W. Hunt. P arl ,Taggar lo J. R. mi h. Mona 'oHlh 1 o R. nnrrison. Fr da 'oop r to R Jones. Ailsa K .mbl to P. Fngan. 1 rrair Hunt to K al ·hrll. Huth Ooorl 1 ('. Ha<:on.

Marriages. Gw n Du111w�• 10 ,f. 0. II. H11•harw11. Iren Dunna� • 1o P. 'I'. ('ox. Kathi n 11 lmor to . H. 'ra •roft-Wils n. Judith Mathins to B. 1\lort n. Owen Jon to D. D. Buil y. on ·ta nee B thun to l. La s. Lorna aun.ders to W. 13 attie. 1'hclma Kibblcwhit to A. ,John ton. Muriel oodsir to E. Ellison. Birdie poon'r t apt. 'rroyl y. Zoe Gray to R. 'l'rig"'s.

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Hospital Fu.nd.-Only a few pounds are needed now before we will hav comp! t d the £100 for our bed in St. George'. Hospital. NOTES. tella Pur ·bas, who ha· b n spending several months in En "land, I ft on tob r 20th on her return to ew Zealand. Hop Pur has is stayio" in Erwland until b bas com pleted her course. Barbara layden returoed from En.-.Iand at the beginning of thi year. Betty G rard and her hu band are Living at roydon. They intend taying about two years. Betty orris, who has been travelling in Eouland for se..,·eral months, will be leavin" oon on her return to ew Zealand. Judith Morton ha: "On to !iv in England. Irene

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Helen Cane, who has been tudying dramatic art in England for the pa t two y ar , i now acting at the Repertory Theatre in Hull, wher . be ha had tremendous success in ·' A.mbros Appl john's Adv nture " and al. o a the leading lady in "'l'he dmirable rich ton." Owen Buchanan is "'Oill"' to liv · in 'l'imaro, where her husband i · tartin,. a Pr paratory hool for boy . Gw n Rank.in is t aching at the Riccarton chool.

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Marjori Whit , wen wcn Molly aville and Mar 0·aret William are train.in a at the hri tcburch Ho pita!, and M rle Bu..xton is at the Hamilton Hospital. Lu y Hogg ha gain d her Historical Tripos wit.h second class honours, and MoUy arrin,.ton has pas. d tb first sec tion o.f the B.A. The Old irl!:i will be very grieved to bear o[ the death of Phyllis Fleming, who met with a dreadful mo or accident. We4 extend our d pc t ympathy to her sister, Doris Fleming.

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LETTER FROM LUCY HOGG. h z M. r m r Flainvill , Boing- Dun

in l11feri nn . D ar der Winifred, I am afraid i is 11" s in• [ wr 1 • t try to make up for lo81 tim now. \t pr nt I am staying with a Fr n h family i11 orman I) for th summ r to improvu my French. I hop it is improvin"', tHI I hav be n here for a mouth n w, but my ·onvcr1:1ution is i;t,ill som what limited. We arc quit' near 1h s •a, nd bath• v ry day and we also have a tennis court, but the w ath r l1as b 011 ·o bad tha.t we haven't been able to us it much. I exp et you hav h •ard that I am stayin on in England. I am v •ry pi as d to ha,,, got a po. t at berbornc chool for irls, but I should lik to come out and s c ev ryone in New Z al and again. I don't know how long I ·ball stay over here, but it's not quite th sam thin"'. 'Y

I wond r if you know herbornc. Its a quaint old town, aud has a\\ ond rful old Abbey 'hurch. 'l'h • s hool has very fin buildings; all the girls are boar� rs, in seven hons s, and taff Hou· . 'rt1 r • is a enior History Mis I shall be in th trcs ·, bu · I hav to ea 11 form· para II I with hers all up the school. I f I t rrifi d at th • thought of my first l sson ! lam tryin� to pr par i,;om of thorn whil I am over here. 0

I wus mis rn,L,Jc, IPnving- umbridl,(c lust 'I' rm, but now I hope that I. hall b uhl • to "0 ba •k for • mm m. in li broary. I have hatl a \\Ond1rl'11I thrc• .'t'Hr:, lhnt \ er• not v n spoilt by th exams. of la�t. T(•rm. W • ruaual-( •d to fit in a good many riv r picni H, and \ h 11 on wn. 1hor0111-(hly lazy lh re was nothing b t.ter than lyi11):\' in th bottom of & pnnt on the riv r. in the •nd or 'l'erm l hav, b II IO\\ 11 in Win bester, wh re I just miss d i11g- 1i '- tlowl'n. I ·aw 11 r last cp tember, ho,, v r nt. th J•1 011mlcrs Day R union of the ft r that l w •nt foi· a fortnight to help Dioc . an in Lonclon. a.t th 'ambrid"' Fruitinn- ampaign at \\; isb h. 'l'he m n do mi ·sion work amon"' lh. p pi' who corn up to pick fruit, and run ant, ns and medical stations, wbil • we run crech s. lt was v ry int r ,ling but, unfortunately, th w alh r was awful and we bad to !iv in t nt.· ! 1

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I hav n 't h ard anytlling of t. Mar••ar t 's for ages. I hope everything- is Houri. hincr an I that you are well, and have bad a prop •r r • ·t in th ept mber holidays. Yours v ry affectionately, LUCY HOGG.

THE FRENCH PLAY. 1'owarrls lb • <'nd of th first 'I' rm u ripple of excitement stirred Form I .b. Th r wa a whisp red rumour that, after ruuch labour. wrinkling f brow and rumpling of hair-one of n had actuaUy written-a French Play. The rumour was soon onfirmed, and we learned that we w r to p rform t11is ploy, who:e author-'' cela , a sans dire' -is a m ·mb r of Rimu. Another play was added to our repertoire, and rehearsals began. At luncheon hour and after le sons had ended for the day, harmoniou. onn Is micrht b h ard issuing from our Form-room. 1'h wer the French son"s that we were practising. l ''bc r ·I, .F'rancais invited us to perform our plays on their crala night, "hich was the 29th July. n 'l hursda.v 2 th w • had our dr ss rehearsal. Mad mois II s play wa. staged fir t. It is an alle"ory. 'l'b • subj •et of t h play i the return of A.I ace to France. There arc many songs, old and new-stately beaux, messieurs and b II s dam s trip to th measure of " ur le Pont d'Avignon. TIP dainty sh ph rd with her constant eom panion-th at- ·inrr · to h r heph rd, and Breton boys and •iris ·inrr 1h ir wistful train . The piny end with th reunion of La Petite Alsacienne and Le Petit Al aci n. In th second play "Le Bois Enchante, ' three choolgirls meet a mi. chi \"Olk ..,.oblin in the wood, and have many adven tures in con equence. The scene bang s from modern time& to the romantic day \\ h u "Oblin If and fairy bri..,.ht Danced in th sw et mid ummer, night, When all the woods rang with their glee And mi chief lurk d 'neatb ev 'ry tree 'l'h reat day dawned!

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afternoon in setting the scenery. When We evening cam w nt red by the sta -door of the Jellicoe Hall, and were met by fad moiselle who was our producer, stage manager prompter and mi. tress of the wardrobe. Three knocks w r h ard-th tim had come! " ... Ah th n. anct ther wa hurryin" to and fro, And gatherin" t ars and tr mblin s of distre s .... " A D-we w re ask d to rep at our performance at the nd of the year. Y VE'rTE RIGO Rimu House.

RIMU HOUSE PARTY. The only school party bis y ar was given by Rimu House. Arrangem nts w • re made by the House Mistresses and the Committee, and the hall was prettilyj decorated with green streamers a light touch being added by orange shades. The senior. arrived in full force, and the quaint paper head-dress s aus d much interest and amusement, many being extremely I v r. The time pas d alJ too qu.ickJy with dancing and com petitions. A cl ver little Fr nch play was given by Form IV.b, the performanc refl eting great er dit on the training of Mademoiscll de le n . After an njoyable 1mpper liss Saxton presented the prizes to th winn rs of the comp tit ions. The singin of "Auld Lang yne" brou"'bt a most suc cessful venin, to a clos .

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SPORTS, 1927.

AJthoogh a h avy thund r show r threat ned to shatter all hopes on the pr vious , ninµ-, ports Day, ovember 2nd, 1927, dawned clear and fin , with a sp eial smile for all St. Margaret's "iris. It was unfortunate that the date clashed with ueh functions as th int •r- hool sport , but wh n we have no ground f our own we are thankful to brist' Col lege for l ndin th irs so " n rou. ly , cry y ar, whatever the trifling ineonv ni nc s.

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'l'be results of the races were as follows:l00ycls. Senior Championship-ls!, Owen Clarke; 2nd, Gretche11 Sargent: :{rd, Isabel Bates. lO0ydr-. Junior-lst, .Fay Cowper: 2nd, Pauline Upham; ard ..Jean Gcbbi1'. 50ycls., Lowc•r· l::ichool-lst. Helen llervey; 2nd, Daphne Moffat; 3rcl, Auni(• llill. Potato Haer, Senior-lst , Gwen Clarke; 2nd, Jeanette March; 3rd, Lorna Richards. Potato Race. Junior-lst, Dorothy Gerard; 2nd, Noni 'l'homso11; :-h-d. l::lhirll'_V ,James. Potato Race. Lower School-lst, llelen Hervey; 2nd, BcrtlH1 Nurse; 3rd, Loi» Bradshaw. SHck Race, Senior-ls!. Merla Munni-; 2nd, Gretchen Sar �cnt: 3rd, Owen Clarke. Sack Hacc, .Junior-lst. Fay Cowper; 2nd, Joy Nicholle; 3rd, Ruth Caison. 220yds. Sc11iol' Chumpionship-lst, lsabcl 13ntefl; 2nd, Gwen Clarke; :Jr,I. MuriPI llutchinson. :,0ycls. .Junior C11p-]1<I, Pny Cowper; �ud, PauUne llpham; 3rd, oni 'l'homfio11. Skippi11� Hni·<•, .Junior-lst, .1(•111i Ochl,i«'; 2nd, Eileen Brndshaw: :lrd, l'\011i 'l'honHion. • •kippin::: Rncc·. Lower tichool-lst, Daphne Moffat; 2nd, ltuth Chapman; :lrcl, Katn llru. High .Jump, Senior-lst, lrenc Jlornc; �nd, Marjorie Shirtcliffc: 3rd, 1lcrle Pnrry. Height, 4ft. 3½in. High .Jump..Junior-ls!, .Jean Gebbie; 2nd, Fay Cowper; :{rd, Noni Thompson nn<l Doreen Bradley. Height, 3ft. ll¼in. Jli�h Jump. Lower School-lst, Daphne Moffat; 2nd, Mary Norrill; :1rd c>qual, Bl'rtha Nurse and Ruth Chapman. Height, :1rt. Gin. Obstacl1• lfacP. Senior-lst, Mary Pitts; 2nd, Betty Tippin�. Obstacle Race..Junior-lst, Eileen Bradshaw; 2nd, Shona B11ss<'tt; :frd..Jean Gebbie. Obstacle Racr. Low<·r School-lst, Wa\'cncy Davis; 2nd, Barbara McKillop; :lrd, Helen Hervey. Slow Bicych•. S<·nior-lst, Kathleen Hoare; 2nd, Ritn fkrry. Rlow Bicycle. .J 1111ior-lst, Leslie James; 2nd, Mavis Barrow; 3r<l, Aldwyth ,Jones.

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,wcn larke und Diana 'l'hr •-1 ·gl,! cl RH c, Huie; 2nd, I al>el Bat s and Merl Munm;; 3rd, for.i I Hutchin:on and adge Robbin .. 'l'hr -IC"'!? d Race Junior-1:;t,, Doroll1y G •rard and J an Gebbie; 2nd, 1'a11lin' phnm and Eil en radshaw; 3rd, Fay owpcr 1111d hona Bass tt. 'l'brce-legg d, Low r chool-lsL , Mavis Le and Ruth f °'hapman; 2nd Daphne Mof at and Lois Bradshaw; 3rd heila amcron and Alison Bu h1-1mrn. nior hampio11,hi1 1st, Isabel Bates; 2nd, 440yd . Owen Clarke; 3rd, l\ luriel llntehi11son. (15yds.); 220yds. Open Jfandica 1. t, Mab I. Priestnall f 2nd, Jean Bur"'SM (lf.iyds.); 3rd, Daphuo Mof at ( 0ycls.). House R lay, nior-Kowhai Uous . Houso n lay, Junior-Rimu llous Board •rs v. IJ1-1y 'irL R l11y-Hoard rs. Kindergarten Events-Flat Races. Grade 1.-lst, Dorothy Mann in••; 2nd, Dorothy Grose. Orade ll.-1:t, Mabel Little; 2nd, Biddy Macdougall. Oracle UI.-lst, Diana 'l'aylor; 2nd, Ola Ballin. Grud IV.-Js, Bobbie am •ron- mith · -nd, Oliver Brooks. 'l'hrce-l •ggcd Race-Grad l.: 1 t, Pattie ameron- mith and Peace Lee; 2nd, Dorothy Mannin.-. and M. Pullen. Grade II.: 1st, oeline ale and Doreen Welsford; 2nd, Biddy Macdougall and Oeraldin Guthrie. Grade ill.: Diana 'l'aylor and Colleen ,best r. kipping-Orad I.: 1st, Pattie ameron- mitb; 2nd, P. Ballin. rade JI.: 1st, Joan 'owp r; 2nd, Moira olan. Bunny ,Jump- rad I.: ls ' raid in Outhri •; nd, Fay Purdie. Orad IT.: lsl, Bobbi• umcron- mitb · 2ud, Oliver Brooks. onsolation Hae ·-J"orm I.: ,loan And rs n. Kind r"'ar ten: Jill Woodwnrd. Littl(l Visitors Ra<-1, Oirls: 't\111 'l'onks. Boys: Michael ellars. Oup Winners. '•nior Champion. hip: l:ab l Bat R and w n Larke ( qua!), J 1 points. Junior 'hampion. hip-Fay wp r, 201 points. Lower !::'.ichool hnmpion ·hi p- Daphne Moffat, l } point am ron- mith. Kinder..,.arl n 'lrnmpionship-Pa ti·

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Most Poi11t,; in 11- hampionship Rae s- w n 'lark II011sc 'up. l'or most point -K nini Jlou.'c, 30 points. Junior '11p. for mo t point - onioi Uo11s• �21 point . Our thnnks ar due to {i. s tewart for h ·r spl ndid organisation, th whole pro,,ramm "'Oing- without a hitch; to Mrs. Watson-Drown Ii·· Brickell and liss Ilcarn for as ist ing a. judge ; to Mi s Brndw II who, pictur . qucly eat d b n ath a silv r-birch, k pt the scor ; and pc •ially to Miss axton who y ur 11ft r ? ar ha o uns•lfi hly rl ,,·otccl her; lf to the ;11prrintcncli11l!' of th afternoon tea .

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TENNIS NOTES. This y •ur w w r • in luck's way, as we had the same team, with on xception, a la ·t y ar, and that m ant we had nn adnmta••e o,· r the other . ·hools. We began playing match · quit arly in th 'l' rm, the first bein"' a r•ainst Oirls' Hi"'h hool on our own school �round, th • result b ing n win for 11. 3-�9. Th next match was a�aiust Rnng-iora play •d on th home ground . 'l'his wns n mo<1t njoyabl(' 111111 ·h, which •ndcd in a win for ns 79-5G. The usual Day Oirls a�aini-t J3oard<'!·s mat h wa. held on Mar h' Jlth, when, to th(' I ay iris' 1-1urpris . they found they w r • th ,·ictors. th scor b ing 23-1 . .Juniors of Ran"i-Ruru, at A Junior I •um 1 laycd th Han i-Huru, th,· rPsult h<'in•" 11 win for 111 • 01 poncnts. 0

Th annual fnt r- chool T<'nnis 'fournam nt wa. h Id at \Vilclin<• Park on h thr aturdays b for East r. \Ve sent in a good number of 'ntric ·, and were quite suce s. ful. I itty Di:..:011 and 1\larj ric hirtclil'f won tbc Uanuicap Doubl s, Marjori h rri was runn r-up for the ingles hampionship and Kitt, Dixon and A. hand ( t. Andr •w 's) ,, on th ombin Dou bi . farjorie herris play <l a pl ndi l gam in the final of th ing-1 'lwrn1 ionship, anti \P f It v •ry proud of h r, even if sh wasn't vi torioo.'. One afternoon after s hool we play d th 'taff tb, re. ult being a win for th iris. P rhaps the mo t excitin"' and enjoyabl match played durinrr the season was that arrainst th lergy, which n<l d in a win for us · -fi9.

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The Clergy representatives were :-(l) Mr. Ault, (2) .M.r. Maclaverty, (3) Archdeacon Haggitt, (4) Bishop West Watson, (5) Mr. Norris_ (6) )fr. Wri 1,?ht. (7) Archdeacon Tnylor, (8) Cnnon Mutter. Term Ill.-This Term we ha\'C not. played any match� as yet, but there have been ladder matches in the team. Kath leen Hoare is top g-irl now. We offer her our congratulations. Marjorie :::ihcrris beat Als ;roncs, and she played Kitty Dixon, beating her also. We arc very sorry to have lost Mabel Stafford, but wr• linpe that Mcrla Munns, who has moved up into the 1cam, will prove a gond substitute. There arc several mntchcs to be played this Term. 'L'hose connected with School nre tho Murray Cnp Doubles, the Singles Championship, and the House matches. The Canterbury 'fennis Association is trying to arrange inter-schools matches on the s11mc principle as the Nethall Association. We hope this plan will succeed, as it will provide far more practice and experience for everybody. 'fhe team on the whole is playing well, but there are sev eral members who need far more confidence anci experience. Criticisms. Kathleen Hoare is playing very well. She has an excellent forehand drive, and bas gained top place in the team by good, hard play, and perseverance. She must, however, run for each ball. Marjorie Shirtcliffe is a \'Cry reliable and steady player. She bas a good service, but must lcnrn to rlace better. Marjorie Sberris is a very rromising player, who has good shotR, and places well, hut fihl' must I ry to play a steadier game. Kitty Dixon (Vice-Cuptaiu) is a good Doubles player, being particularly good nt the net, but must ha,·e more selfconfidence in her Singles play. Als Jones (Captain) lrns been nn excellent and keen capt.ain of the team, and bas very goocl strokes, but must try to have more prnctice with people better t.han herself. Betty Tipping h11s improved very much during the year, and if she can g-ain more self-confirlence should become a very useful member of the team.

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Merle Pa.rry plays a ·trong game, but must try to concen trate on her shots and not worry about who is watching her. Merl& Munns ha' very "'OOd shots, and should become a useful play r when sh ha had mor exp ri nee and her play is steadi r. Game Brooche were award d to Kitty Dixon and Als ,Jonell at th cn<I of last ar.

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NETBALL NOTES. 1'his year, as form rly, both " " a.nd "B" teams played in th. ·sociat.ion match · and although the "A" team played very well t hrou 00 hout the ason, it did not succeed i.n re ainin" the 'hiel I. '1'h "B' t am won all its matches, and must be ·ongratulat d on winnin•·• the "B" Team Shield. This year, for th first time, w bad a Junior Netball team, whi •h play tl against 11 ·n l'hillippa 's and Rangi-Ruru. ''A'' Team. G.'f.- 1 rlc Parry. A v ry good "'Oal-throw r, spoilt by lack of self-confidence. A.-Kitty Dixon. ould have play ll a much b tter game if he had had mor pract ic ,.A.-Jeauctte lnrch. A good teady play r, who must be car ful not to be rou •h. ·.- iana Huie ( ic - aptain). L'assin" <•ood, but not always quite qui k •nou.-.h on th fi Id . . D.- farjorie Shirt liffD. \ qui k play r, with very a curat • pas "NL D.-I.-abel Bates. llas p r , r d, and has become a v ry r liable m mb r of t.h "'A· t am, playing w II in both mat ·h ·s and pra · i c. G.D.-Irene Horn ( aptain). A very good defenc , diffi ·ult to •Yet pa 't and is a •curat · in h •r pa ·s ·. HnR made a ood captain. ''B'' Team. G.T.-Kathleen Hoare ( aptain). A YOod r liuhl • goalthrow r, who, as a captain, ha don• mu •h lo pull up the tandard of th "B" tenm. 00

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A.-Betty 'l'ipping (Vice-Captain). A �ood 1,?oal-thrower, but must try to keep her place more. C.A.-Marjorie Shcrris. A g-ood and accurate passer, but her footwork must be quicker. C.-Muriel llutchinson. A quick nnd accurate passer, and a very useful member of the team. C.D.-Lorna Richards. A !?OOd all-round player. D.-Meda Muru1r-;. Play has improved during Term, but must try not to be rou�h. O.D.-Nancy C:rc1'n. lhli- played well, but mnst mark her opponent.

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G.'r.-Grctchc11 i::iargent. Cool-throwing 11ot very reliable, and must try and gd more practice. A.-Aldwyth ,Jones. A good goal-thrower, but must be quicker. C.A.-Cathic 1\lacdonald. A quick plnycr, but must think before sbc passes, and try not to be rough. C.-Fay Cowper (Captain). Has improved duriug the season, and her passing is very accurate. C.D.-Jean Gebbie. Must play more with the other centres, and pass more accurately. D.-Gwen 'larke. A promising player, but must mark her opponent more. G.0.-PauJine Magallan. A good defence, but inclined to be rough. Junior Team.

G.T.-Bonnie Nichols. A l?OOd goal-thrower, hut should have more team spirit. A.-Marjorie Stark. A f!OOd. relinble goal-thrower. C.A.-Dorothy Gerard (Captain). A thoughtful player, but must be quickrr. C.-Helcn Barris. .A quick player, but must be accurate in passin�. C.D.-Noni Thompson. Must think before she passes, and keep up with the other centres. 0.-Stepbanie Uolmes. A reliable defence. who will make a useful member of the team if she continues to be keen. 0.D.-Mary Hutherford. A keen defence, but docs not mark her opponent.

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"A" TEAM- ir t I ound. Oround. r IIS. Result. Away Lo. t 23-11 Tcclmical Ilome Won 29-10 '011\ cnt Lo t 13-11 Away iris' H i•-rh hool Won 33-9 Home West 'hri:t •hur b Away Ranr,i-Rnru Lost 14-13

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'' B '' 'I'EAM- irst Round. Ground. Result. Ver ·us. Won 35-0 Bank: 'oil g • Home Won 21-7 Hom W :t hri:t hurch Away Won 19-12 Tormnl Away Won 14-10 'l' • •hnical llome Won 29Lytt lton Won 21-18 Hom onv nt Won 15-9 Away Girls lli�h '•hool

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'l \'l'I fA'l 'HE . •Junior 'l'cam v. Hangi-Ruru-llomc, Won 13- , July 4th. " "'I' am v. Qu t'n Philippa s-Away, Lo ·t 13-9, July 12th. " "' 'l'cam v. Hangi-Ruru-Uom , Won 13-11, Au ust 9th. "A" Team v. Amb rl •y Jlousc A way, Won 14-12, August 13. "B" 'l' am v. Amb rl y Jlous -Away, Won 21-5, August 12. "B" Team v. Rangi-Ruru- way Won 16-15, August 15th. Junior 'l' am v. Qu n Philippa 's-Jiom , Won -7, August 16.

Form Matches-Senior. First Round. I. and .a v. IV.b- I. and V.a won 17-7. V.b v. l .a-'\ .b won 20-4. inal. Vl. and .a won, 11-1. l. and \ .a Junior. Fir t Round. 111.b v. Form I L-111.b won 20-7. Final. Ill.a v. lll.b-lll.b woo, 10-4.

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House Matches-Senior. First Round. Matipo ,,. Hau1-M1nipo won 5-:l. I'onini v. Kowhai-Kowhai wou 1 -10. Rimu a by�. " mi-final. 1Htipo \'. Rinrn-Mutipo wo11, .",A, Fiual. Matipn v. Kowhai-Kowh11i wn11, 10-7. Junior. 1-'irst Hournl. Konini v. Kowlrni -K ni11i won, -f,. Matipo v. Rata-Mntipo , n !J-2. Rimu a by � •mi-final. Matipo v. Rirnu- atipo won, 12-4. Pinal. M.atipo v. Koni11i-Koni11i won. 9-7. At th n<l of th year l!)�(j 11111 •,.; Brool'h . w •re Awarded to Dorothy Parson. Kitty l ixon and Ir ne llorn . M. E. 'I'EWA.R'[', Games Mistre s. L II R E, Matipo Hou 1

INDIVIDUAL WORK. lndi\·idu11I work is \' •ry int r stin". Jt, is lovely to ·it in tho sun and do our work. W have a con ultation period, so that we may b h lp • I by our Form Mistr s. We go for a at11r tudr walk to the park. an<l , e study ·r atnres in the pond and try to cat h t h m. n th sh Iv s tb re are books from which we can g t xtra d tail of our work and an w r · to ot h •r qu stion ·. W have two w k. iti whi h to do our work and g t it fini.-11 d. W hav an hour and a-half to do our sewing for two w ks. 1 h' r a !in.., questions ar' done in our roLwh not ·book· 11nd th •n ·orr •t d. 1f w g t an plus w .., •ta mark to J)ut on th ood \ ork h t. Wh n w t ten blu marks w go on to r cl and then on to silv r, and then gold. W always try hard to s if w can "et an A plu . \¥h n w • � •t an w ar v ry rry w did not try harder to o-et an A plu ·. We hav set I ssons with ist r and oth r mistr \Ve ar not uppo ·ed to talk when we ar outside. becaus w ar to be trusted. We have little chair to match littl tabl , and a big table for the girls who

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A VISIT TO THE POND. om tim s we �o i1110 th<• park to th • pond. 'Ne take g-lass jars and cat h ins• ts. 'l'h 111:L time we w nt to the pond w took :0111 11 •ts :rnd jurs. \V au..,.ht caddis worms anrl drag-on fli ,s. We ·aw II frog-. but we could not catch it. Th fir t I im w' w�nt to the pond w au ht wat. r-snails, worms, 1md wat r-sp1dcrs, le. Wh n we got back to school w • put th m in a gluss holl'! with w, d for th m to at. We •hange the wat r very clay. an I wh n w want more weed, nc clay, wh n w were doing �iris "0 to the pond for som •. r atures. 11 wat r boatman. which had been l ssons, on of th . wimming about ut the bottom of th bowl, sudd nly came up to th top, sprearl out its win�s nnd fl w out of th window. TRENE 8 RR W, Form II., Him11 Hou·.

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the 1-:reat working force of the LcHg-110 into being that, in generations to come, when their other del:ds will be but casual memories, the fact that these rucn were the guardjans of the infant League will keep their uamcs for ever on lhc annals of human loYe. 'l'be fundt1mental purpo:;c of the l.JClil.!111.! of Nations is to promote international peacl' a11d security, and so, to abolish war. 'l'hat, i11 itself, is a i;rcal nlJject, but still further tasks are laid before the League. P11rti11ll,v developed and dependent countries arc protcctc<l ll11d hclprd along the road of civilisa tion; hy national campaigns tlil' r11,·1tgcs of diseai-c are stayed; the use of harmrul drul!S is fo11l!ht ugni11st; the slave traffic is prohibited, un<I the sal1• of arms opposed. The labour ques tion is one of the most important prohlcms before the assembly. It is hoped that. by taking matters on an international basis, instcnd ol' nwrely a nutio,rnl one, a more complete understand ing ot' this i111mcm1e problem may be renchetl. 'femporary schemes may relieve the pressure for II moment and in one section, but· it is by the p1·ocess o[ international help and understanding that permanent relief will be obtained. The importance of this prohlem has been fully realised for some time, and proof of this is that a whole chapter of the Treaty of Versailles was devoted to this subject alone. Thus, the League, in working for its primary object, also furthers its secondary one, for '' peace means social justice.'' Many sceptic:; laugh at a body which, while professing that it docs not believe in war, yet does not actively prevent such thing-s as the Si11gapo1·e base. Despite what these self elected critics say. the League has done a great deal to bring about, not only the rlesiretl "peace and security," but it has ali;o done a :,.:rent deal to spread ordinary hnmun kindliness and extend the helping hand of fellowship. Austria, through the influence of the Leagne, received a loan which saved her from utter ruin. With the help of the health authorities epidemics of the dreaded t�1 rh11s and other diseases, which rage after every large war. have been checked. Tbc l!ourt of Inter nat .ional Justice at the Hague bad up to June, 1927, judged seven cases 11nd g:ivcn t.weh·c advisory opinions. At Geneva itseLf, the assembly is helped in whatever wnys rossible by the lntcrnalional Lnbour Organisation, which is rloing a very useful and ncccssnr,v work. Over fifty nations have joined the LNt�uc, Britain, France, Jn 1926 Italy and Spain bein� permanently represented. Germany joined, thus allying herself with the cause of world wide peace. Spain and Costa Rica ha,·e given tbc required notice of withdrawal. It is hoped that in the future both the

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l nit ·d 'fate, of Am ri a and Ru. ·ia may b come members ,ag r for Pl'a and justi ~· . ·vent of a nation not nbi ling- by its arrr • m nt th L �v•u will not re ort to arms, nor comp I by a. tual force, for conomic opposition is the most pow rful en my a civili ed country an po ess. 'l h I ca a ue r s e ntially upon a hri tian foundation, and i.- th • mo t int n ly human or "'ani ation the world has s en. 11ch thin", a th "'lrnstly numb r of d aths owing to the war (10 000 0 0 solcli r alone) will become impossible if the ouncil aehiev s it objects. o more wiIJ a country be bound, and it· comm re throttl d, by the formation of over whelming war debts. 1'hc childr n of the pres nt generation, "'rowin up in such an atmo phere of peace, will b come sup port r of th League. 1'hus, in tim , a love of peace will so hav spread that "the diaboli al catastrophe" of war will have b corn impo · ·iblc. ISABEL BATES, Matipo House. (• Thi· E ·say wa. th b st sent in from th school for th avy Lea ue ompetition.)

"NOW"-ON A SPRING DAY. w hirrnps on hi bnchling lrc , Sings "Tr-a for Two" and "A ruby."

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the fr shn 8.' and b uutv o[ �prin,,. and artists ar likewise inspired by tbe delicat · shades of gr n, the prin•" flowers and all the .-.Jorious ·ol nr,;. Now-th new ·pap r boy and the milkman wear miser able daffodils or , iol •t. -th •mbl •111s of 'pr10 •-in their buttonholes and ar · "lad that '' the morn in 's aint as •old aH they uster wa ·; y r ands d n 't get ms froz Uk ! ' Now-the s hoolgirl r 11lis ·s that. in six and a-half days, she will be horn hom for th 'pri1w h lidays iD the country, where Spring is seen at h r b s flow rs and l'r cs, breezes •reen parl<locks nml :mowy whit, lnmbs. Kl'l"l'Y DIX . l(onini House. * *

ESSAY WRITTEN AT THE HALF.YEARLY EXAMINATION ON ''PLAY UP! PLAY UP! AND PLAY THE GAME.'' Th• t·eut sl a11d most rrlorious game of all is Life. We poor creatures are clump d iuto the ar na-willy-nilly, whether w' will or no-but one• ,1 are there it behoves us to gather our strength to"' th r. ·ount our a. s t and b gin to play with all our mi,.,ht. Li£ is tb • "r at . t "8111 l> • •�rn.·, it· is on which is played by any number and in any form-in t •am· or by individuals; the most glorious b ·aus, ten of its rul ,· ,, r drawn up by heaven aud the r maind r ad l d by th wisdom of man as the need aro e b cau: or th joy of a long fight, a •ood 6,.,bt and a clean on . Who has not-'v n o[ th most do ilc of humans -felt at sorn tim the ba.ttl • f ,v r. th fi ,,. • , ompetitiv spirit which urg s OD to do 011, : ut mo. t T Mayb , i was foul play which wah11 d this dormaut spirit i11h rit cl from our primitiv forb ars, but tlJc-r, wt• Wl'rP, ry n rv trns , fi ht in,.,, forg tting nil i:;ave one thin�-b11ttl "We won the war. boldly ui-: •rt d th mcr1cau . o, it was not th Am ri •nns who \\' n tb� War; it ,ms millions of Allies of v ry rac who h •ld in lb d pths of th ir hearts tbc words, "Play up, play lll) ancl piny th game " and those who had no spirit for fighting w n and fought for the ake od th y h Id denr. 'rhus was the of the Garn ancl th Great War won. om on a ks if t.b, ag, of 'hivalry ha. •one. l aosw r no, not while the lov of the gam lasts in the heart of man. Rules may be brok n . .-.ood play aone, and mayhap foul play 11

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creep in arnonr• t some of the players; but th game itself does not halt, and lh remaind r of tb • play 1· , t th ir teeth and play th • har<l r. 'l'bi . ."pirit is th mbodim nt o · England s "r atness. Her sons have b en br· d into the am of Life, to play a clean, free gam , and to play it at th hardest pac they can; nor will one of th bulldofJ' bre d giv up because the pace set is too hard-h · hangs on to th • tail of the scrum and does the hest h is abl . What of the end of the am -Why then the players meet the JudfJ' and the best R f ree of all. Some are dis grac d an<l suspended ·om ar rai · d to r pre entativc grad • and a f w "8in places in the team, and those f w are those who have en..,raven on th ir b arts" Play up plny up, and play th gam !" .I BEL BATE , Matipo House.

FACES IN A CROWD. One afternoon I was sla11dinl{ at th Bank of w Zealand corner waitin..,. for a fri ncl, wh n sudd nly I found myself studyin"' the fac of th gr •1lt rowrl. whi •h thronr• d throu"h the busy city. Firstly, l was attra ·t d l,y tlw fa· of the polic man, who stood on point duty. He had a s m what st rn and busines · lik fac quick eye whi h , m d to be everywhere at once, as he kilfully dir et d th tratlic. An occa ional smile Lined his face a he r co ... ni d ome friend but on tb whole his face wa as udy of busin slik ability, "itb a lit l touch of bored gravity. Th, t1ext to a tra t Jny att ntion was an ol l woman carrying a hea, y basket. h wa ncl avourin"' to cro s the road. Again at1d a "' ain h tri d only to b driv t1 back by th traffi . Il r sad fac look l worri t:l and tir d, and sh wor the expre ·ion f om on who had passct:l throu b a ,.,rcat gri f. '!'ears seemed to gli ·t n in h r •y as he stood there. At la t a little irl ·am to h r a· ·istanc and together they arr iv cl safely on th • other sid . Th old lady' face, a sh thanked her, lit up with a beautiful . mile that seemed to ·has aw·ay th tir cl lines. Next to attra t my att ntion wa · th long, thin fac of 11 man. It was v •ry bronzed and som what g-aunt in app •a run' , and remind cl me of th fac of a choolmastcr.

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I then notic cl the fac o[ an •Id rly labour r vi 1 ntly on hi. way horn from a bard lay' work. l:li fac which wa ,. ry dirty fr m the dust and dirt of his work, I ok cl ,cry sad; hi uuk n cy s looked dull and tir d. ) ounrr folks pass d laugh in� and jokinn-, witbout a look of earc or worry, while th fac · of old r peopl • look d happy, but grav r and mor ar worn. n the whol • how v r, I tho11 .., ht what a happy rowel this was that throng •d th busy sir t. WI

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I AM A OLOOK. 1 am 11n old <•rand father lock. l Ii,' with all old things and an old one it d spiel r. h makes cob-webs all over the door., windows, hiers, tables and of course me. I have th strono-c:t w bs 011 my gin. s fa. , a bit of :?lass ii, out of my fase so sbc g •ts trou"b on to Ill) figcr ·. h uiscs I tttJrs 1, 2, :1 for k •pin" h •r food, sh us •s m for h r hom . Oh th door i opening and in comes a lady with a broom . he swcped away th cob-w bs and I was put in the hall and in a fue minits the cob-w •bs w re brakin rr b •cans I was b ginning to be wound up and for the r•st of my lif I will say tick-tock ti k tock. {ARY TOLLEY (a.,.ed 7).

THE STORY OF A SCHOOL CASE. I am a brown leather a· with the initials J.W.A. on me. I was in a sho1 . ne day I b •ard a footst p and I looked and saw a man, so I kept very v ry still. 'l'hi · man wanted a s hool case and h •ho • Ill". Wh n I �ot to bis house I was giv o to a littl girl for hristmas and he was pi ased-she just lov d me. he took me to s •hool every da.y xc pt two days every w k, an l I got so fri.-.ht •ned, but after that I am to know that she did not .-ro to s hool those day . I loved this littl .-.jrJ so very very much. JO A1 DER O (ag d 8).

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FRAGMENTS CULLED FROM ESSAYS. On "The Nobility of Work." '' If you mount on o' the sky crapcrs in I w York and gaze down on th hurryin"' crowd below, you may easily tell the chief aim of vcryon • in that bu ·y crowd-Work. Ther you see a do tor, it tin" in bi hining limousine, being carried to ome hous to sav a i k per 011; there a road-labourer "'rimy pcr:pirincr, toilin" in his short sleeves. A vast differ •n ·e in th occupation of th d ctor and the road labourer, but a ommon bond unit . th m-th nobility of Work." ' \\ r ad of th noble works o[ hurchmen, but we do not read of the nob! work· of tea h rs and school children th ir work i · oft •n ,. ry nob! . A t a •h r may nobly attempt to t ach :om s ·attcr-brain d hild who will not nobly work." On "The Uses and Abuses of the Moving Pictures." 'All ha,·e cliff r nt opinion and fanci · with r "'ard to the Pietur s. The very prim an 1 proper person, middle-aged, with antiqual l id 11 • of what is prop r, mod st, and good would prolrnbly ,,o o a pi tur su h as "'l'he T n ommand m nt ,' whil th mod rn typ of s hool child would hoose 'Bu ·k Jon s out in the Wild W<'sl.' or some such picture as 'Th 'nt s Pyjumas. ' On "Know Thy Work and Do It." ''\Vork ,·,ath rs up all wa,t •n r••i sand talent, divert in� them from u le:s trick) . whi h mak mora cs of fer tile lands-into th swift-flowin .., hann I f the stream of lif . 'l'h 'D fl win" wiftly onwnrd , th •ir ombincd force moulds and .- ulp ur man hims If. "It i. a duty v ryone ow• , not 11ly to himself, but also to his 01111try and tb whol of nurnkind, to work out the purpos of his life to th b- ·t oE his ability. By hi work h is known, \\'h tit r it ·tay. b hind him in tan,,ible form or Ii\' s on in th h art· of tho wh w re his fri nds." On "Extracts from the Diary of the Weather God." w ak, d luded poplel I sec ·pt mb r 24th. 'l'ho that they think that they an ·quccze an extra hour into their day.' \Vell, ood luck to th m, but I must say that it seem$ rather peculiar to m . \ hy not begin their work an hour •arli r in r, ality. What a gam' of mak -believe for "'rown-up m n to play!"

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On'' The Effect of Environment in the Moulding of Character.'' "National characteristics arc developed by national environment. 'l'hcse, fostered by the centuries, are handed on, and very seldom does a descendant of such nationalism alto gether lose bis .fatherland's hall mark. What of the English man's bulldog tenacity 1 llow came his inability to admit his defeat? Scotland's sons, !'Cared in the ages gone with a necessity for frugal livin�, by the poorness oC their moun tainous land developed their cautious natures and their love of a good bargain. The Amcricnn has marked himself as the new man, the man of "hig tbinl{s" in a big country; the l<'renehrnan as tbe favoul'itl' of lil'c. the abaudoned child of gaiety." On •'Day Dreams.'' It is quite a11111sing to watch a room full of girli. when they are being given a very uninteresting lesson. One by one the dreamy ones fall to dreaming, while the others, who do not ,mffcr from this cause, become very interested in watching their friends' expressions." On '' The Ideal School.'' "1'be Education could be on the same lines as St. Mar garet's, which may even need a lit.tie perfecting, but the sub ject is far too complicated for me to discuss." '"fhe headmistress would be rather elderly, and there would be a you11g nud efficient stnff under her. 'l'he standard of education would be very high, so that the girls would be able to look bnck and say, •J did learn a great deaf at my old school.' " "As for the staff l would like a young games mistress who had had an English training. '!'he other mistressef. would be fairly young, but old enough to keep order. I would have no men on the staff of a girls' school at all." "I would like the hendmistress to be strict but kind, and, of course, to take an intcrel'-t in ber pupils, at least a little sense of humour. and to be looked up to and admired by her staff and her pupils." "The teacher who studies her pupils' whims and feelingi; t?ets on far better with her pupils than tbc one who is always scolding and nagging; and similarly, the children who try to please their teacher g-et on far better than those who are lazy anrl stupid, and who defy anthority."

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THE LIFE OF PADEREWSKI. 'J'his y •11r 'hri ·t hurch was mo t fortunate in having a visit paid to i1 by tbc world-famous pianist "'nace Pader ew ki. 'J'h main d tails of his lif priod to his appearing in pub Lie ar' so n tol I. He was born in a littl Yillag in Ru . ian Poland in 1 '60, and attribut . his t.al nt to his mother, who was v 'ry musical. and who berran to teach him wh n he wa,· only thr y ars old. llis fath •r, for some poljtical f off n , had suf ered six y'ar:' imprisonm-nt in iberia.

Wh n Pader,,,·ski wa. six h • took hi· first piano lesson·. He r mained with on mast r for four years, and was then hcyond the need nf l ·al instru lion. At th urrc of twelve he went to th \Varsuw 'ons rvatoir •. and aft r .·ix years, when th' ons rvatoir ha l don• all it co11l l for him, he was elected ll Prof s ·or at th institution. Pad r w ki mad bis fir·t debut in 1 87, b fore the criti cal public of i ,nna. At one h was acclaim d one of the mos r•markablc pianists of tb • lay, but to retain this title he he would play for had lo pra tis ,. •ry har I. 'om .tim fift n or ixt n hour.· 11 day, playing b lw' n tlP courses at m al.<;, whih: dr s in.,-in fa ·t. wh n .,. ·r a mjnutc could be spar rl. I ik most 1wopl • nf' hi 0·hl�·-. nsitiv t mpcrament, h uff r. a �ood cl •al fr rn im, mniu. and althou ..,. h none of his list'n r. wonld v r imn•.,.in' lhnt h is a martyr to nervous ne wh n b fore.• th puhli<'. w • hav<• it Oil his own authority that it is so.

It is littl won,lcr. th ·11, that we p•opl hristchurch long- a for tb vcntful nirrht when Padcr w ki should play to tk in our own city. Jlow •ver. th nij!ht arriv d, and bun dr,d. of mu ·i -lov rs went to h •ar him. Wh n he came on the stng, th r \\ as dca I sil 11 ", and all "Y s w re fixed on the world-famous piani ·t.

'ro look at. Ii is ralh 'r p •uliar. His •yes are et so far l,a k that it is difficult tot ll what ·olour they ar , and having no mu. i lo r ad h - oft n k•pt th m clos d. His fac is like n . phinx. whitf'. pla i I cl ar- ·ut and absolntely immobile. urin;::- th r ncl rin� of his soul-moving, pa sa"' s, be sat almost impa.·si\' . 11 di I not ro k upon his • at, nor throw hi. l11:a I to th rhythm of th music, like some pian.istR, aJ,th011g,h towar Is tit nd of hi. r cital he he ame excited. 111111 h •ut tim with his l •ft, foot. lie has a 1110. t b autiful touch- ·o light and fairy-like al t im s thut it is in ties rihable. Wl1 n listenin (Y to him you

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forgot everything lsc. Th ni,.,.ht of Pad r w ki' · concert will remain in my memory for ever, but I am afraid he will not pay us another vi it, as h is now sixty.s v n y ars of ag- , o we must be cont 11t to rememb r him and b v ry thankful that w • have beard Pacler wski, the worl 'I-famous pianist. tARY Pl'l'T Rata Hou

THE ALLAN WILKIE SEASON. W wer all ,. ry sorry to find tlrnt th • Sltak p arean plays would com • tlurin, th holida s but most of th day �iris tri d to g-o to som of th ·m. Tt was the first time that so many as thirl<' •11 pla .. had he•n stn,.,, •d in hrist hurch. f the tliirt • •n play.· that Mr. Wilki has produced, "The Winter's 'l'ale' proved on of th mo.·t popular, v u rivalling · Th M rchant of V nic ' and ' Jlaml t" in public favou.r. Like "'l'he 1:erchant of Venice," a comedy and stron" dramatic interest were skilfullv bl nded, and possessed beauti fully draw11 cbaract rs, in ludin the jealous L ontes with thello and Ford forming hakesp ar 's thr great studies of the work in s of "the rrreen-ey d monster." Al o the audacious and \\ omanly IIermion •, who was companion fi -ru.re to Katharine in Henry III. 1n "The M r hant of Venic "Mr. Allan Wilkie was at his best as hylock, th rich J w. 'l'be most unusual of hake sp are 's plays is " '[ asu.rc for Measure." It ontains some of the most xqnisit pa· ·ages and tile characters and costumes of Elizabe hnn times. 'lrnk sp are has written notbinrr finer than the two int rview b twe n Angelo and I abella, while the solemn th me is li ht n d by scenes of comedy by the droll tapst r, Pompey; the Dogl., rry typ officer, Elbow; th fan tastic Lu hio: 11ml foolish Froth. Lik t h "Winter's Tale ' th i su • i at i:.tak almo't t·ill the nd, but so rapidly do s incident foll w in id 'nt thflt all throu ah the piny the p 'OPI int r(•st n ,,. ·r 1· •lax d. In ''J11lius Gu.. sar" Mr. 'i ilki play d th part of 'lark .\ntony, and th •. p eh b ginning' Fri nd ·, Romans, country m n '' was on mo, t strikinrr fcatur s f th play. Brutus was p<'rhaps th mai11 eharact r." ll s rn d to h drawn into th murder o[ 'm ar, and th n gaw that be harl done wrong. "Antony and leopatra" wa · a ·on inuation of "Julius resar," and \YtlS ju·t as popular.

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Mr. llan Wilkie's productions the mo:,;t d •lightfut ut rtainment. whi h hav m hrist•hurch. MURIEL RU'l' HIN Matipo I lous

A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA. On th 29th o( D ~, mb r 1924, we mlmrk d at Lyttelton, <m th . s . Mo raki. mid sail I oft for :'II lbournc. ur first port of all waR Dun din, wher we tay d for the ew Year. n �January ... nd we a<•ain et ·nil, and n xt mornin" arrived at the Bluff. Aft r sp ndin cr th day in In\'ercargill we w nt back to th boat, and that sam v nine• I ft for I lbourne. l ''he wcath r up till th •n had b n ,. ry warm and sun11y, but for the who) of th • n xt day it bl ,1 and rain d, and was quite wintry. '!'he s a al ·o was roug-h and consequently most of th pass n"ers 11· r a-. i k; but on the morrow th weath r cl ar d, and was warm and . u11ny ouc ai;rain. ft r three ch1ys at s •a w at last b gan to i;i •ht Mel bourn h •ads, and x it<'m nt was writ! 11 on the faces of nearly all th pass n� rs. W • st 11mcd slowly up the Yarra Ri r an I xp ri •n r I rather a disappointm nt, because it wa · :o dirt,v and 11nint •r •st in:,:: but wh '11 11 • n ar d the wbarv :,; w h r d up twain at th si«ht of th busy city. At la. t w found 011rs,Jvt•s ·on th str ts of M lbourne, sp 'lin" away in on of th 111101 rous ' Y llow ab' taxis to th hot I. ur h t l was situat ·d in ollins tr t rirrbt in the '" ry h art of tb • ity, and durin,:? the next few days W(• aw much of th "" at and famous ity of :I lbournc. For nine month: w liv d in folbourne, and enjoyed ,v ry minut of that tim . W . p nt quite a lo of time at t. I'"iJda an I at h famous Luna Park, on t. Kilda b acb. A l,!reat f atur of M lbourn is th le tri • train servic , whi •h rnn. all round th 1 wn. \ liv d at 1al\' rn which is . ix mile. out. and we could trav I into th city in abou t n rni1111t , ; and from 't. Kilcla, which is br mil s out, it took ix minut . Th sir •t of M lb urn are b autifully wid 1111d w 11-k pt, an I arr r ally the main rea ·on of the city' altractivcn s . t. Kilda Hoad i, quit the most beauti ful on . an I it run, from Prin · . Brid•"'e ri ·ht out nearly to t: I{itda. n on•. iJe of th • rond ju. o,· r the brid« , th r ar • th lrxandra, 11 •n \"ic1 ria and th Botanical Gard ns, while on th • oth •r sid lov 1,v home·, with large gard ns of th 'ir own, make an attractive - ttin". \ littl • furth r rlow11, 0

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on the same side as the Gardens, is the Governor's residence which is approached by a beantiful ancl impressive entrance. While living in Mclbonrnc we saw c1uite a lot of the sur rounding country. We i,;pcnt a week in Ballarat, which is a very pretty place. although Yery cold in winter, and on the wny through by car pai,;scd Doylc:sford a11d Kyneton. 'I'he road ri;.{ht throngh, ljke most Victorian ronch,, was very beautiful with wc1ttlc1-; and blnC/.!Ums, a11d many other trees growing in large areas on either Ride. We also motored to Geelong. which, althou�h sm11ll 1 ,,·ns r<•ally II delightful little place. The only other trip of import1111<:\' m11tl1• while we were living in Melbournr was our visit to Adrlnidc, where we enjoyed our selves immensely. Adelaide is a br11utiful t,own, much after the snmc st_\"lc a� ( 'hrisld1urch. only, of cour:se, larger; and throu�h it runs the 'I'orrcns River. 'I'he weather there is lovely, 11nd quite late in the year thcs people of that city have bcnutifnl {!rnpcR �rowing over tlwir frnccs. While in Australia we ckcidc<l that we must sec Sydney, and so proposed to go there by boat instead of by train, thus enabling us to get the best Yicw of the harbour. Accordingly we set sail Crom Melbourne, 11r1d, after about two days on the sea, first sighted ydney heads at about six o'clock in the morning. For four hours we sailed up the coast and into the harbour, and we realised that the numerous tales which had been told ns about that wonderful harbour had not been one bit cxagg,erated. On eithrr side of ns, hills covered with hrautiful bush rose out ol' the water, and, at the end. the tall builclings of Sydney met our eyes. Once in that city we realised that all the bustle and traffic of Melbourne was doubled in Sydney. The streets were much narrower and more busy, and in most of the main street.'> there was one-way 1 raffic. Sydney has mimy fine buildings, and also many beautiful beaches. While there we went out to the Blue ]\fountains, and were greatly impressed by the beauty and the magnificence of them. Vast areas covcrecl in bush, with a soft hluc haze stc;iling over them, and w<1tcrfalls here and there, met 011r gHzr. \Ve also went up the Parrnmatta and Ilawkes hury Hivns, the former being rather rlull 11nd nnintercsting, while the latter was one or the most beautiful sights in Anstralia. lt wus 11 IJenutiful <lay, and the hills. which were <'OYe:-ed with bush, nnd whirh roise strai�ht up out of the water. looked lovely in t.hc 1rnmmer sunshine. Quaint liUle villa�es were dotted about here and there in the bush, l,!'ivinl! it a picturesque :q,pcurnnce. Very reluct.1ntly, on New Year's Eve, we left Sydney for W1•llin�to11, and after a beautiful voyage across, duly

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arriv d in that town. w Z aland seemed very quiet after Australia. but w f •It that it was lovely to be ba k again in our o,,n country. .\tADOE ROBBI Rnta House.

AN EARLY MORNING RAMBLE. On· morn in" c1uit early, about fh • o'clock my broth r and I w •nt out to I b � paddock· to hunt for mushrooms. \V walked on and on ov r the dewy "rass for quite a dis tance without findinl,! any or havin"' any hope of finding any; so we decid d to "'O for a ramble in th · wood nearby, and s e what tit re wa · to b found th r . ,v scrambl d aronnd pickin•" up pi ·cs oe grass, mosses and p ,bbles until it wa nearly time to go back home, but uncon. ciously w had wand red far into the wood and lost our way, and th only thing to do was to find some means of gettin" out. Luckily m) broth r had a d, r-stalkin"' knife with him, sow nrnm1" d to •11t out waJ for some yards. when gr atly to our surpris , w • saw som' ro ks n ar to us. I was a peculiar thing that w had 11 ,,·er Sl' •11 them b fore. 'l'hinking that th r might L · som way of ge ting out the oth r sid, of th rocks, w • b gan to walk about th m, then udd nly I saw my broth r disapp ur and "'Ointr forward l felt my f t . lippin"'. I tri d to stop my. elf, but it was of no u e. I fell ri•-•ht clown a pit and land •d on top of my brother, who wa calmly rubbin;.r his brni. s. J•or u f w monwnts w snt tlu•rc lo king- ut each oth r, and "onderi ng wh re w \\ <'r •. At lost I said "David, wh re ar w " "I don't know· what about t1·yin•• to find out, 'o off \\' set to g-o throw•h what look •tl like a cav or a pa ·i:;1-1g leading- to on . W ,,. nt on and on for some time. th n f sai] 'It's a :,!00 I thing- that it �O'S strairrht ba k ag-Hi11. nd of t h passag- th r w re some st p .. udd nly a,·id call l out, "\\ hat's this " l look d an 1 . aw that th<' 'this' wa: u. box rourrhly h w('d out of wood. "T wonder what it •an b , " said David. We tri d with mirrht and main to undo the lock. but onr fforts w r fruitles ·.

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wh r these D1wiJ. don't y u think w ha l b tt r s :tp·rroto,for ,,· hav ytlof!thom ." ' All right.' We followed up th steps, then David f It the wall about a gl am of )j,-rht. "Look," he hi· had hake th n h of wo d up, 1 · may I t u. out said, ' h lp m lif this into the O(> n arrain.' ,v • both het1,· •d, and. to our surpris found ourselves in our own kit h II au I .,·011 1111 i1111wi11 0111· 'OOk · Surpris when sh saw u.-. h • dropp •d t h · bnsin of was bC'atinrr on I op of our h •,His. "W II, w II, my d ·ar ehil lr<-11. wh r • '11Y • y r a-b en, all this Ion"' mornin'. J really tho11;.tht y'r w •r • 11 v r "'Oin' to come baek in t irn • for yer br<·akfasr. ow run along and tell ycr ma that y r ba ·k.' \Ve ran alon� flf'ld told our moth r wher we had be n, and about th • wooden box wp ha 1 foun 1 and how th passa"'c led from th hou. . Moth r was quit surprised wh n she heard of the pas ug , and promptly told fath r. 'l'h box w found contain cl many valuable . 'l'he pa sage had probably b n cut v ral hundr cl years ll"•O, wb n old Jam · oekn st a gr at s a •aptain, own •cl our house, in the smugglfog days. " o that was an a rly morn in,-, ramble, wa n 't it, ' I aid to David lat r in th lay, wh n we were by our Ives. FRA CE Mc Rata J louse.

THE BUTTERFLY. On

day. \\"hilst pa. sini by a tr ' I saw a maid n r sti1w on a bourrh. 'aid I to h r, ' ·om play with m . " h hrngh d an l. aid.' \noth r tim , not now."

r ,xt day I saw h r n a h If. 'h spr ad h r dainty wing. and fl •w up hi 17 h. all d me f oli.-h littJ, If For trying- to cat h a dainty butt rfly. MARJ RrE mw1 Konini Ilous

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THE ELFMAN. I m t a littl elfman, 11 \\ ore a suit of gr I.I · had a pair of red sho Th sweete. t •v r a keel him what his name was; He ·aid I could not <>ue ·s. I thou•.,.ht and said " b ibblckins," He an wered ''Ye ; oh yes.'' He ask d me what my name was, I an wered "Mary Jane." He said I bad a v ry Fascinatin" name.

BARBARA McKILLOP,

9 y ars, Rata House.

SPRING SONG. I lov my �ard n moist in pring, l<'or th n God tou h s v rything And mak s th trc s hur ·t into bloom !\Inking th lawn a lov ly room. With walls of brown And ceiling pink You'd love my gardC'n too, I think. MERLE PARRY, Kowhai House.

THE THOUGHTS OF AN OLD HORSE. B ·id 1h old gre n w epin ·• willow, Wh •re the lazy dai ie. grow And th ·ilv r ·trcaml t rippl s lands the old hors' am lo. Day by day h wand •rs lowly By th str aml t' g ntle flow, Pond 'ring not on lif around him, Dreaming of the long ago.

RT. �r ARGA I t:'l'.

Dr amin" till of co ·y 1;t11ulc1;, Food in pi nty of th be t, Tender hands an<l conxi,w voi s. Happ_,·cx r·is•11ndr t. Dreamin!,! of his long-lost glory \\ h 11 a ·olt h • fri.-k d and play •d Dr aming- how he d •arry many vrr fen c-s, lrnsh, and !,!lade. Hearing- s1ill the hounds' I ud baying, II nring- still th • horn s shrill blullt, Ha ·ing, r11 ·in!,!, v r onward, F'ast l'r, fast •r I h1111 lh<' fast. But, alas! lif•'s dimly fadi11g-; \ ,ry soon h II dr •am no more; { 'nm lo ii-; . lowly r•oing \Vh rC' his ma I . ha vc gon • be for I h • old gr •11 w pin" ,, ill ow \_nd 1 h • •ast wind, •old and keen, \ ill no mor · d ar old am 'lo �tanding- by the rippling- stream. '0011

J• or th p a ·c of · D •;:ith will b •ar him Wl1 r for month.- and months h 's lon,,ed 'l'u th •rounds of Happy lluntin° In t h<' far-off Orea Beyond . . MA D ALD, J onini House.

AUTUMN. Autumn is h re for thre s asons have pass d, And th fruit wbi h was low• d for bas rip ned at last. 'J'h prin" flo, crs have died and with red away Bnt Autumn . sw t flow r: ar !:itill lookin" cray. 'l'h I ave· hav turned pretty r•ol<lens and browns, And the she •p are donning th ir wint •r gowns. BETTY HEASLEY, ¥atipo Rous

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GIFTS. IC you ha1· a little toy Tntiling on a chain, Oivc it lo a littl child Who limps about tbo Ian•. If you ha v • a pretty doll afclJ stor d away, ive it to the little 0 irl Wbo lie.· in bed all day. If you 11,iv·• a little flower In a larg • tlower pot, Uiv it lo a littl • child Who Ii •s sick i11 h r cot. *

ENA PRICE, Rimu fious

THE HAUNTED HOUSE. I I 11111ted I lou, , :;lands on a hill, l11 1111• midst of a d olate wood. 11 11111• upproa ·he.·, for no one can ,, l'or ,v •ar .. alone it has stood.

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Blt;'l'TY 1'fPPING,

Rata House.

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IN MEMORIAM.

sad ·ho k to u all to h ar of the death •ming, aus d by b ap izin° of a motoron. Althoug-h l'hyllis had only b n at t. or two years, thorouc:rhly art i ol, and wa� ry enthu ia tic, ly was needed. • 01 riou'ly, and in Inv rear•I-! s nsi or a gill 11nd at the in in ste 1. pack ol' Brow · TT r d ath wa ad blow nd ori. and to lh m fl' r our hy. .

GEORGE FROST.

It d r grct that w i\lr. 0 Fr uilt t 191:.l. o ac ma him a of ti h work. lle had n d itt firs · i at gh al" ay. on his kindly .- ni . xt •n l ur sympath. t r and son in th ·ir sorrow.

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