1931 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

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OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL, 1931. Fay Cowper (Head) Dorothy Gerard Ruth Lush Eileen Bradshaw Margaret Webley Nancy Brown Yvette Rigg

Pr,fect,

Dorothy Green Isobel Wright . . { Bernice Smith Loma Best Audrey Sedgley

Committee

Hous• Prefect . . House Orderlies

Ruth Lush Audrey Sedgley Marjorie Talbot Nancy Brown Kata Uru "Konini" . .

E. Bradshaw (Deputy : B. Smith) "Kowhai".. D. Gerard "Matipo" N. Brown D. Green "Rata" F. Cowper "Rimu"

House Captains

F rm Orderlies : F rm Va. Form Vb. Form IVa. F rm IVb. I· orm I II. Orm JI. 01111 I,

TERM I. K. McNamara M. Corrick

D. Sedgley M. Smail L. Anderson { M. Smail M. Little C. Robinson N. ulhri M. P lrnum

TERM II.

TERM Ill.

Collett N. Frater 0. Ritchie K. Uru J. Dalglish J. Freeman N. Chamberlain V. Bullen D. Pairman Stow { H. Sargent D. Hervey C. Robinson Best { F. Purdie J. Collier D. Harcourt B. Stacey { { P. Tipping J. Anderson

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Fay Cowper (Netball Captain) D rothy G rard (Tennis Captain) { I ob I Wri ht (Cricket Captain) or thy Gr n (Hock y Captain) Ruth Lu h (Secretary)

Editorial Commltt,,

Fay Cowp r Dorothy Gerard { Ruth Lush Nancy Brown Yvette Rigg ll

SCHOOL ROLL, 193 1. Brown, Nancy (Matipo) owpor, Fay (Rimu) orard, Dorothy (Kowhai)

FOB.JI VI. Lueh, Ruth Ko" hnl) Rigg v,, U ( lllnrn

Best, Lorna (Rata) Bradshaw, Eileen (Konini) (left Term II.) ollett, Joyce ( Bimu) l+'mter, Nancy (Kowhai) reen, Dorothy (Rata)

FOB.JI Va. Me ama.ra, Dorothy (Kowhal edgley, Audrey (Matipo) mith, Berni e (Konini) Talbot, Marjorie (Matipo) Webley, .fargaret (Kowhai Wright, Isobel (Rimu)

Anderson, Lola (Konini) Andrews, Betty (Konini) Bradshaw, Lois (Konini) alson, Ruth (Rata) hartere, Dora (Kowhai) orriek, Merlo ( Konini) Davis, Wavoney (Rata) Olnsson, Owen (Kowhai) Rntherloy, Betty (Matipo) Hervey, Helen (Matipo) Holm B, Stephanie (Konini Larr mb, Betty (ltonini)

FORM Vb. Lush, forgnret (Kowhai) urse, Bertha (Rimu) Pannell, onstance (Matipo) Ritchie, Ola (Rata) Rogers, ancy (Rata) Row, Joy (Konini) Rutherford, Diana (BaLa) , mith, Joan (Rata) Talbot, Gwynneth (Kowhai) ru, KntR ( fotipo) VRlo, atalio (Rata) Wills, Dorothy (Mn.tipo)

Bu honan, Ali,011 (Kowhal) nm ron, holla (Kowhlli) hapman Ruth (Koninl) ox, Rolen (Kowhai) rosby, Joeeio (Rata) algloieh, Jean (Kowhai) Foeter, Oona (Rimu) Freeman, Jo olyn (Kowhai) Prooman, Norah (Kowhal) Oale, Jocelyn (Matipo)

FOB.JI IVa. Johnntouo, Peggy (Rata) Jon s, Olivo (Rata) Lnrcornb, Kathleen (Matipo) �foDonald, Hope (Konini) M Killop, Barbara (Rata) Norrie, Mary (Rimu) Perkins, Dorothy (Konini) Rigg, France (Konini) edgley, Daphne (Rimu) tacey, Thelma (Rimu)

Armetrong, Betty (Bata) Bankier, Molly (Matipo) Bedford, Joan (Konini) Blackmore, Zoe (Konini) Brown, Catherine (Konini) Buchanan, Barbara (Matipo) Bullen, Vacher (Rimu) hamberlain, Nora (Rimu) larkson, Katherine (Ratn) ox, Stanley (Kowhai) Dodd, Laurie (Rimu) �'rizzell, Jean (Konini) Hopkins, Nola (Kowbai)

FOUIIVb. Hutton, Roee (Rlmu) Langley, Olivo (Matipo) Liddow, Margaret (Rata) }lcDougnll, Ngarita (Kowhni) Nurse, Margaret (Rimu) Powell, Irie (Konini) Priest, Grace (Konini) Quartley, Margaret (Rimu) Rose, Freda (Kowhai) . mail, Margaret (Konini) tacey, ylvia (Rlmu) Whittaker, Sybll (Konini) Williameon Joan (Matlpo)

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Anderson, I,,esley (Konini) Brooks, Maisie (Rata) Bryce, Rona (Kowbai) Flower, Beatrice (Kowbai) Hervey, Dorothy (Konini) l-Iewland, Mary (Rata) Jobus, Betty (Konini) hlcKillop, Alison (Ilata.) Pairman, Dorothy (Rata) Chamberlain, Nancy (Rimu) Crompton, Ailsa (Matipo) Grose, Dorothy (Rata) Hodder, Doreen (Matipo) Leo, Peace (Rimu) Moore, Enid (Kowhai) Smith, Patricia (Rata)

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Parry, Betty (Kowhai) Roso, Zena. (Kowhai) Sargent, Hilary (Rimu) Smail, Marian (Kowhai) Stow, Gladys (Rimu) Streeter, Eileen (Konini) Tolley, Mary (Konini) Wright, Holen (Matipo) FORM IIIb.

Stow, ?>farian (Rimu) Vale, Noelene (Ratn) Wanty, Betty (Konini) Waters, Janet (Konini) Welsford, Doreen (Kowhai) Wills, Janet (Matipo)

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Uost, Ngniro (Rl\ta) (;hrunbMlnln, ,fo1111 (Rimu) l•'ord, A11th1Jt\ (Mnllpo) OIIIIM, MtHl(tirll l (Mi1tl1>0) llolt110N, Nonllnu (Konlnl) l(o111plhor1111 1 Milin (Kowh11I)

Little, Mabel (Kowhai) Osborne, Ngoire (Matipo) l'urdio, Pny (Matipo) Uobinson, Chisno (f<owhai) !irnlth, Nora (Ratn) 'l'hornlon, liilnry (Rnta)

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Stacey, Juno (Rimu) Stow, Kitty (Rimu) Wanty, Rhondda (Konini) Williama, Juliet (Ra.ta) Woodward, JiJI (Rata) Wright, Adrienne (Matipo)

llull, UoUy (Rimu) Colllor, Jano (Matipo) ('umming, Eh•a (Matipo) Loo, Joan (Rata) McIntosh, Ailsa (Rimu) Price, Nancy (Matipo)

FORM Ia.

Guthrie, Noelino (Rimu) Rarcourt, Dorothy (Kowhai) Stacey, Beryl (Rimu)

Tipping, Patricia (Bata) Wilson, Jonn (Kowhai)

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Anderson, Jean (Konini) Hanafin, Mary (Rimu) �IcLcnn, Suz(rnno (Rimu)

Alison, Cy11thia Bennett, Ann Bullen, Jeanette Collier, Cecily

Pairman, Margaret (Matipo) Taylor, Mary (l\Iatipo) Watson, Yvonne (Koni.ui)

KINDERGARTEN.

Greenwood, Alison Hannafin, Kathleen Rich, 'Ruth

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Smail, Joan Wanty, Maxine Watson, Deniae

LITTLB BT. MA&OAll■T'B.

FOBM la. Armitage, All on (Rata) B11llin, Leeley (Matipo) Barbour, Ray (Matipo) owper, Annie (Rimn)

oel n (Hata.) WAI 11, IArl(U t (rt whal Wr nk , Bnrl)11ra (K nlnl)

FORM lb. Fenner, Molly (Kowhai) Johnston, Gloria (Rimu) Knubley, Betty (Rimu)

tringor, Y\lolt (Rata) Woods, Ruth (Konini)

KINDEBGABTEN. .\.dams, Ruth hapman, Janet Cowper, Peter Hale, Barbara Hale, Peter

Hockley, Warwick Hope, Gabrielle Jamie on, Paddy McGibbon, Patricia \ ard, D::t\lid

Ward, John Webb, Pamela \ ere, Peggy Wreaks, Pamela

EXOBANGES. Old Palace hoot, roydon, England; t. H·ilda 's, Dunedin; The Michelia1i, Melbourne; raighead Diocesan School Chronicle, Timaru; Rangi Runt· Christchm·ch Girls' High School; Christclmrch Boys' High chool; t. A.nd,·ew's College; Attekland Dio esan chool; t. Peter's, Adelaide; Te Kura ydney; A.,nberley House; St. Wellington; t. Gabriel' Matthew's Ma t rton; Chronicles, t. Pete,·'s, Adelaide; Columba ollege, Dun din; Ladie oUege olombo; The Cheltenhani Ladi ' CoUege England; Woodfol'd Ckronicl .

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�t. '1,argartt' s otnllrgt �agajint No. 24

1931

EDITORIAL. No. 24 of our chool Magazin corn to you a· tbe fir t •ffort f our career a a Dioc an chool. Th y ar ha been a busy one, and there are many new activiti s to b chronicled. Further, w have to include two year tbl tic port , a well as two year·' Old Girl ' ote , and o w found the pace w could allot to fie ion limited unless we increased the number of our page -and in the ·e bard time ven so privileg d a publication as a school magazine must be self-supporting.

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'l'he school responded fairly well to our demand for literar !forts, though ome Forms and some Hou es seem to hav b en too busy-with examination re, i ion we presume-to spare us an hour, and a few of our young poets adopted a rather hau •hty attitud toward ·ucb old-fashioned conven tion a rhym and m tr . W hop our n w featur the short ·tor -will iind favour and w thank all our contributors for their help: tho. who e fforts " were r luctantly compelled to reject a well a those whose work appears in these page .

We also wish to thank the Old Girls' As ociation for the keen interest it has sho,vn, and the very friendly help it has given u in all chool function and activitie throughout the year. In closing we should like to end our Christmas wishes to the Sisters, ,vho are always in our thoughts, and who, ,ve hope, will, when they read these pages, feel that we have tried and mean to go on trying-to keep up the old spirit and traditions of the school, and make it year by year a greater credit to its founders.

FOREWORD. l should not likt• thiH lt,l!JI Mu 11�.i11t· to o out, 1 11ho11t 111y making 1rn att mpt to •. pn·11 th1• f.(1"11li111d1• I l'c•t·I l, th .'P wh hav I ft th ht'rilnJ.t • into I hic-11 I 1111 1· t•nlc•red, For th frirmlli11 11s 1111cl loy11l1. of' 11,c- 11111·t 1 11I., th In.ff, and th girl , I' r tlH· 011110 phc•rc• t I' r( 1 v1•1·1 1 11 ·P in Di11inity lass s oud in I ru rr I' r th i11 pil'l1tio,1 I' lh · lrn liti nol cho I II r11i •is, 1111d f r the spirit i11 flip :-i ·h ol I' willin ,n 'S for llll the.<' thing. I 11111 cl• ply •rut •ful t to serv hul' h who f u11d •d our · •h I. isters of lh My earne t wish is thot tli ·e tradition muy ' t·o, tronger and may b hand d clown faithfully t su ceeding generation. '. G. Young.

SCHOOL DIARY, 1931. Term I. Feb. 5th- ommenc ment of term. We welcomed Mrs. Young, our new Head Ii tre ; {is atchell our new House Mistre ; and Mi A pinall th new Matron. Feb. 10-Th following girls were made prefects :-D. erard, R Lush E. Brocl. hnw 1\f. W blcy. t the sam tim Y. Rigg . Brown, D. r n, I. Wright, und B. mith w r made commi l •iris. Ii'. owprr wos mod H ad Pr f t. Feb. 13th-W • w r 11i it d h. Mi •fi I rgon, 1 ho hrought us news of ist r, i11ifr d. March 4th-T nnis mat ·h oguinst •I "KY· W n by I rgy. March l0th-W wt J r vi11it d hy the l-fo1ho11 r :fcolun sin. March llth-T nni milt h lll{11i11 t Rt1111'. \ 011 by th girls. March 26th-Two hildr n from th 1•11rtliq1111I r nr a, who were staying in hrist hur h, um to HChool. April 3rd-Good Fridny. 'l'h( whol1 1 1-h•hool •wPd f r 'I. Saviour's Orphanage. April Sth-Crick mat h ng11i1111t 1Nlhur. . nfortnnnt ly the match was stopp d by rain. April 9th- etball practi • •s stnrted. April 16th-The Old irl Allfl ·iutiou h• Id II bridg evening, in aid of the Open-air '111 R-ro 11111 l•'1111d t which they invited the prefects an I • mmitt -Kirl11. April 17th-The School was nt rtuin<' l hy 1111 Indian con juror. The new open-air class-roomR w r II d for I b first time.

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April 18th-A second cricket match was played against 'I dbury. Thi time the weath r was fine, and we managed to win by a mall margin. April 25th- everal of the eniot· n-irl attended the Toe H. ·ervice in the Cathedral. April 29th-Netball matches began. May 5th-Our drill display was held in the eladonian Hall. fay Stb-Last day of t rm. House Cup won by Konini. Iiss Saxton, who had been our cience Ii res for eight .veare, left us to go to England to be married.

Term II. June 2nd-School re-opened. '\ elcomed Mis Hunter who came to take np Miss axton 's duties. We returned to School wearing the new winter pull-overs. June 12th-Fir t meeting of chool clubs were held. June 20th-The Prefects and ommittee-girl , helped by liss Hoy and 1:iss Alloway, gave a dance to which they invited the s nior boys of hrist 's College. Owing to a serious illnes , Eile n Brad haw, one of our Prefects was compelled to leave cbool. ,July 2nd-Many of the girls went to hear Levitski play. July 3rd-The girls played the staff in a netball match, which the staff won, 16-15. July 20th- . Brown and Y. Rigg were made prefects, while dgl y w re made ommittee-girls. L. Best and A. July 21st-Th chool w nt to Mr. and Mrs. Allan Wilkie's hak spearean r cital. Augu. t 12th-The finals of the A sociation netball matche' were played. Our A. team won the A. grade final by defeating Sacred Heart Convent by 20-18. Augu t 15th-We played Amberley College in our first hockey match, and were beaten by 4 goals to 2. August 18th-The present girls defeated the Old Girls in a netball match. August 20th-We held our annual Bazaar. August 2lst-Last day of term. The House netball final were played Kowhai House winning both Senior and Junior. The House cup was also won by Kowhai. Miss Harris, mistress of Form III. left us to become sole mistress of tbe Aparima school. ..

Term m. ept. 15th- chool opened. Sept. 27th-A confirmation service was held at St. Luke's Church. Those of our girls confirmed were-I. Wright, B. Nurse M. urse, K. Clarkson L. Bradshaw, B. Buchanan,

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M. mail, K. Larcomb, N. l\'lcDougall J. nll(li h, U. l'rit'iil, R hapman, B. argent, J. Gale, J. Wat •rs, D. l 1!·1·v1•y, 'I. tacey, D. Rutherford, 1. Norri . October 4th-Th prefects and committ c- •irh1 wrnt to u lebration of Holy ommunion at the chool hapel. October 16th-'I he nior and Junior Dramati • lubR I r • ented two play which were great!) enjoyed by the rN1t of" the chool. October 21 t- cvcral members of the ynod made an insp c tion of the School, and everal of them were even induced to join in the folk dancing. October 23rd-Tbe annual ports were held at the bow Grounds. ovember 1 t-1'he Primary chool attended a service at the athedral, in connection with the Jubilee celebrations. Arch bishop Julius preached the sermon. ovember 6th-Inter- chool sport were held for the first time. t. Margar t 's College won the enior hampionship and came fir t equal in the Junio1·. . ovembcr th-The pper cbool attended a nice similar to that of ovember 1st. The preacher was rchdeacon fonaghan. ovembcr llth-Armisticc Day. The chool had two minute ilenc at 11 a.m. A t nnis match t. Margaret's and t. Andrews v. Boys' and Girls' Ili h •hools was won by the Hi h chools. 1ovember 23rd- holar hip andiclates from flu, hurch Primary boot arriv d f r xominati n .

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Mi:· Pur hus mist re. Ii ()f' I• orm 1., I ft us to train )n Melbourn for mi. flionary work. The• b , I wish , or th who! chool go with h r.

BXAl'ttlNATION RESULTS 1930. Higher Leaving Oertiftcates-Dor n Byrne, ylvia Smith. Matriculation- an y Brown, Fay owper, Dorothy Gerard, Ruth Lu h, Mad lin Pyn Yvette Rigg, Joan Roll Gwen Skjellerup. Proftciency-Jessi rosby, Jocelyn Gale, Kathleen Lar omb, Barbara McKillop Dorothy Perkins.

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\ are hoping to inaugurnte n xt year our fir t pper ixth. Nancy Bro'i\·11 will be preparin for the Univer ity rard will be doing cholarship • xamination and Dorothy advanc d work with lt r in preparation for a language degree our e at anterbury olleg . ood luck to both the e pioneer !

ANNUAL SPORTS, 1930. The annual porff! wrr hrld nt, thp Hi nrto11 rac cours n D c mb r llth. 'l'h<• lwn11tif"11I w nth1•r h l1wd t mak it o. t the 1•011 lusion frf!. \\ cst-Wnt. n pr s nt d •reat sue th cups and priz •s.

Senior Ohamplonfthlp �. owp r, 20 point . ll1111n r-up-D. rnrd lO p11rt11. Junior OhamplonBhlp-M. orrl8, 15 point . Runn r-u1>-P. Johnstono and H. 11 rv y, 10 point� ( qnol). Under 13 Ohamplonsht U. urg nt, 8 poiuts; D. Hervey, 7 point . Under 11 Champlonshtp-E. ummings, 8 points; N. Price, 6 points. Under 9 Champion.ship- . uthrio, 11 points; A. Wright, 5 points.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. 100 Yards-F. owp r 1, D. (I rnrd 2, I. Ru h rford 3. Tim , 12! 220 Yards-F. owper 1, ,J. Gebbie 2, D. Gerard 3. Time, 29 so . (re ord). 440 Yards-F. owpor l, D. Gerard 2, S. Holmes 3. Time, 69t soc. Hlgh Jump-I. Wright 1, J. Gebbie 2. Height, 4 ft. 5 in. Long Jump-F. owp r l, M. Rutherford 2, J. Gebbie 3. Length, 15 ft. 1 in. (a re ord). 120 Yards Hurdles-F. O\\l)er 1, D. Gorard 2, I. Wright 3. Ti.me, 19 80 • JUNIOR OHAMPIONSHIP. 100 Yards-P. Johnstone 1, M. Norris 2, R. Chapman 3. Time, 13 sec. 220 Yards-P. Johnstone 1, M. Norris 2, B. urse 3. Time, 31 eec. (n record). 440 Yard11-M. orris 1, l\f. urse 2, R. Chapman l'I. Time 71! aee. (a record).

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120 Yards Hurdle11-ll. IICII\ Cl,\ I, \I � oirl" II, II lllu, i,1111i11 :,. 20 sec. High Jump-O. Nu1n1• I, I). Mol'l'nl ll, II l'l11q11111111 111111 M Norri" :1. Height, t ft. 2! In. Lon1 Jump-II. 11('1\t' l)' I, ll. Moff111 ll, I,. l1t111l•hhll a. 1,uu�th, 13 tt. 14 In. UNDER IS EVENT8, LOWER IOIIOOL. 100 Yarde-0. llorvo .v l, M. Mooni :.:, n. l'erry :1. '11' 111", 13i �oe, a record. High Jump-M. Stowe uud II. f'lurgont I. llolght, a rt. 11 111., 11 rorord. Long Jump-A. Buch11111111 l, H. 811rgont 2. l.ongth, 12 ft. 5 in. UNDER 11 EVENTS. Sack Bace-E. Cummings 1, J. Chamberlain and M. Tolley 2. 50 Yards-£. Cummings 1, N. Price and J. Chamberlain (equal) 2. BW1ll7 Jump-N. Price 1, N. Harria 2, T. Purdie 3. Bean Bag Matching, under 9-N. Guthrie 1 1 A. Wright 2. 60 Yarde, under 9-N. Guthrie I, A. Wright 2, A. Cowper and R. Wanty 3. Obstacle Bace, under 9-R. Wauty 1, N. Guthrie 2, M. Harris 3. Bunny Jump, 7 ye&r&-B. Stacey 1, L. Ballin 2, J. Chapman 3. SO Yards, 7 yean-L. Ballin 1, B. Stacey and J. Anderson 3. 30 Yarde, 6 and 6 yean-P. Jameson 1, T. Cowper 2, D. Ward 3. BW1ll7 Jump, 6 and 6 ye&r&-B. Hale 1, M. Wanty 2, D. Ward 3. Colour Matching, 5 and 6 yea.n-8. McLean 1, J. McGibbon 2, P. Jameson 3. OPEN NON-OILUIPIONSBIP EVENTS. Bop, Step and Jump-F. Cowper and J. Gebbie (equal), D. Gerard 3. 31 ft. Tbree-leg1ecl-8. Ho lme, aud B. Andrewa l, I. Wright and M. Ruther• ford 2, P. Brooks and D. Sedgeley 3. ISedan Ohalr-8. Holmes and B. Androw11 I, D. Sedgley and E. Price 2, J. Bow and E. Crosby 3. Bicycle Sltlttle-0. OlaMon 1, J. Froomnn ll, L,. Ondloy 3. Obatacle-0. Glasson l, O. 8kjellorn1) !l, M. R11thortord 3. B&ll and Plate, under 16-11. llorvoy I, II. Wrlaht ::?, A. B11ehlln11n 3. Sack Bace, under H--M. Stow I, A. l\l�Klllor ::?, M. NnrftO 3. Three-legged, under 1'-H. Snrg11nt 1111d 0. llonry I , M. FHowo and D. Welsford 2, H. Wright and B. John, :l. Ball and Plate, under 12--N. Prico I, A. CromJ)ton :l, A. Arn1ltnao 3. School Bandlcap-V. Vale l. Little Vlaltora--David Matlion. Mothers' Bace-Mre. Wanty. Fathers' B.ac&-Mr. Cowper. Old Girls' Bace-M. Templeman. HoWJe Relay, 8enlor-Konini I, Kowh11I :J, Rhnu :I House Relay, Junlor-Rata J, Rim11 nnd Kowhal 1l (111111111). Open Non-Ohamp lon-J. Gebbie 11nd P. Cowpor.

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OUR ORPHAN. We ,, ere , ery Ol'l'Y o h ar from th iste1· that atherine rhom, our orphan, had pas ed away. A the chool wa ver keen to upport another child. i\lr . Young wrote to the ister, a king them if th y would n l u the nam of our new charge. ister not only nt u h 1· name-Kathleen olbv-but al o a photograph, which we wer very plea cd to hav as we now know what Kathleen is lik . During the fir t t rm we had a tenni ournam nt, and with cbool i dres ing. tb proceeds w bought her a doll, which th Also a cheque wa sent o the i ter a king them to buy ber a Christmas pr sent, as the doll will not be there in time for hi festival, but all th am we wi h h r a Merry Christmas.

THE BAZAAB. n n rlnin Thursday morning last term, Augu t 23rd to be xocl, t·h icll pnR.q r•by who aught glimpses of mysterious oll g , must have felt certain hllpp 11ing-s o.t t. Mnrgar t'. va u f lin s f urio ity arising within him. There was a • ntinuon tr am f cars ,girls bustled to and fro. People nrriv d bringing many parcels of various hape and sizes ak s, flower , sweets, meat pies, jam, ice cream and last but not least, a real live donkey ! This was the long-expected day of our bazaar. We were all d termined to make it a great uccess this year in spite of the financial depression, and I think I can justly say our hope \vere fulfilled beyond all xp ctations. The School this mornin wa in tb process of a wonderful transformation. The kind rgar n room wa occupied by Matipo House in charg of th work- tall and R,imu House in rext door in Form II, room Kowbai charge of the flower . and Rata held way with the produce and weet stalls respec tively. Still further on, in Form I., Konini with cakes and urprise packets, and Little t. Margaret' with bran-tubs and ice cream reigned uprem . The Drill Hall wa transformed into several side-sbo" , om in charge of {i King, and one in charge of the Old Tirls. who also bad a bran-tub. Tbe bazaar was officially opened by M.iss Juliu , and we were all very pleased t ee the Archbishop who made a speech,

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accompanied by many howlings and oth r canine appreciations p ial f atur s of th afternoon were from the background. mp titi ns. Th <l nk y who, behavin the dog and d II hims If a all d nk ys h uld had hi hor of th fe tivities. The tiny childr n w r I lightrd with their rid s. In th , ning n 1-il1ort nt rtainm nt was h Id in the drillhall. th it m. n lh progrumrn w r A Fr n h plu. riv n by I n.; n ,i lin olo, by Lesli tncl r ·on; two songs by th sin ing •Ins. ; nnd th II on exhibition f f n •ing, gi,· n by th hrist •hurch words lub. 110v lty upper was pro id d by th Old iris, aft •r which we all w nt to our v ral homes tired, but pi as d with our Rpl ndid effort. BA.ZAAR AOOOUNT. Beceiptl. EQenditure. £ s. d. £ e. d. 1931, Aug. By ProceedsTo Advertising ''Preas'' " Matipo" Work Stall 16 0 l0i and "Sun" .. .. 1 0 2 ,. Ice ream I O 2 "Rimu" Flower toll 10 2 6 "Kowhai" Produce Stull 9 3 llj "Rota" Sweets Stall 10 7 4 Ba lane .. 92 7 7 '' Konini'' Cakes Stall 18 4 5½ L.8.M. Bran Tub .. 2 11 0 L.S.M. Ice Cream .. 2 0 0i Afternoon Teas .. 6 7 0 chool Side Shows .. 3 10 9 Door Money .. .. ,7 10 4 Old Girls' A n. Stall 8 9 6 0

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TENNIS NOTES. The standat·d of tennis this year has been on the whole, lower than that of last year. The chief fault has been slow ness in moving abou the court, with the result that girls a1· too often caught out of position. et play, throughout the team has also been weak, due to the fact that girls do not practise enough in this department.

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OLL£0E MAOAZINI.':

Last y ar t nni colour.' " r nwat·d cl to Madeline Pyne 11nd Dorothy Gerard. On J:arch 4th a mat h was I luy cl against th clergy in which, to our orrow, we \\' 1· d [ al d. In the Wilding Park 'fournom nt thi , 01.· w wer not \'ery successful Helen lJ rv y wh wa rnnn r-up •in the Junior ingles being th onl) 011 ot: ur n11mb r t ,. a h tb final . Term Ill.-1'h £ II owing ur t h r ult ot match s played this term:A. Team. v. Rangi-Ruru-Lost. v. Girls High eh ol-Orawn. v. Rangi-Ruru�Lost. v. Girls' High chool-Woo. v. Raogi-Ruru-Lost. v. Avonside-Won.

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ORIOKET NOTES. This is our first y or or ri ·k t 1111 I II y t w do not con sider ourselves abl to join in big 11ml h s. Tlow v r, we have had one or two fri ndly mat •h s \ ith M dbury. Our first attempt was agains th b y. 11nd<•r 11 y nr , ond we man aged to defeat them b) o, v ry nrnll margin; our second attempt was against th boy un<kr 1 . 'l'his tim we ,v 1·e not successful, and uff r d II omplt•f d<'rf'at. At the beginning o{ th y ur 1111 our uprmrntu was l nt to us, but now we are th proud p s fi, or1:, or ntir ly n w ·gear, and with it and plenty of practicr wr h pr to b om first cla s cricketers. We are very grateful to Mr. Re s fol' oming and coaching us. With his help we feel ourselves bett r obl to face Med bury, and hope to challenge them again befor the end of the term.

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COLLEGE MAOAZlNE

NETBALL. The form of competition in the ociation matches was changed thi year, and in tead of playing competition games from the beginning of the eason we played friendly game for th fir t half, and then had a knock-out tournament th final matcbe in all th grade being played on t. Mary's ollege court on 12th August. In the A. grad we had four friendly matche , and in the knock-out tournament thre match . fter a very exciting .-1 ruggl in th final w acr d Heart.

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ROCKEY NOTES. Last term we started ho k y ugain th fhst time w had played for ev ral year , and th girls w r very nthu iastic. We did not enter for th comp titions thi y ar, but we hope played two to be able to put n team in n xt y ar. matches, howev r on against mb rl y IIous on Augu t 16th, and, ad to relat , w b at n 2; th other again t the taff and pr f t. n Au u. 2 th bu th i one we won, 3-1. We wi ·h t thank Mrs. Youn , fiss IGng, Miss Hoy, and fiss Daw f r th k n inter ·t th y took in the hockey, and for giving up o much of th ir tim that they might coach us. We hope, how ver, that hockey will not d tract from ou1· netball ability, a. we wi b to keep up the same performance next year as this year.

THE ANNUAL SPORTS, 1931. p rb1 w re h<'ld on th Addin�ton hownth r was fu.vournble nnd oil g th r th grounds. day was very pi o ant, nnd th Rp rlR w r. n marked succe s. At the conclusion Miss ,Jnn t "lorry rr<' nt ii th priz s. The results ,v r :OHAMPIONBHIP EVENTS (Open). n :i. 440 Yards-F. Cowper 1, D. 0 rard 2 I . 220 Yards-F. Cowper 1, D. G rnrd 2, D. Oro n :'I. R ord, 28t IJO • 100 Yards-D. Gerard 1, F. owp r 2, D. Or n :1. High Jump-F. Cowper l, D. reon nnd I. Wright 2. Long Jump-B. Andrews 1, D. Gerard 2, D. Oreon 3. 120 Yarda Hurdln-F. Cowper J, D. Green 2 B. Andrews a.

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ST. llAROARET 18 COLLEGE ltAOAZINE 014 Olrla-I. Bat.ea 1. Little Vllitors--V. Vale 1. Kothen' B&ee-Mra. Wanty 1. Fathen' Bae&-Mr. Jameeon I. House Belay, Senior-Rimu J, Konini 2, l{owhoi 3. House Belay, Juni.or-Kowhni l, Konini Rato 3. Senior Champlon-E'. owp r, 23 point . Junior Champion- L rri , 23 point . Under 13 Champion-£. Moore, point8. Under 11 Champion- . nm ron- mit.11, 6 polnls. Under 9 Ohampion-8. ta y, points. Open Non-champlon-R. hnpman, 5 poinl. Senior Bouae OQJ>-Rimu, 47 points. Junior Bouae Oup-Rimu, 08 pointa. w,

THE PREFECTS' DAN OE. Round about 7.30 p.m. on aturday, June 20th wany of la t year's t. fargaret 's girls and the present fifth and sixth formers wer to be seen flocking to tb dan arrang d by the Prefects to ,vbich th y invited the nior boy of hri t 's ollege. The hall which wa u d for dan ing was gaily decorated with palms and hin lant rnR; th flr. t and cond form cla s-rooms being us d f r Ritti11g-011t rooms. The arrangements fo1· supper whi h wa set o'ut n table in the Art Room and an upstnirR lass-room wer in th hand of th committ e whi h 11. ist d f fi s Hoy and l\fi rarcl Ruth Lu h. ancy lloway Fay owp r, Dorothy Brown Yvette Rigg, and Eile n Bradshaw. t 11.30 "Auld Lang yn " and ' od 'nv th Kin were sun and everyone <lispers d ufl<'r II harpy veninrr p nt <lancin "' to th trains of Fritz . mour's rch . tra. To [r . Young w giv our h arti t thanks for allowiu n. to hold the dance, and to Miss Ho) and lfis. lloway for their untiring help with the arrangem nts.

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In the fir t term a , ery enjoyable evening wa pent by parent and friends at the drill di play. It wa held in the aledonian Hall, for th purpo e of raising funds for the pen-air cla room . The Kindergart n and Fir t Form began the pro(?ramme by performino- wo dances to which they ang. This item was followed by nior folk dancing enior and ju.nior drill di pla. and vaulting by th Honour Gym. and by the Junior ym. la . Team games also add d to the programme. The who! di play was performed without a hitch owing to lis King's splendid organization. B tw n the items the Old Girls old horn -made sweets which prov d a help to t·he funds.

TRAMPING CLUB NOTES. 'l'h i y ar Fay ow per ,, as l cted leader and Dorothy rard ecr tary · but it ha· been uch a bu y year that the 'l'ramping lub has be n rather idle. Th out tauding t1·amp wa that to karoa. durin th fir t w k of the May holiday . Rath r a ata troph happ n d on tb fir t ni ht, for when tb tramp r arl'ived at th i n of the Pack Hors the hut wa air ad. occupied. How v r after a very uncomfortable ni,,ht, th tramper pushed forward to Akaroa, wh n they djspo d of th ir mon y in half pint . The stay at Akaroa "as v ry short-a dinn r. b d and breakfa t, then th home ward journey "a tak n. o oth r ambitious tramps were taken; w were extr m ly 01·ry not to hav been abl to take our u ual tramp to Otira on tb Kin 's birthday but uufor tnately bis birthday fell too soon after the beginnin,,. of th I rm. and mad thi. impo ible.

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THE EXCURSION TO MOUNT COOK. The Mount Cook Tow·ist Company very kindly made al'l'angements for school pa1·ties to the Hermitage during the September holidays this year. When a St. Margaret's College party was proposed we were not slow in responding, and accordingly Monday morning, September 7th, saw us arriving at the station, fully prepared to enjoy a five-days' excursion to the Hermitage. After an interesting but uneventful train journey, we changed at Timaru into the buses, and were soon off again. The bus trip was interesting on account of the mountain scenery, even if the great stretches of tussock land were rather drab and monotonous. The large lakes, too, Tekapo and Pukaki, were beautiful, although unfortunately, owing to the weather, there were no reflections showing, and the colour of the woter was not ns deep as usual. After six hours in the buses we arrived-tired but happy at the Hermit11ge in time £or a very welcome dinner. Most of us spent the evening in playing ping-pong, billiards, or cards, although a few of the girls went to bed ,soon after dinner. The next morning, much to our disappointment, w11s wet, so we amused ourselves as best we could all morning. In the afternoon, although it was still raining and hailing, we went for a long walk to the Mueller Glacier. Wo did not, of course, get a clear view of Mt. Cook and the s11rro11nding peaks, but ,ve had seen them already on the journey to the Hermitage, so we were not much disappointed. We did see the glacier face and the moraines. To reach the glacier we hnd to tramp through deep snow, and this made the walk difficult and very tiring, as every step we sank up to our ankles, aud occasionally up to our knees. The path led around the side of a rocky cliff

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and over two swing-bridges, witJ1 the river swirling under us. When we had seen the glucier at close quarters we returned to the Hermitngr, arriving home wet through and weary. When we bad changed 1111d laud hot baths, however, we were qttite fresh again, uud II ft �r di II nrr we had enough energy to spend the evening du11ci111,(. l ''hr rn•xt d11y wM1 bcautifuHy sunny, with not a cloud in tht• sl<y. \\ (• h11cl 11 wonderful view of Mt. Cook and the other mo11nt11in11. 'l'hnt <.lay we went to the Red Lakes, on Mt. Srhn11topol, and mucle our first attempts at ski-ing. We had to t·limh 111111 bleep and narrow track and cross a river, carrying 0111• Hlw1 over our shoulde1·s-a difficult task, but we managed it q11ilt' ll'Cll. When we reached the ski-ing ground we do1111<'d our skis and slid and tumbled and thoroughly enjoyed ounwl vcs. Mugs of tea (made in a tin over a fireplace in a tiny hut) nnd sandwiches, made a very appetising lunch. We spent the whole day ski-iug, and in spite of all our mishaps and tumbles, arrived home safe and very happy. On Thursday-also a very fine clay-we went to Husky Camp for the day. To reach the Camp we went seven miles in the buses over a very rough road, and then walked for one mile. There is a large ski-ing ground there, and so we l1acl more practice at this fascinating SJ)Ort. The guide and several others went forward to tbe Ball Hut on skis, but the S.l\'I.C_ party spent the day in ski-ing near the Camp. On the way home we stopped and climbed a sruall bill to see the Blue Lake. It was frozen o,·er, but even then it had a bluish tinge. That evening the chef was very kind to us. He made us some delicious trifles and jellies for our last dinner. He decorated the trifles with icing in our school colours, and with our hat badge in silver. The menu told us that we were having "Trifle a la St. i\Iargaret 's" for dinner. Needless to say the chef ,vas gh en three hearty cheers. Later in the evening some of us were shown over the kitchen, bakehouse, refrigerator, photography room, staff-room, 1md all the other back premises of the Hermitage-it was most interesting. Late that njght we went to our rooms to pack and spend om· last night at the Hermitage . 1

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Early next morning we were up having a last look around, and, after an early breakfast, we were all packed into the buses ready for the homeward journey. We gave three cheers for the Hermitage and Mt. Cook, and then we were off homeward bound. K. McNamara.

'I'. MA.ROARE'l' ' ' l,LEO£ MAOAZlNE

LIBRARY NOTES. f lh l,ilm1ry ' llltllitt hav been two-fold. 'rb · n1r is Hllcll. w1111ti11g i11 ur s I · d throughout nv · hr ·11 tryi1P tu fill i11 this y I vid nt gap.. trit•d to l11y lht· 1'01111d11li A w parate libra· t hr I 10w •r , '·ho I f'or111-1· r·i n . although at (' nld hnnlly lw 1·ln HNI p nt , we hop thot in thr 111•111· 1'11t11r1• th ·ir, h 'h'I'. wil wincr. bi ·uncl l111vr 11 to I r many ncldition to nr, or lihr ·, • it · m important to · s oks fo rnv how v r, u wi ol 'l'h ook of Kno,\n ntldi 11_1; n . l unoc u Fath 1· , " ' b st rton · ' · s of y ' by Art ' by William n; "The . ; "A1 ncliast,'' by had s Reade;'' M I and t n the Bay ' by D. K. r; "The by John Buch [nvisibl Man " by H. W II. · "Life' Handipap " b Rudyard Kipling. A a proof of our bop for a teady increase of fiction we have moved all th Hi tory and Geography reference books to another room thu leavin·g ampl space for any Addition w, may hoo e to mak in the next few ) e1u .

GLEANINGS. A tent in whi b lb l{ing (llrnr,' \ 11. and Franci I.) met. } ne tente dans laqu II I , fli . ( , r ncontre.ient. Combien durent v aeon· 111 How I n do your vacancies lastf His poor brother had to fcrd hi hildr n every night.-, 011 pauvre frere devait mon{JC'r s oir . ( Thi 11£onl tous I ounds like a variation of th. l{pi L af in 11 rimm . fair.,· tale.) Dans mon eniance mes par nt d m urai 111 la ampa n . ham7>agn habit. -In my childhood my par nt hMl th Liberte, Liberte cherie.-Lib rty, 0 Lib rty thou art expen• sive-Sometimes ! They put the horse in the stable whi h th y bought at th fair.

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C LLEOE MAOAZINF.

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BOARDERS' NOTES. Term I.

alete-P. Brook , M. Cotter, F. Dale, L. Hunter M. Lush ( nior), R. Montgomery, J. Roll, E. Rose H. Cox O Foster. F. Rose, and Rose became day girls. alvete-J. Bedford, M. Brooks, . Chamberlain I. Lush. T. Po,vell, G. Priest, J. Smith, R. Woods. This year marks a new era in the annals of 71 Pa.panui road. The Sisters have left us and we are very sorry indeed that it was necessary for them to leave ew Zealand. We were also very orry to lose iiss Evans, who always did her best to keep us presentable. However, in their stead we heartily welcome Misa Satchell and MiBI Aspinall, and we do hope they will be happy with us. This year we were especially pleased to show the butter 11 marked privilege-it now bas jam on board.

ST. MA.HOAJu,.·r 's OOLLEOt: MAOAZIN"E

During the first week Nancy Urown, Audrey Sedgley, Marjorie 'l'albot, and K. Urn were rnisecl to the starry hei·ghts of Orderlies, but in the second term Kala proved herself a meteor, and crashed into the ruuks of lbe day girls. Our Saturdays during the first term were very varied. We did our best to drown ourselves nt , umner·, New Brighton, Diamond Harbour, and Corsair Bay. We enjoyed ourselve immensely, prnving excellent life-suven,, and thought our selves worthy of the medallions to be. During the term the Orderlies were moc.:h bonomed by an invitation from l\Irs. Hendrie to Evensong in the Bishop Julius Hostel chapel, when the Archbisbop preacbed. We also stayed to a very cosy tea round the fire, after which the students showed us their domains; and we all decided that if ever we went to College we would stay at Bishop Julius Hostel. Term II. Valete-Z. Hudson. K. Uru, became a day girl. Salvete-B. Smith, C. Pannell, R. Hutton, H. Cox. This term we were visited by a four-legged boarder-a kitten who decided to take up his abode here Early in the term Mrs. West-Watson invited us to Bishops court, and told us of her travels in Palestine, showing ns many interesting photos and souvenirs; we left with consider ably enlightened minds. \Ve were very pleased that our beautiful front lawn caught the weather-god's eye and caused him to snowball it. The result was a carrot-eyed snowman and a good old snow fight. During the summer terms our visiting days were every third Saturday and the Sundays in between other than the Sunday following visiting Saturday. But in the winter term it was decided that we should have our Saturdays, but the Sunday afternoons only. However to counteract this we were allowed a week-end off in the middle of the term. Towards the end of the term we invited the Invincible Armada from the Girls' High School Hostel to invade our netball court. We scattered the Armada successfully. Twice this year, according to the usual custom, the Pre fects and Committee Girls from School were invited to our early chapel service, and afterwards to breakfast. We were very pleased to have the Bishop to take our service, and also to have him and Mrs. West-Watson for breakfast.

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At the end of the term Miss Satchell and Miss Aspinall sprang a surprise upon us in the form of an end of term celebration. We turned out every light in the house and played "Sardines," and were true to a tin of them, especially when Miss Satchell hid.

Tenn m Valete-Half way through the term, B. Smith became a day girl. Salvete-M. Tolley. This term we were welcomed by the chirps of Ur. Dick and l\(iss Fanny, whose nuptials were celebrated shortly after the beginning of the term. Their nest is to be half a coconut, well lined (not with coconut). Confirmation was held early in the term at St. Luke's. 'l'hrcc bo11rders were confirmed-Ruth Chapman, Jean OnlB'lish, 1111d Grace Priest. Our vi1-1i111 thi11 torn1. i11clu<li11g 1111 of us, we1·c to Christ's ('1>1101,(0 111H>rh1, 111111 h> n conc1•rl. 1-{ivcn i11 aid of I'. 'aviour's ()"1)111111111,(11, Our 11wi1111111111o1" ,i •1111011 wu,i hcgun very early this year; lowurdtt 1h11 ,•11d of O<'lobcr we could be seeu parading the !-11111111,•1· IH•111•h i11 our balh ing costumes-wondering-and tlw11 we did. II. was oo excellent swim, and very cold. We 11lll0 pnid a visit to Ehnwood baths one Saturday morning, when mnny peculiarly-shaped animals were to be seen trying lo dive. We have had two tennis matches this term. Four house mistresses and four boarders challenged a day girls' team to a tennis match. We were pi-operly sat upon. However, we raised our prestige in a tennis match v. the Acland boarders, when our Armada proved invincible. This term we have made good use of our front lawn. Before the sports we practised running and jumping every night; once or twice the mistresses helped us to break our jumping sticks. It was thought that our appetites were failing, so we tried lunch and dinner "al f,·esco." It was an excellent remedy, though the kitten was very sorry that we decided to do so. We have never enjoyed a meal better. Cameras were numerous, snaps of sausages in one hand and bread in the other. We hope to continue this practice of meals outside, probably on Friday, when we partake of a light lunch before going to the Christ's College baths.

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Who rises with the early bird In haste her vesture on h r gird , To practi minor fifths and third Our Ruth! Who, when th breakfa t ono- doth p al Iar hals the hungry to th m al, t rnly i ol. And with th lot d Ti Ruth 1

On Tuesday ni hts, wh s dulc t ton Ar heard abov th g neral groans T Who pours out t a for Mt·. Jones T Why, Ruth! rgau, Lead· th crock, Who pla s th nd baths the young and wind the clock Puts out tbe at and turns the lock? It's Ruth!

Who s 1·ve the ve . and pou1·s the tea. And makes out list -Ah! wo is me. What hall w do. for soon we '11 b Without our Ruth.

HOUSE MUSICAL NOTES. During the fir t t rm w alway look forward to th Pas ion music in the athedral; this t rm w att nd d it a. u. ual and njoyed it immensely. W also attended oth r ervice at th athedral, including an organ recital in conn ction with th Anzac s rvic . The s cond term was a v ry excitin o- one becau e it included the visit of L vitski, Pet r Dawson and Hambourg. Twic we could be seen, op n-mouthed list ning to Levit ki and we enjoyed Peter Dawson and Hambourg just as much. This term showed a marked increa e in our cla i al ramo phone records, e.g. "Over the Garden Wall." During the third term our vi i to the athedral wer frequent. We attended th Cathedra 1 Jubilee service, i[en delssohn 's glorious "Hymn of Praise" and the Jubile ser vices for primary and . condary schools.

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Throughout the year we have been very grateful to Mr. Jones for endeavouring to meloclize our lusty voices, and also we are grateful to Ir. William for taking Mr. Jones' place when he bad run down the cales . We mu al o thank M:is Hannam who still pays her termly vi it to 71, and t rrifie th hearts of budding Levitski In th " notes may b included our hapel rvice . We are very "'t·ateful to our Bi hop, Archdeacon Haggitt, rch d aeon Ta !or anon \ illiam , anon Galwey, fr. Rich, fr. Dent. and M\· . ung for tak.in man of our hapel !'VI

GUIDE NOTES. Term I. sp nt in pr 1>ari11g for a Rally, to ,'h·ow unds. Lord and Lady b<• 7 I visi a uid from a far o in the om th hi f uid H' rdays w ac our march pa t. nu u hly "yell." rh · Wh n th at w a embled with dangling "' 1 � n The Chief and Lady Baden"Grand R,ush,' and th hief, vi y n 0." ii Rock told u that it was th rom y ad s Z aland. · ur patrol wer very mall to a k th High boarder to join u . join cl the cornbou . , and work d v ry hard at th rfoot. '

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Term ID. ne girl wa nrol I d and two r c iv d 1:1 concl-cla badge·. K. Uru R hapman, nod dgl y won th ir Gymna t badges and R. hapman Musician's. Wear v ry orry ind d t los Mi s W st-Wat on, who i for her d, and ·h has our b s wish leavin u to b futur happin hav had Mis West-Wat on as our captllin for four y ar and we shall miss her very much, but we hope that h will sometimes pay a vi it to her old ompany.

THE OLlJBS. Durio the wint r t rm several clubs were formed at chool, · form upwards were allo,ved to become and girls fr m members. Th s w re car mechanic, folk dancin·g, orchestra · nd j1mior dramatic. It wa that, the lub p riod hould take place on Friday a fr m 2 p.m. .45 p.m., this making th no n ln,s r by flv minut s. lo i 1bs provrd n gr nl R T Th or h tra was con· duct I 1Ri • room, and strains of music d 1 mall bu et company y II hall th ior tripped I mi bt oft t h ar uics probed aily on tr of n a ma useful t\ ith enth or aminatiou at the end knowledg of the term. The Dramatic lub d lved with z . t into various mod rn plays, later pr senting two play , which th y performed b for the chool. They gave a most njoyable representation of '' fake Believe'' and ''Pirates.'' The clubs have proved such ll success that it is to be hoped they will continue next year.

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The Oar Mechanic Olub. 'l'he suggestion of having a number of clubs was welcomed by all with great enthusiasm, so Mrs. Youn·g arranged that the clubs should meet every Friday afternoon; so on Fridays each girl would go to her respective club-some to the senior dramatic, some to the junior dramatic, some to folk-dancing, others to the orchestra, and some to the car mechanic club. The last-named club is probably the most popular, and during the club period the members have a very interesting and not altogether uneventful time leaming about the run ning of a car. l\lr. Crozier very kindly devoted some of his time to us, nod last term came on Fridays and taught us many useful things about a car. Sometimes he would bring a car along with him, and when we all crowded round it, some even climbing on to it,, the car was hardly visible. About, holr wuy through the• term Mr. Crozier gave us a d1or1 t..111 10 1Hl11 how 1H11ch we hnd token in, but. sad to relate 11111 11111,wN'II wut'e not ulto�cthcr whut he wanted-but there "1111 vuo cornJOIII I iou, they KIi vo him n good deal of amusement. r.1 r. 'rozi •r ltiudly ofl'cred to teach the winner of the ,•x1111111111tio11 which ho set at the end of term how to drive a ('ur. 'l'ho 1·C$ttlls of this examination were more satisfactory, 111HI we were very sorry to hear that we would not be able to carry on with the club this term, because during club-period we now go to swimming in the College baths. · So we wish to thank Mr. Crozier very much for teaching ns the rea.l secret of good driving and attendin·g to a car.

Drama Club. Owin,g to the initiative and tireless energy of Miss Cumming Butler and Miss Paddy Booth the Drama Club were able to present in September, to an enthusiastic audience of some hund .reds of the School, the play "Make Believe," by A. A. Milne.

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''SECRETARIAL'' OCCASIONS.

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A quiet, peaceful haven, wherein come many visitors to seek refuge from the strife, and therein rest awhile. Betimes they fare forth once more, refreshed in body and mind. There are 1 hose who come to seek advice, and those who come to seek a pin-some come merely to borrow a. pencil, while others stay to chat awhile-there are some to wbom the thought of a little 1·efreshment is welcome, and some who look for a little heat in the winter and a little coolness in the summer. Such is the secretary's office on occa.s-ions, as perhaps the few following illustrations will help to disprove. 8.30 a.m.-Silence reigns-a silence that is shattered sud denly by a loud ringing-a ringing that grows incessant as the tniuutei:i pass and it is still ignored-until in a frenzy it rings itself out,--to begin again fh·e seconds later with renewed vigour. It is heard eventually near the precincts of the front g1ilil, 11ml in hrenthlcss haste is seized as the last ring dies nwny, 1111d II voic, 111 tht• other (•nd cncplires repronchfully "Is th11t Brown B1·01:1. T" Ho lh,1 111ornl111( bt'l(iilN. H. l,1 Ah1m111•1• ol' p11p.-r for drnwi11g exam. disclosed-a l1m1t,v 1•�<•111·,11011 to 1·1•�io11i- fur rrmovc-d where it is to be found. H,:10 O11Hl1111�ht 11po11 t_yprwritcr begins and continues w1tho11t 11il(•rr11ptio11 (with tho exception of the 'phone, and 11t·t011Nio1111I 1·inw,1 11t th • front door) until H.4:1-Whcn plcas1111t odour from Science Room is wafted :,;n1tly down, thereby causing a slightly comatose condition. 10.5-lt is discovered that the k<'ttle has sprung a leak (n hurried search for substitute). 10.6-Jt i8 disco,·ered further that the teapot is minus its handle. 10.20-Milkman .fails to leave milk-(another hasty excursion). 10.30-Tea-tray, etc., safd_,. deposited upstairs 1rhen door bell and 'phone perform a lively duet-the latter having run-6 itseli out, the door is attendrd to-"Would anyone like to buy a patent mixture for takinir stuins out of table-cloths 1" 10.45-Work at typewritr1· is resumed and is continued peacefully for ten minntes. 10.55-Comes a knock ::1t cloor-"Please. may I have some chalk for Form III.?" 11.5-A figure bespattered with ink appears on threshold " Could I have some milk to soak my tunic inY"

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lL,2-Ent r-a trange doer with that "el v n o 'clocki,h" look, and ha to b iven "a little something. ' 11.30-- nu ual vent as 'phone rings-'' 1r . f-- speak in "'-W i II you >nd m 6 I b. of icing sugar1" 11.40-- om s another knock at door-" fay Vb. have some xtra nib and blottin paper. ' (Hurried flight up tairs to 1)rocur ame). 11.55-Enters a v ry ismall scar d looking figure-" ould I have some striug to put in m drill is hoes for laces i" 12.10- u of u lou<ll s ·ky, rain app ars suddenly and viol ntly-Ensne 11 fr ozi cl activity on part f the phone and door-b II. L.2.- - . 1-rival of taxi plu Boarders' coats golosh · etc. 12.26- clornm nt of offic with ame. 12.3 haos upt· m a owoeris nd avom· o r tri ve the afor mentioned. nd o vn I ! as a peaceful monung nds as it began, '' with u ii n e that i. hatte1·ed suddenly"

MUSICAL APPRECIATION. n Friday morning iis Hannam has b n putting 011 n s I ction of gram phon re ords, and has b n giving tu an utlin of th lin•: of th ·omp s rs, which has b en v ry int r sting. 'fh f: llowing tlr th nam s ( th r rd. we have bad:" f.1ieb sfr nd '(J{reisl r)" o Down J\los s""Peter o Rin d •111 B lls ( •gro �piritnals) "Plantation onas" (Paul lfobcson , "Vnlfic in major (Levit ki), "Ju,ggleress" (M :zk w ki); " hopill Val: " (Mark Hambourg), "T:he 1• loral Da11 " ( loss Petr Dawson), "Chopin Preludes" (AI frc<'t ortol) Overtnr "Barb r of evill , " "2nd Hun �arian Rha1 od)" (Li zt), " ampanelJa" (Li zt), "Blue 011nub Waltz" ( traus Levitzski), "GolliwoO''s Cake Walk" ( hussy). "Etude de Cone rt in D flat" (Liszt), Overtur " [ikado." "6th Hungarian Rhapsody" (Liszt), "The Sbep h rd' Hey" (P rcy Graing r) ' Black Key Study" ( Chopin, 811 kJ1au ·). "Naila Waltz" (Dilibes-Dohnaryi, Backhaus), "Ev non " ( fartin, organ), "ldylJe" (Elgar) "Liebe .-traum ' (Li. zt. Backhaus), "Melody in F." (Rubenstein, Hsnls). "Trawn 1· i" ( chumann, asals), "The Question," "ThP nsw r" (Wolsteobolme) "Appasionata ooata" (B thov n).

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EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE DRILL. Thi· y ar owing to th se ere eal'th4uakes in 1·, w have been having earthquake and al o fir drill. V hen w have the former the gong i the waming and a b ll rinrrs £01· the latter. The OUJld of th gong or bell corn a a w lcome relief to us! Books are pushed a ide pens flung down, th loor thru ·t wide open, and in a few ·e on Is the pa ·age ar fill d "ith crirls, 1·unnin0' to sav their live:. We ru h down th stair· two and thr e at a tim , and out into th play"'t'otm 1 01· into ranm r . quar . Th n we get into line and th mi· ttcsses bring the r gister-which, in spit of the excitem nt th .) hav managed to find-to make sure that no one i peri ·h irw in the flames or is ov rwhelmed by falling roofs and "all·. Aft r tlii. th ord r i O'iven to O'Q inside again, and out of th warm sunshin w troop slowly and unwillin"'IY to our next I<' 011.

THIRD FORM NOTES. 'I' l'he Latin dictionar. we are indebted £or th word which furnfahe · the mo t apt description of the gen ra.l act1v1t1es of th Third Form yet publi b d. Turning to the v rb ' J<'r mo" we find a follow :1. ( r pt· ·en tin •oncerted fl'ort of form )-to make a low dull nois roar, hout, , ail mutt r, moan, murmur, rrrowl, b:-ll'k. :nort, neigh. resound ra"e, rav , b wild x11lt. (Thi v rb is transitive i.e. it pa , on to an obj et-in this case the form mistre s (dire t) an 1 pas rs-b_v in ranrn r quare ( i nd i 1· t). ) 2. (repre ntin� olo h) form-mistr s. to bandb II ac om panim nt)-to mak a noise at. raise an out ry, murmur cbaf cry sham . fr t or grumbl at, cry wildly or loudly. (This v rb is intransitive i.e., without an obj •t, in other word it hn. 110 <'ffect on Anything 01· anybody).

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PRIZES. Tbis year, in common with several other New Zealand schools, we are giving up prizes. When 61·st the rumour floated through the school, for schools arc like Enstcrn Bazaars in this, that nobody tells and yet everyone know even before tlie word is spoken---except perhaps the sixth form or the kindergarten, or wise old members of the staff grown too craft�• to risk the Joss of sleep. Well, when first we heard the 1·umom· some of us, who enjoy a qniet routine existence among the shades of C - unruffled by the gales of effort that blow up prizes, thought the idea a good one. "Ha I" we thought. "at last even the Powers, in thc>ir slow way, are learning wisdom. They discourage this ,mhealthy ,·iolence and effort. They hold out before us a life of lmnirious ease." But we were wrong. A cruel blow was in store. There face us now five shields-five huge. brown, hideous engines of tyranny! Shades of the inquisition! 'rorture of the sct·ew ! For every g-h·l there is a hook screwed in-not one girl is left out. Not one peace-lo"ing soul can J?0 her quiet way, forgotten by the world. 'l'bere lianJ?s her shield-a blank. And voids do ache. How they ache onJy those know who have been kept two minutes from their 10.30 bun or sandwich. An empty shield! Our name glaring out at us every clay in g-reen, 01· red, or yellow as it may be, from that hateful, colour less scrap. Tt simply wouldn't be decent! Not even we. tbe giants, who have loitered, queenly, crowned with a diadem of "D" and "C =" intertwined with "absent from exams." Not even we could faoe that nakedness. It behoves us to consider before the torment comes upon us, How shall we fill them f Games Y Drill¥ A Little Art! A gentle tap ping upon pewterf Bother! It will have to be lessons too. At last, at long long last, even we must work. And play! The clays of peace are dead.

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LITTLE ST. MARGARET'S. Little St. Mnt'garet's lrns changed much this past year. It has changed in the pursuit of sunlight. Miss Youngman 's class has moved into the room behind the kindergarten room, which used to be a sitting room. The present room is smaller, but it has two big doors facing north, which can be thro,Yn open, letting in floods of sunlight. In the winter we 1·ealized how dark little St. Margaret's was, and that we were quite oversha.dowed by onr own trees, but still more by om· neighbour's trees. We fb-st cut down our own and then with some trepidation Miss Waller was approached. "Would she mind 1 Please would she?" And the answer came back. "Yes." We waited a few days longer in om· semi-dark ness, and then one glorious do�, came the sound of chopping and sawing. We watched. Fir.·t tops of trees came down, then branches. and then the big tnmks crashed down. What a difference it bas made. We have had sun shining into the kindergarten room all the winter.

We were so happy and grnteful that we wr·ote a lette1· to Miss W11ller to s11.v thank you. Al) of us in the kindergarten thought it, hut Pam Webb w1·otc it hcautifnlly in her best writing. ancl she went with Miss Bntler to dcliYcr it. As soon 11s onr cl11ss-rooms werr tnrned thus into traps for the sun we began to look at om· garden. Jn the winter when the grass is wet we found our play-space very limited, so we have had some scoria-a sort of gravel-put down over half the old lawn. Tbe other half has been turned into flower-beds where sweet peas, lilies, larkspur, mari·golds, and many other flower-friends grow. We hope, too. one day, to have a rockery and a pond in which we can sail our boats. People have been so kincl to us hitherto that we know they will go on being kind and help us to make onr garden very beautiful. The seoria is apt to be hard and dry in summer, so we often go over to St. Margaret's House f'or om· games 11nd drill on the shndy lawn there. All the tables and chairs and cupboards in the kindergarten have been painted bright green. and look very pretty. But the gayest touch of all comes at Rest-time, when we spread our bright coloured cushions on the floor and lie, in an Alexander position, looking at picture books. We shall be very sorry to lose so many members of Miss Youngman's class, but we hope we shall have many new little

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p ople to mnk our· numb rs co11tin11 to l, 27-or moc· ! \ wonder. How tli Kinderr•arten at Little ... ·t. Margar t' went to se over the Potter) Work ·, told by th 111s Iv .- :We went in the tram t th poll r.r, aod th foolish old ll'uard took u · too fur b au· h f'or-got to t II u · where to ll'et out. o we h11d lo walk all th wny ba k. At last w got th r •. nnd "hrn we , t th ,,. we went into the shop and saw lot aud lot and lots of thin..., . nd then w walk cl down to a I n...,., I no- sh cl "hl'r and pots und pots and the man mad th pot grow and made them into hnp s. Arlll h mfld vn cs and jno-s and an old top hat. It was very old 'co it was torn at th top and had a hole right throurrb. Then we w nt right round to th bi., oven and it i · ·o big that a man could get right in, And they were taking the pots out of the oven. A_nd we saw some dear little juo- · and we aw some canary bath., and we ·aw the orange paint which turn brown in the ov n, and we saw the things you put in lectric heaters and a mod l of a boy, not the naughty littl boy who aiu with us but another boy a good boy. 1\ nd then \ w ,nt home and Peter o-ot out th w1·on., sid of th tram and Patty wanted to get into tb wronrr tram by mi tak , but in the end we all got horn quit ·afely. 1

OUR CLASS-ROOM. The first t rm of thi y ar we chan d onr class-room. W like it much more because it is so bright and. unny and warm. vV hav French doors "hich ar ahuiys open. n tb walls are g o raphy and history pictur . 'rh wall-1 ap 1· i v ry prett). We try to make our room b antifnl b� bringinrr flo" r . It i · fa in" the north which make it ,ill the warm r. ome of th trc s ha\ bc,n ut do\·n. and thi' Its more light into our room. 'fh ceiling i · white in colour. .As w had a mild wint r we have had th doors open all th timr. We love our· •la.s-rnom be'au.e it is so bri-ght and .unny. I. Watson.

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A DAY AT THE RILLS. n aturday ctober 17th, we went to t.he ashmere Hills. We caught th 10 o'clock tram, and a.Hived in the qua re at quarter-past ten. Then we waited on the af ty zon for about five minut . . "b n w caught th n xt tram we w nt to the terminu ·. 'J'hcr ,,. had a. little r st before walking to ictoria Park. When we arrived there some of us bad a swing. Th n om of th "irl · went for wat r, and then we had lunch. Aftet· that w w nt 011 "al king, but some grew til·ed and waited under a shade of a tr e till w came back. When w r ached the Kiwi we each had an apple. After that w walk d ba ·k to i toria Pal'k, and had aft rnoon tea .. Th n we walked dowu to the t rminus, and on the way back , saw 001 lamb· and th ir m ther . ·we caught a tram at half-past four to th 'qum· . Wh n I r ach d horn I thought w bad h11d a " ry ui day. B. Wr aks.

KONINI ROUSE NOTES. Tenn I. We welcomed back Mrs.Tolley who had left us temporarily he wa · acting Headmistre ·. Eileen Bradshaw was \\'hil made our n w Hou e captain. A house committee and tennis 11nd n tball captain Loi Brad ·haw and Betty Andr ws r spectively, wer elect d. Thi· t rm we had four o w girls-Lola Ander on Joan B dford. J an Frizzell, and Jean Ander on. \fter a sncc .·ful t rm w "on th object of our hope the Bates Honse up. We al o "ained five red stripe a.nd h bin tripes for drill. Tenn II. Konini Bou • wi lie to xpr ss its sympathy and regret with Eileen Bradshaw who, owin...., to an unfortunate illnes had to leave u ·. Although ·h is not at school sh still follows om activities with inter t. Beneath a tr llis work of flowers we . old cakes and sm·pri e pack ts at th Bazaar. Our stall proved to be popular and . uccessful. Young and old alike wer intrigued with th po ibiliti · of a surprise packet. This term we had one new girl-Yvonne ,vatson. A it wn d cided that th Hous s hould be run by the iris nJon we nid good•b�· to fr. Tolle., and Mi. Purchas.

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We thank them for everything that they hav done for Konini. '£heir intlu nee and help is greatly appreciated, a.nd we feel certain that they still have a k en interes in Konini and its doings. This term we obtained t n drill ·tripe , three red, and seven blue ones.

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Nothing of importan · bas happened yet this term; but at the end of the term we hope to see the House cup on our Notice Board once a 0ain. H re 's luck for the future!

PLAY UP! AND PLAY THE GAME. If you 're out to lead a great life ln honolll' of His Name Put your b t foot forward, friends, Play up! and play the game. Don't l t th pri ks dish arten you, K I on .·miling ju.· the ame, Put your best foot forwal'CI fri nds, Play up! on,l piny the l,('ame. Thi· ·<ram ot' lifr is in llis hand. \\ hoA I v for us i · 'er the same, o put your b st foot f rwnrd friend , Plu,v ur and pin� th<' oame. Eileen Brad haw. Oh to br out in the ll'iclC' open spaces, With th rnin b atin° doll'll ou m face. 'lo lh a natu..al car -frC'C' lif . In . om d , olflte Ion I.\· pla e. b to b out in the wid open spaces, With the un b atin.., down on my brow To fe I tb acr s that stretched befor me \V re mine, a I handl d the rlongh. Lola Anderson.

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A VISIT TO THE COUNTRY. n day my mother and fath r and all my ·i ter and, of cour e, m_yself, went into the country to a place called .Birdling' !at. It was a lovely place, with such a pretty garden; there wer primroses, daffodils, tulips, cherry blo om, viol t , blueb Us, , tock , dai ies, poppie , pansie , and lily of the valley. We saw about seven dog . 'fhere \\ a ailed ip, which I liked very much.

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THE GIPSIES. There's a caravan of Gipsies Roaming through the wood, With little baby Gipsies, Who are never very good; They laugh and play And steal a way When their mothers aren't looking, Or creep away At the break of day, And start potato cooking. Betty Johns. I!'

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KOWRAI HOUSE NOTES. Term I., 1931. Ne were all sorry to find that i Ian viii wa not coming back this y ar, but we realiz that sh mu t be in need of a holida.} after h r trenuou time with the fatric. Form la t year. Owin"' to h r ffort , however, , are abl to conratulate tbr e of out· numb r-D. rard, R. Lush and l. Pyne-on gainin pas s in Matriculation. Cox, 1\1. We had four new girls thi .} ear-M. Lush, K mpthorn and D. Harcourt. Thi year Ko\\ hai Ilouse is th proud po of thre prefect but in pite of this fact th juniors still off the Hou roll in vast quantities. ear the nd of th term th whole House en ered for a Hou r lay race, in which, to our reat urpri , we w r th wino r . We w r pre ented with a box of chocolates, whfoh w consumed amidst the enviou glance of th other Honses. At mark-readin"' one girl received an Honour ym. badge · · v n irls rec iv d red stripe for drill and fonr girl. blu ones. Term II. W hi in preparation for the · d t · r tl1 Produce tall. h bazaar in , Thi tall , K . but w stocked it with all fr u of lnmb to homemad br It tl mad quit a large ·um of money. we managed to sp�r In spit nou h ti II to nabl us to win both the emor and Juni hields, after h, o very xciting tussles i term also we crowned oui· ambitions with Rimu Hou e Cup. by winning t On girl receiv d an Honours Gym. bad e, six girl red tripe , and ix girl blue tripes at the end of th term. Term m. This term w found that the mistresses were no longer "'Oio to be in the Hou s and that the House captain and committe would b in barge of ach House. We would like to take thi opportunity of thanking Miss Dawe and 1iss Templeman-our Rous mi tresses-fo1· all that they have done for Kowhai. We bad one new girl this t rm- . Hopkins.

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At the sports we managed to win the Junior House Relay but apart from that Kowhai girls did no em to hine very much. We hope for better re ult next year. In conclu ion w wi b th b t of luck to the two Kowhai iris who ar ittin a for Matriculation at the end of the year.

WHO WERE THEY? From ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged b � ties, And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us!

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'Twas by the fireli ht on a cold winter's night, with the wind bowling and whi tling ronnd the honse, that gl'8nd mother told us the story of what happ 11 d to her grand mother when she was a Ii ttle girl. Well can I r member list ning to her in an awed fashion and cla pin h r hand tightly b caus I wa jus a little bi fri hten d. The par nt of th tiny Elizab th-. h was ..,randmoth r 's grand moth• r-wcre in n r b of a n w hous and at la t found on that took th ir fan y on th d of a quain old world villa• . Th y w nt nt n to th a,., nt, nnd obtain d th k y from him. ow join d to thi hou was a om what smnll · r on , in wbi h liv rl a r p tabl old .-rr y-hair d coup! , who wh n th y h nrd that Elizab t11' parents w r oing to buy the hou xclaim d in a voic hoarse with emotion "They say the hou i haun d., and w 'v c rtainly heard uncanny noises," but no notice wa, taken of what they aid, and the house was bought. W 11, for the first week the alleo- d host did not troubl ,vhen the family was the new re ident.. Then one ev nin assembl d in the living-room on· of th maids ru hed in un c r moniou ly, and it was asy to see somethin unu unl had excited her-b r fa wa white, her y dull as with a hock. When he had c11lmed b r elf she d clared that a . h wa oming up th st ps from the cellar a ph11ntom with loug golden hair and 11rr1tyed in it trailing whit robe hnd pRssed by her, and in doino- so had blown out her andle. Of cour the nrnst r of the bou e ridicul d the idea but aid 11 would goo and investigate matter . When he cam back h wn stranO'ely . il nt. H too bad had his candle blown ont by an l'th r al fi·gure draped in white. o ound had com to him as warning, of it. RpproRch, th gl10 t had appear d in a flash und in n fla. h was on llJ?ain. . ur ,�, this \Vil. not only th4' w rk of hi. imagination.

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Some nights later, when the spectre was not so prominent in his thoughts, he was returning home rather late in the pitch darkness. At first sight the house seemed to be in dark ness, but then great was hi� surprise to see a ray of light appear in his dressing-room, but greater still was llis astonish ment to see a beautiful, golden-llaired woman brushing her hair at the window, while by her side stood a man with au ugly, repellant face. A faint sound of singing, sweet and mellow, reached his ears. Then suddenly the light was ex tinguished, and all that remained to him was a hollow mock ing laugh. He clashed up the stairs into his room, which was unaltered except that a fragrant scent hung in the air, and his tooth-brush lay on the window-sill. Had he left his brush there, and was he imagining the scent? Surely he was going mad. For the next fortnight no strange apparitions made their appearance, and the mystery was not solved. But all was not yet well. One moonlight night, Elizabeth lay awake in her bed in the nursery. Then slowly, slowly the door opened, and to her horror she saw a large band on the handle, and the figure of a huge man loomed in view. He walked straight to the bed in which her brother lay, fast asleep, and then suddenly he drew out a knife, and with a savage snarl bent over the sleeping figure. Till this moment Elizabeth had been silent with terror, but then she uttered a piercing shriek which brought her parents to her side, and which made the intruder disappear into a large cupboard. W11en the child's hysterical sobbing had stopped she told them what had happened, and her father, in order to pacify her, opened the cupboard and found it empty. Really things were going too far, he thought, and determined that if these strange figures-could they be called people T-ap . peared again, the family would give up the house. The next night some visitors came, and were shown into the hall; as they walked towards the stairs one of tliem hap pened to look up to the landing. There standin·g side by side were a wonderful woman in white and an enormous man with a scar on his face. They smiled derisively, then vanished quickly as all the lights went out, but not before all the guests and tbe host had seen them. As had happened a fortnight before, all that remained was that mocking laugh. The next day the family moved from the house inhabited b? such strange beings. \\"ithout one single regret. It was not till some years after that some light was shown on the mystery. Since no one would live in the house for

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mol'e tha.u a month Ol' so, it was decided to pull it down. The old couple were informed of this and during the night they Bed, without a. word to anyone. A secret passage was disovered connec ing the two hou es, and it wa ea y to gain acce to one from the other. But one , onder why he old p opl fl d in u h a hurry, and-more importan still-who were theyY M. Webley.

FROM A BRIDGE. ar brid s and bl'idg s. Th r ar ma sive, ugly cou dg de ign d for railwuy and heavy traffic, and ther Uer ones of ·more plea ing architecture for the lighter traffic. It is ing how often one may pass over the same brid day, without noticin th surroundings. t over which I hav passed ucesteL· Ther is a bri my ool-days, but up till quit many many a rib th vi w from here, I d to h, or my powers of obs rva1 he nstreani is r stl'i t d, for 1 ows ar a mass of green wh win th ir bran hes and e from sight. Her th re are l ar refle tions in wat r · and here hard-worked horses at ay an often b e n qu nching their th de of the brid are the old, pi ture qu a n front of th m i a tr t h of cool ·a he ·e of· which is a large spr ading tr e ·o in profusion und r it. There ffie is always an inviti oatin on the riv r just her , n y tim s in the summer, have I . d3 attach d n lazy af oon here with only a book for wa d t · o th i the busy tow111.·r 1· sw· list whose number is uty and quiet of the or t r the bl'id"e is the peaceful resio th n m· trn t to th r stl ss commercial d l l or the most part th streets ar almost deserted world. pt from the town. But of all th and th r is Little n · me, rath r than that of the busy vi ws from this brid v ry<l11y world, thnt f th r stful slow-flowin Avon. M. Webley. y

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Mark reading was of special interest to Matipo House this term, for after sccmiJ1g ages of hard work, endless coaxing, and worry, we Ruccceded in winning the Bates Rouse Chal lenge Cup, given fot· the best all-l'ound House. We wish to congratulate Joan Roll and Nancy Brown on passing their matriculation. Term I., 1931. We were ve1·y sot.Ty to lose Miss Smith, who has retttrned to England, and Jean Gebbie, our bead girl. Instead, however, we welcomed Miss Montgomery and the following new girls: (. Powell, B. Buchanan, 0. Langley, M. Pairman, M. Taylor. On the last day of the term a relay race was t·un, every girl in each house competing. Unfortunately we distinguished ourselves by coming Inst. Four girls won red stripes, and four won blue. Term II.

Ou1·ing this term we welcomed Doreen Hodder. W c were unsuccessful in the house netball tournament, being put out by Konini in the first round. The juniors were also defeated. All too quickly the time for the bazaar drew near. Matipo House was put in charge of the work-stall, and although other houses always help, this stall entails a great deal of hard wot·k. The girls all worked splendidly however, and we earned quite a large sum. At the end of this term two girls earned red stripes, and five blue. Andrea Suckling and Elsie Ct·osby left. We were also very sorry to bid farewell to our two house-mistresses, Miss Montgomery and Miss Alloway. The mistresses have always seemed so much a permanent part of the houses, that it seems strnnge to be without them.

Term One new girl, Molly Bankier, joined us. M:a.tipo did not especially distinguish itself at the athletic sports, but we did manage to secul'e a few firsts and seconds. The term is still young and many things of interest may happen before it ends. If time and weather permit, we hope to have a house picnic. 'I'here are also the house tennis matches to look forward to.

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EARTHQUAKE DRILL. (With apologies to Browning). Into th hall the ringer stept milin cr first a littl smile, As if she kn w what magic slept. � ithin that qui t gong the while. Then like a military adept, To beat that gong her hand she raised. nd ere thr e dull notes the gon"' ut ered. ou heard as if an army muttered, And the muttering grew to a grumbling, \nd th grumbling gre, to a mighty rumbling, nd out of the school the girls came tumbling; Great girls, small girls lean girls, brawny girls, Dlll'k gil'ls, fair girls fat girls crawny girl Grave old VI. Form young scape-grac Leaping stairs, with smiling fac s. Hird. Formers by tens and doz ns, Every ro mber of ev ry class, Followed the ring r on to th grass. . Brown.

A SNOWY DAY. L oft n think that snow is like the mantle of peac . It falls so gently, so quietly, and cov rs all the grime and dirt of the city. All the clatter and rattle of veryday life is hushed, sharp outlines are softened, all ugliness oncealed. The snow seems to Li lik a fie cy wrap lightly thrown over the world. The whole aspect of the town is altered. It is hard to realize that under this white Fairyland lie the prosaic squares and str ets of ye terday. ne wanders about the stre ts throu h all the ameness of the white wilderness, yet f eling that each sc nc holds subtle differences. They defy analysis, but they are th t· , all the same, and in thes very diversities is the charm of a snow scene. Snow is mystery, and all it touches becomes mystery too. lfhe unusual silence and the white glitter fill one with aw and wonder. o one has ever fully expressed the feeling that now produces in the beholder. o one ever will. It is inexpressible. Soon, however, the mystery is dispelled, as laughing bands of merry-makers come chattering down the street. The

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· ws pres n e of ·now-in a country where it seldom fall to breed friendline . E ry pa erby mil s h rfully at anoth t·, and friends paus to chat upon th possibilities fo1· ·port that th no, hold . r hins dart hith 1· and thith 1· with pi r ing ri , and m 1· il ly p Lt th llll u p ting trnv ller. cl v 1· shot i tak n in ood part by the victim, who milin ly attempts t · , t his own back,' and receive with unrnffl d comp ur th ho l ::in 1 j r whi h ar the 1·esult of a ' mi s. dgl ..

HOW THE FLOWERS GOT THEIR COLOUR AND SCENT. On upon a im th flower had no olour or n . day, th 'unb am l• ail'i s bad a bright id a, it was to the olom from th rainbO\\ and paint the flow rs. Tb y d cid d to paint the iolets pm·pl th butt r up yellow, th marin·old orang , th blu -b U blu from the sky, the poppy r d, and the ro pink and many other colours too. 'lhe unbeam Fairi s ga c the flowers their sc nt by flyincr to ach flower with a bottle of c nt, and dropping thr e drop of sc nt in each flow r. 'rh small and not very pr tty flowers ha e the best scent; Uke the iolet the daphne, the freesia and the mignon tt "\ h n th unbcam Fairies ame to the rose, she looke o b autiful that th yd id d to giv h r a drop of scent too. Mo t people lik th ros b t o.f all, b aus of its beautiful shape, olour and c nt. Fay Purdie.

OLD SHIPS. All old ships go sailing, sailing, Till they win their harbour home, There they lie, their ropes a-trailing, Slowly drift; no more to roam O'er tilting wave and trackle deep, And glide like spectre through the gloam, But low they lie,-they seem asleepAll wrapped they lie in foldiug foam Side by side, pirate and rover, Drowsing till the last call-over. A. Sedgley.

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A GUIDE.

A guide is honorable, A guide is haughty, A guide is good and never naughty, A guide is a friend to animals, too, A guide always does what she's told to do. A. Crompton.

RATA HOUSE. Term I.

We arrived back ready for hard toil in both our work and our sports. We had a meeting at the beginning of the term to welcome all the new Ratas, and the three Cameron-Smiths, who had been for a trip to England. On the last day of the term there was a House Relay, and Rata did very well, coming a very close second. Three girls won red stripes and three blue stripes.

Term.II.

We were all very pleased when Lorna Best was made a committee girl. At the Bazaar we had the sweet stall, which looked very pretty, decorated with red baskets-our House colour. On Tuesday afternoons after school we would meet to make basket.s for the sweets. At the end of the term one girl received her net-ball colours, and two girls red stripes, and four blue stripes.

Term m.

We were very sorry to say good-bye to our House mis tresses, Miss Hoy and Miss Harris, who have left, and also to Lorraine Dudley. As yet, nothing has been done this term, but we hope, as all the other Houses do, to win the Bates Challenge Cup.

THE TROUBLESOME ELF. Roses, poppies, violets, too, In the garden quietly grew, Until it happened that one day A naughty elf he passed that way. He pulled their petals, tugged their leaves, Until their hearts with sighs di� heave, When all at once it began to rain, And the rain-drops chased him home again. Noelene Vale. Q

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THE DISOBEDIENT FAIRY. One day the Fairy Queen said to her two daughters, "You may go to see Willow-tail." o they set off on their journey, and soon arrived at v; illowtail 's store. Willo,vtail had pro mi ed that he would give them a present each; they were able to choo e anything they liked, but their mother had told them only to take one thing each. But Sprite was a bad fairy, and took two parcels, and Tingle only took one, as their mother had told them. As they were leaving the children thanked Willowtail, and said "good-bye." "Well," aid their mother, "how did you get on, and what did you get f'' '' I got a box of chocolate , '' aid Tingle; but Sprite was quiet, because she knew she had done wrong. "And what did you get, Sprite Y" said her mother. '' I got a box of paint and a doll.'' "Well, you are a naughty fairy," the Queen said. "You shall never go again and Tingle will.'' Jill Woodward.

A WARNING. ow Emm lin by h r aunt was told To dr s · h r. 1£ warmly so sh wouldn't catch cold, But Emm tin wns an bstinat hild, h said to h rs lf, 'This night is quite mild I" o she w nt ut walkin � in a very thin frock nd at h r· aunt's warnings she did but mock. But the rain ame down � hile sh was in town, And poor Emm line was very near drowned. he ran all the way home but 'twas much too late For th do tor am and shook his bald pate And said "D ar! D ar! she IS very bad Poor l Poor! Emm line I how very sad.'' ow the next day poor Emmeline died nd all h r r lations sat down and cried. pon h r tomb tone the story was told 'H re lies Emmeline who would wear a thin frock And died of a very bad old and a shock.'' M. Hewland.

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Ril'tlU HOUSE NOTES. Term I., 1931.

We returned this year full of good resolutions and firmly determined to justify our existence. During the term Miss Montgomery left us to join Miss Alloway in Matipo after Miss Smith's departurn, and we welcomed Miss Eddy (who was, at one time, head girl of Rimu) in her place. Suzanne McLean and Mary Hanafin joined our ranks, hav ing come up from the Kindergarten. Early in the term our long-promised picnic took place. We had a perfect day. The juniors and the baggage went in a car, whilst those made of" sterner stuff" walked from Lyttelton to Corsair Bay, where the picnic was being held. As the water was still beautifully warm we enjoyed a delightful bathe. Red stripes were gained by four girls and blue stripes by two girls.

Term II.

This term found us as busy as eve1·, for besides the bali ycarly examinations we hnd the Bazaar to work for. We wore delighted lo learn that Rose Hutton and Vacher Bullen were joining us. Rose Hutton vc1·y soon gained dis tinction for our house l,y winning the first prize in the S.P.C.A. drawing competition. For the first I ime in many years we did not have the pro d nee Rtall in the Bazaar, instead we had the fragrant Flower Stall. 1t proved a wf'lcome "breath of spring" to a large number of visitors. When the inter-house netball matches were played we had high hopes of retaining both the senior and junior Shields we had won the year before, but we were doomed to disappoint ment. It was a hard battle and a close finish in which we were defented. This term we came second in the competition for the House Cup. Our last house meeting was a sad one, for we bad to bid farewell to our staunch helpers Mademoiselle de Cleene, Miss Eddy and Miss Hunter, who though she had been with us but a short time had proved very helpful and enthusiastic. The number of girls who obtained red stripes was five, nnd the number who obtained blue stripes was three.

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Term m. This term introduced a n w system, as the head girl and th House Committee were to carry on the business without th h Ip of the mistresses. Another new omer, Margaret Quartley from Auckland, became a m rob r of the house. We held our chool ports on ctober 23rd, and Rimu won th • nior, Junior and Lower chool hampionships. It may y t b our turn to win th Hous up if every girl bears in mind the very tru Latin maxim " pes sibi quisque." Last year two of our m mb rs, Fay owper and Yvette Rig passed in the Matriculation Examination, and we wish Isobel Wright, this year's candidate, every success.

A Mon Ecole.

Jeune ecoli re, Qu.i va legere. La joie au coeur, Toute au bonheur; La vie d 'ecole Ah ! ma parole 'est qu'un bon reve; Vite il s 'acheve, Mais ii te laisse, Oh gai jeunes e, Dans 1 'avenir Doux souvenir. Les ans vont vit Et de ormais, Vive a jamais ajnte Marguerit

THE PROUD WORM. Th r was once a very fat worm in fact h was the fattest in the ardcn. Besides being fat, h was v ry proud and used to laze about in the sun hine saying, "I am the most beautiful worm in th garden." He did not wriggle away when the birds ame flying down to atch other worms, he just hid und r th dark shadow of a leaf. ow in the same arden, in a big gum trc , a family of thrushes lived, Father, Mother and fiv littl on s. Th babies were nil so terribly huncrry

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and Mr. Thrush could never t enough food to give to them. One day h was looking for food wh n he spi d the very fat worm. He swooped low but the proud worm did not wriggle away lik th others, he ju t aid, "Fan y going away like that, I am not frightened," but Mr. Thrush had snapped him up and was away. "Oh, my d ar is that a wot-m1" said Mr. Thl'nsh wh n her husband fl w ov r to the n st. "Ycs, my darling it is quite th fatt t w \ had," he said. After th babi s had aten th worm they did not want any more food for a fortnight. Joan bamberlaio.

OLD GIRLS' NOTES. follows :-Patron, Mrs. . L. Youn , Headmist1·ess of t. Mar ar t's; Pr sident, Janet torry · Vic -Pr sid nt, tella Pur has; Hon Tr asurer Irene Graham; Hon. Se retary, Rose Reynolds; ommittee, Mary Morten Kitty Dixon, Marjorie B st, Alma hamberlain Mrs. G o. Ri h I abel Bat sand Jo Eddy.

The Reunion. Th 1930 Reunion functions w re opened by the produ tion of two plays at th Radiant Hall on the Thursday v ning. Betty Tipping and Edna Firth ontributed pianoforte solos Margaret Ormerod son"'S, and Edna Gill, dances. Th dir c tion of th plays was in th capabl hand of Mi s ta Billliff. Th following m mb r took part:- lare Woods, Ros Reynold , Doris r pin, Mr . G o. Ri h, Tttl Pann 11, Alma hamb rlain, Aldwyth Jon s Ir n Horn , MMjori B st Molly Hath rl y, Rona Woodward Madg Math w , Jo Eddy and El i Rutt r. On th Friday, E, nson was held followed by the n rat Annual Me ting. aturday started with Holy ommunion at 7.30 a.m. aft r wbi h we were invited to breakfast by the ist rs. An enjoyable tennis afternoon was h Id, Old Girls winning the hall nge Cup for the year. Th Annual Dinn r was h ld at the larendon Hotel, over ighty being present, follow d by a ocial Evening at the hool The mbly Hall b in" attra tiv ly furnish d as a lounge. Ev ryone felt v ry sad at havin to say "good-by " to i tcr ath rin , who had o kindly fill d th plac of Pr si d nt. The sist rs will nlways b r m mbered by thos who

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were under their charge, and although they have gone from us, we shall always feel deeply gl'ateful for all they have done for us personally, and for what they have done for our Association.

Tennis Tournament at Wilding Park.

Again an enjoyable afternoon was spent at Wilding Park when teams representing Rangi-Ruru Old Girls, St. Margaret's College Old Girls, Christ's College Old Boys, and St. Andrew's College Old Boys played fo1· the shield which was presented last year by Janet Stony. Ch 1·ist 's College Old Boys were the hosts. After many hard fought games, St. Margaret's proved the winners. Om· team was as follows :-Marjorie Sherris, Dorothy Quill, Betty Macdonald and Gwen Rankin.

Morning Tea-party.

Towards the end of February, a morning tea-party was held at Ballantynes, when Mrs. Young and the staff were the guests of the Old Girls' Committee. A bouquet of blue flowers was presented to Mrs. Young, while novel place cards bearing the silver badge and blue lettering of the Association added to the table attraction.

Bridge Evening.

A most successful Bridge Evening was held at the School in April to help towards the funds for the new open-air class rooms. Again the Assembly Hall was bright with little green topped tables and autumn flowers. A sweet stall tempted guests in the entrance lobby, and supper was served by the Committee. Prizes were given :for the two highest scores. The result of the Bridge Evening amounted to nearly £30, after paying expenses, as well as providing supper. At the end of the first term we assisted at the School Gymnastic Display at the Caledonian Hall in aid of the open air class-rooms by selling sweets. The Committee would like to take this opportunity of thanking all the Old Girls who so nobly spent hours making all kinds of wonderful "stickies."

Tennis Match.

A tennis match among members of the Association was held at the School on Saturday afternoon, May 2nd. The winner proved to be Shlrley James, who was presented with a small prize. A delicious afternoon-tea was dispensed in one of the new open-ail' class-rooms, which was decorated with vases of brown and gold chrysanthemums.

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Annual Da.nce. The Annual Dan wash Id at th Wint r Garden in June. There was v n a bigger att ndan than the pr vious year. The Host sses were fr . We t-Watson, Mrs, W. H. lark, Mrs. J. G. L. Vernon and Mr. J. H. Gri Mrs. . L. Young, Patron of the Association, was the guest of honour. The Bishop of hrist hurch was al o pr sent. Th re were six debutantes---R-0na Woodward, Phyllis ameron, Tui Thomas, Matthews. They were Alison Gough, arol Ea ers, Mad presented to frs. West-Watson and r ceived posies as a gift from the Association. Two charming dan es were contributed by Edna ill and her pupils, and lat r three large blue and silver cracker we1· pulled to djs lose novelties and paper hats. The supper-room was decorated with the Association colours, and jolly-doll to match, add d to the gaiety of the tables. The pro ed , whi ·h amounted to ovet· £13, were in aid of St. aviour's Girls' Home, Shirley. The proceeds would have been much rcater had not the stormy night prevented many from attending. Net-Ball. During the winter the chool hall n d us to a net-ball match, after which w w 1· th it· gu sts for afternoon tea. The ·hool team again prov d ry much the b tter of the two. B tt r lu k to Id iris n xt tim I 1

Annual Bazaar. t t h s hool bazaa 1· which was held at the end of the s • ·ond t rm, w ran s vcral sid -shows as a change from the u uni stall. Th Do, ymkhana brought forward dogs of many siz s, sbap s and t mperaments. An Old English sheep dog willing to shake "paws," an aristocratic pekinese, cuddly puppies, a ottie in Highland array, and many others, mak ing the judging a difficult task. Inside was a Doll how of little girl doll , little boy dolls, baby dolls dressed in adorable woollies, almond-eyed dolls of Japa11, while one big doll looked like a new pupil for t. Margaret's. Then ther were teddies, rabbits, penguins, and all kinds of animals with doubtful pedi grees, and dolls' house furniture, complete with carpet and cushions. Just think of a room chock-a-block with dolls and stuffed animals, and you can realize a little what our Doll how wa like. Th n there was Sally, a real live donkey, who ave hildr n rides. eedle to say, Sally proved a great favourite. In the evening we did a roaring trade with "Hot Dogs,'' soft drinks, tea and biscuits. Lucky dips and a choco late shy also added to our efforts. The proceeds amounted to

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nearly £9, most of which was taken in thr epenny and six penny 'bits." Tramping Club. Th fir t m etin ·, of th Tramping lub was held at the chool on Tu sday pril 14th. The sub-committee was elected as follows :-L >ader wen Rankin· Hon. ecretary, Beryl Bonnington; Member of ommitt , Davina Bate . Members had gone for sev ral outin and had had on xcursion to rthur's Pass. Violet Day. On Violet Day, th Old Girls had a stand in High St., the result of which amount to ove1· £21, a very gratifying sum ind d to hand ov r to th Plunk t ociety. w of ld i1·ls i always most welcome. Please post all gossip to the Hon. retary P.O. Box 1103, Christchurch. As tl1e chool Magazine will in future probably not be print d o early, w hould b abl · to include notes of the mo t r nt R unions, in tead of news nearly twelve months' old. W are indebted to frs. Young for enabling us to include the 1931 Reunion. REUNIO , 1931. Evensong. Ev nsong was h ld at the chool on St. far ar t's Day, fonday ov rob r 16th. Th ervice was taken by th Rt. Rev. Bi hop W st-Watson. Although held in the aft rno n w hoaJd lik t s more of the Old Girls att nding. General Annual Meeting. Tb G n ral Annual Meeting of tb Asso iation was h ld at the bool on Friday, ovember 20th, at 7.30 p.m. Offi rs for 1932 were el eted and r -elected as follows:-Patron, Mr. . L. Young; President, Mrs. Guy otterill; Vice-President, fat·y Morten; Hon. Treasurer, farjori Best; Hon. ecretary, Rose Reynolds; ommittee, Mrs. G o. Rieb, Jo Eddy, Alma bamberlain, Betty Thomas, Doris ooper, Isab l Bat s, Kitty Dixon; ports Captain, Gw n Rankin. The majority of m rob rs, unfortunately, seem to think that G neral Meetings are far too dull to attend, but Friday's ro ting, though mall, proved that those members pre ent took a lively and k n inter st in the discussions. Holy Communion. Holy ommunion was celebrated in the hool Chapel, anon J. de B. Galwey officiating, assisted by

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Archdeacon F. N. Taylor. After the Service communicants had breakfast at the School. There was an excellent attend ance of Old Girls at the Service. Tennis Match. In the afternoon, the annual tennis match took place, when the staff and Upper School were the guests of the Old Girls. Teams representing present girls and Old Girls competed fo1· the Betty Thomas Challenge Cup. Many interesting sets were played, providing good entertainment for the onlookers, who numbered about 150. Afternoon-tea, cool drinks, and ices were dispensed by the committee in the open-air class-rooms, which looked very gay with bowls of vari coloured flowers. The match resulted in a decided win for the school team. At the conclusion of the games, the President, Janet Story, presented the Cup to the winning team, the score being 43-31. The Old Girls' team was as follows :-Marjorie Sherris, Gwen Rankin. Margaret Lance, Als Jones, Betty Tipping, Madeleine Pyne, Kitty Dixon, Marjorie Tingey, Betty Pritchett, Dot·othy Judd, Mrs. E. Archbold. Irene Graham.

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Informal Dance. This year, after the Dinner, an informal dance was held in the Assembly Hall, to which every Old Girl could bring a guest. For those who did not wish to dance, rooms were set aside for lounges and bridge. The entrance lobby was fornished as a lounge, while shaded lights in the hall and dance rooms provided a very harmonious effect. Numerous easy chairs, big maples, and vases of beautiful roses and antirr hinurns, transformed a class-room into another inviting-lounge. while in the bridge-room large bows of rhododendrons added to the pleasing effect. Iced drinks from a buffet in the lobby were in demand throughout the evening, while supper was set·ved in the Assembly Hall. Music was supplied by an electric gramophone, kindly lent by Mr. J. I. Smail. There was a very good attendance, but we hope that next year even more still will attend the Social Evening, as it makes a very cheery ending to the year's activities. We feel we cannot end these notes without expressing our grn tcful appreciation of the friendly attitude of the Diocesan Board of Education and the sympathetic help of Mrs. Young, in enabling us to continue all our Association activities during this critical period of our existence with as much success as in former years. Long may we continue, Past and Present loyally combined (ever the wish of our beloved Sisters) for the ndvnncement and glory of our dear old school.

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NEWS 01' OLD ODU.8. onni Andre,v ha bad three of 11 r pi tw· a ept d b�· the ant rbui·y ociety of rts. Helen Irving and Edna Firth hav retul'll d to Englaud to continue their mu ical tudie . Joyce cane ha gain d h r L.'l. .L. in mu ·ic. Phylli Cameron and B tty Thomp on ar t aching at h �unboam Kindergart n. Marjorie berri and her partner won the Combined Double at the niversity tournament while Gwen Rankin, playing for Otago, wa the runner-up in the ingle and Doubles. Avice Hamilton gained her B.Sc., and is now sitting for her M.Sc. We wish her every success. Alma Chamberlain has had a poem accepted by the '' Radio Record.'' Jean Hill (nee Tingey) i· livin·g in urrey, England. "Little Housebound," a one-act fantasy by gaio Marsh, wa acted recently by members of the Canterbury Repertory Tb atre Society, at the Radiant Hall. Joan Sp nee Clark and Betty Flint have returned from England. api r Hospital Winifred Cullwick was injur d wh n th ollapsed during the Hawk ' Bay earthquak . W trust ·h has made a good recovery. om n '. Isab I Bate am first in th anterbury oll teeplechase, with Gwen Rankin second qual. Molly Carrington tour d through G rmany playin the part of Lady Macbeth. Mary and Lucy Hogg are returning from England. Lucy i ,going to teach at the Auckland Diocesan chool, and is specialising in history. Marjory berri ha pa s d b r second section B.A. Betty Tipping is teaching music at t. Margaret' , Mollie Templeman is Arts Mi tr . and ,Toe Eddy is th school cretary. hirley Jame is a dental a sistant. Doreen Byrn is teaching at the Fendalton school.

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Engagements. r\larie Taylol' to P. Hunter-\\ e ton. Joyce Jamie on to Ian romb. Irene Graham to W. J. Pa) n . Muriel Brown to D ui roft. fargaret t v n. on to . B. l\I Patti White to Dr. , lkman. Dorothy Qlenni to Max \\ hatmsm. li on Huie to \: . Philp. Dora Prudbo to Jim . Prim

Marriages. Rosa Boyd to J. R. . 'latth w.. May Hercu to . A. Lyon . Eileen Belcher to W L Partridg . Linsell Benson to . Bowie. Bonni Pin kn y to G. N. Re c . Leone Craythorne to Arthur Rae. Jean Tingey to Li ut. Hugh Hill. R. .R. Sheila Tobin to John Butler. Dorothy Quill to J. H. Ma�clonald. ancy Iar hall to J. B. Pear on. Muriel Richards to - facb th. Doris Cr pin to T. E. Chisnall. Jean Lee to J. F. Locbh ad. Merania Tr nt to Johl1 Pavitt.

Births. ( Jean Christie nee Leach), a daughter. Ruth Browne (nee Turner), a on. Adrienne Macfarlane (n'e Acland), a daughter. Bessie Bates (ne Gardiner), a on. B tty Fi her (ne orri ), a son. Marjorie Turner (nee Wait), a daughter. Freda Pryce-Jones (nee Cooper), a daughter. Molly Wood (nee Stevenson), a son. Pearl Smith (nee Jaggar), a da·ghter. Enid Larcombe (nee Pritchett), a son.