1951 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

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No. 44

1951

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CONTENTS Board of Governors The Staff Officers of the School School Roll Editorial Sister Winifred . Prize-Giving, 1950 Examination Results, 1950 Obituary Ex-Staff News A1·chbishop West-Watson . Chapel Notes Handiwork Display, 1950 Junior School Notes Choir Notes Parents' Day Librn1·y Notes The School Play The School Dance, 1950 S.C.M. St. Margaret's Guide Company V. U A Divinity Teaching Current Events Talks Public Speaking Contest Overseas League Public Speaking Maths. Talks Honours Gym. French Club Folk-Dancing Club Library Club Art Appreciation Club Travel Club Art and Crafts Club Needlework Club Drama Club Inky Fingers Club Dressmaking Club Kilburn House Notes Julius House Notes Konini House Notes Kowhai House Notes . Matipo House Notes Rata House Notes Rimu House Notes Hockey Notes Net ball Notes Tennis Notes Swimming Notes Athletic Notes Original Contributions Old Girh:;' Notes .

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THE PREFFECTS, 1951 Standing (left to right) : S. Harrison, E. Preston, E. Balfour. A. Ross, N. Myers, M. Boleyn, J. Mardon, F. Ower (Head), B. Vizer, E. Davie, T. La Roche, U. Richards.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS Chairman: The Most Rev. The Archbishop of New Zealand. Deputy-Chairman: The Right Rev. A. K. Warren, M.C., M.A. (Oxon.). Bursar: E. P. Wills, Esq., B.A., LL.M., M.Com. R. A. Barnsdale, Esq. Mrs N. Garland F. T. H. Bell, Esq. G. M. Morgan, Esq. Commander J. C. Elworthy Rev. I. L. Richards Mrs C. Foster-Browne J. Roy-Smith, Esq. Rev. J. D. Froud Miss N. Vale Miss L. Gardner H. S. Williams, Esq.

THE STAFF Head Mistress: Miss J. P. Crosher, M.Sc. (N.Z.). Staff: Miss K. P. Edwards, B.A. (Hons.) Mrs N. Howard, C. Cert., Head University of Wales, First of Junior Dept., Std. 3 ( Term I). Assistant, Head of English Mrs F. Norman, C. Cert., Form I (Term I). Dept. Miss D. Robinson, P.C.T., Head Miss A. G. Thomas, C. Cert., Infant Mistress, Head of Junior of Commercial Dept. Dept. (Terms II and III). Mrs S. Penney, B.A. (N.Z.), Mrs C. Macfarlane, C. Cert., Std. Head of History Dept. 4. Mrs U. Dromgoole, M.A. (CanMrs M. Thomson, C. Cert., Form tab., Head of Mathematics Dept. I (Terms II and III). Miss D. Beattie, C. Cert., Std. 3 Miss G. Walters, B.A. (Hons.), ( Terms II and III). London, Head of French Dept. Miss H. Heine, B. Cert., Std. 2 Miss E. Duff, M.A. (N.Z.), Head (Terms II and III). of La tin Dept. Miss M. Cadel, Dip. Chelsea Col- Miss N. Vile, C. Cert., Std. 2 (Term I). lege of Phys. Ed., Dip. Phys. Ed. (London), C.S.P.: Games Mrs R. Whitford, C. Cert., Std. 1 (Term 1). Mistress until July. Miss A. Cliffo1·d, Dip. Chelsea Miss W. Armstrong, C. Cert., Std. 1 (Terms II and III). College Phys. Ed., Dip. Phys. L.R.A.M., Ed. (London), C.S.P., Games Miss W. Gardiner, A.R.C.M., F.T.C.L., Pianoforte Mistress, Term III. Miss M. McKenzie, B.H.Sc., Head Miss D. Hight, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L.~ Pianoforte. of Home Science Dept. Miss H. Eccles, A.T.C.L., Violin. Miss M. Morris, B.Sc. (N.Z.): Biology. Miss M. Hopewell, L.T.C.L., Miss F. Palmer, B.A. (N.Z.), C. Speech Training. Certificate, Librarian. Mrs M. Clark, Pianoforte, Miss F. Stock, C. Certificate, Dip. Music, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L .. Head of Geography Dept. Miss M. Bruce, L.R.S.M., PianoMiss J. Macfarlane, C. Cert.: forte. English and Divinity. Miss G. Gray, Kilburn House Miss M. Bowkett, Homecraft Mistress (Terms II and III). Diploma, Homecraft. Mrs D. Sanderson, Julius House Miss P. Manhire: Chemistry and Mistress. Physics. Miss J. M. Sigley, Secretary.

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Mrs E. Wishart, Art (Terms I and II). Mrs B. Walton, Art (Term III). Miss A. Darwin, Mus. Bae. : Singing. Mrs S. Filleuz, German. Miss G. Rankin, C. Cert: Head of Primary Dept., Form II.

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Miss V. J. Sigley, N.Z.R.N., Kilburn Housemisti·ess ( Term I). Miss J. Seccombe, Matron, Kilburn House. Miss A. Fisken, Matl'On, Julius House. The Ven. Archdeacon Mountfo1-t, Chaplain.

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Prefects: Felicity Ower (Head) Judith Mardon (Deputy Ena Balfour Margaret Boleyn Elizabeth Davie Sally Hanison

Term IM. Pretsch (Convener) G. Preston E. Roy-Smith A. Somers D. Fulton J. Pickles J. Richardson M. W estgarth M. De La Hunt S. Lake

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Jacqueline La Roche Nedra Myers Elizabeth Preston Ursula Richards Alison Ross Beryl Vizer

Senior Orderlies: Term HJ. Jenkins (Convener) W. Matson E. Perrott P. Watson A. Andersen K. Ferguson B. Flesher B. Todd J. Clarkson F. Walker

Term IIIJ. Jen kins (Convener) L. Jennings G. Preston C. Smith J. Bell I'. Chalklin J'. Wilson V. Feast L. Little A. Williams

Kilburn House Prefects: Alison Ross (Head) Ena Johanna

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Julius House M onitresses: Bethell J cnnifer

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House Captain : Konini-Judith Mardon Rata-Sally Hanison Kowhai-Elizabeth Preston Rimu-Felicity Ower Matipo-Ena Balfour Ena Balfour Barbara Flesher Sally Harrison Judith Mardon

Garnes Committee: Felicity Ower Elizabeth Preston Jan ice Small bone Beryl Vizer Librarians :

Mary Pretsch (Head) N gail'e Cooper

Nedra Myers Enid Roy-Smith

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Chapel Prefects: Felicity Ower Judith Mardon • Editorial

Beryl Vizer

Committee:

Felicity Ower Judith Mardon

Beryl Vizer

Form Orderlies : Term ITerm IIJ. Jenkins A. Somers VI. B. Flesher V.UA J. Richardson V.UM M. De La Hunt E. Mackenzie V.LA H. Joyce J. Edwardes V.LM V. Howman P. Latty IV.A E. McAlpine J. Calder IV.M C. Can J. Williamson III.A ...................... . J. Iverach J. Steele III.M J. Monis . Jennings S. Edridge II. .... ·············•···· C. Hintz I. M. Ollivier P. Clarke A. Angas A. Justice

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M. Pretsch A. Jones F. Walker J. Fulton H. Mounsey V. Hay H. Harrison J. Young I'. Winskill R. Wilson S. Stevens

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Form VI.A (Mi ·s Edwards) (Rimu)

Form, VI.B (Miss Eclwarcfa) Balfour, Ena (Matipo) Preston, Elizr.bet~1 (Kowhai) Boleyn, Margaret ( Konini) Preston, Gillian (Kowhai) Cooper, Ngaire (Kowhai) Pretsch, Mary (Rata) Davie, Elizabeth (Rimu) Richards, Ursula (Rimu) Harrison. Sally (Rata) Ross, Alison (Matipo) Jenkins, Jennifer (Kowhai) Roy-Smith, Enid (Rata) Jennings, Barbara (Matipo) Smith, Cynthia (Kowhai) 'Somers, Ann (Rata) La Roche, Jacqueline ( Konini) Mardon, Judith (Konini) Vizer, Beryl (Rimu) Matson, Wendy (Kowhai) Watson, Pamela (Matipo), Term~ Myers, Nedra ( Konini) I and II Perrott, Elisabeth (Matipo) Form V.UA Adair, Adrienne (Rimu) Andersen, Alison (Konini) Bell, Judith (Matipo) Chalkin, Patricia (Rimu) Coombes, Jennifer (Rimu), Terms II and III Ferguson, Kathleen (Rata) Flesher, Barbara (Rata) Fulton, Diana (Rimu) Greenwood, Alison (H.imu) Jones, Avril (Kowhai) Jones, Mary Rose (Rimu)

(Mrs Penney) Orchard, Jennifer (Kowhai) Parker, Valeria (Rimu) Pickles, Judith (Rimu) Radcliffe, Mary (Kowhai) Richardson, Jean ( Konini) Sparrow, Lois (Rimu) Soanes, Elizabeth (Konini) Spooner, Judith (Rata) Todd, Barbara (Rimu) Treleaven, Eunice (Ruta) Westgarth, Margaret (Rata) Wilson, Janice (Konini)

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Form V.UM (Miss Robinson) Clarkson, Joan (Matipo) Little, Leonie ( Kowhai) Cumming, Janice (Rata) Mackenzie, Elaine ( Konini) D' Arey, Joan ( Konini) Mellish, Judith (Rata) de la Hunt, Margaret (Kowhai) Nairn, Joy (Konini) Feast, Valerie (Kowhai) Schluter, Fay (Rata), Heinzman, Janet (Rimu) Terms I and II Isherwood, Margaret ( Konini) Reece-Smith, Pamela (Matipo) Jarvie, Diana (Matipo) Smallbone, Janice (Kowhai) Keith, Robin (Konini) Walker, Francis (Konini) Lake, Sally (Rimu) Williams, Anne ( Rimu) Lawrence, Raewyn ( Kowhai) Wills, Margaret (Konini) King, Pamela (Matipo) Form V.LA Benzie, Vivienne ( Matipo) Christie, Jennifer (Rimu) Dickson, Jill ( Konini) Dickson, Shirley ( Konini) Edwardes, Joanne ( Kowhai) Ensor, Elizabeth ( Konini) Fulton, Judith (Rimu) Isherwood, Jocelyn ( Konini) Jenkins, Gillian ( Kowhai) Joyce, Hilary (Rata) Macfarlane (Janet (Kowhai) McCree, Marion ( Rimu) McGaughey, Heather (Rata) Mair, Virginia (Matipo)

(Mrs Dromogoole) Marshall, Gillian (Matipo) Minson, Gail ( Ra ta) Moore, Belinda (Rata) Murray, Dorothy (Konini) Niblock, Joanna (Kowhai) Priest, Gillian ( Matipo) Scott, Marie ( Rimu) Sheare1·, Joan (Konini) Skurr, Jennifer ( Matipo) Talbot, Adrienne (Matipo) Taylor, Diane (Matipo) Tobin, Priscilla (Rata) Tobin, Susan (Rata) Wishart, Helen (Kowhai)

Form V.LM (Miss Bowkett) Barbour, Lorraine (Matipo) Keys, Jewell (Matipo) Barnard, Norma (Rata) Latty, Pamela (Konini) Brown, Elizabeth (Konini) Lee, Eunice (Matipo) Bradshaw, Lois (Konini) Littlejohn, Pamela (Konini) Brixton, Ailsa (Rata) McLean, Susie (Konini) Callaghan, Roberta (Matipo) Moore, Elaine (Rimu) Cotterill, Gillian (Kowhai) Montgomerie, Ainslie (Rimu) Cunningham, Juliet (Kowhai) Mounsey, Helen (Rimu) Term I Norris, Judith (Rimu) Dumpleton, Joy (Rimu) Parsonson, Mary (Rimu) de Castro, Dinah (Kowhai) Peck, Louise (Kowhai) Finney, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Terms I and II Fogg, Verona (Rata) Reynolds, Marion (Rata) Fowler, Philippa (Rata) Sherriff, Beverley (Kowhai) Gough, Janet (Matipo) Whitehead, Janet (Rimu) Howman, Venetta (Matipo) Worsnop, Beverley (Kowhai) Johns, Beverley (Rata) Wright, Anne (Kowhai) Form IV.A Adorian, Margaret (Matipo) Batsione, Beryl (Kowhai) Booth, Portia ( Rimu) Bradley, Sonia (Rata)

(Miss Walters) Bell, Ruth ( Konini) Bull, Joan (Matipo) Calder, Jean (Rata) Cox, Juliet (Kowhai)

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Cox, Margaret (Kowhai) Cromb, Jeanette (Konini) Dcarsley, Jennifer (Rata) Fenwick, Philippa (Konini) Gardinel', Diana (Rata) Hamann, Elizabeth (Rimu) Hawes, Beverley (Matipo) Hay, Valerie (Rata) Holenbergh, Rosita (Rata) Jennings, Susan (Matipo) Jones, Julie ( Konini) Jones, Pamela (Matipo) Lawry, Melva (Rimu) Leech, Jill ( Rimu)

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Lester, Elizabeth ( Matipo) Lightfoot, Lynette (Konini) McAlpine, Elspeth (Kowhai) Reynolds, Jennifer (Rimu) Redpath, Gaye (Rimu) Richmond, Pamela ( Rata) Riddolls, Janet (Matipo) Ross, Mary (Kowhai) Stenhouse, Philippa (Rata) Tripp, Edith (Kowhai) Turpin, Julie (Kowhai) Vickery, Anne (Konini) Vile, Denise (Konini) Walker, Helen (Konini)

Form IV.M (Miss Morris) Bryden, Beverley (Matipo) Carr, Carole ( Ma ti po) Craythorne, Jacqueline (Rata) Croft, Janet ( Konini) Cross, Pamela (Kowhai) England, Julia (Rimu) Fairbairn, Leslie (Matipo) Goddard, Maureen (Kowhai) Greenwood, Jeanette (Konini) Term I Harman, Philippa (Kowhai) Hanis, Elizabeth (Rata) Hanison, Helen (Rata) Hobbs, Judith (Konini) Killner, Barbara (Rata) Kennington, Alison (Rata) Ludecke, Helen ( Rata) Luisetti, Lesyl (Matipo)

Form III.A Ballantyne, Ann (Kowhai) Barriball, Margaret ( Konini ), Bramley, Kay (Konini) Christie, Gillian (Rimu) Chernside, Jocelyn (Matipo) Corby, Jill (Konini) Cree, Winsome (Kowhai) Denny, Honor (Rata) Edwardes, Sally (Kowhai) Elphick, Judith (Kowhai) Gardiner, Prudence ( Kowhai) Glasgow, Janet (Rata) Harrison, Shirley (Rata) Hewland, Robyn (Konini) Hoy, Janet (Rata), Term I lverach, Janet (Matipo) Jones, Florence ( Ma ti po) Machin, Joy ( Ra ta)

Nimmo, Judith (Rimu) Moffatt, Margaret (Kowhai) Mottram, Caroline (Rimu) Parsons, Janice ( Konini) Peddie, Judith (Konini) Phillips, Waverley (Konini) Powell, Betty ( Kowhai) Round, Margaret (Kowhai) Shrimpton, Fiona (Kowhai) Smart, Robin (Rata) Stocks, Dale (Rimu) Thomson, Betty (Rimu) Thomson, Jennifer (Rimu) Tomes, Betty (Matipo) Tothill, Janet (Matipo) Wait, Jennifer (Konini) Williamson, Janet (Rimu) Wright, Lois (Konini)

(Miss Macfarlane) Mackay, Shona (Kowhai) McIntyre, Judith (Matipo) Miller, Judith (Konini) Moore, Judith (Rimu) Mountfort, Helen (Matipo) Mulligan, Robin (Kowhai) Needham, Barbara (Rata) Parker, Kathleen (Rimu) Powell, Alison ( Konini) Steel, Judith ( Kowhai) Stevens, Josephine (Rata) Warren, Nicola (Kowhai) Williams, Margaret (Konini) Wilson, Dorothy (Rata) Wilson, Lynette (Rata) Wright, Judith (Kowhai) Young, Juliet (Rimu)

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Form III.M Anders n, Elizabeth ( Konini) Agar, Philippa (Kowhai) Aitkinson, Ann (Rata) Ballantyne, Dawn (Rata) Barnard, Janice (Rimu) Bidwell, Pamela (Matipo) Blackley, Jill (Matipo) Box, Colleen (Rimu) Brown, Patricia (Rata) Brownie, Barbara (Konini) de Castro, Juliet (Kowhai) Clark, Janis (Matipo) Corbett, Adrienne (Konini) Croft, Helen (Konini) Dunster, Adrienne (Rimu) Edwards, Judith (Matipo) Ellis, Janette (Rata) Gormack, Barbara (Kowhai) Jennings, Nan (Matipo) Inwood, Toni (Rata) Macfarlane, Jane (Konini)

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(Miss Stock) MacGibbon, Rachel ( Rimu) Maitland, Judette (Konini) Morris, Joyce (Kowhai) Norris, Suzanne (Rimu) Norbert-Munns, Marjorie (Rimu) Pearson, Barbara (Matipo) Powell, Janet (Kowhai) Price, Jillian ( Ra ta) Read, Elaine (Rimu) Richardson, Margaret ( Konini) Robinson, June (Matipo) Shrimpton, Jillian (Matipo) Slyfield, Jillian (Rimu) Steere, Rewa ( Konini) Stevens, Adrienne (Matipo) Thacker, Janice (Kowhai) Thomson, Heather (Matipo) Thompson, Suzanne (Rimu) Topliss, Jennifer (Rimu) Williams, Diana (Kowhai) Winskill, Patricia (Rata)

Form II (Mi s Rankin) Adair, Jacqueline (Rimu) Latham, Joan (Kowhai) Bamford, Judith (Rata) Macdonald, Rosemary ( Konini) Bean, Angela (Kowhai) Mitchell, Jan (Rimu) Beck, Janice (Kowhai) Nevell, Diana (Konini) Bethell, Johann a ( Rim u) Ollivier, Margaret (Konini) Bishop, Wendy (Kowhai) Petrie, Judith (Rata) Brnmley, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Pickles, Judith (Rata) Clarke, Paddianne (Rata) Roberts, Jennifer (Matipo) Cleland, Barbara (Matipo) Robinson, Diana (Rata) Curtis, Julie (Matipo) Smith, Virginia (Matipo) Edridge, Sally (Rata) Sutherland, Judith (Matipo) Fernie, Patricia (Matipo) Thomas, Patricia (Rimu) Harris, Elizabeth (Rimu) Walton, Beverley (Kowhai) Hintz, Carmen (Konini) Whitehead, Elizabeth (Rimu) Jackson, Heather (Matipo) Wills, Heather (Konini) Kin,•, Griselda (Matipo) Wilson, Rosemary (Rata) Lake, Jennifer (Rimu) Form I (Mrs Nornian, Term I; Mrs Thomson, Terms II and Ill) Andersen, Katrina (Konini) Angas, Averil (Matipo) Bal'fOl'd, Felicity (Kowhai) Bent, Susan (Rata) Cad, Penelope (Konini) Combellack, Ann (Kowhai) Cranfield, Susan (Konini) Coe, Eleanor (Kowhai) Dawson, Belinda (Matipo) Dunster, Dianne (Rimu) Hartland, Julie (Rata)

Hewlett, Annette (Rata) Jennings, Gillian (Matipo) Jones, Erica ( Konini) Lane, Philippa (Rimu) Leeson, Janice (Rata) McAlpine, Louise (Kowhai) Mair, Geraldine (Matipo) Marshall, Rosemary (Kowhai) Minson, Kay (Rata) Mosley, Bridget (Rata) Musgrave, Barbara (Rimu)

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Perry, Jocelyn (Konini) Rollinson, Helen ( Konini) Shand, Carol ( Rimu) Smith, Leonore (Matipo) Stevens, Sonya (Rata)

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Stock, Erica (Kowhai) Thomson, Marie (Matipo) Ward, Josephine (Matipo) Whitford, Jennifer (Rimu) Wynn-Williams, Anne (Rimu)

IV (Mrs Macfarlane)

Adams, Jill Blunden, Jennifer Boon, Margaret Brander, Kay Brown, Alison Byrne, Angela Chivers, Dawn Flewellwyn, Fay Gilbert, Jeanette Guillermo, Mary Hale, Katrina Henderson, Susan Jones, J ocelyne Humphries, Anne Humphries, Rae Hill, Rosemary Hyde, Barbara Macdonald, Dinah

McGill, Robyn Morten, Suzanne Moul ten, Joan Mathieson, Robyn N evell, Jeanette Peate, Helen Rich, Helen Rogers, Susan Ryder, Diana Scott, Cynthia Spear, Angela Swainson, Keny Turner, Penelope Tum bull, Janice Wills, Philippa Woods, Judith Wright, Angela

Standard III (Mrs Howard, Term I; Miss Beattie, Terms II and III) Ai tkinson, Rosemary Ballantyne, Pauline Bradshaw, Helen Clark, Deborah Courage, Anne Erikson, Rose Etwell, Diane Ferris, Katinka Frost, Heather Gebbie, Jane Grubb, Christine Glasson, Wendy Hall, Diana Hall, Jennifer Harris, Kathryn Heald, N oelene Holdgate, Gillian

Standard

Janett, Diana Lawn, Pamela Lester, Louise Maling, Rosemary Marshall, Janet Neave, Barbara Osmers, Elizabeth Pan, Daphne Rutherford, Jane Stephenson, j ane Thompson, Carolyn Thrower, Isobel Wales, Rosemary Walker, Michael Watson, Judith Williams, Jennifer

II (Miss Vile, Term I; Miss Heine, Terms II and III)

Bell, Jacqueline Bell, Jennifer ( Terms I and II) Blunden, Gillian Collins, Susan Cox, Sally Cummings, Lynette Deans, Rosemary Downing, Patricia

Goldsmith, Ataneta Gooby, Diane Grant, Vivienne Griffiths, Patricia Harty, Caroline Henderson, Jantje Hewlett. Suzanne Humphries, Jan

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Jacobs, Vivienne Lexington-Jones, Marilyn Morten, Diana Owen, Susan Parr, Diane Peate, Geraldine Percival, Christine

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Scandrett, Joycelyn Spicer, Rosemary Sutherland, Janice Taylor, Janet Wilson, Fay Wilson, Janice Wilson, Margaret

Standard I (Mrs Whitford, Term I; Miss Arnistrong, Terms II and Ill) Barrow, Jacqueline Hore, Rosemary (Term III) Baudinet, Joanna Humphries, Carol Blacker, Marlene McElroy, Sandra Bulfin, Louise Munns, Karen Carthy, Allison Rich, Susan Chapman, Deborah Scott, Jennifer Clark, Jennifer Shand, Elizabeth George, Robyn (Term I) Sundstrum, Sarah Gould, Jill Wales, Christine Hamann, Penelope Young, Hilary Primer 4 (Miss Armstrong) Clarkson, Susann Collins, Jane Cook, Ruth Ann C1·oft, Lorraine

Dawson, Penelope Lake, Mary Rose (Term Muirson, Sharon Sloane, Karen

Primer Adamson, Diana Anderson, Penelope (Terms II and III) Bailey, Glenda Barnes, Sandra Brander, Joy (Term III) Brown, Anthea Brown, Susan Chivers, Kathleen Clark, Susan Costelloe, Denise (Term III) Duckmanton, Janice Dudley, Anne Ebel, Penelope ( Terms I and II) England, Sally Gebbie, Susan Gibbons, Lorraine Harty, Rosalind Inkster, Judith

(Miss Thomas) Lexington-Jones, Rosemary ( Terms II and III) Lorimer, Kay (Terms II and III) McKenzie, Diana McKenzie, Pieter Maling, Pamela (Terms II and III) Monis, Sally Louise ( Term III) Newland, Jan Perry, Christine Ruston, Phillippa Scott, Jennifer (Terms II and III) Shand, Helen Solomon, Anne Smith, Rosemary Spear, Daintry Tait, Judith W a uchop, Susan Whitford, Susan

EDITORIAL Our Centennial year has come to a close; Canterbury enters on its second century. How fortunate we are to have been able to celebrate the Centenary in peace, when, in another part of the Pacific, a war was being fought to uphold democratic principles by resisting the onslaughts of Communism. Many of us in New Zealand are inclined to pride ourselves on being so far removed from the vortex of the world's troubled affair . But are we so far away really? While appreciating the advantages of our geo-graphical position, let us not shut our eyes to the trends of thought and movement which are influencing other lands. These may soon, directly or indirectly, affect our own well-being. This year we at St. Margaret's have tried to do our sha:,:e towards arousing an awareness of happenings at home and abroad by continuing the talks on <Current events which have been given over the past two years by members of the sixth form. We can do little more than touch on the various topics, but hope we stimulate sufficient interest to encourage a deeper understanding of the world's problems. Uninterrupted by events abroad, the School has been able to go ahead this year as usual. The Domestic S( •ence Block, nea1the swimming bath, was ready during the third term for the cooking classes, but will not be completely finished until next term. Another step forward towards our ultimate objective of having the complete new school at Papanui Road was the purchase· of 110 Merivale Lane. This property, adjoining the hockey field. will provide us with additional tennis courts, and has taken the place of Canon Galwey House as the home of the resident taff. Galwey House was sold, and the classrooms at the back were moved to the Junior School. This enabled Standard Four to he transferred from Cranmer Square to Papanui Road. One of thedetached classrooms at Cranmer Square has been divided into two. thus forming the new commercial rooms. A succes ful innovation in the econd term was the holdino- .. on Parents' Day, of the finals of the Public Speaking Contest fo1the Myers Cup. We should like to thank Ballinda Myers, who wa~

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Head Prefect in 1949, for thus encouraging us in this important, but previously neglected, part of school life. In connection with our School games, a major change was introduced this year by holding the Athletic Sports in the first term. It was found that while the third term is always a busy one with examinations and other activities, the first term is comparatively free. The exceptionally wet weather somewhat marred our sport in the winter term. The netball teams were fortunately able to complete their rounds, but barely half the arranged hockey matches could be played. Now in the third term we are concentrating on tennis and we hope that it will soon be warm enough for swimming. In July we were all very sorry to say good-bye to Miss Cade!, who had been with us for five years. Her enthusiasm and tireless energy have played a large part in fostering keenness and in raising the standard of our games. We sincerely hope that in the not too distant future Miss Cade! will return to New Zealand, and we shall have an opportunity of meeting her again. We welcome Miss Clifford, our new games mistress, and hope she will spend many happy years with us.

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It was with the deepest regret that, just after our last Magazine went to print, we learnt of the death, in England, of Sister Winifred, the fii-st Headmistress of St. Margaret's College, who was in charge of the school from 1911 to 1929. Under her wise and loving guidance were laid the foundations of much that is best and most precious in our traditions. Our ·indebtedness to her is. enormous and we can best discharge this debt by striving to maintain the ideals which she set before us and to justify the trust expressed by her in a letter written to the school shortly after her return to England: "'I know you will not fail us, rather you will do your utmost to make St. Margaret's continue to stand for all that is best and highest in life."

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1950

Prize-giving last year was held in the Radiant Theatre on the afternoon of December 11th. It was a great occasion for St. Margaret's College girls because for the first time for many years, books were given as prizes. These were embossed with the school crest, and were greatly appreciated by the lucky prize-winners. Miss Crosher presented her report in which she announced that the Johanna Lohse Scholarship, for competition between th-:! daughters of clergy throughout ew Zealand, had been won b.y Rosemary Smith. The Archbishop gave his address, and in addition to giving :1way the prizes also presented shields, cups, badges and colours won during the year. Then followed an excellent gym. display by the VI. and V. Uppers, or~anised by Miss Cade!. Book Prizes.-Special awards were: For a high standard of work: Stet. IV, Carolyn Shand; Form I, Joan Latham; Form II, Shirley Harrison, Judith McIntyre; Form III.M, Jacqueline Craythorne; Form III.A, Mary Ross, Rosita Holenbergh, Margaret Aclorian; Form IV.M, Marion Reynolds; Form IV.A, Vivienne Benzie, Judith Fulton, Marion McCree, Marie Scott; Form V.LM, Margaret de La Hunt, Form V.LA, Mary Radcliffe. Barbara Todd, Avril Jones, Barbara Flesher; Form V.UM, Alyth Mclachlan, Margaret Watling; Form V.UA, Ena Balfour, Nedra Myers, Elizabeth Preston, Gillian Preston, Alison Ros , BeryT Vizer; Form V r.B. Janice McLeod, Felicity Ower, Margar~t Rollinson; Form VLA, Marlene Bell, Rosemary Smith. House Trophies.-Hockey, Kowhai; Netball, Konini; letics. Matipo; Swimming, Rata: Tennis, Konini.

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The following girls were awarded their colours: For Hockey. BeryT Felicity Ower, Mary Falck, Basil Unwin, Sally Harrison, Vizer; for Net hall, Judith Mardon, Pamela Miller (re-awarded). Marlene Bell, Shirley Galbraith, Janice Smallbone; for Tennis. Mardon (re-awarded), Sally Felicity Ower, Mary Falck, Judith Harri. on; for Athletics, lVIary Falck: for Swimming, Mary Falck. Jue.I'tli I ickles. Honours Gym.-Margaret Dorianne Andrews, Sally Preston.

Lewis, Pamela Iiller, Basil Unwin _ Harrison. edra Hyers, Elizabeth

Other awards were:J ones-Kissling Tennis Cup: Felicity Rankin Tennis Cup (Junior): Janet

O\ver. Williamson.

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Evelyn Hunt Divinity Prize: Rosemary Smith. Miss Hoy's Mathematics Cup: Judith Mardon. Crosbie Science Cup: Felicity Ower. Larcombe French Cup: Rosemary Smith. Roy-Smith History Cup: Margaret Lewis. Stokes Music Cup: Elizabeth Preston. Alabaster Cup for Homecraft: Margaret Waltling. Clothing Cup: Alyth McLachlan. Old Girls' Drawing Cup: Jocelyn Blackler. Major Levy's Current Events Cup: Beryl Vizer. Storry Essay Cup: Margaret Lewis. St. Margaret's Prize (awarded to best all-round girl in the school) : Rosemary Smith. Head Mistress's Prize (awarded for outstanding service to the school) : Marlene Bell. EXAMINATION

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Gammack Scholarship: Marlene Bell. Johanna Lohse Scholarship: Rosemary Smith. On Credit List in University Entrance Scholarship Examination: A. Acton-Adams, M. Bell, M. Lewis, R. Smith. Higher School Certificate: M. Bell, M. Lewis, R. Smith. University Entrance: A. Acton-Adams, M. Cameron, A. Hudson, J. McLeod, E. Marshall, M. Mulcock, W. Nelson, F. Ower, A. Perry, M. Rollinson, D. Schluter. Endorsed School Certificate: A. Acton-Adams, M. Ballantyne, M. Cameron, M. Cotter, M. Falck, A. Hudson, J. McLeod, J. Mardon, P. Miller, M. Mulcock, W. Nelson, F. Ower, A. Perry, M. Pretsch, M. Rollinson, D. Schluter, B. Unwin. School Certificate: M. Ashbey, E. Balfour, M. Bartlett, J. Blackler, M. Boleyn, L. Bowater, N. Cooper, E. Davie, J. Gardiner, S. Harrison, M. Henshall, M. Jecks, J. Jenkins, G. Joyce, J. La Roche, J. Macfarlane, A. McLachlan, W. Matson, B. Morrow, N. Myers, E. Perrott, E. Preston, G. Preston, U. Richards, A. Ross, E. Roy-Smith, C. Smith, A. Somers, L. Thomas, B. Vizer, M. Watling, P. Watson. COMMERCIAL Government Shorthand Walker, F. Walker.

EXAMINATIONS Typists

Exa~ination

(Junior)

Chamber of Commecre Examinations-Bookkeeping: Smallbone. Typewriting: C. Ashbey, V. Feast, J. Walker, Millar. English Composition: J. Walker.

J. J. P.

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I : L. Peek.

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RED CROSS EXAMINATIONS V Modern girls have again this year attended the Red Cross Rooms under the guidance of Mrs Penney to obtain theory anrl practical Certificates necessary for School Certificate requirements. The class has been a very keen one and the results have been good. FIRST

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Passed with Honours: Ailsa Brixton, Elizabeth Brown, Roberta Callaghan, Joan Clarkson, ~lizabeth Finney, Veron<1. Fogg, Philippa Fowler, Robin Keith, Ainslie Montgomerie, Mary Parsonson, Janet Whitehead, Anne Wright. Passed: N orrna Barnard, Lois Bradshaw, Gillian Cotterill, Joy Dumpleton, Janet Gough, Vanetta Howman, Beverley Johns, Jewell Keys, Pamela Latty, Eunice Lee, Susie McLean, Elaine Moore, Helen Mounsey, Judith Norris, Marion Reynolds, Beverley Sherriff, Beverley Worsnop. MOTHERCRAFT Passed with Honours: Lorraine Barbour, Norma Barnard. Jewell Keys, Janet Whitehead, Anne Wright. Passed: Lois Bradshaw, Ail.sa Brixton, Elizabeth Browi1. Roberta Callaghan, Gillian Cotterill, Dinah de Castro, Joy Dumpleton, Verona Fogg, Philippa Fowler, Janet Gough, Venetta Howman, Pamela Littlejohn, Susie McLean, Ainslie Montgomerie, Elai1\e Moore, Helen Mounsey, J uclith Norris. Mary Parsonson. Marion Reynolds, Beverley Sherriff, Beverley \i\Torsnop. BALLROOM Silver Medallion:

DANCING

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V. Howman,

P. Littlejohn,

1951 J. Orchard.

Bronze Medallion: V. Benzie, E. Brown, R. Callaghan, Cr. Cotterill, J. Dickson, J. Edwardes, E. Ensor, F. Finney, J. Fulton. V. Howman, B. Johns, H. Joyce, P. Latty, E. Lee, P. Littlejohn, M. McCree, H. McGaughey, V. Mair, G. Marshall. G. Minson, H. Mounsey, D. Murray, •J. Niblock, M. Reynolds, M. Scott ( commended), J. Shearer, P. Tobin, S. Tobin, B. Todd, H. Wishart. A. Wright. ELOCUTION EXAMINATIONS Intermediate: S. Lake, M. Reynolds,

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J. Skurr.

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MUSIC EXAMINATIONS Trinity College dvanced Senior: (Merit).

Green\\'oocl

Associated

(Honours),

Fulton

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Grade V: P. Stenhouse. Grade IV: J. Edwards

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K. Brander

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Grade II:

K. Swainson

(Merit).

Grade I: J. Gebbie (Merit), C. A. Humphries, R. Humphries, Violin-Grade

IV:

H. Walker.

Theory-Grade

P. Stenhouse.

D. Nevill, L. Wright.

hand (Merit), A. Courage. L. McAlpine, B. Mo ley.

OBITUARY Mrs H. C. Hewland Many friends and ex-pupils of St. Margaret's heard with regret of the death of Mrs Helen Charlotte Hewland, who passed away in May of this year. She was the eldest daughter of Henry Jacobs (first Headmaster of Christ's College, 18501866, and later Dean of Christchurch) and his wife, Emily Rose Jacob . Helen (Nancy) Jacobs had been brought up at Miss. Lohse's school and was a senior pupil there when Mrs Bowen took over this school, the forerunner of St. Margaret' . Mrs Hewland remained for a short time a a teacher before going on to Cheltenham Ladies' College, England. Later, she married the Rev. J. R. Hewlancl, of St. Michael's Church, and was well known in Christchurch for her very active intere t in a wide number of associations. She was also active in entennial celebration . A further link with our school is given by a grand-daughter, who is at present on the school roll.

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This ne,-vs, which is an innovation in the columns of the Magazine, will, we hope, prove interesting to both past and present pupils. An effort has been made to obtain information regardin~ staff of all decades of the school life. We would much appreciate items for this page during the coming year and we thank those who have helped in the compilation of these notes.

Mrs S. G. Young, ex-Headmistress (1931-1949) is continually busy in her retirement. Her work on the Canterbury College Board of Governors, her Church work and numerous other act1v1ties make heavy inroads on her time. We wonder if there is any to spare for those little "Cabbages"! Those who attended the school during its early years will be pleased to hear of Miss Eleanor Grace (1911-12). She is matro 1 1 of an Eventide Home for elderly people at Bournemouth, England. Miss Ethel Baker (1911-12) has recently stay with Miss Grace.

left for England

Pupils past and present will join with us in wishing Miss Alice Candy (1911-12) much joy in her proposed retirement after a long connection wth Canterbury University College as a staff member and as Warden of Helen Connon Hall. Mrs Busby (nee Winifred Culnick), 1918, keeps in touch with Old Girls' activities from Dannevirke. Miss M. Westall ( 1933-37) is living at Belfield, Hollington Park, St. Leonards on Sea, England. She is still convalescing after a broken leg. Mis Hilda Edgar (1922-26) lives in Oamaru. Old girls will remember her lovely water colours and modelling. She is still an active member of the Canterbury Society of Arts. Cheerful letters have been received recently by some ex-pupib from Mrs Philip Carrington (nee Margaret Smith), 1920, from Canada, where her husband is Bishop of Quebec. Miss Stella Purchas (1928-1931) is at present with the C.M.C. in England after many years' work in the missionary field in China Mrs J. E. Ensor (nee Gioja Loney), 1928-29, will be remembered in the Gym. She now lives at Cheviot, where she has maintained her interest in young people through her position of Girl Guide Commissioner. Her eldest daughter, Elizabeth, is at present at school. Mrs Haggitt (nee Elsie Dawe), 1920-32, is now living in Christchurch after residing for many years in Nelson, where her husband was Dean of Nelson.

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Many of the old pupils were delighted to meet Miss Margaret Bowen (1921-24) when she was in New Zealand last summer on leave from her school in Yorkshire. Miss Horth Cashmere.

(1924-25) is now residing

at Hackthorne

Rous•.!,

Her Mrs Tolley (1923-35) lives at Miramar, Wellington. daughter, Dr Mary Tolley, is a house surgeon at Wellington Hospital. She has recently written a reporton the use of iodised salt to reduce the incidence of goitre and suggests further schemes. such as the use of iodised fertilizers for the same purpose. Mrs Cardwell (nee Mary Saxton), 1923-27, r sides now at 15 Woodland Grove, Stoke-Bishop, Bristol. Miss I. F. Milnes (1921) is first assistant Girls' High School.

at the Christchurch

Miss M. A. Jones (1923-4) is still a resident her address being Hackthorne Road, Cashmere.

of Christchurch.

Miss G. Hoy (1930-35) is now headmistress School, Masterton.

of St. Matthew's

Mrs J. Menzies (nee Francis Cumming Butler), 1932-33, last year returned to New Zealand with her husband and two children after many year in England, and is now living at Craill Bay. Pe.lorus Sound. Miss Nancy Alloway Wellington.

(1929-32) is teaching

at Scot'

College.

Mrs M. Bowie (nee Nan King), 1930-44, Mount Cook, has two young chi_ldren, Elizabeth and Michael, whom we were delighted to see at our last School Sports. Mrs J. Russell (nee Grace Helmore), 1927-28, returned with her two children to New Zealand from England during the war. Since her return, she has remarried and is now living at Fendalton. Miss Isla Hunter (1937-47) has, for the last four years, been Headmistres at "Hukarere,'' where the usual staff difficulties have· 111 no way daunted her cheerfulness and enthusiasm. Miss Clara McKinnon (1940-47) is joining rere Maori Girls' School next year.

the

taff of Huku-

Miss M. Dalziel (1943) retired in 1949 after ~ix years as Headmistress at St. Hilda's College, and is now reading for her Ph.D,_ at Oxford University.

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Miss Marjorie Parr (1937-45) is working in the Australian High Commissioner's office, New York. She has recently been on leave to England, where she met her parents, who had arrived from New Zealand. Miss G. Mumford (1945-50) is at home in Waimate, where sh,, has found great interest in her work as organist and choirmistress. She. was very elated with the new gowns and cassocks for the choir. Miss Joyce Deans ( 1940-43) is teaching in I nvercargill. Mrs Farquhar (nee Ngarita Greaves), 1939-44, is busy looking after two small children and enjoying life on a farm in North Canterbury. Mrs Fo ter Browne (nee Mary Griffin), 1943-48, lives Cl1ri tchurch. She has two small ons, Anthony ·and Michael.

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Miss Lesley Anderson (1944-49) has recently returned to New Zealand. After pending four months in England, he went to Paris to study at the I STITUT de PHO ETIQUE, University of Paris. At the same time -she continued her violin tudies under Madame A true. During the vacations she vi itecl witzerland. Austria and Ttaly and several-parts of France. Next year she will take up a position at the Chri tchurch Girls' High School. Mrs F. Foote (nee Rayma Morgan), Auckland, has found time to act as Pre ident of the Auckland Branch of St. Margaret's Old Girls and to look after a young son. Mrs Steele (nee Dorothy Gerard), 1938-1940, is living at 37 Great South Road, Auckland. Her husband is on the staff of Dilworth School. Mrs K. Bathurst (nee Mavis Kendon), the Vicarage, Hamilton.

1941-194l

1s living at

We hear with pleasure that Miss Dorothy Hosking, who h:i.:been teaching at the Hamilton Dioceson School since 1941, is engaged to be married. doing

further

at Craighead

School.

Miss Sylvia Ragg (1940-1942) is in England, study in Art. Miss Dorothy Taylor (1942-49) is Matron Timaru.

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Miss Mavis Claughton (1939-50) has been travelling on the Continent and in England, where she has been working witli Youth Travel Groups. After visiting Austria, she made a motor c·oach tour through Belgium and Holland and later went to Norway. We hear that she proposes to return to New Zealand via America. Miss Pat Stevenson Girls' School, England. Jersey and Paris.

(1947-49) has been teaching at Ware From ·there she has visited Ireland.

Miss Margaret Broadhead (1945-47), who has been working in the Leeds University Library, is expected to return to New Zea1and in 1952. In the meantime she is working in London. Miss Ruth Trevor (1936-43), after two hectic months of public peaking and social engagements, has settled down to work (and rest) in Houston. Texas, where she is teaching under the Fullbright scheme. Miss Betty Trenwith (1947) has been enjoying the pleasure:; of travel in England and Scotland. She is on leave from the Christchurch Vocational Guidance Centre. from tour.

The last news received from Miss Janet Willis (1947) came Europe. \\·here she wa enjoying a very extensive cycling

Miss M~ry Swainson ( 1945) is Secretary to the Rector, Canterbury University College, and we hear, is soon going to England. Mrs W. Morten

(1947-50) is in Auckland.

Mrs W. Packard (nee Geraldine Ulrich), 1948, has returned to England, where her husband is completing his examinations for Doctor of Philosophy before taking up a position on the staff of London University. Miss Nola Vile ( 1950) is teaching

at Omihi, North Canterbury.

Miss M. Cadel (1947-51). We extend our. deepest sympathy to Miss Cadel, whose mother died .only a few days before she arrived_ in England. Miss Cadel sailed from Auckland in July 0 .1 the Dominion Monarch, and is. for the present, at her home in Faringdon, Berkshire. 1

Mrs C. Steele (nee Marjorie Connor), 1947-50, lives on Hunt.:;bury Hill and has a son, Hugh Campbell. Mrs L. Ro;;;ers (nee Willa Wadsworth), 1948-50, has called her smaII son John Murray. She also lives in Christchurch. Mrs B. ,Grieve-Dingwall (nee Eileen Galbraith), 1948-50, is busy making preparations for a new home on H'untsbury Hill anJ looking after a small daughter, Kathleen.

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Mrs J. Oliver (nee Sylvia Shackel), he has two small childoren.

1946, live.·· in Christchurch

Mrs J. Dillon (nee Anne Cooper), at Wester~eld, Ashburton.

1950, has made her home

Mrs Bannerman ( nee M. Doherty), Her home is in Gore.

1946-48, has a Iittle son.

Mrs W. Boyee (nee Noeline Archer). 1945-47, is busy looking after a young daughter in her home at Amberley. Mrs John Fairclough (nee Janet McKillop), home at White Hall, near Cambridge. Mrs J. Norman (nee Faye Werren), home in Bryndwr, Christchurch. Miss Iris Reid (1949) is teaching

1950. has made hei-

1949-50, has made

in England.

Miss L. Wernham (1949-50) has returned Auckland, where she is teaching. Mrs Skevington

h•.?i-

(1949-50) is also teaching

her

home

in the same city.

Miss Pat. Shand (1947-48), who was previously in charge nf the Cafeteria at the Y.W.C.A., Wellington, is now at her home in Dunedin. Miss L. Lowe is still busy with her Art work, and teaches, torJ. at Cathedral Grammar School.

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WEST-WATSON

It was with deep regret that we learnt of the retirement of Archbihsop We t-Wat ·on, who for so many years has taken ;i keen interest in our school and has joined with us in so many of our act1v1t1es. He has always been present on special occa ions and we appreciate the \,·ay in which he always congratulated us on our successes. As Chairman of the Board of Governor , His Grace officiated at our Prize-Giving Ceremonies, and we shall long remember hs excellent speeches on these occasions and the wisdom of his counsel and advice to us. The boarders, too, remember with gratitude the many occasions on which he celebrated Holy Communion for them in the House Chapel. Mi s West-Watson, also, has won a warm place in our affections by her unfaliing interest and support in all our activitie.,. We should like to take this opportunity of expressing ou:· gratitude to them both for all that they have done for the chool and of wishing them every happiness in the future.

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CHAPEL NOTES Chapel Prefects: Organists:

Felicity Elizabeth

Ower, Judith

Mardan,

Beryl Vizer.

Preston,_ Avril Jones, Marie Scott.

During the first term our usual Harvest Festival was held and resulted in the collection of hundreds of tins of food and large quantities of fresh fruit and vegetables. The latter were divided between St. Saviour's Orphanage and St. Martins House of Help. while the tinned goods were despatched to the Liverpool Girls' College. Unfortunately they were delayed in New Zealand by thv shipping strike but we have recently been advised that they will reach their destination in time for Christmas. Once again special afternoon services for children were held in the Cathedral during Holy Week and were attended by the whole of the Senior School. This year the services were conducteJ by the Rev. Martin Sullivan. At the School Confirmation Service, which was held at S. 1fary's on Wednesday, August 1st, the following girls were confirmed: B. Batstone, R. Bell, S. Bradley, C. Carr, J. Cox, J. Croil J. Edwardes, L. Fairbairn, E. Hamann, H. Harrison, S. Jennings, F. Jones, P. Jones. A. Kennington, E. Lester, H. Ludecke, L. Luisetti, E. McAlpine, B. Moore, J. Parsons, J. Peddie, J. Reynold5. P. Richmond, J. Riddolls, F. Shrimpton, P. Stenhouse, J. Tothill. E. Tripp, D. Vile. The Direct Giving Service, held in conjunction with Parents' Day at the end of the second term, resulted in the collection c,f £60 4/- which, together with the Chapel funds already in hand from other services, gave us the splendid and previously unequalled total of £172 to distribute among the various organisations which we support. We should like to thank all those who contributed so generously to this very important part of our school's work. The following societies and institutions have benefited by this collection: Dr Barnardo's Homes, the S.P.C.A., the Melanesian Mission. the ·church Army, the Community of the Sacred Name, the Friends of the Cathedral, the Church Primary Day Schools, the Leper Mission. the International Student Service, and the Diocesan Extension Fund. We were pleased to welcome Canon Bryan Green of Birmingham as the speaker at the Direct Givin.,. Service. The annual Clothes Drive took place on October 26th and resulted in nearly 400 garments being collected for distribution in Europe. The Red Cross Society, who despatch the clothes for us, were delighted by their abundance and quality.

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In ovember ,,·e hope to haYe a drive for stationery to send to Rewi Alley, the New Zealand missionary in China. At the end of 1950 a Service of Carols and Lessons which was and was so well held in S. Mary's proved a popular innovation attended by parents and friends of the school that we hope to hold a similar service at the end of this term. During the year all forms have continued to send parcels to our five sponsored children in Europe and have been amply rewarded for their efforts by the grateful letters which have arrived from the recipients. Corporate Communion Services have again this year been held in the Cathedral on Saints' Days and have been well attended. On St. Margaret's Day the beautiful Founders' Day Service of Candle-lighting will be held, at which both Prefects and Form Orderlies will take part. We should like to thank Archdeacon Mountfort for his unfailing kindness to us and for the large amount of time which he has devoted to the school during the year in hi capacity as SchooT Chaplain.

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Many parents and friends visited the school on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 6th, to inspect some of the work done during the year. The walls of the History and Geography rooms were bright with gaily coloured charts and posters while a fine collection of notebooks and projects was displayed on tables. In the Biology room demonstration dissections lent variety to further displays of written and diagrammatic work, while the diversity of articles displayed in the Art room gave some idea of the various crafts attempted during the year. The finals of the Junior and Senior Tennis Championships had been postponed in order to give parents the opportunity of seeing them also, and the matches were watched by a large crowd of interested spectators. After afternoon tea a mannequin parade was held in the haU during which every girl taking the Home-Life Course displayed at least one of the garment she had made during the year. The garments sho,,·n included sports wear, sun frocks, blouses and skirts_ both winter and . ummer afternoon frocks, renovated dresses and evening frocks. They shov,red to great advantage when worn by their owners and won much praise and admiration from the large audience who watched the parade. Miss Frona King very kindly acted as compere for this function.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL NOTES This year, for the first time, Standard IV was retained at the Junior School, bringing the roll number at Papanui Road to 158 and dividing the school more logically between the junior and intermediate departments. At the beginning of the year Mrs Macfarlane joined the staff in charge of Standard IV, while Mis~ Nola Vile, an old girl of the school, came to relieve for a term in Standard II. At the end of the first term the Junior School unfortunately lost three of its mistresses-Mrs Howard, the Head of the J uni,')r Department, Mrs Whitford, and Miss Vile. An enjoyable afternoon-tea party was held for them in Mi s Crosher's lounge after presentations had been made them by the girl . Their po itions were filled in the second term by Miss D. Beattie, Miss W. Armstrong and Miss H. Heine, respectively, while Miss A. G. Thomas became Head of the Junior School. This year Mrs Clark has been t:iking classes in music i11 the Primers and Standard I, and at the end of the second term mother of the children in these classes were invited to attend an interesting demonstration of rhythm work and percussion band phying arranged and conducted by Mrs Clark. Standards III and IV have entered enthu iastically into the physical work they have been doing with 1iss Clifford during the third term and have derived particul;u enjoyment from their tennis coaching. chool Concert is to be held in S. Mary's This year :i Junior Schoolroom in November, and as the Magazine o-oes to print much hard work is being put into preparations for this event, which is being awaited with eager anticipation by the performer . A ftirther innovation this term is the Junior School's end-of-year service, which the School Chaplain, Archdeacon Mountfort, has very kindly consented to hold in S. Mary's. We should like to express our gratitude to Deacone s Ault for her kmdness in taking prayer and Divinity Classes in the Junior School throughout the year.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL PATROL The Road Patrol which was organised after Easter ha.c; proved to be a great succe s for the safe travelling of the Junior School girls. Under the supervision of a mistress, girls selected from St<ls. III and IV act as Patrol Orderlies twice dialy. We appreciate the practical help and advice given by the Traffic Department during the year.

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The year 1951 has proved a most successful one for the Choir. At the end of last year a Carol Service was held in St. Mary's Church in which the whole school, as well as the choir, took part. Parents and friends more than filled the church. Owing to the success of this service, due mainly to Miss Claughton's hard work with us all, it has been decided to hold another this year. We farewelled Miss Claughton at the end of last year and were very sorry to have had her with us for so short a time. Miss Darwin, an ex-pupil and organist of the school, has taken her place, and under her capable guidance the choir ha done very well this year. During the first term she was faced with the task of teaching us the fourteen songs of the Centennial Secondary Schools' Music Festival. After several practices at the Christchurch Technical College and King Edward Barracks, the great night arrived on March 15th, and 800 secondary school pupils accompanied by the New Zealand National Orchestra sang their very best to the enjoyment of a large audience. Also in the first ·term we learnt two anthems, "My Heart Ever Faithful," which we sang at Diana Wood's wedding, and "Brother James' Air" at Janet McKillop's, both weddings being held in St. Mary's Church. In the second term we sang ''The Lord's My Shepherd" to the tune "Crimond" at the Confirmation Service in St. Mary's and ,H the Direct Giving Service, Brother James' Air, another setting of the same Psalm. We also learnt "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring." This term we are practising hard for the Carol Service again, and as well l1ave learnt "Spring," Thomas Nash, music by Arrntrong Gibbs, and "Full Fathom Five," Shake~peare, music by John Ireland. Our numbers new total 44. the largest choir St. Margaret's has ever had. Choir Members: Ena Balfour, N gaire Cooper, Jennifer· Jenkins, Barbara Jennings, Elizabeth Preston, Ursula Richards.,,

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Enid Roy-Smith, Cynthia Smith, Adrienne Adair, Kathleen Ferguson, Barbara Flesher, Diana Fulton, Avril Jones, Valerie Parker, Elizabeth Soanes, Lois Sparrow, Diana Jarvie, Joy Nairn, Marion McCree, Dorothy Murray, Jo,anna Niblock, Marie Scott, Joan Shearer. J udit Bell, Gillian Jenkins. Pamela Littlejohn. Elaine Moore, Venetta Howman, Margaret Cox, Jean Calder, Gaye Redpath, Rosita Holenbergh, Melva Lawry. Mary Ross, Denise Vile, Lois Wright, Barbara· Killner. Elizabeth Harris, Barbara Needham, Josephine Stevens, Margaret Barriball, Florence Jones. Joyce Morris, Gillian Shrimpton.

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This year Parents' Day was held on August 16th, when many interested parents visited the school to see the girls at work. A folk-dancing display in the hall, experiments in the laboratory. work in the art room and a history debate attracted many parents. Our annual Direct Giving Service was then hei.d, followed by afternoon tea. As an added attraction this year, the Upper Schooi and parent listened to the finals of the Public Speaking Contest for the Myers Cup.

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The Library has had a successful year. Four hundred new books have gone into circulation, which makes a grand total of five and a hali thousand books in stock, while an average of 52 books are issued per day. A new title catalogue has been begun in addition to the existing author one, and many books have been sent to be rebound. The fines imposed for overdue books have enabled us to buy quite a number of new volumes! Now that we no longer need a licence to import books from England, we have been getting several orders direct from there. The new system of four librarians from the Sixth Form (Mary Pretsch, Nedra Myers, Enid Roy-Smith an<l N gaire Cooper) has worked most satisf~ctorily. These girls were presented recently with red Librarian badges of off ice. While we hear with regret that Miss Palmer is leaving us. we tender our hearty congratulations on her approaching marriage. She has done splendid work in keeping the Library running so smoothly and well, and we wish Miss Macfarlane much success in taking over. Our thanks also go to all who have helped to make our St. Margaret's Library one of the best school libraries in Christchurch-either by their generous donations or their hard work.

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THE SCHOOL PLAY Although I have read many of Barrie's plays, some have failed to appeal to me because of their flights into the world of fancy. Perhaps this accounts for my reactions on being told what the school play was to be, but I certainly was unprepared for what I saw. I had not read "A Kiss for Cinderella" and, as week by week. I saw our boarders leave the House for play practices, my curiosity was aroused. Added to this, during afternoon school all sorts ,)f weird noises were wafted up from the hall, where practices were in progress, to Room X, where the studious VI form were endeavouring to dot heir prep. But if hearing things can excite the imagination, how much more can visible signs of activity, and this occurred when Jan ice Wilson began painting the stage backdrop for the street scene. During the performances it looked mo t impressive. The play opened with Mr Bodie sitting in his armchair and being rudely interrupted by a business-like policeman who had

A Scene from the Drama Club

Philippa Fowler Form VLM

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come to worry the artist with such trivial matters as black-out curtains-the idea! Cinderella, with her Cockney accent, soon appeared and focussed all attention on herself. A hint of ~l mystery concerning "boxes" was given in this scene but what captured my imagination most of all was Cinderella's rather defiant measuring of the statue of the Venus du Milo and comparing this well-known person's measurements with her own. I wonder how many others went home and looked up these famous measurements and behaved in a similar way to Cinderella? Oh! human vanity! Our heroine attracted all types of characters to her-a rough, uncouth man, an old woman who had the impertinence to ask for ''medicine," and a would-be fashionable gentleman, as well as the policeman in disguise, were all found in her shop in the next scene. It was then that we discovered what the boxes contained-homele s children from war-stricken countries. It was by their storie that Cinderella learnt of her namesake and the adventures thar befell her. The dream, in which she met the "man of her choice'' as promised by the modern god-mother-a Red Cross nurse-was the result of the children's stories. As the di dainful Prince sends away the various beautiful girls who long to be his wife, you know that Cinderella will eventually come to his notice and all will end happily. When he awakens from her dream, Cinderella finds herc:.elf in a hospital run by Mr Bodie' capable doctor-sister. War ea. ualtie are al o con...-alescing there and the bright, cheery Cinderella soon win. her way into their hearts, but her own remains for the policeman to claim. As a modern Prince Charming, he offers her a pair of . ilver slippers as an engagement token and, when Cinderella finally accepts these, the curtain~ falls for the last time. By its enthusia tic applause the audience showed its apprec1at10n for all the splendid work done by Miss Hopewell in producing this most succes ful play. The cast wa as follow :Mr Bodie - - - M. Radcliffe The Policeman - - J. Jen kins Cinderella R. Keith Gentleman - - V. Fogg Mrs Maloney - - J. Sly-field Man S. Tobin S. Stevens Gladys - Marie Therese - - E. Bromley Delohine - - A. Hewlett Gretchen - - - - J. Pickles Danny - - - - - - L. Little

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THE SCHOOL DANCE, 1951 The School Dance, held on 28th April, the last Saturday of the term, was, as usual, a most successful and enjoyable evening. The hall, decorated with greenery and brightly coloured streamers, looked very creditable, owing to the hard work put in by the Decorations Committee. Posters on the walls, of St. Margaret's girls, and St. Andrew's and Christ's College boys_. illustrating some of the latest tunes, were a great success. The Supper Committee had much difficulty in deciding upon the capacity of the guests, but think they managed to satisfy the1r needs. This year we had extra complications with which to contend owing to the electricity and gas shortage. We thought we had overcome this difficulty by placing lamps throughout the school, but' unfortunately when we arrived at the dance we found to our horror ( ?) that there was no light whatsover in the sitting-out TOO ms., However, everything went off smoothly, the hakas done by the boys from both schools providing an amusing finish to our dance.

S.C.M. Under the capable leadership of Miss Macfarlane, our S.C.M. group has enjoyed an eventful and successful year. At our first meeting, at which we welcomed new members from the Upper .and Lower Fifths, Mr Edwards, of Christ's College, spoke to us of the aims and work of the Student Christian Movement. In the May holidays our group was represented at the Schools' camp at Papanui Technical College by Miss Macfarlane and Enid Roy-Smith. Such was their enthusiasm and so many the new ideas which they brought back, that we have reason to hope for a greater number of St. Margaret's members at next year's camp. Many of our group attended the "Day of Prayer" Service at Christ's College, and the tea at Durham Street Hall afterwards. Miss Pat Morrison gave us a very interesting talk on her ,overseas work at one meeting this term. One Friday night in September our S.C.M. was invited by Girls' High School to tea and a talk on China by Miss Ogilvie. The girls who attended this meeting enjoyed themselves very much. Although Canon Bryan Green's mission took place during the holidays, many of our girls attended his meetings and so returned to school with new keenness and inspiration. This year we decided to include V Lowers in our S.C.M., ln

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order to leave an established and firm group for next year. The younger girls are very keen and interested, and can be depended upon to keep the growing S.C.M. lively. Recently the senior leaders of Rangi Ruru, Christ's College and t. Margaret's S.C.M.'s have attended combined meetings :tt which we discussed more difficult and advanced spiritual problems. and exchanged views on methods of running our S.C.M. groups. We have had only two of these meetings so fa:·, but are looking forward to the next one. for givin:~ Finally we should like to thank Miss Macfarlane us so much of her time and help; also our speakers and hostesses. who helped to make our S.C.M. year so successful.

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At the beginning of the first term there was a most enthusiastic response from the boarders when it became known that Miss Jose Owen, an old girl of the school, was prepared to start a guide company for them. Over forty girls volunteered, but as this was far too many the number had to be reduced, first to thirty and later to twenty. Janet William on, Edith Tripp, Janet I verach and J uclith Steel were chosen as Patrol Leaders and work was immediately begun on the Tenderfoot tests by the new recruits and on preparation for various badges by the more experienced guides. Everyone enjoyed the weekly meetings and were ju~;t 1eveloping a good company spirit when Miss Owen found it necessary to resign the Captaincy and no one could be found to replace her. As they were loath to disband after rnch a promising beginning the little company struggled on alone for a few weeks, but the difficulties seemed insurmountable and finally, with many regrets, they were forced to abandon the attempt to continue_ Just recently they have been enrolled as Lone Guides, which. although better than nothing, is certainly an anomalous position for girls living in a city. Is there no one who will respond to this S.O.S. and voluntee:to run a St. Margaret's Guide Company? Apparently ours is not the only need and we have been asked to print the following appeal:WANTED The Local Association for Deans District of the Christchurch Girl Guides Association is anxious to secure the services of public spirited young women as Giuders to staff the various companies and packs in the District. It is not necessary to have been a Guide to become a Guider, though of course, this is an advantage. The minimum age for, Captains and Brown Owls ( Guiders in charge of companies and packs respectively) is 21, and that for Lieutenants and Tawny Owls (assistants) 18. What will it mean to become a Guider? IN EXPENSE-A uniform and a few books. IN TIME-There will be a weekly meeting of H to 2 hours. plus extra time for programme preparation, training of Patrol Leaders and for testing, together with an occasional Saturday outing. So it is as well to allow for an average of three hours· ..,er week. IN RESPONSIBILITY-You MUST be willing to under,.ake responsibility-to be enrolled as a Guide, to attend your eompany or pack meetings regularly, and to do your best to tr.-rain your Guides or Brownies according to the principles laid down by the founder. IN PLEASURE-It will mean an inexhaustive fund of pleasure-of the best kind-and an ever-increasing interest. The Secretary of the Deans District Local Association is Mrs A. C. Harris, 43 Garreg Road, Bryndwr. Telephone 24-325.

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This year Five Upper A has aken Divinity lessons with Forms Standards I and II, and the Primers. The work has proved interesting, and to most of us more of a pleasure than a task. We find that we are learning more ourselves by teaching than by listening to someone else. The Primers and Standards I and II have been taught in small groups by about four or five gi rb. each girl taking a separate group. When fine, these lessons have been taken outside. We have found it difficult to speak in simple language to the younger ones, and more difficult still to think of different handwork each day to instruct them for a further ten minutes after the lesson. Either they have dra,vn on the blackboard, made paper cut-outs, modelled with plasticine or been interested in flannel cut-outs. The lessons, which were mainly about the parables and the life of Jesus, were a great contrast to the teaching in Forms I and II. Those of us, teaching the more senior classes, found our brains taxed with the effort of choosing the material, clothing it in easily understood words and condensing it to a note-book summary. We found, too, that unless we ha<i read well round the subject, questions asked by young inquirers could be very awkward. Form I were given lessons about the Saints, and Form II, starting with the story of Abraham, are now lear"i-iing about the prophet Isaiah. Whereas the younger classes were taught each day in groups by the same girls, Form I and II were taken by only one girl each day, who took the whole class for the lesson, while the other girls of the group and mistresses listened to her efforts. From the kindly criticism given us afterwards, we were able to improve when our next turn came. l and II,

CURRENT EVENTS TALKS The Current Events Talks this year really have been "talks.'' They have been given by members of the Sixth Form without notes and illustrated with maps and diagrams. The speakers have aimed at brevity and simplicity, so that the Junior forms have been able to understand the variety of subjects dealt with. Ease of speaking and humour have added to the growing freedom and ability of the speakers when facing the whole school. In general, the talks this year have been of a very high standard, and Friday mornings have been looked forward to hy staff and younger pupils alike. It is hoped that the standard the School has come to expect will remain in succeeding years.

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Mary Pretsch: The Korean War at the Time of McArthur's Withdrawal. Jennifer Jenkins: The Kon Tiki Expedition. Enid Roy Smith: The Persian Oil Crisis. Margaret Boleyn: The Festival of Britain. Wendy Matson: New Zealand Wool Prices. Sally Harrison: The Government's Resignation. Beryl Vizer: The Assassination of King Abdullah. Jacqueline La Roche: International Sport. Gillian Preston : Gibraltar Day. Elizabeth Perrett: Crisis in Kashmir. Alison Ross: Japanese Peace Treaty. Ena Balfour: A Trip to the Moon. Judith Mardon: The Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Elizabeth Preston: Pan-Pacific Women's Conference. Elizabeth Davie: The Rutherford Memorial Appeal. The fololwing girls have yet to give their talks, but as the talks are given on very current topics we do not know, at the time the magazine goes to press, what they will speak about: Ngaire Cooper, Ursula Richards, Ann Somers, Felicity Ower, Cynthia Smith, Nedra Myers. ONE

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A Trip to the Moon I wonder how many of you have noticed the moon recently. Probably it would puzzle you if, on looking at the sky one night, you found that the moon was no longer there, but a group of scientists who recently met in London consider that the moon presents a greater problem by being in the sky. To them it is a great challenge. Why shouldn't there be travel to and from the moon? This was what they discussed at their conference. The first step towards this goal will be the creation of a manmade space station revolving round the earth, in a similar way to, the moon. This will be shot to sufficient height to circle the earth indefinitely at a known positon in the universe. From this base rockets will be sent to the moon and neighbouring planets. But posisbly you are asking yourself, "How long will all this take?'' Probably in twenty-five years' time the first rockets will be leaving. with the moon as their destination. Perhaps this has answered your other question, "Will we be able to go to the moon?" By that time the youngest of you will be about thirty-five and the others. will be-well-a little too old to visit the moon. The space station will become a hive of industry, as it will he

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there that rockets will be assembled for the historic journey. Fuei supplies will also be kept there, so that it will. become a refuelling base as well. If the rocket travels at 720 m.p.h., about the speed of sound-the speed at which my words are travelling now, it will take about a fortnight to reach the moon-quite a long journey. There are many difficulties to overcome during the trip. To begin with, since there is only, as it were, a blanket of air around the earth, the rocket would have to be propelled through space by chemical fuels, and not by the ordinary propellors on planes. They need air to make them function and would soon stop working on the journey. Oxygen would have to be taken to breathe, since on the moon there is no gas to support life. There would be intense cold during the trip, as the sun's heat does not warm the air through which it passes, and anyway as there is no air in the outer regions through which the rocket would go, it would be very cold indeed. But the powerful X-rays and ultra-violet rays of the sun would be dangerous to us when we left our familiar atmosphere behind. • The air forms a barrier to them through which only ,l small, harmless quantity ever passes. Because the earth is much larger than the moon, it attracts objects to it with a greaetr force than does the moon. You all know it is this force, called gravity. which holds us to the earth and prevents us floating away out into space. When we had gone about nine-tenths of the way, the earth would stop pulling us and the moon's attraction would begin. This is the time when some form of braking would have to be applied, in order to prevent the rocket-ship from hurtling through space and crashing into the moon, which would be attracting it. If a era h seemed likely, it would be useless bailing out of the rocket. as parachutes require air to slow up a person's fall, and as there is no air around the moon they would not function. The sky would be inky-black no matter what time we arrived at the moon, day or night. There is only light when the sun's rays shine on the upper atmosphere and reflect down to us on our lower levels. As there is no surrounding layer of atmosphere, there can be only the direct light of the sun shining on the moon. For this reason, shadows on the moon appear black and intense when seen through a telescope. Also for the same reason, there are no colourful sunrises or sunsets on the moon, the sun appearing and disappearing without the characteristic coloured sky. Days and nights are particularly long there, each lasting about fourteen days of our time. One important difference we would notice would be the tot::il absence of sound. Sound only travels by waves in the air, so th~t when we had broken through the layer of air, we would have left sound behind. As talking is the main occupation of most of you, a trip to the moon would doubtless be a terrible hardship!

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Since there is no air on the moon, there can't be any wind, iiS wind is only air in motion. It is for this reason that the powdered rock layer on the surface has remained undisturbed for probably centuries. There is no soil on the moon such as we find in our gardens, and this, together with the lack of water and air, stops any plant life from growing. As animals depend on plants for their food, this is one reason why there are no forms of animal life on the moon. There are literally thousands of craters on the moon's surfac•~~but scientists are unable to agree as to what caused them, some saying that they are volcanoes ai1d others that meteors-or what you call "falling stars"-have crashed into the moon and made the large hollows. Walking on the moon wouldn't be at all tiring, as we would weigh only about one-sixth of our present weight there. and climbing would be no difficulty either. The nights are extre~ely cold, well below freezing-point, but the days are so hot that the surface rocks become hot en·ough to cook food by their heat alone. During the stay on the moon, food, water and oxygen. that had been brought from the earth, would have to be used in order that we might live. The departure from t·he moon would be much easier than from the earth, since the moon does not have such a pull on uc;. But most of the return journey would be made with some form of braking being applied to the rocket, as the pull on it by th·~~ earth would result in such a speed being attained that it would be necessary to measure it in rn iles per second instead of our familiar m.p.h. to the moon is only the dream of a Although ·a rocket-trip group of progressive scientists, we must not laugh at the idea and think of it as silly, for, as a well-known poet has said:" ... -And shall I be So smugly blind, As in the past The Vulgar Mind, ·when Scientists Announce we'll soon Take Rockets to And from the Moon? I laugh like Mad, I have my Fun -Not that I think It can't be done -I laugh (Ha! Ha!) At Human Skill, Because (Ho! Ho!) I'm sure it will." -Ena

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A new contest was held at school this year; one which occasioned much hard work and coi1troversy. This was for the Public Speaking Cup, presented by a former Head Prefect, Ballinda Myers. The contestants' subject was, "All Books are but the Great Diary of the Human Race," and much study and anxious inquiry went into the preparation of the speeches. It was surprising to note the number of angles from which this admittedly difficult subject was attempted. Many of the younger pupils had to accustom themselves to speaking aloud and to this, as to other preparation, Mrs Penney gave time and thought. Each girl gave her speech in the preliminary trials before four Crasher, Mrs Penney, Miss Edwards and Miss Duff judges-Miss -while girls from several forms provided them with an audience. These preliminary trials involved an inevitable wait in another room, an agonising walk up the aisle, and a few dread moment. before the audience became less of a blur and the spring flowe,·s on the table took shape. Then, on Parents' Day, the seven finalists gave their speeches before the adjudicator, Mr Ross Lascelles, and a large audience of parents and pupils. The judge in a very comprehensive and helpful "summing up·· showed ways in which improvements could be made; but he spoke, too, of the very high standard of the speeches in this first contest and, in particular, of the clear and concise diction of all competitors. The prize winner was an Intermediate, Valerie Parker. All entrants, as well as being contestants for the cup, were divided into age groups each carrying a special prize. The winners

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"All Books are the Great Diary of the Human Race" All books are the great diary of the human race-this is not merely metaphorically speaking, it is a fact. All books are the diary of the lives of different peoples throughout the history of the world. Through books, we gain the historic sense of progress through the ages; in other words a background of understandin~. a basis of familiarity with the interlocking of events and with great under-currents that run, forever changing, yet forever the same, through human experience past and present. Through books, we have bridged centuries and built the world's structure of achievement. Through books, we receive and enlarge the 1,eritage of the. human mind. Every class of literature, religion, philosophy, biography, history, science, poetry and fiction, conveys its voltage of inspiration. wisdom and knowledge through books. Ideals of courage, endurance and purpose have been created for us to-day through such biographies as those of Jeanne d'Arc, Abraham Lincoln or Florence Nightingale. Sensitiveness to humanity-the ill-used race of man-is deepened through the great story-tellers and dramatists. We can trace the history present from hooks.

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From the beginning- man was endowed with more power than any other of God's creatures and one of these powers is that 01: being able to communicate intelligently with each other, by either word of mouth, writing or word pictures. Before writng w::i.s known, the means of depicting every-day scenes was by carving or drawing on walls or on rocks. But as the human race grew mor~ civilised, writing (similar to that as we know it) became the custor 11 and has remained so. The dictionary defines a diary as a register of daily occurrences and the more we read, the more books bring us incidents of life to-day or long ago. How do we know th:tt Julius Caesar invaded Britain in SS B.C.? It is because some person had the foresight to record it on documents, which havc, been translated into English, and the story is available for us to read now 2000 years after the invasion! Similarly if Captain Scott and his men had not kept a record of their adventures in the Antarctic, how to-day would we know that Scott and his gallant band of men ever reached the South Pole? So far I have treated the non-fiction section of books, and one might well ask how can an imaginary story become part of th~

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great diary of the human race? It has been said that fiction is the human soul in its myriad and ever-changing aspects. Fictio~1 records, reflects, interprets every aspect of modern life, its activities, surroundings, interests, convictions, ideals and problems. 1t is a well-known fact that any writer, before attempting to write on a subject, first receives inspiration, and the topics which have inspired writers more than any other, are the tt.:rmoils, conflicts and struggles of human life. The main themes of fictional book-:; are woven round everyday experiences, so we see that the characters in these books convey to us aspects of common life in the different phases of the progress of mankind. Some invented characters of fiction books are merely camouflage for a living person. Jane Eyre is an example of this type of book. Through Jane's experiences we see several incidents which took place in Miss Bronte's own life. Her early, rather unhappy childhood and some of her experiences as a governess. "Wuthering Heights," hy Emily Bronte, is another example of these books. In her book Emily portrays some of her adventures on the open, bleak moors of Yorkshire. History is one of the subjects we can best use to illustrate books as the diary of the human race. From the Book of Genesis we learn of incidents which took place four thousand years ago. We read of wars, not so much nation fighting nation, but man fighting man, hating, envying, provoking one another. the predecessors of the antagonistic attitude of nations to-day. We sec history made by the building of the earliest ship, and by its mesurements taken from the Bible, nautical architects have found that the ark was more seaworthy than even our modern ships. Folowing through the Bible we glimpse the different customs of the Israelites in the affairs at home, or in the stak. Later on we read of the building of the Holy Roman Empire, its many victories and invasions. We read of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, and of Pope Gregory and his men bringing Christianity to the shores of England. We read of the increase of the power of Britain, her extension overseas, the gradual growth of her colonies; the different methods of state administration; the: growth of feudalism, capitalism, socialism, and now communism. All these can be found known wisdom in all subjects upturned leaves of books. As Thomas

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MATHS TALKS This year, for the first time, a most interesting series of Maths talks for Sixth Forms and senior students has been given by Mr Sawyer, of Canterbury College. The need for talks like these has long been felt, and the Sixth Formers look forward eagerly to each lecture. They have been held at several places-Girls' High School. Canterbury College and Christ's College. The last, as the Maga: zine goes to press, was held at St. Margaret's, where we, with Rangi Ruru and Avonside, were the hostesses for the evening. The talks were all most informative and Maths was never allowed t.l become dull. The subjects have been "Mathematics as a Growing Subject," "Calculus," "Methods of Discovery," "The History of Logarithms and Exponentials." We have also been very fortunate in that Mt Sawyer put in our charge for a fortnight thirty-one books from the Country Library Service and Canterbury College. These books have proved extremely interesting and most of us now know something of the history of Maths, how to attack certain problems and how to solve the most complicated puzzles. We are ·very grateful to Mr Sawyer for spending so much tim,~ both in preparing and delivering these talks, which have shown us the finer workings of Mathematics.

HONOURS GYM. 1950.-The following girls were awarded their Honours Gym. Badges at the end of last year: Margaret Lewis, Pamela Miller, Basil Unwin, Dorrianne Andrews, Sally Harrison, Nedra Myers, Elizabeth Preston. 1951.-The following girls were awarded their Honours Gym. Badges at the end of Term I:_ Beryl Vizer, Elaine Mackenzie.

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During the first term, under the direction of Miss Rankin and Mrs Norman, we worked eagerly at folk-dances, songs, and Maori stick games in preparation for the concert, which was held at the end of the term. Thanks to the mistresses' patience the concert was a great success and the £2/10/- collected at the door was. donated to the Grand Piano Fund. As Mrs Norman left and Miss. Rankin was unable to continue alone, Mrs Thompson kindly, offered to take us and to convert the club into one of Musical Appreciation. Now, under her supervision, we are given instruction about musical instruments, discuss musical events, and give items. Our thanks-~re due to the mistresses who have conducted our club so successfully and given us such a generous measure of their time.

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Although small in number we have had a very enjoyable time, under the able supervision of the school librarian, Miss Palmer. The Christchurch Public Library, the Girls' High School Library and the Country Library Service are among those which we have visited, and before the end of the year we hope to inspect many more. A pleasant meeting was held in the Botanical Gardens, where we had afternoon tea. The other days have been profitably spent learning how to process new books. There is muci1 competition for the simpler jobs of stamping and glueing, while steadier hands are needed for writing the call numbers on the slippery backs. We also have the privilege of seei_pg the ne,v additions to the library before the majority of girls.

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Every \Vednesday for two terms this year "The Art Appreciation Club'' under the supervision of Mrs Penney, has visited Art displays, the Museum, the Botanical Gardens or other displays and places of beauty. The first outing we had was to The Takahe. The beauty an<l splendour of the craftsmanship was greatly admired. Much attention was given to the murals depicting scenes from history, the shields and the wood-carving. We have visited the gardens and the daffodils, the hyacinths and the beautiful display of cyclamen in the Townsend Glasshouse. At the McDougall Art Gallery we saw the Loan Display ')t Old Masters and some paintings of modern artists. The miniatures were especially admired. Much interest was shown in the Modern Art Section, and after a long discussion it was discovered that most of the girls could not understand why these paintings had been sent on the expensive journey from England. At the beginning of the year we saw the Art Students'

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Exhibition in the old Art Gallery. This proved of interest to members of the Club because many of them propose to attend Art School. The variety and standard of work attained by the students was observed, a number of the girls being attracted by the stamped materials. Another week we saw, at the old Art Gallery, an exhibition by Living Canterbury Artists. It was interesting to the girls :i.s so many knew artists who had their paintings hung and all were eager to see the standard in Canterbury. The Club has twice visited the Museum, the last time to see the Centennial display. and the map of Canterbury, which caused much discussion. Another Centennial display attended by the Club was the Architects' Exhibition.

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This term the Travel Club has bicycled round New Zealand, gone by car to France and Switzerland, been on a conducted tour through Germany, Rumania and Austria, and as the Magazine goes to print we plan to have three-minute excursions to many places of interest in .our home country, and to see some moving pictures about Australia's Great Barrier Reef. To those who travel next year we wish many happy journey-.

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ART AND CRAFTS CLUB We owe the success of our club to the kindness of Mt s Wishart and Mrs Walton, who have helped and encouraged us so generously. Under Mrs Wishart we did painting on wood and made various cane articles such as stools, trays, and baskets, while since Mrs Walton has been with us we have branched out into something quite different and have been devoting our time to marionettes, puppets, needlework and weaving. We are most grateful to these two Mistresses, who have been so patient with us, and we look forward to many more such enjoyable and profitable l~ours in the future.

The Embroidery and Toy-making Club has spent most profitable and enjoyable hours on Wednesday afternoons under the guidance of Miss Bowkett. A great variety of work has been attempted, including soft toys, hat making, smocked garments, tapestry and tatting, and much has been learnt by all the members. We are most grateful to Miss Bowkett for her many helpful suggestions, which have enabled us to achieve such satisfactory results.

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This year the Drama Club under the supervision of Miss. Hopewell has had a very profitable year. Among our activities: we presented one play, "The Room in the Tower," which was. prepared for the Junior Drama Festival. But as this festival did not eventuate we acted the play at Sacred Heart Convent in the second term. Miss Hopewell has given us an interesting course in stage technique, covering stage movement, emotional reaction, and miming. Perspective, stage grouping, and the balance f colour was illustrated by two of the Art girls in the club, ,.,,ho used famous paintings for example . Mis Hopewell has also given us a lecture on the building up of characters by showing us their reaclions under diff renl circum tance . We had a mo.-;t enjoyable club period one afternoon when we divided ourselves into four groups and gave impromptu sketches on the people one meet in theatrical circle . A study was made of a small portion of the fir t act of the play "A Kiss for Cinderella," by J. M. Barrie, when we discu • ·eel the building up .of climaxes and detail of action with word . The member would like to take this opportunity to thank Mi s Hopewell for all the work she has put in to make our Drama. Club the success it has been.

JUNIOR DRAMA CLUB Diel you happen to pass Room 4 on a Wednesday afternoon during the first term and hear Rembrandt being scolded for drav,ring faces on his little cousin's wooden shoes? Or even catch a glimpse of a Barm_ecide Feast? No? They were only two of the many plays we acted, and although we had no other audience than the members of our small group. and we read the part from books, it \Vas fun to be people from other lands and other times.

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This term we have "Inky Fingers,'' and are making our own magazine, which will appear at the end of the year. When we tried !puzzles ,ve found them quite difficult to do. Here is a word square :cl)mposed hy olleen Box. Each word has four letters and when· !these are written down in order, a square is formed. The first !word contains the initial letters of the other three. Write each :word down and aero s. Clues: 1. What winds do. 2. By itself. 3. Not twice. 4. Seven days. Answer on page 68. As well. we have written limerick made a "quiz'' about thC' at the encl of the year you will see them all in .school and ... "Inky Fingers" magazme.

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A Dressmaking Class was started this year for the girls who are unable to take dre smaking in their ordinary timetables. As we were nearly all beginners at this type of handwork we are extremely grateful to Miss McKenzie, who has been so patient and helpful with us. We are quickly learning the ins anJ outs of cutting, tackins· and machining and hope that we are now \\·ell on the way to becoming successful dressmakers. Most of us are making ourselves summer frocks, especially this term with the approaching warm weather spurring us on to increase our summer wardrobes. A hot summer seems to be expected as sun frocks are in predominance among the styles chosen for summer clothes. We are all hoping to have a lesson in the new Domesti -~ Science block before the end of the year.

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When we arrived back in February our usual beginning of year excitement was increased, for a freshly painted house greete<l us. There w_ere a large number of new boarders, who quickly adapted themselves to boarding school life. We also welcomed Miss Seccombe, our new matron, who came to us from St. Cuthbert's College, Auckland. Sister Sigley was our Housemistress for the first half of the year, but we were sorry to lose her at the end of June. In her place we welcomed Miss Gray, who came to us after 25 years at Rangi Ruru. We all did our best to change her favourite colour from blue to green! As this goes to press. her time with us is drawing to a close, as she is going to England in November. We are very sorry that her stay with us has been !-iO short, and we are grateful for all she has done for us. At the beginning of the year, the resident staff came to live nearer us, in Galwey House, 110 Merivale Lane, at the back of the hockey field. The orchard of this large section provided us with great quantities of fruit during the first term, but alas! that area is now completely bare, as our newly acquired orchard has been sacrificed for tennis courts for the new school. During the year the number of Sub-Prefects has been greatly increased. During the first term for the first time· some of the five lowers proved worthy of the privileges, and during the second term we were very pleased to see two fourth form Sub-Prefects. This year the house has received more visits from day girl~ than is usual, for the sale of Galwey House in Cranmer Square made it necessary for the dressmaking classes to be held ;n Kilburn. During the year there have been several new additions to the house. More modern fire escapes have been added, while at the beginning of the third term we were thrilled to find that the old furnace had been removed and a new oil burner installed in its place. The telephone system also underwent a change, an inter-communication system having been installed. During the first term the inter-dormitory competition was replaced by a house system. Grigg House with Alison Ross as captain, and Grey House with. Ena Balfour in comamnd, have had keen competition. Grigg has won the cup three times while Grey is the present holder. As every second week-end has been an outing- week-end there have not been so many house outings. However, during the year we saw the films "Annie Get Your Gun'' and "White Tower,·· while we were fortunate enough to see ·'The Mikado." which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. One of the highlights of the second term was the house dance. We were very fortunate in heing able to hold it in the dining room

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this year for the first time. However, this choice did not appeal to the Juniors, who found that their view was very much restricted. Our guests at this dance were Christ's College and St. Andrew's boys. The dance was a. great succe •. a very enjoyable evenin~· being spent by all present. Throughout the second term Miss Thomas held her dancing classes. This year, owing to the large number of girls wishing to learn, it ,..,.a necessary to have three cla. ses instead of the usual two. On Saturday afternoons some of the Juniors went to one of the Christ' College dancing classes held in St. Michael's Hall. We congratulate the five lowers who took the Bronze Medal ballroom dancing examination, all of whom were successful. At the beginning of the third term, Miss Thomas held her dance, which was declared a great success by all who attended. Other dances which the seniors attended were the school dance and St. Andrew's dance. One Saturday afternoon in the second term we invited the girls from Acland over to play hockey and netball matches. These matches, in which we were successful, were thoroughly enjoyed by both players and spectators. In between the hockey and netball matches afternoon tea ,vas served to the teams and senior girls. We had wished to play other matches, but unfortunately the weather was not in our favour. We would like to congratulate the girls who have won colours an<l team pockets during the year, an<l an Jennings on her fin performance in the swimming sports. We arc g,~teful to Archdeacon Mountfort for celebrating a commu111on service in the Chapel at which Jan Smallbone was the ~erver.

JULIUS HOUSE NOTES At the beginning of the year we welcomed several new girls to Juliu House. At first we envied Kilburn's new coat of paint. but when the new Junior School washing room;; were completed Julius shone forth in all its glory. We were very sorry that Mat.ron was ill during the first term, and w missed her during her several weeks' absence. One Saturday afternoon in the first term Mrs Clark entertained the girls who learnt music at a party at her home. Each of the girls performed, and Mrs Clark kindly provided a delicious afternoon tea. This year some of the Junior girls took part in the Percussion Band, a new idea introduced by Mrs Clark. We are grateful to her for all the time she has devoted both to the Band and the Junior Choir.

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Outings enjoyed by Julius Hou e this year have been visits to the films "Annie Get Your Gun" and "The Mudlark." During the second term we enjoyed walks on several Saturday afternoons. Although our girls were not outstanding at the Swimming Sports, some did well at the School Sports. We should like to congratulate these girls and also Johanna Bethell, who was a member of the Form II tennis team which was ,,o successful.

KONINI Captain:

Judy Ma·rdon.

HOUSE Vice-Captain:

Nedra Myers.

So far this year Konini's achievements have been of a very humble nature due we feel, not to lack of effort, but rather to the more outstanding ability of other houses. At the first major house event ~f the year, namely the Swimming Sports, Konini remained discreetly in the hackground until almost the end of the day when our juniors, by making a supreme effort, managed to win the potato race. Possiblv inspired by this effort, the seniors then succeeded in coming second in the relay. In the Athletic Sports, which were also held in the first term. our successes-or rather. comparative successes-were confine<l to the senior division, where we were runners-up to Kowhai in the House Points Cup. Vv'e were also third in the senior house relay, sack relay and whole house relay. Of our vice-captain, Nedra Myers, we were especially proud, for she with a Matipo girl tied for first place in the senior championship. Congratulations, Nedra! As usual, the house hockey and netball matches were held in the second term. Although we were eliminated in the first round of both the hockey and junior netball we were runners-up to Kowhai in the senior netball. In this match we were very sorry to be without the assistance of Pamela Latty who, earlier in the season, broke her leg. Despite the fact that we did not shine in these matches, neither the A netball team nor the A hockey team were entirely devoid of Konini representatives. Indeed, seven of our girls were in A teams. To these girls we extend our congratulations, and especially to Elaine Mackenzie, who was awarded her netball colours. The thoughts, foremost in our minds as this magazine goes to press, are of the House Tennis. Here we are relying on our juniors to retain the Junior Tennis Cup, which at present is the only cup resting on the Konini shelf. Good luck, juniors! In closing, we should like to thank all Konini girls who hav,-, throughout the year, worked in the interests of their house, and

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we hope that the new girls we welcomed at the beginning of th1.~ year will not leave without seeing many future triumphs for Konim in both work and sport. -Judy Mardon, Captain. Term I

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House Captain:

Elizabeth Preston.

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At the close of 1951, we can look back on Kowhai's activitie~ durinrr the year and find that our house has not been without succe s. To begin with, we have won the Bates House Cup in the fir.,t and second terms by a substantial margin, an achievement that w•.' hope "·ill be repeated at the end of the third term.

I 11 the first event of the year, the Swimming ~ports, our hop""s were running high, but were dashed to the a-round when we were disqualified in the enior house relay. Nevertheless, Janice Smallbone gained us a large number of points by winning the I\1ost Points Cup. However, our chances to distinguish ourselves soon came Oil Sports Day, when we won the senior relay and came second in both the junior and sack relays. We also won the Senior Hou ·e Point:. Cup and were second in the junior. In these achievement'.-' we were helped considerably by Gillian Jenkins. who broke thre1..' records to w111 the Intermediate Championship, and Sally Edwardes, who won the Under 13 Championship. Congratulation.--: to Gillian, too, for gaining her Athletic Colours. The House Hockey Shield has now disappe·ired from our shelf, but in its place is the Senior Netball Shield, which \\ ,· managed to win after a hard game against Konini. Congratulations to Janice Smallbone, who was re-awarded her netball colours. Our next excitement will he the House Tennis, though at the moment Kowhai cannot boast any outstanding tennis players. Here's However, some "dark horses" may come to the fore. hoping! \Ve would also like to congratulate Jenni fer Jen kins, who clicl very ,,·ell in the Public Speaking Contest h lei by the Onrsea.~

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League, and Leonie Little, who won the senior section for the Myers Public Speaking Cup. Many thanks to all the girls who have worked and played so hard during the year, which has been a very successful one fo::Kowhai. As can be seen by the following list, the work of the House has by no means been superseded by the games. Red Work Bars Green Work Bars Gym. Badges Posture Badges

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MATIPO HOUSE NOTES Captain:

Ena Balfour.

Vice-Captain:

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The year 1951 opened with a flourish for Matipo as, at the Swimming Sports held early in the first term, our House seemed to sweep all before it. The Senior Relay Cup became our property, as well as the Junior and Intermediate Championship Cups, which were won by Nan Jennings and Janet Tothill respectively. •we should like to congratulate these two girls on their splendid performances during the day, and also the other people who helped to make the sports such a success for our House. Later in the term, at our School Sports, our achievements were not so noticeable, but we did manage to gain second place 111 the Whole House Relay. Our congratulations go to Lorraine Barbour for becoming joint holder of the Senior Championship Cup.

In the second term, our House Hockey Team felt the loss of one of its ablest members-Pamela Watson, who was unable to play for us owing to illness. We should like to wish her a speedy recovery. Although our hockey team did not stand supreme after the inter-house tournament, our junior netball team finished runners-up in their tournament, and Matipo's hopes in that direction for next year are high indeed. It is very encouraging to see such young and keen players in our House, and we hope that more seniors will follow their lead. At the close of the season Nan Blackley was a warded her netball colours, and we should like to congratulate her. Throughout the year we have welcomed a number of new girls to our House and trust that they. will carry on in the true

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Matiponian tradition and work hard for their House. Although we have had quite a large number of mentions during the year, we have not been able to reach out and grasp the Bates House Cup and claim it for our own-as yet! Perhaps that will happen at the end of the year hut, if not well-next year, please! I would like to wi~h next year's captain the best of luck a head of a House with great po sibilities. Term I Term II Red Work Bars 9 10 Green Work Bars 5 10 Gym. Badges 12 13 Postm·e Badges 8 5 -Ena Balfour.

RATA HOUSE NOTES Captain:

Sally Harrison.

Vice-Captain:

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This year the House has improved considerably and we ar,. hoping that next year it will manage to carry off many trophies. as it is quite a long time since Rata has done that. We were very glad to welcome our new airls at the beginning of this year, and many of them have won many points for the House. This year the 'wimming and athletic sport were held in the fir ·uterm and at the former we were not in the least conspicuous as a House, but we congratulate Philippa Stenhouse, who wJ.s runner-up for the Junior hampionship. However, our talent seemed to come to the fore at the Athletic Sports. We won the Sack H use Relay for the second year in succes ion and both the Junior House Relay and Junior House Points Cup. The great event, the Whole Hou e Relay, was held for the first time on port Day, and this innovation proved a great succes , there being much excitement among the members o·f Rata House when we found our combined efforts had made us first to cross the line. We would all like to congratulate Jean Calder on being runner-up for the Junior Championship and for winning the cup given for the girl who wins most points for her House at the sports. In the second term our attempts in the House Net ball Competitions were rather disappointing. In the hockey, however. we reached the final, although we were then defeated 5-3 by the Rimu team, which proved too good for us. Congratulations to the girls who have reached standard or have been awarded ports pockets. Tenni ·: M. Vve tgarth. Hockey: B. Fie her. , thletics: B. Fie. her, K. Ferguson, J. Cllder.

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I would also like to thank Sonya Stevens and Patricia Winskill who have won an outstanding number of points for Rata with commended work during the year, and Janette Ellis, who won the junior section in the Public Speaking Contest. Term I Term II Red Work Bars 10 8 Green W 01·k Ba.rs 10 10 22 Gym. Badges 24 Posture Badges 11 5 -Sally Harrison. [ Congratulations to Sally on being re-av,•arclecl her hockey colours.-Ed.J

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Be1·yl Vizer.

As we review this year we are pleased to see that we now are beginning to distinguish ourselves once again and to regain the usual Rimu position as top house. In the first term except for a covering of dust our shelf w.1:-; bare, while the other four Houses were displaying gleaming ( :) silverware. In swimming we faded discreetly into the background, leaving the other Houses to fight for positions. We should like to congratulate Judith Pickles. who was awarded her swimmin;.; colours at the end of last year on obtaining her ilver medalliou. In the field of athletics our seniors were scarcely noticeable, our juniors being far more prominent. Congratulations to Gaye Redpath on winning the Junior Championship and also to Beryl Vizei· for being awarded her Honours Gym. We managed, however, to come third in the Bates Cup. We started the second term resolved to do better and manage:1 to win both the House Hockey and the Junior Net ball after some close and exciting games. Vv'e would like to congratulate all the girls who took part in these teams. Our shelf is now the proud po sessor of two shields. Once again we are lacking in senio;netball players. Congratulations to Beryl Vizer, who was reawarded her hockey colours. In the second term also the Public Speaking Contest was held for the first time and we should like to congratulate Valerie Parker who won this contest. We were placed second in the Bates Cup in Term II. This term we are eagerly a waiting the House Tennis, hoping· that we might be able to add still further adornment to our shelf. We should like ro thank all those girls who have gained mark::: for Rimu in sport and work, especia1ly Beryl Vizer and An11

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Justice, who have won over 80 marks for their House with mentions. I should like to wish next year's captain the best of luck and I hope that Rimu will always remain the best House m the school. Term I Term II Red Work Bars 11 15 Green Work Bars 7 7 Gym. Badges 15 18 Posture Badges 10 8 -Felicity Ower. [Congratulations to Felicity on being hockey colours.-Ed.J

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HOCKEY NOTES This seasuu has not been very successful, owing to continued bad weather. It has been one of the worst on record and we have not been able to play all the matches, nor have we had enough fine days for practices. Even without meteorological qualifications we learnt to prophesy Wednesday's weather with accuracy and foreboding. Three rounds out of the usual eight of the draw of the InterSchool Competition were completed, and on the last Wednesday of the term friendly matches among those who could play were arranged. Because of the few matches played no grade winners were decided. We were unable to arrange any outside matches for various reasons, but we hope that ne~t year it will be possible to play these game . The Hou e matches were keenly contested and exciting games resulted. Rimu emerged the winner, beating Rata in the final by five goals to three. We were all sorry to lose Pamela Watson from the A team. and we hope she will soon be well again. The teams would like to thank Miss Cadel and Mrs Tankard for their valuable help and coaching during the season. Congratulations to Sally Harrison and Beryl Vizer for having their colours re-awarded, and to Elizabeth Preston for gaining her colours. We all hope that next season will be more successful and the weather will be kinder to us. -Felicity Ower, Captain. [Congratulations to Felicity hockey colours.-Ed.J

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HOCKEY TEAMS A TEAM-G., A. Adair; R.B., (P. Watson), F. Walker; L.B., S. Harrison* (Vice-Captain); R.H., E. Perrott; C.H., F. Ower* (Captain); L.H., E. Preston*; R.W., A. Wright; R.I., J. La Roche; C.F., B. Vizer*; L.I., B. Flesher; L.W., N. Myers. * Denotes Colours. B TEAM-G., M. Radcliffe; R.B., M. Westgarth; L.B., H. Harrison; R.H., P. Tobin; C.H., J. Tothill; L.H., E. Davie; R.W., C. Smith; R.I., B. Powell; C.F., E. Balfom· (Captain); L.I., E. Soanes; L.W., J. Calder. C TEAM-G., N. Barnard; R.B., J. Wilson; L.B., J. Spooner; R.H., H. Mounsey; C.H., J. Dickson; L.H., H. Wishart; R.W., K. Ferguson; R.I., D. Fulton (Captain); C.F., V. Howman; L.I., I'. Chalklin; L.W., P. Reece Smith. lJ TEAM-G., G. Marshall; R.B., M. Reynolds; L.B., A. Greenwood; R.H., J. Coombes; C.H., B. Moore; L.H., J. Pickles (Captain); R.W., J. Fulton; R.I., J. Edwardes; C.F., J. Gough; L.I., J. Skurr; L.W., S. McLean. E TEAM (first and second years only)-G., M. Cox; R.B., J. Powell; L.B., A. Vickery; R.H., B. Hawes; C.H., M. Ross; L.H., P. L.I., L. Jones; R.N., V. Hay; R.I., P. Booth; C.F., N. Wanen; Luisetti; L.W., G. Redpath (Captain). E TEAM-G., P. Fenwick; R.B., M. Moffat; L.B., M. Elphick; R.H., J. Cox; C.H., M. Lawry; L.H., J. Reynolds; R.W., E. McAlpine; R.I., B. Killner; C.F., J. Croft (Captain), L.I., S. Bradley· L.W., P. Harman. RESULTS A-St. Ma1·ga1·et's v. Technical College, won 6-0. v. A vonside G.H.S., won 4-0. v. Girls' High School, won 3-2. v. Papanui Technical, won 5-3. Played 4 matches, won 4; goals for 18, goals against 5. B-St. Margaret's v. Christchurch West, won 10-0. v. Rangi Ruru; won 11-0. v. Girls' High School, lost 1-4. v. Papanui Technical, won 6-0. Played 4 matches, won 3, lost 1; goals for 28, goals against 4. C-St. Margaret's v. Christchurch West, won 2-1. v. Avonside G.H.S., lost 1-3. v. Papanui Technical, won 1-0. Played 3 matches, won 2, lost 1; goals for 4, goals against 4. D-St. Margaret's v. Avonside G.H.S.l, drew, no score. v. Avonside G.H.S.2, won 1-0. v. Girls' High School, won 2-0. v. Christchurch West, drew, no score .. Played 4 matches, won 2, drew 2; goals for 3, goals against 0. l\1argarct's v. Technical College, won 2-0. El-St. '"· Avonside G.H.S., won 2-0. v. Girls' Hir), chool, won 6-0. Played 3 matches, won 3; goals for lo, goals against 0. E2-St. Margaret's v. Girls' Hi.~h School, drew 1-1. v. Avonside G.H.S., won 2-1. v. Technical College, won 2-0. v. Rangi Ruru, lost 0-2. Played 4 matches, won 2, drew 1, lost 1; goals for 5, goals against 4 ..

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This year owing to an exceptionally wet winter we were unable to have as much practice as usual. However, as other teams also suffered from lack of practice, we were not altogether disgraced in the weekly inter-school competitions. Indeed, our B team emerged victorious in all but one of their matches. Once again our A team played, under the name of All Greens. in the Canterbury Net ball Asosciation competitions on Saturday mornings. We all thoroughly enjoyed these games and were particularly thrilled when, at the end of the sea on. we were awarded a cup pre ented for the first time to the winners of the A grade. A team of enthusiastic third formers. ,.._·hocalled themselves Grasshoppers, entered in the B grade. A highlight of the season was the netball match the A tea,n played against seven members of the A hockey team and which Mi ·s Cade!, although no longer teaching, kindly consented to referee. It was a hilarious game from start to finish and forwas concerned-we were the tunately-a far as our reputation winners. . In conclusion, the teams would like to congratulate those g-i1·is who were awarded their netball colours at the encl of the season; and to sympathise with Pamela Latty, a member of the A team, who early in the season had the misfortune to break her leg. We should also like to take this opportunity of thanking Mis Rankin Miss Cade! and Mrs Tankard for their valuable and patient coaching. -Judy Mardon, Captain. NETBALL TEAMS A TEAM-G.S., P. Littlejohn; A., J. Small bone* (Vice-Captain) ; C.A., P. Latty and L. Barbour; C., E. Mackenzie*; C.D., A. Jones; D., N. Blackley*; G.D., J. Mardon* (Captain). B TEAM-G.S., S. Jennings; A., J. Williamson; C.A., B. Sherriff 0r J. Jenkins; C., B. Johns (Captain); C.D., R. Callaghan; D., D. Murray; G.D., R. Smart. C TEAM-G.S., J. Nairn; A., U. Richards (Captain); C.A., B. Sherriff or J. Jenkins; C., M. McCree; C.D., G. Jenkins; D., J. Richardson; G.D., M. Pretsch. D TEAM (under 14)-G.S., G. Price; A., M. Richardson (Captain); C.A., V. Smith; C., R. Wilson; C.D., J. Bethel; D., J. Ellis; G.D., K. Parker. * Denotes Colours. RESULTS A-St. Margaret's v. Papanui Technical, won 22-19. v. Avonside, lost 8-31. v. Sacred Heart, lost 19-26. v. Rangi Ruru, lost 13-17. v. Christchurch West, lost 17-20. v. St. Mary's, won 27-17. v. Girls' High School, lost 22-24.

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v. St. Mary's, lost 15-23. v. Sacred Heart, won 20-1 7. v. Avonside, won 15-13. v. Papanui Technical, won 30-10. v. Girls' High School, won 9-8. v. Christchurch West, won 23-19. v. Girls' High School, lost 2-18. v. Christchurch West, won 15-13. v. Rangi Ruru, won 26-18. v. Papanui Technical, lost. v. Villa Maria. lost 14-26. v. St. Mary's, lost 9-10. v. Christchurch West, won 6-5. v. Villa Maria, lost 9-23. v. Rangi Ruru, won 12-9. v. Sacred Heart, lost 6-22.

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This year with the swimming and athletic sports both in the first term, tennis played a minor role. It does mean however that the third term can be devoted entirely to tennis, and this term another busy and enjoyable tennis season is expected. At the end of the third term last year, the Secondary Schools' Championships were held and in future these will always be he"ttl at this time. Mary Falck and Felicity Ower reached the semi-finals of the senior singles, and Mary Falck and Judy Mardon reached the final of the senior doubles. Janet Williamson won the junior singles, defeating Jean Calder in the final, and Janet Williamson and Judith Hobbs won the junior doubles. Last year also we entered two teams in the inter-school competitions played among the Christchurch schools. The A team won all its matches except against Girls' High School, where they lost by two matches to four. The team in the B grade won all its matches. In the first term of this year we visited Ashburton for swimming and tennis matches with Craighead and Rangi Ruru. Playing ten matches, our top six girls won them all, thus winning the tournament. Three teams from the primary classes have b~en entered i11 the primary schools' tennis competition, two teams from Form II and one team from Form I. These matches are played on Saturday mornings at Wilding Park in· the first and third terms, and so far the teams are unbeaten: In preparation for this year's Secondary Schools' Championships there is keen competition for places in the teams, and many ladder matches are being closely contested. Inter-school matches

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on Wednesdays have begun and we have entered two teams in the senior grade and one in the junior grade, and we are keen to do our best. House matches are starting soon, for which house captains an:~busy arranging teams. We are looking forward to the annual matches against the Old Girls in November. We are glad to welcome Miss Clifford, whose enthusiasm anLf. skill in coaching are already giving us encouragement. -Felicity Ower, Captain. [Congratulations to Felicity for winning the senior singles last year.-Ed.J TENNIS TEAMS S. Harrison*, B_ A TEAM-F. Ower*, J. Mardon*, M. Westgarth, Vizer, J. Williamson, M. Myers, L. Barbour. '~ Denotes Colours. No Colom·s have yet been a.warded for this season's play. J. Reynolds, D_ JUNIORS-J. Cromb, G. Redpath, J. Craythorne, Vile, R. Holenbergh, C. Carr, N. Warren.

SWIMMING NOTES At the beginning of this year swimming had first place amongthe school activities, owing to the sports being on February 28th. soon after we came back to school, and later the Triangular Summer Sports Meeting with Rangi Ruru and Craighead. The juniors were very keen and the new girls soon learnt the advantages of having our own swimming baths, as, although they arc at Kilburn House, many gym. classes were taken swimming by Miss Cadel, who gave them much individual coaching. Also we would like to thank Miss Vile for the time she spent helping us at the baths. Again at the sports this year we held many novelty events fol' the girls who were not finalists in the championship events. In the senior and intermediate sections a breaststroke race was added in each as a championship event. We would like to thank the staff and the members of the sixth form, who were not competing. for the \York they did to make the day such a success.

SWIMMING SPORTS, 1951 SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 25yds. Freestyle: :1,,E. Preston;· 2, J. Pickles; 3, J. Small bone. Time, 15 1-5secs. 25yds. Backcrawl: 1, E. Preston; 2, J. Small bone; 3, J. Pickles. Time, 19secs. 25yds. Breaststroke Race: 1, J. Small bone; 2, J. Pickles; 3, F. Ower and J. la Roche. Time, 21 3-5secs. 3, F. Ower. Breaststroke Style: 1, J. Nairn; 2, J. Mardon; 3, E. Preston. Diving: 1, J. Smallbone; 2, S. Harrison; 50yds. F:r;eestyl~: 1, E. Preston; 2, J. Pickles; 3, J. Smallbone. Time, 35 2-5secs.

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INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP 25yds. Freestyle: 1, J. Tothill; 2, G. Redpath; 3, P. Harman. Time, 16 4-5secs. 25yds. Backcrawl: 1, D. Murray; 2, S. Jennings; 3, V. Fogg. Time, 19 2-5secs. 25yds. Breaststroke Race: 1, M. Westgarth; 2, G. Cotterill; 3, P. Fenwick. Time, 20 1-5secs. Breaststroke Style: 1, B. Killner; 2, J. Tothill; 3, P. Fenwick and D. Murray. Diving: 1, S. Jennings; 2, J. Tothill; 3, J. Hobbs. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 25yds. Freestyle: 1, N. Jennings; 2, P. Stenhouse; 3, L. Luisetti. Time, 14 2-{?secs. 25yds. Backcrawl: 1, N. Jennings; 2, A. Dunster; 3, J. Ward. Time, 16 4-5secs. Breaststroke Style: 1, J. Bull; 2, P. Stenhouse; 3, N. Jennings. Diving: 1, N. Jennings; 2, A. Powell; 3, G. Jennings. OTHER EVENTS Diving (under 12): 1, R. Marshall; 2, P. Carl; 3, J. Latham. -:25yds. Freestyle (under 12): 1, J. Latham; 2, R. Marshall; 3, A. Wynn-Williams and B. Dawson. Time, 19 1-5secs. Width Backstroke: 1, D. Dunster; 2, K. Andersen; 3, J. Ward. Beginners' Width: 1, J. Clark; 2, H. Jackson; 3, J. Hartland. Diving for Plates: 1, N. Jennings; 2, J. Smallbone; 3, E. Preston. ·umbrella Race: 1, J. Wilson; 2, B. Flesher; 3, G. Jennings. Life Saving Race: 1, M. Westgarth; 2, N. Jennings; 3, V. Mair. Blowing the Ping-Pong Ball: 1, A. Bean; 2, A. Powell; 3, M. Ollivier. Cork Bobbing: 1, B. Needham; 2, L. Luisetti; 3, A. Powe11. .Junior House Relay: 1, Konini; 2, Rimu; 3, Rata. Senior House Relay: 1, Matipo; 2, Konini; 3, Rata. HOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP: 1, Matipo, 125~ points; 2, Kowhai, 103 points; 3, Konini, 89~ points. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: 1, E. Preston, 16 points; 2, J. Smallbone, 15 points. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP: 1, J. Tothill, 11 points; 2, S. Jennings, 8 points . .JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: 1, N. Jennings, 16 points; 2, P. Stenhouse, 6 points. 'Girl with most House Points (not a champion): J. Smallbone (Kowhai), 18 points.

Triangular Tournament For the second time the Triangular Summer Sports Tournament between Rangi Ruru, Craighead and St. Margaret's was held. This year we all travelled as far as Ashburton and the Headmaster of the Ashburton High School kindly gave us permission to use the Borough Baths for our swimming events. We all enjoyed meeting the teams from the other schools and we had- much fun travelling with the Rangi Ruru team. The day was ideal and by the time we had the swimming it had become very hot. There were two sections in each event and ,one girl represented her school in each. St. Margaret's won all the events except the diving and the breaststroke style, thus winning

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the competition, with Craighead second and Rangi Ruru third. The school was very fortunate in having Nan Jennings, a Ne,,. Zealand junior backstroke champion, in their team, and sh~ recorded very good times· in all her events and won many point~ for the school. The following girls were in the team: N. Jennings, E. Preston J. Nairn, M. Westgarth, J. Tothill, S. Harrison, S. Jennings, J Smallbone, J. Pickles, J. Mardon. Congratulations to Janet Toth ill, Susan Jennings, Nan Jennin-gs, Dorothy Murray, Judith Pickles and Jan Smallbone, who, have been awarded their Swimming Pockets this year. We would also like to congratulate Judith Pickles who, on winning her Silver Life Saving Medallion was awarded her Swimming Colours at the w1m111111gend of last year, and Elizabeth Preston, our senior champion, \\'ho was awarded her Colours this year. -Sally Harrison. Captain.

ATHLETIC NOTES The Annual Sports were held this year at Lancaster Park on 6th April, instead of in the third term. Although the day was fine_ the track was very heavy. Despite· this, however, three records were broken and two equalled. In the· Junior Champ;onship. Gaye Redpath equalled the records for the 75 yard~ and the 65 yards hurdles. In the Intermediate Championship, Gillian Jenkins created three new records: the 100 yards" the 75 yards, and the 65 yards hurdles. We should like to congratul:i.te Gillian on her creditable performance and also on hein~· awarded her colours. A successful inno\·at:on this year was the running on Spore, Day of the Whole House Relay, in which every girl took part. Judging by the enthusiasm shown by both parents and girls, this proved a welcome addition to the programme. Our special thanks are due to Miss Cadel for her efficient organisation of the Sports. Their success was a fitting finale to the We als!"J long hours Miss Cade] has spent coaching us in athletics. wish to thank Miss Vile. the judges, the starter, and all tho.-;e whose \,·illing help contributed to the smooth running of Sports Day. \Ve \,·ere very pleased to have Miss \Ve:,L- vVatson with us ;.igain to present the prizes, and we should like 10 extend to hc1· our thanks for her continued interest in us. -Beryl Vizer. Captain.

Athletic Results SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 100 YARDS (1·ecord 11 3-5sec., G. de Thier, 1940)-Nedra Myers 1, Pamela Reece Smith 2, Lorraine Barbour 3. Time, 12 2-5sec. 80 YARDS HURDLES (record 11 4-5sec., R. Godfrey, 1948, J. DickBarbour 1, Beryl Vizer 2, Nedra Myers 3. son, 1949)-Lonaine Time, 12 2-5scc.

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75 YARDS (record 9.2-5sec., M. Falck, 1950)-Nedra Myers 1, Margaret Boleyn 2, Lorraine Barbour 3. Time,. 9 3-5sec. HIGH JUMP (record 4ft. lO~in., W. Morgan, 1944)-Lorraine Barboui' 1, Janice Wilson and Beryl Vizer (equal) 2. Height, 4ft. 4½in. • LONG JUMP (record 17ft. 6in., G. de Thier, 1940)-Kathleen Fei-guson 1, Margaret Boleyn 2, Nedra Myers 3. Distance, 14ft. lOin. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 100 YARDS (record 12 l-5sec., J. Stephenson, 1945, J. Jones, 1948)Gillian Jenkins 1, Pamela Latty 2, Venetta Howman 3. Time, 12sec.-a record. 65 YARDS HURDLES (record l0sec., C. Murchison, 1945, M. Westgarth, 1950)-Gillian Jenkins 1, Barbara Flesher 2, Margaret Westgarth 3. Time, 9 4-5sec.-a record. 75 YARDS (record 9 4-5sec., L. Barbour, 1950)-Gillian Jenkins 1, Pamela Latty 2, Anne Wright 3. Time, 9 2-5sec.-a record. HIGH JUMP (record 4ft. nin., J. Jones, 1948)-Barbara Flesher 1, Anne Wright 2, Venetta Howman 3. Height, 4ft. 61in. LONG JUMP (record 14ft. llin., J. Jones, 1948)-Anne Wright 1, Pamela Latty 2, Gillian Jenkins 3. Distance, 14ft. 5in. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 100 YARDS (1·ecord 12sec., V. Mears, 1940)-Jean Calde1· 1, Gaye Redpath 2, Adrienne Talbot 3. Time, 12 2-5sec. 65 YARDS HURDLES (record l0secs., G. Jenkins~ 1950)-Gaye Redpath 1, Jean Calder 2, Nicola Wanen 3. Time, l0sec.-equals reco1·d. 75 YARDS (record 9 3-5sec., G. Jenkins, 1950)-Gaye Redpath 1, Jean Calder 2, Adrienne Talbot 3. Time, 9 3-5sec.-equals record. HIGH JUMP (record, 4ft. llbn., M. Falck, 1947)-Nicola Warren 1, Susan Jennings 2, Marga1·et Richa1·dson 3. Height, 4ft. 4~in. LONG JUMP (1·ecord 16ft. 2in., W. Mo1·gan, 1943)-Robin Smart 1, Pamela Jones 2, Gaye Redpath 3. Distance, 14ft. 5½in. UNDER 13 CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 100 YARDS (record, 13sec., S. Hanison, 1950)-Sally Edwards 1, Judith Steel 2. Time, 13 4-5sec. 50 YARDS HURDLES (l'ecord 8sec., E. Withell, 1948, N. Wanen, 1950)-Sally Edwardes 1, Joan Latham 2, Margaret Cox 3. Time, 8 2-5sec. • Wynn-Williams 50 YARDS (record 6 3-5sec., J. Coowe, 1940)-Anne 1, Judith Steel 2, Katrina Andersen 3. Time, 7 1-5sec. HIGH JUMP (record 4ft. 5~in., J. Allison, 1947)-Philippa Lane 1, Judith Pickles 2, Katrina Andersen 3. Height, 3ft. l0½in. LONG JUMP (record 14ft. 91in., H. Talbot, 1944)-Judith Pickles 1, Judith teel 2, Margaret Cox 3. Distance, 12ft. 3~in. OTHER EVENTS SACK RACE (Senior)-Joanne Edwa1·des 1, Ul'Sula Richards 2, Pl'iscilla Tobin 3. SACK RACE (under 14)-Dorothy Wilson 1, Bal'bara Needham 2, Sally Edwardes 3. THROvv ING CRICKJ<~T BALL (1·ecord 57yd. 5in., J. Robilliard, 1950)-Nan Blackley 1, Janice Smallbone 2, Gillian Cotterill 3. Distance,. 49yd. 2ft. 51in. THROWING ROUNDERS BALL, Junior (record 50yd., J. Riddolls, 1950)-Heather Tl,ompson 1, Janet Riddolls 2, Kathleen Parker 8. Distance, 48yd. 4in ..

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HOCKEY DRIBBLING ( Senior )-Margaret Westgarth 1, Beryl Vizer 2, Ena Balfour 3. HOCKEY DRIBBLING (Junior)-Helen Harrison 1, Janet Croft 2, Betty Powell 3. THREE-LEGGED RACE (Senior)-Elizabeth P1·eston and Elaine Mackenzie 1, Virginia Mair and Jill Dickson 2, Gillian Preston and Janice Small bone 3. THREE-LEGGED RACE (under 14)-Barbara Needham and Lynette Wilson 1, Paddianne Cla1·ke and Patricia Thomas 2, Virginia Smith and Juliet de Castro 3. SLOW BICYCLE RACE (open)-Elizabeth Andersen 1, Sonia Bradley 2, Jacqueline Adair 3. OBSTACLE RACE (Senior)-Barbara Todd 1, Marga1·et Wills 2 Adrienne Adair 3. OBSTACLE RACE (under 15)-Barbara Killner 1, Pamela Cross 2, Janet Tothill 3. OBSTACLE R CE (under 13)-Josephine Stevens 1, Janice Clark 2, Carol Shand 3. 100 YARDS CONSOLATION, Senior (record 13 2-5sec., M. Boleyn: 1949)-Susie McLean 1, Janet Heinzmann 2, Valerie Feast 3. Time, 13 2-5sec.-equals record. 100 YARDS CONSOLATION, urnier 15 (record 13 1-5sec., A. Kennington, 1950)-Joyce Monis 1, Elspeth McAlpine 2, Nan Jennings 3. Time, 13 2-5sec. 100 YARDS CONSOLATION, under 13 (record 14 4-5sec., A. Monis, 1950)-Barbara Needham 1, Sally Edridge 2, Jennifer Lake 3. Time, 14 4-5sec.---:-equals record. WHOLE HOUSE RELA Y-Rata 1, Matipo 2, Konini 3. SENIOR HOUSE RELA Y-Kowhai 1, Matipo 2, Konini 3. JUNIOR HOUSE RELAY-Rata 1, Kowhai 2, Matipo 3. SACK HOUSE RELAY-Rata 1, Kowhai 2, Konini 3. LITTLE VISITORS' RACE-Jane Wynn-Williams 1, Jocelyn Robinson 2, Virginia Stevens 3. CHAMPIONSHIPS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP-Nedra Myers and Lorraine Barbour (equal), 12 points; runner-up, Margaret Boleyn, 6 points. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP-Gillian Jenkins, 16 points; runners-up, Anne Wright and Pamela Latty (equal), 9 points. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP-Gaye Redpath, 14 points; runner-up, Jean Calder, 11 points. UNDER 13 CHAMPIONSHIP-Sally Edwardes, 10 points; runnerup Judith Steel, 9 points. GIRL WITH MOST POINTS FOR HER HOUSE ( not a Championship winner)-Jean Calder, 11 points. HOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP, SENIOR Kowhai 98 points Konini 83 points Matipo 69 points Rata 68 points Rimu 49 points HOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP, JUNIOR Rata 114 points Kowhai 107 points Matipo 88 points Rimu 70 points Konini 42 points

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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS STORRY ESSAY

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"With science we may lay civilisation in ruins or enter into a period of plenty and well-being, the like of which has never been experienced by mankind."

During the twentieth century we have heard more and more of science and scientific developments. Science has taken a correspondingly larger part in world affairs, both for peace and for w~r, and its importance-or, at least, its power-has been brought forcefully upon our minds. Scientists hitherto seem to have concentrated on wars an aim for all their inventions. With the prospective harnessing of atomic energy, which has already commenced to a ce1:tain extent, we see the possibility of unlimited new inventions superseding man-power. But it is the direction taken by these new developments which may make all the difference between the destruction and the improvement of the world. The power of the atom has already been demonstrated to u:;. by the effect of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. 1f the development of the still dormant powers in Nature is to continue thus, there can be little doubt as to what science will do to the world. With the aid of a few hundred atomic bombs and several hydrogen born bs, it should be possible to destroy nearly all the more densely-populated regions, including such places as th~ large thickly-populated area of China which, if the hydrogen bomb is as powerful as it seems to be imagined, might be desolated by two or three of them. A present-day scientist has said, "If World War III is fought with atomic energy, World War IV will be fought with clubs." This is by no means a pleasing thing to dwell on, and yet it all rests with the scientist-or nearly all, for the scientist is for ever urged on by the voice of a people filled with fear: fear of being attacked, fear of being caught unprepared. It is this fear which builds up the attempts of each country to be more strongly fortified than its neighbours; from there comes a growing mistrust. and from that, war; and unless that mistrust can be allayed, and scientific research into war production made unnecessary, and suspended, World War III may yet come with its atomic energy. and World War IV may yet be fought with clubs. On the other hand, if the scientist will devote himself to peaceful advance, the world may be changed in quite another way. Should the boundless energy at present held quietly by Nature be· released to ease the burden of man, and to make the earth more· productive, we might never know ourselves after the meta-

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morphosis. Only to think of the possibilities of new types of machines, doing our building for us, at a rate ten times faster than men alone can do, providing rapidly homes for the homeless, doing our cultivation, providing more and more food for the hungry: awakens in us a wonder why our race should always be bent on destruction. Surely, man must be most sadistic, if he prefers to give a life of hardship rather than a life, if not of ease, at least of comparative comfort, to those people who are of the less fortunate class, who do not enjoy the easy life which we in New Zealand are able to lead. Quite apart from atomic energy, science can do much for or against the world. Science can concoct poisons to destroy vegetation; science can prepare substance to improve the value of plants. Science can breed better animals and discover aids to health, or it can lower the standard of health, causing widespread disease. However science is taken up, it has great potentialities for good or for evil. Without doubt, it may be truly said th=tt "with science we may lay civilisation in ruins or enter into a period of plenty and well-being, the like of which has never been experienced by mankind." -M. Radcliffe, V. Upper A.

SONNET TO SOLITUDE The sun glares down and casts a jewelled gleam Upon the virgin whiteness of the snow', The keas call and drift with wingbeats slow; The gurgling of a hidden snow-fed stream, The simm'ring heat, make all as in a dream. Then clearly on the mountainside below I hear the sound of voices, and I know That soon I'll have to leave this lovely cene. I wish that all my life I could lie here Alone, with crisp white peaks and sunny sky. And never have to turn back to the sphere Of stifling city life. And when I die Please bury me beneath these peaks so dear. Whose awesome beauty make me want to cry. -J. Eclwardes, V. Lower

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I first made my acquaintance with our native parrot, the Kea, the Arthur's Pass National Park. I remember that it was at dusk on my first day there that my attention was arrested by a series of harsh, high-pitched calls, "K-e-e-a-a," accompanied by sounds of sliding and scraping. The noise, I was intrigued to discover, was made by half a dozen parrot-beaked olive green bird5, sliding on their feet down the corrugations of a gabled iron roof, and then flying back to the ridging to repeat the performance with as much gleeful enthusiasm as youngsters taking the easiest way down a snowy mountain slope. Eager to acquire a more intimate knowledge of these comical birds, I first made inquiries among the "locals" who, I soon discovered, regarded them only as ~ nuisance and not at all to be encouraged. There were stories of looting of the clothes lines. and the disappearance of lead heads off the roof nails, while "Jacksie," the taxi-driver, had a fund of unparalleled incidents sufficient to capture our attention all the way from the store to the Dobson Memorial at the head of the Pass. On· the climb to Temple Basin, the ranger, with an obvious bias towards Keas in general, lightly dismissed stories of their destructive habits, and eloquently spoke of their native characteristics, proudly claiming that in the Pass Sanctuary they were 111

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increasing rapidly; in fact, he had the previous day counted 21 in one valley. At Twin Creeks on the return journey, I noticed that they had paid special attention to his roadster's canvas hoo<I which was torn and tattered beyond repair. Ironically, it seemed his -21 erstwhile friends, in appreciation of his vocal support, h3-d rounded up the balance of the Kea population and paid him this prankish compliment. The Kea is a high country bird which, outside of protected areas including Arthur's Pass and Westland, has a price upon his head. High country farmers never miss an opportunity to condemn him as a sheep killer and, in these days of high wool prices. energetically seek his destruction by willingly paying a bonus, in addition to the seven and sixpence bounty paid for a Kea beak by the Government and County Councils. This must have led to extensive slaughter in some areas, as the inquisitive nature of the birds makes them sitting shots for the hunter. Before the high country runs were established, the Kea was a well-behaved vegetarian, h11t probably developed a taste for mutton by feeding on sheep which had accidentally met their death. That some Keas are killers there is no doubt and many are the stories of Keas picking through a sheep's back to get at its kidney fat. They certainly enjoy bacon rind put out for them and will even take these delicacies from one's hand. But every time there is any semblance of an attack on the Kea, bird lovers rally in its defence and some enthusiasts even argue that the Kea has a greater right to its natural highlands than the sheep farmer. He certainly fits into the pattern of snowy ridge and bushclad mountain and will always remain, to the mountaineer at least, a welcome visitor on his lonely climbs. For myself, I never fail to enjoy his comical antics, his insatiable curiosity and the magnificent flash of his crimson under-plumage as he finally bids farewell and soars upward in the bright sunlight. -Marie

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She has grey hair, which she has just had "done" in the latest fashion. Her former hair style, she said, was a little too old; this one was much more becoming. Not realising that the new look has been and gone, Aunt Lizzie has her dresses still long, which presents quite a problem when riding her bicycle. Father sug-gested that she tie her skirt together below the knees to keep it out of the way, and was rewarded with a look over her glasse.s. ( This time they fell off.) Her bicycle is one she has had for many years and she will not part with it. She has the back tyre pumped up twice a week and the front tyre once a week, because the front tyre does not need so much air in it as her weight is on the back all the time. One of her favourite hobbies is collecting matchbox tops and cigarette papers, and she has a passionate craving for reading detective novels and murder stories. Indeed, Aunt Lizzie's idea of a perfect evening is to settle down in a chair with a good book (the more thrills the better) and a bag of boiled sweets. Her eyes nearly pop out of her head with excitement and the more exciting the story becomes the harder she chews. Luckily for us, we have become accustomed to her quick temper, dry humour, passionate desire for bananas, her trick of drumming her fingers on the table when annoyed, incurable taste for murder, desire to go s4uare-dancing, and her wish for a purple coat, and are only too glad to humour her. We would have her no other way, for we love her. -Judy Spooner, V. Upper A.

A SONNET TO SPRING The spring is here to bring us joy again, To fill our hearts with gladness. For the thrills Which August bring are filled with sweet refrains Of birds, that wing o'er newly-budded hills. The scent of jonquils wafts on gentle winds, That play with fluttering petals new1y op'ed And whisk away all thoughts of winter grim And bring back dreams of summer brightly cloaked. Fields echo with the calls of lambs so new, And frisky foals rejoice to feel the earth So soft beneath their hooves. And skies so blue Awaken mice from homes beneath the turf. So rise from 'midst your sadness, and rejoice, To welcome spring again with hearty voice. -Julie

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MY CHOICE Comes the crisp, cold, biting winte1·, Mountains call me to their slopes. Ski-ing, climbing free from trouble, Renewing life and building hopes. Give me the wide, the unexplored, A hidden range where none ha.ve been, Strong alpine hoots, long skiis, a pack, And ever-changing daily scenes. Snow-clad slopes stretching before me. What more from Nature can I ask? My wings of hickory, smooth and supple. Promise travel, far and fast. Plunging dov,·nward, light and graceful, Twisting, turning, swinging wide, Snow-wind blowing, tingling, glowing, one before to be my Guide. You ask if 1 could yet he lonely l f from my comrades I should go? Mine is the Earth, and glorious freedom, Mountains are my friends, not foes. -A. Adair, V. Upper A.

BALLERINA \Vith a twirl, and a twist, and a graceful slow sway, The slim ballerina danced on her way, f n her frock of pale green, 'gainst the sky of deep blue Her head glittered gold as some sunbeams peeped through. And then, with a (]uiver, she sank to the ground To gaze at the sky, and the trees all around. The music played soft, 'twas the song of the breeze And the dying green dancer wa • a leaf from the trees. -Ro ita Holenbergh. IV.A.

CNOSSUS [Two extracts from a History Exercise in the III. Form] Cnossus, the chief town of ancient Crete, was ituated upon the centre of the northern coast. It served as ,l link between the Orient and Europe and had quite a high standard of living and education. Recently. in the palace armouries v,hich have been excavated, hundreds of arrovvheads and suits of armour we1·e found, showing that the Cretans must have been a war-like nation. In fact, Crete was known as the ''Sea King." Here, under the palace, the first drainage system of Europe was built. After many years, ho\\·evcr, the ,,·onderful old Cretan civilisation was destroyed hy Greece. - Judith Wright. Form III.A.

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CNOSSUS Glorious Cnossus ! Thou wert indeed the moon of an ancient night, Which boldly shone forth its light, While the lamps of other nations yet were lo\\· With dying or unbirth. Triumphant Cnossus ! How thine ancient battlement did ring With cries of many a Cretan king! With shouts of victory, triumph and praise Loud the anthem of war they raised, As beneath their towers, the barred doors yield On weapons stored for the battlefield. Proud

Cnossus ! In magnificence and splendour thou didst reign, With might, with majesty, with power. Demanding from thy ubjects, perfect submission, implicit obedience. Yet as those proud walls gazed upon their humble dwelling-~ Was thine heart not filled with love? For they that dwelt therein loved thee. Artistic Cnossus ! Oh lovers of beauty, of skill, and of art, Tn the pageant of ages thou takest thy part. How graceful thy scuipture ! How real and how grand 1 he pottery moulded and glazed by thy hand. To thy generations such skill did belong As rendered thy products both lasting and strong; Yet beauty thus depicted upon that sun-baked clay, Has won the praise of craftsmen from then until to-day. Beautiful Cnossus ! By Mediterranean's northern coast, Of fertile valleys and plains, the host, By Nature favoured, to Beauty dedicated. Born of a language untranslated; Cnossus, uch realms as before thee lay, Are sought and longed for. e'en to-day. King of Sea. and Queen of Land, Who can equal they royal stand? Who can inspire the hearts of men To live and learn as thou didst then? But conceit has oft a bitter fall. And they who thus become the stall Of sin, jealousy and hate, Are but the agents of man's fate.

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Fallen Cnossus ! And thou, Cnossus, thou indeed Satisfied a lusty greed For cruelty and wickedne s. Ye lo.athed the pure, immortal god des:. Of Wisdom, Truth and Purity; Ye loathed the Godliness of souls, And sought not fair sincerity. Ah woe, Cnossus, to such is shame! Sorrow and destruction came; Evil found thy proudest wall Sunk in the misery of the fall ... Yet Fate her mighty cour e pursues, And none her will dares to abuse. The suns of many an age shall shine On the once-proud glory that was thine. -Florence

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AM I STRANGE? When I ride my bike to school, I wish that I could dare To ride on the pavement, Or the grass on Cranmer Square. And when I take the tram to school, I think it would be fun To snatch the tickets from the guard And then jump off and run! But if I have to walk to school, I want to have a flutter, And pull off everybody's hats And throw them in the gutter! But when I think it over, (For I'm never really brave), I know I mustn't do it, For St. Margaret's girls behave! -Margaret Ollivier, Form II.

THE SHADOWS The shadows are peeping, Dancing and leaping, In the late summer sun; They dance on the face of the little one; For she is asleep, And they like to peep On her pretty face As she slumbers in grace. But when it is late, The shadows don't wait, They leap in the sky, Fading, to die. -Geraldine Mair, Form I.

THE FAIRIES In the bottom of the garden, Where the bluebells ring, There is a place where fairies live, Where fairies dance and sing. They polish up the flower stems, Till not a speck of dust is seen, They weed the bed of roses And make the cowslips clean. So when you go to bed to-night, Don't forget to say Thank you to the fairy folk For what they've done to-day. -E. Osmers,

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Patron: Mrs C. L. Young. Past Presidents: Miss Janet Storry, Mrs G. Cotterill, Miss Mary Morten, Mrs C. H. Clemens, Mrs A. G. S. Gibbs, Mrs C. L. Wilson, lVIiss Lila Gardner, Mrs J. Roy Smith, Mrs E. M. Gibson. Immediate Past President: Miss Natalie Vale. President: Mrs L. H. Garland. Vice-Presidents: Mrs E. M. Gibson, Mrs E. A. Cleland, and Miss Lila Gardner. Hon. Secretary: Miss Betty Hatherley. Assistant Secretary: Miss Jean Hatherley. Hon. Treasurer: Miss Sandra Dowland. Committee: Mesdames G. Rich, E. C. Satchell, A. Benzie, N. MortenSmith, R. Steel, Misses Robyn Jenkin and Marlene Bell. Hon. Auditor: Mr David S. Cowie. In submitting the 1950-51 Annual Report and Balance Sheet, your Committee is able to record a satisfactory year. MEMBERSHIP: Sixty new memebrs joined the Association this year, 21 of these_ being Life Members. There are now 518 financial members, including 239 Life Members. FILM EVENING: This was held in the School Hall in N ovember, 1950, and films which were presented during the Centennial Film Festival were shown by the courtesy of Mr Harold P. Smith to a large audience of Old Girls, Present Girls, parents and friends. CENTENNIAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE: This service was held in the Cathedral in December, 1950, the combined Anglican Schools and Colleges being represented. Dean A. K. Warren officiated at this service. SOCIAL EVENING: New members were welcomed by the President and Committee at an evening held in Hay's Lounge. ANNUAL BALL: The Ball proved very sucecssful, 31 Debutantes being presented to His Grace the Archbishop by Mrs L. H. Garland. Miss Sandra Dowland trained the Debutantes again this year, and they were a great credit to her. The sub-committee, comprising Mesdames W. B. Owen, W. L. Partridge, J. L. Hewland, R. Brett, Misses Ray Brownlee, Lorna Bunt and Margaret Brooks were a great help to us, and we take this opportunity of expressing our thanks to them. ARMAGH CIRCLE: A most enjoyable luncheon was held in the National Club's Rooms. STORRY SHIELD: The annual tennis tournament for the Storry Shield was held in February at the United Tennis Courts, Rangi Ruru Old Girls' Association winning the Shield. Our team

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-comprised: Mrs J. N. Hamilton, Mrs A. Morton, Misses Betty Hatherley, Wendy Morgan, Nola Vile, Mary Shields, Mary Falck and Valerie Main. NETBALL TEAM : This year a Netball team was formed and was affiliated with the Canterbury Netball Association. The team comprised Misses Judy Ellis, Shirley Galbraith, Joan Harding, Joy Watson, Helen Watson, Eloise Marshall, Pamela Miller. They won three matches and lost three. Owing to unfavourable weather conditions the competition was not finished. COCKTAIL PARTY: A very successful party was held at the Waldorf. At this function we entertained kindred Associations. ¥ARDI GRAS: Miss Sandra Dowland and her very able committee comprising Miss Natalie Vale, Mr and Mrs H. Wauchop, Mr and Mrs Penman, Mr and Mrs N. Morton Smith, Miss Robin Stevens and Miss Jan Ballantyne, and Messrs Tony MacGibbon, David Gardner and Owen Rees were responsible for the arrangements in connection with a very popular party which was held at the Union Rowing Club in aid of the Assembly Hall Fund. The sum of £66 16/was raised, and Sandra and her Committee are to be congratulated on such a splendid effort. SISTER WINIFRED MEMORIAL: Since the fund was opened £34 6/- has been donated. COOKERY BOOK: This is now in the process of being printed and copies will be available at the Annual General Meeting; price 2/6. There will be only one edition, so a quick purchase is advisable. We would take this opportunity of expressing our thanks to Mrs W. L. Partridge and her committee, comprising Mrs M. Guillermo. Mrs Ruth Brett, Mrs Pam Wauchop, Misses D. Cooper, B. Helliwell, D. Bates and M. Falck for the tremendous amount of work they have carried out in order to make this book a success. ASSEMBLY HALL FUND: This fund now stands at £1124/7 /6. OBITUARY: It is with the deepest regret that we record th•..! death of two Old Girls-Morva Lake, who was at school from 1922-26 and Aileen Mulcock, who was at school from 1921-23. We extend our sympathy to their families. THANKS: We would like to thank Miss J. Crosher for the use of the School for some of our Committee Meetings, and also Mr David S. Cowie for his services as Hon. Auditor. For the Committee, BETTY HATHERLEY, Hon. Secretary. ANNUAL RE-UNION Holy Communion: There was a small attendance at this service. which was held at St. Luke's Church on Saturday morning-, 18th November, 1950, where the Vicar (Rev. I. L. Richards) officiated. Morning tea was later served in the church schoolroom. TENNIS MATCH The Betty Thomas Challenge Cup match was played on Saturday afternoon, 18th November, 1950, on the courts of the House, Papanui Road. The Old Girls won by five matches to three against a tea~ Df present girls. The Old Girls' team: Mrs J. N. Hamilton, Misses

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Betty Hatherley, Mary Shields, Beverley Burrowes, Prudence Tobin, Hilary Agar, Margaret Rimmer, Marilyn Johnson. The Old Girls' race for the Adder Perkins Cup was won by Mrs L. H. Garland, with Miss Betty Hatherley second and Mrs Molly Barrow third. Afternoon tea was served. ANNUAL DINNER One hundred members attended the dinner which was held at the Sign of the Takahe on Monday, 20th November, 1950. The President and Committee were pleased to welcome Miss J. Crosher and Mrs C. L. Young as guests of honour. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING There was a large number of members at the Annual General Meeting, which was held in the lounge of the Sign of the Takahe following the dinner. Miss Natalie Vale presided. After welcoming those present, she reviewed the activities of the past year. Mrs B. l;. Penney was made an Honorary Member of the Association. Warm tributes were paid to the work of the retiring President (Miss Natalie Vale). A short account of the activities of the School was given by Miss Crosher. The following are the officers for 1951 :Patron: Mrs C. L. Young. President: Mrs L. H. Garland. Vice-Presidents: Mesdarpes E. M. Gibson, E. A. Cleland, Miss Lila Gardner. Hon. Sec1·etary: Miss Betty Hatherley. Assistant Secretary: Miss Jean Hatherley. Hon. Treasurer: Miss Sandra Dowland. Committee: Mesdames G. Rich, E. C. Satchell, A. Benzie, N. Morton Smith, R. Steel, Miss Robyn Jenkin. Hon. Auditor: Mr David S. Cowie. MANNEQUIN PARADE Over three hundred Old Girls and their friends attended this gathering, which was held at the Mayfair Lounge on Thursday, 18th October. During the interlude songs were sung by Miss Marie Ashbey, which were much appreciated. Those acting as mannequins were Mesdames A. Benzie, E. C. Satchell, John Guthrie, Misses Natalie Vale, Sandra Dowland, Jan Ballantyne, Marguerite and Lesley Thomas, Leita Burtenshaw, Janet Gould, Mary Falck, Robyn Stevens and Louise Partridge. NOTES OF OLD GIRLS BOBBIE VILAINCOUR (CAMERON SMITH) has been in London for the last five years. In the first year there she won a major scholarship in Art which entitled her to thre years at Central A1t School, where her husband is Art Prnfessor. She has been doing a lot of mural paintings and recently was commissioned out of hundreds to work with her husband on murals at the Festival of Britain. CATHERINE DIXON: Her essay, "Now on a Summer's Day," was amongst the seven most likely essays chosen out of twenty-six for the Canterbury Centennial Essay Contest this year.

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ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, who left for England in 1948, has .recently been very ably fulfilling the post of Matron at the Barnado's .Babies' Homes at Barking, in Essex. Her sister Nancy (Mrs Norman .Beal) has returned to Christchurch after residing in England for some years. MARY AGER, who has been in America for the last three years: js now on her way home. ELEANOR EVERIST, who has been in England since 1948, has now returned to Christchurch. She has spent holidays in Scotland .and on the Continent. JUDITH GILL passed her final Occupational Therapy examination last December. She and JOAN HAWKINS have been visiting Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. They met BEVERLEY FRANKLIN, SALLY DERBIDGE and JEAN KERR in Brisbane. The following Old Girls were exhibitors in the Centennial Living Canterbury Artists Loan Exhibition held in September, 1950: JANET M. POULTON (DIXON), NGAIO MARSH, SYLVIA RAGG, and CATHERINE DIXON. NANCY WISE has been travelling in the North Island as a member of the Community Arts Service Theatre, which operates under Adult Education as yet in the North Island only. LESLEY ANDERSON, M.A., who has been studying at Unive1·site de Paris, has been successful in passing the examination for the "''Certificat de la Pronunciation Francaise" with "Mention honorable." She has since returned to Christchurch, and is now on the staff at ·Christchurch Girls' High School. BETTY CHRISTIE is Karitane nursing in Melbourne. MARY MORTEN is a Wren with the rank of a Third Officer and she has been accompanying the New Zealand Naval Board on a Tecruiting tour of New Zealand. MILDRED HULSE is nursing in England. BARBARA SCOTT, who is in England, is at present teaching :1t Harlow College, Harlow, Essex, where she is the senior woman assistant and head of the Junior School. RAY BROWNLEE and BARBARA GADD are at present in England, while DULCIE HARRIS, who has been there for a year, is now on her way home. SHIRLEY OLIVER is on the staff of University College Hos:pital, London. ALISON KYLE is lecturer in Veterinary Science at Canterbury College. BETTY PURCHAS left Melbourne this year as a Nursing Missionary and is proceeding to Ranaghat, Bengal, India. JANET GOULD played the leading role in the play "The Rose Without a Thorn" by the Canterbury College Drama Society. JOSE OWEN won the Canterbury ski-ing championship. BETTY LAWRENCE and BETTY HATHERLEY represented Canterbury at Badminton this season. The following girls-MARGUERITE THOMAS, SHIRLEY PRIEST, LORNA BUNT, MOLLY BARROW (DART), under

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MARY GUILLERMO (PITTS)-are still doing the arranging of the chapel flowers at the Cathedral, which are done twice weekly, an<l Mary and Molly also do the chapel linen. The Old Girls were well represented in the Centennial Celebrations. Chief among them was -ROSE REYNOLDS, who was responsible for the frocking for the Randolph Breakfast and the Quadrille in which SANDRA DOWLAND, JANET PURCHAS, PAULA RICK JAN BALLANTYNE, AUDREY COTTERILL (CRACROFT WIL-· SON). CATHERINE MURCHISON, MARY GUILLERMO, JOYCE BENZIE (JAMIESON), MADELINE HAMILTON (PYNE), took part. ROSE was also largely responsible for the dresses shown in the Centennial Exhibition at the Museum. NAT ALIE VALE, as well as helping ROSE, in her official capacity as President of the Junior Navy League, organised small groups to help in the making of the· clothes for the Randolph. We now have two delegates to the National Council of Women, our President, NORAH GARLAND (TOBIN) and LILA GARDNER. NGAIO MARSH: We are proud that NGAIO brought out to New Zealand the British Commonwealth Players, and those who were· fortunate enough to see these plays were very enthusiastic about the production and hope that in the future we may see more of Ngaio's productions. ELSPETH COOK and ELIZABETH TODD are on the staff .->f the Timaru Girls' High School. JEAN ADAMS, who won the Australian Ski-ing Championship. is leaving soon for Austria with the New Zealand Ski Team, where they will go into training and later they will go on to Oslo, and we hope that affiliation will be granted to New Zealand to allow full participation in the Olympic Games. OLD GIRLS AT CANTERBURY COLLEGE 1st YEAR B.A.: Ann Acton-Adams, Margaret Cameron, Margaret Lewis, Janice McLeod, Eloise Marshall, Alison Perry, Rosemary Smith, Marlene Bell. 1st YEAR B.Sc.: Anne Hudson, Margaret Rollinson. 2nd YEAR B.A. : Jean Adams, Mary Newton. 2nd YEAR B.Sc.: Robyn Jenkin, Judith Todd. 3rd YEAR B.A.: Rosalind Carey, Elizabeth Champion, Lorna Cooh:, Robyn Forster, Gillian Quentin-Baxter, Elizabeth Parham, Muriel Thomas, Prudence Tobin, Jennifer Warren. 3rd YEAR B.Sc.: Caroline Curtis. 4th YEAR B.A. : Elizabeth Page, J ennif e1· Wood, Jennifer Connor. CAPPED THIS YEAR-M.A. : Joan Gwendolyn Cox ( Otago). B.A.: June Bevan Brown, Chessell Boon (Victoria). B.Sc.: Janie Osborn. M.Sc.: Marie Morris. M.H.Sc.: Norah Holland ( Otago). B.H.Sc.: Rosalind Stringer ( Otago). Bachelor of Music: Anne Darwin. Diploma of Fine Arts: Gioia Sapia. AT SCHOOL OF ART: Leith Bowater, Joanne Gibson, Julie Paton, Jose and Gwylfa Owen.

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SISTERS: Y. Brake, J. Gardiner. STAFF NURSES: K. Hawkins, M. Seque. 4th YEAR NURSES: R. Godfrey, J. Chapman, A. Plimmer. 3rd YEAR NURSES: M. Foster, N. Glass, J. Lamb, A. ThackeT. E. Wait. 2nd YEAR NURSES: J. Gibb, A. Hulse, B. North, S. Heslop, J. Wilson, J. Jones, A. Besley, A. Wilson, J. Taylor. 1st YEAR NURSES: E. Iverson, J. Kensington, L. Luney, J. Vile, J. Webley, S. Milnes, P. Whittington, E. Matson. Old Girls wishing to enrol their daughters in the school please note that it is necessary to make early application.

OLD GIRLS' ADDRESSES Anyone knowing the present addresses of the following Old Girls please write "School History," Box 1103. School No. 1910 Chrissie Bishop Evans (Winsome). 6 King, New Plymouth. 1910 Frances Peach-Mrs 9 1910 Irene Louise Lane. 11 1910 Nydia England (M1·s Norman Herley, Auckland). 17 Brighton. 1910 Doris Bishop-New 25 of Mayor, Timaru. 1910 Ruby Craigie-Daughter 45 1910 Laura Barnes-Sumner. 59 1910 Winifred Barbara Williams-Greymouth. 63 1910 Frances Ford. 62 1910 Ruth Scott-Opawa. 65 1910 Dorothy Hunt (Mrs Sutherland). 66 1910 Dora Pickering-Sydenham. 67 Road. 1910 Elizabeth Bowen-Paparoa 70 1910 Annie Permain Stephenson-Ashburton. 73 1910 Leoda Gunn-Kaikoura. 80 1910 Avis Porter. 83 1911 Marietta Ethel Westerman-Harewood. 89 1911 Margaret Ethel Heenan-Hokitika. 90 to Sydney. 1911 Lily Doris Price-Moved 96 Street. 1911 Lana Barnett-Rugby 100 of Manager of D.I.C. 1911 Winsome Brown-Daughter 102

ENGAGEMENTSThelma Bloxham to H. C. Hollander. Jocelyn Roy Smith to D. M. Broughton. Janet McKillop to T. F. Fairclough. Jennifer Stephenson to C. K. l\~c1·idith-Kayc. Leonie Anderson to F. I. Cowlishaw. Joy Halliday to W. R. Seed. Joan Doak to P. Peterson. Lesley Stuart to G. S. Roberts. Barbara Gordon to H. Good. June Adamson to S. T. Kitchin.

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Beatrice Hamilton to R. R. Hastings. Marion Fisher to Brian Donovan. Brenda Jewell to Vernon Baynes. Enid Hurst to Norman Hardie. Thelma Gray to Vincent Hall. Nancy Morris to I. L. Jacobs. Margaret Barrell to E. H. Blair. Janet Purchas to R. J. Doak. Cecily Gunn to D. J. Adams. Margot Segue to G. Wethey. Natalie Gibson to Behringer. Margaret Penrose to F. W. Blandford. Julie Paton to R. B. Allison. Yvonne Watson to J. T. Patrick. Marjorie Holmes to D. G. Latimer. Betty Carr to M. R. Black. Rosemary Thacker to B. D. Childs. Fay Soanes to C. W. Hay. Gwylfa Owen to G. Gerard. Pamela Sharpe to D. G. Johnston. Margaret Brooks to A. D. Gardiner. Kathleen Hawkins to D. S. Morrii:-. Margaret Collett to A. Paulsen. Margaret Davies to J. Turton. Patricia Duckworth to C. L. Hawthorne. Joan Macfarlane to Bruce Howarth. June Fisher to G. Reese. Alison Lush to I. A. Williamson ..

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BIRTHSIRIS BROWN (Johnston)-son. BERYL HATHERLEY (Stacey)-son. MARJORIE STEELE (Connor)-son. NGAIRE WARING (Gadd)-son. JANET SHEPP ARD ( Lamb )-son. MARY WILLIAMS (Mannering)-son. ELIZABETH JOHNS (Newton)-daughter. SALLY REID (Purchas)-son. MARGARET LECKIE (Sladen)-son. ADRIENNE TAYLOR (Wright)-daughter. JOAN CHECKLEY (Barron)-son. BOBBIE ROBERTSON (Mackenzie)-daughter. ESTHER EISMAN (Hollander)-daughter. MARGARET TROLOVE (Nelson)-son. JEUNE TIPPING (Stokes)-daughte1·. JUNE CALDER (Wilson)-son. DOROTHY SAUNDERS (Wills)-son. JENNIFER SUTHERLAND (Souter)-son. PAT ARMSTRONG (Mackenzie)-daughter. GWYNNETH SCOTT (Morgan)-son. PAM WAUCHOP (Mower)-daughter. RONA HAMMOND (Turnbull)-son. JOCELYN HALLIDAY (Sheppard)-son. JOCELYN EGDEN (Freeman)-son. MARJORIE STEEL (Hanis)-son. FLORENCE DUNBAR (Cooper)-daughter. COREEN RENNIE (Jewell)-daughter. PAULINE MENZIES (Williamson)-son. MARGARET WAGNER (Jarman)-son. MARGARET W ALDIN (Richardson)-daughter. HELEN GOODWIN (Wright)-son. NORA BELL (Cameron Smith)-son. (Kennett)~-daughter. ANN FOUNTAINE JOAN BETTLE (Hughes)-daughter. MARION MACBETH (Wood)-son. RAYMA McMILLAN (Thomas)-daughter. LAVINIA DYER (Hamilton)-son. JUNE ROSE (Polson)-son.

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It is with great pleasure that your Committee presents the first Annual Report of the Auckland Branch. The Branch was inaugurated at a meeting held in October, 1950, at the home of Mrs Foote, when sixteen Old Girls were present. A number of apologies we1·e received from others who were interested in the formation of a Bmnch but were unable to be present. MEETINGS: A total of eight meetings have been held duringthe year. At first meetings were held monthly, but later it was· agreed that they should be held at two-monthly intervals. Meetings· have been held in the homes of individual members. SCHOOL BUILDING FUND: A good response has been received' to this appeal. The sum of £9/10/- has already been forwarded to

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the Christchurch Secretary through this Branch. Donations and articles for sale were also sent down to the garden fete held last October. VISIT OF MRS GARLAND: The Branch greatly appreciated the opportunity of welcoming Mrs Garland, the President of the Association, at the meeting held in August. Mrs Garland was able to pas~ on to members many interesting points concerning the activities of Mrs Garland congratulated thf' both the School and the Association. Branch upon the growth that had been made during the few months it had been in existence, and expressed pleasure at the enthusiasm shown by members. MISS NGAIO MARSH: The Branch sent flowers to Ngaio It was hoped that a luncheon Marsh during her stay in Auckland. pa1ty might be arranged in her honour, but her programme. was too heavily booked to allow this. COMMITTEE: During the year a small committee was elected The following to assist with runnings the affairs of the Branch. were elected: Mrs Mackay, Mrs Steele, and Miss Als Jones. MEMBERSHIP: The membership now stands at twenty-seven Five of these are Life Members of the Association. In conclusion, your Committee wishes to thank all those who have helped in any way during the year. Thanks are especially due to those members who have made their homes available for meetings, and to those who have provided delicious afternoon teas and suppers. RA YMA FOOTE, For the Committee. ANNUAL

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President and Secretary: After discussion, it was unanimously agreed that the President and Secretary should hold office for one year only. Election of Officers: President, Mary Morten; Secretary, Als Jones; Committee, Mrs King (Mona Coath), Mrs Dunsheath (Betty Pritchett), Mrs Lusk (Marion Smail). at the Annual Re-union: A luncheon party is to be ananged Trans-Tasman Hotel on Friday, 16th November. every School Building Fund: Proposed and seconded that member pay 1/- each meeting towards the School Building Fund. It was felt the donations This met with an enthusiastic reception. would form a considerable sum by the end of the year. The possibility of arranging a money-making function was discussed but left to the incoming committee for further arrangements.

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We have had several ente1-taining informal evenings this year, and on the 10th October we held our Annual Dinner and General Meeting at the home of the President, Mrs G. Deldyck, Karori. The dinner was very successful and held in buffet style. Many thanks to all who so kindly lent their homes during the year for evenings. A presentation was made to Valarie Wilson, who is leaving to be married shortly, and we are sorry to lose her.

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Those present were: Mesdames M. Bilby (Madge Robbins), G. Deldyck (Joan Roll), A. Prime ( Dora Prudhoe), R. D. Richmond, C. Taylor (Gwen Glasson), R. Triggs, H. Wallace (Peggy Finch), Misses Gwenyth Boulton, Peggy Henry, Pauline Evans, Marian Gardner, Jacqueline Mc Coll, Dorothy Smith, Polydora Soteros, Ann Yates. Gwenyth Boulton returned to New Zealand last April from a thirteen months visit to Great Britain and the Continent.· Among the many trips taken in Switzerland was the one in the famous mountain railway to J ungfraujoch ( 11,333ft). Other places visited included Paris, Austria, Germany, Oberamergau for the Passion Play, and the Dolemitis. A six weeks cycle trip was taken through Shropshire, North Wales, the Lake District, Scotland, returning to London via Cambridge, staying mostly at Youth Hostels on the way. During the winter months she and her friend had a flat in Bayswater, London, and saw many plays, ballets and the pantomimes. Returning to New Zealand via Suez, a week was spent in Sydney: when owing to the strike in New Zealand she had to return by Skymaste1· to Auckland. Marian Gardner has become Senior Mistress at the Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College. Jacqueline Mc Coll is Director of Berhampore Free Kindergarten. Dorothy Smith has finished her training at "Essex," Christchurch, and is leaving shortly for Australia and a continued trip overseas. Valarie Wilson has returned from a tour overseas and is leaving to be married to William Bettle shortly. The S~cretary and President would be very glad to get in touch with Old Girls passing through Wellington. Mrs G. Deldyck, 17 Blakey A venue, Karori, Wellington. Phone 48-000 and ask for 2311S. POLYDORA

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New members welcomed during the year were Mrs W. Nicholson ( Irene Dunn), Mrs Jones ( Muriel Lance), and Misses Elspeth Cook Elizabeth Todd and M. Coxhead. We were sorry to lose Miss Mary Tolley and Miss Margaret Barraclough; Miss Audrey Elms, who has gone to live in Dunedin; and Miss Rosemary White, who is now doing her Karitane training in Wellington. • The President and Secretary represented the Branch at a 5 o'clock party held by the Otago High School Ex-Girls' Association. On 24th October a very enjoyable picture and supper party was held with representatives of kindred associations as our guests. We were sorry Mrs Bowie, Miss Scarvell and Miss Taylor were unable to be present. After the supper we held a s-hort meeting, and it was decided to send a delegate to the Annual Re-union in Christchm·ch in November. We also decided to hold a luncheon party in the near future. A letter was sent to Miss Crosher telling her how sorry we we1·e to hear of her accident. We also sent a letter of sympathy to Miss Dorothy Talbot on the death of her father. ENGAGEMENT: Elizabeth Todd to Arthur Keerton. MARRIAGE: Isabel Heam to R. M. Lyon. BIRTH: Kathleen Prins (Mackintoch)-a son. :DOROTHY HARRIS,

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Last year at the annual meeting of the Old Girls' Association, our hearts were saddened by the news of the death of Sister Winifred. A letter from Sister Rosemary was read, telling us of her short illness, in which she showed great bravery in much suffering. We should be thankful that she was spared a long and lingering illness and that she is now at rest_. The following week a Requiem was held for her at St. Michael's and was attended by Old Girls of S. Hilda's as well as of S. Margaret's. Sister Winifred was born in Belgium and her early education was gained on the Continent and later in England. She was a very highly educated womanm who had specialised in languages and mathematics. She came to New Zealand in 1910 and went to S. Hilda's for a year to gain experience with New Zealand girls and conditions, and in 1911 came to S. Margaret's to take Sister Catherine's place as Headmistress. Sister Blanche was then Sister-in-Charge. She was a splendid teacher, and those of us who were fortunate enough to be in her senior French classes will remember how enjoyable they were. Sister Winifred was an exquisite needlewoman and taught the methods used in the Royal School of Needlework. She was most particular that every stitch must be absolutely correct; no embroidery was too complicated for her to do beautifully. Though small in stature she had a strong personality and great dignity, and commanded the greatest respect and love from all of us, and her word was law. She had a great sense of humour, was always fair and just in her dealings, and would listen to both sides of an argument. There will be many who will remember her small upstairs office in Armagh Street, where one was bidden to attend both in trouble and on happy occasions. In those early days at St. Margaret's, we had prayers at the beginning and end of morning school ( I can hear her voice now saying the collect, "Prevent us, 0 Lord, in all our doings"), and 40 minutes Divinity each day. Sister used to teach us Church Doctrine and how well we knew our Prayer Book, and she taught us to love the beautiful language in which it is written. The lower school was word perfect in its Catechism, and in the upper school in our years there we learnt by heart all the Collects and Gospels, also certain Psalms and chapters of the Bible and most of the prayers in the Communion Service; these were learnt well enough to be written by memory; two periods a week were devoted to Bible study and Church History. some classes taken by visiting clergy, and on Friday we had what was called "Instruction," when the whole of the upper school crowded into the big schoolroom that opened off the drill hall for the last period of the morning. Sister Winifred would give us all the notices for the following week and then tell us all our misdemeanours, and I don't think anyone had such a gift for making us feel ashamed anrl. anxious to do better. Late Sister made the Prefects stand with her and discuss School matters. Later this developed into a prefects' rneetinf;.

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Sister Winifred was a beautiful reader and would often read aloud to us during a sewing class, and, in the early days when the school was small, she would read aloud to the boarders on Sunday evenings (as only those boarders who wished went to Church with the housemistress on duty). Sister Winifred was ill in Lewisham Hospital for a time in 1916, and in 1917 went to England for her health's sake, came back well again in 1918 and resumed the headmisterss-ship until 1929, when she again went to England. Before she left she was entertained at a farewell party and a presentation made to her. Little did we know we were not to see her at S. Margaret's again, as during her absence the Sisters were withdrawn from New Zealand. Many hearts wet·c sad when we knew this. Altogether, in the twenty years the Sisters were at S. Margaret's: when it grew from a small school of 54 pupils to nearly 300, Siste1· Winifred was headmistress for 18 years. She was President of the Old Girls' Association from its beginning until she went to England .finally, except fo1· her year in England. • I had a most interesting letter from he1· just a short time befo1·e she bccarnc ill last year, in which she asked after many Old Girls and sent her love. I think that all Old Girls when looking back on theilschool days will realise what a privilege was theirs in associating with and being taught by Sister Winifred, who loved us all so selflessly and deal'ly. Later on when we have our new school we will have a suitable memo1'ial to her and to the other Sisters who also played their parts in the moulding of the traditon of S. Margaret's. The best way that S. Margaret's Girls can possibly show their appreciation of Sister Winifred is to try to be as she would have usunselfish, good Church women and endeavouring to do our best in the community in which we live. NORAH GARLAND.

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CHRISTCHURCH.