1958 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

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Back row: Elizab th Osm r , Florence Mackay. Middle row: Maxine Wick,, Philippa Wheelan, Anne Help, Ann Justic , Gillian hand, Elizabeth Phillip .. Front row: Dinah Macdonald, Philippa Thom.on, Jan G bbie (Head), Helen Pate (Deputy), Jan Kelman.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Chairman: The Right Reverend the Bi hop of Christchurch. Deputy Chairman: The Reverend Canon I. L. Richard . Bursar: E. P. Wills, E q., B.A., LL.M., M.Com. Commander J. C. Elworthy Mrs C. Foster Browne G. M. Morgan, Esq. Mrs W. L. Partridge J. Roy Smith, Esq. H. S. Williams, Esq.

Profe sor H. T. Adams The Rev. L. A. Barnes R. A. Barnsdale, E q. F. T. H. Bell, E q. Miss M. Bet E. A. Cleland,. E q. Chaplain:

The Venerable E. A. Gowing, M.A.

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Headmistress:

Miss J.P.

Crasher, M.Sc. (Hons.) (N.Z.)

Secondary School:

Mis K. Parry Edward , B.A. (Hons.), University of Wales, First A si tant. Mi s D. H. Robinson, L.T.C.L., P.C.T., Career Advi or, Head of Commercial Department Mrs S. Penney, B.A. ( .Z.), B. Cert., Head of History Department. Mis N. Corder, B.A. (Hon . ) (London), Dip. Ed., Head of English Department. Mr J. Brokking, B.A. (N.Z.), Biology. Mis M. Copper, Dip. Chel ea College Phy . Ed., Dip. Phy . Ed. ( London), C.S.P. Physical Education. Mr R. Di Somma, M.A. (Hons.) (N.Z.), Head of French Department. Mis T. Findley, Dip. H.Sc., Head of Clothing Department. Mi M. Garnham, B.A. ( N.Z.), Head of Geography Department. Mr . Halliday, M.Sc. (Hons.) .Z.), Head of Chemistry Department. Mi L. Miles> B.A. (N.Z.), L.T.C.L. (C.M.T.), Head of Mathematic Department. Mr M. Thom on, L.T.C.L., C. Cert., Music Speciali t, Singing, English, Librarian. Miss D. Tutill, L.T.C.L., Art and Divinity. Mr K. C. Carter, M.A. (Hons.) (N.Z.) (Term II and III), German. Mis E. Duff, M.A. (Hon . ) (N.Z.), Head of Latin Department. Mr S. Fillenz, (Term I), German. Mi M. Harvey (Term I and II), Homecraft Dip., Homecraft. Mis M. E. Hunter (Term III), Home Science Dip., Homecraft.

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Primary School:

Miss E. G. Islip, C. Cert., Head of Primary Department, Form II. Miss D. A. Hodges, C. Cert., Form I. Miss D. Beattie, C. Cert., Standard 4. Miss R. Brookes, N.F.F., Teacher's Certificate of London University, Standard 3. Mrs C. Macfarlane, L.T.C.L., Standard 3. Mrs I. Mitchell, C. Cert., Standard 1. Miss D. Vile, C. Cert., Primers 3 and-4. Miss G. Box, C. Cert., Primers 1 and 2, Infant Mistress. Miss W. Morgan, Dip. Aust. College of Phr. Ed. Mrs M. Wait, B.H.Sc., Clothing, Junior School. Music Staff:

Mrs M. Clark, Dip. Music, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Mrs I. Empson, L.T.C.L. (Terms I and II),. Pianoforte. Miss D. Hight, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Mrs L. Kent, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Miss T. M. Lewin, Mus. Bae., L.R.S.M., L.Mus.T.C.L., Theory of Music. Miss E. Brown, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L. (Term III), Pianoforte. Miss C. Lill, A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L., L.R.S.M., F.T.C.L. (Term III), Pianoforte. Miss M. Stuart, Mus. Bae., L.R.S.M. (Term III). Speech Training:

Miss M. Hopewell, L.T.C.L. Secretary:

Mrs M. G. Clarke. House Staff:

Miss B. John on, Housemistress, Kilburn House (Term I). Miss A. Croft, Housemistress, Kilburn House ( Terms II and III). Mrs R. Hollander, Matron, Kilburn House. Mis~ A. Fisken, Housemistre s, Julius House. Miss C. Sinclair, Matron, Julius House. Prefects:

Jane Gebbie (Head) Helen Peate (Deputy) Anne Help Ann Justice Jan Kelman

Dinah Macdonald Florence Mackay ( Terms II and III) Elizabeth Osmers Elizabeth Phillips

Jane Gebbie

Helen Peate

Gillian Shand Philippa Thomson Robyne Watt (Term I) Philippa Wheelans Maxine Wicks

Chapel Prefects:

Gillian Shand

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Hou e Captain : Rata: Elizabeth Phillip Rimu: Eliz::ib th O mers

Konini: Maxine \, ick, Kowhai: Helen Peate Matipo: Jane Gebbie

Game Captains: Athletics: Hel n Rich Hockey: Jan Kelman Net ball: Ann Kel lock

Tennis: Din::ih Macdonald Swimmina: Helen Peate Cricket: Mary Irwin

Librarian : Elizabeth O rner. (Head) Ii on Brown Deborah Clark

Ann Ju tice Lena Parker Elizabeth Phillip'.;

Gillian Shand Jan t William Jill Adams (Terms I and II)

Senior Orderlie (Term I) F. Mackay (Convener) J. Riverr A. hapman

R. D. kjellerup J. H rton G. Holdgate K. olden J. Man on

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J. Adam ( onvener) J. Cam ron ]. Rivers D. Clark M. Lapthorn E. Pears n C. Miller P. Ink on R. e mour M. Irwin

(Term III) E. Robert on (Convener) R. Mathie on A. Chapman L. Parker E. Mclnto h J. Mar hall M. Lapthorn M. v nn William Ruth eymour n\\'in

Form Orderlie : (Term I) I V A V M VL VLM IVA IVM IIIA IIIM

H. Rich M. Lapthorn R. eymour G. Smith F. Wil on S. Harrison J. Streeter Moore K. Hall

(Term II) R. Au tin K. Harris J. Manson G. Kellock A. Todd I. los J. cott C. Apperley L. Helps

(Term III) J. River D. Skjellerup K. Golden R. Spic r J. Courage M. Parke J. Brice N. Young P. Bro\\'n

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SCHOOL ROLL FORM VIA (Miss Edward ) dam , Jill (Kowhai) (Term I and II) Blunden, Jennifer (Rimu) (Term I) hapman, Alli on (Konini) Gebbie, Jane (Matipo) Ju tice, Ann (Rimu) (Term III) Mackay, Florence (Konini)

0 mer, Elizabeth (Rimu) P ate, Helen (Kowhai) Phillips, Elizabeth (Rata) hand, Gillian (Kowhai) Thom on, Philippa (Rata)

FORM VIB (Miss Edwards) u tin, Ro emary (Konini) Brown, Alison (Konini) Bunting, Dianne (Konini) Byrne, ngela ( Kowhai) Cameron, Jillian ( Kowha i) Clark, Deborah (Matipo) Gallienne, Gabrielle (Kowhai) Help, Anne (Kowhai) Ingli , Judith (Kowhai) (Term I) K Iman, Jan (Rata) Lawn, Pamela (Konini) Macdonald, Dinah (Konini) Main, Leone (Kowhai) (Term I) Mathieson, Robyn (Matip ) Morten, u anne (Matipo)

Morton, Ko ara (Konini) Moulton, Joan (Rimu) Papprill, uzanne ( Matipo) Parker, Lena (Rimu) Rich, Helen (Rata) River, Judith (Rata) Robert on, Elaine (Rata) Smith, Robyn (Rata) Trevella, Raelene (Rimu) Wardell, Lynne (Rata) Watt, Robyne (Rata) (Term I) Watt, Lynley (Rimu) Wheelan, Philippa (Rimu) Wick , Maxine (Konini) William Janet (Rata)

FORM VUA (Mr Penney) Ballantyne, Pauline (Kowhai) Cummings, Lynette (Rimu) Erik on, Ro e ( Rata) Green lade, Patricia (Konini) Griffiths, Patricia (Matip ) Harri , Kathryn ( Rata) Help , Robyn (Kowhai) Horton, Jennifer (Matipo) Hunter, Jill (Konini) ,Tamie~on, Anne (Matipo) Ju tice, Diana (Rimu) Kello k, Anne (Konini) Lapthorn, Merilyn (Konini) Lane, Joanna (Rata) Le ter, Loui e (KO\vhai) Mackenzie, Katharine (Konini) Mackenzie, Ro emary (Rimu) Mar hall, Janet (Ko, hai) McIntosh, El peth (Rimu)

Miller, hri tine (Matipo) Moore, Patricia ( Matipo) Morten, Diana ( Konini) Mulligan, Eugenie (Rimu) Parr, Daphne (Rimu) Pear on, Elizabeth ( Rata) Percival, hri tine ( Rata) Powell, Deirdre (Kowhai) Reynold , Helen (Rata) Reynolds, Jo-Anne (Rimu) Rusell, .Jennifer (Konini) Russell, Ro alind (Kowhai) Rutherford, Patricia (Kowhai) Scholefield, Jacqueline (Kowhai) Skjellerup, Diana (Matipo) Stinear, Yvonne ( Rimu) Voller, .Joan ( Matipo) White, June (Rimu) Williams, Jennifer (Konini)

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FORM VUM (Miss Robinson) Bradshaw, Helen (Matipo) Brand, Gillian (Matipo) Bunting, Colette (Konini) Edridge, Gillian (Rata) Edridge, Margaret (Rata) Glasson, Wendy (Rata) Golden, Kathleen (Rata) Hall, Susan (Rimu) (Term I) Holdgate, Gillian ( Rimu) Inkson, Pamela ( Ra ta) Irwin, Mary (Rimu) McLaughlin, Marian (Kowai)

Ma ling, Rosemary ( Matipo) Manson, Judith ( Rata) Milne, Joanna (Kowhai) Reynolds, Diane (Rimu) Seymour, Robyn (Matipo) Seymour, Ruth (Matipo) Thomson, Carolyn (Rimu) (Term I) Thomson, Pauline ( Rimu) Unwin, Susan (Matipo) Wales, Rosemary ( Rim u ) Wynn Williams, Mary (Matipo)

FORM VLA ( Miss Garnham) Armstrong, Philippa (Konini) Barrow, Jacqueline (Konini) Barton, Fay (Kowhai) Baudinet, Joanna (Konini) Blunden, Gillian ( Rimu) Byrne, Julie (Kowhai) Cadwalladr, Sandra (Konini) Clark, Jennifer (Kowhai) Coe, Kathleen (Kowhai) Cox, Sally (Kowhai) Coxhead, June ( Rimu) Deans, Elena ( Rimu) Edridge, Elizabeth ( Ra ta) Ford, Marion (Konini) Fulton, Rosalind (Rimu) Grant, Vivienne (Konini) Jameson, Susan (Konini) Jones, Marilyn (Matipo) Kellock, Gillian (Konini) Macdonald, Rosamond (Kowhai)

Mason, Ann (Kowhai) Munro, Catherine (Kowhai) Norris, Virginia (Rimu) Owen, Susan (Matipo) Parfitt, Susan (Rata) Peate, Geraldine (Kowhai) Pickering, Robin ( Rata) Pickles, Beverley ( Rimu) Ram ay, Carolyn ( Rimu) Ru sell, Helen (Rata) Smith, Gillian (Matipo) Spicer, Rosemary (Kowhai) Stone, Pamela ( Konini) Straube!, Alison (Matipo) Urquhart, Sandra (Konini) Watts, Deanne (Rimu) White, June (Rimu) Williams, Sarah (Matipo) Wilson, Margaret (Rata)

FORM VLM (Mrs Brokking) Austin, Diana ( Rimu) Bell, Jacqueline (Konini) Boon, Barbara ( Matipo) Carthy, Allison (Rimu) de Castro, Catherine (Kowhai) Coop, Erewhon ( Rata) Courage, Juliet ( Kowhai) Delahunt, Louvain (Kowhai) Downing, Patricia (Matipo) Ensor, Alison (Matipo) En or, Gaelyn (Rata) Ferguson, Lynd ey (Kowhai) Gazzard, Amber (Rata)

Gooby, Dianne (Rata) Gould, Jill ( Rimu) Harty, Caroline (Konini) Hewlett, Suzanne ( Rata) Hulston, Jeanette (Rimu) Humphries, Jan (Rimu) Knight, Grace (Rata) Laine, Sandra ( Rata) Lake, Adrienne ( Rimu) Lindley, Patricia (Matipo) Luisetti, Rosemary (Matipo) Mellish, Susan (Rata) eeve, Helen (Kowhai)

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Form VLM-C ontinued. Nuthall, Ruth (Kowhai) Parr, Diane (Rimu) Samild, Merete ( Matipo) Smith, Barbara (Kowhai) Sutherland, Jan ( Rata) Taylor, Carol (Kowhai)

Todd, Alison (Rata) Todhunter, Caroline (Rimu) Trevella, Elie (Rimu) Whiteley, Helen (Kowhai) Wilson, Fay ( Rata) Wright, Diana (Matipo)

FORM IV A (Mrs Di Somma) Aitchison, Kathleen (Kowhai) Baldwin, Colleen ( Rimu) Bassett, Carol ( Kowhai) Biggs, Pamela (Konini) Blakely, Sally (Konini) Carpenter, Pamela ( Ra ta) Chapman, Deborah ( Konini) Dart, Elizabeth ( Rata) Davies, Philip pa ( Rimu) Fogg, Janice (Rata) Hamann, Penelope ( Rimu) Harley, Mary Ann ( Rata) Harrison, Sandra (Konini) Harrow, Maureen (Matipo) Hore, Rosemary ( Rata)

Kidd, Alison ( Rata) Macfarlane, Kathleen ( Kowhai) Marriott, Lynd ay (Konini) Parke, Mary (Matipo) Par ons, Rosemary (Konini) Peate, Barbara (Kowhai) Pickle , Hazel ( Matipo) Roberts, Rosemary ( Rimu) Sheppard, Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Slo s, I obel ( Matipo) Sund trum, Sarah (Matipo) White, Annette (Rimu) Young, Hilary (Rimu) Young, Rosemary (Rata)

FORM IVM (Miss Miles) Aitken, Glenys (Rimu) Bank, Joy (Kowhai) Blunden, Barbara (Matipo) Brice, Janice ( Konini) Bulfin, Louise (Kowhai) Cordner, Marie (Rata) Cormack, Gillian (Kowhai) Gray, Wendy (Konini) Haigh, Diane (Kowhai) Hawkin , Claire (Kowhai) Jackson, Mary ( Rata) .Joyce, Su an (Rata) Little, Margaret (Matipo) McElroy, Sandra (Kowhai) McGregor, Alison ( Kowhai) McLaughlin, Carol (Konini) McPhail, Jan (Matipo) Martin, France (Kowhai)

Mulligan, Prudence (Konini) Mundy, Jeanette (Kowhai) Munns, Karen (Rata) eave, Eleanor (Rata) Peryer, Elizabeth (Matipo) Porteous, Patricia ( Rimu) Powell, Helen (Konini) Rich, Su an (Rata) Scott, Jennifer ( Rata) Shand, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Stewart, Elizabeth (Matipo) Streeter, Judith (Konini) Sturge, Carolyn ( Rimu) Wale, Christine (Rimu) Walker, Lynette (Matipo) Ward, Cassia (Matipo) Watson, Robin (Rimu) Wei ford, Rosalie (Rimu)

FORM IIIA (Miss Corder) Acton Adam , Adine (Konini) Andrew, Elizabeth (Rimu) Apperley, Chri tine (Konini) Au tin, Penelope (Rimu)

Branthwaite, Caroline (Rata) Buckley, Anne (Konini) Chaplin, Pamela (Matipo) larkson, Susann (Kowhai)

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Form IHA-Continued. Collins, Jane ( Rimu) Coxhead, Robyn ( Rimu) Dudley, Anne (Konini) Evans, Jane ( Matipo) Gebbie, Susan ( Matipo) Green, Jennifer (Konini) Halliday, Lesley ( Matipo) Harper, Judith (Konini) Higgs, Patricia (Kowhai) Hill, Judith (Kowhai) Jackson, Janet ( Rata) Kerr, Jillian (Konini) Lock, Pamela ( Konini) Macfarlane, Angela ( Kon in i)

McKenzie, Pieter (Kowhai) Midgley, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Moore, Clare ( Matipo) Peate, Ali on (Kowhai) Perry, Diane (Rata) Phillips, Susan (Rimu) Robinson, Jocelyn (Matipo) Shand, Helen (Kowhai) Solomon, Ann (Kowhai) Spear, Daintry (Rata) Taylor, Helen (Konini) Wauchop, Susan ( Rata) Young, icola (Rata)

FORM IHM (Miss Tutill) Arm trong, Jacqueline (Matipo) Barnes,. Sandra ( Rata) Brown, Pamela ( Matipo) Chivers, Kathleen (Konini) Cook, Ruth-Ann (Rata) Croft, Janet (Konini) Dawson, Penelope ( Matipo) England, Sally ( Ma tipo) Ensor, Mary (Rata) Espiner, Rosemary ( Rata) Frizzell, Caroline (Matipo) Gamble, oela (Konini) Hall, Katherine (Konini) Helps, Lynette (Kowhai) Horton, Pauline ( Matipo) Humphries, Carol (Matipo) (Terms I and II) Humphries, Lorraine ( Rimu) Lake, Maryrose (Matipo)

Leeming, Vanna (Matipo) Leversedge, Margaret ( Kowhai) Lorimer, Kay (Rimu) Lui etti, Susan (Matipo) Luney, Lyndsey ( Konini) Lynch, Judith (Kowhai) McNabb, Beryl (Rata) Milne, Susan (Kowhai) Muirson, Sharon (Matipo) Munro, Jillian (Konini) Purchas, Mary ( Rata) Reid, Diana ( Rata) Smyth, Mary (Rata) Stemmer, Elizabeth ( Rimu) Thacker, Dianne (Kowhai) Todd, Victoria (Kowhai) Whitford, Susan ( Rimu) Williams, Prudence ( Ra ta) Wright, Mary (Rimu)

FORM II (Miss Islip) Adam on, Diana (Matipo) Austin, Felicity (Matipo) Ballantyne, Heather (Rimu) Black, Janice (Konini) Blakely, Mary (Konini) Brander, Joy (Rata) Brovm, Anthea ( Rimu) Brown, Susan (Kowhai) Bragg, Elizabeth (Konini) Clark, Susan (Kowhai) Combellack, Jane ( Kowhai) Costelloe, Denise ( Rimu)

Fox, Robyn (Matipo) Gardiner, Kathleen ( Kowhai) Hargreaves, Mary ( Matipo) Harty, Rosalind (Konini) Holliss, Jane ( Rata) Jones, Philippa (Konini) Jackson, Elizabeth-Anne ( Matipo) Livingstone, Vicki (Rimu) Lough, Josephine (Rata) Maling, Pamela ( Matipo) McK nzie, Diana (Konini) Morris, Sally (Rimu)

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Form II-Continued. Mulligan, Susanna (Konini) Macfarlane, Christina (Rata) Palmer, Gaynor (Matipo) Perry, Christine (Konini) Ru ton, Phillippa (Rimu) Reay, Chri tine (Kowhai) aunder, Barbara (Rata) cott, Jennifer (Rimu)

ott, Wendy (Matipo) piller, andra (Kowhai) Stanle , Jennifer (Rata) Steven , Virginia (Rata) Tait, Judith (Kowhai) Thompon, Janice (Rata) Whett r, Chri tine (Kowhai)

FORM I (Miss Hodge ) Allan, Sally (Konini) Ander on, Jenni fer ( Kowhai) Batstone, Mary (Rata) Bell, Julie (Rata) Birdling, Prudence (Konini) Chapman, Dinah (Konini) Cook, Margaret (Kowhai) Cordery, Claire (Kowhai) Dart, Patricia ( Rata) De Joux, Anne (Konini) Denham, Anne (Konini) Dougall, Elizabeth ( Matipo) Green, Janet (Rata) Green lade, Ali on (Konini) Guinness, Linda (Rimu) Harkne , Diana (KO\•vhai) Hobb , Su an (Matipo) Holli , Sarah ( Rata) Hope, Elizabeth (Kowhai)

Matson, Virginia (Rimu) McPhail, ally (Rimu) Morten, Rowen (Konini) eal, Patricia (Rimu) icholls, Janet (Rata) Pankhur t, Yvonne ( Rata) Ram ay, Angela (Rimu) Ray, ri tine ( Rata) Reynolds, usan ( Rimu) Sand ton, Elizabeth (Rimu) Scott, Kay (Matipo) Sinclair, Elizab th ( Mati po) Solomon, Diana (Kowhai) Taylor, Adrienne (Rimu) Whitty, Dianne (Matipo) Wilkin, Elizabeth (Kowhai) William, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Williamson, Sally (Matipo) Wood, Robyn (Konini)

STANDARD 4 (Miss Beattie) Arm trong, Nicola Baker, Bobbi Blunden, ora Brown, Lynette Buchanan, Ann Bullock, uzanne Chapman, .Jennifer Cordery, Margaret ottrell, Anna Cox, Catherine Denham, Helen Dunne, Gretchen Goggin, Jane

Gold mith, Marcia Hanafin, Christin Hatherl y, Dianne Hobbs, Lind ay King, Eleanor Lawrence, Phillippa Law on, Jane McEachen, Barbara Macfarlane, Wendy Perry, Adrienne Perry, Sandra Puttick, ail Rolle ton, Annabel

Saunder , Ja net Sutton, Jillian Taylor, Davina Tacker, Deni e Twyneham, Andrea Whitford, Ni hola Wilkins, Raelene William , Su an William , Virginia Woods, Marianne Woods, Sarah Wright, Margaret Young, Belinda

STANDARD 3 (Mis Brookes) Ander on, Gillian Beadel Helen

Clark, Nicola Clemen., Lou i. e

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tandard 3-Continued. Gough, Avenal Hammett, Bronwen Hender on, Beth Holdgate, Krist n Kidd, Aileen Laug en, onja

orbett-Munn , Su an McClelland, Bridget McDonald, Elizabeth McKay, Helen McPhail, Judith Pater on, Jane

Rob rt on Pamela Sand ton, Janet Seward, Judith latter, uzanne kinner, Jane Smith, Jill

tandard 3 (Term III) Langford, Ali on Loui on, ictoria

Dyne , Annette Kennedy, Gaynor

Pryor, Jenni fer Vaughan, Catherine

STANDARD 2 (Mr Macfarlane) Alper, Juliet Armstrong, Jo elyn ustin, Pruden e Bank, Jan Beetham, ally Brand, Av ril oleman, Carolynn Crampton, Janet Deane, Lindsay Diamond, Mary Dickie, Ca threne Ferner, Barbara

Foate, Julia Mackay, Yvonne Foate, Mary-Louise Maple , Felicity Gia on, Le Icy Mathie on, Gillian Creager, nn Reynold , icola Griffith , ndrea Ridout, Jane Ha king, Jacquelin Saunder, Joan Hale, Jan Spitzer, Veronica Hogg, Marilyn Smart, Penelope Holland, Liani Stock, Kay Jack on, hona Solomon, Jocelyn Lawrence Jennifer White, Lynne McCutcheon, Mary-Jane STANDARD

Alexander, Adrienne Ballantyne, Suniver Bird, ally Ann Blunden, Bridget Broome, Sandra Clark, Ro emary Downe , Wendy Fraemohs, Charlotte Hi eman, ictoria de Joux, Elizabeth Kendall, Kay

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Langford, Helen McKenzie, Su an Miller, Judith Muir on, Vivienne ur e, Robyn Perry, Chri tine Phillip , atherine Rennie, Joanne Revell, France Ro , Barbara hand,. Julie

Taylor, usan Tetley, Ali on Tomlin, Hilary Twyneham, Lucy Ward, Ali on Wauchop, Mary Wilkin, atherine William , Ro emary Wilton, u an Wood , Ro emary

UPPER PRIMER ROOM (Mis Vile) Baker, Linda Beetham, Deborah Bi , Rosemary Davi , Jennifer Fra er, Jan Gibb, Lynd ay Hall, Lynda Little, \'\'end

Lind ay, ally Living tone, nne McCallum, u an Mclnto h, Katrina McRae, Diana Mehal ki, Jill Muir, Philippa ur e, Sally-Ann

Putti k, Ann Richard , Sarah Robb, uzann aunder , Margaret hip ton, Tui mi th, Deborah tevens, Chri tina St. John Ann

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Upper Primer Room-Continued. Taylor, Anne Thomp on, Susan Venter, Penni

Whitford, Ann Maree Wingham, Linda Winter, ictoria

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LOWER PRIMER ROOM (Miss Box) Bain, Pamela Bain, Ruth Broome, Cherie Fra er, Philippa Gibbon, Loui e Hammett, Pamela Hammond, Anna Haye, Anne Hobb, Delia Kirk-Burnnand,Patricia Laurenson, Jayne

Lawrence, Sarah Lind ay, Moira Loui on, Su an Maple, Ro emary Mathew , Jill Mercer, Anne O'Brien, Helen Pallot, June Patter on, Jan Parry, Gv,1 ynydd Penman, Jane

Saunders, Diana aunder , Marion latter, Sandra tanley, Gaynor Troup, Chri tina Vincent-Smith, Jannene Whitty, Jan Wilkin , Laone William , Su an

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fflargarrf s Qtollrge fflagar:inr EDITORIAL

This year, the Antarctic expedition together with other research connected with the International Geophysical Year, has reminded a world more and more ruled by facts and figures, that scientific progress can only take place as the result of human endeavour and ingenuity. While industry appears to be more and more capable of running itself, man himself is reduced to a mere scientific formula and, in the light of further astronomical discoveries, has to ad just himself to his humble status of an inhabitant of a mere speck of dust in relation to the mighty universe, yet in these very di coveries he finds pride that"More wonderful than the heavens een through a telescope is the eye and brain that sees them." Great feats of human endurance and strength in sport, and man's adaptation to great peed and a generally faster pace of life how that physically as well as mentally man is continuing to thrive in, and prove himself adequate to deal with, modern conditions. The rational attitude towards life today is therefore neither pessimism nor a blind optimism, but what may be termed a meliorist outlook-the realisation that we have great powers at our command, and with them the opportunity for improvement, progress and general good. This responsibility is shared by every member of the community-every person, man or woman, has his sphere of influence in which he can exert that power for good, and modern life urges, indeed makes it vital, that everyone uses hi especial talents to greatest advantage. The call is to an active, self-reliant community, with a balance of social and individual consciousness. These demand of modern life have not been overlooked in the planning of education today. A wide curriculum with increasing empha is on self-expression, practical study, and full class participation in lessons: the reali ation that school is a

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much a place for learning to get on with one's fellow creatures as for book-learning; and the constant effort to keep education in line with the changing ways of modern life, fit the younger generation for respon ibility and action in a world which will demand of them their very best. One may only hope that, having been given uch thorough training, and every chance for a happy youth in a fair, prosperous and fast-developing country, we will later, in some measure, repay the older generation for these gifts which they have bestowed upon us, and will justify their faith in us, by using all our opportunities for good, to the glory of those qualities which they have taught us to reverence. OBITUARY We have been saddened this term by the sudden passing of Canon I. L. Richards who has for so long been associated with the School in a variety of capacities and who served it faithfully to the end. Throughout the war years and indeed, until comparatively recently, Canon Richards took Divinity classes and services for us; as a member of the Board of Governors for over twenty years and its Deputy-Chairman since 1951, he played an active part in the direction of school policy, while to the girls in the Senior School he has become a familiar figure at prizegiving ceremonies over which he presided so graciously. o one who knew Canon Richards could help but be impre sed with his gentleness, sincerity and deep spirituality and it would be difficult to assess the influence for good which he exerted over those who were fortunate enough to come into direct contact with him. His genuine interest in the school was reflected in the patience, thought and care which he always accorded to its problems and in the generous and unselfish way in which he sacrificed both time and effort on its behalf. We have lost a staunch ally and a good friend, but while we mourn his los , we also thank God for his inspiration and example. PRIZE-GIVI

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The annual prize-giving ceremony was held last year in the Caledonian Hall on the evening of Thursday, 12th December. In her report, Miss Crosher stressed the importance of girls taking full advantage of the opportunities afforded by the school and of remaining at school until they have completed the course

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which they undertook on entry. "If you are to live a full life and to enjoy all that it has to give, you need the activity of your minds at their fullest tretch, and the sense of achievement which come from having done something as well as it can be done," she said. After congratulating the school on its year' record, the Right Reverend the Bishop of Chri tchurch presented the prizes and sports trophies. PRIZE LI T, 1957 FORM

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Form I: Denise Costelloe, ally Morri, Christine Perry, Janice Thomson. Divinity: Anthea Brown. Form II: Lesley Halliday, Pamela Lock, Rosemary Smith, Susan Wauchop. Divinity: Susann Clarkson. Form ]JIM: Barbara Boon, Margaret Little, Helen Whiteley. Divinity: Barbara Boon. Form IIIA: Jacqueline Barrow, Jennifer Clark, Gillian Kellock. Divinity: Gillian Kellock. Form IV M: Dianne Gooby, Marian McLaughlin, Ruth uthall, Barbara Smith. Divinity: Marian McLaughlin. Form IV A: Vivienne Grant. Divinity: June White. Form V LM: Kathleen Golden. Divinity: Andrea Stoke . Form V LA: Diana Justice, Joanna Lane, Helen Reynolds, Jo-Anne Reynolds. Divinity: Joanna Lane. Form VU M: Rosemary Austin, Elaine Robertson, Angela Wright. Form VUA: Alison Chapman, Deborah Clark, atalia Zotov. Divinity: Lynne Wardell. Form VIE: Jane Gebbie, Florence Mackay, Geraldine Mair, Elizabeth Osmers, Helen Peate, Elizabeth Phillip , Gillian Divinity: Elizabeth Shand, Angela Spear, Josephine Ward. Osmers. Form VIA: Susan Bent, Juliet Fulton, Dorothy Lock. Divinity: Dorothy Lock. SPECIAL

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Special Divinity Prize) presented by Miss Tutill: Alison Brown. Special Prize for Original Contributions to the Magazine: Gillian Shand.

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Prizes) presented

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Rosemary Austin, Raelene Trevella. Special History Prizes) presented by Mrs Penney: Elizabeth Phillips, Angela Spear, Joanna Lane, Kathleen Golden, June White, Jacqueline Barrow, Barbara Boon. Special Prizes for French)

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Special Prize for Theory of Music) presented by Miss Lewin: Marie Elli . Special Latin Prizes) presented by Miss Duff: Elizabeth

Phillips, Angela Spear. Special Art Prizes) presented

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Mary Guil-

lermo, Gillian Shand, Robin Smith. Special Chemistry

Prize) presented by Mrs Halliday: Helen

Peate. Winners of Solo and Accompaniment Contest at the Festival of Song) Prizes presented by Mrs Thomson: Senior-Mar-

garet Stokes and Annette Scholefield; Junior-Marion Sandra Cadwalladr.

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The Marlene Bell Cup) awarded to the most promising Third Form girl: Sandra Harrison. The Alabaster Cup for H omecraf t: Elaine Robertson. The Clothing Cup: Angela Wright. Miss Stock)s Geography Cup: usan Boleyn. The Storry Essay Cup: Jane Gebbie. The Corsbie Science Cup: Juliet Fulton. Marie Scotfs Latin Cup: Dorothy Lock. The Larcombe French Cup: Elizabeth Phillips. Major Levis Current Events Cup: Alison Brown. The Christchurch Old Girls) Association)s Human Biology Cup ( awarded for the first time) : Rosemary Austin. Miss Hois Mathematics Cup: Juliet Fulton. The Wellington Old Girls) Association)s English Cup ( awarded for the first time): .Tane Gebbie. The Old Girls) Drawing Cup: Kay Minson. The M cGibbon Biology Cup for VU A ( awarded for the first time) : Lena Parker. The Cup for Memorised Music: Kathryn Harris. Winner

of the Senior Section- Juliet Fulton. Section-Elizabeth Andrews.

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r..er of the Intermediate Section-Gillian the Junior Section-Sandra Harrison.

Jane Gebbie. WinBlunden. Winner of

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The Stokes Music Cup awarded for services to school music: Eleanor Coe. The Roy Smith History Cup: Susan Bent. The Drama Cup (tor the best individual performance in the Drama Festival) presented by Miss Corder: Leone Main. Class Speech Cup presented by Miss Hopewell: IIIA. The Drama Cup (for the best production in the Drama Festival) presented by Miss Hopewell: Kowhai House. Librarians~ Prizes: Susan Bent (Head), Marie Ellis, Geraldine Mair, Elizabeth Osmers, Elizabeth Phillips, Gillian Shand, Angela Spear. Winner of Rankin Tennis Cup: Susan Rich. Winner of Redpath Tennis Cup: Alison Ensor. Winner of ]ones-Kissling Tennis Cup: Kay Brander. House Trophies: Athletics-Junior, Konini; Senior, Kowhai; Senior, Konini. Hockey Matipo. Net ball-Junior, -Rata and Kowhai. Swimming-Rimu. Tennis-Junior, Konini; Senior, Konini. Colours: Athletics-Helen Rich, Cynthia Scott. Netball Hockey-Ann Combellack, (re-awarded)- Joanna March. Belinda Dawson, Joan Powell, Helen Rich, Margaret Stokes. Tennis ( re-awarded )-Kay Brander; ( awarded )-Belinda Bailey, Adrienne Reece-Smith. Dawson. Swimming-Berwyn Honours Gymnastics (re-awarded) - Berwyn Bailey; ( awarded)-Jill Adams, Penelope Carl, Susan Kellaway, Kay Minson. The St. Margaret's Prize awarded to the best all-round girl in the School: Juliet Fulton. The Headmistress~ s Prize ( awarded for outstanding service to the School): Dorothy Lock.

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Juljet Fulton.

On Credit List in University Entrance ScholarshijJ Examination: Susan Bent, Dorothy Lock. Higher School Dorothy Lock.

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Susan Bent, Juliet

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Fleming, Jane Gebbie, Susan Kellaway, Louie McAlpine, Sandra Macdonald, Florence Mackay, Geraldine Mair, Joanna March, Sally Mills, Elizabeth Osmers, Gillian Shand, Leonore Smith, Angela Spear, Margaret Stokes, Philippa Thom on, Jo ephine Ward, Philippa Wills, Annas Young. Endorsed School Certificate: Jill Adams, Berwyn Bailey, Jennifer Blunden, Susan Boleyn, Penelope Carl, Eleanor Coe, Ann Combellack, Diane Compton, Susan Cranfield, Belinda Dawson, Marie Ellis, Cecilie Fleming, Jane Gebbie, Susan Kellaway, Louise McAlpine, Sandra Macdonald, Patricia Machin, Florence Mackay, Geraldine Mair, Joanna March, Sally Mill , Elizabeth O mer , Helen Peate, Elizabeth Phillips, Adrienne Reece-Smith, Annette Scholefield, Gillian Shand, Leonore Smith, Angela Spear, Margaret Stokes, Philippa Thom on, Jo ephine Ward, Philippa Wills, Anne Wynn-Williams, Annas Young. School Certificate: Rosemary Au tin, Margaret Boon, Kay Brander, Alison Brown, Angela Byrne, Jillian Cameron, Allison Chapman, Deborah Clark, Patricia Collins, Patricia Everett, Gabrielle Gallienne, Rosemary Gardner, Gillian Gardiner, Mary Guillermo, Anne Helps, Su an Henderson, Rae Humphries, Judith Inglis, Jan Kelman, Pamela Lawn, Dinah Macdonald, Anna Macfarlane, Leone Main, Robyn Mathieson, Wendy Mauger, Susanne Morten, Kossara Morton, Joan Moulton, Suzanne Papprill, Lena Parker, Jane Penny, Joan Powell, Helen Rich, Judith Rivers, Elaine Robertson, Susan Roger , Beverley Rutherford, Janet Sloss, Robin Smith, Raelene Trevella, Lynne Wardell, Robyne Watt, Lynley Watts, Philippa Wheelans, Maxine Wick , Janet Williams, Angela Wright, Natalia Zotov.

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.Junior Government: R. Austin, R. Trevella. Partial Pas: ]. Powell, W. Mauger. Chamber of Commerce: Typing-P. Carl (Hons.), H. Frost, W. Glasson, P. Machin, R. Trevella, B. Nicholls, W. Mauger, L. McAlpine. Shorthand-R. Austin, W. Mauger, J. Powell, R. Trevella ( all Hons.) . English-]. Powell, R. Austin, W. Mauger. Bookkeeping-]. Powell, J. March, R. Austin, W. Mauger.

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Royal Schools of Music: Grade V: Pass with Merit-Catherine Munro; PassDeborah Clark. Grade IV: Pass with Merit-Diana Justice; Pass-Jennifer Clark, Jocelyn Robin on. Grade III: Pass with Merit-Fay Barton; Pas -Joy Brander. Grade II: Pass with Merit-Susan Gebbie, Sally Morris, Ann Solomon; Pass-Elizabeth Andrews, Felicity Austin, Jane Collins, Kathleen Gardiner, Katharine Hall, Gail Inglis, Vicki Livingstone, Pamela Maling, Jennifer Scott, Virginia Stevens, Judith Tait. Grade I: Pass with Distinction-Margaret Cordery, Diana Solomon; Pass with Merit-Helen Beadel, Lesley Halliday, Yvonne Mackay, Angela Ramsay, Sarah v\7oods; PassPatricia Dart, Wendy Macfarlane. Theory of Music: Grade VIII: Deborah Clark, Jane Gebbie. Grade VII: Deborah Clark, Kathryn Harris, Janet Williams. Grade VI: Joanna Baudinet. SPEECH

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Trinity College: Initial-Andrea Griffiths, Yvonne McKay. First Steps-Honours: Helen Beadel. Preparatory-Merit: Lorraine Humphries. Junior Choral Speaking-Merit: St. Margaret's Junior Speech Class. Intermediate-Merit: Sandra Barnes; Pass: Pamela Carpenter.

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"Life, like a dome of many-coloured glass, stains the white radiance of eternity." A true enough statement; yet life was not intended to be a blot upon the radiance of eternity, but rather a reflection of it. And the Church, throughout its history, has had as. its aim the moulding of men so that they might fulfil their true purpose. That education of itself cannot do this is certain, but education rightly directed has a major part to play. An exhibition of the work of a school is an indication, not only of the comprehensiveness of its curriculum, but also of the motives which lie behind its studies. The visitor to the 195 7 Exhibition at St. Margaret's could not but be aware of both the scope and the aim of its educational programme-a programme directed towards the development and integration of the full powers of body, mind and spirit. The very practical business of running a home had received ample attention from the "Modern" forms, and from the notebooks on mothercraft, nutrition and home planning it was apparent that these girls would be well equipped to enter upon the exacting task of home-making with efficiency. That they would be able to clothe themselves and their families with economy and skill was evident from the outstq.nding mannequin parade, which must have made many a mother envious as she remembereq the outrageous price she had paid for her own latest ensemble'.

In the Art Room both practical ability and aesthetic appreciation were shown in the variety of painting and handwork; and the commercial display reflected the high degree of accuracy which had been attained by painstaking instruction and patient study. The gradual unfolding of the wonder of nature and the intricacies of science was seen in the Biology Room and the Lab. Here were specimens from field trips; samples of harmful and useful bacteria; a section explaining the relative qualitie of wool, rayon, cotton, silk and nylon; test tubes showing the preparation of nitric acid; charts dealing with the extraction of iron and sulphur; and many other examples of the work of the scientifically minded.

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History and geography, a knowledge of which is so vitally important as a background to the fast-moving events of our time, were represented by skilful displays of maps, charts and notebooks. The history of literature had received particular attention from the Sixth Form, who had obviously enjoyed tracing the development of English poetry and novel. A table of divinity books was a reminder that undergirding all the practical activities was the recognition that no society is able to fulfil its destiny unless it fosters a knowledge and an appreciation of things spiritual.

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Chapel Prefects: Jane Gebbie, Helen Peate, Gillian Shand. Senior Organists: Jane Gebbie, Philippa Wheelans, Robyn Mathieson, Juliet Courage, Diana Justice, Helen Rich, Judith Rivers, Kathryn Harris, Rosalind Fulton, Catherine Munro, Virginia Norris. Our Harvest Festival, towards which every girl contributed some form of fruit or vegetables, was held on February 13th this year. The gifts were distributed to the Community of the Sacred Name, Churchill Courts, and St. Saviour's Cottage Home in Champion Street. On Ash Wednesday most of the confirmed girls in the school attended the Corporate Communion service in the Cathedral, and the prefects attended communion every W ednesday throughout Lent. The form Lenten collections thi year, augmented by the annual copper trail, reached the total of £118/11/-. We have sent two communion cruets to Miss Stock's school at Bunana in Melanesia, and on February 17th we were pleased to welcome back Dean Mountfort who told us something of his experiences there. Father Glynn, who has spent some time m Japan, came to tell us of Japanese ways of life and religion. On June 13th we were very privileged to hear Doctor Christopher Woodard, the English faith healer, who came to morning assembly. He gave us a sincere and inspiring address, and helped many of us with his answers to our problems. His visit was an event which none of us will soon forget. Since flowers were so scarce in the winter term, every girl was asked to bring a penny towards buying flowers to decorate the altar. The girls responded to this system very willingly. Our Direct-giving Service was held on August 21st, the collection amounting to £54 / 15 /-. Confirmation Candidates 1958: At the Confirmation Service on October 28th the following girls were confirmed: Adine Acton Adams, Elizabeth Andrews, Joy Banks, Jacqueline Barrow, Joanna Bau din et, Caroline Branthwaite, Pamela Brown, Julie Byrne, Pamela Carpenter, Kathleen Chivers, Deborah Clark, Jennifer Clark, Jane Collins, Robyn Coxhead, Philippa Davies, Anne Dudley, Mary Ensor, Janice Fogg, Penelope

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Hamann, Mary Ann Harley, Sandra Harrison, Claire Hawkins, Lynette Helps, Judith Hill, Susan Joyce, Alison Kidd, Vanna Leeming, Susan Luisetti, Lyndsay Marriott, Clare Moore, Jillian Munro, Angela Macfarlane, Mary Parkes, Rosemary Parsons, Barbara Peate, Elizabeth Peryer, Patricia Porteous, Diana Reid, Rosemary Roberts, Jocelyn Robinson, Helen Russell, Elizabeth Shand, Elizabeth Sheppard, Mary Smyth) Helen Taylor, Philippa Thomson, Annette White, Helen Whiteley, Hilary Young. On September 18th the Reverend Haskell, who has been Headmaster of a boys' school in Karachi, Pakistan, gave a very interesting talk in assembly on the Moslem and their customs. His moving words made many of us glad that we were not born as Moslem women. We are already practising carols for our Christmas Day service, while on St. Margaret's Day, November 16th, our beautiful Founder's Day candle-lighting service will again be held. We would like to thank Archdeacon Gowing for the interest he has taken in our school activities and functions.

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This year 82 enthusiastic members have again been fortunate enough to be kilfully guided at lea t three times a week by Mrs Thomson. Five of these girls were promoted this term from the Intermediate Choir. During the first term most of our time was thoroughly enjoyed learning some of the songs and choruses from Edward German's opera, "Merrie England," and the anthem "Grant us Thy Peace" by Gounod for the End of Term Service. For the Choral Evensong at the end of the second term we learnt Armstrong Gibbs' anthem, ''Praise God in His Holiness," and Dyson's setting of the Magnificat and the N unc Dimittis. At the beginning of the third term the Festival of Song and Dance was held; for this we sang two madrigals and some choruses from the operas of Purcell. We are learning two anthems, "O Taste and See" by Vaughan Williams, for the Confirmation Service, and "To Thee, Jehovah" by Bach, for the Founder's Day Service. As it is nearing Christmas, once again, ten beautiful carols are being

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learnt. They mostly have one or two descants and one of them, a most exhilarating carol, has four-part harmony. The accompanists for the school have been Jane Gebbie, Philippa Wheelans and Diana Justice, and the organists have been P. Wheelans, J. Gebbie, K. Harris, R. Mathieson, H. Rich, J. Courage, S. Cadwalladr, D. Justice, J. Rivers, M. Wicks and M. Irwin. THE

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The Intermediate Choir is composed of 59 third and fourth formers. This year we sang three rounds: "All Hail Thou Lovely Laughing May," "To Play the Drum," and "The Metronome," at the Festival of Song. As well as leading the school assembly every Friday morning we will be responsible for leading the end of term ervice. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Thomson for her guidance and for giving up her time throughout the year. BOARDERS'

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Under the skilled guidance of Mrs Thomson our choir, consisting of girls from both Kilburn and Julius Houses, has progressed steadily this year. We have practised hymns every Wednesday lunch hour for our evening Chapel services, and during the past term have enjoyed singing every Sunday, as the.. choir at the ten o'clock service at St. Mary's, Merivale. We would like to thank organists Judith Rivers, Catherine Munro and Juliet Courage, assisted by other less-experienced girls, who have played regularly at our Chapel services. At the Festival of Song, we sang two bright little part songs, which we had all enjoyed learning. They were taken from the "Peasant" Cantata by Bach. At present we are learning two carols to sing to the rest of the school later on this term. W c have enjoyed a year which has been most successful and profitable to us, and would like to thank Mrs Thomson for all her valuable help and the time she has given to our practices.

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Once again the Festival of Song and Dance was one of the main highlights of the school's year. On September 26th in the Civic Theatre the fruit of many weeks of worry and preparation was presented, and it proved to be a very successful and enjoyable evening. Mrs Thomson and Miss Copper are both to be congratulated on the high standard of performance and on their efficient organisation, and their patience and the hard work which they put into it are fully appreciated. The large number of entries in the Solo and Accompaniment Contest was again most encouraging, and they were judged by Mrs C. H. Davies at an evening held previously. The winners, who performed at the Festival, were Helen Peate and Jane Gebbie in the senior section, and Christine Wales and Cassia Ward in the junior section. The programme consisted almost entirely of early composers, principally English ones, and many of the songs were very appropriately about spring. As well as items by the Senior, Intermediate, Junior and Boarders' Choirs, each form from Forms I and II to the Lower Fifths sang individually. The prize-winners in this class singing contest, judged by Mr William Hawkey, were VLA first and Forms I and II second. The accompanists also deserve mention. There was a large number of them, some surprisingly youthful; but despite this they all played well and with assurance. The four dances, arranged and presented by Miss Copper, were of the same period as the songs, and were a minuet, bourree, passepied and gavotte. The colourful costumes and different patterns of these dances were most attractive, and the lightness of the girls' movements made them a pleasure to watch. Last, but by no means least, the staff are to be congratulated on their amazing and very entertaining performance. With their unusual waistlines, well-disguised cadies and most effective actions, they showed considerable promise, and it is obvious that there is much hidden talent among our staff. They leave us eagerly wondering what they have in store for us next year.

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THE MEMORISED MUSIC CO TEST We were most fortunate in having Mr Maurice Till to judge this year's Memorised Music Contest. Though he is internationally famous as a concert pianist and accompanist, he is young enough to understand the difficulties and problems of inexperienced performers, and he was able to give us much helpful advice and kindly criticism. Of the sixteen performers in the junior ection, Christine Apperley was placed first, with Penelope Dawson, Anne Solomon and Judith Harper gaining special mention. Diana Justice was first in the intermediate section, followed closely by Sandra Cadwalladr, Caroline Frizzell and Rosamond Macdonald. In the senior ection, Kathryn Harris was the winner, while Philippa Wheelans, Jane Gebbie and Judith Rivers were highly commended. Mr Till awarded the cup for the most promising performer to Christine Apperley. He congratulated the school on the evenly high standard throughout the 43 entries, and stressed the value of this contest in giving the competitors experience in playing to an audience. Mr Till advised the girl not to consider dropping their musical studies in their School Certificate or University Entrance year. We are extremely grateful to the University of Canterbury for allowing us to use the Hall and W elmar piano, and to Mrs Scott for the beautiful floral arrangement on the stage. THE INSTRUMENTAL GROUP Twelve girls have been most fortunate this year in having a member of staff-Mis Miles-a very capable organist, pianist and inger, to conduct their instrumental group every Monday lunch-hour. The four compositions which are being learnt, "My Love's an Arbutus," "An Irish Lullaby," "Au Claire de la Lune," all arranged by Freda Dinn, and "The Cuckoo," arranged by Mainwaring, will be presented to the school at the beginning of November during a singing lesson. Each girl is acquitting herself well and I am sure that the school will enjoy the items. The members are: accompanist, P. Wheelans; violinists, A. Ensor, J. Robinson and M. Jackson; 'cellists, F. Barton and P. Lindley; flautist, A. Straube!; recorders, R. Mathieson, S. Jameson, J. Green and J. Hill.

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Cette annee le Club Frarn;ais etait continue pour les eleves de deuxieme et troisieme annee, sous l' aide de Madame Di Somma. Nous avons passe la premiere partie de l'annee a preparer une petite piece fran~aise dont nous nous sommes toutes occupees. La piece a eu lieu dans le salon de fete devant le Sixth Form French Club de Christchurch et selon le professeur Sussex c' etait un succes fou. Nous l'avons cruet ace moment nous ecrivons, nous-memes de petites pieces que nous esperons produire plus tard. Cependent nos activites ne se sont pas confiees aux pieces, et nous avons eu des discussions au sujet de la France et des Frarn;ais, ce que tout le monde a trouve interessant. -JUNE LIBRARY

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This year has been a very successful and busy one in the library, and under the capable and efficient guidance of Mrs Thomson the library continues to play a very important and useful part in the school life. All the sections of the library, especially those of fiction and reference books, have proved very popular, and the girls have advantage of the wide selection of books provided. Just over three hundred new books have been added to the shelves this year, and these have been covered in clear plastic, which, while giving them an attractive appearance, also lengthens their life considerably. The magazines have also proved very popular, especially those from other schools. Under the eight senior librarians aided by the form librarians the library continues to function smoothly. We were sorry to lose Jill Adams at the end of the second term, but we were pleased to welcome back Ann Justice, and also Deborah Clark as a new senior librarian. The form librarians have generally proved very satisfactory, and especially those of the third forms, whose interest and care in their work have been of great service to the senior librarians. We would like to thank Mrs Wilson and Pauline Gamble for their contributions to our library. Their gifts are greatly appreciated.

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Finally we would like to thank Mrs Thomson, whose energy and interest in the library enables it to function efficiently to the benefit of the whole school. FORM LIBRARIANS IIIA IIIM IVA IVM VLA VLM VUA YUM

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C. Branthwaite J. Evan K. Lorimer C. Frizzell ... H. Rusell A. White M. Jackson S. McElroy S. Cadwal ladr J. Barrow S. Melli h J. Dunn .....J. Lane J. Reynold ... R. Wale W. Gia son

. Young J. Collins . Gamble J. Armstrong H. Pickle M. A. Harley L. Bulfin M. Jackson G. Blunden S. William D. Austin C. de Ca tr D . Skjellerup D. Ju ticc M. Edridge G. Edridge

Term III D. Perry C. Appcrley N. Gamble R.-A. Cook H. Young A. Kidd E. hand M. Jack on S. Cox A. traubel F. Wil on S. Hewlett J. White H. Reynold R. Maling J. Milne

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Kuo Chan Girls' School; Collegiate School of St. Peter; St. Michael's C.E.G.G.S., Melbourne; Woodlands, Glenelg, South Australia; Medbury School; Diocesan High School, Auckland; Christ's College; Sacred Heart Girls' College; St. Cuthbert's; Waikato Diocesan School for Girls; Diocesan High School for Girls, Epsom; Nga Tawa, Marton; Woodford House; Epsom Grammar School; Salway College, Masterton; St. Matthew's Collegiate School for Girls, Masterton; Queen Margaret's College; W anganui Girls' College; Correspondence School; Whangarei Girls' High School; Christchurch Girls' High School; Christchurch Technical College; Christchurch West High School; Rangi-Ruru; St. Bede's; St. Andrew's; Avonside Girls' High School; Christchurch Boys' High School; W aitaki Girls' High School; Columba College; Southland Girls' High School; Otago Girls' High School; Selwyn House; Cashmere High School; Shirley Boys' High School; Craighead Diocesan School. PREFECTS'

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Despite the opinion prevalent in the lower part of the school, that the prefects this year have spent much of their time consuming enormous quantities of coffee, the study has housed a community which managed to combine hard work with entertainment. The wide variety of interest and attitudes within the study, while demanding a certain amount of give and take from all, has provided the maximum amount of liveliness and amusement. After regretfully losing Robyne Watt when she left for Australia, we welcomed Florence Mackay into the study, and later in the year, Ann Justice, whose return to the ranks after her trip to America, swelled the prefects to a number unlucky only to erring juniors. During Lent, Miss Crasher was kind enough to accompany us to the Communion Service on· Wednesday mornings at St. Mary's, Merivale. On the 15th April, at the very thoughtful invitation of the Old Girls' Association, the prefects and members of VIA watched with the usual envy and joyful anticipation of next year, the presentation of the debutantes at the Annual Ball.

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One of our most pleasant and most profitable weekly engagements has been the lunch-hour which Miss Edwards spent with us in the study. Her kindly advice has been greatly appreciated by us all, and the discussions over cups of coffee have thrown light on weightier problems, while the lighter side of school life has caused several prefects to choke over an apple or sandwich. On two occasions the coffee mill nearly struck sparks as it ground furiously to provide coffee for the staff as well. The prefects thoroughly enjoyed the occasions, and any ulterior motive suggested by the fact that the second invitation coincided with the staff's writing of reports may be dismissed. We are convinced that the staff did not connect the two events. To next year's prefects we extend firstly, our very best wishes, and secondly, a word of advice-do not choose a water spider as your mascot. Our massively proportioned Dolomedes, although deeply mourned when finally committed to ether, and considered a singularly appropriate mascot by the rest of the school, did more towards fraying nerves and engendering mutualdistrust in the study than any other of the prefects' acquisitions or afflictions. S.C.M.

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This year the Rev. Paul Goddard has been our guide in S.C.M. activities and we have found his addresses dealing with St. John's Gospel both vital and stimulating. During the last two terms we thoroughly enjoyed hearing Miss Rhodes and the Rev. Lowe; and when Mrs Woodard came to school she kept us interested for a much longer time than the usual lunch hour. We were fascinated by her description of her life and experiences, and her complete dedication to the work of her husband impressed us very deeply. At the end of the first term a group of St. Margaret's girls attended the S.C.M. Sixth Formers' camp at Tyndale House. The theme of the camp was "The Church Lives" and it could be gathered from the slightly incoherent girls who come back from the camp that not only was the theme of the camp true, but that other aspects of camp life were much alive, too. Everyone who went experienced deeply the value and reward these camps offer in study, instruction and fellowship.

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Late last term, undeterred by rain and wind, members of the Sixth Form ventured out to a most enjoyable Christian Forum at Technical College, and we are grateful for our hosts' and hostesses' hospitality. In the meantime secular activities claim our attention; but after examinations and all through next year we hope that the S.C.M. may play an increasing part in the life of the school. CAREERS

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Once again several of our Old Girls have come to the school to tell us about the training and work in which they are engaged. These talks, which are given to interested groups during the lunch hours, are a great help to us when we are trying to decide upon a future career. We are most grateful to these Old Girls and wish to thank them for the trouble they have taken. Mrs T. J. Kirk-Burnnand ( nee Olga Knight) on hairdressing. Nicola Warren on physiotherapy. Jill Blackley on kindergarten work. Judith Farrell on floristry. Dorothy Wilson on Teachers' College. Nola Kent on homecraft teaching. Mrs G. C. P. Beadel (nee Mary Ballantyne) on nursmg. Elizabeth Ensor on occupational therapy. We are also indebted to the staffs of the Speech Therapy Clinic, the kindergarten at Harakeke Street, Lincoln Agricultural College, Armstrong and Springhall Ltd., Messrs Holliss and Leonard, Nursing and Physiotherapy Departments at Public Hospital, and the Dental Clinic Training School for very kindly showing us around and explaining their work. SCHOOL

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Those who braved the rigours of a cold and stormy evening of the Christchurch autumn to attend this year's school dance, were rewarded by finding themselves transported into the exotic aura of the "mystic East," the result of long hours of labour by a team of eager workers armed with paint-brush, pins and staplegun.

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Our guests, the young sheiks from Christ's College, St. Andrew's College and Boys' High School, soon overcame their initial disappointment at the absence of any Eastern dancing girls and seemed greatly to en joy themselves, although it was at times a trifle disconcerting to meet the sardonic and supercillious gaze of the camel who surveyed our festivities from his vantage point at the end of the hall. We were very pleased this year to see the staff so well represented, despite the elements, and although there was no sheep's-eye stew with camel's milk for supper, its absence was not regretted. We would like to thank last year's prefects for their invaluable help which contributed greatly to a very successful evening. MYERS

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The annual contest for this cup was held in the school hall in August. The finalists in the three sections, drawn from a very large entry, are to be congratulated on the high standard they achieved. We were fortunate to have Mr A. E. Caddick as adjudicator and appreciated his helpful criticism and generous praise. Senior Section: Subjects: "Is Modern Life Becoming Increasingly Passive?"; "Equality of the Sexes is One of the Most Dangerous Fallacies of Our Time." Elizabeth Osmers (winner of Myers Cup) 1st; Jane Gebbie and Elizabeth Phillips 2nd equal. Intermediate Section: Subject: "From Magic to Medicine." Rosemary Spicer 1st; Sandra Harrison 2nd. I uni or Section: Subject: "Why I Am Proud to Be a ew Zealander." Daintry Spear 1st; Christine Apperley 2nd. OVERSEAS

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The choice of topic was optional, based on some "Commonwealth Trend or Movement." Jane developed the theme of the stresses and strains that the admission of coloured Dominions is bringing to the Commonwealth. She showed, in her speech, that these topics have to be treated on a purely domestic basis, consultation between member nations being the only solution to frritations between them. Jane's speech showed a comprehensive understanding of a difficult topic at Commonwealth level. AN ASPECT

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The Ties and Tensions of the Commonwealth The world is looking for peace. Mr Leo Amery said: "If it is not paper constitutions but only unity of thought and purpose that can create unity of action, then the only international association likely to be fruitful is that of like-minded nations." The very demand of nations for progress towards some common system to ward off ruin calls in this day for broader patriotisms to solve what has baffled man hitherto. We believe our Commonwealth is the answer. George VI outlined the principles of Commonwealth thus: "The self-governing members of our Commonwealth have always embraced peoples of different upbringings, social background and religious belief; they have all had this in common, that they were peace-loving democracies in which the ideals of political liberty and personal freedom were jealously and constantly preserved." Whatever form our Commonwealth may assume in the future, the principles which inspire it must prevail in the world. Yet is the constitution of the Commonwealth sufficiently adaptable, and are the bonds that unite it sufficiently strong to allow disputes to rage within it without dissolving the brotherhood that unites the nations? Dr. Malan has expressed doubts that any ties of Commonwealth exist, but I believe that a "measure of oneness" is to be found in the appreciation of the common principles stated by George VI; in a common and virtually identical parliamentary system, and a great common judiciary system; in a common interest in preserving the Commonwealth as the nearest real thing to an area of peace; and in the realisation that the Commonwealth is a circle within which nations may safeguard their

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own cultures and way of life through a pattern of co-operation. There are Commonwealth agencies throughout the world dealing with agriculture, shipping, education, air transport, communications. In defence there is almost standard equipment and instruction, joint exercises, exchange of plans and cooperation in research, as well as the many defence pacts and agreements. The two most important ties work together,-consultation and Commonwealth citizenship, which since 1948 has been dependent solely upon citizenship of an individual dominion. Consultation is the basis of all international co-operation today, and frank exchange is only possible, naturally, betweeen countries which do not regard each other as foreign. The concept of Commonwealth citizenship and the fact that many dominions extend preferential citizenship of their countries to citizens of other Dominions shows that Commonwealth countrie do not look upon each other as alien. On this basis frank consultation thrives, as witness the Suez crisis during which consultation between Britain and India was maintained, while between Britain and America it collapsed despite these two countries' many common interests. What tensions must these ties dissolve if the Commonwealth is to survive? The King foresaw that the Commonwealth would assume a different form in the future. The outward form has changed. The world is always on the move; the coloured races are on the move. They have moved right into the very heart of our commonwealth-five coloured dominions-India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Ghana, Malaya, and three fast developing federations-Nigeria, the West Indies, and Central Africa. This trend in Commonwealth affairs towards expansion to include coloured nations on equal terms with white has given rise to a core of tensions that strains the bonds of Commonwealth. In 1931 the Statute of Westminster legally proclaimed the Dominions' equality of status and complete independence in internal and external affairs. But in 1931 men could still say complacently, "Then brim the bowl with atrabilious liquor, We'll pledge our empire vast across the flood. For blood as all men know, that water's thicker, But water's wider, thank the Lord, than blood."

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But not today. The Commonwealth is no longer united by blood, and modern transport and communications have brought the coloured nations right to our doorstep, and we cannot ignore their problems nor dismiss the Commonwealth with a mere toast. Yet we cannot now alter the con titution and must rely on the free ties of which I have spoken, not legal fetters, to solve our problems. India and Pakistan cannot come to an agreement over Kashmir. India and many other countries criticise South Africa's racial policy, while South Africa retorts that India r:egards Africa as an area for disposal of her surplus population. Pakistan and Singapore, strategically so important, and geographically so vulnerable, have adopted internationally an attitude of neutrality. With India, their rapidly expanding population and the acute tension among near neighbours furnish opportunities for outside intervention, whether political or economic, by any Power that seeks to insinuate its influence. Under such circumstances their attitude is understandable. This pressure of population in Africa and the Indian Ocean is perhaps the most urgent of all the problems besetting the Commonwealth. Four million Indians live overseas. In Ceylon, even the 12 per cent Indian population is such a source of irritation that the privileges of Ceylon citizenship are restricted to those Indians who had been living there for seven years before 1946, and whose mode of life accords with the laws of the island. Malaya restricts Indian immigrants in the same way, the White Australia policy begins to arouse serious controversy, while India herself makes drastic reservations concerning citizens of South Africa. In London, the whites show the prejudices against West Indians, and one must not overlook the coloured peoples' suspicion of colonialism and European arrogance. These brutal exceptions to the broad concept of Commonwealth citizenship illustrates the hard fact, that economic pressure soon dissolves politlcal principle. Patrick Maitland suggests that the solution to our present problems is in further expansion of the Commonwealth to balance it in racial terms, to broaden the outlook, and to generate the capital necessary for building up those members whose diffident attitude is largely the result of economic insecurity.

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In an expanding Commonwealth civilised nations may find their home and their peace; backward peoples, their home and their purpose. But to make this dream come true; indeed, to master the course of current history; to curb, harness and purify the great accumulations of power in the modern world-here is a task for giants. - Jane Gebbie, VIA. MATHS.

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The Sixth Form's Mathematics Society has held a successful series of meetings this year under the able leadership of Mr Morris and Mr Ramsay. Mo t of the Sixth Form girls who take Maths. have attended regularly and found the meetings interesting and profitable. The first meeting was held at Boys' High School where Mr Livingstone from St. Andrew's spoke to us about "Choice and Chance." The Rangi Ruru girls were our hostesses for the second meeting when Mr Lentz spoke on the "History of Numbers." This we found most interesting and all who attended listened attentively. For the third meeting of the year we were hostesses, and it proved to be a most informative and eventful evening. Professor Lawden from Canterbury University spoke and gave films on "Rocket Trajectories." Christ's College were the hosts for the fourth meeting, where, under the leadership of Mr Ramsay, we dealt with "The Solution of Challenge Problems." The fifth meeting of the year was held at St. Bede s College, but unfortunately none of us were able to attend. However, we are all looking forward to hearing Mr Bull speak at the next meeting which will be held in November. The meetings will be carried on next year and we hope that next year's Sixth Form girls will find them as enjoyable as we have done.

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Friday) 23rd May. At last it was here! Twenty-four Upper Fifths, chaperoned by Mis Garnham and Mis Miles, assembled at Christchurch Railway Station on the first lap of their orth Island tour-geography.

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Saturday, 24th. After a pleasant crossing, and a hearty breakfast, we embarked into our "home on wheels," and were shown the sights of Wellington. From Mt. Victoria we noted with special interest the progress of the new Rongotai airport. A few hours later found us through the Hutt Valley and heading for Palmerston North, which we reached at 4.30 p.m., leaving us time to visit Massey College before we tried our hand at cooking the first meal. We were driven over the Massey grounds and surrounding farmlands, which the farmers' daughters eyed with envy for their neatness and tidiness. Sunday, 25th. Within an hour of leaving our camp, a halt was called at a Manawatu fat lamb farm. Here we were showered with hospitality. A convoy of cars showed us over the farm, and the technical points of farming were described to us. After a delicious morning tea supplied by our charming hostess, we continued on our way to Wairakei, via the barren Desert Road and Lake Taupo. Monday, 26th. In the morning we were fortunate enough to be shown over the W airakei Ceo-Thermal Valley. This and the power station showed us that in the future W airakei will help greatly in the development of North Island electricity. During the afternoon we visited the well-known tourist attractions-Ruka Falls, Aratiatia Rapids, and Geyser Valley. Tuesday, 27th. Another touring day. First at Kinleith we were shown over the pulp and paper mills-manufacturing and production being carefully explained to us. Then we viewed the power schemes of Atiamuri, Whakamaru, and a tour of inspection of Maraetai. Wednesday, 28th. We left the loud and continuous roar of Wairakei steam bores behind us. Stopping at Rotorua we were privileged in being shown by Guide Rangi her home and "Whaka." But we had a long way to go, so we could not linger. Through the varying and prosperous landscapes of the South Auckland region we finally reached New Zealand's largest city. Here a travel-weary group of girls were met by hostesses. Thursday, 29th. On windy Mt. Eden we studied the layout of the city, and later a scenic drive around the Waitakeres to Henderson enabled us to see Auckland from many ang;les.

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Friday) 30th. This was a day of rest, and in most cases was spent sight-seeing around Auckland or at the zoo. Our billets did their best to help us to increase our knowledge of Auckland. Saturday) 31st. The homeward journey commenced at 9 a.m., New Plymouth being our destination. Waitomo was the first break in the day's long journey, and there we visited the glow-worm caves. This renowned tourist spot, with its beautiful formations and grottos fulfilled our expectations. Approaching New Plymouth we were able to appreciate the characteristics of the landscape in the Taranaki hill regions. Sunday) I st .lune. To our disappointment light rain spoiled a clear view of Mt. Egmont, but we did have a short drive around the rich dairy lands, and the city itself. Monday) 2nd. Here we left the last of cabin homes and ate our last self-cooked meal. It was interesting to note how quickly we could prepare a meal, and adapt ourselves to cramped living quarters. A short break for lunch was spent in W anganui; and then down the West Coast through various small towns. The most notable of these were the fruit growing centres of Levin and Otaki. About dusk we arrived in Wellington via the new highway. There was just time for a quick look round the city, before we embarked on the last lap of our journey. The boat trip ( for those who did not suffer from acute sea sickness) was a gay one, as the last of the holiday spirit prevailed. Tuesday) 3rd. Back where we begar:. ! With cries of "Goodbye!" and "See you at school tomorrow!" we were driven offday-girls to their homes, and boarders to a temporary stopping place before returning to Kilburn. So our ten-day trip around the North Island was over. What had we learnt and gained from it? Well, we had studied a typical farm in each region, been shown the main industries, and seen for ourselves the changing landscapes, and the main tourist attractions. We all feel that the trip provided us with a greater understanding of orth Island geography. In conconclusion we would like to thank Miss Garnham and Miss Miles for their untiring work and patience throughout the whole trip.

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In spite of many protestations to the contrary, we were all glad to come back to Kilburn at the beginning of the year, where we found Miss Johnson back again as our Housemistress, and we made the acquaintance of Mrs Hollander who was to be our new matron. At Easter we farewelled with regret Miss Johnson and in her place welcomed Miss Croft. Under the capable guidance of both Miss Croft and Mrs Hollander Kilburn has been efficiently and happily run. The Galwey staff, too, have suffered prep. and supervised our outings. One of the reasons for wanting to come back to Kilburn was to see what progress had been made on the long promised, but still hard-to-visualise new school. We might have known . . . . However the classrooms are well on the way towards completion now anJ we hope that next year's boarders will have the chance to do prep. in the new classrooms instead of the old prep. room which, although rich in sentimental value, is sadly lacking in comfort. During the year we have been taken out to many entertainments; two of the most enjoyable were the Borovansky Ballet and the Spanish Dancers. Miss Thomas has again taken the ballroom dancing classes at the House this year and her party at the Orange Hall at the beginning of the third term was a fitting climax to the lessons, and proved very popular with the Fourth Formers. Bad weather prevented both the House picnic and the Grigg and Gray swimming sports from being held, but the old rivalry between Grigg and Gray still manifests itself in competing for the House Cup each half term. So far, it has been a draw, each House winning it twice. On one memorable having Dean Mountfort chapel.

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to be a camp at Hororata where several guides hope to get their First Class. This year witnessed a revolution in the decoration of the junior and senior sitting-rooms. Attractive contemporary furnishings and a new suite have added immeasurably to the comfort of the girls .. The boarders have played an important part in every aspect of school life, and Kilburn has had a most successful and happy year.

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This year we welcomed fifteen new Third Form boarders to Julius. Gillian Sutton came for a short time during the second term and Jane Collins joined us this term. Besides week-end outings we have been taken to many enjoyable entertainments, including the Borovansky Ballet, "Comedy of Errors," and also we have made several trips to the Gardens. Miss Fisken and Miss Sinclair have worked very hard to make Julius more attractive. Among their many improvements is the painting of the prep. room and front hall; and the addition of a new cloakroom, as well as new rubber mattresses and bright curtains in the dormitories have all contributed to our comfort. Roller-skating on the tennis courts in the winter term and tennis and swimming in the summer have proved very popular. We were very pleased to hear of Robyn Fox's success in winning the boarder's scholarship-this is the first time it has been awarded for many years. Our sincere thanks go to Miss Sinclair and Miss Fisken for keeping Julius so happy and bright this year.

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This year Kowhai has had yet another run of successes, but whereas before we seemed to concentrate mainly on the sporting activities, this year we have branched out into other fields too.

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In the first term we won the Bates' House Cup! This great effort was even more amazing-to non-Kowhai-ites-as Konini had had it for eight terms. Our success was due mainly to the many points gained in the swimming sports and lifesaving, and the number of mentions gained during the term. This year, with many strong swimmers in the House we carried off the Swimming Cup-which we gained through winning the Senior Relay and House Crocodile for the third time runningand gaining third place in the Junior Relay. We would like to congratulate Geraldine Peate, who was Intermediate Champion and Gillian Cormack who was runner-up, and Jill Adams who was one of the runners-up to the Senior Championship. The swimming sports were certainly the golden day of the year for Kowhai. Girls in our house who were awarded swimming pockets were Geraldine Peate and Gillian Cormack ( both rea warded) and Jill Adams, Jacqueline Scholefield, Jenny Clark and Helen Peate. In the field of athletics Kowhai seems to have run itself out. However, our teams did quite well, the Senior Relay coming an excellent second, the Sack Relay coming second, and the Junior Relay coming third. Jenny Clark is to be congratulated on being runner-up to the Junior Championship. Congratulations go also to Jenny and Jill Adams for gaining their pockets for athletics. In the second term the mentions kept rolling in, but so did the house and conduct marks, and with no outstanding winter teams, we lost the Bates House Cup to Rata, although we did come second. However, this was rather an upset after our three hundred points clear lead win of the fir t term. Although all the teams tried very hard, unfortunately we did not shine in the hockey and netball matches. The hockey team, with its loss of last year's brilliant players did not succeed in drawing with Rata for the fourth time. The senior netball players played better than any Kowhai predecessors for several years, and the junior team showed promise, too. Congratulations go to Barbara Smith who gained her netball pocket, and to Kathleen Coe, Jill Adams and Jill Cameron who were awarded them for hockey. Again Kowhai did very well in the hockey umpiring tests, four girls from our House gaining their whistles, and we also did much better in the netball umpiring, one whistle being gained.

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In the Myers Cup Competition the latent talent of speaking at last came to the fore, when several of our girl , especially juniors, reached the semi-finals, and we were very proud of Rosemary Spicer who won the Intermediate Section. Points were also gain d by many of our girls in the solo singing and accompaniment contest, one Kowhai girl winning the Senior Section and another being econd in this ection. We were also very pleased when our vice-captain won the Starry E say Competition and offer her our congratulations. Finally I would like to thank Gillian Shand for all her a sistance, and the House as a whole for their increasing enthusiasm, co-operation and effort during these two years. Best wi hes to my successor and good luck, Kowhai, for next year and all those to come.

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For the first time in the history of St. Margaret's, one house has held the Bates House Cup for eight consecutive terms, and that house, of course, was Konini. However, we were overcome by a sense of our selfishness, so we have magnanimously lent it for the first two terms of this year, but this term we intend to have it back again on our shelf, where it belongs. Owing to our intensive training programme for athletics, we did not concentrate on the swimming sports but our congratulations go to Susan Jameson who gained her swimming pocket. At the athletic sports, Katherine Mackenzie distinguished herself by breaking four records, winning the Intermediate Championship and having her athletic colours awarded. Susan Jameson was the Intermediate runner-up and had her athletic pocket re-awarded; Lindsay Marriott won hers, too. In the middle term, we showed our usual enthusiasm and skill. In the inter-house hockey, we played Rata who won by a narrow margin. Dinah Macdonald had her pocket re-awarded and Vivienne Grant gained hers. Dinah Macdonald and Susan Jameson also earned their umpires' whistles. On the basketball court, Konini vanquished every team, winning both the senior and the junior house competitions. Anne Kellock, captain of the school A team, had her colours awarded, and both Jennifer Williams and Diana Morten won their pockets. Jennifer and Anne also gained their whistles. In the third term of last year, we also won the senior and junior house tennis matches. In other aspects of school life members of the house have gained many points. Christine Apperley was runner-up ~n the Junior Section of the Myers Cup for public speaking, won the Junior Section of the Memorised Music Contest and was also awarded the Memorised Music Cup. Adine Acton Adams was runner-up in the Junior Section of the Solo Singing Contest and Sandra Harrison reached the finals of the Intermediate Section of the Myers Cup. Perhaps the most noteworthy feature of Konini is the fine house spirit, and not least in this respect are the third formers who have helped gain many points for the house. Konini has a

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good reputation and I hope that next year she will continue to uphold her tradition. MATIPO

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Matipo's natural modesty and deference as a hou e has perhaps been a little too much in evidence this year, in her allowing other houses to precede her in house totals on rather too many Tuesday mornings in succe sion. However in other spheres of house activity, she has shown much more spirit, and 1958 has not been by any means an unsuccessful year for the house.

In the swimming sports, the victorious Junior Relay team which finished first with yards to spare and broke the record, and the Crocodile which gained second place after a truly valiant effort, more than compensated for the Senior Relay team which splashed home a little late for a place. Two very successful juniors, Jan McPhail, the champion, and Jocelyn Robinson, the runner-up, helped the house towards a atisfactory third place in total points. Matipo repeated last year's success in the athletic sports by winning the Senior Athletics cup and taking second place in the Junior division. A particularly creditable performance was put up by the Junior and Senior Relay teams, the latter setting our second record in inter-house events for the year. Our congratulations go to Helen Bradshaw as runner-up to the Senior Champion. The House hockey team truly deserved the final placing of first equal with Rata. This was a triumph of fine team work, and the spirit in which the team played and practised was a credit to the House. Equally admirable were the efforts of the House basketball teams. Both teams gave up all available spare time for practices with a willingness and co-operative spirit which has typified the attitude of the House this year. The junior team was defeated only after a hard game in the semi-final. It is to be hoped that the theoretical side of winter sports, in the umpiring tests, will receive a similar proportion of the House' attention in the future.

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The Solo and Accompaniment Contest revealed a very favourable and pleasing degree of House talent in music. There were many entries, especially among our enterprising juniors, and besides the many minor placings, Matipo claimed the two winning accompanists. Since music occupies such an important place in the school curriculum, such a bias in the House is to be applauded and encouraged. Finally, I should like to thank the House as a whole for its co-operation during the year, and the loyal, willing spirit which has marked House activities. To my vice-captain, I should like to express my appreciation for her unfailing support and thoughtfulness this year, and to all those returning next year-best wishes for continued success and achievement. RATA HOUSE

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This year should be a milestone in the history of Rata, for in the second term we succeeded in winning the Bates House Cup which has mysteriously eluded us for several years. Having at last proved our rightful claim to it, we hope to be able to use the talent of the house to the full to keep it for some time to come. This is not the least of our triumphs. Though our aquatic skill was disappointing, Suzanne Hewlett must be congratulated on being awarded her pocket, and our modest achievements in this field were soon forgotten at the athletic sports. We won the junior house points and the Sack Relay, and were second in the senior house points and the whole house relay. Such success was undoubtedly largely due to the junior and senior champions, Susan Rich who won her pocket, and Helen Rich who was re-awarded her colours. Congratulations on being awarded her athletic pocket also go to Pam Carpenter. Points from lifesaving and athletics standards contributed by many girls throughout the school, also added to our sporting prestige. The winter term with competitions for the Myers Cup and solo-singing gave scope for other talents and showed Rata well at the fore. I would congratulate especially Daintry Spear who won the Junior Section of the Myers Cup Contest for public speaking.

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Although we were unfortunately beaten in the house netball matches, we were proud of our A team members, Pamela Inkson, who got her netball pocket, and Kathleen Golden, who was awarded her colours. The House vice-captain, Jan Kelman, has proved a tower of strength as captain of the A hockey team, and her enthusia m was rewarded when we tied with 1atipo for first place in the inter-house hockey competition. This success would have been impossible without the skill and energy of Helen Rich and Elaine Robertson, who both won their colours for hockey. Congratulations also to Jan and Susan Rich on being awarded pockets. I would like to pay a particular tribute to Helen Rich who has throughout her school career contributed consistently to the success of the House in all sporting events, be it athletics, hockey, tennis or swimming. or should it be forgotten that every girl in the House has given in her own way to Rata in weekly mentions, posture or gym badges, workbars or in relay teams. Special thanks are due to Joanna Lane and Helen Reynolds for their constant supply of mentions. Let us hope that in the last term, especially in the inter-house tennis matches, we can all combine once again to win the Bates House Cup in December. I am grateful for the keenness and co-operation which the House has shown this year: it is something of which Rata can be proud now and, I am confident, in the future. RIMU

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This year has been a very satisfactory one for Rimu. We began well at the swimming sports, where in the total points we were very narrowly beaten by Kowhai, while in both the junior and senior relays we came second. We would like to thank all the girls who swam in those relays, and to congratulate Gillian Holdgate on winning the senior championship, and on having In life-saving awards, Rimu her swimming pocket re-awarded. also excelled, being a hundred points ahead of any other house. It was a splendid effort. Although Rimu did not succeed very well at the athletic sports, she made up for her deficiencies by winning the cup

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for the wholt-house relay. It is greatly to the credit of the House, as a whole, that no one dropped the baton. In the second term we had high hopes for our hockey and basketball teams, especially in the latter, in which we had several members of the A and B teams; but although we came only runners-up in the senior basketball, perhaps next year we will do better. We would like to thank Diane Reynolds for her help with the basketball teams; and also like to congratulate Diana Justice and Jo-Anne Reynolds on winning their basketball pockets, and Mary Irwin and Gillian Blunden on winning their hockey pockets. In the Myers Cup we were well represented, the cup being won by Elizabeth Osmers, while Jill Gould was runner-up in the Intermediate Section. There were also many Rimu girls who entered for the Solo Singing and Accompaniment Contest, and Christine Wales must be congratulated on winning the Junior Section, while in the Senior Section Philippa Wheelans was accompanist to the runner-up, while Rosemary Wales was third. In the third term we were pleased to welcome back Ann Justice, and we were sorry that she was not here for the basketball season. Diana Justice must be congratulated on winning the Intermediate Section of the Memorised Music Competition, while Philippa Wheelans was runner-up in the Senior Section. Rimu's progress has been very even this year. For the first two terms we have been third in the points for the Bates House Cup, but we are more ambitious for this the third term. We would like to thank all those girls who have been loyal to the House, and have kept our points consistent with a steady stream of mentions. Especially would we like to thank Diana Justice, Jo-Anne Reynolds, June White, Carolyn Ramsay, Jill Gould, Alison Carthy, Annette White, and Mary Ensor. Finally I would like to thank Philippa Wheelans, who as vice-captain has rendered the House valuable service in work, music, and sport. Good luck to next year's House captain, and may Rimu always be the best House in the school.

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The Swimming Sports were held on Friday, 28th February, which was a wonderfully hot day. We were very grateful to Mrs le Cren who judged our style and diving events, and Mr le Cren who acted as starter. Twenty-five yard non-championship events were again included in the programme to give more girls a chance to swim on Sports' Day. A Junior 50 yards Backcrawl race was also included for the first time. The standard of swimming wa quite high, six records being broken-one championship one in the Intermediate Breaststroke, and five nonchampionship ones. The swimming club-which was divided into two sections to enable more girls to receive inten ive coaching-practised regularly. All the girls were very grateful to Miss Copper for all the time she gave in training for life-saving, race , tarts and style, and for arranging the display which the swimming club gave at both the Junior and Senior School Sports.

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Re ult Senior Championship: 1. 50yds. Breast troke (record 43.1 ec.)-H. Rich 1, J. dam 2, H. Peate 3. Tim -44.4sec. 2. 50yds. Freestyle (record 35.8sec.)-S. Hewlett 1, G. Galliennc 2, G. Holdgate 3. Time-36.3 cc. 3. 50yds. Backcrawl ( record 40.2sec. )-J. Scholefield 1, G. Holduate 2, J. Adam 3. Time--4-2 ec. 4. Diving-G. Holdgate 1, H. Rich 2, S. Hewlett 3. Intermediate Champion hip: 1. 50ycls. Breaststroke (record 4-5.4scc. )-G. P r1te 1, G. GormacK 2, S. Jame on 3. Time-42sec. ( a record). 2. 50yd . Freestyle ( record 34.5sec. )-S. Urquhart 1, B. Boon 2, S. Jameson 3. Time-37.6 cc. 3. 50yds. Backcrawl ( 43.2. ec. )-L. Walker 1, S. rquhart 2, L. Cummings 3. Time-44.2scc. 4. Diving-D. Justice 1, J. Coxhcad 2, G. Peate and R. Spicer 3 equal. Junior Championship: 1. 50yd . Breaststroke ( record 43.8sec. )-J. Robin on 1, C. Wales ec. 2, J. Byrne 3. Time-46.1 2. 50yds. Freestyle (record 34.8sec.)-J. McPhail I, J. Clark 2, P. Daw on 3. Time-34.9scc.

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3. 50yds. Backcrawl (no record)-]. McPhail 1, C. Wales 2, P. Daw on 3. Time 41.8 ... c. 4. Diving-S. Whitford 1, J. Robinson and J. Collin. 2 equal. Open Championship Events: 1. Individual Medley, 75yd . (record I min. 8.4sec. )-]. McPhail l, G. Cormack 2, C. Sturge 3. No time. 2. Water tunt-M. Wilson 1, C. Holdgate 2, H. Peate and J. Coxhead 3 equal. 3. Breaststroke Style-G. Peate l, H. Peate 2, C. Cormack 3. 4. Free tyle Style-C. Sturge l, C. Gallienne 2, J. McPhail and S. Urquhart 3 equal. 5. Backstroke Style-B. Peat I, J. Adam 2, J. Scholefield and G. Cormack 3 equal. Senior:

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25yd . Free tyle ( record 17.4sec. )-P. Wheelan 1, G. Shand 2, Time-17.8 ec. 2. 25yd. Brea tstroke (record 22.4sec.)-J. William l, P. Wheelan 2. G. Shand 3. Time-22.3sec. ( a record). 3. 25yds. Backcrawl (record 19 ec.)-P. Wheelan 1, D. Skjellerup 2, H. Peate 3. Time-21.5 ec. 4. Plunge (Open) (record 55ft. 4in.)-J. Baudinet 1, C. Sturge 2, J. Moulton 3. Di tance-48ft. 9in. 5. Senior ovelty-A. Chapman 1, P. Ballantyne 2, J. William 3.

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1. 25yd . heestyle (record 18.3se . )-G. Peate l, . Joyce 2, R. Hore 3. Time-16.9sec. ( a record). 2. 25yds. Breatstroke (record 22.8sec.)-D. Justice 1, R. Hore 2, P. Moore 3. Time-22.0sec. (a record). 3. 25yd . Backcrawl ( record 21.6 ec. )-B. Boon l, G. Blund n 2 C. Todhunter 3. Time-2lsec. (a record). 4. ovelty-C. Miller 1, R. Ru ell 2, D. Justice 3. Junior:

1. 25yd. Free tyle (record l 7.4sec.)-S. William l, P. Davies 2 S. Rich 3. Time-17.7 ec. turge 1, J. Clark 2, 2. 25yd . Breast troke ( record 22.4 ec. )-C. P. Austin 3. Time-22se . ( a re ord). 3. 25yd Backcrawl (no record)-C. Ba ett l, J. Clark 2, B. Peate 3. Time-20.4sec. 4. ovelty-P. Mulligan l, L. Marriott 2, P. Mackenzie 3. 5. Jump off Top Board-R. Lui etti 1, S. Wauchop 2, S. England and C. Wale 3 equal. 6. Running Jump off Lo..,,· Board-K. Lorimer 1, L. Marriott 2, . Sund trum 3. House Events:

1. Hou e rocodilc-Kowhai 1, Matipo 2, Rimu 3. 2. enior Hou e Relay (record lmin. 41.8 ec.)-Kowhai 2, Rata 3. Time-I min. 43.2sec.

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Form Events: l. Junior Form Relay (record !min. 14.8sec.)-IVM 1, IIIA IVA 3. Time-lmin. 11sec. (a record). 2. Senior Form Medley Relay (record lmin. 11.4,ec.)-VLA VI 2, VLM 3. Time-I min. 11.8 cc.

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In the Girls' Inter-Secondary Schools' Swimming Sports for which twelve chools entered, we gained third place to Avonside and Girls High School in total points. Su an Jameson gained a first place, and Jan McPhail, Christine Wale , Gillian Cormack and Geraldine Peate gained second places. Our team was:Gi IIian Holdgatc, Jan McPhail, Geraldine Peate, Gillian Cormack, Susan Jameson, .Jennifer Clark, Jill Adams, Lynette Walker, Suzanne Hewlett and Christine Wale .

The annual triangular tournament with Craighead and Rangi Ruru whi h was held in our pool, although the latter school were ho te ses, was a great success. After a close battle Craighead won with 63 points, we came second with 54 points and Rangi Ruru third with 21 points. The team appreciated the good sportsmanship hown in the tournament, and the hospitality Rangi Ruru extended, making it uch good fun. Our team was:.Tan McPhail, uzannc Hewlett, Geraldine Peate, Gillian Cormack, Gillian Holdgate, Jacqueline Scholefield, u an Jameson, Jill Adams, Jennifer Clark, Carolyn Sturge, Diana Ju ticc and Helen Peate.

o swimming colours were awarded this year. Pockets were re-awarded to Gillian Holdgate, Suzanne Hewlett, Geraldine Peate, Jan McPhail and Gillian Holdgate, and were awarded to Jill Adam , Jacqueline Scholefield, Susan Jameson, Jennifer Clark and Helen Peate.

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LIFE-SAVING Life-saving is still very popular in the school, and although we did not win the Henry Wigram Cup this year, more awards were won than last year. R.L.S.S. Examinations:Distinction:

H. Peate.

Bar to A ward of Merit: P. Wills, J. Adams, P. Carl, G. Shand, H. Peate. Award of Merit: J. Williams, D. Powell, L. Cummings, G. Holdgate, J. Hunter, P. Wheelans, G. Gallienne, J. Kelman, D. Reynolds, P. Ballantyne, Miller, S. Um-vin, R. Wales, S. Hev, 1lett. Instructor's Certificate: B. Pearson, S. Unwin, D. Reynolds, R. Cooper, G. Shand, R. Helps, L. Parker, D. Macdonald, R. Wales, D. Powell, J. Scholefield, G. Holdgate, G. Gallienne, J. Milne (scholar). Bronze Cross: L. Parker, J. Reynolds, D. Skellerup, G. Brand, E. Coop, S. Jame. on, H. Pickles, G. Blunden, L. Ferguson, M. Wilson, R. Macdonald, B. Pickles, J. Coxhead, G. Peate, D. Austin, W. Gray, K. Munns, S. Rich, L. Watt, D. Justice, R. Helps, L. Lester, P. Moore, R. Spicer, R. Luisetti, E. Deans, C. Todhunter, V. Grant, F. Barton, J. Byrne, P. Lindley, S. Williams, L. Walker, C. Wales, R. Hore, S. Sundstrom. Bronze Medallion Bar: L. Walker, P. Moore, R. Helps, M. Wilson, G. Brand, F. Barton, D. Austin, G. Peate, J. Coxhead, M. Wynn-Williams, V. Grant, W. Gray, J. River , H. eeve, R. Spicer, G. Blunden, E. Coop, S. Laine, C. Todhunter, L. Ferguson, J. Hulston, C. Percival, A. Lake, J. Bell, C. Taylor, S. Sundstrum. Bronze Medallion: K. Munns, J. Reynolds, J. Byrne, R. Hore, C. Ward, P. Lindley, S. Sundstrum, D. Watts, C. Wales, S. Urquhart, D. Justice, P. Stone, D. Cooper, D. Parr, E. Deans, P. Thom on, H. Pickles, S. Rich, S. Jameson, P. Greenslade, P. Griffiths, S. Parfitt, G. Kellock, S. Cadwalladr, H. Reynolds, R. Fulton, J. Clark, H. Whiteley, A. Carthy, S. Harrison, P. Carpenter, S. Joyce, E. Neave, M. Parkes, L. Marriott, H. Powell, G. Gormack, R. Watson, E. Dart, A. Ensor, E. Sheppard, J. McPhail, J. Gould, H. Young, J. Fogg, M. Cordner, P. Davies, I. Slos , K. Macfarlane, C. Bassett, C. Sturge, B. Peate, E. Peryer, E. Shand, C. Humphries, . Whitford, P. Dav,,son, P. Austin, S. Muir. on, J. Collin , J. Robin on, R. Coxhead, M. Ensor, J. Streeter, B. Boon.

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Intermediate: Seventeen junior school girls and H. Young, P. Carpenter, G. Kellock, L. Marriott, P. Biggs,. R. Roberts, H. Shand, D. Perry, H. Taylor, A. Dudley.

HOCKEY This 1958 hockey season has been enjoyed by all. The weather did not inter£ ere with any of our matches and the state of all the fields, including our own, has added greatly to the standard of play. Early in the second term we played the Old Girls in a very enjoyable match which we managed to win by 6 goals to 2. This is an event looked forward to by all and we welcome the. opportunity of renewing old acquaintances. One of the highlights of the season as far as the A team was concerned was the trip down to Dunedin to play St. Hilda's where after a very good game we won 5-0. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking St. Hilda's for being such wonderful hostesses and for entertaining us so well in the evening. We all hope this will become an annual event. Another highlight was the annual match against Craighead which proved to be the most exciting and even match of the season, ending in a draw 5-all. This year we were the hostesses, billeting the visitors for the night. Next morning Craighead met Rangi-Ruru whom they managed to defeat, thus declaring Craighead the winners of the tournament. The A team was very fortunate in having some very helpful and constructive instruction from Miss Brandrick, a visiting English hockey coach who explained to us some of the finer points of ball and stick control. The house matches were again eagerly contested and after several close games, Matipo and Rata drew 4-all. During these matches six girls gained their umpire whistles. They were: Jill Adams, Jill Cameron, Susan Jameson, Dinah Macdonald, Catherine Munro and Helen Peate. Congratulations to Helen Rich on being re-awarded her colours; Elaine Robertson on being awarded her colours; also to Dinah Macdonald who was re-awarded her pocket, and the following for being awarded their pockets: Jill Adams, Jill

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HOCKEY TEAM Back row: H. Pickles, G. Blunden, K. Coe, J. Cameron, S. Rich, V. Grant, J. Robin on. Front row: C. Miller, H. Rich, J. Kelman (captain), E. Robert on, D. Macdonald.

Cameron, Gillian Blunden, Kathleen Coe, Vivienne Grant, Mary Irwin, Christine Miller, Hazel Pickles, Susan Rich and Jocelyn Robin on. This year we were too engrossed in our hockey to excel at netball and rather di graced ourselves against th A netball team even though our umpire, Miss Copper, took pity on us! Once again we entered in the Inter-Secondary School Hockey Tournament and travelled to Dunedin for the second time in three weeks. We reached the semi-finals, meeting our old rivals, Christchurch Girls' High School, who defeated us by 5 goals to 2. However, thi was no disgrace, as they went on to win the tournament. The tournament ended with a representative game in which we had three member playing for the orth team. They were Hazel Pickle , Helen Rich and Jan Kelman. Altogether it was a very enjoyable few days, from which our hockey will have greatly benefited.

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We could not have achieved many of our succe se without the patient coaching from Miss Morgan who, with her untiring enthu iasm, gave up much of her spare time to help us, including a week of her holiday. We would also like to thank Mrs Di Somma and Mis Harvey who so ably coached the C and D team , Mis Copper for her willing help at all times and all those who transported and accompanied the teams and umpired matche. TEAMS A team-Goalkeeper, J. Kelman ,(captain); right back, C. Miller; left back, G. Blunden; right half, E. Robert on; centre half, K. Coe; left half, J. Robin on; right wing, S. Rich, V. Grant; right inner, D. Macdonald; centre forward, H. Pi kles; left inner, H. Rich; left wing, J. Adams. B team: Goalkeeper, M. Ir-win; right back, S. Morten; left back, H. eave; right h;:iIf, G. Holdgate; centre half, J. Cameron (captain); left halfi E. McIntosh; right wing, S. Jameson; right inner, H. Peale; centre forward, C. Todhunter; left inner, R. Spicer; left wing, V. Grant. team: Goalkeeper, L. Lester; right back, J. Manson; left back, H. Reynold ; right half, C. Munr ; centre half, P. tone; left half, M. Wil on; right vving, J. Marshall; right inner,. S. Williams; centre fonvard, P. Ballantyne (captain); left inner, S. Papprill; left wing, D. Skjellerup. D team: Goalkeeper, J. Streeter; right back, L. Delahunt; left back, P. Moore; right half, E. Mulligan; centre half, E. Dean ; left half, R. Seymour; right wing, J. Clark; right inner, J. Scott; centre forward, E. Deans; left inner, K. Harri ; left wing, V. orris. Reserves-K. Mackenzie, I. Slo , S. nwin. E team: Goalkeeper, C. Sturge; right back, R. Parson ; left back, W. Gray; right half, P. Carpenter; centre half, A. Mason; left half, D. Parr (captain); right wing, P. Dawson; right inner, S. Muirson; centre forward, C. Bassett; left inner, L. Marriott; left wing, E. Sheppard. F team: Goalkeeper, D. Perry; right back, J. Armstrong; left back, S. Whitford; right half, H. Shand; centre half, P. Austin; left half, P. Lock; right wing, H. Taylor; right inner, S. Wauchop; centre forward, S. England; left inner, K. Lorimer; left wing, A. Peate. Re erveC. Humphries.

RESULTS A St. Margaret's

v. Avonsicle, won 4--1. v. Girls' High School, lost 6-+. v. Rangi-Ruru, l t 3-2. v. West High School, won 3-1. v. Papanui High chool, won 6-2. v. Technical, won 4-0. v. Craighead, drew 5-5.

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v. St. Hilda's, won 5-0. v. King Edv,1ard Technical College, won 3-2. v. Ashburton Technical College, won 7-2. v. Southland Girls' High School, won 4-2.

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v. Avonside, won 3-1. v. Girl ' High School, lost 5-1. v. Rangi-Ruru, won 2-0. v. We t High School, drew 3-3. v. Linwood, lo t 2-1. v. Cash mere, won 4-1.

Second equal in grade. C St. Margaret'.

v. Avonside, won 6-1. v. Girl ' High School, lo t 3-2. v. Rangi-Ruru, won 3-1. v. West, won 3-1. v. Linwood, won 11-0. v. Technical, won 7-0. v. Papanui, won 3-0.

Second in grade. D St. Mar,2;aret's v. Avonside, won 4-0. v. Girl ' High School drew 1-1. v. Rangi-Ruru, won 6-0. v. We. t High School, won 6-0. v. Papanui, won 4-0. v. Linwood, won 6-0. v. Cashmere, won 4-0. First in grade. E St. Margaret's

v. Avon. ide, won 2-0. v. Girl ' High School, \Von 1-0. v. Rangi-Ruru, won 4-2. v. Ca hmere, won 3-1. v. Ric arton, won 1-0. v. Linwood, won 14-0.

First in grade. F St. Margaret's

v. Avonside, drew 0-0. v. Girl.' High School, lo. t 1-0. v. Papanui, drew 1-1. v. Riccarton, won 5-0. v. a hmerc, won 2-0. v. Linwood, won 1-0.

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CRANMER Once again the A hockey team under the name of Cranmer played in the Saturday competitions. After a very poor start due mainly to the holidays we ended the season very satisfactorily as second equal in the Senior A Reserve Grade. The reserves were splendid, being prepared to play many times at short notice. These stalwarts were: M. Irwin, S. Jameson, E. McIntosh, S. Morten·, R. Spicer, M. Wilson and C. Todhunter. We were sorry to lose Susan Rich owing to ill health, but hope she will be fit to play for us next year. In the annual six-a-side tournament held on Queen's Birthday week-end we defended the University Plate which to our surprise we retained after several hard games. Unfortunately this year the grade representative match was unable to be arranged and the day the secondary school representative match was played we were down in Dunedin. I should like to thank all members of the team for their co-operation and support throughout the season especially several of the boarders who travelled many miles during the holidays so that they might play for the team. The team would like to thank Miss Morgan for giving up so many of her Saturday afternoons to encourage us from the sideline and on several occasions for becoming a member of the team and really showing us how to play hockey. ATHLETIC

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Our annual sports were held at Lancaster Park on the 16th April. This year we were fortunate in having good weather and the track was in excellent order. As a result of these conditions the outstanding number of ten records were broken. Congratulations go to Katharine Mackenzie who set new records for the 220 yards, 100 yards, 75 yards, and 65 yards hurdles in the intermediate section. The 220 yards senior was broken by Helen Rich, and Sarah Williams ran the 100 yards consolation race (junior) in a record time. This year all the relay records were broken and our congratulations go to IVM, in the Junior Forms Relay, VUA, in the Senior Forms Relay, Konini in the Junior House Relay and Matipo in the Senior House Relay for setting such a high standard.

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ATHLETIC S. Rich (Junior),

CHAMPIONS K. Mackenzie (Intermediate).

H. Rich (Senior),

The Whole House Relay was again a great success with Rimu winning it for the first time since it was introduced in 1951. The House Captains' Novelty and the Staff versus Prefects' Relay were again very popular and the prefects outwitted the staff to win by quite a margin. Our special thanks are due to Miss Copper for the way in which she organised the sports. Their success was a fitting conclusion to the long hours she spent coaching us and making arrangements for Sports Day. We also wish to thank Miss Morgan for the coaching she gave us, and the judges, officials and domestic staff for their invaluable assistance. Also, this year we were very pleased to have the President of the Old Girls' Association, Miss Best, to present our prizes. Helen Rich was re-awarded her colours, and congratulations go to Katharine Mackenzie for being awarded her colour ; to Anne Jamieson and Susan Jameson on having their pockets re-awarded, and to Helen Bradshaw, Jill Adams, Jennifer Clark, Lyndsey Marriott, Pamela Carpenter, Susan Rich and Jocelyn Robinson on being awarded their pockets.

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Athletic results: Senior Championship Events: 220 Yards (D. Clark, 1956: 30 1-5scc. )-Helen Rich l, Helen Bradshaw 2, Leone Main 3. Time-28.3sec. ( a record). 100 Yards (G. de Thier, 1940; G. Jenkins, 1952-53: 11 3-5sec.)Helen Rich 1, Helen Bradshav,, 2, Anne Jamieson 3. Tirnc-12scc. 75 Yard (G. Jenkin, 1952-53: 9scc)-Hclen Rich 1, Helen Bradshaw 2, Anne Jamieson 3. Time-lOsec. 80 Yards Hurdle (G. Jenkins, 1951: 9 4-5sec.)-Anne Jami son 1, Jill Adams 2, Helen Rich 3. Time-12sec. Long Jump (G. de Thier, 1940: 17ft. 6in.)-Jill Adams 1, Helen Rich 2, Jane Gebbie 3. Distance-15ft. 4in. High Jump (D. Morgan, 1944: 4ft. 10 l-8in.)-I-Iclcn Rich 1, Janet Marshall 2, Jane Gebbie 2. Height-4ft. 6in. Intermediate Championship Events: 220 Yards (H. Rich, 1956, 29sec.)-Katharine Mackenzie l, Joanna Dunn 2, Gillian Smith 3. Time-27.4sec. ( a record). 100 Yards (G. Jenkins, 1951: J. Calder, 1952: 12sec.)-Katharinc Mackenzie 1, Susan Jameson 2, Joanna Dunn and Hazel Pickles 3 equal. Time-ll.9sec. (a record). 75 Yards ( G. Jenkin , 1951; T. Calder, 1952; S. Edward., 1954; J. Latham, 1955; H. Rich, 1956; 9 2-5sec. )--Katharine Mackenzie 1, Susan Jameson 2, Joanna Dunn 3. Time-9.lsec. (a record). 65 Yards Hurdles (G. Jenkins, 1951: 9 4-5sec.)-Katharinc Mackenzie 1, Susan Jameson 2, Joanna Dunn 3. Timc-9.6sec. (a record). High Jump (J. Jones, 1948: 4ft. 7%in.)-Susan Jameson 1, Jo-Anne 6½in. Reynolds 2, Deanne Watts 3. Height-4ft. Long Jump (B. Robbins, 1955: 15ft. 7in. )-Dianne Watts 1, Katharine Mackenzie 2, Susan Ja meson 3. Distance-] 5 ft. l in. Junior Championship Events: 100 Yards (V. Mears, 1940; K. Mackenzie, 1957: 12sec.)-Jennifer Clark 1, Susan Rich 2, Clare Hawkins 3. Time-12.5sec. 75 Yards (S. Edwards, 1953: C. Scott, 1955; K. Mackenzie, 1957: 9.2sec.)-Jennifer Clark 1, Susan Rich 2, Annette White 3. Time10sec. 65 Yards Hurdles (K. Mackenzie 1957 9.8sec.)-Jocelyn Robinson 1, Susan Rich 2, Pamela Carpenter 3. Time-JOsec. Marriott l, High Jump (M. Falck, 194 7: 4ft. 111/sin. )-Lyndsay Jillian Munro 2, Carolyn Ramsay 3. Height-4ft. 3½in. Long Jump (W. Morgan, 1943: 16ft. 2in. )-Susan Rich l, Rosemary Young 2, Lyndsay Marriott 3. Distance-14-ft. l O½ in. Open Events: Sack Race (Senior)-Mary Wynn Williams 1, Robyne Watt 2, Pauline Ballantyne 3. Sack Race (Intermediate)-Diana Wright 1, Kathleen Coe 2, Wendy Gray 3. Sack Race (Junior)-Sarah Williams l, Beryl McNabb 2, Janice Brice 3.

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Back row: R. Young, C. Hawkins, H. Powell, A. Jamieson, J. lark, P. Carpenter, D. Skjellcrup, L. Marriott.

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Front row: H. Bradshaw, J. Reynolds, K. Mackenzie, H. Rich (captain), J. Robinson, S. Rich.

ovelty (Intermediat )-Diana Justice 1, Christine Miller 2, Lyndey Ferguson 3. ovelty (Junior)-Mary Parke l, Julie Byrne 2, Jane Collin 3. Obstacle ( Senior )-Helen Peate 1, Joan Voller 2, Kathryn Harris 3. Throwing the Discu ( Senior and Intermediate )-Helen Rich 1, Catherine Munro 2, Anne Help 3. Distance-73ft. 4in. Throwing the Rounder Ball (Junior)-Helen Taylor 1,, usan Joyce 2, Jocelyn Robin on 3. Distance-50yds. 7in. Slow Bicycle Race-Margaret Wil on 1, Diane Reynolds 2, arolyn Ramsay 3. 100 Yard Consolation Race (Senior)-Gillian Holdgate 1, Mary Wynn Williams 2, Philippa Wheelan 3. Time-] 2.9sec. 100 Yards Consolation Race ( Intermediate)-Diana Wright 1, Kathleen Coe 2, Geraldine Peat 3. Time-13.lsec. 100 Yards Consolation Race (Junior)-Sarah Williams 1, usan Parfitt 2, Mar Purcha 3. Time-12.3sec. (a record). Hockey Dribbling ( enior)-Helen Rich 1, hristin Miller 2, Elaine Robertson and Su. anne 11orten 3 equal.

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House Captains' Novelty Race-Rata 1, Matipo 2, Rimu 3. Sack Hou e Relay-Rata l, Kowhai 2, Konini 3. Junior Fours Relay-IVM l, IVA 2, IIIM 3. Time-57.lsec (a record). Senior Forms Relay-VUA 1, VI Form 2, VLA 3. Time-56sec. (a record). Junior House Relay-Konini l, Matipo 2, Kowhai 3. Time57.7sec. (a record). Senior House Relay-Matipo 1, Kowhai 2, Rata 3. Time-56.Ssec. (a record). Whole House Relay-Rimu 1, Rata 2, Matipo 3. Championships Senior Championship-Helen Rich, 36 point.. Runner-up-Helen Bradshaw, 12 points. Intermediate Championship-Katharine Mackenzie, 28 points. Runner-up-Su an Ja meson, 20 point . Junior Championship-Susan Rich, 18 points. Runner-up-Jennifer Clark, 12 points. Girl with most House Points ( not a champion )-Susan Jameson, 20 point . House Championship (Senior)-Matipo, 128½ points, 1; Rata, 132½ points, 2; Konini, 101 points, 3. House Championship (Junior)-Rata, 103 points, I; Matipo, 87 points, 2; Kowhai and Konini, 76 points, 3.

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This year for the first time an Inter-Secondary athletic meeting was held at Rugby Park.

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Although Girls' High School proved to be too good for u we came second equal with Rangi-Ruru. The following girls represented the school: Jill Adams, Anne Jamieson, Katharine Mackenzie, Susan Jameson, Susan Rich, Helen Powell, Helen Bradshaw, Pam Carpenter, Rosemary Young, Jocelyn Robinson, Diana Skjellerup, Lyndsey Marriot, Jo-Anne Reynolds, Helen Rich. BASKETBALL The year 1958 has been a turning point for New Zealand basketball and no less so for us, as this season we adopted the new international seven-a-side game. This is proving more popular than netball and is also much faster. The Junior A team was very successful this season, winning their grade, while the other teams gained second or third in their sections.

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BASKETBALL TEAM D. Morten,

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their usual positions ( a fact which the staff found hard to believe). After an amusing and fast game the staff emerged victorious. The highlight of the season was the trip to our sister school, St. Hilda's in Dunedin. There we spent a wonderful week-end where our hostesses could not have been kinder to us. We would like to thank Miss Mitchell and the girls of St. Hilda's for making our visit such a success and hope it will became an annual event. Towards the end of the second term, the traditional match against the A hockey team was held. With the basketball team in changed positions, a fierce but entertaining match resulted in the basketball team's proving slightly superior. Congratulations to the girls who were awarded their umpires' whistles and also to Jennifer Williams, Barbara Smith, Diana Morten, Diana Justice and Jo-Anne Reynolds who gained their pockets. Special congratulations go to Anne Kellock and Kathleen Golden on being awarded their colours. The teams would like to thank Miss Copper and Mi s Garnham for their helpful and untiring coaching throughout the eason, and also to thank all those who gave up their time to accompany the teams and umpire matches. A team-Shoot, K. Golden; goal attack, A. Kellock (captain); wing attack, J. Reynolds; centre, D. Justice; wing defence, D. Morton; goal defence, B. Smith; gold keeper, J. Williams. B team-Shoot, P. Inkson; goal attack, G. Peate; wing attack, M. Lapthorn; centre, D. Reynolds (captain); wing defence, F. Barton; goal defence, A. Jamieson; goal keeper, A. Ensor. C team-Shoot, P. Lawn; goal attack, A. Chapman attack, L. Parker; centre, J. Gebbie; wing defence, defence, S. Hevvlett; goal keeper, J. Lane.

(captain);

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D team-Shoot, M. Ford; goal attack, S. Ovven; wing attack, M. Parkes; centre, J. White (captain); wing defence, B. Peate; goal defence, G. Smith; goal keeper, J. Mundy. Junior A team-Shoot, R. Roberts; goal attack, J. Bryce· winoattack, P. Porteou ; centre, R. Young; wing defence, H. Powell; go;! defence, S. Urquhart; goal keeper, E. Edridge. Third Form team-Shoot, J. Croft; goal attack, L. Help.; ,,ving attack, J. Green; centre, J. Hill; wing defence, M. Purchas; goal defence, J. Munro; goal keeper, S. Luisetti.

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Results: A St. Margaret's

v. Papanui High School, won 21-16. v. Avonside Girls 'High School, drew 19-19. v. Sacred Heart, lo t 26-23. v. Rangi-Ruru, won 34-17. v. St. Mary's, Jost 29-24. v. Linwood, won 40-18. v. West High School, Jost 36-24. v. Villa Maria, won 30-12. v. Technical, won 28-12. v. Girls' High School, drew 27-27.

B St. Margaret's

v. Papanui High School, won 19-16. v. Rangi-Ruru, won 22-14. v. St. Mary's, lost 26-24. v. Villa Maria, lost 20-18. v. We t High School, won 20-17. v. Girls' High School, won 21-13.

C St. Margaret's

v. Papanui High School, won 20-9. v. Rangi-Ruru, won 24-6. v. St. Mary's, lost 16-20. v. Villa Maria, won 29-16. v. West High School, lost 23-11. v. Girls' High School, lost 19-12.

D St. Margarets'

v. Papanui Hio-h School, won 21-18. v. Rangi Ruru, won 28-16. v. St. Mary's, won -40-6. v. Villa Maria, drew 20-20. v. Girl ' High School, lo t 16-13. v. West High School, won 26-16.

Junior A St. Margaret's

v. Papanui High School, ,,von 24-4. v. Rangi-Ruru, won 32-7. v. Riccarton High School, won 33-14. v. Villa Maria, won 29-21. v. West High School, ,,von 32-6. v. Girls' High School, won 25-10.

Third Form St. Margaret'

v. Papanui High School, won 25-10. v. Rangi-Ruru, lost 18-22. v. St. Mary' , won 15-14. v. St. Mary's, won 15-14. v. Girl ' High School, lost 11-35. v. Riccarton High chool, won 12-8.

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BASKETBALL

After last year's success we decided to enter a team in the Saturday basketball games again. This year we played in a higher grade than previously and con equently we were not as successful as we had hoped. Nevertheless we managed to win several games. At the beginning of the econd round Canterbury decided to change to the new seven-a-side international basketball rules. As we had been coached in this game by Mi s Copper we were able to achieve more than in the original nine-a-side. On behalf of the team I would like to thank all those who played in the holidays and to take this opportunity to wish next year's team the best of luck. The team was: K. Golden, P. Inkson, A. Kellock, J. Rey11olJ , L. Parker, A. Jamieson, J. Williams, P. Wheelans and D. Reynolds. TE

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Last year four teams were again entered in the Inter-School Competitions, the A, B 1, B2 and Junior. Of these, the A, which won its grade, was the most successful. In November the Old Girls' retained the Storry Tennis Cup, but we are looking forward to challengil)g them again this season. The House tennis last year was played as an American tournament. One match was played each week, the winners of both the senior and junior sections being Kowhai. At the end of last year Kay Brander won the senior championship with Helen Rich as runner-up. The intermediate was won by Alison Ensor from Christine Miller and the junior by Susan Rich from Susan Jameson. Colour were re-awarded to Kay Brander and awarded to Belinda Dawson. Pockets were re-awarded to Dinah Macdonald and awarded to Helen Rich, Ann Wynn-Williams, Susan Cranfield, Margaret Stokes and Patricia Collins.

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TE TIS TEAM S. Ja meson, A. Ensor, . Kcl lock. M. Wilson, D. Macdonald (captain), H. Ri h, C. Miller.

won by Dinah Macdonald and Helen Rich. In the junior section Deanne Watts and Susan Rich were runners-up in the doubles championship. Unfortunately the annual triangular tournament with Craighead and Rangi-Ruru could not be played because of rain. Thi year four team have again been entered in the InterSchool matches and we ar looking forward to an enjoyable season's tennis. We would like to thank Miss Copper, Miss Morgan and Mis Garnham who have spent a great deal of time coaching the team . The teams w re: A team-D. Macdonald, H. Rich, A. Kellock, C. Miller, A. Ensor M. Wilson, S. Jame on, S. Rich.

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Bl tearn-G. Peate, V. Grant, J. Reynolds, D. Justice, D. Reynolds, D. Watts, L. Parker, P. Ballantyne, R. Rus ell, R. Au tin. B2 team-J. Man on, J. Scholefield, H. Peate, rquhart, . Williams, K. Golden, P. Ink. on. Junior team-J. McPhail, E. Peryer, R. Coxheacl, Gamble, R.-J\. Cook, C. Sturge, P. Au tin.

J. Cameron,

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CRICKET During 1958, w have held our cricket practice on Thur day afternoons on our hockey field. Although th attendance has not been very large we arranged a team which played Avon ide on their pitch during the first term. We had three enjoyable game. against Avonside, and succ eded in winning two out of the three matche •. Our thanks go to Miss Copper who kindly gave up her time to coach u and also to Miss Hughes who helped to umpire for us. The team-Jennifer William, Janel Marshall, June White, Pauline Ballantyne, nn Mason, Catherine Munro, Fay Barton, Louvain Delahunt, Pamela Carpenter, Su an mvin (vice-captain), Mary Irwin (captain). Reserves-Kathleen oe, Diane Parr.

GOLF Once again thi year the winter wa wcl omed by all the golfer of the school. Many beginners, ome of whom after a few game or o wi hed they had never heard of golf, njoyed playing and improved immensely through the eason. This year the players have been mor consistent and therefor the golf wa of a slightly higher standard. We again enter d in the Inter-Secondary School ' golf tournament which was held in the mid-year holidays. The tournament was divided into two sections. It i plea ing to record that our B team drew with the Rangi-Ruru B team. Once again our congratulations go to the Rangi-Ruru A team on winning for the econd year running the C. S. Peate Cup, presented to the winning team in the A grade. Again we were the runner -up. This year the six members of the A team challenged six members of the staff to a golf tournament. This was enjoy d

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by all and resulted in a draw. We hope to make thi a yearly event and that golf will one day be recognised as a school sport. The teams were: A t am-Geraldine Peate (captain), Ma. on, Kathleen Coe, Carol Bas ett. B team-Pamela Boon, Alison Carthy,

Helen Peate,

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Back row: K.. Coe, C. Ba ett, A. Mason. Front row: H. Peatc, G. Peate ( aptain), M. Ensor.

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The year 1958 has shown a numbers of the e departments.

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teady increase in the roll

Miss Brookes was appointed in place of Mrs Taylor to take charge of Standard 3, and Mrs Broomfield ha acted a a relieving teacher on several occasions. As in the past many of the girls attended the daily services at the Cathedral during Holy Week. Their Lenten collections amounted to £35. During the first term at a Harvest Thanksgiving Service, taken by the Chaplain, a most generous amount of fruit, vegetables and tinned goods was given by the girls. Later this was distributed by the children, who, with members of the staff, took them to the Cottage Home in Holly Road, and to the Community of the Sacred Name as well as to the Homes for the Aged. At the end of 195 7, a combined function of a Parents' Day and a "Bring and Buy" was most successful. Added to the display of work in the rooms, each clas entertained the visitors with an item on the lawns. The e were much appreciated, especially that of the infants. The Junior chool again held their own Carol Service when the choir and readers proved a great help in making the service a worthy one. At the Music Festival in the Civic Theatre Forms I and II were successful in gaining econd place in the School Competition. Infant Department

The Infant Department has had a happy and succes ful year with an increase of numbers to sixty-two girls. Much valuable equipment has been added and an adequate library built up. Many parents enjoyed the Nativity Play presented by the Upper Primer girls, and the annual display of work, both of which showed the interest and enthu iasm with which these little girls work.

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This clas ha had an intere ting and busy year. The swimming sports, in which they competed for the first time, were an enjoyable feature of the first term. Out-of-school activities included a vi it to the Mu eum and a luncheon outing to the Millbrook Reserve, both of which supplied valuable material for subsequent les on . A number of plays were presented, the most ambitious being "Coppelia." Standard 2 Standard

2 with 36 girls has had a busy and intere ting

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Standard 3 The cla s are engaged on Projects, the subject of which have been chosen by them elves. The study is carried over th whole of one term. The girls have taken great interest in Modern Art during the year. Art has been closely related to other ubjects e pecially Social Studie and Wall Panels depicting various aspects of Maori life have been con tructed on a group work principle. Some of the panels will be taken back to England so that English children may learn from picture made by New Zealand children. In a recent art competition, judged by the School of Art, the following clas m mber won awards for their age group: 9-10 year, Avenal Gough 1, Janet and ton 2. Standard 4 During the year the clas paid a v1s1t to th Kaiapoi Woollen Factory. Re ently they enjoyed an excursion to Deans'

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Bush, where, with the help of the Ranger, they learned something about the native bush of ew Zealand. Two lessons at the Museum were the highlights of the year. Form I

Outside activitie included a Biology ramble and a visit to the Muse um. At the same time a visit was made to the Botanic Gardens when an instructive address on propagation and growth of sub-tropical plants was given by the botanist in charge. Later a visit was paid to the Schools' Art Exhibition and to an interesting and instructive demonstration, by Miss Rust of the Craft Centre, on the making of pottery. Form II

The form has worked steadily and well throughout the year, both in and outside the classroom, in preparation for promotion to the Senior School. Through the help of Miss Beattie and the co-operation of the Traffic Officers, the girls have carried out their "Patrol" duties very efficiently. Two interesting and instructive visits to the Museum and a visit to the Schools' Art Exhibition were highlights of the year. In a recent art competition, Diana Adamson was awarded a prize in her age group. At morning assembly the girls have acted as accompanists for the hymns and also as readers of the lessons.

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The sports were held on Tuesday, 4th March, and once again we were lucky with the weather in that it was a warm, sunny afternoon. The Form I and II championship wa jointly won by Joy Brander and Mary Hargreaves, with Su an Clark and Elizabeth Bragg runners-up. Raylene Wilkins won the Standards 3 and 4 championship with Nicola Clark runner-up. Linda Guinness broke the Open Plunge record with a distance of 44 feet. Nicola Clark bettered the Standards 3 and 4

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J. Holli s, B. aunder .. J. Brander, V. Steven .

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25 yards Backstroke record with a time of 24-3 seconds, and Raylene Wilkins equalled the 25 yards Free tyle record with a time of 17 .19 econds. Life-Saving

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In the third term of 195 7 the following girls in Form II gain d Life-saving award : Intermediate-S. Gebbie, P. Au tin, A. Peate, I. Robinson, P. Lock, S. Wauchop, L. Halliday, P. Dawson, . Whitford, S. Muirson, E. ndr ,-vs, . Gamble, S. England, K. Lorimer, I. Collins, C. Humphrie . Elementary-£. Midgley.

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are to be played in November and a large number of Form II girls have entered. A team-].

Brander, B. Saunders, C. Reay, J. Holl is::;.

Hockey N ates We have had a very succes ful eason this year, the weath r was exceptionally good during the term, con equently a great deal of hockey was played. The team worked hard and developed into a very good side. Barbara Saunders and Christine Reay were selected for the Canterbury Primary School ' representative team and played against Ashburton, Malvern and the Intermediate Schools. Team-Goalkeeper, E. Bragg; right back, J. Stanley; left back, J. Holli . and K. Gardiner; right half, M. Hargreaves; centre half, J. Thorn on (captain); I ft half, V. Steven ; right wing, C. Reay; right inner, J. Bra11<ler; ce11Lr·-f urwarcl, 13. Saunders; left inner, S. Clark; lefL wing, C. Perry. Emergencies-P. Ruston, S. Morri , G. Palmer, D. ,ostello.

Results of Primary School Competition: St. Margaret'. v. Woolston, won 4-1. v. Harewood, won 6-2. v. Waltham B, won l 0-0. v. Waltham A, lost 4--2. ,·. Beckenharn, won 14-0. v. St. Mark's, won 9-0. v. Woolston B, won 9-1. v. Wool ton A, won 4-0. v. Harewood, lo. t 1-0. v. Waltham B, won 9-0. , •. Waltham A, won 4-0. v. F. team, won 3- l.

Net ball Noles Thi year we changed over from netball to the new ven-aside basketball. Unfortunately we were unable to arrange any matches with other schools because they continued to play nine-a-side basketball thi year. However next year we are hoping to enter a team in the Primary School Competition as all the schools will be adopting the new rule .

Athletics La t year the athletic sport were held at Rugby Park on the 7th November. For the first time we had championship events for each age group and thi proved most uccessful.

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Results: Championship (13 years)-Jocelyn Robinson, 28 points; runners-up, Sharon Muirson and Penelope Austin, 10 points. Championship (12 years)-Jane Holliss, 19 points; runners-up, Susan Wauchop and Sally England, 8 points. Championship ( 11 year )-Barbara Saunders, 12 point ; runnersup, Ann Solomon and Joy Brander, 11 points. Championship ( 10 years )-Raylene Wilkins, 11 points; runners-up, Josephine Lough, Felicity Austin and Diana Harkness, 6 points. Championship (9 years)-Anna Cottrell, 11 points; runner-up, Lynette Brown, 9 points. 50 Yards (8 years)-Gaynor Kennedy. 50 Yards (7 years)-Aileen Kidd. 50 Yards (6 years)-Victoria Hiseman. 50 Yards (5 years)-Linda Wingham.

This year the sports are to be held on Thursday, 20th November at Rugby Park and the girls are training hard for this event. The Primers are having their own sports on the school playing field and they are to be held on Wednesday, 12th November.

"Autun1n." ( Susan U nwin, VUM.)

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HIS OWN WORLD?

What will the conquest of outer space avail us while the world is not at peace? Too many problems beset us today, for the world to know the meaning of this word "peace." for many years to come. Nearly a century ago Pasteur said: "Two opposing forces seem to be in conflict-the one a law of blood and death ... the other a law of peace, work and health. The one seeks violent conquest, the other the relief of mankind. Which of the laws will prevail, God knows." Now we are face to face with this issue, which I believe needs the immediate attention of all the moonstruck peoples of the world, if the law of bloodshed and death is not to prevail. Science has brought about meteoric progress in our civilisation, but it is unable to control the passions of man which it has inflamed, the envy and resentment, the ambition and the greed. It is time to halt and look about us at our own chaotic earth, before we seek new worlds to conquer. Time and money, which is being squandered on experiments with space, could well be employed in an attempt to alleviate the problems which have aroused these passions, if they are not to engulf us. Vast sums of money are being spent in America and Russia, on experiments with ways and means of reaching the moon. "The nation which controls the moon will dominate the earth," said one American, and the nation will be either Russia or America, for no other nation can afford to enter this contest, which has inevitably become entangled with questions of prestige. The importance of the attempt as an advance in science has become secondary to its importance as a means of gaining national supremacy. In this duel for the conquest of outer space there is no recognition of the common interest, which must be considered before the human race can find peace of mind. The eyes of America and Russia were better turned to their own planet, where the pressing problems of over-population,

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lack of food and racial tension are all building up in a fanatic nationalism, problems which, unless wise tatesmanship is used, will become daily more threatening and more insoluble. Advances in technical science, especially in the medical field, are directly responsible for one of the greatest questions in the East today, that of over-population. From this arise another as great, that of scarcity of food. The impact of Western civilisation and standards of public health, has lowered the death rate, and checked infant mortality in Asia. Many of the diseases widespread in _under-developed countries can now be treated on a mass basis. And insecticides, vaccines and antibiotics have made possible the control of many diseases. This rapid growth in population is far in advance of the ability of the under-developed nations to produce an adequate quantity of food. Hunger has always been one of the mosl dangerous political forces, and at times the conflicts generated by it have shaken the world. Indians and Chinese are holloweyed, and their stomachs are distended with starvation. What interest does the conquest of space hold for them? President Eisenhower said: "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies-in the final sense-a theft from those who are hungry and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." Fine words, from the leader of a country which, five years after they were uttered, is still devoting colossal sums of money to the development of atomic and thermonuclear power, and to the production of inter-space rockets. Until the problems of hunger and increa ed population are solved, the poorer parts of the world cannot be raised to the level of prosperity en joyed by the richer parts, and there will be jealousy and hatred throughout the earth. Asia and Africa must inevitably feel an envy which will turn to destructiveness if the West does not find other means of raising these countrie • to its own economic level. There will be no real peace until there is some degree of equality, and this will not be possible until the poorer nations have become educated, modernised in technique, and fairly stationary in population. Thus Europe and America would be wise to consider the economic welfare of non-white population".

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Between the white and the coloured races of the world there exist an enmity which looms ominously in England, with the influx of West Indians, in Africa with its controversial Aparthied policy, and in America, seething with the question of integration or segregation in schools. There are various reasons for the enmity between black and white, amongst which fear stands dominant-fear of the future, memories of fear in the past, fear of being outvoted by a people whose way of life is entirely different, fears given an extra edge by the class conflict, by a sense of guilt, by sex and conscience, and by the fact that a hard line of separation has been drawn. Thi racial antagonism must be eradicated if the people of the world are to live in harmony, and they mu t live in harmony before the end of the present century if any part of the human species, either black, brown, white or yellow is to survive. From the pressure of these and other problems has been born a fanatic Nationalism, proving in many ways more powerful than Communism itself. Communism can exploit ationalism-its seeds have found there a fertile soil in which to grow. Communism promises to the down-trodden, impoverished nations a new social order, in which all will be free and equal, and where the inevitable victory of the dark race over its white master, of proletariat over capitalist, of exploited over exploiter, depends upon the degree of courage and resolution which they show. Nationalism is the outcome of the fact that although the poorer nations are our brothers we are the "haves," and they are the "have-nots" and has been partly responsible for the recent crises over the Suez Canal, in the Middle East and Formosa, and for the tension between India and Pakistan. The West has taken centuries to build up the civilisation into which the East has been precipitated in a comparatively short space of time. Although its own lot has been improved, it is lacking in understanding of the basic factors of good administration and the habit of responsibility which make the West successful, and it is using its increased civilisation as a means of competing with the West, instead of entering into co-operation with it.

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is to devise institutions which transcend national sovereignty sufficiently to give mankind a form of general political order, without which it is certain to plunge into destruction. The nations of the world are afraid, afraid of each other, afraid of being over-ruled, afraid of unleashed atomic power. Fear is perhaps the most dominating emotion in our world today, and out of fear is born aggressiveness. Is it this which lurks at the root of all our modern problems? Bishop Warren said, on his return from the Lambeth Conference this year: "The discussion on nuclear warfare made it plain that even if atomic bombs were rendered inert tomorrow, the knowledge of how to make them still exists in the world, and the spirit of fear has still to be removed. The problem is one which goes deeper than the abolition tests, it is the removal of the spirit of fear, which drives men to consider the use of such weapons." We do not know what will become of us, whether we are destined to die, or to live, in peace and happiness, or as morons. Where there is fear there can be no peace. "Man has mounted cience and it has now run away with him. Some day science may have the existence of mankind in its power, and the human race will commit suicide by blowing up the world," wrote Henry Adams in the nineteenth century. As the state of the world is today, it is not difficult to imagine this prophecy fulfilled. What then is man doing, concerning himself with journeys into outer space, when such great material dangers threaten his own planet? Scientists say that if the moon is reached the gains in knowledge will be valuable. This may be true, for they may have an unbiased outlook, but not so the leaders of the nations, for whom this race for the moon is a means of gaining upremacy, self-satisfaction and prestige. It is not for the moon that the hungry peoples of the world are crying, but for bread. The only alternative to a world war, i a world plan to develop the resources of the world to meet the needs of man. "When it is a question of developing the industrial use of nuclear power, the funds available are inadequate, but seemingly unlimited resources can be found for nuclear research and

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development for inter-space purposes,,, wrote Angelos Angelopoulos. We of the West occupy a position occupied a hundred years ago by the privileged and wealthy within society. Do we realise that we saved freedom within the West by sharing wealth and opportunity with the mass of people within the state and must now do the same with the masses across the frontier, or are we going to waste our valuable substance endeavouring to reach the moon? -Gillian

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Winning Essay in

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JUST ANOTHER

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In an American High School I always have liked Fridays, probably because of their proximity to Saturdays, and because you can escape with a minimum amount of work and say thal you will do it in the week-end. Yes, Friday is usually a bearable day. And this certain Friday proved no exception. My first thoughtful meditation was on-what-to-wear-today, but after changing my mind only twice, I managed to get to breakfast: Oh, wonderful, wonderful, waffles and butter and hot, runny maple syrup! According to dietician , not good for the figure, but how good for the morale! Quickly, into the car and to school. Bike to school? Wouldn't dream of such a thing ... so into the parking lot ( no, not the teachers' parking lotthe large one is the students') and into the school building. I put my things in my locker, and sat around in "Study hall" a huge room filled with tables and chairs and a library at one end-and talked. The boys were standing round in a group in the hall, discussing the football team's prospects for the game that night, with loud prophetic arguments. In their striped Ivy League shirts or T-shirts with beige denim slacks, and in the main, crewcuts, they looked rather like American boys. The girls, in yards of petticoat and cotton dresses, long hair and make-up, looked rather like American girls. Even their accents were decidedly un-English.

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The bell went. All thousand students moved in the direction of the auditorium and found their places: seniors in the front, juniors behind, and the lowly sophomores up in the balcony. The noise was deaf ening-4A has nothing on the dinand I felt rather overwhelmed in the seeming chaos. Then, those in front started yelling, "Seniors, rah, rah, rah, Seniors." Quite an unintelligible, mysterious kind of chant, but I presumed it meant something. And the other classes followed suit. After this display of vocal exhuberance, the Student Body President appeared behind the microphone on stage and told everyone to be quiet. Lo and behold, they were. He led the pledge of ·allegiance to the U.S. flag, gave out notices and then the cheerleaders took over. They danced around the stage while the band played furiously and everyone sang enthusiastically, "Fight fight fight, we're gonna win tonite" ... and off to classes. There were only six periods a day, with the same subjects each day for a whole hour. First period: studied the German language, and I discovered my German verbs were as bad as my French verbs. And then on to American History; the teacher was the football coach, so we got the lowdown on the game, but with some time devoted to studying the Monroe Doctrine. And on to typing, down the wide corridors on the right hand side, as fast as possible to room 108 to get a good typewriter. Tense atmosphere: a timed writing-ah, magnificent effort, 30 words a minute! And soon, another bell, and the lunch half-hour. Lunch was chaotic ... the cafeteria held 500 people, and they all seemed to want to get served at the same time. I found myself a hot dog and a big ten-cent milkshake and sat with the rest of the seniors, eating, talking. A walk over the road to the Hi-School Pharmacy, which stocked everything from candy to camp-beds, and around the school grounds until afternoon school began. I had no school that afternoon, but more "international relations" -an assembly with other foreign exchange students at one of the high schools. Here we each spoke about our own countries and our impressions of the U .S.A., in public, and amongst ourselves discussed "those crazy Americans" in the light of our individual experiences and different backgrounds. It's quite an experience, being a "foreigner" for the first time, especially when you're told you have "a real cute accent" and asked "what language do you speak down there?"

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I arrived home in time to join my American sister in raiding the freezer for the inevitable coke or 7-up, and with a bottle each, and a plate of food, we sat down in the living-room and watched TV. Long live cowboys and Micky Mouse! Homework, then dinner, and off to the football game. It was a crisp, fall evening, and the field was lit up by glaring searchlights. Wearing bermuda shorts, long socks, heavy sweater and carcoat ( conforming to being a typical American girl!) I stood up in the grandstan<l with the rest of the spectators and looked down at the field where the armoured members of the team were rushing around looking very efficient. I was feeling in quite a yelling sort of mood, so joined in the commotion of cheering, "Beat 'em, bust 'em, that's our cu tom, go Trapper , go!!" Im sure the team members were far too busy playing to listen to the encouraging roar, but we won the game, and triumphant Fort Vancouver students surged on to the field to congratulate them, and then went off to the youth club for the after-game dance. A few records, a big floor, people ... ju t an informal dance, followed by a coke-and-hamburger supper at the drive-in restaurant. Eventually home .... Ye , I like Fridays. -Ann

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New Caledonia, being a mixture of the romance of the Pacific and the glamour of France, deserves to be better known, or should I say more notorious than it is? It's a long, thin island, a French colony which lies about 900 miles north-west of Auckland, and there I spent three weeks last Christmas holidays. But first, how or why did I get to New Caledonia? I was chosen as one of the twenty guinea-pig to put into practice an idea of the Education Board in Auckland and particularly of those of its members interested in French. For some time they had thought that a trip to New Caledonia, a genuine piece of French civilisation and custom only 900 miles away, would be a wonderful chance to introduce French life to poor New Zealand children struggling with and loathing French verbs. They wanted to prove that the French were not merely a race of sadists who had invented a language for the purpose of torturing school children, but real people who live and sleep and eat and drink-the la t two extraordinarily well. Last year the

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French airline TAI provided the transport and 20 of us were sent to test for ourselves the truth of these theories about French and the people who speak it. I had known this would be a different world, buts its differences poked me between the ribs when I least expected it and went on from the moment I stepped off the plane. I was hit by a wave of suffocating tropical heat, and fairly knocked back by the two smacking kisses of my hostess, who, dressed in trousers and gaudy shirt, giggled and beamed and talked nineteen to the dozen-or whatever one does in French. All I was capable of was smiling fixedly and I was bundled with much speed into a little car with a left-hand drive. And so it began. The home I stayed at was on a coffee plantation some way from the main, and indeed, the only town, Noumea. French colonials don't seem to care about their houses. This was a small wooden house quite devoid of refinements of wallpaper, carpets, or even glass in the windows. The shower I had that night fascinated me. They filled a tin cylinder with a sprinkler at one end with water heated on the stove, and hoisted it on a rope to the ceiling of a big outside room. I stood on the stone floor under the cylinder and eyed the little tap. Grasping the soap and flannel, I turned the tap and stood in the stream of warm water. It was gorgeous as it washed away all the dirt and tiredness of travelling. I was just beginning to feel nice and comfortable and was getting my flannel really soapy, when above me there was a miserable little gurgle and the last drops of water from the cylinder slithered to the ground. I looked at the cylinder, I looked at my soapy flannel and I went to bed with dirt behind my ears. And that was one of the occasions when I was thankful the family didn't understand English, for the words that rose up into the dark night were not the noblest specimens of our language. When I first heard the French talking and joking among themselves I wondered for a moment if there had been some mistake and what I had been learning at school for four years was Italian after all; but I soon discovered that if I wanted something badly enough I could make myself understood. Though they knew no English except "very good" and "beautiful" and delighted in calling me "honey," they on the whole appreciated my difficulties and spoke to me slowly and distinctly. Somewhat to my surprise I soon began to understand

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what they said and what is more how they thought. Even their gestures, intonation and laughter seemed natural and I found myself waving my hands and saying, "Oh, la, la! C'e t formidable!" I was always being struck by the use of French as an everyday way of talking. I saw a little baby in a high chair being taught to say that her soup was "chaud" (hot), the dogs were told to "couche-toi" ( lie down) and I heard a mother with a little boy clambering and shrieking, saying "Reste tranquille, man petit." The big signs outside many of the wayside stores and inns amused me, "Buvez du CocoCola" and "CocoCola en vente ici." But English was never far away. The econd day of my visit a man approached me from a noisy group of chattering, giggling Frenchmen. He shook my hand and I hurriedly thought up something sounding remotely French, and was completely nonplussed when he said, "Pleased to meet you. Hennessey's the name." I remember drinking up the English words on a packet of American cornflakes and getting quite excited about some chewing gum with a label announcing that it had a "sucrose base." And right in the middle of Noumea, the most un-English town on earth, I found a King's Cross Milk Bar. And so to the food. Though everyone pretends it's bad taste to talk about food, there's nothing they really like better and there's certainly no bad taste about French food. At first fried eggs, ham, melon and cups of weak tea were produced for my breakfast-a solitary meal at 8 o'clock when everyone had been up since 5-but I discovered that all the French have for breakfast is a cup of cafe au lait. But at 11 they eat-four or five courses, generally soup, always green salad dripping with oil. In your left hand you hold a piece of crisp white bread sliced from a long, thin loaf, and use it like a shovel and to mop up the gravy. It's delightfully messy. The last course was usually some local fruit, water melon, pie melon, paw paw, bananas, or a sliced pineapple soaked in wine or even the odd mixture of Camambert cheese, paw-paw jam and water biscuits -and followed by disgusting, strong, black coffee. We went through the same procedure in the evening about 8 and mercifully straight to bed afterwards. You must drink in ew Caledonia. Both climate and etiquette demand it, even if it's just lemonade or CocoCola. Of course we drink "vin ordinaire," red wine, usually watered down, at every meal, and generally an aperitif before it. Wine is as much part of daily life as our cup of tea and even the children drink it.

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But New Caledonia itself. Besides visiting some of the beauty spots we spent a four-day trip up the west coast driving about in a little bus so we saw a good deal of the island. The narrow roads twist and bump, sometimes through dry, parched landscape or through thick bush-an undergrowth of coffee bushes dwarfed by tall coconut and banana palms. The hibiscus, bougainvilia and flamboyant trees were lovely. And suddenly you bump round a corner in the clay road, there were squawks and squeals as 20 scraggy-looking hens tore out of the undergrowth and a group of native children with big, shy smiles, wearing lockets round their necks and gaudy shirts, waved and whistled and we passed through a little native village. Very many of the houses of the "canaques" or natives were made of mud or bamboo and thatched with coconut fibre. We were shown round one of them and two little native boys climbed up a coconut palm and knocked down nuts for us to take away. And of course you are never far from the sea, which is just as Pacific lslandish as I had imagined. A day I remember especially wa when we made a launch trip from oumea to a lighthouse on a little island. We left Noumea about 6 in the morning and about two hours later arrived at the island. I don't want to be sentimental but it was the nearest thing to perfection I have ever seen. Our reaction was, "Well this is the Pacific Island par excellence" -white sand strewn with shells and broken coral in weird prickly shapes, a few swaying coconut palms, blue sky with a cloud or two, and the sea. I have never seen such sea-deep, deep blue yet clear as crystal and like crystal always moving and changing and shimmering and glistening. And pointing upwards like a finger above the blue sea into the blue sky was the lighthouse, tall, white, cool and firm. Here we spent the day, swimming, picking up shells and coral from the white beach under the blazing sun, eating our lunches of crisp bread and pate de foie gras and bottles of lemonade. And in the afternoon we sailed away again and watched the lighthouse and the palm trees sink into the blueness of the Pacific. Another occasion I remember was an evening in Noumea -the Saturday evening before I left, so we had a celebration. We had dinner at the Biarritz, a night club near the beach. A huge window looked out over the darkening sea and the black palms, a violin played oddly enough, "Love Letters in the

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Sand," and we sipped vin rose out of a bottle standing in a glistening silver bucket full of ice. Afterwards we drove to the Mairie, the Town Hall where a dance was being held for the Australian tourists of the "Orion" which was making a tour of the Pacific and spending this night in oumea.

If dances are meant to be romantic this was romantic plus. Before I'm taken up the wrong way I'll explain that it was the romance of the people, black and white, speaking French and English, the over-dressed Australian girls with flash cameras, the French cadets from the barracks, the native girls in brilliant colours and hibiscus in their hair, Australian sailors dressed in white, French boys in gaudy shirts and tight trousers, their hair brushed back, and yes, even on a Pacific Island, the groups of bored fathers and mother with eyes popping and tongues darting. But it was the haunting Hawaiian music and the rhythm of the dancing, the cool evening air-one wall opened on to a courtyard-the vivid colour, the gaiety and carelessness which swept us off our feet and united us in a world where our differences were lost. The exotic romance in the streets of N oumea was the same -the colour, the noise-but instead of the velvet of the night the sun shone down. It shone on the little dirty streets, the dilapidated Chinese shops, the little blue buses in the shade of the red flamboyant tree in the central square, on the crowded beach where the sun-tanned French girls combed their long hair, and everywhere the natives. The women and children were always barefoot, wandering aimlessly, dre sed in Mother Hubbards, smocks of coloured muslin. They seemed to love things that dazzle and sparkle. I counted even different coloured combs, bow and hair clips in the black fuzzy hair of one native woman. Many carried big baskets o-f bananas or coconuts and always the long, long, narrow loaves, and were followed by their curly-headed children with huge dark eyes. What I bought that was most exciting-because they were cheapest in the somewhat disappointing shops of Noumea, were a bottle of champagne for about 170 francs or 17 shillings and a bottle of Chanel No. 5. For me its smell will never mean the sophi tication and sparkle of Paris, the Folies Bergere, the Champs Ely ees, but the warm, clear blue Pacific, the coconut

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"Heath otc River." ( Gillian Shand, VIA.)

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In the Spring the birds do sing And never rest till they've built a nest; They lay the eggs so pale and green, And oon the tiny chicks are seen. They feed on worms and this and that, Until they grow so big and fat. -Mary-Lou

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L's for Lynette who went to Tibet. She thought it o hot that she sunbathed a lot; but when in the mountains it was o cold: she was frozen up there until eighty years old. -Sarah Woods, Std. 4. TIMMY

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Once upon a time Timmy Tadpole popped his head out of the water. "How beautiful the world outside is," he thought. "How I wish I could live in the open world all day." Tommy, hi brother, popped his head out too. Timmy jumped on to a rock. Timmy jumped on, too. "How funny I feel,'' aid Tommy. "I feel all dry." Suddenly there was a pop and Tommy burst so there tood· a green frog. "Mother! Mother!" shouted Timmy. "Tommy' bur t and looks like you." Mother came up to the top of the water. "Why, so he is," she said. "Tommy," she aid, "stand on that rock and jump, it is great fun." Tommy jumped with a splash. "Oh," he aid, "this 1s fun." -Jane Paterson, Std. 3.

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Once when we were staying in the country we found a wounded magpie. Carefully we carried it home and looked after it until it was better. In a short time it had become a pet with us, as well as with our neighbours, and between us we taught it to sing and to whistle. One trick it had when annoyed was to stand facing us, and flapping his wings, screech: "There is no luck about the house, There is no luck at all." vVe thought so, too, when one day mother lost her engagement ring. Cupboards and drawers were turned out, carpets and cushions shaken, and every likely and unlikely place ransacked, but no trace of the ring could be found. Time passed and no thought of the magpie entered our minds, until one day a chance visitor told us a story. It was of a magpie which carried her spectacles up a fir tree where it remained for hours, gripping them tightly in its beak. At last, possibly finding them not good to eat, it dropped them to the ground. That gave us an idea, and rushing to the bottom of the garden, where grew a leafy, branching tree, we searched in the leaves and twigs beneath. There, sure enough was the ring! -Elizabeth THE

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Once upon a time there was a cat who liked walking alone. One day he thought that a nice walk would do him good. So away he went. He said, "I'll go into the perilous jungle today." When he got there he was in front of a lion's cave. "Wow," he thought, "this is going to be dangerous." He turned round and saw the lion growling. At once the lion sprang to catch the cat. A chase began, one after the other. Finally the lion caught up and the cat disappeared bit by bit and then went all together. After that the lion walked home glad about that meal. -Aileen Kidd, Std. 3.

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Verse ]Rejoice and be merry in songs and in mirth, 0 praise our Redeemer, all mortals on earth! For thi is the birthday of Jesus our King, Who brought us salvation, His praises we'll sing.

Verse 2A heavenly vision appeared in the sky; Vast numbers of angels the Shepherd did spy, Proclaiming the birthday of Jesus our King, Who brought us alvation, His prai es we'll sing.

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Of all the dreams I have had the most unusual one is the time I was out in the middle of the ocean in a mall rowing boat. Beside me was a heavily-coated figure with a dark scarf wrapped round her head to protect her from the sea-spray. At the bow were long thick ropes which stretched to the far horizon. It was these ropes ( that my companion was holding on to) that pulled us through the water. One day as we were being mysteriously drawn through the water as usual, a storm arose. Thunder rumbled and as lightning flickered its way across the sky we could see that we were miles away from any shore and besides, the ropes hung limp, instead of taut as they usually were. For at least three days the waves crashed against the light hull, tossing u mercilessly into the water. At last, when the storm had subsided, my companion suddenly announced that she was going to turn the eels over in the sea as it was about time they were done. To my horror she began. With a long fork she delved down into the utmost depths of the ocean bring up with her hundred~ of green eels. Slowly the mountain of eels grew higher and higher until they suddenly came falling down on top of us, pinning us down under the boat. After finding my way from under the slimy, wriggling mas , I suddenly gasped in horror, for bearing down on top of me was the largest whale I had ever een. Closer and closer it came rolling its eyes all the time. Just as I thought it was going to pounce, everything turned suddenly black and the only thing I could hear was my companion placidly saying, "Oh, we usually turn them over on a Wednesday." - Judith Tait, Form II.

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HORSES As every evening I lie in my bed, The thought of horses comes into my head, I think of the fun we have together, As gaily we canter through the heather. I think, "Oh, my goodness, how lucky I am To own a horse like my Mary-Ann, Who, kind and gentle, loving and wise, Is ever so willing, and always tries." So now as I shut my eyes for sleep, My thoughts get all jumbled and fall in a heap. But I'll never forget those horses, no never, E'en if I live for ever and ever. -Vicki

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"Rock 'n' Roll" (Yvonne Stinear, VUA.)

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At home we have two Budgies. One is called Billy and the other is Betty. Betty is yellow and she is my very own. Billy is my brother's and he is a very pretty pale blue. Now they are living in a very beautiful big new cage and there is a little nest box on one end. My Betty Budgie is always going in and out of the nest box, and we are hoping she will make a nest and get some babies. Then I shall give them away to my friends. - Juliet L. Alpers, Std. II. MY WHITE

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School over for the day and I ran up the path to the shed in which I keep my white mice. There I heard an amazing squeak. Knowing this noise was most unusual, I quickly opened the lid of the box and peeped into the nest. To my complete surprise there were nine little pink, squeaking baby mice. The parents, Snowy and Joey were rushing round making their home warm and comfortable for the new family. Strangely enough every so often they pick up their nest and put it in a different corner. I was most fascinated to watch them shift the bark round to a suitable position, first gnawing a hole in it and then making a window-shaped opening which they used for poking their little pink noses through. Three weeks later I was feeding them when suddenly I noticed there were two nests with a piece of bark leading up to each. One was of soft straw and the other of harder straw. Full of curiosity I had a little peep and there to my astonishment were five more new babies. "Goodness me!" I said to myself, and as I looked, Snowy separated a doubled piece of paper and blocked my view. -Janet BIRD WATCHING

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In Westland, many miles from Hokitika, is the small, picturesque district of Kowhiterangi, the Maori name for a small round hill. A round hill there is, but very small compared with the majestic Alps which rise sheer behind it.

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I once was lucky enough to spend a holiday there, and from a road which runs round the foot of the mountains we could step almost into the heart of the bush, so unspoiled that it made a wonderful bird sanctuary, full of movement and sound. Above our heads, from giant fuchsia trees came the soft rustling movement of the wood pigeons, and looking up, there we saw them quite close, showing their green and amethyst backs and snowy white breasts. Beneath our feet, hard to distinguish because of its colour and its quiet crouching walk, we saw a weka. Its inquisitiveness made it turn to look at us with its sharp beady eyes. Pukekos, fantails, bell-birds and parakeets were there, but we saw one unforgettable sight. Two gnarled black birch trees stood side by side, each alive with tuis, their little white "bows" showing like so many scraps of white paper. Then a strange thing happened. First the birds from one tree rose, flew overhead and re-settled. Those from the other tree did the same. Then, as though at a word of command, they all rose and flew away in one long, far-reaching line. -Angela Ramsay, Form I. NATIVE

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W eka with the bright sharp eye, With strong wings, why don't you fly? Tui, parson-bird most gay Sings at dawn and close of day. Bellbirds, long of line and slender, Sweetly sing in chorus tender. Pigeon, though you do not sing, Strength of flight have on the wing. Pukeko with the slender legs Leave willing male to hatch the eggs. Fantail feeding on the wing, How you turn and twist and swing. Flightless kiwi you are 3trange, Lazy habits made you change. Snow-white heron, queen of all, Secluded, where none hear your call. -Form

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MORNING Sleepy, half-awake occupant opened their heavily-curtained windows on to a white, desolate world. All seemed to have been transformed into strange fairy-like beings by a touch of the frost-sprite's wand. Dew-laden spider-webs sparkled with a radiance which would have equalled that of the most costly jewel on earth. Not a soul stirred. Every blade of grass bore its own particular burden of frozen dew drops-waiting for the sun to relieve it of its frosty covering. All the world seemed to be waiting, until from the top of an old oak tree came the first clear note, to be followed by another and another. The world was alive again-freed from the binding spell of silence by the song of a bird ! The great red sun rose slowly over the tree tops amid a blaze of glory. It was morning ! - Diana Harkness, Form I.

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Once upon a time four children were watching the sun go down. They asked their mother, "Where does the sun go to?" "It goes to China," she said. "Mother,

will you tell us a story before we go to bed?"

"Once a Chinese mother had three children. The first was called Precious, the next was called More Precious, and th la t one was called Plenty of Precious. But still the mother wa not happy, he wanted a little boy. Next year she tried again and he hoped for a boy. But no, again she got a girl. She stamped her foot. Her husband dropped his brush and ran to see what was the matter. When he saw another girl he laughed. 'I know what we will call her,' he said. 'Pretty One.' Next year the mother tried again, and the next year a well. She called the two girl Pretty Two and Pretty Three. ext year she tried again, and what do you think? She got a little boy. She was so happy that she sent her nurse to find her husband. She found him in the bath and said, 'We have got a little boy.' 'I will call him Brave Boy,' aid Father." -Catherine

Phillips, Std. 1.

MY DESIRES I wish I was a clever soul, At singing, maths. and games, To have my name on honour· roll Among the list of names. I'd never have a single frown But sunny smiles all day If only some commendeds v\ ould quickly come my way. But try as I ought I can't make the way To a super report, With an average of A. -Pauline

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PROGRESS What is the past? Something that has flown With the ages and drifted away. Children are born and have soon grown Into their part of the world today. Yet why should they dwell on yesterday Instead of showing the world they are fit To work their own way day by day Yesterday is dead-forget it. What is the future? Something which has not come To our view for man to see plainly. Rich today, tomorrow not a crumb. Who can tell what will happen, mainly? Yet why should man worry or should he fear? For thinking of what might happen, he'll hurry To worry himself till grey hairs appear. Tomorrow does not exist-don't worry. What is the present? A time which is here And that which we can never live again. Why can man not absolutely steer Straight for that which i his aim? Yet man must live for only today, Opportunity won't knock twice and sit While he thinks what he would rather do or say. Today is here-use it!

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She stumbled blindly up to the top of the hill, and sank down behind a rock. She was dazed by the shock of her loss and still could not understand clearly what had taken place. It seemed strange that when so great a miracle had happened to her, its advantages should be withdrawn immediately. A little fly, glinting in the sun, climbed laboriously over a tuft of grass in front of her, and disappeared behind the rock. There was a rustling sound nearby and she turned her head to see two tiny, bright eyes staring at her in curiosity. She shook

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her head as a waving blade of grass tickled her nose, and the little grey field mouse scampered hastily away. The silence could be felt, deep and uncanny. A cloud covered the sun and she shivered as the mist, cold and damp, closed in around her. Suddenly she heard a faint sound, indistinct and muffled by the mist. She caught her breath and lay absolutely motionless. There it was again-a man's whistle and the panting of a dog. She cowered against the rock, her eyes wild. The padding sound of the dog's footsteps came closer and abruptly his black, familiar shape burst from the surrounding whiteness. He stood before her, his eyes full of compassion, and then raised his head and barked once. She heard someone scrambling up the last few feet and the shepherd appeared, seemingly from nowhere. Pressed close against the rock, she waited for the wor t, But instead she heard the man's voice, gentle and soothing, and -the inquiring bleat of a lamb! She sprang up as it ran to her and rubbed its wet nose against her face. She sniffed the little creature. Surely, surely this could not be her lamb? It was-dead. ow she could distinctly remember seeing its warm woolly shape lying still and quiet on the grass. And yet this •lamb smelt the same ! A great wave of joy swept through her and she stood for a moment care sing her adopted baby. Then proudly she led it past the shepherd and the dog and hurried down the hill to join her mates. The shepherd smiled and patted his dog, and a pink tongue licked his hand. -Kathryn THE

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Good Friday is the saddest day of the year because Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross. Although He had to suffer, love was pouring out of Him. It was not a hammer and nails that made Him stay nailed to the cross. It was selfish hearts. On the third day He rose again. That is the happiest day of the year. The church has flowers and candles and the brasses shine. -Catherine

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Old and learned beyond their years, They have forgotten what fun life can be, The friendship, with no deeper bond Than a careless joy in the sun, the stars and the sea. No lust for culture and social advance, No jealousy, no ambition. They have forgotten the fun we had, They are forgetting the laughter; Why must they be forever Debating, discussing The beauties of French impressionists, novels, their authors, and so on, Missing the beauty that's under their noses? Come out and look at the trees, the hills, And the flower by the river. Why must you take life so deeply, So Young? Are you forgetting the laughter? -Gillian Shand, VIB.

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The beach is not the place to work, to read, write or think. I should have remembered that from past experiences. It is too warm, too d 4 mp, too soft for any real mental discipline or sharp flights of spirit. One never learns. Hopefully one carries down the faded, striped bag, bumpy with books, pads, longunanswered letters, pencils and good intentions. The books remain unread, the pencils break their points, and the pads rest smooth and unblemished as the cloudless sky. No reading, no writing, no thoughts, even-at least, not at first. At first, the tired body takes over completely. As on shipboard, one descends into a deck-chair apathy. One is forced against one's mind, against all tidy resolutions, back into the primaeval rhythms of the sea-shore. Rollers on the beach, wind

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in the pine, the slow flapping of gulls across sand dunes, drown the hectic rhythms of city and suburb, timetables and schedules. One falls under their spell, relaxes, stretches out prone. One becomes, in fact, like the element on which one lies, flattened by the sea; bare, open, empty as the beach, erased by today's tides of all yesterday's scribblings. And then, some morning in the second week, the mind wakes, comes to life again. Not in a city sense-no-beachwise. It begins to drift, to play, to turn over in gentle, careless rolls like those lazy waves on the beach. One never knows what chance treasures these easy, unconscious rollers may toss up, on the smooth white sand of the conscious mind; what perfectly rounded stone, what rare shell from the sea floor. But it must not be sought for; perhaps dug for. No, no dredging of the sea-bottom here. That would defeat one's purpose. The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasure shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach-waiting for a gift from the sea. -Philippa Wheelans VIB.

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I have never actually ·met my Victorian grandfather, but I believe our Victorian grandfathers in general, were convincea that the perfect civilisation was just around the corner. All they had to do was to harness nature's powers to man's own purposes. And now science was overcoming this last obstacle. Perfection was only a matter of time. It needed a few more discoveries-a better system of education-a more equal distribution of wealth-and then, hey presto, we should have the kingdom of heaven upon earth. It's not surprising that on this reckoning God seemed rather irrelevant--He was not necessary for man's well-being. Man was doing very nicely, thank you, and it would not be long before he had entire charge of the situation. Well, it hasn't worked out like that; not a bit like that. Two world wars have revealed just how very thin is the veneer of civilisation, and how barbaric are the forces that lie just below the surf ace. The Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Stalingrads, the Hiroshimas-they are the answer to that illusion of inevitable progress. Progress? In scientific discovery and technical achievement, yes-undreamt of progress. But progress in the art of living? Progress in making possible a more secure and satisfying life for Tom, Dick and Harry? Where? It is not for nothing that the Church, in her peculiar language, speaks of men as "sheep who have gone astray." The "herd instinct" is a powerful force in social life. We all follow the fashion, and pride ourselves on our sanity, because we do what everyone else is doing, and say what everyone else is saying. And today it is the trend of this society to let other people amuse us, and think for us-to express opinions and set a scale of values, which we take as our own. The popular newspaper is the obvious example of this. At least half the people who read the newspaper are not in the least interested in reports of international affairs, or even the parliamentary proceedings of their own country. They prefer to read about sensation, crime, ex, snatches of gossip about film-stars, and strip-cartoons. Today the political situation of France is dwarfed beside the pelvic gyrations of Tommy Steele.

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Man must find his recreation at the pub, the picturetheatre, or the race-track, because he has lost the desire and the capacity to find it within himself. It is the vacant mind which can't be still-which is afraid to face its own inner emptinesswhich must have the radio on-which must be going places and doing things. Enterprising advertisers of labour-saving devices have persuaded the housewife that her work is drudgery. Let the machine do her work, then she can go out. Give the kids sevenpence for a pie for lunch-half-a-crown for fish and chips for tea. And on Saturday? Why-the pictures. It doesn't matter what they see-it keeps them happy, and out of the way. Well -maybe it doe . And what happens when these children leave school? The boys collect outside the Monte Carlo-and the girls parade the streets in a state of cosmetic bliss, in the hope of picking up a boy-friend. o wonder the tate is finding many of its adolescents difficult. High wages-a high standard of living makes life easy. And when life is easy it is the trend to take things for granted -to worship man and move away from God. How many people today say grace before their meals? Very few. In this age of deep freeze and packed soups, we forget that we receive these by the grace of God alone. Man is learning to take everything the easy way, not only in the home, but everywhere. And what will happen when difficulties come? He will crumble up under their weight, for he will not have the inner resources to withstand them. And what do the people think of this? They seem to be satisfied. Life, like their breakfast food, comes to them precooked-pre-digested-and wrapped in a plastic bag. Do they not see the dangers of such a situation? The answer is one they might well give themselves. "They couldn't care less." One would have thought that our impressive scientific and technical progress, which has made the most desirable things of our culture available to everyone by means of radio, cinema and cheap transport-one would have thought this would have made us a well-informed, self-reliant, independently-minded people. But it has had precisely the reverse effect. It has not given us inner resources. It has made us dependent upon outside amusements. Modern man is being led up the path of

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what appears to be a delightful garden, but what will prove to be only a dismal wilderness. Look at the old Roman Empire. When men had to earn their food by the sweat of their brows the empire flourishedgrew-and became great. But what happened when idleness, pleasure, luxury and sloth crept in? The Empire grew rotten and crumbled in its own dust. This problem is not a new one. It was a problem which faced Mr By-Ends, in Pilgrim's Progress, and this was the answer he received. "If you will go with us, you must go against the tide and the wind-the which is against your own opinion. You must own religion in his rags as well as when in his silver slippers, and stand by him when bound in irons, as well as when he walketh the streets with applause." But Mr By-Ends could not do this. He went on, in his own sweet way-to destruction. Will our society do likewise? -Elizabeth Osmers, VIA Winning speech in Myers Cup Competition.

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Ruby: Me, neither. I washed my hair last night and now I can't do a thing with it. It's proper floppy. Maud: Oh! What did you use? I washed mine and it's simply terrible. Maud: Bother, that woman's on again; I can't stand her. ( During this hair discussion the boy beside Ruby has become more and more agitated because he wants to hear the film.) Ruby: I used "Sparkle." Maud: So did I; maybe that accounts for it. (The poor boy gives up in disgust and prepares to make his exit. As he squeezes past the girls he deliberately kicks them.) Maud and Ruby in unison: Ow ! Ooo ! That was deliberate. Boy: I beg your pardon, girls; I washed my feet last night and I just can't do anything with them. Curtain. - June White, VU A. HIGHBROW

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Line a dish with Picassos, Van Goghs and Chinese prints and place the first mixture in it. Pour on the poetic sauce with a fine disregard for practicability and sprinkle with a vocabulary of esoteric words related to the arts ( e.g. Picasso's verve has an emulsifying effect on his pontillians, don't you consider?) Place in a moderate oven. When done garnish with horn-rimmed spectacles or a bow of badly-knotted tie, whichever is preferred. By following this method you will win a reputation for being the hostess who can produce the very highest highbrows at her dinner parties. -Philippa Thomson, VIA.

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"Unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem"-by delaying one man saved the state for us. Fabius Cunctator achieved something by delaying-his very reluctance to act was a diplomatic policy and an end in itself; hi name bears witness that in delaying-in spite of the negative and derogatory implications of the word-a man can prove his greatness. So it is with Hamlet; Hamlet delayed, and in his delay wt see the intellect which was his greatness; but that Hamlet achieved precisely nothing, that he accomplished his aim solely by chance, and yet remains a figure of imposing stature, is a measure of the greatness of his creator. Though it is with some reluctance, I feel that the words of Lascelles Abercrombie: "As the action unfolds itself we watch Hamlet continually upbraiding himself for delay which simply doe not exist. There is no delay at all; there is no moment in the play in which we see Hamlet failing to kill the king ... "

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must be dismissed as refusing to face one of the few clear facts of Hamlet's behaviour. A Don Quixote or a Hopalong Cassidy -a man less ruled by his mental processes than Hamlet-could have killed Claudius twenty times over during the course of the play. The delay exists; and that Hamlet himself admits it-and furthermore, admits it as a fault-could not be a surer proof. It is the ghost of his father who imposes the duty of revenge upon Hamlet. Already the first obstacles flit mockingly like dark shadows around the pure shining figure of Revenge. Hamlet has not himself experienced the incidents which necessitate the killing of Claudius: his anger, therefore, is not roused directly, as later when he kills Polonius in one sudden wave of emotion which overcomes his finer instinct and produces a decisive act. When one thinks of it, Hamlet has every excu e to doubt the word of a ghost-I would find it hard to swallow. The imposing of the revenge of his father's murder on Hamlet as a duty strikes me as strangely similar to the imposing of homework on schoolchildren. Perhaps an irreverent imile, but Hamlet's desire to accomplish the deed in the most perfect way of which he was capable, and the simultaneous pressure of it on his mind, the pricking awareness of something he ought to do but against which hi natural instincts rebelled, is a feeling often experienced by others less illustrious than he. And does it not often result in delay? In other, and more important aspects too, I find Hamlet's mind and emotions working along the lines mine would in a similar situation: there is much of the immature adolescent in Hamlet. Although his independence, polished and self-assured, his wit, intellectual mastery, and strength of utterance are the marks of a man, of a prince, many of his weaknesses, indeed his ultimate indecisivene s and uncertainty, are often the failings of young people trying to assert themselves.

In the first place, he is wrapped up with looking at humanity, he is a Freudian, a psychoanalyst who has slipped between the fingers of Father Time. He sets himself aloft, and, although aware of the potentialities of man, his view is distorted by the stigmatism of his own experiences, and, unfortunately, he judges accordingly. He believes that the way in which life has handled him through events and the people with whom he associates, is representative of the way in which it handles the whole hetero-

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genous mass of mankind; he generalises. Yet, seeing the inherent evil and folly of his fellows, egoist that he is, he fails to come to grips with the discrepancies in his own character. As an idealist and believer in the noble destinies and attributes of man, he feels that this revenge, to be worthy of him and mankind, should be perfect and unsullied. It was to be a vase carved in pure gold, or nothing-an earthenware pot would have offended Hamlet's principles. But Hamlet was no goldsmith, only a dreamy designer. He was the very man who could never have the. audacity and sang-froid to accomplish his ideal. Yet the thought of it possesses him and fills his whole mind. It tempers his attitude to life, discolours his affections towards guilty and innocent alike, and drives him in all its merciless strength to the deepest despair and thoughts of suicide. Yet as, like a living branch grafted on to his character, it becomes more firmly established, Hamlet almost forgets the fruit it has to bear, and concentrates on the arduous task of watering it. As far as the third scene of Act III, Hamlet, in spite of misgivings, regards revenge as not only necessary, but possible, even certain; we, still a little unsure about our hero, feel so too. The praying scene is the decisive point, both in the mind of Hamlet and of us, the audience. We sense that Hamlet's scruples of conscience, perhaps not unmixed with a little cowardice-"conscience doth make cowards of us all" -will prove too strong for a deliberate action of revenge on Claudius. In an unmistakeable atmosphere of fatalism, we become aware that the life and death of Claudius is immaterial, even irrelevant, and that the destiny of Hamlet alone is all-important, and we know it will be fatal. This is the last chance for action: now in the mind of Hamlet thought takes over and purpose is lost-and we have seen enough to know that thought is his weakness. In the play, the plot turns aside, spelling tragedy at each turn with Polonius' death, Ophelia's insanity and suicide, and, as if it too despaired of Hamlet, sends him to England for a large part of Act IV. Hamlet's delaying is a fact, no longer a fear. Perhaps it is even an inevitability. There are some people who cannot sing in tune; there are some people who could not kill their father's murderer, even with the noblest motives and genuine desire inspiring them. Hamlet's inability to perform and carry out a definite plan was surely in the nature of a physical impossibility. Yet it is our failures which are proof of our humanity, and it

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is Hamlet's failure which endears him to us as a human being. And as a human being he will never let his critic have the last word"You would play upon me: you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass and there is much music, excellent voice, in thi little organ; yet cannot you make it speak ... Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, you cannot play upon me." -Elizabeth

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OLD GIRLS'

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ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 30th SEPTEMBER, 1958. Patron: Miss J. P. Crasher. Past Presidents: Miss Janet Starry, Mrs G. Cotterill, Miss Mary Morten, Mrs C. H. Clemens, Mrs A. G. S. Gibbs, Mrs C. L. Wilson, Miss Lila Gardner, Mrs J. Roy Smith, Mrs E. M. Gibson, Mrs W. Smith, Mrs Heathcote Garland, Mrs N. Morton Smith. Immediate Past-President: Mrs W. L. Partridge. President: Miss Marjorie Best. Honorary Vice-Presidents: Mrs J. N. Hamilton, Mrs W. J. L. Smith, Miss L. Gardner. Vice-Presidents: Mrs A. H. Johnstone, Mrs J. B. Williams, Miss G. Rankin. Hon. Secretary: Mrs E. A. Guillermo. Minute Secretary: Mrs J. B. Jameson. Hon. Treasurer: Mrs C. L. Sturge. Committee: Mesdames H. H. Wauchop, E. T. H. Taylor, H. H. Deans, R. J. Dendle, S. Milne, Misses E. Hamann, L. Bunt and D. Lock. Hon. Auditor: Mr Mervyn Vile. ANNUAL REPORT

In submitting the Annual Report for the year ended 30th September, 1958, your Committee i able to report another very satisfactory year. During the year 85 new members were enrolled, 19 of these being Life Members. The membership of the Association is now 939, so that including the Branches our membership is over 1,000. 1viembers whose subscriptions are in arrears for three years receive a final notice and unless immediate payment is received their names are removed from the roll a with the rising costs of printing and postage we cannot afford to continue sending mail to non-financial members. At the end of this financial year there were 96 outstanding subscriptions.

Scholarship Fund:

This fund now stands at £316/18/8.

Building Fund: This fund was closed at the end of the financial year. We are now holding it in the National Bank of New Zealand Limited pending payment which we hope to make before the time of the Re-union. In last year's report we stated that we should be approximately £200 short of our target which was £2,500. This amount was to be provided for from our Accumulated Fund. Your Committee is very pleased to

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left): Dorothy Lock, Jane Penny, Ann Combellack, Mary Guillermo, Jeanette Gilbert, Dawn Maraaret Moss, Joanna March and Juliet Fulton. Second row: Fay Flewellyn, Kay Minson, Belinda Dawson, Mis J. P. Crosher (Headmi tress), Dean and Mrs Sullivan, Miss M. Best (Pre ident of the Old Girls' Association), Philippa Wills, Cecilie Fleming. Third row: Mary Russell, Rae Humphries, Jennifer Lindley, Susan Henderson, Margaret Boon, Judith Wood, Robin McGill, Kay Brander, Beverley Rutherford, Janet Slos, Ruth Thacker, Cynthia Scott, Wendy Mauger, Joan Powell, Jocelyn Plimmer, Patricia Everett, Lynley Owen, Barbara Jaine, Geraldine Mair. Back row: Margaret Stokes, Benvyn Bailey, Annette Scholefield, Judith Quested, Dianne Compton, Katrina Hale, Adrienne Laine, Adrienne Reece Smith, Faye Moffatt, Eleanor Coe, Penelope Turner, Patricia Collins, Susan Rogers. Front

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report that the amount now to be dravvn from the fund has been reduced to £115/11/8. The Accumulated Fund now stands at £1,392/10/8. New School: With the Science Block, Assembly Hall and Library requiring only the "finishing touches," the classrooms are now being erected and it is hoped that by the second term of 1959 the school will have moved into its new premises. During the year we have received donations amounting to £32/15/-, and this money will be used towards providing furnishings for the Library in the way of chairs, tables, etc. Any such articles donated will have the donor's name plate attached if so desired. Altar Set: At the last Annual General Meeting it was approved that the money in hand for the Sister Winifred Memorial Fund be used in providing something for the Sanctuary of the new Assembly Hall, and that to mark the occasion of the opening of the new School, the Old Girls' Association should make a suitable gift. It was decided to combine the two gifts and an Altar Set comprising a cross and two candlesticks was considered the most appropriate. The Bishop of Christchurch very kindly consented to make enquiries on our behalf whilst he wa in England, and now after filling in numerous papers we possess one Import Licence and a really beautiful Altar Set from Mowbrays Ltd., London, which should very soon be here. Social Evening: Over 60 new members were welcomed to the Association at a Nev,, Old Girls' party held in the Trinity Hall on Tuesday, 25th February. Once again we are indebted to Mrs Lang (Nancarrow) wh0 came along and gave a talk on "The Care of the Skin" and demonstrated the art of correct "Make-up." Two amusing competitions taxed the brain-powers of our guests and were won by Eleanor Coe, Cecilie Fleming, Susan Boleyn and Mary Guillermo. Storry Shield Match: On Saturday, 22nd February, the Annual Tournament was held. Unfortunately heavy rain curtailed some of the games, but St. Andrew's College Old Boy ' team was well in the lead and they carried off the shield this year. Our thanks to Margaret Lawrence (Burrell) for arranging and captaining our team. Morning Tea: A very enjoyable morning tea was held on Wednesday, 23rd April in the National Club Rooms. Rose Reynolds held the attention of everyone with her talk about the Museum and all the interesting displays we shall see when the new wing of the Museum is opened. Rose kindly offered to conduct a party of Old Girls through the Museum when it is opened. Debutante Ball: This was held at the Winter Garden on Tuesday, 15th April, and was an outstanding success, there being nearly 600 present. Forty-six girls trained by Edna Milne (Gill) were presented by our President, Miss Marjorie Best, to the Dean of Christchurch, the Very Reverend Martin Sullivan.

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MISS MARJORIE BEST President of Old Girls' Association.

In spite of so many rumour to the contrary continue to hold our annual Debutante Ball.

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Golf Day: Thi was held at the Shirley Link on Tue day, 10th June, and took the form of a Stableford bogey match. The weather thi year was extremely kind to us, but unfortunately the number of "Old Girl Golfers" wa very disappointing. Our thank to ancy imp on (Frater) ,vho arranued the play. The Eileen Partridge trophy was won by Joyce Nicholl (Shaw). The

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priz~ for the sealed hole went to Margaret Wagner (Jarman) and the putting prize to Dorothy Reid (Judd) on the count back from eroli Osborne (Jarman). Dorothy Jameson (Moss) our Minute Secretary was granted leave of absence while overseas. Hockey and Netball Matches: These were played on Saturday, 21st June, between the School teams and Old Girls' teams. This year our netball efforts were much improved and the match ended in a draw. Our thanks to Pauline Gamble who captained our team and to Barbara Flesher, who captained our hockey team. Sad to relate we were defeated at hockey by one goal. Morning tea which was served at the conclusion of the matches wa nearly a disaster-it certainly was a headache as the urn refused to boil and it was only with the aid of one kettle and two small saucepans that a continuous supply of boiling water 'vvas supplied to enable a omewhat harassed committee to provide hot tea to the thirsty players. The Annual Ball held at the Winter Garden on Wedne day, 25th June, was another out tanding success. September Function: Usually in September we hold an afternoon function. Owing to lack of support from our members your committee decided not to hold one this year. Kindred associations not already entertained by us during the yr?.r were invited to a morning tea held on Wednesday, 24th September, at the Clarendon Hotel. School History: Progress is being maintained with this. Will member who have received their History forms but have not filled them in, please do so and return the forms immediately. Health Stamps: Our thanks to members who so willingly undertook the sale of stamp at the St. Albans Post Office on the opening day ·)f 1he campaign. Our congratulations also because the number of st::m:ps sold was a record, and we ended the day with the cash perfectly balanced-· a record in itself. We shall be selling stamps at the Main Post Office on Tuesday, 25th ovember. National Council of Women: Mrs A. H. Johnstone and Mrs G. Burrowes have been the Association's delegates for the past year. Purchase of China: Early in the year your committee decided to purchase more china for use at our functions. Six dozen cups and aucers and one dozen ake plates were bought and were used for the first time at the party for new members. The china is cream with a narrow floral border and looked most attractive on the supper tables. With five dozen of the blue cup still in hand we nov,, have a good supply of china. Prizes: At the Annual General Meeting it was decided that the Association donate more prizes to the school, and after consulting Miss Crasher, a cup for Human Biology was presented to the chool. This will be awarded annually and will be accompanied by a book prize. A book prize to go with the Old Girls' Art Cup wa also donated. Wellington Branch donated a very hand ome leather bound book prize for Eng-

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lish. Gifts of this nature are of practical help to the school and should tend to strengthen the bond which already exists between the School and the Old Girls' Association. Old Girls' Blazers: During the year several members have obtained permits for the purchase of Old Girls' blazers. We are a little concerned that some members obtain a blazer and then immediately leave the Association. Golden Jubilee: Most members know that in 1960 ""e shall be celebrating the Golden Jubilee of St. Margaret's College. We, as Old Girls, shall want to make this a memorable occasion and to ensure that it is so members are asked to co-operate in every possible way. The Board of Governors, the Parent-Teacher Association and the Old Girls' Committee are planning to combine and at the present time proposed functions are as follows: Friday, 26th February: The Old Girls' Jubilee Ball including presentation of Debutantes. Saturday, 27th February: Old Girls' Garden Party. Sunday, 28th February: Church Service in Christchurch Cathedral to be followed by afternoon tea. This is a function to include Board members, present and past staff, parents, present girls and Old Girls. Monday, 29th February: The Old Girls' Jubilee Banquet. Tuesday, 1st March: Afternoon tea for junior pupils and high tea for senior pupils. (To be organised by P.T.A.) These proposed functions arc subject to alteration and Lhe Juoilce will be discussed at the Annual General Meeting. Members of the Association and if possible all past pupils will be notified of our definite plans early in 1959 and all will be asked to register. Will all Old Girls please help by replying promptly and any who know of Old Girls who are not members of the Association please send the names and addresses of same to the Honorary Secretary. Obituary: During the year we lost four of our members: Dorothy Macdonald (Quill), Thelma Bunting (Stacey), Alison Greenwood and Dorothy Thompson (Proctor). To their families and to all members who have suffered bereavements during the year we extend our sincere sympathy. News of Old Girls: We trust you will appr,eciate the inclusion of some of the news of Old Girls in this report. It is a very difficult task collecting these "Bits and Pieces" and it ,,vould be most helpful if members would send any news of Old Girls to. the Secretary. Would members also forward changes of names and addresses? Thanks: In conclusion, I should like to record our thanks to the following: Miss J. P. Crasher for her helpful co-operation at all times and in all matters, and for the use of the School Hall for the Debutante rehearsals; Mrs S. Clarke for doing all our typing; the women editors of

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the "Press" and '·Star-Sun"; J. Ballantyne and Co. Ltd. for undertaking the sale of ticket for our Annual Ball; Mr M. Vile our Honorary Auditor; the husbands of our committee members for their assistance at our dances, and finally I desire to thank all committee members for the use of their homes for our committee meetings and for their untiring support at all times in making the year under review o uccessful. For the Comimttee, MARY A. E. GUILLERMO, Hon. Secretary. 80 Mansfield Avenue, St. Albans. Telephone

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ARMAGH CIRCLE NOTES Early in June an excellent attendance of thirty-two members were entertained at a luncheon held at the D.I.C. Tearooms. Miss Elizabeth Bartlett, a St. Margaret's College Old Girl, gave an interesting talk on the subject of engraving. Thi talk covered a wide field from trophies, jewellery, silver and gold plate, drawn from experiences ,vhilst working for an English firm. Thanks are due to Mrs G. Rich who helped to contact members. (Signed)

D. F. JOHNSTONE, Convener. Telephone 36-037.

ENGAGEMENTS Mildred Hulse to John Raymond Juliet de Castro to Peter Holden Lesley Moffatt to Edward Gilliver Mary Ross to Robin Lane Melva Lawry to Russell Archer Alison Croft to Ernest Murray Jill Leech to Alastair Burry Margaret Westgarth to Anthony Cooper Margaret Rose to David Ranford Jennifer Robert to Jack Hart Joan Clarkson to Thomas Burrows Lois Bradshaw to Kelvin Victor Zephrine Beagley to Peter Gardiner Gaye Redpath to Michael San om Beverley Bryden to Ian Ayer Johanna Bethell to William Cracroft-Wilson Belinda Moore to Alistair Baxter Audrey Fairbairn to Ian Moir Helen Talbot to Peter Blaxall Denise Clark to John Harvey Norah Holland to Graham Reddell Mary Pickering to Barrie Smith Helen McBean to Russell Duckworth Joan Bull to Edwin Hayward

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uzanne Torris to David Doak Gail Minson to Jame Ferguson Elizabeth Bartlett to Colin M Lachlan Marlene Bell to David Byers Dawn Ballantyn to Maurice Horn by Barbara Hyde to Charles Martin Pamela Richmond to Jame Wil on Lynette Lightfoot to Tarman Wooding Margaret Boleyn to Robert Stothart Joy Machin to Charle Kelly Judith Suth rland to John Thompson Helen MacGibbon to Brian ewton June Lester to Robert Witty

MARRIAGES Joan Ballantyne to John Gilbert Diana Robinson to George Fra er Joyce Mossman to Norman Pavelka Con tance Andrew to George Head Jocelyn Chirnside to E. D. Turner Betty Croft to Stanley Chamber Ro ita Holenbergh to Terence Young Janet Macfarlane to Bryce Black Margaret Moffatt to Adam McPherson Kathleen Fergu on to Jame Phillips Judith Wright to David Richard Ilelen Verrall to Robert McLean Gillian Cotterill to Denis Wederell Joan Macfarlane to Peter Imrie Hilary Joyce to Maxwell Thacker Elain McKenzi to Graham Beale Gillian Quentin-Baxter to Jonathan Bownett Jeanette Greenwood to David Patchett Suzanne Thom on to Barry Dineen Barbara Todd to Austen Hunt Barbara Jenning to Ian Short Beverley Ha,.,ves to John Creighton

BIRTHS Margaret Gardiner (Brooks) twin, son and daughter. Dawn Reynolds (Lamond), daughter. Pamela McFadden (Littlejohn), son. Rosalind Buddo ( Roy Smith), daughter. Jennifer Spicer ( Thom on), <laughter. Isobel Matson (Wright), son. Jocelyn Wells (Blackler), on. Aroha Moore (Penman), daughter. Gillian Perry (Jenkin ) , daughter. Pat W ornall (Greenwood) , son. Shirley Henderson (Dickson), son.

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Jocelyn Broughton (Roy Smith), daughter. Judy Meldrum (Spooner), daughter. Philippa River (Harman), daughter. Hilary Rinckes (Agar), son. Marie Gurnsey (Ashby), son. Judith Hay (Gill), daughter. Judith Timpany (Ellis), daughter. Molly Stewart (Ferner), son. Shirley Elder (Wise), son. Enid Hardie (Hurst), daughter. Janet Johnson (Whitehead), daughter. Judith Hutton (Bell), <laughter. Jocelyn Turner (Chirnside), daughter. Suzanne Dineen (Thomson), son. Beverley Creighton (Hawes), daughter. Nathlie Badian (Wimsett), daughter. Janet Nicholson (Chapman), son. Enid Laffey (Allan), daughter. Leith Wells (Bowater), son. Mary Mould ( Mulcock), son. Nancy Jacobs (Morris), son. Mary Beadel (Ballantyne), daughter. Lois Newton ( Luney), son. Margaret Feary ( ) , son. Margaret Annand ( Hatherley), daughter. Ann Whyte (Plimmer), daughter. Elaine Petrie (Moore), daughter. Jan Hampton ( Robilliard), daughter. Glenys Perry (Joyce), daughter. Anne Judd (Stackhouse), son. Honor Christmas ( Plimmer), son. Janet Drury (Williamson), daughter. Mary Hampton (Shields), son. Margaret Blandford (Penrose), daughter. Diana Grant (Jarvie), daughter. Anne Lucas ( Hud on), son. Ursula Eisley (Richards), daughter. Mary Dodd (Todd), son. Marie Thompson (Morris), son. Gillian Bownett (Quentin-Baxter), daughter. Alyth King bury (McLachlan), son. Margaret Chapman ( Richard on), son.

NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Our congratulations to Mary Morten who was awarded the M.B.E. in the New Year Honours List. We are indeed very proud of Mary who in 1942 joined the Wrens as a mess caterer stationed at Worser Bay, Wellington, and at the end of World War II was in charge of Wrens based at H.M. .Z.S. Philomel, Auckland. Mary returned to th service when it reformed permanently in 1949, as a Wren divisional officer, at Philomel, with the rank of third officer. In 1952 she was

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appointed quarters' officer in charge of the Wrens' hostel at Devonport and a year later was made Superintendent, W.R.N.Z.N.S. Auckland Command, with the rank of second officer. Before joining the Navy she had a Jong as ociation with the Girl Guide movement in Canterbury and held office as both di trict and divisional commissioner. At present Mary is travelling over eas and we wish her a very happy holiday. Marjorie Chambers ( Nancarrow), Lady Superintendent of the Christchurch Ho pita!, was re-elected president of the Registered Nurses' Association and was also appointed to repre ent the association at a meeting of the board of directors of the International Council of Nur es to be held in Helsinki in 1959. Dorothy Mouat (Dickey) was appointed the senior selector for 1959 by the Canterbury Women's Hockey Association. At present Dorothy is a teacher in physical education at the Christchurch Girls' High School. Diana Grant (Jarvie)

now Jives at Knutsford,

Elizabeth Kearton (Todd), orth.

Cheshire,

England.

is a Child Welfare Officer in Palmerston

Norma Purnell (Blakey) whose husband died last year while on furlough from Malaya in England, has settled in Fiji. Elaine Parry (Rhodes) is living in Toronto, Canada. Congratulations to Beryl Batstone who was recently awarded the Dr. J. C. Bradshaw Prize in Music at the University of Canterbury when: she is taking a Bachelor of Music cour e. Beryl has had a mo t succe sful year and recently gained her L.R.S.M. diploma for pianoforte. Congratulations to Sonya Stevens who gained her L.T.C.L. diploma for elocution. Dorothy Talbot is now nursing at the Nel on Public Hospital. Mary Radcliffe was awarded a Post-graduate Scholarship in Arts and recently left New Zealand for Pari where she will be for two years. Frances Rich (McCann) recently retired from being Provincial Vice-President of the Taranaki League of Mothers after holding office for eight years.

OLD GIRLS AT UNIVERSITY Ph.D.: Ena Balfour. M.Sc.: Vivienne Benzie. Mus.Bae.: Beryl Batstone. B.A., third year: Jeanette Cromb, Jan Costello, Elizabeth Hamann, Florence Jones, Mary Ross; second year: Donne la Roche, Julie Taylor, Pauline Gamble; fir t year: Helen Rollinson, Dorothy Lock, Susan Bent. B.Sc., third year: Margaret Williams, Alison Powell, Philippa Fenwick, Sonia Bradley, Judith Steel,· Margaret Cox; second year: Denise Clark, Elspeth Munro; first year: Belinda Dawson.

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Mecl. Intermediate: Juliet Fulton. Law: Cecilie Fleming, Heather Wills. Accountancy: Philippa Wills, Penelope Carl. Old Girls capped this year:

M.A.: Marion McCree ( 2nd class Honour ) . B.A.: Jennifer Skurr, Marie Scott, Julie Turpin. B.Sc.: Vivienne Benzie, Rosita Young (Holenbergh). Diploma of Fine Arts: Jennifer Reynolds.

GIRLS AT UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY SCHOOL OF ART Sally Edwarde , Joy Machin, Elspeth McAlpine, Penelope Kellock, Kay Min on, Mary Guillermo.

Diana Thorpe,

OLD GIRLS AT CHRISTCHURCH TEACHERS' COLLEGE Second year: Jan Mitchell, Sally Edridge. First year: Su an Boleyn, Eleanor Coe, Ann Combellack, Susan Cranfield, Marie Ellis, Joanna March, Philippa Wills, Annas Young.

OLD GIRLS TRAINING AT CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL First year: Rosemary Gardner, Beverley Rutherford, Margaret Boon, Erica Jones, Rae Humphries, Philippa Mackay, Jocelyn Perry, Colleen Box, Susan Rogers, Patricia Collins, Dianne Compton. Second year: Jacqueline Adair, Jill Ferraby, Anne Ballantyne, Jennifer Nuthall. Third year: Rosemary Simon, Judith Sutherland, Susan Miller, Honor Denny, Kay Bramley, Jillian Slyfield, Patricia Undrill, Diana Neville, Janis Clark, Diana Williams, Judith Pickles. Fourth year: Valerie Hay, Anne Dear ley, Elaine Read, Lynette Lightfoot, Rachel MacGibbon, Nan Jenning, Susan Jennings, Julie Jones, June Robinson. Staff Nurses: Janet Tothill, Helen Ludecke, Judith Edwards. Anna Macfarlane and Margaret Moss are training at Wellington Hospital.

WELLINGTON BRANCH At the Annual General Meeting held in ovember, 1957, it was decided that such meetings in the future be held in September, so that the Branch affairs could be finali ed in time for the Annual Report and Balance Sheet to be sent to Christchurch, for inclusion in the school magazine, and in the Association's Annual Report. . Membership at that date was 23, six of whom were Life Members. Officers elected were: President, Miss Eileen Hunter; Hon. Secretary, Miss Marian Gardner; Committee, Mesdames R. D. Richmond (Errol Clarke), W. J. L. Smith, (Vale) and Miss Ches el Boon. An increasing membership and attendance at subsequent functions have proved the value of re-instituting a committee. By the end of this year four meeting will have been held. The annual dinner, 1957, was held at the Grand Hotel, Wellington, on Thursday, 21st ovember, and attended by 19 members. It was a most successful and happy function at which opportunity was taken to

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wish Mrs Sue Davis and her fiance Mr Graham Britton every happiness .in their approaching marriage and to present them with a gift. The guest of honour was Mrs W. J. L. Smith (Vale). St. Margaret's Evensong: Members accompanied by their families or friends attended this special service on Sunday, 24th November, the arrangement being made through the offices of the Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Wellington. Mesdames J. L. McBeath (Joyce Ivimey) and I. A. Williamson ( Alison Lush) read the lessons, the Old Girls' prayer was used, the School Hymn and School Psalm were sung. An evening for the entertainment of husband and friends of members took place on Thur day, l 7th April, at the Pioneer Club, Wellington. Although the attendance was smaller than anticipated, the venture proved so successful that it is hoped to make it an annual event. Hospitality wa<; extended to kindred associations on the evening of Wednesday, l 3th August, at the Pioneer Club, 23 guests representing 12 associations being welcomed by the President. A very interesting talk on various aspects of travel abroad was given by the guest speaker, Mr G. Gibbons, travel agent for the Union Steam hip Company. To date, this Branch of the As ociation has been represented at function arranged in Wellington by the kindred Old Girls' A ociations of Queen Margaret's College, Napier Girl ' High School, Nelson Girls' College, Wellington Girls' College, Rangi-Ruru and Marsden. A tangible Iink between the branch and the school now take the form of a cup and a book prize ( a leather bound Shakespeare) for English, presented for the first time in 1957 and won by Jane Gebbie. -EILEEN

TER, President.

Birth: To Alison Williamson ( nee Lush), a on. farriages: Sue Davis ( nee Mac Lean) to Graham Britton; Mi Id red Hulse to John Richmond. Overseas: Joan Deldyck (nee Roll) with her husband and daughter Janine left in July for a three months' trip to France, England and the States. Ann Coate left for England in February on the "Port el on" as ship's surgeon. She is continuing her medical studies while away. Dorothy Smith expects to take the post-graduate cour e in nursing during 1959. Polydora Gavriel ( Sotoros) and her hu band represented the Wellington Branch at the St. Margaret's Bal I. Phyllis MacDonnel has been on a trip to Australia and is now on her way to Hong Kong. Marian Gardner represented the Branch at Dorothy Miram's daughter's wedding.

AUCKLAND BRANCH The Re-union was held on 18th ovember at the Cheltenham Tea Kiosk. We enjoyed a buffet meal before the Annual Meeting. Mr Young was guest of honour, and Marion Lusk (Smail) was in the chair.

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The following officer were elected for 1958: President, Shirley Brickell (Wooler); Hon. Secretary, Viviene l~aris (Ellis); Committee, Gladys Scott (Stowe), Als Jones, Sally Worsley (Derbridge). Members attended Evensong at St. Matthew's Church on Sunday, 17th November. We decided to have guest artists or speakers again during the year, to add interest, and the two-monthly meetings have been well attended. We have been fortunate to have Mrs Young with u again this year, and she has taken a keen interest in our affairs. \!Ve were pleased to meet Miss Crasher again at morning tea given for her, and we were very interested to hear the latest reports of the progress of the new . chool. We have welcomed several new members during the year: Marjorie Spiller (Pickering), Sally Mills, Esma Jordan (Dennison), Pamela Wright (Dickie) and Frances Walker. Margaret Cameron has attended meetings too, while she has been teaching at St. Cuthbert's. Our congratulations to Lesley Anderson, who has transferred to our Branch, on her appointment as Headmistre s of the Hamilton Girls' High School. We were very proud of the award of the M.B.E. to an ex-President of our Branch, Mary Morten, in the New Year Birthday Honours. We hope she is enjoying a long-awaited trip to England. Congratulations to Esther Walesby (Rose) who ha the di tinction of being the first grandmother of our Branch. We were very sorry to lose Ngaire Irvine (Best) as a member. She is now living in Perth, where her husband has been transferred. Dorothy Steele (Gerard) with her husband and family is Iiving in England this year. Janet Iverach has left Auckland to continue doing occupational therapy in Dunedin. We extend our sympathy to Mona King ( Coath), Alison Wilson ( McKillop), Mattie Fogden (Cotten), Esther Walesby (Rose) and Nora Buske (Friedlander) in the loss of members of their family. Marriage: Jocelyn Isherwood to Sulby Kneale. Births: Alison Morten (Thomas), daughter; Barbara Downey (Jagger), <laughter. I am very grateful to the members of the Branch, for their continued intere t and support, and I should like to pay pecial tribute to the Secretary and Committee for their cheerful co-operation and hard work. SHIRLEY VIVIE

BRICKELL FARIS

(Wooler),

President.

(Elli ), Hon. Secretary.

TIMARU BRANCH Our annual recognition of St. Margaret's Day was celebrated with afternoon tea, at which we entertained members of the kindred associations. On the same day we held our Annual General Meeting which resulted in the following officers being elected: Pre ident, Irene icholson (Dunn); Secretary, Jean Hamilton (Penrose); Committee, Muriel Duff Jones (Lance), Molly Timewell (Bankier), Olive Farthing (Langley), Rosemary Owen (White).

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We have appreciated the invitation extended to u by the various kindred a sociations and our repre entatives have never failed to enjoy these function . A particularly interesting evening' entertainment wa provided by Mr A. Newland , who gave us a very colourful talk on her recent holiday in Fiji. Once again I should like to thank the Secretary and Committee for their willing co-operation. IRE

E NICHOLSON,

Pre ident.

Marriage: Myfanwy Coxhead to John . Fulton. Myfanwy recently married in Singapore and ,,vill be living in Penang.

was

ANNUAL RE-UNION, 1957 The u ual Re-union function were held la t year and were most uccessful. Over 156 attended the dinner which ""a held at the Winter Garden. We should however like to see larg r attendances at both the Holy Communion Service and the tenni match. The Addeh Perkins cup for the Old Girls' race was won by a committee member, Edna Milne (Gill), Margaret Lawrence (Burrell) was econd, and Pauline Menzies (Williamson) was third.

MEMORIAM

Dorothy Thomp on (Proctor) who passed away recently wa a "firstday" pupil at St. Margaret's, her name being fifth on the School Roll. Thelma Bunting (Stacey). Old Girl who attended School from 1930 to 1934 will be grieved to hear of the death of Thelma which occurred rec ntly. Thelma was a chool prefect and a member of both the A tenni team and the hockey team. Her three daughters are attending St. Margaret' . Alison Greenwood, who was at school from 1932 to 1938, pas ed away last February after a long illness. At the time of h'er death Alison wa a taff nurse at the Christchurch Ho pital. A Dorothy Quill, Mr Macdonald was a s hool fellov,, of mine and my memories of her are very vivid. From 1918 till 1922 when she left St. Margaret's we were in the same form. Even in her childhood Dorothy had a personality to be reckoned with. She was a leader, he "vas intelligent and she wa athletic. She led us in our work, setting a high standard, so that tho e of us who wished to compete had to work very hard, not to surpass her but to keep her within sight. It was not the fashion to do as little work a possible, and I suspect that it was partly becau e of her talents, and partly because of the quality of the teaching that we were lucky enough to receive, that we felt driven to work both in school and at our games. I can can also remember her leadership in our less reputable activities. She wa high-spirited, and, if she had her moments of quietness, she had far more moments of energy chool girl nonand originality which of cour e re ulted in unaut~orised sense which was very entertaining to us, but probably a nuisance to everyone else.

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There was a memorable term when as rather tiresome fourth formers we were constantly in trouble with the prefects. Dorothy and some. other irrepressibles produced a book called "The Prefect Squasher." I have read the book, though I had no part in it production, and even in my middle age, I found it entertaining. There is another special memory I have of her as Mrs Malaprop in "The Rivals." This play was produced by Miss Peters and those of us who were in the cast remember the force with which Mr Malaprop was played. I can see her now with her mittens and lorgnettes, black lace, powdered hair, straight back and incredible malapropisms. No memory of school days to me is really without a memory of Dorothy, she was lovable, at times intimidating and always interesting. (Signed)

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CHAMBERS

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