1963 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

1963

No. 56

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THE PREFECTS 1963 Back Row L. to R.: S. Morri , B. Saunder, J. Mackay. Middle Row: C. Reay, K. Gardiner, J. Wynn-William., C. rquhart, J. Lough, J. Green. Front Row: F. u tin, R. Fox, P. Thompon (Head), Mis J. P. Crasher, M. Hargreaves Perry.

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Contents Page

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Primary School Notes

Infant Department

Kilburn House

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School Roll

Kowhai House

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Edjtorjal

Konini Hou e

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Prize List 1962

Matipo House

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Examination

Rata House Notes

Djsplay of Work

Rimu House Notes

Chapel

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Tennis Notes

S.C.M. Notes

Swimming Notes

Art Room Notes

Athletic Notes

Red Cross Note.

Hockey Notes

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Golf Notes

Board of Governors

The Staff Officer

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Results

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Library

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Music

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Basketball Notes

Drama

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Junior School Games Notes

Dialectic

Society

Original

Prefect

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Old Girls' Note

Contribution

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS The Right Reverend A. K. Warren, M.C. M.A. (Oxon), the Bishop of Christchurch. Deputy Chairman: Dr. H. Jenner Wales, M.B., Ch.B., D.O.M.S. Professor H. F. T. Adams, M.A., G. M. Morgan, Esq. (to April) A.M.I.Mech.E. ( leave of absence) Mrs W. L. Partridge. The Rev Canon R. P. Andrews, Dr. W. J. Pryor, F.F.A.R.C.S. L.Th. Miss G. Rankin. Mrs CF. Browne, M.A. The Rev. J. Thomas, 13.A. ( to H. Cordery, Esq., M.B.E., May) F.R.A.N.Z. J. M. Tocker, Esq., M.Com. The Reverend M. L. Underhill, Dr. D. H. Cummack, B.Sc., M.B.Ch.B.(N.Z.) (from October) M.A. H. S. Williams, Esq. Mrs R. J. Dendle. R. M. Young, Esq., L.L.B. T. D. J. Holderness, Esq. R. S. Latter, Esq. (from April) Bursar: G. S. Williams,. Esq. Chaplain: The Venerable S. E. Woods, M.A. Chairman:

THE STAFF Headmistress: Miss J. P. Crosher, M.Sc., ( N.Z.) Secondary School: Miss N. Corder, B.A. (Hons.) (London), Dip.Ed., First Assistant, Head of English Dept. Miss D. H. Robinson, L.T.C.L., P.C.T., Careers Adviser, Head of Commercial Dept. Mrs S. Penney, B.A. ( N.Z.), B.Cert., Head of Hi tory Dept. Mrs L. M. Astley, B.Sc. (Hons.) (London), Dip.Ed. Biology. Miss C. H. Blair, B.A. (N.Z.), Head of Geography Dept. Mr T. R. Bothwell, B.A. ( N.Z.), Head of French Dept. Mrs M. I. Clere, Homecraft Diploma, Hornecraft. Mrs A. G. Cooper, M.A. (Hons.), (St. Andrew's), English, History. Mrs E. S. Crossland B.Sc. (Hons) (London), Dip.Ed., Biology (Term III) Mrs G. A. Denny, B.Sc. (N.Z.), Biology. (Terms I and II). Miss E. Duff, M.A. (Hons.) (N.Z.), Latin. (Term I). Miss K. Parry Edwards, B.A; (Hons),(Wales), Librarian (Te.rms I & II) Miss T. Findley, Dip.H.Sc., Head of Clothing Dept. Miss S. Gaudin, B.A. ( Otago), English, French, Art. Mr W. G. Gibson, B.Sc., (Hons), Cant., Mathematics. Mrs V. Greaves, Librarian. ( Term III). Mrs N. Halliday, M.Sc. (Hons), N.Z., Head of Chemistry Dept. Miss A. R. Hughes, C.Cert., Specialist in Physical Education. Mr A. F. Johnson, B.Sc. (N.Z.), Dip.Ed., A.N.Z.I.C., Head of Mathematics Dept. Miss T. M. Lewin, Mus.B., L.R.S.M., L.Mus., T.C.L., Music ( to University Scholarship). Miss J.E. Osmond-Smith, B.A. (N.Z.), Geography. Miss A. I. Ross, M.A. (Hons.) (N.Z.),. German, French. Mrs R. M. Ruthven, B.A. (Hons) (Manchester), History, English. Mrs M. A. Steel, M.H.Sc. ( N.Z.), Science.

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D. H. Tutill, L.T.C.L., Cert.Prof. B.T.S., Head of Art Dept., Divinity. Mr· C. J. Yeabsley, M.A. (N.Z.), Head of Latin Dept. PRIMARY SCHOOL Headmistress: Miss J. I. Newson, Dip.Tchg., B. Certificate. Form II. Mrs . Howard, B.A., B. Certificate. Form I. Mi s D. M. Beattie, C. Certificate. Standard IV. Miss M. P. Wood, C. Certificate. Standard III. Mrs I. Mitchell, C. Certificate. Standard II. Miss M. D. Foggo, Scottish Teacher's Certificate m Primary Subjects. Standard I ( till July). Mrs C. M. Taylor, C. Certificate. Standard I ( from July). Miss R. M. Craighead, C. Certificate. Primer 3 and 4. Mrs M. C. Budge, Certified Teacher, Chapter IV, Scotland. Infant Mistre s. Miss W. Morgan, Dip.Au t., College of Physical Education. Music Staff: Mr F. J. Hyde (Term I), Head of Music Dept. Mrs M. Allison, A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L., L.R.S.M., Dip.Music. Head of Music Dept. ( Term II and III). Pianoforte and Singing. Miss E. J. Brown, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Mr M. Clarke, Dip.Music, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L. Pianoforte. Miss E. N. Scott, L.T.C.L. Pianoforte. Speech Training: Mrs D. Corrick, L.T.C.L., Miss S. Stevens, L.T.C.L. Ballroom Dancing: Mis E. Cornyns Thomas. Bursar's Office: Miss J. Maffey (Secretary), Mr F. Mintrom, Miss J. Clark. House Staff: Senior Matron: Mis A. E. Lill, Mrs E. Brooks (Terms II and III). Kilburn: Mrs M. Cassidy, Mrs M. M. Crotty. Julius: Mrs M. Dornwell, Mrs M. Crosbie. Prefects: Chri tine Perry Janet Green Pamela Thompson (Head) Chri tine Reay Jillian Holland Mary Hargreaves (Deputy) Barbara Saunders Josephine Lough Felicity Au tin Christine Urquhart Janet Mackay Robyn Fox Jane Wynn-William Sally Morris Kathleen Gardiner Kilbourn House Prefects: Su an Gebbie Robyn Fox (Head of House Term I and II) Helen Diedrich Virginia Stevens Penelope Harley Avice Kelly Chapel Prefects: Sally Morris Jillian Holland Pamela Thompson Christine Reay Mary Hargreaves I<.onini: Christine Urquhart I<.owhai: Christine Reay Matipo: Robyn Fox

House Captains: Rata: Barbara Saunders Rimu: Sally Morris

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Games Captains: Tenn~: Joy Brander H ock.ey: Barbara Saunders Swimming: Mary Hargreaves Basketball: Beth Lemon Athletics: Barbara Saunders Librarians: Janet Mackay (Head) Philippa Lane Angela Ramsay Jillian Farmer Robyn Leeming Pamela Thompon Linda Guinness Jo ephine Lough Christine Urquhart Jillian Holland Sally Morris Ja nice Young Jocelyn Johnston Ruth Perkin

Term I S. Clark (convener) V. Stevens D. Costelloe P. Maling . Fear E. William J. Phillips J. Brand r A. Denham K. Greenslade M. Dunbar

Senior Orderlies: Term II D. Castel loe (convener) H. Ander on E. Wilkin D. Harkness A. Greenslade J. Com bell a ck J. Brander C. Blair P. Harley K. Boon S. Allan

Term I VIA ....... Deni e Costelloe VIB 1 ...... Elizabeth Coop VIB 2 ....... Diana Adam on VU ............ Dorothy Watson VLA ......... Virginia Williams VLG ........Susan Dab on VLM .......Janet Scott IVM ........Jane Paterson IVG .........Sandra Co telloe IVM ........Judith Stone IIIA .......Ceri Parr IIIG .......Joan Saunders IIIM.. Janice Banks

Form Orderlies: Term II Susan Clark Susan Hobbs Lucy Harper Wendy Nicholls Cynthia Robert Marilyn Mantell Jane McKee Mary Holme Alli on Kerr Judy Turner Victoria Collins Sally Beetham June icholl

Term III V. Stevens (convener) D. Co telloe R. Wood R. Cunningham E. Coop D. I aac S. Mulligan J. Nicholls J. Wagner H. Cook J. Kay W. icholl Term III Heather Ander on Elizabeth Williams Su an Gebbie Elizabeth Hope Prudence Thomp on Raylene Wilkin Marilyn Chapman Evelyn Bale Sally Thoma Ja net McLellan Rosemary William Jennifer Price Lindsay Deane

Junior School Orderlies: Term I Term II Std. 4 .... Su an William Sandra Oates Form I ...Deborah Beetham Margaret Saunders Form II. Kathleen Dingwall Sarah Jenning

Term III Su an Barlow Jennifer Davies Frances Revell

Junior School Librarians: Form I ....Margaret Saunder Katrina Mackintosh Philippa Muir Helen O'Brien Form IL Susan Wilton Barbara Ross Rosemary Wood Mary Wauchop

Sally-Ann ur e icola Hamilton Julia Hall Judith Tipping

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SCHOOL ROLL FORM VIA ( Miss Corder) Holland, Jillian (Matipo) Anderson, Heather (Rata) Morris, Sally ( Rimu) Au tin, Felicity (Matipo) Perry, Christine (Konini) Clark, Susan (Kowhai) Saunders, Barbara (Rata) Costelloe, Denise ( Rimu) Steven , Virginia (Rata) Fox, Robyn (Matipo) Thompson, Pamela (Matipo) Gardiner, Kathleen (Km,vhai) Urquhart, Christine ( Konini) Hargreaves, Mary ( Matipo) FORM VIB 1 (Miss Ross) Anderson, Jennifer (Kowhai) Lough, Josephine (Rata) Appleby, Joanne (Matipo) Macarthur, Ann (Kowhai) Coop, Elizabeth (Rata) MacKay, Janet (Rimu) Cunningham,. Rowan (Rimu) Mating, Pamela (Matipo) Farmer, Jillian (Konini) Perkins, Ruth (Rimu) Fear, Sally (Matipo) Ramsay, Angela (Rimu) Green lade, Alison (Konini) Wilkin, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Harkne s, Diana (Kowhai) Williams, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Hobbs, Susan ( Matipo) Williamson,, Sally ( Matipo) Lane, Philippa (Konini) Wood, Robyn (Konini) FORM VIB 2 (Miss Blair) Adam on, Diana (Matipo) Hatch, Julie (Konini) Bas ett, Beverley (Kowhai) Johnston, Jocelyn (Rimu) Bell, Julie (Rata) Kelly, Avice (Matipo) Blair, Caroline (Kowhai) Leeming, Robyn (Matipo) Brander, Joy (Rata) Mulligan, Susanna (Konini) Combellack, Jane (Kowhai) Nicholls, Janet (Rata) Cook, Barbara ( Kowhai) Phillips, Jan ( Rimu) Cummack, Elizabeth (Matipo) Ray, Christine (Rata) Dart, Patricia (Rata) Reay, Christine (Kowhai) Denham, Ann (Konini) Solomon, Diana (Kowhai) Dunshea, Anne (Matipo) Stanley, Jennifer (Rata) Felton, Elizabeth (Konini) Taylor, Adrienne (Rimu) Gebbie, Su an (Rata) Williams, Deborah (Rata) Golden, Patricia (Matipo) Wynn-Williams, Jane (Rimu) Guinness, Linda ( Rimu) Young, Janice ( Rata) Harper, Lucy ( Konini) FORM VU ( Miss Robinson) Evan, Raywyn (Rimu) Allan, Sally (Konini) F arrester, Helen ( Rimu) Bats tone, Mary ( Rata) Grant, Irene ( Konini) Birdling, Prudence (Konini) Green, Janet (Rata) Boon, Karolyn ( Matipo) Greenslade, Karen (Matipo) Cook, Helen ( Kowhai) Hamilton, Virginia (Konini) Cook, Margaret (Kowhai) Harley, Penelope (Rata) Cordery, Claire (Kowhai) Hope, Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Diedrichs, Helen (Kowhai) Kay, Jennifer (Matipo) Dorman, Susan (Kowhai) 1,emon, Beth ( Rimu) Dougall, Elizabeth (Matipo) McAuliffe, Prudence (Konini) Dunbar, Margaret ( Rimu)

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McPhail, Sally ( Rimu) Marriott, Judith (Konini) Moore, Adrienne ( Rimu) Neal, Patricia (Rimu) Nicholls, Wendy ( Kowhai) Preston, Belinda ( Matipo) Preston, Heather ( Rimu) Sandston, Elizabeth ( Rimu)

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Scott, Kay (Matipo) Scott, Virginia ( Konini) Smith, Robin (Matipo) Stewart, Jill (Kowhai) Wagner, Jennifer (Kowhai) Watson, Dorothy (Konini) Whitty, Dianne (Matipo) Wright, Alison (Rata)

FORM VLA ( Mrs Halliday)

Benzie, Philippa (Matipo) Berry, Helen (Rimu) Blackie, Angela ( Matipo) Bullock, Suzanne ( Matipo) Coe, Ja net ( Ma ti po) Cordery, Margaret ( Kowhai) Cummack, Barbara ( Matipo) Goggin, Jane (Rata) Hall, Philippa (Matipo) Halliday, Jacqueline (Konini) Hatherley, Dianne ( Rimu) Hawkins,. Rosemary ( Matipo) Hobbs, Lindsey ( Matipo) Holland, Rosemary ( Konini) Jones, Christine (Matipo) McDougall, Su an ( Rimu) Macfarlane, Helen ( Konini) Macfarlane, Wendy ( Rimu) Matheson, Deborah ( Rimu) Matson, Virginia (Rimu)

Minson, Treina ( Rimu) Mulligan, Emily (Konini) Nicholls, Lesley (Kowhai) Perry, Adrienne ( Rata) Roberts, Cynthia (Rata) Saunders, Janet (Rata) Stewart, Juliana (Kowhai) Sutton, Diana (Matipo) Taylor, Pamela ( Rata) Thompson, Prudence (Kowhai) Thomson, Susan (Matipo) Tacker, Denise ( Matipo) Todd, Janis (Matipo) Utley, France (Matipo) Walker, Diane (Matipo) Williams, Virginia (Kowhai) Wilson, Rosemary (Kowhai) Woods, Sarah (Kowhai) Wright,. Shirley (Konini)

FORM VLG ( Mrs Cooper)

Andrews,. Gabrielle ( Rimu) Annand, Robyn (Matipo) Bourke, Pamela ( Rimu) Brown, Lynette ( Rimu) Buchanan, Anne ( Rata) Cox, Catherine (Kowhai) Dobson, Susan ( Kowhai) Fisher, Dianne (Kowhai) Hamilton, Beverley ( Rimu) Hammond, Robyn (Konini) Harris, Jacqueline ( Rata) Lawson, Jane ( Rata) Maclntosh, Robyn ( Rata) Macready, Susanne ( Rata) Mantell, Marilyn (Rata)

Martin, Diana ( Rata) Moffitt, Danelle (Rimu) Perry, Sandra (Konini) Rattray, Nicola (Konini) Russell, Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Scanes, Shona ( Kowhai) Stephens, Christine ( Kowhai) Thatcher, Janice (Konini) Turnbull, Rosemary (Matipo) Tywneham, Andrea (Kowhai) Wagner, Neroli (Kowhai) Wilkins, Raylene (Konini) Williams, Jennifer (Konini) Wright, Margaret (Rimu) Young, Belinda (Matipo)

FORM VLM ( Miss Findley)

Armstrong, Nicola (Matipo) Baker, Bobbi ( Rata) Barker, Jacqueline ( Konini) Blunden, Nora ( Matipo)

Byrne, Nichola (Kowhai) Chapman, Marilyn ( Rimu) Chapman, Jennifer (Konini) Copley, Carolyn ( Konini)

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Denham, Helen ( Konini) Diedrichs, Alison ( Kowhai) Dunne, Gretchen ( Rata) Evans, Kathryn ( Rimu) Fleming, Lesley (Konini) Gardiner, Gretchen (Matipo) Golden, Margaret ( Rata) Gosset, Hilarie ( Matipo) Haley, Eileen (Matipo) Innes, Sandra ( Kowhai) Kennington, Josephine (Rata) King, Eleanor ( Rimu) Knight, Judith (Konini) Lawrence, Phillippa (Konini) Lill, Anne (Konini)

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McKee, Jane (Rimu) McLaughlin, Lynette ( Konini) McIntosh, Susan (Rata) Parfitt, Joanne (Rata) Roberts, Pamela (Rata) Rose, Hilary (Kowhai) Scott, Janet ( Rimu) Spencer, Wendy (Konini) r Stronach, Susan ( Konini) Sutton, Jillian ( Rimu) Taylor, Davina ( Rimu) Thomson, Janice ( Rimu) Williams, Susan (Konini) Woods, Marianne ( Kowhai)

FORM IVA ( Mr Bothwell) Anstey, Clare (Kowhai) Bale, Evelyn ( Kowhai) Cardwell, Adele (Kowhai) Clark, Nicola ( Kowhai) Cocks, Leith ( Matipo) Collins, Mary ( Konini) De La Bere, Madeleine ( Konini) Dynes, Annette ( Kowhai) Everett, Rosemary ( Rimu) Fitzgerald, Clare (Kowhai) Forsyth, Caroline (Rata) Foster, Susan (Matipo) Frizzell, Victoria ( Matipo) Grueber, Jan (Rata) Holmes, Mary ( Konini) Isaac, Catherine ( Rimu) Johnston, Margaret ( Kowhai) Kempthorne, Philippa (Kowhai)

Kidd, Aileen ( Rata) Langford, Alison (Rata) Linklater, Norma (Rata) MacDonald, Elizabeth (Rata) Matheson, Mary (Rimu) Paterson, Jane (Kowhai) Phillips, Rosemary (Rimu) Pryor, Jennifer ( Kowhai) Redmond, Lynette ( Rimu) Sandston, Janet ( Rimu) Skinner, Jane ( Rimu) Sladen, Felicity (Rimu) Slatter, Susanne (Rata) Small, Margaret ( Matipo) Smith, Jill ( Matipo) Talbot, Hilary (Kowhai) Vaughan, Catherine (Konini)

FORM IVG (Mrs Ruthven) Anderson, Gilli~n ( Kowhai) Clay, Rosemary (Kowhai) Chignell, Josephine (Rata) Costello, Sandra ( Rimu) Carson, Gillian ( Rata) Day, Pauline (Rimu) Devine, Bonnie ( Rata) Dunshea, Margot (Matipo) Forbes, Heather (Konini) Godfrey, Margaret (Konini) Hammett, Bronwyn (Matipo) Harper, Prudence ( Konini) Holderness, Joanna (Matipo) Keith-Gil Ion, Kathleen ( Konini) Kerr, Allison ( Konini) Laugesen, Sonja (Matipo)

Lee, Gillian (Rata) Louisson, Victoria ( Rimu) McCutchcon, Mary (Konini) O'Neill, Lindsay (Matipo) Oswald, Marianne ( Rimu) Plimmer, Lois (Rimu) Preston, Philippa ( Rimu) Solomon, Jocelyn ( Kowhai) Thomas, Sally (Matipo) Tinniswood, Susan ( Rimu) Tipping, Philippa (Konini) Toms, Annette ( Konini) Underhill, Alison (Rimu) Ware, Jill (Rata) Williams, Elaine (Rimu) Wisdom, Lois (Konini)

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FORM IVM (Miss Tutill) Bennett, Dianne ( Konini) Bettle, Dianne ( Kowhai) Blay, Susan ( Rata) Bray, Paulette ( Rimu) Clemens, Diane ( Rata) Clemens, Louise ( Konini) Copeland, Catherine (Kowhai) Cowper, Jill ( Rata) Crookbain, Desrae ( Kowhai) Davies, Mary (Matipo) Dendle, Elizabeth ( Konini) Flitcroft, Yvonne (Konini) Henderson,. Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Howorth, Janetta ( Kowha i ) Jackson, Valerie ( Ra ta) Jenkins, Yvonne (Matipo) Kennedy, Gaynor ( Ma ti po) McClelland, Bridget ( Rata) McLellan, Janet (Rimu)

May, Nicola (Kowhai) Morris, Lorraine ( Kowhai) Morris, Marilyn ( Kowhai) Muirson, Oianah (Matipo) Murfitt, Sherrill ( Rata) Norbert-Munns, Susan ( Rimu) Reid, Shirley ( Rimu) Robertson, Edith (Matipo) Robertson, Pamela ( Konini) Scott ,Janice (Matipo) Seward, Judith (Konini) Spencer, Corinne ( Konini) Stevenson, Rosemary ( Matipo) Stone, Judith ( Rata) Sutton, Rosemaire (Matipo) Tallott, Lynda ( Rimu) Turner, Judy (Rimu) Wilkins, Margaret ( Matipo) Wood, Lynda (Matipo)

FORM IIIA ( Mrs Astley) Alderton, Pamela ( Konini) Armstrong, Jocelyn (Konini) Blackie, Brigit (Matipo) Blair, Anne ( Konini) Blunden, Bridget ( Rimu) Boanas, Jennifer ( Konini) Buchanan, Celia (Rimu) Carson, Rosemary ( Rata) Collins, Victoria ( Matipo) Cook, Josephine (Kowhai) Diamond, Mary ( Matipo) Fear, Penelope (Matipo) Foate, Julia (Matipo) Gardiner, Susan ( Rimu) Griffiths, Andrea (Rimu) Hacking, Jacqueline (Konini) Hollard, Marcia (Matipo) l{olland, Liani ( Rata)

Hurford, Rothery (Matipo) Leete, Juliet (Rata) Lennon, Suzanne (Konini) MacBeth, Lindsay ( Kowhai; Maples, Felicity (Rata) Mathias, Judith (Rata) Munro, Jocelyn (Konini) Parr, Ceri ( Rata) Parsons, Alison (Rata) Perry, Christine ( Rata) Rivers, Elizabeth (Rata) Sheppard, Robyn (Matipo) Tomlin, Hilary (Matipo) White, Lynne (Rimu) White, Susan (Konini) Wilkin, Catherine (Kowpai) Williams, Rosemary ( Ktnini) Young, Aynsley (Konini)

FORM IIIG ( Mrs Penney) Archibald, Jan (Rimu) Arnold, Rosamond ( Rata) Ballantyne, Suniver (Matipo) Beetham, Sally ( Kowhai) Cameron, Janet ( Kowhai) Chignell, Gina ( Konini) Coleman, Carolynn (Rimu) Cum mack, Susan ( Matipo) Dawson, Elizabeth (Konini) Dickey, Catherine (Konini) Donnithorne, Sally (Konini)

Dunbar, Prudence ( Konini) Ferner, Barbara (Kowhai) Foate, Mary-Louise (Matipo) Harris, Jennifer (Rata) Kempthorne, Barbara (Kowhai) Lawrence, Anne (Rimu) Lawrence, Jennifer (Konini) Lee, Joanne ( Kowhai) Mackay, Yvonne (Kowhai) Mahon, Shirley (Matipo) Mathieson, Gillian (Kowhai)

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Morris, Bronwen ( Matipo) Oram, Elizabeth (Rata) Paton, Nicola (Matipo) Penny, Barbara ( Konini) Price, Jennifer ( Rata) Reynold , Nicola ( Rimu) Saunders, Joan (Konini) Scott, Heather ( Rimu)

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Steel, Pamela (Konini) Tait, Deborah, (Kowhai) Turner, Linda (Rata) Wagner, Susan ( Kowhai) Walker, Rosemary (Rimu) Watkinson, Ann (Konini) Whitehead, Susan (Rimu)

FORM HIM (Mrs Clerc) Akins, Jennifer (Matipo) Holmes, Phillippa (Rata) Alpers, Juliet (Rata) Howard, Anthea (Rata) Austin, Prudence ( Mati po) Hudson, Anne ( Kowhai) Banks, Janice ( Rata) Lanauze, Hazel ( Rata) Blank, Heather ( Rata) Moore, Bridget ( Kowhai) Blunden, Elainie (Matipo) Nicholls, June (Kowhai) Brand, Averil (Kowhai) Nixon, Jane (Kowhai) Clark, Delia (Rata) Parkinson, Rosemary (Konini) Cook, Helen (Kowhai) Patterson, Gail (Rata) Deane, Lindsay (Matipo) Perham, Wanda (Rimu) Forrester, Wendy (Matipo) Pol on, Gillian (Konini) Glasson, Lesley ( Rata) Sloss, Adrienne ( Rata) Haley, Jan (Matipo) Smart, Penelope (Kowhai) Hall, Virginia (Kowhai) Thomas, Dinah (Matipo) Harris, Marilyn (Rata) Whyte, Sally (Rata) Harrison, Margaret ( Rata) FORM II ( Miss Newson) Alexander, Adrienne ( Rata) Miller, Judith (Matipo) Bird, Sally-Ann (Matipo) Muirson, Vivienne (Matipo) Biss, Ro emary ( Rata) Nurse, Robyn (Rimu) Clark, Rosemary (Kowhai) Paterson, Sally (Kowhai) Dendle, Alison (Konini) Penrose, Anne ( Rimu) Dingwall, Kathleen (Konini) Revell, Frances ( Rata) (Term I) Ross, Barbara ( Kowhai) Fleetwood, Vivienne (Kowhai) Sandston, Jocelyn ( Rimu) Fletcher, Patricia ( Rimu) Shand, Juliet (Konini) Fox, Vivienne ( Matipo) Stonestreet, Jarvis (Rata) Hall, Julia ( Rata) Stringer, Susan (Kowhai) Hiseman, Victoria (Matipo) Taylor, Susan (Matipo) Tetley, Alison (Matipo) Jennings, Sarah ( Kowhai) Johnston, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Tipping, Judith (Konini) (Term III) Twyneham, Lucy (Kowhai) Kendall, Kay ( Rimu) Ward, Ali on (Rimu) Kirk, Susan (Rata) Wauchop, Mary (Rata) Livingstone, Anne (Rimu) Williams, Christine (Konini) Wilton, Susan (Rimu) Mckenzie, Susan (Konini) Woods, Ro emary (Rata) Mehal ki, Jillian (Rimu) FORM I (Mrs Howard) Ackroyd, Hilary (Matipo) Claridge, Jillian (Konini) Beetham, Deborah (Kowhai) Cottrell, Caroline (Kowhai) Brooker, Suzanne (Rata) (Term I) Davis, Jennifer (Matipo)

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Everist, Elizabeth (Konini) Fraser, Jan (Kowhai) Gibb, Lyndsay (Rata) (Term I) Hamilton, Nicola ( Rata) Hearn, Maryanne (Rimu) Jennings, Diana ( Kowhai) Leonard, Susan ( Matipo) Little, Wendy (Rata) Mackintosh ,Katrina (Konini) Macarthur, Kirsty (Kowhai) McCall um, Susan ( Rata) McCrae, Diana (Matipo) Muir, Philippa (Rata) Murchison, Margaret ( Rata) Nurse, Sally-Ann (Rimu) O'Brien, Helen ( Rimu) Robb, Suzanne (Konini)

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Ritchie, Susan (Konini) St. John, Ann (Matipo) Saunders, Margaret ( Konini) Shipston, Tui (Matipo) Smail, Mary-Lou (Konini) Stevens~ Christina ( Kowhai) Smith, Deborah ( Rata) Taylor, Anne (Rimu) Thompson, Susan (Kowhai) Underhill, Clemency (Rimu) Venter, Penni (Rata) Whitford, Ann-Maree ( Rimu) Williams, Angela (Kowhai) Wil on, Judith ( Matipo) Wingham, Linda ( Matipo) Winter, Victoria (Konini)

STANDARD 4 (Miss Beattie) Allison, Judith (Rimu) Bain, Pamela (Kowhai) Bain, Ruth (Matipo) Barlow, Susan (Rimu) Bcetham, Anne (Kowhai) Butcher, Sally (Rimu) Cochrane, Lois (Rimu) Pelton, Chri tine (Konini) Gibbon, Louise (Kowhai) Gold tein, Anna (Rimu) Hammett, Pamela (Matipo) Hayes, Anne (Konini) Hindin, Jennifer (Kowhai) Kirk-Burnnand, Patricia (Kowhai) Laurenson, Jayne (Kowhai) Lawrence, Sarah (Konini) Lockhead, Margaret (Kowhai) Louisson, Susan (Rimu) Maples, Rosemary (Rata)

Mercer, Anne (Matipo) Oates, Sandra (Rata) Pallot, June (Rata) Parry, Gwynydd (Konini) Patterson, Jan (Kowhai) Penman ,Jane (Rata) Saunders, Diana (Konini) Saunders, Marion (Rimu) Slatter, Sandra ( Rata) Smith, Jannene-Vincent (Matipo) Stanley, Gaynor (Rata) Stevenson, Helen ( Matipo) Talbot, .Jane (Rata) Taylor, Sally (Matipo) Troup, Christina (Rimu) Whitty, Jan (Matipo) Wilkins, Laone (Konini) Williams, Rosemary (Konini) Williams, Susan (Konini)

STANDARD 3 (Miss Wood) Ayton, Deborah Barlow, Patricia Blackmore, Sandra Buchanan, Clare Bunt, Felicity Cattell, Joanne Creese, Elizabeth (Term Ill) Davis, Rosemary Drennan, Marcia Fraser, Philippa Gibb, Peta Glasson, Jane

Glasson, Sarah Hamilton, Anna Hamilton, Charlotte (Terms I and II) Hobbs, Delia Holmes, Rosheen Johns, Annette Livingstone, Lydia Livingstone, Sara Mathews, Jill McFarlane, Jan McKenzie, Jane Millar, Helen

Motus, Diana Mouldey, Jennifer Newman, Ro alind Ogilvie, Nicola Piesse, Gaynor Potts, Rosemary Skinner, Angela Smith, Gabrielle Setwart, Helen Suckling, Janet Trengrove, Sarah Wilkins, Cherise Wilson, Maureen

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An ley, Philippa Baker, Christine Bat tone, Lesley Bird, Trudi Jane Biss, Loui e Blance, Anne Blunden, Clare Booth, Deborah Browne, Teresa Bunt, Angela Campbell, .Jane Denham, Elizabeth

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STANDARD 2 (Mrs Mitchell) Dyer, Rosemary icholl , Sally Foate, Jacqueline Nurse, Rosemary Fraser, Danielle Philips, Jeanette Gibson, Susan Pinfold, Mary Holland, Clare Roberts, Jacqueline Hunt, Jane Smith, Erica Johnson, Ann Smith, Jillian (Term III) Underhill, Bridget McLennan, Anne Whitfield, Jill Mathieson, Christine Richard , Victoria Moffat, Jane Phillip on, Linda Neave, Diana Williams, Gretchen

STANDARD 1 (Miss Foggo to July; Mrs Taylor from July) Shand, Jennifer Liddell, Anne Armstrong, Jocelyn Stewart, Phillippa Mcllroy, Elizabeth Aston, Ali on Stuart, Linda Mcllroy, Jane Barlow, Judith Taylor, Joanne Mehalski, Anne Bell, Adrienne Tipping, Suzanne Mercer, Nicola Downs, Meredith Trengrove, Janet Murchi on, Helen Goldstein, .Jennie Wales, Philippa Pallot, Marie Gro s, Susan William , Nicola Piesse, SusanRiggott, Patricia Wooffindin, Phillipa Pryor, usan Holmes, Shevaun West, Fiona Sams, Gillian Jame on, Roberta (Term III) Scullen, Diana Jameson, Robin Sellwood, Wendy Jamieson, Nicola PRIMERS 3 AND 4 ( Miss Craighead) Hamer, Rosemary Moss, Amanda Baker, Felicity Hamilton, Su an Philipson, Gillian Bell, Catherine Harry, Gaye Phillipp , Michelle Bell, Sara Hatherley, .JenniePinfold, Judy Blance, Julie Lynne Sandston, Catherine Bridger, Sally Hobbs, Victoria latter, Elizabeth Brown, Lyn Ja meson, Sandra Sleeman, Vi toria Bullock, Judith Smith, Rebecca Chamberlaine, Melanie Jamie on, Debra Larnder, Sarah Stadnyk, Pamela Cree e, Caroline Louisson, Anna Taylor, Jacqueline (Term III) Mathews, Susanna Tomlinson, Judith Downs, Tiff any 1illar, Angela Wilson, Helen Gibbon, Bridget

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PRIMER 1 AND 2 ( Mrs Budge) Reid, Devon Mathew , icola Sawyer , Pamela McGavock, Kim heppard, Jane Mercer, Jacqueline Sheppard, Susan Pannell, Shelley Trengrove, Charlotte Peach, Elizabeth West, Louise Perry, Susan (Term III) Piesse, Sandra

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EDITORIAL OVER the last few years there has been a steady increase in our School Roll, and with over 400 pupils in the Senior School and a total roll of approximately 700, St. Margaret's College is now one of the largest independent Schools in the country. New classrooms are to be opened in 1964 to accommodate the ever-increasing number of pupils. The growth of the Sixth Form has been particularly noticeable. Next year's Sixth Form will have over 100 girls, as compared with 5 7 girls in 1962. Many more girls are staying at School for a fifth post-primary year, most girls are realising the need for a higher standard of education, above and beyond that first hurdle, School Certificate. This desire to receive more education and then to follow a worthwhile career is a sign of the changing ideas in the world today. There are St. Margaret's girls in the fields of teaching, nursing, laboratory and research work, secretarial and welfare work, all making a career from their capabilities. Recognition of the academic standard of the School is seen in the number of Old Girls who have won post graduate scholarships for study in New Zealand and overseas. The number of girls training for the service of others shows the influence of Miss Crasher in encouraging pupils to be independent, and her departure next year will be deeply regretted.

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PRIZE LIST, 1962 FORM IIIM: Form Prizes: Lesley Fleming, Hilary Rose. Progress Prizes presented by the Board of Governors and the P.T.A.: Valerie Jackson, Sherrill Murfitt. Divinity: Valerie Jackson. FORM IIIG: Form Prizes: Susanne Slatter, Gillian Thomas. Progress: Allison Kerr, Victoria Louisson. Divinity: Susanne Slatter. FORM IIIA: Form Prizes: Caroline Forsyth, Philippa Aileen Kidd, Mary Matheson, Jane Paterson. Progress: Clare Fitzgerald, Jennifer Pryor. Divinity: Miranda Fair.

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FORM IVM: Form Prizes: Helen Denham, Margaret Golden, Jennifer William . Progress: Eileen Haley, Janet Scott. Divinity: Jennifer Williams. FORM IVG: Form Prizes: Robyn Annand, hona Scanes. Progress: Jacqueline Harris, Raylene Wilkins. Divinity: Margaret Wright. FORM IVA: Form Prizes: Margaret Cordery, Rosemary usan McDougall, Emily Mulligan. Progress: Juliana Stewart, Susan Thomson. Divinity: Susan McDougall. FORM VLM: Form Prizes: Claire Cordery, Margaret beth Hope, Jill Stewart. Progress: usan Dorman, Raywyn Evans. Divinity: Susan Dorman.

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FORM V UPPER: Form Prizes: Jan Phillips, Chr:stine Reay. Progress: Josephine Lough, Ruth Perkins. Divinity: Josephine Lough. FORM VIB: Form Prizes: Robyn Fox, Rhondda Freer, Jillian Holland, Christine Perry, Pamela Thompson. Progress: Anne Solomon, Virginia Stevens. Divinity: Angela Davies. FORM VIA: Form Prizes: Christine Apperley, Janice Fogg, Lesley Halliday, Pamela Lock. Progress: Elizabeth Midgley, Helen Shand. Divinity Prize presented by Whitcombe & Tombs: Pamela Lock. SPECIAL AWARDS Special Prizes for History presented by Mrs Penney and Jillian Holland, Jan Phillips, Diana Harkness, Mrs Cooper:

Claire Cordery, Rosemary Hawkins, Jennifer Williams, Annette Dynes, Jill Ware. Special Prize for Social Studies, presented by Mrs Penney: Janet Green. Special Prizes for Latin, presented by Miss Duff: Lesley Halliday, Elizabeth Midgley, Diana Harkness, Angela Ramsay. Special Prize for English in 6B, presented by Miss Corder: Jillian Holland. Special Prize for French in Third Form_, presented by Caroline Forsyth. French Embassy: Special Prizes for Needlework, presented by Miss Tu till: Janice Fogg, Christine Perry, Diana McKenzie, Ruth Perkin , Janet Nicholls. Special Prize for Progress in Art: Ann Macarthur. Special Prize for service in the Art Room: Janice Fogg. Special Prizes for Commercial work, presented by Miss Noela Gamble, Mary Rogers. Robinson: Special Prizes for Chemistry, presented by Mrs Halliday: Pamela Lock, Robyn Fox. Special Prizes for Biology, presented by Mrs Astley: Christine Apperley. Special Prize for Science, presented by Mrs Halliday and Mrs Astley: Janice Fogg.

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Special Prize for Theory of Music) presented by Miss Lewin: Margaret Cordery. Librarian) s Prizes: Elizabeth Andrews, Cynthia Beaumont, Susan Dearsley, Rhondda Freer, Noela Gamble, Jillian Holland, Vicki Livingstone, Pamela Lock, Janet Mackay, Sally Morris, Alison Munro, Rosemary Pearson, Anne Solomon, Pamela Thompson, Nicola Young, Jillian Kerr ( Deputy Head), Alison Kidd ( Head Librarian) . Prizes for Solo and Accompaniment Contest: Senior, 1st Equal-Prudence Williams, Christine Apperley and Alison Munro, Jillian Kerr. Intermediate, 1st Equal-Rosemary Turnbull, Margaret Wright and Deborah Williams, Philippa Hall. Junior-Margaret Johnston, Gabrielle Andrews. Cup for Memorised Music: Christine Apperley. Winner of Intermediate Section: Diane Solomon. Author of winning play in NcieJ Zealand Red Cross Competitions: Catherine Vaughan. The Myers Cup for Public Speaking: Vicki Livingstone, Winner of Intermediate Section: Jillian Farmer. Winner of Junior Section: Mary Matheson. Miss StocFs Geography Cup: Elizabeth Andrews. Major Levy1s Current Events Cup: Linda Guinnes . The Roy Smith History Cup: Christine Apperley. The Marlene Bell Cup) awarded to the girl with the best all round ability in the Third Form: Mary Matheson. The Stokes Music Cup: Jillian Kerr. The Alabaster Cup for Homecraft: Diana Adamson. The Christchurch .Old Girls) Association Cup for Human Biology: Jan Phillips. The M acGibbon !Jiology Cup: Christine Reay. The Crosbie Science Cup: Lesley Halliday. The Old Girls7 Drawing Cup: Jennifer Anderson. Miss Hoy)s Cup for Mathematics: Pamela Lock. Pauline Gamble)s German Cup: Shona Grant. The Larcombe French Cup: Christine Apperley. The Marie Scott Latin Cup: Susan Wauchop. Miss Corder)s Drama Cup: Virginia Stevens. The Starry Essay Cup: Pamela Thompson. Miss Edwards1 Cup for Original English: Jillian Cobeldick; runner-up: Beverley Bassett. The Wellington Old Girls) Association Cup for English: Christine Apperley.

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The Mollie Copper Cup for true sportsmanship and service to games in the school, presented by past Games Captains: Barbara Saunders. The Headmistress's Prize, awarded for outstanding service to the school: Janet Lemon. The St. Margaret's Prize, awarded to the best all round girl in the School: Pamela Lock.

-//JUNIOR SCHOOL PRIZE LIST, 1962 PRIMER 1: Class Prizes: Julie Blance, Lynne Brown, Anna 'Louisson. PRIMER 2: Class Prizess Angela Millar, Judith Bullock. Progress Prize Victoria Sleeman. PRIMER 3: Class Prizes: Anne Mehalski, Susan Pryor. Progress Prize: Phillippa Stewart. PRIMER 4: Class Prizes: Adrienne Bell, Nicola Williams. Progress Prize: Gillian Sams. STANDARD 1: Class Prizes: Cherise Wilkins, Christine Mathieson, Jeanette Phillipps. Divinity Prize: Jacqueline Roberts. Progress Prize: Angela Bunt. STANDARD 2: Class Prizes: Maureen Wilson, Gaynor Piesse, Felicity Bunt. Divinity Prize: Joanne Cattell. Progress Prize: Sandra Blackmore. STANDARD 3: Class Prizes: June Pallot, Marion Saunders, Susan Williams. Divinity Prize: Susan Barlow. Progress Prize: Sally Taylor. STANDARD 4: Class Prizes: Angela Williams, Helen O'Brien, Judith Wilson. Divinity Prize Phillippa Muir. Progress Prize: Kirsty Macarthur.

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FORM 1: Class Prizes: Rosemary Biss, Ann Livingstone, Jocelyn Sandston. Divinity Prize: Mary-Grace Sussex. Special prize for Divinity presented by Miss Beattie: Barbara Ross. Progress Prize: Patricia Fletcher. FORM 2: Class Prizes: Susan Gardiner, Julia Foate, Catherine Wilkin. Divinity Prize Yvonne Mackay. Progress Prize: Gillian Mathieson. Cup presented by Mrs R. Ballantyne for English Composition: Andrea Griffiths. Special Prize for most industrious and heljJfal girl in Priuary School) presented by Miss !slip: Sally Beetham. First Prize in Solo and Accompaniment Competition) Junior Section: Jocelyn Armstrong. First Prize in Memorised Music Contest) Junior Section: Barbara Ferner. Junior Red Cross: First in Dominion for Essay on Water Safety-Catherine Phillips; third in Dominion for Es ay on Water Safety-Rosemary Biss. School Patrol Certificates: Jocelyn Armstrong, Janice Banks, Sally Beetham, Bridget Blunden, Janet Crampton, Catherine Dickey, Julia Foate, Mary-Louise Foate, Lesley Glasson, Jennifer Lawrence, Felicity Maples, Christine Perry, Lynn White, Rosemary Williams. Canterbury Public Schools) Amateur Sports) Association) Inter-Schools) Championships: Certificates for Swimming-Susan McCallum, Tui Shipston, Julie Shand. Hockey ShieldJoan Saunders (Captain) . EXAMINATION

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On Credit List in University Entrance Scholarship Examination: Christine Apperley, Susan W auchop. Higher Leaving Certificates: Elizabeth Andrews, Christine Apperley, Jillian Cobeldick, Janice Fog,P.",Shonc1. Grant, Lesley Halliday, Janet Jackson, Jillian Kerr, Alison Kidd, Pam-

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ela Lock, Pieter McKenzie, Elizabeth Midgley, Alison Peatc, Diane Perry, Margaret Sandie, Helen Shand, Daintry Spear, Helen Taylor, Susan W auchop, Nicola Young. University Entrance: Felicity Austin, Cynthia Beaumont, Susan Clark, Judith Clarkson, Jillian Cobeldick, Denise Costelloe, Angela Davies ( 5), Sally Deans, Susan Dearsley, Vivienne Elgin, Rosemary Espiner, Robyn Fox ( 5), Rhondda Freer ( 5), Kathleen Gardiner, Mary Hargreaves ( 5), Jillian Holland ( 5), Jillian Kerr, Alison Kidd, Vicki 'Livingstone, Pieter McKenzie, Elizabeth Midgley, Sally Morris, Alison Munro, Rosemary Pearson, Christine Perry ( 5), Diane Perry, Margaret Sandie, Barbara Saunders, Anne Solomon ( 5), Virginia Stevens, Helen Taylor, Pamela Thompson ( 5 ) , Jan ice Thomson ( 5), Christine Urquhart, Nicola Young. Endorsed School Certificate: Felicity Austin, Sandra Barnes, Cynthia Beaumont, Anthea Brown, Susan Clark, Judith Clarkson, Jacqueline Cordery, Denise Costelloe, Angela Davies, Sally Deans, Susan Dearsley, Vivienne Elgin, Rosemary Espiner, Robyn Fox, Rhondda Freer, Noela Gamble, Kathleen Gardiner, Mary Hargreaves, Jillian Holland, Philippa 'Lane, Janet Lemon, Vicki Livingstone, Susan Luisetti, Christina Macfarlane, .Janet Mackay, Pamela Maling, Sally Morris, Alison Munro, Rosemary Pearson, Christine Perry, Philippa Ruston, Barbara Saunders, Susan Shand, Anne Solomon, Virginia Stevens, Pamela Thompson, Janice Thomson, Christine Urquhart. School Certificate: Diana Adamson, Jennifer Anderson, Joanne Appleby, Lynley Armitage, Beverley Bassett, Julie Bell, Caroline Blair, Mary Blakely, Elizabeth Bragg, Joy Brander, Jane Combellack, Barbara Cook, Catherine Coop, Elizabeth Coop, Elizabeth Cummack, Rowan Cunningham, Patrick Dart, Ann Denham, Anne Dunshea, Jillian Farmer, Sally Fear, Elizabeth Felton, Robin Fenwick, Georgina Francis, Susan Gebbie, Patricia Golden, AEson Greensladc, Linda Guinness, Diana Harkness, Lucy Harper, Susan Hobbs, Judith Hyndman, Diana Isaac, Jocelyn Johnston, Avice Kelly, Robyn Leeming, Josephine Lough, Ann Macarthur, Cherie McGlashan, Susanna Mulligan, Janet Nicholls, Ruth Perkins, Jan Phillips, Angela Ramsay, Christine Ray, Christine Reay, Mary Rogers, Diana Solomon, Jennifer Stanley, Judith Tait, Adrienne Taylor, Elizabeth Wilkin, Deborah William,, Elizabeth Williams, Prudence Williams, Sally Williamson, Christian Whetter, Robyn Wood, Jane Wynn-William"> Janice Young.

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ROYAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 1962 Grade V- J. Kay, G. Andrews. Grade IV-M. G. Sussex (Distinction), J. Miller, S. Wilton, E. Mulligan, C. Stephens, H. Rose, G. Anderson. Grade III-B. Ferner (Merit), L. Deane, S. Taylor~ C. Wilkin, S. Costello, E. Robertson. Grade II-R. urse, P. Smart, A. Tetley, C. Williams, D. Bennett. Grade I-M. Holmes (Distinction), S. Paterson (Merit), C. Cotterill (Merit), P. Muir (Merit), S. A. urse (Merit), J. Claridge, N. Hamilton, S. Leonard, K. Macarthur, S. Leonard, S. Ritchie, S. Williams. TRINITY

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First Steps-V. Richards (Honours). Grade I-G. Parry (Honours), J. Hindin (Honours). Grade IV-A. Parsons (Merit), E. Rivers. Theory: Grade III-C. Dickey, A. Deane, B. Ferner, J. Miller, M. G. Sussex, S. Taylor, C. Wilkin, S. Wilton, S. Jenkins. Grade V-S, Innes, N. Rattray, J. Smith, A. Blair (Hons.), E. Cummack (Merit). Grade VI-M. Cordery (Distinction), C. Jones (Distinction), P. Taylor, S. Laugesen. Grade VII-C. Ray, J. Coe, M. Cordery, C. Jones. TRINITY COLLEGE SPEECH EXAMINATIONS Initial-R. Holmes. Grade 3-F. Revell. Grade 4-J. Knight, S. 'Laugesen. Grade 5-P. McAuliffe. Grade 6-Y. McKay (with 1erit), A. Griffiths. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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Typewriting: Elizabeth Andrews, Irene Grant, Elizabeth Hope, Robin Morton Smith, Nicola Young, Helen Shand, Belinda Preston. Book-keeping: Susan Luisetti, Vivienne Elgin, Noela Gamble. PUBLIC SERVICE EXAMINATION, 1962 Junior Government: Pass-Mary Rogers. Partial Pa s-Lynley Armitage, Vivienne Elgin. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXAMINATIONS, 1962 English: Diana Adam on, Sally Allan, Karolyn Boon, Elizabeth Bragg, Jane Combellack, Helen Cook, Claire Cordery, Susan Dorman, Margaret Dunbar, Helen Forrester, Georgina Francis, Karen Greenslade, Virginia Hamilton, Penelope Harley, Beth Lemon, Josephine Lough, Diana McKenzie, Judith Marriott, Susanna Mulligan, Patricia Neal, Belinda Preston, Elizabeth Sandston, Robin Smith, Jill tewart, Prudence Williams. Arithmetic: Sally Allan, Mary Batston, Karolyn Boon, Claire Cordery, Irene Grant, Prudence McAuliffe, Patricia Neal, Robin Smith~ Dianne Whitty.

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DISPLAY OF WORK The Display of Work, parents said, was a huge successand we agreed with them. Yet did they really see an exhibition of work? In a sense, yes; in another sense, no. For what, in fact, was on display was the result of the year's work. The work itself, the painful learning, the perseverance, the self-disciplinethe unseen but valuable things-was not on display. Yet, as with most aspects of life, the unseen efforts, the struggles for achievement, were of more real value to each individual than the final results. Is there then, any advantage in displaying these more obvious signs of success? Here, as in all life, paradox lies at the heart of the matter, and the answer can again be negative or affirmative. Negative, if the satisfaction derived from viewing the fruits of one's labours should develop into complacency-if it should lead to an attitude of believing oneself to have arrived; but affirmative indeed if the visible results of striving spur on to greater endeavour; if, in the true spirit of mountaineering, each peak of achievement becomes the starting point for further conquests. For progress and understanding come only from engagement with life and its problems, and real happiness will always lie as much in the striving as in the arriving.

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CHAPEL NOTES Chapel Prefects: Pamela Thompson, Mary Hargreaves, Jillian Holland, Christine Reay, Sally Morris. Organists: Christine Ray, Alison Greenslade, Diana Solomon, Philippa Hall, Christine Jones, Rosemary Turnbull, Gabrielle Andrews, assisted by others. Our Harvest Festival was held on Thursday, February 21st, and the tinned food, fresh fruit and vegetables were divided among Churchill Courts, Fitzgerald House, Windsor House, Te Wai Pounamu and The Community of the Sacred Name. Most confirmed girls attended the Ash Wednesday and the All Saints'· Day Corporate Communion Services at St. Mary's, Meri vale. The form Lenten Collections from both the Junior and the Senior Schools amounted to £216; this included the total from our annual copper trail. Once again our Direct Giving Service was very well attended and the collection amounted to £ 77. This year our Chapel Funds have been allocated to our sponsored children in Europe, our two Korean families, Melanesian Mission, Save the Children Fund, Leper Mission, World Student Relief, Community of the Sacred Name, Dr. Barnado's Homes, S.P.C.A., Church Army, Council of Women's Church Work, Cottage Homes, Diocesan Extension Funds and Friends of the Cathedral. The confirmation service, held at St. Mary's on October 4th, was both beautiful and inspiring. The following girls were confirmed:Jennifer Akins, Gillian Anderson, Dianne Bennett, Brigit Blackie, Anne Blair, Elainie Blunden, Paulette Bray, Gina Chignell, Josephine Cignell, Carolynn Coleman, Helen Cook, Josephine Cook, Prudence Dunbar, Margot Dunshea, Rosemary Everett, Penelope Fear, Wendy Forrester, Caroline Forsyth, Victoria Frizzell, Susan Gardiner, Margaret Godfrey, Jan Haley, Vir,ginia Hall, Jennifer Harris, Margaret Harrison, Elizabeth Henderson, Joanna Holderness, Marcia Hollard, Janetta Howarth, Alison Langford, Suzanne Lennon, Victoria Louisson, Judith Mathias, Jane ixon, Rosemary Parkinson, Jennifer Pryor, Elizabeth Rivers, Cynthia Roberts, Judith Seward, Pamela Steel, Rosemary Stevenson, Rosemary Sutton, Sally Thomas, Susan Tinni wood, Catherine Vaughan, Rosemary Walker, Lynne White, Margaret Wilkin , :Rosemary Williams, Aynsley Young.

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We should like to express our gratitude to Archdeacon Woods for giving us so generously of his time, er:ergy and interest throughout the year. S.C.M. NOTES With a larger membership than in previous years owing to a decision to allow Fourth Formers to join our select group, the S.C.M. has enjoyed an interesting and successful year. Our meetings have been held in the lunch-hours and we have been fortunate to have been addressed by some excellent speakers, including the Dean, who spoke about our responsibilities as future citizens, the Rev. David Taylor, Secretary of the N.Z.C.C., whose subject was the new Asian Ecumenical Council, Miss Margaret Mackay, Secretary of the Secondary Schools' Branch of the S.C.M., and Mother Zoe, Mother Superior of the Community of the Sacred Name. Throughout the year, although particularly during the first term, a considerable amount of money has been raised. A Talent Quest was arranged which was not only profitable but which also produced unexpected ability. Soft drinks were sold to the girls and coffee was sold to the staff. The resulting amount from these group efforts and other individual contributions allowed us to contribute to Federation Funds; to send aid to the Algerian child whom we agreed to sponsor at the beginning of the year and to provide a holiday for Bible Class girls in West Pakistan. Many sixth formers attended both of this year's Christian Forums which were held at St. Andrew's College and at Girls' High School. We should like to thank all those who came to speak to us and we are particularly grateful to Miss Tutill whose help we have relied on for yet another year. MYERS CUP FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING This contest was held on Wednesday, November 7th with Mr S. R. Cuming as judge. We enjoyed his good humoured and helpful remarks and learnt much of the art of public speaking from his example. The Myers Cup was awarded to Jillian Farmer who spoke on "The Public and the Advertiser." Other section winners were Heather Anderson in the Senior Section; Catherine Isaac in the Intermediate Section and Yvonne McKay in the Junior Section.

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ART ROOM NOTES By The Art Room I'm expected to evaluate the year that's almost past; But however can one estimate a field that is so vast? For an Art Room's life is varied and full, Profound and frivolous - but never dull. And sometimes I cease my "Arty" vocation And provide the setting for real education, When French and Geography classes listen To academic erudition. While twice a year I endure the silence Of examinations; when only the cadence Of scratching pens and nervous breathing Betrays the tension in young hearts seething. Then with relief I return to normal To an atmosphere that's free and informal; To paint and leather and the smell of clay And the spills that are part of an Art Room's day; While my walls grow bright as I fill the spaces With Debbie's designs and Jenny's faces. And after school it's quite a dilemma Do I listen to Bach or to lines from Emma? But the climax is reached when I guard the suppers At the annual dance for sixths and uppers And watch while the glow of candlelight Makes hearts beat faster, and eyes grow bright. But education to have real merit Must also extend to things of the spirit, So I sponsor the meetings of S.C.M. Which meets in force at 1 p.m. And here discusses life's mighty themes Or raises funds for worthy chemes. Well this is but a bare indication Of my contribution to education, As I seek to unite in happy liaison, Self-restraint and self-expression. JUNIOR RED CROSS NOTES This has been a memorable year for the Junior Red Cross as this has been the Centenary year of the Red Cros Society. With this in mind we made a good start by sponsoring a child in Austria. As part of the Centennial Celebrations the National Film

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Unit made a film on the work of the Red Cross in New Zealand. The unit came to film the activities of our branch as typical work of a school. This film appeared in theatres throughout the country. During the year by the efforts of groups of girls and by a Mufti Day sums of money have been sent to Hong Kong, Korea, Algeria, the Swiss Preventorium Fund and the South Ea t Asian Fund. We were also very pleased to spon or a second child in Austria. There have been two outstanding events during the year. Firstly, the Centennial Service on Founder's Day in the Cathedral and secondly, the Celebrations in the King Edward Barrack. Our Juniors were asked to sing a Swis and a orwegrnn song while the Senior were asked to do a folk dance. We were very grateful to Mrs Allison and Miss Hughes for the high standard achieved in both items. Som of the enior girls have been doing a u eful service visiting the blind people in the Blind Institute. At present preparations are afoot to visit three institutions in the city to entertain them with a Chri tmas play and Carols. Our thanks are due to Mrs Marshall and Miss Jocelyn Brown for their help during the year. Altogether we have had a rewarding year. THE LIBRARY The Library ha again proved to be an extremely busy department, its succe s and smooth-running being due to the efficient and capable Senior Librarian fully backed by the Form Librarians. With the addition of 220 new books, it was necessary to have new shelves fitted between the windows overlooking the hockey field. Mr Meier very kindly erected a sheet of pegboard above the reading bench in order to how new books to their best advantage. Following the example of Cashmere High School, we held a book-cover competition, for which a new cover for an uncovered book had to be designed. The entries, which were of a high standard, were judged by Miss Tutill. The prizes, taken from the fines tin, were a follows:1st. £ 1/ 1/0; 2nd.

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Back Row L. to R.: J. Johnston, L. Guinness, A. Ramsay, R. Perkins, J. Farmer, R. Leeming, J. Young, P. Lane. J. Lough, P. Thompson, C. Urquhart, Miss K. ParryFront Row: Edwards, J. Mackay ( Head Librarian), S. Morris, J. Holland.

Junior - 1st. Victoria Hiseman; 2nd. Rosemary Walker. We hope that this contest will be repeated in the future, and that it will meet with even greater success. Six of our Senior Librarians attended a Library Association Meeting which took the form of a book-binding demonstration at Shirley Boys' High School. Although very interesting, we felt that book-binding was not necessary at school as girls take such excellent care of the books. The demonstration was followed by a tour of their library and a discussion with their librarians. The Senior Librarians accomplished a herculean task in processing another 100 books for the junior library and then installing a total of 330 books in the new home in the Junior School staff room by the end of the second term. It is now ably managed by the staff in their rather crowded room. We would like to express our appreciation to Miss Crasher, Miss Corder, Miss Findley, Miss Tutill, Mrs T. J. Hyde (J. Fulton), Mrs Roy McGregor, Nicola Young, Noela Gamble,

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Press Coy., Ltd. and the Wellington Youth Group for generous contributions to the library. It was with sincere regret that we let Miss Edwards go, taking all her literary knowledge and efficiency with her, leaving us high and dry, but we were soon under way again under the capable guidance of Mrs Greaves, who has done a marvellous job of mastering the technique of librarian. Our grateful thanks go to Miss Edwards for all her advice and inspiration and our best wishes to Mrs Greaves and her new team of librarians for 1964. FORM Term I B. Preston R. Smith R. Holland S. Thompson B. Hamilton S. Perry

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MAGAZINE EXCHANGES Avonside Girls' High, Christ's College, Christchurch Boys' High, Christchurch Girls' High, Christchurch West High, Craighead Diocesan, Auckland Diocesan, Epsom Grammar School, Hillmorton High, Medbury School, Nelson Girls' College, Nga Tawa, Otago Girls' High, Queen Margaret's College, Riccarton High, Papanui High, Rangi-Ruru, Sacred Heart Girls' College, Scots College, Selwyn House, Shirley Boys' High, St. Andrew's College, St. Bede's College, St. Cuthbert's Girls' College, St. Matthew's Collegiate, St. Michael's, St. Matthew's Victory

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Memorial, Salway College, Southland Girls' High, Sydney Girls' High, Waikato Diocesan, W aitaki Girls', W anganui Girls' College, Woodford House, Woodlands, Villa Maria, Correspondence School and Cathedral Grammar. MUSIC - MAKING The most notable achievement by our Senior Choir in 1963 was its participation in a most memorable and thrilling performance of Benjamin Britten's "St. Nicholas". All who heard it as well as those who took part in it felt that it was a very fitting choice for performing by the two church schools - St. Margaret's College and Christ's College. Our choir rose t6 great heights and produced warm, beautiful tone, especially in their bracket of songs on the first half of the programme. The Senior Choir has also given strong support at our special services. Of these we feel we must specially mention the Confirmation held at St. Mary's Church, Merivale. It will live long in the memory of all who took part. The Intermediate Choir is very strong this year, and the Senior Choir can look forward to some reliable members when they graduate next year. A Junior Choir is also functioning with a large, enthusiastic membership. Proving a valuable asset to the College IS a group of instrumentalists who practise together regularly with surprisingly good results. We have three 1st violins, three 2nd violins, two violas and one string bass, while the woodwind section boasts four flutes and three clarinets. We are hoping to see a cello section develop soon. An "Evening with Schumann" is being prepared, utilising all choirs and instruments, and the Carol Services at the end of the term will round off an exceptionally busy and fruitful year for the whole College. Results of Music Competitions Memorised Music Contest: Junior 1st. Ann Blair; 2nd. Joanne Lee; 3rd. Catherine Wilkin. Intermediate-lst. Sonja Laugesen; 2nd Margaret Johnston; 3rd. equal Gabrielle Andrews, Catherine Isaac. Senior - 1st. Christine Ray, 2nd. Rosemary Turnbull; 3rd. equal Alison Greenslade, Diana Solomon, Christine Jones. The Cup for Memorised Music was awarded to Sonja Laugesen.

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Solo and Accompaniment Contest Senior: 1st equal, Rosemary Everett and Diana Solomen, Deborah Williams and Philippa Hall. Intermediate: Yvonne McKay and Christine Jones. Junior: Jocelyn Armstrong and Margaret Johnston. DRAMA NOTES The Drama Club has been very alive this year. A group of third and fourth formers are practising mime, movement and stagecraft, in preparation for future productions and during the second term a speech and drama evening was enjoyed by the girls and their parents. The programme consisted of a play, presented by a group of fourth form girls and a series of skits on Shakespearian scenes with interludes of music played by Mrs M. Allison and Miss Scott. The highlight of the year, however was the production of Gordon Glennon's "Emma" based on Jane Austen's novel. Auditions held during the first term resulted in the following cast Emma Mr Woodhouse Mr Knightly Harriet Smith Frank Churchill Jan Fairfax Miss Bates Mrs Weston Mr Weston Mrs Elton Mr Elton Betsy

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Rehearsals during the week were added to during the second and third terms by Saturday and dress rehearsals, held at school and later at the Heaton Street Intermediate hall. The play, produced by Mrs Doreen Corrick was presented to the school and parents on Thursday and Friday - the 10th and 11th October at the Hall, where an appreciative audience made it a great success. Our special thanks are due to our producer Mrs Corrick who gave up so much of her time to produce such wonderful performances. Also to Miss T. Findley, who undertook all the costuming, Miss N. Corder, the assistant producer and all those

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who assisted in furnishings, properties, make-up and lighting backstage. Al o to Miss A. Ross who undertook the selling of tickets and seating arrangements. We are beginning to realize the importance of work behind the scenes, and had a very efficient group of backstage workers, who were ably directed by Pamela Thompson, as stage manager. The Drama Cup for the best performance was awarded to Mary Hargreave for her excellent portrayal of the elderly and crochety Mr Woodhouse. The following report appeared in the "Star". 'Star' Report on 'EMMA'-Friday,

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HUMOUR A D STY 1LE IN AUSTE REVIVAL Any who consider Jane Austen as stodgy or quaint should off er themselves for persuasion otherwise by the St. Margaret's Drama Club. The Club's production of "Emma" last night-of great attractiveness, of considerable comedy and, above all, of wonderful style-was given by its capable all-girl cast with life, and with feeling for this fine English writer of more than a century ago. Miss Austen does have her quiet humour. This dramatisation by Gordon Glennon makes much of it, but still offers a balance that devotees of Miss Austen could hardly quarrel with. The production really is notable. So many of the manners of Mis Austen's day and place, the gentility-refined and refined again-the fa hion of address, the gowns intended to make women resemble as near as possible sacks of chaff, are so formal today as to make life seem lifeless. But it does not seem so in this production. It maintains this wonderful style and sense of period which, reinforced by thoroughness in even the smallest detail, make it a considerable triumph for producer Doreen Corrick who has worked with taste and skill. Just imagine the curtain coming down on Miss Austen in an atmosphere of outright hilarity! Yet it happened, and as an entirely acceptable development of the production. Literary worth apart, the play is suited very well theatrically for an all-girl cast. Gentlemen in Miss Austen's drawing rooms are of a nature that balance is not upset when they are played by girls. Most praise must go to attractive Jennifer Anderson, who displayed fine ability and an excellent sense of theatre in the

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big, demanding title role. She acted with sensitivity and restraint, and always thorough assurance. Her protege, Harriet was well drawn by Mary Matheson keeping, carefully in Emma's shadow, but none-the-less providing a fully developed character. Mary Hargreaves gave a convincing characterisation of Emma's aged father, playing with commendable consistency and a good sense of timing and of comedy. Virginia Matson's snobbish, unbearable Mrs Elton was a forceful personality, much liked by the audience, another fine characterisation also with a lively sense of comedy. Garrulous, twittery Miss Bates was nicely handled by Suzanne Bullock. Good work was done by Mary Holmes as Frank Churchill, Josie Lough as the Vicar, and Virginia Stevens as the constant Mr Knightley. Beth Dougall, Ann Macarthur and Yvonne McKay completed a cast which generally played with consistency and confidence, never faltered and needed no prompts. Costumes were a feature, and detail was thorough. The set, attractive though not outstanding was transformed by fine floral arrangements for the ball scene. DIALECTIC SOCIETY This year has been a very active one for the ociety, with the addition of a Junior Committee. At the Annual Meeting, Mrs S. Penney was once again unanimously re-elected as President, Felicity Austin, secretary, and a senior committee represented by Christine Urquhart, Pamela Maling and Ann Macarthur. Our juniors have been ably encouraged by Mary Holmes, Rosemary Sutton and Claire Fitzgerald. During the year, thirteen debates have been held, the positions of judges and chairman being taken by senior girls. The debates have generally been of a high standard and the interest shown by the third and fourth form girls is very encouraging. It is hoped that later in the year, a team of seniors will debate against a team of fathers. One senior member of the club, Mary Hargreaves, is to be congratulated on gaining second place while representing St. Margaret's in the Overseas League Public Speaking Contest. The highlight of the year, held during the second term was in the form of a Mock Court by third form pupils, and a debate between a team of fourth formers and a team of mothers. The

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Mock Court was most entertaining and enjoyed by parents and girls alike. Our thanks are due to Messrs B. Leete and N. Buchanan for their valuable advice and encouragement. The subject of the debate was "The Spread of Education is the Spread of Discontent". The participating speakers were, for the negative, Mrs· M. M. Kidd, Mrs G. E. Isaac and Mr H. E. Holmes and for the affirmative, Annette Dynes, Claire Fitzgerald and Miranda Fair. The Judge were Jenny Anderson and Ann Macarthur and the meeting was chaired by Felicity Austin. The judges gave a well-earned decision to the mothers. Our sincere thanks are due to our very encouraging president and committ e, also to the group of senior girls - Mary Hargreaves, Christine Urquhart, Sally Morris, Josephine Lough, Virginia Stevens, Rowan Cunningham, Ann Macarthur, Pamela Maling, Pamela Thompson, Diana Adamson - who have helped by organising and conducting debates. The training passed on from these senior girls to the juniors will be a great value to them in the years to come. The leadership that is given by the seniors is making debating increasingly popular with the lower forms. PREFECTS' NOTES This year was the second year in our drawing room in Shrewsbury House, and we made full u e of all our facilities, coffees ( Greggs and escafe), raro and toast being the predominant features in our study life. With the help of Mr Williams we acquired extra seating which added to the comfort of our carpeted and heated study. Our next acquisition needs to be some reliable scales - maybe these will help put an end to all too numerous parties. On April 17th, the prefects watched the presentation of the debutantes at the Winter Gardens and we greatly appreciate Mrs Polson's thoughtful invitation. Once again we enjoyed helping at the Synod Garden Party on October 23rd. We invited Miss Crasher and Archdeacon Woods to breakfast in the study, once or twice, after the Lenten Communion services held on Wednesday mornings at St. Mary's, Meri vale. At odd times during the year, we entertained Miss Crasher, Miss Edwards and Mr Williams to morning tea. We were also pleased to welcome Miss Corder and her useful advice at lunchtime, once a week. During the second term we were pleased to strengthen our force with .Janet Mackay, Janet Green and Jane WynnWilliams.

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The prefects prepared for the onslaught of the School Dance in plenty of time this year and spent Saturday, April 27th, planting fir trees, erecting the bar, putting up po ters and coloured lights and sprinkling now on collections of toboggans, skis and packs that adorned the walls. Promptly at eight o'clock "The Condors" set the ski-ing mood and after an evening of "wedlening" and "stemming" and an excellent candle-lit supper, the seniors felt that their hard work was worthwhile. Our thanks must go to the Boys' High School "Sherwood Trio" and the Christ's College band for their excellent supper extras. PRIMARY SCHOOL OTES The year started with a new teacher, Miss M. P. Wood appointed to Standard 3 replacing Mrs L. Taylor. A further staff change occurred when Mrs C. M. Taylor came back to take Standard 1 as Miss M. D. Foggo had to return to Scotland. Continued intere t has been taken in the Primary chools Horticultural Show, many girls competing successfully. All girls brought gifts for the School Harvest Festival Service conducted by the Chaplain. This year the experiment wa tried of holding a separate ong and Accompaniment Contest for the Primary School. There was wide interest in the Competition and entrant came from every class including Primer 1. It was commendable to see the number of Primary School girls acting as accompanists for the soloists. Our thanks go to several enior school girl who accompanied the younger performers. We also held our own Memorised Music Contest when 36 entries were received from Standard 2 to Form II and many were commended for the work they did. Congratulations must go to Victoria Hiseman who was very highly cotnmended for her essay on a Kindness to Animals topic in the competition throughout Canterbury Schools. The Traffic Officers continue to do duty at the Papanui Road Crossing which is manned by Form II girls, and they also held bicycle inspections and gave instruction on Road Safety during the year. Classes continue to avail themselves of lessons given at the Museum. A highlight during the year was the opportunity, eagerly accepted, of attending a performance of "The utcracker Suite" and dances from "Les Sylphide " presented for schools by the ew Zealand Ballet Company. Three Inspectors recently inspected the whole of the

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Primary School and their verbal reports indicated that they were very pleased with the standard of work in all classes. INFANT DEPARTMENT NOTES The roll of the Infant Department is, at present 55, and attendance throughout the year has been good. We were fortunate in having a lovely day for Sports Day on November 22nd of last year, and the primers greatly enjoyed taking part in their three races. Parents showed their interest by turning up in large numbers to see the children's work on Open Day, to see the simple Nativity Play presented by Primer 1 and 2, and at the Junior School Prizegiving. In February of this year the primers went with the rest of the School to wave goodbye to the Queen and Prince Philip at the end of their visit to Christchurch. We are grateful to Traffic Officers Mr Marriner and Mrs Roberts for their safety-first film how in April, and again to Mrs Roberts for her talk on Kerb Drill in September. A School photograph was taken on October 24th and the Infant Department was inspected by Mr Griffiths on October 31st.

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KILBURN HOUSE NOTES When we arrived back at school at the beginning of February we were pleased to find Miss Lill still with us as the Head Matron and Mrs Crotty as part-time matron. We welcomed Mrs Cassidy as the Assistant Matron. Our annual house picnic was held at the Selwyn huts where we all spent a wonderful day swimming and sunbathing. During the year we have been taken to many entertainments the most memorable of which were "The Merry Widow", "Orpheus in the Underworld", "Hamlet", "The Taming of the Shrew", "Henry IV", and "The Longest Day". The seniors all en joyed the school dances and some had the opportunity to attend two Pilgrims' Association dances during the year. Several films have been shown by Mr Taylor again this year on Saturday evenings. Some of them have been "The Heart of a Child", "Operation Petticoat" and ".Beyond the Curtain". Half-way through the year we were very sad to lose Miss Lill on account of ill health and were deeply grieved by her death on September 19th. Throughout her time as matron at St. Margaret's, Miss Lill won the cooperation of the girls and created a homely atmosphere in Kilburn House. We are grateful to Mrs Brooks for all that she has done for us as Senior Matron during the last half of the year. In the house competition between Gray and Grigg Houses, captained by Virginia Stevens and Robyn Fox each house has won the cup twice. On looking back, the year has been very successful and happy owing to the cooperation and assistance of the girls. KOWHAI HOUSE NOTES Kowhai has indeed distinguished itself this year. Our efforts have been topped by winning the much sought after Bates' House Cup for the first two terms, but our success also extends into sporting activities. In the Swimming Sports, we emerged to first place as a result of our many experts and in particular icola Clark, who was champion of the Intermediate Section and Susan Clark, Juliana Stewart and Joanne Lee, who were runners up in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Sections respectively. Our Senior and Junior Relay Team were victorious but our Juniors

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splashed in with a record. We also finished first in the House Crocodile but, unfortunately, without the bottle! Congratulations to Juliana for being awarded her colours and to Susan and Nicola Clark for being re-awarded their pockets. Lesley Nicholls, Joanne Lee, Annette Dynes and June Nicholls were a warded their pockets. I would like to congratulate all those who passed life saving examinations for they again rescued the Cup for us by a clear margin. Our Seniors did not shine in the Athletic Sports to the extent of our Juniors who easily won their section. However, Alison Diedrichs was runner-up in the Intermediate Championship while Jane Nixon was champion and Joanne Lee runnerup in the Junior. In the Sack Relay we crossed the line in third place and our main House effort was coming first in the whole House Relay. Our congratulations to Jane Combellack for having her pocket re-awarded and to Jane Nixon for gaining hers. In the winter term our Junior Basketball Team had a clear win but our Senior Team stood back and gave the other Houses a chance. Our congratulations to Konini. Our Hockey Team managed to defend off Matipo in the hard-fought final and we added that shield to our shelf. Colours were awarded to Susan Clark, Kathleen Gardiner and Christine Reay and a pocket to Jane Paterson. Congratulations too, to Susan and Kathleen for their whistles. In the scholastic field, Kowhai girls gained places in the Solo and Accompaniment Contest. Diana Solomon was placed first in the Senior Section and Yvonne Mackey first in the Intermediate. My thanks go to Kathleen Gardiner, w_ho has proved to be an excellent vice-captain with her unfailing cooperation • throughout the year. Finally, we are grateful to all those in the House for doing their best this year and contributing to our successes in all activities. Best of luck, and may Kowhai prove its worth again. KONINI HOUSE NOTES At the close of 1962, Konini's shelves proudly displayed the Senior Tennis Trophy. Thus encouraged, Konini has made a commendable effort in both sporting and scholastic achievements. Unfortunately the house does not shine as a whole in the

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water, but its members showed great house spirit, enabling Konini to be placed third in the Swimming Sports, second in the House Crocodile, third in the Junior Relay. Congratulations go to Mary-Jane McCutcheon on gaining her well-deserved pocket. With the Athletic Sports, Konini came to the fore, obtaining first place in the Senior House points, not to mention the Sack House Relay, and the House Captain's Novelty Race. On behalf of the house, I would like to congratulate Robin Hammond who was Intermediate Champion and had her pocket reawarded, also Helen Denham who was runner up to the Intermediate Championship. Our Junior Basketball team did extremely well in the House matches, but were narrowly beaten by Kowhai. As usual the Senior Basketball team attained a good position in the final placings of the House matches. Jan Thatcher is to be congratulated on gaining her baskelball pocket and whistle. Virginia Hamilton was also awarded her basketball whistle. In the House Hockey Matches our hopes for the promising team were abandoned when we were knocked out in the first round by Rata. Dorothy Watson gained her colours, Lucy Harper was re-awarded her pocket, and Alison Greenslade gained her pocket. Philippa Lane and Christine Urquhart were awarded tenni pockets and Philippa is to be congratulated on being Intermediate Tennis Champion. Konini was well represented in the Solo and Accompaniment contest with Jocelyn Armstrong winning the Junior Section and Catherine Vaughn gaining second place in the Intermediate Section. Although no outstanding academic results have been achieved this year, I would like to thank Konini members for their constant supply of mentions especially Rosemary Williams, Suzanne Lennon, Elizabeth Felton, Pamela Alderton and Joan Saunders, and to those girls who have gained swimming awards, work bars and gym badges. We hope to ee the Bates House Cup and the Tennis Cup keeping our Athletic Cup company on our shelf at the end of this year! To my vice-captian, Christine Perry, I would like to express my sincere thanks for her continual help and support throughout the year, and may I, in conclusion, wish the House the very best of luck and my successor the cooperation which has been extended to me.

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MATIPO HOUSE NOTES Although Matipo has not had many notable achievements to boast of this year, we believe that these things run in cycles and perhaps in a few years we will outdo Kowhai. At both the Swimming and Athletic Sports we did not collect any silver trophies but we did manage to be presented with a trophy of sorts-the wooden spoon. We did, however, gain third place in the Crocodile race and after several houses had been disqualified, we emerged with third place in the Whole House Relay also. After this fog of failures there was a gleam of light in the form of the winter sports. Our Hockey Team did extremely well considering the formidable opposition. We had a mighty battle with Kowhai in the final and it was only with great perseverance that Kowhai pushed two balls into our goal mouth. The two basketball teams also managed to win two matches each. Congratulations go to Janet Coe on gaining her ba ketball colours; and Jill Holland, Sue Thomson, and Kay Scott on gaining their hockey colours, while Mary Hargreaves had her hockey colours re-awarded. A number of Matipo accompanists and singers gained places in the Solo and Accompaniment Contest: C. Jones, A. Blackie, S. Bullock, R. Turnbull and P. Hall. Congratulations also go to S. Laugesen for winning the cup for Memorised Music and to C. Jones for gaining a place in her section. Although we have neither broken records nor gained cups, I am sure we have all enjoyed participating in house events. Finally I would like to thank my vice-captain, Jill Holland, for her unfailing support throughout the year, and wish my successor the best of luck for next year. RATA HOUSE NOTES Rata has been quite successful in both scholastic and sporting prowess this year. The House members showed enthusiasm and spirit towards games but unfortunately were more often than not, overshadowed by rival houses. Our aquatic skill was disappointing, for in the swimming sports the only success was second place in the Senior Relay. However, Josie Lough must be congratulated on gaining her swimming pocket and also those girls who won points for us by gaining life saving awards. Our modest achievements in this field were soon forgotten at the athletic sports. We won the Junior House Relay, and were second in the Senior House

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Relay, the Whole House Relay and the Junior House points. Congratulations to Barbara Saunders who was the Senior Athletic Champion and who was re-awarded her colours. In the second term our enthusiasm did not produce outstanding results in the hockey and basketball fields, but the Junior House Basketball team did very well to get second equal. Barbara Saunders and Joy Brander were re-a warded their hockey colours and Susan Gebbie was awarded her basketball pocket. Congratulations also to Elizabeth Coop, Susan Gebbie, and Patricia Golden who contributed to the house points by gaining their umpire's whistles. On the academic side Rata has proved most successful. In the first term we were second in both the Sally Mills and Bates' House Cups, while in the second term we won the Sally Mills Cup and were second in the Bates' House Cup. Deborah Williams must be congratulated, as she won the Senior section of the Solo and Accompaniment Contest. At the end of the term we hope to win back the Senior and Junior Tennis Cups that we won two years ago. Barbara Saunders and Joy Brander were Senior Tennis Champion runners-up respectively, and were re-awarded their pockets; Penny Harley who was runner-up in the Intermediate section was awarded her tennis pocket. I would like to thank all those girls who have gained points by weekly mentions, gym badges, and work bars. RIMU HOUSE NOTES Unfortunately, despite our high hopes at the beginning of the year, Rimu has not distinguished itself as well as the best house should. However, we began well at the swimming sports, coming second in the total points and producing both Senior and Junior Champions. Congratulations to Jane Wynn-Williams for gaining her colours, Adrienne Taylor and Rosemary Walker for being awarded their pockets, and all those who gained life saving awards. In the athletic sports our phenomenal senior relay team gained first place, while our sack relay team waddled along to second. Although not winning either cup, Rimu earned a creditable number of points in both sections. Congratulations to Nicola Reynolds for gaining her pocket and to Ruth Perkins and Beth Lemon for having their pockets re-awarded. Our success in the winter sports field has been varied this

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year. In spite of the good fight put up by Rimu's hockey team and junior basketball team, they were unable to equal the brilliant performances of the senior basketball team who gained the basketball shield for the fifth consecutive year! Beth Lemon had her colours re-awarded and Ruth Perkins and Adrienne Taylor gained their pockets. Although the Bates' House Cup has so far eluded us, we won the Sally Mills Cup in the first term. An example of the unfailing house spirit of our members was shown in the presentation to the school of a thriving Rimu tree. It now flourishes on the front lawn-a landmark of the best house in the school. Finally, I would like to thank Ruth Perkins for her unfailing support and assistance, and the members of the· house for: the wonderful way they have cooperated with me; during mri term as House Captain.

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Standing L. to R.: C. Urquhart, K. Scott, B. Saunders, A. Ramsay. Sitting: C. Reay, J. Brander (Captain), E. Russell.

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in the Junior section Elizabeth Russell defeated Elizabeth Cummack. Pockets were re-awarded to Joy Brander and Barbara Saunders while Christine Reay, oela Gamble, Christine Urquhart, Pamela Lock, Philippa Lane and Penelope Harley had their pockets awarded. We would like to thank Miss Hughe and Mi s Morgan for their valuable a sistance in coaching and advising the teams. This YearJs Teams: A Team: Barbara Saunder, Joy Brander (captain), Christine Reay, Christine Urquhart, Elizabeth Russell, Susan Gebbie, Angela Ram ay, Kay Scott. B Team: Philippa Lane, Penelope Harley, Dorothy Watson, Catherine Cox, Janet McKay (captain), Janice Young, Janis Todd, Hilary Rose. C Team: Ann Macarthur (captain), Adrienne Taylor, Janet Saunders, Nicola Rattray, Susan Hobbs, Diana Solomon, Sally Allan, Diana Harkne . Junior Team: Ann Lawrence, Felicity Maples, Jan Grueber, Mary Collin , Heather Blank, Jan Archibald, Sally Whyte, Jane Skinner, Jennifer Pryor. SWIMM! G NOTES The School Swimming Sports held on February 22nd, proved to be a great success this year, and 11 records were either bettered or equalled. Nicola Clark, who broke four records, was the outstanding swimmer of the day. Other record were broken by Mary-Jane McCutcheon, Raylene Wilkins, Lesley icholls, Alison Underhill, and the two Relay Teams, 4A and Kowhai House, while Joam~c Lee equalled a record in her section. We were very privileged to have Miss Hutton, the cw Zealand Women' Diving Champion and Mr C. A. R. Buchanan who judged our style and diving events and we would like to take this opportunity to thank them once again. We would also like to express our appreciation for the invaluable aid given by the staff and senior girls to make the sports such a success, and thanks also to all the girl who did pool duty during the lunch break. To Miss Hughes and Miss Morgan, we would like to give our very special thanks for the time and energy they have T

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tanding L. to R.: R. Walker, . Clark, J. Coe, A. Taylor, H. Anderon, J. Lough, S. Wood , J. Lee. Sitting: J. ixon, M. J. McCutcheon, J. Wyn-Williams, M. Hargreaves (Captain), J. Stewart, L. icholls, A. Dynes.

devoted to coaching, in both diving and ·wimming and for their unfailing enthusiasm and assistance which made the swimming season so succ ssful and en joy able. Results: Senior Championship: 1. 75yds. Individual Medley ( record, 58.4sec, J. Clark, 1961 )-J. Wynn-William 1, S. Clark 2, M. Hargreave 3. Time-65.3sec. 2. 50yd .. Freestyle (record 30.4s c., J. Clark, 1961 )-J. WynnWilliams 1, J. Coe 2, J. Lough 3. Time-33.Gsec. 3. 50yd . Backcrawl ( record, 36.4 sec., J. Clark, 1961 )-S. lark 1, J. Wynn-Williams 2, J. Lough 3. Time-40.3sec. 4. 50yds. Breastroke (record, 41.8 cc. G. Peate, 1959 and 1960)H. Anderson 1, B. Saunders 2, S. Williams 3. Time-44.2. 5. Diving-S. Thomson 1, D. Tocker 2, R. Wilkins 3. 6. Water Stunt. Thomson 1, S. Clark 2, J. Nicholl 3. Intermediate Championship: 1. 75yd . Individual Medley (record, 63.6 ec ., H. Orbell, 1961 )N. Clark I, J. Stewart 2, S. Woods 3. Time-57.7.ecs (record) 2. 50yds. Freestyle ( record, 33secs., J. Wynn-Williams, 1962 )- T_ Clark 1, J. Stewart 2, A. Taylor 3. Time-30.5secs. (record).

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3. 50yds. Backcrawl (record, 39.7sec, C. Wales, 1959)-N. I, D. Crookbain 2, J. Stewart 3. Time-34.9secs. (record). 4. 50yd . Breastroke ( record, 42.0secs, G. Peale, 1958)-N. 1, S. Woods 2, J. Stewart 3. Time--41.8secs. (record). 5. Diving-A. Taylor 1, R. Hammond 2, E. King 3. G. Water Stunt-/\ .Taylor 1, J. Todd 2, J. Stewart 3

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Junior Championship: 1. 75yds. Individual Medley (record, 60.4secs., N. Clark, 1962)J. Lee 1, R. Walker 2, A. Dynes 3. Time-60.4secs. (equals record). 2. 50yds. Freestyle (record, 32.2sec, N Clark, 1962)-R. Walker 1, A. Dynes 2, M. McCutcheon 3. Time 33.0secs. 3. 50yds. Backcrawl (record, 39.7secs., . Clark, 1962)-R. Walker 1, A. Dynes 2, J. Price 3. Time--40.3secs. 4. 50yds Breastroke (record, 43.8 ecs., G. Gormack, 1957)-M. (record). McCutcheon 1, J. Lee 2, R. Walker 3. Time--40.2sec. 5. Diving-I-I. Cook 1, P. Smart 2, J. Holderness 3. 6. Water Stunt-P. Smart 1, J. Prior 2, J. Bank and J. Saunders 3 equal. NO -CHAMPIO TSHIP EVE TS Senior: 1. 25yd . Freestyle (record 15.6secs., E. Bragg, 1961, J. Cordery, 1962)-R. Wilkins 1, P. Dart 2, H. Preston 3. Time-15.2secs. (record). 2. 25yd Backcrawl (record 18.6 ecs., J. Brander, 1962)-P. Harley 1, S. Williams 2, S. Thomson and P. Maling 3 equal. Time19.3 ecs. Form Events: 1. Senior Forms Medley Relay (record: lmin. 7.5sec., 6B, 1962) 5LA 1, 6A 2, GB 3. Time: lmin. 8.9sec. 2. Junior Forms Medley Relay (record: lmin. 10.7sec., 4M, 1961) 4A 1, 4G 2, 3G 3. Time: lmin. 7.6sec. (record). Championships: House Championship Kowhai 241, Rimu 181, Konini 125, Rata 114, Matipo 101. Senior Champion hip - Jane Wynn-Williams, 16 points 1; Susan Clark, 14 points, 2. Intermediate Championship - Nicola Clark 24 point 1, Juliana Stewart and Adrienne Taylor, 14 points, 2 equal. Junior Championship - Rosemary Walker, 16 points 1, Joanne Lee and Annette Dynes, 10 points 2. Girl with most House points not a champion - Susan Clark, Juliana Stewart and Adrienne Taylor, 14 points, 1 equal.

INTER - SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS This year the swimming team did particularly well m the Girls Inter-Secondary School's Swimming Sports, for which twenty schools entered, and with 22 points gained second equal with Girls' High School, with Avonside winning 30.5 points. Nicola Clark broke a record in the 55yds. Intermediate Backcrawl heat and gained first place in the final, while Adrienne

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Taylor and the Intermediate relay team (N. Clark, L. Nicholls, A. Taylor and J. Stewart) also gained first place in the finals. Second places were gained by M. J. McCutcheon, J. Stewart, while R. Walker and Junior and Senior relay teams gained third places. Members of our team were: Heather Anderson, Jose Lough, Susan Clark, Janet Coe, Jane Wynn-Williams, Juliana Stewart, Sarah Woods, Nicola Clark, Adrienne Taylor, Lesley Nicholls, Annette Dynes, Mary-Jane McCutcheon, Rosemary Walker, Jane Nixon, Joanne Lee and Mary Hargreaves (captain). After a period of hard training, the swimming team was most disappointed when the Triangular Tournament which was to be held at Craighead on March 8th and 9th was postponed. Members of our team were: Juliana Stewart, Jane Wynn-Williams, Mary-Jane McCutcheon, Joanne Lee, Nicola Clark, Susan Clark, Adrienne Taylor, Susan Thomson, Jose Lough, Rosemary Walker, Joanne Lee (reserve) and Mary Hargreaves (captain). J. Lough, A. Taylor, L. Nicholls, R. Walker, J. Lee, A. Dynes, J. Nicholls and M. McCutcheon are to be congratulated on gaining their pockets, together with S. Clark, J. Coe and N. Clark, who had theirs re-awarded. Special congratulations go to J. Stewart and J. Wynn-Williams who were awarded their colours for 1963. LIFE - SAVING AW ARDS St. Margaret's won the Henry Wigram Cup, awarded to the School with a roll number of 300 and under 500 gaining the most R.L.S.S. awards. Many girls were successful in gaining awards in Term 3 1962, and Term 1, 1963, bringing the grand total to 169. R.L.S.S. EXAMINATIONS Distinction: Janet Nicholls. Bar to Award of Merit: J. Nicholls, J. Anderson, S. Thomson. Award of Merit: A. Greenslade, P. Neal, D. Tocker, S. Fear, B. Lemon, H. Diedrichs, A. Denham,. J. Phillips, H. Anderson, S. Williamson, M. Batstone, P. Dart, R. Hawkins, A. Dunshea. Instructors: J. Anderson, P. Neal, S. Thomson, R. Hammond, G. Gardiner. Scholar Instructors: J. Thatcher, J. Bell. Bars to Bronze Cross: 3. Bronze Medallion: 58. Bronze Cross: 26. Intermediate Certificate: 20. 1st Bar to Bronze Medallion: 35. Elementary Certificate: 1.

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ATHLETIC TEAM Back Row L. to R.: J. Brander, R. Perkins, V. Hamilton, B. Lemon. Middle Row: L. Glasson, L. Holland, H. Denham, J. Lee, J. Paterson, J. Halliday, R. Hammond. Front Row: N. Reynolds, J. Cameron, J. Price, B. Saunders (Captain), J. Combellack, J. Nixon, J. Todd, A. Diedrichs.

ATHLETICS Our annual athletic sports were held at Rugby Park on Tuesday, March 19th, and we were very pleased to have Mrs A. K. Warren to present our cups. Special thanks must go to Miss Hughes and Miss Morgan, for their efficient organisation of the sports. Our thanks also go to judges, staff and officials who helped during the day. Unfortunately, owing to lack of ground for training, the standard was not very high. Barbara Saunders was re-awarded her colours and Ruth Perkins, Jane Combellack, Beth Lemon and Robyn Hammond were re-awarded their pockets and Janis Todd, Jane Nixon and Nicola Reynolds were awarded their pockets. INTER - SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS The Inter-School Athletic Sports were held on Saturday, March 30th and St. Margaret's was the hostess school. This

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year there were twenty-one schools competing and we managed to come fourth. The following girls represented the school:Senior - Beth Lemon, Ruth Perkins, Barbara Saunders, Joy Brander, Virginia Hamilton, Dorothy Watson, Jane Combellack. Intermediate - Helen Denham, Helen Diedrichs, Robyn Hammond, Janis Todd, Jacqueline Halliday, Suzanne Bullock, Jane Paterson. Junior - Joanne Lee, Janet Cameron, Jane Nixon, Liane Holland, Nicola Reynolds, Jennifer Price, Lesley Glasson. Athletic Results: Senior Championship Events: 220yds. (K. MacKenzie, 1960: 26.Ssecs. )-Beth Lemon 1, Barbara Saunders 2, Jane Combellack 3. Time-30.9sec. l00yds. (C. de Thier, 1940, G. J nkins, 1952, 1953: ll¾sec.)-Barbara Saunder 1, Beth Lemon 2, Joy Brander 3. Time-12. 7 ec. (K. Mackenzie 1960: 8.9secs.)-Jane Combcllack l, Ruth 75yd. Perkins 2, Barbara Saunder 3. Time-9.G sec. aunder. 80yd. Hurdles (K. Mackenzie 1960: 11.3 c .)-Barbara I, Beth Lemon 2, Joy Brander 3. Timc-12.5 sec. Long Jump (B. Robbin 1956: 15ft. 7in .)-Joy Brander I, Ruth Perkins 2, Beth Lemon 3. Di tancc-l 4ft. 11¾ ins. Pre ton l, High Jump (J. Jones, 1948: 4ft. 7¾ins. )-Heather Virginia Hamilton 2, Pam Maling 3. Height-4ft. Sins. Intermediate Championship Events: 220yds. (K. MacKenzie 1958: 27.4-sec.)-Robyn Hammond l, Helen Denham 2, Janice Thomson 3. Timc-32.3sccs. 100yd. (K. MacKenzie, 1958: 9.lscc.)-Robyn Hammond 1, Helen Denham 2, Ali on Diedrichs 3. Time-13.0sec. Hammond 1, Alison 75yd. (K. MacKenzie, 1958: 9.lsec.)-Robyn Diedrichs 2, Virginia Matson 3. Timc-9.9sec. 65yd. Hurdles (K. MacKenzie, 1958; S. Rich, 1959: 9.3/r. ec.)Robyn Hammond I, Alison Diedrichs 2, Helen Denham 3. Time-10.2 sees. Long Jump (B. Robbins 1956: 15ft. 7ins.)-Robyn Hammond 1, 7½ins. Mary Davie 2, Suzanne Bullock 3. Distance-13ft. High Jump (J. Jones, 1948: 4ft. 7¾ins. )-Angela Blackie l, Gabrielle Andrew 2, Jacqueline Harri 3. Height-4ft. Sins. Junior Championship Events: IO0yd.. (U. Mearc, 1940, K. Mackenzie 1957: 12scc.)-Janc ixon 1, Joanne Lee 2, Lesley Gia son 3, Time-13.1 ec. 75yd . ( S. Edward., 1953, C. Scott. 1955, K. Mackenzie, 19S7: 91/risecs)-Jane Nixon 1, Joanne Lee 2, Jennifer Price 3. Time-10.1 ec.

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G5yds. Hurdle • ( K. Mackenzie, 1957: 94/ ssec. )- Jane ixon 1, Rosemary Walker 2, Jennifer Harris 3. Time-10.7sec. Long Jump (C. W. Morgan 1943: 16ft. 2ins.)-Liane Holland 1, Mary-Jane McCutcheon 2, Jane Nixon 3. Distance-13ft. 9ins. High Jump (M. Falck, 1947: 4ft. 111/ains.)-Nicola Reynolds 1, Jane ixon 2, Rosemary Walker 3. Height-4ft. 6in . NON - CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS lOOyds. Consolation Races: Junior (S. Williams, 1958: 12.3sec.)-Gaynor Kennedy 1, Lindsay MacBeth 2, Susan Wagner 3. Time-13.4 cc. Intermediate (H. Powell, 1959: 12.7sec.)-Mary Davies 1, Margaret Cordery 2, Janet Sandston, Janet Saunders, 3 equal. Time-13.4sec. Senior (H. Wishart, 1953: 12.2J:,;sec.)-Janet Green 1, Janet Coe 2, Susan Gebbie 3. Time-13.0scc. Sack Races: Junior - Rosemary Everett 1, Lind ay MacBeth 2, Jennifer Harris 3. Intermediate-Lynette Redmond 1, Shirley Wright 2, Angela Ramsay 3. Senior - Judith Marriott 1, Mary Hargreave 2, Prue Birdling 3. Relays: Junior Forms (IVM, 1958: 57-lsec.)-IVM 1, IVG 2, IIIG 3. Time-58.9 sec. Senior Forms (Sixth form, 1960: 54.9 ec.)-VU 1, VLM 2, 6B 3. Time-5 7.0sec. Whole House - Kowhai 1, Rata 2, Konini 3. 440yds . .Junior House Relay (Konini, 1958: 57.7sec.)-Rata 1, Konini 2, Matipo 3. Time-59.8sec. 440yds. Senior House Relay ( Rimu, 1962: 56sec. )-Rimu 1, Rata 2, Konini 3. Time-56. 75sec. House Sack Relay-Konini 1, Rimu 2, KO\•vhai3. House Captains' Novelty Racc-Konini 1, Rata 2, Matipo 3. Hockey Dribbling-Darbara Saunder 1, Mary Hargreaves 2, Jillian Holland 3. Senior and Intermediate Discus (G. de Thier, 1940: 88ft. lOins.)Dorothy Watson 1, Virginia Scott 2, Belinda Preston 3. Distance-70ft. 1½ins. Championships: Junior - Jane Nixon 24 points 1, Joanne Lee 8 points 2. Intermediate - Robyn Hammond 30 points 1, Alison Diedrich and Helen Denham, 10 points, equal 2. Senior - Barbara Saunders, 18 points 1, Beth Lemon, 16 point 2. Most Points not a Champion - Beth Lemon 16 points 1. Senior House Champion - Konini, 138 point 1, Rimu 126 points 2, Kowhai 106 points, 3. Junior House Champion - Kowhai, 94 point 1, Rata, 551/2 points 2, Rimu, 36½ points, 3.

"A" HOCKEY TEAM . Taylor, K. Scott, K. Gardiner, Back Row L. to R.: J. Paterson, D. Wat on, J. Holland, A. Green lade, L. Harper. Front Row: S. Thom on, S. Clark, B. Saunder (Captain), M. Hargreave , J. Brander, . Reay.

HOCKEY NOTES, 1963 The 1963 season, thanks to Mi Morgan's untiring coaching, has been an extremely successful and enjoyable eason. The A team retained the championship shield for the second year in succession, with Papanui as the runners-up. The B team was third in its grade, the D team won its grade, and the E team was second in its grade. This year the A team travelled to Timaru to take part in the triangular tournament with Craighead and St. Hilda' . Again we ·emerged as victors after defeating both Craighead and St. Hilda's. We would like to thank Miss Lough, staff and girls of Craighead for their wonderful ho pitality. Kowhai again won the house hockey after defeating Matipo in the final. S~veral girls obtained their hockey whistles during these matches and they were Susan Clark, Diana Harkness, Jillian Holland, Kathleen Gardiner, Susan Thomson and Pamela Thompson. Congratulations to Joy Brander, Mary Hargreaves, and Barbara Saunders on ,having their colours re-awarded, and to Susan Clark, Kathleen Gardiner, Jillian Holland, . Christine

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Reay, Kay Scott, Susan Thomson and Dorothy Watson on being awarded their colours. Pockets were re-awarded to Lucy Harper and a warded to Alison Greenslade, Jane Paterson and Adrienne Taylor. The climax of the season for the A team was the South Island Secondary Schools' tournament which was held in Christchurch on August 26th, 27th and 28th. Schools from throughout New Zealand entered this tournament and we had some very close and exciting matches. On the first day we easily won our match against Ashburton in the morning by 9 goals to 0, but drew with West 0-0 in the afternoon. However, from then on we never looked back and won all the other matches. Our match with Girls' High School on the second day, provided the best hockey of the tournament, and after a close fight we de£eated them by 3 goals to 1. We therefore reached the final and played Linwood whom we defeated 3-0 and so we won the tournament. We would like to thank Miss Crasher and all other supporters for the interest they showed throughout the season. With Miss Morgan's endless coaching, we could not have achieved such success. We would also like to thank her for giving up the first few days of her holiday to help us win the Secondary Schools' tournament. Our thanks also go to Susan Rich and Elizabeth Bragg for giving up their Wednesday afternoons to umpire for us. Special thanks must go to Rangi Ruru and Girls' High School for allowing us to borrow their hockey fields for our practices, as our own field was being reclaimed. CRANMER Again this year the A team entered in the 2nd Grade Saturday competition under the name Cranmer, and had a very enjoyable and successful season and ended by winning the competition, with Rangi Ruru being the runners-up. At Queen's Birthday weekend we again played in the sixa-side tournament, but this year we were de£eated in the final by Linwood. Out of our six trialists for the Canterbury Secondary School's team, five were chosen to play against Malvern. They were Barbara Saunders, Mary Hargreaves, Christine Reay, Dorothy Watson, with Kay Scott being chosen as the reserve. I would like to thank all the members of the team and especially the reserves for their enthusiasm and cooperation throughout the season.

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Finally, I would like to thank Miss Morgan again, for giving up her Saturdays to encourage and help us. The A team this year played 33 games and won 29, lost 1, and drew 3. They scored 196 goals and had only 26 scored against them. HOCKEY TEAMS :A. team-Goalkeeper, D. Watson; right back, J. Holland; left back, K. Gardiner; right half, S. Thomson; centre half, K. Scott; left half, M. Hargreaves ( vice captain); right wing, J. Brander; right inner, A. Taylor; centre forward, S. Clark; left inner, C. Reay; left ·wing, B. Saunders ( ea ptain) . B team-Goalkeeper, J. Stewart; right back, J. Stanley; left back, S. Allan; right half, A. Greenslade; centre half, N. Clark; left half, L. Harper; right wing, S. Morris (captain); right inner, J. Pryor; centre forward, D. Harkness; left inner, J. Paterson; left wing, P. Benzie. J. Kennington; right back, S. McPhail; left D team-Goalkeeper, back, S. Hobb ; right half, S. Inne ; centre half, W. Macfarlane; left half, A. Ram ay; right wing, P. Thompson (captain); right inner, J. Costello; centre forward, J. Green; left inner, J. Saunder ; left wing, A. Denham . . E team-Goalkeeper, J. Bell; right back, J. Young; left back, C. Blair; right half, C. Cox; centre half, J. Turner; left half, A. Twyneham; right wing, D. Taylor; right inner, I. Grant; centre forward, S. Dorman (captain); left iriner, J. Sand ton; left wing, J. Holderness. Third Form Team-Goalkeeper, P. Smart, right back, R. William ; left back, B. Blunden, A. Lawrence; right half, J. Banks, F. Maples; centre half, J. Saunders (captain); left half, L. Holland; right wing, S. Beetham; right inner, Y. Ma kay; centre forward, J. Hacking; left inner, G. Mathie on; left wing, S. Cummack. Emergencies.-L. Guinness, H. Preston, K. Greenslade, S. Woods, C. Urquhart, B. Cum mack, J. Nixon. RESULTS OF HOCKEY MATCHES A St Margaret's v. Cashm re, ,,von 10-0. v. Darfield, drew 3-3. v. Linwood, drew 2-2. v. West High School, won 3-0. v. Avonside, won 8-0. v. Riccarton, won 6-0. v. Papanui, won 4-1. v. Rangi Ruru, won 4-0. v. Girls' High School, won 4-0. First in Grade. Quadrangular Tournament A St. Margaret's v. St. Hilda's, won 2-1. v. Craighead, won 8-4. Secondary Schools' Tournament A St. Margaret's v. Ashburton, won 9-0. v. West High School, drew 0-0. v. Girls' High School, won 3-0.

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v. Onslow, won 3-1. v. Lumsden, won 5-4. v. Rangi Ruru, won 1-0. Final: v. Linwood, won 3-0. B St. Margaret's v. Technical, won 9-0. v. Girls' High School, drew 2-2. v. Hillmorton, lost 1-0. v. Lincoln, won 4-3. v. Burnside, lost 2-1. v. Rangi Ruru; won 3-2. v. Avon ide, won 6-0.. •• v. Rangiora, won by default. D St. Margaret's v. Burnside, won 4-1. v. Papanui, lost 2-1. v. Girls' High School, won 1-0. v. Avonside, won 5-3. v. Rangi Ruru, won 5-1. v. West High School, won by default. v. Rangiora, won by default. First in Grade. E. St. Margaret's v. Villa Maria, lost 4-2. v. Papanui, won 3-2. v. Rangiora, won 4-0. v. Cashmere, won 7-1. v. Rangi Ruru, lost 3-2. v. Mairehau, won 9-0. v. Linwood, won by default. Second in Grade. 3rd Form Team: St. Margaret's v. Papanui, lost 1-0. v. Sacred Heart, won 7-0. v. Villa Maria, won 4-0. v. Girl ' High School, lost 1-0. v. Burnside, won 2-1. v. Rangi Ruru, won 6-0.

GOLF NOTES On Thursday, 12th September, the Inter-Secondary Schools' Golf Competition was held at Harewood Links. In fine weather, singles were played in the morning and foursomes in the afternoon, our team beating Rangi Ruru, 6-2, and thus winning the C. S. Peate Cup. Owing to lack of opposition there was no match played last year. We should like to thank Miss Morgan and those who came down to support us on the day. The team was: D. Harkness (captain), L. Harper, A. Ramsay, M. Cook, A. Twyneham, I. Grant. Reserves: C. Cox, J. Marriott.

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BASKETBALL NOTES At the conclusion of the winter term we came to the end of an extremely successful basketball season. With all teams providing strong competition in their respective sections, the first full season's use of the new courts was felt. On June 26th we travelled to Timaru to meet St. Hilda's and Craighead for our annual Winter Tournament. After two most interesting games we returned successful in all our matches. Once again many thanks to Craighead to whom we owe our weekend's enjoyment. This year, instead of our inter-house tournament being played as a "knock-out", all houses played one another which proved to be much more enjoyable. Rimu won the Senior section, while Kowhai won the Junior section. Our congratulations to Elizabeth Coop, Susan Gebbie, Ruth Perkins, Sally Fear, Jenny Kay, Janet MacKay, Jan Thatcher, Patricia Golden and Virginia Hamilton for gaining

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their umpire whistles. Susan Gebbie, Ruth Perkins, Jan Thatcher, Gretchen Gardiner and Jenny Kay were awarded their pockets. Finally, special congratulations to Penny Harley and Janet Coe for being a warded their colours in company with Beth Lemon who had hers re-awarded. A great deal of our season's success is due to the valuable coaching so willingly given to us by Miss Hughes. We also thank Miss Wilson and Miss King who gave up their Wednesday afternoons to umpire for us. Throughout the season as Basketball captain I have been greatly assisted by my vice-captain, Penny Harley, and we both wish future teams every success. Teams A Team-Goal shooter, J. Thatcher, goal attack, B. Lemon ( captain), wing attack, S. Gebbie; centre, J. Coe; wing defence, R. Perkins; goal defence, P. Harley (vice-captain); goal keeper, G. Gardiner. B Team-Goal hooter, P. Golden; goal attack, V. Hamilton; wing attack, A. Diedrichs; centre, R. Wilkins; wing defence, J. Kay; goal defence, L. Hobbs; goal keeper, J. Mackay (captain). C Team-Goal shooter, L. Morris; goal attack, H. Forbes; wing attack, M. J. McCutcheon; centre, M. Morris; wing defence, D. Crookbain; goal defence, M. Davies; goal keeper, N. May (captain). D Team-Goal shooter, L. Fleming; goal attack, H. Forbes; wing wing attack, P. McAuliffe (captain); centre, R. Hammond; wing defence, A. Annand; goal defence, N. Wagner; goal keeper, H. Rose. Reserves (A, B, C, D)-M. Golden, J. Scott, E. Coop, P. Bourke, S. Costello, E. MacDonald, V. Jackson, W. Nicholls, H. Diedrichs. Third Form A-Goal shooter, J. Mathias; goal attack, H. Cook; wing attack, C. Dickey; centre, A. Hudson; wing defence, P. Steel; goal defence,]. Lawrence (captain); goal keeper, J. Haley. Third Form B-Goal shooter, J. Cameron; goal attack, J. Munro; wing attack, J. Harris; centre, N, Reynold (captain); wing defence, D. Thomas; goal" defence, D. Clark; goal keeper, J. Foate. Reserves-]. Cook, B. Blackie, S. Mahon, B. Morris, J. Archibald, R. Arnold, A. Brand, G. Patterson, A. Blair. Re ults: A St. Margaret's

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v. Rangi-ruru,won 21-11. v. Papanui, lost 11-19. v. Burnside, won 15-4. v. Riccarton, won 24-10. v. Villa Maria, won 17-16. v. St. Mary's, lost 16-25. C St. Margaret's v. Rangi-ruru, won 11-6. v. Papanui, lost 21-23. v. Burnside, won 32-13. v. Riccarton, won 24-19. v. Villa Maria, lost 13-lq. v. St. Mary's, lost 13-35. D St. Margaret's v. Rangi-ruru, won 16-15. v. Papanui, won 20-19. v. Villa Maria, lost 12-24. v. Girls' High, won 20-14. v. Rangiora, lot 13-14. v. Riccarton, won 39-4. v. Burnside, won 19-14. Third Form v. Rangi-ruru, drew 8-8. v. Papanui, lo t 15-31. v. Burnside, won 16-12. v. Ri carton, won 16-14. v. Villa Maria, lost 8-9. v. t. Mary' , won 9-8. Third Form B v. Rangi-ruru, won 11-8. v. Papanui, lo t 7-20. v. Cottesmore, lost 9-13. v. Riccarton, won 19-3. v. Villa Maria, lost 7-12. v. Burnside, won 17-9.

THE SOUTH ISLAND SECOND~RY SCHOOLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAME T The second time the A team visited Timaru was during the August holidays, on September 10th, to take part in the first South I land Inter-Secondary Schools' Basketball Tournament. For some time now the basketball girls have felt envious of the hockey girls with their August holiday tournament and we were very thrilled when arrangements were made for a South Island Basketball Tournament. On the first day we got away to a fine start by defeating Sacred Heart of Timaru and Westport Technical. At a very early hour on Wednesday morning we were defeated by Cashmere, who went on to win our ection. Later that morning we came back into gear by defeating St. Thomas's of Oamaru. Our final defeat was against Marlborough College in a most

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exhausting game as both teams were feeling the strain of three games in one day. We are very grateful to Miss Hughes for giving up the third week of her holiday to assist us and to cheer for us. We wish the future A teams every success in this tournament and hope they will enjoy it as much as we did. CRANMER BASKETBALL Once again our entering the Saturday basketball competition proved a valuable decision. We gained much experience as well as second place in our section. We were very proud of Penny Harley and Janet Coe for being selected for the Canterbury second grade representative team. On behalf of the boarders in the team may I thank the day girls and old girls who filled positions so willingly during the holidays. My many thanks also to the team for their wonderful cooperation throughout the season. JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES NOTES Swimming N ates: The sports were held on Thursday, 28th February. The Form I and II championship was won by Tui Shipston with 21 points. Ann Penrose was runner-up with 14 points. Susan Williams won the standard 3 and 4 championship with 13 points and Sandra Oates was runner-up with 9 points. The following records were broken.-25 yards Breastroke. Forms I and II Alison Dendle, 20. 2secs.; 25 Yards Backstroke. Forms I and II, Tui Shipston, 17.5secs.; 25 Yards Breastroke. Standards 3 and 4, Susan Williams, 23.6secs.; Plunge, Open: Vivienne Fleetwood, 48f eet 10inches. The Inter-Primary School Swimming Sports were held at the Centennial Pool on Tuesday, 5th March. The following girls represeqted the School: Sandra Oates, Janet Suckling, Susan McCaHum, Helen O'Brien, Tui Shipston, Julie Shand, Ann Penrose, Patricia Fletcher, Rosemary Woods. Results of finals: 37yds. Freestyle, under 10 years: S. Oates 3rd. Under 11 years: S. McCallum 2nd. Under 12 years: T. Shipston 1st, J. Shand 4th. Under 13 years: A. Penrose 2nd. 37yds. Backstroke, under 12 years: T. Shipston 1st. Primary School Relay: St. Margaret's College 1st, (T. Shipston, P. Fletcher, A. Penrose, J. Shand).

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Tennis Notes: As we were unable to get sufficient girls to go to Wilding Park every second Saturday morning during the first and third terms we did not enter any teams in the Primary School Competition, however several girls are entering in the Primary School Championship to be played in November. Last year Felicity Maples won the B Grade Championship. During the first term Mr Peter Hubrick coached the Form I and II girls and this term Mrs Laurie is instructing them. Standard 3 and 4 girls have passed coaching in the first term and with the number of courts are able to begin playing games at an early age. Hockey Noles: This year's team again won the Primary School competition played for on a Monday afternoon. The girls worked very hard and their stickwork improved greatly, but the most pleasing feature of their game was their positional play and excellent team spirit. I would like to thank Miss Woods for umpiring and encouraging the girls, also Miss Newson and all the parents who came to the matches and were so enthusiastic on the side line! Results: St. Margaret's v. Linwood, won 2-1. v. Harewood, won 4-0. v. Burnside, won 1-0. v. Waltham, won 14-0. v. Woolston A, drew 0-0. v. Bamford, won 4-0. v. Bishopdale, won 4-0.

Basketball Notes: Two teams played in the Primary School competition this year. During the early part of the term the girls did not make nearly enough effort to practise, consequently their play did not reach a very high standard, however, gradually more effort was made, their play improved, and the gaining of enthusiasm was rewarded. This year Miss Mary Weathered presented a Cup to be played for by Selwyn House, Rangi-ruru, Victory Memorial School, St. Mary's Sunday School and St. Margaret's. This has proved a most successful event, all the matches were played on our courts which meant the girls were able to watch all the games and get to know all the other players. Our thanks to Miss Hughes who gave up much of her spare time to coach the teams, also Miss Newson and many parents who transported the girls to their various matches.

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Results: St. Margaret'

A v. Mairehau, lost 12-5. v. Briggston B, won 9-4. v. Briggston A, lost 10-5. v. Glenmore, lost 12-6. v. Mairehau, won 12-11. v. Paparoa, won 6-5. v. Briggston B, "'"on 5-3. St. Margaret's B v. Mairehau, lost 24-2. v. Briggston, lost 12-0. v. Glenmore, lost 5-3. v. Mairehau, lost 17-12. v. Paparoa, won 9-4. v. Briggston, won 7-6. The Weathered Trophy: St. Margaret' v. Rangi-ruru, won 6-3. v. St. Mary's, lost 8-3. v. Victory Memorial, won 12-3. v. Selwyn House, lo t 9-6.

Athletic N ates: The sports were held at Rugby Park on Thursday, 22nd November, 1962. At the conclusion of the events the prizes were presented by Miss Newson. Last year a new cup was presented by Mr and Mrs P. H. T. Williams for the 50 yards Hurdles, 10 years. This was won by Clemency Underhill. The following Records were broken: High Jump, 11 years-Vivienne Fox, 4feet 4½inches. 50 Yards Hurdle , 9 years-Susan Williams, 8.9secs. The following Records were equalled: 50 Yards Hurdles, 11 year -Vivienne Fox, 8.7secs. 100 Yards, 10 years-Susan Barton, 14.1sec. Results, 1962: Championship ( 13 year )-Leslie Glasson, 15 points; runner-up, Julia Foate, 8 points. Championship ( 12 years)-Jane Nixon, 19 points; runner-up, Alison Tetley, 8 point . Championship ( 11 year )-Vivienne Fox, 23 points; runner-up, Christine Williams, 1'1 points. Championship ( 10 years)-Hilary Ackroyd, 12 points; runner-up, Susan Barlow, 10 points. Championship ( 9 years )-Susan Wi 11ia ms, 13 points; runner-up Leone Wilkins, 11 points. 50yds (8 years)-Cherise Wilkins. 50yds ( 7 years )-Susan Gibson. Infant Races: 50yds (5 years )-Judith Bullock. 50yds (6 years)-Judith Barlow. 50yds (7 years)-Roberta Jameson.

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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS The Overseas League Public Speaking Competition, open in the local area to all Secondary Schools in the Canterbury, Westland-Marlborough and Nelson Districts, Mary Hargreaves, entered by St. Margaret's College, gained second place in the M1 e congratulate Mary and give her speech Area Competition. below.

THE COMMONWEALTH AS I SEE IT IN 1973 At the present time, I feel quite sure that if Mr MacMillan were confronted with this statement, he would quietly retire to his haven of rest in Scotland for good! Even the politicians of today, have enough trouble solving the problems of 1963 without being so bold a to venture into the future. But naturally, insight into 1963's problems will provide a deep~r understanding and a better preparation for the surprises that the future has in store for u . Because the Commonwealth is o unusual and seems to have b en o succ sful in adapting itself to change, it continues to invite speculation. Dr. Malan supports my tatement by aying ( in 1949) "the Commonwealth has hown an ability to adapt it elf to changing ondition in a hanging world." The British Commonwealth. The word "Commonw alth" as we know it, has had its meaning altered considerably over the years, as the winds of change force it to conform to current times. Since 1931, when the idea of the Common wealth consisted of free a sociations with allegiance to the Crown as the only tangible tie, the passage of change can be traced. There are now in the Commonwealth, everal republics, but de pite the breaking of these links of sover ignty, they have not. be ome disjointed from this association. Why is it that the Commonwealth persists, and will continue to persist as an international association? We know how different the members are, and how important is national '-elfrespect. Thi is illustrated by the fact that each national movement is determined to make its institutions as native as possible. However in a few dominions such as ew Zealand and Au tralia there are tie of blood and race a well as ties of democracy. But with the great majority of coloured people that will belong to the Commonwealth in 1973, ties of blood and ra e will be le s significant. The only ties pre ent, will be the foundations

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of democratic institutions and British law, which the developing countries are only too ready to accept, but they are not ready to accept democracy under Colonial leadership, as is seen in Africa. We must realise that these developing countries, with great resources, and with their population bulging at the seams in 1963, and perhaps splitting the seams in 1973, these countries are trying to get the best of two worlds. They are adhering to the Commonwealth in order to gain foundations for their democracy, and they are accepting Communistic aid a well as American aid to develop their resources. These countries feel that neither communism nor capitalism is suitable, so they remain friendly with both powers, hoping that in the future a median will be reached between these two policies. In the long run, these countries will be indebted to Britain for the development of their governments, but they will also be indebted to Eastern and Western powers for providing them with the required financial aid. An obvious example is Africa. Financial aid pouring into this country from both Eastern and Western sources points to a future industrialised Africa and industrialisation in Africa would hasten the development of export and trade, and the emergence of the Afro/ Asian trade Bloc, provided that the Asian trade is developed to the same extent as the African trade. Talking about trade Blocs-we have the Common Market Trade Bloc. Whenever the Common Market is mentioned I think of the Commonwealth's relations with Europe. I believe that the future relations with Europe are to be measured mainly in economic terms, but these terms cannot be sifted out until Britain's entry to the Common Market has been finali ed. It will obviously make trade easier for some countries such as those who produce tropical goods, and it will make trade harder for others. The traditional lines of trade built up within the Commonwealth over the years are limited, and the time is now ripe to get out and find new markets, in order to ensure prosperity within the next decade and accept the rising challenge of competition. But no matter what the outcome of Britain's choice is, it will not greatly affect the basic relationships of the Commonwealth memb~rs with one another, because trade and tarriffs are insignificant advantages to them, when compared with advantages such as the growth and gaining of democracy, the freedom of speech in Parliament, judicial procedure and the impartiality of judges-factors on which the Commonwealth

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will continue to exist in 10 years time; and Europe cannot greatly affect them in any permanent way. After measuring, and calculating the passage of time in the future, I would like to put 10 years in its right perspective and show you just what a short space of time it is. Who would have thought when the Allies were marching on Germany in World War II, that it would be more than 20 years before the frontiers of Germany were finally divided according to the Allies demand; or who have thought that a German Commander would be in charge of N.A.T.O. forces? Thus I fail to see how in 10 year time the Commonwealth could possibly show any fundamental changes. However, many people feel that the Commonwealth will not survive the 10 year test of tim~. Of course there may be variations of democracy, but many mistake the variations of thi5 p::ilicy as breaking away from the structure of the Commonwealth. But if they cared to probe into the depths of the problems confronting these countries suspected by breaking away, they would find that the countries concerned, are merely experiencing growing pains-a normal symptom of a natural development. Ghana is suspected of being Communist, but you and I know perfectly well that there is still freedom of speech in Parliament and I am sure democracy will prevail in the end. As I mentioned before, many people interpret the variations of democracy as breaking away from the as"ociation. We have this example shown in Pakistan, where there is developed a plan of "Basic Democracy." No doubt many more variations will follow in the future Commonwealth. Thus it is really th~ ties of democracy that have kept, and will continue to keep the Commonwealth together, and that have made her, the unique international association of countries with freedom as their cause. POPPIES Waving gaily in the breeze, Nestling cosily under trees, Happily dancing pirouettes, To the tunes of minuets. Petals fluttering in the wind Twist, and turn and dance, and spin, Watch the colourful poppies prance, While they do their daily dance. -Sandra Oates, Std. 4.

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THE PUBLIC AND THE ADVERTISER The public-you, me and that man who went past in his motorcar. The advertiser-that unknown man in the backrnund who possibly wields the greatest influence over all of us, 6 che public, you, me and that man who went past in his motorcar. What is this "advertising" that controls the buying habits of the world? It has been described as "Salesmanship in print" and ·'The science of communication." Someone once defined it as ·'The art of moving an idea from one man's head into the head of another." Some advertisers simply say "Keeping your name before the public" and when they write an advertisement they draw on their knowledge of "motivational research," that is, they draw on their knowledge of people. Advertising is a· £12,000 million business that has been growing, flourishing and expanding for almost 100 years, yet a strange and startling fact exists: "There is no general economic theory on how advertising works and what it does." It does not produce more goods to be consumed but the prime function of an advertising man is to create desires, to bring into being wants that previously did not exist. The Industrial Revolution, with its machinery, brought to the masses what used to be the possession of the privileged few, and advertising was born with the Industrial Revolution, when personal selling of mass goods became an impossibility. It grew with the Industrial Revolution as improvements in technology produced prodigious amounts of consumable goods. It became immense when production became immense. Now what are people's wants and desires? Are these myriad products which are advertised really needed by the people? The answer is no. Fundamentally, all people really need is a cave, a piece of meat and possibly a fire. People don't really need Radio, Television, Washing Machines, Refrigerators, Electricity, Telephone . . . . But the advertiser brings to the public what is for sale and the public will buy what is offered not what it really needs. It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who made the remark that if a man can build a better mousetrap the world will make a beaten path to his door. In terms of reality in advertising, this is a somewhat incomplete statement for if the world does not know it is a better mousetrap no-one is going to make a beaten path to anyone's door. And so, we, the public, you, me and that man who went

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past in his motorcar are the target of this super, gigantic, moneyspinning monster of organisation. It is going to force us to do a great many things we might not otherwise do. This staggering amount of £12,000 million a year or £30 million a day is spent in a desperate attempt to buy space for specific brands of consumer goods in the memory box of a prospective consumer-a confused customer, battered by television, assailed by print, assaulted by radio, bewildered by posters. It is difficult to get a customer to remember and so the advertiser uses pressure, pressure by repetition bombarding our senses of hearing and sight. A famous dental cream campaign has been running for 20 years, a mouthwash campaign for 33, a deodorant soap ran for over 25 years with exactly the same campaigns. I ask you, what chance do we have to choose freely from a range of similar products? WE, the public are outwardly what advertising makes us. You, as you sit there, are wearing clothes standardised by fashion, hairstyles created in New York or Paris and copied all over the world. You have probably eaten similar meals, oh no, not meat from an animal killed on YOUR farm and garnished with HOME-grown vegetables, but tinned soup, frozen meat, vegetables and fruits, starch-reduced loaves and potato chips, and a cup of instant coffee from one of the well-known brands which are advertised any time of the day or night on your radio or television. As for me, I've washed my hair with advertisement A, I've cleaned my teeth with advertisement B, my clothes are washed by advertisement C or dry-cleaned as demanded by advertisement D. I wrote this speech with a well-known pen dipped in a bottle of better known ink. That man who went past in his car ( he chose that brand without thinking-he didn't need to, he knew all about it) he's going home now to sit on his locally-made chair in front of his nationally-produced television while his teenagers upstairs are twisting to a widely advertised radiogram and o on, and so on, and so on .... Yes, the advertiser has enmeshed us. Even if we repudiate his obvious approaches we are influenced by his subtle penetration of our sub-conscious. Nowadays, we never build a meatsafe to keep our food covered, we are conditioned to a refrigerator. No longer do we

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put a copper and tubs into a modern home, it is a washing machine. We are wooed, cajoled, threatened, flattered, shamed, bewildered, bedazzled ... we are, in fact, vulnerable to the advertiser, we are, indeed, victims of his techniques .... We, the public, are what the advertiser made us. -Jillian Farmer, 6B. ( Winner of 1 yers' Cup for Public Speaking). JOBS I WOULD LIKE I should like to be a receptionist in a Swiss hotel because there would be a wonderful chance of meeting people of many different nationalities. Because many people travel to Switzerland to ski and mountaineer I would have to be able to plan trips to lakes and mountain climbs. Before I became a receptionist there would be a few languages for me to learn. Part of my job would be to see that all the visitors in the hotel had comfortable rooms with a vase of flowers or a bowl of fruit inside. I should like to be an air ho tess on an air-line travelling around the world to give me a chance to ee many interesting countries. In the mornings I would have to climb out of bed early to report for duty an hour before the aeroplane took off. When the pa sengers climbed on I would have to welcome them and show them to their seats. If anybody wanted anything I would fetch it for them. After we had landed I might be able to go ight-seeing if I had time. I should like to be a mannequin and be a designer of women's clothes. To be a mannequin I would have to go to a modelling school where I would learn how to apply make-up, walk, sit and tand properly. By combining the two jobs I could model the clothes I had de igned. Becau e of the wonderful textures, colours and types of materials available today it should be fun trying to design clothes using them. I should like to be an archaeologist because I am interested in stones, fossils, stone-age drawings, dinosaurs and other pre.: historic animals. I collect tones and shells although I would rather like to study the habits, drawings, food, home and weapons of stone-age men which would interest me very much. One of the archaeologist's best hunting grounds is Egypt where the live of the Egyptian kings can be studied quite closely because of what is found in their tombs. -Angela William, Form I.

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PE PORTRAIT OF A OLD MA Resting in the sun at the bus stop sat an old man lonely and forlorn. Hi battered felt hat was pulled well down over his grey and straggly hair while hadowing his bony jaw was a bristly stubble of beard. Watery blue eyes set well back in his head blinked sadly. Dirt and grime covered his tattered clothes which consisted of a patched brown checked shirt, a gravy splattered waist-coat, a pair of tained and threadbare trouser and a jacket which had seen better days as part of a navy blue suit. Smoking seemed to be his hobby and occupation for he was continually busying himself with an evil smelling pipe, cleaning its stem with a yellowed pipe cleaner, tapping the bowl on the sole of his boot and ferreting in his waist-coat pocket for an ancient oilskin bag of tobacco with nicotine marked fingers. Racking coughs frequently shook his thin frame. When the cold winds of winter blow what will become of him? -Anne Living tone, Form II. SUMMITS Summits are something intangible, something v1 10nary; a dream mixed with de ire. Summits are goals in life, a pinnacle of perfection in a cho en field for a man to aim at. A mundane existence can be temporarily forgotten if the man enduring it allows his eyes to look up, not down. Men, intent on their daily cycle of boring routine become caught in a web of unambitious desire. Thursday, to them, is the summit of their week, for it is then that the little buff-coloured pay-packet is deposited on their desk, or thrust at them as they pass along the conveyor belt of queueing men. All that remains is for the hand to pick up a pen and write out a receipt on supplied paper. Once the dotted line has been written across, the employee is free to celebrate his weekly pinnacle. The crisp new notes feel good in his hand, and the cool brown beer is being drained from the tankard. Smoke is curling in lazy blue wreaths around men's heads, soothing nerves and planting cancerous growths in their lungs. He feels happy; the week's work towards his summit has been worthwhile. The world i a good place, filled with good work-mates, alive with good girls, good beer, good smokes and a good welfare state. He laughs, ome brown liquor spills on his shirt front and foam settles momen-

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tarily on the whiskers above hi upper lip. The laugh becomes a giggle; it is Bacchu ' turn to laugh as the man staggers home, singing. Drunk and dribbling. The summit has been shattered; the notes are spent, nausea retches upwards in his throat. Work again tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. The summit in the worker was not high enough, his eyes had not seen the deeper blue of the sky, only the pale rim around the horizon. For some men, summits are personified in the world of business and finance. Manipulating people and possessions, the financier crawls upwards, trampling on little men with little properties. The fight is hard, a bitter, grasping struggle. Wearied, the man sit on top of his summit, surveying his new world and kicking at the little men's faces as they are uplifted for help below him. Having reached a situation of complete control he looks about him and using gold as steps on some almighty ladder, climbs further upwards. He is an isolated body, remote from his fellow men, precariously balanced on the ladder of success as he clutches for the last rungs. His hand slips, he looses his footing. A fat, well fed body tumbles to the ground, buried in the settling gold-dust and green slips of registered paper. God allows all men to enjoy a measure of success in all fields, but the sip is short, though bitter-sweet. Succe s makes one's heart sing, one's head spin and one's feet light. But after success comes the awakening to a cold, empty feeling. Cold from the sweat of fear of one's new powers, and empty of old familiar men and routine. Summits are forever on the horizon; man reaches towards them with blinded eyes. He cannot forsee that over his ambition lies another, still larger pinnacle. He cannot know that to attain a summit he must fight and crawl his way up the side of desire. He already knows how to cheat and lie but cannot know the fresh lease of life his lies must adopt. A compelling force makes him turn about, to look down the other side of his achievement, the part that lies in shadow. Relentlessly some force guides him to the edge of his precipice. He falls, and nursing his wounds remembers what he saw from the peak of his summit. Ahead, stretch hill after hill, range after range of new desires. The man is not lost. This time he fell lightly, he did not bruise his oul, only his pride. He has been lucky. He picks himself up and, with hi eyes fixed on some distant dream he moves forward. After attainment, the unattainable appears desirable. Poor foolish men ! They do not realise that their feet are

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planted on a well worn road, that their arms are reaching for an ancient goal. A line of footsteps worn into the Rock of Time by men's feet leads onwards, upwards and downwards. All that is ever achieved by him has been achieved before. Bacchus and the three Fates sit, laughing above the summits. How often the shears have come close to cutting the thread of his life. But Bacchus holds back the old woman's hand as he fills once more the cup with wine. Bitter-sweet is the memory; the wine turn sour on his tongue. Abandoned, bewildered, reaching vainly for the unknown, failing to seek spiritual help, not knowing it is always there for those who ask, he has crucified himself on his cross of desire. And there is no one to cut him down. -Jenny Anderson, 6B. (Written in an examination) .

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THE AUCTION He was small, thin, brown, with scarred flanks and a shaggy mane. Her name was Amelia. She was 14 years old and possessed ten pounds and all of youth's vitality. They met in a crowded auction yard and she fell hopelessly in love with him. She was walking past the rows of animals destined to be auctioned later that morning, when her attention was attracted by two large appealing eyes beneath a rough forelock. He was standing on her left, tied to a big brass ring in the wall. As their eyes met, Amelia stopped instinctively, struck by the depth of feeling his eyes seemed to express. She moved towards him, talking softly, and he pricked his ears, still holding her gaze with the same strange, almost hopeful look. Amelia remained with him until the auction was about to begin. Then she left him with a promise which he seemed to understand, for his eyes were brighter, and his head turned eagerly as she wended her way through the crowd of country families. Pressed tightly against the rails of the auctioneer's ring, Amelia waited, money tightly grasped in one hand. Finally, the pony was led into the ring, limping slightly, a pathetic figure. Nevertheless, at the auctioneer's urging, an overgrown youth leaped on to the animal's back and beat him until he lurched into a faster gait. Few people were interested in him and any comments made were mainly those of scorn or disgust. Amelia's hopes rose as the bidding started. It crept up to seven pounds and she realised that only one person was still bidding against her. A tall man, in a brown raincoat, he stood on the opposite side of the ring; paying little attention to the poor sweating animal but continuing to bid relentlessly. Amelia's heart sank, for she knew what this man was. "Eight pounds;" "Eight pounds ten;" "Nine pounds." The pony was walking now, nearly stumbling with the weight of the boy. "Nine pounds ten." Amelia grew desperate. "Ten pounds," she said, in a voice she did not recognise. Surely a miracle would happen. 'Ten guineas," said the brusque voice from the other side of the ring. "What am I bid? Ten guineas, ten guineas-any advance on ten guineas?" roared the auctioneer. Amelia stood, stunned, unable to grasp the fact that her

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dream was shattered. The bidding was closed; the pony taken from the ring; the auctioneer's a sistant was getting the man's name and address; and Amelia was still unable to move. Almost unknowingly she saw a truck on the other side of the yard, and uddenly she was running, frantically, desperately, towards the tall man who was walking away with the thin brown pony. Breathlessly she reached him and the pony pricked hi ears eagerly as he recognised her. But the man was adamant. He had been unable to buy many cheap horses that day and the pony was therefore of some importance to him. With the other horses, the pony walked slowly up the ramp and at the top he hesitated, and to Amelia, his eyes seemed to burn with hopes of a life that might have been, then he was swallowed up in the gloom of the big truck. With a roar, the engine started and Amelia turned away as the shabby red truck with the lettering: "T. H. Barnes, Horse meat supplier" bumped its way out of the dusty yard. -Rowan Cunningham, 6B.

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In a clearing in the bush, surrounded

by a scrub fence and a neatly-kept garden was a small shack. This was Daniel Jennings' pride and joy. Old Dan was 84, but only looked it after his Friday night visit to the nearest tavern where he would "drown his sorrows" somewhat literally until a concerned neighbour gave him a lift home. Usually some of the boys from the road construction camp did this, mainly out of curiosity rather than kindness; the "old boy" was good for a laugh. Some, the thinkers, felt pity and realising the terrible loneliness Dan must know, they appreciated and admired his attempts to come to terms regularly with the ever-changing world outside, in spite of the way the evening invariably ended. To their non-comprehending friends, they tried to convey these thoughts. One of these was young Johnny, to whom Dan often turned as a friend; a kind of interpreter when life grew too much for the tired old man. Johnny drove the biggest bulldozer. It was a summer evening. The dust from the newly-made stretch of road had settled and the last rays of sunlight had caught the brown hills and grass and burned them to gold. Everything was still. To Dan this part of the day was sacred. He always took his walk to the mailbox, sometimes hardly daring to walk lest he break the enormous silence into which even the wind never breathed except for the long sighs as darkness fell, and the awe-struck trees once more whispered for a breeze to rock them to sleep. Yet it was a silence of depth; one could feel equal to anything in it; one could think, breathe, see, feel, in it; communicating in silence, through silence with silence. Had it not been for those few minutes when the day stood still and saluted the night, Dan mightn't have been able to live. Tonight, as he opened the box he could barely imagine that he must leave-until he read the letter. Short and to the point it stated simply that the land on which the old man had spent most of his life was to be taken over the following week as part of the new highway. Compensation, the dead black words added condescendingly, would be paid after negotiations had taken place. Daniel Jennings stood looking at that piece of paper for a long time. Then he was aroused by the chill of the falling night. The chill of the falling hand. With blinded eyes he stumbled back to his hut and its comfort. Sitting in his chair

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he thought and re-read the letter until exhaustion gave way to sleep. The sun arose next morning on a very determined man, dressed and tidy, preparing to leave an equally neat domain behind him. The boss was to all appearances sympathetic but adamant. "Your shack is worthless. It must go to make way for progress. You'll be paid in due course. Good morning-I'm rather busy." "Money," thought Dan. "Progress." These words became a chant as he worked away in his garden. He had become fired to have everything done before it was too late. For what? Every day the fever increased. Potatoes were neatly bagged, and fruit preserved. The garden had never looked better. either had his home. Came the day. Dan felt happier than he had for days. Lik a priest who has prepared a prisoner for death, having given much time, and much of his spirit. Prepared him to meet the end on equal terms wholly composed and at peace. Dan had the satisfaction of knowing that the execution would be expected and prepared for. The sound of the machines grew lo er a the hours passed and the old man took his last tour of inspection before the little world which had been his life, pas ed from him. He saw the bulldozer come crashing through the bush. Johnny felt bad. He didn't like this kind of job at any time. Now he watched as if detached from the body which waved to Dan, and in answer to the foreman's signal, drive straight through the fence, shack, garden, and shrubs. With Dan he was thinking that it was at least painlessly quick. umbed, Johnny cleared away the remains. The sight of the bottles of preserves, smashed and scattered; the small defenceless peach tree withering already-it hurt. Late that night Johnny stopped his car on the roadside and climbed the worn track to the latest victim of that snake-progress. It was Friday and Dan's absence from the pub had worried him, especially when no-one remembered seeing the old man that evening. Johnny found him, seated on the uprooted doorstep; the twilight had gone; Dan's only love had gone; so had Dan. -Deborah

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AUSTRALIAN TRIP At Christchurch Airport, after the usual preliminaries we were herded to the plane like so many lost sheep. We fastened our seat belts, and the plane began to roll forward. It did not seem long before the lights of Sydney appeared beneath us. On the way to the hotel we had our first glimpse of the City of Sydney. Our first impressions were definitely not flattering, but once we were in the city proper, we began It was indeed a to realise how Sydney gained its reputation. veritable fairyland, with bright lights twinkling everywhere. It was, in fact "the big city." After a very brief night's sleep, and a good breakfast, we were ready to tackle anything, and, armed with cameras and travel bags, we went out to meet our driver, Bill Ward, who drove us around the city, giving all the required information as we went. After passing the dockyards, we were shown Vaucluse House which was a very large house, set in beautiful gardens. We also saw the "Gap," where many suicides have taken place. We were then shown the famous Bondi Beach, where a few people were bathing in spite of the fact that it was nearly winter. After lunch, we drove over the Sydney Harbour Bridge to see Manly Beach and to visit the Taronga Park Zoo. We all saw as much of the zoo as we could, then we returned to the hotel, footsore and weary. Our next day's travel consisted of a journey to the nation' capital city, Canberra. On the way, various landmarks were pointed out to us. We stopped for lunch at Goulbourn and then resumed our journey, to arrive soon at Canberra, which was very attractive, with tree lined avenues, and elegant, modern buildings. After being shown over the Institute of Anatomy, several girls declared that they felt sick-Anatomy, obviously, was not for them. The next morning, we set out to view Parliament Buildings from the inside and the outside. Much to our disgust, it started to rain, so we were very pleased to go and look at the War Memorial Museum, which contained many varied and interesting war relics. Our afternoon was spent on a tour round the Embassies in Canberra. We were thrilled to be invited into the South African Embassy, for as each country owns the ground on which their embassy is set, we have technically been on South African soil. We were taken to see a panorama of the city, then, after tea, we

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set out for the All Saints' Church, which had been shifted from Sydney to Canberra, stone by stone. After Church, we were taken to the top of a hill, to see the city by night. It was really beautiful. We left Canberra, after a short shopping expedition the next morning. In a very short time we seemed to have done very well, as far as buying things wa concerned. Our next stop was Cooma, where we met our Guide for our Snowy Mountains' tour, Barbara Aspinal. We spent our next four days looking over this huge scheme. We saw the Eucumbene Dam, "Tumut 1," and "Tumut 2" power stations, Tumut Pond Dam, "Murray l" Power Station, Island Bend Dam site, the Guthega Power Station, and various excavations. We stayed at Eucumbene, Cabramurra, and Geehi. The days were some of our most hectic ones, and, although we had every meal at a different place, we noticed that almost every menu contained steak and kidney pie ! By the time we reached home, most of us had written to our parents, complaining of what seemed an unvaried diet, and begging loving mothers never to give us another steak and kidney pie, but, of course, we really had been able to make a selection from a variety of foods. Many of us became sick, and this was blamed on the unfiltered water, although the many ice creams eaten may have helped. We went for a launch trip on Lake Eucumbene, and sailed over Old Adaminaby, which is a submerged town drowned by the rising waters of the Lake. The buildings had all been shifted to a new site, which is called New Adaminaby. Much of our entertainment in this area of the scheme, was supplied by some cadets from Duntroon, in Canberra, which is the Army Training camp. These boys were doing a similar tour of the scheme. At the end of this tour of the mountains, we met Lady Hudson, the wife of Sir William Hudson, the Commissioner for the Snowy River Scheme, both of whom are fellow New Zealanders from Christchurch. We stayed a night at Cooma, after the Snowy Mountain's tour, where each group of three girls had one motel, and all the luxuries which go with most modern motels. The next day we drove through New Adaminaby and then once more, we hit the road. Most of our journey for the day, was on the bumpy hill roads through the bush, and in the late afternoon, we saw an old drover, with one of the ancient droving wagons behind his horse. This was very picturesque, and so we

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asked him to pose for us, while we took photographs. We continued on through Gundagai, five miles from which is the famous dog on the tuckerbox, which is a memorial to the early pioneers of Australia. We were soon in the Riverina, the area between the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers, and after crossing the latter, we arrived in Young. The next day, we passed through rolling farmland, and many cherry orchards for which Young is famous. We had dinner at Bathurst, which is one of the oldest, and most historic towns in New South Wales. We soon entered the Blue Mountains area, and late in the afternoon we arrived at the famed Jenolan Caves House. After a large dinner, we were taken on a tour of the Lucas Cave, where many girls were itching to break off a piece of a beautiful stalactite or stalagmite, to keep as a souvenir, but were not allowed to do so. We returned to Sydney the next day, and, after a long morning's drive, we arrived at Katoomba, where we had a wonderful lunch at the Sky 'Line Restaurant with the revolving floor giving us an excellent view of the mountains. We nearly all rode on the Scenic Skyway cablecar, which is a great attraction with all tourists. By the time we arrived in Sydney, we all felt it was home, but that is the effect Sydney has on people. The following day after crossing the Berowra waters by Ferry we drove to Koala Park, where we saw kangaroos, wombats, cockatoos, wallabies, and, of course, koalas. There were also emus, dingoes, and snakes, at the sight of which most of us shuddered. All too soon our visit to the Sanctuary ended, and we boarded the coach once more to be taken to the Hawkesbury River, which we cruised along by launch to Palm Beach, where we disembarked and boarded the bus, once more, to return to Sydney, after µ, very enjoyable trip. Shopping, or visiting friends in Sydney, took up the whole of the following day, and we all came back laden with clothes and souvenirs, also with very empty cheque books. We were all very excited about the huge department stores, and the tiny little arcades, where much of our shopping was done. Newcastle's iron and steel works took up another day of our nearly completed itinerary. Newcastle, we discovered, is really a large industrial city, in fact the second largest in New South Wales. We saw over the iron and steel works, and watched the

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metals in various stages of processing. It was very late in the afternoon, before we returned to Sydney, where we thankfully retired to bed. After one last day, during which we either went out with friends or did last minute shopping, coming home with sore feet, and bulging parcels, tired, but happy, we started packing for our return home. Uniforms were pressed, parcels for friends and relatives packed, and all the usual last minute preparations were carried out that night. After an early breakfast, we were driven to the airport in one of the "Bus company's luxury coaches," where we waited, heavily burdened like pack-horses; later, with a farewell to our driver, Bill, we went through all the usual formalities, and boarded the plane. After a last look at what must now be our favourite city, second only to Christchurch, we started on our homeward fight. We had a short stop at Wellington, before flying to Christchurch, to be met by the milling friends and relatives. We had, we are sure, all enjoyed this wonderful trip, which was the thrill of a life-time, and we are also sure that without the helpfulnes , and friendly advice of Miss Crasher and Miss Corder, who looked after u very well, the trip would not have been so successful. -Rosemary Phillips, 4A. Annette Dynes, 4A.

SONNET I met her first when I was all five years, Ten youthful year the bond between us grew. With loyalty like men in war, we knew That when required our faith would quell our fears. That life has past. A piercing bullet seers And strikes my soul, resounding hard and true For like a traitor from the trench she flew; Why did she leave me thus to shed my tears? Betrayed, my faith destroyed, I turned in vain To God, my soul sought peace from waging war I saw as worthless dogs the human race And in this troubled world had nought to gain. God pitied me, and thus He did restore My faith. The doleful soul had found solace.

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MY CAT She looks at me with corn and disdain Because I'm sitting where she could have lain Her anger is flashed in her eyes of blue Clear as a sapphire-stone - cold, too. Proud is her head held majestically high, As with Queenly Grace she pa ses me by, At the door he pauses, reflects awhile Then swiftly she turns, sleeky agile, And as lightning strikes, she covers the gap Leaping, flying on to my lap Her anger subsides - just like that. Contentedly purring - my Siamese Cat. -Lindsay O' eill, 4G.

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JURY SERVICE FOR WOMEN Jury Service should in New Zealand be compulsory, and until it becomes so, all talk of equality between men and women to which we pay so much lip-service in this country is hypocrisy. And why should it become so? Because Jury service, however onerous, however, distasteful, is a duty which should be shared by all adult citizens, and the one fair method of ensuing that this is carried out, is to make service compulsory for women as well as men. Jury Service is compulsory in Great Britain, Canada, Australia and even the United States, usually given to wrapping "the little woman" in cotton-wool and mink, demands this civic duty of its women. Investigation has shown, and continues to show that in these countries women perform these duties with dignity, responsibility and sincerity. Can we say, dare we say, that in a like situation in New Zealand, women would fall short of the high standard shown by their counterparts overseas? What then, is the position in New Zealand, both legal and actual? It is defined by Section 2 of the Women .Jurors Act, 1942 as amended by the Jurors Amendment Act. This provided that any woman between the age of 21 and 65 may, if she notifies the Sherri£ of the Supreme Court in writing, have her name added to the list of men liable for service. Right, you may say, what's all the fuss about? Anyone who feels strongly that this is something she should do, has only to write in and have her name added to the list of jurors liable for service. Right, in theory, but what actually happens in practice? It happened here in Christchurch a few years ago. A University trained woman with a strong sense of duty applied to have her name added to the list. She underwent investigation by the police, which was thorough and searching to a degree. She was duly summoned, called to take her seat, failed to be challenged by either prosecuting or defending counsel, and so impressed her fellow jurors, that when several of them were empanelled to try a subsequent case, she made history by being unanimously elected forewoman. Encouraged, or perhaps emboldened, by this, 13 women subsequently applied to have their names added to the list. Of these, only three were entered, and of those three only one was called to take her seat, and that single person was successfully

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challenged by counsel on each of the occasions she was called to take her seat. Thus, out of 14 women, only one got so far as finally taking her seat. In the face of this, it is ludicrous, therefore, to suggest that women may exercise this right if they so wish. Is this democracy? I this equality, to give a right so hedged about with difficulty that its effect is completely nullified? Women have been enfranchised for 70 year . They may not only elect the law makers, but sit in parliament and help make laws, they may be members of the Police Force and help enforce those laws, they may appear in Court as counsel and argue the application and interpretation of tho e laws, but to have the right to sit on a jury is, as we have seen~ made so difficult as to amount almost to its denial. What then, is the remedy? Simply to do what so many other countries which have done in making citizenship really work-treat all adult citizens alike in this matter. The reasons put forward, by men mark you, why this should not be done are many and varied. Women are illogical, verbose, emotional, change their minds as often as they change their hats, are prone to make facts fit their theories, and, most extraordinary of all, don't want it, because they wouldn't like it. Are any of these excuses admitted as excusing women .rom other civic responsibilities? For example, would men say chat women should not be taxed, because they wouldn't like it? Surely then, it is effrontery, nothing less, to call women illogical. But the situation is not wholly dark. Early last October, the favourable reception of a petition put forward by the National Council of Women and affiliated Organisations to the Petitions Committee of Parliament, gives reason to hope that the present unsati factory po ition may soon be rectified. Surely this is a reflection on our brand of democracy which women as well as men, should find intolerable. -Virginia Matson, 5LA. OUR MOUSE We have a mouse Living in our house. When we are all asleep Out he will softly creep. He is looking for crumb See-here he come . (First attempt at a poem by P2.)

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A DAY I AN A IMAL'S 1LIFE The grimy alley toad forbidding and sinister in the still and foggy atmosphere of the damp December morning. As the sound of the local factory whistle broke through the stillnes of the early morning air, I crawled out from under the garbage tin where I had taken refuge during the night. I just sat there on the kerb listening to the morning buzz of activity which rose from the dimly lit tenements. Impatient mothers shouted, hungry babies creamed, while angry men bellowed for their breakfast. But gradually the trickle of men went off to work and the children to school. I loved watching the thin figures of the children as they kipped merrily along giving me a friendly pat as they passed.

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When all the children had disappeared a young girl emerged from one of the filthiest tenements in the alley. She walked very slowly and painstakingly and each step she took needed great effort and caused her considerable pain. Patti, although old enough to attend school, was unable to because she was a cripple. Every morning Patti would come to me bringing with her titbits and once she even brought me a bone! Patti, my special friend even though I cannot understand her language and she cannot understand mine. She wanted me for her own but her mother, an overworked widow, said that dogs were unnecessary and she could not afford to keep one when there were already seven hungry mouths to feed. Bt~t Patti smuggled food to me secretly every morning as soon as her mother had gone to the laundry where she worked. Patti left when she heard her young brother Jose, so I ,,rnndered aimlessly through the maze of alleys. How lucky I was having friends like Mrs Collins, Jimmy Kroniki, Patti and all my doggy friends: Patch, Butch, Rover and all the others. Suddenly I felt lonely. I thought about my human friends and what it would be like if I had none. They do not realise just what a single kind word or friendly pat can mean to a scruffy, neglected, little dog all alone in such a big world. Without noticing it I had wondered into the local market and, feeling the pangs of hunger when the smell of newly baked bread drifted to my nostils, I made for the fruit barrows. I lifted up one of my hind legs and with an appealing look on my face I hobbled up to a kindly old lady selling meat. "Oh, you poor little 'fing, I bet you're 'ungry luv," croaked the old woman and threw me a large chunk of raw meat. After I had devoured that with great relish, she threw me two kidneys which were followed by three rather squashy sausages. After this tasty three-course meal I retired to the shade to sleep off my indigestion. I dozed for a couple of hours but my sleep was haunted with dreams of kidneys dancing with sausages. When I awoke I felt even worse, but somehow I managed to crawl back to Robbleton Row, whre Patti found me. Dear Patti, she is always round when she is wanted and always ready to help. She took one look at me, and ordered her brother to fetch the bottle of cod-liver oil. I was too weak to protest against her practically pouring that ghastly stuff down my throat. Placing a cardboard carton full of soft clean rags between two garbage bins she settled me in for the night and then left. Sleep would not come. I just lay in the box with the soft

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voices of the church choir drifting through the cool night alf, thinking and mumbling softly to myself. "Just my luck to be ill with the Dogs' Down-Town Committee meeting at noon tomorrow and I had arranged to have a fight with Bongo the bull dog too. Oh well, I suppose the humans are right, it's a dog's life!" -Vicky Hiseman, Form 2. ( Very highly commended in Canterbury Competition on "Kindness to Animals.") DREAMING I love to lie here in the long gra.sses That lean across the stream Where no-one comes. And I am free To laugh; to love; to dream. I laugh at fear in this gentle glade Where tall trees proudly grow Defiant, stretching upwards like swift arrows Fired from an archer's bow. I love the haunting melody of the wind Which whispers through wild flowers And rustles breathlessly among the dry leaves, Wafting away the hours. Here, where sky shadows creep across the hillside Which darkness ha.s drenched with dew, I dream of the many wonderful things That I have longed to do. For here is solitude and beauty unveiled By Nature's skilful hand; And here peace breathes in the quiet air This place is a magic land. -Rowan Cunningham, 6B. LOVE What is this thing called love, if those Who reap at will its benefits Return not its countless gifts. For like a miser hoarding gold They seek to keep and not to spend, To share and even stoop to sell The profits which they selfish store. -Mary Hargreaves, 6A.

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Last Christmas holidays I went to Indonesia, as my parents are spending four years there. It was the first time I had ever been there, and I was a little apprehensive as I left Christchurch Airport at seven o'clock on the Saturday night after we broke up. I flew to Sydney, where I was met by an employee of Shell Oil Company, for which my father works. I spent the night at the Wentworth Hotel, after being taken to see the harbour bridge. The next morning I flew to Djakarta, the capital o; Indonesia. Arriving there, both the hostess and I were slightly worried when at first nobody appeared to meet me. However, soon the Indonesia receptionist came and I went off with her, though the hostess still seemed a little troubled. Before leaving New Zealand, I had been given a list of do's and don'ts and I tried frantically to remember everything. "Don't make loud comments," "Don't point" and rn on. After spending a night in damp, dirty Djakarta, I flew by Shell DC3 to the neighbouring island of Sumatra, and to Palembang, the so-called airport near Pladju, where we live. With my nose pressed to the glass all the way, I landed at Palembang airport; red earth, green jungle, Mum, Dad and my brother. By jeep and launch, home was the next stop. Throughout the short journey I gazed at the kapok trees, the palms, the queer ( to my way of thinking) cows, the colourful but povertystricken people. Our house stands among many other European houses, all surrounded by a high fence on three sides, and the Musi river on the other, and I could see Nalem, the cook, and Cena, the babu or maid, waiting, trying to see what the "Nonie" (Miss) was like. I can't tell you what her impression of me was, for even if she would tell me, all my Indonesian amounts to is a lot of hand-waving, with my sparse vocabulary dotted here and there. The next seven weeks were heaven, swimming, swimming, swimming in a warm pool overlooking the river. We couldn't swim in the river, as it was too dirty, and full of dangerous currents. Twice during my stay I went to Palembang, the larger slum of a town which was just across the mile-wide Musi. I thought

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I had seen poverty in our own "landang," or village, but this was worse. Though there are a million people living in Palembang, there are no proper roads and they live in tiny shacks. We returned home by sampan, as we missed the launch, and then we caught an opelette, a cross between a bus and a landrover, functioning as a bus. While in the opelette, we passed a military check-point, where three soldiers were sitting with a machine gun. Even poor people have their high days and holidays, and these are no exception. A wedding is a great colourful occasion, warranting a procession down the village, so as to display the golden and embroidered clothes. One person I remember distinctly is old Ahmat, the rascally vendor, who though he cheated everybody, was quite a nice old boy. He had never seen an English "Nonie" before, and he took a fancy to me, bringing me oranges when he came to the door. However, I didn't like the little green oranges which were all they could grow. With luck, I shall be going this year too, accompanied by my younger brother, and what a journey that will be! -Caroline

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MY POEM When I get home from school each day, I try to think of another way To get a star upon the wall. But today I couldn't think at all. I thought and thought for a long, long time, Until I decided To write this Rhyme. -Susan Pie5se, Std. 1.

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His khaki shirt was tattered, Torn, begrimed with mud His eyes were staring, empty, His face was drained of blood Matted hair hung limply Around a face so drawn, His mouth was twisted, ugly, A mouth devoid of form. His yellowed teeth were broken, But clenched in victory, On his breast, a crimson cloth For all the world to see. He did not cry or mutter As he lay there on the ground But still and cold he watched the sky Though he heard the shouts around. His rifle lay beside him, Blackened, broken, bent, He turned his head in agony With some new energy lent. He saw his left arm and his hat, With the broken knife betwee!], He turned and saw the bloody gap Where his right arm should have been. He had not felt the blow at all, He had not felt the pain, But now the throbbing agony Had pierced each swollen vein. Through the darkening mist of death He slowly moved his head, He saw a bird swoop high above, He sighed-he was dead. -Catherine Wilkin, 3A.

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In submitting the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th September, 1963, I wish to record that a most pleasing year of activities has just concluded, and the following figures show the Association to be in a very sound condition. Our membership, excluding the Branches at Auckland, Wellington, Timaru and Dunedin, now stands at 1090 and consists of 558 Life Members and 532 Annual Subscriber~. During the year 13 resignations have been received and accepted, and 76 names have been removed from the list as subscriptions were three years in arrears. Scholarship Fund: This now stands at £474/0/1. Life Membership Fund: This now stands at £3778/10/10. Accumulated Fund: This now stands at £2389 /9 /3. School History: We are still receiving requests for copies of this publication, some being from overseas members. A few copies are still available and these may be obtained from the Secretary on receipt of £ 1. Social Evening: New Old Girls who had left school at the end of 1962 were welcomed and entertained at an evening party on Thursday, 7th March, in the new Supper Room of the Parish Hall, St. Mary's, Meri vale. We were fortunate again this year to have Mrs W. H. Baird and her assistant to speak to the girls on Beauty Culture and Deportment. Thirty-six girls enjoyed this very pleasant evening. Starry Shield Match: This year the Annual Tennis Tournament between past pupils of Rangi-ruru School, St. Margaret's College, St. Andrew's College and Christ's College was held on Saturday, 23rd March, at the United Tennis Courts. St. Margaret's Old Girls were the hostesses, and the Shield was won by our own team which consisted of:Mrs J. K. Lawrence, Miss W. Morgan, Mrs B. C. Lee, Miss D. McDonald, Miss B. Dawson, Mrs J. L. Neale, Mrs J. B. Jameson and Mrs J. N. Matson. Our special thanks go to Mrs J. K. Lawrence ( Margaret Burrell) for captaining our team and making all arrangements for this tournament. Debutante Ball: This ever popular function was held at the Winter Garden on Wednesday, 17th April, when twenty-one debutantes who had been trained by Mrs W. H. Baird, were presented by the President, Mrs R. J. Dendle, to the Rt. Rev. A. K. Warren, Bishop of Christchurch, Mrs Warren and Miss

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J. P. Crasher. The charming floral decorations which were so appropriate for the occasion, were carried out by the committee under the guidance of Mrs P. F. Maples (Beverley Whittington). Annual Ball: An Oriental theme was decided on for the Annual Ball and the Committee spent many happy hours of work making suitable decorations. Approximately 500 members and friends attended this enjoyable and successful function which was held on Saturday, 25th May, at the Winter Garden. Luncheon Party: In an endeavour to add a little variety to this year's programme, a Luncheon Party was held at Shirley Lodge on Wednesday, 12th June. This occasion proved to be an outstanding success with both town and country members. We are sorry some members were unable to buy tickets as they were all sold at an early date. Golf Day: The annual Golf Day was held on Friday, 16th August, at the Waitikiri Golf Course. All players thoroughly enjoyed the day, and we were pleased to have with us Mrs W. L. Partridge who presented the Eileen Partridge Trophy to this year's winner - Miss Jean Hudson, who incidentally was the first winner of the Cup in 195 7. Other prizes were presented by the President to the following competitors:Group I: Mrs R. G. Edward, Miss M. Ensor. Group II: Mrs T. J. Kirk-Burnnand, Mrs D. G. Scott. Group III: Mrs W. D. Wood, Mrs R. L. Thompson. Group IV: Mrs R. P. Jones, Mrs B. 0. Alexander. Teams Match: 1st. Miss W. Morgan, Mrs D. G. Scott, Mrs K. W. Staples, Mrs B. 0. Alexander. 2nd. Mrs E. A. Lee, Mrs H. Cordery, Mrs R. L. Thompson, Mrs P. G. Egden. Putting Competition: 1st. Miss W. Morgan; 2nd. Mrs H. C. Boys. Hidden Hole: Mrs N. Verity. We are most grateful to Mrs E. A. Lee ( Betty Andrews) who, assisted by Mrs J. K. Lawrence ( Margaret Burrell) organised the games, and was responsible for the smooth running of the tournament. Morning Coffee: We were delighted to welcome such a large number of members to the Palm Lounge of the Carlton Hotel on Friday, 23rd August, when we had as our guest speaker Mrs Kamla Pandey who explained the present day conditions in India and Pakistan. Mrs Pandey also delighted us by displaying her wonderful collection of saris. We were also fortunate to

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have with us Mrs Trevor Gallaher ( Ailsa Crompton) one of our overseas members who was on a brief visit from Southern Rhodesia. Ailsa thrilled us all by singing a bracket of three songs and was accompanied on the piano by Mrs H. Cordery. Health Stamps: Our thanks go to members who so kindly helped with the sale of Health Stamps at the St. Albans Post Office on the opening day of the campaign. Our Association has manned this post for a number of years now. Kindred Associations: The President and Committee entertained representatives of our kindred associations at a morning tea party in the home of Mrs P. B. Fisher ( Helen Louisson) Rhodes Street, on Thursday, 26th September, and we wish to thank Helen for her generosity in lending her home for this occas10n. Gifts to School: During the year we have had two oak pedestals made for use in the School Chapel and Assembly Hall when large floral arrangements are required. Members will have an opportunity to see these pedestals in the Chapel at the Founders' Day Service. We wish to thank Mr E. W. Archbold for his kindness in designing and supervising the making of this gift from the Association. Last Year's Annual Re-union: Founders' Day Service was held in the School Chapel on St. Margaret's Day and was attended by many Old Girls. This service included the impressive Candle Lighting Ceremony by the Prefects and Form Orderlies of the School. Holy Communion was taken by approximately 62 members at St. Mary's, Merivale, the following morning and was followed by morning tea in the Parish Hall. The Old Girls' Race for the Addeh Perkins Cup was won by Mrs A. Benzie, Mrs J. K. Lawrence was second and Mrs B. C. Lee was third. The Betty Thomas Cup was won by the Old Girls in the Tennis Match against Present Girls and we wish to thank Mrs .J.K. Lawrence for organising and captaining our team which included Mrs B. C. Lee, Mrs J. L. Neale, Mrs J. B. Jameson, Mrs A. Cooper, Mrs D. Mcfarlane, Mrs J. N. Matson and Mrs S. Clarke. Afternoon tea was served by the President and Committee. Annual Dinner: On Monday, 19th November, 135 members dined with old school friends at "Heatherlea." The dinner was followed by the Annual General Meeting at which the retiring president, Miss Gwen Rankin, was presented with the

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customary silver spoon engraved with the School crest, and the retiring secretary, Mrs Mary Guillermo, was presented with a silver salver as a gift from the Association in recognition of her 12 years of untiring service. Re-union 1963: As St. Margaret's Day falls in "Show Week-end" this year we have arranged for all reunion functions to take place during the previous week-end. Past experience has proved that catering is impossible for the Saturday of "Show Week-end" and the School Girls will be away for the Betty Thomas Tennis Match. Elections at Annual General Meeting: We trust members will continue to show an active interest in the Association by forwarding nominations for Officers and Committee. St. Margaret's College Board of Governors: As your representative on the Board, I have been attending their meeting and have found them to be most interesting and helpful to my position. This appointment enables a close liaison to be maintained between the School and the Old Girls' Association. Obituary: During the year we have lost six of our members:Mrs Frank Cox (Jean Gebbie), School List No. 900. Mrs M. Fulton ( M yfan wy Coxhead ) , School List No. 2249. Mrs R. Smallbone. Nora Chamberlain, School List, No. 1131. Beverley Franklin, School List No. 1789. Barbara Gormack, School List No. 2714. To their families and to all members who have suffered bereavements during the year, we extend our sincere sympathy. Thanks: We should like to record our grateful thanks to the following:Our Patron, Miss J. P. Crasher, for her interest and helpfulness at all times; The Board of Governors for their interest and for the use of the Assembly Hall for debutante rehearsals; The Bursar and members of the school office staff for their help; Mr M. H. Vile, our Honorary Auditor; Messrs J. Ballantyne & Co. Ltd., for selling tickets for our Annual Ball; The husbands of committee members for their valuable assistance in the running of the two balls; Miss Jane Gebbie and Mrs B. C. Lee for playing the piano at debutante rehearsals;

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Our two country representatives, Mrs R. L. Thompson ( Margaret Malden) and Miss Ann Wright who have continued to travel long distances so cheerfully, to attend all functions and meetings, and the committee members for the use of their homes for our committee meetings. We also wish to thank our Honorary Treasurer, Mrs J. K. Lawrence, who has carried out her duties in such a capable manner, and to our new Honorary Secretary, Mrs T. W. Polson ( Joan Holmes), our thanks and admiration of the efficient and willing manner in which she has taken over this office. Finally, I wish to record my personal thanks to your very hard-working committee. They are a happy team and a pleasure to work with. To me, this has been a most rewarding and enjoyable year. - Myrle Dendle (President) . THE ARMAGH CIRCLE A delightful morning tea, very well attended by members was held in November. As Mary Guillermo, the Secretary of St. Margaret's College Old Girls' Association was retiring, it was decided to collect a small donation from each member and present her with a cheque. This was presented at the Annual Reunion by Mrs Johnstone. With this cheque three books of Mary's choice were brought and later signed by members of the Armagh Circle. A letter of appreciation and thanks was duly received from Mary. It is most gratifying to know that these functions are so well attended and that such a happy time ensues. Thanks to Mrs G. Rich for her help in telephoning the members to remind them of the meeting. The second morning tea of the year, was really an extra one. The members decided it was too long a time between each meeting and so from now on there will be three meetings a year. This second function held on March 7th included a very interesting talk on Pottery and Glazes, given by an old girl of St. Margaret's College - Mrs Max Keyes - formerly Eileen Mitchell, and now of Perth, West Australia. Mrs Keyes gave an animated address about the manner in which she went into the back country to procure suitable materials for glazing. The attendance was nearly a record one. Mrs Keyes was given a hearty vote of thanks by Mrs Johnstone. It is possible owing to my absence in West Australia that

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I may not be with you for the November morning tea, and so my good friend, Mrs Rich, will take my place. My very grateful thanks to her for her help throughout the year. Also thanks to the girls who help with the serving of the tea. I wish the Circle a happy and well-attended meeting. I would once again ask members to try and bring another person into our fold, who were at school from 1910 or earlier to 1918. - Dorothy Johnstone, Convener. TIMARU BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT, 1962-63 The Annual General Meeting of 1962 wa held on

ovember 13th. Service at St. John's, Highfield. This was followed by a Luncheon for our members at the Hydro Grand Hotel, at which we were delighted to welcome as our guests Miss G. Rankin and Mrs J. Brebner from Christchurch. The following officers were elected for the year 1962-63 :President: Olive Farthing (Langley). Secretary-Treasurer: Molly Timewell (Bankier). Committee: Isabel Lyon (Hearn), Eunice Meredith (Lee), Jean Bell (Russell), Rosemary Owen (White), Joy Simmons. A mall presentation was made to our retiring secretary, Isabel Lyon. Isabel has served on the committee for many years. On Friday, May 3rd, we held a Picture Party for members and their husbands. We met at the president's home afterwards for supper. During the year invitations were received to attend functions for Craighead and Sacred Heart, at which our association was represented. We are very sorry to report the death of Myfanwy Fulton ( Coxhead) and our sincere sympathy is extended to her husband and family, al o to Mrs M. Hunter-Weston on the death of her son. Engagement: Dorothea Harrison to William Hodge. - Olive Farthing (Langley), President.

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We now have 20 financial members. In addition we have names of seventeen Old Girls who are attending University and we hope we may persuade some of them to attend our functions. We should very much like some younger members in the branch and with larger numbers we feel we could organise a more varied programme. In April we held our Annual Dinner at the City Hotel, in conjuncttion with Craighead Old Girls' Association. We were very pleased to have our country members with us again, Norma Preston and Lily Menlove coming from Lumsden and Frances Overton from Middlemarch. We have names of everal other Old Girls from Southland and hope they may be able to join us for at least one fuction each year. Many Old Girls were delighted to renew acquaintance with Mrs Tolley who attended the dinner with her daughter Mary, now Senior Assistant to Professor Wright at Dunedin Hospital. Mrs Talley's mem-

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ory is phenomenal and she recounted various incidents that many of us had forgotten. We shall be holding a Luncheon in October when we hope to entertain kindred Associations. During the year we have been entertained by St. Hilda's and Columba Old Girls. On November 14th we have ::irranged a pecial St. Margaret's Day Service at St. Peter' Church followed by morning tea - we hope this will become an annual event. We \Vere very pleased to hear that Barbara Cave (McKillop's) She has left to spend a daughter Prue had \VOn a Field Scholarship. year at school in America and we hope to hear of her experience on her return. Births: Helen Shaw (Starr) a son. - Barbara Mathias, Secretary.

WELLI GTON BRA CH ANNUAL REPORT, 1962-63 The Annual General Meeting wa held at the Red Cro Rooms on August 15th, 1963, twenty-one member being present. Officer elected for the year 1963-64 :President: Mary Ann Gardn r. Secretary: Noel Booker (Kibblewhite). Committee: Che sell Boon, Pauline Howell (Williamson), Dorothy Good (Smith), Gwen Taylor (Glas on), Iri Brown (Johntone). The Annual Church Parade to commemorate St. Margaret's Day \vas held on November 11th, 1962, at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, and was well attended by members, their husband and families. This Service \•Va of significance to u , as the son of one of our members, Pauline Howell, wa admitted to member hip of the Cathedral Choir at this Service. The Annual Dinner was held at the Grand Hotel on ovember 12th, 1962, and was attended by twenty-two members. A happy reunion wa enjoyed by all pre ·ent. Two very ucces ful informal social evening were held during the year. The first was held at the home of Joan Deldyck (Roll) on October 15, 1962, and the second at the home of Gwen Taylor ( Gia on) on March 14th, 1963. These gatherings on an informal basis proved very popular. A Luncheon was held at Kirkcaldie & Stain on July 18th, 1963, and was attended by sixteen members. In October, 1962, a meeting wa held in Wellington attended by two repre entatives ( the president and secretary) of all Old Girls' Associations in the area, to di cuss the merits of an annual combined ocial function, thu obviating the need for individual a sociations to entertain kindred group on th ir own behalf. All pre ent approved, and the first of uch functions, held in Queen Margaret College Assembly Hall, on March 26th, 1963, was highly succes ful and most enjoyable. Ho tesses for this evening were the Old Girls' Associations of Queen Margaret College, Sacre Coeur, Rangi Ruru, Wanganui Girls' College and apier

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Girls' High School, each of these being respon ible for an item of entertainment. We have been pleased to welcome three new members this year:Judith Wear (Pickles). Sandra Turnbull (Palmer). Edith Tripp. Births: Sandra Turnbull (Palmer) a son; Elsa Glen (Ormandy) a son. - Noel Booker (Kibblewhite), Secretary.

AUCKLAND BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT, 1963 In November last year we celebrated St. Margaret's Day by attending Evensong at St. Mary's Cathedral and gathering afterwards at Al Jones's home for supper and our Annual Meeting. This proved a happy combination and the good attendance of Old Girls encouraged us to arrange the same functions for this year. At the meeting, presided over by Vivienne Faris (Ellis), the following officers were elected:President: Dorothy Steele (Gerard). Secretary: Marion Lusk (Smail). Treasurer: Sally Mills. Committee: Als Jones, Alison Wilson ( McKillop), Betty Clark (Aird). We were delighted to be visited at the end of last year by Gwen Rankin, who, in her enthusiastic way, made us feel much less remote from the Christchurch cene. We hope that Myrle Dendle may be able to pay us a similar visit during her term of office. In July a meeting was held at the home of Dorothy Steele, when Betty Clark and Mrs Emma Knackey gave us a lively account, illustrated by colour slides, of their recent visit to Japan. During the year our Secretary has had numerous enquiries from Old ..Girls who have recently come to live in Auckland and in order to get to kno'vv them a very pleasant evening was held at Marion Lusk's home -.on September 25th. Those present were the committee and Irene Barnes (Lapthorn), Margaret Sexton (Powell), Joanna Innes-Walker (Niblock), Judy Sandelin (Inglis), Joan Wilkinson (D'Arcy), Gillian Perry (Jenkins), Alison Perry and Wendy Pardy (Bishop). We do hope that this group of younger Old Girls will grow and flourish as recently we have been rather lacking in numbers in this age bracket. During the year Gladys Scott (Stowe) moved with her husband and family to live in Wellington. Gladys has been a most faithful upporter of the group since its foundation. We are very sorry to lose her and wi h her much happiness in her new home. Congratulation to Wendy Pardy (Bishop) on the birth of a daughter and in the field of port our heartiest congratulations go to Vivienne Fari (Ellis) who has become Intermediate Champion of the North Shore Ladie ' Golf Club. - Dorothy Steele, President.

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Mrs M. J. Calder (Patricia Rudd). Mrs M. Murphy ( Betty Parry), Auckland. Miss P. Harri on. Mrs J. G. White (Barbara Eisley). Mrs N. L. Jones (Joyce Watson), Dunedin. Mrs George Smith (Jacqueline Lamb). Miss Aurelia Hutchings. Mrs W. J. Nicholson.

ENGAGEMENTS Helen Peate to John Barry. Patricia Fernie to John Lavelle. Marina Lawrie to David Holyoake. Dorothy Harrison to William Hodge. Elizabeth Preston to Derek Webley. Marion Ford to Peter Hercock. Kay Minson to Jeremy Hunter. Heather Frost to John Millar. Angela Wright to Alastair Chaffey. Adrienne Reece-Smith to Jeremy Walcot Wood. Jill Gould to David Redpath. Rae Jack to Frank Roe. Cherry Orchard to Clive Elliott-Jones. Erica Wills to Ros Templeton. Marian McLaughlin to Ronald Dixon. Helen Whiteley to Douglas McCaul. Maryrose Lake to Alastair Ansell. Helen Hewland to Richard Willis. Margaret Little to Peter Stevenson. Barbara Boon to John O'Brien. Eugenie Mulligan to Graeme Hellewell. Joanna Baudinet to Ian Marriott. Julie Byrne to John Richards. Rosemary Blair to Julian Holderness. Pamela Inkson to Brian Hardaker. Judith Petrie to Gary Wilson. Janet Tothill to John Shand. Gabrielle Gallienne to Donald Reid. Alison Straube! to Richard Roberton. Janice Wilson to John Harvey. Adrienne Dunster to Barrie Atkinson . .Janet Croft to Rex Milne. Pamela Brown to Wallace Scott. Dorothea Harrison to William Hodge. Diana Morten to David Manson. Wendy Nelson to David Henderson. Karen Munro to Barrie Howard. Diana Justice to Robert Pringle. Pauline Ballantye to Frank Whitmore. Clenys Haughton to Eric Palmer. Juliet Courage to Derek Banks. Alexandra Macdonald to Richard Ellis.

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Wendy Glasson to John Burn. Gillian Blunden to Bruce Ccoggin . Pamela Stone to John Rundle.

MARRIAGES Mary Parsonson to Derek Begg. Jennifer Lindley to Hermann Wandl. Merete Samild to Gavin Wren. Annette Scholefield to John Gee-Taylor. Lesyl Luisetti to Spencer Bullen. Lena Parker to Laurie Metcalf. Joanna Milne to Peter Storey. Patricia Fernie to John Lavelle. Kathryn Harris to Frederick Man ell. 1 oelene Vale to orne Rogers. Ann Combellack to Frederick Hunt. Lyndsey Ferguson to David Patridge. Maxine Wicks to Christopher Kissling.

BIRTHS Elizabeth Draper (Hamann), daughter. Marjorie Latimer (Holmes), son. Julie Crammond ( Curti ) , son. Pamela Scott (Brown), daughter. Bly Messervy ( Steven ) , daughter. Gleny Hall (Aitken), daughter. Marjorie Steel (Harris), daughter Elspeth Tothill (McAlpine), on. Noelene Burn (Clements), daughter. Lesyl Bullen ( Luisetti), son. Merete Wren ( Sa mild), daughter. Ngaire Stenbery (Cooper), daughter. Barbara Cox (Cleland), daughter. Angela Watson (Judd), daughter. Beverley Simon (Nicholls), son. Margaret Welsh (Carter), on. Diana Fraser (Robinson), daughter. Lois Victor (Bradshaw), son. Janet Drury (Williamson), daughter. Rosemary Di Somma (Smith), son. Louie We tenra (McAlpine), son. Margaret Chapman, son. Rosita Young ( Holen burg), daughter. Zephrine Gardiner (Beagley), on. Jocelyn Murray (Plimmer), daughter. Joan Imrie, daughter. Jan McMurtrie, daughter. Alison Hurford (Hughey), daughter. Wendy Cockram (Mauger), son. Anna Vaughan (Macfarlane), daughter. Tola Clark (Kent), on. Eloise Van Der Zwaag (Marshall), daughter. Elaine Beadle, daughter. ally Mcntink (Harrison), daughter.

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Lorna Broom (Bunt), twins, on and daughter. Margaret Clarke (Rimmer), daughter. Caroline Gough (Harty), daughter. Margaret Allington (Broadhead), daughter. Susan Pilbrow (Bent), son. Elaine Richards (Thom on), on. Su an Stonyer (Adair), daughter. Ann Hunt ( Combellack), son. Rosemary Brown (Wales), daughter. Shirley M Lachlan (Proser), on. Philippa Horn (Fenwick), daughter. Janice Hartley (Barnard), on. Susan Carrel ( Roger ) , <laughter. Cynthia Perkin (Scott), son. Elizabeth Beauchamp (Pickle ) , daughter.

OLD GIRLS ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY (Unless otherwise stated) 5th Year Arts: 1st Year Arts: Philippa Thompson Christine Apperlcy 1st Year Science: Angela Davie Elizabeth Andrew Shona Grant Janice Fogg Jillian Kerr Lesley Halliday Alison Kidd Vicki Living tone Ja net Jackson Pamela Lock Elizabeth Midgley Hel n Shand Rosemary Pearson Helen Taylor Daintry Spear Susan Wauchop 2nd Year Science: 2nd Year Arts: J cnnif.er Clark Pamela Chaplin Carolyn Ram ay Kathleen Chivers Diana Justice (Dunedin) Susann Clarkson Medical Intermediate: Ro alind Fulton Ali on Peate Penelope Hamann 3rd Year Science: Patricia Griffiths Sandra Harrison Helen Reynolds Susan Parfitt Jo-Anne Reynold (Dunedin) Rosemary Robert Elizabeth Sheppard 4th Year Science Mary Hawkins Annette Whi tc Lynne Wardell 3rd Year Arts: Joanna Baudinet 5th Year Science: Barbara Boon Helen Peate (Dunedin) 1st Year Home _Science Degree: June Coxhead Patricia Green lade Diane Perry Ro emary Espiner Joanna Lane Helen Russell Chri tina Macf:rlane Caroline Branthwaitc June White 2nd Year Home Science Degree: 4th Year Arts: Deborah Chapman Janet William Home Craft Course (Dunedin) : Diana Skjellerup Su. an Luisett;

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OLD GIRLS AT CHRISTCHURCH TEACHERS' COLLEGE 1st Year: Nicola Young Rosemary Pearson Sandra Barnes Cherrie McGlashan Jacqueline Cordery-Green

2nd Year: Maureen Harrow Clare Hawkin Angela Macfarlane Margaret Little Anne Buckley Kathleen Aitche on Lynd cy Marriott

OLD GIRLS AT KINDERGARTEN TRAINING SCHOOL 2nd Year: Susan Rich Adine Acton Adam Elizab th Stemmer Bery 1 Mc abb Lyndsey Luney Pauline Horton trained for a year but ha been over cas thi year.

OLD GIRLS WHO STARTED THEIR NURSING TRAINING IN 1963 April: Susan Dearsley Cynthia Beaumont Chri tine Whetter Anne Kemp Prudence Williams

October: Phillippa Ru ton Mary Blakely Vivienne Elgin Susan Clark

NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Congratulation to Eileen Chamber ( ancarrow) who wa thi year awarded in the Queen' ew Year's Honour Li t the O.B.E. he has been Matron of the Christchurch Public Hospital since 1952. Ro e Reynolds, Honorary Custodian of Colonial exhibit at the Canterbury Mu eum i to be congratulated on being awarded the M.B.E. by the Queen in the ew Year' Honours. Her work at the Museum is always of great intere t to all. Cecilie Fleming was admitted as a Barri ter to the Bar this year. Last year she wa admitted as a Solicitor. Elizabeth Caffin (Phillip ) was married to David Caffin at St. Mary's, Bryanston Square, by the Rev. Martin Sullivan, a former Dean of Chri tchurch. Madeliene Hamilton (Pyne) has been home on leave from Canada, where he went for ix week and tayed ix year . She i with the Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, whi h is the ame a our Child Welfare here. Kathleen Bland ha been appointed District Nur ing Officer of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, an offi e which entails respon ibility for the training of all divi ional nursing officers in Canterbury. She wa tutor i ter at Burwood Ho pital, wa awarded the Royal Red Cross (second class) medal while serving with the Queen Alexandra Royal ursing Corp in Malaya. Pri cilia Taylor i in Singapore ent by the ew Zealand Government to open a library of which she i head librarian. She will be there for two years. Before thi he ha been librarian of the Brooklyn Library, ew York.

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Our last President, Gwen Rankin, we must congratulate, as she has just won the Intermediate Championship at Russley. Christine Percival is in her final year at New Zealand School of Pharmacy. Lena Metcalf (Parker) passed her final Pharmacy Examination. Stella Purchas has returned to ew Zealand from East Africa and is now living in Christchurch. Judith Peddie has a position with the New Zealand Consul in ew York. Judith has travelled widely in North America hopes to return home at the end of next year. Barbara Peddie is reputed to be the first mistress to be appointed to Waihi School in Winchester since it was founded in 1907. Prudence Tobin left in August for Paris to spend a year studying and teaching in a French lycce. After that ~he intends teaching in Eno-land a term before returning to a teaching position in Christchurch. Geraldine Peate and Beverley Pickles are travelling through the Continent, England and Scotland, and will return home via America. Barbara Mitchell (Williams) has been living in Honolulu and in August of this year flew to the United States where her husband will carry on further study at John Hopkins University in Baltimore. Florence Mackay, M.A., with 1st class Honours in German la t year, and this year was a Junior Lecturer in German until August when she left to take up a Post Graduate Scholarship at Tiibinger University in Germany. She \-VasSenior Scholar in Arts for 1962. Ann Justice completed her B.Sc. last year and is doing an M.Sc. in Organic Chemi try thi year. Judith Rivers is completing her Horne Science Degree 4th year. Joanne Reynolds is in her third year Medicine. Rosemary Young is in her econd year Physiotherapy. Rosalind Russell in her final year Physiotherapy. Helen Peate is completing her M.Sc. in Biochemistry and holds a Smeaton Research Scholarship in Experimental Science, and in 1962 Helen was senior Scholar in Science. Mary Cooke (Mackenzie) who is at present at the Noble High School Masulipatam, where her husband is Headmaster, is returning to Ne\\' Zealand at the end of December. She will be living in Auckland at King's where her husband h::is accepted a teaching appointment College. Pauline Gamble left last December with four friends to travel through A ia, Middle East on to England travelling by tation wagon. They h::ive now split up, and Pauline has gone to teach in South Germ::iny. Ailsa Gallagher (Crompton) has been living in Salisbury about five years where her husband practi es law. ancy Wise was one of the B.B.C. television team covering Princess Alcxandra's v,,edding. She was posted inside Westminster Abbey to give her commentary. Florence Jones, a lecturer at Victoria University, has been declared Benjamin P. Wall Scholar which enables her to study at the University of California, Berkeley. She ,viii spend three years completing a Ph.D. degree. Florence has also been awarded a 2,400 dollar Fulbright tr::ivel grant.

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Dorothy Ja meson (Moss) recently gained her L. T.C.L. Diploma (Performers). Vivienne Benzie who is studying for her Ph.D. at Oxford University was successful in winning a major award in the International Federation of University Women. She has another two years at Oxford. Susan Kellaway has just finished touring England by car selling Dairy Produce. In the ew Year she leaves England to study at the Sorbonne University in Paris for four months. During that time she will be living with a French family teaching the children English three hours a day. From there she will leave for Canada. Doris Boddie (Crespin) has recently re-married and now lives in Hawaii. Her husband is a United States Federal Attorney. Norma Kerr (Barnard) has been teaching up till .June of this year four grades in an Elementary School for the Annapolis County. in Nova Scotia. The school year ended on June 20th and after attending a summer Riding School in the capacity of Camp Mother to fifty-one students, he left with her eight year old daughter on their summer vacation travelling from ova Scotia to the United States, visiting fourteen different states. This coming year she will be teaching for the Macdonald College School Board at the Vivian Graham School, on the Island of Ile Perrot, which is about 20 mile outh west of Montreal. Wendy Nelson is Head Mistress of Woodford School, Honiara, British Solomon Islands. Shirley Innes (Jarman) was a member of the Waimakariri Gorge Golf Club team who won the Cowlishaw Cup. She was also runner-up for the Pumphrey Cup, for Pairs. Congratulation to Susan Rich, who won the Canterbury Tennis Singles, the Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Mary Lindsay (Guillermo) is now living at Wallasey, Cheshire, England. ancy Edward (Morrish) has this year won the Championship of the Rangiora Golf Club for the 25th year. Jennifer Blunden is working as a Radiographer at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney. Susan Morten is a Staff urse at Prince s Margaret Hospital. Gillian Blunden is a radiographer at Princes Margaret Hospital. Pamela Stone sits her final exam for radiography this year. Judith Roper (Miller) is now living in White Chapel, North Carolina, U.S.A., where her husband, Dr. Warren Roper, is a Research Assistant at White Chapel University.