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MELBOURNE

(Co 11d11ct ed /Jy the Sisters of C/111ritv)

ASSISTANT Ei lee n

Molo ne,

Shei la

EDITRESSES : H erno nr Mo ry

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OUR

PATRO N : OUR

REVERED

ARCHB ISHOP ,

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become the rarest of HOW true and tragic it is that the universal , the limitless hos God from His own out shut to tried eed ind hos n Mo all presences in our universe~ that th e world presents creation, and the results we con see in the vast scene of tragedy The lost word alwa ys to-day. Fo r us Catholics , however, tragedy is not the lost wo rd . struggle now in and everywhe re is prayer. We place the ultimate issue of the titanic progress in the hands of the Almighty . "O ur lim es 111e in His hands Trust nil. 11or Ii i> afraid."

fellow-be ings, o The year we hove passed through hos been for millions of our small though they year of protracte d agony. Our prayers and acts of self-sacri fice, to pray particu appear, hove helped to strengthe n them to endure. We ask our readers also for Rev . C. C. larly for those of our Old Collegian s who ore at present in Europe and The main events of ou r Martinda le, S.J ., who was on appreciat ive reader of " Coritos. " to the time of stress in due is which " "Coritos, of issue smaller s thi in recorded year ore will be not the less it years, previous in s a large so not though but ; live which we sacrifice. of fruit the is it precious, as s and pray To all our readers and adverti se rs we wi sh th e true joys of Christma their true desti ny, for that the coming year may bring to men a greater reali sa ti on of rest . were not our hearts mode for God , and out of Him con find no to the world only come con which peace true that us Moy the Holy Spirit grant as His gift.

CAR ITAS

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Cont ents Page Consecratio n to Our Lady

When School is Over

Spring

Golden Jubilee of Sisters of Charity

Her Son

Catholic Action

Physical Culture Display

Junior Concert

Editorial

V is it of Most Rev. Dr. Beovich

The

Visit to Father Christmas

Art in the Classroom

Sports Doy

Closs Notes

The

Coming

Spring

Chesterton's Christmas Poems The

Pole

Flog

The Boll

On Looking Into on Old Exercise Book

St. Francis' Soldiers' Hut

Joy Among the Angels

Ex-Students ' Retreat

The Picnic Ceremony

Diary

C.L.C .

Mothers' Association A

Doy at Toy Creggon

Old

Annual

An Early Morning Ride

College

June-Conse cration to the Sacred Heart

I terns

The Electro of Sophocles

Examination

Association

Collegians'

Commemora t1on

Day

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Song of

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News and Notes

A-Riding

Retreat

Vincent's

St.

Our

Appreciatio n

Interest

Personal

Results

//fust ration s Page Our

Revered Archbi•hop

Catholic

Ladies'

Sports

College

The Honours Closs

Firs~

Bow

Galgani

Making

Blessed

Gemma

Group

Consecratio n

Rev . L. Moron with First Communica nts

Tennis

Snaps

Junior Students

Spectators

Intermediat e and Leaving Students .

Sketches Miss

Students

Sub - Primary

26 27

Snapshots .

Enthusiastic

Children ' s Farewell to Dr. Beovich their

Class and Sports Captains .

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from

Paulette

Middle School

Classroom

Dondey

Students

Lonteri

Miss K . Cummins

Mrs.

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CARIT AS

Whe n Scho ol Is Ove r RECENT writer has had a good deal to say ahout what he maintains is a somewhat disturbing feature of our times. What concerns him is that thousands of people who have had a good education make no use of it 0r give no indication of it <>.fter leavi.'lg school, but become instead "deliberat ely lowbrow." Since much of his criticism is directed to young women who have been well educated, we take the liberty of quoting him. He claims that what takes place is the result of snobbery -the snobbery of "anti- culture."

"Whereas in the Victorian age a taste for the highest and best was considered imporiant, to-day the avowal of a taste for Beethoven is considered embarrass ing; while cultivated and intelligen t persons, concealing their knowledge of the arts, talk learnedly about the predilectio ns of prizefighters . . Few moderns would be willing to confess to a taste for Bach or Wordswo rth, yet they would willingly avow their admiratio n for ''The Prattler' or Jack Hylton's band." In the same way, he goes on, many young women, educ3ted to love the highest when they see it, within a few years discard their school culture with as little compunct ion as they discard their school chapel and school clothes. Jazz replace~ music, Edgar Wallace literature, and Myrna Loy or Clark Gable the earlier schoolgirl loves of Chopin or Francis Thompson . If by c>.ny chance the young woman's deteriorat ion be sufficientl y ret:irded to enable her to retain her taste for great literature or high thoughts, she is careful to let pass her lips no word which might betray her secret indulge nc·es. This c;·iticism may be too sweeping, but it certainly gives rise to a number of reflections . The first is that being an educated person does not just depend on one's having been to a fairly high-class school. If the picture he paints be true, it only shows th& error of imagmmg that the school does everythin g for us, i;,nd that nothing remains to be done when school is over; and the irony of it is that when people look round for an explanatio n they usually blame the education al establishm ent or system. Instead,

nobody is at fault except those who set about squanderi ng the heritage of good tast e which had taken years to accumulat e. The fact is that school is never over, or, at leas t, ought not to be. It may be rather thrilling to feel that at last we are going to take our own life into our own two ha nds, but it is a mistake to think that one's education is over when the school gate is closed for the final time, above all to succumb to the temptation that one is now entitled to a jolly gocd time. For, since education really aims at teaching us the art of living properly and completel y, it is certain that our education never e nds, because we are living all the time.. The error lies in confusing education with mere instruction , with mere informatio n or with the acquiring of technique in one direction or another. It is for this reason that we have in our midst the dangerous iliusions that we do not have to learn how to live or that the adult stands in no need of education or direction, and thus is left to drift helplessly or desperatel y. The tragedy of many is that they n ever ripen, ne ver mature, remaining at forty and fifty with much the same spiritual and mental endowme nts they had on leaving school. Thus they have no defence against the influences which lower or demoraliz e the tone of mind and character. And these remarks apply all the more to matters of religion . If it be tragic to misuse or neglect the cultural forces to which we have referred, when this happens in religious matters it is stark tragedy; and unfortuna tely it does happen . Many of the graduates of our colleges and convents not only do not exert the influence which their superior education would lead one to expect cf them, but even on occasions give the worst of example, and for much the same reasons as in the first case. For if no side of our education is complete when we leave school, leas t of all is the religious side. It is true that certain religious habits have been formed and the Catechism learnt; but these again are only the raw materials; and it is the misfortun e of many that they never develop spiritually , that they are content to carry into adult life the religious equipmen t

C ARI T A S w hich they left school. Th is e xpla ins the alm os t infantil e state of so many adults, and we ll-educa ted a dults , wh ere their reli-

w ith

gion is concerned.

life. F or the

real

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That is why we have said that school is As it has been said , right never over.

a nd good ideas a rc of enormous importance. and it is the work of a school to ins til them, bu t t.h e task of keeping and us ing them

othe r s mus t be continue d by our own efforts - th e work of e d ucating ourselves into intel-

is our own : like wise

the e asy

tendency to

bla m ::! the school for the failure of a young woman to practise h e r relig ion is often jus t as

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te ndency

blame

the

school for the fai lure of h er taste and r e finement. In e ach case it is the girl who h as fa il ed-failed in the fundament a l understa ndin g of her educa tion as some thing which h as to

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beings. And us

what

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lives m e an , so it will be the greates t ally w e have in this work . If w e tak e an intelligent interest in it, and make an inte lligent us e of it, it will aid us in the life-long task of learnin g how to live a n d of b u ilding our-· selves into com plete pe rsonalities. -L. P . Moran .

whole

HONOUR

dire ction

CLASS

Back Ro w : Sheila Hernon , Carmel You nes, Mo ry M enadue. Front Row : Patric ia Cadden, Eileen Molone, Josie Nosed a , Morie Chandler

CARI T AS

Gol den Jub ilee of Sist ers of Charity PONT IFICA L HIGH MASS AT CATH EDRA L Rev.

Dr.

Beovic h

Pays Tribut e to

O commemo rote the Go lden Jubilee of the Sister's of Chority in M~lbourne, Pontifica l H igh Moss was celebrated in St. Pat r ick's Ca t hedra l on the first I n th e large Sunday i'1 December lost year . congregati on were 100 nuns, 50 Christion Brothers, 500 Sisters of the by taught ls pupils of the variou s schoo Charity ; nu r'ses in uniform, and a party of doctors . from St. Vinc ent's Hospita l, with their wive~ and friends H:is Groce the ~rchbishop pont1 ficoted from the Very Rev . Dr. P. F. L yons, V .G., Administra tor, thron<" was css1stor.t priest; and Rev. P . O'Brien , P.P ., onc1 ox were as!:i.isting deacon's. The deacon of the F.. Rev. A Mass was Rev . B. Dil lon, with Rev. J. Perkins sub deacon, end Rev. L. P. Moran n!oste r of ceremonies ; assisted by the Catherlral sac r istan (Mr. H . P. Coa!"ey l . There were tw enty other priest s in the sonctuarv. The ch0ir of the Cathulic Ladies' Col lege , assisted by t h e Cathedral choir , sang the Nmss, and the motet wn s Go unod's " Av e Verum ."

SERMON

DR . BEOVICH .

The occasional discourse wa s preached by Rev . M . BP.ovich, D .D., Director o f Catholic Education, who spoke os tallow's : " The Si sters of Charity of Mary Aikenhead , rep rese ntatives of their past and pr esent pupils, or.d thei( numerou• friends, ore assembled in the Cathedral thi s morning to a ss ist in the offsring, with hi's Groce the Archb<shop , the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as 011 act of adoroti0n and thanksgivi ng to God for the fruit s of fifty year s, and to ask H is blessing and protection in the years the-I are to come . " Fif1y years ago, when the Church in Victoria wa s commemo rating the first Go lde., Jubilee of the arrival o f Fr. Geoghegan and the offering of the first Mass in Melbourne , an event of importance was the coming of a little company of the Sisters of Charity-t he It was fitting, then, pioneers of t he Order in Victoria. that the Golden Jubi lee of the Sisters of Charity would celeb rations, centenary be clo se ly linked with our first whose grandeur thi's Cathedral has recently witnessed .

Beginn ings of Catholic Education .

" To follow the progress of the Church in Victoria is, in great part , to trace the history of our Catholic schools . One hunrlred yea rs ago, the year of the fi rst Moss, saw a !so the commence ment of the first Catholic school.. It wa's a cotechetic o l school, in t he core of an Irish l ady , Mrs. Coffey, who, even before the coming of Fr. Geoghegan , gathe red the little ch i ldren around her to A few months after his te;;ch th~m the Catechism . arrival, Fr. Geoghegan b lessed and opened the first instruct ion in oil provide Catho lic primary school, to subjects of the curriculum for some 40 children, and over it he oppointed two teachers- Mr . John Ly11ch and Mrs . T hese were t he pioneer teac hers of Mory L ynch. Catholic lay-teache rs, who, to-day, st ill choose a path f of sacrifice to assi ~ t our re ligious teachers, in spit'! o more lucrative opportunit ies in other sphe1cs . "From that smali beginning in 1840, the Catholic school s grew in number and • prearl throughou t the Frc·m that year to this , they hove continued State. to increo'se and f lourish .

No Compromi se With Se cularism .

" Fo r the first thirty years , there was a measure of Governme nt support, but when an Act of Par liament withdr ew all assistance from denomina tiona l schoo ls, o ur spiritual leaders were faced with a most difficu lt Mindful of their duty to God and their posi ticn . re'spon sibi li t y for the souls of His children , they refused k> compromis e or haul down the flag , and their action is held in benedictio n e nd gratitude by succeeding generation s .

Work

for

Catho lic

Educa tion .

" The enormous financial sacrifices made by the Catholic people to-day in Victorio in building and maintainin g and staffing a splendid system of Catholic school s is the best indication of our appreciatio n of the heroic action of Archbishop Goold, hi's priests, and peop le of seventy yea rs ago . Their action wa s heroic , for, faced with the withdrawa l of all Governmen t sup port, yet compelled to pay money in taxation for a c;ys tem of secular instructicn 1hey could not , in con ' cience, use, they served their own Catholic schools by a courage that was more than human, and a confidence That courage that was bo'sed on Divine Providence . and conf idence have grown even stronger with the pass teachin g religious the ing of years, yet w~re it not far Orders of men anrl women, the task would hove been impos5 ible .

Sisters of Charity in Au st ralia . " Archbishop Goold appealed to the religi ous teach ing Orders abroad, and he did not appea l in vain . Their invatsion wcfs steady at fir st , then th ey camf" in inc rea sing number s, mainly from Ireland, and al so from france ; and fheir ranks were augmented by our own Australian Ord ers ond by Australian vocatiOl"S. "One o f th ese religious Orders hol ds a pride o f place It is that of the Sisters of Charity, in Austrnlio. They have the who went to Sydney I 01 years ago . honcur to be the first of the religiou s Or c! er ~ of women land and native their of shelters qui~t who left the sailed 12,000 mi les to help build the Church in a new How well primitive. colony, whe re life Was harsh and they succeeded in Sydney ond Hobert , who knew their earliest work , bear witness . "In 188 9, Archbishop Carr invited them to M~lbournc . , Their reply wa s immediCJte, and five Sister's of Charit y accompan ied by two Superior. , inc luding Mother Mc e Guigan, the Mother Genet"ol , arrived in Melbourn on January 17, 1889. On the Sunday ofter their arrival, the A rchbishop offe red Moss in their little temporary convent, which was situated in Albert Street , East . That Melb ~ urne , near t he corner of Nichol son Street afternoon they taught the catechi sm to the children tor, Administra the in the Cathedral , end next morning Dean Donaghy , introduced them to the children of their fi r st school, St. Patrick's Pr imary School , located near . a t errace of three houses in Victoria Parade, Fitzroy

Two Pioneer Nun s.

" The fi r st Mother Rectress of the little Communit y was Mother M ar y Ger trudP Davis-an Australian , and a grandniece of Wi ll iam Davis- the Davis whose home in Sydney she l tered the B lessed Sacrament after Fr. O' Flynn's depor tation by a hosti le and intolerant Governor . "In an impo'sing list of Sui::eriors of the Order, I shall mention only one oth er name : it is that of a gentlevoiced litt le l ri~ Sister, who accompan ied the first band of Sisters to Melbourne , and who took charge of She was destined later, by Provi St . Patrick's School. dence, to ru le ove r her Order in Australia , and by her to make possible that magni help and genius to plan ficen t monumen t of charity, the great hospital in Melbourne dedicated to an apost le of charity, St . Thi s wa s Mother Berchmans Dol v , V incent de Paul . whose name wil t not be forgotten while St . Vincent's Hospital st ond s. " T he Order spreod rapidly in Melbourne . Within a few years the Sisters of Charity took charge of primary schools at St . John's , East Melbourne ; at Collingwoo d , Clifton Hi 11 , Carlton , Essendon and North Essen don. Then they established their Alma Mater, the Catholi c Ladies' C0llege, in East Melbourne , and, later, St . Columba's Co llege, at ~ssendon .

CARITAS "Srdo by srde w:th the other teachrng Orde rs th ey hove laboured, and continued to spend themselves with quiet and effec tive efficiency to b uild up a sys tem of Catholic education, whic h , one may a ffirm , ho s no supe r ior in any part o f the wo rl d.

Work for t he Sick. " Educa 1ion wa s not the only work o f th e Sister s W hen A rc h bishop Carr invited tn em t o cf Chari t y. came t o Melbourne , he was mindful that their Order, like oth er Orders in our midst, combined thre e feature s cf the religi ous life- a life of wha le-h ea rt ed piety and sel f -e ffucem en t fro m th e worl d; the training o f th e yc u ng; and tr.e li fe o t cha r ity, visiting tt-.e afflicted and ca r ing tor the srck in hospitals . " The work o f the Sister's f or the sick commenced

a lmos t as soon as the y ar rived in Melbourne.

A t erra ce

o f three h c u scs in Victo ri a Parade , near Regent St r eet,

wos acqui red frr st h ospital.

i11 1889, and part ot t his became the T he building of the prese nt St . Vincent's

was beg un eorly in this c en tury, b ut th e terr ace of the t hree h ouses still r emained the humbie con v ent o f th e nui":ing Siste rs, ~ n d ther e the y hod their h om e

un t rl a fow years ago, when the terrace was pulled down t u make way for g reat-er addi ti ons to th e hospitol . "W ho con est imate in mere figure s, even if those figures be colossal , th e sp iritua l and temporal good E ff€ c t ed in the iives o f so m cny o f th e s.ick poor in Th a t grea t work of charity , St. Vincent's H ospita l ? undertaken for the love of God and suttering humanity, has tEen c rowned in these days by t wo other work s o f mercy-the Maternit y H orne, which opened its doo rs on the Feast of the Nati v it y o t t he Blessed Vi rg in Mory rn 1937, and Car;tas Chri st i, th e H ospice for the dyi 1-.g , which was opened las t yea r- a fitting memorial to ma rk th e completi on of I 00 yea r s in Australia. ' Caritas Cnristi'-the cho rit y of Christ-those words give us the impe ll ing motive which urges th e Sister s o t Cha r i t y in all their work.

A Life of Loving Sacrifice. " During t he fifty yec·r s of the Si st ers in ou r mi dst , M elbo urne hos become a 'splendid city, with palatiul :1ou';es o f commerce , g rea t fact orie s, or.d busy markets . It is r.ecessary, lest one Ie se touch wi th rea lit y, that these w h o l ive in th e m idst o f much bust le and a bu sy Irle , would con stantly remember that the y hcve r.o t h ere a la'sti ng city; the y ore but pilgrims preparing for the ·r true hom e in h eaven; end what a v i•1id remin der they have ever be f ore i hem in the example o t s" many who have le ft the ir h omes and famil ies

and worldly success an d enioyment, and of rheir own Let th e Ire·' w'll ha ve followed a reli gio u s vocation . materi ally-minded profi t by a study ot the Irle of a o f thi s wealth the She seeks not Sisrcr of Charit y. wo rl d, n or fame, nor the p ra ise o f peopl e. She obandons all the se t emporal thrn gs tor the love of God and for Before ou r Divine Saviour the good of immortal souls. in the Tab er nacle; at he r rr.o rnin g m P.d itation ; at her Oaily Mass; she rece ives from God grace and strength and i n spirati on to f ace th e hard and strenuo u s, and Many oft~n thankl ess work o f each succeedrng day. cf the good Sisters of Charity have o lready been ca lled T wo hund re d hove by God t 'J their eterna l r eward. died in Aus tralia , and, of th ese, ove r one hund red We do not forget on th is were Au st r olian-born. occasion to pray that God will deal mercifully with Th eir names may not appear with their gent:e soul s. the q reot and promin ent on th e sc ro ll s of Au stralian h ist o ry, ye t the i r labours to r the welfare o f our countr y rank among th e most beneficia l work that can b.;? done for any nation . Hope for the Future . " Bu t th e Sister s o f Charit y do not re st in their acfiievements o f th e post. Wi th A rch bi'shop, priest s ~nd 1ace people, and with other relig iou s Orders they tr.c future with confidence in God, W h o makes fruit f ul tJ-.e wo rk o f Hi s c reatures; and there 1s reason , :ndeeci, to be grateful to God, and to hope for the futu r e, tor the stren g th of the Fa ith and wo rk tor the On e peop le of Melbourne is a th ing to marvel at. may recall the act ot Fa ith and confidence in Divine Prov id£nce d ur i ng the Nationa l Eucharis t ic Congress in 1934, when Mt . St . Evins-yet another in>t i t ution of the Sisters of Charity- was sig nally honoured; and again, during th e centena ry celebration s, ar.d esoccia ll y An em111ent ~t the grea t religi ous pagec..nt, ' Credo.' sc ienti st arid author hos recentl y exp ressed th e opir.ion t hat nowhere ha s he sel'.!n Catholicism t o equal the Cntholicism of th e young men ond wom en o f Melbourne . I do n ot Th ey are wo rthy child ren of th eir parent s. Th e soy th is to a rouse any pride o r se lf -comp lacency. human the among ana God's, but glo ry is no t ours, in strum en t s that He has cho sen for Hi s work the Si st ers of Charity of Mother Mary Aikenh~ad have an honoured place . "We pray 1n thi s M'J ss, which i's a supreme cc t of a dora ti on ond tnonksgiving t o God, that H e would increase vocations to the Order, and that H e woufd blE ss the wo r k of the good Sisters even more abundantly II'' th e y~ars tr.at are t o come ."

Cath olic Action Although it is cinly two years since its inauguration by Rev. Fr. Moran , our College chaplain, our Catholic Action group has become quite a feature in the life of Aiken head House. As last year, the group m eetings are held once fortnightly , on Monday afternoons. But whereas last year one or two girls were deputed to write papers on various topics of importance which were read to the members, the discussions this year have been conducted on very much more informal lines . Each month a t the general Catholic Action meeting at the offices of the Secretariat, the leaders of the varic·us groups are presented with p rogrammes to be conducte d at the meetings. We talk about our attitude to those with whom

w e come in contact and the different ways we can spread Catholic Action among our associates. We hav e also held interesting discussions about our a musements, such as the books w e read, the radio and the cinema. We sometimes find that modern am usements are detrimental to our Catholic Faith, and we must be able to discern those that are harmful. It is only by this means that we are able to preserve our faith and goodness, and give good example to those arnund us. We sincerely hope that the Catholic Action Group will aid us in this respect. The Group officials this year are: Eileen Malone, Leader; Josie Ncseda, Treasurer ; Joan Martin, Secretary.

CAR ITAS

Visi t Of Mos t Rev" Dir" Beo vich ROUDLY , but with a feeling of deep regret, we offered our sincere congratu lations to Most Rev. Dr. Beovich on the eve of his departur e for Adelaide . For many years we had known him as our Christian Doctrine Examine r, and it was certainly with some feeling of trepidati on that some of us anticipat ed his visits on some occasions . Always, however , our souls were strength ened by his helpful advice, for even examination days were not days of mere testing. He did not simply question ; he also made the answer quite clear, and the impressi ons he made on our minds were lasting. When we assemble d to bid him farewell, prior to taking up duties as Archbish op of Adelaide , we felt that we were losing a friend. And the few words he spoke that morning summed up what had always been put before us as pupils of the Catholic Ladies' College. He realized the privilege it is to be educated in such a school, and he reminded us of the obligatio ns that are, and will be, We apprecia ted very much his Grace's ours. kindness in wearing his pectoral cross on that occasion to let us all see what only

Children's Farewell

Archbishop Defore

·~o

Beovich

leaving bourne.

Mel-

Ciirmel and Pat (our represen tatives at his farewell at St. Francis') had already been privilege d to see. It was a gift from all the Melbour ne schools, and we were pleased to have had a share in it. The college also presente d his Grace with a gold candlesti ck. which was used at his Consecra tion Mass. Our Head Prefect, Carmel Y c·unes, in a few well-cho sen words, expresse d our deep gratitude to his Grace, and promised him the help of our prayers. When the new Archbish op, with Rev. Dr. O 'Collins and Rev. D. Conques t and Rev. Dr. Lyons, set out en route for Adelaide , we formed a guard of honour and waved them a last good-bye . When Archbish op Beovich was in Melbourne recently he found time again to come to see us, and we we re delighted with his surprise visit. He told us that one of the lasi pictures in bis mind leaving Melbourn e was the guard of honour of C.L.C. girls. We again assured him of a remembr ance in our prayers, and we know that, although he is the great Archbish op of Adelaide , he is still a very intereste d friend of C.L.C .

CARI TAS

A Visi t To Fath er Chri stma s OTHER gets no peace until she has to see Father taken littl e Johnny Christmas. Of all the days in the wee k to pick, Johnny chooses washing day , and a fter n agging at his mother s ince h e has opened his eyes, mother gives in. At ten o'clock he is dressed and cleaned, and mother gladly shuts the front door and sets out for the tram stop. After wa iting twenty minutes, a tram appears on the horizon. One glance te lls Johnny 's mother that she is not the only person going to town to-day. Every mother in Melbourn e seems to have thought to bring little Jane or Mary to see Father Christmas . The tram stops with a jerk, and everyGrabbing get aboard. to rushes body Johnny Johnny. the fight to get in starts. girl little sweet a by pushed face his has sta nding in the tram, but that's not all; the tram has scarcely started when a loud howl The little girl, thinking comes from J chnny. he was a doll, poked her finger in his eye. Johnny's mother scolde d the little girl, and both mothers gave each other an awful glance. By now the sun is high in the heaven , and when the tram reaches the city, it is like a furnace. The tram stops. Then• is one mad rush of screaming children and talking mothers- into a big city s tore they go, all with the same intention , but it is too Father Christmas has n ot come, so early. Johnny 's mother thinks she will do a little shopping for herself, and after dragging him round the town for three hours, and never passing a shop without buying something or havin g a look at the lates t frocks, she feels a bit tired, so decides that it is time for lunch . The cafe is full, but she m a nages to

find a table, and after asking Johnn y if he would like a nice big glass of cold milk, she looks aro und , and seeing Mrs Jon es in th e other co rn er of th e caf e, calls h er over, and both start talking. By the time lunching and ta lkin g arc over, it is three o'clock, and then Johnn y reminds her that h e hasn 't seen F at her Christmas yet. After paying the bill she proceeds back to the store-but one look from th e top of th e stairs shows her that the shop is crowded ou t, and after watching th e little train going round and round, she gets hotter and hottEr, and remember ing that colds are raging, pushes Johnny through the Of swinging doors and back into the street. His ted. disappoin terribly is course, Johnny His arm head aches, and his feet are heavy. aches too where his mother has been pulling him along, so he starts to cry, but all the crying in the world won 't bring Father Christmas to him now . Moth er can't hear him for the noise of the tra ffic , so he is pulled and dragged on and on. At last they reach the tram stop, and again th ey fight Johnny is so tired he their way e n board. cannot speak, but falls asleep on his mother's lap, but not feeling ve ry comfortab le, Jets out a kick which hits a man on th e leg. This takes a little glossing over, but a t last they reach their stop, where Daddy is waitJohnny runs to him , but when Daddy ing. did you like Father him: "How asks Christmas , son?" he bursts into a flood of tears, an d before Daddy ha s time to ask why, Mother takes charge of th e conversati on. telling him all about the beautiful hat s he saw in a Bourke Stree t window. - Mary Maxwell.

The Comi ng Of Sprin g Far up in th·z tree-lops I h ea r the birds carolling, "What are they singing about?" ''I know! I kn ow! " chirps a little voice, and is gone. "What was that'! " said I . At last it dawns on me: they are rejoicing, because of the spring. Nature is awakening ; buds are bursting forth in an array of greens, light and dark. Birds mat·z and sing as they build th eir nests.

The flowers are deckin g th e gardens in many different colours. On the ground, little Early Nancys, or Harbinge rs of Spring, are bursting in to bloom. The busy bees are on the wing, gath·zring the honey from th e sweet-sce nted flow ers. All nature is heralding the spring. - Nancy Hollow.

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Ches terto n's Chri stma s Poem s " Men ore homesick in their homes And strangers under the sun, And they la y their heads in a foreign land Whenever the day is done . Here we have babble and blazing eye5 And chance and hon our on ci high surprise , But our homes are under miraculous skies Where the Yule tale was begun ."

THESE lines, so worthy of our attention today. a.re ta ken from "The House of Christmas" which strikes the key note of Chesterton 's Christmas Poems, a delightful little collection of simple and b€autlful religious verse. "The House of Christmas" is perhaps the most bea utiful of the poems, for it is a song of taith and love and perfect peace, which are to be found only in the spiritual love of all mankind , and it h as , too. a sort of childish wonder in "the things that cannot be and that are," while the whole poem is pervaded by a lilting joy which echoes through every stanza and bursts into song in the la.st line of each. The success of ''The House of Christmas" in conveying the spirit of the season is undoubt edly due to the personality of Chesterton. who remained until his death in many ways a little child, and it is this same personality which gives their charm to the songs for the guilds, the Carpenters, the Shoemaker s and the Painters. In these there is the same sense of joy conveyed by the mood of the poem and the same depth of thought, which is so subtly introduced that we almos t miss it at fir st re ading. Thz gr.e at lesson of these poems is that man has great dignity, for God "sent him from the old red hills and sending made him free" and that it. is his duty to preserve that dignity forever. whatever his station in ,life . In addition to this central teaching, each of the poems contains special lessons for the guild which is to use it 'tnd th ese are expressed with all th z simplicity. colour and delicacy which the guilds brought to their work . Less delicate but rather more colourful and musical is ''The Nativity." This is again a tale of wond er , a series of pictures, imaginings and questions with the constant refrain "A Child is born ." This. unlike the poems already mentioned , is not the expression of the ideas of a

simple child or of an artisan. It is the credo of one who is "weary of learning and art," and who has come to realise that the best thing in life is simple trust in the Child Who is born . When the habit of doubting begins to creep In again, it is crushed out, "Hush-how may we know ?-knowing only A Child is born ." The last poem, "A Child of the Snows," is in a quieter vein than the others although it is no less joyous. It creates the atmosphere of a night of snow when the earth is wrapped in a white mantle of wonder, and the minds of men going out and seeing its beauty are Jed "to th e ancien t inn Where the Child in the frost is furled " Till they "follow the feet, whe:"3 all soul3 meet At the inn at the end of the \\Orld." And it is here that Chesterton leaves us m his Christm as Poems, at an inn a t the end of •he world where the gods that ru1e our daily life lie dead and cold, and the colour of the leaves and the flame of the sun are lost in th e radiance of A Child of the Snow. " Kathleen Cummins, B.A.

The Flag Pole I am a fl ag, flying high over M·2lbourne, fe r I am on the Town Ha ll. Being a fla g, I see

ma ny things. On the day of Lhe m a rch , the Town Hall was . de cora ted ; crow;:ls were be low in the street; but I was off.ended because I was not the only flag on the Town Hall. I do think they could h a ve let me be the only one. Some afternoons schoolgirls com2 to the concerts held in the Town Hall. In the night, people come dressed in evening clothes, and it presents a v·c> ry pretty sight. In the evening, at sunset, the Shrine looks ve ry grand silhoue tted aga inst the sky and the sun . It is very cold for me in the winter, and I a lmo ~t freeze. In the summer, it is qui~ the reverse. On the hot d ays I see a number of people catching trnrns in Swanston Stree t, going to St. Kilda beach. Some people would not envy me being a flag, but I do not want to be anything else. - Shirley Isse l.

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The Ba[[ IFE neve r seems to be m onotonous at C .L.C. We seem to be continuall y living in anticipatio n of some momentou s event or other-wh ether it be exams.-( I mention the unsavoury first) , th e ball , the physical culture display , the fete , or one of the concerts, and picture shows which form an occasional diversion from the routine of h ard labour. But non ~ . I think , are enjoyed quite as much as the ball at which for one glorious night we may cast

The Senior Division ral w eeks beforeha nd. surpassed themselve s in a graceful minuet, whose stately movemen ts and haunting music recaptured the dignity of bygone centuries. No less e njoyable was the Gavotte pe1 formed by th e Intermedi ate Division, and the proud parents in the gall ery a nd on the floor cou ld no l but admire the precision with which the lines advanced :rnd re trea ted. Y et another highlight of th2 evening wa s an amusing item by the little

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off the yoke of school and blossom forth into charming demoi selles, in pinks, blues and ethereal whites. On the night of May 13, crowds of happy young people gathered inside the Cathedral Hall , impatient for the first dance . At about 8 o'clock the band s truck up a waltz and fox trot, after which each division performed in turn the dainty dances in which Miss Eunice Weston· had painstakin gly instructed them for seve-

This display programm e, interspel:s ed ones. with fox trots and waltzes for the benefit of the onlookers , and crowned with an excellent supper, made the evening a memorabl e one. Thos e of us who are leaving schoo l this year will alremember with pleasure the last ball at which we assisted as present pupi ls, while those. whos·e school days are not yet over are, no doubt, living in happy anticipatio n of balls to come. - Eileen Malone .

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On Looking Into An Old Exercise Book OME tim e ago. while rummaging in an old school bag, long disused and thrown aside, I found , among the brok!m rule1·s. ~ lunted pencils and faded text-book s, an old exerc ise book, dog-ear 2d and grubby, whose fading writing had lon g d efi e d th 0 ravoig e.s of tim e, but whose torn cover and turnedd ow n corne rs, testified to a very yo ung sc holar's many te dious hours. s truggling with the perve rs ities of education.

On turning back the cover (and a sorry pre tence for a cover it was , too 1) I came upon the first page, lavis hly decorated with scrolls and curls, its owner's name proudly inscribed therein. In those days w e look a certain pride in our first page. It was a little a dventure in its elf, starting a new exe rcise book. The resolutions we made to kee p it neat a nd tidy, the plans we made for its a dornment. only alas' to ha ve all our prec io us ideas fade away when the newness of the book began to wear off. But here, on the first page, was my proud and purposeful signature, written with youthful e nthusiasm in my " best" writing, a nd surmounted by undecipherable scrolls and tails, which announced to the world th a t a ne w exercise was about to be begun . On the second page , when I had got pnst the lurid glory of my frontispi ece, work began in ea rnest. Here is a page o f Latin d eclensions, written when th e yo uthful scholat was in th e very elementary stag 2s of h e r Latin educ:ation. Firs t decl e ns ion held pride of place, with the in evitable " mensa " scra wled across the middle of th e page. Large, red ticks and crosses certified to th e determined correcting of a young neighbour in the "Change papers, please" days. Her 0 at the bottom of the page , written by th e sa me determined, unkind, young hand , is a conspicuous mark , ten mis takes! Whc;t horrid mE:mories tha t r eca lls. m e mori es of a far-off day when , with bated breath and trembling legs, you rose ·neath Sis ter' s a we-inspiring eye, the terrible s tigma of ten errors hot upon yuu, a ud prayed that th e new priest would cho c:-sio this moment to call, or that the ins pecto r would unexpectedly turn up. Bd th ey neve r did. a nd you ran the gaunt-

let of t-taring eyes and whispering voice s, and thought yourself disgraced forever. On th e next few pages were samples of my earliest efforts at French . And what weird and wonderful efforts they were! The French g rammar-bo : ks contain so me of the queere st little sentences that ever found a place in any language. For instance, one is always being told that my brother has the pen of your aunt. Your sister has not met my brother·s friend. They went soone r than they expectE:d; and such naive , little phrases. Afte r struggling valiantly with: "'Have you sze n the pen o[ my brother ?' 'No, but I have found your mother's hat,' " this young student evolved something which, to the eyes of any s tartl2d Frenchman whlJ happen ed to r ea d it , would rea d something like this"'Saw you th e - - of the man? ' 'No, but I find the - - of the mother.'" So much for m y first efforts at French! NexL in th e bc ok came a sec tion entitled Engli.3h. This co nbin ed essays, Shakespea r 0 ques tion s an d appreciations. Oh, those essays!; those thrilling descriptions!; th ose n<J iv c appreciations!: th ey would s urely bring a smile to the lips of th e sternest professor that r.v<' r !ive d. Here are titles of some of the es:;ays : "A Day in the Country," "A Thrilling R esc ue ," "A Runaway Horse ." Hc: rml ess enoug h tit l2s, but how we adorned them ! If we w ent fo r nn imagi na ry picnic to th e hill s, we s tumbled upon amazing adventures, or, more often , di scovered glades of magnificent scene ry and blosso ms, s uch a> this fai;- land had never seen before. We were certainly lov e rs of beauty, to such an\ ·.~ e xtent that we inves ted Nature with charm-; and beauties s he has never possesse d , <!~d what our essays lack ed in style they atoned for in colour. On " turquoise seas" ( why were they always turquoise?) w 2 enjoyw;j thrilling resc ues and saved drowning men . We were lost in th e bush , trapped in burn -> .l ing h ouses, attacked by wild bulls, trans ported to th e thirteenth century, and a ltog ~ th e r life was pretty exciting in those g loriously imaginative, incredibly thrilpn g d a ys.

CARITAS Next I discovered an essay on "The Merchant of Venice:· From time immemorial this play has been th e first stepping-stone from which young scholars step into th e great realms of Shakespeare. The number of young students who have painstakingly studied it must be legion. This essay is in the form of an appreciation of the Caske t Scene, by a s tudent who was at the time entirely unappreciative of the beauties of What her imagination Jack ed , Shakespeare. she allowed Shakespeare to fill in, for the essay is filled with enormous quotations carefully culled from the book, and which conveniently take up quite a lot of room. The essay begins in the conventional style: "In Act such and such, Scene X, we see how Bassanio," etc, etc. That was always good for a beginning, and helped one to ge t a flying start along the tedious way of Appreciation. And finally, in this memorable book, I cam e Here, algeb : a upo n the mathematical section. (just newly learnt), arithmetic and geometry (the high e r art of trigonometry at this time jumbled being thankfully unknown) , are together in an ecstatic ri ot of Q.E .D's., x-y 's, Oh. the square roots, and long divisions. thrill of writing Q.E.D. at th e bottom of your theorem! That quite atoned for the feverish five minutes spent in trying to prov ~ that XY was parallel to AB, or that LxY was a right angle. Quid est demonstrando' How you longed to spread it across the page, your glorious signal of victory over an obstiBut no! the conventions of na:e problem! the classroom demand that yo u writ e it neatly and obscurely at the bottom of your theore m , thus robbing victory of half its <aste. With this reflection, I at length closed this of humorous memories, and shut it away in its bag-faded little remind er of days that were-days that do not com ~ N e w , as again when the teens are reached. I sit down at the table to tackle the hom ework that higher classes demand, I cannot help but think of those simpl e ·~ ssay s that gav e such pleasure to write, those glowing descriptions, those passages of vivid imaginathe problems of Richard Somehow tion. III, the character of King Lear, seem stilted and remote; my imagination is tugging at the bock

my pen longs to write of burning and drowning men; and altoge ther I want to cry with the poet: " Backward, oh, backward, turn Time, in thy flight! Ma ke me a child again just for to-night!'' Meg. Taylor.

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WORK FOR ST. FRANCIS' SOLDIERS' HUT. Knitting socks for soldiers and balaclavas fo1· airmen has been a serious occupatic n for many industricus fingers this year, and we are pleased to know that our socks have been acclaimed ''super.''

Vivid notices on the playgro und notice board have reminded us throughout the year of the value of our least effc rt, in saving waste paper, tooth paste tubes, etc., and how the sacks have groaned with the weight of our efforts, while waiting for the van to call. The following poem , inspiring us to greater efforts, aaived with the last acknowledgment:

"IF." (With apolcgies to Kipling.) If you can save your waste when all about you Are burning theirs or throwing it away; H you can keep old papers all about you But kept quite flat and waiting for the day; If you can wai c and not be tired of waiting. For van s to call and pick up what you've get, Or, saving little? think they'll not be hating To send a van for s uch a little lotIf :i ou can keep your cupboard and your paper,

Or read a "Mag," then throw it not away , If you can r ealise what kind of caper Sweet charity will cul because you say That you will start to save this very minute, Save every scrap of pa per that you can , Yours is the gain- and Hitl er won't be in it , And- what is more- you'll win the war, my man! Man ; of us are looking forward to having a soldier or two for Christmas dinner. Our Old Ccllegians and the Mothers' Association have helped on alternate Fridays in attending to the material wants of the soldiers who visit the C.W.O. Hut, and w e are all praying for the success of their work and for all the needs of our brave defende rs .

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Joy Among The Angels (In th e m ids t of th e s t ress a n d stra in of w art ime E u rope th e Vi car of C hrist on ea rth ra ised to th e a lta r of th e C hurch thi s yea r a Sa int. wh o in our own day li ved a lif e of closest uni on wi th God and w hose ca nonisat ion has awa kened g rea ter inte r est in he r life a nd a d ee pe r a pprec ia tion of th e th ings w hi ch w ere a ll in a ll to he r . I

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Ble ssed Ge mma Jolgoni . by cour1c sy of her Au stralian

friends!

S inc e there i.s .. joy among the angels in heaven at one s inner doing penance ," what ecs tasy mu st t here hav e been w hen Gemma Ga lgan i's Gu a r d ian A nge l accompan ie d th e so ul of his sa intly charge before the T h rone F or twenty - five years he h as been o f Go d ! e ntrus ted w ith th e ca r e of this love ly jewe l whi ch h e n ow prese nts to its Crea to r , with its pris ti ne lus tre undi mm ed . a n d its beau ty enha nced by its ma n y v irtues. Eve n befo r e th e bi r th of this favo u red child , he r moth e r , Aure li a G a lgani , w as full of supe rna tura l joy , a nd h e r fa the r , a ch e mis t of the Tusca n v ill age of Ca migli a no, e xp erien ced fee lin gs of s pec ia l gla dn ess as he gazed a t the infa nt face of h is e ldes t

<la ughte r- th e fourth child of the family . Born on March 12, 1878, the child was ba pti zed th e ne xt da y , a nd given the s in gularly a pp ropria te na m e, Gemma. F ro m her earlies t years s he s how ed e vidence of r emarkable sa nc ti ty a n d e x t raordinary r ecollection a nd g ra vi ty . The little toddler would follow her pi ous m othe r as s h e we nt about he r household duti es a nd beg, " Ma mma, tell me a lit t le m ore a bo ut Jesu s." As early as h e r se venth yea r th e child w as favoure d by co mmunica tion s from God. H er mothe r . to w hom she was devotedl y a ttache d , child was d y ing, a nd th e seve n- yea r- old heard a vo ice "at my h eart ," as she says h e rse lf, as ki ng , "Wil t th ou give Me, Ma m ma?" .. Yes ," s h e a nswe r ed , "prov id ed th ou ta kes! " No," r eplied th e voice, "give Me me a lso.'· th e little u nreservedl y thy m oth er. " A nd gir l ma d e genero us ly th e sacrifice of wha t she h el d most dea r in the wo rld , a nd this habit o f per fect obe di e n ce, of love, of sac rifice a nd suffer in g, beg un so ea rl y, pe rs is te d th rough ou t he r life. At sch oo l, he r humility ma de the di splay c.J he 1· exe r cises, ve rses, a nd compositi ons most re pu g na nt to h er. Wh en she was onl y thi r teen yea rs of age sh e ma d e a re t rea t. T h ese we r e two of h er reso lu t ions : " J. T o ma k e e ve r y d ay a v is it to J es us in th e Bl essed Sacra me nt , s peakin g to Him mo re wi th :ny h ea rt th an with m y tong ue. "2. I w ill m a k e e ve ry effor t neve r t o s pea k of ind iffe r ent thin gs, b u t oft e n of th e thin gs of heaven. " Afte r a seve re illn ess s he did not r eturn to sc hool, b u t devo te d herse lf lo the care of During thi s he r li t tl e b roth e r s a nd siste r s. per iod , l:; e tween h e r fi fteenth a nd tw enti e th he r yea r s, sh e ha d fr eque nt v isits from To her A ngel a nd fr om Our Lord Himse lf. :i piritua l director she w ro te o f these Divine v isits w ith sw ee t simplicity : ·'J esus ca me to me, d es pite m y s infuln ess, a n d He told m e so ma n y th ings. I d on' t kn ow wh y He did not a ppear a ngr y wit h me-o nce onl y H e see m ed displeased. " From the age of e ighteen yea rs s he bega n to fee l a s trong des ire lo s uffe r mor e a nd mo re fo r J es us. " Oh, J es us," s he cried , " Yo u I give Yo ur Crosses to those You love.

CARITA$ understand You. You are the love of all. I cry with all my strength, 'I would love Her suffering multiYou so much, Jesus! '" plied; the death of her father, leaving his family in utter poverty, was followed by a se rious spinal disease, which supervened on meningitis, and during her illness she was visited and consoled by her Angel and by Our Blessed Lady and Jesus Himself. After her miraculous cure, h er spiritual director arranged for her reception into the home of a prudent and Catholic family, where she was protected from profane curiosity and idle gos~ip s uch as s h e would ha ve hen expcsed to in her aunt's poor h ome. She had begged for suffering, a nd on the feast of the Sacred Heart, 1899, h er Angel witnessed for the first of many times the impression of the Stigmata of th e Wounds of Christ on the body of his saintly C'harge. Every Thursday for a considerable period this miracle was repeated , and h e r wounds rema in ed open and bleedin g until 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon. But he r des ire for ~uffe rin g was not satisfied, a nd on the First Friday of March, '1901, after a meditation on th e sco urging of Jesus at the Pillar, the Stigma ta of the Scourging was inflicted upon he r body. This wa s repeated each Friday of Ma rch in that year, and was witnessed by her adopted mother, whom s he affectionHer ately addressed as "Mamma Mia." 2c:< tasies were witnessed at o th e r times by her confessor, Mgr Volpi, and various members of the Giannini family, who a ll looked upon this orphan girl as "an angel in human form ." a t every favoured She was singularly period of her life by the visible prese nce of her Angel , and she spoke to him as simply and familiarly as she did to her spiritual and director, to whom she wrote fully humbly about every incident of her s piritual If she were caled a way when talking life. t o her Angel, she would take leave of him with charming courtesy: "Good-bye, dear Angel; offer my salutations to Jesus." Ca ndour and simplicity were the k ey note of all her ac ts a nd words. H e r prayers were spoken informally from her heart, and in her conversations with Our Lord she spoke as a little child upon her father 's knee. The following 1s one of her simple prayers for sinners:-"Jesus think with me of all sinners; I wished them all saved-all! I must think

of sinners only; of the rest, You must think." Despite h e r almost lifelong suffering, Jes us asked her to bear a greater cross. " I have need," He said t o her, "of a great expiation, specially for the sins and sacrileges by which ministers of the Sanctuary are offering Me." With an impulse of her whole being she accepted: "Dost Thou not know, oh Jesus, Yet at once; exhaust Thy that I accept it? vengeance on me and be glorified in thi s Attacked by a Thy miserable creature." mysterious and most painful malady, she suffered for months what her spiritual director, Father Germanus (Passionist), called a martyrdom in "an ocean of pain." On Holy Saturday, April 11, 1903, she spoke her last words: "Now it is indeed true that nothing more remains to me, Jesus, I r ecommend my poor soul to Thee-Jesus!" After having s pent Good Friday in an ec.>tasy of s ufferin g with her crucified Jes us, h er Angel led the ~ potless soul of Gemma Galgani to celebrate h e r Lord's Resurrection in H eave n. - Ancilla Domini (An Old Collegian.)

EX-STUDENTS' RETREAT.

In October, a Retteat for Old Collegians, arranged by Miss M. Feil, was conducted by The lectures Rev. W. Brennan, C.SS.R. i:-roved a practical help to all those who had the privilege of attending, and to be again in the atmosphere of the College reawakened many a youthful aspiration, and surely the prayers offered in the convent chapel during those two days were most fervent. We only regret that more of our members were not able to avail themselves of this opportunity, but we hope to have more than one Retreat next year. Among those who attended the 1940 Retreat were Mary Gorman, Monica Harrison, Patricia Hanrahan , Virgine Haddad, Eileen Kennelly , Phoebe Keane, Nita Lanteri, Betty Madden, Bernie Malcolm , Marie Murphy , Margaret McMahon, Mrs. Murphy, Edna Murphy , Na ncy Murless, Phyllis McAnnur, E. Mercovitch, Alic e O 'Brien , Betty O'Brien. Ronnie Patterson, Margaret Thynne, Meg. Taylor , M. Tormey, Madeline Younes, Muriel Feil , Dolores Feil, Mary Daley, Cassie Duggan, Nell Dalton, Betty Corrigan, Ivy Carroll, Mona Cronin, Betty Bartels. Rae Uniacke.

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An Eairly M oirning Ride ,

E w ak e up ea rl y in the m ornin g lo find the s un sh inin g b rightly in th e clea r blue s ky. so. jumping out of bed . we go to feed a nd g room ou r h or ses. Afte r spending half a n h our with o ur t wo h orses. Bunty and La dy , w e com e back lo the h ouse to ha ve ou1· breakfas t a nd cha nge for the day. Th e n we saddl e up a nd off we go .

In the city s tree ts the milkm e n a re still busy

we pull Bun ty a nd L ad y into a w a lk a nd go q uie tl y a long. ta lkin g toge the r . Sudde nl y , a hare s ta rts up u nde r Bu n ty's leg, so off w e go aft e r it. but unfo rt un a tel y w e lose it ; goodn ess k no ws w h a t we w ould do w ith a hare , even if w e ca ught one. b ut it does give u s ao. excuse for a nother gall op . A few mil es fur th er dcwn the roa d w e a r cante ri ng a long. a nd sudde n ly w e hea r the n oise

SUB-PRIMARY . Front Row : W. Coogan , J. Se ro ng, A . He al y, T. He al y, S. Hanse n. Second Row : B. Collins , B. Gallive r, K. Howe, J . Cadman , J . Bray , K. Mossola , H. Cah ir, P. O' Sulli van . Third Row : M. O' Brie n, S. Ca sa s, P. Gleeso n, L. Sullivan , D. Holmbe rg , M. Ma c De rmott, P. Be rick , J . Elliot, M. Collin s.

on their rounds, and the firs t tram s are jus t on their way into the city . The fresh air makes our ponies very eage r to go, so as soon as we get out of the hard road s and on to the open space, we have a good rousing ga ll op , t a k ing tree stumps in our stride. By this time we are reall y in th e country. so

of dogs. We loo k ove r th e padd ock s. a nd here comes th e hunt! They a re a wond e rful sigh t. the horses clearing th e fe nces like birds, and the d ogs flying along in frrnt. This club is not h u ntin g a fox or a hare, bu t is h a vin g a drag hunt w h ich I th ink i& much be tter. Earlier in th e da y a m a n on h orse -back h as gon e ove r

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the country dragging· a sack ·soaked in aniseed, and as soon as the hounds are loosed they follow the aniseed, and then the h orses follow the dogs. After quietenin g our excited horses, we go en to the township and have our lunch while Bunty and Lady pick the grass, and then we turn our heads for hom e.

JUNE CONSE CRATIO N TO THE SACRED HEART OW often have we been reminded to our day with the Morning begin Offering, and what a differenc e it makes in oui· lives if we really do transform all our actions by those oft-repea ted words, into somethin g worthy to offer to them say we sometim es God . Perhaps at class the mechanic ally as we kneel with

On the way back we see a car which has broken down, and we take a message to the nearest garage for the driver. As the sun is sinking, we turn in at the paddock gate and turn ponies loose to roll in a dusty corner. After brushing and feeding them we go to our own tea, and then to bed after our day·s ride . - Betty Hilton.

THE ELECTRA OF SOPHOCLES Those of us who were privilege d to see the Electra of Sophocle s, performe d under the direction of our Verse Speaking teacher, Miss O'Keefe , enjoyed a rare treat. Not very accustom ed to plays other than amateur producti ons of Shakesp eare and our own efforts, we were somewha t over-awe d at first . But our wonder passed into admirati on. as we entered into the spirit of Greek Drama . The atmosph ere of other days and tragic day s was finely created and sustained by the specially

prayer, but how eagerly the Sacred Heart is And so, durin g the waiting for our gift. month of June, we are trying to make reOn the occasion paration for our coldness. of the consecra tion of the school to the

compose d music, so that we were ready for the dark deeds and bitter vengeanc e, that we knew were to come and were able to follow them in that state of heighten ed tension which Sophocle s

Heart and the enrolling of new members in the Apostles hip of Prayer, Rev. Fr. Moran pointed out to us the true meaning of the devotion to the Sacred Heart. The

The intensity of Electra's passion lost nothing in the translati on, and all those taking part made the most of the magnific ent language . Perhaps the most impressiv e feature of the production was the remarkab le effect achieved by

Sacred

Heart is the sy mbol of love. Our Lord came on earth to die for us and to found His Church, because He loved us. He has proved His love for u s by His life and His Passion an d Death. At His Crucifixi on, His Heart He asks from us wa s pierced with a lance. our love, and to do nothing to hurt Him, to do always what He wishes us to do, not

aimed at creating.

the Chorus, on which the Greeks themselv es could scarcely have improved . We had heard of "The Chorus" and to us it was "Greek Drama Section 4"; from now on it will be a delightfu l memory of harmony .

through fear of punishm ent, but because Our Lord loves us and wants us to love Him . Each one should consecra te herself to Him and offer Him her love and promise a lways to try to carry out His wishes, an d thus we can do honour and service to Out'

Indeed what we shall remembe r longest about the Electra as a whole will be its harmony and the joy we took in hearing· so many beautiful and well-trai ned voices speaking beautifu l words. We can only regret that there are not more such plays and more such careful productions. To Miss O 'Keefe we only say "Congra tu-

Lord.

lations and thank you."

CARITAS

Consecration To Our Lady UR LADY"S m onth a t C.L.C. is a lways on e in which devoti on to Our Blessed Moth e r g r ow s deepe r in th e h ea rts of a ll. May a ltars a re on e m ea ns of e xpressing cu r love fo r h e r , a nd in each cl ass -room her s ta tu e sta nd s surro unded by the mos t bea utiful fl owe rs we can bri ng, r emindin g us to ra ise our hearts to Ma r y on he r throne in H eaven wi th the oft repea led aspira tion: "O Ma r y con ceived w it h ou t sin , p ray fo r us wh c· have r eco urse to thee ..,

This yea r th e sc hoc l w as co nsec r ated lo Our Lad y by Re v. L. Mor a n, o ur College chapla in. We assembl ed in th e cha pe l, a nd a fte r sin gin g ·'Immac ul a te., w e list2 ned t o a sh ort sermon. Rev. L . Mora n r e mind ed u s th a t w e h on o ur Mary, Mot h er of God , beca use God Him self , honoured h e r so much. Th e a n ge l G abrie l ' a luted h e r with the gi·ee tin g, "Hail , full o[ g rc.ce , th e L ord is with lh 2e:· Ma ry w as the ins trume nt by wh ich G od w as lo becom 2 m a n . Ma ry r ecognised th e g rea t dig nity which w a s confe rred on her a nd bow ed in humility, "Be he ld the h a ndm aid of th e Lord , be it d one unto m e acco rdin g to th y w ord ." Throug h Mary a ll th e b less in gs of Redemplic·n h a ve com e to us. She ~ h a red in the gr ea t w ork of ou r r e By sanctifi cation. ou r a nd d e mp tion her h onouring are we her h nn ou ri ng

Son . We a re honourin g G od Who chose her to be His Mother. What eve r prayers we offer to he r will be heard . What Son will refuse th e requ ests of His Mothe 1? Ma ry is our Protectress, and durin g the month of May w e should ask her for peace for the w orld . It is only by divine means, by prayer, Hol y Mass and through Mary 's intercession with h e r divin e Son th a t peace will come to us .

Spring In gowns of prettly yellow rare Th e daffodils a r e growing, Th e g r een lea ves of the maiden hair Above the ground are showing. Th e butter-cups will soon be here, Cobwebs with dew are glowing; Vi olets blue are everywhere. The cr eek is ga ily flowin g. In ferny dells so cool and sweet, Whe re moss is thick and green ; Fairies dance on lightest feet And crcwn their fairy qu ee n . - Patricia Higgin s (l sl year ).

CAR I TA S

Heir Son

(F or a m o ther a t h er son 's First Mass.)

Unt o the Te mple Ma ry bro ugh t he r ba be , Whe r e Simeon , led by th e H oly Gh os t, R ece ived fr om M;i ry· s a rm s th e H oly Child, An d blessin g God , he s pok e in p rophecy: fo r a sign se t up. "' Beh old this Child de nied a nd sco rne d ; be ny ma by ll a Which sh And th ou , 0 Moth e r , thin e own so ul a swo rd Shall p ie r ce, th at m a ny th ro ugh th ee may be saved .'' And saintl y A nna ra ised h e r vo ice 1n pra is e th a t And prophesied rcci e mpti on t hi·ough Babe. B u t Ma ry -.v ondeTed a l the thin gs she heard .

And Ma ry w a tched h e r Son go forth alon e Upon His F a the r's busin ess. As H e left The s helter of th e roof whe re H e had known F or thirty yea rs th e peace a nd love oi home, H e w or e th e vesture wo ve n witho ut sea m , Which she h ad fa shioned fo r His oute r cloa k . An d a fte r three s hort yea rs she saw Him led An outcas t to a hill beyond the •;;alls . Whe re, sta ndin g 'nea th His sha meful Cross, s he sha r ed The <.:o nsumm a tio n of His Sac rifice. And Ma ry unde r stoo d th e F a the r 's WILL, And ponde red on the wo rds hid in her hea rt.

Rev. L. Moron wi th First Commun i can ts .

Fro nt Row : C . Mars o lo , P. Gu y, D. Holmberg , L. J. Se rong , J. Ba rry, Hartnett.

Second Ro w : H.

Mary whe n p assed h ad yea rs Twelve b rou ght h e r Son , Acco rdin g to the la w , lo k ee p t he P asch Wi thin th e Te mple a l J e rusalem ; o( days And, h avi ng th e re f ulfill ed th e prayer, Ma r y set out upon h e r h ome w a rd way ; J es us s taye d w ithin th e T e mple walls. T eachin g th e D octors with a w insom e g race ; And , wh en His Moth er so ught Him , so r rowin g, He a nswer ed. '" Kn ew ye no t tha t I mus t be

But

Abo ut M y F a th e r 's bu siness a ll M y days?'" An d, unders ta ndin g not th a t which He spoke , His Mother k ept His words w it hin h e r heart.

Sm ith era m, M . Bah r, J. Bra y.

Oh, Moth e r , who dids t guide the infant fee t Of this, thy son . unt o God's Alta r steps, See w h e r e to-day he sta nds-a no th e r Christ Orda in ed to offer th et"e the Sac rifi ce Tha t Ma ry 's Son- High P r iest a nd Vic tim , tooFirs t offe red whil e sh e s tood in a ng uish n ea r ! A nd Mai y doth rejo ice w ith yo u to-day T o see your pries ted son ra ise high th e H ost. Th a t w e may w orship th e re h er Son- o u r God . And we, n :Jmcmg, s in g our pra ise with hers A nd yo urs : "My God h a th don e g rea t thin gs to me. And ho ly be His Na me fo r e ve rm ore." - An ci lla D omin1. (An Old Colleg ia n. )

CARITAS

The Physica l Culture Display FTER some months of hard w ork .and pre pa ration the a nnua l C .L .C . Physica l Cult ure di splay was h e ld a t th e Ca th ed ra l H a ll , on Octobe r 16.

This yea r the proceed s of the di splay w e r e giv en to th e C .W.O. A ve ry e nj oya ble a nd va ried progra mm e w as a rra n ge d , cons is tin g o f mu s ic a nd vo ice culture, as w e ll as physica l c ulture. Aboul 2 o' clock, pa renls a nd fri e nds o f th e pupils a rriv ed a t the hall . in a nti cipa tion of a n

''Amy , Elizabeth, Erme trude Anne ,'' a nd "The Stars." The Inte rme dia te section skilfully p e rform e d a grace(ul ba ll e t a nd three qu a int folk d a nces followed by a se t o f ve r y inte resting e x e rc ises. All th ese ite ms we r e received with great enthusiasm. The se ni or s ga ve a ve ry e njoya ble recitation ''Song for Sa in to Cec ili a 's D ay ." Th e n they g r a ce full y pe rfo rm ed a pic turesqu e ga rl a nd d a nce which was re nd e r ed most e ffe c tiv e by th e gay co lo uring o f their ga rl a nd s. Bill Sta r, that ve ry ta le nted y oung violinist. ga ve a charming re nditi on of " Ave Ma ria " and th a t equ a ll y bea utiful pie ce "R ondino." Firs t a nd Second Ye ars ga ve a very e nte rta inin g ve rsion of three Elizabe than sc ngs, which w e re follow ed by a delight f_ul harp solo by Rosalie Bend a ll. The a udie nce w as a fforded great ple asure by "Th e P e nguin' s Revolt," in whi ch the juniors in fa sc inating costum es displayed th e ir ve r sa tility, and gave evide nce of th e e ffici ency o f Miss O'K eefe's in structi on .

e nj oyable a ft e rn oo n. Th e prog ra mm e o pe n ed with a cha rmin g ove rture, e ntitl e d '" Th e Blue Danube. " Our orch estra includes s ome t a lente d mus icians whom we are s ure will win fa m e in t he futur e.

The progr a mme w as conclude d with "March Militaire," effectiv ely pl ay ed b y the o rches tra . Th e pupils displ a ye d th e ir ability a nd ta le nt in e ve ry item, a nd e very one w as ple ased to see s uch goo d results from the ye a r 's work.

The juniors the n prov ided much e nt e 1· ~ ain me nt a nd a muse m e n t with thr ee p1·ett y folk d a nces a nd tw o se ts o f exe rci ses. whi ch wer e ca rried out with a fin esse th a t broug ht gr eat cre dit to th e teachin g o f Mr. H ay. Then the Inter media te section e xhibite d th e ir skill in voice they rec ite d " On W estminster Bridge," a nd ''For th e F a lle n. .. Th e se ni o r div ision clev erl y pe rform ed a Scotch d a nce whi ch received g rea t a ppla use.

culture, wh e n

The orches tra aga in provided mu ch e nte rta inme nt with th a t e ve r-po pular " Simple Ave u ... and "Advance Aus trali a Fair." The junior s. a lwa ys ve ry a mu sin g. ra ised a lau gh with th e ir hum or ous rec it a ti ons . ''The N a ughty Chick e n ,"

P a r e nts a nd fr ie nd s w e n t hom e a ft e r a n e n joya bl e a ft e rn oo n , loo kin g forw a rd to the next phys ical culture display o f th e pupil s o f th e Co ll ege. - Ca rm el Y oun es.

C A R I TA S

The Juniioi r Conce rt HE ob ject of t he Juniors' Conce rt was primaril y to aid the Missic ns. and indeed t h e Missions did benefit to the extent of £5·, but nevertheless the concert se rved anothe r purpose, for it entertained the poo r h a rdworked seniors and proved a we lcome break in the last burst of work before the ex amin a tions. The performers, to begin w ith, were m assed

the "Happy Song." Then Bar ba r a Wildin g danced , and in he r colourful cost ume b ro u ght on to the stage a n ote of Oriental splen dour, as "A laddin and his Wond erful Lamp." Na ncy H oll ow gave u s two recita tion s, one "The Tria ls of a Schoel - mistress," in whi ch sh e strugg les with a n imag ina ry class, and al so "Ma ry H a d A Little La mb." In the lat ter.

JUNIOR SCHOOL. Rudd . Front Row : J , Se rong , J . Colk, T. Mo lon e y, P. Evan , J . McMast e r, J . Hartn e tt, K. Dunn e, N., H. Hinc e, Se cond Row : M. Mills, G. Me nadue , M. Dowding , J . Madon , M. Chapman, C. Doyle , M. Sm ith B. Wilding , M. Walsh , P. Barry . e ram , :th Sm H. , rohan McC D. r, Walke M. , Third Row : M. McDonald , P. Hoar, H. Cohan , I. O'Sullivan J . Collins , N. McGlinche y, J . Da vie , J . Cahir, M. Bahr, M. Ward . w, Hollo N. , Brown . A Rudolf, . J , Fourth Ro w : B. Dondey , P. Abrahams, P. Doyle , M . Anderson , A . Forres t J . Stock , M. R. Ne al, M . Bonson . . Mclachlan C. ey, Fifth Row : P. Carroll, J. Mullens, C. Brennon , 8 . Hilton, P. Ba rr y, P. H igg ins, P. Moron

upon the stage in their white fr ocks with th e gold ribbons fallin g from their sh ould ers. The opening item was "God Save the King ," which was followed by th e College song and a recita tion , "T he Wonderful Fairy D ream ," rendered by Kathleen Dunn , at the end of which we h ea rd

the old nurse ry rh yme became delicio usly m uddl ed with vari ous inte rj ections until th e h all r ang with lau gh ter. P a uline Dunn took th e titl e role in the play ''The District Nurse ."' Ma u ree n Anderso n w as he r fri end J ane, wh o co mes fro m th e city to

CAR I TAS console h er poor lon ely fri end in the co untry, bu t we see th at it is r eally J an e wh o is lonely because, unlike the nurse. he r life is a selfish one. The resa Moloney was another wh o d anced for u s, and h er Irish jig seem ed to br ing the spirit of Eire into th e h a ll to our grea t d e light. S oon a fterw ards Barbara Wilding dan ced cnce m or e, this time to the spirited music of a Russian folk dance. H e r costume enchanted us all, for the p easant skirt was wide and colourful, the ke r chief tied over he r d a rk curls was a gay scarle t, but what fa scina ted us m ost of all were h er red lea ther boots. Alm os t knee length, they we re of a lovely shiny lea ther, so that with every m cve me nt w e co uld imagine w e wer e b ack in old Ru ssia in th e days of the Czars and the Cossacks. The first half c.f th e progr amme concluded with that ri otou sly funn y last scene fro m "A Mids ummer Night' s Dream ," in which Maureen Molo;1e y was the chief comedie nne as P yramu s, whil ~ Betty Caven as Thisbe, P eg·gy S chlitz a s The W all a nd Lois K ersten also cont ributed to the comedy, while P a uline Gough , F elicia McCarth y, Moira Mcinerney, Zita Cloonan , J oa n Malone, and June D a vie r epresented t h e more serious m embers of t h e cast.

In t he second ha lf of the p rogram m e the ch ildren , dressed in eve nin g fr ock s in love ly p astel shades, mad e a ver y pre tty scene, while th ey sang "The Minue t," wh ich Jean S tock a nd J oa n McMaster dan ced . The recita tion " Crab Apple" was delightful ly r endered by t h e little ones, led by J oan Serong. This w as follow ed b y a son g with actions "Bumpety Jumpety," which conce rn ed a k a nga roo. A sk etch ca lled "H ow Girls Study" sh owed u s h ow we should n ot d o ou r h omework, and th en P at Ca rroll dan ced very gr acefull y in a lovely pink dress, which w as mu ch a pprecia ted . Nex t came th e ev er popular "Wate1: Lilies," and ab ou t a dozen of the children did a ch a rmin g d an ce to t he music. "Would yo u like to buy a h at?'" w as t h e n ex t item , in which the little ones w ore quaint pa pe r h a ts, a nd th e concert concluded with a lovely t a blea ux. ""The She pherd a nd t h e King," in which M arjorie R ose Neal a nd Na ncy Hollow r eprese n ted Our Lad y a nd t h e Ange l respect ively. At th e end ea r th and t he in g us very m em ory of a

of the conce rt w e cam e back to realisation that ex ams. w er e facsoon, bu t w e h ad a t least th e lovely aft ernoon . - P atricia Ca dden .

Art In T he Clas sroo m (From the Advocate, Aug ust 22. ) l By Our Specia l Re presentat ive . I IMPRESS IV•E DISPLAY AT THE C.L.C. Children have an innate impulse to m ake so m ethin g- to crea te . Their very sense of m ak e be lieve, itse lf, sp r ings from an incorrupte d source of imagina tion . The trailing clouds of glor y whi ch a r e the irs in ves t thin gs which, t o grown-up s, ar e commonpl ace and prosaic with so m ethin g of th at strange splendour t ha t radiates from the w r itings of t he child-like Traherne. This is strikin gly m a nifes ted in d rawin gs and wa le r- colou r p aintings done by pupils of tender yea rs attending the Cathe-l ie Ladies' College, Grey-stre et, East Me lbourn e. These ar e indeed re marka ble; some not only for their ple asing quaintness, but fo r th e perception and the shaping spirit of the lit t le a rtists. The Sister, in wh ose ch ar ge the pupils ar e, a rra nged a display of th ese drawin gs in orde r to

sh ow parents of p upil s t he w ork th eir children are doin g in th ese m e di a. Th e g rea te r p ar t of the exhibits a re p a in t ings wi th pa tterned flora l mo ti fs in conven tiona lised designs; architect ural pieces; pencil st udies of still life , fo liage, petal sprays, e tc., an d other d eligh tful draw in gs and tintin gs. This w ork of th e e lde r girl s show s an imagina ti ve gift and a de licacy of tou ch that are very im pressive. The w ork is not in the nature of "sh ow " p ieces; for the exhibition w as m ade up of p ictu res done in sc hool in co nnection with th e gir ls' class w ork. Thu s it h as n ot been "got up" in a ny way. Ther e was a co nception, an address, a sure ness of touch and a su ggestion of en ergy in m ore tha n one of the exhibi ts that betok en the possib ility d a successful a rt future for m any of these yo un g exhibitors.

CLASS AND SPORTS CAPTAINS. Back Row : L. McDona id, E. Malone, C. Younes, J . Martin, B. Verna II. Fourth Row: N. O'Brien, M. Slattery, J . Matson, A. Molon . Third Row : M . Moloney, J . Mullens, M. Anderson, A . Brown, P. Doyle Second Row : P. Barry , G. Menadue, M. Mills, h . Evans, P. Gough . Front Row : C. Brennon, P. O'Sull ivan , J . Cadman , B. Golliver, W . Coogan, P. Higgins .

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P. Hyett, P. Cadden, P. Bloke, H. Malcolm, D. Archer. 11 1 A Physical Culture Class. ( 2 ) Loyola Bosket Ball Team : E. Bagnato, M. Menodue, D. Clegg, 1 P. Oman , B. McKinnon, P. Vines, J . Power, C. Leahy, H. Malcolm. 15 ) Team : V. Kelly, K. O'Connor, J . Bryon, M. Edwards, M. Burke, G. Barnett, T . Cook, J . Mortin. 14 Perry, M. Boker. 16 ) N. Wilmott, J . Molone, F. McCarthy, T. O'Keete. Aikenheod House Team : E. Molone, S. Thomas, B. Malcolm, P. Brennon, P. Vines, N. Rodgers,P · P.Hyett, M. Burns, M. Moloney, L. Howden, P. Gough. 18 ) Future Pupils I Front l : D. Gough, M. Slattery, E. Bagnato. 17 1 Campion Team : P. Schlitz, Z. Cloono:tn, Boll in progress . Race : M. Verdon, A. Evans. 19 1 N. Moffat, B. Fleming, L. Mc nold, E. Bagnato. 110 1 Bosket

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Sports Day, 1940 ITH the coming of August, everyone fell that Sports' Day should soe·n be on the way. This feeling gradually developed , began to take shape, and emerged from the vague airy world of rumour into the stark realm of reality in the form of four houses. Vincentia House, wearing deep gold, captained by Sheila Hemen. Aikenhead House, pale blue, captained by Eileen Malone. Loyola, cyclamen ,

From 2 o'clock onwards, parents and relativ es began to arrive in two and threes, each eagerly supporting the house to which her daughter belonged. The Junior School set the events of the afterno c n moving. Judging by the manner in which they bore the quoits on their heads, they should ere Jong be perfect m e·dels of deportment. By the barracking which accompanied the races.

captained by Pat Cadden, and Campion, olive green , captained by Carmel Younes. For two weeks before "The Day," races we r :'! run at lunch time, each team striving its utmost to gain the most number of points. Before the day itself, the best runners from each team were selected, and races of 100 yards were run according te· age. These events revealed much ability, hitherto unknown; before many years, we may read of a past C .L.C. pupil competing in the Olympic Games; who knows? Friday, August 16, the much-awaited day , dawned bright and clear, but later it rained slightly, and although it dampened the curls. the high spirits could be dampened by nothing less than an avalanche. The rain obligingly took the hint and decided to call some other time, and a keen south wind succeeded it, fanning the faces, burning with excitement and enthusiasm.

Sy court esy o f the "Ag e "

it was quite evident that no one suffered from lung trouble . This yea r a novel race w as introduced into the programme, the "Late for Train " race in which some appeared to be quite experienced. Although quoit races and egg-and-spoon races were sometimes wen by other teams , Gold won the overhead ball and pass ball, which made firmer its chance of winning the cup, which Sheila Hernon, the captain, proudly accepted from Rev. Father Moran, who also presented Eileen Malone, the captain of the Blues, the cup for basketball. Conquerors and conquered alike, sportingly joined in applause. which accompanied the presenting of the cups. Only the cups, bedecked with gold and blue. and some honour chairs decorated with cyclam en and green, remained as evidence of l 940 Sports Da y . - Vivienne Kelly.

C ARITA S Res ults of Day·s Events. 1. Winn e rs of Sports Cup: Vin ce ntia H ouse (ca ptain , She ila He rn on ) , 52 p oin ts. 2. Winn ers of Spo r ts Cup : Ca mpion House (ca pta in , Ca rm el You nes), 48 pc in ts. 3. Win ner s of Sp orts Cup: Aik e nhead H o u se (capta in , Eileen Ma lone) , 42 points. 4. Winner s of Spo rts Cup: L oyo la H ouse (ca pta in, P atri cia Cadde n ) , 32 points . Ove rhea d Ball-Vincent ia: V . K e lly , V. Swae n en , M . Burke, J . Ma r t in, T . Cooke, K . O'Conne r . Pass Ball-Vincent ia : A. Prowse, F . Mills. N. K e rr . A . Rya n. R. Whi te , L. H amd e n , M . B urke . Basketball-A ikenh ead House: E . M alone, S . Thomas, B . Wither s, B . Flemi ng, N . M offa t . L a te for Train Race : Margare t Burns. 100 Ya:·ds, unde1· 14 : Vera F a irba nks. 100 Yards, under 16: E ile211 Sha na ha n . 100 Yards, under 17: Viv ian K e lly. 100 Yards, over 14 : Ma ureen Burke.

100 Yards, over 13: Hil a r y Smit h era m. 1()0 Yards, over 14 <2 >: Vonnie Swaenen. Quoit Race: S ylvia Fe nt . Egg & Spoon Race: Hila r y Smitheram . Quoit Race: P a uline Doyle. Late fer Train Race: Pat Higgins. Egg and Spoon Race: D orothy Quoit Race: Judith Ma ide n . 100 Yards, under 14: L ois K e r st e n. Quoit Race: M a r gar e t Smith . Egg and Spoon Race: Jun e D a vi e . Quoit Race: Ca rm el Doy le. Egg and Spooo Race: Ma rl e ne Ba h e r. Egg and Spc un Rac e. : M . Ande rson . Late for Train Race: B . D ond ey. Egg and Spoon Race : C . McLachl a n . Quoit Race : K evin Bla k e.

An Apprecia tion from the Nardin Academy , Buffalo, New York The fo ll owin g le tte r a ppeared in th e Spr in g issu e of th e N ardin A cad emy Qua rte rl y, a nd w e r e pu blis h it h e r e fo r th e be nefi t of our reade r s a nd ou r co nt ributors lo Caritas, 1939: Dear Au stra lia n P e n fe ll ow s: Though yo u are ma ny th ou sa nd s of mil es a w ay on a diffe rent cc·ntin e nt, I fe lt by reading y our de lightful m agazi ne t hat I k new yo u pe rsona ll y. You r inte r ests are sim il a r lo those of the girl s at The N a rdin A cad emy in Buffalo. It su r prised me a g r ea t dea l t o discover th at you actua ll y d o enj oy the sa m e thin gs tha t w e do. Finding m en ti on of th e so ng, " Littl e Si r Echo," which w as so popula r in the Unite d Sta tes r eall y astonish ed m e. You r gir ls are budding a u th or s a nd p oe ts. are n't they? N ow don 't be m odest. Of co u rse th ey a r e ! All t he ar ticles w e re e nlightenin g and e nte r ta ini ng. Th e accou n ts t he girls wrot e on Ca tholic Action we r e gra nd . Th ey summed up so thoro u ghly th e th oughts of th ese inte rested in spreadin g th e F a it h . Especially did I enjoy t h e story e ntitl ed "1805- And All That.'' The a uthor's d escription of a ll th ose fa m o us people m ade the m li ve aga in . You mus t feel very proud of the one hun dred years of Ca th oli cism in Aus tralia , espec ially

sin ce y c ur own d ea r religiou s did so much t o prc paga te the F a ith th ere. You certa inly do have ca use to r ejoice. Aptl y w as yo ur ma ga zin e n a m ed "Ca ritas"' as sh own by th eir r e ma rka ble ch a ri ty. The acco unt of th e play "Credo" w as ve ry info rma tive. It is sple ndid th at you th o ught up tha t w a y t o m a k e the pe ople of Aus tra lia a ppreciate Ca tho licism . The photcg raph of one of the sce nes w as ve ry bea utiful. By the w ay , congra: ulations to yc ur pho tographer s ! Th e pictures added mu ch to ) our a lread y s upe rior publica li cn . It is quite s u rpris ing th a t by r eadin g just this issue one fee ls th a t sh e kn ow s th e editors person ally . I h ope tha t th ey will read the N a rdin Qua rte rly a nd become acqua inted with th eir Ame r ican admire rs. A fri endly critic. - K a thl een D oy le, '41. (We r ec iproca te the con gr a tul a tions of Na rdin for w e thoroughl y enj oyed their Qua rte r ly. esp ec ia lly the sh or t s tories. The poems and a rtides evi nced n o m ean lite rary talent, a nd r efl ected the s plendid Catholic spirit of the s tude nts a t N a;·din . After readin g their Quarte rl y w e re - echo the sentim e nts of th e a uth or of "Th a nk God fo r Am e ri ca .'')

INTERMEDIATE AND LEAVING . Front Row : D. Cook, B. Walsh , N. O'Brien, L. Douglas , J . Marlin , R. Bendall, E. Fe rlauo , T. Kelly , B. Rendall, M. Kendall, T. Sullivan , B. Vernall , S. Thomas . Second Row : J . Gallagher, J. Porter, M . Reynolds, P. Vines, K. O'Connor, B. Doyle, C. Kerston , P. Hoare , M. Garden , M. O'Connor, V. Smith, U. Broadhurst, P. Oman, Moira O'Connor, M. Mockeni:ie . Th ird Row : G. Barnett, M. Burns , L. McDonald, B. Malcolm , M. Moloney, M. Hyett, B. Withers, M. Baker, J. Smitheram, N . Rodgers, P. Brennan, T . Mcinerney, T . Cook, P. Blake. Fourth Row : P. McDonald, P. Perry, J . Duke, M. Woods, P. Maguire, P. Dondey, J . Power, D. Clegg , P. Hyett, N. Natoli, R. Lllewellyn , H. Malcolm , M . Edward s.

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Class Note s THE HONOURS . (By Some of the HONOURS .) Did ycu want to meet the happiest, most exemplary set of g·irls in the C.L.C.? Well , just step round to the Honours room , a nd you will find them ready to greet you. Although less in number th a n th e classes of prev ious years, w e mo re than mak e up for it in brains a nd good hum o ur. L e t us introduce ycu lo our most "outstandin g" membe r. T owering high above her ccmpanions, Carmel Ycunes hold s her mighty s w ay as Head Prefect. Carmel is the kind of girl who can hold her own in any conversatio n or argument - on those cccasions when she doesn't monopolize it. Carme l revel s in European hi s tory (?) Eileen Malone. our sports ca ptain. is the "To,·econd me mbe r of the happy group. morrow and to -morrow a nd lo-morrow,. . for there is always another day for our Eilee n. With every drop of rnin the thoughts of Sheila Hernon. our third Prefect, flit hom eward lo the Mallee, "far from the maddin g crowd's ignoble strife, .. where she is returning after a few weeks of tcrlure in the exam. room. Sheila's favourite poet is surely Cowper, who wrote. "God made the country, man made the town." Our one fair-headed Prefect , Pat. Cadden. is go ing lo gladden th e heart of some employer next year with her typing and shorthand. We hope she does not lose her taste fc.r English literature, but do not use any Chaucerian spelling, Pat. Josie Noseda is kept busy durin g wee k-ends keeping her three kittens from devouring h er thirty chickens, and on Sa turday morning delights Sister Claver with her endless iris designs, the result of h€l' w ee k 's English lesson. M.ary Menadue, in a fe w years' lime. when she has completed her training a t St. Vincent's, will be ready to assist any present or past pupil in a n emergency -Ask the fireman! If you tell me a nothe r girl in Melbourn e besides Marie Cha.ndleT who is a photograph er, gardener and general encyclopedi a a l1 rnlled into one. I should be glad to meet he r. Ma ri e

has had phenomena l success with her crop of " monkey-mu sks" in our show window boxat least m ore success than certain other poor girls and the ir h oll yhock and freezia s.

LEAVING PASS CLASS NOTES. •Emilia Ferlazzo is our language student Although she did not tak e music as a subject. her abilities at playing the piano are not to be overlooked. After passing ten Intermediak~ subjects, it is not in the least possible that six s mall L eavin g subjects could offer any difficulties. Shirley Themas. our future schoc-1 teacher, will be very popular with her pupils. as she will not know wh e ther they are late or not, bein g consistently la te herself. Shirley is one of our promising history pupils. Barbarn Walsh. the baby of th e class, has as her motto, "Slow but sure." She is certainly s u re to come through her Leaving with flying colours. She is a nother promising chemistry student. At any lesson Barbara's favourite question is, " What does that mean . Siste r'?" Lorna Douglas graces us with her presence at th e English lesson . She played well as Catherine, th e da ughte r of the French King , in the play on "Commemo ration Day." Lorna ma kes a striking picture on any spc·rts' field. She is always eager to take part in a basketba ll match. Betty Vernall, our brilliant history and commercial student, is our sports captain. "George" is an adept at missing a tram, but always come in with a bright, "Good-mor ning, Sister," to receive th e answer, " Good-eveni ng, Betty." Carmel Roadknight t ook Leaving English this year, as the Commercia l course had to be tackled. Carmel is also usually s uccessful on Sports Day . She plays basketball well , and is a great asset to her side, and a good opponent. Joan Martin, our one and only class captain, is our Maths. specialist. She has taken up the great occupation of playing the 'cello. In the orchestra. one clearly hears the deep tones of Joa n 's instrument.

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Margaret Kendall. th e bright spa rk of th e class, caused a great se nsation by developing the mumps a month before the exam s. Howe ve r , her unexpected holiday is not lik ely lo pre vent he r success. Teddie Sullivan, the mother of our clasc, is generally a ble t o make us behave. She re ceived her amount of s pecial a tte ntion, when she w as obliged t o walk with the a id of crutches. This a ilment did not dampen her bright spirits. Betty Rendall, our great chemistry s t,tdcn t. obtained high marks in both her violin an d piano exams, and no d ou bt will do the sa r.1e in school subjects. She is a lso a prominent m ember cf our orchestra. Vivienne Kelly, our brave littl e Vivie nn e e njoys pottering around her little ga rden on th e window sill. Vivienne's English answers a re generally handed round as exa mples. Luck y is the tea m th a t has Vivienne on the ir side; in the sports she lea ves everyone else behind. Rosalie Be~dall, our celebrated h arpist, ha s distinguished herself further by winning the badge for physical culture. Two of her subjects have been in the musical line. No one doubts her ability in obtaining the e the r s. - R. Bendall and E. F 2rl azzo.

THE INTERMEDIATES OF 1940. Al ong by the golden privet hed ge, down the passage, in through the second d oo r to the left. and yo u a re with the Intermedia tes, as fin e and comely a set of girls as yo u wou ld wish to meet. Our little world is made up of all sorts and sizes. We are coHectively tal e nted, h av ing in our mid st a tennis star or two, a budding poetess, so m e really good actresses, as evidenced by class-room presentations of o ur One -Act Plays. There are also a couple of ultra-artistic adists, while a great many of us are capable of depicting a kettle or an old shoe with feelin g . Our scientists could out-Newton New ton , our historians are known to speak wisely about many things. We would be un embarrassed at the Tower of Babel, for our fluency in French a nd Ge rm a n w o uld s tand us in good stead, not

to mention the fact that a select few of us could lapse into Latin or Ita lian if need arose. Pian is tes we have in goodly number, and a violinist - our representative in the Schoo l orchestra . There are also in our midst two fine country lasses, who are known to pine h ourly for the flesh-pots of Tall a ngatta and Culgoa. Our hearts becc-me leaden as our exa min ations loom s even n earer, for in spite of a year·s h ard work our kn owl edge strangely seems to h ave eva porated . while some of u s have met with unfortunate setbac ks recen tly-a mump here, a measle there, indeed, many of the ill s tha t flesh is h eir lo. But still we forge bravely ahead , and w ork and pray. We are proud of o ur class a nd Jc.ya! to our Alm a Mate r , an d after all e xams are net everything.

SUB-INTERMEDIATES. If you w an t lo kn ow where all the powe r is in C.L.C., I'll tell you. It is Inte rmediate. I h ave never seen such with brains. There a re fifty-four of us, me introduce them to you.

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Margaret Slat!ory is our captain , and an excellent one. Margare t has had her hand tied up for mos t part of the term . She w as cc·oking toffee for the fete, and tipped the p ot over herself. This ought lo teac h us a lesson . Marga ret is aided by Pauline Gough. who is one of the big brains of the class. If you ever want to know anything about maths ., gc- to Pauline. She has taken up tennis, an d w e are looking forward to seeing her play for the scho ol one d ay. Joan Maison is our sports captain, and can always suggest a good game to play at any tick of the clock. J oan is kn own for her broad smile. and th e little bit of ha ir that falls over one eye. Maureen Moloney sta nds by Joan . Maureen shines at sport, a nd we must congratulate her on h er performance as Pyramus in " A Midsummer Nighfs Dream." If you want to find Maureen , look for Pat McClinchey, and Ma ureen will not be very far a w ay. She likes Pa t so much th at she canncl let h er out of her sight.

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Grant is go in g lo open a ha irdresser's In ve n tin g new ha ir sty les seem to be hobby. Fre nch con ve1·sa tion la kes o nl y place.

Carmel Wehb ca n a lways len d a h e lpin g ha nd to so m e poo r girl in tro ubl e, or g ive th e m a littl e b it o f a d vice fr om h e r sto r e of k no wl e d ge. Wh o ca n te ll u s h ow m a n y ti mes this year Ca rm e l h as said , " I beg yo u r pard on. S is ter'? Wh at w as th e question ?" Nocline Wilmott is known fo r h e r p retty c ur b. She is a lso a keen mu s ic s tud ent. Lorraine Homdon-If yo u wa n t lo be a ve ry grea t fri end o f L orra in e's, give he r a ni ce big bag o f sw ee ts. o r be tter s till. ta k e h e r lo the lo ll y sh op. Sh e is yo u1 s for life. She will ce rta inl y rcc ip:·oca te yo u r kindn ess. L or rai ne's chi e f h obby- us in g ink fo r eve ry th ing b ut wh at it's int e nd ed fo r . Rina Codognotlo is one o f th e sk aters o f tho class. She is a lso very fo nd of d ogs. espec ia ll y Rex. Aileen Prowse a nd Marie Kegele a r e fa ithful Both a re e x ce ll en t te nn is mu :u a l s uppor ts. playe r s, a nd if th ere is a ne w pict ure M arie will tell yo u a ll a bc u t it. She h as a w onderfu l m e m ory.

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any more'? Betty Fleming loves a nima ls, a nd fo r th e past tw o w ee ks has bee n ch as in g th e kittens round lh 2 schoo l to t ry a nd catch one to tak e Alas, she is still chasin g. W e must home. c:m g r atul a te Be tty for winni ng he r ph ys ical cul t u re cer tifica te. Rita White loves geom etry . j()ys a gcod joke. Helen F c x

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He len plays ten nis lik e a cham pi on . a nd Cilll ma ke jok es up by the m in ute. L()is Kersten is a nothe r b ra in o f the class. If yo u have a n y prob le m s, la k e them to L o is. Peggy Schlitz is a k ee n bota ni st. P eggy w ill ,, Jway3 be seen p ullin g fl ow ers a nd leaves to pieces . W herever L ois is. P eggy is. We d o h op2 P eggy will soc n r ecover from h er sudden ilttack o f a p pe ndi citis. Vera F <! irhanks is a n a ll -rou nd s port. Marg ~ret Chandler h as bee n a w ay t h rough sickn ess. W e miss he r in th e class. H u rry u p an d get we ll , M arga ret.

Joan Malcne has been sav ing r u lers a ll the third te rm . H er bag is full to the top, so g irls, if you have lost your rul er, wh y not ask J oa n ?

Anita Ryan neve r slee ps on her job. If you wa n t to know wha t is ha ppenin g in th e class. We must co n gra tul a te h e r fo 1· as k Anita. obta inin g h e r theory e xam.

Betty Maher is seldom in the class - room. She >' pen d s he r ti me in the typing room .

J ean B1·yan is an ot he r b ra in o f t he class. J oan 's fav ou r ite subj e cts a r e Fre n ch a nd Ge r m a n . She is a lso a keen tenni s p laye r .

Betty Cavcn w orks h a rd at h er d es ig ns. B e tty gave us a h ear ty la u gh in h e r pa r t in "A Mid su m mer Nigh t's Drea m ."

CARITAS Pat Kelly is another tennis enthusiast, and likes to score. Betty McKinnon is often seen getting in the back gate and racing up the drive for her typing lesson . Keep up the good work, Betty . Carmel Leahy, like Betty, enjoyed her typin g lessons, too. Zita CIGonan, who hails fr om Geelcng, is a very promising tennis player, and a keen studen t. We will see Zita in the school team yet, we hope! Margaret Burns might not be very big in size, but she certainly makes up for it in chatter. Margaret won a basket of fruit and a large cake . When asked how she liked the cake, she replied she did not see it, thanks to h 2r brother, but I don 't think Margaret would let the cake get up and walk away. Margaret a:1d Anita seem to spend their time up and down Bourke-street on the doubled ecker buses. Dorothy Rae excels herself at Science, and is an a ll-round school girl. Dorothy Archer is rather tall, but she certainly is good at running; if you a re standing in her way and she passes you, you think it is a willy-willy. Norma Donovan is the bell-ringer. You often see her worrying her head off about the bell. If yo u want to know anything about farms, ask Norma? ? ? Vera Fitzgerald has been away most part of the Third Term through sickness. but we hope she will soon be back with us again. Noreen Kerr is a keen student, her favourite subject being Business Principles.

Norma Moffatt is the class singing star. We were thrilled to hear her voice over 3DB a few weeks ago. Maybe another Australian star? ? ? Vonnie Swaenan is rather quiet, but always enjcys a good joke. Vonnie loves geometry. Mary Blayney is a late arrival in our class, but she is certainly making up for lost time. Mary is very clever at drawin g.

Josephine Gibson is also very quiet in sch ool, but makes up for it out. You always sec Josephine with Pat Excell, ready to play a joke on an ybody who chances to come their way . Pat. Excell hails from Melton South . P at. travels a long way to scho ol, but is always fresh for a long day ahead of her. Tess Reid - Her h obby seems to be photography. Every few days she prc duces fresh snaps she h as taken. Pat O'Sh.annessy is clever at drawin g, and is a lways busy with her pencil. Elsie Bagnato is anoth er star, and when there is a free time Elsie is first on the courts. Joan Russell always h and s you a good laugh by telling yo u how she comes to school in t h e early morning. Pat McGiinchey works hard and seems to like languages. Pat is a very good sk ater, and I hear that she might rival S onja Renie. Pat will always be seen with Noreen Kerr and Maureen Maloney. Roma O'Kane can always tell you a goo d story, and is a lways ready to help. Eileen Shanahan is always seen with Roma. Both are taking a Business Course. Eileen was of great assista nce in typing copy for " Caritas." Dooo·thy Gi:ose is a keen player and loves picnics. On a Friday you will always hear her planning where she is going on Saturday. Congratulations, Dorothy, on obtaining a Physical Culture certificate. Joan Cook comes from Dandenong. She is another gi rl with brains, and is ve ry fond of tennis. Frances Mills is following in her sister's foot steps. Fra nces likes languages, and we are proud to see her playing the v iolin in the School Orchestra; and lastlyMary Maxwell, the w r iter of these notes, hopes that you know the Sub-Intermediate better now. May Christmas bring Peace and Goodwill to All!

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The Picnic HE Leavings, Honours and Intermediates decided that for at least one day in the examinations the preceding week they would "let Euclid rest and Archimedes pause,'' and live one crcwded day of glorious freedom amidst the gums of Ferny Creek . The day dawned grey and cloudy, and the rain drizzled ceaselessly, but not to be deterred by th e weather, the picnickers arrived in gay dirndles, and, hoping for the best from the weather, packed into the buses. One br ight girl thought to bring a giamophone and others brought records. The music brightened the prospe ct conside1·abl y , and the thought that even if it did keep on raining there was al ways the gramophone, was very comforting . At last the buses moved off . The fi rst bus looked very chee ry and c·plimis tic with ye ll ow and white streamers floating out of the windows. Leave it to the Intermediates to think of something novel. Our destination was Ferny Creek. The roa d winding round the mountain was lovely and the view over across tree-tops was beau t ifu l,

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with the m ist r ising from the mountains and now and then a patch of water showing in between th e hills. The btightness of the lov e ly colo u rful hom es w ith their sca r let, pink and mauve rhod cdendrons penetra ted the grey veil that seemed lo cover c ve rythin g. It was still drizzling when we reached the re cre a tion ground at Ferny Creek. The: outlook w as a nything but cheerful. A big ha ll loo med up in front of us, and through the rain we cc uld see tennis cou r ts and a cricket pi tch. We w e re partic ularl y looking out for this , because one optimist in the company had brought a cricket bat. The hall was opened for us and we tumbl ed out of the b u ses and into th e ha ll where lunches were immed iate ly in demand, and soon all were satisfying appetites made sharp by the bracing mountain a ir. As the rain continued, and we felt our "female feet tc-0 weak to struggle with tenacious clay," we decided to avail ourselves of the good-will of a pianist, and ·'chase the fleeting hours w ith flying feet." We certainly forgot the "weariness, the fever and the fret" of exams. When the rain showed signs of stopping, coats were donned , and we made for the playground where the swings and see- saws were kept busy carry ing more weight than they were made for. With an hour or so before the departure of the buses many of us set out wa lking. The road was still rather muddy in patches, but everything smelt tangy and fresh after the rain. As the Sherbrooke Falls were quite near, a lot of the girls went d own to them. The time came all too soon for the return , and happy, tire d and m u ddy , we climbed into the buses. The return journey passed quietly with singing and s uch, and we soon arrived back to sch ool. At th e sigh t of text books, we suffered a r ude awak ening to the thought that the exams. were only fo u r days off. But now, "with nerves new-braced and spirits cheered.' we are read y fo.r the ordeal and ou r weariness is b ut "th e pledge of cheerful days, and nights with ou t a groan."

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HA NKS to the ki ndness of M oth e r G e ne r a l of th e S iste r s of C h ar ity in exte ndin g to me a n invit 2t ion t o be p 1esent a t my sister's Re cep, io n, I w as pe r m itted to witn ess th is beautiful a nd n ev er-to- be - fo 1gotte n ce re m cPy, w h ich w as h e ld a t St . Vi nce n Cs Con vent , P otts P o int, Sydney, on A u g ust 26, 1940. Acco mpa ni ed by my aunt (Mo th e r Chrysostom ) . of C2ri tas Chri 3ti , a n d m y s iste1 M a ry, w e le ft Melb o urn e on th e S pir it of P rogr ess on F rid ay , 23 r c1 , a rri vi ng in Syd ney a t 10 <, ·cloc k the n ext m ornin g. F rom the r e we moto1 <l to th e Co nv e nt, where I h a d th e h o nour o f m Eo e l ing. fo r the fir st ti m e, th a t w o nd e rful pers:m , M oth e1 G e ne r 21. a lso M oth er M Kostka. a n d m y ois t cr 1Sis t er M . Fide lisl . A fte r num e rous introduction 5 an d the e x cite ment of m y ve1 y wa1 m w e lcom _ ha d so m e wh a t: ab a ted I w as shown tc m y cub icle, whicr. I must t1y an d d escr ibe. It contain ed a blue a nd gold bed. with quie t whi te pi ll ow sh a m s worked with blu e letter s " SVC ." buil t- in cupboa1 d . a bl ue was h - bas in , \\oi t h a hot a nd cold wa t er se1vice; a 11cl a lov clJ blue mat on :> polis he d oak fl oor , com pleted the fu1 nis hings . On Sund ay. I w as per m itt e d to g ~ for a wa lk to .le Bot el r 'ca l Ga rd 2ns w ith the board e rs, who "'e1 e a ll ,·e 1y kind an d p k2s ant to m e at al l ti me. They ce r ~2i n ly w e nt out of th e ir way on m <111 y occas io ns to m a ke m y sta y amon gs t th e m very en joy able , a nd a h a ppy one. an d I ta ke th is opport unity o f tha nk ing th e m , one a i' d 211 . fer a ll the y did fo r m e . On "-urd • y , I 1e tired to be d a l 8 o'cl ock t o dred m o f th e w o >cl e r ful ce1 em ony th a t wa s to tak e p l;i ce e n lr e fo llow ing m ornin g a t a q ua (er pas t se ven . Of co urse , this w as t h e obj ec., of m y 'is it to Sy dney . rn yo u ca n im a g in e h e w e x cited 1 w as w he n I w oke a t 6 o'c lock th a t mo rn ing. to hear th e bi1d cha ttering in th e t ee:. . a nd the s u n pee p ing over th e Cor v: n l roof. It cer l<iin ly w as a w o nd e rful beginning t o a ha ppy da y. P un c, ua lly a t a q u art er to se ve n I a rrived at the ch <i pe l. and w as u she r ed into one of the front sea ts . On ce again 1 fe lt h c nou1 ed . as th e chapel was ful l of peopl e and I w as favo u red by being perm itted to occu py su ch a pos itio n to witness thi s t ou ch ing ce remony. A t 7.15 th e ten postul ants. ca1ry ing lighte d ca ndl es, filed int o th e cha pel. N a tu ral ly. my eyPs d <inced fr om 0

V in cen ts one to a no th e r until they rested on m y sist e r (Biddy) , an d i here Lhey r em a ine d a lmos t the wh c le o f the t im e. I mu s t n ot fo rget to m e ntion th a t th ey were dressed in w hi te sat in froc ks and white v ei ls w ith ora nge blosso m on the m . each h ad a white sa tin tra in h a ng ing ga th ered fr om the back of the neck . Whe n the y lo ok u p the ir positions a nd kne lt d o wn , a Sister came a long and extin g uish ed the ir ca n dl es . Afte rward s th ey a pp roache d t he a lt ar, for min g a sin gle r e w a long the san c tu a 1y . a nd a fte r e xpress in g their d e sire to be cl oth ed with t he h a bit of th e Sister s o f Cha ril ; th ey passed o ut o f th e ch a pe l. Th e n ext cer E. mon y I witnessed was a F r ofeosion of a bo ut e ight nov ices . Du r in g this ce1emo n y e a ch receive d a ri ng a nd a cross. After this ce rem ony the p os tula nts ( now novices) , dressed in bla ck habits and white ve ils, re turned and re ceive d the ir large Rosa ry a nd cinctu r e D urin g M ass which foll ow e d th ey a ll r ece ived Holy Communi on , a nd th ose to be professe d pron oun ced their hol y vows. The Profession and th e R e ce ption ce rem onies occ upie d over thre e hours. Afterward s we le ft th e cha pel for the convent to pa rt a ke of break fos t, th en th e rest of the afte rn oon I s pent with Biddy (now Sis ter Ma r y Cyril ) and my othe r siste r (Sist er M a r y Fidelis); and as L look back on those h ours spent with m y two s isters, I mus t say th ey sµ1 e ly mu s t b e the ha ppiest I e ve r e xpec t to ha ve in m y wh ole life.

Afte r sad good-byes , left Sydney t h at night for M elbourn e, a nd he re I am back at coll ege-thou gh it a ll w as a r eality, a t times 1t seem s li ke a be autiful dre a m . - J oan

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Congratulat ions to Paulette Dond e y who won th e Schoolgirls' Singles in th e Glen Eire Tournamen t in September .

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MIDDLE SCHOOL. J. Horris, E. Moore. Front Row : V . Fa irbank , M . Burns , J. Ru sse ll, P. Ex ell, J . Gibson , P. Ke lly , L. Kerst en ,

, M. Burke, Second Row : M . Purcell, M. Reid, A . Molan, A . Ryan , F. Mills , B. Mason, P . Gough , F. McCarthy J. Matson , 8 . Coven, N . Donovan, J. Bryan , S. lssell, P. Doyle.

L. Allen , Th ird Row : N. Moffat, V. Swaenen, R. Codognotto, C. Webb, B. Fleming , M . Slattery, A . Prowse, H. Fox, P. O'Shonnassy, D. Rae, S. Sullivan, P. Manger, B. Kenny , E. Shanahan . Ahearn, Fourth Row : J. Cook , L. Howden , J. Tucker, M. Grant, M. Molone y, S. Fent, M. Kelly, I. Bray, M. R. O'Kane , R. White, A . Donchi, N. Callinan. D. Archer, Fifth Row : J . Malone, T. O'Keefe, N. Kerr, M. Blayney, M. Maxwell, D. Grose, P . McGJinchey, M. Kegele, Z. Cloonan, M. Mcinerney , E. Bagnato , T. Reid .

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News and Notes Leaving Pass Class has a very fini shed air about it-Yes, it contains three "end- a ll s., (R. Bendall, M. Kendall and B. Rendall.)

When Napol eon se l out lo invade Egypt the govern m ent of France was left in the hands of five men ca ll ed "The Dictionary ."

A.B.C. is an acute angle.

Mea nin g of the word " Collier ...

But don ' t you know that is not a n acute an gle. What is the other kind?

A collier is a dark- skinn ed native who unloads boats.

Oh yes, I meant an obscure a ngle. Explain meanings of "articles of barter." Thousands of ships are built every yea r at Glasscow.

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In a line of blank verse we h ave fiv e feel. And what is each foot made up of, Joan? Joan (our mathematicia n )-Inches, Sist e r ! Name two diseases which are kn ow n tc- be caused by bacteria. Answer- Hydrophobia and Thorax! "Pat Gleeson , hives!"

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"No, Sister, w e have no bees at h on1e!''

What was the Hegira? An aeroplane without an engine in Mahomet flew from Me'.:ca to M edina .

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The humans wh om the natives tc{) k and ale. 2. Scme kind of ma terial in which they batter peo ple.

You hav e surely heard of Charlemagne! Oh , yes-wasn·t it signed by King John

HOW DID IT HAPPEN, JUDITH? Well:

If Judith Madin had been a t school , Marjorie w ould n ot have had to tak e Jose lyn home. and if Marjorie didn 't h ave to take Joselyn heme she would h ave been playing with us, and if ~ h e was playing with us we wouldn't have been pl ay in g th at game, and so Ann wouldn't have fallen. Judith C. is s urel y following in father's footsteps !

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Diary Feb. 13.-0nce m or e th e school yea r comme n ces. We a r e glad to see ma ny old faces , a nd to w elcom e m a n y n e w on es. Assembly in h all. Mothe r R ec tress ex pla in s th e " do's and don t's" of life at C .L.C . Feb. 19.-Windo w box es in Aike nhead House are r a k ed a nd bulbs a ppear. Feb. 27.- Prefe cts, class a nd s po r ts capta ins are elected to-day, a nd th e res ults a nMoth er by sch ool the to n ounce d Red r ess.

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The bea utif ul decorations tes tify to the a rtis ti c temperame nt of some of ou r girls . The school is consecrated to Our L ad y by F r. Mor an , ou r schoo l ch a plain . The little ones r eceive th eir Fi rs t H oly ComWe hea r bea utiful sin gin g b; mun ion. t h e sch ool ch oir . May 2.- The fea s t of t he Asce nsion, a n d an ot h er sc h ool holi day. May 3.-P ract ice fo r the ba ll un de r t h e d irec tion of Miss Wes ton occ up ies a few h ou rs. May 10.-0 ur fi r ; t p racti ce in :he ha ll ta ke3 place. May 13.-The e vent fu l n ig h t a rrives a t last. D ra b u niform s a rc a ba ndoned, a nd soft e ve n ing gowns d on ned by fa ir m a: !ens. It pro ves, as u s ual. a grea t s ucce ss , the da n cing beiP g ve 1y w ell performed. May 14.- T Le day a ft e r th e n igh t before . F a tig u e h as not , how ever, s till ed the ch a tte ring t on gues, as the ball is disc ussed by all with g r ea t r elis h . Ma )' 16.-Some of th e gir ls spe nd a n e njoy able aftern oor: al th e Sa voy wi tness in g a F1·ench fi lm .

March-We a ll se ttle down now to h a r d st udy, w ith pleasa n t resolutions . Mar. 21.- With H oly T hursday co m es the fi rs t day of the Eas te r H olidays. Mar. 26.- Back to school on ce mor e afte r a n in terval of three o r fo u r days . mu ch-disbeco m es a ba ll Apr. 4.-The cussed s u bject as th e eventful day a pp roaches. Apr. 24.- A few girls from th e school were pri vil eged to be p resent a t the impresWe e nte rsive service at th e Sh r ine. ta ined Rev. Dr. Beovich prio1· to h is consecra tion as Archbish op of A delaide . What w e lose , Adelaide gain s. Apr. 25.-Anzac D ay, and a fu ll school h oli d ay. May 1.- There is a gr ea t competition to -day am on g the classes for the best Ma y alta r.

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Bright faces May 17.- E n d of term a t last. prove th e fact that n o c ne is so rry.

Se pt. 10.-Studies res ume. Som e a r e missing, afflict ed wi th a mump o r a meas le.

June 4.- Sch ool on ce mor e, a nd th e prospect of a good te rm 's w ork.

SCpt. 13.- We a r e e ncou rage d in our efforts a t savin g was te pa pe r , e tc., by n otices of cash r eceived fo r sa m e . C .W .O . fund ben efit s.

J une 5.- Consecra ti on of th e sch ool to th e En ro lme n t of new m e mSac red H ea rt. bers in Apos tl es hip of Praye r . June 14.-Aike nh ead H ouse beat Profi ciency in ch allenge ma tch with score at 8-6. (Tea m : E. Malone. V . K ell y, C . Younes, J . Noseda, S. H ern on, S . Thom as, M. K e nda ll .) Jun e 20.-Mr. Purdi e prov ides a m ost ente rtain in g a nd use ful lect ure on Sha kespea re's plays. Jun e 26.- The schola r ship class, in the company of P a t and Mary, two of our a u gu st H onours, a ttend "A Midsumm er N igh t's Aik e nh e2 d H ouse d efeat In Dream .·· ter mediales at bask e tba ll , with scores 11- 3. Jul y 15-More h ono urs for H ono urs in their v ictory at bask e tba ll ove r L eaving P ass. J ul y 16.-A C .L .C. A tea m is ch osen , a nd defeat the oth e r s a t bask etba ll wi ,h a ma r gin of 18 goa ls. J ul y 24.- Ca pta ins chosen a nd sch ool divided into h ouses fo1: spor ts da y . "All things th a t love th e s un a r e out of doo rs." Ju ly 26.- A ga llan t H on our s tud ent, Ma r y Me nadu e. co mes to th e resc u " d a dis t ress:o:d fit :man . exti ng ui<Shi ng a bu rn ing mo tor ca r with a bucke t- minus w a ler. R esult-can not be printed . Augus t.- P rq::ara tions for sports day progr ess favourably. Au g. 15.-A full schoo l h oliday for th e F east of th e Ass umption. Wea th e r condiAu g. 16.- Spc:·ts da y a t las t. ti ons, at fi rs t u nfa voura bl e. improve as the day advan ces. A very h appy day is s w ee ts fro m Pi oceeds s pe nt by a ll. sta ll aid C .W.O . Art Exh ibition re veal s grea t crea ti ve powers. Very fa vc urabl e com mer.ts by critics. Aug. 19. -Sch ool ceases fo r a fe w d ays with the comme nce ment of the r e treat given by Rev. F r. Williamson , C .SS.R. Aug. 22.-0ur re trea t closes w ith Holy Mass cele bra ted by his Grace th e Archbishop. Aug. 23.- School breaks te rm h olidays.

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Sept. 28.-"Th e B a rbier de S eville," p rodu ced by th e Alli dn ce Fra nca ise, p rov ides a n Nat u rellement n ous inte r es tin g e venin g. pa rl ons franc.1 is tou te la soiree. Oct.

16.-Ph ysica l cultu re a nd verse-speakin g display at th e Cath edra l H all reveals o ur ta lent to a large, apprecia t ive a udi:::nce.

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Interm edia tes, 18.- Tes ts ~o r L ea vin g, hagga rd, Lea n , pa le, and Proficie ncy . th e pour fo rth s tud ents ho ll ow- eyed kn owl edge glea ned by the midnight o il.

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25.- No t conscious of th eir doom , " the a nlittle vi c ti ms play!"-Tes t results Be tte r n e ws! Exam. classes no un ced. a re ente rta ine d by juniors a t a n excelOur Mission Fu nd ben efits le nt cc n cert. subs ta ntiall y, a nd so do o u r s piii ts.

Nov. 27.- We offe r F eas t day gr eetin gs to Moth e r R ect ress, a nd en terta in h e r with son gs, r ecita tion s, and or ch es t ra ite ms . Carm el Younes exp resses to h er our feelWe in gs of gra titude an d ap p• eciation . h ope w e will a lways a'r; ire to th e high id 2als she h as se t b efore us. This w as a sad occasion for us all for we kn ow tha t Mothe r Rectress w ill n ot be a t

CARITAS C.L.C . on her nex t F east D ay. On our beh alf, Carm el p romised h er a big sh a r e in our p rayers a lways, fo r we fee l tha t

we owe so much to her kind inter est in each on e of us. We hope that sh e will always r em ember u s in h er praye rs, so

th at we m ay be the r eal C.L .C . girls, in oui· future lives, that sh e will be p roud

of. Nov. 28.- Picnic for exa m . classes to F erny Ou r youth r e pa irs its wasted C reek. s piri ts. The onl y oth er items on the h orizon now are exams, a nd yes, there is the Nativity Play ! Great n ews! May we all ha ve a ve ry h a ppy Christmas aft er ou r strenuous, but ve ry h appy , year, and we w ish a ll ou r r eaders eve r y blessin g fo r Christmas and the coming y ea r . - Sheila H ernon. We offe r our s incere tha nks to Ma r y M axwell fo r s n aps ta ke n durin g th e year, and so to our commercial students wh o h ave genero usly given t heir se rvi ces in typin g copy for Caritas.

Mothers' Association A fine ex ecutive, con sistin g cf M rs. L. M olan (president) , Mrs. J . W . P edley (secretary), Mrs. M. Murphy (treasu rer), Mrs. J . Walsh and Mrs . M. K enny (vic-2.-presidents), h as been supported this yeai· by an able comm ittee, consistin g of: M rs. E. Kenneall y , Mrs. S. Cadden , Mrs. Menad uc, Mrs. R. Cah ir , Mrs. Matson , M rs. Re id, Mrs. Brennan, lVIrs. Moore, Mrs. G ran t, M rs. Tucke r , Mr.>. Re ndall, Mrs. Caven , M rs. McD onal d, Mrs. H olmberg, M rs. Serong, Mrs . Cook , M rs. H oll ow , Mrs. Keg1.:? Je an d Mrs. Fle min g. The annu al b all, h eld e a rly in first te rm , owed its su ccess, in la rge measu re , to the w ork of the ladies' committee, and t h eir bridge parties h aV'c bee n very happy a nd profi ta ble . In Aug ust, a dance and bridge party organised by Mrs. J . W alsh, M rs. N. S erong, Mrs. W . B r ennan a nd Miss Nell B rennan, M rs. Ande rson , Mrs. N . Reid and Mrs. E . K en eally was an outs tan d ing social an d fin an cial success. B r id ge J?arties held a t th e home of M rs.

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Brenn an , Denmark Street, K ew ; and of Mrs . Ande rson , Welling ton P a r ad e, J olimont, substan tiall y a ided t he fin an c-<: s of t his function . The man agem en t of th e C .W .O. Hu t at S t Fran cis' h as been un dertaken , on a lte rn ate F ridays, by Mrs. S. Cadden , Mrs. M . Ke nn y an d Mrs. J . W . P e dley, and r e presentatives of St. Columba's, Essendon. They h ave r eceived gene ro us s upport from members of the Mothers' As3ocia tion , includin g Mrs. W. Br-cnn a n , M rs. Royston Cahir, Mrs. McD on ald, Mrs. Bour k e, Mrs. R ya n , Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Re id, Mrs . Pu rcell . Mrs. Mcine rne y , Mrs. H olmber g, Mrs . S tock, Mrs. Gran t a nd Mrs. K egele. Mother Rect ress would like to tak e th is opportunity of th anking all m embe rs of the Association fo r the ir ver y generous co- operation in all w ork unde rtak en during the year. May God bless all the ir effor ts and grant th em every blessin.g for Christmas and the New Year, which we tr us t will brirtg the peace which God alone ca n gru nt to t h e world.

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"A Day at Tay Cireggan'' AY CREGGAN!" The name sounded rather vague, and did not hold much interest for the members of our Catholic Action Group, who had been invited to spend a Sunday there. ,,

We had pictured it more or less as a boarding school , where young women went to learn more about our F a ith so that they could teach it to others. How mistaken we were! This we realized from the ve ry moment we entered the tall, wide, inviting gates, until we passed through the m to go home. Everything was quiet when we a rrived down by the Hawthorn reach of the Y arra, where Tay Creggan, a lovely old Tudor house, nestled in four acres of ground. It w as springtime, and the garden, bedecked with its floral profusion and sweep of lawns, the shrubs, the wisteria , and the long line of towering trees, which guard the boundaries, all appeared to stretch out arms of welcome to us. We went up the drive , admiring and astonished at all, and were greeted by a friendly bark from Sir G alahad. A ve ry attractive "Questor" attired in a gay floral dirndle and armed with a flow er basket and garden scissors then aprcached us. We w ere impressed by her easy manner of approach and h er commanding p ersonality, and w e were secretly ashamed of the beliefs we had held regarding these "Questers." We ha:! pictured them as prudes, with eyes for ever raised alcft. but we were quickly disilusioned when we met a band of gay, laughing, merry-eyed young girls, aged from sixteen to tw:mty;;ix . We assembled on the lawn and sat on rugs under brightly coloured sun umbrdlas, and m et many girls of Catholic Action Groups from other schools. An atmosphere of cheerfulness and good-will pervaded the whole. Everyone wholeh eartedly joined in the community singing, and even a few weeks later the delightful strains of "The Itzy-witzy Spider" we heard in the Leaving Pass room. Rosemary, one of the "Questors," delivered a very interesting address on Catholic Action in general, and told us how we can introduce it into every day of our lives, so that our every action will be a "Catholic Action."

After lunch we made for the croquet lawn, where we learnt some folk dances, one of which was "The Seven Steps." We all then entered into a treasure hunt. There were twelve different groups, searching for a treasure, representing a virtue, which that group should try to acquire. This game was so novel and so unexpected that we e njoyed ourselves in a way we had never be for e experienced. One of the "Questors" showed us over the mellow red brick pile, a nd the additions, recently completed, which comprised dormitories, a dining room and a meeting rooom. The older building was by far th e more beautiful, antiquity had lent it an ine xplicable charm. In this delightful house th e door to each room bore a heraldic device, on which was given the name by which the room is known; the kitchen is "The Good Samaritan" ; the ballroom, "The Joy of the Lord"; the drawing room, "The Pearl of Great Price"; and the dormitories are known by the names of the Apostles . The walls, bed-spreads and hangings of the dormitories are in pastel shadings. After an enlightening talk by Elizabeth, who told us about the work of the Grail, the "Questers" changed from their dirndle3 into their Tudor frocks, made of velvet with a fitting bodice and bouffant skirt of Tudor times, quite in keeping with the old English house. The array of different colours evidenced the varied personalities, which make up the movement. Our enjoyable day was fast coming to an end, and from praising and admiring the house and garden, we went to praise and adore the Great Giver of all the objects of our admiration. The fifteen minutes of adoration and thanksgiving were followed by a short speech from Dr. Mannix, who said that in these days, all industry, all art, all professions, all occupations , merge into the making of one huge pie, and we all have a finger in it . He then told us of the responsibility, as well as the privileges, that this freedom has given to us . It was then time to go home; and looking back on Tay Creggan we realised that Melbourne's centre of a Youth Movement, which had its genesis in Holland, was, in -2ssence, one of Christianity's counters 1o the materialism of this modern world. - Vivienne K elly.

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Old Collegians' Association

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OFFICE - BEARERS. 1940. P reside nt: Miss Ni ta L a nte ri. Vi ce- Presidents: M es d ames P. I. Groga n, R. I. Cani r , J . Ellis, M. F e il. Secret a ries : Misses P . W a llbr id g·2 an d G. G u ilfoyl e. Treasurer : Miss D . Da lev. Committee: Mrs. J . E . Willis. Mrs. C. O wen . Misses B . O'H a ll or an, M. A ma d . J . W a lk er. K .

Re ic!, F. McAuliffe, M. M a lcolm , N . Culph, M . M o loney , B . M add en , I. Ca rroll , E. K e nne ally a nd M . Tomlin son . In order t o ini t iate n ew m em be rs of the Assoc ia tion , a re uni on of e x-pu pils who have jus t recentl y le ft s ch oo l w as held ea rl y in the y·2a r , and a ve ry h app y aft e rn oo n w as enjoyed by a ll presen t. V oca l item s w e re provided by Misses M. M a lco lm , D . Da ley, P . Moloney a nd R ae Uniacke, whil e A nn Molon, a p r esent pupil , de lighted a ll wifo. h e r v iolin ,olos . Th e College o n;he;; t rn r e nde r e d v e ry fin e ite m s during th e p rogra mme . Th e mee ti ng was a d clressed by Moth·2 r R ectress a nd th e preside n t (Miss N. L:m te r i). The a ims a nd ac tivities of the Associa tion w e re put - before th e n·2w me mbe rs, who eagerly promi sed th e ir s upport in a ll Old Collegia ns' fun ctions. A t th e c lose of th e a ft e rnoon , all a~s i s t e d a t Be ne di ct ion in th e co n ve nt ch a pel. WORK FOR C.W.O. l!1 orde r lo h 2lp fund s fo r the C.W.O. Soldiers' Hut, seve r al su ccessful picture ni ghts h ave been a r ra nge d . We wish t o th a nk s in ce re ly those who have so ge nerou sly g ive:1 th2ir se rvi ces a t th e Hu t on a lte rn a te Friday s, espe cia ll y Misses E . Rush a nd T. M c C a ffn~ y, Mrs . R. Ca hir, Misses A . O'Bri e n , G . Guilfoy le, P. W a llbrid ge , Mrs. T ully, Mrs. Tra it, Mrs . J . Coburn , Mrs. Boy le, Misses N. L nn te ri , J . Mu rray, S. M ola n a n c! L . M oo re.

TWO OF T HIS YEA R'S GRA DUATES.

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Miss Ma ri e Mc An u lty , B.A.

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Ann ual Com mem orat ion Day at C~L~C~ HE ann ua l Mass for the repose of the souls of deceased teachers and pupils of the College was attended by a large number of ex-pupils on Sunday, Novembe r 10th. Right Rev . P. Lyons, D.D., Adminis trator of St. Patrick's Cathedral , celebrated Holy Mass, a nd, in a short sermon, r eminded the old collegians of their obligation s as past pupils of the Catholic Ladies' College. Their loyalty to their school was shown in their lives, especially by their fidelity to prayer He congratul ated all and the Sacramen ts. present on the way in which they began their Annua l Reunion- by having the Holy Sac departe d teachers and 1 ifice offered for the pupils. Th is was a splendid way of showSpec ial ing their loya lty a~d gratitude . O'Brien Mrs. for offe r ed were prayers (Loretto M cCarthy ), Maggie Cattarinic h. Cecelia Hickey and Mrs. Turner (Nancy Dugan) , who have died s ince last Commemo ration

Day. After Holy Mass, the election of officebearers for the coming year, 1941, took place. President, Mi ss Muriel Feil ; Vice-Pres id·ents. Mrs. Murphy, Miss Anita Lanteri ; Treasurer s, Miss Delia Daley, Miss Sheilah Lanigan; Secretaries, Misses P. Wallbridg e, G . Guilfoyle, B. Bartels; Committe e, Misses B . O'Hallora n, M. Tomlinson , I. Carroll, M. Moloney, E. Kenneally , B. Madden, N . Murless, N. Molloy. At the concert in the College hall , which was tastefully decorated with bowls of broom and iceland poppies in College colours, the audience was delighted with an excellent programm e, including vocal items by Contessa Filippini, Miss June Phillipson and Miss

Betty Bartels, items by the College orchestra, violin solos by Miss Anne Molan and Master William Star; a humorous sketch , "Blacking Out the Flat," by Misses Joan Sandiford and Marie Carr; and a diminutiv e drama by Maurice Baring, "The Fatal Rubb:>r .'' presented by the pre.sent pupils' d t .:i m atic club. The day was brought to a close with Benediction , given by Rev. L. Loughnan , SJ. Among those presen t were Misses C . A. Are ndsen, A . Begg, N . Bartlett, B. Bryan, B . Bartels, I. Bowden, Mrs . Bond , Misses C. Du ggan. B . Cockeri ll , Mrs. F. Costigan, Mrs. J . Co bu1 n , Misses R. Cassidy, K. Clancy , I. Carroll, K . Cummins, M Cronin, M . Doo lan, D. a nd M. Dal ey, M . Dou glas, J. Dono van. N. Dalton, Muriel Feil, W . Fanning, Mary Gorman, G. Guilfoyle , M . Hennessy , V. Haddad, P. H c.ddad , L. Hardy, N. Heagerty, N. Heys, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. Hoy, Misses G. Heron , A. Heath, N . Hughes, N. Johns, H . Johnston, Mrs. H. B . J en kinson , Misses M . Kenny , P . K enny , M . Ki ssane , S. Lanigan, E. Lymer, N. Lanteri, Mrs. G. Lightfoot, Mrs. Loughnane , Mrs. Lynch, Misses J . Murray, M . Maso n, M. Murphy, Mrs. J . W. K ernan , Misses N. Molloy, M. Moloney, B . Malcolm, B. M. Kernan, Mrs. Murphy, Misses Margaret Murphy , M. McAnulty , P. Mason, Mrs. McCorm ack, Misses L . Moore, A. Mercovitc h, V. Moran , P. McEncroe , V. McMahon , Margaret Morris, M. Nagle, Mrs. D . Ne lson, Miss E . O'Connor , Mrs. C. Owen, Misses A. O'Brien , S. O'Donnell , B . O'Ha!lora n, Claire Pedley, Clarice Rule , Eva Rush, Vena Simmons, M . Tomkinso n , K. Tucker, M. Taylor, Mrs. Tully. Misses P. Tipping, K. Wal>h , P. Wallbridg e, Mrs. Tra;t, Mrs. Spenc c-r. and Miss L . Lynch.

COLLEGE SONG.

With main and with might In the thick of life 's fight We will strive for the right 'Neath the gold and the white With bra·,1e hearts by toil una ffright ed .

Aloft as of old Still full proudly we hold fo the white and the gold With our motto oft told Of knowledge and virtue united .

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Ite m s of P erson al I nterest Sister M . J\foc htilde D unleavy. w h o cele brated her Silver Jubilee this yea r, h ad the sincere congratul a tion s of the Old Collegia ns. . Id 11111/ tns a 1111ns.

a nd presented a bea utiful set of v estmen ts a nd o th er alta r furnishin gs on the occasion of Siste r M. Mechtilde's Silve r Jubilee this y ea r . May God r ewa rd h er a bundantly.

To Sister M . Fidc lis (E ilee n L alo r ) w e offe r our sincer e con gr atul a tion s on her Final Profession at St. Vin ce nt's Conven t, P otts Point.

Jo.sic Hawki ns (Mrs . O'Loughlin ) and her seve n little Aust ra lians a re thriving-in spite of Ma ll ee du st- storms. Anne (Mrs. Roddy )

Ali ce Hawkins (Siste r Ger a ld ), of the M ar is t Siste rs, h as been in Fiji sin ce h er pro fession, and is at present in ch ar ge of th e station a t Nadi , where she a nd several oth er Sisters are more than busy pe rforming a ll t h e duties that belong to a school mission sta tio n . Mothe r M. Columcille (Ellie P ayn e) m oves through sta tely corrido rs of L or e to H o use, Entall y-a suburb of Ca lcu tta, In dia. H er activities incl ude supe rvision of h er sch oolS t. Mary's-r e ligious instruction and histor y lessons, give n sick even

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go lden draperies till it look ed q u ite rega l, and , a s th ey so cha rmingly expresse d it, had "k e pt J esus co mpa ny" a ll d ay d urin g Exposition of th e Bl essed Sacrame nt. But there was a n ote of sad ness in h e r acco u nts of the sufferings in the mission fi elds b eca use of the wa1·. The missio ns in Benga l are la r gely staffed by Fren ch a nd Belgia n priests , and , obviously, n o r ecru its can be h oped fo r from these countries; ne ithe1· ca n postu lan ts come from Europe or the British Isles to I n dian convents. "But," sh e w rites, ch ar acterist ically , "though on mi ssion lands the C ross presses heavily, that will h elp the seed of Faith to sprout up, so tha t the Church h er e will grow s elf- suppo rting. Pray fo r thi s slowest of all harvest fi elds-Bengal." Mrs. G. Moore (Stella Dwye r ) con tinues to be a staunch fr iend to the Siste rs of Charity,

m a kes h e r hom e in New So uth Wales, where her hus band promo tes the ca use of education a nd m a ny other things. Her two children are ;,ta lwa rt specime ns. K athleen is teaching at Ca ulfie ld

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CARITA' .:i May Payne (Mrs. T. Murphy) is the mother of three manly Patricians, and Annie (Mrs. E. Mackin) is kept busy supervising Katie is mischievous three - year-old twins . doing splendid work for the C.W.S.G., whose monthly, the "Horizon," she m anages. Mary Amad called at the College on the 7th November looking ve ry bea utiful in h er bridal frock. She is now Mrs. Bryce. We wish her every happiness. Iris Bowden has announced h er engagement. Congratulatio ns, Iris. Mary Cullen is n ow m arried and still lives in the Ma llee. Congra tulati ons an d best wishes. Joan Callinan is a nother of our Old Collegians who became engaged this year. Her fiance, who was a doctor on St. Vincent's staff, is at present abroad with the A.I.F. Amy Cann, Grace Duffy and Jean Bums have done excellent work in connection with the picture nights h eld by the O.C .A. in aid of the C.W.O. Joan Devine beca m e Mrs. B . Moroney in April this year, and is n ew living at Bendigo. May God give her eve ry h a ppiness. Nora Flynn, who is now Mrs. K ost, is the proud mother of a little son a nd baby , Juliet. We were pleased to see Nora at our meetings this year. Ruth Hennessy a lso has announced h er en Congratula tions, Ruth , and b est gagement. wishes. Dorothy Power, on the Feast of the Little Flower, became Mrs. A. Lyall, at a Nuptial ConMass at St. John 's, East Melbourne. gratulations and best wishes, Dorothy. Mrs. J. A . Warry (Mollie Hedrick ) now has two delightful little daughters. Pauline Haddad received the H a bit of the Sisters of Mercy this year, at Rosanna. Sincere congratula tions, Pauline; remember us all in your prayers. Mary Lalor became Mrs. R. D obson on Cup Day this year. Her small sister, Joan, wh o is a present pupil of the College, acted as flower girl on this great occasion. We wish you every blessing, Mary. Patsy Meehan is also a mong this year's brides. Congratulatio ns and best wishes to Patsy. Mary Molan made a very charming bride. Her husband, Mr. D av id Dickson, is also an

your on Congratulatio ns Collegian. Old choice, Mary; we wish you every blessing. Betty O'Hailoran h as announced her engagement to Mr. Buckley. Sincere congratula ti ons, Betty. Jeanette Lachal has announced her engagement to Mr. T . Connellan . Congratulatio ns a nd best wishes, Jea nette . Sheila Quirk. If you ask Sheila what her name is now, s he a nswers Mrs. Watt. It h 2ppened in June this year. We wish you every blessing, Sheila . Breda Rearden announced her angagement Congratulatic ns lo Mr. G. Coyne in Jun e. and best wish es, Breda. Mellie Shannon became Mrs. Jim Minahan We Congratulatio ns, Mollie. in October. w ish you every blessing. Josic Slattery is now Mrs. Cox. Congratulations, J osie. We hope to see Mrs. Cox at some of our future re unions. Mrs. Owen (Hilary Thompson> brought h er little daughter, Ros2 m a r y, to be consecrated to Our Lady in the convent chapel. In a few more years she will be on the College roll. We hop 2 ! Eileen Webb has annou nced her e ngageCongratulatio ns, ment to Mr. C. Miller. Eileen. There is Mrs. HawkLns (Cassie Burke). another little son in the Hawkins' family this year. Dorothy Wigmore was married lo Mr. B. Steele in J anuary . Congratulatio ns and every blessing, Do rothy. Mrs. E. W . Willis (Mona Redmond) , now h as four bea utiful children. Peggy Wallbridge, our capable secretary for 1940, announced her engagement to Mr. Val. Congratulatio ns, Peggy, Sullivan last May. and every blessing for your future happiness. Mrs. J. Byrne <Sheila O 'Halloran) now has two little sons. Da\ id m a de his first visit to C.L.C . a few weeks ag·o.

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Louise Lightfoot is still in India a nd is artistic director of Ram Gopal's Company which hopes scme day to tour Australia. She has been north near the Himalayas. but after a while found the snow and the pine-trees and the g-reat silence too overwhelming. She longs too fc-r a taste of Australian mutton after the prolonged Indian fare! She found Bombay much changed in a few years, and amazingly grown-due mainly to the influx of wealthy European refugees. Now s h e is enjoying the lovely hill a ir of Banga lore . We hope to see Louie back in h er native clime soo n. Mary Williams is now Mrs. Alan La Fontaine, and is living in East Melbourne, near her old Schoe l. We wish ycu eve ry blessing, Ma ry. GLD COLLEGIANS AT THE UNIVERSITY. Kathleen Cummins graduated in Arts wilh Honours in the School of English Language and Literat ure , and has, this year, completed her cours·e for Diploma of Educat ion . Congratulations! Kathleen has a busy time as Graduates' Representative on the C.M.U .W., and as a member of the S .R.C. She also does goo d work in the C.A . Group. We wish her every success in her teaching career. Marie McAnulty, another of this year's graduates in Arts. Congratulations, Marie. Since taking out her degree Marie has been doing foreign correspondence work in the Defence Department. Clarice Arendsen h as completed Fifth Year Medicine, and is now entering o n her final year. Hearty congratulations, Clarice. Keep up the good work! Annie Arend sen is following in Clarice's foo tsteps, and should have a safe passage. through her medical course. Annie is an active member of the University C.A. Group, specia lising in folk-dancing. Congratulations on your election as representative of the medica l students on the Committee of University Wome n, Annie. Mamie Clifford is doing her Third Year at the Conservatorium, and is achieving remarkable success with her piano work. Sincere congTatulations on winning· the Ormond Exhibition . Mamie . Frances Donovan is attending evening lectures in Arts, and is sure to succeed. France& usua lly achieves her end.

Nan. Johns is doing Third Year Arts, and has our best wishes for her success. Nan. has also completed a comprehensive First Aid course, and is now ready for any emergency . Nancy Hughes is doing a strenuous Second Year in Arts, and, in spite of spasms of hard work, man ages to extract the maximum of joy out of life Moira Murphy launched out on her University career in Arts this year, and we wish her every success. Moira is still a keen tennis player, but we have not heard that she has taken to " Dramatics"! Paula Mcinerney, another of this year's Freshers in Arts, is enjoying her work to the full. She has undertaken an H onour Course, and we hope for great success. P aula is an enthusiastic C.A . worker, and her dearest wish is soon to be realised. She is to be one of the first group to receive the Grail uniform. Congratulations, Paula. Marie Martin has almost completed her Arts course, which she has done at evening kctures. We wish her continued s uccess. Bernie Malcolm is also doing evening lectures in Arts. Best of success, Bernie. Anneliese Kohler is in residence at St. Mary's Hall, and is doing Third Year Arts. Congratulations on successes to date, Anneliese. June Phillipson is at specia lising in singing. Day we h a d the joy of voice. We will probably fame la ter.

the Conservatorium, On Commemoration hea ring her beautiful hear more of June's

Doreen Phillips is also at the Conservatorium, making the piano her chief study. She has had great success so far. Best wishes for the future , Doreen. We regret that limited s pace does not permit detailed notes on all our Old Collegians, but the majority of them are still carrying on the splendid work they were doing last year , and we wish each and all every blessing for a very Happy Christmas, and trust that they will contin'le their loyal and ge nerous support of all O.C .A. functions . N.B .-Annual Commemoration Day is held on SECOND SUNDAY IN NOVEMBER. (Subscription nostage.)

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Results of Public Examin ations, 1939 Senior Government Scholarship : PAULA McINERNF V Newman Exhibit1U11 : MOIRA MURPHY . C.L.C. Newman Exhibition : ALISON BEGG. Teaching Scholarships : SHEILA HERNON, JOAN MARTIN. Junii:r Government Scholarshi1>s: FERLAZZO, BLAKE, EMILIA PATRICIA WALSH . BARBARA RENDALL , BETTY LEAVING PASS AND HONOURS. PAULA McINERNEY: En g lish (H o ns. 2n d ), Fre nch (H on s. 2nd ) , Gr ee k an d R om an ( H o n ~. D raw in g Hi story (Hons. 2nd ), 3rd ), E co nom ics (P .H.P .) . 2ndl , (H on s. MOIRA MURPHY : En glish Eu ropea n His tory (H ons. 2nd ), Fre nch (Hons. 3rd ) , Gree k a nd R om an Histo ry (H ons. 2nd ) , E co nomics (P .H .P .) . ALISON BEGG : F rench (H ons. 2nd ), L a tin (Hons . 2nd ), Europea n Histo ry (Hons . 3rd ), Physics (L.P.l . CASSIE DUGGAN: Fre nch (H ons.), Ge rm a n (L.P .). E Pgl is h (L P .), (Hons.) , L a tin (L.P. ) . M a them a tics MARGARET LEAHY : En g lish (Hons. 3rd ), MARIE COOK : Fre nch (H ons . 3rd ) , Ge 1ma n (P.H.P.1 , L a tin (L.P. ). CARMEL YOUNES: Fre n ch (H ons. I, L at in (L.P. ) , M a the m a ti cs 1 (L.P. ) ., Eu rop2an History (L .P .), En g lis h (L.P.) . VENA SIMMONS : Fre nch (P .H.P .), Ger m a n Hi ~ to ry Roman and (P.H.P. ) , Gre e k (L.P. ), Drawing (L.P. ) , En g lis h (L .P.1 , Ma them a tics 1 (L.P. I. (P.H .P. ), Ge rman TUCKER : KATHLEEN (L.P. ), Physics (L.P. ), Math e m a tics En glish (L.P. ), French (L.P. ), Mus ic . Fre nch , JOSIE NOSEDA: En glish , L a tin, German, Italian , Math e ma tics 1, European His tory. SHEILA HERNON: En glis h, Latin , French , G ie rman, Math e mati cs 1, European History . Latin , English , MURPHY: MARGARET Fre nch , Ge rman , Math e m a tics 1, Physics. EILEEN MALONE: English , Fre nch , L a tin, German, Mathem a tics 1, Drawing.

BETTY O'BRIEN: En glish , Fren ch , German, M a th e m a ti cs 1, E urop ea n His tor y. MEG. TAYLOR: E ng lish , Fre n ch , Germ a n . Ma th e m a ti cs 1, Europea n Histor y . AILEEN HEATH: Eng lis h , Frenc h , Latin , M ath ema tics 1, D . aw ing . JOAN SANDIFORD: En g lish , Fre nch , Germa n , Ma lh Ema li cs 1, Dra win g. PATRICIA CADDEN : En glis h , Fre nch , Germ a n , Eu ropea n His tory. VIRGINIE HADDAD : En g lish, Fr: nch , Ge rm a n , Eu ropea n Hi sto ry, Dra win g (Inter.) . MARY MENADUE : En glish , Fren ch . Music (P ra ctica l a nd P e rce ption ), Al ge bra (Inte rm e dia te) . MARIE CHANDLER: E ng lis h, Eu ropean History. PATRICIA CROWE : En glis h , Fre n ch, Germa n (Inte rmedi ate I , Al ge bra (Intermedi a te), G eo m e try ( Int e rm 2di ate) . CLAIRE PEDLEY: Eng lish , French , German (Inte rmedia te ), Al gebra (Int e rmedia te) , G eo m etr y (Interme d ia te). TIM SMILEY : En g lish a nd French . DOROTHY POWER : En glish, French, Germ a n, L a tin .

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS. EMILIA FERLAZZO : Eng lish , Fre nch, Germ a n, Ita li a n , L a lin, Al ge bra , Arithmetic, G eo m e try, Mus ic, British Hi s tory, and Ci v ics . BETTY RENDALL: English , French , Germa n , L a tin , Arithme ti c, Algebra, Geom e try, Scienc e, M·usic. JOAN MARTIN: En glish , Fre nch , German, Geometry, Al ge bra, Arithm e ti c, L a lin, Science, Drawin g. BARBARA WALSH: Englis h , Fre n ch, L a tin, Germ a n , Arithm e tic , Al ge bra, Geome try , Scie nce. ROSALIE BENDALL: En g lish , French, German , L a tin , Arithmetic , Algebra, Geom e try, Mus ic. English , French, MARGARET KENDALL: G e rman, L a tin, Al ge bra, Arithm e tic, Geom e try, British Histc-ry and Civics. CARMEL ROADKNIGHT: English , French, Ge rman, L a tin , Al gebra, Geometry , Brit.ish His t or y a nd Civics. CARMEL SOLLY: En g lish , French , German ,

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Geometry, Arithmetic, Algebra, Latin, British History and Civics. SHIRLEY THOMAS: English, French, GerGeometry, Arithmetic, Algebra, man , History, Conunercial Principles. MARY BEEDEN : English, French, German , Alge bra , Arithmetic, Drawing. ETTILIA CARRAZZO : English, French, German, Italian , Geometry, Drawing. VIRGINIE HADDAD: English, French, GerDrawing, Civics, and History man , Algebra. German , English, SULLIVAN : EDWINA Algebra, Physical Science, Music. VIVIENNE KELLY: English, French, German, Algebra, Geometry, British History , and Civics. VALDA SIMMONS: English, French , Germ an, Algebra, Music . Drawing, English, DOUGLAS: LORNA Mu5ic, British History and Civics. JOAN CRONIN : English, Geometry, Drawing, Mu.sic , Alge bra. German , English , CORRIGAN: BETTY Algebra, Geometry. MONA CRONIN: English, French, German, Algebra . BERNADETTE DOYLE: Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry, Drawing. MARGARET SAUNDERS: English, German, Algebra, Draw ing. PROFICIENCY RESULTS, 1939. NOREEN O'BRIEN: English, French , GerArithmetic, History (Cr.). (Cr.), man Algebra (Cr.), G eometry (Cr.) Science, Drawing. PHYLLIS HOARE: English, Latin, French, German (Cr.,) History, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry (Cr.), Drawing. PATRICIA BLAKE: English, French (Cr.), German (Cr.), Arithmetic (Cr.) , Algebra (Cr.) (Cr.), Geometry (Cr.) , Science Drawing. JOAN PORTER: English, French, German (Cr.), History , Arithmetic (Cr.), Algebra (Cr.), G eo metry (Cr.) Drawing. VALDA SMITH: English, French, German (Cr.), History, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry (Cr.), Drawing (Cr.). JOAN SMITHERAM: English, French, Ger(Cr.), man (Cr.), History, Arithmetic Algebra, Geo metry (Cr.), Drawing. JOYCE POWER : English, French, German ,

Al(Cr.) , History, Arithmetic (Cr.), Geome try, Drawing. NORMA ROGERS: English, French, German Al(Cr.), (Cr.), History, Arithmetic gebra, Geometry , Drawing. JOAN GALLAGHER : English , French , GerGeoman (Cr.), Arithmetic, Algebra, metry , Science, Drawing (Cr. ). TERESA COOK: English , French, German (Cr.), History, Arithmetic, Algebra, Commercial Principles, Drawing. DOROTHY COOK: English, French, German (Cr.), History, Arithmetic, Algebra (Cr.) , Drawing (Cr.). LEONIE McDONALD: English, French , Ger(Cr.) , man (Cr. ), History , Arithmetic Geomet ry, Music (Cr.). MONICA BURNS: English, French, Germ an (Cr.), History (Cr.) , Algebra, Arithme ti c (Cr.), Commercial Principles. MARY MILLS: English, French. German (Cr.) , Arithmetic, Algebra, Drawing (Cr.), Music (Cr.). PRUDENCE HYETT: English (Cr.) , French, German (Cr.), Arithmetic, Geometry (Cr.), Science, Drawing. MARY HYETT : English, German (Cr .), Arithm etic (Cr.), Algebra, Geometry , Science, Drawing. MARIE WOODS: Eng lish. French, History (Cr.), Arithmetic, Algebra, Drawing, Music (Cr.). CLAIRE KERSTON: English, Fre nch, German (Cr.), Arithmetic (C r.), Al gebra, Geometry, Science. PAT. McDONALD : English, F rench , German (Cr.), History , Arithmetic, Algebra (Cr.). Drawing. BETTY MALCOLM : English, French, German, History, Arithmetic, Al gebra, Geometry (Cr.). TERESA WALLACE: English, French, German Geometry, Arithme tic, Algebra, (Cr.) , Science. KATHLEEN O'CONNOR : En glish . French, German (Cr.), History (Cr.) , Algebra, Music (Cr.) . MARGE COSTELLO : English , French, Germ an, History, Algebra, Geomet ry. DOROTHY KEELAN : English, French, German (Cr.), History, Algebra, Geometry. HELEN MALCOLM : English, French, G erman (Cr.) , History, Al gebr a, Geometry. (Cr.), gebra

CARITAS NANCY NATOLI: English, French, German (Cr.), History, Algebra, Drawing. MOIRA O'CONNOR: English, German (Cr.). French, Hist ory , Algebra , Drawing. PAT. VINES: English, German, History, Arithmetic. Draw ing, Mu sic (Cr.). CLAIRE WEEKS: English. French, German, Hislcry, Algebra, Drawing. URSULA BROADHURST: English, Frenc h. German , History , Algebra. Drawing. AUSTRALIAN MUSIC EXAM1NATIONS. UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE. 1940. Credit, Margaret Grade 1. Pianoforte. Moloney. Grade 1. Pianoforte.-Pass, Mildred Nagel. Grade 2. Violin.-Honours, William Star (age d 11 years. Marguerite Pianoforte.-Pass, 2. Grade Kelly. Violin.- Hon ours, Leo Barrett. Grade 3. Violin.-Credit, Marie Woods. Grade 3. Honours, Patricia Grad e 3. Pianoforte Exel!. Pianoforte.-Credit, Rita White . Grade 3. Pia noforte .-Credit, Margue rite Grade 3. Kelly . Pianoforte.-Pass, Ita Moloney .. Grad e 3. Kathleen 3. Pianoforte.-Pass, Grade O'Connor. Pianoforte.-Pass. Diana Clegg. Grade 3. Shirley Harmony .- Honours, 3. Grade · Issell (99 marks). Kathlee n Perception.- Credit, Grade 3. o·connor. Perception.- Pass, Ita Moloney . Grade 3. Perception.- Pass, Marie Woods. Grade 3. Pianoforte.- Honours, Elizabeth Grade 4. Mason. Pianofort e. - Honours, Shirley Grade 4. foe II. Pia nofort e.- Credit, Joan Barrett. Grade 4. Patricia Pianoforte.- Credit, 4. Grade Higgins. Pianoforte.- Pass, Carmel BrenGrade 4. nan. Pianoforte.- Pass, Moya Banson. Grade 4. The:ory.- Honours, Joan Barrett. Grade 4. Margaret Theory.- Hon ours, 4. Grade Slattery. Theory.-Honours, Anita Ryan . Grade 4. Musical Perception.- Honours, Grad e 4. William Star. Credit, Musical Perception. Grad e 4. Patricia Maguire.

Credit, Musical Perception. Grade 4. Marguerite Kelly. Grade 4. Musical Perception.- Pass, Diana Clegg. Honours, Jean Pianoforte. Grade 5. Stock. Pianoforte .-Honours, Maureen Grade 5. Eyre. Pianoforte.- Credit, Maria Walsh. Grade 5. Pianoforte.- Credit, Rina CodogGrade 5. nolto. Credit, Patricia Pianoforte. Grade 5. Carroll. Pianoforte. - Credit, Maureen Grade 5. Anderson. Pianoforte.-Pass, Theresa Reid. Grade 5. Carmel Pass, Pianoforte. Grade 5. McLachlan. Violin .-Pass, Marion Reid. Grade 5. Honours, Elizabeth Theory . Grade 5. Mason (100 marks). Theory.-Honours, Patricia HigGrade 5. gms. The ory .-Credit, Marion Reid. Grade 5. Honours, Joan Pianoforte. Grade 6. McMaster. Pianoforte.-Honours, Ann ForGrade 6. rest. Leo m e Pianoforte.-Honours, 6. Grade Hartnett. Marjorie Pianoforte.- Credit, 6. Grade Rose Neal. Pianoforte.-Credit, Eileen Kelly. Grade 6. Pianoforte .--Pass, Alfred PanGrade 6. look . Violin.-Honours, Marion Reid. Grade 6. Theory .-Honours, Leonie HartGra d e 6. ne.t. Ti1eory .-Credit, Ann Forrest. Grade 6. Theory.-Cre dit , Jean Stock. Grade 6. Judith Pass, Pianoforte. Prepara tory Cahir. ART OF SPEECH EXAMINATION. Grade 6.-Marea Walsh, Moya Banson, Jean Stoc k. PHYSICAL

CULTURE CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES.

Senior Division.-Medal, Rosalie Bendall ; Honour Certificates, E. Malone, V . Kelly . Intc.rmediate.-Medal, Sylvia Fent ; Certificates, D. Grose, B. Fleming. Madin; Judith Juniors.-First Certificate, Honour Certificates, P. Evans, I. O'Sullivan .

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