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CARITAS CATHOLIC LADIES' COLLEGE GREY STREET, EAST MELBOURNE

(Conducted by the Sisters of Charity)

ASSISTANT EOITRESSES : JOAN

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is oow so closely welded together by air-transport and wireless com munication , worl and the various cou ntri es are so interdependent economically, that injury to o ne country means harm to all. This is fully real rsc d by th e A llies' statesmen who will have the planning o f t he peace treaty . People in general are becoming keenly aware of thE1 danger o f int ernal Sectarianism, selfi sh capitalism, the divis ion in each country, both in war and in peace. re fusal of equal educational opportunities and factionalism in politics are beginni ng t o appear what t hey a re in rea lity , g rave menaces to all social well -be ing. So, from quite interested motives. most people desire national and international uni on . Prov ided that more generous and higher motives leaven the mass, the outlook for the future is full o f hope.

On the other hand, some people have lost all, and Europe is in such a suffering state that for a la rge number of individuals, relief will come too late . A ll over the world the f am ilie s who have had to bear the irrepara le loss of their heroic young sons are beyong counting.

A gain, what of those, even in Australia, who have come home permanently injured or There is no earthly remedy for these things, but they are, in themselves unne rved? heavenly alchemy, purifying and strengthening . On this planet we shall always to bear " The heart -ache and the thousand That flesh is heir to ,"

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but if we accept our crosses with com plete confidence in and resignation to, an all-wise We began 1942 in fear, then Providence, we most surely shall have "treasure in heaven."

Soon we shall be able to we strugg le d heroically, now we see light beginning to break. say, in its fullest meaning. " W hy rushed the discords in, but that harmony should be prized? '

CARITAS

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Editorial The Call to Youth After School Religion Results of Public Examinations Review of the Old Collegians' Activities Au•tralian Education Vocational Guidance for Catholic Girls The C.L.C. Ladies' Committee C.L.C. Welcomes the Coadjutor-Archbishop of Melbourne Sport C.L.C. Diary Deeper Causes of the French Honour Class Notes Speak the Speech- I Pray You The Military at C.L.C. Leaving Pass Class Notes Memories

Roll Call- Alpine Lodge Healesville Class Notes Students' Concert Forests to Fighters Obituary Acknowledgments Have You Heard That-

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J llustrations Catholic Ladies' College Our Revered Archbishop College Prefects Confirmation Group First Communicants' Retreat Group Sports Day, 1942 Emilia Ferlazzo, Winner of Exhibition Patricia Plans the Future The Most Rev. J. D. Simonds, D.D., Ph.D. Aikenhead House- Winners of Sports Trophy Mt. Riddell from Alpine Lodge Alpine Lodge A Healesville Group Alpine Lodge from the Foot of the Hill

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We in this city hav e so far been fort un ate that we have not ha d to endure directly and personally th e t errot's and devastation of war so co mmon elsew here. But even the imag ination of the turmoil and s uffer ing has been sufficient to focus attention in a startlingl y vivid and practical way on th e cruelty and weakness and disorder from which such results hav e arisen.

Weaknesses in our soc ial and intt!•·national life, confusion an d disorder in human values and activitie~ ha ve bee n brought hom e in a mann e r whi ch no spec ulative consideration of injustice or g r eed or tyranny co uld ever achieve.

Thus, so often is hea rd , with hop es that peace ma y come soon, expressio ns of doubt an d distrust of what that peace may mea n. Hence, too, the univ ersa l conviction is that the causes of war mu st be totally removed, that th er e must be applied not only at home, but abroad, the principles of justice and peace. So a new order is considered essential, plan s and systems are drawn up, legislati on formulated that benefits may be e njo yed and freedom be gained by all, and the inju stice and rivalries which lead to such awful results may be e liminated.

And this work for s uch a g r eat and nobl e end must be carried out in the years to co me mainly by the yout h of today! At least, they must s hare in these effort s as they will share in its benefits. But as the laws given by God ca n a lone be the basis of s uch a new ord er, so must all me mb ers o Hi s Church take part in its ,,·ork, a nd especially Catholic youth. For the Church, as the state ments of Chri st's vicar ha ve shown, alone has a true und ers tanding of the rights and purposes of man and th e rem ed y for hi s moral problems. Even before the war there hav e been ever:~r where peo ple- ofte n ca pable and s ince1·e-try ing to build a betk• state of human society and to further the ,,·ell-be ing and hap pi ness of man .

But man is a being with certain need s and rights, and with a ce rtain destj ny.

And, unfortunately, most leaders have differe nt and often completely erro neous conceptio ns of man for whom they are working.

No co ns iderat ion is given tu hi s immortal destiny, but he can not be happy unless he is fulfilling th e purpose fo1 which he was created hY God.

to Y outl1 One body alone und erstands the natu r., ,>1· man and ca n lay down the principles upon whi ch hi s life s hould be based.

That bodv was founded by Chri st to give gu idance to men a nd to guide m e n to Him. It alone h as th <so lution to th e chaos about us, the chaos which ex isted befor e the embers of weakness and bit terness of man without God were fanned in t o the flames of war. So the h ead of the Church has strikin g ly and a rresti ngly spo ken to thP world tho se truths need ed for its sa lvat ion. and to all members of the Church has directed a cru sade and call to join with their leaders in putting these truths into act ion.

That is wh y it is the wish of His Grace tht> Archbishop that Catholic Action shou ld haV2 a vital place in the life of every Catholic Secondary School. It is inten ded that eac h st ud ent s hould not only exerc ise the utmost influence as a Catho li c il1 the limited spheres of hom e and school, but s hould tra in for t he wide!' opportunities of later life.

Catholi c Action includes all activities, takes in every interest , cate rs for eve ry type. It is not an interfere nce with the ex is ting life of the schoo l; its aim is to enrich and expand what is alre ad~­ prese nt.

It wa nts to make of th e stude n t a fuller and richer Chri st ian, a nd to enable her. hy he r own effort s, to develop those aspects with which the sc hool cannot deal comp lete ly .

Thu s a C'athol ic Action movement ,,· ill be con ce rn ed with the attitude of students towa rd s their s port, their st ud y, their inte rests, th e ii" hobbi es; it will inc lud e t heir li ves at home , a nd with their compan ions, and their out look towards their future ca r eers. Thus they will deve lop initiative a nd will rece ive a comp l ete ! ~· Catholic formation with which they will tack le the problems of later life.

The sound spiritual foundati on laid at sc hool, if built up in b hi ~ wa~-, will not be outg-rown on leav ing school. hut ,,·ill meet the needs of growing· minds and changing experiences.

In this way Cat ho li c yo uth, both workers and st ude nts, at sc hool and university, can and mu st s hare in this work of Christ; can take .t part in so lving the problems which bese t thP world. W e may learn some other lessons fron1 t hi s time of stress. Thi s is an age of tota l

CARITAS 11·ar. Eve ry man and 1vonian and child is now a combata nt . All r eso urces are g·a rn ered ; we arc called upon to mak e great sac rifices of comforts and needs, and eve n life itself. But behind and be nea th this great st ruggl e of nations and of parties for the li ves of m en , goes on another eve n more vital- th e s truggl e for the so ul s of me n. And so ha s gone fort h the command a nd th e rallying· co· to make us!' nf the initiativf', the ta le nt s , t he courage

and e ne r gy of the great mas· of Chri stia ·1 peop le. It is se nt by Chri st t hrough Hi s \ 'icar to a work which is not m ·e ly for world!~· happin ess and peace, but is to ripe n sple ndidl y in ete rnity. It is an appeal to d evote o ur whol e life, in whatever sph e r e it m a~· be cast, lo our Lo rd, Chris t he King.

L. P. MORA!\ ,

COLLEGE PREFECTS Emilid Ferlduo , 8drbara Wdl sh, Jodn Gdllagh er, Kdthl ecn O 'C onnor

After School \\"hil e the ~· are at sc hoo l an hon es t e ffort is made to deve lo p and expa nd g·ir ls ' var ied fac ulti es of body, mind and so ul acco rding to the ir indi vidu a l capac ities. As far as poss ibl e, school is mad e for th e m a cro ss-section of

actual life, li1·ed rnmprehensh·ely, and rightly proportio ned. But the question is being asked. " Do g irl s , wh e n th ey ha ve left sc hoo l, really live t h e life of th e outside world as they practised it at sc h oo l" '? Jn the class room God

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i:; kept always and reverently First, as t-ne kind and all-provident Creator to Whom every duty is lovingly offered. Does this Divine intimacy still keep growing s ilently in the afterlife. of home, in the business world, in war activ ities and in social relaxations'? Let th e girls concerned ask t hemselves the pertinent questions: "Do the people I meet daily, especially those with Communistic tendencies, sense my peace of mind, my perfect sec urity, a peace, secur ity and contentment that <"an come only from continual draughts of the Love, Joy and Harmony in which the whol e universe is divinely rooted. Am l a person to ,,·ho m one goi ng through seve re mental and emotional confiict would come for help- and get it'? I am able to draw on the store of wisdom in Christ's Church. Do l use it to he lp others"'?

In class the young are helped to gather the gu lden grains of truth from the world 's e1wri::etic and profound thinkers, secular and religious, from Chaucer, Shakespeare, Browning, Newman, Chesterton, right up to Christ and His saints. They are surprised and delighted to find so many si milarities of thought and express ion, and are told that these agreements are most natural, since Chaucer, Shakespeare and the other three, along with the saints, were all heirs of the great Catholic tradition. They had grasped the clear logic of Chri st and His romantic appeal to every side of human nature, in all their divin e comprehensiveness.

"When people want to talk to me about books, am I bored ?-thinking myself perhaps. their intellectual superior?

Or, do I have a talk, lend them a book and introduce them tactfully to the Catholic Central Library?"

Th e poor Communistic world is starvi ng· for t he spiritual food that Ca tho I ics look on as their right. These divine truths are not their right, t.hey are a free gift, daily bread given them chiefly for distribution to their hungry brothers and s iste rs.

In Leaving Certificate classes girls are now getting a training in_ logical thinking and expressing. One reason given to induce them to sta nd up to this so m ewhat severe discipline is that th ey are acquiring the power to discriminate between truth and falsehood. How many girls, in a year or two, will be indolently accepting the superficial judgment of just one

newspaper, or of one speaker over the air? comparisons being too troublesome. How many will have the mental acumen to disco,·er a falsehood, or th e courage to attack it?

At school the body is developed, cared for, and the self-denial necessary for keeping hygienic laws is insisted on. How many young moth e rs insis t on all this in their homes'! Yet we know that a s ick body tends to make a sick mind.

Beautiful speech is sedulously cultivated, pure in ton e and in the choice of words and expressions. "Do I remember that the peop le I meet in the everyday world base their opinions of my hom e, my sc hool, my religion, very la1·ge ly on my s peech ?-in what I sayand how I sa y it'!"

During the sc hool year th e stress of examination work is never allowed to interfere with training in art and mus ic.

"Do I still realise that artistic emotion is closely allied with religious feeling, and do 1 U S<' my literary and artistic talents for hi gh p;,irposes a s did Browning, though only within the pale of Christianit~·? Do I rem e mber with him that ·'Art was given for thatGod uses us to he lp each other so.

Lending our mind s out?" \\'hile at school girls are careful about their personal appearanr2 and their classrooms. PerfPct cleanliness, order and good taste are held es~ential.

Courtesy is the rule of the day, and a spirit of uns e lfish friendliness is fostered.

A girl who is out of sorts, or genuinely ill. meets with consideration and is kindly cared i'or.

"Now that I am a wife and mother, is my husband proud of my personal appearance and of his home? He is, possibly, a sensitive, cultured person. I s my conversation, are my table appointments, my children's manners such that he often brings a friend to dinner? ]),) I love my children unselfishly and do I train them in all the gentle courtesies of happy social life? Do I reverence them, teach them to be un selfish and thank God for them? Have dependent ag-eing relatives- a father or a mother- a cos y corner in my home? When I was at school I read Browning's "Rabbi Ben Ezra" and Cicero's "De Senectute," but do I realise practically the beauty, wisdom and yet th e pathetic sensitiveness of old-age? Do I give to the poor, with due discretion, but generously? ls my home a mairnet attracting

CARITA$ m;: husband's friends and min e to all that is

l0Yely and of good report, to th e Source of a ll beauty and goodness"'?

Many tim es during school life the absolut P necessity of obeying the call to religious Ii fl' i' impressed o n girl s.

"But I am a uni ve rsity g raduate with a flair for soc ial se rvice and soc ial inte rcourse, a l:)\·er of books and music, with other expensivP tastes."

"A ll the more reason for e nterin g at once. ·ou , with yo ur organising ability, your gentleness, strength and culture, are the \·e ry wo man God wants just now in Hi s sc hools to i;ive them an impe tus onward and upward .

With yo ur wid e outlook and broad sy mpathi es you \vi ii help to bring about: a good und e rsla ndin ~, a solidarity between me n and wom e n generally. between the young and old, between political factions and eve n warring nation s. In .r n ur pe.ace plans, big a nd little , eve r~·o n f' will

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receive just co ns ideration, the youth movements you help to direct will achieve practical realiti es, not end in airy th eo rizings. For the future is in the hands of the children you teac h, and th e y are large ly moulded by their Th e most determined Co mmunist teache r s. cculd never accuse you of r e ligi ous obscurant ism , so your sp here of influence would be wid e ly extended."

All th e world over w e are passing through a crisis in which we are getting an abnormally \·aried expe rience of Ii fe, and in whi ch w e are making- innumerable huma1 contacts of all kinds. Out of the present stress and pain we are bent on building a better world. Let us ,;ec that, as individuals, our progress is compre he nsiv e and righly proportioned, for then, in sympathy and a~ a world- soc iety , large und e rsta nding, howeve r far we hav e to go , we shall movf' forward with solidarity and •11 peace.

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Rel igio n RETR E AT .

The r etreat with which the seco nd term at the Catho li c Ladies' Co ll ege elosed this ye:1!· was given by the Rev. Fr. Borthist le, C.SS.R. Though the lect ures we re li ve ly, even humor ous, a Yery defi nite plan e merged , which left >1

laws of hygien e , avoidin g infectiou s persons, th ings, and places where we might catch di"ease; so, in the world of the spi ri t, we mu s t avoid pe rso ns, things, and placf's where we might catch the di sease of s in.

CONFIR MATION AND FIRST COMMU NION.

deep impressi o n.

Th e lectu r er pointed out the ana logy ex isting· between our natural a nd supernat ural actiYitie s. As the bTeathin g of fresh ai r is n ecessar ~· for the bod~·, so the continua l in · breathin g of the Holy Spirit, through praye r , is necessa ry for the sou I. Ph~· s ical st rength is maintain ed by whol esome food, and spiritual \\·el l-being is secured b~· the Sacrame nts, cspPciall~· the Blessed F:ucharis t- th e food of our send s. To keep lwalth~· "·e mu st observe th A

I sl October, Jli s Grace, the Archbi s ho p of :\Iclhour1 1c, :id 111ini s l erccl Ilic' Saera111e nt of l'onflr111 :dion lo t h r l' hilclr c11 of the C:itl1edrn l parishes. i11 c l11di11 g- twe11ty - 01u· l' liildrcn frnnl ()11 Liu· sa 111 r 111o r11 in g-. two sn1a ll µ:irb C. l .. C. On

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C ARI T AS CATHOLIC ACTION. lJ11e day I ll'as silting in a trarn with 111y 11ncl<', who is to be ordained " pries t in a f•·ll' tnqnths, when l heard two ~·0 11ng· p;irls di sc·11ss i111.r Catholic Action. I said to rn~· 11ncil': '" \\' hat is ( 'atholic .\diuu;" Th e n 111y 1111cl1· explain<'<l it to Ill<" .

En·ry Catholic who ha s rea ched a !'t: r"1in :q,·1·, nncl ll'ho is capable, is expected to lak•· :in adin· oarl in God's Ch11rch ancl hl'lp. as fnr as possible, t o sprrad the l~ing-do111 of Chri st on 1·arlh. \\"<' <:an do thi s, fir st h~· being ;:nod 11raclic,d Catholies 1111rse h·cs. Ther e is 110

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ll<"ighho11rs. \Ian~· Catholics are lond in lh!'ir pr:ii ses of pri<"sls, brothers and n11n s, h11t do 1· er~· little tlH'llJSelH·s in helping lhc Cht1r<"h. Christ sa id: •·(;o y<", tl"·rcforc. lcaeh all nation s." Tires .. "· orcl s \\"f'ft' 11nl rncant for pri<"st·s c11il~· . h11t 111 •·;1ch :ind f'l'cry on<' of us. \\" ca rt' 1101 c• xp<'<" l<-d In go to forei g n con11tri f's , h11l II'<' can help 1111r pr if'sls and 11nn s, 11·ho a rc· laho11ri11 g- for th <' con,·cr s ion of pagans. by our prayt'r s .ind d on; 1t ions. The .st· n1 i ss ioru ·r s 111:1 kc µ:n•;1 I sacri fices In g::iin sn111s for God, nnd it is in our po11·c•r lo co-op<"ralt· with them . l:1·cry Cathqlic sho11lrl l ;1k e an :il'li1·c· part in helping· lh•· pari s h priest in all Cl111r<"lt 11r:tlt<"rS. ('hilcln·11 shnnlcl do all in lheir pnll'cr lo keep 11p th e s t a ndard of ti"· sehool lhf'y :ir<' :illf't)(l in:.r. hy nhryinµ: flit' law s of t-hr Cli11r<'h. S(' liool :ind country.

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YOl.N(; CATHO LI C S'ITDENTS' \IOVEMENT

Th e sc hool children th e m seh·es ha,·e probab ly not r ea li sed it ~·et, but in J!).J2 the:-· he lp ed to forward th e hi sto ry of Ca tholic Actio n in Australia.

A mov e ment was st arted this year which will gathe r streng·1h as it grows- and th e e nthu s ia s m of th ose res pon s ibl e for its existence will see that it grows.

Ca tholic Action had a lready a !irm hold on the Young· \Vorkers, gir ls. univf'rs i1. y

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student s , farmers - eve r y walk of life afte r the school period; but the re are a great number of people to whom "Catholic A c tion" was ju st two words strung togethe r without meaning.

Th ese people le ft sc hool and all contact was lost with them before they co uld be interested in Cat holi c Action in any oJ its forms. This leakage still goes on-pa rti c ularly among ch il dre n who lea\'e sc hoo l- at t h e matur e age of fourt ee n! A start ha s been made this yeai:, howeve r, with t he Y.C.S. (Young Cath oli c Students) in an expe rim enta l form. Th e experiment w as tak en up with s uch e ne rgy b y a ll concerned that the bi sho p s gave it t he statu s of a Mo ve me nt, with His Grace, th e Archbi s hop of Ad e laid e, as its Ecc les iastica l c hair man.

Th e moveme nt has its nu c le us in the sc hoo l, a Ge ntral Group, guided by an Externe Lead e r, who is us ually a Past Pupil of the sc hoo l, with the Sc hool C haplain as its spi ri tual directo r.

The mo ve m e nt run s through the se nior sc hoo l in \nwes much as a stone thrown into the wate r raises edd ies whi ch touch eve r y part of the pool. The m em be rs of the Ce ntral Group, seve n or e ig ht in number, have the guidance of Activity Groups, usually two to eac h group of gir ls, and once o r twice a term a general m eeting is h e ld so t hat eve ry m embe r of the Senio r Schoo l ma:-· see what Catholic Action is, and be influ enced by it.

Th e m eet in g of the Central Group is main ly sp iritua l, and the e nthu sias m of its me mbers know s no bounds, for usually the Externe Lead e r is lea rning with the g irl s- a nd the Chaplain keeps them from falling into h eresy!

The F:xte rn e Leade r s m ee t once a month to make s ure that the sc hool me eting will not become a case of the blind leading the blind , to give them a s piritua l tonic, to repo rt prog-ress at the sc hool, a nd to di scuss difficulties.

Since plans were not co mpl e t ed for the expe rim e nt until late in First T e rm , the Hl 12 Y.C.S. bega n their act ivities with a handi cap of lost time.

Th e Externe L ea d ers appealed to the g irl s to h e lp, a nd the r espo n se was <;o e nthu siastic that the prestige of th e in fant movement rose rapidly.

Th e m e mbe r s of the Y.C.S. in eac h sc hoo l ha ve had a chance of meeting girls from other schoo ls in a wa~· that ha s n eve r h E'en their~

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SPORTS DAY, 1942

1. A Happy Lunch-Hour Group.

2. Intermediate Team, Winners of Basketball Cup. :!. Eileen Thynne and Wilma Moffatt, Winners of Tennis Cup for Intermediate. 4. School

Basketball Team .

5 . First Year Basketball Team. 6. Second Year Basketball Team .

7. Leaving Pass Basketball Team .

CARITA$ before. Early in the year a 1·1ver tr1p and picnic in "Tay Creggan" grounds wa s arranged and eve ryone had a most enjoyable day. Later, when the great occasion arrive'! for the incorporation of th e Y .C.S. as a Catholic Action move ment, the school childre n - boys and girls-were able to see that th ey stood togeth er as the fou11ders of a healthy young movement, and this realisation made them s till more kee n to show themselves worthy of th e trust which the Bishops had placed in them.

And where do es C.L.C. s tand in all this activity?

The Catholic Ladies' College was one of the first sc hools ask ed to experiment with this new form of Catholic Action . Sisters and students took up the idea enthu s ias tically a nd made easier the tas k of the organiser.

C.L.C. members of th e Y.C' .S. represe nted the school at the inauguration of the movement, and posters made by the members of th e groups demonstrated how full of zeal we re the C.L.C. propagandists of Catholic Action in the School.

A successful general meeting was held ;n the Second Term, and the Missions Group im prov ed upon the occasion by an excellent display intended to keep the Missions financially and to make C.L.C. missio n-minded.

C.L.C. has three activity groups- or Talent Groups as we of C.L.C. prefer to call thema Poster and Propaganda, a Missions, and a Literature and Social Group . These groups have been doing valuable work as s teppingstones be tween the Central Group and the Senior School as a whole. Their activity has been enthusiastic and successful, and propaganda for Catholic Action activities is continually before the eyes of the school. We hope as a result of th e ir work those girls who leave school this year will look upon Catholic Action with an enthusiastic eye, and take a decisive step in the right direction by joining the National Catholic Girls' Movement, the most modern way in which a Catholic girl can help to win the world for God !

- Paula Mclnerney.

THE CHURCH-OUR MOTHER.

Attention!-All girls with active imaginations, all beauty-lovers, all budding poets, and members of Catholic Acti on groups ! This

humble articl e is offered specially to you abo\'e-mentioneds, because you, I think, will realis e more than any others what the writer is trying to express throu g h the medium of these untamed words and unruly sentences.

You see, I have a vision of beauty to which l wish to open your s piritual eyes so that you too may see and e njoy and impart to others some of your joy in beholding it. Now, you "Annes,'' with th e vivid imagination s, and you love rs of bea uty who walk with heads among the s tars, will you bea r wi t h me till my tal e is told'!

No doubt th e Catholic Actionist;, have been told many times that their aim is to "restore all things in Christ," to bring the world to the F ee t of Him Who made it, and s uch. Well, in this lies a danger. You may have been told those phrases over and over again, till th ey have become as meaningless and cant to you a s Eat More Fruit, or Travel hy Train. If you are to restore all things in Christ, you must see religion not as the modernists see it- dull and faded, as dry as bon es in a corner, or so mething horrid which forces people into church on Sunday to listen to uninteresting sermons and worn-out platitudes, but as it really is.

And that is where my vision of beauty comes in- a vision of that lovely, glow ing, poetic thing, the Catholic Church.

There are all kinds of beauties in the Church to app eal to all kinds of people-beauties of poetry and music and colour and drama.

Drama, we are told, is th e seat of all the arts, and the Drama of the Catholic Church is likewise th e origin of all her loveliness.

I mean that magnificent, pierci'lg, sweet drama of the Mass. How many people, sitting clad in Sunday staidness, in their seats at Mass, are aware of the tempestuous drama that is being played before their eyes, nay, in which they should be active partakers? Many people like to boast that they have seen ail the "best" plays, while others revel in the great dramas of the past, delighting to se~ the way in which the old masters adorned their works. Yet the world's greatest Drama, the most tender and inspiring Act there ever was, i.; left neglected and unsung by the vast majority. How many lovers of symbolism and ritual know the precious meaning of the priest's vestments as he presides at the Altar?

The stole-that s weet yoke of Christ; the alb, the a mice, and

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the rest, mak e fascinating s tudy, s pecially to EYen my fri ends of the vivid inu g inations. th e colours of th e ves tm ents hav e a s ymlio li s m all th e ir own. Gree n, like th e co lo ur of th e yo un g fi e lds in th e ir s prin g sweetn ess; lilac k fo r th e du s kin ess f death ; red fo r pure lo ve a nd th e s pill ed o ut beauty of th e martyr's Wh a t lilood, a nd white fo r dear v irg inity. scope he re, my youn g fri e nd s , for th ose beautylovin g so uls , and th ose yo un g hea rts a live a nd cage r fo r love liness !

Round th e ce ntral Uram:1 of Cal vary th e Church has co mp osed >nany o f he r love li es t pra ye rs , which you s hould l" l'~t d in your Mi ssal.

Pa rti cularl y lo ve ly are tho se of th e Nuptial i\lass, in which th e Church prn ys with s pec ial earn es tn ess for he r da ug hte r the Bride.

I cannot re peat th e p ray e r he re Lecause it is too lon g, but it is •m e o f th e love lies t in Me ntion o f th e bride brings one th e liook.

No w naturally t o the s ubj ec t uf tlie hom e. practically all peopl e ca n te ll you e ith e r in admiration or conte mpt that th e Catholi c Church has se t he r fac 2 firmly a g ains t s uch things a s di vorce and birth-control. Th ey know all th e negative s ide o f h e r tea ching on thi s s ubj ec t , th e wise " don 'ts" whi ch sh e puts befor e her childre n so that th ey may be happy But how in thi s world a s well ns th e nPxt. many peo pl e , Cath olic or oth e rwi se , know he r positive t eaching n thi s subj ect, t ea ching so bea utiful t hat it ca tc he s th e breath wh e n th e full mea ning of it ·s r eali sed. To th e Church eYe ry fa mil y is a s ym bol of that love ly union be tw ee n Christ a nd he r se lf. The fath e r is th e head of th e ho me, th e rul e r, guide and provid e r for his fa mily , th e "rock" aga inst whi ch hi s dear ones a r c s he lte r ed and s upporMoth e r is t:rhe hea rt , th e so urce and ted. centre of love, th e con sole r of so rrow s, both g rea t and s mall, th e hea ler of wounds . And you, children, are th e me mber s born happily of thi s lovely uni on be twee n heart and head .

And and nouri s hed and ch eri sh ed by th e m. that, I think , is ab ou t th e fin es t tea chin g on marria ge one could ima~in e, don't you?

Now you buddin g >Joc ts, you wh o scan th e lin es of th e g r ea and re vel in the s tq·eJ1gth and beauty and wi sdo1 n of fine lite rature, you t oo ca n turn to th e Ch urch to be e nriche d in thi s wa y. N owh er e in th e world will you find g r eate r bea uty of express ion than in th e N ew T es tam e nt a nd th e B ibl e. Study th e Sacr ed l30o ks t o find th eir id eal of w omanh ood; r ead

th e glowing passages ,)n th e Valiant Wom a n, on ma ide nhood- that seal ed fountain- on t he holy wom e n o f old, Rach e l, Ruth , and tlw Gl ory in th e pas sages which re late oth e rs. lo Our Lady; th ese cons titute some of th e lo\" eli es t in th e Books; read St. Paul , a s he grows ly rical in praise of th e lov e of God. Be proud o f St. Paul , that little man with the tre mendous courage and th e commanding pe rsonal it y.

H e belongs to you, a s do your othe r broth e rs Nowh e re else in th e and :- is te rs, th e saints. world will you find s uch charact e r s tudi es, s uch breadth of human e motion s and pe rsonalities as in th e Bibl e.

Now l hav e tri ed t o e xplain to you in my own poor way, a ve ry f e w o f th e re a ~ on s wh y yo u s hould be proud of your Mother th e Church, and wh y you s hould regard s uch say ings a s "Re ligion is dry and uninteresting" as abso lute nonse nse. The Church is a ve ritabl e min e of beauty and inter es t t o those wh o see k.

Eve n as I write what s hould be my conclu s ion , little lovea ble nesses of he r 's co me to my mind and de mand to be e xpressed- he r symbolism of palms and vesse ls, and brother Fire , and s weet, mysteriou s Water; her kna ck (for wan ~ of a bette r word) of makin g life and livin g a joyo us thing, wh e re eve r y stick and s tone al ong th e way may ha ve its s pecial s tor y a nd s ymboli s m; he r way of beautifying eve r ything whi ch is dear to th e hea rt of man, fr om So you viv id lllarri a .!!,·e to good mann e r s. ima gin e r s , you Catholic Acti oni st s , and yo u poe tesses-in-the- making, please try to pass o_n so lll e of this ri chn ess whi ch is yours so thlH oth e rs too may warm th e ir hands at thi s flam e. and partake of thi s beauty . And thank you for bea ring· with me.

- Meg Taylor.

"CHIPS ." :Vly a untie ha s a puppy , a nd she mils him "C hips. " li e sometimes gets he r s lipp•~ n; and tears th em

all t o bits; But

s he will ne ve r scold she sa ys , "H e's good ."

him,

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I' m s ure he'd say " I'm sorry ," if he only co uld.

- Pauline Onr.ne (2nd yea r) .

CAR I TAS

Results of t•ublie Exami11ations, 1942 Senior Governm en t Scholars hip JOSIE NOSEDA I\ew man Ex hibition JOSIE NOSEDA (2nd Place ) C.L.C. New man Ex hi bit ion JOAN MARTIN Ex hi bition In Ita lia n FERLAZZO

l~ MILIA

Teac hin g Scho lars hip VERA FAIRBANK Juni or Gove rnm ent Scholars hip PATR I CIA GI LHAM, MARGARET Kl SSA NE. LEAV ING H ONOLi RS JOSIE NOSEDA: French (1st Class Honours ) , German (3rd Class Honours ), European History (3rd Class Honours), Greek and Roman History (3rd Cla ss Honours).

EMILIA FERLAZZO: French (2nd Class Honours), German (3rd Class Honour.;; ) , Italian (lst Class Honours) .

JOAN MARTI N: French (3rd Class Honours ) , German (3rd Class Honours ), Math s. TI. (P.H.P.).

BETTY RENDALL: English (3rd Class Honours), German (P.H.P.), Chemistry (L. Pass).

BARBARA WALSH: Fre nch (P .H.P.), Ge rman (P.H.P.), Chemistr y (L. Pa.;~) , Physics (L. Pass).

LEA Y ING P ASS !' ..\TR ICIA BRENNAN: English, French, German, Maths. I., Chemistry, European History, Latin. ~! O LLIE MOLONEY: English, French, German, European History (3rd Class Honours), Gr eek and Roman History (P.H.P.).

Drawing.

JOAN GALLAGHER: l•;nglish, French, Ge rman, Math s. I. , F:urnpean Hi s to1·y, Drawing, Chemistry (Inter.).

PATR ICI A BLAKE: Englis h , French, German, Maths. I., Chemistry.

DOROTHY COOK : English, French, German, Drawing, Latin. ~r ARIE WOODS: Eng lish, French, German, Music (2 subjects). :VI URIEL BAKER: English, French, Latin, Math s. I.,

MONI 'A BURNS: F.ngli sh, French, German, Maths. I. JOAN DUKE: En;>;lish, French, German, Euro pean Hi sto ry, Algebrn (Inter.).

P H YLLIS HOARE: English, French , German, Chemistry.

NANCY NATOLI: Engilsh, French, Mu s ic (2 s ubj ects ), History (Inter.), Drawing (Inter .), Algebra (Inter.).

KATHLEF.N O'CON NOR: English, French, Mu;;,_ic (2 subj ects), German , T<;uropean Hi s tory.

VALDA SM I TH: F:nglish, F rench , Math s. I..

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CLARE KEH STEN: En g lish, French, Math s. I. J OYCE POWER: French, German, Ma ths. I. .JOAN SMITHER AM: English, Fre nch Ge rinan.

BETTY MALCOLM: English, European Hi story.

LEONE McDONALD : Sat for and passed in Englis h , Fre nch.

E MILIA F E RLAZ ZO, W inn e r o f E x hib itio n in It a li an .

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INTER MEDI ATE CERT IFICA TE FELIC IA McCA RTHY : Engli s h, Fre nch, Ger man, Arithm e tic, Algeb ra, Geome try , Phy s ical Science, Art, Music a l P ercept ion .

JOAN McLE OD : Englis h, French , Latin, Arithm e tic, Algeb ra, Geome try, Physic al Scienc e, Art. P A ULIN E GOUG H: En g lis h, Fre nch, Latin.

Germa n, Arithm e tic, Alge bra, Geo metry, Physic al Scie nc e.

VERO NICA FAIRB ANK: En g li s h, Fre nch , Germa n, Arithm etic, Alge bra, Geome t l'y , Physic al Scienc e, J1.rt.

BETT Y CA VEN: Englis h, French , Germa n, Arithm e ti c, Al ge bra, Geome try, Phys ical Scienc e, Art. JOAN BRYA N: En g li s h, Fre nch, Germa n , Al g ebra, Geome try, Arithm etic (L. ), History, Art. Engli s h, Fre nch , LORR AINE HOMD EN: Latin (L.), Ge rman, Arithm etic (L. ), Algeb ra, Geom etry, Phys ical Scie nce, Art. EILEE N KELL Y: Englis h, French , Germa n, Arithm etic, Algeb ra, Geome try , Physic al Scienc e .

LOIS KERS TEN: Englis h, Fre nch, Germa n , Arithm etic, Algeb ra , Geome try , Phys i<:·Jl Scienc e, Art (L.).

JOAN MATS ON : Engli s h, French , Germa n, Arithm e tic, Alge bra, Geome try, Physic al Scienc e.

Englis h, Frenc h, MAUR EEN MOLO NEY: ra, Geome try.

Algeb etic, Germa n, Arithm Physic al Scienc e.

MARG UERIT E SCHL ITZ: Englis h, French , Germa n, Arithm etic, Algeb ra, Geome try , Physic al Scienc e.

ZITA CLOO NAN : Engli sh, French , ArithPhysic al Geome try, Algeb ra, metic, Scienc e.

JOSE PHIN E GIBSO N: Englis h, French , Ge r man, Algeb ra, Geom etry, Histor y.

JOAN MALO NE : Englis h, French , Germa n, Algeb ra, Geo metry , Music al Percep tion (Grad e III.). :VIAR GARE T SLAT TERY : Englis h, French , (L.), Algeb ra, Geom etr y, Arithm etic Percep tion Physic al Scienc e, Music al (Grad e II.) .

IREN E ATLE Y: Englis h, French , Arithm e ti c.

Al gebra, Geome try, Phys ical Scienc e (L.) .

MARY BLAY NEY: Engli sh, Ge rman , Ari th metic, Algeb ra, Histor y.

JOAN COOK : Englis h , Frenc h, Germa n , Arithm e tic, Al ge bra , Geo metry (L.). !TA MOLO NEY : Englis h, Fre nch (L.) , Ger man, Alge bra, Hi s tory, Mu s ical P e rce pti ·>11 (Grad e II.).

JOAN TU CKER : Engli s h (L.) , Fre nch, Ge rma n, Arithm e tic (L.), Al ge bra, Geo met ry , Hi s tory (L.), Musi c.

MARG ARET BURN S: Germ a n, Arithm eti ·, Alge bra, Geome try, Phys ical Sc ie nce (L.).

PATR I CIA EXEL L : En g lis h, Ge rman ( L.), Arithm e tic, Algeb ra, Geo me tr y, Art ( L.) , Musica l Pe rc e ption (Grad e II.) (L.) .

FRAN C E S MILL S : Engli s h, Fre nch, Ge rm a n, Arithm etic (L.), Algeb ra, Geo me try (L.).

DIAN A CLEG G: Engli s h, Ge rman (L.). Ari thmeti c (L.) , Al gebra, Geo me try (L.) , P erce ption Sci ence , Mu s ical Phys ical .

(Grad e II.) (L.) NORM A MOFF ATT: Engli s h (L.), Ari t hmeti c, Alge bra , Art. ANITA RYAN : Englis h (L .), Fre nch (I .).

Arithm e tic, Al ge bra, Hi s tory (L. ), .\rt (L.), Mu s ic (Grad e II.) . \ ' ONNI E SW AENE N: En g li s h, French, t; e !i~ man.

EILEE N THYN NE : Engli sh (L.), Frenc h (L.), Arithm etic, Alge bra, Mus ic.

MAUR EEN BURK E : Engli sh (L. ) , Algeb r a , Geome try.

NORE EN KERR : Englis h, Arithm eti c (L.)'..

Alge bra ( L. ), Physic al Scienc e.

TERE SE McIN ERNE Y: Engli sh , Ge rma n, Al ge bra, Geom etry, Drawi ng, Ph ys i ~ a l Sci ence ( 1941) , French .

PROF ICIEN CY CERT IFICA TE SHIRL EY ISSEL L: Englis h (Credi t), r e n h (C.), Germa n (C.), Hi story , Arithm etic ( C. ) , Algeb ra (C.), Geome try (C. ), G e m~ ­ ral Scienc e (C.), Dra wing ( C. ).

BERN ADET TE KENN EDY: En g li sh, French , Germa n (C. ), Arithm etic, Al gebra, Geome try, Gene ral Sci ence, Comm e rcial P yinciples and Practi ce (C.), Drawi ng.

PATR ICIA DOYL E : Englis h, French , Ge r man ( C.), Histor y, Algeb ra, Geome try (C.), Gener al Scienc e (C .) , Drawi ng

CARITAS KATHLEEN O'BRIEN: Engli s h (C .), Fre n"h, German ( C.), I-Ii s tor~· (C'.), Arithm etic.

Geometr~" Ge rH'rai Sri<'ll<'<' (C.), Dra\\'ing ( C. ).

:llARY VIERO: E nglis h, Fre nch , Ge rman (C.), Arithmetic, Geom etry, Comm e rci al Principles and Practice, Drawing, Itali a n ( C. ).

MAUI1rnEN WHITE: English, Fre nch, Ge r man, Arithmetic, Geom etry , C mm e rcial Principl es and Practice, Drawing. Mu s ica l P erception ( C.).

MARGARET CALLANAN: Engli s h. Fre w: h, German (C .), Histor~· (C.), Al .~·ebra (C.), Geometry, Gen e ral Science.

CRIENA DAVIES: Engli sh, French, Ge rman, Geo metry, Gen e ral Science, Commercial Principles and Practice , lJrawing (C .).

ANNE DON C1II: English, French, German, Geometry, Commercial Principles and n1ctice, Drawing, Italian ( C ..

PATRICIA GH:;HAM: En g lish (_C .), Fre nch , German (C.), Hi s tor~· . Arithm e tic (C. ), Al ge bra, Geometry.

BEATRICE KENNY: Engli,·h (C.), Fr e n ~ h.

German ( C. ), Hi sto ry, G eo m et r~', General Sc ience (C.), Dra\\'ing. \\'ILMA MOFFATT: English ( C .), Fre nch, German (C .), Geo metry, Gen eral Science, Commercial Princi p!es and Practi ce.

Drawing (C. ). :1IARY PUR C l~ LL: Engli s h, Fre nch, German (C.), History, Geo metry, Ge ne ral Science, Drawing (G.).

IHVIE ~ NE

BRAY: English, French, German, Hi stoi:y (C.), Geometry, Drawin g'.

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VIA FENT: I<;nglish, French, Ge rrnan C. ), Geo metry, Commercial Princi pies and Rractice, Drawing.

:IIONIOA HADDOCK: Engli s h (C.), Fre nch, German (C.), Arithm etic, Al ge bra , Georietry. .: UN E JACKSON: English, Ge rman, Alge bra, Geometry, Comme rcial Principl es :111d P ·actice, Drawing.

SH1RLEY LAWLOR: English , Fre nch, G ?rman, Geometry, Drawin g. Mu sical Pl' rception.

I'ATHI CIA MILL S : E11glish, French, German (C'.), Geometr,,., Gene ral Science, Drawing. :\!ARIO N RElD: Engli s h, French, Germ a n, Geo metr y, Commercial Principles and Pract ice, Musical Pe rc ept ion ( C.). ~; FfIRLI ~ Y

SULLIVAN: English, French, Ge r man ( G.), Hi sto ry ( C.). Geometry, Drawing.

Al 'STIULI.\:X :\ll'SIC EX ,\!\11:\'ATIO'.\' BOARD.

Gl'ade II. l'ianofol' Lc - J~ onours, Valerie Buchan.

Grade II. Pian ofo rt c - Cl'e di t,11~e licia McCarthy. c:rad e II . L' ianoforteredi t i Eileen Thynne.

Gn1d c II. Pianofortc-C 1·cditL :v!aureen White.

Grad e II. Pianofo1· ~e - Pa s 'l,, Elizabeth Mas on.

Grad e IT . Pianofol' tc- Pa ss, Patricia Exel!.

Grad e I I. Pian ofo rt e~ Pa ss , Joan Barrett.

Grade IL l' cJ'(:e ption - Cre~li t1 Ita Moloney.

Grade Ip . Pian ofo rte- Honours, :v!arg-al'e t Bu chan. (:rad e fII. Pianofol'le- C !'cdi b, Patricia Doyle. (;l'a de 111. Pianof'o l' te - Oi·edit. :Margaret Ki ssa ne . c; rade III. Pianoforte- Pa ss , Carmel Coyne.

Grad e III. Pian ofo !'Lc- Pa ss, :v!ari e Martin .

Grade III. Violin- C!'<'dit, Andre y Ritches.

Grad<' III. Harmon y-C redit, Elizabeth Maso n. c; racl e III. Pe]'(:ept ion- Pass, Leo Ba n ett.

Grnd e IV. Pianofo r te-Credi , :Vla!'jori e Ro se Neal.

Grade IV. Pe1·cept ion- Honou!'s, Th e resa Reid.

Grade IV. P e rception - H onours.

Audrey Rite h es.

C:l'a de IV. Pp1·ce pLion -- 1-!onoul' ~, Valerie Bu chan.

Grade IV. Rerce ption- Pas s, Leo nie Hynes.

Grade IV. Th eo ry- Credit, Ca'rm el Coyne.

Grnde V. Pianofol'tc- C r eclit, Lilian Barry.

Grad e V. Pianoforte- Credit, Joan Mullens .

Gracie V. Pianofor te - Credit, Judi t h Cahir.

Grad l' \ '. P ia noforte- C l'edi t, Lolita Atkin son.

Gl'acle VI. Pianofo l'te Honours, Deni se Atkins on.

Crade VI. Pianoforte - Honours, Th eresa Mal'tin.

Gl'ad c VI. Pianofo l' le - Honours , Patrit:ia Ca ,·en.

Grad e VI. ian ofo r te - Credit, Loi s Quirke.

Pl'epa rato1·y Grad e Pianoforte- Pa ss . Pamclfl.

Ker sten.

CARIT AS

Revi ew of the Old Colle gian s Acti vitie s THE OLD COLLEGIA NS' ASSOCIAT ION IN RETROSPE CT. \\'e ll, well , well! T o r ed cw the Old Collq.dans' adil' iti es for 1 9 ·~2 is not the a rduou s Th e plunge into the task it rni µ: ht appear. a l111 ost fuq,wtten pa st ab ruptly a rrest s o ur rt"I ro spcction, for t hi s mu st be a s umm a ry o nly of Cl't' nt s s in ce Com rn crnoration Day, 19 · ~1 -· ;inutht'r stran d in the µ;o ld e n thr ea d by which we O ld Co ll eg ia n a r<' W•H·e n to ge! he r in tlH' interests of o ur Alina :vl atC' r. .\ s we t urn ba ·k the paµ;cs whi c h co nt a in th e records of o ur operat ion s, we are dismayed to find we clid n ot h:11·e s uch a full p rog ramme after a ll.

Co n11n ern orat io n Day ( whi c h is recorded elsewhere in this iss ue in det a ii ) wa s a distin ct success. Th e arranµ:c rn ent s were planned with a ce rt a in d eg ree of apprehensio n as to how the ne w ord er o f c,·e nts wo uld appeal to Th e r es ult was e ntire ly r11ost ex-students . sa ti sfactory.

The new ly elected Committee to ok up th e ir re spccth·e d uti es with an a dd ed zest, a nd thu s the socia l ca lenda r rece iv ed it s quota of cngagcrnents for the C. f.. C. Old Co lle g ia n s.

Three or four s uccess ful Pic t ure Ni g ht s we re arrange d at int erva ls tl1rou g hout th e year, but on acco unt of th e prcl' a ilin g brown -o ut co nditions, it was fo und impra ct icab le to hold n n~· ilt h<'r nig·ht functions .

1\t a genera l half-year ly meeting held nt the Co ll eµ;<' , it was µ; ratifyin g t o b ehold a la rirc 11111nbe r of th e younger m e mbe r s o f our A ssoA c ia tio11. Th<'i r ide as wer e mo st we lco m e. its of ture ea f n nd a formed wr" lub \\' a lkin g C ad idti es was t he inaugur a tion o f n Hik e to h e he ld to a de stin at ion unkn o wn on th e third Since then, many Sunda ~· of e ,·e ry month . e n.io~· ab l e o utin gs ha ,·e been a tt e nd ed hy groups of th e yo un ge r o l'1 co ll eginn s, a nd, in a ddition to the happy ti m e th<'y ha1·e all e xp e ri e nced, n srn a ll cred it ba lance has he lp ed to s well th e funds as a result of thi s pnterprise. Ma y they pcrse l'erc in their e ffort s a nd m ay e Yen g re a ter success at t e nd th e ir e nd envo urs.

The most o ut sta nding e1·cnt of th e year w as lhe fe as t o f rh usic se n ·ed in concert form nt the K elvin H a ll on Mond ay eve ning, 20th Septemb e r . Th e Secretary, Mi ss Mamie Clifford,

did y~o111a11

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Tl1<· interes t of th<' l'ntl111 sia sti c few in the ( '. \\'.O . l lut ha s h<'<'ll Wt'll s11 stai11 C' d thr o u g hout till' year, :iltl1011J.rh rnort · 1·olunt<'C'rs for sen·iC't' "" th <' alt e rna!P Frid:iy s wo uld ht· ruo st w<·l (0ou1e.

To :'\lrs . .\111rph .1-, our \'i <'< ·- l'rt'sid e nt. the l'o1n111iU<·c 11<-sirt·.-; to l'Xlt·11d sinl'C'rt· tha11k s for he r

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opcration on r1·er.1· O('<':is ion. D11ri11µ; th e p ast t wch·<' rnont h s, t 11<· Co rnlllit te e has rec(' in ·d re11t'w ed :1nilllation frnrn :VI rs . '.\'!11rphy's cn l'01Jragem1· nt a nd rt' sour .. e fuln e>S. .\ s th e nt'w l'rl'sident, Wt' """''"( to her : 1 l'Onlial wcle \Hll C a nd wi sh h e r efforts 1111ho1111<led s 11 .. ccss . .\ s proof of o ur s inc f' rity. we pled ge o ur supp ort a nd a ss istanee i11 whatn-.· r progra1n111 e she m i1y :irran ·p f o r th e fortco111ing y ea r .

To the Secretaries , :'\li ss Ali ce O'llrien and '!rs. \ '. Sullh·n n, a nd th!' Treas ur e r, l\liss D<'lia Dal <'y, w e e xtend our µ;ratitud for t heir la bours in the int e res t s of th e Asso c ia ti o n .

A11d t o o ur esteenwd '.\lot her Hecl ress we desir e to pla e<' 0 11 re co rd our 111 ost grateful th a nk s for he r innurn cr:i hl e acts o f thou g htfu 11ess, co n sid<'ration a nd prnct ical ilssi~tance in our 111a11y diffi c ulti<'s. Sl1<· ha s pr o1·ed a so u n:;,e of encouragt·m ent to 111<' old l'Ollcgian s al nil tim es. lt is with the cornfortinµ: thouµ:ht that '.\'l ol11er Ht·<·tre ss will b e our g: rC' :dt•s t ally tha t t he ( '.l..C. Old Collegians take up t hC'ir duti es for I 9 t:J with zest and enthusiasm 11 nprC'c eden t ed . :'\tUnlEI. G. FEIT..

President.

COMMEMORATION DAY. On Commemor ation D ny , 8t h i'\ m ' er\1 her. :vla ss was ce lebrated in th e Co ll<'µ: <' C ha pel by th<' Ht. n,.,._ Mgr. L~' ons, D .D .\' .G . \<ldrc55ing a large cn ng rega tio11 of e x-s tud e nt s, Dr . I ,yo ns sa id that th e occnsion wa s uniqu e in the Arch dio cese of M e lb o urn e, that C.L.C . wa s the only school he knew in whi<'h th e e x-s tud e nt s had an a nnual Ma ss said for the r<'po sc o f th souls 'l'hi s of the sisters who had t a u g ht t hem. l,!r:ttit11dC' toward s tho'f' wh o had helped them

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'1r s . . J. '111rph~-. tht• rwwl~·- c lt-ct e cl l 're ., ident of lhl' Old C'ollcl!.'ians' .\ ssoc ia tion, lh :l n k ed \!oth er Gt·ru· r:il for h .. r inlt·n-..;l in th ex-stud ents a nd r c gr c tt .. d lhl' r l'tirc111 en t fr"Q m th e presidl'n<'y of \lis s \!uriel Feil, round whqse r a diant pcr so nalit~· th e <''·ents of th e la s t few yea r s h a d s wunµ:. :'\1rs. \lurph~· co11grat11 l (1 ~e d \1iss l (e il o n lwr a pproachin/!.' m a rri age

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COMMITTEE FOR 1943.

President: \I r s. \\' . .\I . \I u rphy.

Vice-Presidents: H11sl1.

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:VlEMORlE S. i\ly m ot he r a nd my father .-1 r c all the world to me, Though land s may di v ide us , even the da rk, blue sea.

They watched m e from m;· c'radle , till I had lea rn ed to p lay, i\'o\\· every night I think n th e m, when kn ee l down lo pra~" \\'h e n I g row up and leave m;1 schoo l, 1 alway~ will re me mbe r Th e many happy da ys I .;p cnl from J an uary to Dece mber. n~· Judi th Ma din (age 2 years).

CAR ITAS

•~dueatio11 Pri1 1e i11le s of Re-e onst ruet io11

Au str ali1 1n Our tight for democr atic princip les does not imply that we are satis fied with Au s tralian demona <:y, nor eve n that we ue li eve we hav P a true dernot: ra cy. W e h ope, how eYe r , to win t he righ t to plan one . In t hat plan edu cat icm A tyrann y ea n 1s of fundam ental im porta nce. le, and indeed peop the r fo ion do ,,·it hout ed ucat fl ou ri shes on ignoran ce and apath y; but '.t democr acy can not functio n, cannot indeed remain a de moc racy, with out uni ve r sa l a nd thoroug h educati on. If gove rnm e nt is to ue uy tho peopl e , they mu st kn ow wh a t to aim at, and how to achieve it. H e nce any plan of recon str uct ion fo r this co untry mus t beg in at th e ueg inning with a n educ a tion a l prngra mrne. based on so und print:ip les. \\' e m a ~· co mm ence by e nquirin g, what a re the agenci es of educat ion? Educat ion is esse ntially a socia l affair. It ca nnot be caTri ed on by the is olated indi v idual. It is true in a r ea l sense that the only v ital edu ca ti on is se l!"educati on, liut it is true only to the ex t e nt of the old a dage of brin g ing a horse to wate r.

You can't make h im drink , but you can and must bring him to water. l f, as Clarke t eac he;:;, educati on i~ t he s haring of the cu lt ural treasures of the ages, th e matter is obv ious. And \'en De,,·ey , wh in s ists that the individ ual is to be left free to direct his own actions by his ow n purpos es 1 e mphasi ses also th e esse ntjally soc ial nature of edu cat ion . The individ ual mu st be provide d at leas t wifh a suitabl e e nvironm ent. " 1ildre n left to themse lves no mo re ecome c ivjl ized than fi e ld s left to them seh es bec:ome garden s."

T here are t hTee societi es co n<:e rn ed with educat ion-th e fami ly, the State, and th e Church . The fami ly has b~r iatu~e priority ove r the oth er two gro up s, for its peculia r purpose is the ge ne r at ion and edu ca tion of huma11 th ings. In the nature of thin gs the family must handle the edu cat ion of childre n befo r e the State or t he Churc 1. The family mus t b :~ respon sible [or t he first and most import an t ste ps a long the road of life , a nd its primac y of ·espons ibility ca rri es with it a primac y of right. T)li s is not to say that fa mily rights are exclu sive, bu f th at the oth er soc iet ies mu s

proYe th e ir claim to a share in th e educati on a l prot:ess. Th e fami ly is in possess ion and cannot be d is lodged withou t adequa te r eason. Thi;; princip l e is recogn ized by th e Church , and ~· To quot e onf' e xa mpl e, th e most States.

Suprem e Co urt of th e United States laid dow n that "the chi ld is not th e mer e creatur e of the State ; those who nurtur e him and direct h i'· des tiny hav e th e right coupled with th e hi gh duty, to r ecog nize, and prepar e him for additi ona l duti es! ' The fa mily, howev e r , like th e indi,·id ua l, is not s uffici ent for itse lf. For th e proper fulfilme nt of th e needs o f th e family, th e State is necessa ry. The e nd of' th e State is the co111rnon good of the famili es and th e citizen s To procure th e co mm on which co mpose it. duti es and t:orTela tive has good, th e State rights, in th e s phe re of educati on. Its chief duty is " to protect and to foster, uut by n6 mea ns to absorb th e fami ly and the individ ual, or to s ubstitu te itse lf for th e m." '' It is he provin<:e of the State to see also that famili es or those to whom familie s commi t th e education of chi ldren, do not fail in th e ir duty. I n mod e rn co ndition s , this mean s that the State must provide , out of its resourc es , th e mean of edu cation in schools conduc ted by itself o;· the Church or private person s. l f parents d ec ide, for reason s of con ~ cience , or on accoun t of legitim ate prefe re nce , to entru st th e educati on of th e ir chi ldre n to the Church or to private perso ns, it is th e dut y of t he State firs t , und er proper safegu ard s, to permit this practic e, and second , consid erim, that its chief aim is th e g eneral welfare , to encour a g;e and suppor t the educati onal wo1;k und e rtak e n in private or re ligious in s ti t uti ons.

Even wh en th e pare nts who choose s uch insti tutions are in a minori ty, provide d that it il' no t incon s ide rabl e , ne ither they nor th e ii; chil dren s hou ld be permit ted to suffer loss. Th e> th eo ry of de mocrac y a s the ru le of a mexe num eri ca l s uprema cy leads to oppress ion . ''Demo cracy is the qu est for politica l m"ean.s, which can assure to all person s Q a community , the right to free develop ment, and ~o a maxim um of res ponsibilit~·.'·

CARITAS agencies of education. \Y t· So c me now to consider the s ubject of the edu ca tJo naJ p_1;ocess, th e pe rson to be educated .

Th fir. t t hing we stress is that th e educand a person, not a mere coagulation o f 1: material pa rti c les, not an automaton at th" llHl,;-cy o f blind forces, not a ca;,e, no t a problem nor a statistical figure, but a vital bc in:!· cndowe.,d with all the dignity of m a n, a full brother and not a di stant r e lation o f Plato.

Sh<;1 kespea re- and Christ. Every one s ubj ect to t he educational process must be r egard ed as of eq ual dignity and valu e as a pe rson. Thi s does not mea n that all will be rega rd ed as equa l in inte ll ec tual or moral po wer. On the contrary, their dip:nity demands that th ei r inoi\·idual limita t ion s and capacities be st udi ed and assessed, so that th e y ma~· have the opportunity of r eac hing their fullest de ve lo pm e nt. \Ye should provide for the prope r edu cat ion of t he dull, the backward and the pote ntial leader .

Th r powe rs of the latter should be de\·eloped. and he should be trained moreo ve r in the righ t use of powe r , that is , in re s ponsibility. n rega rding the pe rso n to be educated, \·;e not be led astra~· by a fals e optimism.

Our own self-knowledge and the unanimou ~ trstimony of history re fute th e view that therL' i ~ nothing but good in man, if only h e be left J1 free to deve lop according to his nature. <'annot be maintain ed that the nature of ma <i is esse nti a lly evil, or that he des ires ev il :n But neith e r can it he maintained that itself. t he good things he des ires are alwa~· s so ught in moderation. Th e child"s desire for food i ~ good. but if his des ire 1s always sa ti s fi ed wh . n and how he wi s hes . disa ste r is ahead Hence while education should aim primarily a• self-control, there will alwa~·s be a pl ace fo1· g·uidance, direction, authority, and, as a la st resort, punishm e nt. ~ho uld

'l;he whol e man, with all his powe rs, is the He nce hi s physica l, ><ubject qf education. mental, e motional and moral capacities mu st W e cannot be content with hp deve h>ped. mere acade mi c education e\·e n for the a cade mi Th ese will r ece ive in additio :1 ca l!>· gifted. to acad e mic teaching ad equate ph~· sical education , their aesthetic se ns ibilities will be cult in1ted. their manual powe rs will be trained. and of course their mor.tl de ve lopm e nt will no t he neglected. The normal child should r ece iv :' a hal:Jnced and harmonious education. so that.

whil e developin g hi s pec uli:v: gifts, he will ha ve in him se lf so m et hin g of the crafts m an, the philosop he r, the a rti st , and the sa int.

I-low to deve lop th e qualihes of t he saint is pe rhap s the most diffi cu1t problem. And it i,; The former Cha n cpJ . urgent for democracy. lor of Germany, Dr. Bruening, look in g back on the hi sto r y o the vVei m ar Repub lic , sa id that the ad va nced social legislation of th e Repu blic could not be carried out, becausrGerrna n democracy lacked the genu ine ly spi rA 1t ual basis neeessary fo 1· its s u rv iva l. sp iritu a l bas is fo r Austr-il ia n democracy wi 1.1 inevitably be provided by a moral and r eli g ion.> peop le. Wh et her we are a moral people, w0 hav e grave r easo n to doubt. The member fo1 the House of Me lbo urn e stated r ece n t !>' He prese nta ives that from statist ics made• a\·ailahle to him, t here were 2000 cases o f crimin a l abortion annual!,· in Victoria, that is, one for en~.r,· fo urteen births. Th e n ecess itv of moral t rainin g is .g enerally a dmitted , but there is li tt le cla ri t >· as to 1ts aims, method. and basis. Here again we find a reason for ~~ate encountg-eme nt of th ose bodi es that arf' able and "· illin g to pro\·idc m ornl ed ucati on The ancien ' ba sed on t he C hri st ian faith. challenge of Te rtulli a n i~ st ill fr esh: " L0t those who dec lare t he teaching- of Ch ri st to hf' <) pposed to t he we lfare of th State, furn ish us with an a rm ,· of soldi ers such as Ch ri st sa~.., so ldi e rs ouid1t to be; let them give us subjects. husband s. wives, pa r e n ts. cJ1 ildren, masters , se n ·a nts, kings, judg·es, taxpayers and ta'\ gatherers \\·ho live up to the tcaehi n gs oi' Christ; and let them dare assert t hat Christi;111 Hather lf't doctrin e is harmful to the State. them not hes itate one moment to acc la im tha t doctrine. right!~· ohsen·ed . t he greatPst safp . .Q· uard of t he Stale."

Th e national edu cationa l system does not indeed dec lare "the teaching of Christ to be oppo><ed to the welfa r e of t he State," but it :~ ets positive r e lig-ion on one s id e, a nd str ive s lo impart a purely secul ar training. It is difli cult to sep how moral e ducation, su itable to tlw dignity of th e human person, can be given lf tlw und e r a completely sec ul a r s,·ste m. human being ca n he merel,- cond it ion to good be havi c;ur. well and ;;·ood ; hut men are no l mere c ircu s animals. Ma ny of them "· il l somt• da ,· want to know why they arc expeded to do this and abstai n from that. Tlw truth i~

C A RIT A S thal teachers in the State Schools do not at te mpt to inculcate morality on purely secular grounds. Many of th e teachers have profound re ligious convictions, and th e ir pe rsona lity and beliefs necessarily influ e nce th e chi ldren. Their e fforts are, however, cramped by the lack ::i f de fin ite moral eaching. As Norwood says. '' There are ru les for right living which an • quite definitely a scertainable, not only ba sed on the experience of the race and the authority of our ancestors, but themselves in con These formity with reason and ju sti ce ."

rul es s hou ld lie taught, and that in spite o:' De wey, who considers t hal they have no mor influence on moral ity than information c n The use 'l :· cerning th e mountains of Asia de tinite mora l teachi n.l(· aids, and dues nQ'. impede, that training in the right us e liberty through the experience of res pon s ip,i lity, which th e activities of the modern sch <) ol provide.

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CARITAS ou r way ," has bee n our phil oso ph y Ion!!" rnough. Educa ti on for its own sak e is mea n ing le;;s , as is g r owth fo r its own sa ke . A seed ling has mea nin g, not becau se it will beco me a c,a bbag·e, but beca use 1t ca n prov ide foo d fo r man . Dewe y"s co nce pt ion o f th e a im o f educati n as furth e r edu cati on is only partly t ru e.

Undo ub ted ly t he edu cat ive p rocess s hould s tim ulate a des ire for furth e r kn owl ed ge and powe r , but t he re a re va lid a im s of edu ca ti on wh ich are ex trin s ic t o itse lf.

Since we ave loo kin g fo rw a rd to a t rue <lemoc raq-, we must edu cate fo r de mocrati c citi ze n shi p. Our pupils should co me to unde r stand a nd va lue t he de moc r at ic ideal, to sc<.:? itf:; practica l a ppli cati on, to st riY e fo r its e xtens ion in t he eco nomic as in t h e poli t ical fi e ld , and aboYe a ll, to rea lize t h at t he ri g hts of democ ra ts invo lve co rre la t ive rcs pons ibili t ie:;.

Associated with t he ideal o f cit ize ns hip, is th e idea l of ser v ice. Th e sch ools should co ntinu e and ex pa nd t he a dmirabl e social ac ti v i t i e~ which t hey ca rr y on at prese nt fo r t he r e lief o wa n t a nd pain . They should neve r, h oweYer, a pp roach t he ir work in a m echanica l ;; pir it, me re ly ra is ing a nd des patching fund s.

The for expe nd it ure by so me ce n t ra l body. wa rm i';y m pa t h y enge nd e red by hum a n con ta cts s hould be fos t e red . By no m ean s inco m pat ible w it h t hese a im s , is th e pe r so nal happi ne;; s of t he edu ca nd. Thi s is sec ured, a s fa~· as may be, by th e full deve lo pme nt , phys ical , menta l a nd moral, of the indi v idual; by tra in ing- in th e r ig h t use o f le isure; a nd b y th e exe rcise of t he s pir it of se r v ice. The pl ace of t he in d iv idual in t he hom e is la rge ly ig nored b ' ou r p rese nt schools. Since th e home is th e ba. ic un it of civi l soc ie t y, t his mus t b<! changed . Girl s s hould r eceive adequ a t e tra in ing in home manageme nt, and th e care of chil dr en . You ng me n s hould be enli g hte ned on the soc ia l a nd fin a ncia l a s pec t s o f home life . \ \" e s hould t ry to develop a n a pprec iat ion of t he pl ace o f home a nd famil y in a sati sf y in g life. If we succeed, we m a y cease t o be ·1 d~·ini:r race.

The \·ocationa l ai m o f educati on is not Rath e r is it ove rneg lect ed by our sc hools . emp has ized a nd so me tim es ast ra y. W e ca nnot , nor s hould we wi s h, to preve nt voca ti on a l tra mm g. W e sh ould, howeve r , re fu se t o pe r mit.. it to cram p th e cultura l deve lopm en t nPcessa ry for ha p p iness . Orw Yocati on \\·hi ch

we must cease to neglect is th at of th" farm e r . Ever y ce ns us s in ce 1901 sh ows a cont inu ous decline in t he pe r cen ·age o f th e populat ion engaged in prim a r y purs ui ts, from 32-"1 in 190 1 t o 23.2 in 1933 . Thi s declin e our edu ca ti on a l method s have done little to check, an d Co un try children are much t o enco urage. ta ug ht unde r a n urba n syll a bu s, by teach ers t ra ined in th e c it ies and ea ge r to obta in promotion to city pos ts. It is no wo nde r if brigh t rural childre n, t hinkin g t hei r ta len ts wo ul d be wast ed on th e la nd, set off fo r th e coveted " white-colla r jobs" C)f t h e c it y. No doub t t lw sc hools a lone ca nn ot solve t h e problem s of our rural a r eas, but our fu t ure sys te m shoul d ha\·e a du e regard fo r t h e nobili ty of t h e fa rm er's calling, a nd s hould recogn ize t he la nd as t he basis o f all materia l va lues.

Alth oug h t h ese a ims of ed ucat ion- c it ize n s hip, ser vice, ha ppiness , home life , vocat iona r e a ll e m brac ing, in th e se n se t h at t h ey are \"a lid for all pe r son s, n on e o f th em is ul t im ate .

No ne of th e m re prese n ts a va lue th at is p er man e nt. Man kn ows th a t h e must some day leave hi s co mmunity, hi s h ome, a nd hi s occupa ti on . H e kn ow s t hat pe r fec t sa t isfaction i; not t o be ha d in t hi s world . H e see ks , often with ou t kn owing it, th e infini te tru t h a nd pe r fect beau t y, whi ch Aristo tl e call ed th e S upre me Good a nd Chri st H is H eaven ]\· Father . " To gl ori fy God a nd enjoy H im fo r ever '' e xpresses , as Professo r Cla rk e s ays, ";.i unive r sal a im o f edu cati on th at h old s fo r a ll alike."

It is a n aim whi ch a lone see k s ul t im a t<!

S uch a n a im does n ot, as is oft e n va lue. said , involve t he s uppress ion of t h e n atu ral fa culties a nd a cti vit ies of t he prese n t li fr.

They a r e no stra nge r s to life, wh o se r ve t h·) Give r o f Life . Prof esso r Eric A s hb y, di scussing t he a im s of "educatio n for in sec urity ." li s t s am ongs t t he m th e possess ion of "a st ab lP - An on . mind in a n un stable wo rl d."

VOCATIONAL G UIDAN CE FOR CATHOLI C' GIRLS. Wh e th e r we lik e it or not, we mu st face t lv'! fac t tha t t he ave ra ge g ir l on leaving sc hool will tak e so me posit ion in th e bu s iness, comme rcia l or professional world . Very fe w will remain in t he s he lte r o f t he ir ho mes, to e merg·e

CAR I TAS routine otlice \\·ork tri es to becom e a doct o r.

as th e ir mothers and grandmoth e rs did , in th " sa fe custody of an elder fe male r e lati\' e. Con sequentl y, g irl s and their pa re nt:; a r e \\'i se if t hey loo k <ihead and plan fo r the futu re whi le girls are st ill at school. lt is a great pi~y that so m a n:> of our gifted and ta le nted g irl s tak (' t he fir s t position offe ring, s uccumb in g to th e te mptations of quick mon ey and easv securitY. Teac hing is a n honou r abl e \\'Ork ; t>·1; ing a useful one, but far too man>· girls tak e up thes ~ occupation s, \\'h e n th ey h a\·e talents s u ited for oth er vocations. Th ey ne\'e r th ink of t he coun tl ess open in gs for girls of ahi lit\' in tlw medi ca l profession, in industria l cl~ernistry , ir. soc ia l serv ice . It is not that the latter are s up eri or occupation!', but it is a pity wh en ·i g irl who has the s pec ia l tal ent 1wcessci n · fo r ,, soc ia l work er becomes a typist. :-;o of . cours~ it is a pit>· when the gi rl who is s uited for

Th e point is that sq ua r e p e.~·s in round hol e.~ <i re a nui s anc e to t hemselves and to cve r\'Oll" else. I-l o\\' to avo id this unhapp y fate s h.ou Lcl) he t he co nce rn of ever>' .~·irl a nd he r parent ~ a nd teache rs. A littl e book ha s hePn publish ed this year hy th e Catholi c Education ()!lic e. I hea rs th e same titl e as t hi s article . It gives1 bri e fiy, so me ge ne ral advic e on choos ing, prepar in g for, beg inning and ca r rying throu gh a caree r. In a dditi on, it in cludes a co mpre hens ive list of occupat ion s, \\·ith practica l de aj l" of pre r equi s ites and procedure . Th e boo k costs only nin e pe nce , and may he obtain ed No Catholi•· frnni the Cathol ic book se ll e rs. g irl , teaclwr, or paren t ca n afford lo hl' \\·i l:hout i l.

THE C.L.C. LADIES' COMMITTEE .

C.L.C. WELCOMES THE COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP OF MELBOURNE .

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CARITAS

Once August arrived everyo ne felt that Sports Day was on its wa.\·.

Thi s feeling developed, began to take shape, until th e lists with the four Houses, their cap tains, and their supporters were actually placed in the Glass Office. As Sister Mary Cla•1er was at Hea lesvill e this year, Sports Day was left in the hands of .Mr. Hay and the Pref Pets, who imm ediately set to work to mak e the day a success .

For a fortnight before th2 "0ay" the capta in s of the Houses- Aikenh ead, Vincentia, Loyola, and Campion-chose their r ep r ese ntatives, and determined to bring their resrective Hou ses to th e top. At first there was quite so me anxiety due to the fact that First and Second Year w ere well ahead of the other teams; but that soo n di sappea red. The day before the great eve nt the scores we re ·;ery exc iting. Althoug·h Pink (Aikenh ead House) was ahead, it

was closely followed by Blue (Vincenlia), captained by Wilma Moffatt.

At las t the 19th August arrived, and the te rrific wind blowing see med only to rai se th e spirits of the girls. From 2 o'clock on, the parents and r e lations beg·111 to arrive, eac h mother wea ring the colour of her daught e r 's Hou se . Then the girls march ed on to the tennis court, with their various colours pinned to th e ir tunics.

The school flag bl ew gaily, after mu ch e ffort on th e part of Mother Rcctress, Sister Th eo phane, and Sister Leona nl, and so me of the girls, to hoi !o:t it up in th e morning with strong opposition from the wind.

The Union J ac k on the tenni<; court made a patriotic and colourful bac!,~Tu und.

Mr. Hay co ndu cted the phys;cal culture, desc ribing the diffe re nt exer::ise;:; to the spectators befo re t h e~· wer e performed by th e girls.

CARITA$ Imm ediately afte r the display th e sports began .

The Junior School set events moving-, thank s to th e help of Sisler Aidan. Sixth Gracie s uc ceeded in winning th e Junior Cup for thi s yea r.

Judging by th e barracking that accompanied the Sen ior Flag Races it was f'vident the girls \\·er e in high sp irits, and did not s uffer from lun g trouble. Inte rmediat e o utshone all other tea ms in the Relay Race s ; on the whole they ha,·e t he best runn e rs in th e sc hool. I hope this sta te ment wi ll not cause an y arv.um e nts in the ot he r classes . The quoit n1cPs we re mostly wo n by Pink, due to th e fact that Vera Fairbank is in Leav ing thi s year. Greell excelled in th ~ ball .trnmes, which hf'lp((I to bring up their sco r e . The egg and spoon races were th e 11ighlip;hts of the cla>· · Owing to the strong

gale, th e balls pers isted in blowi n g off, which , of course, provided terrific anxiety and excitement for th e girls, and amu$ement for the onlookers.

Finally the programme : (;ached its last item, th e basketball. After t hat camto the pr·esenting Pink won the of th e cups to the captainc;.

Sports Cup , which was promtly acc e pted from Fath e r i\loran. It now s tands in the Leavini;; Pas~ room, bedecked wit h pink ribbons. Wi lma Moffatt, capta in of Blue, was presented w ith the Baske tba ll Cup and, a fe w days later, with the Te nnis Cup. Both the winners and losers sportingly doinecl in thf' app lause, and that wa s th e encl of S ;.iortc; Day, 1942, at C.L.C. - Ka t h leen O'Connor.

C.L.C. DIARl.T Feb. 3.-Back to sc hool , to be given de tails about the evac uation scheme. A ll to r e turn following wee k read y for work .

Feb. 10.- Man y ne,,· faces see n to-cla>· \\' 11'' 11 sch oo l r eope ned for th e yea r 1!J-42.

Feb. 19.- Two new additions to HonoursPatricia s Doodle and Dawdle (Ted dy-hears by the wa y ) .

Feb. 25.- Full instruction s about e\·ac uation to H ea lesY ill e. \l arc h :) .- Honours and Pass haY e a ga>· time at the beac h after th e h eat wa,·e. \ l arc h 6.- Holiday for all thos e going to H ealesv ill e. and, r e rnontl from Aikenhead House. \larc h 9.-N umbe r in school much dimini s hed to-clay. ,\ larc h 10.- Aik e nh ea cl Hous e re luctant!>· g·i,·en up to m il itary. ~larc h 17.- Holiclay in honour of St. Patrick. \ l arc h 25.-No ball this >·ea r on ac count of We are a ll ,·er>· wa r-time conditions. di~appointecl.

Apr il 2.- 0n Hol y Thursday schoo l closed 'or the s hort Easter holiday s.

Apri l 7.- Back to :,c hool :1fte r a welcom e break. \l ay 1.- Mu ch admiration for th e beautiful Co nsecra t ion to Our La d:: May Altars.

by Rather Moran, follow ed by Beneclictio?l. \lay 7.- Firs t terminal exams begin to :.hf> accompaniment of s ighs.

.\ l ay ] ,!.- Ascen s ion Day. Term ho lidays begin. Two wee ks of complete fre edom! .J un e 2.- \Ve return to sc hool again prepared to put our best foot ifo rward with th e ultimate encl in view.

Jul y 2.-C .L.C. represent ed at a large gathering of school ch ildren at the Pri ncess Theatr e wh en the schools of Me lbourn e celebrated "the Glorious Fourth."

Re,·. pries t, ne wly-orclainecl .J ul y :~ 1.- A Fathe r Rand a ll, the son of a past pupil, celebrated Mass at the College Chapel and gave his blessing to each girl.

Aug. J:3.- Honours very excited owing to in ,·itations to the De La Salle ball.

A u g. 14 .- Gregorian Festival at St. John's, O. L.C. ob ta inecl an East Melbourne. honourable mention for their rendition of the hymn, "Mother of Sorrows" and the "Linden Tree ."

A u g. 19.-S ports Day and Physical Culture Di s pla>·· Afte r much pract ising each c l as~ was abl e to s how itself off to advantae-e.

Aik e nh ea cl I-louse won the trophy fo r the off carried Sports, whi le Inters.

Bas ketball Cup. Au g . 24 .- The Senior School went into Retreat. Father Borthi s t le gave many beautiful and inspiring lectures so t hat one could not fail to come away rich in b lessings.

Aug . 27.- Afte r three heantiful days. we ca»1e

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out of Retreat, whi ch concluded with Ma s s celebrated by Hi s Grace Archbish'Jp Mannix, followed by the Com muni on Breakfast.

Leav ing an d Honours were g reatly impressed by the interesting tales lo ld b~· Fath e r Borthi s tle of his trav ~ l s a nd ex pe ri e nces in the wild s of Burma and :\1al aya . After lun c h a ll we nt their various \\·a~· s to e nj oy two wPe ks of freedo m befo r e the fin :.1 1J term.

Sept. 15.- School re pe ns for the last strel1'.lous tPrm. S('pt. 28.- Father onques~ exa min ed t he sc hoo l in Ch 1·ist ian Doctrin e, a nd ~ II classes passed e red ita bly.

The co nce rt. in a id of Reference Lihrn1·y, held at Keh- in Hall \Hts a g r ea l success. both soc iall~· and fin ancially and mu sica ll y.

Oct. 1.- Fin;t Communio n an d Co nfirm at ion - there must ha,·e been many hapn:; hea rts today. he long dreaded exams. for In te rm ed iate.

LeaY in .l!.· Pa ~s .111d Hon ours co mm need.

Man~· w e r e the e jaculations breat hed. for th e papers \\'<>rP unusuall:; difti c ult.

Ho,,·e,·e r, harmon y sooth ed our sou ls, for Music Exams. we!"e held in t h e Co ll ege that day. \\"p suspP<'l (he teache r s had n hectic t inw . ()('t. 7.- Th e military moved - c halk it 1p.

Rumour s about re-pos sess ion of AikenhParl IT ouse are nurn e rou ~ but n ot hing h as conw

of them. So t he H onours sprin g clea ned t hei r room just to co m fort themse lves.

Oct. 10.- The Sen iors' s in g ing at th e Mass fo r the co nclu sio n of the Crnsade of Praye r W ee k wa s highl y comme nded. Th e senior tennis players acq uit t ed themselves very well at the T e nnis Tourn a me nt aga in st St. Columba's, r et urning to C. L.G. victo ·io us .

Our opponents won the junior sets, so th !' clay was ha pp il y Pnclecl for all.

Oct. 1.t.- Th ere w e re seve r a l gloom>· fa c9s wh e n the r es ul ts of the Octobe r Tests were announced to-da y.

The wa>· looks hard, but it is short. Th e e xam s. a r P hu f seven weeks away.

Oct. 21.-- Preparations fo r a sc hool concert to be hPld about t hP middl e of Nov e rnher. <kt. :~!. - The return match against S ~ .

Columba's bro ught th e same results . Th e s upp orte r s saw s ome exce ll e nt te nni s tha t day . :"\oY. !l.- \\'ith the co nce rt only Oil ' \VePk ah ead, eve r~·o n e is very busy practising·.

It shou ld be a great success, for a ll t he teac hPrs are working very hard to mak e it so. \\' e take t hi s oppo rtunit>· to wish all .our r Pader s a \' ery Happy and Holy Christma s :inrl Many Blessings in t he New Yea r. .Joa n Gallagher.

Patricia Bre nnan .

of the Fre 11el1 Fr:incc·, vrcsent 111i "·r i•· ' an· in part a result of ht•r pnlitie nl in stnhilit y d11ri11µ: t he period \i, •fwt·C'11 t!ll8 and th .. pre.-;ent "·;1r. Thi s in , f;i hilit y in l11rn w;i s t';111sed to " cc rlai11 t'Xle11l h~- sn 111 c of lilt' ""'"'' ohdous d1' feds in t h e ( '1111.sfit11tio11 nf the Third Ht•p11hli c- 11of;ibly, I think, hy the Lick of s11ppl1· 111a chin er>· for .!!'f'ft inµ: rid of politic:1I .sf; 1ll'lllnl cs.

IL was ;i llll ost i111po ., s ihll'. for i11 .sl;111ce. lo ap pc;i l to I h(' ('OU nl r>· \\' ht'll t '"' ha l:lllt'(' () f Jl" rti es in the ('ha111ber o f l)ep11lic., 111ad (' il diffi cult for any IP;Hler to for111 " new µ:t)\'e'rnn1enl reall~· stro ng •·no11µ·h to µ:<)l'<'rt1. Th e Chamber had to wait t ill lhe n(' :d e lection , and in the meanwhile '" rious t'n: dit io ns did I II!· IH'sl I he>· could to

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The"· ditli c11 ll ics "·e re accentuated by the Hqi uhlic 's inncr ,. ,,,.,,ii, ·s, hy th ose who had no f;1ith i11 l':irli a 111<·11t nry g1J\·1•rn111 ent, and who \\'t•rt· .sf ro11µ·l.'- orµ:n11 ised (" 11d e,·c n stro ngly :irt11ed ) for it s O\'Crthnrn·. It \\·;i s alllon g the ·c µ:rou 11'. both 011 tht' .. xtre 111t· Hi µ: ht an d on the ..xtn·111!' I.di, that tl1t· dd<"nlists nnd (~11 i slin {{' 11i'

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B11l to 111 c it S (' C lll S inconceh·ab lc t hat politics :don C' s ho11ld hnn· bcC'11 able lo si1p the strength of a 11alio11 whi ch h;i s for ce nturi es dese rv edly t·njoyecl '"' imm e nse prest ige in so 111an~· spheres of human ; 1et h· it~· - :1rt . lit e rature. sc hol a rship. s<)('ioloµ·.' ·· .< cipnc1·. :uid the a rl of lif e. Thi~

prestige was so µ;r<'al, in fact, thal one is l:f.mpt e cl to " ·onder whether France was not rh aps too high!:· ciYilisecl lo withstand the onslaught of organised barbarit:-.

But such it thoup:ht has to he cli s rni ssc d, unle s we are ll'iJlinir to assum" that ci,·ilir.ntion is only a transient 1«lluc, a tliinir t·hat wr a rs out as it d '\'e lo p s ancl can <>nly reach a cer t,_a in s taire befo r e perishing. l'erson:ill:-, l arn not willing h1 :i ;;:;unie this_, for it wouhl l:lk1· nio st 0f the u1h(l1 inµ; out of 1111111:111 lif e, and lca,·e u s with J ni c U~ o lJ:· n o p e rr11:11wnt human ,·alues. Hum a n c i ' l)' \\'\Hild then Ill' 110 111ore than an experi J ll(' nt· ~ 1) 1C" n nn<l \\' 0111('11 110 n1()r e than guinen pi gs us e d for t' xperirnC'ntal purpo ses by a c)i letH1nt1· de stin:•. ~O\\' if we look hack o,·er th Fre nch l!Jth ce n t ur:,:_, w e shall disco,·er ther e a wide sprea d unea s ine ss in tlie thoug·ht uf the nation, that i ~ to ·a)·. a111 1111-t thos" 11·ho to!lk som e fonu of thou"'" and expression as th e ir 111ain bu s ine ss in lifr.

It- h q.r;111 with Fn·neh n•manti c is111, which, d espit·<' it.s powerful ereati\'t' urµ; e, wa s JH·culia r so rt of d es p e rate ·harncl<'rised by n pstalp:ia wl1 a t " ·ris l'allcd at the time "le 111 . I du siee le ."

'J'J,.. I en<l e ney of ro111antic poets in particular "''"' lo lake refuµ;e in a 1·: g u <' ancl s nhjPt'lh·e sort of oth e r worlll; i \\"Hs not in any \\'ay cornpar:1hk to th e kingdom of God e1w is ap;l' d b_,. h ea lthy Christi:rn thought, lint rather a kin;nlmn of PSC':tp e.

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1:11·n· w<1s an ine,·it;1hlt• Le nlkncy am!lnp; .s <'rious 1'11ink e rs tll wonder whether ii wa s 1101 th<'refore e mpt y.

The :. _lµ;11osticisn1 of tli(' 181 h (' Cnt ury W :lS not H se riou s a tte rnpt to re -es t a hi ish mc tnp hysical •q\iilibri111i1, it wa s 11othinp; more than a turnin of o ne' s ha c k on the most poignant questions of the time, and I ve r y mu c h doubt " ·hether m e n lik e Yoltair e wne t·h e cause of th ce ntury nostnlgia - the 11osl>tlµ·i romantics

had no tim e for t·l1 <' lll, :incl \\'!' r<' certainly not influ ence d b.'· th e ir ar "11111cnts, " ·hi ch wer e clirc ct]~- q pp osc cl In :in,· fnr111 nf m eta ph~· s ic:il nostalgia. l-Iow c \-t'r t h a I n1ny hC', it is ·e r ln in that irn <q..dnnth·c Frcn..t\ tl1011µ;hl in th l !Jth century h eµ;a n w ith the 111t·l <1n<'lioly post 11 lc1l'<:: that the unh·erse wa s cill1t' r .s pirit u:illy ernpty or so 1 inflnif t' I~· \':ist lh:il llw spirit was lo st in it .

And lh 11 t· gh·cs us two 111:iin c11rr!'nts in French poetic t hong lit· clurinµ- tlw <Tnl ury: th <;. philo soph~· which teaches 111:111 lo console him self for th e lo s kinµ·do111 hy tilling the univer se with hi s <) Wn s pirit. :111d th e philo .soph~· which d e nit's U1e 1· er~· l'l'alit,- of lhf' 111ii1·p r Se . The for111 e r was a s)ll't'i:il hr:i11d of p a nt·hei s 111, and w:is prohabl.'· 1110rc s11c' !'1·ssf11l and creati\'e in G e rn1 a ny ( wlH· r e nn1011µ: oili e r thinµ:s it gave u s \\'a;.rn e risn1 " ·it-11 it .s i(Tl'al ... is111ie urges ) tl1:111 in Frnnl'l' . Th" Fr"n"I' 11iind, more d clic·ntely sc 11 sif-i,·e th<111 !lit· <it:r111an OIH\ w as 11111re <'asil.' inl'lincd lo f1) 1low th e n e g a tive lines an ; I qU('.stion t 11" rPa[ity of ph e nomena .

Th:il is b~· no n1 e: 11is :i rcadion of \\'P:lkn ess: on t l1t• contrn ry , ii sl11n\·s µ:rea I n1el;1ph,\'Sicn.l 1'<111r:iµ;e, nncl is charactt·ristic of the Frencl1 r1·:1di1w s s to follow up an arg11111Pnt e 1·e n lo its 111o s t shaltering 1·ont'lusions.

One of the most· ))(':iutiflll and 11111st t e rriiJk e"' pre.·s ions of lids 11 e g:it·ion - philo s lph~· is to he fn1111d in th e poetry of Lel'on te d e Li s le, wl10 found in the lcl'ming forrns of lif e , and in tl1c univer se which l\'ilS their 'ba ckµ-,.0111HI, n o't h in i; I.Jut a ,·nst illu s ion .

Th e \\·orld ancl its wot ·s . it s b enn tie s nncl if .. .; strh·ing s, wns nothing 111or" ·than a dre a111, :ind the 1lrea111 e r himself had only :~very tc1111011.s rr lit~-. :-/ e ,·e rthele ss.

Lcconlc de Li s lt• h:id c·c~t:iin 1wlitie:1l nnd lii storical atlili:itions t·Ji:it en ·1h1"d hi111 to mak e :111 intcllt· dn:il co111pr111nisf' with hi s own con 1·l11sion s . He h:Hl µ;rown ll~l in socialist circles, :ind belie ved :il least in the rcnlit~· of social inj11stice . l It· :il s o helic,·cd in th e classieid pa .s t, 111Hl ook rpfuµ;e in the 1·anished glory that: wa s Greece. And he lwlic1·c fl in the r en lity of art.

Stephane Mall:1n11 (·_. th" i<' ad<'I' of the Fre11l'i1 S~ · 111boli st School of poetry, was more desp e r ,~tel,· c n s iste nt tlwn hi s µ;rent pr e d ecesso r .

I l e cn111e t o th e co nclu s ion that, as real it~· is "" illusio11 , tr11tl1 is to l.J e found i11 n ega tion rnthcr than in atlirn1:1ti11n .

And the e xtra ordinary thinµ· is that he sncceNlecl in mnkinp;

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art, a rl o f a ,·c ry l.Jcautiful and s ul.Jtl e kind. out o f this hop e less postulate. Th e real func 1ion of poetry, acco rdin g to hi s d oct rin e, is nol lo sti1 tt., but t o s u 1.r;:«·,l. lo set th e mind in m o ,·c111 e nt so that it will ec ho the no sta lg ic dre a min g o f Nie poet and call up ,·istas of a 111i s ty i·eality thnl JH' l"('r quit e reaeill·s a con crete form.

Th e 111osl beautiful lhinµ; s arc th ose that arc 11e,·er reali .-.· d the 111usical chord that is 11 cve r play ·d, lir e , 1111risc that is sti ll cli sta nt, the unheard J11('lodi<' s filling· I h r r ea 1111 of th e in crca t c.

Mauric e Barres, wl1u died s hort!~· afl<' r lhc Great \\'a r, follo\l·e I i11 hi s cnr lit'I" pro se work so m e wh a t: lhe sa m e lin e of thou g ht as \1 a ll a rm e.

H e po s tul ate d p erfect i11f<"ll(' e f111il i11dt ·tH' rHl cnee, a mind e ntir e ly uni11flue11ef'd b.1· m astf• r s ancl by the outside world, a11 aristocratic reli ance on the " ·orlcl c rcal e <l within one's o wn tl1ouµ;h t.

B a rr es' case wa s l?'"'lic1d a rl~· inl e r cst i11 µ;, for in hi s l ate r phase h e ca rnt· to t he co nclu s ion that the mind, lhu s ldt lo it se lf, ex h a u sts it s m ate ri a l, a nd can 0 11l y be renewed an d in c r ease d by contact with the g-rc (1tc r rnind of the n at ion, in c ludin g th e· nation's dc :ul. Th at was th e l.J cginnin g of a wa~· o u t of France's int e ll ect u a l dil e mma , and it is one of the trnge dies o f that grent co untry that Barres did not lh·c on to mould th e lhouµ;h t of lhc period b e twe e n th e two g rea l wars.

F o r W<' h av e to remember th nt France is a hi g- ld y slru n g a 11d highly edu cated co untr y, and g r eat thinkers a nd writer s h n ,·c n lwa ys had at least as much influ ence I.her e as µ;real 111 e11 of net i 111 11nd outstanding politiC'ians.

Jn

the foreg o in gha 1·•· n e<"<'SSa ril>· 111ad c 0111issin11s. li:l\·e, for ex: 1111plt-, pa ssed over the work of t h e P<»;iti v ists, the natural h e irs o f the 18th cc ntur , ·, who exp lairH'd e,· cr~·­ thinµ: h>· sc ien ce, and postid:llcd the absolute reality of ph e n o m e 11 a . Su('h a11 atlitud<', robust though it wa s, W <IS not h<'lpful lo lhc d e licat e !~· poised Frenc h mind . F or if yc>u main ta in that YisiblC' nnd tan µ; ihlc lhinµ;s :1rc a reality in themseh·es, n nd a re in fa c t. th e onl~· n·:ilit~· . ~ · ou cut a wa~· all pnssihilily of exp lain in g-, or C\' e n <·oncci,·inµ;, lh<' d C' t'p er s pirilu :d r ea lity out of which the~· come. To say that t 1dng s e xi s t ind e p e nd ent ly , nd absolute!~· and uni<]ucly, is to say th at their orig·in is miraeulous, but thnt the mira c le neither ex ists n o r m atte r s . lt is not \'Cry comfort in g for mind s 1:1:1l are lookin g for God: an cl l am qui te convi n ce d that 111 a n~·

:1 111011µ; lri µ; lil ,,· c il' ili st' cl 111<·11. tli:lf ·" ·arch i, l lr r 111ost Yitai and pr eocc upyin g of all m enta l :1111 1 111o r:i l acfi,·il i<' s . \\' <' 111 a .1 · di sg ui se it undn u1 ;111 y n a 111 es . hul in lli c I n n ~ run we ar<" prf' occ11picd with lill' p rohlc111 of 0 11r pla•·e in ti ll' s piritu a l u11i1Tr s<". :11ul lhl' 11101-.· " i11d epen d c nl " 011r thou1.dil, !ht · µTcat1·r 011r lo n e lin<''"" 'l'liou µ: hl

is.

i11 f ;1<' I . aho\T :1 11., nil i1n111t • 11 st· :111 d ht·i11µ: '111111 :1 11. it s 11rg·r i-.; h1 find ~p irit11 :1 l co 11 1p;i11y so111t· wh e rT in lhe i111111 rn s it~

ln11 t' li1H · s ~ .

of thin µ;,, 11ostalµ:·ias. ;1t1"1ir

to

'J'h ;if 11lti111 :1ft' I.'· <'xplains a ll th« frn111 1111· pas! a11d idc,dised Ion· !ht·

µ.T1·;1!

_\' t•;1r11i11µ;

creativeness

of

I r11t • po<'I ry. '' I thi11k it i, loo forthright lo s u111 up all !hi s i11tclleclual rwst:ilµ:ia of 111 an>· of Fra nce·, µ:rc·at and i11flu t' 11lial 111ind s a' t'olllplete l o!. ;, .,j' faith.

II i' r:1ll1l'r flit· .- . ·ar<"h - in their i11dh· id11nl c;1... t·s 1111 s11 <·<· <· ss f11l so far - for a w id er fnith. OJll ' tl i: ll w111rld fill up the awful i111111t'11 s il y of tl1t· lllli n· r sl' n·,·ea kd h~· n odern s<·i<•nt·!' s illl'(' !h t· l!t ·11,, iss: 111<·t'. But there werr plc11ty of Fn·rH'h tlii11kt· r s who W('rC ready lo 111 :1 kt· thi s so 11ll·wl1:1l ck111rnlar.1· ass umpti on . ;i11d lo offer quilt· s in ce re ly - a c ur e fyr Fr:ince's sp iritual :1fllidio11s. \\'h nt h ad really ht'('n lo st. th<"y llioug·ht, was th e principle of :1 11tl10 r it.1-.

It had h<·cn lo st in t h e Tc li p:i o n. dor11ain , and it h a d eonse<pl!'ntl.1· b een lo s t in th(' political s ph<'r c also. Th<' Hev o lution h u (l c:ist 111 c n on to th r ir ow11 n ·so ur c<'s, and their rt'sour('es wt•r(' i11acle<]1inli' .

I thi11k lli:ll al lh1· ti11H· of lhl' Frt'111·h 1«1ll:1p"" so 1111· o f th" 111t•n .,f \ ' i<"hy s irH 't·re l)· hl'li 1·1·e<l tl 1;if Fr;in('l' h a d rc·at' h('d thi s lcrrihk s t:ig-c as a orl .,f pu11i s l1111('11f for her di sl) ('lit•f and her 1,1c· k' of ;iulhorif)", ;i11d ('O uld s till Ir e sa1·eil by a utlwril y. :"ol ""·ed froru lh<' 111 :1ter ia l co iiSl'< !lll' llc es of tit-feat. but sa,«·d from spiritua l :1 11d poli l i(';i l ha11krnpt cy.

'1ar s h a l P et a iri h0111(' s tl.'· held tl1i s \' ie w , I ht'li<'q' ; hut what qu t•s li o n art' !he re:1.,11ns for whil'h h e h ·Id it.

111· was 1101 a s l ronµ: 111an hiru s<"lf, d esp it e th l· l1t·ro i(' d ef1·1H'<' of \"t'rd1111 . ! le h;id doubt ed the l!t·puhli c for so lon g th;il doubt h a d hf'comi' lhl' r(':i l baclq.:Tourl(I of Id s mind: anll so h i· 1loubl<' cl fr9m lhf' h<'g·i11ni n µ; the' po ssi bilit~· o f rTsistinp: lhc power of the Gt·r111:111 w:n· ~11 ad 1in >.

Thi s is a terrihk contradiction in thou !!:ht , f o r. h~· thu s scc min µ; ly ;idmittinµ: he· s upnio r it ~· v f 11111ller o\·cr s pirit, ill· w as pla('i11ir him sc f !) n t h r sa rn e sp iritual plalforrn :is l ht' 111en h e .; n 1l1·111ned .

I le, a!Ju,·e all JlH'll, think , as :ll

CARITA$ (' ; lhulic and a 1111111archi s t. should l11l\·c tho11µ:ht lf•ss of Gern1any's tank ... ;111d ,...«·n•;1111inµ· h11 111hs. ,111d lho1q!hl 111on• of the 111atclil1·" <·nuraµ·e of Saint Ge1wdl'\·c, who i11d11<·<'d lhl' pl'opl!' of Paris to stand fir111 on thl' rn111parts when lhl' hosts of :\ ttil:i were " ""· i11µ: on to the city.

Physically, rcsista11n· w;1.s t"'"l'lic;ill,· i111poss ihl<': h11l this ;ict of spirit11:1I rt· , i.,t;1111·c dro\'l' tl1c l111ns aw:(\· without :t fi;.dit. The ., pirit li; 1d " ' Oil.

\\' hal had donl' the rl';il d:1111aµ:C' in Fr a nce ";is probabl.'· thi s: in the i11lcri111 period d11rinp: which France w :1s nur s (·t·ld11µ:, hut re s lwpi1q.!· h"r so ul, the int rude rs crept i11to her polilic:il Ju s t :ts \\' C <::111 i111:1µ:i11 e a crud<· l<' rrilory.

111irulcd b11rµ;lar cn·<'pinµ; into a l:ihor;ilory an d stealing s o111e ,·:d11:ilill' in s t r11111c11l s \\·hi le lhc sl'ie nti st is too prcoc<·11picd with hi s researches to worr.'· about Slll'h 111111Hl:111C' 11i;il tcrs. so . too. \\' liil!' SOllll' of the fine Frc111·h tho11µ ·lit \\':t' \\'rt's tlinµ: with dc SJH'r;i t c llll'I" pl1ysil';i I prohl1·11is, !lit· 1t1en who c;1rt'd nollii11µ: for 111t'l ;1 pliy s ic . . nr for any of tl1t· fint'r tlii11µ:s in ci,·ilis:dio11 \\' t•n· .\nd so l"r :11H'<' l1usy sac king !ht· H"11uhlit'.

µ·re"' 11olitieally \\' t•a k. ;ind fin;ill .' · ft.II. The Yichy Gon· rnmcnt, or al any rate the

f<'w l'arne s l 111c1 ~ in it. ma.'· im ag: ihc lh al the 'p iril11:il problem can be sn hcd withou t d e f eatBut France's r ea l sa h ·ation ill\·ndcr. inµ· lh <kpcnds upon Briti .s h ,.il' or~· j11 s l as much :is do<· s l" ·r politi(':il e111ancip<1tiqn frnm the Fnr I ht· 111 0s l IC'rrible dange r (;ern1;111 >·11ke . that now ;iwail s hPr. lhl' danger towards which \ .il' h.'· i.s drh·inµ: hn in s t<·<"! nf warning h e r

ii. is neq11i(' s<'encc. T l) n clrnit the ''new order" i' lo turn on"'' h ;1!'k on :ill spiritual prnhlt·11is :111CI :1d1\iit lhl' 1·111111rinµ: s uperiority of Ilic hrnt•· . . \nd i11 an~· ('i,· ili"·d 1·01111tr.'· that \\·ould l.>e t hl' s t1]>l'l ' J11(' Slll'l'<'I1Ckr . l'pl ('r dC'nicd hi s '.\fa ster t hr "e ti11"'s, h11l :ti l.· :1 ., 1 r<\ t:iinl'd the s piritual pri,· iie µ:t' of rC'<lt ·1·111i11µ: hinis ~ lf by the bitterness of Id s ll':irs. But lo d1 · n~ · the s pirit b~' helping :i :'\ ;iz i t ri11111ph wo1ild :il'o hl' to C'lll one's self 11ff for ,.,.('r fro111 n11il:icl with t·he s pirit . The

: 1µ::1i11~t

Gt· , t:tpo wo1ilcl Sl'l' to t h:it. Th 111111 1;111 mind " ·•tiild in tin1c n·:is " tu b<: h11rna11, and the The in"ile ·11.

11ni, · t·r ~ <' wn11ld lit· , ... r~· 1·111pty would 1h11s drive \'il'hy type of l'l·ck111ptio1 Fr:JJH'C' into the , ... r,· ;i111hush lh:it her fine s t 111i11d s h <J ' ' l'. been tr y in g· tu a,·oid f or o,·er a centur y.

H•tno11r Class Notes If >·ou wi s h to 111eel the hrip:hle st an d most intellig:t'nt c lass of th e sc hool, ;isk for th e l lonours, who ar!' priYil<·µ:C'd lo occupy lh e Sure!~· thi s front parlour of lht· Co1w<·nt. tlenotcs that they arc <lclinil c ly :1 <'lass o f di stinction. Thi s st udiou s µ:rn11p is !e el b~· : J o an Gallagh e r : our e:ip:ihle I l ea d Prcfrcl. .lo a n, who hails frmn disl:inl Tallanp:atla, is looking forward with rnixcd fr<· linp:s lo the time wh en she will ht· dai l.'· greeted by a c horu s o f "Good morning:, '.\'li ss." \\'p hnvc becom e quite aPeu;.tomecl lo hl'aring· .Joan utter at odd 1110111ents: "Oh! "''"' is me!'' for s he is our one and only aeco111plished act r!' SS, :ind mak es a She ha s :ilso hcl'n told that J o ,· cl~· Ophelia. sh e ha s •~a fine fiµ:urc for s ing-inµ: .. ~ and we arc expecting great things frulll her plea s in g mc zzu soprano voice.

K a thlee n O ' C o n n o r is our worthy Sport s Captain, who has become considerably sub dued

sin!'!' th e dcparlt1rt· of 1,..r hetlf'r lu·lf , "'lonica K: ~thleen ll11rn s, al lh c enrl of St·,·ond T e r111. is \'c11t11ri11µ: 0111 into till· Con1111f'rei:1l \\' orld next ye;ir, hut this dot' s not deter her from being- a ('onsc:icnl iou ~ l':ngli s li st ud e nt.

Barbara W alsh is <>111· early bird; in fa ct we think s o111rlime s th:it .s he doe s n't go to bed at .\ho11l lunl'h - tinu· 1011<1 wail s of hunger :ill.

'Vith 11si1:11l.'· iss ue frorn llarhar:i' s vi<'inily. her i11 sq1;irable fri e nd, Ernili ·1, Rarbara deh'es into the 111y s teries of the pa st in both B.C. and .\.D. It is " ·ith this l'nd in ,·ic w that Barbara intriµ:11inµ: - looking and loadl'd \\'ilh ancient hook s ni:1kcs hrr wa~ · to Lr:l\· inµ: Pa ss at 3.20 Jl.111 .

History k ee n a11other Ferlazzo, Emilia student, is aim an E111dish and German enthusiast. \\' ith regard to the latter s ubject, many is the time that we plodder s hav e enviously watcher! l•'. nlilia q11iekl~· run over 11 page of \Ve HSt>d to be very \'OCr\b. an(l know it.

CARITA S

32

111y s tified a l one time " · h e n ""' " " "tld sec our little fri c nrl s kip 011l the fronl door wilh ;.rla ss in one hand, but lite 111,·s t r r _,. s oon cleared - \\'hen i t wa s disco,·cr('(] l h:i l l lwrc· \\' \JS

.~:rl' : 1l

Lqi on I h e la \\'n .

Muriel Baker, like h: ;illilt·t·11. i, :inollll'r fnt11rc> 111t·111lwr of Ilic b11 s i11t -s .'< \\'orld, ;ind in h <·l\\'f'Cn lt· ....;so11:-, \\"(~ nn· o\·c·rco11H· Ii~ ;1 111iµ:l1t y ru s h \\'e kno\\' it \\'lticlt is llllt('lt akin i ., only :\lurit·I c clr1ic· lo ;..tl'I hf'r pen or s o111 e \\'i l It l';i I ri('i;i, '111 rif'I clis.1pp1• ;1r .'< t·1·ny ll1ing- . ~u

" ,.,·c·lont'.

lunclt - li111 1· lu do lltl' Liltrnr,· arc kl'[ll , ·,· r .' · ;111111 s!'cl with :\luriel's biles of till' f ;1111ily cloi11g- s.

Patricia Brennan i ~ "11r li11µ:ui s t with h('r

'l'l111rs 11",· '' l'ltores."

:1 <·11 ;1ir : 111cl :1It ; 1<·i1l·<1 I l1t •rt·f 11, : 1 l111111t.· Aud 111:11111 facl11 n·d l1orsi"s l1c•;1d of cardho:ird; lu s ty s:iilo1" in h :1' 1il,· t·onlri,-.·d "1ill'I' ""P' \\'ill thr11\\' lhl'111 sc h-c· s i11t11 their parts - 011 tl11·

; 1 µ:: 1i11 :-. t

;II

\\'c

!! :1rdI,· French, l<:n;.rli s !t, G<·r111<111 ;incl l.;llin.

1·1111Cl escc nclin P; t·o li ke l·: 11;.rli , l1, s ite lon•s l.;ilin. :ind we f e el s 1tr(' l';il ri"i"" f11t11rc · and the S ite is c·l:i ss ic s will be cl11sl'I." i11!t·r\\·cl\·c11.

Yl'r." cnt·h11 s i;1stic when ' "'·'· tl1i11 g- like a eo1wcrl or clispl:iy is bein g lll'ld in 1 ltc sl' hool, :111d

u rµ;e s f'\·eryoru· on to l11t· i r pra('lices.

Marian MacKenzie i.s 011r S('otelt l:1ssie ,1nd, :1ltltou1d1 nol doin;.r ;i11y I lcl11011r s thi s yea1-. i , .\s Wari 1111 lap s 1·on s idcr c d one of L11e c l:iss.

011 her typewriter, s h e think s not of the onlin ary !t11111 - dr11111 lif e, h11t of µ: re;il Llii11g·~ s ue!t ;i s p1'11etr :t lin;.r ll1c· inlc'rior of 'l'ihl'l, or wencli11;.r \larian one's w :1 , · along th e pcrilo11 s .\111:1zo11. is eont·i1111all_,. s ip:ltin ;.r m ·1-r ~he fact llt; ~t s it!' is 11ot a 111;in ;111cl nhic· !11 g:o to sea , f11r there is so111et·lti11g- about liH· ho1111Clle ss ocean !Ital cnlls to th e enre of h er so ul.

J oan G:i l);1 ;.r l1cr, l'atricia Brenn:in .

"SPEAK THE SPEECH, I PRAY YOU . l11sti1l!·ti,·1'1." do c·l1ildrt·11 p);,_,. :it ":\lakl' \\'li:1t p:ri':iler thrill i11 life lh a 11 hein ;.r ' 0111 cv n1· el ~ c 1 . \nd lit e 111orc· c·x: tllc·d, 11r 1·t·c·cnt ri ~-. or \\'ickPd f h:i l "ol lll'r onl'" is , s o 111uclt I h a , .(' .i 11 st rc·I u rncd fr0111 ;1 s c!te1ol I hi' h l' I I !'I'.

lll'lie\' C!"

rehearsal, ratlic·r lir ·d l11tl s lrn11;.rcly t•s!til:ir:tt Pd 111 : 1 \\'t•<·k \; lii11C". 111~· y oung notwith s tanding·.

Thl'spi:1ns :irt· lo ;q>p<·:ir i11 :i \\'('ll - c·on sl r11cted :11ul ;111111 .~ inµ: piet't' of 111 ;11\e- ht'li<·vc hy . \. 1' .

with :1:-. 11111eli \· i g- 011r ;is niµ:lil 11:111lic:il ;illirc \\Tl"!' pt·rft •t·l 1"·0111 lop I know 11olhi11µ..· 111on· n·fr<·sliinJ! thn11 011 Iii<' i111nµ:i11 :dion s of :-1 piritt"d young 11p lo S11h - l11lt•r111t·di:1lt· .'< l:ind:ird.

if their lo

Loe .

\\' Orkinµ· play e r~

L1•;idn;.r

I . t· ; 1,. j11~ 11 ono11 ril <'." ha \ ' t• h< · co11u· lll\1('li 11101T .··wrio11 s with I lie .'. t'il r .. ; ! SI 11die .. .; ;1 re \' C'r~ , · it;t! llti11;.r s ;1 11d Sli:1k' "' l'''"I''' 11:1.'< In I.Jc pruh!'d "f nc1·'"'·' i l y - nol "'i l h I Ill' c·:i n ·- f rc!' a pp roach of tl1t· l111dt·r- S11b - l11lf'rt11C'di:tlt·s lo say the dc· :1r 111t'!'l1<111il':t Is of ". \ '1 ids1111111ic·r :\'ig·hf ,

:111d

prolll'd hut lht·<111i'' lllt':t11i11µ: of t':t<'h lint· .

;111d

pl11111hed

for

tlH·

\\' It,· s hould L c a,· i11g- ;i11d I lrn11111rs l1 ;1 n· 11nly 1111· dry - as-d11st· note "' of "'""' lit!' Bard of .\,·on nic·a nl h.'· thi .'< p!tr:tS!', or thal worrl ' Tlic· pl;i_,·s of 011r 1-(l'<':tt!'sl En;.rli s !tman wer written lo b!' s poken and lo he a!'tcd. 01 ly in tld , w:i,· dcH's g-rc:ll Drn111;1 t·n1111· to life. Then IC'!

our older s(' !tool;.rirl s

and

ltoys s1wak

and

ll1t! """'. !':1nnot s pare lht· ;1l'! l11C· se sci pl :1y s.

I it11!' ! 'l'llC',\' lt:11·e11'l In 111t·111orizt· whole scene ~ frn111 Sli:1k<-spe ;1re for their exantinations! s ;i,-, kt ! llC'111 s t ill spC':i k and :tC'l th1·n1, book in li:111d 1 T!tc n11·a 1ting- \\'ill hc!'o111c crystal-cl ea r

wl1t·11 our ~· 01111µ.- folk Jia,·e t·x peri<·n«ed t·la e 111aµ:i<' of s peaking: ;11ul ncting· I.lie cliara c.te r . ln thi s ""'Y will be );tid tilC' fo11ndatio11 s of lite 1•:nth11siasm ha s p;1st ''' 11clc-nts' "d1-.1111atics." lH·c11 kindled al he sc hool, and the aequiring o f tit(' 11t·c·1-ss;1ry lt•cl111iq1tt· f11r lite si11oot!t l/ r<' S n l 11ic·nl o f lite po s t -s C'l100! prod11l'tio11 .'< "'ill J;>c " <k laho11r 11f 111\·f' in flit' s t'n·i('t' of a µ:reat art.

I·:ilPPn O'K Pcfe.

THE MILITARY AT C.L.C. .H List tlu· s;1cl d;iy had N\ 111t· :\lm·i11µ· d;iy \\' ltC'11 .\ikt·nltcad l lo1tsC' li:ICI to 1·:ic.,1te it s !'Cllll forl:iltlc · q11art1·r s , s o full 11f old 111 e 111C>ril's, a nd 1 h:i11d !llC'111 O\'<'r to lite \'Tilitary.

I Iii rt ccn - year- e1lcls.

"\\'ork ht·µ:; 111 (';1rJ~- i11 the rnorninµ:. wlil'1t tli r St'I off carryinµ: ar111f11ls of hn,,ks fro1 n It li:Hl ht·1·11 dt ·fn1111cl<·cl lihr;1ry .

11c·\\'),·!llC' l'idt·d llt ;i l !ht· llonours \\'('CC' to tak1· up l'l'Si" dt'll!'t· i11 the · Con\'t'lll parlour, the· Lc:ivin;.rs in

.\u s lcrily day s 111 f':i 11 a t'1·rlai11 1·11rlail111cnl in Th <; hig-!t drt•s s in;.r up . But what 1·; 1re lll!·,· 0 \\':1yn1e11 11111st Ii:"-.· " horq•: Is then· an,· thin;.r llP> k ., lwd t\I he 111pti r·d out, odd s a nd Pnd .'<

lit!' old S11h - lnter111l'diati- room, while lite 1..:in , lo be filll'd in so111(•whcr · cl!'rg-artc·n " " " '\1·n· r did W<' drC'an1 la s t yc:1r lh;it lhP war wo11ld ;iffr!'I 11s so 11!':trly !Iii .' ,-.·:ir .

I 111i;.rli! tnt· nt·i11n h:in ;.r :\Ic·lon ." tli:ll "lharn:ilit'.'< .. is :i 11111>! i111porl;i11! sul1,i1·cl in th (· school courS<· of ll" "" ' el1·,·,· n. l \\'c'h·p and

l!rrht·rl - "l":il

~ t·11i11r s

CARITA$ r t:111 o yN! from l' llj>b on rcb . c; n·n I 11·;" t li e noi s.a,p d irai ety by th e ir irl s who ni a ck li 1d1 t o f su ch ll e rcul C'a n ta sk s ns liftin g c uphonrcl s.

By cli n ne r-tim e t he h elp of a ll the class es l1<1cl b ee n l'n lis l Pd , for S(' \ Prnl roolll S l1:1cl to '"' c·\ 1:111 ;.((•cl 0

l'•) lllld .

'.!'h e p a rl o ur was cli s11P1nl lt·cl n nd nwcl e rea dy f•Jr th e ll o nour s. :-; o o ne ca n sny th e Jlonours "re not :rood ca rp C' t - ln~· C'r s no11· !

Du st fl e w t·n' ry wh e re, book s ;Incl ,·;irious pit·c·cs of f11rni h1rl' ro a m ed round the sc·hool in n 111o st e xtra o rdin a r y rn n nn e r a nd s t·,·e r<1l µ:iri s \\'f'r e n1in11 ~

" frw p oss ess ion s from that· cl a y on .

In thr a fte rn oon t:wo lar g-e-s izccl fir e m e n, a t t h!' l' <> sl o f mu ch p c rspiratio11 nncl lnbo11r, ancl a ~~ i ste cl b~· we ll -111 eanini; µ:ir is, """·eel t he li h rary pr esses fro 111 up stnir s to l111·ir n 1riou s nl' w cl e. tination s. .'\ik e nh e:id I Io 11 sc didn ' t

I~eaving L et u s introcluc·c· you lo I hl' ha rcl cs t worked a nd b es t lik ed g irl s i11 C .L. C. lta Moloney, o ur eln ss c apt a i n, lik es he r st ucl i<'s, but mu s ic cnptures fir st pl ace.

Sh e ha p r o ,·ed thi s b y ire t t inir Crl'cl it in h e r m u sic exa niin a tion . Co nir rntulatio11s, l ta !

M a ureen Bur ke is Cn ptain of Sport. and C.L.C.'s ch a mp ion te nni s pl a yer .

M a ureen M a lo ney, "Profess or Four-e y es," is ! he te ac he rs' joy a nd cx eels in sp o rt a nd class.

Joan M cL eod is th e arti st o f th e r oolll . Thi s is easily see n if you turn the pa11;es o f thi s 11 inga zin c.

Therese Mciner ney is th e proud au n t of tw ins a nd here's h opi11µ: th ey fo ll o w in Th e rese 's foo t st ep s .

P a t Kell y is a µ:noel a ll - rounder in sp o r t a ncl l'ia ss. P a t is a lway s happ~· w he n workinµ: out a \fnth s. proble m.

L ois K er st en a l wa~· s e n.io~· s a µ:oo d j ok e, an cl is n l w a ~· s rea dy t o lc>ncl a helpin 11; hand to her dass m a t es.

Joan Cook h a s d c ,·c·lnp ecl a n unu sual likingfor hitt ing a t enn is hn ll a11;ain st a bri ck w all.

Good hunting, J on n !

Ir ene Atley shi11c s at lang-u nµ: cs a ncl a l way s' a rrh·es bri g ht a nd cn rly .

V era F a irbank, oth e rwi se known as Pho eb e, neve r let s u s d own o n sports cl a y , and is alrea dy ha1·in g a la dd e r m a d e to a ll ow he r to r each th e hl a ckb oa rcl wh e n sh e is a t eac h er.

33

k 11ow it hncl ' " 111an~· pictures ti ll th at d a y . Al fh·e o' cloc k th a t eYe nin g-, a f ew see min gl y tir elc ss g irl s w e r e so rtin g th e la st o f th e book s a nd puttin g th em in th e c up b oa rcl s.

The whole bu sin ess had bee n colllp lc t cd in o ne clny . F i rst pri ze to C J .. C . re1110,·a li st s ! ;\" e xt cl a y Aikenhcad Il o11 sc wa s nothin g rn o re th a n a f ew empty r o om s.

Th e followi ng· \H'l'k tht· ) •Jililary had arriY ccl, a11d fr om lh c 11 on, afit'r sc t·in g the m e n 011 pn ra d<', w e h:l\·e h ce n g· h·<'n a Y c r~· µ: ood op ini o n of the Arm .' ·· Of eourse. wh e n w e saw t h e noti ce " 1\ rn1y Int elli µ:e nc e School ," we kn e w lh a t t h e \ Tilitary ha d pick ed the ri µ: ht p lae eC. L. C . H o wc ,·c r, th e r nililnr~· le ft u s rece ntly and now the Profi ciency Exam . is b c inµ: he ld in .\ ik e nh ead l l ou sr .

- C lar e Dr e nnan .

Pass Class P a ulin e Goug h is a k ee n La tin stud e nt a nd in he r sp a re tim e ( >) e njoy s a m a lt ed mil k. l'a u linl' is mo st w ill inir a ncl obli g in g on a ll 11 c·c a sion s.

Lorra in e Hamden sp e nd s a lot of tim e in th e Sc ienc e room n nd like s a n o ccas ion a l ga me of ha sk e t- bnl l. Lorrain e is al so o ne o f th e busy I .n t in s tud e nt s .

Joan M a lone see lll S l u b e followin g in he r si stn' s foot st ep s. Fren c h a nd Enp;li sh see m s to h e Joan' s fa\'ouritcs . Keep up the g-o<Hl work , .loa n.

Fel ici a McCa rthy is ,·ery proud o f he r F eli cia likl's C'h e mi stry, but mu sic broth e rs. is h e r speciality . Co n µ: ra t ulati on s for p assin g your e xam , F e licia!

Joa n M a tson is nlway s 011 t he g o and sp end s some of her sp a re t im e on th e c ourts , but do cs 11ot n eg lec t h e r chemi st r y .

Josephine Gib son is an o t her early bird ancl m a na µ:es now a nd t he n to sp e nd a week- end i11 tll!' h ills. Jl a lf yo u r lu ck , .Josephint· .

Mary M ax well has h a cl a n e ve ntful yea r .

S he ha s clon e C\' e rything- from b e in g lo c k ed in hat presses to falling- out o f d esk s, but Mint Tulips h elp he r to k eep he r spirits up .

Pat E x ell is a noth e r country g irl wh o t ravels d a ily from M elton, a nd r a in o r sh in e P a t L5 a lway s on tim e. Pat can u suall y b e see n with a G e rm a n essay book in he r hand .

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34

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lli slory ,

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MEMORIES.

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old

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of

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To - day.

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lo se e

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l1 ;1p .' th<' tht-'nl-re µ: ho :-.! .' look 1111 ;111cl w hi s pt·r "II will !'t>111t· :iµ·a in .'' and so it ll' ill. 11111 1111lil then llit'_\' li \'t' in a w orld of l li t' il' own. ('011sisti11;.t -111e111ori es th ; 1t w ill ;1 (,,·;1y s Ji ,·e. uf 111 (' 111nri e:-.

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Third Term, 1942. l\dt , ·

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35

CARITA $

HEAL ESVIL LE

Mt. Riddell from A lpine Lod ge.

lleca use of th e e ntry of ,Japan into the present war, towards t he close of la st year, the C'n1l11110n\\"ealth Gov e rnlll e nt thoug:ht it \\·ise to mak e preparat ion s for t he evacuation of sc hoo l childre n from the cit>· to s uitabl e Th e Principal of our places in th e countr>·· sc hool dec ided to evacuate those of the pupils ,,·ho wished to go. Those w ho we r e g·oing had to hav e thei r beds and lllattresscs brought up to t he College. Th e beds looked very funny »tacked in the s helte r of th e vera nda opposite th e science mom. The pupils who wer e b ein~ evacuated frolll th e Profici e ncy a nd I nte rlllediate c lasses were we lded into one form for th '.' convenience of the Sister \\·ho was g oing to teaeh t he lll at Heal esv ill e.

Th e Frida y be for e th e y le ft, the g irl s wen~ round their r es pect ive grades saying good-h>·,· to e \· er yon e, an d lllaking promise., to wr ite no w and again. The beds and a ll sc hool furnitu rr> had been se nt on a fc\\· days befo r e. On th0 Satu rd ay aft e rn oon lllany tears were shed as th e chi ldre n parted from th e ir pare nt s for · 1 time . The next Monda>-, C.l.. C'., l\l e lb ounw. seE:rned lone ly. but after a tilll e we becanw \\'h e n the used to ou r depl eted numbe rs . .J a pan ese d a nger bega n to app ea r le;;s imllli 11e11t, Jllan>· of the older gi rl s r e l urn ed to th e eit>-, and now ther e are lllainly juniors stay i1 1_:· at Hea les,· ilk .

As the terminal ex am s . were drawin g near. and Sister tho ught ·.ve need ed a holi da>-, a hik e wa s a rran ged in which the Inte rm ed iates and I'rofici e nci es participated. After much consu ltation among ourse lves a nd the loca l r esidents, who seemed to kn \\. every possihlL place for a hik e, we eve ntuall>· decided upon going over t he Black Sp ur- if possible. On tlw e,·e of the great event, we had permission to go clown to the township in order to obtain li ght r efres hm e nt s in the way of fruit awl bi sc uits for our lunch o n the fo ll owing da,·. \\"f' went to bed ree ling ext r eme ly exc ited about Howe,·e r , on awaking t he whole proceeding·. next morning, we we r e dubiou s about the weat he r, as the sky an d hu sh loo ked <lull and un invitin g .

A t last the great moment arri,·ed, and we set off in high s pirits , no t forgett ing o ur rain coats all the same , as we were thinking abou t \\" e le ft H ea lesv ill.c> the i\l e lbourne weather. s hopping centre at about 10.2 0. After pa ss imr t he beautiful grounds of :\Ir. and :\lrs. R oach. we knew we wer e on our way, but we cou ld sti ll see "Alpine Lodge" s ilhouetted against the tal l trees and bu ildin gs of the township. Upon co ming to :Vlaroonda Dam we paused awhile .

T he c lou ds were now \\·hite, a nd the sun was sh ining on the s il ve ry water, which look('(! tranquil and inviting·- at least to one of ou:· party who had worn he r µ; um boots. \\" e thf'n g«1ve a drink to a littl e clog \\·ho had attachPd himself to us on the way.

Alpine Lodge.

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Our lives wer e in co ns tant da nge r, for, wh enever we cam e near a be nd in th e r oad, we would hastil y obey t ra ffi c rul es a nd walk on t he righ t s ide a s hu ge tra ffic wa ggo ns wer '! pe rs is tentl y r oaring past us. W e fe lt like in trud er s a s we wa lk ed a long th e se r ene winding r oad, w hi ch twi s ted in and out am ong th e tall, s t a te ly g umtrees, a11cl over deli g htful little s treams wh er e we na tura ll y s topp ed to admire th e scene r y and qu ench our thirst. About midday w e r each ed "Dese rted Village," so call ed because it ltas an a ve nu e of huge gum trees with a go lde n grave l r oad down th e centre The r oad does n ot r eall y lead a ny wh er e , but gives th e impressi on th a t an old mining town was once on th e s pot, a nd had bee n has til y aband oned. W e r e main ed th e re nearly an hour, durin g wh ich tim e we had our lunch an• l explored th e pa rk. \Ve then set off a g a in , but had to leave behind se veral girl s who e ither had bli s t e rs on th e ir fee t or fe lt tired, a s well a s oth e rs wh o dec ide d to s t ay w ith th e m and Walking al o ng th e road play in th e p ~: rk . we s aw traces of des tru ctiv e bu sh fir es. Below us , stre tchin >; for mil es, w er e t a ll , g aunt trees, lookin g unreai, for th ey w er e spa r sely cover ed with g ree n, cree pin g und e rg rowth and tin y sho ot s whi ch wer e stri v in g th e ir utm os t to protect th e m. S is ter ex pl a ined to us why th er o wer e tin y ave nu es of plants wh er e th e bu sh fire ha d been , so, na tura ll y, w e wer e careful not to brea k a ny of them.

Afte r wa lkin g a good w ay , seve ral of us d ec ided t o tr y to r ea ch S t. R onan's Well. \\"e m e t seven1 l range r s, wh o t old us how mu ch furth e r we h a d t o g·o . Thi s s purred us on to great e r e ffor ts. ·wh e n eve ntu a ll y we cam e r ound a cor r.e r into t he o pen , we we r e bewi] .. der e d by th e bea ut y of" th e plain s s tret ching

A Healesvi lle Group .

be low us. The s un wa s se nding a rosy hue ove r th e dark green g um tops, and making the s ky o pal es c . ~ nt. After walking a little way we s aw th e well in th e di s tance, but did not go clown, a s a light 1nis t was falling. We met th e others on our homew a rd journe y, and told th e m a ll our ndventur es.

- Marion Reid.

THE BALL.

I have many me mori es of Heal esville, but pe rhap s th e mos t vivid is that of the ball.

Th e r e had bee n g-reat anticipat ions and prepThe cla y of th e event arations befor ehand. dawn ed bright and clear, and th er e was great excite me nt, es pecially among the juniors, who s pe nt most of th e cla y havin g th e ir hair curled and th e ir fro cks pressed. The ballroom , hung with gail y colou recl s tream ers, looked most fes tiv e for th e occa s ion, and th e arrival of the gues t s cau sed exc ite me nt to run high. About 8 o"clock dan cing began in good earnest.

Th e juniors pe rformed th e Minuet, and one of th e hi g hlights of th e eve ning was the Sir Roger de Cove rly, da nc ed by the very young childre n, who looked swee t in their long fr ocks . The ma in ite m, howe ver, was th <' pa trioti c pag eant in which Britain, Au s tralia, and Ame ri ca wer e re presente d by Joan Barre tt, Mary Colle tt, and Pat Gilham, while th ;, This re mainde r form ed a g uard of honour. pagea nt prese nted a most s pectacul ar and moving s ight. After thi s ite m we r e tired fo r s upp e r, whi ch was se rved in th e dining room .

Dancin g was th e n continue d until midnigh t, and s o e nd ed an e nj oyabl e e ve ning. The vi s i . t ors de parted , leavin g be hind some tired but ve ry co nte nted g irl s.

- Be tty Kenny .

Alpine Lodge from the Foot of the Hill.

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CLASS NOTES Her

""' :ire, ll1f' li:qlp>· l111C'rn1cdi:itc s of \\' c :1 re chl'crfu I l'\' Cll t ho11µ:h 1lw \\·oriel ,i q11t 11s is t·orn wilh strife.

The dh·ision of the class thro111:!'11 the c,·:1c11:ition to I lcalc s,·ill e wa s the only breuk in the pl easant co lllpanion slliJ.l of the year. Th:1t is :iii o,·c r now, a nd \)esp it c lhc wor rie s o f the fortl1co111i11p: exams, we look forward t·o the lonp: conti1111:1 nc c of lhf' friendship s forllled in l11t c rn1e<li:itc, l!H2 .

19 k!.

'.\!.\UY l'UH C ELL: 011r reprl' Se nt·ati,·c from \\'a tti c Park (s he think s) had so me difli c ulty rcecnlly in dccidinp: .i11 sl 11·h<' re sh e did Jin'. ·w,, do nol think sh e is s11re yet. l,J':ONIE llYNES: frn111 11·holll in s pirati on nnd poetry eollle fre ely, is prf'parinp: for her future oecupalion h,,. µ:dtinµ: pr:1cti ce in writing; short hinµ:r :q1 l1ie s ( in ,-c rsc) of so me wholll we sec aro11n<l the Co ll ege.

Leonie is also a skatf' r. '.\1AH.GAH.ET BHO\\'N: tl1i11k s that lif e is not a ll "s un shinl'" since she c:1llle to p;ricf and darkened he r eye for a while.

SllIHLEY L\Wf.OH: Shirk»' s homc11·ork is th" worry of her life. It- c:111 nc,·e r be found at the le sso n, h11t 11 s11:illy turn s 11p after ward s. lt is n o t nn 11ncom111 o n thing- for s 11rn s lo dis:1ppcar from th e hon rd before Shirlf'y's cyf's, or others' hrq!·s lo go holll e with Shirley. \R'.\·H :L \\' EBB: \\' hen "11.ioyi11µ: a g'<1me of callings and the l1:ill s11d<ic11ly di s:1ppears.

Th e s:1 111 e lhi np: .i11 sl look fnr C':1 l'll1l'I. :1pplics to pencil s :rnd r11hhcr s in school.

TESS n1qD: C:1rlllel' s frif'nd sharf' S lhf' sa m e pleasures. '.\TOIHA MclNEHl\J<:Y: 011r Class C: 1p tain is a ncdil lo he r po sit ion.

SlllHLEY SULLl\'AN: h:1 s taken sc rio11 sly to lC'nrninµ; dan<'i11g·.• nltlio11gli she h as not "s tepped 011!" yl'I. SI\(' :illl'nds hf'r S:i111rtlay a fl crnoon le sso ns 1'\'g·11 la rl .' ·. .\:\'NE ])()l\CI 11: 1lecl:1 re s sk:il inµ: the best pasli111c- whf'n yo11 know how . .10 .\N TL\HllET'l': Sin<'<' .Jo :rn' s s lay in lk a lesvillc, she ha s bcro111c a r f': il hor scwo mnn and ha s a hor se of h er ow n. Now to see .Joan rirlinp: aro1111d !hf' s11h11rhs is not at nil nn11.s11:d . \'i s il s lo friend s :i re a lso

m11ch more frequent. l\l':TTY ;\I :\ SON: .J oan ' s friend, opened h er fr ont g·:1le on e c,·en in g to b e co nfronted b.1· a hor sc--yl's, it \\·as Jo:1n' s.

Bdty is j11 st rcco,·e ring from lhe s ho ck.

P .\'l' GHIFFI'l'JIS: h as an answer for e ,·e ry q11 cs tion, so w h en in douht about a nything - espec ia ll y the \\' Orrl s oF th e latest song.iu s t apply lo Pat and h er friend, Ca rm el \'in cs.

C' . \HMl ~L \'JNES: wa s so exc it ed rerently o n hceomin p; " J\unt y" lhal sh e coul<l not poss ibl .' · rlo her holll cwork.

C AHMEL MORPllY: c;1n :1 1"' ;1y s produce a la11p;h . She <lid so m e good running for Int er. on Sport s Da.\". l' .\T MILLS: is a s ilen t "·orkcr and ac hi eYes so m e ,·c r y fine drawin gs. \\' IL'.\'L\ :'ITOFF:\T'l': Sports Captain an d tennis enth11 s ia sl, ha s s hown her se lf un eqtwll ecl in h er dutie s. She hn s had so m r fine win s for both School and cbss.

EILEEN TIIYNNI;:: is :111other t e nnis playe1" lt is ,·c ry ha rd to find a p a ir to brat her " ·hen partnered with \\' ilm a. :'>TONI C. \ 1-L\DDOCK o nd M:\HY \'JEHO a re our ,-oc: il Gcrn1:1n ex p erts an d ha\'C a lrn ost s 11 ccce d cd in teac hin g Oli\'e Malone to speak d c11tsc h . I lab e i<:h ni c ht rcc ht ' OLl\'E i\L\1.0NI;: : is a Latin pupil. She is a lso a grrat c,,·c li st. llA\\' KINS a nd :'>'IAHIE Gl'NN, .\L\HIE Mi\HY FENNESSY :i re 011r three experts st l':I ig·ht fro111 21lll Yl'n r :11lll I hey I akf' so m e healing. '.\l.\HGAHET C'll 1\NDLF. H is 011r ll'pi ste who 1l<)(' S not 1·c ry often 111:1kf' 111i slakes with wax she e ts, hill· shf' h ns don e so once or 111·icc.

BEHN .\Dl •: TTE ld·:NNED Y, M:1rg arct's fri e nd, ls anol11f'r tn1isle.

Co111n1crci:il scf' m s to he thri r best s 11 hjl'ct.

1' 1\'I' DOYLE : is 1·c1'.'' forp:df11l. ll is not 11n 11s11 :il In Sl'f' !'al l'llllninµ: hal'k from the trnrn slop to g;d he r lrn111 pass i11 the nfternoon .

SlllHLEY ISSELL: lhf' "brains" of th e class, all11n11p:h deeply in tncslr cl in he r st udi es, 11s11all.'· find s tirnc after sc ho o l to do a s pot of c.\'C· ling . .10 .\N IL\HHIS : <-: 1n g; i,·f' yo 11 a ll tl1f' nobblf'

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THE GLASS OFFICE .

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CARITA S h ~<_! lllil':-. 11f 11;1!11rt· wliilt- ;1w;1 iti11 µ: !lit· ord<·;il.

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I' \T 11 .\1.1.1:'\ .\:\: is <lit\' spo rt s ' C':tpl:tin, o ur pia11i-;f a11d 011r ci1:1111pi1111 tt·n11i s play er.

She wo11 id iikt · to ht' :t lt·1rni s t'O:ll'h.

She is l'.\'I' L .\ \\' SO:\ : is 011r t·arl~· hirel . " '"' "·'·" n·:id~· lo ln1d a hclpi11 µ: lt:tnd to ~11 1111·111H' who i s in nt~ t·d of it. l'l ·: (;(;y (;()!{\I.\'\: is 111H· of 1111r da11cing· stars, :1 11d i ... :1l\r :1.'··" rl' :1d.' · In ,ioin i11 :1 ;:rarne.

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l\ .\Hl\ .\H .\ C' O .\TI ·:: •·11joy ' :t liltl c r11orninµ: She 11·:1 ;1..... ~ n1111 ;1s s l1t· cn111t·s to sc hool. likt·s ; 1 µ:;1 111<· nf ll'nnis. hut wr do not Sf' t' ht •r in :1clio11 11111('!1 lh{' Sf' d :1ys .

J>OHOTllY HOl\i':HTS n·,·c ls in Gt·11111et.ry Sil!' is :tl sn :in :1111 :tle11r d ete(' prohlc-11 ts. ti\'f· :ind :111 :11tl i1orit y 011 :ill sn rt s nf noi sC's. .\I.IC! .\ \ld..:I ·:C ll:'\11 ·'.: is :1110lh<'r <'nlh11siast :i11d lo,·t·s 1 li .-; tor.' ·· For :tny hi s tory prnh lt•111s \H' g·o lo l1r·r for nrh ·icf' . l'.\T GEJ>IH'.S: is :1nntl11·r nf nur d anc i11 µ: s t :1 r:.... . \\· lu·n 1101 l<':i rni ng: Gt·rrnan, sh e is

CARITAS

40 most ofte n wa ltzinf( around the room.

DUROTIIY i\IcCROI -IAN: h as acqu ir e d a new l a u g h . " 'e oflen h ea r it from so m e quiel I lcr co rn er, where s h e is practising it. fa\'o urit c subject is French . .JOAl'\ COOGAN : is the baby of the <'i:iss. If w e C\"Cl' he a r an~· qu eer no ises <'o minµ: fr o m t he piano, w e know it is Joan pr actising. .10:\N R U DOLPI I : lo\' es l'on1111ereial Prin S he ciples, as w e ll a s h a dn g so m e fun. is ofte n see n t·onsp1r1nµ.- with Pat a nd Bridie O'Connor.

BRIDIE O'CONNOH: h as lately bee n s horn of h e r loek s. She practi ces the Iri s h .Jig- wh e n sh e think s n o on e is lo o kinµ: . (( p r f:i,·ourite sub.icct is Geometry.

She l' .-\T HIGGIN S: is our budding- a r t ist. n ever speaks in se hoo l, but s he is often see n u sin g the deaf a nd dumb lanµ:u age .

ELINOR BLACJ.;:I.J<:Y: is often rni st:ikc n for P at Nicholl. She Jo,·cs dancing- a nd sin gin g the new ti1111·s . Her fa\'ourill' s ubj ect

is French.

Yr\J ,DA TllO:V!AS: <·e>111es :i lon g- way lo sc hoo l, but doc s not se<·111 l o e·n,ioy h er se lf. Sh e lea rns h er G<·rn1:111 all the w a y . :\1:\RIE DO\\'NEY: look s 011 tlu· 1,do o 111~· sic! (' She lik es a s kin µ: I Ii<· ·' why of thin gs . a nd wherefore" o f en·ryt hinµ:, e· sp c<' ia II~· G eo m e try . '.'11 .-\RIE ATTLEIH: works a nd tries h a nl in sc hool. l l cr fa1·0 11rit e occ11patio11 is mak in g- scrap books and l<·arning Ger111an.

J>AT GLEESON: ,\ltho1q.d1 she <";1111<· late i11 the ~· ca r, sh e is no w in th C' thick of <''·cry Her h:ind is ;i]wa~· s first up for thinµ:. so l \"in µ; prohlen1s. :\!.\HY S TANDING: n111nzes u s by h('I' "hi lit~· in writin µ: ess:iys in a few 111i11111t' s. She is o ne of o ur ska t-inµ: enthusiasts. l' .-\T :\•IAHTIN: lo \' es basketball, and is a lwa.1·s to l'illdt' lwr nppor1<'11ts and 111anag-i11 ~ 11 er fa\'011rile • s 11h.iect i, S<'Ore a goal.

S"i<'ncr. l' .\T 11.\HPEH: :i1wl11C·r kt'"" ha skt· lh:illn : likt·s doin g- Scie·n<·e C'X(H ri111cnts, hut silt' l1a s no t s u t·c· c· c dt ·d in h low i11µ- IHT se lf up 0

·'·et. '.'IL\Hl.\NNE BI. .\Ch: like s ncrci.sinµ; lwr rncal chords, much lo the di s ma~· of h!' r "'1111 pariions, but , h<' works hard in st' hool.

LYL.\11 TODD : i., :i µTeat· rt':icln . Sil(' is a

Her walking cncy<· lop cdia in di sg ui ; c. fa 1·0 11ritc s ub.in·t is Al µ:cbra . .JCO!Tll BAI-i:I·:H: is ,·cry proud of her three bro I he r s in I h e sc rl"i crs, a 11d ;he ha; a lot t. o lei! whC'n l11C'~· co m e h o m e on lea\'C. H0\1;\ DONO\' .\!\ : is our bright ray fr olll Sunshine. Homa has the m ak in gs of an artist and s he lon·s Eng-li sh.

LOHN :\ C :\ S TI.I·:S is our star g-oa l-thr owe r.

SIH· is ,·cry µ.- noel nl l'h .1 ·sic;tl C ulture, an d \IT think s h" s hould he a mar e hin p; in str11C'lress, h rcn '"" s he n1a re he s so well.

KATI I!. E I·'.N I'. \ HSONS: <'a n1 c to th e sc hool in lhC' ~· e; 11', hut. will so on b e up to us in French. She· is a µ:real s wimm er. l' .\T . \lll L \Il.\~1S : is lhC' b c ll - rin µ;c r, I.rut so111cho w s he · a lway s rinµ:s the hell <·a rly for nTcss. Sh e is n \'ery acti,·c b as k e tb a ll pla~ · cr.

HOS;\ C.\HHOJ>l ' S: is 1· c r~· ill at prese nt. Sh e is :inol hcr hook - worm a nd is a lw a ~- s to I.re found \\·il11 \L1ry St a 11<li11 µ:. l'.\T STI·: I•'. LE: r:ii s"d 11111('h la11 g hl c r from t he :i 11dic11ec nt our <'l>n<"·rl. Sh<' utt ere d piercin µ: \\·;di s a .s 1. o rd L1111d y a nd is " ,·cry pro111isinµ:

;i('frl'SS.

l' .\T Nl('JIOl.1.: is :inolhC'I' of the lt·n "Pats ." l .ik<' her "011sin, Elinor, s he is mo st often se en d11 sl i11g thr "lassroom. :\L\HG .\HET 1'1SS .\NE: lih s bas kc llrnll. She is a \\' oJHlC'rfnl piani s t and like s writin g tl1C' " ""·'·"lopedia lo her Idler s fr1>111 hrnt he r. \l.\HY \\'. \I.KEH : i...; 11111· of t he "fa iri es" of tl1C · t'i:i ss. She· is abo :i promising- teacher of \'oi cc ('11lt11rC' .

Seeo11tl Y e ar 1111· introduce you to C .l.. C.'s Second ('0111<' with"'" lo the· Scienf'<' ll oo m, 011r I c 111 po r:t ry qua rl t· rs.

Tiu· lir sl g·irl we· JrlC'l'l is .10 .\N Ml 1 LLF.NS , 11111· "la .s.s l'aplai11. .Jo a n is our s t ar n t· :\fat hs .. a11d " ·ill one d:iy prnhahl.1· h C' in s tilli11 g· :\fo t h s. into olh"r " hildrTn 's lrc· a d s.

Nnt "0111('s \I ,\ Y :\IU FFATT, 011r Sport:; l':ipl:iin . .\by ;ilwa1·s S<' <'lll S to ha1·e· C'ithcr a lt'nni s rnC'kel or :i ha skd hall in her hand. a nd is al\\·ays r"acl y tn ro1111d up a learn for a

I. .. t Y ea r.

µ;Hlill'.

011r l\\'O ra y, nf s 11nshi11 c a r c l.EONI E S<"11ool 11.\HTNETT nn d :\L\HE.'\. " ' ALSI!.

Bntlr an· wo11ld he d11ll \\'ilhn11t thcsC' two.

41

CARITAS ir oo ~l sing e r s a nd uph old our na m e in that d ep a rtm e nt.

PA U LINE D U NKE, .J O Y C E L U DEMA!\ and MARIE DlJHNAN a r e lhrr e g r eat mirth n a k e rs. \\' hc re ve r th ey a r c, t he r e is a lways a lau gh in th e a ir . ·ANTONINI': '.\1 c NAM ,\11A is o ne o f th e m os l g;c n c rou s irirl s in th (' cla ss. li e r ha nd see m s ~ g o nutorn a ti ca ll y t o he r p oc k et .

Y o u 111u st m ee t i\IAR.JOl1Y \\' AllD a nd l' HS L'I .A '.\HDDLETON . '.\farj o ry is t h e Ill oth e r o f 0 11 r class.

S he a dopt s a II th e n ew g irl s. U rsu In is a ni ce quid !!i rl, with a se nse o f hulll o ur .

DO!lOTI IE .\ \\'I I ITI ·: . we pro uclly prese nt :is a buddin g mu s ician . E,·c ry su cc!'ss, Dor o th ea.

Il e r<' a r c C :\lD1EL BHl·:NNAN a ncl MARIJ<: :v1 A H'l'IN. If yo11 SC (' a cloud of du st ru shin g up Cath edral !'l ace of an afl<'rnonn ah n ut te n p ast fo11r , it: will b e Ca rrn<'I ancl Mari e - Carm<'l r u nnin g fo r a ' ''.\1onty,' ' a nd 1\lari<' h npin ir it' s a "Pres to n.'' '\\' e nex t m eet. P 1\T '.\!OHOl\EY and '.\TATl.Y llEDE . '.\! a r y is th e girl wh o ('x lracts p!'nni cs frolll 11 s on '.\l o nd a ~· s for th!' '.\Ii ss inn s. Good lu c k. l\T a ry 1 Pa t '.\Toroney lm·rs h n lesson s. a nd wo uld not ](' an· lhc111 for lt'nni s a nd

swin1n1in µ:.

H e rc a rl' our " Thr ee Mu s kele(•rs," .JOAl\ CLIFFOHD, MAHY llOYNJ<: and .JESSIE l!ARHIS. \\' <' ente rtain high hope s for thelll as t e nni s s tar s, a s th<'~· fr <' q11t·nt lh1· co nrt s a g r a t d ea l.

Fin nll y , let 111c intrndu c(' you lo BETTY lllLTON, our rid e r . E H ry S unclay ~· 0 11 will sec h(' r a l th e T a n 0 11 " l.arrikin ." \\'<' II, our lour is O\·cr, ancl thi s is NAN C Y I IOLLO\\' s ig nin g off, hopin g you no w kn ow a littl e 11101'(' a hnnl s ('(' Olld YC' ar .

First Yea1• '\\'C' ' r<' Firs t Y !'a r, and th e IJC' sl ('la ss in t he SC'h ool- at lea st., so we I hink . Ld 11S int ro clu c e y ou to our cla ss. ~O H L :'llC"Gl.IN C llY is our !'la ss <" a plain, a nd lak es a g rca l int e res t in th e :'lli ss ion s. S hC' a lso g i\' es ge nerou s !~· to lh<' C.\\·. o . fund . .\:\"~E BHO'\\'N: o ur Sport s Captain ; sol\' CS :\l gehrn probl e m s s kilfull~· . .\nn c is o ne of our t e nni s ch nmpi o n s. .\:\':\"E SI I I·: l.TON: a nother l1·1111i s 1'11lh11 sia sl: is

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µ:nod :i ll - rnund t.drl.

:'11.\HG:\RET FENNESS Y: is t h e s t a r stud e nt o f First Yea r, a nd a lw a ~· s h old s fir st pl ace in cl ass. S h e is a lso a g ood sp o rt s g irl. \IATl.Y 13ARl1Y: o ur cl ass librari a n; is the mo t her of First Y ea r . Sh e h as a t e nd e r sp ot in h e r hea rt for e ,·eryon e.

WINIFTn: n TUOMY: is good at m a th s. Shr lak es n g r .. ;it in te r es t in cla ss ic a l mu sic. ll ELL h- I·:T.LY: ha il s from Ho ckhampt o n and is a ne wcom e r in our class. '.\!:\ HL EN E BA IIR : is a n oth e r te nni s e nthu sia st a nd t a k<' s a g r ea t inte rest in 131ack Ba bi es.

TIIEllESE '.\!OLONEY: is o ur po e tess a nd w r h a ,·c rnan~· ch ee ry la u g h s wh e n h e r essay s a r c rea d at En gli sh . .JOAN Me M1\ STEl1 : bro ug h t h o n ours l o our cla ss wh e n sh e p asse d her rnu sie e x a m s wit"h h o nours. .JOAN LAHKlN: is a skilful sketcher . She Inn's th e Engli sh lesson . .\NNE MC" C ALMAN: know s a ll ab ou t th e la t es t pictures. Sh e t a k es n d eli g ht in a ll lessons.

C'All:\!I•: L DOYLE : T o Ca rm el we go if we want a la ug h. S h e is th e brightest girl in Firs t Yea r.

SONI:\ Bfl.IGG S : S o ni a is a n ew com e r in our cla ss an cl is a n oth e r " lnu g hin g g irl."

PAT KELLY : is o ur cha mpi on sprinte r, a ncl l1ow she ca n k eep a quoit on he r h ea d is a 111~· s l'ery t·o a ll of u s.

As in t he o l'her cla sses, so m e o f our memb e rs ar c lid s y ear a t ll ea lcs dlle. \\'c hn,·e mi sse d l he 111 ,·cry rnueh , a nd lo ok forward t o th e ir hC'ing ha c k w ith u s n ext y ea r .

Fifth

and

Sixth Class

Judith Madin is th e champion t e nni s playe r in th e Junior Grad e.

Th e twins , Dorothea and A.nne Branagan, r e ce ive d gre at praise for th e ir physical culture from Mr. Hay, th e teach e r .

Joy Thompson had a ;~Teat so rrow during· las t t e rm . She lost Snowy , her pe t dog.

Joan Serong is a kind little girl. She ga\' e h e r dinn e r awa y t o a s tray d og that ca m e in t o the pl ayg r ound . Kind p e ople- are always Jove <l e ven by animal s .

Margaret Smith is our librarian .

Norma Rudd, Bernadette Durnan and Eileen Mackey are great fri e nds. Th ey see m to agree on m os t points .

Most of th e girls in th t' 6tP Grad e have

42

CAR ITA S

co mp osed a poem this term. but Harhara \\'ilding is the poetess of th e c lass.

Carmel Aimers e xc els i!' \:ril in g composit ions .

Patricia Flynn , .Judith :\lunday, .Jennifer Hartnett, Dorothy Branagan and Justine Carty are th e bes t mathematic ian s in our cla ss, and I must not forget our Grace Menadue, who is very good a ll round , and is a ~~real favourite of the g irls.

Jean Smith and Maureen Evre are lik e l'armel Aimers, who is a ve r y quiet and wellhehaved girl.

Margaret Costigan and lieni><e White a r e g r eat mates, and see m to g-0' on ver~· we ll togeth e r.

Stude 11ts Conc ert At the conce rt g ive n by thf! students of the Catho lic L ad ies' Co ll ege o n Tu esday, 17th November, the Cathedra l H :i! l was tilled by a Th e prolarge and appreciati, ·e a udi ence. g ramm e was a well-balanc f! d arrangeme nt of musi c-,·oca l and in s trun·,,.e nta !- and ve1·sespeak ing. Among th e voca l ite ms re nd e r ed ,·cry arti s tically and with good tone by thl' Seniors mu st be mention ed "The Lind e n T rec" (Schubert) , "Sombre \\"oorl5" (Lully), "T lw Piper" (Walthew) , and " In S pring Time ," in 11· hich the s ingers eviden ced enjoyment of both words an d rhythm. Felicia McCarthy gave an e xcellent re ndition of two Russian pianofo1te numbers, "Inte rmezzo" (Karganoff ), "Danse <les Clochettes" ( Rebikof), and another b ~· Cou per in. Leo Barre tt's vi 1l in numbe r, "Noc-

turne in A " (Chopin) won much app lau se. Th!' verse-s peaking, unde r th e direc tion of Mi ss Eil ee n O'Kee ff e, wa s r e markabl e for its cla ri ty

and variety a s w e ll a s for its creation of at mosphere. Th e ite ms of the Juni o rs gaw much de li ght, bot h in th .. ir ,·e rse-spcaki ng, ,,· hich cons is t ed of tw o C IHi stmas poems by Ches t e rton, and in action songs, which 111cluded "Daddy" and "T he Land of Nod." These littl e ones a lso played s01me numbe r s on the ,· io li n, "Procession al Mar ~h" (Berton) a nd "Old Time Minuet" (Sa e ns "!'). Th e humoro us poems se lected by Profi cie nc y, espec iall y "Lord Lun dy" (Hil aire B el loc) , brought in an e le me nt of s hee r fun, ,,·hile the Intermediatl> s revealed true poetic feel in g in their interpretation of life in t he wide '>Jl:lCC'o of Au stralia.

Th ey had chosen a Jo,·e ly gr0up. Shaw Neil scn's "To a Rlue Fl owe r, " L ou is E sso n 's "An IJ oro th ea Song," and Australian Cradl e :VI c K e ll ar's "My Co untry." T>i e Leav ing Pass and H onours caught th e spir i"C o f their scene fr om "Haml e t," in cluding the famous sol il oquy. .Joan McL eod , as Ha;11 i0t , and J oa n Gallagher, as OphPli a, \\'ere s ;1Ppl e and trul• in their characteris ation, and mack a deep im press ion on the aud ie nce.

Fore sts t•t

.~igltters

Walk with m e among these state !~· mon archs of t he forest. S le nd e r sa plings nes tl e in the 1,. s he lt e r; abov e is a ca nopy of leafy branche~ with he r e and th e re a g lim pse of blu e. Li sten to the mu s ic of the wind amo ng t he tree-tops . ri s ing, falling, swe lli ng in a long crescendo. th e n dying awa~· to a whisp e r. A ne w sou nd st rik es the ea r. Abov e th e tree-tops a fightei· pl a ne moves s t eadily to its dest inati on. Do you reali se that there is a v ita l link between that tighte r and th e forest aroun d you ? Ye s , sc ie nce and years of r esea r ch wo rk on timber have produced a type of fi g·hter which can be mad e a lm ost e ntirely of wood in stea d of tlw meta l so much needed in othe r branc hes o ' ,,·arfare.

Fore most a mong t he unib engaged in thi~ research wo rk on aircraft timber is the IJi\'ision of Forest Products of the C".S. I.R . (Counci l for Scientific and Indu st ri al Research) which work; in co ll aboration with the Oi \' is ion of A ero nautical R esear ch and the New SoutL Th e !) .F.P. is \\' a les Forestry Co mmi ss io n . devo ting research t o timbers whi ch might, in case of a 111 eta l s hortage, be used to build a llwoo d pl a nes as s ub s titu tes fo r ex ist in g metal types. Spruce and birch from Canada a nd \h r

43

CARITAS Un ited States \\·e re important timhPrs in build iJ1g th ese p lan es, hut, und e r war co nditi o ns, t\ r egular SL' pply of the se timbers is unc e r ta in; it is therefore r eass uring to know tha t there are sat is factory Australian s ubstitutes.

For imported sp ru ce, used in so lid form for air frames. likely su bs titutes are Queensland h(l · p pin e, \'ictorian and Ta s manian mountair. ash . and a lpin e ash from Ta sma nia, Victoria an d Ne w So uth \\' al es; si lve r quandong from l,!ueensQuee ns land and New South \Val es. land mapl e is now being used excl us ive ly in place of th e walnut and mahogany formerly imported for air-screws . Importe d birch, gene rally used in thin sheets as plywood, is aiready se riou s ly threatened by a ply mad e from New South ·wal es sce nted sa tinwood.

The actual testing of timber s pecimens by t he Division o f Forest Products is an e xlp ' mely important bu si ness , and involves met iculou s prec is ion , from the first operat ion of 'ihoosing th e trees for speci me ns. Wh e n actual tes t specim ens are cut from a pi ece of timbe r, t hey va ry in s ize and shap e according to the test which they hav e to und ergo. Every s pecimen ha s, pencilled on it, in simple but inge ni us code, a concise but complete account of what it is, where it ca me from, and wh at is to be don e with it. The r ef e re nce ca rd mad 2 out for the s pecimen, record s these particulars. and, eve ntually, the r es ults o f the test.

T he investigations on diffe r e nt wood s are ca rried out with just one object, in order to learn how much punishment the s pec ime n can take befo r e lite rally cracking up. All tests are ca rri ed c ut to dest ruct ion , and inge niou s in str um ents r eco rd in ju st what d eg r ee the spec im en is bending, twi st ing or s tretchiw~· before its t0rtured fibres finally give way. In tec hnical language, so lid wood specimens arc tested for bending, shear, co mpressio n, tension, cleavag·e, torsion, hardn ess and two types of impact. In plainer language , what th e r esea r ches do is to use powerful and intricate mach inery- most of it is hydraulic- to apply eve ry co nce ivable so rt of strain to pieces of timber und ~r te st. :\los t im posing of all the test de vices is th e grea t :~OO-to n compression n 'achine that soars tip through the ceiling of the mechanics' laboratory. Capa ble of exer tin ~· a "squeeze" up to six hundred thousand pound s , thi s device is large eno u g h to test to destruction even 'l

mass in• wooden gi rd cr .

Figures obtained for all t Ps t s t>f a partinilar spec ies of \'"l'od arc given to computers, and at le ngt h they can give r es ults of str ength, hardn ess, etc., which are accurate within very narro\\' limits, for any aY e rage specime n of' t imbe r of the spec ies und er test. Th ese arc the fig·ures which inter est potential use rs o f wood.

Thi s article does not dea l with all that 1 s It gives but an idea of don e at th e D.F .P . what is don e in th e Timber Mechanics' Laboratory, whil st other sect ion s de lve into the my s teries of paper pulp, wood str ucture, and the chemical properti es, etc., of timb e r.

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Obitua ry On :!7th Dece1nhcr, 19tt. al th e Ca tholi c J. adit-,; Coll .. µ:c, East '.'llt·lho11rnt', Sister '.'If. \'in<'t'nl :\le Ke rnan passed p cacd 11ll~· to he r eternal reward. In spite of yt'ars of sc rio11 s ill-lll'allh. Sislrr :\I. \'inc c nl ta11µ:hl constantly a nd rno st dlieicntly. H e r wo rk in the cla ssroo111 wa s a rea l labo11r of lo1·c. She Lrain<'d he r littlt· p11pil s pcrfet'l ly in a wa~· l:hal deliµ;hted lht'n> and won thcir hearts a nd their parents' eonfidrncc . From the spiritual point of view.

Sislt·r's t:ea<'hi11µ: of small <'hildren was a drnir:1hlc. Si ster :\'I. \'inc ent wa s the da ught er of Mr . and Mrs. '.\Jc Kernan, of Lurµ:an, Armagh, l rt'land . 1lcr uncle, the HeL .). ,J. :\fch:ernan , was !ht· p:1rish priest of T.onµ:ford, T:1 s111 a nia, (Int· of h<'r ni e!'es. for nt ·:i rl~· fort~· ~· !'ars. t·d11 .. :ilt·d at C. l.. C .• is now :\foth c r )I. dell a Ho s:i , of the L ore tto Ordn, and is in \\·est Both tht' n>t·nih .. rs of her own :\uslr:di:i .

Ord!'r :incl lhl' parl'nt s of th<.' childr en r<.'a li se tl1e loss llu·.1· ha1·<.' ;, usln in cd b~· th e death of Si .s in :\I. \'i1H'!'nl. Ma y she rest in pent'!' .

On the :?:Jnl :\l a rch, l!H2, )lothn Patritiu; pa ss<.'d awa~· peacefully at Mont e Tn her ()lil't'lo C'onYcnt, l·:dg·e cliff, S~· dnc~· . µ:irlhood she was n boarder at St. Yin rc nt' s Collt·g"·· Potts' Point, Sydnt·.1·, a nd after she hcca r11t· a Sister of Charil~· , µ:al'!' Ion µ: an d µ:enProu s serdce in lh c ca use o f Cat holi c edu cation. For SCYera l years on lh e staff of C.L.C., :\I oth er )I. Pa tritiu s was a ft c rw n rds suc cessively sup e ri o r at nrthl chcm Coll cg-c, :\ shfi cld, Sydney, :it Mo unt St. :\lary's Co ll eµ:c, Kat oo mb a, a nd nl )!oth er '.II. Pntritiu s ~font c Oli1·c to, Eclg<.'cliff . :\lnlo11t·~ '

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y·il l Jong be remembered for constant de,·otion lo duty, practical s~·rnpalh~· with r ,·e r~·on e who nrcdcd her help, and a sr nse nf kinclJ~· humour that lightened man~· a cliflic11ll: cl,.~· for sister s and chi ldren. Help ed by the prayers of those who owe her a great debt of gTatit11rlc, may sh•• rest in peace .

ACKNOW LEDGMENTS .

Sincere thanks are clu e to Mi ss Eileen O'Keefe for her excellent year's work in Speech-training and Verse -speak ing . We are particularly indebted to :\fr. Hay this year for, besides hi s us ual fin e Physica l Culture training, he came to the re sc ue of a deplete d s taff and organised the Annual Spo rts Day .

No praise of the full-time staff, Mi ss Ru sh.

Miss McCaffrey, Mrs. Sidney Smith and Mi ss Ca r mody could be adequate. All through a difficult year the y have bee n hard workin g, interes ted, friendly, and alway s ready to me et any emergency.

The C.L.C. Library Co mmittee wishes to express a grateful se nse of the ge neros ity of the arti s ts who mad e the Co ncer t at K elvin Hall las t September s uch an unqualified su cSpecial thank s are clue to Co ntessa cess.

Filippini, Miss Agn es Bliss, Miss May Clifford and Mis s Margaret Piesse, Mi ss Jun e Phillipson, Misses Ann and Biddy Molan, and the The Committee is particuCo llege Choir. larly grateful to the larg·e and r ep re sentative gathering who, a s well as pro vi ng their interes t in the work of the Library, show ed s uch keen appreciation of an excell e nt pro i;ramme.

heroism. Sister M. Barbara's years spent in the faithful performance of duty mu s t have stored up for her an immense treasure of merit in he aven . Dr. Lyons said he had great pleasure in bestowing on Sister M. Barbara a s pec ial Bl essi ng from the Holy Father. Dr. Lyon s ' word s we re most app l icable, as Sister M. Barbara is r e markab le for unobtrusive kindn ess and great generosity. The pers onal v is it of Hi s Gra ce Archbi shop Mannix, wa s a fitting co nclu s ion to the many congratulat ion s S iste r r eceived that clay.

HAV E Y OU H E A RD T HAT:\11 th e co11pons used to b11~· ,·ariou s articles n f npparel since rationing heg:111 woultl ne a rly cq11:il the n11mher of tram tickets iss11 ed o,·er a µ:iYen 1111111hcr of <l:i\·s.

Since S\H·d s nre prncti c:illy 11nobtainable, it bch(wc s 11 s to ninintain a sweet disposition as nn essrnlial su h stit11l e .

The hei g ht- of urbanit~- i s 11nknown in th e s11burbs. " ' hen Olin'r 1\dst as ked for more he nct11ally got less.

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Our hearty congratulations to Barbara 'Va ls h, winner of a Newman Exhibition, and to Emi l ia Ferlazzo , w inn e r of the C. L. C. Newman Exhibition, November, 194 3.

GOLDEN .JUBILEE. On 10th January, 1942, Sister M. Barbara Morris celebrated the golden jubilee of her rel igiou s profess ion. '.\1a ss was ce leb rat ed in the College Chapel hy Righ t Rev. :\fon sig nor Lyons , D.D.V.G. Afte r co ngra t ulatinv S ister M. Barbara on s uch a long life spent in the service of the Lord , Dr. Lyon s said that most lives , especially tho se of religiou s , rnn Few are on seemingly ordinary lines. s ingled out for high pla ces, f ew become famou~. hut many li\'C' live~ of quiet. humble

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