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Editorial Though still in the throes of o cruel wor, due to a world-wide materiolism, we are reconstructing . .. Reconstructing whot?

And for whot purpose?

A humon being,

essentiolly o mind, a spirit, just posses through this moteriol world leoming- motter is of small importance except in so far as

helps on the development of mind and

~oul.

Through the majority's wilful blindness to the royalty of the spirit, the world's best are being crucified.

At least let us have the courage to suffer in sympathy with the

heroic fighters, with the innocent victims of hatred and cruelty, and let us determine individually, once and for all , that by generous self - conquest, through Catholic Action, using all our energy and intelligence, together with the powerful instrument of prayer, we will make such horrors impossible for future generotions.

We were made for joy,

not suffering--a nd joy only come3 through love, so let us diffuse everywhere the spirit of understanding octive charity, remembering , Thot in ourselves our safety must be sought ; That by our own right hands it must be wrought.

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..................................... . . Con tents Page Editorial His Image ond Likenes -. . .. A Rare Blend . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Religion-Vindication of Catholic Principles Results of Public Examinations, 1942 Where Do We Come In An Old Collegians' War Effort' Daniel O'Connell We Build To Music .. . The Green Vase . . . . . Review of Ord Collegians' Activities Links With The Past . ................... . , The Ladies' Committee Brief Sketch of th e Life and Work s of Schubert Students' Ball . The Quest Spart .......... . Silent Worken The Talent Q:.!est C.L.C. Diary Leaving Honours Clas.s Notes Leaving Pass Strange New World . Intermediate Class Notes P.roficiency Class Notes Our Catholic Action Party .. Firit and Second Year Class Notes Fifth and Sixth Grade Clan Nate• Catchv Contributions to "Caritos" " Pro Christa" ...

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Illustrations Catholic Ladies' College College Prefects, 1943 Little Flower-Strewers on, Holy Thur·: day First Communicants . Senior Retreotan.t s of the Catholic Ladies' College Sgt. Rita Lloyd . Maimie Clifford., Mus. Bas ., Melb . Unjv. C.L.C. H'iking Party Groups of Pa:·:t, Students' Families Intermediate Basket-Ball Team Se~ and Yeo'!' Basket-Ball Team Leaving Pass Group . . . . . . . . . .. First and Second Year Group Leaving Pass and Honours Intermediate Class . Proficient) First and Second Yeat Fifth and Sixth Grades Fourth, Third and Infants

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Dis Image and Likeness H o w o ft e n, perhaps, as \\" C re:i d o f Our L o rd in th e Gospe ls \\" e ar e n1 oved to think th a t if WC had lived when He did, we would not hav e tr ea ted Him as so many ot her s hav e. \V e blam e the people o f Bethlehem because their was no room. in the inn, o r King H erod for his cruelty, the leaders of th e Jews for opposing Our Lord, or th e people as a whole for ignoring o r r ejecting Him a nl finally putting Him to death . But we forget that the Divin e Life of Our Lord still live s on amongst us and that we too ca n fo ll ow th e example of His people to a g rea te r or lesse r extent. That Life wa s and is an active one. The w01·k of Hi s Chur ch is "to re stor e all things in Chri st," t o bring the world to the feet of Him who ma de it, to bring Him into the souls, a nd thu s th e daily life and problem s of all Hi s creatur es. The salvation of so uls is the great work o f O ur Lord and Hi s Ch urch , a nd should be our g rea t co nce rn too-no t o nl y o ur own so ul. hut all soul s. "God created th e soul a nd H e made it like Him self,"· says th e Cate chi sm. H e mad e it in His ow n image and likeness. Thi s doe s not m ea n a deal image, like a picture we hang on th e wa ll . A photograph is a likeness, but it ha s onl y th e a ppearan ce o f th e perso n it rep re se nt s-it ha s no power to act. Our likeness to God is very mu ch mor e th a n that . He made us so that our acts can he imitations of His acts. We ar e not only model s, hut working model s. God loves; H e made us to love. Goel is just ; we can he just. He is wise; we ca n be wise. H e is forgiving; we too mu st forgiv e. God knows-H e know s all things; we can learn . Our likeness to God is much more than an appearance-it is a living, working, active likeness. vVe ca n increase the likeness or we can des troy it. V.That we must do is t o try to imitate Goel as far as we ca n- imitate Hirn in His love, in His pity, in His generosity , in all th ose powers He ha s given us. And th e grea t example for our imitation is the person o f J es us Christ, Godmade man , who is not only our Leader where we should follow, but who also gives stren gth an<l sustenan ce on th e way.

First of :ill , it is in our 111i11d s, our fe eli ngs, our will th a t we beco me 1nns t lik e Hi111 . Tlies..belo ng n;or e especially to th e so ul, which , like· God, is sp iritual. We should strive to ba se 0 1tr will on His will. He wills all th a t is ri g ht and just and good-we must be like Him in that. H e will s Truth a nd Virtue an! Love-so mu st w e. \ Villing, we 111u st remember, is not quit e th e sa111 e as wi shing, ll"hich is o ft en as far as we go. "H e did all thin gs well," says th e Gospel uf Our Lord . His \Vill was an acti ve wil l. \V e mu st try also to do all things well, a nd thu s in cr ease more and 111ore our likeness to Him. \V e do nClt i111ita te Hi111 full y by 111 erely avoid ing sins. No, to be like Him, w e 111u st ac t-we must do things-good thin gs . H e was alwa ys r eady a nd obedient, so that wh en we grow care 11ess a nd slothful in our duti es and acti ons we a re losi ng th e likeness to Hi111 . H e tell s us too th at we mu st walk in His fo o tsteps. Now Our Lord spent most of Hi ,; ti111 e o n earth eith er in Hi s ow n home at Naza r eth . o r late r walkin g up a nd dow n th e co untr y fro111 Ga lilee to J eru sa le111 preac hing lo th e peo ple, and finally H e walked into Geth same ne, to Pilate' s Hall , to H erod , a nd at the end along th e way to Calvary. \ •Ve a re not asked to go to ju st th ose places, nor to do just those thin gs which He did . B ut what ever \\-e have to do, a t home or at sc hool or lat er a t work, a t stud y or at play, we must do as He would have done-and He would have don e His hest . We ca n imitate Him in eve rything . we ca n offe r to Hirn all things, except, of course, sin . However, we should do so111ething mor e even than thi s. For by our Baptis111 our so ul s have ac tuall y bee n united to Our Lord thr ough Sa nctifying Grace , and have been made shar ers of His Divine nature, while by .Confirmation our so ul s r eceive th e gifts of the Hol y Gh ost, and thu s. like th e Apostles at Pentecost. rec eive a shar e a nd a duty in the work of th e Chur ch. and like th em. we mu st be active in Hi s ca use, which is th e sa lva tion of souls-;--not mer ely our so ul s but all so ul s. Those with whom we li ve or work or play, th ose whom we like, even those hy whom we are not a ttrac t ed or who di slike

------------------~--------111111111..... .... CARITAS us. and all th ose wh om \\·e \\'ill never see in ot her part s of the world, whatever their race o: colour or tongue- all wer e .crea ted by God a nd for th eir so uls' salvation Our L ord g ave His life. If \\'e joi n then onr e fforts to Hi s, in thi s work which goes on co nstantly and ceaselessly, \\'e are doing th e high es t an<I noblest thing we can do. Vt/e will be not only bringing our ow n so ul s

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mor e close ly co nform able to Hi s image, we wi ll he ac tiv e in re storin g all things to the likeness of Chri st. a nd even if we hav e not actuall y wa lked in His ea rthl y foo tstep s of Naz.areth or Ca lvar y, we \\'ill o ne day shar e in the g lory of I-Ti s Re surrec!i o n. L. P. Moran , ,College Chaplain .

PREFECTS 1943. to Ritrht- Pauline Gough , Barbara Walsh . Emilia Joen Matson, Felicia McCarthy.

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A Rare Blend Blt!ssed be the blenders! Hom e-blenders, 1;chool-blenders, national and international, all the universal blenders. Life is a se rie s of adjustments to changing conditions, and th e older we get, you and I, the mo re difficult becomes the adapting ourselves to new se t s of circumstances, the lining up to different sorts of work, the trying to solve fresh problems. 'vVe weary of the unending riddle of life. Sometimes we feel the soul-shaking wonder of our origin. \Ve read in Jacques Maritain's "Three Reform ers" that the angels are "thinking substances, that each concentrates in hin~self more metaphysical stuff than the whole human race put together." When we rem ember that th e

Cr eator of the cou ntless multitudes of these mighty intelligences creataed us al so to share in His unkn own measureless joy, in His pot.e nt thoughts, created us just out of love that we might by loving service tune in , and take part in His univ er sal harmon y, when we remember this. the jar s of life are silenced. and we dart o ur "spirit's lig ht Beyond all world s" r ea li sing th e "one thing necessa ry' ' and no longer being "troub led about many things." But mor e often we experience the " blank misgivings of a creature moving abo ut in worlds not realised." \Ve blunder, we fail to tun e in to our surround -

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in g s, we ar c beginnin g to ge t di sco\JJ' aged whe n a lo ng co m es a hum a n ha r111 0 11iS<-r. H a ve yo u eve r see n S\\' cet pea s pa ck ed toge th e r in tig ht hun ch es o f clea r -hl ooded crim so ns. sco rnfull y a ng ry w ith th e dead ll' hit es a longs id e: a nd fa intJ _,. tin te d m:i uv es a nd pink s loo kin g ho pele ssly o ut of pl a ce and unm ea nin g ? A nd have yo u ever ga th er ed th ese hu tte rA y, g r ee n-t cndrill ed bl ooms 111 a fre sh 111o unt a n ga rd en . and arra nge d th em ge ntly a 11d u11 de r sta nd ing ly. so th at col0m modifi ed colo \JJ'h eig ht e nin g , cha stcni11 g , cha ng ing eac h oth er int o r a r e and lo vely shad es. a s notes in mu sic ta ke th eir qu a liti es fr o m th ose th a t precede a nd foll ow- a nd ha ve yo u th en stood thrill ed hy th eir o palesce nt loveline ss? If )"O n have. yo u will be g lad to rem emb er th a t in Cree k :i s in En g li sh. "p sych e" is th e co mm o n nam e fo r th e so ul a nd th e butterA y. Th e Gre ek s we r e wi se , a nd to th em th e so ul. cased in th e ma teri al shea th o f th e hody. was a li g ht a nd se nsiti ve thin g , fr agile and heautiful a s a swee t pea hloo m. Th e E nco ura ge r wh o co m es in th e ho ur of our lww il rl errn cnt to r eco ncil e us wi t h o ur surro und in gs , " no us m et t r e cl a n s n otr e assie tte." as t.h c f.'r ench s a ~· . ha s wi sdom too. a nd a spiritual eye fo r th e shadin gs o f hum a n pc rso11 a liti es . We find our wo rk li g ht en ecl. o ur sterlin g qu alities r ecog ni sed . o ur weakn esses str eng th ened, hu111 a 11 ha rm o ni es r es tor ed . int er es t s qui ck e 11 ec1. an d life ) 11 ce m ore Ao win g cl earl y. But how in sig nifi ca nt are o ur sufferin gs, ha rd as w e may think th em, co m pa r ed with th ose w e r ead a nd hear o f da il y . o r pe rh aps r e fu se to r ead . kn owin g tha t such ho rro r s wo uld ta k e away sle ep- a nd yet it is o nl y th e phys ical pain th a t is stressed! Wh o ca n fa th om t h e an g ui sh o f so ul that is impli ed ? A n d who is go in g to .sit back comfortabl y lettin g this torture go o n ? -perh a ps be r epea ted ? I think w e will all do o ur hit to stem th e tid e of sin th a t. po iso nin g th e wo rld , has co nvul sed it in ago ny? Be fo r e we set abo ut r esolving d isco rd s into ha rm o ni es. chang ing th e evil in th e wo rld into g ood , let us r em ember that we o ur selves have fa culti es a s va ri ed a s th e universe, faculties w hi ch must he fin ely balanced befor e w e ca n se t abo ut r es to rin g e> th ~ r peop le's' equilibrium . M a n is

t he "(; rca t a rm - fellow o f Cod! T 1l th e ;rn ces tral clo rl kin , A nd to chem bin ; Hr ead prcdil ecterll y O ' th e wo rm a nd D eit y! S ur ely ll'C ha ve so m e wo rk to do in kee ping t he p:1r ts of t his mi crncos 111- t his lit tle wo rl d whi ch ma k es up eac h hu111a11 hein g-iu rig ht re la ti o n t o o ne a no th er. W e mu st 111ak e sur e 1h a t we a r c 111 o r e int eres ted in peopl e a nd ho0 k .;, in th e th o ug ht s th a t swa y th e \\'Orld l<•-cl ay , than \Y e a r e in foo d o r cloth es o r a ny 111 er ely ph ys ica l co mfo rt s. ff matt er spread s it s rnucl over mind, th e so ul. too, \\·ill be swa mp ed in t h e stag nant pool :rncl in extri ca bly cau g ht in it s ta11 g lecl. decayin g weeds. ff boo ks a nd th nug ht s go, so will r eligi o n ; if th e mind stagn ates th e so ul wi ll \\' :It. \\!h o will draw th e di vidin g li11 c betwee n mind a nd spirit ? A ll o ur joy- a nd th a t m ea ns o ur po wer o f in Au encing-co11H•,.; fr om within " ] oy th a t ne'er wa s g i n~ n Save to th e pure and in th eir purest ho ur ." O ur spirit mu st be a n Aeo lian harp r es po nsiv e to t h e u11iv er sal spirit that " brea th eth \\'h er e H e will." O nl y th en a r e we alive a nd in accor d with th e fa r - Rung harm o ni es of th e univ er se, pote nt to hriu g o th er s und er th e spell o f th e mu sic th a t is a t th e h ea rt of cr ea ti o n. Concl n ess w ith us rnu st he no surfa ce matt er o r an idle day -dr eam: o ur as piratio n s mu st he rn ade pract ical by a n energet ic bra in , kept r easo na ble by a vigo r u s un cle r sta ndn g , so ft ened a nd up li fted by a very lovin g hea rt a nd a so ul th at Aoa t s eas il y o ut to Goel. " Well, so mu ch for our selves .'' say you. "but w h er e do we beg in w ith other people?" A r e you. dea r r eader , interes ted iii sc hools ? A stud ent ? A t ea ch er ? If yo u a r e eith er, ju st see th at, as l a r as your po wer ext end s, th a t Scienc e with " her infinite vari et y" is th e wo n derful ha ndm a id of th e royal fadi es o f anctent lin eage . . ultur e a nd R eli g io n. and not th e ir a rroga ntl y sup erfi cia l yo ung mi str ess. Mind a nd spir it mus t rul e. o r wa r w ill be etern al. If you a r e h elpin g to govern o ur country, o r t o fo rm/ its o pinio ns, will yo u plea se explain w ha t is w ro ng with a co mmun ity wh en it s H o n o ur s A rts g ra du at es have no a ssur ed i utur e

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be fo r e th em, w hil e a little g irl \\' ho taps a t ype \\'r it er m ay ge t good a nd in cr easing pay, a nd H o no ur s S cience grad uate s. commmHI excell ent positio ns a nd hi g h r emun cr a t io n, w ith t h e -acco mpa nim ent o ( leisur e a nd tr avel ? An d what a r e yo u go in g to do a bo ut thi s? S uppose we go hack to 17th ce ntury F r a n ce, a nd, furth er still. to th e Pe ri clea n age 111 Greecc- \,Vlm \\" ere provid ed fo r. a pprccia t cd . e nab led to leave th e wor ld pa r t of• its m ost p1·ecio us herit age? \tVho but th e g r ea t dr a mat ist s - M olier e, wi se, kind a nd witt y: R ac in e, tum in th e search-lig ht o f hi s ge niu s o n soul s ca ug ht in th e cri ses o f th eir li ves: Aeschylu s. Soph ocles and E uri pides, alm os t o ut- S ha k e. ipg~ S h ak espea r e: a nd w ith th em th e scul pto r s. Ph id ias a nd Prax iteles. w ho a r e still un approac h ab le in th e cr ea ti o n of li vin g hum a n fig ur es ? An d think o f th e sti1Tin g, sti m ula tin g a t mosphe r e t h ey li ved in !

sell er . one of t h e bes t . said : "I have no thin g o n my she lve s th at I co ul d o ffer yo uno thin g , t hat is . in t h e way of lig h t li terat un . fo r t he age a littl e pa st ado lescence." W hy arc not o ur own hca lthy- 111 in decl A ustrali a n w rit er s sub sta nti a lly en co uraged ? Lookin g ba ck th ro ug h t he vistas o[ hi sto ry,, have \\' e- as hum an beings, not as m er e ani m als-h ave we progr essed ? I leave a m o r e a bl e con tribut or to "Ca r itas" to em phas ise th e tr eat m ent mleted o ut to th e sectio n of t he co mmunity w hi ch, at th e cos t of g r ea t self-sac rifi ce, put s, not ju st mind , but God a nd th e so ul a bsolutely fir st, thu s ensurin g fo r th emselves th e perfect m o ral ba la nce th eir Cr eator m ea nt th em t o have. Th ey have r ealised th at

W hat has bee n th e fat e of o ur litera r y ge ni uses? H ow m a ny hav e t ramped, t ak en to dri nk, co mmitted sui cide, d ru dged t he ir fin e lives away? I hope we A ust ra li a n s a r e a cl eanmin ded people, but th e pr ese nt-day buye r of hooks , most ly im po rt ed. does not have to he sq uea mi sh to find tha t th e 99 pe r ce nt have to be re turn ed to th e boo k shops as c-bjc ct io nabl e. A n hones t , co urt eou s, hook

It is quit e clear th at m ind a nd so ul do not come fir st' in A ustra lia, ge n erally, an d if we, the youn g hope of th e wo rl d, ar e unb ala n ced, how ca n w e h elp to res to r e th e equilibrium of th e older, wa r -wea ry cont in ent s now so cruelly to rtured ?

" Ea rth ch a nges, b ut th y soul a n d God stand sure; Wh a t ent er ed into th ee, That was, is. a nd sh all be.

B ut. if we set about ble nd in g opposites . t ha t is r eformin g , eve n eve r so qui etl y . we 'll suffe r . Goo d ! Suffe rin g 1s exhil a r

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a tin g-w h c n ri g ht ly acce pt ed. ,C h r ist. th e revela tion of th e Di vine Pe rso na lit y th ro ug h th e med iu m of hum a n na tu re. th e ge ntl est an d s tro nge st in Au ence th e wo rl d ha s eve r ex pe ri enced d ied. agoni sed a nd jee red a t . 0 11 a Crn ss. 'vVe ha ve a jewell ed cross in our own night - sky. Le t us loo k up. If we ta ke o ur cr uc ifixi o n- a s we mu st in ord er to b e purifi ed a nd spiritualised - th e n, thinking of th e Ri se n a nd Glorifi ed C hr ist, of th e .Chri st w ho still sav es hum a ni ty throug h th e Mass a nd by th e sa me suprem e un -

cea sin g ac t o f Love as that o f th e Cross, we sha ll he a ble to say, while we do our best a s r e sto rers o f h uma n ha rmo ni es, "A nd bold er now a nd bolder T lea n up o n th a t shoulder So dea r H e is a nd near. A nd w it h His a ureole Th e tr esses o f m y so ul A re bl est In w ish ed cont en t.

FIRST COMMUNICAN TS . Ba ck Row (L e ft to R ight)- Elea n or Miller, R ev . F r. Mor an , Alma Ku ffer. 2nd Back Row-Judith Wals h , Mar jory Buckingham, Edwar d B y rnes, Leon W a r ren, Evelyn Richardson. , Mary O'Malley . 2nd Front Row-Patrilcia B e nne tt, Janette Ryan, Lola F leming, Pamela A.ime;.s Front Row-P a tricia Sims , Juliette Collins . France s P ittari, Elizabeth Costi gan . Annette Murphy.

R e ligion VINDICATION OF CATHOLIC PRINCIPLES I n th e year 1930 I wro t e a n atri cle for th e M elhourn e " Ad voca te" und er th e titl e "Con sola ti o ns in D epr ession." In thi s I exp r essed

t he view t ha t , in a world where variou s ideals a nd noti o ns we re cras hing about peoples' hea ds, it was so me co n solation to a .Catholic to find that th e prin ciples o f hi s r elig io n h eld good and

CARITAS provided a f011nd a ti o n fo r a hea It hy a nrl s:111 e outlook on life. Now , in thi s yea r of 1943, we li ve in a world beset by tragedy, with peril s eve n more te rr ific a nd t re111 endous than th ose of th e depressio n ye ars. S ho rt -s ig ht ed obse rver s, loose thinkers, a nd sha ll ow writers pron oun ce vi ews g libl y which , if take n at their fac e value, arc profou ndly di sq ui etin g. But I find mys cl f able to repeat my views of 1930-th a t Catholic principles reta in th eir validit y, and most e ffectiv ely co ntribut e to healthy individual a nd natio na l li fe. Cath oli c sta tem,e nt s ca n be mad e ca tego1·ica lly to exp ress this , and furtherm ore, Cat holic tradi ti onal pri11ciples frequentl y comma nd an asse nt even from non-.Cath olics. Two exa mples come to my mind as T write. One is a sta t ement by Father Owe n Cosgriff. of the diocese o f Go ulburn, in a n article in "Th e 'M onstrance." whi ch has been widely quoted in the Catholic press of America. Father Cosgriff was a chaplain at Tobruk, and he wrote in praise o f the .Cath olics th ere. "The men." he said, "were good soldiers becauae they were good Catholica." Another appea r s in an item in th e Melbourne "S un News-Pictorial" o f th e very day T write-October 30. 19-t3-to th e; effect that a new education policy is a bout to be adopted in Russia, comprising abandonment of co-education, training of girls in domestic ma tters, in sist ence on a ba sis of cultur e an d placing of empha sis on character -training. True enough, th ese edu ca ti onal id eals a re notable and valuable, and it would be unge nerous to withhold approval for th ose who, after inves tigation and consideration , propose to adopt them . But are they not ideals inherent in Cath olic education as it has existed for centuries, and as , with effort and sacrifice. it is being applied to-da y alt over the world? The two examples give11 are merel y illu strative of others, which are act ttatl y cons ta nt fac tors in the hi sto r y of the Church . Especiall y are they evident in th e stories of converts . Co nsider Gilbert Ches tert on. who "spell ed out slowly" what he considered to be o ri ~i nal view ~, and " found that Chrisianit y had been th ere before me" ("O rth odoxy," 1909, page 224). Co nside r Ca rdinal Newma n, who was led int o th e Chur ch by a deep stud y of th e Eariy F~ther s, originally und ertaken in the expectation that it would provid e an a nsw er t o th e Ca th olic pos i-

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.Consid er eve n Sa ul of Tarsus. se tting out to put dow n t he hristi a ns. a nd findin g th at Chri stianit y ta ug ht pri nciples of Trut h and a way of li fe co11fo1 miable to, a nd not ·oppo sed to, the Divin e plan . T hese fact s lead me to a renewed declaration w hi ch I venture to subm it to th e r eade rs of the C.L.C. Ann ual- 11 a111ely, th at any a tt empt, however well-meaning, to propound policies w ithout prior stud y o f Catholi c principles, is doomed to fa ilure. Furt her111 o re, Ca th olicis111 cla im s. a nd is justly ent itl ed to, .co ntinu o us stud.v from its me mb er s, a nd \\'ill assuredly evoke from a ll who g iv e it unbi assed study a n int elligent apprecia ti o n of it s merit s whi ch, if pursued witli humilit y and zeal. will conf er benefit:; 011 indi viduals. famili es, natio ns a nd sta tes. F. J. Co rd er.

YOUNG CATHOLIC STUDENTS' MOVEMENT. "S in ce the fu.tur e is in th e ha nd s of yo uth , a nd in particula1· of young students, it is to th em above a ll that we must devote our selves with th e grea test ca r e. It is not suffici en t for cen tres of Catholic Ac ti on to sp rin g up 111 universities; th ose ce ntr es m,ust be multipli ed in coll eges a nd in a ll houses of edu cat ion where young people sho uld be in structed anrl prepared for .Catholic Acti on, and direc ted towards it with th e view of th eir future participation in its orga nisati on." In these words our late H oly Father Pope Pius XI sum s ·up th e principal aim of the Young Catholic Stud ent s' Movement, preparation and training for leaders hip 111 Ca tholi c Act ion Group s. Th e Y.C.S. Movement endeavours to train student s in the esse nti als of Cath olic Acti on, a nd thus fit them for immediate active pa rti cipation in Catholic Act ion organisations when th ey leave sc hool. By having g roup s in th e school. the students grad ua ll y get a se nse of respo nsibil ity, are give n the oppo rtunit y to deve lop their sk ill in leadership and, by carrying out apos toli c work, are made more capable and reliable. Be sides this training in leadership , th e in fo rmal discussion of th e doctrines of religion makes the stud ent take a pe rs onal interest in

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eac h poin t disc ussPd, a nd srr th e prac t ica l ini pr1rt a 11 cc o f t li e co nclu sio ns draw n . Th e bea uty of hr r F a it l1 is bro ug ht ho111 e to her a nd she r ea li ses ho\\' vit a ll y i11 1p1 rt a nt Cath o li cit y is t•• th e world to-da.' " T h e Y.C.S . Movem ent a i11 1s to g ivP to th e st ud e nt s a a th oli c o ut loo k 011 th e pro blems th ey \\' ill m ee t o n leav in g sc hool. T hi s o utl oo k \1·ill not necessa ril y a lways co m e from disc ussio n s o r soli d read in g. but fro m t he inAu en cc f a t mos ph er e and com pa ni o ns.

T h r st ud ent 111 11 st hr tau ght to r ea lisr that h ~· th t> Sacra 111 e 11t s nf Ha pti sm a nd Co nfirmati n n s he is a soldi er o f .C h r ist, a nd as such she i,.; ho1111r1 to use h er a bi liti es a nd g iit s in th e sp r eadin g of Chri sts teac hin g. By joini ng Cath o lic Ac ti o n (;ro up s her e ff o r ts ar e be in g o rga n ised into a sys temati c pla n of ca mpa ig n. and she beco1nes a· memb er of a g r ea t a rm y ma r chin g to ove rthrow ig.no r a nce. injust ice. ipa th y a nd paga ni sm. Felicia M cCa rth y.

His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne and Rev. M . D. Forrest, M .S.C., with retreatanta of the Catholic Ladies' College.

0 11 A ug ust 26 Mass was cele bra ted in th e Coll ege Chapel by His Grace th e A r chbi shop, Most R ev. D . Ma nnix, a t th e close of th e r etr ea t g iven t o 160 se ni o r stud ent s by th e R ev. M . D. Fo rr es t, M.S .C. A t th e Co mmruni o n brea k fas t His G race expr essed pleas ur e at being o nce m o r e with th e chi ld r en o f th e Ca th olic Ladi es' Co ll ege. Dur-

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ing th e r etreat, sa id His Gra ce, th ey had ma de good r esolutio n s. Goo d r esoluti o n s a r e hard to keep a nd need r e newing. Huma n na ture is weak. out the g reat thin g is not to be ca st down , even when we cann ot k eep up to th e sta nda rd we ha ve set before o urselves 'vVe mu st ri se up and begin again . The A r chb ishop as sured t h e g irl s th at th ey \\' er e fo rtu na te in bein g

CARIT A$ pu pil s of C.L.C., und er th e ca r e of th e S isters of Charity. Ne ver wa s th e .Ca th oli c La di es ' Co 1lcge stro nge r both in numb ers a nd in promi sin g girl s. T h ey ha d, pe rh aps, a g r eat futur e befo r e th em. T hey n1ig ht be m emb ers of Pa rli a m ent, or S ister s of ha rity, o r jus t o rdin a r y people in th e wo rl d. If th ey we r e m emb ers of P a rli a m e nt Hi s Gr ace was sure t hey wo ul d cas t th eir votes 1n the right d irecti o n ; if S isters o f Charit y, th ey wo uld co ntinue th e good work being do n e in th e coll ege : if they lived in th e worl d th er e wo uld be ple nt y of good fo r th em to do. But, what ever th eir future , th ey wo ul d not fo rge t all that had been don e fo r th em a t th e Ca tholi c Lad ie s' .Coil ege. Fr. Fo rr est said that th e Communi o n brea k fa st wa s a special pleas ur e fo r him , a s it r ev ive d memo ri es o f th e t im es wh en h e had m et Hi s Gra ce as Coadjuto r -A r chbi shop. a t \ Ves t Melbo urn e, aga in a t H a mm crslllith , in Lo nd o n , an d lat er in Chi cago. Fr. Fo rr es t co ng ra tul a ted th e g irl s , not o nl y o n be ing pup il:; of th e .Cath oli c La di es' Coll ege. und e r th e i ·te rs of Charit y, but a lso o n livin g a l111 os t t111d er th e pro tec ti o n of Hi s Grace. H t! ho ped th e A r chbi sho p ll' Oul d be spa r<.! d fo r ma ny yea rs to pr es ide ove r m a ny oth er happ y fun cti o ns a t C. L .,C.

FIRST COMMUN ION . O n th <.! fca st ,, f St. l'vl ic hae l. 2<J 1h Se ptt· 1111Jer , seve nt ee n ha ppy littl e childr en 1na de th eir fir st Co1 111nuni o n in th e .College C ha pel. l\ I a ·s was celel1rated h.1· th e Coll ege Chaplain , l{ ev. Fa th C' r l\I or a n. " ·ho a ft erll' ar ds ha d brea k fas t with th e childr en . • 11·hil e th C' pa r ent s and fri e nd s wer e. ent ert a in ed In· th e S ister s at mo rnin g l <'a . During Id ass simpl e a nd su ita bl e h.1·11111 5 we r e , un g 1·e ry ~ll'ee tl .1 • hy th e stud ent s' cho ir. THE MASS . E ve1· 01111.:c th c ea rl ies t ti111 es. ma n ha,; a l\\'ays ll'a nt ed to g ive C od so111 cthin g ll'Or t hy o f H irn , sotn ethin g \·a lu ab le. J\ nd th e g ift was valu a bl e if it \\' a~ a ~a crifi cc - that is. if it cost th e g iver so methin g and if it was so m ethin g th a t th e gi ve r lik ed a nd " ·ant ed him self. So t11 en gave God th e fi rs t lamb s o f th e ir fl oc ks. t heir bes t fruit s am! win e. To mak e it in1mioss ihl e fo r th em to ta ke that g ift hac k . th ey co n1plct ely des tr oyed it. H e ~·o 11Cl that, ho \\' cvc r. th e id ea of sac rifi ce ha s al11·a.1·s in tru e r elig io n hee n cp nn cct ccl w ith l;od' s exclu sin: po \\' Cr 01•c r 11111nan ljfe. Go d l,\'<iv e h11111an iifc. Go d alo ne has th e right to ta ke hum a n li fe. C:od is th e supr e1n c l\l as te1· o i hm11an de stin y a nd hum a n bein gs ha ve always

want ed to a ckn o wl edge that fac t. But m a n has n ever possessed a ny thin g th a t was r eally worth y to be o ff er ed a s a g ift to God. Wh en he g ave God a la mb or flower s or fruit , h e r eali ze d tha t wh a t he ga ve was pitifull y sm all an d inade qu a t e. H e lo nged fo r a g ift that wo uld be trul y wo rth y of th e g r acio us God , Wh o had po ured o ut His bene fit s up o n th e world. B y th e sin of Adam an d E ve th e human ra ce ha d los t th e pri vil ege o f Di vin e Sonship, w ith it s rig ht to th e Blessed V is ion of God af te1 dea th . Man had no thin g to o ff er to God whi ch co uld m eri t th e r ecovery o f th a t p rivil ege . B ut H e, in Hi s m er cy, gave u s Hi s own Di vin e Son to plead· fo r us, to ma ke perfect sa ti sfac ti o n for us, a nd to w in bac k fo r u s all th a t we ha d los t. Chri st di ed upo n t h e Cr oss fo r us. As H e di ed, H e o ff er ed H im self in sacrifi ce to Hi s f ath e r. H e po ur ed o ut H is B lood a s a pa t r iot mig ht po ur o ut h is blood fo r hi s co untr y. H e too k th e pl ace o f us-th e sinn er s- a nd, thr o ug h th e sa crifi ce o f H is li fe He a to ned for o ur sin s. No w, Chri st di ed o nl y nee. Bu'!: H e kn ew that in th e h ea rt of 111ia n th er e wo uld always h e th e des ire to g ive so m ethin g wo1· th y to Go el . Chri st r ea li zed that sac rifi ce 1n ust go o n . So. sea ted with H is Apos tl es a t t a ble, in th e gro win g du sk of the evenin g . H is so ul a lr ea d y da rk en ed by th e shadow o f th e Cross . He spoke to th em in th e la ng uage o f g ra ve and te nd er sa dn ess . full o f th e sor ro w of partin g a nd dcatl1 , a nd yet brea th ing a subli111 e ass uran re that Hi ,; 11·ork wo uld not fail. Ta k in g br ead in Hi s ha nds, H e bl essed . hrok c a nd ga ye to th em sa .1·mg: "Ta ke ye a nd ra t. Thi s is M .1· Body. " i\ nd ta kin g th e chali ce fill t' d w ith " ·in c, H e :-a id : "Thi s is th e chali ce of J\l y Blood . . . \\·hi ch shall be sh ed fo r yo u a nd fu r lll a ny unt o the r en1i ssio n o f sin s." Thu s. ll'hil e de cla rin g f J is inte nti o n tu ulfcr Hi s lif e in sac rifi ce fo r us. H e a t th e s;u11 e tim e in stitu te d a r ite 11·hi c h sho uld be it s n1 e111 urial. "T hi s do in co n1111 cm o ra t io n o f 1J e." 1\11 i11t er es t111.g fac t to noti ce is th a t .Chri st', dea th 011 th e Cr oss ll'aS so co m plete a sa crific e th at th e las t drop o f H is Blood ll'as spill ed fr o111 Hi s dead Body. It was a ·acr ifi cc in \\'hi ch Body a nd Bl ood ll'e r e separa t ed. .\nd , a t th e Las t upp er . hri st di d not ta ke hr c:a d a nd w in e at th e sa111 c ti111 e a nd say ove r bo th : "This is M .1· Hod.v a nd Bl ood. " N n . F irst H e tPnk thl' bread a11d sa id : " Thi s is M.1· Body." Th<'rc ll' <ts a pa use. tlH' n H e too k th e \\'i11 e a 11d sa id : " Thi s is M y Ill ood. " A t th;it L as t S upper th ere was a

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111 ys ti ca l se pa ra ti o n o f Hi s Body an d Blood. M ys ti ca ll y sepa rat ed , Chri st p r ese nt ed to us a pictur e o f th e se paratio n of His B o dy a nd Blood ::m .Calv a ry . T he Mass is th e sac rifi cial rit e in stitut ed by Chri st at th e Las t S upp e r. It co nsist s of th e To the se co n sec r a ti o n a nd th e Communio n. esse nti al pa rt s. th e Chur ch, und e r th e g uidan ce o f th e Holy S pirit, has a dd ed m a ny beautiful pr aye r s a nd im press ive ce r em o ni es . th e be tt t • to excit e th e devoti o n of th e fa ithful. B ut ma ny .Ca th o li cs ass is t a t Mass solely beca use th ey a r e o bliged t o do so. T hey ha ve no love fo r th e Mass, beca use th ey do no t und e r sta nd it : a nd th ey do not und e r stand it beca use th ey do no t t a k e a n acti ve part in it. In s t ead o f li ving th eir M ass. th ey loo k upo n it as an ex t e ri or r eli g io us rit e, whi ch r e111 a in s o ut sid e th eir own li ves a nd a t which th ey ass is t purel y pa ss iv ely. lll st ca d o f co-ope ra tin g with t h e pri es t . they si ll1pl y wa t c h hi1n . Th ey fo rget th a t eac h tim e a Ca th o lic ass is t s a t Ma ss h e hi111 sclf p r ese n ts to God th e Lif e. th e S uffe rin gs, th e Dea th , o f hi s R edee1n e r. E ve r y Ca th o li c sho uld him self offe r t o Goel . with th e S uffe rin gs, Life a nd D ea th o f J cs us Chri st . hi s o wn s ufferin gs. hi s da il y to il, hi s effo rt s, hi s wh o le lif e a nd hi s accepta nce: o f dea th wh e neve1· God s hall ca ll him. ln th e M ass we jo in w ith .Chri st ill th e offcr1llg whi ch H e 111 ad e O il th e Cross, a nd H e he coll1 es o ur a dv oca t e. H e ma kes o ur praye r s alld a ct s Hi s ow n. H e selld s th e m t o th e E t e rn al Fa th e r fro m Hi s ow ll lip s. a cco111pa ni ccl with a ll th e love of Hi s Sacn :d H ea r t. O il th e Cross H e offe r ed a lo ll e, but H e o ffe r ed no t o nl y Hi111 self, H e offe r ed us as we ll. H e o ffe r ed e ve ry thing o f o ur s. exce pt sin . H e a do r ed God fo r us, a nd beso ug ht God fo r each o n e of us. lll th e Mass we 111 a k e th a t o ff erin g of" th e Di vin e V ic tim o ur 0\\' ll . T he 1' 1ass is th e ve r y m eall s H e has g iv e n us, lo e llahlc 11 s to jo ill with Him . a llcl to s ha r e with I li111 . ill th e .. ac rifi ce of th e C ross . T he M ass is s up e ri o r evc ll t o th e a hidillg pr cse ll ce o f 0 11 r Blessed l,o r d ill t he Mos t Hol_v Sacra 111 cllt. \ Ve 111 a_1· kll ce l hcfu r c Hi111 in th e T a hc rn ac lc a lld pka cl ll' ith lli111 a lld t a lk 11·it h l li111 . hut t h ro ug h th e ~r ass ll'e ca n do ll1t1 ch tn t'1·e . T (, ass is t at da il y Mass is a p rac t ice th at is bo th easy a lld co ll solill g. \ Ve a ll kn o w th;1t we a r e ill t hi s ll'O rld fo r o ne purpose ;tl o ll c. A nd th a t is t o d(l Cod' s ll' ill a lld so save ou r so ul s ;1llcl gt1 tn Tl cavc ll . R11t· e t e rnal li fe. 11·ith 1111 i111 agi11al>l e jo_1·s o f Paradi se . is tt•O g r eat a

possess io ll to be g ain ed with o ut a stru ggle . \ Ve mu s t pay a price. W e mu st work fo r it. ·A nd t o a ssi st us in o ur s trugg le w e need every bi t of help we ca n ge t. A nd we ca n ge t unmeas ur· abl e h elp fr o m Mass. So how fooli sh it is t o ,11i ss dail y Mass. Dail y Ma ss brin gs us int o close co nt ac t with J es us .Chri st. Intitl\a cy with J es us is a lo vely thin g . a nd pr ec io us beyo nd w o rd s. T hi s intima te kll owleclge, w hi ch is an in exhau stibl e source of co nsola ti o n, co111 es to all wh o a ssist a t da il y Mass. A nd th e n th e world is a pleasant er place. Fo r being o n intim a t e t e rm s w ith th e M a ke r of th e W o rld . ma kes th e wo rld become mo r e ho m ely a nd fri e ndl y. Goel ma d e o ur hea rt s fo r Him self and th ey ca nn ot he happy unle ss th ey a r e in harm o n y with Hi111 . A ncl wh e r e ca n th ey be mo re in ha r 111o ny with God than a t Mass . Th e r e, in close co nta ct wi t h th e sour ce of all joy, w e o ur selve s .viii be 111 a cl e ha ppy. Th ose w ho go t o Ma ss e very mo rnin g t ell us that th eir day is in co111 plcte with o ut it, and th a t th ey wo uld no t 1niss it fo r an ything. Dail y l\I ass ma kes us fee l t ha t we hav e cl o ne · som e thin g wo rth whil e. th a t we have beg un th e day 11·ell. a nd th a t we have put so111 c 111 caning into l'f c. Z ita Cloo na n.

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\ \/ he n ho rn ell'o rk is a bo li s hed, A lld cxa 111inatio n s t oo, \\"hen cvc ryo ll e com es fir st in cla ss \ \l ith o ut a ny lesso ll s t o do; \Vh c n S is t er ta k es a holid ay A 11(1 se nd s us ho111 e to pla y, \ \/ he ll we're di s111i sscd at tw elv e o'cloc k \ Vith "Th a t ll'ill be all to -day;'' \\"hell ho lid ays colli e o ft e n. \ \l ith hit s o f sc hoo l be t wct· n. \\lh e 11 teac he r s g ive us sll'Cel s and cake, A nd c hncola t es . jcl1 _1· and cr ca 111: \ \ ' he11 sr hnnl hoo ks a r c nut needed, l'l lld pupil s all a r c w is e ; \\'h ell ll'C a r c le t do as 11·c lik e l'llld 111a kc th e fa 111ily pi es. \ Vh e11 lcsso ll s ar c a pl eas ur e, A lld sc hool is o ne lo niz pla y , \\ "h e ll a ll th ese c ha llgcs co111 e t" pa, s. TH :\T will he th e da _v ! ll l a rga r d Ki ssan e ( l11 tt:: rn1 cdi a t e ).

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Result s of Publie Exami nation s, 1942 University Free Place. EM ILI A FERL AZZO.

Newman Exhibition. BA RB A R A WA L S H .

C.L.C. Newman Scholarship. EM ILI A FE H LA Z ZO . LEAVING HONOURS. PATRI CIA B R ENNAN: F r e n ch (2nd lass H o no ur s), Ge rm a n ( 3rd .Class H o no ur s), L atin (3rd Cla ss H o no ur s) , E ng li sh (P .H. P.). BA H.BAR A WA L S H : Fre nc h (2nd Class H o no ur s), Ge rm a n (3rd Class H o no ur s), Gree k and Ho m a n Hi s to ry ( P .H .P .). EM ILIA F E RL A ZZ O: Ge rm a n (2nd . lass H o no ur s), E ng li s h (P.H.P.), F r en ch (2 nd Cla ss H o no ur s) 1941, Italia n ( ! s t Class Ho11 o ur s) 1941. JOAN GA LL AG HER : E ng li s h (P.H .P.), F r e nc h ( P .H.P.) . Ge rma n ( P .H .P. ) . MU RIEL B A K E R : F r e nch (H o nours) . KA THL EEN O'CONNO R : E ng lis h (P. H .P.).

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MATRI CU LAT ION. FEL ICI A 1vl cCA R T H Y : E ng lis h, F r e nc h, Ger ma n. Math . J. , C he mi stry, M u sic. LO R R AJ NE H O MD EN: E ngli sh, F r e nc h, Ce r 111an, Math. 1. , .C he mi s try, Eu ro pea n H is tory. J O A N COO K : E ngli s h, Fr e nc h, Ge rn1 a n, l\l at h s. I.. Euro pean Hi s to ry. J OAN l\IAT SON: E ng li sh . F r e nc h , Ge n11 a n, Math s. l.. C hemistry. JO A N M.cL EO D: En g li s h. Fre nch , 1'1ath s. T., C h e mi s tr ~·. Drawing . MA UREE N MOLONEY: E ng li s h. Fr c11 c l1 . ( ;c r man . Math s. 1.. he mi str.v. ZITA C LOO TA N: E ng li sh. Fre 11 ·11. ( ;c r11 1a11 . M a th s. I. J OSE PH 11\ E CI RSON : l ~ n g li s h . F rc 1H:h. Ger man . l\fath s. I. J> i\U LI N E (; QLJG H : l ~ n g l i s h. Fre nch . Ge n11 a 11 , M a th s. 1. PA T . K E Ll, Y: E ng li s h, Fre nc h , Gcr111 a 11 . Maths . I. LU IS KER S TE N: En g lis h . F r c n ·h. Cc r111 a 11 . l\f a th s. I. J RENE ATLEY : E ng li s h, Fr e nc h, Ma th s. I.

J OAN MALOl\E: E ng lis h , F r en ch, Ge rm a n. TE R ESE M cI NE R NEY: E ng lis h, Ma th s. I. , G r ee k a nd R o m a n His t or y . PATR IC I A EXE L L: Ma th s. I. , M us ic. VERA FA IR BANK : F r e nch, Ma th s. I. £TA M O L ONEY: E ng li sh, Mu sic. MA R Y MAXWELL: E ng li sh .

INTERMEDIAT E CERTIFICATE . S HIRL EY l SSELL: E ng li sh , F r e nch, Ge rm a n, A rithm e ti c, Alge bra, Geo m etry,. Hi s to r y, C he mi stry , M usic. PAT RI CI A G ILH A M : F ng lis h, F r e nc h, Ge r ma n, A ri t h m eti c, A lge bra, Geom e try, Hi sto r y ..C h emi stry. BETT Y M ASON: E ng lis h, F r e nch, Ge rm a n, A r ithm et ic, A lge bra, Geo m e tr y, Ch emi s try, M us ic. O LI VE M ALONE : E ng li s h, F r e n ch, A ri t hm e t ic, A lge bra , Geom etry, C he mi stry, Co111111 e r cia l Prin cipl es (L. ). PAT R1 ,C I A D OY L E: E ng li sh, F r en ch, Ge rm a n, r ithm c ti c ( L .), A lge bra (L.), Geo111 etry, H ist o ry (L.), C hemi stry, M us ic. E IL EEN THY NNE: E ng li s h, F r e nc h, Ar ith 111 e ti c, A lge bra , Geo me try, C he111i stry, Ivfu sic. M A R GA R E T BROWN: E ng li s h, F r en ch, A rith 111 et ic, A lge bra, Geo m e try, C h emi str y, .Co111 111 e r cia l P rin c iples . J OAN • BARR E TT: E ng li sh. F1·e nch , Gc rnhtn , A lge br a ( L. ) , Geom etr y (L.), Hi s to r y (L. ), C he mi str y, Mu sic. l\ I A RGA R E T CA LL ANAN: En g li sh , F r e nch, Ge rm a n . A lg ebra, Hi st or y, .C he mi stry. CA RM EL CO Y NE: E ng lis h, Fren ch , A rith m e ti c. A lge bra , Geo m e tr y, M usic. 1\ 1A RY F ENNESSY : E nglis h, F r e nch, Gc rn1 a 11 , J\ rith111 e ti c. Alge br a, (;co111 et r y, C h e mi str y. PA TRl .CIA G HI F FITHS: E ngli sh, A rith111 ctic, /\ lgcb ra. Geo n1 e try, C he m is try, I• r en c h ( I..). ~ JAl ~ IE GL"NN: E ng li s h . 1.•1·ench (L.), ( ;e r11 1a 11 ( L. ). Ar ith111 e ti c. Alge br a ( L. ) . Gco1n c t r y C h c111 is try . M ON ICA H J\ DD O. "K: En g li s h (L.), F r e nd1 , Ge r111a ~ 1. A rith111 c ti c. A lge bra, C h e mi s tr y, Co111111 e r c ia l P rin c ip les. 1\1A tn E H A WKI NS: Eng lis h, F renrh. <;c nnan ( I•. ). A rithm e ti c. J\ lg c bra , Gco111 c tr y ( L.), Hi s to r y, C he111i slry ( L. ).

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BE R NA D ETTE K E ' NE D Y: Engli sh, F r ench, Ge rm an , Alge bra, Geometry, Chemi stry (L.). BETT Y KENNY: E ng li sh, F rench , Ger man. A lge bra, Hi st ory, Chemi stry. \VI L M A MOFFA TT : E ngli sh, F r ench , Ger ma n '(L.), A1·ithm eti c. Alge bra, Geo metry, Chem istr y. KATH L EEN O'B RI EN : E ng li sh, Germa n (L.), Arithm eti c, Algebra, H isto ry, ,Chemi stry . DOROTH Y RAE: E ng li sh, French, Ge rm a n, A rithm eti c (L.), Algeb ra, Chem istry (L.) . BARBARA SWAN: E nglish, Ar it hme ti c, Algebra, Geometry, Hi story (L. ), Chemistry (L.). MA R Y V I E R O: Engli sh, F rench, Germa n, A ri thm eti c, Algebra , Geo metr y, Chem is tr y. CARM E L 'NEB B : E ngli sh, F r ench , Ge rma n, A lgeb ra. M OIRA M cI NERNEY: E ng lish, F re nch, Ge rma n, Ari thm eti c, A lge bra. J\1 A RY PU R C EL L : E ng li sh, F r cncl1 , Ge n11 a n (L.), Alge bra , Hi story . l'.\ TR lClA 1 1 I LLS: E ng li sh (L. ), Fre nch, Ge r tn a n. A rithm et ic, Geo metr y ( L. ) , D raw ing (L) . CLARE B lU:: N N AN : E ng li sh, F re nch, Algebra . Geo metry (L.) , .Chem ist1·y (L.) . 1£ ,\ UREE N B U RKE: F rench, Germ a n (L.), A lgeb ra. Geo met1·y (L.) , Draw ing (L.). LE N I E HYNES : E ng li sh, Germ a n (L.) . J () ;\ N H ;\ I~ RI S: E ng lish. Ge rm a n (L). A lg ebra ( L. ) . Geo met ry. His tory, Chemi str y (L. ). S H IRLEY LAWLO R : Eng li sh ( L.). Frenc h, C crma n, A lg ebra , Geo metr y (L. ) . T E~i S R EJ D : Eng li sh (L.). Hi st0r y. 1 1:\ R ION RE ID: Sat for and pa ssed in Eng lish. fl l.\ RG:\ RET CH .-\ N DL ER : Sat for and pa ssed in Eng li sh. SHIR LEY ULU VA r : Englioh. l' r cnch (L. ), Ge rtn a n. Hi stor y (L.) . P RO F ICIE NCY CE RTIFI CATE. M ARGA RE T K l S . AN E: E ng li sh ( ·.) , Ger man (C.) , H istory . Ar itl1111 eti r. Alge bra (C. ) , Ceo1ndn-. Scie nce ( C. ) , l' rcn ch ( C. ) . ~I A R Y WALKE R : E ng lish ( . ). Fre nch ( .), Germa n (C.), H istory, .\ rit hm e tic. Alge bra , Sci ence (C.) . Drawing . H l L:\ RY SMITHERAM : English (C.), French, Ger ma n (C.) , Algeb ra, Ar ithm etic, Geo met r _,-, Draw ing. •\1. \ HY S T AND J r-J( ; : Eng li sh (C.) , F r ench. Ger ma n ( C. ). H i ·to rv, Arithm et ic. Algeb ra, Draw ing. P .\ TRJCL\ HI ,G I N S : Eng lish. F rench. Ge rma n ( C.), A lgebr;J , Scien ce ( ·. ) , Draw ing .

KATH LEEN MU RRAY: E ngli sh, Ger man , Ar ithm eti c, Draw ing, M usical P erception (C.), eedlework. A LICI A McK ECHNI E: E ngli sh, French, Germa n, H istory, Science (C. ) , Dra wing. PATR I.CIA LAWSON: E nglish, French, Ge r ma n (C. ) , H istor y, Algebra, Comm erci a l P rin ciples, Draw ing. PA T RI CIA HARP E R: E nglish, F rench, Ger ma n (C. ) , Hi story, A rithm etic, Algebra, Science PATRI CI A HALLINAN : E ngli sh, F rench, Ger ma n. His tory, Algebra, Geometry, Commercia l Pri nciples, Draw ing. ALI CE D WYER : E nglish, Germ an (C.), Ar ith m eti c. A lgeb ra , Geometry, Dr awing. MAR r E DOWNE Y: E nglish (C.), French, Germa n (C. ), Ar i ~ h me ti c, Algebra, Drawing. JA.CQ E LT NE COLLIN: E ngli sh , French, Ge r ma n ( C. ) , H istor y, Arithm eti c, Alge bra (C. ) , D rawi ng J U DITH BAKE R: E ngli sh. French, Ge rm a n. Alge bra, Scie nce, Drawing. AUSTRALIAN MUSIC EXAMINATION BOA RO. Gra de I I. .l'ia nofo rt e- Credi t, J oan Bar ret t, Gra de I I. P ia nofo rte-Credit, Patri cia D oyle. Grade J rr. Pia no fo rte- Hono ur s. K evin Casey. Gra ci e TTL Pia nofort e-Credit, J ea n S tock. Grade III. P ia no forte-P ass , Mar jorie R o se N ea l Grade II I. Pia nofor te- Th eory, .Creel.it, J oa n Ba rr ett Pas , Grade l I I. P ia no fo rt e - Pe rception, A li cia M cKec hni e. G1·ad e lV . Pi a11 o fort e- H o no11r s. Lolit a Atki nsor. Gra de IV. Pia no for te- H onou rs, Nor i Mi ll brook . Graci e I V. P ia no for te- Ho nours. ]l'a n Mui Jim.. Gr a ci e IV. J' iano fo rte- C1·ed it, L eoni e Ha r t nett. Gr aci e TV. P ia no for t e- Credit . Joa n L a rk in. Graci e I V. Pia no fo rte-Cred it , J oa n Mc M a ~ ter. Grad l V. Pia no fort e--Pass . Grace 1f cnad ue. Gracie JV. P ia nofort e- Pa ss , P a tri cia R a t cl iffr . Ka thl ee n l V. S ingi ng [- H (1n u ur s. Grad e O'B ri en. ' rad e 1V. S i11 g i11g--;Cred it . Ali cia ~I cKech n te. Grad e IV. T heon · -H onour s. P a tri cia Oo dr . Grad e TV. Th eo r-v- H 011our s, Ma rie Mar.t in. Grad e I V. T heor}·- Hononrs, M a rga r et Ki ssa ne. Gra de l V. T hco r.\'- Credi t . J ea n Stoc k Gr;1d e J V. Th c0r _v- Pass . Het t.v Ra1-r0 n. Craclc V. P ia no fo rt e- H onn nrs. D e ni se At kinsc1 11 Mar _\· \! . Pia nof o rtc - H o nnur,. Grad e M c D0na ld. Grad e \T. P ia no fur tc-Crcd it , A nn Bra nn igan .

CARITA$ Grad e V. Pi a ll ofo rt e- Cr edit, Pa tri cia Ca ven. Grad e Y . Piall o fo rt e-C r edit, °ll[arie Durn a ll . Gra de Y. Pia ll oforte- redit , Th er esa Mart in. Grade V . Violill-Cr ed it. ·Elizabeth Killgsto n. Grade VI. Pianoforte - Hollours, Margaret Ah earn. Grade V I Pianoforte- Honours, Margaret Cos tigan. Grad e VI. Pialloforte- Honours. J ea n Srnith. Grade VI. Pianoforte-Credit , Barbara Machattie. Preparntory Fialloforte-Honour Stand ard , Patricia O'S ullivan

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Preparato r y P ia ll o forte- Hollour S tanda rd , Margaret Step hens. Preparator y P ia ll Ororte-HonOLff talld ard , Clare VVarrer. Preparat o ry P ialloforte-.C redit, Patri cia Gleeson. Preparatory Vio lill- Cr cd it S tand ard, S h.irl ey Branagan. Preparatory Vi olin- .Cr edit Standard. L illian Barry. Pre parator y Vi olin-Credit Standard, Mary McDonald . Prepa r atory Vi li n-:C r edit Standard , Grace 1J~e nadue.

here do we eome in ? · A Pertinent Query on Educational R eform

(By Pedagogue) . A remarkable feature of newspape r policy in r ece nt mo nth s ha s bee n the amo unt of space devoted to educational reform . One can hardly ope n th e daily papers without seeing o ne o r mor e r eferen ces to education. V\/h cth cr thi s r efl ec ts a real interes t in the matt er o n th e pa rt of the public is hard to say. Societies of various na 111 cs and descriptions hold meetin gs and lectures . but th e same people give th e addresses, and the sa me people co mpose th e audien ce. As far as th e meetings are concern ed it is probably a ca se of preachillg to the co nnrted . However thi s rnay be, th e press has give n a good dea l or" space to rep o rt s o f such ga therings and has published specia l art icles and much cor r es po nd ence. The reformer s ha ve 111ade plans o f all so rt s cove rin g eYer y phase of education a lld every cla ss anrl co rn er in th e collnnunit y. Nurse ry sch ools hav e bee n advoca ted fo r toddler s of t11·0. Exten sioll lect ures fur gcntkn1<'n °o f eight yt11·0. More. a g r ea t expa ll siull of technical ed uca tion is desired . A rea sc hools shnu ld du t th e coun trys id e. Pare nt s sho uld lie ed ucated; teac hers re -trai ned and po liti cia ns se nt to sc hool aga in. Cl11nn1~1nity ce ntr es sho uld lie cs tabli , hcd . cla sses reduced. salaries in cn :a scd , lcav iug age rai s<.:d and, stran ge to r ..:lat <.:, religi o n in tr ud uu:d intu th<.: currinilun1. 1'°<·w plan s arc n1 adc fur all typ<.: s uf ,chools- kind c rgartc n, sub -

primary, primary, seco ndary, t ert iar y, State. Public, and the r e t. Better farmer s, more e fficie nt tec hni cians, mo re cultured doct o rs, m o r t 1·efi ned process-workers, mo r e devo ted c iti ze ns are to be produ ced fo r the brave n ew o rder in the Brave New W o rl d. In all thi s pla11ni11 g , howeve r, th ere s ON I ~ excepto n, a nd o nl y ONE. No m ention is made o f o ne-fif th of th e po pulation of Victoria. No r e fer ence is made to th e. 345 Ca th oli c schou ls 0 1 thi s State. Now thi s is 111ore than stra nge. ft is ccce11tric. There a r c in Vi cto ri a 30-1 ,705 childre n atte nd in g sc hool. o r th ese 55.-177 ar<.: at atholi c sc hoo ls. or th e 518 r egistcr<.:d schools, 3.JS arc ·atholi c. Of 2,744 teac her s in r egistered sc hools. 1,624 are engaged i11 Cath oii c sc hools. Tt sho ul d be r emember that all thes<.: Catholic pupils attend sc hools wh ich a r c regi st ered and appr vcd by the S tat e after it ha s sa tisfi ed it self that all r equirem e nts have li ce n fulfill ed. Th ese at holi c children are tau g ht by teach<.:r · whose training is ca r efu ll y ~-l lJH:: rvi se d hy th e la te a nd wh o have hce n declared aft<:r repeated ex a111inati o ns fit to teach. It can nol lH' that th e State is una11·ar e of a ll thc ;,e childr c:1. a ll th ese teac hers. a ll the se schools. )\o r cu1 th e co1n111unit.v at large he ig no ra111 of th e ir cxist cm:e. T he r e is a Cath oli c sc hool i11 every suburb a 11d cv..: ry 1ura l cc11trc. Th e habit> uf th e r elig ious tea ch er s a r c fa 111ili a r I~• all. No11 Cath oli c childr e n of every cla ss and di stricl play

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with chil dre n fr om .Cath olic sc hools, whil e th eir pa rents di sc uss th e idiosy ncra cies o f th e r espective t ea cher s. In vi ew of all thi s, to ignore th e exist ence o f Cath olic sc hools is indee d ecce ntri c behavio ur. T he · mys t ery deepe ns whe n th e re for me rs urg e the exampl e of oth er co untri es a s an in ce ntive to re fo rm . L et us tak e a loo k at some o f th ese co untri es. Th e E ng li sh Go vernm ent rece ntly publi shed a White P a per embodying its pro posa ls for educational refo rm . O ne o f th e Governm ent's aims is "to e na bl e th e sc hools provid ed by voluntary bodie s to play th eir pa rt The White in th e proposed developments ." P a per states that the Government is satisfi ed " that volunta ry schools sho uld not be a boli shed, but rath er that the y s hould be offered further fin a ncial ass istanc e, accompanied by a corresThe ponding extension o f public control." Governm ent ha s decided to invite voluntar v sc hool authorities to enter into a g r ee ments fo~ g rant s bet ween 75 and 50 pe r ce nt. o f th e cos t o f im provem e nts to school buildings. Auth ori ti es whi ch ca n ma ke such ag ree ments will be fr ee to ap point th eir own teac he rs. w ho wil1 co ntinu e to be paid fr om publ ic fun ds b v th e Local Ed ucatio nal A uth orit y. Th ey will b ~ fr ee to g ive r elig ious in stru ction acco rding to th e term s of th eir foundati ons. but mu st pro vid e no n-denomin a tional m stru cti on fo r children wh ose parents de sir e it. Th e a bove p ro posals do not gra nt th e full cos t of pro vi ding up -to -dat e Cath oli c sc hools but th e contras t with the position in Austraiia is sha rp indeed. If we go to Scotla nd or E ire th e co ntra st is still sharp er , as in both countri es th e fo ll cost of primary ed uca ti on in r eligio us sc hools o f a ll faith s is met. Th e Scotch, th oug h alleg ed to be parsimonious, mee t a lso the full cos t o f seco nda ry educa tio n in relig ious sc hools. E ire makes a capitation grant for seco nd a r y edu cati on. E ve n th e Six .Counti es of No rth E a stern I re land pa y half th e cos t o f buildin g Ca th olic primary sc hools, and ass ist seco nd a r y sc hools by pe r capit a g rant s. \ Vha teve r pla ns fo r r e fon111 a re being mad e in th ose Isles fr om " ·hi ch Australi a ns spring . th e pos1t1 011 o f Cath oli c sc hools is being co nside red a nd d iscussed beca use th ey are recog ni zed as pa rt of the na ti o na l s ~· s t e m . Cath oli cs in Grea t Brit ai n may not be sa ti sfied with a ll th e proposals. but

th ey cann ot co mplain that th ey ar e ig nored o r overlooked. vVha t WC Australian .Cath olics should deman d is that we he no long er ignored, th at we should no lo ng er be rega rd ed as outsiders in the matte r o f edu cati o n. At present we are being treat ed as if 'we did not exist, or a s if we were a class o f helot s whose edu cation is of little importan ce to th e communit y. If that attitude persi st s, it will bring to noug ht a ll th e g ra ndi ose pl a ns of th e refo rm ers. for no nati on can afford to have o ne- fifth o f it s peo ple either in suffi cient! v edu cat ed o r la bo urin g under an intolerable se n s~ o f injusti ce. Th e seco nd alternative is mo r e likely , fo r th e Catholic people will make a n y sacrifi ce ra th er than aband on th e hi g h standar d th eir school s hav e achieved in the communit y. vVe ha ve our school s and we mean to kee p th em. \Ve will di e ra th er than surr end er th em. T he o nl y wa y of achi eving educati onal advan ce for th e wh qle co n111n111ity a nd a t th e sa me tim e of fo rmin g a united na ti on is by regarding Cath o li c schools a s pa rt o f th e nati onal sys tem a 11 d tr ea ting th e111 as such. That ther e are ma n,· diffi culti es in th e way is fr eely ad111itt cd. Th~ diffi culti es a rc th e 1·ea son wh y " ·ell -intentio ned re fo rm ers ig nore th e probl e111 . Oth ers not so well -intent io ned hav e o f cour se th eir ow n rea · so ns. With real will and en ergy, ho\\' ever . t he pro bl em ca n be solved. Th e fir st step woul d be that a ny in ves ti g ati on 01· plan und ertak en b.v F edera l o r Sta te Gove rn111 ent s should tak e into account th e positio n o f a ll schools. both Sta t e a nd priva te ( no t 111.erely "Public" Schools). The Go vernm ent should stud y such sugges tio ns a s th e foll owing for g iving full or a t leas t par tial justi ce to Cath olic sc hool s:(a) A ca pit a ti o n g ra nt .equ a l to th e cos t o i eclucal in g pupil s in State schools ; (b) A n in crease in child endo\\'111 e nt pay ments. part o f \\·hi ch \\' ould be se t a sid e for edu cati on ; (c) Hcv ision o l in co me- lax to o ffse t th e am ount paid in sc hool fees: (d) A com prehens ive a nd non-c01 np etit ive sc heme o f fr ee pl aces for a ll types of pos t -pri1na r y ed11 ca ti o n. T he fir st sugges ti o n is f co ur se th e o nly one th a t \\'ould sa ti s fy .Ca th oli c claim s. a nd it is th e o ne th a t sho11ld he adopted if th e co n1111un il y rea ll y want s edu ca ti onal reform.

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x An Old Colleg ian's War Effort On the 8th Apri l, 1942, 1 was proud to sign the final papers to g iv e 111y se rvi ces and do my bit as a 111 e111ber of th e \ Vomen's Aux iliary Australian Air Fo r ce. So her e I a m ( with no r eg r ets at having do ne so) "Somew he re in Victoria" at a no tab le station from wh ic h man y men have gone o ut to prove th ei r wo rth and some have given their liv es. and where man y women have served to prove th eir worth by the wond erful jobs th ey do.

Sgt. Rita Lloyd, No. 95791, S.H.Q., Point Cook.

Al\\"ays having been int cre.s t ed in crowds, and hav in g wo rk ed with large nu111 bers, thi s t ype of li fe ca me ea sil y-but it ha s mo re 1n ca ni11g than any thin g I !tad pre vi o usly do ne. After 1na11y years ""it!t J . .C. V\lillia111 so n. a nd seve ra l yea r s at teac hin g depo r tment and trai nin g mannequin s, th e jo b of Drill In stru ctr ess \\·as 110 hards hip. Living a lif e f di scipline i11 th e th ea tre world ma kes it part of o ne se lf. bu t th e re is far 111o r e than discip lin e to thi s jo lt. O ne gets a great deal of sa ti sfacti o n fr o111 being ahlc to a ss ist o th e r air\\"nn1e11 Ji_,. 111 a ki11g things eas ie r and hap pier for tl1cn1 and so lig htening th eir jobs

and h elpin g to bring about co ntentmK!nt generally. The livin g conditions he r e are good-two t o a roo1i1 generall y, but the N .C.O.'s boast a room each. With a picture or two, a loved knick knack and a bowl of flower s, the se barrack roo111s are made loo k quite perso nal and fe111i:iine, a nd thi s is e ncouraged . With Spring her e the garden is becoming colourful-the result s of odd mom e nt s and ho ur s g iven by the airwo men to 111ake their s urro undings mo re pleasant and homelike. This interes t I hav e end eavour ed to foster. It is interesting to take s toc k of the various mu sterings , a nd in particular of the people in the se mu s t er ings. These peo ple are my perso nal co nce rn , as I have made it a duty and pleasure a lways to welcome thetn and. mak e them feel at ho m e. I me e t eac h one 011 arrival. show the111 t o th eir quarters. take th e111 t o tlt e various sec ti o n s- Unit H ead quarter s, Medical, \V .A.A .A.F. Officer etc.-th en to their specia l sectio n. F lig ht Mecha ni cs. Flight Riggers, Arn1ou1· e r s, Para chute Fold er s. Fabric '"' o rk e r s. v\lireless Ope r ators. Signals Cle rb . ooks, Drive rs-the se arc Then th ere are a few of the mu st e rin gs . v\l .A. A.A.F . \\"Orking by th e ho ur. str etc hin g "nd stit c hin g th e fab ri c across th e framework o f th e a ir craft which have been a sse mbl ed. and watchin g th e progress with prid e. kn o\\" i11g th a t th e co mpl e tion of a jo b in a s littl e tim e as possible h elp s th e 111e11 ab ro ad and up No rth gain victory. Th ese air \\" o m e n w ho ca rr y o ut their jobs so ch eerfu ll y are g ive n tltougltt and und e r standi ng expressed by mean s of as mu clt comfort as They poss ible, and facilities for relaxation. have a colo urful Recreation Hut, and th e N ..C.O .' s lt ave comfo rtable a nd pretty co111n1on roo m s carried o ut in fresh green and crea111 , wi th fires in winter. T he r e are physical training and rec r ca ti o 11al ga n1es orga niz ed to kee p W .A.A .J\.F. fit. l haYc just co mpl e t ed an in s tru c to r 's co ur se. so ant There are f.{ood no w qualifi ed fo1· thi s job. spu rtin g fa ciliti es. and r ea lly ho t d'.l.vs arc welco m ed so th e beach aml th e water ca11 be enjoyed .

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1Iine is a full time job-fro m 7.30 a.111. till a ll hours-b ut it ha s its compen sations. I a m re sponsib le for seeing pe rsonn el are happil y placed- that friend are toge ther and that two tempera m ent s which do not mix ar e toge th er. So I mu st kn o \\' my people. Th e n ther e is th e dail y in spec ti o n of the li ving quarters . \\' h icit must be kept up to standard , and the \\'atchfu l eye wh ich mu st always he ope n f o r possible brea che s of di scipline , and the taking cart o f parades . ass isting at e ntertai nments, a nd gener a ll y acting as liaso n betw ee n o ffi ce rs a nd a irwo men. There is lots of e11tertai11me11t- pictu r es six ni g hts a ,,·eek a nd a co ncert hy v isiting a rti st s o n th e se ve nth . Each wee k th er e are o ne o r two sm,tall dance s a nd occasion a lly a r eall y big o ne for the whole stati o n. Bnt th e spiritu al sid e is no t o veroo ked ; \\'e h ave ou r ow n littl e chapel. and' a priest living in Olli" mid st. Si nce the cl ay I a rri ved to fa ll in lin e and hei p

with other s thi · littl e wor ld o f o ur s has p r og r essed rapidl y, a nd la rge ly beca use o f th e in terest shown by o ur office rs a nd the enco ur agement give n to pull t oget her and cr eate an "esp rit de c r ps. Tha t seed I fee l ha s heen planted a t an ea rl y age- pla nted firml y a11CI deeply by th ose w ho hav e train ed a nd g uid ed m y th o ug ht s during my coll ege days. In life's ga rden th er e arc many seeds w hi ch ear ly die. o r ju st li e dorman t- loyalty, hon o ur. r espect. ju sti ce, underst anding- kindn ess a nd good co rn - · r ades hip ha ve heen the ga rd en I found h e1·e, plant ed by ou r o fficer. o ne to whom I o we m y apprecia tion for develop in g and tr a inin g in rne th e eage rn ess to plant in that ga rd en my contributio n of "esprit de co rp s.'' I spea k, too, fo r o th ers. fo r she in stil s in a ll who know her the des ire to ca rry o n, to do th eir bit to help oth ers 'to keep 'e m Ay ing.'' H.ita Ll oyd. Sgt .

Da nie l O'C onn ell Eve ry clay o ur g irls passing St. Pa tri ck' s sce th e statue o f Daniel O'Conn ell in fr o nt o f th e Ca thedral. Do any of us ever ask: \.V hy O'Connell 's statue is there ? vVh y not St. Patri ck o r St. F r ancis Xavi er o r a nybod y else. \ .\lil y Daniel O'Conn ell ? Th ere is ver y good r eason. In th e fir st place, if it hadn't bee n fo r O 'Co nnell the ,Cat hedral wo uld probabl y hav e never hee n there, even tho ugh it was built a ft er hi · t im e. Dani el O 'Connell is kn ow n as th e g r ea t liberato r a nd agitat o r. to wh o m ,,·as du e Ca th olic emancip ation , which gave to th e Roman Ca th oli cs th e ri g ht to practice their fa ith. It is nearl y 100 yea r s s in ce 0'.Conn ell di ed: hi s cente nary \\'ill b cele brat ed in 1947. \'\' c ma_\' expect to sec in that year a r evi val of publi c inter est in tl1i s great 111ia1J. The great se rvi ces whklO'Co nn ell perfo rm ed fo r . not o nl y Ir eland. but th e Cath oli cs of Britain and th e Ernp ire. a r e n l folly appr eciated even yet. nearl_1· 100 year-; after hi s death . For th e grea ter part o f his life O'Co nn ell \l'Orkcd again st 01·cr ll' hc l111in g fo r cs to rem ove th e shac kle s fr o rn hi s fello w .l'at holil' ;, and to secure so ni c m eas ur e of justice ror tl1 c111 . Lt 1nust he rc 111 e 111ber ed that al that ti111 c

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Catholi cs were looked upo n by th e Briti sh peopl · as ev ildoe r s and infe ri o r beings: people to be trea ted 111ore as enem ies and a li ens than a;, fe ll ow-citi ze ns. They were subjecte d to al l kinds of penal laws . a nd we re not even per mitted th e ord inary 1·ights of citi ze nship- not pe rmitt ed to ta ke part in th e for111in g of the laws which th ey wer e fo rced to o bey. Tltc y we1·e appa1·en tl y in a hopel ess po ·ition ''h e n Dani el 'Co nn ell. a yo un g Irish la \\'yer. was elected to r ep r ese nt th e Co unty of ,Clare in t h e British H o use o f ' omm~ n s. but \1·as not allmn:d to take the sca t. bee<tuse o f the ci,·ic re stri ct ion upo n hint as a 'at holi c. H e was ca ll ed t th lri sh Bar \\'hen he ,,.a, 23. and qui ckly estab lis hed him self as an advo ca te f o ut standin g bril li a nce a nd a bility. Th c_1 ,,. ' r e tim es o f g r ea t public spC'a king and o r a to r y. a nd · 'o nn ell 11·a s r cc(lg ni sc d it ~ an o rat nr of g r ea t fo r e a nd citH/t1 Cnce. H e wa ;, a man ) J tr e1n end o11s c uragc, ve ry 11n sc lfi sh , good na tur ed. hutn o r<HIS ;,ind 11·itt y. a 11 d a tru e so n pf Erin . In spite of th e o ppositio n ()'Co nn 11 11·a s n t1 t th e kind of 111an lo be silent \\'h en he saw l11 1,,

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indepe nd ence of hi s co untry ahn11t t n he annihi lated. vVith hi s ind omitahl co magc he set out to o rga ni ze th e Ca th o li cs of Trela nd. His speec hes es tab li sh er! him a s a fearl ess a nd a bl e lea der who co uld he tni stcd. For nea rly thirt y year s the p eo ple of Irela nd , bo th at holi c a nd P r.ote stant, follow ed O 'Co nn ell a nd his fight for freedo m. Th ey \\'Cr e bitt er tim es, a nd the fight \\'a s ha rd. The la\\' o f lib el th e n \\'as not as strin ge nt as it is to-day. an d so the. wo rst thin gs \\'er e publish ed a bo ut O 'Co nn ell. even in the r e putabl e ''London Times." \\'hose

\l'rite r s print ed m os t sc urril o u s things ah o nt him . He was arrested fo r sedition in 1 84~ with a h eavy fin e a nd impri so nm ent, hut thi s was r eversed by t he Hou se of Lords, and O'Co nn ell \\'as r eleased, hut h e was a· brok en ma n. (H e died a t Ge noa o n hi s way to Ro1111e). O ' Co nnell \\'as o ne of th e grea t es t . gra nd est, a nd 011 e o[ the m ost lo vable of Ireland's ma ny so ns. And it is ind eed in spiring to see hi s statu e in fro nt of S t. Patrick' s Ca th ed ra l. "A Friend ."

We Build to Music

" Too low t h ey build \\'h o build below the stars." -(Young).

Mamie Cliffor d , Mus. B ae., M elb. U niversit y.

provid e solace in hards hip, to increase cir culation and qui cke n th e pul se. to refre sh and enn oble. "There is n o tru er truth obta in ed by man That comes by mu sic'' sa id Browning. but before him a greate r auth oity, Beeth ove n , decla r ed music to be "a high er r evelation than a ll w isdom and philosophy." \ Vhat is mu sic. o r rathe r, what is the spe ial quality whi ch mak es it at tra ctive ? The answer is- B ea uty. Sc ienti sts are unable to tell u s what Life is, a nd neith er the artist (o r musi cia n) can tell u s w hat Beauty is. Thu . we mu st approach the subject with rever ence and not be too precise in o ur definitions. " B ea uty is a sister," says Tenn yso n. "one o f the thre e th at may not be su nd er ed \\'ith o ut tear s. " The other sister s are Goodness a nd Truth. If the se three sisters are part of our inmost selves, we will und erstand th eir lan g ua ge. and then we \Yill kn ow t ha t Beauty is a state of the mind-an attribute of Per so nalit y. Th ese three sisters are in separ abl e. As Keat s r ecog ni ze d, " B ea uty is Truth , Truth Beauty, Th at is all ye kn 0w o n ea rth a nd all ye neerl to kno,v.''

The world to -day is g ive n ove r to the 1 O\\·crs of evil and de tru cti o n. B o th Europe a 11 d As ia have lost th eir se nse of pro portio n. It is th e den ial of th e esse ntial s of cultur e th at has led them to this state. I s it no t likely that we, too, a s in div idu a ls, wi ll lose o ur balan ce a nd poise unle ss we fo r tify ourselves w it h th e v \\·er that buil d fo r a ll tim e a nd beyo nd ? T h e nat ure o f mu sic is to in st ru ct . c: dif .v and

He cou ld a lso have inclu c~ed Goodness. Stones in th e fabri c that mak e o tH: mu sicmu sic be in g not the so und s we hear but the un hea rd m usic. in o ur inn erm os t minds-are Aspirat ior.. Illuminatio n. Grace, Revelation. Faith. Joy, a nd P eace. Asp iration is a leaning towa rds t he ideal \\'Or iel: a nd Illumination th e light hy which \\'e see Truth. T o str engthen o ur weak gaze we are g ive n G ra ce; by Revelation, new life . Faith g ives us the po\\' er to accept the

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Good, th e Bea ut if ul and th e T rn e: t h en Joy co mes to g la dd e n om wor k a nd P eace- th t' fin a l accep ta nce o f all th ese. \ V ha t th en is th e d11t _v o f a ll mu sicia n s? Th eir r es po nsibilit y _is a hea vy one, as th ey a r c abl e, mo r e th a n o th er arti st s, to impress th eir feelin g o n th ose wh o li sten an d thu s to r aise o r lo wer th e to ne o f feelin g in th e publi c ge n erall y. Fo r thi s r easo n . it is n ecessa r y fo r a rti sts t o tra in th eir na tmal in stin ct s a nd feelings to t h e ve1·y hig h es t degr ee of excell ence. He r e we mu st r em emb er that wh ile stn1 ct11re a nd tech niqu e fo rm the m a terial of a work of a rt , th e) mu st he sub servient to idea l, o r in oth er wo rd s_ mu st b e th e se rvant s o f the a rti st s r a th er than hi s mas ter. Ru skin says th a t "Not all th e law s of th e unive1·se will enabl e yo u to dr aw a lin e, see a colo ur (o r play a not e) w ith o ut th at Ma n's sing ul a r fo r ce a ncientl y call ed so ul." hod y is a compl ex a nd m ys t erio u s stru ctur e, but h o w mu ch m o r e wo nd erful is h is so ul-a div in e It is thi s cr eat ion o f wond er a nd bea ut y. a ppa r ent a bsence of soul whi ch m a k es th e p rog r ess o f the pr ese nt age so ala rm ing, a nd it is fo r love r s o f mu sic, a nd ind eed o f all a rt , to h old th e to r ch a loft so th a t aft er th e chaos is stille d a way will be see n lead in g to th e " P eace l'l·hi ch passe th all und er sta ndin g. " M a mi e Cl iffo rd a nd M a r ga r et Piesse (Mr s. H owa rd H olli s) , Mu s. Ba e. , M elho11rn e U ni ver sit y.

The Green Vase O ne evening, as she wa s walking hom e fro m wo rk, Luc inka saw the g r ee n vase fo r th e fir st tim e. It was sta nding in th e window of Sol L es ky's second-hand sho p in Bo urke S tr ee t -a wind ow into which Lucinka always looked. S ol's di splay w as shoddy eno ug h at mo st tim es, but n ow a nd again somethin g re all y good fo und its wa y into th e du st y window, a nd sho ne like a star a mid th e seco nd-rat e pieces in whi ch Mr. L es ky usuall y dealt. The arti sti c soul o f Lu cinka wa s ever on th e wat ch for th ese r a riti es. Lucinka loved "window sho pping;" she ha d littl e mon ey for the real thing, poor chil d, a nd she ha d a decided eye for bea uty. Lu cinka wa s a P ole. Her father had been a n itin era nt a rti st wh o had fin all y ta ke n up hi s

a bode in 1\u stra li a. 111 anied a Polish g-irl w hom he met here. and died t hr ee mo nth s a fte r the hir t h of th e ir o nl y chi ld. leav in g h is \\'ifc. Ma n a. a nd th e ha by in abject poverty so far a;; \\'orlrily go(/ ds were co ncerned. B ut if t he g ir l kne\\' hu nge r a nd wa nt in t he thin gs of t hi s \\'o rl d. she was ce rt a inl y not poo r in th e th ings of the spm t. Hav in g no talents in a ny dir ection h erself-s he could neit h er pa in t nor wr ite no r si ng -s he .v ct possessed an unselfish a nd unstinted appreciat ion of t he gifts of o th ers. Grea t music, g-r ea t a r t. great li terat ure, fi ll ed her wit h an ecs tasy incomp r ehensible to th ose not posses,erl of t he supe rb powers of app r ecia ti o n. It was th is powe r \\'hich first d rew her to the g r ee n vase. \ Va lking home t h ro ug h a fi ne. clear. Ap ril eve ni ng f1·o n1 t he dressmake r' s, where she se r ve d as hu mb le app r entice. L uci nka stopped. as was h e1· wo nt, a t th e afo r esa id Sol Les ky's. a nd in11 11edia tel_v her e_ve was ca ug ht by the g r ee n vase . Tt was ce rt a inly a lovely piece ot craf tsma nshi p, a nd how it had eve r got into Sol's cheap \\' in dow (ma r ked down to IS/- too!) \\'Ould re ma in an eve rl as ting mystery. Pe rh aps it \\'as beca 1.1 se glass had gone out of fash ion, people pref er ring po tt er y a nd clay in these tim es: perh aps it was beca use it \\'as slig ht ly chi pped a t th e r im , a lm ost im per cep t ib ly, yo u und erstand. but neve rth eless ch ipped. B ut t h e fac t rema in ed t hat h er e it was, in all its lovelin ess, wa iti ng for th e ha nd of some adm irin g buye r t o pick it up a nd ca rry it hom e to new g lories a nd a second lease of life. L ucinka's a rti sti c sou l ove rfl owed with th e joy of it. I ts g lorio us jade colo ur ! its slend ern ess, g r ace. and r egalit y of shape! How da int y were th e whit e g lass Ro wers cut on th e sid es. and how de licate was t he sha ped rim! She stood on th e pave m en t . ha nds clasped o n her pun y brea st , da rk eyes ali g h t, li ps pa rt ed, a n odd littl e illu stra tio n in her ug ly cloth es and fu nn y ha t , of th e powe r of m in d ove r ma tt er. Th en ca m e t h e r ea liza tio n-s he m ust have t hat vase a t a ny cos t ! S h e wou ld wo rk, a nd stru gg le and save u ntil she ha d t he r eq uir ed fi ftee n shillings, t he n she wou ld buy the vase. S he knew th a t ol's habi t was to k eep a piece in hi s win dow for t en wee ks, t he n if nobody bo ug ht it, it dis.:ppea r ed into r egio ns unkn ow n, from w hence it neve r saw th e lig h t of Bour ke Str eet aga in . S he must have th at mo ney before th e ten wee k s we r e up, if sh e \\' ent w it ho ut eve ry oth er pleas ur e to ge t it.

CARITA S Ou t of th e m eagr e wage she ea rn ed at th e d ress tn a ker 's , it was Ma ri a ' ~ ha bit to allo \\' th e g irl a littl e poc ket -mo ney eac h wee k , bo th fo r a swee t in depe nd ence a nd to m ee t cer ta in littl e ex penses tha t eve n a Lu cink a in cur s wh en wo rk in g fo r a livin g. If sh e sa ved t wo shillings o f thi s eac h wee k it wo uld onl y ta k e seve n o r eig ht week s to save th e r eq uir ed sum . a nd sh e : onl d bea t Sol's tim e limit. Bu t suppose so me body else wa nt ed th e g r ee n vase. som ebody wh o co uld affo r d to pay cas h fo r it ? ''S uppose nothing of th e so rt." sa id Lucinka 's will firml y. "S uch a n id ea is not t o be toler a ted" S he p ut it r esolut ely fr om h er mind a nd turn ed her st eps hom ewa rd . "H ome" was t wo rooms in a dingy a pa rtm ent house, wh ere she foun d Ma ri a tir ed a nd worn a ft er a day's wo rk a t th e textil e fa cto ry, but neverth eless bu stling around to ge t t ea r ead y fo r her b eloved child . Lu cinka ki ssed h er t e nde rly . No t eve n th o ug ht s o f th e g r ee n vase coul d pr event her seeing ho w strain ed a nd pea ky l\f aria loo ked und er th e har sh lig ht from th e t lec tri c bulb. Tt was a cri:;'el sha m e th a t she should ha ve. to wo rk so ha rd . with so littl e to show fo r it at th e e nd of th e wee k. "Som e day, when I a m ri ch, it will be differ ent ,"· nodd ed L uci nk a to h er se lf. Th en she fo rgot eve rythin g hut her p la ns fo r th e ac qui sitio n o f th e fas e. In th e wee k s to co m e it beca m e almost a n obsess io n with her . E very evening o n th e way hom e sh e sto pp ed to loo k in S ol Les ky's wind ow . Th e m ent al ang ui sh o f wond ering if it ha d been sold during th e day wa s delici o usly aba ted as she stepp ed up to th e window a nd saw it there. a lluringl y gree n and beautiful am o ng it s fa ded inferior s. H er little hoard g r ew a nd g r ew . To mak e it g ro w she ma de m a ny sac ri fices . Sh e ha d wanted a little ch eap editio n of S hak espea re's tragedi es-th e poe t dram a ti st had fe lt all her emotion s and mad e her sha r e imaginatively in hi s ri chly -varied a nd dee p experien ce-but she surrend er ed thi s ambiti o n ruthl essly to th e g reen vase. S h e had want ed to bu y a ga llery sea t a t th e th eatr e to indulg e her love of th e drama , hut thi s. t oo, was set a side. Time enoug h fo r th ese things wh en th e vase h ad bee n safel y bo ught and was r e posing o n her little ta hle at hom e. So she cont ent ed herse lf w ith sta nding o utsid e th e next doo r ho use, wh er e sh e co uld hear th e old mu s1c1an wh o lived th er e. practi sing. a nd with fr ee tri ps to th e a rt ga llery

a nd th e publ ic lihra1·y to g r a tify he r a rti st ic des ires. Tf Ma ri a not iced th ese sacrifi ces sh e sa id no thin g. m erely shrugge d h er shoul de r s lig htl y a nd left th e clea r child to her own little ecce n - . tri citi es . No do ubt som e g irli sh whim which o ug ht to be sa ti sfied . S he wo uld not interfere. But o ne evenin g sh e, too, ca m e hom e excited a ft er a n ho u r o f "window -s ho pping." She ex pla in ed it to Lu cinka over th e tea- table. S he ha d bee n wand erin g around th e big Bourke St r ee t em porium during he r lun ch -ho ur brea k. S he ha d see n man y p r etty thing s sh e wo uld like to ha ve ha d . but no n e m o r e than a little r ed jacket, o h , so cosy and wa rm , which ha d stood o n a di splay sta nd near the entrance. Ah! th e bea ut y of that little g a rm ent. If o nl y it could h ave been h er s ! But the pric e ! Maria sighed . S he might a s well ha ve wi shed for th e m oon a t th e pr ese nt tim e a s wi sh fo r such a luxury . Th e price wa s 14/ 11. " But h o w beautiful 1t w as / ' sh e murmured. Lucinka had li stened sy mp a theti call y to h er moth er 's sto r y, wi shing that it wa s in her powe r to g ive thi s vital being alJ th ose wa rm -to n ed thin gs sh e so loved , th en sh e ha d promptl y for gott en it in the joy ful though t that o nl y a wee k remained fo r the completio n o f h er littl e hoa rd . wh en th e glo rio us, cove ted i;re en vase wo uld be her s. Goin g to wo rk the following m o rning Lucinka was tro ubl ed by a di sturbing th o ug ht. Ten day's tim e and Maria's birthday! H ow nearl y she ha d fo r gotten it.-h er m other 's birthday, w hi ch she had r em ember ed from her ea rlie st years with som e little token , perhap s a sh ea f o f crim so n poppies, black centred . Thi s yea r being th e fir st in which sh e had earned m o ney o f h er own , Ma ria mu st be g iven som ethin g special. But H er wh er e wa s th e mo ney to com e from ? wag es, with th e exceptio n of her pocket mone y, w ent toward s the upkee p o f th e r oo ms, a nd a ll h er poc ket -mo ney wa s go in g to wa rd s the pur~ h ase of th e g re en va se. "The g r ee n vase!" th e thought sudd enly stru ck her co n scio usness like a blo w. N o happy a nti cipati o n acco mpa ni ed h er to wo rk thi s da y In stead co nscience like a th o usa nd to ng ues assa iled her. " W as it right ," a rgued co nscience, "that she sho uld indul ge h er extrav aga nt w ish w hen h er m o ther w ho worked so hard fo r her S he tried to mu st go witho ut a present ?" q ui eten th ese th o ug ht s by promi sin g to bu y her

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m o tli er a litt le ch eap box of s\\' ee t s w ith th e !ll nney th a t wo uld be le ft ove r a ft er th e purch ase o f th e vase. B ut . bein g so se nsiti ve a nd scru p ulo us, her co n sc ience r e fu sed to he still. . 'o ! yo ur m ot h er is to be m a de happ y o n a trnmpey box o f s\\' eet s. Lu cink a, w hil e yo u indul ge yo ur self \\'ith jade g r ee n vases ! "But," a rg ued L ucinka. "mo th er w o uld not ex pec t 1n e to sac ri fi ce m.v dea r es t wi sh like thi s: sh e wo uld pre fer 111 e to indulge it ." "O f co ur se she wo uld , being ~1 m o th er ." a rg ued co nsc ience. " Bu t does that exc use yo u ? Does th a t 111a k e yo u an y thin g hut selfi sh a nd hea rtl ess?" So a rg ued Lu cinka a nd h er b ett er ha! f fr o m " mo rn to dewy eve," a nd th a t ni g ht she \\'alked pa st th e sho p w ith a verted h ea d. not da rin g to loo k a t h er hea rt' s delig ht shinin g g r ee nly th er e in. All th e next clay th e a rg um e nt we nt o n . a ceaseless co nfli ct betw een he1· ac kowl edge cl des ire a nd what she felt to be he r dut y. he was unh ap py. r es tl ess, but by th e end of th e day sh e had 1·eac hecl a d ecisio n. H av in g ma de it , she did no t 1·e tract , a nd !lli se ra bl e and thwart ed th o ug h she fe lt. she had proba bl y in th a t ho ur plumbed th e de pth s o f hernic self-sac rifi ce. A ll th a t wee k saw h e1· hurry pas t th e sho p \\' ith eyes cast do wn. S he kn ew not wh eth er th e vase was sold o r not. Tt did no t matt er no w. f.' rid a~· ni g ht fo und h er in th e E m po riulll . T hi s \\'as to have bee n th e g rea t clay o n which sh e w uld ma r ch p r o udl y into S ol L es ky's sho p a nd cla im th e vase. In stea d she stood be fo r e th e co unt er o n w hi ch was d ispla yed th e r eel jac ket, her 15/- in h er ha nd s a nd her mind curi o usly num b and Aat . A sales g irl ca m e up a nd qu es tio ned h er. "Co uld I be o ~ a ny a ss istan ce?" "I wa nt to .bu y th e r ed jac ket, please." sa id Lucinka. Th e g irl loo ked a t h er su spi cio usly, at her sha bby clo th es, a nd th e unmi stakable sig n s o f pove rty \\'hi ch she bo r e. ''It is 14/ 11 ," she sa id do ub tfu ll y. A spa rk cam e into th e so mbr e eyes. " I have th e mo ney," said Lucinka proudly . Th e sal es g irl t oo k do wn th e r ed jack et and \\'ra pp ed it up ca r e full y. Th e n Lu cink a a nd her mo n ey pa rt ed irrevo cabl y. On h er \\'ay hom e she kept h er mind steeled to th e sa m e icy numbn ess, otherwise she wa s afr a id she mig ht cr y. J\ ncl th a t \\·oulcl never do. ~ !aria mu st see a smilin g fa ce above h er g ift ,

\ Vhen sh r r r a ched ho n1 c she call ed her mot h er \\'it h pse ud o-ga iet y fr olll th e he<lroom. ome qui ckly! I have a prese nt for yo u." Maria too k th e pa1·cc l wo nd eringl y. vVa s thi s wh at th e dea r littl e o ne had bee n savin g fo r so earn es tl y? \ Ve il. sh e wo uld o pe11 it and sec. S he slit th e string s and to r e a side th e wra ppings. A h ! th e n Lu cinka ha d a glo ri o us mom ent. She wa s nevc 1· to fo rge t Maria 's eyes a bove th e esse ntial r edness o f th e ja cket. Th ey we r e th e eyes o f one wh o ca tches a glimpse of h eaven. Mari a sa id littl e. hut she cam e and , putting h er a nn s a 1·o u11d th e g irl. ki ssed her with infinit e t e11d ern ess. "Oh , Lu cinka," sh e said, "my lit t le one." Lu cink a g e ntl y di sen gaged her self and w.a lked to wa rd s th e bedr9om. Her numbn ess wa s wea r -· ing o ff and she wa s very close to tear s. T omo rro w she ·wo u ld exult with Maria over th e r ed jack et, but to -night wa s sa cred to th e poo r , littl e m emo ry o f the gre en va se. Sh e wa s abo ut to ent er th e roo m wh en Maria call ed to her. Th er e wa s so m ething pretty in th e beclroo n1 whi ch tllig ht pu zz le Lu cinka, so she mu st expl ai n it to he r. Th e g.o o cl wo 1n en at th e fa ctory . how th o ughtful th ey wer e ! H earin g o f her birthday th ey ha d put th ei1· m o ney toge th er a nd bo ug ht h er a little prese nt for th e rooms. If Lucinka loo ked o n th e dress in g -table she would see it. ''\V ha t is it ?" as ked the g irl listl ess ly. '·Go a nd see," r e plied Maria. Lucinka wa lked to th e doo r , o pen ed it, and g lanced to ward s the dr ess ing- ta ble. Th en her lip s fell apa rt ; her eyes gr ew g lo ri o usly startl ed: she stood r ooted lo th e spot \\'ith dumfounded joy. F o r th ere on the dr ess in g- ta ble, gl eaming like a star of fai1· promi se. jad e and lovey, stood th e green va se! M eg Taylo r.

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Review of Old Colleg ians Aetivit,ies ACTIVI T IES FOR YE AR 1943. Your Comm itt ee fee ls quite a g low of satisfaction when reviewing o ur ac tiviti es for tl1c pas! year. .Com memoration Day \\·as a particularly well attend ed function, and the following mo nth saw the corn me nce ment of ou r Theatre Parties. Sin ce then we have held seve n successful parties at His l\{ajcsty·s and Co medy Theatres. and eight picture ni g hts at popular city th eat re s. The Oki Coll egian s" Assoc ia ti on is now recot('nised on the preferential booking li st s at th e above mentioned theatres. and advance bookings at concession rates arc arranged for u s. \ Ve have donated a pe rce nt age o f th e pro eeds from th ese functions to th e ladies who arc g iving such splendid se rvi ce at the C. \V.O . Hut. The money has h elped co nside rab ly with th e catering cos t s a nd has heen mu ch appreciated. The Old ,Coll egian s who a tt end reg ularl y on alternate Fridays to h elp e nt erta in and da nce with the boys o( the Fighting Forces a re also doing a sple ndid war job. a nd we hope they will have the support of a numb er of new members in the future. In February our Vice-President. Miss Murie l Feil, was marri ed to Dr. Luxford Meagher. and left Melbourne to live at Beechworth. We have missed h er g racious presence very k ee nl y. Tn March a Younger Set of th e Old Collegia ns was formed, and we feel very proud ind eed of their achievements. Their Hiking Da ys a nd Ice Skating night s have bee n a sou rce o f g rea t en jqyme nt and h ea lth y recr ea ti on. The proceeds from th ese activities helped in defra ymg the exp ens es involved in co ndu cting two Caba r et ·Dances in th e Victoria Banquet H a ll. Twenty Army boys were th e g ues ts f honour at th e fir st fun ctio n and tw en t y- fiv e at tile second. These b oy~ have bee n extremely apprecia ti ve and cha rm ed with "q uit e the swee tes t roun g g irls in tow n.' In June we had a Soc ial Eve nin g at th e Col· lege to \\·elcome hom e Miss Marita l\feide. who gave us, a very interes ting acco unt of her exciting adventures th ro ug h the war -ridd en countries.

On S unda y, A ug ust 29t h, a R e-un io n was h eld at th e .Coll ege and thoroughly e nj oyed hy over e ig hty ex-s tud ent s. Your Com mit tee wishes to gratef ull y ack nowledge and thank Mo th e1· Rectress for her sup port and assistance, and takes this opportunit y of pledging ou r 10yalt y to her a nd o ur Alma Mater. (S ig ned) Ali ce O'B ri e n, Hon. Secre t ar~-. Addendum: I wish, o n behalf of my self, and I am ur e on behalf of a ll Old Collegia ns, to expr ess in · th e wa rm est possible way our appreciatio n o f the untirin g efforts and ~ea ! of our retiring Hon o ra ry Secretar y, Miss Alice O'Brien She se t a very hi g h standard of performance fo1· h er successo r, Miss Mary Go rm a n, to follow, hut I a m sure that I ca n rely on the sa me meas ure of suppo rt be ing accorded to Miss Go rman as was g iven to l\fiss O'Brien, and thi s being so, thi s important post will be in good hand s. I wish a lso to th a nk Miss D elia Daley for h er loyal supp ort and splendid work. It is g ratifyin g indeed to have h er agai n in th e important post of Hon. Trea surer. In conclu sion, I want to say "tha nk you" to atl those gir ls who have worked so hard in di sposin g o f tickets for the various function s, and without whose e ffort s the re sults achieved co uld not have been possible. (Signed) May Murphy, President. At a business meetin g h eld o n ctobe r 17th, 1943, the elec ti on of O ffi ce-hea r ers resulted a;; follows:President: Mrs. W. M. Murphy. Vice-President: Miss N ita Lantcri. Secretary: Miss Mary Gorma n. Ass istant Sec retary: Miss Madeline Youne s. T1·easurer: Miss D elia Daley. Committ ee: Mrs. E. Pei-ry. Miss Betty O'Brien, Miss Vivienne Kell y, Miss Margaret Murphy, Miss Margaret Slattery, Mis s Teresa O 'Keefe, Miss Kathl ee n O'.Conn or. l\fi ss J0.vce Power, Miss Betty R<'nd a ll , Miss .\lice O'Rri en.

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C.L.C. YOUNGER S ET HIKES. TS THE TWENTIET H CEN T U RY. GIRLS! K eep up with th e tim es, and ma ke th e most o f oppo rtuniti es give n _vo u. Tt beco m es 111o r e pronounced eve r.v da y that Austral ian Yout h dema nds to be ca t er ed fo r. Good, cl ea n, h ealth y fun , and mixing with th e right people are two of th e m os t impo rtant fa cto rs in for111ing tJ1i s generation. \Vhat co u ld he better than co ming a lo ng to the C. L C. Hikr o n th e -Ith S und ay of eac h mo nth ? \V e 111eet a t th e S ta te E lec tri cit y Co m 111is sio n at 9.-15 a.Ill., eve ry o ne, so we 111 a ke an app eal to all th e Younger Old 'ollegia ns a n<! th eir fri end s to a tt end, th ereb y ma kin g th e "C. L C. Yo un ge r Set" greate r th a n it is at pr<' se nt.

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C.L.C. Hiking P art.y on Ferntree Gufty Lookout, September , 1943.

During the past eight month s we hav e come to know Fern Tree Gully a nd it s surrounding coun t rysid e very well ; Hur st Bridge and Warrandyte have bee n ho nour ed with o ut presence, b ut it is on ly through Margaret Murph y a nd her "well worn but worn well"' map that we find th e hi kin g rou tes so pleasant. We have 111ade man y new fri ends, and can g uaran t ee t hat while Reg is arou nd there is neve r a d ull moment. By the way, is it too late for congratulation s, Corpora l ? If you wa nt to learn to co k , co111e a long, but don't go too near

Jo.v c<' P owe r ; she 's dynamite, o r phosphoru s.

:111 y way. J oyce delights in cooking cauliAowers a la box de mat ches. Pat a nd Sylvia Fent will always be fo und brandishing a fryi ng pan o r gri ll er. and Iletty Rendall ma ke s apple ta 1·t s which, when mixed with Varra water, Ha ro ld ~ grees ar c very tas ty. O ur bes t wishes go to Karl , who is up North . \Ve'<.! like to kn o w more abo ut that Fuzz ic vVuz zie Private Secretary o f yo urs, Karl: S hirl ey is quite g r ee n with jeal o us_,.. Le on ie 1vl c Do na ld ha s ju st recovered from an attack of appendiciti s. Take care o f _,·ourself, Leoni e, w.: don 't want yo u to 111i ss any more hikes. Remember, everyone, the 4th S un day of each rno:ith, at 9.45 we'll be o ff o n o ur wa y for a day in th e country o r very soon to the beach for pic nic s. Be sure yo u come . Let eac h g irl take thi s as a personal invitatio n and bring al o ng a s ma ny fri end s as she ca n. Betty Cave n .

COMMEMO RATION DAY AT C.L.C. On S und ay, 14th Nove mb er, th e Mass celebr a ted in the Coll ege ,C hapel b~r th e Rt . R ev. ~'[ g r . Ly o ns. D .D. V.G .. was attended by a re cord number of O ld Coll egia n s. most of " ·ho rn app1-oac hcd H oly ommuni o n. i\s th e text of hi s <; hort add r ess to th e ex-student s. Dr. Lyons too:th e words: "It is a holy and a wh olesome thought to pray fo r the dead. " It was acco rding to the beautiful tradition of th e place, said Dr. Lyom, th at th ey . had co me o nce agai n to pray fo r the soul s of departed sister s and pupils. Th e attendance was excellent and he was sure 1t wo uld delight th ei r teachers. No t to come back would no t be a good sign, and the pr esence of so ma ny girls meant that a very large numb er were living up to the Cat holic principles institl ed during t heir school days at C.L.C. Th e Gospe l o f th e day pointed out to a ll their duties to the ir civil a nd · rel igiou s rnl ers. To-da y people were saying that Ca tho lics obeyed a foreign potentate, thu s referring to our Holy Father the Pope, who at th e moment is suffe r ing untold angui sh . During the last day s of Our Lo rd' s life the H crodians. th e strong supporters of Herod' s civil governm ent and of the Imperial power o f R o mie. togeth er with the Pharisees, the staunch upho lder s of the Jewish Law, set out to trap Our Lord by asking him a que stion conce rn ing th e tribut e. D uring the war t he gir ls o f the Coll ege h ave been g ivin g th eir se rvic es

CAR I TAS 1n all \\'alks of life. and have done a splendiri work for th e service men and women in co nn ection \\'ith th e C. \\1 .0. Om Ca tholi c people as a whole have se t up a sta ndard of loya lt y a nd decency wh ich co uld we ll he follo\\'ed hy all. Many other se rvi ces \\' er e done hy th e girls, but we Ca th oli cs also g iv e o ur loyal se rvi ce to our spiritual Holy Father, who is so grieved hy the suffering of humanit y in thi s shocking war. We follow th e teac hing Our L o rd gave wh en He ronfo und etl th e hostile H erodian s a nd Pharisees hy simply tellin g them to r e nd er to . aesa r t he things that were Caesa r 's and to God th e thin gs that were Cod 's. Dr. Lyons r emark ed th at h e hat! littl e to sa y to girl who \\'ere so loyal as to come back a nd joi n with th ei r te ac hers in the great co rpo rat e Ac t of \Vors hip , hut h e would just reca!L to th em O ur Lord's wo rd s: '' \Vith out M e yo u ca n do no thing." To ga in ete rn a l life grace is necessary: Ou r Lord is th e Vin e, we the branches. po\\'erless without Him. They must go to Goel humbly in a ll co nfid e nce p r a~· ing fo r th em selves a nd oth ers. in c luding th ose who had go ne o ut o f the \\'Oriel, so th a t their g-at hering a t Ma ss wo uld be a prelude to a still happ ier meeting in a better \\'Orld. The S isters' Choir sa ng ver y bea utiful ly th e Kyrie and Sanctus fr om St. Brigid's Mass by Seymo ur. Arcadelt' s "A ve Maria," Polleri's "Ecce Panis," and th e traditional C. L C. "A do ro Te." Mrs. C. Murphy, President· o f th e O ld Coll egia ns' Assoc iatio n, \\'a s as happil y at home with th e large assembly fo r wh om1 sh e sa id Gr ace at breakfast as sh e is w ith he r ow n famil y of t en. for she manages bot h family a nd Assoc ia ti on with equal success and mutua l sa ti sfac ti o n . During brea kfa st Mrs. Murp hy read o ut the office-beare rs fo r the year and presented Mother R ec tre ss with a cheque towards the .College Building Fund. Mrs. Murphy a lso read a t elegra m from Muriel Feil (Mrs. Luxforcl Meagher, of Beechworth ) , President o f the O ld Collegian s' Association during 1941-1942. All agreed with Mrs. Murph y's remia rk that Muriel's g1·acious presence wa s very much mis sed. In t hanking th e girls for the cheque Mother Rectres s sa id she knew it was the fruit of ha r d work and, she ho ped, of much pleasure also; and assured th e ex-students t hat, a lt hough the new Coll ege had not made its appearance , all the funds donated were bei ng securely ba nk ed unti l the cessat ion cf war per mitted the commencem ent of th e buildi ng . Mother Rec t ress then t hanked Mrs. Murphy particularly for her generous inte r es t in th e Old Collegians, w11 ose Association sh e

had en ergised anrl reinvigorate d. A ft cr brea k fast th e g irl s wandered a bou t th e .Coll ege ann l.( ro und s enjoying o ne o f ·rvr elbourne's rarely bea utiful mo rnin gs. and agree ing that Commem nra ti o n Day, 1943. was one o f t h e happiest they had ever had . Most ex-students came supplied with their suh. cription fo r "Ca ri tas.' to be posted to them as soo n as it em erges fr om the print lll g

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LINKS WITH TH E PAST. Vera McMahon \\'a s train ed a~ an artist by th e la te Mr. ] . Hennessy, and at th e Nat io nal Ga llc:ry. Vera has do ne seven yea r s V.A.D . at S t. Vincent's Hospital. and is now doi ng war \\'Ork at th e clinic for children at Fitzroy. Marie nfcDonald is Medea Manager for G.

Patricia and Margaret, daughters of Mn. J. Warry ( Mollie Hedrick) .

Her sister, Patterson Ad verti si ng Agency. Peggy is a sup ervi so r in the Co mmonwealt h Public Service. Joyce Power, Betty O'Brien, Mauree n Burke , Ma rgaret Slattery and" .Claire Kerston have enviable positions in banks. Loi s hopes to take up nursing in the near future. Fl o ra Brennan, M .A.; has an engagemen t with th e Broadca sting Commiss io n.

CAR IT AS a n;itural co nsequence beca me a Ge rman pri sone r f wa r . A fte1· twelve months ' imprisonm ent he esca ped. dram at icall y but quietly. Co ng ratula ti ons to yo u both. J oa n. Lorna Coy ne had an all m~litar y wedding when she marri ed Li e ut. John Dear (J\. f.F. ret urn ee! ). Mary Dorgan· ~ wedding too k pl ace last month; sh e is now l\fr s. H. Bell.

Mrs. B . G. Merrick ( Phyllis Shattock) and children, Boris and Denise. Busily engaged in th e co mm e rcial world a r e l\fajella Ahern. Margar et . ha ndl er . Ma1·y Gor man and Nita Lant eri o n Old o ll cgia n s' 0111 111ittee; Kathleen 0' '0111101-, Jun e Phi\ipp so n, whose love ly sop rano always delights her audiences ; R o ma O'Ka ne. i\fadel e in e Younes. ass istant sec r eta ry of Old Coll egian s' Association. All thes e g irl s arc generou s supp ort er s of C.L .,C. R efe ren ce Library. Also fo ll ow in g a business career are Iv y and Pat Ca rrotl, Betty Ca ven , Bernadett e D oyle, Vivienne K ell y, Norn1a Moffat, Kathl ee n O'Co nn or and Ita Maloney. Sylvia Fent co nt rols the sw itchboa rd at M ode rn Office Equipm~nt, and with h er brot h er h elps to mak e happ y C. L. C. hikes. Alice O'Brien, on th e cl erical staff of St. VinlCnt's Hospital , ha s for the las t two yea rs, proved herself an e nerget ic and efficient secrerary of the Old Coll egian s' Associatio n. Vera O'Donell is popu la r a nd success ful in business at Clifton Hill. Among th e brides of 1943 was Dr. ,Clarice Arenclsen, who- marri ed Dr. Francis Hethering · ton. Superinte ndent o f S t. Vincent's H os pital, at Newman College. Betty Ba1·tel s ·(Mrs. F . Broderick). marri ed at St. Patrick's Ca th edral. ca ll ed at C. L..C.-a lovely br id e . Molli e Ca rdiff. not quit e in 1943, wa s married in D ece mb er. 1942. to Mr. W. Dwyer, of Ca mb erw ell. J oa n Callana n married Dr. Dorney, who is at prese nt in the Arm y Medical Co r ps at sea Hero worship de finit ely shone from J oa n's eyes as she shyly yielded to th e urge nt r eq ues t for a little a bout h er husband's part in th e war. Refusing to leave . ret e, Dr . Dorn ey ta ·eel behind to c;i r e for the wounded soldi er s. and as

Muriel Fe il. President of Old ,Collegians ' Associati on during 19-11 a nd 1942. marri ed Dr. Lux forcl M eag her, of Bcechwor th. ·Muri el came to C. L. C. in he1· brida l attir e looking beautifu l an d, eve r loyal. teleg raphed th e gathering of Old Coll egians thi s mornin g , 14th November . th at sh e wa s with th em in sp irit. A ll agreed with th e present Pr esid ent, Mr s. C. Murph y. th at we miss Muriel's g rac ious pre se nc e, whi le wi sh in g her ever y happ in ess . D elia L yo ns' hu sband is a n A merica n ; we ho pe to ke ep th em both in Aust ralia . Do t l\f cG a nn (M rs. Dupu y) mar ri ed in Jul y. Her hu sba nd is in th e Signalling Sect io n, .I .F., Brisba ne. Francis 1fcAuliffe 's wedding was celebrated at . t. Patrick's Ca tl wdral. E dn a 0'. 011n o1-, of Thornbury , is an oth e r 19-13 brid e. M a ry Hu sh (M rs. M o rga n ) \\·as marri ed at Eas t. er and call ed at C. L.C., a s di ll Ven a i111111i0 n s ( l\fr s. K ell y) . wh o was married on Boxing Day. M o ira Vaughan, who did excell en t se rvi ce o n the Libra ry .Committe e, 1s now Mrs. artwood. H er hu sba nd is at prese nt 111 the A ir Force. These ex-s tudent s have announced the ir engage ments- Cassie Duggan to Mr. H . J . Brignell. a mem,ber o f th e R.A.A.F. ; Taney Hugh es to Mr. Frank \;\/illiam s; Biddy Molan to Mr D av id Aird; Moira Murphy to Lieut . Gordon Weir, R.A . r. ; Na ncye Murless to Mr. Philip

Son• of Mrs. O'Farrell ( Tess O'Leary) .

C A R I TA$ Lawrence, who is doing specia l work in the 111unitions . .Co ngratulatio ns, g irls! Di stinguished eve n among C.L. -. happy homemakers is Mrs. C. Murphy, P1·esiclent of the Old Coll egians' Association, with ten young A ustra lian s. When we wonder how 1\f rs. M ur!Jh y find s tim e and energy to compass so much at home and abroad, we suddenl y r em embe r that she ha s a number of assistants with an all-round good trai ning. And the little M urph ys always do their homewo rk- mo ther secs to that. Th e eldest so n is in the A ir Force, a nd ha s ju st arr ived in England . while Margaret, th e eld est daughter. has g iven "Caritas "' an ar ticle sur e to mee t with appr eciat ion. Alma A ll en (Mrs. J. NI cKe rnan ) ha s a fa111ily of eight, rema ining as sweet, yo uthful and helpful as ever. Ne ll B1·a dy (Mrs. H. Wardlaw) is fully occupied witJ1 her litt le o ne s. Nell' s hu sband is away o n act ive se rvice. Other ex· student s making much of home life <.1re Patty Breheny (M r s. aunders), Ca rm ella B uckley (Mrs. J. F leming), Ne ll ,Cuddon (M rs. W. J. White), Veroni ca Cosg rave (Mrs. J enkin son), Kathleen Ca rru ca n (M rs. Cleme nt s). Marie Dillo n (Mrs. Dillon ), Nance Dalton (Mrs. J. Scan lan ). Kath Dalto n (M rs. J. A ll en). Joan Devine (M rs. B. Moroney). Be ndigo : Nora Flynn (Mrs. K ost), Thea Forbes (M rs. T. Burns). Doreen Fa lloo n (Mrs. J. E lli tt ), Na ncy Fennessy (M rs. P. Ryan). Na ncy's husband has t he responsible position of hi e[ In specto r of . \ g ri culture in Victoria. Ei lee n Gleeso n (Mrs . i\lcNamara). J os ic Hawkins (1'lr s. 'Lo ug hlin ), Eileen Ha,,·kins ( Mrs . .McGregor), :tvJollie Hcd -

M auree n and Brian, ch ildren o f M r s. J . I. Raftia (Ena Tarpey).

From L e ft to R ight- Patricia, Mar y , Joan , Anne, dau g hters o f Mrs. P . Ryan ( Nancy Fennessy ) .

rick (Mrs . J. A. \.\Tarry) , 1\Jrs. F rank Hoy, Dukie Hallett (M rs ..C. Wilson), E na Hallett ( l\l"r s. J. Fitzgerald), R e ne Hussey (1\frs. Ja ck McK cr nan ), Cissie J oyce (M r s. vVheatland), Dorothy Kerr ( fr s. "l\J. J. Dixon), S hei la Laniga n (Mrs. Kevin Tei!! ) . Mollie Latham (M rs. O'Fa rr ell) . Mary Lalor (M r s. R. Dobson), Jeanette Lachat (M rs. T . Co nn ell a n), E ilee n Mulcahy ( M rs. \ V. J. Pa h ncr ). Maisie Morgan (Mrs. P eter s). "Lessie Ma lo ne (M r s. P. L. Gr oga n ), Lena McKernan ( Mrs. G. Lightfoot), I at Murphy ("M rs. V. H. Leonard), D o r o th y Beagley (Mrs. Mc.Cre han). Pat Barnard (Mrs. Ca li ga ri ). Lorna Meehan ('Mrs. J . Lennen), 1\lary Molan (l\.frs. David D ickson). S heila O'Halloran (Mrs. J. Byrne). T ess O'Leary ( l\lr s. () 'J7a rr ell ). Bonnie Power ( l\lrs. Barton Fi eld er ) . l\I ar_v l~ l y nn ( Mr s. ()'Niall). M av Pa_rne (1\ 1rs. T. i\[ urph y). Annie Pay ne (1'1'1 r s. I ~ . l\ I acki n ). Dorothy Powe1· ( i\J r s. A. L_vall). Rita Q uinn (i\ lrs. F. R. Bridges). S he ila Quirk (M r s. \\'att ), Breda Reard o n (1\f r s. G. Coy n e). Mo na Rcdn1ond (1\ l" rs. E. \\'. \Vi lli s). Rose S111it h (l\ I rs. Kearns). Kathlcl'n Stride ( l\lrs. R. Cel'cliuun). Celie S 111l iva 11 (l\Jr,. F. A. ·~'lerccr). St0ss ic Nnrn 1;111 (l\ l r ,;. l\ I C' rfi t> ldl. Na nc y S tanlc.1· (i\lr s. \\'ilfr cd i\lca g licr \. i\lary Thon1pso11 (Mrs. S utt o n), Hi lary T hu111pso11

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( Mrs. Owen ), Fran ces Vau g han ( M r s. O' Do nnell ), Kathlee n Vaugh a n ( Mrs . .Cusack ), D or otf1y Wigmore ( Mrs. Steele), E il ee n W ebb (Mrs. C. Miller ). P eggy W allbridge ( Mrs. Va l S ull iva n) . Mary William s (M rs. Ala n La Fo ntain e) . t er y ( Mrs . .Cox ). S te lla D wye r (M rs. M oo re), a loyal and ge nero us support er of C. L C. Ge nerou s do nor s to C.L..C. R e feren ce Libra ry a re-Dr. Lorna Bray, H elen Byrn e, Mrs. Ru by Boyle, Cass ie Burke (M r s. H awk in s) , w ho, a Ttho ug h she has a yo un g la mil y of seve n, att ends mos t College and Library fun cti on s ; Ve ra .Ca1·rodu s, Marjori e Cord er, w ho has g ive n excell ent se rvice o n wa r -work committees; Do roth y Cr ispc ( Mrs. R oys ton .Cahir ) . Nell Dalton, Doll y Ega n, senio r mistr ess, Ca mb erw ell H ig h School ; l\fi ss E gan is a 111 ember of two Univ ersity S ta ndSchools Board : o f th e Committ ees in g 'vVy nn e Fa nnin g, Essendo n Hig h School : T essie F la nag a n, supe r viso r Exc ha nge: Ro na F ox. teac her o f Dom es ti c Scie nce, Ed uca ti on Depa rtment ; Nao mi Gr ey (M rs. ] . M ur p hy), Ka thl ee n H a wkin s. t eac her E du cati on Depa rtm ent: U r sul a H oy (M rs. F ran k Cos tiga n ). Ma1·y H ennessy, tea cher , Ed ucatio n Depa rtm ent ; Bes sie K en nedy (.~'lrs . \ V. K eane) , a nd he r sister, M rs. M ar jo rini ; Ma rga ret K issa ne. senior mi str ess . E lwood Cen tra l S chool ; Mo llie M olo ney, tea ch -

ing at Dro ma na: P hylli s McA nu ffe , F r eda M cGladc a nd Ur sula O"Con nor, ass ista nt lib r ar ia ns, Publi c L ibra ry o f Victo ria: Bett y R enda ll , \·vho is doing a co ur se in a na lyti cal ch emi stry : Ma ry Roo ney a nd A nn ie Ro se, bot h teachin g in th e Ed ucation D epa rtm ent ; Na ncy O"Ha ra (Mrs. ] . Te ha n. o f ''Wappa n." Bon nie1 Doon ); P hylli s S ha ttoc k (M rs. M e rr ick ) , E na T a r pey (M r s. J. T. Raft is) , Mo ira Va ug ha n (M rs. Ca r tw ood) , whose husba nd is in th e Ai r Fo rce; Moni ca Tomlin so n (M r s. E. C. P er ry) , whose husban d is a n ins t r ucto r in th e M ilita ry P hys ical T raining Cor ps : P hoebe an d Ma r y K ea ne, teac h ing in E du ca ti on D epa rtm ent ; K athl ee n a nd M on ica K eog h. Ro na McFa rl a ne, S hirley Th omas, Rita 'v\l h ite: Va ld a Ke nn ed y (M rs. P hili p Gra ha m ). whos e hu sba nd is . a Sq uad ron Leader in t he Air 1-o rce: M r s. S herl ock a nd M iss S heila Cot t er. Te rese Mci nern ey a nd E lea nor Be nson hav e co mpl eted six mo nth s' trainin g at t he Q ues t . a t "Ta y .Cr egga n.' ' a s leaders i11 Ca th olic Actio n. Ka thl ee n T ucke1· is a 1n e111hcr o f th e Gra il a nd T rea sur er o f th e National Ca th olic Girl s Mov cn1 e nt in Victo ri a . Na n J ohn s has left fu r Syd 11 ey to t ra in a s a Lad y o f th e Grail. \ 1a rga ret B urn s is in t he va ng ua rd o f t h e Na ti o nal Ca th olic Girl s' M o ven1 e nt. .l oa n O" Do11n ell is a Co m pa ny L ea der . a nd L eo nie M cD011 ald a nd A nita Rya n Sect io11 Leade rs in th e 1·a ngua rd o i 11 .C. G.M . C. L. C. is w ell repr es e11ted at S t . Vi nce nt" , H ospit a l. wh ose t ra inees in clud e Dor th y Coo k , Lo r ra in e Homd e n. Ruth H enn essy . M a ri e Lal or . h!obi11 L e11·ell y n, Be tt y a nd H ek n M a lcolm . Pat 11 1c Do na ld, J oa n P or ter . M o ira O"Co1111 or , an d T edd ie S ull iva n. Doin g pro fe ss ional work ~t S t. Vin ce nt' s H os pi ta l ar c 111arga ret Fi tzge1·a ld. 111.Ss .. bio-che mist in th e P a th olog ical Dc par t111 ent . a nd H ele n Ge orge, P h_v sio- th cra pist. Pa t Cadde n holds a respo nsibl e po sitio n in Ca hill t ri pped ~ l a ry th e H os p ita l S tores. ro un d th e ll'Orld. a nd i · 11 0\\' ll'ith M olli e L ar k111 a staff nu rse at S t. Vin ce nt's. 111 th e 11111sica l \\'o ri el a rc Ag nes Bli ss (Mrs.· Co urti11 ), \\'e ll kn ow n teac her o f sin g ing ; R o sa lie Be nda ll. ha r pist a t Hi s Ma jest y' s : M a 111ie Cli ffo rd, M'u s. Bae .. 'M" cll io urn e Uni1·er sity : Ag nes M cClclla11 d. orga ni st. a nd !~ il cc 11 Ji . Ly 111,c r. L. T ..C.L. . tea cher of pia no fort e. ll'h o ha s fo r so111 e y.:a rs hcc n 0 11 th e co m1 i; itt ce of T rinit y Coll ege, d iploma ho lde rs. a nti fo r t he la st t wo y ea r:; o n t he co mmittee for th e S tud ents' Co ncer t ll"hi ch th e cl ub holds every ye ar

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Among the g irls who tak e a very acti ve in tere st in th e .C. \lv.O . are Pat Hanrahan , Kath. Kan e, Carmel Leahy, Nell M olloy. Terese Too· hey won th e Queen Co mpetition for the C.\ i\1 .0. Ne ll Stapleton (Mrs. ] . C. McMahon) is war corre spo nd ent for ''Th e Sun ," and recently made a tour of the camps in Quee nsla nd . . Verna Banso n is in "The Advocate" o f-lic e, and is a loyal supp o rter of .L C. ac tivitie s. D oin g a pharmacy co ur se are ] oa n Coo k and Ca rm el Younes. Na ncy Natoli delights in' coiffures . Occupied 111 moulding th e mind s of yo un g Austra lian s are Muffie Paul, Principal of th e Kind ergart en Train in g Coll ege.; Katie Pa y ne, S heila Cla ncy, Eileen ,Cos ti ga n, Mary Hennes sy, Lucy Lynch . J oa n Ga ll ag her. Shirley Th oma s. Kathleen Stapleton is o n th e staff of the Preston Gi rl s' School. a nd has been a very loyal supp c rt er of C.L ..C.

THE WILLIS FAMILY. for the R ed Cr oss and Pri so ne r of 'War Funds. Doi ng good wo rk in the muniti o n s are Alison Begg, Shei la Dillo n, in medica l se rvice at M;iri · byrn o ng; Prudenc e and .lv lar y H ye tt , in th e Forest P rodu ct s Labo ra to ry , South MelbourPc. Mary is a lso doing a co ur se in X -ra y tec h nology at th e l\felbourne T ec hni cal College. Brenda Vaughan is 111 esse nti a l se rvi ces, Air Board. \\"ith so ns in the se rvi ces arc i\lrs. Carroll. who se so n Lieutenant Ca rr oll is in th e Army Servi ce Co rp s. and Mrs. ,C. Hoy. whos~ · so n, B rian , is in thC' Pa y Corp s, Prison ers o f v\Ta r Ca mp. Kathl ee n Dwye r ( Mr s . .Collin s) has thr ee so ns a t the front. J o hn is mi ss ing in S in ga po r e; Bill is in th e A.l .F. at Darwin. and Mick is in the Navy. M olli e Fe11 11 essy's hu sba nd. Ca ptain \'ou ng. is in the Art11011 r ed Divi sio n A.lY. in Q uee nsla nd . l\ l rs. j . Fenncssy's so n . De smo nd , is doing search light \\·ork up North wit h th e Jfoya l Austra lian Art ill ery. Be tt y O' Hallu1 a n 's ( i\Ir ~. Buckley) husband is in th e A ir 1'orcc. Nancy O'Hara's ( Mrs. J. T e han ) hro lhcr. a llaval lie ut enant. is at Huna . S tella Rcdd a 11 (J\l rs. Stutt) ha s t\\'O so ns in the A ir Force . J\[r s. Tu ll~· · s so n . Frank. is a C0 rp o ral in the SigJJ allin g Section , 1\.1.F .. in \\'c ste rn .\u stralia .

E nga ged in war se rvi ces a r c Lo rn a Hollister in A.vV.A.S .. in Anti-Aircraft Unit at Preston, a nd Ga brielle Callanan up at Darley. :Mo llie Jackso n ha s don e so m e good \\'Ork in the 'vV.A .A.F.'s, and her brother is in th e S ig nalling Section, A.I.F .. up No rth , af ter goi ng through th e Libyan ca 1npaig n. No rm a Moffat is in the \ V.R.A.N.S. at Flinders. In a n interes ting article Sgt. Rit a Lloyd ha s g iven us her expe ri ences in the se rvice. J oyce Ham ilto n makes use o f h er R.A.D. to as sist as lllistress of the ballet in entertain1ncnts arranged hy th e Reel Cross. Mar ie .Cha ndler is in th e A ustralian Anny \ \/o men's Medi ca l Co rps. A nita R yan' s brother is in the R.A.lf\. F . at Cape York. Peggy Walk er is in th e D epart111c11t o f :\ir craft. Fisherman's B en d, do in g h er hit fo r her co untry. !\t th e U ni ver sit y Na n J o hn s and A nn li esc Ko hl er have o btain ed th eir H.A . degr ee. Ka thl ee n Stcbbing has her B.A., Dipl oma o[ Educatio n. a nd has ju st pa ssed th e Cat h lic Evide nce Ca tec hi st's l ~x am inati o n . Kath lee n is tea chin g in the Education Depart ment. and devot es h er spare tim e to tbe \\'Ork of th e L egio n of Mary. Paula Mc in er ney ha s obtai ned her B.i\. with H o no ur s. and is ck>i ng her Diplo ma of Education . Josic Noscrla is do ing her seco nd yea r A rt s. S h eila Hern o n is doin g h er yea r at th e Teachers' Training Cul lc ge. Eileen Fanning is tea chi11 g in t he Depart-

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111ent and co1nplcting her Art · course. J oy Martin is teaching in the Departm ent and doing the first yea r of her Science course at the University. Eileen Malone is in the E lec tri cit y Commissio n, and is al so do ing first year F r ench at the l.'niversity. Others present on Co m111en1 o rati o n Day were Betty Cockerill. B. Co rr igan, Meg Taylor, June Fitzgerald, Beth Leah y, Nonie Rei ll y, Betty Uason (who is do ing a D o me stic Science course at the Emi ly McPherson). Kath Reid, Cla r e B lake and J oa n Verdon. Margaret Malon ey is makin g hom e happy for her father, Mr . Parker ·Maloney. Pat Hanrahan devotes he r self to the care o f h er inva lid fat her, and with Clare P edl ey is an active worker at th e .C.\\i.O . Sincere sy mpath y is offe r ed to Mrs. Lyn ch (Ma isie Hesero ff ) in her r ece nt b ereav ement , th e early death of her hu sband. Mr. T. Lynch.

of th e splendid and vari ed wo rk do nt hy our g irls in t his time of stress, and wish the111 all indiv iduall y a ve ry happy .Christma s and peace in t he New Year. Ann ua l Commemoration Da y is held o n the second S unday o f November. (Subscrip ti o n fo r "Carita s," includ ing postage, 4/-) . C.L.C. 1943

R.I.P. A s the number of .L..C. ex-students is in crea sing rapidl y, mention ca n o nl y be made of individua l girls at interval s. Any past pup il who does not find her nam e in "Ca rita s." 1943, is requ es ted to se nd in her na m e, address and telephone numb er as soo n as possi bl e, as th e li st for " aritas," 1944, is to be comp il ed ea i-l y in th e year. We have good r easo n to be pro ud

Rosema ry, daughter of M rs . Tehan (Nancy O' Hara ) .

THE LADIES' COMMITTEE.

J a mes and Anthony, sons of M r s. J . T ehan (Nancy O ' Hara).

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As 1943 draws to a close, and a noth er pag e in the chro n icles of C.L.C. is turned , we r ecord with warn 11 appreciation the excell ent " ·o rk done by t hat band of lad ies kn o wn a s th e J\lothers ' Committee. Th eir efforts arc tirel ess and un os tcnt a ti (> \I S. /\ II .C oll ege fun cti o ns ha\•e their supp rt , o r rather , could hardl y he carried o n with o ut th em . \\'hi le no prai se is too g r ea t for th e se rvi ce wl1i ch th ey rend er at th e '. \V .0. Hut. The ·all ege Bu ildin g Fund. too. is added tu sub stantially each yea r. \ Ve ex tend our hc\l r tfelt thanks to all 111 c111 hcrs , and in part1cula1I to the Presidcnt. J\ 1rs. \V . Ped ley; thc Sl·c1·ctary, Mrs. D. Kenn_,., and th e l'reasurcr. ~" I rs. J. I\.. Walsh . Ma_,. Our Divint: Lo rd hless t hc1n a nd their · fo r their generos it y ! i\ I other R cct r css and S isters extend a cordia l invitatio n lo all t he ll!Othcrs of nm rhildrC'n to attend thl: n1eeting · of the ·Ollllllit! cc at t he Co nvent nn the fir st \ Ved ncsday uf ca(lt n1 u 11th dt 2.30 p.nt. Tltc ladie,; of the .\ s,;u riati n n \\' o nld abu apprl'(iat c th eir co -o pcrat iun a11d pl'r ,ona l int erest in the funi.:ti o ns held thru11g hu11t lit e rear.

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Brief Sketch on the Life and Works of Schubert Franz Schub ert was born in Vienna on J ahnary 31st, 1797, of humbl e parents. He gained his earliest impressions from hi s own family , who were all inten sely musical. His ea rly life was commonplace in the extreme, the most interesting feature being the extrao rdin ary developme nt of his ge nius. He struggled along as a school master for many years until he was assisted by a well-to-do Viennese. F ranz von Schoeber, who had become an a rde nt admirer of Schubert's so ngs, and persuaded his mother to offer Schubert a home in her house. The songs of Schub ert g radu a ll y found favour among the wealthy Viennese. An ope ra singer , who was also an admirer of hi s genius, set about si nging man y of the composer's so ngs at drawing-room concerts th en so popular in Vienna , and had it not been for thi s kindl y singer Schubert might have gone to an early g rav e even without the small share of reputation and monetary return that he d id receive. \Vh en only fourteen years of age he was a ma ster of the art of co unt erpoi nt and harmony, and had composed a good dea l of Chamber music and piano forte works. He was so poor that at times he was unabl e to procure· the manuscript to write hi s thoughts down. Two years later, at the age of sixteen , \\·e get from hi s pen two of hi s greatest songs, "The E rl King," based on a ballad of Goethe, which made him famous as a song writer and brought in some mo ney. T hi s \\' as composed \\'ithin an hour. Schubert was r espo nsible for creating three forms o f the so ng. First the si 111 ple Lied with one un cha nged 111clody. Secondl y a more elaborate for111 which the Ger1 11 a11s call "thorough co111poscd," in \\'hich different fe elings arc embodied in cha nges of 1n elody, the unit being preserved by the tr eatment of the accompa111 111ent. A good example of this is the famom '·Serenade," which shows th e swiftness of SclJUbert's imagination . lt \\'as composed \\'hil e he 11·as sitting Ill a Viennese tav ern amid a clatter of beer-mugs a nd dis hes . Schub ert ll'as idly glancing through a

book of poen1s belonging to a friend when he discovered some verses and call ed for pape r on which to write his melody. Some lin es were drawn on th e back of a "bill of fare ,'' and on thi s the well kn owll' "Ser enade" came to life, a wonder£ ul tone poem in so short a space of tim e. Thirdl y, the most elaborate form of th e so ng th e "declamatory ," in which th e voice part is passionate chant full of dramatic fire and colou r, with an ex tr emely elaborate accompa niment. Here th e ge niu s of Schubert displays itself fully in hi s masterpiece, "Th e Erl Kin g," which is ou tsta ndin g in the literatur e of mu sic. He became very friendly with Cou nt Es terhazy, and at the age of nineteen entered the family as teacher of music, and during th e summer went with them to th eir country r esidence in Hungary, where he \\'as freshl y in spired by th e natio nal Hungarian mu sic, with its weird, \\'ild rh y thm s and stri king melodics. He co ntinued to pour o ut songs, sympho nies, quartette s and operas, ma ny of which were not known oi Llntil after hi s death .

It wa s not until after he died that hi s wonder ful Sy111phony to . Major, o ne of the outstandiug orc hes tral co n1 positions was brought to the fo re by Robert Sch um an n. He wrote fifteen operas, but onl y "The En chanted Harp'' and "Rosa n1und '' \\'ere sta ged "Fierab ra s," hi s most during his lifetim e. dramatic work, has never been produced as far as l\' C know. His church 111u sic co nsists of six Masses, a nu111b er of Offertori es, and the great "Hallelu jah" of Klopstock, still perfonncd in Germa ny. Several of hi s Sy mph oni es are ranked a111ongst hi s greates t work ; we arc all familiar \\'ith the eve r popular "U nfinished," written in 1823. His pianoforte compositions arc brilliant and re se mble in style th ose of Beethoven, of 11·ho111 he was a n ardent admirer. Schub ert \\'as a g reat luvcr of Nat ure. Th e lakes, the ll'uods, til e 111oun ta i11s, a ll in spir ed hin1

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1n his compositions. H e never married, but during hi s stay with th e Esterhazy family he fell passionately in love with the beautiful Countess Caroline. He was a very shy, awkward little man , and hi s appearance was not that of an ideal lo ve r (he did not declare hi s love for Ca roline on account oi hi s re se rve and the great differen ce in their social standin g), a nd shortly after thi s broke off hi s intercourse with the family. He became very despondent and hints in his letters go to show that he ne ve r forgot hi s beautiful dream. Schubert co ntributed mu ch to th e glory of Ge rman a rt a nd excelled in every form of composition. His maste rpieces, however, are th e Symphonies, nin e in numb er. They do infinite honour to th e German school of musician s, and illu strate more than an y oth er comp osition s of hi s the great breadth of his imagination and ferti lity of his genius. To g iv e a n idea of the sw iftn ess with which he composed: In the year 1815, at the age of eightee n yea r s, he wrote-two Sympho nies, twc Masses, five operas, fo ur sonatas, seve ral smaller chora l wo rk s, and one hundr ed and fo rty-six so ngs. What an output in one year! He died No vember 19th , 1828, havin g left to the world a wealth of music, nearl y one th o usa nd compositi ons. six hundr ed of them being so ng s. It wa s his dying req uest that he should be buried besid e Beeth oven, who was always hi s artistic idol and 111 odel, and of whom th e art world had bee n deprived only th e yea r before. No words can tell mor e plainly what the mu sical -w orld lost by the ea rl y terminatio n o f hi s life than the pa th eti c in sc ripti on on hi s tombstone: "Rich in what he gave, Richer in what he promi sed." E ileen H . Lymer, L.T ..C.L.

Helen and Heather, daughters of Mrs . English ( Jean McDonag h ).

Students' Ball O n Tuesday eve ning, 11th May, the galleries of the Cathedral Hall were packed to th e ir utmost capacity by spectators who watched with keen pleasure, not mer ely dancing, but ra th er subtl y sy 111holi cal pagea ntry. The ''Me rrymakers" O rchestra , also, was clea rly intrig ued by the fir st item, "Polka Variation," danced by very s 111 ~1 ll folk, and adapted itself with almost tend er care to the ea rn es t fr olickings of th e "Kind ers, " who, in a pale radiance of mi sty blu e, crea ted th e illu sio n of elves and fairies holding revel in moo nlit woods. Th oug h some of the g irl s who moved lig htl y thr ough th e quadrill es were of suffi cie nt mental maturity to be assimila ting Grimm's Law, they might hav e bee n enchanted princesses o ut of a Grimm's fairy tal e, fo r, fri endly and fresh , with lovel y frocking, and inspired by delightful music, they kept th e magic atmosp here. The dances which followrd caught th e sp irit of many nations, the robust joyo usn ess o f peasant Northern Europe, tht elu sive lovelin ess of the .Celti c temper ament, th e co urtly g racr o f th e Southern lands of old rom a nce. a nd, go ing ba ck to th e root s of E uro pea n culture , th e Gre e k love of free life in the ope n, exp re ssed in movem ents of absolutely natural rhythmic beauty. The Grand March under th e Banner of Peace, with it s far -Aun g str ea mers of white a nd gold, was mos t imposing. Intellige ntl y co nscious of th eir relig-ious and cultural inh eritan e fr om th e Old vVorld, inn ocen t a nd kind , th ese yo ung Australians stirred vi vid hopes for the future which lie s so

C A RITA$ largely in th e ha nds of Aus tralia's wom e n. In he r usua l sim ple and cha rming way," M iss F lo r rie Green, w ho tra in ed t he da nce rs, a tta ined h er ob jective, a r t isti c unity. .Seated o n t he pla t fo r m with th e m em be rs of th e Co mmi t tee we r e R ev. L. H artn et t, Re v. J. M urph y (H ealesvill e), R ev. L. M o ra n, R ev. R . O 'Conn o r, a nd R e v. B1·0th er Cr enn a n. Only ab le orga nisa ti o n o n th e pa rt o f th e co mmittee of ladi es a nd ge ntl em en, ass ist ed by e ffi cient cate rin g, co uld ha ve prov ided th e excell e nt suppe r w hi ch was se r ve d to nea rl y a th ousa nd il" Ues ts.

"fhe Quest \ ,Y hen t urnin g ove r th e pages of t hi s m agazine, yo ur r ov in g eye m ig ht happe n to li g h t upo n thi s a r t icle, a nd in a mo me nt of cu ri osi t y yo u say to yo ur self, " \ Veil, w hat is thi s QUEST thi ng?" I t is t he Q ues t of mode rn yo uth , t he fu ll Cat holic li fe, th a t li fe t hat O ur Lo rd gave for us . It a nswe r s t he call of a needy wo rl d for leade rs full y tra in ed in th e right way. "The Q ues t," we kn ow, is o nl y th e beginn ing of th e rea l Q ues t , that mu st go o n t h ro ug h li fe, bu t it is th e ini t ial t r a inin g fo r life's Q uest. It teaches us to live fu ll y a nd tra in ou rselves, so tha t we in t urn may tra in ot he rs. T h is trai ning is held. every year for six month s. a nd g irl s from eve ry pa r t of th e .Co m mo nwealt h att end it. It is held in Mel bo urn e by t he Lad ies o f th e Gra il a t "Tay Cregga n," t h eir V icto ri a n head qu ar ters. T he Lad ies of th e Gra il. k now n 1n Holl a nd as T he \ Vo m en o f Nazareth , were fon nded in 192 1 by Professo r Yac va n Ginn ckin . S.J . T hey a re a g ro up of ~· 0 1111 g wom en w ho de vote t hem· selves to th e Lay-Aposto late. a nd co nce nt rate t heir effor ts a lmost e ntir ely o n t he o rga nization of th e Gi rl s Yo uth Moveme nt for Ca th ol ic Act io n. ' I I n 1936 th e fi rst g r o up of Grai l lea ders ca m e to ."\ ustra li a. and in 1939 sta r ted t heir wor k in Me lbou rn e. Tn 19-10 t hey started th e fir st <)ue:, t. whi ch was such a success th at th e co ur se has bee n ca r ried 0 11 thr o ug h 194 1. 19-1 2 a nd 19-1 3. T he t rai nin g o f th e Quest is to fit lea ders for t he 1'1ovc n1 cnt , so th ey 111ay train o th er -, for th e

Pos t Wa r Wo rld.. It has t hree Spir it ua l, Tempo r al a nd Practi cal.

branch es,

Unde r th e Spirit ua l t ra in ing comes 1·e lig ion, whi ch had 1111111y sub- head ings which took up at least o ne- third of o ur ti me. T he n Cat holic Cul tur e, Socia l Teac h ing a nd S pecialit ies of ouc t im es a r e th e next headings of t he curriculu m. Of course the P r act ical tra ining takes up th e h ead in gs Domes ti c Science, P hys ical .Cul t ur e and t he Apostolate. T here is sti ll one headin g t hat ta k es in a ll t hr ee sides, and t hat is Ca t holi c Actio n, th e st udy of B ig Orga ni za ti o ns, a nd the Girl s' Moveme nt itself. Every m orn in g fro m 9.10 a.111 . T he Q ues ter s can be see n , p utti ng practical do m es ti c science in to acti o n: th e n o n ce a week ga rd enin g takes us to t h e spacio us grounds of Tay Cr egga n to improve th e loo k of th e place a little. Aga in once a wee k th er e a r e ha ndic r afts in w hi ch many hidden ta lents com e to th e fo r e. At t welve t h e1·e is spo r t, folk da ncin g o r fo r all, for phys ica l act iv it ies were not neg lected. There a r e also Mot h er cr aft and Ho me nu rs ing exams., in whi ch a ll passed we ll. T her e we r e severa l big fu nct io n s at t h e Q uest, t he bigges t bein g "Everym a n," p r ese nt ed a t th e M elbou rn e Tow n Ha ll o n Jul y 27th by th e 111 cm hers of t he Na tio na l Ca th oli c Girl s' Movem ent. T h en t h ere was t h e con ce rt g ive n at " T ay Cregga n" by th e choir; d ra ma a nd fo lk da nce gro ups wit h th e Q ues ter s. T h er e wer e guest eve nin gs, a n d at th e encl of th e Q ues t th e Fc tc rnd Home Ex hi bi ti o n. T here we r e 31 membe rs for 19-1 3, th ree ol " ·ho111 we r e C. L.l.. and I was lu cky e no ugh to be one of t hose t h ree. Now t h Q ues t is over, t he g irl s have g nc hack to t heir hom es ca rry in g in th e ir 11 ea rt s th e spirit of th e Q ues t a nd th eir g r eat ideal to w iu th e w o rld fo r Chri st. O ur th a nk s go ou t to th e Ladies of th e G ra il a nd th e lec tur ers who gave t h eir ti me to o ur tra inin g th at we m ay be successf ul 111 o ur g r eat ca use. T he ti 111cs a head of us 1nay be ha rd , bu t if we r c111e111 ber lo t ru st in God a nd keep in 111in cl t he teac h in gs o f th e Q ues t , we will co me t hro ug h vic to rio u · in t he ca use o f Chr is t us Rex. Te r ese 1Id11 er11 cy.

CAR I T

SPORTS DAY. Eac h ter m a t C. L. C. end s with a fun cti o n, ano so at the close of th e S eco nd T erm we a ll loo k fo rw a rd to Spo rt s Da y. T h e sc hool is d ivid ed into fo ur H o uses, ea ch with its o wn name a nd colo r. P a ss and H o no rs wer e gold, I nt ermedi a tes re d, S ub -I ntermediate s g r ee n, w h ile Fir st and S eco nd Yea r s chose blue. T wo wee k s befo r e th e g r eat day r eprese nt a· tiv es fr om ea ch H o use g ath e r ed o n t he t enni s co urt s durin g t he lun ch ho ur a nd rac es were r un , while everyo ne wat ch ed w ith excitement as eac h H o use tried to o utd o th e oth er fo r a point. How ever, at las t t he g r ea t da y arrived. M o st o f th e team s spent th e m orn ing pra cti sin g, in th e hope t ha t th eir H o use would be lud. y eno ug h to carr y o ff th e Cup . L esso ns we re fo rgo tt en , becau se w ho co uld think o t stud y o n a day w hen th e ho no r a nd g lo r y of yo ur H o use hun g in th e bala nce. lt see m ed ho ur s befo r e two o'clock stru ck , a nd then a t las t th e bell r a ng. T h is wa s th e sig na l t hat t h e '{iri s had bee n wa itin g fo r . Par ents a nd r ela t io n s sat r o und th e co urt , eac h wea r ing th e colo ur o f her da ug ht er' s H ouse. Th e mu sic stru ck up a nd th e g irl s ma r ch ed o n to th e tenni s co ur t in perfec t step, w ith colo ur s Autt erin g j a il y in th e \\·incl. Befor e t he spo r t s Mr. H a y held hi s a nnua l Ph ysical .Cultur e Disp la y , a nd th e va ri o us

INTERMEDIATE BASKET-BALL TEAM.

classes perfo r m ed rh ythmi c exercises w hil e he. exp la in ed to th e o nl oo ker s th e va ri ous step s and dance s. Th e Seni or g irl s gave a ma r ching item , whil e th e J unio r s showed how th ey did t h eir ex er cises. T hen ca me th e spo rt s. Th e g irl s stood ro und t he t enni s court s whil e the race ~ wer e held. Race a ft er race was run a nd the sco r t::s mo unt ed steadil y. T he a ir ec hoed with the noise of t h e ba r rac k er s. Som et imes a voice co ul d be heanl say ing, "Go o n, Blu e," or "Run ha r der, Gr een." T hen fo ll o wed th e ball ga m es. Lo ud groa n s co ul d be h ea rd if o ne of th e g irl s dropped th e ba ll. A t thi s jun ctur e th e pa r e nt s were served with af tern oon tea, a nd waited on by t h e envied In te rm edi a tes. W hile th e af ter noo n t ea wa s in progr ess th e Ba sket Ba ll Cup wa s playe d betwee n Su b-I nt erm ed ia tes and I nt ermediates. It was a n exciti ng ga me a nd a ll agreed that I nt eri ned ia t es deserved t h e C up. T enni s fina ls we r e played , a nd it wa s here t hat S ub -I1; termed ia t es ca rri ed off t he Cup. Now gr ea t exci tem ent preva il ed whil e all we re wait ing to see whi ch tea m wo uld wa lk off w ith th e Spo rt s Cup. T hi s we nt to Pass a nd H o no un . F ir st a nd Second y ear wer e defea ted , but t he w hole o f C. L. ·. ag reed h ear til y th a t th ey had put up a wo nde r fu l ga m e a nd wer e all r ou nd sport s. T he Cup s were prese nt ed by Mrs. Ke nn , a nd T am sur e t ha t t he applau se co uld be heard a hundr ed mil es awa y. T he .Cup s were th e n ca rri ed in tr ium p h to t he var iou s class room s, w here th ey wi ll 1·erna in for a noth er ,-ear. Eac h g irl o f t he wi nnin g H o use thr eaded. her r ibb o n t h r o ugh t he Cup, and th en th e g irl s sat do wn to enjoy cake s a nd so ft d ri11k s. Li ke all good t hi11 g s . po r t s Da y at las t ca rn e to a 11 e nd, a nd far ewe ll s wer e sa id. \\· hile tir ed little gro up s o f g ir ls passed t hro ug h th e ga te, a nd o n ce again C. L. C. was left in pea ce. T he o nl y tJ1i ng t hat r emain ·cl o f thi s even t ful day wa s her e a nd there litt le bit s of co lo ur ed ri bbo n w hich had fa ll en from t he ba rra cker s' ha nds . A deep silence fell )Ve r th e sc hool a s t he las t t\\·o st mlc11t s hurr ied o ut o f t he g ate . bot h agreei ng t ha t Spor ts !Ja y fo r 19-1 3 wi ll li,·e lo ng- in t h eir 111 e111o ry.

J- 1. Maxwell (Lea\'ing Pa ss) .

CARITAS

Silent "'orkers "/\ II gre;it th ings a r c cl o ne in si le nce." -- a rl yle.

Th e Plant R esea r ch L;ibo r a to r y of th e D epart· m cnt o f Agri cultur e is situ at ed mid st pl eas an t surro und ;ngs in a bend of th e Ya rr a R ive: a l Burnl ey. near th <' \ Vall a n R oad bri dge. !\! th o ug h sur ro und ed by thirt y ac re s of undul a tin g la nd . \\'hi ch is used fo r plant expe rim ent s an d edu ca ti o nal p ur poses. it is o nl y thr ee mil es irom th e hig hl y indu stri ali zed a r eas o f M elb o urn e. SECOND YEAR BASKET- BALL TEAM . (I)

(4)

J oan Stock (2) Anne Brown . (3) Anne Sheelton . Margaret Fennessy, (S) Pat Eaton, (&) M argaret Buchan, (7) Pat Walsh .

SPORTS DAY . On W edne sda y , 18th Augu st , Spo rt s' Da y, including th e Physical Cultur e Di spla y , wa s h eld a t Cath olic Ladies' Coll ege . In the m o rnin g Proficiency and Intermediate played o ff fo r th e Basketba ll Cup , which th e interm ediat es won; Proficiency a nd Aike nh ead Hous e pl aye d fc, r t he Tenni s Cup. whi ch wa s won by Profi cien cy. S oon afte r lunch a g ay crowd of parent s anrl frie nds bega n to arrive. the school Aag wa s Aying. and the Union Jack made a colourful back g round at the far end of the tenni s court. The afte rn oon began with a vari ed prog ramm e o f ph ysical exe r cises and folk dancing . th e a ctivit ies of each group being exp lained to th e spectato rs l~ y Mr. Hay. This disp lay was followed by the Junior Sports , Fifth and Sixth G1·ades victorie s. The Seni ors th en competed for the g eneral Sports' .Cup , whi ch w as won by Aik enhead H o u se. Mrs . Kenn .v, th e S ecretary of the Mothers' A ssociat io n, presented the cups to the winning side s. Although First and Second Y car did not win a cup , they won in stead the esteem of all as th e most sporting clas s. E videnc e of S ports' Da y can st ill be seen in the class r oom s. wher e th e cups , ga y with the r espective colours. are pro udl y di spla yer! . J oan M a tso n . S po rt s

aptain .

Th e la bo r a to r y \\'as es ta bli sh ed for t he p urpose o f a ss istin g pla nt a nd crop produ ce r s wit h th eir pro bl ems of pla nt di sea se a nd in sect pest co ntrol. \ V hil st oth er br a n ch es of th e D epa r t ment o f Agri cultur e a r e co n ce rn ed w ith in cr easing a nd impro vin g th e quality a nd quantit y of p ro du cti o n, thi s la bora to r y deals w ith th e p roblem of co nsolidating th ese ga in s a nd pr event in g th eir sa crifi ce to di sease . p es t a nd decay. In wa rtim e a tt enti o n is devoted. not o nly to disea ses a nd pes t probl em s associat ed with fo od produ cti o n, but al so to oth er ma tt e rs o f impo rtan ce to th e w a r e ffo rt. Th ese include fun g al detcri o r a,. , o f fabri cs and equipment n ecessa ry in th e tropi cs . th e development o f ergot fo r it s alk aloid . whi ch is u sed fo r shock , and th e breedin g of va ri et ies o f Aax. w hi ch a r e r esistant to both local nutriti o na l a nd pa r as iti c disease. Th e wa r is ju st as a ss ur ed ly bein g fo ug ht h er e a s it is elsew h ere . but in a mu ch less co n spicuous fas hi o n. Pla nt s wo rk sil entl y but continuo usly. Th ey g r o w a nd r e produ ce, some g ivin g ri se to foo d. eith er fr om th eir leaves. r oo ts, o r seeds; oth er s to fibr e, whi le still oth er s furni sh drugs. such a s quin in e- so esse nti al in th e tropi cs. As th e ultim a te so urce o f foo d an d clothing , pl a nt s thu s form th e fo undati o n up o n \\' hi ch th e wa r ~ ff o rt is ba sed. In vi e\\' of th e foo d situa ti o n . th e co mba ting o f th e rav ages of th e lowe r o rgani sms, such a s ha cte1·ia. viru s, fun g i. a nd pes ts o n veg etable cr o ps co nst itut es a la rge per ce ntage o f t he wo rk. Thi s necessitates th e devel opm ent o [ co ntro l t ec hniqu e by spra ys o r o ther proph ylactive tr ea tn 1ient s. w hi ch in turn inv olv es det er minin g by o bse rvation and my cologi ca l t es t s t hose fac tor s w hi ch ca \t SC r edltc ed o r in1pair e<1

CARITAS

produ cts. Th e t ro ubl e mu st be di ag nosed a s eith er nu t r iti on a l o r bi ological. N utritional di agn oses a re usua ll y co n fi rm ed by wa ter -c ul tur e expe ri me nt s, ll" hil e fun gi o r bac ter ia a rc isola t ed fro m di seased ma teri al, a nd reint rodu ced in to the hos t s. If th e pa th oge n o r co ndit io n exists, w h c·n in the fi eld , it is necessa r y to breed resista nt va ri_eti es a nd to in cor po ra t e in t h em th e des ired cha rac teri sti cs. Th e inform a tio n rega rdin g p es t a nd disease co ntrol is deli ve red to growe r s eith e r thro ug h ext ension o ffi cc1·s o f th e D epa rtm ent, w hose " ·ork in th e fi eld g ives th em a spec ia ll y intim a te co nta ct w ith produ cers. or by inter vie ws, lectur es. con- espo nd ence, o r act ual visit s to th e sit e o f th e troubl e hy specia list o ffi ce 1·s fr om th e labo ra tor y. Thi s necessita tes fr equ ent a nd fasc in a tin g trip s to V icto ria's inter es tin g co un tr y di stri cts. Qu eri es rece ive d dail y, by ma il. cov er a vas t fi eld . Advice is so ug ht for co ntrol o f a pl ag ue o f ap is. ca ter pilla r s o r oth e r pes t . Th e sam e ma il may reveal th e anx ieti es o f a suburban g rower ove 1· a drooping lettu ce, or th e con ce rn o f a co mm er cial g rowe1· w hose crop y ield is se ri ously thr eate ned by di sea se. It is 1·ea dil y ackn owled ged that th ere 1s no lac k of probl em s: but w h ence comes mat erial to a n swe r a ll th ese wo rri es? Th e vas t maj ority of p roblems in Vi ctori a n ag1·icultur e ar e not p ec uli a r to Vi ctoria alon e. M a ny h ave b ee n met a nd dealt \Yi th in oth er S ta t es a nd co untri es . a nd res ults of th ese e ffort s ar e summ a ri sed a nd publish ed in peri odi cals, journ a ls a nd book s. Th e r eco rd s ar e to be fo und in th e ext ensive libra r y a ttach ed to th e labora tor y, a nd they enable o ffi ce rs to ke ep abreast of d evelopm ents in di sease cont rol which a re t akin g pl ace elsew h ere. Import a nt as th ese res ults may b e, how eve r, th ey a r e not always ap plicable to local co nditi on s, chi e fl y fo r t he r eason th a t average climatic co ndition s, whi ch play such a n impo rta nt p a rt in di sease of pl a nts, vary th ro ug hout the wo rld . This mean s th a t in ord er to m a inta in a nd pro mote sound up-to-da t e a dv ice th e pa th olog ist s and entom ologist s mu st con sta ntl y tt st out, under lo cal co ndition s, r ecommend a ti ons for control ma de abroa d. o r else co ndu ct inves ti gation s of th eir own. In thi s la tt er work m a ny successes f g r ea t im po rta n ce a nd value t o

prim ;n y produ ce rs o f fruit , cc re;il ;ind oth e1 crops, sta nd to th e cr edit o f th e Plant R esea r ch La bo1·a tor y a t Burnl ey. So th e bio logist pleas ur e hind th e

fi g ht co ntinu es ! Th e wo rk o f th e pla nt p rogresses in peace, in \\"a r. [t is a to ta ke a n ac tiv e p;i rt in th e wo rk besce nes . M a rga ret Murp hy.

The Talent Quest O n Oc tober 11th a t Cath oli c Ladies' Coll ege was h eld a Talent Q ues t I think every body was agreea bl y sur pri sed to find wha t ver y good ite ms we r e wo rk ed up in th e space o f onl y one ;:w two wee k s. T he L eavin g H o nour s prese nt ed a ballet. whi ch \\"as a ve ri ta bl e poe m in its co ntra st s a nd cha ng in g rh ythm s. Though fr ocked in qui et g rey, their nimJ)]e heels and toes positi ve ly spa rkl ed, while nex t mome nt th ey were 111p vi11 g with a fluid g ra ce that reveal ed th eir sure se n se o f rh y thm . T he L ea ving P ass, with its dramati c ske t.ch, "A Crazy chool," had th e audien ce in fit s o f laug ht er, th e teacher, Leonie Hyn es, being voted th e mos t tal ented a ctre ss in the Qu es t. In strument a l and vocal items were provid ed by th e Intermediate and Proficien cy Cla sses, wh ose verse-speaking was a lso appreciated by th e audi ence. First and Second Ye ar presented o ne or two ver y good sketches. Besides the se pl ays, th er e were also many enjoyablt so ngs, rec ita ti ons, pia no fo1·te solos and du ets. A t th e encl o f the programme, the memb er s o f th e a udience voted for the g irl s who, in th e ir opinion , ha ci shown th e mo st marked tal ent. Th e presentation of th e pri zes, by M other R ectr ess . to th e winning g irl s completed a ver y hap py a nd successful a ft ern oon . Th e proceed s we nt to St. Vin ce nt's Hospital. Mary F enn essy (Leaving P ass ) .

CAR ITA S

C.L.C. DIARY FEB. 9th-Back to school fo1- anot her happ y year. All are pleased to return and greet the new girls. Mother Rectress ho lds assembly and explains the "Do's" and "Do n'ts" concerning the few ru les of C. L.C. FEB. 15th-Leaving Pass and Honour girls arc g lad to be back in Aikenheacl Hou se in their old quarters after the mi litary occupation o f last year. All classes now see m to be se ttling down to work. FEB. 23rd-All over th e school eve ryone is voting fo r their respective cla ss and sport s capta in s, which is quit e an important event.

APRIL 7th-M iss Green arrives and practice for the ball commences. All the g irl s are bubbling with enthusiasm and ta ke a great in t er es t in the da ncing. APRIL 21st-Quite an ord inary clay, although Mis s Green comes and our school work is interrupted . No one mind s, least of all the girls. H owever, thi s is quite a common occurrence these days, for ther e is o nl y one thought in most minds-the ball. MAY 3rd-Exams. beg in , a nd no one is particularly happ y. H owever, they are not to be blam ed.

FEB. 24th-To-day, at assem1bly, the res 11lts of th e classes were made kn ow n. MARCH 4th-There is quite a fuss over Prefects' pockets, for th ey are almost obta inable thi s yea 1·. However, so me sou rce ful Prefect find s a wa y out. a nd di sti ngui shed pockets ma y be see n on · tain blazers.

the unreth e ce r-

MARCH 17th-A whole cla y of freedom to celebrate St. Patrick's Da y. APRIL 1st-Holy Thursday. Although Easter is late this yea r th ere is the usual vacation.

LEAVING PASS GROUP .

MAY 7th-Hurrah! happ y thought.

Exams. finish to-clay.

MAY !Ith-The clay of all days. Final practice for the ball this morning, and a half holida y in the afternoon to prepare for the eve nin g. MAY 12th-A ll is over! But chattering tongu es are working ha rd , for there is plenty to talk about. The Ball proved a huge success. MAY 13th-The la st day of th e ter m. three we eks of holidays ahead.

Almost

JUNE ! st-Th e seco nd term begin s amidst new r esoluti ons made by all.

PREFECTS FOR 1943.

J UNE 2nd-Although it is rather late this year new seeds and bulbs a r e put into L ea ving

CAR IT AS Pass window boxes. The Leaving girls arc rewa rd ed later in th e .1·ear by a variety of bl oom s.

J NE 9th-F irst ba sketball match o f the sr;ison; enj oyed hy exciter! spectators.

NE 25t h-Fa ther Forrest com es to·day to give a talk o n "Red Indian s. " Everyone is looking forwa rd to it.

J LY 7th-This "Melbourn e wea th er." These days the r e is definitely a dull outl ook, "For the r a in it raineth every day."

FIRST AND SECOND YEAR GROUP.

J LY 22nd-The se ni or stud ents go to a French play to-day. Everyone hopes th ey will be able to understand it, a nd , perhaps, improve th eir acce nt .

dering round th e sc hool qu oting Shake speare or so meo ne eq uall y famo us. OCTOBER 11th-Results o f tests are a nn oun eel in the mor nin g. T hey a r e not so bad, and eve ryo ne manages to come to th e Talent Quest in the after noon, w here real tal ent, from a brilliant ball et to a mod el cla ss, is di splayed.

JU LY 26th-To-day th e preli1111inary races befo r e Sport s D ay begin. There is friendl y riva lr y between th e upp er classes as to whi ch cla ss will win th e .Cup s. All are eage r to sec ur e points for their side. JULY 28th-Wednesday . Special effo rt s are being put into the physical culture, for it will not be long before th ere is an audience to see it.

OCTOBE R 15th-A half-holid ay for so me to go a nd see St. Patrick's sports at th e Fitzro~· foo tba ll grou nd.

AUGUST 18th-Sport s Da y at las t. The Cups are eq uall y divided a mo ng the classes this yea r , a nd everyo ne ha s their full share o f fun. is

OCTOBER 27th-Ph oto s ar e taken for the lllagazine. Th ey includ e cl ass groups as well as one o f the school.

AUGUST 26th-Last clay of Retr eat , a lso breakup day. H ow the time flies!

NOVEMBE R ! st-Nothing unusual is ha ppe ning about now, but exa ms. arc drawin g nearer.

SEPTEMBER 14th-The third and las t term is on its way, which means hard work ahead for ma ny.

NOVEMBER 5th-A march for the 4th Libert y Loan passes our school to-day. Patrio tic feelings are aro used as all cheer heartil y.

AUGUST 26th-The R etreat g iven by Father Forrest.

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SEPTEMBER 23rd-Music r es ults bring good news, for th ere are man y success ful pupils thi s year. SEPTEMBER 30th-Although it is September, the October Tests begin to-day, a nd in earnest too. P ale. thin-fa ced g irl s a re wan-

O.CTOB ER 24th-A delig htful S und ay is spent at Xavier, where th e Youth Rally is h eld.

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NOVEMBE R 18th-Through the courtesy of th e Melbourne .City Co uncil the senior school was given an opportunity of welcoming th e 17th Brigade on their march through th e city. The girls rallied to the cause and cheer ed our Victorian lad s ju st hack frolll New Guinea .

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LEAVING PASS AND HONOURS. From left to right-Back Row-Monica Haddock, Olive Malone, Mary Purcell, Joan Barrett, Leonie Hynes. Mary Maxwell , Kathleen O'Brien. Second Row- Theresa Wallace, Shirley lssell , F elicia McCarthy , M a rie Gunn , Margaret Brown, Patricia Doyle. Third Row- Irene Atley , Pauline Gough, V era F a irbank, Patricia Kelly , Emilia Ferlazzo . Zita Cloonan. Fourth Row-Maureen Moloney. Be tty K enny, Marie Hawkins . Mary Fennessy, Mary Viero, Lois Kersten, Carmel W ebb , Joan Matson. Front Row-Joan Malone , Pat Gilha 1n, Joan McLeod, Barbara Walsh , Eileen Thynne, Patrich Brennan, Margaret Callanan.

Leaving Honours Class Notes The essential thing in any class is a share o f hr ight ideas, wherein th e Honours of 1943 are rich. B ri gh t ideas shin e fromi our faces and the fruits of one of th e brightest ideas were see n in th e brilliant choreography o f our ballet. Our head prefect, Patricia Brennan, in her role of Anti-climax Annie, has shown possibilities o f becoming one o f th e world's greatest ballerinas. In fa ct, Patricia seems to have gone in for the ar ts altogether thi s year, as she has commenced the violin, and has taken up watercolou r df!sign . Ah! Patricia has need of some light re fl ex , for Engli sh, and French, and Latin, a nd position of Mission Treasurer, and that of Head Prefect a re enough to weigh anyo ne down . The duties of our Sports Capta in. Joan Matso n, are less a rduous, but that does not mean

they are less efficiently carried out. But Joan will inter rupt any ga me to study a plane passing ovei-11ead, and at a sq uad ron formation she can go into raptures. Since science is J oan·s stronog point, the joyous (?) depths, or rather ·height s, of aeronauti cs lie ahead . of her. How Erruilia Ferlazzo, such a good linguist, can like science so much is surprising. Yet she must like it-or rather she'll have t o, since fiv e yea rs of medicine await her. Everyone declares that she should employ an undertaker as soon as she sta rt s to practise, but Emilia wisely takes no notice of th ese rude remarks. Emilia whiles away lun ch hour chatting to Barbara Walsh, in fact they a re inseparable, and have been for yea rs. Barbara is all set for a bio-chemistry cour se, a nd is this yea r in the throes of H onour Chem istr y, and since th e writer is in the same

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rp1 icksa nd . acce pt my sy mpa I hy. Ba r ba ra . R a rha ra wo n fir st prize for P hys ical Cultur e thi s yea r. M r . Ha y rema rk ed th a t she ha d do ne co nsistentl y good wo rk fo r th e las t six yea rs. Barba ra has wor ked we ll a t a ll subjec t s a nd co ntribut ed la rgely to a splend id sc hool sp i1·it. O ur alta r s a re usuall y decorat ed with Pa ulin e Goug h's lovely bloom s. Thi s yea r she is combining pas tim e with subj ec t by takin g botan y; but it is do ubtful wh ether she find s the the or y as intere stin g as t he practi ce. Do you, Pau line ? One of our bes t ling ui st s is F elicia M c.Ca rth y. Eve n out o f cl ass her lit era ry a bility is in e vi dence in our interes tin g a nd attrac t ive fo rt nig htl y Ca th olic Acti on paper, "Pro Chri sto." F elicia's talents ar e o f a even more mu sica l th a n ling uisti c nature, and in this direction she is trul y gifted. It would not take mu ch nrn sical talent to beat th e r es t o f th e H ono ur s, a nd so in this r es pec t F elicia is "Fair a s a st a r , when onl y one I s shining in th e sky." The oth er da y Ire ne Atl ey ha d th e H o nour s in suspe nse . S he was t ell ing th e stor y o f th e ca pture o f a bird ; eve ryone in th e fa mily was creeping up on it with qu ite th e t actics of a modern a r my, then in a fl as h, a brave warri or leaped fo rward a nd captured th e enemy- to fi ml th at it was a piece of onion peel. Irene is very fond of such devas tating stori es, bu t she t ell s them so well that sh e alwa ys has an a ppreciative audience. The tit le of .Class Librarian is on e o f ve ry great weight, and Zita Cloo nan , on whos e sho ul ders' it rests, find s it a titl e of very literal weight , since she has to tran sport a few piles o f books to the Engli sh lesson twi ce a day. But Zita can take'. it. Toward s the end of the year the cla ss quit e a pprecia t e th e D alton meth od. P at Kell y see ms to enj oy exe rcise. a nd ca n always be see n runnin g to a nd fr om fr om th e co mm ercial ro om. P a t excels a t Ph ysics, likes English, and o ften enj oys a ga me of bas ket ball or t ennis. H er bett er half, Lois K er ste n. spends all h er spare tim e writing immo rta l Germa n prose. Sin ce she is developing her scientific ta lent s for a la t er stud y of phan11acy, she will be a bl e to combin e both g ifts a nd write <cientifi c tr ea ti ses in Ge rman. The lass with th e most a nd brig ht es t idea s 111 the Honour cla ss is M a ur ee n H . Molony, m fact , she bub bles over ·with th em. Ma ur ee n is

ju st as energc! ic in her wo rk , a nd dese rv es ev t'ry success. S he will proba bly walk o ff with fir st class honour s in E ngli sh, but in our mid st is a n a uth orit y on t he a rt of writin g F ren ch poe try. Te resa Wallace g ives us F rench ver se born e o f fe rvour a nd mag nifi ce nt in spira tio neve n th oug h she does ge t a littl e mix ed in ge nder. Jn Honours we mu st ma ke t he most of school, for w e will not be here much longer ; but w e will a lways r ememb er C. L. C. "a nci the ha ppy <umm er days." J oan McLeod . [ \Ve hope g r ea t th ings fo r J oan M cLeod , who has not on ly litera ry ab il it y but a lso a rti stic ta lent o f a hig h orde r .- E d.]

LEST WE FORGET. W e g ive a kindl y word o f p rai se T o our men wh o ar e a way ; T o our soldiers, sailor s, a irme n. T o th e boys fro m U. S.A. Th ey' re fi g hting fo r our libertyFor th e thin gs that we hold dear ; Th ey're th e true so ns o f th e na tion, A nd we g ive a hea rty cheer . T hey don't g ive up w hen thin gs a r e ha rd, Wh en ever y thin g loo ks black ; T he y fi g ht in th e sands of th e dese rt, O n th e muddy jung le track. In Libya a nd in dr ead Tobruk, On .C rete's forbidden shore, Th e deeds th ey do , thos e gallant men, Will live for ever more. J oa n Clifford (Proficiency) .

Leaving Pass Ii you wa lk in by the back gat e of the .Catholic Ladies' College and take a left turn to th e tenni s co urt, you will face Aike nhead House, where you will find th e best- intentioned and ha rdest -worked g irl s in the school-the Leaving Pa ~s class. The Class Captain this year is M a ri e Gunn; she is seen at her best in this capacity a t F r ench tim e. Marie plays a g ood ga m e of tennis a nd is an all-round sport. M ost g irl s have a pet saying, "I don't' know that" is E il een Th ynn e's, bu t all th e tim e she knows th e

CARIT AS answers. Eileen enj ys a g amr of tenni s, a nd her favourite subj ect is English. O ne day during the yea r we noti crd that so met hing had mad e Margaret Brown particularl y happ_v. The sec ret o f the merry mood was the arrival of a new bab y sister. M a ny thanks to the a nonymous donor of the lovely cake, for which there were many bidder s-we all enjoyed it. Rum our says that the giver sits in th e seco nd row of the Leaving Pa ss cla ss. .Country life ha s a g r eat attrac tio n for J oa n Barrett, wh o is happiest ,,·ith her horses a t .Croydon. At the moment Joan's ambition is to join the Women's Co ng ratulati ons, Joan , on your Land· A rm y. successes in yo ur music exams. O ne of our Chemi stry ent husiasts, Pat Doyle, is an expert gla ss blower . Proof- a sample of er cra ft sman ship now adorns the lounge mantle at ho me. Sin ce Mar y Fennessy started coll ec ting th e homework books she has lea rnt us a ll in alphabeti cal order. Mary is another st udent who likes English and .Chemistry. A place for every thing and everything in its place is a good rule to follow; Marie Hawkins follows the rule, hut never seem s to he able to find the thing for which she is loo king ; sometimes she spends the whol e of th e fr ee period searching for this or that. "Such a bother." mutters M a rie. Dorothy Rae disappeared in the early part of the year; sa d news of a brother overseas-b ut come along and see us before the year closes, Dorothy. Another figure mis sing-in this case through illness-is Carmel Coy ne. We hope she will be back in class in 1944. An outstanding student is Betty Kenny, who shi nes at English and Biology. Betty is expec ted to make a name for herself before she leaves school. A girl who likes to plan ahead is Pat Gilham. At some future date she hopes to go on a world tour, so master your French and Ge rman vocabulary, Pat-it may come in hand y. European Hi stor y is Shirley Issell's favourite subject. her hero being Leonardo eta Vin ci, of whom she has made a close stud y. Oli ve Malone has put aside her bicycle and taken up ballroom dancing as a hobby, so we ar e all looking forward to the next ball , when we shall see her moving lightl y through intricate figures with ai r y g race. Olive is keen on Biology and Engli sh.

The girl who won [a m1c at .L..C. this year is L en ni e Hynes. This modes t ma id en ru shed into th e li1111elig ht during her star performanc e as M iss Kn obby Kn ees in "Th e Crazy School," at t he Talent Quest. Leonie likes dramatic art, ancl when she leaves school hop es to enter the beautiful profe ss ion of journalism -the be st of luck. Leonie. K a thl ee n O'Brien likes Botany and The Talent coll ec ting the M ission money. Quest show ed that she has a ri ch g ift for comed y, whi ch she now introduces into real life. \Ve feel sure tha~ her interpretati ve reading of parts o f Lamb's " A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig"-chos en by her self-would have delightecl · the author as much as it did the class. [Th e Tal ent Quest a lso revealed Mar y Maxwett' s ge niu s as a writ er and produce r of ori f.Yi na I plays ..-:Ed. ] A lthough Vera Fairbank studies in Leaving Pass her pals are in th e Honours and with them are her thoug ht s. M onica Haddock and Mary Viera, who do everythi ng together, are so in separable that they might be called the Siamese. Twins-the ir m ellow voices are often heard rea din g their Fren ch in uni so n. When a figure goes by you wi th books in one hand and a microscope in the other you wi ll know that the fle eting one is J oa n Malone . Mary Purcell has said good-bye to her golden plaits; walking is Mary's hobby, and on her way home through the city she trie s to persuade one of us to walk with her. When there is any typing to be done Marion Reid, being always willing to help, is Siste r 's "right-hand man." Carmel Webb spends most of her time preparing for a commercial career , and seems to like tapping the keys. Some girls yearn for a professiona l career, others desire a life in the b~siness world, but Marga ret .Callanan is all for the Public Service. She wants to be an officer in the P olice Force, but not until she has mastered Math . II and European History. This year we said good-bye to Bern adette Kennedy, Margaret Chandler, Pat Griffiths and Mary .Collett when they began th eir c9mrnerc ial careers. The best of luck, g irls, and remember the old school. Perhaps, dear read er , you w ill now feel that you know the girls in Leaving Pass a little better. Their united wish is that 1944 will bring peace and the return of your loved ones. Mary Maxwell.

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Strange New World Hm ! . . . . So you're preparer! to me et th e world? You 've h ea rd all about it s wickedness and folly and, either yo u'r e a .Catholic Ac ti o ni st burning with zeal to re form it. o r yo u r egard all thi s a s me.re talk about so m ething vagu e and rem ote. But "s tand -pa tt er" or zealous re former, are yo u reall y r eady for th e world ? Your teac her s have recognised some of your problems and. unlik e th e g irl s o f past ge nera tions, yo u've been taught t11e fac t s of existence and wi ll go out well equipped to ta ke yo ur pa rt in discus sions on moral qu es ti ons; .v ou'r e well grounded too in your faith a nd r ea dy t o combat ignorance and prejudice. But it is not an ope n attack on yo ur principles that you hav e to fear m os t-in nine cases out o f ten you woul d over come this--the chief danger lies in th e steady a nd unr elenting pressure which co nta ct with a n entirely different standa rd of va lues will exert on yo ur life in minor ways fr om day to da y. Tt is onl y th ose who hav e been und er fir e themselves who can te ll you what to expect , and, if you know how thi s difference in idea s will man ife st itself. perhaps you'll be better able to with~t a nd it. Yours will be th e age-old problem of try ing to he in but n ot of th e world . A ll the emphasis is go in g to be on what is external, physical, obvious . It's not o nl y a different standard, but a different set of va lues a ltogether, and onc e yo u have grasped this fac t you will have gone a long way n ot only towards emerging un sca thed from th e struggle, but also towa rd s und erstanding th e people of thi s strange new world, and that in its turn will ma k e it easier for you to tactfull y put forward your own whol esome viewpoint. You'll find that to have "sex appea l" will be con sidered th e most important thing in the world, and if you are glamorous and attractive this w ill be very pleasant, and, if you'r e not, well maybe yo u'll fe el a hit depre ssed and wish that you had as much "oomph" as Helen , who's ou t eve r y night in th e wee k. But in e ither event you'll have to h old ha rd Oil to what you lea rnt at sc hool, that in th e long run character is the onl y thing that matters. You'll want to have a good tim e, of course you will. but if you onl y go to the parish da nces, in stead of the latest night-club, don't let it dishearten you. Goel may not have g iven you glamour , but perhaps yo u have other gifts, n111sica l. artistic. social , w hi ch may bring deeper

sa ti sfac ti on a nd a more abiding joy. lo\\' for th e workaday world , and this is 11·h er e you take t h e spo tlight. Yo11 know th at calumny a nd detra cti o n arc sins, hut th ese peop le don't; th ey 'v e never h ea rd of such thing s an d so. so111 etin1cs th oughtl essly. sometim es mali c iously, they run do \\'n their iri end s and co mpa ni o ns. a nd .vou can't 11ndcrsta nd it at a ll. The pa ck in fu ll cr.1· after their quarr.v disgust s ~ · 0 11, b11t if yo11 arc co n sist ently kind a nd chari tab l you rself. in tim e th ey'll apprec iate yo ur since rit y and eve ntuall y li st en when yo u def en d Kath for ma kin g such a fool of herself ove r R h, or Mr. mith fo r hav in g hi s suit turned , a nd in th e e nd th ey'll even he heard saying: " 1\1 a ry 's marv ell ou s! She never says a word aga in st a nyo ne." Your tolerance a nd charity can sil nee unkind t ongue s a nd ra ise the tone of a whole group. Gen tl ene ss is th e stronge s t thin g in the world . Perhaps your biggest problem is going to be trying to k eep your th ought s "shining a nd white." Tn th e talk and jokes that fly arounrl. there wi ll be mu ch th a t is coarse and sugges tive:. At fir st yo ur innoce nce will save yo u, but graduall y yo u will come to und erstand what is meant . In the beginning yo u'll be horrified, then tolera nt, and finally perhaps amu sed. T h e de sire for human appreciation is so stron g that it will be very hard for you to resist th ese things, becau se you'll probably be rather lonely in· a world whe r e film stars represent the summit of perfection, but out of this lo neline ss str eng th a nd power will come. Apa rt from your rock - firm principles though , in un essentials you'll have to be as warm and human as you possibly can, compensating in the eyes of the world for yo ur queer ( ?) ideas in other directi ons-you'll have to do all th e things that they do. work. knit, S\\'im. play tennis, go to the pic tur es. and through the medium of these activitie s be "a ll things to all men"-thus doing your job as a "leavener." But if you compromise with th e wo rld. so me of the beauty a nd poetry will go out of life and nothing. neith er p re stige nor co mpa ni o nship will in that case ever compen sa te for what is lost 01· replace what is gone. a nd th e hitt er- swee t truth of the old mediaeval say ing: "You can never ente r fairyland through th e same ga te twi ce" will pierce yo ur soul. "Stenographer."

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INTERMEDIATE CLASS. {left to r ight)-P. Ma rtin , P. H a llina n , A . Donchi , E . Bla.c kle y, E . Gain sford , P . Harper, M . Black. R. Carrodus . Second Row-P. Nicholl, B . O 'Connor, C. V ines, A . Mc Ke chnie, M . Saunders, P . Howard, P . Eddy , P. C ra wford. Third Row- W . Hurley, J . Collin, H . Smithcram , M . W a lker, C. M a hony, A. Dwyer, V . Thomas, P. Higgins. F ou rth Row-C. Bre nna n , J . Vit a , S . Lawlor. A . Baxter, J . Baker, D . Cullen , M . Attleir, B . Barron, P . Lawson , P . Geddes. Front Row-R. S teele, M. Cass, S. A nde rson, M. K issane, J . Rudolph, B . Coat e, J . Coogan , Ba ck Row

Intermediate Class Notes It is th e o pini on of everyo ne \\'h o e11 ll: rs th e Interm ediat e class room t ha t we are th e brig ht est a nd most int ellige nt g irl s in .L..C. A lt ho ug h \\'e ar e a numerous cla ss, th a t does not ta ke fro m th e individua lity o f eac h g irl. T his yea r our Cl a ss Ca pta in is ,Cla re Brenn a n a nd our Sport s Capta in Pat Mar t in, who helped us to victor y 011 th e bas kd -ba ll co urt o n ' port s' D ay. Both g irl s a re kee n wo rk ers at a ll sc hool fun cti ons. .!\ow mee t t he cla ss, o f wh o m we hope yo u w ill rece ive a good impression. Pe r haps P a t Gedd es will som e day cha nge her 11 a111e to Patri cia Gedd eso ffski a nd ta ke a turn a t ball et dan cing, a lth oug h she will hav e to cut d0\\·11 0 11 the thr ee lun ches. A g irl wh o doc · 11 ul take a dri nk a ft er a11_\' o f hn meals is Ann e D onchi ; Anne simp ly revels in 1·oad acci dent s a nd co urt cases . R osa Carroclu s is o th er-

wi se kn own as F ra ul.ei n X., a s she ge nerall y fo rge ts to p ut her name o n exa m. pa pers. (h it abse nt -m indedn ess o r ment a l rese rva tio n, R osa?) 'vVe ha ve la tely see n Hilary S mitheram runnin g ro und with a little bla ck book a ski11 g people to do na te a11 d "Sig n please." \Ve a rc p uzzled. During th e yea r P a t Higgin s was li111 p i11 g a ro un d with a la111 e [oot , hut she so111 c· tim es fo rgo t \\'hi ch foo t it \\·as a 11 <l ha d to be r emind ed ; Pa t ce rta inl y hasn' t go t her mind 0 11 her self . lt may ha:Jpe n in th e dim dis ta nt fut tll'e th at Pa t La wso n will bring in a 11 oth er R cfo nu B ill , th a t is, if we ca n judge by her lea ning towa rds cultura l rad io sessions. Cla ire B re nn a n a nd J acqu eli11 c Coll in mi g ht be a ble tu sa ti sfy our min ds o n thi s point . fu r these t\\·u spen t a happy ho ur o ne af lern oo11 delvi ng 111tu t he futu re a nd fo ret elling a g rim fat e fu r 111 0:, t

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of us. We know now that Judith Baker, for instance, will be a tragic heroine. Intere sting incidents sometimes a ctually occur. Joan Cooga n, the ot her day, gave herself a shower-or flower-bath-b y emptying a vase of flower s over her head. Pat Crawford nea ri y expired with laught er at the bedraggled sight whi ch she would have walked mil es to see (had it bee n nec essa r y), for Pat is a famous hik er. Recentl y we were quietly working out a geometry problem when a sudd en shriek was heard. A moth had alighted on Joan Rudolph's book, so she of course gave a scream <;1-nd jumped into mid -air. The future nurse, Alicia McKechnie, has amb itions, but we have no desire to be numbered amo ng her patie nts, who will probably meet with an untim ely end. Marianne Black sometim1es ha s g r eat ditliculty in catching th e early train to school ; still , r emember, Marianne, "early to bed, early to ri se." S hirl ey Anderson and Mary .Cass see m to ge t tir ed of our compa ny and occasiona lly a re co nsp icuous by their absence. Someone ha s remarked that Dorothy Cullen and Pat Steele, o ur midgets, must be ext remely clever to be in such a high class. Our champion baby is Ba rb ara Coate, for she won fir st prize in our r ece nt bab y show. Anyone got a spa r e rattle? W e are quite su r e that a n amusing toy would be app reciat ed by Mar ie Downey. Anyone feeling kin dly disposed please for\\"ard such to C.L.C. B1·id ie O'Con no r wo uld appear quite at ease in a g rass skirt and strumming a Ha\\"aiian gu itar- she is always twi stin g a nd twirling. P erhap s A lice Dwyer wou ld like a bo ne or a cru st of bread to chew as a cha nge frorn her pen. handl e- we r ealise how e nergeti ca ll y s he"s thinking a nd that so me o th er pabulum be sid es mental ts necessary. Pat Eddy and Pat N icholl a rc great ad tnir ers of the works of Shakespeare. We of te n see them e ngaged in se ri ous discussions o n drarna. Ed na Ga in s ford , our \\"011ld -he Veronica Lake, and Elin or Hu ck ly. o ur V ivie n Leigh . If a nyc111c \\"ant s to find Pat llarpe r in the lun ch hour , just tell tlt e111 lo look o n tit · basket -ball court. wher e she is bu zzin g arou nd like a fl y ih a bottle. Our two Ca rm en M ira ndas-S hir-

ley Lawler and Betty Barron, are enthusiastic " boogie-woogie" fa ns. Celes tin e Mah oney i an efficient hairdresse r . We think she must have a hand in wav ing the ocean. Her usua l model is A il sa Baxter, who, ow ing to her ill -health , 1s a lrnost a mem ory. Ca rmel Vines has been promoted to the fr ont lin e. She is allergi c to heads of hair. Perhap s she is satisfied now. Pat Gleeson takes · a g rea t interest in th e doings of "Our Red .Comrades;"' for in sta nce. Pat t ells us that Rus sia is a Communistic co un tr y-s tartling news ! The only part of Pat Martin, our Sports Captain, we are eve r sure of finding is her appe ndix, which is in sid e the hospi ta l cat. The floor attracts Maureen Sanders as a magnet attracts a needle, for she often seemls to miss the seat and sit on the linoleum. "T he Three Musketeers," Margaret Kissane, Pat Howard and Mary Walker, are now signing off and hopi ng that yo u have enjoyed these rand oom shots.

OUR RETREAT. Three day · before we broke up for th e la st tcrrn holid ays we had o ur Retreat, which was g iven by Father Forrest. \Ne were a ll loo kin g forward to it. \Ive all e nj oyed the lectures \\·hich were given a nd p roved very interesting. Jn otnspa re tim e we read tlt e books co ncern ed with th e lives o f th e Sai nts or sat o ut in the g round s a nd did our fa ncy work. 'vVe a lso sa id the l~osar:v in th e g rou nd s. !11 th e afternoon w e had Bc 11 edi cti o11. T he thr ee days pa sse d very quickly <1.nd it was now Thursday, th e closing day. \/\/e had i\it'ass celeb rated by Arc hbi shop Mannix. af ter \\'hiclt we went in to tlt e Cn u •munio11 breakfast. \ Ve were a ll very pleased to hav e tltc Arc hbi shop to preside a t tltc breakfast. \\'hi ch \\' Call e nj oyed. i\t the l' ncl His Crace /\ rclthi slt op ?vi an nix spo ke to us g iving SP11tc adv ice fo r tlt e fttture. l'<1t11 er Fn tTe-;t tltctt told 11,; how pl eased he was "itl1 lite way the g- irl s ha d fo ll owed th e retr eat. Marjorie Ward (l' ru fi cicncy) .

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PROF IC I ENCY. Front Row-M . Moffatt, K. Crowe, P . Ratcliffe " C. Brennan, M, Martin ,}M . R . Neal, J . Mullens, Second Row-M. O'Rourke, L. Hartnett, J. Harris, J. Clement, J. Clifford. V. Hooker, M . Hoyne, M . Barrett. Third Row-B . Annal, A. McNamara, P . Moroney, J. Brumby, J. Corrigan, N . Jones , D. White, Fourth Row-M . Victor, M. Smi:th . B. Mitchell, M . Durnan , P. Dunne, F . Duggan . Back Row-B. Hilton, M .. Walsh , M. Hedc, J. Ludeman, U . Middle ton, K . Parsons, M . War1' Absent-P. Gormru\

Profieieney Class Notes Our popular Cla ss aptai n is J oan Mullens, wh ose work o f ke eping us in ord er is really very easy, si nce we arc a ll so we ll behaved. May Moffatt is our Spo rt s' Captain, a nd, with Ca rm el Brennan. won for us on Sports' D ay th e school te nni s cup. Pat H.atcliffe is a "good g irl" says her Slllall brot her, a nd I don't think we would sa.v anyt hin g to the cont ra ry. Pat Moroney a nd · Ma rea Wal sh arc tr a ining th eir vo ices to bccon1c second J'vf adanuc M el bas. a nd our sma ll o ne, Leo nie Hartn ett, may always be hea rd la ug hing. M oi ly Barrett is a wee cotch l as~ i e who lea vcs ea rl y eac h nig ht to ca t ch he r tr a in to Sunsh111 e. O ur kee n horsewo ma n. Betty Hilto n. has her own horse. but Mau ree n Victor and Maureen S mit11 ma ke th emselves co nfusing h.v sitti11 g nex l to one a no th er. Ou r Three M uskctccrs arc 1-faric Durna n. Paul in e Dunn e and J oyce Lmle rna11, always ready to give us a laugh.

\ ·Ve were de lig ht ed with Valma Hook er's draw ing o f "A utumn ," w hi ch she put in the A rt Exhibiti o n. Dorot hea White is our yo ung musician. U rsula Midd leto n and Margaret O 'Ro urk e are tw o ni ce quiet girls with a sense of hum our. a nd Mar ie Martin is doing we ll at th eo r y of mu sic. Marie is in the basket -ball t ca lll , w hil e J os ic Cle1n cnt is a lso g reatl y .in di.:1n a nd for the sa me ga111e. Jan .Co rriga n a nd Ne lli e. J o nes a rc mak ing progress with their voice cul tur c. V iolet Town a nd Li smore (Victoria) arc rep rese nt ed by Beri cc Mit ch ell and ] oa n Brumby resp ective ly. Mary Hoyne is th e star whose na111e a lwa.vs see ms to he on ! OP o f th e Fre nch res ults, whil e A nt o nin e McNamara is ever rea dy lo g iv e a helping hand. ·we boas t two pa ir s of i11scparablcs-Kathlcc 11 Parsons and Peggy Gor-

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man, Mary Rede and Marie Walsh. Frances Duggan, perhaps a futur e Madame .Curie, performs remarkable feat s in th e Science r oo m, while Marjorie Ward is k een on lang uages. Altboug h, as I mentioned before, we are quite a good clas s, our sense of hum our is somew hat irrepresible, especially when Jessie Harris a nd J oan Clifford, good at Maths. and poetry, make hopelessly fUnny remarks-we do our best to st ifle our g lee. Marjorie-Rose Neal.

And, then-games were the ord er of the cla y. vVilcl noises issued from the rooms, as all enjoyed a hilarious game of '"Who's Your Neighbour?"' To our great amusement, our next item was some thin g out of the usual run of treasure hunts I Imagine our consternation when among oth er im possibl e thin gs we were suppos ed to find a ,1 920 ha! fpenny, and a snail I However, two valiant maid ens ac tually ac hi eved the distin cti on of being finalists for the prize, and I think the onl ookers enj oyed th e final competition even better than their own scavenger hunt. As usual, afternoon tea occ upied a big place on ow· programme and was certainly enjoyed by a ll. There was a good deal of speculation a s .to why we had bee n divided up into three group s, but all too soo n we found out . One gro up had to produce a circu s, a nother too k on dra mati zing a popular so ng , and a third staged a ballet. The spectato r s (amo ng them members of the staff ) wer e later heard to complai n o f ac hin g sidcs1ncl no wonder !

Our Catholic Action I•arty Into a green ·be-stream ered roo m . whi ch had in a prominent posit ion on one of it s walls the YC.S. banner, flocked the enthus ia stic but slig htl y dubious crowd of g irl s who wer e to be ent ertain ed for t h e aftern oon by our four Cat holi c Action Gro up s. You see, it was the first tim!c our Y.C.S. leaders had attempted to put into practice a reall y important idea , and no on e knew just wha t was going to happen. To 111ake a beginning, our externc leader, Paula ·-Mclnerney. told us a littl e ab out the Young .Cat hol ic Students' M ovmcnt, a11d she wa~ followed by Patricia Bren nan exp lai ning !tow C. L. C. is co ncerned with the . Y ., .S. A member of this year's Que st told us how 111u c h she enjoys herself at the Grail. tra in ing to be a sta un ch leader of Catholi c Actio n.

An impromptu ballet, perform ed to the gentle air o f "K- K-K-Kat y" will ah\·ays provoke a laugh, and the magnificent 1·encleri11g of "\Valtzing Matilda'"- completc wit h cooli ba h tree, bill y and lid. and the troopers mounted on th eir th oroughbred s-wa s certainly \\'ell accepted . But we must 11 t fail to mention the circu s, w hose highlights were Ferdinand, th e bull, and the m:edcl lesome monkeys, who were followed o n b_,. a tight -rop e wa lk er . Sti ll , we were not 1n erel y having fun , but learning how to use it in bringing ab out a happy, friendly, a ll -i n·to'ie th er feelin g. \ Ve all cam e awa .' · satisfi ed th at. beside s ha ving a ver.v e njoyable party. \\' C' were determi'led to "Take the Futttt"c 0 11 our ,, boul de rs" in th e ~au s e o f Chri st the Ki ng . Marie Hawkin s (Leavi ng Pass).

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FIRST AND SECOND YEAR. Shelton . K . O'Farrell . From left to right-Back Row-T. Moloney, P. Walshe, C. Doyle, A. P . Evans, K. Brennecke. McGlinchy , J . La11kin, s ;cond Back Row-D . May, M. Griffin, P . Kelly. G. Aimer s , J . Stock, N. I . O'Sullivan, M. Fennessy. , W , Tuomy, M . Bahr , Third Back Row-D. Kelly, L . Quirke, B, Wilding, E. Mackey, B. Durnan B. Smith. J. McMast<!r, P . Cavcn, Fourth Row-M. Buchan, M. Mills . P . Eaton, M. Dowding, G. Mcnadue, A . Brown. Branagan, L . Atkinson, Fifth Row-I . Palmer, S. Cusack, J. Smith , M. Ashby, D. Branagan, A. J, Carty, M . Yendle, P . Kersteri. J . Murphy, J. Seronz, Sixth Row-V. Hallinan, P. Flynn, J . Hartnett, K. Dunn, M. McDonald, J . Munday. Missing through si.cknes....-<M . Barry, M. Smith.

Firs t and Seco nd Yea r Clas s N otes ANNE BROWN , ANNE SHELTO N-T he in separable s; good at wo rk and play. ANNE BRANAG AN-Our art ist; sport a nd physical cultur e.

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BARBAR A WILDIN G-W ho ha s a good brain alth ough she dec la r ed she had no head. BARBAR A SMITH- Our Syd ne y visitor, who threaten s to return to sunn y N.S.W. CARMEL DOY L E-To be or not to be, Carm el ? 'AR11EL AIMERS , who surprised ·us with her performan ce on Talent Quest clay 1 D ELLA KELLY , who rcatls anti rcatls and reads!

DOROTH Y BRA NAGAN, who is mos t en thu siastic and loves intellige nce tests. DOMINI MAY, who surp ri ses us at times. EILEEN MACKE Y-A little learning is better than none, Eilee n. GRACE MENAD UE-Is it thr ee or fo ur boo ks that Grace r eads at once? IMELDA PALMER . who delighted us \\'ith her reci tati o n at the Talent q uest. IRiENE O'SULLIV AN loves to ritlc, to skate and to play tennis. J UD ITH M NDAY, wh o excels a t Math s.

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KAR EN B R ENNECK E , whose int er es t s ar e man y a nd varied.

she likes basking? NO E L McGLINCH E Y , who a s "Chai"1 es" was a g re a t success.

U RS UL A GRIFFIN-'"W e a re such stuff a s dr eam s ar e made of. J U STI NE CARTY-who has tooth at~d is very lucky!

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J OAN M cMASTER, who manages the librar y skilfully !

PAT FLYN N.-"Th e world is so full of a num ber of things, That we all should be a happy a s kings. "

J EN NIF E R HARTNETT-"Quiet, quiet g entle is she."

J OAN LA RKIN , whose smil e delights us. J O AN S'E RONG-A good student, keen on la ng uag es. JOA N MU RPHY-"A merry heart goes all th e day." ] EAN STOCK- Th e tall es t in the class. Co w g ratul a tion s on splendid music result s, J ea n. ] E AN S MITH, t oo, deserv es congratulatio11 s for her 93 ma rk s ! KA THLEEN DUNN-'"T he bes t is ye t to be." K ATHLEEN O 'FA RR E L L-" Be clam orous a nd leap all civil bound s, ra th er than make un profit ed return ." LO I.IT A ATKI NSON. a n exce ll ent stud ent who is nearly always fir st in class. LO I S QU IRKE, wh ose m usic so metim es lik es a longer ride in th e train! 11 1AR.GOT l\ilI LLS. wh o ha s ·kipp ed a class or two, ye t easil y hold s her ow n. 111A R GA R ET D O WDI NG, wh o hold s 0 11 th e bright sid e alwa ys a nd is ve r y interes ted in th e mi ssio ns. 1\I A R GA R ET F E NNESSY, who has bee n fi rst in cla ss a t ever y examinati o n sin ce co min g lo sc hool. l s thi s a reco rd r a habit ? 111 AR A R ET B UCH AN- A kee n stud e nt a nd excelle nt a t mu sic. .Co ng ra tulati ons! :Ill r\ RCA R l!:T S M I TH-"A hsc nce ma kes th e hea rt g row fonde r. " B ut dues it do a 11 ythi11 g else, Ma rgaret ?

J\I A R GARET ASH BY a nd M A RLE NE BA HR . n fa rkn c sings a nd n'fa rga ret a cco n1p a ni es her ve ry prettil y.

MARY B ARRY.- Th e 111 os t po pul a r g irl in the roo m. !I I A R Y ·M cD ON t\LD .- "I cha tt e r, cha tter as I fl ow." }.[.\l\.Y YEN DL E, fro m S un shine. Is thi s wh y

P AT .CA VEN.-"Pres ent mirth hath prese nt laug hter, Wh a t' s to com e is still un sur e."

"- P t\T KELL Y.-"An equal n1ix tur c of good hum o ur-, A nd se nsible, so ft , mel a ncho ly." PAT E ATON .-"I see your qui et s111il c as you sit." P AT WALSH E.-"I slip, I slide, I gloom , J. g lance; I hop, I skip , I run , I da nce!" S HIRL EY CU AC K.- "La ugh la ug ht er." T H ER ESA M O LONE Y, a lways interes tin g.

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F I FTH AND SIXTH G R ADES. P a tricia Ryan, (Z) J ennifer Ca ldwe ll, (3) De n ise Whit e, (4) J oy Thompson , ( S) P a tricia Chawner . Second Ba ck Row- (1) E s telle McGregor, (2) Lorra ine Ellis, (3) G loria F a nning, (4) G we nda B eckett , (S) Judi th M a d in . (6) Clare W arren . T hir d Back Row- (1 ) M ary Murphy, (2) Shirle y Dick , (3) L enore Kers te n . (4) Lillian Barry , (S) D enise Atkinson, (&) June Colic, (7) Doreen William s. F ron t Row-(! ) Marlene Duditch, (Z) P a tricia O ' Sulliva n , (3) Therese M ar t in . (4) S h irley Bra nagan, ( S) M argare t Costiga n , (6) Elizabe th Crowe, (7) P a tricia Gleeson, (8) H elerl English . B ac k Row-(1·)

Fifth and Sixth Grade Class Notes The pupi ls of th e 6t h g rade a r e ve ry a nx io us to incr ease th eir fu nd s in a id o( th e mi ss io ns. D uri ng th e wee k th ey held a little fu ncti o n in th eir class room , whi c h r ea lized t he sm11 of 30/for t his p urpose. Do r ee n \Vi ll ia111 s a nd S hirley B ra naga n a r c very plea sed with th e 111:Selv es. D o r ee n got fir st pr ize fo r he r le tt e r in the "T r ibun e," a nd S hir· Icy rece ived a pri ze fo r he r pai n tin g fro m th e "A rg us." J oy T ho mps 11 is th e a rti st o( t he S ixt h Gracie: she has do ne so m e beautifu l paintings. She hopes to have her p ic tur es ex hi bited in th e Art Gall e ry o n e day. Jun e olk. is th e bes t E ng lish ~c h o l a r o f o ur g ra de. S h e see11 1s to be a ble to di st ing ui s h th e d iffere uce bet wee n an ad jective a nd adv e r bial cla use. D or ee n \Villi a 11 1s, S hirl ey B ra uaga n,

J e1111 ifc r Caldwe ll , Le nore Ke r s to 11 , J u<l ith Ma din a nd J oy T ho 11 11 son are th e cha 111pio n wri ter s of th e S ix th G rade. T h ey excel w it h t he pe n. L ill ia n BaH y. Hele n E ng li sh, Ma rga r et Cos t i· ga n, P a tri cia Rya n, D e ni se A tkin so n a nd D o r ee n W ill iam s a r c a m o ng o ur bes t r eader s. One day th ey m ay b eco111 e p ubli c spea k e r s. Pa t ri cia C1 1aw 11 e r a nd J e nni fer Cald wel l have c ha r ge of o ur classroo m, a nd if th ere is o ne thi ng th ey ob jec t to, it is papers o n th e fl oor. Glo r ia Fa nnin g a nd S hirl ey Dic k a r e t he q uie t, ind ustrio us g irl s of th e class. Soo n t h ey will be jo inin g th e a nge li c m a id e ns in fir st year roo m. Gwe nda Becke tt prid es he r sel f o n h av 1 11~ ni ce wo rk iu her exercise t o pr ese nt each 111 o r11 i11g.

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FOURTH, THIRD AND INFANTS . (Left to right)-Back Row-Glenys Fle ming, Margaret Ahearn, Kathleen L a very, Gloria Watson and Juliana Field. Second from back-Margare t Stephens, Helen Cahir, June P icone, Jane Carey. Thi r d from back-Beverly Galliver, Jocelyn Leahy, Beverly Wright, Anne Martin, Jud ith Egan, Elizabeth Cahir, Cynthia Sims. Fourth row from back-Edward Byrnes, Clare Welch, Alma Kuffer, B enradette Jenkins, Beverly Byrne, Evelyn Richardson, Patricia Sims , Mary O'MaHey , Mary O'Brien, Leon Warren Fifth Row from hack-Helen Bonne r . Lola Fleming, Thelma Galliver . Elizabeth Costigan, Juliette Collins, Pamela Aimers, Annette Murphy, Eleanor Miller, Olive Moore. Frolft Row-Rosemary Griffiths, Heather Englis h, Judith W a ls h, Janice Egan, Ann Cra wcou r, Frances P i,ttari , Jane tte Ryan, and Line tte Latha m .

WHISKY. T hi s is my cat-Whi sky . He ts black, w it h a w hi te ve st and w hit e paws. O nce wh en a fir e occ urr ed in ou r place it wa s W hi sky w ho gave th e a la rm . Last yea r \\' h en I was a wa y at Hea lesv ille, W hi sky m issed m e very muc h. W hen my mo th er ra ng me up , h e used t o sit besid e h er. One day M umm y put the r eceiver to Whisky's ear. vV h en I spo k e he meowed a nd showed how gla d he wa s to h ear my voic e . Afte r t ha t W hi sky aiways ca m e to th e p ho n e w hen M umm1 y ra ng. K are n Brenn ecke ( ! st yea r ) .

SIR ROBERT P,EEL. Robert Peel, not to be confused wit h o range peel, in ve nted the Poli ce Force. T he policemen used to go ro un d ea t ing lemo ns and t hrowing the peels away, hence t heir ni c k na m e~ "peelers."' \V h cn their ha ir g r ew too lo ng t h e~ had it bobbed. a nd th e n t hey we r e call ed "bobbie s." Nowadays t he police m en fi ll t h eir pocke ts wit h pe nni es , a nd when th e crimin al8 h ea r t he pe nni es rat tlin g, th ey kn ow th e "copper s" a r e co m ing, an d they disappea r. Ma rgaret Kissan e (I nterm ed ia t e) .

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T H E FORGOTT EN TOY. T he sun cast shad ows down a winding pat h in th e F itz roy Gar dens. T h e ta ll interl aced tr ees set up a ge ntl e whi spe rin g as they swa yed in the breeze. It was a lovel y mid· Summer afte rn oon a nd m a ny people see med to be e nj oyi ng th e sun in the gardens. Some st rolled across the lawn s. w hil e o th ers sat and read in deck cha ir s. Children played a nd laug hed o n the grass. Eve ryt hin g was so peaceful. It was ha rd to believe that only a few thousand m ile s away the wo rld was at war, an d h er e under th e shade of th e tall tr ees , peace reigned. Suddenly m y eyes aligh ted on a small fig ur e. The figur e was bent. an d as I ch·ew nearer I co uld see that it was a n old lady. She wo r e a bla ck frock a nd littl e black bu tto n ed boot s. while around h e1· sho uld ers fe ll a blac k shawl. Her white h air sh o ne in the sunli g ht , a nd frolll h er ryes th er e radiat ed a great peace. As I looked at that littl e figure T felt that it belonged to another \\'orld-a world of peace and co nt ent· mrnt. and th en l saw t hat th e old lady was knitting. Ye s. knitting khaki ~oc ks. probably

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fo r h er g rand so n. o r a friend fi g htin g in this war-perhaps for a n unknown soldier. As I \\'atched her a fr ec kl ed faced youngster o f about five years approached the old lad y and, wit ho ut any warning. drew out a toy g un and point ed it at hi s victim. The old lad y never sa id a word. but took the g un from the boy and placed it on th e seat beside her. T h en she put h er ha nd s on hi s littl e ye ll ow head. and fo r about ten minut es they talk ed togeth er. Sometitlles sh e would smil e and all th e time th e yo un gster ioo k ed str a ight into tho se peaceful eyes. The only mov e h e m ade was to scratch the back of his ear. l \\·o ncl er ed what she was sayin g that held the yo ung ste r' s attention . Then she got up, folded h er knitting, and put it in a littl e bag. To my su rpri se th e little hoy ca rri ed the bag for h er and they went up the path togeth er. That littl e bent old figur e in black a nd th e curl y headed youngster trotting hy her side. T turn ed m y back on th e di sappea rin g figures. hut as I did so I glanced to wh er e th e old lady ha d hee n sitting, and th ere , shinin g in the sun was th e to y g un. I was abo ut to run afte r th e child and give it to him . Somethin g h eld me back. That little old figur e had g iven ~- ou th joy a nd peace. She knew what wa r meant. a nd had ta ug ht thi s littl e man that t h ere we1·e better things in life than killing and h ate. T imagined thi s old lad y by her clothes belo nged to t he world of yesterday. l was mi sta k en-s he was playing her part in the \\'Orld of t o-day. She und er stood .

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C A R ITAS THE ADVENTURES OF WILLI E.

There is a certain gi rl in th e H o no ur class (u suall y fo und 1u the Prefects' roo m) who shin es brillia nt ly a t science lesso ns. She generall y manages to keep up a steady fl ow of questions. thu s a ugm enting her ext ensive knowledge. Since solll.e of u s hav e taken up Biology. she has been very h elpful in securing spec im en s. We had g r ea t diffi culty in findin g a frog large e no ug h to di ssect, a nd so durin g th e seco nd t erm w e tri ed to rear so m ~ ta dpoles . O ur attempts were un succcss f ul. for th ey seemed t o g ro w very slowly, and at t he e nd of th e te rm we we r e still wa iting fo r a fr og. Imagin e our joy w h en. o n co rnin g back to begi n T hird Term , ou r friend a nn o un ced th at sh e ha d a large frog. Thi s was no o rdin a r y frog, for h e had quite a n int eres tin g hi sto r y.

stood aro und pee rin g at him . Some of t·hetll prodded him , hut hi s warden was alway s on t he spot to sec th a t he did not escape. Later h e was tak en to a large, airy r oom and put in a ja r with holes in th e lid . Here Willie o nce mor e was in spec ted by different peo pl e and h e fo und th at he co ul d escape when one of th em loose n ed the li d. Willie awaited hi s oppo rtunit y, and when no o ne wa s a bo ut h e jumped o ut o f th e jar a nd went for a wa lk. Th a t nig ht h e slept in a cosy da rk co rn er behind a basket, and was awake ner! t he fo ll owing m o rnin g hy a few g irl s who cam!' in to see th e specim ens. The stud ent s wer e ju st as ann oyed as \ Vi llie was thri lled, and they bega n an exte n sive sea r ch fo r him. H e ha d hi s precious freedom for o nl y a no th er ho ur, fo r at 10.45 a .m . o ur science t eac h er fo und hilll a nd put him in a ja r \\·ith so n1 e cotton wool o f a very strange odo ur. vVilli e went to sleep , never to \\'·a ke aga in . bu t hi s u se fuln ess h ad ju st begun , fo r th e teac her proceeded to cut him up a nd explain th e p oint s of hi s body to t'lle Biologv cla ss. Th ey were very so rry for \\Tilli e- he ha d been a n intere stin g interlud e. By a friend o f Willi e's ca ptor ( L eaving Honours).

ANIMAL INCIDENTS . One mon1ing, w hil e bask ing in th e sun, o ur h er o, vVi lli e. was seized by a ro ug h young lad· who put him in a la r ge tin w ith nice, so ft mud and g r ee n g r ass. vVillie r em a in ed in peace fo r a few days. but o n e afternoon a m as t erful ha nd picked him up a nd placed him in a small tin not near ly as comfo rt able as hi s fo rme r hom e. He hart n eith er food no r heel, a nd th e lig ht was shut o ut hy brown paper. H e was th e n put into a dark corn er of a ca r a nd of ten kicked rim ing th e en suing bumpy drive of a bo ut fift ee n mi les. Later h e fou nd that the humps were less violent. and eve ntuall y broke o ut of hi s prison to find him self o n the luggage rack of a train . H e spent a n en joyable few ho ur s stud yin g his fe ll ow trav ell er s. but was disturbed by th e g irl who looked up to see if h e was sa fe. Willie was an easy winner in th e game of hid e-andseek with her. but when sh e ask ed the tall gentleman to help h er, Willie was captured and lo cked up o nce more. The following mornin g he was taken to a strange place, where dozens of you ng people

It ha ppened in o ur lou nge abo ut a fo rtnig ht ago. During th e winter w e ha d a fir e eve ry ni g ht. a nd o ur cat a lways ca m e in to lie in fr o nt of it. O ne ni g ht it was rath er warm a nd we th o ught we did not need a fire . As usual a iter tea th e ca t ca m e in . H e went into th e diningr oom a nd look ed around, hut not seein g a ny fir e h e wa lked out into th e lounge. W alkin g a r o und the ho use fo r a wf1ile, he ca m e ove r in fro nt of th e gas fir e, but that was not on, so he start ed off agai n. Now every morning th e sun shin es through th e lo ung e windows o n to th e ledge a t th e hac k of the curta in s, a nd that is hi s usua l sleeping place; so o n this particu lar eve ning he perched him self th ere, but found no comfo rt. He got up a nd wa lked alo ng the w ind ow ledge and sa t o n th e a rm of th e co uch, but puss was not ha ppy th er e. Up he got aga in , but thi s tim e str etch ed o ut in th e middl e of the flo or. After a few mfoutes he go t up a nd walk ed o ut to the hall and sat on th e fl oor with hi s back to us-very disgusted. Margot Mills (S eco nd Year) .

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"OF COURSE, J'.:1!lS. WILSON."

"O f course, M 1·s. 'Wilson. ··of 'course T'IJ look afte r th em for you . . . . " Oh! tf o nly I had known , nev er would such fatefu l words have passed my lip s. You see it was like this. Mrs. Wilson (who Jiv ed in th e big whit e hou se round the corner) wished very But much to visit a respected great-aunt. there was a catch. S he did not wish to take her Aoc k. Jim , P eter. Kath, Ann a ucl R o bin . . o "\\'ould yo u. Pat. he so ki11d as to look af t er th em for me.'" Yo u ha ve seen my unfortunate a nswe r. The flock looked angel ic-fa ir haired , blu e eyed. Oh I th e iron y of it !-seen in th e light o f after eve nt s. O n the appointed cla y I went round bright a nd ea rl y. with th e best intentions o f lookin g after th e yo uthful fami ly, who said "Goodbye" to Mummy so swee tly. vVhen th ey we r th o r oughl y ex ha ust ed fr o 111 wav ing to ·Mumrn .v lo ng af ter sh e had di sappea r ed, Jim a nd P eter announced: "YV e"s goin' to play cow boys and lnjuns we a r e." "Quite no rmal ," th o ught I ; a ll boys play cowboy s and Indian s-yo u see T th oug ht I had bet ter go ta ctfully in case the y started getting up to trick s. But then Kath and An 11 sa id with dec ision : " \Ne"re going to play po li ce man s a nd robbe1·s."" "S trange." I reAectecl , "still girls wiJI be boys."' As I had no reaso n to stop th em, after warning them in a slightl_v thr ea tenin g maun er to be good. I we nt into th e house to entertain thre< \'Car o ld R obin . Scar cely had I entered the so ftlv ca rp eted haJI than I hea rd a cra sh from the supposed sce ne of cow bovs atHI Indian s activities. Ru shing out sid e-leaving Robin to amuse himselfwhat a sight greeted me. Jimm y had climbed o n the fibro-pla ster garage, with a re sultant fa ll through th e roof Agoni sed yells rose fr om •t he interior, accompanied hy Kath and Ann howling "He's kill ed! He's dead I" Going hot and cold all over. I ru shed to the scene of th e disaster. after much fumbling unl ocked the door. and what did I see? Not jimmy ly ing on the Aoo r with a hroken l eg or two as I had .expected . hut Jimm y sitting in the corner alternately stuffing his hanky into hi s mouth to stiA e hi s laughter and- then letting o ut bloodcurdling yells. H e was e nj oying hi s joke at the expense of 11is sisters' fright immensel y. I ran ove r and. h aving nea rl y sh a ken the life out of him in a 11 effo rt to make him sto p. a k eel him

if he were a lri gh t. H e wa s speec hl ess. Then after an interval I proceeded to dry th e tea r s o f Kath and Ann. wh o by no w had stopped ki ss in g and hugging th eir much loved broth e r. I stopped short-; what was that I co uld sm ell ? The answer came immediately. Gas! M y thoughts Aew to Robin and I a ft er them He was coming around th e corner-a loo k of One glanc.e wa s gu ilt on his J a nge li c face. enough . The nex t mome nt I was in th e, ho use fever ishly turning off aJI the gases. I went to look fo r the young sca mp , but I did not get that fat". Pete1· had succeeded in tumblin g into th e open air-raid shelter, tile sid es of which had given in und er hi s weight. Really th e members of thi s fami ly must he unco mmonl y h eavy, was the thought that ran thr o ug h m y mind as I went to his assistance. He was n ea rl y smothered, for the mo1·e he t1·ied to get out. the more earth came away. I managed to puJI him from his premature grave, only to fa ll in myself. R eally, this was the limit. I ju st lay th ere. the children standing around me , silent. A distant gate clicked. I looked up. There stood Mrs. \ i\Ti lson , her face agha st. With th e speed of a bullet I sp rang up. and without a word of expla n ation rushed from that awfu l place. \Vhat utt er misfortune had brought Mrs. Wilson hack so early. I did not know. a nd neve r w ill . She called after mehut wild ho r ses could not have drag·ged m e ha ck to that hom e- of cheruhi c friends. P at D oyle ( Le a vin g Pa ss).

C ARI T A S TONY.

I have a littl e p up ca ll ed Tony. He is ab o ut three 111onths old. He is a .Cocker Spaniel. w ith big innocent brown eyes. He is always in mi schi ef, and when yo u scold him he hang s hi s ta il and sits on the verandah and just about 'obs hi s heart out. When mother is baking he sits at the kitchen door and whines until yo u give him a hot cak e. He is a good watch dog, and when Dadd y goes to wor k early in th e mo rning he sit s at the bedroom door and will not move until Mum m y tell s him . One Sunday we se t off for Mass, with Ton y trailin g behind. We told him to go hom e, and watched him di sappear r o und the co rn er. We thoug ht no m o r e about him until half way throu g h the Mass: we h ea rd something sniffing, a nd th er e was Ton y walkin g down th e middl e a isle w ith a dead fowl in hi s mouth! Suddenly he sa11· us and la id the fowl a t Mumm y's feet ;ind cocked hi s h ead o n o ne side. I co uld tell you m ore about Ton y, but I car.. . h ea r cries for h elp, as T o ny is tearing our ~'1 1·isitor 's silk stockin gs. Carmel Ai m er s (First Y<'ar) .

"PRO CHRISTO.'' Fo1· C hrist Our Kin g ! May He r eign in o ur families , o ur parishes and through out Australia! This is the cry of the .C atholic Youth of toda y. o ffering to Him their lives and th eir achieve111ents that H e may be better kn o wn in all th e world. \Vhat more appropriate title therefore could we choose fo r o ur Ca th oli c Action paper than " Pro Chri sto?" "Pr o Chri sto" wa s th o ught of. and is nm by, th e Yo un g Chri sti a n Students in C.L.C. Alth o ugh only o ne group is r es pon sibl e ior th e pub l ication, eve ry girl in th e Ca tholic Ac ti o n Groups must be th a nk ed for her support a nd enco uragement. " Pro Chri sto ." published fortnightly, has met with enthu sias ti c support ft- om its fir st n1tt11her o n 19th Jun e. 1943. Our aim in producing "Pr o Chri sto" was to ac qu a int the girls of .C.L.C. witl1 the principles o f Ca tholic Action and to fir e th e111 11·ith enthu sia sm fo r th e cause of Chri st.

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