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EAST MELBOURNE.

(Conducted by the Sisters of Charity)

ASSISTANT EDITRESS : FELICIA McCARTHY.

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"And I, if I be lifted up from the eorth, will draw all things to Myself." It has been well said by an English novelist that only a crucified! God could have appealed to suffering humanity. It is pity, as Shakespeare, writer of our greatest tragedies knew, which not only stirs great love for our fellow humans, but which, in its very cation, is purifying. Chris~'s is the world's great tragedy, and it is Christ who moves us to deepest, most purifying pity--are we not 1the cra use of His tragedy?-and Who extends our compassionate Jove for Him out to the whole of humanity. Just now another tragedy is being enacted, for the flower of the human race is beil'lg crucified by war. Millions of service men and wome n are working, suffering, and dying in the cause of humanity and Christianity. Many, through their good will and generosity are saving themselves and •the world . There is only one danger. Will they be able to complete their sacrifice by fo rgiving their torturers? Perhaps nothing is so hard for men and women as forgiving injury and injustic e . The more abhorrent cruelty and injustice are to them, and th e more averse they are to inflicting pain on others, the more keenly do they feel inhuman treatment of themselves and of those they love . But if the spirit of hatred and revenge is going to live on afte r thi s war, as it did ofrter the war of 1914-18, when it took tangible form in the Treaties of Versail les, and darkly haunted the Ruhr, while it cast its blighting shadow ove r the lives of innocent German children and made _possible Hitler's rise to power, if this gospel of hate takes root again our heroism will cease to be Christ-like, a"nd ou r sacrifices will not be consu mmated and will not bear the fruit of peaceful progress towards better living. All Allied countries, all Allies individually, mu st be able to say: "Father, forgive them ." They knew not what they did. H0w can we say it after the horrors of which we have read? And surely the people who perpetrated these horrors must be debarred from a repetition of such barbarity? 1ihe second question was answered by Pope Benedict XV in 1917 in the peace note which the Papal envoys handed to the monarchs and pres ide nts of the world "in a magnificent effort tto save Europe from further disasters." The Holy Father's peace note, in proposin·g an international court, asked that power shou ld be used against those who would not submit. Mr. W insto11 Churchill, thirty years la.ter, tried to save the _Leaguer of Nations by, suggestions sim ilar to those in the peace note of Pope Benedic1t XN . · Such ·a n attitude is in the- nature of things . Who would dream of allowing a dangerous rlunatic or a savage to do as he wished in a civilised world? We are bound, nevertheless, to treqt lunat ic and savage with humanity.' Besides, we cannot hold whole nations responsible for this barbarous war, and we, ourselves, are to some extent responsible for the lunacy and savagery 1that is abroad . If we do not believe it, let us read what thoughtful and honest modern historians have to say on the Subject. So to go back to 1the first question-How can we forgive our own sufferings, and the sufferings of our men, at the hands of the Germans and Japanese? Well , how do we forgive the deep personal hurts we experience in ordinary life? There is only one rugged, magnificent way and it leads to the pure snow-clad sunlit heights of God's Purity and Love. Let us allow God ·to cleanse the inmost depths of our souls by accepting with generous submission the suffering He has sent us, and with great confidence let us open our hearts to the mighty inrush of His divinely vivifying and oil-protecting Love. P,enetrated with the strength and . peace of this Uncreated Life and Joy, human hurts seem so trivial, ·a nd we shall •hear the understanding tones of Christ, the Saviour of men, saying to us, to each one of ·us , " In the world you shall have distress; but have confidence, I have overcome the world." -

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C 0 N T E N T S. Page Editoriol Coptains of Our Souls Freshening Currents Religion ... Bishop Lyons' Farewell to C.L.C. His Grac·e Archbishop Simmonds at C.L.C .. . The Retreat .. . . .. . . . .. . . ... Catholic Youth Rally Results of Publi.c Examin,ations, 1943 Tschaikowsky Trying t'o Get H~me . In Defence of Poetry Into the World· . Review of Ofd Collegians' Activities C.L.C. Reference Library An lnterest•ing Career Solidof'ity C.L.C. Diary Matriculation• Cl'a ss Notes . They Also Serv6 Leaving Pass Class Notes Intermediate Class Notes False Darkness Proficiency Class Notes Second Year Class Notes The Costello Family First Year Class Notes The Physical Cu.lture Display

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L .L U S T R A T I 0 N S. Page College Prefects, 1944 ... Flower Strewers on Holy Thursday First CommAJnicants ' . . ... .. .... .. Bishop Lyons Senior Retreatants a•t the Catholic• Ladies' College Confirmation Group Groups of Past Srudents and Families .... Sport and Class Groups . Matri·c;ulation. Class Photos . .. . ... ..... .. . Senior Stud'e nts .... Intermediate Group .... ... . Fifth and Sixth Grades Music Pupil~ . . . . . .. , .. .. Closs and Sports Captains . First and Second Year Group• . . . . . . . . . . ... Junior G.r oup .......

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o f Out• Souls It wa s a poe t wh o w rote the word s : "I am th e ma ster of m y fa t e ; I am th e captain o f m y so ul," a nd th ey a r e wo rd s th a t a r e ver y tru e. \ V e hav e bee n g ive n by Goel th e pn ce les s g ift o f w ill a nd fr ee choice, o f p erso nal liberty , a g if t w hi ch , w ith int ellige nce. ma1·ks m a n o ff fr o m th e r es t o f cr ea ti o n , a g ift w hi ch m a k es us p erso nall y r espo n sibl e f or o ur ac ti o ns a nd o u1· liv es, a nd thu s a g ift w hi ch ma y ma ke th ose ac ti o ns va lu a bl e in th e sig ht of God. by uniting th em w ith a nd ma kin g th em subj ec t to Hi s will . o r whi ch, o n th e o th er hand , m ay be spoilt a nd marr ed by weakn ess o r mi suse. As a ca p ta in is r espo nsibl e fo r hi s shi p a nd its li ve s a nd ca rgo, stee rin g thr o ug h th e imm ense and r est less ocean, eith er by dili ge nce and ca r e to th e safe ty of harbo ur , o r thro ug h ig no r a nce and neglect to ship wreck a nd destru cti o n, so we mu st dir ect and naviga te th e voyage o f thi s life. F o1· ea ch o f us is o n a voyage, a nd ea ch is ma kin g fo r the sa m e des tin a ti o n. During yea r s at sc hool, we are like th e ship in cloc k o r ha1ho ur" being equipp ed a nd pr epar ed [o r th e crui se to come. H er e in port is prote cti o n fr om the gal es and storms of th e open sea ; th er e ar e no rocks, no currents , a ll is ca lm whil e th e wo rk o f fu elling a nd loadin g goes o n. At las t all is read y and with th e pilot in charge sh e h ea ds o ut side fo r th e hi g h sea s. H e kn ows th e ch a nnel and curre nt s, h e is guid ed by li g ht s and buoys, so successfull y tak es h er o ut o f ha rbour a nd se t s her o n h er wa y. But th er e hi s work ha s ended, so he drop s o ff to r eturn to shore. H e ha s tak en the ship thr o ug h th e shallvws-lt 1s for the captain to now take over, to steer throug h hundr eds or th o usand s o f mil es of re stle ss ocean, through day s or week s of icy cold or burning heat, o f tra nquil calm or rag in g billo ws, to a port a s ye t un see n . Behind her, growing small e r in the di stan ce, th e pilot's boat fade s slowl y t oward s th e safet y sh e has left. L eaving school is like dropping the pilot . A head are the storm s and clange rs of life, which cau sed o nl y ripple s in the harb o ur no1v to be le ft behind. It is then th a t th e skill and th e ch a ra ct er of . th e capt::iin will b e te sted, and

li e mu st r ely o n th e kn ow l ccl ~ r th a t he has ac quir ed a nd th e eq ui pm e nt a t his co mma nd As th e qu a liti es built up by pat ient lab o ur in a r c th e pro tec ti o n again ~ ! th e shi pya rd destru cti o n . so will th e t ra ini ng a nd ha bit s of sc hool g ive st r e ngth ag a ins t cl a nge r a nd st r ess. and th e kn owledge so slo\\'ly a cc umul a ted hr th e cha rt to g uid e t hroug h t he fogs a nd mi ~t s o f li fe. Abm·e a ll. h e m ust not allo \\' hi s vessel t o drift fr o m her co ur se. \ Ve ma y permit o ur se lves to drift 'thr o ug h life, t he spo rt o f C\' er _1 stray o r g ust y infl ue nce, a s a der elict o r rn chlcr less ship is a t th e m er cy o f every cha nce \\' in cl 01· tid e- a peril to he rse lf o r a nyt hi ng in h e• pa th. A s no shi p eve r d ri fts into po r t . so \\'C w ill n ot ju st b y cha nce ful fi l t h e des ti n:< lives . F o r o ur life's voyag e t h e co ur se is pla inf\· cha rted. \ Ve have th e gu ida nce o f th e laws oi Goel , th e ten co m ma nd me nt s, a nd t hose of Tl is Chur ch, a s in stru cti o ns to ma rk o ur tr ack. \ Ve ha ve ou r min ds. o ur ·r ea so n. to learn arnl to kn ow t h e ro ute. 'vVe have our co nscie nce . like th e loo k -o ut o n th e bridge, lo tell wh en we a r c stra yin g fr om o ur co ur se. \\'r h a ve th a t g ift alrea dy me nti on ed. o ur wi ll. like th e e n f~ in e s to k eep u s fo rgi ng ah ead in do ing wh a t is ri g ht a nd .g ood, o r lik e th e steering w h eel to turn us from th e w r ong co ur se nr fr om cl a uge r. Th er e w ill be da nge rs in p lcnty-11·a1·cs of tempta ti o n to buff et us, current o f ev il exa m ple t o in Hu ence us, fogs of do ubt or gr ief to bewild er us, r oc k s of prid e o r pa ss io n w hich w o uld ca use us to found er. B ut we w ill not be al o ne-we will ha ve th e g ifts a nd g ra ces o f Go el to susta in and str eng th en us. T h e i\ 1 a s~ and th e Sa cr a m ent s of Chri st O ui- Lo r d f<J rt ify H ll'e but have u s with God's ow n po wer. fa ith a nd tru st in Him , we w ill ha ve a Pi lot \ Ve sho uld r eca ll that th e wh o ca nn ot fa il. a nd ex peri enced A pos tl es , th o ug h skill ed sail o rs, a ppea led to Hi m d urin g th e storm o n th e Sea of Ga lil ee, and they di d not appeal in va in. '0/e re call too H is d isapp o intm ent tha t th ey had nnt tru sted Him. " \Vh_v a r c ye fea r ful, 0 ye o f little faith ?"

CARITAS Final ly, when we are launched full y o n the sea of life, and the pilot-o ur sch ool- is grow ing dim in the di stan ce behind us, we shoul d not be forgetful o f o r ungrat e ful fo r th e tra in ing we ha ve r eceived : no r sho uld we all O\Y it to

b e in vain . \V e hav e o n boa rd a m os t precio us ca rg u. w hose loss we ca nn ot ri sk, o ur so ul. \Ve mu st fo ll o w th e co ur se se t by th e pilot-a nd t rul y he cap ta in s of o ur so ul s. !.I o ra n (Coll ege Chap la in).

PREFECTS 1944. F rom Left to R ight-Joan M cLeod

Felicia M cCar thy, Ma ureen Molone y, Marie Gunn.

Fresltening Cu1·1·ents It is curious that, w h ile economic Imper ia lists are he lping to de stroy o ur bodi es with bombs and machine guns, and Communists are tr y ing to eliminate our so ul s, these two movement>. economic Imperia lism and Communi sm, ha ve caught ea ch ot her by t h e throat in what m os t of u s hope is a death grip . vV o rthy o f not e,

too , is th e fa ct th at Marx ian Socia li sts and Co mmuni sts, a ll so ns of th e sam e fa t her , K a rl Marx, can no lo nge r ge t o n w it h eac h othn . \V e ar e li vin g in a wo rld o f fi erc e tra nsitio us, so compl ex, swi ft a nd subtl e. th a t th e mo st violent tran sitio ni st s. Imp eri ali sts an d <::01n muni sts. do n ot und erstand eit he r th em scln·s

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or what th ey are trying t o cross ove r to. In a way we are all transitionists endeavouring to pass over to something better, but we a re not all blind hustlers; perhaps the ma jority see rather clearly. Given their opportunit y, the maj ority wo uld save the world, bod y and so ul. What th ey need is leader ship and thi s th e Ca tholi cs could give, for they have for their g uid a nce th e only tru e plan of reform for this troubl ed world, th at clearly explained by suc cess ive Sovereign Pontiffs. The economi c Imperialists are interesting ly dissected by J. A. Hobson in his "Imperialism: A Study," in which he tells us that mod ern Imperiali sm is fas hi oned by a com bina tion of eco nomic and political forc es. "It is motived," he says, "not by the interests of the na tion as a whole, but by tho se of certain classes . wh o im pose the policy on the nati on for their own advantage." Analysis of Imperiali sm, with its natural supports, militarism, oliga rch y, bureaucracy, prot ection, concentration of capita l and violent trade fluctu a tion s, has mark ed it out as the suprem e clanger of modern states." . . . . . . . . There ca n be no question that, if eco nomic Imp erialism is not wholly re spo nsible for moder n warfare, it at leas t creates th e environment in which that monst er lives a nd thriv es. Still m ore interes tin gly Hobson comments on the inevitable hostility that must exist between Imperia li sts on the one ha nd a nd the world's workers and Soci ali sts o n the other. "Tracie Un ioni sm a nd Socialism a re thu s th e natural enemies of Imperialism , for they take away from th e Imperialist classes th e surplu s incomes which form the economic stimulu s of Im perialism." Th e .Communi sts, we know, are th e on ly Traci e U ni onis t s and Sociali st s who a r e prepared to wage a violent class war, and in them the Imperialists m ee t th eir fiercest a nt agoni st s. Let us take a look at th ese much talked -of Communi sts. First of all, th e theory in which Ka rl Marx based .hi s Comm unistic t each ing is false. Marx's fundamental doctrine is th at all the events and changes recorded by hi story are clue to eco nomic causes. Act ually th e causes of the ne cessa rily complicated events an d movements of hi st ory are at least as complicated as their results. Upo n exam in ati on we find that each hi stori ca l eve nt or movement has several ot the foll owing roots: the powerful personality

of a man, the charm of so me woman ; legal, political or religi ous idea s ; court, parliamentary or military intrigues; victory or defeat, accident or chance ; over all the providence of God; and finally, a more recentl y re alized root . certain definit e business or professional interests bringing their influen ce to bear on politicians. Now Karl Marx brushes aside every cause except the economic for the hap penings in the world; the only one in the above list which he would a dmit is the last. As H ea ton, the eminent American historian , says: "This th esis (of Karl Marx) had the defect s of all attempts to explain varied results by one simpl e but all-sufficing cause." To the .Communis~ nothing matters but matter. Matter is th e god of the gospel of Marx. Not only is the foundation of Communistic teaching false, but the kind of world for which the Communist is working is a non-human one, a condition of things. so obviously im possibl e for human beings that, in the 1890's, t en years after the dea th o f their master, th e Marxian Socialists saw that his prophecies could never be fulfilled. flayes, in hi s "Poltical and Cultural History of Modern Europe" says: "He (Marx) had foretold that, throug h the inevit able evolution of capitalism , the bulk of th e middle classes would fall into the category o! proletarians, and that the class-con sc iou s proletariat, thus becoming a num erical majority. would be enabled by sheer weight of numb ers, to abo li sh private property, and erect the new coll ectivist state and soc iety. But it was n o '~ being pointed out by several "higher critics" of the gos pel of Marx, with array of sta ti sti cs, that, while the manage ment of capital was being concentrated in fewer hands, its ownership was being extended; that accompanying the de sce nt of middle-cla ss persons into the proletariat was a di sco ncerting a sce nt of proletaria ns into the middle class, and that there was no immediate prospect of a clas s-co nscious proleta ri at's havin g numerical streng th of itself to cepture any existing gove rnment." So th e proletarians on which Marx built his hopes s imply will not stay put; 111 other words, they are unwillin g to remain proletarians. It takes the Almighty to manage such a fluid element as human nature which is far too sportively clever, and too wise also, for a man of Marx's mental capacity. Not only have the fo llower s of Marx disagreed with

CARIT AS th eir mas ter, but th ey qua rrel am o ng th emselves . The Second Internation al, r econstituted by Ma rxian S ocialists a ft er th e wa r and, th oug h reformi st ha rdl y r evolutionar y, and th e Third (o r Communist ) Interna tiona l, bent on revolutiona ry reform , have bee n in ope n riva lry and foug ht each oth er a ll over th e wo rld . Surely thi s is th e moment w hen the di sturb er s of th e worl d's peace, .C ommunist s a nd Capita lists (oth erwise eco nomi c Im peri alists), have t urn ed on eac h oth er, fo r th e Cath olics to lay o n th e table th ei r pla n of socia l r efo rm , so th orollg hly expla in ed to th em t h ro llg h pa mph let and Encyclical, th e fo r mati on of asso ciation s of employers and employees combin ed, wo rkin g

for th e g eneral w elfar e of all, and a just di stribution of goods, propert y a nd leisure . Wh en one r eali ses th e deep sp irit ual und ercurr ents now mov ing beneath th e surface of modern life, th e un selfi sh g en eros ity fo und in very man y individua ls of ca pitali st society, and in the Com muni sts th em selves, the pra ye rful a nd heroic lives o f m a ny Ca th olic profess ional m en an d wom en me et ing th e str a in of ove r work on th e prin ciple th a t yo uth must be mora ll y saf eg uar ded, a g rea t hope ri ses th a t a vi v ify ing tid e fr om th e m ig hty ocea n of Di vi ne L ove and \ i\Tisdom m ay sweep over a sea r ed, spe nt hum a nity, brin g ing fr es h stre ng th a nd th e pea ce th at pa;;seth all und ersta ndin g:

FLOWER STREWERS ON HOLY THURSDAY .

Relig ion "WE ARE THE CHILDRE N OF GOD ." (By Dr. J. Catarinich, Director of Mental Hygiene) .

Frequently we hea r such ex pressions as "outwor n dogmas," "S upe rstitio n," " M edi aeva l be-

li efs," etc. Pick up a ny popular scientific p ublicati on a nd the odds a re that you wi ll find at leas t one of th e abov e phrases conjur ed up to reinfo r ce th e a lleged scie ntifi c fac ts, but if you di sses t th e sta tem ents so glibly m ade you will find th a t th e scientist is bui lding up hi s

12 BISHOP

CARITA S LYONS' FAREWELL VISIT C.L.C.

Sho rtl y before his departure from Me lbourne Bishop Lyons was entertained by the pupils of the .Cat holic Ladies College, with which he had been long a nd intimately a ssociated. At the close of a simple but very appropria te musica l and verse-speakin g programme the Head Prefect, Feli cia McCa rthy, on the pa rt of th e school, pre se nted Dr. Lyons with a sp iritual bouquet and a suitable souv enir. Bishop Lyons, in r eply, said that he did no t know how to th ank th e childr en, especia lly a s their functi on, so beautiful and so touching, made a ve1·y special appeal to him. M a ny of them must know that he had been College Chaplain a few years previously and, ha ving such a close link with the sc hool, this morning's function had a deep significance for him . Besides express ing his thanks a nd pleasure he wou ld like to give them a few word s of adv ice. They · must always be · proud of their school, which they call their J\lma Ma ter, for, as th ey well knew, the school had r eall y proved a kind and loving mother to them .. The fine coll ege was giving them all a splendid start in life and,

HIS LORDSHIP MOST REV. P . F. LYONS , D.D. Bishop of Christchurch, N .z.

whatever the f.uture mig ht hold for them, th ey must keep comi ng back to see th eir t eac hers and so prove th ei r loyalty. As that morning's meeting was a very fri endly and intimate one, h e would like to sugges t th a t, in memory of that happy clay, it

would be splendid if some among them would finall y make the wholehearted surrend er a nd give their lives to God. Dr. Lyons hoped they would keep him in mem or y and say a pra yer for him who was ver y proud of his assoc iation with their school. Thoug h seve ral months have passed >ince Dr. Lyons paid hi s far ewell visit to the College, he still' is and always will be remember ed with deep gratitude by both prese nt a nd past p upi ls, whose interests he constantly furth er ed in the most practical way. All stud ents feel th at they can never adequately ex press their indebtedness to him · as a spi ritua l g uid e, a nd hope at some future time to have th e privilege of agai n welcoming Bi s hop~ Lyons to .C.L.C. His Grace Archbishop Simmonds at the Catho1ic Ladies' College.

On Wednesday afternoon, 15th Dece mber, 1943', His Grace Archbishop Simmond s, accompanied by the Coll ege Chap lain, Rev. L. Moran, was present at th e an nu al distribution of prizes at the Catholi c Ladies' .College. As th e Archbishop e nt ered th e Coll ege Hall the students sang "Vivat Pastor Bonus," after which an address of welcome was r ead by th e Head P refect. The g irls then sang Ch urchman's "Ti Prego 0 Padre E t ern o," w hi ch was fo llowed by Frances Thompson's "The Making of Vi ola" by a selec ted Verse Speaking choir. Then came Rubenstin's "The Wanderer's N ight Song" a nd "Australia, Our Homeland." The p rogra mm e closed wit h a Chri stmas trio, Farfeon's "T he Sh ep herd a nd th e King," by the Intermediate Verse Speaki ng g roup, who also sang Schneider's so ng ".Chri stm as Bells." Th e "Adeste Fid eli s" was su ng by all students. After th e ditribution of prizes, His Grace Archbi shop Simmonds co ng ra tul ated the gi rl s on th ei r successful yea r's work and expressed hi s pleas ur e at th e w ide · ra nge of subj ects covered by the College curri culu m. The singing that af ternoon, said His Grace, was reall y exq ui site a nd th e verse speakin g excell ent. He hoped th e stud ents would make the most of th eir holidays, but he would like to r em ind them of th e ne cess ity of m a inta ining their spiritua l life. They were beginning their lives at a critical and dangerous period, but late r th ey would be proud to have had such an opportunity of giving se rvice to God and their neighbour, Far back in the history of E urope

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the old Greek philoso pher, A ri stotle, · had to give th emselves wh olly to God must not be pointed out that youth is capable of tremend ous resisted. All th a t was required to become a things because its id eals have no t been nun was that a girl should be a good girl and humiliated by the expe ri ence of lif°e. He was a generous girl. She would then be capable of speaking to girls wit h high ideals, H is Grace receiving a vocation thr oug h th e grace of the co ntinued; their youth and enthu siasm were . H oly Spirit. He would like to think th a t wanted now, and two fi elds of service were seve ral would dedicate their li ves to God in ope n to th em. One was in r elig ion, which return for all He had done fo r them. Hi s meant g iving th ems elves wholl y to Goel, and .Grace th en briefly o utlin ed the work done in the other was in the world as Catholic Actionthe world by a: group of practica l Catholic ists. It would be sad to think that boys and Actioni sts, and concluded hi s ta lk to the gi rl s who had received so much fron1 prie sts stu de nts by wishing th em a very happy Chri stand nun s did not make an adequate return. mas and hoping th e New Yea r would brin g Th e in sp irations of the H oly Spirit urg ing them peace to all.

His Grace the Archbishop of M elbourne and Rev. John Hogan, C.S .S.R., .with some of the senior retreatants

THE RETR\EAT . At the close of the second term this year the se nior girls from· First Year to the Matriculati on spent three days in Retreat. The lec tures were given by Rev. Fr. Hogan, C.S.S.R. Father Hogan mad e each day a "D" day. The fir st was devoted to th oughts ou our Destiny. Death, judgment and sin were the headin gs under which he spoke. The second day he dealt with our various duties t o God and to our neighbour. The third day was the day of devotion. Father Hogan spoke very eloquently on Our Blessed Lady, especially under the title of Mother of Perpetual Succour.

As Our Lady shielded and helped her Son from babyhood a ll through Hi s life, rig ht to His death on th e Cross, so will this loving Mother s hield and help us. Father Hogan concluded this last afternoon by consecratin g all the girls to Our Lady. The following morning Mass was offered for us by His Grace Archbishop M a nnix. The choir sang with great devotion during the Mass, and there was a general Holy .Communion . After Mass· His Grace presided at the Communi on breakfast and congratulat ed Fr. Hogan on the success of the r et reat. Mary Fennessy.

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MARIE HAWKINS: E ng lish, French, Brit ish Histor y, Maths. II. KATHLEEN O'BRIEN: English, German, European History, British History. MARY VIERO: English, French, German, Commercia l Principles .. MARGARET BROWN: French, Math s. II., Commercial Principles. MONI.CA HADDOCK : English, French, German. JO AN MALONE: E ng lish, French, Germa n, Maths., Commercial Prin cipl es, Animal Biology. MARY PURCELL: English, British History, German (I.C.), Chemistry (I..C.). MARY MAXWELL: English, French (I.C.). MARION REID: English.

INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE . PATRICIA HIGGINS: E ng lish, French, Geometry, A lgebra, Arithmetic, German, Chem istry, Dra wing. HILARY SMITHERAM: E ng lish, French, German, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, History, Drawing. MARY CASS: Englis h, French, Latin, Arithmetic, A lge bra , Geometry, .Chemistry. PATRI CIA HALLINAN: English, French, German, History, Geometry, Draw ing, Music . PATRICIA HOWARD: English, French, A lgebra, Geometry, Arithmetic, Chemistry, Drawing. MARGARET KISSANE : English, French, German, A lgebra, Geometry, Arithmetic, Chemistry. SHIRLEY LALOR : English, French, German, History A lgebra, Geometry, Arithmetic. MAUREEN SAUNDERS: English, French, Latin, Algebra, Geometry, Arithmetic, Chemistr y. PATRICIA STEELE: English , Fre nch, German, History, Algebra, Arithmetic, Commercial Principles. MARY WALKER : English, French, German, Hi stor y, Algebra, Geometry, Drawing. JOAN COOGAN: English, French , German, Hi story (L.), Algebra, Arithmetic, Commercial Principles. SHIRLEY ANDERSON : English, French , Algebra, Geometry, Arithme t ic, ,C hemist ry. ANNE DONCHI: English, French, Ge rman , Algebra, Geometry, Italian.

PATRI CIA LAWSON: English, Frend,, German, History, A lgebra, Commercial Prin ciples. JOAN RUDOLPH: English, French, German, A lgebra, Geometry, Chemistry. .CLARE BRENNAN: English, French , Latin (L.), A lgebra, German (L.), Arithmetic, Chemistry. PATRICIA NICHOLL: English, French, German , History (L.), A lgeb ra, Arithmetic (L.) . Commercial Principle. M ARI E DOWNEY: English, French, German, Algebra, Arithmetic. VALERI E BU.CHAN: English, French, Ge r man, Algebra, Arithmetic (L.), Mus ic. PATRICIA HARPER: English, French, German, History, A lgebra, Geometry (L.). ALICE DvVYER : English, French , German, History (L.), Algebra (L.), Geometry (L. ) , Drawing . PATRICIA EDDY: E ng lish (L.) , French, Latin, Algebra (L.) , Geometry, Arithmetic, Chemistry (L.). JUDITH BAKER: English, French , German, Algebra, Geometry (L.), Arithmetic (L.) . BRIDIE O',CONNOR: English, French , German, History (L.), Algebra, Commercial Prin ciples (L.). PATRICIA MARTIN: German, Algebra.

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(L.), English COLLIN: JACQUELIN!E F r ench (L.), German, Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry (L.).

BARBARA COATE: English, French, German ; Algebra (L.). GAINSFORD: EDNA Alge bra, Arithmetic (L.) .

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CELESTINE MAHONEY: English, French, Algebra. CARMEL VINES: English, German (L.), Al.gebra, Geometry (L.), Arithmetic (L.). (L. ), English BLACKLEY: ELEANOR French , A lgebra (L.). ALI.CIA McKECHNI E: English (L.), History (L.), Music. CARMEL WEBB: History, Co mmercial Principles (L.). PATRICIA GEDDES: English (L.), Fren ch (L.), A lgebra, Drawing.

CA RI T A $ PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE. JOAN CLIFFO RD: Engli sh (Cred it ), French (C), German (C.), A1·it hm etic (C), A lgeb ra (C.), Histo ry, Geometry, -Drawing, Co mm ercial Princip les. MARY HOYNE: Engli sh (C.), Fm1ch (C.), German (C.), · Geometry (C.), Co mmercial Prin ciples (C.), His tory, Arithmetic, A lgeb ra, Drawing. J OAN MULLE NS : Engli sh, Ge rm a n (C.), French , Ar ithm etic, A lgebra, Geometry, Co mmercial Princ iples, Draw ing. BETTY BARRON: E nglish. Frenc h, History, Arithmetic, Dra\\'ing, Mu sic. ROSA CARRODUS: German (C.), A lgeb ra (C.) , Geometry (C.), Engli sh, French, Ar ith metic. PAULINE D UNNE: Fre nch (C.) , Germ a n (C.), Engl ish , Arit hm etic, Science, Drawing. LEONIE HARTNETT: Ger ma n (C.), Mu sic (C.), Engli sh, Fre nch, Algebra, Drawing. ANTOININE McNAMARA: E ng li sh, French, German, Ar ithm etic, Algebra, Drawin g. MAR!iE MARTIN: German (C.), E ng lish, French, Ar ith meti c, Drawing, Mu sic.

BETTY ANNAL : Ge rm a n (C.), English, A rithm eti c, A lge bra, Drawing. .CARM EL BRENNAN: German, Drawing, Music, Need lework , Typing and Shor thand. J OAN BRUMBY: E ngl ish, Arithmetic, Science, Drawi ng, Mu sic. MARIE DURNAN: . Ge rm a n (C.), English, French, Science, Drawin.g. VALMA HO OKER : Ge rm a n (C.), E nglish, Arithmetic, Geometry, Draw ing. JOY CE LUDEMAN: E nglish, French, Ger man, Science, Drawi ng. BERICE MIT.CllELL: E nglish , French, German, Draw in g, Mu sic. KATHLEEN CROWE: German (C.), English, Fre nch, Drawing. MAY MOFFATT: Ge rman , Algebra, Drawin g, Music. MAREA WALSH: German (C.), Engl ish, Fre nch, Music. MARJORIE WARD: French, German , Nee dlewo rk, T yp in g, a nd Shorthand. JO SIE .CLEMENT: English, German, Draw in g. PATRICIA RATCLIFFE: French, German, Mu~ic

Australian Musical Examination Board, 1944 Pianoforte-G rade l.

E ileen Thynne, Pass.

Pianofo rt e-G racie 1, Joan Barrett, Pass. Pianofort e-G racie II.

Kevin Casey, Cr ed it.

Pianoforte-Gracie II . Patricia Doyle, Cred it. Pianoforte-G racie II. Margaret Kissane, Cred it. Pia nofo1·te-G racle II. Marie Marti n, Pass . Pianofo rte-Gracie III. Gracie Me nadue, Horn ~•s . P ianofo rte-Grad e III. Nellie J ones, Ho nour s. Pia noforte-G racie III. Marie Durnan , Credit. Pianoforte-Grade III. L eo ni e Hartnett, Credi t. Piano forte-G raci e III. J oa n Mullens, Credit. Pianoforte-G racie III. J oa n M c Maste1·, Pass . Pian ofo rte-G racie 111. Patricia P ole, Pass . Musical Perception-Gracie III. May Moffatt, Honours. Musical Perception-Gracie III. Marea Walsh, Cred it. Musical Perception-Gracie III. Leonie Hartnett, Credit.

Musical Perception-Gracie III. Audrey Hynes, Pass . Pianoforte-Gracie IV. D o rothy Branaga 11, Hono.urs. Pianoforte-Gracie IV.- Mary McDona ld , H ono.urs. Pianoforte-Gracie IV. Ca rmel Aimers, Honours. Pianoforte-G1·acle IV . L illian Bai:ry, .C redit. Pianoforte-Gracie IV. Barbara Hain es . Cr ed it. Pianoforte-Gracie IV. Patricia Cave n. Pa ss. Pianoforte-Gracie IV. Leonie Cameron, Pass. S inging-G rad e IV. Ma y Moffatt, Credit. Singing-Grade IV. M a rea Walsh, ,C redit.

Vi o lin--Gr~cle IV.

Audrey H y nes, Pa ss.

Musical Perception-Gracie IV. Kevin Casey, H onours Musical Percep ti on-Gracie IV. Marie Dur nan , Hon ours. Musical Perception-Gracie IV. Joan Mullens Credit.

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Musical P ercepti on-G ra de IV. Justine Carty, Credit. Pia noforte- Gra de V. M argar et ,C os tiga n, H ono urs. Pianoforte- Gra de V. Ba rbara Macha ttie, H onours. Pia nofort e-Grade V. M a ri e Barry, Credit. Pia noforte-Gr ade V . D a wn Amor, Credi t. Piano forte-Grade V. Jun e M aygo r, Credit. Pia no fort e- Gra de V . Ailee n D ove, P ass. Pia noforte-Grad e V . M a ry W a tso n, Pass. Sing ing-Gra de V . Aileen D ove, P ass. VI. H elen E nglish, Pia noforte-Grade H o nours. Patricia Gleeso n, Pia noforte-Grad e VI. H onour s. P ia nofort e- Grad e VI. Patricia O'S.ull ivan , H onour s.

Pianofort e- Grade VI. Clare vVa rr en. H onours. Pia nofort e-Grade VI. Dor een Willi a n . ~ . H onours. Pia no fo rte-Gra de VI. K enn eth Mull ens. .C redit. Vi olin-Gra cie VI. M a r y M cDona ld , Cred it. Violin-G ra de VI. Th eory-G rade VI.

S hirley B ra naga n, Credit. Ba rb a ra Ha in es , Honors.

Pia nofort e--P repa ra tory. H o nours. Pia nofort e-Prepa ra tor y. H onour s.

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Nae icl ra vVi th era m,

Pia no fort e-Pr epa ra to ry. son, H onour s. Vi olin-Prepa ra tory.

Ga lli ver.

Ma rga ret

J ami e-

D eni s Amor , Ho nour s.

Tsehaikowsky Great Cou1poser of Czarist Hussia O n M ay 7th , 1840, P eter T scha ikows ky was born in R ussia. H is moth er wa s th e da ug ht er of a F renchman wh o einig rated to Ru ssia fr om Fra nce at th e tim e of the R evolution. Hi s fat her was a Ru s.s ian and a s.uccessfu l business ma n. Hi s moth er sang and accompanied herelf on the piano but was not co nsider ed hig hly mus ical. H ow ever, P eter as a boy studied the pia no a nd was always devoted to music. Hi s fath er wi shed him to become a lawyer , so he studi ed law and pra cticed for a short tim e in th e Ministry of Justice in "St. Peter sburg." H e ve r y mu ch di slik ed th e law, but he did not have mu ch oppo rtunity to do music, as th e re was not mu ch scope for mu sical study in Ru ss ia at this tim e; a nd th er efo re he wa s not able eve n to hea r good mu sic. At th e age o f 21 he had not hea rd of Scliuma nn , nor did he kn ow how ma ny symph o nies Beeth oven ha d written. Wh en the St . P ete rsburg Co nse rva tor y ope ned he co mm enced to stud y ha rm ony. F ew people who kn ew him as· a youth ever imag ined he would a ttain g r ea t heig hts in music ; thi s is enco uraging to th ose who sta rt th eir mu sical work la t e in li fe. Not e the fa ct th a t T schaikows ky did not att ract a ttenti on unti l quit e adv a nced in yea r s, and did not do an y serious wo rk until he was in hi s tw enti es.

H e had a good fri end in Se rov, who helped t he a mbitious yo ung ma n in ma ny ways, a nd w hen Ru bin stein opened a .Conse r va tory in Moscow in 1886 he obtain ed a pos ition as t eac her of T heo ry. It was a lso in thi s yea r th a t he produ ced his fir st Symphony. Two yea rs la ter by ha rd wor k he ha d pro du ced wo rk s of clec iclecl interes t whic h wo uld not r ema in ig nored; so me of th ese were th e seco nd sy m phony whi ch is bu ilt on fo lk so ngs of ''L ittle Ru ss ia," "Romeo a nd Juli et" ove rtur e, "Th e T empes t" a nd a n overtu re built upo n th e Da ni sh Na tio nal Ant hem. During thi s year he met a nd beca me engaged to a F r ench ope ra sta r w ho ha d co me to St. P et ersburg w ith a n opera compa ny, bu t ea rl y th e next yea r she broke o ff th e e ngage ment and ma rri ed a singe r a t \Va rsaw. Af ter th is d isa ppo intm ent · T sc ha ikows ky buried him self dee per in hi s wo rk. H e th en wro te "The String Qua rt ett e," pia no Co nce rt o in B Aa t min or , a co mi c opera a nd se vera l more works, also th e Third Symphony. A t this ti me he obtai ned a new pos ition as mu sica l criti c for a leading Ru ssia n news pape r , a nd ta ug ht nea rl y all clay as w ell . H e fo und t each ing ver y irksome a nd he suffered fr om a nervo us brea kd ow n. He th en we nt fo r a rest to Fra nce a nd about this

CARITA$ time he married; the marriag e turn ed out a fai lure and he th en returned to St. Petersburg. Here a wealthy widow, Madam Von Meck, heard of hi s poverty and set abo ut to help him , a lth oug h she had neve1· met him. They used to correspond and she a sked him to accept a yea rl y allowance so that he could devote all of hi s time to composition. He then left Ru ss ia and went to Switzerland and Ital y. His health grea tly improved and after a year he was well aga in and wrote hi s fourth sy mph ony in F min or. All of his works up till thi s tim e were received very coldly in Ru ssia, Germany, Austria and France. Only England and America sho wed an y enthusiasm at all. This trea tm ent of his work affected him greatly, as he had a very sens 1t1ve nature. When his g reat friend, Nicholas Rubinstein , di ed he was so distressed that he gave up composing for ma ny month ,. It may be noted also that hi s mot her' s dea th w hen he was quite a lad had th e sa me effec t , a nd accounts for much o f the mela ncholy th a t la ter passed into his compositions.

In 1883 he completed his ope ra "Mczeppa ," and it was produced in Moscow. It was so badly r eceived that he would no t ri sk the humiliation of a seco nd appearance and fl ed to Paris. He was recalled by th e Cza r to Russia and deco rated with an order of the Co urt. The Ru ss ian public th en began to show their app reciatio n of his music and he mad e man y fri ends, among them being Evard Grieg. the Norweg ian . H e began to tak e new interest in his work and even conducted some of nis ow n numbers. His reputati on now sp read rapidly. Hi s concerts in Pari s, London and Berlin were ver y succ ess ful. In 1888 the "Fifth Symph ony," "Piouc Da me" and "Th e Sleeping Beauty" added to his fame. An other tour i11 1889 brought mo re honours a nd in 1891 he went to New York. Shortly after thi s visit he fini shed the "Nutcracker Suite" and the g lorious Sixth Symphony in B minor kn ow n as the "Pa thetique." Some of his other we ll know n compositions arc: "Cossack Dance," "Auroras Wedding," ballet; "Don ] uan" Sere nade, 1812 Ove rtur e, the well known vocal number "None But The Lonely Heart," "Swan Lake" ballet and "Troika," a pianoforte solo. Late in 1893 he became ill and it is said ht contract ed cholera, which at the time was raging in Russia. He did not r ecover and died

in November of that yea r . Tschaikows ky is o ne of th e grea test co m posers of ,Czarist Ru ss ia, a nd it is o f interes t to Australians to know that the first Russian music to be introduced here were the compositions of Tschaikowsky. Russian music became popular a ll over Europe and in Londo n throug h the appearances made by the Rus sian Ballet in these countries. Eileen H . L ym er, L.T.C.L.

OH! THIS MELBOURNE WEATHER. It was a hot, hot day. Of course the s.un sho ne down \Vhen Jane told her Aunty May She was going into tow n. "Very well," said Auntie. "What are you going to wear?" "O h, ju st you wait and see!" Said Jane without a care. After a while she entered, And joyous! She looked that, And all her joy was centred On her new straw ha t. When she arrived in town She on a park bench sa t . But, alas, no sun sho ne down On her new straw hat. She felt a little uneasy About that big dark cloud; It was so cold and breezy. Oh, she nearly cried aloud. And then came down the rain. Alas! her new straw hatThat lovely brim now a watery plain, And the crown lay very flat. Oh, you madcap Melbourne weather, .C hanging every other minute! Rain, wind, sunsh in e all togther, But we really must be in it. Bridie O'Connor (Leaving Pass).

CARITAS TRYING TO GET HOME.

Travelling, like the old grey mare, "ai n't what it used to be," particularly if one works at "The Rest Home," a well-known Government Department, which emp loys se veral thou sands of employees, who all see m to want to get on th e one tram. After waiting in a queue to cloc k off, we da sh up the str ee t, and so methin g like the fo llowin g takes place. "Hurry up , Lizzie, we' ll probab ly ju st mi ss one!" At the corner, howeve r , no numb er 7 is in sight. "Vv'ish it would hurry up! " says Li zz ie. "Mind out," is th e r ejoind er, as we are h emmed in between a no n -s top tram and a speed ing motor. We a ll stand in th e middl e o f the road, and , it is a miracle that nob ody is killed. "Ah! H ere it is Lizzie, and it's not terribly crowded . Th er e's room for us o n the step." But the driver casts o ne terrifi ed glance at th e surgi ng crowd and fli es past. During th e next t en n1inutes eve ry tram excep t O lli" ow n see m s to .go by. Meanwhi le it has sta rt ed to Every rain h ea vily and th e r e is no shelt er. minute we grow mo re mi se rable a nd desperate, particu la rly w h en another "No. 7" co m es along, so crowded that it s occ upant s brush against us as th e tram speeds past. W e hav e been waitin g 25 minutes and th e crowd is twi ce as large, it see m s. How eve r, a ll thin gs . good a nd ba d, co me to a n e nd. Th e next tra111 DOES stop, a nd Lizzie a nd I mak e a div e bet wee n a forest of legs into a packed car. The a tm os phere is warm at any rate, a ft er th e biting wind and cold rain. "Excuse m e, please," comes a voice fr o111 behind, ju st when we have co mfortabl y wedged ourselves in. Somebody wa nts to · ge t out, so we all breathe in , and steel o ur se lv es for th e hard digs we will surel y r eceive. An audible sigh goes .up fr om all around when the burro win g fi end has alighted. "Fares, please!" But we can loo k th e condu ctress in th e eye; we ca n't have to ge t our far e out yet . Stop after stop, th e crowd a lig hts, and we move in side, there to loo k around and see who might be getting out soo n . "There is someone with a 3d . tick et" whispers Lizzie. Sure eno ugh the person in que sti on

ri ses to g~t o ut n ext stop, but an expensively dressed lad y, who has obvio usly been playing We stare bridge, get s the sea t before us. peevishly at th e back of her head for sornie tim e, and th e n carry on a little co nv ersation on th ose "selfi sh S ues" who \ VILL co me home at peak periods, and take the sea ts of poor, tired workers like ourselves. T o our h or ro r, at the next stop two lady friends ent er. They, too, have b een to a party. Li zz ie and I loo k sad ly at each o th er, and then smil e politely. O ur friends , of co ur se, .get seats quite soo n, as th ey ar e elderly. WE are still standing af ter ha lf an hour, a nd our friend s excla im: "Isn't the tram crowded! Do yo u always have to stand like this?" "Oh, no;' we cho ru s. "Us uall y we get seats quite early in th e piece. (B ut yo u have ours to -ni g ht! ) we would like to add, th ough we don't. At o ur stop we fall out of the tra111 , exhau sted, and shake our fists (figuratively) at its ba ck, shi eldin g o ur comfo rtably seated friends. Then we hav e o ur say o n people wh o won't co111e hom e ea rl y. A t las t we li111p home, fo o tso re and brui sed, a nd 111eet the kind enq iry "T ired, dear ?" "YES, FROM TRYING TO GET HOME ." "One Who Knows."

A BEE I'D BE. If I were a dear little red - faced bee H ow h appy 1 would be, you'd see. I'd buzz ar ound from flower to flower, Enjoying th orough ly every hour. No sc hool ; no school th er e'd be for mt If I were a dear little red-faced be.:.

Lorn a Blyth.

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In Defence of Poetry In r ece nt yea rs, sad to say. ther e has ari se n a need to defend a ce rtain delectable lady from hoa rd s of mis-informed detr acto r s wh o , effec t ing to despise her, wou ld wish to see her influence over her my riad subj ec ts taken away . I r efe r to the Lady P oet r y, of co ur se, a nd to th ose sco r es of ge ntry who und er the disgui se o f " m a n- in -the -s tr ee t," or "anti-cissy" 01· "antilo ng hair" o r som e na me equall y detestable, see k to deter th eir curiou s but pe rh aps timid ne ig hb o ur s fr om venturing in sea r ch of th e lady. So man y th ere a r e in the wor ld to-clay to w hom the stud y of poet ry wo uld r eveal lands of e nchantm ent and deli ght who ar e debarred either thrnu g h lack of prope r readin g matter or f ea r of the ridi cule of their fellow s. And many more th ere are, unfortunat ely, who, whi le lovin g poetry in sec r et, wou ld verily die th e death before r evea lin g the "weak ness" to theit neig hb o ur s. They see k to .give their mi stress a half-hearted devotion , profe ssing ti er in private to be a qu ee n wo rth y of hom age, yet holding her unfit to ventur e into the light of public op inio n . Away with such cowa rdl y se rvi ce ! The la dy w ill have no ne of it! She was not loved like thi s in tim es go ne by, when our r ob ust fo r efathers k ep t their Bibles and their Shakespeares on th eir tabl es, whe n parents read to their app r eciativ e fam ilies from the pages of th e g r ea t, w hen fine lyri cs a nd ballads were a by-wo rd o n th e lip s o f a ll. Theirs was a n l1 o ne st, wh ole- hearted devoti o n whic h enri ched a nd ennobl ed their intell ec tu al nature s anrl swPete ned th eir lives. Perhaps yo u are o ne of the "a nti" brigade . You think poetry o nl y for the weak and "cissy," fo r invalid s in pa le sick rooms, for love-lorn g irl s and lo ng haired boys not pa st their dreamin g yo uth . F o r shame if yo u do ! Your a nces tor s wouldn 't have owned yo u. Poetry has bee n the language of the stro ng, th e lov in g, th e ma st erful , the g r eat, since the world's begi nnin g . More than this , it is the sublimie lan g uage of Goel Himself, for so He chooses to speak to us from the pages of Holy Writ. Have yo u ever conside r ed the Bible as Poetry? We ll, that is what it is, exquisite poetic la nguage that sin gs it s wa y into the heart a nd so ul o f a ll mankind . Th ese lin es a r e ta ke n from th e

Book of Job, a nd describe the restle ss seeking of the human heart after wisdom , whose ways are hidden till Goel reveals them . "But where shall wisdom be found? And where is th e place of understandin g? Man knoweth not the way th ereof. The deep sa ith, It is not in me, And th e sea saith, It is .not with me. As for the earth , out of it cometh brea d: And und ernea th it is turn ed up as it were by fire , The sto nes th ereof a r e the place of sa pphires , And it hath du st of gold. Then comes th e g rand solution. "God uncl ersta nd eth th e "·ay th er eof. And He knoweth the way thereof. For He looket h to th e ends of the ea rth. And seet h und er the whole heaven . "Then did He see it and declare it : He establi shed it and sea rched it out. Behold the F ear of the Lord , that is wisdom. And to depa rt from ev il is und ers tand in g." That i'. sublime poetry. These lin es are from the Bible too. "For lo, the winter is past: th e rain is over and go ne: the fl owe rs appear on the earth: the time of the singing of birds ha s come." Isn't that a bea utiful , simpl e desc riptio n of Spring? And let us hope the world soon experiences the truth of th ese words: "How beautiful upon the m o unta in s are the footsteps of th e me sse ngers of peace." Do you kn ow the wondrous lin es about the morning star s that sa ng together for joy ar th e dawn of creation ? Or th e so ng of Solomon? Or the praises of the holy woman whose influence upon her ho use was likened to prec ious stones on bases of gold and silver? To turn from the Bible to Shakespeare is natural. Our ancestors loved and reverenced both exceedingly. If it's virile poetry you want turn to "Henry V " a.ncl you'll get it. Laurence Olivier once r ecited the famous lines befo1·e Harfleur in an American broadca st and it was unforgettable, hi s rich. expressive voice reciting those lines that have rung clown from generatio n to generation since Will Shakespeare penned them over thr ee ce ntu1·ies ago. Learn to sweeten yo ur clays with the wit of old

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F alsta ff, the rich wi sdo m of Portia, the roguishn ess of Rosalin d, th e modes t womanliness of Viola. Th a t is th e way to be co ntent , deepl y, hap pil y, un ending ly co nt ent . A nd it is so easy. If yo u like sw eet poe try th a t sin.gs it wa y into th e mind as it we r e mu sic, th en her e is H erri ck sing ing to you o f youth and Spring a nd E ngli sh joyousness. Or B en J ono n, wh ose fam ous "T o .Celia" reall y has bee n se t to music a nd is kn ow n as "Drink to m e only." Or th er e is T o m 'M oor e, singe r o f un fo rgettable Iri sh so ngs, or Bobby Burn s, ri ches t o f ly ri c singe rs Th er e is M arv ell the Purita n, o r Lovelace or Wa ll er, whose ly rics a re bea utiful a nd im mortal. Some of th eir lin es have bee n incorpo ra t ed into everyday speec h. M os t peo ple kn ow Lovelace's lines: "I coul d not love th ee, dea r , so much , Loved I not honour mor e." T hose lines ar e from his poe m "T o Lucasta , on going to th e \ Va r s." Perh a ps you p refer mode rn poetry? E dith Sitwell has w ritten a delig htful a rticl e on th e joys of di scovering new poe ts and th eir work s, a nd fo r th ose wh o like the zes t a nd me nta l st imula ti on of cont act with new mind s, and th oug htful , se nsitive min ds at th a t , I reco mm end a boo k ca lled "M ode rn V ers e," whi ch co nt a ins all th e bes t poe try written over th e las t half ce nt ury, in cluding Ches ter ton's "L epanto." R upe rt Broo ke a nd J oyce K ilmer would appeal t o some. Th ey were young men wh o we re kill ed durin g th e las t wa r , whose ge niu s wa; t ragicall y interru pt ed a t its ze nith . T o prove t o yo u th at poe try is th e work , not of wea k, young me n loun g ing la ng uidl y in a tti cs a nd studi os, but of r ed -blooded heroes, I a m go ing to quote a poem th a t has a mos t interes ting hi story. W hil e th e fi g hting was go ing o n in th e Wes t ern D esert not so long ago, a sc ra p o f paper was blow n into a tr ench wh er e so me soldier s we re see king safety fro m th e shells. O n it we r e th e following ve rses, written by a n u nkn own sold ier whose id entity has neve r bee n d iscove r ed. I t is th oug ht he peri shed in th e fi g htin g. But th e imm orta l poem has been p rint ed in a book of soldier s' ve rse that has jus t bee n p ubli shed in E ngland , w ith a fore wo1·d by Ge nera l M ontgom er y. He re is th e poe m of a n u nkn ow n sold ier.

"Stay with me, God. The nig ht is da rk , The nig ht is cold : my little spark O f courage di es. Th e nig ht is long; B e with me , God, a nd make me stron g. I love a ga m e. I love a fi ght . hat e the dark: I love the lig ht. I love my child : I love my w ife, I am no cowa rd . I love life. Life w ith it s cha nge o f mood a nd shade. I wa nt to love. I'm not a fr ai d, But m e a nd mine are hard tc pa rt, 0. unkn ow n God, lift up my hea rt . You still ed th e wa ters a t Du n kirk A nd saved yo ur se rvant s. All your wo rk Is wond erful ,· dea r God. Y ou st rode Be for e us down th at dreadful road D ea r God, th a t nig htm are road! a nd then Th a t sea! W e go t th ere . .. W e we re men M y eyes w er e blind, my fe et w ere torn , M y soul sa n.g like a bird at daw n! I kn ew that death wa s b ut a door , I k new w ha t we were fi g htin g fo r: P eace fo r th e kid s, our bro th ers fr eed, A k ind er world. a clea ner breed. Help me, 0 God , when dea th is near T o moc k th e hagga rd fa ce o f fe a r. Th a t when I fa ll-if fall I mu stM y so ul may triumph in th e du st." OL, it's, a wo nd erful thin g to leave school in love with th a t "impl acabl e, swee t dae mon P oetry." M a ny boys a nd g irl s do. but lose th e ir love in face of th e wo rld 's rid icul e an d in differ ence . He stronge r th a n th a t . my girl s, a nd if yo u love Lad y P oetry. ma ke no sec ret o f the fa ct. but try to lea d oth ers too into th e kn owledge o f her lovel y path s. In th at way she will do you good a nd not evil all t he days o f yo ur lives. M eg T aylor .

OUR SCHOOL TOAST. H er c's health to th e girl s of C. L. C.. Th e p upils of old, and the pupil s to be. M ay they ever r ememb er, and always be tru e T o th e g rey, gold, white and navy blue. F or nea r fift y yea rs th e old school has stood. U rg ing her charg es to a im to do good, H er motto is well kn ow n th ro ug hout th e la nd"Kn owl edge a nd Virtue," together they sta nd. Imelda P alm er .

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lnto the World By "Lex." What word s more thrill or terrify the girl or boy for whom the end of school days is in sig ht. In m y own school days those very w ord s often set the cold hands of fear clutching at my throat and turned my heart sick within me. And yet, just as often those same words fired my mind with ambition and the pre ssing desire to be out beyond the school-room and about m y life's work. A girl leaving school will feel, perchance. that she is like a lon ely explorer setting out fr om the fringe of mapped regions into the unkn own, wher e an y step may lead her astray even to di sas t er. This feeling is quite wrong. Y ou are not going out into th e unm apped or unknown. Your life is in its essentials nothing like an unmapped or unknown region. It is a ver y well mapped and explored way ; you have very excell ent guides who have gone before you,. who know the tracks, the valleys, the heig ht s, and so on, that lie ahead of you on th e g reat higliway of life. The best of these guides are your own parents . Perhaps you did not think of th em quite lik e that before. Perhaps you have latel y come to think of them as a bit "out of touch with modern idea s" or whatever the label was that you used . Don't be such a fool. They aren't out of touch at all. They know the important things you must know if your life is to be a success. Such knowledge does not get out of da te. Here there is nothing new under the sun . What makes younger people hold cheap the advice of older ones is the fact that the older ones have failed to some extent in the man agement of their own lives. Th ese failures ar e inevitable. But it is the very fact that the old er on es have made mistakes that makes th em such excellent guides for the younger ones. You have often heard and often proved IJy experience that you learn by making mistakes . Has it ever occurred to you that you can go one better than that? Why waste your time g oing wrong and then having to come back and start all over again on a fresh attempt? It is much wis er and ever so much more comfortable to get hold of someone eles's errors and lea rn fr om them . This will save you an immen se amount o f time, will save you losing

life's opportunities , and very likely save you untold misery. So, you see, the very thing that shook your faith in the guidance of your eld ers is the very thing that makes th eir .guidance so very reliable. Moral: seek your parents' advice in all things. They will give you wise counsel out of the riches of their own experience. Their counsel will be framed with a view to your own good, because it will come from hearts and minds filled with true love of you. Have you any idea of how your parents love you? You haven't. You can 't have, not until you learn by experienci1ig parent love yourself. Until then you cannot full y realize the unique relation of parent to c1iild, the grea t bond that exists. In parent love humaris come near to perfect love. You know, a parent's love is a very one sided affair.. Take, for instance, mother-love. The mother knows and loves her child long before the child is old enough to know or love her. The mother's love is a complete and unmeasured giving of self. Nothing is more selfless than this. No matter how loving the child in time becomes it can never equal the love of the mother. And so we must always feel that our mother's love for us is unrequited and must ever be so, no matter wl1at we do. Not that she minds; she doesn't even think of that, she is self-less in this matter. You know as well as I do that womanhood is a glorious thing. But it is no less a respon:sible thing. God has made woman to be man's help-mate. That she is and in very full degree. Since Eve was created there has happened nothing, great or small, in the whole history of the human race for which woman was not, to some extent at least, responsible. Consider the Fall. Consider the great mystery of the Incarnation when God and the salvation of all mankind waited upon the word of a Maid. In good and bad, in great things and small, we find woman an essential co-operator. Her influence is enormous. Her power untold. The responsibility of womanhood is truly awe inspiring. Always to give good example must be the aim of everyone. For a woman this is most important , for she is the one who sets standards. What the women of Au stralia are, that

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the nation will be. About her will centre the homes of our people in this South Land of th e Holy Spirit. To h er falls th e grea ter share ot making the hom e so that it is h er spirit, h er character, th a t will set the to ne of the whole family. Life is an unbrok en thron g of acts in crowded procession fr om the be.ginning of one's life and extending be yond death, away into eternity. So th ese acts are very impor ta nt. Each of us will be judged on th e Las t Day, th e Judgm en t will depend upon th e who le of life, every seco nd of it, every act. Ever_y second we a re performing acts and each one

of the se co unt s for or aga in st us ; each is a se rv ice of God or a se rvi ce of Satan. Do you r emembe r the oft quoted: "Sow an a ct a nd reap a ha bit ; sow a habit and reap a character?" Those leaving sc hool now go out into a world w her e g r eat deeds are t o be clone. In thi s ge nera ti on we shall see ou r Te rra Aust rali a de l Spirit u Santo a la nd of th e H <' ly Ghost in very truth. o r else th e reverse. It a ll depend s, un der God. on the youn g people of to -day a nd parti cu la rl y on th e gi 1;ls. May GC'd bless th em and th eir w ork.

Review of Old Collegians Aetivities Our report for the past year is indeed brief, not because we hvae not worked diligentl y, but beca use o.ur efforts hav e been s imp ly a nd solely th e raising of fund s for the maintenance of th e C.W.O. Hut. Commemorat io n Da y certain ly found us an enthusiastic committee with high idea ls and ambition s. O ur one socia l funct ion for the year was un a nim ously declared a success. About eigh tl y Old Coll egia ns met in th e College for th e purpose of w elcoming our n ew M oth er Rectress. We hope th a t in th e future th e O ld Collegian s will be in a position to g ive Moth er Rectress th e suppo rt sh e w ill n eed with plans for a new Coll ege building. Theatre parties have bee n our e ntire m eans o f rai sing money durin g thi s past year, a nd our sec reta r y, Miss Mary Gorman, ha s accomplished an amaz in g ta sk in selling ti ckets fo r a ll the se fun ction s. Over sixt y pou nds ha s been g iv en to the la di es conducti ng the cate rin g for . fhe Si sters of .Charity day at th e Hut. The Yo unger Set have bee n a h appy band; enj oying long hik es in th e co untr y eac h month , a coupl e of s kat in g nig hts, and o ne very en joyable dan ce in July. At thi s la tt er fun cti on they entertain ed tw enty-fiv e R.A.A.F. boys, who were deeply app re ciative o f a really good night's fun.

of th e so ul s of departed siste r s and pupils. Addr essing th e congregation o f ex-students. Father Fox sa id : "Throughout the year we find in th e liturgy ve ry fr eque nt r efe r ence to char it y as th e bond1 of pe rf ect io n. On a day like thi s w h en, r em emb erin g th o se who Iiave go ne before. you assis t a t Mass sa id for the repose of th ei r souls, yo u do a g rea t ac t of charity. I h ope that to-da y, yo ur annua l re-un io n. will

Commemoration Day.

On Commemoration Day, Sunday, 12th November, Holy Mass was celebrated at the College Chapel by Very Rev. A. F. Fox, Administrator of St. P a tri k' s Ca th edral, for t he rep ose

Margaret and Anthony. children of Mrs. J . C, L ennen (Lorna Meehan),

CARITAS help you t o in cre ase in holin ess and to a dvan ce towards perfec tion, w hi ch is cha rity. "In this dr eadful tim e o f wa r throug h whi ch we a re pass ing, yo u will find th a t ma ny m ore people a re going to M ass and Holy Co mnmni o n to p ray fo r th ose who ar e fi g hting in th e fr ont lines, a nd w ho a re r eall y being o ffe red up a s ho loca usts. Ko n-Catholics spea k of go ing to "chur ch," but th e Cat holics ca n a nd should say 'I a m go ing to Holy Mass,' fo r th e Cat holic a ssist s at th e sacrifi ce of J es us Chri st o ff ered up on th e a lta r. . If yo u w ish to bring others to th e true fa it h you m ust go oft en to M ass . ot onl y shoul d yo u pray fo r yo ur self a nd your fri ends, but fo r a ll, w ith a w id e cha rity. The g reat co mm ~t'i1d m e nt is to love God." Mo re th a n a hundr ed ex-s tud ent s w ere presen t a t th e Com mu nion breakfas t , a ft er w hi ch the elec tions of th e o ffi ce- bea rer s of th e Assoc iation fo r t he co min g yea r too k place . The membe r s of th e new Co mmittee a re as fo llows : President : M rs. W. M . Mur phy. V ice-Preside nts: Miss F reda McG lade an d l\li ss A lice O'Brien. Joint Secretaries: M iss Ma ry Gor ma n a nd

M iss Betty Cav en. T rea sur er : Miss Delia Daley. Co mm itte e Membe rs : M esda mes P erry, G. Stubbs and M. Bu sch, and Mi sses Joyce P owe r, Viv ien ne K elly, Sylvia F ent , Bett y O'Br ien , Diana Cl egg, Ita M oloney, M a ri ta Meld e. Meg Taylor, Pat K elly, R ose Erck, M a rj ori e ,Corder , T er esa O'Ke ef e, U rsul a O'Co nn o r, Clair e P edley, Pauline Goug h, E ilee n Kenn ell y, a nd M oni ca Harri son. WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

Zita Cloo na n has chose n th e bett er pa rt a nd is now enti rely happy in th e Novitiate o i th e Si sters o f Charit y, "Beth a ni a," Cha lli s Av enue, P otts P o int, Syd ney. J oa n Gough (S ister J oannes ) who ma de her. fin a l vows at St. Vi ncent's ,Convent, Potts P oint, thi s ye ar, is teac hing at St . M a r y's, Sydn ey. A mn og th e brides of 1943 a re Aliso n Begg (Mrs . Coo ke), wh o -was married la st May at St . B ed e's, No rth Ba lwy n ; M a rga ret Murph y (Mrs. Geo ffr ey Stubb s), w hose we dd ing took place at Newma n Coll ege in October ; N ora Gri eve (Mrs. D o nald Mcint yr e) wa s married

~ Joan

L ightfoot, daughter of Mrs. G. Li ghtfoot (Lena McK iernan).

P et er

Light foot,

son of Mr s. G. McKien ian) .

Lig ht foo t

(Lena

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in St. Patrick's Cathedral last September; Biddy Molan was married at Newman College Chapel to Mr. Andrew Aird. Peggy Mason married Mr. John Bagnall at St. Igna tiu s, Richmond. Moira Murph y married Mr. Gordon Weir. Margaret K enny's (Mrs. Rule) wedding took place at St. Mary's, Asco t Vale. Ettie Gleeso n (Mrs. Frank Bowden ) was married a t Our Lady of Victories, Ca mb erw ell , a nd Mollie Torney married Mr. Henry Jones at th e Sacred Heart Church, Kew., la st May. The following girls have announced their engagements-Marie Murphy to Mr. Michael Purcell; Kathleen Gri eve to Mr. Peter Mcintyre; Betty Bryan to L.A .C. Ed mund Bartor. (R.A.A.F.) , grandson of th e late Sir Edmu nd Barton . Paula Mcinern ey to Mr. Des mond Caine; Kathleen Tucker to Mr. Luke Malycha, of South Australia; Joan Smith cram to Sgt. Ben Wetzler, U.S.A.S., O.S ., of Dover, New Jersey, U.S.A. Pat Brenna n is do ing confidential work ii: · the Navy Office. Annie A rend sen is now a qualified physic -th erapist at St. Vi ncent's Hospital. Doroth y Baynham (Mrs. C. .C. Zahara) is one of our kind and hospitable home- mak er s.

Maria

months), Lig htfoot (aged Mrs. C. Lightfoot.

daugh ter of

Paula Mcinerney, B.A., Hons. Dip. Ed.

Ei leen Costigan (D ip. Ed .), teaching at \ Ver ri bee High School, ri ses at 5 a.m . eve ry morning. Her sister, Kathleen, is Mo nit or in Cha rge at Chelten ham Excha nge, while Winnie he lps to run the Too l and Ga uge Directora te-a ma n's job. M a r y H enn essy (B.A., Dip . E el. ), Kathlee n Hawkin s (M.A ., Dip. Eel .), Mary Roo ney (M.A., Di p. E d.) are doing excellent work in th e D epa rtment of Education. T o our grea t reg r et Mrs. P er r y is leavi ng Melbourne to spend so me month s at Somers. Mary Gr ieve is teach ing at Hyde Street Ce ntra l school, Footscray. K a thl ee n Grieve run s a dairy farm with 150 cows, and is ass isted by thr ee Land Army Kat hl ee n, a s we mentioned, ha s angi rl s. nounced her engagement. Mary Gorman has don e excell ent work as secr etary of the Old Coll egia ns' Association. Ei leen Th y nne is o n the staff of the State Sav ings Bank, Collin s Stree t, and J oa n Tucker is on th e sta ff of the Spencer Street Post Office. Marie Wade is teaching and going to Mirboo North for 1945. Rita White is doing clerical work at Vi ctori a Barracks, Depa rtm ent of Air. M adeline Younes ha s been assistant secreta r y for th e Old Coll egians' Associa tion a nd arme\

CARITAS is doing a Pharmacy course. Pauline Gough is assistant in the Re sea rch Laboratory at Burnley., June Fitzgerald is doing clerical work in the Department of Com mer ce and Agriculture (Food Con trol). Betty Kenn y is engageo at the Public Library. J os ie Noseda has ju st completed her seco nd year Arts, and Mollie Molo ney her yea r a t the Teachers' Training College. Betty R endall is doing Industrial Chemi stry and E milia Ferlazzo Pharmacy. Mamie Clif ford is occupi ed with her Mastership of Music cour se a nd ha s a nn ou nced her engagement to Mr. Bell. (Subscription fo r "Caritas." including postage, 4/-) C.L.C. REFERENCE LIBRARY.

Library Com mittee for the coming yea r:President: Miss Marjorie Co rder. Vice-President: Mi ss Rose Erck. Joint Secretaries: Misses M eg Ta ylor and Pat K ell y. Treasurer: Miss Phoebe Keane. .Committee M em be rs: Misses Ursula O'Connor, Freda McGlade, Nell Hunt, Pauline Go ug h, Patricia Brennan. Thanks to th e generous enthusiasm of M esdames Norman Reid, E. C. Perry and Lawlor, ab ly ass isted h y Miss Ma.-jorie Corder, th e Card Afte rn oo n held at th e Mutual Stores on 22nd August to ass ist C.L.,C. Reference Library Fund was a notab le financi al success and a most en joya ble social functi o n. C.L.C. LIBRARY BROADCAST, JANUARY, 1944.

Broadcast by Miss J. G. Shain, 3DB-LK.

Thi s week's contribution to our reading series is by th e Librarian of th e Ca tholic Ladies' Coll ege, Eas t Melbourne, whose well-stocked coll ege library gives a good indication of what is being read. Here is her letter:Our comfortable and attractive reading-room , wi th it s up-to-date stock of referenc e book s on ge nera l literature, hi sto ry (ancient and mode rn), on art and scien ce, logic and religion , has come into being throug h the generosity of C.L.C. exst ud ents. . The ex-s tud ents' desire to give th e financial ass ista nce which will provide all

Margaret Murphy . who recently married Mr. Geoffrey

Stubbs, B.

Agr. Sc.

necessary and desirable literat ure for the present pupils of th eir old school, places the school under the obligation of putting at their di sposal just the right type of book. Slight as are th e demands of the ex-students on the library, it is these people, together with the girls in the leaving pass and hon ors classes , who raise the problem of how to find the light literature that is tr.ue to life and, at the same time, true to their own untarnished ideals. As to the more easily ma naged part of the library work-reference books-th e sections most used are thos e on science, English literature, history and r eligion. Reque st s for books on science are numerous, first as an a id to study and secondly as recreati on. Leaving pass students spe nd part of their luncheon hour, or free periods, in looking through the Rowland series, Living Things for Lively Youngsters, Moving Things for Lively Youngsters, etc. Books that make the same sort o f appeal, and make it str-ongly, are Barrett's The Swagman's Note Book and Th e Australian Wildflower Book, all Australian bird books, and Stead's The Tree Book. Literary criticism, both English and foreign, is nec essa rily widely read as a help to the in-

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terpre tation of text s set fo r exam in a tion purposes. Som.e students of histor y read a fair number of books dealing w ith their period . A surprising am ount of reading is done o n re ligious subjects, both in pamphlet and book form . With prese nt-d ay students th e most popular form of literatur e is biography , covering as it does all field s, a nd bringi ng into their work a human intere st . Among well-liked liv es are E lea nor Doorl y's Th e Radium Woman and The Mi crobe Man, Hilaire Belloc's Napoleon, Andre Mauroi s's Di sraeli, Helen Kell er's Story _o f M y Life, T aylor's Saint Therese of Liseux, Joa n W yn dham's series of Six O'Clock Saints, and E.M.G.'s A Brave Soldier (life of Father Willie D oyle, S .J., Military Chaplain, killed in the la st war). Now for a fin a l word about fi ctio n, th e literat ur e of relaxation . The most so ug ht-for books, a nd th e ones of which th e supply is leas t adequate, are Australian stories by Austra lian writers. A prime favor ite is Gr ee n Mountain s, by Bernard O' R eill y, a man with a nice balance between acti~n a nd r efl ec ti on, a botanist, pioneer and hero. The fi cti on sectio n in C.L.C. Library, although small, is th e most difficult to handle, chi efl y beca use of th e you thfuln ess of our keenest readers-adole sce nt s and a littl e older-com b in ed with th eir des ire for a n imagina tiv e expe r ie nce of life as it is.

new ideas for th e First A ustralian Ballet, for which she was producer, choreogra pher and dr ess -d es igner. At o nce she came under the spell of Mother India. She spen t six months in Pari s and London, then on the return journey left the boa t at Bombay to spe nd a fo rt nig ht, whi ch length e ned in to six month s. She th en came back to Sydney and produced some class ic ballets in addition to a Hindu ballet. Soon she was ba ck aga in in India to st ud y at a School of Native Arts in th e sou th . Th ere was a small Cath oli c Church near by. wi th a native priest, wh o sa id Mass accord ing to th e Syro-Mal abar rit e. Since then she has travell ed ex te nsively in India, but find s th e hillstati on of Bangalore has th e mos t temperate climate. A t Xmas she is taking a tr oup e of Indian dancers to Ceylon, as the man y soldi ers ther e welcome a chance of seeing au th en ti c nat ive da nc es. S he hopes to be th e first to introd uce th e Hindu ballet to Australian a udienc es.

OBITUA RY. "Ca ritas" sadly reco rd s the pass ing of two Sis ter s a tt ached to C.L.C., S ister M. Barbara. w ho di ed 1 lth July, 1944, a nd Sister M. St. Andrew, wh o w ent to her etern al reward on 19th Septembe r, 1944. Both Sisters were r emarkable for th ei r devotio n to duty a nd for their generous kindn ess . May they rest ir peace. A hig hl y esteemed and mu ch r egr ett ed ex st ud ent, Miss Kate Coo ney, passed away a t St. Vincent's Hospital in Janu a ry, 1944. R.I.P.

JOHANN SEBAST IAN BACH.

AN INTER ESTING CAR EE R. Loui se Lightfoot , who is here pictured No rth India n costum e, is at pre se nt liv ing Ban.galore . Sh e fir st set foo t on Indian soil 1936 when on her way to Europe to pick

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This g rea t ge niu s wa s born in 1685. He descend ed fr om a Jong line of mu sicia ns. His own father was th e town musician . When he was t en he was left an orphan, so he stayeo with an older brother until he was fift ee 11 . At that age he had to ea rn his living, so he walked 200 miles to the Church of St. Michael to be a choir boy. H e showed such tal ent that wher. his voice broke he was a dvi sed to continue with the violin, orga n and .harpsi cl10rd . Wh en he was eighteen he was appointed organist at Arnstadt, and later he was promo ted to th e position of Cantor of St. Thomas· school in L eipzig. It wa s hard work fo r thi s you ng man , for h had to supp ly th e music fo r

CARITA$ the four principal churches in Leipzig; he ha a to teach the choirboys th e elements of music and Latin. In the winter th e school began a1 6.30 in the morning, and in the summ er it began at 5.30. Bach married about thi s time. In a ll , he had twenty chil dren. He li ved an ordered, quiet life and composed some of the g reat es t mu sic tver written. In th e last yea r of his life he went blind and he had to compose by dictation. His last work was "Before Thy Throne, My God, I Stand." It is the most peaceful and ser ene music ever COJ11[, uSed. All the music of this genius is so noro us, broad and true. His instrument was the orga n, and as this instrument had reached a stage of perfection he was not troubled with its previous limitati ons, and he was able to conce ntrate on the music itself. Bach's work represents th e culmination of organ compos ition. In his secu la r music he turned to dance forms, but he thoug ht in terms of the organ, and his rhythm is felt rather th an expressed. He never divfded his music into melody ana accompaniment, but integi-a ted both into a single ent ity. This gave hi s works unit y balance and co ncentrated music. Bach's masses, oratorias, and cantatas are rega rded as emotiona l and almost romant ic, but his music was far from the romantic emotionali sm which was a representation of the casting off of the restraining in Au ence of the .Ch ur ch. Bach's music was fervent, fu ll of humility, sa nctity and th e veneration of religion. There is very little in hi s music to make it attractive for a child. It is pu rely intell ectu a l and w holl y lacki ng in material emotionali ty, but it is mu sic of su rpass ing beauty. To app reciate the works of Bach, it is necessary to listen carefully, fo r Bach is an outstand ing example of a composer to whom one mu st give oeforc one can r eceive. Felicia McCarthy (Mat ri cul at io n).

Solida rity In li fe as we lead it to-day there are no wa ter tight co mpa rtm ents, the work of both civilian and service men and wom.en being closely interwoven. Just as the citizens are dependent on the military for their very lives, so arc the forces, both men and wome n, in great need of civilian support and encou ragement. The service men have a certa in natura l fitness for warfare and, possibly, previous experience. Apart from hospital work, th e service women are having experiences of an en tirely novel character, experiences to which they are adapting th emselves with some difficult y. It is th e duty of civ ilian women to keep in close contact with the women of the forces , to help them to solve the prob lems by wh ich they are un expectedl y co nfronted, and to g ive them understanding sympath y and help when th ey need it. Work in the services gives women a freedom which th ey can only graduall y learn to use wisely. Some wome n, of course, are bor n wise, a nd one of these, ranking as Colonel, arrived in a r emote par t of Austra lia in cha rge of a party of four army nurses. To give th em a n appreciative welcome, the officers stationed there arranged a dinner in the very best style that circumstances permitted. It was remarked .by th e hosts that, a lthough the wines were good, their ,Colonel guest took only a glass of lemonade, w hil e the other members of the pa rty restricted themselves to one g la ss ·of light wine each. The impress ion th eir g uests made o n army, navy a nd air force, office rs was tremendous. When speaking of it afterwards they .could not adequately express their admiration of the dignified yet friendly reserve of these true ladi es. Speaking generally, and judging by appearances-not always a fai r thin g- the service men have a higher standard than the women . This may be partly due to the difficulty, of ten positive hards hip, which the service wome n meet in trying to fit in to a completely nove l environment. They must be a t all times on th eir g uard, for th ey no longer have the protection of ordin a r y socia l co nventi ons. They should remember that no man who asks a gi rl to take a drink r espects her . It is eq ually certain that neither is he a man to be trusted, certainly not

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one to be acc epted a s an escort, especiall y if the girl has not had th e strength of mind to refu se the intoxicants which deprive her of her last safeguard, mental a lertness. There are worse tragedies in the army th a n physical pain and death. Girls should keep their Confirmation pledge, and if, after a too strenuous day, a woman in the forces ne eds a g lass of ale, she should take it in her own canteen. Perfect mental balance, th ough , and frequent contact with Goel through ejac4latory prayer , will make it possible for a woman to keep untarnished by drink or tobacco the exquisite delicacy of mind and body, th e fine sp irituality of soul, with which an all pure a nd a ll loving Creator has endowed h er. Th ere is no real human love without high purity. At work the girls are good or, at least, do th eir best . As hospital nurses they are splendid and entirely devot ed to the helpless wounded-no praise could be too high for the111. As signal women and clerks, they get nea rl y 100 per cent., and are also brave littlf tran spor t drivers , stee rin g heavy lorries thoug h rough country. Tried ou t on so me other work, though, th ey have proved highly dangerous and fairly amusing. In a lonely and exposed part of Australia som e g irls were appointed to g uard certain strategic positions. The Colonel , with a couple of oth er officers, went round o ne nig ht to see how things were going. At Post number l th ere was a lig ht, certainly, but no sign of se ntinels, except a slight sou nd of scurrying footsteps. At post number 2, "Halt" was said in a high pitched, not to mention squeaky, voice of extreme timidit y. At post numb er 3 the party were greeted with "Oh I it's yo u! " in relieved voices when the g irls recogni sed Aus· tralia n uniforms. "Got your rifles here ?" asked th e Colonel. "Yes," came the chorus in an we're-all-in-order tone. "Let's have a loo k," said the officers, and th e girls unhesitatingl y handed ove r th eir rifles to what mi g ht well have been a party of ] apa uese in di sguise, had the ,Colo nel not been on the alert. "W hat about post numb er 1 down there ?" questioned that hig hl y gra tified officer. Fortunatel y for the girls he possessed the inevitable Australian sense of humour and good com t adeship. "Seems to be no one around."

"Oh! that 's Maisie and those," said th e stal warts of numb er 3, conscious of th eir ow11 (pes,uclo-) sup e riority. "They're nervous." The o ffi cial par ty retraced th eir st eps. "Anyon e there? " call ed the Colonel. After severa l repetitions, a harassed voice fr om th e depth s answe red, "Yes, we're here." "Wh ere ?" shouted the Colonel. "In th e dug -o ut," they now chorou sed. And we 're not coming up for ANYONE!" N o post ha d demanded th e password, and the girls certainly didn't pass th a t exam. No! they didn 't pass out, either, they just pas sed on . .. . . On a g un -si te, g irl ran ge- find ers were g 1v111g ack ack g unners range and dir ec tion. A plant appeared towing a drog ue. A girl gave wrong direction, with the result that the g unn er, instead o f hittin g the drogu e, hit the tail of the plane , whose pilot immediatel y s.ignallecl " Short of petrol. Co ming down." The pilot wasn 't short of petrol, but had see n th e game, and objected to being mad e a target. \Vha t tra nspired is not kn own by the writer. A married woman in th e army, doing her job very steadily, came in one day, beaming. News had ju st come through that her h usband wa,s. safe. For a yea r she had not known where he was and th ough-as th e smile tolcla deeply affectionate wife, like ma ny oth ers e nduring the sa me suspe nse, neith er by word or sign had she betrayed her constant anxiety. T o the Australian soldier, position, commissio ns. a re piffle. Pat - - , nearl y a m illionaire , a large station owne r , whose brother has been killed in action , is a private. "Why not put in for th e o ffi ce rs' school, old man ?" he was asked·. " You're a successful s.ta tion manage r-any amount of exec utiv e ability. As an officer you'd be a great asset to the army." "Thanks, no," he repli ed with decision. ''No privileges. I have a bigger stake in th e country than most o f these fellow s. Why shou ldn't I go th e ha rd way and fight for it ?" A brilliant young lawye r was asked, "J ob, Joe?" " No. I'll st ick it out ; stop in the rank s, sa111 e as the others." Joe is a fastidious, sensitive ma n, with a horror of the crudities of army life. But he was the gayest of th e gay and th e fellows all loved him. Eventually he was ta ken ou t of

CARltAS the army a nd made a cap ta in in the Legal Department. Like many another, J oe go t up and se rved Ma ss every morning. A t Tobruk, a non-Catholic offi ce r asked : "vVhy a re so few of yo u .Cath oli cs bombhappy?" "Various r easo ns," was· the a nswe r, "but since yo u ask, mos t ar e practical Cat holics , living up to th eir faith a nd not afraid t o die" Just across the water from T obru k, a hig hranking a rm y office r, a t the ri sk of hi s life, ex tricated a ll his men from a dangerous position, in which he alone rema in ed for a lo ng tim e, sufferin g ma ny p rivati ons. Some o ne had to stay behind. In a nswe r to a rem a rk on hi s heroism, he said "Diel my job. Tha t' s all!" The sa me o ffi ce r, a non-Cath olic, was tremendously im pressed by a Cath olic milita r y chap lai n's influence over his men. The chaplain being told, he in turn dropped th e praise like a hot coal, or rather quietly passed it on_. the praise, not th e coal- to oth er Cath olic chap la in s. A Catholi c M.O. in th e army round abou t A ustralia, also ri skin g hi s life and go ing wit hou t sleep, did marvellous work for the wounded , but does not like to have it mentioned. That the o ffi cers do not monopolise all th e charity, plus th e humility, is further eviden ced by typical r ema rk s of thi s so rt from privates w ho through distinguished se rvice have bee n offe red commissions. "vVhy shou ld I be praised? Why shouldn 't it be Bill ? He's a joll y sig ht bett er. Thanks, no! I'm stopp ing with the fellows." (Lig hts a cigaret te) . Among "the {_ell ows" is a fin e sp irit o f comrades hip. The men in the ranks will take any risk for a pa l, will make a ny sacrifi ce fo r o ne anoth er. They want no in d ividua l recognition. Speak ing of Allied soldiers ge nerall y, Ca rdinal Mercier sa id th at th eir humility and cha rity will save th e so ul s of th ese m en who a rc saving the world. Fa th er A llan Bu tl er, having mad e an a na lys is of the Saints' lives, fo un d that th e professio n o f arms ha s the hi g hes t average of sa ints. A lead ing A meri ca n newspape r columnist descr ibed a n American ca rrier going into action. In the carrier were 3000 men , 60 per cent. of whom wer e Catholics. They had heard M ass and at their own request a ·General A bsolution was g ive n. As th e men were saying the last

prayer, th e shell s bega n to crack. An Ameri ca n Co mm a nd er, writing to his little so n, told him that he was fi g hting for his coun try and that his so n must live up to hi s reli g ion and be good to hi s mo th er. A premonition? The Co mmand er was killed. When a n American ship reac hed Melbourne a .Catholic chaplain was imm ed iately telep honed. As soon as th(. chap lain ca me an o ffi ce r gave out over a loud spea ker, "Cath olic priest has arr ived. Confessions in th e Cobbler's Shop" (a "had-been") . Da Capo ad infinitum all over the ship. On a crowded r ail way station a big America n st rode up to a priest travelling North. "A re you a .C ath olic priest?"

"I an1." "W ell, I want to go to confession." "B ut I have to go on in this train," the priest remind ed him. D ow n th e Ame ri ca n sat, pa tting the seat beside him. "Here'll do, Father," said he, and ticked off his list, r egardless of the public eye and ear. Porters bang ing door s. Whistle about to blow. "Absolution fir st, Father," said the large American firmly. R eader s o f Melbourne daili es will remember seeing some tim e ago pictures of a party of r elig ious who, un a ble to speak English, ha s been r escued fr om the Japan ese and escorted throug h some hundr ed miles of jungle by Australian soldiers. The newspapers were probably unable to g ive th e following account of an actual intervi ew. Havin g reached their destination safely, th e Superior was told t~at a reporter would like to see her. "Well, yo u've l1acl a long trek through the jun g le, Reverend Mother," said th e reporter. "Oh ," r eplied she, "we're just about-(great Australian ad jectiv e !) . Th e r epo1·ter blinked for a few seconds, the11 re co vering his journalistic ap lomb, went on, "Well, Revere nd Mother, coming all that long journey, yo u must have come in contact with the Japanese. What did you think of them?" "Oh!" (scathingly) " th ose (great Australian epithet!) . The r eporter, becoming accustomed tu shoc ks, a nd mor e than slightl y curious, on ly blinked for a split se cond before he inquired: "Have you been speaking English very long, R everend Mother ?" · "Oh, no! " said the simple-hearted Superior,

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"we only know what the brave Austra lians ta ug ht us." The Auss ies will play their pranks. So, things being as they are. in co nclusi on Ca th olic let us all try to h eliJ eac h other. school girls can contribute promptly and generously to the C.W.O., the Hut, thu s helpin g ex-students who give both mo ney and se rvice s so freel y. The men appreciate what is don e. They say of g irl s corning to th e Hut dan ce "Well , now! Aren't they fin e! Standing all day (at munitions o r business) and here they come to help entertain us." Catholic ex-students could h elp g irls in the army by supplying good literature a nd soc ia l enter tainments . The ann exe of the Queen Victo ria Hos-pita! for all a rm y personnel should Young a lso be vis it ed by Ca tholi c girls. .C atholic se rvi ce women who are convalescing at Hampton , and ser~ice women who are working at Fisherman's Bend should be visited and cheered by Catholic civilian women. Finally, w h ile using fre edom w isely a nd kindl y, let no girl think of pruning down her native se nse of fun , one of th e A ustra lian g irl 's finest asseb. But we might all r emember that r ea l humour is mos t charming in a n unobtru sively dign ifi ed woman , se nsitive a nd under sta ndin g. R ece ntl y a hundred Cat holic girls, with th e ir chaperon, we re taken to Pell Camp to dance w ith the men. "vVhat a lovely thin g," sa id a n officer, "to see a band o f yo un g health y gi rl s, sens ibl y dres sed, and not puffing th e inevitab le cigarette. Th ere"s hope for Australia ye t! " Dear girls L Be g rea t Australian women, sweet with th e fr es hn ess of our wide sweep in g Australians-each one, Catholic stretch es; rig ht to the core of your soul.

C.L.C. DIARY F e bruary .

On th e eight h clay of thi s month Ca tholic Lad ies' Coll ege stud e nts return ed. Man y new fa ces t o be see n in th e fam ilia r grounds a nd many we re the co ngrat ulatio ns for the successful studen ts o f 1\143. The teach ers were welcomed back and by th e ninth of the month th e n ew yea r of sc hool had trul y begun . Every gi rl was wonderin g \\"hich subj ec ts she ought to choose. T he H onour s were still tn·ing to fat hom th e new matricu lation regu l;ti ons. Af ter a week at school we were introduced to o ur new Mother Rectress and wis hed h er many happy years a t C.L.C. On th e follow ing Weclne~clay we met Miss Ca rre, our da n cin g teach er a nd were verv anxious to begin our lessons. 'Aikenheacl Hous~ discovered two mats so new th a t it feared to wipe its fee t on them.

AIKENHEAD HOUSE GROUP. March.

At th e beginning of March much exci tement could be fe lt th ro ug h the school as the results of th e votin g fo r prefects, class and spo r ts captains w ere awa ited. O n th e second \Nednesday th ey were a nn ou nced . The Feast of the Annunciation herald ed o ur first tenni s tourn a ment of th e yea r. It was a very great success. Someone fo und this version of "Twinkl e, twinkl e, little star." Scintillat e, scintillate, .gob ule ori fic, Fain wo.uld I fa th om thy nat ur e specifi c. Loftily poi eel in ether capacious, Strong ly resembling a gem carbonaceous. Wh en torr id Phoebus refu ses hi s presence And cea ses to lamp w ith fierc e in ca nd esce nce ' Then you illumine th e region s sup ernal ,

CARITAS Scintill ate, scintillate, se mper nocturnal. Then the victim of hospicel ess peregrination Gratefully hails your minute coruscation . He could not determine hi s journey's directi on But for your bright sc intilla ting protectio n. April.

vVith April came Ea st er and we were all very pleased to hea r we had a n extra holiclayEaste r Tuesday. The new tu ck shop was ope ned on th e 25th of this mo nth , a nd it caus ed g reat exci teme nt throughout th e school. It is a wonderfu l success, and we a ll wi sh to co n· g ratulate Sister M . Cat herin e, wh ose patience has mad e it possibJe.

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"How courteous is the Japanese ; He always says, 'Ex cuse it, please.' He climbs into his neighbour's ga rd en, Anet sm il es and says, "I beg your pardon." He bows and g rins a fri endl y grm, He call s his hung r y fami ly in; He g rin s a nd bows a friend ly bow; 'So sor ry, thi s my ga rden now !'"

THOUGHTS ON THE STAIRS. As I was going up the ·stair I met a man who wa sn't there! He wasn't ther e again to-day! I wish, I wish he'd stay away! As I was fa lling down the stair I met a bump that wasn't th ere; It might have put m e on the shelf Except 1 was n't there myself."

ANOTHER GROUP OF INTERMEDIATE GIRLS.

May.

On the fir st of Ma y Our Lady's altars cou ld be seen in each class room. They were all very beautiful and Father Moran came over to see them. Our first senior s' clance was held this year in the Victoria Coffee Palace after th e term tests. It was a pleasant and most enjoyab le function. We wish to thank Mrs. Murphy for her generosity in h elpii1g t o make thi s, our first venture, such a great success. The fo ll owing clay was Mother Rectr ess fea st day a nd the gi rl s ha d a Nove na of Ma sses offe red for her .

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June.

Mother General came to vi si t M elbourne thi s month and was made welcome by the girls. It was over twelve months since we had see n her. Mi ss F lyn n came to exami ne the work clone in the school and gave a ver y favourabl e report. Fires appeared in most o f the class rooms as the w inter became mor e seve r e. In A ikenhead House the conversation ce ntr ed on "Littl e Willie," and here is an exa mple of the fine verse which resulted fr om it. "Willie, finding life a bore, Drank some H2 S04. His father , being an M.D., Gave him a ,Ca Co3. Now he's n eutralised, its true, But he's full of Co2."

AN INTERMEDIATE CROUP.

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34 July.

We commenced this mo nth with a Catholic Action party. Community sing ing, games and obstacle races were part of the programme. T he h igh light of th e aftern oon was the singing of Under The Lilacs" by one gro up. Father .Co nqu es t came to exa min e us in Christian Doctrin e, and as usua l our r es ults were good . On th e 4th of Jul y we went to th e Princ ess Theatre to celeb rate In depe nd ence Day. We were enterta in ed with pictures and various band and vocal items. Bishop Lyon s came to see th e Sisters and the gitls before his depa rtu1·e for New Zealand. We thanked him for the interest he had eve r man ifested in the progr ess of the College and w ished him a good voyage a nd a lo ng apostolic life in his new diocese.

College Chap el and to stay with the g irl s for th e Comm union brea kfa st . September.

Thi s mo nth a Mission Fete at R ahe en was a notabl e eve nt. ~t. Columba's a nd C.L.C: wer" in charge of th e F lowe r Stall. In spite of the unpleasant weather in the eve ning th e fete was a great success. The mu sic p upil s were examin ed and, as usual, the r es ults co ntain ed many honours a nd credits.

HAPPY LEAVI NG PASS

LUNCH HOUR GROUP .

In one of t11e Honour's sc rapb ook was di scovered thi s politi cal poem.CONS TIT UTION FOR A LEAGUE OF NA'.fIONS.

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"In solemn conclave vow and swea r These covenanting nations To g uard with unremitting care Against a ll usurpations. To hono ur one another's rig hts, And neve r, never, neve r, To furth er quarrels, wa r s or fi g hts

August.

A ll t he school was interested in th e progress of th e choirs as they prepared for the Gregorian Festival. C.L.,C. obtained one Honour and we w ere very pro ud of it. Sister Nicholas had an It appea l for books for the junior library. seems to have been a great success, judg ing by t he number of new books at present in the L ibrary. Th is term concluded with a Retreat The se ni o r g irls g ive n by Father Hoga n. found the three days spent in silence very H is Grace the A r chbishop kind ly l1 elpf.ul. accepted the invita ti on to offer M ass in the

INTE RMEDIATE

BASKETBALL TEAM.

CARITAS For any cause whatever. P.S.-This rul e shall not apply On holidays and hig h days, Or Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays o r Fridays). Hereafter none for g reed of trade Or la nd s, o r martial g lo ry, O n a ny pretext shall invade Another's ter ritory; And a nyo ne who won't desist From murderous inva sion , Shall suffer slaps upon the w6st App li ed by moral suasio n. N.B.-This clause shall be observed On every clay but Monday And Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and S unday ). Arthur Guiterman.

A DAY. Wedn esday, the 11th of October, was a very enjoyable clay for all of us. . After spe nding the morn;!1.g studying we were quite r eady for some exe rci se, and we certainly got it. First we had dancing, a nd it was g r eat fun leap in g about and waving o ur arm s in th e air. But if a professional ballet dancer had seen us we think it would h ave put her off h er ca r ee r for ever. A fte~ lun ch we exercised our vo cal chords and th en went to Physical Cultur e, and mov ed our known a nd unkn ow n muscles around until they ached. As soo n as the bell rang we made a wild dive to ch a nge ou r sh oes and don hat s and bla ze r s. For ten minutes all that could b e see n was a jumbl e of swirling blazers, fl ying shoes and falling h ats. At la st o ut of the confu sio n emerged tidy sc hoolg irls, a ll r eady to troop off to the Arthur Streeton Exhibition at th e Art Ga llery. We arrived t h ere safely, but we felt very sill y as we had to walk in a crocodi le down th e ci t y . Sister said th e crocodil e se rpentin ecl. Mr. Anderson .gave us a n interesting talk o n th e life and work of Sir Arthur Streeton. He pointed out several of Streeton's first works, whi ch were very prec ise and clearly drawn. a nd sT10wed little of th e g r ea tn ess of hi s la ter paintings . But like all great artists he n eeded . a g uidin g hand. At thi s jun cture Tom Roberts appeared and took Streeton to live w ith him so

AN INTERMEDIATE LUNCH HOUR GROUP.

October.

The main sub ject o f interest thi s m o nth wa s the October tests. After these we had our Talent Quest, wh ich r elieved the strain. On the follow ing Wednesday the seni o r school went to see t he A rthur Streeton exhibition and en joyed it very much . On th e Fea st of St. M ichael twelve of th e littl e ones made th eir first Holy Com munion. This year's Ca tholic Yout'h Rally took place at Xavier Coll ege on Sunday, 22nd Octobe r, a nd .C.L.C. were we ll represented as the y led the Cat holi c Students' Movement. Concluding thi s month we had ol,lr Physicai Culture Display, which was a great success. Felicia Mc.C arthy (Matriculation).

LEAVING PASS CLASS AND SPORTS CAPTAINS.

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that he might teach him . Sir Arthur Streeton was a ma ster of colour, of values, and of lig ht, and hi s handlin g of paint, like his grace of composition, v·as alway s brilliant and unlabour ed. H e was a t :ue out- ofdoors artist, whose love of suni°ight ·added to his work a quality of happ in ess a nd joy of the ope n presented by no other A ust ra lian painter. This was clearly shown in his painting "Golden Summer," which is th ought to ·be hi s best. There was a ri ch a tm osp here of peace and warmth about it, an d we were very interes t ed in the subj ec t. It was his privilege to di scove r chara cter and beauty of sce ne, a nd to reveal 111 it s loveli es t lig ht what passes unobserveci by so ma ny of us. Acting on th e advice of Mr. Anderson sou1e girls visited an exhibition of tapes tri es and materials, th e designs of which had been -painted This ex hibition a t the by Australian gi rl s. Sedan Galleries, Robertson & Mullens, was most interesting. It was a pleas ing sig ht to a nyone interes ted in th eir country's welfare to see th e m a teri a ls grow n, manufactured and patterned in A ustralia. It seems logical that we should devel op t extil e indu stri es since we have the raw materials in ab undanc e. Thu s our inter esti ng clay came to an end a nd only the memori es r emain. It was an unusual da y with varied yet pleasant expe ri ences. Patricia Howard (Leaving).

"WHEN SPRING COMES." The birds were singing in the tr ees, When along there came a friendly breeze. She whi spered a nd laughed with sm il e so brig h t The bird s all flutt ered about in delight. For her message was one to a ll creatures dea r, "Spring is her e ! Spring is here! " Grace M enadue.

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P a t Evans (2nd Year).

THE SEASONS. When all the bright flower s are prettily bloom ing In the merry months of Spring, The birds come back to their sunny land , To laugh and whist le and sing. Your hear the humming of the bee On a hot drowsy Summer's clay, Whil st from flow er to flow er the butt erfl y goes With wings so bright and g ay. The go lden leaves from off th e trees In the months of Autumn fall; Bird s fly away for winter's warmth Among the trees so thick and tall. The cold chilly blas ts and fro st o n th e grass Tell us that Winter is here, But a bright burning log and a story book Provid e us with plenty of cheer. Audrey Swift .

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MULLENS and MARIANNE BLACK. mediate Clas3 and Sports Captains.

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Class Notes

FELICIA McCARTHY: Head Prefect , 1944. Proficiency 40, 8 subjects. ] unior Governm ent Scholarship. Grade 1 Music. Intermedi a te 41, 9 subject s. Leaving 42, six subj ects. H o nour s 43. Prefect 43. A fine example of everythin g good dur ing th e year. MARI E GU NN : Sports .Captain, 1944. Inter med iate 42, 7 subj ects. Leaving 43, six subj ec t s. Catholic Action lead er . S chool Treasurer fo r A ve ry popula r g irl with all t he M issio ns. classes. FELICIA

MARIE GUNN

McCARTHY

Jun ioi' JOAN M cLEO D: Prefect. 1944. Governm ent 40. Interm edia te 41, 8 subj ec ts. Leaving 42, 5 subjects. Honours 43, 1st Class Honour Drawing. K een scientist who should make good. MAUREEN MOLONEY : Prefect , 194'1. Proficiency 40, 8 subjects . J unior Government Scholarship. lnt ermedi~te 41, 7 subj ects. Leav ing 42, 5 subjects. H o nours 43. C.L. C. Newma n Exhibition. ,C atholic Actio n . leader. H as uphe ld splendid fami ly traditions at C. L.C. 1944 Newman Exhibi t ion (Second Place). JOAN

MAUREEN MOLONEY

McLEOD

J OAN BARRETT : Matriculation , 1944 . termediate 42, 8 subjec ts. jects.

44 Gracie 1 :Music.

In -

Leaving 43, 4 sub Ve ry reliable and

has a fine school record. MARGARET 1944.

CALLANAN :

Proficie ncy 41, 8 subjects.

Matric ulatio·n, I ntermediate

42, 6 subjec ts. Leaving 43, 5 subjec ts.

A quie t

worker, who ca n be r elied on in an emergency.

JOAN BARRETT.

MARGARET CALLINAN

CARITA $

PATRICIA

Proficiency 41, 8 subjects.

Intermediate 42, 8

Leaving 43, S subjects.

subjects.

Action leader.

1944.

Matriculation,

DOYLE:

Catholic

Very re liable defence in the

C.L.C. basketball team. PAT GILHAM: Matriculation, 1944. 41 , 7

ciency

Junior

subjects.

Intermediate 42, 8 subjects. jects.

Profi-

Government

Leaving 43, 6 sub-

Pat is one of our best scholars .

.C.L.C. N cwman Scholarsh ip, 1944. PAT GILHAM

PAT DOYLE

. OLIVE MALONE: Matriculation, 194-1. termecliate 42, 7 subjects. jects.

In-

Leaving 43, 6 sub-

Hopes to go to the Pharmacy College

next year.

MARY

FENNESSY:

Matriculation,

Intermediate 42, 7 subjects. subjects.

1944.

Leaving 43, 4

A hard worker and enjoys a good

joke. MARY

OLIVE MALONE

FE N NESSY

They also Se1•ve Sunnydale, just one of many hundreds of our small country towns, was the only worl d Joe Rohan knew. His first memory of the Elm avenues that beautify many of the street s was from under the hood of a pram. As a toddler he chased a large bright colored ball along the pavement, but the greatest thri ll of a ll was when for the first time he raced down the slope of a tree bordered street in a soap box cart of All that was long ago. his own making. Somehow childish fun was never the same afte r news came that his father had been los t a t sea Mother and he were all alone then . A lthough only twe lve years old, Joe said good-bye to play and became a little wage-earner by run-

ning messages and do ing odd jobs aft er school. On Saturdays he earned a few extra shill ings by he lping old Mrs. Briggs in the vegetable shop round t he corner. As the years slipped by Joe's studious habits and fine intelligence won him a scholarsh ip that gave him a chance to enter the University, but the Declaration of War turned his footsteps in another direction. From that day on events moved qu ickly. Careers were forgotten. Mrs. Rohan rea lised that she wou ld have to part with her only son sooner or later. The dreaded clay came sooner than she expected . When they said good-bye there was so much to say and so little time. Joe did not want her to go to the station , but

CAR I T A S she w ent a nd she smil ed as pro mi sed, but th ere was a lum p in her throa t a nd h er eyes we re b urning. L o ng a iter th e tr ai n had moved out sh e was st ill sta n ding t he re. T ha t n ig h t every thin g see med lo nely, even Digge r , t h e blac k coc ker spa niel, kn ew t hat Joe had go ne. H e crep t into th e unti dy bedroo m a nd lay th ere with hi s n o~e res t ing on a n old shoe. N i gh~ a nd clay M rs. Ro ha n visualised h er son sta nding by burning g un s-throug h lon ely dese rt nig hts, sto rm y seas and thui1d ering ski es . Each day Digge r wo uld wa nd er dow n to th e lilac bush a nd sit · th ere wa iting fo r th e fa mili a r whistl e. O ne day his mas ter wo ul d ret urn . T h e month s d rag slowly o n. One w in t ry a fte rn oo n a mes-

sage 111 keeping w ith th e blea kn es s of the clay reach ed Mrs. R ohan. J oe wa s miss ing. At fir st sh e co uld not r ead th e t elegram. The wo rds da nced befo re h er e eyes. Co urage return ed with calmness. No t wo un ded-no t k illed-only miss ing. Sh e must not lose fa ith . She must dr eam of the future w hen th ey would be unit ed agam. D eep clown in her hea rt she fe lt that her boy would co me bac k. Toge th er they would wa lk into th e brave n ew wo rld fo r which he had go ne to fi g ht. Th e days wo uld be wa rme r th en-a nd there would be suns hin e in h er h ea rt. Mary Maxwell.

SENIOR STUDENTS.

Pass M A R Y M AX W EL L, th e most p op~il a r g irl in th e schoo l, loves ca rry i;1 g th e maps fo r S ister , but find s Chin a a nd Af ri ca bewilde rin g fr om t h e histori cal vi ew po int. Ma r y a nd her di ssect ing kni fe have becom e fast fri end s. J U DITH B AKE R: L eav es ea rl y, but ma k es up by co min g la te, fo llowing Cha rl es L a mb in b eing punctu al a t one encl, a nd Alpha a nd Beta a rc a lways worry in g poo r Ju d ith . J OAN R U D O LF is th e mos t vivid story -

t ell er in Leav ing Pass . T h e only clas h. s he has ha d in Leav in g Pass was with the fr ont dc.s k. P oor des k! S h e ha s g r ea t faith in D ye r. JO AN COOGAN is ju st th e id eal picture of inn oce nce, but w e wo nd er! We all like Joan; sh e lives a mong th e swee t s. B RID IE O'.CONNO R , with the h elp of Mary M axwell, plays J ac k a nd Jill on the stairs in A ikenh eacl H ouse. B rin g in g r efre shin g buckets of wat er to pe tuni as a nd pansies in window'

CA R ITA S

boxes. If any of yo ur friends desi re lesso ns in Comm ercia l Prin ciple·s refer th em to Bridi e. SHIRLEY AN D ERSON is a brigh t ma th ematician. Cos and si n neve r worry Shirley, t hough it is sa id th a t Joule has been a great source of worry to her. MAUR EEN SAUNDERS, our ene rget ic class Captain, is al ways th oug ht of with a mop a nd duster. She is popu la r amo ng the g irls. We often find examples of her drawings · in oth er people's books. MARY WALKER has a sc holarl y look, ano it is not unusual to see Mary, with a g r ea t pile of boo ks, directin g her steps towa rd s th e Public Library. PAT H OWA RD is a g reat friend of Metternich and his fellow despots. Pat is art isti c too, and perhaps th e o nl y thin g that does not appeal to her is a hum-drum existence . PAT HIGGI NS appreciates modern art and would be a firm supp or ter of Dobell. She admires our Ru ss ia n A llies. HILARY SMITHERAM. Should be our cha mpion swimmer, as she freq uently visits Rosebud. Sister Ca therin e's spaghett i ro lls are a tasty add ition to Hilar y's lun ch. ANNE DO N.CHI makes an excellent Sports Captain. Bing Crosby has nothing on Anne. Miss Rush has great faith in her. ALICE DWYE R is the bea ut y of our class, despite soo t soa p. Alice has grea t trouble in restraining th e spi rit th at haunts A iken head Hou se, a nd co ntinua ll y opens Leav ing Pass door. VAL ERIE BUCHA is our mu sic sta r. We did not have th e pleasure of Valerie's compa ny durin g th e fir st part of th e yea r, but we we re glad to see her back making herself a J ill of all trade s. PAT POLE spe nds much of her time practising her scales. Run up th e keys, Pat. And give us a recip e for th at peac h a nd cream co mplexion. MARG AR ET KISSAN'E hid es unkn ow n tal ent s. The \ Varsaw Concerto has captu red Margaret's heart. \ Vhy th e new hair style. Margaret ? PAT E DDY is an enthusias ti c foo tb all fan. Fancy t elling Si ster ou r Melbourne crowds were so viciou s with th e umpires! BARBARA COATE'S favourite " number" is "Song of the I sla nd." She was o ur "Beauty Baby" of 1943. Ca ll on Barbara for any typing.

MARGARET BRO\VN has a n added interest in life now-a baby sister. Margaret's dreams a re haunted by S ir Roger a nd Lamb, hu t don't worry, Ma rga ret. The la mb is harm less anyway. J OAN MALONE spends most of her tim e dabbling with acids and sa lts. Mind yo u don't blow up, J oa n ; we should miss yo u. PAT CAMERON, a bright lit tle newcomer, keeps us alive with her pranks, such as collapsing d esks. How are th e cr ea m caramel 1cecr ea m soda s, Pat? CLARE BRENNAN was never mea nt to be a tax collector. Our fin ancia l cjifficulti es w orry her more th an us. (Clare 's st rong point is an-iving w ith fres h roses gat hered early in the dewy ga rden .-Ed.). Clare B renn a n a nd Pat Cameron .

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Pat Evans (2nd Year).

ON E OF LIFE'S MOMENTS . Being a sub scr iber to the Melbourne Celebrity Co nce rt s, I went one Salll rd ay nig ht to one of th e concerts g iven by th e famou s Ame ri can conducto r, Eugene Ormand_v. Thi s was the second one at w hi ch I had been p resent, and it was th e more enjoyable of the two . In order t o a void the crowd, I ar ri ved at the Melbourne Town Haff at abo ut twe nt y minutes to eig ht. Despite. th e fact th at it was war- tim e many people wore gay even ing dresses and fur coa t s. Nea rly every woman present \\·or e some sort of flowers on her lape l o r in her ha ira nythin g from violets to exotic o rchid s. The foyer was a ri ot of bright colo ur-th e sober tones of th e m en's clothing blending in with th e dark background and bringing out th e bright, colourful wome n's ga rb . At eight o'clock the audience was ten se-

CARITAS wa iting for the mome nt when Mr. Ormandy would appear. Hi s entrance was .greeted by a bur st of app lau se fr om both orchestra and audience. The ins~ant his hands were raised there was dead silence and everyone stood while he playe d "God Save the King" and "S tar Spangled Banner." This conductor uses a bato n while reh ea r sing but di sca rd s it for the actual performance. The fir st item, which was "Variations on a Theme of Haydn," by Brahms, was vociferously af'p laud ed by the a udi ence. The next numb er was to be a piano concerto. so everyone relaxed whi le the piano was moved on to the platform. When the orchestra was r e-sea t ed and had tuned its instruments the co ndu ctor aga in mad e hi s appearance with the soloist, the not ed Una Bourne. , 11;'he work was a well-known one of Mozart, a nd when it was fini shed the -pianist received many bouquets and was called back on to th e stage fou r tim es bef~re the audience had finished applauding. The next two items, "Don Juan," by Richard Strauss, and the "W hite Peacock," by Griffes, both received tl;eir due applause, bi-it the hi gh lig ht of th e evenin g was yet to come. To hea r Johann Strauss' "Tales from the Vienna Woods," played by an excellent orchestra and co ndu cted by a Hun ga rian is not imag inable unti l yo u have seen and heard it. Thunderous appla.use greeted thi s last item . People cheered , stamped, clappe d for nearly ten minutes. whil e the co ndu ctor was kept on th e stage bowing and sm iling, and then bowing aga in. Suddenly he held up hi s hand, a gesture resulting in sil ence, thus proving hi s dynamic personality. He asked with a marked accent, "You will like me to play it aga in ?" There was a general ru sh for seats, a nd th e whole of th e Town . Hall was re-seated in t wo I seconds. He played it <\gain wit h ~ve n more inspiratio n than th e first time. The sa me stamping, chee rin g and clapp ing g ree ted him th e seco nd tim e. The a udi ence, if they had had th eir way, would have made him play a third, fourth a nd eve n fifth tim e, but he was opportun eiy saved from thi s because th e A.B.C.'s time limit in th e Melbourne Town Hall had been r eached. Going hom e I r ea li zed th at I han had one of th e g rea t experiences of my life and was' glad so ma ny oth er Austra lia ns had sha red it as we ll . Pat Higgins.

BYRON, KEATS AND SHELLEY. I can r eacl ancl stud y poems by authors old and new,

And I like a bit of Coleridge when I've nothing else to do. But when it co mes to homework, and Byron, Keats and Shell ey M y brow gets mois t and sticky and my brain turns to a jell y. The quotations from the so nn ets .get me a ll into a jumble, And wh en I'm asked to say my lines I slip and slide a nd stum ble. I always ge t th em muddl ed up, my to ng ue twi sts into a kn ot , And Sister tensely knits h er brow, sternly : "W hat a memory yo u've got!" Hail to thee, blith e Assyr ia n, who came dow n like thirsting flower s, And his coli'o r t fr om l1 eave n or near it g leamed in the · fresh Apri l shower s. I learned th e right quotes over till I said th em in my sleep, A nd now I've got th em wrong again; it's enough to mak e one weep. I've st ruggled with th em a ll the year till my brain feels it's in fette rs, And n ow1 though I still don't know tho se poems, I've go t to do their let ters . Alack and a las ! I 'm afraid . to say my quotes are as bad as Ned Kelly. Why ever did th ose men write poems?Byron, Keats a nd S hell ey. Pat .Cameron

(Leaving Pa ss).

AN INCIDENT. There was a photograph in a gilt frame 0 11 the mant lep iece-a photograp h of a little boy with si lky curl s a nd w id e dark eyes. There was anoth er one on the piano-a soldier la ug h· ing, with his ha t pushed back. O ut on the side steps near ,_th e dolich,us drappecl tr elli s a g rey haired woman was water ing geran ium s and ta lki ng to a thin , black kelpie clog. The track throug h the jungl e o n a hig h m ountain slope was typ ical of many oth ersslimy mud, in ches deep, surrou nd ed by d ense underg rowth and vine s. It was very still except for the penetrating ceaseless r a in and the eerie dark stilln ess co ul d a lmos t be cut by a knife Th e sil ence was broken now a nd t hen by dull floppin g soimds-a sti ck, itse lf sodden a nd

CARliAS

fun g us clothed , fallin g into th e mud o r a bra nch brea king slowly apart. Alo ng th e track a pa trol o f soldiers were slopp ing th roug h th e slu sh, th eir .g ree n clad fi g ur es m erg ing into th e g r ee n aro und them. so th at th ose g aunt fa ced m en appea red une with th e _myst eri ous, sulkin g jungle. T hey moved swiftl y, silenty, fr om th e trac k in among th e cling ing vin es a nd ro tting bushes a nd scatt ered a pa rt, th en crouched. hidin g am ong th e un de rgrowth . Th ey wa it ed , soak ed cloth es cling ing to th eir cramp ed bodi es, with rifl es across th eir kn ees, a nd eve r wa tchful eyes peer ing into th e g loo n1 with a ll th e pati enc e of th e ir fri end a nd ·enemy-th e jungle. A sound startl ed th e still ness, muffled it was by th e rain and vegeta ti on, but no t a kin to th e Th e soldiers w ere a s usual jung le noises. ca rv en m en. Ove r to th e rig ht, a sq uelch in th e mud dr ew pi ercing eyes in th a t di rectio n. O ne fi g ur e rose a nd moved stealthil y a way fr om th e re st. T he report of a rifl e cut throug h th e sil ence. The fi g ur e stood still fo r a mom ent, th e n slid sid eways slo wly to the g round a nd lay still. . Th e g loom was no longe r sil ent. S hot af ter shot sc rea med o ut a nd th e a ir was alive- with dea th . As suddenl y a s it had beg un th e rack et ceased. On th e g round low er dow n two mor e o f Nippon's h ero es had departed in g lor y to the la nd of their an ces to rs. N ot fa r away six m en stood a round him wh o had bee n th eir ma tenow he lay w ith a splas h of sca rl et on th e g ree n o f his shirt and his face had los t th e look o f age imprinted by th e j.ungle a nd was as youn g Nex t clay th ere was an other as its yea r s. r oug h cross on th e mounta in s ide. A blac k kelpie dog was ly ing with hi s nose on his paws in th e sha de of a peppe r tr et, gaz ing with sad brown eyes at th e swimming blue horizo n. Inside th e farmh o use near by a g rey ha ired woma n turn ed face down ward s in a drawer th e photo o f a sold ie r, laug hing, w ith his hat p ushed back, a nd sm iled with tears in her heart at th e photo o f a 'little boy w ith curls a nd w id e da rk eyes- a little boy w ho ha d been des tin ed to di e th a t we a nd futur e Australia ns may live in fr eeom a nd sec urit y. Pat H owa rd (Leaving Pa ss) .

MEMORIES. Th roug h th e mist o f mem or y driftin g I ca n see that pla ce aga in , A s th e haze of years is lifting, I ca n see it just the sam e. ca n see th e du st o n th e burnt, brow n pla in , And th e sha de th e . heoa ks flin g; I ca n hea r th e ru sh of the roa rin g rain , And th e so ngs th e bush birds sing. I ca n see throug h th e tr ees th e sickly moo n S cud d in g a long on her bac k I ca n f eel th e hea t of a summ er noo n A nd th e bum ps on th e old school trac k. I ca n hea r th e so ng th e sheoa ks sing , A ncl hea r th e curlews cry. I ca n see th e sha.clows th e g r ea t clouds fl ing As they rac e a cro ss the sky. can see wh er e spici er' orchids grow N ea r th e wa terin g plac e, A nd fee l th e stin g when th e hot win ds blow Sa nd into my face. I can see it a ll as pla inl y now As I saw it long ago. B ut it's just a tri ck of fa ncy's glow For I've left it yea rs, you kn ow. Pat H oward (Leav ing

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EXIT MOUSIE. See saw, M arjory Daw, A little mouse ra n in the libra ry drawe r. Aqd a ll the bra ve stud ents th ey tri ed, but 111 va in, F or they couldn 't ge t mousie out aga in. H e lived in th e draw er like littl e J ac k H o rn er A nd nibbl ed th e valua ble notes in th e corn er. But, a las ! a n intru der di scover ed the mess A nd decided to ma ke th e libra r y mouseless. Hickory Dickor y Dock, There's no mouse to run up th e cl oc k, F or th oug h littl e Bo-pee p ha s los t her sheep Si ster gave mousie a dr eamle ss sleep. P a t .Came ro n (L ea ving) .

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INTERMEDIATE GROUP.

Intermediate :MULLENS-our capab le a nd popular class cap tain , is one of th ose rare people who excel in both studi es and spor t . She is an accomplished musicia n, a nd usuall y ma nages to keep us in ord er betwee n l es~o ns .

MAY MOFFATT-at p rese nt is in dire need of ma ny thin gs, but we hope that in the nea r future she wi ll be able to rea lise her amb itions. MARIE PITTLE is a new-com er to th e College this yea r. She is a kee n Latin student, a nd recently had her long ha ir cut. Marie is another of our music ians. PAT CRAWFORD is one of th e brainy ones o f our class. She does not say mu ch, but usuall y gets things clone, especia ll y her hi sto ry. We oft en wonder how she ca n rem ember so many ela tes and facts. Pat is also a ma them a tician. J OYCE LUD EMAN was lucky enoug h to get Scarlet Fever early in th e yea r, a nd was

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Notes

away for quite a time, but now she is back aga in and doing ~veil. BETTY ANNAL, a g reat friend of Pat a nd Joyce, is a ke en ho rse-wo man and is nev er happ ier th a n when she is in the saclclle. MARI E DURNAN is a lso a member of t he above quartette. She is one of ou r u pancl-coming musicians, and she takes a particular inter est in her Germa n. BERI.CE MIT CHELL has la tely become very interested in cooking. Be careful w hom yo u try it on, Berice, won't you? She is frequently seen hurryi ng for her tra in. FRANCES DUGGAN is very interested in clogs, especially bulldogs. Frances makes a ver y good fairy, even if she do es wea r: cri cket boots. She is frequent ly seen wi t!~ Berice. WILMA NOLAN is a nother new-comer. S ht is a keen Lat in st udent, good at he r ot her studies, sport and detective stories. MOYRA K EITH is a lso a new arrival a nd a n accomplished a rtist and verse speake r. S he

44 revealed her interpretati ve ability in verse speaking in our recent Talent Quest. PAT GL:EESON , like Moyra, is having her first year at C.L.C. She is often seen with Moyra, and is on the road to fame with her mUSIC.

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VILMA SCOMAZZ ON, a bosom fri end of Pat and Moyra, is endeavouri ng to cultivate a musical laugh . We don't kn ow why, but perhaps she'll let us into the secret one day. ANTONIN E McNAMAR A has lately become very interested in tennis tournament s. Always remember to keep your eye on the ball, Antonine. MARI E MARTIN excels 111 mus ic. She is quiet, but nevertheles s 1s good at school work and sport. She is frequentl y seen with Antonine and Joa n Mullens. LEONIE HARTNET T is one of our tall (?) girls. She is an excellent student and usually obtains high marks for her German. She is also a pianist. MAR EA WALSH is one of our "live wi res," and she and Leonie are in separable. Marea is a songster and we often hear her silver not es. EILEEN KETTYLE is th e little (?) gi rl who kn ows th a t a numb er of musical instruments play in uni so n for an orchestra. Eileen keeps us amused by her witty r emark s both in a nd out of school. PAT DvVYER is a book worm. She always appea rs with a book or two tucked und er her arm, and her a nsw ers at English Literature reall y amaze us. Pat is a tenni s enthusiast. MARGAR ET O'ROURK E is a very quiet gir:. She is a promising tennis player, and a very good student. Marga1·et is often noticed taking some of th e small er children home. MARGARE T HOW ARD also has been welcomed to th e C.L.C. this yea r . Margaret hails from Sunshine a nd is kee n about her studies. We wish you every success, M a rgaret. DOROTHY CULLEN is not very tall, but she has a strong arm. She is ··interested in Nature. as trees often sprout up in her conversatio n. CELESTIN E MAHO ;EY is a very luck y g irl. At present Celestine mak es a trip to Geelong every fortnight to visit her parents.

That explains why she gets out of sc hool early on Friday. Oh! to be some people. AILSA BAXTER is a fr iend of Celestine and Dorothy. Recently one of her secrets was r evealed to us, in the form of Anastasia. Don't worry, Ai lsa, it's not as bad as it might be. MARIANN E BLACK is our very capable and enthusiastic sports captain. Together with .Celestine, Ailsa and Dorothy she forms a quartette, but sometimes she wishes the other three would control their humourous remarks. JOYCE MORRIS is another new arrival. Dy her ability to throw goals she has helped our basketball team a long considerably . JOAN BRUMBY, MAUREEN VICTOR and URSULA MIDDLET ON are so constantly together that it is impos sible to separate them. At present dr in king Malted Milks seems to be their favourite pastime. MARGAR ET LAWSON, another girl spending her fir st year at C.L.C., is a kee n student, and a fine asset to our basketba ll tea 111 . AUDREY HY ES is our one a nd on ly violinist. Audrey is fond of Trigonome try and know s well her rules o n sine and cos. Besides this, she takes an interest in poetry. VALMA HOOKER is a skating enthusiast, but sometimes she realizes that the ice is cold and ha rd. Ho"·ever, practice makes perfect , Valma. MAUREEN SMITH is a very good worker; and was an able crit'c o f our play in the recent Talent Ques t. She is often see n running for her tram. What's th e hurry, Maureen? MARY HOYNE is another brain y one, and she is particularly good at German. One of her accomplish ments is acting, as she: proved in our recent Talent Quest. MARJORI E WARD is a great friend o f M a ry. She is in the ,Commer cial class, ·and likes tappin g the keys of the typewriter. CONNIE BOOTH is our lone wolf, and is always to be seen with a book in her hand . But sometimes for a change she car ri es a bunch of flowers . Are you trying to get sweet with the teachers, Conn ie? NANCY BESSEL is one of the fir st to arrive at school in the morning. She is rather qu iet and takes a specia l interest in her German.

CARIT AS PAT FITZGERA LD hail s from Templestow e . Sh e is an arti st as we ll as an enthusias tic musician. Pat is fond of Ph ys ical Cultur e and never goes to sleep in school (?) JOSIE .CLEME NT does Commercia l work, but she still find s time for an occasional game ' of basketball or te1ini s. Mind yo u don't brea k any windows, J os ie . M O LLY BARRETT is a littl e g irl with golden hair. S he will have lef t by the tim e "Caritas" is publish ed, but we w ish h er th e very best o f luck. JO AN CLIFFORD . ROSA CARRO DUS.

F. McCarthy.

"IN THE MIRR'"C5R." Th e Fielding's house was situa t ed in th e thickl y timb ered country of Gippslancl. About two miles to the east was th e W illaroo Asylu m, a lonely, de solate place su rroun ded by hi g h and thi ck wa ll s. Mr. Fielding and his daughter Janet had ju st recentl y arrived at th eir new h ome. The cla y had dawned dull and g rey, but towards th e afternoon th e sun ha d broken through th e cloud s and so Janet Fielding had gone for a wa lk through the bush. It was n ea ring dusk when she returnee! and she had scarcely entered the h ouse when there was a knock a t the fr ont door, and upon opening it she found there o ne of th e warders from the asylum. He informed her that her father would not be r eturning until late that night, as one of the pa ti ents had escapee! from the hospi tal th at very clay. Thanking- the warder for delivering th e news she goes bac k in side to complete h er hou se hold duties. These finish ed, she decides to retir e,

b eca use · the h ouse is very lonely and C]uiet. She goes trom room t o r oom, lock ing each window and fastening each door. Ascend in g the stairs she enters the bedroom and is about to take clown a book from th e shelf when she feel s a c,olcl breeze in th e room. Puzzler! by this sh e re traces her steps to th e draw in g room and to her dismay find s th at one o f th e win dows has bee n left ope n. Sh e has til y closes it and return s up sta ir s, and on rea ching th e la ndin g a n erv ous fear possesses h er , and with a C]uick run she reaches th e bedroom a nd loc k s th e door. With her heart pou ndin g in h er breast, sh e tr ies to shake off the fee ling by brushing h er hair and turning h er mind to something else. As she continu es with the groom in g of her hair sh e sees in th e r e Aec ti on of the mirror the doo r of th e wardrobe slowly ope nin g. She h old s back the stifl ed sc rea m th a t ru shes to h er li ps, and tri es to appea r calm and r ese rved, as if obli vious o f h er intrud er's presence. She still conti nu es wi th the brushing of h er ha ir, a nd once aga in th e door opens a nd thi s tim e a man 's face peers aro und ; his eyes are reel a nd starry, and h e is dressed in the hospita l uniform . Jan et fi g hts off the faint in g fee ling that is taking possessio n of h er and tries to think of some way of getting outside the loc ked door without causing suspicion. S h e rep laces the brush on the dressing table and with the pret enc e of doing some reading sh e tak es clown a book and settles herself comfo rtab ly in a chair. Slowly she turn s th e pages as if reading their contents; th e next mom ent she fling s cl ow n the boo!<-, make s a w ild rush for th e door, wrenching it open, and tri es to p ull it shut afte r h er, but to h er h orror she fe els a tug on the other side of th e kn ob. With a scream sh e ru shes clow n the ha ll and dart s behind th e curtains. As she stand s th ere tr embling and frig h tened, she hears h er pursuer ru sh past and straight on clown th e stairs. She stands there, it seems, for an eter nity waiting for him to return, wh en sudd en ly sh e hears the fro nt door burst open and th e sound o f men's voic es and a struggle reaches her ears. She comes from behind the cur tains and sees h er father running up the stairs in search of h er; sh e tri es to go to him but wit h a faint cry she pitches forward on to the g round.

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When she came around she found her father and the Chi ef Warder of th e Mental Hospital anxiously standing over her. After she a ssured them that she was all right, th ey explained to her how th ey had seen the fugitive heading for the direction of 11 er h ome and, thinking he would seek sh elter th ere , th ey se t off hot on hi s tr a il, but a fog h ad enve loped the bu sh and made the chase difficult . They were begi nning to think th ey had lost th eir way when th ey had h ea rd her scr ea m and at once guessed th e truth , a nd had hurri ed to the scene. Th ey arri.ved in tim e to find t'1 e fugitive trying to force the Jock on the window, a nd after a brief struggle they eve ntuall y got him un der control. Pat Gleeson (Interm ed ia te).

WHY? vVhen th e clays break clea r and sunn y, A nd th e world is like a jewel, \ Ve children can 't enj oy itWe have to go to sc hool. We file into the classroom And sit down on a bench, And with heavy h earts begin to lea rn Our Germa n and our French. But through th e open window We can see a sky of blue, And when asked wha t thr ee a nd three ma ke, W e calmly a nswe r "Two !" We write French in stead of Germa n, And at Histor y tim e, oh Gee ! We say that Queen Victoria died In nin etee n forty-three. It's the same at a ll th e lesso ns, We just can't lea rn a thin g, I'd abolish school on days lik e thi s, If only I were king. And then when it is cold and wet, And w e'd like to stay in bed, W e can't, beca use we h ave to Go to school in st ead. We plod alo ng th ro ug h hail a nd rain. And try to dodge a puddle; We feel so cold, our lesso ns seem T o get a ll in a muddle. We come to school to stud y, To learn, we all must try, But on da ys that I've ju st mentioned, Wh y sho.uld we come, oh why? J oa n Cli fford (Intermediate).

HAVING A TOOTH EXTRACTED. Up and down, up and down, I walked. Would I go in ? No- not ye t ? I was already fi ve minutes la te, but I co uld not sum up enough courage to mak e the plunge and go through th e door whereon I read the foreboding sign: "Surgeo n Denti st." I told myself th a t I was only putting off the ev il mome nt so . .. in I wen t! The smell of ether assailed my nostrils. I qu aked and tr embled. A n efficient nur se led me into a waiting room that contained th e u sual collection of out-dated magazines and ga ngster com ics. I kn ew th a t in a fe w minutes the nur se would ent er and inform me that it was my turn. A door ope ned. It was the nurs e. I ga th ered together th e tatt ered shr eds of courage that I sti ll possessed and entered th e "t orture chamb er ." I lay far back in the cha ir, and my eyes traced, ove r a nd ove r again, the patte rn on th e ce iling of that room. I co uld h ear the soft footfa ll s of the de nti st as h e p repared hi s inst rum ents. "O ... PE . .. W . .I . . I . D fa P LEE A SE." I felt a sha rp pain as th e inj ec tion was g iven a nd gave a little jump. Then came a du ll ac he as the too th was ex{" t racted. The nurse ha nd ed me a glass of water and, I realized that it was a ll over. "Come a nd v isit m e in about six mo nths ' tim e," said th e dent ist. I was goi ng t o make som e sa rcastic remark, but me rely said lamely "Thank yo u, I shall ." P atricia D wye r .

False Harkness The shutt er s are drawn; the lig hts a re extin g ui sh ed; the room is silent in its eerie darkn ess. O ut side th e windows of th e co untry h otel th e wind and ra in las h th e g umtr ees in th eir fur y, a nd a fitful moon ra ces ac ross a cl oud y sky. This hotel, though it is in an Australian tow n, is typica lly E ng li sh in its s tru cture. a nd has sliding panels in one or t\\"O 1·ooms a s a hidin g place from bushrangers. It has recent ly been boug ht by Colonel Matrix and some fri end s of hi s. Mr-s. Smith, a wealthy, but un ed uca ted, widow has been invited fo r a short holiday to the hot el for th e p urp ose of pa rtaking in a seance through w hi ch she hopes to co mmuni ca te wit h h er d ead hu sba nd .

CARIT AS Mrs. Sm ith , with her plump fi g ur e, her rosy chee ks a nd her sandy ha ir, is trul y a sim ple ye t kin dly so ul ; she is fa scina ted by th e Colonel's di.gnified heig ht, his thi ck, bla ck, wavy ha ir, hi s la rge yet har d eyes, hi s eve r -s milin g mou th a nd his blac k, waxed moustache. For wee ks she has loo ked for wa rd to, and exci ted herself ove r, thi s sea nce and at las t th e g r eat eve nin g has a rrived. Lady Opalh ead, Lady H untin gda le, .Colonel Ma tr ix, Gri mes, T ony, Na ncy a nd Mrs. Smith sit in a circle w ith th eir ha nd s joined. In the cen tr e of thi s rin g is th e m edium- her h ea d ly ing on her o ut str et ched a rm s on a littl e table. She begin s to mu tt er in coher entl y. Sudde nl y she co mes out of the tra nce, a nd cri es in a high-p itched vo ice, "The seq uences are white to-night . Yo u m ust a ll ge t yo ur clia moncl sge nuin e cos tl y di a mo nds. Only th ese sto nes w ill keep away th e mi schi evo us spirit s a nd allow t he good ones t o com e to th e fr ont to speak." Imm edia tely To ny moves ove r to th e tin y tab le and lig hts a littl e white la mp. It s pale glow illum ina tes th e tragic fea t ures of the med ium's face. Th e lad ies produ ce th ei r diamo nds. Th ey have been wa rned to bring all th eir jewels, th e seq uences so metim es being whi te, som etim es r ed, some ti mes g r ee n S itting clow n a nd r eclasp ing ha nds, th e com pa ny int entl y wa tches th e medium , who o nce more drift s into a tra nce. H er voice ri ses to a higher pitch as she excla im s, "I see a short, stoc ky, little ma n, w ith un even eyebrows a nd t he bott om butto n o ff hi s shir t." A t this point M rs. Sm ith cannot suppress a cry"Tha t's m e, 'E rb ert ; th at's 'im to th e button. " "Hush," says L a dy Hunting clale bes id e h er , "the m edium w ill becom e ve ry ill if she is ab ru p tl y wa ken ed fr om th e tra nce." The m edium co ntinue s, in th e sam e mon otonous tone, "h e wi shes me to tell M r s. Smith th at he is ver y happy ; th at she is not to wo r r y about hi m, a nd that the people with wh om she is sitting a re her bes t fri ends ." As she fin is hed spea king, a w hit e, tra nspa rent fo rm ri ses fr om th e g round , nea r th e m edium, a nd places a la rge, w hit e rose on th e table. So int entl y does M r s. Smith gaze at th is ph a nt om Ji ke fo rm th at she does not noti ce a pan el in t he wa ll slid e bac k a nd a sable-rob ed fi g ure step out , a nd no iselessly cree p up behi nd h er . def tl y r eplac ing her inva lua bl e nec kl ace w ith a string of wort hless stones. T hen, wit h th e

di amonds 'in its possession, th e mys teri ous fi g ure melts into th e wa ll. S car cely has the panel slid ba ck, howeve r, wh en th e t errified screa m of a w oma n brea ks th e tense silence of th e room, a nd a burly ma n, propelling th e fi g ur e in black befo r e him, steps th ro ug h th e sec ret doo r in th e pa nelling. W hen he jerks dow n th e electri c lig ht switch, he find s th e m edium , Lady Huntin.gclal e, Lady Opa lhead, Na ncy, Grim es, T ony a nd th e Colonel endeavour ing to unl oc k th e doo r, w liil e M rs. Smith gazes a t th e w hole sce ne w ith a w hi te, fri g ht ened fa ce. "Alrig ht, a ll of you-over aga inst that wa ll! Th e ga m e's up a t las t ," a nd with a jerk of his pis tol th e de tec t ive lin es th em up. T urnin g to th e bewildered M r s. S mi th, he says, "I suppose I owe you a n ex plana tio n, Mrs. S1i1ith . By th e way, I'm a det ective-D etective L a ne. I'm t erribl y so rry to dis illusion you, but th ese people a re a ll rogues, a nd th e whole a ffair was merely p ut up fo r th e sole p urpose of st ea ling your d iamond s. You need n't wo rry, I have th em here, but th e string aro un d yo ur n eck is wo rthl ess." The colour ca m e bac k to M rs. Smith's face. Th e dete cti ve· we nt on : "W e've suspec ted this ga ng for so me tim e, bu t could get no ac tu al evid enc e aga in st th em. Yes t er day I happe ned to hear a bout this sea nce a nd also th ose w ho we re going to be prese nt. So I th oug ht I would come a long to- night a nd in · ves tiga te. F inding th e fr ont doo r ha lf ope n, I was ju st in tim e to see th a t blac k-cla d fi g ure with a string of dumm y d ia monds in her hand, creeping throug h a secre t doo r in th e pa nellin g above th e sta ircase. I wa ited for a minute, th en I too ent ered th e hi dd en passage. I saw thi s fi g ur e open a doo r a t th e oth er end a nd slip in to thi s room, ta ke yo ur dia mo nd s and r eplace th em w ith th e dummi es. Wh en she r eturn ed. I was wa iting fo r her." "Thank yo u, D etec ti ve," broke in th e a mazed Mrs. Smith . "My 'Erb will never forge t you." "Y ou kn ow wh at happe ned a ft er th a t ; I'm a fr a id I 'll have to kee p your di a mond s until after th e t ria l, b ut I promise th ey'll be r et urn ed to yo u safely." At th e tri al, a fo rtn ight la t er , th e crooks rece ived th eir ju st dese rt s a nd M r s. Smith now has a new hu sba nd- D et ectiv e La ne. Doroth ea K eith , In te rm edi a te.

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Profieieney Class Notes HONOR A YTON is a tal ented singer and is often heard on the air. LORNA BLYTH has a gift for humourous recitations, and is fond of inflicting "funny stories" on her long-suffering class mates. MARY BARRY, ANNE BROWN and ANNE SHELTON are our three Musketeers. They are all good workers in school. PAT BEAR and JEAN HENRY are much t r avelled students, as they come from Frankston and Eltham respectively. In PAT KELLY we have a second Shake. speare, and hope for great things from her in th e future. Judging by their work in the Talent Quest we expect to see MARLENE · BAHR and AUDREY SWIFT as leading ladies in Pat's productions. LEONIE CA:M'E.RON, though there's not much of her, is good at sport and knows a thing or two about writing poetry. DOROTHY CRACKNELL and EILEEN STEELE are two of our natural blondes. Some girls have. a ll the luck! While her mother was away PAT CAVEN

No w, was "chief cook and bottle-washer." however, she has difficu lty in di stingui shin g the metre in Engli sh from t11 c ga s meter. JOAN BARBER and PAMELA KERSTEN can never be se parated from their books. Not nece ssaril y school-books! MARGARET FENNESSY and IMELDA PALMER are the bright girls of the cla ss. They always manage to be near the top in everything they do. PAT EATON, too, is one of our gifted singers . We believe she is fond of spending weekends at Tottenham. URSULA GIFFEN and JOAN MURPHY are ou1· champion ta lkers. We wond er do the y ever cease. JUNE MANGER has a liking for Lily of the Valley. KATHLEEN O'FARRELL always looks on the humourous side pf life. VALDA MUNRO and JENNIFER GILMOUR are n.ever seen very far from each other. MARGOT MILLS is keen on ice skating. JUDITH I-II,CKEY may often be seen organ-

C A RITA$ 1z111g tennis ma tch es , or lqo king fo r he r yo un g s ister. P AT \ i\T A L SH E ta kes li fe ver y se riously, a nd is always upse t if reprim a nd ed in class . (Pe rhaps we've mixe d her .up w it h so meo ne else !). W e pr edi ct a g reat futur e for M ARGA R E T BUCHAN in th e realm s o f mu sic. of lu ck, M a rga ret!

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L O I S QUIRKE'S cos tum e- fal se t ee th and all- fo r th e Tal ent Qu es t was mos t beco ming . M A RI A E R MACO RA was a pr etty chil d in her youth- a ccordin g to her photograp hs ! An yone wa ntin g to kn ow th e a rt of sha r penin g pencil s r epo rt to SHIRLEY CUSACK ! MA RY .C ASH may oft e n be seen co nve rsing w ith th e poo r un fo rtun at e next to her in sc hool. J OAN L ARKIN , J OAN M cM AS T E R and THER ESE M OLONEY ar e a hap py tri o, a nd always wear pleasant smites. NE LLI E J ONES was a n a ttr ac ti ve bridesmaid a t her broth er's wedding. MARI E PRI CE should do well in th e wo rld of comm er ce, as her nam e app ea rs top on the <;:omm ercial Prin ciples' li st. M A RY WAT SON a nd M A RG A R E T O' KA NE a re tw o of th e qui et g irls in the class. H oweve r , we think th ey are "da rk horses," a nd may sur pri se us so me day. J A N ,CO RRI GAN' s Sa turd ay a ftern oo n pas t ime is umpirin g bas ketba11. MARY :rvrcD O N ALD 'S mu sic re sults yea r we r e excell ent. Co ng ra tula ti ons !

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J EAN ST O,CK shin es at spo rt desp ite co ntinuous tro ubl e with her ankl es. PAT DA VI S, lik e her fri end L eo ni e, shows us th a t good thin gs a rc wr apped up in small pa rcel s, for she too ex cels at sport. D E LLA K E L LY divid es her tim e betw ee n th e P ro fi ciency room and the Commerci al class. MARGA R ET ASHBY delig ht s in li st enin g to Bin g Cros by r ecords. M AUR EE N O'CON NO R is ver y like her sister a nd is often called B ridi e. GIOVAN N A ROMA N IN, a ke en a ll-round sc hola r , ha s now tak en to lea rning Italia n. Jan Cor rig an ( P ro fi ciency) .

WHAT A DAY ! It a ll star t ed hadn 't do ne my I'd have to do it un de rsta nd tha t da y- well , must

wr o ng ly. In th e fir st place I hom ewo rk , w hi ch m ea nt th a t w hen I go t up. I just co uldn't French, beca use in sc hool that I g ive reasons ?

Wh en I d id fi na ll y tea r myse lf fr om my co mfo rta bl e bed, I put my head out of th e w indow to find it was a horri d clay. Th e w in d bl ew furi ously; it was th e sort of wea th er in whi ch your ha ir simply wou1dn't keep in place. I go t out my F rench boo k a nd tore a pag•c fr om my exerci se. It d idn't t ea r eve nl y, o f co ur se. Out ca me a noth er page, w hi ch was a lmos t as ba d ~ I bega n to loo k fo r th e scisso rs, which cou ld no t be fo und. Af ter sear ching fo r a bout fi ve m inutes so meo ne sug.g cs t ecl loo kin g on the fl oo r (I wo nd er how mot her kn ows thin gs yo u wa nt will be o n the fl oor?) . Thi, [ did, a nd fo un d th em . A f ter hac kin g th e page, I bega n th e F rench exercise. Oh , of co ur se my pe n wo uldn 't be fill ed! Ah, a t last! "M oth er , wh a t's th e ve rb 'to go' in F rench ?" " 'Aller ,' I think." "O h, yes, th a t' s rig ht. · Thanks." Th a t's a reg ul a r verb , I thi n k. "J e a lle." Tha t looks wro ng, ,b ut it ca n't be ! A ft er co mpl etin g th e exercise with many a nd g rea t mi stak es (a las ! 1 d id no t k now a t th e tim e), I go t ready fo r school. N ow, wher e a r e my g loves? A ft er sea rchin g ever ywhere fo r th em I fo und th em, ra th er sur p ri sing ly, w here th ey should be! "Goodbye, mum !" I sa id, pickin g up my case. O h, th a t tra m's ea rl y; now I'll ha ve to r.un ! I ru shed out th e doo r, neglecting to close it a ft er m e, a nd co nt in ued my mad ru sh clow n the str ee t , clutching despe ra tely a t my ha t a nd case. Ju st a t th a t moment my case, th e Joc ks o f whi ch a re not pa rti cular ly sec ur e, burst open, sca tt erin g my boo ks in a ll dir ec ti ons. Y es, th a t used to be my scie nce hom ewo rk th a t th e wind has ca rri ed off a nd fo rced to la nd in a puddle o f wa t er! I p ushed eve r ything into the case and hurried o n, in a n a tt empt to ca tch tile tram. A h! Wh at a st roke of luck! just ca ug ht it. Now I sha ll end eavor to r ega in my dig nit y.

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I finally arrived at sc hool without further mishap. I was even early, which was very surpnsmg. In the class room I announced to those around me that I intended to be "good" fo r the day, but t he truth must be told, and I was a disma l fa ilure . Now, if that girl sitting next to me had not made such hope lessly funny r emarks at serious lesso ns c;!Verything would have been all right. As it was, I had to stay in Cheers; nothing happened at at play-time. · dinner-time, but I had a hundred lines to do after school, and two extra arithmetic sums for homework. Oh! Can you wonder that I say, "What a clay !" Pat Kelly (Proficiency) .

FLEETING BEAUTY. No swee ter thing iri my garden grows Than th e lovely bush that bears th e rose. A rose whose velvety petals bright Shine from the dew that falls at nig ht. A rose whose velvet petals bright Yet bows her head e'er clay is done. vVhy should a rose whi ch blooms to -day By to-m orrow fade away? Wh y should not the lovely flow ers Have the sa me long life as ou r s? Ah I But th en why should not we Live as long as a stately tree ? Margot Mills, Proficiency.

THE BUSHLAND. I love the airy b.u shlancl , The shade of sce nted trees, Th e shrubs which twin e around them And the bu zz of busy bees. I love to hear th e chirp ing birds And in sec ts buzzing round; To watch the little babb ling cr ee k As it fl ows along th e ground. And when I s it and think about The place I'd like to be, I kn ow the fragrant bush la nd I s just the place for me.

V. Munro. H.M.A.S. "SYDNEY."

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A REVERIE. How many moth er s sit and think Of the clays that used to be When their sons and daughters sat around And chatted merri ly. Ju st now their laug ht er is re strain ed, They're thinking (don't yo u sec?)

Who ha s kn ow n such a galla nt crew a nd ship? Who has kn ow n men facing battle with so g rim A determination to do bravely in the dim Light of death lead ing to life imm ortal ? They fought staun chl y for Australia, la nd th a t bred them, A nd eac h nig ht now every clear one of th ose brave six hundred men Pleads in prayer which mu st be a nswe red th a t aga in In God's land th ey will meet, and go on adventuring I Honor Ayton (Proficiency) .

Of those dear ones so far away And the clays that are to be. Some day when the war is over, And the boys are back o nce more, Th ei r sorrow will turn to a g rea ter joy Tha n they've ever fe lt before. Mary McDonald (Proficiency J.

KEVIN. I hav e a little brother, H e is only four yea rs old. His hair is very fair, just like go ld. His eyes are as blue as Heaven ; His name is little Kevin. Moira Barry (aged 9 years).

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Seeond Year Class Notes SECOND YEAR. A im ers, .Ca rm el; A tkin so n, L olita: Baker, M y rna ; Bra nag an, Anne ; Bra nag an, D orot hy; Carty, Ju stin e; Dunn, Kathl ee n ; Durn a n, B e rnad ette ; Evan s, Patri cia ; F lynn , P atricia; Gold swo rthy, Ka thleen; Doy le, Carmel ; Hal linan, Valma ; Hartnett, Jennif er ; Lewi s, J oa n ; Ma rk ey, J ea n ; May, D omini ; M ee ha n, Ca rm el ; Menadue, Gra ce ; Munday, Judith ; O'Sulli va n, Irene ; Saund ers, Gwenda ; S erong, Joa n ; Smith , Barbara ; Smith , Jean; Smith , :Ma rga ret ; \Vildin g, Ba rbara ; Yendle, Mar y. A DISAPPOINTMEN T . We had e nj oyed a good night 's res t. Alth o ug h th e sun was on ly ri sing, w e we re alr eady E very body wa s ex cited, for to- day dres sed. we wer e going right up into th e bu sh fo r a lovel y holiday. Even moth er wa s excited, because she was longing to get away fr om th e noise and bustle of the city.

"Wh en we get up th er e- " my littl e sister was sa ying, but nobody was list enin g, fo r each ha d her ow n pla ns a nd her ow n th oug hts. Ju st then the doo r -bell ra ng a nd w e heard Mumm y say "Oh , Uncle T erry !" in a ver y surpri sed M y little voi ce. That was enoug h fo r us. sist er ru shed into her ro om a nd flun g her self on her bed, sobbing . Uncl e T erry had bee n ill for a long tim e a nd w a s o nly ju st better, and a short tim e befo re he ha d a nn ounced hi s inte ntion of paying us a long vi sit, but w ho would have drea m ed he wo uld co me th a t we ek? A nd with out a ny wa rnin g? A ft er som e tim e M o th er ca me a nd expla in ed th a t we co uld not go away but mu st be very ni ce to U ncl e and make his stay enj oya ble. I do n't think we shall ev er fo rge t th a t di sa ppointment. N o ne of us has rea ll y liked U ncl e T erry since. Grace Menadue. THE LITTLE LILAC TRE E . One wa rm sp rin g day I fo und myself peeping above the ground and g a zing upon a beautiful wo rld. For a long tim e I had kn own I was alive, but all was dark and I felt an urge to

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stretch upwards ; and now, on this lovely day, I was taking my first look around. Merry laughing girls on blue tunics and grey blouses were chatting as they walked about. A few feet away from me I noticed a little orange tree about my own age. We said "Hello" tc each other and became friends. In a few

garden and played around us, and now and then a mischievous child picked a piece of my blos-

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months' time we were able to entwine our arms and this gave us great pleasure. On one side of us was a tall sturdy oak tree, who sheltered us from the cold winds; on the other side was the Science Room , where we often watched the serious senior students as they performed an experiment, or we laughed at the frisky First and Second Years as they pretended to work. Often a merry face looked at us through the open window, and we rustled our leavesr happily and hoped the girl would understand our message. I was very proud of my beautiful robe of delicately tinted mauve and green, and

som or handled the tiny orange that my friend carried so proudly. We were so happy l Orange and Lilac whispered secrets to each other, and we heard secrets too! The years rolled onabout six-then one morning along came men with ladders and axes and chopped some limbs off our friend the oak tree. The whole world became brighter for us and the sun poured hi, friendly beams upon us as we danced and sang with joy. Next day the men came again and without warning cruelly cut both my friend , Orange Tree, and myself clown close to our roots. Trembling and sad, •Ne were carried to a corner of the playground and here I lie awaiting the end. Dorothy Branagan .

Dra\\'ings by F. M cCarthy.

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AN IN.CIDENT IN THE SEPTEMBER HOLID AYS.

sometimes I pitied the little orange tree, fot was I not a Lilac Tree? Did I not carry lovely mauve blossoms, and what had my friend? One tiny orange! The kittens often came to our part of the

During the September holidays my twin brother, Kevin , made a tank. He 'vas COiistantly inviting me to have a ride m it, but I always refused. At last I consented to trust myself !!1 the home-made affair, and, having

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BEFOR E THE T E RM TESTS . I slept wit h a new kapok pillow, And I think that it went to m y hea d! For I'm sure that I saw my Geom etry A -capering all round m y bed! While French bowe d to Latin w ith fe eling, M y Alge bra pass ed w ith a g rin ; And E nglish, Draw ing and Mu sic Wer e m a kin g a t errible din! I woke-but wh er e wa s m y pillow ? M y lesso ns w ere mixe d in my head. M y cloth es w e re all ro und th e fl oor sca tt er ed ; M y pillow was und er my bed. (B y Worded S econd Y ea r , or 'vV. S.Y. for short )

CLASS AND SPORTS CAPTAINS.

The Costello Family The Cos t ell o family wer e ga th er ed toge the r , r estin g o n th e lawn of th eir lovely home. It had been a bu sy a nd ex citing cla y fo r th em a ll , for it w as on th a t clay th e J apa nes e ha d bomb ed Pearl H a rbour. Th e famil y did not seem ver y co ncerned ab out th e bombing a t fir st . Jim said "It can't happ en here," but th at ha d ye t to be co nsidered in th e mo nth s th a t fo llowed and, as tim e went on . th e ca use for a nxi et y in -

cr eased a nd things g rew more and mor e a la rming. .C hapter 2- ln Japanese Hands: B efor e lo ng th e fa ni ily lea rnt what a n a ir-ra id siren mea nt . Soo n th ey we re to hea r th eir las t siren- by that I mea n th e Japanes e had ta ken Malaya . Th e: fa mi ly a nd th e natives had bee n in fav our of th e J aps, for fr om th eir r ece nt broadcas ting they had see med ver y fri end ly w ith th e people o f M alaya. In fact , th e famil y

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was rea ll y glad wh en th e J apan ese too k Mal aya. Chap t er 3-The Family's Sufferings. Soon the Cos tello fam il y r eali zed h ow cru e! th e J a ps w er e a nd of th eir brutal trea tm ent o f th e na tives. P oor little M a r y cri ed ever y t im e she saw th e na tives being w hi pped a nd th e r es t of th e fa mil y's hea r ts w er e n ea r brea kin g po int. Th eir food r ati o n was ve ry low. T h e J apa n ese . h ad tu rne d th e Costell o's bea uti fu l hom e in to milita r y qu a rt er s for th emselves , a nd th e fa mil y w er e ma de to live in a hu t a nd we r e tr eated li ke th e black s. Chap ter 4-The Escape . A t last th e fam il y w ere too wea k a nd fri g htened to ve ntur e · o ut of t he hut . O ne clay, w hen Jim wa s loo king o ut of th e w in dow, h e saw a nativ e. cre e ping up to th e hut in a n odd so rt o t ma nn er ; loo kin g aro und un easily h e kn oc k ed at th e doo r. Ji m ope n ed th e doo r to him . Th e native w hi sp er ed ".Com e q u-ick . mas t er , m e hab ca noe ; m e ta ke you u p rive r ." W it ho ut eve n w a iting to pack th eir few. belongin gs, they fo ll owed th e n a tiv e th ro ug h th e tr ees down to th e river , ta ki ng ca r e t o ·k eep well o ut of sig ht of th e J a p s. T h ey go t safely in to the ca noe, but o nl y just in tim e, fo r as th e ca noe pu ll ed o ut fr om th e shore th e J a ps ope ned fir e. H owever , th ey a rrived safe ly o n a n isla nd near th e no rth w est of A u st r a lia, w h er e · th e na ti ve, wh ose na m e was " Kurr ie Kurri e." got a big r ewa r d fo r hi s bra ver y a nd la ter we nt a nd lived with the Cos t ello's. T hi s is a n o ri g in al sto r y. It is an exa m ple of p r ese nt day happe nin gs, a nd also shows u s h ow o n e ca n have a lmos t eve r ythin g a nd lose it in a few short wee k s. It was wr it ten by Cla r e \Velch, age 10 yea r s 6 m o nt h s. S he is in th e 5t h g r ade. He r a mbiti o n is to be a w rit er 0 1· a rad io a nn oun ce r . Th e fir st pa le finge r s of daw n crep t ove r a p ea r l-gr ey sky as I we nd ed m y way a lo ng t h e seas hore . As yet t h e sea was the colour o f slate, but I kn ew th a t soon it woul d be a li ve with t h e cr im son , rose and o r a nge li g hts of sunri se mirro r ed in th e vas t expa n se of wa ter. I was bare foo t , a nd I walked a lo ng at edge of th e sea fee ling, now a nd aga in , tin y waves lapp in g aga in st m y a nkl es . away, across t he ocea n , I heard t h e fi rs t of a circling seagull .

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N ow til e sun was creep111g up a bove th e p encil lin e of da rk hills a nd throw in g over all thi ngs its sla nting r ays, whi ch made even th e ugly, dirty, fi shin g net s things of beauty in th e m agic half -lig ht. Dark crim so n an d pa le r osecolo ured, fl eecy clo ud s drift ed across a sky w hi ch p romi sed m e a fin e day a nd , I ho ped, a sun set as wo nde rfu l as th e daw ning o f th e day w hi ch I had just seen. P a tri cia D wye r.

A WALK IN THE BUSH ON A SPRING MORNING. T he ea rth sm elt swee t a ft er th e sof t sp ri ng show er s as I ma de my way lighth ea rt edl y ove r th e old bu sh trac k . M y step wa s lig ht an d my h ea rt wa s fr ee as I w alked alo ng th e g r assy pa t h with S prin g as m y . compa nio n. \ Vho co uld h elp bein g happy ? The bird s flitt ed and sa ng in th e leafy bough s; m agp ies caroll ed, t he thru sh es whi stl ed, a nd th e skyla rk soa r ed hi g h to sin g h er praise to th e Giv er of Sun lig ht. Th e small w inding pat11 led in and o ut of the tr ees, fr om which shy little r a bbits peeped, th en sca mpe red away. The cr ee k bubbled and ri ppled ov er th e pe bbles, an d leaves, k iss in g th e go lden wattl e, a s she b ent h er lad en boug h s to th e w a ter. I t splas hed th e glittering fe rn s with a r a in bow spray, a s it ri ppled o n it s way t o th e sea. Th e soft spring breeze ru stl ed throug h t he leave s and waft ed the p erfum e of th e sweet Spring fl ower s, to th e g r ee n m eadow beyond whe r e th e lam b s fr oli ck ed an d played over the soft g ree n shoots. E very a ni ma l a nd l iving be ing was awa k e a nd r ejoicing , busy yet happy, fo r th ey canno t mi ss a minut e of t he ir Sp r ing wo rk. L eo ni e Ca m ero n ( P ro fi ciency).

ROBIN. L itt le R o bin R ed breas t always fl y in g hig h , He does n't ca r e if r ain o r snow is fa lling fro m t he sky; But it's always best in spring tim e, says littl e Robin-gayE ven when th e mi st does fa ll, he does not lose hi s way. Sylvia M cL eod.

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FIRST AND SECOND YEAR GROUP.

First Year Class Notes First Year room is a very pleasant place; it . WORTH, JUNE COLK, BETT KINGSTON, is bright and airy and has two lovely altars , DAWN AMOR, NANCY SUTTIE, SHIRLEY kept sweet and colourful with beautiful homeDI.CK, DENISE ATKINSON, THERESA grown flowers. The 38 girls whom you find MARTIN, HELEN ENGLISH, LENORE there ii;clude some of the tallest, as well a; KERSTEN, SHIRLEY BRANAGAN. Amongst some of the sma ll est, girls in the upper school. ELAINE MARTIN is Sft. JOins. , whi le these gilr s some excel in one thing and some in another, but all are charming girls of whom AILEEN DOVE, EILEEN MACKAY, MARGARET DOWDING and DENISE WHITE C.L.C. is proud. ;,.re well over the Sft. mark. LILLIAN BARRY is a mere 4! feet-sma ll but very good. AJ1tl then come the "in-betweens"-PATRICIA O'BRIEN, MARGARET DILLON, PATRICIA JOY MACHATTIE, RYAN, BARBARA THOMPSON, .C LARE WARREN, KAREN McGREGOR, ESTELLE BRENNECKE, JUDITH MADIN, PATRICIA CHAWNER, LORRAINE ELLIS, PATRICIA HAYES, DOREEN WILLIAMS, GLORIA FANNING, MARGARET MARKEY, JOAN BENNETT, WATERS, MARY S.COTT, PAMELA GWENDA BECKITT, MARY MURPHY, .Bl.Cdo{Lni MARGARET COSTIGAN, JOAN FARNS -

GARITA S IN FIRST YEAR. There was a. sweet child called Shirl ey Whose hair just wouldn't go curly, So she tried a good permWhich las ted one term-

Anc\ now she ge ts up very early. (Apparently to do th e troubl esome hai1· !) Shirley Dick (First Year). "Some people think tha t in Hell th ere a re devi ls a nd pitchfork s, but that is not so; th ere

That fearful, weird, blooc\c urc\ling That's First Y ea r. Second Term.

What is that buzzing sound I hear Like busy bees, now fa r, now nea r ? That's First Year. Whose work is this so clear a nd neat? It's really good a nd ha rd t.o beat! That's Fi rst Year's. Who are those girls th a t r.ush pell mell To a nswe r every clang ing hell ? They're F irst Year.

is nothin g but so rrow clown there." Third Term.

FIRST YEAR. First Term.

What is that awful din yo u hea r, As up the stai r s you ru sh in fear? That's First Year. But ah! th a t r eall y frightfu l so und That see ms to make yo ur head whi rl round? That's First Year. That cras h! as th ough a bomb ju st fell ?

Who a r e those a ngel children now, Who sit there with unruffl ed brow? They're First Year . Wh o is that begging "More, 0 mor e, We neve r find hom ewo rk a bore"? That's F irst Year. Who a re th ose charming childr en gay, Who n ever mi ss a single clay? They're First Year. D . Williams, Joy Th omp so n a nd Pat Hayes.

JUNIOR GROUP,

CARITAS THE PHYSICAL CULTURE DISPLAY. On \Nednesday, the 25th of October, we held our annual Physical Culture Display. It was a glorious afternoon and th ere was a good attendance of parents and friends. As it was a lso "Education \Veek" there was an intere~ting exhibition of work in the various classrooms. The display commenced with the National Anthem, fo ll owed by the junior exercises, which were warmly applauded. The junior group were a lso responsible for two dances and played an exciting game. The infants gave us a set of exercises, together w ith a 1~1ost enjoyable dance . Little Annette Slattery was the highlight of the item .

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The Intermediate section performed a skipping and rhythmic stud y, together with a set of exercises which showed their good steady work. The Spanish dance, done by the Proficiency, was very spectacular, but even more so was the Russian dance performed by the Seniors. Their set of exercises anct two Folk Dances showed excell ent precision work. At the concl usio n of the display the visitors were served by th e seniors wit h afternoon tea -a welcome int erlude-before making a tour of the various class-rooms to inspect the a rt ·and handcraft exhibits. A va ri ety of work, includi ng felt toys, knitting, sewi ng, fancy work, and even some praiseworthy samples of cooking, were to be see n. The pencil drawings and paintings, which were generall y of a high sta nd ard a nd some ind eed excellent, were par ti cul a rl y wo rth y of attention.

u~1 Pat Evans (Second Yea r) .

We tru st the pa rents and frie nds app r eciated our efforts, enj oyed our d isplay, and w ill come agai n next year.

To the readers of this Magazine we recommend

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