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Editor ial " ROUND OUR RESTLE SS NESS HIS REST" Just now, the world ove r, we all " float upon a wild and violent sea Each way and move." Most of us would be unspeakably thankfu l for calm,

for security-even for

the certainty of t he necessities, food, heat, and transport-gratef u l for leisure in wh ich to look at God's wo rld of nature . But peoce and quiet are denied us. W hy? Becouse, over-charged with the electric energy of modern life, we fight round ou r insigni f icant planet to get from each other' a ll we can of its materia! wealth.

We do not progress,

our movement is ci rcular, not onward and outward. And there is the Quiet Ru ler of the mil lions of wor!ds, of al l the solar systemsbeside which our solar system diminishes to a mere speck in the universe- there is God looking with pity at our blind, disordered strife . It is towards H im we should be moving, and the first step towa rds the Creator is loving His creatures, especially our fellow humans. If we loved one another, strife would immediately cease, fo r then, acting according to love, the very law of our being, we should not seize, but give . We should Rejoice we a re a llied To That whic h doth ·provide And not partake, effect and not receive' A spark d isturbs our clod; Nearer we ho ld of God Who gives, than ot His tribes that take, I must be lieve. Instead of adding to each other's fai lures we should co-operate wi t h others, br inging a bout, not general despondency, but un ive rsa l optimism. T he moment we, individually or col lectively, begin to move towards God, that moment we are reinforced by H is strengt h and penetrated to the inmost depths of our souls with His joy. We learn to love, which means seeing ourse lves, t h is world, and the universe as one great whole, control led by a Lawgiver Who is essentia ll y Love beca use He is Life. Through love we leam to be law-abiding . It is al l so simple that a chi ld can understand it.

But we have lost the divine wisdom of childhood . So let us become again as little ch ildren with Our Father and , even on earth, ours wi ll be the kingdom of heaven.

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" The kingdom of God is within you ."

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CONT ENTS Editorial Unto the Consummation of the World · Educating for Life .. Religion The People's Eucharistic League .. Priir:e Day at C. L.C. The National Catholic Rural Movement Much Ado About Music .. Fruits of Evil Diamond Jubilee of Mother M . Laurence Obituary Review af Old Collegians' Activities Sport . . The Development of Surrealism in Australia C.L.C. Diary The Stucfents' Concert Matriculation Class Notes Catholic Aetion Leaving Pass Class Notes We Debate Intermediate Class Notes Robert Browning, Man and Artist Third Year A Class Notes Third Year B Class Notes .. Second Year Class Notes First Year Class Notes Fifth and Sixth Grade Class Notes Cowper, A Transitional Poet Results of Pubiic Examinations Australian Musical Board

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ILLUS TRAT IONS Confirmation Group Student Retreatants First Communicants Prefects, 1946 Mother M. Laurence House Captains Basketball Team .. C.L.C. Students' Choir . . Leaving and Matriculation Students Intermediate Class . . Third Year Music Pupils Second Year .. Sports and Class Captains First Year .. Fifth and Sixth Grades

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the Con sum mat ion of the Wo rld One of the most provide ntial acts of our age was the pronoun cement issued some forty years ago by the then Pope, Pius X ., on frequen t Holy Commu nion. That decree brought home to the faithful how Christ may be, and should be, more and more cGmpletely, the life of the Christia n. It recalled them to the truth that Christia n perfecti on is not only open to, but incumbent on all, that each is a member of Christ's Kingdom . Some twenty years later this was followed by the establis hment by the late Pope Pius XI. of the Feast of Christ the King, which emphas ised again that we have a common Life, a common Nourish ment; that we are knit to one another more closely than words can describe because we are all one in Christ, and Christ is the One Man who has incorpo rated all men and all creation into Himself . And now the present Holy Father, Pius XII ., has further added to .and stressed how imperat ive and importa nt is that call, by issuing the longest encyclic al letter of recent times on the Mystica l Body of Christ, in which are set out and develop ed truths of which the world is in sad need. These truths are not new. St. Paul was the appoint ed apostle to declare them to the world. They have ever been, they ever will be, the fundam ental truths of Christian living, both for the individu al and for the nations. But it is most blessed that the Vicars of Christ should recall them to an age that had in a measure forgotte n them; that needs them now so much f<,>r its healing, its guidanc e, and its happine ss. Our Divine Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was the mercifu l Redeem er of the world, not only a good inan, but the infinitel y good God . We all know that His earthly life was lived some ninetee n hundred years ago, in a small obscure corner of the earth. We kno.w too that in becomin g man, Christ gave to the human nature thus made one with the divine nature gifts without number and graces beyond all riches. It is a primary truth of our faith that He, the God-ma n, came to give His life for the Redemptio n of the many, that He did this by His death on the Cross, that afterwa rds he rose from the dead and ascende d into

heaven . But His was a Kingdom which should have no end. He promise d His apostles to be with them until the consummat ion of the world. So we must see Christ, not only in His physica l Life as shown to us in the Gospels , not only in His heavenl y life of glory, but as the Vine of which we are the branche s, into Whom we have been engrafted by the Sacram ents of Baptism and Confirm ation with their lifegivin g powers, and the possessi on of. the Holy Spirit and His fruits . He has not left us orphans , He is still living in the world, moving amongs t its poor , instruct ing the ignoran t, comfort ing the doubtfu l, and healing the souls of men. The marvell ous vitality of the Church comes from no other cause than this. It would be absurd to suggest that we could in a few short lines exhaust a truth which will be a mystery until made manifes t in Beaven . Only one aspect can be indicate d -that Jesus Christ, our Redeem er, mystically lives on for us in the Church He founded , and which is identica l with Him. That Church or that Mystica l Person, really says to us: "I live with Christ. I saw His Mother and I know her to be a Virgin and the lovelies t and purest of all women in heaven or on earth. I saw Christ at Cresare a-Philip pi, when after changin g Simon's name to Rock, He told him he was the rock on which the Church would be built , and that it would endure unto the consum mation of the world. I saw Christ hanging on a Cross and I saw Him rise from His tomb; I saw Magdale n rush to His feet; I saw the angels clad in white before the great stone; I was in the Cenacle room when doubtin g Thomas put fingers into His hands; I was on Olivet when He ascende d into heaven and promised to send His Spirit to the apostles to make them the foundat ion of His new Mystica l Body on earth. I was at the stoning of Stephen , saw Saul hold the garmen ts of those who slew . him, and later I heard Saul, as Paul, preach Christ and Him crucified ; I witnesse d the Crucifixion of Peter and the beheadi ng of Paul in Rome, and with · my very eyes saw tens of thousan ds of martyrs crim-

son the sands with their blood, rather than deny the faith Peter and Paul had preached to them ; I went with Boniface to Germany, with Augustine to England, with Cyril and Methodlus to the Poles, with Patrick to Ireland ; at the beginning of the ninth century I recall ·seeing Charlemagne crowned in matters temporal as Peter's vicar was . supreme in matters spiritual; in the thirteenth century I saw the great stones cry out in tribute to me, and burst into Gothic Cathedrals ; in the shadows of these same walls I saw great Cathedrals of thought arise in the prose of Aquinas and Bonaventure , and in the poetry of Dante; in the sixteenth century I saw my children, softened by the spirit of the world, leave the Father's house and reform the faith instead of reforming discipline, which would have brought .them back again into my embrace; in the last century and at the beginning of this I heard the. world say it could not accept me because I was behind the times . . I am not behind the times, I am only behind the scenes: I have adapted myself to every form of government the world has ever known ; I have lived with Cresars and kings, tyrants and dictators, parliaments and presidents, monarchies and republics. I have welcomed every advance of science, and were it not for me the great records of the pagan world would not have been preserved. It is true I have not changed my doctrine, but that is because 'the doctrine is not mine but His who sent Me.' I change my garments, which belong to time, but not my Spirit, which belongs to eternity. In the course of my long life I have seen so ma_n y modern ideas become unmodern that I know I shall live to chant a requiem over the modern ideas of this day, as I chanted it over the modern ideas of the last century. I celebrated the nineteen-hundre dth anniversary of the death of my Redeemer, and yet I am no older now than then, for my Spirit is Eternal, and the Eternal never ages. I am the contemporar y of all civilisations. I am never out of date because the dateless, because the timeless. I have four great

marks. I am one, because I have the same soul I had in the beginning; I am holy , because that Soul is the Spirit of Holiness; I am catholic, because that Spirit pervades every living cell of my Body ; I am apostolic, because my origin is identical with Nazareth, Galilee, and Jerusalem. I shall grow weak when my members become rich and cease to pray, I shall be but I SHALL NEVER DIE. persecuted; I shall be crucified as I was on Calvary, but I shall rise again, and finally, when time shall ·be no more, and I shall have grown to my full stature, then shall I be taken into heaven as the Bride of my Head, Christ, where the • celestial nuptials shall be celebrated, and God shall be all in all, because His Spirit is Love and Love is Heaven." Such is the Church, in whose membership we become through Baptism one with Christ and with each other. This astounding unity is the only remedy or solution of the ills of society and nations today, the only fulfilnient of the dreams of the poets, the striving of the great philanthrop ists, the utopias of the idealists, and the aims of the reformers. Leaders talk of unions of nations and forget unions of heart. In strident tones they say, "Don't fight one another," instead of crying, with St. John, "Little children, love one another. " Instead of tyrannical unity based on jealousy and suspicion and rooted in violence and hatred, this unity through and in Christ builds on love, aims at union, excludes no one from its possibilities, and links earth with heaven in one glorious harmony. Here is a serene hope, instead of gloom and doubt and despair. Here is a new dignity for man, no longer mean and contemptibl e if he has attained this divine union, even tho.ugh he be clothed in the rags of a beggar or covered with the sores of a leper. With St. Paul, he can sing a song of victory, a battle cry of dauntless courage, "I live, now not I, but Christ liveth in me." REV. L, P . MORAN, College Chaplain.

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Edu cati ng for Life Living is loving rightly. Educatin g for life is educatin g in right loving. Love is the law of growth, is the action which constitut es being, the essence of living. A tree loving the soil and moisture sends down its roots for their life-givin g food . It loves also the air and the sunlight, sending its branches up and out to absorb them and to become the beautiful , gladlystirring green tree, dappled with light and shade, that only God can make. The tree keeps the laws of its being. . We are all very like trees. We have to send the roots of our minds searchin g after their life-food , truth, and all our hearts and souls must aspire tci the purity and warm sunlight of God's great universe of the spirit, stretchin g out to Him and rejoicing in Him at all times, .in all ways, till being filled with the light of His gladness we become so much more beautiful than even God's tree. Hatred is destructi ve. Life is an unceasing battle, and we are often b~ing urged . to hate someone or somethin g. If our standard s of truth and purity are high we shall be all the more urged to hatred of, and bitternes s towards, the people and things that fall below our standard s. Judging by ourselves and the bitter strife around us in the world of to-day, most of us are tempted at times to be fairly good haters. Life is a warfare. We have to fight our own defects, and often have to contend with the failings of · others. The more thoughtf ul we are, the more we shall tend to be discourag ed by our own weakness es and to dislike others on account of their shortcom ings. Minor crises are always occurring, but let us hold the balance even. weighing good against bad qualities, and so keep our own equilibriu m. But are we not going to do anything to wipe out the evil? Yes~ we are going to hate evil in ourselves . and others. Hatred is destructi ve. We are certainly not going to hate ourselves, for, following our present line of thought, we should have suicidal tendencies. And it would not be advisable to hate others, since our logic would then brand us as at least potential murderer s. After all, there is nothing on earth so lovable as a human being; and you can do anything with a man, woman, or child if you love that person just for God's sake

selflessly . Then we have to ask ourselv~s a very awkward question, and Pr?l::!a,bly "blush unseen," not at all minding, this time, that . we waste our "sweetne ss on the desert air." · "Do I aspire so ardently to love God that I can love others selflessly ?" It is a test question all right. Anyway, we have to be trained in loving, when we are little, in our homeS-t aught to love truth and purity in people, in Our Lady, in God . Parents should surround their children with all that is good and oeautiful . Perfect order should reign in the home, obedienc e to its · laws being a matter of course. Love should be. its atmosphere , correctio n gently ~~~en, cpur~eSY unfailing . The early years of school s.ho\l!d keep on this formatio n of right attitudes , this appeal to ·right emotions . Intercour se between parents and teachers should be constant , at least at intervals , for _,w~tµput it ·no real understa nding of chilcfi:en .)s possible. In the later years of school life matters become more serious. Reason as the basis for right acting must be more and more insisted on, or else right acting will cease when the school gate closes for the last time on the boy or girl. The questions of love and hatred will also come up for consideratio n. What is one main cause of hatred between humans? The desire for material goods. This answer seems to suggest that modern school curricula overemphasis ing science, economic s, sociology require altering, for the simple reason that such subjects are being overstres sed, because they will help towards the · acquisition of material goods, including comforts and luxuries. Sir Richard Livingsto ne, in his Educatio n for a World Adrift (page 33) writes: "Materia lism continua lly besets education . Forty· years ago it took a coarse form in the demand from a certain type of business man that secondar y educatio n should consist largely of bookkeep ing, typing, shorthand , and modern language s for commercial subjects. To-day our utilitaria nism is more refined. All will be well, we are told, if we have more science or more economic s and sociology." The subjects we should be emphasis ing are those which send the adolescen ts

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searching in t he world's truth treasuries men and women," to help them to the of t h e past . Eventually, when they are truth that t he writings of the great Greek grown up, or nearly so, we should introduce Arist~tle received no adequate attention till them directly to philosophy a nd theology. St. Thomas recognised them for what they Now wh ile t hey are at school they should were . be getting in contact with philosophy and Philosophy, a true conception of Goodreligion through the grea t m en of history ness (including love , justice, courage, selfand literature . The central Figure of the mastery, mercy, liberty), of Tru:th and world , says Lacordaire , is Jesus Christ of Beauty, passes into religion, Sir Richard Nazareth , h olding in His left hand the Old Livingstone says, "When these are seen to T esta m en~. in His right the New. The point to and derive their validity from historia n Lecky observes that the Person-', that ultimate reality which we call God"ality of Christ has been the most potent the ultimate reality of Pure Love. On the and the most heart-subduing influence ex- need for philosophy and religion in eduperienced by the race of man. Among the cation this writer says : "We are advanced , really great men of history we shall count united, international, in our material civiliSt. Berna rd of Clairvaux, Abraham Lincoln, sation ; when we pass beyond it Babel Leo XIII. Napoleon and Bismarck were .begins-in our relations with others and grefl-t in some senses of the word, but they even within ourselves. We and our educawere n ot morally great. We should help tion h a ve been too · absorbed in the matter the young t o see the difference between of life to think of its spirit. We must th eir pa rtial grea tness a nd that of the restore to it a vitamin, deficient both there three historical personages just mentioned. and in ciur life-a religion, a philosophy When choosing writers for adolescents to of living, a definite ideal to guide, discipline , study we sh ould select those who are great a nd dominate the lives of individuals and, · in thei.r philosophy, their attitude to life, through them, the national life." not merely in their craftsmanship, Virgil To get the right sort of education everyChaucer, Sha kespeare, Browning, George on e must help, for every effort counts. ReMeredith ; n ot Ovid, Byron, or Galsworthy. . member quiet Will Shakespeare said: We ch oose t he great m en of literature for their t rue · conception of the meaning of life the brave manner in which we know How far that little · candle throws its t h ey faced it, their hatred of evil, their beams! love of purity, of their fellow men . So shines a good deed in a naughty But t h ere j s much evil to be met with in world. Shakespeare)s plays, you object. Far better for boys and girls to meet evil in books, The divine a nd despised Nazarene said, in Shakespea re, loathing treachery and impurity as h e loa thed them, than, after lea v- "I am the light of the world . . . I am ing school, to be · caught unawares by evil come that they may have life and may in fascina ting disguise to their lifelong ruin, have it more abundantly .... By this shall perhaps to t h eir eternal ruin . If boys and all m en know that you are My disciples girls love goodness with the intensity that if you have love one for another. " Cruci.. Sha kespeare did , they will have against the fi ed as a criminal and a slave, Jesus Christ "poison in t h e atmosphere of the modern the Strong transformed and is still transworld wh at Ca rdinal Newman calls "the forming the souls of men by the light of great counter-fascination of purity and Divine Love. Many· to-day, though, know Him as little as did the Arab sage to whom truth." his disciple, the physician Karshish, wrote, We do n ot wa n t to fill the minds of the having heard of Christ : yo ung wit h knowledge that they are una ble, at their age, to assimilate. They have all The very God! think, Abib ; dost thou t heir lives for learning, but we do want think ? to teach t h em how to live and learn, how to love life in all its forms , and to value So, the All-Great, were the All-Loving t h e stored wisdom of past ages. St. Thomas tooAquinas would give us all a lesson in setting through the thunder comes a human So, a right value on t h e philosophy of classical voice a ntiquity. J . K . Reydon points out in The Saying, "O heart I made , a heart beats God of Love, written primarily, by the way, here! " for modern "scientifically minded young

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STUDEN TS' RETREAT AT THE CATHOLIC LADIES' COLLEGE The annual retreat for senior girls of the Catholic Ladies' College was held towards the close of the second term, the lectures being given by Rev. Father Scan-

Ion, C.ss.R. On the first morning Mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Cosgrave, who recently returned from Japan. His Grace, Archbisho p Mannix, celebrated Mass on the last day of the retreat and was present at the Communio n breakfast. His Grace said that this annual visit to C.L.C. was always a real pleasure. Great

CONFIRMA TION

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Front Row (left to right) : Anne Martin, Valree Man.aghan , Annette Murphy, Marie Collins, Eleanor Miller. Second Row: Maria Oliveri, Nives Campana, Helen Menadue, Beverley White, Frances Chamberlain , Angela Evans, Elizabeth Costigan, Bernadette Jenkins . Third Row : Deidre Hickey, Margaret Halloran, Patricio Gray, Joan Miller, Margaret Darcey, Aileen O' Donohue, Brenda Davey, Mary Thornton, Gladys Gori, Laurette Carlson . Fourth Row: Patricia Mackin, Mary O'Molley, Patricio Skehan, Margaret Davis, Beverley Wright, Moira Barry, Maureen Fox, Mory Allinson, Maureen O' Rourke, Morese Hussey. Fifth Row: Judith Egon, Mercie Oliver, Judith O'Brien, Joan Miller, Elizabeth . Motor, Kathleen Wilson, Gay Johns. Sixth Row: Joyce Storey, Suzanne Shiel, Noela O' Qea, Marie Condron, Lorraine Bayliss, Mirella Comparin, Kathleen Black, Audrey Tilbury.

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THE MISSIONS events in connection with sport, concerts, and so on took place during the year, but the retreat was the biggest function. The A person who risks his life to 'save the retreat of 1946 was not only nominally but life of another 'is considered to be a hero really; the best that they had made. Their or brave person, but what is that compared response to the lectures given by Father with helping to save a soul! Our missionaries endanger their lives and Scanlon had been . marvellous, especially health by going to foreign lands, not only in their silence. Father Scanlon had told to civilise and educate the natives, but to them stories which proved adhesive. Moral bring them to Christ and to help them to teaching was always best remembered save their souls. The soul will live for through stories. Father Scanlon had also . ever, and the greatest thing we can do is directly or indirectly made an attack on to help to save a soul. Children can partake in this great work by praying for our misthe use of cosmetics, and, judging by the sionaries and by making little sacrifices, fresh appearance of the retreatants, the such as going without sweets and other attack, said His Grace, had been success- luxuries on certain days and send'ing small ful. After three days of cold and stormy sums of money to the missionaries to help weather they were coming out of retreat them to build up their churches, schools, &c. I heard the other day that a native . on a lovely morning, so also, after the of the Island of New Guinea had been hard work done during the dark days of ordained a priest. He will be able to self-examination, their souls were now re- do much for the natives of that island. The splendent. Rev . Father Scanlon thanked missionaries and those who have helped the retreatants for their earnest co-opera- them to carry on the great work must feel tion, and all· knelt for the blessing of the proud of their success. -Angela Evans (6th Grade), age 11 years. Archbishop.

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Hi s ·Groce, the Archbi shop of Melbourne, and' Rev . Fathe r Scanlon at Breakfast with C.L.C. Retreatants.

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THE

PEOPLE'S EUCHARISTIC LEAGUE

Could you not watch one hour with Me? How many of us ever listen to Our Lord , when He calls us to adore Him in the Blessed Sacrament? Blessed Peter Julian Eymard, founder of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers, as soon as he was able to walk, used to accompany his mother in her daily visits to the Blessed Sacrament. No matter how long he remained in the Church, he never grew tired, and it was through Julian Eymard that we are given an opportunity

of sharing in the life and work of the Fathers of the Blessed Sacrament. He began an association at Marseilles called The People's Eucharistic League. Any Catholic man, woman, or child. may become a member, by promising to spend a t least one full hour once a month in a doration before the Blessed Eucharist. Th'is is one small way by which we can show our love for our Blessed Lord, and our watchword should be : "Everything for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament! May His Kingpom Come! " Margaret Baker (Leaving Pass ).

REV. L. P. MORAN WITH FIRST COMMUNICANTS Front Row (left to right) :

<;::ynthia Dethr idg e, Annette Slattery, Allen Ba yli s, Mau reen Slatte ry, Tan yi a Repanich . Bock Row:

Mary Duc k, Elizebeth Noy, Marl ene Duff, Di a nna Cout i.

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Prize Day at C.L.C. · His Grace the Archbishop, Most Rev . D. Mannix, D.D., LL.D., presented the prizes at the annual prize-giving at the Catholic Ladies' College on Wednesday afternoon , December 12. As his Grace, accompanied by the college chaplain, Rev . L. P . Moran, entered the college hall, the senior choir sang "Ecce Sacerdos," which was followed by James Lister Cuthbertson's "Australian Sunrise," set to music in 1944 by Frank Hutchens. An address of welcome was t hen read to his Grace by Imelda Palmer, and the programme continued with the following items : "Wake Up" and "Six Green Singers" (Eleanor Farjeon ), third year ; "Hark, Hark, the Lark" (Schubert), and "A Spring Song" (Pinsuti ), junior choir ; recitations, "Who'll Help a Fairy? " and song, "Christmas Bells" by the little ones, who lived their poem and song, and were altogether charming. The last two items by the senior choir were, perhaps, the most beautiful. The choir commenced softly with Palest rina's lovely unaccompanied "Ave Maria," preluding the heavenly number, "The Nuns ' Chorus," from Strauss' opera, "Casanova." The soloist in this chorus, Joan Barrett (Head Prefect ) , sang with an effortless clearness so exquisite that it held everyone entranced till her notes again blended with the other fresh and many-toned voices in an almost angelical choral climax. WELL-EARNED PRIZES. His Grace, who enjoyed the children's programme, said he was glad to have the opportunity of distributing prizes which were so well earned. The night before he had been in very different surroundings. Everyone that afternoon could move about easily to her appoihted place, but the night before all the people had to be led-they were blind. "When," said his Grace, "I see so many people before me with all their senses, I begin to think how many things we have to be grateful for . I am sure we are grateful to God for all He has done for us. I am sure you are especially grateful to Him for the sound Catholic training received at the Catholic Ladies' College. I am delighted to be here this afternoon ; coming amongst you has always been a very great pleasure." His Grace then expressed the hope that

some of the girls would be granted the grace of a religious vocation, that they would be as generous to God as He had been to them, responding promptly and gen erously, for any sacrifice would be repaid a hundredfold in this life and a thousandfold in the . life to come. Those who were going to live in the world must live up to t he standards put before them at school, a nd must be strong Catholics, upholding their faith unafraid. They should not just follow the ways of other people, but should be true to their religion in every way and at all times. "This great college," said the Archbishop, Good "deserves better accommodation. work h as always been done here in spite of difficulties, and I hope God will soon provide a fine , modern college worthy of the Sist ers and children." PRIZE LIST Special Prizes. - Christian Doctrine (Mother General's Prize) : Joan Barrett. Dux (Bessie Kennedy's Prize ) : Margaret English (Dollie Egan's Prize) : Kissane . Modern Languages Patricia Howard. (Mollie Cardiff's Prize ) : Margaret Kissane. Mathematics (Margaret Kissane's Prize) : Maureen Saunders. Science (An Ex-Student's Prize ): Marie Spencer. History (Dotie Killen's Prize ) : Margaret Callanan. Drawing : Marie Pittle. Courtesy and Good Manners : Mary Maxwell. Leaving Certificate.-Christian Doctrine: Patricia Dwyer. 1st Aggregate: Patricia Crawford. 2nd Aggregate: Moyra Keith. 3rd Aggregate : Joan Clifford. Fourth Year.-Christian Doctrine: Anne Brown. 1st Aggregate : Margaret Fennessy. 2nd Aggregate : Imelda Palmer. 3rd Aggregate : Pamela Kersten . 4th Aggregate: Moya Allwell. 5th Aggregate : Mary Kummrow. Third Year.-Christian Doctrine : Grace Menadue. 1st Aggregate : Aileen Dalton. 2nd Aggregate: Jennifer Hartnett. 3rd Aggregate: Joan Serong. 4th Aggregate : Joan Lewis. Second Y.ear.-Christian Doctrine : Lenore Kersten. 1st Aggregate : Denise Atkinson. 2nd Aggregate : Doreen Williams and Pamela Scott. 3rd Aggregate : Margaret Costigan.

CARITA S First Year.-Chris tian Doctrine: Marie Barry. 1st Aggregate : Mary Shelton. 2nd Aggregate : Patricia Richardson . 3rd Aggregate : Patricia Mackin . Sixth Grade'.-Christian Doctrine: Elizabeth Cahir. 1st Aggregate : Patricia Bathgate. 2nd Aggregate: Clare Welch. 3rd Aggregate: Patricia O'Shannessy . Fifth Grade.-Chr istian Doctrine : Maria Oliveri. 1st Aggregate : Angela Evans. 2nd Aggregate: Elizabeth Matar. 3rd Aggregate : Frances Chamblain. Music. - Grade 1 (Connie O'Loughlin's Prize): Marga.r et Kissane. Grade II. (Mamie Clifford's Prize ) : Grace Menadue . Grade III (Ann Molan's Prize ) : Margaret Howard.

From Left to Right: Rosa Carrodus, Morie Leonie Hartnett.

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Voice Culture.-5t h Year : Clarissa Bieske. 4th Year: Imelda Palmer. 3rd Year : Monica Davies. 2nd Year : Doreen Williams. 1st Year : Jillienne Roberts . 6th Grade : Judith O'Brien. 5th Grade: Deirdre Hickey. Physical Culture.--Se nior Division: Margaret Fennessy. Intermediat e Division·: Dorothy Branagan. Junior Division: Clare Welch . Sport.-C.L.C . Tennis Singles C.h ampionship : Winner, Judith Hickey; runner-up, Catherine O'Sullivan. Mr. Guiney 's Tennis Tournament : Winner, Maria Ermacora ; most improved player, Irene O'Sullivan. Prize of Honour (for General Excellence a nd Esprit de Corps-Staff Vote ) . - Jean Stock.

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The National Catholic Rural Movement By JAMES TEHAN, LL.B.

Catholic Action is the participation of speak with the tongues of men and angels, the laity in the apostolate of the Hierarchy. but do not have charity, I am become as Lay people are being called upon by the sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And Pope to help the bishops and priests to if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries, win souls for God. They are being sum- and all knowledge , to remove mountains, moned to take up arms in a great spiritual yet do not have charity, I am nothing. And crusade, the object of which is "to restore if I distribute all my goods to feed the poor, all things 'in Christ," to win back to God and if I deliver my body to be burned, the pagan world in which we live. The and have not charity, 'it profiteth me nothrole of each individual layman taking part ing." Participation in the activities of the in the apostolate of Catholic Action is to Rural Group offers an opportunity for the influence those people among whom he practice of the charity of which St. Paul lives and works. It is for this reason that speaks. Our love of Christ should be suffiCatholic Action has been organised on a cient to make us want to read about Him vocational basis; workers are to be the . in the Gospel and to talk about Him with apostles of workers, farmers of farmers, others. And so after the Rosary is said and business men of business men, and at Group meetings, Gospel discussion folso on. In Australia the organised apostb- lows. The members of the Group also late among the men on the land is the learn of their neighbours' wants, of their National Catholic Rural Movement. The trials and difficulties, and of how they can object of this movement is to restore the help them . The credit union provides an countryside to Christ, Himself a country- organised means whereby the more forman, and Christ to the countryside. tunate can render financial assistance to Through participation 'in this apostolate those in need of ready money. But this is the Catholic farmers are to influence the only one method of helping one's neighlife of those around them, their immediate bour-those ways cannot be counted, and so the good a Rural Group can do is limitneighbours in their own district. Let us examine the Rural Movement more less. Can the true Christian remain indifferent ·closely. It is first and foremost an apostolate; that is, its members are called upon to this apostolic work? "He who is not to do apostolic work, to make their fellow with me is against me." Consider the zealCatholic farmers truly Christian by their ous Communist. He needs no encourageinfluence and example. The unit of the ment to 1.alk about Lenin, Stalin, and the movement is the Rural Group. Each little Red Army. The mere presence of one district or locality may have its own group. Communist in a factory or a woolshed and There may be several groups in the one the atmosphere of the place is affected. parish. The members· of the Rural Group Where there are two or three there is a must first of all become holy and militant Communist cell; and more often than not Catholics. Country people are more influ- the whole place is well on the way to being enced by deeds than by words, and very brought under 1.heir influence. If we little of what occurs in a small town or Catholics were equally zealous, if we read district escapes the public eye. So a very about Christ and His Blessed Mother , about high standard of conduct is required · of the great army of Saints and Martyrs, and Group members. talked about what we had read as assiduThe mere existence in a district of a ously as the Communist does, a great number of Catholics whose individual lives change could not fail to take place in our and devotion to the Faith are above re- whole outlook on life, and we could not proach is not enough. There are two great fail to influence our neighbour. And unless commandments of the law: "Thou shalt we can influence others-if only to perselove the Lord thy God with thy whole cute us-we have failed. For Catholic heart and with all thy strength and with Action is offensive. In other times societies all thy mind," the first ; and the second, were formed for the purpose of protecting "Thou shalt love they neighbour as thy- Catholic youth from the pagan or Protesself." So the spiritual and temporal wel- tant environment of the world in which fare of those among whom we live must they lived; but the Catholic Actionlst must be our concern. In his first epistle to be prepared not only to face that environthe Corinthians St. Paul says : " If I should ment but to change and transform it.

CAR ITAS The Rural Group must seek to restore to country life the splendo ur of the Liturgy. What more practic al demon stration of Faith in the Almigh ty could there be for Catholi c farmer s than the blessin g of crops and herds, or the harves t festiva l of •thanksgiVling, the altars decora ted with wool, wheat, hay, fruit , vegetab les, and all the other produc ts of the district ? And life on the land, being relative ly indepe ndent of the rest of the world, it will be easier to restore the old Christi an life which was lived in such close harmon y with the Liturgical Cycle ; the spirit of Christi an rejoicing will be manife st at Christm as time; Lent will be pervad ed by the spirit of self-de nial and penanc e ; ancj. men will once more fast and read the Lamen tations ; Easter will be celebra ted by joy and . triump h. The Angelus will return and the Divine Office be said by many laymen . But all this will come about only if there is, as there well may be, a great monast ic revival throug hout our countryside allied with the work of Catholi c Action . The monk will help the layman and the layman will help the monk. And the country boythe "forgot ten child" of the Cathol ic community- will learn the great truths of the Faith, the langua ge of the Liturgy , and acquire someth ing of the old Christi an culture of the West, so rapidly disappe aring from modern life.

the land but the soil as well, and resulte d in widesp read erosion by wind and water. Our ideal is the family farm employing on e or two hands or the sons and daugh t ers of the farmer . It is a mixed farm a nd a large part of the produc tion of the farm is used for the sustena nce of t he farmer , his family, and his employ ees. Then the Rural Group will seek where conditi ons are favoura ble to promot e small-scale family industr y on the farm . The scouring, combin g, spinnin g, and weavin g of wool , the t a nning of sheepsk ins, woodwork, and the process ing of farm product s can add greatly to the farm income and make it possible fo i; a family to earn a comfor table living off a smaller piece of land than if they relied solely on selling the r aw products of the farm for their income . The family 's purchases of necessi ties would decrease, and the spectac le of farmer s buying meat, tiutter, fruit , and vegetables would be the excepti on r ather than the rule 'i t is t oday. But the econom ic position of the man on the land can only be improved by co-ope ration ; lack of the cooperati ve spirit has always been the rock on which movem ents for rural betterm ent and r eform have been wrecke d. Farmer s h a ve sold each ot her and their own cooperati ve concern s to foreign combin es to get threepe nce more for their lambs. Our country district s are filled with mutual suspici on and distrus t, and the spirit of Mamm on reigns suprem e. The exploiters of the farmer s, the capital ist of yest er day and the bureau crat of tomorr ow, rely on the old maxim of the Roman Empire, "Divide and conque r." Differe nces of occupatio n, of locality , of class, race, an d religion have been: and will continu e to be used, to sow dissens ion among farmers and grazier s.

It will not be difficul t for men who love Christ and follow Him, who lament and rejoice togethe r at the solemn and joyful occasio ns of the Liturgi cal year, and who are full of the spirit of Christi an charity to work togethe r for the commo n good. It will be easy to form co-ope ratives and to band togethe r for the protect ion of commo n interes ts. Co-ope rative buying and selling , co-ope rative finance and insuran ce The task set before the Rural Group is will restore to the man on the land econo- a · tremen dous one; the few men and mic and financi al indepe ndence . He will women g in each other's houses to become , in fact, what he is today only in say the meetin Rosary , read the Gospel , and t o name, an indepe ndent owner. A few years study each other's problem s and help one ago a survey made by the Nation al Catholi c ~ nother -can Rural Movem ent indicat ed that our primar y They are only they achieve a nythin g? a small minori ty in their: industr ies were bankru pt and that most own district farmer s were only workin g to pay interes t among the , most often a small minori ty Catholi cs. But we know that on debts, that they possess ed practic ally nothin g is· imposs ible to God, and we also no equity in their propert ies, and that know it has been done before ; that they were merely .the nomine es of finan- a morethat cial institut ions. The cause of this un- verted bypagan world than ours was conApostle s and their successatisfa ctory state of affairs we attribu te sors. The the twentie th cent ury may h ave to large-s cale comme rcialise d farmin g, but brough t increas ed indiffe rence among it has impove rished not only the man on great masses of Catholi cs, and they may

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NATIONAL CATHOLIC GIRLS' MOVEMENT

Many times, one hears the question, "Just what is the National Catholic Girls' Movement?" I will endeavour to explain this movement, and firstly , here is some of its history. It was founded in 1941 by a group of enthusiastic girls, determined to do everything they could for the youth of Australia. The first president was Miss Berna Trenkner, and, since 1941, this movement has grown so rapidly that now every parish in the Commonwealth has its branch. The ideal of the N.C.GM. is to help the girls in their various environments, and give them pleasure among their own people. The branches consist of various groups, ranging from cooking and sewing to drama, for each girl has a different taste. Demonstrations of cooking and sewing are given, and the drama groups provide excellent entertainment at general meetings and parish affairs. Another feature of the N.C.G .M. is the nikes arranged, and the occasional socials given between the Young Christian Workers and the N.C .G .M. These groups are also grand discussion groups, in which current films are approved or disapproved . Even today, with the censors, some films are not suitable. Each and every Catholic girl between the ages of fourteen and twenty-five years should be a member of the N.C.G .M., and be prepared to help their Spiritual Directors and leaders in the work advised by His Holiness the Pope. MARIE PRICE (Leaving Pass) .

BERNADETTE Bernadette, a miller 's child, one day Knelt by a grotto and began to say That simple prayer which .always seems to be Our Lady's joy, the Holy Rosary. In a niche this peasant child soon saw A sight which she had never seen before, A smiling lady dressed in white stood there And joined her voice with Bernadette's in prayer. From 'Out her veil of white, brown tresses streamed And on her feet two golden roses gleamed ; A blue cord kept in place her spotless gown, And from her waist a rosary hung down. "O Bernadette, your lady is not there," "O child, why does your sister stand and stare?" Surely she will believe you when you say How this sweet lady came with you to pray. Oh Bernadette how cross your parents seemed To hear of this fantastic thing you'd dreamed; For surely they had sense enough to see That this was but a childish reverie. The crowd grew bigger every time you went To visit her. I wonder if she meant It so. She smiled and nodded, and one day "Pray for sinners," gravely did she say.

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She told you once to wash your h a nds and face In the stream, but there was no such place; Then sounds of mocking laughter filled the air, But when the crowd returned, a stream was there. You were commanded never more to go To see your smiling lady, even though This lady had produced a healing stream The worth of which a hundred souls had seen. 0 Bernadette, now saint in Heaven above, Look down and girant that we may learn to love The Blessed Lady who upon you smiled With heavenly look so meek and mild. I. Palmer (Leaving Pass).

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Faced with the prospect of writing an the English over succeedin g centuries . essay on. Music, I am filled with a sudden Byrd, Morley, and Orlando Gibbons and dreadful humility . I approach the only a few of the many compose rs were who Great Subject with diffidence, tremblin g at wrote these madrigal s as they were called, my literary impertin ence and painfully the words of which were nearly always aware of my inability to adorn her as she good as the music, and were concerneas d deserves. To flatter Music one should be mostly with an idyllic rural existence wedded to technica l lore; I am wedded to · fair Phyllis was ever a-maying , and where sweet colossal ignoranc e. One should have estab- Audrey a-hey-no nny-noin g on the village lished a firm friendshi p with consecut ive green. fifths and dissonan t ninths, and at least For the next fifty years or so, musician s a nodding acquaint ance with scores and concerne d themselv es mainly with sonatina s is thought desirable . But Theory developm ent of musical instrume nts, andthe in and I have never clasped hands over the the little amount of music written at this dissected body of a Symphon y or exulted period, you may notice the change over together at the technica l beauty of a from purely vocal music to that Sonata. Such wanderin gs as .I have had for the orchestra , simple as it was inwritten those in this lush garden have been un-com- days. One great name must be mentione d panioned . Well, perhaps they were all the here, that of Purcell, another an, more enjoyabl e for that, and for what they who wrote (besides "Nymphs Englishm and Shepare worth here are a few leaves plucked herds") some fascinati ng trumpet tunes, from the historica l side of the garden. I and an opera called "Dido and lEneas" for hope they please you. performa nce by a girls' school in Chelsea! Modern music may be said to have begun with Counterp oint. By modern music, I mean music that has develope d from the sixteenth century onwards. We know very little of the music of the ancients, and the inspired music with which David cured the miseries of Saul, or those serenade s played beneath Grecian or Egyptian stars, must remain almost unknown to us. Of Counterp oint, the simple round is a good example. You have sung many rounds at school, and you know that it means several people singing together , but each a different tune to the other, the two tunes so arranged as to fit in with each other. This mode of singing .gave rise to the name Counterp oint, which means "Point (or note ) against Point." It was for this style of music that the great ElizaBut Music was becoming bethans wrote, and when you realise that sophistic ated, and 1685 was to increasin gly see the birth English compose rs reached the highest of two great men, both destined to play an point of early polyphon ic composit ion, you eminent part in shaping her destinie smay wonder more and more at the strange Johann Sebastia Bach and George Fremusical inferiorit y complex develope d by derick Handel. nBach and Handel would

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With the coming of the 18th century, further changes occurred in the fabric of Music . The religious ardour that had inflamed the work of Bach was veiled, polyphony had passed, the day of the Sonata was at hand. Music came out of the choir siall , dusted her knees , and discovered the code of ele·g ance and mannerliness. Musically, it was the age of Haydn and Mozart. Mozart is my favourite composer, and I a m biassed in , writing of him; for to me his work is the quintessence of musical bea uty-gay , elegant, and lusciously tuneful. Gay , not because Mozart did not suffer Chis life was tragic ), but because artists had not reached the stage of wearing their hearts musically on their sleeves, or opening a peep-show into the deeper emotions of their lives. Music was yet mannerly and restrained. I hope tha t you try to hear as much Moza rt as you can in the future, and go on listening to it all your lives. Start with "Ein Kleine Nachtmusik" if possible , and go on to his G Minor Symphony or his "Jupiter ." And, of course, attend as many pefformances as you can of his operas, because they are rich not only in glorious music , but in witty characterisations as well . (Probably you know "Il Mio Tesoro" from "Don Giovanni" already. ) The music of Papa Haydn is similar to that of Mozart in many ways. It is altogether delightful, but it lacks some of the depth of Mozart 's, perhaps because its creator's life was a happi~r one. Apart from his wife, life seems to have been good in its gifts to him. Be sure to hear his Concerto for the Trumpet , which I intend to listen to some day on a portable gramophone overlooking the sea, with the sun shining and the pleasance of spring all around. I am sure .the work deserves such a setting. You know from your history of Europe that the 18th century was an age of grave

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CARITA$ injustices in the social systems of the world. In France in particular terrible distances separated the luxurious, idle, ruling classes from the lot of the ordinary people. After the outbreak of the Revolution it became apparent that never again could the same old conditions of privilege prevail. And what applied to the social system applied in a sense to music also. Formal, lighthearted music written that the Duke might forget his ennui, or the Countess her vexations, was found inapt to express the will of the citizen, standing on his newfound rights and hungering not for the bread of idleness, but for . the bread that fills and satisfies. Into this strange world of chaos and turmoil, of changing values and new ideas, was born Ludwig van Beethoven, a genius destined to create a new kind of music, music that would for the first time bare the soul of its creator, and give voice to all the anguish, the restlessness, the turbulence of the age that gave it birth. So the mighty harmonies of Beethoven arrested . the startled ears of the times. Deems Taylor said of this music: "A Beethoven symphony is seldom pretty, any more than a cathedral or a mountain or the sea is pretty. It is an experience, not an entertainment, and at its conclusion we know the thrill of having crossed vast spaces to a distant goal." Beethoven was above all things a supreme master of design, who, by taking a slight combination of notes, could weave it into such an amazing fabric as his Fifth Symphony, which you must know thoroughly if you are to appreciate fully the work of Beethoven. Of course, he wrote eight other master symphonies, too. Secure

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for your collection the exquisite Moonlight and Pathetique Sonatas. The music of Beethoven, like the poetry of Shakespeare, is inexhaustibly rich and deep, and when one has heard it for the hundredth time one can still be dowered by it. Beethoven was the last of the great Viennese classicists, but he was also the first of the new Romantics, according to the 19th century musical meaning of that term. The changes wrought by the French Revolution on the progress of the arts were by this time becoming pronounced. Writers, painters, and composers revolted against art forms that imposed rigid rules of composition and formal traditions upon them . They wanted the liberty of expressing their new ideas, in newer, freer ways. They aimed also at being personal and subjective rather than impersonal and objective, as their classic forebears had been. Composers began to write music that was · not content to be a design or combination of lovely sounds as the older music had been, but that tried to paint a picture or tell a story also. This was called Programme Music, and those who wrote it belonged to the Romantic School of composition. That Robert Schumann was a leader of this school is not surprising, as he had a considerable reputation as a man of letters, as well as a musician. Much of his youth was spent in a literary atmosphere, and he was the editor of the most important musical magazine of the 19th century. We find Schumann, therefore, writing pieces with literary titles, such as "Dreams" and "Soaring," rather than opus numbers that titled the works of the older composers. Though it may err against the canons of musical criticism, much of the charm of his work for me lies in his idyllic romance with Clara Wieck, who later became Madame Schumann. A great deal of his best work was inspired by his love for this gifted woman. Everyone likes his Spring Symphony (a good work of his to start with), and Lotte Lehmann's interpretation of his songs is superb, if you can possibly get them for your collection of gramophone records. Mendelssohn seems rather discredited these days, mainly because the critics find his work too smooth and sweet to trouble the deeper issues. In his music Mendelssohn is always the · "perfect gentleman." Perhaps the secret lies with his life, which seems always to have been placid, prosperous, and well content. God's in His heaven,

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oratorio 's at the Albert, all's right with the world. Well, Mendelssohn's world was a gentle and charming one at that. Despite the highbrow critics, you will find his music fresh and attractive. I think you will rate the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture (composed when he was only 17! ) a delightful work, and Fingal's Cave has magic moments, too . With Chopin and Liszt we come to the era of the great virtuosi. The wheel has turned indeed since the da ys when Mozart sat with the cook in Salzburg's kitchen , and we find 19th century musicians emperors in the social and intellectual circles of the day. Perhaps something of the almost hysterical adulation poured out before these men seems to tinge many of Chopin's biographies. Much gush has been wasted on the "divine sorrows" of Chopin (some of them were rather earthy ), and not enough on the divine sounds those sorrows provoked. Chopin's music is as refreshing as a mountain garden after rain, a nd there breathes nowhere the girl who does · not love it. Chopin did strange and wonderful things with his medium, the piano, that have been the despair of the young student and the joy of the musiclover ever since. "A Song to Remember" has probably made everyone aware of enough lovely melodies to make a flying start with a Chopin collection. Were the question put to the musical critics of today, "Is the music of Franz Liszt the work of a great composer or is it mainly fustian, second-rate stuff designed to exhibit the supreme virtuosity of its composer?" an amazing number of critics would be found to arraign themselves on both sides of the argument. Cecil Gray, an eminent critic, declared that the music of Liszt constituted the keenest test of the critical faculties . Gray himself, and Paderewski, Henry Finck, the famous American critic, and many other notables found in the Hungarian's music depths and beauties certainly not found by those on the other side of the fence . There is much in it that is florid and "surface," and listening to it one recognises sometimes the flamboyant magnificence of its creator, who lived in an age when chairs were gilded and curtains were of red ve1vet, and who was spoilt and feted and idolised almost all his life. But Gray declared this to be merely a fa<;ade , beneath which .;urged very often a tide of suffering and pain and black despair, seldom experienced by any other composer. "I have written it with tears of blood," said Liszt of one of

his compositions. This statement is rather theatrical in the Lisztian manner, out there may be a great deal of truth in it. Many critics dislike the Hungarian Rhapsodies because of the sophisticated coat in which Liszt dressed the Gypsy airs, but if it was an ornate coat it was Hungarian, and very exhilarating, too. And some day we may hear the Symphonic Preludes, if some visiting celebrity succeeds in overcoming the current anti-Lisztian prejudice. A complete work of Wagner we seem never likely to hear. Perhaps because we have no regular Opera Company in Australia, but mainly, I think, because producers would be rather wary of such a venture. With Wagner there must always be some risk, for it is always hard to tell how people will take him. Some people find him full of wondrous beauties and excitements, while to others he is "full of sound and fury signifying nothing" except that love will triumph again, or Siegfried uber alles, or something like that. But when all is said and done it must be admitted he is one of the greatest composers and a complete master of the orchestra. He gave wonderful new colnurs and r ainbow tints to the orchestral palette, and he knew the value of every instrument, and the exciting uses to which it could be put. He would not have his works called operas, but music-dramas, as it was his ardent belief that the music and the d,rama should complement and heighten each other, not Interfere with each other'::; workings. He wrote his own librettos, and they are fascinating quite apart from the music, because he was a good writer and he based them on grand folk-tales and Norse legends. Brahms has been described as combining '. 'the virtues of the classicists with the excitements of the Romantics." And that is an excellent description of the music of this grand old man. Brahms once toured Hungary with h'is friend Joachim, the violinist , and his famous Hungarian dances were the result of his affection for that country. The Dances, of course, are the products of the romantic side of his music, but in the classic sense he followed in t.h e steps of Beethoven so much that when he wrote his famous First Symphony some people labelled it the Tenth, meaning it was the direct successor to Beethoven's Ninth. Perhaps you will develop an affection for Brahms through his beautiful Liebeslieder Waltzes and graduate to the four Symphonies later. But whichever of his works you hear first you are almost

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certain to develop a great reverence for Brahms if you have the true stuff of musical appreciati on in you. The music of Tchaikovs ky has this 'in common with the music of Wagner, people either rave about it or dislike it intensely. Tchaikovs ky was a superb lyricist, and his music abounds in lovely melodies, but it must be admitted he was a morbid, rather neurotic man, and this quality shows quite often in his works. But many people have come to love classical music through listening to the works of Tchaikovs ky, finding it a good stepping-s tone towards the appreciation of the deeper composers . It is amusing to find the number of people who will tell you that they just love classical music after hearing the Concerto for Two or the Story of a Starry Night. What a goldmine that Pathetic Symphony has been to Tin Pan Alley! With the Frenchma n Debussy, romanticism has been superseded by impression ism. To understan d the difference between the two you may compare a picture by Rossetti with a picture by Cezanne. In the Rossetti · palnting every leaf, every storn~ haio; been painted with photograp hic clearness, just as we would see them if we studied them individual ly and minutely for some minutes. But in the Cezanne painting the outlines are slightly blurred, the whole painting aim'ing at giving the impression one receives when one takes in the whole of a scene at once, and before the eye has registered individual details. Now that is something of the impression that Debussy wishes to make . His "L'Apres Midt d'un Faune" conveys a wonderful feeling of hazy languor as the faun dreams h'is afternoon a way under the benign sun of qlden years. His "la Cathed'ral e Engloutie" is a fine work, too , striving to tell the old Norman story of the Cathedral sunken under the sea where the fisher-folk hear the Priests chanting and the bells pealing as they sail their boats at evening. You will prob~bly enjoy "Clair de Lune" and "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair." Both these are often played on the air in classical music sessions. Well , I simply must bring this story of music to a conclusion (I suppose you are thinking : "About time, too!" ) , or it will be assuming the proportion s of an epic. To discuss all the composers and works of the more modern school would fill a complete "Caritas," and teen-agers rarely begin musical appreciati on With a love of twentieth century works. It is much

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better, I think, to begin with the recognised masters and develop a love for their works before beginning to analyse the intricacies · of modern compositio ns. At the pictures, though, 'it is often a good thing to listen to the musical score, particularl y at the British pictures, because some very good music is being written for the screen, which, after all, will be one of the great art mediums of the future. Do you remember Richard Addinsall' s "Warsaw Concerto," written for the film "Suicide Squadron" ? Some of these musical scores are much better than the films they adorn. And now, my friends , to the musical pasture! Happy wandering s and a rich harvest to you, and may some of you one day be among the choicer gleanings yourselves . -MEG. TAYLOR. Illustrated by Joan McLeod.

MOTHER God lent an angel to the earth: She came in quiet guise. She was not even beautiful To our unseeing eyes. She swept and dusted. cooked and darned For all the heedless throng, And ever as she worked she hummed A quiet little song. She always had a healing word For people in distress, And though her hands were worn and rough, Their touch was a caress At last her hair grew thin and grey, Her work took over long, And there were times we did not hear That quiet little song. God lent His angel to the earth To ease its stress and strain; But when He saw how tired she grew He took her home again. -E. Greenwood .

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I've been digging and hoeing, Planting and sowing, My garden's all ready for Spring! The Winter's nearly over, There'll soon be new clover, What pleasures bright sunshine will bring! Soon fiowers will be nodding, And vegetables podding, And birds will all cheerily sing. - - B. O'Meaghe r (Third Year Al.

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Fruits of Evil MARGARET M. ADAMI, LL.B.

With the Reformation the barriers set up by the Church against the spread of evil which leads to unrest, greed, and hatred were destroyed. The Reformation simply meant that the restraints on the human appetite were disregarded. An era of go-as-you-please was introduced. People were no longer to be bound by the rules of the Church. They were to do what they felt was right, and people's feelings have become broader and broader, so that today they can feel that almost anything is right and forgive themselves almost any sin and give themselves a dispensation to do as they wish. Of course, the evil which resulted from the Reformation was gradual in its spread, and people in some cases did what was right and proper through custom, although they no longer felt that they had to do it because of the Commands of God expressed through his Church. But the spread of decay has been continuous, and every now and again the forces of evil have made a very big spurt forward. This was noticeably so when the French Revolution took place and spread its doctrines of materialism throughout Europe. This was also not'iceable when the Russian Revolution occurred. Then groups of Bolsheviks in a bloodthirsty revolution overthrew the democratic regime in Russia which had been set up a few months previously. This is called the October Revolution by Communists, and a number of Melbourne citizens, including a large number of professors and congregationless leaders of heretical religious bodies gathered to celebrate it. It is, of course, easy to critic'ise Russia as being a home of materialism, greed, selfishness, evil, and oppression. All this is true, and it is moreover a festering sore from which poison flows into all other sections of the world with disastrous results . It 'is not enough, however, to criticise the evils which are being perpetrated under the Communist regime, because they are obvious. We should be conscious of and criticise the evils which are being perpetrated in our own country and other countries belonging to the so-called democratic civilisations. The difference between them and Russia is one of degree. It is not an absolute difference . It is only relative. If Russians are very bad it does not excuse

us being bad, because we have so much more knowledge and more opportunity to learn and practise the precepts of the Church as taught by Christ. We are not poor, ignorant, oppressed barbarians like the Russians have always been. Those who receive many talents are expected to return much more than those who have re.ceived few talents. On the one hand we have in the Russ'lan regime the · grossest materialism practised in the most selfish way. At the top we have a richly fed and clad bureaucracy; that is to say, the civil service, who together with the chiefs of police and of the Army lead a much more luxurious life than their counterparts 'in other countries. 1,lBelow them we have the masses of the oppressed workers, who work long hours for poor food and a share 'i n a· room in which· to sleep. Below them come the millions of poor, starving slave workers who died in hundreds of thousands through overwork and underfeeding . All these happenings are quite terrible and are sins which cry to Heaven for vengeance. They have their basis in materialism. Those at the top perpetuate the system because it gives them power and comfort. They do not understand the love of God, and therefore love of fellow men, which necessarily follows , for every man is the image of Christ, his Creator, and deserves, therefore, reverence and love. But how little the commands of God are known and appreciated in our own country. It is true that most of the inhabitants of our country are descended from people whose ancestors, lacking the vital fibre of the Irish , were forced to give up the true religion, and so have had only a partial knowledge of God. But still there remained to them a ·knowledge of .mme aspects of the truth of God, and amongst them in Australia were many from Ireland" and Europe who belonged to the true Church and who exercised on them a constructive and beneficial influence. The influence, however, that Cathclics have exercised over their non-Catholic neighbours has not been by any means as great as it should have been. There has been too much imitation of the non-Catholic instead of the adoption of a sturdy, self-reliant Christian spirit based entirely on Christian principles and not upon materialistic love of show,

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comfort , and pride which has ever become more and more the charact eristic of some of our non-Cat holic neighbo urs. They have unfortu nately influenc ed us more than we have influenc ed them. So we see about us today unrest in industry. This is only to be expecte d when there are no brotherl y feelings between employe r and employee, but only the desire of each to get as much as possible from the other. This trouble has been, however , augmen ted by the actions of leaders from Moscow who attempt to cause turmoil in industry, not merely for the purpose of obtainin g more materia l benefit for the workers , but to cause more strife in order to bring about a revoluti on in society. The efforts of both the employe rs and employe es to achieve peace in industry have been and will continu e to be purely opportu nistic, as they are not guided by princ'iples which include mutual love. Interna tional affairs are in a turmoil because men whose principa l emotion s were hatred and greed decideEl to bring war to the world. The Nazi and Commu nist leaders who met in August, 1939, divided up Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe between themsel ves with the intentio n of oppressing those areas and imposin g on them their own form of oppressi ve rule. If they had any feeling for the rights of nian as creature s of God, they would not have done so. These two thieving materia listic systems came into conflict in 1941, and the result of the aid given by Britain and America has been to make Russia suprem e in the areas formerly conteste d between Commu nists and Nazis. The Russian s have done everyth ing possible to create unrest in Europe and to put off the creation of peace, because they know that the bringing of misery, unrest, and hunger .to Europe is the surest way to bring about a Communist revoluti on. The British and the America ns have weakly sought to oppose · them. Their difficult y has been that they have the same sins as the Russian s, though to a .lesser degree . If they had to come to the peace confere nce intendin g to do justice and be charitab le, then they would have a definite worthw hile policy which could be opposed to that of the Russian s . But unfortu nately they, too, are materia listic and selfish, and so they have a weak case when it comes to opposin g Russian demand s at a peace conferen ce. A good example of this is the way the British and the Russian s both wanted the Italian colonies, althoug h the British boasted that the

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sun never sets on the British Empire and the Russian s boast they owned before 1939 one-six th of the world. Or the way in which so many countrie s demand "repara tions" and the confisca tion of the assets of Italian citizens abroad, the major portion of these assets consisti ng of savings and legacies under wills of poor people. The bad effects of lack of Christia n principl es are nowhere more clearly illustrated than iri the disastro us conditio n of internat ional affairs today. It is true that the war was brought about directly by the machin ations of the leaders of Nazism and Commu nism, and that peace is obstruc ted today by the leaders of Commu nism, but the leaders of the so-calle d .Wester n democraci es, who when hard pressed in the war always called themsel ves Christia n democra cies, have failed to bring to the world peace. Nothing could have been simpler and nothing could be better for the world than the arrange ment of true peace. If the nations of the world kept to the principl es of the Atlantic Charter , which they enuncia ted in their hour of need for propaga nda purpose s, all bickerings over reparati ons, seizures of territory , cold-blo oded expulsio ns of private citizens from their homes, industri al stagnati on, hunger, and misery could be all termina ted. The world could have peace and be back at work and be prospero us by the practice of Christia nity and love of God and one's neighbo ur, instead of materia l love of greed and desire for revenge , all of which are evil and come from the Prince of Evil. In this case Christia nity would not only be better morally but it would be practica l and would work. Such a peace would not have meant that all safegua rds and guarantees for the future should have been abandon ed . Such a peace would have been so accepta ble and so successf ul through out the world that those who were responsi ble for such a policy would have obtaine d great support from all nations and would have been able to curb the greed and oppression of those countrie s like Russia and Tito's Jugosla via. In the remnan ts of Protesta nt Christia nity we find question ing and unrest. One cleric decries belief in the truth set out in the Bible ; another disbelieves in God. The indigest ible stones which they have to offer their followers are spurned . Their congreg ations diminis h in many cases to vanishin g point. Unfortu nately, the hungry sheep usually do not go where they find the bread of truth, but lapse into modern

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paganism, so that their last state can be RAPHAEL said to be worse than their first. This is • only to be expected from the secular edu- . Ra phael was born at Urbino in 1473. He cation which was imposed in Victoria in had his first lesson from his father, and 1874. Under this system of education chil- afterwards became the pupil of Timoteo dren are educated in everything except that Viti. He finally studied under Perugino at which most vitally matters, knowledge and Perugia. In Florence, Raphael studied the love of God. This has been the case in works of his great predecessors, Leonardo the rest of Australia and also in most da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Fra Braother parts of the so-called Christian tolomeo. world. We have the spectacle of the white In 1508 he was summoned to Rome by races becoming more and more detached Julius II. He painted a number of pictures from Christianity, ceasing to have regard for him and for his successor, Leo X . For for the dignity and rights of the human Pope Ju'lius II., Raphael .decorated the four being and more cruel and more materialis- walls of the great rooms of the Vatican, tic. When we see such gigantic manifes- known as the Stanze. tations of disorder, greed, and unrest He began his task with the Stanza della throughout the world it is frightening, but Segnatura. The frescoes on the four walls it is the result of the actions of millions and in the four divisions of the ce'iling of individuals, and can only be countered represent theology, philosophy, law, and by contrary action by other millions .who poetry. The two most important beinghave the knowledge and the Faith. It, "The Discussion of the Blessed Sacrament" therefore, devolves on each of us individuals and "The School of Athens." to practise more intensely the true Faith, Raphael felt perfectly at home when which we have received, and in so prac- painting any sort of subject. Although he Using the Faith we will influence others, painted many different subjects, he always and so attempt to make those whom we came back to his favourite work, "The know more Christian. As a result of the Madonna With Her Son." action of millions of Catholics individually, The noblest of all Raphael's Virgins is and, what is more potent, the actions of "San Sisto Madonna." It was painted for millions of Catholics organised in Catholic the Church of San Sisto, at Piacenza. It Action Groups, real influences for true re- was commenced in 1515 and finished in formation could be brought to bear on · the 1519 . It was in the Dresden Gallery until world. this year when Stalin took it to Russia as We are living in a decisive age, when the part of Germany's indemnity to Russia. forces of materialism and greed were never Let us hope Our Lady will make the Russtronger and are preparing themselves for sians Christians once more. This picture, a complete victory. Of course, we know the most admired in existence, gives one that the victory of evil can never be com- the impression that a moment of wonderpleted, but it can be extensive, and now ful vision and feeling had come to Raphael, is the time for each and every Catholic and that he, at once, transferred his imto prepare himself or herself to withstand pression to canvas. the onslaught and to prepare the counterThe Madonna della Sedia, painted in the attack. Pitti Palace, Florence, in 1516, is quite a different type. There is no question of vision here. The feeling by which the picture is dominated being a mother's tenderness for her child. The whole paintSPIDER WEBS ing is the most perfect and artistic representation of maternal love in existence. Have you ever seen a spider Raphael was possessed of a natural instinct which influenced him to paint simple Weave his silken web From leaf to leaf, from tree to tree? kindness, and a refinement of m'i nd that It's a pretty sight to see. made him choose, as his models, gentle, happy, tender, and generous-souled I like to sit and look at him mortals. Some of his works include : "The While the spider weaves Transfiguration," "Joanna of Aragon," "La His threads of gold and silver Belle Jardiniere ," Portraits of Julius II. Across the wattle leaves. and Leo X., and "The Marriage of the B. Rainsbury Ost Year ). Virgin." B. Davis (Intermediate).

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The present and past pupils of C.L.C. off.e r their affectionate congratulations to Mother M. Laurence on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee. In 1903 Mother M. Laurence was appointed first Rectress of the new convent and college for which she chose the name "The Catholic Ladies' College." For the ·information of the younger generation of present and past pupils an

extract from "Caritas," 1939, may not be out of place. "In 1889, removing from their first dwelling in Albert Street, the community of the Sisters of Charity went to reside in Victoria Parade, a terrace of three houses having been bought next to St. Patrick's Primary School (conducted by the Sisters of Charity ), where St. Vincent's Hospital now

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CARITAS stands. In 1893 the hospital was opened in one of the houses of the terrace , and the Nursing Sisters remained there until 1901, when the building of the present St. Vincent's Hospital was begun. "In this year the School Sisters were transferred to Grey Street, East Melbourne, Mother M. Berchmans having bought a property in Grey Street, Chalmers Church and the Greek Church (the present Aikenhead House ). The present convent and college were built during 1901 and 1902, and the Sisters lived at Fane Court, Gipps Street, and taught in the former Greek Church while the buildings were in course of erection. The first Holy Mass was celebrated on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 1903. Mother M. Laurence was appointea first Rectress, and arranged with Archbishop Carr for a new name, Catholic Ladies' College, to be given to the school to avoid confusion with St. Patrick's College, S.J." The photograph in "Caritas" was taken soon after the religious profession of Sister M. Laurence. The following are the impressions made by Mother M. Laurence on those who knew her in the early days of her religious life. At a reception given to · Mother M. Laurence by the ex-students of the Catholic Ladies' College this year just prior to her departure for St. Vincent's Convent, Pott's Point, Sydney, to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee on lOt;tl July, 1946, one speaker said : "It ·is fifty years since I first met Mother M. Laurence. She came to St. John's, Clifton Hill, to give an instruction to the Children of Mary. She was good to look at, and her words were good to listen to . She came each month, and after a very short time I found my way to St. Patrick's School, where Mother was teaching (there was no C.L.C. in those days) to have a talk to her. "This was the beginning of our friendship; but it was when I began training as a nur~e at St. Vincent's Hospital that she was a tower of strength to me. I was very brave on day duty, but on night duty in the old cottage, with the big gum trees round it and plenty of possums ·running up and down them, I was a coward. Sometimes when I wondered how I could go through the night I woul.d see a tall, graceful figure coming through the trees. There is no need to say it was Mother Laurence with her understanding of other people's needs.

27 "She would ask, 'Nervous tonight?' or 'Anyone going to die?' "I would always answer 'Yes' to the former, and invariably 'Yes' to the latter, question . "After a l'ittle talk my courage would break through. She would leave me and I would go on almost cheerfully until morning. She never weakened anyone , as you all know, and was a real mother to every ex-student who is here today ." At a reception for Mother M. Laurence arranged by the ex-pupils of Bethlehem Ladies' College, Ashfield , Sydney, later this year, Mother M. Laurence's power of helping girls to strengthen their characters was mentioned. " We at Bethlehem learned that you, Mother, kept your word, that you meant what you said, and that there was no toleration for anyone who through carelessness or want of effort did not approach your ideal of what a student should be. The formation of character loomed high on our horizon. You instilled truth and a sense of responsibility and duty throughout the school until we knew the value of self-knowledge , self-reverence, self-control." Mother M. Laurence not only raised C.L.C. from very small beginnings to be one of the leading colleges in Victoria, but she built the new Bethlehem College, Ashfield , to which she later, quite recently, made very fine additions. She also helped materially 'i n the establishment and building of St. Michael's College, Ashgrove, Brisbane, opened in 1926. In 1942 Mother M. Laurence improved St. Brigid's School at New Norfolk, Tasmania, in the Convent's beautiful grounds, which run right down to the River Derwent in its upper reaches. Apart from her work in the schools the term Mother M. Laurence spent in the Novitiate as Novice Mistress gave an added zest to her lifelong interest in young Sisters . Her intense interest in all the aspects of Catholic education, her generous charity to the poor and sick, her large-hearted humanity, and her quickness to grasp and appreciate what was finest in the children and people with whom she came 'in con-. tact have made her a real inspiration to others. Those who meet her are encouraged by her understanding kindness and

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''Car'itas" wishes her , in the words of ·som e of her own past pupils, "many ye:ns t o carry on the good work and add n ew jewels to her Diamond Crown."

Obituary SISTER MARY MAJELLA O'SHEA

The Congregation of the S'isters of Charity suffered a sad loss when the saintly life of Sister Mary Majella came to its close at St. Columba's Convent, Essendon, on Monday, July 8. Sister Majella had just performed a final act of mercy-a visit to the sick-when the end came, and, fortified by the rites of Holy Church, her soul passed to its eternal reward . Sister M. Majella was a pupil of C.L.C. After her profession in Sydney she returned to Melbourne , and was on the s taff of the College for some years. At various times she was 'i n charge of St. John's , East Melbourne, St. Joseph's, Collingwood ; and St Vincent de Paul's, North Essendon, and on the staff of St. John's, Clifton Hill, and St. George's, Carlton. For the last 10 years she has been on the staff of St. Columba's College, Essendon. The community Mass for the deceased Sister, which was celebrated by Rev. Fr. Fitzgerald, was followed by a Requiem Mass, celebrated by Rev. Fr. Willis, Rector Irr., Moonee Ponds ; also present were Rev. Frs. Little, P .P. ; McGlynn, McQuillan, Leonard, and relatives and close friends of the deceased. The Mass was served by Sister Majella's nephews, Paul and Benedict O'Shea and John Regan. A touching tribute to the Sister's memory was the guard of honour of the convent pupils lining the driveway from the chapel to the entrance gates. Throughout her life Sister Majella showed a special aptitude for instructing little children, who readily absorbed the grace and piety emanating from her. At the graveside the burial service was read by Rev. Fr. Willis, assisted by Rev. Fr. Gibibons, P .P. ; Rev. Dr. Collins, P .P. ; Rev. Fr. Brosnan, P.P. ; and Rev. Fr. Egan, P .P. Sister Majella was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Agnes O'Shea, of Sunbury, and loved sister of Mary (dee .) , Anne , Nora (Sister M. Inez ), Con, Rose, and Teresa <Mrs. Regan ) . 'I

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On the Feast of the Assumption Sist er M. St. Mark Mitchell passed away peacefully at "Caritas Christi" Hospice , Kew. Born of Irish parents at Castlema'ine, Victoria, she spent several years at Essendon and .was President of the Children of Mary at St. Monica's, Moonee Ponds, being still remembered there by those whom she taught at Sunday school. She entered the Order of the Sis ters of Charity in 1905, a nd all through her religious life was .re-

CARITAS markable for her gentle kindness. On the staffs of St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne ; St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney; and st. Joseph's Hospital, Auburn, Sister M. St. Mark gave tireless and generous service. She was for some years Rectress at Mount St. Evin's Private Hospital, Melbourne, and also at St. Joseph's Convent, Hobart. Her thorough knowledge of architecture enabled Mother St. Mark to transform the old convent, Harrington St., Hobart, into the modern building necessary to accommodate the staff for the fine new school erected in Macquarie St. by Monsignor Cullen. One of her cousins is Father Mitchell, CSSR; another joined the Paulist Fathers, and a third, Mr. Frank Mitchell, was for many years head master of St. Ignatius, Richmond. Her only surviving sister is Mrs. Lehane, Sydney. The Requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev. Bruno Kupke, P .S.M. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. J . P. Mitchell, of Moonee Ponds.

' MISS FRANCES McCAFFREY

On 7th September, 1945, the eve of Our Lady's Birthday, Miss Mccaffrey passed away unexpectedly and peacefully to receive the reward of a lifelong devotion to the cause of Catholic education. A pupil of the Sisters of Charity at St. Patrick's School, Frances McCaffrey_ was associated, as a member of the staff, with the Catholic · Ladies' College from its very foundation . Throughout her long years as a teacher she was entirely faithful to duty, and her death in the September holidays came as a shock to both Sisters and children. Several Sisters of the staff of C.L.C. were present at the Requiem Mass at St. Mary's Church, East St. Kilda, which was attended by the relatives and friends of the deceased lady. Mass for the repose of her soul was also celebrated in the College Chapel, at which the students of C.L.C. were present. Miss McCaffrey's happy and gentle disposition won the hearts of her pupils. She herself loved all good and beautiful things, but most of all she loved C.L.C., to. which she gave a lifelong loyalty and devotion. May she rest in peace.

THE HOLY SOULS The girls in the 5th and 6th grades are sending an offering to our chaplain, Rev. Father Moran, to have a Mass said for the souls in Purgatory. November is the Month of the Holy Souls. On the 2nd the Church celebrated the Feast of All Souls, and every priest offered three Masses for them. The greatest help we can give to our suffering friends who are detained in Purgatory is to have the Holy Sacrifice offered for them arid to hear as many Masses as we can. Another way we can help to shorten· their Purgatory is to pray for them, particularly by saying prayers with Indulgences attached to them. No soul can enter Heaven with the slightest stain on 'it. Christ said, "Nothing defiled will enter Heaven." Two classes go to Pul'gatory-{1) Those who die in venial sin and (2) those who have not done sufficient penances for sin forgiven. They are waiting for our petitions, Silent and calm. Their lips no prayer can utter No suppliant psalm. We have made them all too weary With long delay. For the souls in their still agony Good Christian pray. This little hymn is sung every morning by the girls in our room. It rem'inds us to pray for the souls in Purgatory. With best wishes for a holy and happy Christmas. -Marie Collins, age 12 (6th Grade).

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I love to sit beneath the trees, And listen to the buzz of bees, I love to dream of shady nooks And read at night nice, spooky books. I love the trees, the birds,. the flowers, Places to sit and think for hours And pass away the time of day In a lazy sort of way. Besides these things I love the sky, With fluffy clouds that float so high; I love the sea, the rocks, the waves, And love to search in secret caves. I love the valleys of deepest green, The smell of gums so pure and clean, And country roads with all their bends, But best of all, my home and friends. M. Hickey (2nd Year).

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Review of Old Collegian s' Activitie s Once again we pause for a moment to review the work of the Old Collegians' Association for the year. It is with great pleas.1ire that we find that our 1946 functions have been particularly successful. The eight theatre parties held at His Majesty's and Comedy Theatres were all financial and social successes. In June this year we terminated our responsibilities 'i n connection with the organising and catering for our weekly day at the C.W.O. Hut. The Committee wish to express their sincere appreciation of the untiring efforts of Old Collegians 'in assisting this worthy cause. The arrangement of a river trip during the year gave everyone a most enjoyable evening. All those who attended the dances held at Jerram Hall also had a very pleasant time. The Committee offers Mother Rectress very grateful thanks for her advice and assistance during the year. The committee also wishes to thank Mrs. W. Murphy for her inspiring work when President of the Association, and the impetus she has given to our efforts.

Administrator of St. Patrick's Cathedral, for the repose of the souls of departed sisters and pupils. Among those specially prayed for this year were Sister M. Majella, Grace Hernon, Mary Flynn, and Rita Rose, all of whom died during 1946. May they rest in peace. In addressing the ex-students, Father Fox reminded them of the uncertainty of life and the necessity of being always prepared to meet their Creator. Referring to the Epistle of the day, he stressed the need of leading a good life and influencing others to do the same. In a world menaced at present by the powers of evil, the'ir conversation should be in Heaven. In particular Father Fox urged the girls to practise the devotion of the Holy Hour and to join the Eucharistic League in order to honour Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and to help others by their prayers.

OFFICE BEARERS - OLD COLLEGIANS, 1946 Vice Presidents:

Committee:

Kathleen Cummins Wynne Fanning Clare Pedley Madeleine Younes Patricia Kelly Pat Caven

Mary Gorman Leonie McDonald Ivy Carroll Marion Reid Sylvia Fent Pat Gilham Marie Hawkins Betty Mason Leonie Hynes Joan Tucker Freda McGlade Joan Matson Ursula O'Connor Marianne Black Carmel Brennan

Secretaries :

Patricia Caddon Mary Collett Treasurer:

Patricia Crawford

COMMEMORATION DAY On Commemoration Day (Sunday, 17th November) Mass was celebrated in the College Chapel by the Very Rev. A. F . Fox,

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COMING VIOLINIST

The gifted young violinist Ann Molan is an ex-student of whom C.L.C. is justly proud. We warmly congratulate Ann on her outstanding successes in the musical world , especially in 1946. A large party of C.L.C. ex-students was present at her recit_al in the Assembly Hall on 10th NovemJ:>er! when the girls expressed their appreciation of her delightful playing in baskets of lovely pansies and roses. We wish her all success and happiness in her future career. '.'The Advocate" of June 26, 1946, writes : Miss Ann Molan, whose lyrical and accomplished violin playing was a feature of the recent concerto festival under Professor Bernard Heinze at the Melbourne Town Hall, has been engaged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission as solo viotinist with the Symphony Orchestra for the coming series of Young People's Concerts to be held in September. A former student of the Ca~holic Ladies' .college, East Melbourne, Miss Molan, who is just 19 years of age, is . a p.upil of Mr Harry Hutchins. of the Umversity Conservatorium of Mus'ic and made her debut as a concert arti<:t at the recent concerto festival. She is

planning a recital of her own in the Assembly Hall, when she will be heard in association with the young pianist Miss Valma Lewis. The youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs L. Molan, of Carlton, Miss Molan was en· couraged in her studies as a child by the late Dr Maurice MacGillicuddy, whose halfsize violin she used for many years. She is now the proud possessor of a Guarnerius, a present from her parents on her 17th birthday. "The Sun" said of her performance in the Assembly Hall on the 10th November : The gifted young violinist Ann Molan showed temperamental fire and an excellent rhythmical sense in her interpretations of several difficult works at the Assembly Hall last night. She was associated with Valma Lewis, a particularly brilliant pianist in a spirited and well-balanced rendering of Beethoven's Sonata, opus 12, No. 1, where , in the Theme with Variations, refinement of tone was established and some good dynamic effects achieved. Wieniawski's Concerto in D minor was played with much brilliance and a great elasticity of design, the Romance especially being notable for depth of feeling and some good phrasing on the beautiful low notes of the violin. Other items included Beethoven's Romance in F major and Saint-Saens' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. From "The Musical News": After an audition early this year at the University Conservatorium, Mr Harry Hutchins described Miss Molan as a violinist with extraordinary gifts, and she is already one of the outstanding younger violinists in Australia. Dr Bainton and Dr Burnard said of this brilliant violinist-"thrilling playing. Tone quite beautiful, intense, pure, and varied; very musical in quality, sensitive in colouring , delicacy in shading, and with a wide range of sonorities. Bowing had poised sureness, very masterful and varied-beautifully even. Rhythmically excellent. very sure technique and all apparently effortless. A very promising and musical player."

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The library card afternoon this year was held at Myer's, and was, as usual a financial and social success. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs M. Chamberlin Mrs Hynes, Mrs Gilham, Mrs Mortimer M~Car thy, Mrs D. Kenny, Mrs W. Murphy and Mrs Norman Reid. Sincere thanks' · are offered to these ladies, as well as to all friends and ex-students who generously assisted .

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AMBITION

"And what are you go'ing to be, dear? " This question is flung at schoolgirls and schoolboys by people everywhere-from dear, gushing Aunt Sarah to casual acquaintances. Do these people ever think that the child may not want to tell them? Why do they ask this question? Is it that they are so stuck for subject matter that they have to fall back on this, or is it that they cannot control their curiosity? Voca-

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tion is something private, and concerns the person alone . These questioners are not content with the answer they usually get, so they have to try to talk the child out of his or her vocation in life. Youth is the dream time of life. Young people everywhere dream of the future . I love to sit at a window and dream the dreams I know will never come true. I dream mostly of things to come- What will I be doing at this time next year? So you, too, are going to join the band of people who ask, "And what are you going to do with yourself? What is your ambition? " Well, I'll tell you! Today I want to be a teacher. Tomorrow I'll want to be a nurse. The next day, something different-but every day a dreamer of dreams. Golden dreams of the future are ever present, doing big things, heroic things, things that will help others. But there, that is not answering your question. My ambition is to know, love, and serve God. How am I going to do that? Well, that's where I go dreaming I shall probably do something again! terribly hum-drum, like tapping a typewriter all day! How dreadful! So leave me, kind questioner, to dream the hours P. Kelly {Leaving Pass ). away.

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SPORTS DAY Towards the end of the second term we held our annual Sports Day, a nd for about two weeks before the event heats of the various races were run, and the inter-hou se matches for the Basketba ll Cup were pla yed during· the lunch-ho ur. Previousl y the school had been divided into four Houses, each bearing its. own name and colour-. Vincentia , red, captaine d by Jean Stock ; Aikenhea d, green , by Anne Brown; Marita, blue, by Judith Hickey; and Loyola, gold, by Audrey Hynes; and at 2 o'clock on the day chosen the combined Houses marched on to the basketba ll court before the assembled parents and friends of the girls. As the teams lined up in readiness to compete in the different events, the rest of the school stood around the court and barracke d lustily, the'i r multi-col oured ribbons ft.uttering in the breeze. One of the highligh ts of the afternoo n was the visitors' race, which was won by Theresa Kummro w · after Sister Claver had given most of the young contesta nts a helpful push forward . As the afternoo n progresse d and the total of each House mounted higher on the scoreboa rd, the exciteme nt of the girls swelled to fever pitch. At long last the events came to an end, a nd the girls, eagerly watching the scoreboa rd for the results, learnt that the honours had gone to Loyola, with Vincenti a a close second, and Marita and Aikenhea d holding third and fourth places respectiv ely. When the cheering had subsided the A and B basketball teams gave the spectator s a display of their prowess in that particula r field of sport, while the tennis champio ns of the College gave a display of t ennis which was of great interest to the spectator s. Then, as a grand finale to a day of days, Rev. Father Moran, amidst a great deal of clapping and cheering , presente d the trophies to the successfu l Houses. and the girls departed for home tired but most grateful to Mother Francis and Sister Austin for arrangin g such a happy afternoon . - AUDREY HYNES (Matricu lation ).

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"Fourteen sprightly maidens all dressed in blue." No , we are not writing a poem nor breaking into poetic strain; we are just writing the basketba ll notes, and, needless to say, the "fourteen sprightly ma'idens" are the .t wo very successfu l teams, as, of course, anyone seeing us would agree . Now to be serious. The two teams under the direction of the Sportsmi stress and Miss Wynd practised during the winter term with great vigour and gusto; in fact, all the school took a great interest in these practice games, for , who knew, tbere migh t be another vacancy in the teams just wait ing for . a young hopeful to fill! Then came the added exc'iteme nt as the forthcoming match with Genazza no drew nearer and nearer; and the. teams just had to be selected. Then came the final and breathtaking practices with the teams on their toes working out systems. Finally the day arrived : the day waited and longed for . On the eve of the match the team received the good wishes of the whole school ; and we assemble d next day full of hope and not quite so full of confidence , for we had heard various reports and rumours of the m a tches played and won by the Genazza no girls, but we were prepared to "do or die ." The afternoo n was very pleasant and the games were fast a nd furious . The two A teams played first , and C.L.C. set the pace, the result being that Genazza no were obliged to follow, and as our girls quickly settled down the result was inevitabl e, C.L.C. defeating Genazzan o. Then the B's played their match, which was also fast and furious , but this time Genazza no played a little the better to defeat the C.L.C. B team, which was, however, by no means disgraced . C.L.C. won on the . day by six goals. The da y closed with both teams very pleased with the afternoo n 's sport; and righ tly so, seeing that both schools were victoriou s in the strict sense of the word. There were many friends made that afternoon and many promises of "Wait till next · year."

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34 After our success at Genazzano we took the proverbia~ ~ull by the horn and obtained .perm1ss10n to challenge the Academy, which we duly did . The match was played at C.L.C. on the Sunday following the Genazzano match, and there were many supporters for both schools, including many distinguished visitors. The games started, and both resulted in wins for C.L.C. after many knocks had been given and received. Next followed the afternoon tea, much

enjoyed by all . Here the C.L.C. supporters deserve great praise for the way in which they looked after the teams and the visitors. In fact , the basketball games showed admirably the school spirit of the girls of C.L.C. Before· we finish our quota for Caritas we would like to thank all those who helped , even in the smallest possible way , during the term. -JEAN STOCK and ANNE BROWN (Leaving Pass) .

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Left to right:

Pauline Davoren, Judith Peart ( Umpire), Doreen Williams, Morie Cusack, Anne Branagan, Ruth Davoren , Judith Munday (Captain ). Absent : Doroth Y. Branagan .

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During 1946 at C.L.C. the increase in the number of tennis enthusiasts has been remarkable. There has been a continual round of tournaments ; in fact , if interstate players are needed at any time _one has only to walk along Parliament Place, East Melbourne, to find them. Every Friday our ·budding young stars · delight Mr. Guiney, the school's tennis coach, with their "poetry of movement," although occasionally one hears a very tired voice exclaiming, "Girls, please use your

feet ." What is this we hear about a certain "third grader" who in the near future may blossom 'into a great tennis player ; that is, if she will grow a little. In the first post-war V.C.L.T.A. tournament C.L.C. was well represented by Judith Hickey, Paula Noseda, Jean Stock, Catherine O'Sullivan, Judith Munday, Irene O'Sullivan, Mary Kummrow, Dorothy -Branagan, Anne Branagan, Pat Evans, Maria Ermacora, John Lewis, Kathleen Black, Moya Allwell, and Margaret Hickey. Matches were arranged between the schools in our section, and many of our girls sur-

CARI TA$ vived the first rounds of the tournam ent. Judith Munday reached the finals of the section ·in t he under 14, and Judith Hickey a fter winning in her division , went on to win the under 16 singles and to reach the finals of the under 19 singles. Heartie st congrat ulations to .all entrants . Althoug h there were fewer C.L.C. contestants at Glen Iris in May, we were well represen ted in the finals, for one, Judith Hickey, got a s far as the finals of the under 16 doubles and singles, while her

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of this year. Becomi ng more confide nt with each successive and successf ul tournam ent, · a few of the girls mention ed previous ly venture d forth to Elsternw ick to try their hand at the annual schoolg irls' tournam ent, where a record number of entries was received . Judith Hickey was defeated 'i n the semifinals of the under 19 singles, but with her very capable partner reached the finals of the under 16 doubles . We sincerel y hope that more girls will enter for the holiday

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Hickey, Catherine O' Sullivan, Joon Le wi s, Morio Ermocora , J ean Stock, Margaret Hickey, Judith Absent, Irene O'Sulliva n . Judith Munda y, Do rothy Branagan .

sister Margar et won the champio nship for the under 13 singles. Wish'ing to discover the school's ten best players last year the tennis ladder was introduced , which has evoked great competi tion among the students . At lunch time and at 4 o'clock the tennis-c ourts were occupied by enthusia stic challeng ers. After careful selectio n the ten best players were as follow :-Judit h Hickey, Jean Stock, Catheri ne O'Sulliv an, Irene O'Sulliv an, Dorothy Branaga n, Judith Munday , Margaret Hickey, Paula Noseda, Marfa Ermacora, and Joan Lewis. We may add that there is very little change in the ladder

tournam ents next year, for , besides being an ideal way of gaining experien ce, it is definite ly an excellen t plan in which to spend one's holidays . Apart from all the other types of sport played on Sports D.ay last term tennis was given a promine nt position . An exhibiti on match was arrange d, when petite Paula Noseda by no means disgrace d herself. As well as this exhibiti on match, the final of the House tennis was held. Loyola and Marita were represen ted by Audrey Hynes and Joan Lewis. and Judith Munday and Judith Hickey respecti vely. After a wellfought match Marita won the C,L.C, tennis

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cup, which was presented to the captain of Marita by Father Moran. A very enjoyable day was had by both parents and pupils, and it is to be hoped that a similar day will take place again next year . With the oncoming examinations no time will be ava'ilable to hcHd the annual championship of the College, but the pupils of Mr. Guiney are going to hold a tournament among themselves. These girls are giving up a few Saturday afternoons for the matches, which goes to show the enthusiasm · among the girls of our College . Many of the girls hope to obtain tickets for the Davis Cup, which is to be held on Christmas Day and two days following .

that date. "If only I were a member of Kooyong" can be heard coming from the lips of many girls, but one can be certain that, even if one girl alone is able to go, a minute description of the day's play will be given to the poor unfortunates who were unable to obtain tickets. The Christmas holidays are being looked forward to by our tennis group, for we shall then be able to pfay to our heart's content without the burden of study on our minds. It is to be hoped that with the forthcoming year C.L.C. will be filled to overflowing with budding young tennis enthusiasts. - Judith Hickey and Mary Kummrow. Leaving Pass .

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. in Aust ralia The influence of Surrealism did not reach Australia until that movement had passed into its third phase in 1936. In that year Surrealism experience d an astonishin g revival in its three main centreS-P aris, Lon don, and New York. Shortly after this r evival the Surrealist approach became apparent in Australia ·in the work of James Gleeson , Max Ebert, and :Peter Purves Smith. About the same time the art of Eric Thake, previously confined to abstraction, began to take on the disquieting evocations common to Surrealist work. Australian artists became aware of Surrealism largely through certain publication s which gave complete accounts of t he Surrealist movement . As with Impression ism and Post-Impr essionism , Surrealism in Australia has owed more to its English advocates than to its Continent al originators . And due to its late arrival in this country the early stages of the movement found no counterpa rt upon Australian soil. Those artists who have revealed Surrealist affin·i ties in their work in Australia have done so at a time when . Surrealism itself was being influenced by the ar t of the Germans Beckmann , Dix, and Grosz and by the English New Realists. Surrealism was far more tha n a commercial racket carried on by dealers and critics, more than a gigantic .hoax, although it has often partaken of the nature of both in its specific manifesta tions, particular ly in the realm of art . It was rather the culminatio n of the clandestin e interest in the macabre and morbid that is to be found throughou t the course of nineteenth century literature. The Surrealists have acknowled ged their debt to Poe, Baudelaire , Mrs Radcliffe, and others. Wherever it was manifest as an resthetic movement affecting widesprea d groups of artists, Surrealism has been associated with the psychological and intellectua l atmospher e common to periods of war . For example, the 'influence of World War I. created general disgust and a reac '. ion by thousands of young soldier-art ists from the ·false social values of the time. It was during this time that the "heroic" phase of Surrealism grew up and flourished . It was the negation of all culture, morality, and art . Although the psycho-an alytic technique

upon which modern Surrealist poetry and paintings have been based has become the most obvious characteri stic of the movement , the social conditions necessary for the existence of Surrealism -war, the fear of war , and the disquiet growing out of the af ,ermath of war-when present with a general instability of soc'ial and political institution s have always been recognised by the Surrealists themselve s. Australia, insulated as it has been from experienci ng those events which provide food for Surrealism , has not reacted to the movemen t to any great extent. By the time it had reached Austral'ia it had already grown sufficientl y respectabl e to be supported in En15land by the wealth of American millionaire s and had achieved the support of a small but very exclusive social clique. The work of Australian . James Gleeson owes more to Surrealism than does the work of any other Australian painter. He owes a great deal to the great influence of Salvador Dali, apparent not only in the technical methods employed but also in the similarity of the subject matter. His works between 1937 anp. 1940 are not so much Surrealist; paintings as highly imaginativ e plastic expression s, intellectua lly conceived, of var·ious aspects of Surrealist theory . That is, the subjects have arisen more · as inspiration s derived from a conscious deliberation upon Surrealist principles rather than as subconscio us evocations realised by the Surrealist method. What links Gleeson wit h the Surr.ealists · is the spirit of defeatism and pessimism that belongs to the romantic gloom of the nineteenth century and the fatalism of Greek Tragedy. In this respect he is a part of that cultural tradition, among whom Eliot and Joyce may be · numbered , who have seen in the destructio n of a system of social relations the destructio n of civilisation itself. Some of the earlier work of Peter Purves Smith was close in spirit with Surrealist painting. His painting "The Promenad e, Paris," also possesses the Surreal disquiet , linked with the synthetic naivete common to many artists influenced by H. Rousseau and Christoph er Wood . But later work like "The Diplomats " has been con-

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CARITA S ceived in the satirical vein of the New Realists. The works of Albert Tucker and John Percival, too, were worthy of ment'ion . Their work possessed a strong expressionist quality and were also essays in social protest and satire. Another painter who has come to the fore in recent years is Joshua Smith, who reveals a keen insight into the requirements of portraiture, combined with an admirable directness and simplicity of statement. But his obsession with detail has detracted from pictorial unity. A return to the less self-conscious painting of his earlier period would be the natural antidote. Yet, even with these faults, Joshua Smith remains one of the best portraitists painting in Australia today and the one, perhaps, whose future development is the most difficult to estimate. -Marie Pittle (Matriculation ).

WINTER SUNSET If you were to go to the top of Pearson's

Point in the late afternoon you would get a perfect view of t he sun as it sinks down below the horizon. As I stood a nd watched the clouds, as light as feathers and as fleecy as lambswool, scurrying across thP heavens, the sky was suddenly illuminated by a glow as red as fire. A fluttering of wings caused me to turn- five or six birds rose in the air . Higher. and higher they flew, until they were mere specks in the distance . When I turned my gaze back to the west the sky was flooded with a pale yellow, and from yellow to orange, and then to crimson. The waves washed in and out, each time receding a little more than before, as the tide slowly ebbed. The gulls, with the incessant screaming, were gone ;· there was nothing to disturb the peacefulness and tranquillity of this beautiful scene. Sunsets have been going on since the beginning of time , and a re as old as the hills, but I am sure that until you have stood where I stood and watched as I did, you cannot have seen one in all its wondrous glory . · As the colours rapidly faded, the mist rose from the sea, while the wind, as cold as ice , laden with the scent of salt water, sprang up, and night descended on a troubled , but beautiful world. The moon rose maj estically into the purple sky, in which tiny st a rs already twinkled like dia monds. DENISE ATKINSON (Third Year A) .

"THE GHOSTS OF C.L.C." We a re the ghosts of C.L.C., Who frighten little girls like thee . We flit about .from room to room, And then return to our gloomy tomb. Aikenhead House is our favourite haunt, As up the stairs we stealthily jaunt, First to the library we do creep, And o'er the tables and chairs we leap. Then into Leaving Pass we go, And breathe in murmurs soft and low; We fright each teacher and scare each nun, Doing this we have some fun . We tear up books and sp'ill the ink, And then we let the others think Just how much fun a ghost enjoys When it h as humans for its toys . "Three Flighty Ghosts" (Leaving Pass ).

AUSTRALIA Australia, Australia is my home , Where the blue sea whispers, and the foam Covers the rocks on a rugged shore, Where the breeze may whistle or the monsoon roar. Australia , Australia , I love it all, Where the thrush may warble and the magpie call, In an open country, wide and free , Where the jackass flits from tree to tree . Australia , Australla , the land of flowers , Where I wander and play through golden hours, Where dusk closes in on this glorious night As I wend my way home in the dwindling light . M. Dowding (Third Year A).

DOG

My dog, Pete, is such a funn y chap, He tries to chew my finger as he sits upon my lap ; With his bright, brown eyes he plainly says to me ,. "Oh please, ple·a se invite me to tea! " With the postman's whistle, up goes his little tail, And in a trice h e's back a gain with all the daily mail. J . Mccann (1st Year).

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C.L.C . Diary When we returned to school on February 13th there was the usual bustle of "old" girls comparing holiday notes and plans for the coming year, while new girls rather shyly surveyed their companions , wondering "what they 'll be like." In the first few days of school the juniors settled down to a regular time-table, the seniors taking longer to choose their subjects. We were pleased to welcome two nuns, Sister Luigi and Sister Joannes, and our new voiceculture teacher , Miss O'Shea. As the school became a united whole, the prefects for 1946- Marie Martin, Shirley Anderson. Leonie Hartnett, and Rosa Carrodus-a nd t he sports captains-Au drey Hynes, Moyra Keith, Jean Stock, and Judith Hickeywere elected. Later in the year we were sorry to lose Moyra , but she was ably replaced by Anne Brown. The Young Catholic Students' Groups were also organised, with Pat Dwyer as President, Leonie Hartnett as Secretary, Pat Kelly as Treasurer, and Moya Allwell, Rosa Carrodus, Judith Hickey, and Margaret Fennessy as Leaders. On March 18th the school was pleased to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by a whole holiday. The first post-war procession, followed by Benediction , from St. Patrick's College, drew a huge crowd to the city and later to the Fitzroy Gardens . A few weeks later came the Easter holidays, followed closely by Anzac Day, when we left studies to pay a tribute to our glorious dead . The term tests commenced on April 26th to the public dismay, but we happily forgot school and blossomed forth .for our annual dance at the Cathedral Hall on May 7th. Congratulat ions are due to Marie Martin on her managemen t of such a ~- uc cessful function . The term closed on May 10th, and we went home for the holidays, our heads full of plans for play before the arduous second term. Our return to school on May 28th was marked by the announceme nt of a concert by the Catholic Ladies' College to be held in the Melbourne Town Hall on a date which seemed very far ·a way-Octobe r 15th. Two days after our return we had another holiday-Asc ension Thursday-a nd in another fortnight we celebrated Victory Day. This looks as though we did nothing but amuse ourselves for some weeks of the second term, but far from it! All we

had been told of the second term became terribly true- it WAS far harder than the first term, and, incidenth lly, far colder and wetter. Due to the weather, physical culture was suspended on Wednesdays ; and we employed the extra period at voice culture. On July 4th we helped the Americans celebrate their Independenc e Day by attending the Princess Theatre, where we were entertained by films and a stage show, as well as hearing an Australian schoolboy speak to America by wireless. We came home filled with an independent spirit, and proceeded with practice for the Benediction, which our choir sang at the Carmelite Convent, Kew, on the reception day of one of our past pupils-Patr icia Brennan. During August we had our annual retreat, which we all enjoyed very much, given by Father Scanlon, C.S.S .R., whom we will not easily forget for his helpful lectures and amusing stories. This was closely followed by the term testS-to find out just how far we had progressed in that "awful" middle term . In this month our teams participated 'i n the Speechcraft Festival. Congratulat ions to Imelda Palmer for h er win in the impromptu speeches, and to all others who competed so successfully . The Matrics. faced the ordeal of the Shakespeare exam. before we closed the term with Sports Day. During the holidays the schoolgirls' championsh lps were played at Kooyong. Our congratulations to Judith Hickey for her" fine performance . The third and last term began on Sep~ ember 10th. As we returned with the October tests foaming over our heads, the concert, which now seemed . so near, to be worked for , and "only three months to the final exams.," we all made marvellous resolutions, which, we hope, were kept. Our little ones made their First Communion during this month, and they were photographe d afterwards; so were wethat is , the whole school in classes a.nd sports groups. October tests were upon us and over- ("Weren't they hard?")before we knew it, and , with the concert only a week off, there was . a transport strike. Many walked or "hitch-hiked " to school, and the others studied (?) at home .

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CARITAS On October 15th we gave our longawaited concert, earning unanimous applause. Patting ourselves on the back, we returned the next morning to find the proofs of our photos; some ceased patting -"I don't really look like that, do I?" (It was no fault of the photographer's.) At the end of the month there was a further transport strike-this time for a week. · November began with a holiday-All Saints' Day-and we all resolved to help the Holy Souls during the month . . The following Tuesday (Cup Day) was a holiday for all except the exam. classes, who, however, listened on the wireless to Russia winn'ing the great race . From the 11th to 15th there were the Newman exams.-more work for the Matrics.-and on the following Monday this diary went to press with the author hoping you will accept her apologies if you have been bored, and, if otherwise, reminding you that autographs may be had on application. - Marie Spencer (Matriculation).

SEEN. FROM OUR ANGLE-

Evidently the great masters of literature knew something of school life. Witness the following: Maths Teacher: "Make fair deductions, · see to what they amount." Class, when asked a question: "Each look'd on other, none the silence broke." In the Science Room: "I cannot ·see what flowers are at my feet, Nor what soft incense hangs upon the bough." On the eve of exams, some contract 'flu: "But he 's a bolder man who dares be well." When the results are published, some obtain top marks: "Not that themselves are wise, but others weak." Homework: "In ev'ry place is sought, but sought in vain." So, when the teacher arrived: "Then flashed the living lightning from her eyes." Teacher, to prevaricating history student: "End all dispute and fix the year precise." The prefects: "In search of mischief still on earth they roam."

Near the tuck-shop at lunchtime: "You heard as if an army muttered, And the muttering grew to a grumbling, And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling." December 2nd - Public Examinations Begin: "Let this pernicious hour, Stand aye accursed in the calendar." Break-up Day: "Great joy was made that day of young - and old, And solemne feast proclaymed throughout the land." Some contributions to "Caritas": "They are rhymes, rudely strung, With intent less of sounds Than of words." Author, to the reader: "O' cry you mercy ." (I beg your pardon. ) M./\RIE SPENCER (Matriculation ).

ST PA TRICK'S, EARLY AUTUMN I love ·i t in the morning, when the sun is gently climbing, And the shadows fall so lightly on the smooth, soft lawn, And the flower-beds are patterns blent of rich and soothing colours, Ar;i.d , above the grave old granite, gleam the spires in the dawn . I love it at the noonday, when the sunshine comes caressing, Waking· up the amber windows to a dim, deep glow, When the sky's as clear as amethyst, with just a fleck of cloudlet, And three sentinels of sandstone guard the moving world below. I love 'it in the evening, looking upward from the gardens, When you see its windows burning thro' with Heaven's own light, And the shadows, as they deepen, make the old cathedral pensive, And you think about the God within , Who's loving, day and night. And then there comes the night-time , and the little lamps are glowing, As if to say, "There's comfort here," to souls that quest and roam : While the spires still are watching-see, above the furthest pinnacle, A warning, yet a beacon light, that points the traveller- Home. -"Michele."

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The Studen ts' Concer t "THE TRIBUNE'S" REPORT

Gen erous and deserved applause was fo rthcoming from the large audience in the Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday October 15, when the a nnual concert of Catholic Ladies ' College, East Melbourne, was held. Talent on the part of the girls was appa rent throughout the excellently presented a nd nicely varied programme, and most pleasing, in an age in which the dignity and t he glory of womanhood are not assessed at t heir real worth, were their dress and decorum . The Sisters of Charity and the la y teachers concerned are. to be warmly complimented on the high all-round stan -· da rd a chieved. In the audience were Mgr . Fox , V.G ., Adm ., Rev. L. Moran (College Chaplain ), and a large number of priests a nd Christian Brothers, Hon. A. A. and Mrs. Calwell, Cr. Hon . W. P . Barry, M.L.A., and Mrs. Ba rry, Cr. Hon . T . Hayes, M.L.A., and Mrs. Hayes, a nd Cr. Hon . J . B. Naughton, M.L.A ., and Mrs. Naught on. The programme opened with the orchestra playing Mozart's "Eine Nacht Musik," fo llowed by the item by College choir and stringed instruments, "The Austra:lian Sunrise." Next was "The Revolving Year," descriptive of the seasons : Spring (Third Year A), Summer (Third Year B ) , Autumn (Fourt h Year ), Winter (Fifth and Sixth Grades ) ; the prologue was by Imelda P almer, and Haydn's "Come Gentle Spring" was the related choral number. A striking tableau concluded this colourful and flaw-

lessly presented item. Ann Molan, violinist , rendered "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" (Saint Saens, Op. 28 ) and "Arab Song" (Rimski-Korsakov-Kreisler ). A verse-speaking choir presented "Coronach," "A Faery Song," and_ "Heaven, a n Echo." Then followed unaccompanied choral numbers : "Still as the Night," "Ave Maria," and "The Nightingale." Next were traditional dances, as follow: Clap Dance (German ), by First and Second Grades ; Dutch Dance (Third and Fourth ) ; Spanish Dance (Second Year); -a nd Italian Dance (Tarantella), by Firs t Year girls. Another striking tableau brought these dances to a close. "Air from Suite in D" (Bach ) was played by the orchestra. The faultless rendition of the choral "O Sing to God" (Madeleine Rushford, soloist ), was a fitting termination to the presentat ion of "Legend of Our Lady," in which the character s were "Our Lady " (Marie Martin ), "Sir Robert" (Rosa Carrodus), "Lady Marie" (Ma rie Spencer ), "Neighbour" (Patricia Kelly ), and "The Tempter" (Patricia Dwyer ). As a finale the choir rendered The National Anthem . Mr. Basil Jones, chief study, violin , UniConservatorium of Melbourne versity of Music , violin, Catholic Ladies' College. was choir and orchestra conductor, and Speech Valerie Buchan, accompanist. training was by Miss Kitty O'Shea, and physical training by Miss Inez Domeccarre.

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It is all over! As I look back to the 1946 Students' Concert I look back with pleasure and regret. Pleasure because of its success, and regret because it was the last time I should ever take part in the Night of the Year. This year the concert was a particular success. To all appearances the girls in the choir and other items were composed, but as the curtains parted for the first item our hearts were beating wildly. The choir had been training and waiting for months for the moment when the curtain would open and the orchestra play the introduction to the first piece. As we stood on the gallery while the orchestra was playing the overture, countless thoughts passed through our minds. "What if we fa'iled to begin with the orchestra?" "How terrible if we went flat!" The waiting was more terrifying than the actual singing. Once we began we forgot our fears , forgot everything except that we were to keep in time and to do our best. And so the first item ended. Then followed the ballet, verse speaking, and play. Everything continued to go smoothly, at least on the stage. Backstage there was no wild flying around, but in the dressing rooms various articles would insist on becoming lost. Somebody's white glove was missing! Where was Mary's slipper? And so it went on. It we weren't looking for someone or something we were advising an actress in the play as to the amount of make-up· to be worn on the stage. Then came the last item. The whole · choir sang "O Sing to God," with Madeleine Rushford as soloist, and after that "God Save the King." As the curtain closed there was one deep sigh from 200 girls. The concert was over! The concert we had been waiting for was over! We could hardly realise it. ·we didn't have to realise it. It was over as far as the audience was concer :~ned , but not for us . Photographs had to be taken of . the choir ; and after two hours of hard work that photographer wanted "action shots,'' as he called them . So we went through one of our songs. We didn't really mind. What girl does mind having her photo taken three times?

Now 'i t was over. We were so tired, but the excitement had not yet died away. Thll.t concert was more to some girls than the

first night of a great play would be to the company, leaving a splendid memo1y of success because of work well done. -C. Powderly (Leaving Pass).

THE .SEA Oh! for the sound of the sea in my ears, The crash of the wave on the rock. Oh! for the sound of the children's cheers As down to the beach they flock. Oh! for the sound or the ftsbermen's hail, The cry of the gulls on the wing, The lash of the wind in the fishing sail, And the joy that to me they bring. Oh! for the sound of the storm in my ear, While . the wild waves meet above. Scattering spray as the shore they near. These are the sounds that I love. -Joan Lewis (Intermediate ).

A PLEASANT SWIM The sea! the sea! the open sea! The blue, the fresh, the ever free! Although I like all kinds of sport, my favourite is swimming, and in the summer time I love to spend a day at the beach. Sometimes I gaze enchanted at the peaceful sea-blue water, and watch, impressed by the constant movement of this endless, expansive sea before me. As I look, spellbound, at this beautiful and restful scene, I feel a strange and unaccountable exultation possess me. Far in the distance I can just make out a tiny sea-boat, but soon my attention is turned toward a magnificent · flock of sea-gulls, flying in a "V" over the water. There is a . soft breeze blowing in my face , and with another longing look at the irresistible sea, I spring up and rush down to the water's edge. A second elapses and I plunge into the cool, refreshing, crystal clear water, and enjoy an almost breathless swim. Then I venture out farther, and have glorious fun with the big, rolling waves. The water surges around me and I find myself encompassed with swirling, white foam. Too soon it is time to leave. The beach is nearly deserted, the sun has gone down, the tide is well in. I walk up the path and a sigh escapes by lips, as I look back at the calm sea behind me-it is the end of another exciting day at the beach . SUZANNE SHIEL (Third Year A).

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Mat rieu latio n Clas s Not es The 1946 Matricul ation class contains a number of very outstand ing and interesting personali ties. We have in our midst t hree promisin g musician s, four budding scientists , an accompli shed artist, and at least two future authores ses. The first of these brilliant characte rs of whom I wish to tell you is our very capable and energetic Head Prefect, Marie Martin. Marie has perhaps been the busiest girl in the school this year, and is to be congratulate d upon the most successfu l and enjoyable dance which she organ'ised for the senior students at the end of first term . Besides being good at her work Marie is a tennis enthusia st, one of our musician s, and a keen Catholic Actionist ; so it is no wonder that she has so very little time to spare.

Audrey Hynes is our very compete nt School Sports Captain. Audrey ·is one of our best basketba ll players, and is also good at tennis. She played a promine nt part in our Sports Day activities , and led her team on to win both the basketba ll and general sports cups. Audrey is one of our violinists , and was most successfu l in her recent music examinat ion. She, however, has one peculiar ity-she at times has ari uncontro llable desire to throw oranges at people. The rest of the class, however , has done its best to help Audrey overcome her misfortu ne, and she now has it practically under control. One of our less dangerou s members is Leonie Hartnett . She is numbere d among our cleverest students , and will probably continue her studies at the Universi ty next

LEAVING AND MATRICULATION STUDENTS i'ront Row (left to right) : ri c ia Eddey, Ann Brown, Judith Hickey, Margaret Fennessy, Ma ry Kurnmrow, Pat Spe nce r. Patricia Kell y, Rosa Carrodus, Josephine Rush, Margaret Lawson, Marie Second Row: Dwyer, Pau lo Nosedo , Margaret Matthews, Marg.a ret O' Kane, Marie Price, Patricia Margaret Bake r, Shirley Ande rson, Kathleen Ryan , Leonie Hartnett . Bock Row: Stock, Aud rey J oan Larkin, Imelda Palmer, Catherine O'Sull ivan , Made Mortin , J ean Powderly. Carmel Hynes, Marie Pittle, Margot Mills,

CARITAS year. She 'is a prefect and also a capable leader of Catholic Action . Leonie delights us with anecdotes about her tribe of young brothers, and her jokes are particularly novel and amusing. Shirley Anderson, another of our prefects, is one of our promising scientists, and has the reputation of being the most polite girl in the school. Shirley is always ready to lend a helping hand, and is also a keen student. This class simply abounds with bright ideas; in fact, even we ourselves are at times amazed by our own brilliance-and we are hardened to it. Marie Pit!le is one of our particularly bright girls. Why, Marie is firmly convinced that hairs radiate from her head (if you don't understand this remark Marie will be only too glad to explain). She is the artist of the class, and al<>o delights us by her graceful movements. It is indeed a joy to behold her as she flits around ·the room . Marie is one of our most enthusiastic workers and also a keen tennis player. She has besides a perfectly charming singing voice. Pat Dwyer is another of our brilliant girls. Pat is a budding authoress, historian; musician, dress designer, actress, and anything else you like to think of. Pat was recently very successful in the Catholic Schools' debate, and is our President of Catholic Action. She is an enthusiastic, energetic worker; and is particularly good at English and history. · Still another of our "intelligentsia" is Marie Spencer. Mai:ie, tike Pat, was most ::.uccessful in the Catholic Schools' debate. She is a promising young scientist and is also very good at English and maths. Marie, like Leonie, seems to have a tribe of young brothers and sisters who provide her with numerous tales to enliven our lunch-hour. We here extend to them and the medium by which they send their amusing tales our grateful ·thanks. Now we come to a very interesting member of the Matriculation class, Margaret Lawson. She is a scientist and is, as well, very good at maths. Margaret is intensely interested in a wide range of hobbies, from a wireless which she helped to build herself to chickens which she is endeavouring to fatten up for Christmas. Margaret is a good tennis and basketball player and one of the most friendly girls in the class. Well , I have now come to the end 6f this short and inadequate rec1tal of "the Matrics ' " good points. Somebody has just whispered to me that I had better include

a few of our bad ones, but I am very sorry to say that time will not permit, and so I leave you now with the impression that the Matric. class is one of genius and the utmost intelligence (or do I?) -Rosa Carrodus.

HERE'S

HOPING!

With a brave heart and high hopes I, at the · commencement of the year 1946, decided to study English Expression AND English Literature. As the year 1946 draws to an end I am beginning to wonder whether I shall be ready to sit for these subjects this year or in the year 1966. Only now am I realising just how ambitious I must have felt when I sallied forth to grapple with "Problems of Peace, King Lear, Science in Indus try, Robert Browning, and Our Living Language," not to mention "Henry Esmond, Richard II., A Varied Company, Wood"-and I almost forgot "Chaucer." What a variety of subjects I found to delight me in these books -that was my impression upon first reading them. Then, as we settled down to really study them, my first impression fading, I began to think: "What a confusing crowd of subjects these books contairi." The days flew, the number of subjects seemed to multiply, while my powers of comprehension seemed to decrease. My waking hours were filled with thoughts of what I didn't know, and my sleeping· hours with thoughts of what I did know. At night I dreamed confusedly of King Lear solving "Problems of Peace," Richard II. concerning himself with the manufacture of plastic ash-trays and the mass production of aeroplanes and cars. Indeed I can remember vividly the night I saw him in all the glory of his kingly robes, his young Queen beside him, driving madly along St. Kilda road in a small, very highpowered, very mo.d ern racing-car. Then there was another night when Robert Browning and Chaucer quarrelled fiercely with Pope, Goldsm'i th, Collins, Gray, and Cowper. I woke from that dream with ·a hazy remembrance of flying arms and legs, which suddenly seemed to burst into a thousand pieces, from which emerged a helicopter flown by Henry Esmond, who was singing at the top of his voice a most peculiar song about loan words, radiation chaining, coloured language, precision and red herrings. Now with a very courageous heart and rather shattered hopes I await the exams. Oh! but I must tell you last night's dream .

CARITAS I saw all the characters in Al.L the books set up for Matriculation study this year rise up and, brandishing huge wooden clubs, pursue the examiners and the pro-

fessors who set the syllabus round and round the University grounds, but-woe is me- I woke up before they caught them. - Rosa Carrodus (Matriculation).

Catholic ·"etion Catholic Action is the participation of the laity in the apostolate of the Church's Hierarchy ; that is, that Catholics, under the guidance of their spiritual rulers, shall help their neighbours in particular, and society in general, to know, love and serve God in this world, and .thus reach their true home in Heaven. A Catholic is his brother's keeper, and it is his duty to help h'im to Heaven. The Pope has commanded all Catholics to be apostles of Catholic Action. Life is impossible without action, and so, of course, CATHOLIC LIFE is impossible without CATHOLIC ACTION. This apostolic work of preaching Christ's ideas and ideals throughout the world is one which every Catholic who loves his religion and its Founder should take up gladly. First of all, of course, the Catholic should see to his own personal sanctification , but he will be helped to holiness himself by the very action of trying to bring Christ to others. Christ repays a hundredfold any little we do for the spread of His reign on earth. "HE that shall do and teach , he shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven." All are called to be apostles of Catholic Action , and the Pope wishes the apostles of children to be children; the apostles or workmen , workmen; the apostles ot seamen, seamen; the apostles of profes. sional men, professional men ; the apostles of mothers, mothers themselves ; and so on through the various walks of l'lfe. In this century the Church and society are threatened by a new paganism more violent and more dangerous than that which prevailed in the time of Our Lord and the Apostles. "We are face to face," says Pope Pius XI., "with a world fallen · back for the most part into paganism." Communism is the menace in the world today- Atheistic Communism. The Communists themselves admit that their one enemy is Catholic Action. Surely this should spur us on to even greater efforts. The young Communists are remarkable for their enthusiasm, their zeal to spread their beliefs. We could truly take a lesson from them. They seek to bring about a new civilisation without God, but with new idols which give rise to a new code of morals entirely pagan and materialistic. '

Hence the call of the Pope to battle for God and His Church in reforming society. His call is especially to youth. It is said that youth will make or break the future of the world, and this is true. All should be militant for Christ's cause-not aggressive, but working quietly by example backed with prayer. Catholic Action cannot be imposed by violence or force. It can be effective only through Faith and Charity. The first preparation for Catholic Action is to be a good and zealous Catholic. We must observe the Commandments and fulfil our .religious duties, for actions do indeed speak louder than words . We must learn our religion and be able to teach it to others, and when we leave school, we should continue to keep ourselves well informed on Catholic Social Science, Catholic principles, and Catholic teaching. There are several Catholic Action groups. There are the National Catholic Girls' Movement, the Young Christian Workers' Movement, the Catholic Rural Movement, and many others. There is also the Young Christian Students' Movement, and that is what concerns us-the apostles cif young people should be young people. We have the Y.C.S.M. here at C.L.C. This year we had three groups-the Sports and Entertainment Group, the Music Group, and the Discussion Group. The Y.C.S.M. trains young students so that they will be able to join the N.C.G.M. and the Y.C.W. when they leave school. This year our external leader, Miss Lawre O'Brien, announced her engagement, and we take this opportunity of wish'ing her every happiness in her new life. We owe Lawre a debt of thanks for the enthusiasm and hard work she has so generously given· to the movement at the College. Let us remember that "Catholic Action today seems to be necessary beyond all · measure, and cannot be easily accomplished or replaced in any parts by any other work . . . . Those who work for the development of Catholic Action are called by an altogether singular grace of God to a ministry which . differs little from the priestly ministry itself."-Pius XI. PATRICIA DWYER (Matriculation).

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CAR ITAS

Le av ing Pa ss

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No tes

I secon d prizes . Don't misun dersta nd usOur Dear Frien ds and Reade rs: Rufus won the prizes . When you have read this, you will realise Quite willin g to bear testim ony to Rufus ' that ours is no ordin ary class. Comb ining greatr iess is MOYA ALLWELL. _Moya, apart a rare sense of beauty , with intelli gence and from being the most promm ent goalgood taste the girls from Leavi ng Pass throw er for the A team, often "bosse s" us typify the 'true, cultur ed Austr alian. One with answe rs during the Germ an period . has only to look at our class capta in to see . It has been rumou red that Moya sees a that here is our inspir ation and guide. great future 'i n hairdr essing , especi ally in Very good at work and play, MARGARET the art of cuttin g and trimmin~ . JUDIT H HICK EY was one of the first to FENN ESSY , our capta in, is one of our most sense great a has aret Marg about Rufus . Judith was suitab ly imhear girls. popul ar of humo ur, and conse quent ly is often the presse d, and, being a dog-lo ver, imme di-, recipi ent of MARGARET BAKE R'8 most ately launc hed into an accou nt of her dog Dinny Pails bY name. As well as being v~ry awful jokes. cond worke has ) latter (the fond of Dinny Pails, she is a champ 10n Marg aret II. sisten tly throu gh the year, and is· now tennis playe r, but her ability in Maths . reapin g her rewar d. Altho ugh few would is yet to be prove d. A great friend of Judith is MARY suspe ct it, Marg aret has politic al ambit ions, of es featur chief the ing KUMMROW. Mary makes up for Judith 's and is now study lapse at Maths . II., as she is mathe matic ian the Japan ese Diet. "I PAT EDDEY is one of the aforem en- No . 1. Quite a prove rb up here now is , Mary since "good a fright and a s, such anion had comp t 't closes haven tioned 's e old scout. " When one think s of Pat, one Kumm row discov ered the cat in the Scienc natura lly th'ink s of birds, witty saying s, and room cupbo ard." PAULA NOSEDA compl etes this happy good essays . By the way, Pat's hair has par, hearts girls' some in sy trio. Qu'i te unnec essary to add that she inspir ed jealou will. ticula rly those with camou flaged straig ht plays a good game of tennis , but we subNot only that, but she excels in all her hair. . . "Who hath desire d the sea . . . the jects, AND is a very popul ar girl. spirit, of The "Made ?" wrote surges ing us Brown mptuo conte When imme nse and ing only logica l answe r to this is, of course , PAT fire , and dew," he was, of course , referr chief to JEAN STOC K. There is no need to enKELLY, of the aubur n hair. Pat's chara cteris tics are a cheer ful smile and a large on Jean. She is one of thever,bestwe know n girls in the schoo l. Howe waggi ng tongu e. reColou r schem es have becom e riotou s up must say that she is very proud of her and here since Pat Kelly and JOSE PHIN E spons ible positi on in the home, RUSH teame d up togeth er. Josephine':> zealou sly ·looks after her keys. A very pretty pictur e is ANNE BROWN. titian hair is a source of envy to her matP.s. she Poser offere d by some is, "Does a giggle Anne has lovely brown hair, which very not is red She -colou style. ing honey becom a pany in accom wears sarily neces Josep hine's happy comb inatio n popul ar on sports day, when she very ably hair?" capta ins Aiken head team. On all other seems to answe r this affirm ativel y. thoug h, she takes her place in the days, our of one is MARGARET MATTHEWS of Happy Schoo lgirls. ber Cham the music 'ians, and her music is quite often IMELDA PALMER, is clever and girl, This the from raised are we · which by s mean She would make a great pol'itiliked. well of ts heigh the to y sloug h of despo ndenc prove d her speak ing ability has and cian, inwill bliss. (Perh aps that maste r touch ons. However, she has occasi many duce Marg aret to give us some of the pine- on teach ing profes sion as the best the n chose every s enjoy sly obviou so she apple which field for her endea vour, and so we wish lunch -hour .) a Palme r the greate st possible happi Imeld pple, CARMEL TARP EY hasn' t any pinea her life's vocati on. in but she has an Irish terrie r, Rufus . · Arme d ness g of profes sions, we really believe Talkin out set she dog, the and with a tin of Kix E PRICE is destin ed to becom e MARI that spite in , for the Caulfi eld dog show, where ncer, Thing s are certai nly annou radio a of seriou s compe tition, carrie d off two

CARITAS veering in that direction. Marie fs passionately fond of magazines, and reads them at the oddest times. Diminutive KATHLEEN RYAN has decided to change her name. No, she is not getting married, but is entering the nursing profession. Soon she will be known as Nurse Ryan. We all hope she grows 1n the meantime, so that she can reach over the beds. MARY MACDONALD is Kathleen's closest compa nion , and she is quite a wit. The lines of worry are gradually disappearing from Mary's brow, since she has heard that she has two subjects for Leaving. This girl is very hard to write about, for she is the mouse of the class. Not a nasty mouse that makes a nuisance of itself by chewing the carpets, but a little mouse that is very quiet. CARMEL POWDERLY, in her own quiet way, gets along admirably. Her chief weakness is reading. NANCY BESSELL occupies the seat in front of Carmel, and seems to have caught Carmel's quietness. Nancy is heard to the best advantage in Maths II. She, too, plays a good game of basketball. Before we think of MARGARET BUCHAN we think of Chopin, and then Margaret's inspired playing of his works. Little does she know the joy she brings us . Margaret is in that enviable position of being able to play the violin as well as the piano. CATHERINE O'SULLIVAN has definitely decided not to take up farming, and she has newly acquired other interests. Developing films is one of them, and at t'lmes it is very useful to her classmates. JOAN LARKIN is another who has acquired fresh interests. Though she is a great friend of Catherine's, she finds that Margaret Baker and herself. have much in common. Joan is very clever at sketch1ng, and often produces skilful likenesses of her class friends . and MARGARET MARGOT MILLS O'KANE form a happy twosome, and some. Margot is very fond of street-scenes, and is a keen student of nature. Margaret .s hares all her interests, and this is quite natural, as they are constant friends . Margaret, too, is quite clever, being particularly brilliant at Maths. Moya Allwell and Judith Hickey.

IN THE LEAVING

Had I but plenty of paper, paper enough and to spare, I'd write for you no doubt a poem both long and rare, About the life the Leaving girls lead at the window there. "Something to see by Bacchus, something to hear at least," Up in the Leaving room, your life is a perfect feast; While out of the schoolroom one lives, I declare, "No more than a beast." Yes, the schoolroom, oh the schoolroomit iooks so cheerful! Why? The altar is decked with blooms whose colours take the eye! Desks in four straight rows, not a single one awry. "You watch who crosses and gossips, who saunters, who hurries by." The teacher demands your attention ; you turn to the board with a sigh, Then listen with added interest, for you know that playtime is nigh. After opening the gate of the college, you hear the schoolbell ring; No sooner the bell leaves off than a latecomer hurries in ; You find out the latest news "and it costs you never a pin." After reading this little poem, I am sure you will all agree That inside our Leaving schoolroom is a pleasant place to be. I . Palmer (Leaving Pass).

Althou gh this year our public speakin g' was limited , we did take part in the Catholic Speech craft Festiva l, held during the second term . We were represe nted in the Senior and Junior Debati ng Section s and in the Improm ptu Speech Section . Rosa Carrod us and Marie Spence r took part in the senior section . The subject debated was "That the nationa lisation Jf vital industr ies would lessen industr ial unrest ." Rosa and Marie took the negativ e side, and gained second place. Joan Serong and Gwend a Saunde rs, in

the junior section , gained second place also for debatin g the negativ e side of the ques.t ion "That worker s should share in the profits and manag ement of industr y." In the Improm ptu Speech Section Patricia Dwyer, who came third, spoke on "The Interna l System of Examin ations," and Imelda Palmer , who came first, discuss ed the subject of Compu lsory Sport in School s., The adjudic ator, Captai n Curmi, comme nded Imelda 's fine speech craft and presen tation, :and said she would go a lohg way because ·of her obvious talents in this directio n .

THE

WEE MOU SIE No sound broke the stillnes s ; the darkness was heavy and intense . Strang e, hideou s horrors were lurking behind that curtain . He took a pace forwar d into that yawnin g void and felt a hot prickly sensation steal from his feet to his thumpi ng heart. His toes squelch ed into the sticky mess, and a shudde r of revulsi on swept throug h his aching body. Sweat broke out on his brow as he though t of the namele ss . terrors awaitin g him. He had risked all in this last despera te bid. Few before had penetr ated this far . Those that perhap s had, were never seen again, their absenc e bearing mute testimony to the horribl e perils in that dark, yawnin g chasm. Again he stared ahead. A sudden chill fear shook him. A twistin g, curling phantom of light had appear ed from the gloom and was slowly advanc ing upon him. A scream of terror rose in his throat, but no sound came. His limbs froze with terror as the grotesq ue figure advanc ed. Sudden ly a huge black monste r appear ed in the waveri ng light; wide, staring eyes fixed him malevo lently; long, writhin g tentacles waved from its horribl e face; a long i;alon reache d out and seized him in its hot grasp. Dimly he heard a snarl, and then felt a hot breath fannin g his neck. The darkne ss closed in on him. His head began to swim, and then he was borne off into the darkne ss from which there is no es~ape .

The little mouse lay quite dead on the carpet. Mr. Brown caught the cat, which was contem plating a new dish that night, a nd blew out the candle. MOYA ALLWELL (Leavin g Pass).

OLD

GUN ·

One day Dad decided to go shootin g. He set off with an old double -barrel muzzle loader. After some time he reache d the river a nd he saw some black duck downstream , and mounta in duck upstrea m . He climbe d into an old boat and pushed into midstre am to get a better shot. Just then a pheasa nt flew overhe ad. Dad raised his gun, took quick aim, .and pressed both triggers. There was a terrific explosion. When the air cleared , Dad discove red that the gunsig ht had struck and killed the pheasa nt, the left-ha nd barrel had exploded and killed the black duck, and the right-h and barrel the mounta in duck. As for Dad, he was pushed throug h the bottom of the boat, and came up with his pockets full of trout. M. 'COMP ARIN (Interm ediate ). •

BETT Y'S

WILL

"I fink I'll make my will today ," Said Betty, aged just four; She left ten pounds to grandm ama, To grandp a ten pounds more. She left a ·thousa nd pounds to John, For John, he was her brothe r, And tuppen ce halfpen ny, that was all She left to her dear mother . I felt quite shocke d when I heard this, And sad, "My little maid, Oh, 'don't you love your dear mama? "' Anti this is what she said: "I love -my Mumm y dear the best, I 1love her 'such a lot, I've left her tuppen ce halfpen ny, 'Cause that is all I've got:" JUDIT H .MUNDAY (Interm ediate ) . .

CARITAS

INTERMEDIATE CLASS Front Row (left to right) :

Pat Evans, J oan W ilson, Joan Lewis, Margot Hannebury, Gwenda Saunders, Joan Serong, Ella Me ikle, Ruth Davoren, Judith Munday, Joan Clarke.

Second Row:

Kath leen Dunn, Pat Baker, Terry O' Connor, Jennifer Hartnett, Maria Ermacora, Elma Lee, Margaret Patti son, Lolita Atkinson, Valma Hallinan .

Third Row:

Aileen Dalton, Beth Dav is, Kathleen Black, Mary Hall, Mirella Camparin, Marie Cusack, Anne Branagan, Irene Hewet, Pat Hoy .

Back Row:

Carmel McDonald, Margaret Uniacke, Mari e Grundy, Beryl Styring, Irene O'Sullivan, Sybil Cuffe, Lois Cusack, Ph ilomena O'Kane, Helen O'Sullivan .

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Intermediate Class Notes LOLITA ATKINSON is the brain of the history class. In our recent concert she received much applause for her excellent portrayal of the Wind in our ballet, "The Revolving Year." PAT BAKER is popular with everyone ; but, alas! she cares nought for us all. Her interests lie not with us, but with travel. KATHLEEN BLACK was one of the soloists in the ballet of our recent concert in the Town Hall. She portrayed Pan, the Spirit of Spring. During the term ANNE BRANAGAN helped her sister in throwing goals for the B team. We often adm'ire Anne's curly hair and her ability on the sports ground. DOROTHY BRANAGAN is our B team goaler this year and captain of Vincentia House. She was very worried when she

had to walk so far during the strike. JOAN CLARK walked to school from South Melbourne during the recent strike. She enjoys a game of "hidey" at any hour of the day. Her best subject is Maths. DOROTHY CRACKNELL injured her leg in the latter part of the year and was unable to take part in our concert. She excels in music. SYBIL CUFFE is one of our able basketball players and mathematicians. Her pet aversion is geography, but by the interest she takes in the lesson nobody would know. LOIS CUSACK is often seen coming to school in a car. She is one of the bookworms of the class. MARIE CUSACK is the "madcap" of the class. There is no chance of being bored when Marie is about. She is B team's stalwart defence.

50 AILEEN DALTON is a keen, all-round scholar. She is assistant goaler for the A gra de basketball team. She is often seen with Judith Munday. Aileen also plays tennis. BETH DA VIS often appears with Dorothy Cracknell, although Beth lives a good way from Dorothy. Her best subject is Maths. RUTH DAVOREN is our star Latin student. She obtained 100 marks for Grade IV Musical Perception, and plays centre in our B team. FRANCES DWYER is r a ther a stranger to the class, as we have not seen her since she broke her leg early this year while skating. . KATHLEEN DUNN is very fond of murder and mystery stories, and has been very successful in her music exams. MARIA ERMACORA is the Captain of Aikenhead House and plays defence wing for the A basketball team. She is a keen tennis player, and has taken part in many school tournameuts. The company is never bored when PAT EVANS is around because of her amazing ability to keep up a bright conversation. A good tennis player, Pat is very popular. MARIE GRUNDY is an expert at milking cows and riding horses . She is a keen tennis pupil. MARY HALL is seen a lways with Gwenda Saunders, and is very quiet . She is interested ·i n music and horse riding. VALMA HALLINAN is the class midget. Coming to school she accompanies Margaret Uniacke and Judith Munday. She works very hard in school. MARGOT HANNEBERRY takes a great interest in tennis, and obtained honours for Grade III. Music . She is often seen with Pat Hoy . JENNIFER HARTNETT is a steady, conscientious worker . Her best subject 'ls German, and sh e has taken a sudden interest in tennis . PAT HOY is another newcomer to C.L.C. She lea rnt German for the first time this year, a nd already is proving one of · the best in the class. JOAN LEWIS is one of our sport enthusiasts, and her ambition is to become an a rchitect. Being a very able artist, she should succeed. CARMEL McDONALD : Once Carmel commences to laugh we find 'i t very difficult to stop her. She takes a keen interest in Maths. Carmel defends well in basketball.

CARITAS ELMA LEE rode her bike to school every day during the strike-might beat Opperman one day. She is also interested in tennis and swimming. ELLA MEIKLE is one of the quiet girls of the class. She is a promising basketball player, and ha'ils from Footscray. GRACE MENADUE is our popular Class Captain. She excels at German and History. She was one of the leaders of the special choir. JUDITH MUNDAY is the Captain of Marita House and the B basketball team . In the Catholic tennis tournament Judith reached the semi-finals. Congratulation s! TERRY O'CONNOR is very interested in Geography. PHILOMENA O'KANE is one of our Maths. stars. She has no fears about her Intermediate Maths. Here is hoping that she succeeds! HELEN O'SULLIVAN has commenced to develop her own snaps, and hopes to become a second Peter Fox. IRENE O'SULLIVAN is a future swimming champion. She might attempt the English Channel one day, and is also very interested in tennis . MARGARET PATTISON is a new scholar at C.L.C. this year . She excels at History and Maths. She is very quiet in school, and is interested in basketball. GWENDA SAUNDERS and JOAN SERONG won great honour for our class when they took part in the C.Y.M.S. debate at Roma House. Congratulation s! Gwenda is good at basketball, and Joan is interested in tennis. A newcomer to the school, BERYL STYRING, excels in many tllings, especially Maths. She is very tall and acts as a good defender at basketball. In a recent exam. Beryl obtained 97 for Grade IV. Musical Perception. MARGARET UNIACKE is one of the clever g'irls of the class. She excels at English and is interested in music . She obtained 100 for Mothercraft. LOLA WIGNELL is a steady worker and is seen with Joan Wilson. JOAN WILSON is one of the few girls in our class who still play "hidey." Joan plays the piano well, and ohta'i ned 81 for Grade II. MIRELLA COMPARIN has the longest. fairest plaits in the class. She is very interested in Geography, and has prospects of visiting cousins in sunny South America next year. MARGARET UNIACKE, GRACE MENADUE (Intermediate ).

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Robe rt Brow ning, Man and Artis t Robert Browning was not only a fine he chooses for his medium, Browning shows craftsman, when he chose, but also a true himself a master in the selection and arpoet, a profound philosopher, and a great rangement of revealing episode. For revealing episodes, or crises, it would man . Browning's structural craftsmansh ip is most evident in the poems which reveal be difficult to find better than that of the his intimate knowledge of the minds and Duke of Ferrara, a widower through his emotions of men and women, together With own murder of his lovely young Duchess, his profound grasp of the true origin of and who is now, in "My Last Duchess," arhumanity, the purpose of human. existence, ranging another marriage for himself. Anand the means of attaining that purpose. other masterpiece of human analysis and He does not put the matter quite as simply philosophy- which at the same time reas a father would in answering a child's veals Browning's first -hand knowledge of questions, "Where do we come from? Where artis Fra Lippa Lippi, an artist-monk do we go when we die? How do we get who has just taken a gay part in a moonto Heaven?" But he does reply to these light carnival in Renaissance Fiorence. deep queries with a clearness rarely recog- Meeting the head-guard, Fra Lippa Lippi explains why he is neither a good monk nised. Instead of writing volumes of abstract or just the kind of pa·i nter he would like verbosities about evolution, attitudes to life, to be, revealing, apparently unconsciousl y, a philosophy of life, transcenden talism, and his whole life, mind, character, and soul, so on, Browning, with supreme common together with a magnificent interpretatio n sense and excellent architecture , takes the of art and life. Though Fra Lippa Lippi soul of a man or woman caught in the crisis is classed among the great Renaissance of a lifetime-a crisis to which all his or artists, which presupposes a · mind , we are her past has been leading and on which aware that in the very finest passages it the future depends-an d turns on that is Robert Browning, "true poet" and philosstruggling soul the searchlight of his opher, who is speaking, This world's no blot for us genius. In the dramatic monologue which Nor blank- it means intensely, and means good: To find its meaning is my meat and drink. The dramatic monologue which probes deepest into the hidden places of a human soul, and of all human souls, is An Epistle. Karshish , the Arab physician, travelling through Judi:ea about A.D. 70, and having h eard of Christ , ca nnot contain his boundless joy a t t he mere thought that God should become man. Each of these three episodes is as thrilling as revealing. In My Last Duchess the Duke's very selfishness which makes him keep for himself alone , in a picture, all that he valued in the Duchess, her fresh young beauty, this very selfishness is used by Browning to lead to the Duke's admission that he had her murdered. Cold, callous individuai as he reveals himself to be, he had her poisoned because "she had A heart . . . too soon made glad," and loved all living things, givers, and gifts, "The bough of cherries some officious fool Broke in the orchard for her, the white mule She rode with round the terrace-all and KATHLEEN DUNN, each Inte rmediate .

Would draw from her alike the approving speech, Or blush, at least." The skilful design of this episode is intended by Browning to bring out his conviction that egoism is a boomerang that often hits the thrower as well as the target. It is through his original artistry that we fully realise the depth of Browning's philosophy. Because we are fascinated by the subtle style of his analyses of m'i nds at work, !!-nd of people's emotional reactions, almost without our own awareness, we are feeling as he feels, and, with the full approval of our reason, his convictions become ours. Browning held that God made us in order that we might be happy in loving Him, "But I need now as then Thee, God, who mouldest men; And since, not even while the whirl was worst, Did ! ,-to the wheel of life With shapes and colours rife, Bound dizzily,-mistake my end, to slake Thy Thirst." Here, as always when deeply moved, Browning's imagery, the wheel of Time shaping the clay of the soul, is inevitably right, carrying the meaning with beautiful simplicity straight to the heart and mind of the reader. Browning believed that love is the best thing in life. In Love Among the Ruins, after describing the splendour and greed of a magnificent city of ancient Rome, he ends quietly with : "Love is best." Human souls are greater than all, and Browning held that the pathway to Divine Love lay through human love, for love being the most intimate revelation of the highest part of a man's or woman's nature, it 'is the highest opportunity for spiritual growth. In An Epistle this idea reaches an unusual height. Karshish is less interested in Lazarus than in the latter's at titude to life. The personality of the poem which really counts for both Karshish a nd Browning is that of Lazarus's Sage (Christ ), "And oft the man's soul springs into his face As if he saw again and heard again His Sage that bade him "Rise," and he did rise." The musical description of the first of these three lines is full of the joy of a sudden Divine illumination, and the other

CARITAS two lines are wistful with a great longing to experience again that "Heaven opened to a soul while yet on earth." True love of God and others implies the conquest of our own selfishness; hence life becomes a warfare, culminating in the fiercest struggle of all at the hour of. death. Though a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, "The reward of it all." The courage Browning valued so highly is expressed by the simple strength of monosyllables and the brave, swinging rhythm. The alliterative "g's" come in with the force of blows contrasting with the sudden glad calm of the soft open vowelled , "The reward of it all." Hard times on earth do not matter , for in this world we only begin to live, "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven the perfect round." Again a profound thought finds voice in simple, memorable imagery and music. All our failures here will be set right 'i n the next life, all longings will find fulfilment . "All we have willed, or hoped, or dreamed of good shall exist," promises Abt Vogler in one of the magnificent six-foot anaprestic lines, daringly equivalenced with monosyllabic and dissyllabic feet, which prove Browning such a master of harmonious rhythmical expression. The promise implies that we have struggled courageously in this life, "For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave." This line-the spontaneous utterance of the poet's whole being"For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave," · is incorporated in a stanza of Prospice (written shortly before his death) , which modulates exquisitely from this world's darkness to the light and peace of the next life. Much of Browning's charm, especially for young people, is in the endless variety of metaphor, metre, rhythm, and rhymepattern, which his artistic sense realised as necessary for the expression of the wide range of subjects of wh'ich he treats. Whatever the subject may be, Browning slips in his own profound views of life, and his reactions towards the people of his poems, it is in reality this characteristic which wins for h'im most of the popularity the "true poet" now enjoys. LEONIE HARTNETT and MARIE SPENCER (Matriculation).

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A COUNTRY TOWN

A LEAVING GROUP Watching far the Head af the River .

As the golden sun· slowly lay down to rest after a heavy day's work, we climbed over the crest of a hill, and before us we saw a little country town nestled at the foot of a hill. We went down the hill and admired this quaint little town. Every little cottage had a beautiful and colourful garden in the front, thus making the quiet town much more alive. Smoke slowly curled itself like weird figures into the ~ ky from the chimneys of the houses. After a while some children came out into the street and played games, while in a paddock near by a farmer hurried his horses out of the well-plough ed field . Shadows began to fall slowly over this picturesque town, and its houses were being slowly covered with the veil of blackness. As I slowly walked up the hill the town revolved in my memory. I thought that the people who deal mainly in beauty are happier than those who slave for money. MARIAN TARRANT (Third Year A) .

MY STORY BOOK HEROINE

LEAVING PASS GROUP.

INTERMEDIATE

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Elnora! The name conjures to my mind the picture of a spectacular girl with a habit of shaking a bright, ruddy mass of hair over her shoulder when trying to impress upon herself the manner in which the world should be faced when dream castles come to earth. Elnora Comstock's early life was full of empty dream castles, but she always had the consolation and comfort of Nature, which surrounded her log cabin home , in which to confide· her sorrows. In the dense forest where she played as a child and sang as a woman , insect life was prolific. It was by collecting and ·selling these insects to work her way through college that she learnt some valuable knowledge concerning Nature , which was to stand her in good stead all her life-the life that was so pure, simple, and full of pleasure. And so, whenever I am morose and depressed, I think of Elnora Comstock, the girl who may have reached womanhood for some readers, but will forever be growing with me. SHEILA RYAN (Third Year Al .

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Front Row ( left to right ) :

Kathleen Hawkins , Margaret Merl o, Therese Mmtin , Shirl ey Bra na gan . Second Row :

Ines Sabattucci , Patsy Wat so n, Ailee n Mean ey, Marga ret Costigan, Hel e n Carruca n , Doreen Williams, J udith Peart, Pauline Davore n, Betty Smark, Shirley Wh i~~' Lo! a Bruckner . Third Row :

Helen Engish , Maureen Ru ssel l, Joan Cran e, Dol o res Dymond , Lorraine Ellis, Mo ry W aters, Beth Kingston , Bre nda O' Meagher, Pauli ne M iers, Me rl e Coo mbes, Paul ine Walke r, Morie W il li a ms. Fourth Row :

Sheila Ryan , Shirley Dick, Mauree n Abbott , Frances Gl e ni ste r, Beverl ey Turne r, Elaine Martin, Pat Ryan , Mad e line Rushford , Dawn Sm ith , Naela O' Dea , Ma rgaret Dowding . Fifth Row :

Margaret O' Neill , Ann Wa ll, Fa y McAul iff e, Ra ymo De la ney, Mo ri e Condron , J oa n Mc Donald , Pame la Scott , Clare Warren , Patric ia Elli ott, Geo rgin a Smith, De ni se W h ite. Sixth Row:

Lenore Ke rst·en, De ni se Atkin son, Barbara Ma xwe ll, J ea n Mu nn, Ma rga ret Foley, Patricia Loma s, Patricia Ryan, Eile e n Burke, Nancy Sutti e. Back Row :

June Ca lk, Patricia Hanrahan, Les lie Hough , Ma rg a re t Dillon, Mo ri on Tar ra nt, V io let Smith, Bonnie Sto rey, Suzanne Sh iels . Absent : Karen Bren nec ke.

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Third Year A Class Notes MARY WATER!::!, a very capable girl, is our class captain. THERESE MARTIN and JUNE COLK are our sports captains. BONNIE STOREY and LORRAINE ELLIS are the comedians. GEORGINA SMITH and NANCIE SUTTIE are inseparable. Nancie comes all the way from Beaconsfield . HELEN CARRUCAN is the artist of the class, but MARION TARRANT is a good runner-up. JUDITH PEART topped the class in algebra, while DAWN SMITH gained 100 per cent. in geometry.

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THE NEW BUILDING On 1st April, 1946, the foundations of a new building were laid on the site of what had · formerly been "Palm Court." There was much speculation in the school as to the purpose of the new structure until we were told that the large room downstairs was to be a luncheon and recreation room. The use to which the upper storey, a vast expanse, is, however, still shrouded in mystery, although we know that the College will benefit by it. Adjoining this welcome addition to the College is our very popular Tuck Shop, which is run so efficiently by Sister M. Catherine, ably assisted by some of our generous mothers , who, on alternate weeks, voluntarily administer to some 400 hungry students. Our Tuc.k Shop is equipped with . every the modern convenience to facilitate

P AUL I NE M I E R S and B R E N DA O'MEAGHER are generally seen together. MARIE CONDRON is the class detective . ELAINE MARTIN is the tallest girl in the class. LOLA BRUCKNER is our best singer. BETTY SMARK usually gets the best marks for intelligence during the term . NOELLA O'DEA and MARGARET DILLON are the best commercial students. FRANCES GLENISTER is the quietest . girl in our class. SUZANNE SHIEL writes the best essays. MARGARET DOWDING contributed to the class welfare by giving a first-aid chest , which has proved very useful. PAT HANRAHAN excels in French. FAY MCAULIFFE is one of the bestnatured girls in Third Year A. DENISE WHITE , who is very jolly, is usually knitting. LESLEY HOUGH, a new pupil , came during second term. DENISE ATKINSON is the class's best scholar , and is generally seen hurrying home for her lunch. SHEILA RYAN won a prize for the highest marks during July. PAM SCOTT is always a mongst the first three when exam. r esults are made known . SHEILA RYAN and PAMELA SCOTT. prompt service which makes it a pleasure to buy our lunches at school. Some of the most modern equipment includes an electroplated urn, a stainless steel sink, a frigidaire, a bread and meat slice, a modern gas stove, and ample storage space. Due to arrive any day now from America is a cake and ice-cream mixer, and this will make our Tuck Shop just about perfect. We are sure that our luncheon room and cafeteria will not be eclipsed by even the more famous one at the Melbourne University. In conclusion, we would like to say that whoever undertook such a project in the present building crisis must have not only the courage of Achilles to even contemplate it, but also the perseverance of a Fabius Maximus to carry it through to its successful conclusion- the tiles! PAT DWYER. AUDREY HYNES.

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MAUREEN ABBOTT 'is the best defence She prefers to play Puck in "The Midsummer Night's Dream," for obvious reasons. SHIRLEY BRANAGAN is our violinist . She learns dancing, and did a solo in our concert. She is the sports captain· of Loyola team, and is very good at science. KAREN BRENNECKE'S favourite subjects are Latin and Science. Her hobb'ies are astronomy and stamps. EILEEN BURKE is the neatest and quietest girl in the class. She was a dainty nymph in our concert. MERLE COOMBER is excellent at History, and is a very hard worker. MARGARET COSTIGAN, who has lately had her appendix removed, is now back at school. Her favourite subject is maths. JOAN CRANE was so eager to attend school that during the strike she managed to come one day a week. PAULINE DAVOREN, although very small, is a good all-rounder. She is in the school and class basketball teams. RAYMA DELANEY is one of the giants of the Class. She is usually found with the other giants, Pat Ryan and Joan McDonald. SHIRLEY DICK is one of our sport enthusiasts. She is a very good runner, and plays attack in our class basketball team . She is our comedian. DOLORES DYMOND supplies us with meat, bacon ," butter, and cheese for our Science experiments. PAT ELLIOT also had her appendix removed . She is an anxious worker, and would not let her school work go unattended for one day. · HELEN ENGLISH is the youngest girl in the class. She obtained 97 marks for Grade IV. Perception. Congratulations, Helen! MARGARET FOLEY is the Good Samaritan of our class. She has won many medals for her Irish dances. KATHLEEN HAWKINS was promoted from Second Year. She is working hard to justify the teacher's faith in her . LENORE KERSTEN is a tiny girl, but "Good Things are Always Wrapped · up in Small Parcels." Her favourite subjects are Science and Latin. PAT LOMAS comes from Montmorency. She keeps us supplied with flowers fresh as a mountain breeze. in our class basketball team.

BETH KINGSTON is a very amusing girl who always finds something to talk about. BARBARA MAXWELL is always first to finish an examination. She took advantage of the strike to have a holiday. JOAN McDONALD is one of the giants of the class. Joan likes Maths. AILEEN MEANEY is the knitter of our class. We are expecting great things from her for the fete. MARGARET MERLO is the most enthusiastic mission collector. When she comes around we all run, for she always leaves us with empty pockets. JEAN MUNN is our newcomer, for she arrived during the second term. Her pet subject is French. MARGARET O'NEIL is a very quiet girl whose favourite subjects are Science and Maths. She loves cycling seven miles tp school (?) . You will always find her learning Science at playtime. MADELINE RUSHFORD is the singing star from Werribee. She was commended greatly for her solo at the concer·t . MAUREEN RUSSEL is the good allrounder of the class. She is a keen student; and always a serious rival for the position of dux of the class.

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CARITAS PAT RYAN is our talented artist, and in her spare time she amuses us by drawing ca ricatures of the girls. PATRICIA RYAN is a quiet, curly-headed girl who is always collecting autographs. INES SABBATUCCI is the sports captain of Marita team . Her favourite subjects are Science, French, and German. She is an enthusiastic tennis player. VIDIE SMITH is good at French, and is one of the best runners in the class. BEVERLY TURNER excelled herself at our concert in the spring dance . PAULINE WALKER'S favourite subject is German . Her hobby is cycling. Alas, on the eve of the concert her plaits were sacrificed for the good of fashion. ANN WALL is the talented writer, for her essays are an inspiration to the class. CLARE WARREN'S delight is playing the pii:tno, and hopes to teach it some day. SHIRLEY WHITE excels at Latin, and her writing is a lesson to the class.

DOREEN WILLIAMS is the class captain and excels at sport. Science, French, and German are her favourite subjects. She is very fond of tennis, and hopes to be a linguist some day. MARIE WILLIAMS enjoys studying History, and her neat books and writing are a delight. Ines Sabbatucci and Shirley Branagan.

DO YOU LAUGH? The class were asked to give the opposites of the following phrases:Opposite Phrase Phrase Given Given by Pupil (a ) To evade the To look for the paper. issue. A kick and a re(b) A lick and a fusal. promise. Take everything (cl A sad leavewith a smile. taking. Complete the sentence by adding a word -Some birds remain 'in England during the winter, others are - - ("resortful" was the word added .)

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Seeond Year Class Notes

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MARIE BARRY, Class Captain, has a very nice voice; she is our best singer. LORRAINE BAYLISS is very quiet, and is the tallest girl in our class. RITA BURNS "is a good all-round scholar who has a fine reading voice. JUDITH COATE has pretty blue eyes and is a · budding ballet dancer. BETTY CROWE is fond of bicycle riding arid has a good sense of humour. TESSIE DILLON and MARGARET FARRELLY are studying hard. Persevere! MARLENE DUDITCH is fond of reading and is a pianist.

KATHLEEN GLEESON is always in trouble because of her bag of sweets. PAT GLEESON is fond of horse riding and is a great friend of Patsy O'Sullivan. MARGARET HICKEY, our Sports Captain, recently won the under 13 tennis singles championship of Victoria. MARGARET JAMIESON is a very good writer and likes playing indoor games. GAY JOHNS is one of our best and most a mbitious artists. JUDITH MATTHEWS is a very good swimmer and plays basketball very well.

SECOND YEAR Front Row (left to right):

Patricia Gleeson , Patr icio O' Sullivan, Rita Burn s, Mory Wi lson , M,o rie Barry, Margaret Farrelly, Marlene Duditch, Goy J ohn s, Patricio Mac k in. Second Row:

Margaret Jamieson , Margaret Hickey, Imelda Murphy , Judith Matthews, Anita Oliver, Elizabeth Matthews, Kathleen Gleeson , Maureen McKernon . Third Row:

Judith Coate, Jill Roberts, Louise Power, Judith White, Evelyn Wal sh, Patricia Richardson, Hilda Rose. Back Row:

Gwenda Miller, Theresa Dillon, Joyce Storey, Betty Crowe. Absent: Mary Shelton, Lorraine Bayliss, Kay Steventon.

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CAR ITA$ ELIZA BETH MATTH EWS. unlike her sister, likes housew ork and cleanin g blackboards . GWEN DA MILLE R is the smalles t girl in the class and is rather clever . PAT MACl.{IN is very interes ted . in all forms of sport. MAUR EEN McKER NAN is fond of gardening and is always giving us garden ing hints. IMELD A MURPH Y is always asking questions . She is our violinis t. ANITA OLIVE RI adds delight ful Continenta l touches to our class . PATSY O'SULL IVAN is very fond of dancin g and skating on ice . LOUIS E POWER recentl y won her Bronze Medal for ballroo m dancin g. Congratula tions!

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PAT RICHA RDSON is very fond of poetry and art, and is good at Latin. JILL ROBER TS has laughin g eyes and a pleasan t person ality. HILDA ROSE throws goals well for Vincentian and does credit to her team. JOYCE STORE Y is fond of knittin g and has a pleasan t singing voice. MARY SHELT ON is very quiet and is clever at school work. EVELY N WALSH is always paintin g designs, which is her hobby. JUDIT H WHITE 'is a pretty curly-h ead who . is most enthus iastic about sport, especia lly footbal l . MARY WILSO N likes reading and is an athlete too . We welcom e KAY STEVE NTON, a recent arrival . -B. Crowe and J. White.

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First Year Class -Notes MARGARET . AHEARN is the youngest DOROTHY DONNELLAN seems to be and one of the tallest in our class. always laughing . She is an excellent MARY ALLINSON, our champion (?) scholar. . skater, makes some very hard contacts JULIANA FIELD threatens to cut off her with the ice. beautiful golden plaits! She often gives us PAT BATHGATE, our one and only red- surprises. head, excels at both sport and school MARY FERGUSON is our "Bernwork. borough. " She is good at all sport. ANN BINI is a collector of anything and · GLENYS FLEMING is a budding baleverything. She also likes skating, dancing, lerina. and all sport. BEVERLEY GALLIVER'S new basketball HELEN and ELISABETH CAHIR are jolly sisters. Helen is Sports Captain, and Elisa- is the joy of her life . beth has very decided likes and dislikes MARGARET HACKETT'S favourite day where school subjects are concerned. i;; Wednesday. We wonder why!

FIRST YEAR Front Row (from left to right) : June Rhodes, Ruth Horris, Elisabeth Cahir, Biddy Rainsbury, Clare Welch, Evelyn Lukac, Juliana Field, Helen Cahir, Margaret Walsh . Second Row: Cynthia Sims, Shirley Wilkinson, Judith O' Brien, Joan McCann, Margaret Hackett, B>etty Pettit, Patricia O'Shannessy, Mory Thornton, Mary Allinson . "Third Row: Beverley Galliver, Annmaree Jones, Dorothy Donnellan, Patricia Bathgate, Joan Miller, Margaret Stephens, Aileen· O'Donohue, Lorraine White, Mary O'Brien . Sack Row: Glenys Fleming, Mary Ferguson, Kathleen L-uvery, Margaret Ahearn, Audrey Tilbury, Ann Bini . Absent: Yvonne Repanich .

CARITAS RUTH HARRIS proves to us that good things come in small parcels. ANNMAREE JONES, our talented musician, combines violin study with pianoforte, Grade I. She also sings 'i n Special Choir. KATHLEEN LAVERY'S musical voice is often heard in school. EVELYN LUKAC is our blue-eyed "angel" who seems to experience great difficulty in facing the front of the classroom. JOAN MILLER is our French champion. "J'aime le francais ,'' is it not, Joan? JOAN McCANN is good at sport and hard t o beat at lessons . JUDITH O'BRIEN, the girl with the disarming smile, has a new interest in lifea baby brother. She also captains Loyola. MARY O'BRIEN : If you hear a strange cackling sound at any time, don't think that the chooks have escaped. It's only Mary's laugh. AILEEN O'DONOHUE is a thoroughbred bookworm. Her favourite books are "Gruesome Mysteries." BETTY PETTIT is our "Maths. Marvel." 100 % is no mean feat . BIDDY RAINSBURY, an all-round sport, indulges in the hobby of a would-be authoress. Does it ever occur to you, Biddy, that some unfortunate children may some day be forced to study your works? JUNE RHODES puts a notice on her desk : "I must not talk in school." But, June, do you obey that rule? YVONNE REPANICH is a new girl whom we don't know much about yet (except that she wants to be a chemist).. Very good, Yvonne, but please do your experiments alone-in a bomb-proof room. CYNTHIA SIMS has a lovely little brother, Teddy, who has just commenced his school career. A popular girl on the sports field, Cynthia never lets us down at races. MARGARET STEPHENS longs for the holidays. We think she intends to pitch a tent near the swimming pool. AUDREY TILBURY'S name is always connected with dimples and a cheery smile.

MARY THORNTON is well protected by the law. Her father is often on duty at the court. LORRAINE WHITE is good at all subjects, including sport, and delights us with her clever sketches. SHIRLEY WILKINSON, usually found in the vicinity of Ruth Harris, is a good sport in more ways than one, and tries very hard with lessons. MARGARET WALSH and CLARE WELCH (Prefect ), two popular members of the class, are credited with very vivid imaginations when composition is on the menu. They hold themselves responsible for all flattering remarks in this year's Class Notes

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(This poem was written by a young Australian airman while crossing the Indian Ocean on his homeward journey to Melbourne, 1946). I wish today I stood again Beside the sun-drenched hills of Spain, Or watched the lights of Lisbon gleam Like a painting, like a dream. I wish I held a sparkling jar Of cider, down in Sherry's bar, Or walked the hills I love so well, The Pentland Hills, with Isabel. I wish I saw the fading glow In Sussex when the sun 'is low, Or heard the cai:ol singers play In streets of dirty far Bombay. I wish, dear God, these wond'rous days Were not retreating from my gaze Sadly, like a parting friend0 God, why did they have to end? -T. C. Taylor .

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Fifth ·and Sixth Grade Class Notes Angela Evans, Maureen O'Rourke, Frances Chamblain, Mary O'Malley, and Anne Martin were successful in gaining prizes for their essays in Tribune during this term . Judith Egan has written a very good fairy tale for the College magazine. Marie Collins, Margaret Halloran, Gladys Gori, and 'Eleanor Miller are very .busy writing compositions for the Tribune for this month . I have heard that Marese Hussey has a :surprise for us . Elizabeth Matar, Marica Olivieri, Joan McKenna, Sylvia McLeod , Judith Egan, and Dierdre Hickey are the best readers in the class. Dierdre Hickey has a lovely voice . When she sings her "Ave Maria" she reminds us of the Angels in Heaven.

Joan Miller, Beverley Wright, Norma Horsington, Patricia Gray , Brenda Davey, and Patricia Skehan are very good friends . They work well in class, and they are expected to do well in the examinations for prizes at the end of the year. Mo'i ra Barry has made great improvement in her school work during the year. Margaret Darcey, Anne Martin, Ellen Menadue, Naidra Withrow, Gladys Gori, Barbara Kutner, and Elizabeth Costigan are very good little girls. Anne Martin keeps her silence in school, and she and Naeidra Withrow never forget to pay their da:ily visit to the Chapel. Eleanor Miller, Margaret Halloran, Maureen Fox, Mary O'Malley, and Valree Monaghan are doing very well at school and sport.

FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES front Row ( left to right ) : Gladys Gori, He len Menodue, Elizabeth Costigan, Valree Monaghan, Marie Collins, Angela Evans, Niyes Campana, Anne Martin, Margaret Darcey, Joan M iller, Bernadette Jenkins, Na idra Witherow, Frances Chamberlain . Second Row : Eleanor Miller, Beverley White, Joan McKenna, Sylvia Mc l eod, Margaret Davis, Elizabeth Matar, Marese Hussey, Beverley Wright, Laurette Carls on, Barbara Kutner, Mary O' Malley, Maira Barry. Back Row: J udith Egan, Maureen O~ Raurke, Brenda Davey, Maria Oliveri, Pat ricia Gray, Merc ia Oliver, Margaret Hall o ran, Patricia Ske han , De idre Hick.ie y, Marie Frewe n, Maure en Fox.

CARITA$ Laurette Carlson has charge of our classroom . She and Barbara Kutner take a great interest in their work. They are both trustworthy girls and are much liked by the pupils of the 5th and 6th grades. Bernadette Jenkins excels in dancing, and Nives Campana is our great violinist. She is only ten years of age. Sometimes Nives gets into trouble for dreaming in school, and Bernadette for writing poetry at the wrong time. Bernadette has written a poem for the school magazine. Marie Frewen and Beverley White have come to the College only during the last term . They are both nice little girls.

MY DOG I own a little doggie, Its colour is very black. I have a little froggie Which jumps on doggie's back. I bathe the dog each second day, So as to keep her clean. I've had her ever since last May. She is not fat , but lean. BARBARA KUTNER, age 11 years months (Fifth Grade ) .

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Give us, from dawn to dark Blue of Australian skies. Let there be none to mark Where our pathway lies . Give us, when noontide comes. Rest in the woodland free, Fragrant breath of the gums, Cold sweet scent of the sea. Give us the wattle gold, And the dew-laden air, And the loveliness untold Loneliest. landsr.apes wear. These are the haunts we love, Glad with enchanted hours, Bright as the heavens above, Fresh as the wild bush flowers .

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Cowper, A Transitional Poet William Cowper, who lived during the latter half of the 18th century, is a perfect example of the age of transition. He was born in the Augustan Age, and, like the classiC'ist Pope, was destined for the worlds of fashion and law. But, whereas the work of Pope is the most finished product of English classicism, Cowper's poetry is preRomantic, foreshadowing in its variety of subject and style ·that of Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. It was the end of an age. Common sense accepted the rule of reason, but individual inclination rebelled : life offered not security but uncertainty and stress. Cowper sank into melancholy and incipient madness. Life in the country was prescribed as a cure, and this led the poet to an interest in ordinary occurrences and an appreciation of the loveliness of nature. As Pope ·bitterly satirised the aristocratic soc'iety of the early 18th century, Cowper depicted with humour and sincerity the happy simplicity of country life. "Now stir the fire and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer best, not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful ev'ning in." The Classicists had been sceptical in religious matters, and Cowper is one of the first poets to take the path back to . the sincere religious thoughts and feelings which characterise the work of the 16th and the 19th century Romantics. This trait was partly due to h'is religious temperament and partly to his friendship with the Rev. John Newton, one of the outstanding figures of the evangelical movement. He persuaded Cowper to turn his talents to hymn-writing, and the result was the Olney Hymns (1779). 'f Among his new friends was Lady Austen, who suggested that Cowper should write a poem in blank verse, and she gave him a subject-"The Sofa." He began, and the poem developed into "The Task." It is a long, discursive essay~ a series o{ descriptions and reflections suggested by the sofa,

-walking, the beauty ·of the country, luxury , religion, and domestic life. In his preoccupation with ideas Cowper is the predecessor of Byrori, and his reflections contain emotion and tenderness, wh'ich is entirely lacking in the Classicists. Of the post boy he says: "Messenger of grief, Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some." Life in the country added to Cowper's ardent love of nature. "I have loved the rural walk O'er hills, through valleys, and by river's brink." · He did not love it with passion, as did Wordsworth: nor did he see 'it charged with beauty only, as did Keats. But he loved it as only . a man of the 18th century could, moderately and regularly. His descriptions have tranquillity and picturesqueness. "The common overgrown with fern, A column of slow-rising smoke O'ertop the lofty wood that skirts the wild." At the core of Cowper's poetical creed there lies a faith, a healing principle, the fruit of pa'inful experience. He feels the craving for simplicity and possesses the courage to be simple; such a gift arises from the feeling of kinship with mankind, which personal suffering strengthened. As he said of himself, "I was a stricken deer that left the herd Long since." Cowper, perhaps more than Gray and Coll'ins, deserves the title Pre-Romantic, for his style contains few of the remnants of Classicism · found in their poems. His work strikes the balance between that of Pope and Wordsworth, and his variety of subject and style leads up to the Romantic Revival. Cowper's poems are great for the sensitiveness, melancholy, and simplicity embodied in them, and there are perhaps in the entire English language no more moving ·lines than the opening of the "Loss of the Royal George." "Toll for the brave! The brave that are no more , All sunk beneath the wave Fast by their native shore!" -Marie Martin (Matriculation ).

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IMELDA PALMER: English Expression, English Literature, French, German, Mathematics A, Mathematics B, Science, Drawing. EILEEN STEELE: English Expression, English Literature, French, German, Mathematics A, Mathematics B, History, Science. JEAN STOCK: English Expression, English Literature, French, German, Mathemat'ics A, Mathematics B, Science, Music. CARMEL TARPEY: English Expression, English Literature, French, Latin, Mathematics A, Mathematics B, Science, Music. MOYA ALLWELL: English Expression, English Literature, French, German, Mathematics A, Mathematics B, History.

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66 MARGARET BAKER : English Expression, English Literature, . French , Latin, Mathematics A, Mathematics B, Science . ANNE BROWN: English Expression , English Literature, French , German, Mathematics A, Mathematics B, Science. MARGARET BUCHAN :. English Expression , English Literature, French, German, Mathemat ics A, Mathematics B, Music. SHIRLEY CUSACK : English Expression , German , French, Literature, English Mathematics A, Mathematics B, Sc'ience. PA TRICIA EDDY : English Expression , English Literature , French, Latin , Mathematics A, Mathematics B , Science . MARGARET FENNESSY : English ExFrench , Literature , English pression, German, Mathemat'ics A, Mathematics B, Science. PAMELA KERSTEN: English Expression, German , French, Literat ure, English Mathematics A, Mathematics B, History . MARY KUMMROW: English Expression , G erman , French, Literature, English Mathem atics A, Ma thematics B , Science . JOAN McMASTER : English Expression , German , French, Literat ure, English History, Math em atics A, Mathematics B, Music. MARY McDONALD: English Expression, German, French, Literature, English Mathematics A, Ma thematics B, Music . PAULA NOSEDA: English Expression , German , French, Literature , English Mathematics A, Mathematics B, History . MARGARET O'KANE : English Expression, English Literature, French, German, Math ematics A, Mathemat'ics B , Science. CARMEL POWDERLY: English Expres sion , English Literature, · French, German , Mathematics A, Mathem atics B, History . JOSEPHINE RUSH : English Expression , German , French, Li erature, English Mathem atics A, Mathematics B, Science. ANNE SHELTON : English Expression, German, French , Literature, English Mathemat'ics A, Math em atics B, Science . JENNIFER GILMOUR : English Expres sion, English Literature, French , German , Mathematics 'A, Science, Drawing. PA TRICIA KELLY : English Expression , G erman, French , Literature, English Mathematics A, Math em atics B. MARIE PRICE : English Expression, English LLerature, French, German, Math ematics A, Commercial Princ'iples. PATRICIA THOMPSON : English Expression, English Literature, French , German , Mathematics B, Commercia l Principles.

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AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL EXAMINATION BOARD Grade I. , Piano- Pass: Margaret Matthews, Kevin Casey. Grade II. , Theory- Honours: Margaret Matthews , Margaret Buchan. Grade II ., Musical Perception : Honours: Mary McDonald, Kevin Casey. Grade II ., Piano- Credit: Mary McDonald . Pass: Grace Menadue. Grade III. , Violin- Credit: Audrey Hynes. Dorothy III. , Piano- Credit : Grade Pass: Ruth Branagan, Beryl Stying. Aileen Rushford, Madeline Davoren, O'Donohue. Grade IV. , Violin-Honours : Shirley Branagan . Grade IV., Musical Perception- Honours : Ruth Davoren, Helen English , Beryl Stying, Dorothy Branagan. Grade IV., Piano- Credit : Fay McAul'iffe . Pass : Helen English , Ann Wall, Pauline Davoren, Marie Barry, Margaret Ahearne . Grade V. , Piano- Honours (91 ): Naeidra Witherow. Credit : Patricia Skeha n , Mary Wilson, Louis Coutts, Irene Hewat. Pass: Patricia Mackin, June Rhodes . Ma rgaret Violin-Credit : V., Gra d e Buchan. G rade VI. , Pia no- Honours: ;Helen Cahir Frances (89 ), Delaney (90) , R a ym a Pittari (87 ), Eliza beth Costigan (87 ),

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ALICE B. KENNY C.L.C. NEWMAN SCHOLARSHIP

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when their lovely land. was threatened by the invader, but in peace is not one justified in lamenting with John O'Brien, "What, no Australian song, my child?" when one is conscious of the want of love for Australia in many Australians . Of course , every Christian has the duty of loving all men since they are "the children of our Heavenly Father and redeemed by Jesus Christ, Our Lord." But he also has the duty of loving his country, of possessing the Christian virtue of patriotism , which recognises a · debt to God, t o our parents, and to our country. The reason for the absence of a national spirit here seems to be the enormous number of imported films, newspapers, periodicals and books, and the radio . Our children, our people are continually regaled with foreign ideas and ideologies, and in many cases they have developed an inferiority complex about Australia, its literature, its culture, its art, and even its goods. It is high time that they became aware of their Australian nationality and commence to work, not for self, but for a better Australia." I think most right-minded people agree that the hope of Australia lies in Christian education. It therefore follows that teachers, and especially r eligious teachers, are expressing true patriotism when they devote their lives t o this worthy cause. "Greater love than this no man hath , that a man lay down his life for his friends ." Religious teachers have done this all over Australia, so they cannot be labelled as " unpatriotic" !

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"You sing the songs of all the earth , Of bower and bloom and bird and bee, And has the land that gave you birth No haunting, native melody?" - (John O'Brien.) Why do Australians of the present day lack a knowledge and love of their native land? True they showed the'ir patriotism 1

Australia needs religious and lay teachers, and these will not be forthcoming unless Australians realise that it is a land worth working for , a "great lone land of magnificent distances and bright heat ; the land of self-reliance, and never-give-in and help-your-mate " (Henry Lawson ). They must, like so many visitors, "fall in love with the'ir continent" so that never again will we be able to address to Australians those pathetic lines : "You sing· the songs of all the earth , Of alien flower and alien tree : But no one , in my grief or mirth, Will sing Australian songs to me ." - D.B.

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