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SILVER AND GREEN CJJecember, 1934 ~

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SILVER AND GREEN '<ITl11~ 2Jllhr.sa;aine of ±!pi c::1&q.et~o_~is± ~ahics' Qio,l1.ege DECEMBER, 1934.

Krome Memorial Gates at the M.L.C., Hawthorn.

This is the story of th e ages, man has always striven for benefits not so much for himself as for his children. We can only try to visualise the hardships faced by these pioneers, yet by untiring and selfless endeavour they conquered, and we reap _the fruits of their conquests.

A genius h,;_s said that " Complacency leads but to the ruin of ambition," and as ambition h as always been regarded as the precious h eritage of youth, complacency is an evil to be avoided at all costs.

At this time of celebration Victoria proudly shows to the world the achievements of a century.

Her progress was only made by the

worthy endeavour of the pioneers, men ambitious to get as much as possible out of the new land, that conditions mig ht be improved for rheir children.

Yet, because we belong to this successful Melbourne, we are apt to sit back an·d think the glory ours, and ourselves take the crE!dit for her progress. How many of us pause to think of the work done by our ancestors for us, and further still, how much we are doing to leave as rich a heritage to succeedi ng gen erations as the one we o·urselves received.

Then let u s forsake our attitude of complacency, of "We are young, all the world is ours," and rather strive to be of some use to the race to which we b e long, that we too m;o.y say in age, " What I aspired to be, but was not, comforts me.,,

M rs. E. Landen

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SILVER AND GREEN.

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House

and

School

were

much

saddened by the death of

Bettye

Hammon,

which occurred at Epworth

Hospital

on

Friday, September 21, as the result of meningitis.

Bettye had been a resident

student for

the last three years, and was one of our House Prefects. She was also Captain of the House sports, the tennis, basket-ball and baseball teams, and of Beta House. She had passed School Leaving, and was taking some Honou"r subjects with every . promise of

Bettye Hammon.

Her winsomeness and charming personality had endeared her to us all, and it was with sad hea rts that we faced the n ew term. She entered into all the joys and pleasures of the College life, and her years here were a g r eat delight to her as well as to us. She had made many frie nds, to whom her memory will always be fragrant.

The members of the staff and the girls extend to Mr_ and Mrs. Hammon and their sons their heartfelt sympathy m their great loss.

-M.H

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Vale This year the school experiences a great loss in · the retirement of Mrs. Landen from the position of headmistress.

Mrs. Landen has spent the greater part of her life at the College, and has done an enormous amount of work in connection with it.

When she assumed her position at the head of the school we were justly proud that of .all the public schools in the southern hemisphere we possessed the youngest headmistress. After h er brilliant course a t the University, it was a fitting cap to Mrs. Landen's exceptional career chat she should eventually return to her old school as headmistress.

For so long we have thought of Mrs. Landen almost as an embodiment of the School, of its spirit and atmosphere and tradition, that in losing her, it seems to lose part of the soul a nd personality by which it lives.

We pay Mrs. Landen the greatest tribute in our power-

" A perfect woman nobly p la nned, To warn, co comfort, and command,"

for no one has passed through the School in recent years without gaining something from coming in contact with h er.

SILVER AND GREEN. SCHOOL NOTES. On February 13, an assembly marked the beginning of a new year. We were sorry to find that Miss Forman and Miss Creaser were not with us, but we extended a welcome to Miss Fletcher, Miss Torode, Miss Gault, and Miss Stephensen. We also welcomed Miss Flockhart and Miss Parsons, who had just returned from abroad, each anxious to put into practice new ideas gained on the Continent.

The first important events of the year ,.;ere the presentation of h a t-bands to the Prefects and House-Captains, and the swimming sports, both of which took place on the same day. As this was the first year the swimming sports had been contested in Ho!-Jses, the ' result; of. the races w'ere very keenly watched. The same· enthusiasm was displayed at the Athletic Sports, which were h eld on our own oval on Saturday, May 3. The points were very even, and the _fin a l resu lt was in doubt_until the final race. We were g lad to welcome many parents and old collegians who attended the sports.

An impressive service was held on April 25, to commemorate Anzac Day. The school r endered appropriate hymns, and the President gave a short address, in which he stressed the spirit of sac rifrce that inspired the Anzacs. The Girl Guides then p laced their flag on the Honour Board, and the Senior Prefect a wreath, as a token of re membrance '·fro,;, the School.

During the year we have been honoured by visits from many distinguished peoI?le.

Dr. Leonard Mitchell, on behalf of the Rotary Club, gave us an address during Boys and Girls' Week; M,ss G . Varley spoke to us abo~t the Y.W.C.A., and Miss Guthridge about Kindergarten Work, whilst Dr. P age brought us a special message from the Queen of Tonga. We were the first school to be visited by the new Principal of Queen's College, and we are justl y proud of ch_e honour.

We were also privileged to h ear the gifted Nelson Trio in a short r ecital.

Mr. Linley Evans, the young Sydney composer, a lso paid us a visit. He rendered some delightful pianoforte pieces from famous composers, and then delighted us with some of his own compositions. Later he met some of the i,:irls informally, arid gave chem a short lesson on the art of composition.

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Then Colonel Holman J ames visited the School. After a short talk, in which he thrilled us with tales of lion hunting, savage tribes and cowboys, we were held spellbound, while Colonel James performed wonders with his stockwhip. The girls were very sorry when the performance ended.

The Auburn Church was again crowded for the School Service, which was held on the evening of Sunday, May 13 . The President officiated, and gave the address, and the School led the singing.

The library was completely transformed on Monday, ·I.5th September, when the annual Flower Show was h eld. All the Houses had worked untiringly, and the display surpassed ·any · of · previo.us years.

The judges, Mrs. Grove and Miss · Roberts, found their task extremely difficult, as a ll the displays were bea u tiful. The award went to House IV. Time did not· permit u s to take an active part in the C entenary Celebrations. We were, however, granted a holiday for the Duke's arrival, and on Thursday, Octobe r 18, we joined with the other girls' schools of Melbourne in a Thanksgiving Service in the Melbourne T;,_,;n Hall. The service was an impressive one, and should leave a lasting mark on the minds of those who were prese nt.

Thus another year has passed; a year which will end schooldays for many of us.

We who are leaving pass on the torch to the girls of 19 3 5, and wish them happiness and success.

RESIDENT STUDENTS' NOTES. Although this year we have been " fewer in numbers " we have proved ourselves "greater at h eart," and the unbounded enthusiasm and tireless energy of the boarders both in work and sport h as enabled them to keep the " red flag flying" in the traditional way. When we assembled on February 14 it was found that new girls we re in the majority, but so soon did they settle down into the life of the College that the concert given by the new girls at the beg innin g of the year almost surpassed chat of the o ld girls.

There were few changes in the resident staff chis year. We were surprised and sorry that Miss Kennedy was no longer with us, but we extended a welcome to Miss Haywood and

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PREFECTS. Back Row: Jean Bryant, Kathleen Walker, Greta Parkin, Jean Cam~ron, Marcel Whittaker, Eville Penn Tonkin.

Front Ro w: Winnie Champion, Gwen Shepbe['d, Irene Macfarlane (Senior Prefect), Gwen Johnsu?ne, Gwen Hewitt.

Miss Fletcher . Miss Fletcher's r eady assistance, especially i.n the hockey field , has been g rea tly apprecia ted.

members to the School orchestra it will be seen t h at che musical side o f our education has not bee n overlooked. We shou ld like co thank Miss flockh"art for h er interest.

Tn e five Prefects who were appo i~ted at .the The innovarion o( the •" House sy~tem " h as b egin~ing of . th e Y!'ar. -.yere _Irene . M 'lcf a_rlan e somewhat_ r educed th e inter est of th e day girls (Se-~i? r } ~ Ma_rj orie B~sset, _Margei-y , E llis, Frani;, ~he House versus School m ; tc;h es; ,b4t .the ces . Fisher, and .B ettye Hammon. . Fra nces . enthusiasm of th~ board~rs remains ·und_irhinFisher, : B etty~ H ~ ni~on, .Be~yi Lever .and ish ed. · After - ·an h our -of strenu o u s h oc·key M a rion Symonds wer e . ap.pointed: sports' we ach ieved victory by· 4 ,gpals to 1. The · basta :·n;_ ·of ·A lpha·, Bet~, . Ga-1:1ma, and Delta . re. ket-ba ll a n d _rqnni n g _ ·wer_e a lso ve ry keenly sp~c~i".e ly.· . contested. During first term Wf!!' paid a · visit t o - Early." in first· term Miss ·Flockh a ~t visited us . the M.L.C., E lscernwick, and ~~m p eted. against their tennis, baseball and- r\inning \ea·ms. Dura t social even in g; a nd after a ta lk on h e r travei"s sh~ o~tlin ~d the prog~a,;,,me for the year. _- in g second rerm·, on different occasions' the As a . r esul t ari en thusiastic company of ama- ~ B:anch Schools visited us for tenn"is and basteur. carpen ters assembled .in the library, and -ket-b a ll, a nd ver y pleasa1u a fterno·o ns were afte r. much sawing, . filin g, and h a mm ering,. we . spent. The basket-ball was very exciting, as produced instruments "for the pipe band. Fr.om . rhe iss u e was in d o ubt until the final wh istle.

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s u ch a · humble beginnirig spra n g the r eal ·pipe band, the first of its kind in Australia. For ·a few weeks b efo re · Birthday nig ht. patriotic b cia~d-e rs h a d great ·difficulty i'n stan d ing· up ever y tin1e a rath e r unmusical rende ring o f ""God save the King " issu ed from neighbouring rooms. The result,- h owever , just ified th e effo r t, for on Birthday n ight we p r esen ted \ o t h e · School· a p e rc u ssion ba nd ·of h ig h m erit. The sam e nig ht we introduced two of the new School songs, including our own Boarders' So n g. As we have also contributed several

- Great · ·WaS th e exCite mCnt when our· tennis, · b asket-ball: and running teams ccim.p e:ed against teams of Scotch College board e rs.

The boys · proved lleerer ·of foot than o ur ·g irls, but .speed and accuracy . proved ·superi o r . to brawn and · hei ght when ir came to basket-ball. Th e S cotch · feam seemed co h ave but a vagu e knowled ge o f i:he ru le-. o f the g ame, and the spectator.- were ·treat<!d t o" the a mU:si n g specc~cle o f b oys" h~i;,g persona lfy conducted to their p laces by th e u;n. pire, and shown where they cou ld run, and wh ere they could n ot. Miss Shannon h as given 0

SILVER AND GREEN. up much time to enable us to get the best out of the . sport of the H o use . It is to h e t that we owe much of our success a nd e nj oym ent chis year, and we would like to th ank h er.

S ocia l even ings h ave b een fewer this year owing to o the r activities, but those we have had h ave b een up to the u su a l standard . We are inde bted to M r. K. Grove a nd Mr. Por~er · f o r m a ny h appy ·evenings. We sh o uld like to tha nk them and also the Kodak Co~pany, w hich Mr. Porter r epresen ts , fo r th ese · e nte rt ainme nts. In addition to the activities a t social evenings we have been p ri vileged to h ear Philip Harg reave, J o hn M asefield, Flor e n ce Austral, John A madio , Pouischinoff, and Dr. N orwoo d , a nd attended the Austra lia n Comp oser s' conce rt, the Wes ley Play, a nd the S cotch Play.

Under the guidance o f Mrs. Grove we embarked

upon a

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g rounds of the n ew B arkers Road Methodist C h'c'rc h. M r. Porte r again came to our assistance, a nd we held a ve ry su ccessful picture night. On Friday, August 17, the younge r boarde rs planted the fi r st of t h e t r ees at the Barkers Road <:hurch. The boarders are preparing for another effo r t, a nd we hope i:o ach ieve our a mbi tio n by t h e end of the year. ; 0

W e would like to t h a nk the r esid ent sta ff, p:irticu larly Miss Hunt, for t h eir interest \n our welfa re, and to wish them . success . in the f u t u re.

This year h as been a landmark in o ur n a 0

: ional life .

S o I 9 34 has b ee:, a landmark ih

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rhe lives of the boa rders-a year of pleasure a nd of pain, but one that will leave lasting memo ries. Many of u s will have passed on before riext year, but we leave to t he g irls of 1935 our best wish es for a happy and su ccessful year.

for · beautifying the

ASSOCIATE PREFECTS. A. Webb , M. A shmore, G wen Jones, Phyllis M artin, Doreen McCahon, Joan Forster.

-I.M .

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HOUSE PREFECTS. M;irgery ~ llis, Marjorie Basset, Frances Fisher, Irene Macfarlane.

SCHOOL OFFICERS, 1934.

Senior Prefect- Irene Macfarlane.

Senior House Prefect-Irene Macfarlane.

Full P~efects-Jean Bryant, Jean Cameron, Winnie Champion, Gwen Hewitt, Gwendoline J ohnston, Gretna Parkin, Eville Penn T onkin, Gwen Shepherd, J essie Sinclair ( I st and 2nd terms), Kathleen Walker, Marcel Whittaker.

Associate Prefects-Mollie Ashmore, Betty Cornell ( 1st and 2nd terms) , Joan Forster, Zena J e nnings (1st and 2nd terms) , Gwen Jones, Phyllis Martin, Doreen McCah on, Aileen Webb.

House Prefects-Marjorie Basset, Margery Ellis, Frances Fisher, Bettye Hammon.

House Captains-Mollie Sayce (House I. )., Marcel Whittakec (House II.), W innie Champion (House lli.), Irene M a cfarlane (House IV.) , J ean Brya nt ( House V.), Jean Cameron (House VL).

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House Sports Captajns;__Fay Brown (House I., 1st term), Lila Monsbourgh (House I., 2nd and 3rd terms), Roma · Reseigh (House II.), Joan Forster (House III.), Betty <;:ornell (House IV., !st term), Noel Dawes (House IV., 2nd and 3rd terms), Jean Bryant (House V.), Valda Carter (House VI., 1st and 2nd term s), Barbara Chitty (House VI., 3rd term).

Sports Committee-Mrs. Landen ( chairwom a n) , Miss Parso ns, Miss Shannon, Miss Kellaway, R oma Reseigh (Secretary ), Fay Brown (1st term), J ean Bryant, Marjorie Bryant, Valda Carter (!st a nd 2nd terms), Barbara Chitty, Ruth Chitty, Frances F isher , Lois Hamer, Bettye Hammon ( 1st and 2nd terms) , Gwen J ones, Peggy Lya ll, Irene Macfarlane, Marcel Whittaker.

Sports Captains-Roma Reseigh (tennis), Roma Reseig h (baseball), Joan F orster ( running) , Jean Bryant (basket-ball), Irene M acfarlane (hockey).

~ILVER AND· GREEN. Magazipe Committe~Jean Cameron, Vivian Cook, Thelma Baker, Margaret Guthridge, Joyce Thorpe.

•· · Librarian-Jean Cameron. ·House Librarian-Margery Ellis.

Debating Society-Mis; Dahle · (president}°, Jea,;:, Cameron (secretary), Winnie Cl-iampi~n, Vivia n Cook, Irene Ma~faria~e, Gwen She·ph e~d.

December,

1933,

9 46 separate honours

were

gained in the School .Leaving Honoi,trs_ Exa.mination, 29 complete passes in the School Leaving Pass examination, and 45 complete p·asses in the S~hool Intermediate Examination.

Som2 · of our senior giris were also successful in gaining other honours:-

HOUSE CAPTAINS. Winn te Champion

(Ill.). Moi°ly Sayce /I.\. Jean 8,yant (V.) , Marcel Whittaker ( II ), Irene Macfarlane ( IV. ) , Jean Cameron (VI.).

A .C.M. Executive-Miss Betts (president), Winnie Champion (vice-president) , Vivian Cook (secretary) Enid Collens (corresponding secretar y), Betty Spillane (treasurer), Jean Carne, Joan Miers, Joy Turner.

Walking Club Committee-Miss Hall ( president), Miss Christensen (vice-president), J ean Bryant (secretary), Roma Reseig h (treasurer), Jean Cameron, Winnie Champion, Irene Macfarlane.

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES. At the University Public Examination• in

Queen's non-Resident Exhibitions were gained by Joy Mills, Gretna P a rkin, Eunice Canavan, Joy Taylor, Esther Champion, Eunice Gully, Betty fykCutcheon, and Gladys Saun• ders; Eunice Canavan and Joy Mills a lso obtained S e nior Government Scholarships, Joy Taylor and Eunice Gully Free Places, and Vera Eddy an Exhibition in Music.

School Leaving Honours.

Nine I st class, eighteen 2nd class, and nineteen 3rd class honours were gained in this exami nation.

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SILVER "AND GREEN.

Individual results were:J ean Bryant-3rd class Drawing.

Jean Cameron-2nd class European History.

Eunice Canavan-1st class French, ! st class Latin, 2nd class English, 3rd class Greek and Roman History.

Esther C h amp ion-1st class Botany.

Hilda Dance-3rd class English, 3rd class European History.

Irma Eddy-2nd class British History.

Vera Eddy-1st class Music, !st class Drawing.

Gwen Frazer-1st class French, 2nd class Greek and Roman History, 3rd class English.

Loris Gordon-1st class French, 2nd class English.

Eunice Gully-2nd class French, 2nd class Latin, 3rd class English, 3rd class Greek.

May Guthridge-3rd class French, 3rd class Botany.

Gladys Joyce-3rd class French.

Wyn wode Macdonald-1st class E n g lish, 3 rd class French.

Irene Macfarlane-2nd class Drawing, 3rd class Eng lish.

Betty McCutcheon-3rd class French.

Joy Mills-2nd class British History, 2nd class European History, 2nd class Greek and Roman History, 2nd class French.

Phyllis Minns-2nd class Drawing.

Marjorie Moonee-3rd class English , 3rd class French.

Betty Nevile -3rd class Drawing.

Gretna Parkin-1st class English, 2nd class Botany, 3rd class French.

Gwen Shepherd-3rd class European Hist o ry.

Frey Shimmin-3rd class Commercial Principles.

Joy Taylor-2nd class English, 2nd class Latin, 2nd class British History, 2nd class European History. , Phyllis Trathen-3rd class French.

School Leaving Certificates.

School Leaving Certificates were gained by:Roxie Abbey, Marjorie Bassett, Winnie Champion, Olive Coombes, Truda Cox, Mabel Doherty, Lorna Hamer, Gwen Hewitt, Lucy Hughes, Miriel J effries, Zena J ennin gs, Gwen Johnston, Ph yllis Martin, J ean McLean, Doreen lv!cCahon, Betty Nevile, J ean Reid, Elaine Semmons, Gwen Shepherd, J essie Sinclair, Myra Smitten, Violet Stone, Phyllis Trathen, Kathleen Walker, Aileen Webb, Marcel Whittaker, Francie Williamson, Eunice Canavan (s.e cond time), and Jean Gregory.

Intermediate Ce.r tificate.

Intermediate Certificates we re gained by:Mirren Alexander, Thelma Baker, Gwen Bassett, Norma Brazier, Dorothy Brown, Marjorie Bryant, Jean Cane, Jean Carne, E nid Collens, Vivian Cook, Ada Currer, Noel Dawes, Joan Forster, J ean Gregory, Margaret Guthridge, Lois H amer, Dora H ewitt, Phyllis Huggins, Gwen Hughes, Betty Jackson , F~y Jennings, H eather Kruse, Jean Lake, Margaret Little, Vera Martin, Leila Matheson, Joan Parker, Judith Pitts, Nancy Rashleigh, Elsie Ross, Joan Rowell, Pattie Rule, Betty Shaw, Betty Spillane, Olive Spicer, Marjorie Strongman, Gwen Taylor, Joyce Thorpe, Olive Thompson, Amy Tonkin, Joyce Tucker, J oy Turner, Joyce Tyzack, Nola Walker, Enid Whitehead.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries We should like to acknowledge the receipt of the following school magazines:-" The Mitre," '~Girls' Grammar School Notes," u The Collegian," "Th e Wesley College Chro nicle," " Patchwork," " The Ca rey Chro ni~le," " Chronicles of St. Peter's Girls," "The Brook," "The Fintonian," "The Melburnian, u The Ivanarian," u Coo•ee," "The Michaelian," u Pallas," tt The Lauristonian," " The Woodlands Magazine," and any others which may have been inadvertently omitted.

SIL VER AND GREEN.

SPORTS Athletic Sports On S a turday, May 5, ou r annual sports were held o n o ur own oval. We were lucky in the fine weather, and the good condition of the sp o rts g round.

E n thusias m ra n high owing to th e introduction of the h o use system, though the competi• tion was less keen than usu a l in t he race between House a n d School, which was won by the fo rmer.

Gratitude is due to Mrs. Grove, who p resen ted the trophies; to Miss Parson s and to other m e mbers of the sta ff, and the Spo rts Committee, who h e lped to make the sports a success.

Visit ing teams c ame from C.E.G .G .S ., St. Catherine's, Rosbercon, Warwick, St. l\1argaret's, a nd T tnte rn. The r ace was won by the tea m from C.E.G .G .S .

D etailed results ar!' as follow :Final House Points.

I- H ouse IV., 129.

2- House I ., House VI., equal, 124½.

4-House II., I 22½ .

5 -House III., 100.

6 -H o u se V ., 53.

7-Carisb rook, 5 2 .

S enior Race, 100 yards- I, A . T onkin, VI. ; 2, G . J o n es, II.; 3, J . Forster, III. 50 yards, under 12-1, D . Whittaker, IV.; 2, G . Wilson, V .; 3, N . Headd ey, VI. Intermedi a te Sack R a ce, 30 yards-I, 8 .

B rice, VI.; 2, J . Barnett, IV.; 3, L. Abrahams, III. Senior Egg a nd Spoon RacP, 30 ya rds -I , W. Champion , III.; 2, D. Mitchell, I. ; 3, S .

Phillips, II. Junio r R ace, 50 yards- I , M. Smith, IV. ; 2, A . Burgess, II. ; 3, 8 . N a irn, V I. Senior R ace, 180 yards- I , J . Forster, III.; 2, F. Brown, I .; 3, G . Jones, II. In termediate Race, 75 yards-- ! , M. Roun d, VI. ; 2, L. Ho~king, IV.; 3, M. Ri ce, II.

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Junior Siamese Race, 25 yards- I , 8 . Ma r• fleet, P . Wollacott, C.; 2, G. Wilson , S . Cockfie ld, V.; 3, J. Chambers, S. Sa.vige, III.; J .

Fowler, J. D ay, VI., eq. · Senio r Sack Race, 30 ya rds -I , L. M on sborough, I .; 2, J . P arker , VI.; 3, W. C h ampion, III. Junior Race, 75 ya rds-I , N. H eley, I. ; 2, M. Smith, IV.; 3, J. Be rth on , C. Senio r Potato Race, 30 yards -I , D. Mitchell, I .; 2, J . Lacey, V .; 3, J . P arker. V I. Juni or P otato Race, 20 yards-I , J . M oon , I .; 2, G . S avage, III. ; 3, 8 . Eltis, C. Intermediate B aseball Throwing -I, L. Via l, II.; 2, 8 . Russell, II .; 3, M . D avies, III. S enior Baseb a ll Throwing- I , R. Reseigh, II.; 2, V. Carter, VI.; 3, G . Shepherd, III. Junior S ack Race, 25 yards- I , G . Williams, II.; 2, D . Whittaker, IV. ; 3, J . J ones, C. Interm ed iate P otato R ace, 30 yards - I, L. N eale, VI.; 2, M . Blyth , III.; 3, J. Berthon , C .

Junior Egg and Sp oon Race, 20 yards-I, P . Woll a cott, C. ; 2, Z . Newm a rk, V .; 3, A. Burgess., II. S enior Sia mese Race, 30 yards- I , L . Mons· borough and J . Thorpe, I .; M. Whittaker and G . J ones, II., eq .; 3, P . Johnston a nd J . Berthon, C. Inte rmediate Race, 100 yards- I , M . Round , VI.; 2, L. Hocking, IV.; 3, M . Rice, II. S ack Race, under 12-1, G . Williams, II.; 2, J. Day, VI.; 3, E. Stacey, I. Junior Inter-House Race, 50 yards- I , I .; 2, IV.; 3, VI. Intermediate Inter-H o use Race, 50 yards! , IV. ; 2, III.; 3, VI. Senior Inter-House Race, °75 yards- I , II. ; 2, I. ; 3, III. S enior Obsta cle Race, 75 yards- I , A . T on kin . VI.; 2, D . Mitchell, I. ; 3, N . Coghlan, III. Intermediate Obstacle Race, 75 yards- I , M. Rice, II.; 2, J. Shaw, I .; 3, V. T eagu e, VI. Schools' Rep resentatives Race-1, C.E.G.G .S. ; 2, M .L.C.; 3, W arwic k.

Intermediate Egg a nd Spoon Race. 30 yards - 1, M. \Vhittaker, IV.; 2, M. Rice, II. ; 3, P .

Doug las, V. Wheelbarrow Race, undtr I 2, 20 yards! , L. Barnett a nd D. Whittake r, IV.; 2, P .

Watts a nd M . Wi llia m s, III. ; 3, 8 . Ellis and 8 . M a rfleet, C.

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Intermediate Sia m ese Race, 30 yards-! , M. Rou11d, VI.; 2, J . Barnett, IV.; 3, G. Oldham,

I. yards-I, Invitation Flag Race, 75 C.E.G.G.S.; . 2, Tinte rn ,. 3, St. M a r garet 's.

House v. S choo l- ! , School,' 2, House.

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Swimming Sports.

The morning ot March 8 proved to be wa rm and hu mid, idea l wea_ther for the annual Swimming Sports, which were h eld at the K ew City Baths.

Naturally enough ·the e xcitement was tense, owing_ t o the prevalen ce of the competitive spirit . which had -a lready been infused by ~he H ouse system.

We were plea sed to S(;'e Carisbrook present, and wish t o con g ratulate House II. . on .their vi~tory. · The various events were quickly decid ed , -and in the H o use v . School ra ce the la.urels . we nt to th_e School.

D etailed results are as f o llow:20 yards, Under I 2- 1, L. Barnett, I V.; 2, S . C ocklie ld, V .; 3 1 A . Paul, III. Intermedia te . Breast Stroke -! , M. Rice, II.; 2; J . 'Shaw, I. ; 3, E. Crouch, VI. Senior Breast Stroke -! , E . V eale, IV.; 2, M. Reynolds, VI.; 3, D . Mitchell, I. Junior, two lengths across baths-!, A. Burgess, II.; 2, G. Ikinge r, III.; 3, S. Cockfield,

V. Intermediate, One Length-!, E. Crouch, VI. ; 2, G. Butler, I.; 3, E . Bryce, IV. Life-Saving-I, E . Veale and D. Whittaker, '!'/.; 2, S. Scobie and J. Green , II. ; 3, C. Davies and E . Crouch, VI. J unior Diving- ! , S. Cockfield, V.; 2, eq., A. Burgess, II., G . S avige, III. Obstacle Race-I, R. Nunn, II. Senior, One Len gth- !, eq ., J . G r een, II. ; M. Reynolds, V I. ; 3, D . Mitchell, I. Intermediate Diving - ! , L. Wor rall, III.; 2, M. Rice, II.; 3, G . Butler, I. Senio r Diving- ! , J. Green , I I.; 2, E. J effery, IV.; 3, J . Forster, III. Inte rmediate Relay Race -I , H ouse II.; 2, House V.; 3, House V I. Junior Relay Race-I , H o use V .; 2, House III. ; 3, House II. Senior Relay Race -! , H o use I V.; 2, House III.; 3, House VI.

H ouse v. S chool- ! , S chool ; 2, H uuse.

Junio r . S ection Cup-House V .

Intermediate S ection Cup-Ho u se II. S enior S ection Cup-House IV. Tota l Number of Points S cor ed- !, H ous e II., 68½ points; 2, House IV., 50 ½ points; 3, House VI., 38½; 4, H o use III., 38; 5, H ouse V ., 33; 6, House L 21 ½.

- M.S.

Baseball Notes.

The 1934 baseball season o pened quite hopeful1y, as we had five member s of the 19 33 team back a nd many · promising junio rs.

Eventually a team was chosen to play the Association matches- the fi rst at G eelong, which we lost, 23 runs to 15, after a good match. T he team was as follows:'---R. Reseigh (captain, s. stop) , J . Bryant ( vice-capt., 2nd base)', M .

Brya nt (pitcher) , V . Carter (catcher), G. J ones ( 1st base ) , B. Walduck (3 rd base) ,. N. Coghlan (l.o.f.), M . Gyles (c.o.f.), M . Whittaker {r.o.f.). Emergency-Lois H a m er. · . · Unfortunatel_y our pitch e r, M . Brya_n/ · ,.;as sick fo r the two re maining match es; and other changes wer e ·made. V. Carter ;and M. Gyles exchanged positions, whilst Lois Hamer played on 2nd base and J ean Brya nt pitc h ed against P.L.C. M a rjorie was a g rea t loss in the team, a nd we suffe red a loss of 30 runs to 8.

The same team met M elbourne Gra mmar, b ut again we lost, this time the score being 15 runs to 1 1.

T wo o f our best p layers, \l'a'. lda Carte r and Betty Walduck, left sch ool before 3rd term, and th ere were again some changes. At last t he f o llowing girls practised fo r the r em aining r o und of m atch es:-M. Bryant ( pitch er), R. Reseigh {catc her), G. J o n es ( 1st base), M. Whittaker ( 2nd base), K. Walker {3rd. base) , M. G y les {s. stop), J . Bryant (l.o.f.), M. Strongman (c.o.f.), L. Hamer ( r .o.f. ) . Emer gen cy-N. Coghlan.

We p layed a few su ccessful practice matches against the followin g schools:-Fintona, Toorak College, Lauriston a nd Ru yton. The foll owing gi rls played in some practice m a tches:- Valerie Kerr, Charlotte Davies, a nd M e rle Miller.

I n first term, a most en joyable day was spent at Frankston by m embers of the baseball and tennis teams, as g uests of Toorak College. The

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llASEBALL TEAM. Maria n Gyles, Margery S tro n gman, Kathleen Walker, Lois Hamer, Marcel Whittaker, Roma Reseigh Gwen Jones, Marjo rie Bryant, Nancy Coghlan, Jean Bryant.

baseball team lost, wh ile the tennis team won, both matches Qeing well contested.

The Toorak College g irls played a r eturn baseball match , which we won on our oval, but rain prevented us playing a r eturn tennis matc h .

The Inte r -House matches h ave still to be p layed, also the House v . School.

This year a g r oup of promisin g juniors have practised once a week, in a n endeavour to strengthen the baseball in the future.

This year we h ave been very thankful to Miss Parsons, who has kept us practising hard and coached us in the game, a nd to Mr. H .

Francis, who h as given up much of his valu able time to coach us. We sincerely hope to do them credit in the forthcoming matches.

The members of the u,,1111 who arc leavi n e sch ool th is year join with me in wish ing the 19 35 team the very b est of lu ck for their base-

(capt. ),

ball season, a n d hope tney will bring the Austin Cup back to M.L.C. - R.R .

Baseball.

The baseball team had its usual share of misfortunes. After the first match the pitcher became ill and was unable to p lay f o r the rest of the term. Two p layers left before the commencement of the second round, and persistent r ain inter fered with every practice.

H :iwever , a fresh team h as been built up, a nd the n e w p layers should do well as they gai n more experience. Till the outfielders can hold catch es, it will be difficult for the team to at· tain success.

Criticism o f T eam.

Roma Reseigh {captain) played at short· stop and as catcher. In the catcher' s position she is excellent, as h er strong throw prevents players from stealing ba ses. Her bamng is sound, and her b ase-ru nning 11:ood.

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J ean Bryant played emergency pitcher first r ou nd . In the second round she showed to more advantage in l.o.f. H er batting is very good, and her base-running is excellent.

Marjorie Bryant (pitcher) can put an immense amount of spin on to the b a ll.

H er catching is good and h e r batting very fair.

Gwe n Jones ( !st base) h as made great improvement in this _pos ition. Her catching is good, and h er batting and base-running very g ood.

Marcel Whitta ker played in r.o .f. and on second base. As an infield she is reliable. Her batting and base-running both show improvement.

Kathlee n Walker makes a safe third base, and with experience shou ld d evelop into a strong pla yer.

Marion Gyles has a strong throw, and is a safe bat. In first term she filled the catcher's

place well. promise.

In h er

n ew position she sh ows

Nancy Coghlan h as shown great improvement in judging catches in the outfield. H e r batting is fair and h e r base-running good.

Lois Hamer (r. o.f.) makes a safe outfield.

Her batting is sound a nd she is useful as an emergency pitcher.

Marjorie Strongman (c.o.f.) shows promise in th e outfield, and is a safe bat.

Betty Walduck and Valda Carter also played in the first round.

The standard of baseball is · gradually improv ing throu g h the School.

Among the juniors the enthusiasm is v ery keen, and m any of them have an excellent knowledge of the game since they h ave a ttend ed the junior class.

As th e second r ound of matches has not been completed , it is not possible to gi ve h e re any of the results.

-:-B.P ., .

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RUNNING TEAM. Standing: Marie Lewis. Noel Heley, Lois Hocking, Estelle Nankervis, Frances Fisher.

Sitting: Gwen Jone~, J oan Forster (c.apt.). Joan Parker.

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Runnin g Notes.

The running team consists of Joan Forster (captain), Gwen Jones, Frances Fisher, Joan Parker, Fay Brown, Marie Lewis, Estelle Nan• kerv is and Amy Tonkin.

During the first term there were frequent absentees from practice, which spoilt the chance of success at various School sports.

In the third ter.w, despite rhe loss of two members, rhe attendance at practice was much better, and with rwo new runners rhe ream

weeks

elapsed

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finally chosen.

After much practice and consideration the following girls were given places in the School ream:-Caprain, Jean Bryant (centre attack); Gwen Jones (centre); Joan Parker (centre defence); Margery Strongman, Lois Hamer {goalers); Mollie Ashmore, Valda Carter ( goal defenders) .

The matches this season were not as successfu l as in previous years. Lare in the term,

BASKET-BALL TEAM. Standing: Joan Parker, Margery Strongman, Lois· Helmer. Sitt_jng: Gwen Jones, J ean Bryant (~apt.) , Molly Ashmore. ·

showed great improve m ent.

The _team h ad several close finishes, especially ar · th e Sr. Catherine' s sports, where we were beaten only by a narrow m a rgin.

Basket-ball Notes.

The basket-ball season for 19 34 opened at the beJ>;inning of second term. As only two m e mbers of last yea r 's team r eturned this year,

however, many exci_ting matches were played.

The results . of the I s t . team m.:itches . this year a re:Played on M.L.C. groundsM.L.C. d . Fintona-2 6-22.

M.L.C. d. St~a therne -24-11.

P.L.C. d. M. L .C.- 20-12.

Ti1Hern d. M .L.C.- 25-2 1.

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HOUSE SPORTS CAPTAINS. Noel Dawes (IV. ), Joan Forster (III.), Roma Reseigh ( II. ), Lila Monsbourg h ( !.), J ean Bryant (V.).

Return matchesM .L.C. d. Scracherne-19- 14.

P.L.C. d . M.L.C.- 17-16.

Tinte rn d. M .L.C.-33-18.

Fintona d. M.L.C.-20-12.

The 2nd team-Gretna Parkin (captain), C h a rlotte Davies, Lesley Horton, Beryl Lever, Pat Phillips, Joan Rodwell, and Jean Southplayed several matches, but we re not often victorious. Several members of this team are strong players, and should be eligible for inclusion in che team next year.

Resu lts of 2nd tea m macchesM.L.C. d. Tintern- 23-14.

P.L.C. d. M .L.C.-16-9.

P.L.C. d. M.L.C.- 15 -7.

Ru yto n 1st d. M.L.C.- 9-8.

Fintona d . M .L.C.-20-6.

The Junior team-Marjorie Hankey (captain) , Lorraine Abrahams, Shirley Ebbott, Yvonne Evans, Coral Hazelhurst, Helen Teed,

Lois Vial, Marjorie Whittaker-is very enthusiastic, a nd with practice should play excellently.

The Juniors won two out of the three matche,s they pla yed.

M.L.C. d. Tinte rn-20-16.

M.L.C. d. Stratherne-22- 11.

Stratherne d . M.L.C.-25-8.

Keen interest prevailed in the Inter-H ouse matches chis year. Every House fought hard, and many exciting m a tch es wer e witnessed, perhaps the m ost exciting being that between House V. and House VI., for the Senior Shield, which finally resulted in a thrilling victory for House VI. The intermediate trophy was a lso claimed by H ouse VI., who gained a victory over House II., and the junior trophy was won

by House IV. The Inte r-House S ports Cup, donated by Miss P arsons, was sh ared by Houses IV. a nd VI., who came equa l first.

In the House v. School m atch, School was successful, winn ing the match by 21 goals to

SILVER ANO GREEN. 12. The match was much doscr and more excit ing than the scores indicate, and the spectators were most enthusiastic.

On behalf of the team I should like to express sincere thanks and appreciation to Miss Parsons for her help and unfailing interest.

--J.B. The baske t-b a ll team was handicapped by the fact that only once did the f~ll team play. In one match both goal-shooters were absent, and several times the d efenders were absent through illness.

The work in the centre court and of the defence was excellent, but often the goal-shooters f a iled at critical moments.

Criticism of the Team.

Jean Bryant (captain) was untiring as centre attack. She co vered the court a t great speed, and several times played emergency goalshooter.

Gwen Jones (centre) played very well, but was si:hetimes too s low in getting rid of the b a ll.

Joan° P a rker ( centre defence ) played well in this difficult position, and will make a good 0

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ce ntre in future.

Mollie A shmore (defender) and Valda Carte r (defender) played splendidly.

They sa ved many shots, a nd combined well togeth er.

M a rjorie S t ron g man (goal-shooter) and Lois H a mer (goal-sh ooter ) were not a lways consistent, but shot with greater accuracy towards the end of the season. Marjorie scored a number o f goals, and Lois will probab ly do better as a centre attack.

The second term, unde r the captain cy of Gretna Parkin, was fairly su ccessfu l, but often its players we re t aken to play in the first t ea m.

The juniors practised with great enthusiasm, and won two out of their three matches.

-B.P .

Hockey Notes.

Hockey is becoming increasin g ly popular, as m o r e g ir ls realise ics su perio r ity as a sport.

Only three of last year's t ea m returne d- P eggy L yall, B ech Craig ie, a nd F r ances Fisher; b ut there wer e many contesta n ts for the vacant positions. These positions were filled by Betty Hopkins, Irene Mat..fdrlanc, T.il a Monsborough,

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Estelle N ankervis, Jean Shaw, Clare Strickland, Marion Symonds, and Gwen Williams.

We were also able to form a second team in addition to our first eleven.

The team has been very successful this season, and considering that the hockey team has only been in existence for three years the standard of play has been hig h. T he results of the first team matches wer e : M .L.C. d. Ruyton-6- 1.

M.L.C. d . Ruyton-8-3.

P.L.C. d. M .L.C.- 1-0.

Ruyton d . M .L.C.- 7-4_M.C.E.G.G.S d . M .L .C.--4-1.

M .L.C. d . Ruyton-10-3 .

P.L.C. v. M .L.C. (drawn)-2-2.

The Inter-House hockey matches did much to stimulate the interest of i h e g irls.

E ach House h a d to obtain eleven g irls, and much latent talent was discovered. Some o f the Houses r esorted t o u sing staff members in their t eams, and some surprising ly valuable players were discovered. A s energy a nd enthusiasm were more n oticeable than scientific knowledge the o nlookers were rre·a ted to many amu sing spectacles.

A s more than h alf the first team are boarders the match between ch e Day Girls and the Boa rd ers was ver y exc1t1ng.

B och sides played well, a nd the m atc h was more even than the scores suggest. The march was won by che House--4- I. W e sh o uld like co thank Miss P a r son s for her valuable coaching throughout the year.

Her inter est a nd keenness has been invaluable to the ream. Th er e a r e m any promising players a mon g t h ose g irls who a re practising with the team , and now that hockey has been firmly est ablish ed we feel that a su ccessful future is as-

-I.M .

su red.

Criticism of T eam.

Irene Macfarlane {captain) made a r e liable r ig h t inn er, but sh e still n eeds to pick up the ball more quickly on a pass.

Fran ces Fisher (left inner) is very qu ick on h e r feet, a nd has scored more goals than a ll the r est of the for war ds together. At times s h e is liable to get offside, but by watching the play closely sh e will learn to overcome this fault.

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HOCKEY TEAM. Ire ne M acfarlane (capt. ), Estelle Nankervis, Jean S haw, Peggy Lyall, Beth Craigie, Joyce Kn ights,

Frances Fisher, Lila Monsbour"gh, Betty H opkins, C lare Strick-fond, Marion Symons.

Clare Strickland m a d e a good centre-forward, a lthough inclined to roam too much occasionally.

Marion Symonds {right wing) made m a n y good runs, a nd did murh to h elp the other forwar ds.

Lila Monsbourgh {left wing) did good work in this difficµlt position, a nd combined we ll with the left inner .

Beth C r aigie ( cen tre h a lf-b ack) supported the forw a rds well, and a lso h elped in the defence.

Joyce Knights ( left half) and Jean Shaw (right h alf) worked hard in all matches, and filled these positions well.

Peggy Lyall ( lef t back) and Este lle N ai,kervis ( r ight back) made many good saves and showed improvement in every match .

Betty Hopkins (goalkeeper) proved a tower of str e n gth and prevented the scoring of many goals.

Summary.

The weakness of t h e team lay in th e forwards, wh o wer e a ll incl ined to play for themselves and n ot for the side. With r egu lar practice and more exp erience, they gradually com• bined better, a nd s howed a ma r ked improvement towards the end of the season. The defence was very strong.

The Inter-House m atches provided great excitement, a nd much k een · if unscientific play.

-B.P.

T e nnis Notes.

This year we were most fortun ate in having most of the team back from last year. The captain (Truda Cox) was the only member of the 1933 team to leave, a nd the e ig hth position wa~ filled by Yutha Thie m eyer . There was keen competition fo r the secon d a nd junio r teams.

After some exciting rubbers, and a most thr illing second m a tch against P.L.C., M .L.C. ~merged premiers a n d champions- premiers for the eighth consecutive year.

SILVER AND GREEN. Miss Parsons again proved a most efficient coach, and I should like to express our thanks to her and to the following players who came, despite a ll weather conditions, to give us practice a nd experience:-Misses N. Chitty, E. Harry, D. Mauger, S. Whittaker, Lindsay and Mrs. Kelsall.

Association Results-First Round.

M .L.C. v. Geelon g -M.L.C., 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 48 games; Geelong, 17 games.

M .L.C. v. P.L.C.-M.L.C., 3 rubbers, 7 sets, 54 games; P.L.C., l rubber, 3 sets, 31 games.

M .L.C. v. M.C.E.G.G .S.-M.L.C., 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 52 games; M.C.E.G.G .S., r set, 28 games.

The teams and resu lts of the Association matches are as follow: First Team-R. Resei gh (captain), M. Whittaker, B. Chitty, Y. Thiemeyer, K. Walker, M. Little, R. Chitty, G . Johnston. Emergency- D .

Walker.

Second Team-C. Y elland (captain 1st and 2,,;.d terms), J. Batson (captain 2nd a nd 3rd terms), E. Little, R. Walker, C. Davies, M. Nevile, D . Mitchell, L. Heeps, P. McConchie, D. Whittaker.

Junior Team- D. Whittaker (captain), L. Abrahams, L. Barnett, M . Smith, P. Reed, D Thompson, G. Teed, H. Teed, J. Eggleston.

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Second Round.

M.L.C. v. G eelong-M.L.C., 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 56 games; Geelong, 3 sets, 32 games.

M .L.C. v. P.L.C.- M.L.C., 3 rubbers, 6 sets, 52 games; P.L.C., l rubber, 4 sets, 43 ·games.

M.L.C. v. M.C.E.G.G.S.- M.L.C., 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 6 1 games; Melbourne, 3 sets, 38 games.

The Inte r-House tennis pro".ided many hardf ought matches, the results being:--&mior, House II.; Middle, House VI.; Junior, House

IV. The School Championships have yet to be played, and keen contests are expected, as

TENNIS EI GHT. Rom~ J?.,.c;;pieh (rapt.). Marcel Whittaker, Kathleen Walker, Gwen Johnstone, Margaret Little, Barbara Chitty,

Yutha Thiemeyer:. Ruth Chitty.

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throughout the School che standard of te nnis h as d efinitely improved.

The annual tennis _match b etween House and S chool was played, the second S ch ool tea m playing for the Day Girls, who had a good v ictory.

During 1st and 2nd terms we played m ost e n joya ble practice match es again st the fo ll owing sch ools :- Toora k College, St. Cath erine's, L a uriscon , Warwick, Tintern and Fintona. The second tea m p layed matches again s t the other Public Sch ools and Tincern and Scratherne.

The junior team also pla yed Tin tern and S t r athern e.

- R.R. Criticism of T eam.

R0ma Reseigh (c) played steady, r eliable te nnis all the season. She h as a strong ser vice and a good backhand, a nd with more experie n ce should become a very strong player .

M a r cel W hittaker improved m o r e than any member of the team. H er service is mu ch stronger, a nd h er n et-play is good . With increased sp eed she should score many vic tories.

Barbara C hitty played excellen t tennis in each m atch . H er inter ceptions at th e n e e were v e r y good, and h e r cross-court drives for ced h e r opponents into m any errors.

Yucha Thiemeyer h as learnt to p·l ay steadily, and h as shown improvement in all branch es of the game, especially in serving.

Kathleen W a lke r played excellent tenni s.

She is very accurate, and h as a good service.

Whe n sh e h as lea rned co speed up h e r game she should go far in first-class tennis.

M a rga r et Little has a powerfu l forehand drive, a nd finishes h e r n et-shots we ll. When h er foo two rk improves, sh e wi ll be a very strong p la yer .

Ruch Chitty h as the makings of a ch a mpion.

Al! h er sh oes are good, a nd exper ien ce will t eac h her h o w co m ake the best of chem.

Gwendoline J ohn scon is a reliable p layer, and h as made steady improvement. When sh e h as learnt to move more quickly to a n ticipate shots, she will be very difficult co defeat.

The first VIII. won every m atch, thus obt aini n g che p remiership for the eig hth conse• cutive year, and the champion ship for the third time.

In th ese eigh t years on ly six m a tches h ave b een lost. The strength of the t ea m lay in the fact that all the players were

practically eve::,. Only two ru bbers wer e lost, the third and fou rth pairs going th rough the season undefeated.

The second team and the junior team also had a successful season .

Schoolgirls' Championsh ips.

It was with g r eat di fficulty that the four singles players cou ld be selected fo r t h e cham p io n ships, as sev era l of the p layers we r e even after much playing-off. I t wo uld be well if the s u ggested amendmen t is b r ought into force nex t year , and sch ools a llowed to e n ter numbers according to the size of the school. Under th e present ruling, each school is allowed two doubles pairs a n d fo ur si n g les e ntri es.

The fi rst and second pairs wer e en te red for t h e doubles, and Roma Reseigh, Marcel Whittaker, Kathleen W a lke r , and Ruth Chitty, fo r t h e sin g les. The singles p layers all d id well, a n d Mar cel Whittaker put up a g r eat per forman ce in reachin g the fin a ls, where sh e was defeated

by M a rgaret Wilson , of P.L.C., wh o p layed wonde rful te nnis. Both doubles pa irs r each ed the semi-fina ls , and our first p a ir eventually p la yed a thrillin g doubles final with P .L.C., being d ef eated by a n a r row m a rgi n after an excellen t exhi bition of tennis.

F o r eig ht years the school h a s provided a finalist in sin g les, hav ing scored thr ee firstsNancy Ch itty, Edna Ha rry, a nd Truda Cox. Five times we h ave h ad th e runner-up--Edna H a rry, Truda Cox t hree times, and now M arcel Whittaker . In doubles we h ave had one victory-Alvie D avis and Nancy Chitty in 1927, a nd h ave b een runne rs-up for five times.

Althou g h we h ave been disappoi nted that su ccess continu es to elude our g r asp, we have the consolation of knowing that the school h as maintain ed its hi g h sta nda rd o f tennis.

In th e meanwhile we congratulate the other winn ers, a nd con fidently await the arising of a n other champion with in our ranks.

- B .P .

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. Walking Club Notes There was a ti m e many years ago when th e Walking Club was composed, so it seem ed to me, of H ono ur V I. and other princely power s who wor e g loves in gu llies. Tha t time is no more. True, we st ill h ave a few muscular

SIL VER AND GREEN. Prefec=s wi th u s, but in keeping with the s p irit of the age we are putting forward a more common foot. I think with g r eat advantage; for, after all, a cow is as easily intimid ated by an intermedia te girl ( esp ecially if she s ings hymns ), rolling under barbed wire comes as n a tura lly to Pass as to Honour, and it takes a IVa boarder to go down to Beaumari s a nd come back personally with the lovely sea and the sky.

The same good mixing was seen at camp at H ealesville. Inde ed, it was imperative, if fif. teen girls a nd one cook were to s leep in rwo long r ows o f b eds somewhat resembling cars parked on both sides of Lonsdale Street, and three mistresses in confined semi-privacy beh ind a particion running six feet towa rds the tell-tale sh adows of a candle-!it ceiling.

Thoug h on one occasion th e dews of night dripped heavily from the ceiling th e weather in the d ay-time was perfect . Overjoyed a t ou r luc k,. , we climbed perpendicularly up mount a ins; we hunte d hotly some elusive hares; we inspected real a nima ls in a sanctuary, and our n eighbours' idea l country cottage; we walked in the moonlig ht to the deserted mill ; we were even once lost in impen etrab le b u sh-for two minutes! We found ourselves in } h e daily papers!

Thanks to its preside nt and members, the Club is one of the happiest institutions in the School ; but the !,lue hills, wide, sweet padd ocks, and the butchers' s hops, h ave too often been denied a share o f o ur gratitude. . -E.C.

D ebating Notes.

Once again the d e bating year draws to a close, a s th e r egula r fo rtni g htly d eb ates g ive way b efore the pressure of exa mination s. At the first m eeting the officers for the y ear wer e e lected, and rhe President, Miss D a hle, welco m ed n ew member s a nd expla ine d the aims of rhe Society.

There were no p articula rly outstanding d eb ates until the beginning of the Inter-Hou se tournament, a lt houg h seldom h as su c h emotion been disp layed as when two Honour VI. teams con tested t h e subject, " That Ri ch Relatio n s are a Greater Trial than P oor Ones."

Th e negative won by a narrow marg in, but genera l opinion see m ed to regard both types with eq u a l disfavour.

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The first Inter-Sch ool debate for the year was h eld against the boys of Melbou r ne Grammar School, on the su bject, " A Dictatorship is the f o rm of Gove rnm ent Best Suited to Twentieth Century Europe." M .L .C., taking th e a ffirmative, was successful A debate was also h eld again s t Fintona Grammar School, in wh ich three Intermedia te girls took part. The two adj udicator s d ecided ro call the d e b a te a draw as the team s wer e ve ry evenly m a tched.

The last a nd most p o p ula r d ebate of the year was h eld against W es ley College, on the subject, " Common S en se is a Female Monopo ly."

Again the teams were ver y evenly match ed, but Wesley eventually proved successful. Our disappointme nt at loss, howev e r, was compensated by the realisation o f their subtle compliment.

In the first round o f the Tourna m ent House I. a sserted that " It would b e a Misfortune to Win the Calcutta Sweep," a nd overcame House VI. House IL d eclared t hat " Australian Aborigines should be represented in P arliament," but wer e a nnihilated by III., and House V. defeated H ouse IV. on t h e su bject , " The P a rt played by Sport in Australian Life is R egrettable."

The second round was open ed by H o u ses IL and V., the latter d eclari n g that " Civilisation is the Produ ct of Adver sity.'' and again House V. h a d a d ecided victory.

A dive rs ion was created at the n ext meeting wh en , owing to the influenza ep idemic h avin g completely incapacita ted th e m e mbe rs of one: t eam , n o Inter-House debate was h e ld, but in its stead a n impromptu d ebate between lead ers of the various H o u ~e teams on the s ubj ect, " Bach elo rs should b e Taxed."

The n ext debate proved a n other victory for House I., wh ich defeated House III. ' s assertion th at "Man should

be paid equal wage:; to

Woman for th e Same Class of Work."

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last d ebate of t h e round was h eld a fter sch ool, when H ouse VI. was vanquish ed

by House

IV. on the su bject, " That a Jack of all Trades is more u se to Society tha n an Expert," H ouse I V.'s su perior economic- kn n wledge givin g them t h e victory.

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It Happened One Nig h t.

- --- ----- -------------SILVER AND GREEN. Only two teams had emerged undefeated, chose of Houses I. and V., bur House V. lost its right of competing in the finals to House N., which had a hig h er total of debating points for the year.

The deciding subject was a difficult one, that 1e Consistency is a virtue," and by superior de• bating House I. very successfu1ly denied the assertion, and so won the cup for the succeeding year.

The Society would like to take this opportunity of thanking M "iss Dahle for h e r interest and assistance during the year, and Mrs. Landen for so kindly adjudicating throughout the tournament. Our thanks are no less due to Wynwode Macdonald, the secretary for I 933, who so kindly presented a cup to the best d ebater for succeeding years.

We wish the Del:iating Society of 1935 an equally happy and successful year.

-J.C:

' ::'.:'•rStudent Christian Movement.

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"Lo! here is Fellowship "-these words ringing - across the quad- h ave struck the keyn ote of the spirit embodied · in o ur branch of the S .C.M. this year, whether it be in genera_! meetings, Bible circles: or other activities.· We desire to thank Miss Betts, who, as the hub of the wheel of S.C.M. life, has been untiring in her d evotion.

To Misses Betts, McDonald, Carter, and Warren and the R €;,. J. W. Grove, we convey our sincere appreciation for untiring enthusiasm and leadership in Bible Circles.

Our attention was held in first term · by the helpful and inspiring addresses given by Sist e r Rutter, who spoke about the ·work of the· City Mission, and Dr. Sugden, who gave us an Eastern message. Mrs. Carlyle-Smythe and Miss Holmes spoke r espectively on the Y ouch . of Europe and the J ava Conference.

Our attention was focussed for a short period o n the quaint village of Oberammergau, when Miss McDonald showed us pictl.!res of the Passion Play. Mr. Kemp came nearer home in picturing the lot of those in the Inland.

How a musing a trip round the world can be was shown by Miss Parsons. \Ve w"re exceeding ly tortunate to hear Miss Simon speak ·abou t her school in Ceylon, a nd the Rev. Carne on Indian schools.

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Laren, of Korea, spoke to us of Kagawa, a personali ty of great interest to many of us.

Foreign work was further illustrated by talks

by Miss Duncan,. on tc Japan," and Miss Nash, of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

It has been the aim of the executive, under Miss Betts, to study as much as possible the interest of a ll members in the activities of the S.C.M. For this purpose we arranged an informal visit by Miss Scott, the acting Travelling Secretary of the A.S.C.M. M e morable events for many of us were the May Camps, S chool's Day, and a Camp luncheon with Miss Simon. Much enthusiasm is being shown at the prospect of entertaining soon some little children from the City Mission.

We close with the words of an Arab Proverb, " Keep your tents separate and · bring your hearts together."

-W.C., V.C.

Music and Elocution Notes.

Although we were saved a great deal' of time and work in pre paration we were all cusa ppointed that there was no schtiol concert this years as in other years .

For 1934 the Tweddle Instrumental S cholarship was awarded to Enid Collens, and Marjorie Bassett, Jean Johnston, and Joan Proctor proxime accesserunt.

The Danks Scholarship for Singing was awarded to Marjorie Bassett, with Dorothy Mitchell proxime accessit.

A pleasing feature of the contest for the Singing Scholarship was the number of promising voices found among the younger girls, who are not yet old enough to learn singing. · As usual the annual Inter-H ouse chora l contests have been h e ld. Contests are held in both Senior and Middle sections of Houses. Two works were set in. the Senior House contest, " Pipes. of Pa;., " and " 0 , C o m e, all y e Faithful." An innovation this y ear was the introduction of sight-reading. This produced some weird and wonderful sounds, and according to our adjudicator, Dr. F loyd, there were some rath er remarb,ble "skids." In the Middle S ection of the H ouses the songs set were "Nymphs and Shepherds," and " Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron." In the Senior Section the first pl;i,:-e went to I l ouse III., while in the Middle S ection House VI. gain ed th e honours.

We offer Dr. Floy d our thanks for giving up his valuable time to judge our contests.

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Under the leader ship of Miss Flockarc t h e School Orchestra is practising r egularly. Since the formation of this orchestra m any gi rls have become interested, and there are t wo girls learn• ing the cla rinet, while several are learn ing the 'cello and vio lin . Orchestra practices a re held every Thursday morning, a nd for a time it is quite imp ossi ble to h ear oneself speak when all the instruments are being tuned.

Many old girls of the School who had been m embers of the Special Choir when at School we r e desirous of forming an Old Girls' Choir .

A m eeting was called, a nd a choir form ed, which Mi ss Flockart was to conduct. Practices are n ow h eld regul a rly, and a g reat dea l of enjoyment is d e rived from che m . The Choir extends an invitation to all Old Girls, not n ecessarily O.C.C. members, to join thei r choir.

The Special Choir is at present working ver y h a rd for Speech night. Some very beautiful carols a r e to be p erformed, and they require a great dea l of careful work. A s the numbers of the Cho ir h ave been very much d epleted, owing to t h e f act that m a ny girls h ave left School to take positions, Miss Flockart h as found it n ecessary to include some Middle School Girls, who are quite at h ome in the Choir now.

There is a Juni o r Dra m a tic Society in the Schoo l, which brings muc h pleasure to the g irls wh o belong to it. The r e is a lso a Verse-Speaking Choir, which has worked under the lead e r ship o f Miss Dwyer. This Choir h as been r ed uced in number s, as it was so m ewhat unwield y.

The Music and Elocution r esults for 1934 are as follow:Examination R esults.

Uni ver sity Conservatorium of Music.

Pianofor te-Grade I.: Marjorie Basset, Joyce Tucker. Grade II. : Gwen Basset ( hono urs}, The lma Brice, Enid Colle ns (honours), Mabel Doherty (cr edit ), Marie H ateley, J ean John ston (credit}, Valerie Ke rr (credit) , Flora La n caster, Dorothy M acdo ugall, Evi lle P enn

T onkin (credit) , Ro m a S al m o n , Dorothy Smit h , Aileen Webb. Grade III.: Lorna Carter (credit), May Eddy (credit), Ivy Spiller, J oy Lacey, P eggy McNae, Nola Nicholas (honours), En id Webb. G r ade IV.: Margaret Capper, Margaret Christie, Nan cy Cowen , N oel H e ley, Sylvia M cPherson, H eather Rentoul , Erna Spark (credit), Hazel Willia m s (c redit). Grade V .: June Barnett, Le Barnett (honours), Heathe r Brem e r, June Brewer , J une Chambers (honours), Joa n Kemp, M ildred Martin, Norma M ether, Elsie Smith (cred.it) , Margaret Sprague (credit), G wenda Wilson (honours).

Grade VI.: Joy Duncan ( honou rs), Enid Hocking (hon ours) , Mary H opper (honours), Yvonne Jepson (c redit), Lesley Leask (honours), Phyllis McMurray (honours) , Betry Shimmin (ho nours), Wilma T ou rrier, M a r garet Williams (honours) .

Singing- Grade II.: M a r jorie Basset (cr edit).

Grade III.: Marj o rie Basset ( honours), Gwen Crossley, Elva Pickett. Grade IV.: Li,Uian N unn, Rica Nunn (credit).

H a rmony and Theory-Grade II.: Enid Collens, M abel Doherty (hon ours), Eville Penn T onkin ( hon ou rs). Grade III.: Gwen Basset (credit), Jea n Basset, Dorothy Dugd,de (honou rs) , Marie Hateley, Dorothy M acdougall (cr edit), J oan Rowell ( hono urs), Aileen W ebb (honours). Grade IV. : Thelma Brice (cr edit), Lorna Carter (honours ), Gwen Crossley (hono urs ), M ay Eddy (honours), Jean J o hnston ( honours), Valerie K err ( h o n ou rs), Joy Lacey (honours) , Flora La n caster (honours), Nola Nicholas (h onours), D orothy Smith (honours) , Tvy Spiller (credit) Winsome Walklace ( h on" urs) , Enid Webb (h onours). Grade V.: P eggy McNae ( honou rs), J e;sie P arson s ( h o nours) , Frna Spa rk (honours), Winnie Wearne (honours), Hazel Willi a m s (honours).

Art o f Speech- Practica l- Grade I .: Joan Illingworth (credit). Grade I.: (Theor y) J oan Illingworth (honou rs ) . Grade III. : M ary Benson (cr ed it), Olwen Evans (credit).

Grad e IV.: Shirley Benson, Ber y l Wi lson (credit) .

Grade V. : Mary H opper.

SILVER AND GREEN. son, Amy Tonkin ( 1st and 2nd terms), Lynette Bull (3rd term); Kookaburra-Kathleen Horton, Valerie Clayfield; MagpieAudrey Watt, Betty P arry; Flowering GumThelma Baker, Margaret Guthridge .

Many of us took part in formi n g a Guard of Honou r alon g Government House drive on the a rrival of H .R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.

Library N ote~.

Books-whar a wealth of knowledge, what a world of romance is contained within their pages !

Cicero said, r eferring to his house, " The arrangement of my books has given it a soul."

The g irls throng round the shelves, some seeking light novels , a n d stories of mystery a nd adventure, others p lays and poems.

All this varie ty may be fou nd , for many n ew books have been added this year, including works of Fa r nol, Milne, H eyer and Wodeh ous'e:-' We would like to thank Miss H all, Marion K e lly, Beryl Lyndon, Gretna Parkin, Olga Redmond, Gwen Shepherd, and Jean Witton for their welcome presentations.

We regret th at overdue libra r y books are not, as they might be, a th ing of the past, but hope they will be in the future.

We s incerely thank Miss H ay and Miss Christe n Sen f or thej r unti ring work in connection with the library, and Mrs. Landen fo r her h e lp a n d encouragement.

- J.K.W.

Guide Notes.

Our third year of existen ce has b een one of many achievements. In add ition to the u sual field days, when we pass out-of-doors tests, this year we h ad our first expe rience of camp life, during one h appy week-end at B eaconsfield. We h ope that in future th is will become an annual event.

Recruits have b een enrolled, and some h ave already becom e Second-Class Gu ides, while those a lready in that position a re working for FirstC lass bad ges.

Artistic cu shions and gardening g loves were made for the Guide Exhibit ion bv th e different patrols, which this year h ave the. folio,~-~ Leade r s a nd Seconds:--Watde--Ohve T1mp-

During the year we have received visits from Mrs. Tate, District Commission er, a nd Mrs. Landen, whose inter est we much appreciate.

Our acti n g lie utenant, Iren e Macfar lane, is leaving u s this year, and we wish her the best of luck. We shou ld also like to thank Captain, M iss K e llaway, for givin g her time and assista nce, and hope that next year's Guides will find as much pleasure in Guiding as we have d on e.

-T.B.

Birthday Night Notes, 1934.

The boarder s spen: the aftern oon of August 24 beautifying the d ining-h a ll, Fitchett h all, and lastly themselves, in r ead iness for the festivities of the evening. S everal minutes after the welcome sou nd of the tea-bell, a breath less crowd gathered in the dining h a ll, the centre of attraction being the tremendou s b irthday cake which occupied a position of honour a m ong the h eavily-laden tables.

After the staff entered, bearing the bouquets presented to th em by the girls, a n excited throng set out to cope with the various dainties provided entirely b y the domestic staff.

After imbibing food a nd speeches, the g irls presented Miss Hunt with two a u tographed volumes of p oems, a t the same t iine t h a nking h er fo r a ll her h elp ·in the v a rious phases of schoo l life.

The candles of the cake, which was, for the first time on record, made within the cu linary r egions of the College, were then lit by the youngest boarders. Amid a breathless s ilen ce, and after many hea rty exhalations, they were extingu ish ed by B er y l Lever, th e boa rder of longest standi n g .

An h our's dancing in the gymn asium fo llowed , _after which every ch arm ing hostess hurried to receive her equ,illy rh,irmin e; g n Pst. An excellen t programme was then provided by the Au burn Choir, which was duly apprecia ted .

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We sh ould like co cake chis opportunity. of thanking Mr. Sutton Crow and his choir for thei r d e lightful entertainment.

The s u pper , provided in the dinin g- h all, was che lase, but by no m eans the least h appy event of ch is eventful evening. After singing "Auld Lan g Syne," che tired but happy boarders bad e u a u revo ir " to the ir g uests, and re tire d to thei r r ooms, most of them r egretful chat che long-anticipated nig ht was over.

-M.B.

A Visit by Colonel Holman-James.

Had you come co School on a certain morning in third term, you would h ave found, stra n ge as it may seem, none of o ur students pursu ing a studi ous o cc upation. Surely there muse h ave b een some good reason for chis.

We were a ll b eing entertained by Colonel H olm a n -James, and spent one of che most pleasan t m orn in gs of the S choo l year.

Co lo n el Holma n-James, a n old W esle y boy, co ld us of m any adventures in his varied life.

He h as been b ig game hunting, has taken part with D o u g las Fairbanks at Holly wood , a nd h olds the tide of t h e greatest stockwhip exp e rt in the world. le was the last which partic ula rly interested u s , becau se, at che close of his address, he took us in to the qu adran gle and gave us a fine exhibition of his powers.

He a lso le ft with us two excellent pieces of advice, which h e asked u s co fo llow if we wish ed co sh ow o ur g rat itude for his v isit.

I wou ld like co pass ch em on to you.

He asked u s co always r emembe r the B r itish E mpire, che g r andeur of our r e lations with the Mothe r Country, a nd to do o ur best to keep them u nimpa ired , t o stre n gth en the ch ain chat links a ll Brita in' s co lo n ies to h e r. Secon d ly, h e complimented us o n our n atural beauty, a nd a d vised u s always to retain it, and n ot fo llow th e Ame ri can examp le o f " make-up " and H put-on.''

- J.T.

The Thanksgiving Service.

To celebrate Victoria's one hundredth year the secondary girls' schoo ls on October 29 h e ld a Tha nksgivi n g Service in the M e lbourne Town H a ll.

Miss Limerock {President of the H eadmistresses' Association) open ed the ser vice with a

brief ad dress, in which sh e r eferr ed co a simila r meeting h eld fo urteen years ago, co comm em o r ate the declaratio n of p eace at t h e conclusion of che Great Wa r.

A Than ksgiv ing Prayer was offered by the Rev. C. Irving B e nson, a nd was followed by a n address by Mrs. T . W . H ead. Mrs. H ead spoke of our duty co God, and said cha t we muse do His will through m en's co mmands.

She stressed the importan ce of Australia' s future, and summed u p h er remarks in one word-godliness, whi ch is r ea lly Godlikeness.

The Archbish op of Melbourne {th e Most Rev. T. W. H ead ) r ead th e Beatitudes and led th e p r ayer, the girls recitin g the r espon ses.

The R ight R ev. J . McKenz ie {Moderator of the Presbyter ian Church of Victoria) then addressed th e gath erin g. H e spoke of the early pioneer churches, and the seeders who attended chem. H e said that unity can only be establish ed by faith, a nd tha t the h e ritage o f the p ast must be kept in the present and handed o n to the f uture .

The Ben ediction was pronounced by His Grace, the Arch b ishop of M elbourn e, a nd this inspiring ser v ice conclu ded with the National Anthem.

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House Notes House I. The Inter-H o u se competition created a g r eat d eal of keenness and enthusiasm this year, and this spirit · was not lacking in the members of House I. Although our numbers have been somewhat d epleted by senior girls leavin g to take positions, we have had a fair measure of success, standing first in the list of Houses at the end of second term.

At athletic sports we were beaten by House IV., a nd we congratulate them on carrying off the honours. However , we gained the Senior Running Cup and our B Grade Basket-ba II team was also successful. Our sports tea ms felt the absence of their captain, Fay Bro wn, throu g h illness, a nd we hope that she will be back wirh us n ext year.

In debating never have we " sheath'd our swords for lack of argument." We h ave shown the true and worthy quality attributed to our sex-" For e'en though vanquished we would argue still." This we are pleased to announce r esulted in the winning of the debating cup.

Our efforts in the Flower Show were not reward ed with success, but the Choral Contests loom ahead, and although two pianists left us we a r e still optimistic.

The zeal and energy of our captain, Mollie Sayce , has stimulated our ambition· and perseve;ance, and we wish to thank her, and also our Hou;e mistresses, . Miss Macdonald, Miss Torode, Miss J effrey, a nd Miss Fielden , for their advice and sympathy. We were sorry to lost Miss Forma n at the close of last year.

We h ave b een happy togeth er, happy in our work, h appy in our friendships. Soon some go forth, and to these we wish every success. To those who rem ai n we wish greater success than in 1934 and equal h a ppiness.

-G.H.

House II. This, our second year of e xistence, has been a very happy one, and we have striven to be neare r the top of the ladder. Our efforts have not b een entirely in vai n.

We · wer e very successful at the Swimming Sports and carried away the big cup for t h e hig hest marks. At the Athletic Sports, a l-

though we did not win, we were leading most of the afternoo n . Our a ttempts at hockey were n o t very brilliant, but we reached the semi-finals of the basket-ball in the S enio r Section, whe re we lost to House V. in a most exciting match.

In t ennis we shone once m ore, and we hope to do well in baseball.

S a d to say we came bottom at the Flower Show, and our conduct has not been all rhat it might be.

However, owing to our vocal ability we managed to come second in the Senior Section of the Choral Contests, much to our joy. We owe a great deal to the enthu siastic leadership of Ruth Walker as conductress, and Enid Callens as pia nist.

Our Middle School g irls were not as successful.

We wish to thank our House Mistresses, Miss H ay, Miss Wade, Miss Lindsay, and Miss Masters, and also our House captain, · Marcel Whittaker.

The work of our other officeb ear ers we greatly appreciate.

We hope the coming years will bring happiness a nd greater success to rhe girls of H ouse II. -M.G.

House III. Once again House III. has had an unlucky year. When we consider the efforts of our energetic House Captain, Winnie Champion, our Sports Captain, Joan Forster , and the enthusia stic representatives from the Middle and Junior sections, we wonde r why we have not at least one trophy upon which to feast our eyes.

We wish to thank our ·House Mistresses, Miss Kellaway, Miss B etts, Miss McNicholl, and Miss Luke, for their support in House matters.

We are proud of the fine work done by our D ebating Team, who, although they did not reach the finals, took part in many keen contests. Hockey was the one sport in which we r each ed the fina ls, and two of our house members are in the S chool team.

After a n industrious morning spent in preparing for the Flower Show, we were completely overawed by the m agnificent displays presented by our n e ig hbours.

Our practices for the Choral Contest have been equ ally strenuous, and since we only lost

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the shield by a few points last year, all our time has been concentrated on this last effort.

We are confident that throughout the year we really have worked hard, and that our failure has not been due to low ai m.

-R.A.

Hou~e IV. House IV. reassembled at th e beginning of 1934 fulJ of enthusiasm and with the definite a im of obtaining the Winged Victory. Although we have not yet attained our objective we have, by hard work, a dded to our successes of 1933 in every branch of the House.

Our Juniors h ave brought honour to the House by winning every cup except that for swimming. The Seniors, however, distinguished themselves, losing every cup but the swimming.

Our Intermediate sections were able to retain the basket-balJ ~up, and we have hopes that they wilJ be able to win the baseball, the finals of which h ave still to be played.

We had high hopes of winning the Choral Contest Shie ld, and with that aim in view, for some weeks we filled the quadrangle with pl,iintive echoes, inviting a ll a nd sundry to come and be joyful. On the fatal day, however, we were assigned to 6th place.

Desperate appea ls for flowers a nd vases, a morning's wor k by the Seniors, and a wonderful response from the girls enabled us to stage a brilliant display of flowers. So artist ic was our arrangement that we obtained the judges' award, defeating House VI. by a narrow margin.

Although we emphatically denied that " The Part Played by Sport in Australian Life is Regrettable," House V. defeated us. We were, however, more successfu l in the second round, when we defeated House VI. Superior debating by House I . enabled them to defeat us in the final round , when we asserted that "Consistency is a Virtue," and House I. denied the statement.

Much of our success this year has been d ue to the untirin g efforts of and kindly advice from our House Mistresses, Miss Krome, Miss Warren, Miss Mitchell, a nd Miss Underwood.

We should like to take this opportunity of tha nking them for their interest in the House.

We who are leaving pass on the torch to those who wilJ belong to the House in 19 3 5.

We hope they wilJ retain the honours we have won, and add still greater honours.

House V. Cheered by the g lo rious possibilities of a fresh start in a n ew year we returned to School determined to keep the trophies of past victories and to make n ew conquests. We elected Jean Bryant as House Captain, and entered the fray, enthusiasm flaming in every breast.

Our Jupiors emerged from the Swimming Sports triumphant, but in basebalJ, after reaching the finals, were defeated by H o use IV.

In the Tennis matches we unfortunately did not shine, but in Basket-ball the Seniors were defeated in the finals by House VI,, and in the Hockey ac the semi-finals.

Although we did not win, the strength of our teams may be gauged by the face chat we have five rep r esentatives in the School BasebalJ Team, and four in the School Basket-ball Team.

Last year when the School Orator was with us a great reputation was made by House V. in the debating contest. We struggled hard to keep the cup, and a lthoug h we no longer possess it, we have the satisfaction of l;,eing undefeated.

However, we had still to make a name in the Flower Show, and were en.c:ouraged when we were awarded third place.

To the Choral Contest we went with trembling gait, each thinking on the agonising harmonies we had produced at practice, not daring to even dream that we should leave the halJ alive. " Now more than ever seemed it rich to die," before the shame shou ld descend upon our heads. What amazement to find we had come fourth instead of last.

But we do excel in something of great importance, as throughout the year we have frequently taken the lead in conduct.

To our House Mistresses we wish to convey our appreciation of the interest they have always shown, especially to Miss Dahle, who has given us such helpful suppo·rr.

At the beginning of third term we were saddened by the departure of Miss Sibthorpe, but were overjoyed to welcome Miss Fletcher.

SILVER AND GREEN. We have been extremely sorry to learn of Miss Harcourt's iliness, and we all wish h e r a speedy r ecovery.

To those who shall c onstitu te the House next year we p ass on the torch and the watchword" All fo r a ll, not each for each , And so, once more into the breach."

-V.C.

House VI. The school year dawned full of possibilities, and House VI. warriors returned with the determination n ot only to retain the trophies o f o ur former victories, but to add n ew conquests to the a lr eady worthy collection.

We commend the efforts of our Middle section, which won the tennis and running cups, and was successful in the Choral Contests-a severe set, the Seniors agree.

Our conduct is good-in patches, for we are sorry to say that when r estraint becomes too burde nsome for our high ly-strung Middle SchoC:-1 m embers, and their naturally joyous and lighthearted natures occasionally become rather too obvious to ordinary h arassed mortals, their little outbursts are often mistaken for bad conduct-we can say no more.

The Seniors have gained the hockey cup, shared the basket-ball cup with Hou se IV., a nd were runners-up in the tennis championship, a nd second in the Flower Show contest. Again we would point out that we are no ordinary beings, for our tender and carefully nurtured feelings were severely bruised by the lack of appreciation shown us in the Choral contest, but we have hope that they will r ecover in time to put up a good fig ht for the baseball cup, which we hope to retain.

Ou r brains are, of course, beyond reproach.

We came first in examination results first t e rm, dropped down to second place (doubtless owing to the overwork of our members) in second term, but in all probability our brilliance will again be uneclipsed this term .

We should like to take this opportunity to show appreciation of the admirable work done by our House Mistresses, and to exp r ess our sorrow at the thought of losing Miss C hristensen next year; but we unselfishly wish h e r the best of success at h e r new school.

- J.C.

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J unior School Notes.

We have been hav ing a very h appy time in Junior School this year, and I shall te ll you some of our activities.

To aid the Junio r R ed Cross Betty Shimmin a nd J ean Reed gave a concert. In one of the items the kinde rgarten children did a very pre tty dance, which they were taught by J. Wilson and J. Towles.

We also have a fine Library. The librarian, Lurline Keck, is very fond o f h er work, and is kept busy h anding out books such as "Tales of the Norse," by A. F. Wallis, a nd " The Light Princess," by Geo. Macdonald. There are also some Art Books, which we m ade. They contain coloured reproductions of some famous paintings, with compositions about the artists written beside them.

One of our nicest lessons is Band Work, which Miss Tone takes twice a week. She is very patient with us, a nd sometimes plays compositions of wonderful pianists to us.

At present we are making books showing the dresses of the girls and boys of all th e nations of the world, which is helping us to b ecome acquainted with them.

-N.S.

TEDDY BEAR'S BEDTIME "It's time for bed," said T eddy bear; " So good-nig ht, gi rls a n d boys, Be sure to ruck me in with care, And don' t make any noise. " -Mavis Simpson ( 13 years), Carisbrnok

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Fred

Cato Branch ELSTERNWICK.

Notes for Year.

of our schoolmate, who was so suddenly taken from our midst.

In May a vacancy occurred in the Private Schools' Sports Association, and we immediately joined. The basket-ball matches were played in second te rm, and our team came third, improving greatly under the expert The office-bearers appointed were:-School guidance of Miss Drake and Miss Sanders. In Capta in, Consie Forster, who, this year, was tenn is Mr. Wilson has given the badge of an been engaged to coach Associate Prefect, a In loving m emory of June Heffernan, of the team, and this Form III., who passed away suddenly fitting tribute to h er in the May Vacation. Aged 9 years. term the girls have efficiency a nd popu•

19 34 has been a year of interesting and varied development. We commenced with an increase in numbers and staff, and an exten• sion of the curriculum to include a Leaving Certificate form.

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larity; House Captains:- Kawaran , J . P ea rce ; Kerrie, J. Kilfoyle; Kittani, A . Evans; Kooyong , I. Collins ( !st term), B. Staurenghi (2nd and 3rd terms).

Form Captains:-Vb, V. Reece; Ve, I . Emery; IVa, L. Roberts; IVb, B. Ogier; III., J . H an• cock; II., E. Thomson; Kindergarten and Form I ., L. Austin.

been successful in three out of five matches.

In second term the Senior g irls were taken to see "The Merchant of Venice" and " The Midsummer Night's Dream ," and thoroughly enjoyed both plays. Since then the examination forms heard Mr. John Masefield's lecture on Shakespeare, and a ll the Seniors a re looking forward to hearing the Poet Laureate's recital of his poems on November 14.

Some of last year's fete money was spent in the purchase of some beautiful blackwood shelves, and about 150 new books for our senior library. Spurred on by this, the girls covered the o ld and lacquered the new books, as well as cataloguing the whole library on the same system as the main School. Th e r esult has been that the library has been more popu• lar than ever, and as the system of fin es has been kept rigidly, we have been able to purchase more n ew books during the year.

During the h eat wave at the beginning of the School year, special buses were chartered daily to take the Senior and Middle School to the St. Kilda baths. This proved so very popular that we hope to continue the practice when• ever the weather is suitable.

The School's response to the vari ous egg a nd jam appeals for the Hospitals, and the contributions to the Blind Institute, h ave been very gener ous. As well, m a ny of the Juniors made singlets and jumpers for South Melbourne Mis• sion.

Our return to School in second° term was saddened by the passing away of June H effer nan , of Fo'rm III. This is the first time that d eath h as entered our ranks, and on behalf of the School, we wish to express our sincere sym• pathy with Mr. and Mrs. H e ffPrnan in th e great loss of their only child, and to thank them for the set of Bible story books, which they have given to us as a lasting r emembrance

Excursions have b een unusually interesting this year. Both the Kindergarten and the Junior School visited the Mu seum. The Middle School's trip to Victoria Dock, a nd the inspection of the Japanese ship, the " Kamo Maru," evoked the interest of the newspaper reporters, with the r esult that several of the g irls' accounts of the outing were published in " The Star." As well, visits were paid to the

In connection with the Headmistresses' Association Prize for a short story of a pioneer woman, open to a ll girls of registered schools, a competition was h eld within the School, and a very high standard of work was submitted.

"The Spirit that built the Anzacs," by Joan Kilfoyle, was adjudged first, while the stories of J ean Parker, Dorothy Cooper, and Marjorie Good were very highly commended.

SILVER AND GREEN. Arts and Crafts Exhibition, the Aboriginal Exhibition, while the Seniors' outstanding trip was to Werribee Gorge. Also the School took part in the Girls' Schools' Centenary Thanksgiving Service in the Town Hall, arranged by the Headmistresses' Association.

This term, Lieut.-Colonel Holman J ames h o n oured us with a talk o n his travels, and a breath-taking demonstration of his skill with the stockwhip. On this occasion we had as our guests the Headmistress, Miss I. Hay, the staff, and the girls of Rosbercon, with whom we h ave had many friendly matches.

During the year we have spent some very enjoyable Saturdays with the Boarders from the Main School, when their teams have competed with ours in tennis, basket-ball, baseb a ll, and running.

The House p oints are being a llotted on a more intricate system this year, to give a more accurate measurement of the individual performance of each House. So far , the tennis h as b een won by Kooyong, the Senior Basketball by Kerrie, and the Junior Basket-ball by Kooyong. The Baseball matches are at present in progress.

Our Sports Day was h e ld on O ctober 27, and for the first time was run entire ly in Houses. This innovation was a marked success, and this will b e even more apparent as our num-

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hers increase. The weather, although at first very uncertain, brightened sufficiently to enable us to complete the whole programme on time. The Inter-House Athletic Championship Cup, presented by Shirley Odgers, was won by Kooyong; the cup for Senior Champion, presented by June Braddock, was won by J ean Pearce; the Junior cup, presented b y an anonymous donor, was won by Beryl Davis; and the Kindergarten Championship Cup, presented by Rosemary Williams, was won by Dorothy Taylor.

The Fred J. Cato Branch again won cup fo r th e Inter-School Flag Race, which was presented by Miss Sanders. The display of posters, maps,. sewing, and weaving was very much admired by our visitors.

The music results for this year have been ver y satisfactory. They are as fo llow:-C. Forster, Grade IL, pass; E. Roget, Grade I V., pass; B. O g ie r , Grade V., credit; J. Bagnall, Grad e V I ., honours.

At present we are busy prepa ring for our College Church Service, to be h eld on November 11 in the Orrong Road M ethodist Church.

The n , with examinations looming uncomfortably close, and Speech Night appearing on the hori zon , we have a busy time a h ead of us before we say good-bye to the School year, 1934.

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Canterbury Branch School "CARISBROOK.'' The year 1934 has been one of continued progress with steadily increasing numbers and more far-reac hing influence .

Our large sunny class-rooms h ave been filled with happy girls who h ave exhibited a keen spirit at their studies, and we cannot speak too highly of our Prefects who have done so much to help in this direction .

The A nnual Senior Sports wen, held in April in conjunction with the main School on the Co llege Oval, at Hawthorn. The Canterbury g irls did well, and distinguished them · selves

by winning some certificates.

At rhe end of October the Sports Oval again resounded with the laughter of happy girls.

This ti,.;,e it was the Juniors' turn. Once more the Canterbury girls r ose to the occasion and rook many_ first places.

During this "ye,;_r we have found the girls most enthusiastic with , thei r tennis, and it has been gratifying to notice that they have sometimes been rewa rded w i th success.

Much stimulation in sport has been given to the girls on various occasions by the happy meetin gs they have had at rhe other Methodis t Ladies' Colleges.

At the end of the summer, we entered with zest into the swimming sports at the Kew City Baths, where we competed with the Hawthorn girls. W e did well in various grades, but were not fortunate enough to bring home certificates. However, we cannot help m entioning our

little champion-Margot Monk- under six years, who was cheered over and over again for h e r skill and pluck in the water.

Green lawns and a flutter of many flags made a pretty setting for our Annual Garden Party, whic h was h eld in October. Over four hundred interested, happy parents and friends had a most enjoyable time watching the girls render various i terns.

The friends were welcomed at the gate by the President- Rev J . W. Grove, M.A., Dip.Ed., and the Head Mistress of the Canterbury

Branch-Miss A. Clifton H ester. Mrs. R. G. Menzies very graciou sly spoke a few words of welcome and appreciation . This successful and happy afternoon was then b rought to a close by all rhe friends enjoying a welcome cup of tea on the lawns, and in the lounge, and various class•rooms.

Th is Centenary year, 1934, has been, and is, a very wonderful a nd busy time. Our g:rls, like all others, have found it so.

On August 2 I Canterbury M .L.C. gave two items at the Camberwell Centenary Concert. This was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Canterbury, and then our Girls were transported to the Town Hall, Camber well, to repeat their two attractive items in that building.

Later, on October 31, they sent many 'd hibits of needlework to the Camberwell Centenary N eed lework Exhibition.

The collection was varied, and r eceived special mention.

In the Methodist Church , Balwyn Roa d, Can terbury, we held ou r Annual Church S ervice on August 12. College Girls cont.ributed vocal items du ring the service, which were much ap preciated by the large congregation .

Musical appreciation is much welcomed by the pupils of all classes, and especially are we proud of our little Percussion Band, under youthful conductors. We were also gratified wh en we heard that our music pupil h a d passed creditably at the recent Conservatorium Exa mination s.

In the Junior rooms arranged games are much enjoyed, and enlivened with both vocal a nd instrumental music.

The artistic side of S chool life is being kept well to the fore. In a ll classes our scholars are trained to l ove the beautiful in form and co lour.

There was evidence that our Girls think o f many less fortunate than themselves when the appeal for sugar, jam, and eggs came from the Queen Victoria and Melbourne Hospitals.

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This is n ot the only way the parents have thought of our girls. Mr. Grosser has promised silver cups and Mrs. Teague a basket-ball.

These kind acts are much appreciated by all.

The Girls have been taken for various excursions, which were much enjoyed, and which substantially contributed to their store of knowledge and outlook in Geography, Botany, History, etc.

Again we have to thank our Parents' Association for the interest it has shown in the College.

The meetings each month have been most enjoyable, though varied.

We have had a fine President in Mrs. Teague, whose enthusiasm and interest in the Association has never waned. Our thanks are also due to those kind friends who have so willingly helped. Among them we cannot forget Mrs. Mahony's interesting Illustrated Lantern -Lecture, entitled, "A Trip Through Switzerland." Also Mr. Morris's talk on "Fish that slip through the Net,'' and a little later on a much enjoyed talk on Browning's Heroines, kindly given by Rev. W. E. Jennings.

A very profitable and enjoyable time was spent at Mrs. Grosser's home, Dudley Parade, she having kindly lent us the use of her home.

We needed funds to give our Girls a treat, and Mrs. Monk, of Maleela Avenue, in her own spontaneous way, offered her home, where a most happy and financially successfu l evening was spent.

The old chestnut woman of ninety-three, Who lived in the old, old village of Dee, Would call all day long in a quavering voice, "Come, buy, come, buy!" to the girls and boys.

-Barbara Ellis, " Carisbrook'"

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Voice of the School "Though old in thought and oft expressed, 'Tis his at last that says it best, I'll try my fortune with the rest."

The second year of the House system now nears completion, and still we masquerade under the uninspiring titles of one, two, three, four, five, six. We find it almost impossible to work up enthusiasm over an Arabic symbol usually associated with the horrors of Intermediate Arithmetic.

Are we forever to be designated by numbers like so many convicts?

This year most of the original seniors when the House system was inaugurated will be leaving School. How can they look back with pride to a House which was only known as a number!

Sur ely a College with such a wealth of tradition as ours could produce six names associated with its own history or that of Methodism!

If both these sources fail why not choose distinguished names associated with the Centenary?

Yours, etc., "NAMELESS ORPHANS." To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,Why should boys, strong, healthy boys, have central heating, while we poor, suffering girls shiver our sc9-~ol-days away in a cold stone building? If this could be remedied I am sure that the standard of work of the School would rise also. -! remain, Y ou;s truly, "Shivering Schoolgirl."

(We should be pleased to consider your suggestion if you would prov ide the funds to carry it out.-Ed.) To the Editress of " Silver and Green ."

Dear Madam,May I ask why the gutter in the middle of the quad is not removed?

It is a constant source of annoyance to the u au milieux," whose policy is to stand in the middle of the quad, but this annoyance prevents us from keeping to our policy.-Yours, etc., u Au milieux." (\Ve apologise to the " au mi lieux" that the draining arrangements of the College do not suit them. If the quadrangle were not

drained they might find it even more inconvenient.

Also, we have not noticed a drastic change in the u policy " of the au milieux," except perhaps that they have moved their position . a few inches-is this the u constant source of an noyance "?-Ed. ) t(

To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,W ould it not be possible to have prefects stationed behind the fives-courts at recess and lunch-time ready to catch and throw back again any ball that goes over so that enthusiastic tennis players will not be disheartened by spending most of the time looking for balls behind the wall A Disheartened Beginner.

(We have submitted your sugg estion to the Prefects, but are sorry to say that they regard it with extreme disfavour. They suggest th_at if you enthusiastic young tennis players ever become Prefects yourselves, you might begin the custom, as this year's Prefects have n either the interest nor the time to waste. In the meantime, they would be pleased if you would concentrate on punctuation before submitting your next proposal, which might influence them more in your favour.-Ed. ) To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,Who can look unmoved upon the beauty of the young trees in the garden? What poet would not muse upori the splendour of the forest which is to be? But I , being merely an uninspired observer, can only hope sincerely th a t a few more garden seats will be provided, so that occasionally we may be enabled to go into the garden and comfortably enjoy the shade.-Yours, etc., tt Tree Lover."

(Luxury was never meant for schoo lg irls ; discipline and Spartan simplicity is their lot.

Perhaps it is thought that browsing in the gar d en will have a detrimental effect upon them. and for the sake of discipline it is good for

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them to look on luxury which can never be theirs-not at school, a nyhow.

Prefects are allowed in the garden mainly because they coo have gazed so long on it that the powers that be cherish the relief chat having reached their high estate, th~y have left " the g lad a nimal movements " and " coarser pleasures " of their younger days behind, and can be trusted n ot co play cricket on lawns or climb trees, but "silently commune with nature "-why not seriously consider becoming a Prefect-there are enough seats to accommodate them.-Ed.) To the Edicress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,Ic seems strange in Melbourne's Centenary Year chat her youth should dress in Mourning.

Dark tunics, blazers, shoes and stockings seem odd in the midst o f gaiety. Are we mourning for Jost freedom, detentions, disorder marks or exams.?

Also, it is unbearable in summer co dress in thick, winter clothes, and silk frocks with long sleeves are little cooler.

I should suggest a uniform of school green, which should ce rtainly not b e too bright for anyone, with a summer frock of linen or Indian Head, with a low neck and short sleeves, also of school green.

If our clothes were brighter, we too might become brighter, which would certainly be a '' good thing."-Yours, etc., (( EVergreen."

(We are sorry to say that a change of uniform would entail a lot of trouble and expense, and as you u se the word u might " in connection with your becoming brighter, it does not seem worth while, particularly as we have our doubts about uniform affecting brains- and chat seems your main reason for wishing for a change.-Ed.) To the Editress of "Silver a nd Green."

Dear M a dam,Whac is a quadrangle? The dictionary definition is, " a figure with four a n gles," and I imagine that it has a flat surface. Yet here, the regio n honou·r ed with that name, in addition to h aving at lease ten angles, bear numerous vague irregula rities in the centre. It is

hoped that some day this defect will be rectified.-Y ours, etc., "Au Milieu."

(It is obvious that "Au Milieu" does not consulc a dictionary often, as she has taken an entirely wrong definition for the quadrangle she chooses, the one applying to a " plane figure with four angles and four sides," while the other definition given is the correcf on e for o ur quadrangle, n amely, "an open square surrounded by buildings," and no mention is made of flat surfaces. Again we would point out that it must be drained, and the gutter causing, no doubt, many of the " vague irregularities," is en ti rely necessary.-Ed.) T o the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,It is with much joy chat I have noticed one form's addition of various toilet accessories, even such details as a boot brush, and ~ undamaged mirror, large enou g h for one co observe therein a complete hat. If others would only fo llow this excellent example I feel sure that the external appearance of the majority of scholars would be much improved, and the pioneers might even hope for a more suitable place than an oven in which to .store their treas ures.-

Y ours, e tc.,

- " O.2B.TiD." :tP.

To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

D ear Madam,It is not a usual thing for me to complain, but this is one of the rare occasions, and concerns the health and well-being of students of the College. I am the medium through which m a ny voice the ir opinion, chat the l unch hour, ascribed mainly for filling the empty spaces of o ur organisms, is inconveniencly shortened.

I am n otified a t House roll -call that " a baseball practice will be held at one o ' clock," and am asked to be punctual. This leaves me precisely the wide marg in of ten minutes in which to tear up to "Tuck," gobble, but not masticate, and partially digest my lunch, change my attire, a nd make a h aru m -scarum rush to the sports ground. Withal, I arrive there a t 1.5 p. m.

The po und and library absorb my interest, and th ese open at 1.20 p.m., so muc h as I de-

SILVER AND GREEN. sire, I am unable to dissect myself into three parts. What am I to do?

Already I h ave visions of rushing into Latin with indigestion, a load I fain would dispel!

I r ealise your influence, and trust that you will seriously consider my plea for a longer lunch hour.-! am, Yours with indigestion, (( M agnesia."

(We r ealise chat you are having rather a b ad time, " Magnesia," but r eally, pound s hould n o t "absorb your attention " -try being tidy, o ne difficulty will be removed.

Also th e librarian is such a kind-hearted creature chat if you told h e r your plight she would unhesitatingly give you permission to choose a book after school-if you convinced her your e x c uses we re genuine.

You are at present in her bad books for saying the library opens at 1.20, instead of 1.15 punctua lly.

Only one difficulty remains-your House baseball practice. And that is quite beyond our influence. That is a private House matter, and as a practice ca n be arranged at some other time of the day, for "instance, before school, the members a re penalising themselves.

Do you seriously suggest that you would rather have a longer lunch hour, and make up the extra time by having it added on after 3.30? It would have to be made up-therein lies the catch.-Ed.) To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam, Sunshine and fresh air have always been upheld as essentials to health, while draughts

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have many dire results. Y et the hapless mortal, upon whom the privilege of a spare period has been bestowed, has to spend this precious half-hour shivering in a bleak room, at the mercy of the four winds. Even the combined efforts of neighbouring musicians fail to distract her thoughts from th e elements sufficiently to con centrate on Odes and Notes.

Yours, etc.,

"I. C. Cold."

Granite is a hard rock chiefly found on tombstones.

Question: Write a sentence containing the word seneschal.

Answer: " Free from sloth and seneschal snare."

"Prepose,n means to make l ove.

Queen Elizabeth was crowned Empress of India, and this pleased the n atives very much.

The House of Lords is composed of bishops and piers.

Pittsburg h as r ather an interesting history; its former n ame was P etersburg, after a ver y famous man, St. Peter .

The quality of mercy is not stained.

A malefactor is a workingman.

The J apanese are a skilful race, though they differ from us quite a lot.

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Ver§e Troy.

The Two Kings.

H e len, on t h e walls of raging Troy, Stood watch ing as the mighty conflict swayedShe saw the g leam ing limbs of P aris the re, Achi lles in his glorious armour rise Unscathed fr o m where t he fig hting fie rcest r aged; She saw the spears £lash blaz ing in the light, She saw the surg ing sea of waving plumes, The thought of Merel a u s st r iv ing the re,

And H erod, cursing, h eard t h e f ear ful n ews, And rush ed, unseeing, from hi s banquet h a ll ; " Aphael, Aphael, a child is born, a king, A l owly c hild and yet some mighty king, How .can this be? A traitor this h ath told, From h e nce Aphae l and kill the n ew-born child; My kingdom rid of base usurpers al l.

In l owly stall at Bethle h e m he lies, One J esus, Mary 's c hild . A star shines b right Above h is manger bed, yet humble though H e is, the rumour quickly spreads- a kin g.

Go, lest thou fear t h y head, thou fool, Aphael!"

And th en a t last sh e tOrned away h er h ead.

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sudden sword, uplifte d , shadowy g leamed;

A h elmet Rashed benea th the silent trees, And H e len through the dark no longer heard The clash of arins, the shouts a nd sud den cries; Th e warriors s lept b eside t h eir crimson shie lds, While H e len . dreamed a midst t h e doom Troy.

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- J essie Wig ht, V.a, House V.

In vain must H e rod's a wful wrath be sp ent, For God keeps wa tc h above His only son .

No · harm on earth can touch his tiny h and, A ll people com e to worship a t h is feet ; T h ree sheph e r ds p ass across the g l istening snow, A nd a n gels sing the ir choruses a bove; The peace. of God l ies sile nt on earth 's breast .

- P. C hinne r , V.a, House V.

The Death of Leshia's Sparrow.

Tree Spirits.

H ave you seen them?

Tiny spirits falling from the elm trees, Each in pale g reen, c r imson spotted gown , L acy sh a d ows,

' gainst

the black bra n c h ed

e lm trees,

(Verse translation from Catull us III. ) Mourn, 0 L overs a n d Cupids, m o urn, And a ll ye men of elegan ce, My lady 's sparrow, so forlorn , The l ittle bird, my .Love's delig ht, H as fled awa y before the dawn, She loved him more than h er own sig ht.

Roused by wanton wind they flutter down.

Gently rustling, each the other passes, Till at last, far fr o m the old tree 's shade They hid e, amid t h e whis pering, tall grasses; But n ot unno ticed can their beauty fade, For yet again the

playful

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them, They r ising, dan ce; then

H oney sweet was his so ng, as it rose, He knew his mistr ess just as well, As a n y maid, h e r m other knows.

From h er lap h e did n ot stray, Now h ere, n ow there, h opped a s h e And chi rped a lone to h er each day.

ch ose,

rest, till su mme r 's

breeze, With t h ough tless vo ice, fr o m the ir d eep sleep a wakes them.

H ave y o u n eve r seen t h e s p irits of the T rees?

- Tl,elma Baker, P .VI.a, House II.

The l ittle bird, who travels now Throu gh a ll the sh a d owy ways, fro m w h ere None ever do r eturn , th ey vow.

Y e sh ades of Orcus, cursed be , All lovely things you take, just how Ye took my spacrow sweet from m e.

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SILVER AND GREEN. Alas! it was an evil deed; A las ! poor little sparrow bird, And shades, 'tis by your evil greed My lady is so very sad, And her dear eyes are red, indeed, With weeping spoil'd for the bird, she had.

-Jean Cane, PVI.b, House III.

"Spring Sonnet."

"Fair

Sle<eping Beauty,

whom

the

winter's

spell Condemned to dormant lie in drab brown sh e ll, Sweet dreaming Hyacinth, arise! forsake Your earthy fastness. Glorious days are here!

Gone is the snow-Old Hiems' sway is ended, Youth's conquered age, and gone the west wind drear,

Array yourself in azure garments splendid, 'Tis I , Spring, the prince, who bids you wake."

She woke at his warm kiss, and r ising found The rich moist earth with sunbeams all bedecke d, Small birds achirping 'mong new leafed tre2s Till all the wood was m erry with the sound.

She lifted up her dainty blue-belled head And curtsied coyly to the light spring breeze.

-R. Combes, Pass VJ.b, House V .

Prelude.

Pale, pale, pale, Like the tears of sad April showers Is the mist on the hills And the trees, and the skies, The thin, faint veil on the flowers.

Green, green, green, Like the rushes that border the stream,

Is the grass of the meadows, The clover strewn fi elds, The water where lily-cups dream.

Dark, dark, dark, Like the depth of th e pine-gloomed hills, Are the shadows that glide Through t he quiet leaves, The hush of a peace which stills.

-Jean K. Witton, Pass VI.b, House II.

The Wind.

Why does the wind whisper so wearily across the sedge, A nd sigh as · it passes the pine trees by the meadow-edge,

And curl up under the eaves, sobbing, Then rustle through the autumned hawthorn h edge?

Why? Is it because it longs for another land, Where it can race across the fevi,rish desert, Bending low, to whip into clouds the sand?

Or does it dream of a forest, with a golden pool, Where it can rest, or play, and kiss tl-.e grasses, Then puff at the fern fronds in the shade and cool?

Or does it wonder, when from this country place It will b e free, across the fields to r ace, A n d with a mighty rushing noise, to soar Through the tangled scrub and ti-tree by the shore; Then out to sea with the billows rolling high, To t oss them, heave their green bulk to the sky, Then lash them into whirling spray, and chase And dash those bruised, foam-flecked waves at the cliff-face.

- J oan Rowell, P.VI.b, House V.

Evening.

Dusk h as breathed upon the western skies ; The earth in si lent majesty is still, Hill and vale lie bathed in golden splendour.

Deepening shadows lengthen in the g r ass, Light winds cease to stir among the leaves, Slender boughs are st!ve.red in the twilight.

Silence, but for calls of drowsy birds, L owing cattle on the far -off hills, Shallow waters lapping on the foreshore, G lowing lights now twinkle in the town, Closing flowers droop sleeping in the field, All is p a le a nd g hostly in the starlight.

Thelma Baker, P. V I .a, House II.

Thoughts on a Pekinese.

Oh, Pekinese, you naughty, fluffy ball, Curled up on Puss's softly cushion ed bed; There is your own; but no, you lay your head On that which you li ke best; leave Puss to crawl With back arch'd high, o n coldly tiled hall.

Now he has gone, you close your watchful eye,

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And grunt and growl, as if some dog were nigh, Or Puss had snatched your bone, and scaled the wall.

And the lapping ripples sigh As they hurry on to the sand, Then bubble, and sink, and die.

Joan Rowell, P.VI.b, House V.

Well may you be on flowered cushion bright, In Chinese home, where tinkling fountain s play, And ladies on the silken canvas paint The cherry blossom. Then at shadowed night, In tiny garden lit with lanterns gay, y OU lie among Wistaria's perfume faint.

-Jean Cane, P.VI.b, House III.

White horses a-racing and dashing, White manes afloat on the breeze, White steeds with mermen for horsemen, Like a group on an ancient frieze.

Sleep.

Everything sleeps; no creature moves As I pass slowly under the lea-:es; The trees seem sad, as overhead Their bare branches they sombrely spread.

Then from the darkness I hear a cry, And the grass rustles faintly as I pass by; The night owl is stirring in the height of the trees,

Singing his lone song to the whispering breeze.

The moon through the darkness casts h er pale light, Shattering the deepening g loom of night.

Trees, birds and flowers are wrapped in sleep, As over the grasses I softly creep.

- 0 . Evans, P.VI.a, House I .

By the Shore.

Down by the shore in the caverns deep Echoes the boom of the rolling tide, Echo the screams, as they circle wide, Of the mews from the rugged cliffs.

Down by the shore in the salty pools, Where slimy sea-weeds slip and curl, Is wafted the spray, with eve r y whirl Of the wind, and the spume comes flying.

On che windy strand, by the ocean deep, Come rolling breakers; with boom and crash, They dash up on to the sh ore, and lash With pent-up fury the stubborn rocks . . . .

Oft where the storm did roar, This fury lasts no more, Still are the pools by the shore;

Phantoms of Beauty and Grace.

Their course is the windswept ocean, Their goal is the shell-fringed shore; They qu.iver and fret with excitement, Spurred on by the sea's dull roar.

When the face of the deep becomes stormy, O'er its tumbling green chey race; They are the crests of the leaping waves, Those phantoms of beauty a nd grace.

-Ada Currer, Pas; VI.a, House III.

Tread $o_ftly.

Tread softly o 'er the growing grass, The fairies dance -in fairy ring; Tread softly lest they h ear you pass,.

And the birds should cease to sing .

Tread softly; under the stirring leaves The flowers sway ' neath the dusky trees; Tread softly, and, listen, as the · breeze Stirs the grass; then g a ily flees.

Tread softly, lest the shadows that lie Close to your f eet be afraid, and fly; Tread softly, lest as you searching go You may miss the joys char you long co know.

- 0 . Evans, P.VI.a, House I.

Little Bird. " Little Bird, Little Bird, Where do you fl y?" tt Home to my nest In the warm and the dry." " Little Bird, Little Bird, Where is your nest?

Where with your mother .

Do you lie and rest? "

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My n est is in your garden,

In the tall gum tree, Whe re I nestle all night, My mothe r with me."

Thorpe, III.a, Junio r - Lois H ouse I .

School,

The Country.

W ill you come up to the countryside Early with me one d ay in the spring?

Th e tall g um trees stretch f a r and wide, And the birds in the trees and the skylarks sing.

The n underneath a willow tree A woolly lambkin s kips with g lee; The murmuring breeze blows softly by, And fleecy clouds a r e in the sky.

Walking n ear a shady tree, A rippling brook breaks merrily ; D a ffodils are tall a nd fair , And lo n g green grass hides m a iden hair.

Out of a tree flies another bird, The kookaburra's laug h is heard ; So wouldn' t you like to come with me To the mountain s lopes of the fair country?

- Audrey J a mes (aged 13 ), F o rm XX., H o use III.

Spring.

The r e was joy in the h earts of the children A s m eadowwards they d id tread, F o r spring had come with rejoicing, A garla nd of flowers on· her h ead .

The m eadow was studded with oak trees , And fl o wers of a ll different hues, W ith children laughing and talking, Spreading a broad the g la d n ews.

Soon spri n g will give way to summer, Then flowers will mournfully droop, And ch ild ren w ill p lay in the sh adows Of trees tha t g racefully stoop.

- J oan Moon (aged 13 yea r s), Hou se I.

To the Arch Enemy of All Evil and the Champion of All Good--t he Staff.

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And a s with steely glance their eyes enchain T he erring so uls who seek a life of ease, They ope a big black book and there inscribe The names, plus punishment to fit the crime.

They are both judge a nd jury, and no bribe Cln c h ange the ve rdict e'en in the tide of time .

But h ark ye well, my comrades in disg race, B en eath that grim exterior lies low A kindly strain, that shows a gentle face To those who in bright virtue shine; and so I pray them in their m ercy but to see The golden grains, and not the dross in me.

- Vivian Cook, P ass VI.a, House I.

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Epilogue to the Examinations.

With apologies to Alexander Pope.

Shut, shut the door, my friend! Fatig u 'd, 1 said; Nail up the lockers, say I'm sick,. I'm d ead.

The Mistress r ages ! nay, 'tis p ast a doubt, Some trouble brews-Exam . Results are out!

Fire in each eye, and pape rs in each hand, They rave, recite, and sadden all the land.

What walls can g uard me, o r what sh a des can hide?

They kill my ardour, and they dash my pride ; With fire and s la u g hter they pursue the charge; Th ey cross m y p age, alas! my sins a re large !

When from the C om mon Room p r oceeds our Fate, The gauge is her expression and swift gait.

Friend to my Life ! (which had it not begun So many bad exams. h a d not b een done ) , What Gift or Answe r can remove this plague?

Ah! This must end m e I was brief and vague-A dire dile mma! e ither way I'm sped, When vague, they search, if brief they rack my h ead.

Seiz'd , made correct th em-ah! how wretched I! Who ca n ' t escap e it, and who cannot die·.

T o flee were wa nt of goodn ess and of grace, And to be witty scar ce befits this case.

I s it with sad civ ility, I read W ith h onest anguis h and a n aching head; Until at last, there drops into my ears Encouragem ent- " You' ll pass it in n im: years."

- Gwen Hewitt, Hon.VI ., House I.

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Prose One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-seven.

The wind was blowing all around the Wise Man, his long, white hair streamed out behind him, and his long coat flapped wild ly.

But the W ise M an · was not t hinking of the wind. He was watching the oak tree wh ich g rew outside his door, and h e was feeling sad, as wise men often do. For it Was a utumn, and as h e watch ed, the red leaves of the oak tree, which was like ·a flame in the green gloom of the p ine-wood, would leave t h e tree and go floating down the wind; and the Wise Man a lways hated to lose the r ed leaves.

H e turned and began t o wa lk through the pine-wood. Then he saw a tin y little man, with a very r ed face-'"th e colour of the oak leavesand a worried dcin't-;peak-to-me-I'm-in-abad-temper expression on ·. h is face.

He see m ed t o be very busy; ~nd so the Wise Man sat down nearby on a heap of pine n eedles.

The n h e saw tha·t the little red man would sn ap off a blade of gr'.'ss and run with it to a heap a nd then back again , a n d a ll the time h e was saying, " On·e . t housand n ine hundred and nin ety-six, one ·th ousand nine hundred and ninety -seven, on e th ousand-" " It wou ld be easier," said the Wise M a n, u if you said ninetyfive, ninety-six, ninety-seven,. ninety-eight, nin ety-n in~, t_w o tho usand."

"Oh, no," said the l ittle red man, "I'd be so likely to ma_ke m istakes, and if I did, I don' t know what th e rabhits wou ld say. You see, most rabbits like to get their own grass. But the six r abb its wh o pull the royal coach es of the Red Queen h aven ' t any spare time, so we m e rchants ·gather g r ass and sell it to them. I wish they wouldn ' t eat so much," he sigh ed. " One h as to work so h ard. I h ad to get u p very early this morn ing, when the d ew was still on the grass, and th ere wasn' t any su n ligh t, and I do like sunlig h t." Then-" Oh , dear me," he said . " I've forgotten what I was up to. Wasn't it one thou sand and something?" " One thousand nine hundred and ninetyseven ," said the W ise Man. " But where do you come from? " h e asked.

" You must h ave seen the red leaves falli ng . from the oak tree, " said the little r ed man.

"Yes," r eplied the Wise Man. "Well, we are the r ed leaves," said the r ed m a n . " That's why we fall off, b ecau se the .rabbits eat so much.,, "I see," said the Wise M a n . don't you come back sometimes?"

" ·But wh y

"We d o," said the little man. " There is a door at the foot of the oak-tree, you haven't seen it yet. We go in there. The palace is in there, where the R ed Queen lives. It is rath e r crowded in the p a lace, so we put the children out in summer. They are the green leaves.

Then they grow . into red leaves like me." " Aren ' t you sorry to leave the · tree?" asked the W ise Man. " Noc ver y," r e plied the Red man. "You see, it's often cold up there, for the pine trees a re so g reedy about the su nl ig ht." " Oh," said the Wise Man. " W ell, if I come in the morning, will you tell me a ll about the Red Palaces?" u

Yes,'' said th e little man.

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Don't fo rget."

" I won't," said the Wise Man. " I'll go now.

I'm not sorry about the red leaves, now I know . who they are. Good-bye!" " Good-bye !'; said the red mai-1.

Then he b ent and snapped. off three more b lades of grass. " O n e th ousand nine hundred and ninetye ight, one thousand nine hundred and ninetynine, t wo thousand, " h e said, t riumphantly. " Now I won' t gather another blade for that rabbit," he said, "I'm going to sleep "; and h e c urled u p in a n est of pine needles. But before h e was quite asleep, " Two thousand blades of grass in one morning," he murmured. u Oh, dear m e!"

- Jessie Wig ht, V.a, House V.

· "I Beheld the Ancient Gods."

To-day as I was walking in t h e fields with t he dry grass rustling ro und my ankles, I meditated on those ancient days when Athens and R ome, with their glistening temples, were mighty cities.

SILVER AND GREEN. Soon I lay down, dazed with the warm rays of the summer sun, and I was lulled almost to sleep by the hot breeze, laden with heavy scent.

And as I lay with eyes half-closed a little youth passed by with a serpent wand in his hand, his winged feet scarce touching the blades of g rass, and after him came one with powerful limbs and golden locks. His long fingers plucked the strings of his lyre as he sang his heavenly songs. Then chaste Diana, fleet of foot, sped past so swiftly that I hardly saw her. And then came by young Cupid, with his darts a nd golden bow shining in the sun, and after him that famous goddess, Pallas Achene or Minerva, as the Romans called her. Her magnificent armour blazed, and on her shield hung the Gorgon's head with snaky hair. One look at chat face froze me with its beauty and horror, and o nly when I beheld immor tal Venus did my chilled blood flow warmly once more.

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The wind sighs gencly as you leave the mill, o n a bumpy, jumpy journey down the hill, and the miller's wife and the collie stand watching you till the gorse hides chem from sight.

- Peggy· Chinner, V.a, House V.

Suddenly a p ea l of thunder shook the air; I started, and t h e spell was broken. Apollo's son gs h ad died away, a nd only the grasshopper's shrill whirring sang in my ears.

My sleepy eyes could see no sign of those ancient gods, "unheralded, majestic, upon their way."

- Margaret Guthridge, House II.

The Grey Mill.

It is only a pile of old grey stones now, but still the !vfiller lives there. I love co climb the mill-track between the gorse and clumps of buttercups to the grey stone bench outside the mill, where che miller's wife brings you tea and hot scones. The sky is seld om free from great white clouds, chasing and racing with the keen, cool wind, and always the grass is green and soft to tired feet.

Inside the mill is a sweet, lingering smell of malt, and great bins stand against the walls full of flour or barley meal, soft as snowflakes to the tou ch.

A great collie dog stalks silently b eside you, his wonderful eyes gently upbraiding you for not knowing the correct colour of m a lt when mixed with barley, and the miller laughs lazily ·at your l ack of knowled ge, as he waits for you to climb un·a ided on to. ~he flou.ry sacks in the back of his waggon.

The Cave of _Serpents.

The sea is calm and deep before the Cave of .Serpents, and in the limpid water little rainbow fish flash like living prisms amongst the coloured corals.

Two thousand years have passed since the world was fresh and new, and Mirana came with her son to t his cool shore.

Gently she placed little Ratu in a cranny, then she stood p e rfectly poised on the b'lack rocks, her brown ·skin, soft with cocoanut oil, g linting in the

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sun. A swift movement, a shower of diamond drops a nd she was splashing in the pool.

From· the d im, dark r ecesses of the cave something slithered. The lau g hter froze on Mirana's lips, and h er eyes dilated with horror; a slimy spotted sn ake was encircling her baby.

With a grea t sob she scrambled on t o the rocks and ran along the b each into the Hibiscus g r oves. When s he r eturned to the shore many a trusty warrior trod. at her heels, yet n one d a red enter the gloomy cavern. They shook their wise heads and crept home.

But the medicine man, who knew all mysteries, called all the tribe together and said, " Oh, men of Bula, a nd Mirana, mother of little Chief Ratu , know that a very g r eat hon• our has b een b estowed upo n us . The child has j o ined the gods. Let us pray to him to des• troy this f oul monster ."

That night the muffled tom-toms spoke, and dusky maidens crouched. on their heels in the flickering shadows, clapped their hands monotonously, and a piteous wa il crept up and hung in the air like a nig ht bird's call. Suddenly into the firelight sprang the d a ncers.

They "'.ere the waves playing with Mirana, and now the g reat snake, and lastly the victors celebrating the slaug hter of their foe.

The gods h ea rd, and muttering a nd grumbling they open e d the flood-gates of heaven so tha t a great deluge poured down and flooded the cavern . The great black-hooded serpent was washed out, drowned. From that d ay no snake h as dared offend the tribe of Bula.

-Vivian Cook, Pass VI.a.

A Welsh Fairy Story.

A Fairy Borrowing.

There was o nce an old woma n who lived at H afod Ru gog, from whom the fairies were continually borrowing . By way of p aym ent they sometimes left money or a loaf in her kitchen at night.

One day as s he went to collect the peatwood for h er fire, one of the little women came to her a nd asked her for her "troell bach ," or spinning wheel. " I'm tired of lending you things," said the old woman. " But I will lend it to you if you

make me two promises : that the first thing I put my hand on at the door shall break , and that the first thing I put my hand on inside the h ouse will grow in length half a yard."

She asked for these boo ns b ecau se there was a grip stone or "carreg afael" which she wanted to break by the wall n ear the door of the house; and beca use inside the house sh e had a piece of flanne l which she wished to m ake into a jerkin, but which was half a ya rd short. The little woman promised to grant h e r requ es ts and took the "troell."

Th e o lc;! woman gath ered her wood and turned towards h er doorste p . As she reached the door she slipped, and n early twisted h e r ankle. She put her hand on it to rub it, and the joint broke, and she f e ll on h e r . nose.

Dragging herself into the house, she rubbed h er injured nose, which immed.iately shot out h alf a yard.

Th a t is why in pictures of witches they have long noses, and that is how the fairies ~evengecl themselv~s on the old lady for. being so mean . with her possessions.

-Olwen Evans, House I.

The Song of the Poplar.

Thar night everything was hushed and still, a nd the old garden was steeped in moonlight.

The shadows were gliding slowly beneath the trees, a nd into the little dark.,. corners, where the moonbea ms were afraid to venture.

In a corne r of that old garden stood the P oplar , rail and silent, with his gaze turned h eavenwards, and hi s leaves shone as though they had been sprinkled with star-dust.

Presently a light breeze sprang up, and the silence of the old garden was replaced by the faint ech oes of a so f t, sweet sound, which made even rh e owl p a u se in h is flight to listen. Others stopped to list en in wonderment too, but had they asked rhe Poplar he cou ld have explained, for it was his song- the song he sang wh en h e played with the wind. His son gs are the b est of a ll the trees, for the oak and e lm h ave rather harsh voices, and the pine tree can only sigh.

But the Poplar loved to s ing, and he swayed to and fro to m ake the rhythm of his silver, rustling notes, a s they rose and f ell.

SILVER AND GREEN. Such was the P oplar's music, which no musician, however accomplished, can reproduce.

-Ada Currer, Pass VI.a, House III.

The Interrupted Letter.

"Booga-booga-long, N.S.W., 1860." Mrs. Srruilby' s pen travelled swiftly over the paper whilst ;; large tabby cat sat thoughtfully viewing the proceedings through half-shut eyes.

He was in disgrace, for only a few moments ago he had spilt the ink.

The fire crackled cheerily in the large, open fireplace, assisting the candles in sofriy lighting up the room, whilst the burning logs faintly scented the air with eucalyptus. The rwo prism ornaments on either side of the mantelpiece Bashed with fascinating colours as the firelight caught them. It was hardly credib.l e that this cosy little room, with its cedar furniture and antimacassars, was in a frail bark hut, away in the bush of New South Wales early in ~he ninet~enrh century. The hands of the little marble clock pointed to a quarter past five.

Mrs. Struilby's letter told of her love of life in the Australian bush, with its sunshine and adventure; of how quite recently they had been visited by bushrangers, and how at the present time her husband Lawrence was away on a two days' cattle muster. But just at that moment she heard a loud knock on the door, and with mingled feelings of fear and curiosity she opened it.

To her horror she saw a parry of blacks -painted, carrying spears, a nd without their wives. This was a sure sign of trouble.

The chief of the aborigines advanced with a leering smile. "Where white men?" h e d emand ed , insolently.

Mrs. Srruilby was outwardly quite calm, but it was with a fast-beating h eart char she gave the chief an evasive a n swer . T~en the chief demanded bread. Now Bour was very dear, and bread could be ill spared, but Mrs. Truilby d·eemed it wisest to give what she had .

So great was her indignation on seeing one aborigine throw his portion into the fire that she twisted loose the leg of ·a stool, and driving the blacks out of rhe hue, struck the wasteful blackfellow a mighty blow between the shoulders. He turned round, and as he left he vowed angrily that she " be poor fellow before ewoka (sun) be gone to-morrow night."

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That night Mrs. Struilby put out her fire and light early, a nd kept as quiet as possible. She was a brave woman, just the type to be the wife of an early settler, but a feeling of terrible loneliness seized her. No Lawrence, no white person near, the blacks' camp close by; and only a frail bark hut to protect her.

At twelve o'clock she hea rd a tiny voice at the door, "Mirtis, Mittis, let me in!" Taking courage Mrs. Struilby opened the door, and to her relief she found a tiny piccaninny boyalone. She was glad of his company chat black, lonely night. He had come to tell her that the blacks wanted to kill her in the morning.

Just as the sky was being faintly tinted with pink by the paint-brush of dawn, she let the brave little piccaninny run home.

Mrs. Srruilby, a commanding figure in her volu minous blue gown, with a shawl fastened by a large cameo brooch, set out with her little gun to pay a return call on the aborigines.

When she arrived at the camp the blacks ignored her " Good morning! " and began to mutter amongst themselves. But after a demonstration as to the workings of h er gun, the aborigines agrees to make peace. · That evening Mrs. Srruilby continued h er interrupted letter, but this time the ink was well out of Tilly's reach.

-Ada Currer, Pass Vl.a.

Dusk Has Breathed Upon the Western Skies.

The shadows had escorted the golden sun to his resting place over the misty hills, and quiecly seeded down fo, a game with the moon, while the gentle breeze rustled the leaves, painted now pale silver and now rich black.

The game was a fascinating one, but at last the shadows grew annoyed with the moon.

They· assembled behind the pine trees, and whispered among themselves. They said chat the moon was shin ing coo brightly on the Lilies in the pond, keeping chem awake; and as they had closed their petals for che night, and were resting their leaves lightly on che trembling su rface of th e water, this was very inconsiderate of the moon. The Lilies h ad co work against the Sun during the d ay, so that

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there might be shade · in the depths of the pool for the go lden fishes resting at drowsy noon.

When the shadows spoke to the moon she only pee ped -mo re closely among the Lily p etals, to see if the pollen gra ins were not really powder from the S un. So the shadows called up th eir b est friends, the Buffy white clouds, and these clouds surrounded the moon and ta lked to her in their light, gay way, and made h e r forget her work.

All the night the ·shadows frolicked, they cast a veil of cool darkness over the pond, and r ested lightly on the golden-pink eyelids of the baby Goldfishes.

At last the Sun came again, and the shadows fl ed to take their soothing rest amongst the trembling maidenhair ferns in the valleys across the hills.

- Jean Cane, P.VI.b, House III.

The Insoluble Problem.

Ri ght away back in the very hea~t of the woods, where ·t he trees are tallest and no grass grows because the sun iighc cannot find a way through the chick network of leaves, lives a very thin, very bent old man. He wears a long cloak of b~own over black breeches, and on his head is a small black cap. His beard has grown down co his waist, but he does not mind, for he keeps his pencils in its matted ends.

This old man can be h eard mutter to himself all day and all night coo: "If x=y- z+b6 , how many seconds can pass . ch rough a cube L inches long in S feet?"

Over and over again he chants chis query, a worried frown on his wrinkled brow; sudd enly hi s eyes will sh ine; he will clutch a pencil from his b eard and scribble furiously · on a sheet of paper in his hand. All day h e n e ve r moves from the stump of a fir-tree where he sits, except to gather some berries or roots to e;it.

Ic all came about like this. Many hundreds of years ago, when all the world was full of happy people, a cenain man called King Noneso-clever-as-I ruled over a vast country.

He was, as his name testified, the cleverest man in his kingdom ; however, h e was a foolish man, for h e was ·very proud of his superiority.

One day he proclaimed throughout all the land chat he would set a very difficult algebraic

problem. If no one could solve it within a month the king must receive from his subjects a diamond for the Royal C rown . On the ocher hand he undertook chat if h e himself could n ot solve the problem he would retire into exile.

So at the b eginning of every month he sec a problem, and a t the end of every month his sorrowful subjects gave him a diamond for che Royal Crown.

This went on for many years till all the people were very poor and most distracted. King None-so-clever-as-I had become more and more proud and haughty.

Bue once when he was setting the problem he was not chinking very much of it but more of what he was to wear that nig ht at Prince Helpful and Prince Humble's r eception .

So ch~t he sec such a hard problem that even he could not solve it.

Oh! How he stormed and raged, and said it was not fair!

But his subjects h ad had enough of his tyrannous rule, so they cold him he must keep to his bargain. So the King was banished into the heart of a dark wood till he should solve his problem.

Of course chey changed his name, and so that is why we find an old, thin and very worried man called che " Humble-servanc-of-every-lictle-brain muttering over and over co himself, "If x=y- z+b6 , just how many seconds can pass through a tube L inches long in S feet? " -Peggy Chinner, V.a, House V .

The Merchants who Sell Blades of Grass ..

A bell was tinkling in Fairyland. F a iry Silver Wing was the first to hear it. She was drawing water from the Wishing Well in a tiny acorn bucket. The distant bell was faint at first, but gradually it drew nearer, and Fairy Silver Wing could h ear the soft padding of many little feet also. She ran to che garden gate and peeped out.

There in the village square, shelcering from the sun under a clump of yellow toadstools, was a fairy caravan. Half a dozen grasshoppers, bearing mysterious bundles, each covered with a rose leaf, were resting in the shade, while their m asters, leaning against che toadstool stems, sang "The Song of th e Fairy Pedlars," calling a ll che members of F a iryla nd to inspect their wares and buy.

SILVER AND GREEN. Fairy Silver Wing hurried towards them, for many other fairies., hearing the song, were running and flying to the v illage square.

When the crowd had gathered, the merchants removed the rose-leaf coverings, and displayed beneath, stacked in neat green rows, ever so many blades of grass, of a ll sizes and s h apes. Then the bargaining began. The elves wanted all the long, thin b lades. They would be so useful for tickling the noses of sleeping rabbits and squirrels. The wider blades were chosen by the older fairies, for fans, and the short blades used to decorate the palace. Fafry Silver Wing found a long, soft strip, which she twined m her golden h air.

Then the merchants roused up their grasshoppe r steeds, and set off once more on ~he nighroad. Fairy Silver Wing returned to the Wishing Well, listening to their footsteps growing fainter, till only the tinkling of the bell could be heard dying in the distance.

-The lma Baker, P.VI.a.

·The Happy· Warrior.

The sun was slowly rising, and the Carthaginia n camp was astir. The Romans had been sighted, coming over the mountains in a swarm, their flashing armour lighting up the dim, little valley, and . making the stream below g low with gold.

The leader of the Carthaginians had been killed by a poisoned arrow, and as they had nobody to lead them, the men took their scant possessions and escaped through a rocky p ass on the other side of the valley. And so, when the Romans burst into the deserted camp, expecting to find Carthaginians, they found only one single boy, and he a Roman, lying, half dead, by the altar.

The Romans took him and cared for him, and he grew up amongst them, but nobody ever knew his name, for the savage Carthaginians had cut out his tongue. As he showed everybody, h e was not in the least to be pitied, because he was the happiest man in the Legion, and inspired the men with his fighting, to such an extent chat not one battle was lose while he lived with them.

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and e ven in the ~ost adverse times, h e awakened the happy spirit in his companions.

When the Legion was fighting, he hummed rousing tunes, which led the men on; _w hen they were marching through the beautiful valleys his . tunes were cool, P.leasing and refreshing; and when the Romans lay down at evening co seek Morpheus, he filled these great warlike men with fancy, and the thou g hts of nightingales and trembling maidenhair fern.

So throughout the Legion he was known as the Happy Warrior.

A whisper ran a round the camp that he was a son of the gods. u Surely," said the m en, u he is a son of the divine powers, his face is not so very b eautiful, but his body is so perfect. Why, his legs are like those of the bronze Mercury at Rome, whom we worship, and his neck and shoulders display such soft curves that people stop and wonder at his grace."

The whisper grew louder, for the men h a d seen the "Happy Warrior" standing among the grass, humming to the birds, ·whose little h eads were held entranced a t the sweet notes. So chis man came to be worshipped as a god.

On one gloomy day h e left the Legion, and the men were afraid that he wou ld be seen no more. They searched throughout the woods a nd called his name; they grieved and mourned , but still he did not come, and at last they were convinced chat h e had ascended Moun t Olympus, to live with the gods. , One eventide, when the Leg i~n had ceased to march for the night, beside -; · wide pool below a little waterfall, they saw him. He stood on a p iece , of· r ock jutting out high over th e wattlr, ~Ad'". hummed one · of his pleasant little songs.o ·· ·The : sinking su·n shone down on his olive skin;.' and , as the Legion watched, silent with am;,_zement, there w;s a final ripple of his muscles, and he ' was gone.

- Jea n Cane, Pass VI.a.

Grass.

Have you seen the g lory of a field of grass; not the hard r eality of a garden lawn, but long stretches of waving grass? The grass of the rolling plains is grey in hue, not drab g rey, but a lmost silver, sweeping across the field in long ripples to the breeze. The scent of grass

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is pleasing and li nger s with you as a cherished memory. When night falls and the breeze dies, the moon shows the gauzy grasses in a silver garb, as though Nature had d rawn a veil of filmy sheen over the field of waving plumes.

- Joan Higgins, R.A.

By Night.

It was a dark night. The darkness seemed to press into my heart, and I was possessed with a longing to unweave the pall cast by a merciless hand. I took my shrivelled y ellow staff and stepped into an unseen depth, and as I walked in moss-carpeted groves, I heard a rustle high up in a pine. It was only a warm, l~ving zephyr, but it murmured in the inner valleys of my mind, and I saw in a near h aze of shuddering grass a grey form> which shuffled farther on. From the darkness peered glassy eyes Like lights of yellow, green and red. I stood petrified, but with the throbbing in my tortured brain I saw a huge baboon with leering mouth and high forehead, slouch across the glade, and in its hairy grip a wooden club.

An unknown power then moved my numbed limbs, and .I went forth into the eerie night.

I walked in a v ague insensibility, until I saw ahead a river, filmed over with oil, a _n d the hum of horrid insects filled the unclean air.

A creaking, rotted bridge spanned the filthy depths, and none but I have crossed from slime-decked bank to bank, for as I went the old bridge crumbled beneath my weight.

As my feet touched chis newer bank the moon from behind her dressing screen of clouds arose. · She, d e·c ked in her spangled net, a bunch of clustered stars in her hair of blueblack beauty and rows of pearly p lanets at her throat, led me into a different land. It seemed as thoug h a haze rose from be fore my eyes; sweet nymphs ran forth to lead me to a bed of roses; fountains sparkled in the silver light, and garlanded figures flitted to and fro; a perfume strange out sweet as thoug h from a thousand gardens was ever there. They brought me n ectar, and I found in my .flask a . pooled rell.ection of my own radiant happiness. I thought not of the terror passed, . but of the present joyfulness, a wa rm contentment filled my h eart . . . . but jerked into reality I found myself but walking in a moonlit garden . _ t 1 Dreamer."

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