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s, M . Holrl e 11. C. Wh lt e h ad c • or the y ~ ar 1921J . H e ~·w urd , l>. l:'lockart , B . Sh annon, and ~r. I ~lsto e ' (;.Pre;ects> II xo, 'J ·• ·J>f'1 . n (Senior · H- hridge. otl,;son. (Si tTt mg) :

Silver and Green The Magazine of the Methodist Ladies' College.

[1921.

December]

FITCHETT HALI, J\J"ID MAI N BUILDING.

And since, as lonrg as nations exist to compete for powe r , wealth, ,and 'Pr estige, there must be jea!,ousy and e nmity, it ,V10uld seem that ,in this petty ,s en,s-a we have outgrown nationali<sm.

If we ask, •· What 13 t he cause of in• te rnat ional jeaJ.ousy?''--or of any jealousy for t hat ma tter- s ure ly th e ,answer i<s nu 'othe r than ·• Self's•hnes·s ." Anid who a re these selfis·h ,p eop-! e whose jealousy ccin,s umes galla,rut · a nid heru)c Jives ?-where · a re they? We look about and see each other- God give tis ·g 'race to see our selves -all tarred with the .same bJ:1us h. We ourselves, we are these sel,fis•h ,pea.p ie, Thus it is d ear that to ensure a lasting peace the cha nge mu,st com e from wi thin bile indiv~dua l-from within everyone of us, great or small. Each must shoulder ,his or h e r responsibHity in pre• serving a nd promoting t he common weal. " Oh, but you will n ev,e r change !human nature," scoffs ,fue Cynic. " But, why not?" asks R eason. Indeed, which of us does not possess the power to miaster his selfishness-who- would not deny <the charge of weaknes'S ? Let us become imbued with tihe spirit of Love-love to

In these d,ays when we h ear so much talk of the "League -01' Na fams "" it is .o·f value to study the s pirit .prompti-ng tMs movement.

Briefly, t'his desire for a "League of Nations" represents the great ambi•tion of nations, newly bereaved by cruel war, to remove all poss ibility of such suffering from the ,generatiom, to come; it is the de'!lh·e of natiorus, drawn togethe r as brothe rs fig.h ting in the ,c ommon cause of righteousne:ss, to make th,at br,otherlin,ess permanent.

Surely th e bu.n:iiing necessity for a fasting -peace must fire the enbhusias,m of bhe whole wor!d; surely e veryone must be eager to lay th e ,f,o undaUon s tone upon wMch this lasting peace .is to be bu,ilt.

For it is certain e noug,!J ~hat, lhe ncefo1, wa1rd, warfare w ill m~n extermination.

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SILVER AND GREEN. t each er s , we a re bein.g a llowed la•i,gely to choose our own leade!'s a nd to -make o ur own ru les, a nd to make ourselves p erson a ll y res.pom~ih!e Cor t h e goocl h e haviour of each oth er. The n , ;1rntea.d -0f b e ing furn ish ed with a s·et of conventional ideas t hought out b.y other p c!-Ople, we are taught how to r eas-on .f or ou11•s e lves, so t'hat w e can de<:!:de for ourselva.s what to do in an•y emerge n cy.

Of course, this cha n,ge iu metho ds o t ed ucation -mus t -ulti,rnately produce f-iner a nd more self-reliant women; .b ut th e change can only be wi,oug,ht gradu,aliy , f.or if complete self -goveT·n-ment were given to us at o n ce, we s·h ould b ecame uncivilised, being y,e t ineapa ble of controlling o ur own selves, mu ch less eac-h oth er . \Ve, as a school, are fortunate in -havit1g ~-p!end id teach e r s, who -are making u s _i'o,re most among schools i:n thi•s d evelop nlJ)nt of self ,gov ernme nt ; but "it r,est s witl1 us to pr-ov() our fitness f.or th.is f ine responsibHity, and to remember that" H e who dot h hi·& s,p'.rit ru•l e, Exceeds him who h as city smitten "

everyone : pare n ts, toochers, sch oolfellows , th e poorcic;,t little n c ws·b oy runn,in.g baTef.oot ;n I.Ile s trne l- and h O•W easy it will hec;ome t o av-oid ic; p,lfi•shnes..,. Even if ou•r beg innings a ,·c w eak. lime and practice wi ll .give ns s trength, and we ,s h a ll h e l-p ancJ en courage each ot'h e r by our eff.ort3. I~ is s ign :fica nt t hat of a ll we .meet the most unsel[ isll are the -ha ppiest, and they fill u,s wi.th t he·ir h a.ppiness.

Obviou sly it ,b-eh-oves us , who ,have· the responsibility ,of knowing what is t h.is · essential to the welfa re and future life of the community, to ·give ourselves whoI,e. heartedly to this ~O'rk of love. Eve:n if It needs centuries to ach'eve this •state of wor :-d-wide gc•od will and loving -c o-oper-ation which a lone can save· us, wh at a re a thou sand cen turies in the s ight of the Crea tor ? Or was anyth ing worth while ever gained w ..thout :per.seve ranqe a nd ' courage? .

Arnyone in our enlig-htenied lands can 1·eal' se · wh a t is the sole solutJion to this world ·problem; anyone with a ny gumption can frame 'llJil. J{!eal; but' it n eed,s determination, courage, e ndu,ra.nce, aibove a ll. th,a t we :should eve ryone b ecoone filled wit'h thi"s Sp-i rit of Lov-e-if this world, which has just bee n saved by the blood ot' our own lnin, i's to be saved b y us for those who fo-: 1•: w us.

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T•o mo,s t ,o f llS edu cat:-on tm,plies £-omething t•hr-ough which we a re all suppo,sed to ·s cramble more 0 1r less, s-omethimg fer which we s hould b ~ grateful, but r arely a re. Bllt in the wider sen-se of the ter.m, Eclucation is a £.cience which ,promis-es b.ig de\•elopments . e'-0-rme rly, girls were sent to school t:o h av.3 their mind•£ c·a refully !!rained a;long r:xed line~, •an{! we re subjecte-d to strict rn l-e s concnning what they sho uld do -anci wh at n-ot d o. 'eh en t h ey left s-choo l like hot ,h ouse pl,a nts, a nd were .thrown into a world v ery differe nt fl'om sch ool, a world in which their conventiona l ideas we re often ina,pplicable---'a,nd a lways h a v ing been ca!refuUy .governed t11ey we re ignomnt of how to govern -themselves, a nd w e re thus f,requently quite unequal to the '. r circn-ms tances.

Bnt in ou r day,s t.he prin-ci.p'.e is r-apidly progressing that powers of .r easoning an d self-government ·sh ould be -developed 'in us. Thus, ins •tead of g90d b eh:a viour being enforced by tJhe strict rules of our

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Recent d•ev:el.o.pm.euts ih-ave bl'ougib.t the •· White Australia " qu estio n once more into the fore ,g round.

Th·ough this, our great -p ri·n ciple, may or '. ginally '11,a:ve -been ins,pired by a degree -of selfishness, to-d•ay it r epresents our ideal of making Au:,tra-!-i•a a_ count ry of, and f·or, the best typt: of citizen, morally .a nd phyis.tcally. This state, wP b elieve, ,canruot exist w'.·t h a m ixtllre of East and West.

Now that outr Motherland can n o longer -aff·or'<I. to protect u s, •and the demands for radal equ,ality- which means their ad mission to Austral ia-o.f Iudoia a n{! Japan a.r e beoo-ming ·steadily more .in-s'.stent, we have ind eed a v:tal ·p!'oblem to whose s-olution our who-le en-ergies mu•3t be be n t .

The •obvious need is t::i ,populate our land, but we have n9t t he money to popu'.-ate it n.ea.rly .fast e,n c-tug.h to make u s safe against invasion w.ith in a century; and the f 'rmest c-f a lUan,ces a r e unc ~rtain.

We al,so oan:ruot -e vade t he fact that, as a cornpatra tive ly negligible .popu·latio:n., -we h av e n,ot th e moral ri,g-b.t to occt1py a va:st continent on ,our present " dog in the mau,g ~~ " 1>0Hcy, wb.i'J.st overcrowded couotrie-s are dended l'OO'm for expan.s'.on. \Ve, as youn,g Au,s t l'aLi,ans, can best se rve our country by earnestly prepar ing ours eh•,e s for the responsibilities of citizensh ip w hi·c h •s ome d-ay wfll be ours.

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General NotesSchool r eo1pene1l on, t.he 15th of F e brua ry, in t h e midst <Jf s uoh he•at that all wish ed they were still at the seaside.

H owev-er, the bath s w 3r e o-f great u se lessening tbe gen e ra l t e<mpe r ature, and after E as te r a ffairs s.ettled d·o,vn to n orm al.

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'i¥e Jost two de vo-te d -a nd popular teachers .of lo n g s~and ing in Mi·3s N ew man a.ntl Mr.s. WJ,n,SJpe,a r e at th 3 end -0f f.'!rst t-eI"m. Miss N e wman was un-fortun ately cal'.ed h ome to So ut h Australia, ·owing to the illnes:; of her mothe,, b-ut M'rs.

W;ruspeare left to marry a T asm an.ia,n M.P., Mr. \V. M. WH!iams, a:nd Is now, we beJi,3ve, havirug a ve r y ha,ppy time, w hioh a ll .agr ee s he d-eserves .

This ye a r ha:s brought quite a numbe r of chan-ges in. our staM. In March we we lcomed· our new Sp•orts Mistress, Miss. v\'::,g-h a:m , from Da rtklrd, En,gla.nd.

In second term we g-airued MiE,s Fraser, I-a te of P.L.C., Miss B, yant ,a,nd Mis,s Ha rris , but a t t he end of term Miss Harris and Miss Reid le ft. Th1rd term intI"oduced to us Dr. Haney of Melbourn-e a nd L ondo n U n•iversi:ties, an old P L .C. g:1rl , Mrs. Brown, ·fr-om England, and Mrs. McC r o r y from Sydney_ •Shc,b:y befor e EM:,t er, Que en's CoJ.lege h e ld a fete in a id of i.ts Butilding Exten.s:011 F un d. M.L.C. was asked to furrui,sh •a nd m anag-e a stall, •a nd t he w:hole Schoot supplied cakes •imd sweets so liber-a lly , that th.a amount raise d on the st-all was • ove r £60, in addition ·t o w•h -ich about £30 wa•s r a ised i-n t:h e Sch oo.J. Our natura l int ereE-t in the College to wh ich so •man y o f ou~· · g irls g,o is en.ha n,c-ed by the fiact that o ur own H eadmas t e r is a Fe'.J.ow of Q ueen 's a nd a d:stin,g uiS'h ed past sch o'1ar.

Second t e rm saw the ope ning of a -n ew block, "N ort.h Hou·se," w hose do I"tnitories a nd Form r oom s a r e the prid-e of their in.habitants, a.ncl t h e e nv y of t he r est •O f the Schoo-I. It is a lso pleasin g t•hat the whole q uadrangle 'i-s now asph a lte-d- a gnat b e ne f it to prnfec ts •On Yard Duty.

M uc h pra.ise is du e to M•rs . L anden and for tlie cu.e rgy and kiudn e,5S w; lh -w hich they ,ma n aged the e lection:;, and m ad e l,he 1U s u~h a con s pic uous s u ccess. l\[i:;s F'onmau

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D :i any o f you !mow anything of t h e Ornr-Scas C/,uu? This i·s a sp.Jendid British Emipin L eague with n,o.n-e of that aggre,ssive imperialis m, but wh•ose creed is "Believ ' ng the Br•i·tis.h Emp_ir e to st:and fo, justice, free'dcm, order, a nd good g overmnen t, we ·p l ~d.g e ou r,selves, as citizen,s o f the Britis h Commonwealth o f Nati·o ns, t-o m-ain.tain the ·h eir.Hage hande d dow,n to ·u s by ·o ur fath ers." The aims of i!.s m embe r s are to help one another, and rander _ind'iv'idu a l serv:•ce t o the IDmpire.

The c :ub pub'iis hes in L o-n don a m :mthly ,m.agaztne fuJ.J of inter esting a n d u seful ne ws, s tories•, 1photograph s, etc., fI"om a ll over the ·w orld . The ,membe rship fee is £1 fo r t wo years , cove•ring cost o-f the magazine; a:n,d -arnyon e who wj 5;h es to become a -membe r or know m or e a bout the Club may a pply t,:i t h e Editor, w'ho would be d e l'.,g hte d to recc,mmend her for m e mber,s,hi"p , o r give a n y in fonrnation .

We are esp eci-ally indebted to Thelma AlHngh am for t h e ·i :'1ustrations for t he oh,apte r :h eadi,ngs •o f ·sports, Junio r Schoo l, Old Collegians, and Libra r y.

New Girls-1921 . 'f'r r111 l.- S. V . R ou t, E . A E. Symonds,

L . A. Zwar, I. A. Guy, M. A. N . Ris!l)in, J . C J. Ris pin , N. Pearse, D . M. Chris tmas, A. B. Wilkins, M. J. Audrew-s, N . K. A Dav'd.soni, D. M. Ma nn, I M. Murdoch , V. M Murd:ich , P. E J : nes, L . R. Th-0m1> E-on,, M. I. Th ompso n, E Cil'rtis, A. J .

Ch a mber s, I. L. Gham bal'S , D. E. Barnard, D E. Ure n , D A. Howe, 0. R. Br-0w-n, D. M. Kitch:ng, D. M W.h.ite, V. G. Witt.o n , fl . .L H olding, C. S t L . Si11cla i r, M. M. F'ran cis, F. J Harr1-s,:J111. G. W . Hartney, L F. Lim1e tt, M G. C. M orris, M. E .

G:lbert, E. M. At.t r ee, E. R. Denny, C. A. w;.n te, , s. D B a lcli'llg, R. K Er.lcEOn , E. M. Car t e·r, D. Rohin 7·0n, I. E. A. Smith, M. A. Cla r ke,- D M. Baker, B E. L . Bai:EY, J . M. Hutch'nscm, M. C. Beckett, G. A. Wins-tanley, M. M . Hick s, D L . W·o od , D. M. P eac~. P. E. Br amelcl , K. B. Suf[e r-n , M. C. Sch m:clt. vV F,_ W-att, D. K. Gray, P .

Campbe' l, G. V . W illia ms, E . E . Gu y, E M . Christen,s en , D. E . Gerrand, E B. Coe, J . M. McDon 3.lcl , F . M. H . Beattie, F. T h oma s . L. A Snell. D A Gibhs . G. C h ;1.r l e::;, G. E. JUcketts, W. Tlw1ua :;, .K L ·w a rd. A M l(' ug. 0 Phi'll :ps. S . .l!J C ; r u cll, C. lt. Burto n , J. U. Jtob iu::;u u. A .. 1.

Bai ley, E. K. As hton, E . Snell. J. H . Lt.

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Fre nc~. 3rd class·. R. Ro-t h stadt.-En.g lis:h 2nd class, French 2nd -class, Pihy,siology 1st c:ass (Senior Goverrument Scholarshi,p ,a nd P.hys-'.;ology Exlhibition). M. Stevens.

- E _n glish 3rd class,, P.hy-s iolo-gy 2nd class, H istpry 3rd- class. M. Thomas.-Engti,sh 3rd class, P.hy.si-ol0:gy 2nd olass, Hist-o,ry 2n d class.

C. Whitehoo.d.- En.gbish 3~·CI cla-~·s, French 2nd c lass, Latin 2nd class.

A. ·W ish aTt.-Eng lish 2nd class,. Frerich _3 rd class.

Queen's College Exhibitions (non·- resident): R. Rothstaidt, C. Whitehead.

T ota l : 1 Fi-r st, 15 Sec0:n'ds, 16 Th.irds . · Schoe,I Leaving Pass : M. Cocks~ A. Davies, J. D ~lbridge, G. Dixon, A. English, D . 'Flockar.t, M. H o·l den, G. Hook~-r . E. J-oues, B. Major, 0. Miller, I. Niel•son , R..

Ratten, I. Reid, J. Semmens, M. Staffo;d, I. T:homa.s, L . Thu rlby, M. U 'R e n , V. Wal lace, L . .Whi-tfo-rd.

T9tal : .21 L E\0-vjng Cer tificates. . . . Intermediate Certificate: P. Binge1riann, E. Blewet-t, V. Brehaut, F . Burston, H . Ca·rter, H . Oowan, L. Davies, F . F'arrar , :q_. Fors,yth , N. Hosk:ng, N . J effery, V. Jo!l y, A. Kellaway, G. L eaoh, A. Mitchell, I. Ri oh-a rdson , E . Ro.gers, K. Scholes, B. Senn ett, I. S:hotto-n, M. Stafford, C. Stephen, G. Stone, J. Stone , M. Taylor, S. Thoma,s, B. Vickers, L. Wilbiams.

Total : 28 IntermedJate Certiticates.

Temp!eto,n , J. MacDonald, -E . Elder, G. M. Wafd·uck, F. Kruse, C. M. Le 'gh , D. W. L eigh, E . M. In.game lls, C. Mitchell, L . E. M. Smith, K. M. Simms, ,G. F. Cla,rke, B. K. Burch ell, E. Gamon, R. A. Ho-pkins, C. M. Wartren, E. M. Hoba.n, E . R. Hoban, T . E. Allin.g,ha,m, C. C. B uckle, G. Davison, R. Robinson, D. Sykes·, R. Cass idy, A. McA. Fi.nn,ey, H. E. Finne)', A . Levy, f. Layton, E. C. Pi,zzey, O. N. P,izzey, I. D. E. J ean s, W. F. Sed-unary, D. E. Winter, T . F el"guson, G. R. Ferguso'IJ, E. K. Fowle r, N. Webster, K. E. Key, A. Ellw:·ood, K M. Whitn ey, L . L . Seehusen, E. I. Pilkington, N. A. Davie, E. Bowlei, , R. B. Po pe, E . A Po,pe, C. Enghsh, E. L .

Pea,rce, T . M. Thom'a s, M. A. Attrill, M. I. Smith, A. M. Drive·1-, C. Rf Ab raham, D. Silke, R. E. Green, E. M. Greein, E. L .

Jen,kins, V. W. Cuqi,ming, P. McCormick, A E. Harvey, A. M. Cattl-i n, B. K. Buck· ley, M. E. Eyles, M.· E. N. Dee lay, M. E .

Shannon, E. M. Shann,on, E. M. Tonkin, D. M. Stone, F . M. McColl, E . M. Ans tee, A. W . An s tee, E. K . Der:r,ick, M. E. Mauglmn, M. A. B eck, J. I. Big.g ins, J. S. W :.Jli-a.ms, J. M Daddo, W. M. J e llett, D. E. Cotbe-n, L. E. Gorman, R. K . Trilll1, L. 7,_ Palla nt, A. E. H owa.rd , M. Overend, I. Overand, M. T. Ove rend, I. C. Jenkins, M. A. H illehrand. '/'1'1'111 IT.-L,. A. Cornell, V. M. Bourne, G. R. M-a ttha:ms, A. L. Lloyd, O. E . Gray, L. S . M. Farnnilo, E. K. Derr-ick, E. M. McC r ea, J. A. McCrea, A V . B l-a.ck, E . C. Anders-on, .E. N. W ·: H eln.s, N. I. C. Buckley, D. Hume, D. J. Brown, M. G. L ewis, R. L. Johnstone, E . M. Richards, R . H. E. Swan, M. R eady.

Trr111 lU.-E. I. Cross, H. W. Chestnut, E. M. M. Davies, H. I. Rogers, M. C. Dight .

G. C. Quayle, W . M. I. Hanlon.

Students' Christian Union.

The fi•r st S tude nts· Christian 'Union meeting ,o f 1921 was h e-Id on the 6th of Apri-1 At this m eeti'll.g Miss McKay, whom we we-re .s o1rry .to ,lo,se as Presi-dent, presided.

We gratefuHy weJ.comed beT s-uccessor , Miss Peters,o n, who :ha,s h ad ,p revious . expe rience in s u ch work in ano~,her Sta,te. T-he o.th e r of ficers ele·c ted wen :t, Beul-ah Shannon and Mon.a Liston: Vice-Presidents ; Mar.gery Hold-en: Correspondin,g · Secretary; Dorothy ·Flocka,:r,t: T reas urer ; Marjo r ie Cocks: RecOTdjng Secretary. Joyce Se mm:rerus a nd B rig,htie Beckett were c'hosen a:S -members of the Oommittee on the following day.

We have e igh ty-three ,mem1ber.s, a nd an aver.a ge -a ttendance o,f aib-out eLghty, the numbe r b e ing rather s,mall for the s.ize of the School; bu t we 1hope that -many of th e gi'rls who ,have onl y attended the -meiitings on s p ecial occasi-on s thi-s year will ·b ecome -members l!lext year . · T:he Un ion a lso includes Bible and Miis 1Sli.on

University Examination Results, .-.1920.

School Leavi ng Honou r s: P. Ashworth .

-Eruglis;h 3r d class, French 3rd class, Latin 3rd cla.s•s.

A. En-glis1h.-Algebra 3rd cla,ss,.

W . Gawley.- Algeb'ra 2nd class, Geometry 2nd c lass, Trigonometr y 2nd class. J. Hey-ward.-Englis·h 2nd -cfass, L a tin 2nd dass, Al-gebrn. 2nd c].as,s. L. Krom e.- Lat'.n 3rd class, L. McMicken ..:._English 3rd cla ss, French 2nd cla,ss, Al.g~bm 3rd -olass. M. Nixon.J<Jnglis:h 3rd cfa,oo, Algebra 3'1'd eiass. V. Osler.-J<'r ench 3rd class.

R. Ratten.-

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SILVER AND GREEN. Study Circles, the J.a tter b e ing unde r the J.eade r s'hip -0,f M.is,s Hurtt and Miss For.man, and the fonner under Mi ss P e t e r son and L e na Butch e r .' T,h is Study includes int e r esting discussions on re ligi·ous topics wh::ich affect our own d aily lives.

At the next meeting, Miss Holmes, 0ff:ce S ecretary M .the Un.ion, e x.p'.,ained to u s the a ims :and w,CJlrk of the Chris ti•an Union , a nd its vast extens ion-which i,s a l•most world-wide. She told u s of its actuve work in schoo'ls, and of the influence · which its mero))ers should e xert.

The weekl y meetings continued until towand the en.'d of the. ,second teI'm, when their cess3.tion was necessary on account of t h e a,ppr'oaching exa,minatiomf.

We h a ve had add,r esses- from man.y wellknown minis,ters, a:m.ong whO'lll are the R evs. Cain, Worrall, and p.entoul, and we were f.av.ou•red :in having a 1:ine 'Wdress by our H ead Master, Mr. Le Couteur.

W e have had ,a s speak e.rs severa l Foreign an,d Home Missionaries, w.hro h a ve given u s a n insi,g,ht into heathen la nds-Ind ia :in particular-and the •slums o f Me lbourne, Mrs. Carne and the Rev. Penna b e;ng the s peakers· o n t h ese r espective tho,nes. The Rev. W. Collius, of the Por:t Melbo u~·n e Sailors' Ins.titute gave u s quite a r ev elation a·s h e told us of t h e be nevole nt work d·o ne fior t h e Sa ilors. Our ,meetin ,g.s t.Ji.ijs -afford knowledge about 1Il11any v•a.ried ,and interesting topi,c s.

An important feature of t h e S ..C .U. is bhe link ma intained with the Old Gi-r'ls , many of whom belo,n g to the Unf.on Movement ·of the Old Collegians of various Schools . '\Ve keep in tou c h ,vit,h them by t h eir • yearly visit. T,hey s pend a. 1ba.ppy aftern oon with u s , in£ludJng a fternoon tea.

This year the Rev. Bla:den gave an •address much a.I}p're(:iated by, :an,d v e ry ap•propriate for, b-otb t h e Ol·d •a nd Present Girls.

The U 1Ti on responded to Mi.ss Holmes' ap peal for the ·s up,port of Miss Good, w',ho is · doing sple ndid work ,as Secretary in India, the whole School contribut ing t.o t h e f,und. Vle have .sent f.lowers- to the Alfred Hos pita l, ·but oth e rwi·se w e have not done as muc h as we should in this respect this yeM·.

S evera l of our girls attended the Confe ren ce he ld at Essendon, wh.i ch was c hie fl y for girLs l eaving School.

Our .re presei1tatives <:a.me in coutad with me mbe rs O·f ·o ther Unions at the

Mitcham P;cnic, w.here a sple ndid day h ad been ·organised •b y the auth•orities.

A means 01' com,rad•es,hip with ·members of v arious Unions is the S cboo.J,girls' · Camp, where th e g ;r!.s s·p,md a h a ppy and pirofitable time. Duri'll!g next Christmas holidays Cam,p is to -be 'held a t Portarlin gton.

We a r e s orry that Mi•s s Peterson :s leaving u s, and .h'Ope t h,at the Union will h a ve as competent a President n ext year, a nd that 1922 will have ,a ,record in Mern .. b er.shiip, attendance, a n<l general 'ell · thusiasrn.

- M. C.

Birthday Night.

Birthd·ay Night, 1921, brought t he u sual excite,ine-nt of c1·r essing, •and waiting to re · eeive o ur vis it.or s. The w eathe r b e ing fit only for ducks caused, anany fair d,am sels much _ anxie ty abou t t'heir pretty . party fr.ocks and curls .

Afte'r the Dining Hall ,h ad been .pre t tily deco rated arul arran.g•ed to foo k like an Australian garden in s prin.g time, there were ru,shes for the bathrooms, and many unna tu1ral no ises we re h eard as those lined up outs•ide shr.iek e,1 to the occupants " Time's up ; n ext ,p!ease." At five-tih.1rty we a ll troope·d .down to find our pJ,aces, which had •been reserved for weeks (in a way only known to boarders ), a nd after a .great deal of e xc itement in passing c hocol,a te, etc., we finished dinner , and, clad in r ai ncoats, ran up t,o t h e Gym. trying to dodge tb.e showers. T.h e ,m;n.utes soon flew, and it seemed no time ·before our guests airrlved for t h e concert in Fitchett Hal,!. While the no n -p erforaneTs we re scr.a m'bling ,for seats upstair s, the re was great excitemen t oolow . in the dres-sin,g-room, where t:he .p erformer.s were 3l(ldin,g the finishing touches, and s t iU looking for the few :g,aI'ments whJch would •p ersist in ·hiding t h emselves.

T he_ progI'a;mme was open ed by. ,a 1iiano solo by Beulah Shannon, much a p,preciated by the g ir.Js . Frances p r oved to be and h e r e ncores. Mr. Art,hu r Armstead favo ured us with many humor ous songs. at h-eii1i'est in " Land of Ho·pe and Glory," His wi.Jlingness to retu'rn made his t alent th e more · a ppreciated. We were then greeted by a. m erry b-and, kn•own as the "Mcuil'tebank-s ," who· t e ndered several items during t he evcnini;.

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SILVER AND GREEN. • No one realised lmw· awkward a cork arm could be un-til Jones illust-ra,ted Che effect by reciting •·· The Soldie'r's Dream" with actiions We .w ere surprjsed to find that after t:lie scene behind the umb;·ella in the duet the :he noine had the misfortune to appear with half of Wrllie·s moustache transfer-r ed to :b er lip!

After · having spent. so :many years at M.L.C. we won-dei· whe.\·e the gi-r l - -could have acquired such perfect knowledge of moonli.g>ht d·oin.gs.

We 'hope .that the .head•s o-f the junio-rs were not filled with s i.Jly ideas, especiaHy as o ur He.i,d Prefect was the -h ero.

Ethel proved au excellent "Jones of the La,ncer s." Sc,me of us wonder3d at the perfection o,f her EngI-ish accent. In fact, " Punch's " descript'.on was that ",no more La~cer-like Jones· ever trod stage."

The Historica,l Charade. wa,s ,a cted well, and the characters were soon r ecognised, owing to .the s u cces-sful efforts of .the dressers and those w11.o arral].ged the ta,b leaux. We must congratulate Miss Mc· Kay, Miss Wjg,ha,m, Miss Gill-a,n, and Miss Earle for the interestin.g prog-ram!ll1e.

We concluded by ca.Hing ·f or the u s u,al ch eers, and -a,fter -bidding f,airewell to our guests, d eparted for our dorms. A lthoug11 it ·has been -the last for -many of u s, Birthday Night will n-ot ·b e io,r i;:otten.

The Choral Class, conducted •by Mr. Mewton , r e ndered " T,h e Erl Ki-n_.g's Daug.hte r," at the boarders' Singing Cl,as-s, and though the ,a bsence o-f ma:le voices was a drawback, it d'..d not preve nt the g :•rls fno-m a'))preciating the fine per.form· ance.

At the Boorder.s' Social Eveni-ng, g,r e-a l opportunity is afforded for the display o-f mus:cal ta.lenrt. Mm,ic stud·e nts have been v3ry fortunate this year in being able ' to attend we-ek!y concerts held at the Untve r-sity Conser.v-atorium. They ,have a.-lso ha d tihe opportunity of h earing Jascha He:,fet1., Dame ,Cl-a ra Butt, and •o thers or Lhe famous artists who -have visited Melbou'rne this year.

We hope the standard of Music at M L.C., which h as ,become very h igh in the last ,few years, will ·be .m'<lintaineo by the .girls of the future. · . -M. L . and V . P .

Our Ne w Magazine.

At last we have our new -magazin·e , and the " Bluebe-Il " (,horri·l:)ly Early Victorian name!) , which 'has becQme rather fad-e d, is foreve r lard aside.

But it •m ust be remembered that it is t,he material, not . the -c over, that makes a magazine, thou,gh a ,pleasing appeM·ance, a s always, is a tremendous asset.

Next year you .must improve on this issue of " Sil<ver and Green," and so on until our magazine is a -se-cond Blac kwood, a nd a fitti ng produ c t:on of .a S chool or gr3,a t traditions.

Like most ambitious schemes t h is one cannot come to fruition b y the labour, however· ze.aLous, of one or twa, ·but only by t he earnest co-operation of a ll- it- i-s c-~J)ril clc cor/JR that oounts !

Music Notes. " In sweet music is such art, Ki-lli11g care and grief of h eart."

Owi'n.g to the absence of soun1lproof mu-sic-moms, the ceaseless ,p ractice of music fiends pI.ay upon t'he nerves of those who 3(re not so mus-ica.Uy inclined. At six a.m. sharp , a noise, which Jn the distance resembles the cranking . of a " Fo,ro," floats upward-s from the " Sanctum Sanctorum,"; but on a,pproaching No. 6, we -find a fair ,1n,a.i,d fabo-riou-sl•y di·s secting ' Melodic Min-ors.'\ T-he music stud ents, by their hard work, have made the examination resu lt s of t hi s year equal to those of previous years.

Mr. Meiwto-n , ou1r musical director, by his indefatigable etliorts, h e lped t h e School to e njoy Musi-c Week by arrangin,g a peri•od o.f song for the vl.hoi"e Schoo-I. " God Save Lhe King" was s u•n.g so lustily that a ge ntleman, three blocks away, was known to· remove hi-s ,h at.

We regret t-h at we could not find room fo\· a ll contributions, but those whose wo r k has not bee-n pub-Ji.shed must not he discouraged , but spurred on to further attempts.

Don't "sktp" -the parts that look boring, but find whatever sense you_ can in eve,ry a rticle, and aibsorb or 1reject it as your mind d·:ctates. Bu.t i-ea<l ii all, my Dear Individual, it· is written for everyon e!

-I. A. H .

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SILVER ANO GREEN. Basketball Notes.

As we only h a d ona of last year's t~rn left, the first thing to do was to decide wh•o s hould fil-1 the six y,a,cancies of th'e First VII., anrl as there was much competition, we had g'reat dd-ffi,culty in decid: ;ng who tlfey s'hould .be. The team finally con s isted A. Phil!i-ps (Capt,). D. Sam,p· son, V. Way, M. Healin,g, A . mng, D. Vim pani, and M. Gilber t.

We also .ha d a second team, which, afte1 ma n y -alterations, was finally arranged as follows : J . H ay~ard (Capt. ). E. To b e, M .

Rogers, M. Vasey, J. Morrissey, I. Neilson, and M . Staif.fOTd .

Our f-irl!t m atch -agains t " Tintern" 011 the'.r -grounds r e s ulted in a de feat ior M.L.C. The r eturn ·match played on our g rounds wa.s vei:y exciting, although res u lting in another victory .for " Tinte rn."

Our match wit h P.L.C. (fi'I'st and second t ea:ms ) On their ground r esulted J.n a vic tory f.o.r P .L C., but t h~ return matc a played on our grounds resulted in a n exc it ing match with -a .good v ictory for M.L.C. The F orm match es we re taken up with keen inter est , especially the fina ls, when Va beat Dip:oma C a nd D, thus winning t h e Shield. We' take thls op.portun.ity- t~ congr-a:tulate V ,a on t hei>r s plendid playing.

There is alwa,ys gr eat r.ivalry in t h ~ match between H ousa a nd School. a nd this year was n.o ex-ception . Both teams played splendidly, victory tailing to the Sohool-·" W •ell d one, Sc hool ' ' -A. P.

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·' To set the cm~se above renown, To love the game beyond the prize; To hono11r, while yoit strike him dow11.; Th e foe ·that conies with fearless eyes.

-Henry Newball.

T ennis Notes.

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After play'.ng o-fr , the Fours we're chosan as follo ws : 1st Four.-D. Flockart (Oa,pt.). E. Pryor, R. Browning, and R. Goldie; and the 2nd Fou.r .-M. T-a\t (Ca-pt.), J . Heyward, M. H ealing, an-d D. V~mpani. _ The fi rst m a t ch was playoo. agamst M elbour.n e Grammar on ou,r Courts on Junt: 11. when we were def·a.ated by 11 ga1mes.

P.L .C. de-feated u s by 20 on their Courts on June 18, and Geelong defeated us by 32 on their Courts, th e f.ollowing S aturday .

The s acond r ound oorome-nced on July ?O wh e n we were again d efeated by Me'.~o,urne Grammar by 13 g-a,mes.

On Augu,st 6, ow-ing to wet weather, we had to postpone our match with P.L.C. until August 17, when we wa.re de-fe-ated .

We played Geelong on our Courts on Aug ust 13, when they defeated u s by 26 g-aroes. , We -would like to congratulate th e Geelon g Four on w :n,ning the Shteld, which they will now keep .for alw\1-ys.

The Second Four defeated P .L.C. on t h eir Cou•rts ·by 10 games, •and were defeated by Gee long on ou•r Cour ts b y 10 gam e s . Aftar a close matoh Melbourne Grammar defeated them •b y 2 ga,mes.

We wish to thank the Staff for the practise they gave u s , also Lauriston , Toorak, St. Michael's, Tintern, and Wesley Col!ege.

The For.m T ennis Matches are not yet over, and o nl y one of the Champ,ionships has been fini s hed, that ,being the JunioT, of which I. Evans was the winner.

Baseball Notes.

This year we had o n ly three of our old tea,m b ack, but -after due conside ration the t eam was chosen as fo!'1ows D. Flocka rt (Cap,t) K. Renn:e, N. Goldie, T . Mapleson, V. Cromb, J. H eyward, M. Tait, M. Rogers, and U. Goldie.

In th e 1st round we we're d efeat e d by t h e othar Public Schools .

Durin ,t 3rd T erm we were. tortunate in securJng a coach , who h as g iven u s a great de_a l of h elp. T-h ough the t eam haci ' mproved very much, ,ve were again de· f€-a.ted in the three matches d uring t h e 2n d round. · We h a d several practice matches during the yea r against .., Tin t ern," " R uyton." · and " Lauriston."

Though defeat~d , we are not down· hea1'leu·, a n d wm win n ext - year. ~ D . F.

- D. F .

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SILVER AND GREEN. Aquatic Sports.

L:i.st year the Aquatic Sports were h elo fo r the fi~st t:,me since 1916, a nd were such a s uccess, t h at this year they we r e looked forward to with great eagern,ess.

A cold day early -i n Ma.rch showed groups of .shiver:ng swim-me-rs, w ith bhtongs ol spectia.tors s houting r ound t-he edge oC ~h e Baths, while the Staff occupied a form across the fa r e nd- in im,min,ent danger · of -splashing, wh ich th s y received in due course. Everyone's enthusi,asm ran to a great deai of n oi se, and Mon•a's voice, he lped by the megaphone, w:as necess-ary to restore order. U nf~tunately she made t h e mist~ke of announcing th at t he-re was to ,b e no s·h out' ng during r a.c es ! Needless to re mark, t he r egu:ation was not ob served . ·r -he Nsults we r e as follows: School Cha.mpionsh.itp - M. Healing. .

Diving - J. H ealing.

Life-Saving.- M. Ba rnett a nd I ." Ne ilson.

Over ' 14 Handticap.- D. Flock.art.

14 ·and over 12 Ha nd-icap·. -B. Tompkins.

12 rand Under H a ndicap - J L aµcasteir.

Breast-1$"troke Handicap.- J . Semmens.

Junior Fot.ms' Race.-Lowe r V. Sen'o r F orms' R ace.- V.b.

Rous~ v. School.- School.

The School Ch ampions hi p race s howed ve r y .fine swim.ming, and was won by Marjorie Heal!ng, aft_e r a very close race.

First place in the Diving Com.petition wa:, awa rded to J oyce H ealing, as th e most grac~ful of the competitors. The winners of t h e L :fe-Saving Com,petition were se· cure from bhe first, and ca.me in with a good lead . 'I\he Jun:-or and Senior Forms· Races we re, of cou,ae, watch ed with h.ig11 excit'-"m ent, much -n oise, a nd flag ·waving; but the r eal e ven t o f t he day was, as e ver , the H ouse v. School. H e re t h e noise reach ed a cli{Il.ax, a nd the roof had hard work. to ke?p in position . The School team was •much strongeir this year, an\! beat t h e Ho use by about a lengt•h.

- -- J . s.

Athletic Sports.

On Friday, 18th Noven.1ber, our Annual Athle tic Sports meeting was he ld.

Al· though the U niversity exa•mina tion s w e re looming ever closer. the numbe r o f en tries was n ot affected. The programme of thirty-four events was •carried o ut In good rttme, and ·ma n y t-hank-s a re due to tt-o se who made this possible.

Bes '. des the Championship e vents, pola·Lo, sack, egg and s·poon,, whistl ing, time, a nd other races provided interE!st for t h e spectato rs. The Form flag races created great excit e.ment. ·but t he ot•her flag race, Hous.,e v. Scho,ol, was w-ithout 'Clou•bt the nrnst populaJr event on the -progra m.me.

After a very f.in,e race t1h e House won by •a bout two yiaro s.

An e n,j oyabfo •p rog raim me was concluded by an exhibition basketball match •b etween lht House a nct the School. in whi ch the House was victorious-.

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On e very side r egret was expressea t hat, ow:ng to a very painful accident, Mis·s Vi-"igh.am, our s.ports m istress, was unable to be •present.

Th3 follo wing were the results of the d if-feire n t races: 1. H i-g h Jump (Senior).- 1, V. Cr omb; 2, A. Pilking ton .

2. Hig,h JU;m,p (Juriior ).-1, M. Ale xa1,d e r; 2, Q. Stee!e.

3 Egg ar,d SJ2<>on Race (Senior) .- 1, C. Warren. : 4. Sack Race (Juni•or) . -1, Q . Steele.

5. Flat Race, 80 Yards (Senior) . -1, J. H ~yward; 2, A. PilkingLon. 6. Flat Race, 80 Yards (Junior).-1, M. Alexander; 2. Q. Steele.

7. F lag Race, .Junior School·-Form III.a.

8. Lon g Jump (Jun'. ~r).- 1, Q . St·ee le (14 ft. 5 in.).

9. Lo_ng Jump (Senior) .- 1, M . Gilbert (13 ft. 3 in.\ .

10. Thread Needle Race (Open).- 1, V. Way a-n d · C. Cleme n,g er .

H. Old- CoHegiws' · F la t Race. -1, D. Jane.

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SILVER AND GREEN. 12. Skipping Race (Junior) .- 1, R. Heath .

13 ·Flat Race (160 Y.ard, Senior).-1, J. Heyward; 2, L. Gibson.

14. Time Race (Open) .-1, M. Rogers.

15. Fla.g Race, Midd>le School.- Form I,ower V. 16. Sack Ra,ce (Senior) .-1, T. Mapleoon. · 17. W,histling R11,ca (Open).-S. Thomas, L. Davies.

18. · Iia,seball Throwin.g (Junior).-1, J .

H ealing; 2. M. Warnock.

19. B·a seball Throwing (Senior) . -1, V. Way; 2,, V. Cro:mb. . 20. P,otato Race (Junior) . -1, Q . Steele.

21. Pot,a to Ra,ce (Seni01r) .-L. Gi•bson.

22. ·senior School F-lag Race.- Fonm V.a.

33. Flat Race, 50 Y.ards (Under 10) .-1, C. Goldie.

24. Goa.! Throwing (Junior) . -1, J. Healing.

25. Goal Throwin,g (Senior) . -1, J. Mor• rissey and J . Heyward -equa;l.

26. Obstac!e Race (Juruor) .-1, J. Healing; 2, M. Warnock.

27. Obstacle Race (Sen;or).-1, J. H eywar<l; .l, M . Va.sey.

28. Siamese R:ace (Junior).- 1, Q. Steele and W. Stu.art.

29. Siamese Race (Senior) . -1, D. Moir and K. Ohinn.

30. Costume Race (Junior) .- 1, W .

Stuart.

31. Cos<tume Race (Senior).-1, M. Law. 32. Egg and Spoon (Junior) . -1, Q. Steele.

33. Flag Race, House v. School.- 1, f{o us·e.

Junior Ch a:mpionship.-1, Q. Steele.

Senior Chrurnpionshri-p.- 1, J. Heywa.nd.

- J. H.

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\ ~- i.bya-~~T,he l'. terary taste of the average g1rl is rather a ,m ystery, when one saes the

bast literature pa.ssed •over so often ror chHdish and lighter :fiction. The conclusion is llhat most -girLs judge a book a lJTiost Rolely by its oo,yer. One cannot condemn this light fiction, bu-t it ;s only fo r those who cannot enjoy the better authors (-0:r for people so exhausted by e xaminations that they need somethmg Ji,g ht for recreation), yet we find •i ntelli· gent girl-s clingin.g to u ie stories of their child-hood, from s-h eer lack of courage to venture on anything that "· looks dry."

Within my particular exper.i ence I have e ncouraged Junior Scihool: to read =re advanced books t han are usua-lly given to tllem, with g-ratifring results. There is n,ow quite a ;scramrble for G. A. Hen:ty and Hl!,rry CoWn,g wood, a . h ealth y contempt for Ethel Turne,, and when l mrade the {011x w,s of comnnendi-ng a book for its pictu res, one Miss ELght-Years-Old said loftily that it didn't matter .to her whethe r th e re were pidu•res or _n ot. This does n•ot ,mean that we have a crop of ~n-fa.nt prodigies in Junior School, it only shows h-o'w far behin.d what they might and s hould be are the older g.irls.

No one would blame us for not having ref1,d Carlyle's "French Revolutio n ,'.' but ·why are bhe thrree great \masters ot our language, De Quincey, Ruskin, and muchloved Robert Louis Stevensan-perhaps most charming of -all writel's- so n eg lected? Certainly Scott, Dickens, Thacker-; iy, and K-i,pling are more read than most ot the g.ood authors. Our Library abpunds with excellent Histor.i es ; and the " Cornhill Magazine," which exists for us in ·countle-ss volumes, is -one of the •b est. peiriodicals of to-.day. AJ.so our collect:on of American au,bhors is singularly gcod, for we ,have the complete works or Holmes, Longfellow, Emerson, Lowell, and P-0e. ·we h;lve -probably the best collection o f War litel'ature of any School In Australia. In particula.1.', there are Nelson's and " T,he T imes " Histories of the w ·ar, General Monash's· Aust:ralian Vi,ctorles In France and Flanders, ,and l:li-r

SILVER AND GREEN. Ian H amilton's GaJH.poli Diary, thrilling t>ook., , especia11y t:h ~ latter, which every Australian shouJd read. There is no equal in modern f iction to the grace of those ear :ier nine teenth century w•ritersGeqrg :i.-, Bornow, J a.ne Austen, George EJ:,ot, or the blind Frances Browne, a ll of w h om ad o-rn our &h e lves. Likewise we h ave almost every -poet that can be named.

A•mon,g r ecent book s let u s ,particularly nco,mme nd Maeterlinck's " Blue Biro " and Lord Fish er's " Memories," the latte r tee-ming with · fasci-natin.g ·sto·ries and the a uthor'·s fam,o•us e pigrams.

The who'.e point of r ead in g g.ood bo-o ks is . that w3 -are t h e r e·by put <i n th e way o-f ga th e ring up the beau tiful th.oughts which h e lp us to form our own, cod es of livin.g , &.nd ~o to learn ·how we may live in thi, fulJ est sense.

- 1. A H.

Gene•ral Elections, 1921-

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The ge nera:! elections of 1921 a.roused more than usual interest, since they wer e largely co.ncemed with t'he l'ete-rendum as t o the co-mpuls ion O'r ruon-compulsion of s port in the Schoo-!

At a I.a rge gen.er.al m e3ting h eld t:J\e da y bef,ore the -electio n , eaoh o,f the candidates tor the House o,f R e presentatives-Doraen Allen, Beryl K e rry, and Elva Ashton, repre&enti-n,g V .a, V.b, and XX. r esp ectively, outlined th e planks i n ·h er platform. A,mid the strains of t h e Naitional Anthe m, the cand'. d-ates took t h eir seats on t h e p'.at· fo rm, and in a ,few w-otrd s the Chainvo man , Miss- Brightie Beck!ett, opened the 'llleet in.g and introduced the candidates.

M:ss A1len 8PO•k 3 fi-r.st , h er ringing tones a-n d florcible person ality oommandfag rigid attenti,on .f rom the -outset. Stb.e &hawed ,h e r k eenness •f or the public weal in -many de· s iralile schemes, tw,:J outstanding on~s• bein g t he free s upply of gy-m. tunics o-f one pattern to secure untf.ormity, and a butche1·'s &hop o n t h e ipre.m.i-s es that physiologs. :m'. ght obtain tS•h a,rks , fro,gs, and •h a res at cost price. Touch in g the r-efarendu.m queE.t:on, al,one o,f th.e ca[ld-i·d-ates, Miss Allen support ed th e " No " view on th e .grounds that comrpulso,r y s po,r t would d estr oy s porting s pirit, w:hHst accomplish '.-n g no a,p preciable ,gc,od; s:ncc th e certa;u adv·a ntages of s.p or:t-sel!-con-

t rol, exeir c:se, a,nd good.<f31JowS'hip-can be gained in t h e ordinary ways- of life, •e.g, walking, one •o f the ·best ex ercises kn,own .

Miss A11en also touch ed. on the fact th-at physical un-fitne-ss pre vents some from in· dulg:,ng in spo-r t, w:lrile ample provision 1-s a lrea.dy made for a ll who w;-sh to e njoy it The close of t h e s-p eec'h was marked •b y loud a,p.p la use, a :f.ew questions from the a udienc:i being ,satis factori-ly dis posed of

by Miss Alle n.

Next to s peak wa1; Miss Kerr y, who, tho~-gh -exhi.biting slig:ht n ervous ness at first, soon oveircame th:at, gaining confidence from a sy,mpath.etic amliieince. We fea,r t h at a Trave lling Cante.en to 1.>rovide soup, h ot co'free, •and iced drinks -might not bring in su Micient reven-u e to ,make it p a y, much less to provide fo r t h e unempl.iJ,yed, as &ug,gested. Though · doubtless pro,mpt3d by ,a b-enev,o.Jent disposition, th e i:rrupra.cticability of this soheme is only equ:aHed by its -promote r's i-gnorance of the H igh Cost of Livin.g. T~ in.g enious plan of t eaching ti,ght ,rope walking, · so that '. n wet weathe r g.ir l-s might av-oi_d w e t fe~t by using the tele phone w-itres co'llneCt· ing the bl ock s is deserving o f c onsideration, and rni,ght, ,as ,suggested,, ,p.i,ov e an economy to the Boai,d of Health. Miss Kerry's s uppo,rt o f compulsory s port, ch:efly truat Irno w!edge . is not everything, was ra th er W3ak. Amidst muoh a p·p lau~e Miss Kerry r esum ed h e r seat, afte r ans wering a few questions •flr-o-m t he aud'. e n ce, and Mis·s As h.ton opened h e r speech .

Thou,gh w ~ und-e rsta.nd this · young woman to be n e w to po-litics, she s'h owed s-ingula rly dignified s~lfll)oss·ess ion and a cool ·delivery · from the t>e,ginning.

Her chief talk was on t'he refe re ndum question; M'.ss Ashton favouring coIDJpuls ion.

T.ba candidate had severa;l sch e mes by whioh the ·s ch oolgi rl should ·b e led from he r wicked ways ·by compulsory atte nd· ance at . the Sports Ground- quoti,n,g the time h onoured 8a11c, 111-c11s ,aJrgument. An a u tom atic Utt for XX., we regt1.·et to say. is not like'.y fo,r a long day-fin,anieial dif<t'iculties ag,a '. n-tJhough it h as lon,g b aen re-al.i sed t hat the e nd•less stair s of the G:r ls' Bl·ock r end er seveO:ty,tive ,per cent. of XX. ,g;rls affected as to th-e ·h ear t Y=al'ly, miost ,o f ,th e m d•yin,g young. At the e nd of the s peech someon e ask<ed if MI-ss Ashton approved of the payment of members ·v ie oomme nd the candid.ate on h er

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SILVER AND GREEN. adro-i t shelving of this qu?;3tion,. in 'replying that she ih-ad already outlin-ed :her policy a,s one of pro- economy.

In cl-os.ing t h e meeting the Chairwoman thanked the a ssembly rf•o-r its ord-e rly at · tenti-on (the re ha<l b :i·en flnly one s:ight disturbance throug:hout, the disorderly o-nes -b ein,g ~romediately ejected ·b y two stalwart policemen). The meetin-g ended with the Nati<onal Anth~.

On the following d ay all who wer-e ,o n t h e e ledoraJ. rolls voted, ,p J lling taking pJ.ace in the Baths. The pol! was dedarect lateir in the day, .and the ca.nd·idates r e turned thanks to their supporters.

The results were: 1st Count 2nd Count 90 D. Allen ..

101 100 E . Ashton 56 B . K erry 55 Nine ca.ndidates stood for the Senate, three ea.ch -from V.a, V '11, and XX. The successful thr,ee we-re E. Pryor (V ..b), A. Burroughs (V.1b), and W. Stuart (XX.).

An inteiresting conclus'.on to be drawn from the Referendu-m results----a win for the Pro"COl!Tlipulsdonists-is that Spo-r t is s,o popul2.r that oom.-pu lsfon would never be n ecessary.

Play Notes.

The Annua;J Prefects' Play was a s pl,mdid success. Fmm the two nights' per(orman·c es, the s um of £120 was rais,ed, haJ.f for t he School's Build(ng Fu.n:a, and ha:lf fotr th e W,o men's Un:ive;:,sity Hostel Fund.

Preparations began with the com,menc:iment oJ Second T erm , the usually tranquil life o-f the Prefects and Associates being great4y disturbed by et-for ts t,:i reoonc·l e ordinary School rou.tine wit-h frequent re· hearsals. The week preceding Ju:y 1 ~v= one whirl o,f sweets, <.,weet:boxes, and d,e sses, donalons o-f the fo'rmer being ve ry liberal.

•· A M:d summer Night's Dream,' ' though often acted ·by students, ls no easy task, •a nd we were thankful for the favoura·b le notice of t-he •· Argus," . which es·p ecially . ce>nrgrn.tulated .Edna Jon es' excelle nt per.formance of the .part of Bottom, and Jea,n Heyward's elfish impers,o·nation o•f Puck.

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Theseus and H.ippolyta wer-e a wellmatc:he-d pair; they sustained the uecessary dign.if:ed 1n,a.ml€'r ·w e•H th,,ou ghout t:he play. H e:ena;s yield•ing, loving d·'.s positic[l was well p,ortrayed. _B y the v(g.o-rous act.. ing of Demetri\i,3, one did n J t re-alise that Helena was severa:I inches taller than !he r stalwart lover. Dem3tr.ius' adro-'.t mainragement of his sword deserves special men-

tion.

He'l'mia a.nd Helen,a. .acted as splend'.d f.oils f:or eac·h ot-h e•r , Her,mia's dark beauty matching ·h er l}ar-si-onate nature. Ly~,ander and Hermia actej w'llll tog eth er, though 1>erhaps Henmia was at •h er •best when Lysander's · allegiance was transf 3rred to H e'.ena.

Titania played her part in a bea.utifully fairy -like way. She ,and 'her ,a ttend.ants formed a very attria,c tive featur-e o-f the play. Doris Purg sley w:as very dainty a,s t h e first fairy, ,a nd "jea:lous Obe.ron" l-0oked very· well w,ith his green e,atin and gold~ curls. >Ne feared Vhat 'I'his,b e's voice would never regain its u s'Ual rpitch, suc h was the strain to which jt was subje:cted; but It appears that we were mistaken. She and BottO!III dieser-ve ccmgratufa.ti-on ifor thei:" splendid acting dn the "' play within the play." T-hisbe's s-cream was a masterpieca. It is a ,marvel 'lmw Wall managed to k eep his stony al)IH~arance -a,m'idst the s htriek s o,f laughter wh4ch the " tedious brief comedy" eUcited.

We w '.,s.h to thank M:ss Webb and Mrs. Apperly r-or the ,g reat care they to5k in o rder thaat our play should be a success.

Any merit w h ich it co-n tained w3.s l.ar,gely -due · to them. Eve.ry,:me th,or,oughly .e n joyed . the t '. me spen-t und?'r their directi?n.

Mi-s. L e Couteur -a nd .her orche.s,tra h.e.J,ped .immensely, in 1>layiwg parts of Mendelsso·h n's " A Midsummer N'.ght's Dream." The fa:iry music was especi-ally lovely, and created a my,sterious atmos phere w,h ene ver the falries were on '. the stage.

W e will t ake this .opportunity of con· vey'.-n g our thanks to ·a ll who ·h elped us with donations of sweets · a nd of money.

- '' Stroli.ing Player."

SILVER AND GREEN. Boarders' Notes, 1921. " W e'Ye la ugh ed and talked, and work ed a nd played, as year by year went p !!st, Aud n ow we've got to leave it all, [or school is o'er at i.ast ; And we must jo;:n, th e fi.ghti!ng ones, a n d .see •life's battde thi,ou-g,h, But o h , o'..d s-chool, we'v e loved you we ll; g,oo-dbye, good luck to you."

cons picuous on t he Oou·r.ts, owing to a thrilling toumament whicb will prove t h e Chrum1p'lon F'lat .for 19 21. We are hoping that t h e outco,rne of this strenuou,s pl-a y wiJJ result in our havi.n.g four boarde r~ as our r e prese ntatives in the First Four as Cha mpions for 1922.

It is n ot very often that we have ~µ talk -o f death, ·bull o n e of our nurniber ,ha.5 bee n sad ly missed a n d deeply mourned since la,st T e rm. Man y t a.a.rs weire sned whe n the sad n e ws s pread of " Satan's " death. This we l-l-known luck -bringer was 1-ove.<I by a ll w.h o !me w hi,m. His me lod ious cries at fou r a.m. tou ch ed th e h eans of c.at loyers, w,h o otten arose beC-m<!ils Lo caress h~m. We ·h eard that he vi-S-it'ed one friend' s room, and ·h ad •a n early •b reakfast. " 'T is t h e early cat t hat ca1:Clhoa th e mou se ."

Our numbe r has incre,ased to 128 thi,s year, but, n eed les-s t~ s•a y, the order and disciplin e in t,he H ousa is still up to the st-andard of previous years. Our Prefec':s and As,sociates numbe r eight : B eulah S h ~nn-on (Sen.Lor House), Mona Liston, Marjory Oocks , Lila Forbes, Kathleen R en nie, L eigh Hart, Elsie Lee, Mable Finnie.

At t-he •beginning of t he yea , we we lco·m ed five n ew m embe r s to o ur - 'Staff, which now numbers ten.

Many are struc k by tha -a,ffection s hown by the Juniors tO\v,a,rds- th e Seniors in t h e House; oh.is, of -0ourse, -accounts for m oot rooms bein,g -the r ecipients of m a n y a n{! varied flo ral decorations.

It was a gr eat surpri-se a n-d sh ock to us all to have to bid farowell to Miss Newma n , wh-o was ca;l!ed .home owing to · her m CJlther'.s illness. S·ince ,sh e was so gr eatly respected a:nd lov ed by a ll, h er depa r t ure caused much r ogret oa.mon-gst the o ld girls, '."-h o knew ,h e r so well. We wis h h e, eveiry s uccess and h a ppiness in her n e w work in Ade laide.

·we all join in wfahin.g the Staff a11d Girls a happy holiday -a.nd best wis h es f-or 1922.

- B.

In second T a-rm w e we r e. ha:nwered consid·arabl y -b y •<)Ur -old :friend the 'Flu. Thi-.; was ke pt d·ark . until some h a ppened to go upstair s to {ind r CJlOm mates a nd mattresses g-one. W,here? To the wellknown reg-ions of Blue Dom1 a nd Annexe.

With Music Ex-ams.. looming ahead, we rat!he,r missed th e .th'I'ee Annexe pianos, a nd pe rhaps the t houg,h,t of this prevented our -obtain;n,g -h igh er :marks.

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Otto Krome Memorial. An impr essiv e cere:mon,y ,took place d uring Second T e rm in · th e -unveiling, · in Fitchett H all, ·o f a port>rait ill' oils Of . t h e late H eadmaster-Uhe Old Col!e,gians' Me mori>a:1 to Mr. Krome.

The re w e re many Old Collegian s present, -a nd Midd-le and U-pper Schools w er e all-owed to att,end. After e loquent and touching speech es by Dr. Fitchett, Mr. L e Conteur. and Miss Walton, the Preside nt of t1h e ·o .c.c., Dr. Mary Lane, unve iled t h e picture.

To th ose of u s who knew Mir. , Krome, t:he portra it saemed intensely real- the n oble a nd kindly expressio n , the sti·ong feat-ures, antl the c!eve r ,head -a r e so fa-ithfully portmyed, that ,no explanation of his ch a r acter is n eed-ed. lt is strikingly evident -a t once t!hiat " T,his was a ,m,a n."

Our Bas ke tball T eam met the School ·on the last ,morning -of T erm II. Both teams played ,,(ell, and we ,o ongratula te the Day Girls on _their victory. Oolou-rs wer a di-s played in ,g1reat profusion on bobh s ides- Red a nd Green blending so well!

One me mber not bei_n,g satis.fied with belt, stockings, ribbeins, ,-"ti e, a nd shoe-laces o! red, accept~ a kind knock on t he nose which a '.ls o served to display loyalty to the Hous·e.

After the si,n ging of "Lead, Kindly Ligh:t," Dr. Fitchett offe-re-d a -s·h or.t .pra-yer, and t he g-a theri-ng dis pe rsed.

A wave of enthus ias m -for T ennis -h as spread tihr-ough-out the H ouse. At presen t. th e boa rder s are makin,g the mselves ve-ry

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P o rtrait o f the late Head M aste r , Otto Kr ome .

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SlLVE~ AND GREEN. Champion in n either Basketl>all nor T enn4s, r gave my oppone n ts, a run for their money.

But since you insist, h ere are some o.f the .me'1anal,1-0ly details of my character: My unintelligen ,ce, ,compared ·wit;h t h e brig htness of those who, of o1d, aoorned t h ese :h alts : is •d,eplorab'.e. How I man· ,aged to reach my p'resent dignity is a myster y to teach3'rs, ·but I warn them tha t the ir ' tiints as t o the corruption of Un iyersit.y exaiminers leaves them open tc;i s uit& for liibel. My En,glish com,pos1tion, far from r esembling that which t h e Kin,g uses, would be unintell;gible t o t h e de mocratic Prince M Wales. My motto, " .E at hard,. play hard, ·s lack h ard, and stew h arrd ,, · does :n,ot s e.e m to m eet with t he ap.p rova.l of ,my s11;p erio rs, for , on th e grounds tha t I was wasMng my time and s u,bs.tan'Ce in, riotous Jivjng, I .ha ve been CO/Jllp e lled to evacuate my an cient haun.ts, t h e tuck-shop an.d t!he garden, tor t he undi,gnified Prep, rOO'm, in "' spares;» so no one can b lame me, w.hen I. a m ,f ettered by '· sh ades of the ·p rison..house," if .my genius fails me in Decemb er . But e nough, already. time an:d paper is far spent; with best wi&hes for Christmas and the 1/•a cation.-Yours, e t c., P. SIXTH.

FORM NOTES. Honour Sixth.

We're a Form of twelve promising students , Renowned for ,our wisdom a nd prudence .

Our wo'rk is p e rfect'.on, · N o n eed of correction, Our knowled.g e su rpasses a ll credenc3.

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In Englifih t here's nothing to daunt us, No Latin cir French is be yond u s; At Hist'r y we s·h ine, Our Algebra's fine, As for Phys. thoughts of failure n e'er haunt u s.

With our pro wess a t Sport w~'ll not bore YOU,

Set OU!' •Captain's example . b e fore you!

On sports ground and court, Many •b attles we've ,fought, And our ~hronicled vict'ries would awe you. ·without an y so.! id end eavour, We can writ e v ersse r ~mat!faibly clever; These songs we diffuse; (\Ve've •no need of a muse ) This perhaps is surprising- However!

Pass VI. Form V.a.

Numbe'r Ej.ght, 11/ 11/'21.

The E ditor, D ;!-ar Mada:m,-Your d emand for Form notes, immediately following }'lQ\l'r ihar:r,y• ing me for literary con-lributions to your •ma.gazine, i s as unwelcome as it i s inop. portune. You cannot know a d,e testatio n o·f s uch notes to b e my '!)a rticular foible.

The /}()11/'Vt•·,i.s cus tom of my feHow Forms, in stiriving to -00.nvince a d-isinterested public h ow exceptionally witty the y a re, and what wonderful things .t hey have done, h as my supreme·- coritempt. I contend that ;f a Form h as a chieved greatn ess, oth er F·orms d,o ~n ot n 3ed t h e fact thrus t upon th em- it is sel•f-evident. I aim pe r suaded that the life of the averag<:: F-0rm is singular:y uneve!}tful. Ind ividua l 1 m embe rs may gain thei r T annis Colours or other distiuctions, a nd most Forms can boast of o ne victdry in Basl<etba:ll or T en . n i,s; but these a re characteristic, not exceptional events.

Personally, thoug·.h

We r e m embe r, we reme•m ber, Old Form •ro<>mis, dark ,a nd h ig•h !

W f:!. used to think our little . brai ns Would sho rtly r ea,ch the s,k y; But though. we'll gain t he g•o lden star, W e know now w.hat we really are.

It .is useless to say w,hat a ·model Form wa are, fo<r as ,o nJy two of u s are boarde rs, no one w,ould believe u s. But we mai n tain t ha t the presence of ,six Associa te Prefects foll y •a to nes for th e defi ciency in board~r5.

V.a h as ha.d many triumphs this year.

(•a ) Althou.g•h t h e opinions of our candi· date for th e r ecent e iect'.on did n,ot m eet. with .•public ,fav,our, ,h e r e loquen ce so swayed t h e mob •t hat sh e was returned 'midst loud clieeir,s. (b) At Ba&ke!JbaJl, we r e i,gn a s Cha1111pi.on s tO'l' 1921. (c) Our . ba·b y is th e Junior T ennis Champion of t h e School.

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SILVER AND GREEN. (d ) We have a n otable m ember of th e B asebal( t 3am in -0ur Form, o ne remarkable fact about ,h er being that she often throws t he bat furt he r t han s h e hits t h e ball.

We h old great expectati>on s fo r Tennis, s quad, etc.

If anyone suggasts that V.a ,h as not rem arkab'.e p oetical talent, we sh a ll feel obliged to protest aga' n s t this T ermino· logical inexactitud-e. In fa.ct, our effoir ts in writing s-o nnets so in:;,pired our -Eng lish mistress that she even oompo,sed one in her slu.m·b ers, one line of which was, " Whe re son-nets, ly rics, odes, will' ve x."

Our For.m m '. stroos, on the last day of Second T er>m, kin-d•ly consented to take us up t h e tower. To our h ormr, many diaphanous g aTments were scattere d h ere a nd t here. To who-m c·ould t hey belong?

If yo u see an exceptionally ·h urried exit from No. 9, d-o n,Jt th ink that we a r e practising -for the 160 yards; it is merely a c h·e,mistry lesson, ~o do not be alanned.

Perchance you may n otice a vein ot cyn·icism in these notes. If -so, it is the r~su'.t of the wrath amused in our h ea_r ts b y the dest.Jruct>ion o f t):J.e beautiful ivy which ,clustered round our Form room windows.

Diploma Form.

Written in t h e Bu~i ness R ealm , M.L.C.

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Many a frolic needs m ust be, In Diploma's life of misery, Or the student , worn a nd wan, Naver thus could voyage on Day a nd night and n '.g h t and day, Plodding on h e r dreary way.

Typing, sh-ortha nd, -accountancy Confute a lighter tendency, While on bhe lawns a r e -prone to be Sixth Fo rm g: r ls who merrily Laugh or talk or ha.ply dream.

Diploma Form r-oom ! Thou hast been Witness of many a lively scane A.t " Roll-call " or " ·Commercial Terms," VVhich fit u s for the business firms, When bursts the w rath of one much tried, And girls at talking are e·s pied.

Now once a week we gath3r round To learn th e principles ,profoun d Of Precis.

But cheerful res pite have we known, In Sports and Gym , an-d a ll must own Our prowess. Now the Sports we hail, Antic:patin.g that we'll sail Th1rou,gh ,all events victoriously.

Our run'IJ.dn,g will most 's,pec' ally Daz_zle a ll beho lders t h er e, I!'or we are fleet as we are fa.ir.

Tn years to come our t houghts will flee Back to 'the days t hat U&3d to be; The days t hat fitted us for Ji.fe, With .w hat it h olds of joy or strife.

Form V.b.

During the last year V.b ,ha,s left its -old Florm·'fOO'Ill at t he top of many stair s, and has been given -a·•bright room in t he new build'.ng. Our new Form -room is a source of great joy t.o us; it •h as pNtty green a nd cream walls, both walls and ceiling being .p anelled with light •b rown wood which is matched by the hr-own 1in4sln wind·ow l;>linds. · . .

V\rh en it was n,ew, this ro.o-m was spotless-ly clean ; t he d esks a nd flooi seemed to s hine in the:r inkless pu"rity,· and the Form made n o.hie r eso.lutions- to ·p reserve this prod·igy. But, ala..s, for s u-ch l,ofty 3JlJJ·bition.s ! It seemed t ha t little elves of blackness h eld r evelry by night, leaving stain s an.d s,c11atches where they d a nced in t•he moonli,g.ht.

Despite heroic efforts- the room d·o-as not a: ways .seem _tidy: .a d.r'3/1Il.atic sens-atlon was caused on,ce ·by tbe s udden en.trance of OU'f Form mistress w,h en the· room w:as nqt looki11;g its_b-est- ipd-eed, a s,1ig.4 t ~a,rt}iqu_a ke seemed to have occu rred. Books and pa.1i"ers, unn.oticed un·til that mo!llent, -a p pearad: to be everywhe·r f:l, a nd particularly conll, picuo us was a brig ht gold chocolate w_rapper und•e r t he ' f~cmt d esk.

Lucjdly, a . girl of great .'resoµrc e° a nd o f n ot -too fairylil.e feet,· had t he pre;e,nce o-f mind_ to stand f;nnly upon it until the -moment of danger had passed. . .

But V.b h_ai;; :,;eally mad ~. efforts to .k eep this r oom ·b eautiful ; the Form is buying a pi°cture, called '.' The Vi_gil." -:in . memory of a happy year.

This pi-ct.ure is of a brave young so!dier , who, as he kneels befo're the altar of an old chapel, is . watch.:ng . over his armour t '. 11 th e morning brP.aks, .w hen he will be made a kn ight.

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SILVER AND GREEN. " '!'he v .i gil " takes us back to the tJimes " when kni,g'hts were bold," and spent their lives in ftg,hting all forms of evil, ready for any deeds of valour against the wrong; and we hope that our .p icture will encou'rage those chivalrous ideals, and hel-p u s to br:ng them into everyday m-e.

V,b is th-e Champion Form in 'Swi!Illming, and was· in t he semi-.finals of th1e Bas·ket,ball Cham'Pionship, unfortunately losing its fir st Tennis Ma:tch.

Form V-b Special. " Ancients of the CoHege; T hey 1hav-e taught us common senseTried to teach us comlllJOn senseTru th and God's own common senseWhich is more than kn.ow!ed,g e!"

The a ut hor o·f Stalky & Co. must have experienced times as strenuous as ou rs.

Friday ,aifternoon is a critical -time, when the Detention •b ook is ·b rought arourud, with our ,pa:rticular " Ancient•· dreading to hear tha:t any of he r g irls have their names there. But w e are learning Hke Stalky, it is.. Sa:fest, easiest, and bestExpeditious, wise, and bestTo obey your orders."

Oh! There goes the bell! Recess is over, and we m ust g-o up those dreadful staiirs again . Our Form .mathematician, J . T., finds, Mt-er working it out, that at least we climb 400 stairs in a day; so do you wonde r that we are weary and st'. ff at tha end of the day, and wish fervently for ,a lift! Even ou,r For.in mistress is in a s tate of collapse when she reaches t he s u;m,m.i-t. Eve·ny Friday Ls .a n ticipated with great expectati,o;n., until the subject ·f or ·our next essay is alllllOUl!l'ced.

We are pleased to niote that ou'r Form Group has been selected by the photographer (evid'Elntly on account of our being the best.looking Form in ,the School) to adorn a window on •· 'l'he Block."

It is a question whether we are pleased O'r sorry that we have ,t wo Gym. pe,riods a week now, but we certainly •a re sorry that we are not •h avin,g a n y this week because of The Finals !

Form XX. T-his year Twenty's coUJStellation consists of girls who have continued in. their new firmament with their previous lustre,

and of athle tes who were defeated by IV,a •rut Basket,ball (goal-posts being as high as u sual). They also defeated V.c at Tennis, but fell 'neath the cannonade of Honours' ·balls, although they had made a vaJi.a.nt stand.

In these lofty h eigh1.s our sense of h earing is not affected by the attempts of our many musical geniiu.sres; but another sense is ben efited by th e adjacent aqu•a'rium, which com;ists of the usual frog family, ,performing •f ish, and •the Ancient Shrurk.

Finally, we 1l. esire to than k our Form Ca,pt-ain, Elva As hton, and our Spor ts Captain, Dorothy Mann , for their excellent leaders hip this year, •and wish futu re Twe nty .gir.Js the best of luck and an automat ic lift.

Form Collegiate V. Another year has 'rolled away, an<l ·h ere wa are as hap,p y as · ever! When School re a , sembled at the beginn-ing of the year Colleg'.ate V . occupied Fitchett Hall. We were all delighted whe n we h 3ard or our new Fo rm room in North House. It is an ideal Form-room, and we strive to keep it br-ight wlth flowe rs. With such pleasa·n t sur'roundings we could not feel anyt!h:;ng ·but :happy.

W,e were aH inte rested in •Ou r Form Sports, but the Basketball tea:m and T ennis team which we ,p.Jayed proved tou ·strong for us. Howe ver, we are hoping t.o do better next year, when we ara In Diploma. Our F :•ag team is very prom1sing.

We thave a ve ry amiable Fo1rm Captain in Ethel Blumer, wh·o ,f:gured ,pi,ominently on Birthday Nig,ht. We are a ll looking forwa rd to b earing he r "item -a ga'.n at our Form concer t, as •some ,of us did not have the pleasure of hear ing it on Birth.day Ni.g,h t.

We all regret t.he loss of our most popular teach er, Miss Rei<l , w.ho le ft so sudden.!y that we were utte rly bewildered.

We wis•h he r ever y s ucces in the future.

We all thank our Form m istress fo•r h er help in org-a;nising our sports, and also for making work easy by the chee rful help Sihe gave us. We are ch eerfully looking forward to the exalllls., the ,s'h.ad,ows of which hove r dangarous,!y near; but we'll f-orget our t'roub\es, and wish everyone a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.

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Although our number has rather d ecreased during the year, w e are still the mos t inte res,ti,ng Form in the School. At the beginnin,g o f the Sacond Term w e . were turned out of our ro,om, and had to take refuge in, No. 13. Of course, thi!! gave us endless opportunities f.or wo rking ha11"de r a nd ma king ple nty of no is e on the s tairs. W e are a ls o aible to admire the Art Ga llery. which i s j.ust next door.

Ou'r desks , we find , a re v ery cheering, for we only bave to lift the m up and the chorus begins. Our teache r s, stran.gely enough, d·o •n ot seem to apprec:ate it.

At the ,b eg:nning of Third Term we sus tained an ove rwhe-1-ming loss. W e returned to find that Miss R eid was no longer with us. But Mrs . Brown , Jilly, and Miss Parsons took pity -on our forlorn state, and now we ha ve two F o'rm mistres ses and Jilly to protect us .

'I\houg'h we may not w;n the Shield f.or t h e ,h i-ghes t ave rage this year, we are well re presented i-n tile School t eams . Nell is in the 1s t T e nnis Fo ur, -and Ma rie and Marge are i-n the 2nd Four. Nell a nd Marie are al-s-o i n the Base ball T eam.

V.c feels the we i.ght of the c omin,g ex a mina tions , and drea<Ls the lack of its dear Form mistt·ess during the ex a mina tion w eek.

Form Lower V. Sing a s-ong o f L ower V ., A For>m-ro-om full of g-ir"ls; ~ ive and thirt y m aiden s fair, Acqui-ring, learning-" pearls ."

On -ou r teache rs ' words we han·g, Absorbing wisdom vast ; H istory, m at h s., g eo,graphy , Learnin.g v eiry 1'-ast.

French and Physiology And L a tin we a d,ore.

And w e hope !-n next ex a;m ., To r eac:h the highest -score. !\1an if.o :d we re t he feats we performed t his yea r. Vva we re all very anx ious to see •of whom our Form con sist ed , and we re well satis fied with o urselves, as on e tea ch er i-nforme d us .

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aimed at for Lower V. Las t year, Intermed,i,ata s eemed ve r.y far away,· but now we have begun to realise how ve r y near it is.

Under the rule o-f our .p opular Form -and Sports Captain, Thea Wilkinson , our conduct and sport have i'Illll}roved by leaps ·a nd bou.nd-s. We won the Junior Swi!m·ri:J.in·g Champ., and o ur first match -a t both Basketball and T e nnis.

The old way of ,b reaking up se ems very t.aJme to Lower V. , so· ~t decided to introduce soane th<ing new at the end of Ter m II. Cu,pboa'rds we re -p aclred with sandw'iches, cakes, •f ruit, a nd .gi-n .ger •beer, a,nd Bell's Latin Course and Heath's French were put out for airing-we leave the rest to your imagination.

The Fina.ts have now commenced , and for the f:ir,s,t time in our career we wa:t a-nx-iously for results, as thes 3 will det ermine ou'r places n ext year. W e're near the entl of a perfect y ear!

Form Remove.

Iri T e rm I. we w~lcO'IIled man,y new girls who. we think, have en-joyed their first year at M.L.C. The only e vent durFirst T erm was the sw::mming Sports, i-n which R emove lacked •b riUia nce, thou,g.h not enthus iasm. At the beg.inning or T e r;m IL, fulrilling o ur reputation, we moved to the Lecture Room, whose ·precincts we still e njoy.

We· suffe1red tle feat at the ,h ands o·f Lowe r Y. in Bask etball, and tha t c ruel Da m e, Fo'rtune frowned on us aga in when Lower V. we re vi ctorious dn t he T en.n is Match . , Our I<'orm mistress, Miss Parsons, is at vresent doing double duty, having control of two For,rns, V.c and h er own, though we think little extra work is inv-oln d, as V.c, like our-selves, is a mod e.I Form ( ?) .

We are sor ry that ,our Annual Sports da y is postponed , owing to the unfor· tutiate a ccident of our Sports Mis.tress .

We, howeve r :ho.p ~ to SU1Cceed in the Sports e vents, a s usual. 0-ur Form Captain Freda Bly th.man, deserves a word of praise, h e1r arduous duties ma king life &pecial.ly ha rd for h er .

Two of our nu,mbe,r, l,,,elva Cla rke and Lillia S m~-th, we r e s u.ccessful in passi-n.g important ·mus ic exams ., and, another , Clarice Jorda n, managed to win a pri ze '. n a " P als" Competition,

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On 8,peech Night, a ll will -see Remove looking (and fee:fag, o-f course) resplendent aml. important ·a fter r eceiving many pr izes. We trust that the ,members of Remove o,f 1921 ,may have as enj oyable a year as th is in ·their various For-ms next year; a'.-so that next year'-s gir.Js for R emove w ill be -a s h a ppy ra.s we all have been.

Form IV.a.

IV.a's t he Form t ha t all admire, And it well dese<rves th eir praise; For it 'h as tlie desire To g e t u_p h iighe r , And _ wi n all teachers' -praise.

H er e we are again! We wish to let our r eaders kn,ow what a brilli•a nt Form we a re, a nd what our succes,s is due to.

Our -a,i-m is t-o win, t he Honour Shield back which we g;rls won while we were in Lowe1r IV. T o wiru •th1s S hield, aJlt hough we've had a most enjoyable time, we have n-ot forgotten o ur School lessons.

The results are n•o-t to hand yet, but we s·incer ely hope to get it ; what with Mildrad's, Rita's, Eileen's and other s' 100·.s , we don't see how we can. ,be beaten . Oh! if we were 1boys, we a r e sure the future Rh-odes' Scho lars would -be oo-m~ng from t'he present IV -a. Why! r ead our r esults in Sports a:-so.

1~:irst, consi-der our ages, only thi;rteen, a nd we have to play aga,i nst all ,-these Senior- Classes.

First · T er.m , s wimming against a ll the School, we came second, while Bonn ie, our F-0-r m .Captain, w-0n the Junior Gh-a,mpions·hip.

We reached ·t he semi finals in Basketball, when we h ad to pl ay Diploma, who won, though we had t he better of them until the la,s-t five minutes.

We have entered the semi-fin-a!s in T ennis also, and .h ave to ·play H onour VI. Now the secret. The r esults are du , to one thing, -a nd that is we a re a united cl-ass ; we don't waste time quarrellin1g aibout our team, we put tha best g i'rls in each tea,m, and in ex•a m ;nations we all put our ·best efforts forward. We dor.·, think the re could ever have been such a IV.a befor e.

Form IV.b.

We, the girls of F'orm IV.b, have had a very interesting year. At the beginniing of the year we started a museum, -and have . some vary interesting specimens.

We have ,an advan tage ove-r othe r classes, because we have a large cupboard, and two shelves.

As some a re unacquainted with our museu:m, we wi!l descr.ibe a few speclmans. We h ave an a lligator's skin which hangs on the wall, and a snake's skin, foss il sh ells, --a gour d which came fro111 New Guinea, and contains powdar which intoxicates the nati ves,, an ivory armlet, and some horsehair bracelets; -these adorn i-he s-h elves.

Marjorie Na.i1r•n brought two ·most beautiful specimens ; they were g,iven to he r by a lady who obtain ed t hem from the natives. They a r e f-ound in the Japanese seas. They ar e lon.g a n d round in sha pe, and are rounde-d off at one end, being very much like gas-,mantles in shape. We thought when we fiTst saw them that t•hey had been woven by some sea ereature, but later wa fu und that t he.y were of the sponge family, and that -th e J apanese· ,h ad put a -s mali dead sea creatu1re in each to make it mo-re attractive to seH. The -n ame of th 3se peculiar specimen., is " The Veruus Basket F lower ."

We a lso fo und a Cicada, in th e pu pa stage, and it proved to rbe a v ery interesting little creature.

For-m IV.b did well in T ann:s and Basketball, although beaten in both.

In Bas,ketball we ha d a victory over Lower IV., and wen t on to p'.ay IV.a. We were winning -a gainst IV.a, but the bell rang, and we 1had to stop, filn.i'Sthin,g the ma t ch aooth3r d·a y, when IV,a won by a few goals.

In T enn:s ou1r gi•rls played very well, but IV.b won by five or si x .gaimes.

Dur: ng Miss Wigham's illness . we h ave been having games in stead of drill, s,o s·ome of us ·made u p a pro.gramme for amateur s por t s . We had sack race, flat race, obstacle race, time race, a nd there was going to be a wate r-pistol f,i ght, but t-o our sor'row water ipistols ware proh:bited.

We had great fun, and were s•orry when the period ended.

We •h ave had a very •hap py tim 3 in IV.b, and sha.ll be ve ry sorry to leave o ur Form and Form Mistres·s , Miss Williams, when the t ime comes.

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SILVER AND GREEN.

Form Lower IV. W-hen we oa,me back to School after ou'r Xmas holi<lays everything seemed new to us. · Insteatl of b elonging t o Junior School we were Lowe r IV. Mis1:, Newm,a n, our I<'or.m Mistress, gave us .a very happ y time, and- we were all very sad when, at the e nd of the First Term, she left M L .C. to go ·to Adelaide to be with her mother. M<an,y -of us wr;te to h e r , and r eceive l etter s .from iher &till.

Miss Newman worked hard ·to get us a Form"!'oom -i n t he new House ·bhat was being built, and we thought s·he •h ad been ab!e to do so when, at the beginning of the Second T ePm, we found ourselves in No. 18, enj,oying everything but the ·h am· mer in g of the buHde>rs, and for a week o r two a ll went well. But one day, alas, the Headmaste·r vis,i.ted us to s,a.y that No 18 was to be no longer ours Our giroa,ns would probably ihave •been loud er had anyone but Mr. L e Couteur told us t h at we. were to remove our be.Jong;ngs to ro·om B that afternoon.

Our ·Tennis F-ou r: Nancy Legge, Peggy Pascoe, Olive Phi:lips, a nd Thelma T homas , played Junior School, and wen, beaten. Ou'l' Ba;sketball team played IV.b , and were likewise defeated. We need not say that we were not disappo-i nted on e ither occasion-of course, we were-but we did our best to rejo,i ce w:th the winners as the b est t~-a,m, whilst hoping we would de-f eat them n ext time.

"Lower IV. Riddles."

Why is Lower IV. loyal to M.L.C.? Be· cause it has green (Elvie Green).

Why is Lower IV. v,alua ble? Because it has a diamond (Freda Dimond).

Why is Lower IV. like •a n office? Because it has a clerk (Nancy Claorke). \Vhy is Lower IV. sure of water? Because a f'.ood comes •freque ntly (Gwen Flood).

Why is Lower IV. like a spider? Because it has a web (Hazel Webb). \ V-hat would you say if a brick fell on your head? How ·ard (Joyce Howard).

Why is Lower IV, like a fores,t in win ter? Because it h as robins in it (Edna nobbins).

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This year Junior School girls have had a happy ti,me together. In April we held a Doll' Show, which w.as very su ccessful.

Over fifty little mothers brought fheir babies; there were big dolls a,n<l little dolls, Ghina a;nd celluloid dolls, g irl -d olls and boy doJ.ls. Some were large, ,a,nd some small ; the majority were pretty and •b eautifully d'ressed.

The prize dolls were owned by Joyce Percy a nd Rona Bruce. vVe also had raffiia h a ts <for s.a le, and D'.ploma girls •proved ,g,ood customers.

Junio.r School e njoys :having its own playground; •s ome of us w:ho are enthusfasts •a t garden.irng cleared a small space and planted seed1in.gs.

Next year we hope .to 'have g-a rdens for each Form.

Gi,r,ls in 111,a and III. -are very inter• ested in Tennis this year, and the First and Recond Fours utiH.se every spara mo· ment; if no court ·:s available, t h en ·"hits·• is the ,order O·f the day. We were all very p '.-e as-ed and exoited vthen we beat Lower IV. The J. S. F1our are: Al.ice W'iloox (Captain), Doris Pugsley, !ton.a, Bruce, and Me·g HuPrey. We celebrated our victo,ry with a te•a party in the Sports Ground.

Last week w a tried to have a r eal dress r eheaPs·al of our play, " Gareth and Lynette,''- which we have been le-arndng 1-n some of our Gomposition L es.sons. We hope to have all the clothes ready ,a t t h e end of the year for our final performance.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries.

We have received since our last issu e "Pegasus.' The Melburnian, C.E .G.G ·S. Notes, Patchwork, Lux, Th-e Wesley College Ch ronicle, The Pr:nce Alfred's College Chronic'.e, and ... Ours," for which we a·re ver y grateful.

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ORIGINAL PROSE AND VERSE. Sonnet on the Sea. W h en I have gloried in the s parkling May, The shimme'ring waves like diamond s laid on blue.

And in the s hallows, shades of wondrous ihue, Foreve r changing with the a utumn day.

The n I h ave t hought this iridescent _bay, Ins pi·rin,g gladness could not b e th e same As that which storms a nd r aves, and seek•s to ma im All thiJllgs that bat tle midst its foam and spray.

Perhaps far down In c:i.ves of cool-est green Two spi'rits dwell-one lovely, gracious, fights 'l'he other who is evil, wtl..ld, insane.

When Beauty wins, h e r kingdom -is serene, And all the Ocean gleams with myriad lights The victor Sin, fury and madness ;reign.

- J. Mo rrissey, Form V.a.

Rain-Fairies.

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The sky was pearly grey, and a tiny breeze whis p er ed in t he leaves. For a momenf t h e re was a ·hush, and in that hush a rain •fairry fell to earth. She put d•own h e r •burden-a d rop of water-with a tiny pat! a nd sped away to ·dance in a pool. Quic k :y, ,a s·e cond fairy followed h e r , and t h en, in a sing :ng Tu s h, h osts o,f th em were flying to earth, ca.sting the ir burden of •r ain drops eve rywh-~re, s-oakin.g -the g round, patt ering on t he leaves, a nd clinging to the window-p,a n es. Each, heir work per formed, skipped away to join h er sis• ters. d a n c'.ng lightly on a -pool of rain, their tiny feet dimpling the water in ever• widening rn.rcles, which m et, and broke, a nd formed again, while mo·r e sprites ca.me so !'a.st that the p ools themselves seemed to dance wi-th the tripIY;ng feet. But ·r'ainf.ai r ies m ust not play for lO'Ilg; they mu st r etu'rn to their work -i n t h e cloud,s. Fo r a while they d anced , awaiting their call, till one ray of pure g old stole fro·m the edge of a cloud . At the signal, s wiftly they all

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fle w upwa rd, ·hasten in,g to join the long procession that was oEm-bing t h e arch of t he sky. For a moment they hung, the s unlig.b.t touching their robes of delicate hues-pink, and blue, a nd ma u ve, a nd gr-~en, merglng ~ruto one another in a radia nt arc. Then swiftly, swiftly t h e rainbow faded, as each little rain•fa-i'r y return ed to h er place in the clouds.

- J . S emmen s, Hon. VI.

On Leaving School.

Four years witliin thy sh adow I h ave passed , Four years, Old School, be neath t h y infl u ence.

Thy spt-rit h as e quipped me for the fight In after life . Thy ordered governing Has tau ght restraint and goven1 ment or se lf.

Now, t houg,h I leave thee, though I n e'er again Shall s ha re thy daily life in wo'rk a,nd play, Yet, in the spirit, thou'lt be w ith me still, R ecalling memori-es of college days: The s i.mple morning hymn, t he uplifting praye r, The friend,sh!ip ·and the well,remembe red face, ,, The quad, the lawns, the cla,ss-room and the .hall, The s.ports-fie'.d, and the great, grey, i'vied pile, · And , more than all, thy creed, ' For God and Home," That e'er sh a ll guide thy daughters in the way.

-C. E. W .

The Violet's Reward.

"Oh, d ea'r ! I wonde-r what th e ma tter thoug ht fuiry Viole t, as s,h e sat c urled up on a leaf n ear h e r little flower h ouse. She ,h ad cause to wonder, for there was a, g-r eat commotion among the h a ppy flower fairies . R ed rose fairies, with their big, brown, velvety eyes a nd crinkly, da rkr ed d'resses wer e running to and fro , and t h eir greatest f riend, the little Poppy I.Jady, seemed in. gr.alfat dis tress. Now, you must know, at tha t time every flower was t h e home of a ,f ai•r y, and t h e fairies ,ver e very much like their homes. Fairy Vio let was v ery beautiful, for she ·h ad long g olden h:air, and big violet eyes that matched h er •:s-?''

SILVER AND GREEN. shimmering dress; but her home was half h idden beneath the leaves, a:nd did not have the beautiful sc:i-nt that violets h ave now. As Violet l ay there, a Salvia _elf fluttered past."Reddy," she called, "what is the mat· ter?" ,. Don't y-o u know?'' h e replied; " one of the Red Rose fait'ies -has. falle1i from h e r home ano. hurt ,he rself." " Why d-o n't they send for Dr- Cure?" asked V-iolet. " He is away in Goblin Land at p·resent, and won't be back for some time; the f.airy me&sengers are on •an errand to the Elfin K:;ng, an-d everyone e lse is too busy preparing for the Midnight Ball,'' said Reddy, and flew off.

After he had gone Violet sat for a loni; time, thinking. At last .sh 3. sa-id to herself, " I wond•er if I ought to g-o; I do wan,t to get this dress ~eady. I'm s ure I'll look Tuice as a moonbeam dan-ce>r." She _gazed longin,gly at the misty gown she was -mak· in.g -from sp;der's web and tiny, tiny dewdrop diamonds, and at last said, "Y.es, I think I ought to go, -i f no one else has gone." Sd, c-arefully folding up h e r -moonbeam dress, she f.lew to whe-re the fa' ries were gathered. '- Has anyone gone for Dr. Cure yet?" -s h e asked Bright Eyes, one 01 the Daisy fairies: "No, not yet; we are all too busy to spare t-he time. I think ths messenge'rs will •b e back soon," Br:g,ht Eyes r eplied. "I think I will go for -h-i-m,'' Violet said , so ·off she flew.

I t was a long way to Goblin Land, and by the time she h ad r e_tu.rned with Dr. Cure, h er ,yings felt very tired. Sh e went straight to her little flowe-r house an·d teil asleep. She was awa.kened by a beautiful butterfly, who had come to tell -h er that the Fai ry Queen, Queen Rose, wi-s-hed to see -her. Quickly arising, sh e hastened to the beautiful palace, with its pink satin walls a n-d go'.d3.n flooi· . Bowin.g in .front of the Queen, she \;_,.aited -for H ~r Mafesty to speak.

"Violet," she -said, "I have been told how unselfish _y,ou ,have bee.n in g;ving up your time, so I wish to r eward you. Henceforth , I give to your ·h ome and those of yo ur sisters_, a beauti-ful perfume, so that all may be attract_ed to you," ,a nd pressing a light ki.ss on •h er foreh ead, she d-isniissed h er. As _ Vi·olet flew -b ack to h er home, now enriched by its ·b eaut;ful pe>r'fume, she whispered ~o h erself, "I'ni glad I went; I'm glad I d id what I could." .

-Mavis Alexander. Fo I'm V.a.

To Spring.

Only tion d< th:~ng,;; ing of How r-oughn we a re hav-e s Yet ·

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D-awn of a cyc:e of seasons, H erald of g\.o,riou-s birth, Spring, thy spirit is stealing Ove r the wakening earth.

Thy spir:t, life-givi,ng, mysterious, Bringing a joy b eyond words, Imparting to leaf bud and blossom New life, and n e w song to the birds.

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G:ild like the sunshine, thy mantle Lies on th 3 hills wattle -crowned; Thy fo-otpri-nts in ma.ruy-hued flowers Sh:n-e -on t he warm brown gr·ound; Up in the t r eetops at sun-r ise, A carol of prai-se is· hea rdThe wind, as it rustles the gum tips, Waft!! clearly: the song of ·each. bird

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What .is thy message . to mo-rta'.s ?

T ell it rne, ·silver-tongued SpTi-ng : Into -my ears s,a,ftly whisper, In-to my ·h eart -s oftly sin.g. " It _is a ·m 2ssage of glao.ness," Thou sayest with radiant eyes; ·" Purity, peace would I ·bring thee, To sh'n e ,f rom the blue of my -ski11s."

- J . Semmens.

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The Fairies.

'Neath the willows on the green, Can y-ou guess what I h ave seen?

Why, fairy folk, all dressed in silk With little wings as white a,s mi-lk · And tiny poppies in their hair. ' Th ay d-ance a nd dance'most everywh ere.

Up a moonbeam on-ce they strayed, With the moonlight children played; The fairy queen was d'ressed in red A- crown of gold wa;s on h er head;' · She'd little goldan slippers too-Her wand was made of flowers blue.

'Neath the wi.Jlows on the green, Fairy folk I've often seen.

When o'er th, hill-top creeps the dawn, The fairies leave t~ir bower and lawn, In pearly boats they· sail away Across the lake, at break of day.

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The Joys of Life.

Horace: Odes I., XIV.

O·n ly' when we fael -the need of consolation do we 'realise h-ow much the little thaiga o·f everyday life count in the making of our h3.ppiness.

H ow easily are we discouraged by- any r'Oughness of tha s mooth highro-ad :!lf life ; we are irritable and diss-aUsfied, aind must hav,e some excitement· t,o cheer us, Yet once comprehending the mu1tum in va,n 10 of tha daily -h.a;ppenin.g s which ord·;na,riiy pass unn·oticed, -how m uch less •easily are we dispirited. To know suns•hine and ,f riends, and sw~et --smellin g flowers; to have the ch aruce o·f making some•o ne happi-ar -b y · a woird or a · ,s mile, -and som etimes of making a sacrifice; to be able to work joyfully, a,nd without wearine, s; to come h ome to loved on.es at mgh t; sometimes to feel •· tha wind on the heath"; •a nd to watch the st,arr'.Y h eavens b efore pass:ng into the realms o·f r efres:hin,g ,sl eep--th3,se ,are plea,su,res ·d enied to few, yet soon forgotten wh-en some · slig.h t g.r ieva nce disturbs our peace of miml.

And if we bear i,n ,mind t•h at God, who is in and around and be·h ind a ll, is alway.s the/re, an,d will a lways b:1 there, $Urely we need never be d·:shearte n ed,

O ship, what doest thou? Th~ ,w aves again _ Will bawr the seawam! Use t hy powers; strain T o reach the harbour wide.

Ah! see'st th-ou ,how the -s ide Is stripped of Towers; how the yards complai-n.

The mast, too, injured by the Afric gale, The keel unbound by ro·pas ,can scarce pre vail Ag,a '.nst the tyranruous sea, Nor a re thy sa.ils free From CTI.lei r en,ts, nor do thy g,o ds ava: l; Whom, whelmed with woe, thou ever _a nd again Dost call upon, and ca:ling dost pl'odai m Th·ou com"st of noble line, Child of the pontic -pine, And boast thy r a-ce's pride, thy useie,ss name.

- J. Hey-wa'rd.

Hidde:n Genius.

There were five of us staying in th e tiruy fern-covered hamlet on the s'd 3 of the guUy. Nina, Theo, a,nd J ea,n were society girls, recuperating after their if.iTst season's plunge, a nd Gwen Whit:1 and I, two prosaic bookkeeper.s from du,:,ty city offices, listened, with cynical sm(les, to the d,e , tailin,g of their experiences.

Nirua considend herself a poetical sou!, possessed o,f a sensitive, a'rtistic temperament, ,and talked -i ncessantly •o f poetry, mus·'. c, and art.

"You cannot understand me,'' she said to Gwen, the fir.st evanin,g when we were a ll out under the trees . "You are SIO mat ter-of-fact, so-so -void of r eal sentiment."

"Desist,'' said Gwen, threateningly. "I am staid, oomm:onplace, u nimag;native if you like; ·but I've fund, of CD'TILmonsense, and t hat's worth s,ometh'i.ng these days."

"Nina's unc:a w:is a poet," volunteered T•heo. " So I supposa- " ·• Nina take3 after him," I finished, Nina smiled , ,gratified. She was a ll in white, and lay gaz'.ng dre:amily at the moon t hroug,h a. n et -work o·f fern.

Horace: Odes I., IX. Drive cold away! Upon the ,hearth pile high The crackling ,f orest logs abundamtly; And, fr.om the sa:bine jar, Mor e freely than before, .. Bring fort h the wine of four years vLntage nigh, All else to the alm[ghty g·od-s entrust, As S'oon as th-ey have laid the winds to rast,

That, on the foami-ng sea, Are wa'rrin.g violently, The cypress a nd the andent ·a s•h are hushed.

Ask not to see to-morrow's unknown face.

What days chance gra,nts to thee, acc'l-pt their s pace, And count it as thy gain .

In youth •d,o not di·sdain The dance and love. Old age creeps ou apace.

-C. E.W.

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I SILVER AND GREEN. " ' My h eart ach %, and a d-rowsy numb ness pains ,my sense. as 1thoug,h 01' h emlock I !)•a d d'run k,'" sh e quoted, in a faint voice. " I:T".L11,'' said Gwen, bluntly. " I only wish it .we re strong eTuOugh to -s.ilence your sent'.menta:1 prattle for a w hiile •· · The mcon.lfght W'a/3, making " leafy light a nd sha.dow " on the ,griouncl, an d cove,•i•n g th 3 y,alley with ,fJhat h azy ,_,g l-0,w wh ich is strangely mystical. ·B rea:kin.g the silence gently, amost apolqgeticaliy, t h e lit tle r,tl'E,a;m wound ·its wa,y among t h e fern s.

•· You can't ·ima;gine," Nina :half-wh'.sp e,r ed , " what though-t s a nd vi;sion s come t-o .m e -on n ights like t'h,:lise. I see-" " Spa.r e us," impl,or ed Gwe n, in her d e·e p str ong tones. , ''"Be quiet, Gwen,;·, ad1m on i"S hed J ean .

"Go on, Nina. We want ,to h ear ." ·-wm I read you ,a poem, I oompo,s,3-d ?"

Nina as•ked. " I can ~-em.ember it, I think."

W e a ll assured •h e r of our des'.r e to listen . Gwen 1-a ughed , a l•ow·amused 1,au,gh a ll tJhT1ough the r ecitation. " I thin.k it is ,b eauti.fuJ, Nina ," I said; " but wha,t do¾ i.t mean?" " However d·o you think of s u ch t hfrl,g,s ?" gasp ed Theo. •a dminng ly. .,. Do you ·know," lalLghed Gw-en , " I would love to pack you into a m erch an.t's office for a. week or t w.o, and take you out every day to d·~n e on Iris!h s tew .and pla in-b-oiled rice. It mi.g ht c ur clo YQ U." S•h e a im ed ,the c u s hion 001 which s,h e ha d been leaning, a nd ;it lanided n eatly on Nin,a 's face .. " You a r e really too ,matte r',o,f -fact," J ean p•rotested, casting a cont3m;l;l•tUJo,us glance ,.. on Gwe-n . •·• You know n toth,in,g of th e beau ty o f p oetry." " No. Gwen !has no im,agin,a;ti,on ,'' said N :na , pla i,nt ively. " Oh, Theo, did· I tell you? Mis·s Eddington-Whyte i,s s upposed to be staying up ·h e re for a week. I saw i t in one of th ~ papers. I:l·o you suppose w e will see h er in .the it;awns hip s·o mtJ time while w e are •h ere?" ,. ,vho's Mi,s s Edd·im.gton -Wb. yt e ?" asked Gwen , smiling. " Oh, you would'Il't be i.rutel'~t ed," ans we r ed Thoo. " "She is an a uth-0-ress-a poe tes s, I ,m ean_ S he won the poetry c ompe titi-on that Nina went ~n f-0r a few mo nths ago.' ' '·' I thiink I may as well tell you," -began Gwen. " That- "

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" •S-he mu"St be w\Qn.der:f.ul-Miss Tuidi:ng• ton-Whyte, I mean," Ni-rua, interrupted . " I di.dn'<t feel the l east jea:1-ous w he n I read her p-oem. I recogn.ised powe'r -in it that ,a mounted almost ;to genius."

It must h·a ve been after mid,n i,ght, a nd st-:11 lay tossing and t h ink;ng.

Suddenly, Gwe n •slipped quietly o ut , of b ed., struggled .in·~o h e r 00at, and st epped n,oiseless'ly o u t of th.~ great open wind :iw J on to. the verandah.

A ha lf h our later I followed h~r. a-n d fo und ihe r lea,ning against t h e creepe r a.nd gazing dreamily ·a t the d•a rk· •fon:ns of bh e gully and .mountain beyond, . " Gwen.," I said, "ar 3 you s leep-walk ing?"

S'he started, and then l~ug-h ed n ervously, a nd I noticed sh•e was h olding a .pen'Cil and writ:'Ilg-pad. ·• I d•on 't mjnd You reaiding it," she said, giving me the pad . ,. I crume o ut ·h e re because I can .a lways w:ri.t~ bette,r ·a t nigh t i :1 the ,op en:· WcmleringLy, I r eao ,some •Of t h e m:ist beautiful verses I ·h ad ever oome across. " Gwen ," I said. " They a r e wonderful.

A-re t h·3-y )'Ours?"

She nodded.

• Why d•rd,n' t y,ou tell u s a ll before?" " Y.ou know I haven'•t seen you ,or .the oth e rs f,o'r ove r t w e lve month s, Ma,r ge, until we came up bhk, mormng,'' .s h e said, h,~r eyes b eginnin.g to l\vinkle. '· I wrote a Utle book-a kind ot a J.lego r y- som3 •time ag.o, and it was pu,bli,sh ed. It was t h en I kne w I c:iuld write. • I m ean t to tell yo~ about it -t o'night~but Nina-'' She ,p aused, lau,gihing softly.

"You know the competit.,jon Nina spoke a bout?"

"Yes," I ·said .. " Are . you-Gwen , you dark 1horse, you ar,e Miss Edd,i ngton Whyte ?"

Gwen smiled. " Yes." - Ire n e Mccrae, Diploma .

OccaS!io nal -Verse.

We rose before the dawn a n.d ·stole away, Leaving the ho~s e in ~olitude b ehind·.

Enwmpped in g-r ey t h e ·ra nges Tound us lay, knd up we climbed, a v,;1,nt..a.ge spot to ,find,

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SILVER AND GREEN. For there the· break o .f d•ay we wished to sea.

• The way was long, and e re we reached the p'.a.ce, 'I\he light had come, and we could see the -s·ea; And as we landmarks wera a,bout to trace, We s pied ,a gE·mme r io the eastern sky, Hard ·b y hhe sea; then stretching all around, Red .gleallll and gold, ,still ·mo•re as moments fly, ' Pain,tinrg the clouds, 'r :lla,ching to every bound, 'Ti! a ll the heav en ablaze with wondrous hu•e s- .

Firet, clouds of palest .p :nk in rfleecy for:m , Then gold, like corn surround·:ng lakes of blue, With redd_e nad pathways lead:ng th-rough the cornHeld us i-n wondeT. Then we look'd around.

The north and -south p,reserved thefr ·b lue and wh-i te; Rut in the west the glory was 1Nfioun.d , Reflecti111g softly shades ·o f eastern might.

One amber-cloud, like_out-stretched angel's wing Pointed to ear,th a s though ,to there alight After some long, world wide, and t iring fHght.

And now .the great sun god his beams did fling With all b is majesty an:d mag,b ty ·power, Aud rieii,n,g, drove ,h is b e;:-a.Jds on before To form elsewhere a beauteous dawning hour.

And we upon the mount lo ved Natu're ·more.

-B. Beckett, V.a.

The Lady of Cliffe Cottage.

At the corne r of Main Street, jus t oppCJI site Drugg's General Sto n, there's a lit tle house .e,a,lled -Cliffe Cott~e; an.cl ther e lives Miss White, who is a very little lady with wavy white hafr · an·d the s wee t est !aca you ever 15,aw.

Miss"-W,hHe is · quite the kindest per.son ilf Druggsville. Nobody is ever ill but r e·

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ce ive~ d ainties ,t 'rom h er; s h e ~s the nurse of Druggsville, a nd it is she who r-eally keeps the little Metho1list Church at thto other end of the town g•o-ing. She has beeri the Good Angel of the town ,a,J J her life, e-x cept fO'r about two years when ·S•he was away; and it was during ,these years t hat the peop:e came to realise .her worth. ·About five years a,go Mi·ss White was o ne day ~n Drugg's buying some ,p rints.

As s he was examining t•b em, sha, was completely hidden behill'd a big table of rolls of material. While sh:e was ,there two women came in- one •of ithern a newoome1r wh,ose little boy Mi.ss White bad nu rsed through typhoid; the other, a woman w,b o bad lived in, the ,t own all h er life .

"An' that there Miss White," she could not help h &aring the newcomer say, "com. iii' pokin' 'er nose inta other p eople's busi ness, and mtexiferin' like •a s if s·b e was · lord o,f a ll-just ,because she's lived 'ere all 'er Ufa, and 'as· got that :money heT father lefit 'eor. Co.min' show.n' it off t·o those as 'as.n'-t got ,IlJ()IUe-,a,n' y:ou .never see 'er name -a~ the 'ead of subs·cription lists neit:her."

Here th e two women tu-m ed to the coun · ter, and Miss W.hite -took tJhe opportunity to move qu:ie tly along behind the <trubles of .mater.ial-s,, .leaving ,too early to find o ut 'that th~ . .newromer was jealous o-! h er child's love .for Mi.s'S Wimte, or to . bear t-be other's h eat-ed rello'rt.

M~s-s White was JJ.u,rt, terrib!y hurt as only a proud, .g enerous, .so<!t- b ea.rted person · can be ; and a.s ,Slh e made ,b e,r way to the· newcomoc' s hiou51e ·to -s ee the c hild who was :now convales·ceut, sh e thought or 'her kind actions, g-oing · over to each aga.in and ;igain, placing_them so as .to see them, as from the eyes of the n ~wcorne r.

As she neare1l ,h er own gate on the- way home a t iny gold en ,h ai.red girl came running ,out o f ,one of the gates n ea,r by. " Ownest own.! Own est own!" ,s ,b e -c ried, running towamd,s Miss· Whtte. " I want to love y,ou bard ." Miss White h eld out -he r arms. " Come, Delia," ,s he sa,id, and the c hild ran into the m. Mis,s White oarr-iad her into Cliffe Cottage, a nd sat fo r a lo ng time caressing her, trying with the ·c hild's love to dead.en the pa.in the woman 's words had caused. But the pa.-;n, grew and graw, and at the •same ti-me the s aed of self love that the words had pla nted began to grow, sucking the vital~ty from th at

p:ant of in Miss F or a lit tle ·of n'iece f1 whe n flb It wa M~s,s Cli was as: b efore, wr·inkle: the lau cou ld s evaning for t he saw •he, Miss W drove u That was ·b e many p come hE and her "Oom out •h e r Delia tc treat ed h er har Own, D , ing; •b u1 and du: "Sh3 White ; rea.obed kitc·b en creams, tiou s, a in th e , white a back, a: in her,

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SILVER AND GREEN. p:ant of love for -others w hich h ad thrived in Miss •W(hite·s h eart all h e r life .

For a few days Druggsville saw- very little -of h er . Then, •a bout a weelc later, a niece fr-om the · c ity came to stay, and, when s h e left, Mi-ss W:hite left too.

I t was. just a bout two years later th at M'.s-s Cliffe White r eturned. Now h er h a ir wa;s a·s y 31Jow ·as it had b een twenty years before, h er ,skin was• as pink , and ,a.II t he wrinkles. h ad · g-one frlO'm h er face except the laugh i-ng •ones, w hioh n-o t reatment could s m ooth out. It was earl y i n t h e e va-ning when she re"ur.ned ,. dinner time for tlhe loungers about the tow n, SJ few saw: ,h er w ho did scar cely r ecognise th3ii.r Miss Wh:ite in the styl·'.sh little J.ady wh,o drove up to Cliffe Cottage in a mo•or-car. · That ni.ght, s h e w3nt to a c c-n ce rt w hich was h e1d in th e ,t own, a,n,d atlerwards many people g;athered -round h e r to welcome h er back . Amongst t h ese wer e Delia and h er mother. " .Qome, Delia," said Miss Wh.ite, ho1di_n.g ou t •h er arms, and smiling i n h er old way.

Delia too,k a few steps f.orwar-d, then retreated to h e r m -o-th er 's sid:ii ,a,nd clung to h e r hand. "Won't y;ou come to Ownest Own, De lia?" aisked Miss White, ,still smilin.g; ·but Delia crept n ear er t,o h e r miothe,r, and clung more tightly to .h eir. " S h ~ has .for.g,o tten me," smiled Mi,ss White; but she did not sm:le wh en •she r eaoh ed· home. She ,Jit ia . ,tire in the kitchen, and on it piled p Jwden, puffs, creams, s hampoos, visiting cards, invit,a . _ tions, •a nd ·a ll h er mementoes ·o f ,he r day,s in t h e city._ Soon he r 'h af.r b egan to turn w h ite again, t h 3 wrinkles 'began to come back, a nd t h e ·s hades or content· deepened in h e r eyes. Miss White h·ad come h ome.

-E. B.

Tension was high ; see h orr O'r ther.e ~ nd fear On e very face, with p' r 'a,ps a s ilent te&r , For Hon:our S-ixth wa,s ever h i.ghl y s trung And blest with strlOng imagination.

B eh old t h e class, in ·p er.feet •s ilen ce, sit!

The mistress r eads . " Ma-cbeth "- a t h ri:1ing bit , Wherein the would-be m urdereir waits the b e ll, That signifies t he aged Duncan's kne ll ;

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'T:-s dead of n ~.gh t: the v illain pacing r-ound, W ith dagg e r r eady, li-stens for t he sound, W•he n , h a rk! in ve r y truth a · tinkle clear Brok e sharp upon the electric ,atmosph e re !

S·h r'. 11 scream ed th e c:ass ! t he . mistress cried aloud.

But the re ! •twas only change of p e riod.

-C. E . W .

The Basketball Match.

(Oly,mpic Games.)

Now lo n g ago t h.er e were rn'<!lny maidens who came to,g ether from a :I parts of the la nd s-o t hat they .migh:t learn. Thase, inideed, were divided into two t r '.bes-t,b e Borderaciae a nd the Dai'vonae; the latter r etumed at night ,to th~r homes which were .near by; t he ,fio'rm.er dwelt at the place of .Jeairnin.g until it wa,s announced by .the .Chier of the t r.ibe t hat t h ey ·should once m or 3 set 011t to see their fri.einq·s a far off.

Now the cus·llom w.as amon.g these people t hat once ,a year th ey 'Ethould <.!trive i n 'Sport to see wthich tr>i,b e was the :most v-a.liant . · A,nd s o o.n a ·c erta,in d,a y the · r_e port was carri-ed thr-ough that seve'n t'ried and s killed maidens were abo.u t to be ohosen from each party ror the c ontest.

All h earts were i,ncited ·b y these woms, a nd .great was the tumult and tr.ap idatfon within the wans or th eir dweS:lin,g;pliace.

At t h e eleventh hio ur j,oy,filHy wa,s, lab-our ceased', a nd a ll · set o ut f-cr a .g rassy spot near •by, whi-l e .l>anneirs of red and . g:reen wer~ borne ai,oft and cau'Sed to b e moved r apidly in t he a1i-r.

'Ilhen at las t the clear sound o.f a trumpet was beam, and many •II).aiQ.en.s leapt to their -places, s-e,ven of t h em . IJ.o,und as to t h e ir h air with red, •a nd seven with green bands or a wondr.ous hue, and ,:so g reat was the bril1iiance of the scene t hat for ·s-o me tima the eyes o f bh e s pectato•rs we·re .d,a zzled 'So t h at t h ey cou·d not see.

Again, a dear ,sound ,struck t h e air . a n-d. a leath er globe, h avi.ng b een dash ed to .th e g round in tha middle •o f the field, .s,v'.ft as a n a rrow r eaches 41s goal. Then t h e gl-obe was seized by one who was in truth ·a iSaIIl!So:n,, who burled · it with mig;hty force toward1. a loop- which . stooa alof t at o.ne e nd' of t h e t\ieh.L No,v''- h er e,

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SILVER AND GREEN. no w the re, t he ball was sent, until at las t il s·oared into the a ir and fell once .more to th e earth, the loop h-avi,n g been passed t h rough ; a nd the n great indeed with the sh o uts of ·the Da ivo nae w.h;ch struc k the ai r. Fo r some time the contest continued, while all show3d s uc h wo ndrous activity a nd skill that ~11 we re m ov ed to s peak, a nd to say, " By H ercules ! " and at time!:! so much did the echoes r esound ,from the -hills ha ving been struck, tha t m en were fill-3d wi th wond er and with fear Jest they were about to be beset by some man'ia,o~ who lived at a place n ot far distant.

At las t the trumpet announced the s port to be finrsh ed , •and victory was give n to t hose who had .m,ost t imes caused t h.a globe to d escend to lowe r air t h'rou.g h the :oops .a t each end o f the fie ld.

Then with mue h joy -the Daivonae learnt t heir champions to ·be th9 victors , while th:3 Borde ra.ciae, having loosed their hair, m,oa,ned wrt-h ,g rievous lamentation, and there was much gnashi,ng of teeth.

But at last all h earts were ch 3e:red when g-olden apples on a salve r •of white w e re g:v e n as re wa rds equally to .the conque red and conquerors .

And -on the mo rrow all set out fo r t h e-ir h omes, and f.ri end,s, needing to ·be s ee n onoe more.

- E . J.

tuc k s.Jtoip, a n d t he cracks in the floo-r a re esp ecially a d-a,pted for 1'osing money ; but ed ibles sold th e re a re m ost a t t riact ;ve.

Words ca= t deser-ibe the joys• of su ch thi,ngs a,s s h erbe t su ck e rs, birds ' n ests, vanilla slices, and ,cara mel whirls .

Alt h ough the conte nts of .fly tarts a nd sausag e rolls must a :ways r em a:in a myster y ; it is r eassuring t•o know tha t seve.ra l offe r3 of dila pida t 3·d •sharks from phys ioJ.ogy s tude nts ,have been f,irmly and d:s gust edly refu.3ed by M,s. O'Brien .

R ecess and lu,n ch-time are always exciting " up t ue k ," .and pa.rticularly s o tor Mrs. O'Brie n , w:h•o, du-r ing .slight lulls in the g en,eral choi,us, UIJ;'.gM b e h eard protesting tha,t s h-e cruinot se,v e ev e ryo n e at once. No •on e except h erself, howeve r , s eem s to 'reali!ie this important fac t, and the howls of the hungry continu e .until the ir wa nts a.re satisfied.

T·hough we r.ealise bhat -it is respons'ible f.o.r the ,ma rve l-lous way in which our mo.ne y di-sappea.i,s, we cont~nua to go " up tuc k " day -by da y. It is a place,. Lu which the heav y <and the weary weight Of -all ithis uninte lli gi·b le world Is ligh t ened," and still remains ·•a _thing of beauty, a joy fo r e ver " ;n th ~ eyes of a:I. -I. Re id, Honou r VI.

The Tuck Shop.

T•his is, as might r eas onably ·b e expec· ted , a mos t popular institution, a,nd ·the proprie tr3ss, Mrs . O'Brien; is only less so than h e r wares. The populari-ty m a y b e jtidged by t'he ga the ring who await 'h e r arrival ' · up tuc k " eaJch ,d·a y- tho u,g,h the number is now some what decreas ed by the inability of the o nca w el'l .re-p resented Form of Pass VI. to a ttend-and al·e,o by the loving terms in w,hich sh e is ad· dress~d. Com,mouly called , .. Mrs. Ob" or ·• Obie," s he is o fte n address ed as " Dearest,'' ' Da rM,ng." o•r "Obi e Dear," ,thoug h it i-s to be feared thart in ruot a fe w cases these last heart-warming cont·ri·b ution s a re used on ly as a n inducem ent by t ho se who want to b e ,se rved quickl y. But if t his show of affection h ad at on 3 ti me an y i n flue n ce. it a ppear s to h ave lit tle no w. ·She r eg•a rds with equal indif.fe r en ce the va,riou-s tit le~ g ive n he r , a nd is, in f.act , ·rathe r inclined to serve first t hose who ma ke lea.st ,noise.

Our tuck s hop m a y b e perha ps una ttra.ctive in ,appear,a nce--it i s a v e ry ope111 ai'r

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My Land of Shadows.

My land o f •s ha dows . . . whe re I go eac h n,ight, To si:ng a,moug the roses, 'ti! the lig ht W·h~ch needs m ust com e too soon , too <SOon, for then I m ust 're turn unt ci the Ea rth again.

And then the d•a y c r 3eps past o n lea.de n wing, 'Neath -hea t of sun, my h eart can neve r s in.g; But whe n th e twilight oom e3. when da rk· ness f,a,11-s , My !,a nd of s had·ows to me ev e r calls.

U p- up o'er the world of -s orrows . up above The g raves, the country s tillnes s , and the cities· hum; T o drea.mland, does my h ear t in g'.,adness ,soa r T•o dreamland . whe re the flowers ' scents do cO'nte.

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SI LVER AND GREEN. I gal.h P. r roses- in lhe fragrant ialr 'N~ath mi•ngled lig,ht~ or moon and sta!rs, fo r there Are only things I love in sbadowland, Even the d eep·, blue sea and shelly sand; The tall, majestic mountains, valleys low· Through which the hill streams, splash-Ing, s wiftly f low, I danc~ •i·n joy.o us ,f~eedom o 'er t h e ground, And then lie •braoathless on a grassy -fuound. . Soon. ,my , tea:1,s, lik-6 "the fallin.g rose depant, L eaving i,n quiveriing bap!)''. ness my reawakened -heart, Sin•ging isoft mel<ody in -th e moonshin e brig,h t, In my land •of · stiadows . . . where I go, each n!ght.

- 'Naumai."

Marie's .!{oliday.

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" Where are you ,g oing for the holidays, Joyce?" asked Marie. " Going home, o.f course," r eplied . her fr;end·. " Up to the ..:ou,n try? Oh, you are lucky,'' salid Marie.

H er . paren,ts lived in Melbourne, amd ,\1·a rie l•onged tio live jn the ,country. That was .why .slhe liked and envied Joyce Douglas. The rtwo. were great fri ends.

• Oh, I have ..had a . le.tter .from mother," said Jo·yice, "'3.Slking y,b u to oome to my place for the 'holidays. She says to answer as soon as possible." ·" Your .m,o-th.er is sweet," sa:id Marie; "I'll ask •mum directly." · So the great day ca.me to pass, ,a,nd the two, greatly excited•, got into the big motor a nd w ere whirled off. . They g.ot into the train, and soon arrived ,a t Fer n Tree Gully. J •oyce's father was t h ere, waiting' for them. But ·as they we r e d•rivinig ,home, they heard ·rain. Looking .out, they did not see •a ny, nor feel any. But they hear.cl 'in the d'istance the s-ound a.s of a roaring sea. T,h ey put up the ·buggy hood, t h en they did not get we t; and ,s oon a1Tived safe-ly home.

"Is t Ms your place?" cried Marie. ",vhat an exciting one!

There's your mother, too. Good aft~uoon, Mrs. Do uglas." " Come and !have aftennoon tea, dears;"' sand Mrs. Doug,l•a s, " ,then Joyce will s how you round."

When afternoon tea ,w as over Joyce took Mari\) to see her p e ts . She love.cl the

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hcwses, sh e sa id: Au,<}' tlw fflg wilh it's hu rl hind legs, sh'.e was so rry Car. S,he wanted to kno:w its story. So Joyce oo:d h er how ·her pony, Larrikin, bad kicked it, a nd h,ow they had brought 'it ·tn. ~ Which pony will you have during your stay her-e?" asked Joyce. Marie picked a love:y -Shetland. '' It's name is · Gip ," Joyce tol.cl Marie. That night, the y .had a good s leep, for they wera tired . Next mo,rn1nig, J ,o yce woke u:p to a smell of burning , HlJrriedly waking Marie s h e put on her &Uppers and . we•nt ,outside. There they (,for Mar·;e ·'had gone o ut, too) ,saw a scene of confu,s ion. The barn had been burnt <!own. But · the fire had been pul ·out, anq the · bus h· f ire••b'rJgade was just" go. ing away.· S·o the y w e nt· back to bed, ancl 'ha,d breakfast th ?re. The n they got up, and had a look at th e barn. After that, th ey pl•a nned a pi.cruc flor the afternoon.

T•hey were to a.sk the f•arm-men to it, anu they 'had a jolly time. When they were com'.ng home tbat everun-g they sa\\'. a big tree wit:b an eagle lh,awk's n est in it When they got home they asked some •o f the -farm :m en to chop Jt ilown. Then out came a ·baby eagl ~bawk!

It soon grew very tame. After ·a week's love:y picnics and outings, it wa,s ti'me f.o.r Marie to go home. A·s they were com~ng hoine t hat evening, Marie said -to J oyce.

"Haven't we had a lov-ely time?' " And Joyce answered, " 'Rathe r !" · - Ros 3mary Heath (aged 10 yeans).

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Trixie's Midnight Adventure.

Once upon a lime, tbere lived a littl e · girl called Tri~ie. -S.be ·=d iher mother and father lived together in a pretty little house in a small fern-g ully. Trixie was a -dear little maid, b-nmette fmm li.ving so much in the sunshine. •One very .moonlit n :ght s he woke about twelve o 'cl•o ck,- and f.o und the mo,on•beams ,strea-ming- thr.ough her window. She •s at up i,n ·bed, and ju-st then a piece •of mo·ss with ,a fairy, dressed in gossamer with a ·rose-sheen · on it. a lighted -o n ·h e r band.

At that, Trixie cried out in delight, a.nd said, " Ob, please le t m ? see where you '1-ive!" " Very well," said the 11ai-r y, I"· bu.t I must fir.s t make ,my carpet larger ." . This d,on e, the two took t h eir seats on the carpet which bore the m ,away. O.n the way, Fairy Rose told Trixie t h,a t they

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SILVER AND GREEN. would first visit the King and Queen, Os ' m und a and Mimosa. When t h ey arrived at the Palace they <fo un d that a · b all was jus,t abou t to begin. Then T r.xie found that s h e h,ad o n a s-himm e ri,ng pale-b:ue dress, trimm ed with diamonds and dewdrops. The Kin,g, looking very hand1,ome in his .g r een v elve t s u it, with silv e r collar and belt, n-0w ca,me forward to r eceive Trixie, a,nd led h e, to h '.s Queen . The fa;l'I'y b all lasted fo r an hour, wh en , to h e r great surprise, Tr-ixie f:oun'CI hersel,f in h e 1 lit tle •bed. Th en •s h e caugh t s.i ght of a piece -0f .moss, ,a nd kne w sh e must h ave come back -0n t h e moss carpe t. Then sh e sm1led to h e rself, and went to sleep.

-Frieda Kruse.

The Story of Mount Morgan.

Don,ald and Sandy Gord on we r e canter· ing a lron.g a bush track whe n, s uddenly, Sandy was shot by a n arrow trom a n ahorigine.

These two m en. owne.d a la rge quantity of land w h-'. ch they had tried to use for pasture, but in V'l!Jin, so t h ey we re forced t o look e lsewhere for t h eir daily w ork ; and ware thus occupied whep. Sandy m e t with his mi,s<fortune. " Jus t o u,r luck," s,aid Dona ld; "it would h ave been i mpos3ible f-Or us tJo h ave ar rived 'hen w1it'hout s omething unlucky h a ppe nin,g; these blacks always h ad a h atred f\or us."

Afte r much haird trave!Erug they arrived at their destination , Mount Wheele r , where a pre tty g-i rl n ursed th e wounded man .

Both nurse a nd patient alike were struck with Cupid's arrow.

Months p assetl, a nd t'he t wo w e re •ha p· pily ma rried, and lived in a cosy little cottage no t far .from S111ndy's work.

Th 3 bride was the d•a ug'.bter o f a s tockman, MacKinlay by name, who was a fre que nt v isitor a t t he ir home.

One day h e ca,me in wJldly e xcited about someth in,g h e h,ad found; h e wo·u ld not sh•o w t h ~ 1 what it was, but insisted upon their sitting d,own and lis t e n ing t o his story.

"W'he n I was boili.J1-g my m :d day btlly n ear t h e cr eek," he said , " I was lookfa.g idly a t th e bank, and my eye cau.ght some • t'hing glittering. I put up my hand •and pulled down- t h is·!"

They all star ed at t h e sh inin g nugg?t which lay before t h em. Sandy found that

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the findirug-p:ace was on h is own la nd ; but n ot knowi ng h ow to act h e showed it. t,o h is employers, the Morgan Brother s. w ho w e re practical miner s.

Thase tmen, altho ugh Gordon did n ot kno,w it, we r e very grasping. When they h ad seen t he nugget they asked Sa ndy to s h ow the m the locality f.rom which it had come. So o.n a certain morn.Ing in 1882 t h ey set out.

W,h 3n the y arrived t h e Morgan s wer e at o nc·e k eenly interested, a nd when T ed Morgan w ent up a c e rta'. n s tone s ha ped hill, h e exclaimed, " Tlbis is

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So•on afte r th e Mo,r ga ns ma.de an o ffer to buy a ll the Gord-0ns' pr.ope r ty fo r £1 p er acre.

Tbes!l men were glad to g at .r id of th e land from which they had gain ed nothing.

They little dre.a m ed that it was to b ecome t h e w,orld·famous :gold mine of to day.

This single. m'.ne cove r s t he greate r pa rt of a d ome s haped 'hill which used to s tand 1 200 feet above t h e sea; but now t h e summit bas .b een r e moved for the safety of the unde rground wo rkings.

It seem s as though a fairy was guar ding the ·min e, tor after twe nty years, whe n the gold s upply was decreasin g , copper was discove red . Now one or th e chief sights at MoUJJ1.t Morgan is th e glow caused ·b y the tipping of t h e molten refu se or slag. w hich l:ghts up the hiHs formirug the town.

Afterwards,' when the Gordons saw their mistake, a nd h eard of t h e millions com.ing from Mount Morgan , Donald was forced once more to say, " Just our luck.''

My First Trip to the Seaside .

By a Country Girl.

W h e n I was t en yea·rs old I bad n ever been to the sea, nor very far at a ll from ;uy country borne.

I lived s::x miles ,from th e n earest sch•ool, and d'rove t heTe ev e r y day. One day, wh en I wen t to the post office fo:the mail, t h e r e was a le tte r with the post mark , " Port Fairy,;• for mot.her . I took it b-0m!l1 a nd when mother read it, sh e told u s the d e lightful n-ews that we were going to th e seaside after Christmas.

The t ime was look ed for ward to eageriy, a nd soo.n prepa ration s fo r the journey b e gan. One nig-ht just before our de parture. mothe r went into f.h e room wh e r e the trunks we r e, \V'hen s h-e h ea'rd the cry-

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SILVER AND GREEN. ing of a cat. S.he Estene:d ve ry atten tively, and a t last pe rceivad that the so und came fr-om the t rll'1lk lying on th e rloo.r near by. She o-pened the-- t run k , and inside saw our poor cat. 'She ca,me down s tairs ca:r,rying pussy, and M ked who had locked it in, when m-y s mall s is t e r Bary ! said, " Ooh, mun1my! I put him there, 'cos I thought 'h e would like to go and see the sea , to·o ."

We watched B eryl ve ry catefull y after th·at, but Sh i) did not attempt to lock poor pussy u·p agai n . -S o:m. we wer e o n our way in the train. It took three <lays to get to Port Fafry; but when we arrived there we .were very happy. We wanted to go a n<l see the sea at once, but, ot course, m othe r , like a ll grown.ups. would not let us; so we h ad to be conten t to wa-it. till n ext day.

N ext day we went down to the beach , but Be•ryl would not g,o into t he --water. ,vhe n w a asked h e r -why sihe wouldn't go in ,s·h e said , " Oh., no! The re is too many frogs in the sea." We gather e<l, late r that she m eant s harks, but sh e would have it t hey we re fro g,s. We w are · t here a week w hen our cou.s·:ns ,a,rr.ived·, a nd we all spent a very ~mjoyable holiday together.

One day when we w ere th :ire we went out to see the lighthouse, and rrom there we-n t to " She:Jy Beach,' ' w he re we .g ot s-o m e v ar y pretty s-h ells: One d,a y mot he r went for a motor ride to P ortland ; but we stayed at 'home and bathed a nd paddled all day.

We were very sad when th e t:lme came to go home; but we had a very goo<l t ime on the journ ey, n everthe less.

• I have b een to the s-ea many times since, but the one I most . re mem ber was my first visit to Port F a i•ry.

- Dorothy Baker, Form IV .b.

" Marooned:'' " Hurry up, J es8 ie, the train i.s going in two minutes,·• s·aid Be ry l , -as sh e ru shed a long the platform. J essie ·h urry ing aft er her wlth ·a heavy sui tcase: They e nte red th e train, a nd we\'e lucky e nough . to h ave an e mpty carriage to themselves.

J essie was going do wn to ·Frankston to s pe nd the Christmas holidays with Beryl and he r family. The 't wo •g irls had le,(t

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school the day befo;:e, and we re n ow on their way to t he sea.

They a rrived about f.our-fifty, and we re met ·by Bery:•s fathe'r, who motored th am to the pretty bungalow whe r e t-he holiday was to be s pe nt.

About a week later , · J ack, B e ryl's brother, said, " It is such a lovely day that I t hink we 111,g ht t ak e our d i-nner down to the bea,ch , and explore the rocks and caves the-re."

Beryl aird J esS'ie were de lighted· at t he idea of a picnoic, -a nd they star ted off a:. early as possible.

They had their dinnel' on the sand, in the cool s hade .o f the ove-rhanging cliffs, and then started to explore the caves.

Oh, what interastin g things t hey found, love ly sea sh ells, bri!liant pieces of sea weed , and many oth er treasures.

After a while they grew tired , a nd cli m,b-a-d on to a large roc k juttiin.g o ut into the -sea.. They talked a nd la \J.ghed, munching sweets the while, not noticing how t he sun was -,g.r adual,l y sinking in the wesL · Bu t, s udd e nly, Jack heard a movement in- t he water in f'ront of t hem , a nd he saw to his h'Ol'ror that a 111.rge shark was sw::mmol:ng towards t b em. Turning h is •h ead quickly hi,s ·heart gave a .gr eat leap, because b e saw that they were en ti rely surr-oundad by wate-r. Certainly, the water was on'.y abou.t one f.cot ·d eep on th e .sh oTe s ide, but they would no t dare to wade to s ho re with a s hark in the vicinity.

Po-or Beryl · a nd Jessie w eFa n early in tea;:s a t their d~·ea,dful .plig.ht, a nd ·sat huclclled on the c~ntre of the ,rock in t er r or. lest t hey might ,fall into t he water .

J ack -call ed and called for help, but n:o one came, an<l still the great s h a rk swam round about the rock, and the water rose higher and hi,gheT. " P e rhaps w he n th ey find -we a;:_e not h :)lne they will come a nd search for us," said Be ryl. "· They ar e. sure to," said J essie; "but perohaps before t hey find us t he water will be -over the r,o ck," a nd ·b urst :in.to tears at the bhought. " Don't b e a little stilly," Jack said a.ngrily, b•ying to cove r ,h is own fear.

It grew d a;rke r ,and d-a rker, and th e three sat v e ry n ear together . ~tr-ain i·n g t he'ir eyes to k eep the s ha rk ,i n s ig,ht, a nd also . listening in cas e help -should come.

Suddenly Jack sat up, for a loud •' Cooee"

SILVER AND GREEN. came floating across the water. He answer ed joyf11lly, and the oo.ft .splash of o•a,rs was soon heard.

How glad tbey w er e to see t he burly fi sherme.n, how eagerly they stepped into the boat, and saw the black patch which was . the shark, getting smille r and s malle-r, fo-r the s hark was frig.h ten ed by the sound of voices and the splash ,of the oars. W,hen they got home, they all a,greed that they had e ve ry r eason to be thankful that they were not still out on the r-o cks.

-Kathleen Whitney, Form V.b .

and t rees look d,rooped for want of wate r when .SummElT is near.

Autumn is the next chHd, a mos t beautiful little maid, H e r skin is clear, but s lightly bTOwned, and p ne can see that her life has been spent 1\iosrtly - out of doors.

When she visits us she br:ngs f.rom the storehou'.s e fruits of all kinds , and on he r way ho me she turns the l eaves from green to lo vely s,h ades of ,r ed and yeHow. The eldest of the · quartette is Winte r.

He is a youth, :rather older than his brothe r and sisters, wit h a ·weat'her beate n face. He is kind ihearted boy, although h'is face looks -stern•. He a-I-ways drasses in woollen garments, for he is accompanied by cold weather. The trees let the leaves, Autu mn tinted so beautifully, fly away, so t h rut they lffiay be now able to r as i·st the Winter-blast&.

As t here is too ·much work on the earth for one chi'ld to do, t heir -f ather has ma'rke<l. it into two parts, so \Vhen Sprin•g is with us, Au tumn i's with the other part.

The children •a re allowed to m eet to· gethe r each New YeaT'-S Eve, but only for a short time. Las,t New Year'-s Eve when they met they d•isagreed· a-bout some trifle, ,and just as small thi-ngs are oftel) the stepping ,stones .to larger things, s·o this d.isagreement led to a quarrel.

Summer said .h e was i ndispensable to the world, because wiithout the hot ·s-u n which .he -brought no crops would rii>e<n, and then the mortals would starve. ' . · " P e rhaps so; but please rememh'e r I make t h e young c orn and the ffo-ivers which r esult in fruit," ,said tiny Spfing. " Well, if I didn't blow the leaves off the trees," Winter bro-ke in, " the wind a nd s now woUJlcl .b1reak · down the trees, a nd then the re would ·b e nothing for you to put flowers on." • Autumn, w.ho, up to this time, had been a l,isten,er, now s·aid: " You may think yourself clever pulling a.ll the leave s off, but please do not -forget -that I colour t hem and m ake them loose, so that your wind can blow the m off.

If I didn't loosen them you would ·have ,a l'.;n e task -p ulli•ng them off one by ,o ne." · Winter was trying to thank of an ,ans\ver when a door opened. and out wa:Iked a clea1· o ld man. It was their fathe r , 'I'1me. said, "how oa-n you " Oltildren ! " quarrel 1-ike this on the .J a;st night o.f the y:mr, the onl y time yo u are all togethe r."

The· Quarrel of the Seasons.

Far away on a •b eautiful ~sl,a nd there lives an old man w:ith ,f our ·lovely children.

Two of the cbiLd'ren a.Te girls, and two -ar e boys. T·h e two girls have th-ree faifies for attendants, and the bor., three ft1,c'ies.

These little f-0lk come to the Land of t he Mortails with t heir masten;- and ,mistresses to ,he'lp -them do the work their father sats them.

This is land is far -away f,rom our own s un.ny land, but once each year in turn t'hey vis it -us, accompanied by their three attend,a n ts. .

Of course you will be wonde ring who the 'Child ren are, and, what are thek na,mes. W e will begin . with the youngest.

She us a beautiful little girl named Spring, wi-th ·haiT as golden as the fluffy bams of our own wattle. She always dresses in a pale, "Shi•rnmering green dress, with Siilver trimmings. She s ha'res •h er attendants with Autumn, s o they are d-ressed in russet brown a nd green. When Spring comes to our land we hear the bleat of the lambs on the -hills ide , and the fr;,ghtenecl . cruirp of young birds ,lea.Tnfog to fly.

Jn he r .Jiancl Sp!"ing carries a s1>arkliug wand, and as she waves it -a:bout trees· b·reak -i n to leaf, and flowers sprill'g up from beneath t·h e brown earth, which now is cover ed with a -carpe t of delicate green. Best of ·a ll though, our national flowe r, the wa ttle, -blooms .

Summe r comes · next, a boy. who looks as though he has spent his time in the paddocks among the harvesters . His skin is tanned by the sun. and in his ca p :he wears a l.rnuch of corn. The gras,s withe r s

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SILVER AND GREEN. " Y-0u are each given work to do, and by doing- it well you prepare the way for your brothe r s and s isters, and so b elt, them.

Without one of you, the oth e rs could do noth ing, so you see how silly you were to quar;rel."

The children were ashamed of themselves , and always now will d o th~ir best to h elp ea ch other.

" Oh, please d'O not go so ,fast," pleaded Peggy, '· I a m qu:ite out of breath ."

The White Rabbit waited impatiently until P eggy joined him, and then went a s fast as ever . " Ah, th is i-s the place;' h e said, and Peggy saw that sh e was in a 1:ttle wood with a s trea.mlet running -through it. ri ppli'llg over unoss .covered miniature boulders.

Maidenhair fern d~p-p3d its dainty frond s in the cool sparkling wa.te'r, a nd. little moonbeams flitted in and out b etwee'll t h e leafy boughs of t he green trees. " Now, this is a good pla:ce in w-ruch to s tand," -said the White R aibbit to P eggy. " Yo u will be able to see everything h ere."

Peggy gazed w.ith wonder at t h e scene befora h e r, and thoug'ht, " It r eally is like Fairy Land." « See," -said t:he White Rabbit, pointing to a green mound near the ed,ge of -the stream, with a moss-covered throne in t h e centre of it, "th at is the fairies• ,ma,gic ring; they wi.11 t h ere dance ia.•round the Queen whe n she a.rri·v es. But, lo·ok, 1h e re come ,some of t'he fair,ies. They are the Rose Fairies."

P eggy gasped wi-th delight as s he saw them come tripp,:ng Ughtl y in. First came the White Rose in a pur~ white d-ress with dew diamO'llds s-parkling all over it.

Then came -on e dressed in a dull, rich, velvety r ed , a nd another daintily d'ra ped in s:h e ll pink. " Look," said the Wrute Rabb:t , nudg ing Peggy, " Here oomes Snowdrop." Peggy eagerly leant. forward to get a glimpse of her. Snowdrop was d,aped in a clinging wb:ite dress · which s uggested tiny snowfla,kes, and it was fringed with a d elicate g.reen. Just behind h e r came t h e Primrose Fairy in a creamy y e llow satin dress.

Sudde nly Peggy began to feel drowsy, and s h e wonderad ,to h er6e lf whate ver could b e the matte r.

She raised .he r heav y eyelids, and h e r g lanx:e ·rest ed on a fai ry w,h o seem-3d fami lia r to h er .

After -g azing at h er [or some time m uch puzzled. P eggy -suddenl y remembered w'he re s h e h ad -seen h e r b efor e.

"Why," wh isper ed Peggy jn the White Ra bbit's ear, "isn 't that the Sleep F air y?

She comes to m e ev3r y nig,h t just b efore I go to Dreamland, and th rows some o r h o, e;nlil dust in my eyes."

The far.ry P eggy was speaking o[ was draped in shadowy white, and aroun.d her

A Story for the W e'e Folk. " I wonder if Fairy Land· i.s true."

' Trne, of course it's true," snapped a voice beh·ind t he speake'r. P eggy gave a start, and turned a round to see whenct, th e voice came. A white rabbit with pink unblinking eyes sat staring a t Peggy.

•· Who on earth are you?" said P eggy, in a s u-rp.rised voice. " Who am I? 'W:hy, I am t h e White . Rabbit, a !rd I know your little f,rjend, Alice. But thera is no 'Deed .tor me to ask who you are, for you are one of the little girls who picks the butter c ups to see if you like bu,tter, and so d-e stroy the ·b utte rcup fa iries' •homes and make them ,sad.

Oh, I know you!" Peggy blushed at t his r e prima nd, ·but before ·sh e h a d time to say she was sorry the W•h:te Rabbit we nt on speaking, still ,s t,ar.i ng sol emnly a t h e r with rus pink eyes.

"But you wa:nt to know if fairy land is true ? Well, th e fair.ies a re holding a ball to nJg.h t in their m agic ring, a nd the Queen of Fa.iTles-the Lily Queen-is attending ie.' J.f you come wit h •me, you will so.in see whether Fairy Land i s true or not." " But I can't go Uke this," complained P eggy, l·o oking d,o wn a t !he rself, • for I have ,~ad in -books that if the ,fairies -see any p erSIQn they will not s how themselves." · , Oh, we'll soon remedy that," said the Rabbit, amd: drawing out an acorn from his white waistcoat pocket, h e said to P eggy, " Take a lo ng draught of th e liquid in this acoTn cup, and it will m.ak,3 you -invisible to t-he fairies. Now, do hurry up; " a nd the White Rab-bit sigh e d as h e watched Peggy look a t the liquid ·rath e r cautious ly b efore s;h!l drank it. " That's right, no w come, or we ~ltall b e late," sa:rd the Rabbit, a nd Peggy, n,ow e nve loped· in a :filmy cloud, followed him.

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She stepped gracefully over to the other fairies who had assembl ed together, a nd ,b egan to 'Sp eak to them .in fairy l anguage. '· Here come 'lihe elves," whispered the White, Rab·b:t, and Peggy's eyes widened as s,h e saw t h e tittle green-c.l ad elves advance towards the fairies, with their i:igh t fitting g r een caps ·on their h eads.

Just then t h e music started , and Peggy thoug,h t sh e ,had n ever h eard such lovel y music. It was like t h e l azy d'ronin,g of bees. t·h e sigh of t h e wind wh: spering in thll trees, th 3 rus tl e of t h e , v-;nds by the river , and t h e silver y ripp l e of l ittle streaml ets over moss-covered stones.

Th e fairies t h en b3gan to dance, anct Peg•gy',s eyes ,w er e dazzl ed by the bl'llliance of the scen e. ·Still mor e fai.ri es arrived-th e Viol ets decked in their pale pu1'p!e and white dresses; the Daisy looking fres h and sweet in h er n ew sprj ng frock; t h e Cowslip, tihe Bluebell, ofue But• ter cup, all sorts of tair.ies. " Oh," whi-s•p er ed Peggy to h er-self, " I do wish I ·were a fai'ry a:nd lived in Fairy l and."

Just then the Wh·:te Rabbit ·-said ·•Hush!" .in a commandJng voice, " t h e Queen is coming." The ,hO'Ot of th3 N i ght Owl announced H er Majesty's ,arr.iv al. All the fairies t:hen stopped damcing, and Lh e mius-ic •sank to a faint Wlhisper. Peg,g y waited in breathless sil ence. At last t h e Queen entered t h e ,glade, and all t he elves and fa:ries bowed, the 1:airfas dresses · s w eeping in folds over t h e moss-green vel vety carpet. The Queen, dressed in pure w hite satin, and looki ng very stately, car ri•ed in h er hand a go ld en wamd.; while 011 her h ead a crown of ,gold set with gr3at dew diamonds gl istened.

She was foll owed by a guard of red soldier spiders.

Sh e s 1n/:led s w eetJy at •a ll the fia.iries, while the gual'd d isper s·ed . Then , walking ove:· the mou.nd, sh e sat dio wn on t h e JTIJOS,cuver ecl thron e, an d hunrlred,s, 'O•f moonb eam fairies sprang ou t fl':>m behind the treas and glitter ed h er e. ther e, a.n d everywhere; and t h e mus ic again sLa.rted.

Then the fairies came and d anced .irou rul t h e 111.~gie ring. throwing ruseµet~ l s at lhc [ eet o[ th e Qu Je11. Th e ri n g was illumi ned 1by .myr:a.ds of tin y lights from the glow-worm s.

But hark! what was that?

A bell faintly sounded in the distance, and its clear notes came floating on th e braeze to Peggy's ea11s. The fai r ies at 0llJCe stopped dancing, and all the moon bea;m fa;iries d.isappea:rad.

The Queen, a.fter t hanking t h e fairies, stepped down fro,m her throne, h er gual'd assembl ed , and sh e hurried to the opening in the wood from w hich sh e had come.

Her carriage awai ted h 3r, a.nd ·sh e drove silently off. The fairies then dispersed, and befor e t h e ·b ell ha d f.inished tolli.ng t hP.y had a!l gone.

Peggy stood still, gazing at the empty g l ad 3, but t h e vo-i ce of t h e Wh.ite Ra,b bit made her sta:rt with surprise. " Come along, .we must go," and the White R abbit was off. Peggy fo llowed as fast as she could, and soon, founo. h erself back .ait the SP'Ot where s h e ·h ad •fi r st met the White R abbi t. " ,It •you take this draught," said h e, "you will again b e visible," and -he drew out rrom •his pocket anoth er acorn ou.p and gave it to Peggy.

•S he drank the contents and the white miist faded away.

With !:hat, the White Rabbit, with a promi se to come again and see h er , fled away. '" P eggy, Peggy, wake up dearie," said a ch ee ry voice; "it is past teatime." Peggy lazi l y o p e.n.ed h er b ig ·blue eyes, and look ed iruto those of •h er mother. ·, Did you not h ear the tea,bell, dea'r?" " The tea-lbe!'i ?" Peggy said in a surpri3ed tone. "'No, but I heard t h e fairi es· ·b3ll toll twelve times, and then all th e fairi es went away." " Well, come in quickly dear; tea i s waiti ng," said h er moth er, and w alked away.

The sun was sinik.ing b elow bhe ho r i zon , and th e w estern sk y was lik e a fl am e ,of f.i r e which gradua!ly softened to shades of pink and J>urple, until at l ast it died away i n to t h e rruisty g r ey of evening.

P eggy l ay on h e'r back under a giant oak tree in a f !eld of dai sies. • Every thing a r oun d h·er was still ; even t h e birds were qu.iet. By her side lay an open book.

Her eyes res t ed -on a picture in which elves and fairies danced.

Sh e picked it up and l ooked a.t it fur :i lllCJlllCn t. then , g ivin g :it a ki ,;:;. sh e sahl . ' Oh. you dear:;, [a.ucy pcopl u not 1.J2licvi11g in [a.irics."

-Joyce Connell, Form V.l.J

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The Life of an Umbrella. " Hullo,'' excl-.i.i m r.rl Urn lDmply Jam Tin . vP.r y s 11rpr is01l ton e. " \;\' hm·c clicl yo u c:ome from ?" " Oh , I am no good now. !'\O T was t hrown in here." The Umbrella h a d j ust b een t h rown into a rubbish t in , w h 3re jt met t he Empty J am Tin. " T e ll me you-r adven tures, please, Mr. Umbrella?" :as'ked the Empty J a m Tin . ' Certainl y," a n swered the U mbrella. It was told thus: in a

" I began my adventur?S whe n I was stan ding in a ·d'raper's sh op , n ear t h e Hos:ery Counter. On e day a la.dy came in a nd hought a pair of -gl-oves. Then sh e we n t ou t; s·h e soon came baek again.

"' Oh , dear,' she cried, · •'.it is rain-ing, and r have my ,best h al on, and .it wi ll spot. rt is onl y ,a n ew -0nn, anrl cosr.

T will h ave to ·huy an l•hirty s hilli,n·g s. umbrella.' •So •sh e bong.ht me. S-h e look me out, and put me up. How it did rain.

I will n ever forget it. Soon, however , w e reached lhe lady's h ome. She put m e jn the 'hallstand , in whJch I stayed for a long while. " One day I was taken o u t by th e ,same lady. Soon it beg•a n to rain, and -s·h e put me u.p. r t blew, I mean the wind blew. and ble w so strongly a nd fierc·ely that it b!ew me ins ide o u t. The lady th en went straight h ome.

When ·s h e 1reach ad .h e r home s h e vut m,e in here, wh ere you can see, I am lying still." .:..._Mar-garet Ove r end, Jun'.o r School.

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SILVER AND GREEN.

Dear Girl s,-The Jnemb ers of the Old Collegians' Club a re interested to :hear of the n ew magazine you propose to issu e, and take this opportun.ily o f wishing rg-ood success to the venture. Some of you will be Old Girls s hortl y, and we -hope you will join, the Olub without ,l-0s·s ol ume. It is t h e best. way rto keep i'll to uch with the Old, Sch-001 and with frie nds of y,ou,r Col • Jege days. You w ill find instructi-0-ns ,as t o h ow to become a m ember o f the O.C.C. on th e notice boa'r<l at Sch,ool.

T.he Pre fects •had, a n op,port unily -0f be'..ng p·r esent a.t t he ,first functi-0n of our n e w year on Saturday, 10th Dec:l-m· be r . The Pres id~nt of the Club, Mrs. Alan Mccutcheon, ,and t:he Oounoil w e r e de· Ji.ghted -to see ·those w.ho were a ble to spa.re -ttme i'r-O'lll their examlination w o1,k to go to ourr Gard1ei11 Paa-ty.

The yea1r which bas just dosed was marked by two events of par ti-cula r im· portance. to t h e C-lub. The first was the unveiling of the Memorial to o ur late H eadmaster . It i s a matter of .graat satisfac tion to us that the c:ub was a ble to have its own Memorial to Mr. lfr-ome The .second event was the r evival of t he Club Dinne r as a n a nnu,al function. Thjs gathering was a n ,unqu-alified su ccess, and one which the n ew member s , as w ell as the old , thoroughly e nJoyed. 'l'h;s yea1r it is p,r opo.sed l-0 ·h ave what has been <lescribed as a " L ecture Eve n · ing," at which some public speaker will address m e mbers on a ny subj ect w hic h may be -0·f pa rticular ~n:t erest at the time.

In oo•nnectio n wi-th t he O.C.C., a Lite ra r y Reading Ci rcle ·h as b een f-0rmed . This Societ y meets once a mro,nth fo r an rhour !n the eve ning. when papers a.re •r ead by the <m e mbers. The subject ch-Ose n for stu<ly durin·g the pasl year was "India," a nd it :hist·o ry, litera.rture, a nd politics have a.'. I b een d ea:lt wi t h. This is a Society which new membe rs are strongly advised to join. Ther e will be no meetings du ring

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t h e long vacation, but any-0ne interested should write t o Miss O. D odd, Cotham R oad, East K e w, for furthe r information.

New id·e as ,f-Or the syllabus or s uggestions for further activities for the Club will be r eceived by t he Oouncil w ith pleas u•r e. On b-eh alf of t•he O.C.C., Yours s;ncerely, GWEN STILLMAN, H on. Sec. ' ' T at'.yu:am," Ha.wtho•r n, 10/ 11/ 21.

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Queen's College, University.

The College do-es not !ook very handso me a,t pre-sent, but we hope, some time n ext year, to see the new w ring completed; and then-som~ne h as told u s that Queen 's will be second only to V,ilson Hall in a r chiteotura.l beauty!

The Wyverna Clu,b , our past and pres ent Wome n ,Stude nts' Clu b, hopes to wercome quite a numbe,· of M L .C. girls n ext year . The Club .has h e ld its u srual meetings: T-he Fresher's w e:,corme , a pleasant afternoon ·a t the Club House. and t h e Annual Dinner, a rmost e<nj oyable function.

Dr. De Garis ga'Ve us a n interesting le.cture after our Anrnruall Meet'.n g.

Some d is1:inguish ecl wo m en students h a ve passed through Queen's, and it is at gath e.rings such as th ;1se that ,ve mee t, o·r h ear o·f the m.

Th e stu dents are busy at presen t pla n ning a Shake spearean P ag eant, which will pr>obably be h e ld in April, n ext year, in th•e Melbourne Town Hall. It is hoped tha t a la rge sum wi,11 be rai.sed t owa rd t he cost of -the n e w ·bu·ilding. The scho!as t ;c attain.m en,ts of old M L.C . g irls at the College wi1JJ be .foun d chroni cled in the Univers·ity n ews, and a re va-r y er.editable.

In th e Inter-collegiate W•o men's T ennis we beat O-rmond in the 1heats, a n d had a ve!ry -close go with Trinity in t he fin.a l.

The total scor es were: Trin•'.ty.- 4 rubbers, 8 s,et, 76 ,games.

Queen 's.-4 rubbe rs, 8 sets, 71 ,g ames.

The team cons is ted of: A. Gaul t (Ca pt.), We are ver y keen to win n ext year, and will wel come witli: open arms a ny p'.ayers you can send us.

In conclusion , w e wou ld say th a t Queen'& is a very kindly College. Those K . Sugd e n, M. Grant, B. Sh a rwc-0d.

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SILVER AND GREEN. of you who c9me to join us, will ·be h ap py. rt is also ve ry keen and e n,t hu'iastic, and you will 'hnd th,at you develop a deep affect:on for the old place; and when y~rn leave the 'Vars;ity some of your pleasan·test memories will be of CoHege Days.

- -Adelaide Gault.

News of.. Old Girls.

The August ,medi-cal examinations give u s th3 .foJ.low,ing results: A lma Ad mans , completed fifth year Medic'. ne, .and now to be kn-Own as Al ma Admans, M.B.., ,B.S. Katie Ca,m'pbeH is ,doing her .final-s in March. · ._ 1 .

A:delaide mtult &b ~ined .a ll. •her sub jects in fourth year.

Beatrice S.h arwood also got right through foti'l'th year.

Blanche Ohitti-ck passoo . third year Med·'.cine.

Mary Waite -p assed third ye a r Medicine.

Honours in anato,my.

A·manda Liebert passed third year Medicine. Honours in physfology.

Esthe r Skelton -an-d Blanch Godbehea,· a•re .doin,g second y-ear Me_d icin3, with -n o exa:minat:on,s tili next Au,gu-st. We hope they appreciate the fact that in second year Medicine is a: •snare in<to whi,ch they ou.g,ht bot to fall.

Rita Rothstad:t and Sylvia W·e ekly, first y.ear Medicine.

Jean Apl)erley :i-s ,to b e seen at the Ail'll.tomy School. She is d -o ing .mas.sage.

Gwen Stillman has . taken out the degree of M Sc., and is demonstrating in the Biology department.

Edith Derrick i s .d-oing .fourth year science, havin.g won the Howitt Schola-r ship in Natural Hi·sto~·y .. Resoorch. She ;s demonstrating in ChemiSj:ry and Bobany.

Edna Nie'wand, Jean 'Harris, B-ery-1 Splatt. and Kathleen Semme,n s ·are doing s econd year Science.

Annie Wi-shart -is in res:idence at the Trinity Hostel, d•oing ,first year Science.

P h y1'l is Ashworth i •s ~!so doing Science I. Vic. Krome and Lil-a McDon-a.!d are doing Educat-on. Vi•c . is still helping the Me:-bou'rne U niversity to retain the tennis champiuu,ship.

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Kal'lie McDonald ·is in r esidence a'.t the Training College, doi,ng Education.

Rita Ge>IH11s is doing third year ·Arts.

Sylvia Roths-tadt is doirtg Arts II. Winnie Ga:wley and Auny En-gli:s•h are do!ng ATts I. Betty -Lavers and Eileen Mussen .are at the· Conservatorium, Betty doing ,ffrst year, and Eilea:n second year.

Winnie . Kennan .is now Medical .Superiute11<lent at Queen Victoria Hospital.

Hilda Kincaid ,a;nd Mavis · Boyt a're at Renwi,ck Hospital, Sydney.

Dora McCallum ,recently spent three months in Queensland, wh ere she met Beatr ice Hicks and Edith K11,0wles.

T-he following •~old .g irls ·" were · success f1).'l at the recent examinations -t ield by the Roya.I Victorian. Tr-ained Nu·rses' Association (May, 1921). Lu,cy Palling (Alfred Hos_pital). Rachel Chenoweth (Children's Hos-p it.ad). Laura Gay,lard ·(Children's Hospital-.

Jessie Ca1I11pbell has ,recently 'returned from .a. visit to Mrs. Hines (Elaine Spar· row), at Dornald. She met there Le-0-nore Pearce, who has s ince ·b een· married, and Mav'.s Balding. Mavis is in charge of the Domestdc Arts Cen,tre in Donald.

Vera Read is t:hrough her cours·e at the .Mfred Hos.p ,ital, ,and intend·s going to Sydney to nmse.

Annie Reid has a-lso fintshed ·h er nursing course.

EHa Hauser is nursing in Tasmania.

Hilda Robinson -lert for England by the " tOmar,'i ,on 30th August, •h aving ·b een .awarded a n Or.i·ent Scholarship earlier in thfl year.

Marriages.

Ivy Coanben to the Rev. T. C. Rentoul, on 23rd AprH. J e ssie H1!Jlbe,t to Major G. A. Vasey, D.S.0., on 17-th May. ·Clarice Siddall to M'r. E. Matear, on 16th May. Adele Kenda ll -to Mr. B. C. · Lancaster, on 22nd March .

O.Jive WiHiamis to MT. A. 'S. Wilkinson, on 6th July.

May Moore to Mr. H. R. Thomson.

L eila Green to Mr. Baxter, in July.

Dora S.aloway to Mr. J. F. King•, on 26th February. Irene Mealy was one -o f the bridesmaids.

SILVER AND GREEN. Jean Hall to Mr. L . Barkla, on 5th Ma1·ch.

Dol'othy H old e n to Mr. Roy Smith.

LilMan F.raser to Mr. George Day. Lottie Foste r to Mr. L . W . Ga.11, of DandenlQng (],a te A I.:f.). on July 20.

Do.ris Dabb to Mr. Hoskins .

Births.

The Old Collegians' Club offe r s con gratulatiO'Jl-S to the following: Mrs. StanJey Wilkinson (Ruth Laycock) - a son (John Vasey). on 13th Jun e.

Mrs. H , C. T aylor (Cora Jenkins)-a son, on 3(}th Jnne.

Mrs. S . Rogers (Ha zel Ryan)-,-a daughte r (Roma).

Mrs . J. R. Anderson (Mary Mccomas). at London, on 23rd Apr;.J-a . :daughte r (Mary N a irn).

Mrs . A. Southey (Ethe! McComas)- a daug.h tar (Eth el M a rgaret) , on 2nd · De cember.

Mrs. L. J . Cerutly ( Isabel S c hultz) - a son , on 14th May. Mrs. W. Birrell ,(Del Lane) - a s on (Pe t e r), on 26th April.

Mrs . R . G. Sterrett (Mari e BaJcl in•g) - a son , o n 31st Ma y _ Mrs. Allen T ye (Lotoie Cadusch)-a d a ughte r , ,on 23rd May. Mrs F. S I~~sor. (Dor.is T owl ~·)- a son .

Mrs. L Eas t (Mad.g-e Sto n ey) - a son (Walter).

Mrs. W . S. Oliv e r (Eln1a Tulloh) - a s-00 , OD 4th Au g u s t .

Mrs. J . Hubbar d (Winnie &h e pha r d) a SOD.

Engagements.

Hazel Laug.h lin t o M'r. W: K Harkness.

D-0,rothy Stocks to Mr. Furze.

Clarice Brads haw to Mr. AlM1 H eath.

School Office-Bearers.

Prefects: B. 'S·hannon , M . Liston , (S e ni o r Prefects). I. H cdgso n . D . Flockart, J H e yward, G. Dixo n , M. H olden , I. Thomas, C. Wh;l e h ead, J. Delbr:dge, M. C oc k s.

Associat -~s: -L. F-orbes, K. R e nni e, J. S emmen s, F . Burs t on , E. Jon es. L. Hart, E . Lee, M. Roge,·s, D . Allen, E. R onayn e, .T. Morrissey, B . Beckett, M . Finnie .

Form Captains: D. Flockart (Hon. VI ).

I. Ho dgson (Pas s V I. ). B. Beckatt, (V.a ) , 1\1. Holde n (Dip!), B. Wood (V~b), 0 . pjzzey (V.b. Sp.) , E . . Ashton (X'X.). M. H ealing (Ve). E. · Blumer (Coll. V .). T .

Wilkinson (Lowei· V .). F . Blytheman (Re. miove) . 'B. Tompkins (IV.a)-;- J. · H eal,ing (JV.bl, M . . Walke'!' (Lower 1-V.). D .. Pugs ley and A. Wi'IC<?X (Juni-o'r "Sch-00!) .

Sports Committee : Mr. Le - Cou'leur (Pres•id·a n t)', Miss· Wigh am (Sports MiR· tress) , Mrs. -Land e n , M iss M cKay, D. Fl-0cka.rt (Be e) ; K . R e nnie (Treais.) , M. Liston, B. Shan-non, E . T obe, E W ,o od • mason . E. ,Stua ft, ' N. Go ldie, E .· PryO'r.

• S po rts Captains : D . Floc k.art .(Tennis), A. P hillips (Bask etball ). D. F :ook:art (Base ball ) , Editor: I. Hodgson .

S u b -Ed itors : C. Wh,ltehea-d · (Hon. VI.) , E B J.e w e tt (Pass VI.). K. Gault (Va.). E. ~-on es (Dip!.). P. Bra.meld (V.b), N. B eck el-i t (V.b Sp.). E. Christensen (XX.). M. Hicks, (Coll . V.).

K . Ericson, (V ,c). D . Cla.rke (Low e r V .) .

E,. Snell (Re move), R. Plowr:ght (IV a) .

K. Forster (JV ,b). J. Thom as (Lowe·r IV.).

Librarians : I. Hodgson , L. Fo,rbes.

L ibra ry Co mmittee: M r. L e Cou teur, Miss W a luon, Mrs. L a nden , Miss F ieldon , B . Sha nn,o n , M. L iston, C. W-hite h ead , J. Delbridge , J .· Heyward , · I. Th-mnas, M. Rogers , E. Ronayne, M. Finnie.

Students• Christian_ Union Comm ittee: Miss Peter sen (Presjd en.t) , M. Lis ton a nd B. 'S h a nn on (Vi-ce-Pres,i<l e nts ) M. Holden ( Corres. Sec.). M. Cocks (Rec. S e c.). D . F .

Floekart (Tr~as.), B. Beckett , .J. S e m m e ns .

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