1930 Silver and Green

SILVER AND GREEN 'December, 1930 ~

Mrs. E. L. LANDEN, M.A.,

Headmistress.

SILVER AND GREEN ·ffi[re c1)ingazine of ±fye c1)ietl-yobi.st 1-(Iabies' Qiolle_se DECEMBER, 1930.

Krome M emorial Gates at the M .L.C., Hawthorn, Vic. intelligent interest in current affairs, and it is her duty to take full advantage of this longfo r bidden privilege.

In days when the world is being more closely drawn together it is n ecessary that a woman, no

less than a man, should recognise her world citizenship, and be able to r ead the foreign The original object of education was that of awakenin g and beautifying the human spir it, so the student's p rimary motive should be humanistic, not eco n om ic or vocational.

Education is made up of two parts-a studv of books and a study of men. Thus the gid who leaves the College with a knowledge of books only may consider herself but partly educated. She who fails to enter into the community life of the school gleans the body of knowledge without the soul. The training of the school community is of most valu e, as the best way co learn citizenship is to be a citizen .

The year 1850 marked the passing of the er.J. when accomplishments were che only thing a woman needed. Since that dace woman has had the right of training h er reason to take :.<n

news in the papers with correct inte rpretation,

should know something of the activities of the League of Nations, and the progress of che various coun tries. This is the result of practical education. Civilisation has now reached a stage when the intellectual sham should not be tolerated.

The " clever" girl, who lacks scholastic sincerity, whose knowledge is not part of h erself, is the creation of examinations.

Schools produce her as t h eir greatest success, while in reality she is their greatest failure .

Education may be t h e beginning of refinement, but reflection and good company are vital fo.· its completion.

S chool Notes.

On 1 2th February School reassembled afr.?r the vacatio n for the work and play of 1930.

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At che morning assembly Mrs. Landen, wh,, last year was Acting Headmistress, was installed as, Hea dmistress of the College.

\Ve were sorry to hear that Miss Walton , Miss Monteith, and Miss Learmonth were no longer members of the teaching sta ff, but were pleased to welcome Miss Cox, Miss Rowlands, Miss Brownell, a nd Miss Luke, who returned a fter a trip abroad.

During the seco n d week of first term, on 21st Februa ry, the prefects and associate prefects for the year were installed in office. The number of prefects this year is lower than ha~ formerly been the custom.

Until the two great days, 11th and 12th April, the whole School worked very hard for th e F e te, which proved to be a great success.

Bue this success could not have been possibl" without the untiring and able leadership of M r s. Grove. Because everyone was enthusiast ic, a nd old and present girls worked h a rd, the n ew sports ground is now b eing laid out, and soon the S chool will be enjoying its advanr.ages.

The swimming spores were h eld in the Glenferric B a ths during first te rm, a nd an account of the proceedings will be found e lsewhere : n this magazi ne. After che final r ace Mrs. Grove presented the championship trophies co the successful competitors.

As usua l, the Anzac Day service was h eld in the College Assembly Hall, where, after the rendering by the School of appropriate hymns, Mr. Grove gave an address on " Anzac," and Miss Dwyer read an extract form John Masefield's description of che passage of the Anzacs to Gal-lipoli. Later in the morning the Presid ent and Headmistress visited " Cromarry; ' where a similar service was h e ld.

Sports Day, which was postponed this y e ar on account of rain, was finally heid on 16rh J\1ay.

A large gathering of friends and parents was entertained.

Mrs. Grove presente d the trophies at the close of che afternoon.

During second term the School was visited by the heroin e of t h e air, Amy Johnson, and by represen tatives from the Adelaide M.L.C., with whom we spent a very happy week, under che direction of Miss Parsons. The visit ended on the last day of term, a nd after the official farewell in Assembly, the prefects and form

captains were presented with their badg es nf office for the year.

On Sunday, 24th August, the first College service, which henceforth is to be an annual event, was h e ld at the Auburn Methodist Church, Rev. J. W. Grove officiating, and Rev. ] oseph Snell giving t h e address.

The loss of Mr. L emmon, our old friend and teacher, was deeply felt by the School. His place on the staff was take n by Miss Croll.

On our return to School fo r third term, we were pleased to welcome back on the resident staff Miss Shannon, whose absence had been caused by ill-health.

"Back to School" Day, 25th September, was a happy gatherin g for Old Collegians. They were entertained by the present girls at a concert in Assembly, and later tennis m atch es were played between past a.n d present g irls.

The School Concert was h e ld on 9th October in the Malvern Town Hall, and was a great s uccess, both as regards the excellence of the performance a nd the good attendance.

Dr. Guinness, Mr. Tweddle, speaking o~ Rotary, and Miss Collisson, r epresentin g the League of Nations, gave interesting addresses to the School on different occasions during the year.

The D e b ating Society a nd Christian Union h ave been v ery active this year, and Flower Day, an institution of last year, has been well supported.

Mr. Porter has again given lesson s in photography, and the infant welfare classes were continued throughout first and second terms.

Our success in sport has been continued, and the tennis team again won the shield for M.L.C..

The year 1930 has been for most of us a year of happy achievement. To those of :is wh o are now going out into the world we wish good luck; to the girls of 19 3 I a nd those who follow after, t h e best a nd happiest of school days .

House Notes.

We all agree t h at this h as been a very h appy year fo r us, as may b e seen by the number ,,f bright, smiling faces of the boarders.

We began the year wi th the usu a l number of prefects, namely, She ila Proctor (senior house) , Ursula Dug dale, J oyce Findlay, Cecile

SIL VBR AND GREEN Goldie, Karhleen Mclnnes, J ean Padgett, J ean \"(/arson, and Eunice \"(/estphalen. At the enJ of firsf term Kath. was forced to leave us, so Nance Ezard filled h e r p lace. N ance has a ls,, proved h erself a very capable sports captain.

At the beginnin g of the year we had many new girls, but they were soon made to feel at home, the old girls entertaining them with a concert in first term.

Throughout the year we have h ad ping-pong and tennis tournaments, and frequently on a Saturday evening we h ave " tripped the light fantastic roe" ~o the sweet strains of our Decca.

During the year g r eat interest has been taken in the interflar m a rches, for which , at the end o f the year, a cup is awarded to the Bat which o btains t h e highest number of points. We have been very fortu n ate in having Miss Shannon for our sports mistress, but, owin g to h er

illness, s h e had to leave us during first term.

Miss Kennedy, however, came to the rescue and kept up our interest.

N ear the beginni ng of second term much excite m ent was caused by the visit of the wonderfu l a irwoma n, Miss Amy Johnson, who made a solo flight from England to Austra lia.

She made a number of us feel that we a ls,, would like to accomplish some unique achievement.

We are all very p leased to see so many g r een blazers in house this year . Although we are not up to the standard of the d ay girls in the different sports, we a lways feel that we h ave

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done our best. The most exci ting game of rhe year was the basket-ball m a tch between House and School. Up till the last quarter House was leading, but in spite of the ardent barracking, we wer e beaten by the n a rrow m a r gin o f three goals.

The prefects we re very g rateful to Miss Parsons, and wish to tha nk h er for taking them to the Playhouse, so that they might enjoy the \"(/es ley p lay.

A few changes were made in the resident staff at the b eginning of the year. M iss Brownell , Miss Cox, Miss Dwyer, and Miss Moreton filled the vacancies left by Miss Kennedy, Miss Learmonth, Miss Maling and Miss l'vlonteith . After a n absence of twelv e months, Miss Pearce was heartily welcomed back to our midst. Sister McLean took the place of Sister Clark, who left us early in first term.

Since Cato House h as been refurnished twelve of our ttlitde o n es" h ave a house

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themselves, and are quite happy under the care of Miss Brownell a nd Miss Moreton.

Our social evenings h ave been most delightfu l, a new scheme being carried out.

We are very grateful to R ev. Joseph Snell, M r.

P orter, and Mr. Whittaker, wh o h ave so kind ly entertained us .

W e are sorry that the school year is drawing to a close, because we have a ll h ad a most happy and successful year. We a ll JOLn in wishing staff a nd girls a very h ap py holida y nnd a prosperou s 1931.

School Officers Senior Prefect- Dorothea Cerutty.

S en ior House Pre fect- Sheila Proctor.

Full Prefects-A. Corr, U. Dugda le, H. Eggleston, J . Findlay, A . Frazer, E. Gray, !vi.

McLennan, J. McRae, W. South.

Assoc iate Prefects-School:' B. Allen., R .

Bennett, B . Evans, R. Fry, L. H o lding , J. Illingworth, Y. Miles, J . Padgett, M. Shep h erd, N. Smith , E. Ste phens, M. Swan, L. Thomas.

Associate Pref ects-House: N . Ezard ( Znd and 3rd terms) , C. Goldie, K. Mclnnes ( 1st term) , J . \J(/atson, E. Westphalen .

Form Captains-Ursula Dug d a le (Pass VI.), Betty Evans (Dip.A), Mavis Howells (Di p.

B), Bo n Robe rts (V.a), Linda Marks (V.b), Rosie Shaw (V.c ), Thelm a Bowers (V.d), Kathleen Sillcock (V.b Sp.), J oan Boreh a m (XX.), Merle Walker (XX.a) , Phyllis Y eo (LV.) , Ella J ack (LY.a), Patry Rule (IV.a) , Marcel Whittaker (R.a), Mavis Austen ( Ex. I V.), A lma H enderson (IV.bl, N a ncy Wookey (R.b) , P eggy Chinner (IV.c), Beryl Wilson ( R.c), Lo is J ell is (IV.cl) .

Sports Committee-Mrs. Lan den (chair woman), Miss P a rsons, Miss Wad e, H. Egg leston ( secr eta ry ), M . B a nnister ( I st term) , L. Cha rlwood, U . Dugdale, N. Ezard , P. Fur 1.eaux ( ! st a nd 2nd terms) , R. Johnstone, •.:.

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PREFECTS, 1930.

B ack Row ( l e ft to right) : A. Fraze r, J _ M c R ae, J . Findlay, H . E ggleston, M . M c Lennan, U . Dug da l e.

Front Row: W . South , S. P ro c tor (Sen. House) , D. Cerutty {Senior Prefect) , A. Corr, E. Gray.

J ape, R. Shaw, W. South, J. Weller, S. Whittaker.

Sports Captains-S. Whittaker {termis), W. South (basket-ball), W. South ( baseball, 1st term), U. Dugdale (baseball, 3rd term), L. C h a ri wood ( running) .

Editress-Y. Miles.

Sub-Editresses-D. Cerutty,. A . Fraze r ( Hor..

VI.), R. Johnstone ( P ass VI.), B. Evans, C. J ape (Dip.A), M . Howells, J. Danc_e (Dip. B), R . Fromholtz, G. Cartwright (V.a), R. Holmes (V.b), C. Edmunds (V.c), E. Farh ood, N. Gilbertson (V.d), V. Darby, M .

Lardner (V.b Sp.), J . Gregory (XX.), M. Walker, F . Griffith (XX.a), M. Guthridge, W .

M acd onald (L.V.), R. H obbs (L.V.a), G. Fergu son, 0. Yeo (IV.a), G. Johnston, H. Brown ell (R.a), I. Davie (Ex.IV.), E. Collens (IV.b), E. James (R.b), P . C hinner, J. Lacey (IV.cl, W. Denniston (R.c) , J. Barke~, J. Da ,n,m (IV.d) , J. Langhan (Jun. School).

Librarian-H. Eggleston.

House Librarian- ] . Watson.

D ebating Society-Miss Dahle (president) , M. McLennan (secretar y), G . Annois, D. Ceru tty, W. South, L. Thomas.

S .C.U.- Miss Betts (president) , W. South (vice- president), D. Cerutty (corresponding secretary), E. Gray (recording secretary), L. Thomas (treasurer), J . McRae, B . Allen.

Walking Club-Miss Hall (presid ent), M. McLenn an (secretary), B. A llen, A . Frazer, E. Gray, M. Swan.

Examination Successes.

Public Examinations, 1928-29.

At the University Public Examin ations m December, 1929, 37 separate honours were gained in the School Leaving Honour Examination , 28 complete passes in School Leaving P ass Examination, and 55 complete passes in the School Intermedia te Examination.

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SCHOOL ASSOCIATE PREFECTS, 1930.

Back Row (le rt to ri g ht) : Y. Miles, R. Benne tt, L. Holding, B . Alle n. M iddle Row: J. Illing w orth, E. Stephen, B . E v a ns, M . Swan, J . P a dgett. Front Row: M . Shepherd , L . Thomas.

Absent: R. Fry, N. Smith.

S c h ool Leaving Honours.

The h onours ga ined in chis exam ination were :- -Five ! st class, IO 2nd class, 22 3 rd class.

Individual resulcs were:-

Marion McLennan-2nd class French, 3rd class English, 3rd class European History, 3rd class Economics.

Betty Barnett·- l st class Drawing, 3rd class Economics.

Gwen Nickels- 2nd class Dra wing, 3rd class English, 3rd cl a ss European History, 3rd class Drawing.

Jean Birt-1st class Drawing, 2nd class French, 3 rd class British History, 3rd class Eng lish, 3rd class Eu ropean H istory.

J ean P adgett-2nd class Fren ch, 3 rd class E n g lish , 3 rd class European History, 3rd class Drawing.

Elsie Bond- 2nd class French , 3rd class Latin.

English,

Dorothea Cerutty- 3rd class class Physiology.

2nd class

English,

3rd

Marjorie Kennedy-1st class German.

Berey Reseigh-2nd class E n g lish , 3 rd class British ' History.

S en ior Government Schola rships were gained

Freda Edwards- 1st class Drawing.

by J ean Birt, Daisy Lanyon, and J ean P adgett.

Bessie Finney-2nd class Physio logy.

Marion McLennan gained a free p lace.

A lison Frazer-3rd class English, 3 rd class French, 3rd class European History.

Enid Gra y-

3rd class E u ropean History.

D aisy Lanyon- 1st class E uropean History, 2nd class French, 2nd class Economics, 3rd class English.

S chool L eaving Certificate.

Those who obtained the School Leaving C e,·,i fie ate were: Betty B arn ett, J ean Birt, J oyce Bennett, Kitty Bryant, J essie Career, Marjorie Charlwood, Dorothea Ceru tty, Audrey Corr, Freda Edwards, H e len Egglesto n, Ruth Fry,

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Nellie Husse)', J oan Illingworth, Ethel Kerr, \Vin some McDonald , J ean McRae, Y vonne Mi les, J ean Padgett , Mur iel Parker, Bessie Peck, Mary Price, Mary Shepherd, Hele n Simms, \Vinnie Sou t h , E mily Stephen, P eggy Symons, Le na . Thomas, Eu n ice Westphalen.

Intermediate Ce rtificate.

Those who obtained the Inte rmediate Certificate were : Betty A llen , Norma Allen, Gloria Annois, J ean Aubrey, Bertha Barley, Margaret Barley, Thelma Barrie, P eggy Bell, Thelma Berkfield, Ne llie Binns, Doroth ea C e rutty, Rita Blai r, Nancy Bland, Addie Bond, Nancy Ce rutty, Dorothy Champion, Dorothy Cole, Phyllis Colli n s, Violet Cornell, Phyllis Davies, Elvia D ay, J ean Dodd, Ursula Dugdale, Myra Dwigh t, Gertie Edwards, Betty Evans, Molly Fisher, Mary Fox, Rosie Fraser , M e rle Fudge, Cecile Goldie, Leila H olding, G wen Holla n c!,

Dulcie H ollyock, Dulcie Hoyle, Mary J ames, Rosalind J o hnsco n e, Sheila Kruse, Gwen Miers, Aud rey M cKay, M avis Moulton, Margaret Orr, Evelyn P ollock, Aileen Robin, Mavis Poysden, Mary Price, Marjorie Saunde rs, Frey Shimmin, Norma Smith, P eggy Symons, Joy T a n11.ock, Merle Wainwright, Lorna Waters, Mavis Wicks.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries.

The editress wishes t o acknowledge the receipt of the followi n g sch ool magazines:"\lVatde Blossom ," " P atch wo rk," " The Cluthan ," " The Melburnia n ," " W esley C o llege Chronicle," " Girls' Grammar School Notes," "Prin ce Alfred Chronicle," " The Brownie,"' " The St. Andrew's Collegian," " Fintonian ," "Chronicle of St. P eter's" ( Girls).

HOUSE A SSO C IATE PREFECTS, 1930.

Back Row ( le ft to rig ht) : E. W es tpha l en , C . Gol die . Front Row : J . W atson, J . Padgett, N. Ezard .

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0 t"l the oval, but the upper and lower midd le schools' matches are to be played m the quadr a n gle with a soft ball.

We all wish to cot"lvey to our spores mistress, Miss Parsons, our thanks and appreciation for the time she has spent with t h e teams al"ld the d eep in terest sh e h as cakel"l in all our games.

General Sports Notes.

This year we have tried to justify th e S c h ool's good reputation in sport. The tennis team was unbeaten o n ce m ore, and so the shie ld, dear to the h earts of tennis enthusiasts, still smiles down encouragemen t from its place of h o nour in Fitchett Hall.

The baseball team h as n ot been so success( ul. It won only one match in the first round, but hopes are still hig h for the second r o und, alth o u gh t hree very valuable players h ave regretfully r esign ed.

The basket- ball team is p ractically a n ew team, as only two of last year's basket-ballers returned to school this year . Though there is no association basket-b a ll for o ur team to· compete in, it played some enjoyable m a tches against neighbouring schools.

The swimmin g sports were held on Tuesday, 4th March, . in the Glenferrie Bath s, and were a great success, much excitem ent and enthusiasm being shown by th e g irls, particularly in the interf o rm and House v. School r aces.

The running team still maintains its record o f victo ries. The athletic sports, which took place on the Glenferrie O val, gave our running team another chance of p roving i ts worth in the Invitation F lag Race. This year we have a shield fo r the senior interform flag r ace, and certifi cates for the up per a n d low.er middle schools.

The "Sch oo l" tean;1s have once again defeated the " House" teams in a ll branches of s port.

Owing to the recon stru ction of the sports ground d u ring th ird term, baseball h as b eet, played in the quadrangle. It is becoming quite a n art co throw a ball a ny appreciable distance with out doing any damage to buildings; but, despite a ll the obstacles to scientific baseball, much pleas ure is de r ived from the revised game. Senior interform m atches will be p layed

Swimming Sports, 1930.

The swimming sports were held on 4th March at th e H awtho rn City Bath s.

The weather was ideal for the swimmers, though perhaps rather warm for the spectators. T hz thanks of the schoo l are du e to M iss P arso n s, Miss Maling, Miss Wade, and the m embers of the Sports Committee, who helped to make the day so enjoyable. At the concl usion of the sports Mrs. Grove presented the t r ophies.

The results were as follow:20 Yards, Under 12 -1, P. Chinner; 2, L. Monsborou g h ; 3, M . D enniston.

Intermediate Breast S t r oke-I, wood; 2, P . Duff ; 3, A. H unt.

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Junior Race (champ iomhip ) -1, N. Hayler; 2, M. Bannister; 3, I . Waterstion.

Swimming on the Back-I, M. Lean ; 2, N. H ayler; 3, J . Madden.

Interm ediate Race (Champion ship)- ! , P .

Duff; 2, M. Dunn ; 3, L. Charlwood.

Senior Diving-I, N. H ayler; 2, Marjorie Bannister; 3 , L. H ayle r and M. Thorp~ (equal).

Senior Breast Stroke-I, E. Hayler; 2. M. Bannister; 3, M. Shepherd.

S e nior Race (Championship)-! , E. Farhood; 2, J. Edwards ; 3, J . P aterson.

O bstacle Race-I , M. Bannister; 2, S . Whittaker; 3 , M. Lean.

Intermediate Diving-I, L. C h a rlwood; P. Duff; 3, J . M a dden .

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S e nior Diving- I , E. Farhood; 2, M. Sheph erd; 3, E. Hayler.

Life Saving- I , M. Lean , P . Furn eaux; 2, H. Eggleston, S. Whittaker; 3, M. Bannister, I. Weller.

Junior Interfo rm RaceB; 3, IV.c.

I , IV.b; 2, Re mqve

In termediate Interform R ace - I, Remove A; 2, XX.; 3, I V.a a n d Ex. I V . (equal).

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3en ior Interform R ace-I, Honour VI; 2, P ass VI. ; 3, V.c.

H ouse v. S ch ool- -! , S c h oo l ; 2, House.

Senior Championship-E. Farhood.

Intermediate Championship- P. Duff.

Proxime A ccessit- L . Charlwood.

Junior Champio n ship- N. Hay ler.

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Athletic Sports, 1930.

Our sports meeting was to be held on 1 2th M ay, but, owing to wee weathe r, it was post• paned until I 5th May. Even o n this day the weather was unfavoura ble, and the ground rather heavy, consequently no new records were c r eated.

Maisie Banniste r, our senior champion for

1930, was the first girl co gain the full number of points awarded, g aining 20 p o ints out of the possible 20.

Out of the ten s chools invited , fiv e only were r epresen ted in the incerschool flag r a ce-Sc. Michael's, T intern, M.C.E.G.S., Stracherne, a nd Fintona. Our team again managed to carry the green flag to victory, and thereby a dded anoth e r cup to the collection.

The Hou se v. S c hool flag race is u sually run amidst enthusiasm, with the faint echo c f t h e brass band , a nd chis year proved no except ion.

The school team was v ictorious.

The sch ool congratulates t h e thr ee champions, Maisie Bannister, Meme Parry, and Marjorie Ba nnister, each of wh om received a si lver cu p, prese1ued by Mrs. Grove.

Th e th a nks of the School are due to Miss P a rsons , t h e prefects, m e mbers of the Sports Com mittee, and all chose who assisted in m aking the meeting a pleasure to both spectators and competitors.

The following are the r esu lts of the various events:-

Open Championsh ip, 100 yards - I , M . Banniste r ; 2, J. Weller; 3, J. Aubrey.

50. Yards, Unde r 12- 1, G. Johnston ; 2, L. Monsborou g h; 3, L. H o lland.

Sack R ace, Under 16Ghent; 3, B. McMur ray.

1, I. Gray; 2, 0 .

Juni o r R ace, 5 0 yards (C hampions hip) M. Ba nnister ; 2, L. Allan; 3, L. Holla nd.

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Senio r E_gg and Spoon Race-I, J . Illingworth ; 2, M. Fry .

Sack Race, Under 12-1, L. Monsborough; 2, J. Ebbott; 3, V. P y ke.

S e nior Race, 180 yards- I , M. Bannister; Z, J. Weller; 3, P . Ra isbeck.

Junior Race, 75 ya rds-I, M . Bannister; ?,

J. Mitchell; 3, D. Mitchell.

Senio r Sack Race- I , A. Corr ; 2 , U. Dugd a le; 3, J. Illi ngworch.

Intermediate R ace, 75 yards-], M. Parry ; 2, J. M iles; 3, L. Charlwood.

Junior Siamese Race- I , L. Neale, 1\1.

Round; 2, J . Mitchell, L. M cNair; 3, N. Garrett, H . Williams.

Senior Potato Race-I, J\11. Bannister; 2, P. Furneaux; 3, C. J ope.

Junio r Potato Race-], M. Bannister; 2, V .

Pyke; 3, J. Mitchell.

Hurdle Race ( Intermediate) - ! , J. Miles ; 2, M. Parr y; 3 , M. Fis h e r.

Hurdle R ace (Senio r)-! , M. Bannister ; 2 , U. Dugdale; 3, J. Weller_ Junior Sack Race -I, L. Holland; 2, M. Bannister; 3, J. Thorpe.

Potato R ace {Intermediate) - !, M . Rogers ; 2 , B. Roberts; 3, M. Fisher.

Junior Egg a nd Spoon Race-! , W. Champion ; 2 , H. Brownell.

Senior Siamese Race-I, M. Bannister, _T. \1(1 eller; 2, M . Shaw, M . Swan; 3, V. Cornell, E. Day. Intermediate, 100 yards-! , M. Parry; 2, J .

M iles; 3, L. Charlwood.

Lower Middle Sch ool Flag Race - ! , Remov e B; 2, IV.b ; 3, IV.c.

Senior Forms' Flag Race -I , V.b Special: 2, Diploma A; 3, V .b.

Base ball Throwing on the Diamond- ] , C.E.G .G.S. ; 2, Tintern ; 3, Fin tona.

S enior Obsta cle Race- I , P . Raisbeck; 2, C. J ope; 3, P . Furneaux.

Inte rmediate Obstacle Race- ! , J . Mclnnes; 2, B. Proud; 3, B. Roberts.

Invita t ion Flag Race- ! , M .L.C. ; 2, Tintern; 3, Fintona.

Wheel barrow Race, Under 12- 1, P. C h inn er , H . Willia ms; 2, G. Gadsden, A . M oon ; 3, L. M o n sborough, J. Thorpe.

Uppe r Middle School Form Flag Race- ;, XX.; 2, XX.a; 3, R em ove A. Intermediate Egg and Spoon Race-!, M. R~gers; L, H . Shaw; 3, 0. Ghent.

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BASEBALL TEAM , 1930.

(Le ft to rig ht) D. Dugdal e, M . Dunn, L . Charlwood, H . Eggleston, U. Dug da le (captain ), N. Ezard, R. Blair, V . Cornell, J . Cornell.

Intermediate Siamese Race--! , E. Emerson, R . Holmes ; 2, C. H eat h , M . Roge rs; 3, &.

McMurray, J. Stenton.

H o u se v. School-I , School ; 2, House.

Senior C h a mpio nship-M. Ba nnister.

Intermed iate Championship-Me m e P a r ry.

Junio r C h ampionship -M arjorie Ba nniste r .

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Baseball, 1930.

Although only two members of last year's team re turn ed, we were determined to fig ht our hardest to regain the Austin C up for the School.

Miss Parsons encouraged m any g irls to come a nd practise on the oval.

Fina lly the fo llowin g team was chosen:- Rica Blair, pitc her ; H e le n Eggleston, catcher; Shirley \Vhictaker, !st b ase; Nance Ezard, 2nd b ase; Violet Cornell, 3rd base; W innie South, shore stop; Maisie Bannister, l.o .f .; Maisie D un n, c .o.f. ; Ursula Dugda le, r .o.f.

We practised di ligently uncil the 12th Ap ril, when o u r first association match cook place

agai n st M .C.E.G.G.S., but, owing to some m ,su nderstanding, the match was replayed later in the te rm. This time M .L.C. won by four runs, 22-18.

Our match against P .L.C . resulted in a defeat for us, the scores being 14-23.

We practised still harder in orde r t hat we mi gh t defeat G.C.E.G.G.S., but they proved the b etter team, obtaining 19 run s to o u r 12.

Owing to the loss of our l.o.f. at the end of first term, a n d to th e fact th at o u r l sc base and shor t stop will be unable to play during third term, th ree n ew players were chosen fo r the second r oun d of matches, which have n o t yet raken p lace.

On behalf o f the team, I wis h to thank Miss Parsons for all the time she has s p ent with us chis year, and especially fo r the hard work she has done this term , whe n the r e were many d ifficu lties to overcome. \Ve have not as yet p layed the House v. · School match, nor the interform m atch es,

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owing to the f act that our old sports ground 1s 1n process of being transformed into a - U.D. mocle l o val.

Criticism of the Team. ursula Dugdale (captain) deserves the highest praise for the manner in which she has handled the team. Her catching in the left outfield is excellent, her throwing has improved, and she is now the best hitter m the tean1 .

Rita Blair (pitcher) 1s able to put a real baseballer's curve on the ball at times. Her pitching is much swifter than in the first term, her hitting h as improved, and her catching is safe.

Helen Eggleston (catcher) has shown wonderful improvement in all the finer points ,,f the game during the third term. Her hitting is much stronger and her catching is safe.

Dorothy Dugdale {first base) is a prom1smg player, and with experience should become a very valuable member of the team. Her hitting and catching are good, and she is learning to run bases well.

Nance Ezard (second base) is the best second base the School has ever had.

She cove rs an immense amount of territory in this position, and, although h e r ground fielding is weak at times, her catching is excellent. She is a powerful hitter, often scoring Texas Leaguers and home runs.

Violet Cornell ( third base) has the safest pair of hands in the team, and has ta ken more catches than any other m ember. Her hitting is very good, and she has the strongest throw in the team.

Joa n Cornell (sho r t stop) shows great promise, and will be a very strong player when she has had more experience, her hitting, throwing, a nd catching all being good.

Maisie Dunn {centre outfie ld) has fie lded well and taken some good catches. She must learn to time the ball better when batting, an,l m u st practise running bases more quickly.

Lo rrain e Charlwood {right outfield) will, m time, deve lop into a powerful hitter. She has backed up first base well, and h er catching shows imp rovement.

Winnie South, Shirley \Vhittaker , and r-.1aisie B annister also played first term.

Concl u sion.

This year baseball has been the Cinderella of games. After the first round we lost several players, and have been hampered throughout the year by the absence of practice grounds.

During the first term we led a nomadic existence between the Oval and St. James's Park, practising on the former between the marquees a nd stalls for a carnival, and o n the latter being haunted by footballers, stray doF:s and appreciative barrackers.

In the third term the Oval has been frequently taken from us for cricket matches, a nd even our much-abused sports ground has been in the hands of workmen who are turning it into a wonderful playing field.

Undaunted, we practised in the school quadrangle, staff and students a like fleeing before us , and the flow of knowledge in adjacent form rooms frequently being interrupted by the entry of our powerfully-batted balls through the window.

However, in spite of these and other drawbacks, such as geography, botany, and chem istry excursi ons, examinations, rehearsals, and other school fixtures, all of which invariabiy fall on practice days, a new team has g radually come into being.

It is a pity that .so many girls are unwilling to play b aseball on the plea that " it will be of no use when I leave school." True, it would be surprising to see someone on t h e Block sliding to a base, and it is hardly likely that managers would appreciate an office staff who practised catching fouls or pulling down flies.

There is more to b e learned from one of the finest team games in the world than rhe actual rules. In baseball there is a splendid field for the development of powers of organisation, of good te mper under trying circum• stances, courage, deter1nination to play up and do one's best even in a losing game, and, above a ll things, unselfishness-learning to sink individual preferences in the effort of loyally working with others for the common good.

- B.P.

Running T earn.

The running team of 1930 carried the Silver a nd Green flag to v ictory. Six of the 19 29 team returned, namely, Jean Aubrey, Maisie

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RUNNING TEAM, 1930.

Standing (le ft to right): P. Furneaux. J. Aubrey, M. Fisher, J. W e ller, P. R ai sbeck.

J . Miles, L. Charlwood (capta in), U. Dug dale.

Bannister, Lorrain e Cha rlwood , Molly Fisher, Meme P a r ry, and Jean Weller. Jean Miles and Phyllis Furneaux o btain ed rhe vacant places.

D u ring first tenn o ur own sports were h e ld, and we succeeded in winning the Invitation

Flag Race, in which five other schools competed . '~/e also won at R osbercon, wh en, Maisie Bannister won the representati•1e ract:>, and at Str athe rne.

Ac the end of first te r m

two members of

rhe ream, Maisie Bannister a n d Meme Parry, left, and Ursula Dugda le and F r ancis Par ker were chosen to fi ll rhe vacancies.

In rhe second term rhe most i mportant runnin g event of rhe year, the Interschoo l Flao; Race ar rhe Univers ity sports, was won by ch~

M.L.C. team for the fourth year in su ccession.

Our representative, Jean M iles, was a lso su ccessf u l in the 100 yards flat race. \Xie wish th e 1931 team che best of luck.

- L.C.

Sitting :

Criticism of the Team.

Lorraine Charlwood (captain) is n ow one of t he best r u n ners in che School, and has kepr rhe team together well at practice.

J ean A u brey has run in good style, and h a, k ept the lead in each race.

Ursula D u g d a le gets off the mark at once, which has h elped materially to victory.

Mo llie Fisher has run very welf, and is much quicker than in 19 29.

Phyllis Furneaux is ve r y quick on her feer, and ca kes the flag in good style.

J ean Miles is the best runner in the team. and h a s done much to help the S c hool ro success.

Franc.es Parker has shown improvement ,n

each race, and w ith practice w ill make a very good runner.

J ean Weller runs we ll, and has learnt to take the flag without waste of time.

Conclusion.

The run ning team has had a most successful year, winning, in addition ro other trophies,

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both s h ields at the University women's sports and both cups at the Rosbercon sports. Al[ the members of the team are to be congratu• lated ·on these excellent results.

-B. P.

B asket-ball N o tes.

At the beginning of second term our basket• hall m atch es for 1930 commenced. As only two memhers of last year's team returne d this y<>ar, several weeks went by before the team was finally chosen. After the fifth match the following gir ls were given places in the S chool tcam :-Winnie South (captain), Consie J ope ( vice-captain), Shirley Brand, Joan Corne!!, Phyllis Furneaux, Lorna Hu g hes, Jean Miles.

The sec-ond team consisted of Marian McLen• nan (captain), Lois Burke, Maisie Dunn, Jo v Kennett, Mary Shaw, Joyce Stenton, and J ean Weller.

The following girls played in the junior team:-Betty Mitchell (captain), Joyce Baker, D . Cocks, G. H olloway, M. Lee, D. Mitchell, R. Rese ig h , M. Smitten, M . Whittaker.

In the first few matches of the season v!e were nor so successful as in previous years.

Towards the end of the term, however, the team pla)•ed well together, a nd obtained several exciting victories.

The scores for the matches played throug!,. o ut the season are as follow:Played on !\1.L.C. ground: M .L.C. v. Sc. Andrew's, 25-30.

M.L.C. v. Stratherne, 17-19.

M.L.C. v. Tintern, 30---40.

M .L.C. V. P .L.C., 21-10.

M.L.C. v . St. Catherine's, 44-18.

M.L.C. v. Fin tona, 18- 31.

Return matches: M.L.C. v. St. Andrew's, 28-3 4.

M.L.C. v. Stratherne, 20- 35.

M.L.C. v. Tintem, 27-13.

M.L.C. v. S t. Catherine's, 29-11.

The matches played against the Adelaide team during th eir v isit to Melbo urne resulted

BASKET-BALL TEAM, 1930.

Sta nd ing ( l e £t to righ t): L. Hughes, 5 . Brand , J . M ilesy J. Cornell. Sitting: P. Fur neaux, W. South (captain ), C. Jope.

SILVER AND GREEN the following scores:-M.L.C. v. Adelaid~, 26- 28 ; M .L.C. v. Adelai de, 21-20.

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The second team played six matches, thre2 of which it won. In this team there are se1·eral strong players who should be quite eligible for inclusion in next year's first team.

The junior team played two m atch es againH Tinte rn , but lost both. The young players are very enthusiastic, and shou ld do much bette r n ext year.

A ver)' novel and interesting match was played this year between prefects and staff.

Though completely exhausted after the struggle, the prefects managed to uphold t heir dignity, the score being 25-17 in their favour.

Keen interest prevailed in the interform hasket-ball matches. Each form fought hard, and many exciting matches were witnessed. The contests resulted in success for the fo llowing forms:-Senior Form Cup, Honour VI.; In rern1.ediate Cup, Form nTwenty"; Junior Form

Cup, Form Remove B. Perhaps rhe most exciting match of the season was the House v. School match. House seemed fairly sure of victory at the h alf -time score, but then School pulled together, and 1-y a

fine

effort

secured

rhe

victory, winn ing

28-25.

The 19 30 basket-ball ream thank Miss Parsons for the assistance she has given the team.

We all wish the 193 1 team a thoroughly hap;,y season.

-W.S. Criticism of the Team.

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Consie J ope and J ean Miles (defenders) have fought hard, bur a lthough quick on their feet and passing well, have often been outclassed by taller opponents.

This year the basket-ball team has met with several reverses, chiefly owing to t he fact that the bad condition of the sports g round has made it difficult to arrange sadsfacto ry pra::tice.

With the dawning of the new era, we shall hope for great things, and are a nti cipating many years of unbroken success to maintain the traditions of the past.

-B.P.

Tennis Notes.

The 1930 season has proved successful, anci we are now the proud holders of the coveted shield for at least one more year. M .L .C. has now won the shield for four years in succession , but it h as not yet been d ecid ed whether it will b e h eld permanently by G .C.E.G.G.S. or by ourse lves.

We started the year with four vacancies in the first eight. Eventually the following team was selected :--Shirley \Vhittaker (captain), Truda Cox, Nance Ezard, Rosie Shaw, Rosalind Johnstone, Lola Enniss, Helen Eggleston, and Lena Thomas.

The home matches were played on our own courts, and they were in excellent conditioa.

The results of the matches were: First Round. -M .L.C. v. Geelong: M .L .C., 3 rubbers 6 sets 46 games; Geelong, I rubber 3 sets 38 games. M.L.C. v . C.E.G.G.S.: M .L.C., 3 rubbers 6 sets 5 1 games; C.E.G.G.S., l rub ber 4 sets 43 games. M.L.C. v. P .L.C.: M.L.C., 3 rubbers 7 sets 58 gam es; P.L.C., l rubber 4 sets 4 5 games.

Winnie South (captain) has again done excellent work in her position as goal attack.

She has covered the circle too quickly for her opponents, and has shot accurately in every match.

Shirle y Brand (goal shooter) has combined well with Winnie, and has done good work in most matches.

Phyllis Furneaux (centre) h as played splendidly in this position, alth ough often ha••ing to adapt her game to the different rules of other schools.

Second Round.-M.L.C. v. Geelong: M.L.C., 3 rubbers 7 sets 50 games; Geelong, l rubbe r Z sets 35 games. M.L.C. v. C.E.G.G.S.: M.L.C., 2 rubbers 5 sets 43 games; C.E.G.G.S., 2 rubbers 4 sets 41 games. M.L.C. v. P .L.C.: M .L.C., I rubber 4 sets 42 games; P .L.C., 3 rubbers ('. sets 48 games.

Joan Corn e ll ( centre attack) has shown great promise, and, with practice, will become a valuable p layer of the team.

At the end of second term we played some enjoyable matches against our v isitors from Adelaide.

Lorna Hughes (centre defence) h as supported the attack in good style, and h as passed accurately in most match es.

The school ch ampionships have not yet been played.

We are expecting many keen and exciting m a tches.

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TENNIS EIGHT, 1930.

S . Whittaker (captain) , N . Ezard, H. Eggleston, L. Enni s, R . Johnstone, R. Shaw, T . Cox, L. Thomas.

A gratifying feature of the tennis this yeac is the promising p lay of the juniors. There are m any keen and capable players.

Rosie Shaw possesses many winning shots, and has played well through the season, h es dri,1ing being very good.

All successes that we have attained have been without d oubt due , to Miss Parson s, who spend s unlimited time a nd energy in coaching us. We g r eatly appreciate all she has done.

-S.W.

Rosalind J ohnston h as improved more t h an a ny player in the team, a n d has p layed r eliable tennis in every match.

Criticism of the T eam.

Shirley Whittaker (captain) has a go0cl forehand dri ve and many overhead shots. She is ab le to p lay a steady game, but must learn to attack more strongly to make s u re of victory.

Truda Cox has all the makings of a first class tennis playe r, h e r driving b eing especially good. When she is able to push home her advantage she should go far in big tennis.

Nance Ezard has attacked well in each match and has shown great improvement in all br~nches of th e gam~, h e r service bein6 pa rticul arly strong.

Lola Enniss is a promising player, a nd has fully j u stified h er inclu sion in the team . She must learn to move more quickly, to anticipate shots, a n d then, with experience, will do well.

Lena Thomas has played con sistently good tennis, and has developed man y winning shots at the n et.

Helen Eggleston has s h own steady improvem e nt, especially on her backhand. Constant practice with bette r players will do much to speed up her game.

Schoolgirls' Champions hips .

This year we were again doomed to disap• pointment, our rep resentatives being d efeated in both finals . The h ighest credit goes to

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Our players took the first set 6-4, and led 4---0 it~ the second set. From that time nn th ey were gradually worn down by their opponents, who persistently and determinedly r eturned every ball into play. The final set was won by the Grammar School, 6-3.

We offer heartiest congratulations to the victors upon their success, and are already looking forward to another meeting.

The school championships will take place in November, and we are all interested to see who the three champions will be, so that we can commence practising for next year's tea m as soon as possible.

Conclusion.

The History of the Shield.

For the fourth successive year we have won the Association shield, and now the nine small s hields which surround that much-coveted trophy have been filled with the victors' names.

Geelong C.E.G.G.S. and M .L.C. have each h a d four victories, and the C.E.G.G.S., Melbourne, has had one. The rules provid e t hat "at the end of nine years the school which has a majority of tennis wins shall become the possessor of the tennis trophy. " At the end of 1929 a n amendment was added- " In th e event of two schools having their names recorded a n equal number of times on the shield, the winner will be judged to be the one who has won the greatest number of matches during the nine years."

For the first three years the schools played matches with four in a team , and the results went on games. For the last six years eight girls have formed the team, and t h e results h ave been d ecided by rubbers..

Unfortunately, in the first fi ve years of the competition we won five matches only. In our

fou r years of premierships we have won ZO out of 24.

It is interesting to note that of the 19 27 team who first showed the School the way ro victory, and who went through the season undefeated, one m ember alone r e mains in the School. This is Shirley Whittaker, who ;,s captain of this year's VIII. won the shield for us again.

By the time these notes appear the wot·st may have happened, and we may be bereaved of the shield. What of it then?

We shall take Kipling's advice to"Start again at your beginnings, And never breath e a word about your loss."

For there will be another shield to wm.

-B.P.

The Walking Club.

This year Miss Hall kindly consented to act as our president again. At the beginning of the year a gen eral meeting was h e ld, and officebearers were elected as fo llow:-Committee, Betty Allen, Alison Frazer, Enid Gray, Mavis.

Swan, and Marion McLen nan (secr etary). At the walks we have had during the year ther ..has been an average attendance of eleven, and the length of the walks has been about twelve miles.

The Club's constitution has been amended, so that girls under fifteen who hold the intermediate certificate may attend walks. During the year we felt the need for someone to control the Club's finances, so Mavis Swan was appointed treasurer.

We would be glad to welcome O ld Collegians at any of our walks. P a rticulars can be ob tained from the Club secretary.

We extend a cordial invitation to girls of over fifteen years of age to join the Club.

In conclusion, we invite those of this year's walkers who are leaving School to give their n ames to the Club treasurer, Mav is Swan. 1f a small sum of money is paid to cover cost of postage, the secretary will forward notice of Club meetings.

Altogether the Walking Club has had a most successful and happy year . -M.McL.

D ebating N otes.

Another very successful year h as just be;en co mpleted by the School Debating Society.

The Sociery has had at its disposal, once a fortnight, the auditorium period.

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At the first meeting of the year the president, Miss Dahle, explained that owing to the proposed formation of a School Dramatic Society, the name of our Society, " The M.L.C. Debating and Literary Society," shou ld be reconsidered. After len gthy discussion, it was <iecided that the Society should in future be known as "The M.L.C. Debating Society." At the same meeting the officers for the year wer e elected.

In the first debate for the year Honour VI., to the horror of the ardent feminists, defeated Pass VI., despite the fact that the former were obliged to affirm that men and women should not have equal rights. The next subject was one which raised tremendous enthusiasm.

Diploma A, who affirmed that "The life of the modern schoo lgirl is too easy and pleasant," were narrowly defeated by Pass VI. The intermediate girls proved that they ha.d .a remarkable knowledge of the life of policemen, and dealt very earnestly with the subject, "The Policeman's Life is a Happy One.'· Our subjects ranged from the statement "Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war" t o the statement that "The part played bl' sport in Australian life is regrettable."

At one meeting we tried an experiment. Girls were invited to speak on any s ubject from a list drawn up by the committee. Se<1en girls offered to speak, and the experiment proved successful.

On 8th July the Society was addressed by Miss N. Collisson, who spoke on the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation. Miss Collisson gave a most interesting addr ess, and encouraged us to ask questions concerning the work of these two great bodies.

During this year more interschool debates were held than usual. The League of Nations Union arranged a tourney between Schooi debating teams. In the first round we had a bye, but in the second round we met Fintona Girls' School, who affirmed that "The International Labour Organisation is of no use to Australia."

The adjudicator, Mrs. Craig, awarded us the debate by a narrow margin. Jn the third round we met and we re defeated by a team from \Xl arwick Girls' School. In this debate we affirmed that "The League of Nation.s should have an international police

force for the purpose of enforcing its covenant." !'vlrs. Craig again acted as adjudicator.

A very interesting debate was held between the Teachers' Training College and a team from our School. The speakers for the Teachers' College, who affirmed "That war is inevitable," narrowly defeated our team.

The last debate for the year was held against Wesiey College. The subject was the statement,

"That

woman 's

place

is

in

the

home." Both teams spoke against their convictions.

We affirmed the statement an.i d efeated Wesley after a very interesting debate.

Dr. Gault was adjudicator.

Towards the end of second term the members of the Society were very sorry to lean~ that Miss Dahle, the president, was ill, and that, owing to ill-health, she would be unable to carry on her activ ities in the Society during third term. In these circumstances it was decided to end the debating year. I wish to take this opportunity of th a n ki n g Miss Dahle , on behalf of the Debating Society, for her help during the year . Miss Dahle's kind interest and enthusiasm are responsible for the success of the Society, and all the members, and particularly the committee, are very grateful to her.

We wish the best of success to next year's Debating Society, and hope that it will have an equally interesting and successful year.

- M.McL.

S.C.U. Notes.

The first meeting of the Christian Union was held on 25th February, when the officers were elected. Miss Betts consented to be our president again, and under her unt iring leadership this part of the School life has proved very successful.

The result of the election of office-bearers was as follows:-Vice-president, Winnie South; treasure r , Lena Thomas; correspondin~ secretary, Dorothea Ce rutty; recording secretary, Enid Gray, with Jean McRae and Bettv Allen as supporting members of committee., The meetings were held, as usual, in the auditorium period every alternate Wednesday. It was decided that as numbers of girls not actua lly members of the Christian Union were desirous of joining Bible circles, permis• s ion should be given them to do so.

SILVBR AND GREEN This year we have been very fortunate in securing interesting and helpful speakers, amon g them being l'vliss H o lmes, secretary of tlie A .S.C.U., who opened the year with a ta lk on " The Value of Christian Union and Bible Circles." Miss Holm es said that the Chris·tian Unio~ was a worldwide movement, with over 300,000 m embers in different co untries.

Dr. Boreham g a ve a very interesting t a lk on his experiences in Arabia , when visiting the mission station founded by Ian Keith Falkn,.Jr. He chose as the b asis for his address the words spoken by Christian to Prudence in che Palace Beautiful.

Other speakers were Miss Rowlands, wh.:, spoke on Fiji; Miss Fitzpatrick, from Syria; Mr. Plummer, of the City Mission; Miss .Symons, from Ceylon; Miss Gillespie, who spoke on the Inland Mission ; and Miss Gutteridge, from t he Kindergarten College.

The book chosen for Bible circle study this year was " Abunda nt Life," edited by Miss M. Holmes.

W e wish to thank the following leaders of circles for the inter est taken in this work:- The President a nd the Misses B etts Cox, Hunt, Irving, Kellaway, and Rowlands.

In each Bible circle there were ten or eleven g irls.

Th e S .C.U. d ecided to help the City Mission as its work for charity, and a very enjoyable .after noon was spent a t the City Mission, where a treat was g iven to about 30 children. Tea was provided, and each child r eceived a smail ·present.

From a con cert h eld on W ednesday, 18th June, £2/ I 5 / - was obta ined, which was for. warded to the A.S .C.U. as th e subscription from th e M.L.C. Christian Union.

One of che most enjoya ble sections of th e C.U. is the camp, and this year about 25 g irls attended the camps held at Gladysdale a nd Beaconsfield. A p leasant lunch-time was spent la st term in discussin g camp, r eading chron i.des, and lookin g at sn aps. Girls wh o have t>ee n always say that camp is the place for fun and fellowship.

-E.G.

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ur Serve."

This year the Red Cross activities were again attended t o by Miss Lewis, with the h elp of a committee consisting of a reprcsentativ~ fro m each form. Owing to the distress throughout the country, numerous requests fa.assistance were made, and the r esponse was wonderful.

During first ter m 130 n ew garments were sent to kinderga rten s and babies' homes, and £ I 8/ 15 / - was collected from che various forms.

In addition, £3 / 15/- was o bta ined from a Flowe r D ay ap p ea l held in a id of th e Lord Mayor's Fund.

The app eals made during second term evoked an excellent r esponse. We wer e able to send away 5 28 garments, and a ltogeth e r fifteen v isits were paid by the various forms to institutions which chey were helping.

In every form each g irl m akes a small contribution, p erhaps on e penny per week. In this way £29/ 10/ 3 was collected. A large quantity of jam and eggs was sent to the Holiday H o m e a t Blackburn. Groceries to the value of £6/ I 3 / 11 were also sent. From a specia l effort for Girls' Week £11 / 2/ - was collected.

Two egg appeals wer e h e ld in third term, and 124½ d ozen eggs were sent to the hospitals.

A special appeal was m a de for boots a nd s hoes on b ehalf of the poor of Collingwood, a nd a gen e rous su pply was forwarded to these n eedy p eople .

We wish to tha nk Miss Lewis for her enthus iastic support in chis side of our school life, and hope that n ext year will b e as su ccessful as this one h as been.

- E.G .

Music Notes.

As will be seen by the following res ults, the M. L.C. has once again shown chat s h e still has plenty of musical talent. This year t h e sch o larship for instrumen tal work was a wa rded co L o rna Bactley , a nd the one f o r sing ing to Jean Dodd.

This year has been full of entertainments.

During ch e year some of our g irls attended the Conservacorium concerts, and these we re very much a ppreciated, as we were fortunate in h earing some of the greatest artists-Floren~e Austral, Backhaus, John Amadio, Kubelik, a nd

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oth ers. At the beginning of third te r m we were taken to a concert given by the students of the Cons~rvatorium in Wi lson Hall.

This was enjoyed throughout, and we were particularly pleased to h ear one of our old girls, Mavis Lancaster, sing with the orch estra.

Harmony.-Grade III.: Lorn a Bartley, Eunice Canavan, Jessie Carter (honours), Dorothy Dugdale, Vera Eddy (credit ), J oyce 1:'indlay, Gwen Landry (credit), Dorothy Payne (credit), Sheila Proc tor (honours).

Grade IV.: Gwen Stout (credit). Grade V.: Jean Ra lph (credit).

A ssociated B oard o f the Royal Academy of Music.-Advanced Grade : Sheila Proctor.

-S.F.P.

The Sociables sti ll attend practices every Tuesd ay and Friday, but as their numbers have increased they prefer singing in Fitchett Hall to the lecture room.

This term we are all working very hard at our Speech Night son gs, under the directio n of Miss Flockart, who has carried on the work of Mr. Frazier. The Senior School is also holding a form ch oral contest, a nd the winning Form will be presen ted with a cup, donated

by Mr. George Nicholas.

Our annual concert was held on 9th October, and was very successful.

We hope that the standard of music, which has b ecome very high in the last few years, will be mainta ined by the girls of the f uture.

The results of this year's examinations in pianoforte, singing and harmony are as fol low: Pianoforte-- Grade I.: Enid Collens (cred it), Sheila Proctor, f;rey Shimmin (cr edit) .

Grade II.: Jean Sinclair (credit) .

Grade III.: Lorna Amos (credit) , Lorna BattLey (hon ours), Eunice Canavan (credit), Jess ie Carte r (cred it), Elsie Dugdale, Vera Eddy (honours), M avis Moulton, Dorothy Payne ( h onours), Sheila Proctor (honours) , Gwen Stout (credit). Grade IV.: Dorothy Dugdale (credit), Vera Gawith (cr edit), Gwen Landry (credit), Ada Marshall. Grade V.: Margaret Evans (credit) , Vera Gawith, Flora Lancaster (honours), Beryl Lever (credit), Margaret Little (honours) , Alice Marshall ( honours), Gladys Sau nders ( honours) , E laine Shepherd (credit), Margaret Turner (credit) .

Grade VI.: Lorna Carter (credit), Gwen Guy (hon ours), Joyce Lacey (credit) , E lspeth Little ( h o n ours), Peggy M orieson (credit), Nola Nicholas (credit) .

On 9th October the Annual Concert was held in the Malvern T own H all. These concerts are a fa.irly recent innovation, and take the place of the School plays produced in former years.

The attendance was unexpectedly large, an,l t he ga llery had to be opened to accommodate· the audience.

The programme opened with two songs by the junior choir, under the leadership of Miss Mackay, th e accompanist being Frey Shimmin.

Enid Callens then gave a rendering of a Sonata by Beethoven.

Songs were r endered by Jean Ralph, Jean· Dodd, Jean \Y/atson, and Mavis Carter. J ean Dodd and S h e ila Proctor sang a duet, and J ean, Sheila, and Mavis song trios.

Frey Shimmin, Sheila Proctor, and Lorna Bartley played pianoforte solos. Lorna's rendering of a Brahms Scherzo was r eceived enthu siastically by the audience, but encores were fo r bidden.

Middle School girls gave a display of sword dancing, and two Swedish fol k dances, in costume, were performed by girls of the Senior School.

Junior girls took part in a pageant depicting famous children of fiction.

Last, but not least, were the items by the senior e locution class, uThe Singing Leaves,'' and a p lay, " The Minuet."

The proceeds of the concert, amountin.g tn £48/ 18/ 9, are towards the f und for the levelling of the land for the new tennis courts.

Singing--Grade II.: J ean Watson (credit).

Grade III.: Jean Dodd (credit), Elsie Dur:• dale, Sheila Proctor (credit) .

G r ade IV.: Sheila Proctor, Jean Ralph (credit). Grad.e V.: Beatrice \Vatt (honours).

Violin_ Grade IV.: Lloys McNair (honours).

Thanks must be tendere·d to the per.formers and to those on whose should ers t h e work of organm n g had fallen, for the way in w h ich they combined to make the evening a comp lete success; and the artistic qu ality of the items made us very proud. of this part of School work. -J.F. and J.P.

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g u ests began to arrive. Among th ese were onr visitors from the Ad e laide M.L.C., whom we were ver y p leased to welcome, and we greatly appreciated the o pportunity to display o uc tale n t to them .

Li brary Notes.

The new library system, which was inaugurated last year, has been continued throughout the School chis year . Owing to the face char the ju n ior section had to be removed to Nor~h House to provide more space for the senior section before work could be begun on the intermediate and senior divisions, the library did not open unti l later than usual.

Many n e w books ha,,e been added, among the numb e r being many popular nove ls by modern authors, such as Georgette Heyer, D. K. Bres ter, and P . G. Wode h ouse. A comp lete set of the works of Robert Louis Stevenson has bee n added to the reference librar y, which has been considera b ly enlarged, and is very popular among the girls. The re is also a section of the lendin g libr ary for boarders. w·,,_ wol\ld like to thank girls who gave books at the end of last year, and we hope that this custom will b e continued. Thanks are due to Mrs. Landen for the time she has given to organising the wo rk of the librar y this year.

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Birthday Night Notes.

B irthday Nig h t is as popu lar with day girls as with b oarders. It is the one festive occasion of a boarde r's year, and it gives the d ay girls a n opportunity-which we hope they duly appr eciate---o f meeting with the boarders in a different way.

Perha ps the most important event of th,s p a rticu larly eventfu l evening is the te:>., around which boarders ' dreams centr e for weeks before the great nig ht really a r ri•,es. T h e dining hall , gaily decorated beforehand by gri m y but enthus iastic girls, forms the setting for a very brig ht pictu re as the girls in their gay dresses come in for tea.

After tea the boarders, remarkably ene r getic afte r such a r epast, a djourned to the gym., wh ere they d anced until their d a y-girl

Th e main feature of the evening was the concert arranged by the resident staff and girls, and held in F itchett Hall.

We flatter ourselves chat the 1930 p r ogramme could b e compared fa vo urably with those of previous years.

The musical and artistic talent, which seems to be characteristic of boarders, was r evealed in the firs t item-a dramatise d presen tation of old English songs. The sorrows and joys of the characters seemed so real to us that we almost wept for " J o hnnie" who was coo long at the fa ir. The ite ms rendered by the Cato House children-an action son g and t(Vespers"proved very popular. The little ones appea r ed t o enjoy their items as much as the audience.

The h it of the even ing was the play produced and a cted by m e mbe rs of the resident staff. We can on ly be tha nkfu l that we did not kn ow Miss Pearce in h er c h ildhood if h e r acting m ay be taken as any indication of it.

Miss McGauchie revealed unexpected depths of histrionic ability.

Her p e rformance in the role of "Au ntie" n early brought the house down, and some of h er sayin gs, p articularly " I suppose so," are quoted to this day.

A more serious note was struck in the oneact play "Minuet," cleve rly acted by F lorence Martin, Shirley B r a nd, and Mavis Carter . The latter p layed her part as the revol utionary gaoler with great fervo ur, and a most artistic drawing of the guilloti n e helped to m ake the production even more realistic.

Two ta bleaux, in striking contrast to o n e another were presented.

O n e r epresented a mothe r sitting by h er child, watched over by a g uardia n angel ; the other, Fatima going into the locked room in Bluebea rd's castle. The g ruesome specta cle of six heads susp e n ded by the ir lu xuria nt locks sent t h rills of delicious horror down the spines of the audie nce.

After " God Sa,,e the Ki11g," a most undig nified rush co the dining hall was made by hostesses and guests a like for supper. This exciting item was concluded by the usua l speech es and votes of thanks, the most important among the form e r being the official we!-

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come to the v1s1tors from Adelaide. In rerun, they favoured us with a rendering of their school song.

"Auld Lang Syne" a nd " Si lver and Green" concluded a very h appy evening for all concerned.

-J.F. and J.P.

Old Collegians' Ciub.

The first function of the year was the Garden P arty, held as usual in the College grounds. Tea was served in the b aths building, which was decorated with greenery, flowers and hanging b askets covered with asparagus fern.

The Lite r ary Evening, h eld in May, attracted a large number of members, when Mr. Frank Grieve, of Wesley, spoke, taking as his subject, "Modern Humorous and Whimsical Literature.•· It was d elightfully informal, and very much enjoyed. Miss Flockart and her g irls presented a musical programme appropriate to the subject for the evening.

Gifts were brought for distribution to Kindergartens in which members were specially interestedAuburn, Boroondara, Fitzroy, and South Melbourne.

The Dance was held in the St. Kilda Town Hall in June. There were over 600 present, and, d esp ite the bad times and extra expenses caused by taxation, etc., a profit of £58/15,'was made. This was a splendid effort on the part of the hon . secretaries, Misses L . Fountain and S. Robinson.

As a new departure, the Annual Dinner was held in August, with a Theatre Night the sam e evening.

Sixty members sat down to dinner at the Piccadilly, and later 90 members and frie nds witnessed " The N ew Moon" at the Theatre Royal.

"Back-to-School" Day, held on Show Day, proved a success. About 230 Old Collegians were present. T h e School arranged a ve r y enjoyable programme of mu sical and elocutionary items by t h e g irls, and a splendid little p lay was acted by the pre fects. T ea was later served in the refectory.

M any Old Co llegians took part in the welcome to !'1.1iss Amy J ohnson, which was organised by the N ational Council of Women, and shared in the tribute and admiration shown to the intrepid airwoman.

The Carnival, h eld in April for the Sports Ground Fund, as well as being a huge financial success, was a wonderful means of bringing together the O.C.C. and the present school.

As a f urther means of strengthening the lin k, we are still hoping to bring about the affiliation of the "Old Collegian" with "Silver and Green." A wider and more general interest in rhe S chool and its activities would result from. this, and a g reater understanding of the auns and objects for wh ich the Old Collegians' Club stands.

We must congratulate the S chool tenni• eight on ha ,,ing retained the public school tennis shield. We wish the School success for t he rest of the year, with the hope that its gi rls may be as successful in scholarship as they have already been on the field.

We would take this opportunity of thanking Miss Burton and h er assistants for t heir help in typing the club notices. \V/e are very a ppreciative of the courtesy of the School authorities in granting the use of the rooms and the grounds for the var ious Old Collegians functions, and for their ver y willing assistance and co-operation. We would also thank the staff and the housekeeper for the help given in connection with " B ack-to -School" Day. We again make an appeal on behalf of the O.C.C. Don' t forget to join the club whe,~ you leave School. You will not regret it, and you can h elp to carry on those traditions which form such an important part in your school life a nd afterwards in your professions, your business, and your home.

T he Club Rooms.

The M.L.C. O.C. clubrooms membership is open to all old M.L.C. girls who a r e members of the Old Collegians' Club, and the rooms offer many advantages to girls eith er en gaged in the city or otherwise.

The subscription is £1 per year {exclusi ve of 5/- per year m embership fee of the O.C.C.), or 10/- from February to August inclu sive for members wh o wish to join at the close of rhe school year.

M ea ls ( morning tea, luncheon, afternoon tea, tea) are served at a very small charge, and the rooms are attractive and restful, as well

SILVER AND GREEN as being conveniently situated at 29 Swanston Street _(eighth floor, Nicholas House).

By arrangement with the Girls' Secondary S c h ools' Club, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, members visiting that city may make use of that club subj ect to certain conditions, obtainab le from the honorary secretary.

On the social side the Clubrooms provide entertainment for members of all ages and varied tastes.

We should be glad co welcome to our membership any girls leaving School.

- Agnes Murray.

Visit of the Adelaide M.L.C. The time chosen chis year by the prefects and tennis and basket-ball teams of the Adelaide M.L.C. for their visit to Melbourne was the last week of second term, from 23rd August until Friday, 29th August.

Each guest was ente rtained by a hostess from the Melbourne M.L.C., and both guests and hostesses passed a very happy week of matches and social functions, for which thanks are due to Miss Parsons, who arranged th,, programme, and who did her best co make it an e njoyable one.

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taken at the College with the president and Miss Hunt, and the rest of the day was spent in playing basket-ball matches, in which Ad~ laide was v ictorious, and tennis matches, which Melbourne won. In the evenin g great exc itement was caused by a visit to the ((talkies," the theatre b eing decorated in silver and green.

The n ext morning Ade laide played b asketball matches at "Scracherne," and were then taken to lunch at the Old Collegians' Clubrooms in Swanston Street.

As the schoolgirl championships were taking place at the time, the g uests went to see our girls play at Kooyong, and from there went to ttTintern," where they took part in tennis match es.

When the evening arrived all the visitors were very anxious to see what the College " Birthday Night," of which chey had heard so much, would be like. Their hopes were amply fulfilled, and all declared chat they h a d spent a very enjoyable evening.

Tennis matches were played at St. Andrew's, Kew, on the Wednesday afternoon, and in the evening both hostesses, guests and r esident prefects were well entertained at the Wesley play at the Playhouse.

On the Saturday morning the hostesses met the Adelaide express at the Spencer Street station. When the train arrived there was a roll ca ll, and much sorting out, but ultimately each visitor found her Melbourne friend , who took her home to rest. Later in the day all met at the Botanic G ardens, and after a walk through ,he gardens a delightful a fternoon tea was held, where an informa l welcome was extended to the two visiting mistresses and the girls.

Although Thursday dawned showery and chill, the girls' spirits were not damped, and the visit to Mr. George Nicholas's home at M acedon was full of happy hours. The chara-bancs left School at 9.30, and Macedon was reached about midday. In the afternoon there were walking and s ightseeing. At night twocars of happy but tired girls returned to Melbourne, the fun b e ing only the greater beca use one of the vehicles was in immine nt danger o f breaking down .

The first annual service of the College, at which all the visitors were present, was held in the Auburn Methodist Church on the evening of 24th Aug ust, and the Adelaide g irls felt proud to be included with the M.L.C. in such an important event.

In Assembly, on the Friday morning, the· President farewelled the Adelaide visitors, and sent back many greetings to their school.

In the School Assembly on the Monday morning the President and h ead prefect formally welcomed the visitors, to which welcome Jean Goodes, one of the visiting head pn,fects, responded.

After having morning tea at the College, the party visited the Public Library and saw most of the sights of M e lbourne. Then lunch was

The morning was spent in final matches, in w hich Adelaide and Melbourne both had their fair share of victories, and after morning tea, at which t h ey were the guests of Miss Hunt, che visitors returned to their hostesses' homes.

At four o 'clock everyone met at Spencer Street, and after much cheering and hasty good-byes the express drew slowly out of the station, taking with it, amidst heaps of streame rs, our visitors, now our firm friends.-D.C.

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Mr. Lemmon.

During secon d term the College suffered a g reat ·loss by the death of Mr. B·. Lemmon, the business master. Such was his a ttachment to the School that he r emained teaching until within a few weeks of his death. Though we knew him to be serio u sly ill, we had expected him to recove r , so it was a severe shock to learn o f his death.

Mr. L emmo n was educated at Wesley College, a nd subsequencly became a master there fo r 22 years. In 1924 h e came to us to cake cha rge of the Business School. His willingn ess a n d unselfishness in h elping ochers, at all t imes, won for him the r espect and affection o f those with whom he came into touch during his long teaching co urse. His capabilities as a teache r were shown by the excellent results of his pupils.

Mr. Lemmon lived his life in the fullest sense, for not o n ly was h e a sch olar , but a local preach er, interested in the Church and in all its phases. For many years he was a Sunday schoo l teacher, and later a super intendent. H e was actively inte r ested in the Fellowship Society a nd othe r such organisations.

This side of his life was m ost appreciated !:,y t h e girls in Diploma, who we re influenced b y his h igh m oral example.

-Y.M.

Resignation of Miss R. Walton.

At the end of the S choo l year 1929, Miss R. Walton r esign ed from h er position as a member of the teaching staff of the C ollege, after 39 yea rs of service. T o m a n y chis m ay be the first in timation , and it seems fitt ing, t h e r efore, to express through the medium of chis page something of the appreciation felt by those who were privileged to belon g to h >!r -classes. Her work was a n inspiration. n o t only or m a inly to those few who were training for Uni,,er sity careers, but to th e many who were students of the College.

T o M iss Walton many of us owe our introduction to all t h a t is noblest and best in literature, to the g reat n ames and achievements of history, to the pageant and interest of the world in which we live; and the m em o r ies c;f our d e light lin ger with u s.

B u t it is with som ething appr oaching reverence that we chi,~k of chose och er lessons- of the principles of rig h t chinking and living, of the ideals of

womanhood, of " self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control," wh ich Miss Walton gave the best of h er life to teach. And even greater than precept was the inspiration of h er e xample.

-Extr act from "The Old Collegian."

Welcome to Amy Johnson.

A Memorable Day. The p r ospect of Amy Johnson's visit to th e School caused much excitem en t.

Thursda}' , 19th June, was indeed a great day in the history of the School, when it received ye1: another distinguished visitor, "England's pilot daughter ."

The welcome took place in t h e F itchett Hall, where th e students, the teachin g staff, and the College Committee, with th e P resident of the Co n fere nce (Rev. J . W . Rowse) a nxiously awaited the arrival of the guest of honour.

It was a thrilling moment when the slender, blue-eyed fl yer en tered with M r s. Landen and Mr. Grove.

The thou ght of her splendid cou rage a n d skill could n ot b ut call forth adm iration a nd wonder.

The service was opened by che sing ing of Lowell's hymn, "Once co Every Man and Nation," whic h was followed by the responsive readin g of the 12 l st Psalm, the r epetition of the Apostles' Creed and the Lord's Prayer. Jean Dodd then san,a song of welcome, composed by an Old Colleg ian, and fittingly named-

A Prayer.

Lord of earth, and sea, and sky, Thine th e power we g lo rify, H e re we thank Thee for Thy care, That t his pilot of the air, W ith Thine h and to aid and steer, Faced h e r task without a fear.

L ike the shining morning star, White-winged angel from afar, With a n aim and spirit true, Dauntless through the air she flew, England's daughter safely here, A u stralia g reets with heartfelt cheer.

God of n ations, h ear o ur plea, Guide us thro u gh the years to be; Pilot T ho·u ou r ship of state, For Thy guidance m ay we wait, And our land for ever b less \Vich wisdom, p eace, and righteousness.

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All the speeches were of n ecessity exceeding ly brief, being limited to three minutes.

Mr. Grove first apologised for the absence of Mrs. Grove, Mr. G. Nicholas, and Mr. Adamson, C.M.G., M.A., headmaster of Wesley, who sent a message to the effect that if Miss Johnso11 wanted a real rollicking welcome she should visit Wesley.

Mr. Rowse, in his speech, said that he welcomed our g u est on b e h a lf of the Methodist Church of Victoria, admiring her for her courage, daring, skill, and resource. When the applause which followed Mr. Rowse's speech had subsided Mr. Cato said he welcomed h er as an English woman a nd a Methodist, quoting an appropriate passage from Scripture.

Mr. Grove then asked Miss Johnson to .respond, saying he had not yet learned to calt .her " J ohnnie," but called her "Amy" behincl her back. She was very much amused, and :said she preferred that kind of introduction.

Miss- J oh11son spoke of the influence of early training, and of her own strict upbringing.

Though she resented chis in her childhood, she is now thankful for it, as it helped to pull her through. We then heard of her forced landing at Timar, where savage-looking men, with knives through their noses, surrounded her p lane. She understood nothing they said until one of the1n mentione d uP astor," and that one word gave h e r confidence.

They chen led her to the church, and she was so t ired that she fell asleep in the chair while the savages went in search of the ((Pastor," a perfectly charming old French minister. Miss Johnson then alluded to her h abit of b eing late, and her effo rts to be early. Some, at home, who r emember ed her weakness, cabled to her, "Good luck, and mind and not be late."

A visit was then paid to Cato House, where the juniors sang "A Little Aborigine." The visit lasted but a few minutes.

The welcome was concluded 1n the quadrangle, wh e re the School assembled in fan formation.

Mr. Grove announced chat Miss Johnson was e nrolled as an honorary member

of the School, and a gold M.L.C. badge was p inned on the new scholar by the seni or prefect.

A Methodist Hymna l with embossed badge was given to Miss Johnso n for h er mother, " in honour of h er daughter' s visit to the College," and finally Mr. Cato handed her a gift in an envelope.

An enthusiastic round of cheers and " For She's a J oily Good Fellow, " ended the fasci nating function.

The Nursery Rhyme F~te.

For the first ten weeks of the School year we were al l busy with fete preparacio~s- One thousand five hundred pounds was n eeded fot· the construction of the sports ground, and a Nursery Rhyme Fete was considered the best way of raising the r equired amount. Absolute harinony was necessary for its success, and with Mrs. Grove as organiser a nd the co-operatim1 of both present and past day scholars, this was achieved.

The fcte was opened by Mrs. J. G. La tham.

Th is cer emony took place on the front lawns before ch e assembled School and visitors. At its conclusion the girls dispersed co take charge or the 3 5 stalls. Posters, painted by the budding artists of the School, decorated each stall.

Goods varied from "King Cole's" smoking outfits co "Humpty Dumpty's" Easter eggs. High tea was admirably served in the examination room, with d ainty waitresses in attendance.

Many of the prospective buyers were entertained by folk dancing and the acting o f nursery rhymes.

The plays, Tom Thumb show a nd the moving pictur es were fully appreciated by che audiences, and proved to be very profitab le. We wish to thank the Wesley boys who helped to swell the funds with their wellpatronised shooting gallery. \"X/e were a ll very pleased with the financial result , but fee l that most of the credit is due to Mrs. Grove, who proved such a capable and patient organise r.

As it was imp ossible co extend individua l thanks, we now take the opportunity of thankin g everybody ~ ho assisted in any way rn make the fete a success.

-Y.M.

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SIL VER AND yREEN The Model Sports Ground.

Expenditure .

In order that the present o ,,a l may be made as level as possible, the field h as had to fall ap proxim ately sixteen feet from s ide to side, a n d r etaining walls a re to be built to h o ld th.a earth banks. l\•f ore land has been b o u g ht o n the eastern boundary, and th e old tennis court has been d emolished in o rder tha t the sp ace may be as large as possible. A water supply is to be laid on, and p rovision is made for :i subsoil drainage.

The gro und will prov ide space for basket-ball, volley-ball, baseball and all athletic events. It is hoped that in th e n ear f uture a brick structu re, supplying the n eces• sary equ ipm ent fo r afternoon tea, hot and cold showers, a nd locker rooms, will tak e t he place of t h e present p avilion.

We n ow hope that the p erfection of our sport will rival the perfection of the oval.

-Y.M.

Sports Fete.

11th and 12th April.

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The Church S ervice.

Our first Annu a l Church S ervice was h eld o n 24th August . at the Auburn Methodist Church. The ser vice was co nducted by the President (Rev. John Grove ), and t he a ddress was given by the superintend ent of the H aw• thorn Circuit ( Rev. Jose ph Sne ll ).

Wher ever possible the g irls took part in the service, and the lesson, "Paul's H ymn of Love," was repeated by the congregation. Two duets, " Who is the Stranger?" and "Conse· cration," were sung by J ean Dodd, Sheila Proctor, J ean Watson, and Mav is Carter.

The sermon was particularly appropriate, Mr. Snell said t hat this is the wom a n 's era; woman is now r ecognised as man's equal. He indicated the hig h qualities of wom a nhood to be found in Esth er, a nd told us that m a ny such p e r fections arc to b e found in the modern woman. He said that the great query of to-day ts w h eth er wom an is sp iritu ally prepared for h e r task. · - Y.M.

Dra wing by R. Fry, Honour VI.

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The Voice of the School The School O racle has broug ht a mig h ty mind a nd flu en t pen to bear on some of these p ro ble m s::._ To the Editress of " Sil ver and Green ."

D ear Madam,lt is ver y unpleasant when one i s deep an thought to find one's nostrils assailed with a ve r y objectionable odour from the laboratory.

Could not this be r emedied , as it is a pity to di str act the a tte ntion o f such studious gi rls ::s, in Lower V.-Yours, e tc ., "A SUFFERE R." To th e Editress of " Silver and Green. " Dear Mada m ,-

Why do we of the " Girls' Block" have to listen to th e rollicking m e lodies floating up from the G ym. without humming the tune or b eating our feet in time, or nodding our h eads like b e nevolent mandar in s of old China?

Su r ely our musical instincts are insulted deeply when one hundred lines, to the effect that <\ve must n ot hum in school," a re unjustly given. -Y ours, etc., A GROUP OF THE BLOCK."

"GIRLS OF TH E

T h e Lamen t o f L ower V. Would we had t wo senses less, W e g irls of Lower V.; Our zest for lea rning, we confess, I s very much alive.

But tempting sounds assail our cars, W e cannot stop t h e m coming ; The odiferous lab. is near, And sometimes it is hummin g.

The gramaphone is in the Gym ., And we are right on top; It tempts our f eet to b eatin g time, W e'd lik e to have a hop.

Our concen tratio n loses grip, Our sense of smell takes charge, Whe n pesti len tial odours s lip From the la b . and roam at large.

The smell we sniff, the air we hu m, A hundred lines each cu lprit gets.

We wish that g ramaphones were dumb, And labs. would b low themselves to b its.

T o the Editress of " S ilver and Green. " Dear Madam,-

! am aggrieved. My o n e enthusiasm in life 1s exam inations ( particularly Eng lish) , where my average le ngth of paper is a pproximatel)I' 3 5 pages. Y et, d espite m y well-known abilities, the parsimonious staff m embers, at the beginning of an examination, gin gerly grant m e two miserable sheets. Thereafter I have to ask fo r paper 33 times b eing gene r o usly accorded a single sheet each rime I ask. The form m ath ematician h a s worked out th at as the average each time is three m inutes, I thus waste 96 minutes, which equals 53 per cent. o f my ti m e. Consequen tly, my average mark this year h as been 35 p e r cent., whereas I am convinced t hat my abilities warrant 85 pet" cent. This fail u re I attribute solely to the con.duct of the supervisers in r egard to the paper su ppl y.-¥ ours, etc., "DISGUSTED." Your complaint has been brought u n der the n o tice of the power s-that-be. They regret that your we ll -known a bilities should receive such a meagre allowance of foolscap.

We rather resented the insinuation of their suggestion , but received it in dignified silen ce, a nd awed them with our b est editorial look.

There is somethin g, however, in their j udgm ent that your letter shows signs of mat hematical gen ius, for which they are always on th e lookout. If y ou could only be persuaded rh at three t imes 33 does not make 96, your case would be strengthened. In any case, you do not exaggerate, which is a comfort. Most people-and we ple ad guilty of b ein g a mong the number-would not think it an oversta te• ment to say th a t it would work out at 99. We would like you to have more than one enthusiasm in li fe. Try mathematics; you will at least save College f oolscap.

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To the Editress of " Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,As deceit is a monstrous sin, I should like to tiraw your attention to the fact that the majority of right-thinking girls in the School consider the prospectus extremely deceiving. In it are displayed most of the attractive parts of the School-inviting shady nooks, balconies appropriate for " Romeo and Juliet," and extensive lawns. By this the outsider is d eceived.

He imagines his daughter enjoying the pic,tured beauty and shade, yet in r eality his treasure will receive a detention if she dares to enter these forbidden nooks.

I maintain that these b eauty spots should appear in the prospectus, but a large placard should adorn the foreground, bea ring the words, "Trespassers Prosecuted ."-Yours, etc.,

M.I.Y. Alas, even in the Garden of Eden there were forbidden spots. Such is life!

I r eally think that they should be At least improved a bit, And hope that some kind person soon Will g ive each nail a hit. " B. A. STAIRCASE." L.V. Our editorial frown caused the offending nails to hide their h eads in shame. Corri~gendum ! we said, a nd it was so. We hope this is not too subtle for L.V. The Girls of Lower V. The g irls within our form room Are elegance and grace, For, standing up or sitting down, They dignify th e place.

If nails were stic king into them A quarter inch or more, They only gently gibed at them Who ought to mend the floor.

\V/e really th ink they could not be Improved a little bit, And hope the nails that should not be Obtrusive, have been hit.

To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,We unde rstand, one and a ll, that the reason for our f e lt hats being black is that navy blu<! does not go with our green h a t band, yet the n ew School bathing gowns a r e n avy blue, and h ave g reen stripes round the bottom. 0 tha t L.K.B. I were colour blind !-Yours, etc., The question of School colours is very involved, a n d is causing some headaches in higher quarters. Meantime, let us make th" best of what we hav e. Neatness is as pleasing to the eye as correct blend of colours. Seeing you are not colour blind, make some constructive suggestion, which will be welcomed.

To the Editress of "Silver and Gree n ."

Dear Madam,The stairs outside o ur form room Are really a disgrace, For either going up or down, You rumble round the place.

The n a ils are sticking out of them A quarter inch or more, And when o n going up or down You mostly go head fore.

To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,Why don't the prefects hold an annual competition for the girls who have not spoken 'n assembly all the year? The event could be made a public one, a nd held in the Assembly Hall. The entra nce fee could be practically a n ything they wished to n ame. I am sure the prefects would h ave a most interesting and profitable experience in proving the competitors had not spoken. The prize could be '.l week' s excuse from home work.-Yours, etc., " ROOT." S u rely no rig ht-minded giri would regard "a week's excuse from home work" as a reward. \V/e regret that our correspondent's ideas should be so peculiar. We a ll love home work -as much as we love talking. Besides, you cannot p rove a negative, e ve n

if ·you

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prefect. Ir is difficult to prove that a gi rl is talking.

Tt would be impossible to be sure that she 1s nor. "Root" had better try out h er method on h er younger brothe rs and sisters, or le t her older brothers and sisters try it out on her. · She might let u s know the result. \V/e wi ll adv ise the prefects.

The)' are always g lad to learn wisdom from the corr esponden ts of this publ ication.

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Form Notes Extract from t he Diary of F orm Honou r . · v1.

Up betimes in the morning, a n d so to rollcall, where I do arrive breathless before the second bell. There I find the worthy Mistress Dahle discoursing on the admirable silence rule to her 27 young ladies assembled. As I sin k gasping into my assigned seat, my gaze wanders round, and I read the mighty touch ing sentiment"Ha rk! Hark!

The dogs do bark," a n d look entranced upon the Gainsborough reproduction of "Four and twenty blackbird., baked in a pie."

My heart doth swell with pride as I contemp late the swimming cup and the shield for the la d y like game of basket-ball, a n d see as in a vision the baseball cup descending upon the form shelf after the matches which be to come.

My eyes glance proudly at the radiance of n u merous green biazers, and the enlightened visages of the intelligentsia of the form, who seem mightily agitated at that approaching plague-Exams. Alas! how many will perish in t h at dreadful test.

My glance alights on the grim v isage of our worthy but warlike treasurer of charities, who does fiercely swoop upon us every Monday for the awesome sum of threepence, which goes to clothe the ch ildren of the home for Methodist infants.

To our esteemed Mistress Dahle many than ks be due for the happy year that hath passed under h e r care, and we do think that she hath been extremely fortunate in h e r collection of pupils.

Form Pass VI. T h e average schoolgirl, when she has safeiy passed through the storms of intermediate, enters the comparatively calm waters of Pass feeling rather confident, and with a pleasant sense of duty done.

Pass marks an interesting stage in a schoolgirl's education. Some girls do not take their

school work seriously until they r each intermediate; then, nearly all seem to r ealise that it is essential to pass, and so work really hard.

Practicall y every schoo lgirl enjoys being in Pass, although the work is n ecessarily of a higher standard than intermediate, and there is more of it. A girl who is interested in certain subjects for their own sake, and has not the primary object of gaining high marks in examinations, can obtain a great d eal of genuine enjoymen t.

In conclusion, we, the P ass VI. of 1930, would like to let Miss Forman, our form mistress, know how sincerely and deeply we a ppreciate the interest she has shown in both our work and our sport, and how genuinely sorry we are that such a pleasant year must come to a,~ end.

F orm Diploma A. We number 32, and have spent a ver y happy year '-!nder the Misses Burton,. Sibthorpe and Croll. Our form officebearers are:-Captnin, Betty Evans; lieutenant, Consie J ope (who is also our sports captain), with Peggy Raisbeck as h er lieu tena nt. Marion Henderson is our Red Cross captain, and Betty Ph illips lieutenant.

In spite of the presence of four green blazers, three m embers of the basket-ball team and one of the baseball, we have not succeeded in gaining any honours in the realm of sport. \'Ve hope, however, to do better in the forthcom ing baseball match es a n d in the gymnastic contests.

Our Red Cross energies have been directed toward the Rupert Street Free Kindergarten. \X1 e have sent them three large parcels of clothing, and when we paid them a visit during the last week of second term we took with us a p lentiful supply of groceries, for which they were very grateful.

At present we are practising for the singing contest, with Jea n Dodd as o u r conductress and Elvia Day pianist. \X' c hope the girls in Diploma A n e xt yeJr will enjoy thei r last )'ear at M.L.C. a s much as we have done.

SILVE,R AND GREEN Form Diploma B. Work! Work! Work!

Within thy cold grey walls, 0 School, And I would that I could write Without murderous thoughts and cruel. ''One hundred words per minute.

Write the rate down; it may h e lp you," a n d so we start our work for the day in a bright, clean room. Next we a re seen in our Form room , and although it has been remarked that it r esembles a barn, we have nevertheless spent a very happy year under its roof, adding up cash books and trying to make both sid es of a balance sheet agree. Then our dull brains are soothed by the music of typ ewriters, but-Har k! we hear a ,,oice saying, "We will take the tests now, blindfold first," and so our hopes of peace are gon e. Two free kinder• gartens have r eceived the benefit of our harJ work, but in the r ealm of sport we have n ot been quite so successful, although we think we have done as well as possible considering the scanty material.

We are n ow exercising our voices in pra~· ti sing for the choral contest, a nd feel sure that when t h e time comes we will be able to show other Forms h ow to sing.

Form V.a's Progress.

(With apologies to John Bunyan.)

Starting from the City of Dissipation ( the Christmas holidays), Five A climbed the Hill of Regret, but dropped his bund le at the top upon seein g t he bright vista of Ambition. He wen t on with bright h o p e to t he land of Tennis Matches, wher e he was a lmost over• come b y the fiend Disappointment.

Suddenly there loomed before him the dark castle of the giant Exams. J ourneying through its maze of corridors, he at last emerged to be met by the woman Results, sometimes good and sometimes bad.

H e next came to a pleasant field wherein h e basked for fou rteen days. With ren ewed vigour he started again , helping some foundling babies on the way, and doing what he co uld for charity.

Soon he met other p ilgrims, with whom he battled in a fr iendly way in a strange ga!l'e called Basket-ball.

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Then he encountered the castle of the twin brother of the first giant, and passed on to another pleasant field, the R eward of his Labours.

He is now approachin g the dark river which has its source in the lvlountai n s of Learning, and hopes to reach the oth er side, there to compete in the angel choir against other pilgrims.

Form V.b.

The good sh ip V.b set sail from sub-inter• m ediate, and was wrecked on the reef of inter• mediate certificates in full s ig ht of its goal.

The boats were lowered under Marks, first mate. Captain Krome was the last to leave the ship, and was carrying her French verb book for recreation on the voyage. The boats pulled away to the tune of the " Flag Song" a nd " Hail to the Lord's Anointed," for even to th e last we were determined t o win the chor a l competition. Whittaker, secon d mate, beat time with h er tennis racquet, accompanied

by Lee on a moth-eaten ukelele.

At first Nevile showed signs of swamping the boat with a large supply of garments, groceries, etc., for the Methodist Babies' Home saved from th e wreckage, but this was overcome by the simp le means of consuming the eatables and throwing the rest overboard.

Nevile disliked this very much, but d etermined ly clung to her note book and purse. Land was sighted, and, bea:·• ing the /lag aloft, Captain Krome took possession in the n ame of the best Form of all.

To while away the time Deck Steward Young organised a game of baseball with a broken oar a nd a piece of kelp .

The game was interrupted by the arr ival of Nicholas, chief engineer, who had left the party earlier in a private launch in search of certificates. All were taken aboard, and the launch continued the voyage to L eaving without further mishap.

Forni V.c.

If a Form has a Form mistress than which there is none greater, a Form captain equal to the task of leading it in a straight line ( the shor test distance between R oom I. and the Gym.), and if the Form itself has no parallel Form working harder, then that Form shall be said to be a model on e. ( Please imagin e a diagram of above. )

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SILVBR AND GREEN D ata-Miss Christensen-an ideal Form mistress. Rosie-an equally ideal Form and sports captain. Plus 25 intelligent hard-workin g girls.

To Prove that V.c is a model Form. Pro of( I) Seeing . is b elie ving, and surely you h ave been compelled to turn your admiring gaze on a single straight file of V.c girls walking prou dly towards either the gym. or lab. (Z) Most of you will r emember being presen t at a debate when th e r epr esentatives of V.c convinced Diploma A and the audience that the pare played by sport in Australia was regrettable, or words to that effect. ( 3) And, of course, you were a ll p r esent at the basket-ball matches wh en V.c was beaten only by the holders .:,f the shield fo r 1930. ( 4) V.c during the year has taken single ts and jumpers to warm and flowers to c h eer the hea rts of B e rry Street infants, not to mention 10/ - n otes.

Conclusion: Therefore V.c is a model Form.

-Q.E.F.

Form V .d.

This year has been a very inter estin g year for the girls in the open air classroom known as V.d.

We wish to m ention that we are e n vied for our Form room, and if you look at o ur roll we are sure you will n ot find many absentees, owing to our h ealthy Fo rm room.

Our Form mistress, Miss Cox, is very enthusi~ astic, and takes a great interest in our class wo r k, sport, and R ed Cross.

We are sorry to say t h at at the end of first term we lost our class captain, Hilma Walker, and a lso our lieuten a n t, J ean Davies, but they have been replaced very satisfactori ly by Thelma Bowers Form captain, a nd Connie T rimble lieutenant. Although we so far have not excelled in our sport, we h ope to d o so in basebal l. O ur sports captain, Connie Trimble, and Jocelyn Jordan, lieutenant, have don\! their very best in r egard to that work.

Our Red Cross work has been very successfu l.

In seco nd term we visited the M e thodist Babies' Home, for which we are working, and took oranges and garments. T h e Red Cross work has been most successfully carried out by Edna Farhood, captain, and Thelma Bower s, lieutenant.

Form V.b. Special.

We have to congratulate ourselves on th.:, excellent Form we have th is year, with the help of our Form mistress, Miss Betts, and Fo rm captain, Kathleen Sillcock.

We have difficulty in keeping our room tidy, as we have drawing models of all descriptions and folios, etc., strewn about the room.

Our Form has had two sports captains. The first captain, M eme Parry, won the senior champion ship cup for run n ing , and the Form succeeded in winning che interform nag race.

Our present captain is J oyce Stenton. With other sports we have been unsuccessful.

In the appeal for b abies' garments made by th e Berr y Street Home, we are pleased to say, throug h th e enterprise of our captain, Mavis Lardn er, and girls, we were able to send two large parcels of useful garments, and a lso a present donated by Mrs. Landen. These were greatly appreciated by the matron, and WI! spent a n enjoyable afternoon visiting ch;, ba bies.

Last term V.b S pecial h e ld the highest average in the senior school. Of this we are very p r o u d.

We hope the girls of V.b Special will do well for themselves in the r emaining years they a r e at rhe College.

Form XX. M.L.C. The good ship Twenty calling .

Skipper, Miss Irving. First mate, Joan Boreham.

The grand o ld craft is steadily ploughing her way thro ugh all sto r my weather.

The crew numbers 35, a n d lives in Nicholas cab in, which is often (too often) pervaded by strong a rorr,as from the Hgalley," sometimes giving U", good appetites, a n d sometimes doing chc opposite.

Th e crew is very, very brainy. (Ahe m! I They excel in all subjects, especiall y geometr:,.

During that period we often hear p eculiar scr apes and crackling n oises, b u t we are not alarmed, for we know that it is only some du:l person trying to p ersuade her b rain to f un~tion .

On the whole, we r at h er exce l in sport, coo, having won all matches which we haven' t lost, ,md gaining the basket-ball and the running trophies.

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ttSn1it," our noted science student, has di5covered after several experiments chat gunpowder explodes violently if a steady flame is appli~d.

Alas! dirty weather looms ahead (exams.), so it is "all hands on d eck" in o r der chat we should gain " Pore Pass."

Form XX.a.

Smile away, smile away, \Y/e belong to XX.a. \Xie have reason to smile away and b e in good spirits, as our Form officers chis year are: -Form captain, M. Wa lker; Form li e utenant, M. King; spores captain, J. Weller; sport s lieutenant, L. Blanchard; Red Cross secretary, P . Jackson. \Xie should like to t hank Miss Lindsay for leading us well during 1930.

The detention room is beneath u s, but we reg ret to say that we a re not above detentions.

XX.a is not ve ry brilliant as far as studies go, yet not so very dull. As saith Mr. "Billy" Shakespeare, "It is no mean happiness th e r cf ore to be seated in the mean."

Unfortuna te ly, success in sport h as not been ours, but h opes are entertained for the b aseb a ll cup.

At the end of Term I J ean Chambers left.· T h e select compa n y d eeply regrets the loss ,,f Dorothy Hoadley and Greta Vincent, who .have been absent through illness.

Red Cross.-In second term XX.a visited the Methodist Babies' Home, Sou th Y area, taking 29 articles of clothing for the children. One pair of blanke ts, with a parcel of groceries, was sent to the Collingwood Mission , and 18/ 1 I was contributed towards Girls' Week.

Form LV. Passing unconcernedly, the unimaginative mortal could scarcely realise her proximity ro fairyland.

Probably she has forgotten that fairies exist, but let her but wave a wand (perhaps a ruler) , and if the weath er be damp, cross the en c han ted lake, a nd ascend the ra inbow stairs. There is no ttOpen Sesame !" but she must clamber painfully through the missing door panel, and, if the wise sovereign, Queen I-Iall, and her two trainbearers, the fairies Phyllis and Margaret, are agreeable, she may become a loyal s ub ject.

All this year we h ave sa,,ed our fairy coppers for the Glen Iris Babies' Home, and once we flitted across to visit it. Indeed, we are so happy that we quite ove rlook having a leaky dungeon for a cloakroom, and the steepness of our ascent, which, after a ll , develops our legs beautifully. Besides, the good fairy Irving sweeten s our days by distilling flower y p e rfumes in her crystal palace next door.

And yet we are not ap preciated . The h eavenly music created daily by our petal feet actually an n oys dull humans. Oh, these prosaic mortals! Why, one contemporary court which we sometimes visit is adorned with this notice, " Algebra home work, write something fo r 'Silver and Green.'"

We are overcome.

Form LY.a.

Unde r the colours of brown and g old We readily march along.

We' re willing to work, We n ever shirk, For life seems a joyous song.

The Army of LY.a, 29 strong, gathered together on ! Ith February, under the generalship of Miss Gawley. The great captain, Jack, and the lieutenant, Swanton, marched w1tn it.

The first battle was at swimming, wher e the army was defeated , but one very brave private secured fame by winn ing the intermedi,ue championship.

The first camp was made at Easter, late r in the afternoon.

Soon afterwards the a rmy resumed its march, and the two battles of tennis were fought. Th e a rmy won the first, b ut was d efeated in t h e second. After a furlo u gh, when a pri vate did not come back, a skirmish at basket-ball took place, in which the army won one battle, and lost the next. The route of march passed the Me thodist Babies' Home, where several parcels were left. Two privates d eserted during next leave. Now the· army is well on its way to Christmas, which, no doubt, it will greet with three hearty cheers.

Form IV.a.

Now h e re's a Form you ought to know, Always jolly, full of go, Good at lessons, fond of sport, But grammar clauses get us caught.

SILVER AND GREEN In conversation we excel, You ask Pattie Rule, she' II tell; She's our captain, good and kind, Not one bad point will you find.

Berry Street's our Red Cross station, We send t h ings on n o small ration.

Miss Kellaw·ay says that we' re not always goo:l, But isn ' t th at natura l in h appy gi rlhood?

In spo rt we've won n othing, a n d dou bt if we will, But next year we'll give all che Forms a big spill, So let us be jolly, and all shout "Hooray!"

Yes, lee' s all sing clear ly, " Three chee.-s for IV.a."

In G e n eral.

Lose, a basket-ball cup, very valuable; please return co Form I V .a .

Also a tennis cup, believed to be in t h e vicinity of Lower V . ; k indly retur n to "Br oken-hearted."

Wa n ted to Buy, a baseball cup, must be in good con dition.

Remove A .

Rem ove A has had a very happy and successfu l year, with M rs. B remer as Form mistress and Marcel W h itta ker as Form captain.

The classroom is large and airy, and our separate cloakroom has added much co the comfort of rhe girls.

The Form Red Cross committee h as worked h ard , and we h ave been able to send three cheques to the Ber ry Street Foundling Home.

We paid a visit to the home during second term , and cook a parcel of hand-knitted woollies for rh e babies. We must thank the School fo r the s uppo r t of o u r lunc h stall, held in thir d term , the proceeds of wh ich a m ounted to £2/ 10/-.

We won t h e in ter mediate sw imming ch ampionship, but were beaten in t h e basket-ball nnd tennis. We h ope co do well in the baseb a ll.

The prizes given for deportment by Mrs. Bre mer were won by Muriel Thorpe and GwP.11 Hollaway. We are all crying our best for the prize this te rm.

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as Form captain. There are only 22 girls in the Form, and sometimes good averages have been gained in the examinations. We are all very h ap py together, and hope co be with each ocher again next year. Our Form room is in the girls' block, and o u r colours arc distin ct and artistic, being apple green and pale pin k, of wh ich , of co u rse, we are very proud.

The Form is working fo r the Collingwood Free Ki n dergarten, and we are looking forward to seeing the children at the end of third term. T h e Red Cross captain is Betty Boyd, who does her work very well in getting the girls to bring money and clothes for rhe kindergarten.

The Red Cross lieutenants are Peggy Clarke a n d Mavis Austen.

We have played against Remove A in tennis and IV.a in basket-ball, and a lthough defeated in both, we hope to do better in baseball, and also in other sports n ext year.

Form IV.b.

If you visited I V.b you wo uld walk u p ,he quadr angle, then up some steps. On th e right hand side you would see a door marked num ber I 2. This is IV.b.

If you went in at lesson time you would see 36 girls working very hard, while at the blackboard you would see Miss Luke, their Form mistress. These girls have a very happy school life, and h ave had many breaks from the ordin ary school routine, as their Form captain, Alma Hen derson, and lieutenant, A lice Marsh a ll, will tell you . They wou ld tell you first of th e fe te.

They h ad fu 11 in those days.

Then there wou ld be th e arit h met k periods they m issed, r eh earsing for the v1s1r of Miss Amy J o h nson, an event wh ich sent them wild with excitement.

Form Extra IV.

The I V.b girls all work for the Methodist Babies' Home, where they spent a most enjoyable afternoon one day towards the close c,f second term, and were very interested in the little inmates. They took many toys, etc., also £1 , which they collected with the kind help of Mrs. Nicholas.

Extra IV. is a new Form chis year. The Form mistress is M iss Career. The class at the fi rst ter m of t h e year e lected Mavis A ustin

There is a very nice librar y for the lower midd le school now, which opened m the secon d ter m.

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The gi rls spend happy drawin g lessons with Miss Ritter, and the three best drawings are put up on th e wall.

At the beginning of the year IV.b won chc cup for the lower midd le school interform swimming races.

Remove B. We have been very successful m sport this year.

Our Aag is t he jade g reen a nd grey, which has so often led us to victory.

We have won the junior flag race a nd the tennis a n d basket-ba ll cups, b u t lost in the swim m in g, which was won by Form IV.b .

Our room is Number 13 , North House, which is well known for its position n ear the utuck shop."

W e h ave been working for the R enown Free Kindergarten, South Y arra. We coll ected over £:! in first a n d second terms, a n d over 100 left -off garmen ts.

In second term we visited th e kind e rgar ten, and sp2nt an enjoyable morn in g with the children.

Our Red Cross captain is Phyllis Odgers, who h as done v e r ~· g ood work for the year .

Each term we h eld a Shakesp earian play, with IV.b, in fancy costume.

One of the teachers judged the best actors.

So far we have not been successful.

Our Form captain is Nancy \'(/ookey, and o ur lieutenant Barbara Chitty. Miss Malin~ is our Form mis tress, whom we wis h to thank for the interest s h e h as taken in the Fo rm.

Form IV.c.

W e commenced schoo l this year with 24 girls, and Miss M itchell as o u r Form mistr ess.

Peggy Chinn e r was elected Form captain, a nd Gwen Gadsden ou r lieute n ant.

Our R ed Cross work for first term was to hold a Sweets' Day, the proceeds of which, £2/10/-, was sent to our Indian baby, a nd 30 /to the Balaclava a nd St. Kil da Free Kindergar• t en for free lunches. We received a gen erous gift of flannel, with which we made 3 1 a rticles.

During third · term we will g ive a play from the H o u se of Poo h Corner, in aid of our Red Cross work.

In first term, in te nni.s, we were, unfur• t un ately, beaten by Form IV.b. In b asket-ball we were a lso beaten, by Form R emove 8. Jn

swi mming we did better, and came third in the junior middle Form r ace. In the athletic sports we also came third m the in te rform fla g race.

We wish n ext year IV.c girls the best of luck, and hope they will have as happy a year as we hav e h ad with Miss M itch ell.

Remove C. A tiny flower growing outside the Remove C Form room at M.L.C. addressed a tree, also growing in the garden.

"I a m so tired of not being able to see a ll the interesting things that happen in the schoolroom," said the flowe r. " Do tell me what the girls are doing in there." uwell," said the tree, "as it is now a quarter past th r ee, there seems to be nothing but a mass of heads bobbing about; all the girls seem ro be ta lkin g at o n ce-even the n ew g irls who came at the beg in ning o f th e year.

B u t, o f cou rse , all girls soon become very much at home at M .L.C."

" A few of the girls in the corne r are showing each other the things they have made for the une mployed, and a lso sayin g what a lovely time they h a d at the kindergarten in Hawt horn. " " I suppose they are goi n g home now, because they are going to the cloakroom to get their h a ts. " " W ell," said the tree, " the monirress has gon e n ow, a nd as it is getting rather late, I think I will h ave a sn ooze, so 'Good night! '" "Good-night, and thank you very much," said the l ittle £! ewer.

Form IV.d.

This year we h ave had a number of events and e nte rta inments. First term a fete was h e ld in orde r to r aise enough money to p ay the expenses of a n ew sports ground. There are 28 girls in our class, a nd abou t eight of them acted in nursery rhymes with junior school to raise a little extra money. The fete altogeth e r proved a g r eat success.

We wish to thank Mrs. Grove for a ll t h e work she did .

For the Red Cross we work for the North M elbourne Kindergarten.

We have collected abo ut £ 1 for their n ecessitie5. As well, bundles of le ft-off clothin g, cocoa, picture books and over 20 pots of jam were sen t there. This

SILVBR AND GREEN term we are dressing dolls for the Christmas tree. Second term we played two basket-ball matches, the first against R.c, in which we h a d a n E!xce lle nt victory ; the second against IV .bwe reached the huge score of nil.

We tha nk Miss Luke for ·o r ganising the library, which allows us many 'plea sant hours of r eading.

This y ear's I V.d h as been a very h a ppy one. and we wish n ext year's I V.d the best of lu ck in work and sp o rt.

The re a re 66 girls in junior school chis year , Sheila M arsh a ll being captain. The Form lie u• tenants are Lorna Beasley for III.a, Le Bar• n ett for III.b, a nd Betty Sconce for the K in•

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d e rgarcen . We have o n ly three Forms, with t hree mistresses, as Miss J effr ey le f t us to teach in th e middle school. A concert was g iven in Fitchett Hall in aid of the d ips for the fete. We collected £5 . A c th e f e te th e g iris dressed in costumes r ep resenting nurse ry rhymes, and acted the rhymes. The library is much appr eciated; even th e smallest girls are very eager to excha n ge books. Some of t h e girls h ave geography pictures, and paste them in books, and th is is very interesting.

Owing to the alterations to the spor ts g r o und , we have not had any sports this year. The _j unior Red Cross collected £2/ 2/ •, a nd gave the money co the Black burn Holiday Home to h elp to buy a cow for the children. Most of the girls have b een play ing tennis, the first four b e ing Sheila Marshall, Lorna Beasley, Marjorie Ezard, and Mary Hoba n . We do n ot like it to rain when we are going to play t ennis. We have not h a d any ma:ches this year, as we have only b een learning.-].M.L.

Verse To a Marion Manifold Bud.

The v ery things that make thy life seem g ay, All rob thee of th;, gifts from nature won.

The g listening dew is claimed by sun and

Sweet flowerer, p eeping from thy leafy b ed, Spar kl_ing with beads of dew, the gift d

By insect thieves thy gold dust stol'n away.

SENIOR VERSE.

morn , Fate seem s t o favour thee, my r osebud r ed , Life seems to s mile for thee, c hild of the

dawn; The rising s un sheds golden rays on thee, The gentle breeze caresses thy smooth face, The butterflies, in robes of blue and gold, P a u se in their h a ppy flights to come a nd see The n ew princess, che pride of a ll h e r r ace, Possessed of bea uty, more than can b e co ld .

Spend well th y carefree youth , it last not long; Acquire fresh joys, and va lu e chose t h ou h ast, Thy g lory · g re a t ·must , like a lo vely son g, Come to a n end ; n o li vin g thing can last For ever. The golden r ays of the sun, The gentle wind, th e butte rflies, t h e b ees,

breeze,

To-d a y thou art a blushing, hopeful child, To-morrow thou a m a iden fair wilt b e, The n after a sublime few days , and wild, Thy happy life will pass away from Thee.

Old Father Time will cla im his usu a l toll, The golden sun and laug hing breeze will turn

From friends to foes to bring about thy enQ; Thou wilt become a fad ed , weary soul, A butt fo r wind ro las h and sun to burn, And, dying, wilt b e left without a friend.

So value a ll the pleasures o f t his d ay, Waste no t a n1oment, every 011.e is d ear ; A minute lost can be r egained no way, And life is speeding on, with d eath m o re n ea r

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Rejoice m all thy bounteous gifts Divine, Live in a constant state of thankf ulness, And when thou fad'st, pine not away, but spend 'rhy time recalling a ll past joys of thine, The many ways that God doth roses bless, And so approach a happy, fearless end.

-Norma Smith, Pass VI. ( Margare t Tid d eman Scholar.)

Joys.

Do you know the joy of spring, O f springtime in th e hills, W h er e bellbirds trill a nd magpies sing, And the jolly whipbird shrills?

Do you know the joy of flowers, Wi ld ones-all aroundMaking through the sunshine hours Gay car pets o'er the g round?

Do you know the joy of tr eesForest kings, a re theyMyrtles swaying with the breeze, A n d gums and wattles gay?

Do you k n ow the joy of str eams, C h attering, bubbling by, 'Neath th e ferns, wh er e su nlig ht gleams, Or 'neath the open sky?

For forty long-drawn summers that gallant warrior stood, And reared its lofty h ead in su n and rain.

It stood, a silent witness of the busy station life, By far the tallest gum tree on the plain.

I t was a y oung green sapling when the squatter was a boy, But one of many others of its kind.

One by one its comrades left it, till it stood in lonely pride; They perish ed by the ,ixe or in · t he wind.

The weather could not touch it, and sc rubcutters passed it by, For not a man or child would cut it down .

When the burnin g off was finished, and most trees lay black and dead, It still preserved it s fresh and cool green g own. ~Th en the sunset with its colours lit the lowe r western sky, And flung its scarlet banners far and wide, Showin g b lack against the splendour of the green a nd of the gold, The gum tree reared its h ead in royal pride.

Do yo u know the joy of n ig hts, \Vhcre mounta in breezes sigh, With twinkling stars your o nly lights, And tree-g hosts towering high?

The people of the homestead set amon gst the wattles there, Felt the majesty and beau ty of it a ll, And t h eir hearts were t h rilled and brightened as they watch ed the distant scene, And they vowed that m ighty gum tr ee ne'er should fall.

I k n ow the j oy of mountain spring, I love the flowers and trees, I love the streams, the b irds that sing, And God, W ho gave a ll these.

But the bush ·fires from the ranges came rushing down the slope, D evou ring a H the objects on their track, Watched by strained and anxious faces, that

--Joan Illingworth,

Dip.A.

An Old Gum Tree.

In a corner of the paddock, whe re the creek runs deep and wide, And the solemn-coated magpies sweetly call, Where the cool, green grasses flourish and the strong winds love to blow, There stood a n oble g um tree, strong and tall.

warrior g um tree fe ll.

The fires passed, and left it lifeiess, b lack.

- Sh eila Kruse, Hon. V I.

Ode to Snow.

Sister of p urity, ,.;,ore gentle mate Of winter th an the rain an<;!. driving h a il, When leaves are fa lling and the autumn's late.

Thou · cov' rest th e earth with tin y . crystal~ frai l.

SILVER ANO GREEN Where rocks are bare and black thou spreadesc thy dress Of white, and a ll i ts feathered draperies, Anct hidest beneath thy robe the mountain side \Vith aH its dangers and its mysteries, Smoothing away the rocks and barrenness, Till a ll is chaste, and white, and quietness, Unbroken silence spreading far and wide.

On thy white dress the morning sheds its glow, The first pale rosy flush of red sunrise; The midday dresses thee in wondrous s h ow Of glistening diamonds, while as sunlight dies, Thy robe is tinted lingering pink and gold; Till twilight drapes thy white in misty shades, Lengthening and grey, and as the light Slowly wanes on snowy hills and g lades,

Thy silent vigil guards the realms of night.

-Addie Bond, Pass VI.

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\'(/istaria blooms in purple clusters cling.

Carnations shed sweet perfume o'er the way, Lobelias lift blue eyes in bright array, And roses wear the glory of the spring.

A perfect garden our first parents knew, And gardens have been ever dear to men, Their beauty by great poets has been sung, Yet every spring this beauty bursts anew, And stirs men' s h earts to sing yet once again As joyously as when the world was young.

- J ean McRae.

INTERMEDIATE VERSE 30th January, 1649.

Pale dawn, a bitter wind, and f ading stars, And the last night is over! T o the flame He holds chilled hands that front a valiant heart,

Lays down the cards that played a losing game.

On a Dog. 0

faithful dog, companion of mankind, Whe n lying in a quite secluded spot, \Vhat thoughts ate running through thy simple mind, \Vhat sadnesses, what joys have been thy lot

When thou beside thy mother frolicked gay?

And now thou liest quiet, eyes agleam, Is it that thou art thin king of the day When a ll this earthly life will be a dream?

ls your idea of heaven a quiet nook,

In the dim light he broods, a crimson cloak Flung round his shoulders; buried in the lace About his throat smoulders a jewel. The fire Throws lights and shadows on his quiet face.

That perfect, slender hand, that noble head, That pious, kingly heart that soon shall cease,

Must they so end? That splendid soui of fire, Impulsive, dewed with passion, white with peace.

Surr ounded by cool trees and numberless flowers,

A wilde rness beside some murmuring brook, Where rabbits frisk around their rocky bowers?

Perhaps thou knowest not that ail lives cease !

Then trouble not thy mind but sleep in peace.

- Phyllis Collins, P ass VI.

A Garden.

A garden surely is the sweetest thing, With all its varied show of blossoms gay, Proud pansies flaun t their faces a ll the day, And dark violas form a gladsome ring ;

What of the wasted years that lie behind, The false ideals, the lost ambitions, goals Still unattained ? The strife is past; h e stands, Heaping dead branches on the dying coals.

The grey chill of winter's dusk sets in, And shiverin g crowds t u rn homeward through the snow To waiting . h omes, to light, and friendly grates,

But peace of heart they will not dare to know.

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All , all 1s over. Through the London mist The street-lamps glimmer fitfully. All day Minds throbbed one thought, n o r can t h ey n ow forget.

The y pass a n ·empty sca ffold on their way.

She wandered where t h e river reeds S wayed like the wind in sum m er g rass,

The y m a y not mourn their fo lly, yet r eg r et .

Free dom so won mu st tinge with s h ameful re d A man they slaughtered when the d ay was you n g.

Now in the echoing dark a ki n g lies dead .

Only the wind h e r story knew, And as he hurried by, his lon g

-Wynwode Macdona ld, Lower V.

A Garden for the Bees.

I m ade a garden for the b ees, And planted it with hollyhocks, Clove-pinks, carnations and sweet peas, Wallflo wers a nd mignonette and stocks.

And h ere and there a patch you see Of meadow cloves, both white and red, I n case a gipsy kind of b ee Might miss it from my garden bed.

I love to sit and watch the m dive Into flower-cups that honey hold, And fl y back, humming to the hive, Powdered with dust of s hining gold.

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Betty L ever , Lower V.

August Rain.

Anemone.

Among d eep banks of s h aded cool, I dly che village watched her pass At evening a nd a t d awn of d ay.

Cold finger s scarcely stirred her hair, No d y ing swan san g ever son g More wistful n o r more stran gely sad.

Beyond ch e pu rple of the range, Lost and forgotten , o n e by one, H er b roken kingdoms turn ed to dust, H er castles crumbled in the sun, H er pearls lay scattered in the sand.

The last of a ll immor tal qu een s, She watched an empire fall away, Then left it far b ehind, h er hea rt Still lin gers m idst its jewelled decay, Oh, sorrowful a n emon e!

The years have fl own , the river laps I ts banks, still speeding to the sea.

H er p etals fall as o n ce her tears The windblown flower, anemon e, The sad-eyed queen , anemone.

- W .D., Lowe r

V.

The dreariness of August rain, Drenched pines against a d a rken ed sky, And g utters brimmed with gold again!

Lilac.

The wood-fire brightens a nd dies down, T h e rai n m a kes music on the roof , And drown s th e smoke, and n oise of town.

I , too, have sat a nd wa t ch ed the fir e die down, Like a lost h ope, until the h earth was grey; I , too, have seen che moo n rise, and che town F ade with rhe lase shadows of t h e d ay.

Be low m e lies the little sweep Of gard e n , a nd the long wet roofs, As scattered as a flock of sh eep.

And so the pencil in my h a n d Scatters these fancied thou g hts of min e, Like little yellow grains of sand.

Oh, give m e breath never co tire Of August rain, and dreams that go N o further tha n t he fli ckering fire!

- -Wynwode M acdon a ld, Lower V.

I have climbed with you to the lonely h eights.

Of ranges blue with sleep against the dawn; I seek you through the days as in the n ights , Crus hing the bluebells chat you r feet have torn.

Across the valley where the last white star Sank in the river, a nd t he mi sts h a ve lain In their green gardens where the r oses are, Y o u know th e lilac b ursts its b uds again _

SILVER AND GREEN And I am with the lilac as the sands Are , with the sea; my tide ebbs your content.

Plunge, crush the plumes of purple till your hands Sting with t~e living essence of its scent.

Some q u iet evening wh e11 t h e su11 goes dow11 Will its frail loveliness not wither too?

Will it not hang, forgotte11 now and brown, To drip its sodden perfume in the dew?

Bue shall I die, shall I , the lean, the grey, Dim spectre thought which whispers of despair?

The lilac is in bloom again to-day, Its scented flowers are broken in your hair.

-W.D., Lower V.

JUNIOR VERSE. The Shepherd in the Sky. The shepherd in the sky His fleecy sheep drives by; As I lie in the grass I watch him s lowly pass.

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And sway to and fro to the sweet elfin breeze.

The little brook babbled and sang on its way, As the fern-fronds dipped down to nod in the spray.

-Olive Yeo, Form IV.a.

(The first two lines were set in an examination question, the student being required tocomplete the poem .-Ed.)

Springtime.

Little Pauline, Now where have you been?

Your hair is all tumbled and blown about!

I've been hunting for daisies and primroses, Down in the dingle and out in the road.

Did you find any?

E ver so manyI brought back a basket as full as I could; The moss was as soft as a feath ery bed, And th e trees wer e so green, Said lirtle Pauline.

-Pauline Garrard, Remove A.

Spring Is Here.

And as they stray behind He whistles his dog, the wind; With growls like thunder deep He rounds up all the sheep.

The soft breeze is wafting A message sweet To the wild flowers and blossoms That bloom at your feet .

A message of gladness, Laughter, and glee, Comes to the babbling brook, Happy and free.

He drives chem to their rest, A fold in the golden west; He counts them one by one, J ust as the day is done.

The birds are asin ging _ A song so dear, To let the world know That spring is here.

-June Barnett, Form IV.d (IO years) .

-Sadie Copeland, Form IV.c ( 12 years).

Form III.a.

The Glade.

I went through the bush for a little green walk, And I heard the blue birdkins in happiness talk, The primroses smiled through

TwetHy-seven little girls go cheerfully each day To take up their places in Form III.a; They are taught by their teachers to use all their might, To be good little girls and do everything right.

their dainty

green leaves, In the mossy green dell where the fairy queen weaves

Tiny spider-thread hammocks to hang on the trees,

We are all happy girls at the M.L.C., And all hope to climb to the top of the rree; \Y/e love our teachers, our work and play, A nd cheerfully go to our School each day.

-Peggy Reed, Form III.a (age 9).

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Dra wn b Y L . Thomas, Hono u r VI.

SILVER AND GREEN The River.

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Down the towering mountain high, ·Hear a river flowing by, Over little stones so round, Beating through the harder ground.

In the still and shady s pots, Grow the small forget -me-nots; Drifting in the water deep, Where the water-lilies sleep.

Sing a song of daisies carpeting t he lea, Sing a song of white g ulls floa ting o 'er the sea; Sing a song of white clouds scudding with the breeze, Sing a song of white tops of the foaming seas.

- Jean Walker, Form IV.a.

Trees.

The pine is a tall brave soldier Who keeps guard on the hill, And acts as sentry day and night, When fierce winds blow chill.

Flowing by a babbling spring, Where the little finches sing, O verhead the treetops blue Quite r esemble deep-sea hue.

Th e chestnut is a haughty one, With his covered boughs outspread; The willow she dislikes the sun, And seeks the cooling river bed.

Coming round the sh ady bend, To the ocean at the end, Where the gracef ul seagulls By, With the river flowing by.

Green-A Song.

Sing

a song of green leaves shading all around, Sheltering little seedlings peeping through the ground.

Sing a song of green seas breaking with a roar, Tossing up green seaweed on the sandy short,.

The oak he is a stately king, Who rules o'er d a le and down; He wears bright robes of gold and green, And on his head a crown .

The birch is a graceful lady, Queen of the woods, I know.

Beneath her boughs so shady, The palest wildflowers blow.

-D. Harrison, IV.a.

Snapshot hy D . Mitchell, R.a.

-Edith Latham, Form IV.a.

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Prose SENIOR PROSE. Money.

On a green plain, enclosed by white railings, stands a crowd of people. They gaze eagerly at the sky, waiting quietly for somP.thing. Princes and b eggars, young and old, are mingled together, but n o ne give cause for quarrel.

Down falls a golden hail , and men snatch at it, grope for it, and fight over it; they cast aside the young, and fling down the weak.

Evety face has changed. The g reen sward is spri nkled with red, and trampled down by heedless feet. The shower ceases, and satisfied greed a nd triumph light up some faces, while others g low with jealousy, envy, and fru strated d esire.

From above floats down a sat isfied chuckle.

S eated on her throne on a cloud, the goddess Aura again laughs.

U nder her glittering, beady black eyes han g pouches of fat. She is very fat, and h er robe of light blue is soiled by the contact of many hands. H er capacious white apron holds a heap of gold lying piled in h e r lap-a heap which is increased by gold flowing from the distaff with which she makes it. A crowd of people of all kinds tug at h er apron. The cr own ed king, th e priest, th e b eggar, the criminal and the good man-all are there.

Figures in black gowns, bearded an:l bespectacled, climb up h er apron strings, seeking to find out her secret-how to make gold.

But as soon as one comes close she gently dislodges him with her distaff.

All the figur es a ppeal co her in loud voic<?s , and a non she is roused by a great o utcry.

Frow ning, she gazes down at a man, wh0 seems pious, a nd s h e e ndeavours co shake him off, but he p ersists, crying a loud, "Give m e gold, 0 Aura, that I may h elp t hose less fort unate tha n myself! " With a derisive chuckle she throws him a handful, crying, " Buy your passage to heaven , and re membe r m e! " Grasping the gold, h e turns co go, but a prince confronts him.

"Give m e of your gold," h e begs, " that I may make my kingdo1n great. ,,

uYo u need it not," cries the good m an. " Cleanse your soul instead." As he once more turns away a poor man accosts him, appealing for gold, bu t h e says, "You d eserve it n ot," a nd passes from sight, with Aura's scornful laughter following him.

The begging continues as before, and Aura satisfies chose who pull hardest and cry loudest.

Sometimes her heap g rows smaller, and she reaches down and cakes a handful from a miser, gloating over it, or from a poor woman.. who needs it for others. At her feet tragedies and comedies are enacted.

Anon comes One, Who looks on with a pity ing smile. Seung by His glance, the goddess throws a bag of go ld at His f eet, but H« couches it not. "Dost Thou not want gold? "" cries Aura. "Can I not buy Thee with gold? "' 'tNay," He returns, uit is harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven than for a camel to pass through the needle's eye."

Loud she laughs in scorn, and stands up laughing. Infuriated at che disturbance, h er suppliants hurl t h emselves on the Divine Being: Only one, moved with awe, creeps along to touch His garment.

- Nancy Trangmar, P ass VI.

Amy Johnson Meets Christopher Columbus in the Elysian Fields.

Pulling a good oar for his g reat age, old Charon negotiated the Styx with his wonted skill, a nd landed his unique passenger among che Asphodel on the opposite b ank.

His passenger was unique in two respects- she was not a shade, and she carried a return ticket, a most unusual circumstance for Charon, who h ad not heard of a similar case since Ulysses visited the shades so long ago!

Tripping lightly over the mythical flowers of Hades, Miss Amy Johnson sou ght out one who could g u ide her to Christopher Columbus, whom she was to interview for a London newspaper.

Following the dire ctions given her by Cicero himself, she found the g r eat Christopher resting on a coil of tarred rope, and, gazing

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moodily at a model of rh e earth, which was somewhat the shape of an egg. As the interviewer approached, he r aised a weatherbeaten visage that still showed signs o f ca re, engraved upon it by the treatment meted out co h im by the King of S pain. after his last voyage.

" Of course,'' replied Johnnie. " Whe n I flew to Australia the gentleman who supplied the m aterial for my fly ing gave me all the money I wanted i n return fo r a testimon ial in which I d eclared tha t but for h is material I would h a ve been eaten by Javanese long befor e I a rrived."

" Have I the honour of a ddressing the great Christophe r Columbu s?" began M iss Johnson.

" Verily, times have ch a nged," said Christ.>pher. " \X/hat have they done with that America I discovered , then?"

" Si, Senorita," sighed Christopher wearily. " Oh, please, Mr. Columbus," said M iss Johnson quickly, " won ' t you speak English?

I am unfamiliar with your Spa nish tongue. " "Who are you, you ng lady, a nd whence come you, in this strange garb?" " Oh, call m e Johnnie," replied she with a Duchess-of-York-like sm ile, "and I have come all the way from London specially to ask you your views of our modern ships of the air.

May I call you Chris?" s h e added eagerly. " C erta inly, J ohnnie," returned Chris, m oving up to m ake room f or h er o n his coil of rope. " You speak of airships. I h ave hea rd of castles in the air, but n ever ships."

A t this Johnnie laughed. " Don't you know, t houg h ?

Why, o ne recently flew t he same Atla n tic you sailed so many years ago." " Indeed ," r e plied Christopher with a bewildered a ir, a nd ponde red the m atter cieeply f or a m omen t. Then , with a couch of irony in his v oice, he asked, " And did this sailor of t h e skies su cceed in getting funds for his enterprise from the King of England?"

"Oh, cheer up, yo u poor old dear," said Johnnie impulsively, "you should have fo r gotten the treatment you suffe r ed at rhe h a nds of th e Spa n ish k ing. after a ll t h ese years. Why, rimes h ave changed. The trouble in your days was that your Spanish merchants knew so little of the value of advertising. If they had known w h a t we know n ow, you r merchants oi tarred rope, pickled ol ives a nd dried fish would all h a ve h astened to back your venture, and fi ll your old ' S anta Maria,' if you h a d signed a con tract to say chat you would never h ave discovered America if S e n or da Guiseppio 's stuffed o lives had not sustained you t h rough your trying times when your crew mutinied."

"You astonish m e," gasped "Bur is su ch a thing p ossib le?"

C hristopher.

" That is indeed a wonderful country. The Americans are foremost in ever ything, bur they h ave a ve ry high opinion of themseh, es. When I fl ew across the world t h ey were a m azed char anyone but an A merican woman could h ave done such a thing, a nd crowded around the <J.irship to see ' the cutest little gal in all E urope,' " laughed Amy. And she told him of t h e statues erected in his own h onou r, while the King of Spa in had lon g s ince been fo r gotten .

At length sh e rose to go, and Christophe r waved her out of sight of Had es with a look of wonder and contentment o n his f ace which wou ld n ever more be d a rkened by b itter thoughts of the way he had b een tr eated.

As for Miss Amy Johnson , under the careful guidance of old Char o n, she left the sh adowy land across the S tyx forever, and hu rried back t o London in rime for t h e printing of t h e next ed ition of t h e " G lobe."

--Carol Edmunds, l:'orm V .c.

Sacrifice.

If I had the great gift of song a nd were en abled to sing of things created, I think I should sing of pines. I n ever see them stormtossed on a b lea k hillside, nor h ear the wind sighing throu g h their outstretched boughs without r ecallin g two beautiful stories told m e as a child.

One te lls h ow it is by her own wish that the p ine tree remains evergreen throug hout the long winter, for when the king gave sleep ro t he oth er trees, the pin e offered to sh are H is 'long vig il.

The other tells of the pine's g r eat sacrifice in order to serve. Long ago the pine tree grew o n ly by the sea, b ut one day nature cold the pine of the treeless hills a nd fens where neither rhe birds nor beasts could live. T he pine recognised the call to serve, and left her

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beloved sea to go and live where she might provide shade a nd shelter. Nature knew the greatness of this sacrifice, and to comfort the lonely pine she made the sighing of the wind through the pine resemble the song of the faroff sea.

Listen to the wind sighing in the pines, and then pause to consider that the care-free wind is striving to be a comforter. I never see the pines providing shade from the bright sun or shelter from the cold winds, nor listen to their e ndless sighing, without realising how much the pine sacrificed in order to serve.

-M.L.H.S.

The River's Secret.

Beneath the o ld bridge shines the river, a still, smooth depth of black save for the pale reflection of the rising moon. Silence reigns, broken intermittently by the soft croonin g of a stately black waterfowl as it fl.oats slowly from a tall clump of reeds. The eerieness of dusk is over a ll.

Against the g rey stonework of the bridge moves a dark form. Cautiously it creeps along t h e wooden rail. A white face tur!'ed upward shudders a little as the moon slips behind a mass of cloud. Over the g reat central pile it pauses, gazing fearfully into the dark water.

Suddenly it straightens and grips the top rail.

A moment later the figure leaps forward, and down i nto the blackness below.

After the plunge the water soften s out gen-

tly into rings, and is again still. What tragedy is hidden there?

The world may search in vain.

The placid stream beneath the old bridge holds its secret close.

- Joan Young, Form V .b (15 years).

The Wreck.

The sun rose in a g low of radiant splendour ovet· the calm green sea. It touched the distant mountains, givi n g a rosy tinge to the ir deep blue, and gradually rose above them, making a shimmerin g path over the .water's surface, rippled by the cool breeze.

I t was reflected with dazzling brilliance from the fresh whiteness of the cottages set in t h e midst of brig ht gardens, and it lighted the plains beyond to a vivid green. Suddenly a darting beam stri kes the b lack bulk of massed objects

far out at sea, which are gently swayed by the waves. The dawn breaks into clearer light and shows scattered on the shore the splintered remains of a shattered lifeboat, and suddenly that g loomy mass, out to sea, takes shape as a towering mass of rock with the dark outline of a ship which is gradually settling into the calm green depths beside it. No longer cloes the sun shine in its brilliant radiance over those fresh white cottages.

The roar of stormy waters and the crash of thunder sti ll re-echo within their gleaming walls. The clear beauty of the morning is marred for them by that black mass far out at sea.

-Jean P adgett, Hon. VI.

Beauty Makers.

Every artist has his own way of expressing beauty, and the m edium which naturally expresses that beauty is the b ranch of art he chooses.

Who h as not stood in awe before somP. paincees g reat creation ?

There on can vas, colour ideals and dreams are mingled with some wonderful thought to express this conception of b eauty. \Xf ith his fingers the sculptor creates beauty of form and thoug ht from common clay, just as the poet r eveals to us objects of unsuspected beauty. No image perhaps is as beautiful as chat which the mind creates for itse lf.

An improvisation, a melody, full of tone, co lour, rhythm and harmony-what a labour of joy to the artist! Surely th is is inducement enoug h for such a creation! Dancing is the medium by which another artist expr esses this beauty-the beauty of motion, the interpretation of the mood and spirit of music.

Many of us seek self-expression to p ortray our ideals of beauty, yet all of us, either consciously or unconsciously, worship it in some form or other in which we find perfection-for p e rfection is beauty.

- -- J ean McCrea, Pass VI.

INTERMEDIATE PROSE. N ew Year's Eve. A still peace reigned through the old cathedral as the soft notes of the o r gan stoic through the deserted nave. Moonlight shon e

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but dimly through the old stained Gothic windows, the r .?st of th e nave being hidden in mysteri~us darkness. Ever t h e music went on and on, its soft tremulous melodies seem· ing to hold the echoes of old memories, sad and yearning. AO: old, old man, dressed in shadowy robes of stained grey hue, appeared in a shaft of pale, mystic light, which wreathed itself around hi m in a haze of cloudy white. \Vith bent head h e listened to the low music dying away, a nd presently the sound of chimes rang throu gh the nig ht.

As the bells pealed forth their message th,:, s hadowy form of a young boy a ppeared beside the aged man, whose eyes were dimmed with tears. Soon the form of the old man faded away into rhe darkness, and as the bells ceased f he fi gure of the lad took his place. A bright radiance shone about him, and his pure white robes.

As the distant echoes of the bells died away, the music stole forth once again.

No longer was it sad and wistful, for the sofr chords were rich and melodious, swelling out into a song of great joy and blissful happin ess.

The old year had gone, and the new ye.?.r taken its place. - May Guthridge, Lower V.

An Adventure in a Museum.

Have you ever visited a museum at night ?

I did once, and that night I shall never forget.

The attendant took me along various passages, showing me, here and there, some ancient relic, until at le ngth we came to the bones of a huge mammoth. It signified little, lying there, a h eap of dusty bones, yet with it were associated stories of the age when mar. was unknown. As I stood thinking, it see med as if a voice was speaking close beside me.

"I pray you, sir, do not look around, for.

I that speak to you must never be seen by mortal eyes.

For I am not a mortal, I am half man, half beas t, a dweller in the age tha t men know nothing of. These bones in front of you are the remains of an animal to whom I did g r eat service once.

"In those days there reigned in my la nd the King of Beasts- he that lies before you. Of a ll the wild and fier ce animals h e was ruler.

One day this mammoth summoned me ro him , and I , in fear and t rembling, obeyed .

When I arrived m the heart of the forest there was a sco re of mighty animals standing in a great ring, and when I came they set up such a bellowing as nearly deafened me. But the king signalled for silence, and silence there was. Then he told me that I had been brought there to await the judgment of all the inhabitants of the forest, for, in truth, they knew not what I was. From whence had I come?

How lived I? Were there others of my kind?

And what meant I by coming to their land and disturbing them? These questions I did not answer because I could not, and so I told them.

But they did not believe, and so I was sentenced to lifelong iabour for the king.

"I was sent on arduous journeys, and long.

J was the spy, the servant, the confidant, the frie nd of the king; in short, I had to play in every imaginary role in which I could be useful.

The king was not without his enemies, and one day I witnessed a great fight between himself and one of his brothers. It was going h ard with my master when suddenly I realised that I might be of use . So I ran away and fetched the king's followers. who s ucceeded in separating the two. They gathered round the king and told him what I had done .

But the oth er beast cursed me, and in so doing doomed me to follow the great king for ever and aye. And so I am h er e now, haunt• ing forever rhe remains of ·that g iant king of a nother age."

The voice ceased, the attendant tapped me o n the shoulder and told me that it was time to go on. I did so, but somehow after that stor y everything else seemed insignificant, matter-of-fact.

-Eunice Gully, Form XX.

Autobiography of a Lace Collar.

As I attached an old Valenciennes iace collar to a black sati n frock, I thought it moved and then b eg,m to speak in a tiny voice, thus: I was born in a little cottage in Lancashine, E ngland, and crossed the Channel to France in a small merchant vessel. On my a rrival I was taken to a lacemaker's home, where I made the acquainta n ce of many linen threads, predistincd to become famous in the history of Ince.

H ere I r ested for some months, un til one d ay H enriette, the lacemaker, took me up and attached me to a pillow, used in rhe

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From then onwards I increased in beauty, becoming at the end of a mon th's labour a handsome lace collar. But Henriette was poor, and had to sell me to a miserly merchant for a few francs, to buy bread and wme. H e handled me so roughly that I was afraid my delicate frame wou ld be crumpled. But soon he, too, passed me on, my next owner being the proprietress of a dressmaking estab lishment.

H e re I was pu t into a box with others of my fam ily, and left for some weeks, d urin g which Honiton anrl Mechlin quarre lled over their respective be,rnties. In the struggle which fo llowed Mechlin was hopelessly torn, and Honiton soon b ecame so proud that the box would scar ce hold her. How glad I was when o n e day th~ lid was raised, a h a nd was plunged in among us, and I was taken out and carried away.

Alas, my troubles now began in earnest. I was tacked to a heavy black velvet robe, packed in a box and carried to the famo us "Palace of Mirrors" at Ver sailles. Later I was unpacked by a beautiful you n g maid, who, as I afterwards learn ed in the Royal wardrobe from Brocade, th e Queen's court r o be, was Her Maj esty's lady-in -waiting. What a h appy time I spent in the Roya l wardrobe, and what tales its compan y could tell!

From the midst of this h appy gathering I was taken one day to adorn the Queen. Cecile, the lady-in-waiting, was weeping, wh y I could not guess, until from my now exalted position I saw my k ing being taken to the guillotin e, and soon the Q u een ta llowed in his footsteps. The boards of che guillotine were st a ined, but Ma rie d d not shrin k from her fate, but m et it with reg;;! calm. Before the guillotine claimed its victim Marie unloosed me from h e r dress, a nd with an emerald ring gave me to Cecile as a parting gift.

Cecile gave me to h er mot her, wh o so ld me an innkeeper for some choice Vine-deGrave. The publican gave me to a wigmaker, the wigmaker to a pork b u tch e r , and the pork butcher to his dau g h ter, who gave m e to an o ld clothes seller.

Thus I travelled round France, sometimes being on the top of Dame Fortune's wheel, but often underneath it. to

After many years of wandering, I w~s bough t by the p r opr ietor of a waxworks, ancl he put me on a wax figure o f my dear queen,

Marie Antoinette. But such an insult it was, for the great queen's nose was flattened on the e nd, where a careless spectator had lit his pir,e too near the figure and had melted it . But the p opularity of waxworks waned, and the figures were put up for auction. A Jewish secondhand clothes dealer bough t the fittings, and a soapmaker bought the figures to mP.lt them down to make soap. The J ewish secondhand clothes d ealer so ld me, along with the othe r costumes, to P arqu in, the dress d esigner, who, recogn1s1ng a rare treasu re in me, put me o n the white satin wedding dress, which was bought by your great-great-grandmother, and worn a t h er wedding. Soon after the wedding I was p ut away with spr igs of lavender in an old trunk, from where, after many years, I was brought out again to adorn your g r eatgrandmoth er's bridal gown . She, too, packed me away again in a trunk, and there I stayed fo r six months, during the voyage out to Australia in " The Destiny." We arrived in Sydney, and went to your great-grandfather's farm.

Your mother was the next to wear me, and n ow I am b eing put on your skimpy frock. What will happen to me in t h e year s to come I do not know, but my h our of life is quickly fl eeting, and I must hasten to finish my stor y.

B u t be f ore I end I must te ll you about one of the proudest incidents in my eventful life.

I t was when your great-great -grandmothe r wore me on h e r satin dress at h er wedding r eception, and a guest, who afte rwards became

a

famous playwright, made it the theme of the well-known p lay "My Lady's Dress." I was not an ord in a ry collar, you see.

- J oy Taylo r , Form XX.

Pen Portrait.

"Huh! thim contraptions is a ll the same," remarked Mrs. Higgins. The electric washing m a chine had decided to go "on strike" in th e midd le of t h e weekly wash, and Mrs. Higgins, our wash e rwoman, was n ot a little p erturbed. " Y es," said she, " I d one washing these past fif. teen years without the 'elp of them mechanic.:il thimgmybobs.

But talkin' about mach inerv and the like, my ' Orace made m a a crystal wireless set last week; but h 'as yet I h asn 't

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bin able to 'e ar anythink. 'Orace says that' ll come in time. I 'opes so, any'ow, chat I do.

Bue h'as I was sayin' . T hese contraptions h'ail)t no use . The' re only a menace to h ' ind u scry. H ere' s my 'usband, 'Enry George, for h'inscance. He was in regular work 'till the boss put mac;hinery in. 'Enry was a sau sage maker, before, y'know, but now he's a r oad mender." Then followed a lengthy lecture •>n husbands, par ticularly H enry, whose shortcomings were numerous. Bue in the middle of it I quitted the laundry.

Ten minutes later I heard a yell from the dir ection cf the laundry, and, hurrying out, I discovered Mrs. H iggins stuck fast. le appeared chat she had stood on a ch air co reach a bar of soap down from a shelf, the seat h ad given way, and Mrs. Higgins hacl landed in the cloches b asket. The basket was small, and Mrs. Higgins was la rge, but ar length I managed to extrica te her. H er face now r ese mbled a b eetroot, a nd h er temper. cayenne pepper. ul noo it," she said. uI said to ' Enry this mornin' , 'Tis Friday to -day, a nd the th irteenth , too.

I always d id 'ate Fridays.

W hy the lid came off the salt cellar chis m o rn in g and spilt over ' Orace's lunch. Then chis affair won't go, a nd to cap it h'all I goes and fa lls and 'u rts me knee I h ad rheumatics in.

You know this weather ain't no good for me poor leg. I went co Dr. Green about h'it and he gave something to rub in. F our shillings a nd sixpence h e charged for it-I suppose it's o nly coloured water. ' Orace drunk some of it yesce rday- -he thought it was lime juice a nd soda, a nd he wasn't sick, so there can't be much in ir."

On a nd

on

she rambled, while

from

my

seat on the old copper I watched her work.

From the crown of her h ead, where h e r hair was str eaked with grey, to the top of h er boots, Mrs. H iggins was a typical washerwoman. A "flower gard en " h at adorned h er head; Mrs. Harris gave it to her some fi ve years o r so ago.

Jc was a Paris mode l- it looked it- and Mrs. Harris only parted with it b ecau se Mrs. Jackson , h er n eighbour , had a cheap imitation something like hers. A cretonne apron cover ed a brig htly -hu ed frock, and altogether Mrs. Higgins presented qum, a r espectable appearance-to the b ake r , who always left a crusty

loaf on F ridays. bread.

Mrs. Higgins liked crus:y

I had never really met Mrs. Higgins before, but mother had told me all about her. Her life' s ambition was to see her son, Horace, a sch ool teacher , and co this end sh e worked hard, most of h er savings going towards his education.

Mrs . Higgins was m agn a nimous, and mother n ever tires of celling how one day a small boy came to the door wanting to know if we had any kittens t o drown. The youthful bu.siness man only charged sixpence each , and already he h a d a dozen or so furry things in his sack. Mrs. Higgins was greacly con cerned over th eir face, and gave the boy t hreep e nce fo r each of the kittens h e released. Sh<! had four cats, a canary, a parrot, and two dogs, but her kitch en hearth would not accommodate any m o re cats.

"Yes," she said, "h'as I remar ked co the b u tch er the other day, th e prices of things is scandalous, and the wages ain 't going up neither." Bue before she could say more , I fled.

- Joy T aylor, Form XX.

A dventures of an Image.

Bang! Bang! Crack! Crack! T he men a,·c taking me (a r ock boulder) out of the mountain side. I roll down the hill, crashing a long , breakin g down shrubs, and anything else in my way. At last I reach the valley, and soon am dragged co a dirty Indian v illage.

For some days I lie idle, only being looked at by the inqu isitive vi llagers. Then one eventful day some work m en b egin to chisel and chip parts of me away. Around them is a la rge throng of eagle-eyed, dirty, b lack, ragged villagers. Day after day the few men chip, chip, chip.

Ac lase they have finished me.

I am no longer a big boulder, but a huge image, standing about seven feet in h eight. I have an elephant's head, a huge fat stomach, and am seated cross-legged. They all admire me, and some even worship me a lready.

Two days lacer an ox cart a p pears, and with great difficulty I am lifted into the cart.

Bump, bump, jig, jig, jog. Up and down I bump around over a very bumpy, dusc~road. D ay after day, and even far into the n ight, I jog along. Y es, it's tr1Je. I' ve

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SILVER AND GREEN reached the city at last, and am placed in a huge stone temple covering acres of ground.

Gar!ands are put around my n eck, and incense is burnt before me by an old white-bearded priest.

Occasiona lly h e rings a bell which penetrates through the din of people passing ro and fro.

But the days in which I may see sunlight and feel fresh air are numbered. For now I am in a hazy light. Near me runs a passage lighted by dim, flickering tapers.

Night and day people pass me, and bow down in different attitudes to me, constancly showering me with perfume, roses, garla n ds, g h ee, and ocher things. \lVhy is it? Why is it chat I am receiving so many sacrifices and offerings? Why is it? Oh, yes! I've found out. Cholera has broken out. Plague has com e back, bringing h er terrible death roll. They come to m e, offering sacrifices, hoping I will lessen my anger cowards chem. For they really believe I am angry about something they have done, and am sending out plague and cholera in re venge. But oh! Stupid people! How can an old sron e idol cause chis terrible plaguei Foolish people, you sacrifice hundreds of goats and sheep to me each day to subdue m y revenge. You do not unde r stand ic is not I; it is you.

Your dirty, cr owded, small hues and your ways of living h ave brought on this plague.

And even the king comes to worship m e, hoping to subdue m y revenge. And at lase he is so cross with me, as che plague does not stop, that I a m .taken away, and buried, a nd left a lo n e.

The n there I stay for hundreds of years. A new tank is co be built, and they are d igging near where I a m lying, and have lain for centuries.

Nearer and n earer the diggers come. Until-they have found me.

What rejoicing ther e is in the city. The lost god is found ! A festival is held for me, and the great god a n d goddess are brought out and carried a r ound t h e town in a palanquin with me. The whole town is making m erry and rejoicing. And then again I must be pur in my place in the temple, a different one n ow, but just as dark and dingy, wiLh flickering lig hts h ere and there. And in the hazv

light I see p eople coming and going, bowing down and worshipping me, and then passing o n.

-G. Saunders, Form XX.

Pearls of the S ea.

In the first white glimmer which comes eve,~ befo re t h e sunrise the sand lay clean and bare.

The storm which h ad darkened the night before had left no trace of its spent fury; even the sea was still, colourless, impassiv<', pale as milk. One would scarcely have guessed chat a village was awakenin g on rhe cliffs above, chat children patted that smooth sand into castles with their moist little hands each day, a1~d left them for the tide to take whea evening came. And the tide which lase night had taken a score o r so of these castles, with their tu rrets and their brave little flags, had bared agai n a broad curve of beach deserted save fo r two who had come down with the dawn, seeking the first cool of the d ay. One was a young fisherman from the village, and t h e other his cousin . In the freshness of the morning her cheeks we re bright and pink i1S the carnations in her blouse, and the ribbon which boun d back her d a rk hair was as blue as her eyes.

Suddenly she scooped and gather ed up something pale and shining from the water's edge.

Twisted between h er brown fingers was a long rope of pearls. But h er companion unwound chem from h er h a nd. " Take not," he said, "what t he sea brings us, for sorrow comes with the sea's gifts." With all the strength of h is young arm he flung them far out acr oss che water. They skimmed the surface as would a stone a nd sank as swiftly and as complecelr.

And the girl was not sorry. Her hand was still cold from their touch. They had been pale, colourless, even as the sea. Her imagination was not idle as they turned away, and she walked slowly, thoughtfully, imprinting her bare feet o n the firm sand.

It was almost midnight, and a full moon washed the d ecks with silver.

Perfectly motionless at o n e end stood a woman, looking down into the still water. She was half in shadow, and the moon h a d traced o ut the pale lustre of pearls against the wine-red of h er gown.

Abstractedly she lifted a white hand

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and toyed wich th em, tw1snng undone the catch, which had slipped around h er throat.

Suddenly she caught her breath.

The long string slipped through her fingers . She clutched at it, but too late.

She watched it vanish, slithering like. a white snake through the g r een water.

In a moment ic was nothing but a distant blur, lose among che shadows.

H er quick gasp died in a sob, a nd suddenly shi, laughed. "What does ic matter," she said, almost bitterly, ' 'they are only paste!"

Far below the swell of the waves, the terr.:ir of the storm, where only dead human f eet ha::! ever swayed, slept the loveliest o f the daughters of the sea in a b ed of a n e mones. Dow,:, her white sides the fins might have been cut from delicate silver; h e r tail, half hidden bv the crimson flowers, scintillated as jewels in the sun. From her throat gleamed a hundred emeralds, h er slight fingers were ablaze with rings, a nd a rope of matchless pearls was twisted in h er hair.

A giant fish, hued like the sky, sped by her, catching a loose strand of its gold. Pout• ing, red-lipped, in the first temper of awak ing, she snatched the jewels from her forehead a nd flung chem after his soaring shadow. The string of pearls swayed, away above her, then suddenly the tide caught it, hurtling it shore• ward. And she who had thrown chem crushed an anemone bud in her temper and went to sleep again, its red fragme nts still in her hand.

Frail as a seared leaf t he boat rocked and swayed in time with the fury of the waves. Ii, it two men pulled at the oars with a desper a · cion born of t he fear of death, a nd between chem a woman wept, clutching to her heart a handful of jewels.

In a moment it was over.

The black w,111

of foaming water had passed over chem, the woman's scream was choked in her throat as she grasped with one hand at the shaccere:! wreckage of the boat.

A darkness that was greater than that of the storm came upon h e r, and through h er stiff fingers the sea sucked, greedily exultantly, a string of p e rfect pearls.

- Wynwode Macdonald, Lower V .

The Adventures of a Hatpin.

I am a hat pin, quite an ordinary hat pin, with a long thin pin and a plain gold knob on the end, yet my life is more full of advc,,ture than any diamond-knobbed hat pin that e,,er was. To begin with, I was made in Aus• tralia, and sold at Myer's Stores for two an.::! sixpence. The lady who bought me did not keep m e, however, but gave me, with anoth;,r hat pin like m e, to a dear old lady for h -er birthday.

I grew very friendly with the ocher hat pin, and it n early broke my heart when my friend f ell out of the dear lady's hat, and was nev"r ~een again.

Mrs. Briggin s, my owner, treated m e very kindly, but I soon got bored with the scene r y and market every Monday, and longed for a change. You can imagine my great joy when I was given to a small child, a boy, who had a dmired me. "Well, well, well," said Mrs. Brig. gins, Hone hat pin is not of much use ; take it,

my boy, take it." And so I changed hands.

The n ext day I was taken to school, and to mv horror the boy stu ck me into another little boy, who uttered a sharp cry of p ain. The teacher saw me, and said, " Tom Jones, bring that pin to me, and stand in the corner." I shrieked out, "Miss, Miss, I could not h elp it; I did not want to hurt the boy.

To:n pushed me, and- -" but a ll in vain. The teacher threw me savagely into a d rawer, and there I r e mained for months and months. Jc was a ghastly existence in that d a rk drawer, where I was nea rly smothered with horrible white chalk and dust.

One day, however, the caretaker spied me, a nd took me home to his wife. I was unhappy there, too. I was ashamed to be seen in ch.u terrible old black hat of h ers ; it was turnin;,; green with age. I had never b een so h umiliated in my life before.

Therefore I was thrilled when she lost me, and I found myself lying in the middle of the road.

After lying on the road for four days, I grew very tired and ill, and I really though t I was going to die, when I was found by a cheery old postman on his morning round.

It so h appen ed that on the very day I had b een given to the postman's kind wife h er son, who had been away in India for five

SILVER AND GREEN years, arrived h o me for good. The old lady was, of course, delighted, and called me h er "!uc"ky pin." She always fastens me very securely in h er hat, so chat she cannot lose m e; a nd I am very happy where I am safe an.:! s ound. Adv~ntures are all ve ry well, but it is much better to feel you have a real home where you are cared for-at least hat pins chink so. -Meryl Walker, XXa. ( 15 years).

The Storm.

The sun had set behind the bank of dark clouds which hung like a h eavy curtain over the grey-green sea. Not a ripple stirred on the surface of the glassy water; the air was heavy, and told of coming storm. The only sound was the moaning of the gulls, which flew restlessly to and fro over the rocky shore.

Presently a hot breeze blew over the water, slightly disturbing the calm surface. The air seemed more oppressive, and even the gulls ceased their moaning as the sound of distant thunder rolled over the sea.

Suddenly the storm broke m all its fury, over sea and land. The thunder roared in che heav ens, and bright flashes of lightning lit up the angry sea, revealing the once calm waters, now a mass of heaving grey billows.

They dashed upon the rocks, the spray flying_ in clouds before the wind, which in its furr lashed the water into masses of seething foam.

All through the night the seas raged and the moon was hidden in the dark storm clouds.

Morning dawned grey and stormy, the waters still heaving restlessly against the shore, and the su n shon e but fitfully through wate ry clouds.

Between the rocks lay a few dead birds, among them a beautiful white albatross, and, oh! what was that?

An oar, broken and battered, but who could tell what sad story lay behind it? But the night had guarded her secrets well, and none knew of the small fish ing vessel which had met its fate on the stormy sea.

-May Guthridge, Lower V.

The Spider Monster's Revolt.

It was noon in a quiet town of Japan. The inhabitants were working lazily in the warm sunlight. The drone of the timber mills and

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the c hatter of the children as they played m the street were the only sounds heard. " Oh!" sighed Lu-sing, a pretty little J ap. girl, "I am sick of playing make-believe. Why can't we do something different?" \(Yes," said all the other children. something different?"

"Why can't we cio

"Why, children, why are you grumbling?" said a voice. The children turned round, and saw old Lun Shuan, the priest, looking at them questioningly. "Oh, we're tired of playing," said a little boy, "please cell us a story."

"Yes, a story," shouted the children. "Well, which one would you like?" said the priest good-naturedly. " The one about the earthquake?" said an eager-faced child, and the children gathered round him as he related his stor y.

"Well," began the priest, "it was on a sunay day like to-day when the giant black spider monster underneath began to tire of its home, and thought he would move. The noise was terrific, it was like the sound of a great batt'.e.

I was on my way to the temple, when sudden ly, before my very eyes, the temple walls fell with a noise of thunder, as if some mighty invisible giant had put his foot on it. All around me were sounds, deafening, terrifying. Tortured shrieks of humans came from the houses, but the huge giant underneath paid no attention to these, but went on with his evil, revengeful work. Noises like gurgles and c huckles sounded like the triumphant monster' s shouts of ecstasy from the bowels of the earth. ln front of me a huge crack appeared; it grew larger and larger, and the frightened yet curious people stared into its black, uproarious depths. Then, as quickly as it came, the cr ack disappeared, and nothing was heard save the low and distant murmurs of the restless monster."

The children did not speak as the priest closed his story, but wandered away, each deep in the thoughts of this true, yet incredible story.

(The superst1t1ous Japanese think that a giant black spider is the cause of earthquakes.)

-Audrey Jones, Form XX.

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Rain.

The COUl)try was dry and parched, and sadly in n eed of rain. For days the sun had scorched the li ttle bit of crop that had managed to struggle up. The farmers were well nigh d esperate, a nd I , who was staying with them, was d esperate also. The days wer e more monoton ous, thirsty and hot than any I had ever before experienced.

One morning I woke up, and to my surprise and joy I observed that the sky, instead of being of the usual bright, glaring hue, was grey, and covered with clouds that looked ., s though they might bring rain. But no! In about half a n hour we felt a slight breath of wind, which gradually rose and rose, till we might have well imagined that we were in Florida during the last tornado. The dust from the paddocks rose in clouds as red as the soil itself.

The men all rushed in side, and from a window watched rhe gale spasmodically rise and fall. Now the trees were practically on the ground, and now they had rebounded to their usual straightness. A little house the children h ad built was blown down as if it had beea made of paper.

At last the wind dropped, and then came the r ain, at first in huge drops, then gradually slackening into a steady downpour. All that night, a nd for the next two days, it rained unceas ingly, and when I woke on the third day it was to gaze on a refreshed and peaceful countryside-the work of the invaluable r ain.

-Pe~gy Brown, Form XX.

JUNIOR PROSE.

said in a weak voice. " I was playing here yesterday, and one of those cruel dogs belonging to the mortals chased me. I can't rem ember a ny more."

Greenhood took off his little green hood and looked inside. " Here is a cure," h e said, a nd he poured some magic d ew in to the bun_ny 's mouth.

The bunny sat up and blinked. "Thank you , Greenhood," he said. " I must hurry to my mother. Good-bye." Greenhood watched the little form scamper to its home. He smiled as he saw a little white tail just disappearing into a h ole.

Greenhood was tired, but he remembered a poor sick cat that had b een starved and Wds left dying by the side of the road. He flew over the hills, and soon he was by its side.

The cat was nearly better. '"Good afternoon," she said, " I'm quite well now, Greenhood, and I've stopped to thank you." Greenhood patted its hea d , and after a short talk flew off home to bed. H e was just dozing when he heard a whisper, "Greenhood, wake up !" H e awoke with a start, and around his little bed were hundreds of animals.

H e blinked.

A big to m-cat came up and bowed. "We have come to give you a surprise party, Greenhood."' he said, "in gratitude to you for helping us.

Each one of us has been helped by you."

Greenhood looked around and stuttered in his confusion, "Oh-I-er would rather not." A hearty la ugh came from the parry, and th<!y danced around him. Other elves poked their heads out of their doors. The breeze ruffled the trees and the party began.

-Rene Trigge, Form IV.a.

Greenhood.

A Quaint Village.

Greenhood was a little elf who h elped the animals who were cruelly treated by the mortals. H e wore a green hood on his head . Tn. the hood he kept all his magic.

Greenhood was flying in the cool air, jusr over a hill.

Looking down, he saw a tiny little bunny lying as though it were dead. He flew r ound in a circle, and after a leap he landed gently beside the little animal. "Bun.nikins," he said, "are you hurt? I am Greenhood." The bunny slowly opened one eye, and then the other, and he sat up. "Y-yes," h P.

In a remote part of China the re lies in a small valley a quaint village by the name of Chinnycup. This particular village has a custom which has been going on for many years, and is still doing so, or was, the last time I was there. The village is built in a triangle, and the house at the apex is a lways inhabited by the oldest man, who is supposed to be very wise, and is looked up to with reverence by the rest of the people.

The houses are all built of china, in the willow pattern. They are ver y small a nd quaint,

SIL VER AND GREEN with their pointed roofs and turned-up walls.

In front they have a little garden.

Inside the houses there are four rooms, kitchen, bedroom, living room and bathroom. The mistress 'of the house is busy stirring a pot of carrots which hangs over the fire. She is very small and dark, and her black hair is screwed back to a bun· at the back of her head. Her little almond eyes are set in a rather round face, and her nose is nearly flat. Her feet, which are very small, are encased in tiny s lippers. Her dress consists of long trousers and a small coat figured in the willow pattern.

The kitchen itself has not much furniture-a table and three chairs, a mantelpiece over the fi r eplace on which is placed a bunch of carrots in a vase, and a tiny model of a dragon. Outside in the garden the master of the h ou se is busy digging the carrot bed while smoking a long china pipe. I n the street the children are flying kites, which is one of the favou r ite pastimes of the C h inese children.

On this particular summer's day all was quiet and peaceful. It was very hot, and the sun shone down pitilessly on the little village.

Most of the men had given up digging and were seated beneath a willow tree smoking their pipes.

Suddenly there appeared walking along the dusty street a liccle old man. Behind him, trailing for about a foot along the ground, was his beard. He was very ragged and dirty, and took no notice of the villagers as he waddled along. But the villagers took notice of him, for never before had a stranger come into their village, and they were very indignant rhac chis tradition shou ld be broken. So Sing High, the most stately of old gentlemen, went up to him and said in his broken English, "Whaffor you come here?

This village is Chinnycup; we live in peace! Peace!" he repeated, and stopped waving his arms about, co give chem rest no doubt. "Why I no come here?" asked the traveller indignantly. " I go everywhere e lse, why no h ere? You no can stop me. I tink you fool."

"You tink me fool, me, Sing High, che oldest man in Chinnycup," and Sing High paused for want of words. By chis time the whole village had gathered around che two, watching in silence.

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" I tink you silly," said Sing High, and tapped his foreh ead si g nificantly. Thus they went on arguing, and are going on till chis day. The o!d man' s beard is growing longer and longer, and Sing High is becoming older a nd older every day. He certainly was very ancient the last time I was there, hue chat was many a year ago.

-G. Ferguson, Form IV.a.

S igns of Spring.

Do you know all the lovely ways by which Nature indicates that spring is coming? Can you see the tender green shoots of leaves and the tiny buds peeping out into the bright sunshine after a very cold winter? Then there are those hardier flowers, che jonquils, daffodils, which come out before most of their sisters. That dainty little wild flower, the harbinger of spring, you will find breaking into bud everywhere. The birds will let you know that spring is here by their merry songs and the bu~y way in which they tend their babes and find them food. There is the vivid green of t he young grass clothing the hills and the paddocks after a dreary winter. If you go for a drive in the country you will notice the red ·g um tips, and sweet-smelling wildflowers growing wherever _they can find a holding in the hard earth by the side of the road. Evervching seems to be singing "Spring is here!

Spring is here!" Everyone want~ to get out into the fresh air that fills the world with joy.

- Peggy Chinner, Form IV.c ( 11 years)

H UMOUROU S SECTION The Slumberer.

On my bed, when it is summe r, covered with one sheet, In winter, buried 'neath the clothes, down a few feet, Midst the noise of buses, rumbling up the street,

I find I am slumbering.

In the church, when the preacher gives forth his doleful saw, And tells us of the solemn oach that Joshua swore,

How, when Saul had just missed David, his bright gold hair he tore, I find I am slumbering.

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In science, while sitting waiting for sulphur to turn black, With a good full ray of sunshine blazing on my back, \Vhen nothing really happens, and interest I lack, I find I am slumbering.

In history, when we're hearing why Walpole was all wrong, And why the revolution was keeping on so long, Though I strive co keep awake, sitting there amidst the throng, I find I am slumbering.

-Jean Gregory, Form XX. (13 years).

Work and Play.

Loving and guarding them ever, If only they could be seen, To keep chem on high we'd endeavour.

Oh, give us some silver and green.

Our hacbands are green and white, Our costume is navy blue; Oh which of these colours are right?

I cannot cell-Can you?

Blue is inscribed on our stars, Gold is bestowed on the pres., Yellow badge of the "Inter." it jars.

Our colours are-choose from these!

-"Tulip."

The Chronicle According to School Uniform.

(With apologies to Kingsley's "Young and

o,td.")

When a ll the day is p lay, girls, And every mistress sweet,

And every book a novel, girls, And every udet." a treat;

Then hey for books and mistress, girls, We'll frolic a ll the day; Y ou_n g folk must have their sport, girls, And everyone her say.

ButWhen all the day is work, girls, And all the teachers cross, And a ll the books are scale, girls, And every up re" a boss,

Sit still and never play, girls, Sic still and hold your tongue, For teachers all a re hard, girls, And remember, you are young.

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Peggy Hick, Form V .b .

Silver and Green.

Proud of our strip of green ribbon, Proud of our silver star, For those really are our emblems, Although none would think that they are.

Chorus: Green and silver, my comrades, Silve r and green to the fore; We' re proud of our colours, S o let' s hav e our colours, For si lver and green evermore!

Now it came to pass that in the reign of King George there were certain maidens who had gathered together chat they might gain great learning and much wisdom.

These maidens did profess to have much learning in their gathering place, which was named School.

Yea, verily did they have pleasure on the diamond of baseball, and gaily did they disport themselves on the courts of tennis, and with riotous rejoicing d id they assemble together, one with another, on the field of basket-ball.

Y ee verily, verily, I say unto you, amongst a ll these joys, they were garbed in the robes of mourning, yea in che vestures of night.

For there arose one among them saying, " Dearly beloved brethren, for now and evermore, your children and the childre n of your children, and throughout all generations shall be clothed in the raiments of darkness. Yea, I say unto you, chose who follow not in these fashions shall be cast into detention, and their names shall be written, now and forever more, in the book of conduce." And it was so.

And lo and behold, one arose sayin g, "Give ear, oh my brethren, and know chat through a ll the seasons of the year ye shall neither wear cloches of coo!:.ess nor sleeves of shortness."

And it was so.

And it came co pass chat when the days waxed hoc, and the sun was high in the heavens, cha t the enemy came b efore the

SILV BR AND GREEN maidens, r obed in the vestures of coolness, yea chilly were they as icicles.

For beh old even those who had given u n to them the laws came before them in robes of coolness so that they might tempt them further.

A nd it ca.me to pass that men much learned in science did speak of the h elp that was given, by cheerful colours, to the mind, yea even unto t h e minds of the people. And the legs of the maidens we re garbed in stockings of blackness, for behold , those that were in authority reasoned with one a nother, and saw t h at stockings of darkness would n ot fade. Therefore they proclaimed t hat stockin gs of blackness should be worn now and evermore.

And lo, the m a idens h ad a few books of lig htness to carry.

But n otwithstandin g all chis the authori ties d ecreed that they shou ld p lace these f ew books in trunks of great heaviness; yea, h eavy were they as lead . And the people wondered among themse lves, saying, "Behold, are n o t t h ese the children of the loathed Swotia, son of Swot!"

Back to School D ay, 2000 A.D. I was sitting in my office when suddenly fr d awn ed upo n me that "Back to School" Day was to-d a y, and not to-m orrow, and I h ad arranged to meet two old school friends a t the Collins Street A erodrome at 1.30 p.m. I hurriedly put on my h a t and gloves, and was la te for my appointment by twen ty minutes. After a few a pologies we climbed into m y Moth, and in a few minutes were again back on Mother Earth.

Instead of a much -used programme, the present pupils had dev ised quite an unusual afternoon's entertainment fo r u s. The first ite m was a n air pageant consisting of stunt• ing and form ation flying, and then the botany classes, who h a d r ecently r eturned from an excursion to the South P o le in airships, showed u s over the ships and then gave us a trial flig ht, which was most ente rtaining , as the ships were entirely manned by the girls.

The main event of th e afternoon was a fifty m ile d irt track race. b etween past and present students. This, after a good d eal of excitem ent, the old girls won.

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We were then officially escorted over a n ew building. W e arrived at the r oof by a very swift elevato r , and an aerodrome of the latest design met our gaze. This was where the pupils and staff housed their planes durin g the day.

Numbers of th e cou ntry girls were setting off for home, as most of them had two or three hundred miles to fly before sunset.

On the n ext floor was a cafe and ballroom, where we were told much of the pupils' spare time was spen t; the form er n atu rally was crowded with g irls who were discussing the events of the day. The next few floors were occupied by sitting -room studies, wh ich took the place of the old classrooms. Every room h a d its own wireless set, from which the girls obtained their lessons. We were then shown t h e operating p la nt fo r broadcasting, which was condu cted by the mistresses. On the first floor was a concert or assembly h a ll, which y.,as very imposing in its spaciousness.

On the ground floor was a theatr e containing a talkie pla n t, which was mainly u sed for lectu res, a lthough it was also used fo r pleasure.

I n a separ ate b uilding was the examination room, which made us gasp.

Rows of armchairs met our gaze, b eside eac h of which was a miniature soda fountain a nd a small table surmounted by a dictaphone.

After this we witnessed an aerial fire b r igade display, conducted by the girls, but as it was becoming r a ther dark, we did not appreciate it as we were m eant to do.

Dinner was then served to u s in the cafe, after which we were to hear a talkie produced by the g irls.

While I was in th e lift, descending to th e theat re , a queer feeling came over me-I was falling-and I woke up on the floor.

Alas, it was a dream!

-L.P ., Form V.c.

Melancholy Moon.""

(With apologies to all true poets. ) My

h eart aches, and a drowsy numbnessthat's Not o rig inal, And I'd b etter start again.

Exams. are n ear, this theme has oft b een su n g .

Exams.

A se h ere.

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SIL VBR AND GREEN The baths, or rather the examination room .- swims Round and round; my mind, my mind to work unused, swims Round and.round. The paper is hard, The time of parting (with my paper) is near.

Oh, Hee! What will I do before the time is Up. Another sheet of Paper. Quick! Time's up, and The muddled mistiness of my mind is suddenly cleared.

My last chance of Passing anything is over, but A wailing, moaning voice around me whispers, "Cheer up, We'll a ll soon be dead." *Author's Noce--This poem was written, October, 1930, when in a half-drugged state, consequent on an excess of mental unrest, due co contemplating a near prospect of an examination p aper. _uExaminee."

Chalker.

(With apologies to Chaucer.)

A girl at M .L.C.-e, dull and fatte, That ofttimes worre itt doon, hir somer. hatte, The prefects after hir didd alwey goe, That it was doon, she f eigned nat to knowe.

Uppon hir ruddie fase she poudre worre, Thate made her face look fatte alle morre; She atta niche her haire didd y-tonge, And somhow by the morwe it looked ronge ; A belt ther was aboot hir h ippes smale.

Of her figure tel I no lenger tale.

Ther wos another in hir companie, Light wer hir gloves as is the dayes-ye; Of hir complexioun she was sangwin, Upon hir face hir nose y -didde shyne, Hir sweets, hir tuk was a lwey afther oon, A bigger a ppytite was no-wher noon ; She wos also ful riche of ignorance, And noted fer a n wide for arragance ; She failed in French, she knewe not declension, So after scool she lived in detention.

-Two Pilgrims.

The "Swot's" Dream.

(With apologies to Longfellow' s "The Slave' s Dream." ) Before ch e French exam. she sat, Like a tiny grain of sand; H e r n eck was b are, her matted h air

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Contained a greyish strand, And there in the midst of papers and ink, She steadied h er shaking hand.

There, through the mistiness of h er dreams The mocking verbs still showed; Beneath the bedclothes every morn; Once more a uswot" she strode And heard the tinkling tram bell~ ring, Studying, as she rode.

She saw once more the pronouns bold From round ttLe Francais" wink; They tugged her brain, they called her nam~s T ill she could hardly chink ; A tear burst from the scholar's eye And fell into the ink.

Dazzling like many gleaming stars The questions in front of her flew, From hour to hour she followed their flight, And from minute to minute they g rew; She looked at her work with dimming eyes, And she'd written, three lines, or two.

And then at furious speed she wrote ·Along the blurred line, Her glistenin g tears were silver drops, And her shoes were number nine, And at each word she felt her heart Smiting her side with a whine.

And then she heard a distant bell, And the junior school children scream; She knew that their d ay' s work was done As they dashed along in a stream, And they p assed like a g l orious beacon of light Through the misery of h e r dream.

The children with their myriad tongues Shouted of liberty, And the clang of the bell that announced the end Sounded so wild with glee, That she started in h er dreams of woe, And knew that she was free.

She did not h ear th e teacher's comma11d, Nor a nything else that day, For exams. h ad struck the foolis h "swot," And h er l ifeless body lay, A worn-out fetter that "swatting" Had broken a nd led astray .

- P eggy Hicks, Form V.d.

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Elsternwick Branch School NOTES FOR THE YEAR The Branch School was opened in February last. At the- opening ceremony the following were present:- The President of t h e Conference, t he President of the College and Mn. Grove, the President of t h e Old Collegians' Club, Rev. G. Arthur and Mrs. Arthur, and many parents. The following girls enrolled: Patricia Brain, Joyce Biack, Marjorie Dawes, Elsie Eddy, May Eddy, Betty Espenett, Roma Flu de, Betty Gilbe rt, J ean Gillespie, Glori'.l Graham, Marjorie Good, Marion Heaton, Noel Irvine, Dorothy Howson, Joyce Leak, Joan McDonnell, Mary MacDougall, Joan Nancarrow, Betty Ogier, Merle Orames, Isabel O'Rourke, Lorna Pines, Betty Perrott, Nola Perrott, Beverley Richards, Valma Reece, Marjorie Reece, Edith Radford, Catharine Radford, Phyllis Staurenghi, Lesley Todd, Helen Woodrow, Beverley Sheil, Margot H erbrand, Joan Kilfoyle, Shirley Odgers, Jean Melrose.

Others who entered during the year were Norma Canfield, Pat Guthrie, Jean P arker, June Owen, P eggy Owen, Wilma Kerr, Mary Harman, Doreen Smedley, Gerald~ne Whitehead, Corona Whitehead, Ruth Cheyne.

The year has been full of interest. Pleasant classrooms and a lovely old garden agay with flowers, and sheltered by big trees have made ideal surroundings.

Classes are well orga11ised, a spirit of buoyancy is much in eviden ce, and good work is being done. J. Kilfoyle, J. Gillespie, V. Reece, M. Orames, N. Irvine, S. Odgers, N. Perrott and M. Good have acted as Form captains. They have done much to arouse good Form spirit.

The School is proud that J ean Parker gained honours in Grade VI. examination of the Associated Music Examination Board, University, Melbourne.

Although efforts have been chiefly directed to lessons, there has also been opportunity for outside interests. In March 60 lbs. of jam were sent to the Caulfield Convalescent Hospital, while in October twelve dozen eggs were sent. M.L.C. Fete, in April, was much enjoyed by those who were able to attend.

On Anzac Day an impressive ser vice was h eld in the Assembly Room. S everal visitors

came from the College, including the President (Rev. J. W. Grove, M.A., LL.B.), the headmistress ( Mrs. Landen, M.A.), the head prefect (Dorothea Cerutty), and Miss Dwyer.

In May the whole School went to the College Sports on the Hawthorn Oval, where the winning of trophies by S. Odgers and J . McDonnell was a cause of much rejoicing.

The 19th June was a big day, as Miss Amy Johnson visited the College then. Elsternwick girls made an early start for Hawthorn. A very kind friend, A. L. Windram, Esq., provided a fine big red bus, all bright and shining, free of charge, so the journey was made under most comfortable conditions and with hearty a ppreciation of the generosity and kindly thought.

The School felt much sympathy with Mrs. Grove in her illness, and rejoiced in h<ar recovery to health. Marion H eaton, a little kindergarten girl, has been seriously ill for months. Much sympathy has gone out to h er, and earnest hopes that she will soon be fullr restored to health and strength .

The School has been divided into two teams, which compete in work as well as in sport.

Competition has been keen. Barometers on. the notice board indicate progress week by week, and results are entered by the team captains, Betty Gilbert and Joan Kilfoyle.

The tennis captain is Noel Irvine. Nola Perrott and Jean Gillespie are rounder captains.

Although prefects have not yet b een appointed, "special duty" has been faithfully carried out all through the year by Joyce Leak and Betty Gilbert, who have been very successful in this branch of School life.

All the girls look forward to having Brownie Packs and Girl Guide companies in connection with the S chool, and it is hoped that these will be formed soon. Meanwhile, examinations call, Speech Day is not far off, and Christmas will soon be here. Cromarty unites in greetings to all in the well-loved Christmas message, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."