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ROSEMARY MARGARET

HORTON WALTERS

Magazine Committee: Miss L. Mitchell, Miss E. H u g o ( E x a m , results; S c h o o l O f f i c e r s ) , Janice Beilby, Patricia D i x s o n , Rosalind Johns, H e l e n Mentiplay, Margaret Scott, H e l e n Stocks, Judith Hope, Jennifer M u r p h y , Elaine Schuch, H e l e n W a r d .

Editorial " D o not stand aloof, despising.

There are glorious years ahead of you if you choose to make them glorious. G o d is in His Heaven still. So forward, brave hearts. T o what adventures, I cannot tell, but I know that G o d is waiting to see if you are adventurous."—J. M. Barrie.

There are great people like David Livingstone, Albert Schweitzer and Albert Einstein, who have done great things f o r the world, and yet in their own way they did them humbly, serving G o d first—not man.

Livingstone worked f o r G o d in winning the confidence of the people in the deserts of A f r i c a , facing terrible hardships—and yet the place where stands a monument to him is now in non-Christian hands again.

Schweitzer could have been famous as an organist or a great doctor and scholar—yet he preferred to do God's work alone, building up faith in the hearts of the Africans.

H e even refused to leave his people in A f r i c a to accept recognition of his services in his native land, and is still continuing his work far f r o m home and fame.

Einstein discovered great things for science, but was ashamed when his knowledge was put to the destruction of life.

H e was kind and gentle—his only weapons his pen and p a p e r — and yet he said that his discovery had been used not to help mankind, but to menace it. He said,

"Let every msn be respected as an individual, and no man idolised. It is an irony of fate that I myself have been the recipient of excessive admiration and respect of my fellows through no fault of my own."

These men, even though they may not have realised it fully, were following a way of life and tradition of service that Christ has set down as a pattern f o r our lives. He, the Son of G o d , "made Himself of no reputation, and took upon H i m the form of a servant. . . .He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."—Philippians 2: 7, 8.

W e may not be able to do great things and be famous.

But we can forget our selfish dreams and we can work together—each doing our share of the work to hand.

Those who heard Canon Maling speak in Open Period will remember in one of his stories how the little bird's message went further than the lion's roar because his message was carried on by the co-operation of many little birds, while the lion's roar, mighty though it was, was a " s o l o " effort, and did not travel very far.

W e must then work together, together we must love each other.

and

to

work

George Macdonald says, " H o l d fast to G o d with one hand and open wide the other to your neighbour—that is religion."

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The Principal's Absence Abroad

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GREEN

Valete The School regretted to bid farewell to the following members of Staff in December, 1 9 5 4 : —

Miss L. Sayers, B.Com., Biology, Geography.

Miss G. A . Dahle, B.A., Chief of Staff, 38 years.

Miss M. Slater, B.A., Dip.Ed. (Old Collegian), 4 years.

Miss W . Stormon, History, 1 year.

Mrs. M. Coulson, B.A. (Old Collegian), Librarian, 2 i years.

Miss H . M. Bowring, Domestic Science, 2 years.

Mrs. E. B. Knight, Lower Middle School, 4 years.

Miss D. Dean, Junior School, 3 years.

Miss J. H o g g (Old Collegian), 3 i years.

Mrs. O. Leith, Speech, 2 i years.

Mrs. J. Holloway, Sportsmistress, 2 years.

Sister J. V . Donaldson, Resident Staff.

Sister J. Lucas (Old Collegian), Resident Staff.

Mrs. E. F. Vroland ( O l d Collegian), 2 terms.

Miss J. Davies (Old Collegian), 2 terms.

Sister S. Procter ( O l d Collegian), 2 years.

Mrs. P. Stout, Business Diploma Form, 8 years.

Mr. Ivar Dorum, Mus.Bac., A.R.C.M., A . R . C . O . , 2 years.

Miss M. Davies, T . T . C . ( L o n d o n ) , Lower Middle School.

A m o n g the senior girls who left at the end o f 1954 were the f o l l o w i n g : —

T h e school was delighted to hear that Dr. and Mrs. W o o d were going to have the opportunity of taking a short holiday abroad. They will be greatly missed, but we hope that the trip will be a refreshing change for them both.

Until their return in September, Miss L. D. Kellaway will be Acting Headmistress. T h e Rev. Howard Secomb will be School Chaplain, and Mrs. Secomb is kindly taking over some of Mrs. W o o d ' s responsibilities.

So Iv/ete T h e School is very pleased to welcome these members of S t a f f — Mrs. A . Johnstone, M . A . , Senior French Mistress.

Mrs. L. Peach, Middle School.

Mrs. D. Science.

E. Hill

(from

England),

Domestic

Miss D. Mannes, Sportsmistress.

Mrs. E. Schnagl, Sportsmistress.

Mrs. A . S. Alcorn, Lower Middle School merly on the Staff as Miss Jeffery).

Miss N . Thirl well (formerly on Staff).

(Old

Collegian),

(for-

Speech

Miss W e n d y Eddy (Old Collegian), Craft Studio Assistant.

Misses A . T u d o r and H . Shemilt, Students f r o m Mercer House.

Misses Wilma Garrett, Pamela Stewart (Term I) (Old Collegians) and Sheila Bentley, Laboratory Assistants.

Miss J. Bazeley, Mus.Bac., B.A., Mus.Dip., Organ, P.G.C.E. ( L o n d o n ) , returned f r o m overseas, Musical Appreciation, Singing.

Miss J. Zettl (Old Collegian), Librarian.

Miss M. Birkett (Old Collegian), Dressmaking Assistant.

Miss M. Donaldson Science Assistant.

(Old Collegian), Domestic

Miss E. Cavanagh, Mus.Dip. (Old Collegian), Singing, Lower Middle School and Junior School.

Mrs. D. Duncan, Middle School.

Miss M. Eggleston, B.Ag.Sci., P.G.C.E., ( L o n d ) , Middle School.

Sister F. Little (Old Collegian), Resident Staff.

Sister F. Neilson, Resident Staff.

Gillian Anderson: Joint Senior Prefect, D u x of the College, Joint Editor of "Silver and Green," Leader of Fitchett Debating Team, Fitchett House Colours, Hockey Team, Equal Winner of Exhibition in Greek and Roman History, "Cromarty" Prize for English Literature (shared), First Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, and Honourable Mention, Dictee, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Margaret Anderson: Joint Senior Prefect, Fitchett House Colours, Captain Basket-ball Team, Baseball Team, Equal Winner of Exhibition in Greek and Roman History, Second Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Marlene Ashman: Hockey Team.

Mabel Boyle: Associate Prefect, Krome House Colours.

Rosemary Brisbane: Madrigal Group.

June Broadbent: Associate Prefect.

Andrea Browne: Athletics Team.

Josephine Brownrigg: Associate Prefect, Treasurer S.C.M., U . N . A . Committee, French Club Committee, Vice-President Walking Club, Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations, Fitchett Debating Team.

Y v o n n e Burns: Joint Senior Associate Prefect, S.C.M. Committee, Secretary Camera Club, Debating Society Committee, Hockey Team.

Beverley Clarke: Associate Prefect, Secretary French Club, Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, and First Honourable Mention, Dictee, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Jill Clarke: Fitchett House Colours.

A n n e Collett: Cato House Sports Captain, Cato House Colours.

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Margaret Connor: Debating Society Committee.

Margaret Cooke: Cato Life Saving Representative, Cato House Colours.

Joan Cornish: Associate Prefect.

Joan Cother: Leader Berry Debating Library Committee.

GREEN

Honourable Mention, Reading and Conversation, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Lynette Lamb: Fitchett House Colours, Fitchett Life Saving Representative, Tennis Team.

Team,

Heather McLaurin: Krome House Colours, Walking Club Committee, Leader of Orchestra.

Jennifer Deacon: Prefect, Joint Editor of "Silver and Green," U . N . A . Committee.

Marigold McLean: Cato House Colours, Baseball Team, Tennis Team.

Y v o n n e Deeble: Berry House Sports Captain, Berry House Colours, Basket-ball Team.

Betty Derrick: Associate Prefect, U . N . A . Committee, Library Committee.

Jennifer Dew: Athletics Team.

Helen Dodgshun: Associate Prefect, Treasurer U . N . A . , Magazine Committee, Tennis Team.

Elizabeth Duncan: Associate Prefect, Fitchett House Colours, Pianist S.C.M. Hilary D u n n : Associate Prefect, Cato Debating Team, U . N . A . Committee, French Club Committee, Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, and Honourable Mention Dictee, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

A n n Ensten: Prefect, Berry House Captain, Berry House Colours.

Catherine Field: Hockey Team, U . N . A . Committee.

W e n d y Fox: First Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Beth Fletcher: Prefect, French Club Committee.

Barbara Galbraith: German Club Committee.

Wilma Garrett: Prefect, Walking Club Committee.

Patricia Gellie: Cato House Colours.

Diana Gill: Correspondence Secretary S.C.M., U . N . A . Committee.

Glenis Granger: Associate Prefect, School Pianist, Madrigal Group.

Patricia Gray: Magazine Committee, Library Committee.

Cherril Greenwood: Krome House Sports Captain, Krome House Colours, Basket-ball Team.

Esther Harris: Puzzles and Amusements Club Committee.

A n n e Harvey: Associate Prefect, Minutes Secretary S.C.M., Walking Club Committee.

Ruth Harvey: Library Committee.

Bernice Heffernan: Prefect, Head of House, Cato House Captain, Cato House Colours, Madrigal Group.

Margaret Hirons: Hockey Team, Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Janice Horley: Berry Debating Team.

Elizabeth Jackson: Athletics Team.

Lynette Jacobsen: Secretary Debating Society, Leader Cato Debating Team.

Doreen Kanter: Associate Prefect, Fitchett House Sports Captain, Fitchett House Colours, Captain Baseball Team.

Margaret Kidd: Fitchett House Colours.

Anne Kornan: Magazine Committee, Equal Winner of First Prize Poetry Grade I, Second Honourable Mention Dictee, Grade I, and First

Elizabeth Milnes: Madrigal Group.

A n n e Neil: Secretary German Club.

Marion Nixon: Hockey Team, Honourable Mention, Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

A n n e Paton: U . N . A . Committee, Honourable Mention, Poetry, Grade II, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

A n n Peasley: Magazine Committee.

Barbara Rice: Magazine Committee, Debating Society Committee, Shakespeare Society Prize.

Elizabeth Richardson: Berry House Colours.

Judith Rosenberg: German Club Committee.

Isabella Rowland: Madrigal Group.

Natalie Sharpe: Prefect, Berry Debating Team, Vice-President U . N . A . , Debating Society Committee.

Lynette Shattock: Basket-ball Team.

Krome

House

Colours,

Rosalie Simpson: Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Beverley Slade: Joint Senior Associate Prefect, Berry House Colours, Basket-ball Team, Captain Athletics Team.

Jennith Smith: Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Eve Spitz: Vice-President, German Club.

Janet Stahl: Krome Debating Team, Shakespeare Society Prize.

Alison Steele: Prefect, Krome House Captain, Leader Krome Debating Team, Krome House Colours, Debating Society Committee, Secretary Walking Club, Honourable Mention Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Margaret T h o m s o n : Hockey Team.

Barbara Taylor: Cato House Colours, Magazine Committee.

Barbara Tonkin: Cato House Colours.

June Trembath: Baseball Team.

Judith Vertigan: Associate Prefect, Madrigal Group.

Helen White: Camera Club.

Library

Committee,

Treasurer

Beryl W i l d : Magazine Committee, Library Committee, Vice-President Camera Club.

Judith Wilkinson: Prefect, Fitchett House Captain, Fitchett House Colours, Magazine Committee, Vice-President S.C.M., Honourable Mention, Poetry, Grade I, Alliance Francaise Examinations.

Jeanne Wilson: Library Committee.

Mary Womersley: S.C.M. Committee.

Pauline Wright: Hockey Team.

Lois Y e n : Associate Prefect, School Librarian.

Diana Yorston: Captain Hockey Team.

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Speech Night, 1954 Speech Night was held in the Melbourne Town Hall on 10th December.

For the first time, the Fourth Forms did not take part, but joined with the Lower Middle School in a programme of their own, held at the same place during the afternoon. Mrs. G. W . Paton, wife of the ViceChancellor of the University, presented the prizes, and later charmed us with her address. She told us not to try to get on at the expense of others, but to approach our work with a desire to serve, and concluded by saying, " Y o u have two institutions which will always stand by you, your home, and your school."

American terms, and coining new and equally objectionable ones, but in careless and ungrammatical speech." People to-day seem to have lost that interest in fine literature and the appreciation of good writing which was one of the best aspects of family life in Victorian days. Schools should stress the study of the classics in both English and other languages, the development of style in speaking and writing, and the ability to think clearly. Only when a thorough grounding in these things has been obtained should pupils progress to other subjects.

Conducted by Miss Flockart, with Dr. Floyd at the organ, the choir and school sang some lovely Christmas music.

T h e choir also sang Stanford's " T e D e u m , " performed the week before at the Festival of Church Music in St. Paul's Cathedral. The Madrigal Group also sang some of the songs broadcast over the A.B.C. during the year.

Speaking of religion, Dr. W o o d said that the most important function of schools like M.L.C. was to provide a Christian education. " T h e question of careers is connected with these matters. D o parents agree that service to G o d and humanity is more important than salaries? I am disturbed by the very small number of girls from M.L.C. serving the Church as teachers in our schools, and the extremely small number who make the greater sacrifice of missionary work for the Church at home and overseas. W e must be realistic in some matters, but I cannot forget the contrast between what I have seen in New Guinea and elsewhere—nurses and teachers serving f o r small salaries under difficult conditions, and doing this through love f o r Christ and f o r underprivileged people—and the rush f o r more salaries, more amenities, and sometimes less and less work in various occupations in Melbourne. How can we become a Christian community when selfishness and slackness are at a p r e m i u m ? "

T h e "acknowledgments" were made by Mr. Nevile, Chairman of the Finance and Advisory Committee.

In his report Dr. W o o d said: "There is still need to draw attention to the fact that girls deserve as much education as boys. . . . N o one would minimise the importance of a boy's professional career, but a girl's preparation f o r life is equally valuable. It should be axiomatic that girls are entitled to the best preparation in general education, in special training as home-makers, and, above all, in character building. Their future homes will be fashioned by their love of reading, their tastes in art, music, drama, their experience in every phase of intellectual and physical education, their Christian faith and ideals. H o w can it be contended that general education finishing at the age of sixteen is enough f o r girls?"

Dr. W o o d urged Australians to take a more serious attitude to education, and said that if children can be encouraged to read good books many educational and social problems will be solved.

He deplored the tendency of people to accept "served u p " material in newspapers, radio, films and television. " W e glory in the word 'democracy,' but forget that its privileges and obligations depend upon the willingness to think clearly and to think f o r ourselves. If 'Reading maketh a full man,' we can see the reason f o r the emptiness of most people whose reading ceased almost entirely when they left school, with the exception of reading the headlines of films and scanning the sports columns and fashion notes in the newspapers."

H e went on to say that this lack of reading results not only in "poverty of thought," but also in loose and careless speech. "Visitors to Australia comment adversely on the loose way in which our mother tongue is spoken; this looseness is found not only in slang, in adopting

Dr. W o o d spoke of the progress of the Assembly Hall Fund and of the remarkable series of efforts to raise money under the direction of the honorary organiser, Mrs. L. S. Chambers, to whom the School Council made especial acknowledgment.

These efforts had brought the fund to £37,130.

T h e Principal announced that building plans were proceeding; the new Junior School was now in full operation, and the demolition of Evans House f o r a new classroom block was due to begin early in 1955.

After mentioning many aspects of school life, Dr. W o o d acknowledged the admirable work of the Staff throughout the year. H e paid a special tribute to Miss Dahle, to whom the Council made a presentation during the evening.

H e said: " A f t e r a long and distinguished record of service to M.L.C., Miss G. A . Dahle, B.A., is retiring.

She became a member of the staff in 1917. For many years past she has been Senior French Mistress, and since 1939 Chief of Staff. She has been known and respected by generations of girls who have been inspired by her rich scholarship.

As a teacher of French language and literature she has held a unique record, and not only in Matriculation examinations, but in Alliance Francaise competitions and French plays she has main-

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tained remarkably high standards.

Her quiet direction of Assembly has been honoured by Senior School as the school has grown in size.

Her place in the affection of the staff is outstanding and enduring.

Miss Dahle takes with her the deepest gratitude of the whole school f o r 38 years of most loyal and efficient service."

T h e Principal announced that Miss Kellaway would undertake the duties of Chief of Staff in 1955. H e referred to her long association with the School as O l d Collegian and as Senior Mathematics Mistress, and to her work as a member of the Schools Board and as President of the Assistant Mistresses' Association.

Dr. W o o d concluded by wishing success to all who were leaving school. H e said: " T h e y know the school confides in them to be loyal to its motto, and to take as their aim, 'For G o d and f o r Home.' May they all know the joy mentioned in the line of a favourite hymn, the joy that comes f r o m ' W o r k that keeps faith sweet and strong.' " —Margaret Walters.

GREEN

In Memoriam Mr. Stockigt, much respected and beloved teacher of our clarinet students, died suddenly on Tuesday, 5th April.

H e will be sadly missed in Melbourne's musical profession, and especially by his many students, to whom he was an inspiration.

Nurtured in the fine tradition of the German School, he was f o r many years the first clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

H e married Miss Isabel Carter, second clarinetist of our Victorian Symphony Orchestra, and a former member of our Music School Staff. T h e School tenders to Mrs. Stockigt and her son our sincere sympathy.

School Diarq February: Tuesday, 8th: It's g o o d to see the school we knew— T h e best school of all.

Friday, 25th: A party of Matriculation and Leaving girls attended a performance of " H a m l e t " at the National Theatre.

Friday, 11th: School Service. Induction of Prefects and Associate Prefects.

Saturday, 26th: The tests f o r " I Speak f o r Australia" were held at M.L.C. Senior and Junior Baseball Matches.

Friday, 18th: Representatives of the school societies talked to us about these activities.

Friday, 25th: Mr. Secomb, who is to be the School Chaplain during the absence of Dr. W o o d , spoke to us about T o n g a .

T h e first House meetings f o r the election of House Officers was held.

Monday, 28th: A party of Matriculation went to see the film "Martin Luther."

March:

girls

Friday, 4th: Under the auspices of the United Nations, the Rev. Stephen Yarnold spoke to the school in open period about the work and meaning of the United Nations.

T h e Senior School Swimming Sports were held at 3.30 p.m. Congratulations, Berry, on your win!

Thursday, 18th: A party of Intermediate and SubIntermediate girls went to a performance of " T h e Merchant of Venice."

Friday, 19th: A French Club party was held at P.L.C. for Matriculation French students.

A second performance of " T h e Merchant of Venice" was attended by a party of girls.

Tuesday, 2 2 n d : A party of girls went to the dedication of the completed fore-court of the Shrine.

Lower Middle School Sports were held at 2 p.m. Again, congratulations to Berry!

Wednesday, 23rd: A S.C.M. Tea and Service was held at Scotch College.

Chapel

Tuesday, 29th: Intermediate Excursion Yallourn Open Cut Coal Mine.

to

the

Wednesday, 30th: Junior School Sports were held at 2 p.m. Once again, it was Berry to the fore.

April: Friday, 1st: Round Table Debate at Wesley.

Saturday, 2nd: Matches.

Senior

and

Junior

Baseball

Sunday, 3rd: The Annual School Church Service, conducted by the Principal, was held at 11 a.m. at the Auburn Methodist Church. This service was broadcast over 3LO. M o n d a y , 4th: A party of Matriculation girls went to P.L.C. to hear an enjoyable talk by Sir John Sheppard on the Odyssey.

T h e S.C.M. Choir took part in the Easter Festival at Wesley.

Tuesday, 5th: T h e School Communion Service was held at the Auburn Methodist Church. Members of Staff and girls attended the service.

Wednesday, 6th: In the final Assembly before the Easter holidays a farewell service was held f o r Dr. and Mrs. W o o d , before their departure f o r England the following Tuesday on the "Oronsay." During this Assembly a presentation of travelling requisites was made to Dr. and Mrs. W o o d . T h e Assembly also took the form of an Easter Service.

A n Easter film, " W h i c h Will Y e H a v e ? " was shown in the afternoon.

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AND

GREEN

for

Benson.

T h e speaker was Mr. Frederick, the Headmaster of Wesley College.

Wednesday, 13th: University of Melbourne 100 years old.

School resumed after the Easter vacation, and Miss Kellaway took over her duties as Acting Headmistress.

Monday, 2 n d : The Rev. John Havea, f r o m Tonga, spoke to the Senior School in Open Period.

Saturday, 16th: Matches.

Wednesday, 4th: T h e Senior School Choir sang at the Victorian School Music Festival, at the Malvern T o w n Hall.

Tuesday, 12th: Dr. and Mrs. W o o d England on the " O r o n s a y . "

Senior

and

Junior

sailed

Baseball

Thursday, 21st: Senior School examinations began.

Friday, 2 2 n d : T h e daughters of ex-servicemen attended the A n z a c Memorial Service at the Shrine.

Matriculation French students attended a most enjoyable soiree at Ivanhqe Grammar.

Tuesday, 3rd: The 'Teen-agers' Dance was attended by a record number of girls, who enjoyed themselves thoroughly.

Thursday, 5th: T h e Middle School Ch oir took part in the Music Festival at the Malvern Town Hall.

Monday, 25th: Anzac Day Commemoration Service.

Friday, 6th: T h e Senior Athletic Sports were held at 2 p.m. Congratulations, Fitchett! Trophies were presented by Mrs. Pederick, wife of the President of the Methodist Conference of Victoria and Tasmania.

Saturday, 23rd: Senior and Junior Baseball Matches.

Rev. Stanley Weeks spoke on India in Open Period.

Saturday, 7th: A party of Matriculation Literature girls went to see a performance of "Hassan," presented by the Trinity College Dramatic Society.

Friday, 29th: Some senior girls attended an Orchestral Concert at the Melbourne Town Hall.

Saturday, 30th: Matches.

Senior

and

Junior

Baseball

May: Sunday, 1st: Many girls took part in the Youth March in the afternoon, followed by a service at Wesley Church conducted by Dr. Irving

Tuesday, 10th: T h e final night of the Victorian School Music Festival was held at the Melbourne T o w n Hall.

Thursday, 12th: A Round Table Wesley was held at M.L.C.

Debate

with

Friday, 13th: Forms in Senior School celebrated Shakespeare's Birthday by acting scenes f r o m "Hamlet," "Macbeth" and " T h e Merchant of Venice."

Extracts from Letters Received from Dr. Wood At Sea, Approaching Aden Tuesday, 26th April.

Dear M.L.C.,— Last Friday we were in Ceylon.

Colombo is a large modern city, a great port with perhaps 30 or 40 large steamers in port at the same time.

Ceylon is now independent within the British Commonwealth, and there is marked nationalist feeling.

Most of the people are Sinhalese, and Buddhist in religion; there are also Indians (Tamils), Moors, and some descendants of Portuguese and Dutch, who were here before the British came. Parts of C o l o m b o are very squalid; there are great differences in Ceylon between the very rich and the very p o o r natives.

W e went by car to Kandy, 72 miles, the old capital, 1700 feet above sea level.

Everywhere the modern and the ancient were alongside— modern motor cars, radios blaring in the shops, and slow old bullock carts drawn by one or two hump-backed oxen.

T h e cars almost recklessly dashed through these crowds of people in every street, and past the old carts.

T h e rice fields were interesting; they are, as you know, in terraces, with water filtering down f r o m one terrace to another.

Men and women were working in these muddy fields, and water

buffaloes also were there. W e saw many elephants, some dragging logs, others bathing in rivers.

Buddhist temples and Hindu temples were numerous. W e saw many Buddhist priests, who always wear yellow robes.

Less than 1 0 % of the people are Christians.

Crimes of violence are prevalent. The Buddhist priests blame white people for drink and gambling, which are spreading among the natives; real Christians, of course, are trying to stop all these evils.

W e went to a tea factory. -The tea leaves are crushed through rollers, and in the last process the tea leaves are sorted into different grades by women, who crouch in a position which seemed most uncomfortable.

W e saw different rpice trees (cloves, nutmegs, cinnamon, ginger), and rubber trees. T h e Botanical Gardens near Kandy were very beautiful.

Lord Mountbatten had his headquarters in that spot during the war.

W e saw also the buildings of the new University of Ceylon, near Kandy, in park lands.

Native dancers came on board " O r o n s a y " in the evening.

Their dancing was performed to the beating of a drum in varied rhythmical patterns.

A snake charmer was in the party; he did other tricks, including (pretending to) make a mango plant grow f r o m nothing in a few moments . . .

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10 In the Mediterranean

. . . The Red Sea was not very hot, but one day the temperature was 87°. Land on both sides is out of sight, and the Red Sea is 1000 miles long.

Aden is a great port, where ships get oil and water stored there for them. The jagged, barren mountains come almost to the water's edge. Rain does not fall for years on end, and there is no grass. It is the crossroads of East and West for trade; because there is no customs duty there is an immense trade in watches, cameras, binoculars, rugs, etc. The population of 150,000 Arabs, Somalis, Hindus, in 75 square miles, depends on this trade and on supplying ships. We saw the arrest of a pickpocket in the crowds from the ship, who were buying cheap goods.

At Suez, our ship entered the canal. Passengers were allowed to visit Cairo during the passage of the canal. We and many others took this opportunity. We were driven 100 miles in 1 hour 50 minutes from Suez to Cairo across desert.

Driving is right-handed, and drivers believe in speed. In the densely-packed streets of Cairo the speed was breath-taking, and there were constant fantasias on horns (Egyptians love noise).

Egypt is under martial law, and soldiers are everywhere. Suddenly from the desert we entered Cairo, a fashionable suburb named Heliopolis.

The Heliopolis Palace Hotel, where we had coffee, is magnificent; in the large domed foyer there was a carpet, seamless, over 100 by 50 feet. Alongside these hotels and wealthy homes there are squalid flats, jerry-built, tumbling down, crammed with extremely poor people.

Cairo has 3,000,000 people (equal to Melbourne and Sydney combined) .

The museum of Antiquities deserved weeks, not just an hour. We saw the glories of Tutankhamen's tomb, with thousands of jewels, the cases for the mummy; also statues and slabs with bas relief inscriptions from ancient tombs. Then again through packed streets, with motor cars, donkey carts, dirty beggars, wealthy Egyptians— through a bazaar, past a Moslem cemetery, past the great Citadel (no British troops now), and to the Great Mosque. This is made of marble, and the largest modern mosque (built in 1848), the dome 150 feet high, with a chandelier with 1500 lights. Afterwards, to the Pyramids. These are awe-inspiring. The Great Pyramid is 481 feet high, 750 feet long on each side; the transport and erection of thousands of blocks, each weighing many tons, must have been prodigious.

We went on camels to the Sphinx, 240 feet by 65 feet high. Our camels were gaily decorated, but mounting and dismounting were difficult, and it was necessary to lean back hard. I did not go inside a tunnel—there was not enough time —but we saw enough to realise the sublime conception of these Pyramids, built as tombs for kings, with the Pyramid typifying the king's ascent to heaven, and with the effort to hide the bejewelled tomib far in the interior.

We went by train, 140 miles, from Cairo to Port Said, where our ship was waiting. "Oronsav" sailed soon after midnight. Egypt is anti-British, there are 22,000,000 people in a country which is

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97'A d osert, with only 6,000,000 acres of arable land.

In London. . . . We live in a typical square in West London . . . all houses have four or five storeys . . . they are eighteenth century houses, with old porticos and iron railings. On the first day I went by bus to the city, past Hyde Park, Marble Arch, down Oxford Street (window boxes with flowers in bank windows and in large shop windows like Selfridge's, and flowers on lamp standards, in the middle of the street), then down Regent Street to Piccadilly, with the statue of Eros in the middle. I fixed up about getting my car and driving licence. . . . I have got lost a few times in London, but am learning by trial and error. . .

I visited Wesley's Chapel, Wesley's house, saw John Wesley's grave, and Charles Wesley's (which is in Marylebone, not City Road, where John Wesley's is), John Wesley's coat, bands, hat, glasses, even a little of his hair, his writing desks, grandfather clock (still going), his study, his books, and his prayer room. . . . Next Sunday I shall preach from his pulpit, and I have played a small organ which belonged to Charles. . . .

Mrs. Wood and I went to an election meeting, hall packed, heckling even more persistent than in Australia; the politicians' speeches were very good indeed. . . .

I have seen Buckingham Palace, with guards marching in front. The bands are practising for the trooping of the colours, and so on. In Whitehall I have seen Life Guards on horseback and on foot, with their magnificent uniforms . . .

I have begun visiting a number of schools . . . some of them have taken more than half a day . . . I shall tell you more about these later. Those outside London have spacious grounds, and all the girls are boarders; they have assembly halls, chapels, splendid gymnasiums, some have swimming pools. Music is very prominent in these boarding schools. . . . Many girls stay until eighteen, or at least seventeen. I have also visited a (Church) Women's Training College.

The Government pays the fees and board for all the girls, who undertake to be teachers, many of them in Church schools.

I have attended one orchestral concert at Royal Festival Hall, the new hall near Westminster, seating 3500.

Dr. Sangster asked me to assist him in his service the first Sunday night, at Westminster Central Hall, where the congregation is 2500 always. The Methodist Youth Department held it: annual congress and display last Saturday. The evening display was in Royal Albert Hall, 5000 present, nearly three hours' programme: choir, orchestra, miming, tableaux, also gymnastics of many kinds, a basket-ball match (on the floor of the great arena in the Royal Albert Hall).

We have been to one of Dr. Billy Graham's open-air evangelistic meetings at Wembley Stadium over 50,000 on a very wet night. We sat in the pouring rain the whole time, in the open, with our umbrellas up. . . . Dr. Graham is most earnest. All denominations (except Roman Catholic) ardently support him.

On Sunday

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In the first week I visited the grave of my brother, a chaplain in the R.A.A.F., killed by a bomb in 1944; Brookwood Cemetery is 25 miles f r o m London, and is very well kept; many hundreds of Australians, Canadians and others are buried there. . . . M y first photos, taken in England were of tulips at Kew. I have also seen my first primroses and bluebells . . . England is one glorious garden—winding, narrow roads; you soon reach one village after the one before; the green of the trees, meadows, flowers, must be seen to be realised. Even in London the parks and gardens are like this.

Touring

England.

I wish I could tell you more about the stimulating places we are seeing. Driving by car is an advantage, and our days are full. W e have attended two concerts at Royal Festival Hall, the second—Sir Thomas Beecham and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. . . . W e have seen "Richard I I " at the Old Vic., . . . setting, lighting, etc., perfect; we were very close to the stage. . . .

W e went to the Royal Academy: there were many glorious portraits, one by an Italian of Queen Elizabeth was very striking. . . .

A reception was arranged by Miss Dora Walker f o r ex-members of Staff and Old Collegians to meet Mrs. W o o d and myself: Mrs. Leith, Miss Val Kerr, Miss Daniel, Miss Parsons, Miss Hadden, Mrs. Denis Latham (formerly Miss Mary T h o m p s o n ) , and about thirty others were there. . . . Last Sunday I preached at Wesley's Chapel, a very moving experience f o r me: half the congregation were Australians, including many f r o m M.L.C. . . .

I have interviewed officials at the Ministry of Education and London County Council, and am seeing many schools, including so far: Mary

Datchelor,

famous

North London Collegiate of L.V.a, went there).

for

Music.

(Pamela

Ternouth,

Queenswood (Methodist Boarding School, 420 acres, chapel, gowned choir, 25 music practice rooms).

Farringtons, Kent

(Methodist; has chapel).

Kent College, Pembury

(Methodist).

Southlands Training College (Methodist; all boarders, supported by Government which pays all fees and board f o r these studentteachers) .

West Cornwall School f o r Girls, Penzance (Methodist; specialty—Art).

Kingswood School, Bath (founded by John Wesley f o r sons of Methodist ministers; 50 per cent, are still ministers' sons; many of Wesley's letters and books in library; chapel; has own bakery; orchestra of 60, has played with pianist Solomon, junior orchestra of 40).

St. Alban's High (C. of E., Assembly Hall, and gym., well-equipped).

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Fees in English schools are higher than in Australia, classes are generally smaller, buildings and equipment very g o o d ; most of the schools are out of the towns, boarders predominate, most Staff are resident.

Cheltenham Ladies' College has impressed me most (except perhaps f o r one other) ; buildings to-day could not be built f o r £1,000,000, but fortunately were built (most of them) 100 years ago; Assembly Hall seats nearly 2000; 700 boarders, 60 day-girls; high fees; outstanding results f o r University; 2 pipe-organs, several grand pianos; orchestra of 50, has been recorded by B.B.C.; junior orchestra, 30; several libraries; lawns, gardens, museum, pool. . . ."

Dr. W o o d writes in his letters of his visit to O x f o r d and to the S . W . of England, the following being very fragmentary excerpts: I wish I could describe O x f o r d in detail,—less than two days there, but visited these Colleges— Balliol, Magdalen (madrigals sung on May morni n g ) , Exeter, Jesus, Lincoln (Wesley's room there), Keble (Holman Hunt's "Light of the W o r l d " ) , New ( to Evensong there), Trinity, W a d h a m , Christ Church.

W e saw over the Sheldonian Theatre (degrees conferred here), and visited St. Mary's Church ( W y c l i f , and John Wesley, preached here). W e saw the Martyrs' Memorial which commemorates the burning of the Protestant Bishops (Cranmer, Ridley, L a t i m e r ) . . . .

Alongside our guest -house, four miles f r o m Oxford, was Matthew Arnold's Field, where he wrote " T h e Scholar Gipsy" and "Thyrsis." . . . Vivid green of foliage and fields, wild flowers along the roadsides (especially in Cornwall where I am writing n o w ) , primroses, bluebells, buttercups. . . .

Much traffic in small towns and on country roads. . . . People are courteous and helpful to visitors everywhere. There is a beautiful courtesy in England. The people have suffered through wars, but they are brave, cheerful. . . . It is a pity that National Service takes all lads away f o r two years, many to Germany, etc. There are many R.A.F. aerodromes. . . . . . . From our hotel bedroom in Penzance we overlooked St. Michael's Mount and Bay (see Milton's "Lycidas"). In the dining-room of our hotel the first news of the Battle of Trafalgar was given to Britain, f r o m the minstrels' gallery of the dining-room. . . . Cornwall is traditionally Methodist. . . . O n Whitmonday we went to Gwennap Pit, an old coal-pit filled in, where John Wesley preached 17 times during his many visits to Cornwall. . . .

Dr. W o o d also describes some of the great Cathedrals: Exeter, Gloucester, Winchester (where Dr. Floyd was deputy organist), Salisbury, and Truro. H e writes also of Bath, its great Abbey, with its memorial to Governor Phillip, the famous Pump-Room, and the Roman Baths, discovered little more than 100 years ago, with their supply f o r hot springs ( 1 2 0 ° ) . In his description of Glastonbury Abbey ruins, Dr. W o o d mentions the reputed site of King Arthur's tomb, and the thorn tree connected with the legend of Joseph of Arimathea. ( T o June 2 0 ) — L . M .

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School Officers, 1955 Senior Prefect: Janice Livingstone.

V i c e Senior Prefect: W e n d y Orton.

Prefects: Margaret Adamson, Barbara Clark, Celia Coffey, Elizabeth Cowan, Lois Jones, Glenda McMillan, Elizabeth Manfield, Elizabeth Ralton, Julie Robertson.

Associate Prefects: Coralie Frecker, Anne Walton (Joint Senior Associate Prefects), Janice Beilby, Robin Campbell, Patricia Dixson, Jane Elton, Pauline Farries, Rosemary Horton, Eve McLennan, Jill Martin, Helen Mentiplay, W e n d y Renkin, Julia Sandner, Davida Switson, Margaret Walters, June Wyatt.

House (Boarders') Prefects and W i n g Captains: Margaret Adamson (Senior), Judith Bull, Berice Callander, Elizabeth Cowan, Eve McLennan, Heather Marshall, A n n e Masters, Betty Moon.

House Captains — Senior: Elizabeth Cowan (Berry), W e n d y Orton (Cato), Julie Robertson (Fitchett), Margaret Adamson (Krome).

Middle: Pat Edwards (Berry), Gillian Levick (Cato), Lucy Gilliam (Fitchett), Jan Taylor (Krome).

Junior: Shona Phillipps (Berry), Sue Hillis (Cato), Heather Shaw (Fitchett), Desley Gare ( K r o m e ) .

I —Photo.

JANICE

Donald

Hancock,

LIVINGSTONE,

Senior Prefect,

1955.

House Sports Captains—Senior: Elizabeth O'Neill (Berry), Jill Evans (Cato), A n n e Walton (Fitchett), Davida Switson (Krome).

Middle: Margaret Stevens (Berry), Jill Kennedy ( C a t o ) , Ruth Worner (Fitchett), Margaret Papst (Krome).

Junior: Gail McCready (Berry), Valerie Hewitt (Cato), Ruth Sanders (Fitchett), Lana Gottlieb (Krome).

— P h o t o . Freeman, Sydney.

MARGARET ANDERSON, Joint Senior Prefect, 1954, Matriculation, Exhibition (Greek and Reman History (equal),

Form Captains: Honour V l . a , Janice Livingstone; Honour V l . b , June Wyatt; H o n o u r VI.c, Janice Beilby; Pass V l . a , Helen Chesterfield; Pass V l . b , Maureen N o r w o o d ; Pass V I . c , Glenys Bull; Pass V I . d , Ginette Smorgon (gone to England) and Margaret Lansbury; Diploma A , Kathleen Oaten; Diploma B, Helen Boyce; V.a, Joan Horsfall; V.b, Jan McCormack; V.c, Shirley Marshman; V . d , Dorothea C o o k ; V.e, Gwynneth Palmer; V . f , Ruth Bilney; V . g , Marcia Beaumont; V.h, Jean W o o d f u l l ; L.V.a, Rosemary Benjamin; L.V.b, Heather Cahill; L.V.c, Helen Palmer; L.V.d, Jean Blair; L.V.e, Nanette Allan; L.V.f, Marlene Lear; L.V.g, Shirley Carroll: IV.a, Rosslyn Wortley; I V.b, Leslie Fielding; IV.c, Jill Forbes; I V d, Miriam Bilney; IV.e, Annette Collins; L.IV.a, Barbara McCloskley; L.IV.b, Jennifer Shears; L.IV.c, Jennifer Barnett; L . l V . d , Sue Hillis; L.IV.e, Susan Coombes; L.IV.f, Marion

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Weetman; V.b, Noelle T a n d y ; V.c, A n n e Judkins; V.d, Rae Killmier; V.e, Norma Chester; V . f , Helen Biss; V . g , Beverley Evans; V . h , Maria Schuch; L.V.a, Marjorie Hunt; L.V.b, Lillian Mansfield; L.V.c, Margaret Garonne; L.V.d, Margaret Stevens; L.V.e, A n n e Mulhall; L.V.f, Elaine M u n r o ; L.V.g, Elizabeth Thiele; IV.a, Margaret Dunkin; IV.b, Margaret Swann; IV.c, Carol T a n d y ; I V.d, Jane Randel; IV.e, Jennifer Heard; L.IV.a, Lynette Atkinson; L.IV.b, Lana Gottlieb; L.IV.e, Marlene Boyle; L.IV.d, Shona Phillips; L.IV.e, Beverley Smith; L . I V . f , Jillian Cohen; IH.a, A n n e Bowyer; IH.b, Elizabeth Neurath; III.c, Robin Westaway; L.III.a, Elizabeth Alexander; L.III.b, Kathryn Humphrey.

S.C M . Committee: President, Miss Horsman; Vicepresident, W e n d y Orton; Treasurer, Barbara Clark; Minutes Secretary, Lois Jones; Correspondence Secretary, Julie Robertson; Committee, Jennifer Bendall, Roslyn Crellin, Rosalie Evans, Pauline Farries, Margaret Hadley, A n n e Leeton, Pauline Morgan, Gwynneth Palmer, Ailys Ross, Jennifer Scrivener, Anne Sinclair, Pat Stubbings, Margaret Walters, Lois Weeks, Judy Weetman, Ruth Arnold, Ruth Bilney.

Library Committee: Margaret Hadley (School Librarian), Lesley Palmer, Janice de Lacy, Barbara Rautman, A n n e Masters (Chief Checkers) ; Elizabeth Fryer, Marilyn Lechte, Anne Sinclair,

—Photo., WENDY Vice

Senior

C

Stuart

Tompkins.

ORTON, Prefect,

1955.

Kelly; IH.a, Johanne Byriell; IH.b, Cynthia C o o k ; III.c, Helen Watters; L.III.a, N o r m a Butler; L.III.b, Margaret Ashton.

Social Service Captains: H o n o u r V l . a , Lois Jones; H o n o u r V l . b , Eril Hutton; H o n o u r V I . c , Eve McLennan; Pass V l . a , Pam Burroughs; Pass V l . b , Margaret C h a n n o n ; Pass V I . c , Terrill Sloss; Pass V I . d , Freda Korman; Diploma A , Rosalie Alexander; Diploma B, Margaret Newbound; V.a, Margaret Hagger; V.b, Gilda Richards; V . c , Lynn Tabart; V . d , Diane Cornish; V.e, Margaret Paice; V . f , Jill M c N a b ; V.g, Helen Sartori; V . h , Judith M c D o n a l d ; L.V.a, Lesley D u n n ; L.V.b, Lorraine Smith; L.V.c, Glenys Lord; L.V.d, Lynette Smith; L.V.e, Carol Bendix; L . V . f , Pauline Tully; L.V.g, Carol Hutchings; IV.a. Margaret M o o n ; IV.b, Sandra Nelson; IV.c, Marjorie. Leemon; I V . d , Suzanne Piper; IV.e, Shirley Karp; L.IV.a, Jillian Campbell; L.IV.b, Eril Siggins; L . I V c , Nanette Clark; L.IV.d, Gail McCready; L.IV.e, Jill W o o d ; L . I V . f , Beth Tully; IH.a, Margaret D u n n ; IH.b, A n n e De Jersey; III.c, Helen M c Q u e e n ; L.III.a, Cynthia Focken; L.III.b, Pamela Padgham.

Sports Captains: H o n o u r V l . a , Barbara Clark; H o n o u r V l . b , Pauline Farries; H o n o u r V I . c , Davida Switson; Pass V l . a , Catherine Lee; Pass VI.b, Elizabeth O'Neill; Pass V I . c , Joan Weetman; Pass V I . d , Joan Risby; Diploma A , Jill Evans; Diploma B, Margot Burdett; V.a, Judy

Matriculation

— P h o t o . Freeman, GILLIAN ANDERSON, Joint Senior Prefect, Dux of the College, 1954, Exhibition (Greek and Roman (equal),

Cromarty Prize for English Literature

Sydney.

History)

(shared).

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Ainslie Lamb, Rhondda Smith, Helen Ward, Joan Cathcart (Checkers); June O'Connell (Treasurer); Judith Pittard (Assistant Treasurer); Committee, Paula Simpson, Brenda Coates, Rosalind Johns, Robin Sheather, Kay Holt, Rita Kornan, Catherine Harvey, Nola Ross, Norma Bennett, Pam Fairbanks, Margot Cant, Barbara Maughan, Marlene Landells, Merran Huntington.

United Nations Association: President, Mrs Downie, assisted by Miss Burke; Vice-president, W e n d y Orton; Secretary, Rosemary H o r t o n ; Treasurer, Janice Livingstone; Committee, Lois Jones, Barbara Clark, Robin Campbell, Joan Weetman, Gwenneth Long.

French Club: President, Mile Bracquart; Vicepresident, Mrs. Johnstone; Secretary, Janice Livingstone; Committee, Julia Sandner, Robin Campbell, June Wyatt, Lois Jones.

German Club: President, Mrs. Clahr; Vice-president, Miriam Baer; Secretary, Ainslie Lamb; Committee, Jane Brehaut, Jennifer Grant.

Life-saving Representatives: Joan Weetman (Berry), Paddy Dixson (Cato), Pam Bowyer, Glenda McMillan (Fitchett), Jane Pincus (Krome).

Walking Club: President, Elizabeth Manfield; Vice-Presidents, Misses B. Jackson and L. Mitchell, B. Sutton (ex officio), Glenda McMillan (elected) ; Committee, Pauline Farries, Lynette Tocknell, Elizabeth O'Neill, Joan Weetman, Joan Horsfall, Judith Weetman.

Camera Club: Presidents, Mr. Seymour, Mr. McKnight; Secretary, Diana Robson; Committee, Anne Hartnett, Loris Crosby, Joan Horsfall.

Debating Society: Presidents, Miss Hotchin and Miss Sutton; Secretary, Celia Coffey; Committee, Joan Diprose, Janice Livingstone, Margaret Walters, Joan Weetman.

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Social Service: President, Miss Cerutty; Secretary, Lois Jones.

Maths. Amusements Club: President, Miss Lewis; Secretary, Rosalind Johns.

—Photo., PREFECTS,

C.

Stuart Tompkins.

1955

Back Row: Celia Coffey, Elizabeth Manfield, Elizabeth Ralt»n, Margaret Adamson, Julie Robertson, Barbara Clark.

Front

Row:

Elizabeth

Cowan,

Wendy

Orton (Vice-Senior), Janice Livingstone Glenda McMillan.

(Senior),

Lois

Jones,

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School Activities Devotional Notes Those of us who come together to worship each Wednesday before school f o r a quarter of an hour in our crowded week have received comfort and strength f r o m our times of singing and prayer.

During the weeks before Easter, Dr. W o o d discussed many of our lovely Easter hymns, and helped us to see more clearly the meaning of the Cross, as expressed in these hymns.

Since Dr. W o o d ' s departure f o r England, our Devotion period has been led by Mr. Secomb, who has read to us passages of advice and teaching which have proved most helpful.

W e much appreciate the able leadership of Dr. W o o d and Mr. Secomb, who have helped us to realise still more that " T h e best of all is God is with us."

•—Barbara Clark.

Student Christian Movement W e began this year with a large number of girls. Owing to this and a shortage of leaders, we were compelled to have large study circles f o r Diploma, Leaving and Matriculation girls, and the Intermediate girls were merged in one large group under the leadership of Miss B. Jackson and Miss L. Mitchell.

Study books are being used again this year, and the one chosen for Leaving and Matriculation girls is "Jesus—and People."

Early this term we had an interesting talk f r o m the Rev. Howard Secomb, who told us about some of his experiences in Tonga. W e are all keenly interested in Tonga, and are always eager to hear about Queen Salote and her people.

Later this term we were privileged to have a visit f r o m the Rev. John Havea, a T o n g a n minister, who was returning f r o m America, where he had been studying at Drew University f o r the past 2 i years. During this time he was present at the Assembly of the W o r l d Council of Churches at Evanston last August.

Mr. Havea spoke about many incidents f r o m his travels, and we were inspired by his wonderful personality.

Miss Bazeley and Miss Horsman, and with the co-operation of many girls, we were able to submit a choir which contributed to this most successful evening.

During the May holidays several of our girls will attend the Inter-Schools Camp, which will be held at Mt. Evelyn.

Our study circles have met on alternate W e d nesdays this term, and have been most helpful to staff and girls. W e hope this year will continue to be a good one for S.C.M., with the co-operation of all our members.

—Lois Jones.

Social Service Notes If our Social Service in first term can be taken as any indication of the future, we should make 1955 a very successful year, and that is what we aim to do.

T h e opening of the school year coincided with the disastrous New South Wales floods, and the School sent eight cartons of tinned food, car loads of clothes, and £349 to aid the flood victims.

W e would like to take this opportunity of thanking Diploma A and B f o r the work they did in the collecting and sending away of used clothing, and we also thank Miss Betts f o r all the work she did in collecting the monetary gifts of the School. W e would especially thank Miss Cerutty for her unfailing help to us in all our Social Service work.

There are many signs of keenness amongst the girls to increase their Social Service funds, and we hope that these will increase throughout the year, and that every girl will continue to remember that f r o m those to whom much is given' much will be required.

—Janice

The first inter-school service and tea this year was held at Scotch College, the speaker being the Rev. T. Timpson, headmaster of Camberwell Grammar.

His subject, " W h y W o r s h i p ? " was helpful to many of our girls who were able to attend.

This year the Schools' Committee decided that we should express our feelings in some special way. A n Easter Festival was arranged and held in Adamson Hall at Wesley College one evening before the Easter recess.

T h e Festival centred round Masefield's play, " G o o d Friday," which was produced by Scotch College.

T h e other schools provided choirs which sang Easter carols, and readers who read the Easter story from portions in the Bible. Under the untiring leadership of

:rion

Livingstone.

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AND

GREEN

PREFECTS,

1955

-—Photo.,

C

Stuart

Tompkins.

Back Row: Davida Switson, Jane Elton, June Wyatt, Eve McLennan, Margaret Walters, Wendy Renkin, Pauline Farries, Helen Mentiplay.

Front Row: Julia Sandner, Robin Campbell, Rosemary Horton, Coralie Frecker and Anne Walton Seniors), Jill Martin, Janice Beilby, Patricia Dixson.

United Nations

Association

In this world of discord and trouble we are very conscious of the need f o r co-operation between nations. T h e aim of the United Nations Organisation is to promote international peace and security, and we shall be doing our part to further this work if we support our own Association.

O u r School U . N . A . has been very successful during this term. W e have had two interesting speakers in Open Period: the Rev. Stephen Yarnold spoke to us about the work of the United Nations Organisation, and we were indeed privileged to hear of this work f r o m someone so familiar with it. Later in the term Rev. Stanley Weeks spoke to us about India.

O u r fortnightly lunch-time meetings have taken various forms. A most interesting topic f o r discussion was "Should there be total disarmament, nuclear disarmament, or no disarmament at all?"

Nike Demetrie spoke to us about life and customs in Greece, and Mrs. Johnstone told us about life in France.

W e are very grateful to Mr. Seymour f o r showing us the film "Green G o l d " during one of our lunch times.

W e invite all girls to join our U . N . A . because we believe it is vitally important that everyone should know what is happening in the world we

(Joint

live in, and we feel that in a school of this size the United Nations Association should be stronger.

Owing to Miss Kellaway's appointment as Chief of Staff, the U . N . A . has lost an enthusiastic and untiring leader, but under the encouragement and support of our new President, Mrs. Downie, assisted by Miss Burke, we are sure that our association will continue to prosper.

•—Wendy Orton.

Music Notes A t the end of 1954 we bade farewell to the following members of staff: Miss Edith Tombs (piano) retired after many years at M.L.C.; Miss Isla Heywood (piano and junior class work), Mr. Paul McDermott (violin), Mr. Ivar Dorum (Musical Appreciation and Senior and Middle singing classes, Middle School c h o i r ) , and Miss Alison Hall, who has been most successful with Junior and Lower Middle School music, was married during the holidays. W e wish her every happiness in the future, and our best wishes go to all the others.

In addition to the full-time new members of the Music School Staff welcomed in the "Salvete" column, we are very glad to have with us Miss Hermia Barton, Mus.Bac. (violin and viola) back

SILVER A N D in Australia after five years' musical experience with Max Rostal; Miss Joan Shewan, Mus.Bac. ( p i a n o ) ; Miss Ruth Price, Mus.Dip. (piano); Miss Pamela Webster (clarinet), both O l d Collegians) ; Mr. Stan Roberts (trumpet), and Mr. G. Miller (French h o r n ) , both of the Victorian Symphony Orchestra, have also joined the staff.

Miss Sonia Horowitz ('cello) has been forced to resign f o r the time being because of her work with the Victorian Symphony Orchestra, but her work is being capably undertaken by Miss Joan Grundy, Mus.Bac. This year there is a record number of students in the Music School, and in adjudicating f o r the scholarships Dr. Floyd and Miss Lorna Stirling f o u n d it impossible to separate several girls. T h e tests revealed a vast amount of talent, and the competition was very close. T h e winners were:— The Danks Scholarship for Cowan and Jane Elton.

Singing:

Elizabeth

Senior Piano Scholarship (gift of Mrs. E. Wright (15 years and o v e r ) : Jane Elton.

A.

Intermediate Piano (The Ruth Flockart Scholarship), N o . 1, gift of the three Pizzey sisters): Delwyn Gunnel.

Junior Piano Scholarship (gift of Danks Trust) (11 years and u n d e r ) : Judith Cockrem and Dawn Schultz.

Violin Scholarship (gift of Miss Lorna Stirling): Gillian Lennox and Deborah Lambert.

Orchestral Scholarship (gift of the late Mrs. E. J. C a t o ) : Dora Cattanach (clarinet) and Lesley Slade ('cello).

Orchestral Scholarship (gift of Mrs. G. Kumm) : W e n d y Renkin ( o b o e ) .

Original Composition Scholarship (gift of "Orpheus," given mainly f o r the further study of harmony) : Patricia Dixson.

Open Scholarship (gift of Mrs. A . E. A l c o c k ) : Elizabeth Cowan (senior piano) and Coralie Frecker (singing).

Open "Ruth Flockart" Scholarship N o . 2 (gift of an anonymous d o n o r ) : Elizabeth Sampson (violin) and Marjorie Thompson (senior piano).

A very interesting recital was given by these girls on Friday, 25th March.

T h e Annual Church Service was held on Sunday, 3rd April, at Auburn, the date being altered to enable Dr. W o o d to take the service before his departure f o r England.

T h e choir did as their anthem Stanford's " T e D e u m " in B Flat, also "Jesu, Priceless Treasure," by Criiger, the tune of which J. S. Bach uses in one of his famous church cantatas. T h e Madrigal girls did the first two verses alone.

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Senior School Choirs f r o m M.L.C. took part. O n Wednesday, 4th May, the Senior Choir took part in the opening night session. Senior choirs A and B, each consisting of 60 girls, sang the set work, " S o u n d the Trumpet," by Purcell, and " T h e Spacious Firmament on H i g h , " by Geoffrey Shaw.

Then the School Choir sang the set work, "Hark, the Echoing A i r , " by Purcell, followed by "Jesu, Priceless Treasure," by Criiger, and Stanford's " T e D e u m " in B Flat.. O n Thursday, 5th May, the Middle School Choirs, under Miss Bazeley and Miss McKay, sang at the Malvern T o w n Hall in the afternoon. Both choirs performed the set work "Green Fire," by E. G. Moeran, and one other item, in each case a folk song.

O n Friday, 10th May, the final night of the Festival was held at the Melbourne T o w n Hall, with a choir consisting of members of every school choir.

Twenty Senior girls and twelve Middle School girls represented M.L.C. The Junior Symphony Orchestra presented some fine work, and a small group from a city school and a country school did unaccompanied items.

O n 27th May the Madrigal girls, led by Janice Beilby, were broadcast over 3LO at 8 p.m. in the "Voices in Chorus" session. This was a nationwide broadcast.

T h e School Orchestra is under the direction of Miss Joan Bazeley, and everybody is very keen to surprise Dr. and Mrs. W o o d on their return.

W e hope Miss Bazeley enjoys taking our practices as much as we enjoy having her as our leader.

At last we are about to celebrate the entry of brass instruments into the orchestra, as both a French horn and a trumpet have been purchased, and Mr. Roy Miller and Mr. Stan Roberts, of the V.S.O. respectively, are teaching them.

W e have also a set of kettledrums, which adds a great deal of colour to our work.

All girls should be reminded that there are always vacancies in the orchestra, and everyone who can should take up an orchestral instrument, as it affords invaluable experience.

During the term and early next term many girls, Senior, Sub-Intermediate and Fourth Formers, will have been attending celebrity and special orchestral concerts.

For the rest of the year we have the Senior and Lower Middle School Music Recitals to look forward to, also the Senior and Middle House Choral Contests. T h e choir has begun work on Handel's "Messiah," which will probably take two years to complete.

In the last Assembly before Dr. W o o d left f o r England one of his favourite hymns, " T h o u Shepherd of Israel and M i n e , " by Charles Wesley, was sung, and in conclusion the Madrigal girls sang " T h e Blessing." A tape recording of work performed by the choir has since been sent to Dr. W o o d in England.

This year the V . S . M . A . held a Secondary Schools' Music Festival, in which the Middle and

—Barbara

Cant,

Berry,

Diploma.

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T o Miss Flockart and the rest of the music staff we express our sincere thanks—for the work they have done f o r us in the past, and f o r what they are preparing to do in the future.

— E . Cowan.

— P . Dixson.

The Walton Library At the end of Term III last year we regretfully said farewell to our Librarian, Mrs. Coulson, whose husband had been transferred to a position at Yallourn, but at the beginning of this year the Walton Library reopened under the enthusiastic leadership of another O l d Collegian, Miss J. Zettl.

T o enable the committee to be fully representative of all borrowers, its size was greatly increased, so that it can now work on a roster system.

Book Adviser: Delys Porter, H . V I . c .

Treasurer: June O'Connell, H o n .

VI.c.

Assistant Treasurer: Judy Pittard, Dip. A .

Science Borrowing: Paula Simpson, H o n . V l . b .

Controllers: Brenda Coates, H o n . V l . b ; Johns, H o n . V l . b .

Rosalind

Chief Checkers: Janice de Lacy, H o n . V l . b ; Anne Masters, H o n . V I . c ; Barbara Rautman, H o n .

V I . c ; Joan Cathcart, P.VI.a.

Checkers: Elizabeth Fryer, V . a ; Marilyn Lechte, V . c ; A n n e Sinclair, Dip. A ; Ainslie Lamb, P.VI.a; Rhondda Smith, P . V I . b ; Helen W a r d , P.VI.d.

GREEN L.V.b; L.V.d.

Barbara Maughan,

L.V.d;

Nola

Ross,

W e are grateful to our former School Librarian, Lois Yen, who has presented a copy of the paintings of Gauguin to the Library. The School has not bought many new books this term, though there has been a number of additions made to the Literature and History shelves, and many of the old favourites on the Fiction shelves have been rebound.

Several posters for our showcases in the cloisters have been planned, such as the one o n Australian Literature, especially f o r the Leaving girls. It is hoped that in this way Library users will become acquainted with the new books as they are added to the shelves.

Come and join our ever-lengthening queue of borrowers!

—Margaret L. Hadley.

Debating Society At our first meeting we were pleased to welcome Miss Sutton and Miss Hotchin as joint presidents f o r the year.

Office-bearers and representatives were also elected.

O n e of the most interesting features of our fortnightly meeting was a talk given by Miss Dwyer on " T h e Art of Public Speaking." This was of great help to many girls, and especially to the House debaters.

O n Friday, 1st April, a team of girls visited Wesley College f o r a round-table debate.

There Returners: Kay Holt, V . a ; Rita Kornan, V . a ; was a lively exchange of ideas on the subject, " T h a t Robin Shearer, V . a ; Margot Cant, L.V.d; Pam changing female fashions is absurd." The topic, Fairbanks, L . V . g ; Catherine Harvey, L.V.a; " T h a t America is a threat to world peace," proMerran Huntington, L.V.b; Marlene Landells, voked some very interesting thoughts.

—Stephanie Tasfcer, 14 yrs., V.a, Cato.

The Crabapple Walk.

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In the first Inter-House debate Cato defeated Berry on the topic, " T h a t tradition is a bar to progress."

O n Thursday, 12th May, we had the Wesley team as our guests.

In spite of the inclemency of the weather, we had a very lively evening.

W e have been pleased to see so many Leaving and Intermediate girls at our meetings, and some show promise of a bright debating future.

—Celia Coffey, Hon.VI.a.

Art of Speech T h e first term has seen great activity and many changes in the Speech department.

It was a great pleasure to find a record number of students enrolling to study Speech, but this pleasure was rather dampened by the absence of Mrs. Roberts through illness.

However, we hope she will be back with us at the beginning of second term.

W e sincerely welcome as a new member of the Speech Staff, Mrs. Freeland, an Old Collegian.

As the term progressed we learnt that two other members of the Speech Staff would be leaving us to go abroad.

W e envy Miss Kerr and Mrs. Rosedale their wonderful opportunity and wish them a very pleasant and successful holiday abroad.

In February the usual Scholarship tests were held, and judged by Miss Eileen O'Keefe, who was very pleased with the high quality of the work.

W e offer congratulations to the winners in the following sections:— Lower Middle School (gift of the Dramatic Society) : Elizabeth Murray-More.

Middle School (gift of Dramatic Society): Jillian Holm.

Intermediate and Diploma Forms (gift of Dramatic Society): Barbara Sleep.

Leaving Pass and H o n o u r Forms (untrained) (gift of Parents' Association): Janice Livingstone.

Leaving Pass and H o n o u r Forms (trained) (gift of Parents' Association) : Elizabeth Manfield.

During the term the Speech girls, as usual, have taken a prominent part in special School functions such as the service and Anzac Day. W e thank Miss Dwyer and the Speech Staff f o r their untiring help.

—Elizabeth

Manfield.

Shakespeare Day Contrary to our usual custom, the celebrations were held on the last morning of term.

The Intermediate forms presented the trial scene f r o m " T h e Merchant of Venice," the Leaving forms scenes f r o m "Macbeth," and the Matriculation forms the play scene f r o m "Hamlet."

T h e casts were as f o l l o w : — "Hamlet."

Narrator Hamlet Claudius T h e Queen Polonius Horatio Ophelia

Nike Demetrie Jeanette White Margaret Walters Elisabeth Shiffron Jill Martin Robin Campbell Mavis Tompkins

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Maris Johnson Brenda Coates Margaret Hadley Janice Beilby Rosalind Johns Elizabeth Manfield assisted by Rosalind Johns

"Macbeth."

Macbeth Lady Macbeth Banquo Macduff Witches

Roslyn Crellin Miriam Baer Joan Cathcart Jennifer Murphy Janine Schubert Margaret Mott Helen Robert Ross Joyce Williams Angus Rhonda Harris Lennox Rhondda Smith Malcolm Penelope Lardner Donalbain Ainslie Lamb Messenger Anne Leeton Porter Marion Angus " T h e Merchant of Venice."

Shylock Mary Brevitt Portia Joan Diprose Bassanio Helen Biss Antonio Ruth A r n o l d The Duke Stephanie Tasker Nerissa Margaret Hagger Salario Marilyn Lechte Tubal Jill M c N a b Gratiano Rosalind Terry Present at the Court . . . . Lyn Helmer Janice Coleman W e would all like to thank Miss Cerutty and Miss Sutton for their great help during rehearsals, and also V . F, G, and H f o r preparing and distributing programmes.

French Club This year we welcomed Mademoiselle Bracquart as the new President of our French Club, and first term has proved a very successful opening to the year.

O n Saturday, 19th March, we spent a very enjoyable afternoon at a French party at P.L.C. After playing two French games (which, mercifully, did not strain our vocabularies) Madame Cockerton, the President of the Alliance Francaise, read us the poems set f o r the Matriculation examination.

Professor Chisholm then spoke about the poems, which gave us a clearer understanding of them. After afternoon tea we sang some French songs, including "La M e r " and "La Ronde de l'Amour."

O n Friday, 22nd April, some of us attended a soiree held at Ivanhoe Grammar School, where we spent an enjoyable evening. M.L.C. was asked to prepare some f o r m of entertainment, and so the play, "Le Professeur Distrait," was acted by Pauline Farries, as Helene—le femme.

Jill Martin as Josephine—la bonne.

Elisabeth Shiffron as Leon—le professeur.

With such a g o o d beginning, we are looking forward to an excellent year. In conclusion, we would like to thank Mademoiselle Bracquart and Mrs. Johnstone very much f o r their untiring help during this term.

— J a n i c e Livingstone.

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At our first meeting we elected office-bearers f o r the year: Joint Presidents, Mr. McKnight and Mr. Seymour; Secretary, Diana Robson; Committee, A n n e Hartnett, Loris Crosby, Joan Horsfall.

Later in the term Mr. Seymour showed us the photogenic places of the School.

This demonstration was very fruitful, and some members took very lovely snaps of the school.

Mr. McKnight gave us a talk on "Depth of Focus and G o o d Photography," which was interesting and helpful to us.

T h e Camera Club room has been in use often this term, and some girls have learnt how to develop and print their films.

W e would all like to thank Mr. McKnight and Mr. Seymour f o r all they have done to make this term successful.

— D i a n a Robson.

Films Shown in Term I Class Room

Films.

Energy and its Transformations.

Chemistry of Water.

Crystals.

Moon.

Distillation.

Farmers of India.

India, Pakistan, and the U n i o n of India.

Atomic Energy.

Pageant of Power.

Magic of Electricity.

Great Canadian Shield.

Industrial Provinces of Canada.

T i m e and Terrain.

Gravity.

Brown Coal to Briquettes.

Brown Coal to Kilowatts.

Indian Background.

Soil Erosion.

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Solar Family.

Face of Time.

Latitude and Longitude.

English History: T u d o r Period.

English History: Norman Conquest to 16th Cent.

S ' o r y of Prehistoric Man. H o w W e Get our Power.

Special Films.

Green Gold (for the United Nations G r o u p ) .

W h i c h Will Y e Have? (Holy Week religious film).

Operation Hurricane.

Silent Night.

Royal Visit, 1954.

T h e Third Man. T h e Red Shoes.

Spring in Park Lane.

Boarders' Notes 7th February: After eight weeks of brain relaxation, 152 sun-tanned boarders, including 50 new girls, arrived once again to put their noses to the grindstone.

T h e new girls were soon gathered into the fold, and, we hope, made to feel at home. W e welcomed five new members of Staff—Miss Tanner, Miss Birkett, Miss Browning and Sisters Esther and Griffiths. Elizabeth Cowan, Eve McLennan and Margaret Adamson are the House Prefects, the W i n g Captains being Judith Bull, Berice Callendar, Heather Marshall, A n n e Masters and Betty M o o n .

12th February: T h e Old Girls challenged the New Girls in a series of swimming events. W e f o u n d that there were some very g o o d swimmers and divers amongst the New Girls, but the Old Girls, having more experience, were the successful ones.

5th March: After " m u c h rushing round the school," the old girls eventually decided upon and practised their items f o r the O l d Girls' Concert f o r the "Grand Performance" on the Saturday night. It was a very enjoyable evening f o r all concerned.

«*• I l—Mtrtt* III I- yWiKnni . : . , - , . , 111111 M.L.C.,

Adelaide.

—Wendy

McPherson,

13

yrs.,

Berry.

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12th March: T h e " n e w " girls were really initiated into House by giving an excellent concert of varied items.

6th A p r i l : A f t e r much flurry and bustle, everyone left for the Easter holidays.

W e were very sorry to lose both the Sisters and Miss Browning.

12th A p r i l : W e returned f r o m the Easter break with examinations looming up on the horizon.

Dr. and Mrs. W o o d left f o r England, and Rev. H . Secomb took over the Principal's duties as Chaplain. W e were pleased to welcome Sister Little and Sister Arkell to our Staff.

23rd A p r i l : Forty-three boarders went to a "social" at Wesley, and all seemed to have a marvellous time.

6th M a y : W e had a picture night, the main film being "Spring in Park Lane." T h e sum of £25

Sports Activities T h e Swimming Sports were held on 4th March, and resulted in a victory f o r Berry, with Fitchett runners-up, and then Krome and Cato.

T h e Lower Middle School Sports were held on 22nd March, resulting in a win f o r Berry, with Cato "runners-up," then Krome and Fitchett in that order.

Inter-House Baseball— Senior: 1, Fitchett; 2, Cato; Berry, Krome (equal).

Middle: 1, Cato; 2, Fitchett; 3, Berry; 4, Krome.

Sports Notes.

For a few days before the sports the weather was very unpleasant, but, fortunately, the programme was concluded before rain fell.

The ground was heavy, and consequently only a few records were broken.

All Houses marched excellently, and Fitchett is to be congratulated on winning the Proficiency Cup. T h e House v. School Relay was as exciting as ever, resulting in a narrow win f o r School. W e were very pleased to see so many visiting teams competing in our sports this year.

W e were privileged this year in having Mrs. Pederick, the wife of the President of the Methodist Conference of Victoria and Tasmania, to present the trophies. Mrs. Pederick spoke of her schooldays at M.L.C., and mentioned some of the changes she had noticed in the school to-day.

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was raised, and our thanks go to Mr. Seymour f o r enabling us to make this contribution to the New Assembly Hall Appeal.

W e are very grateful to Elizabeth Webster and all members of the House team f o r all their work in preparing for the great " H o u s e versus S c h o o l " event in the athletic sports. Better luck next time, House!

Only eighteen girls are going to the Celebrity Concerts this year, this number being much smaller than last year.

In conclusion, we would like to acknowledge the work done by Miss Ball and members of the Resident Staff in making this term such a success.

—Margaret Adamson.

W e would like to congratulate Miss Perkins and the Sports Staff on the effective way in which the Sports were run, and to thank Miss Tyler and Miss Lardner. f o r judging the " M a r c h Past."

Results of the Sports.

Event 1—Senior Inter-House Flag Relay " B " Team, 75 yds.: 1, Krome; 2, Fitchett; 3, Cato.

Time, 1 min. 23.3 sec.

Event 2—Flat Race ( o p e n ) , 100 yds.: 1, J. Miller ( B . ) ; 2, J. Barthold ( C . ) ; 3, B. Shaw ( F . ) .

Time, 12.5 sec.

Event 3—Flat Race (under 1 6 ) , 100 yds.: 1, I. Bruhn ( B . ) ; 2, R. Williams ( F . ) ; 3, C. Furneaux (F.). Time, 13 sec.

Event 4—Flat Race (under 1 5 ) , 75 yds.—1, L. Mansfield ( B . ) ; 2, J. Dugay ( C . ) ; 3, P. Bell ( C . ) . Time, 9.6 sec.

Event 5—Flat Race (under 1 4 ) , 75 yds. 1, R. W o r n e r ( F . ) ; 2, A . Sambell ( C . ) ; 3, M. Swann (C.). Time, 9.9 sec.

Event 6—Middle Inter-House Flag Relay, " B " Team, 75 yds.: 1, Fitchett; 2, Berry; 3, Krome.

Time, 84.2 sec.

Event 7—Baseball Throwing ( o p e n ) : 1, D. Switson ( K . ) ; 2, J. Robertson ( F . ) ; 3, M. A d a m son ( K . ) . Distance, 60 yds. 4 in.

Event 8—Middle Square Overhead Ball—1, Krome; 2, Fitchett; 3, Berry. Time, 46 sec. (record).

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Event 9 — F l a t Race (75 yds.) ( o p e n ) : 1. J. Miller (B.) and J. Barthold ( C . ) ; 2, B. Shaw ( F . ) . T i m e , 9.6 sec.

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Event 2 4 — J u n i o r Inter-School Flag Relay, 75 yds.: 1, T o o r a k ; 2, Ruyton; 3, Clyde. T i m e , 80 sec.

Event 2 5 — I n t e r - S c h o o l D i a m o n d T h r o w i n g : 1, M . L . C . , H a w t h o r n ; 2, Lauriston; 3, Clyde. T i m e , 52.5 sec.

Event 10—Flat Race, 75 yds. (under 1 6 ) : 1, R. Williams ( F . ) ; 2, T . Bruhn ( B . ) ; 3, C. Furneaux ( F . ) .

T i m e , 9.1 sec. (equal r e c o r d ) .

Event 1 1 — S e n i o r Circle Exchange Ball: 1, K r o m e ; 2, Cato; 3, Fitchett. T i m e , 56 sec. ( r e c o r d ) .

Event 1 2 — M i d d l e Overhead and Z i g - z a g Bounci n g : 1, Fitchett; 2, K r o m e ; 3, Cato. T i m e , 2 min. 10 sec.

J u n i o r Inter-School Flag Relay: W o n by T o o r a k College.

Event 1 3 — S e n i o r Inter-House Flag Relay: 1, Berry; 2, K r o m e ; 3, Cato. T i m e , 1 min. 19.6 sec.

Senior Inter-School Flag Relay: W o n by Korowa.

Inter-School D i a m o n d T h r o w i n g : W o n by M.L.C., Hawthorn.

Event 1 4 — M i d d l e Inter-House Flag Relay, " A " T e a m , 75 yds.: 1, Fitchett; 2, K r o m e ; 3, Berry.

T i m e , 1 min. 20.7 sec.

Intermediate Flag Race: W o n by Fitchett.

Event 2 6 — H o u s e v. S c h o o l , w o n by School. T i m e , 79.3 sec.

T r o p h y List.

Inter-House

Results.

Event 1 5 — S e n i o r Cross Ball: 1, Fitchett; 2, C a t o ; 3, Krome. T i m e , 99.2 sec. ( r e c o r d ) .

Intermediate Points C u p : W o n by Fitchett.

Event 16—Inter-House Diamond Throwing ( o p e n ) : 1, Fitchett; 2, C a t o ; . 3 , Krome.

Time, 60.4 sec.

Senior Points C u p : W o n by Fitchett.

Event 1 7 — M i d d l e Exchange a n d Pass Ball: 1, Fitchett; 2, C a t o ; 3, Berry. T i m e , 34.2 sec. (record).

Event 1 8 — S e n i o r O v e r and U n d e r S p o k e Relay: 1, K r o m e ; 2, Fitchett; 3, Cato. T i m e , 4 min.

12.2 sec.

Event

19—Senior

Obstacle

1, Berry;

2,

Event 2 0 — M i d d l e Obstacle Relay: 1, K r o m e ; Fitchett; 3, Berry. T i m e , 3 min. 37.3 sec.

Event 21—Little Visitors' Race (over 5 ) : G e o f f r e y O a t e n ; 2, J o h n H i g g i n b o t h a m ; Jennifer Wilkins. ( U n d e r 5 ) : 1, Jill; 2, I n g r i d ; 3, Lachlan.

Event 2 2 — T h e M a r c h Past o f Competitors: Fitchett; 2, C a t o ; 3, Krome.

2,

K r o m e ; 3, Fitchett.

Relay:

T i m e , 2 min.

1, 3,

1,

Inter-School Events.

Event 2 3 — S e n i o r Inter-School Flag Relay, 75 yds.: 1, K o r o w a ; 2, M . L . C . , H a w t h o r n ; 3, M . C . E . G . G . S . T i m e , 76.3 sec. (equal r e c o r d ) .

Senior Flag Race: W o n by Krome.

T h e H o u s e Proficiency C u p : W o n by Fitchett.

T h e Bettye H a m m o n C u p f o r A g g r e g a t e W o n by Fitchett.

Points:

H o u s e Versus S c h o o l : W o n by S c h o o l .

Total

Aggregate

Points.

1 st—Fitchett

118

2nd—Krome

86

3 rd—Cato 4 th—Berry

64 55 — E . Schuch, H. Ward.

Nurses' Memorial Assembly Hall Fund T h e 'Teen-agers' D a n c e .

O n Tuesday, 3rd M a y , a very successful ' T e e n agers' D a n c e was held in the H a w t h o r n T o w n Hall. In spite o f torrential rain and a " b l a c k - o u t " in the early part o f the evening, there were 550 present, and a g o o d 'teen-agers band provided music f o r a very memorable and h a p p y evening's entertainment, again organised by Mrs. Switson.

T h a n k s to the generous help o f many mothers with the supper, it was possible to make a donation o f £110 to the Fund (£78 in 1 9 5 4 ) .

T h e Ladies' Auxiliary

Tuck-shop.

U n d e r the direction o f Mrs. C. H . L o r d , this auxiliary tuck-shop has contributed £175 to the Fund.

T h e S c h o o l warmly thanks the many mothers who have worked so hard in this most successful venture.

T h e Committee is urgently in need o f m o r e helpers: any mother or f r i e n d o f the S c h o o l who c o u l d offer her services o n e M o n d a y or Thursday a m o n t h is asked to ring Mrs. L o r d ( W F 5 1 2 5 ) , or write to her at 196 U n i o n R o a d . Surrey Hills.

The Murray River at Boundary Bend.

-—Elizabeth Lay, 10 yrs., III.a, Cato.

If it is not possible to attend personally, the Committee would be grateful f o r gifts of any o f the f o l l o w i n g : Butter, cheese, eggs, vegemite, j a m , pickles, sauces, nuts, p o r k sausage or any other filling f o r rolls or sandwiches, together with lettuce and tomatoes.

Donations o f this kind may be left at the Hospital, G r o v e A v e n u e , opposite the Gymnasium.

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House Notes Berry House With purple colours flying proudly, Berry have entered the new year with a wonderful spirit of enthusiasm.

W e must first extend a very warm welcome to all the members of Staff and the girls who are new to our House this year, and we hope that they are enjoying working with us in all the House activities.

W e began well by winning the Senior Swimming Sports and the Lower Middle Athletic Sports, under the capable leadership of our Senior Sports Captain, Elizabeth O'Neill.

T h e results of the baseball matches did not do justice to the enthusiasm of our teams. Congratulations to the winning teams! But we are also extremely proud of our Juniors, who once again carried away the cup f o r aggregate points in their athletic sports.

After delving deep into reference books f o r some time, our debating team, consisting of Joan Weetman (leader), Erna Nixon and Anne Masters, very ably debated against Cato, but, sad to relate, Cato debated even more ably.

Congratulations, Cato!

T h e help given by our Middle and Lower Middle Captains is untiring, and we thank them heartily. Last, but by no means least, we thank Miss Cerutty and all our Berry Mistresses f o r their inspiring and helpful leadership throughout the past term.

—Elizabeth Cowan.

Cato House After our success last year, we hope that this year Cato will keep the blue flag flying. W e are grateful for the untiring leadership of Miss Horsman and the other House Mistresses.

We regret that we have lost the enthusiastic support of Miss Slater, who has recently gone abroad, but we know that she is with us in spirit.

W e extend a warm welcome to our new House Mistress, Mrs. Duncan, and to all new girls to the House.

A t our first House Assembly House colours were awarded to Jill Evans, our Sports Captain.

Cato was not very successful in the swimming sports, but we thank our swimmers f o r their valiant efforts, and look forward to better results in third term. Congratulations, Berry, on your splendid swimmers.

Our Senior baseball team came second to Fitchett, and our enthusiastic "middles," under the leadership of Jill Kennedy and Gillian Levick, won every match, and are showing fine House spirit. T h e Lower Middles, under Sue Hillis and Valerie Hewitt, are also very enthusiastic, and they were only defeated by one point in their athletic sports. Congratulations, Berry!

W e are very proud of our fine debaters, Celia Coffey, Elizabeth Manfield and Janice de Lacy,

who convinced Berry " T h a t tradition is not a bar to progress." W e wish them success in their debate in third .term.

W e must congratulate Fitchett for their excellent win in the Athletic Sports, and thank all our competitors, who tried very hard. Jill deserves our warmest thanks f o r her excellent leadership during the term. W e hope that during the rest of the year " W e ' l l one and all support our teams, Our players warmly cheer, For be it loss or victory We'll ever persevere."

—Wendy

Orton.

Fitchett House This year Fitchett began with hearty enthusiasm, which has been expressed in the various activities of the term.

T h e Senior Baseball team won every match decisively, and the Middles lost only to Cato, so that we scored full points.

Our congratulations go to A n n e Walton, whose untiring efforts have contributed to our success.

Our girls swam well in the Swimming Sports, and, owing to a supreme effort made by Glenda McMillan in the last event, we finished one point ahead of Krome, so coming second to Berry, whom we congratulate very heartily.

If enthusiasm could have won the Lower Middle Sports, then Fitchett would have certainly succeeded, but somehow we dropped behind.

We thank Heather Shaw and Ruth Sanders f o r their help in this section, and congratulate Berry o n their fine performance.

Although conditions were somewhat " p o l a r , " our Senior Athletics Sports were held on Friday, 6th May, and here Fitchett came through victorious, winning five trophies.

Once again we thank Anne and the Middle Captains, Lucy Gilliam and Ruth W o r n e r , f o r their invaluable assistance.

A t our first House Assembly House Colours were re-awarded to A n n e Walton, Pam Bowyer and Julie Robertson, and at our final Assembly, held on 9th May and conducted very well by our Middle Captains, Glenda McMillan was also re-awarded her Colours.

W e were pleased that one of our younger members, Neroli Hardie, of IV.b, was able to write us a delightful little House song, which is being set to music, and which we hope to sing at our next Assembly. Our thanks go to Neroli f o r her work, and we hope that this will encourage others to do the same.

W e wish to thank Miss Betts and the other House mistresses f o r their leadership and encouragement offered during the term, and hope that we will carry on our g o o d work throughout the year.

—Julie Robertson.

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second place.

W e were not very successful in either Senior or Middle Baseball, but all players enjoyed the matches.

House

Krome! Krome! Get the lead, A n d surely then you will succeed.

Krome! Krome! Give up never, Krome, keep it us f o r ever.

— A Krome girl.

W e were very pleased to learn that Miss Kellaway, who has been Krome's Senior House Mistress since the formation of the House, has been appointed Chief of Staff.

Unfortunately, this means that she will no longer be with us in Krome, but we all wish her every success in her new position.

W e welcome Miss Betty Jackson in her place, and are looking forward to a very successful year under her leadership.

W e would like to welcome all new members of Staff and new girls to the House, and we know that they will be proud to wear their green ribbon.

T h e Swimming Sports were exciting to the finish, and we were third, only one point behind

It was very encouraging to see how enthusiastically the Lower Middle girls worked at sports practices and at the sports, in which they were third. W e thank Desley Gare and Lana Gottlieb f o r their help.

For the Senior Athletics Sports, in which we were second, we had a new flag kindly donated by Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Switson, and this gave us even greater encouragement to all to do our best f o r the House.

W e are very grateful to Miss Jackson and other House Mistresses, and also to Davida Switson, to her Sports Committee, and to Jan Taylor and Margaret Papst, f o r all the work they are putting in to train the teams.

U p , then! Play the game!

U p ! and on!

—Margaret Adamson.

Public Examination Results, 1954 Queen's College Exhibitions—

Matriculation— Matriculated (excluding repeated)

70

Honours (7 firsts, 77 seconds)

84

Passes

254

• University Exhibition

(Special)

1

Queen's College Exhibitions

14

Commonwealth Scholarships

31

Secondary Studentships partment)

(Education

De-

Primary Studentships

12 18

Leaving Certificate— Passes Partial Passes

141 (two or more subjects)

..

28

Intermediate Certificate— 179

Partial Passes

38 Exhibitions, Studentships

Commonwealth Scholarships— Margaret Anderson, Josephine Brownrigg, Beverley Clarke, Joan Cornish, Joan Cother, Y v o n n e Deeble, Elizabeth Duncan, Hilary Dunn, Elizabeth Fletcher, Patricia Gellie,, Patricia Gray, A n n e Harvey, A n n a Henderson, Janice Horley, A n n e Kornan, Janice Livingstone, Anne Neil, Florence Newbound, W e n d y Orton, A n n Peasley, Barbara Rice, Julie Robertson, Judith Segal, Natalie Sharpe, Dorothy Simon, Rosalie Simpson, Beverley Slade, Janet Stahl, Barbara Taylor, Beryl Wild, Diana Yorston.

Secondary

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Scholarships,

Beverley Clarke, Gillian Cook, Jennifer Deacon, Hilary Dunn, Rene Elbaum, Patricia Gellie, Patricia Gray, A n n e Harvey, A n n e Kornan, Barbara Rice, Judith Segal, Pauline Simpson, Beryl Wild, Jeanne Wilson.

Prizes

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Margaret Anderson (Greek and Roman History) (equal).

Studentships—

Josephine Brownrigg, Margaret Connor, Joan Cother, Hilary Dunn, Patricia Gellie, Bernice Heffernan, Loloma Linggood, Marigold McLean, Florence Newbound, Rosalie Simpson, Jennith Smith, Jeanne Wilson.

Primary Studentships— Barbara Blampied, Sonia Cartwright, W e n d y Fox, Margaret Green, Margaret Hirons, Iris Ing, Joy Jackel, Marilyn Jeffrey, A n n e Paton, Judith Rosenberg, Dione Schultze, Beverley Slade, Ena Smith, Alison Steele, June Trembath, Judith Wilkinson, Evelyn Willis, Mary Womersley.

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Second Class: A n n e Collett, Jennifer Deacon, A n n e Ensten, Elizabeth Fletcher, Anne Harvey, Bernice Heffernan, A n n e Kornan, A n n e Neil, Barbara Rice, Rosalie Simpson, Alison Steele, Beryl Wild.

Social Studies— Second Class: Patricia Gellie, Diana Gill.

French— First Class: Julie Robertson.

Second Class: Gillian Anderson, Beverley Clarke, Elizabeth Duncan, Hilary Dunn, W e n d y Fox, Wilma Garrett, A n n e Kornan, Janice Livingstone, Anne Neil, Florence Newbound, Pauline Simpson, Rosalie Simpson.

Economics— Second Class: A n n e Collett, Margaret Connor, Patricia Gellie, A n n e Harvey, Ruth Harvey, Barbara Taylor.

Latin—• First Class: Joan Cother.

Second Class: Beverley Clarke, Barbara Rice.

Pure Mathematics— Second Class: Beverley Slade.

British History— Second Class: Gillian Anderson, Margaret Anderson, Mabel Boyle, June Broadbent, Y v o n n e Burns, A n n e Collett, Joan Cornish, Joan Cother, Y v o n n e Deeble, Elizabeth Duncan, W e n d y Fox, Patricia Gellie, Patricia Gray, Anne Harvey, Anna Henderson, Loloma Linggood, W e n d y Orton, Judith Segal, Pamela Stewart, Barbara Taylor.

Modern History— Second Class: Beverley Clarke, A n n Barbara Rice, Rosalie Simpson.

Peasley,

Geography— First Class: Margaret Anderson, Julie Robertson.

Second Class: June Broadbent, Margaret Connor, Joan Cornish, Joan Cother, Helen Dodgshun, Hilary Dunn, Diana Gill, A n n a Henderson, Judith Segal, Barbara Taylor.

Biology— Second Class: Jennifer Deacon.

Chemistry— Second Class: Jennifer Deacon, Jeanne Wilson.

Greek and Roman History— First Class: Gillian Anderson, Margaret Anderson.

Second Class: Joan Cornish, Janice Horley, Janet Stahl, Alison Steele.

Art— Second Class: A n n e Kornan.

Junior Government Scholarships T h e following fifteen girls were awarded Junior Government Scholarships in the examinations held in December, 1954:—Gillian Davies, Elizabeth Druitt, Janice Ford, Gillian Hix, Margaret Lancaster, Marilyn Lechte, Diane Lloyd, Gwenneth Long, Roslyn McConnell, Jill Price, Margery Rae, Patricia Robertson, Noelle Tandy, Alison Tudor, Helen Wigley.

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Robertson, Felicity Robson, Diana Rosenberg, Judith Ross, Mary-Jean Schultze, Dione Scott, Margaret Searle, Judith. .

Shore, Myrna . .

Simpson, Pauline Smith, Margaret Sorensen, Dawn Stahl, Janet . .

Stephensen, Lorraine Stewart, Pamela Switson, Davida Swyer, Ina Taylor, Wendy Thompson, Helene Tocknell, Lynette Tompkins, Mavis Tonkin, Barbara Trathan, Margaret Trembath, June Walker, Judith Walters, Margaret Wardle, Yvonne Waycott, Patricia Webb, Judith Weeks, Aileen White, Jeanette Williams, Ruth Wood, Laurel Woolcott, Wendy Wyatt, June . .

Zmood, Annette Partial Passes (2 or more subjects) Alexander, Rosalie Arnel, Valerie Cant, Barbara Carless, Judith Clapperton, Dorothy Cowan, Elizabeth Davey, Claire Doolan, Patricia Eddy, Wendy Gourley, Dennette Harris, Esther Hutchings, Denice Kennett, Nea Kidd, Margaret King, Margaret

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Bacon, Valerie Baer, Miriam . .

Barrett, Anne. .

Barthold, Janice Bassett, June Bird, Barbara. .

Bowyer, Pamela Brehaut, Jane Brown, Helen Brown, Marilyn Buckland, Peggy Bull, Glenys . .

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Burroughs, Pamela Butterfield, Lynette Byrne, Alison Calderwood, Noelle Cant, Barbara Carmichael, Marilyn Carter, Elaine. .

Cathcart, Joan Channon, Margaret Chesterfield, Helen Corben, Rosemary Corrie, Elizabeth Corrigan, Valerie Courtier, Lynne Crellin, Roslyn Crosby, Loris . .

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Over, Janice . .

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Phipps, Kaye Porter, Delys . .

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Smith, Delwyn Smith, Penelope Smith, Rhondda Smyth, Julie . .

Snow, Evelyn Stainsby, Bronwen Stanger, Margery Stephens, Jenifer Stephenson, Joy Strickland, Winsome Stubbings, Patricia Suter, Valerie Sykes, Judith Talbot, Judith Taylor, Judith Tregear, Helen Underwood, Deidre Wallace, Margaret Walsh, Elaine. .

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Burdett, Margot Burgess, Janet Cromb, Jillian Day, Margaret Earle, Kathleen Gaylard, Gillian Glasgow, Elizabeth Gray, Heather Hamilton, Barbara Homes, Heather Hopper, Barbara Humbert, Margaret Jarman, Maree Joseph, Hilary Joyce, Beryl . .

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Old Collegians' Examination Results, 1954 T h e School congratulates O l d Collegians upon their University results.

These include the following:— Margaret Adeney (Arts) : Passed French III, English III, Modern History. Graduated B.A. Dorothy Alexander (Arts) : Passed French II, Eng. Lit. II, Modern History.

Barbara Crisp ( A r t s ) : Passed French III, Econ.

Geog. II, Hist. & Meths. of Sc. A .

Lesley Andrew (Science) : Honours Chem. I.A, Physics I, Pure Maths. I, Z o o l o g y (Exhibition).

Lorna Dick (Commerce): Honours Accountcy.

II.B. Passed Com. Law II, Public Finance.

Iris A r n o l d (Arts) : Passed English III, Econ.

Geog. II, Philos. I. Joan Ashton (Music) : Honours Counterpoint I, Sight Reading I, Chief and Second. Prac. Study I. Passed Harmony II. Barbara Atkins (Arts) : Passed English Aust. Hist., Geol. I. Graduated B.A.

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Marjorie Atkinson ( M u s i c ) : Honours Music B, Counterpoint Canon &c Fugue. Passed Orchestration II, Harmony V .

Louise Baxter (Arts) : Passed School of Part II F.E. Graduated Hons. B.A.

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Margaret Bell (Science): Passed Chem. II. Alison Benjamin ( L a w ) : Passed English I, Brit. Hist., Psychol. I.

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Joan Boyle (Music) : Passed Chief and Second.

Prac. Studies III, Music B, Harmony V , Counterpoint Canon SC Fugue.

Ailsa Brownlee

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Gretta Bull (Music) : Honours Harmony II, Counterpoint I, Sight Reading I. Passed Found, of Music, Chief and Second. Prac. Study I. Dorothy Cannington ( C o m m e r c e ) : Passed Public Finance, Econ. Geog. II, Econ. Hist. II, Marketing, Inter. Relations.

A n n Carew (Arts) : Passed Com. Law I, Econ.

Geog. I, Economics A .

Bernice Carter ( A r t s ) : Passed Eng. II, Aust.

Hist., Geog.

Mary Chan (Medicine): Honours Biology.

Passed (Pre-Med.) Chem., Physics.

Joyce Choudhari

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Y v o n n e Davis (Law) : Passed Legal Hist.

June Dawkins (Music) :

Evi Dickins (Law) : Passed Int. to Legal Meth., Legal Hist., Brit. Hist., Psychol. I. Margaret Dickins (Social Studies): Passed Social W o r k II, Social Hist.

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Marjory Coates (Law) : Passed Const. Law I, Mercantile Law, Compar. Law, Constit. Law II, Law Relat. to Exs. & Trust.

Unity Cole (Arts) Passed Pol. Sc. B. Graduated B.A. V e m a Cook (Commerce) : Honours Economics C, Indus. Relations. Passed Aust. Hist. Graduated B.Com.

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Pat Donnelly (Medicine): Passed Physics (PreMed.).

Lillian Duncan (Science) : Honours Psychol. I. Graduated B.Sc. Shirley Elbaum

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Margaret Fowler (Phys. E d . ) : Margaret Fryer

Judith F. Body (Law) : Passed Priv. Int. Laws, Company Law, Taxation. Graduated LL.B. Honours

(nee Batt)

Marjorie Davies (Science) :

Monica Essex (nee W o o d )

Laurel Bladon (Science): Passed Physics II.

Pamela Bowles (Science): Passed Biochem. II.

Nancy Curry

(Arts):

Deidre Fuller (Arts) : Passed German II, Eng. II, Philos. I, Psychol. II. W e n d y Gardner ( A r t s ) : Passed French III, Eng. II. Louise Gault (Arts & Social Studies): Passed Latin I, Brit. Hist., Psychol. I, Social Biol.

Shirley Gawith (Arts) : Passed Combined Course French SC German Part II F.E. Graduated B.A. Elaine Gibbs ( A r t s ) : Passed Latin III, French III, Aust. Hist., Philos. I. Shirley Gibbs (Arts) Passed French III, Aust.

Hist., Theory of Stats. I. Graduated B.A. Nancy Gray

(Law)

Pamela Greenall

(Music):

Rhoda Grice (Social Studies): Honours Social W o r k III. Maureen Grimshaw ( C o m m e r c e ) : Passed Pub. Finance, Accountcy. I I . A , Com. Law II, Cost Accountancy.

Rosemary Groves (Law) : Passed French Reading Co. (1st year), Eng. I l l , School of Political Sc. Part I F.E. A n n e Grunden (Arts Sc Social Studies) : Passed French I.A, Social W o r k I, Social Org. A , Psychol. II. Jennifer Harding Eng. II, M o d . Hist.

(Arts):

Passed

French

Rae Hawkins (Science): Passed Chem. II.

II,

SILVER AI D GREEN Ervyn Hayes (Arts) : Honours Social W o r k II, Criminology. Passed Social Hist.

Merele Hayes (Arts): Honours Hist. Principles of Educn., Ed. Psychol., Meth. Teaching, Prac.

Teaching.

Passed Comparative Ed. Graduated B.A. Pamela Hendy ( A r t s ) : Hist. Graduated B.A.

Passed

Ethics,

Aust.

Valda Heraud (Science) : Honours Chem.

Physics II. Passed Pure Maths. II.B.

II,

Jill Hilton (Arts) : Honours Pub. Finance, Stat.

Method. Passed Econ. C, Accountcy. I I . A , Indus.

Admin. Graduated B.A. Marjorie H o d g e (Arts) : Honours Hist. &C Princ. of Educn., Comparative Educn., Ed. Psychol., Meth. Teaching, Prac. Teaching. Graduated B.A. Gwen Hotton (Agric. Science): Passed Agric.

I l l , A g . Biochem., Anim. Phys. 8C Prod., A g .

Botany II. Iris Ing (Arts) : Shirley Inglis (Arts) : Passed School of Part I F.E. Graduated B.A. B.

Eng.

Gwenda Jacobs (Commerce) : Passed Economics

Barbara Landells Biol. (Pre-Med.).

(Medicine):

Passed

Physics,

Deniss Lear (Music) : Honours Sight Reading II, Chief 8C Second Prac. Study II. Passed Harmony III, Counterpoint II. Margaret Lethlean (Medicine) : Passed Anatomy, Physiol., Biochem.

Susan Lipton ( A r t s ) : Passed School of Part II F.E. Graduated B.A.

Hist.

Shirley Long ( A r t s ) : Passed Ethics. Graduated B.A. Alison Lukeis (Medicine): Passed Surgery, Obst. SC Gynaecol. Graduated M.B., B.S. Frances McCarthy ( M u s i c ) : Passed Music A , Harmony III, Counterpoint II, Chief 8C Second.

Prac. Study II. Dione Mclntyre (nee Cohen) (Architecture) : Passed Design V , Bldg. Construction V , Professional Practice C, T o w n Planning Design.

Beverley Malcolm ( A r t s ) : Passed Econ. Hist. I. Joan Margolis (Arts) : Shirley Michael (Architecture) : Passed Build.

Const. I V , Pr. of Prac. C., T o w n Plan. Design.

Katharine O'Neill (Social Studies) : Passed Soc. Biol. Psychol. I, Social Org. A , Philos I. Rena Opat (Music) Honours Found, of Music, Harmony II, Counterpoint I, Chief 8C Second.

Prac. Study I. Passed Sight Reading I. Barbara Paton I, Geol. I.

(Arts) : Passed Eng. I, Philos.

Margaret Pinkerton (Science) : Passed Biochem.

II, Microbiol.

Elizabeth Scarlett ( M u s i c ) : Honours Music B, Orchestration I, Counter. 8c Fugue. Passed Harmony I V , Sight Reading III, Chief 8C Second Prac. Studies III. Jennifer Seward ( C o m m e r c e ) : Passed French I . A , Fine Arts B, Econ. Geog. I, Botany I.

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Beverley Sharman ( C o m m e r c e ) : Passed Law I, Stat. Method.

Helene Shaw (Law) : Passed Tort.

Com.

Margaret Sheer (Science): Graduated B.Sc. Shirley Moss (nee Shulman) (Arts) : Eng. II, Polit. Phil., Criminology.

I.

Passed

Rosslyn Sorensen (Science): Honours Z o o l o g y Passed Chem. I.A, Physics I, Pure Maths. I.

Dorothy Steer (Arts) : Passed French II, German II, Dutch I. Joy Storie

(Arts).

Patricia Tasker (Science): Passed Physiol.

Biochem. I, Elem. Microbiol.

&

W i n i f r e d T e o (Arts 8c Social Studies): Passed Aust. Hist., Collect. Behav. Graduated B.A. Margaret Tharle (Phys. E d . ) : Passed Hist.

Prin. 8C Meth. of Phys. Ed., Gen. 8C Spec. Meth. of Teaching, Teach. Prac. & Observ. I. Betty Tsiang (Dental Science): Passed Physics (Dent. C o . ) , Chem. (Dent. C o . ) , Z o o l o g y (Dent.

C o . ) , Human 8C Comp. Dental Anat.

Dawn Vickery (Music) : Passed Chief 8C Second.

Prac. Study IV.B, Sight Reading I V , Elem. Acoustics, Meth. of Teaching II. Graduated Mus.Bac. Muriel Walklate (Arts) : Passed French I, Eng. I, Pol. Philos.

Joan Walter (Law): Passed Mercantile Law, Public Int. Law, Prin. of Equity, Conveyancing, Evidence.

Beverley Webster ( A r t s ) : Passed French II, Aust. Hist., Psychol. I. Jean Webster (Arts) : Passed French I, Maths. I, Intro, to Leg. Meth.

Pamela Webster

Pure

(Music):

Tamara Weyman ( A r t s ) : Passed Psychol. II, A p p . Psychol. A , School or Eng. Part I F.E. Patricia White ( A r t s ) : Passed Eng. II, Pol. Sc. A , Geog.

Joan E. Willis ( A r t s ) : Passed Music A . Graduated B.A. Judith M. Wilson (Science): Honours Hist. 8C Meth. of Sc. B. Beverley W o o d ( A r t s ) : Passed French I . A , Eng. I, Philos. I, Psychol. I. Enid Y e n ( A r t s ) : Passed Hist. 8C Meth. of Sc. A . Graduated B.A. Mary Zalcman (Medicine): Honours Pathology. Passed Micro. 8i Epidem.

Shahna Zettl (Arts) : T h e following girls have now begun University courses:—Gillian and Margaret Anderson (Sydney University), Joseph Brownrigg, Beverley Clarke, Joan Cother, Hilary Dunn, Rene Elbaum, Beth Fletcher, Patricia Gray, Dalys Hearn, Bernice Heffernan, Anne Kornan, Elisabeth Long, A n n e Neil, Florence Newbound, A n n Peasley, Helen Purves, Natalie Sharpe, Rosalie Simpson, Jennith Smith, Janet Stahl, Evelyn Willis, Lois Y e n ( A r t s ) ; Gillian Cook, Elizabeth Duncan (Arts 8c Social Studies); Jennifer Deacon, Beryl Wild, Jeanne Wilson (Medicine); Rae Burmeister (Science); Betty Derrick (Social Studies); Alwyn

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Jones (Music) ; Loloma Linggood, Judith Segal, Dorothy Simon (Commerce) ; Marigold McLean (Physical Education) ; A n n Ensten, Joan Cornish, Noelle Courtney, Y v o n n e Deeble, Leonie Koll, Diana Yorston (Occupational T h e r a p y ) , Y v o n n e Burns, Diana Gill, A n n e Harvey, A n n a Henderson, Barbara Rice, Helen White (Physiotherapy) .

O l d Collegians who have begun teaching or training for teaching include—Anne Collett, Ruth Harvey, Lynette Haydon, Janice Lean, Judith Walker, Lynette Murray-More, Elaine Oldham, Beryl Windsor ( K . T . C . ) , Lynette Jacobsen (Mercer H o u s e ) , Barbara Blampied, Sonia Cartwright, Margaret Connor, Lynette Dugdale, Jill Fisher, W e n d y Fox, Patricia Gellie, Margaret Green, Judith Herman, Margaret Hirons, Claire Hosken, Iris Ing, Joy Jackel, Marilyn Jeffrey, Lorelei Leggett, Barbara Meaklim, Elizabeth Milnes, A n n e Paton, Judith Rosenberg, Dione Schultze, Patricia Siggins, Beverley Slade, Ena Smith, Margaret Smith, Alison Steele, Ina Swyer, June Trembath, Aileen Weeks, Judith Wilkinson, Mary Womersley (Education Dept.).

Graduated (K.T.C.)—Bettine Dusting, Merle Godfrey, Helen Griffiths, Susan Pincus, Alison Rush ( 1 9 5 3 ) : Margaret Allison, Dorothy Bail, Marion Finlayson, Elizabeth Phipps ( 1 9 5 4 ) ; Margaret Renkin (Mercer H o u s e ) .

Nursing Old Collegians include:

who

have

recently

graduated

Mary Patten, Kathleen White, Edith Mariner, Elaine Church, Elizabeth Holloway, Thora Jones, Marjorie Badenach, Beverley Bolle, Jean Jewell, Heather Nixon, Mary Atkinson, Barbara Smith.

(Royal Melbourne Hospital and Associated Hospitals School of N u r s i n g ) ; Margaret Blackwell,

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Hilary Couper, A n n Green, Elizabeth Claire Smith, Margaret Shepherd, Judith Brown ( A l f r e d Hospital); Noelle Judkins, Barbara Bennett, Patricia Ralph (Epworth Hospital).

Those in training at present

include:

N o l a Thompson, Dawn Elder, Jeanette Finlayson, Estelle Leete, Jocelyn Browne, Patricia Greer, Mary Ingamells, Margaret Nash, Joan Embury, Mary Clarke, Joan Wilkinson, Sidna Armstrong, Valmai Morison, Margaret Vizard, Judith Carmichael, Mary Coates, Elizabeth Field, Margaret McCord, W e n d y McDonnell, Valerie Beckett, Rae Lechte, Tsiang Ching Lee, Dorothy Y e o , Janet Widdicombe, Anita Nielson, Beverley Allen, Natalie Newman, Alison Storrie, Rosalie Hinton, Valerie Sharp, Judith Broom, Lesley Edyvean, Heather Murdoch, Miriam Allison (School of Nursing); Fairlie Apperley, Patricia Weeks, Lynette Stevens, Valerie Maughan, Janice Falk, Judith West, Lillian Nixon, Elaine M. Stewart, Joan Maclean, Shirley D u n o o n , Elaine Cornwall, Pauline Tingman, Andrea H o n e , Althea Sandow, Elizabeth Croydon, Kathleen Burgess, Joan Parry, Valda Leeton, Beverley Lane, Janet Howlett, Laurel Lockwood, Mary Lees, Geraldine Clarke, Marjory Hocking, Diane Dufty, Rosemary Nye, Judith Middleton, Nola Bursill, Olwyn Williamson, Margaret White, Margaret L. Anderson, A n n e Phillips, Nola Osborne, Jennifer Hansford, Anne Bossence, Elizabeth Barrow, Frances McMeekin, Margaret J. Rosenthal, A n n Stelling, Jean Stodden, Gwenyth Thomson, Valarie W o o d , Fay Sutherland, Nancy McNeill, Dorothy Hunt, Lynette Edwards, Mabel Boyle, Valerie Blyth, Janice Maling, Margaret Johnston, Rosemary Hanna, Helen Dodgshun, Valerie Cordner, Michelle Bassett (Alfred Hospital); Joan McLaren, Elizabeth Wilson, Beris Greenwood, Isobel Glasgow, Denise A b b o , Margaret Bingham (Epworth).

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Travel Freudenstadt

in the Black Forest

Towards the end of our stay in Germany we spent about a week in the Black Forest in a small town, of about ten thousand inhabitants, called Freudenstadt. T h e inner city was entirely bombed out and burned down towards the end of the war, but by 1949 it was once more rebuilt.

This town depends mainly on tourists, and nearly every shop sells tourist attractions such as cuckoo clocks, carved wooden vases and ash-trays.

O n c e a week a large tourists' bus would arrive f r o m England, and the owner of our hotel told us that whenever this bus came there had to be roast beef on the menu.

Freudenstadt is a sunny, health resort; in summer it is visited by many because of the lovely mountain air, and in winter it is very popular f o r winter sports. In 1954 altogether sixty-five thousand guests visited it. Most of the houses are small shops, guest houses, or hotels.

T h e market place, a big open square in the middle of the town, is surrounded by houses, built together, and each two or three storeys high.

T h e ground floor of each of these is a shop protected by arcades under which it is possible to walk right round the market place. W e enjoyed this walk especially at night when the shops were brightly lit and the city band was playing in the middle of the square.

There are about one hundred miles of wellkept paths running in and out of the Black Forest around Freudenstadt, and at every intersection there are signposts. In one place we came across a hut f o r skiers to shelter in, and a little further along there was a sanctuary where the deer are fed in winter when they can find no f o o d , because the snow there is sometimes very deep. It is always lovely and cool in the forest and under the dark green pine trees there are brightly coloured mushrooms and toadstools. O n e can walk f o r miles and miles without growing tired because the pine needles make such a lovely soft carpet on the ground. While walking through the forest one sometimes sees a small, grey-brown squirrel scuttling away through the trees, but there do not seem to be very many birds.

From a look-out spot we could see across the countryside to the castle H o h e n Zollern, which was the home of the former German Emperors.

Coming back f r o m our morning walk one day, we went into the "Kurgarten," a big cafe surrounded by lovely gardens, to listen to the band which played in the morning and afternoon every day.

There are always so many visitors in Freudenstadt that the entertainment is very good. For instance, while we were there, a well-known troupe of ice skaters put o n a very g o o d show of ballet and clowning on ice.

So with all these attractions we f o u n d it very difficult to leave this lovely Black Forest town.

—Elsbeth Jaissle, L.V.b,

Fitchett.

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Section A Visit to Rotorua O n e of the most weird and interesting places in New Zealand is Rotorua, and I am going to describe an afternoon we spent there at the Maori village and thermal region nearby.

W e caught the bus out to the village f r o m the town itself and were met there by the well-known guide, Rangi, who was to conduct our tour. W e moved on to a bridge over a creek and threw pennies to clamouring Maori children who were hopping about in the water. T h e homes and meeting house, both built in the traditional style, and ornately carved, had been painted scarlet f o r the Royal T o u r and still remained bright and attractive. W e went on to see how the water and steam are utilized. All the cooking is done over steam vents and the f o o d is really pressure cooked.

Stones are placed around the vents, with boards lying across them for the pots to stand on and the whole is then covered with a bag. The warm pools are used f o r bathing the babies and washing the clothes. Nearby, a group of children were playing in a big cement bath.

There was also a beautiful blue pool which bubbled when sand was thrown into it.

Rangi then took us through a cemetery where the graves were above the ground. She thought that this idea was introduced by the Chinese during the gold rushes. T h e bodies are mummified by being placed in silica caves where the silica seals them. They are then laid in the graves and a concrete slab is placed on top.

T h e heat of the afternoon was becoming very oppressive and was accentuated by the presence of so much steam and we began to wish f o r a large, shady tree to stand under.

W e passed through a gateway with two carved figures guarding the entrance, their tongues out in defiance, and their hands placed on their hips as at the commencement of a dance.

Never escaping f r o m the sickening smell of sulphur, we crossed to where Pohutu Geyser was supposed to play, but as it showed no sign of life, we moved on to a hot and cold stream where fish can be caught and cooked while still on the hook. T h e next attraction was the largest pool of boiling mud, where we stood fascinated by the porridge-like mud being slung into the air. A change of scenery, and we walked along a cool bush path until we came to a clearing where a model Maori Pa, or village, is built. It is surrounded by a double fence in which the enemy is trapped and speared by waiting warriors, while trying to creep through. T h e tiny sleeping houses are built with high thatched roofs, and the storehouses are built high off the ground to prevent rats f r o m attacking the provisions. In one small storehouse near the chief's sleeping house they used to keep the skulls of their enemies. T h e elaborate carving, which is done with greenstone brought f r o m the South Island, was all done by Rangi's grandfather, the carver of the tribe. Inside the meeting house, Rangi spoke to the party,

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stressing the need f o r a sympathetic attitude in understanding the Maori people and their philosophy, before criticising them. She is very quickwitted and has a marvellous amount of general knowledge, altogether making a splendid ambassador f o r her people. T h e main gateway to the Pa depicts a Maori legend about a girl called Hinemoa.

O n our way back, we passed a small geyser that is always playing and some mud pools where the flipping mud always forms the same patterns of a lily and a rose. Arriving back at Pohutu Geyser, Rangi thought that it would play soon, so we sat down to wait. It always plays once every twenty-four hours, but there is no way of telling when There is a large pool in which the water rises, forced by the pressure below, until it can no longer be contained. At this point it overflows and the remaining water in the pool begins to agitate violently. By this time we had withdrawn to a safe place. T h e overflowing pool set off a small geyser which played to a certain height and then it started Pohutu Geyser playing and soon, spurts of boiling water were being sent ninety feet into the air.

While walking back to the entrance, we saw a tiny Maori baby being carried in a shawl on its mother's back. W e were very privileged, as Rangi took us to see her home which was built by her grandfather and is set in lovely gardens. Inside it is beautifully carved and laid out with Maori rugs.

O n the wall hang Maori skirts and there was a mat made of bird's feathers.

After this, we caught the bus back to the township again after a very wonderful and memorable afternoon.

—Roslyn Crellin, 15 yrs., P.VI. b, Cato.

Aden Our first sight of A d e n was in the early part of the afternoon. It was very hot and a blue haze hung over the massive group of rocks which looked to us like a barren island f r o m our perch on the top deck of the ship. W e went ashore by launch and disembarked at a white concrete jetty.

Outside the Customs House we hired a taxi to take us to Crater, the ancient capital. The road to Crater wound f o r six miles through hills and giant boulders made of granite. W e passed under an aqueduct which carries Aden's water supply f r o m reservoirs up in the hills.

A t Crater we did some shopping at the native shops, which were just opening as it was not yet 8 o'clock. As we walked along we passed people still asleep in the streets with their blankets covering them f r o m head to toe. Some poor people followed us begging money and two little mongrel dogs with dirty white coats ran snapping round our heels.

W e watched an Arab child's funeral wind its way up to the cemetery on the hill. The relatives took turns at carrying the small f o r m wrapped in a gold cloth, chanting prayers and bickering among themselves all the while.

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W h e n we finished our shopping we returned to the car and began our drive back to the ship.

There was much more traffic o n the road and we passed several bullock and camel carts, while herds of goats kept putting themselves in the way of the car.

As it was late, we had to hurry and we just reached the ship as the warning bell went and we said a very regretful goodbye to Aden.

—Lesley Bonney, 14 yrs.. L.V.c, Berry.

Marseilles O n e of the loveliest sights I have ever seen is that of distant twinkling lights of the French Riviera, as we were coming along the French coast towards Marseilles.

It was about ten p.m. when we berthed in the O l d Port of Marseilles. W e were allowed ashore then, but not many people took the opportunity, although some visited the night-clubs. T h e next morning when we woke, the scene was even lovelier the steep, rocky hill overlooking the city o n the southern side of the Vieux Port, and crowning it, the tower of the church of La Dame de la Garde. W e were taken by bus to this beautiful church around narrow twisting cobbled streets that had been there f o r centuries, as Marseilles is the oldest French town. W h e n we reached the top, we had a perfect view of the sea, the mountains, the great city, and the surrounding suburbs.

As we began to walk up the graceful steps leading to the lower church, some French schoolgirls arrived, looking lovely in their long white dresses, veils, gloves and shoes. They were going to Mass in the Lower Church, and so when we entered we had to stand near the back.

From the roof at the back hang small boats, rows of pictures, and objects of every description which were placed there by pilgrims in token of gratitude to the "Bonne Mere" who helped them in time of trouble. Here and there are sticks, crutches, plaster casts and wax limbs hung by miraculously-cured pilgrims, and also artificial flowers brought by young brides.

T h e U p p e r Church is beautifully decorated, with fine mosaics and exquisite gold carvings.

Outside the entrance is a small shop in which nuns of Notre Dame sell rosaries, prayer-books, holy-pictures and tourist souvenirs.

After leaving the Church we had morning tea in a small cafe overlooking the harbour and the Chateau d ' l f , in which the Count of Monte Cristo was imprisoned. After being driven past places of historical interest such as the O l d Fort, the Palais Longchamps, and many others, we were allowed to d o some shopping.

As it was getting late, our bus driver hurried back to the ship, to be greeted by an irate Second Officer, who told us that the ship had to leave early. W e hurried on board and secured a place along the rails to watch the arrival of the latecomers. T h e gangways had been taken away, and the ship was moving away f r o m the wharf, when a woman rushed up.

Bells clanged, the ship stopped, and gradually moved back. Again we moved out, and when a few hundred yards away,

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a taxi drew up on the wharf, the doors flew open, and people jumped out to stare in dismay at the departing ship. They asked a man with a motorboat to take them after the ship. They eventually caught up, but as the ship did not stop, they had to leap on to a swaying rope ladder and so climb up the side. For about twenty minutes people continued to chase the ship, half a dozen small motorboats following like a convoy because the Captain was so annoyed that he would not stop.

The next day, the Captain, on making a check, f o u n d that at least twenty people had been left stranded in Marseilles.

The end of the day seemed so exciting in contrast to the peace which we had felt as we stood

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on the hill overlooking the city, and remembered how the Germans, on 25th August, 1944, chose as their target the beautiful statue on the tower of Notre Dame. It was a sheer miracle that the tower was only damaged and not entirely destroyed. Hundreds of people, with eyes uplifted to the statue, which was dimly visible through the smoke, felt that if this fell they would be beaten.

But it did not fall, and thus the people were given courage to fight on, because they believed that if G o d protected their statue of the Virgin Mary, H e would protect them.

—Margaret Johnston,

15 yrs., V.c,

Cato.

Original Contributions Senior Section Berringa I stood at the crest of the long-forgotten town A n d watched her hills unfold to the plains below, T h e great dry plains that shimmered in the heat, Where the creeks are dry and the blistering north winds blow; Her earth was parched, the bracken crackled beneath my feet, A n d the dust-clouds rose and fell in eddies along her street.

Her mines are silent now among the trees, But somewhere deep beneath her hungry earth, Beneath this still and peaceful solitude, Her gold lies hidden yet that gave her birth.

But her sons have long departed, and her joy and life have flown Leaving only desolation, gardens wild and overgrown.

A n d as I watched, the summer sun sank low, A window on the hill gleamed fiery gold, Sad spirits f r o m the darkening shadows stirred, A n d through the valleys ghostly echoes rolled.

I felt her pulse beat through me then, and heard her gentle sigh Creep through the bracken and the gums, then softly fade and die.

—Margaret Scott, H o n . V l . b , Berry.

Silver Birch in Winter Gaunt grey limb, ghostly in the moonlight, Like shadows of those summer days W h e n leaves of silver-green Shimmered in the early sunlight, dewdrop sparkled, diamond bright.

White papery bark, soft curling f r o m her darkscarred trunk: Scars, where her sap-filled stem has cracked T h e crisp, white outer wood A n d marked with black her silvery sheath.

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Catkins pendant, polished twigs of smooth brown The

birch is sleeping through the long, months, Her boughs a resting-place For lonely birds in winter's wan sunlight.

cold

Within her trunk is life—life and the power T o greet again the spring, with swelling buds A n d fan-creased, soft green leaves: A triumph of pulsing green which heralds the sun-drenched days.

—Rosalind

Johns, H o n .

Vl.b,

Cato.

Easter in the Greek Church As with all other Christian Churches, the climax of the Church year comes with Easter in the Greek Church. Lent is kept strictly, and the fast is not broken until after the midnight service which precedes Easter morning. It is the custom then to eat a young lamb as the first meat meal after the Lenten fast.

T h e services in Holy Week commemorate every phase of the Passion, f r o m Palm Sunday to the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. O n G o o d Friday the service is very solemn and the Church is given an air of mourning by the black and purple ribbons tied around candles and ikons and by all the white flowers which decorate the building, i n front of the altar is a tomb, and during the service it is carried around the church preceded by a Cross on which a wreath is laid to represent Christ's Crucifixion. But at Easter all this changes; the rich-coloured vestments of the priests harmonize with the many colours of bright flowers and the gloom changes to rejoicing.

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Calm mountains drop to the water's edge, T h e winding path descends, Peace and man together, hand in hand, Give joy, security, friends; Kurella.

—Anon,

15

yrs.,

Pass

Vl.b,

Cato.

New Girl With a tunic and blazer of battleship grey, Trying my hardest to feel bold and gay, Armed with a satchel I join in the fray.

All marching schoolwards, o n this—my first day.

M y feet feel as though they are "flippers" of lead, My heart's pounding madly with anguish and dread: T h e hat just won't stay on the top of my head, My courage deserts m e — I wish I were dead!

Witless and tongue-tied, all churned up inside, A strong inclination to " f u n k it" and hide.

"Butterflies" shake m e — I wish I had died! " O h , let not this torment within me abide . . . " Formalities over, my nerves take a rest, I glance at the star which is pinned on my breast.

H i g h courage returns—I have ended my quest, A t last I have f o u n d it—the school which is best!

- J e n n i f e r Brisbane, V.h, Fitchett.

O f all the services, it is perhaps the midnight service of the Resurrection which lives longest and remains the most vivid in the memory of those who have taken part. T h e service begins a little before midnight, and, as the bells ring on Sunday morning, the priest steps in front of the altar carrying a lighted candle. H e greets the people with the words: "Christ is Risen." They reply: "Christ is risen indeed," and then each one lights his candle f r o m the priest's, which action symbolizes the spread of the Light of Truth and Lite.

T h e n the choir sings Easter hymns and the service proceeds, the church being lit by the candles of the people.

—Nike

Demetrie,

Hon.

Vl.b,

Cato.

Kurella Red r o o f ' d houses clustered together, A friendly, intimate community, Sleepy and old-fashioned homes softened By this sunny, close-knit unity: Kurella.

Blue skies, a sparkling, dancing seascape, Fresh earth after rain o n the homestead, Cattle drowsily roaming at noon, A Serenity where angels tread: Kurella.

The

New

Jennifer

Girl.

Brisbane,

V.h,

Fitchett.

SILVER A N D Choosing Greeting Cards for Special Occasions Choosing greeting cards is the bane of my life.

It is one of the most difficult and tedious tasks which confront me when birthdays and anniversaries come around each year. Not often have I had to face buying a card f o r the occasion of a wedding or the arrival of a new addition to the family, but I am sure it is equally as annoying to face a host of cards which seem to consist mainly, in the former case, of silvery wedding bells, as in the latter, a mass of angelic-looking babies— decked out in pink or blue ribbon.

I can't understand why some wise artist does not design a card that does not have a bouquet of gaudy flowers, or a piece of padded, inset satin decorating it. Not only are they ugly, but exorbitant in price which makes me feel I should not write on the card but leave it bare so that the recipient may use it again when the necessity arises. There also must be a dearth of poets as each card seems to be the same verse within as the next card, or at least something very similar.

As, in the case of birthdays, I am, on most occasions, purchasing the card at 5.25 p.m. on the afternoon before the event, I have no time to "stand and stare." Very often, when I bring it home and open it, I find it says, " T o my Dearest Sister" (or some other relative) when I have bought it f o r my friend. In that case, I give the present without the birthday card, or write on a piece of paper.

There are certain cards f o r which I have an aversion, therefore I am always buying the same birthday card which is the only one that appeals to me. Unfortunately, this year I gave a friend the same birthday card as I gave her last year.

W h e n Father's Day comes I am forced to buy a card bearing a p : cture of a very young father with a gun and a faithful hound in the wilds of the bush—whereas my father spends most of his time pottering in the garden and complaining about the holes that our dog has dug in the lawn.

W h e n I buy a card I often bring home the wrong envelope and then have to spend precious moments cutting minute strips off the edge of the card so that it may fit into the envelope.

T o conclude, I inevitably remember, after posting a card, that I have neglected to rub out the price!

—Terrill SIoss, 16 yrs., Pass VI.c, Krome.

A Call from the Wild Slowly the sun sinks down to rest A n d the dusk spreads over all, Folding the bush in quiet sleep A n d hushing the bird's last call.

Gone is the bitter wind and rain A n d the bush is washed and clean; Leaving the whispering trees to stand Just heard—but still unseen.

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T h e n echoing down the mountain side, Is a sound, still faint, but clear; Rising and falling, sad and fierce, A sound half-filled wtih fear.

As it is heard, this wisp of sound, It is gone, and heard no more; Lost in a silence more p r o f o u n d Than even was before.

Quick as a flash, a small black head Looks up and two dark eyes Glisten, and, trembling still, a dog From sleep is seen to rise.

H e stands, ears straining through the night T o this cry f r o m that far hill.

Quickly he looks behind him, at T h e house—all dark and still.

N o , not a sound to answer him; They are quiet and still asleep.

Yes, and in comfort still to rest In slumber long and deep.

T h e little dog is free, yet tied Fast to man's habits alone.

There he stands dumb, uncertain, straining Towards things, to him, unknown.

His little soul is bursting out In answer to that wild cry; T h e n quietly a shadow creeps A n d stops, and stands close by.

W i l d dog touches his out-thrust nose Only once and then is gone.

Dumb he has stood and still he stands . . .

T h e moon goes sailing on.

W h e n , far away the cry is heard, Perhaps it is without cause, But the small dog sleeps, unheeding.

His nose between his paws.

—Rosemary Horton, H o n . V l . b , Fitchett.

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D o you know how Barker's Road received its name?

Many years ago before Hawthorn was a settlement, gum trees were growing in the area where Barker's Road is now. The trees were chopped down and their bark was collected. This bark had to be taken to the part of the Yarra where Burwood Road and Hawthorn Bridge now meet.

There was a difficulty in getting the bark there because a large hill had to be crossed, so instead of going over this way the "barkers" dragged the bark along a flat track to the part of the Yarra where Victoria Street is now and f r o m there alongside the Yarra to their destination.

W h e n an early settlement was made, this, track became known as the Barkers' track. To-day, now that Hawthorn has long been a suburb, it is known as Barker's Road.

—Elaine Schuch, 16 yrs., Pass V l . b , Krome.

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The Sport of Spear Fishing From Personal Experience As everyone knows, spear-fishing is becoming an increasingly popular water-sport. I tried it f o r the first time during the past summer holidays, as I had been given a "snorkel," mask and flippers f o r Christmas. W e drove to a beach called Minnamurra, which is about sixty miles south of Sydney, which we knew was suitable f o r fishing. Wearing the flippers and mask, and carrying the snorkel and spear-gun, I struggled about 100 yards through the water to a small, rocky island, where I put on the snorkel and plunged into the water.

From the rocks, the water looks murky and weedy, but once you are in the water, the change is amazing. T h e sea floor looks like a beautiful rockery, with gently swaying plants in many shades of pink, green, and brown. In amongst the weeds brightly coloured shell-fish, anemones and starfish can be seen. Tiny striped fishes dart in and out of the weeds, and complete a beautiful picture.

Sometimes a small sting-ray may be seen, sunning itself on the sandy floor.

Quite unexpectedly, a large fish swam out f r o m under one of the rocks—I was afterwards told that it was a rock groper—and in the excitement of the moment, I aimed the gun, and released the trigger. Unluckily, I was not quick enough: the fish swam lazily on, and I f o u n d my harpoon firmly embedded in a rock crevice. I then had to

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Amazingly enough, the fish do not take any notice of you, unless you break the surface, when the noise frightens them.

M y second attempt at spearing was more sue. cessful, and I came triumphantly f r o m the water, brandishing a rather undersized fish, of doubtful origin, but nevertheless I was very proud of it.

By the end of the day, I had firmly resolved that I would spend all my time at the beach, participating in the exciting sport of spearfishing.

— A n n e Masters, H . V I . c .

Night Life A bang and a thump, and a mighty loud bump, A rattling, rustling sound, A screech and a squeak, and a piercing shriek, As some creature is hurled to the ground.

Then a crash on the fence, and another, f r o m whence Issues forth a most blood-curdling cry, T h e n some thuds on the lawn, though their bodies are t o r n — They knock bottles and tins as they fly.

—Photo., C. Stuart Tompkins.

H O U S E ( B O A R D E R S ) PREFECTS A N D W I N G C A P T A I N S Back Row: Eve McLennan, Heather Marshall, Betty Moon, Margaret Adamson (Senior), Elizabeth Cowan, Anne Masters.

Front Row: Berice Callendar, Judith Bull.

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A grey streak through the door, and then over the floor, A sudden leap on to the bed, T w o gold balls glowing bright in the dark of the night, A n d a purring sound close to my head.

A f t e r rubbing my eyes, I look round with surprise, T h e n I sit up in bed with a grin: It is only my cat, so I give him a pat, A n d I say to him, " W e l l — d i d you w i n ? " —Rosemary Balmer, H . V I . b , Cato.

The Friendly Isles T o n g a was only a small island in the Pacific that nobody knew much about until Queen Salote endeared herself to everybody who saw her during her visit to the Coronation in 1953. Her impressive personality will long be remembered by all who saw the Corronation Procession, and by the Tongans, Queen Elizabeth I I will never be forgotten.

T h e T o n g a n archipelago comprises 150 small islands, of which only 36 are inhabited. Although T o n g a is spread over a large expanse of ocean, the total land area is about 270 square miles. In 1953 the population was about 51,000, all but 1200 being pure-blooded Tongans.

T o n g a is divided into three Provinces; Vava'u in the north, Ha'apai in the middle, and Tongatapu in the south. Nuku'alofa ("land of l o v e " ) , Queen Salote's capital, is on the principal island of Tongatapu, and about 430 miles f r o m Suva, Fiji. While T o n g a is the world's smallest kingdom, it is ruled by one of the world's oldest dynasties, and by the world's tallest Queen.

T h e loftiest eminence on Tongatapu, the main island, is Mt. Z i o n , a hillock 60 feet high; but its waters cover, in the T o n g a Deep, one of the lowest parts of the ocean floor, nearly six miles below sea level. In T o n g a n waters there took place the best known, and certainly the most publicised, episode of naval indiscipline in the annals of the sea, the mutiny in His Majesty's Armed Vessel "Bounty."

The kingdom also includes within its territory what is the world's only disappearing island, Falcon Island, or Fonua Fo'ou, as it is known by the Tongans.

T o n g a is a Polynesian word meaning "south" and here is the reason f o r it. W h e n the world was in its youth—so reads a version of one pf the oldest of T o n g a n legends—Maui, a powerful potentate of the Pacific Pantheon, left Bulotu, the land of the gods, and set sail with his attendants to find some new adventure. In Samoa he obtained a fish-hook and continued his ocean journey till he reached an empty expanse of water south of Samoa (hence the name " T o n g a " ) .

Maui then attached a line to his fish-hook and cast it into the sea. Presently a wild commotion arose on the face of the water, and the crew, exerting all their strength, fished out a piece of land covered with verdure; this was 'Ata. T h e n came another and a larger haul, Tongatapu. A n d so the god and his crew laboured on until they had raised all the low islands of Tonga.

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Tongatapu and Vava'u and Ha'apai, then 'Eua and the three northernmost, Tafahi, Niuatoputapu, and Niuafo'ou out of the depths. T h e higher islands—such as Kao and T o f u a were made of chips thrown down f r o m the sky by another god.

Next, again by the intervention of the gods, the islands were peopled, and in due course a ruler was set over them, whose title was the Tu'i T o n g a , T u ' i meaning King. T h e first Tu'i T o n g a was 'Ahoeitu.

Although the Tongans had no written language until the white missionaries taught them to read and write at the beginning of the nineteenth century, they had preserved their genealogies and their other thousand-year traditions by word of mouth f r o m father to son down through the generations. A n d although Queen Salote's immediate dynasty, that of T u p o u , is the third branch of the royal family to reign in T o n g a , she, in common with her predecessors of all three branches, traces descent f r o m 'Ahoeitu. She is separated f r o m the first Tu'i T o n g a by forty-two generations, all of whose names have been preserved by this tradition-loving race.

T h e "Friendly Islands" was the name given to Tonga, when Captain Cook landed at the old capital of Tongatapu, Mu'a. H e also brought with him one of the world's oldest inhabitants, Tui'malila, the tortoise. Although the tortoise's mate died many years ago, he still lives and was introduced to Queen Elizabeth I I and the Duke of Edinburgh.

— M a r g o t Storer, Pass V I . d ,

Krome.

The Sailor King A sailor shipwrecked in the isles W a s captured by some "cannibiles"; They popped him in a cooking pot, But f o u n d that tender he was not. " T h i s man is mighty," they did sing— " W e ' l l take him as our island king."

A hut they built him, made of grass, Situated near a pass.

A throne they gave him made of gold, But, sad to tell, he f o u n d it cold.

H e stowed it in an upstairs space A n d f o u n d another in its place.

H e reigned on it quite happily, 'Til came a great catastrophe: T h e old throne tumbled f r o m above—• U p o n the king that they did love: H e gasped amid his dying groans, " W h e n in grass houses, don't stow thrones."

—Barbara Armstrong, H o n . V l . b , and Felicity Bartak, H o n . V I . c , Cato.

Bush Morning The golden light was streaming through the trees, T h e sky was fluffed with filmy clouds of white, T h e air was filled with joyful melodies Of birds while wheeling in and out in flight.

T h e river running by was swift and cool, Caressed by swaying weeping-willow trees, T h e sunlight glinted in a shallow pool, A n d through the haze hummed myriads of bees.

—Barbara Armstrong, H o n . V l . b , Cato.

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The Open-air School

The Butterfly

At Blackburn, Victoria, there is, tucked away in the bush, a little school which is the only one of its kind in Victoria. This school is called the " O p e n Air S c h o o l " because in both winter and summer its windows are open and the children are breathing in the fresh air all the time.

T o be born with the Spring, to die with the roses, T o float in a pure sky on the wings of a breeze; In the heart of the flowers, scarce in bloom, it reposes T o drink in the perfumes, and bright skies it sees; Still young, shaking the pollen f r o m its wings, to fly Away like a breath to the eternal sky— That is the enchanted destiny of the butterfly.

It resembles desire, ever on the wing, A n d , unsatisfied, lightly touching each thing, Returning at last to bliss, to the sky.

T h e school is run by the Education Department and buses bring the children to school and take them home again each day.

T h e school is f o r undernourished children who live in the areas around Richmond. Here they are taught general hygiene, exercises to improve their physical condition, as well as the ordinary lessons that any other child is taught. There are twenty-four children in all and they are chosen by Sister Bishop.

Sister Bishop goes around the different schools picking out children she thinks could benefit f r o m a year at the school.

Although some of the children do not take to the Oslo lunch that is supplied f o r them at the beginning of the year, they love it by the end of the year. After they finish lunch, they have a rest hour in which they all go to sleep on canvas stretchers.

Bird life plays a part in their lessons, too. A lesson is often interrupted so that the children may see some of the birds they would not see at home. T h e children are always on the lookout f o r new wild flowers which are often seen in the natural grounds of the school.

The school has only one teacher or head mistress and someone who makes the lunches. T h e head mistress weighs the children every week and at the end of the year it can easily be seen that the children benefit f r o m it.

—"Interested,"

15 yrs., Pass V I . d , Fitchett.

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(Translated f r o m "Le Papillon," by Alphonse Lamartine).

— M a r y Oakley, Pass V I . c , Krome.

Seascape—Winter T h e sky was grey and wind-swept A never-ending curtain of cloud; T h e sea below was green and cold, Pounding relentlessly against the barren cliffs.

T h e spray flung high returned to the depths A torrent of white; Overhead a lonely gull wheeled A n d cried in desolation.

Seascape—Summer T h e sky was clear and cloudless, A sparkling expanse of azure bright.

T h e sea beneath was calm and gay, T h e waves turquoise colour with creamy crests.

T h e y raced to the shore, to the shimmering golden sand.

Three children paddled at the water's edge.

—Jennifer Murphy, Pass V l . a , Cato.

Middle Section The Modern Shakespeare Under the skilful guidance of their form teacher, the girls of Lower V . c are enjoying their introduction to Shakespeare, and with apologies to the poet and to our teachers, I would like to point out by the following quotations what an up-to-date play " T h e Merchant of Venice" is.

Teacher: " A n d she is fair and, fairer than that word O f wondrous virtues."

Biology: " W h y dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly?"

T h e Prefects: " I shall obey you in all fair commands."

T h e Principal: " A kinder gentleman treads not the earth."

Baseball: " I will run, friend; my heels are at your command: I will run."

T h e Boarders: " Y o u may tell every finger I have with my ribs."

Sports Mistress: "Sometimes f r o m her eyes I did receive fair speechless messages."

English Speaking: " G o o d sentences and well pronounced."

Test Questions: "Here are a few of the unpleasant'st words That ever blotted paper."

"Is it not hard that I cannot choose one nor refuse n o n e ? " T h e Tuckshop: "Neither have I money nor commodity T o raise a present sum."

Form Mistress: "Beshrew me but I love her heartily."

Examination Eve: " I have no mind of feasting forth to-night."

Swimming Sports: " T h o u art too wild, too rude and bold of voice" T h e Form Captain: "Pray you, let's have no more fooling about."

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Outside the Music Hall: " H e r e will we sit and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears."

Order Mark: "Is it your dear friend that is thus in trouble?"

Roll Call, 3.25 p.m.: "Since I have your g o o d leave to go away, I will make haste."

End of Term: " I n this there can be no dismay."

—Rhyll Clark, L.V.c, Fitchett.

Tranquillity A b o v e us, all the sky is clouded, T h e mountain tops are softly shrouded In the drifting white and grey.

The lake is calm, while not a shiver Moves the surface of the river As it drifts upon its way.

—Margaret Lancaster, 13 yrs., L.V.a, Fitchett.

Ships I love to watch the big ships come sailing into port, I love to see their different crews of every race and sort, I love to watch the cargoes being loaded off and on, A n d watch the gangway taken down—she's ready to be gone!

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I love to watch the wool being loaded on in bales, Ready f o r its journey, f o r far away it sails, I love to see the cranes rising slowly in the air, T h e n swinging downwards to the hold with the loads they bear.

I love to watch the stately steamer anchored in the bay, I love to watch her leave the port upon her joyous way.

I love to sse the streamers flying f r o m the rails, A n d to hear the cheering, as away she sails.

—Judith

Kellaway, L.V.a,

Krome.

The Singing Class All the pussy cats of our town, Grey cats, black cats, white and brown, Have formed a singing class just lately, A n d it's improved their voices greatly.

They're clever cats, without a doubt, For they sing both in tune and out; They practise morning, night and noon, They're going to have a concert soon.

I only wish Professor Mew ( W h o teaches them) one thing would do — F o r b i d them to sing, both one and all, A t night, out on my garden wall.

—Sandra Nelson, 13 yrs., IV.b, Cato.

—Photo., H O U S E C A P T A I N S A N D H O U S E SPORTS C A P T A I N S , Back Row: Sports Captains: Elizabeth O'Neil (Berry), Jill Evans Davida Switson (Krome).

C. Stuart Tompkins.

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Front Row: House Captains: Elizabeth Cowan (Berry), Wendy Orton (Cato), Julie Robertson Margaret Adamson (Krome).

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Aboriginal Sanctuary A short time ago, while staying at Kalorama, we decided to go to a house where Mr. Ricketts, a sculptor, displays some of his aboriginal carvings. O n arriving at the gate of the house, we climbed several steps and f o u n d ourselves in a wild and beautiful garden, overhung with ferns, and other plants which made it quite dark.

W h e n we first looked about us, we saw some exquisitely carved figures of aborigines set in banks of earth. But as we looked more carefully at the natural rocks nearby, we discovered many more faces, figures and heads most of which were of aborigines. Even the tiniest (and that would have been about an inch in diameter) had been carved with fine detail. There were other steps leading up into different parts of the garden, and, following these paths, we f o u n d larger carvings, many of which seemed to have a spiritual meaning. One of the loveliest of these showed the Heavenly Father holding in his arms little aboriginal children. T h e whole garden was full of tiny models of birds, animals, and aborigines.

We entered a stone-floored room which stretched far back, and which was so dark that we had to wait until our eyes were accustomed to the blackness. After a few moments, we saw through the dimness a life-size carving of an aborigine, which appeared wonderfully real; the hands impressed us very much—even the broken nails and lined skin could be seen. Mr. Ricketts hopes one day to have covered the side of the hill with aboriginal figures.

W e were sorry that we had to leave so soon, but it would have taken several days to see all the carvings in the garden.

—Susan Webber, L.V.d, Cato.

Foothills T h e foothills in the spring time Are bright with birds and flowers, W i t h the clear notes of the bellbirds From their shady leafy bowers.

T h e ripple of the brooklet, T h e lyrebird's false call, A n d the muted splash of water From the distant waterfall.

—Eril Peck, L.V.b, Berry.

Bush Interlude W h e n twilight falls in autumn, W e all ride down the track, Past big white ghostly gum trees, A n d sometimes, looking back, W e see the sun's last golden beams Shine on the lone bush track.

THE FITCHETT HALL

SEAT-CARVERS

Some feel that when they've left the school N o eyes will then behold Their names upon the honour board In letters or pure gold.

A n d since they cannot fade away As if they'd never been, They carve their names on Fitchett's seats, For there they must be seen.

Each year a new made group of names Appears upon each seat, Some scratched and scrawled with pins and stars A n d others clear and neat.

Thus in Assembly Dr. W o o d May hear strange scratchings. Yet W e all know that it's some poor girl W h o carves, lest we forget.

— S o n i a Reidy, 13 yrs., L.V.b, Krome.

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The place on which I write My Latin verbs and nouns, While the mistress watches With alternate smiles and frowns— T h e place on which I carve My name with greatest care, So that everyone that passes May know that I've been there— This is my desk.

T h e thing inside which I can keep My textbooks, in a stack— M y exercise books also, In this useful thing I pack.

M y pencils, paper, rubbers, lunch, My art book and my pad A r e all thrown in, though others say, That doing this is bad.

This is my desk.

T h e place that often is T w o inches deep in crumbs, Banana skins and apple cores A n d rotten pears and plums, Into which, if I ' m not careful, T h e pencil sharpenings seep— T h e place on top of which I stand A n d sit and j u m p and sleep.

This is my desk.

T h e tiny stream we follow Takes colour f r o m the sky, Reflecting in its water T h e leafy boughs on high, From which there sometimes issues The curlews' homing cry.

O u r horses are so eager, But we must hold them back, For we are loth to hurry A n d leave the old bush track.

—Pamela Gale, 14 yrs., L.V.b,

" T h e Way of the Ungodly Shall Perish." —Psalm 1.

—Clair Seamons, 12 yrs., IV.a, Fitchett.

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My Ship

T h e autumn leaves are falling, A n d crickets are a-calling, Red, green, golden, brown, Autumn leaves are falling down.

T h e ships that sail on the great big sea A r e tossed by the wind and are watched by me.

If I had a ship with big white sails, I'd sail in my ship and catch all the whales.

In winter time the trees are bare; T o see a flower is very rare.

W i n d , rain, sleet and hail, With a roar there comes a gale.

I'd take my ship to far-off lands, W h e r e I'd pull it up on the golden sands.

T h e n I ' d go off and l o o k at the sights, A n d see little boys flying their kites.

In spring the flowers decide to wake, A n d think that they are going to make A lovely show of red and gold T o help us forget about the cold.

T h e n I'd find a quiet river and have a nice tea, Soon, I'd pack up my things and go back to the sea.

I ' d sleep in my ship in my own little bed, A n d dream of the things in a book that I'd read.

T h e summer time is best of all, W h e n all the birds begin to call; W e go to the beach and have such f u n Beneath the clear blue sky and sun.

—Roslyn Collins, 104 yrs., IH.a, Berry.

T h e n early next morning I'd set sail again, A n d sail on the seas and just h o p e f o r no rain.

I ' d see many lands and some girls and boys gay, T h e n I'd come back to Melbourne f o r glad Christmas Day.

An Aboriginal Entertainment

—Kathryn Humphrey, 9 i yrs., L.III.b, Fitchett.

While staying at Lakes Entrance during the Christmas holidays, my parents decided to take my brother and me f o r a night trip in a launch to an Aboriginal Concert.

The Wild Wind

O n arriving at Post Office Pier, where the three launches that take the people, assembled, we boarded the launch called "Sea-Bird." T h e names of the other two launches were "Black-Bird" and "Blue-Bird."

T h e sun was just beginning to set as we left the pier. All the different colours were mingled together, and the sun made silhouettes of the trees and shrubs on the flat islands in the lake.

It was quite dark when we arrived at the private landing-stage. After alighting f r o m the launch we walked up the path that wound round the hill, to the house, outside which the concert was held.

T h e aborigines were dressed in ordinary clothes which they buy at Lake Tyers where they all live.

For the first item the aborigines played popular tunes on gum leaves. T h e sound they produced was similar to that produced by a piece of tissue blown against a comb, like a mouth-organ. The organiser, called "Boss" by the aborigines, assured us that they had nothing in their mouths or on their leaves to make this sound.

Other items included the playing of the banjo, singing, and a comic turn. A t the end of the programme was a song which they had composed, called "Susie." "Boss" informed us that Susie was a missionary who was visiting all the aboriginal settlements, and was soon coming to Lake Tyers.

W h e n the concert ended we had supper and the men sold souvenirs which they had made.

T h e aborigines came back with us in the launches, carrying a bunch of gum leaves so that they could play f o r us while we sang. It was a most enjoyable and interesting evening.

— A n n e Turnbull, 12 yrs., L.IV.b, Cato.

Howling and prowling around the house, W i l d the wind blows, like cat after mouse; Sighting its prey it bellows and roars, Shutting the windows and slamming the doors, Skipping and jumping and rattling house-eaves, Scaring and tearing and crunching the leaves.

Louder and louder—so wild the wind blows, T h e n off to the South, away the wind goes!

—Suzanne Davies, 11 yrs., L.IV.b, Fitchett.

The Turbulent River Rushing, roaring, leaping, soaring, Surging waters sweep along, Over rocks the waves are pouring, Flinging small craft f r o m their mooring, Crashing out a boisterous song.

Foaming, rearing, tumbling, veering, Towards the falls the waters flow; Now are jagged rocks appearing, A n d the angry waves careering T o the quiet pool below.

— E d e n Liddelow, 11 yrs., L.IV.b. Fitchett.

The Rose A lovely pink lady bloomed one night: T h e pixies saw her first of all A n d danced around her In great delight.

T h e sunrise came both warm and fair, A n d warmed them; dawn was in the air.

T h e pixies dancing on their toes Said goodbye to their friend " T h e Rose."

—Barbara Caffin, 9 yrs., L.III.b, Berry.

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Penguins From out of the sea when the sun sinks low T h e penguins come in the sunset's glow; In suits of black with neat white vests They ride the waves back home to their nests.

I like to sit beside the stream That ripples in the sun; While over stones all day its gleam Lasts 'til the day is done.

O n to the soft brown-yellow sand, They gather in little groups and stand; Some go to see if the track is clear In case there should be an enemy near.

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In to their hollows they creep and hide, T h e n out again with the morning-tide, Plunging through the white-tipped waves T o hunt f o r fish in distant caves.

A n d when the silent twilight falls, Birds return to their nests, T h e silver stream goes winding on A n d never, never rests.

—Cynthia Cook, 11 yrs., IH.b, Krome.

winds and twists through maiden A n d flowers of red and white; It goes along without a care, A n d then turns out of sight.

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Junior Section Fairyland If

I were the Queen of Fairyland, I'd drink sweet honey and dew.

I ' d sleep in the day and dance at night, N o t as you and I do.

I'd sing and I'd play and I'd laugh all the way A n d I'd dance in the bright moonlight; T o see my beautiful palace It would be a lovely sight.

I ' d sit in my beautiful palace all day O n a throne of velvet and gold.

I'd have many servant:, A n d soldiers that were bold.

I'd have a larder full of fruit So juicy and so sweet, A n d in my wardrobe there would be Shoes to fit my feet.

— R o b y n Langford, 8i

— T a n i a Crudinski, 8 yrs., Junior IV.b, Fitchett.

yrs., Junior IV.b, Berry.

The Sports Day T h e sports day is a happy day, A n d everyone has f u n ; W e bounce along like bouncing balls, A n d get ribbons f o r our fun.

W e all have races all the time, With bean bags and skipping ropes.

T h e sack race is the greatest fun, But it is g o o d f u n just to run.

—Barbara

Hulme, 8 yrs., IV.b,

Seven little schoolgirls picking up sticks, O n e disappeared, and then there were six.

Six little schoolgirls f o u n d a bee-hive, O n e ran away and then there were five.

Five little schoolgirls lying on the floor, O n e fell through a crack and then there were four.

Four little schoolgir's climbing a tree, One fell off, and then there were three.

Three little schoolgirls went to the Z o o , O n e got lost and then there were two.

T w o little schoolgirls having great fun, O n e got hurt and then there was one.

O n e little schoolgirl, happy as can be, She was a good girl, and went to M.L.C.

Berry.

The Little Schoolgirls T e n little schoolgirls standing in a line, O n e was called by a teacher, and then there were nine.

Nine little schoolgirls went to see a mate, O n e stayed f o r dinner, and then there were eight.

Eight little schoolgirls looking up to heaven, O n e fainted, and then there were seven.

A Windy Morning O n e morning when the cock was crowing, I woke and f o u n d the wind was blowing.

I went outside, to my dismay T h e wind had blown my hat away.

I chased it f o r a mile or two, A n d then it blew and blew and blew.

—Jillian Elliott, 8i

yrs., Junior IV.b, Cato.

Easter I saw a little Easter bunny With some Easter eggs; I thought he was so funny With his queer little legs.

H e seemed to walk towards me, A n d looked so full of glee, " H a v e a happy Easter," W a s what he said to me.

-—Diana O'Meara, 8 yrs., Junior IV.a, Berry.

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It is early Spring, W h e n all the lambs are born: Tiny little things, N o t ready to be shorn.

To-day I saw a lamb, With a little pink nose!

Where he got i t — N o b o d y knows.

—Margaret McLaren, 9 yrs., Junior IV.a, Fitchett.

The Little Bird I saw a little bird H o p p i n g in a tree, But I think the little bird Was frightened of me.

H e was looking f o r an insect— It might have been a bee; But after a little time, H e flew to another tree.

—Patricia Hayes, 9 yrs., Junior IV.a, Krome.

Life in the Castle About 1200 A . D . , there was a boy called John, who was taken to the Duke's castle by his father to be trained as a page boy. Here he met a boy called Oliver who told him that there was to be a great jousting tournament.

In this, two knights were to fight, and the one who lasted the longest would win the tournament; then afterwards there would be a great banquet in honour of the knight who won the tournament.

A f t e r the guests had eaten, they sat back to watch f o r the entertainment.

First came the clowns. After a while the Duke said to his wife, " I think we had better go n o w . " T h e y walked out and all the people followed them.

T h e Duke gently shook Oliver and John, whose heads were already nodding. W h e n they got into their room they said what a lovely day they had had.

—Claire Esler, 9 yrs., Junior IV.a, Fitchett.

Two Little Possums Hurry and They live They hurry As happy

D

Scurry are two little possums, in the top of a tree; here, they scurry there, as possums can be.

A t night when everyone's asleep, Out of their hole they quietly creep.

They call their friends and have a play, Until the sun comes up at dawn of day.

—Ellwyn Balmer, 8 yrs., Junior IV.b, Fitchett.

Little Bird

A little bird said to me, ' H o w many worms do you eat f o r tea?"

'I don't eat worms, or bugs, or flies, I cannot fly in the bright blue skies, A n d I can't build a nest in a tree." " W h a t a very funny thing," he said to me.

— H e l e n Peake, 8 yrs., Junior IV.b, Cato.

How to Make Easter Dolls Boil an egg, then paint a face on the egg.

Put wool on as hair, then put a hat on the doll.

For a neck put some cardboard with some felt on it. This makes a pretty doll which Czechoslovakian people give as an Easter present.

—Carolyn McKillop, 8 i yrs., Junior I V . b , Cato.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries T h e Committee wish to thank the schools that have sent the following School Magazines: "Running Water," " T h e Michaelian," "Prospice," "Patchwork," " T h e Scotch Collegian," "Silver and Green" (Elsternwick), " T h e Melburnian," " T h e Lucernian," " T h e Cluthan," " T h e Corian " " M i n n o l i , " " T h e Pegasus," " T h e Swan," "Carey Chronicle," " T h e Fintonian," "Wesley College Chronicle," "Palate and Petticoat," " H i g h w a y , " "Pallas," ^ " R e c o r d , " " T h e Lauristonian," "Elizabethan," " U n i c o r n , " the magazine of the Ipswich Girls Grammar School, and any others which may have been unintentionally omitted.

R.H.

Honourable Mention T h e Committee wishes to commend the following:— S E N I O R : English Z o o — J . W . ; New Russell Street Post Office—M.J.; T h e Conversion—A.L.; A Visit to the Snowy Mountain Scheme—A.F.; T h e Traralgon and District Hospital—M.T.; T h e National Christian Youth Convention H . W . ; T h e M o b — A n o n ; French Lesson—L.R.; Les Sylphides—M.P.; Australia—C.C.; Daybreak—M.H.; M.L.C. Claremont—M.J.; The Artist—L.P.; "Hymnpressions" of the S c h o o l — J.C.; Losing T h i n g s — D . S . ; Great-great-greatgrandmother's Sunday School Prize—E.D. Parodies: (Masefield) — A . B; ( B r o o k e ) — G . B . Drawings: By A.B.; M.J. Crossword: By E.O'N. M I D D L E : T h e D o g — M . H . ; T h e Gardener's S h e d — W V . ; " S p o o k s " — A . F . ; T h e Old Stone House—H.McA.; The Pirate Ship—R.McN.; School in G e r m a n y — H . M . ; T h e Storm—K.H.J Ode to the Countryside—J.E.; For the Assembly Hall—J.H. L O W E R M I D D L E : Sox (My P u p ) — J . S . ; Seasons—J.G.; T h e M o o n — E . W .

Spectator Publishing Co., 134a L i t t l e Collins Street, Melbourne.

Silver and Green

HAWTHORN

December,

1955

Silver and Green HAWTHORN

— J u n e O'Connell, H . V I . c .

THE

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ENTRANCE

MISS IRENE McKAY Irene McKay, much respected and beloved member of the Music School Staff, died on Wednesday, 8th September, after seven weeks in hospital.

Her devotion and loyalty to M.L.C. throughout 36 years had been outstanding. She began life at M.L.C. as a schoolgirl, and later joined the staff f o r a few years as a resident Piano Mistress. For over twenty years she was in charge of the Middle School Class Music, and was at all times enthusiastic, patient, sympathetic and tolerant with her students. She conducted two annual Speech Night programmes, when the Director was in England. She was held in the deepest affection by her students and a wide circle of friends.

T h e enduring quality of Irene McKay's life and work in the school was permeated with a quiet and devoted Christian example, which has been an inspiration to all of us who came in contact with her.

A beautiful and moving service was held on the morning of the 9th of September in the Camberwell Methodist Church, to which she had belonged f o r many years.

Many O l d Collegians, members of Staff and Students f r o m M.L.C. ar.d Tintern C.E.G.G.S. attended.

T h e School tenders to the Misses Lillian and Audrey McKay and to other members of her family a tribute of sincere sympathy. " S h e served the School as we serve her now; She hands o n the torch that in darkness gleams, T h e torch of joyous service lit By our old grey School of dreams."

Silver and Green ®lfe (JHHagagtne of %

^ettjobist gabies' College, Pafathortt DECEMBER,

1955.

Editor: Rosemary Horton.

Sub-Editor: Margaret Walters.

Magazine Committee: Miss L. Mitchell, Janice Beilby, Patricia Dixson Rosalind Johns, Helen. Mentlplay, Margaret Scott, Helen Stocks, Judith Hope, Jennifer Murphy, Elaine Schuch, Helen Ward.

Editorial In the play "Hassan," Flecker makes one of his characters say: " I f there shall ever arise a nation whose people have forgotten poetry or whose poets have forgotten the people . . . . though their city be greater than Babylon of old, though they mine a league into earth or mount to the stars on wings . . . . they will be a dark patch o n the world."

T h e modern world has made great advances in science and industry; but have we kept pace with these developments in our spiritual and cultural life?

W e have the great cities that Flecker spoke o f , the mines and the aeroplanes; but have we lost our love of poetry? A nation's greatest glory is its achievement in art, music and poetry: f o r the spirit of G o d works in these things and makes them immortal. W h e n the wars, the politics and the economic conditions of a nation have faded away into the mists of time, these things remain.

Poetry is f o r the people, and not merely f o r a cultured few; but life to-day is leaving most people less and less time f o r things of the spirit.

T o o many of us live in a constant rush, and are dominated by worry; the lives of others are ruled by thoughts of makfiig money, which is regarded as an end in itself; while machinery is enslaving many lives.

A n d this means that people no

longer think of poetry: the imagination is crushed out of existence, and the life of the spirit is n o more.

T o satisfy this spiritual need, men must turn back to G o d ; they must seek H i m in the Church, and open their minds to His influence in all things that are g o o d and beautiful. A n d poetry is one of the mediums through which G o d expresses Himself to man.

In the Middle Ages, there was a close connection between poetry and the Church; the voice of G o d was heard in plays like "Everyman," with its simple verse, and its beautiful allegory on the Christian life, which still holds a message f o r us. T h e words of Knowledge in the play would bp the spirit of G o d speaking to us: "Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide; In thy most need to go by thy side."

Modern poets and dramatists are beginning to turn to the Church again, and the plays of writers like T . S. Eliot, Christopher Fry, and Dorothy Sayers have a p r o f o u n d spiritual message.

Poetry widens and deepens our understanding of other people; it shows us new beauty in the world—a beauty that is abiding; and it leads us to see more clearly the glory of God.

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Dr. and Mrs. Wood's Return It was a wonderful moment for some of us at Port Melbourne pier on the morning of Sunday, September 2nd, when Dr. W o o d appeared on the deck of the "Himalaya," but it was an even more wonderful moment when he took his accustomed place in Assembly on M o n d a y morning.

W e had prepared a special welcome home service f o r Dr. and Mrs. W o o d , and we began by singing the hymn, " N o w Thank We" All Our G o d " ; the words seemed particularly fitting on this occasion.

T h e lesson, read by the ViceSenior Prefect, was taken f r o m Isaiah 52: " H o w beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of Him that bringeth g o o d tidings." This was followed by a prayer of General Thanksgiving, after which Elizabeth Manfield recited the poem, " T h e Breastplate."

Miss Kellaway then welcomed Dr. and Mrs. W o o d on behalf of the staff, and her welcome was followed by the Senior Prefect who expressed the delight of the girls at having them back with us again.

A f t e r this came the eagerly anticipated moment when Dr. W o o d spoke to us on some of the interesting features of their trip.

T h e service was closed by the Madrigal Choir singing, " I will be true f o r there are those who trust me."

A t Recess there appeared on the main quad a huge " W e l c o m e Back" in pennies and halfpennies and a star in silver coins—a practical demonstration of our welcome, which, incidentally, added about £25 to the Assembly Hall Fund. '

School Diary June:

July:

Wednesday, 1st: Mr. Secomb spoke S.C.M. at 1.30 on " H o w to Pray."

to

the

Friday, 3rd: Under the auspices of the S.C.M., Canon Maling spoke to us in O p e n Period on " A f r i c a n s I Have Met." Saturday, 4th: A party of girls attended a performance of " D o n Giovanni" at the National Theatre.

Thursday, 9th: Visit of students f r o m the Technical Teachers' Training College. Sub-Intermediates and Fourth Formers attended a celebrity concert in the Melbourne T o w n Hall.

T h e Film Appreciation Course began (Mr. Seymour) .

Friday, 10th: Under the auspices of the U . N . A . , Mrs. Yarnold spoke in Open Period on U.N.I.C.E.F. Saturday, 11th: Inter-school and Social at Fintona.

S.C.M.

Barbecue

Wednesday, 15th: Girls studying German went to MacRobertson Girls' High School.

Friday, 17th: Boarders' Birthday Night.

Friday, 24th: Under the auspices of the S.C.M. Ivir. Derrick spoke in O p e n Period on the Tally H o Boys' Home.

Sunday, 26th: W o r l d Day of Prayer f o r Students. Some girls attended a service at St. Peter's, Eastern Hill.

Friday, 1st: Middle and Lower Middle School Exams, began. A house debate was held in Open Period between Fitchett and Krome, Fitchett successfully proving " T h a t W o m e n should not have equal rights with men."

Saturday, 2nd: Walking Club Hike to Lilydale, Croydon and East Ringwood.

M o n d a y , 4th: Intermediate girls visited Parliament House (also on Wednesday and Friday).

Wednesday, 6th: Visit of Dip. Ed. students.

Friday, 8th: " T h e Lavender Hill M o b " was shown in the afternoon f o r S.C.M. funds. Leaving girls attended a performance of " M a c b e t h " at the National Theatre.

Saturday, 9th: Music Recital Tests. More girls attended a matinee of "Macbeth." Matric. Girls' Dance was held at T u d o r Court.

Monday, 11th: Inter-Schools' S.C.M. Tea at M.L.C. T h e speaker at the following service was Rev. J. Morley, Chaplain of Carey.

Thursday, 14th: French National Day. Matric.

French girls presented an extract f r o m " T h e Barber of Seville."

Feb. 15th: Under the auspices of the S.C.M., the Chaplain of Pentridge spoke to us in Open Period. A f t e r the Scripture Exam., all Seniors were glad to have the Mid-term holiday to recover.

SILVER A N D Saturday, 16th-Monday, 18th: Walking Club Week-end at " T h e Ferns," Healesville.

Friday, 22nd: Round Table debate was held with Melbourne High at M.L.C. Friday, 29th: T h e Senior Music Recital was held.

August: Thursday, 4th: Senior Exams,

began.

Saturday, 13th: D o g Show.

Wednesday, 17th: "Cry, the Beloved Country," was shown.

Thursday, 18th: A number of girls went to T o o r a k Teachers' College to see their display f o r Education Week.

Friday, 19th: W e welcomed a party of girls f r o m M.L.C., Launceston, who were guests of our teams f o r a week while they played matches.

Boarders' Film Night.

Thursday, 25th: Senior School Choral Contest —congratulations go to Cato f o r a fine effort.

Miss Lorna Stirling kindly acted as adjudicator.

Friday, 26th: End of Term II.

September: Monday 5th-Friday, 9th: Many girls attended the S.C.M. Camp at Whitehall, Sorrento.

Mr. Secomb was chairman.

Saturday, 10th: A school party attended the O l d Vic. Company's performance of " T h e Merchant of Venice."

Monday, 12th: Choir members sang in a combined choir at the annual meeting of the Red Cross.

Tuesday, 13th: Term III began.

Wednesday, 14th: Miss Muriel Balding (A.S.C.M. Travelling Secretary) spoke at lunch time to the S.C.M. Art Excursion.

T h e M.L.C. Prefects played the Wesley Prefects at basket-ball. Sad to relate, our prefects were honourably defeated.

Friday, 16dh: Under the auspices of the S.C.M., Dr. Gault spoke to us in O p e n Period on Vellore. (£5 was given f o r his work in I n d i a ) .

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Monday, 10th: Parents' Association Welcome to Dr. and Mrs. W o o d in Hawthorn Town Hall.

Tuesday, 18th: S.C.M. Tea and Service at W e s ley. Dr. Gault spoke at the service, his subject being "Outward Bound."

Friday, 21st: Final Inter-House debate between Cato and Fitchett: " T h a t benefits of television outweigh its possible evils." Cato convinced everyone but their opponents that they do.

A small group of the Debating Society visited M.C.E.G.S. to study the activities of their Parliamentary Society.

Sunday, 23rd: Reception of 28 Boarders .?s Church members.

Tuesday, 25th: Lower Middle School Swimming Sports.

Thursday, 27th: Middle School Choral contest.

Cato and Fitchett were joint victors.

Friday, 28th: Senior Scripture Exam.

Monday, 31st, Tuesday, 1st: Mid-Term.

November: Friday, 4th: Leaving Exams.

Middle and Lower Middle Music Recital.

Wednesday, 9th: Intermediate Exams.

Sunday, 13th: O l d Collegians' Service at the A u b u r n Methodist Church.

Friday, 18th: Swimming Sports.

8 p.m., Dr. W o o d showed Kodachromes of his trip.

Rev. and Mrs. H . Secomb left f o r Tonga.

Monday, 21st: O l d Collegians' Visit f o r enrolling members.

Tuesday, 22nd: School Communion Service.

Monday, 28th: Matriculation Exams.

December: Friday, 2nd: Parents' Day. Friday, 9th: Middle and Lower Middle School Speech Day. Monday, 12th: Speech Day f o r Seniors (SubIntermediate and upwards) held in the afternoon instead of Friday night, 9th December, this change being necessary because of the Federal elections.

Tuesday, 20th: Prefects' Baby Show!

Who would have recognised those darling children as our stern prefects?

Sunday, 25 th: Many girls went to see the " H i m a l a y a " arrive at Port Melbourne and to welcome Dr. and Mrs. W o o d .

Monday, 26th: Dr. and Mrs. W o o d were officially welcomed at a Special Assembly.

A t Mrs. Chambers' suggestion (for the Assembly Hall Fund) we had written " W e l c o m e Back" in pennies and a star in threepences on the quad.

Thursday, 29th: Back to School Day.

October: Tuesday, 4th: Egg Day. Friday, 7th: School service: Dr. W o o d spoke o n "Schools in England."

Round Table debate with Melbourne Grammar.

—Lana Gottlieb,

13 yrs., L . I V . b ,

Krome.

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School Activities Reception of New Members Twenty-eight boarders were received into the membership of the Church on confession of faith at A u b u r n Methodist Church on Sunday evening, 23rd October.

T h e service was • conducted by the Principal and the Rev. S. I. Weeks, M.A., the minister of Auburn Church.

Dr. W o o d ' s serm o n was preached f r o m the text, "Christ in y o u " (Colossians 1: 27, J. B. Phillips). T h e boarders who were received into membership were Christine Adamthwaite, Frances Auchterlonie, Lynette Benyon, Margaret Blanksby, Helen Brown, Janet Christensen, Evelyn Coldwell, Meredith Day, Denise Francis, Helen Goldsworthy, Delwyn Gunnell, Rhonda Harris, Marie Holloway, W e n d y Holt, Margaret Livingston, Janice Luke, Ruth Millikan, Erna Nixon, Helen Pakes, Lesley Parsons, Barbara Pither, Ruth Pollard, Margaret Reed, Gilda Richards, Faye Simpson, Janice Taylor, Jean Watters, Lois Weeks.

Devotional Those who have attended our weekly devotional meetings will always remember with gratitude these periods of quiet fellowship, prayer and praise.

Many more people in the world are realising that it is only when we take our religion into everyday life that the world will become a better place.

Our Devotional meetings, in the middle of each week, help to renew the sense of worship which only prayerful fellowship with others can bring.

During last term Mr. Secomb took as his theme several of the attributes of G o d — G o d ' s Love, His Might and Majesty, and the Voice of God. Since his return, Dr. W o o d has been leading our Devotional periods, when he has mentioned many of the historical figures who have been persecuted f o r their faith and has referred to English cathedrals and churches which he visited.

It is encouraging to see so many younger girls present, and we hope that in the future many more girls will find it possible to attend these meetings. Our thanks go to Dr. W o o d and Mr. Secomb f o r the helpful way they have led us to a fuller realisation of what religion really means.

—Barbara

Clark.

Student Christian Movement Members of S.C.M. have had a very interesting and profitable year.

T h e study "Jesus—and People" has inspired our fortnightly lunch-time meetings, and we are sure that both staff and the large number of girls who have sincerely' supported S.C.M. have gained much help f r o m these circles.

T h e Intermediate girls have continued to meet in a large group when they have discussed many questions handed in by members. A t their lunchtime meeting on October 27th, Mrs. Secomb spoke about Tonga.

Forms have taken it in turns to arrange the devotional part of the meetings.

During the Open Periods we have had some most interesting speakers.

Early in Term II, Canon Maling spoke to us about his experiences in Tanganyika.

Mr. Derrick f r o m Tally H o Boys' Village spoke to us about the work being done for homeless and neglected boys.

W e were most interested in the informative address given to us by the Chaplain of Pentridge Gaol, Rev. J. Burnett, who gave us an outline of life in the prison.

W e were delighted to have a visit this year from Dr. Gault, the father of a past Senior Prefect of our school and someone who is extremely interested in the S.C.M. H e gave us a good idea of the work that is being done in the great hospital and medical college of Vellore, South India.

W e are most grateful to Mr. Seymour f o r screening films during this year in aid of S.C.M. funds, thus enabling us to give a donation to various speakers f o r the extension of their work.

Last term in one of our lunch-hour meetings.

Mr. Secomb gave us some helpful advice on Prayer.

Our first meeting f o r Term III was held in Fitchett Hall when we had a visit f r o m Miss M. Balding, the S.C.M. Travelling Secretary.

Miss Balding told about the work of the W o r l d Student Christian Federation which is the parent body of the A.S.C.M. operating in many countries.

During this year the Intermediate and Matriculation girls have had boxes in which collections have been made to aid Mission work in Africa.

T h e Inter-school service f o r Term I I was held here at M.L.C., the speaker being the Rev. J. Morley f r o m Carey. T h e term I I I service at Wesley was conducted by Dr. Gault. Both these services were an inspiration to many of our girls who attended.

Mr. Secomb was Chairman of the Inter-school Camp at Sorrento during the September vacation which was attended by some of the members of our staff and a larger number of girls than usual, who all benefited f r o m the f u n and fellowship there.

Finally, we thank Miss Horsman and the staff who have so willingly given up their valuable time to lead our study circles, and make this year such a successful one. W e feel sure that in the future our S.C.M. will continue to grow as we all realise this is a most important part of life in M.L.C. —Lois

Jones.

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SILVER A N D GREEN United Nations' Association Our branch of the United Nations' Association has had a successful year and the meetings have usually been well-attended. This year several members of Staff have spoken to us at our fortnightly lunch-time meetings. Miss Eggleston spoke to us about her experiences among the natives of New Guinea, and the work that is being done to overcome the problem of malnutrition. Her talk was illustrated by coloured' slides, which helped us to see something of life in New Guinea. Miss Burke told us of the plans to bring Displaced Persons into Australia, and to help them to become assimilated into our way of life.

Miss Malcolm described the work of the Pacific Commission, and showed us many of her photographs and posters concerning this work.

A t another lunch-time meeting, Ginny Smorgon spoke to us about her recent experiences in America, England, and other countries.

Several interesting speakers have addressed the Senior School in O p e n Period under the auspices of our U . N . A . Mrs. Yarnold spoke to us of the work the United Nations Organisation does f o r children. Rev. Stanley Weeks told us of his missionary work in India. Mrs. MacKay gave us an interesting account of the work being done among the isolated children of Australia's outback.

Representatives f r o m our branch of the U . N . A . have attended the Inter-school Committee meetings throughout the year. This committee held a successful social at the Star of the Sea Convent, Gardenvale.

Rosemary Horton, as President of the Interschool Committee f o r this year, was privileged to be able to take part in the ceremony at the Shrine — a t which the United Nations' flag was officially unfurled.

W e wish to thank Mrs Downie, Miss Burke and other members of Staff f o r the interest they have shown in our Association during this year.

We hope that next year our branch of the U . N . A . will continue to interest girls in international affairs, and to help towards a better understanding between the nations.

— W e n d y Orton.

Debating During second and third terms the Debating Society has been very active. W e have had an inter-form debating contest which was won by Pass V i a .

W e hope that this will encourage more girls to take an active part in debating, and also prepare them f o r the ordeal of House debating.

W e were hostesses to teams f r o m Melbourne High and Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, where we discussed such topics as " T h a t marriage is the graveyard to ambition" and " T h a t a nation's culture is of more importance than its commerce." A small group was invited to visit M.C.E.G.S. to study their Parliamentary Society and, as the result of a very interesting evening, we hope to introduce the idea to M.L.C. in the future.

T h e highlights of both terms were the interhouse debates. In second term Fitchett persuaded Krome " T h a t woman should not have equal rights with man." W e are very grateful to Mr. Secomb who kindly adjudicated in Dr. W o o d ' s place. In third term Cato successfully proved "That the benefits of television outweigh its possible evils."

W e thank Dr. W o o d f o r his able adjudication and helpful criticisms. Finally, we would like to thank our presidents, Miss Sutton and Miss H o t chin, who through their unflagging interest and help, have made this year so successful.

—Celia Coffey, H o n . V l . a .

Social Service This year we have again had a good response to all our efforts f o r Social Service.

With the aid of Form Social Service captains we had a total of £ 2 4 4 / 3 / 9 f r o m f o r m collections, and this was distributed amongst various charities.

It is pleasing to find that many forms co-operate in having stalls in order to raise money f o r their form charities and the New Assembly Hall fund.

W e thank girls who have brought used stamps and milk bottle tops, which have helped the Save the Children Fund.

This year the response to our annual egg-day appeal was excellent, and we were proud to present a total of 3000 eggs and £ 3 4 / 1 2 / 6 to Epworth Hospital.

Some forms have made rugs f o r Korea again this year.

At the end of another successful year, we extend our grateful thanks to Miss Cerutty and the Social Service Captains f o r the time they have given to Social Service this year.

— L o i s Jones.

Film Appreciation Course T h e Film Appreciation Course, introduced this year, aims at developing our taste and discrimination in the films we see, so that we may demand and receive a generally better standard of entertainment than we are getting at present. T o do this, we must know the history and present-day methods of production of films, and be able to distinguish cinema art f r o m box-office publicity.

Mr. Seymour's lectures have dealt with the history of the cinema, the evolution of the cinematograph f r o m a mere curiosity, a slot machine in a penny arcade, to a thriving industry with an almost unequalled influence over the lives of its vast public; and we have seen some of the earliest films, and laughed at their queer, jerky movements and lack of polish.

W e have learned how a film is made to-day, the importance of each phase of production to the film as a whole—the Direction, Editing, Screenwriting, Art Direction.

W e have seen examples of the work of many of the greatest men in film histcfry—the earliest comedies of Chaplin, a great actor and director—a unique personality in the film world; Eisenstein's "Odessa Steps" sequence

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f r o m Battleship Potemkin," in which the tremendous tension and mounting fear are produced by skilful cutting; Robert Flaherty's " N a n o o k of the N o r t h , " which tells of the life and hardships of a typical Eskimo, and was made with the help of the Eskimos with whom Flaherty lived f o r years. This film is a proof of the achievement possible when people are willing to co-operate with each other.

W e studied part of the script of "Great Expectations," and saw how the novel has been adapted to the medium of the screen; we also saw part of Carol Reed's " O d d Man Out," and the more recent film, "Rear W i n d o w , " made by the famous DirectorEditor, A l f r e d Hitchcock, which we discussed with the " H e r a l d " film critic, Roberts Dunstan.

W e studied stills f r o m various films, such as "Pimpernel Smith" and " T h e M a n in Grey," to see how lighting and composition can produce dramatic and emotional effects, and we have had heated discussions on film acting.

Experimental films have aroused much interest, especially those of Norman McLaren and Maya' Deren. McLaren makes cartoon-type films, using abstract forms and artificial sound, so that the finished film appears as a series of dancing dots and splashes, each with its own distinctive sound.

O n e of his films, "Love Y o u r Neighbour," made mostly with trick photography, told simply, but w r y powerfully, of the disastrous results of a failure by people to live at peace with each other Although Maya Deren's films, " A t L a n d " and "Ritual in Transfigured T i m e , " are made by more or less conventional methods, the screen is filled with silent, weirdly-moving figures, which are so significant that without an explanation, the story is quite unintelligible. T h e Canadian children's film, " T h e Boy W h o Stopped Niagara," was much easier to understand.

W e hope to make a short film of our own in the future, and it should prove, at least, to us, as interesting as anything we have seen!

Through the Course, we have gained an understanding of the film as an artistic medium, and with our background of knowledge, we will be able to choose and enjoy our films more, and to follow the work, not only of actors, but of Directors, Editors, Screen-writers—the people who are the real influences behind the success or failure of a film. T h e success o f , and demand f o r better, films must result in a higher proportion of g o o d films, which cannot but be a benefit to a community which relies to such a large extent on the him f o r its information about other lands and people.

1900; Po River Valley, Italy; A Musician in the Family; The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari; Down in the Forest; Invitation to Music; Lights that never Fail; What makes us tick?; Money or W o r k ; Louisiana Story; Tugboats; Boats; Horse and its Relatives; T h e T o y that Grew U p ; Down to the Sea; H o w Animals Defend Themselves; Pinpoint Percussion; Brown H e n and Red Sand; Flying D o c t o r ; Nanook of the North; Neighbours; Stars and Stripes; Wildlife in Bushland; Rumpelstiltskin; Pacific 231; T . V . A . ; T h e H o l y Land; Let's Make Puppets; Steps of the Ballet; T h e Boy W h o Stopped Niagara; The Nervous System; Badminton Fundamentals; Forehand Drive; Basic Elements of Field Hockey; Improving Y o u r Posture; Spirit of Physical Education; Posture and Exercise; Four and Twenty Fit Girls; Heart and Circulation; Invitation to Dance; Invitation to Music; Fundamentals of Tennis; 18 Girls and a Horse; Fight for the Ashes; Corroboree; Healthy Lungs; Australian Diary No. 19 (Water Ballet) ; Cricket Batting Strokes; H o w to Play Cricket; Tennis (Jack Kramer) ; Life-Saving; Diving; Puppetry; Birds and Billabongs; Digestion.

Maths. Club Although the club has been known for many years as the Maths. Club, it was decided this year to more frequently use the name "Puzzles and Amusements Club" as an indication that no advanced knowledge of mathematics is needed f o r membership.

W e have been unable to hold a great number of meetings this year on account of difficulties in arranging a suitable time. However, we solved a number of most interesting puzzles in first term, concentrating especially on cryptic sums. During Second term we studied the history of mathematics, and we spent most o f third term experimenting with noughts and crosses on three planes and discovering the composition of magic squares.

W e would like to thank Miss Lewis, who became our President this year, f o r her keen interest and help throughout what has been a most interesting and enjoyable year.

—Rosalind Johns.

W e are grateful to the School f o r making this Course available to us, and we especially thank Mr. Seymour f o r all the work he has done in making the lectures and films so interesting.

—Maris

Johnson.

Films Screened School in the Mailbag; Critic and Film Series: Great Expectations; T h e Cruel Sea; Antarctic Vigil; T h e Ladybird; Outback Patrol; Critic and Film Series: O d d M a n O u t ; Snowy Waters; Rhythm of a City; Oil Review N o . 9; Australia; Conspiracy in Kyoto; Operation Hurricane; Cry, the Beloved Country; Stairway to Heaven: Paris,

—Catherine During

Walking

Club

Lee, P.VI.a,

Week-end.

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Walking Club This year, because of the many other school activities, it was difficult to arrange any hikes in first and Third Terms.

Early in Second Term, about sixty members of the Club travelled by train to Lilydale and hiked back to East Ringwood, stopping o n the roadside to enjoy a lunch of squashed sandwiches and sizzled sausages.

T h e highlight of the Walking Club's activities f o r this year was the long week-end at Healesville Ninety girls, led by six members of Staff, invaded " T h e Ferns," prepared f o r a week-end of fun and hiking.

O n Saturday we set out through the bush f o r Maroondah Dam, and, with the aid of very competent guides ( ? ) lost our way.

Nevertheless, there was still Sunday to try again.

In the evenings, although we all felt exhausted, thanks to much previously undiscovered talent, there was never a dull moment. O n Sunday morning a short service was conducted and in the afternoon we again set out f o r the Dam and managed to reach it safely. O n Monday, being our last day, we went f o r a short hike to Myer s Falls in the morning. T h e n it was time to pack up and leave. After lunch we said farewell to our host and hostess and travelled back to Melbourne by bus, all feeling refreshed f r o m this break in the term's work.

T h e Club wishes to thank Miss Bamford, Miss Howie and Miss Garrett f o r helping to make our week-end so enjoyable, and also our Vice-President, Miss Betty Jackson, and Miss Lorna Mitchell and Miss Sutton f o r what they have done through the year in making yet another successful year f o r the Club.

— G l e n d a McMillan.

Camera Club T h e Camera Club this year has been successful even though the number of members has been small.

A t one of our meetings, Mr. McKnight showed us his Kodachrome slides of Tasmania which were very beautiful. Mr. Seymour gave a demonstration on the enlarging of photographs, and a tew girls have experimented by themselves.

T h e Camera Club R o o m has again been in use and many girls have learnt how to develop their films.

W e would like to thank Mr. McKnight and Mr. Seymour f o r the assistance they have given the club throughout the year.

— D . Robson.

Walton Library Books, old friends that are always new, O f all g o o d things that we know, are best, T h e y never forsake us as others do, A n d never disturb our inward rest.

W h e n others fail him, the wise man looks T o the sure companionship of books.

— A n d r e w Lang.

M . Newbound, Dip.B, Cato.

The

Tower.

A t the beginning of the year our "wise m e n " stretched themselves in an endless queue, like a large and wriggly snake, well past the dispensary and out into the cloisters. A n d to say, although we have almost 700 borrowers, the size of T h i r d Term's queue has been almost negligible, but the reference borrowing after ischool has become heavier.

A t the end of Second T e r m a large number of students f r o m the Faculty of Education paid their annual visit to the library and showed a keen interest in its work as explained to them by the School Librarian and Janice de Lacy, a Chiefchecker.

W e were also visited by a number of students f r o m the Teacher's Training College, who were investigating the choice in books of the average child. They were not surprised to find that at M.L.C. the greatest demand was f o r factual books and those dealing with the animal kingdom, rather than classical literature.

Books! Books! Books! Over 200 have been added to our shelves this year, including many very welcome additions to the Matriculation History shelves.

This has also been a record year f o r repairs and re-binds. O u r cry is now: "Shelves, shelves, shelves!" Next year, Dr. W o o d has promised us somewhere to replace those books which are rarely useed.

Our thanks are due to the President of the Old Collegians' Club, Mrs. Albert, who, on Back-toSchool Day, kindly presented us with: " E u r o p e — a Journey with Pictures." Also to June O ' C o n nell and Delys Porter, who have kept our showcases gay throughout the year.

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themselves to the new roster system and have helped a friendly atmosphere to prevail amidst all the bustle of a busy lunch-time borrowing. May they continue to respond in the following year to the enthusiasm of our tireless librarian, Miss Zettl, to whom we and all the School owe so much f o r her ready help and co-operation.

—Margaret L. Hadley.

French Club Second Term activities in the French Club began on the afternoon of Saturday, June 11th, when we held a French party at M.L.C., to which we invited Matriculation French students f r o m P.L.C. and Korowa.

W e were also pleased to welcome Madame Cockerton, Madame Bracquart, Miss Lockhart, of P.L.C., ar.d Miss Dahle, whose presence in Church House made it seem almost like " o l d times," and Dr. Sussex, who was to be the speaker.

A f t e r two French games, we moved to the Cinema Room, where Dr. Sussex gave us a very interesting talk on Provence, illustrated by slides he had taken during his stay in France. Aftern o o n tea was then served. W e are very grateful t d - D r . Sussex f o r giving up his time to deliver such an enjoyable and educational lecture.

O n July 22nd a party of girls went to Wesley College to see a performance of the play set f o r Matriculation French this year: Moliere's "La Medecin Malgre Lui," performed by members of the Alliance Francaise of Victoria.

This performance was a great help to us.

A group f r o m the French Club attended a soiree held at M.C.E.G.G.S. on Friday, 30th September.

Nearly all schools present gave an item, and we spent a very pleasant evening.

W e were extremely sorry to see Mrs. Johnstone leave at the end of Second Term but were very pleased to welcome Mrs. Day, who had just arrived f r o m England.

W e wish to thank Madamoiselle Bracquart f o r her leadership this year, and especially f o r all the time she put into the preparation of girls' work f o r the Alliance Francaise exams.

—Janice

Livingstone.

Results of Alliance Francaise Competitions Dictee, Grade I—First Honourable Mention: Helen Stocks.

Second Honourable Mention: Elsa Hepburn. Honourable Mention: Jane Elton, Janice Livingstone, Rosalind Johns, Margaret Trathan, Felicity Bartak, Maris Johnson.

Grade I I — H o n o u r a b l e Mention:

Glenys Bull.

Grade I V — S e c o n d Prize: Pamela Ternouth.

Reading and Conversation—Second Honourable Mention: Paula Simpson. Honourable Mention: Elsa Hepburn, Julia Sandner, Janice Livingstone.

Poetry, Grade I — S e c o n d Honourable Mention: Paula Simpson, Felicity Bartak, Jane Elton, Rosalind Johns. Honourable Mention: Nike Demetrie, Margaret Trathan, Janice Livingstone.

Poetry, Grade I I — H o n o u r a b l e Mention: Glenys Bull, Terrill Sloss, Evelyn Snow, Helen Robert.

Poetry, Grade I I I — H o n o u r a b l e Mention: Barbara Gilbert, Mary Brevitt, Kathryn Wilcock.

Poetry, Grade I V — V i v i e n n e Wajsbrem (First Prize).

Honourable Mention: Gillian Levick, Elizabeth Druitt, Elsbeth Jaissle, Pamela Ternouth, Loris Williams, Jillian H o l m , Janet Conley, Pauline Rosengarten, Diane Humphrey, Sandra Edwards, W e n d y Argus, Glenys Jolly, Diane Kerr, Judith Ewart.

German Club This year has been a very interesting one f o r the German Club, with many activities being arranged f o r us.

During Second Term, Senior girls attended a German folk-song afternoon at MacRobertson Girls' High School, where a film, "Deutschland Spiegel" was also shown.

O n Saturday, July 23 rd, many girls attended a performance of " D e r Teufel's General" ( " T h e Devil's G e n e r a l " ) , a play by Carl Zuckmayer, based on the fate of Colonel-General Ernest Udet, who committed suicide during W o r l d W a r II, because of a conflict of loyalties between Nazism and love of the Fatherland. It is interesting to note that the principal part of General Harras of the Luftwaffe, was played by Mr. B. NewtonJohn, Principal of O r m o n d College (Melbourne University).

Although this year we did not do as well in the Goethe Poetry Competitions as in past years, we would like to congratulate the following girls: Intermediate: Mathias.

Honourable Mention,

Sub-Intermediate: Equal Third Edwards and Elsbeth Jaissle.

Gwynneth

Prize,

Sandra

Honourable Mentions: Elizabeth Druitt, Judith Ewert, Lillian Mansfield, Vivienne Wajsbrem.

Considering our small Senior classes and the added competition each year, this is quite a g o o d effort.

Mrs. Clahr also arranged a German film evening f o r us, on the 23rd of September, and German newsreels (with English commentaries) were shown and enjoyed by all. W e thank Mr. Seymour f o r his help in this respect.

In conclusion, we would like to thank Mrs. Clahr very much f o r the help and interest she has shown, and given us, in the past year.

—Ainslie Lamb,

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House Notes Berry W e were sorry to lose Mrs. Johnstone at the end of Term II, but equally as glad to welcome Mrs. Day, who is Senior French Mistress, to our house this term.

Since last edition of "Silver and Green" many activities have taken place, but there are still several more to come.

W e heartily congratulate all the girls who took part in any of the teams, on their wonderful support, but we especially thank our Sports Captain, Elizabeth O'Neill, f o r all the work she has put into training the teams, and also congratulate her on the Hockey "re-date" she received at the end of Term II. T h e results of the Lower Middle Swimming Sports were no indication of the enthusiasm of the girls who took part. Congratulations Krome o n your wonderful success.

Life Saving, thanks to our most capable leader, Joan Weetman, has been most successful this year, in that as well as the individual examinations done, many girls passed their Resuscitation tests, •gaining a point each for the House. Thank you, everyone, f o r your help.

House Colours were awarded to Anne Masters and Helen Tregear this term and many girls received "re-dates."

T h e Senior Choral Contests were held at the end of last term and after we had practised strenuously f o r about eight days, we provided some g o o d competition f o r the other houses.

Congratulations, Cato!

T h e Middle School Choral Contests were held during third term. W e were thrilled to have Dr. Floyd back with us to adjudicate them. A remark-

able quality of Dr. Floyd's is keeping his audience in suspense, and this he did most successfully at these contests. Excitement was at its peak when we heard that Berry and Krome had drawn, but no-one could ever imagine the cry that when up when we heard that Fitchett and Cato had also tied f o r first place. Hearty thanks go to all those loyal "Berryites" in both Senior and Middle Schools who came so willingly to each practice.

Once again we thank Miss Cerutty and all the members of the staff f o r their unfailing help throughout this year, and the great encouragement they have given us.

Best of luck f o r next year Berry, and always remember—"Be it loss or victory, We'll ever persevere."

—Elizabeth

Cowan.

Cato As Third Term draws to a close, we look back over an enjoyable year during which Cato has shown a fine House spirit.

A t the end of Second Term we still held second place, and we must congratulate Fitchett girls on their amazing success last term.

Although our Tennis team was not very successful the members enjoyed the vigorous matches.

However, in basketball and hockey we came equal second to Fitchett. Krome was victorious at the Lower Middle School Swimming Sports, but our Cato girls swam valiantly and took second place.

Jean W o o d f u l l was elected our Life-Saving representative, and under her leadership many girls have done Resuscitation and Life-Saving exams.

W e should like to congratulate two of our members, Helen Michell and Kaye Phipps, who were awarded School Colours.

House Colours were awarded to Celia Coffey, Margaret Lay, Jean W o o d f u l l , Joan Risby and Pat Muirden, and we thank these girls f o r the House spirit they have shown.

Cato won the Senior House choral contest this year. Our success was largely due to the energy, and the delightful original work of our conductress, Paddy Dixson, and the support of the girls who enthusiastically prepared the extra items.

O n c e again our Middle School maintained their high standard in their Choral contests, coming equal first with Fitchett.

W e must congratulate our outstanding conductor, Gillian Lennox, and pianist, Julie Gleadell, f o r their splendid leadership.

For the second year in succession Cato has won the Debating contest. In a splendid debate in Third Term our capable team convinced Fitchett that the benefits of television outweigh its possible evils.

—Barbara Cant, Diploma A , Berry.

Winter

Sunshine.

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MAGAZINE

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COMMITTEES,

C.

Stuart

Tompkins.

1955

Back Row: Janice de Lacy, Delys Porter, Barbara Rautman, June O'Connell, Paula Simpson, Joan Cathcart, Centre:

Janice Beilby, Rosemary Horton (editor), Margaret Hadley (school librarian), Paddy Dixson, Helen Stocks? Helen Mentiplay, Jennifer Murphy.

Kneeling:

Rosalind Johns, Helen

Absent:

Margaret

Walters

House and fostering House spirit.

Our House party was evidently enjoyed by all those who attended.

In conclusion we should like to express our thanks to Miss Horsman and the other House Mistresses f o r the unfailing support and encouragement they have given us during the year.

W e must also thank all the House Officers f o r their capable leadership.

Ward,

Judith

(sub-editor),

Hope,

Elaine

Anne

Masters,

Schuch.

Margaret Scott.

Those of us who are leaving school wish the House every success in the future, and remind girls that whether we win or lose, close co-operation between all members is our main aim.

Therefore let us keep in mind this m o t t o : — " Y o u will find that wherever we are, T h e 'house spirit' will 'carry us through.' " —Wendy

Orton.

SILVER A N D Fitchett Fitchett, owing to excellent co-operation during the second part of the year, has kept up, and even improved its first term record.

In Second Term we scored full points in Sport, winning the Basketball, Hockey and Tennis. W e also came second in the Senior Choral contests owing to the fine leadership of our conductor, Janice Beilby, and our pianist, Margaret Day. W e congratulate Cato on a fine performance.

O n July 6th, Fitchett held a House party which was enjoyed by all. Here we sang our song which was a great success.

Our debating team, consisting of Janice Livingstone (leader), Mary Ellen Nicholas, and Pat McLelland, successfully opposed Krome in Second Term, convincing them " T h a t W o m a n should not have equal rights with M a n , " but just failed to convince Cato " T h a t the Benefits of Television do N o t Outweigh its Possible Evils." Our congratulations go to Cato f o r excellent debating.

At the first House Assembly f o r Second Term, House colours were awarded to Claire Furneaux and June Wyatt, whom we congratulate.

We were also very pleased that Glenda McMillan and Marjorie Thompson received their Hockey colours, and that Margaret Rickarby and Claire Furneaux were awarded "re-date."

Our Cricket team did not do very well, only winning one match, but our talent is increasing and we expect big things next year. Congratulations to Berry and Krome.

Although our Lower Middles tried very hard, we only came third in the Swimming Sports, and we wish to congratulate Krome on doing so well.

The day of the Middle Choral Contests was very exciting, as we came equal first with Cato.

W e thank very sincerely our conductor, Rhyll Clark, and our pianist, Claire Johnson, f o r doing such an excellent job.

W e regretted very much that Miss Betts and Miss Kidd were absent f o r a period during Third Term, and were delighted to have them back with us again later in the term.

Our thanks go to Miss Betts, the House Mistresses and all House officers f o r their untiring efforts during the year, and we hope that the gold colours will be kept flying this year, and in years to come.

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tion of the debate.

Unfortunately, Fitchett proved "That W o m a n should not have equal rights with M a n . " Congratulations, Fitchett!

Davida Switson has done a marvellous j o b as far as sporting activities are concerned, and she has been backed by the Middle and Lower Middle Sports Captains; Margaret Papst and Lana Gottlieb.

W e are grateful to them all f o r all the help they have given the House and we also would like to thank our Middle and Lower Middle House Captains, Jan Taylor and Desley Gare, f o r all they have done.

Our Senior Basketball team won all their matches but the Middle and Lower teams were not very successful. Neither do we shine at Hockey or Tennis, but everyone enjoyed their matches.

Our Seniors do not appear to be particularly brilliant as far as singing goes, but all girls enjoyed the Choral Contests and we thank our pianists and those taking part in extra items f o r all their help. Especially do we thank Jacqueline Peace f o r her delightful original composition.

T h e Middle Choral Contests were very exciting; the results being unique. W e came equal second with Berry.

Congratulations Cato and Fitchett.

Our thanks go to our leaders, Ailsa Thomson, Y v o n n e Stannard and Pauline Benjamin, and to Vivienne Wajsbrem—extra item, f o r the excellent j o b they did.

Judging by the noise and quantity of f o o d consumed, everyone enjoyed the House Party.

We had two birthday cakes, and after singing " H a p p y Birthday to U s " the cakes were cut and quickly disappeared.

W e were very encouraged with the result of the Lower Middle School Swimming Sports, and we thank all those who swam so well to make Krome win. W e especially thank Jane Pincus, our Life Saving representative, f o r all the time and energy she has given in training the swimmers, girls doing Resuscitation and Life Saving exams.

House Colours were awarded this year to the following girls: Margot Burdett, Joyce Hagger, Lyn Helmer, Cath Lee, Sonia Manning, Jacqueline Peace, Jane Pincus, Davida Switson, Elizabeth Webster and Margaret Adamson.

Many Krome girls have been chosen for School Teams, and we congratulate them all and especially those who were awarded Green Blazers, namely Margot Burdett, Sonia Manning, Davida Switson, Elizabeth Webster and W e n d y Woolcott.

T o all who have supported the House so loyally during the year, we extend our thanks and wish Krome the best of luck f o r the future.

—Margaret

Adamson.

T h e results of our contests this year have been varied, but whether g o o d or bad, we have all had a g o o d year and enjoyed everything we have undertaken. W e very much appreciate the leadership and encouragement that Miss B. Jackson and other House Mistresses have given us during the year.

Berry.—Jane Brehaut, Beverley Grieve, Elaine Walsh, Judy Weetman, W e n d y Wellard.

Our debating team, consisting of Margaret Walters, the leader, Margaret Hadley and Miriam Baer, spent must time and energy in the prepara-

Fitchett.—Katherine Wilcock, Joan Marjorie Thompson, Pat McClelland.

Additional House Colour Awards

Cato.—Rae Killmier, Helen W a r d , Nancy Stent, Loris Crosby.

Diprose,

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May 31st: T h e beginning of Second Term brought us to Birthday Night practices which continued until the great night.

June 17th: T h e greatest night in a Boarder's year came right up to expectations. Tea—delicious; c o n c e r t — g o o d ; supper—-superb.

July 9th: Many of the Senior Girls went to the Senior Girls' dance at T u d o r Court and f r o m all accounts it seemed to be a very g o o d dance.

August 7th: Forty-five Senior girls went to a Chapel Service at Wesley and afterwards were entertained to supper. In spite of the wind and rain, the evening was a great success.

August 19th: "Trial by Jury" was such a success o n Birthday Night that it was performed again in Fitchett Hall. Mr. Seymour very kindly came to show us some short pictures and we were very grateful to all concerned f o r adding £ 2 1 / 4 / to our Assembly Hall fund.

September 23rd: A f t e r much pressing of tunics, cleaning of shoes, combing of hair and trying to l o o k cosy, we were eventually ready to have our p h o t o taken.

T h e photo was so clear that we were able to examine ourselves in close detail.

September 24th: Many Boarders went to the Show, and judging by the number of sample bags brought back, the outing appeared to be a great success during and after the occasion.

September 25th: W e were all very pleased that D r . and Mrs. W o o d had the opportunity to go overseas, but on Sunday morning, September 25th, two long rows of Boarders lined the drive, all waiting expectantly f o r the first sign of a familiar pale green Austin.

Cheers accompanied the cars up the drive, and we were all pleased to see D r . and Mrs. W o o d looking so well after their trip.

October 4th: T h e Boarders again gave money f o r Egg Day f o r Epworth Hospital.

The result was over £8.

October 23rd: Twenty-eight Boarders were received into Church membership at Auburn Methodist Church.

It was an inspiring service which meant much to all girls present.

October 25th: T o shouts of "House, H o u s e ! " •the Boarders' team in their red togs and white caps, swam their hardest in the House versus S c h o o l in the Lower Middle School Swimming Sports. Unfortunately, School proved to be the better swimmers and won by about a yard. Congratulation, School.

In conclusion we would like to thank Dr. W o o d , Miss Ball, and all members of the Resident Staff f o r helping to make this a very happy year in the Boarding House.

-—Margaret Adamson.

Birthday Night Birthday night always officially starts with the tea, at which everyone appears in her newest creation, and this year the tea was again up to former standards—the salads, trifle, and double decker cake. This year we were thrilled to receive several telegrams and especially one f r o m Dr. and Mrs. W o o d f r o m England. W e were very pleased that so many members of the staff and Day Girls were able to come to the concert in Fitchett Hall which was of a very high standard and we hope that our visitors enjoyed the concert as much as we enjoyed preparing it.

There were six items on the programme, starting with the West W i n g Juniors' version of "Snow White." This was written by one of the girls and learnt within about a week.

T h e general effect was excellent, especially as the dwarf characters were portrayed so well by the younger girls. " R o b i n H o o d " was also written by the girls themselves and the SubIntermediates played their parts admirably. U p p e r Tower were all dressed up in fine Eastern style f o r their item, "Stories f r o m the Arabian Nights."

East W i n g ' s " T h e Lad of Stratford' was a musical play on the early life of Shakespeare, whi-h ended up on rather a sad note when Shakespeare left his old friends at Stratford to go to London to make his name among the great writers of his day. As a contrast, West W i n g Seniors presented " T h e Family G r o u p , " a hilarious play which was brilliantly acted by all members of "the G r o u p . " Our final item was Gilbert and Sullivan's "Trial

by J u r y " — a Cantata in O n e A c t presented by Lower Tower. O n hearing this we realised what musical talent we have in the Boarding House, and the whole item was a huge success.

T h e evening ended with the usual delicious supper. In closing, we would like to thank the Mistresses in each wing who helped us with some of our preparations.

-—Margaret Adamson.

W e have had several Boarders' stalls during the year and these, as well as the sale of newspapers, have helped our Assembly Hall Fund.

Many Boarders have taken active parts in sporting and musical activities. Elizabeth Webster and Marjorie T h o m p s o n were awarded Green Blazers and Lesley Slade has become a member of the Junior Symphony Orchestra.

T h e Wesley Boarders have been invited to a Social Evening on November 12th.

T h e Entertainment Committee has been hard at work arranging the social, and we hope that the evening will be a great success.

Snow Scene.

-Pauline Hocson, V . f , Berry.

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mainly of excerpts f r o m the "Messiah." Part of this will be broadcast over 3DB f r o m 6 to 6.28 p.m. on Sunday, December 18th.

T h e Music School has suffered some serious set-backs this year, the most serious being the sad deaths of two of the staff—Miss Irene McKay and Mr. Stockigt, and the illness of several others.

However, generous help has been given by the remainder of the staff, and by O l d Collegians and friends of the school, namely: Miss Joan Boyle, Mus. Bac.; Miss Rosemary Falconer, Mus. Bac., Mrs. lima Kelson, Mus. Dip., and Miss Betty Chisholm, Mus. Bac. W e were sorry to say goodbye to Miss Beryl Mayfield in Term II., and Miss Gladys Cunliffe in Term III., both of whom have been with us f o r some years. Because of the many upsets, our staff has been forced to take o n extra work, and we are most grateful to all who have helped the Music School through this difficult year.

T h e first main event in Term II was the Senior School Music Recital on July 29th, which was followed later in the term with the Senior House Choral Contests, which Miss Lorna Stirling kindly adjudicated.

It was evident f r o m both these functions that a high musical standard has been maintained this year. Early in Term I I I the Middle Schooi Choral Contests took place, and we were very glad to welcome back Dr. Floyd, who has recovered from his recent illness.

T h e Middle School Recital was held on November 4th, showing a lot of promise f o r the future.

There have been several functions outside the school, and we have received far more requests f o r the choir and madrigals to sing than it has been possible to accept, owing to prior school responsibilities.

O n Friday, July 8th, the V . S . M . A . held their annual Orchestral Evening, in which M.L.C. took part under the vigorous leadership of Miss Bazeley.

O n October 18th the V.S.M.A.'s Junior Symphony Orchestra and Schools' Combined Choir had their annual meeting, our girls helping in both. Miss Bazeley conducted the choir and Miss Pamela Webster, O.C. was the clarinet soloist in the Mozart Concerto with orchestra.

A f t e r many requests f r o m the Queen Victoria Hospital f o r the choir to give a programme f o r their 3DB "Famous Choirs," it has at last been possible, and we are recording a programme for them in November which will be broadcast at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday, December 18th.

T h e Madrigal girls have been invited to give a broadcast programme over 3LO at 8 p.m. on December 16th in the "Voices in Chorus" session. This will be recorded before we break up.

T h e School Choir is to give a recital of Christmas music in St. Paul's Cathedral f o r the second year in succession, on Sunday, 11th December, at 3 p.m. T h e programme will consist

T h e whole school has been working hard at the "Messiah," and although there is still much to be done, we realise we are becoming far more familiar with one of the greatest musical works of all time.

W e welcomed Dr. and Mrs. W o o d back with the greatest pleasure—we missed our tenor in morning assemblies. Dr. W o o d has brought back valuable reports of music overseas, and also gave up some of his precious time in London to purchase a lovely Bosendorf Concert grand piano f o r the new Assembly Hall, to replace the Steinway lost recently in Allan's fire.

Some members of the staff—Miss Hermia Barton (violinist), Miss Francis Cowper (vocalist), Miss Robin Wright (accompanist) and Mr. Mack Jost (pianist) contributed to a very delightful evening arranged in honour of Dr. and Mrs. W o o d ' s homecoming, held in the Hawthorn Town Hall on Monday, October 10th, by the Parents' Association.

O n Back to School day the girls contributed towards a short programme of musical and dramatic items after which Dr. W o o d spoke to the gathering about his experiences in England.

T h e Orchestra has gone ahead exceptionally well this year owing to the untiring leadership of Miss Bazeley, to whom we owe sincere thanks f o r her interest and encouragement regarding both the orchestra and Musical Appreciation classes.

W e have been able to procure f o r the use of students in the Music School, another viola and an oboe. W e are most grateful f o r the practical help given by kind friends who have made this possible. W e still need further help in regard to orchestral equipment (e.g. music stands which d o not collapse, practice rooms, and scholarships!)

W e had a record number of students entering f o r the A.M.E.B. examinations, and the results seen at the end of this article are most gratifying.

A large number of girls is entering for the Matriculation Music examinations.

W e wish them success.

Many girls are intending to attend the National Music Camp, to be held at the Migrant Camp at Bonegilla and are anticipating a very enjoyable fortnight. More girls are urged to take season tickets f o r the 1956 Celebrity Concerts, as they f o r m an essential part of a musical education.

W e are sorry to say " G o o d - b y e " to Miss Margaret Crellin, who is leaving to be married, and also to Miss Ruth Price, who is unfortunately unable to carry on at M.L.C. W e wish two other members of our staff who are to be married at the end of the term, the best of good wishes.

T h e y are: Miss Robin W r i g h t and Miss Margaret Reynolds. W e are pleased to know that they will return to M.L.C. next year.

T h e Music School is extremely grateful to Miss Flockart f o r her wonderful and unfailingly enthusiastic work all through this year. As always,

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she has not spared herself, and we can only say what has been said many times in the past, but with no less sincerity and gratitude—"Thank You." — J . Beilby and P. Dixson.

Music Examination Results, Piano

1955

Grade V I I . — H o n o u r s : Marjorie Thompson.

Credit: Margaret Day, Paddy Dixson, Judith McDonald. Pass: Eril Hutton.

Grade V I . — H o n o u r s : Meredith Day, Katherine Nicholls, A m y Ling. Credit: Ruth Arnold, Helen Brown, Joyce Hagger, Felicity Robertson, Fairlie Dreverman, Diane Lloyd, Jennifer Robinson, Rhonda Harris, Joy Webb. Pass: Jillian Major, Viola Tsiang.

Grade V . — H o n o u r s : Mary Williamson, Margaret Blanksby, Delwyn Gunnell, Grace Ing, Ruth Millikan, Pamela Gale, Janice Hughes, Pamela Hindley, Rhyll Clark, W e n d y Veitch, Elizabeth Lade, Barbara Diprose, Patricia Lewis, Alison Wharington.

Credit: Carol Brewer, Kay Hewitt, Noala Yen, Gilda Richards, Rosalie Adams, Marion Pinkerton, Jean Watters, Margaret Langstreth, Joan Kniese, Jill Carter, Janice Taylor.

Pass: Judith Carless, Marea Schuch, Jill Price, Jennifer Brisbane, Myra Langford.

Grade I V . — H o n o u r s : Rosslyn Wortley, Pauline Tully, Jeanette Brown, Janet Kirton, Jocelyn

M o o n , W e n d y Ross, Lois Weeks. Credit: Susan Webber, Sandra Hore, Claire Johnson, Margaret Lansbury, Margaret Livingston, Janice Martin, Diana Schultz, Valerie Hewitt, Merle Fort, Judith Knell, Mary-Ellen Nicholas, Judith Brown, Lyn Helmer. Pass: A n n Cook, Janice Colman, Kathleen Oaten, Ruth Pollard, Heather Gray.

Grade III.—Credit: Roslyn Webster, Barbara Rentoul, Diana Brown, Susanne Rankin, Elaine Lade, Annette Meller, Jill McCaskill, Lenore Barnes, Esma Kubeil, Judith Plummer, Nanette Allan.

Pass: Doreen Diprose, Frances AuchterIonie, Lorraine Carr, Barbara Lawrence, W e n d y Bird, Margaret Jenkin, Ailsa Thomson, Robin Walters, Suzanne Piper.

Grade I I . — H o n o u r s : Dawn Schultz, Alison Tudor, Heather Harrison, Rosemary Watters, Florence Ferguson, Elizabeth Chitty, Gillian Siggins, Barbara Henderson, Annette Stephens, Susan Stevens.

Credit: Margaret Hagger, Dorothy Bugg, Mary Johnston, Margaret McKenzie, Merrill Smalley, Zandra Gorr, Suzanne King, Gillian Longmuir, Vivienne Redman, Beris Turnley, Jeanette Uhl, Judith Clark, Vivienne Senator.

Grade I . — H o n o u r s : Terrill Taylor, Alison Wylie, Marlene Boyle. Credit: Barbara Hume, A n n e Lawson, Lois Rockliff, Elizabeth Seymour, Hilma McQueen, Robin Sheather, Clare T h o m p son, Marlene Lear, Donna Newton. Pass: Lorna Burley, Heather Coleman, Celia Focken, Claire Henderson, Helen Jenkin.

—Photo.

C.

Stuart

Tompkins.

MADRIGALS Back Row (left to right): Meredith Day, Rhonda Harris, Ruth Millikan, Coralie Flccker, Wendy Margaret Day.

Orton,

Middle Row: Lorraine Rab'c, Lenore Barnes, Paddy Dixson, Elizabeth Cowen, Janice Beilby, Jane Elton, Jacqueline Piece, Wendy Front Row:

Lyn

Helmer,

Helen

Williams,

Renkin.

Marjorie Thompson,

Deborah

Lambert,

Mary

Williamson.

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Violin Grade VI.—Honours: Credit: Judith Sandow.

Grade Schultz.

III.—Credit:

Elizabeth

Helen

Sampson.

Wallace,

Diana

Grade II.—Pass: Deidre Reeves.

Viola Grade 1.—Credit: Beverly Clarke.

Cello Grade IV.—Credit: Lesley Slade.

Grade I I I . — H o n o u r s : Elizabeth Cowan Lynette Roberts. Credit: Helen Williams.

Flute Grade V.—Credit: Gwenyth Lidgett, Ruth Paton.

Grade I I I . — H o n o u r s :

Meredith Miller.

Theory and Harmony Grade V I . — H o n o u r s : Beverly Price, Paddy Dixson. Credit: W e n d y Orton, Elizabeth Cowan.

Pass: Jacqueline Peace, Jane Elton, Janice Beilby.

Grade V . — H o n o u r s : Margaret Day, Lois Weeks.

Credit: Helen Brown, Marjorie Thomson, Lesley Slade.

Grade I V . — H o n o u r s : Meredith Day, Jillian Major, Elizabeth Sampson, A m y Ling, Gillian Lennox, Fairlie Dreverman, Ruth Arnold.

Pass: Judith McDonald.

Grade III.—Honours: Margaret Blanksby, Rhyll Clark, Janice Hughes, Margaret Fitzgerald, Pamela Gale, Janet Kirton, Patricia Lewis, Jennifer Robinson, Lynette Helmer, Jean Watters, Alison Wharington, Pat Muirden, Judith Brown, Ruth Millikan, Delwyn Gunnell, Janice Coleman, Noala Yen, Margaret Plant. Credit: Joycelyn M o o n , Ruth Pollard, Doreen Diprose, Airdrie Hutton, Grace Ing, Margaret Phillipson, Judith Sandow. Pass: Valma Millard.

Art of Speech Notes T h e Speech girls of this year have maintained the proud tradition of previous years with successful results in the A.M.E.B. Examinations.

Every candidate passed, and we offer warm congratulations to the girls and to the Speech Staff.

Congratulations also to Janice Beilby who won the Dramatic Art Scholarship presented by a former pupil.

Last term we were pleased to welcome Miss Lederman, and we hope she will enjoy her work with us.

Some of the Speech and Dramatic girls once again took part in "Back to S c h o o l " Day during September, and enjoyed preparing their items f o r the afternoon's entertainment.

In conclusion., we would like to thank Miss Dwyer and the Speech Staff f o r their untiring work, which has helped to make this year the successful one it has been.

—Elizabeth Manfield.

Art of Speech Results Preliminary.—Honours: Clare Vardun, Jennifer Elliot, Margaret Higginbottom.

Credit: Terrie King, Janice Kline, Judith Cockrem, Noelle Stevenson, N o r m a Butler. Pass: Julie Cocks.

First Grade.

Honours: Jill Risstrom. Credit: Robyn Warren, Judith Wilson, Lorraine Buchan, Judith Ewer, Felicity Blandford, Meredith Robinson, Lillian Mansfield, Carol Tandy. Pass: Elizabeth Murray-More, Lorna Moyes.

Second Grade.—Honours: Margaret Lancaster, A n n e Masters. Credit: Alison Tudor, Berice Callander, Vivienne Wajsbrom.

Pass: Adrienne Holzer, Carolyn Hutchings.

Third Grade.—Credit:

Jillian

Holm.

Sixth Grade.—Practical—Credit: Elizabeth Manfield. Theory—Credit: Elizabeth Manfield.

Grade I I . — H o n o u r s : Mary Brevitt, Pauline Benjamin, Gayl Arnold, Marion Pinkerton, Elaine Ogilvie, Suzanne Rankin. Credit: Diana Schultz.

Grade I . — H o n o u r s : Beverly Clark, Margaret Higginbottom, Clare Johnson, Suzanne King, Judith Knell, Margaret Tregonning, Pauline Tully, W e n d y Veitch, Helen Pakes, Susan Webber, Heather Stainsby, Judith Cockrem, Elizabeth Chitty, Janice Martin, Valerie Anderson, Noeal H o g g , Valerie Schmidt, Jill Carter, Ailsa T h o m son. Credit: Suzanne Piper, Marlene Boyle.

Musical Perception Grade V.—Credit: Elizabeth Lade.

Grade I V . — H o n o u r s : Jeanette Brown, Katherine Nicholls, Kay Hewitt. Credit: Gilda Richards, Margaret Livingston, Pamela Hindley, Diana Brown.

Grade I I I . — H o n o u r s : Barbara Allen, MaryEllen Nicholas. Credit: Marion Pinkerton. Pass: Elaine Lade, Marea Schuch, Jennifer Brisbane, W e n d y Ross.

— H e l e n Wiil.ams, Pass VI.c, Fitchett.

Loch Ard

Gorge,

Port

Campbell.

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SPORT Ath'etics Training began in earnest and the vacancies f r o m last year's team were soon filled by eager runners.

T h e members of the Senior Team were chosen f r o m the following:—J. Barthold, C. Furneaux, L. Helmer, C. Lee, J. Miller (Capt.), K. Phipps, J. Risby, B. Shaw, E. Webster and R. Williams.

As usual, on Sports Day, we competed against other schools.

T h e Senior Relay was won by Korowa, with M.L.C. (Hawthorn) second and M.C.E.G.G.S. third. T h e Junior Relay was won by Toorak, with Ruyton second and Clyde third.

Congratulations go to the winning teams.

T h e n came the event of the day—House v.

S c h o o l — a n d amidst much cheering, School defeated House. T h e team that represented House consisted of I. Bruhn, J. H a m m o n , L. Hodge, G. Richards, T. Sharp, L. Slade, J. Watters and E. Webster (Capt.).

This year we also ran at the Korowa House Sports, where we proved that we were in fairly g o o d form by winning both the Senior and Junior Relays and coming third and first respectively in the Representatives' Race.

T h e Junior Team was chosen f r o m : M. Hunt, D. Jones, L. Mansfield, L. McConnell, H . Palmer, P. Phillips, A . Sambell, R. Walters, R. Warner (Capt.).

Both teams would like to thank Mrs. Stephens and Miss Kirby f o r the time they devoted to our training in first terms. W e all wish next year's team the best of luck.

— J. Miller.

Baseball Despite the fact that six of our 1954 members were back this year, we did not have a very successful season so far as wins were concerned.

The team chosen was:—Sonia Manning (pitcher), Margot Burdett (catcher), Elizabeth Webster (1st), Barbara Clarke ( 2 n d ) , Davida Switson ( 3 r d ) , A n n e Walton (S.S.), Elizabeth O'Neill (L.O.F.), Julie Robertson (C.O.F.), Judith Miller (R.O.F.). Owing to two mishaps to the fingers Celia Tasker and Elizabeth Delbridge took the places of Elizabeth Webster and Barbara Clark.

T h e Juniors coached by Miss Mannes and under the able captaincy of Margaret Swann, had a successful year, losing only one match.

T h e results of the Senior matches were: M.L.C. d. St. Catherine's, 24-3; Hermitage d. M.L.C., 15-12; Fintona d. M.L.C. 13-12; M.C.E.G.G S d M.L.C. 17-7; M.L.C. d. Clyde 23-7; P.L.C. d.

M.L.C., 21-14; M.L.C. d. M o r o n g a 19-7.

W e had a very enjoyable match against the Old Collegians, but youth proved the better players

when School won 17-6.

T h e O l d Collegians' team was: Cath. Blake (pitcher), Judy Coleman (catcher), Janet Huntingdon (1st), Val. Hutchinson ( 3 r d ) , Jean Perkins (S.S.), Marigold McLean (C.O.F.), Miss Mannes and Miss Kirby taking 2nd base and R.O.F. with Joyce Williams (P.V.I.) playing L.O.F. Congratulations are extended to Sonia Manning, Elizabeth Webster and Julie Robertson, who were awarded colours, and also to Margot Burdett, Davida Switson and A n n e Walton f o r "re-dates."

T h e team wishes to thank Miss Perkins, and Miss Kirby for their time and assistance given to us this year.

In conclusion we wish the 1956 teams every success and we hope that they will enjoy the game whether they win or whether they lose.

—Anne

Walton.

Basketball Basketball practices began on the first Thursday of Second Term and were held on every Tuesday and Thursday night. Owing to the standard of girls' play being very even in many cases, Miss Kirby had great difficulty in selecting the team.

However, when finally chosen, the first team consisted of Margot Burdett ( G . ) , Barbara Clark ( A . ) , Julie Robertson (captain A . W . ) , A n n e Walton (vice-captain, C . ) , Elizabeth Webster (D.W.), Judith Miller ( D . ) , Lyn Helmer ( D . G . ) .

Owing to Judith Miller's ankle injury, which occurred early in the season, Catherine Lee played most matches with the Firsts.

Results of matches played by the Firsts are as follows: M.L.C. d.

M.C.E.G.G.S., 37-26, G.C.E.G.G.S. d M.L.C., 16-14, M.L.C. drew with Siena, 19-19, M.L.C. d. Strathcona 13-5, M.L.C. drew with P.L.C., 26-26, M.L.C. d. Swinburne, 26-2, M.L.C. d. M o r o n g o , 19.5, Fintona d. M.L.C., 22-17, M.L.C. d. Siena, 15-11.

T h e second team, captained by Catherine Lee and Jill Evans, had an excellent season.

T h e Junior team, captained by Lyn McConnell also had a good season and results were as follows: M.L.C. d. M.C.E.G.G.S., 18-14, M.L.C. d. P.L.C, 19-12, M.L.C. d. Fintona 9-5, M o r o n g o d. M.L.C. 13-8, M.L.C. d. Hermitage, 14-9, St. Catherine's d. M.L.C., 6-4.

Some members of the Basketball teams were hostesses to girls f r o m M.L.C., Launceston f o r a week during which we played two basketball ball matches against their team—in the first we won 30-24, and in the second match, Launceston won 21-16.

A t the beginning of Third Term the Prefects' Basketball team very enthusiastically played a match against the Wesley Prefects and lost, 7-9.

This match attracted a record crowd of spectators f o r the season, and was enjoyed by all.

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—Photo.

BASEBALL Back

(left to right):

Julie Robertson, Davida

Celia Tasker,

Switson, Front:

Elizabeth

C.

Stuart

Tompkins.

Walton

(capt.),

Barbara

TEAM

Judith Miller, Webster,

Anne

Elizabeth

Clark,

O'Neill.

Sonia Manning, Margot Burdett.

Our thanks go to Miss Kirby f o r her very helpful advice at training throughout a successful season, and we wish the teams of 1956 the very best.

—Julie Robertson.

In conclusion we would like to thank Miss Kirby, Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. Schnagel and Miss Perkins for umpiring the House matches and all the Sports Staff f o r their coaching during Sport lessons.

Cricket

I am sure we all wish cricket at M.L.C. the best of luck and hope that it will become even more popular than it is now.

As Third Term dawned and the sunny weather returned, girls of all ages were seen on the oval practising cricket. This sport is proving increasingly popular with the younger as well as the older girls.

O n c e again we had our House Cricket matches and many girls enthusiastically practised for a place in their team. A t the moment all Houses have won one match each, the results being: Fitchett defeated Krome 60-28 runs, and lost to Cato 55-81 runs. Berry lost to Krome, 32-62 runs, and defeated Cato, 46-38 runs.

Berry provided an entertaining end to the match against Krome when they proved that everyone in their team was capable of bowling.

From these House matches a School team was chosen consisting o f : A n n e Walton, Alison Tudor, Margaret Swann, Celia Tasker, Margaret Stevens, Cath. Lee (wicket keeper), Elizabeth Webster, Jan Taylor, Margaret Lay (12th m a n ) , Jean W o o d f u l l and Barbara Clark (vice-captain) and Davida Switson (capt.).

It is hoped that later this term the team will be able to play MacRobertson Girls' High School.

—Davida

Switson.

Hockey W e began our practices late in first term, devoting most of the time to stick work. This proved an excellent idea as Mrs. Stephens was able to choose the teams almost immediately Second Term began.

There were nine vacancies f o r the first team, and these were filled mainly by players in last year's Seconds and the Junior team. T h e final team was: Goal-keeper, Helen Chesterfield; R.B., Joan Weetman; L.B., Elaine Walsh; R.H.B., Glenda McMillan (vice-captain) ; C.H.B., Elizabeth O'Neill (captain) ; L.H.B. Beverly Grieve; R.W. Kaye Phipps; L . W . Eve McLennan; R.I. Marjorie T h o m p s o n ; L.I. Elisabeth Shiffron; C.F., Marion Pretty.

Colours are awarded to Glenda McMillan, Marjorie T h o m p s o n , Kaye Phipps and Elizabeth O'Neill (re-date).

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W e played many of our matches in mud, but this did not lessen our enthusiasm.

A t the end of term we were very pleased to be able to entertain and play teams f r o m the Launceston M.L.C. All teams seemed thoroughly to enjoy their stay.

T h e results of our matches were: Korowa d.

M.L.C. 4-0; M.C.E.G.G.S. d. M.L.C. 7-3; M.L.C. d. Tintern, 3-1; Toorak College d. M.L.C., 4-0; M.L.C. d. Swinburne, 4 - 0 ; M o r o n g o d. M.L.C. 7-0; Hermitage d. M.L.C. 8-0; Launceston M.L.C. d. M.L.C. 8-2; M.L.C. d. Launceston M.L.C. 3-2.

W e sincerely thank Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. Keyser, who coached the Juniors, f o r all they have done to improve our teams, and f o r helping to make the season such a happy one.

—Elizabeth O'Neill.

T h e Seconds were captained by Nike Demetrie, and both the Seconds and the Juniors show promise f o r the future.

In our matches we defeated M o r o n g o , the Hermitage and P.L.C. and were defeated by M.C.C.G.G.S. W e had a very exciting match against Wesley College tennis team. Although they defeated us, it provided enjoyment for both players and spectators.

A t the end of the term, teams f r o m M.L.C., Launceston, visited us. The tennis team played two matches against them and narrowly defeated them both times. These matches were most enjoyable and it provided us with an opportunity to play against some of Tasmania's best Junior tennis players.

A t the end of the term colours were awarded to Sonia Manning and "re-dates" to Margaret Rickarby, W e n d y Woolcott, Helen Michell, Claire Furneaux and Davida Switson.

These girls are to be congratulated.

Tennis " T h e n striking, serving, volleying, Our comrades played the game; T h e y struggled hard and every stroke, W a s f o r the O l d School's fame."

This year five of last year's team returned, and the other three places were filled quickly, so that that we could practise f o r our matches. T h e team chosen was: 1st pair: Margaret Rickarby, Davida Switson (capt.); 2nd pair: Claire Furneaux, Helen Michell; 3rd pair: Sonia Manning, W e n d y W o o l cott; 4th pair: Pauline Learner, Bette Davis.

It is hoped that next year more girls will try f o r the teams, and even if they are not successful, that they will still attend and provide practice f o r the team.

W e would like to thank Miss Perkins for her help during the term and also wish the 1956 team the best of luck.

— D a v i d a Switson.

—Photo.

BASKET-BALL Standing:

Judith Miller, Kneeling:

Anne

Walton,

C.

Stuart

Tompkins.

TEAM

Julie Robertson,

Barbara Clark, Catherine

Elizabeth Webster, Lyn Helmer, Margot Burdett.

Lee.

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HOCKEY Back

(left to

right) :

Elisabeth

•—Photo.

TEAM

Shiffron,

Helen

Chesterfield,

Eve

C.

Stuart

Tompkins.

McLennan.

Second Row: Elaine Walsh, Beverley Grieve, Kaye Phipps, Marion Pretty, Marjorie Thompson, Joan Weetman Front:

Glenda

McMillan, Elizabeth O'Neill

(capt.).

Nurses' Memorial Appeal New Assembly Hall This year we have been in "retirement." N o direct appeal has been made f o r funds.

It is hoped, however, to have £1000 collected by the end of the y e a r — W e have £600 in hand.

Thanks are due to the Nurses' Memorial Ladies' Auxiliary who, under the capable guidance of Mrs. Clive Lord, have worked quietly and efficiently at a Tuck S h o p in the school hospital.

T o those women who have helped each week a special word of appreciation is given: the £600 they have raised has represented a great deal of hard work, and in addition to the money raised, they make available most attractive lunches f o r girls and staff, which have proved most popular.

T h e Music School, too, have been adding (£1700) to their great effort of last year, and most cheerfully enter into any suggestions made f o r furthering "the cause."

T h e girls are always helpful, kindly and cooperative with any scheme suggested, and their help is most inspiring to those working f o r this effort. It is always a pleasure working with them.

There is still much enthusiasm about the raising of funds f o r the New Assembly Hall, and it is expected that the Hall will be started early in the New Year.

Next year, it is hoped that great things will be achieved. Parents are continually offering their help and expressing the wish that all might work together f o r a last mighty effort next year.

If any parent, Old Collegian or friend of the school would like to join a working group they will be welcomed. If Y O U have any suggestions regarding the raising of funds, please let us know.

W e need all the help we can muster.

T h e need is great, but if we all do a small amount much will be achieved.

T h e Nurses' Memorial Committee extends its g o o d wishes, and most warmly thanks all those who have helped in any way.

T h e amount now in hand f o r the Assembly Hall is £44,518.

—Jean Chambers, H o n . Organiser.

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Original Contributions SENIOR Hour Before Darkness The wind f r o m the west blows softly through the window, Stirring the leaves of the oak tree in the shadows, T h e m o o n will rise to-night. T h e clouds are crimson, Silver-crested, white like foaming billows O f the waves upon the ocean.

How well I remember T h e waves upon the ocean — the gulls flying westward.

Crying, into the glorious sunset . . .

T h e shadows lengthen, the oakleaves whisper, T h e sun is sinking, I hear a distant sheep bell Across the evening air. T h e breeze blows softly, T h e smell of wild rose, and fresh, green clover, T h e lowing of the cattle, coming in f o r milking, T h e breeze is whispering gently in the oakleaves, Softly, like the sound of the faraway ocean—A n d now it grows louder the call of the ocean—I hear the waves pounding on a distant shore, A n d still it increases, the ocean is nearer, T h e clouds are grey now, like waves upon the ocean, T h e roaring, troubled ocean, calling me, calling me.

I follow the gulls in their flight ever westward, Crying, over the grey horizon, Over the rim of the world, Into the darkness O f Eternity.

— P . Dixson, H o n . V I . c , Cato.

India—Land of Contrasts T h e country which I love most in all the world is one which few modern people would want to live in. Its plains are hot and dusty, fever-ridden, crowded and ravaged by starvation and drought.

T h e hills and jungles appear terrifyingly lonely

SECTION and swarming with man-eating tigers, poisonous snakes and sudden death. All this is enough to warn most people away f r o m India, and so few have the chance of living there and learning to love it.

W e may leave the crowded city and come to a peaceful village scene; women washing at the well, little children playing on the dusty ground, sacred cattle wandering the streets, dogs and chickens everywhere, endlessly searching f o r f o o d .

T h e wide compound is surrounded by the p o o r little mud huts of the villagers with the boarding school on the far side. Straight ahead, among the trees are seen the tall white pillars of the missionaries' bungalow. There is a beautiful garden with lovely flowers. Behind the house, the patient oxen are plodding endlessly up and down a path f r o m the well, drawing water f o r the rice fields.

A l o n g a shady path is a humble graveyard with old cracked gravestones and guarding them all is a little, greystone Lutheran church. There is a legend that on a certain night every year, the first minister comes back to take a service in the church. N o villagers dare go near it o n this night, but we may be lucky to see, on some moonlit night, the windows all ablaze with lights. For at certain times, the m o o n is in such a position that its reflection on the windows gives this impression.

W e may leave the plains and be driven by reckless Indian bus-drivers along the narrow, mountain roads, winding between towering mountains and cliffs, sheer down to the rocks below.

This is a new India—a far more beautiful, grand and terrifying country.

W e may get up before sunrise on a cold, misty morning and climb up a winding mountain path.

There are great, black, whispering pines towering overhead and a soft, deep carpet of pine-needles underfoot.

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They come swiftly and silently, swinging from tree to tree, pause, and watch f r o m wide, dark, curious eyes—then they are gone again into the forest.

Beautiful, brilliantly-coloured birds flash through the trees and sometimes a wild cry rings and echoes through the forest-depths and all is silent again.

W e may come across one of the rarest orchids in the world; growing on the hillside and reigning in solitary splendour.

W h e n it is getting lighter, we may see what appears to be a pile of leaves move, and while we watch, it turns into a leopard and quietly slinks off into the jungle.

Then, still climbing, we may suddenly come out on to a lonely ridge to one of the most beautiful cemeteries in all the world. The clouds may break and we stand dumb while on all the surrounding hilltops, the snow slowly turns to a glistening pink as we watch a glorious sunrise among the mountains.

—Rosemary

Horton, Hon. V l . b ,

Fitchett.

Meeting the Himalaya Having decided to go down to Station Pier to greet Dr. and Mrs. W o o d , we arose at 4.30 a.m., and after hastily dressing and eating breakfast, we caught the tram at 5.15. It was beautiful at that time of morning—very still and quiet, but very dark.

W e boarded the tram, an "allnighter" which seemed to be a relic of the last century, and the silence of the early morning was broken when the old tram finally began to move.

With a clatter and a lurch we were off and we had time to gain our breath after such a rush.

The tram (for those who have not experienced the joy of travelling in such a vehicle), is operated by the driver only, and you pay your fare, which is double the price on a normal tram, as you enter. There are two small, open, smoking compartments at each end, with the closed in, non-smoking compartments in the middle.

It was quite light when we reached the city, and, as we stepped off the tram at Swanston Street, the streets were almost deserted.

There would have been no trouble in finding a parking space.

W e had planned to take a taxi to the wharf, but we were doubtful as to where we would find one. But to our delight, there was a taxi parked outside the Town Hall, and we hurried across. W e were rather taken aback when we discovered the driver asleep in the front seat, and so, not wishing to disturb his slumbers, we walked on to Flinders Street station, where there was any number of taxis available. After walking up past «very one, we walked back and took the front one.

After about five or ten minutes' driving, we reached Station Pier about five past six and paid off the driver.

Walking along the pier, we could see the Himalaya out in the bay.

Parked on the end of the pier, we saw a familiar blue Humber flying two M.L.C. pennants.

There was only a handful of people o n the wharf, but as time went on and as the

ship came closer, more people came down, including more M.L.C. girls. At last the Himalaya came close enough to recognise people on board, but, alas, there were no familiar faces on deck.

But when the ship finally berthed at 7 a.m. Dr. W o o d appeared at the rails.

H o w pleased we were to see him. A little later he re-appeared, this time with Mrs. W o o d .

W e waited for what seemed an age in the queue, and finally we went upstairs and were allowed on board about 7.30 or 7.45 a.m. Then began about two hours of great excitement and enjoyment as we explored the ship. W e saw the lounge room, the children's playroom and other beautifully furnished rooms, and saw the swimming pool, the sports deck and the ballroom, all providing excellent facilities for recreation.

We were just making our way off the ship when Dr. and Mrs. W o o d came up the stairs. W e were very pleased to see them, and spoke to them for a moment, but then we had to leave.

W e had a very exciting morning, and we are sure everyone else at M.L.C. is just as pleased to welcome Dr. and Mrs. W o o d home as we were down on Station Pier.

—Helen

Chesterfield, Pass VI.a, Cato.

The Metals and Non-Metals or The Chemical Attraction of the Elements Miss Sulphur has a primrose shade, Miss Chlorine always looks like jade, But though she has no colour scheme, Miss Oxygen stills reigns supreme.

T h e metals are a heavy lot, For movement do not care a jot.

Until there comes a light non-metal, Uncertain on which one to settle.

A favourite is Mister K, W h o with the ladies has his way, All fall for his metallic glance, W h i c h leads them then a pretty dance.

N o t so with gentle Mister AI, W h o treats each lady as a " p a l . " Unless his temperature be high, W h e n straight to marriage he will fly.

Miss Sulphur surely knows that she, A n d Ferrum have affinity, But then alas, she loses ground, If e'er Miss O . should come around.

— M a r g e r y Davies, Pass V l . b , Cato.

The Hazards of Being an Actuary's Daughter Y o u probably have not the slightest idea what an actuary is or does. Well, I can assure you that you are not the only one.

My father is an actuary, and has often tried to explain to me what he does, but has not succeeded very well, but one thing I have found out

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is that he works with figures all day. This factor is predominant in all his dealings: seeds have to be planted at x inches apart, while floor-boards before being sawn, are measured to the last millionth of an inch.

Everything is reduced to figures, no matter what it may be.

O n e of his favourite hobbies when at a concert is to estimate the number of people in the hall. H e settles down to count the number of people in a row, then the number of rows, and by multiplying these figures in his head, produces his answer.

It is impossible to argue with him on any subject because by turning his arguments into figures, he leaves one completely dizzzy.

Every hope our family has ever had of winning a consultation or a crossword puzzle, has been thoroughly dampened by his irritating way of being able to estimate, what a minute decimal chance we have of success.

So figures are his daily work, his hobby and his relaxation.

Yes, perhaps he does drive you mad at times, but then he also has his uses— you've guessed it. Maths, homework!

—Lesley Palmer, P.VI.a, Cato.

Seascape T h e blue waves roll and break upon the beach, Foaming and white-capped on the golden yellow sand, W h i c h stretches crisp and firm f i o m cliff to cliff, Crescent moons they are with shining edges, In this expanse of blue and green, this world O f sea and sky, of tree and rugged cliff.

A m o n g the rocks the foaming water bubbles, Gurgling and rushing as it eddies in and out, Washing over smooth round pebbles hidden Beneath the foot of some small jagged rock Sea-weed covered, brown and red and green, T h e home of tiny crabs and bright sea shells.

T h e dark green water simmers where it's deep, While out at sea the waves still slowly roll.

A soft swell shimmers in the autumn haze, A veil so light. T h e wind begins to blow T h e swell mounts steadily, the waves increase, Darkening each minute, rising and beating, shattering T h e age-old cliffs with ruthless, pounding blows.

—Rosalind Johns, H o n o u r V I b , Cato.

— H e l e n Clemson, 12 yrs., Lower I V , Krome

" H o w I Brought My Homework from Home to School" (With apologies to Robert Browning) I raced to the station, and Mary, and she, I galloped, Jane galloped, we galloped all three.

"Can't wait!" cried the porter, and swung the gate to. " W a i t ! " we all echoed, and galloped straight through!

'Jfi;,..

W e drew into Camberwell: Jane gave a moan: " M y Maths, books," she groaned, " I ' v e left them at h o m e ! " W e others continued; at the station got out, As we ran for the tram, we heard a great shout: " N o r o o m ! " f r o m the tram-man, yet agile and deft, I crammed me aboard, but Mary was left.

W h e n I got to the form-room, the school clocks said nine, But thank goodness my homework arrived right o n time!

—Ainslie Lamb, P.VI.a, Berry.

Puppets in Paris O u r little hotel—the hotel de Bretagne et du Canada— was in a side street off the Rue de Rennes in the Latin Quarter of Paris. W e were there in the dead of winter and the Luxembourg gardens which were not far away were rather unattractive because the trees had lost their leaves and the grass had been worn off the lawns.

W e had heard that the puppet shows that were held in a small puppet theatre in the centre of these gardens were very interesting. So one Sunday afternoon we went to the gardens to find all the mothers and excited children waiting outside f o r \he previous session to finish.

While we were waiting we bought tickets which were numbered—ours were in the two hundreds.

After the people f r o m the session before had come out, all laughing and shouting, a large very French-looking lady in a purple hat went to the front of our crowd and started shouting numbers very fast. The idea was that you went into the theatre according to the number on your ticket.

M y brother, who was only eight years old, slipped away and managed to squeeze in with the first few, but the rest of us had to wait to the end because after she had shouted the first hundred numbers in rapid succession we became hopelessly confused and lost track of what number she was up to.

So after she had finished, we slipped in at the back to see my brother sitting down near the front in a crowd of small and very talkative Parisian children.

Little Red Riding H o o d was the play we were to see. It was very amusing, and every time the W o l f came on to the stage all the children stamped and clapped and shouted " L e loup! Le loup! Le l o u p ! " T h e children chattered, laughed and were generally very excitable all through the play, despite the appeals of a lady who appeared every now and then f r o m the front of the theatre asking them to be quiet.

SILVER A N D T h e highlights in my memory of this puppet show were the dance of the frogs and the axe sticking in the head of the wolf when the play ended.

W e came out at about four o'clock, and by this time it was becoming quite dark.

Policemen were running round and whistling and bustling everyone including us out of the garden.

A n d that is the reason why no matter what other French words I do not know, I can always translate "the W o l f ! " —Judy

Weetman,

V.a., Berry.

The Slum Chi d T h e slum child clutched her tattered doll and stared with solemn eyes, T h r o u g h dingy alleyways of smoke and silhouetted skies.

She stared through all the dirt and filth of wasted human lives, Through rubbish tips and old tin cans where rats end vermin thrive.

Her heme lacked sympathy and love, the right of everyone, She d never known a parent's love; a glimpse of summer sun; Her life stretched forth in endless waste without a single joy.

She'd never heard a kind remark or touch a brand new toy.

Her mind soared o'er the chimney stacks to a land where life is fair, T o where the shining sun smiles down and none has a care.

T o where no nagging voice keeps on, but every one is true, A land where children play f o r hours 'neath skies of changeless blue.

T h e land is rich with summer flowers and bluebirds sing all day.

Waterfalls drop like chandeliers to rock pools bright and gay, Willows trail in placid lakes and poplars brush the sky, A n d delicate ghost gums, stark white, stretch slender arms up high.

A n d when dusk falls, this earth stands still, and shadows start to dance.

T h e stars break through the velvet sky and leap and prance, T h e n night sets in, but sunrise comes with red the land to burn But only tourists know this land and always they return.

T h e slum child raised her tousled head and heard her mother's cry, She went to get her old rag doll and let her dream world fly; T h e n turned and trudged up narrow stairs to dingy rooms of grey.

A n d left her dream world far behind— But she'll come back one day.

—Margaret Plant, V.d.,

Fitchett.

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GREEN Portrait of Kathleen

Her face held a beauty so lovely and rare; There was silver and tarnish, and mist in hair, A n d yet the prevailing colour was fair.

—Kathleen.

her

Her lips had a softness, just as the down Left on the shore when the seabirds have flown.

A n d like a red rose, were sweet and full blown.

—Kathleen.

Her eyes had a greeness, tender and light, A n d showed that her heart knew the presence of light, A n d then, when she smiled, the green became bright.

—Kathleen.

Her face showed a profile lovely and kind, As full cheek and glossy hair shone in the wind.

But the now faded picture is blazed on my mind — o f Kathleen.

—Rhonda

Smith,

P.VI.b.

Loch Ard Gorge O n June 1st, 1878, a small passenger ship, the " L o c h A r d , " outward bound f r o m Glasgow to Melbourne, was on the last section of her journey T h e captain expected to reach Melbourne the following night, as the boat had already passed what they supposed to be the Otway lighthouse.

Although there was a large crew, the passengers all belonged to one large family: that of Dr. Carmichael, who was moving to Australia with his wife and six children.

That night a heavy f o g and increasing swell caused the ship to lose her course, and towards daybreak the captain realised that his ship was perilously close to the treacherous Port Campbell cliffs.

T h e watch had mistaken the lights of Warrnambool for the Otway lighthouse. In spite of the crew's efforts to anchor the ship or change course, within minutes the ship was out of control. Shortly after 4 a.m. the boom snapped and the ship crashed on the invisible rock ledge which surrounds Mutton Bird Island. T h e bows were split, the decks flooded by heavy seas. Everyone was in the heavy swell, battling f o r his life.

T o m Pearce, the young midshipman, managed to keep afloat. H e was by chance swept into a gorge through its narrow opening, and flung o n the sand where he lay dazed f o r some time.

W h e n he had recovered a little he scanned the sea for any other survivors. H e heard a cry and saw someone clinging to a hencoop, floating near the shore. H e swam back to save the girl, and then half-dragged, half-carried her to a dry cave at the foot of the cliffs.

She was unconscious.

H e realised that she needed help soon, or she would die if cold. H e made her a bed of teatree, then explored the possibility of climbing the sheer cliffs. Meanwhile the rough seas had washed up piles of wreckage which he decided to look through. H e f o u n d a box of brandy bottles, one of which he gave the girl, and drank another

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In his weary and depressed state slept on the beach, awaking late in the day.

he

H e then climbed the cliffs f o r help, not knowing whether anyone lived within miles of this lonely spot.

T h e difficult climb took most of his strength, and his knees were bleeding when he crawled to the top of the cliffs. However, he stumbled on, and came across some fresh hoofmarks on the sand. Still not knowing in which direction to go, he stopped to listen. A young drover came riding towards him. T o m told him his plight, and begged the drover to send help quickly to the unconscious girl. Although he too needed f o o d and medical attention, he insisted on returning to the young girl, Eva, the only survivor of the Carmichael family.

W h e n the drover reached the small township at Port Campbell, a few miles f r o m the gorge, the people would not at first believe his story of two survivors out of fifty people wrecked in a ship outside the gorge. N o one had ever lived to tell such a story before. They thought that the drover was drunk. His wife, however, urged him to take her back as she was sure that his story was true. They set out on horseback and reached the gorge in the fading twilight. T h e drover and his wife could soon see the wreckage. After scrambling down the cliffs they came across the sailor who was anxiously looking f o r the girl. They called to her, but hearing no answer, thought that their search would be in vain. T o m collapsed on the sand. They covered him with a blanket and let him sleep, while they sent back to the township f o r lanterns and men.

While the sailor h : d been away, the girl had awakened, and the horror of the situation dawned on her dazed mind. Fearing that the sailor who rcscued her had been carried off by aborigines, whom she thought inhabited this strange country, she had fled from the open cave to hide behind the near-by tea-tree, where she sank into unconsciousness again.

W h e n the band of men returned later, they f o u n d her; and after feeding and warming both the sailor and the girl, they carried them with difficulty to the cliff top, then back to the homestead.

After some weeks of care and rest they regained their strength, and took up their lives again.

O n the bleak, windswept c'iffs above Tom Pearce's cave, a tiny cemetery was made for the forty-eight victims of the " L o c h A r d " disaster, and may be inspected by visitors to-day.

— H e l e n Williams, Pass V i c . ,

" T h e Play's the Thing" (With sincere apologies to William Shakespeare and C. J. Dennis) Some bloke said " T h e play's the thing," but I'd rather 'ave a real good Western—least, that's what I think now, after 'aving seen two fancy plays.

I vowed I'd never see no more o Bill Shakerpeare's muck after me and Doreen saw " R o m e o and Juliet," but Dor., wiv' 'er sweet an'

—Photo.

ATHLETICS Lyn

Helmer,

C.

Stuart

Tompkins.

TEAM

Left to Right: Kaye Phipps, Claire Furneaux, Jan Barthold, Robin Williams,

Fitchett.

Elizabeth Webster,

Barbara

Shaw, Judith

Catherine Lee.

Millet.

Joan Risbv.

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SILVER A N D GREEN lovin' ways persuaded me, las' week, to see anuvver.

'Er uncle giv' 'er two free tickets for the gods, so we went—much against me will, mind yer.

T h e d o o was called " M c B e f f , " but you could'a called it "Murder in the Hen-house"—Blimey, the way they splashed that tomater sauce round.

I'll give you the low-down on the story. It wuz about Scotland—I read that in the programme (cos' me a bob) and the fellers were all called Mac-sumpthin.

Y o u ' d think the men would 'a worn them tartan skirts but they didn't—they wore sugar bags and leopard skins and gaiter things on their legs.

But the funniest bit o' their rig was their 'eadgear—had horns it did, honest. Doreen said all •they needed wuz tails, and they could 'a passed f o r Devils.

T h e play starts orf real creepy. It's all dark and there's a lump o ' tree in the middle, painted like the 'ands o' me twenty-eight bob watch Doreen gave me last Christmas.

Three awful old hags dance round a wash tub and cackle about fogs and fights. Nex' scene a bloke what's about to kick the bucket blahs a whole lot about some brave guy, McBeff. W h e n you see McBeff he wasn't worth waitin' for. H e was just a fat bloke rigged up like the uvvers. H e an' a cobbler name o' Bankwo, have a pow-wow wiv' them witches, who tell McBeff 'e's like as not to be king.

T h e n in the very nex' scene, Dunkem, the King o ' Scotland, ups and makes McBeff a Dook.

Y o u can tell from the minute you see his missus Lady McBeff she wants 'im to be king. So when Dunkem comes to spend the night at their castle she 'arps at McBeff and primes him up to bump him off. McBeff's awful scared but he does. Then the silly goat goes and brings the skewers down wiv' him after the bloody deed and 'is wife 'as to take them back. She gives 'im a bit of lip about that. Their 'ands is in a real mess by this time, SO- they buzzes off to wash 'em.

T h e porter at the gate outside is a bit merry and talks about geese and bonfires.

A nice guy called M c D u f f finds the body and Lady Mac. pretends to faint.

There's a real to-do about it and McBeff blames it on to Dunkem's kids who do the bunk.

O' course they makes McBeff the king jus' like he planned and all's swell f o r a while.

Mall Kum now 'is king, invites all them fellers to his kurrynashun with scones.

Then the lolly boy yelled "Peanuts, icecream!" right in me ear and the bloke nex' to me woke up.

—Terrill Sloss, Pass V I . c , Krome.

Arthur's Seat Arthur's Seat, 1031 feet above sea level, is the most outstanding feature of the Mornington Peninsula, and is the big attraction f o r all holiday makers and visitors. It is a unique vantage point f r o m where the wide expanse of Port Phillip Bay, with the Y o u Y a n g Mountains beyond, can be seen. Overseas steamers and numerous other craft sailing through the Rip and down the Bay add to the interest of the panoramic vista.

Cowes, T h e Nobbies and Seal Rocks on Phillip Island can be picked out.

A little to the right and almost in line with Seal Rocks are Hinders and West Head, while Cape Schanck is further still to the right.

A substantial 60 ft. lookout! tower exists at the summit of Arthur's Seat, and telescopic instruments are available f o r the use of visitors.

Arthur's Seat, the surrounding district of which includes what is now Dromana and McCrae, was one of the first places in Port Phillip visited by white men. Lieutenant Grant sailed f r o m L o n d o n to Sydney in 1800, and passed within sight of a considerable part of the coast of Victoria.

In 1801, Lieutenant Murray continued the exploration of the Bight between Wilson's Promotory and Cape Otway. In 1802, he arrived opposite Port Phillip Heads, but did not try to enter the Bay owing to an unfavourable wind. H e returned to Western Port and f r o m there sent a boat in charge of Chief Officer Bowen, who discovered a channel at the entrance. Murray passed through the Rip about a fortnight later, and wrote in his log the following concerning Arthur's Seat:— " A w a y to the eastward at the distance of about twenty miles, the land is mountainous; in particular there is one very high mountain which I named Arthur's Seat f r o m the resemblance to a mountain of that name a few miles f r o m Edinburgh."

But McBeff thinks Bankwo is getting wise so 'e as 'im taken f o r a ride and then gives a slap-up banquet. But McBeff does a blue funk and sees ghosts so Lady McBeff tells all the guests to go quick.

McBeff goes to them witches and they whistle up a few ghosts what talk to McBeff and tell him 'e's a real tough guy and no one can kill 'im. But McBeff's still up to tricks and gets rid o' M c D u f f ' s wife an' kids.

Neither Murray nor any of his party ascended Arthur's Seat. Captain Matthew Flinders sailed through the Heads on 26th April, 1802. H e and his party climbed the hill. In 1844, Sir J o h n Franklin, a former Governor of Tasmania, visited Port Philip and climbed Arthur's Seat with Andrew McCrae, whose homestead was near the f o o t o f the hill. Sir John had climbed the hill before with Flinders in 1802, and he was able to show McCrae a small heap of stones under which was some paper bearing the name of the ship.

Lady Mac. goes a bit dotty under the strain and walks around the castle in 'er nightie. She's still trying to wash the blood orf 'er 'ands though it ain't really there. There's a bang-on battle then and Doreen got the wind-up—but I 'eld 'er 'and.

Poor old Lady McBeff dies and then M c D u f f kills McBeff—serve him right, nasty type; and they make one o' Dunkem's sons king.

In August, 1953, a Trigonometrical Station was erected o n the summit of Arthur's Seat f o r survey purposes; it was destroyed by fire in 1880.

In 1883 the authorities decided to erect a new Eastern Lighthouse (at what is now known as M c C r a e ) , and the old lighthouse was removed to the top of Arthur's Seat by bullock waggons to be used as a look-out.

It remained there till 1934, when the

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present scructure was erected.

W h e n preparing these foundations, the original Trigonometrical Stone of 1853 was found, and it is now placed within the tower where it may be seen.

O n what is believed to be the spot f r o m which Flinders had taken his set of bearings in 1802, a stone cairn now stands. It was erected on December 5, 1914, and a tablet was fixed to commemorate both Flinders and Murray.

-—Jill Cromb,

Pass, VI.c., Krome.

The Race to the Light ( W i t h Acknowledgment to " B a n j o " Paterson) It was telephoned f r o m Melbourne that young Hugh, the keeper's boy, A n active youngster, playing with a kite, H a d fallen f r o m a ledge where he had climbed to fetch the toy, O n the sheer and rugged granite near the Light.

It was feared the lad was dying, but the seas were running high, A n d the keeper's boat was dashed against the rock, W h e n they launched it in a vain attempt to reach the ship " S u p p l y . " W h i c h would take the injured boy to Inverloch.

So the call came through to Foster f o r the doctor there to dare, T h e wilderness 'tween Light and Norman Bay. A n d perhaps as I'm no bushman fit to mention, I declare,

I surveyed that dreadful prospect with dismay. " Y o u ' l l never make that track in June," old Smiley prophesied As I caught his riding hack without delay; T h e n quickly saddled her and with a grin I hoped would hide My inner fears, set out f o r N o r m a n Bay. ' T h o u g h I raced along that mountain road, the light began to fail E'er I reached the Ranger's house and camping park, I called out when I saw him at the turn-off to the trail. " I ' l l be hard put to make it in the dark!" " W h y man, you surely don't expect to start that trek to-night!"

T h e Ranger said—he raised a troubled brow—" I ' l l wake you in the morning half an hour before it's light, It's suicide to contemplate it now.

A n d unless you're like the man f r o m Snowy River, I advise That you leave that mare behind you at my shack, For the path is rough and slippery—you'd indeed be most unwise If you risked those snags and crab-holes on a hack."

I pondered on his words—perhaps it would be best to wait; M y every instinct urged me to go on; Yet his warning made me hesitate—if I should be too late— But who would save the boy if I was gone?

CRICKET

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Back Row: Margaret Swann, Anne Walton, Jean W o o d f u l l Davida Switson (capt.), Barbara Clark, Jan Taylor, Elizabeth Webster, Celia Tasker.

Front Row:

Catherine Lee, Alison Tudor, Margaret

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I left on f o o t 'ere dawn, and soon a chilling liquid A l o n g one side of the river, the natives have light planted kasava, a root which when dried is Stole over Wilson's barren granite peak. pounded into flour and is the main f o o d in their N o sound—but f o r the cawing of a crow above diet. the height, A n d the gurgle of the rain-replenished creek.

A t night the hippos trample the gardens, and For the track was but a creek-bed carved f r o m out eat the roots. They are a terrible menace. the mountain-side, W e walked on to a sandbank at the mouth of A n d though dry in summer, now was stream the river.

Here we had an excellent view upanew; stream.

One of the party had brought a rifle S o I struggled through the stunted scrub and with him in case there were any crocs, within saplings as I tried range f o r a shot.

T o keep that guiding telegraph in view.

A n d thus I reached the plains where blown sand Just as the sun was setting, and everything was seared my red eye-rims, calm, we saw hundreds of fish leap about five feet As the wind howled over scrublands charred and out of the water glowing silvery-red in the setting dead, sun. W e wondered what was causing them to do W h e r e the blackened, burnt-out banksias thrust this, when, looking farther up the river we saw their gaunt and lifeless limbs, about six crocodiles cruising along the top of T o meet the brooding storm-clouds overhead. the water, looking like floating logs.

T h e n the swamps—false step was death in that black, oozing, slimy bath, One of them, not more than twenty-five yards A n d as with bleeding hands and blunted knife away, jerked his head out of the water showing a I hacked out thorny shrubs to try to make a mouth full of silvery fish and large teeth.

The firmer path, hunter took aim, and fired. The crocodile leapt I prayed I'd be in time to save a life. about twelve feet out of the water showing a Over snake-infested heathlands where wild pea and white scaly belly, and turned a complete somermyrtle grew, sault.

That was the last we saw of them, but Across the track, scarce seen by blinding rain; the fish kept leaping out of the water f o r a few T o the dreary, dripping forest where rosellas more minutes. T h e n everything was peaceful once screeching flew, again.

In protest as I crashed through their domain.

Where the wallaby and wombat checked their W e drove home very excited over what we had headlong flight to stare, seen and talked of nothing else f o r a few days.

In wonder at my torn, dishevelled form, A b o u t a week later we drove down to the river As I crossed with quailing heart, on mossy log and to see if we could see that wonderful sight again. tree-trunk bare, But all we could hear were the hippos., grunting Swift flowing rivers, swollen by the storm, as they came up f o r air, and then blowing before T h e n at last I saw the lighthouse gleaming faintly going under once more. through the gloom.

I staggered down those cliffs and sought young This time we were silent as we drove home, Hugh. " H e ' s gravely ill," I said, and fought with Death ' thinking about what had happened previously—a scene which very few people have ever witnessed. in that sick room, 'Till I could say "Worst's over now, he'll d o . " —Celia Tasker, Diploma B, Cato.

Thank G o d I reached the lad in time, and that I chose aright ^ (The toughest choice of which I've ever heard).

Examinations It's doubtful if we both would be alive this very Each night we sit at home and work, night, Our studies we must do.

H a d I heeded not the Ranger's warning word.

Examinations we must pass, — J u d i t h H o p e , Pass VI.c., Fitchett.

A n d hours are all so few.

Crocodiles in Lake Nyasa W h e n we were living at Kota-Kota on the shores of Lake Nyasa, ninety-six miles f r o m where we live at the present time, after a late afternoon we would drive down to a river about eight miles away to watch the hippos and sometimes see crocodiles.

Near the river there is a certain tree larger than all the rest, and it is usually filled with hundreds of small grey chattering monkeys. A few o f the bolder ones sit in the trees along the road, now and then poking their heads f r o m behind the branches, reminding one of jack-in-the-boxes.

T h e minutes swiftly tick away, T h e time soon comes f o r bed.

W e leave our books and go to sleep, T o rest our aching head.

Examinations loom in front, T h e hours that; make a day, So insufficient are to us, That to the powers we pray—"Could you in your sweet wisdom, please, Till school exams, are o'er.

Put forty-eight hours in each day, Instead of twenty-four?"

— M a r i o n Alcock, P.V.I.,c., Berry.

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Morning

Colour Colour—the word that conjures up Vast subjects, endless vistas, O f whirling spheres, dark solids, vivid masses, A n d the subtler tones of pastel greys.

A world of scarlet flame and glowing sparks, A n d dove's wing grey, like puffs of wispy smoke, That waft up to a sky of turquoise blue, T h e n fade away.

T h e colour of a swan's breast, fleecy white, T h e pitch black of the everlasting night, T h e mottled tints of fish in phosphorescent spray, T h e sea itself, a restless living thing, From deepest prussian blue to f o a m y green Where sand and water mingle, W i l d hues of autumn leaves toss'd on the breeze— Saffron, oaken brown, rich crimson lake.

A sun-drenched garden, decked in spring array; Larkspur's blue and azure hyacinths, Sweet lavender and lilac in a haze.

Intoxicating carmine of the rose, Peach blossom's tender pink.

T h e myriad lights that quiver on the grass Just as the dawn breaks through, Iridescent bubbles, lacy dew, Sparkles as a shaft of light Lingers on the marigold Jewels, too, a royal diadem, Ruby, sapphire, amethyst, Regal purple, crimson, gold, Emerald's green and opal's fire.

A n d the glowing harvest yield, Orange, lemon, apricot, Cherry apple, tawny peach, A n d the shiny violet plum Colour in cathedrals h i g h — R-'ch glowing stained glass windows.

Battle flags and pageantry— Humming-birds, flamingoes and the peacock's sheen A spectrum of endless delight.

—Jennifer Brisbane, V . H . , Fitchett.

T h e black shape of the jutting headland had lain since nightfall like a sleeping giant.

Not until the first streak of pale grey dawn filtered fitfully across the heavens, did it stir in a haze of dewy mist. T h e black waters of a mighty ocean, that had lapped ceaselessly against the salt-encrusted crags all night in a monotonous undertone, swelled and rolled in individual flashes of green and white.

A pale gold finger of sunlight lit up the furthermost scrubby box-tree, changing each grey leaf to gilt, and spread in an ever-widening pooh of curving light on the rim of the sea.

With increasing brilliance, another beam followed, shedding a radiance of pink and gold over the water, and outlining every pale ripple in a quivering black shadow, as it did each rock and pebble on the peninsula.

Each star faded into the dusky pink of the morning sky, as more and more shafts of golden light streamed over the headland, dispersing the tumbling shadows, and prying into every nook and cranny among the rocks.

T o the thundering crescendo of a thousand breaking waves, and the shrill crying of the earliest sea-birds the crimson ball of the sun f r o m his fleecy, cloud-strewn bed, shedding a rainbow of iridescent colours among the lacy v/eb of the spume-blown air.

Drowsy animals stirred in the warmth of a new day, and above the early morning calls of waking birds, a kookaburra proclaimed the morning in a joyous burst of infectious laughter.

— M a r i e Carter, V.F., Fitchett.

MIDDLE SECTION The Spotted Pup T o Spotty the pup the world is entrancing, His ears stand up straight, his short legs are dancing: T o go f o r a walk is all that he begs, A n d what does he see? W h y nothing but legs!

T h e grass is green, the flowers are tall; A wonderful game can be had with a ball, If you haven't a bone you can always chew pegs, But be careful there! Here come the legs.

His reward in life is a word or pat, A n d a bed at night on the back-door mat, A n d sometimes a taste of the bacon and eggs, It's a wonderful world, this world of legs.

— J o a n Crabtree, 12 yrs., L.IV.d, Berry

Daffodils and Snowdrops There are daffodils on the meadow, A n d snowdrop on the hill, T h e y look just like a carpet, That can never keep still; But people always pick them Because the meadow's free, Still, I would never do so If they belonged to me.

O h ! W h y do people pick them?

They make a lovely sight, All swaying in the daytime, A n d closing up at night.

T h e snowdrops look like snowflakes, T h e daffodils like kings, But the people who pick them, Never notice these things.

— P a m Gardiner, L.V.E., Cato.

SILVER A N D Ocean T h e ripples l a p p i n g o n a broken shore, T h e breakers rolling on a rocky isle, T h e white f o a m dancing o n the sparkling waves, T h a t stretch unbroken, restless, mile on mile . . .

T h e wind that whips the flying spray and spume, A n d flings it—whither n o - o n e knows or w h y T h e sea-birds wheeling in the blue above M a k i n g sad music with their m o u r n f u l cry — M a r g a r e t Lancaster, 14 yrs., L.V.a, Fitchett.

The Station H u r r y i n g feet and busy hands, the porters nd the people, Cnildren screaming, the station's teeming, with p e o p l e who've n o time f o r dreaming.

W o m e n with prams in congested jams, hurry through the crowds, T r a i n doors slamming, fingers j a m m i n g , tears fall thick and fast.

T h e green flag shows, the whistle blows a n d the train pulls out at last.

It

rattles along singing its song, over the line with ease, O v e r the hills, past the mills, past the willow trees.

Still rattling along, singing its song, with n o time f o r any o f these.

T h e children sing, the c h u r c h bells ring, as through a village they g o .

T h e n into the station they c o m e at last, slowslow-slow.

— D o r o t h y Kerr, L . V . G . , Berry.

Fever !

Exam.'s h e r e — I n a fix!

What happened 1066?

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GREEN A Visit to Mount Gambier

Last year I visited M o u n t Gambier, which is in South Australia. I h a d a most enjoyable holiday there, and visited m a n y interesting places.

T h e Blue Lake, is situated in the middle o f a v o l c a n o , now dead. It is a lovely inkly blue all summer, but changes to a dirty grey in winter.

It is said that you cannot throw a stone straight into the lake, as it comes back and hits the side.

T h e n there is the Brown Lake, in which it is possible to swim.

A s well as these two lakes, there is the Leg o f M u t t o n Lake, which is called so because it is f o r m e d in that shape.

In M o u n t Gambier there are also many pine trees, which keep saw mills very busy throughout the year.

I n the centre o f the town there is a spring, which falls into a hole o f unknown depth.

No o n e has ever f o u n d out where the water eventually flows to.

A s well as that hole, there is another o n the road d o w n to Port M a c D o n a l d .

It is said that a man driving a dray suddenly disappeared, never to be seen again.

It is believed he fell down this hole. S o m e p e o p l e have thrown boxes d o w n there, and they have been f o u n d 25 miles away.

I think the most interesting thing about M o u n t G a m b i e r is that most o f the houses are made o f white volcanic stone, which is cut out o f the g r o u n d in six feet slabs, and then cut into bricks to f o r m most o f the attractive homes.

T h e farms surrounding the township, many o f which have boxthorn hedges and stone fences resembling some parts o f the English countryside.

T h e soil o f these farms is very rich in minerals, a n d produces excellent pastures f o r dairy herds.

I am l o o k i n g forward to p a y i n g M o u n t Gambier another visit one o f these days.

— S u z a n n e Byriell, I V . d , Fitchett, (13 years).

Fall o f T r o y ?

Waterloo?

Great Fire?

N o t one clue!

Geography— W h a t a day!

Is Calcutta In Mandalay?

Science n e x t — Great despair.

W i l l carbon Burn in air?

Maths, s o o n : Loss per cent, £80— . . . W h a t ' s the rent?

They've gone! . . . N e a r a riot; Marks n o w — . . . A l l is quiet.

Judy H o o p e r (14 years), L V . b , Fitchett.

—M. Newbound.

The Pool.

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32 Cave Canem

Eating the Chinese W a y

(Beware of the D o g )

Our Chinese host took great pains to please us.

H e showed this by reserving the cafe's " r o u n d table," which is the place of honour.

H e walked up the path with a swaggering stride, Glanced down at his suede shoes with evident pride, H e looked at his watch and he straightened his tie, But saw not the notice with its warning c r y — Cave Canem!

H e heard a slight growl, then he saw in the rear A fierce-looking dog with ferocious teeth near; H e made f o r the gate the best possible way, But the dog was there first, and its growl seemed to say— Cave Canem!

H e rushed through the gate, but his step was too short, Minus part of his pants, the part that was caught, H e walked up the street with the greatest of care.

Take heed all who hear, and this notice beware— Cave Canem!

—Allison Neil, Lower V.a, 13 yrs.

Before they Split the Atom T h e first was Robert of Chester, A n alchemist of y o r e — Gave Europe her first textbook In 1144.

T h e next was Roger Bacon ( A modern man it seems), A theory of two x's he Discovered in his dreams.

To-day we often use them In our lessons of Sci-ence, They were, of course, x perience, Plus x periments.

H o n . Robert Boyle then told the world ( A n d what he said he meant), " A substance in its simplest form Is namely—an element."

His name lives o n forever, But " H o n . B o b " has ceased to be; For now he is known throughout the world As the "Papa of Chemie."

Sir Isaac Newton watched A n apple leave a tree, A n d f r o m this simple sight Thought out the law of gravity.

A Scotsman, James Dewar by name, Invented the thermos T o bring himself fame.

While William Gregor, a clergyman, Discovered the metal titanium.

This metal of great importance to-day Is used in the making of potteray.

Sir Edward Frankland followed ( A clever man, this o n e ) , Discovered that Contained in the sun W a s a substance known as helium.

These men and many others (They would exceed a score) Make science what it is to-day— Much better than before.

— " M i s s Farmacy," L.V.a, 14 yrs., Cato.

A smiling Chinese waiter brought us a pot of fragrant Chinese tea. Whilst we were sipping it he placed small bowls and spoons before us.

T h e n in the centre of the table he set down a large bowl of steaming soup.

According to Chinese custom, we each helped ourselves and each other. Floating in a chicken broth were pieces of mushroom, Chinese cabbage, dried fish and poultry.

Before we had time to finish this the waiter returned, carrying several large plates. They contained a fish, cooked whole with mushrooms; steamed duck with a rich brown gravy and bean shoots; stewed chicken with green vegetables and bamboo shoots, and a great mound of fried rice mixed with pork and other delicacies.

Whereas we Australians are used to having two or three courses at the most, Chinese people serve many dishes almost simultaneously.

O u r host proceeded to heap our plates lavishly and we f o u n d our hunger rapidly vanishing.

Before these dishes were emptied, fried chicken with special salt was served.

Another dish of what appeared to be mixed vegetables accompanied this, but in reality the numerous pieces of lobster, pork, chicken, canned fish and a hint of ginger had been included.

T h e latter dish is a traditional end to a Chinese meal.

They do not have sweets or pudding as we do, which may account f o r the fact that Chinese people have very sound teeth.

T h e teapot was constantly refilled throughout the meal, which lasted one and a half hours.

I was impressed by the small amount of washing up that was necessary, as we used the same bowl and spoon and fork repeatedly.

T h e Chinese people take cooking very seriously, and certainly after such a dinner I understand why their cookery is world famous.

—Susan Hobbs, L.V.a, Fitchett.

Dom. Sci. I watch the teacher's demonstration, W i t h careful, earnest concentration; I hear of all that's said and read, Until it's ringing in my head.

I take a bowl and sift the flour, T h e currants, raisins in I shower; I mix ingredients to please, I do it all with studied ease.

I grease a tray, the oven heat, A n d in it place my rock cakes neat; T h e oven's right, I do not tamper, Yet they still turn out like stockman's damper.

— L y n Davies, L.V.e, Cato.

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GREEN

LOWER MIDDLE SECTION A Tropical Sunset

Like foam on dancing seas They frisk and dance around; Like daisies in the breeze, Soft whiteness o n the ground; Their tails are skeins of wool, Swung freely when they play; With joy their hearts are full W h e n playing all the day.

A tropical isle in the sunset, Like a large, full-blooming rose— T h e sky is patched with colour, As the day draws to a close.

T h e sea lies dark and still, Like a mirror, large, reflecting T h e reds and golds and blues and mauves, The whole sky is collecting.

Against the warm sun's glow, T h e palm-trees line the beach, Then night comes, as across the sea T h e sun's last rays of silver reach.

—Cynthia Cook, 11 yrs., Form I l l . b , Krome.

A New Day

—Heather A x u p , 11 yrs., L.IV.b, Krome.

Little Lambs Like snowflakes on the grass T h e woolly lambs all lie; Like lazy clouds that pass, Slow drifting in the sky; Like helpless babes at rest, Like babes the lambs all bleat; They seek their mother's breast, A n d follow at her feet.

As the sun comes over the blue-green hills T h e trees swing soft in the dawn, A yell ow mass of shining gold Comes to waken the morn.

T h e sun's bright rays give a soft caress T o each carefully folded flower, They waken the cock on the peaceful farm, A n d sweeten many a bower.

As the sun comes up it fades the stars A n d wakens each plant and man; A golden sight is this morning light, A light since the world began.

—Suzanne

Davies, L.IV.b,

—Photo.

TENNIS TEAM,

C.

Stuart

11 yrs., Fitchett.

Tompkins.

1955

Left to Right: Pauline Learner, Margaret Rickarby, Sonia Manning, Wendy Woolcott, Helen Michell, Betty Davies, Davida Switson

(capt.).

Claire Furneaux.

S I L V E R A N D G R E E N 250 My Trip to Fiji In January I went to Fiji on the "Orcades," which took a fortnight to get there and back As we entered the harbour at Suva the band welcomed us with bright music. Fiji is surrounded by coral, which is coloured and is sold in rush baskets. W e went to the market and saw people squatting on the floor selling their goods.

T h e n a taxi was hired and our party set out to the Methodist Mission, followed by a long trip out into the country.

Many of the passengers saw the hospital, which had been opened by the Queen.

There were many tiny Fijian huts and villages, and the people were very friendly.

W e stopped at a tiny cafe f o r morning tea; it was surrounded by beautiful tropical flowers, and a native boy presented me with a bouquet.

As the ship drew out f r o m the pier, the native boys, dressed in gay costumes, played a farewell, song, and the passengers threw their "leis" into the water, which means, " W e hope you will return."

Next we visited Noumea, which is a very pretty place belonging to the French: we had to go ashore in launches there.

W e were sorry to leave the beauty of the islands, but had to go home.

—Cecilia Fiddian, 10 yrs., L.III.a.

Night and Day T h e evening sky grows gold, then pink— T h e long grey shadows fall.

T h e cattle to their stables go, A n d darkness covers all.

T h e stars above shine brighter still, T h e m o o n looks kindly down.

But darkness still envelops Every village, city, town.

A n d then the rosy morning comes— T h e bluebells and the may, A n d sleepy cities wake once more T o greet again the day T h e n daily work is carried out, T h e people toil once more.

T h e liners leave the ports again— Each f o r a foreign shore.

A n d then the evening sky grows g o l d — T h e long grey shadows fall, T h e cattle to their stables go, A n d darkness covers all.

—Kerry Forrest, 12 yrs., L.IV.b, Krome

Caroline Carol is an animal— She's at the Melbourne Show.

She's black and white, and very fat, A n d wears a big red bow.

She comes f r o m Yackandandah Farm—A place that breeds those fine Black and white and ginger pets— A cat is Caroline!

—Solway Love, 11 yrs., L.IV.b, Fitchett.

A Wish I wish I had a garden I could water every day, I'd grow daffodils and lilies T o make it look quite gay, A n d underneath the shady trees Y o u and I could play.

I'd have a tiny sundial, A n d a little garden seat, Where we could sit f o r hours, Green grass beneath our feet, While the bees are busy buzzing, Making honey that we eat.

—Pam Rosenberg, 12 yrs., L.IV.d, Berry

The Eagle High up in an aerie, O n the summit of a tor, Sits his majesty the eagle, Making ready to explore.

S o o n his mighty wings he'll spread, A n d glide to pastures green, T o seek with cruel and vicious eyes T h e prey he's newly seen.

With talons sharp and curved beak His victim now he drags U p to his waiting family, So safe among the crags.

—Carmen Potter, 12 yrs., IH.b, Krome.

The Death Chant of Cato House "Say, West W a l l , " called out South Wall, "what are you doing? There's enough grunting and groaning coming f r o m your side to account f o r an army." " I ' v e got Betsy's rubber, and I'm rubbing out 'Mad' f r o m my ankle," puffed West Wall. "It's hard work." " O h , that tiresome Jane!" groaned Nortk Wall.

"She's as bad as Prudence Honeybun in 1889.

She was expelled at the end of the year." " I wish Miss Don'tbenaughty wouldn't yell at Jane," grumbled East Wall. " I t makes me jump and the whole schoolhouse shakes!" " I ' l l say it does!" laughed West Wall. " I wasn't at all surprised when Dora's pen and pencil fell on the floor this morning.

I didn't think you liked playing jokes." " D o n ' t be rude," said East Wall. " Y o u are the rudest wall I ever met." " Y o u get more like Miss Speechbegood every day," insulted South Wall. " A vowel is a speech sound produ "Be quiet," snapped North Wall. " W h a t I'm worried about is the rumour I heard to-day— about Cato House being demolished." " T h a t reminds me," interrupted Soath Wall. " I had the most horrid trembling to-day—around the carving of Isaac Chisel."

SILVER A N D GREEN " W a s that Miss Don'tbenaughty J a n e ? " inquired West Wall.

screaming at

" N o , it wasn't," answered South Wall. " I just felt suddenly sick, and my knees began to shake!"

"Shiver my timbers," exclaimed East Wall, hope the chimney doesn't fall on our heads!"

"I

"Seriously though," said North Wall, " I quite worried about all this. D o n ' t y o u ? "

feel

"Let's take some sleep," advised West Wall.

"There's nobody around. W e can dream even though there are rumours about our death." " I hope we can," laughed East Wall. " I don't want to lose my beauty sleep! Good-night, everyone."

"Good-night,"

answered the others.

A n d so the four walls settled down in the moonlight, with an occasional shiver and tremble.

Their sleeping world was unaware that the four

JUNIOR Tuesday at School Lots of little schoolgirls, Standing in a line, Going to Assembly A t half-past nine.

All the girls were smiling, W h e n Dr. W o o d came down, A n d then he started talking A b o u t a distant town.

All the teachers had to smile W h e n he said he walked a mile.

H e said he walked up a mountain-side, A n d looked back down on the country wide.

W h e n Assembly was over W e all went up to class.

A n d we had an exam.

W e all hope to pass.

—Ellwyn Balmer, 8 yrs.Junior IV.b, Fitchett, and Prue Hamilton, Junior IV.b, 9 yrs., Krome.

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walls were doomed to talk to one another f o r — can we say just how long? Poor Cato House.

—Leonie Hodges, 11 yrs., L.IV.d, Berry.

Moonbeams T h e moonbeams slip silently in through the door, A n d edge along quietly over the floor.

In through the attic the moonbeams creep, A n d full into a tiny golden heap.

They light up the cobwebs, the spiders, the dust, Then out of the window they go with a gust.

They dance about merrily playing around, Playing on houses, bushes and ground, Playing on rippling streams or lake, T h e sleepy birds they soon awake.

Riding the stars high and low, Racing and playing as homeward they go.

—Cynthia Cook, 11 yrs., IH.b, L.M.S., Krome.

SECTION Walking Through the Woods I was walking through the woods O n e fine and sunny day, A n d saw a little elf H a p p y at his play.

I said: " H o w do you d o ? " A n d he said the same to me; I said: " W i l l you come home, A n d have a cup of tea?" " O f course I will," he said, " A n d then another day, Y o u must come to my house A n d play with me all day."

—Margaret McLaren, 9 yrs., J.IV.a, Fitchett.

The Ghost It's the middle of the night, W h e n the moon is shining bright, T h e fairies come, Every single one.

I am a mole, A n d live in a hole, D o w n in the ground, Where I can't hear a sound.

T h e ghosts come, too, With hands of woe, Cloaks of white, Faces bright.

Nice things can be f o u n d As I dig in the ground, A n d my greatest delight Is a fat worm to bite.

They creep under hedges A n d climb into ditches.

If the fairies aren't looking They dig f o r their riches.

I can't see the sun, But I find it quite f u n T o crawl in at night A n d sleep till its light.

They creep away Without delay, Ready to come O n e other day.

—Carolyn Dunn, 8 yrs., J.IV.b, Cato.

—Margaret Dixon, 9 yrs., Junior IV.a, Berry

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36 The Caravan

I went to a show on Friday night, A n d saw some caravans gleaming bright, Some were green and some were red, Some had bunks instead of beds, Tables and chairs fitted into the wall, Making plenty of room f o r us all.

I'd love to go f o r a caravan ride, I'd drive to the beach and see the tide, I'd play on the sand and hear the band, G o up and down the city each day In a starchy, marchy sort of way.

A Little Bird I saw a tiny little bird U p high in the big gum tree, A n d that little tiny bird Whistled down to me.

H e sang a pretty little song, A n d then he flew away.

I hoped he would come back again T o sing another day.

— L y n n Suter, 9 yrs., Junior IV.a, Berry.

—Barbara Hulme, 9 yrs., Junior IV.b, Berrv

The Toadstool House I have a little toadstool house Beneath an old oak tree, With a tiny bird and chimney pot, A n d windows one—two—three.

I watch my little birdie play Outside my tiny door, A n d every day he comes to play H e hops upon the floor.

-—Mary Alexander, 8 yrs., Junior II.b, Cato.

Night T h e night is cold, A n d very dark; Sometimes you can hear A watch dog bark.

Through the window Shines the moon.

But the day-time Will come soon.

—Rosetta Kozminsky, 9 yrs., Junior IV.b, Krome.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries T h e Committee wishes to thank the Schools that have sent the following School Magazines: " T h e Michaelian," " T h e Mitre," " T h e Fintonian," " T h e Melburnian," " T h e Sydneian," " T h e Brook," "Running Waters," " T h e Magazine of Fairfield Girls' School, Singapore," " T h e Pegasus," " T h e O p e n D o o r " (Swinburne), and any others which may have been unintentionally omitted.