1929 Silver and Green

SILVER AND GREEN December, 1929

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Rev. JOHN W. GROVE, M.A., LLB.,

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The Magazine of the Methodist Ladies· College DECEMBER, 1929

Krome Mem.orial Gates at the M .L .C ., Hawthorn , Vic.

William Charles W entworth.

This is the sum of things-that we A lifetime live greath eartedly, See the whole best that life has meant, Do out our work, and go content.

In 1813 William Charles Wentworth, then a young law student, and two friends set out to find a passage over the Blue Mountains.

Cutting t heir way through t\J._e _. thick scrub and timber, they scrambled for fifteen days al ong the range, and at last saw the wide green Bathurst Pla ins stretching beneath them.

It was with the pen of one who knew the joy of discovery that Wentworth th r ee years later wrote of his ideal, for Austra-

lia, "A New Britannia in Another World"; a country with all the freedom of the Motherland, and none of her faults.

At this period he began to make his influence felt in public affairs. For it was not as an explorer that he did most for his country, but as a reformer and advocate of freedom. He was, indeed, the first Australian politician of distinction, and for over 30 years was a personal power in the land.

Before l eaving England after his University course he published a book wherein he enlarged upon the scope for settlement in the Colonies. He wished the population to be increased, and later proposed a scheme for sending free settlers from England to Australia. But he disliked the form of government, and in his book he o utlined a programme which he was afterwards to promote with all the energy of his virile mind.

Shortly after his re t urn, t he "Australian" began to appear. It was the first

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newspaper published in the country, and became so critical in tone that Wentworth was soon engaged in a fight for freedom of the p1:ess-a struggle in which he was v.ictorious.

He became tile leader of the self-government movement, and in the "Australian" the arguments in favour of it were continually and warmly stated. It was largely. owing to his efforts that the British Government accepted self-government ; and when accepted it was William Wentworth who took the lead in prepar1ng the constitution of New South Wales, and who knew how· to- adapt it to the needs of a young cduntry.

Through him we have the_.greatest of a ll pi:inciples of freedom,- Representative Government. Through him, too, we have trial by jury. H e was the initiator of the movement for the first Australian university. l William Charles Wentworth, statesman, author, Australian-here we have on e who, in. the ·words of Arthur W. Jose, his countryman and ours, couid "A lifetime live greathearted\y:''

The Changing School.

The life of a school is many-sided, and some of its interests are apt to be overlooked. "Silver and Green" attempts to give expression to the whole spirit of the School. It is a record of the thoughts of many minds, a nd it is hoped that it will bring back to its readers who preserve it ever fresh r ecollections of all their sc·h ool life m eant to them.

To those who look on and see the deeper m eanings of school life, perhaps the most apparent thing is that we are an everchanging community. At the end of each year about one-third of our members are saying good-bye and setting out with many regrets, but with many hopes, into a life with broader res ponsibilities. The gain of the Country is the loss of the School. On the other hand, t he places left vacant are being filled by younger girls, who come to u s full of hope and expectation, and who, soon er or later, take their places in our commu nity life.

For all who are leaving u s at the end of the year we wish a future that will be happy, useful, and honourable. They will take with them into the larger life the spirit of the School, and we believe that that will enrich both their own li_ves and a ll who will come within the range of their influence. · W.e not only lose scholars, but teachers, and, w hile the change of teachers is not in the same proportion as that of scholars, we will miss from the Staff some whose presence and f aithful work have done much to make the School what it is.

We have fine traditions, and these traditions become a power in the life of every g irl who comes to u s; but a school like ours cannot afford to live on its traditions, h owever noble they may be. Life itself is changing all around us , and our traditions m~st find a new and living expression each year.

The spirit. of a school tradition w ill always be evolving new for.ms if that tradition is to be dynamic.

We a re b lessed with a College Council which is very much alive to the needs of the day. During the year almost gone many improvements have been made in our College equ ipment. The junior boarders have found a very comfortable home in Cato House, and the Council has in hand the beautifying of this House, which will make it a very desirable place of abode for 0U1· younger boarders. In the Main Building the water s u pply, both hot and cold, has been very m u ch improved, and other work has been taken in hand, the full benefit of which will be felt when it can be carried further, as it will be in the near future. A large refurnishing and decoration scheme is at present being considered by the Council, and will be carried out as our resources permit. The boarders who retu1·n in 1930 will find that their comfort has been considered in every possible way.

We have a Sports Ground which is capable of being made a source of pride and p leasure to the whole School. Some of our well-wishers, including the Old Collegians, are at present busy on a scheme to level it and otherwise beautify it. We hope to take this in hand a lmost immediately.

SILVER AND GREEN Among educationists of all countries there is a very serious feeling that our views as to what education means will change greatly in the near future. Whatever may b e the contents of the curriculum in a girls' school, the cultivation of musical tastes and abilities and t he culture of pure speech will always stand to the fore. There is sti11 much to be d&sired in our plans for making the whole School a school of Music and Elocution, and we hope next year- to see a good deal of progress in these di:-ections..

To those who have been lately rather overburdened with . examinations, it may come as a consolation to know that there are other tests of the ben efit gained by pupils of a school from their own school life. The members of a school are members one of another, and always conduct an important part of the school life by their own efforts. The school depends upon its scholars as much as on its teachers to secure its best results. From . the watch tower from which one observes school life, developing character is eagerly noted, and the girl who does not top the examination list may take away with her qualities that stand high in the best estimate of the meaning of life. We hope . that in s uch directions 1929 has been a golden year for all our girls.

Our School Motto-"Deo Domuique"when it was c:hosen was a fine inspiration, and in the years that are past it has made itself felt in ever-widening circles, and it is for us to see that it continues to do so in the years to come.-The President.

The Installation of the New Principal and Acting Head Mistress.

The installation of the new Principal and of the Acting Headmistress of the College took place on 13th F ebruary at the first School Assembly for t he year.

T he Rev. J. H. Cain introd·uced us to t'he Rev. J. W. Grove, our n ew Principal, who replied, assuring us of his wish to further the school traditions begun by Dr. Fitchett.

We were very glad to welcome Mrs. E .

L. Landen as our Acting Headmistress for the year. Mrs. Landen, who is an old pupil

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of the college, expressed her appreciation of her appointment, which deepened her relations with her old school, and told us how sure sh e was of the co-operation of the staff and students to enable her to fulfil her trust successfully.

The Rev. John Thomas then wished Mr. Grove and Mrs. Landen every success in their new offices, and assured them of the entire trust and confidence of the School.

"Silver and Green," the School song, was then r endered by the School.-D.M.C.

Extract from the Melbourne "Herald."

Former Pupii is Headmistress.

For the first time since its ~stablishment in 1882,. -the Methodist Ladies' College is to have a woman at the head of its tutorial staff.

Mrs. E. L . Landen, M.A., Dip.Ed., a former pupil at the College, and a teacher there for more than fifteen years, was appointed headmistress this week.

Mrs. Landen's appointment will be effective from 1st January, 1930. Since t he resignation of Mr. P. R. Le Couteur, the former H eadmaster, at the end of last year, and his transfer to the Boys' High School, Perth, Mrs. Landen has been Acting H eadmistress.

Mrs. Landen, then Miss E t hel Robbins, was a student at the College from 1904 to the end of 1908. In 1907 she was dux of the College, and won the Senior Government Scholarship.

In 1909 she entered Melbourne University, where she took h er degrees. During a distinguished scholastic career, Mrs. Landen was final honours scholar in history and political economy, Wyselaskie Scholar in English, constitutional history and political economy, and winner of the Dwight Prizes for outstanding scholarslup .

School Notes, 1929.

This year marks the beginning of another epoch in the history of t he College.

Both our principal and our headmaster of former years have been replaced- Dr. Fitchett by Rev. J. W. Grove, and Mr. Le Couteur by Mrs. Landen. But the school

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traditions are unchanged-the same "public school" · spirit is apparent in every phase 6f school life . Incidentally, we -h ave a new flag, t he g ift of this year's girls. · Miss Hunt, the Lady Supe rintendent, res.urned her duties at the beginning of the year, and in second term Miss Hay left for a trip around the world_:_a respite very necessary, no doubt, after over eighteen months of caring for the boarders.

Both Miss Pitts and Miss Pearce have been forced to give up teaching owing to ill-h ealth, Miss Pearce only temporarily, however. Miss Delbridge h as exchanged the discipline of schoolgirls for that of a husband. Miss Shapley has returned to England.

The vacancies have been filled, and the new classes staffed by Miss Irving, Miss Christensen, Mrs. Bremer, Miss Sibthorpe, Miss Ritter, Miss Monteith, Miss Lear-month, and Miss Wilmot.

The first important event of the year was the installation of the prefects on 21st March. The number t'his year is much smaller than usual, due, we hope, to a feeling that the school is rapidly approaching the millennium .

April 4th was set a side for "Back to School's Day." The Old Collegians were e ntertained at a concert in Fitchett Hall, which was a great success, in spite of various unrehearsed incidents. · A tennis match was also arranged, but, owing to rain, it was unfinished.

Anzac Day was celebrated as usual by a special service in Fitchett Hall, at w'hich

we were addre·s sed by Rev. Joseph Snell, a chaplain in the Great War; by the Rev. John Thomas, and by the Principal.

The junior boarders have now been transferred to Cato House, where special arrangements have been made for t heir comfort. In the Junior Houses there will ultimately be accommodation for 25.

One period on Wednesday morning has been set apart during this year as an Auditorium period. _In it the meetings of the Debating Society and the Christian Union are held, and occasionally concerts and dramatic performances. The writing class for non-members of these societies is an alternative of doubtful attractions, and the attendances in the Auditorium periods have been very good.

The School Library has been gi::eatly enlarged, and is worked on an entirely new and efficient system, in which, however, the full co-operation of the girls is necessary to ensure success.

Once a week a gift of flowers i s sent to the hospitals, and the offerings have been large.

Special classes have been held in Photography and Infant Welfare, and both were well attended. In the latter a number of girls gained certificates.

Owing to the large amount of t ime necessary for the production, the "powers that be" have decided that this year there should not be a School Play. A very successfu l concert was held, however, and the proceeds form t!he nucleus of a fund for levelling the Sports Ground.

School Officers Senior Prefect: B. Reseigh.

Senior House : D. Lanyon. · Prefects: B. Barnett, M. Bartlett (2nd

and 3rd terms), J. Birt, D. Cerruty, E. Cox ( 1st term), J. Crozier (1st term), F. Edwards (2nd and 3rd terms), D. Fairbridge, B. Finney, U. F. Harrison, U. M. Harrison, E. Harry, R. Johns, N. Lee.

Associates: M. Bartlett ( 1st term), M. Charlwood, B . Crozier (2nd and 3rd terms), F. Edwards (1st term), J. Findlay, A. Frazer, E. Gray, M . Kennedy, J. Kennett, M. McLennan, M. Parker, B. Peck, S. Proctor (2nd and 3rd terms), W . South.

Form Captains : J. McRae (Pass VI.), U. M. Harrison (Dip.A), L. Comport (Dip.

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PREFECTS, 1929.

Back Row (left to right): D . Cerutty, B. Barne tt, F. Edwards, E. H arry, J. Birt, N. Lee. Middle Row: B. Finney, D . Lanyon (Sen. House) , B. R eseigh (Sen. School), R. Johns, U. F. Harrison.· F r ont Row: U. M . Harris on, D. Fairhridge, M . Bartlett.

ASSOC IATE PREFECTS, 1929.

Back Row (lert to ri g ht ): B . Peck, M. Kennedy, M . P a rke r, M. Charlwood, J . K e nne tt, J. Findlay, A. Frazer. Fro nt Row: S. Proctor. M . McLenna n , W . South , B. Crozie r , E. G ray.

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SILVER AND GREEN (recording secretary ) , N. Lee (treasurer, 1st term), B. Barnett (treasurer, 2nd and 3rd terms), W.. South.

B), U. Dugdale (V.a), B . Allen (V.b), B. Evans. (V.c), M. Howells (V.d), M . Kimber (V.b Sp.) , E. Canavan (XX.), L .

Marks (XX.a), L. Amos (L.V .), F. Krizos (L.V.A.)., M . .Allison (V.c Sp.), P. Yeo (IV.a)., P . Ditchb urn (Rem. A), P. Rule (IV.b), M. Austin (Rem. B), A. Henderson (IV.c), G. Hollaway (Rem. C.) , A .

Marshall (IV.d), G. Gadsden (Junior School).

Walking Club : Miss Hall (president), M. McLennan (secretary), J. Birt, E. Gray, U. M. Harrison, M. Kennedy.

Sports Committee: Mrs. Landen (chairwoman), Miss Parsonl5, Missi Wade, B. Reseigh (secretary), M. Bannister, U. Dugdale, L. Dyer, F . Edwards, N. Ezard, E. Harry , W . South, J . Weller, S. Whittaker, R. Shaw.

At the University Public Examinations in December, 1928, 43 separate honours were gained in the Scbool Leaving Honour Examinations, 27 complete passes in School Leaving Pass Examination, and 32 complete passes in School I ntermediate Examination.

Sports Captains: E . Harry (tennis), W .

South (basket-ball), W . South (baseball), J. Weller (running).

Edi tre s s: R. Johns.

Sub-Editresses : D. Lanyon, B. Reseigh

Examination Successes.

Public Examinations, 1928-29 .

S c hool L eaving Honours.

The honours gained in this examination were :- 9 1st class, 19 2nd class, 15 3rd class. I ndividual results were:-

Betty Blay-2nd class Fren ch, 1 st class (Hon. VI.), J. Findlay, J. McRae (Pass VI.), M. Charlwood, U. M. Harrison ( Dip. Physiology, 2nd class British History, 2nd A), L. Comport, S. Marriott (Dip. B), N. class European History.

Smith, M. Wicks (V.a), M. Fisher, R. Shaw Evelyn Brown-1st class English, 2nd (Y.b), B. Chinner, J. McCrea (V.c), G. class French, 3rd class Latin.

Lewis (V.d), M. Kimber, P . Minns (V.b Jean Cerutty- 3rd class _. English, 1st Sp. ), L . Amos, J. Young (L.V.), F. Krizos, class Drawing. ' M. Monsborough (L.V.a), E. Canavan Amy Ci;ofts- 3i;d c~ass English, 1st class (XX), D. Diffey, I. Spradbury (XX.a), M. Allison, G. McDonal d (V.c Sp.), W. · ' Physiology, 2n d class Geography, 3rd class McDonald, J. Taylor (IV.a), 0 . Gh ent,,:'F . . British History.

Griffiths (Rem.A), V. Berkfeld, , . S .

Cprnish (IV.b), D . Mitchell, K. Walker (Rem. B), H. Brownell, G: ffohnstone (IV.c), E. Grecian, G. Holloway (~em. C), P . Chinner (IV.d), G. Gadsden (Junior School). · Librarian : B. Finney.

House Librarians: K. Mcinnes, J. Wat-

son .

Libra ry Committee: B. Barnett, D. Cer-

utty, M. Charlwood, E. Gray, B. Reseigh.

D ebating Society: Miss Dahle (president), B . Reseigh (secretary), B. Barnett, U . M. Harrison, D. Lanyon, M. McLennan.

S . C . U .: Miss Betts (president), B. Reseigh (vice-president), U. M. Harrison (r.orresponding secretary), R. Johns

Bessie Finney-3rd class English.

Nancy L ee-3rd class English, 2nd class French.

Mollie Lumley-1st class Drawing.

Jean McLennan- 3rd class E nglish, 3rd class French, 3rd class. British History, 3rd class European History, 3rd class Economics.

Joyce McNicholl-lst class English, 2nd class Latin, 2nd class British History, 3rd class European History.

Margaret Overend-2nd class English, 2nd class French, 2nd class European History, 1st grade Music and Harmony.

May Pescott-2nd class English, 1st class French, 3rd class European History, 1st class Drawing.

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SILVER AND GREEN Betty Reseigh-2nd class English, 1st class French, 1st class British History, 2nd class European History, 3rd class Economics.

Nancy Sy"mons-2nd class English.

Olive Utber- 3rd class English, 2nd class French, 3rd class European History, 2nd class E conomics.

Hilda Wilke-2nd class English, 2nd class Fren ch, 3rd class Geometry, 2nd class European H istory.

Betty Reseigh gained a £40 Trinity Scholarship and a Senior Go•v ernm ent Scholarshi p. Betty Blay, Joyce McNicholl, May Pescott and Hilda Wilke also gained Senior Government Schola1rships.

E velyn Brown, Jean Cerutty, Amy Crofts, J ean McLennan, Margaret Overend, a nd Olive Utber gained free places. Joyce McNicholl, Margaret Overend, May Pescott, and Hilda Wilke gained Queen's Nonresident Exhibitions.

School Leaving Certificate.

Those who obtained the School Leaving Certificate were: Betty Barnett, Anne Bell, J ean Birt, Nancy Bond, Joyce Evans, Dorothy Fairbridge, Alison Frazer, I da Gardner, Enid Gray, Edna Harry, Ethelwyn Hotchin, Marjorie Kennedy, Daisy Lanyon, Marion McLe nnan, Faith Murray, Gwen Nickels, Nellie Taylor, Rosemary Heath.

Intermediate

C e rtificate .

Those who obtained t he I ntermediate Certificate were: Ruth Bennett, H elen Eggleston, Nancy Ewart, Ruth Fry, Ruth Hay, J ean Holloway, Nellie Hussey, Phyllis K earn, J ean McRae, Yvonne Miles, Bessie P eck, Betty Ratten, Rose Sinclair, Winnie South, Emily Stephe n, Flora V incent, Nancy Armstrong, Audrey Corr, Valerie Hill, Joan Illingworth, Winsome McDonald, L ena Thomas, Eunice Westphalen, Phyllis Beck, Lor na Clarke, Joan Money, J ean Paterson, Hazel Ralton, H elen Simms, Elma Watson, Elva Thompson.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries.

The editress wishes to acknowledge the receipt of the following school magazines: -"Coo'ee," "The Brook," "Th e Cluthan," "The L a uristonian," "Firbank L og," "Lowther Hall Chronicle,' "Mainly About Girls," "The Melburnian," "The Ruytonian," "Wesley College Chro nicle," "The Collegian," "Woodlands," "The Xaverian ," "The Michaelian," "St. Andrew's," "The Excelsior," " Pallas," "Girls' Grammar School Notes," "Patchwork," "The Mitre," "The Fintonian," "The Rosberconian," "Chronicles of St. Peter's Girls," "The Ivanarian," "The P rince A lfred Chronicle," and " The Girls' School Scriptorium"; and also "The Australian Intercollegian ."

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SILVER AND GREEN Betty Reseigh-2nd class English, 1st class French, 1st class British History, 2nd class European History, 3rd class Economics.

Nancy Symons-2nd class English.

Olive Utber-3rd class English, 2nd class French, 3rd class European History, 2nd class Economics.

Hilda Wilke-2nd class English, 2nd class French, 3rd class Geometry, 2nd class European History.

Betty Reseigh gained a £40 Trinity Scholarship and a Senior Go¥ernment Scholarship.

Betty Blay, Joyce McNicholl, May Pescott an,d Hilda Wilke also gained Senior Government Schola1rships.

Evelyn Brown, Jean Cerutty, Amy Crofts, Jean McLennan, Margaret Ovei;-end, and Olive Utber gained free places. Joyce McNicholl, Margaret Overend, May Pescott, and Hilda Wilke gained Queen's Nonresident Exhibitions.

School Leaving Certificate.

Those who obtained the School Leaving Certificate were: Betty Barnett, Anne Bell, J ean Birt, Nancy Bond, Joyce Evans, .Dorothy Fairbridge, Alison Frazer, Ida Gardner, Enid Gray, Edna Harry, Ethelwyn Hotchin, Marjorie Kennedy, Daisy Lanyon, Marion McLennan, Faith Murray, Gwen Nickels, Ne1lie Taylor, Rosemary Heath.

Intermediate

Certificate.

Those who obtained the Intermediate Certificate were: Ruth Bennett, Helen Eggleston, Nancy Ewart, Ruth Fry, Ruth Hay, Jean Holloway, Nellie Hussey, Phyllis Kearn, Jean McRae, Yvonne Miles, Bessie Peck, Betty Ratten, Rose Sinclair, Winnie South, Emily Stephen, Flora Vincent, Nancy Armstrong, Audrey Corr, Valerie Hill, Joan 111ingworth, Winsome McDonald, Lena Thomas, Eunice Westphalen, Phyllis Beck, Lorna Clarke, Joan Money, J ean Paterson, Hazel Ralton, Helen Simms, Elma Watson, Elva Thompson.

Acknowledgment of -Contemporaries.

The editress wishes to acknowledge the receipt of the fo llowing school magazines: -"Coo'ee," "The Brook," "The Cluthan," "The Lauristonian," "Firbank Log," "Lowther Hall Chronicle;' "Mainly About Girls," "The Melburnian," "The Ruytonian," "Wesley College Chronicle," "The Collegian," " Woodlands," "The Xaverian," "The Michaelian," "St. Andrew's," "The Excelsior," "Pallas," "Girls' Grammar School Notes," "Patchwork," "The Mitre," "The Fintonian," "The Rosberconian," "Chronicles of St. Peter's Girls," "The Ivanarian," "The Prince Alfred Chronicle," and "The Girls' School Scriptorium"; and al so "The Australian I ntercollegian."

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General Sports Notes.

This year the traditions of the past have been gloriously upheld. After a great struggle, the tennis team once more emerged victorious, and our dearly_beloved shield still graces Fitchett Hall.

The basket-ball team, although its standard of play is probably as high as that even of the famous "1927" girls, has not been quite so successful, but there is still a chance that we may avE:nge our defeat of last year, and regain the coveted Austin Cup. The basket-ball team has been defeated only once, but as there is no basket-ball association, we have no concrete symbol of our success in that sport.

Attempts have been made to form a Public Schools' Hockey Association, in which case M.L.C. would take up this game, but so far efforts have proved fruitless.

The School Swimming Sports were held on 19th March in the Glenferrie Baths, but the School did not enter a team in the Brighton Combined Swimming Sports, as is customary.

The running team is to be congratulated on having won every interschool race in which it has competed, including the University Women's Sports, interschool flag race, and the Invitation Flag Race at our own sports, which were held on the Glenferrie Oval on 6th May. Running is the only sport for which there are, unfortunately, no interfo rm trophies. Possibly this defect will be r emedied in the future.

The cup for competition between House and School has been won by School, which has won all five matches.

By the system of form sports periods, every girl has an opportunity to indulge in sport at least once a week. The enthusiasm manifest at these periods is

indicative of the general feeling throughout· the school. There are just a few girls who are inclined to be "slackers," and one feels sure that if only they realised the benefits to be derived from sport, both to mind and body, they would no longer cause trouble to the sports mistress and sports captains by their laziness.

Finally, the whole school must realise what it owes to our Sports Mistress, Miss Parsons, who, by her untiring efforts, has done so much to raise the standard of sport at M.L.C.-B.R.

The Swimming Sports.

The first important sporting even t of the year is the Swimming Sports.

The Sports this year were held on 18th March in t he Hawthorn City Baths. The day was sunny, though not very warm, and there were not many envious of the competitors.

Keen interest was taken in all events, but the House v. School was the race where the most enthusiasm was displayed.

At the conclusion of the sports Mrs. Grove presented the trophies. The results were as follows:Under 12 (20 yards).-1, P. Chinner.

Under 16 (one length) .-1, E. Hayler; 2, E . Farhood 3, L. Charlwood.

Senior Breast Stroke (one length) .-1, M. Bannister; 2, R. Hayler; 3, J. Irving.

Under 14 (one length) .-1, N. Hayler; 2, E. Saker; 3, A. Thorp.

Breast Stroke, under 16 (one l ength) .

-1, E. Hayler; 2, M. Lean ; 3 , M. Shepherd.

Life Saving (open) .-1, H. Macaulay, E. Hayler; 2, H. Simms, M. Bannister ; 3, M. Lean, P. Furneaux.

Swimming on Back (one length) .-1, M. Lean; 2, L, Williams.

Senior Over Arm (two lengths) . -1, H .

Macaulay; 2, L. Williams; 3, J. I rving.

Junior Diving.-1, N. Hayler; 2, E. Saker; 3, M. Dunn.

Intermediate Diving.-1, J . McCrea; 2, M. Lean; 3, M. Shepherd.

Senior Diving.-1, J . Weller; 2, H. Macauley; 3, C. Goldie.

Junior Champion.-N. Hayler.

SIL VER AND GREEN Intermediate Champion.-E. Hayler.

Senior Champion.-H. Macaulay. rnterform Relay Races.-Junior: IV.a .

Intermediate: V.c Special. Senior: Honour VI. House v . "School.-1, School.

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· A thletic Sports, 1929.

Our sports meeting this year was held on 6th May on the Glenferrie . Oval. Although the morning was fine and sunny, the weather changed in the i.fternoon, slight rain falling at intervals. Still, no spirits were damped, and the day was a great success.

The grand-stand was packed with interested parents and friends, while those expecting to get a better view and have advantage over the others, in backing up their friends, stood around the fence.

During the events a Band played some of the latest selections, and though the competitors complained that they felt as if they must run to the rhythm of t he musi_c, others felt it added a festive note to the occasion. Ice cream and soft drinks wer e sold at a great rate, and eaten at an even greater one.

Joy Weller succeeded in breal<ing last year's record for the Open 100 Yards, creating a new record of 11 2-5th seconds.

This year Fintona, St. Andrew's, Tintern, Rosbercon, St. Catherine's, Ruyton, and the M.L.C. teams entered for the inter schools flag race. Our own team is to b e congrat ulated on its fine win against all competitors. Noisy enthusiasm was shown as usual in the fo rm flag r aces and in House v. School. The team for School, amidst strong cheering , touche d the t ape.

The school congratulat es the three champions, M. Bannister, L . Cha rlwood, B .

Roberts, who each r eceived a silver cup presented by Mrs. Grove .

Thanks are due to all helpers, the prefects, members of sports committee, a nd esp ecially to Miss P a r sons and all m embers of the staff who assisted in making the day such a wonclcrful success.

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The following are the results of the various events:Open Championship, 100 Yards.-1, J. W eller; 2, M . Bannister; 3, M. Charl wood.

50 Yards, Under 12.-1, G. Johnst on e; 2, W. Champion ; 3, L . Monsbourgh.

Sack Race, Under 16.-1, L. Charlwood; 2, N. O'Brien; 3, B. McMurray.

Junior Race (championship) . -1, B .

Roberts; 2, E. Cropley; 3, S. Cornish.

Senior Egg and Spoon.- 1 , B. Reseigh, M. Charlwood; 3, H. Eggleston.

Sack R ace, Under 1 2.-,-1, J. Thorpe ; 2, W. Champion; 3, G. J ohnston.

Senior Race, 200 Yards.-1, M. Bannister; 2, J . Weller, M. Charlwood.

Junior Race, 75 yards.-1 , B. Roberts; 2, J. Young, L . B_lanchard.

Senior Sack Race.- 1, B. Reseigh; 2, B. Finney; 3, H. Eggleston.

Intermediate Race, 75 Yards. -1, L. Charlwood; 2, M. Parry; 3, M . Fisher.

Junior Siamese Race.-1, C. Heath, M .

Rogers; 2, H. Kermode, M. Neilsen; 3, B. Titmus, M. Lucas.

Senior Potato Race.-1 , M. Bannister; 2, M. Charlwood.

Junior Potato Race. -1, B. Roberts ; 2, A. Hunt ; 3, M. Lucas.

Hurdle Race, Under 16, 75 Yards.-1, M. Fisher; 2, M. Parry ; 3, Jean W eller.

Hurdle Race, Senior, 100 Yards.-1, M .

Bannister; 2, M. Charlwood ; 3, J . W eller.

Junior Sack Race.-1, I. Gr ay ; 2, W. Champion; 3, M. Rogers.

Potato Race, Under . 16.-1, L. Chariwood; 2, J. Aubrey; 3, H. Egg leston.

Junior Egg a nd Spoon.-1, P. Rule ; 2 , E . Rothberg ; 3, M. Rogers.

Intermediate, 100 Yards. -1, M. Parry ; 2, L. Charlwood; 3, M. Fisher.

Interme diate Egg and Spoon R ace.- 1, L . Burke; 2, L. Chariwood; 3, K . Miers.

Senior Siamese Race.- '!, M. Bannister, J . Weller; 2, B . B ar nett, F . E d wards; 3, R. Shaw, M . Swan.

Senior Obstacle Race.-1, P . Symons; 2, M. Charlwood; 3, U. F . Harrison.

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Intermediate Obstacle Race.-1, J. OsBaseball, 1929. borne; 2, B. Proud; 3 , L. Marks.

Baseball practice began this year imWheelbarrow Race, Under 12.-1, P. mediately after our return to school. As Cohen, W. Champion; 2, J. Lacey, J only four of last year's team returned, there were several vacancies to be filled, Thorpe; 3, J. Ebbott, B. Wilson.

Intermediate Siamese Race.-1, R . so many baseball enthu siasts attended the Holmes, E. Emerson; 2, L . Marks, M. Hen- first few practices. Finally, the following team was chosen :- Lenore Dyer, pitcher; derson; 3, B . McMurray, B. Proud.

Senior Forms' Flag Race.-1, Diploma Lorna Williams, catcher; Betty Reseigh, 1st base; Joy Weller, 2nd base; Winnie A; 2, V.a; 3, V.b.

South, 3rd base; May Davis, short stop; Intermediate Forms' Flag Race.-1, V.c Marjorie Charlwood, l.o .f.; Freda Edwards, Special ; 2, XX.a. c.o.f.; Ursula Dugdale,. r .o.f.

Junior Forms' Flag Race.-1, IV.a.; 2, We then set ourselves to practising Remove A; 3, IV.b. earn estly until 3rd April, the date of our Invitation Flag Race, 100 yards.-1, first association match. We had success M.L.C.; 2, St. Cath erine's; 3, Tin tern. in our practice matches, meeting sever a l House v . School.-Won by School. strong teams, and this proved of service Senior Championship.-M. Bannister. to us.

Intermediate Championship.-L. CharlIn our first association match we met wood.

P .L.C. Despite o ur hard practising, we Junior Championship.-B. Roberts. were unsuccessful in this match, as P.L.C. - J.W. this year has the strongest team that it

BASEBALL TEAM, 1929.

(Left to Right): M. Parker, B. Reseigh, J . W e ller, L. Dyer, U . Dugdale , M . Davis, M. Charlwood, F. Edwards.

W. South

(captain ),

SILVER AND GREEN h as had for a considerable time.

The seore was 24-7.

In our next match we were able to r eco rd a better result, defeating the M.C.E.G.G.S., the score being 15-5.

The match against Geelong was the most exciting match in the first round. Both teams were playing well, and the score on both sides remained very equal, but we maintained a slight lead until the end of the game. Then, just as victory was in our grasp, the Geelong team passed u s by two _runs, and time was called. The final scores were 11-9 against u s.

We have yet to play the second · round of matches, and all m embers of the team are determined to win back the cup which Geelong secured from u s last year.

The House v. School match took place in the sports ground early in the year.

The school obtained the victory, winning 33-3.

The interform baseball matches created keen interest in all forms. Many were the anxious moments when girls l eft their bases after a catch was made, but it was proved that many girls had a good understanding of the game. The Senior Cup was won by Diploma A, the Intermediate Cup

by Form XX.a, and the Junior Cup by Form IV.a. We are most grateful to Miss Parsons, for coaching the teams twice a week on the oval must be a tedious job.

We also thank Mr. Francis for the interest he takes in the team, and the adv ice he generously gives.

W e hope to reward both by .winning our matches this term, thus enabling the Austin Cup to have a place of honour in Fitchett Hall again.-W.S. Criticism of the Team.

Winnie South (captain) is a born baseballer. On third base and at short stop she has played magnificently; her ground fielding being faultless, and some of her catches quite marvellous. H er hitting has improved, and she has the strongest throw in the t eam. H er pitching is very swift and much more accurate than in 1928.

Lenore Dyer (pitcher) is a most reliable player. H er pitching is acc urate, and she

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has learnt to put more spin on the ball.

Her hitting is strong, and she is a safe field.

Lorna Williams (catcher) has played well in this difficult position. Her catching is excellent, and her hitting has shown improvement in third term.

Betty Reseigh ( first base) is the best hitter in the team. Her throwing is accurate, her catching is very good, and she has learned to run bases more quickly.

Joy W eller (second base) is very ·quick, and is the best runner in the team. Her catching is excellent, but her ground fielding still requires practice, and she needs to cultivate a stronger throw home. Her hitting has sh own great improvement in tJ-iird t erm.

May Davis has played at short stop and on third base. Her catching is safe, but h er ground fielding is weak. Her hitting is very good, and s he has developed a stronger throw.

Marjorie Charlwood (left outfield) is a reliable player. Her catching shows improvement, her hitting is good, and she runs bases well.

Freda Edwards ( centre outfield) has taken many good catches. She has a strong throw and is a powerful hitter.

Ursula Dugdale (right outfield) has sh own great improvement in all branches of the game. She is a faultless outfield, h er hitting is much stronger, and she has backed up first base splendidly througho ut the season.

Conclusion.

Individually the members of the team have done excellent work.

They have practised most zealously, torrents of rain, temperatures soaring over the century, and the burden of examinations all having failed to keep them off the oval.

But it is more than individual play that is r equired. Team work is more important in baseball than in any other game, and it is difficult to form inexperienced players into an effective fighting unit all at once. Still, the M.L.C. team is accustomed to achieving the apparently imposs ible, and although there is a long hill to

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climb before w e can win success, we h ope to ga~n the s ummit from which the Austin Cup shines at us and to bring back the coveted trophy to Fitch ett H all once more.

Le t each girl -in the team remember" On the strength of each link in the cable Dependeth the m ight of the chain ; W h o knowest when thou might be tested?

So live that t hou hearest the strain."

-B.P. In the second round of the Baseball matches o ur team showed splendid form in winning against t he leading school, P.L.C., by 2 3 runs to 16. Unfo rtunately, we had a n off day ag ainst t he Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School, losin g by 10 runs to 22. This spoilt our chance of g etting into the final s, but made our team all t he more determined to do well in the last match. This was played at Geelong, and was declare d by all the spectators to be the best game ever played on t he Corio Oval. Geelong led 4- 0 at half-

RUNNING

time, but our girl s h eld on stubbornly, and t he excellent pitching, combined with the accurate catching, prevented the h orn~ team from scoring for four innings in succession. Then we commenced to get runs, and finally won by 14 to 8. The f eature of the match w a s the excellei:it base-running of our team , and, although t h e Cup still remains to be won, we have anoth er year ahead of us.

Running Team, 1929.

This year, a lthough only fo ur of the 1928 team have r eturned, we h ave maintained our supremacy against our opponents. Keen rivalry was shown amongst the girls to obt ain positions, but fina lly the following w ere chosen :- Jean Aubrey, Maisie Bannister, L orraine Charlwood , Marjorie Charlwood, Molly Fi sher, Meme Parry, J ean Weller, J oy W eller (capt.).

During first term w e competed at Roshercon in t h e interschools' flag and flat races,

TEAM,

1929.

Back Row (left to ri g ht) : J e an Weller , M. Fis her, M. Parry, L. Charlwood, J. Aubrey . F ront M. Bannis ter, Joy W eller (ca ptain) , M . Charl wood.

Row:

SILVER AND GREEN being successful in both. Maisie Bannister r epresented us in t he 100 yards flat race.

Later in the term, at our own sports, we defeated our visitors.

F ollowing our last year's success at Fintona, the team won the interschools' flag race. Joy Well er, representative for the 100 yard-s flat race, was also successful in carrying off a trophy.

The most important race of the year was that at the University sports, for representatives of girls' schools. Amongst our supporters wer e several old students, who showed great enthusiasm in cheering us to victory. The whole team 1·an a fine race, winning by a few yards. Maisie Bannister was representative "fer the 100 yards flat race, but after running a very good race, was just defeated at the tape by Lam·iston.

We won another victory at St. Andrew's during second term. The results of ou:;efforts are trophies which, we hope, will spur on the 1930 running team.-J.W. Criticism o f t h e Team.

Joy Weller (captai n) has shown great improvement, and has carried the flag h ome to victory every time.

Jean Aubrey is much quicker than in 1928, and takes the flag in good style.

Maisie Bannister has got away so quickly in each race that the team has had a n uninterrupted run of s uccess.

Marjorie Charlwood runs in excellent style, and has kept the lead in each i-ace.

Lorra in e Charlwood is now a most reliable runr.'!r, and h olds the flag . well.

Mollie Fisher has done very well, and has shown improvement in each race .

Mem e Parry is a reliable runner, and has o~t-distanced her opponent each time.

J ean Weller is very quick on her feet, and with practice will make a very good runner.

C o nclu s ion .

The running team has had a mo st successful year, collecti ng a variety of trophies for the school. All the members have practised well a nd, combined, make a very str ong team.-B.P.

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Basket-ball, 1929.

Basket-ball matches commen ced early in the second term, when practice began in earnest. There were four only of last yeai-'s team available, and after several practices and much consideration the following teams were chosen :-First Team: Winnie South (capt.), J oy Weller (vice capt. ), Maisie Ban nister, Lorna Clarke, Consie J ope, Cynthia Major, Lorna Williams. Second T eam : P . Furneaux (capt.), -N. Bower, S. Brand, J. H olloway, J. Kenn ett, N. Kingham, R. Shaw, J ean Weller, a nd J . R obinson also played in several of the matches. Junior Team: F. Shimmin (capt.), L. Blanchard, M. Dunn, A. Hunt , F. Mardell, B. Roberts, J . Sten to n .

We played a number of matches this year, and were successful against all but one t eam , when, after . an exciting game, Fintona gained a victory over us 'by one goal. The results of the matches are as follows:P layed on M.L .C. ground: Stratherne-3-6---goals to 6.

Fintona-24 g oals to 14.

St. Catherine's,--$.3 goals to 10.

Ruyton-30 goals to 17.

P .L.C.-27 goals to 10.

St. Michael's-25 goals to 19.

St. Andrew's- 35 goals to 33.

Tintern-28 goals to 18.

Return matches : St. Catherine's-35 goals to 12.

Fintona-28 goals _to 29. _ St. Michael's-3 0 goals t o 15.

Stratherne-32 goals to 25.

Ruyton-24 goals to 21. · The second and junior teams played seve ral matches. The second team had· a good season, playing six matches, and w inning them all. The junior team won two of the three matches they played.

Towards the end of second term t he inter fo rm basket-ball matches were _played.

Keen inter est · was displayed in_ every match, and after many hard-fought games, the fo llowing teams were successful:Senior Form Cup, won by Diploma A; Intermediate Cup, won by Form "Twenty"; Junior F orm Cup, won by Form I V.a.

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BASKET-BALL TEAM, 1929.

Back Row (left to right): C. Jope, L. Williams, M. Bannis ter, L . Clarke.

W. South (captain), C. M a jor.

The House v. School match took place early in third te rm. The School t eam was successful , the score being 28-8.

We desire to expr ess our gratitude to Miss Parsons and to thank h er for the help she has given in coaching us. It is our hope that n·e xt year's team will h:ive as happy and s uccessful season as we have enjoyed.- W.S. Criticism of the Team.

Winnie South (captain) has playe d well in every match. She is very quick coming out to the ball, and can shoot accurately from all parts of the circle.

Lorna Clarke (goal shooter) has combined with Winnie to make the attack very strong. She is a mo st reliable player, and has shot goals well through the season.

Joy W ell er (centre) has p layed splendidly in this position. It has been owing to her quickness in getting the ball that thP. f;f!hoo l has had s u ch a successful year.

Front Row: J . Weller,

Cynthia Major (centre back) is very quick, and is always in position. She has anticipated the ball well, and has passed most accurately.

Maisie Bannister ( centre defence) is a marvel of speed, and has covered the centre court in excellent style. H er marking is very good.

Lorna Williams (goal defender) h/l-S played a strong game, and has saved many goals. H er passing is very reliable.

Co·n sie Jope (goal defender) is very quick, and has h eld her own very well , although often meeting girls much taller than herself.

Conclusion.

Again we have ha-:! a successful year with basket-ball, keeping up our reputation of losing one match only-to Fintona, the winners of the Girls' Secondary Schools Association. Our r egret is, as usual, t hat basket-ball is not an association game.

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TENNIS TEAM, 1929.

(Left to Right): E. Harry (captain), F . Edwards, B . Reseigh , A. Flower, N. Ezard, R. Johnstone, M. Howie, T . Cox.

The team play has been very good, the girls in the centre all being much m or e speedy than their oppon en ts.-B.P. Tennis Notes.

Intense anxiety has reigned throughout every one of our match es this year, but, after many exciting struggles, M.L.C. has w on the premiership for the third successive year. To our inten se pride, the coveted shield w ill adorn the Fitchett H a ll for at least another year. If it can be won again next year, a play-off wit h Geelong will take place fer possession for all time.

At the beginning of the year, wh en our team had to be reconstructed, our position seemed almost hopeless. Six new player s had to be selected. E ventually the following were chosen :-Edna Harry (captain) , Fre da Edwards, Betty Reseig h, Ailsa Flower , Truda Cox , May Howie, Nance Ezard, Rosalind Johnstone, and Len or e Dyer (em ergency) . Shirley Whittaker, who

would have been included, was temporarily away from school.

All our home matches were, as last year, played on our own courts. The results of the matches were a s follows:First Round.-M.L. C. v. P.L. C. : M.L.C., 3 r ubbers 6 sets-49 games. P.L.C., 1 rubber 4 set s-52 games. M.C.E.G.G.S. v.

M.L.C.: M.C.E.G.G.S., 2 rubber s 5 set s -46 gam es. . M.L.C., 2 rubbers, 5 sets-44 gam es. M.L.C. v. G.C.E.G.G.S.: M.L.C., 4 r ubber s 8 sets-58 games. G.C.E.G.G.S., 0 rubbers 2 sets-27 games.

Second Round. - P.L.C. v. M.L. C.: P.L.C., 3 rub ber s 7 sets-49 g ames. M.L. C., 1 rubber 2 sets-39 games. M.L. C. v.

M.C.E.G.G.S.: M.L. C., 2 rubbers 5 sets-52 games. M.C.E.G.G.S., 2 rubbers 4 sets- 41 games. G.C.E.G.G.C. v. M.L.C. : M.L. C., 3 rubbers 7 sets- 53 games. G.C.E.G.G.S., 1 rubber 3 sets-44 games.

At the end of the second r ound we were equal with P.L.C., so a final play-off took

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place at Kooyong, ending in a most exciting victory for M.L.C. Final Play-off on Kooyong Courts-M.L.C. v. P.L.C.: M.L.C., 3 rubbers 6 sets-41 games. P.L:C., 1 rubber 2 sets- 26 games.

We played a Scotch College four towards the e nd of second term. However, it seemed to be a doomed match, which resulted main~ in bespattered trousers and ruined racqu ets. Nevertheless, we thank them for coming, and hope that morning tea provided sufficient compen sation.

Thanks to our most efficient coach, Miss Parsons, we have had very valuable practice with her and her friends-A Grade pennant players-to a ll of whom we must tender our grateful thanks.

All the interform matches and a match between House and School have yet to be played. M_a ny keen matches are expected when the school championships are played, towards the end of the term.

We appreciate very much indeed the kindness of Mr. Little in· donating a cup for the Under 16 Championship.

Undoubtedly we owe our success to the untiring efforts of Miss Parsons.

The most depressing circumstances served only to increase her enthusiasm. The team has gre atly appreciated the sympathy and support of the whole school-a factor which helped u s on to victory.- E.H. Criticism of the Team.

Edna Harry (captain) has proved a tower of strengt h to the team. Her court craft is excellent, and her net play has shown great improv~ment. When she has developed a stronger service she will go far in big tennis.

Freda Edwards has played excellent tennis in every match. Her net play is particularly good, and her service has been most effective.

Betty Reseigh ·has. i;hown improvem ent in a ll branches of the garti~. Her net play is very good, and she has learnt to p lay _steadily from the base line.

Ailsa Flower has played reliable tennis in every match. Her backhand still needs

practice, and she must develop more attacking shots.

Truda Cox is a most promising player.

Her driving and net play have been excellent, and her service has improved. With more experience, she will be very difficult to defeat.

May Howie has played cqnsistently good tennis, her steadiness w earing down many opponents. When she learns to move more quickly on the court and to anticipate the ball she will be a very strong player.

Nance Ezard has shown great improvem ent. Her driving and net play have been good, and she has a very strong service.

She has learnt to play more steadily, and has fully justified her inclusion in the team.

Rosalind Johnston has played well at times, but is liable to fail at critical moments. H er backhand has improved, and her service is very deceptive, but till she learns to move more quickly on the court she will find it difficult to become a successful player.

Schoolgirls' Championships.

As u sual, the school entered two pairs for the Schoolgirls' Doubles Championship and four players for the Schoolgirls' Singles. As the championships w ere played at the end of second term, instead of the beginning of the third term, as in other years, our r epresentatives were in good form. Our first pair reached the final of the doubles, losing only one set on the way, and including a 6-0, 6-0 victory in one of the rounds. In the finals they were defeated in straight sets by the Fintona nrst pair, who played much better t ennis, and attacked strongly throughout the match.

Edna Harry, our 1928 champion, reached the final of the singles, but was defeated

by Nancy Lewis, of Toorak College, the scores being 6- 2, 6-5. The match was played in a hurricane of wind which undoubte dly upset Edna's game.. I~ the second set she put up a great fight, catching up to five all after the score had b een called against her 3 -0 and 5-3.

However , Nancy managed to win the last

SILVER AND GREEN game and t he match, so we are forced to part with the championship for t he year.

The School Ch ampionships will take place in November, and once again I wish to emphasise t heir import ance. Many girls get the ide~ that these championships are for members of the first e ight only. They are for every girl in the school who can play tennis. While it is obvious that only one can win each championship, it is from the r esults of ea ch match t hat players for the next year will get their chance. It is especially important that junior girls should enter, as each year we wish to go on building up the teams to maintain the supremacy of the M.L.C. Conclusio n.

When school reassembled this year, and we found that only two of last year's team had returned, we knew w e should have to make a great fight if we wished to retain our shield. Gradually, however, a new team was built up, and the pairs settled down together.

No one outside the eight will ever know what a struggle there has been to retain the premiership. Despit e two defeats, many changes in the pairing , bad luck following upon rides in taxis to m atches, persistent rain on practice days, and a final play-off with P .L.C. victory has been ours.

For the third successive· year the Association Shield has been won by M.L. C., and the heartiest congratu lation s can be offered t o the eight on the ir play throu ghout the season.-B.P.

Tennis T our of 1928.

Written specially for " Silver and Green"

by Miss Louie Bickerton, one of our Old Collegian s.

The women's t ennis team which represented Australia in 1928 at Wimbledon, and also visited many other countries, playing t est matches, comprised Miss E sna Boy d (captain), Miss Daphne Akhurst, Mrs. P . O'Hara Wood, and myself, Mr. Harley· Malcolm being t he honorary m anager. We left home on 28th February, and returned at the end of November, or I should say three of the t eam returned,

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as our captain decided to remain behind in Scotland.

Our first test match was played in J ohannesburg against Sout h Africa, w here we m et Miss Bobby H ein e, the young South African champion. The South African girls play a fin e game of t ennis, and we wer e fortunate to win our match, t houg h only by t he narrow margin of six games-our closest contest of the t o ur. In Africa, as in every country visited excepting the British I sles and Singapore, we played on hard courts, and in Johannesburg, where the altitude i s great, the ball• bounces so high t hat it is difficult to adjust one's game to these condit ion s. Borotra, who visite d this city shortly before u s, recommended that ladders should be placed at either end of t he court. Most of the la r ger cities in South Africa were visited, a nd at Kimberley we met and played against Miss "Billie" Tapscott, the leader of the "no stockings" campaig n. Certainly in the South African heat, a nd on hard courts it does not look out of place, but one cann ot imagine it to be n ecessary on grass courts and in the cool climate of England. Later, in Capetown, we played against Miss de Schmidt, the young champion of the colony, ·and for whom a bright future is pre dicted.

In Paris we met most of the champions, including L acoste, Cochet, Tilden , Hunter, and the girls too-Helen Wills, H elen Jacobs, of U.S .A. ; Gilly Aussem, the little German champion; Kea Bo uman, the Dutch champion, and many others of world fame. The Fre nch players greatly miss their former champion, Suzanne Lenglen , of whom t hey always speak with the greatest admiration. The courts at Auteil where the championships were played, and where t he Davis Cu p matches were held this year, are a kind of ant bed, q uite red in colour, called en-tout-cas. They are remarkably accurate, and will dry very quickly. A fter a heavy shower on on e occasion, pla y was continued w ith only an interval of twenty minutes. "\Vimbledon, of course, is the centre of attraction, and last year Australia was well represented by the Davis Cup team,

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our own team, and several other Austra- land, and France, all the while playing on lian players. The Australians soon became hard courts. We took part in the German known by their repeated successes, and championships at Hamburg, where Misses right up to semi-finals and finals were Boyd and Akhurst won the ladies' doubles represented.

The courts at Wimbledon and Miss Akhurst won the singles, and . are all grass, and to become accustomed the girls were presented with beautiful to the light and heavier conditions a good bouquets of roses on t he courts at the deal of preparation is n ecessary. We were conclusion of the matches. fo rtunate to be able to play in a small In nearly every country we found it best suburban tournament and to have prac- to keep the score ourselves, as it was quite tice on the courts before the champion- impossible to cope with foreign umpiring, ships began. · for instance, in Holland and Hungary, The centre court is just perfect, and it though invariably English-speaking umpires would be difficult to try and imagine the were provided.

On the return journey huge crowd which gathers in the stands exhibition matches were played at Singaaround it. There was great excitement pore and Kuala Lumpur by two members when the King and Quee n arrived last of the team who came back by that ro ute. year. I believe it was their first appearAltogether the tour was most interestance since Suzanne L e ngle n last played. ing, and I believe the longest ever underOn the final days there is a great rush taken by a wome n's team. W e returned for tickets, and the crowds wait for hours, unbeaten, and hope our experiences will even right through the night, in order to benefit Australian wome n's tennis in many gain admittance.

Of the c hampions I ways. must say that Helen Wills i s perfectly c:Fiarming, and though she does not excel Walking Club. in doubles, in singles she is certainly on "The roads are the great things; they her own. She has a powerful service, and never come to an end." This was the the accuracy of her drives, both backhand spirit in which we started, but a cynical and forehand, is astounding. The Spanish Senorita is famed for her grace and her committee member remarked that the attractive appearance. Her style is cer- great roads have occasionally ended in tainly very beautiful to watch, and it is muddy tracks. Only those who atten-ded amazing to see her half-volley the swift- the walk from Evelyn to Belgrave, however, will realise the depths of feeling in est drives from the back line. her remark.

Of the English p layers, Mrs. Watson Miss Hall kindly consented to be our and Eileen Bennett were outstanding, and · they were the first pair in the test match president agai n this year. We have missed against us at Bournemouth.

We were Berenice Luff, the founder of the club, pleased with our victory over the English very much, but are glad that she can still attend the walks. We are always pleased women, as the week previous they had to welcome old collegians, who may obtain won the Wightman Cup from America. particulars of our walks from the club ·Betty Nuthall, Joan Fry, Miss Harvey, secretary.

Miss Goldsack and Mrs. Mitchell are The average attendance at walks this ranked as England's best players, a nd we heard that some of them were very year has been about thirteen. The bestattended walk of the year was the one held .anxious to pay us a visit.

We walked A fter Wimbledon and our test match at during first term holidays.

Bournemouth we made :;,. six weeks' tour from Croydon to t he summit of Mt. Dande nong a nd back. The average length .of the continent; playing test matches and of t he walks has been about twelve miles, :sightseeing • as much as possible.

We the longest being from Evelyn to Belv i~ited Belgium, Germany, Czec ho-Slovagrave, a distance of fifteen miles.

Jda, Austria, Hungary, S\vitzerland, Ho!-

SILVER AND GREEN All members of the club who are leaving school this year and wish to be notified of walks during n ext year are asked to leave their names with the secretary.

All girls fifteen years of age and over are cordially invited to become members of the club, • and attend its walks.

All our walkers have realised the truth in Arthur Symons' words"! leave the lonely city street, The awful silence of the crowd, The rhythm of the roads I beat, My blood leaps up, I shout aloud, My heart keeps measure with my feet."

-M.McL.

Debating and Literary Society Notes.

This year the Debating and Literary Society has been fortunate in having at its disposal, once a fortnight; an Auditorium period. The result is that we have been able to enlarge the teams and to present plays more often than in the past.

At the first meeting the officers for the year were elected, and an amendment to article 6 of the Constitution was moved and carried, namely, "That any girl in V.d. be eligible for membership of the Society."

Meetings have been conducted in strictly businesslike fashion this year, including the reading and confirmation of the minutes.

The serious activities of the society began when Diploma A declared firmly and conclusively that "Environment has a stronger influence on character than heredity." Their beliefs were not to be shattered by Honour VI., who were narr .o wly defeated.

A heartrending tragedy, "Campbell of Kilmohr," read by Pass VI., brought tears to our eyes. Murder was done that morning. An anti-climax was provided by impromptu speeches, most of which were very good, in spite of one speaker horrifying our zoological sense by referring to "spotted lions."

Our next effort was a Henry V III. session. Papers were read on Henry VIII. and his six wives, and were followed by a short play entitled "Catherine Parr."

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The Intermediates proved their valour and in some cases their thrift when a debate, "To save in youth is folly," was won by the negative. The prefects, however, notice no decrease in the crowds at the tuckshop.

The next meeting witnessed the crowning achievement of the year-an "Edgar Wallace thriller." Nothing daunted by all the dangers which beset him, the hero at last came to an untimely death by the ringing of the bell.

On 19th June, Pass VI., as the exponents of humanitarianism, proved, to t he confusion of their elders, that capital punishment is not justifiable.

"The Princess and the Woodcutter,'' our most ambitious undertaking, raised the sum of £12 / 15 /, which was donated to the Library. Of this, more elsewhere.

Would-be women of business contested a debate on the statement, "That woman's place is in the home,'' V.b. Special s upporting the affirmative, and Diploma B the negative. The former were successful.

At the meeting on 7th August, "The Discovery"-(of America, we believe)was read by Diploma A. A question paper of literary and historical interest, revealing the knowledge, or lack of it, of members, was then submitted to the society with fair results.

Honour VI. and V.a wrangled over coeducation for so long that no open discussion could be held, but Honour VI.'s team were able to win without outside assistance.

"Stalky and Co.," by Rudyard Kipling, was the topic of interest at our last ordinary meeting. Papers were read by Pass VI. girls, b ut there was, unfortunately, a lack of criticism by other members.

The debating competition was held on 23rd October. The statement to be discussed was, "That Woman is Braver than Man." Marion McLennan was the su ccessfu l competitor, and also won the prize for the work of the year as a whole.

Two outside debates were held during the year. Thursday evening, 15th August, was set aside for the annual debate against the Old Collegians, whose team were J.

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(1) The Main Building . (2) "Th e P r incess a nd the Woodcutter."

(4) Fitchett Hall.

(5) A View of the Gar d en .

(6) Senior (7) A S .C .U. Camp Party .

( 3 ) A Pre fect in Leis ure Hours.

Relay

Race.

Swi mming

Sports .

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S.C.U. Notes.

The Christian Union meetings this year have been h eld fortnightly in the Auqitorium period. Miss Betts again undertook the presidency, and the following officers were elected :-Vice-president, Betty Reseigh; treasurer, Nancy Lee; corresponding secretary, Una M. Harrison; recording. secretary, Ruth Johns ; with Be.tty Barnett and Winnie South as addition?,! members.

When Nancy Lee left at the end of first t.ei·m, Betty Barnett became treasurer.

Nearly 100 . girls joined the Bible circles, which were led by Mrs. Grove, Mr. Grove, Mrs. Ross, and the Misses Betts, Brown, Hunt, Kellaway, and McRay. Deb.:.ting Society Entertainment.

"Twelve Splendid Men ," by Gordon On the ·3rd July the Debating Society McKenzie, was the book studied by the gave an entertainment, the proceeds of circles.

We must sp~cially thank Miss which were donated to the library fund.

BroVl'n for coming .from outside the school The entertainment consisted of two plays, to lead a Bible circle. the first, · "Catherine Parr,'' and the other, The · members of the executive also " The ·Princess and the Woodcutter,'' by A . studie·d " The Christ of the Indian Road," A. Milne .

T-he first play was an amusing sketch by Stanley Jones, and early in second of the domestic life of King H enry VIII. t erm papers were read dealing with the Several and his sixth wife, Catherine Parr. The book fro m various aspects. volumes useful for reference in Bible part of · Catherine Parr was played by Yvonne Miles, and that of Henry VIII. b.y study have been added to tlie School Library . _Betty Barnett. Bessie P eck was the page.

The second, play, "The P rincess and the Mrs. Ross gave us two interesting talks Woodcutter,'' was the feature of the pro- on China during t he year, illustrating her gramme. A. A. Milne's inimitable satire second address with lantern slides. on the fairy tale was well reproduced by In May . Miss Kimura, the Japanese each member of the caste. Lena ·Thomas representative of the Y.W.C.A,, came to was very charming and dainty as the prin- speak to us. Some girls now have Japancess. Betty Reseigh was an excellent ese correspondents. woodcutter, if a - not altogether convincing Later in the year Mr. Allen gave us a lover. · Dorothea Cerutty gave . a spirited interpretation of the part of the king. delightful address. He told us of his large Ruth· Johns played well as the queen. The school for boys in India, and rendered three princes, suitors for the hand of the stirring imitations .of the Mohammedan at princess, were Alison Frazer, Enid Gray, prayer. -·With him was Dr. Adelaide Gault, and H elen Eggleston. A word must be one · of our distinguished old collegians, said in recognition of the work of Miss who has b een practising in India fo r some Hall and Miss Dahle, who produced the year s. Other speakers were Sister Mort wo plays, and without whose assistance gan, Miss Collisson, Mr. Grove, Mr. Wylthe ent ertainment could not have been lie, and Dr. Mccallum.

During second term the Christian Union such an unqualified success.

The proceeds, which amounted to £12 held a sweets day, which was very success5 / , were expended on a well-bound set of ful. The proceeds are to be sent to the Methodist Babies' Home.

Kipling's works.-M.K.

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A number of girls went to the May and September camps, and, as u sual, enjoyed themselves imme nsely.

The m embers of t he S.C.U. wish to t hank' Miss Betts for the t ime and c nergy she has devoted to the Society dur-mg t he year.-R.J .

Music Notes, 1929.

The musical training at M.L.C. during the past year has been very su ccessful, a nd has been of a very high standard, as will be seen by the results of recent examinations. At t h e beginning of each year sch olarships are awarded for instrumental music and for singing.

These were fo unded by Mr. J . T weddle and Sir A a r on Danks respectively.

The former was awarded to Frey Shimmin, and the scholarship ·for sing ing to Jean Wa t son.

This year there have been many entertain'ments. Some of t he boarder s have been taken to hear t h e University Symp ho ny Orchestr a concerts, conducte d by Bernard H einze. Accompanying the orchestra were su ch artists as Madame Jo y McArden, Brailowsky, Cherkassky, William Murdoch, and Harold Williarr..s. These concerts wer e greatly enjoye d. We also went to the Auditorium to hear some of our Old Girls sing in t he Students' Concert.

During first term we greatly appreciate d the concerts arranged by Miss MacDowell.

Artists present were Miss Rita H ope, pianist; Mi ss Gwen Prockter, 'cellist; and Mr. Turner, clarionetist. Miss MacDowell visited u s again this term.

The boarders enjoy the social evenings given on a Friday evening . Sometimes the whole programm e con sists entirely of items given by the mselves. On other occasions we have had great pleasure in being entertained by some Old Girls who are eith er teaching or still co ntinuing their studies at the Conservatorium.

We ~ -a ll be very plea sed to welcome these girls back o n future occasions.

The Sociables are progressing steadily.

They have learnt various interesting part

songs thro ughout the year. Some of the latter are rendered in the dining hall on social evenings.

Some of u s were taken to h ear the " Oriana Madrigal Society" concert, conducted by our own music master, Mr. W. C. Frazier, A.R.C.O. W e appreciated this concert very much.

The results of the University examinations this year are as follows:Pianoforte.-Grade I. : Edna Harry.

Grade II.: Sheila Proctor (honour s), Frey Shimmin. Grade III. : Leila Beckman, Mavis Carter, J oyce E vans (credit), Joyce Findlay (honours), J ean McNair , Jean Mitchell (credit), J ean Sinclair (credi t ), Gwen Stout. Grade IV.: Elsie Dugdale (credit), Vera Eddy (credit), Mavis Moulton (credit), Ethel Sanders, Mavis· Sanders (credit) , Mary Voyle (credit). Grade V.: Thelma Berkefeld, Betty Crozier (credit) , Ethel Helyar (h onours ), Maisie Thornton (credit) .

Grade VI.: Mar garet Evans (credit), Bet ty Hislop, Margaret Little (credit), Elaine Shepherd (honours), Margaret Turn er (honours ) .

Singing.-Grade III.: Mavis Carter, May Lidgett, Jean Watson (credit). Grade IV.: J oan Crozier (credit), Elsie Dugdale.

Grade V.: Nancy Bond (credit) , Sheila Proctor (credit) .

Violin.- Grade (credit ) .

V.:

Lloys

McNair

Harmony.-Grade II. : Sheila Proctor .

Grade III.: Nellie Binns (honours), Mavis Carter (credit), J ean Sinclair (credit), Frey Shimmin s (hon ours ) . Grade I V. : Elsie Dugda le (honours), Jean Mitchell (honours).

Grade V.: Vera Eddy (honours ), J ean Watson.

On Consultation.-Harmony : Grade I.,

Edna H arry. · Binns.

Piano : Grade III., Nellie

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Library Notes.

Librarian: B . Finney.

Committee: B. Barnett, D. Ceru tty, M. Charlwood, E. Grey, B. Reseig h.

This year has seen great changes in the Library. Before the first term commenced three sets of bookshelves had been built in the old Schoolroom, which then became the Library. The nove ls were then renumbered under a new system, and the general literature was gathered together to form a reference library. During the year new books have been purchased, amounting approximately to 700. Books have also been presented by Old Collegians.

In secon d term the Debating Society produced a play, "The Princess and the Woodcutter," the proceeds of which were presented to t he library in the form of the complete works of Kipling. We. thank the Debating Society for their generosity.

On behalf of the committee, I wish to thank Mrs. Landen, who has taken such a great interest in the work of the library.

Thanks are also due to Miss Learmonth, for t he valuable help which she has given to us during second and third terms.- B.F.

Birthday Night Notes, 1929.

Birthday Night--the one joyful spot in the monotonous existence of the boarder -is heralded by great excitem ent, and by much preparation . Fot· weeks beforehand the gymnasium is lit up at nig ht and mysterious figures may be seen flitting across t he quadrangle, like uneasy ghosts.

The excitement r ea ched its climax when the eventful day arrived at last. It had been raining all day, but the damp atmosphere failed to extinguish the general enthusiasm. Towards five o'clock the school appeared to have been deserted.

Where everyone was, we leave to t he imagination.

When at last the longed-for tea bell rang, what a paradise lay open to the enraptured eyes of the boarders! A s they see such a spectacle but once a year, they make the most of it-not by gazing alone, need it be said ? The assembled delicacies vanished like snow at the coming of spring. Tutorial dignity was laid aside with the gowns, and a festive spirit donned with the gay paper caps.

After the f east had disappeared to the last crumb, the gentle pastime of dancing was resorted to. When the hands of the clock pointed to half-past seven, a general stampede to the Fitchett Hall took place, in order to meet the day girl guests, and to secure seats for the coming concert.

It was at this concert that the real talent of t he boarders was revealed; t he entertainment surpassed its own reputation for excellency.

The programme opened with a welcoming chorus to the guests by the budding Pavlovas of the House. The audience enjoyed Jean's singing very much, and the graceful dan cing of two of the junior b~arders was greatly appreciated. The education of Sally drew a sympathetic response from the audience, though the trials of the unfortunate photographer were not met with the tears they should have been, but with unfeeling mirth.

We were very grateful to the little bird for the interesting items of news. One piece of information in particular raised the lagging spirits of the boarders, and reduced the sch ool teams to su ch a stateat least, it should have.

One burning qu estion confronts us at present. I s it altogether safe to allow such an inquis itive bird to have the run of the place? We appeal to any kindly disposed mortal to put salt on its tail at the first opportunity.

After the completion of the programme boarders and day girls alike repaired to the dining hall, where supper was laid.

School song5 and "Auld Lang Syne" were sung, afte r which the day girls went home and the boarders went-to bed.- J.F., B.P.

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A ..hort chronicle of the life of t he resident' students is demanded each year alas! and h ere it is. But is a written account necessary? W e are sure that everyone is familiar with their activities.

At the beginning of February over 130 boarders were enrolled, but at the end of second term our number was depleted when several senior girls left.

We have had a pleasant year under t h e n ew President, the Rev. J. W. Grove, who has shown a very keen interest in our school and all its work.

Nance Ezard has proved herself so capable a sports captain that we have made a particularly brave stand against the assaults of day girls in baseball and basketball. We intend to do even better in tennis.

An attack of measles took its toll of victims immediately after Birth day Night.

Those unfortunate enoug h to succumb went to the cottage for a sojourn of t hree weeks. The last sufferer has now been welcomed back, and we look forward to even happier times together unt il the end of the year.-D.L.

Old Collegians' Club.

At the end of last year we welcomed back Miss Hunt from h er trip, and in February she resu med her duties as Lady Superintendent.

A picture night was held at the Majest ic Theatr e in November, at which a profit of over £12 was realised.

Ther e have been other ·alterations in t h e staff this year. Miss Kennedy, Mi~s Mont eith and Miss Learmonth have su cceeded Miss Pearce and Miss H ay, both of whom will •:e:turn :from t heir holidays in another year or two. Sister M. Clark came into res idence at the beginning of second term, when Sis te:- G. Clark left us.

The garden party was again s uccessfully held in the College grounds, where a happy afternoon was spent. The baths b uilding was again made available for us for afternoon tea, during which a presentation was made to Miss Olive Dodd, who had been our hard-working secr etary for five years.

A new division has been made among the boarders. The junior boarders have gone to Cato H ou se, under the supervision of Miss Learmonth a n d Miss Boyes.

At present t here are seven little girls in t h e Junior House.

A party, held in the clubrooms in March, was given to welcome the new members from school to the club.

Our socia l evenings have been most delightful. Mrs. Gr ove is often present. We have been entertained by Miss Collison, by Miss Pithie, and by various me mbers of t h e A u burn Choir. A s-pecial welcome was given to B lanche Wood, I vy White, and Marjorie Baird, three Old Girls, who sang and played to us.

A number of boarders have had happin ess added to their so-called "hard lot " in attending the concerts given by the Melbourne University Orchestra, condu cted by Professor Bernard Heinze, a n d also other concerts · given by Bra ilowsky, Harold Williams, and Murdoch.

"Back to School" Day was a change from the usual. The sch ool entertained t h e Old Collegians, and, t h rough t he courtesy of Mrs. L ande n and Miss Ba ll a very enjoyable programme was arrang~d.

Musical items were r e ndered by the girls, and the programme conclud ed with an amusing play.

Tea was afterwards served in the Refectory.

The literary evening · was held in May. After a short musical programme, arranged

by Miss Flockart, Miss Kimura San, the ,Japanese representative of the Y.W.C.A., spoke to us. She was charmingly dressed in t he costume of h er country.

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We would like to see more taking part in the tennis tournament. Almost everyone plays tennis, and the entries are not limited to Old Collegians. .

We should like the sch ool and staff to know h ow much we value a!ld appreciate their inte,:est and co-operation in all matters connected with the school.

We once again make a n appeal on behalf of the O.C.C. W e do want more members, and especially those just leaving school. The friendships you have made at school can become strengthen ed in the club, a nd so carry on those traditions that are dear to the heart · of all Collegians.

Red Cross.

"I serve."

This year the Red Cross has again been led by Miss Lewis, aided by a committee consisting of a representative from each form.

The forms have worked for ten homes or kindergartens, and during first term thirteen visits have been paid to these. Between March and September 614 garments have been made by the girls, and 516 used garments in good order have been collected and sent away.

The hospital appeal for eggs evoked generous response, alS'o we were able to send 150 pots of jam to the hospital.

Several forms are working for kin.dergarten s, a nd during first and second terms 140 packages of groce:.:-ies were sent away to them. One form is sending its weekly contribution to a poor kindergarten to pay for a s upply of milk for the children. The Junior School sends its contribution to Dorcas Street Kindergarten to buy breakfasts for the children.

One form sent fifteen yard!> of fla nnel to Prahran Baby H ealth Centre; this material was cut out by the sister and given to the mothers t o make up.

In every form each girl makes a small contribution, s uch as one penny ·per week.

Altogether £50 / 12/ was raised in this way during -first and second terms.

From special efforts given by various forms £60/17 / 2?,; was raised. Many forms showed originality in their efforts--there was an impersonation of Torn Thumb, a Quee n Carnival, and a sale of lucky cats.

Form Remove B raised £21/ 11 / 2 by their efforts.

The success achieved by the Red Cross has been due to the interest and enthusiasm of its leader, Miss Lewis.-M.McL.

Visit to 3LO. On 18th July 3 0 girls from Diploma visited the studio of 3LO in the afternoon.

We listened to the artists, who provided a very entertainin·g programme. After the closing down Mr. Maurice Dudley kindly explained t o us the different microphones.

The operators then allowed u s into the controlling room at the back of the main hall, w here the different voices are r egulated .

From this room the operators, by means of their huge switchboard, where the various names are written, can switch on to nearly every public building in Melbourne.

Having had this explained to u s, we then passed through the smaller studio, from which the Children's Hour is transmitted, into the main hall. We then tried the various instruments of the orchestra, and I a m sure that if the broadcaster h ad been switched on people would have wondered at 3LO broadcasting s u ch a medley.

-N. Kingham.

A Visit to the Telegraph Office.

On 1st July a party of girls, with Miss Burton in charge, were taken to t he Telegraph Office in Elizabeth Street. Having met Mrs. Landen and Mr. Grove, we were taken to the office of Mr. Bradley, the superintendent. He showed u s various maps, and told ~s something of t he finance of the system.

We then divided into two parties, our party being in charge of Mr. Flannigan.

We were first show n some obsolete instruments, then were taken to where lady clerks were receiving a nd typing t elephone m essages. A tiny g lobe beside the operator showed a red lig ht w hen the call came through.

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W e were also shown t he cafeteria, run by the employes, and the sitting-rooms, locker s, etc., for the use of the lady clerks, of whom there are only 21 left, the work h~ving become too strenuous for women.

We were then taken into the main room.

We were inter ested in the instruments w e saw being· operated. One of the simplest was that by which a telegram was received in Morse code and typed immediately by the operat or.

One of the systems, called the "Wheatstone" system, was that by which the m essage was received in Morse code and typed.

Ins tead of lett ers appearing, it cam e as a narrow, p erforated tape. Going through another machine, this came out as Morse code . Another process brought out a tape, with the words printed.

Another machine was the "Tele-type" machine. The operator was sending a message to Bendigo. He had a small type-

writer on which he typed the message in Morse code. It was r ecorded on a machine at his side, and also instantly r ecorded in English on a similar machine in Bendigo.

In the " Murray Multiplex" system the message was r ecorded on a wide, perforated tape, wide enough to have two messages on it at once . The messages are sent, one letter of each message at a time.

It is n ecessary that the machine for sending the message should rotate at exactly the same rate a s the one for receiving it.

After being shown many other things which space does not permit m e to relate, we were shown an instrument for sending photographs, which was soon to come into u se.

Returning to the superinte ndent's room, we were joined by the other party, and went away with a much fulle r knowledge of the inner workings of the telegraphic system.-Nancy Ewart, Diploma A.

The Voice of the School ·fhe School Oracle has brough.t a mighty mind and fluent pen to bear on some of t hese problems.

Dear Madam,As one cannot wash without soap, cannot dry without a towel, cannot drink without a tumbler, and cannot brus h without a clothes br ush, how is a n M.L.C. girl (who uses a cloakroom like that of Pass VI.) to s urvive, w hen tha t room is devoid of all four?

A s "cleanliness is next to godliness," as it is wise to live among as few microbes as possible, a nd as thirst is torture, should n ot this s tate of deficiency be remedied?Yours, etc., "VIRTUE." Surely the sorrows of Pass VI. a lmost equal the tria ls of Job! How, in spite of so many drawbacks, they present such a credit-able appearance is a miracle. L et "Virtue" cheer up!

Contributions towti.rds the desired a rticles thankfully received,

Dear Madam,W eek in, week out, from morn to night you can hear our footsteps resounding as we pass from lockers to form room, form room to lockers, lockers to f orm room. . .

Result-legs tired, soles thin, tem pers frayed and fathers poor. In this, .the mechanical age of the earth, could n ot some for m of m echanical tra nsport, e.g., scooters, tricycles, Baby Austins, or Moths be provided to lighten the labours of a n already overburdened society?-Yours, etc., "TIRED OUT." ( . . . Wihat! know you not, being mechanical you ought not to walk.--Ed.) Tired, ah yes, so t ired, dear My temper a nd m y sole both gone, My doting father grown austere, My pocket money nearly done.

Yet s till I wend my wea ry way, From form room for th to locker haste A hundred dozen times a day, From locker back to form room pass·.

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Legs, and all other pedestrian things, Are the cause of such dreadful sufferings In an overburdened society.

To the Editress of '·Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,Is it a fact or only rumour that our school colours are silver and green?

If fact, why is it that -the only silver in our uniform, our school star, is decorated with blue? Surely this could be remedied..Yours, etc., SILVER OR WHITE-BLUE OR GREEN? (This, alas·, is a stern fact.-Ed.)

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Her noble thoughts began to die, Such comfort got her down, And sent her off to sleep.

To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,It was with sorrow that I watched the removal of the ivy from the front wall of the main building, also of certain trees from the garden.

That ivy and those trees, no matter how old, were beloved by a great many students. By this act many s mall birds were robbed of their nests and turned out into the world homeless.yours, etc., "A LOVER OF THE OLD ORDER."

The creeping things and flying fowl To the Editress of "Silver and Green." which infested the ivy and trees were Dear Madam,found to be injurious both to the buildings I t is a well-known fact that the prefects and their inmates. Nature is a stubborn are the most important people in the School. . dame, who resents being hurried; but Why, then, must they languish in such a Spring a nd the gardener are doing their cheerless abode-the common room--com- united bes-t with her.

The trees and mon alike to draughts and interruptions? flowers will soon look well, and make the What great inspirations fo1· the uplift of College front a t hing of beauty. humanity are lost for ever because of physical discomfort and weariness!

Stiff, To the Editress of "Silver and Green." high-backed chairs, cold linoleum, ghastly Dear Madam,pictures, potato baskets and articles for In these days of progressive thought, is Pound-these are the furniture of the preit not time that the existing system of feots' sitting-room. scholastic and sports competitions by forms An ideal common room would have be discarded in favour of the more ensound-proof walls, comfortable chairs, a lightened basis u sed by the boys' school, carpet, and tastefully decorated walls. viz., the division of the scholars into Surely the detention book would make less frequent appearances in such a haven.- houses a-t their enrolment, and to which they belong during their entire school yours sincerely, career?

HER-BUENDE. The existing sy stem cannot foster the A Prefect of 1929. true team co-operative spirit, because the She sat 'mid ch·aughts on lino cold, personnel alters each year owing to s cholThe furniture was very old; astic necessilties, whereas under the H er angel wings ·she did unfold.

"House" syst em each individual " stays Her thoughts were far away from vanity, put" during his or her school life, which All on uplifting poor humanity. allows full scope for t he development of Discomfort spurred her on, the individual for the benefit uf his or And kept her wide awake. her house in particular, and the school in general.

A Prefect of 1939.

Hoping this will be received in the sam e She sat her down in splendid state spirit in which it is writJten.-We are, In Prefects ' room among the great, yours, etc., Walls and pictures up-to-date.

A GROUP OF V.a.'s.

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(The introduction of th~ House system has been discussed several times by the authorities, but so far a decision has not been reached. -Ed.) The Editress, "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,U nto us· appeared a vision. We were transported into the year - - (Yes, we did get· Inte1, Algebra).

We returned to the old school, and Jo! we r ecognised it not (save by the fact that they were pulling up the street in front). No longer floated there across the quad. strains of C Major. Bewildered, we continued our inspection across to the sports field, and, across an oval of verdant green, we saw a remarkable edifice (N.B.-Not the umpire's stand by the tennis court), and_ we "looked at each other with a wild surmise"; then, all was explained.

Across ·t he aforesaid oval floated the strains of C Major (which once urged on the footsteps of animals entering the Ark)-they had built a mus ic room !

But s lowly the vision faded-we were trans ported back to the j oys of "Horace's Odes" and C. Major.

But was it merely a dream? Peradventure it was a glimpse into a glorious fut u re.-Yours, .etc., M. G. B. (W·as it a vision, or a waking dream?

Fled is that music. Do I wake or sleep?Ed, ) May the d!'eamed-of music room soon materialise !

Mus ic is now ubiquitous through the College. Would that some of our generous friends would help to isolate it! A bird has whispered to us that even t he members of the College Council share this dream. Meantime the boarders are the chief sufferers.

"From early morn till dewy -eve" they listen to the sweet strains.

But rumour hath it that they are to be pro~ided with new beds that they may sle~p Jl_lOre soundly through it all.

They will thus have compensations.

To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madan:,Do four tennis courts afford suffki ent recreation for over 700 girls? Of M.L.C.'s four courts only two are fit for matches.

The one running east and west suffers from the inevitable gla1·e of the sun, which at times makes play almost impossible. The one on the sports ground suffers from cracks and a broken net. Would it n ot be advisable and practicable to lay two more courts on the sports ground?-Yours, etc., ONE OF THE SCRAMBLERS. (Before new tennis courts can be added in the sports grounci it will be necessary to level the- whole area. This matter is already in hand.-Ed. )

V iew of La kes· Entrance.

Prize Snap-Enid Lewis, LV., 14 years.

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Form Notes Form Honour VI. Hither! Gentle Muse!

Form: Honour VI. Form Mistress: Miss G. A. Dahle.

Members: Nineteen.

Motto: "Talk, and the world talks with you, Shush! and you shush al one."

Philanthropic Efforts: £10 for Methodist Babies' Home.

Sporting Achievements: Swimming cup, tennis cup, running, baseball, basket-ball .

Scholastic Achievements: Doubtful. "Wellington h a d a magnificent ·funeral. It took six men to carry the beer." "Castile, king of Spain."

Possessions: 2 brown vases (at present missing), 1 rather tattered but exceedingly honou red green and gold flag.

Form Pass VI. Form Mistress: Miss Forman.

"You must be original" is the continual cry of the powers that be. In order to satisfy their insistent clamour, we will be · original.

First, let us consider what originality is. "To b e original is to be different from others." That ought to be easy enough.

The fact that no two people are alike we have had drilled into us since early childhood.

Now, let us start being original. Of course, it's perfectly easy, we know thatbut---€r-how does o ne begin?

What shall we write about? Our prowess at work and sport? Charity? The sweet strains that steal from above ···The masterpieces rivalling those of the ·Louvre that adorn our walls? No, the praises of these h ave all been sung b efor e. Ah, we h ave it! No one has ever praised the immo·rtal authors of our text books. Surely there can be no worthier subj ect for our song. Consider what scholarship and perseverance, coupled with a delicate and racy humour have gone to the writing of Tout's

History of England. How charmingly Lowson te11s us the life story of Spirogyra !

And with what beauty and force of language Horace acquaints u s with tn~ c;ial'ms of his lady loves! We a11 r evere and respect James in his truly great Geography-and so on. Alas, we have not the space in which to deal with this subject fully, but we are most grateful to t hese people fo r helping us to deface the vit·gin blankness of this page, with blots and scrawls.

Form Diploma A. Lord Tout le Monde.

In this year of grace, 1929, we hereby wish to relate to your Exce11ency the gossip of the court of their Royal Highnesses, Princess Burton and Princess Sibthorpe, and of our beloved Prince Lemon.

We would also recount to you the results of the contests and of the successes at the games, and also of the missions of kindliness enacted by the ladies ·of the court throughout the year.

You have, no doubt, h eard tell of the new game of baseball, which is played with a stick of immense size. The ladies of our court exce11ed in prowess when against the Duchess D ' Ahle and her court, and, amid much fluttering of fans a nd handkerchiefs and waving of parasols, they daintily left the field of contest, bearing a loft the costly trophy. Thus was it also with the winter sport of basket-ball and with the competition for the fleetness of foot. Of all the ladies in the land, My Lady Maisie of Bannister was t h e swiftest.

Since you last paid their Majesties your respects, the mode of the coiffure has slightly altered. It is now worn low on the neck, with the ends retrousse. The highest ladies in the court have all adopted the fashionable shade of green for their cloaks.

The court crier has issued a proclamation throughout the land, stating that the mighty tests of learning commence a

SIL VER AND GREEN Guard Dugdale was chosen for the railway i.eam. The first station reached was "East er Holidays," where a ll left the train for refreshments and a rest. In the county of The Famous Diploma B Dynasty.

Sports Day a team under the leadership of Causes: On 13th February some 40 bud- Guard Dugdale took part in a race, and ding genii enlisted in the army of students ran second. Individual passengers were who battled ( ·?) the terrors of stenogra- also successful. As we passed the Berry phy, the intricacies of bookkeeping, and Street Foundling Home we dropped 50 garments and a cheque for £2/1 0 /. The other lurking giants.

Events: Commanders were chosen to next station was "May Holidays,'' where lead the r egiment into the fray of learn- we sorrowfully parted with two passening. They were :- Captain, Lucy Comport; gers. second in command, Shirley Marriott.

The express then set off on the .second Headquarters were set up in the book- stage of the journey. Here the chief sport keeping room. Field-Marshal Burton and was basket-ball, a nd the passengers took Colonels Sibthorpe and Lemon did much part in a tournament called "Nearly Won." to strengthen our mentality.

Guard Jope was chosen for the Railway Our foes were victo.r ious at the Battle basket-ball team. On our way we disof "Baskmoor,' also we were defeated at tributed several cans of milk to the Richthe Battle of "Base field." We anticipate mond Kindergarten. a victory at the Battle of Tennisa , where We stopped for a considerable time at the Honourable VI.'s will be our opponents. "September Holidays,'' and all expressed W hile not in the thick of the fray we have sadness at having to leave this beautif ul thought of those who struggle in that more- town. worthy and needful battle we call "Life."

At present we are training to compete Results: These are still shrouded in the for the Railway Tennis Cup, and working deep mist which surrounds the whirling so that we may bring honour to the train at the next large town-"Intermediate Cereddy of final examinations.

Leaving generalities, we in this school tificate." This will be the last town before have our challenges. We, who are leav- the terminus, "Christmas Holidays,'' which ing M.L.C. for ever, challenge you, her we shall a ll be glad to reach. future pupils, to carry on her forms, her Form V.b. tradition, and her spirit. We leave in your The scene is laid. in a fictitious parliahands the trust of making Diploma a mentary house. Form V.b. is holding its better, finer form.

P.S.-During March, Colonel Delbridge, annual meeting for t he year 1929. The who instructed us in typewriting, left us, court is in fu ll swing, Miss Christensen, much to our regret, but we heartily wel- form mistress, being in the chair.

The prime minister of the form, Betty comed Colonel Sibthorpe, who soon took Allen, h as risen, and is delivering her command. speech. The main feature is of Miss Hay's The Journey of Express V.a. departure in first t erm. She also reports On 13th February the express V .a. set of a debate which was held between V.c. out on its long and tedious journey from and V.b., the latter's speakers being L ois the beginning to the end of 1929. With Burke, Dorothy Ch ampion and Betty Allen, Driver Wade, Guards Dugdale and Jope, who upheld the affirmative of "To Save in and 33 passengers, the train set out, hop- Youth is Folly."

The next member summoned by the · ing to pass on its journey through the speaker is Dorothy Champion, minister town "Intermediate Certificate."

For the first stage of the journey the for Red Cross. She delivers an eloquent chief entertainment was baseball, and a ccount of the large amount of clothing month hence , so must now away to our studies.

Farewell, dear friend .

SILVER AND GREEN collected and of the two visits to the kindergarten to bestow the gifts on the childre-n.

At the summons of the speaker, Rosie Shaw, minister for sports, rises, and assures the •court that, though t'he form was unsuccessful in the baseball and basket-ball matches, greater hopes are being cherished for the coming tennis matches.

In the athletic and swimming sports V.b. managed to gain second and third places respectively.

At the conclusion of this speech the ·court was dismissed by the speaker.

Form V.c.

It was with the deepest sorrow (we are given to understand) that the staff and pupils of the M.L.C. to-day attended the last obsequies of several of the members of Form V.c., whose untimely demise h ad been brought about by the unprecedented strain of their form responsibilities.

The chief mourner was Miss Krome, the late victims' form mistress.

Among the bodies present were those of Miss B. Evans, who had prematurely expired owing to the strain imposed upon her in her capacity as form captain; Miss A . Dight, who had succumbed after a particularly trying term, and Miss L. Charlwood.

Miss S. Whittaker had been elected as s ports captain, but escaped the same unhappy death as the other deceased parties by wisely deciding to spend t he year touring abroad. Her successor, the aforementioned Miss Charlwood, quietly passed away after the loss of the basket-ball cup had been added to that of the baseball.

During her last hours she had clung desperately to her new green blazer, to which s he was singularly attached.

On the way to the cemetery suitable music was supplied by m e mbers of the special choir, who chanted a mournful "No more Latin, no more French, No more sitting on a hard, broad bench ."

Strapped to the back of the hearse was a large parcel of clothes, which was dropped at the Collingwood Kindergarten -en route to the cemetery. This was the

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last wish of the two unfortunate victims associated with the Red Cross work, Misses J. McCrea and B. Chinner.

Several teachers appeared to be quite overcome with grief. Miss Hall carried a wreath of hypoxis glabella (family Amaryllidaceae. Miss Krome's tribute was also a wreath, composed of laurel leaves, entwined with forget-me-nots.

Form V.d.

As we sit poring over our books, what memories come crowding upon us! The times when a cry would be heard, "Rain!" and then a sci-amble to reach "For Shelter." Now all is changed; it is a neat and tidy form room, with rows of girls bent earnestly over books. But away, despair; we have our form mistress, Miss MacDonald, to lighten our way.

Rilda Muller was for first term form captain; then she left. Mavis Howells took over her position with great su ccess, and her lieutenant, Gwen Stout, has also worked very well.

We have not been very successful this year at sport, having bee n beaten after a hard game by Honour VI. in baseball. We then set our hopes on basket-ball, but when we discovered we had to play Diploma A, well, we n eed not tell you the sad result.

We have worked hard for the South Melbourne Free Kindergarten, and during second term Miss MacDonald took us to visit the children there , taking food and clothing for their comfort.

Now we are deeply e ngrossed in exams., each one anxiously awaiting the resu lt.

Form V.b. Special.

Form Mistress: Miss Walton.

Our captain, Marna Kimber, and our lieutenant, now Jean Lanyon, but formerly Bon Masters, have done their work well.

Both our sports captain and lieutenant, Nance Ezard and May Davis respectively, are in school teams.

We competed in the final of the baseball and won our first basket-ball match, and hope to achieve some success in the forthcoming tennis matches.

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'!f our old School.

Prize Drawing-Betty Barnett.

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Ber& Barn..tr. Hon.VI

SIL VER AND GREEN We are very proud of the way our Re d Cross captain, Milba Harvey, has collected our weekly sacrifices, for at times we are s ur~ it has been hard work, but she has kept u s well up in the R ed Cross list.

One of our members, Jean Watson , won the Danks Scholarship for singing.

W e are proud to s ay that V .b. Special has held the highest form average for the past two terms, and hopes to keep up its r eputation for the coming t erm .

Form XX. Though 27, we are called The Twenty, p erhaps b ecause we are expect e d to distinguish ourselves in some way. Have we?

Well, yes. Our bask et-ball team carried the purpl e flag to vi ctory, winning the cup after a hard struggle with Lower V . W e a lmost wrested the baseball cup from XX.a, but we had to leave something for ot hers, so they hold it still.

J. Robinson, ' our form captain, and D .

Nicholas, our lieutenant, have done excellent work for the form .

We are all very pleased that Mrs. Lande n has become h ead mistr ess. Such a large school must be a great a nd grave responsibility. Twen ty w ill do its best to ma k e her task a nd the principal's as easy as possible.

A sw eets day and a competition f urnished the funds for the Boroondara Free Kindergarten. We spent a happy time visiting . it, and wish we could see t h e children oftener.

W e have not distinguish e d ourselves scholastically-yet. The deeds of past XX.'s have been h eld up to u s t o s uch an extent that our high hopes fall, and we w onder what is to be the outcome of the final exams. But, " how can girls die bet ter than faci ng fearfu l odds?" However, with su ch a splendi d for m mistress a s Miss Irving we ought to accomplish something .

Form XX.a.

We of Form XX.a., con sisting of 26 girls, abide in Room No. 17 in t h e Girls' Block, ,vith Miss Lindsay as our form mistress, assisted by Linda Marks as our captain, a nd Dorothy Dugdal e as lieuten a nt.

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Under the leadership of Dulcie Diffey as Red Cross captain, we managed to resurrect a few old garments, ma ke some n ew ones, and collect enough money to enable us to take a large parcel t o the Lady Northcote Free Kindergarten. Second t erm we held a queen carnival, and from the proceeds bought three pairs of b lankets, which were gratefully received by the Collingwood Methodist Mission.

With Dorothy Dugdale as sports captain and J ean W eller (who, by t he way, after waiting many weeks, is at last wearing a green blazer) a s lieutenant, we won the baseball cup, and came second in the relay races at the swimming and running sports.

The staff wonder why we do not work very enthus ias tically in class. If they could only r ealise what ago nising moments we spend in walking up t hose stairs ·and in breathing the obnoxious odours which waft through our windows from those of the Lab., and h ow our feet and minds are distracted by favourite folk-dance tunes on the piano or phonograph below us in the Gym., they would, we are sure, be more merciful. Despite t hese facts, we have all enjoyed the year 1929 in Form XX.a.

Form LV. As yet we have n ot distinguished ourselves at sport, but we are still hoping to win the tennis cu p. After a close match we were defeated by XX.a . in the baseball and by XX. in t h e basket-ball final. In the interform flag race our flag stick broke twice, and put u s out of the running.

E nthusiasm was aroused by the tennis tournament for the shield presented by a form er L V. form mistress. This shield was won by Joan Young .

Miss Hall has helpe d us greatly with our Red Cross work. At her su ggestion we made and ·s old black cats, decorated with form colours. Wit h this money we bought wool and sent a large number of garments to Berry Street Foundling H ome.

We v isited t h e Home, a nd were fascinated by the babies. To help them still further we are hoping to hold a concert, but so far nothing h as been decided.

W e also coi-

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lected silver paper, which we sent to the Homoeopathi c Hospital.

We have had a very happy year, despite the fact that IV.h's m elodious voices warble forth when we are wrestling with French irregular verbs.

Form LY.a.

Did I h ear you say LV.a? A rather progressive form, but, owing to all t he girls being beginners in M.L.C. life, we have not had such a good chance a s other form s.

Although we were beaten in baseball by XX., a nd in basket-ball fared even worse, we are not downhearted, and our motto is, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again." Our tennis team tries to buck us up when we t hink of our past failures, and make us think of the future success which they hope to attain.

Our Red Cross efforts have been rather slow so far, but at present we are holding a tennis tournament, by means of which we hope to raise some money.

An occurrence, which aroused t he sympathy of the girls, was the event of two of the boarders developing measles. It also aroused their envy because the two unfortunates were able to miss a fortnight of school work.

Our form room is slightly dilapidated, but, owing to the high spirits of those who inhabit this region, this grievance is forgotten. Fortunately, we have Miss Monteith as our form mistress, and a s this year draws to a close we regret to say "Adieu" to t he L ower V.a. of 1929.

During the year we have been working for the North Richmond Kindergarten. We rai sed money by holding a Sweets Day and a Novelty Competition Day, so one day last t erm we vis ited the Kindergarten a nd saw the children.

First term we won the swimming cup, and H ele n Maccauley won the senior champions hip. On sports day we won the flag race, and we are a ll pleased to have a green blazer in our form, Meme Parry being in the r unning team. We were beaten in the base ball and basket-ball, but we still have the hope of winning the tennis cup.

We hope that next y ear's V.c. Special girls will enjoy their year in this form aE well as we have done.

Form IV.a.

Form Mistress : Miss Kellaway.

We a re the lively Form IV.a., Therefore we've lots and lots to say.

With many brains we're not at loss To think of something for Red Cross.

W e have worked hard for Berry Street, To give the babies' clothes so neat.

We've had a ping-pong tournament, And money to the Home we've sent .

We've got King Henry on the brain, Arithmetic a lways gives us pain.

Next month we will be filled with gleeThe yearly exams. will be over, yo u see, But now we are plunged in the deepest woe, And are learning up things we s hould r eally know.

Divorced, beheaded, died, survived ?

I s t hat the fate of Henry's wives?

Form V.c. Special.

Ther e a re 23 girls in our form, eight of whom are boarders. Our form is very lucky in having Miss Par sons for form mistress. Madge Allison is our form capta in, and Marion H enderson form lieutenant.

Our form room is in Nicholas House, so we are quite close to the tuck shop, al so to the nois e which comes from t h e street, but, in spite of all this, we work extremely well.

Edward, Ma r y, then good Q·u een Bess, But what was the date of J ohn , can you guess?

But let us away from the realm of thought, And off to our favourite topic, sport.

Swimming was lost, basket-ball won, Baseball the same, you should see u s run; W e are hoping to win the tennis, too, We m ean to show them what we can do.

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SILVER AND GREEN And just before we drop our pen, W e'H have to stop and scribble again, For we'd like to mention two people hereOur form captain and our mistress dearAnd thank them for their trouble and care, Throughout the Jong, long weary year.

And now our tale has come to an end, To all we would our best wishes send.

When the t each ers they are near, We're very quiet, so they can 't hear; But when Miss Betts, she i s away, We laugh, and talk, and often play.

Pattie is our captain dear, We are happy when she's n ear She does her best for our gay form, But gets depressed, and oh, so worn .

Remove A .

Our form mistress for term 1 was Miss Christensen, but, unfortunately, she had to leave us to take the place of Miss Ray, who went for a trip abroad. Our sorrow was truly deep, but we find consolation under the gentle g uidance a nd tuition of Mrs. Bremer.

Peggy Ditchburn is form captain, and Me ryl Walker is lie utenant. The latter is our sports captain, too, and Jean Chambers is lieutenant. · We are fortu nate in holding the swimming cup for another year, and our captain, Nancy Hayler, won the junior swimming championship.

We have lost the basket-ball and baseball cups to IV.a., but we hope next year's Remove A will regain them.

At the end of second term Mrs. Bremer and the Re d Cross captains visite d the Lady Northcote Free Kindergarten, taking our gift of clothes and groceries, and 10 / which we had from the weekly collection of pennies. In order to raise money for the Kindergar te n, we enlivened the dreary round of the term by a lunch-hour concert, at which two plays were produced, under the able direction of Mrs. Bremer.

The proceeds amounted to £4 / 5 / .

Work has been going on steadily all the year, and, though we do not particularly excel in t his direction, we have all done our best.

Form IV.b.

W e are the girls of Form IV.b, A very f unny form a r e we; We're in our number thirty-five, And we are always well alive.

Our Red Cross captain, Olive Yeo, I s good as any girl I know; And she does like to work alone For the Berry Street Foundling H ome.

For charity we'll get a cot, But it will cost an awful l ot; We had a concert for this thing, And lots of money it did bring.

We tried to get the baseball cup, But Form IV.a., which is higher up, Won it throug h their very good play On that wet and muddy day.

Now I'd better say good-bye, For to my lessons I must fly.

I ' ll always honour M.L.C., And my dear old Form IV .b.

Remove B. R emove B, 1929, has had a very happy time together, with Miss Maling as fo rm mistress and Mavis Austin and Jill Coyle as form captain and lieutenant respectively. We number 32, of whom two are boarders. The form room is 28 steps above the baths, so we are surely one of the ascending forms.

In baseball and basket-ball we have not so far excelled, but as tennis is yet_to be played, we still hope to secure better reputation.

Each girl has interested her self in the "Yoralla" Kindergarten, and our efforts were very successful. During term 1 we visited the Kindergarten, taking our contrib utions of clothing and money, when we proved " It is more bles:o.ed to give than to receive."

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We organised several gift stalls in aid of our charity, and from the beginning of t he year each girl undertook to contribute weekly for Red Cross and charity.

Ours sports captain is Alma H enderson, and the lieutenant Gwen J ohn ston .

Phyllis Ander son acted as treasurer .

Some of om: girls were invited to "Birthday Night," which t hey thoroughly enjoyed. At t he beginning of term 3 we surprised our form captain with a birthday party, at which Miss Maling and Miss K ellaway were present.

There are 24 girls in our form, Remove C. T he form mistress is Mrs. Ross, and our form captain is Gwen H olloway. The lieutenant is E laine Grecian. For our charity work we are working for the Methodist Babies' Home. We have over £3, and we h ope to visit the H ome soon.

We have playe"tl · several matches with other forms in basket-ball and baseball, and we are soon to pl ay t hem in tennis.

Our sports captain is Merna Devine, and the sports lieutenant is Lorna Lander.

The following lines apply in general to our formH ow doth the little busy "B" Improve each shining hour.

Form IV.c.

IV.c. h as 35 g ir ls, and we are a very happy form. Alma H en derson is ou r form captain, and Thelma Baker the lieu tenan t.

Miss Carter, our form mistress, took us to t he Museum in secon d term, where w e s pent a very inter esting time. During t his year we collected _£5 / 10 / 6 for our charity.

In first term we collected £1 / 1 5 / . This the g irls took to the Collingwood Kindergarten. Part of this money we raised by an American Fair, which we held in the form room. We also took some old garments and three dozen new singlets to the child ren . In second term we collected &/ amongst ourselves. We had a guessing competition; from this competition w e raised 7 / 6. Heather Anderson held a tennis tournament at her home, an d raised £3. T he winners wer e Lola Ash and Mer le Walker. The Red Cross captain is Ila Water s tion, and t h e l ie utenant Joan Mier s.

Dr. Nicols gave a picture sh owing many interesting things about Australia and the n eighbouring islands, which we were allowed to attend. We a ll enjoyed t hat afternoon very much. In sport we h ave n ot do ne well. In first term we played baseball, our first match being against IV.d., and we were the winner s, but we wer e def eated when we had to play IV.b. Second te rm we played basket-ball, b ut Remove A beat u s, as they have a very strong team.

This term w e are practising for the tennis matches, which will take pl ac e very soon.

Remove C.

Form IV.cl.

We commenced t h e year with eighteen gir ls, and we were ver y sorry to Jose Colleen Crozier in t he second term . Our form mistress is Miss Mitch ell, a n d our captain Alice Marshall. Peggy Chinner is our lieutenant. Our form room is i n Cato House, but we come down for assembly.

We were beaten in baseball first term, and in basket-ball during second term, but this was to be expected , as this is our first year in t he Middle School. Beryl Lever is our sports captain. Our Red Cross work for first term was to help keep a little Indian baby in a home. We h eld a sweets day, and made £ 3, which was added to £2 / 1 0/ from J unior School, and this keeps the baby fo r a year.

Duri ng t he second t erm Miss Mitchell took t he class to the Museum .

W·e would have liked to have seen the exhibition, which was opened that day, but the crowd was too great for u s to see anything of it, bu t we found the other part of the Museum very interesting.

Our Red Cross work for t he second term was in a id of the Mont ague Free Kinder garten, and for this we bought flannel to make clothes. Our Re d Cross captain, Denise Folley, brought u s 20 yards of flann el also, · for which we were very grateful.

When the clothes w ere all made w e took them to t h e Kin,,.~rgarte n, where we h ad an enjoyable time. We are going to try

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have also raised enough money to support Mathura, the Indian baby, about whom Miss Archer told us earlier in the year.

The girls are v ery keen on tennis, and the first four are-Ruth Ch;~ty ( captair,), E l»peth Little, Neta Gill, Mollie Pitman.

Earlier in the term III.a. a nd Lower IV. had a tennis match, and Lower IV. won, hut only by three games. The score was 18-15. All the forms have gardens, and we like gardening. Every Tues day afterThere are 91 girls in Junior School, and noon and every Friday morning we are all very happy at work and at play. ' Forms Lower IV. and III.a. have We work for a kindergarten at Keil Street, folk dancing, and we like it very Collingwood. Last term the whole c,f much. We have t he Junior School Junior School collected £3, and bought captain, Gwen Gadsden, and one lieutenant clothes with it. After the floods in Tas- in Lower IV., and two lieutenants in all mania we sent clothes to the r elief fund, the other forms. Lower IV. has only one and we helped to provide breakfa sts for lieutenant because it has the Junior School the children of two kindergartens. We captain.

very hard at tennis n ext term. We wish th_!! 1930 IV.d. girls better luck in s port, and hope they have as happy a time as we have had t his year.

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SENIOR PRIZE VERSE. Sea Moods.

The azure sea is lit with s parkling light, The golden sands shine in the s un-rays bright, The gulls fly down to rest upon the shore, It seems that Peace must reign for evermore.

And now the storm has broken. With a roar The great white horses crash upon the s hore, The whistli ng wind is awful to the ear; Great Peace was s urely never reigning here!

- J. Illingworth, Pass VI.

Spring Song.

The sun dies slowly in the western sky, The colours brighten, but to fade and die As star s come out, to r ule the world again, And still i t seem s t hat Peace will a lways reign.

0 Spring thou art here, in thy wonderful glory, Thy beauty of blossom, of bird, and of song, That tells u s again t ha t old, ever-new s tory Of thy gracious triumph o'er Winter so long.

But see ! the clouds are g athering in the w est, Just where the peaceful sky-king sank to res t; Now gulls fly home, now waves rise, grand and free, Soon P eace will lift her mantle from the sea.

Thou com'st, yet so shyly, to wake our cold world; It seems, n ow and then, that thou mean'st not to stay.

But linger, ·sweet maiden, g ive us thy caresses, Bring warmth, light, and love to our country to-day.

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T h' entr eating bare boug hs of the peach and the a lmond Burs t into splendour when thou passest , by ; The pale little primrose and delicate violet Seem to grow sweet in t he light of thine eye.

Thou art down in the hollow 'mid f ernlet and mosses, Now la ughing gaily with flow'rs on the hill; Stay! Was that a glimpse of thy gown in the tree-top, Thou long-sought, elusive, sweet Roamerat-will?

0 Springtime's the playtime of birds and of flower, Of man and of Nature, a time to be gay.

Spring comes with her swallows to coldness and sadness, And flies, leaving beauty and warmt h on her way.

-Sheila Kruse, Pass VI.

The Heralds of Spring.

"She is corning! She is corning!" s ighs the wandering breeze, As it rustles in the rushes a nd shivers in the trees.

"She is corning! She is corning! I feel her in the air, A lightsorne-footed maiden, with star-dust in her hair."

"She is corning! She is corning!" pipes the robin gay, A s h e perches, chirping joyfully, on a sprig of may.

"She is corning! She is corning! I see her in t he skies, A laughter-loving maiden, with s unshine · in her eyes."

"She is corning! She is coming!" s ings the dimpled brook , Purling o'er the stones in m a ny a dappled n ook.

"She is corning! She is corning! I hear her by my stream s,, · A pensive, dreaming m aiden , clad in pale moonbeams."

"She is h ere! She is h ere!" Nature cries in glee.

(And a ll the l ittle fairy elves come peeping out to see) .

"She • is here! She is here ! with a ll her charming ways, A dainty, dancing maiden wh om everything obeys."

- Joyce . Findlay, Pass VI.

Work, Work, Work.

(With apologies to Tennyson) .

Work, work, work, . At the school of M.L .C. !

And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that a rise in me.

Oh! w ell for the t eacher suprem e That .the pupil is yoked to h er work!

Oh! well that -the thoughts which we dream , Unuttered remain, though they lurk.

And the regal teachers talk on Of the battles of heroes long past, We dream of the glory of Satur days gone As detentions are poured t hick and fast.

W ork, work, work, At the school of M .L.C. !

But the frolic and fun of those days t hat are dead, Will n ever come back .to me.

-We 2, Pass VI.

A Soliloquy.

Dear friend, how often do I pau se and think, Of what the future hath in store for u s.

Our schoolgir l days are o'er, and as we face The callous world, with all its ups and downs, I wonder, if our friendship, each for each, Will last? . We'll go our ways, but can that bond Which held u s in our schoolgirl days still draw

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I s friendship s uch a fli.rnsy reed that bends Or breaks, beneath the stress of adverse winds?

Pray God that it may rather be for us, The adverse winds do further bind our friendship.

-Mavis Moulton, V.a., age 15 years.

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When the sun has ascended the h eavens, And then begins to descend, · Do we ,t hink of Life a s a failure, And hope and pray for the end?

Are there darkening clouds on the s kyline Behind which we vanish away, Or do we sink with· a golden glory At the end of a perfect day?

-Constance McColl, Diploma B.

Sonnet to the Sea. The Coming of Spring.

The world's a very happy place to-day, For Spring has come with brightly coloured flowers, With s inging birds to gladden daylight hours, With new-born leaves to make the stark trees gay.

Cold Wdnter 's gone, ,t he sun has come to stay, To shine in shady nooks, and tea-tree bowers, And change harsh rain to softest Springtime showers, In which the small birds Jove to sing and play.

Oh put away your m ortal ills and wrongs, Think not of them, you've better things to do; L et all your h earts r e joice, let a ll lips sing, Si ng h a ppy, laughing, m erry, merry s ongs.

Be glad the clouds are flown, the sky is blue, And s hou t aloud with praise, "Thank God for Spring."

-Joan Illingworth.

Life's Day.

0 sea, what awful secret hidden deep Within thy bosom, keeps thee restless s till; Sometime as though the sailor thou wouldst lull, And lure him on to his eternal sleep.

Sometime thou swell'st in diapa30n chord, Like s ome celestial choral symphony.

What music of the spheres can equal t hee?

Thou, too, art swayed by God's majestic word.

Sometime it seems a s though dissatisfied To b e withheld_ in thy restricted law, Thou seek'st to gain advantage on the shore, To rule triumphant o'er realms now denied.

Whatever be thy mood, or calm, or wild, I Jove thee, child of Nature undefiled.

- Gwen Nickels, Hon. VI.

The Psalm of School.

(With apologies to H enry Longfellow).

Tell me, please, in cheerful numbers, School is but a m odern farce, For a wayward girl who slumbers Cannot h ope to get a " pass."

In the light of day, Life's morning, Do we shine as the rising sun, Glowing with light ethereal When time has just begun?

School is r eal! School is earnest!

We hope the grave is not its goal, For w hen a girl to school returneth, Its her aim t o come back whole.

A s the morning passes quickly, Do we slip behind a cloud, Or shed our rays unbroken To the heart of t h e jostling crowd?

Not enjoyment and not pleasure I s t he road we're forced to take; Should we loaf or enjoy leisure Apologies we're forced t o make.

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School is long, our lives are fleeting, Soon we'll t a ke t he old-age pension, W:hile our hearts are loudly beating ' Funeral marches to detention.

In a school's broad field of battle, Teachers with full powers do guide; We are like poor, driven cattle, Tempted into suicide.

Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant, Just in case you get the gout; Make the most you can of Present, H eart within, and sweat without.

L ives of teachers all r emind us We are either helps or hinders, And departing, leave behind u s Blazing fires or straying cinders.

Solitude.

I should like some quiet place, High up al\'long the hills, Where the soft breeze laughs, And the deep calm thrills.

A canopy of blue sky, And los t among the pin'A rushing, wailing night wind That sighs a1:d moans and whines; A stream of crystal water, Would flow beneath the trees, Through stones where moss had gathered, T o the drowsy hum of bees; The soft call of the white-throats, To charm the list ening ear,

Can'.t some girl for once resist 'er, Enter not School's solemn main, A forlorn and school-worked si11ter Seeing, shall take heart again.

The swift dart of coloured wings

Let us hope in days hereafter Schools will be r ight out of date; For they're sure to bring disaster, Ruin someone else's fate.

-"Parrot," Pass VI.

Time's cares would never know me,

Sonnet XIII. Life is a story-book, every day a page, Whereon each several incident is writ, Each stirring venture in life's pilgrimage,

Gone with sudden fear.

The spirit of solitude My only friend would be, In a calm as deep a s sea.

-Jean McCrea.

Extracts fro m Fate.

(An anticipation on r esults of first ,t erm exams.)

Within this form-room, once V.c., A host of tombstones now greet thee.

To each in linked sequence closely knit;

"Here Chinner rests and Jean Mac Rea,

The year's a chapter, a nd the theme intent,

They chattered to their dying day."

The folly of the race, but more than all The loss of fa ith, the disillusionment, The common tragedy to which men fall; The charaoters in this our sordid tale, Of lowly strivings a nd of p·etty gain, Are we, who limitations oft bewail, Who many greatest blessings so disdain;

And "Here a noble inmate fell, Geography claimed Peggy Bell, While French and Latin ring her knell."

"Here lifeless lies our n oble Swan, 'Silver and Green' h er swan chan son."

And though they lived through many a test, The Intermediate laid most to rest.

Nor is the J;>latform much more gay;

And thus has F a te decreed that we must live,

"Here lowly laid, their dark hair grey,

Our faults of thine own planning, Fate,

The patient teachers wrapped in clay !"

forgive!

-B. Reseigh, H . VI.

-Addie Bond.

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SILVER AND GREEN PRIZE INTERMEDIATE VERSE. •The Slaughter of the Innocents.

The shades of night were settling down, As homeward, hurried thro' the town A girl, who wearily dragged about A bulging case, which seemed to shout, "Exams!"

Her size was small, few were her years, Her head bulged out behind her ears, If you should ask h er how, or why, A meek, small voice would soon 1·eply, " Exams!"

She saw the picture palace lights,

In brilliant shops she saw gay sights; Those dismal nights ahead-she groanedShe shuddered as this word she moaned, "Exams!"

"Beware of excessive mental strain, The fear of water on the brain,'' This was the doctor's fearful dictum, But still they claimed their helpless victim, Exams !"

At breakfast time, as up the hall Her mother called her morning call, No sleepy voice was 'h,eard to yawn, "I studied far into the mornExams !"

A small girl, buried in a mound Of scribbled foolscap sheets they found, Her icy hands still clutched a few, On one was scrawled, "I perii::hcd through Exams !"

There in the mornir.g, cold and grey, Lifeless, but beautiful she lay, And from the region of the floor, A sound came up, "I'll do no more Exams!"

-D. Croft.

The Open Road.

Oh, to be out in the country lanes, With never a single care, With the s ong of the thrush to cheer my way, And the scent of the flowers in the air!

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To smell the .·delicate new-mown hay, And gaze at the babbling brook, To h ear the bl eat of the l ambs at play, And the low call of the rook.

These are the joys of the open road, These are the things I love, With a winding ribbon of road before, And a broad blue sky above.

-Joy Mills, Form XX., age 12 years.

Nocturne.

Slowly the golden light fades in the west, Swiftly the singing bird hies to his nest, Deep in the coppice the sounds of the day Sweetly and slowly are dying away, Till on my list'ning ear scllcrcely a sound Breaks t he sweet solitude reigning around: Oft have I sat in t he soft, fading light, Wrapt in the beautiful silence of night.

Slowly and silently climbing on hig'h, Soon the pale, orbed moon lights up the sky, Edging the clouds with a silvery_ fringe, Flooding their depths with a luminous tinge; Save where the gleaming star's tremul ous ray Beams from the azure space far, far away; Surely the s kies fill the soul with delight, Watched in the beautiful silence of night.

Sweet 'tis to sit in some sylvan retreat, Watching t he glowworms that shine at my feet, Whilst the pale rose, in the moon's silver ray, Gleaming in dewy tears sighs for the day; Softly the nightingale, sitting above, W,arbles a lullaby to his love, And, with a tremulous thrill of delight, Breaks, like the charm, the sweet silence of night.

- Isobel Richardson XX.a. ( 15 years ).

Sunshine.

Just a s ingle gleam of sunshine, On a dull and wintry day ; Just a ray of golden gladness (You wouldn't notice it when gay); Yet it quite dissolves our sadness When tne skies are dull and grey.

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Would we want it as we do?

If we n ever had the dull days, Would spring's skies seem so blue?

So we know that t hough life's dreary, Soon joy's sun comes shining through.

-Joy Mills, Form XX., age 12 years.

I Wonder.

Dear little bird, flying high in the sky, Have you the cares, and the worries, as we?

You, to whom God gave a feathery wing, And who live in the bush and the tree.

You, whom we mortals have never h eard sigh, In warm little nest, 'neath warm little wing, Or flying away on a warm summer's day, Have yo u a care, little thing?

Yet winter must come, with cold winds and frosts, And food will be scarce, and trees will b e bare; But in winter or summer, we still ·hear you sing, I wonder, have you a care?

- Lorna Horne, LV.

PRIZE JUNIOR VERSE. The Garden.

A s I was wandering o'er the hills alone At early morn , I dreamt I left behind The little dusty road whose every st one I knew so well, and down a pathway, lined And fringed with flow~ .. s, I traced f aint perfume blown On singing winds, with eager steps to find That garden which I sought, beneath the shade Of lofty mountains, in a faery glade.

And there, in su nny solitude there grew A thousand old-world flowers, still dewy wet, Great w ide-eyed pansies, black, and ·il'elvet blue,

September snowdrops, and, could I forget Those swaying spikes of lavender which drew The drowsy bees from midst the mignonette?

The little elfin wind, so violet-sweet Against my face; the moss beneath my feet?

And clustering daphne, that small :!lower which fills With inspiration many a bird's bright song; Spiked larkspurs which had borrowed from the hills Their brooding blues; the perfume, sweet and strong Of red carnations; and pale daffodils A swaying patch of gold. And all along The wall, behind the mass of yellow broom, Tall purple lilacs, bursting into bloom.

Small primroses which lifted, sweet and shy, Their dainty h eads, unruffled by the breeze Which stirred t he roses as it passed them by.

And, blossom-laden, flowering almond t r ees; Deep, glowing wall-flowers, rich against the sky; White lilies of the valley, pale sweet peas, Pink hollyhocks, gold sunflowers, straight and tall, And honeysuckle climbing over all, Then as I wandered swift in my delight Among them all, with deft and eager hand, I tore in ruthless ecstasy the bright And gay-eyed q u eens of that flowers' fairyland, Un-noting, laden-armed, th e time's swift flight, The quick, relentless sinking of the sand.

I turned to go, t he sun no longer shone, The garden vanished and the dream .. was gone.

-Wynwode Macdonald IV.a.

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When I am sl eeping sound and still, I dream of a garden far away, Of a little gate s-0 worn and old, That leads me where I love to play.

There is a fountain that softly falls, A trellis of roses cream and gold, Violets hiding in their leaves; Delphiniums so tall and bold.

The scents from my garden fill the air, Carnations and mignonette too; Lilacs and lavenders grow side by side, And little forget-me-nots blu e.

I love them a ll with their flowery smells, The fo u ntain so lovely a nd cool, And I'd like to p lay on, and on, and on, And forget that there ever was school.

-June Barnett, 9 years.

Tony.

I have a little puppy, and Tony is his name, I put it on his collar the very day he came; He's very fond of children, And \hates to be alone, Unless it is at dinner, when I throw to him a bone.

He chewed my Grannie's s lipper, And off the pompom came, Arid after much destruction He left it in the rain.

-L. Holland, L .IV.

Clouds.

My sea to-day i s oh, so very blue, No earth-born wind has stirred its sapphire calm.

Alone, recumbent in the grass I lie, And on the still deep .o cean of the sky I sail my cloud-ships, laden with the dreams And thoughts, and wil d ideas which can't come true.

I love t hese days, and yet perhaps the cold Wild days of winter I love best of all; When angry blue is blended with the black And I can watch my ships come hurtling back O'er stormy seas, swift-sailed before the wind, At sunset, lined with silver, shot with gold.

But then-days like t o-day-they never cease Their endless drifting on the unseen tide, While the l ong-houred September a fter noon Unfolds its spring-bright sunshine. Then, too soon The p urpling shadows deepen on the hills, And twilight folds the world in breathless peace.

-Wynwode Macdonald, IV.a .

My Garden.

I have a garden where pale lilies grow, And stalwart red poppies all in a row, Thoughtful pansies, purple and gold, Nodding up out of the dark brown mould.

Yew trees dark, and lavender sweet, A sh ady tree where t he pathways meet, A ragged gum tree, a gold fish pool, A rustic seat in an arbour cool.

Wind-blown roses dainty pink Soon their petals to earth will sink; When winter comes my flow ers will sigh, Droop their heads and slowly die.

- Edith Latham.

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Ente red M .L.C., but Was Dis liked by Scotty.

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Prose PRIZE SENIOR PROSE. Water Babies.

There is. nothing, I thi nk, so joyous as swimming. Not in cosmopolitan suburban waters, but in the icy mountain s tream.

Turn from the dusty road. Come with me down the tree-shaded slope to the cool river flats. In we p lunge, and break a ll r ecords by swimming, however lazily, with the curr ent. Now try to make way against the river flow. You are a strong swimmer if you can. If we find the water too cold, we can caper up and down on the smooth, green grass, or lie s tretched on a sunwarmed patch of .micah-glinting river sand .

Next s ummer we shall go to a beach I know, where the sun rises · over the water.

We'll get up early every morning, r un over the dunes, across the · hard, yellow ·sand, and into the sea. There t he rising sun tips the happy waves with gold; it will be pleasantly warm a s we r eturn home .to breakfast. Through the hot afternoons we may sit in the shade of the r ocks and dream, or watch the boats a s they come in · from the distant fisheries.

Do you find my pictures pleasing?

-R. Johns, H. VI.

The Storm (Three Phases).

Moaning and restless the sea stirred uneasily; the sky overhead slowly blackened with heavy clouds, blotting out the hot glory of the sinking sun.

The air hung listless and stuffy; n ot a leaf stirred-all was s ilent and s till save for the troubled m ovements of the dark waters. Slowly a gull descended, touched the light foam, and darted away as if possessed, quickly passing out of s ight w ith a s hrill scream .

The lightning flashed zig zag; thunder crashed and p assed on, rumble upon rumble.

On the turbulent sea the great green mountains rose up and up , then hur led themselves into the dark depths below, while foam writhed and swirled, alive; a s udden blinding flash revealed the sky, a restless r olling mass of s currying, black bodies ; the

trees lashed by the fierce gale whipped each other with hate-a terrible, terrible power possessed the earth.

Despair reigned in a t iny smack, tossed to and fro, up and down, cork-like. A s it balanced on the crest of an all-engulfing wave a Figure raised Itself in the boat, and with outstretched hands and u plifted head u ttered three magic words, "Peace, be still! " B. Barclay (13), V.c.-

Life's Mansion.

It was a s ultry day. Old King Sol from his throne on high laughed down upon the world. The North Wind was in league with him, and sent heat m essengers down to make t he air waver and shimmer in dry, hot waves. I was strolling through the forest in• search of shade when a touch on my shoulder roused me from my airy dreams. . I turned to behold a tall, wizened old woman. There •· were wings attached , to · her · hee-Js and shoulders, and, although summer had captured the world, she was wrapped in a heavy mantle of white fur. She beckoned to me, and turning, rose in the air on the tiny wings, and, walking just above my h ead, called me onward. I didn't want to go, for the pace she set was rapid and the h eat was extreme, but something forced me to follow. A robin, awakened from its afternoon sleep, chirped, a diminutive brown squirrel ran across my path, and I found myself in front of an enormous building.

Its structure was not earthly. It was neither beautiful nor sordid, but it gave the impression that the a rchitect had been to another world, and come back to materialise his indescribable thoughts.

The old, old woman enterc:i the building. I followed, and through the portals she led me till she paused in front of a curiously wrought door of creamy ivory. She opened it, motioned m e to enter, and I obeyed .

The room was the loveliest I had ever seen . The ceiling was low, and at the cor-

SIL VER AND GREEN n er s, just a man's height from the floor, but it was not that whic'h attracted me. The walls were pure white, panelled in gold that reminded me of sunbeams. Tall lilies were painted on the walls, and it seemed that this was their natural home.

The room was filled with children; tiny babies laughed and cooed at me, big-eyed toddlers lisped their joy, and solemn youngsters looked with wonder, but not fear, on the intruder from the outside world.

"This is the hall of Innocence," said the old lady at my elbow. "Here all is trust a nd purity. The little ones have no inkling of fear; they are like lilies; they are the

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glory of the world." She did not s top long here. Pulling me away from a doll-like infant, sh e led me to a second room. H ere all was different. The walls were a glorious pink like the first rosy blush of dawn, and, unlike the other room, the ceiling was domed and high. Tiny pink rosebuds were s trewn through the room, and caught in the dress and hair of the occupants.

Young men and women thronged the room, and each w ore a crown of gold. However, some of the crowns were dim and tarnished, and in strange contrast to the glittering ones.

A gain came the voi~e near my ear: "This is the temple of Youth . All who live within its boundaries are crowned kings.

Like rosebuds, symbols of hope, they stand on the threshold of life. Their ambitions are unfetter ed. They rise higher and higher,

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and are not stifled by care. Those whose crowns are dimmed are those who long to grow up, to leave Youth behind. They are not in happy Youth, but in worried longing for other things.

Come."

Slowly s he walked through the room, lingeringly.

"Youth is the rosy kingdom of Life."

I followed her to another room. It was a huge apartment, larger than the other two. Noise and bustle seemed to prevail.

The walls were of the most beautiful tint of mauve, intermingled with green and red.

But near the door the colouring changed gradua lly to softest grey.

"Behold the chamber of Real Life," spoke my adviser.

- Edith Latham, Form lV .b.

Coulburn River.

The peopl~ here are men and women, mature and endowed with full reason. They hurry through life, little knowing its brevity. Those dr essed in brilliant colours are the famed ones of the world; those in drab are life's money-seekers, forgetting to live while they strive for gain. Few flowers are her e, and those that are are full blown.

There is· little time for them."

She pulled at" my sleeve, and I went with her to the s trangest hall I had ever seen.

It was like a Jong passage-way, and my attention was immediately caught by the walls. They were cf silvery grey, studded with tiny diamonds, which reminded me of teardrops.

Near the end of the r oom the grey gave way to jet black, yet the black left no impression of gloom or sorrow.

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hair was in keeping with the colour of the walls. On some faces were smiles or contented expressions, while on others fear waS" plainly stamped. "Before you is the corridor of Old Age," whispered my guide.

"The inmates here are waiting for life's sunset. Those whose faces are calm and peaceful are those who have lived their lives justly, and look smilingly forward to reward.

Rosemary is scattered through the room-remembrance is the keynote of everything.

The black you see near the end is death, but not so terrible as some may think. Look well. Pick a · sprig of rosemary to remember your journey and come."

The next minute I found myself back in the forest. A robin chirped, a squirrel ran across my path, all was quiet, and I held a sprig of rosemary in my hancf.

- Constance McColl, Diploma B.

The Secret Room.

They stumbled upon it. one day when exploring the old rambling. manor. A small, square panelled room with cobwebs hanging in silver threads from. the ceiling and walls.

A heavy card. table occupied the centre, bearing a silver wrought candlesconce, with five candles burnt almost down.

Over the table and floor, scattered in confusion, were cards, yellow with age, and gold coins stamped with the head of George IV. Four h eavy oak chairs, upholstered with satin and entwined with cobwebs, were by the table-three standing and the other lying on its back, as if knocked over in haste. The air was hot and oppressive, and over all lay a thick coating of dust.

Two big rats scampered away at the approach of the intruders.

What had happened to those players years ago that had made them leave so hastily? Had they been called to war, or did some hidden romance liE' behind it a ll?

Per haps they had quarrelled, for on the floor Jay two black, sinister-looking pistols.

Extracts from An Old English Paper.

A great disturbance was caused at Rothby Manor recently while the Count and Countess were holding_a r eception and ball. Towards midnight the guests were startled by the sound of shots. The danc-

ing and laughter at once stopped, and not a sound was to be heard. Then suddenly came a low rumble of voices from the vicinity of the Minstrel's Gallery.

Count Rothby, seizing his sword, and accompanied by some of his guests, explored the gallery, but found nothing to explain the mysterious sounds._ The Count's anxiety was indeed great, for his son had not returned home for the ball as was intended. This occurrence brought an abrupt ending to the festivities, and soon a ll the guests had departed. Whilst the Count was preparing for bed a resounding crash echoed through the manor. Hastening down, he was horrified to find his son's dead body stretch ed across the floor of the hall. Who can throw a ny light on the death of the heir of Rothby?

Were the shot s h eard those that ca used his death?

Will this mystery ever be made known to man, or wilf ft remain for ever' unsolved?

Who knows-who, can say?

-Rosie M. Shaw, Form' V.b. (age 16).

The Swagman.

The old swagman ha5, wandered into the city street, and he sits by the road resting his weary head against the fence. By him sits his shaggy dog, who has shared all the wanderings in the last year.

To the passer-by the man is a dirty, ragged fellow, but his dog knows him only as a friend.

As you sit on the path, what do you think of, old man? Do you remember the dusty road, and the grinding wheels of a waggon-those old days when there was a good job on the farm? · P erhaps your thoughts take you back to the weary toil in the sheds. No one knows what a prison those four walls made for you.

Perhaps you are again passing a sparkling river, the birds s ing once more for you, the sun has cast off his fiery mantle, and rest is near. The world holds only peace and j oy when these thoughts are with you.

Are you thinking of your youth when you ran and played with the other boys?

Those are merry thoughts tinged with tears, for never will those days return.

Alas, what w ill become of you when you are nearing the end of your Jong, rough journey? You sigh , old man; perhaps you

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The s un has set, and the old man gets up. The dog, who is his sole companion, fol1ows, and they set out-whither ? .

-Jean McRae.

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Quickly going to "ye old caverne," they scrambled up the wall, and, after a great deal of search, found a small box in a nich high up near the roof. It was made 0 : ro_tting wood, and had a rusty Jock. Wild w1~h excitement they broke the . lock and . raise~ the lid.

Their faces, instead of b~ammg with delighted astonishment, registered great disgust.

It was an extremely ancient tool chest 1 From the m outh of the ca~e · came a malicious chuckle, and the boys of the township slipped away, quite content-for the time, at least.

--Ruth Fry, Pass VI.

Two small boys were s itting on a rock and discussing life in general. This was the third time that they had visited this seaside town, and relations between them ·and several boys of the little township were more strained than ever. The village boys, not ~nnatu1·aily, resented t he s uperior airs of the visitors, and the feud was of several years standing: Many were the practical The School's Sentinel. jokes played by each on the other side, and The. light was fast fading. E ver.y thing the latest development, not a joke perhaps, had been a rough and tumble on the beach. was still, a11d I, standing on the s ilent road ' Possessing a very slight knowledge of the looked and wondered.

Over the low wall and through the trees science of boxing, the visitors had managed to vanquish their a ssailants, who had re- I caught glimpses of strong, grey walls and tired in disorder to nurse several minor in- narrow-arched windows half covered in encircling ivy. The lawns that sloped gradujuries and their grievances, and to form a ally away were dark, as were the shado~ plan of revenge.

It was a day later, and t he boys, sitting t~ees, but the ivy was shining a nd colourful, on the aforementiol'.ed rock, a favourite ht by the orange and pink lights of the seat, were giving each other a full and slow sinking sun.

A s the fiery lights faded from the sky the vivid description of their arch enemies. The talk drifted into other channels, and finally old t_ower seemed to draw my gaze. Strong, centred round treasure and treasure hunts. steaafast, proud, it stood out in all its The small bay where they were playing graceful glory against the twilight blue of Towering above the was known by the very hackneyed name of the darkening s ky.

"Smuggler's Cove."

The story of the tr~ilin? ivy it stood alone, high and a loof, smugglers was a well-known and thrilling domg its work, watching and guarding.

The old p lace was very tranquil and I one, and the boys n ever tired of discussing t h e "Wihite Shark" and his bloodthirsty realised then, a s I never had befo;e why confederates. The elder, Jack, was amus- n..iar the end of their last term,' girl~ ing himself meanwhile by running his toes thought more, and sroke more, and felt It through the sand, and s uddenly he turned much, much more about their school. up a rusty tin box.

H a lf interested, he was the voict of the school speaking to me, As I opened it, and took a dirty piece of paper and I walked thoughtfully away. turned the la.st golden ray sparkled on the out.

"Look here, Billy," he said, "Wonder tower spire, vanished, and all was dusk.

Farther down the road I could still see what it is." After much trouble they manIt grew aged to decipher the following:-"For my the old tower abov..i the trtes. treasure looke in ye olde caverrie, on ye darker, night set in, folks hurried to their lefte wall, juste belowe ye ceiling.-Ye homes, a train gave an impatient whistle, a tram rushed by. Everything was hurryWihite Sharke.'

They were both too excited to notice the ing on, but t he old grey tower stayed there brand on the tin , whi ch h ad once contained always-watching, ever watching.

- Jean M. McNicoll, Form V.b. tobacco.

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PRIZE INTERMEDIATE PROSE. Sunset.

As, the s un reached the rim of t he ocean all the world was ba thed in golden splendour. The crests of the waves w ere like molten gold, . while the troughs were in deep shadow. On the s hore w ere left few people to witness the beauty of the scene now s pread before them. The boats a t anchor in the harbour s tood out in bold relief agains t the gloviing s ky, and the outgoing fishing sma cks dropped gradually over the horizon. A s the sun dipped lower the gold wa ned t o a delicate pink, s uffusing the s leepy little fishing town with a mysterio us light.

Gradually the pink faded till only the tips of the hills behind the town were l ightly touched with colour.

This died away, and a grey pall spread over everything. A cold, elfin wind, born of the sunset, suddenly sprang up, and the waves lapped mournfully a s they reached the shore.

The grey faded; darkness fell. The sun h ad s et!

-Margaret Phillips, Form XX., age 13.

Christmas in Old England.

The clear, s ilvery bells floated out on the air, mingling sweetly with the sound of fresh young voices singing Christmas carols. There ca me the sound of a sle'.lge nea rby, making a crisp crunch on the crusted snow, and the tinkle of the bells seemed like faery music. Then, as it n e ared the time for Evensong, the choir began practising at t he little village church.

The sky w as a deep blue, illumined by myriads of stars. The moon was bathing the peaceful w orld in h er calm, white light.

It seemed to u s a s if down the pale, slanting moonbeams ther e came a message of peace from above, to the dwellers on earth . Thoughts of Christmas good will filled our hearts and minds, those thoughts which h ave filled the minds of men on Christmas days since the first, at Bethlehem, and will, to the end of the world.

An hour went by in p eaceful harmony to us, travellers in a world of wrong. Then Evensong was over. The villagers came,

chattering, out of the church, their voices cutting through t he s t ill a ir. And then we tur ned for h ome, silent, for we all felt the wonder of this night . The last sound w e heard a s we turned in at the doorwa y was a sweet .childish voice s inging of the grea t truth which has ca ptivated the world for well nigh twenty centuries.

- E. Canavan, Form XX., a ge 13 years.

A Sunset.

A s we walked along the cliff our eyes turned towards ·t he s inking· sun. What a marvellous · power of everlasting light lay there !

All the world was tinged ·with gold ; happy children p layed a nd ·laughed, bird·s ·sent messages by the winds to each· other, •flowers · lifted up their little faces, nodded and smiled as t hey felt the warm ray;; come down from their guardian · above.

As we watched we saw the golden orb s ink to the horizon, ·turnin·g · the sea to molten gold; quickly, quickly . it sank, till only a golden flush remained ·in ·the sky to tell us of the glory that had been.

Then shadows fell around u s, and the waters changed to dark, mysterious waves; gone was all the colourful joy of the world, a nd deserted were the sands till to-m orrow, when the sun would call us back again.

-Ma rdi Henry, Lower V., age 14 years.

The Track of the Storm.

Night lias fallen at last after a tiring day . The stars look down on a res ting world. Diana rises bright above the eastern mountains. All is quiet.

But hark!

The gentle breeze h as changed to an ever-rising west wind, while the da rk storm clou ds are gathering in the west.

Gradually they s pread eastwards, oblitera ting the twinkling stars and soft moonbeams. In the dis tance, but drawing ever nearer, the thunder roars. Soon the storm is overhead, the earth is illuminated by t he lightning, p eal after peal of t hunder echoes across the heavens, while in its w a ke comes the rain-heralded by a few sca ttered, heavy drops, ever increa sing in numbers until no s ounds may be heard above the ceaseless pitter-patter.

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SILVER AND GREEN Now they · are falling more slowly again, a s eastwards-ever eastwards-the s torm -clouds are blown, unt il, at length, they pass bey1md the mountains.

Once more the stars twinkle in a clear s ky, and D iana smiles down on a r efreshed earth.

-Dorothy Nicholas, Form XX., age 13.

PRIZE JUNIOR PROSE. The Goal.

The heat was intolerable. F rom out a sky of pitiless, glaring blue the s un, a blazing orb of fire, b eat down with a fiendish, maddening inten s ity.

For miles in every direction, stretching f a r beyond the vis ion of any human eye, lay the great fla t wastes of s himmering sand.

No shady palms, no p r os pect of even a moment's _protection from t h e terrible rays of the sun were there to present themselves to the lonely, exha u sted man . Tiny, insign ificant, h e appeared in comparison with the vastness of his s urroundings.

His feet had long s ince worn t heir way throu gh his thin s a nda ls, leaving them bu·rnt and blis tered, and his lean s houlders were s lightly stooped as those of one w ith .the capacity for infinite endurance. Unmistakably h e was s uffering the ago•n ising tortures of thi rst, but never for a m oment did he slacken his s teady, painful pace.

Onwarq, ever onward, he pressed through the bur ning sand.

The slow hours p assed, a nd it was sun.set. Blood-r ed against the pale, hot skies s ank the s un, gloriously haloed in gold.

F or a moment it linger ed, and as it slipped s ilently down behind the darkening rim of .the desert a new light was born in his dull eyes.

With a n inarticulate cry he s tumbled forwa rd, for the last rays of the setting s un ha d fallen upon a distant sp la sh of verdant green, had caught the cool gleam of s till wa ter.

The nig h t was bitterly cold, and it was the coldest a nd darkest hou r of a ll-that which d irectly precedes t h e dawn.

The man shudde red con vulsively, and drew his

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garments closer abou t him with his thin, frost-bitten hands.

His rough coat of skins was powdered t hickly with drifting s now, which gleamed like silver in the moonlight. The hard, bright glimmer of the arctic s tars, the pale s ickle of t he waning moon, the biting west wind wh ich had so furious ly arisen from ou t t he s unset they were all part of his misery.

They were mocking him, taunting ·his despair.

H e gazed u p at t he star s with eyes redrimmed and sore from t he everlasting glare of the snow. Were they merely twinkling, or were they la u ghing at him? Why, even t he moon h ad somehow twisted herself into the shape of a smile- a sardonic grin which mocked his wretchedness.

With a sob h e flung himself down in t he snow. H e was dying-dying of cold and hunger. Wha t use was there in going on?

But the dogged s pir it of determination which ha!] · brought him this far refused to desert him, even at the last. With a terrible effort h e st r uggled to his f eet, screwing his frozen lips into a grinbit terly ironical.

Far to the east the velvety black of the horizon had changed to a dull, leaden grey, and even a s h e looked the ma n could discern the omin ous chill pink light. Dawn! He caught his breath. What the dawn had meant to him back in the r ose-w ild garden of his Australia n home-and what it meant to him now! Wis tfully he gazed across t he snow, and even as he did so his heart lea pt with a g reat joy. There, half a mile ahead of him, stood a little cabin, roughly constructed of logs. Through its one window came the sof t gleam of an oil lamp, a nd from out t h e chimney proceeded a lazy cu rl of blue smoke. W armth, shelter, food! I n t h e dim light of t he dawn h e hurled h imself forward .

- Wynwode Macdonald, IV.a ..

M y Thrilling Adventure.

One hot, sultry night la s t December I a lighted from t he train on to a small country station j u st out of Sydney.

T he hotel which I was making my

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destination was abo u t a mile distant, and not looking forward to a drive in a stuffy cab I decided to walk.

The road was a lonely one, and before I had gone far I had a cu r ious feeling that someone was following m e. I fought against it for a while, but the feeling became stronger and stronger. I was sure of it now.

I stopped and it stopped. I went on again, and it foHowed again. I hurried on as fast as I dared, and to my inten se relief arrived saf ely at my journey's end. Nearly every one was in bed, but one kind person directed me to my room. I opened the door, but before I could turn on the light four lusty creatures sprang at me.

I fought desperately for a while.

They were gradually getting the better of me , but with one last mighty effort I succeeded in stunning one of t h em.

I darted to one cor ner , and they continued fighting among themselves. At last, after what seemed years, everything was quiet, and I sank exhausted on to my bed, weak from the Joss of blood. When I awoke in the morn ing I felt much better, and, going to t he manager, told him of it. He was very upset, and implored m e not to make it known, as nothing of the sort h a d happened under his roof before, and he did not want the good name of his hotel spoiled.

After considering this carefully I promised to do so on one condition.

The manager was very a nxiou s to hear it, and promised that it would be carried out if it was in his power. The condition was -that I was to be well supplied with mosquito netting for t h e rest of my stay.

-Gwen Jones.

Sunset.

When sunset comes t he little birds fly homeward to their nests, ceasing their joyful songs. As the sun s inks it brightens up the whole earth, showing the glorious tints of t he flowers in t he garden, blazing against the bright sky.

A little breeze ruffles the s urface of the lake, and afar off is h eard the lowing of the cattle as the drover wearily drives them toward home. The soft pink a nd white clouds gradua lly change to dif-

ferent hues as t he s un s inks behind the horizon. The Earth soon becomes dark, and all is still a nd quiet, save for the tolling of the little church bell.

-Lloys McNair, Form IV.a.

A Visit to the Collingwood Kindergarten Dear Mrs. Landen,-We have been collecting money and clothes for the little children of Collingwood Free Kindergarten.

We got over £1 and a lovely lot of woolly things for them. With t he £1 we bought 31 pairs of bloomers. We chose a day to go and take the clothes out to them. When the day came we all started out, a nd got to t he place at last.

Then we saw all the little children playing round, a nd some of them were such dear little things.

The children ha-:! to come in t urn and open all the parcels and cases. Then they saw all the clothes for them, and t hey were delighted. They played all sorts of nice games on the ring. We stayed there for a while. Then we thought it was time to go home. But Miss Parkin had a surprise for u s ; she wanted to take u s to see the little babies. So we all went up to see them.

They were such darling little things. Then she sh owed u s some other little ones, all seated in their little chairs taking t h eir nice warm soup.

TJ\en we went h ome. We had a ll had a lovely time, and it had been s uch a perfect day. With best wishes.

Yours very sincerely, Leonie Holland, Junior School.

Mathura.

Mathura is a pretty little Indian baby.

For h er breakfast s he has some fresh bread a nd hot m ilk.

The little Indian children wear little pull-over s made from the tops of stockings, with bright colours round them. When there is a new lot to be given out they will all run and pick the on es with the brightest colours on t hem . The little Indian Children love pretty pods that rattle. The little babies will s it flowers and bright colours. In India there is a tree with very long seed and rattle them for a long t ime. They like tassel s to put on t heir oily black hair.

- Lois Vail, Junior School.

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