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

The service of the S~hool in fitting us for everyday !if~ falls into two parts-the business of making a living, and that of living. The first task r equires little consideration, for it is obvious that it is very capably performed. So great are ~h e fac ilities of the modern college, that pupils m ay fit them selves for almost any avenue of life, but schools mu st also meet the gen era l claims of life, and so we come to a consideration of the second and more important p o lnt.

The school aids in a wise ordering of life by providing m iniature communities in which schola r s may lea rn citizenship, r ealise that their own prosp erity and happiness are bound up with that of society, and so d evelop their own thoug hts and actions that they may serve

th eir fellow beings. At the same time they learn self-control, self-sacr ifi,;e, and the invigoration of responsibility. The advantages of se-lfgovernment, with its opportu;,ities for· self-expression, a r e revealed, for the girls have their own officers and institutions, and a voice in a lmost all the activ ities of school life. In schools, democracy has been fa r. more successful than in any political sphere, for there is in these tiny states a nice balance b etwee~ freedom a nd discipline.

A huma n friend is of assistance also in ·the deepe r problems of life . I f we ask her for lig ht and guidance, we may rest secure in t he knowledge that she will give us pf ··h e r best. But often h er wisdom and insight' are not superior· to our own, a.nd conseq ue ntly can carry us only a little distance. The College, however , h as a range of experie nce gain ed throug h fifty years. This Friend silently waits for our appeal, and when we come we a r e not left in distress. \'(/ e are h elped by a conside ration of t h e traditions of the school, by an earn est d esire to fa llow the example of its most outstanding p e rsonalities, or by resort

H e ad o t M1 ch elangelo's 1Jav1d, After a Photog r a ph.

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t o those sympathetic advisers who h ave dedica ted their lives to its service.

The school also gives the opportunity of m aking congenial friends, and helps to m a ke friendships lifelong by reunions. It helps us to know n ot only the world, but ourselves, by showing us our latent possibilities.

This Friend gently reprimands and discourages us in that craving for excitement and d e basing pleasures which is so detrimental to the f ormation of a sublime character. At times we are conscious of "the heavy a nd wear y weight of all this unintellig ible world," but the school encour ages us in that seeking after truth which is such a strong weapon against the f eared unknown. We are given a religion broad and comforting, which may solace us throughout our li ves. Watching over every individual girl is an attendant spirit-called Public School Spirit-who urges her to observe sportsmanlike rules in the game of life.

The school, too, is an ingenious pleasurem a k e r . Not only does it enterta in us with its clubs, sports, libraries and guests, but it looks, not too severely, upon those p leasures we find in it for ourselves. It is" easy· to agr~e with Mr. H. G . W ells that "any woman who has bee·n to good eventful gi rls' school lives on the m emory of it for the rest of h e r life ."

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The school h as all the attr ibutes of a human friend. I ts idea l is fraternal co-operation, and, just as "Friendship knows nothing of domineering insolence on the one side and abject submission on the other," so our school meets u s as an equa l. If we can b e proud of her, then she, in turn, may be proud of us. Therefore, I urge that a ll should bring only the very best to the College, r emembering that" When the dust that's part of us To dust again be g one, Here still shall beat the heart of us, The school we h a nded on ."

SCHOOL NOTES, 1932.

-A very enthusiastic assembly of g irls met on 10th February to b egin the m emorable year 1932. All knew that an elabora te a nd n ovel programme h a d b een arranged to celebrate the College Jubilee, a nd, though this would enta il self-sacrifice and a great amount of

work, i t was anticipated with the greatest j oy and pleasure.

We learn ed with great sorrow that Miss Wilmot, Miss Jones and Mrs. Cameron were no longer m embers of the teaching staff, but were pleased to welcome M rs. Humphreys, after h er trip abroad, and Mrs. Cox. When Miss T a rrant forsook us after 30th April, we h a d a serious loss to f ace, for nCap tain Conway" had exercised a fascination over m any.

The Jubilee fun ctions m ade first term as interesting as any that the School has known throughout its existen ce of fifty yea r s. On 3rd April Wesley Church was crowded for the School Service. The President officiated and preached the sermon, and the singing was led by the g irls. The Fete was h eld on 15th and 16th April, and, in spite of the r ain , was an unprecedente d success. This was due to the whole hearted response and enthusiasm o f the g irls and their parents, a nd the unceasing e fforts of Mrs. Grove, who accomplishes so much in such a g racious way.

B efore the first nig h t of the production of lan Hay's play, " The H appy Ending," the school was very eager to know which staff membe rs wer e in the cast . Speculation was rife, and many doubted whether appropriate h eroes, h eroines and villains could b e supplied.

B u t on 29th and 30th April every M.L.C. girl h ad r eason to be proud o f the charming hero, the courageous heroine, the fool ish Denny, the lovesick Bags, the practical Joan, the fatherly Anthony, the innocent Molly, and the m asculine La ura M eakin.

Th e garden party for the parents was held on 30th April, and, in spite of the fact that the g irls were not present, we have every r eason to b elieve that the guests had a very enjoyable time.

The 6th May was r eser ved for the athletic sports, and we were delighted to welcome many parents and friends. This y ear the fun ction h ad a specia l inter est through bein g h eld on our own oval, whic h wa s officially opened by Dr. Atkinson. Mrs. Atkinson kindly presented the troph ies to the winner s.

The Jubilee Choir Conce rt, in which both present a nd past students p a rticipated, took place on 10th M ay . I t was a n unqua lified success, for the attendan ce was la rge and the programme ambitious.

The "Hallelujah

SILVER AND GREEN. Chorus" was sung by a fema le choir to the accompaniment of organ , piano a nd strings, and was the achievement of the evening. The concert was followed by the last of the Jubilee cele bra tions, the Old Collegians' At Home, h eld in t h e Melbourne Town H all.

During the year we had the pleasure of being entertained by some distinguished visitors.

Mr. Anderson spoke on behalf of the Rotary Club, Miss Collisson gave an address on the Disarmament Conference of 1932, the Rev. A. W. Amos introduced Dr. J ames, who told us of the g r eat need for nurses in Fiji, and l'vlr. Clewlow read some of the most fascinat• ing works of m odern poets. • Great excitement was caused by the visit of Clunette P ettajohn and Tupper Anthony, members of the Young America League, who were paying a visit to Austral ia.

B o th the .boys spoke with apparent ease, a lthoug h they insisted that their discomfort was indescribable.

Defending their countrymen by attacking them in their humour, a nd revealing a spirit of good fellowship and a power to amuse, our guests deligh tfully e nte rta ined all those who had the pleasure of hearing them, r egard less of age.

Arbour Day was an occasion on wh ich to plant trees, "which grow while the planters aye be sleeping." In an address given in Fitchett Hall, Miss Walling instructed us in the correct way to plant trees, and told us of their great va lue.

Golden poplars were planted on each side of the east g a te by Mr. F. J. Cato, and various othe r trees were planted by members of th e School. " Back to School" Day, 22nd September, was a happy gathering of Old Collegians. The present students enterta ined them with a concert in the Assembly Hall and tableaux in the examination room , after which tennis matches were played between past and present s tudents.

Under the direction of Miss Dwyer, a Dramatic Socie ty h as been formed, and it is h o ped that in the near future a three-act play will b e produced.

The year 1932 has been one of activity and s uccess- a culmination of the glories of the past-and we wish the girls of 1933 as happy a year as we have enjoyed.

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HOUSE NOTES. Although ou r numbers have been som ewhat reduced of late years, we a r e still the happy band of boarders with whose activities a ll are familiar.

The girls were somewhat flattered, · early in the term, when they found that only four prefects were n ecessa ry to cope with them.

The prefects chosen were J ean Aubrey (Senior House), Dorothy Dugdale, Muriel H arris, a nd J oan Young.

All old girls were pleased to see Ursula Dugdale and Sheila Proctor back wit h us again. We wish to take this opportunity of thanking She ila 'for her r eady assistance in the musical realm, especially with our social evenings.

W e were pleased to find that a lmost all the res ident staff had r eturned at the beginning of the year , and to welcome Miss Hay back again. We regretted the loss of Sister McLean a t the close of the seco nd term, but extend ed a welcome to Siste r Whitten.

This year h as passed very rapidly for m ost of us, for the first term was one in which work, for once, faded into the background; but when we ca m e back for second term we realised that we must begin once more. Despite this dull reso luti on, we had quite an e njoyable ter m. We were given the opportunity of hearing t h e celebrated musicians, John Brownlee, Szigeti, Moiseiwitch, and J o hn Simon, and attended concerts by Gallicurci and Roy Shepherd.

Quite a number attended the operas "Aid a" a nd " La Boheme," also Dame Sybil Thorndike's m a tinee performances of " Saint Joan" and ttMacbeth."

Jubilee celebrations occupied most of our first term. The fete kept us very busy, and th er e were many en tertainments.

One of the main features was the Boarders' Evening, which >was held on 6th May, after the running sports a nd official opening of the n e__; sports ground. All our expectations were surpassed when th e dining hall doors were open ed, and we beheld the tables heavi ly laden with all k inds of delicacies.

The dining h a ll was artistically decorated , while t he Jubilee birthday cake, attractively and appropriately decorated in silver and green, occupied a cen tral positi on . We were each g iven a Jubilee Souvenir for auto,i;r ap h s. Mr. and Mrs. T.:,nd en were g u ests o f the evening. Mrs. Landen

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cue the cake, amidst cheers from che gi rl s.

After tea we went to the gymnasium, where we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Our social evenings have been extr em ely varied chis year. We had some very enjoyable evenings during the second term, and on the first Friday even ing of third term those who had not previously performed entertain ed the rest.

This proved very successful, and was che m eans of discover ing some talent chat had been doomed to "blush unsee.n ." Our thanks are also due to !Vlr. Porter, who entertained us on seyeral occasions.

Miss Shannon, as h ouse sports mistress, has e n couraged us in the ((sporting spirit,'~ and urged us co do our best, while Dor o thy Dugdale has proved h er self an efficient house sports captain; but we h ave not been very successful in our matches against School, a lthough basket-ball was keenly con tested. A most exciting h ockey match, which resulted in a draw, was p layed during seco nd term. Much enthusiasm w;_s shown by the boarders at the r u nning sports, and the red colours a nd house kewpie were much in eviden ce, but, despite this, we fai led to win. We hope co excel in gymn astics cowards che end of che term, a nd thus keep up last year ' s good standa rd .

Our Saturday evenings have been bright. A n unusual opportunity was afforded on Saturd ay, 22n d October, when an ex-boarder, knowin g how appreciative we would be, invited a bout twenty of us to a party at her home in Essendon . We accepted with alacrity, an d h ad a most enjoyable evenin g.

We feel that it would be impossi ble for a year co pass more h a ppily than chis o n e has passed, but hope chat ch e girls of 1933 and future years will enjoy themselves as well as we have, in chis, o u r Jubilee year.

Full Prefects- House: J . Aubrey, D. Dugdale, M. H a rris, J. Young.

Associate Pref ects-School : J . Brown, E .

Canavan, N. Ebbocc, R. Fraser, M. Harris, D. H ollyock, F. Krizos, J. Mills, P . Minns, D. Nicholas (1st term), E. Williams, J . Young.

F orm Captains- Y. Miles (Honour VI.), E. Champion (Pass VI.a), M. Guthridge (Pass VI.b), M. Fox (Dip.), G. Fenton (V.a), W. Champion (V.b), P . Rule (V.c), J . Tu lly (V.e), J. Miers (XX.), A. Henderson (XX.a}, M. Nicholas (L.V.), P . Chinner (IV.a), J .

Dight (R.a}, M . N evile ( IV.b), J . Schader (R.b), M. Rendle (IV.c}, S. Cockfield (IV.cl), M. Hopper (Junior School} , P. Evans (III.a), B. Whiteaker (III.) , M . Eggleston (Kindergarten).

Spo rts C ommittee--Mrs. Landen ( chairwoman}, Miss Parsons, M iss Shann on, Miss K ellaway, S. Whittaker (secr e ta ry}, J . Aubrey, R . Blair, J. Cornell, T . Cox, D. Dugdale, M .

D u nn (1 s t term ), M. Gray (3rd term}, F .

Parker, R. Reseig h , J. Young (3rd term}.

Sports Captains-S. Whiteaker (tenn is}, J .

Cornell (basket-ball}, R. Blair (baseball}, J .

Aubrey (running).

Editress-Y . Miles.

Magazine Committee--R. Fraser , R. Fry, W. Macdonald, N. Smith.

Librarian-N. Allan.

H o use Librarian-]. Aubrey.

D ebating S ociety-Miss Dahle (pres ident), Y. Miles (secr etary), M. Fox, R. Fraser, R .

Fry, E. McLennan.

S.CM_-Miss

SCHOOL OFFICERS. Senior Prefect- Yvonne Miles.

Senior House Prefect- J ean Aubrey.

Full Prefects-School : N. Allan, J . Aubrey, R . Bla ir , M. Fox, R. Fry, M. Moulton ( 1st and 2nd terms), B. Nicholas, F . Shimmin, N. Smith, A. Watkins, S. Whiteaker, M. W icks ( I st a nd 2nd terms}.

Beets

(president ), Y.

Miles

(vice-president), N. Smith (corresponding secretary), M. Fox (recording secretary), P. Minns ( creasurer) , R. Fry, M . Wicks ( 1st and 2nd terms).

Walking Club---Miss Hall (president}, F .

Krizos (secretary) , J . Aub rey (treasurer), J e<1n Bryant, D. H ick, C. Lewis, M. Wicks ( 1st a nd 2nd te rms).

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PREFECTS. Betty Nicho las, Shirley Whitt:tker, Ruth Fry. Ruth Bennett. Rita B lair, Yvonne Miles (Senior Prefect), Annne Watkins, Jean Aubrey, Norma Allen, Norma Smith, Mary Fox, Frey Shimmin.

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES. Public Examinations, 1931-32.

At the University Pub lic Examination s m D ecember, 193 I , fif ty-eight separate honours wer e ga ined in the School Leaving Honours Examination, forty-four complete passes in the School Leav ing Pass Examination, and sixtythree complete passes in the S chool Intermediate Examin ation.

School Leaving Hono urs.

The h onours gained in t his examination were five I st class, twenty-fi ve 2nd class, and twenty-eight 3rd class. Individual results were: -

J ean Aubr ey-3 rd class Botan y.

J oyce Benn ett-2nd class English, 2nd class Latin, 2nd class F r en ch, 2nd class Eu ropean H istor y.

Ruti1 B ·r.nett-2nd class Commercial Principles, 2nd class r'-,:nmerd'a ( Practice, 2 nd class Drawing.

Rita B la ir- 2nd class Geography, 3 r d class French.

Nan cy Cerutty- 3rd class English, 3r d class European History.

Doroth y Cole--2nd class English , 2 n d class Botany, 3rd class French.

Phyllis Coll ins-3rd class English .

Ursu la D u gdale--3rd class B o tany, 3 rd class Drawing.

Helen Eggleston - 2nd class Drawing.

R osie Fraser-·3 rd class Drawing.

Mary Fox- 3 rd class Drawing.

Ruth FryFrench.

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Muriel Harris-

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Drawing, 3rd

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3rd class Drawi n g.

Dulcie Hollyock- 2nd class British H istory.

J oyce Hunt-3rd class English.

R osalind J o hnstone--1st class French r- . Jst class German, 2nd class English, 2n d class Greek.

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ASSOCIATE PR EFECTS. Standing: Muriel Harris, Joan Young, Dulcie Hollyock, Joy Mill!ii, Phyllis Minns, Rosie Fraser.

Si tting: E lva Wi lliams, Noel Ebbott, Fitfe Krizos, Eun:ce Canavan, Joyce Brown.

Yvonne Miles-2nd class British History, 3 r d class European History, 3rd class Geography.

Dorothy Payn e-3 rd class Drawing.

Minnie Roger-3rd class English, 3rd class British History.

Winnie Sewell-3rd class English.

Senior Government Sch olarships were gained

by Mary Shepherd and Joyce B ennett, and free places were ga ined by Rosa lind Johnstone and Lena Thomas.

Queen's Non-Resident Exhibitions were gained b y Joyce Bennett, Rosa.lind Johnstone, Yvonne M iles, Mary Shep h erd , Norma Smith and Nancy Trangmar .

Mary Shepherd-1st class Algebra, ! st class C alculus, 2nd class Mathematics II., 2nd class Mathematics IV., 2 rd class English.

Junior Government Scholarsh ips were gained by Mabel Code and Gwen Hewitt.

Frey Shimmin-3rd class European History.

School Leaving Certificates.

Norma Smith-

2nd class English, 2nd class

French, 3rd class Chemistry.

Lena Th omas- 2nd class English, 2nd class Botany, 3rd class Biology, 3rd class Drawing.

Nancy Trangmar-lst class Latin, 2nd class French, 2nd class English.

Anne Watkins-

3rd class Mathematics I.

Mavis Wicks- 2nd class· English , 3rd class French, 3rd class Economics, 3rd class Drawing.

Those who obtain ed the School Leaving Cer• tificate were:- Norma Allan, Thelma Bowers, Joyce Brown, Lois Burke, Eunice Canavan, Lorra ine Charlwood, Lilian Christie, Vera C urtis, Noel Ebbett, Vera Eddy, Carol Edmu nds, Mary Fox, Gwen Frazer, Verona Fromholtz, Cecil Goldie, Gwenda Grant, Muriel Harris, rvlardi Henry, Reta Ho lmes, Joyce Hunt, Audrey King, Joyce Lawson, Enid L ewis, Jean McCrea, J ean McTaggart, Joy Mills, Dorothy

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HOUSE PREFECTS. Muriel Harris, J ean Aubrey ( Senio r House Prefect), Dorothy Dugdale, Joan Young.

Nic holas, Dorothy P ay n e, M a r gar et Phillips, J ean Porter, D o rothy Richards, Norma Robinson, Minnie Rodger, Winnie S ewell, Joy Tann ock, Dorothy T r angmar , Margaret Turner, Anne Watkins, Shirley Whittaker, Elva W illiams, J oan Young.

Intermediate Certific a tes.

Those who obtained the Intermediate Cert ificate were : -J oyce Bake r, Bonnie Ben nett, Joa n Boreham, Thelma Bowers, J ean Bryan t, Lois Burke, Esther C h a mpion, Ruth C h a mp ion, Joan Cook, J oan Cornell, Truda Cox, J ean Crow, Edith Dabner, Sheila D avis, Alma Digh t, Adele Du n s ta n , Noel Ebbo tt , Muriel Farrant, Olive Ghent, H ettie Gibbs, Emmie G ill, Loris Gord o n , J.l,,favis Gray, Eunice Gully, May Guth ridge, Cara H eath , Mardi Henry, D orothy Hick, Ruth H obbs, Marian Hogg, Audrey Jones, Muriel J o n es, Gladys Joyce, Fiffc Krizos, Marion L ee, Dorothy Lewis, Enid L~ ,;n, J oyce Lowry, Irene McF a rla n e, Freda Marctel' , L in da Mark,_, Ada Marshall, Jean

McCrea, Betty McCutcheon, Eva McLaren, Jean McNair, J ean McTaggart, Betty N evile, F rances Parker , Christina P o rter , H elen Reyn o lds, l\1a r gare t Rogers, Dorothy Secomb, Violet Stone, N ancy Summe rs, Joy Tay lor, Lilian Timpson, .Eville Pen T o nkin , J ean T orry, Margaret Turnor, Bonnie Vick, J ean Yea man, D ulcie Y oung. lnterform Trophies.

S e nior School trophies were awa rded as follow:- T ennis trophy, H onour VI.; Athletic troph y, Honour V I .; Basket-ball t rophy, P ass VI.a.

Upper Middle S chool troph ies were a warded RS foll o w:-Ter:nis trophy, XX.a; Athlet ic t rophy, Lowe r V. ; Basket-ball trop h y, XX. Lower Midd le School trophies were awarded as follow :- T ennis troph y, IV.b; Athletic t rophy, Rem ove B ;·· Basket-ball trophy, Remove

B. Baseball ma:ch es have yet to be play,ed.

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Jubilee Functions The Jubilee Thanksgiving Service.

On 3 rd April Wesley C hurch was the setting fo r a most imp ressive serv ice, conducted by the President of the Conference ( Rev. C. W. Atkinson). This was, very appropriately, the first of the ser ies of fu n ctions arranged to celebrate the completion of fifty years of College life.

The singing, which was led by the gi rls, was insptrmg in its sincerity and beauty.

The J n troit and the Anthem, " The Lord I s My S h eph e rd," were sung by the School Choir, and two lovely old hymns, "O Love That Wilt Not Let Me G o" and "Nearer, My God, to Thee," were r endered by the School Quartette -D. Champion, B. Nicholas, M. Fox and S . Proctor. The con gregation took part in the singing of the Te Deum Laudamus a nd the four other hym n s.

Delightful o r gan music was provided by Mr. Leslie Curnow, both before and during the service, and his playing, especi,:l!y of Haydn's nAir with Variations," was appreciated by all.

The address was given by the President of the College (Rev. J . W. Grove). who told of the modest beginnings of this great School, and of the nobility of its founder, Dr. W. H. Fitchett.

Embodied in the address was an accou nt of the development and ideals of the Sch ool. The fin a l appeal was cha~ we sh ould n ot a llow ou; t h oughts to dwell on ly on the past achi~vements of our School, but should direct them to a contemplation of the future.

The Jubilee Fete.

Several months of enth usiastic and united ·work came co an end on 15th and 16th April, when the Jubilee Fete was held in the College grounds. More than any o~her of the functions, it had entailed o utside co-operation and support-that of the M.L.C.'s gener~us friends, the Wesley boys, and the two branches of the Mother School, the O ld Collegians, a nd a sympathetic public. And, behind it a ll, we realised, was the strong framework of Mrs. Grove's splendid organisation.

T he F ece was opened by Mrs. McCallum, the first dux of the College, on the Friday afternoon, when a short ceremony took place on the lawns, wher e many gathered amon gst the brightly coloured stalls.

A very fine display of goods of every description and a score of attractions lured visitors all over the grounds-to Memory Lane, the Silhouette Studio, two excellent plays, and continuous Tom Thumb and moving picture performances. In the marquee an artificia l fountain played among delicate ferns and exquisite hothouse blooms.

The dainty afternoon tea, high tea and supper were most popular.

After d ark the entire g rounds were gaily illuminated, the coloured lights and d ecorated stalls and the bright costumes of the stallholders making a very pleasing scene.

Long before morning the rain came, steadily, ceaselessly, and we awoke to a scene of desolation, of dripping stalls, and mud, and a wet day. But we did not despair. By afternoon practically everything was under cover, the weather cleared for a time, and when it darkened again the gay-coloured lights were still shining out in the cold and the rain, and people still il.ocking to buy.

Even the worst of weather had not spoiled our Fere, and the figures s howed an immensely satisfying profit of £1200.

The Happy Ending.

To augment the Jubilee Fund, the members of the staff presented a play entitled "The Happy Ending," by Ian Hay, on 29th and 30th April. The presentation was excellent, and great credit is due both to those who acted and to the producer, Miss Dorothy Dwyer.

The play opens with comedy, but develops into tragedy.

The hilarious first act shows the life in the Old Mill House, Mildred Cradock's (Miss Daisy Ball) home on the Thames.

There Denis (Miss Lucy Kellaway) and J oan Cradock (Miss Nancie Brownell) are r eared in an atm ospher e of "ancestor worship," for their mother has created their dead father _into an .r

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H a rold B agby (Miss Frances W a de) , affianced to Joan, is a visitor at the Mill House for the regatta o n the Thames, D e nis being stroke of the crew.

Molly Cradock (Ursu la Dugda le ) , the youngest of the family, is at school.

One realises that Mildred Cradock's h o m e is the centre of life in the n eig hb ou rhood. All is h appiness, except p e rhaps fo r the mannis h Laura Meakin (Miss Beula h Shannon ) and for the eviden t weak tra its in th e character of Denis. S ir Anthony F enwick (Miss K athleen Hall), their uncle, who is with them during his vacation fro m India, philosop h ically promises Mildred that h e will u se h is influence with D en is, a nd a ppa r ently succeeds.

The n Captain Dale Conway, Mildred Cra dock's n e ' er-do-well husband, a rrives. Mildred cann ot send him away, for she does not want the children to lose the ir ideal of their father, and con sequently she supports h im. However, h e is not content with robbing h er only, but als o robs h e r friends. Conway is a man afte r Osca r Wi lde's own heart, who can d efraud the whole community and yet earn its r espect and a dmira tio n --even that of Laura M eakin. He is, neverth eless, capable of the greatest generosity, but is wholly irresponsible. As a fina l weapon agai nst Mildred , who still entreats him to leave, h e plays upon the weakness of D e n is.

The n M o lly returns from school, and on the nig ht of the r egatta brings to h e r father a realisation of his own failing s in contrast with t h e ch ild 's ideal, and-well, the ending is a ll that it sh o uld be.

The scenic a nd lig hting e ffects comp leted the admi r a ble produ ction, · wh ich t horoug hly d eser ved the success it achieved .

The Garden Party.

After the h eavy rain which h ad falle n during and after the F ete, it was a pleasu re to find the lawn s in good condition for the Garden Party o n Saturday, 30th April.

The guests ( the parents of the girls) were received by the President a nd Mrs. Grove and the H eadmisrress, an d were then free to in spect the College grou nds a nd buildings. Specia l attention was paid to the n ew sports ground , whi ch h a d n o t ,;i tha t time been officially opened.

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Afternoon tea was ser ved by the students of the College, and at the conclusion of this the President thanked t h e parents fo r thei r assis tance during the Jubilee Celebrations.

The School Concert.

The m ost popular of the Jubilee functions was the Jubilee Choir Concert, for it bro u ght Old Collegians and presen t scholars into direct contact, impressing all with the realisation that an M .L .C. gi rl must ever r em ain a par t of the S chool.

Under the direction of M iss Ruch Flockar t, a fo rm er pupil of the College, past and p resent students spent m a ny d e lig htful hours together , preparing for this celebration, which was held on I 0th May in the M elbourne Town Hall.

The programme was ski lfully planned to include works that would a pp_eal to b'och educated a nd uneducated m u sic lovers. T he choir sang m od ern three-p a rt songs, o ld English madrigals, folk songs, a nd a group of new sch ool songs, a n d the brackets were so a r t istically arranged t h at each served as ·a c ontrast to m agnify the beauties and perfections of the other s.

Vocal so los were given by Mr. Fred.

Wa tsford and Mary Fox, and piano solos by Frey Shimmin and Enid Callens. A d o u b le concerto, for two violins and pia no, was ren dered by Lorna Stirling, G ladys Kneller-] on es and Ivy White, and the Lawana Quartette did some d e lica te, unaccompanied work. M iss Iris Ashton played t h e organ at t h e open• in g of the programme, but Doctor F royd accompanied the fina l item.

The " H a llelujah Chorus," m three parts, to the accompaniment of organ, strings and piano, was sung in thanksgiving to Him Who h a d g uided the Methodist La dies' College thro u g h its first fifty years of success. P erha ps Miss Flockart will best understand the gratitude we f eel if we confess t hat the accomplishment of that masterpiece, under her guidance, has ever since re mained an inspiration, and an inspi ration is that which leads o n e to t h ink a n d do those things which are n earest th e sublime.

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SILVER ANO GREEN. nothing worse than a light shower. The ground was rathe r heavy, otherwise conditions for running were perfect.

Annual Sports Day. This year the athl etic sports were held on the n ew schoo l oval.

This event celebrated the opening of the sports gro und , which proved to be ideal for such a function. The Rev. Dr. C. W. Atkinson, th e President of the Conference, officially performed the o pening ce re mony.

Altogeth e r the afternoon was a great success, for we found that by holding the sports on the sc hool grounds a far more frie ndly atmosphere prevailed.

The weather gave us some anxious moments, for the morning was cloudy, and there were some pessimists who predicted rain before th e afternoon , but we were fortunate e nou g h to b e a ble to complete the whole programme with

Th e following schools c o mpeted in the invi tation flag race:-Fintona, Rosbercon, Ruyton, St. Catherine's, St. Margare t's, St. Michael's, Tintern, Korowa, and M .L.C., this event provin g the most exciting of the day. St. Margaret' s h e ld a lead from the start, a nd , although our team grad ually decreased this, won by a small marg in. Th e senior interform fl ag race a ls:, pro vided much excitem ent.

Form V.a are to be congratulated on the splendid race th,;ir team ran, though Honour VI. managed to retain the c up.

The baseb a ll throwing on the diamond pro ved very interesting, and we cong ratulate Tintern baseba ll team on winning this event.

The race between House and School was won by the School. We congratula te the champions-Jean Aubrey (senior), Myra Smitten (intermediate ), Fay Brown and Joan Parker (equal junior champions). Mrs. Atkinson presented each with a silver cup.

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BASEBALL TEAM. Standing: Myra Smitten, Frances Parker, Roma Reseigh, Margaret Rogers, Marion Sitting: Dorothy Dugdale, Shirley Whittaker, Rita Blair (captain) , Joan Cornell.

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RUNNING TEAM. Gwen. Jones, Myra Smitten, Jean Aubrey (captain), Frances Parker, J oan. Foster, Peggy Brown.

Thanks are due to Miss Parsons, the pref ects, and memb ers of the Sports Committee, all of whom worked h ard to m a k e the afternoon a success.

of the Upper and Lower Middle School is most encourag ing, and th e ga m e should continue to·· be on t h e up g rade for m a ny years to come.-

Baseball Notes.

Criticism of the Team.

At the beg inning of the year our hopes we r e hig h , d esp ite the loss of our b est players a nd the absence of a g round for practice, fo r the Austin Cup g leamed e n couraging ly a t u s from the new stand in Fitchett Hall.

Rita Bla ir (captain) wo r ked very hard in h e r position as pitcher. She made the ball curve in a d ifficult m a nner, and, in add itiort, batted well and took m a ny good catches.

Many n ew players w ere discovered, and in time these shou ld do weU. As most of che m h a ve had to learn the game with a soft ball in the asp h a lt quadran gle it will ta ke more than one season to bring them u p to the required sta n dard. However, now that we are able to use our sports g round r egu la rly, we h ave g r eat hopes for the future.

Two of our matches ended in close finish es, and, altho u g h we fou g ht hard to the end, we were defeated. The i~~e rest ta ken by th ~ · girls

Margaret Rogers (catcher) supp~rted Rita well in h e r share of the battery.

In all branches of the game sh e sh owed great improvement, and will b e d iffi cult to replace.

Dorothy Dugdale (first base) played splendidly both in this position a nd as emer g-~ n cy pitch er. She batted well, a nd ran bases · with excellent judgment.

Fra n ces P arker (second base) showed steady improvement in third term, especially in bat· ting . · 'She cau g ht well, and devel oped an accu~ate throw.

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Roma Reseigh (th ird base ) has the strongest throw in the team, and sh ou ld b eco me a powerful player with experience . H er catching a nd hitting are good.

Joan Cornell (short stop) did excellent work in each match.

She backed up every position in the fi eld , and is the best hitter in the team.

Shirley Whittaker (L.0.F.) took many difficult ca tches, and ran bases well, but fail ed at times in her batting. · ·· V a lda Carter (C.0.F. ) is a promising player.

H e r hitting is good, and she will learn to judge ca tch es bette r with experience.

Myra Smitten (R.0.F.) showed great improvement in batting in third term, and backed up first base . in a r eliable manner.

Maisie Dunn a nd M a rion Lee also played in the first round of matches.

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Running Notes.

The members of t h e running team were Jean Aubrey (captain), Viva · Berkef eld, P eggy Brown, Mary Dufty, Joan Forster, Gwen Jones, Frances Parker , and Myra Smitten.

The school r epresentative was successful on two occasions.

The team obtained first place at the Ruyton sports, and s econd p lace at our own spor ts and at Fintona sports.

Although four e m e r gencies took the place of the regula r runners at the University women's sports, the team obr"ained the coveted shield for the fifth t im e.

-B.P.

Basket-ball Notes.

Joan Corne ll (captain) was the outstanding player of t h e team throughout the season. In her p osition as centre attack, she covered the court at a great pace, and was always in position.

BASKET-RALL TEAM. Standing: Dorothy Dug dale, Peggy Brown, Nan ce Ed :Yards, M eryl C la rke.

Sitting: Frances P arker, Joan Cornell ( captain ), Mav is Gray.

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TENNIS TEAM. Shirley Whittaker (c3ptain L Roma Resejgh , Joan Youn~. Norma Allen, Marcel Whittaker, Barbara Chitty,

Noel Ebbott, Truda Cox.

Mavis Gray and Nance Edwards (goalshooters) combined in excellent style, a nd shot with 3ccuracy and speed from all parts of the circle.

Frances Parker and Peggy Brown (defenders) fo u ght well in each match, and saved many difficult shots.

Meryl C larke (centre) and Dorothy Dugdale (centre defence) combined splendidly, and h elped to m a k e the attack very strong.

Conclusio n .

The first team had a most successful seaso n , winning seven out of nine matches. All the p layers showed great keenness, and practised reg ularly. The captain is to be congratulated on keeping the ream together so well.

- B.P.

Hockey Notes.

Th e eleven consisted of Mavis Gray (captain), Amy Steward, Alison Devere ux, J oyce Bake r, Olive Yeo (forwards); Muriel H a rris, Jean M"cdonald, Phyllis Lardner (halves);

Frey Shimmin, Anne \Vatkins (backs); Isabel Freeman (goalie) .

Although four of these players were new co the game, they did excellent work in the m atches.

Three matches were played- two against Ruyton a nd one against P.L.C. P.L.C. defeated us, 2- 1, and Ruyton, 3-2. In the return match aga inst Ruyton we won, 3-2.

Goals wer e scored by Amy Steward ( 3), Joyce Baker (I) , Alison Devereux (I) . Mavis Gray (left wing) and Isabel F r eeman were outstanding players in each match.

Great interest in the game was shown by many girls, who practised regularly with the team. There is cndoubtedly a most successful future for hockey in the S chool.

- B .P.

Tennis Notes.

Shirley Whittaker (captain} and Truda Cox ( vice-captain} have played excellent ten nis.

They have shown improvement in all branches of the game, especially in driving, 3nd they both should go far in big tennis.

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Roma Reseigh has a ll the makings of a good player.

Her service is strong, her driving good, a nd she has learned to anticipate the ball wel l.

J oan Young has a strong service and a good drive. Her footwork is :till faulty, but should improve with care.

Barbara Chitty and Marcel Whittaker played splendidly in ever y match. Their play will improve with more experience, and they both h ave promising tennis careers before them.

Norma Allan has an excellent drive and a good service. When her footwork improves she will be a very reliable player.

Noel Ebbott has many good strokes and a stron g service. She has m a d e steady progress, especially in net play.

Conclusion.

F or th.e sixth consecutive year we are tennis premiers. The team played good, even tennis.

As th is is Shirley's last year in our team, in which she commenced as one of the fourth pair in 1927, I should like to append her record, as well as that of Truda's, with whom she has been so closely connected in school tennis:-

S. Whittaker.

19 26-Junior Champion.

1927-Intermediate Champion.

19 28--;-In termediate Champion.

1929- Intermediate Champion.

1930--Runn er-up in Schoolgirls' Doubles.

19 31-Senior Champion.

T. Cox. 1927-Junior Champion.

1928-Junior Champion.

1930-Intermediate Champion and Senior Champion, also runner-up in Schoolgirls' Singles and Doubles.

1931--Schoolgirl Champion.

19 32-Runner-up in Schoolgirls' Singles.

Schoolgirls' Championships.

Our younger representatives acquitted themse lves well at Kooyong in the earlier rounds, a nd should go much further next year. Our first pair were defeated in the third round by the G eelong pair, who played excellent tennis, a nd won their way into the finals.

Shirley fought hard aga inst Helen Balfour, of Stratherne, in the semi-finals of the singles, a nd - was defeated only after a long struggle,

the scores being 4-6, 6-4, 1-6. Truda defeated Dorothy Stevenson, of P.L.C., in the other semi-fin:aI, and met Helen Balfour in the finals.

As Truda won the championship in 1931, and also represented Victoria in the junior interstate team in the Australi an championships this year, we had high hopes of h er success.

However, Helen, who scarcely made a mistake in the match, won, 6-5, 6-2.

W e congratulate Stracherne on their first victory, and a lso the strong P .L.C. p a ir, who won the doubles for the second time.

Our school championships will commence in November, and we h ope to obtain many p romising players to fill the vacancies in o ur ranks.

-B.P.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. Walking Club Notes.

The Walking C lub has again been active chis year.

At the general meeting, held in first ter m, Miss Hall was unanimously reelected as preside nt, and kindly consented to hold this office. Office-hearers wer e elected as follow:-Committee, Mavis Wicks, Enid Lewi;, J ean Bryant, Dorothy Hick, Jean Aubrey (treasure r), Fiffie Krizos (secretary).

Both boarders and day girls have shown great enthusiasm in atten ding the walks. We h ave had one each month, the average attendance being eighteen.

For a considerable time it has been the wish of enthusiastic members of the Walking Club to have either a walking tour or a camp during the holidays.

After ·a s,;r ear deal of thought and work by Miss Hall and the committee, it was d ecided to spend a week at the University Conference Hall (Healesville), which we rented.

On 29th Aug ust, a very happy hand of M .L.C. hikers (including m istresses), dressed in riding breeches, jumpers and leggings, caught the train for Healesville.

On reachin g our destination, we set out for Echo Tunnel, where some very amusing moments were spent. Then we went on to Maroondah Dam. What a beautiful sight met ou r eyes as the foaming waters came rushing over the spillway! After lunch we started for the Conference Hall. A very amusing incident happened during the afternoon. We came to

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a creek wh ic h co uld only be crossed by a wet,

D ebating Notes.

s lippe ry log.

I magine our dismay whe n the first person attempting this f eat a nnounced that it was too slippe r y to walk across, and prompt- • ly sat astride t he log and prope lled herself as best she could a long its le n gth.

The S c h ool Debating S ociety has completed a n o the r very su c.::essfu l year , having h e ld r egular d ebat es in the a uditorium p eriod. At t h e first meeting, under the direction of the presid e nt, Miss Dahle, the officers for the y ear

The rest of the d a y continued uneventfully, except that a number of walkers, who e njoye_d wa lking in the rain, took th e w rong turning,

were e lected .

The president exp la ined the aims of the society, and welcomed n ew members.

and consequently r each ed the H a ll over threequarters of a n h our late r th a n t h e rest, soaked through, but still smiling.

The first debate was h eld b e tween two teams from H o nour VI., che team affi rming tha t " Modern Ci v ilised Man Enjoys More T rue

The following d a y we set out for Toolang i.

On a rriving there, w e had lunch, and made billy tea, whic h we did not tast e, for " the re' s m a ny a slip ' twi xt the cup and the lip." Then came a h ail storm. Some of u s hurried on, while the rest shelte r ed in a hut. La te tha t afternoon three weary g irls arr ived at the Hall, carrying their boo ts and s o cks in their hands .

Evidently they had realised chat the agony of blistered fe et could be lessened by walking barefooted .

Freed o m than the Savage," being successful.

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The third day we set ou t to climb Blue Mountain.

We certainly climbed, but we slipped as well, and failed to r each th e top.

Tha t evenin g we played games and d a nced to the f aint, squ eaky music of a gramaphone.

The next d ay we went prospecting.

Our g uide showed us the art of washing the gold from the clay, a nd we actuallv saw two microscopic speck s of gold.

Hunting wombats was the next att ractio n . All the m orning we mad e o ur way thro u g h dense underg r owth a nd over c r eeks, b ut in vain , for we did not see a wombat.

The r e m a ind er of t h e week was spent in rambling ovi!r very p _retty country, a nd we were all very so rry w h e n our holiday ended .

During that week of h iking we d id ou r own cooki n g.

Everything was cooked to a turn, even sau sages a nd p uff pastry.

On b e h a lf of the Wa lking C lub , I wish to take t his opportunity of thanking Miss H a ll fo r her kindly inte rest a nd assistance during the yea r .

We are a lways g lad to welcome both o ld a nd n ew g irls on o ur walks, a nd we wish n ext y ear 's wal king club every success.

- F.K .

The Intermediates were very t imid a t the beginning o f the y ear . They were not often represented in the op e n discussions, but at the later meetings they occasionally spoke, perh aps feeling more accustomed to it after the practice they h a d h a d through imp r omptu s p eech es. These fo rm a more o r less popular part o f the d e batin g activities.

The re we r e n o vis itors t o sp eak t o u s du ring the year. We th e r ef ore h a d m a ny oppor tunities ro display tale nt, su spected o r unsusp ected . The subjects wer e ver y varied -" Custom S hould Sanction Proposals by Women," w hich was won by the affi rmative; " The P en Is Mi g htier than th e T est Tube," and " Marriage I s the Grave yard of Ambitio n ." One rather more serious tha n the othe rs was that " Man Is J ustifieci in t h e Use o f Anim a ls for Purposes o f Pleasur e a nd Gain," but the debate w as on t h e whole disappointing, the speakers seeming unable to grasp many o f the v iews implied by the wording of the subject. The n egative was fina lly successful.

One of the best d e bates of the year was that on the subject that " The r e Should Be an Educatio n a l T est for Voting." The speaker s took a serious inte r est in the subject, and the result was a ver y g ood d ebate. The interest of the audience was held thro u g hou t, a nd the r e w as a long and instructive open disc ussion .

Two of the meetings during the year were of a c h aracter differen t from the usual debate.

At o n e P ass VI.a and Pass V I .b each produced a scene from Ric hard II., wh ich t h e senior membe r s are studyi n g : The " Garde n Sce n e" was given by Pass B, a n d the "Det h ron ement Sce n e" by Pass A. The society

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greatly enjoyed these scenes, especially the parts doubtless unauthorised by Shakespeare.

The other innovation was a series of speeches or sketches on subjects which ranged from a "Wireless Enthusiast" to a "Typical Politician." These entertaining sketches were followed by an impromptu debate.

Only two interschool debates were held during the year, and in both the M.L.C. team was d efeated, in each case by a narrow margin.

One was against the Melbourne Boys' Grammar School, when the subject was that "The League of Nations Has Up to the Present Proved Itself a Success," and the other, against Wesley College, o n the subject that "Machines H ave Proved Bad Servants to Humanity."

To assist the girls in the schoo l team, who h a d the negativ" side in the debate against Wesley, several girls agr eed to state the argum ents for the affirmative in four speeches at one debating meeting.

This assista nce was greatly appreciated by the t eam.

The Debating Society would like to take this opportuniry of thanking Miss Dahle for her e n thus iasm, interest a nd assistance throughout the year.

And also to express their appreciation of the secretary, who h as without fail brightened each meetin g with h er often correct and a lwars amusing minutes.

We h ope that the Debating Society n ext year will h ave a year equally happy and successful.

Dramatic Notes.

During th e year a society was formed within the School with the object of discovering and d eveloping dramatic talent.

Much hi strionic ability h as been displayed, which, placed under the expert gu idance of Miss Dwyer, sh ould prove to be a great asset to the School. During the y.aar there has been no public performance, but the members have gain ed valuable experience in t h e a rt of characterisation.

S e veral contr asted plays have been studied, " Thirty Minutes in the Street," "The Swine H e rd ," "Mudd le Annie," "Wur zel Flummery" formin g a small part of the repertoire. One three-act play, "Weddin g Bells," was rehearsed, a nd proved to be both delightful and interesting.

W e wish the society every success for 1933 .

Students' Christian Movement.

The close o f 1932 tu rns yet another page m the book of the Students' Christian M ovement, 't\and once again M.L.C. , under the leadership of Miss Betts, has laid down the pen afte r a d ding its contribution.

An executive, elected at the commencement of th e year, con sisted of Yvonne Miles (vicepresidentl, Norma Smith (corresponding secretary) , Mary Fox (recordin g secretary), Phyllis Minns (treasure r ), Ruth Fry, Mavis Wicks and Shirley Whittaker. · The meetings, at which approximately 200 g irls attended, were h eld fortnightly during auditorium period, and we take this opportunity of thanking all speakers who contributed in such an excellent manner to the e njoyment of our meetings.

At the first meeting of the year Miss B etts, the president, outlined the a im and activities of the movement, and ann o unced that the name h a d been changed from Students' Christian Union to Students' Christian Movement.

In March Miss Rosalie J oyce, the travelling secretary for the A.S.C.M., spoke of the activit ies of the movement as a whole, while a t a later m eeting a very interesting a d dress was given by Professor Bailey, who d ealt with the world -wide aspect of the movement.

We greatly regretted the s hortage of time when Miss Christianson came to te ll us of the hospitals in China. With a fascinating talk, Miss Rivett took us to India for an hour, where we glimpsed the lives of many Indian schoolgirls, and at the next meeting interesting sidelights on the City Mission were r evealed by Mr. Plummer.

When Miss Duncan told of the unique J apanese schoo l entirely managed by the girl students, we longed to remode l our own college, but when Miss Betts again addressed the meeting at a later date the contemplation of ca mp activities b-..nished th is thought from o ur minds, if only for a time.

We were ve ry glad when a n Old Collegian, Joyce Warren, o n ce a member of the school S.C.M., came to us early in third term.

Rev. C. Irving Benson again h eld our interest during an i n sp1nng talk on " Getting to Know People."

SILVER ANO GREEN. Approximately ninety members attended Bible circles this year, the book studied being " The Hero of M e n ," a nd we thank Mr. Grove, Mrs. Cox and Misses Betts, Hunt, Carter, McKay and McDonald for their help as leade rs in the Bible circles.

During second term a n antique and curio exhibition was held. Many old and interes:ing articles, ranging from an original Pompeian vase to a much-admired figure of Moses, made by Armenian childre n , d e li g hted the spectators. As a result of this exhibition, it was possible to send the customary £2 to the A.S.C.M. funds.

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these institutions 400 garments, toys, gr.oceries and patc hwork quilt were donated.

It is to be hoped that the School Red Cross will during the years to come add to its present strength and p lay a significant part in widening the sympathies of the girls.

Music and Elocution Notes.

Th e standard in music has been even higher than that of previous years.

The Tweddle instrumenta l scholarship was awarded this year to Enid Collens, and the Danks singi n g scholarship. to Dorothy M'itchell.

Schools' Day and S.C.M. Camp h e ld this year were well attended, and much enjoyed by all.

We wish to thank Miss Taylor for the work she has done in conducting a nd training the school orchestra, which h as accompanied the hymn in assembly on Friday mornings. We were d e lig hted to find that on Wednesday, 24th August, we were to be given a concert by this orchestra, which a lso entertained us with an item on " Back to School" Day. A rhythm band of Junior School girls is now b emg trained, so that each year orchestral work will become a more important b ran ch of the school life.

We do most h eartily thank Miss Betts for her untiring efforts, a nd, which is far more impo r tan t, interest, and feel sure that much has been gained by the individual members from their association with the 1932 Christian Movement.

The high standard of s ing in g in the School was shown at the Jubil ee Concert, the success of ,,hich was du e to Miss Flockart. We regret her subsequent illness, but we a r e pleased that she h as sufficiently r ecover ed to return to schoo l.

During the afternoon of 22nd October thirty City Mission children were entertained by representatives of the Bible circles and executive at Camberwell Recreation Ground, and later a t tea in the Camberwell Sunday School. It would be difficult to say who cu lled the more enjoyment from the outing-children o r girls.

Red C ross N o tes.

The Red Cross committees have again been active this year, and, owing to t h e widespread distress, many calls were m ade upon us. Miss Lewis, aided by representatives from each Form, h as given en thusiastic support, for which we wish to express our g ratitude.

The appeals made during the year h ave evoked a gratify in g response. Large quantities of eggs wer e sent to various hospitals, a n d 162 grocHy articles to the Blackburn Home.

We also make weekly contributions of fresh Rowers to the h ospitals, these being collected by Mrs. Nevile .

Each girl makes a small contribution p e r week , and in this way, and by specia l efforts, £36/ 17 / 8 was culleLteJ. Ind iv idual Forms work for special institutions, to which visits are paid during the year.

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The Senior' and Middle Schools are holding their annual Form choral contests, and strains of Bach's aria, "My Heart, Ever Faithful" and German's "In Praise of Neptune," may be heard floating across the quadrangle as t h e differ e nt Forms practise during the l unch hour.

This year an elocution scholarship, awarded

by Miss Danks, was won by Dorothy Hick.

T h e adjudicator of this co mpetition, Mr. Clewlow, later addressed the Senior School. H e earnestly appealed ro the girls to retain th e beauties of the English lang u age and avoid the use of s lang. The delightful rendering of several poems concluded this very interesting address.

Unde r t h e direction of Miss Dwyer, a versespeaking rhnir h,., c:ome into beinii:. To this ch oir we wish the same success that has a lready crown ed the efforts of our vocal cho irs.

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The music and elocution results for this year are as follow:Pianofc.rte Grade I.: Vera Eddy (honours), Joyce Hunt (credit), Nancy Houlden, W innie L ee (credit), J ean Macdonald.

Grade 11.: Eunice Canavan (h o nours), Thelma Every (cr edit), Winnie Holdsworth, Lucy Hughes, Dorothy Hunt (h onours), Marjorie Moonie (credit), Gladys Saunders (credit).

Grade III.: Dora Cocks (credit), Gwen Hug.hes, Jean Johnston (honours) , J ean Lake (honours), Beryl Lever, Phyllis Trarhen, J oyce Tucker, Ruth Watson. Grade IV.: Joa n Anderson, Lorna Carter, Hilda Fisher (credit), Betty Hislop, Valerie Kerr (Honours) , Belle Mclver (rredit ), Nola Nicholas (credit), Roma Symonds. Grade V.: Kathleen Horton, Peggy McRae (credit), Barbara Russell, Elaine Semmens (credit).

Grade VI.: Jean Cave ( h onours), Sheila Marshall, Sylvia McPherson, Heather Rentoul (honours), Hazel Willia ms (honours), Helen Woodrow (cred it) .

Violin--Grade 11.: Gwen Frazer Lloys McNair.

(credit),

Singing-Grade II.: Mary Fox (honours).

Grade llI.: Mary Fox (honours), Nancy Houlden, B etty Nicholas (credit). Ormond Exhibition: Mary Fox. Harmony and Theory- Grade II.: Eunice Canavan (honours) , Mar y Fox, Lu cy Hughes, Dorothy Hunt, Marjorie Moonie ( honours).

Gra de III.: J oan Anderson (credit), Dora Cocks, Thelma Every, Winnie Holdsworth, Nancy Houlden (honours), Winnie Lee (credit), Betty Nicholas, Joyce Tucker. Grade IV.: Phy llis Trathen (hon o urs), Gwen H ughes (credit). Grade V.: Joy Lacey (honours).

E locution-Grade III.: Lloys McNair (honours).

Grade IV. : Dorothy Hick (credit).

- F.S.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries.

The Edirress wishes to acknowledge the receipt of the following school m agazines:" The Wyvern," "Chronicles of St. Peter's Girls," " The Prince Alfred College Chronicle," t(The Pegasus," uPatch work," ttGirls' Grammar School Notes," " The Adelaide M.L.C. Annual," ttThe Fintonian," nThe Mitre," uThe Newingtonian," "The Ruyronia n," " The Wesley College Chronicle," "The Michaelian," " The Carey Chronicle," "The Excelsior," " The Melburnian," "The Brook," "The Woodlands."

JUNIOR SCHOOL NOTES. During the year 1932 the little girls of the Junior School h ave enjoyed pleasant terms.

The Form captain is Mary Hopper, while the lieutenan ts are P a tricia Evans, Mary Eggles• ton and Beryl Whittaker.

At the F ete, to celebrate the fiftieth imniversary of th e College, the Junior S chool had a stall called Fairyland, which was a huge success. The girls, dressed as fairies, helped to make the scene a pretty on e.

Last term a concert was arranged by Gwenda \Vilson, to raise funds for the Red Cross. Most of the gir ls helped by raking part in· a play or giving songs and recitations. Many of the mothers, as well as the teachers, were present, and all enjoyed themselves very much.

The tennis contests were keen, the out• standing players for the year being Dulcie \X1 hittaker, Betty Sconce, Muriel Johnston, a nd Joan Eggleston. The tennis tournament was won by the ten nis captain, Dulcie Whittaker .

M u riel Johnston and Dulcie Whittaker are to co m pete in the tenn is championship for girls under fourteen years.

This year the sports will be held in the sports ground, instead of in the front garden.

The girls -are lookin g forward to a happy time at the Christmas and New Year h olid ays. May the Junio r School girls of 1933 have the best of luck!

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Library Notes.

The library has been very popular again this year, satisfying the literary cravings of the School. A large number of vol umes have been added , carefully chosen by Miss H ay, and including the works of Galsworthy, Kipling, Weyman, Shaw, and Wells. The popularity of some of the well-known writers, such as Heyer, Broster and Farnol, have n ecessitated the replacement of several of the original volumes.

The reference library has been made more valuable to students by the addition of many important works, incl u ding the twelve volu mes of Everyman's Encyclopaedia, with the r esult that large numbers of girls may be seen daily at its she!ves, adding to their knowledge.

We should like to make the s uggestion that gi rls, whe n l eaving school, present a b ook to the library.

The library system, which has been in operation now for the past four years, has more than ever proved its value. Thanks are due to Miss H ay for her continued activity and zeal in the interests of the library.

Guide Notes.

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At th.? b eginning of this year, though it may n ot yet realise it, the School acquired an asset, namely, the 3th Kew, 1st M.L.C. Company of Girl Guides. The new company was at first with out a captain, but Miss Kellaway kindly cor.sented to ace in that capacity. Anne Watkins (lieutenant) and Frey Shimmin (assistant lie utenant ) are the captain's able co-operators.

Other office-bearers ( patrol leaders ,::nd seconds) are:- Magpie: Phyllis Trathen, Dorothy Dugdale .

Kookaburra: Marjorie Ivfoonie, Cla udine Swain. Flowering Gunn: Lilian Timpson, Hettie Gibbs. Wattle : Mavis Moulton (1st term), Lois Horton {2nd term), Olive Timpson (3rd term) . Thoug h h a rd work has been done, this company has proved that G u iding is really a delig htful pas-

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time. During first and second terms recruits successfully prepared for the tenderfoot examination, and now many have almost completed second class tests.

Mrs. Lo1nden has taken great interest in our progress, and attended several company meetings.

Miss Hunt was very pleased to learn that Guides learn the true art of bed-making.

We have had visits from Mrs. Edmonson (Divisional Commiss ioner), Mrs. Tate (District Commissioner), a nd Miss Lamb ( a Canadian Guider). ~ -e thank Miss K ellaway for her able leadership, and, in wishing the Guides of next year the very best of fun and comradesh ip, hope that they will have as pleasant a year as that enjoyed by the Guides of 1932.

Birthday Night.

This year Birthday Night was doubly enjoyable, bec-.,use it h ad been at first intended to forego the splendours and fun of this annual party. However , numbers of the boarders had indulge d in the feminine luxury of evening frocks, a lso there were the girls who come h ere for but one year, so the kindness of the " powers that be" were prevailed upon to grant us what has hithe rto been an important event in the boarders' year.

After a strenuous afternoon 's decorating by a few of the S en iors, and the work of the domestic staff, the breathless excla m ations in the dining hall at 5 .30 p.m. were easily understood. There were bowers of b lossom at either end of t h 2 room , and the tables almost groaned under their load, while the big double-decker birthday cake, later cut by the Senior House Prefect, a cted like a magnet. After a sumptuous tea and a few short speeches, we repaired to the gymnasium for a short h o ur' s d ancing, then down to Fitchett H all to receive our guests.

Despit.? the hurry---only one short week was allowed for preparations-the programme was long, varied and a huge success, the Juniors even staging a play, which was greatly enjoyed.

After the National Anthem everyone r etu rned to the dining hall, where a n excellent supper was served, a number of speeches made, " Auld Lang Syne" sung, and a very successful and enjoyable evening brought to its close.

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SIL VER AND GREEN.

SENIOR VERSE. Beauty.

And as she passed, the dewy roses lifted Their fragrant petals to the star-strewn sky, And dark moths settled on her star-wh ite finger, Wee daisies spran g to birth as she went by.

And as she passed by trails of white clematis, W hich left its b lossoms in her shadowy hair, Whispered the elm, with a ll its rustling voices, " 'Tis Beauty passes! See, 'tis Beauty there."

-Lesley Simms, Pass VI.a.

There Burns a Flame.

Thou wast not fashion'd from the dross a nd dust Alone, but all unsullied in thy soul There burns a Aame which lights the stars above, 'Tis heaven-born, and cannot be defiled.

Remember thou, amid the shadowed hours, ' Tis in His fashion--sin e'en shrank from HimThou' rt risen in the p earl and gloss of morn, To weigh each moment with the fairest deeds.

Take not to thee the counsel of the wise, For th ey a re ever wrangling a nd withdrawn, De1,p in thy heart, thy soul will know the way' Tis on ly clay that ever cleaves to clay.

- Elva Matthew-Simmons, V.a.

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Silver and Green.

The night had crept upon the earth, Softly, slowly; And fires were bright in every hearth Of the high and lowly.

But out upon the night-wrapped world The moon waxed bright, And every vale and hill shone cold With her pure lig ht.

On every leaf, and twig, and flow e r H er silver shone, And si lver was each glade and bower, And hilltop lone.

But soon the :fawn stole o'er the land, The moon waxed pale; And as she died the sunlight spann'd Each hill and vale.

The birds awoke; th e trees no more With silver shone; The morn their silver stole, they wore Bright robes of g reen.

Green was each leaf, and green the g rass, And tree and bush; The earth seemed new in her gay g r een dress, In that dawning hush.

-Loris Gordon, Pass VI.b.

Schlaflied.

Ach m ein K inder Schlaft nun.

Die Rinder Sind nun in dern Stalle, Und ruhig ist alle.

Nun komint die Nacht, Und der Yater m acht Di,• Riickkehr der W eide, Also sc hlaf t sie beide.

Nun sch lafen die Reinen, Die liebenden Kleinen.

Wacht nicht auf, Kinder, B is wachen die Rinder .

- Lesley Simms, Pass VI.a.

Guendolen.

Far from the sea coast's shadowed crest, All mirror' d on the Viol's breast, There winds the path by down and fell That leads the Knights to Tintagel.

An.d Geoffray came, idling beneath the trees, A light of silver in the summer's noon, Abc-ve, h is pennon; fl aunted on the breeze, An azure field emblazon'd with a moon.

Roses th~re were, a ll straggling by his feet, His m a iled feet that bru is' d their lovel iness, Their bea uty e bbing as his h eart' s o wn beat, Pulsing with mebdies of Lyonesse.

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"At evensong she hearkens in her tow' r Unto the wild, w;ld ringing of the bell, H e r eyes strain out Pach eve from hour to hour, She whispers so, and breezes do not' tell."

"They are her eyes that haunt me all the day, As dew upon th!! rose is lustrous bright, I dream of love that cries to m e each way,

I love the sight of the harbour bar, When our voyaging is o'er, The twinkling lights tha t gleam afar, On the distant homeland shore; But, !:-est of all, I love the day, When again we put to sea, On the rolling sea, away, away, On the breast of the ocean free.

-Alix Swan, Lower V.

And shines adown the stars a ll thro' the night."

Three shadows cr ept along the valley way, Three shadows turn' d , and glinted in the sun,

Dee.th rode b etween them in the h eat of day, Trampled the sward, and then the deed was done.

Yo-ho!

Across the heaving, green sea Sailed a ship di weath ered and brown, D irty a nd broken was she As the waves rocked h er up a .n d down.

She'd come through many a storm, She was old and in need of repair; H er once fine

sails were now torn,

Her decks were rough and bare.

The twisted steel lay glowing in the eve, All stain'd and strewn ·upon the crumbled soil.

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is not meet,'' he murmur'd, ttso to grieve,

The d seam is warped, like to a shatter' d foil."

His eyes, from which the light had faded, turn'd Unto the even star, and smiled, and then His head drooped back into the peace h e yearn'd.

"Would thou couldst whisper now, 0 Guendolen."

- Elva Matthew-Simmons, V.a.

INTERMEDIATE VERSE. The Ocean Life.

I love the life on the ocean wide, On the boundless, foaming sea, I love the toss of the r estless tide, And th e waves in the ir merry g lee, The o caan breeze. with its salt and spray, The mad, wild shriek of the gull, The sweeping rains on a wintry day, As t hey thunder against the hull.

Across that h eaving, g reen sea Came a ship of British oak, With a captain brave, and pirates three, Seei;'g the old ship, thus he spoke: "Yo-ho! my m en, Yo-ho!

There' s a ship all battered and old; So pirates, away we' ll row, For she'll hold no cargo of gold.

For a ship so broken a nd old, A ship with sails so torn, Will have no silver nor gold, She'll have a cargo of corn. " The m erry captain a nd pirates three Sailed away at early dawn, Sailed away across th e sea, Leaving that ship so battered a nd worn.

They thought sh e'd a cargo of corn, What had she down th e r e in the hold?

Dia monds like d ew at the dawn, C h ests of silver and gold.

Rubies and emeralds green , Boxes of opals bright, And from th e crown of a Spanish queen, A handful of pearls-milkwhite.

-Betty J ackson, XX.

SILVER AND GREEN. Autumn Leaves.

Free V erse.

Dance the gay leaves From the bleak branches, Merrily w h irling, Curling and twirling Over the grasses, The green-waving grasses, O ver the fl owers, The sweet-smelling flowers Darting now upward, Darting •~ow downward, Golden and light brown, Bright r ed and yellow, The y dance on the breeze, So light and so gay. . . . T h en the wind sweeps along, Takes them up, blows them on, High in the a ir they fly, borne by the gale, Rushing and soaring, wav ing and curving, Over the h edges and thro' the wire fences, Over ·the treetops and wide fields and g r asses, F lying through space like birds on the wing; Torn fr om their branches, Their bare , swaying branches, Now the wind's victims, The gay leaves are sailing, Wherever he sends them, The bright leaves are soaring On the· wind's wing.

-Margar et Guthridge, XX.

To a Rosebud.

Oh, crimson bud, all bathed in m orn ing d ew, Some elfin a rtist must have passed, And tipt your peta ls with his magic brush, With colours richly bright, Turning your blushing face towards the light.

P e rhaps some fairy even now is curled, Deep in your velvet h eart, Till, wakened by a drowsy bumble-bee, Or brightly coloured butterfly, She rocks her pixie in a cobweb bed, Till summer days are fled.

- J ean Witton, Lower V .

Storm.

There is rain on the sea, and there's rain in the sky, And there's rain upon the hills; There is n othin g but rain to meet the eye, And the waters rise in the rills.

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There is wind on the sea, and the waves are high, And a mist descends on the hills, There is wind and there' s mist to meet the eye, And the waters rise in the rills.

The rivers roar a n d the sea sweeps in, With foaming, dashing spray, Against the cliff, with an awful din, While dimmer grows the day.

The night breaks black o ' er the troubled deep, Not a star through the clouds is seen, And the wild wind howls o'er the world asleep, Where once a calm had been.

'Midst the shrieking wind and the roaring spray, Comes a flash that would blind the eye, And the thunder that h ad kept silence a ll day Breaks out and rumbles on high.

The day dawns pale, and the wind breathes low, And the wav es, now calm as the dawn, Creep in, and the rivers seawards flow Gently after the storm.

- Th elma Baker, XX.

The Dream.

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Exercises Based on D e L a Mar. I walked through the forest at m idnight, Moonbeams p laying softly o'er, The mass g lowing g reen in the starlight On the f orest floor.

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stopped by a rippling stream In the moonlight glistening bright, And, resting on bank, beheld A wondrous sight.

For out of the trees there floated A lady a ll clothed in wh ite, Dark she was and beautiful, With eyes of light.

With g raceful, swaying motion, She tripped lightly by, Then over the bank she danced Like a butterfly.

The moon went behind a cloud, And I was left by the stream, The lady had vanished awayIt was a dream.

- Lila Monsbourgh, XX.

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SILVER AND GREEN. Elfin Fantasy.

And as it went, A ray of light, Across the sky, Brightened the night -

Here, 'neath the shady trees, Bathed in autumn brown, The little elves that please Come flying down.

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Flying this way a n d that, Who cares where the breeze may be, Now one, to me, doffs his hat So merrily.

star.

What a wo nde rful journey It would be, To fly through the sky, Down into the seaA star.

Among the flowers at n oon, They dance, and play, and sing; But they must fly away soon On hasten ing wing.

The sun had set, A golden ball, \Vh en out of the sky, I saw it fallA star.

N ow they are fading ~way, And dimmer grow the trees; But their memor y will flit a lway Among the leaves.

-Olwen Evans, Lower V.

- Thelma B aker , XX.

A Song of Bourke Street.

Spring's Return.

(From Latin.)

Spring has returned and the winter has passed, Spring has returned, and the winter h as passed, Warm breezes blow, Melting the snow, And the whole livelong day, Happy children do play Out in the fresh, green fields.

B ourke Street, Bourke Street, Bourke Street m the winter, With the old t r ams slushing along against the driving rain, Th e cold wind freezing, the wet crowd sneezing,

With an ancient barrel organ groaning out a sad refrain.

Bourke Street, Bourke Street, Bourke Street in

Hark! Through the forest t he wind whispers low, Har k! Through the forest the wind whispers low, Now the str eams fl.o w, Smoothly and slow, And the blossoming trees, That sway low with the breeze, Kiss chem and sway back again .

- Joyce Lugton, XX.

The Comet.

The sun had set, A golden b all, When out of the sky I saw it fallA star.

th e summer,

With the hot sun blazing down upon the jostling crowd, The tram lines glowin g, and a north wind blowing, With bare-legg'd " Herald" boys acry with voices hoarse and loud.

Bourke Street, Bourke Street, biting cold or summer, Strange faces peering from the left and from the right, Wherever I should be, it would be the same to me, The same old, dirty, c r owded street, a live with life and light.

- J ean Cane, XX.

SILVER AND GREEN. JUNIOR VERSE.

My G arden.

I have a lovely garden, All filled with pretty flowers; There are hollyocks and daisies, And honeysuckle bowers.

And when the sun is shining My garden l ooks so fair; With all the flowers ablooming, I love to wander there.

-W. Tourrier.

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Some bears are black bears, Some b ears are brown; Some live in the country, And some live in the town.

Some bears have long tails, Some bears have none; Some b ears are serious, And some are full of fun.

T h ere are lots and lots of kinds of bearsHairy bears and wary bears, And bears that take a ton ot caresThey're carey bears.

Fireligh t Fancies.

Sitting in my chair at night, I see there in the firelight Armies marching to and fro, Oh! How with them I long to go.

I follow them with silent feet, Round the corner, up the street, Through the village lanes we go, Ever marching towards the foe.

I leave the armies going to war, The n h ear the squeak made by the door; I hear my mother calling me To come at once and have my tea.

---Sheila E. Marshall, IV.c.

Baby.

Where did you come from, baby dear, With chubby nose and eyes so clear·t Oh, where did you come from, little pet, With rosy cheeks and hair of jet?

I came from heaven , little sister; Come very close and let me whisper, God sent me h ere to live with you, And make our fam ily into two.

- Gladys T eed, IV.d.

Bears.

There are lots and lots of kinds of bearsHairy bears and wary b ears, And bears that take a con of caresThey're carey b ears.

T he Three Little Pigs.

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Nursery Tale in Rhyme.

Once upon a time there were three l ittle pigs, Whose n a m es were Spottie, Blackie, and Miggs.

To them one d ay their mother did say, "The time h as com e when you stop your play, For into the big, wild world you must go, To earn your bread and living." So Each litrle pig, with a penny in his purse, W ent off to find that life could be worse.

Now Blackie and Spottie were lazy wee pigs, But there never was busie r piggie than Miggs.

For Spottie built a house with flimsy straw, But a wolf came along and knocked on his door, . ."

Crying, " Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come m Answered Piggie, " Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin."

"Well," said the wolf, "I'll puff your hou se down," And into a heap that straw h ouse was blown, So the life of young Spottie here came to an end, And the well-fed old wolf his way home did wend.

Blackie built his with twigs, not straw, And the same old wolf came up to his door, Crying, " Little Pig, Lierle Pig, let m e come in."

Answered Piggie, "Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin ."

"Well," said the wolf, "I'll huff you r house down."

And into a heap tha t twig house was blown.

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SILVER AND GREEN.

S o the life of you n g Black ie h e r e ca m e t o an end , And the well-fed old wolf h is way home did wen d.

And now comes th e third-wise little Miggs, The wisest and best of the Three Little Pigs; For Mi ggs built his house with a load of red bricks, Scorning his brothers, wh o u sed straw a nd sticks.

Now the greedy old wolf was hungry for m ore, So straight from his· d e n h e went to Miggs's d oo r , . ."

C ryin g, " Little Pig, Little Pig, let me come m

But, just as he n ear ed it h e saw the wolf come,

So, hoping to hide, h e got into the churn .

I t rolled down t h e h ill, g iving Wolf quite a turn,

H e forgot about Pi ggie, and ran to his den.

The churn stop p ed a t Miggs's d oo r, and he q uickly ran in.

The wolf cl imbed down Miggs's chimney top, But h e fell rig ht into the big cooking pot.

Miggs put on the lid and ate him fo r tea, And this ends the tale of the little p igs three.

- June Barnett, I V. b.

Answe r ed Miggs, "Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin."

"Well," said the wolf, "I'll blow your hou se down. 11 He huffed and h e puffed, but that house came n ot down, So he asked Miggs to m ee t him a t six th e next day, T o steal some new turnips fr o m old Farmer Grey.

But the cunning young pig r,ose a t five in the

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And was back with h is turnips by the first li ght of dawn Whe n the wolf heard of this, his anger waxed h ot, But h e m eant to have piggie at home in his pot; H e'd catch him n ext day, d ead or alive, So h e asked l ittle piggie to m eet him at fi ve, To gath er some apples from a n earby tree.

But our young Miggs rose soon after three .

On fillin g his b ag, he was about to d escend, \'v'hen who but the wolf cam e round the b en d. " Hullo!" said the wolf. "Do the apples taste good ?"

Thinking that piggie would now be his food.

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- Leta Worrall, age 13 years, Rem. A.

('Yes, very," said M iggs, as he threw one down ,

And while the wolf chased it piggie ran home.

N ext day the wolf asked him to come t o a fair To purchase some food and novelties rare.

Grateful Pupil ( leaving school): " How can I ever than k you, Miss X ! You h ave taught me all I k now."

Miggs locked up his house a t an early hour, And went to look at the eggs and the flour.

Miss X.: "Pray don't mention it-a mere trifle."

H e purchased a churn and started f o r home,

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P rose SENIOR PROSE.

Scarlet.

Impressions of Music.

When the long day draws to its close and t h e wind, carrying with it cool balm for the trouble-fevered brow, whispers softly through

Rustle of Spring- Sinding.

Zephyr breez es, softer than thistledown, b lew against my warm cheeks, bringing the scent of flowe rs. I h eard the birds in woods, a tumbling waterfall, the ripple of streams and the rustl e of wind in the grass. The sap of all the world was astir in t h e brahches. The clouds of winter were wrenched apart, and love and sunshine came pouring out of the sky.

Spring, the everlasti n g miracle of sprin g, had awakened the world to life and laughter.

Barcarolle--Offenbach.

Black gondo las g lided through Vene: ian canals beneath a star-studded, purple sky. The lanterns at each prow shed streaks of light upon the murky water, and the gondoliers swayed rhythmically as they bent to the long oars.

Venice, the Queen of the Adriaticbut where is h er g lo ry now ?

L'Ecstase--Thomas.

Softly through the night I sped, borne on the wings of floating visions , through dark hills, to a Rea lm B eyond, where love dwelled, and still peace reigned, and holiness. I stood on a solitary pinnacle of rock, naught but stars over m e, and the softn ess of the n ight enshrouding m e. Peace reigned supreme, and my sou l was glad.

A tide of great wonder swept over m e-stars, sky, mountains and mys-

tnious night, all created by love.

The Ride of the Valkyries- Wagn2r.

Darkness, a rush of mig hty wind, and the Valkyries streamed from a ragged rent in the clouds.

Mounted on blue-black steeds, their dark r obes straining and pale hair gleaming, the awful and beautiful maidens swept over the battlefield.

Bearing g limmering swords, they presided over the swayin g forces of fighting men, ruthlessly selecting those who were to die.

Then wails and cries rose m the a/fr ighted ai r , t h e very moon faded with horror, as with fea rsome sound the ghosts of the slain we re borne away to the feast of Valhalla. And dawn rose upon a scen e of desolation and d eath.

-May Guthridge, Pass VI.b.

the cypress trees, the sun, as though loth to leave this world of ours, lingers above the dark hills.

The attendant clouds float leisurely in the deepening blue o f the western sky, and display t h eir brilliant colours to a weary world-gold, turquoise, jade green and-scarlet.

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Blue a nd grey are cool and r estful, but if we saw only those shades each day, how monotonous and drab our world would be!

Let us have our crimsons and scarlets first, a nd the greys-the ashes-afrerwards.

What is more drear than a long, grey road, with silve r rain drifting with the breeze, and gau nt, dark houses? Someone, perhaps, plants a sm a ll g r een shrub among the d esolate buildings, and a geranium flower springs to life, flaunting its flambo yant scarlet in the shadows. The eye notes the splash of colour with relief.

We enter a busy thoroughfare, where the blue of the sky and the green of the fol iage is lost in the tall, forbidding buildings and stone roads. The people's faces are as g rim as their city, and as colourless. Then a girl hurries pasr in the throng, wearing a scarlet coat, a nd

the g loom vanis h es. S carlet tells of warmth, sunshine and la ughter, to a tired world.

Scarlet in the dawn, in the sunset, in the ripening fruit-there are surely not many colours that play a larger part in our lives from beginning to end. He who turns from it tu rns from the th ings for which we should most be than kful and joyful, fo r it r epresents our happiness, and in the sunset teach es us of our ultimate rejoicing when our work is done, evi l met a nd overcome and peace obtained at last. Beautiful a nd happiest scarlet!

-Elva Matthew-Simmons, V.a.

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SIL VER AND GREEN. The Barber's Ghost.

A certain poor traveller came ridin g slowly l o a n hostelry in Eng land, called the Barber's Inn. His horse was lame, and drooped its head, for it had come far and was weary , like its master.

The ram came down swifcly, relencl essly.

The horse came co a hale at an old hitching post, and the traveller dismounted slowly and stiff ly. The landlord came to che doo r , a n d called to h im, bidding him give the horse t.o th e boy who came. runnin g from che stables.

T h e travelle r came to the door and stepped into the b r ight, warm room, with its blazing fire and comfortable chairs. He went to the fire and warm ed h imself, talking to t h e h ost the whi le.

"Have ye a room ye can spare the night?" he asked.

T h e landlord drew back and said, "Nay,

s .ir. "

"Not e'en a h ayloft," the traveller questioned, piercing the l andlord's shallow face with his keen look.

Th e h ost licked h is lips, so su ddenly gone uwe have a room, sir, but ic's 'aunted."

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The travelle r glanced at him quickly, and said, " ' T will serve my purpose. 'Twill t ake more th a n ghosts to rouse me when I sleep to -n ig h t." uSir, ye say true, fo r n one come out alive

o n ce they sleep in it." The traveller remained undaunted, however.

Later in the evenin g he adjourned t o h is room. T he lan d lo rd lit him up the wide stair s and h is guest q u estion ed h im the while. He discove red that tho u gh the door s and windows were soundly bolced, th e ghost still came to m u rder whoever s lept in the room. " \Ve call him th e Ba rber 's Ghost, we do, sir," said the landlo rd, "'cos he allus shaves 'em after 'e c u ts th e i r throats."

The traveller smiled grimly, and, entering the room, took the lamp and set it on the mantel shelf. He t hen bade the u neasy landlord Good -night and bolted his door.

H e reached the conclusion that there being no such thing as g h osts, there must b e some panel or door which was able to b e opened from t h e outside and the inside of the room .

. He tapped the walls and moved the furniture. A s h e tried the wardrobe, h e discovered that, on b eing pulled towards the inside of the room it opened a small door set in the wall.

This revealed a somewhat dusty room, and the <'vidence of ,ecent occupation; for a chair and rough table were placed in the centre of the 100m, on which stood a half-empty boccie of rutn .

He closed the door carefully, not caring to investigate any further, as the corners were

dark and sinister-looking.

As the cupboard slid back into place, he saw that it had slid out on two little grooves covered by thin black rubber, which could hardly be notir.ed exce;, t as boards on the floo r .

J ust before twel ve the traveller opened the door a little, and saw the landlord and three masked men at the table gambling, a great heap of gold between them.

He decided to give the murderous trio a bad scare, and so, draping himself in a sheet and wh itening h is face, he dipped his fingeq into the red ochre bucket standing in the fireplac" and drew it across his throat. Then, taking h is razor, he opened the door softly and leapt in, crying in sepulchral tones, "Will ye be shaved."

T h e landlo r d and the mysterious murder ers spran g up and fl ed. The traveller smiled complacently and drew the gold towards him. He went back i nto his room, d resse d, let h imself out by the back door, and quietly rod e away.

The Barber's Ghost no longer haunts the Bar ber 's I nn.

- Shirley Mullett, V .a.

INTERMEDIATE PROSE . .

Alexander Beetle, W eather Specialist.

I t was very h o t and st u ffy, away down in Alexander Beecle's home, which was very snug and comfor table in winter, but which, on a day li ke th is, was really impossi ble to live in.

So Alexander climbed slowly and painfully up the many flights of stairs which would bring him to his frpnt door.

At last he reached the top, and t h e re was his door, on which was a notice in large gold lettersALEXANDER BEETLE, Weather Specialist.

SILVER AND GREEN. On one side of the door hung a knocker, under which were

the words, Please knock

loudly.

Alexander stood just inside the door, taking short, gasping breaths.

It began when Bertha Beetle had run away, b eca use then poor Alexander used to sit all day at his front door waiting for his naughty little wife to come home.

Thus h e commenced

to notice a ll the little creatures, even smaller than himself.

He noticed what kind of weather came when the birds went to bed ea rly, and what kind of weather it would be if they stayed up late, and that if th e ants made a long line from their nests to where they wanted to go it meant rain, so that soon h e felt q uite justified in putting up that notice outside his door.

Alexander Beetle lay down in his front hall with his nose protrudin g from his front door.

It was an extremely hot day, and the flowers were drooping; even the gaudy-winged butterflies rested on th e pink sweet peas as if they knew there was som ething coming, a nd were waiting for it. The laughing jackasses h ad end ed their hila rious son g, and h a d flown away. All the other birds had also stopped twittering and chattering, and h a d flown to their n ests.

"Good morning, Mr. B eetle," said a pleasant voice n ear Alexand~t.

"Aha! Good morning to you, Mr. Grasshopper, thou g h indeed 'tis not such a good morning."

"Something is going to h a ppe n , but I never can tell what it is," said Mr. J eremiah Grasshopper d o lefully. "What is it, Alexander?"

"Well, to tell you the truth, I think the.re wi ll be a change fairly soon. The g round is parched a n d cracked, rh c g um trees are covered with dust, the flowe,L are :, lmosc d ead , and a ll the air is so filled with the l. (.avy scent of the wattles that it can not last for long. Ther e is a n expectant hus h over all the ePrth. Very soon 'twill come, very soon ," and A L,.xander nodded his h ead in a very learned way.

And it did come. I t came that very n,g,,,.

But the rain did not fa ll in g reat, heavy gusts, only in steady, refreshing sl1 uwt1s, 50 that w h en Alexander Beede, Weather Specialist, put

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his nose outside his front door in the morning he could well afford to smile.

For a ll the rosebuds were out and the wattle trees were masses of refreshened go ld, and the trunks of the gum trees were so beautifully mottled that n o a rtist could ever fashion them so wonderf ully, wh ile the whole ear t h was singing a song of gladness. The butterflies and bees were very busy, and ever ything was filled with new e n ergy.

"Tum, tum, diddle, d iddle dum," sang Alexander, as he polished the gold letters on h is doorALEXANDER BEETLE, Weather Specialist.

- Peggy Chinner, IV.a .

Fear and Be Slain.

"Harr a muk, oh Harramuk, you can' t die a nd leave me.

Don't lea.;e me to the fate that I know will be mine.

Your d eath is throug h illness, a nd through eating the new food Namok bro ught.

Bu t my death-Oh, Harramuk, please, please don't leave me." The piteous, childish tones fell lightly on the ears o f the dying m an, as h e lay at the foot of a tree in full consciousness in his last moments.

H e gently rubbed the tangled mass of dark hair beside him. "Little one, I know, too, the f a te that awaits you, a nd know that nothing can save you ; but when you die, my child, die bravely, as the daughter of a mighty warrior should.

Farewell, Barrooya, farewell, my child!"

All through the dark, still night, Barrooya watched her father as he lay there. In the early dawn sh e stole away from the tribe and flung herself down in the cool grass.

Barrooya's mother had died long years befor e, and at h er death the medicine men had come and pointed the death stick at h er younger brother, because h e h ad been the last with his m oth er, and h ad therefore been b la m ed for her death. H e had resigned himself to his fate, a nd had slowly died.

Barrooya belonged to the Balgolla tribe, ;,•hich lived freely i n thP grnat exp anses of No n!-(ern Australia.

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I. T h e Distracted Student Wrestling with G .R.A.'s Income Tax Form.

2. The Mythical George Robert Armstrong.

3. That November Feeling.

4. " Gym . Through the Ages.''

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black girl, not very pretty to look at, but she had a sweet a n d loving nature.

A ll day sh e lay in hidin g, till, just at sunset , She was t hirs t and hunger drove h e r out. hidin g in the sc rub when s h e r ecognised o n e ,:;f the men of the tribe, who caught h e r and dragged her bac k to the camp.

Tha t nig ht, when Barrooya had had something to eat and drink, s he was s ummon ed before the witch doctors. Round a low fire t hey squ a tted, while che little gi rl sat o n the ou te r edge of the gath ering.

The g r eatest m edicin e man slowly r ose and came towards her . "Your father's death-bone points ac you , Oh wicked one, Oh murder e r of thy own people.

R eceive the punishment you dulr d eserve."

were a fraid of Kus h -Kay. H e wou ld not a llow any of che villagers even to catch a g limpse of his daugh ters, but som eh ow the gard en e r's son was always in couch with L ing-Moy, t h e youn gest , and they fell in love with each other.

When the square-faced clocks of C h a n g-aLay struck eleven ( the tim e when supper was ser ved), Ling-Luck climbed on to the balcony of Ling-M ay's r oom a nd persuaded h er to elope with h im . She agreed , a n d so they set off for the brid ge, with j u st a little mon ey in cheir pockets.

Meanwhile Kush-Kay h ad h eard their conversation, and h ad d ecided to go after them.

Bue he h ad forgotten o n e thing, wh ich was that they would go out the back way.

H is thin voice tra iled away, a nd Ba r rooya shivered , and sh rank back into the shadows.

The n began the slow death o f f ear chat awaited h e r .

Lin g-M oy and h er lover arrived at t he bridge just before Kush-Kay. He h ad a big stick in o ne h a nd and a knife in the ocher, with both of which h e was go ing to kill Ling-Luck, but, owing to th e heaviness of the stick, he was not a ble to travel as quickly as the others. " Ling-Moy ! Ling-Moy ! Come b ack !" he cried-in vain, because his daughter was by that time in a small canoe which was gliding down ch e river to safety.

That was the last Chang-a-Lay e ver saw of the beautiful Ling-Moy. Some p eople sar she was drowned in t h at sa m e r iver ,nd oth ers say that she lived h a ppily ,,!; t b.e end of h er life.

No t m a n y days late r she lay at the foot of the tree where her fathe r h ad died , and gaze1 at the shining stars a bove h er . " Oh, father," s h e whispered, " don' t let the d ebil-debils ge: me. I h ave tried to die bravely, without complaint, as thy d a ughter should." She l ooked slowly at the mia-mias nea r h er, then up at the s hining stars, a nd without a n o the r word she slipped from the world of fear into the g r eat unknown .

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Peggy Chinner, N .a.

-- .., id Miller, N.a.

A China Cup Town.

The willows hung limply, a nd all was s till in Chang-a-Lay. The small kimonoed women were very busy putting little children to b ed, each o n e dressed in a long blue ni g ht-gown of a fancy pattern. The little pig-tailed ·.,en were ver y busy cutting the bread f c,. suppeT'.

The village of Chang-a-La,· was quite a large one, but th e fou r-suried houses were v e ry f ew and far b etw , o,n.

Each house was p ain ted blue, with white pane lling.

Not a s oul of t hat strict town da r e change the colour of the paint.

There was a king of Chang-a-Lay n a m ed Kush -K ay. This king was very cruel and stern.

He had three most beautiful d a u g hte rs , wearing kimon os of the brightest blue and gold, and orange flowers in the ir hair. All the p easan ts

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-A Coral Island.

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fhere was a small coral is land not two miles from where we lived in P apua, a nd o n e afternoon we arrived there just as the sun was setting. Oh ! what a fairy land !

The green pal m s swayed in · the breeze, and the beautiful blue-g r een water lapped softly against the pure golden sands. Through the palms the s unset could b e seen in all its g lory, making the h eaven afire. A s we came nearer the shore, we could see the rocks a nd coral at the bottom of the sea, which was like a mirror, so calm and so sti ll. Between the coral little fishes, green , red, silve r and all colours of the

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rainbow, could be seen darting about, as though playing at hide and seek.

We landed on the beach, and thought we would stroll across to the other side of the island. As we walked, our feet sank into the beautiful, clear sand, as though it were a carpet. What a different sight met our eyes when we turned " The Point"! No golden sands greeted us, but rocks-huge rocks standing like sentinels everywhere. At this time of day they caught the rays of the swiftly setting sun, and seemed on fire.

We walked back over the island, through a perfect archway of coconut palms, until we came again in sight of the sands, which were fast losing their golden sheen as the sun sank farther down. They were now gathering to themselves silvery tints as twilight deepened, and so the sun set on Oigaragara.

-Gwen Guy, Lower V.

The Search.

In a certain country there was a little village nestling away in the valley between two high hills.

It was surrounded by green m eadows, which were· nearly always covered with flowers. Beyond the meadows was a deep forest, and none of the villagers had ever reached its end, for they were all too busy with their own affairs to trouble about exploring it.

One d ay a traveller arrived in the village, and , seeing the tired faces of the people, told them of a beautiful little creature called Happin ess, and the reward of those who found her; but they would have to cease working for themselves to find her.

The older people laughed at him, and would not listen, but one man decided to go out into the world and seek her. So he set forth .

He wandered over the hills, and across the plains, till he came to a large city, wher e he stayed for a long time. But he met with sorrow and disappointment, for nowhere could he find that for which he sought. At length he grew tired of the noisy city, and longed to be back in the quiet country.

So once again he set out, and travelled back across the plains and over the hills, till he came to a forest.

One day, as he was wandering a long beneath th e trees, he saw a little bstrk hut in the distance, and, as night was approaching, he went in. Finding a bundle

of straw in a corner, he lay down and went to sleep.

While h e slept he dreamed that he was sitting on the banks of a tiny stream near the edge of the forest, and, hearing a soft rustling, looked up and beheld a tiny white creature with pale blue wings flitting about him.

Then it alighted on his hand, and he r ecognised the figure of Happiness. He was about to speak when he awoke, and there on the back of his hand lay a white petal from one of the blossoming trees outside the hut.

Early that morning he reached the end of the for est, and found himself on the summit of a hill overlooking his home village, which he had not seen for many years.

At his feet stretched the green mea dows, dotted here and there with bea utiful flowers, all sparkling in the morning sun. Farther on he watched the thin lines of grey-blue smoke curling up from the chimneys of the cot-· tages, and disappearing in the clouds. It was then that he realised that here was Happiness -in the village at his feet.

-Thelma Baker, XX.

The Kingfisher.

A drought passed over the land, leaving it brown and dry. The wild creatures perished, and the birds flew far away, all except a small blue and brown bird and the sparrows that fed at the farmhouse door. The blue-brown bird lived in a tree whose branches swe pt low over a stream.

Here he hoped to catch flies sufficient for himself. But, as days went by, he discovered wit h horror chat even they had nearly all gone.

He crouched on a branch, and his black, beady eyes shone fiercely as he brooded on his terrible fate. Suddenly he saw the gleam of small fish in the water below him. There was a flash o f blue and a shower of crystal dewdrops. He was on the bough •again, with a fish in his b eak. He swallowed it, 'and it was very satisfying. So he dived, and caught, and dived again, each time more swiftly and surely.

"To think I didn't know how nice fish could be," he exclaimed.

Later a very sleek, fat bird nestled to rest, and he twittered sleepily and complacently, " I'm the king of fishers."

- Vivian Cook, Lower V.

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SILVER AND GREEN. JUNIOR PROSE. A Trip Across the Sahara.

Jack and I h ad r ecently b een appointed pilots in the Royal Air Force of England, and we were both determined to spend our next holidays in a flying trip across the Sahara.

Early one morning we left London in a three-engined plane, well supplied with provisions and petrol. We reach ed Algiers before nightfall, la ndin g at the aerodrome a few miles out of the city. We spent the night a t the Royal Hotel, and after a good breakfast set out again .

Soon after we had passed over the mountains we saw, some miles a head of us, the shimmering sands of the Great Desert. We saw a carnvan of camels wending the ir way through what seemed to us a trackless desert.

We had a moving camera with us, so we decided to swoop down and get a close-up view of the Arabs and their camels. As soon as they saw us they dropped down on the ir knees, probably to ask the great Allah to protect them from the monstrous bird.

We landed in one oasis, and took several pictures. There was a small dome-shaped mud building over the well. It was surrounded by many date palms, from which Jack and I lavishly helped our selves. Shortly after leaving the oasis the petrol pipe b ecame blocked, and we started to glide to the earth. As the ryre on the near wheel struck the hot sand it burst, with the result that it capsized our machine. Fortunately, we were thrown clear, but the machine was damaged beyond repair.

No sooner had we r aised ourselves from the burning sand than there sprang from the surrounding sand hills a band of masked Tuaregs, the pirates of the d esert.

They advanced, knives glimmering in the sun. We were so s urprised , we could do nothing but stare. They bound and gagged us, and were about to carry us off, when, with the same suddenness with which th e Tuaregs had surrounded u s, we saw a nother g roup h eading towards us at a ga llop. We first thought them to be another pirate band, bur when the Tuaregs saw the m th ey turned and Red . Imagine our relief when they turned out to be the French D esert Police.

They took u s to Kuka, a town on L ake Chad. With the money they restored to us,

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we hired four camels and two men to look after them and act as g uides. During the day it was extremely hot, so our pace was about two miles an hour. It was very cold during the night. One day we noticed how grey the horizon had become, and the g uides informed us that we were in for a severe sand storm.

They forced the camels down on their knees, and we all huddled up together. The storm lasted for several hours, during which we were a lmost stung to death by the flying grains of sand.

We arrived at Calabar, whence we sailed back to London, a fte r a most eventful trip across the desert.

-June Barnett, IV.b.

A Jungle Story.

It was pitch dark, and the only sound was the faint laug h of a hyena, as the hunter made his w.ay through the dense _forest. H a lf staggering, he went on and on. Occasiona lly h e heard soun ds overhead as though some giant ape were making its way along, or perhaps he mig ht ser a dim shape creep ing through the dense unde rgrowth. But still he kept on bravely, as if he h eard nothing, saw nothing.

Suddenly he fell heavily, tripping over a hidden tree root, felt a sharp pain in his foot, and lay still on the ground.

He woke up to find that it was light, but as he rose to get up he was stopped by a sharp p a in in his right ankle. He sat there, wondering; the n s uddenly he r emembered.

He h ad b een escap ing from the blacks, who had b een about to kill him, when h e must h ave tripped over something and sprained his ankle.

What could he do?

He could not go on, and yet if he did nor, those blacks were sure to find him there, for they could not be very far away by now if they h ad kept on pursuing him.

He rook o ut a pipe and some marches, lit his pipe, and began to smoke a little to keep his spirits up.

After h e had smoked for a minutP. or c.n J it began to rain. Suft, fine, drizzling rain, which very soon wets one through.

He looked around him and saw,

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about a dozen yards away, a huge tree with a hollow in the trunk, and made up his mind that he would cr awl to this tree and take sh elter in the hollow, and perhaps when the blacks came they would n o t be able to get him a fte r all. Slowly and painfu lly, he crawle d a lo n g, stopping every couple of yards. Once o r twice, when th e pain was very great, h e nea rly fainted.

But eventually he got the re, and crawled into the hollow.

Almost a ll the tree was hollow, and if his foot was better when the blacks came he might be able t o climb up on to one of the higher led ges.

H e was very cold now, for h e had h a d to crawl a long in the r ai n . Suddenly he f elt a pang of hunger.

H e had, it was true, some small pieces of bread a nd a piece of meat, but that would not last him long, and how to get more h e did not know.

Everything had seemed to b e a gai n st h im a lmost from the start. At first he a nd T om h a d set out gaily enough, thinking that this would be the greatest adventure of th eir lives.

They had lost their boat in the rapids, but the y had not - been d ownhearted. They had still tramped on, believing that fortune would a lways favour them, making fri ends with many tribes of blacks, until one day h e and T o m had been trying their skill. They were trying to shoot what they believed to be an ape, which was up in a tree. It had n ot b een an ape; it had been one of the blacks themselves, a nd, though he and Tom h ad a p ologised and had given them blankets, knives, beads, and a ll sorts of other things, they had refused to believe that these two "whitefellows" had not done ·it on purpose. Thereupon the blacks had taken them and kept the m captives in small, mud · huts. They took most of their tobacco and food, and they were g iven little else but water, some kind of bread, and sometimes a strange and rather horrible sort of meat.

They had b een there for a day a nd a half wh en there had been a corroboree, a nd after th is the black chief (Bululu) had ordered that th e y should be sent to different huts a nd ki lled n ext day. So they were sep arated, a nd that was the last he had seen of Tom. H e h ad escaped tha t night by forcin g a gag over the mouth of his g u ard and hurriedly

getting away.

H e h ad hoped that the excitement, when it was found that he had escaped , would give Tom time to escape. He h a d been pursued , but n ow he was at least safe for a time.

Having thought all this over and over m a ny times, h e suddenly fell asleep, but was a wa k en ed by a tra mp , tra mp gradually coming nea rer.

H e was terrified.

Would they find h im ? He had not thought they would come so soon, but h ere they were.

Heedless of his a nkle, h e h astily climbed up on to a higher ledge, a nd yec a nother. He could hear th em hunting around.

Then suddenly something or som eone came into che gloom beneath him . As a gleam of light from the blacks' firesticks glimmer ed for a second, h e saw Tom. His clothes were torn, his eyes were sunke n , his face scratched and bleeding, qut there was no mistaking him. Not darin g to speak loudly, h e whispered, " Tom." The figure started, and "Who is it?" h e wh ispered back.

"It's me - Dick," whispered Dick. " Climb up higher."

So Tom climbed up higher, and they waited in breathless silen ce while several bla cks peered in. After what seemed like hours, they left, and then Dick and Tom were a ble to cell each ocher of the ir diffe r e nt adventures. They were not so k een on a d ventures in che fo rest again, so they afterwards left with a party p rospecting for rubber. But they neve r forgot their e xciting experiences.

- J. Schader, R .b.

IN LIGHTER VEIN. If. Certain prominent writers were approach ed on behalf of " Silver and Green" to contribute something on the subject, " The Song of the Dying Swan ." One wrote :The sun sank, and the sinkin g su n sank in the west;

It was of gold, of red, carmine and green, And g littered o'er the liquid space between, O 'er all the waters of tha t lake twice blest, Bue "M.an hates m a n " came whispering with the b r eeze.

Which, swishing by the shore, bent bowing trees, And with it ming led a swa n son g.

SILVER AND GREEN. Another found his medium in prose:My intelligent readers (for only intelligence will read my works), if I wished to appear unusu a l, I should say that the swan was not dying, but no, by family tradition I am a Methodist, and by h abit Victorian. I r eturn to the dying swan, but in passing I wish to imp ress upon you that I hate spotte d socks but l ove turnips. With regard to the swan, as Ibsen would h ave said , in all probability it was dead , that is morally dead, before singing its song. Therefore that disposes of the swan, but for myself- The d etails here given are of too intimate a nature for disclosure.

The spirit of a third was invoked:Oddsfish! Swans? Of the species-can't think, It matters not-you wouldn' t know, fathea d.

Sphagetti cabbagio! (that is Spanish for brink) O n the brink of d eath-I say that's as good as d ead.

Song! Chirrup and plop, Z ip, bang, wop- and so on.

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H ave you seen her, bustling forward, \X'ith h er h and clenched at her side, Blowing, panting, gasping, sighing, Len g thening out her weary stride?

You have surely seen h er, sorry, Disappointed, sad at heart, When with a spurt the stop she reaches, Sees her grinning friends depart.

Then it is that awesome visions Crowd her mind with brooding care, S tern looks, late marks, groans, detentions, Fellow sinners in despair.

Then I know you find some pity, For Time's helpless, luckless tool, Who, repenting, vows she'll never Be again so late for school.

--Amy S teward, P ass VI.a.

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The swan dropped like a punctured tyre, but across the ether, as the ringing o f a tram bell, came the sound of the sweet melody of its song.

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One forwarded an advertisement for his novel. Another was too busy pot-boiling to answer , a nd- - But e nou gh of this foolishness; it is too long already.

-L.F.

A Daily Escapade.

Have you seen h er, every morning, Whether cold, or wet, or fin e, Puffing, eager, hurry ing onward, H eading for the tramway line?

-G. Triple tt, V.c.

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Cato Branch ELSTERNWICK.

Notes for the Year.

We h ad just entered into possession of our new premises w h en we wrote last year, so this

year has been one of happy realisation and joyous appreciation of our beautiful su rround ings.

Once again we can report a very satisfactory increase in numbers. We closed in 193 1 with 68 on our rolls, and th is year we number 11 2.

Con sequent upon this increase, certain extensions were necessary, a nd early in the year a n ew classroom was built, a room fitted up for music a nd drill, the tennis court was thorou g hly repaired , and oth er minor improvem e nts effected. During the year a fin e pavilion was e r ected a d joining the tennis court.

A m agnificent blackwood honour board has bee n placed in the front hall. This will r ecord for very many years the dux and captain of t h e School. It is the generous gift of Mrs. C. Simbert, in m emo ry of her father, the late Richard Allen, Esq., who for over 43 years resided at " Kooyong."

Much enthusiasm has been disp layed by the Forms in work and sport, a nd the responsibility ct Form captaincy has been entrusted to J .

Owen (I.a), P . Phillips (Form II.), R . Flude (Form III.) , St. Odgers (Form I V.b), B. Staurenghi (Form IV.a), J. P earce (Form V.). Betty Gilbert has proved herself an efficient S c hool captain throughout the year.

Sports cap tains are:-J . P earce {runni ng), C .

Forster {ten nis). It was with much regret that we said good-bye to M. Thomson (basket-ball captain) a t the end of second ter m.

H er place was ta ken by J. Kilfoyle.

During first term we were busy w ith preparations for the Jubilee Fete at the Big School, and, through the gen erous co-operation of parents and the enthusiasm of the girls, the Fred. J. Cato Rrnnch took a very ·creditable part, the proceeds of our stall totalling £55.

J n connection with the F ete, Mrs. Odgers p r esented a small blackwood shield to the Form

makmg the best contribution of work. This was won by Form II. a nd K.G. A silver cup (gift of Mrs. T yas) was won by B. Kennedy for the best individual collection of wor k, while S. Odgers r eceived a small blackwood shield (gift of Miss H osking ) for the hig h est sale of "buttons. The wh ole School attended the opening cer emony. At the invitation · of th e B ig School, we competed in the Bag race at the annual sports, when our n ew

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J. Cato" flag was displayed fo r the first time.

Some of the Forms have shown much orig inal ity and provided considerable amusement by their lunch-hour entertainments, the proceeds of which h ave been utilised to buy books for th e School Library, in which M iss Sanders has taken a keen interest.

The g irls h ave r esponded gen erously to the vario us charitable appeals in connection with the Blind Institute a n d hospitals.

O ver 500 eggs were forwarded to the Caulfield Auxiliary Hospital.

Form III. gave a d e lightful concert, the proceeds of which were forwarded to the Children's Hospital.

The Presiden t (Rev. J. W. Grove, M.A., LL.B.) vis ited the School o n Anzac Day, and a sh ort commemorative service was held. · We would like to extend a cordia l welcom e to Rev. J. Warren, and to express our appreciation of the keen interest h e is taking in the School.

During second term t he S e~iors, with Miss Sanders, spent an afternoon a t the Gibsonia Mills, learning much abo u t the great woollen industry. The School also attended the L eague of Nations :School Day, held in the Prahran Town Hall.

At present we a re busy with preparations for the remain ing wee ks of term, which include importa nt events- Sports Day, College S e r vice, a nd Speech Night.

To a ll al Li,e Big School thP Fred. J. Cato Branch sen ds greetings, and is very grateful for the kindl y interest shown it.

SILVER AND GREEN.

Canterbury Branch School Notes for the Year.

Nineteen hundred and thirty-two has been a h a ppy and successful year for the Bra nch S chool at Canterbury. The increase in num• her s h as been about 50 p er cent., a nd we are g lad t o say that the newcomers already cou n t the Methodist Ladies'. College the dearest place on earth, next to the four hallowed walls of h o m e.

Enthusiasm a nd keenness h ave been very marked in each Form.

The head prefect, Betry de Hais, has won the love and esteem of the who le School, and h as carried out her duties most faithfully.

Fresh avenues of interest h ave a lso been created wherein our girls find powe r of self. expression and development. G o od, h a rd work in every direction has been accomplish ed .

The Jubilee Pete meant m uch to our girls at the Canterbury Branch, who anticipated it fully.

Early in March they had a social gath e ring at "Westoe," the h ome of Mrs. Liddle Eltis, to raise funds for ou r stall at H awthorn. Other kind friends also gave even • ings fo r the same purpose, and each one was so thoroughly enjoyed that the memory of these h appy gatherings will linge r lo n g with us. Our very best thanks a r e du e to Mrs. Eltis, M.rs. Harman, Mrs. M cKean , Mrs. Collocott, a nd Mrs. Morrison. Then , o n t h at event• ful d ay, I 6th April, beneath sunny skies, and later with the fairy softness of hundreds of p oints of light, which festooned the grounds and the tower of the o ld S chool, our g irls bought a nd sold most enthusiastically, and entered fully into all the r evels and joys of that wonderful Jubilee Pete. It was quite evident they wer e there, as their tangerine colour struck a very bright n ote o n the lawn, even in the distance.

Our sports were held during the J ubilee festivities on the n ew oval at th e H awthorn School. Our g irls sent entries for many of the races, a nd proved that they will u ndertake even diffic ult things in a fine spirit. I a m g la d to say that some had their n ames on the

winning board .

The tennis courts a r e always alive with h a ppy g irls, wh o are very enth usiastic over this branch of sport, but t h ey a r e not less keen with basket-ball and other games.

The School felt very proud of its basket-ba ll team when they r eturned from the ir success at Elsternwick.

G eogr aphy and other excursions to places of inte rest have been taken, and from these pleasurable outings the pupils have culled much useful information a nd food for thought. We have to thank Mr. Morrison fo r a specially interesting afternoon . H is kindly thought was much appreciated by us.

During the year a n umber of " P rojects" were successfully carried o ut. Of these, " The Roya l Dog Show," " The P ost Office," and the "Human Clock" were three that sh owed the amazin g a mount of general knowledge that can be imparted and retain ed by the modern child.

Our Juniors seem a remarkably h ealthy lot - - scarce ly one absentee due to illness during th e whole year.

On Sunday, 17th July, a special College Ser-

vice was h e ld at the Canterbury Methodist C hurch, Ba lwyn Road, Canterbu r y. The S chool, assisted by g irls from the head C o llege, took part in the singing. The President, Rev. J o hn W. Grove, M .A ., LL.B. , Dip.Ed ., gave us an inspiring talk, which will not easily be forgotten.

The church was pac ked, an d a ll left f eeling it was well to h ave been there.

L ater in the year we h eld a ga rden party.

The sun shone in a ll its brightn ess, as if to shower a special blessi n g on the h appy occasion. Numerous flags lent a very gala effect, and, given chief p lace of honour among them, the M.L.C. S chool flag fluttered softly in the breeze.

The P reside.n t, Rev. J ohn W. G r ove, M .A., LLB., Dip .Ed ., and Mrs. Landen, M.A., assisted M iss Clifton H ester in receivin g the friends. After a very inter esting programme had been r endered by the sch ola rs, the p a rents and friends were ser ved with afterno on tea by the g irls of the College.

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