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Photo . by C. Stu art Tompk ins, Camberwell .

The Rev. JOHN W. GROVE, M.A., LL.B., Dip.Ed., Principal of the Methodist Ladies' Colleg e aod President o_f the Conference-of \(ict oria and Tasmania, c • -.· :.~~·~ ; ~~-~!si\;e~1."t!~~~Y );-~at, !935~."1" 6,. ., · · ·-

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foundations on which our later life is built, b ut everything d epend s on the individ u al".

It is the aim o f a school such as ou rs to r eveal the "temple" which · is "buried" with in u s, but before this can be done we mu~t -sweep away the nearthen m asses" of over•sensitiveness

" Thou g h it may be buried beneath earthen masses in the d e pths of every huma n h eart there is a temple still."

To the m a jority of u s, with 9ur varied inte r ests, school life means a great deal.

Whether we specialise in sport o r scholarship, or h ave little ability for either , a ll. our experiences a t school are invalua ble, for they bring u s into close contact with others. Here a r e formed our first, and often most lasting, fri endships, which do so much to make or mar our characters.

The schoolgirl of to-day is the citizen o f t o-morrow, a nd it is for u s to decide what t h at to-morrow will be.

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and selfishness, which m ay cover and obliterate it. Th is is a diffi cult process; requiring courage a nd determination, but without it, we fa il in ou r purpose.

Having r emoved these barriers, our temple r .in stand, and · b ecome a m eans of expr essing ou r b ette r selves. We shall· be free to· recognise a nd appr eciate a ll the b eauty and worth arou n d u s.

When the time comes for u s to leave -the familia r protection o f sch ool, and emba r k on the g r eat adven t ure of life, we shall c':, so fearlessly, confident that" AII exp e rience is an a rch wherethro' Gleams that u ntravelled world whose mar gin fades For ever a nd fo r ever wh en I move."

- Photo, by C. Stu•rt Tompkins.

Dr. GLADYS I. WADE, M.A., Ph.D. (London), V ic.::e•Pri.nd1,1al of the Methodist Ladies' College, Hawthorn.

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Voting in a Ch.mrch. Atmosph.eire To watch, at the M.L.C., on the morn• ing of Thursday, 21st November, the girls by their own vote award the good conduct prizes for rhe year was to be deeply impressed.

Three gouu con• duct prizes are each awarded

The girls are reminded that not popularity, nor personal friendship must weigh with them, but worth. The girls chosen are to be the representatives of the School produ ct in the outer world. On a quiet review of the year's con• The Late Mr. F. J. Cato. year, one to the duct, what girl What Mr. Caro meant to the M.L.C. cannot senior school, one from among chem be told in a few wo rds. He was a close perto rhe i ntermedido they chink b est ate, and one to carries the school sonal friend of the former Principal (Dr. the junior. After standard and traW. H. Fitchett), and also of the present Prinbeing r eminded ditions?

The cipal. He had an intimate knowledge of the in their morning silence is imp~eshistory and the government of our College. As assembly of the sive b eyond that chairman of the Executive, which position he of of many a church importance occupied up to the time of his death, he gave service. The ad their task, the of his besr. His gen eros ity knew no bounds. girls of the varidress ended, the Caro House, the Caro Scholars hips, the F. J ous ttForms" then girls have the -Cato Branch School, the Cato prizes, are all names presented meet and select reminders of intelligent giving over a long to them, a nd must certain names to range of years. His memory is enshrined in sit silently for a be submitted to rhe h earl of th e School for which h e cl, d <cf ew moments ere the whole School. much. they record their These names ap · votes on the pear later on the board in Fitchett papers prepared Hall. From these names the particular section for the occasion. Voting finished, th e papers are of ihe School concerned then votes for three, in gathered by the prefects, and duly handed in. order of preference, the hi g hest b eing the winThe results are not disclosed till prize night. ner. Even to be list~d for voting upon is an Neither the girl selected nor the school assemhonour. blage could ever forget the importance of the It is difficult, however, to convey something of the charm and sanctity with which the ceremony of voting is carried out. T ake, for example, the Seniors. When the time for voting arrives, the Senior School and staff assemb le in Fitchett Hall. Then with quiet dignity, the Principal a nd Vice-Principal enter between rows of standing girls, and take their place upon the dais. With due impressiveness the Principal then outlines the purpose of the assembly and the method of procedure.

occasion, nor the dignity and responsibility that the prize carries. It must, therefore, have great value in the moulding of their characters. The whole atmosphere of the ceremony was sacramental.

The best t raditions of a Church School

were m a de r eal.

M ethodists mi ght well be proud of chis noble institution, and parents confident in sending their girls thereto.

-E. C. Pallot.

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PREFECT-$ AND ASSO CfATES. ~ Left to Right: Loi, H amer ( A. ) , Ruch Walker (A.Ji Audrey Watt (A.), Peggy Chinner (A.) , Theim Baker ( P .) , Gwen Hewitt ( P. ) , Jean Carne ( A. ), Betty Spillane ( A.), Lila Monsbou['gh (A. ) , D orothy~ Brown ( P. ), Winnie Cban,pion i'Sen:or Prefect ) , Betty Jackson (P. ) , Frances Fisher (Senior House Prefect ), Marcelle W hittaker (P. ) , Joan Pa1ker (P :), Mollie Sayce (PJ . Enid Collens (P ) , Gwen Basset (A. ) , J ean Cane ( A.), Kathleen Walker (P. ) .

Absent: Not?l D e.wcs.

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HOUSE PREFECTS. In Front (left to right): Frances Fisher ( Senior House Prefect), Peggy McConchie.

Back Row: Mb.tie Hateley, Beth Craigie, Rita Nunn.

SHver and Green.

Silver the poplar leaves, And silver the crescen t moon ; Silver the gleams of light From silver rain in June.

Silver the minute shells, Silver the fluttering moth, Silver the old grey sea, And silver its foam and froth.

Green the light in dim glades, And green the rippling m eadow, Green flashes, from emeralds, As in the light they glow.

Green and silver musk leaves , Green and silver the grasses; Green and silver the stream As it ripples and passes.

-Beryl Reynolds, LY.A, House II.

SILVER AND GREEN. SALVE. The year I 9 3 5 has been a period of new b eginnings.

It was with keen interest that we welcom ed Dr. Wade to the n ew office of Vice-Principal, a nd we have lea rned to appreciate h er as we have come to know her.

She has entered with enthusiasm into the life of the school, taking a person al interest in all its various activities, particula rly the social service work a nd S.C.M. With h er knowledge and understanding of g irls' sch ools in Engla,~d, as well as in Aus• tralia, Dr. Wade brings to us a wide experience a nd a broad vision, from which we shall all benefit. Many of us have been inter ested to know of h e r work as a writer and literar y critic, and copies of her edition of Thomas T r a h ern e' s P oems are already possessed by some of the girls .

Those of us who are leaving wish h er every success through the years in which she will be connected with the College, while those r eturning will work whole heartedly with h er in maintaining the spirit and traditions of the School.

SCHOOL OFFICERS, 1935.

Senior Prefect-Winn ie Champion.

Senior House Pre f ect- Frances Fis her.

Full Prefects -Thelma Baker, Dorothy Brown, Enid Collens, Noel Dawes, G wen Hewitt, Berry J ackson, Joan Parker , Molly Sayce, Kathleen Walker , M a rcelle Whittaker.

Associate Prefects-Gwen Basset, J ean Cane, Jean Ca r ne, Peggy Chinner, L ois Hamer, Gwen J ones (Term I.), Lila Monsbourgh, J oyce Thorpe (Terms I . and II. ), Ruth Walker, Audrey Watt, Betty Spillane.

House Pre fects- Beth Craigie, Marie H a reley, P eggy McConchie, Rita Nunn.

House Captains- Mollie S ayce (House I.) , Marcelle Whittaker (House II.) , W innie Champion ( H ouse III. ), Noel Dawes (House IV.), Marjorie Bryant (House V.), Frances Fisher (House VI.).

House Spor ts Captains-Fay Brown (House I.) , Gwen Jones (Term I.) (Hou se II.), Kathleen Walker (Terms II. and III.) (House II.), Nancy Coghl11n (Ho use III.), Noel Dawes (House _IV.), Marjorie Bryant (House V.), Frances Fisher (H ouse VI.).

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Spo rts Committee--Dr. Wade (President), Miss Blaxland, M iss Foote, Miss Kella way, Miss Perrin, Miss Shann o n, Fay Brown ,, Marjorie Bryant, Winnie Champion, Marcelle Whittaker (secretary) , Nancy Coghlan, Noel Dawes, Frances Fisher, Lois H amer, Gwen Jones (T erm I.), Joan P arker, Marj o rie Stron gman (Terms II. and III.) , K a thleen W11lker.

Sports Captains-Marjorie Br yant (baseball) , Joan Parker (basket-ball and running), Frances Fisher '(hockey), KarhlePn Walker ( tenn is).

Magazine Committee--Thelma Baker ( edit ress), Jessie Wight, Rosamonde Combes, Jea n Witton, Fay Brown, Gwenda Chitty, June Barnett, P a t . Douglas.

Librarians-Jean Witton McConchie (House).

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D eb atin g Society-Miss D a hle, M iss Warren (co-presidents), Winnie Champion (secretary), Dorothy Brown, Marion Gyles, Gw~n H ewitt, Betty J ackson.

S.C.M. Executive--Miss Betts (president) , Winnie Champion ( vice-president), Enid Collens (secretary), J ean Cane {corresponding secretary), Beery Spillane (treasurer), Thelma Baker, Dorothy Brown, Betty J ackson.

Walking Club Committee--Miss Hall (president) , Miss Parker (vice-president), Mollie Sayce (secretary) , Marjorie Bryant, Winnie Champion, Nancy Coghlan, Valerie K e rr.

Red Cross Captains-Dorothy Brown (Hon. Valerie C lay field ( P . VI.A) , Audrey W a tt (P. VI.B), Lois H a m er (Dip.A), Beth Craigie (Dip.B.) , Beth H eaddey (V.A), Marga r et Dugan (V.B.), Esther Rosenberg (V.C.), Fay Brown (V.E.) , Marie Rendle (XX.), L e rna Beasley (XX.A ), Marg:;,ret Martin (L.V.A. ), Dora Walker (L.V.B) , Nancy Kirby (IV.A), Erna Spar k ( R.A.), Phyllis McMurray (IV.B), Roberta Walker (R.B.), J oy Duncan (I V.C), Phyllis Career (IV.D).

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EXAMINATION SUCCESSES. Ac the University Public Examinations in December, 1934, 27 separate honours were gained in the School Leaving Honours Examination, 30 complete passes in the School Leavin:, Pass Examination, and 62 compl"t" !Jd>Ses in the School Intermediate Examina tion.

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T wo of o ur se ni or g irls a lso gained other h onours:-Dor een McCa h on obtain ed a Free P lace.

Gretna P arkin was awarded a S en ic r Gover n· m ent Scholarship a nd a n Exhibition in Botany: School Leaving Honours.

Six !st class, five 2nd class, and sixteen 3 rd class honours were gain e d in this examin ation.

Indi vidua l r esults were:Roxie Abbey- 3rd class Latin .

Irene Macfarlane -1st class Drawing.

J ean Cameron-2nd class English.

Ada Canne ll- 3 rd class English.

Winnie Champion- 3 rd class L a tin.

M a bel Doherty-3rd class G eography.

G wen H ewitt-2nd class French , 3rd class M athem atics III. J ean B ryant-I st class Drawing.

Doreen McCah on - lst class Dra wing, 3rd class En g lish, 3 rd class G eogr aph y, 3rd class British History .

Gretna P a r kin - 1st class French , !st c'.ass Botany ( Exhib.), 2nd class European History, 3rd class Biology.

Gwen Shepherd- 2nd class British History, 3_rd class English, 3rd class Fren ch , 3 rd class Europ ean Histo ry.

Joyce Th orpe -3 rd class European History.

Intermediate Certific ates.

I n termediate Certificates wer e gained by :Ella A nderson, Betty Andrew, June Batso n , Mar• jorie Bee, N anette Brunskill, L o rna Carter , P eggy C h in ner, Valerie Clayfield, K a th leen Coo k, Sad ie Cope land, O live David, Charlotte D av ies, Muriel Donaldson, Be ttie Ducat, M a r y Duggleby, Jo yce Ebbo tt, May Eddy, Frances Fish er , D o ro• thy Gibson, H azel Gilbertson, Marjorie G ill, M arian G yles, Unice H a rbert, Marie H a teley, Betty His lop, Betty Hopkin s, Kath leen Horton, Winnie Hurley, J oy Lacey, D a llis Laidlaw, Marie Lewis, R ayma Lord, Mary Loton, J oyce Lu gton , Dorothy M acd ougall, Isobel MacLean, Joan Miers, Zoe M itch e ll, Lila Monsbourgh, -Anne Moon, Estelle N a nke rv is, L ilian Nunn, P a t P hillips, Roma Reseigh, J ean Robbins, Gladys R obin, D orothy R ogers, Bonney Ros e, Irene Scholefield, Valda Scott, Margaret Sma r t, Jean South, A lix S wan, E lsie T aylor, J oan T eed, Mary Tho mpson, Evely n Trach en , Norma Wainwright, Ruth Wa lker , Aud r ey Watt, J essie W ight, Marjorie Wood.

Art of Speech Examinations.

A .A.S.A.-Theo r y- H on o urs: worth.

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Grad e II. - Practical - Honours: O lwen Evan s. Credit: Mary B enson, Frances F ishe r.

Theory-Honours: Olwen E va n s.

Credit: Frances Fisher.

Kathleen Walker, 2nd class French.

Aileen W e bb- 3rd class Mathematics I ., 3rd class Mathe m atics II., 3rd cla ss Mathematics III .

M a r celle Whittaker, ! st class F ren ch.

Grade U L- Practica l- Credit: Shirley B en son . P ass: Ed n a Murd och.

S chool L eaving C ertificates.

(With apologies to Shakespeare. )

School Leavin g P ass and Matriculation Certificates were gained by:-Mo llie Ashmore , Thelma B aker, Gwen Basset, Doroth y Brown , R ona B (own , J ean Cane, J ean Carne, Enid Co lle n s, Vivian Cook, Ada Currer, Noel Dawes, H eath er Drayton, J oan For ster , Kathleen F r en c ham , M a r garet G uthridge, Betty J ackso n , F a y J en nings, Lila Monsbourg h, J oan Par ker, Evill e Penn-T onkin, J oan R owell, Roma Salmon , Mollie S a y ce, Betty S pillane, M a rjorie Stron gm an , J oyce Thorpe, J ean Walters.

Sc h ool L eav ing Certificates we re gained by:M arie Lew is, Vera M artin, a nd Nola Walker.

THE EXAMINER'S SONG. . . And t h e thin gs they neve r k n ow, A ll th e questio n s high and low From the textbooks dry.

I will drain ch e m dry as h ay: S leep sh a ll n either n igh t n o r day Han g u pon their work-dimmed eye; Though they liv e, they'll lo n g to die: Weary seven -nighrs, nin e times nine

Shall they dwindle , peak a nd p in e : I will do my level b est To make th em fail in every test.

- Gwe n H ewitt, Honour VI., House I .

SILVER AND GREEN. UNIVERSITY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1935.

Pianoforte.

Grade I.-D. L. Dugdale, D. Laidlaw (honours).

Grade II.-L. D. Carter (cred it),. N. L. Headdey (credit), J. I. Parsons (credit), I. J. Spiller, R . I. Thomas.

Gra d e III.-N. E. M. Buxton, N. W. Cowen, J. M. H a r greaves, S. Golder (credit), B. E. Nance (credit), N. R. Nicholas (honours), K. A. Saunders (credit), R. E. Spark, M. G . Thompson (credit), A . Wal k late (credit), W. E. Walklace (credit).

Grade IV.-L. K. Barnett, J. H. Barnett, L. J. Basset, A. F echne r , C. J. Green, M. J . Higgs (honours), L. R. Horton, S. E. Marshall, N. L. Mecher, L. I . Stanlake, Gwenda Wilson (credit).

Grade V .-E. M. T . Disney, J. W. Duncan (honours), A. Fechner (honours), M. Gordon, E.W. Hocking, Y. Jepson (credit), D. L. M ann, P. E. McMurray (honours) , B. E. Oldfield (credit), M. Smart (credit), W. J . T currie r (credit), P. J . Weymouth.

Grade VI.-I. I. B enso'n (credit), L. K. Cocks (honours), D. E. Crossley, M. A. Hislop (credit), P. J. Weymouth (honours).

Singing.

Grade II.- D . L. Mitchell (credit).

G r ade III.- D. L. Mitchell (honours), F. M. Nunn.

Grade IV.- M. G. Gyles (honours) , D. G. Macdougall (honours), W. M. Wearne (credit).

Violin.

Grade III.- W. E . Champion (credit) , P. A. Coles.

H armony and Theory.

Grade II.- G. J . Basset (honours), D . L. Dugdale (credit), M. E. Hateley (credit) , D. Macdougall (honours), J. I. R owell (credit), D. M . Smith (credit).

Grade III.-L. J. Basset (credit) , J . Green (honours) , J.B. Johnsto n (honours ), D. Laidlaw (honours) , L. Rosema n ( cr ed it) , A . Saunders (honours) , I. Spiller (honours ), R. Thomas (honours) , A. Walklate (honours) , W. E. Walklace (credit), E . W e bb (honours).

Grade IV.-P. A . Coles (honours), S . Golder (honours), J. Hargreaves (credit), N. Headdey

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(cr edit), D . L . Mitchell (honours ), B . Nance (credit) , N. Nicholas (honours), J . P arsons (honours) , M. G. Thompson (honours), G. W .

T orode (honours}.

Grade V.-N. E. M. Buxton (honours) , P. Chellew (honours), N. V. Cowen (honours), D. I. Day (honours), A. Fechner (honours), M. J. Higgs (honours), L. R. Horton (credit}, J. K e mp (credit), D. L. Mann (honours), S .

McPherson (honours),H. I. Rentoul (honours} , L. I. Stanlake (h:mours).

An APPRECIATION. A year in Australia! Twelve months ago that thought was an anticipated pleasure; now it is almost a thing of the past, but it will always be one of my most valued memories. I sh all never forget the thrill I experienced when , late on the last day of January, 1 saw the lights of Fremantle shining like tiny stars ahead of us; nor the excitement with which I rushed on deck the next morning to gee my first glimpse of Australia, with a beautiful golden sunrise as a background.

Since then it has been my privilege to meet many friendly people and see much of great interest. It is difficult to remember what were my ideas of Australia before I came, but 1 a m sure they were not at a ll as they are now. Those of us in England who are n ot fortu nate enough to h ave friends or r elatives in Australia know very little abou t it, I am afraid. You who a r e brought up with traditions a lmost as much English as Australian, who receive letters regularly from England, whose parents and grandparents can tell you about the p laces where they were born and broug ht up thousands of miles away, may find it difficult to imagine how m a ny English people have n ever met an Australian and know very little about Australia-and yet it is so.

I h ave been much impressed by the cities I h ave seen ; Melbourne, with its wide streets and be~uciful gardens; Sydney, with its magnificent h arbour; Adelaide, surrounded by its beautiful p a rklands ; Brisbane, the city of the seven hills; and Perth, with the Swan River winding through her v ery heart. There are, too, the smaller .owns both in Victoria and e lsewhere, which, so differently from most of our Eng lish ope~, have b een well planned, and have not just g rown up.

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SILVER AND GREEN. Bue it is the wide open spaces of Australia which h ave attracted me most; the awe inspired by the vastness of the forests round Marysville; the wonders of tropical Qu eensland, with its colour and sunshine and rain; the beaury of the Barrier R eef; the fascination of the Inland as I saw it in Central Australia. All cf:.eze fill me with a great longing to return and see more.

And last but by no means lease, there is the kindliness of her people, which I shall n ever forget. Wherever I have gon e, I have been

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g iven a welco me that has m ade m e fee l less a nd less a stranger in a strange land. It is a stonishing when I reflect th at I h ave on!y b een here nine months; I f eel almost as th ough I had lived here all my life.

I a m often asked what is the experience I have most en joyed during my stay. It is difficult to say. Life h as been filled with wonderful ·ones, and they will all go towards h elping me to re member a very happy and enjoyable year spent in Australia.

- M. H. Willing.

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SclhooH Acdvitiies Social S e.vice Notes.

It is for the sake of those people less fortunate than ou rselves that we take interest in

our work for chariry, organised mainly throu: h our Red Cross Society. We also h e lp in other ways, such as by bringing Ro wers each Wednes • day for the Children's Hospital, by assisting o n E ~g D ay, by vis its to Free Kindergartens, a,-,d by special efforts, such as that for the Pr,n ce Henry Hospital Appeal.

The last was brou ght to our notice by the visit of Major-General Coxen , who explain 2d that, as a lasting memorial to the Duke of Gloucest er's visit, the hospital was b eing rebuilt a nd p erfectly fitted with m cde rn equipme:1t, t hus b enefiting the whole community. Surgeo., s would a lso r eceive opportuni:ies they now la ck.

It had bee n decided that the Register e:! Girls' Schools of Victoria should equip a special g irls' wa rd, costing £5000, and our School was aske:I to do its share.

A House competition was organised during July, and every girl was urged co dispose of at least two I/ • " bricks." Great enthusiasm was shown; and excitement was tense while the House col ours gradually rose in the "thermo-

m eters." When the appeal closed House II. was a t the top, House VI. was J/ . behind, a nd the ocher Houses followed closely. With the help of the Branch Schools, we m a naged to send £70 in r esponse to the appeal.

In connection with our special work for Red Cross, the girls each hand in to th eir F erm Red Cross Captains a penny a week (su b ject to the activity of their m emories), and ma n y have found time, out of school, to m ake garm ents, quilts, mattress covers, etc.

The money h anded in first term was spent in the bulk buying of flanne l and co tto n materials, a nd on wool for knitted garments. Coles' S :ores gen erously gave a donation of £ I wo r th of wool. An extra effort t o raise money wa s made b y the pre fects, who h e ld a penny conce r t. Beery J ackso,-,, a brilliant and shapely figure in kilts, astride a we ll-"broomed" m a r e, d epicted the h ero, L ochinvar. A short play successfully entertai ned even the more intellectual members of the audience, while a typical gym. class demonstrated how gym. sh ou·d be done. Over 30/ - was the r esult of chis effort.

At the end of term an exhibi: ion was h e ld of t he ga rments and of the books and m aga z in es.

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These were then packed and sent to the Collingwood

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Kinde rgartens, M e thodist

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a nd intelligent a r gument.

It should, therefore,

Hom es , th e South Melbourne Mission and c'· e

play an important part in our education-a p art

M eth odist Inland Mission.

which we should be able to take or leave at will , a nd this year, we are glad to say, that debating

The money col-

lected during fi rst term amo:..mted to £2~ / 6 / 3, th e number of new garm ents made was 315, and about 100 used garm ents were received. Th<! v e ry ap preciative letters sent by th e hea ds of the institutions co Dr. Wad e were r ead co che S chool, which was thereby stimulated to still greater efforts.

Dainty printed fabrics were bou ght with the money during second term, and then given to the girls to be made up into sets of childre n ' s frocks and bloomers. Many of these were made up in che prettiest styles, and more letters expressed the delight of the children who r eceirnd them. £27/ 1/1½ was the amount of the money raised, 280 n ew garmen ts were made, and 65 u sed garments handed in.

A nota ble featu re of second term's " ctivities was the char-a-bane trips taken to four charities.

These enabled the girls to meet the children they are helping in the various institutions.

This term we want to do even b e tte r.

F c rms

may choose how they wish to spend their money, and the majority, with Christmas festivities in view, have preferred toy-making or dressing dolls.

About £5 has been re cei ved as discount on the ·goods b ought in bulk in the first and second terms, and a

meeting of Red Cross

C a ptains decided chat £ 1 of this should be given to help the party g iven to thirty City Mission

children

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rest should be divided between the "Herald'' Milk Fund, the Fund for the D estitute, the Children's Hospital a nd the Inland Mission.

The R ed Cross Capta ins cake the opportuni ty in these columns of expressing the ir appreciation to Dr. Wade, who has given up so much time in h elping to organise o ur work.

We fee l

sure tha t it is she who has called forth, to a large extent at any rate, the wonde rfu l enthusiasm School.

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Debafng Notes, 1935.

Debating creates quick thinkin g, free speech

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sh own

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has not bee n compulsory. le has had the en thusiastic though n ot universal support and interest of the Senior School.

The re are several branches of d e b ating in which we have take n part.

Firscly, in practice

d e bates, our school cos:ume was discussed in great detail under the cicle " The Present School Uniform is Entirely Satisfactory." " Beware of Ink Marks on Grey Stoc kings" was the warning of one speaker. Now we have lived to see chat the warning was necessary.

lnterschool

debates

e n courage

interschool

spirit, and give rise co an exchange of ideas.

The team of the M elbourne Boys' High School showed supe riority in debating the subject " Modern Education is a Bad Training for Life."

They denied the statement, and upheld the point of. view that we have only to witness the products of modern education to realise the force of their argum ent.

An outstanding event was another interschool debate, M.L.C. v. Melbourne Boys' Grammar Sch ool. This auspicious event took place in the boys' Memorial Hall. "The Mode rn Press Destroys Indepen dent Thinking" was t h e subject. The atmosphere grew te:ise, the speakers held the floor for eight and ten minutes each.

Words flowed freely, enthusiasm waxed high, and then-the debate was won by the boys, in spite of the fact that one e loquent speaker, overwhelmed by his gift of oratory, could n ~t bring his attention co su ch earthy m atters a; th e sou nd of the time signal. Alas! the learned speec h es of che feminine p a rty availed nothing, n either their gentle art of persuasio:i nor th eir outspoken demands could a l ter the adjudicatcr' s verdict- "They fail ed to retaliate."

An important event in our debating is the inter -House d e bating competition.

The propounding of points, conviction, de:ermination and humour win the adjudicator's favourab!e opin ion, whether it be for the purpose of proving that "Capital Punishment is Justifiabl e," that

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" The T est Tube is Mightier than the Pen," or cha t "The Age of Chivalry is Dead." Such qualities are evidencly a monopoly of House L 's team, the successful debaters in the competition.

Sincere thanks are extended to Miss Warren, the adjudicator of these debates.

still doing in Fiji.

Let us last, but not least, mention a certain branch of d ebating-the symptoms of which are palpitations of che heart, ideas which tend to fun round in circles, or vanish completely, incoherent speech, a kind of utter bewilderment, and, finally, a strange shyness, known better by che name of stage-fright. I s there n eed to mention chat impromptu speeches are the cause of such strange phenomena?

She cook us with her into che humble and pitiful conditions of the · slum life in this our city- of

In conclusion, the Debating Society acknowledges with gratitude the help of its co-presidents, Miss Dahle and Miss Warren.

Student Christian Movement.

About sixty girls joined Bible Circles at the commencement of che year, and ochers have joined later. Dr. Wade, Miss Betts, Miss Au lt, Miss Willing and Miss McDonald have led circles.

This year we h ave had fewer speakers. Formerly a speaker was invited once a fortnight. The arrangement has been altered, so chat every third Tuesday is set aside for a speaker, Bible Circles being held on the intervening Tu esdays.

S .C.M. Speakers.

The Rev. Gunasekera, an Indian mm1ster, cold of the story of his life as a Christian. Christianity, he said, has proved its worth to India, and will continue to do so in the future.

Another Indian minister, Rev. Ananto Rao, sketched for us conditions of Indian life, and d escribed educational systems in India. The Rev. T. C . Carne also spoke concerning e:lucacion in India, th e benefits which it g ives to Indian boys and co their country.

Inoke Thakautini, a cypkal Fijian of dusky complexion and strong physique, conveyed to us the h appy outlook of che people of his homeland , a nd yet withal, showed us the grave responsibilities of the Christian workers in Fiji. H e expressed gratitude co the Methodist women in Fiji, many of them ex-pupils of our own School, for the great work that they had done and are

He illustra ted the intense

love of music of the Fijian people by singing expressively the Fijian "Farewell," accompanied by gentle strumming on his ukulele.

We were g lad to welcome Sister Rutter, of the City Mission, to our meetings again chis year.

Melbourne. Herein lies a g reat work, in which we C'in help.

Mrs. Borland brought u s closely in couch with the life and interests of the people of Korea, and anoth er time Dr. Wade told u s of her experiences of S .C.M. work in sch ools with which she has been associated both in Australia and England.

By ocher speake rs we have been brought face to face with the conditions in two great European countries n ow undergoing changes. Mrs. Woodruff spoke of the efforts o f t h e Russian Government to improve the welfare of the people.

Dr. Rosenberg, a graduate of B e rlin University, contrasted German schools with chose of _Australia, and stressed the greater freedom allowed in chis country.

Before the close of the year the S.C.M. looks forward to che visits of Mr. Stuart Lade, che Travelling Secretary of the S.C.M., and Professor Boyce Gibson, of the Melbourne University, who will talk on "The Essentials of Christianity."

Other Activities.

Throughout che year che Executive has endeavoured co m eet a long-felt want, and has arra nged devotionals, to which all chose interested we re invited. Dr. Wade led the first of these meetings, a nd took as her subject Prayer.

She gave a short a nd helpful talk on chis vital aspect of Christian life. The second devotional was led by Miss Beets, who spoke to us on the value of service. Miss Aulc, Marcelle Whittaker 3nd Enid Collens a lso took part in this meeting.

Our City Mission p arty chis year was held on 2nd November at the Camberwell Methodist School Hall. We had about thirty children to PntPrtam ;:ind provide will, Lt<a. It certai nly gave great pleasure to those little children, and also to us.

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We have h ad some very good fun this year.

A party was h eld in the gym. after schoo l on Friday, 28th June.

Afternoon t ea was pro-

vided, games were played, and all the girls spent a very enj oyable afternoon. At the b eginning of third term the Executive produced a play enti tled " The Love Potion."

Not only the

aud ience but a lso the caste derived g r eat p leasu re from this " finished" performance. t£2/ l 7 / - was r aised, of which two guineas went to the general fund of the S.C.M., a nd the r est to h elp finance the City Mission party.

Our branch of the S.C.M. assisted in stocking a sweets stall at the S enior Bran ch Fete, and the Executive would like to thank Mrs. Kingsland and the girls of the Domestic Science School for their valuable assistance. The Exec u tive a lso thanks Miss Underwood and th e g irls of the Busin ess School for typing out special hymns.

In the May h olidays two camps were h eld by S.C.M., o n e a t Seaford, and one at Belgrave.

The g irls who went from M.L.C. spent a very interesting week, meeting and living with g irls from other schools.

Fro m t he more serious part of camp life, such as study circles and even ing ta lks, we gain ed much h elp and encouragement from each other.

Treasure hunts,

charades, long walks, fa n cy dress teas a nd other eq u a lly entertaining happenings filled the r est of our time . Ir is a lways with regret and the h appiest of memories that we leave camp at the end of th e week.

No h appier holiday could be

spent than at an S.C.M. camp.

One S aturda y in second term a Sch ools' Day,

a nd tea in the open air.

In the aftern oon we

went fo r a walk, and later played charades. The brief closing service was led by Miss Olive Stillwell.

We all felt at the end of a happy day of

fe llowship ch a t the answer to aU o ur problems cou ld be found in the Chr istian r eligion.

It would not be firrin g to close these notes without a wor d of thanks to Miss Betts. She certainly is a very energetic president of our School Branch, and the success of our work is largely due to h er efforts.

To the girls of 1936 we wish a very happy year . Our own has been a very happy one, and not the least part of its h appiness has come to us through the f ellowship of the S .C.M. -E.C., W.E.C., O.E.

Walking Club Notes.

"We travel the dusty road till the light of day is dim, And sunset sh ows us spires away o n th e world's rim."

Schoolg irls of this age take a keen interest in walking, especially if the course lies "across country," a nd, as usual, the Walking Club has formed a portion of the lighter side of school life.

Many School activities h ave taken p lace o n Saturday t his year, and so it has not been possi ble to a rra nge many walks, but, in spite of that, th e few we h ad were most enjoyable.

The a nnua l m eeting was h eld in February, when the officers for the year were e lected . The president, Miss H a ll, was r e-elected for the

organised by the S.C.M., was h eld at Vermont.

eighth successi ve year.

I t was like a day in camp.

were a rranged: - Sandringham to Qu ie t Corner,

Games were played,

The following walks

In-

South Morang to G reen sborough, Ringwood to

stead of a Bible Study Circle, we were asked to

Warrandyre, Mt. Evely n to Croydon, Boronia to Fern Tree Gully, via Sassafras.

and soon we felt we a ll knew each other.

write down a question, either on some personal

problem of r.eligion or ethics, or merely on a s u bject that we wo).t !d like to h ear discussed. We

On several walks we were pleased to see Old Girls who still feel enthusiastic towards the club.

we re t h e n formed into g roups for discussion.

Metal roads, rugged gorges a nd wire fences lead

Later there was a n

sometimes to blistered feet and scratched legs,

open general discussion,

which was most agreeab ly informal, and several

but do not lessen our ardou r.

girls became quite heated in the arguments. We

walking are very real.

we re fortunate in being able to hold both lunch

tastes the joy of the open road, the long day

The joys of

Who but the walker

SILVER AND GREEN. in the fresh a ir, t h e comradeship, the return at nig ht tired but happy, the abiding m emories of adventures shared ?

"Only the road and the dawn, the sea, the wind and the rain, And watch fires under th e stars, a nd sleep, and the road again."

-M.S. A R everie of the M .L .C . Walking Club. ,. I sit before the fire, And try to pull a wire That will give me some connection, And so cause a resurrection Of the thoug hts that I experienced Long a g o ,Twas whe n we were out walking,

L a u g hing, too, a nd talking, And si n ging songs of m a ny folk a t School, We h eard the "pennies dropping," As our treasurer came hopping, ( She knew we did not take h e r for a fool!)

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At last we reached the station (Which was our destinatio n) With just one minute left to catch our trains, In which we reached the city, And we thought it was a pity, Such days as these so seldom have refrains.

I sit before the fire, And thank th at little wir e, For giving some connection Which caused the resurrection, Of the thou g h ts tha t I experienced long a g o -Mar jorie Bryant. H onou r VI., H o use V.

Guide Notes for 1935.

This, our f o urth, year, has been a very full one. There have been m any recruits during the year, and much work h as been done by all the Guides for the S econd Class Badge. Those who have obtained their S econd Class have been working for their Ambulance Badge.

We were very sorry to lose an enthusiastic

We gave our pennies proudly, And it m ade us sing more loudly, As we wandered gaily o 'er the furrowed fields; P e rha ps it was the singing, (Or it may hav e been the flinging ) Tha t made u s sink deep down above our heels.

Guide, The lma Baker, in the first of many changes which h a ve taken p lace during the year.

The patrol leaders have b een T. Baker, V. Clayfield, W . Hurley, A. Watt, B. Headdey, J. Gandy, J. Fowler and M . Whittaker.

The shield was presented to the Flowering

We hurried to some hig h -land Which was the o nl y dry-landA s it h ad rain ed for days a n d days and daysThe creeks were overflowing, And we didn't f eel like rowing, So we had to go and find some diffe r e nt ways.

Gum P atrol, and has been produced at intervals to act as a stimulus to the fl agging efforts of the other p a trols. \V/r, have h ad outings to the river a nd the Museum, and some of us spent a very happy

week-end, the second of its kind, at Beaconsfield After hours and h ou r s of toiling, We set the billy boiling, And then b egan the conqu est of a "chop," And a fte r we h a d eaten, We fo u nd we were not bea ten , So we h Jrri ed down a hill- and cou ldn' t stop.

There' was something we'd forgotten, The f ences at the b ottom( Indeed we'd mounted many a ll the d ay).

Barbed wire is not so pleasant When we find . it so in cessant; In f act, it was the cau se of many a "fra y."

at the end of second term. We devoted much time to nature study a nd other outdoor pursu its.

We a lso spent a most exciting day at Syndal, a t the Divisional Picnic, where Guides of K ew, Hawthorn and Richmonq competed in sports a nd other Guiding pursuits.

At the beginning of t hird term the three senior Guid es wer e made acting-lie utenants, to h elp the captain and to m ake way for the younger Guides.

We wish to expr ess our thanks to Dr. Wade and to Mrs. T a te, the D istrict Commissio n er .

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SILVER AND GREEN. for the interest they have shown by their visits to u s. We are all very grateful to our captain, Miss Kellaway, for h e r enthusiasm and patience, and for her unfailing interest in all our troubles a nd triumphs.

We wish the best of luck to the Guides of 1936, and hope t h at they enjoy themselves as much as we have done during 1935.

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Hateley; the Junior Pia no Schola rship, awarded to Noel Headdey; the Danks S chola rship for Singing, awarded to Dorothy Mitchell ; and the Violin Scholarship, awarded to Valerie Clay field. The Junior Pia no Scholarship and the Violin Scholarship were awarded for the fi r st time.

Those of us who h ave b een connected with

On 27th June our first musical recita l was g iven in Fitchett Hall. A number of interested parents and friends gathered to hear a varied programme. Our School orchestra made its first a ppeara nce in public, piano solos and duets

the College during the last f ew year s h ave been able to notice a very great development in the

were g iven b y little girls, some o f whom h a d received only one term's tuition; the Kinder-

musical work of the Schoo l. W e have b een fortun ate in gaining the se rvices of such teachers as M iss Elise S teele (violin_) , Miss Connie Ziebel

garten Percussion B and d e lig h ted the a udience by playin g " Two Ecossaises in E Flat" by B eethoven; and there were piano solos, songs and

(violin) , Miss Gwen Prockter ( 'cell o ), Mr. Stan-

a v io lin solo, p e rformed by m o re advanced students. The Pandean Pipe rs a lso played,

- V.C. and A.W.

Music Notes.

ley Baines (flute) , Mr. F. W. Turner (cla rionet) , and Mr. Samuel Shiffron (bass) .

The a bove artists, with the assis ta nce of Miss Madge Carleton (piano) , gave two ver y interesting r eci ta ls to the Schoo l. We appreciated these programmes very much indeed, a nd h o p e to h ave

each girl h avi n g m a de h er own pipe, and the whole group bein g led by one of themselves.

Their music was sweet and true, and greatly a ppreciated.

The concluding items of the r ecital were g ive n by the sch o larship holders.

a lly b ein g added, the la test being a double bass,

Undoubtedly the r ecita l was a success. "All performer s showed good con t r o l, good m emo ry

which will give the orchestra m ore depth of

a nd d efinite musical promise" ("Musical News,"

tone.

!st Augu st).

m o re in future.

More instrume nts a re g radu •

Our Pandean Pipe r s a r e g rad ually inc r easing in numbe r . There is now a junior class and a senior class. The juniors, progressing r apid ly, were soon a ble to play tunes, a nd by the end of second term had commenced t wo-par t work.

T his year some ensemble wo r k for violin, 'cello and piano was a tte m pted . It is hoped, particularly by the members of the tr io them selves, tha t this type of work will becom e a regular f eature of the musica l life of the School.

In the Jun ior School the a ura l trai n ing class a nd the percussion ban d a r e part of the ordin ary sch ool curric ulum , so that all these gi rls are gai nin g some knowledge of mus ic.

At the commencemen t of the year there were four musical sch o la rships open ti o n - th e Twedd le

The choral contests were held o n 1st November. F o r the senior contest, J oh n Masefield' s "Cargoes," set to mus ic by B a lfour Gardiner, a nd two carols, " The First Nowell" a nd " Silent Night," were set; for the Middle School, Shelley 's poem "To th e Ni g ht" set to musi c by Dr. A. E. Floyd, and a carol, "Th e First Nowe ll."

These contests n ever fail to a rouse a great d eal of interest, a nd Dr. Floyd's judgm ents and criticism a r e eagerly looked fo r.

The success-

fu l Houses were Houses I. a nd V. The past students of the School have formed a choir, under che leadership of Miss Flockart.

On Friday, 26th July, t h ey gave a most su ccessful conce r t i n F itchett H a ll.

The ch oi r p rac-

tises r egularly every Monday night in Fitchett

for co m peti-

H a ll fr o m 8 p .m. to 9 .30 p. m ., a nd the Old

Instrumen ta l Scholarship,

r.nllPgi;1nc; PXtPnri ;:1 n in vir:1tinn tn ;:1 JI rhn~P e;i rlc.

which was shared b y Gwen B asset a nd Marie

who a r e leaving School to join their choir. The

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first rehearsal for 19 3 6 is on the fi r st Monday in March.

Willow." Th e lighter side was r epresented by Ste phen Leacock's " T h e N ew Food," whic h

We wish to convey our tha nks to the musical staff for their splendid work. Particularly we should like to thank Miss Flockart for all she has done, for the trouble she has taken , and for her unfa iling interest a n d h elp.

was much app la uded.

-E.C.

A rt of Speech.

The students of the Art of Speec h have h ad a very busy and successful y ear , and much excellen t work has been accomplished.

All the candidates presented for the University Examinations we re successful.

We take this opportunity of co n gratulating J oan Illingworth- and Miss Dwyer- upon b eing the first M .L.C. girl to obtain the distinction of A.A.S.A . ( which, b eing interp r eted , m eans Associate, Art of Speech, A ustralia), a nd wish her eve r y success in h er teach ing ca reer.

The V erse -Speaking Choir, which was an innovation in 19 3 2 , h as h a d anothe r inter esting year. At the commencement of the year t h ere were several new membe rs. In the first term four of our number gave the second lesson at the Annual ' Chu rch S ervice, h eld in Wesley C hurch . Th e qua lity of t one was particularly good, and many people praised the b eauty of the rendering.

W e supplied two of th e items for the S chool Concert. The first item was g iven by th e whole c h oir, a nd included the unison speaking and individual work. The oth e r item consisted of a gro up of P astoral Poem s, spoken in costume by charming sh e pherds and sheph erdesses.

A verse-speakin g r ecital was h eld in F itchett H a ll on Thursday, I 7t h O cto ber, in th e pres• ence of a la r ge a nd appreciative a udience.

The ite ms ch osen were charming and var ied, and the per formers did justice to them. Th e three poems from " The L ittlest One" (Marion St. John Webb) wer e ve r y well r eceiv ed, especia lly "Blue C urta ins." O th e r poems that were greatly enjoyed we re Drinkwater's "The Crowning of Dreaming John," T e nnyson 's "Sir Galahad," " A Mu sical Instrumen t" by E lizabeth Barrett B rownin g, "My Country" by D orothea Mackella r, and a n oth er poem by Drinkwater, "Mrs.

The Grecia n m ime, " Pandora's Box," which h a d been presented at the School Conce rt, was r e p eated by request, a nd also the Pastoral P oe m s, in costume, by the Senior Verse-S peaking Choir.

Both items were probably b etter appreciated in the more intimate surroundings of Fitchett Hall than in the vastness of the M elbourne Town H a ll.

Form IV.C rendered two poem s, a nd we also had " T he Two Church Build e rs," by J o h n S axe, and Scott's "Erl King."

The whole perfo rmance went very smoothly, and the afternoon was such a success tha t it is ce rta in that the "Ver se-Speaking Recital" will be come a reg ula r event.

We wish to thank Miss Dwyer for all she has done to make us r ealise what a thing of bea uty spoken English can be.

- O .E. a nd R.C.

T he Dramatic Society.

Quite early m th e second t erm, the startled Sch ool was told That among its institutions, varied, worthy, settled , old,

A new, surprising club would rise to break t he strict routin e,

And girls who took up m e m ber ship would on ce a week be seen As students of the h appy art of actin g little p lays.

And so Audition's ordeals wer e suffered fo r some days T o choose the g irls with talent from the crowd s who h ad vagu e d reams Of make -up, costumes, footlights, loud app lause; and so it seem s That some of them fo rgot, that to the glamour of the stage I s a lways added serious wor k a nd talen t, in this age.

At last the few wer e chosen fro m t h at eage r, h opeful grou p-Those accepted felt exulted, the rejected ones did droop;

SILVER AND GREEN. The m eeting time was settled as three-thirty after school, And gymnasium for the meeting place was taken as the rule.

But not for long were happy plays or dramas therein stagedThe place was not dramatic, or 'twas otherwise engaged; So the players graced the studio within a little while, And there such plays were acted as would summon m any a smile; With predicaments romantic which would make the actors dream, Or others touched a sadde r note, with tragic grief their theme.

Three plays were shortly chosen , and the g irls all-;,tted parts, And now, instead of humour, grave endeavour g ripp ed their hearts; Each group sincerely strove to b e the first to bring its play To concert pitch-th e parts were learnt-all waited for the day When the elegant production would b e brought before the world; And sad were all the lasses when the blow was at them hurled, That owing to thei r studious work, exams. and h o lidays, The dramatists must n eeds forego the staging of their pla ys.

Their grief quite soon, however, passed, and in a little time, With joy the girls were seen to act the drama and the mime, And add technique to talent, in every person's part, Next year to show you perfectly the beauty of their art.

- Joan Rowell, Honour VI., House V.

Arts and

Crafts.

Special Class.

This year there a r e more g irls than ever taking the special art course, under che capable direction of Miss Ritter a nd Miss Davis.

Girls who have watched the work being done h ave become interested, and many of them have j o in ed the class during the year. Those girls, however, who hav e a good background of draw-

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ing and d esigning, have a b etter chance of success than those who have not.

Of all the branches of craft work, I think the leather craft is most popular, because there is such a variety of articles to be made. Among these are book-ends, serviette rings, bags and purses of all sizes, shapes and designs, d'oyley cases and mats, covered boxes, belts, slippers and g loves.

Besides the leather craft, we have learnt woodwork, weaving, lamp-shade making and the designing of posters and fashion displays.

Visits to the Melbourne Technical School and the Arts and Crafts Exhibition made us real ise what a small step we have taken in the wide and wonderful land of arts and crafts, and gave us drea ms of the potter's wheel a nd the weaver's loom for th e future.

-A.W.L. Lower M iddle School Handwork.

In 193 5 IV.C has enjoyed drawing and hand work very m uch. Miss Ritter left us at the end of first term, and since then Miss J effery has carried on her work. We have had a g reat variety of drawings, some freehand and some geome trical. Miss J effery has give n us a great choice in handwor!<, and some very elabo rate d esigns, such as patterns for drawing s of butterflies, lettering and numbers, ducks, a train, and a rhod o d endron plant. We h ave made fans, shopping bags and raffia tea easies in the shape 'of a cottage. We also made babies' dresses, a nd worked d'oyleys. -Joa n Maconochie, IV.C. During first term IV.D made wallets of canvas and wool. The colours were f awn and g r een a nd blue and grey. The girls m a de up their own designs, which were first dra wn on paper. Then we worked them in the wool, and they were very pretty when sewn up. Now we a r e dressing dolls in shades of pink and blue for the Red Cross for Christmas presents. Last term we made some trinket boxes. They were made of cardboard, th e sides were stuck with p asse partout, and then they were covered a ll over with wall paper.

We have done some nice drawings of soldiers, rooster s and cats, and we a lso did some freehand drawings of leaves. Miss J effe ry puts the best ones on the wall, to decorate the room, which looks very pretty whe n all our drawings a re hang ing around.

-H. Uglow, IV.D.

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SIL VER AND GREEN.

Some Products of the Arts and Cr.:1fts Studio.

Domestic Science Notes.

During the year we have h ad r egretfully to say good-bye to several mistresses. Miss God-, frey and Miss Morton left u s at the e nd of first term, and Mrs. Kingsland at the en d of second.

In their stead we have welco med Miss Ritter .

Miss Smart and Mrs. Baker.

In cookery we have made good progress; indeed, we flatter ourselves that we are on the whole excellent cooks. At the m oment we are busy pre paring for our annual ex hibition, and the tantalising odours of our Christmas cakes are said to distract the profou nde r studies of Honour VI. In craft wo rk we have made s01ne intricate articles, such as suede purses and parchment lamp shades.

In needle work we h ave learnt how to do such prosaic but necessar y things as patching, darning and mending, but we h ave a lso learn ed how to do honeyco mb smockin g a nd something of the national embroidery of Denmark, " Hedebo" ( pronounced Hay-de-bo).

In dressmaking, under the careful g uidance o f Miss Stephenson, we have made at least two

frocks each. Some o f us have made our own green silk summer uniform frocks very successfully.

This is a most interesting course, and we

hope that n e xt year's V.E will find it as p leasant and as profitable as we have done.

- F.8.

Library Notes.

Great

interest

has

been

sh own

m

the

library chis year by Senior and Middle Sch ool gi rls. There are books to satisfy eve ry taste, whether it be for travel and adventure, romance, myste ry or a ligh t no vel.

The Senior girls prefer books of trave l, and the modern authors, while Middle School girls d e light in stirring tales of romance and adventure by such authors as Steven son and Scott.

The most popular a uthors a re H eyer, Brester, Stevenson , Scott, Sabatini and Milne.

The School is very grateful for the books presented to the library by Miss McNicholl, Mary Loton, Joyce Thorpe, Linda Kenn edy, J ean Witten. Miss Bennett, an Old Collegian, also gave a most valuable addition to the refer-

SILVER AND GREEN. ence library in the volumes of Dante and Tennyson, that h ad once been her school prizes.

As a result of Miss Duncan's informative talk on J apan , the girls have b een very interested in "A Daughter of the Samurai," a book dealing with Japanese life. Another book on Japan, "Tokyo Vignettes," was very kindly presented to the School by Prince F. Konoye, president of the Society for International Cultural Relations, and h as given g r eat pleasure t o the girls.

We thank Miss Hay for her unfailing h elp and inte~est in all library matters.

The following books are among those which have been added to the library shelves:-The Golden House, A T ale of Two Cities, The Final Count, By Order of the Company, Cambridge Histories, The Three Musketeers, The Mi,,:d of

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Rome, Rome Through Five Centuries, Collected Poems of Galsworthy, T ime Machine and the Wheels of Chance, The First Class Omnibus, .Centenary Gift Book, A Survey of Shakespeare, History of Modern Europe, Readings from the Literature of Ancient Rome, Ancient Architecture, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, A Literary H istory of England, The Glory that was Greece, Rolling Down the Lachlan, David Copperfield, The Talisman, One's Company, Brazilian Adventure, The Black Arrow, A C hinese Lady, Cranford, Tokyo Vignettes, In the Steps of the Master, The Black Moth, Outline of Art, Outline of Literature, Arts and Crafts, Vanity F air, Catriona, The Spirit of London, Through Space and Time, The Cloister and the Hea rth, The Black Arrow, The Red Cockade, The Last Days of Pompeii. .-J.W.

0lL"igina[ Contll."iilbrruntions Argosy.

The m agazine prizes have been awarded as follows : Senior V e rse -Jessie Wight, "Argosy. " S e nior

Prose -Rosamonde

Combes,

."Un

Lycee Fra ncais."

Middle V e rse -Bery l Reynolds, " The Day." Middle Prose-Not awarded.

Junior Verse- Margaret Rentoul, " When I Was Five."

Junior Prose-Ai lsa Babylon."

Thomson,

D rawing-Not awa rded .

Snapshots- Not award ed.

"Ancie nt

I saw a stately a rgosy pass by, A golden cloud-ship, rowed by golden oarsThe oarsmen were the winds caught una waresThey bore her swiftly from the sunset shores, Laden with treasures fr om som e dista nt isle, Flashing comets, sta rs ; a cr escent moon Gleaming solitary a m on g them all.

The golden ship was passing a ll too soon ; I hailed the captain on th e golden deck, I said, "When ce are your treasures, where away?" " We bear these gifts unto the Queen of N ight , We bear th ese g ifts unto the Night from Day." " And wh ere then wil l ynu sail?" I said agdiu.

"Beyond the sunse t a nd the li ght of d ay, Beyond the darkness to the Blessed Isles, Our golden ship is speeding on h er way."

- J essie -W ig h t, P ass A, H ouse V .

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Mountains.

The Lycee de Jeunes Filles of Grenoble is

They have forgotten all we have known-and more, A million Springs have gone since they were

very ~uch th e same size as our School, and has the repu tation of be ing one of the best in

_young, A million Summers turned them into green, And left lone Winter standing on their peaks.

The winds have swept up from the plains below And laid eternal beauty on each one, And Naturi,, wild, untamed, liveth there, 'Mid unseen shadows that pass, yet never die.

They h old strange secrets in their ancient arms, Lost solitudes, that, indefinable, Scarce show themselves to the vague impersonal skies, And yet-such is the greatness of God's mindThey cherish Man within their aching arms, Ana a r e most kind, most beautifully strong.

- 0. Eva ns, Honour VI., House I.

The Fate of the Forest.

Over the crest of a distant hill The !!'-den, jolting waggons come, The blackwoods, chai"ned together, lie Pr.;;ttate, far from their forest home.

No more shall the golden sunlight bathe Their slender leaves in its dancing ray, No more from their shelter will wild birds call, Nor the creeping winds in their branches play.

Yet once they lifted stately heads With regal grace to the cloudless sky; But now, as they sweep the dusty road Stripped of their beauty, forlorn they lie.

Soon they wi ll reach the timber mill, Where the sharp-toothed saw, with fiendish ease Cuts to their hearts; no more will they stand The pride of the forest, tall blackwood trees.

-Thelma Baker, Hon. VI., House II.

France.

It is situated right in the cen:re of a

very old university town. The school buildings were once a convent, and are built round a small quadrangle , with a rath e r fine garden in the centre, in which it is strictly forbidden to linge r.

There are two playgrounds at the back, one for little children, and a larger one for older girls.

Some of the classrooms are quite large and beautifully fitted, but most of the m are very dingy, with one or two windows, and very few ventilators. Now the French people, as a race, have an extraordinary and very strong objection co fresh a ir, and in winter, when morning school begins, the windows are firmly closed, the door shut, and the stove stoked up until it is almost red hot. Small wonder that by half-past three Mada me is striding angrily up and down her platform calling on Heave n to witness that there n ever were such fools, such idiots, such imbeciles as those she is expected to teach.

As a resu lt of its reputation, many foreigners send their daughters to Gren o ble to learn French.

The re a re usually Americans, Bulgarians, Roumanians, Italians, Poles and, at one period, even

two Australians.

There was for some time in my class a very charming young Roumanian girl, about sixteen years o ld, who could a lready speak four languages fluently, and was then perfecting h e r French. We became quite good friends, a nd she often spoke to m e very feelingly of her country.

One day I mentioned, as casually as I could, that I was not really English, but Austra lian.

Imagine my shock when she replied, lau gh in g, that she had a lways thought Australians h ad ules joues toutes rouges, comme les lndiens,

Un Lycee Francais.

Most Australian girls have a fairly good idea of how the average French girl lives, what she eats, how she dresses, and so on. W e learn in our very first French grammar book about the Dubois family and all the ir doings. But it may be interesting to compare an actual French school with M.L.C., and see just what are the differences between them.

vous savez.''

Which just shows how unimpor-

tant we are to the people of Europe.

The attitude in French school towards sport and physical training generally is especially striking to a stranger.

Think of our sports

ground,

gymnasium

te nnis

courts,

and

our

three charming sports mistresses.

Then imagine

them a ll whisked off into space.

Instead of the

SILVER AND GREEN. · "gym.," a long, bleak room, with windows at one end and dumbbells much in evidence, presided over by a tall, jerky Mademoiselle, of rather uncertain age, affecting masculine-looking clothes, and wearing enormous shoes. But, in spite of her severe appearance, sh e had a sympathetic, not to say sentimental, nature, a nd many and wonderful were the tales we poured into her kindly ears.

As for the French girls themselves, they are decidedly smaller than we are, and of a very excitable t emperament. They have the most extr aordinary ideas about behaviour, which cake a great deal of getting used to. Apart from this, they a r e so jolly and m ischievou s that most French mistresses go prematurely grey.

-R. Combes, Pass VI.B, House V.

~ The Tale of the Royal Palm.

Down i n the deepest part of the ocean is a mig h ty cavern wher e lived Mazor, the storm witch . No one was greater than she, for in h er power were the f ou r wild winds. The strongest of these was the West Wind, and, by the witch's spells and incantations, he was given great strength . When Mazor d anced on a rocky crag, or r ode on the foam w ith her wild hair streaming, a ll the earth trembled , for not even the strongest pine or the thickest mango-tree cou ld stand against th·e fury of the Wild West Wind. His terrible blasts mowe d down the cornfields, unti l every stalk lay flat and b lack ened. The thick trees of the forest, entangled in the ir masses of clinging vines and creepers, fell cr ashing to earth when he passed in a gale.

At night Mazor sat on her throne, a cold, black rock in h er sea-cavern, surrounded by myriads of sea-serpents, while the West Wind knelt cring ing before h er, trailing his long cloak on the cold, damp cavern floor.

"Who is there that dares to stand against Mazor-th e -greatest, the most powerful?" rang out the cru el voice of the storm-witch . " There is no one, oh, mighty one! for thou art all-powerful, a nd can destroy all," replied the Wind.

Then Mazor laughed, a cruel, exultant laugh, and stirred a boiling cau ldron while she wovP spells to .give strength to the n ext storm.

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Far above h e r , where the sun shone on the sand, and the sea was as blue as the b lu est cornflower, was a coral ree f shelteri n g a quiet lagoon and a g reen island. In the waters of the lagoon , brightly-coloured fishes darted from rock to rock, and pearl-pink shells lay h a lf hidden in the white sand. This was the home of the Coral Nymph. On calm n ights, when the moon cast silvery light on th e ripples of t h e lagoon, this little creature danced and sang on the white, sandy beach , or sat combing her hair on a rock .

But when the moon hid b ehind a cloud s he lay under the seaweed on the floor of the lagoon a n d watched the rolling waves above h er. Th e Nymph was filled with pity fo r the poor trees, torn after a storm, or blown down b y the wind, so she d evised a plan to thwart the p ower of Mazor, the storm-witch.

Carefully sh e gathered the strongest fibres and seaweeds to be found o n the bed of the ocean a nd wove them together on the beach, till they formed a round, slender t runk. With tiny shells in h er delicate hands, she scraped the r oughest parts till the bar k was as smooth as the white sand after the ebb of the tide. With the vines of the forest she shaped delicate, waving fronds, to h a n g g r acefully from t h e top of the tall trunk. Day and night sh e worked ceaselessly, until s h e had finished the beautiful palm, taller a nd more slender than any other tree o f the forest, as graceful as a reed by th e rive r , and strong a nd flexible, so that it would bend a lmost to the ground without cracking its smooth bark.

But as Mazor sat on a black cloud watching th e Nymph at her work, she was filled with a n ger at the sight of the beautiful , slender palm, and la u ghed cruelly.

"When the black clouds sail over the sky and mighty waves dash o n the rocks, that delicate tree will f a ll, fo r nothing can stand against Mazor, Witch of the Storm ." she c ried, and descended with a wild scream into her cave unde r the sea.

As fo r the proud little Coral Nymph-the silver ri pples of her laugh echoed through the lofty sea caves, and chased themselves beh ind the pillars of Mazor's d ark palace. At this, the fires beneath the witch's cauldrons hissed with r.agP, ""d the sect-scrpcnt5 n odd ed th£ir wickt:J heads.

Mazo r , with eyes g leaming a nd a cruel:

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smile on her lips, called to the Wild West Wind, and together they planned d estruction for the palm tree and chuckled as they thought of the pride of the Coral Nymph.

That little person was rocking on the tip of a palm frond, singing softly to h e rself, but her heart was beating wildly, for she knew of the storm approaching.

For a time all was still, but it was a strange, unnatural stillness which drove fear into the brea:sts of little birds, and caused the leaves to tremble. Then, slowly, a huge black cloud sailed over the moon, and one by one the stars were hiclde n . Soon all the world was in darkness.

The stillness gave place to a gentle breeze, and then grew stronger and stronger, lashing the waters of the lagoon, usually so still, into heaving waves crested with foam. Two white storm gulls flew screaming past the palm tree.

"Oh, foolish one!" they called to the Coral Nymph, "to incur the anger of Mazor, the all. powerful." And they flew on, heralds of approaching danger.

Where the rocks were gaunt and rugged, the waves dashed and hurled themselves, falling back in clouds of spray. The waters of the ocean were churned into mighty chasms, a nd, with crash after crash, g reat rollers broke on the reef. The West Wind blew with terrific force, and the slender palm tree bent and swayed before him. The Coral Nymph fie;., to and fro, now dancing on the sand, and now placing h er tiny arms around the palm trunk as if their d elicate touch might lessen the terrible strain.

All the while she whispered, "Bend, bend! Kiss the sand, but do not give in. I have made you strong."

Many other trees, not as flexible as the palm, or . hampered by creepers, were mowed down and lay in ruins on the ground. The West Wind blew and blew, while M azor, black with rage, rod e up and down on a white spray-horse, taunting the poor little palm tree b ecau se it would not fall. The storm lasted long, and at last th e palm was the only tree left standing.

The n the West Wind g rew afraid, for his strength was failin g, and h e knew and weared the wrath of the Storm Witch. The palm tree strained to the utmost, a nd its poor, torn leaves streamed in the wind. At last, baffled with rage a nd pant• in g ' for brea th, the West Wind fell at the feet

of the furious Mazor. "We a re lost, lost!" h e cried. "I can blow no longer , and no longe r 1s Mazor the most powerful."

The next morning, when the brig ht sun rose over the sea, the palm tree stood erect and graceful, while the Coral Nymph danced on the hard, white sand and laughed with the ripples of the lagoon.

Mary Thompson, Pass VI., House II.

Escapade.

Waggles was feeling rather bored with life.

H e was home alone, shut up in the laundry, and he did not have one bone left to chew. His little black , wet nose was ly ing on his paws; his eyes were shut, and he was making quite a good imitation of being asleep.

Footsteps roused him. They came down the side of the house to the enclosed lobby, on to which the laundry opened. H ere they paused, and there followed a g reat clattering as the grocer pushed his order into the lobby, then went off whistling.

Waggles was wide awake now. He did not know what a ll the noises were about, but he was determined to find out, if h e could only escape from the laundry. H e ran to the door and snuffled all along the crack at the bottom.

Now, the door was not closed tig htly, but Wag• g les did not know this. Thinking that it open ed outwards, he threw his little black body against it again a nd again, till sudde nly the door rebounded, a nd sent him sprawling on the floor .

Cautiously, Waggles raised timid, brown eyes to _see who h ad hit him so forcibly, but he quickly forgot his injuries when h e discovered the door was open. Scampering into the lobby, h e came to a sudden h a lt b efore a pile of packages, ti::1s a nd bottles heaped up on one side of the room.

With a quick g lance arou nd, that little black imp of mischief wriggled forward on his stomach till his rwitching nostrils inhaled the smell of g round coffee. Ah! What was this something with such a delicious odour? Waggles decided h e must find out; he ripped open the bag with his strong, young teeth , and, putting out a pink tongue, h e tasted the coffee. U g h! n o t very nice! Quickly, try something e lse to get rid of that horrid flavour.

SILVER AND GREEN. Now what was this? He core off the wrappers and found a block of a firm yellow substance.

Now this was good. In went his teeth, and he was just preparing to eat the whole pound of butter when another package caught his eye.

11 Raisins" was written on the outside, but as he could not read, it meant very little. Making a hole in the bag, W oggles was puzzled to see little brown objects come pouring out. Evidently something else to eat! The eggs were sampled next, and the little Scotch Terrier spent some time trying to rip open their "wrappings" as

he had done with the coffee and raisins. But, chancing to put his paw on one egg, he found an easy solution to his problem.

Half an hour later that mischievous black r ascal had opened and tasted every p a rcel and package tha t the grocer had left, and was trying his best to break a bottle of tomato sauce, amid the debris, when he heard footsteps-his master's footsteps.

Woggles quickly d ecided he must not be found here, so, running to the back door, he barked joyfully and welcomed his master.

Master patted him on the head and showed him a lovely big bone he had brought.

W oggles tried hard to look p leased, and to chew it as though he we re really hungry, but oh, right down in his little stomach, there was such a queer feeling, and his head seemed co be going around and around. Poor Wogg les, trying so hard to look innocent, while all the time he had that "drowsy-numbness-pains-my sense" sort of feeling, which could not be hidden from his master.

However, the punishment chat Woggles so richly deserved did not descend upon him, since his m a ster's sense of humour saved the situa tion - for the dog at least. The sight of th a t woebegone little face, as the pup made gallant attempts to gnaw the unwanted bone, would have been too much for anyone, much less one who loved Waggles as his master did.

Our last glimpse of Woggles (surely n ot the correct ending to this escapade) is of a tiny black body being tenderly carried inside to the warmth of the fire. Such an endearing litde rascal!

- P. Chinner, Pass VI.B, House V.

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The Day. A wind whispers in the trees, A leaf falls; In grasses stirred by a breeze A bird calls; And the misty lights of dawn Fade away To welcome the joyous morn, And the day.

Over all a haze of heat, Shimmering, And a screa ming parrakcet Lingering Over the green languid stream Far below, Where reeds and marshmallow seem All aglow.

A wind whispers in the trees, A leaf falls; In grasses stirred by a breeze A bird calls; The silvery e vening star Is shining; In moonbeams the roses are Entwining.

-B. Reynolds, L.V.A , House II.

Spring Song.

There are berries on the hawthorns, There are daisies on the lawn; There's a sweet wind h esitating Like a small, shy fawn.

The chestnut buds are bursting With the sky still winery grey, But the coming Spring is farther on her way ea ch day.

Winter loiters in the hawth o rns, But there's Spring upon the lawn, And a sweet wind all bewildered, Like a small, lost fawn.

But the first p a le jonquils And the early a lmond's spray Say the coming Spring is farther on her way each day.

-Shirley Brown, Form XX., House II.

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26 Snails.

hid e their beauty from the world. Round the trunks of the trees wound sarsaparilla, the t iny

Henrietta a nd H enry were two little snails, You 'd see them on nights when it rains or hails, Crawling a long, leavin g silvery tracks, Carrying their homes o n ; their wet, little backs.

the stately old veterans of the f.orest.

They lived with their chi ldren , Rastus and Tot, Under the edge of an old flower pot.

Listen to H enry as h e proposes A midnight excu r sion to the sweet primroses.

had a ll b een a sweet dream.

Slowly slipping along to their meal, Rastus gave a scared little squeal, For, coming down the moonlit track, Was a m an with lime in a large, brown sack.

Mr. a nd Mrs., Rastus and Tot, Grimly awaited their tragic lot.

Retr eat they could not a t their very slow rare, So trembling they watched their •oncoming fate.

Quickly approached their m er ci less foe, And from t h eir h earts a ll hope d id go.

Lime was sprinkled on each little sn a il, And that's the end of my snaily tale.

-Le Bar n ett, IV.A, House IV.

The Glade in the Forest.

I wandered alone through the maze of tiny, well-trodden paths. The air was heavy with the scent of the early spring flowers, which grew in small, many-coloured clusters about me.

But my mind was far away, and I did not n otice that I h ad strayed from the beaten p a ths, nor did I notice the beauty around me, till my thou g hts were brought back with a start by the pie r cing cry of a hird in the dark g reen branches overhead_. I gazed about me in si lent wonder. l h ad never seen such a beautiful scene as the one that lay before me now. On my right was a mossy green mound, covered with the last of the violets, in front of me was a glori ous golden patch of buttercups, and in the centre of these a tiny fairy ring. I glanced down at a log which, a long time ago, had b een left the re to rot by one of those untiring men who march through the forest, with their heavy, cruel axes over their shoulders, destroying the beauty Nature has so perfectly planned. Under this log I saw a few shy, green orchids, seeking to

purple flowers brightening the sombreness of I felt I was intruding in the favourite haunt of some graceful goddess. I turned and fled, fearing that I should suddenly wake to find it -Yvonne M a rtin, Form XX., House V.

When I was Five.

When I was only five, I was the youngest one, I hated bejng smallest, ' Cos I couldn't have much fun .

One fine day my mother Gave me a bright idea; She said, "Go fishing with Teddy, The r e's a little pond just n ear."

I had a nice time fishing, But came home rather wet; said "Good-b ye" to Teddy, And asked him to take my net.

When I got home to Mother, She had a great surprise, There on the b ed in the b edroom Lay a babe with wee, blue eyes So now I am not the youn gest I am so ver y g lad , The tiny babe I cuddle, And I'm never ever sad.

- Margaret Rentoul. Form IV.D, House VI.

Little Bird. " Little bird, little bird, Up in a tree, Wha t are you watching for?

Wh at can you see?"

HI'm watching a worm,

So juicy and fat, And I see b ehind it A big black cat."

- Rita Rosenberg, aged 7 years, House VI.

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My Dream.

I had a little dream last night Of many wondrous things, At first I saw a fairy, Painting h e r pretty wings.

And then I saw a m ermaid, Who combed her golden h a ir, R eclining in the sunshine, She made a picture r are.

Then among the tall trees I saw a great mopoke, He was just going to scare me, And then-well, then, I woke!

-Thelma Studley, Farin IV.B, House VI.

Ancient Babylon.

Scene I. ( in the street).

A srr eet in ancient Babylon.

The p eople of B aby lon are talking about their n ew queen. A few will ask the guard what he can see.

Characters: Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon.

Amytis, Nebuchadnezzar's Queen.

Two Singing Girls.

Four Dancing Girls.

Six Guards.

Two Slaves.

Watchman.

M essenger.

Watchman (to people): A runner has been sighted ! The King ' s m essen ger is come.

(Enter messenger panting.)

Messenger: The King . . . is coming! He is only one day's journey away .. . and the Queen is more b eau tiful than the sun!

(The people tell each other the news; then decorate the street. They are all speaking the Queen 's pretty n ame, Amytis; then they g ive a cry of joy. ) Watchman: The King is nigh!

(Then comes the procession. The guards come first, then the dancing and singing maids, then the King and Queen, and last of all come the slaves. The Queen hides her face from the crowds. They stop s inging, for the Queen looks sad. ) ( Exit, all cheering.)

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The Palace garden. The Queen is on h er couch.

Maid: Most gracious Queen, would it please thee if we -dance and sing before thee?

Amytis: Dance on, if you wish, maid!

(They dance for a minute.)

(Enter King.)

Nebuchadnezzar: Is there any wish of thy heart not fulfilled?

Amytis: All that a King can give to a Quee n you have given to me. What more could I wish for? ( Exit King.)

Amytis: It is all so flat-so flat-so flat! If there were hills in my garden- If I could but climb into the clear mountain ai r as I used to do, I would lose this h eartache. If on ly this garden were hanging in the sky it would be as dear to me (Enter King as the Queen finish es talking.)

Has the mountains of Media."

Neb.: My palace is the most glorious in the whole world; my wealth is beyond man' s reckoning, and everything you ask for you shall h ave.

A garden shall be yours which shall h a ng in the blue sky, so as it may be as dea r to you as the m o untains of Media.

(The King smiles, a nd they go out talking of the Hanging Gardens.)

- Ailsa Thomson, aged 8 years, House II. This is a dramatisation of a n incident in a class history lesson, and is entirely original.Editor.

African Jungle.

T a n g le of trees and creepers and vines, Tropical rains that seldom cease, Gorillas, elephants and brilliant birds, Mosquitoes with the dread disease.

The natives daubed in hideous paint, Shriek and dance in the strange firelight, To the tom-tom's rhythmic sounding beat That wierdly echoes through the nig ht.

A silent shadow slinks along, The leopard, lithe and quick of limb; He halts, he crouches, swiftly springs, But a swifter arrow quivers in him.

-June Barnett, Form V.B, House IV.

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The thunder roars, the lightning flashes, Shrieking wind the treetop lash es, Rain in a deluge downward dashes.

IV. Slowly the sun sin ks in the west, The bird wings h omeward to his n est, All tired Nature now will rest.

Quickly fades the even ing light, The moon a r ises d ear a nd bright, And rules the peaceful Summer night.

- June Barnett, V.B, House IV.

A Lullaby.

As the nest is swayed in the lofry tree, As the soft breeze wafts the waves, So Sleep will come, my babe, to thee, Thou sh alt join her band of slaves; Whose face is demure, yet grave and sweet, Whose hair is the g leaming darkness of night, Whose touch is soft, and step so fl eet, She is co ming, my babe, to-night.

She is b ringing her spell for sleepy eyes, Lie, little one, on h er loving breast, For soon the g lorious morn will rise, The time to end a ll rest.

As the nest is swayed in the lofty tree, As the soft breeze wafts the waves, So Sleep has come, my babe, to thee.

Tho u art one of h er band of slaves.

- Olwen Evans, Honour VI., House I .

Golden sands, 'twixt th e dawn and the noon, caressed by waves, Slow in their gentle, small way, rolling pink shells; Cliffs of imperial rock, resonant with strange caves, Thralled in the drowsy, warm air by tales the breeze tells.

Swift, in the murm'ring noon's heat, a dragonfly' s wings, Snatch ed from the heavenly bow out of the h eig ht ; Dropt to the depths of the shade low a brook sings, Shrouded in delicate fern-a cool glimpse of the n ight.

Crowned with the fire of sunset, a gree n poplar sways, Caught up with colourful eve-a rose-golden net;

Pressed to the warmth o f the ear th a grasshopper plays, And a rose in the swift-coming gloom, with eyes that a r e wet.

- June Bassett, Form XX., H ouse II.

A Fairy Wedding.

The Wind.

Little h are-bells, ringing gaily, Softly on the moonlit air; To the church a coach comes creeping, F airies will b e married there!

Apples on the apple tree, Won' t you p lease fall down f or me?

For the branches are so h ig h, I cannot r each, although I try.

Fairy Blue-bell's smiling shy ly In a gown of gossamer blue, Edged with thistledown and cobwebs, Golden slippers she h as, too.

Mr. Wind is kind, and so, Apples down for me he'll b low, Now they're tumbling at my feet.

Oh, h ow good they are to eat!

-Patricia Wollacott, Remove B, House IV.

Out comes little pixie Greenleaf, L eading Bluebe ll by the hand ; Gum-tree leaves are like confetti, Red imps cheer with smile so bland.

-Barbara T aylor, age 12, Remove B , House VI.

Wonder.

The g lorious blaze of a dawn, of a day that is new, Yet sweet in its shy, slow approach, in its tremulous birth; A bud in its delicate youth, fragrance mingled with dew; A speckled bird singing its love of the palpi• tant earth.

Autumn tide.

The full moon h as passedAnd now its golden light is o n the wane; Oh, rhat its charm could last eternally, But then dissatisfied a nd restless m a n Would wish fo r other than rhe full moon's light, And hope and sigh for night to change her garb, And don the robe of some thin c r escent moon;

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To a Tree.

Naked tree o n a barren plain, May I look at thee againStark and white and yet unsla in ?

Splendidly you watched, and saw All your brother s, now no more , Hewn down years and years before.

Still you stand , e r ect a nd proud ; Night is now your only shroud, Save, p e rhaps, so m e wandering cloud.

You were never born to die, You who stretch your fingers h igh, Up into the very skyOh, tree!

- J oan Rowell , Hon. VI., House V.

in the moss-co vered stones by the laughing waters of the creek.

When the sun has gone down, lending the glory of its rich t ones to the valley, all the wild creatures return to the ir homes , and a silence d escends upon the Little bush hut, to be broken only when the d a ncing rays of the M on a rch of the Skies awaken the birds at dawn.

--Gwenda Chitty, Form V .A, House VI.

Earth Song.

Colour in the earth!

0 the symphony of brown, and green, and gold!

Where the h eat- hush ed plains of noon their wealth unfold, Colour in the sky.

Colour in the sky !

0 the woven lace of cloud in mist-blue air !

And the sighing, rustling g rasses' whispered praye r,

The Place I Love.

Awa y in S o uthern Gippsland, far from other human habitation, where the misty b lu e mountains rise tier upon tier in the distance,. a small bark hut n estles in the shelter of a f ew thicklywooded hills. The spreading boughs of a majestic eucalypt shelter this bush home from the h eavy, r efreshin g rains.

Before it stretch verdant green pastures, d otted with sh apely blackwood t rees and the golden, p erfumed wattles. Fawn a nd p earl-grey dairy cattle rest peacefully on this fertile plain, through which a gurgling creek, whose course is marked by a line of weeping willows, flows happily along until it reaches the d eep, blue waters of a la ke in which the f orest giants on the surrounding hills a re r eflected as in a m irror.

On these peaceful waters, now g listening in the s u nlig ht, n ow dark and mysterious in the s h ade, swim g raceful black swan s and the p retty wi ld teal. A gentle breeze sings in the reeds at the wate r's edge, and the "croak" "croak" of the frog echoes in the hills. The screeching of the m a n y -colou r ed parrots seldom disturbs th e peace of the valley, but the rich, golden notes of the m agpie are hea rd both a t

Colour in the wind.

C o lour in the wind!

0 , the frag ran ce of the silken p etall'd flowers!

When the scen ted noon pours forth h er golden hours.

Colour in the world.

- J ean Witton, Dip.A, House II. N ig h t.

The Drama of the Seasons.

I. Crimson, orange, yellow and brown, The Autumn leaves a r e fa lling d own , And purp le mists the valleys drown.

The fog rolls in like clouds of gloom, And passin g things a nd dark trees loom Like s h a dows strange and cold as doom.

II. The threatenin g sky is dull and cold, The grey clouds gath er fold on fold; Earth is fast in Winter's h o ld.

Bleak and stark is the starless nig ht, Lit by the so m b r e m oon ' s weird light, The gho stly snow h ides a ll from sig ht.

sunrise and at sunset.

Clematis and the scarlet passion flower deck the sombre g r een trees; tiny p in k and white daisies come up on the g r een car p e t of the pla in, and the shy, m odest violets peep throu g h the cracks

III. Flowers in the air their fragrance fling, The sweet, o' er powering scent of Spring; But sud d enly birds cease to sing.

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Hastening thus unconsciously, for self, The short and fleeting death of night and moonOh, everchanging man, who cannot live Without a variation in his d ay.

Just so, the summer h as gon e past her full, The y ear's rich prime is hastening · t~ decay, The canopies of leaves are turning dry ·And sappy green changes to crackling brown, While gaudy reds and yellows deck the boughs As ·i f the year, b efore its ,_;intry death,

'.'JV ou_ld crud ell:' dress in gayness for a space, · Ere the dutl hush of winter made all nature drab.

And all life passes thus its rich and full, And slowly rots away to drab array, Then bursts into a fina l g rand display, E 'ei- h astening death should take the sap away.

- ] oan Rowe ll, Honour VI., House V.

A Rose.

Have you ever looked into the heart of a Every rose seems to speak its own m essage

rose?

to those who listen. To those who will not, they are merely roses ; but to those who have ears to h ear they are something more. There is indefinable beauty about a rose which· is m -ore than merely a perfection of form ·or co lour.

It carries some reminder of other scenes, and seems to spell h appiness a nd joy.

Yet there is a touch of poignant longing about roses, too.

Have you ever walked through

a moonlit garden, h eavy with the scent of roses?

They look up out of the shadows with a gaze which brings back vague and elusive memories.

Yet, when the day comes again, they are bright and gay as they bask in the sunlight or nod to the music of a breeze.

But who can describe a rose?

Poets have bee n

fascinated and inspired by them through countless ages; musicians have loved them, and many have heard the voice of God speak through them.

For who but the Maker of all could

fashion anything so beautiful as they?

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Heather Breme r , Form XX., House III.

The Death of Spring.

Sigh, then, ye sad ·black pines, Sigh, for you r loved one has fled, All tha t is left to you, sad black pines, I s the place where she now lies d ead.

Moan, then, within your boughs, Whisper your desola te tale, All that she left you, where warmth is fled, Is a memory that cannot prevail.

Whisper, and sigh, and moan, Of your loved one, the Lady Spring, All that she left you grows white and still, And the winds of ,your loneliness sing.

J ean K. Witten, Diploma A, H o use II.

An Informal Dress Inspection.

Is this a strong hand which I feel upon me, A finger toward my legs? Oh, not a hole!

I knew it not, and yet it showeth well.

Thou hast such fatal l(ision, sensible To pin pricks as to chasms! it were but A false hope to endeavour to escape From such a thorough, scrutinising gaze.

I wait, the while my heart doth palpitate, Lest more defects reveal themse lves, and thus Completely rob m e of my self-respect.

Then, when at le n gth the reprimand doth cease, I haste n unto that select abode Where I may r einforce the noted breach, And thence return, unmoved by thy glance.

- A Victim.

EVENTS OF THE YEAR. Anzac Day. On the eve of Anzac Day a party of ten g irls and a mistress attended the Schools' Commemoration Ceremony at the Cenotaph. Afte r two short addresses a nd the singing of app ropriate hymns, The Last Post and Reveille were sounded . The senior prefect then proceeded with those of other schools to place on the Cenotap h an inscribed wreath, in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice.

On the morning of 25th April, the whole School assembled in Fitchett H a ll, in order to remem b e r the brave men of Australia and New Zealand who twe nty years ago left all that was d ear to them to fight for their homeland and freedom-many of them never to r etu rn again.

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Over the desk was draped a Union Jack, and a long the top of the railing scarlet dahlias were arranged. During the service the School Guide Company also placed their flag on th e desk.

The service commenced with the singing of Kipling's "Recessional"; then a description of the la nding, from Masefield's "Gallip oli", was read by the Vice-Principal. After the prayer that moving hymn , "The Supreme Sacrifice,"

Following the custom· of past y~ars, the service was broadcast for the benefit of those parents and friends who were unable to attend the church, and letters of thanks and appreciation were received from all ov·er Australia- f rom as far west as Perth, and_as far north as Darwin.

was sung.

During the year girls from Senior and Middle School forms have been for various excursions in connec_tion with their work. Honour and P a ss botany girls went to Black Rock and to Belgrave, where they searched for flora in f e rn gullies.

Honour geography girls went to the Bay, where they saw, among other things, dry and wet docks, and, with the P ass girls, to Black Rock a}"ld to the Victoria Docks, where they inspected cargoes and two ships-on e German and one Japanese. On the Japanese ship they even penetrated to the kitchen and saw the cakes for the captain's tea.

P ass girls went to Studley Park, where they meandered roun d meanders, and examined rock formations; to the Pelaco Shirt Factory; and to the Weather Bureau, where, among other things, they saw how weather maps are made, and, with their hearts in their r egulation shoes, climbed dangerous spiral staircases to see the

The School is proud of the fact that a number of its past students served with distinction as nurses at the front. On this day it is our tradition that the senior prefect should place a wreath upon the Honour Board bearing their names.

At eleven o ' clock, in m emory of "The Fallen," two minutes' silence was observed, and, visualis-

a!l

ing that Anzac scene, we realised that Anzac stands for.

Miss Dwyer spoke for us Binyon's poem, "For the Fallen," and the Principal addressed the &hool on the high ideals of the Anzacs, and how we might live up to those ideals and make the ir sacrifice worth while. After the singing of the hym·n, "Peace in Our Ti;.,.,_e, 0 Lord," followed by the Benediction, the service closed with the National Anthem.

It was the most beautiful a nd impressive commemoration of Anzac Day which the Scho~l has taken part in for many years.

-E.C., T.B.

The School Church Service.

This year the Annual Church Service was held in Wesley Church on the 28th April, and, despite a bad thunderstorm, the attendance was large. A special choir of 150 voices, conducted

by Miss Flockart, r e ndered two anthems-"Lift Up Thine Eyes to the Mountains" ( "Elijah ") and "Brother James' Air ," and took a leadin g part in the service. They sang descants to three o f the four hymns, the Te Deum in two parts, and chanted the responses.

Four girls, carefully trained by Miss Dwyer, spoke in unison the Second Lesson. The Rev. J. W. Grove, as Principal of the College a nd President of the Conference, conducted the service, and delivered an inspiring sermon on the passage. "Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth." .

-D.B.

Excursions.

wind instruments on the roof.

V.A geography girls went to the M~seum, and V.C went to Gardiner's C ree k.

Form XX. went to the Gibsonia Knitting Mills, and to a very interesting poster exhibition. They a lso went to the Royal Agricultural Show- n ot to buy samples, but to promote the ir knowledge of Austra lia's primary industri es.

Form XX.A went to Studley Park, and Miss Luke took a group of girls on a very interesting excursion to Williamstown via the Y arra. The excursion set off in the launch of the Commissioner of the Harbour Trust. Cargoes and boa ts lined up at the wharf were inspected, and the journey continued past Coode I sland and various factories, to Williamstown, where docks and workshops were vis:te d.

Most of the girls in Honour, Pass and Intermedia te forms, taking science, we nt to the S cience Exhibition at the University. Th ey saw

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many interesting exhibits, and, after following the sign, ttThis way to Eric," met the man whose parts can be taken out and examined freely-his only complaint 1s a mournful, "Give me back my appendix." They also went to the All-Electrical Exhibition.

Intermediate English forms saw a performance of " Julius Caesar" on Tuesday, 26th June, in Central Hall. The play was on the whole well produced. The sub-Inte rmediates also saw "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

A group of Pass VI.B g irls went to a lecture on the Australian Inland Mission, given in the Town Hall by Dr. Vickers. H e described the valuable work done by the flying doctors, and their assistants, ending his talk by stressin g the need for funds to help this great scheme. Rev. John Flynn, the founder of this rype of missionary work, made a brief speech.

A party of girls from sub-Intermediate and examination forms went to see "Clive of India" at the Regent one Saturday morning.

One of the most interesting and spectacular things seen this year was the Pageant of Nations, to which a number of girls were taken. It was arranged by the International C lub, and most nations of the world were r epresented. Each group was dressed in its own national costume, and carried its national flag.

P ass VI. history girls are looking forward to Saturday morning, 23rd November, when they will visit St. James' Old Cathedral and some of the o lder parts of Melbourne, including the Flagstaff Gardens and the original "place for the village."

-J.W.

Form Plays.

Dramatisation and play-acting are popular forms of activity in the Middle &hool. Excellent opportunity is affo rded for individual talent and class co-operation, and the plays have been fun to study and prepare, and a great joy when acted in improvised costume before an interested audience.

The forms IV.A, Remove A, IV.Band Remove B h ave all been g limpsing something of the infinite variety of Shakespeare's art:-"With the Fairies,." « Jn a Venetian Court of Justice," "Th e Guest at the Banquet" (grisly mockery) "The Taming of the Shrew," "The Tricking of Malvolio" and "The Adventure on Gadshill

with Prince Hal and Falstaff" being some of the many scenes the forms presented. As in the other forms, the girls in IV.C were made responsible for their rehearsals, their costuming and production: Doreen Howard producing "Darby and Joan," Betty Sconce "Cabbages and Kings."

When the examinations are over, a committee has promised to act an incident from American history, "Pocahontas and J oho Smith," which IV.C studied this term in history. This form has even "acted" words. What a large vocabulary IV.C will have! But the most memorable play was "Arcady, a Shepherd's S cene," acted in realistic costumes, with a real dancer, Louise Lockhart.

-D.J.W. But let the forms speak for themselves:The girls of Form IV.C are very fond of acting plays, having several talented artists, and great enthusiasm on the part of the whole form has been shown. During first term "Darby and Joan" and "Cabbages and Kings" were learnt by some of the girls, who took part in a concert at the end of the term. I n "Cabbages and Kings" Ruth Allison, as a farm yokel, kept the audien ce laugh ing with the actions a nd words of a typ ica l country bumpkin and a straw decker perched saucily over one ear . In second term "Arcady," in which a shepherd loses his h eart to a dancer, , as a general favourite with the g irls. -B.S. IV.A has not only studied Shakespearean plays in English, but in the Art of Speech lessons with Miss Dwyer a play, " William T ell," which we produced in Fitchett Hall one lunch time.

The proceeds went to the Prince Henry Hospital Appeal.

Most interest was shown in "Macheth," when two competing companies acted the p lay after many rehearsals.

Helen Teed was the most outstanding actress in this play; she acted the g risly ghost, Banquo, with horrible realism.

Scenes from our novel, " Treasure Island," and also from different poems we have studied have been dramatised during the year.

On account of having many brilliant sportswomen in the form, we have n o t had time for many rehearsals.

-G.T. In Remove A some extremely good acting has been shown, especially Muriel Masters' representation of the haughty self-important Mal-

SILVER AND GREEN. volio, and Judith Cla rke as the stormy, tempestuous Katherina. Merle Uglow, a s the madcap Prince H a l, has shown g reat promise, and others worth y of mention are Falstaff, played by J ean F owler, and several humorous characterisations were rende red excellently by Heather Veal. The most enjoyable play was " The Tricking of Malvolio," which was presented before an appreciative audience in Fitchett Hall on the last day of second term, when a hedge was constructed of the green baize piano cover over the platform screen. Noel Heley, as the inimitable Sir Andrew Aguech eek, kept up continual laughter among the audience by bobbing up and down behind the "hedge" with an indescribable expression o n her face. The improvised costumes brought forth screams of laughter from the audie nce. On the whole, we have had a very enjoyable and entertaining year.

- H.L.

The Flower Show.

The annual Flower Show was h eld in the Baths Buildings on Monday, 14th S e ptember.

Each house had worked enthusiastically for the interhouse competitive displays, a nd the judges, Mrs. Grove and Miss Roberts, found their task v ery difficult. Points were a llotted to each house for quality, quantity, variety, colour, a rrangem e nt and originality. Although this yea r there was not so much originality, the quality and variety of the flowers surpassed those of other years, and the six stalls were indeed " things of b eauty. " House VI. was awarded first place. In the centre of their stall were some waratah blooms, and arranged about this were many other r ed flowe r s, decreasing in darkness of colour until they shaded into flowers of other colours on the outside. There were some white a nd lemon tulips at the front of the stall.

Poppies, marigolds, stocks, irises, roses, ranunculi, n asturtium, lilac, p ansies, lily of the valley and clematis were used with great effect by all the houses. Girls flocked to the s how, and £8/ 6/2 was collected. A number of parents also availed themselves of the invitation extended to them to be present. Some of the proceeds will be u sed to purchase a pedestal for the rose bowl g iven to the sc hool in memory of Bettye H ammond . It will stand on the dais in Fitchett

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Hall, and we plan to keep it filled with fragrant flowers.

-G.C.

Biology Exhibition.

On Tuesday, 27th August, in the Science Block, an exhibition was given for biology teachers connected with the Assistant Mistresses' Association, and was a ttended by a number of mistresses from other schools. The purpose of the exhibition was to demonstrate experimental work and dissections for u se in the Intermediate biology course, and was the first of its kind to be h e ld.

Miss H arvie, of Fintona, provided an excellent dissection of the efferent bronchial arteries of the dogfish. Miss Coleman, of Tintern, h ad a comprehensive exhibit of foods and peptic digestion. Gwen Hewitt provided some good specimens of developing chickens from eggs opened after varying periods of incubation, and the other exhibits wer e the work of Miss Hall, assisted by Miss Parker.

A pair of rabbit' s lungs gave Miss P e rrin a g reat amount of pleasure! The beauty of a bullock's knee was shown by dissecting soup bones obtained from the butcher. Othe r exhibits included a model of the ribs and intercostal muscles, reactions of acids and a lkalis, the salivary glands and tongu e of a sh eep , and an experiment to illustrate blood pressure.

The visitors were given afternoon tea in the boarders' sitting-room, and we were very g lad to welcome two of our Old Collegians among the number.

-K.E.H.

Birthday Night.

After weeks of enthusiastic preparation, the long-expected day ( 16th August) at last arrived.

Pre-occupied boarders found it difficult to concentrate on school work during the day, and later devoted themselves wholeheartedly to changing the dining hall into a veritable fairy land, with gay streamers and flowers, and shrubs from the garden.

A few minutes after the ringing of t he tea bell an excited crowd of girls gath ered in t h e Dining H a ll and awaited the arrival o f the resident staff, who entered carrying their presentation. bouquets. At the door the three youngest boardr.rs presented Mrs. Grove and Miss Hunt with bouquets and Mr. Grove with a buttonhole.

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After paying great atten tion to the dainties, e n tirel y provided b y the skill of the domestic staff, and to vario u s speeches, t h e g irls presented Miss Hunt with a crysta l rea ding lamp as a token o f th a nks for wh at she h as done for them durin g their school life .

The hundred candles on the beau tiful birthday cake we r e then lie by t h e youngest boa rde r and the senior prefect; and, afte r m any atte mpts, successfully e xtin g uish ed.

The hour of dancing, which followed, soon p assed, a nd every boa rder hostess hurried to m eet h e r d a y -gi rl guest. Dr. Wade and many of th e staff were a lso g u ests for the evenin g .

Fitch e tt H a ll was soon filled with chattering g r o ups, until sudde nly, amid a breath less hush, the curtain we nt up.

W h e r e did th ey come fr o m ? These weird Chinese, chose beautiful h eroines and dashing h eroes ! For almost two h o urs the a udience was held sp ellbound by a c tion son gs, dialogues, d ances, plays- the re seemed n o e nd to the b oarder s' v ersatility- and then it was over.

The dining hall was again crowded. Brig ht eyes, laugh ter a nd happy f aces wer e proof of exp ectations more t h a n fulfilled.

Supper over, came the votes of thanks, a nd fin a lly " Auld Lang Syne" and "God Save the K in g ." Tired but h a ppy, boa rders bade their guests G ood-night, a nd retir ed to their rooms, con tente d and yet regretful t h at che long-ant icipated night was ove r.

F .F.

and some splendid ch o ral work by th e special choir. In certain item s t h e P ast Stude n ts' Choir also assisted. The beauty and q ua lity of the music called forth much appreciative comm ent, a nd the thanks of the school a r e due to o ur Musical Director a nd a ll the music staff f or th e care a nd the la b our n ecessary to bring about such performance.

The beautiful art of verse-speaking was r evealed in severa l bracketed groups of poe ms, r a nging from the solemnity of the "Dirge" fr.om "Cymbeline" - t o the gay incon sequen ce of a Be lloc "Cautionar y T a le." Certain of these items h ad the add ed charm of costume. The work of the Lower Middle S c h ool, in th eir Mime with Chorus, " P and ora's Box," was p artic ularly good , and Miss Dwyer a nd h e r stude nts re ceived m any well-deserved compliments.

Rhythmic movem ent was shown i n a demons tra tion of fencing, whe n d i e " G rand Salute" was performed w ith stately dig n ity, and by a series of the n ew 0 re laxed " exerci ses, under th e direction of the senior physical culture mistress, Miss Blaxland.

The sch ool as a whole felt very pleased with itse lf as a r esult of chis concert. We felt we h ad set up yet a nothe r tradi tion worthy o f M.L.C., for did ;,_ot even the critica l " Age" r emark o f us, " The Meth o dist Ladies' College is unique a mong Victor ian scho o ls.,,

-E.C.

School Visitors.

The Annual School Concert and D isplay.

On 24th August th e S chool held a most su ccessful con cert and display in the Melbourne Town Hall before a crowded a u d ie n ce.. This m arked in som e r espects a d eparture from precedent, for the School Concert is h e ncefor th to h ave a place by itself in the year's activities, a nd not be, as before, a part of Speech Nig ht.

The programme was designed to show th e attainments of the sch ool in three bra nches of a r t- m u sic, ver se-speaking, a nd rhythmic movemen t.

Mu sic was represented in m a ny forms- from piano solo work by En id Collens to massed un ison s ing ing by t h e who le sc hool. The re were instrum en tal trios, orch estral items, a . K indergarten P ercu ss io n Band "pr esided over by a d etermined and minute conducto r " ( "Ar g u s" ) ,

We have been fortunate this year m h avin g sever a l interestin g peop le to speak to u s during Asse mbly. Those who h eard Colonel Holman James last year will understand our enthusiasm whe n we h eard that h e was to speak to us again early this yea r. The b est part of his second v isit was a n exhibition in the quadran gle of his skill a t whip cracking. This was thrilling.

M a jor-Gen eral Coxe n v isited u s in second term to tell u s a ll about the rebuilding of th e Prince H e nry Hospital. H e suggested tha t we shou ld help th e fund for t h e building of a n e w Girls' Ward. Tha t he impressed us is proved by t h e results of the appeal in the school.

W e we re ver y lucky to receive a visi t fr om t h e w h o le Maor i Choir. They san g to u s both in E n glish a nd in Maori, and I be lieve we h ave n ever sat so still for so long. Afterwards they·

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treaced us to a most amusing dance in the quadrangle before going over the school. Everyone, includi ng, we hope, the choir, enjoyed the visit; we certainly voted them "perfectly rip-

where they find some forty · taxis parked in the

ping."

g reen grass, sit Samoan women · weaving mats

We were very disappointed that the Queen of ·Tonga was unable to visit us this year. But,

a nd baskets to sell to the tourist. Some s it under the shelter of a mat e rected on four poles, others

as compensation, we received a visit from her

sit right in the sun. They wear bright yellow, red or blue dresses with little or no shape, a nd coming down to their bare feet. Small g irls stroll around selling strings of brightly-coloured native beads or shells.

son, the Crown Prince, who spoke to us about Tonga . We all sympathised with the Prince, espedally as Mr. Grove told us that he is "in the same trouble" as many of us, in other wo rds, studying for his "Leaving." We wish him luck.

Until the end of the year we are to have a speaker on international affairs ever y third Friday morning in "open period." The first of these speakers was Mi ss Duncan , who told us a great deal about Japanese problems, about th eir sch oo ls and their homes. Miss Duncan very kindly settled two important matters for us: firstly, the Japanese d o not live in paper houses, and secondly, Australia need not fear a J apanese invasion.

For setting our minds at rest on

these matters and for givin g u s a very informative and interesting talk she earned our thanks.

On Friday, 8th November, Pastor Steineiger, of the German Lutheran C hurch , East Melbourne, is coming to speak to us on uModern G e rma ny and Her Attitude Towards Other Nations."

Our si n cere thanks a r e due to these speakers for so kindly giving us of their time and their knowledge.

- R .C.

A Day in Suva.

The sun has already risen over the hills a nd is shinin g on the still waters of Suva Harbour as the great white American liner. " Monterey" comes through the gap in the coral reef , foaming white as the breakers break the stillness of the morning air. After being passed by the E uropean doctor, the " Monterey" comes a longside the wooden wharf.

Passengers looking

down see the dark natives- not in native dress nor yet in tota lly European dress-waiting for the ship to b erth.

The gangway is lowered, and passengers stream down either t o the Customs sheds or out to the ~oad running parallel with the wha rf,

usua l fashion, . side by side. Anxious Indian drivers call "Bluebird taxi?" or "White Star along h ere." Across the road, on a stretch of

Le t us take a " Bluebi rd taxi" from h ere a nd make a tour of Suva itself a nd its outlying villages. Th e Indian driver whirls u s past all the Customs sheds a nd away from all the hubbub o f the wharf to the first crossroads.

A native policeman appears dressed in a navy blue serge sh irt, high at the n eck, ·with silver buttons down the f ront, and a white "sul~," a

cloth wrapped round his hips. This reaches just below his knees, showing his bare legs and f eet. H e dir ects us round into the n ext street, where we smell fish. Oh, yes! this is the fish market on our left and Indian shops on ou r right, small wooden buildings -with cheap jewellery and silks i'n the windows. After we cross a small concre te bridge, we come to the E uropean parts.

Morris-Hedstroms, on our left, is the largest firm in Fiji, and branches may be found in nearly every part. It is a three-storied concrete building. We pass other large buildings, including the post office, with its slate roof, a nd we stop to inspect ttTriangle," a gard en, in which is a stone obelisk erected to commemorate the cession of Fiji to Britain by King Cakobau.

We are now in Victoria P a rade, .a beautiful asphalted street which runs· parallel to the sea.

H ere are the town hall and municipal offices, the saltwater b aths and the boys' g rammar school, which has an enrolment of some three hundred European boys.

We alight for lunch at the Grand Pacific H otel, a h otel quite up to date in every way, with Indian waiters and porters in white' caps and aprons. The back of this building overlooks Suva Harbour, and the front faces Albert Park and the Botanical Gardens.

We leave the town ship behind in the aftern oon and go on to a native v illage. On our

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way we pass the Native Training College, under European control. Our first impression of the v illage is of thatched roofs , but on looking more closely we find that not only the roof, but the whole house, is of grass and leaves, bound very nea tly inside. The roof is gabled, and the edges overlap the walls. L et us go in. The house, we find , is one la rge room, with three doorways (no doors). Two large beds, which consist of piled mats, are at one end, while the other end is left for eating purposes. A large mat is spread on the Boor and the food placed on it. The n atives squat cross-legged a round the " table" and eat. When the food is cleared away the mat is rolled up in r eadiness for further use .

While we a re here small n a tive children crowd round the doors to have a look a t u s, most of

Beth Craigie, Marie Hateley, P eggy McConchie a nd Rita Nunn. Fra nces Fisher , Be th Cra ig ie, Peggy McConch ie and Rita Nunn were also elected captains o f Alph a, Beta, G a mma a nd Delta Houses respectively.

As usua l, we have d evoted much time to the lighter side of boardin g school life. Our social evenings, which have b een h eld practically every fortnight, have proved specially inter esting, every programme having plenty of variety. The ta lent of the girls this yea r has reached a very hig h standard.

Our Boarder s' Nig hts have a lso proved most enterta mmg. First came the concerts given by n ew and old girls, with their k een rivalry and appreciative audiences. During the Winter te rm a table tennis tournament was h eld , which

the m wea ring only a smile and a string of

was finally won by M ary Lowry. An interhouse charade contest also a roused much interest,

beads.

Alpha being

R egretfully we return to the wharf, purchase a few souvenirs, and board the vessel ready to sail a t 5 p.m.

the successful house.

Birthday

Night was eve n brig hter and b etter than last year, and we are now lookin g forwa rd to the "Combined Middy."

It is only one hundred years since Fiji first

M any of the girls have been to the C ele brity

saw a white man. The Fijian of to -day does not like to r ecall the cannibalistic days, but is proud to own the 250 islands as they are to-day.

Concerts, and we a lso a ttend ed the W esley, S cotch and M.L.C. Old Collegians' plays.

- Joa n Green, Form V.B, H o u se II.

RESIDENT STUDENTS' NOTES. R e turning to School on 13th February, we f ou nd many old friends wer e no longer with u s, bu t we were p leased to notice so many n ew faces, our numbers exceeding by twenty those of last y ear.

The interhouse match es of tennis, b asket-ball, hockey and baseball wer e keenly contested , but most of t h e u su a l m a tches against S chool h ave lapsed this year . The House r elay team was just b eaten at the athl etic sp orts, but the swim ming teams were n ot so evenly m ~tch ed. P.L.C. boa rders visited us during second term for sport, and we returned their matches on a Saturday in third term.

There were sever a l c h a n ges i n the staff during the year. We were sorry to find Miss H aywood

We have h a d more r epr esentatives in School teams than in previou s years, boarders being

d::I n o t r eturn, a nd that Miss Dwyer a nd Miss Warren h a d joined the non-resident staff, but

prominent in hockey, tennis, athletics and baseball teams.

we we r e p leased to welcome Miss Blaxla nd, Miss Au lt, M iss F oote, Miss P errin and Miss P eder sen .

The close of first term marked anoth er

Although we may not be o utstandingly brilliant, we h ave worked steadily throughout the year, and we h ope the final examinations will

change; we regretfully b ade good-bye to Miss Morton a n d Miss P edersen , welcom in g in turn

prove th is.

Miss Smart .

during first term.

Early in the year the following g irls were 'lppointe d prefects :- Fr ances Fisher (senior ) ,

r esident staff, p articul a rly Miss Hunt, for the ir

We wish to thank Mr. P orter for his visits We a lso wish to th an k the

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throughout the year, and to wish them every success in the future.

So we find a n other year has passed, one which will mark the close of schooldays for many of us. To those who will be here next year we wish equal happiness and even greater success.

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Victoria River Downs.

Victoria River Downs is the largest cattle station not only in the Northe rn Territory, but in the world. It consists of 11,000 squar e miles of country, has 180,000 head of cattle, and conducts its own post office, butcher's shop, blacksmith's shop, saddler's shop and general store. le is situated on che banks of the Wickham River, and is between Darwin and Wyndham, 400 miles from Darwin and 300 miles from Wyndham. The air mail lands there twice a week, and is much appreciated.

A quarter of a mile from the homestead is the Australian Inland Mission Hostel, where two very efficient nurses are in charge, and a small transmitting wireless set is in stalled. Every morning the sisters listen-in co Wave Hill, a wireless station a hundred miles away, in case anyone is needing their professional advice.

The mustering of this huge property is by no means a small matter. Five outstations have been established, and a stockman put in charge of each, and it is from these centres chat parties work outwards-a party consisting of two white men, a cook and about ten black boys.

It takes about a month, from the time everyone on every outstation starts mustering, to bring the cattle to the delivery plain. The men start early in the month, and each day the herd or mob is increased. Some of the country is very stony, and the cattle become lame very easily, so that they are only driven abou t twelve or fourteen miles in the one d ay. By the time each mob arrives at the delivery plain they total about 750, but only two mobs arrive at che same t im e, otherwise there would be too many to h andle. When the cattle ar rive the stragglers and lame ones are cue out, and only the best sent to Wyndham M eat Works. They take about six weeks to get there, and by chat time th eir condition is very low, and consequently the ir marketing val ue is reduced. At

the present time catcle producers in che Northern Territory are getting very little per hea d for thei r stock, and it r ea lly does not pay to produce them.

How do they get their supplies on chis large station? Su pplies are ordered in bulk four or five months ahead, from Perth. They are then shipped to Darwin, put on a small launch which comes up the Victoria River once a month, to the Victoria Rive r Depot. From there they are loaded on donkey waggons drawn by from sixty to seve,nty donkeys. It cakes these waggons about three weeks to arnve at the station, as th e roads are very bad. When the supplies do arrive a month's provisions are sent to each outstat ion, eith e r by motor transport or by camel.

About December the wet season beg ins. Then vio lent thunderstoms occur, and sometimes a dreaded "dry storm"-lighcning and no r ain .

It is these storms chat cause the bush fires, by striking dead trees and, as the grass is very dry, the fires cause exten sive damage and the stock suffer for lack of grass. But life goes on just che same.

-Mildred Martin, Diploma B, House VI. [Mildred is a resid ent student, whose father, Mr. J. A. Martin, is manager of the Victoria River Downs Station, and she has lived there for about ten years.-Ed.J

Medieval Mystery.

Lord N evile sat in his high chair, his wife, Gwenda, beside him. She wore a red robe embroidered with pearls and rubies. The head food taster brought his master a dish of old ham.

"Watts this?" roared the Earl, "You know I detest old ham. Ho there!" h e cried, "Heap up the fire till we roast chis rascal."

"My lord," cried the frightened scullion; "we have no coles." At this moment a ceorl rushed in. "My lord," he cried, "the brown bull is loose and your lynette has escaped." " T en thousand furies!" roared the earl. nEver some n ew mischief ! Find my lynette at once! As for the bull, drive him into the old m eadow. Never fear, mv wife," he said, turning co her, "we will have your lynette though we search all Kent." The graceful lady poured her lord a glass of wine as red as her rayment. "In Jou of thanks, cake

SILVER AND GREEN. this of me," she said. The wine was h eaddey, and, as the Earl drank it, his wrath departed.

"My lord," cried a page, "a messenger by the name of K e nnedy has come from Temple ton." Admit him," growled the Earl. A tall, handsome, b(yth young man with an iris in his cap e n tered. t(Sire," he announced, ul have come to bring you from Eley the greetings of the nunns of St. Margaret, and to tell you chat the McConchies have risen on the Bo (a) rders."

"Ha, I must see to this," said Lord Nevile, frowning portentously. "What other news have you?" uI regret," said Kennedy, ((that I was not here sooner. I had trouble with a miller n a med Benson, who told me that the Apple ford was impassable, an d refused to rowe me over." Then,

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taking a vial from his pocket, he approached the Earl. " The nunns send you this," he said.

"Watt's tha t? " cried his lordship, dra wing back. " I t is a vial of molten gold," said the messenger, "and it is very precious." The Earl slapped him on the back. "You are worthy of Hoad1ey's chocolates," he cried. "Watt's your coat of arms?" t(Ah," said the messenger, Hit is a glass cock with the motto attached, 'I may break, but I will not bend!' " At this juncture a page entered, "My lo rd," he announced, " the V .A girls of M.L.C. a r e here, and crave a n audience."

"What do I want with the V.A girls?" cried the Earl. "They've been h ere already."

-Isobel Appleford, Form V .A , House III.

House Notes House I. D escend from heaven, Urania, heavenly muse, And lend your aid lest I your art abuse; Come from above and quit your sac red bowe r , For I ' m afraid ' tis much beyond my power To tell in fitting words the chequered story Of this famed House, its sorrows and its g lory.

Our House's fame rests not on mighty deeds, Success in spor t or work are not sole n eeds.

Our hope is to have blazed a guiding trail, That those who follow after may not fail To rise to higher heights than we could climb, To greater deeds, a nd triumphs more sublime.

Thoug h lost are a ll the points our h ard work gained, In vain o ur athletes on the sports field strained, Though all our skill in horticulture brought The marks that third place carries, still this thought Elates u s -for d e bate the cup we hold; And in the r ecords of the year is toldTha t this our house excelled in argument, And with this triumph we will rest content.

Now I would sing of those who day by day Have guided, cheered and spurred u s on our way, Of Captain, M o llie Sayce, our leader true,

And Miss McD o nald, our house mistress too, For som e on work and some on play intent, A happy year your family has spent.

-G.H.

House II. House II. began the year 1935 determined to exceed former triumphs. To begin the good work, we e lected Marcelle Whitta ker house captain and Gwen J ones sports captain. Unfortunately, Gwen left in first term, but h er place was well filled by K athleen Walker.

We were very pleased that we did so well in the swimming sports, winning both Senior and Junior Cups. It was a most encouraging b eginning to the year.

In tennis we began very well, and reached the finals, but, alas! we were defeated by House VI. In basket-ball and baseball we did not shine, but we r etrieved our honour in the a thletic sports, when we were well represented in the various events, and several of our girls won their races.

In spite of our success in the first round of the d ebates, we were defeated in the second by the stronger arguments of House V I., who eventua lly proved themselves the winners of the contest.

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S p urred to act1v1ty by Miss H ay, we had the satisfaction of raising the h igh est sum for the Prince H enr y's Hospital Appeal-£12/ 16/ -.

At the chor al concert this year we acquitted o urselves well, coming second , by a n arr ow margin , in each section. Our sincere t hanks are due to our very capable conductors, Ruth and Dora Walker, and to our excellent accomp anistes, Enid Collens a nd Gwenda W ilson .

We thank our house mistresses for their h elp a nd in ter est, and a lso our r e presentatives.

We h ·o pe that in 19 36 the girls will add to our records.

- J .W.

House III. When we m e t at the beginning of first term, we regarded our co llection of new g irls with a g r eat deal of c ritical in ter est, but found, to our great joy, several ou tstand in g in sport. These seemed to stimulate the r est of the House to such a n extent that, after flounde ring out o f the swimmin g spores with the usual result ( chat is, without any), we watc h ed , on Spo r ts D ay, the purple Rag rising hig h e r a nd higher, until it fina lly fl u ttered victorio u sly , a b ove the r est .

I magine o u r pride ! Ultimate ly we h ope to receive t h e "Bettye H a mmon" Cup. In tenn is our seni ors won o nl y one m atch .

But, into the fray again, and our intermediates ca rried off the laurels in baske t -ball. In h ockey we "slush ed" ou r way through mud and water to th e fina ls, in which we wer e entire ly overawed

by H o use VI. At d ebat ing we a re not a success, no r did we do well in the F lower S h ow. But, owin g to the sple n did sys te m of our revered captain (Winnie Champion} for p unishing the wicked, the quadr a ngle is ke pt pa p e rl ess.

In the Prince H e nry' s Hospital Appeal we we re ve r y perplexed , until we d ecided that the r e was air in our th e rmome te r , w hi c h p r even t ed the purp le " m e rcu ry" from soaring to th e top . In sp ite of th is, the money co llected wa s fai rly e n couraging.

House IV. This year we s tarted out with a determination to succeed, and m a ny of our efforts have been crown ed wi th success.

O ur j un iors have brought honour to the House by once again win ning every cup exce pt fo r athletics. Th e middle section h a s also excelled in sport by winn ing the swimming a n d tennis cups. They were defeated by House III. in the fina ls of th e basket-ball, and will p lay H ouse V . in t he finals of the baseba ll. The seniors have not dist ingu ished them sel ves so creditably in sport, but, of course, th eir schoo l work leav es nothing to b e d esired (? ) . The House ~as fou r th at the a thle tic sports a nd first at t h e swi mming spor ts, a lthough the se niors lost to House II. In hockey we we re n ot successfu l wit h eith er our first or second tea ms.

Although o u r d e b a ting team {con sisting of June Barnett, Lois Hocking and Margaret Dugan } earn estly argued chat " I n P rovidin g E mploy m ent M e n should b e Gi_ven Prefer en ce Over Women," House II. tho u g ht other wise, and, by the ir very good a r gu m ents, d ef eated our team.

In the second r ound we were again defeated by Ho use I., w h o d enied that " The Pen is Mig htie r than the T est Tube."

At the Flower -Show ever y one worked ver y h ard, and th e r esu lt was really ve r y satisfactory a nd most artistic. P oppies see m ed to strike th e predomin an t note, but, while we h ad q u a n tity, we h a d a lso quality, and managed to gain second place, the h o n o urs goin g to House V I. Although we h a ve had o nly one prefect in o u r House this year, our cond u ct has been a l most excellent, a n d we have come first on th e condu ct list for thr ee weeks r unning. T his is qu ite an unheard-of thing for H ouse IV., so we mu st keep i t up .

We wou ld like to congratu late th e various H o uses who h ave been v ictori o us over us, but we t hink it on ly f a ir to wa rn th e m, in passing, th at

to ou r four house mi stre sse s, wh om we wish to thank for th eir h elpfu l su pport.

next year we are d eterm in ed to keep every o n e of our N e w Yea r resol u tions a n d make n ext year the best yet.

At the e n d of the year m a n y of u s will be finishin g o u r sch oo ld ays, b u t wh en ever we can we sh a ll r etu rn to call wi! h th e r est : "Com e on, House I II." - J.M.C.

We wish to thank our hou se m istresses, Miss Underwood , Miss Warren a nd M iss Willin g, a nd a lso our H o use a nd sports captai n , N oel Dawes.

W e h ave been p leased to re port a bette r year

SILVER AND GREEN. To those who belong to the House in 1936 we wish every success, and hope that they wi ll retain honours won and win further victories.

- J .A.B. a nd M.C.D.

House V. This year the members of House V., full of enthusiasm, decided they mu st keep up the high standard of the ir predecessors, while trying harder to gain honours in sports. With Marjorie Bryant as our very able House a nd sports captain, we felt confident of doing well.

In the swimming sports our juniors were equally triumphant with House IV., but, unfortunately, in the tennis matches we did not make a name for ourselves. In basket-ball our seniors wo n the finals, while our juniors lost by only a small margin to House VI. We defeated House IV., however, on aggregate points for the basketball cup, and in the hockey matc hes our second team was undefeated.

In baseball, by winning their two matches, our intermediate team will meet House IV. in the finals. The senior matches have yet to be played.

We succeeded in gaining sixth place in the Flower Show. But do not judge us too harshly, for in the most important parts of school life , work and conduct we have a lways been successful , a nd in the Midd le School choral contest our c hoir won the competition.

We wish to thank our House mistresses, especiall y Miss Fletcher, who h as taken over the senior section, for their interest in House m a tters. We are so rry that, owing to Miss D a hle's a ssembly duties, we cannot see more of h e r in House assembly, but we g ladly welcome Miss Ault, and a re overjoyed to have Miss H a r court with us again this year.

To the membe rs of H o use V. in 1936 we wish to convey the hope that the y will have the b est of good luck, and will do their utmost for their House.

- P .C.

House VI. The members of H ouse VI. r e turned this year full of enthusiasm and hig h hopes, d etermined to r egain "the winged v ictory." We elected Frances Fisher House a nd spor ts captain, Lorna Beasley an d Lesley Horton l ie utenants in the inte rm ediate section, and Noel H eadde y in the junior, a nd with these office r s comm e nced a h a ppy y ear .

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In spo rt we have fought valiantly, and have been to a certain extent successful, as we won

the senior tennis and hockey, and were r unn e rsup in the senior basket-ball and inte rmediate h ockey. We were also runners-up in the debating contest, which took place in second term, when, after several interesting a rg ume nts, House I. ca rried off the cup.

The Flowe r Show seemed likely to pro ve a severe test in artistic abilities, but, owing to our convene r 's desire for heig ht and the truly magnificent r esponse made by the House in the way of flowers, we obtained first place ..

Alas! our stumbling b lock has been our conduct, for our m e mbers have too frequently earned such undesi rable things as order marks and detentions, which h ave greatly brou g ht down our position with regard to the other Houses.

But we h ope to rectify this in the n ear future.

The choral contests loom up in the near future, and anyone may hear the clear young vo ices of House VI. warbling forth in s,;,eet, if rather faint, melody as we practise. But even if we are rather harmless in this direction, we m ean to be more formidab le in the ba se ball m atches, which are perhaps more in our line, and whic h are at prese nt taking place.

We wish to thank Miss Hall and Miss Parker, ,Miss Shannon and Miss Edmondson, who, as our House mistresses, h ave greatly encouraged and helped us, and also Frances Fishe r , who has proved a very energetic and popular House captain.

- J .R.

Athletic Sports.

Owing to the wet state of the oval, our sports h a d to be postponed twice, a nd we re eventu a lly held on Friday, 10th May . That d ay was fine but cloudy, and as we had h ad heavy rain the night before, the ground was fairly slippery.

This was the date on which the Combined Girls' Grammar Schools h eld their sports, with the r esulc tha t St. Margaret' s was th e only school r epr esented in the Interschools' r aces. W e congratulate th em on winn ing the R elay, a nd o ur r ep r esentative , Jea n P erkins, on winning the c u p for the flat race.

Excitement was intense whe n the S chool relay team d efeat ed the House by a foot. We cong r a tulate House III. on wi nning the coveted c up.

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The most outstanding competitors were Betty Tyas and Dulcie Whittaker in the junior section, Noel Heley and Joyce Jewell ( intermediate), and J ean Perkins a nd J oan Parker (cenior).

We .desire to thank Mrs. Grove, who so graciously presented the trophies a t the conclusion of the spo rts.

- J .P.

Senior Baseba ll Throwing- I , J . P erkins, III.; 2, K . Walker, II.; 3, M. Archbold, VI. Inte rmediate Flat Race, 100 yards-I, J .

J ewell, II.; 2, N. Heley, I.; 3, V. Bailey, III. Juni or Egg and Spoon Race, 30 yards- I , D. Howard, III. ; 2, G. Wilson, V .; 3, I. Wright , II. S enior Sack Race, 30 yards- I , W. Champion, III.; 2, M. Slater, V.; 3, J. P earce, I. Intermediate Inte rhouse Flag Race, 50 yards - 1, IV.; 2, III.; 3, V.

Detailed Results of Athletic Sports.

Final House Points.

I - House III., 94.

2-House V., 50½.

3 -House VI., 47½.

4 -H o u se IV., 46.

5-House I., 42.

6-House II., 33 .

7-Canterbury Branch, 2 1.

S enior Flat R a ce, 100 yds.- 1, J. P a rker, VI. ; 2, J . P e.r kins, III.; 3, F. Brown, I. 50 Yards, under 12- 1, D . Whitta ker, IV.; 2, D. Abson, III.; 3, N. Sutherla nd, V. Intermedia te Flat Ra ce, 75 yards- I , N . Heley, I. ; 2, J. Berchon, C.B.; 3, J . J ewell, II.; Y . H awk, V., eq.

Senior Flat Race, 75 yards- I, J . Parker, VI.; Z, J. Perkins, III. ; 3, M . Whittaker, II. Inte rmediate S ack Race, 30 yards -I , J. Jones, C.B. ; 2, N . H eley, I. ; 3, B. N a irn, VI. ; L. B arnett, I V ., eq.

Junior Potato Race--1, D . Whittaker, IV.; Z, E. Stacey, I .; 3, B. Tyas, III. Senior Egg and Spoon Race, 30 yards-I, W. Champion, III.; 2, D. Mitchell, I .; 3, L. H a mer, V. Inte rmediate P otato Race--! , J. Berth on, C.B.; 2, J. J ewell, II. ; 3, T. Powers, VI. Senior Siamese Race, 30 yards-I , L. M onsbourgh a nd J . Thorpe, I . ; 2, M. Strongman and L. Hamer, V.; 3, J . Eltis a n d L. H ockin g, IV. Junior Sack Race, 30 yards- I , B. Tyas, III. ; 2, N . Sutherland, V.; 3, D . Whittaker, IV. Interm ediate Baseball Throwing I, S .

McPherson, VI.; 2, V. Ba iley, III. ; 3, M. S mith, I V.

Junior Interho use Flag Race, 50 yards-I, III. ; 2, V.; 3, I .

S enior Interhouse Flag Race, 75 ya rds-I, VI.; 2, III.; 3, V. S eni or Potato Race--!, M. Stron g man, V.; 2, L. Monsbourgh, I.; 3, L. Hocking, IV. Inte rmediate Siamese R ace-I , L. Barnett and G. T eed, IV.; 2, N. H e ley and J . Moon, I . ; 3, R . Spencer and J . Jones, C.B.; S. Ebbott and J. Wood, V., eq.

Junior Flat R ace, 75 yards-I, B. T yas, III.; Z, D. Wilks, V.; 3, B . Eltis, IV. Inte rmedia te Egg and Spoon R ace, 30 yards! , M. Simpson, C.B.; Z, B. N a irn, VI.; 3, D. Day, III. Schools' Representative Race, 100 yards- I , J. P erkins ; 2, J. Parker; 3, St. Margaret's.

Junior Siamese Ra ce--!, B. T yas a nd H .

Burke, III.; 2, D. W hitta ker a nd J . T homson , IV.; 3, G. Wi lson and N. Sutherland, V. Senior Obstacle Race- I , M. Whittaker, II. ; 2, Y. Evans, III. ; 3, J. Ba rnett, IV. Junior Sack Race, under I 2- 1, B. Sconce, VI. ; 2, N. Suth erland, V.; 3, J. Duncan, III. Intermediate Obstacle Race--1, L. B a rnett, I V.; z, J. J ewell, II. ; 3, D. Day, III. Invitation F lag Race- I , St. Margaret's; 2, M.L.C. 1st V III. ; 3, M.L.C. 2nd VIII. Junio r Flat Race, 50 yards-I, B. Tyas, III .; Z, D. W ilks, V.; 3, P. Phillips, C.B., a n d G. Beasley, VI., eq.

Hou se v. School- I, School; 2, House.

Cato House Races.

F lat Race, 25 ya rds, 5 arid 6 yearsBusse, C.B.; 2, H. Mawson.

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Fla t Race, 25 yards, 7 years- I , B. S u th erland; 2, A. F leming .

F la t Race, 25 yards, 8 years-

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Potato Race, 5 and 6 years- M. Lowry.

Egg a nd Spoon Race, 7 years -1, D . Duke ; 2, P. Williams.

Egg and Spo on Race, 8 years- I , E. Busse ; 2, 0. Purvis.

Cloakroom Race, 9 and 10 years- I , B. Spen cer ; 2, P . Hansen .

The Swimming Sports. · Saturday morning, 2nd March, was cold, with a thin , drizzling ra in. In spite of the weathe r, many competitors and spectators were gathered a t the K ew City Baths.

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owing to t he interhouse rivalry, and the morning e nded in a victory for H o use IV. The most exciting race in the programme was the H o u se v. S c hool race, in which the S c h ool tea m was victorious. The results were as follows:Breast S troke -S enior : I , D. Mitch ell, I. ; 2, J . Ba rn ett, IV.; 3, M. Miller, II. Inter. : I, E. Bryce, IV.; 2, N. H e ley, I .; 3, S . Asher, V .

Jun .: I , A. Le lean, III.; 2, D . Whittaker, IV.; 3, G. Wilson, V. Back S troke-Sen io r : I , J . Green, II. ; 2, P .

Chinne r , V.; 3, C. Strickland, IV. Inter.: I , J . Moon, I .; 2, I. Daly, II.; 3 , M. Potter , III. Jun.: I , A. Burgess, II. ; 2, J . Thomson, I V . ; 3, A. Lelean, III. Free Style -Senior: I , J . Green, II. ; 2, C. D avies, VI. ; 3, V. Kerr, III. Inter.: I , E. Dalgety, IV. ; 2, M . P otte r , III. ; 3, N . H e ley, I. Jun . : A . Burgess, II.; 2, J . Thom son ; 3, G .

Wilson, V .

Diving-Senior: J. G reen , II.; 2, J . Barnett , IV.; 3, 0. Mitchell, I. Inter .: I , E. Bryce, IV. ; 2, S. Duncan, III. ; 3, I. D a ly, II. Jun.: 1, G .

Wilson , V.; 2, A . Burgess, II. ; 3, A . Lelean, III. S enio r Relay Race- I , House II.; 2, House I. ; 3, House V. Inte r. Relay Race-Cancelled.

Junior Relay Race- I , H ouses IV. and V., eq.; 3, H ouses II. and III., eq.

House v. School- ! , School ; 2, H ouse.

V ., 12½ points; 4, House I ., 12 points; 5, House III., 11 ½ points; 6, House VI., 4 points.

Baseball Notes.

A s seven of the 1934 baseball team h ad r eturned, our h o pes of winning the Austin Cup were high.

However, we were unfortunate in losing Gwen Jones, ou r first base, and Lois Hamer , who broke her linger, and was unable to play for the remainder o f the t erm.

The team was finally chosen as follows:Captain, M. Bryant (pitcher); vice-ca p t., K. Walker (3rd base); M . Gyles (catch er) , V. Kerr ( I st base ), J. P erkins ( 2nd base), M .

Archbold (short stop), N. Coghlan ( r.o.f.) , M. Strong man (c.o.f . ) , I. Spiller (l.o.f . ).

W e played several match es against the following n on -association

team s:-Fintona,

Ruyton

a n d La uriston.

Although only one of the three A ssociation gam es was won by M .L.C., t hat versus Geelong Grammar, by 12 runs to 9, with furth er practice and a g reater knowledge of the game, better results should be obtained. We were d efeated in the first round o f match es by P.L.C., 13-0, a nd Melbourne Grammar, 23 runs to 13.

The re was a slight altera tion in t he team a t the beginning of third t erm, as our centre outfie ld, M. S trongman , left sch ool at the end of second term , but Lois H amer proved an asset to the team both as c.o.f. a nd emergen cy catche r .

A p ractice m a tch was played against T oora k College on S a turday, 12th O ctobe r, in which M .L.C. proved the superior team. Apart from the m a tch, the day a t Fra nkston was most enjoyable. In the first match of the second round M .L.C. defeated Melbourne Gramm a r by 14 r uns to 11. Two matches h ave yet to be played.

An enthusiastic second team h as been formed during this year . Matches were arranged with Ruyton and T inte rn first n in es, and with the Public Schools' second tea ms.

Jun ior and Inte r mediate interhouse matches h ave cr eated much enthusiasm, a n d h a ve produced several promising young p layers. Keen comp etition is expected between the senior secSenior Section C up- House II. tions of the Houses.

Inter. S ection Cup- House IV. Our sincere thanks a r e due to Mr. H . Francis, Junior H ouse Cup- Houses IV. and II. who h as co ntinu ed to coach the team, and to Tota l number of p oints scored- I , House IV., 25½ p oints; 2, H o u se II., 24½ points; 3, House Mr. Hill and Mr. Stevens.

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HOUSE CAPTAINS AND SPORTS CAPTAINS. S tanding (left to right) :- Marcelle Whittaker (II. H.C.), Frances Fisher (VI. H & S.C.), Fay Brown (1. S .C.), · Nancy Coghlan ( III. S.C. ), Marjorie Bryant (V. H. & S.C.).

Sitting (le ft to right): Winnie Champion (Ill. H .C. ), Kathleen Walker (II. S.C. ), Mollie Sayce (I. H.C. ).

1st BASKET-BALL VII. Standing (left to right) : Marjorie S tron gman, Jean Perkins, Lesl ey Horton.

Sitting (left to right): Marian Gyles, Lois Hamer (vice-captain), J oan Parker (captain), Lois Vial.

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ht ATHLETICS TEAM. L e ft to Right: Noel Heley, F ay Brown , Frances Fisher ( vice-captain ) , Jean Perkins, Loi!I Hocking.

Sitting: Joan Parker (captain). Absent : M arian Gyles and Joyce Jewell.

1 st TENNIS VIII. Left to Right: Ruth W a lker, Charlotte Davies, Ruth Chitty, Kathleen Wa lker ( captain ) , Marcelle Whittaker (vice-captain), Peggy McConchie, Yutha Thiemeyer, Dora Walker.

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1st HOCKEY XI. Left to Rig ht: Winnie Champion, Claire Strickland, Lila Monsbourg h , Ivy Spiller, M a rjori e Bee, Beth Craigie (vice-captain ), Fay Brown, Audrey Watt, Madorie Loats, Jean Shaw, Frances Fisher (captain).

1st BASEl:3ALL IX. Left to Right: Nancy Coghlan, Muriel Archbold, J e.an Perkins, Valerie Kerr, Marjorie Bryant ( captain), Kathleen Walker (vice-captain) , Ivy Spiller, Marian Gyl es, Lois Hamer.

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Marjorie Bryant (captain). Pitching sometimes err atic, but usually very good a nd swift. A sound bat, Marjorie has a good knowledge of the game, and is an excellent captain and coach.

Kathleen Walker (vice-captain). Safe hands, a good throw, an improve~ batter, Kach. makes a very good third base, wh e re she h as played consistently well.

Marian Gyles plays excellently as catcher, con• trolling the game well. A strong throw and a good b atter, she is always quick and alert.

Valerie Kerr has fairly safe h ands, but must learn to leave h er b a g for a wide throw. A fai r bat and a good throw, Val has played a steady game at first base.

Jean Perkins (second base). A safe pair of h a nds , a good throw, a n improved batter , and fast between bases, J ean is a very good allrounder.

Muriel Archbold (short stop) is a prordising p layer in a difficu lt position. Safe hands and a good batter, h e r knowledge of tactics is improving.

I vy Spiller, playing L.O.F., has safe hands, bur is too slow in her movements after a catch.

A steady and keen player, h er batting is improving.

Margery Strongman (C.O.F. ). S afe hands, a good throw, and a good bat, we miss Margery from the team this term.

Lois Hamer (C.O.F. ). A good throw, a strong bat, safe hands, Lois plays well in chis pos1t1on.

A good knowledge of the game , she makes a v e r y good emer gency catcher.

Nancy Coghlan (R.O.F.) has safe hands and a good throw. A good eye, Nancy knows how to pick the ball co hie.

Ac the beginning of t h e year we had some good individual players, but as a team they had a poor knowledge of tactics and very little combination, althoug h the battery was very g ood.

With regular diamond practice at recess, the infield work has become far more accurate; but t he outfields must learn to throw the ball in more quickly after a catch. Ac th e first A ssociati,,n match in · th e second round che team displ ayed a greater knowledge of the gam e, and a vascly improved side, they d efeated Melbourne Gram mar, 14 to 11 runs, after a well -cnnrPsted game.

- I.M .B.

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Notes.

Only three of the 1934 team returned chis year.

After training for several weeks, the following gi rls wer e selected :-Joan Parker (captain), Fay Brown, Lois Hamer, Noel H eley, Joyce J ewell, Gwen Jones, Frances Fisher, J ean P er kins. Unfortunately, Lois Hamer broke he r finger, and Gwen Jones left early in the term , but their places were ably filled by Marian Gyles and Lois Hocking.

We competed at St. Margaret's, R u yton, University, Melbourne Grammar, St. Catherine' s and our own sports, and were successful in win~ ning two firsts in the relay, including the most important event of the year, the Interschool Flag Race, at the University sports.

Our representative in th e I 00 yard s flat races , Joan Parker, ran consistently well, usually obta ining second place.

At the end of first term, Mr. a nd Mrs. Brown a nd Mr. a nd Mrs. Heley were goo d enough to drive us up to Ballarat, wh ere we spent a most en joyable day at the Girls' Grammar School, and succeeded in carrying off a si lver cu p.

In conclusion, we wish th e 1936 team the best of luck.

- J .P.

Tennis Notes.

As only four from last year 's team returned co school- one from each pair-th~ difficulty arose of selecting fo ur n ew p layers from a great numbe r of enthusiasts. These four finally chosen, the team set to work, under the weekly coaching of Mr. O ' Hara Wood, to retain the r ecord of the past eight year s.

However, othe r teams proved too stron g fo r us, a nd afte r some ver y eisciting a nd close matches we fina lly y ielded to P .L.C., whom we heartily congratulate on th eir vic tory.

The second and junior teams played several matc hes, and wer e usually v ictor ious.

The teams and Association r esults are as follows:-First T eam: K. Walker {captain), M. Whittaker, Y. Thie meye r, R . Chitty, R . Walker, C. Davies, D . Walker, P. McConchie; e mergency, B. Lever. S econd T eam: B. Lever, J. P e rkins, D. Mitch ell (captain), N. Nicholas, L. Vial, M. Nevile, L . McConchie, L. Carter.

Junior T eam: L. Barnett ( captain ), D. Whittake r , M. Smith, H. Teed, R. Walker, J . Eggleston, B. Tyas, J. Moon, N . H e ley.

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Association Matches-First Round.

M.L.C. v. M.C.E.G.G.S.-M.C.E.G.G.S., 2 rubbers, 5 sets, 40 games; M.L.C., 2 rubbers,. 4 sets, 4 5 games.

M.L.C. v. Geelong-M.L.C., 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 51 games; Geelon~, I set, 28 games.

M.L.C. v. P.L.C.- P.L.C., 3 rubbers, 6 sets, 47 games; M.L.C., I rubber, 3 sets, 30 games.

Second Round.

M.L.C. v. M.C.E.G.G.S. -M.C.E.G.G.S., 3 rubbers, 6 sets, 49 games; M.L.C., I rubber, 4 sets, 46 games.

M.L.C. v. Geelong-M.L.C., 3 rubbers, 6 sets.

46 games; Geelong, 3 sets, 38 games.

M.L.C. v. P .L.C. -M.L.C., 3 rubbers, 6 sets .

51 games; P .L.C., I rubber, 4 sets, 4 7 games.

In the interhouse tennis matches it so happened that h a lf the tea~ was in House II. and the other half in House VI., both of which teams contested the Senior finals. In the Middle and Junior sections there were some very good matches. The final results were:-Senior, House VI.; Middle, House IV.; Junior, House IV. During the first and second terms we played some very helpful practice matches against Fintona, Lauriston and St. Margaret ' s. A friendly match ag;_inst Wesley, which we were a ll enjoy· ir,g, and about wh ich the spectators were v ery enthusiastic, h a d to b e abandoned owing to rain, to the disappointment of all.

The second team played a round against the other Public Schools, a nd also other schools, winning eight out of its twelve m a tches.

Our promising juniors won every match they played.

We look forward to the schoo l championships, in the hope of finding several champions-to-be, for the tennis in the School is of high standard.

We should like to express our thanks to the following players, who came, at our convenience, t:> give us prac tice and experience:-Misses S. Whittaker, L. Smith, T . Cox, D. Stevenson, A. Nicholson, E. Whittington and Mrs. White.

-K.W. Schoolgirls' Championships.

The four from the team to represent the School in both singles a nd d o ubles this year at Kooyong we r e Kathleen Walker, Marcelle Whittaker, Yutha Thiemeyer and Ruth Chitty.

The first pair reached the quarter finals, and our second pair fought to the fin a ls , and then

were only beaten by a very narrow margin by the P.L.C. first pair, the score be ing 6-4, 1-6, 5-7. It is the sixth time we have been runners, up, but we live i n hope , a nd m eanwhile congratulate che deserving P.L.C. pair.

In the singles a ll four reach ed the third round, and Marcel and Yutha met in the semi-finals.

Yucha won che singles title, defeating Margaret Wilson, of P.L.C., 6-4, 5-6, 7-5, after a ver y exciting match, in which both g irls played sparkling tennis.

We confirm the laudatory remarks of the papers, and r ealise what a n asset Yutha has been to the team. She is our ni nth finalise, and our fourth winner in nine years.

From these results it is evident cha t the same high standard of tennis is being maintained in the School.

To chose who will play for the School in future years we p ass o n the torch, wishing chem every success.

-K.W.

Criticism of T ennis T eam.

Kathleen Walker (captain) shows stea dy general improvement. Her service is sometimes e rratic, and she is inclined to move too far back from the net, but she has persevered with her n ew style, and has played steadily throughout the season.

Marcelle Whiteaker (v ice-capt.) h as been unlucky this season. Her "forehand h as improved , but her overhead shots need more a tte ntion.

H e r ser vice is good.

Yutha Thi emeyer h as made splendid progress this season, but is still inclined to hang back coo far from the n et. Her strokes are good , but se r vice could be improved. Y uth a h as com bined very well with h e r partner.

Ruth Chitty has made good general improvement. She needs to get closer co the n et co volley, but with exper ie n ce will m ake an excelle nt player, as h e r strokes are g ood.

D ora Walker needs to use b ody weight w ith h e r swing a nd correct g rips for some strokes.

Her play has improved considerably, but she n eeds co mo ve more quickly.

Charlotte D av ies should swing more freely on her serv ice and fore hand drive, but h e r play is gen era lly much impr oved. She is quick on her f eet a nd a steady, reliable player.

SILVER AND GREEN. Ruth Walker is a little stiff in her action, but is making good progress. She needs to gain more confidence at n et, but combines with Charlotte to make a very steady pair.

Peggy McConchie still plays strokes with a loose wrist, but is improving. Her volleying is much better, and with more experience her~me will deve lop.

-I.M.B.

Basket-ball Notes.

Early in second term the basket-ball season opened, and, after much consideration, the fol- . lowing players were selected for the School team:- J oan Parker (captain), Lois Hamer, Lesley Horton, Marian Gyles, Jea n Perkins, Margery Strongman and Lois Vial.

The team played matches with P .L.C., St. Cathe rine's, Fintona a nd University High School, with the following results:M.L.C. v. P.L.C.-Won, 17-9.

M.L.C. v. St. Catherine's-Won, 25-8.

M .L .C. v. Fintona- Won, 15 -12.

M .L.C. v. Fintona-Lost, 16-18.

M .L.C. v. Universiry H .S.- Lost, 12- 16.

M.L.C. v. Staff-Won, 6-1.

Perhaps the most interesting match of a ll was the last mentioned, when, despite the strenuous opposition of the Staff, the School team was victorious.

The second VII., consisting of Joan Eltis ( captain) , Valerie Kerr, Phyllis Cerutty, Unice Harbert, Margery Rolls , Jean South and Jessie Wight, played several m atches, the results of which are as follows: M.L.C. v. P.L.C.-Won, 15-11.

M.L.C. v. St. Catherine's-Won, 23-10.

M.L.C. v. Fintona- - Won, 24-14.

M.L.C. v. Sc. Mark's-Won, 17-14.

M.L.C. v. St. Mark's- Won, 13-9.

M .L.C. v. University H.S.- Lost, 12 -18.

The third team, in which some of the younger girls wer e included, a lso played a coup le of m atches.

-J.P. Criticism of Basket-ball Team.

Joa n P a rker (0.W. ). A splendid captain, Joan plays a keen, quick, intelligent game, and combines excellently with h er d efence and centre.

Lois Hame r ( vice-capt.) (A.W.). Plays a splendid game both in attack and d e fence work.

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Margery Strongman (G.T. ) dodges ve ry well, is quick on the ball, and her goal throwing is very good at times.

Lesley Horton (A.) plays a quick game, but her goal throwing is inconsistent.

Jean P erkins ( C.). An excellent centre, Jean is quick on the centre bounce, jumps and dodges very well, and has a good combination with the r es t of the team.

Lois Vial (0.) combines very well with Marian Gyles ( G.K. ), whose accurate jumping is excellent. Both of these players improved considerably with match experience.

Always most enthusiastic, the team improved steadily thro u ghout the season, in spite of the inclemen cy of the weather.

The wings and centre were consistently good, the defence improved steadily, but, although the goal throwers received the ball well, their goal throwing was not always consistent.

-I.M.B.

Hockey Notes.

The hockey season opened at the beginning of second term, with only five of last year's team, Bech Craigie, Frances Fis her, C la ire Strickland, Lila Monsbourgh and Jean Shaw, but, owing to the keen interest now taken in ho ckey a nd the ii>creasing number of girls attendii>g practices, the vacai>t positioi>s were soon filled.

The first team coi>sisted of: Frances Fisher ( captaii>) , Beth Craigie (vice-captain). Claire Strickland, Ivy Spiller, Marjorie Loats, Lila Monsbourg h , J eai> Shaw, Audrey Watt. Winnie Champion, Marjorie Bee and Fay Brown.

There was also a second team, captained by P eggy Chinner captain).

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It is owing to the enthusiasm and keenness of the i>ew players that we have been able to form a second team, a nd now that more girls are begin ning to understand the rudiments of the g ame, it will not be long b efore it is one of the most important sports in the school. Playing hockey as a form sport has done much to t timulate interest.

We had our usual m;irch~, "3'1i>1st Ru}•ton this year, and were victorious, alth oug h they d ef eated our second team. Against the other

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M.L.C. v. Ruyton-Won, 10- 2.

M.L.C. v. Ruyton-Won, 14--.

M.L.C. v. P.L.C.-Lost, 2-1.

M.L.C. v. M.C.E.G.G.S.-Lost, 6-5.

M .L.C. v. P.L.C.- Losc, 4- 3.

M .L.C. v. Ruyton-Won, 2- 0.

A m atch was arranged with the Sco tch College Probationers, and we were easily defeated, che pace they sec being too hard and fast for our girls.

More interest was taken in the interhouse matches , where two teams were selected to represent each House, instead of one, as in former years. Th is enabled a greater number of girls co cake part in the game. House VI. provided the winning first team, and House V. the second.

A junior team has a lso been practising, and we hope next year co arrange matches for chem. Some promising juniors played r egula rly.

We who are leaving feel confident chat hockey will become more and more popular in the school.

-F.F. Criticism of Hock ey Team.

Frances Fisher (captain) (L.I.) has a very good variety of strokes, her stick work being very neat. Frances would play an excellent game if she kept her position.

Beth Craigie (vice-capt.) (C.H.B.). Stick work very good. Bech distributes the play well, but must learn to keep her position.

Lila Monsbourgh (L.W.) has played consistently in chis difficult position.

Clare Strickland (C.F.). A quick, steady player, Clare n eed s co vary her game more, as it lacks ini tiative.

Mar jorie Loats (R.I.) is a dependable player whose position work is very good. One of the most reliable m embers of the team.

Fay Brown (R.W.). Fay' s game h as improved chis season, h e r position work is good , but stick work is inaccurate.

I vy Spiller (L.H.B.). A conscientious and p e rsistent player. Ivy could improve h er tackling.

With more experience should play a very good game.

Winnie Champion ( R .H.B.). A keen, energetic player, Winnie's game has improved chis season.

Audrey Watt (L.B.) is a steady player, but her stick work is inaccurate .

J ea n Shaw (R.B.), whose stick work muse be improved, plays an erratic game, but combines well with Audrey.

Marjorie Bee (goalie) n eeds to come out from the goal more, but h er play has improved immensely chis seaso;...

The outstanding fault of the team is the lack of position play, which is the bas is of the game.

Individually the forwards are good, bu t they must learn the fundamental importance of combination, which is che essentia l in all team games.

The forwards need to make more of their opportunities in the goal circle, while the backs muse come up field more and cackle early, rather th a n wait for the opposing forwards to come to chem.

As a team, marked improvement was shown during the season.

-I.M.B. The members of all the spores teams wish to thank sincerely Miss Blaxla nd, Miss Foote and Miss P e rrin for their encouragement and inspiring direction throughout the year.

-F.F.

Prominent Sayings of Prominent People. ttPush on." " You're my last hope." uSay?" "Now we come to the pith of che m a tter."

1 ' M-m-m-m-m-oo!'' " Go 'way, Polly Ann! " nHave another!" " Bye the bye, girls." " Please remember where-you are."

"Oh, la! la!" ''Sort of - -" "It's a long story.,.

"Rubbish!" " Good boys!" ttAh, ma pauvre enfant!,, "Where's my wife?"

"You most be moost particular · "Pull chat out, g irl! " " So much for that." " Now all sit down like fatn es • uTiger!" " How g hastly!"

"Isn 't ic pathetic?"'

-Anon.

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Can. tt: erbury Branch School "CARISBROOK." The year 1935 has been one of marked progress in every direction.

Our numbers have steadily increased, and many fresh avenues of interest have been created by which our gir'.s have found power of expression and development.

Throug hout the year the girls have exhibited a keen spirit at their studies, and we can.not speak too highly of our prefects, who have done so much to encourage everyone in this direction.

Early in the year our girls attended the swimming sports a t the K ew Baths, and tried their skill in the water along with many clever ones from the Hawthorn M.L.C. A little later came our Annual Sports, on the College oval, in conjunction with the g irls from the parent school. As usual, our girls entered with zest, and were rewarded by gaining some certificates.

In the Junior Sports they a lso acquitted themselves in fine style, and are looking forward to r eceiving the well-earned certificates soon.

In tennis a nd basket-ball, etc., the same keenn ess is displayed, and the playing courts ring with happy laughter as the girls put forth their b est effort in th ese directions week by week.

Many excursions have been made to widen and d eepen the pupils' interest in geogr aphy, history, art, nature study, etc., and these, besides making a pleasant innovation in the u sual scho ol routine, afford food for thought along fresh avenues.

The artistic side of education is not forgotten.

Our scholars a r e lear ning to appreciate beauty of form and colour. Their efforts were rewarded by receiv ing a special ce rtificate for about twenty specimens of pastel work, w hic h they exhibited in the Memorial Hall a few weeks ago.

During the year many p roj ects were su ccessfully carried out by the scholars, which proves wha t an amazing amount of general knowledge can b e imparted and retained by the modern young folk.

Musica l appreciation lessons are looked for• ward to week by week. The girls are i,;raduallv r ealising the beauty and power of music in !if~, and what true joy it can g ive.

Our little tots are a lso doing their share in this direct ion with their Percussion Band, under a juvenile conductress.

Our Annual Church Service, which was held in the Methodist Church, Balwyn Road, Canterbury, was a very happy one, conducted by the R ev. John W. Grove, M.A. Our girls shared in th e service by rendering sacred so los and songs, whi ch were much ap preciated by a large congregation.

The girls have responded in their usual gen e r ous way to appeals for variou s charitable institutions, and many grateful lette rs of acknowledgment have told us how our gifts have helped to meet the need and have been appreciated.

We are now busy pre paring for our concert, which is to be held on 3rd December in the Memorial Hall, Canterbury, so we have some very busy weeks a h ead till we close for holidays at Christmas.

We wish to thank the parents for all the help a nd interest they have shown throughout the year, and also th e P a r e n ts' Association, for th e fine h elp it h as given in many ways.

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Catto Branch ELSTERNWICK. 1935 shows a year of cont inued progress a:-id development for che Fred. J. Cato Branch, with marked increase in numbers.

During the Christmas vacation consider able extension s wer e made to the School buildings.

Two n e w classrooms, a n up-to-d ace la vatory block, with shower rooms and dressing rooms, a nd a finely-appointed tuck shop, now complete the block, which was begun two years ago.

Consequent upo n the increase in num !.:.e: s, extensive alte rati ons and addition s were made to the junior cloak room, which is now much more spacious a nd well supplied with lockers.

The improve m en ts m a de co the spor:s ground h ave provided a mple facilities for che various te ams.

Rey nolds, B. Smi th, B . Staurenghi, I . Emery.

Athletics: I. Emery. Sports colours h ave been won by F . White ( te nnis a nd basket-b31l), P. Perrin and B. Smith (basket-ball).

A short service was held on 25th April, to comm emor ate Anac Dazy. The School rendered appropriate h ymn s, a nd Dr. P allor gave a n address, str essing the spirit of service to mankind.

The S choo l has responded very gen e r o u sly to the various egg and jam appeals made by the hospitals, a nd to the annual appea l for funds to the Blind Institute . The juniors have aga in mad e sing le:s and jumpers for the South M e lbourne Missi on, as well as sending a substantial dona tion , the r esult of a luncheon-hour concert.

The j uniors rece ived a visi t from Re v. L. I. P e rkins, who thanked them for their muchappr eciated efforts.

The office-bearers for 1935 are:-School capta in, B. Staur enghi ; house captains, Kawaran, B. Great activity was displayed by the whole Cole; Kerrie, J. P a rker ; Kiccani, V. Reece; KooSchool over t he sale of buttons for the Babies' yong, M. Good. Form captains, V.A, B . Sta uHome on W a ttle D a y. W e also joined with re nghi; L .V, D. Rickards; V .B , F. Whi:e; V.C, the secondary g irls' schools' effort in connection R . Willia ms ; IV.A, M . Orames; IV.B, N. Dawe;;; with the Prince Henry Hospital Appe::il.

III., M . Sickle more; II. , S . Strahan; Form I. Form V.B has interested itself in the Kinde rand K .G ., J . M onahan. Sports captain s: B asegarten Holid ay Home. They gave an e xcellent ball, I. Williams ( first term ), B . Smith ( third luncheon-hour conce rt in aid of its funds. Later ter m); tennis, F . White; basket-ba ll , P . P e rrin; on, during third te rm, owing to the kindly running , I. Emery. This year, for che first time, inte r est of some o f t h e p a re nts, who are prov idwe competed in full in the various activities of in g cars, the form is to visit the H ome. In the Girl s' Schools Association of Victoria. We second term the senior girls were tal,en to sec secured third pl ace in the swimming and ath" Ju lius Caesar " and " Midsumme r Night's letic sports. In b aske:-ba:I, unde r the able tuiDream," and thoroug hly enjoyed both plays. tion of Miss S and ers a nd Miss Drake, we came second, completing a most successful season of • Many of the seniors atte nded Dr. Kagawa's lecture in the Town H all. Th ey h ave a lso heard seven wins, cwo draws, and one defeat. The Professor Russo lectu r e on Japan, and Dr. tennis matches of the Association a re not yet Bertram Thom as, the fa mous exp lorer, speak completed. of his experiences in Arabia. The Inte rnati onal Early in t h e first term of n ext y2a r we intend Pageant of the Leagu e of N a tions was atten c' ed h o ldin g our first swimming sports, whi ch , like by the senior g irls, a nd a large group enjoyed the athletic spor ts, will be for interhouse chamthe concert f o r schools, organised by the Auspionship. Mr. S. E. Armstrong h as presented tralian Broadcasting Commission. a cup for House championship, and Mr. A. G. Ove r end two cups, for senior and i).rnior cham·• Interesting excursions to the Museum and cerpionship. The matc h es whi c h we h ave played ta in industrial firms h ave been organised for with the boarde r s of the main school h ave bee n the juniors.

During second term Miss Duncan spoke t o very e n joyable.

Sports blazers h ave b een awarded as follows: the senior f orms, outlining the activities of the - T en nis: F. White, R. Williams, V. Reece, B. League of Nations. As a r esult of h e r visit, a Shaw . . Basket- b all: P. P e rrin , F. White, M. junior branch of the Austral ian League of

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Nations Union was form ed . Office-bearers are as follows :-President, J . Parker; secretary, V. Reece; treasurer, B. Staurenghi. The m embers h ave held meetings regularly, keen interest has been di splayed, and much has been learnt of international affairs. On L eague of Nations Day Mrs. Kuntzen gave an interesting account of life and customs in Czecho-Slovakia. The School was honoured by a brief v isit from the Crown Prince of Tonga, accompanied by Rev. J. W . Grove, M .A., LL.B., and Rev. G. A. Judkins.

Music r esults for this year have been very satisfactory.

They are as follow:-M. Orames, Grade VI., hons. ; C. Ellis, Grade VI., credir; J .

Bagnall, Grade V., c r edit.

Our Sports Day was held on 26th October, a nd competition for House championship was keenly contested throughout the afternoon, the issue being in doubt till the fina l event. We reg retted the absence of the Canterbury Branch of M.L.C., but were very jubilant over our School's success in the interschools flag race.

The interhouse ath letic championship (S. Odgers Cup) was won by Kerrie, captain J. Parker. The cup for senior championship,

presented by June Braddock, was won by I. Emery; the junior cup, presented by Mrs. G. Forrest Davies, was won by R. Williams, and the Kindergarten championship cup, presented

by Rose mary Williams, was won by M . Wallace.

We would like to express our appreciation to many of the parents, who h elped to make our Sports Day such a successful gathering. Messrs.

Pearce, Burkill, Armstrong, Roberts and Overend very kindly officiated in the startin g and judging of events.

The displa y of n eedlework and h a ndwork was much admired by o ur visitors.

On Armistice Day, 11th November, Dr. Pallot conducted a short service of remembrance.

This year the School has suffered a n inestimable l oss in the passing of the late Fred. J . Cato, Esq. His keen interest in the School's welfare expressed itself in munificent generosity, extending over a period of five years. To him we owe th e purchase of our magnificent property and the many additions, a lterations and improvements, all of which have added considerably to the general efficiency of the School. For all he h as done for us we are deeply grateful, a nd the School will ever cherish his memory.

J11Jnior School, Hawthorn

and green paper frocks for th e little ones to wear in their item, "Daffadowndilly." 'fhey also sewed little green caps to wear in their fairy play called "The Mist Cap. " In Form III. the mothers helped to make some of the dresses f or the play, which was about a naughty king.

We played in the P ercussion B and, and some of the girls dressed u p and acted in a miming play called "Jilly J enkin." We sang songs and ended a pleasant aftern oon with the play, " Sing a Song of Sixpence."

- L eonore Marsh, 9 years, House I.

The Band Work.

I would like to tell you about musical appr eciation. Our teach e r ' s n ame is Miss Fone, and she gives us very nice work. We have the band, when two girls put out the instruments and prepare the room for the class. We also have mus ic dicta tion, which we all like very much; in fact, I like dictation better than band work. Miss Fone gives us music on Mondays and Thursdays.

I have a triangle of my own, and I play it at home with my sister, who plays the piano for me. We had a concert last term, and Form III.A played in it.

-Beverley Urwin, 10 years, House III.

The Concert.

We h e ld a little Junior School concert in May, and many of o ur mothers came to see our items.

We worked hard to get ready for it. We painted little pictures on pretty art paper for our program mes, which were to be sold in aid of the Inland Mission. III.A girls made yellow

My Garden.

I h ave a little garden, Of which I ' m very fond, It's full of lovely flowers, And also has a pond.

The flowers are so pretty, All colours bright and gay, Within the pond are fishes, Splashing in their play.

- - Betty L e Pine, age 9 years, House IV.

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Voice of the School To the Editress of "Silver and Green ."

Dear Madam, As a British citizen, I prefer British to American p r o ducts. This applies to games, as we ll as othe r things, such as sp ellin g, etc .

Why should we play an American game, base• b a ll, when there is a superior game, cricket, which is British? Cricket gives the amateur m o re suc• cess, as with the flat side of the bat one can (more or less) direct the ball wh ere one chooses.

With base b a ll, howeve r, the ball eit h er evades the club a ltogeth er, fli es off at a tangent to be a " fowl," or rushes into che waiting h a nds of the fieldsmen . The amateur hitter cannot, with a baseball club, send che ball in a specified direction . Cricket is fairer, too , in that every mem• ber of both teams must bat, or the game is drawn.

Hoping that I make my desires clear, I am.Yours faithfully, "Cricketer."

To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Dear Madam,Although I am in the habit of having a cold shower every morning, it is most annoying to receive three or four unrequired ones each d a y.

Such is my frequent experience. While bending low down o ver the bubble-tap in the quadrangle, one's face is abruptly assaulted by a strong, icy jet of water, because one happens to use a little too muc h pressure in turning on the tap.

Is such an insult inevitable on every occasion when one approaches the ta p unwarily in quest of "Adam's ale"?

It is indeed gen erous of the Melbourne Water Works to provide u s with such an adequate supp ly of water, but if the authorities only real:sed how humiliate d one f eels when one r eceives a strong stream full in the face, I fee l sure that they would withdraw some of the evidence of their libera lity.

Will you p lease place these words of complaint before the eyes of the very considerate school authorities, in order that, in future, we m ay n o t receive unexpected shower b a ths in our moments of unwariness?-! am, yours in humiliation, "Geyser."

(Obviously your morning showers invigorate

you to such an extent chat your attacks on the ta p are somewhat coo strenuous.

Why not r ese rve your energy for a more worthy cause ? Ed. )

To the Editress of "Silver and Green ."

Dear Madam, Consider the m a ny evils which have threatened us in the past. Medicate on the evils which still haunt our paths. Then, and then only, r ead on.

This noble College has a peanut machine.

Doubtless you, Madam, are aware of chis fact, but have you ever paused co consider the dire effect it is having on the tender lives which are being moulded here? Monkeys in captivity are fed on peanuts, and, unfortunately, so are m a ny of the readers. Only the application of a little imagination is necessary co fores ee the results of such a diet. Think of the ·future generations of M.L.C. girls, who must g r a dually, but inevitably, acquire the characteristics of monkeys, and, ipso facto, their appearance. Think of chem, not girls, but Missing Links. Imagin e them on the hockey field or playing tennis, or as mem• hers of the School Choir. Even imagine one of them as senior prefect !

Remember, Madam, the longer this insidious machine is in the School the g reater its hold will become. Act, I implore you, at once. Forget the profits! What are profits compared with human souls?-Yours in hope, "Only One-Half-P enny."

(This is indeed a serious m atter . Immed iate action will doubtless b e taken to safeguard your bea u ty.-Ed.) To the Editress of " Silver and Green."

D ear Madam,There is a dark a nd treacherous tribe in this School, which, according to the laws of natural selection, should have b eco m e extinct during the Pliocene era. They are known as the Autograph Hunters. Th ese primitive creatures lie in wait in their lairs for any unsuspecting member of th e staff or other defenceless creature, a nd descend on h e r , waving and thrusting into her h a nd curious weapons fi lled with a black fluid.

SILVER AND GREEN. They keep up this attack, making gibbering sounds the while, until she has expressed some of the fluid on the surface of another implement called a n autograph book. The victim, almost on the verge of collapse, is then released. Is it not possible that this inhumane race could be excluded from our midst or protection afforded again st their practices? At least in a civilised country such as ours proper care should b e taken of the victims.-! am, yours truly, uHumanitarian."

(Is not this a case of "survival of the fittest"?

- Ed.) To the Editress of "Silver and Green."

D ear Madam,- · I wish to draw attention to the fact that it is with great inconvenience we travel to and from school in crowded conveyances. Will it always be n e cessary for us to use tram or train, while girls of other well-known schools h a ve the pleasure of a comfortable parlour coach?Y o urs hopefu lly, "Str ap-Han ger."

(Strap-hanging, I believe, is excellent for strengthening the biceps a nd for d eveloping the sense of balance. It is thought inadvisable to deny you such opportunities of d evelopment.

Also, coaches run to a strict and early timetable. No staying to watch matches then!-Ed.) To the Editr ess of " Silver and Green."

D ear Madam,Seldom do I raise my voice in protest, but when driven to distraction one's vocabulary and inventive genius rise to th e top like the proverbial cork. In fact, the cause of my annoyance needs a stopper of some description.

Whe n the powers are examining me, in order to ascertain the quality of my absorptive ability, a nd my thoughts are rudely interrupted by the prolonged squel of the tap in the studio above me, my first impulse is to scream, " Turn that off!

How can I think?"

Can the school authorities have a notice placed on the tap for would-be drawers of water to "smother the squeal"?

Upon m a king inquiries, I learn from a fairly re liable source that a halfpenny leather washer would go a long way to curing the tr ouble, and I feel sure that such an expenditure would be warrante d whe1:1 consideration is g iven to better

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results obtained in examinations.-! am, Yours with a wail.

"Jonah."

(If you consider the possible improvement in your exams. to be worth a halfpenny, why not contribute the washer yourself?-Ed .

To the Editress of "Silver and Green ."

Dear Madam,W ould it be possible to have wire netting put over the fives courts? If you could rest!ise how many balls I lose a year (not counting the hours wasted in looking for the m ), and the cost of tennis balls, I am sure you would see it is necessary.-Yours, etc., uTennis Enthusiast." ( It is trials such as these that teach us to be more careful. " Not failure, but high aim, is crime," as a poet once remarked.-Ed.) To the Editress of " Silver and Green ."

Dear Madam,May I ask why the r egulation b louse must consist of a h igh n eck and stric tly a tie? . It certainly has no advantages, b u t many disadvantages. For instance, it does not look as nice as a sports neck, with the collar worn outside the blazer colla r, which breaks the monotony between the dark winter hat and the blazer.

This would prevent the blazer collar from getting shiny and covered with hair, especially of the girls with plaits. If SP,Orts blouses were allowed, it would prevent extra expense of buying at least o n e new tie a year. On a hot day the outside public, and even the staff, wear low open-neck frocks, while we do unnecessary suffering under the heat. In the winter weather we are apt to catch a chill if we change into a frock with a low neck, as many of us do after school.

So really, why do we wear hig h -n eck blouses with ties?

"2 Y's UR." (May I point out to "2 Y's U R" that she would not be "2 Y 's" to let h e r regulation blouse "consist of a high neck and strictly a tie"however strict the tie? A sleeve or two is advisable, and something back and front.

This correspondent is clearly more concerned with collars than composition. As for "unnecessary suffering under the h eat," has she not yet heard of the new summer green silk frock, or that short-sleeved blouses are permitted in summer?

- Ed.)

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To the Edii:ress of " Silver and Green."

D ear Madam,For many years the S chool has voiced its disapproval of the mournful aspect of its uniform.

The unsuita bility of dark colours for "happy schoolgirls" and of serge for summer clothes has frequently been pointed out.

But n ow, "the o ld order changeth, yielding p lace to n ew.'' May I be permitted to express the overwhelming joy with which I perceive the drab ranks broken h ere and there by a silken dress of silvery green? The fi les in the quad. no longer resemble a colony of millipedes, for the monotony of black appendages is, now relieved by touches of peaceful g r ey. Our hands cease ·to be enshrouded in blackness, being g r acefully clothed in soft grey instead. The convenience of short-s leeved sports blouses and the extra shade offered by the new summer hats a r e an advantage physically, to say nothing of th e improved a ppearan ce of the wearers.

It is hoped that the r eformation will extend even to winter uniform, wh e re there is still much room fo r improvement.-Your;, etc., ctApprover."

(For these kind wo~ds-much thanks.-Ed.) To the Editress of " Silver · and Green."

Dear Madam,May I be permitted to inqui re why the rabbits, which died by violence some months ago, should sti ll be a llowed ro offend th e outlets of the olfactory systems of those wh o a r e r equired to spend the best part of their time at sc h ool in the laboratory? · How have they offended to be subjected to such punishment (meanin g, of course, the ou tlets)?

And is it not strange that those that dwell with in the laboratory shou ld be forced to rely fo r heat in Winter on Bunsen burners covered with wire gauze mats, when for a ver y small outlay electric radiators could be installed, as in the other parts of the School?

I also mention in passing the extra strain o n the vocal chords and respirato ry systems of the above su ffer ers, cau sed by h aving to combat the noise from the gymnasiu-m below.-Yours, etc., "Poor, Patient Sufferer.''

(These lamentable facts arouse a co~sider able"· amount of editoria l sympathy. Do not abandon hope.-Ed.)

T o the Editress of "Silver and Green."

Your H onour, Allow me to transport you to icy r ealms where biology floats upon the a ir of the cold, draughty laborato ry; where, alas, science h as not yet been applied to g ive the suffering students the merest of physical comfor ts, nor to exclude them from the disturbing sounds below of human beings generating heat. And, moreover, are these students to be blamed if, at the end of th e lesson, they are left with somewhat strange i mpressions? " The history of man is age-old, wrapped in mysticism . Man,. a primitive forest creature , woke in the dim d awn of dreadful day in h is precarious dwelling among the tree-tops to the soun d of DOUBLE MARCH-and yet man struggled a nd gained possession of-ARMS UPWARD STRETCH. He migrated swiftly from the f orests, across t h e grass lands, and heard afar off, the call of ONE, TWO AND THREE; O NE TWO AND THREE. Fear _reigned supreme in the heart of man; he was ever a lert for the soft pad of BANG, PLONK. F ire, the d iscovery of which h e h a d made by a mira culous accident, provided his only means of protection against FORWARD BEND. · By means o f fire he learnt to cook, EYES RIGHT. . ."

Madam, is this fair? I s it conducive to i~tellectu a J effort?- Hoping for OPEN RANKS. "Suffering Student.''

Yours, etc.,

Acknowledgement of Contemporaries.

The Editress wish es t o acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following magazines: - "The Brook," " Th e Carey Chronicle," "Chronicles of St. Peter's Girls," " The Collegian," uCoo-ee," ttFintonian," ttGirls' Gram mar School Notes," " The I vanarian," " The Lauristonian," " The _Melbourne Technical College Magazine," "The Melburnian," " T he Mitr e," "The Michaelian," "The Newingtonian," uPallas,." uPatchwork," uThe P egasus," "Wesley Col1ege Chronicle," "The Woodlands Magazin.e," and any others which may have been inadvertently omitted.-Editcir . :.

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