Lucernian vol 1 no 10 december 1927 reduced

PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' COLLEGE GEELONG

THE LUCERNIAN

Vol. 1, No. 10

DEC., 1927

THE LUCERN IAN The MAGAZINE of the PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' COLLEGE GEELONG.

Editor: KITTY McLENNAN. Editorial Committee: MARION PARISH, . MAVIS CHERRY, NANCY CARSTAIRS, JOYCE SMITH.

Q3cetong : Adams & Nantes, Printers, Ryrie Street.

Office-Bearers The_ Head Mistress (Miss G. Pratt, M. A. Dip. Ed.) is the Patron of all School Clubs and Societies.

PREFECTS : Edith Leigh (Read), Thelma Pettitt, Kitty McLennan, Gwen Morgan, Marion Parish, Margaret Salter, Moira Rankin, Marion Cameron.

FORM CAPTAINS : Form VI., Kitty McLennan. Form V., Erva Hirst. Form V.A, Winsome Hendy.

REMOVE, Jean McCurdy and Fanny Callan. Form IV.c, Kathleen Badger. Form IV.B, Lorna Gill.

Form 'ILE and III.A, Form IV.A, Margaret Simpson.

Glynis Parish.

SPORTS

CAPTAIN :

Gwen Morgan.

VICE-CAPTAIN : Marion Cameron.

SPORTS COMMITTEE : Thelma, Pettitt, Margaret Salter, Margaret Garrett.

ARDENS HOUSE : Captain, Thelma Pettitt. Vice-Captain, Hazel Bumpstead.

ROSLYN HOUSE :

Captain, Margaret Garrett. Vice-Captain, Valmui Thomas.

HARRIS HOUSE : Captain, Gwen Morgan. Vice-Captain, Erva Hirst.

LAwsoN fr ousE Captain, Margaret Salter. Vice-Captain, Nancy Keays.

LIBRARIANS : Thelma Pettitt, Kitty McLennan, Margeret Garrett, Dorothy Wilby.

MUSEUM CURATORS : Marianne Pettitt, Dorothy Wilby.

CHRISTIAN UNION :

President, Miss Dunoon. Vice-President, Miss Oman. Recording Secretary, Kitty McLennan. Corresponding Secretary, Edith Leigh. Treasurer, Thelma Pettitt.

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University Notes

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EDITORIAL. 4gr HIS publication of the Lucernian marks a memorable time in the history of our magazine.

For the first time it is coming from Morongo.

In Australia there is a growing tendency towards bringing schools into the country—some are on the outskirts of the city, where the advantages of town and country life are combined, others are far away in the country or the bush. Several years must pass before a school is firmly established, but sooner or later thcre comes a crisis in its development when a change has to be made, or everything will be at a standstill. Buildings must be added to, and greater space for sports' fields is necessary. It is usually then that the move from the town to the country takes place, unless, of course, there is room for expansion in the old site.

It is eight years since our School began at Roslyn, and for eight years we have been establishing the tradition for the future. We have left Roslyn behind, but we have not left behind the spirit of the school created by the girls who have belonged to Roslyn. The spirit of a school is formed by those who live in the school, but beautiful surroundings do play a great part in the development of this spirit, and in the atmosphere of quiet and

serenity which surrounds us at Morongo it should grow and become something deeper and stronger. No school in our country has ever had more splendid prospects before it than ours. It is in our hands to make or to mar its success.

Bell Post Hill ! How much of the history of the surrounding country lies in these three words. About 1860 the present house was built. The bell which warned the pioneers of an attack by blacks now calls their grand-daughters into morning prayers and studies. The historic atmosphere alone should set an ideal before us—an ideal which will make us worthy of those brave and dauntless men and women who have blazed the trail for us.

Those of us who have lived at Morongo for eight months have felt its magic. We have felt the thrill of a fresh new day when we have seen the sun rise across the dreaming waters, and we have stood on the deep green slopes of the golf links as the shadows of the gums have slowly lengthened, and watched the changing colours on the horizon, and the misty blue of the You Yangs ; and we have stood for what seemed like an eternity and drunk it all in, then carried it all away in "that

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inward eye" which will not let us forget it. And we have thanked God from the depths of our hearts for the beauty He has set around us.

We cannot live surrounded by anything beautiful or anything good without its making a lasting impression upon our lives, and so we take from this our school something which will be of great value to us in the years ahead.

Fortunate are those who will enjoy this beauty and spaciousness from the beginning of their school life, while those who

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have known Morongo for one year only will still carry away with them an imperishable memory.

What "Alpha of the Plough.' said of "Gardens," we feel to be true of Morongo : "It is not ponderable things alone that are found there, but the great wonder of life, the peace of nature, the influences of sunsets and seasons and of all the intangible things to which we can give no name, not because they are small, but because they are outside the compass of our speech."

Informal Opening of Morongo.

The Presbyterian Girls' College began lowed by a scriptural passage and prayer its life at Morongo on February 16th of by the Chairman. this year. The new school rooms were then being built, and work was to be Miss Pratt gave a brief address. She carried on in temporary quarters pending said how difficult she found it to express their completion. No official opening could take place before the main school feelings which were deep. The occasion was a very special one, and it was hard building was ready, but it was only natur„: that the first Assembly should be to say that which was fitting. When the of the nature of a formal opening. And College began seven years ago they wonso, in the warm sunshine of that summer dered what the future held. Even those day in February, the pupils of the school, with the wildest hopes could not imagine members of the College Council, staff, old the school being housed in such a beautigirls and interested friends gathered upon ful place as "Morongo." It was difficult the lawn in front of the old Morongo to imagine a place with more beautiful homestead, and an impressive ceremony surroudings. Pupils and staff should took place in a most picturesque setting. work well and live well, so - that they The sounds of building, and the sight of would be worthy of their new home. It workmen, gave promise of what later was was, indeed, the beginning of a new and wonderful era in the history of the Colto be Morongo school. lege. The expansion of the school had The Rev. C. Neville (College Chap- been great, but they looked forward to lain) presided. The ceremony began with greater service and usefulness in the futthe singing of the "Old Hundredth," fol- ure.

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Rev. J. B. Rentoul said that on such a beautiful morning the only thing needful to complete the romantic picture was the fairies. Sir James Barrie, speaking in Aberdeen, had referred to the Public School and University life of England.

He had stated that, with all his imagination, education, and artistic touch, he could not describe the mysterious light which moved out from Public School and University life. Sir James had felt the strange power as others had felt it. He was glad to be speaking to Public School girls on such an auspicious occasion. Behind him a solid monument was arising.

He was not so much concerned with that, however, for that was in good hands ; but he wanted to remind them of another building.

The building begun in days gone by had languished, and its walls had not risen because facilities had been narrowed by bricks and mortar. Now they were going to commence to build that mysterious and wonderful home, the spiritual and moral house which made the Public School life of Australia. It was very mysterious, and its walls were apparently very delicate, but he wanted the girls to remember that they were offered splendid opportunities. He was confident they would build as never before, and from the windows of their house would shine a light which would never be dimmed. He urged them to put their very life's blood into creating one of the temples of education which would make Australia a freer country than it was. He hoped they would catch the glow of the altruistic spirit. By so doing they would accomplish something for their country.

They should live for their school, and help other girls who might need their aid.

Mrs. 0. L. Batten said that Old Girls were delighted to be present on such an occasion. The Association was a small body, but its members were willing to do their utmost for the College. She con-

gratulated the School on its success, and made special reference to Dorothy Adams, a pupil who had distinguished herself, and who is going to the University. On behalf of the Old Girls' Association, Mrs. Batten presented to the school a clock and pedestal.

In thanking- the Old Girls for their gifts, Miss Pratt remarked that they had already done much for the College. Their constant support and lively interest had lightened the task of the Council and the staff considerably. It was pleasing that the life of the school had been unbroken.

Dorothy Adams went to the University with the best wishes of all associated with the College. The present girls had something to aim at. If they did their best they would have the opportunity of doing as Dorothy Adams had done.

At the suggestion of Miss Pratt, hearty cheers were given for the departing student.

Mr. Rentoul was thanked for his address.

Mr. Neville announced that the President of the College Council (Hon. H. S. W. Lawson, M.L.A.) had sent a message apologising for his absence. Mr. Lawson had stated he would have liked to be present, but that his absence was unavoidable.

He had sent his best wishes for the prosperity of the College.

The new and old teachers were welcomed by the chairman and Miss Pratt.

Cheers were given for the School, the Council, Old Girls and friends of the College.

The ceremony concluded with the Benediction and the National Anthem, For the Presbyterian Girls' College, the work of 1927 was about to begin.

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Official Opening of Morongo.

Thursday, October 27th, is a day not feel an especial interest in their institulikely to be forgotten by those interested tion. "Morongo" did derive its traditions in the history of the Presbyterian Girls' from Scotland, and they hoped to be true College, Morongo. The imposing school to the traditions and love of education for building was then officially declared open which Scotland was famous. They gave

by His Excellency the Governor-General. the warmest of welcomes to His ExcelThe ceremony was an inspiring one. lency, and had great pleasure in inviting About two thousand people assembled in him to open the school. the grounds, below the portico of the Lord Stonehaven, as he rose to speak, school. Brilliant sunshine added to the beauty of the Morongo grounds, and the was given three cheers. In his speech he magnificent panorama of the city of Gee- emphasized the national importance of long and Corio Bay which extends below education. Nothing, he said, was more important than training the young men Bell Post Hill. and the young women in such a way as An interesting feature of the ceremony to fit them to discharge the splendid was that it was broadcast by 3LO. responsibilities that went with their Upon the arrival of Lord Stonehaven, glorious heritage. the band played the National Anthem.

Lord Stonehaven also stressed the His Excellency, on his way up to the portico, inspected a Guard of Honour, value of the religious aspect of schools formed by sixty Girl Guides attached to such as this, where young women were P.G.C., and a troop of Boy Scouts from brought up in the religion of their mothcrs. He was glad his own particular form Geelong College. of religion played its part so well.

Proceedings opened with the singing of Another reason for his being glad to the "Old Hundredth," after which a dedicatory prayer. was offered by the Rev. T. come to the- school was that he realised J. Riddle, the Acting-Chaplain of the the important part that women were going to play in the affairs of the world. . school.

Their position had changed considerably The Hon. H. S. :W. Lawson, M.L.A.,. from what it had been, and world conPresident of the College Council, as chair- tinue to change. It was the duty of those man, welcomed His Excellency on behalf responsible to see that the change was of the pupils, the staff, the Council one for the better. The school aimed at and friends. He said how, honoured they equipping young Australian women for felt that His Excellency had found. it the discharge of vitally important funcpossible to be with them.

They knew tions, and he wished it the greatest posthat he, in his exalted position, had to sible measure of success. take an interest in matters that concerned The history of the Presbyterian Girls' the well-being of the Empire, yet they would like to believe that, because of the College was already splendid, as testified country from which he came, he might by the large number of Girl Guides, by

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the support the school was receiving, by munity. Young people should be taught the record established by Dorothy Adams the difference between freedom and in the Leaving Honour examinations. licence, and it was in these schools that Referring to the beauty of the site they would be taught this difference. chosen for the school, Lord Stonehaven The - Moderator wished all success to said, "I cannot help thinking that the Morongo ; he felt sure it would eclipse the young people who spend some very im- glories of its past. pressionable years of their lives in the deMr. Lawson, in submitting a resolution lightful surroundings before us will ab- of gratitude to His Excellency, spoke of sorb a sense of the grandeur, of the spac- the future of Morongo. He passed in reiousness, and the greatness of Australia, view the record in the minutes of the and a sense of their responsibilities, their Presbytery of the first resolution, moved rights, and their good fortune in being by Mr. Pettitt, as to initiation of the moveable to play a part in this great land." ment for the establishment of the school, In conclusion, His Excellency wished the renewal of the movement in 1918, the the school the greatest possible success, establishment of the Presbyterian Girls' and added that he had the greatest pleas- College in 1920. He spoke of all that had ure in declaring the new buildings open. been done since then, but said there still Mr. T. J. Buchan, on behalf of the remained much to do. The Council gatharchitects (Messrs. Laird and Buchan), ered confidence from its knowledge of the presented to Lord Stonehaven a gold key civic spirit of the community in particuand paper knife combined. The key had lar, and people interested in education a College crest, with motto in the centre, throughout the State. Mr. Lawson then and was engraved with the words, "Pre- asked those present to carry, in the sented to the Rt. Hon. Lord Stonehaven, heartiest possible way, the vote of thanks P.C., G.C.M.G., D.S.O., Governor-General to His Excellency for his presence. of Australia, on opening the Presbyterian Three additional cheers were given, and Girls' College, Geelong, on October 27th, a vote of thanks accorded the Moderator.

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At the conclusion of the. ceremony, the The building was thereupon opened. guests were entertained at afternoon tea.

Then followed an address by the Mod- The rooms on he ground-floor of the erator of the Presbyterian Church of Vic- house had been charmingly decorated toria (Rt. Rev. D. Millar), who, on behalf with flowers by friends of the school, and of the Presbyterian Church, congratu- several large rooms in the school buildlated the Council of the school on their ings were also used for the purpose. selection of Morongo. He was delighted As the crowd of guests gradually diswith the space around him—the authorities had followed the example of British persed, those left at Morongo realised that schools, which were characterised by con- an historic and unforgettable day had sideration for the physical and moral wel- come to an end. fare of the students. He considered a school like this one existed for the purEditor's Note. We are indebted to the pose, of course, of giving general education, but essentially upon the great "Geelong Advertiser" for the reports of truth that religion was a stimulant and a the speeches contained in the above artirestraint for the young life of the com- cles,

OPENING OF MORONGO.

His Excellency, Lord Stonehaven, passing through the Guard of Honour.

Kindergarten Event—Sports Day.

Group of Competitors.

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SCHOOL NEWS. We have all derived great enjoyment and benefit from concerts which have been given throughout the year by musical artists, under the organization of Miss Gladys McDovyall.

Last year, Miss Rivett, who is principal of a girls' School in Calcutta, paid us a visit, and talked to us about he own girls and the work of Rabindranath Tagore in India. Last term we received from the school two letters and a packet of crayon and pencil drawings, together with some jute and rice for the Museum. Several of the girls are now busy stencilling and sketching Australian animals and flowers to send in return.

This term an enthusiastic choir has been formed. The anthem, "My Father, for Another Night," which was sung in Assembly one morning, was very much enjoyed by the rest of the school.

On October 15th, the Principal, Miss Pratt, and prefects were hostesses at a dance at Morongo. The hostesses wore wristbands of gold, green, and blue, and the same colours were repeated in the streamers which decorated the hall and the butterflies in the lounge and supper room s.

Our Assembly Hall has been enlarged since the end of second term. The wall of the old day-girls' cloak-room was taken down during the holidays, and we returned to find a much larger room, with a high platform.

Gardening has been very popular, both with staff and girls, this year. Several forms have plotS of their own, and are looking forward to the time when the flowers can be displayed in their rooms.

Each patrol of Guides has a. small flower garden, and the prefects are to be seen carrying watering cans and pails. at all hours of the day to water their Iceland poppies and lettuces. Some people even thought that the sheep had been called in

to help. They discovered, later, that they were only boarders on all-fours pulling a troublesome little weed, clover, out of the lawn.

This year we have been able to have quite a successful Tuckshop, under the direction of Miss Morgan. During the winter term girls were able to have cocoa, tea, or milk, with biscuits at recess, and at lunch-time hot soup. This term we have had ice-creams and cool drinks, and all along sweets have been very popular. Already there are tangible proofs in the school that we really have a Tuckshop. The profits of first and second terms went towards the buying of curtains for the Common Room, and the kitchen has been presented with a potato peeler.

The Geelong College Dramatic performance was very much enjoyed by the boarders who were present. `The Six Miss Seymours," was played by the Old Collegians' Dramatic Club on the night of the Official Opening. The hall was crowded, and everybody enjoyed the performance very much.

We have lost a very firm friend of the school in Mr. Neville, who has received a call to West Hawthorn. Since the school began in 1920, Mr. Neville has been our Chaplain, and a member of the Council. Before he left, Mr. Neville was presented with a book-case from the school by the Head Prefect. His place has been taken, for the time being, by Mr. Riddle, of Batesford, whom we are very glad to welcome.

All those girls who knew Miss Shaw at school were very pleased to see her at the Opening.

A splendid response was made to the appeal for toys for the Toy Stall at the :Welfare of Youth Fete, held in Melbourne.

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FORM NOTES. FORM VI. baby, old for her years, gazing in digniReally, writing VI. Form Nutes is a fied triumph at the cowed mistress, vicvery difficult task. -We cannot say any- tim of her latest argument. Too much thing about ourselves without o'erstep- • for our sweet, round dumpling! The last ping the bounds of modesty. girl looks perfectly normal to our unitiaWe have partially recovered from the ted minds, her demure curls, framing an test exams., and are now looking- forward innocent face—but, alas ! she is the cause (?) to the final exams. Seven of us are of this sudden upheaval in this usually doing Leaving Pass, and three are trying silent class-room.

For why ?—you anxiously ask. Ah, to do Honours. (Our blessing be upon why, indeed! them !)

A deputation is being formed to reOpen the VI. Form door, and behold quest, beg-, implore, nay, entreat, that this the homely appearance of this neat, but same girl shall no longer try the .tempers not formal, abode. From eleven shiny of her anguished comrades, by answering desks, eleven shiny faces beam a wel- European history question ere even they come. be framed.

In the front row, nearest the door, a FORM V. spectacled lass is engrossed in learning the Encyclopzedia by heart. Next to her I met a merry schoolgirl is our Head Prefect, her upper regions One afternoon in May; touched by the sun. We pass on to the "My girl, what school do you attend?"

"Pudding-Eater," but our attention is imI said, "Tell me, I pray !" mediately attracted by the gigantic proThe merry schoolgirl answered thus— We portions of her neighbour . . . .

"I go to P.G.C., recover, and hastily pass on to the next I'm sure it is the very best row, to be dazzled by two alluring dimOf schools that there could be." ples, in spite of the worries and cares of "And what. form are you in at school?" managing sport in this great academy.

I asked that pretty dear.

But now comes the frivolous member of "0, I am in the Fifth Form; this illustrious form, deep in, to her mind, I was in Five A last year. the profound literature of "Gum Nut I love our school, `Morongo,' Babies." To our horror, we discover that It's high up on a hill ; the next individual has neither hands nor And there no measles enter— feet, to our naked eye ! We feverishly Nor any kind of ill !" seize on a microscope from an adjacent desk, and, with relief, perceive minute ap"Our captain good is Erva Hirst ; pendages appertaining to the aforesaid Our mistress, Miss Braithwaite. female's arms and legs. The next prefect Between the two they try (in vain?) is venomously regarding a harmless-lookTo keep us in good state ing speciment of Selaginella.

Of mind. It needs them both, for we Are oft-times troublesome,— THE BACK ROW—the form captain, Tho' we work from time the school i)epetulantly disentangling her legs from gins her flowing, flaxen tresses, gazes serenely Till the hour comes to go home," over her flock. Now comes the form

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"Of course we try to be as good, As good, as good can be, And if our Form keeps trying 'Twill be best at P.G.C. And now I hope I've said enough To let you know just where We are at school,—at P.G.C.— And what we do out there !"

Alas ! (groans) we are once again asked to write the much-dreaded (both to writer and reader, some say) form notes, but we shouldn't complain, as these are the first ones this year.

We are very fortunate in having among our number some of the most distinguished girls in work and sport not forgetting those who are writing this.

At the beginning of the year, we had to be content with having our lessons in the Boarders' Common-Room, but, since entering our new school-rooms, we are showing the rest of the school how a room should be kept as regards tidiness and lack of ink-spots on the floor.

Our school-room is situated to the left of the main entrance, and the view of Corio Bay and the surrounding district helps us considerably with our work.

We take this opportunity to thank the Council and the friends of the school for the new buildings, and the many gifts we have received this year.

Amongst these gifts is one we should like especially to mention—the fine notice board, presented to us by Erva Hirst, our form-captain.

We have told you very little about ourselves, but we'll tell you that there are sixteen of us, and we are all looking forward to the Tests with some excitement and a little dread.

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FORM. V. A. At the beginning of this year we had our form-room in the room which is now a cloak-room. But imagine our joy when we returned from the holidays and found ourselves in one of the best new schoolrooms possible.

We have a Form Committee which consists of the form-captain and four other girls, whose duty it is to keep the form itself and the form-room in order.

Five or' six girls are carefully looking after a garden. In time we hope to have some flowers for our room. We have very few vases for flowers, but we have a fine collection of bottles, which are the envy of the Fifth.

In the Swimming Sports we were successful in gaining the Inter-Form Championship.

Last term we received two letters and a large packet of sketches and crayon drawings from the girls of Miss Rivett's school in Calcutta. Several of our girls are busy drawing Australian flowers and birds to send in return.

We are very happy to have Miss Spotswood as our Form Mistress.

FORM IV. _A. There are nine bright-eyed little girls in our form. Our motto is "Play the Game," and we are trying very hard to play fair and work very hard. We are sure that you would love our room. It is upstairs, and there are lovely high windows to let in the fresh air, which comes blowing up from the sparkling blue bay.

The view, too, is glorious.

At present we are training very hard for the Sports. We should like to congratulate -Vivian, who has been successful in music at recent competitions.

Kathleen is a new girl, who only came this term, and we should like to welcome her to ourselves,

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FORM REMOVE.

Although we are a new form this year we are making great progress in work and tidiness. We are All eagerly looking forward to the Sports. Our form colours are brown and gold, and our motto, "Moliamur," was chosen by our Form Mistress, Miss Gilbert. Jean McCurdy and Fanny Callan are our form captains.

Our form-room is upstairs, and our windows overlook the golf links and Corio Bay. At the Swimming Sports two of our girls were successful in gaining prizes.

We hope to have some pictures on our walls by the end of the year. At present our walls are very bare.

"Remove the best form in the school, The best in work and game. `Moliamur' is our rule, And high at this we aim."

FORM IV. C.

This year has been a very pleasant one for all of us, because we are out at "IVIorongo" at last. We have a beautiful view from our windows because our room is upstairs.

Our Chaplain, Mr. Neville, had to leave us and go to Melbourne. We were all very sorry to lose him.

Our form has grown larger this year.

We have seven new girls. Miss Cooper is our Form Mistress and Kathleen Badger our form captain. We are looking forward to the opening of the school and to the Sports.

FORM IV. B.

Hullo, everybody -1 Form Notes again.

We are in our new form room upstairs, and from our windows a wonderful view of Corio Bay and all the country round about. On our wall is a shield which we won last year for tidiness. Also, we have

several pictures ; two were presented to the form by Lois Matthews, and one was won by the form last year.

We have two new girls with us, and we hope that they will be quite happy in their new school.

Miss Mackay is our Form Mistress, and Lorna Gill our form captain. The sports are to be held soon, and we are working hard to win some of the Inter-Form races.

FORM III. B.

If you could peep into our room you would see twenty-seven busy little girls working very happily. Our room is upstairs, and the first on the north side of the corridor. We get the morning sun through the windows. On the walls we have beautiful pictures, and in the corner there is a big sand tray.

We were pleased to welcome Faith Dowsett to our form this term.

Our form flag is red and black, and our motto is "Be True." We hope to see it victorious in all the Flag Races at-the Sports this year.

Our captain is Glynis Parish, and she works very hard for the form.

FORM III. A. and II.

We arc the babies at "Morongo," and we have a lovely time with all the big girls. We have left all our smaller sisters in Geelong with Miss Oman. We are •We in a beautiful big room upstairs. have some of our lessons with Form III. B., and we always work very very hard indeed. We have lots of pretty pictures in our room that we should like to show you. The garden at "Morongo" is beautiful, and we love playing in it at playtime and dinner hour. We love acting our history stories. One day we acted the land , ing of the Romans in Britain. The Britons did look fierce ! I think you would have run away if you had met us,

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KINDERGARTEN NOTES. We, in the Kindergarten, are now a small school on our own. There are 26 of us 20 girls and 6 boys. We did miss all the big girls at first, but now we are qiiite happy, and like being in Elizabeth Street.. Next year, we are losing all our boys, so we hope to have new little girls to take their places. The boys Will like going to a boys' school, and we wish them "Good Luck."

We all went out to "Morongo" for Mr. Neville's farewell. We love "Morongo,"

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and are looking forward to the time when we will he old enough to go to school there ; but we will not forget the happy times at Kindergarten. Miss Pratt has promised us a picnic to "Morongo," so we hope we will be able to have it before the end of term.

It is nearly time for us to get ready for the Christmas Tree. We are not 'going to tell you what we will be making— that is our Christmas secret.

We wish everyone a very happy Christmas and New Year.

HOUSE NOTES. ARDENS HOUSE. This year, it was necessary to change the houses, owing to the addition of Lawson House.

In consequence, many of the Ardens girls have been transferred to other houses ; and we have some new girls from those houses.

We sinci-ffely hope that the new girls have felt at home in their new quarters.

This year, we came second in the Swimming Sports, and extend our congratulations to Harris house, which gained the greatest number of points.

We thank all girls who gained points for the house, and especially Gwen Madden, who, besides winning the School Championship, won both the Day-Girls.

Championship and the Championship of the House.

We congratulate Harris on winning the Baseball Shield, and Roslyn on winning the Basketball Shield.

Although our sport was such a failure, We have we have a big consolation. gained the highest number of points in work for two terms, and we hope to be first again this term.

Harris must also be congratulated on winning the Sports Shield, which they will hold during next year.

We sincerely hope that Ardens will be the holder of some of the Cups and Shields for 1928, so work hard, and play up, Ardensites !

T.P. ROSLYN HOUSE. House Colours—Pale Blue.

The loss of our captain, Doris Lang, and our vice-captain, Betty Hindle, at the end of first term, has been very keenly felt by the house.

We congratulate Harris on their successes at Baseball and Swimming. Roslyn has been beaten again at Swimming. and we want our girls to practise hard

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so that we may do better next year. We also congratulate Lawson on their success at the end-of-term Running Races.

We arc glad to report that we have been successful at Basketball, and we hope to do well in the Inter-House Tennis matches which have just begun.

Owing to the increase in numbers since the school was moved to `Morongo," a new house was formed, and this necessitated great changes in the various existing houses. To the new girls who have come to swell our ranks we extend a warm welcome.

We hope that both new and old girls in Roslyn will pull together to win trophies for the house. More especially we want the Lewis Hirst Cup, for it shows that the house which wins it is the best at work and sport. It is only by each girl putting her best into both work and sport that we will be able to raise the ,j.-idard of the house, and give those who follow a reputation to keep up.

Captain M.G. LAWSON HOUSE. At the beginning of this year the need for a fourth house was felt, so Mr. Lawson, the President of the Council, was asked if he would honour us by letting it be named "Lawson House." Mr. Lawson gladly consented to this, and we chose our colours. Green was favoured by the majority, so at the Swimming Sports it was worn, as a house colour, for the first time.

In spite of our hopes on that occasion, the next morning we were greeted with the news that we had managed to secure third place, with Harris first, and Ardens second.

Success came to us at the end of the term, when the Inter-House Flag Races After most exciting races, were held.

both our first and second teams brought the green flag in first. Roslyn is to be congratulated for winning at the end of second term.

At Baseball, we were badly beaten, but defeat helps us to realize that we must work with unfailing- energy to keep our place.

The Basketball season has come and gone. The matches proved to be very exciting, and the tussle ended in Roslyn winning the shield.

We have to thank one of our girls, Marianne Pettitt, for a beautiful House Flag, presented to Miss Pratt by Mr. Lawson. With such a gift to inspire us, we are hoping to do well in the Sports.

Captain M.W.S.

HARRIS HOUSE. When the Harrisites returned this year they determined that this would be their most successful year, but for all of us this dream was not to come true, for girls had to be drawn from the ranks of Roslyn, Ardens and Harris to form the fourth house—Lawson.

This year a second house baseball team was formed, and very interesting matches were played against the other houses.

At the end of the first term, the nag; Race was run, and we congratulate Lawson on its success in both races.

Basketball was the chief sport of the second term, and we congratulate Roslyn on winning the shield, and also the Flag Race.

The Tennis matches are to be played this term, and some very interesting play is expected.

At the beginning of the term, Lawson house gave a concert, which we all enjoyed immensely, and for which we thank them.

G.M.

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BOARDERS °TES. Since we have moved out to Morongo the boarders have greatly increased in number and stature.

Only nineteen old girls made transition from Roslyn to Morongo, and now we have risen to fifty-seven--in this case, however, numbers did not count—and the nineteen predominated until in a very short time it seemed to the belated newcomers that they were all old girls.

term that we were free from them. It is quite the usual thing to find a moth calmly reposing under your pillow when you go to bed, or to find, when you turn back your bed in the morning, that you have been keeping one warm all night.

We will not mention the numerous cats which we have acquired since the beginning of the year—they speak for themselves, especially about midnight.

Going out has quite a fascination this All first term we -were in a state of set- year, for we no longer have to "croc," but tling down, everything was new: and there ride off gaily in a bus whenever we go was so much of it, that it took us all our anywhere. time exploring. It was very exciting watching the school-rooms growing highMost of the entertainments that we er and higher every day, and when the have been to this year have been the workmen struck we felt like going and different school Plays. "Facing the finishing them ourselves.1 They were Music," given by the -Wesley boys on eventually finished, however,—without Boat Race night, was the first ; then, durour help—and when we moved into them ing second term, "Tilley of Bloomsbury" at the beginning of second term, our was given by the Hermitage Dramatic common room was free from desks, and Club, and "Come Out of the Kitchen" by assumed its rightful atmosphere. / It was ur own girls. They were all thoroughly one of the three things which were so enjoyed. much admired by visitors who •saw over Our first outing in third term was to the school on Opening Day. The other two were the school buildings and the see "The Private Secreary," given by the cubicles—there is no need to go into rap- College boys. We all enjoyed the play tures over the latter ; no one could help itself, but we did not enjoy going. The doing that unless, perhaps, they were in bus lights were rather conspicuous by bed in one of them on a Sunday morning, their absence, and many Of us had visions trying in vain to shut out the babel of of a capsized bus with numerous boarders voices of the talkative "early birds." And struggling out from underneath. perhaps, getting- out of bed in the early The Old Girls' Dramatic -performance, hours of the morning to shut windows to "The Six Miss Seymours," given on the keep the rain off the fortunate ones who night of the Opening, made a very pleascan sleep through a thunderstorm, may ant finish to such an exciting day, and not appeal to everyone, but it all goes to even if we were almost too tired to get make up the varied life of one who dwells up next morning, it was well worth it. in a cubicle.

We are looking forward to the boardMoths have come to be regarded by ers' picnic now. We were unable to have all now as necessary evils. , For it was one during first term, so this one will be only during the coldest part of second •all the more exciting.

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DAY GIRLS' When we came back this year, many of us thought that the boarders would out-number us, hut, no! we are still in the majority.

We have not lost our vim of last year either, because not only have we defeated the boarders at Baseball twice, but in the Relay Race, at the Swimming Sports, we almost felt like waiting for them, so that the defeat would not seem too disgraceful ! We also defeated them in the Flag Race at the Sports, so we certainly arc their superiors in sport.

We congratulate Gwen Madden on winning the Day-girls' Swimming Championship. Gwen was also School Champion. We also possess among our number both the Senior and Junior Champions.

We congratulate Marianne Pettitt and Lorna Gill on their success, and the honour they brought to the Day-girls.

The new cloak-room has had a wonder-

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ful effect on our tidiness. Really, if an old girl came back, I'm sure she wouldn't know it was the Day-girls' cloak-room into which she was walking. I suppose we should say "the" cloak-room, because the boarders share it with us.

Life really is more interesting than it was last year for us. After all, there's a great deal more excitement in catching a tram and bus to school, especially when the bus simply refuses to climb Bell Post Hill, and takes upon itself to go backwards! Some of our number ride; in fact we thought we would be able to supply almost enough horse-women for a mounted guard for the Governor at the Opening!!!

We hope 'that all the Day-girls have taken to heart Miss Pratt's talks at morn ing Assembly on their appearance, and will fully realize that they form a part of the school on which the school standard will be judged.

ANN [JAL SPORTS. This year, the preparations for ilw Sports were somewhat overshadowed by the Opening, and so it was quite a shock to wake up on Saturday morning and find that Sports Day had arrived.

It was a very good day for Sports— warm and clear. In spite of some of the competitors suffering from the heat and sunburn, our visitors seemed quite happy.

At about 2.30 cars began to arrive. They were parked on the west side of the course, so as to overlook the view of Geelong and the Bay. At half-time' everyone had picnic tea,

and as soon as the bell went the girls scattered to join their families and friends.

It was, as usual, a social afternoon.

Many Old Girls were present whom we had not seen for some time, and everyone was in a holiday mood.

Great interest was aroused by a Fathers' and a Brothers' Race, and it was suggested that we should have had a Staff R ace.

Numerous visitors went over the House and School Buildings, and all seemed to pass the same judgment—which, being modest, we will leave you to fill in.

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PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' COLLEGE ANNUAL SPORTS.

October 29th.

I-75 Yards. Prep. Championship-1, Tui Greeves ; 2, M. Small; 3, L. Madden.

2-100 Yards. Junior Championship', L. Gill; 2, L. Baird; 3,B. Batten 3-120 Yards. Senior Championship-I, Marianne Pettitt; 2, E. Hirst; 3, M. Salter.

4-50 Yards. Under II. t, Lesbia Madden; 2, Theda Lord; 3, Helen McCulloch.

5-Inter-Form Flag Race. Senior', Form V.; 2, Form V. P.; 3, Form IV. C. 6-Egg and Spoon Race. JuniorI, L. Gill; 2, F. Callan; 3, M. Mitchell.

7-E g g and Spoon Race. Senior', E. Hirst ; 2, T. Pettitt; 3, G. Burns.

8-Inter-For-I] Ball Passing', Form IV. C. 9-Inter-House Flag Race. Junior- _ 1-Harris House; 2, Ardens House; 3, Lawson House. to-Sack Race. Kindergarten', E. Ebbott; 2, P. Bartlett; 3, N. Pilgrim.

It-Sack Race. Senior', F. Macvean; 2, F. Garratt; 3, V. Thomas.

12-Sack Race. Prep.', Z. Macvean; 2, M. Small; 3, L. Madden.

13-Sack Race. Junior', M. Herd; 2, B. Macvean; 3, D. Glover.

14.--Hoop R ice. Senior], E. Hirst ; 2, V. Thomas; 3, F. Garratt.

15-50. Yards. Boys' Race', K. Guthrie; 2, P. Bartlett; 3, B. Mockridge.

I6-Boarders v. Day-girls', Day-girls.

17-Siamese Race. Junior], L. Baird and M. Harding; 2, L. Ebbott and M. Paton; 3, B. Batten and J. Kerr.

18-Siamese Race. Senior', M. Salter and J. Penney, and G. Burns and M. Pettitt, equal; 2, E. Hirst and G. Morgan ; 3, H. Bttmpstead and A. Stewart.

19-Skipping Race. Prep. Championship1, T. Greeves; 2, D. Anderson; 3, M. Small.

20-Needle and Thread Race. Senior1, G. Morgan and E. Hirst; 2, M. Pettitt and G. Burns; 3, M. Salter and j. Penney.

2t--Hoop Race. Junior', D. Glover; 2, E. Hicks: 3, L. Baird.

22-50 Yards. Under 9.1, E. Ebbott; 2, A. Simson; 3, S. McDonald 23-Inter-House Crocodile', Harris House; 2, Ardens House; 3, Lawson House.

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24--Needle and Thread. Junior', M. Paton and L. Ebbott; 2, Marie Hill and N. McClure; 3, M. Harding and L. Baird.

25-Skipping Race. Senior Championship', M. Pettitt; 2, E. Hirst; .3, G. Burns.

2h-Inter-Form Flag Race. Junior1, Form IV. B.; 2, Form III. B.; 3, Form IV. A. 271-75 Yards. Senior Championship', M. Pettitt ; 2, F. Macvean; 3, E. Hirst.

28-75 Yards. Junior Championship', L. Gill; 2, L, Baird; 3, N. Metherall.

29-50 Yards. Prep. Championship', T. Greeves; 2, L. Madden; 3, M. Small.

30-Potato Race. Senior', M. Pettitt; 2, G. Morgan ; 3, W. Hendy.

31--Potato Race. Junior', L. Baird; 2, J. Kerr; 3, L. Ebbott.

32-Potato Race. Prep.', M. Small; 2, J. Matheson; 3, D. White.

33--Potato Race. Kindergarten1, N. Guthrie ; 2, E. Ebbott; 3, S. McDonald.

34-- Inter-House Flag Race. Senior', Lawson House; 2, Ardens House, 3, Harris House.

35-Three-legged Race. Junior1, M. Harding and L. Baird; 2, L. Mathews and Z. Chappell; 3, L Ebbott and M. Paton.

36--Three-legged Race. Senior1, M. Pettitt and G. Burns; 2, M. Ward Hendy ; 3, E. Hirst and G. Morgan.

37-Hoop Race. Prep.Greeves; 2, M. Small; 3, L. Madden.

1, 38-100 Yards Skipping. Junior Champ.1, L. Gill; 2, L. Tilley; 3, G. Johnston.

39-75 Yards. Under 13 Handicap1, L. Gill; 2, M. Small ; 3, L. Madden.

40---25 Yards. Under 71, A. McPhee; 2, J. Elvins; 3, L. Clarke.

II-Inter-House Ball Passing1, Harris House; 2, Ardens House.

42-Egg and Spoon Race. Prep.-I, J. Matheson; 2, T. Greeves ; 3. M. Simson.

43--Egg and Spoon Race. Kindergarten', J. MC Mice; 2, B. Bartlett; 3, S. McDonald.

44-Blind Drive. junior', T. Greeves and N. Day ; 2, R. Price and Metherall; 3, M. Morgan and F. Callan.

45-Blind Drive. Senior', F. Garratt and G. Young ; G. Morgan and E. Hirst; 3, M. Bromell and I. Geddes.

46--Old Collegians' Race], E. Sergeant; 2, S. Baird; 3, M. Gordon,

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47--100 Yards. Senior Handicap— ', Marianne Pettitt; 2, M.Salter; 3, E. Hirst.

48-75 Yards. Junior Handicap1, Lorna Gill ; 2, L. Baird; 3, J. Kerr.

49—Basketball Goal Throwing. Senior Champ.

Erva Hirst; 2, G. Morgan; 3, J. Penney.

50—Basketball Goal Throwing. Junior Champ.

I, Lyn. Baird; 2, B. Batten; 3, L. Mathews.

51—Basketball Goal Throwing. Prep. Champ.

1, Mary Small; 2, L. Madden ; 3, D. Anderson.

52—Baseball Throwing. Senior— ', F. Garratt; 2, M. Garratt; 3, H. Bumpstead.

53—Baseball Throwing. Junior— ', L. Mathews; 2, D. Glover; 3, L. Ebbott.

54—Baseball Throwing. Prep.— ', T. Greeves ; 2, Z. Macvean; 3, L. Madden.

55—Brothers' Race. Over 12— i, T. Baird; 2, E. Matheson; 3, B. Ford.

56—Brothers' Race. Under I21, E. Smith; 2, L. Madden; 3, L. Batten.

57—Fathers' Race— ', Mr. McQueen; 2, Mr. Ford : 3, Mr. Cozens.

WINNING HOUSE1st, Harris. 2nd, Lawson. 3rd, Roslyn.

4th, Ardens.

SENIOR CHAMPION— M. Pettitt.

JUNIOR CHAMFION— L. Gill.

PREP. CHAM PION— Greeves.

SPORT. TENNIS NOTES. We commenced this year under the disadvantage of having only one tennis court. During the first term, two gravel courts were laid out. Mr. Hitchcock has very kindly promised to have one of these coults asphalted, and an effort is being made by the girls to raise money to have them enclosed.

We owe much to Dr. Baird for his valuable help, and also for arranging two ladies' four.,; which came out to Morongo to play us.

Throughout the year we have played the usual Association matches against Clal endon and Ballarat Girls' Grammar, and also against Stratherne, but we lost in all cases.

Although little success has been recorded, much progress has been made, and the matches played in the latter part of the year have been much closer and more We hope next year, keenly contested. with some hard practice to have better results.

As the House Tennis matches are being played at present, no results are yet to hand.

School Championship matches are to begin immediately.

GOLF NOTES. On returning from the May holidays, we were delighted to find that a golf coarse of six holes had been made. The tees and greens are of sand, and sand boxes and flags have been made for them.

The greens have been fenced in. We thank the members of the Council very much for their kindness in giving up so much of their spare time to work on the course.

Golf was very popular both with the staff and boarders last term. Mr. Robt.

Strong came several afternoons, and his lessons were a great help, especially as most of us were beginners.

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ball. This, probably, was the reason for the game becoming so popular.

During first term, a first and second team were chosen, and practised hard for the only match played during the term.

This was played against the Ballarat C.E.G.G.S., when their team visited us.

The game was exciting, and our team had to fight hard for victory.

The house matches were played, and for the first time, the houses played 2nd team matches. Harris won the Shield by defeating Roslyn in a final match. .Last term our time was taken up with basketball, but we have started practising this, term again. Much improvement is being shown, and the interest is made keener by Form challenge matches.

P. BASEBALL MATCHES. House Matches. rst Teams— Harris v. Roslyn. Victory Roslyn.

Harris v. Ardens. Victory Harris.

Harris v. Lawson. Victory Harris.

Roslyn v. Ardens. Victory Roslyn.

Roslyn v. Lawson Victory Roslyn.

Lawson v. Ardens. Victory Lawson.

2nd Teams-Harris v. Roslyn. Victory Harris.

Harris v. Ardens. Victory Harris.

Harris v. Lawson. Victory Harris.

Roslyn v. Ardens. Victory Roslyn.

Roslyn v. Lawson. Victory Roslyn.

Ardens v. Lawson. Victory Ardens.

Schcol Baseball Match— Ballarat C.E.G.G.S. v. P.G.C, P.G.C, won —23-16.

BASKETBALL NOTES. We are very sorry to report that P.G.C. has lost the Basketball Shield this year, and that we have to hand it over to Clarendon. 'We congratulate Clarendon on being holders of the Shield for 1928.

This year the team is considerably weaker than in previous years, as the results of the matches have proved.

We were victorious in our first match against Ballarat G.G.S.., but were defeated by Clarendon and Stratherne at Geelong. Our team showed marked improve-

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ment in the match against Grammar at Geelong, when we won by twenty goals but, again, we were defeated by Clarendon and. Stratherne in our return matches. The second team defeated Clarendon by one goal at Ballarat, but were defeated at Geelong.

This year each house had three teams, the third one being a junior team. These junior matches gave the girls an opportunity for improving for the second teams of next year. The matches were very interesting, and the points were very close. just before the last round was played, three of the houses were about equal.

We should like to thank Bessell Batten for the roller which she has given us for the B.B. court.

INTER-SCHOOL MATCHES Clarendon v. P.G.C. Victory Clarendon, 27.19.

Ballarat G.G.S. v. P.G.S. Victory P.G.S., 17-11.

Stratherne v. P.G.C. Victory Stratherne, 24-19.

Ballarat G.G.S. v. P.G.C. Victory P.G.C., 33-13.

Clarendon v. P.G.C. Victory Clarendon, 29-25.

Stratherne v. P.G.C. Victory Strathere, 28-22.

Old Collegians v. Present Girls. Present Girls won.

HOUSE RESULTS. 1st Teams— Harris v. Roslyn. Roslyn won.

Ardens v. Lawson. Lawson won.

Roslyn v. Lawson. Roslyn won.

Ardens v. Harris. Harris won.

Lawson v. Harris. Lawson won.

Ardens v. Roslyn. Roslyn won.

2nd Teams— Harris v. Roslyn. Roslyn won.

Ardens v. Lawson. Equal (8 all).

Roslyn v. Lawson. Roslyn won.

Ardens v. Harris. Harris won.

Lawson v. Hai ris. Lawson won.

Ardens v. Roslyn. Roslyn won.

3rd Teams-Harris v. Roslyn. Harris won.

Ardens v. Lawson. Lawson won.

Roslyn v. Lawson. Lawson won.

Ardens v. Harris. Harris won.

Lawson v. Harris. Harris won.

Ardens v. Roslyn. Ardens won.

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T II E LUCERNIAN. SWIMMING SPORTS.

The Swimming Sports are one of the most important events which take place during first term. This year, owing to the favourable weather conditions and the large number of competitors, they were a great success. Gwen Madden is to be congratulated on winning the School Championship, and also the Brownies, who secured the Brownie Cup this year at the Geelong Swimming Carnival.

Beginners' Race—Elsie. David.

Under 12 Years—Lesbia Madden.

School Championship—Gwen. Madden.

Junior Back Stroke—Lorna Ebbott.

Over 14 Years—Jean McGuiness.

Under 14 Years—Gwen. Madden.

Senior Breast Stroke—Faith MacVean.

Junior Breast Stroke—Lorna Ebbott.

Senior Egg and Spoon—Gwen. Morgan.

Junior Egg and Spoon—Lorna Ebbott.

Harris Championship—Jean McGuiness.

Roslyn Championship—Lorna Ebbott.

Ardens Championship—Gwen. Madden.

Lawson Championship—Margaret Salter.

Breast Stroke, Under 12—Lesbia Madden.

Boarders' Championship—Margaret Salter.

Day-Girls' Championship—Gwen. Madden.

Senior Back Stroke—IVIargaret Salter.

Diving--Gwen. Madden.

Old Collegians'—Kathleen Nash.

Inter-House Relay—Harris House.

GUIDE NOTES. With such a large number of recruits at the beginning of the year, it was necessary to form a new Company, and Miss Oman consented to become its Captain.

Permission was granted by Headquarters to call the new Company "5A Geelong," so it will not be altogether apart from the old Company—the 5th Geelong.

When we returned at the beginning of the year, we were delighted with our new Guide Room--formerly the loft—which will give us ample opportunity to put into practice lots of new ideas. We are very grateful to the Parents' Association, and to the Council, for having the walls whitewashed, new steps erected, and the electric light put in, and also to Mrs. Guthrie for the chair which she gave us.

A form for each patrol corner, presented to us by Senator Guthrie and Mr. Robertson, has made a great difference to the room, and we should like to take this opportunity of thanking all those who have given us gifts for our room, The

Dpearance of the room has been greatly improved by the pictures which Mrs. Sitnson gave us ; we also have to thank her for the flag-pike and carrier, which will enable us, in future, to carry the colours.

Our library, although still quite small, has been very well cared for by our librarians, Marianne Pettitt and Gwen Young, and we thank Mary Guthrie very much for the books she has given us.

During second term each Patrol in the 5th Company was given a garden, and Guides worked hard—planting seeds and seedlings, and making gravel paths between the plots which had been given to us,—but all their work was for nothing, for we returned at the beginning of third term to find our flourishing gardens had become merely a ploughed expanse, destined to become the vegetable garden.

The Hike, held during first term, was voted "the best yet" by everyone who went. It was the first real hike that we'd had, and the novelty of walking over five

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miles to the Moorabool Viaduct, made it all the more enjoyable.

We had the privilege of forming a Guard of Honour for the Governor-General, when he opened Morongo on October 27th.

BROWNIES. We have a bright little corner. Every Monday we come over to the Guide Room and go to our corners. If any little Brownie has brought flowers, we go to the big cupboard and get some vases, and put the flowers in. Then we decorate our corners. Every little Brownie that brings ;lowers gets a point for her six.

We are taught all the different knots by our Brown Owl, and the next day we have a game, using the different knots we have learnt.

We have stories, and the next day we act them, each six separately. A little while ago we had some new Brownies, and they are very useful and help us to sing. Then we say our little rhyme that no-one but the Brownies must know, and then we scatter away as quickly as we can. We have some very nice pictures which Mrs. Simson gave us for our room, and a beautiful chart made by Tawny Owl. IMPS. We are seven jolly little imps who run about helping other people. Miss Morgan is our Brown Owl, and Miss Freeman is our Tawny Owl. In our Brownie meetings we play games like Irish Stew and Three Dukes; nearly every week we have a new game. All our six are working for a second-class test. Goodbye, for I must hurry off to dinner.

Brown Owls ; one is a beautiful one, and is even more kind to us than the other, she tells us stories, and talks and tells us many ways how we can get out of bad habits. (Miss Morgan). The other sits on our totem, looking very grand and feathery. There are three sixes—Imps, Elves and Pixies. The Imp Sixer is Betty Berryman, and the Elf Sixer, Mary Small. Then there is Tawny Owl, who helps Brown Owl very much. Sometimes Brown Owl is too busy to come to Brownies, and Tawny Owl takes care of us.

Well, hoping to write again, love from all Brownies Pixies, Imps and Elves, Brownie Owl and Tawny Owl. ELV ES. This is the Elves' six, and a very happy hand too. We go about doing good to others.

We always have a very jolly time at Brownies, and try hard not to lose any points for our six. Miss Morgan is our Brown Owl, and Miss Freeman our Tawny Owl. We have six Brownies in our six, and we are winning by one point.

Some of our Brownies have flown up to the Guide Company to be Guides. This is the rhyme that our six always sings so merrily on Brownie days :— `This is what we do as Elves,— Helping others, not ourselves."

We all hope that you will like this note, as we have tried to make it as pleasant as possible. Best wishes from "The Elves."

PIXIES. We are a happy little band of seventeen; we love our home; we have two

Notice.—Tell your little sisters to come and join us; we have such fun,

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PRIZE LIST, 1926.

Honour VI.— Dorothy Adams, Honours and Dux of the School (gift of Old Collegians).

Joan Carstairs, Dux of Lower VI. (gift of Mr. J. T. Gill), Home Reading (gift of Mrs. C. 0. Strong).

Edith Leigh, pass (q.), Thelma Pettitt, pass (a q), Special Botany (gift of Margaret Oddie).

Form V.— Beryl Mann, Dux of Form (gift of Mrs. F. Johnston), Special Botany (gift of Margaret Oddie). Moira Rankin, pass.

Margaret Garrott,- pass.

Marion Parish, Home Reading (gift of Mrs. C. 0. Strong).

Form V.A.— Margaret Salter Dux of Form (gift of Mrs. C. H. Smith).

Joyce Smith, pass.

Lorna Ebbott, pass.

Nancy Carstairs, Home Reading.

Phyllis -Welsh, Projects and Writing, Special Physical Culture.

Form IV.C.— Lyn Adams, Honours and Dux (gift of Mrs. P. J. Marchant).

Gwen. Madden, Projects, Honours.

Enid Wilson, Honours.

Bonnie Dwyer, Home Reading.

Jean Bailey, Writing and Special Scripture (wq.)

Margaret Ward, Drawing.

Pauline Marchant, Special Scripture (wq.), and Needlework.

Form IV.B.— Kathleen Badger, Honours and Dux (gift of Mrs. A. R. Harding).

Gladys Johnston, pass.

Eileen Hicks, pass Claire Strong, Writing and Drawing, Projects.

Margaret Shannon, Home Reading and Needlework.

Form IV.A.— Lois Matthews, Honours and Dux (gift of Mrs. V. Purnell), Drawing.

Lorna Gill, Honours, Home Reading, Writing.

Gertrude AATalter, Honours.

Emily Beilby, Needlework, Projects.

Form III.B.— Margaret Simson, Honours and Dux (gift of Mrs. A. T. Andrews), Projects, and Needlework.

Joan Craddock, Honours.

Betty Berryman, Honours.

Jean Matheson, Home Reading, Drawing, Writing.

Form III.A.— Margaret Purnell, 1st in Form (gift of Mrs. F. Oddie), Sewing, Drawing.

Theda Lord, 2nd in Form.

Norma Gosbell, -Writing.

Ethel Tribolet, Projects.

Form II.— Nola Guthrie, 1st in Form.

Form I.B.— Margaret Pettitt, 1st in Form.

Enid Ebbott, Progress.

Dorothy Batten, Reading.

Preparatory I.A.— Jean McPhee, Progress.

Bruce McKenzie, Progress.

Keith Guthrie, Number.

Kindergarten Gifts— Judith Clarke, June Elvins, Cara Lofven, Alison McPhee.

SPECIAL SUBJECTS. Scripture— FormVI.—(gift of Rev. C. Neville)—Thelma Pettitt.

Form V.—(gift of Mr. J. T. Gill)—Margaret Garratt.

Form V.A.—(gift of Mrs. F. Oddie)—Joyce Smith.

Forth 1.V.C—(gift of Mrs. W. F. McIntyre) —Pauline Marchant.

Form I V.B.—(gift of Mr,s. F. Oddie)—Kathleen Badger.

Form IV.A.—(gift of Mrs. F. Oddie)—Lois Matthews.

Form III.B.—Betty Berryman.

Form 1II.A.—Theda Lord.

Form II.—Nola Guthrie.

Essays— Senior School—(gift of Miss L. K.eays) and Special Essay (gift of Mr. A. L. David), Dorothy Adams.

Middle School—(gift of Mrs. F. Oddie), Nancy Carstairs.

Lower School—(gift of Mrs. F. Oddie), Lorraine Tilley.

THE LUCERNIAN. Pianoforte— Edith Leigh.

Kitty McLennan (gift of Miss N. Eales).

Alison Coutts (gift of Miss N. Eales).

Dorothy Adams (gift of Miss F. \'Vilmore).

Gwen. Hinchliffe (gift of Miss F. Wilmore).

Nancie Keays (gift of Miss E. Taylor).

Beryl Hinchliffe (gift of Miss E. Taylor).

Audrey Gillett (gift of Miss E. Taylor).

Jessie McLennan (gift of Miss E. Taylor).

Elocution and Dramatic (gifts of Miss C. Haase)— Kitty McLennan, Senior Dramatic.

Nancy Carstairs, Junior Dramatic.

Joan Carstairs, Senior Elocution.

Nancy Price, Intermediate Elocution.

Betty Berryman, Junior Elocution.

Singing (gifts of Mr. J. Dawson).— Betty Hindle, Senior.

Madge Hill, Junior.

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House Cups and Shield— Inter-Patrol Shield—Holly Patrol (Leader, 'Thelma Pettitt).

Basketball Shield—Roslyn House (Captain, Edith Leigh).

Baseball Shield—Ardens House (Captain, Isabel Lang).

Tennis Cup—Roslyn House.

Annual Sports Shields—Roslyn House.

Geelong-Ballarat Basketball Shield—Holders for 1927, Geelong P.G.C. (Captain, Connie Lancaster).

Mrs. Lewis Hirst Cup (presented for Sport and Work)—Ardens House.

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES.

Leaving Honours :— Dorothy Adams—English, 1st Class (divided Exhibition—equal first); British History,.

Drawing and Painting (gifts of Miss Suther1st in 1st Class (Exhibition): European' land— History, 1st Class; French, 1st Class; also_ Drawing—Margaret Garratt.

1st Prize Shakespeare Annual ExaminArts and Crafts—Jean Calvert. ation; Ormond Exhibition (1st in English).

Infant Welfare (gift of Mrs. W. C. Kernot)— Connie Lancaster—English, 3rd Class; Kitty McLennan.

French, 2nd Class.

Dressmaking (gift of Miss Oliver)— Leaving Pass: — Kathleen Ford.

Joan Carstairs—English, French, Botany, Mrs. S. Keays' Memorial Prize for NeedlePhysiology.

Edith Leigh—English, French, Botany. work (gift of Miss B. Keays)— Kitty McLennan—English, French, Botany, Jean Calvert.

Physiology.

Museum Shield (gift of Mr. J. Hammerton)— Thelma Pettitt—English, French, Botany, Pauline Marchant.

Physiology.

House Conduct (gift of Mrs. F. Oddie)— Connie Lancaster—Botany.

Gwen. Hinchliffe.

Intermediate: — House Scripture (gift of Rev. F. Rolland)— Betty Cozens—English, Geography.

Kitty McLennan.

Margaret Garratt—English, History, GeoJunior (gift of Mrs. F. Oddie), Fanny Callan graphy, Arithmetic, Drawing, Botany, Senior House Prefect (gift of Mrs. F. Oddie)— French.

Betty Hindle—English, History, Geography, Edith Leigh.

Physiology, French.

Senior Prefect (gift of Mrs. T. J. Kennedy)— Margery Horne—History, Geography, PhyConnie Lancaster. siology, Drawing, English, Algebra.

A. C. Harris Prize (gift of Old Collegians)— Beryl Mann—History, Geography, Botany, Connie Lancaster.

Physiology, Algebra, French, English.

Audrey McCurdy—English, Geography, BotSports and Swimming Championships— any, French.

Margot Lord, School Swimming ChampionGwen. Morgan—Geography, Botany, French, ship.

Drawing, English, Algebra.

Lorna Gill, Prep. Championship.

Marion Parish—History, Geography, BotGwynneth Burns, Junior Championship. any, French, English.

Margery Horne, Senior Championship.

Moira Rankin—English, Geography, Botany, Erva Hirst, Junior Tennis Championship.

French, Algebra, Music.

Connie Lancaster, Senior Tennis ChampionKitty McLennan—Algebra. ship.

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New Pupils.

NEW KINDERGARTEN PUPILS.

I.— M. Paterson, M. Cherry, B. Young.

V.— B. Coutts, J. Penny, C. Ross, N. Hamilton, A. Stewart.

V.A.— M. Anderson, J. Ballantyne, C. Bett, R. Fiddian, M. Fraser, N. McClure, D. Riddle, L. Wallace, K. Wilson, G. Young, M. Paton, R. Carey.

Remove— M. Anderson, S. Bateman, A. Couper, A. Errey, I. Geddes, F. Hartwick, G. McDowall, J. McIntosh, M. McIntosh, C. Read, F. Macvean, M. Brornell, J. Holzgrefe, M. Mitchell.

IV.C.— D. Collins, N. Day, J. Kerr, S. Mann, M. Milburn, K Read, H. McDonald.

IV.B.— R. Owen, T. Greeves, B. Appleton.

I V.A.— H. Owen, D. White, K. Scott.

III.B.— N. Holzgrefe, F. Dowsett.

III.A. — P. Anderson, J. Turner.

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J. Holzgrefe.

Marie Searle.

Jean Trotter.

Ruth West.

Peter Bartlett.

Odelle Bartlett Betty Bartlett.

Malcolm Denson.

James McQueen.

Barbara Batten.

Nancy Barr.

Nancy Pilgrim.

Lorna Clarke.

Bill Mockridge.

Bunty Thomas.

1==x Changes in Staff.

We were all very sorry to return to school this year without Miss Shaw, who has been our Vice-Principal for the past four years. We wish her every success for the future in her new and important position.

Miss Dunoon has been appointed VicePrincipal in Miss Shaw's place.

We were also very unwilling to part with Miss Miller and Miss Stewart at the end of last year. We welcome Miss Braithwait., Miss Spotswood, and Miss Mackay.

PRIZE ESSAYS. SENIOR SCHOOL. Modern Inventions.

The -modern age might with reason be called the age .of inventions. Isolated discoveries have taken place in other ages— the Chinese, for instance, invented gunpowder and Galileo made his telescope in the thirteenth century. The mariner's compass, paper, the printing press—all these came some time before the beginning of the modern period. But it was not until the latter part of the eighteenth century that the modern period of inventions was inaugurated by Watts with his steam-engine, Cartwright, Kay, Mathew

Boulton, Crompton, Hargreaves, Macadam, and a host of lesser men. Since then the steady stream of inventions has never stopped. Indeed it has broadened and deepened, and increased in volume until it even threatens to burst its banks, and destroy the civilization that the centuries have so laboriously built up.

We have only to consider a few of the greatest of these inventions to realize how much they have changed, and will change, the destiny of mankind. 'The isolation of former centuries is gone, and the whole world is linked closer together. Over all the earth there stretches a network of telephone lines, and roads, and canals.

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Even the sea is not the barrier it once the peace of the world. The elimination was, for we fix our cables under the ocean, of distance will surely lead to a spirit of and sail over it in palatial ships, steam- brotherhood between nations._. It may be driven. We have conquered the air. We long in coming, but surely it will come scarcely turn our heads when we hear an at last. These modern inventions, though aeroplane buzzing overhead, and yet how one aspect of them. is evil, have also imwonderful it is that man should be able mense potentialities for good. to fly. We are conquering distance and What a wonderful world there would time. Messages flash over the earth, and be if war could be eliminated !

Cowireless has given us the power to hear operation would bring about inventhe the speech of men and women thousands marvels greater than we can dream now. of miles away from •us ; while the grama- Man, who has harnessed the wind and phone records, with ever-increasing per- the lightning to do his bidding, would be fection, the voices of dead singers, or the able to make the earth a garden. There touch of musicians that will never be would be no need for poverty; science heard on earth again. The cinema brings could eliminate disease, until, somewhere before our eyes a picture of life itself— in the far away future, the Utopian distorted, perhaps, and evil, but yet it is dreams of oast ages might come true. an invention with infinite possibilities for But this is idle conjecture. Let ,us look good.

And there are other inventions— at the world as it is to-day. The labourterrible inventions, with immense destruc- er working in the fields, while his wife tive force. Poison gas, one of the most sits spinning in the cottage these are horrible of all—bombs, tanks, submarines gore, and their place is taken by immense —forces that can, if left to work un- towns, with unsightly suburbs, and molested, wipe out a whole city, undo the clouds of smoke blotting out the blue of work of centuries in a single hour. And the sky. The "age of invention" has given rise to many problems7---unemployment, it is here that we come to the thought : "Whither are these inventions leading and all the evils attendant on town life. us? Would it not have been better if they But it has not been all evil. It has wakened minds from stagnation, broadened had never been ?"

There is no answer to that question. horizons, increased the powers of manThe future lies veiled in darkness—dark- kind and the possibilities of human exisness so thick that no glimmer of light tence. Alongside of a great fear—the fear can penetrate it. We guess, but all our of another world war it has set a great guesses are equally useless. What cave hope, that someday "love and hope, not man, dreaming of the possible future of hate and fear," will be the spurs of manthe human race, could have imagined a kind, and that the desert shall "blossom world like this? And how then can we as a rose." This will come if only man say whither these inventions are leading can keep control of the wonderful things us? Some . say that it is towards a great that he has made, and not be controlled catastrophe. We do not know, although by them ; if only the mental and spiritual the horrors of the Great War seem to progress of man keeps pace with his inoffer grounds for this statement.

The ventive genius, and is not outstripped by next war, says Wells, "Will be a triumph it. For inventions alone do not make for of the dying over the dead," and must progress; and the mind is greater than all lead inevitably to decadence. But there tools, howsoever wonderful they may be.

Dorothy Adams. are other inventions that are acting for

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held it behind his back, and said, "Please your honour, please, I was sitting in the front seat during Cock Robin's wedding, The Trial of the Sparrow who killed and I saw the accursed--("the accused," Cock Robin. said the Judge)—the accused look in the Now little children I'll tell you a great window, with a bow and arrow, and he adventure which befell me. I was walk- took aim, and shot it into Cock Robin's ing along the path in the Fairy Wood, heart, then—" "I wish you spoke more when, all at once, I heard "Ding-dong, clearly, that is enough," said the Judge.

"Produce the bow and arrow." A ding-dong!" At the sound a hurryingsew lying crowd of forest folk came proud-looking starling entered, holding a scrambling along the woodland path. I large bow and arrow. It was examined, followed them, till they came to a big, and sent out.

"Call the next witness," said the Judge. open space, bordered with big trees. I hid behind one tree, and listened, and Harry Herring, the fish, came forward. watched the froceeding-s.

A fish flopped in ; under his fin was a At one end was a little mound ; on it large tin plate. He had a sponge in his sat a wise-looking old owl, with horn- hand, and every now and then he rimmed spectacles. The wood folk seat- squeezed a few drops of water on to his ed themselves in rows in front of the head. He took a breath, and began.

"Well, one day I was swimming to the mound, and waited. The bell rang again, and twelve little animals walked in. There surface of my stream with this dish, trywere a rat, a sparrow, a black-bird, a ing to catch some flies. Then I happened beetle, a hen, a fox, a lizard, and several to see a figure caught between two An more, Each was armed with a large slab branches overhanging the stream. of bark, and a pointed stick. Then I real- arrow was in its heart, and drops of blood ized that it was a court case, and this was fell clown. I put my dish forward and caught a few drops. The body was that the jury.

This is the original Then silence descended, till the owl, of Cock Robin's. whom I took correctly to be the Judge, dish. You can see the marks of the blood spoke. He commanded that the sparrow drops."

The jury had been scribbling hurriedly who killed Cock Robin should come forall the time, and a cry for more bark ward.

Two large and imposing black-birds arose, in a husky voice, from the lizard.

Then the lawyer for the accused, a large entered, leading between them a timidlooking sparrow. They arranged them- white duck, stood up. "I call the first witness for the accused," he said in a fat selves in front of the mound.

The sparrow, Peeky Bill, was accused, voice, "Billy, the brown rabbit, come forand pleaded "Not Guilty." "Call the first ward."

A meek, little, brown rabbit came forwitness against the accused," said the Judge, and a loud voice called, "Fred- ward, and. placing his hands behind his erick Flighty, the fly, come forward." The back, spoke as if he was reciting.

"On the afternoon of Cock Robin's jury looke.d. eager.

Then a Ittle fly came forward, with a wedding I was standing near the tree, straw hat on one side of his head. "Hats when I saw Peeky Bill ; he did not have off in court," commanded the Judge stern- a bow and arrow in his hand. I went ly. Frederick hastily took it off, and home to his place for tea, He was with

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me all the afternoon, and he did not go away, then—" "That is enough," said Judge Owl, "call the next witness."

"There are none," said the lawyer. The jury, who looked hot and flustered and excited, retired to discuss the matter. After an hpur they returned. The sparrow walked with a limp ; the hen had a black eye;, the lizard was bleeding, as if he had been pecked. All were flustered, except the fox, who was foreman.

"-Jury, what is your verdict ?" said the Judge. The fox stepped forward.

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"Guilty, your honour, and Death, the sentence." The sparrow uttered a feeble squeak, then he flew up high, amid the shouts of the birds and animals. He flew to the door, a paw descended, claws grabbed, and an old Tom Cat retired A few feathers hastily with its prize. fluttered down to the ground. The Judge dismissed the court, and I heard the hen say that the sparrow had met a right kind of death. Then I went inside.

"Thank you for the story," said the children.

Nancy Carstairs.

SCHOOL COUNCIL NOTES. This is the first time the Council has had the privilege of contributing to your excellent journal. The Council is very glad to know that all the pupils love their School. The College has been established at Morongo through great sacrifice on the part of the members of the Council and others, and much faith has been exercised in this great venture. The Council feel that their faith is backed by tile pupils, and that they will do all they can for the School.

There are many ways in which the scholars can help. They can at. all times speak enthusiastically of the College to their friends, and be on the alert to secure new pupils. The present provision will accommodate 80 boarders and an unlimited number of day-girls. In addition, when pupils leave School, they can join the Old Collegians' Association.

This Association is doing a wonderful work for the College, which the Council values very highly. Temporary golf links were provided during the year, and while they are not all that could be desired, it is hoped that the girls will be able to enjoy many games during the summer. It is

quite possible that the Council will improve the fairways in the near future.

The Hon. H. Hitchcock, M.L.C., sees the necessity for more tennis courts, and has promised a substantial donation towards the cost of asphalting one of the present gravel courts.

During the year the Council has been much encouraged by the receipt of many gifts of a varied nature. Of special interest to pupils are donations from the parents of girls who have recently left the College. Margaret Oddie's mother sent a cheque for 500, making X.1500 which she has given to the School, and her aunt, Mrs. Troy, also donated X.500. Nan Venters' father also contributed ,500.

These, with many other gifts, have substatitially helped the Council.

The Hon. H. S. W. Lawson, who is so keenly interested in the School, and who is able to greatly help it in many ways, has been re-.elected President of the College, and Mr. J. T. Gill, Vice-President. Mr. J. H. McPhillimy is the present Chairman, and is proving a wonderfully inspiring leader of the Council. The scholars will be interested to know that

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he is paying the whole of the cost of the recent official opening by His Excellency Lord Stonehav en, Governor-General of Australia.

His Excellency was greatly interested in the School. Another distinguished visitor during the year was Her Excellency Lady Somers, who inspected every par L of the College, and expressed delight all she saw.

The Council hope that the pupils will realise that in Morongo they have a school in which they can take the utmost pride. It is a School that will stand the test of comparison with any other School in Australia.

Doubtless the pupils miss their former Chaplain, Rey. C. Neville, who transferred to Melbourne at the end of .August.

He is still a member of the Council, and seeks every opportunity of furthering the interests of the College. Rev. T. J. Riddle is acting as Chaplain until the new minister of St. David's is inducted.

Mr. G. B. Humble, who was a member of the Council, resigned on account of It

pressure of other duties, and the vacancy has not yet been filled.

It will soon be the Christmas vacation, and the Council desire to express the hope that every pupil will have an enjoyable holiday. To those who are leaving School they wish all good things for the future, and hope that they will not lose any opportunity of working for the College.

EDITOR'S NOTE. The Committee of the School Magazine thank the Secretary, Mr. Neilson, for his Council Notes, which are a very welcome addition to the contents of "The Lucernian." . The Committee feel that this is a very suitable occasion for voicing the thanks of the whole School to the members of the Council for the inspiration of their presence at all School functions, and for the kindly interest which has prompted them to pay informal visits on several occasions, and to help in the most wonderful way whenever there was anything to be done. A

UNIVERSITY NOTES. "Eight months, eight little months, eight drops of time."

I quote this with apologies to Arnold, for I think that it fitly describes our feelings at this time. Here we are, about to enter upon our Annual Examinations, and yet it seems but yesterday when we set out for our first lectures for 1927.

The year has been full of excitement for us, and promises still more within the next month !

We began with Commencement, of course, and all its frivolities. Then, hardly had we settled.down again, but the whole city assumed a festive air to give

an enthusiastic welcome to their Royal Highnesses. Once more our spirits rose to the occasion, and, in fact, overflowed, when, on April 27th, His Royal Highness paid us a personal visit. We will never His graciousness, his forget that day. tact, and spirit of comradeship won the way to every student's heart.

It was a long time before we could bring ourselves back to hard work again, and those who were over indulgent will now be feeling the strain.

This year the School sent up two brilliant aspirants, when Dorothy Adams and Elma Taylor came to join us. Elma is

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at the Conservatorium, having won a sholarship. Dorothy won a Government Scholarship and an Ormond Scholarship, and is doing first year Arts.

Dorothy was elected a Fresher Representative on the Committee of the Literature Club, and at the recent election she was elected a member of the same Committee for 1928.

Mollie Rich, who has been on the staff of St. Duthus, Canterbury, has obtained her Diploma of Education.

In conclusion, we advise any who are contemplating a University Course to

consider the matter seriously, and to work hard, for with perseverance and hard work, great things can be achieved.

At a University, like the University of Melt ourne, one learns to forget oneself in the interest of others.

You begin to realize that your own School is not the only one in the Commonwealth, though you are immensely proud of it, and you acquire some of that comradeship which "binds us with gold chains about the feet of God." We wish the School the best of luck, and a prosperous future in its new home.

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS. An Aeroplane.

WHEN SILENCE IS OBSERVED.

Away to the east in the clear blue haze, A black spot comes into sight, Which grows and grows while I stand and gaze At it sailing on in its flight.

With the speed of lightning—a flash of steel, With a swish and a hiss as it dashes by, Like some great monster, untamed, unreal, It rushes on through the sunlit sky Until in the west it fades and is gone Like a dream, as I watch it go ; And yet I can hear its distant song As over the sea it dips. low.

Oh ! to be up and away froth the glare Of the busy city's strife ; To dash and to dip in the clear, cool air, And to know an adventurer's life.

CIRCE.

On a certain Sunday afternoon I chanced to be passing a music room, and on opening the door I was struck by the profound silence. And yet the room was not empty--in fact, it contained eight of the I saw them sitting biggest boarders. there, swathed in rugs and eiderdowns, The only their arms and faces visible. centre of the room was bare but for a few stray pieces of paper, and in its corner the poor abused piano stood enjoying its My hair was slowly well-earned rest. assuming an upright position, as I gazed at these intent faces, and watched these slowly moving lips, wondering what strange Deity they worshipped thus. But I need not have wondered. The Deity was the one worshipped by all boarders, great and small alike. What, still a mystery? Then gaze at those empty tins and boxes. It is three o'clock, and hamper time—the only hour in the week when silence is observed by the boarders.

"Crumbs."

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Moon and Sunshine.

Flooding the garden in silver The full moon shines brightly on high, Through the green leaves of the palm trees, Against the dark, star-scattered sky.

Shedding soft, grey, little shadows, Making the lawns silver grey ; "Hide and seek," through the palm-tree branches, The moon with their leaves cloth play.

On to the bed of the pansies, On to the rose bushes tall, On to the primula garden, The pale moon shines brightly on all.

Slowly the soft shadows vanish, Slowly the sky turns to grey, Slowly the great ball of silver Sinks to her rest in the bay.

Then the gay sunbeams come dancing, Shedding their radiance bright, Opening the flowers from their sleep, Scattering the shadows of night.

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A Protest.

Oh, how shall I a ballad make, Who have no gift of rhyme ?

No lines of mine would any take E'en for a pantomime, As well ask any man to paint A picture worth the name, A coat of tar to his back fence Being well beyond his aim.

A laughing jack is good to hear.

It cheers us in the Spring.

But why ask him to lift his voice And like the lark to sing ?

H,M.

The Bus. Shall we write an ode or a litany, An epic, a satire, an elegy ?

Shall we write melodrama or tragedy, A novel, an essay, or short story, Or else but wherefore further seek ?

Alas ! each is too small, too weak, To hymn that thing of which we speak !

Perhaps the epic would be best. Sing, 0 muse, of the iniquity of the race of busdrivers, and of the harsh fate that drives from their beds children of tender years. " Our humblest apologies, Sing but the muse refuses to perform. A novel, then? There is plenty of material for a novel. "At last the long wished for day was sitting in the bus arrived, and . An orphan at speeding towards M two, she had, at the age of five, conceived the desire to attend the P— G— C—. At first her grandfather had expostulated, but repeated tears had melted the ice around his heart, and at last he had given in. '0 let her have her will.' Little did she dream, as she gazed at the faces of her future school fellows, that . . . . " Alas, the muse is still obdurate. An essay then? "A bus is a four-wheeled vehicle."

(Groans from the muse). A satire?

"Recklessness is the bane of the present age. We had a bus driver who laboured under the delusion that four miles an hour was cess speed. In order to surmount any slight protruberance on the road, he cranked up as if he were about to ascend a mountain, and going down hill he invariably jammed on all the brakes. We wanted to get out and walk, but it was objected that if we did so we would reach our destination too much before the bus. There are some people . ."

The muse has resorted to threats. To

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THE LUCERNIAN. calm her, we suggest an elegy, and have got as far as this :— "The sky was grey with rain, The road was black with mud."

She puts a stop to proceedings by peremptorally forbidding the use of "thud" for a rliym e. Disheartened, we lay down our pen.

Let others write of the day when the Ne-wtonites got stuck in a hole, or that other time when the bus refused to arrive, and the disconsolate day-girls decided to walk out, and were cheered singly and collectively as they came up the drive, over half an hour late. Others can tell of the many times when the Bus slipped quietly away, leaving the teachers stranded at Morongo;. they can (if they are good at maths.) count up all the bus tickets lost, or forgotten, and record the feelings of the girl,. who after having clone half I. mile in 45.Y4 seconds, finds that she must walk out to school after all. For things such as this our pen is too weak. Who will sing of the bus?

Shc must be a person of infinite resource and sagacity, with a fertile imagination, a flowing style, and a highly developed sense of humour. A lso she must be a modest girl, for her contribution must be anonymous, lest it should bring upon her head the accumulated wrath of all the noble race of bus-drivers.

M.L.

GOLF. (As played by the Boarders).

First borrow some clubs. (If the owner is absent, so much the better). When search thoroughly all the lockers for balls. After choosing the best, place the others carefully in the waste-paper basket. Having done all this, you are ready to start. You make your stand, gaze fixedly at the ball, slowly raise your club.

If you are lucky, you hit the ball. Standing well back, you wait till the other party has hit off. At this stage, it is advisable to cheer her on with some comments and advice. Tell her the correct way to drive—she will doubtless appreciate your efforts. When she has had her shot, you proceed to the place where your ball should be. If it is not there, proceed with another. If you are a good player, you should be able to get around half the course with your own balls. Then you must borrow from your neighbour. If she is a nice girl, she will be delighted to oblige you.

Finally, you finish your game, walk back to the locker room, and, omitting to wash the clubs, place them, still caked with mud, on the top of the lockers, where the lawful owner eventually finds them. If you happen to have found any balls when around, you ask the mob if anyone of them has lost a Dunlop 2. On the unanimous answer of "Yes !" you tell From a Morongo Window. them firmly that you have not found a . Dunlop 2, but a Silver King, No. 3, and A pearly gresy mist hung over the land ; It stretched .from the sky to the distant sand. that you intend to keep it.

One of the Boarders.

The sea was a dark and murky grey, And the hills loomed large across the bay.

The world was dull.

Cats' concert every night. Bring your The day wore on. The mist began to rise ; own Shoes.

The grey clouds parted, showing blue skies, All lit up with the golden sun, A Prefect surprised a Rabbit when golfWhich shed its warmth on everyone. ing one day. Or it might have been the The world was bright.

D.M.G. Rabbit that surprised the Prefect.

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Complaint.

Oh, could tue Editor but realise How bard it is for the would-be poetess When she for days and days has spent her time In writing something for the magazine, To read in "Literary Gems—or not"— "Not bad, but try again : no room this time," So she, undaunted, spends some weeks next term In writing something better for the Mag. This time her poem really is quite good, And everybody thinks it should get in.

But no ! How heart-breaking it is to read Again "No room."

Still she, undaunted, cuts a line out here, A word out there, and here improves the sense ; At last perceives her task will never end, Quells in her heart the murderous thoughts that rise, Stifles a sigh, reflects, "The girl meant well," And writes in "Literary Gems—or not" "Not bad, but try again. No room this time."

Receives another Sunset for her pains, Again, "No room !" Alas ! the poetess Wcn' t take the hint. An "Ode to Autumn" next.

The Editor is quite heartbroken now, And vows she will resign from that old Mag.

Well, then, she tries again.

This time her poem's the best of all, and she Herself thinks it is better than most rot That Editors prefer to her attempts.

But still the magazine is crammed with stuff Not half as good as that which she has sent, And still she reads in "Literary Gems" — "Quite good ; but try again. No room this time,"

So, erring poetess, behold and see What wrong you do by writing to the Mag Poems on hackneyed subjects. Who can blame The Editor who turns from odes on Spring And sonnets to the dawn, and publishes Poems that "are not half so good as yours."

She now is quite heartbroken, and she vows That she will write no more for that old Mag. So, erring Editor, behold and see What wrong you do by choosing for the Mag Poems which are not half as good as those That are left out ; and how heartbroken is The poetess whose rhymes are thrice refused ; And why she then refuses to write more.

[In any case, we are afraid that the earnest contributor is a myth.—ED.]

THE EDITOR'S REPLY. Oh, could the poetess but realize How hard 'tis for the weary Editor When she for days and days has spent her time In wading through things for the Magazine, To read "Lines to a Sunset" or "To Spring," Or the eternal "View across the Bay."

J.M.

Gum Trees.

They stand there gaunt and silent, These monarchs of the soil ; And face the winds defiant, Whilst men about them toil.

They cast dark, eerie shadows In the ghostly white moonlight ; And send soft rustling whispers Through the silence of the night.

They stand there through all weather, Through droughts and winds and storms, As Nature's kings forever, These ever silent forms.

W.M.

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( Which makes up in enthusiasm for what it lacks in metre.)

All the visitors enthuse on the cubes and on the views And the bay "What perfect blues !"

Crying : What A magnificent location !

And how soothing ! (in vacation) And how lucky all the girls are ! what a lovely home they've got !

All the people are enchanted Well, the school is decent—granted !

But the new prefects' study is the best of the lot.

The prefects go by twos and threes Bargain hunting. On her knees (Once august and dignified ; Now, alas ! but turn aside !)

An illustrious prefect settles Down among the pots and kettles.

What enthusiasm ! what action What additions ! (and subtraction) And what anguish when uncertain On the color of a curtain View them gathering round the crockery (Gaze with pity, not with mockery) Each one hugging what she buys With flushed cheeks and shining eyes,

The prefects sit on the study chairs, Wisely discussing school affairs, And perhaps having something to eat.

(For food will sustain And nourish the brain) A crash !

What a sighing, What a sobbing and crying, For the teapot is lying On the floor at their feet !

(But since that time the prefects' joy Has been maintained without alloy.)

"Do we irm.Z, in the study ? Shut the door !

What do you think a study's for ? "

M.L.

Beds in Scene: A row of cubicles. states of varying disorder. Clothes are scattered everywhere, heaps of rubbish— or what seems to the uninitiated to be rubbish lie on the mattresses beside upturned drawers. The anxious owners are endeavouring to disentangle pins, clasps, brushes, combs, and various other articles of importance from entwined ties, ribbon, Sixteen voices join in and shoe laces. what may (if we are charitable) be called a conversation, but sounds more like a shouting competition.

"One, two, three nine, ten, eleven Bother ! Pat, you've put me allout !—one, two . . ."—"I say, I've got 43 hankies !" ("Two towels, two sheets . . ")—"Wash them yourself"—"What? the sheets?"

"No stupid, Val's hankies, of course."

"Ah, yes. I thought perhaps . . . (fading)"—"What ?" "Oh, _do keep quiet !"

"There's been a man in my cupboard !"

"There's been a mouse in mine." "Fixing your shelves?" "No, eating poisoned wheat."—Who—the man or the mouse?"

"Now really, which would you think?"

And so on, endlessly.

An hour later. Each bed is smooth, each drawer and cupboard irreproachable —not so much as a pin out of place. The From each cubicle comes a bell rings. figure bowed down under the weight of a bulging laundry bag. With a sigh of relief and satisfaction they trudge downstairs, like pilgrims nearing a resting place after a long day's march.

Circe.

THE COMING OF WINTER. "Well, I think that is all," said the Autumn w(-)man, looking round carefully to see if her work were finished. "Ah ! no ; here are some leaves which need sweeping, and 1. believe I forgot to send Australia that rain ! Well, it is time Win-

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ter came, though to be sure he is an erratic creature at first. Sometimes he forgets that it is his turn on earth, and runs off to play, but when he gets started it is all right. I hope that I have tucked everything away safely and warmly; winter is so clumsy." She picked up her long broom, which was used to prepare the world for winter, and went off to where the weather clerk lives, and all the seasons who are not on duty. \\i'inter was sitting idly on a stone, watching Spring argue with the weather clerk. The Autumn woman approached him angrily, and said, "Why are you not on duty? The people on earth are all complaining of the long Autumn, and the windy weather !" "Weil, it won't hurt them !" said Winter carelessly. "Won't hurt them ! Don't you know 'that they must have something to grumble about, the weather for preference? -Where are Frost, and Ice and Snow? Get them, and be off ! You are a perfect nuisance; I don't know why you aren't left out altogether." "I'm sure I don't know where they are, but I suppose I must go."

So Winter went off in search of his allies. He found them with poor Summer, whom they were teasing unmercifully. He called them to him, and set off.

As he went, he read the forecast in the "Daily Times."--"Cold and probably rain, with snow to follow." "Well they =Mall have it cold, to make up for my being a bit late ; but they must do without rain, for I forgot to get him from Autumn." As he drew nearer the earth, everything was chilled and frozen. People shivered and drew closer to their fires, children ran and skipped so as to keep warm, and, of course, a coal strike began.

—Winter had come, to stay until laughing Spring should take his place, and undo all his work.

Dinner.

The scene is a day girls' table At twenty-five minutes to one, And you hear emerge from the babel-"Gwen Morgan, just look what you've done !"

Miss Wright then tackles the carving (When grace has been said by Miss Pratt) And Mavis whispers—" I'm starving, And the blessed meat's all fat !"

Then up speaks our noble server (What a life those servers lead !)

Just a little potato, Erva ?

—Lorraine, you. must eat your Swede !"

What a Babel !—But suddenly stillness, (The meaning of which is plain) C S complains of illness, But passes her plate up again.

When meat and "vegies" are eaten, An argument fierce begins, But Winsome Hendy is beaten, And the one who said "Sago" wins.

Now all our expressions vary ; Now Marie turns up her nose, And you know by a gasp from Mary That she's spilt it all on her "clo'es."

C M.C. (BOTANY).

Experiment No. 13.

Aim. To prove that I can make pastry.

Apparatus.—Flour, salt, dripping, water, rolling-pin and board, basin, pie-dish, two hands, a few brains (not cheeps.')

Method.—Mix flour and salt. Add dripping. Pour on a little water until dough is moist (like Morongo steam puddings). Roll out. Put into pie-dish with fruit (not rhubarb).

Result.--?--! ? ? ? ("The proof of the pudding is in the eating.")

Inference.--I have proved that I can't make pastry.

Q.E.D.

THE LUCER.NIAN. "THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON." Babylon has been described as one of the "Wonder Cities of the Past," and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are accounted among the Seven Wonders of the World. .

The- second Babylonian Empire beg 1,1 under Nebuchadrezzar, and to please his wife, the Hanging Gardens were built.

The king wished to establish a new Babylon, which would be even more wonderful than the last, and, if all the stories which have been handed down through the generations are true, he was very successful. Recent excavations have partly confirmed their truth. . lt is rather unfortunate that these gardens have been termed "hanging." It is not a very good translation of the Greek "pensilia," which means a. balcony. And the gardens are balconiesbalconies raised in tiers, and supported by immense arches which rise to the height of 350 feet.

So great was the depth of earth on each balcony that even fruit-bearing trees could be grown.

Not the least remarkable feature about the gardens is that they were irrigated by means of hydraulic pumps. 'On the highest balcony the water was stored in a reservoir.

When we think that the ancient Babylonians had their system of irrigation centuries and centuries ago, we realise that, after all, the present time is not more marvellous than those gone by. It has Iaken centuries of development to produce our world to-day.

The floor of each garden was covered, first of all, with reeds, and then with sheets of lead to prevent the water from leaking through into the magnificent halls and chambers beneath.

C.M.

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NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES. "There are three breeds of cattle—bulls, goats, and cows." " `Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin,' means Pharaoh's dream that there were to be seven years' famine and seven years' plenty."

"An interrogative adjective is formed by adding a question mark, e.g., yellow ?" ...

0. : "Give the noun formed from `grand.' " Ans. : "Grandstand."

O. : 'De quoi as-tu peur ?"

"Oui, j'ai peur de quoi."

Ans. :—

"An obtuse angle is an angle with a blunt pointed point."

One of our young hopefuls varied a programme considerably when she was copying it out, by substituting "an arithmetic dance" for "a Eurythmic dance."

Evidently a keen mathematician.

"The build of Ireland consists of :—The Irish Free State ; Northern Ireland ; The Gulf Stream Drift ; The Prevailing Winds ; Cyclones and Anticyclones, and the proximity of the sea."

(These amazing statements were illustrated by a sketch map).

The greatest mistake that Csar ever made was allowing Brutus to speak at Caesar's funeral.

You will be interested to learn that Wordsworth's "Solitary Reaper" was not a girl, but a reaper and binder standing alone in a paddock.

1_, UCERNIA N. "THE HIDDEN TERROR." (A mystery play in 1 Act).

Announcement :— The management will not be held responsible for persons suffering from any weakness of the heart.

(Interval of 2 seconds, in which nobody moves—they haven't had time to).

The Curtain rises.

The scene tries valiantly to represent a stone -paved corridor, outside a room.

The door of this strangely familiar room bears a neat white square of cardboard attached to it. Hush !—There is some printing on this mysterious card. (The audience gaze at themselves goggleeyed).

Ahal can •you guess what this writing is? (Hoarse whispers of "No, no," etc.) Then I will read it to you.

(Rustle of anticipation).—"On this mysterious card is written—`THE VI, FORM ROOM !" (Terrified shrieks from approximately 33312 hysterical women, and delay of the action of the drama while 10 are carried out. • Enter a human figure !

She is dressed in some dark material, A white blouse, vvith a white - blouse ! (you gasp), a clean -white blouse. Surely this must be a P.G.C. student. She gazes about her. She seems anxious. Ah ! she seeks something, or, perhaps, she fears some intruder. Does she ? you ask. Does she? you implore. DOES SHE?. (How on earth do I know ?)

Hist ! with a horrifying suddenness scream after scream bursts from the room.

(By this time, there are still quite half These heartof cur patrons present). rending yells contiuue. A moan- breaks from the stricken listener. "What can it me? Alas ! they murder her." She hesitates (so would I). An apparation burst open the door. She stands. dishevelled, distraught, on the threshold—she still

shrieks. (But we'll have to put up with that. Anyway I'm getting quite used to it, aren't you?).

She sees the other figure. "Marion," she cries. They spring at each other (and bump in mid-air).

"Tell, a h , tell me all, Beryl, my darling," sobs the larger figure, as Beryl collapses weakly in her tender embrace.

"A MOTH," comes the faint whisper, before the final swoon, "a moth inside my desk—ugh !"

CURTAIN.

Manager's Note.— We beg to inform you that eau-decologne, sal volatile, and copies of "Funny Wonder," may be obtained at the booking office.

EVENING. The sun sinks down in splendour in the west, And Evening spreads her veil o'er all .the land; The birds are winging slowly home to rest,— The quiet of the night is felt by all.

The world is hushed with fingers on its

lips, And dusky even'ng- shadows softly fall Like dark red velvet petals from a rose, And through the night the plaintive curlews call.

The mingled scents of flowers come through the air, Like heavy incense from an Eastern urn ; The dark is filled with insects' whirring wing, And all the fires of night begin to burn.

The restfulness and peace of night make music in the soul, And the harmony of Nature praises One who made it all.

ouse and School.

Sports Day. Basket Ball Passing.

Thread the Needle Race. Seniors.

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ADVICE FOR EXAMINATIONS. When going for a Public Examination it is best to vary your style and your handwriting as much as possible, for the examiner likes a change (at least we hope so). Use long words, and colour your diagrams vividly, so that the examiner will realize that he has seen something.

Then, at the end, supplement your paper by a short but pathetic life history. Stress the fatal consequences that will certainly occur if he fails your paper. Appeal to the better side of his nature. If he is a kind, fatherly man, he will respond at once. If he is not, he will also respond at once, but in a totally different manner.

Candidates are warned against making their autobiographies too lengthy, as it is rumoured that the race of kind, fatherly examiners is long since extinct N.C. AN ENGLISH VILLAGE. Just a little English village, with its High Street bordered by five inns and three cluttered shops.

Small timbered cottages, nestling together, open on to the road by ivy-covered porches, over which hang quaint old lanterns. The only light the street receives on dark winter nights is the mellow glow of these lanterns.

At one end of the street is the village forge, indispensable to the welfare of the people. In front of this is the "Cross erected to the memory of the fallen."

Even the smallest village has its memorial, carefully looked after by the inhabitants.

Guarding the other end of the street is the "Tarry Stone," a huge rock, worn smooth by age and much use as a meeting place, and as the centre of any village sports. It is connected with much that is of importance in history.

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Passing this, the road winds gently round to. cross the silvery Thames by a toll bridge. To the left is the Church Gate or Close, with picturesque houses enclosing a large area in front of the churchyard, where the daisies grow among the grassy mounds and weatherworn tombstones. The great grey church stands close to the river, and bears in itself the stately poise of all that is beautiful and good.

M.S.

"THE SCHOOL.Old is the homestead, Weather-beaten; Solid it stands, And grey.

Built long ago by the eager hands Of Pioneers from other lands Now passed away.

New is the schoolhouse, Redly modern, Over-looking The Bay. This is our heritage, this they knew; Best of the old, and best of the new— The School to-day.

M.C. "FORGIVE THEM." The darkness had not yet descended black Over the earth ; Stark, glimm'ring through the twilight at their back There stood the Cross.

They, the brave warriors of almighty Rome, Parted His clothes, Drew lots, joked, swore—the air began to fill With curses loud.

Apart, the Women, on a little hill, Prayed silently.

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A "DIAGRAM" BETWEEN A PENCIL SHARPENER AND A FEATHER DUSTER.

THE STORY OF.A POCKET KNIFE. When I was in Mr. Gadd's shop, he came to dust the shelves and my companions and me. Every day little boys would come and look in the window at me. One day, a lady came in and said, "I want to buy a pocket knife." Then the shop-keeper showed me to her, and she said I would do very nicely. I did not know I was a present for her little boy until I was wrapped in a piece of brown paper. Then she wrote on the parcel, "To my little Bobbie, from his mother," and put me on her little son's bed.

When he woke up, he unwrapped many other parcels, but when he came to me I wondered what was going to happen to me, because when he unwrapped me and saw what I was, he gave a shriek of delight, and ran to thank his mother, because he had never before had a pocket knife.

When he was out for his walk with his nurse one day, he lost mei. As he pulled out .his handkerchief I dropped out unnoticed, and was not found again by the little boy. Now I am lying in the grass, not doing any work, and getting old and rusty. If I had been leading a useful life, I would not have had tithe to scratch my story for you.

Z. Macvean.

Pencil Sharpener : I am sick of that school teacher. I only wish she would not always be sharpening pencils.

It hurts me, when she does it.

Feather Duster : I am just as badly treated as you. She is always dusting something.

Pencil Sharpener : I think we shall have to ask the form if we can go away.

Feather Duster : But where shall we go.

Pencil Sharpener : I know; we shall go and see the fairies, for they don't need pencil sharpeners, and don't use feather dusters, so we will have a quiet time.

They went to Fairyland, and there they lived happily ever after.

Audrey Smith.

THE FIRE AND THE POKER Fire : How dare you poke me in this manner !

Poker : I can't help it ; this young lady here works me.

Young Lady : Oh, dear, this fire is dreadful ; I can't get it to burn.

Fire : This is no godd to me. Please do not poke me so hard.

Poker : It isn't my fault ; so it is no good you arguing.

Fire : It's quite a lot of my business if you go poking me.

Poker : Well, stop burning me. h ii e : See how the flames dance about me, while you are stiff and black, and covered with ashes through poking me.

Poker : None of your business if I am.

Fire : Anyhow, you ought not to get so dirty.

Poker : Well, let's be friends.

Fire : Very well.

Theda Lord,

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THE WATCH AND THE TIEPIN.

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THE BROOK.

I have -a wristlet watch and a tie-pin, It was a beautiful day; the sun shone and they are always quarrelling like anything, because mother heard them. The brightly through the gum-trees which fringed -a little brook. 'There was nothing watch started first.

Watch: I am a very nice watch, be- -to be - heard except the sweet singing of cause I can tell the time, and my mistress the birds. The water of the -little brook ran quietly over the pebbles. Now and like me very much.

Tie-pin : Oh, I am more stylish than again its passage would get blocked, and you, because I have the school crest on it would have to seek another little passmy face, and my mistress uses me to pin age to continue its everlasting running. her tie with.

V. Bartlett.

Watch : That is nothing. You are not as big as me, and I am gold, and have a nice, clean face. It is not all colours like your's is, but it is white.

Tie-pin : But I am gold too, and I have THE ERSKINE FALLS. a pretty face. It is nicely coloured. Oh, well, we will stop quarrelling, because-our One day we went to the Erskine Falls. mistress likes us both the same.

We saw the sparkling cool water falling (Their mistress comes in). over the jagged rocks.

Mistress : Oh ! my two precious things When it reaches the pond below with still lying on the table. (She takes them tree-ferns hanging into it, it babbles over up, and puts them away carefully). the little round pebbles, and then passes Glynis Parish. on its way again.

It ripples through ponds and rapids, till CONVERSATION BETWEEN A CAT it reaches `he roaring ocean.

The fern-trees quite hide the river for AND A DOG. a moment when you walk along the rough Cat : You can do nothing but bark ! country track.

Dog: But I can jump as well as bark.

Helen OW 11.

Cat (laughing at dog) : Isla, ha, but you cannot climb trees.

Dog (laughing at cat) : Ha, ha, you just watch me climb that tree.

Cat : Well just do it, and see it you can catch me.

Dog: Pooh ! you just wach.

Cat : Don't boast, or you will come to grief.

Dog : Ha, ha, no cheek from you, or I'll chase you.

Cat : You had better mind out for yourself, because I hear my master coming.

Master : Go away, you bad dog, or I will kill you!

Nessy Holzgrefe.

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GE. ERAL NOTES. Christian Uuion.

tract describing an incident during the Great War. We were held spell-bound, and were literally carried away to the canyon, and then to Belgium. We could see clearly the scenes set before us.

Miss Taylor, who accompanied Mr. Griffiths on the piano, helped to make the reading more effective.

We are very grateful to these speakers for their most helpful addresses given throughout the year.

Our Christian Union membership is larger this year, probably the result of a membership drive wh;ch was conducted during first term.

A meeting was held during the first term to elect office-bearers, and the result was : — President, Miss Dunoon; Vice-President, Miss Oman ; Recording Secretary, Kitty McLennan ; Corresponding Secretary, Edith Leigh; Treasurer, T. Pettitt.

The girls were divided into circles, un)C=4 der the leadership of Miss Pratt, who took Library Notes. as her text-book, "Studies in Contrast"; The Library and the Museum share the Miss Braithwaite, who took "Paul," and same room this year, and with a new Miss Oman, who also took "Paul."

On April 6th, Mr. Wyley, a member library table and chairs, the gifts of the of A ustralian Students' Christian Move- Parents' Association, and numerous ment, spoke to us of the movement, and native weapons and dresses round the told us of the movement at the Univers- walls, the room has become one of the ity, as well as in other countries. His favourite resorts of the senior girls.

Both the Reference and the Fiction address was very much appreciated by all Libraries have been growing apace. The present.

During first term, we were privileged reference books have. been moved from to have a visit from Dr. Knox, who is a their old home into a new book-case with missionary in Thibet. He told us about glass doors, and the fiction books almost the people who live on the "Roof of the fill the shelves of the old case.

We should like to thank the Parents' World," and the difference that ChristAssociation very much for the beautiful ianity is going to make to their lives.

On the 17th June, we had Miss Davies, furniture whicr they have given us; Mary and on 27th June, Mrs. McLaren—both Michell for a library book-case, and the missionaries from Korea. Both helped us folio wing for gifts of books :—Senator to understand the girls of Korea better, Guthrie, Mrs. Hicks, Mary Guthrie, Besand to realize that they are really much sel Batten, Marjorie Mann, Jean Griffiths. tit the same as we are in their tastes.

In August, our Acting-Chaplain, Rev. Museum Notes.

Riddle, gave us an address. He took the This year the Museum cupboards have words "Christian Union," and revealed been moved into the Library, and, under them to us in a new light.

On October 14th, we spent a very Miss Cooper's direction, many of the new pleasant hour with Mr. D. F. Griffiths. contributions have been hung round the Instead of giving us an address, he read walls. We should like to thank Miss to us the chapter on Gwen's Canyon, from Cooper very much for the interest which Ralph Connor's "Sky Pilot," and an ex- she takes in our collection.

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We were all very sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Hammerton during the September holidays. Mr. Hammerton was an enthusiastic lover of all Nature, and our Museum Shield was a gift from him.

Mr. Dowsett, who has been exploring in New Guinea, presented us this term with a number of native weapons and dresses. The arrows and the battle-axe have really been used by cannibals to kill men, and are beautifully made—very effective for killing people, and very beautiful to look at. At one time they belonged to a chief. There is also a man's skull—his widow carried it around with her for several years, and it is beautifully laquered by the constant rubbing.

Another interesting contribution is a replica in plaster of the Australian Commonwealth Military Badge.

It is the work of a Turkish soldier in Egypt, and has been done with a pen knife. It is through Bessel Batten that we were fortunate enough to add it to our collection.

Clare Strong has donated some relics gathered from the battle-field of the Somme, and Marianne Pettitt has given a beautiful set of brass chop-sticks and a little bowl from Korea.

Mr. McPhillimy, Chairman of our School Council, has just presented us with an ostrich egg, beautifully mounted in silver and gold, and enclosed in a glass case.

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The following were the characters :— .. Edith Leigh Burton Crane ..

Solon Tucker .. . . Kitty McLennan Paul Daingerfield . . Lorna Ebbott Chas. Daingerfield Nancy Carstairs Randolph Weeks .. . Mavis Cherry Thomas Lefferts .. .. Kathleen Ford Olivia Daingerfield .. Nan Venters Elizabeth Daingerfield .. Winsome Hendy .. Moira Rankin Mrs. Falkener .. Gwen. Young Cora Falkener .. Dorothy Wilby Amanda ..

We should like to thank Miss Haase very much for her ceaseless and untiring work with ,us, and also Miss Morgan for giving up so much of her time to coaching us during the week. The table in the dinner scene was the work of Mrs. Simpson, and we thank her very much for all the trouble which she took to make it so perfect. The stage furnishings were lent

by Mr. Ebbott, and, for one night at least, the stage of the Comunn na Feinne Hall was beautifully furnished. We thank him very much indeed.

This term we hope to give a short performance in our own Assembly Hall. We are preparing two short plays, "The Bathroom Door" and "Our Aunt from California," and the first act of Barrie's "Quality Street."

It is through Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Neilson that we have the beautifully framed pictures of past dramatic entertainments in the hall of the new buildings. We thank them very much indeed.

" COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN. On the 17th August the Dramatic Class, presented "CoMe Out of the Kitchen," in the Comunn na Feinne The house was packed with a very enthusiastic audience of parents and friends, and the performance was quite up to the usual standard. The majority of the girls were new-corners to the class, and are to be congratulated on their first appearance.

"The best yet." Of course, that may be—and is—said after each Dramatic performance in turn, but if not the very best, at least it was on a level with our biggest successes of the past. Perhaps some of us sighed for the picturesque costumes of Little Women or Monsieur Beaucaire.

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in a crinoline You may develop the idea yourself.

'The plot was simple enough to be easily followed, and it afforded a number of very amusing situations. Of course, we may be somewhat sceptical as to whether such things could possibly happen in real life, but we soon. forgot about that. ic==x

Gifts.

There were many difficulties to be overcome before the change from Roslyn to Morongo was to become an assured success, and not the least of these was the need for furniture, pictures and kitchen equipment suitable for a larger house.

However, so generous have the parents, friends and girls past and present 'been that the difficulty has dissolved into nothingness.

Perhaps the most beautiful gifts we have had this year are the paintings and china given by Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark is an artist himself, and would have us realize some of the beauty and the pleasure to be found in really artistic things.

Many of the pieces of china and salt glaze are from famous collections, and are all works of patient skill and great beauty.

The china cabinet, in which they are displayed is the gift of Mr. McPhillimy, Chairman of our College Council.

The etchings and the oil paintings by AuF,tralian artists have made a wonderful difference to the Reception Room. Another painting in oils, by Newberry, is the gift of Senator Guthrie.

At first Assembly this year, Mrs. Batten, on behalf of the Old Collegians, presented the school with a pedestal for the front hall, and a clock for the Assembly Hall. Later in the year a new flagpole was put up near the schoolrooms. We thank our Old Girls, and we appreciate their loyalty and support very much.

A comfortable arm chair in the House Staff Room, is the gift of Mr. Shannon, and the carved letter-box in the hall comes from Margery (whose handiwork it is) and Dorothy Anderson.

We are indebted to Mrs. Simson and Mrs. Young Venters for the chairs in the dormitories. Through their efforts a large number of past and present girls gave a chair each.

The Fowler's Outfit and kitchen equipment are gifts of Mrs. H. B. Simson. Not only has M= s. Simson given material gifts to the school ; over and over again she has given up her time to help in a very practical way.

We should also like to thank Mrs. Oddie and Nan Venters for their very generous gifts.

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General Notes.

At the Annual Swimming Carnival, organized by the Geelong Swimming Club, the Brownie swimming team won the Cup fo: the Brownie Relay Race.

On Thursday, October 3rd, a party of Old Collegians and the senior boarders were present at a lecture on "Art," by Mr. A. Anderson, in the School Assembly Hall. After a short talk on the truth of Art, Mr. Anderson illustrated his lecture on pe drawings by rapid charcoal sketches. After saying a few words about a beautiful painting by Hans Heysen, the lecture- came to a close. A delightful supper was provided by the Old Collegians.

The day before the end of the September holidays, a number of Geelong business men and leading citizens accepted the invitation of Mr. Lawson, and made an inspection of Morongo. During the afternoon a flag, the gift of Marianne Pettitt, was presented to Miss Pratt by Mr. Lawson for Lawson -House,

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Old Girls' Association.

President :—Mrs. 0. Batten.

Vice-Presidents :—Misses K. Roebuck & Gladys Matheson.

'Committee : Mesdames L. C. Mathews, and V. Purnell, Misses Jean Walker, Molly Shirra, Vida. Walter, Gladys Wynn, Jean Rentoul, Gladys Fagg, Eileen Douglass, Connie Lancaster.

Hon. Secretary : Miss Jean McLennan, 77 Aberdeen Street, Geelong.

Hon. Assistant Secretary :—Miss Molly Shirra.

Acting Hon. Treasurer : Miss Eileen Douglass, Retreat Road, Geelong.

ANNUAL RE-UNION. The Annual Re-union of the Old. Collegians' Association was held at the school on Saturday, December 11th, 1926. The attendance was larger than at any previous Re-union. The gathering was tinged with a little sadness, as it was the - last time that such a meeting would be held at the old school, but all looked forward with enthusiasm to Morongo and its - wonderful possibilities.

The Annual Meeting, at which the .President presided, was held at 5.15 p.m.

After the reading of the annual report and balance sheet, which gave evidence of a very successful year, the election of office*bearers took place. The main discussion at the meeting was a gift to Morongo - from the Old Collegians. Many suggestions were received, but the meeting decided to let the matter stand over until the new year, when a General Meeting would be called, and a final decision made.

As there was such a large number present, the usual High Tea was held in the Assembly Hall, which was very cheery and bright with gay- flowers and an enthusiastic crowd. Miss Pratt, several members of the staff, and the prefects were present. Mrs. Batten, in a happy

little speech, welcomed Miss Pratt and the cther guests. Miss Pratt, in replying, thanked the Old Girls for all they had done during the year, and hoped the cnthusiastic spirit would permeate the new school. After tea, those present went in a party to the Regent Theatre. The Reunion was voted "the best yet."

NEWS. Eathorne Hanlon is now living in London, where - her husband has an appointment. She is delighted with meeting so many Australian friends over there.

Marjorie Purnell has gone to stay with her brother in Western Australia.

Letty Madden has completed her nursing course at the Kitchener Memorial Hospital. .

Dowsett has finished her training at the Children's Hospital, and is in •Geelong again.

At the opening ceremony of the first term at Morongo, Mrs. Batten, on behalf of the Old Collegians, presented to the school a clock for the Assembly Hall, and a pedestal and palm for the entrance hall.

The President and Secretary were unable to attend the P.L.C. Old Collegians' Annual Garden Party in Melbourne.

Eileen Buckhurst and another Melbourne Old Girl were guests of the P.L.C. Old Collegians, at their Dramatic Performance in the Playhouse.

During May seven Old Girls arranged a very successful dance at Morongo, in aid of the O.C. Morongo Fund.

V era Reeves has been granted leave of absence at Treasurer, on account of illness in her home. Eileen Douglass has agreed to fill the vacancy.

Evelyn Curtis has resigned the Assistant Secretaryship, and Molly Shirra has taken her place.

We extend our sympathy to Mrs. Ingpen, whose mother died during the year.

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The Committee is delighted with the response Old Girls have made to the O.C. Morongo Fund. As a result, a very fine flagpole was presented to the school at the Official Opening on October 27th.

A very enthusiastic Dramatic Club has been formed, under Miss Dulcie Bland.

On September 10th, "The Six Miss Seymours" was presented before an enthusiastic audience at Torquay. The proceeds were given to the Torquay Progress Association. On October 27th, in the Comunn na Feinne Hall, Geelong, "The Six Miss Seymours" was again presented.

Lorna Collier paid a flying visit to Geelong, and was delighted with Morongo.

Annie Betts has been staying with Mrs. Batten for a short holiday.

Doris Zimmer has come back to lice in Geelong again.

A Bridge Evening was arranged by the Committee in the Kindergarten room on June 10th, and the proceeds provided for the installation of electric light in the P.G.C. Kindergarten room as a gift from the Old Collegians.

On June 20th, Mrs. F. C. Cooper, President of the A.W.N. League, gave an address on "Citizenship." The meeting was well attended and enjoyed.

Jean Rentoul, Molly Shirra, Dora Madden and Jenny Dunoon arranged a Social Evening on August 24th. Games and competitions filled in a very happy evening.

Mrs. Batten and Miss V. Purnell arranged a Bridge Evening in the Kindergarten, in aid of the O.C. Morongo Fund, on August 19th. The result, financially and socially, was excellent.

Mr. A. E. Anderson gave a most interesting lecturette on "Art," on Thursday, November 3rd, at Morongo.

The members of the Dramatic Club went to Melbourne to see Miss Dulcie Bland in the first production of "The Last Warning."

ENGAGEMENTS. May Robert to William Collyer, of Melbourne.

Doris Jacobs to Mr. Sim Crawcour, of Tasmania.

Letts Madden to Mr. Les. Parker, of.

Bannockburn.

Bertha Lewis to Mr. Alvin Hartwick, of Marshall.

Elma Taylor to Mr. George Matthew man, of Geelong.

MARRIAGES. On September McGreevy—Anderson.

29th, at St. George's Church, Geelong, Marjorie Anderson to Mr. Allan McGreevy.

Madden-Parker.--On September 28th, at St. David's Presbyterian Church, Geelong, Hope. Parker to Mr. Jack Madden.

Sable-Hartwick.—On April 23rd, 1927, at Nain, South Australia, Sylva.. Hartwick to Rev. John Sable.

N.B.--Will members please notify the Secretary of any change of address.

Jean McLennan, Hon Sec., 77 Aberdeen Sit., Newtown, Geelong..

Notices.

The Editor acknowledges with thanks. the arrival of the following magazines from other schools :—"The Mil-vertonian" (Camberwell G.G.S.), "Stratherne Echoes." "The Pegasus" (Geelong College), "M.A.G." (Ballarat C.E.G.G.S.), "Patchwork" (Presbyteran Ladies' College, Melbourne), "The Fintonian" (Fintona, Camberwell), "The Touchstone" (Clarendon, Ballarat).

The price of each copy of this issue is 3/- . All subscriptions must be sent to"The Editor, The Lucernian, Presbyterian Girls' College, Geelong."

Subscribers are requested to notify the Editor of any change of address.

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