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THE LUCERNIAN

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THE LUCERNIAN The MAGAZINE of the PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' GOLLEGE GEELONG

Editress : JUNE GRAHAM. Editorial Committee : BETTY BELL, LOMA BRETT, PHYLLIS DAVID, PAT ELVINS, MARGARET JOHNS, NANCY GOWTY, JUNE BACKWELL.

C3eelong : Henwood & Dancey Pty. Ltd., Printers, 166 Ryrie Street. Gce4mg.

THE SCHOOL PREFECTS. Standing—P. David, P. Elvins, J. Graham, J. Robinson, J. Orchard, B. Macdonald, G. Little, R. Weddell, Seated—N. Sutherland, H. Bowring, J. McCallum, B. Bartlett, B. Carmit:hael.

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Contents Page Editorial . . .

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Council Notes . .

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Junior School Auxiliary .

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Parents' and Friends' Association • .

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School Activities . . •

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Sport . .

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School Events . . .

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Visitors to the School . .

Old Collegians Association . . .

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Brevities .

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Examination Results, 1938 . . .

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Original Contributions . .

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Correspondence . .

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Office-Bearers.

PREFECTS: Head Prefect, J. McCallum; B. Bartlett, N. Sutherland, B. Carmichael, H. Bowring, R. Weddell, J. Graham, M. Hoe (first term), G. Little, B. Macdonald, J. Robinson, J. Orchard, P. Elvins (third term), P. David (third term).

SPORTS COMMITTEE : Miss Peck; Captain, J. Robinson; Vice-Captain, N. Sutherland; J. McCallum, G. Little, J. Orchard.

ARDENS HOUSE : Captain, N. SutherlandVice-Captain, B. Carmichael.

HARRIS HOUSE Captain, J. Orchard.

Vice-Captain, 3. Davidson.

LAWSON HOUSE : Captain, J. Robinson.

Vice-Captain, J. Graham.

ROSLYN HOUSE : Captain, G. Little.

Vice-Captain, M. Davidson.

LIBRARY COMMITTEE : Miss Dunoon; Librarian, B. Macdonald; F. Brett, B. Bell, G. Little, M. Davidson, F. King, J. Davidson, M. Johns.

LITERARY SOCIETY : Miss Henderson; President, J. Graham; Secretary, P. Elvins; J. McCallum, M. Johns.

DEBATING SOCIETY : Miss Gittus; President, J. Graham; Secretary, P. Elvins; Committee, J. McCallum, M. Johns.

MUSIC CLUB : President, Miss Waddleton; Vice-President, Miss Madden; Secretary, F. King; Treasurer, J. Davidson; Committee, Miss B ooth, B. Carmichael, M. Davidson.

MUSEUM CURATORS : Miss Booth, H. Bowring.

CAMERA CLUB : Miss Burgess; G. Little.

CHRISTIAN UNION : Miss Tassie; Vice-President, N. Sutherland; Secretary, J. Graham; Treasurer, B. Bartlett.

GARDENING CLUB : Miss Booth; Secretaries, M. Davidson, S. Stainsby.

RAMBLERS' CLUB : Miss Radford; J. Davidson, B. Robinson, M. Strickland, L.McKay, W. Lord, Stainsby, M. Davidson, J. Anderson, M. Johns.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION : Miss Gittus; M. Hoe (first term).

FORM CAPTAINS : Honours VI., B. Bartlett; VI., B. Macdonald; V., J. Davidson; Va., J. Johnson; IVc., H. Prager; IVb., B. Robinson; IVa., P. Bull.

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VOL. 2

The world in recent years has experienced a period of stress and difficulty.

The old sense of security has left us ; the old standards of honour and conduct are gone. Men and nations are confronted with iTew problems, not to be dealt -.A. ilia in accustomed ways. Yet the challenge of -new conditions has been accepted; people of 'all classes, as well as the leaders of nations, have risked everything to save what they value most in human existThe problems change ; the old ence. virtue of courage remains.

Life has always called for courage, which has at all times been recognized as the supreme virtue. In Roman times Mucius Scaevola thrust his hand into the fire to show that suffering could not weaken his purpose; the Church had its martyrs who went to death rather than give up their beliefs. Our race still has its heroes, explorers who dare the unknown by sea, land and air, and those who risk their lives on the field of battle or in the daily service of their fellows. Sometimes as with Pasteur and the Curies, courage is needed in the face of neglect and. disappointment.

Some contend not with external difficulties, but with their own disabilities. Beethoven courageously

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worked on in spite of deafness ;and Helen Keller, apparently overwhelmed by lack of sight and hearing, showed how adverse circumstances yield to the undaunted spirit, and made her life a triumph.

Such lives can be our inspiration. At school we, too, can attempt the _apparently- impossible. Our sinail beginnings may end in great achievements ; for we shall overcome by perseverance. As our early mastery of the difficulties of reading opened the way to further study, so our present efforts in school subjects will enable us to succeed in other activities, and give us a fuller vision of what we may achieve.

We shall begin to feel with Ulysses that— "All experience is an arch wherethro' Gleams that untravell'd world." of wider knowledge. The courageous tackling of our difficulties will give us greater opportunities not only of developing our own talents, but also of helping others. The cultivation at school of a spirit which will not yield to obstacles or disappointment will make us citizens capable of carrying out our ideals for the community in which we live. The world has many problems, and they will

THE LUCERNIAN. soon be ours to solve. The conquest of disease, the re-organization of wealth, and the improvement of social conditions are only a few of these problems. If we take an active part in these exploits, we shall need courage to overcome many

difficulties. Some of us will find our efforts limited to the narrower field of ordinary human relationships. Whatever our tasks, let us undertake them courageously.

COUNCIL NOTES. This year the matter of paramount Church education an antidote to the interest is the plan evolved by the Coun- materialism that is so rapidly creeping cil for the future development of the over the world. It is estimated that the School. As most of you will know by complete scheme will cost in the region the end of the year the School will have of 1100,000 with each unit at approximcompleted twenty years of its life and ately i100,000.

The Council is hoping in February, 1941, the Council will cele- that at least one unit will be commenced brate the twenty-first anniversary of the next year in celebration of the twentyfoundation of the College. Many of my one years of School life. readers will feel with me that this long It would be interesting to analyse the span of years has passed quickly. It seems to be just a brief time when we look reasons that have made Morongo such an back to the small beginning at Roslyn. outstanding success and that call for exOur School has grown in size and im- tension in the future. portance since those days and it is now In the first place Morongo is situated classed among the leading Girls' Schools in one of the loveliest and healthiest spots The members of the of the State.

Its beautiful old world Council have been exercising their minds in the State. in planning for the next twenty-one gardens and park lands with the wide years for they realize that in that period outlook over sea and city give it an Morongo must make considerable environment that is perfect. The bracing growth. It would be quite possible as country air, abundance of outdoor recreaadditional buildings are required to place tion and a perfect home atmosphere enthem haphazard and have a disconnected sure radiant health and physical developSchool but the wise course was to pre- ment. Health and happiness go hand in pare a plan embracing all the possible hand. Without health happiness is next requirements for growth, and then build to impossible, our whole natural powers units as required to fit in wth the com- remain unrealized, and our whole life beplete scheme. This course has been fol- comes thwarted. And so Morongo has lowed, and with the expert assistance succeeded for one reason by the health of of Mr. Ewen Laird of Messrs. Buchan, its pupils. I have referred to the home Laird and Buchan, and of Mr. George atmosphere. Comradeship and co-operKing, O.B.E., a complete plan has been ation among the pupils have always been prepared which probably all of you have a feature of Morongo life and new girls seen. It gave the Council a thrill to see feel instantly at home in this happy, It is the friendportrayed in an Architect's sketch the friendly atmosphere. vision about which they have been dream- ships, the interests, the environment of They have high hopes that the youth that determine the whole course ing. dream will eventually be realised. That of a life. Another reason therefore why will depend to a large extent upon the Morongo has succeeded is to be found beneficence of people who see in a in the comradeship existing among, the

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pupils. This, you will quite realize, is no chance condition but is traceable to one who with wonderful vision and foresight has gradually moulded the life of the School to make it possible. And we cannot forget the scholastic results that are the outcome of the work of the members of the staff. If the pupils of the present and the future maintain health, comradeship and scholarship there is little fear in the years that are coming.

I trust that every reader will closely study the colour plan that is inset in this issue. We want every person who is interested in Morongo to enthusiastically believe that we can accomplish all that the plan implies. You can show it to your friends and especially those who may be able to help the Council in carrying it out.

You can also tell friends The School is greatly indebted to the Junior School Auxiliary and the Parents' and Friends' Association for their interest and help during the year. The following reports of their activities have been received.

JUNIOR SCHOOL AUXILIARY.

The Junior School Auxiliary is pleased to report that during its fifth year of activity, the interest of members has if anything, increased.

A second Piano was presented to the School, and it is proposed to again provide the toys for the Christmas Tree.

The President is grateful to the members for their generous help, and enthusiasm for the Auxiliary, the object of

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with girls of school age that they can without anxiety send their daughters to Morongo. Today more than ever before it can be said that education is the golden key to many of tl-< finest thinks of ;ife.

Without it we must knock on many doors in vain.

Education is not merely an absorption of facts and figures but a rich development of mind, body and spirit.

Morongo is an ideal School for this development. Without the assistance of Old Collegians, Parents and others the Council is hampered if not helpless ; and it is realised to the full that this assistance has been generously given in the past. I therefore appeal for a continuance of enthusiastic interest in Morongo and a determination that in the next twenty-one years the complete scheme adopted by the Council will be carried out. which is to be a useful adjunct to the School.

PARENTS' AND FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION.

This. Association continues to prosper and work in the interests of the School.

A very successful Bridge Evening was conducted during the year and netted a substantial sum, which considerably assisted the Funds of the Association at a most opportune time.

The Convenors of the function deserve the highest commendation for the excellent manner in which the function was organised. At the Annual Meeting Mr. J. M. Badger was re-elected Chairman and Mrs. H.F.H. Elvins, Hon. Secretary of the Association.

SCHOOL NOTES. ARDENS HOUSE.

Although our efforts in sport and work have not been very successful this year, the girls have shown a keen interest in all the house activities. We welcome all the new girls to the house, and once

again thank Miss Booth for her interest and enthusiasm.

Activities began this year with the swimming sports, and although we were unsuccessful, we should like to congratulate Harris on their victory. Congratu-

THE LUCERNIAN. lations also go to the three swimming Our successes at sports have not been champions.

The inter-house, tennis so numerous, but, for the first two matches were played and Lawson, this terms, at least, we won the work shield, time, were victorious. We also congrat- as well as the cup for work and sport ulate Lawson on winning the Basketball combined.

Shield. The baseball matches have not This year we have held debates been completed, but we hope for a vicbetween the houses, Harris being the tory. successful house.

We made a great effort to win the We wish to thank Miss Tassie, our Athletic sports, and hold the Margaret house-mistress, for her strong support Shannon Cup for 1939, but our efforts fell of the house, during the year. short, and the honour went to Lawson.

We welcome all the new girls, and Nevertheless two of our members .were we remind those that are returning next champions, Beth Robinson being Junior champion, and Marie Wilson, pre- year, to uphold the honour of the house, and to remember that— paratory champion.

"Not failure, but low aim is crime."

Next year we hope that Ardens will be once again at the top of the tree, and LAWSON HOUSE. the girls will carry on in the true "Green's our colour, great's our fame, Ardens spirit.

To the old girls, we Lawson, Lawson, is our name." should like to express our appreciation of their encouraging messages on Sports Once again Lawson has kept the green flag flying, by continued successes Day. in every sphere of sport.

HARRIS HOUSE. We extend our congratulations to This year unfortunately we lost last year's House Captain on being made ., both .our captain and vice-captain ; June Head Prefect.

Orchard, however, was elected captain Owing to the unfailing energy and and Jean Davidson vice-captain.

We started this year well by being co-operation of the girls in the numerous the successful house at the swimming house teams, we have obtained the sports. We congratulate Shirley basketball and tennis shields this year.

The baseball matches are still in proStainsby, the senior swimming champion, and Pam Muckner (a member of Harris), gress, and are being keenly contested.

We are eagerly awaiting the results. the junior swimming champion.

Unfortunately, we were not as successOur heartiest congratulatons must be ful at tennis and basketball, but we offer extended to Harris for their success at - our congratulations to Lawson, on the swimming sports.

Lawson was winning both these shields. second. We were very pleased to have The baseball matches have not yet the Senior Swimming Champion, Shirley been completed, but we can still hope Stainsby, in our house. for victory.

There was great excitement among This year we were not so successful as the girls, when it was announced that We Lawson had won the Margaret Shannon previously at the Athletic sports. offer our congratulations to Lawson, Cup, for the third year in succession. the winning house, and to the four Our congratulations are extended to Beth Brewster who was Intermediate champions.

THE LUCERNIAN. champion and Jeanette. Robinson who was again Senior Champion. After the Sports we were pleased to receive a congratulatory telegram from Sir Harry Lawson, who unfortunately was not able to attend.

During second term the Lawson choir took part in the house music competitions, and was successful, partly owing to the careful training given to us by Miss Burgess.

We wish to thank our house mistresses, Miss McKay, Miss Burgess and Miss Hosking, for their unfailing interest shown towards the house throughout the year.

The following girls are to be congratulated on gaining their house colours.

Baseball—B. Brewster.

Basketball—L.Tedcastle.

J. Robinson.

We offer our best wishes to all the girls who are leaving us, and urge those returning to carry on the good work of the school.

ROSLYN HOUSE.

Although Roslyn has not scored manyvictories in sporting activities this year, it is not as a result of a lack of interest shown by the members of the house, as all have shown their loyalty, and have supported the house in all phases of •school life.

We welcome all the new girls to the house this year and are glad that they have taken such an enthusiastic part in all its activities.

We congratulate Harris house on being successful in winning the Swimming Sports, during first term, and hope that Roslyn will be able to distinguish themselves in that direction next year.

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We must also extend our heartiest congratulations to Lawson house for their success in the Athletic Sports this term. Jennie Anderson and Joan Bartle, both Roslyn girls, were runners up in the senior and junior championships respectively, and we hope they will continue with even more success next year.

Members of the house would like to thank Myra Davidson for her gift of some new flags, which added to the gay appearance of the oval on sports day.

At the conclusion of last year the following girls received their house colours :— M. Middleton—House baseball.

R. West—House basketball.

M. Adamson—House tennis.

Roslyn would like to thank Miss Gittus for the valuable support which she has given us this year.

She has shown a great interest in all the doings of the house, and her aid has been greatly appreciated.

To those members leaving school we wish the best of luck for their future success, while we have no doubt, that those returning will do their utmost to uphold our motto, "It's Roslyn—Roslyn forever!"

PREFECTS' NOTES-

As only three of last year's prefects returned this year, we had several new members to join our band on our return.

Nine new prefects were made, and two probationers. We regretted the departure of Marion Hoe at the end of first term as she had already proved how valuable her help was.

Early in first term Miss Pratt held a delightful afternoon tea, at which the Prefects were her guests.

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enjoyed very much and was an excellent way to introduce the prefects to their new position.

Continuing last year's practice, the Prefects have arranged a special assembly every week, in which one of us reads the lesson and members of the school choir sing an anthem.

The school prefects' room was made much more attractive first term by the rearrangement of the furniture and the chairs and the table and cupboards were painted. We were very grateful to one of last year's prefects, Dorothy Brebner, for helping in our improvements by sending us some new curtains.

During second term the prefects went to the- pictures one Saturday afternoon.

We enjoyed "Dawn Patrol" although it showed the horrors of war.

We were glad to have the opportunity to hold the Prefects' dance during second term. For the occasion the Assembly Hall was decorated with streamers of the school colours, and bowls of almond blos-som, - poppies and gumtips. Our guests for the evening were several members of staff, Prefects from the Hermitage and Senior boys from Geelong College. An excellent orchestra helped considerably to make the evening successful, and our thanks are due to Miss Pratt and Miss Pillow.

We were disappointed that the Hermitage were unable to hold their Annual dance at the beginning of third term but we wish to thank them for their . kind invitation.

We were also very pleased to be the guests of the Prefects and senior boys of Geelong College at a delightful dance held in the Morrison Hall.

During second term a staff versus Prefects' basketball match was held, the victory after a hard fight going to the Prefects.

1939 has been a very happy year for the Prefects. We are grateful to Miss Pratt and members of staff, whose advice and help we have sought continually.

Those of us who are leaving hope that next year our successors will be equally happy and we wish them the best of luck .for the coming year.

BOARDERS' NOTES.

When we arrived back at School we found that one of the dormitories had been turned into a sitting room for our use. This has been greatly appreciated, as has been the new lounge suite put into the Common Room later in the year.

This year Boarders' Picnic, which was held at Angelsea, was later than usual owing to the rain, but the weather was still warm enough for bathing,, and we enjoyed ourselves very much. The last picnic for the year, that arranged by the Council, was eagerly looked forward to and greatly enjoyed.

We were fortunate in going to quite a number of entertainments this year, amongst which were : "Pygmalion,": "If I were King," "The Mikado," John Brownlee's concert, and the concert given

by Marjorie Lawrence and Alfredo Luizzi. Later in the year we went to "Miss Linley of Bath," the play given by the Hermitage, and "H.M.S. Pinafore," given by Geelong College.

This year the Boarders formed a new club under the direction of Miss Radford, so that we could go for long walks each week-end. The Ramblers' Club has been a great success, for nearly everyone has joined and the staff have been 'good enough to take us walking each Saturday that the weather permitted. We had a particularly interesting afternoon on June 24th, when we walked to the Wheat Silos. Permission to inspect these had been obtained from the Grain Elevators Board, and we are very grateful to .Mr.

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SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF THE BOARDERS.

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THE LUCERNIAN. Radden for showing us over the buildings. We were taken to the roof in the highest elevator in Australia, and obtained a wonderful view of Geelong.

Sports Day was a great event for Boarders as well as Day Girls, for two of the champions were Boarders, and we won the Boarders, Day Girls' and Old Girls' race.

One evening in first term we were fortunate in hearing Miss Howard tell of her experiences in Europe.

Miss Howard made her talk all the more interesting by showing photographs and postcards on the epidiascope.

Miss Tassie also has been very kind in giving us a number of illustrated lectures telling of her life in different countries of Europe.

Each term we have had three meetings of the Music Club, and we are looking forward to the last meeting which is a party kindly given to us by Miss Wadelton and Miss Madden. Another party in which we are joined by the staff and day girl prefects, concludes the Boarders' activities for the year.

KINDERGARTEN NOTES.

We keep birds now in a large cage.

Mrs. Field gave us the birds and Mrs. Dabb the cage. We would like to thank them and also Mr. Field who made a very nice nest to encourage the birds. They are budgerigars and there were six but one died (of its own accord—because we look after them well.) So far there have been no babies but we never give up hope. Early in the year we went to see Mr. Jacobs' birds at Drumcondra and saw many interesting and beautiful ones.

Some of the parrots could talk quite Now that the weather is so plainly. much warmer we are working hard in We grow carrots, our own gardens. parsley, broad beans, marigolds,, pansies and acorns all mixed up together ; but they fit in quite well.

Soon we are going to Bethany to see the babies. We have made feeders for them.

For Sports Day we practised hard every Most of the girls entered for all day. the races because it was more fun to be in everything. Hobbies Day came next ; we kept all the Handwork which we did during the year so that our mothers could see it all together.

This year there are twenty-one girls in the Kindergarten and nineteen boys Eight of the big girls will be going and girls in the Nursery School. This makes us a very large family. We are out to Senior Morongo next year. We sorry to say goodbye to Nola Allen who hope they will be very happy there. is going back to Queensland, and are That is all we have to say at present ; if glad to welcome several new girls and you would like to know more about us, come and see us at the Kindergarten. boys.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. CHRISTIAN UNION NOTES.

A the first meeting for the year Miss Tassie presided, and outlined briefly the aims of the A.S.C.M. The following girls were elected as office-bearers :—

Vice-President—Norma Sutherland.

Secretary June Graham.

Treasurer—Beth Bartlett.

During second term study circles were held each week. There were three groups led by Miss Pratt, Miss Booth,

THE LUCERNIAN. and Miss Tassie, who helped us so ably in our discussidns. "Venturing" was the hook chosen for study.

We have have had some interesting visitors this year, who have helped us very much in understanding the principles of the movement.

The Rev. J. McMaster was our first He told us of the difficulties speaker. confronting the Koran missions, and tried to _solve the question of the degree of loyalty we owe to the Church and to OA State. He left us to ponder over the problem of whether Christians in Korea ,should profess their allegiance to the Emperor by bowing to idols.

We were glad to welcome the Rev: B. R. Wyllie of Yarra Street Methodist Church to the school. He gave us a very enlightening address about the Student Christian Movement, and assured us that our small part in it was of importance, and helped in the worldwide movement. He told us of his impressions of some people from foreign countries, who had been influenced by the Movement.

A final visit was paid to us by Mr. Mcylaster before he left Geelong. He stressed the need for developing the mind, the body and the soul, especially the soul. We should like to express our thanks for the interest that he has taken in the Movement.

Several of the boarders had the opportunity of hearing Mr. Wyllie at Yarra Street Church, when he preached about the Student Christian Movement.

The service was an interesting one, and was enjoyed by those who attended.

During third term members of the Union were pleased to receive a visit from the Rev. 0. Brady. He spoke to us of the people of Palestine, both Jews .nd Arabs, and told us of their differIn view of current happenings, Mr. Brady's talk was very interesting.

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This year the Christian Union has been active in the School, and we wish to thank Miss Pratt, Miss Booth and Miss Tassie for their untiring efforts on its behalf.

LITERARY. SOCIETY.

This year the Literary Society chose for its subject "Women in Literature ;" and it proved very interesting.

• Jessie McCallum spoke at the .first meeting, when she outlined the life and work of the English poetess, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Jessie read us extracts from the works of this write:r and we were very interested in her talk.

The next speaker was June Graham, who gave an account of the lives of the Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily -and Anne.

She concentrated more. on the unusual surroundings and home of the sisters and its effect on their- work than on their books themselves, and her talk proved very interesting.

An interesting talk on George Eliot was given by Pat Elvins on June 9th.

She told us of the life of this novelist, of her reason for -choosing such a name, and of the books she wrote.

Pat's address, on this writer gave all members of the society much pleasure.

At our next meeting Mr. Tait came out and spoke to members of the society.

He chose for . his subject -Words" Mr. Tait's addres§ was very informative, and all were glad that he had been able to visit us.

At the final meeting for the year Margaret Johns spoke on "Cranford"

by Mrs. Gaskell. She read us many extracts from the book to show us the style of the writer and the life of the people of Cranford.

Our - subject this year led us to discussions on people who had previously been mere names, and we should like

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to thank all the speakers, and Pat Elvins for the striking posters, which drew many newcomers to our meetings.

DEBATING CLUB.

At the first meeting of the committee this year, it was decided that only senior debates should be held, and. that we should continue with the three minute speeches on Friday mornings.

The first house debate was between Lawson and Roslyn, and the subject, "That freedom of speech should not be permitted" was discussed.

Lawson took the affirmative side and was successful by four points.

A subject of interest was discussed when Ardens and Harris debated whether Jews should be freely admitted into Australia.

Harris the affirmative side was successful. . .

The final debate for the year was held during third term when Lawson and Harris discussed the subject, "That native races are happier than civilised."

This subject was chosen to keep the discussion away from the subject of war. Harris House was successful and must be congratulated.

We should like to thank Miss Gittus for her continued interest in the club, and for the advice she has given us, as well as for adjudicating. We also wish to congratulate Betty Carmichael on her arrangement of speeches on Friday mornings and thank her for her assistance.

MUSEUM NOTES.

The most valuable additions to the Museum this year are an iron beheading axe from the Ellice Islands, and several spears from the New Hebrides.

These formed part of the collection of the late Dr. T. J. Kennedy, and we thank Mrs. Kennedy for a gift which constitutes still another link between Dr. Kennedy and Morongo.

Our thanks are due also to Mrs Sloman, formerly Lyn . Adams, who sent us beautiful specimens 'of tropical butterflies.

We wish to thank MiSS Booth for the interest which she has taken in the care and arrangement of the Museum.

MUSIC CLUB NOTES.

As the first Music Club meeting for the year called by Miss Wadelton and Miss Madden, the Secretary, Treasurer and Committee were chosen and then the first meeting for the members of the club was arranged. This was a most interesting talk by Mr. Dickson, entitled, "Random Thoughts on Music."

Mr. Dickson also played some records on the gramophone he had brought out.

These were greatly appreciated.

The members' own effort for the' term took the form of talks given by Miss Wadelton and some of the girls, on orchestral music. This talk was illustrated by gramophone records played on the instrument Mr. Dickson had kindly lent us.

In May Miss Wadelton arranged for us to have a piano recital by Miss Vera Heard, for our last meeting for the term.

We enjoyed this evening very much because 1Vliss. Heard played some of our favourite pieces.

At the first meeting in second term, Miss Mockridge spoke to us, taking as her subject, "Random Ramblings, Musical and Unmusical, in England and on the Continent."

In this talk Miss Mockridge told of her many and varied experiences during her tour of Europe.

Mr. G. B. Lester and Mr. Logie-Smith from Geelong College were present at Mr. Smith's proour next meeting. gramme consisted of a number of piano solos, some of which are not so well Mr. Lester, who has enterknown.

THE LUCERNIA,N. tained us on a number of occasions, sang a selection from "Elijah," and some English, Scottish and Irish songs.

The second meeting for the term opened with solos played by the examination girls ; and the annual House competitions completed the programme.

Miss Mockridge kindly adjudicated for us, placing Lawson first, Harris second, and Ardens and Roslyn equal third.

In third term we had a most interesting meeting when some Beethoven and Rachmaninoff concertos were played on two pianos.

The pianist who So delighted us were Miss Vivien Bartlett, Mr. John Ingram, and Mr. Max Joste.

In between the concertos, Mr. Murray Sweetman entertained us with a collection of songs.

Each year Miss Wadelton and Miss Madden kindly give us a party as . our We are all last meeting for the year. looking forward to this treat, and to our next meeting when Miss Dorothy Glover will be present.

It is mainly owing to the hard work and good organising of Miss Wadelton and Miss Madden, that the Music Club We should is such an active society. like to thank them and all our visitors very much for all they have done for us this year.

MISS WADELTON'S ADDRESS TO THE MUSIC CLUB

"The Orchestra and Orchestral Music."

I have chosen the Orchestra and Orchestral Music as our subject tonight :because , there is such a growing popularity and familiarity with this type of music, both from the enormous amount of it that we hear over the air, and also from the extremely popular season of Orchestral Concerts that is held every winter in Melbourne and other capital cities sponsored by the

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Broadcasting Commission. Special celebrity artists are engaged for these concerts and p-uest conductors are brought out from England and the Continent to instruct, and lead our local orchestras—for instance the famous Sir Malcolm Sargent will be in Australia again this winter, and also Georg Szell, the Scandinavian.

The success of the orchestra depends enormously upon the conductor for it is his work to hold all the many players together, control their tone, give each group its entry, and to infuse colour and life and beauty into the playing through his, special gifts and - his personality.

So I am hoping after tonight that it will perhaps be clearer to those of you who have never had the good fortune to hear an orchestra in person, what orchestral music is and what an orchestra consists of.

Orchestral music is the very highest and most perfect form of music making, and it is the most complete form. of music writing.

It is a combination of many musical instruments which are controlled and directed by a conductor.

These instruments are the violin family, wind family, divided into wood winds and brasses, and instruments of percussion.

The violin family consists of violins. violas, 'cellos, and double basses.

In an orchestra there would probably be fourteen first violins, twelve second violins, ten violas, eight 'cellos and eight double basses—that is about fifty players in the strings alone and these form the basis of the orchestra.

The woodwinds are piccolo, flute, oboes, clarinets, bassoons—and in the orchestra there will probably be one piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, three clarinets, three bassoons, and perhaps a bass bassoon.

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The brasses are four horns, four trumpets, two trombones, the tenor and bass, and the bass tuba.

all music, and especially in orchestral music—the highest and most perfect form of music writing.

The percussion instruments are the drums of which there are three kettle drums, the big drum, and one side drum — the triangles, cymbals, tambourines, celesta, glockenspiel and harp.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION.

Owinp- to the disturbed state of international affairs and the resulting obscurity of the League of Nations, the League of Nations Union has assumed the nature of an International Club.

Before the crisis which led to the present hostilities, weekly discussions of current topics took place. Each week one girl outlined events of outstanding importance.

The orchestra having all these instruments with their varying tone colour is best thought of as the We will best musician's paint box. imagine this if we associate some special colour with each group of The activities of the Debating Club instruments—say blue for the strings, gold for the harp. The musician having have also been linked with this society, all these tone colours at his disposal can for such topics as the refugee question obtain all sorts of lovely effects and have been debated. Great interest was contrasts that he 'cannot possibly get aroused in this question, and it was stimSo if a ulated by the visit of Miss Constance from a single instrument.

DUncan to'd drawer has only a pencil he cannot Duncan to Morongo. with produce a coloured picture, but only a us of many refugees with whom she had drawing with various degrees of shade. come in contact during her work for Only a collection of instruments can pro- the League of Nations Union in Austduce a variety of different tone colours, ralia, and spoke, of their heart-rending She asked us to welcome any and these tone colours are what we must plight. refugees whom we might meet and try train our ears to see by listening. to make them happier.

Listening to music needs the greatest As far as possible interest in reading concentration and attention. It is not current topics and books is being encourlike looking at a picture. These do not aged.

The senior girls, for instance, move — hut music does and moves read "Address Unknown ;" and "The quickly. So any lapse of attention per- Students' Digest," published in NeW Zeahaps deprives us of some vital and lovely land, and "Current Topics," issued in passage which cannot he recalled. When Canberra, have been added to the library. we see a picture we readily recognize On August 4th we celebrated an Interthe colours used. We do not need to name them, the subconscious mind does national Day and, as a result of the untirthis for us, and yet knowledge of these ing efforts of Miss Burgess, Miss Gittus, colours must have been gained at some Miss Peck and Miss Tassie, 'a varied and period in our lives by experience. So informative performance was given in listening to the various instruments Songs, dances and music of different of an orchestra we will get our experience countries were presented, and senior girls in recognizing tone colour, and learn to spoke on topics of current importance. appreciate the lovely tone effects derived We are indebted to Miss Howard for by the composer, and in this way get a the colourful posters which were disfuller appreciation of the true beauty in played in the Assembly Hall.

THE LUCERNIAN. It is hoped that as a result of these activities we shall obtain a saner view of international affairs and so help to bring about peaceful relations between nations.

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repaid for our labour then by an abundant supply of broad beans, beetroot and Brussels sprouts, and of pansies ,carnations, poppies and other flowers.

CAMERA CLUB.

This, year the senior and junior sections of the Camera Club have combined. We all look forward to the fortnightly visits of Mr. Porter and Mr. Wiseman, whom we should like to thank for the help and advice they have given us. We are now preparing for a competition.

We were very pleased to have on show a number of photographs taken by Mr. Paul Horne. These enlargements showed what beautiful effects can be produced by a camera.

During the year we have purchased material for the dark room, and have added two books on photography to the library. We wish to thank Miss Burgess for her interest, which has done so much to make the Camera Club a success.

GARDENING CLUB NOTES.

The Gardening Club has been very successful this year as it has had over twenty members. This is a record. In our enthusiasm for gardening we have followed the example of Miss Pratt, whose tulips and lily of the valley have been particularly lovely. Miss Booth and Miss Tassie have shown us how gardenlovers can add to the beauty of their surroundings ; and have made their rockgardens a blaze of colour. We thank them for the help they have given us in our own gardens, and thank Miss Pillow also for buying our vegetables.

• Some of us have both flower and vegetable gardens. Our flowers are blooming .now. and are most attractive.

In first term, . during the drought, we found it almost impossible to have gardens because the soil was so hard ; but they flourished in second term. We have been

DRAMATIC NOTES.

On September 26th the Dramatic Club, under the capable guidance of Miss Haase, presented "The Emperor of Make-believe" to a large and admiring audience.

Written in three acts by Madge Pemberton and Malcolm Morley, the play concerns certain events in the life of Hans Andersen, the famous writer of fairytales, and Jenny Lind, a noted prima donna of the nineteenth century.

Andersen meets Miss Lind when he is struggling for recognition in the literary world, and when she is already famous.

A friendship grows up between this strange ugly man and the beautiful singer, and Andersen falls in love with her.

Feeling that the social difference between them is too great, Andersen does not ask her to become his wife, although, unknown to him, she - is patiently waiting for him to propose.

Eventually she marries her manager, Otto Goldschmidt, and when Andersen at length travels over to England to ask her to marry him, she has to inform him that she is the wife of Goldschmidt.

Although broken-hearted at this news, Andersen is consoled Somewhat by a visit from Charles Dickens, who directs his thoughts once more to his fairytales.

The scenery and costumes were bright and attractive and added to the charm of the perforinance.

In conclusion the school wishes to thank all those who have helped to make the performance a success.

The cast was :— Jonna .. Jennie Anderson Baron Max Stampe .. Heather Bowring

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Ingeborg Drewsen Joyce Black Jenny Lind .. Jessie McCallum Betty Carmichael Count Molbeck .

Jean Davidson Edward Collin Hans Christian Andersen June Graham Marjorie Gerrand Pierre Heather Stewart Otto Goldschrnidt • • Joyce McDowall Karen Jean Morris Martha Heather Rowring Mr. Lumley • • Betty Carmichael Charles Dickens •

THE LIBRARY

The generosity of friends of the school has this year enabled us to add one hundred new books to the Fiction and the: Reference Sections of the Library, and to establish a fund with which we may purchase additional volumes as the need arises.

We are greatly indebted to the Old Collegians' Association for the donation of f25 which we were very pleased to Part of this receive early in the year. amount was spent on new books for the Dr. McPhee, who has junior girls. already contributed so much to the Library, presented during, the year a new Encyclopaedia Britannica,. a valuable gift which we are finding most useful, and also gave us a sum for the purchase of new books. • Mr. D. F. Neilson made a very generous- contribution to our funds. Mr. A. Shannon sent an interesting collection of books which had belonged to the late Miss Shannon.

Gifts were also received from Mr: T. Little, Netta Bowring and the Presbyterian Girls' Fellowship Camp, which The occupied the school at Easter.

Music Club helped us to add new works to the section of the library devoted to books on music, and presented a. very fine Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

We do very greatly appreciate the kindness of all these- donors, and' wish to thank them very much indeed • for their gifts.

We are hoping that more day girls will become borrowers from the .Library next ye4r.

The- subscription is • only one shilling. each term and girls who subscribe have the opportunity. of borrowing and reading many fine. books in their leisure time.

With the object of developing a love of reading, and training the girls to use books to the best advantage, classes have been taken to the library at fixed periods each week during the year, for reading under the supervision of a mistress.

Each term the girls in these classes have been given a- list of books to b-e read during the term. They have enjoyed this additional opportunity of spending time in the library.

SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS

During the year the girls- contributed to the Free Kindergarten Milk-Appeal-to provide milk for the undernourished children at the Kindergartens.- Pennies were- collected every week and a lump sum was sent to the Appeal at the end of each month. i8 was - contributed :to the fund.

Many of the girls helped the Rice Bowl Appeal for the refugees suffering in the war in China. We were able to collect -i3 for this appeal.

Under the direction of Miss Hosking, some woollen rugs of different coloured knitted squares were made by the girls.

Some parcels of woollen garments knitted in our spare time were sent to the Newtown and Chilwell and the Geelong West Free Kindergartens. - •

T H E LUCERNIAN.

Sport has taken a prominent place in school life in 1939.

The Swimming Sports were held at the Eastern Beach Swimming Pool on March Harris came first, then Lawson, 15th.

Ardens and Roslyn in that order. The senior championship was won by Shirley Stainsby, and the junior by Pamela Muckner. The Daygirls won the Old Girls, Day-girls and Boarders' Relay.

We wish to thank Miss Pettitt for all her work in connection with the Swimming Sports, and the Staff also for their help.

The tennis team, as the result of keen interest and co-operation was successful in all matches. These are the results.

Morongo defeated Lauriston, 45, games to 32.

Morongo. defeated Warwick, 70 games to 35.

Morcifigo defeated C.E.G.G.S., Ballarat, 42 games to 26.

Morongo defeated Lauriston, 72 games to 26.

Morongo defeated Warwick, 65 games to 31.

Morongo defeated C.E.G.G.S. Ballarat, 60 games to 42.

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On May 6th, we played an enjoyable match against the Old Girls. The games were 21 to 18. We regret that our match againSt Penleigh was postponed. We are grateful to the Geelong College Tennis eight for making possible many practice matches during the year.

The baseball team has had only one match ; in this it defeated C.E.G.G.S., Ballarat, (19 games to 5). We had hoped to play Clarendon but the match was postponed.

The basket-ball team also had a succession of victories, defeating Lauriston (26 goals to 11), C.E.G.G.S,, Ballarat, (42 to 8), Warwick 25 to 15) and the Hermitage (46 to 16).

Many girls also took up fencing this year.

House matches have been keenly contested, and we congratulate Lawson on winning the tennis and basket-ball shields.

The baseball matches are still in progress.

The Athletic Sports were held on October 21st. The weather was fine, and the oval was gay with house flags. We were pleased to welcome many of our

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friends.

Innovations this year were a fourth championship, for girls under sixteen, and the addition of the long jump to the programme. We congratulate the

won by Lawson, Ardens being second, Roslyn third, and Harris fourth.

We should like to thank the Staff for their help on Sports Day, and to thank

SPORTS DAY.

four champions, Jeanette Robinson, Beth Brewster, Beth Robinson and Marie Wilson. The Margaret Shannon Cup was

Miss Peck not only for arranging a most successful Sports Day, but also for maintaining our sporting activities throughout the year at such a high standard.

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MORONG0 -

PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS COLLEGE

GEELONG.

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SCHOOL EVENTS. FIRST ASSEMBLY.

The first assembly for 1939 took place on February 15th. Representatives of School Council, the Parents' Association, and the Old Collegians' Association were present. Mr. 0. C. Hearne occupied the chair in the absence of Dr. R. G. McPhee, and the service was conducted by the school chaplain, the Rev. W. E. Watkins.

Mr. Watkins welcomed the new girls, and said that they had opportunities of physical, mvntal, and spiritual development. Mr. Hearne also welcomed new members of the staff and school. Mr. "i•Weeddale, who spoke on behalf of the i-arents" Association, pointed out the value -of co-operation, and of service tor others. Miss Edith Leigh, President of ,:ire Old Collegians' Association, said that the present students were writing new chapiers in the book of IVIorengo begun by the Old Collegians.

Miss Pratt thanked all the speakers, and the assembly concluded with the Benediction.

SHAKESPEARE DAY.

Once again we had a very enjoyable celebration of Shakespeare's birthdaywhen scenes from his plays were presented: There was a varied selection of scenes from Shakespeare's works, and both_ actors and onlookers enjoyed the performance.

The programme opened with the scene of Titania's awakening from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," performed by form Next came the humorous scene from "Twelfth Night," presented by form IVC., where Maria, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew drop the letter in the path of Malvolio. This was a pleasant scene, and

each character seemed to understand her part and presented it with evident pleasure.

From this we passed to Sub-Intermediate's presentation of the trial scene in the "Merchant of Venice," and once more the audience appreciated the high standThe part of Shylock, ard of acting. showing his gradual surrender, was sympathetically portrayed, as was that of Portia.

The Leaving form then acted the scene from "Richard II." where Atillle rle is accused of causing Glouc-ester's death, and Richard resigns in favour of Bolingbroke. There were many characters in this scene and the audience was kept alert by the intensity of the scene.

It was followed by the scene in the Senate house where juluis Caesar is murdered. The Intermediate form presented this and we found some budding public speakers..

The last perforrnan-ce was given by the Honours Vt.. It was from "Hamlet" and concerned the. interview between Hamlet and the queen, his mother. Although there were only three characters in the scene, the descriptive passages and the solemn speeches of the ghost of Hamlet's father held the attention of the audience.

We should like to thank both Miss Haase and Miss Henderson for their untiring efforts towards the success of Shakespeare Day, and they, as well as the performers, must he congratulated on the splendid work which was presented.

ANZAC DAY

On April 25th we held our annual Anzac commemoration service, and the school chaplain, the Rev. W. E. Watkins. came to lead the service, and to deliver

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an address. He spoke to us of the spirit of Anzac, and the wonderful sacrifices made by the men who gave their lives at Gallipoli.

June Graham then read Lawrence Binyon's poem "For The Fallen ;" and after Mr. Watkins had pronounced the Benediction the service ended with the singing of the National Anthem.

ANNUAL CHURCH SERVICE.

The annual church service was held on October 15th, at St. David's Church, and the school chaplain, the Rev. W. E. Watkins, again conducted the service. We were very pleased to have the. Rev. Dr. John McKenzie, the former ModeratorGeneral of Australia, to address us.

The service opened with the singing of the introit, "Jesus, Stand among Us," by members of the school. A group of girls trained by Miss Glover, wno again played the organ, sang the anthem, "A Night Hymn at Sea," and later the assembled school sang "0 Lovely Peace," under the direction. of Mr. J. Dawson.

Later in the service, the Old Collegians' Choir conducted by Mr. C. Blakiston rendered the anthem "The Lord is my Shepherd."

Dr. McKenzie chose as his text the passage, "We walk by faith, not by sight" and gave us an impressive address to which each girl listened with great interest.

The service ended with the singing of the vesper, "Softly the Silent Night," a beautiful ending to an inspiring service.

HOBBIES DAY.

On October 26th many visitors were present at the school to see the display of work by the girls.

A short entertainment, selected mainly from the work of the school, was given in the Assembly Hall. It consisted of

pianoforte solos, vrese speaking, singing, and a Folk Dance, and a Percussion Band item by Ma and IIIb. Beth Bartlett spoke on the place of Music, Art and Drama in schools. After this ,programme the visitors inspected the various exhibits in the upstairs form rooms.

There were many beautiful articles, in, cluding frocks and other exhibits from the sewing class, and on several tables there were contributions from the cooking class. The walls of the room were hung with interesting diagrams done by the sub-intermediate Biology class.

Hand-work and drawing from the Kindergarten and Nursery School were on display and aroused keen interest.

In the new Arts Studio beautiful leather-work and other articles made by the Arts and Crafts students were much admired. The walls were decorated with attractive posters. Work done by Miss Margaret Simson was also on view and was greatly admired.

After the inspection of the exhibits the visitors had afternoon tea in the diningroom.

ARMISTICE DAY.

As November 11th this year was a Saturday, the school held a brief service of remembrance on Friday, November 10th.

Miss Pratt spoke of the relief that peace had brought at the end of the last war, and said that we should prepare ourselves to be worthy of peace when it came once again.

Two minutes' silence was observed in remembrance of those who had fallen, and the service concluded with the National Anthem.

CONSERVATORIUM CONCERTS.

This year we have been very fortunate in having three concerts given by artists from the Conservatorium in Melbourne.

THE LUCERNIAI :N. Each term Mr. Sutton Crow brought clown three artists who gave us delightful programmes.

On March the 8th, Miss McDowall Miss Seabrooke and Mr. Touzeau gav-e us a most delightful afternoon of music.

On June 13th Mr. Crow again gave., us the opportunity. of hearing talented musicians in the persons of Miss Summers, .and Miss Whitelaw who played, solos on the piano and violin, and: Miss Baucia who sang, beautifully. Again on Octo.ber_ 4th we were fortunate in hearing

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Miss Upton, a. brilliant pianist, Miss Barton, a: clever violinist,- and Miss Fisher who pis,a soprano with a.powerful voice, That afternoort,Mr., Crow asked us to write to him. One girl wrote, sending three .compositions-of her own, and Mr. Crow sent -back a • most favourable criticism of them..

We sh-ould-lid to thank -Mr. Crow and the artists very, much , for the .help they have- given. us- this year in. learning to appreciate -good music.

VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL..

Oii Friday; March-24th, .the Rev. Philip Somerville and Mrs. , Somerville, of the Australian Inland. Mission,: came: to the school, and gave a lantern lecture-in the Assembly Hall. They showed us many scenes from their life in, various parishes in which they have worked. At present they work in a parish' which' is about two thousand miles long, and eight hun-.dred miles wide.

Many of the pictures were of :mission nursing_ stations, and as we saw them on the screen, Mr: Somerville told: us something of:their -history, and -anecdotes of some of the patients at each place.

The-whole lecture, was very interesting and we all enjoyed it very much.

At the. end of .first term, Miss Lee and Miss Sohn, two Korean nurses who are training in. Melbourne,. visited us, and told .us how anxious Korean girls are .to obtain an, education. We were interested to hear of the attempts made to meet .this need; and to. provide Christian teaching.

Miss cLee and Miss Sohn then sang for us a Korean folk-song and a hymn.

At, the• beginning of the second term the,. Moderator, the Right Rev. J. R. Fiddian and Mrs. Fiddian visited the school.

Mr: F1iddian ,was welcomed by. representatiVes of the. College Council, with whom, after a short talk', to the girls, he inspected the school buildings: He said that he was partionlarly delighted with the- growth of- the- Library, which had developed's°. much in recent years, and gave> excellent' opportunities for study. and, recreation..

The visitars_were then entertained by Miss ,Pratt- at afternoon tea..

We.: received a. very pleasant visit on Julir. 13th when Mr. F. Tait, Vice-Principal of Geelong College came to Marongo.

He spoke- to us on .words and told us of- theme, origin.. He spoke of what he called "the -ladder of words." Same had gone. up. the ladder and their meanings had become better ; but others had gone down and were' no longer. used even in conversation.

This talk; was.: very interesting as •wdl as informative, and we all felt very gratefult -to Mr. Tait.

Mr. and Mrs. John Brownlee_ came to see us on.August 28th, when Mr. Brownlee. renewed his fOrmer acquaintance with Morongo.

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Mr. Brownlee told us of his early life in. Geelong, and some of his experiences in America. He spoke. of the great interest which young Americans take -in music. Even in outlying districts schools

have their own orchestras.

Mr. Brownlee's visit made us look forward still more to his, concert in Geelong.

OLD COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL REPORT, 1939.

It is with great pleasure that I present

Miss Pratt, Edith Leigh, Minnie Harding and Margaret Simson represented the Geelong Branch at' the inaugural meeting held on April 1st, and we must congratulate the Melbourne girls on their early enthusiasm and can assure them of our closest co-operation and assistance in their future efforts.

to you on behalf of your Committee• the Annual Report of the Morongo Old Collegians' Association for the twelve months ending 21st October, 1939.

At our last Annual Meeting held on the 3rd December, 1938, the following OfficeThe Geelong Branch has at present Bearers- and Committee were appointed. one hundred and eighty financial memPresident—Edith Leigh.

Vice-Presidents—Gwen McKay and bers, of whom thirty-eight are Life Members.

Minnie Harding.

Secretary—Margaret Simson.

The Melbourne Branch has fifty finanAsst. Secretary—Morva Long. cial members, of whom twelve are Life Treasurer—Minnie Harding.

Members, while the Western District Asst. Treasurer—Norma Gosbell. has eighteen including two Life MemCommittee—V. Fallow, G. Profitt, D. bers.

Doyle, G. Shone, J. Dunoon, A. Carrell, We are again indebted to Miss Pratt B. Berryman, G. Purnell,L. Gilt, M. for extending an invitation to all Old Bradley, B. Batten, J. Glover, E. Buchanan. Beth Davis filled the vacant posi- Collegians to celebrate our annual "Back to School Day" at Morongo on the 6th tion that is always left for a girl leaving May last. school.

Over 80 girls attended the re-union Our subsequent meetings have been well attended and the discussions held and by. doing so helped to make the day have been a clear and sincere indication one of the most successful yet held.

During the afternoon a most enjoyable of the enthusiastic interest our Old Girls have continued to maintain in connection tennis tournament was contested bewith the welfare of our Association and tween Old Girls from Colac and Melbourne, and members of our own Branch Morongo itself. and girls at present attending school.

Our activities conducted during the The opportunity was also taken to hold year have been many and varied; and, what is even more gratifying they have a General Meeting to finalize arrangebeen particularly successful both from a ments for the Annual "At Home." social and practical viewpoint.

We wish to thank Miss Pratt and the Your Committee is very pleased to re- Morongo girls for the gracious hospitport a further expansion of our Associ- ality they extended to us on this occasion, ation with the recent formation of a new and also Miss Pillow and Miss Peck who spent so much time in preparing the deBranch in Melbourne.

T H E LUCERNIAN. lightful afternoon tea and arranging the games we enjoyed so much.

Your President and Secretary were privileged to attend the Parents and Friends' Annual Meeting and Social Evening held at Morongo on Thursday, March 23rd, and derived much benefit from the discussions.

Our Association's special gift to the school this year was a donation of £25 to further equip the library.

The Annual "At Home," one of our biggest efforts for the y ear was held at the Geelong West Town Hall on Friday, 16th June. This was the first occasion on which our "At Home" has been conducted in the new surroundings of the Town Hall and it is sufficient to say that it proved a wonderful success despite the intense cold.

Five debutantes were presented by our President to the Chairman of the School Council, Doctor R. G. McPhee, and Mrs. McPhee and Miss Pratt. A very clear indication of the growing popularity of our "At Home" is provided by the figures reached this year, three hundred and fifty-two dancers and ten official guests.

The Committee wishes to thank wholeheartedly the Secretaries and all other girls who assited with the decorating and so helped to make our evening the unqualified success it undoubtedly proved to be.

A further social arranged by the Committee, in the form of a Crazy Whist evening was held in the Apex Club Rooms, on Tuesday, 15th August. The enthusiasm displayed by the 43 Old Girls who attended on this occasion was most encouraging and similar fulctions are certain to be arranged in the very near future.

The Debutantes' Return Dance was to have been held on the 6th September but

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owing to the present unfortunate turn in International affairs, it was thought advisable to postpone the function indefinitely.

Our Annual Morongo Church Service was again held this year at St. David's Church, Newtown on Sunday 18th October, the Old .Collegians occupying the choir stalls.

The Bridge Club has continued to meet regularly at the homes of various members ; and as a result of these most enjoyabie social outings our funds have been further augmented by an excellent donation of £6/10/-.

So far I have said little about our particularly active Western District Branch.

Their Annual "At Home" and subsequent dances are always eagerly looked forward to by the Colac District Younger Set. Their most recent donation of £10 is sufficient to indicate that they still have the welfare of Morongo at heart.

It is particularly gratifying to the Committee to know that so many Interstate and Country girls continue to maintain a link with school by joining up with one of our Branches and so associating themselves with our activities, although very often prevented by circumstances from attending our functions.

Before concluding I have pleasure in announcing on behalf of the retiring Committee our newly appointed Officebearers for the coming year. They are— President—G. McKay. Vice-Presidents—Minnie Harding and V. Fallow.

Secretary—Margaret Simson.

Asst. Secretary—Morva Long.

Treasurer—Minnie Harding-.

Asst. Treasurer—Norma Gosbell.

Committee—Edith Leigh, G. Profitt, L. Shone, D. Doyle, Jennie Dunoon, A. Carnell, B. Berry- man, G. Purnell, L. Gill, M. Bradley, B. Batten, E. Buchanan, D. Glover.

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And finally let me thank you all personally and on behalf of your Committee for your co-operation and support during the year. No words of mine could impress upon you more clearly than has already been done by more competent persons, what is expected of every one of us during the present crisis.

Your Committee was never elected simply to organise social functions, but rather to assist in keeping before every Old Collegian the idea that Morongo is or should be the main thought behind all our efforts.

Morongo will require our utmost assistance this coming year, and 1 have no hesitation in saying that every _Old Collegian will continue to offer . this assistance even more readily than in the past.

MARGARET SI M SON, Hon. Secretary.

WESTERN DISTRICT BRANCH.

We should like to report a very successful year both financially and socially. and socially.

Owing to the unsettled state of Australia at present, we were unable to hold one or two functions that would have given us a larger donation towards Geelong funds.

These functions are to be held at a later date, but will not appear in the 1939 Report.

Numerous small functions were tendered to Old Girls on the occasion of • • their approaching marriages.

For the larger functions, the Annual "At Home" was voted a great success.

Many Old Collegians were present from all parts of the district as well as representatives from the Geelong branch.

A dance was held in July, hut owing to the prevailing influenza epidemic, it

was not the success financially, to he desired.

The function proved very enjoyable though only a small profit netted.. The Camperdown dance was cancelled.

This year we were sorry to say Goodbye to a few of our older members, but welcome the younger ones to our- roll.

In sending our report we wish the Geelong branch every success in the coming year and have much pleasure in forwarding a donation of £10 towards the funds, together with half the subscriptions, being £2/4/0.

The following are the new Officebearers for 1939-40:— President--Jessie Lang-.

Vice-Presidents—Greta Gray, Margaret McDowall.

Secretary—Edna McLean.

Treasurer—Val Thomas.

Committee—Flora McDonald, .Una Langhorne, Alison McCallum, . Jean McAdam, Marjorie :Modre, Leila Ralton.

EDNA McLEAN, Hon. Secretary.

MELBOURNE BRANCH.

The branch was begun at the beginning of the year by a general assembly of Melbourne Old Collegians at Marne Street, South Yarra, at the home of Enid Wilson. This first general *meeting was held on 1st April, 1939, and was presided over by the Geelong President, Edith Leigh.

Miss Pratt was also present, and during the afternoon a general. discussion took place after the election of office-bearers.

Office-bearers for the year were:— President—Helen Ferguson.

Vice-Presidents--Ena Hawken, Enid Wilson.

Secretary—Eileen Hicks.

Treasurer—Helen Twaddell.

THE LUCERNIAN. Committee—Kathleen Perry, Alison Simson, Stella Mann, Jean McPhee, Erva Seward.

It was decided that the Geelong branch would forward' £5 for petty cash until sufficient money from subscriptions had The been collected for this purpose. sum would' then be returned in due course. The second meeting was held on 12th April in order to make arrangements for attending "Schools Day" at "Morongo". Transport was arranged for those who wished to go, of whom there were about twelve. n 9th May the third meeting for the year was held in order to discuss plans for an afternoon tea, with the ,idea of getting in touch with every Old Collegian in Melbourne. The date was ,fixed for 10th June, and about 50 were It was held at 605 Toorak present.

Road. During the afternoon, the President gave a brief outline of the activities of the branch and indicated several functions which were to be organised.

On 25th July a meeting was held to discuss possibilities of arranging a bridge or card evening. It was decided to . send out notices and find out how many tables could be sold.

Unfortunately the response was not as good as had been anticipated and it Was found necessary to cancel the evening.

Various members of the committee, however, held private functions, and it was decided to postpone such a large function Until the branch became better established.

No further meetings have been held Although we started only so far. seven months ago I think this will be a substantial and enthusiastic branch.

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the first move bringing all the Melbourne Old Collegians finally together.

I should also like to offer my thanks to Edith Leigh for coming from Geelong and presiding over the first meeting.

HELEN FERGUSON, President.

We offer our congratulations to the Melbourne Branch on its enthusiasm and its very successful beg-inning.

(Ed.) ENGAGEMENTS.

Bessell Batten to Alfred Butcher.

Winsome Hendy to W. A. Thomson.

Joan Craddock to Bob Anderson.

Glynis Parish to Gordon Emms.

Ruth Keayes to Gordon Amos.

Jean Matheson to Stan Wood.

Peggy Freedman to J. S. Jolly.

Valmai Thomas to R. Atkinson-Grimshaw Jessie Mossop to George Trait.

Doris Lang to F. Daffy.

Ruth Carey to Clem T. -Ward.

Pat Simms to Flight Lieutenant Gordon Laming.

Margaret Page to Malcolm Laird.

MARRIAGES

Marion Parish to Hugh Gault.

Nancy Redpath to Thomas Langtree.

Mavis Edmonds to Jack Griffiths.

Gwen Wilson to Gordon Reid.

Faith Dowsett to Sam Alister.

Vera Curry to William G. Beard.

Gwen Dancey to Les Shone.

Marion Rankin to H. F. Yuncken.

Ruth Owen to Dr. John Laver.

Ha . Herd to Frank Piper.

Mira McDonald to A. J. Campbell.

Jessie Day to Harry Elliot.

Marjorie Robinson to Norman Preston.

Edith Olsen to J. L. Hannon.

Ruth Carey to C. T. Ward.

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,„ that she was well enough -to come back

To Mrs.. F. Poynton (Lesbia Madden) to us for the third term.. .

—a son.

We were pleased to have Miss -Pettitt To Mrs. A. Hacquoil . (Jessie Temple- acting as Bursar during- the first and ton)—a son. most of the second term.

To Mrs. Reginald Home ( Jean Walter Miss Shirra returned from her holiday —a daughter. abroad, and was welcomed back • to To—a Mrs. -K. L. Archer (Kathleen Nash) school at the .end of the second-term. • son.

To Mrs; A. E. Purnell (Jean McIntyre) We were pleased to see at school on —a daughter. sgveral occasions Mrs, J. McIntyre and _ .

To Mrs. R. White (Gertrude Walter) her small daughter, Sheena, who have —a daughter. now returned to India.

To Mrs. J. McCabe Doyle (Dorothy We were sorry to hear that Frensham Anderson)—a son.

To Mrs. A. Lee (Janet Ballantyne) had suffered so much in the bushfires last summer.

—a daughter. , On October 3rd, we were visited by To Mrs. J. Casey (Lyla Stickland)—a Miss Parsons of the Mooroolbeek Kinderson.

To Mrs. D.. Biscoe (nee Betty Stewart) garten Training College at Kew. With her were Margaret Bell and June Elvins, —a son. : To Mrs. L. Hall (Gina Sargant)—a who are students at the College. son.

On October 17th, Mr. Eric Whelan, To Mrs. T. M. Langtree (Nancy Red- who set out to walk round the world, path)—a daughter. and has so far visited seventeen countries, told us some of his expeiiBREVITIES. ences. • We were very pleased to receive from We had on view at the school at the the trustees of the estate of the late Howard - Hitchcock money for scholar- end of October pictures lent by the ships which perpetuate the memory of Contemporary Art Society. We thank the Society for this opportunity of seethis fine citizenIt was with regret that we learned ing the work of modern artists.

Edith Leigh, former President of the of the illness of Mrs.. B. G. McPhee.

Old Collegians' Association is now takWe -wish her a speedy recovery.

We are glad to know that Mrs. H. ing a leading part in Guiding activities Elvins has recovered from her recent in Geelong.

Betty Anderson, who is taking an illness. .

A We are sorry that, our old friend, Mr. Arts course, will be Senior Student at Other J. H. McPhillimy, 0.B.E., has not been the Women's College in 1940.

We Old Collegians in residence_ at the well enough to' visit the school. " thank him for his continued interest in Women's College are Alison McPhee, who has begun an Arts course, and Morongo, and send him our best wishes.

Dorothea Davidson, Gwenda Bagger, We are glad to know that Mrs. D. F. Margaret McArthur, Norma McArthur, Neilson is quite well again.

Janet Turner and Betty. Anderson; all Miss Pillow's health compelled her to bi. whotii . are . taking Science courses. take an extended holiday towards the Helen Ferguson, a non-resident student, end of the second term. We are pleased is also completing a Science course.

THE LUCERNI•AN Effie Ross, Marjorie Morris, Pat McBride and Pat Warren are in Effie residence at Janet Clarke Hia11. is doing- excellent work in her medical course ; the others are taking Arts courses.

Barbara Sewell, after a year in residence at Janet Clarke Hall, has now begun her training at the Melbourne Hospital.

Marion McKinnon is completing a Science course. Enid Wilson is continuing her Arts course ; and Rosaleen Price is studying Medicine.

We congratulate Alison Simson, who has successfully completed her Massage course, and has received an appointment at the Waiigaratta Hospital.

Frances Gough has completed the second year of- her Pharmacy course.

Jean McPhee is doing good work at Invergowrie Homecraft Hostel.

Peg Honey and Helen Sutcliffe are completing their second year at the Emily McPherson College.

Nancy Munro and Meg Carmichael have joined the staff the Geelong Hospital as Sisters.

Eileen Hicks continues to do good work at the Free Kindergartens.

Epa Coulson• (McCallum) is living at Skipton now.

Sylvia Baird has joined the teaching staff at Bostock House, Geelong Grammar School.

Faith Levy is continuing her electrical work at the Melbourne Hospital, and the South Melbourne Clinics.

Joan Price, Jean Venters, Jean Matheson and Florence Higgins have trained at the Bethany Babies'• Home, and are now doing private work. Gwen Blakiston has just begun her training at Bethany.

Enid Buchanan and Marie Purnell took a trip to Brisbane for their annual holidays.

Mary Higgins spent several months in Nauru this. year.

Margaret and Alison Bell have both left Geelong. , Margaret is doing Kindergarten training at Mooroolbeek, while Alison is keeping house for her brother at Dundas.

Marion Moreton and Joyce Glover have begun training at the Geelong Hospital.

Jennie Dunoon spent her annual holidays as the guest of Mrs. James George of Manjimup, Western Australia.

Timmy still attends Miss Pratt with his usual devotion.

He was seriously ill during the winter, but has made a wonderful recovery.

Congratulations to Rhona Connery on a very successful year.

IN MEMORIAM.

We were very sorry to hear of the death of the Rev. J. G. Sharpe, and we offer our deepest smypathy to Mrs. Sharpe and Hazel in their loss.

EXAMINATION RESULTS. HONOURS—.

English.

2nd class—Beth Davis, Alison McPhee, Nancy McRae, Barbara Sewell, Pat Warren, European HistorY 2nd class—Beth Davis, Norma Sutherland, Barbara Sewell.

3rd class—Beth Bartlett, Rhona Connery Pat Warren, Alison McPhee.

British History.

2nd class—Barbara Sewell.

Geography.

2nd class—Beth Davis.

French.

2nd class—Alison McPhee.

3rd class—Norma McArthur, Beth McLeod.

Maths.I. 2nd class—Norma McArthur.

Maths. III. 3rd class—Norma McArthur.

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Biology. 3rd class. Norma Sutherland .

Domestic Sceience• 2nd class. Gwenda Hagger LEAVING CERTIFICATES— Heather Bowring, June Elvins, June Graham, Gwenda Hagger, Marion Hoe, Margaret Kerr, Gwen Little, Beth MacLeod, Eathorne Stewart, Rosemary Weddell, Norma Sutherland.

INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATES.— Lorna Bampfield, Nancy Barr, Betty Bell, Heather Bowring, Loma Brett, Rae Crouch, Myra Davidson, June Graham, Joan Habergham, Evel,,n Hair Margaret Henderson, Margaret Johns, Faye King, Beryl McCurdy, Jean McKenzie, Joan Spargo, Jeanette Robinson.

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS. MY GARDEN. I have a pretty garden Filled with pansies bright, And a rose-trees in the middle Which makes a pretty sight.

S.W. (8 years) THE PRINCE AND THE PRINCESS. Once there were a prince and a princess.

They had no mother or father.• They lived in a pigsty. There were lots of flowers near there. Tney lived on blackberries and nuts.

There was a farm near. The princess's name was Betty, and the prince's name was Neil.

When it was baking day, Betty was allowed to take a cake or loaf. Neil helped with the milking. fie was allowed to take a bucket of milk.

J.W. (7 years) THE DOLLS' HOUSE. The fairies peeped in the dolls' house door, And cried, "What a lovely sight!"

A little house made all for us, With everything just right!

Then, quickly getting the tea-cups down, They began to drink and eat; And, oh! what a lovely time they had, For fairy things are sweet!

J.F. (9 years) A FAIRY.

I met a little fairy Playing in the dell, I said, "Do tell me, fairy!

Did you paint the bluebell?

Smiling, she said, With a bow of her head, "All the pretty tints you see Were painted by the bus-- bee."

L.M. (8 years)

THE FAIRY QUEEN. As I went a-walking One sunny day, I saw a little fairy Just across the way.

She wore a golden crown Upon her pretty head, And a long white dress With a little touch of red.

She held a tiny wand In her tiny hand; She waved it round her head— We were in Fairyland!

M.C. (9 years) MR. AND MRS. MOUSE. There was a little mouse Who lived in a little house, Right on the top of a hill.

He had a little wife Who enjoyed her life, Working their little green mill.

J.L. (9 years) THE KITTENS.

"Mrs. Kitty, from the city, How do your Kittens grow, With eyes so bright, And fur so white.

And teeth in a shining row?"

"My Kittens are my heart's delight; Their fur is just like snow.

They play around from morn to night, And that's the way they grow!"

M.T. (10 years) THE TALE OF THE GUM TREE.

Hello there! I'm the oldest gum-tree on Bell Post Hill. On one side I look down upon

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the lovely bay, while on the other there were miles and miles of beautiful bushland, but today there are farms instead.

I've had several proud moments in my life. The first was when two sparrows came and built their nest in one of my branches.

THE PIRATE. I'm pretending I'm a pirate, Like the picture I've just seen; I've got a lovely outfit, And a sword that's black and green.

Long ago, when all the little bush creatures were not afraid of men, they used to come every night and have concerts and dancing on the ground beneath my long arms. I -was very proud that they came and chose this spot beneath me, you may be sure!

In my boat, the "Jolly Jim," I'm going out to look For hidden treasures on an isle Exactly like the book.

P.F. (12 years

What strange noises there were when they all tried to sing as charmingly as Miss Lyrebird! And as if I'd ever forget how the dignified Mr. Owl took the chair at the meetings.

One lovely summer evening I was conscious of a stifling, hot breeze coming from the bush. Straining my neck as far as I could, I suddenly saw some red flames darting up on the horizon. Then I knew— bushfires!

I nudged Mr. Owl and whispered that a bush-fire would soon be upon us. Mr. Owl told the meeting and added, "Do not let us disgrace bushland. March down to the sea in line." But I'm afraid they'd gone as soon as they heard the word "bushfire !"

In a short while every tree was groaning with the heat, but just as we'd given up hope an old friend of mine, the Sea-wind, came and pushed the fire right back. And then it rained. Oh, such cool, cool rain!

That was long ago. The bushland has disappeared, but still here I stand, loyal in my heart to my bush friends, and hoping old times will come back some day.

Y.McP. (12 years)

THE CHICKENS. The chickens today came out of their eggs; They're yellow and fluffy, with tiny legs.

They chirp, and scratch, and flap their wings; They are such lovely, soft, wee things.

Before very long, they'll run around, Looking for grubs, and scratching the ground They'll have their dust baths out in the sun; Then run off to bed when the day is done.

P.E. (11 years)

A SCHOOLGIRL'S LAMENT I cannot do my History; It never does make sense!

I really can't remember dates; I think I'm rather dense.

I cannot do my Drawing, And people have the habit Of saying, when they see my cat, "Oh! what a funny rabbit!"

With something they call Science I really am a dud, And can't see any difference Between wet sand and mud.

And when it is Geography, And we have to draw Japan, The map I finally produce Looks like a funny man.

But, when it comes to English, That's were I shine In writing simple sentences, Like, "Her and me feel fine!"

P.F. (12 years) HIKING IN THE DANDENONGS. One beautiful morning in September we packed our lunch and set off from Olinda at half past nine, for a hike through the Dandenong Ranges. The Dandenong Ranges are a part of the Great Dividing Range which extends across the centre of Victoria. The Dandenong Ranges comprise the portion of the Great Divide nearest Melbourne.

We intended to go to The Basin at the foot of Mt. Olinda. Passing the old castle, which was the first house built at Olinda, we came to a bush track which led to Shanks Road. We walked down this track, admiring the beautiful scenery and the wonderful view.

The fire of last summer had somewhat spoiled the view. The trees which had fallen across the track were very large and we had to climb over them.

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After about half an hour's walk we came to nanks Road.

Along this road tnere are many springs which have beautiful clear water running from them.

About halt past eleven we walked down a siae-tracK and nad our luncn. Alter iuncii we continued on our hike to The Basin, wnicn was now about one mile away.

We arrived at The Basin where we saw the Salvation Army Boys' rearming scnooi. tsasin• is about eignt hunarea teet and oirnaa two tnousand tee& anove sea-level. me Basin is a smali townsnip and nas a uenerai store, a _rust unice, a t ree i4101-ctry and two puolic tennis COUECS. me "louses are

eitner very nigh up or very low clown; IL uepends wincn side ox tne road tney are on. w nen we nad rested awnile we started on our homeward journey along , tne une iii Twenty.

1. ins road wnicn ieaas to uiinua -rises one root in every twenty feet- On one side of me roan tnere is a drop of about one nundred feet; and on tne otner side tne banx is very ligh.

Adolphus drops his leaf, and hastily pulls his fourteen legs under the protection of the petals. The crow flutters down on to a twig just near Adolphus. He looks round; then flies away. Adolphus gets his breath .back again, shakes his legs at the crow; then crawls out from under the petals, and resumes his old position, chewing a fresh leaf in the sunshine.

J.W. (13 years)

A GARDEN. It's a tangled old garden, the garden I love, 'Tis the home of the robin, and joy of the dove; Shy wall-flowers grow there, fragrant and sweet, Smiling on pansies that lie at their feet.

Columbines nod by the old garden seat; Pink roses blush by violets sweet; Honeysuckle sways on the moss-grown wall, And the gateway is guarded by hollyhocks tall.

J.J. (13 years)

There's a dear little corner wherein one may rest; Of all of the garden I like it the best; Blue hyacinths flower there with lilies of white Mid daffodils golden and foxgloves bright.

P.P. (13 years)

ADOLPHUS, THE CATERPILLAR. Have you ever thought what a caterpillar does, but eat, and spin his cocoon to become a butterfly, when Lady Spring arrives? Well here is the story of Adolphus.

Adolphus lives' in a cosy corner in an old elm-tree. He has many friends, and many enemies, for the life of a caterpillar is not all a dream, as Adolphus would tell you.

Come! let us find him, for the winter is drawing near, and he will go to sleep soon.

From here I can see him; he is talking to the rose over in the garden. I wonder what they are saying? Let us listen.

"Oh! it's all very well for you to talk like that; you go to sleep, and wake up a butterfly; but I — I have to lose my petals and die."

"Ah, yes! I suppose so," answers Adolphus, lying on his back in the sunshine and chewing a young leaf. "By the way, will you watch the dance of the moths tonight, Miss Rose;" "Oh! Of course, of course!" says the Here comes a crow.

"Look out!

Rose.

Hide under my petals!"

A HOLIDAY DURING THE DROUGHT. The last few weeks of the Christmas holidays I spent on my uncle's farm near Lismore.

Of all the holidays I have spent this was the worst, for my cousin and I felt that there was no fun in going for long rides, when all we had to look at was the parched brown plains, and thirsty, hungry scarecrows which were sheep.

Both the dams had dried up, and the windmill was the only source of water. There was not much wind, so my uncle fixed an engine to it, so that it piimped water into the troughs. Every day it was our job to drive the sheep to the troughs, and spread oats and hay for them to eat.

In the wool-shed were kept the weakest of the sheep and lambs. Water was carted to them every day, and they, too, had to be fed from the fast-dwindling store.

Then to add to all this, there were hot, dusty days with the wind blowing in the wrong direction to benefit the windmill. On one of these days, we saw the red glow of fire in the sky to the north. It happened that it was

Atter walking about seven miles from Tne Basin we came to Sassafras, a sman town. o e tnen wanced on to Olinda very giaa we were nearing our destination. vv e arrived Our nappy day at Olinda at four o'ciocK. nad ended,

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only a haystack or two which had caught fire; but it frightened us. What would happen if rain did not come? What would harmen if tne store of water from which the windmill was pumping failed, as other people's had?

The three tanks which supplied the house with water were almost empty. All washing, of course, was done with mill water, which had a brackish taste, and was not pleasant to drink.

Only at night-time did we enjoy ourselves.

Then we went for long rides in the cooler taking three dogs, and returning about nine o'clock.

Never in all my life will I forget this holday.

J.J. (14 years) A MALLEE DUST STORM. One summer 1 stayed with some friends in the maiiee, and it was then that I experienced one of tne worst dust storms tnat 1 nave ever seen.

1 woke up one morning to find that the day was very not, and a strong nortn wind was mowing. About nine o'clock tne suns rays uecame less bright as if tney were sinning tnrouTn a vest• My menu noticed tnis also, and she immediately began to close the windows and doors tigntly. I then realised that tnis must be one of tne terrmie dust storms tnat 1 nad read about in the papers.

At eleven o'clock, despite the closed windows, fine particles of dust began to collect everytning in tne house; and it was aimos6 a heroic deed to go outside at all.

It was very hot inside, and every one was running around in tne ligntest and scantiest clothing possible, and trying to Mid the coolest spot in the house.

By the middle of the, afternoon it was sale to open the windows a little, althougn there was still some dust flying about.

As soon as the sun had set and the wind had died down, the whole house was opened up, and we went out and sat on the lawn.

The next morning we were up early and gave the house a thorough cleaning to get rid of the dust.

H.M. (16 years) SHEARING TIME. Shearing time on a sheep station is a very busy time. Many men and boys are employed; sometimes thirty or more men are employed.

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The day before the shearin,- commences, all the sheep that are to be shorn the next day must be yarded, or put in the shed. The woolshed must be made ready; the tables that have been idle most of the year, must be taken down and put in their places. All the machinery must he oiled and sharpened, so as to be in In most wool-sheds, good working order. nowadays, machines driven by an engine are used; in olden days, only blade shears were used, and some are still in use.

Next morning, shearing commences at eight o'clock or earlier. The sheep are all in the pens, ready to be shorn, and the young ones that have not been shorn before are not feeling very happy about it. The scene is a very busy one during the days that come.

Men go out on horseback to bring the sheep in to the wool-shed; then they are taken into the shed with the help of the dogs which are While indispensable in driving wild sheep. this is going on outside the shed, everyone is busy inside. There is a row of shearers, all shearing the sheep as quickly and as well as possible. When a sheep has been shorn, it is pushed through a small door in the wall, out into the pen, where the sheep are counted at The number each man regular intervals. does each day is counted and he is paid accordingly.

When the wool is shorn from the sheep, it is picked up, in the proper way, by a rouseabout, a young boy, and thrown on to a table, where it is sorted out. The legs and bellies, as they are called, are put in separate bins, but the fleeces are placed on a table, where they are classed by the wool-classer. When there is a certain number of fleeces in a bin, they are pressed into a bale, by the woolpress. These bales are weighed; some weigh up to four hundred pounds. Then the bales are loaded on to large lorries and taken to the nearest wool centre, where they are sold to buyers from many countries.

B.S. (13 years) GARDENING. Everyone. with no exceptions, has some leisure time; and everyone, with few exceptions, does something to occupy that leisure time, useful or otherwise. Reading is usually regarded as the best hobby but it is really a necessity.

Therefore I say gardening is the best hobby.

Gardening may be regarded in many different ways. Most people think of it as a form of drudgery, for bending down to pull out weeds results in backache, and digging and hoeing the ground are generally tiresome

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labour.

Others think of it as an easy task of simply planting healthy young seedlings obtained from a nursery, and of watering them occasionally. They cut the beautiful blooms and then take all the credit themselves. They are the people who employ gardeners to do the heavy work. There is another type of people who think gardening is easy too. It is easy to them because they love it. They are the people who dig, plant, hoe and weed for the sheer love of doing it. These people are real gardeners.

There is no other form of recreation against which people are more prejudiced than gardening especially younger people.

They imagine that gardening is only for older people or professional gardeners. It is not that they dislike flowers. They admire them after they have been grown, but they simply think it beneath their youth and dignity to work in the garden. They say that they hate gardening for the sole reason that they have never tried. Why do people condemn things about which they know nothing?

There is endless pleasure to be had from There is the joy of watching gardening. things grow. Ycu begin to understand the delight which a mother finds in watching her baby grow, when you watch your own flowers grow from tiny plants into strong healthy ones, when you see the buds come and break out into flowers. You feel that something is dependent on you for its life and you sense a feeling of ownership. All this may sound rather exaggerated to anti-gardeners but even they cannot deny the charm of fresh cut flowers.

There is unlimited joy to be had too, from another sort of garden—a vegetable garden.

In this work you feel that you are producing something useful. The result of your work is not romantic but so very solid and subWhat could be more solid than stanial. round yellow melons and crisp green cabWhat, too, could be more inviting bages? than a patch of fresh red strawberries, made all the sweeter because you have grown them yourself ?

Yet it cannot be, said that there is no work in gardening. There is, and vigorous healthy work in the open air. But you are rewarded by your results and the few disappointments experienced add a touch of excitement.

For those who love beauty, those who love the open air, even those who love eating, and for all those who enjoy life, I therefore recommend gardening.

B.B. (16 years)

THE HEADLESS WOMAN INN. In a small village in Cheshire, England, on the road between Nantwich and Chester, is an inn called "The Headless Woman Inn." In the garden of the inn there is a statue of a woman with her head under her arm. On a stand beside her, there is a board with her story on it.

The story is that she was the faithful housekeeper of a large house in the district, in the time of Cromwell. The owners of the house had hidden the family jewels and valuables, and gone away to safety, leaving the housekeeper in charge of the place. When Cromwell's soldiers came to the house, they searched it, but they could not find anything. Then they asked the housekeeper where the valuables were; but she would not tell them, Seeing that she was so stubborn, the soldiers started to torture her. Even this would not make her tell them the hiding place; so the soldiers in exasperation cut off her head.

Some time after this, the housekeeper's ghost was seen haunting a lane nearby, with its head under its arm• The statue is very brightly coloured, and little streams of blood are painted running down the neck, and down the arm.

As would naturally be expected, this statue attracts great attention from passing strangers.

M. H. (13 years.)

SHIEKH ABULLAH KHAN. Shiekh Abdullah Khan was a very old man when 1 was only a very small girl, but my memories of him are very vivid. Why he was called "Sheikh" 1 never found out.

Perhaps it was because Australians call foreigners anything they think suitable. His first name was unintelligible so everyone called him "Abdullah", and so the only real name he kept was "Khan."

This old man was an Indian who had come out to Australia when he was about fifty, and had settled in Northern Victoria.

He was moderately tall, but had extremely powerful limbs.

At a concert I remember him giving one of the most marvellous exhibitions of club drill that I have ever seen. Each club weighed over one hundred pounds, and this old man performed feats with them which hardly seemed possible.

Abdullah Khan had a strong face, framed by his long grey beard which he usually curled; but it was also a kind face that was His mouth was firm and quick to smile.

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At one time my aunt did him a kind turn which he never forgot, and one day he presented her with some beautiful Indian Such gratitude seems to be a shawls. characteristic of those powerful men from the sunny land of India.

He But Abdullah had one serious fault. never paid his debts.

When approached on the subject such an uproar ensued that the building seemed likely to collapse. For Abdullah used his complete Indian and English vocabulary to denounce the man who dared ask him for money—even though he owed it.

Usually one took minutes to understand his jabber of IndoEnglish in ordinary conversation, but once his temper was roused, he showed the full range of his English vocabulary, which was considerable.

Fortunately Abdullah rarely lost his temper, and his sons saw that the debts were The old man lived till he was well paid. over eighty, and when he died his body was burnt, and his ashes were sent to India to be scattered on the Ganges.

Anon.

DREAMS. They How strange our dreams are: seem a confusion of dogs, bedposts, matches, apples and other things.

Why do we Sometimes we dream because of dream?

When we have been worrying worry. during the day our troubles vex us at night Somein the form of horrible dreams. times dreams are only vivid impressions of the day's events passing hurriedly before Such dreams do not seem our minds. important to us.

In ancient times, however, dreams were They were considered: to be important. looked on as warnings, and so may have changed history.

Pharaoh dreamed of the seven large ears of corn being devoured by the seven thin ears of corn, and the seven fat kine being devoured by the seven thin kine, and yet Joseph interpreted these remaining thin. dreams thus :—The fat ears of corn and the fat kine were seven years of abundant crops, and the thin corn and kine were seven The Egyptians thereyears of drought. fore prepared for the drought, and when the drought came, they remained prosperous, and were enabled to supply both themselves and other countries with food.

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Even in modern times, dreams have their Coleridge, for instance, was importance. able to write Kubla Khan as the result of a dream.

Nowadays dreams are not considered warnings, except by superstitious people; but modern psychologists, by asking the patients to relate their dreams, are able to define what state of mind they are in, and thus are able to cure them.

Dreams, though they fade quickly, are in modern times as in ancient times, thought worthy of notice.

S. J. S. (15 years).

MUSIC, ART AND DRAMA IN THE SCHOOL. Many who are not closely connected with the school have the idea that the main object is the learning of History, English, and other subjects.

They do not realize that the appreciation of art, music and drama takes an important part, a part which is often more beneficial and lasting that the knowledge gained by the passing of examinations.

Every child longs to create things, to express herself in word or form or sound, and to work for the community of which she is a member.

This is why music, art and drama are so important in school life, because they provide opportunities for developing creative ability and for engaging in community activities.

If this side of school life were neglected, education would be too one-sided, and the growth of personality would be restricted as the emotional and appreciative sides of natures could find no means of free expression.

Training in art, music and drama n the school is an outlet for creative ability. Therefore lessons in art and musical appreciation are not enough.

There must be definite doing. This point may be illustrated with reference to art training.

In the Kindergarten many opportunities are given for free expression. At this stage the child learns to handle a pencil or paintbrush with a certain dexterity. When she leaves the Kindergarten she finds whether she can best express herself through drawing, painting or some other forms of art. She then continues her studies on these lines.

As in arts and crafts, so in music, appreciation and refined taste are engendered by the listening to and the explanation of the works of the greatest composers, and as many learn to play this music, their development is

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far greater.

The music is not necessarily simple, but that from which the greatest appreciation can be gained.

Drama is another activity worthy of serious attention in the school. It is a training in speech and movement, -as a means of getting rid of self-consciousness and as an expression of the love of beauty.

Shakespeare wrote for the stage, not for the study, and so his plays can be appreciated by children only if they are allowed to act them. Therefore we act his plays for the commemoration of his birthday.

The youthful actresses are allowed to deck themselves in simple, colourful costumes, and to move about freely. Thus students learn to appreciate the dramatist as well as to express themselves without self-consciousness.

The production of the school play again is important in self-expression.

Art, music and drama are all essential to a truly liberal education, because through them students are able to learn to develop creative faculties, to enrichen their personality and 'inmost- important of all, to feel as well as to think.

Much that is now done in school may be of little importance in the after-life of the student, but if she can appreciate these things she will have gained something that will remain, when much that is now given so much importance, is consigned to the limbo of forgotten and useless things.

B.B.

THE DICTATORHe looked upon his ships, With a smile upon his lips, With pleasure that was sinister With sin.

He looked upon his men Who were young and eager then; With such great strength behind him He must win.

He looked into the air, Saw the fierce 'planes flying there, Which could bomb the country-side Into Hell.

He looked into his soul, Saw a black and empty hole, And he saw his end was here And he fell.

B.B.

THE BRIDGE. It is weather beaten; it is old. It has seen almost a century and a half of progress.

What stories this bridge could tell if only it could speak!

It was built in the early days of colonization by conivct labour.; and could talk of those who first passed over—young men and their wives with all their possessions rin the covered waggon behind them.

But in the eyes of these brave pioneers was the light of battle and the joy of conquering new lands.

Such were the people who made the first inland settlements. They were undaunted by dangers and hardships; they left comfortable homes and dear ones, and it was they who really made Australia.

They were followed, the bridge could tell us, by more commonplace men, men who had been lured by tales of the richness of grassy plains over the mountains, and whose only interest was amassing riches. They left their wives and families on the coast, for they had no intention of settling in such a barbarous place. They would no doubt send their flocks and men over if the land proved up to expectations, but they shuddered at the thought of living there themselves.

The bridge must have been disgusted at their behaviour.

Next came the gold rush. That was indeed a time of excitement and of thrills.

Day after day men and women pushed over the mountains in search of gold. At no time had the bridge seen more contrasts in people, in faces and in speech. There were weather-beaten settlers from the coast with their gaunt and hollow-eyed wives. They said little, but they followed the rugged path with determination, and they knew exactly what they had to face.

There were rugged wanderers from all parts of the world, who had been lured to Australian shores by tales of the fabulous wealth to be had here. Their eyes had the hunted look of men who were never quite within the pale of the law, but they loved to entertain their companions with stories of their adventures in other lands. There were little Cockneys who had exchanged the chiming of Big Ben for the song of the lyre-bird, and who knew nothing of the country in which they found themselves. They had little money and few supplies, but they had indomitable courage -and no odds were great enough to stop them.

Every type 'of human being was represented in the ever-increasing train of people who wended their way westward, and the bridge could tell us much about each one.

THE LUCERNIAN. We should hear also of the return from the goldfields. First came men and women with They had happy faces and swinging gait. made their fortunes; they were happy and content. But there were others to whom fate had not been so kind, and they followed their succssful companions with lagging feet and weary hearts.

They also had toiled and watched; but their only reward had been blistered hands and weary backs.

Thus the years passed. Men and women crossed and re-crossed the bridge, and each The stage coaches year brought changes• which had taken people across the mountains were gradually replaced by another vehicle— a big thundering bus, which raced up the path and caused loud echoes from every side of the mountain road. People crossed the bridge not by foot or on on the step of a lumbering waggon, but in motor cars. Then came the day when an aeroplane first went over the bridge. This time no use was made of the old worn road, but it flew high above and inaugurated a new mode of travel in that part of the country.

"The old order changeth, yielding place to new;" but the bridge, which has lasted for more than a century, still guards the path over the mountains.

D.J.G. (16 years) SKI FEVER. (With apologies to John Masefield).

I must go up to the snows again; to the sparkling snows and the sun, And all I ask are some swift skis and a steeply-sloping run, With the ploughed-up snow and deep-cut tracks of another's skier's making, And a fast chase down another's trails, and the thrills of overtaking.

I must go up to the snows again, to the robins gay and the trees, Where all day long they sway on the waves of the passing breeze, And all I ask is a sunny day with the white clouds flying And feathered snow and dampened hair in the quick wind drying.

I must go up to the snows again, to the life of many thrills When balance fails and twisted skis bring unexpected spills; And all I ask is a merry tale from a joyful fellow-tryer, A hot bath, and a big tea, by a great log fire."

L.B.

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ON BORROWING. We have come to regard borrowing as' an art, and like all other arts, it takes its place in the modern school. But there is little need for tuition in this sphere of school life for almost everyone is an expert.

From the moment school begins in the Assembly Hall, where forgetful people share others' Bibles, until sport is over in the afternoon, the borrower is at work• She may want only a razor-blade to sharpen a pencil, or as in Biology, a rubber "for a moment," or in drawing lesson she may ask you to "throw over that tube of paint, please."

And more often than not, the tube is thrown.

In a French period, translation is given and all heads but one disappear beneath the desks; there is a general scuffle and a simultaneous production of dictionaries. You may be sure the owner of the head that did not disappear is a borrower. She asks timidly, "May I use your dictionary, please? We don't usually need them on Mondays, you know."

You mumble something inaudible and hand over the dictionary. The silence which reigns for the next thirty minutes is broken only by the scratching of pen on paper and an inevitable "Lend me this" or "Pass me that."

In the next few minutes a change of periods takes place, and you see a string of History questions lengthening on the blackboard, and hear the mistress saying that the answers are to be written as quickly as possible and handed in. It is then you make the momentous discovery that you have no desk pad, but succeed in borrowing some from your neighbour, who does not even wait for you to ask for it.

Who said borrowing was an art. That was easy. Next day, however, you feel too confident of the fact that borrowing is easy, and the first girl you meet hears you saying, "Do run along, and get me some desk pad, will you?"

The girl realises that you are a mere beginner at the art and replies, "Sorry my pad's at the house.

Obviously you are not an expert.

The two types of borrowers who are successful are the timid one who asked for the French dictionary and the girl who simply borrows without the owner's consent.

The latter will be found in the cloak room after the ringing of the 3.30 bell.

She will borrow So-and-so's sandshoes because she can't find her own, or if she finds her own and they haven't any laces, she borrows some one else's laces, and usually forgets to re-

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turn them.

This type of borrowing, however, is not encouraged by the powers-thatbe in the school, and will no doubt soon be stamped out.

Expert borrowers of strong personalities make use not only weaker persons' belongings, but of their services too, and in some cases Juniors fag for Seniors and are delighted to do so.

Thus you go on through your school days borrowing and lending—always aware of the great boon the art of borrowing can be to one in difficulties.

THE DREAM OF THE ARDENS GIRL-

Half a yard, half a yard, Half a yard onward!

On to the judges' tape.

Running the hundred!

Charging with mighty speed, Now Rosyln takes the lead, Nearing the judges' tape, Running the hundred; Trips and falls on her face; Ardens now takes first place.

Breaking the judges' tape, Winning the hundred.

Lawson comes flashing by; Roslyn and Harris tie, Last to the judges' tape, Losing the hundred.

J.B. (14 years.)

KURLY.

On Friday, April 14th, after we came out from drill, we suddenly caught sight of a As we are fond of large, black puppy. dogs, we naturally went over to him; and, though he was quite timid at first, he soon became friendly.

When we went for walks on Saturdays, Kurly was nearly always one of the party, and we grew to like him more and more.

We were very sorry when he left us for another home.

TUCK.

At 3.30 the practising bell is rung.

Someone says, "Don't forget tuck at half past four!"

A girl answers, "Oh! I have to practise.

Bag me a place!"

At four o'clock one girl is seen hovering around the Honours Form Room; wondering when someone will ring the 4.30 bell, but when a quarter of an hour later someone comes up and says, "Don't forget tuck to-day," she answers as if she really meant it, "Oh,yes!

I'd forgotten."

The two take their positions at the window; but in a few minutes, a prefect asks them to go to the house and get the tuck.

They reach the house just as the bell is rung. They hurry back, and demand first place at the window, but now have to be content with fifth. The girl who was practising demands the place kept for her, and someone else finds her way into the line.

Others arrive and insist that their sisters have kept places for them. Those who have no sisters say they belong to the same grandmother.

Those who brought the tuck over are now at the end of the line, thinking of the small choice of the tuck that will be left for them.

Why couldn't the prefect have got the tuck herself? In disgust they decide to go without tuck next term.

But wait till next term comes!

TO THE BOARDERS.

Miss Pratt allowed us to keep him, as he After a few days, was evidently a stray. he became so attached to us that he took very little notice of anyone else; and he would follow us everywhere, even upstairs, until he learned that that was not the place for a dog.

(With apologies to the best poets) Now don't we hear this every day, "There's just one thing I want to say."

As up life's path we try to mount.

We're told—"It's little things that count."

So "May I have sugar please, Miss G.?"

"No, it is quite unnecessary!"

He was very intelligent, and soon learned We therefore what we wanted of him. took advantage of this, and trained him to We also jump and to beg for his tea. taught him to chase and sometimes'latch a ball; but this led to mischief, as he would come out when we were playing baseball, and run away with the gloves.

And when we make an awful row In prep—"Er--stop that chattering now."

And when we sometimes act like fools, We're told, "It's time you knew the rules."

At breaking rules we like to try.

Staff say, "Why do you do it—why ?''

THE LUCERNIAN. When from the cube-tops we admire the view "I wouldn't go mountaineering if I were you?"

When we give the staff a reason and they rather doubt it "I don't know," you'd better see Miss Booth about it.

When we go to our Matron for pills or a pain— It's "Now don't forget to come back to me again."

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At school we get bored, on hearing if seen Doing wrong, "Don't you think that that r is mean Or when we are slacking over a job, We get—"It's always the same old mob."

So we hope that boarders have recognised these.

As extracts from certain vocabularies!

THE CYNICS.

CORRESPONDENCE. Mrs. Gordon, formerly Miss Maberley undermine the track, and cause a subsidence Smith, in a letter saying how pleased she was in wet weather." to receive "The Lucernian," gives an interesting picture of India and Indian ways of life.

She writes:— Miss Margaret Garratt, who is a missionary in India, writes of her work among the people.

"I am trying to make a collection of photographs showing all the peculiar ways of mak"Many were the sad tales they told us. ing animals work in India The men are very Especially so was that of a young mother lazy. and not very strong muscularly; and, whom we met. She was taking her new-born having no ni.chinery, they make the animals son to her parents' home to visit them, and do most of the hard work. show them their grandchild. As the way lay across a very holy river, they were told that The fetching and carrying, especially of offerings of lemons, coconuts, red powder, etc. soil and stones and bricks for any construc- were to be made to the goddess that all might tion is all done by donkeys in Northern India, go well with the child. The journey was long: where there are few women. and those gener- and most of the little party slept, when ally in strict purdah, but. I believe in South- suddenly.—there arose a cry of "Victory to ern India. the women coolies do all the lifting the goddess!" as all and sundry began to and really hard work. Un here the Pathan worsip the deity. In her excitement, the old women all wcrar red to make them easily dis- granny grasped what she believed to be the tinguishable in the fields, and to prevent their offering they had brought, and cast it into being shot down in a raid. the turbulent waters of the river as they had There has been a very good harvest this been instructed to do. What she cast into Year, and all round in the fields there are the water, however, was the not the lemons riles of wheat being slowly and painstakingly and coconut, but the babe. There was no hope threshed by camels or bullocks or donkeys; of rescue either, for the river was in spate and the men get the last small husks out by from heavy rains. tossing it in the wind. Their methods are all very primitive; but (mite adequate in a land ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. where no one is in a hurry.

Baluchistan is of course mostly desert and bare hills, but the soil is very fertile whereever water is obtainable; and the tribesmen have a marvellous way of bringing water from the springs at the foot of the hills to their fields, sometimes miles away. They dig by hand deep underground channels, and by some unknown means keep the correct levels to bring the water out to the surface in their own fields. In doing this they cause endless trouble to the railway, as they frequently

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