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THE LUCERNIAN The MAGAZINE of the PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' COLLEGE GEELONG.

EDITRESS :

DORO THEA DAVIDSON. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE : MARION McKINNON, JESSIE Mc ADAM, EFFIE ROSS, PAT. SIMMS, BETTY ANDERSON, WINNIE STOCK.

Geelong : Henwood & Dancey Print, Ryrie St.

ETCHING OF MORONGO.

By Arthur• Baldwinson and Beryl Mann (an Old Collegian)

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

PREFECTS: Head Prefect, J. McAdam; M. Carmichael, A. Simson, M. Dale, P. Simms, M. Anderson.

PROBATIONERS : M. Pettitt, J. Turner, E. Ross, J. Rowe, B. Dunstan, J. McPhee.

SPORTS COMMITTEE : Miss M. Pettitt; Sports Captain, F. Gough; J. McAdam, M. Carmichael D. Davidson, A. Simson, A. Heard.

LAWSON HOUSE : Captain, A. Simson.

Vice-Captain, M. Dale.

ROSLYN HOUSE : Captain, D. Davidson.

HARRIS HOUSE : Captain, A. Heard.

Vice-Captain, H. Chisholm.

Vice-Captain, M. Harvey.

ARDENS HOUSE : Captain, M. Carmichael.

Vice-Captain, F. Gough.

LIBRARIANS : W. Stock, C. Arnott, D. Davidson, A. Heard, J. McPhee.

DEBATING SOCIETY : Secretary, P. Simms.

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LITERARY CLUB : President, J. McAdam. Secretary, M. Dale. Committee, D. Davidson, M. McKinnon.

MUSIC CLUB : President, Miss M. Wadelton.

Vice-Presidents, Miss M. Gillan, Miss E. Macindoe, Miss G. Madden.

Secretary, M. Dale. Treasurer, M. Carmichael.

Committee, D. Davidson, C. Arnott.

MUSEUM CURATORS : Miss E. Cooper, H. Chisholm, J. Looker, A. Camel'.

CAMERA CLUB : Miss McPhee, J. Turner.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION : Secretary, A. Simson.

President, M. Dale.

CHRISTIAN UNION : President, J. McAdam.

Secretary, M. Dale.

Treasurer, M. McKinnon.

Treasurer, M. Carmichael.

FORM CAPTAINS : Pass VI., A. Simson.

Honour VI., J. McAdam.

Intermediate,E. Ross.

IVc., B. Gunn.

IVb., J. Haberghan.

IV., J. Richmond.

Va., D. Batten.

III., M. Robinson.

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Castlemaine, 15th October, 1935.

Dear Editress, It is not easy to realise that another School year is closing and that, again, the School must review its past activities, its year's record of work and sport and recreation, and build its hopes and plans for the future.

That is what you are doing- in the "Lucernian"— a most creditable production and a valuable school asset.

You ask me for a foreword. Can I say anything new ? No. The world changes, conventions disappear, The the ideas of former years become antiquated. basic ideals of a public school, however, never change.

Some of these are : "First things first ;" character, meaning strength and grace, is the most precious thing in life.

The School stands for the symmetrical development of body, mind and soul.

Chance or happy circumstance cannot give this prize.

It is won by the exercise of the fundamental virtues of industry, r patient endeavour and truth.

Character first : other things will find their relative values.

I know that Morongo has produced, is producing and will produce students of fine character, girls and women with sound instincts, gracious influence, right judgement. This makes the School worth while.

The Council again thanks you all for your co-operation in the attainment oi these ideals and sends, through you, to all the girls a message of rememberance and affectionate good will.

Sincerely yours, H. S. W. LAWSON, President.

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VOL. 2

In Australia, there has been an amazingly rapid development since the clays of the early colonizers. The foundations laid by these pioneers were so splendidly solid, that in little more than a century, Australia has become a great nation which is a proud daughter of Britain. The glorious independence of these gallant people bred in their descendants a worship of freedom, so great, so real, that they set their standards by those of the motherland, vowed fidelity for all time and took their place in the world as an integral part of the British Empire.

It makes us proud to think that they were our ancestors, and we wonder if we can continue to do credit to our forerunners. In this great epoch, shall we maintain the iligh standard set for us, and pass on to those who follow our' contribution to the progress of our land ? When we consider the dauntless spirit which upheld the pioneer women, and that which burnt in the valiant Anzacs, we understand the depth of our responsibility. These are difficult times , when nations crouch in waiting, or lie in abject fear of other nations . It is an impossible situation, and the strain must tell. How then to avert the crisis? It is we--we who are now

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young who must play our part and do credit to the land we love. It seems that the only way to do this is by friendship with other lands. "Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul ! Sweetness of life ! And the solder of society !" Courtesy is the subtle band by which to seal this understanding.

Many people misinterpret the word courtesy, as some superficial pleasantness, but it' has an infinitely deeper and finer quality ; it is something without which life would be abhorent.

Looking through the annals of hisl.ory, one finds that many of the \VarS, bet ween clans and peoples, hav:. been the vdtinpite outcome of discourftsy, in one of its varied forms. If we want peace. \ye must establish by courtesy a friendship and understanding With our neighlour-; that will banish all thought of jealousy and discord. The rush of modern life in these days of advanced science, make it easy for us to come in contact with other peoples. Air service carries mails across the world in four clays.

Telephones enable us to speak across the oceans, and the marvellous wireless keeps us in such close touch with foriegn affairs, that we can, while in our drawing room, listen tc

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There is danger i11 all this association of individual with individual. It demands our care, our determination never to infringe on the written laws of mutual respect.

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How much then, depends on us ?

If we remember that personal courtesy is the unit of the happy state. of peace, and shall be well, for as it is xvith the individual, so it is with the family, the school, the community, and finally the nation. oOo

Council Notes.

Comment by the Council can be given this year with definite pleasure, for 1935 has been a highly successful year for Morongo. The total enrolment of pupils has been the greatest in the history of the school. The commencemeht of 1935 saw the opening of a nursery section at the Kindergarten Branch at Elizabeth Street, Geelong. Some hundreds of pounds were expended in the provision of a delightful room for children of five years and under, and with the help of some friends appropriate furnishings were provided, and slide, swings, etc., installed in the grounds. This section vas an instant success and the room has been filled with pupils throughtout the year. As a sequel to this innovation, a Junior Auxiliary comprising interested ladies has been formed to assist in maintaining the Nursery and Kindergarten This new Association has sections. already given wonderful help to the Council and is following the lead in enthusiasm previously set by the Old Collegians, both local and Western District, and Parents' Associations. The Council gratefully acknowledges the help these organ(The isations are continually giving.

Council understands that Morongo is one of the first schools in Victoria to provide While Morongo a Nursery section). now has a large enrolment of pupils, it finds, in common with all other Public Schools, that the fees received fall short of the expenses, and as a result it has to depend upon the generosity of its friends

for financial support.

Every school in fact must have its Capital provided by endowments and generally speaking Australians have not yet provided these to the same extent as the great Scholastic Institutions of England, Scotland and America. When it is realised that thousands of pupils spend many of the best years of their life absorbing- all that religion, art, literature and the sciences can give and then go out into the world with their lives dedicated to the service of humanity, public-spirited citizens will endow schools like Morongo, so that their influence for good will ever increase.

Morongo is a young school and its endowments have vet to materialise and in the meantime many friends are providing Scholarships, Prizes, gifts in kind etc.

Mrs. C. H. Leary, who has always been keenly interested in Morongo, provided a valuable scholarship this year, while the Education Board, the Old Collegians, Parents' Association and the Geelong Presbytery continue to give Scholarships.

Mr. Norman Clark, one of the School's best friends has given at different times during the year further valuable "objets d'art" in the shape of china, pottery, and paintings. Mr. G. R. King was presented, by the citizens of Geelong, with a collection of Ceramics, the work of Miss Royce, on his retirement as Principal of the Gordon Institute of Technology. To the Council's delight Mr. king in turn presented his gift to the School. Morongo now owns a large number of valuable

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art specimens which adds to the cultural education of the School.

The late Sir John McFarland always took an interest in Morongo and on several occasions showed it in a practical way. The Council was most gratified to learn that the School was a beneficiary tinder the will of Sir John. A recent gift is a fine etching of him, which will constantly remind those at the School of his life and influence. Morongo has received many gifts from former pupils and these are greatly treasured, providing, as they do, a link with Old Collegians. During this year Miss Betty Berryman provided an attractive garden seat set in concrete.

The Council was able to arrange for visits by people of note.

The following are some of these distinguished guests, who came to the school during the year :— Right Rev. Huey Steele, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria ; Hon. W. H. Everard, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ; Mr. Louis McCubbin, the well-known Artist ; Mr. Jt. R. Purves, one of Australia's leading philatelists, who brought with him a most valuable collection of stamps for inspection by the girls ; Mr. Norman Clark, who exhibited a wonderful collection of plates from the Royal homes of England, Russia and other places. Some of these were almost priceless and were a source of great delight to the pupils.

For some months of the year Miss Pratt was away from duty enjoying a long overdue holiday. She received a great welcome from Council and Staff on her return at an "evening," held in the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Hearne, whose hospitality is proverbial in Geelong.

There are already indications that there will be a big influx of new Boarders and.

Day Girls next year. The Council desires to enrol 70 Boarders and at least150 clay girls in 1936, for that is the Centenary of the settlement of the Morongo property.

Anthony Cowie and David Stead took up the identical property of the School in 1836 on the advice of John Batman. It is well to remember the history and tradition of this historic property. The Council appeals to all connected with and interested in Morongo to co-operate in this ambition. If any reader knows of families with girls of School age they would greatly assist by advising the Secretary The Presbyterian at Box 1, Geelong.

Church is right behind the Council in its work for the school. Members of the Education Board recently stated that Morongo had possibilities not possessed by any other Church Girls' School. It is undoubtedly a School with a great future and the Council recognise that this "future" can be hastened by the help of its friends.

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School Notes.

PREFECTS. Nearly every year a great number of senior students including Prefects leave the school, and the following year Intermediate girls pass to Leaving and some of them are appointed to offices in the school. In order to prepare these younger girls for positions of respon-

sibility, and get them into training-, so to speak, five intermediate girls have been appointed Probationers.

Two of last year's prefects, Jessie McAdam and Meg Carmichael returned, also Alison Simson a 1934 probationer. Pat Simms, Margaret Anderson and Margaret Dale were elected prefects and Jean McPhee, Betty

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Dunstan, jean Rowe, Janet Turner, Effie Ross and Margaret Pettitt, probationers.

We found more chairs to accomodate the extra number in the prefects' room, and added a cupboard to house the numerous extra belonging-s.

It is very pleasant to think that some of our number are returning to enjoy the room and its associations next year and we feel sure that they and those who fill the vacant places will do their utmost to fulfil our motto "Be ye Shining Lig-tits," and to keep the lamp, symbol of our truth and loyalty, burning brightly.

We accepted the very kind invitations of the prefects of the Hermitage and Geelong College to two delightful dances.

With Miss Pratt's gracious assistance, we entertained Miss Peterson, the prefects of the Hermitage, and the boys of the Geelong College at a dance at school.

We are very grateful to Miss Pratt, to the members of the staff and to all associations connected with the school for their willing support and interest in We wish everyone all our activities. happiness for 1936.

BOARDERS. The boarders are a happy crew of fifty-nine this year. After a sad loss of eleven girls our spirits were somewhat raised by twenty-four recruits.

As usual, we started this year with our initiation ceremony—a fancy dress ball on the first Saturday night and twenty trembling new-comers became fully fledged boarders. Under the diligent` leadership of Miss Macincloe, the entertainment committee arranged the most delightful evenings imaginable—evenings which are both pleasant and profitable.

Three nights each term were spent most enjoyably at the Music Club meetings.

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novelties. We saw "Anne of Green Gables," a charming comedy picture, and "Clive of India" a splendid production which was the main topic of conversation for some days. We passed a delightful evening at the picturesque Spanish play, "Dona Clarines." A recital which appealed to our most aethetic tastes was given at the Gordon Institute of Technology - by Miss Mauricette Macgillicuddy. pianist and 1Fiss Corrie Allen, a soloist. of the Melbourne Conservatorium. The beautiful music and charming- voice held us in raptures to the end of a wonderfully interesting entertainment.

The College Mystery Night afforded us another very pleasant evening,. and we should like to congratulate the boys on their musical accomplishments ! On Guy Fawkes night we had great celebrations.

Miss Pratt set fire to a huge bonfire aild flames lit the surrounding figures in vivid colours. Mr. .Porter; and MO. Horne very kindly entertained us in the last term, by showing amusing silent films.

During second term, a little party of seniors travelled to Melbourne to see the French play "Le Bourgeouis Gentlhomme" which we are so industriously studying this year.

We were glad to have not only the opportunity of seeing the play, but of staying overnight in Melbourne as well. Every Friday evening the English pupils attended most enjoyable lectures on literature delivered, at th Gordon College, by some of the masters from Corio.

We saw part of the Hobbies Exhibition of the boys of Geelong Grammar at the Hermitage, and were impressed by the very fine work on show. We welcomed the College debating team to the school during the second term and we are glad to say that our girls were successful in the debate.

Since summer has come, a dozen junior girls make a practice of rising early for Each year our outings acquire more tennis before breakfast .

Talking- of variety and this year we had two special sport, we must now mention our disgrac-

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fill display in the relay race on Sports Day. Once more we must congraulate the Daygirls upon winning. As a grand finale to this absorbing year, the Boarders' Picnic was held at Anglesea where we swam and played cricket on the sand.

We have still to look forward to our break-up party and concert, when we entertain the staff and day girl prefects at High Tea.

DAYGIRLS. Like the boarders, the day-girls feel that they have had a most successful In sport Year both at work and play. we -upheld our reputation by defeating the boarders in the relay races both at The the Aquatic and Athletic Sports. fruitfulness of our study has vet to be seen in the results of the forthcoming examinations.

Although both boarders and day-girls work in close collaboration during the day it is not always easy for them to This year howshare their pleasures. ever we have managed to participate together in many entertainments.

KINDERGARTEN. This year we have had many new children. Fifteen are in the nursery and twentv-six are in the kindergarten.

Many people have been very kind and have given us lovely toys, especf,ally Phyllis David who gave us her rocking horse which the nursery children like very much. Jean Rowe and Margery Harvey have been very kind too and often come to see us. We have a new swing and slide which we like playing on.

Our gardens are looking very pretty.

We .have Shirley poppies and sweet peas.

Mrs. Our lupins have been pretty too.

Sim son gave us a lovely Easter party which we like very much. We had a cake We played with chickens all round it,

games and were jolly. On Hobbies Day we went out in a big bus and saw many things. We saw our paper mache saucers and egg-shell boxes, but I think we liked the bus ride best.

On Sports Day we all ran in races and some of us won them. We are now very busy making our presents for our Mothers and Fathers to hang on the Christmas tree.

This year we are having a Fairies' House upon the lawns and perhaps we shall see you there.

Patricia Field, 8 years, Kindergarten Editor.

ROSLYN HOUSE. "It's Roslyn Roslyn forever."

House Mistress—Miss Stewart.

Captain Dorothea Davidson.

Vice-Captain Heather Chisholm.

1935 has been an eventful year for our house, even though it started with a. sad defeat in swimming. The basket-ball and tennis matches were contested keenly and we lost the first position by a narrow margin. The athletic sports caused great excitement and we listened with bated breath for the results. We just failed to win but we were overjoyed to gain an extremely close second place. We aspire to greater things next year ! In the meantime we offer our hearty congratulations to Harris. The inter-house matches were intensely exciting and we rejoice in winning both senior and junior matches. We extend congratulations to the following girls who won their colours this year :— Alison Bell—House Basketball.

Bettv. Dunstan House Tennis.

Grace San—House Basketball and House Baseball.

Dorothea Davidson School Basketball and House Running.

Margaret Anderson— House Running.

Mavis Honey— House Running.

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LAWSON HOUSE. "Green's our colour, great's our fame."

House Mistress—Miss McKay. House Captain— Alison Simson.

Vice-Captain—Margaret Dale.

This year we added to our fame by winning the senior Tennis Cup. We wish to take this opportunity of congratulating Harris on winning the swimming and athletic sports; Ardens the basketball ; Roslyn the baseball. Two of our members brought honour to Lawson, Gwenda.

Ives winning the swimming and junior athletic championship, and Nellie Cameron preparatory- athletic championship.

We are glad to have Miss McKay as House Mistress again, and thank her for her constant support throughout the year.

We are also pleased that Jessie McAdam has not left us and congratulate her on being- Head Prefect.

Lawson's position in work has greatlyimproved and we hope it will continue to do so until the green flag heads the list.

Our hearty congratulations are extended to the following girls who have obtained their house colours:— Alison Simson—House basketball.

Margaret Dale—House basketball and tennis.

Alex. Carnell— House basketball Gwenda Ives-- House running.

HARRIS HOUSE. House Mistress—Miss Maberly Smith.

Captain—Alison Heard.

Vice Captain—Margery Harvey.

We were very fortunate in retaining Miss Smith as our enthusiastic supporter and house mistress. Miss McPhee, too takes a very active interest in the welfare of this house and we are very gratefull for her assistance. We regret that both

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the captain and vice captain of last year left our ranks.

We commenced the year well by winning the swimming- sports in a close fight with Lawson. Our members have been very conscienicous throughout the year and willing to be as helpful as possible. The juniors, through practice and co-operation, secured the junior Tennis cup.

At the annual athletic sports, a keen interest was shown by members of all houses. Tense and anxious moments were experienced, until the results were announced. To our joy we were the victors. thus securing the coveted Margaret Shannon Cup for the first time in many years. We extend our congratulations to the champions, Alison Heard, Gwenda Ives, and Nellie Cameron.

We wish to thank all members of our house for their interest and good spirit throughout the year, and hope that next year we shall emulate the successes of this year.

The following girls won their colours :M. Harvey House basketball.

A. Heard—House basketball.

F. I3eilby House basketball and running.

J. McPhee—House basketball.

R. Heard—House baseball.

N. Field—House swimming.

F. Dunn—House swimming-.

ARDENS HOUSE. Although 1935 has not been a very successful year for us, we have had some keenly contested matches and thank our members for their willing- co-operation and interest in all our activities.

We give our congraulations to Betty Gunn, an Ardens girl, who won the junior

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tennis championship, and to the other houses in their 'various successes.

We thank Miss Macindoe for her enthusiastic interest throughout the year, and Miss Booth who is always a keen soupporter of the house.

Both to the old and new members the house gives its best wishes for next year.

The following girls have been success-

ful in obtaining- their colours :— Effie Ross—House basketball and tennis.

Jean Looker School basketball and House tennis and baseball.

Margaret Pettitt School basketball. and House tennis.

Enid Ebbott—House baseball.

Dorothy Batten—House swimming.

Margaret MacKinlay—House swimming.

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CHRISTIAN UNION.

For the second term we divided into four groups conducted by Miss Booth, Miss Ray, Miss Macindoe and Jessie McAdam, for the purpose of studying Christ as St. Luke shows Him to us, with the aid of the book, "St. Luke's Portrait of Jesus."

At our first meeting this year the following office bearers were elected: President Jessie McAdam.

Secretary Margaret Dale.

Treasurer Meg Carmichael.

During the first term several meetings On July 9th, we were honoured by a were held. We were very pleased to visit from Mr. Bruce Gentle, the travelwelcome, as our first speaker, the Rev. ling secretary of the N.S.W. Branch of A. Stewart, who gave us a wonderful ad- the Movement. . Mr. Gentle spoke of dress on the subject, "Beauty." He dis- the great work which the Christian Union cussed the different types of beauty is doing, and the way in which its influbeauty of nature, of art, of literature ence has spread. He also described, with and led up to the finest of them all, beauty much vividness, some of his interesting of character. We at "Morongo" live in and inspiring experiences at the Intersuch lovely surroundings that we should national Christian Union Conference. held find it easy to steep our minds and our in Batavia, Java a few years ago. souls in the. beauty, and moreover to be We have received a message from an. "shining lamps" to show to others the fine things of life. If we are conscious Old Collegian, Margaret Garratt, who is now a missionary at Khed Shivapur in of 'beauty daily, we cannot help but reflect some of its loveliness. Later Pat India. She speaks of the difficulties of Simms kindly gave us a talk on Dr. spreading- the Gospel story when the Kagawa, the great Japanese evangelist, workers do not even know the language who so recently visited Australia. An- and have first of all to set about learning other meeting was devoted to the reading it. She asks for our rememberance and of letters purporting to have been writ- for help in her important work.

The final meeting of the Union was ten by two tax-collectors who had seen Christ, and telling of the way in which held in November, when the year's activities were reviewed. he influenced them.

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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS. The number of members this year is considerably greater than in former years. Miss Ray and Miss Macindoe have been the leaders in all our activities, and our sincere thanks are clue to them for their enthusiasm and assistance.

Besides being- of interest outside the classroom, the League of Nations has played a vital part in the study of history, especially in the junior school. The activities, the • structure and the workings of the League have been fully treated.

Additional interest has been created by the making of national flags and by dressing- dolls in national costumes for history projects.

At the meetings in first term, the seniors studied Mr. Beverly Nicholls' "Cry Havoc." Many were the animated discussions on the everlasting problem of "War !"

The juniors read "Heroes of the Day's Work," which deals with the lives of such men as Nansen, the Norwegian explorer, and the Earl of Shaftesbury, the distinguished leader in abolishing- the evils of the factory system in the early nineteenth century.

On International Day, August 9th, we had a display of League of Nations posters and national flags in the Assembly Hall. Miss Pratt gave a most interesting and instructive talk on "Peace," illustrating her points with reference to the posters.

This year we were again honoured by a visit from Miss Constance Duncan, the Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the League of Nations. We listened with rapt attention to her descriptions, amusing and otherwise, of life in Japan. Miss Duncan also outlined the life and work In November, some of Dr. Ka-wag-a. of the senior girls were privileged to hear a wonderful address given by Dr. Maurice Laserson of Geneva on "The Activities of the League of Nations,"

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The most important link that our branch has formed with foreign youth has been through correspondence. Girls have pen-friends in England, Scotland, America, France, India and Austria.

Some extracts from these letters will be found in other pages.

DRAMATIC NOTES. The Dramatic Club has this Year, under the capable guidance of Miss Hac.:se, presented "The Immortal Lady" to a crowded hall on August 27th, and once again provided the audience with a finely acted and splendid entertainment.

The play is a stirring five-act drama

by Clifford Box and takes place during the eventful years of the Jacobite Rebellion. The interest is sustained from the opening scene to the final curtain, and the settings are varied and unique. They include a drawing room furnished in the style of the period, a room at the court of George I., the German-speaking Hanoverian monarch, and the room at the Tower of London where the hero is held captive.

The story concerns the efforts of Winifred Maxwell, the Countess of Lithsdale, to save her husband, who is imprisoned under sentence of death in the Tower of London. By a clever and ingenious trick she succeeds. At the risk of her life the Countess journeys from Scotland in the depth of the winter, to the home of her London friend, Mrs Mills.

Mr. Mills strongly objects to the presence of a Jacobite, but finally gives in reluctantly to his wife's insistent pleadings. Immediately the heroine decides to petition King George I. for her husband's life and visits the palace.

Her requests are harshly refused and in desperation, she launches on a daring plot to save the Earl. She has only a few hours left, but, with the help of two friends she tricks the gaoler by disguising her hus-

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band as a woman, and secures his escape.

So the play ends happily.

We sincerely thank all those who helped to make the performance a success, especially Mrs. Simson, who organised the sale of sweets, Miss Wilson, Miss Maherley Smith, and the members of the orchestra.

The cast was as follows :— Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale Jean Venters Mrs. Mills(Catherine) Jessie McAdam Mrs. Morgan (Mary) Gwen Blakiston William Maxwell, Earl of Nithsdale Meg. Carmichael Henry Mills (Barrister) Dorothy Baten Major Joshua Morgan Heather Chisholm Mitchell (a Butler) Frances Gough King George I. Margaret Page Sir Robert Walpole Alison Simson Mr Trowbridge (Walpole 's 'secretary) Innes McDonald Margaret Anderson Captain Finch Dodge (a Poetaster) Alison Bell Sergeant Jenkins (a Gaoler) Patricia Simms The Venetian Ambassador Patricia Warren Janet Turner Pasinato (his Steward) Courtiers and Ladies Alison Heard, Betty Anderson, Pheobe Bignell, Peggy Westlan, Jean Kennedy, Betty Carmichael, Jessie -McCallum.

DEBATING SOCIETY. With Miss Wilson as the energetic President, the Debating Society has proved to be an active club in the school this year. Interesting meetings have been held on alternate Fridays.

At our first meeting we had impromptu speeches, debating- on a wide variety of subjects—whether euthenasia should be made legal or whether cooking was more beneficial than mathematics and

such like,

The problems that men's

fashions change more than women's and that papers are better than wireless as a means of news were most enthusiastically debated.

On Saturday, August 10th, we invited the Geelong College Debating Society to meet us in verbal contest on the subject, "That women are encroaching too much on the fields of men's activities."

Morongo naturally took the negative side while the College upheld the affirmative. After an amusing and hotly contested debate by both sides, the adjudicator, Mr. D. Neilson gave his verdict in favour of Morongo.

The members have shown great interest in the society this year and the general standard of the speaking has improved considerably.

LITERARY SOCIETY. This year we began our meetings of the Literary Society by electing the following office-bearers :— President—J. McAdam.

Secretary—M. Dale Committee—M. McKinnon, D. Davidson.

It was decided that a study of Greek Mythology would be both interesting and beneficial, and we listened with delight to the tales of ancient gods read to us at our fortnightly meetings throughout the first term.

One is always coming across references to legends and myths in studying literature, and a knowledge of mythology is essential if one is to fully understand the passages in which these references occur. For this reason, as well as for the beauty of the stories themselves, we found our term's work very enjoyable. At the last meeting pictures of famous figures from mythology were shown through the epidiascope to illustrate the tales we had been reading.

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During second term talks were given by different girls. Jessie McAdam opened the series with an address on Chaucer in which she outlined his life and gave a description of his works.

At the next meeting, Effie Ross told of that wonderful awakening of men's minds to a realization of the beautiful in her talk, "The glory of the Renaissance."

Another of the series was "The Rise of the Drama" by Dorothea Davidson. In dealing with this most interesting subject, she traced the development of the drama from the old Miracle-playi, and spoke about the climax reached in the Elizabethian Age—the golden age of the drama.

Altogether we spent a most profitable year. In third term the meetings were discontinued as the girls had examination work to do, but we look forward with pleasure to the revival of the Literary Society in 1936.

LIBRARY NOTES. This year the Fiction and Reference Libraries were moved to the former Museum, where tables , forms and chairs were placed in order to make the room suitable for reading. Another new bookcase gave increased accomodation. The following valuable books were added to the Reference Library :—"The Catheedrals of England ;" the Ne\v Oxford Atlas ; Smith's Latin Dictionary ; Commonwealth Year Book, 1934; "English Literature for Boys and Girls ;" "In the Steps of the Master," (Moreton) ; "The CoMplete Opera Book," (Frable) ; "Simple Science," (Andrad and Hulley) ; Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," (J. M. Manly) ; Selected Documents of English Economic History ; "The Life of Pasteur ;" "The Conquest of Disease ;" "How we began ;" "The Biography of Charles Darwin ;" and•"Animals of all Countries" (three volumes). "How to Identify Old

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China," was left to the school by the late Miss Blanche Keays.

The Fiction Library too has enlarged its catalogue by these books :—''Mid Winter," "Hunting- tower"(Buchan) :"The Wounded Name," "Mr. Ro\vl (Broster) "The Head of the House of Coombe" (Burnett) ; "Crusade, (Messeu) ;"Marco" Polo" (Byrne) ; "Man Shy" (Davidson) : "The Count of Monte Cristo" (Dumas) ; "The Forsyte Saga" (Galsworthy) ; "Devils Club" Meyer) ; "Goodbye Mr. Chips" (J. Hilton) ; "The Royal Road to Romance" (Richard Halberton) "Rayenhoe" (Kingsley) ; "Kim" (Kipling- ) ; "The Day's Play" (A. A. Milne) ; "The Nights of London" (Moreton) ; "Down the Garden Path" (Nicholls) : "Scissors" (Roberts) ; "The Window," "The Back Seat Driver" (Rasman) ; "Memories of a Fox Hunting Man" (Sassoon)" V Horse Warrior" (General Jack Seely) ; "Blood Relations" (Philip Gibbs) ; " The House Under the \Vater"(Frances Brett Young).

Some of these we owe to the generosity of Dr. R. G. McPhee, and others, to the -Young Women's Christian Association, which sent us a handsome cheque, in recognition of the kindness of the Council in lending them Morongo last Christmas.

The Library has been wonderfully patronized throughout the year, and has proved one of the most popular branches of school activities.

MUSEUM NOTES. Since the publication of last year's Musuem Notes, many interesting curios have been added to our collection.

Miss Booth has presented a model of the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey, an exact replica of the silver-gilt spoon used in the 'coronation of George V. and a model of an Irish harp fashioned in bog-oak. She has also presented a Chinese lady's purse, a group of four

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New Guinea idols, a very beautiful specimen of "mushroom" coral, specimens of copper from Mt. Lyell and an interesting reminesence of the Boer War. This takes the form of Kipling's poem "The Absentminded Beggar," a popular song at that time. The words and the music of the song are printed on a large white handerchief of which the corners are embellished with portraits.

Miss Macindoe has presented a perfect specimen of the weaver-bird's nest, an illustrated primer for use of the young Indian scholars, a model of a watercarrier's jar and cup, Indian household utensils and two outside coverings of the eggs of a Port Jackson shark.

This type of shark has survived from an early genealogical period.

Mrs. Croll gave to the Musuem a fine specimen of phosphate from Ocean Island.

Miss McPhee presented a letter written in the Korean language. We have also a letter from a Korean school girl with English traslations attached.

The interest in the Museum has been greatly stimulated by people who have lent valuable curios.

We thank Miss Smith for the loan of a collection of Port Phillip Settlement stamps, Enid Hoare for a wonderful peice of white coral and Mr.Harding for a sample of pearl. oyster shell.

Jean McNidder has presented the Museum with a model of a spinningwheel, a beautifully made battledore and two shuttlecocks from Tibet, a specimen of Tibetan writing and pictures of four Tibetan gods. Beryl Eaton has given some interesting New Zealand souvenirs inculding two Maori poi-poi balls ; Margery Rix two cowrie shells, two 'doyleys worked by aboriginal girls at Beagle Bay, pressed wild flowers from Western Australia, a large helmet shell, a pearl shell shell with aboriginal design cut on it, a specimen of amethystine crystal from

Western Australia and a sample of crude phial of water from the Jordan River ; Glynis Parish, American and English coins and cork bark from You Yangs ; Joan Richmond and Jean Bull fossils from Torquav ; Barbara Batten, Indian coin ; Pat McBride, quartz from Eldorado mine ; Rosemary- Weddel, large shell from Darwin; Margaret Neilson, specimen of rock from Mt. Lyell copper mines ; Nancy Hale, dried sea horse ; aboriginal skull, wild flowers from Gallipoli, satin leaves, sprigs of Scottish heather, a Turkish bank note and an ancient Egyptian coin ; Alison Simson illustrated pamphlet, "The Shrine of Remembrance" and souvenir pictures of the Royal Centenary Visit ; Alex. Carnell rock of crystal from a Ballarat mine.

It remains to thank Dr. McPhee for his valuable historic gift, which will always be treasured as a link with early Australian exploration. It takes the form of an official document, showing the order of procession, on 21st Jan., 1863, in the national funeral accorded to the ill-fated leaders of the Burke and Wills expediThis interesting document was tion. presented to Miss Pratt by Mrs. Chapman.

Miss Pratt presented it to the Morongo fete, where it was auctioned by Mr. Neilson, purchased by Dr. McPhee, and presented to the Museum by Jean McPhee.: Prizes for the most interesting- gifts to the Museum in 1934 were awarded to Gwen Blakiston and Alison Robley equal.

First prize for 1935 is awarded to Jean McPhee, second prize to Jean IVIcNidder, while Margery Rix has honourable mention for her contributions.

In order to raise funds for the Museum, Miss Macindoe gave a talk on India, which is reviewed on another page.

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THE LUCERNIAN, The revived and real interest in the Museum is largely clue to the unfailing energy of Miss Cooper. Throughout the year her interest and assistance have been invaulable, and we tender our very sincere gratitude.

CAMERA CLUB. Meetings of both senior and junior Camera Clubs have been held throughout the year at fortnightly intervals . The membership has greatly increased, necessitating a committee in each section.

Our sincere thanks are clue to Mr. Porter and Mr. Horne of the Kodak Company for their valuable instruction..

Their expert criticism has been responsible for great improvement in the standard of photography in the school.

Through the generosity of the Kodak.

Company we have been able to transform the cellar into a dark-room for developing purposes.

This new interest has manifested itself in various ways.

During the year photographic competitions have been held, the subjects being-:—Schoolgirls, School-life, Landscapes.

The value of the competitions has been greatly enhanced by the candid opinions of the instructors.

On Hobbies Day many of these were mounted for exhibition. Some very amusing as well as conventional aspects of school-life were submitted!

On Friday, November 8th, Mr. Porter and Mr. Horne entertained the boarders with a cinematographic display.

Both films were most amusing- and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Last but not least we wish to thank Miss McPhee for her assiduous efforts as President of the Club.

GUIDE NOTES. The Morongo Guide Company, 5th Geelong, has had a most interesting year's work under the energetic captaincy of Miss Wilson, .and we take this opportunity of thanking her for her untiring services.

The company has increased considerably in number this year. Miss Freeman District Secretary, enrolled ten recruits Several guides have in second term. passed tests for cookery badges and all have been working enthusiastically for their Second Class.

One Monday afternoon during third term, the guides entertained twenty-six girls from the Protestant Orphanage.

Our sincere thanks are clue to Miss Pilro\v who prepared a delightful tea for them.

On Saturday, November 9th. we attended a guide rally at Ocean Grove. Fifteen Geelong companies were present and a happy, interesting and instructive afternoon was spent. Some girls passed their fire-lighting, tracking and stalking tests and after tea we gathered around a camp fire and sang till dusk.

Several girls are planning to attend a guide camp. at Morning-ton during the Christmas vacation, when a thoroughly enjoyable week is anticipated by the campers.

BROWNIES. \\ . c three sixes of the Pixies, the Fairies and the Elves and all the Brownies have had a lovely Year with plenty of fun. We meet every Tuesday, with Miss Booth who is Brown Owl and Miss Pettitt our 712awny Owl. One Saturday we went for a picnic. to Queen's Park with the other Brownies from Geelong.

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round your neck, a small brown bag and a little hat. We have good times and always try to remember our motto :— "Lend a Hand."

Joan Berryman.

Heather Stewart.

Barbara Batten.

MUSIC CLUB. Under the enthusiastic leadership of Miss Wadelton, a Music Club for the boarders was formed at the begining of Miss Wadelton was elected the year.

President, Alargaret Dale Secretary, Meg Carmichael Treasurer, and Carol Arnott, Dorothea Davidson, and Jean Rowe formed the committee. They arranged the programme for each term deciding to have a meeting once a month.

Miss Moore opened the series of meetings by an address on musical appreciation. Miss Lillian Stott favoured us with a vocal recital, when she sang us some very lovely songs from Opera and Schumann. The next programme of the third and last meeting for the term was given by the girls themselves ; each music pupil rendered one item.

Second term commenced with a most enjoyable evening, when Mrs. Piper gave a violin recital. Between the items Miss Gillan played several of Schubert's shorter compositions. This meeting was followed by an instructive address given

by Mr. Dickson, in which he divided music into three classes :— absolute, concert, and rhythmic, illustrating his points by some very good gramophone records.

"1'0 close the term, the girls supplied an interesting and varied programme of piano duets and trios, two-part songs and choruses from the "Mikado," items by the junior band and a violin solo,

To open the next series of meetings, the music girls decided to present two of their examination pieces. This idea was calculated to banish some of the unaviodable nervous tension which, examinations invariably produce and to give the canidates a measure of confidence.

Mr. Roy Birdsey kindly accepted our invitation to conduct the second meeting, and he brought with him a complete set of records of the "Mikado." He connected each record with a brief resume of the (lialogue part which was written in full in the pamphlets which he distributed.

The Music Club, in its inaugural year has proved to be a decided success and promises to become a vital force in the life of the school.

SCHOOL CHARITIES. As is usual various gifts of money and clothing have been forwarded to different institutions this year. Two boxes of clothing, including warm socks, jumpers, dresses and other knitted wear were sent to the West Geelong and Chilwell Free Kindergartens and a large parcel of mittens to the Protestant Orphanage.

A donation was sent to the King's Jubilee Fund which is to be devoted to the furthering of Child Welfare Work.

In connection with Prince Henry's Hospital Appeal, a gratifying sum was -received from the sale of one shilling bricks among the girls.

We are hoping to send a donation and gifts to Korea before the end of this term, and money is being collected to send to the Armistice Day appeal for wounded soldiers.

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SPORT ATHLETIC NOTES. Sport this year, has been regarded quite as enthusiastically as in other years, and our basket-ball and tennis teams especially have achieved a number of vicThe usual inter-house matches tories. in baseball tennis and basket-ball were contested in a very keen manner, and have awakened in every girl a general desire to become more proficient.. Our opportunities for practicing- basket-ball have been much increased by the addition of another basket-ball court. Ardens Avon the basketball shield, Harris won. the junior tennis cup, Lawson the senior tennis cup, and Roslyn the baseball shield.

The Swimming Sports held at the Eastern Baths, on March 6th, were won by Harris.

The Athletic Sports were held on October 19th, the Margaret Shannon Cup being won by Harris.

The baseball team played one match, and \vere ignominiously defeated.

The scores were :— Morongo 2, Ballarat Grammar 60

The basket-ball team was much more successful being- victorious in every one of the four matches which they played.

Morongo 30, defeated Stratherne 22.

Morongo 36, defeated Sacred Heart Convent 14.

'Alorongo 29, defeated Clarendon 21.

Morongo 41, defeated Stratherne 17.

The second basket-ball team played one match against Sacred Heart Convent, and -won 33-18 goals.

The tennis team_ also acquited themselves well, winning four out of their five matches.

Morongo 29 defeated Stratherne 28.

Morongo 43, defeated Clarendon 35.

Morongo 37, defeated Stratherne 27.

Morong- o 28, lost to Ballarat C.E.G.G.S. 42.

Morongo 75, defeated Clarendon 65.

SWIMMING SPORTS. On March 6th, our Annual Swimming., Sports were held, and we were fortunate in having a fine day with a good high tide.

The sports were very keenly contested

THE LUCERNIAN. and excitement ran high, particularly in the race, Boarders versus Davgirls„ which once again resulted in a victory to the Daygirls. The Balloon race caused much amusement, some balloons being blown away by the wind while others refused to burst at the NV11111111g host.

The School Championship was won by Gwenda Ives Alex. Cornell as runner-up. Harris wun the House Swimming- Cup, Lawson second, then Ardens and lastly Roslyn.

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS. This year the School's Athletic Spurts were held on October 19th. A number of visitors attended, but unfortunately, they were not able to see the fine view from the school in all its delightful colourings since the weather was rather

dull. A few light showers of rain in the late afternoon, however did not damp the enthusiasm of the competitors.

Miss Pratt entertained a number of visitors and friends of the school at afternoon tea in the Assembly- Hall. Those of us who knew Mrs. MacMillan. were very pleased to see her once more.

Everyone was sorry that the President of the School Council, Sir Harry Lawson, was unable to be present, but telegrams of best wishes and congratulations were received from him.

The Margaret Shannon Memorial Cup was won by Harris House after a keen battle with Roslyn. Lawson was third and Ardens fourth. We wish to extend out congratulations to Harris on their victory, and also to the senior, junior and preparatory champions, Alison Heard, Gwenda Ives, and Nellie Cameron.

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School Events.

FIRST ASSEMBLY.

SHAKESPEARE DAY.

School re-opened on February 13th, and we were pleased to welcome to our first assembly the members of the School Council and their wives, Mr. Badger, President of the Parents' and Friends' Association and Mrs. Victor Proffit, President of our Old Collegians.

As the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and death clashed with our Easter vacation, our usual commemoration was held on the following Monday, April 28th, when we acted scenes from several of his plays and sang a few well-known Shakespearean songs.

In the absence of our chaplain. Rev. A. Simms, Rev. W. A. Alston conducted the service and delivered a very helpful and inspiring address to the girls. Dr. R. G. McPhee, Chairman of the Council, voiced the Council's welcome to the scholars, especially to the new girls. He also apologized for the absence of our President, Sir Harry Lawson, Mr. J. Mc Phillimy and Mr. W. J. Browne.

Sixth form opened the prog-ramme with four scenes from "Macbeth." The first showed us the fateful meeting of Macbeth with the witches on the storm swept heath. Next, with his imagination fired, he and his wife committed the dastardly murder of King Duncan of Scotland. Then, we saw him as a relentless murderer, a man so steeped in crime and so tortured with the uncertainty of his

THE LUCERNIAN fate, that he stooped to kill the defenceless Lady Macduff and her children.

The last scene was most effective. Lady Macbeth, a pitiful prey to her long pentup emotions, had become a nervous wreck. In her sleep she wailed out the whole sordid truth, and eternally her mind recoiled with horror from the memory of blood. This group of scenes was held in continuity by short intermediate explanations which revealed to us the whole tragedy of Macbeth's life.

Sub-Intermediate relieved the tension xvith that hilarious scene from "The Tempest," where the ship-wrecked sailors, "Princulo and Stephano, drunk, disorderly, but not dumb, met unexpectedly in the presence of a rude native of the island, Caliban.

IVc., continued the programme by acting an amusing scene from the "Twelfth Night." Maria wickedly dropped a letter for Malvolio which implied that his mistress loved him ; and then she, Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Agnecheek, all sharers in the plot, hid behind a hedge and awaited the results. When Malvolio had grasped the significance of the letter, he practised the airs and graces with which he would greet Olivia. Here, the scene ended much to the regret of the audience.

The next scene taken from, "Julius Caesar," was of a very different *type.

The citizens of Rome, inflamed with anger because of the death of Caesar, had surged into the Forum. Brutus quietened them, but no sooner had he departed than Anthony, by the guile of his powerful orations, turned the mulitude against him. The scene ended with the people crying out for revenge against Brutus.

The programme concluded with the Shakespearean songs, given by the junior forms,

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ANZAC SERVICE. The Anzac service was conducted by Rev. A. Stewart of Batesford. First he told us the meaning of Anzac—boxy the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Gallipoli amid indescribable horrors, and won the life-long love and respect of Australians. He then told us that famous story of Private Simson, better known as "the man with the donkey," and also described other incidents in which the bravery and fortitude of our soldiers were outstanding. Mr. Sicwart concluded his address wi h a message to youth. He declared tSat it \\-1.s in to the duty of the present build for the future a realm of peace in which the horrors of warfare wiould be unknown, and the spirit of international brotherhood would permeate hum-

HOBBIES' DAY. The annual Hobbies' Day of - 1- orongo was held on Tuesday afternoon, October 8th. Many of the parents and friends were present to inspect the display exhibits which were results of the we of the girls thoroughtout the year.

Care in the minutest detail was shown in the History studies section of the exhibits. The junior classes had made in separate boxes, each represented in miniature, scenes of typical life in other countries. Besides these, were national flags beautifully made in a rich variety of silks, adorning one end of the room.

Woven scarves, were placed near one of the looms on which they had been made. Demonstrations of the methods of weaving Nvere given to an interested audience.

The knitted articles were of great variety and taste, comprising beautiful jumpers, dainty- infants garments and in-

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numerable useful articles. Fine examples of needlework did credit to the ability of the girls, and the flowers made of wood-fibre looked perfectly real, so delicately were they shaped and tinted.

The skin gloves and dresses were much admired and a table, loaded with contribtions of the cooking class attracted many eyes.

Downstairs wood-work, woven baskets, brilliant raffia work, soap-carving and leather work were exhibited in profusion.

An especially noticeable example was a beautifully carved wood-box with its intricate design of splendid workmanship.

The children of the kindergarten and nursery _ school contributed some fasinating articles and it seemed amazing that small people could do such work.

From the youngest came big brightly coloured woollen balls, and paper cut out designs, while older girls of the kindergarten sent posters, drawings and dollhouses, furnished entirely by themselves.

During the afternoon an entertainment was given in the hall consisting of a play in three acts, pianoforte solos and duets, a violin solo, a recital from one of the elocution classes and a talk on the activities of the League of Nations, delivered by one of the senior girls.

Peterson, members of the staff, the Hermitage Prefects, and twenty-six Geelong College boys. Masses of flowers adorned the Assembly Hall and their colours were releived by banks of greenery.

Supper was served at the house in the Reception and Common rooms.

Our sincere thanks are due to Mrs. Simson who assisted in the preparation of supper, and to Mr. Ebbot who kindly lent his panatrope.

ANNUAL CHURCH SERVICE. The Annual School Church Service for 1935 was held in St. David's Church on 20th October, when the Rev. A. Simms conducted the service and the Rev. Ross William, Assistant director of the Welfare of Youth Movement delivered the serf 11011.

The service opened by the introit "God be in my Head," and the girls led the singing throughout. After the anthem, "Let all the World in Every Corner Sing," rendered b),7 the pupils, the Old Collegians' choir sang the anthem, "Lift up thine Eyes."

PREFECTS' DANCE.

Mr. Williams preached with inspiration.

He emphasized the responsibility of Christians to their faith and pointed out the privilege and wonder of holding that faith. Unlike Communism, Christianity is essentially a religon in which personalities must be expressed ; there is no conformity to rules but individuality is encouraged. Each man brings to the Church his own interpretation of morality yet our religon is not without consistency and concord. Just as the organs and the members of the body are unified in harmony of movement and feeling, so is Christianity united in one divine man, Christ.

The annual Prefects' Dance was held on Saturday, October 12th, when the Principal and prefects entertained Miss

After this splendid sermon the Annual Service closed with the beautiful old hymn, "The Sun Declines,"

The ddveloDment in the handiwork. shows that the system of "Hobbies" which the school has adopted is proving highly successful. It is helping to provide for the growing problem of the world, which is a means to occupy profitably, the ever increasing amount of time which machinery is affording us.

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ARMISTICE SERVICE. On Monday, 11th November, the school once again assembled to commemorate the signing of the Armistice. Miss Pratt conducted a simple and impressive service. She emphasized the fact that if we want peace we must do something positive in order to obtain it. Persistence in the right cause must eventually break down the walls of tyranny and warfare.

It is only by our attitude to peace and our overcoming of selfish desires, that a spirit of friendliness between nations can 0- r( • At eleven o'clock we bowed our heads for two minutes in silent memory of the dead.

McDOWALL CONCERTS. Another series of concerts arranged by Miss Gladys McDowall has been enjoyed this year.

Two were given in the first term, and among the well-trained artists were a flautist, voilinist, pianist and a soprano.

All these gave delightful numbers playing both classical and modern music, some pieces being well-known and others

new to most of the audience. The short explanations about the composers and their work added greatly to the interest.

At the first concert in the second term.

Mr. Andrew's baritone solos were much enjoyed and a good combination of young artists provided excellent stringed numbers. The artists at the next entertainment rendered three of Brahm's 'Waltzs,' Schubert's 'Cradle Song,' the Mountl'.1 Brook, a Spanish Dance and an 'Hungarian folk song.' The girls enjoyed thi:, immensely.

At the final concert on November 21st, the two distinguished artists were Miss Gladys McDowall and Miss Edith Harry.

Miss McDowall sang some beautiful Hebridean folk songs and Miss Harry's numbers included achmaninoff's"Melody," the well-known "Londonderry Air" and Mr. Percy Graincrer 's "Country Gardens." In conclusion, Miss Harry gave some delightful children's monologues of her own composition.

These concerts have been of special interest this year, because the members of the Music Club are keen and anxious to seize every opportunity of hearing good music. r

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Distinguished Visitors.

REV. BRIGHT-PARKER. On Wednesday, 13th March, the Rev. Bright-Parker gave us some intensely interesting sidelights on the great Scout Jamboree held in Melbourne during the 1934-35 Centenary Celebrations.

The Chief purpose of his address was a whole-hearted attempt to let us see the innate humanity of the coloured races. He came in contact a great deal

with overseas scouts from Japan and Nauru, and was pleased to notice the great spirit of friendship and fellowship which prevailed in the camps. Scouting in India is doing a great deal towards the breaking of class barriers, and there is no doubt that the scouting and guiding movements are the greatest youth movements striving to bring about the brotherhood of the world.

Tilt LUCERNIAN. MRS. CROLL. On March 20th, Mrs. Croll, formerly can Pettitt, an Old Collegian, .very kindly gave us a talk on Ocean Island, on which she has been living for the past three years . Although only three square miles in area, it possesses the colossal population of over two thousand people, of whom approximately one -hundred and twenty are Europeans. These people.are engaged in mining the enormous deposits ()f phosphate, which is - found, among the coral of which the island is formed.

She illustrated this most informative talk by showing pictures- on the epfdia-. scope, and at the conclusion passed arcilind samples of phosphate, native bas-. ket ware, and enhl)roiderv, for inspection.

REV. MENZIES MILLER. The Rev. Menzies Miller of Ech.uca conducted morning prayers on May 13th and delivered a short and interesting address. He stressed ones need to .be natural, to grove- as God's children should, and not let evils:, temptations, money and material things spoil us.

The needs of the spirit should al\vays come first. They are what really matter.-

THE HONOURABLE W. H. EVERARD Our first distiguished visitor for the second term was the Honourable W. H. Eyerard, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. With him were Mr. Osborne, his secretary ; Mr. Holden, the member for the Grant electorate; - Mr. G...R. King, 0.11.E, the ex-principal of the Gordon Technical Institute ; and several members of the School Council.

After Mr. King had introduced him, Mr. Everard explained to us what a

Speaker was. Ostensibly appointed by Parliament, but really by the King-, the Speaker was originally there. to convey to the King information respecting all that the House of Commons did ; in fact, he. was employed as a kind of spy. The Speaker then went on to say that, just as our religion had first come from the East, our alphabet from Egypt, our algebra from .the Moors, art and literature from the Greeks, and our laws from the Romans, so had _our= British political organisations been a .pattern- which all the world had copied.

He then read to us-some of the maxinis of Majesty the. King. "Teach me to be obedient to the rules of the game." "If I am called upon to suffer, let me be like a well bred beast which goes away by itself and suffers in silence." "Teach me to, be ,a good loser."

This last one is perhaps the greatest for 'honourable defeat is Tar more desirable than dishonourable victory.

MR. J. R. W. PURVES. Mr. Purves', one of . Australia's leading philatelists, delig-hted us with a visit on the 21st June. He brought with him a valuable collection of stamps. They were •arranged in a most interesting order and divided into sections consisting of historic phases of different nationalities.

Mr. Purves warned any girl, thinking of collecting stamps, against the mistake of merely accumulating, for then the real benefit of the collection is lost. The real way is to decide on some definite method of collecting, whether it is merely Australian stamps or those of all countries.

13esides developing a methodical mind, collecting stamps teaches history and geography in a most interesting fashion.

One of the world's keenest collectors is His Majesty, King George who owns the finest British collection in existence.

SIR HARRY LAWSON.

Etching of the late Sir John MacFarland

Extract from the late Sir John MacFarland's Address at Morongo Speech Night on Friday, 16th December, 1933.

"I am glad to see that the \ustralian schdOls are beeorning-, more like recognition of old English schools in .many respects, particularly in religion as aDplied...to, practice.— __While- not -desiring to- minimize the part that emotion plays. in the daily life, I am convinced that a religion that is merely an emotion deserves little more than the name "dope," in which The organized churches the Bolshevists are a aptto sum up all religions. are the chief agency .which ,keep -religion alive, and it would be a good thing if' it was more generally recognized that they deserve on that account the peoples' hearty support. The churches may sometimes make mistakes but everyone makes mistakes and no-one can dispute the fact that the link between the church and - school is of incalculable benefit to both. A school can follow no better tradition than' that of having a religious basis.

"It has come to my knowledge that the enterprising Geelong Publicity Council has issued a book- stating among other things that Geelong I agree with that, and am very is celebrated as the centre of education. glad that among the schools enumerated, Presbyterian Girls' College receives an honoured place.

"At St. Margaret's Hall, England, the Principal, when asked to choose a motto for the dining hall, .suggested,. "Study to be quiet and to do your That was the motto chosen for girls of one hundred own business." years ago, when ladies did not drink cocktails or smoke cigarettes, and when wives and mothers had very few rights starting with a capital "R," but had abundant influence. That does not mean that I disapprove of the modern generation.

I am a whole-hearted believer in young Australians, whether they are boys or girls. I love their love of life, their resourcefulness, their freedom from morbidity, and their common. sense and I say this seriously and deliberately, the thoughtfulness of the best of them and their preparedness to accept respOnsibility. I say to you girls that, as girls and as women you are entitled to the respect of men, and I ask you never to cheapen If that due respect is acknowleged, and the debt is paid, do yourselves.

It is due to your sex not forget to courteously acknowledge payment. and to your association with a school such as yours."

PREFECTS-1935.

THE LuCERNIAN. As well as other Rulers, there are people of every station of life who are enthusiastic collectors. From this we can see that stamp collecting must have a very vital fascination.

give an account of its proceedings. For this visit, the representative, who \vas given the name of "The ..loderator.- had to wear court dress \yhich has become traditional.

In the stamp albums which Mr. Purves passed around, there were numbers of extremely valuable stamps and containers A survivor of the Herald of letters.

News letter from 1859-1861 consisted of two pages, one of which was devoted- to the exploration of Burke and Wills, while the other contained the letter.

Mr. Steele professes that the Presbyterian Church is the most loyal of all the churches and is doing great work in the world. • Seven or eight hundred Years ago the Church ruled the world. Other rulers have come. such as money and war, but the only everlasting ruler is God who must he recognised everywhere as our. King. This— to make God our King—should be our life's determination. and it is for this purpose that the church tries to give its younger members the best schools, for then they shall have the greatest opportunities to live and let the world right. School should teach us to be leaders, so - that. within our own circles, we may lead all that is gm )(-1 and worth-while to the feet of Christ.

Mr. Purves address gave us some idea of the tremendous interest and value of philately and taught us not to consider it unimportant as some of us • were perhaps inclined to do.

MISS LUCY OWEN, F.R.G.S. On _June 24th, we were all very pleased *to welcome Miss Lucy Owen, Travelling Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, to Morongo. She gave us a delightful and interesting talk on the island of Madagscar, where she lived for a time. She told us of the terrible hardships which the missionaries had to overcome before they were able to spread Christianity among the people.

THE RIGHT REVEREND HUEY STEELE. On Monday, July 1st, we \yere very pleased to welcome to our school, the Right Reverend Huey Steele, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria.

Mr. Steel was wearing- his Moderator's dress AVitil its lace cravat and cuffs. He explained to us why the Moderators wear this lace. -When the Presbyterian Church was first united in Scotland, it had to have a representative to visit the King from time to time and

We are very grateful to Mr. Steele for this inspiring address, and sincerely hope that the pupils of this school may live up to the high ideals of its church.

MR. CLARK. 01i the 19th July, Mr Norman G. Clark. of Melbourne, who has presented splendid gifts of valuable china to the school, canic down to Morongo and delivered an address, in which he remarked on the necessity of having two hobbies, one an indoor, and one an outdoor hobby.

The _ reward of collecting works of art in pottery or any other form is not in the money stored in the collection, but in the beauty which delights the senses and makes an impression on the character.

He considers that a beautiful piece of pottery decorates a room more satis . factorily than any picture.

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evolved from the clay vases of the ancient rgyptians, and the highest perfection in colouring and flawlessness of texture was reached by the Chinese, from whom Britain has learned some of the art. It was surprising to learn the infinite care that the potter must take to produce a flawless example of his skill, and the finished Niece \vas always a tribute to his artistry.

Tc illustrate his lecture, Mr. Clark brought with him a precious collection of wonderful plates, amongst which were examples of china used in the Royal households of the world.

-.1The school is very fortunate in having

such generous friends as Mr. Clark, and \\,-;' are very grateful, not only for this instructive talk on ceramics, but also for his gifts of valuable china and pictures.

MR. NEILD. A most interesting epidiascope talk was given by Mr. Neild on September 26th. The subject was Russia, that vast country so much in the public eve because of its political and revolutionary experiments . and vet, about which many people have very vague ideas.

The speaker took us for an imaginarytour through this vast country giving a tourist's impressions of the results of the new regime. He summed up by saying that the people are satisfied with the new form of control, are vitally interested in their nation, and appear to be happy. There are a few churches free for people to worship in if they wish, and class barriers, though still apparent, are not so distinct asi they were at one time.

11r. Neild emphasized the fact that it is of no use forming abstract ideas On Russia for it is a country of very definite happenings in which the whole nation is concerned.

REV. S. L. McKENZIE. We were delighted to welcome the Rev. S. L. .\lcKenzie of St. Kilda, to 1 lorongo on 18th October.

He delivered a most interesting address, in which he declared that real education only begins after leaving school. That means that it is only in course of life that the knowledge gleaned (luring our schooldays becomes fully understood, when facts can be applied to practical use.

In that life to which school life is preparatory there seems to be a great deal of stress and trouble, but there is a motto which all could well adopt, "Where there's a will, there's a way." If we have the necessary impetus, given by a strong will, things which before seemed impossible become accomplished deeds.

This is a great thing to remember in life and the old proverb which Mr. Mc Kenzie passed on to us can be a happy message. "May the best of your past be the worst of your future."

MR. LOUIS McCUBBIN. Mr. Louis McCubbin, one of Australia's leading artists, honoured .us by visiting Morongo on Monday, 21st October. His most interesting and instructive address was based on a sketch of the History of Art in Victoria.

'The pioneers of Melbourne were, at first, too busy laying the foundation of their city to bother about art. Later on, however as the country grew more developed and prosperous, the people had leisure time to indulge in it. There were no suitable conditions for the development of art, but a small group of young men, one of whom was Mr. McCubbin's father determined to undertake its study in spite of the serious handicaps. Some time later Mr. Louis Buvelot 4 distill-

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,)-ttished painter came from Europe and helped the strugglers. He may be considered the founder of the appreciation of art in Australia. The early people could see no beauty in the Southern continent they thought it colourless and scarred, after their own glowing islands, but the ardent young artists planted in them a realization of the unique beauties of their adopted country.

The Melbourne National Art Gallery contains many famous painting and examples of all schools of art such as Impressionists, Realists, and our own Australian School. Conditions are very different today, youth has the privilege of a background of tradition. Mr. McCubbin expressed the hope that all girls and boys would realize their \vonderful opportunities and benefit from them.

He was amazed at the beauty of the natural surroundings of our school, and said that he \vas spellbound when for the first time he saw the view of Corio Bay and Geelong from the grounds of Morongo. At afternoon tea in the drawing- room, he met the staff, and in course of conversation demonstrated many phases of art criticism that were extremely interesting and educative. He inspected the many valuable specimens of art owned by the school and expressed his admiration. He followed up his remarks to the pupils in regard to art treasures in the National Gallery ill Melbourne, by asking Miss Pratt to send a party of girls to Melbourne so that he could conduct them over the Gallery and give them a guide lecture.

As a result of various visits by men of note, the girls now have standing invitations to visit the home of Mr. Norman Clark, where there is displayed the finest private collection of art in the Southern Hemisphere, Parliament House, the Art Gallery, and the home of Mr. R. D. Elliot, who also owns a magnificent col-

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lection of valuable paintings bv artists of world repute.

MISS PALING. This address was given on Saturday afternoon, November 2nd, in the (—idiascope room at Morongo. Ther(s were present three other visitors, former members of the staff, Miss I loban, 1\ I i•s, Madden, and Mrs. McMillan.

Miss Paling beg-an her talk by a brief resume of her trip and studies in Park. where she found that the French she had learned at school proved very helpful after the first few days of confusion caused by the rapid flow of Freneli speech.

It was after a year in France that Miss Paling decided to accept a post as governess to the (laughter of a wealth \Czecho-Slovakian family. She was told of the lawlessness of the Czechs, whose country is surrounded by Bulgaria, .Austria, Roumania, Russia and Germany but on arrival she found them mos- t hospitable and fully civilized. As a matter of fact they were a civilized race before the British, and were Christians in the ninth century. Their patron saint is the worldfamed "Good King \Vences'las.

Prague, "the city of a hundred spires," is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Europe, and has the third oldest university. Though in many ways it is not unlike Paris, yet in most parts the streets are cAbled and walking is very tiring. After three hundred years of servitude to the F.mporeiof Austria-Hungary, the Czechs their indenendence in 1918, a!ld Czech: Slovakia is now a republic.

Very keen on sport, the Czechs have a fine physique. They play tennis. swim in their river for they have no sea and in the winter have the wonderful snow sports, possible only in a country where

THE LUCERNIAN. the temperature falls thirteen degrees below zero in the colder months. Ski-ing is most exhilarating, and so warming that now some people have beg-un to ski in bathing- suits. A more sedate sport is tobogganing, which however is very enjoyable: and the older people ride about in sleighs with tinkling hells.

Like all Central European countries, the People of Czecho-Slovakia delight in music, and the country folk have lovely, quaint, musical folk-songs.

pleasant dishes by making them heavy; for instance they cook cherries in a kind of dumpling to suit their tastes. A most popular delicacy is sour milk whipped -with sugar, and caraway seeds are very much enjoyed. They claim their beer to be the best in the world, and drink it in abundance. It can be seen that their meals would not suit the tastes of the more fastidious English people but despite this, their country is one of the loveliest and its people the most friendly in the whole of Europe

Most schools in Europe, excepting in After this most enjoyable and insErucEngland, start work at eight a.m., as do tive talk, Miss Paling showed some very the shops. The children work six days of interesting photographs of the beautiful the week, and have lessons one hour long. scenery and the Czech people themselves.

They arc in consequence educated more She also passed around some of their fine thoroughly than Australians, and Miss needlework.

Paling's little pupil of fourteen speaks English, Latin, French, German, and REVEREND FRANK BORLAND Czecho-Slovakia. They do however miss one great thing, the school life, for in the un the morning of N(rvember 11th, cities the schools are merely parts of a building with no grounds at all. School the school had the pleasure of a visit from the Reverend Frank Borland. We is a place in which to learn different subjects, not to build up a character or ex- were intensely interested in his address on Korea and the Peace motives which perience a community life. which he expounded. In loyalty to those In the city the people have no private who gave their lives during the war, we homes, but live in flats, one on top of should try our best to stabilize -world Even the wealthiest live in peace. Judge Foster says that it is betthe other. this way, but they have the privilege ter to build a hospital in Tokyo than to of the first floors. Instead of having spend our money on warships. This is slum areas as we English people_ have, very true for it is better to strengthen the poorer quarter are found in the upper bonds of friendship between nations than storeys of the buildings. To make this to cover ourselves in impenetrable ar- . still more unpleasant, the individual flats mour.

This incidently is the work of do not have their o\vn keys, but one must missionaries, for they establish a friendknock at the main entrance and wait ship with peoples in far off lands.

In for the porter to open the door, before the same positive manner, we can show one may enter one's own home. that we desire peace. No good can be The Czechs' staple food is pork, .xi11obtained by merely talking of the horrors which they eat potatoes, dumplings, or of war, but if friendship springs up something heavy. They eat very little between nations and individuals all will breakfast, but at about ten o'clock have be unwilling- to fight. Petty prejudice quite a meal. They have lunch at one or can be abolished by a unity of the Christtwo p.m., and generally have a huge, ian faith, for though nations may appear heavy meal at eight p.m. They spoil different, they have really the same basic

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human nature and Christianity is suitIt is not merely a able for all people. creed with conformity to rules, but it gives a definite freedom for individual expression.

Mr. CLEWLOW. A visitor of great interest to all was Mr. Clewlow, an authority on versespeaking and dramatic art. There is no such thing he said, as an Australian accent. The twang we hear so much is ugly, yet affectation is no less irratThere is absolutely no reason ating. why we should not speak the King's English. Anyone who has ever listened to a speach of His Majesty's, either over the wireless or on the gramophone, cannot fail to be impressed by the beauty ofthe words themselves, quite apart from the speach. One of the easiest arts to learn is that of good speech, and it is one which we all have an opportunity of learning.

Mr. Clewlow concluded by reading us several beautiful poems by a modern poet, Harold Munro, and a very lovely one by Gerald Gould called "Beauty the Pilgrim."

A TALK ON INDIA. In order to raise funds for the needs of the Museum, Miss Macindoe kindly offered to give a general talk .)n India early in the third term. A small sum was charged for admission and Ls

the audience entered the room it greeted by the salaams of three slender fig— ures clad in the native costumes of Indian girls beautiful hand embroidered Miss Macindoe related some of her amusing- experiences with the natives, and recounted a few of their time-honoured Some of these customs are customs. fascinating-, others, such as sending large portions of raw meat to one's friends at certain times of the year, are quaint, but not exactly attractive.

As Miss Macindoe had travelled ;) (luring her stay in India. we great received first-hand descriptions of thy picturesque old temples and mosques. the beautiful scenery in the northern mountains, and the way in which modern civilisation is sweeping thrutigh ii country formerly _ ruled by ancient trad\Ve were given a striking description of the white marble beauty of tit( Taj Mahal as it stands in a rosy mist rising from the river at (lawn, shimmering in the hot tropical sun, or glistening in the silent moonlight.

A short account of the secluded life it is customary for Indian girls to lead showed us our advantage in being free Australians ;but the photographs which were passed around proved to us that the youth of India finds much with which to be contented. As our time was limited the talk had unfortunately to be curtailed. The proceeds of the lecture \v ery extremely gratifying, and we take this opportunity of expressing our gratitude to Miss Macindoe.

Foreign Correspondence.

SKYE IN THE LATE AUTUMN. (By Dorothy Adams) I had been walking for three months, through an English summer up to a Scotish autumn, and I had been long enough

in Scotland to have forgotten what England was like. I couldn't visualize London, or imagine any other existence than walking all day from eight o'clock until seven at night.

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twenty and thirty miles a day, get wet with impunity and ford streams without taking my shoes off. Nor did my pack worry me except when I doubled myself over to pick blackberries.

Arrived at the Kyle of Lachalsh, I caught the boat to Portree, and, in spite of the tearing, bitter wind, I stayed on deck to gain my first glimpses of Skye at close quarters. But I was still shivering with cold when I boarded the bus for Uig. The roads were. dreadful, stony, very narrow, with plenty of swift cold streams to splash through. Skye is a land of hills and streams and sea. I don't remember ever being out of sight or sound of water there, and often the sea conies in so deeply among the hills that half an hour's rowing can often save five or six hour's walking. On the way down to Dunvegan, I took the ferry across Loch Snizort. The boatman showed me where Flora MacDonald had lived and pointed. out the path where she and Bonnie Prince Charlie used to walk together. Then he told me about the stone circle on top of an uncanny-looking hill.

The islanders used to worship the sun there. He had been in China and japan and Vladivostock, he said, and thought Australia was a fine country : there were a lot of Highlanders there.

First I explored the north, and gazed longingly at those other islands, further away and blue, the Hebrides. \\There I stood, everything was green and gold Black cattle and peat, cotand black. tages with green mosssed stones and green tufted straw roofs, yellow marigolds among the stubble. It was too wet for harvesting, and no wonder. It rained a dozen times a day and I counted six rainbows in the space of a few hours.

In some of the stone-fenced irregular fields, stooks stood like chess pawns in a row. All the people wore black, some were gathering bundles of rushes or stoo-

ping over their work in the fields and others were driving cattle. The streams, that looked so white from the boat, were the colour of iodine.

As I came south towards the mountains the colouring changed to admit heather and bracken. Two days later I stood at the head of Glen Brittle, with the wild, desolate Cuillins to my left, and the bright, (leen blue of the sea cliffs appearing through misty rain before me. The lower mountain slopes were covered in grass as red as young gum tips. That night I stayed at a little farm where l ie road dwindled away on the edge of a narrow sea loch on the south west coast. Of course it was raining, and and all the next day, the skies were still black and the mountains only partly visible.

Before I left I knew every detail of the two rooms I inhabited. The front room, where I took my meals, was crowded with furniture, and contained besides two large curtained beds, built into the wall like boxes, one behind the other.

A sweet damp smell was in everything and faintly sickened me. But the fire and the food were good. I studied my maps by candlelight and listened to the water noises—the loch, the burn, the drip of the trees—and the geese gobbling outside. As it grew later and quieter, mice began to rustle behind the wallpaper.

When I went to my bedroom (did I tell you that there was a dresser there with soup tureens?), they nibbled the bread in my rucksack and one of them woke me by scampering over my bed. I lit the candle, and when that went out, slept with my torch in my hand.

Eventually I set off round the shoulders of one of the Cuillius. It wasn't raining, but all the mountain-side leaked, and there were streams every few minutes besides. And bogs. And no paths. So it was hard going- and took me between four and five hours to do the eight odd miles around to Loch Cornish. But I'm

THE LUCERNIAN. glad I've seen it, and that coast. The best part was about half an hour before reaching the loch. I was high up on the mountain side, and was suddenly concious of the seagulls' screams. I looked down on their white backs, saw the white foam fringe round the coasts and half of a rainbow explore the depths of the peacock green sea. Loch Cornish was iron grey. By this time I was amongst the rocks and on seaweed. It was raining hard, (lark and late, and, seeing two houses , I tried to get lodgings for the night. The first house was empty, and the other one—its owner came out in a twee!d suit and cap, shutting the door behind him—was a "private" house.

Nothing for it but to go round the cliffs to Elgol. At first I could follow the path, sometimes by its watery gleam among the rocky slopes, sometimes by my stick, but when it turned inland over a mountain shoulder, I lost it among the bracken, and had to strike off in what I hoped was the right direction. After what seemed hours of plunging among bracken, and bog and moor grass, in the wet dark, I suddenly came to a hayfield, and a huge silo with sky showing through its displaced thatch. Then an oblong chapel hall, very bleak, with a horse prowling- round it. Then trees.

I climbed a, wire fence, got involved in a deep ferny ditch, and clambered out to find myself a step from the pale main road.

The next day had better be told briefly.

The district nurse put me up, getting out of bed to do so. She dried my clothes and made cocoa, and until 12 o'clock we sat by the fire and she gave me her opinion of the inhabitants. She was from Glasgow. A weak chest had brought her to Skye, which she loved.

But the people—!

She'd have talked long beyond twelve o'clock about their meannesses. I got to bed at last, and all night crossed logs and forded rivers in

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an uneasy sleep, while outside among the trees it stormed and flooded. The nurse got me up at 7 o'clock, cooked me ham and eggs, and turned me outside in time to catch the Broadford bus. From Broadford I walked to Kyleakin and watched a boat load of cattle being- ferried over to the mainland. Then I delight the ferry myself.

I wonder if the people are like thnt.

There's no means of telling without living among them for a long while, hut I. can't help remembering the old woman who stopped me on the road near Pulive0-an and told me that I was very foolish to walk such a long Nvav with that bundle on my back. Then she asked me if I were hungry, and I said no 'If you had been hungry, there would have been something for you to eat.'

After Skye I turned back twvards London."

(From an American girl, in Elmhurst, a small town near Chicago.)

"The tales of bandits here in Chicago, couldn't be much Nvurse than they really are. Here, we call them gangsters, or racketeers.

The men--and sometimes women . work in gangs . After you once get mixed up \\ - ih these gangsters you have a hard time getting away from them The reason is because the leaders are afraid you might go and tell the police all of their secrets and where the gang stays and so forth.

Of course, von mustn't get the idea that all the people in Chicago are gangsters There are just certain districts and parts of the city where these gangsters stay. Chicago is really a wonderful city. ft is very thrilling to drive there at night and. see all the bright colored lights, the tall hue building- s, the throngs of people, and Le:tithe noise of trains, street-ears, au . omobiles and large buses. There are als() many parks to visit, musuems, art galleries etc.

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'You have all probably heard of all the different projects that President Roosevelt has instituted to take care of the unemployed people in the United States.

There is a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Elmhurst. The camp has men and boys in it from the ages of eighteen to twenty-eight years. They are all unemployed and their families are getting help from the city. They work out on the big camps, planting trees and grass and levelling off the ground.

They beautify the public highways and state roads.

There are about 200 boys in the camp. There is also a captain and a couple of lieutenants who lead them and sunervise them. The boys dress in khaki uniform.

I will enclose a picture- of myself. It was taken last winter. Since then I have had niy hair cut and I got a permanent wave. I suppose you know what that is.

It is a wave put in your hair by electricity. It will stay about six months.

I will send you some United States coins. The smallest one is a dime or ten cents the next largest is a penny or one cent, the largest in size is a nickel or five cents. The penny is the smallest or rather it has the least yalur. of any United States coin. It takes five pennies to make a nickel and two nickels to make a dinie.'

(From an Indian girl, aged 17 years, in Hyderabad).

"It was very hot this summer inHyderabad. Hut the weather has cooled .down considerably as the monsoons have stared froi'.i this month. The heat was so intense that one suffered frequently from headaches and fever. In the west one 1- as to be active to lessen the cold, but here one is made listless and lazy in the hot weather, but the other seas()nS are quite good. Those living by the country side enjoy themselves very

much more than the town dwellers, where one has not many opportunities of noticing the beauties of natural phenomena.

The Nizam's palace is quite close to my home and it is for this reason that our locality is called "King Koti Square."

The two, princes who are married to two beautiful Turkish princesses live in other palaces. At present the younger Prince is ill Europe with his Avife. Hyderabad is the nremier state of India and it is ruled by a Musalman ruler who is called the Nizam of the state. Formerly this was a Hindu state ruled by the Bahmani kings. The Char dinar in the centre of the city is a very old building-. From. the top of its highest storey you can see the city stretching for miles and miles around you. Before, it was used as the watch-tower by the rulers of Hyderabad but now it is the headquarters of the Police department. No one is allowed to go to the top of the building as the Mohammedans object to it, saying that their women can be seen. This is due to the prevalent purdah system among the Mohammedan people .

The Osmania Hospital and High C(nirt are very fine buildings. The hospital is such a large storied building that when it is lighted in the night one would think that it is illuminated for a special occasion. It is situated on an elevation above the i\Iusi river, and it is a grand sight to see the city lights reflected in the water, especially on a moonlight night.

Then there is Golconda Fort, a couple of miles away from the city. There are in it many old tombs of the rulers. The tombs are a high building with gilded (Ionics. The saying- goes that Golconda was a diamond mine which yielded many magnificient stones, but it is all wrong the reason why the saying arose is that the rulers used to hide their jewels there in times of war. Oranges, sweet-limes and guavas are grown in the place."

TIlr LUCERNIAN. (Extract from Faith Levy's letter, written in Europe).

"I must confess that I felt rather nervous about going to Germany. But I can only speak of the people as I find them, and all I can say is that we met with unfailing courtesy and hospitality all the time we were there. From Cologne we. travelled up the Rhine, stopping at sonie little beauty spots along its banks each night. M) wonder it is world-famed for being one of the finest rivers in the world! The scenery was simply glorious with the rugged mountains, picturesque old castles and endless terraces of grapes-vines. It was rather funny at Frankfort seeing strings and strings of Frankfort sausages hanging in the win(lows of the many delicatessan shops. Of course brown shirts are to be seen in all the towns and the most common form of greeting is "Hail Hitler," they use it just in the same way as \ve would say "Good-day." Every second man seems to be in uniform, either in the brown shirt, army or airforce uniforms.

The next country we visited was Russia. We had to plan our trip through Even Intourist—the Russian agency.

Cooks cannot book any tours concerned with Russia. All our cases were most thoroughly searched on entering, snaps and _negatives examined, and all money had to be declared. We got rather a rude shock at first, coining from a place like Germany where everything is spotlessly clean. The Russian peasants arc just in the process of being- gradually

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educated to cleanliness. Doctors hold meetings, explain the importance of clean, sanitary conditions and habits and distribute pamphlets among- the factory workers. The construction work going on is extensive and amazing. new roads arc taking the place of old cobble-stone ones, delapidated buildings are being pulled down, and the old parts of the toy..ii cleaned up. The work that xvomen leaves one gasping, for scmie of them mend roads, drive trarn-cars -1.11(1 build houses. Then, they were used to such toil under the Czars, and so look on it as their work. Every married woman works, for, as our guide remarked, theyare all vitally interested in the biuldiiig up of a new Russia. Every town is very much alive that is one of the most impressive things—and very busy, for since the revolution, the people have flocked in from the country to work in the fa•ctories. There is no unemployed! They are not encouraged. One of the la \VS. says that an employed man may huy a marriage license for three roubles, but an uneniployed man must pay fifteen roubles. We visited Kiev, Narkov, Moscow, and Leningrad. The latter city I liked even better than Moscow. Tt seemed to retain some of the quiet dignity of the old Russia with the Czars' 'Winter Palace and other fine buildings.

Russia is the only country that has made me think. The others I looked at and admired. But things are certainly happening in Russia and I should like t() return there in about ten years time to see the outcome."

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Old Collegians' Association.

The annual meeting was held at the Victoria Hotel, Geelong, on Saturday, 19th October, at the conclusion of the school sports. Mrs Victor Profitt, our president, occupied the chair. After the

annual reports and balance sheets of the Geelong Association and the flourishin Western District Branch were read, various matters of interest were discussed, amongst which was the question of schol-

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arships for 1936. It was decided to offer three year's internal busary, valued at f37/10 to a senior girl.

After the meeting, seventy Old Collegians attended a reunion dinner. The guests of honour were our headmistres, Miss Pratt, Mrs. L, C. Latham and Miss E. Mollison (P.L.C. representative) and Miss Ruth Scott(Hermitage representative). Most of the girls went on to a most successful dance held at the 17.W.C.A. Rooms, where more than 200 Old Girls and guests were present.

Altogether, the reunion clay was a very happy one.

Th.-o Crazy \A. hist evenings were held (luring the year. Mrs. V. Profitt and Marjorie Blakiston very courteously placed their homes at our disposal for these occassions.

The Bridge Club was revived again this year, and has been held at the homes of individual members in rotation every second Tuesday evening.

On 14th June, the annual "At Home" proved to he a tremendous success.

Debutantes were presented to Dr. and Mrs. McPhee and Miss Dunoon, the acting Principal, by Mrs. V. Profitt. Our thanks are due to our many friends for assisting us to make this function so enjoyable.

On 25th July, the girls presented the previous month, entertained many guests at a delightful dance in aid of the Scholarship Fund.

The Old Collegians' Choir, tinder the able leadership of Mr. Cyril Blakiston, has made excellent progress this year. The members held a very successful concert on 9th August, in the Norman Morrison hall, Geelong College. They occupied the choir stalls at the annual School Church Service, at -St. David's, on 20th October, and rendered the anthem,"Lift Thine Eyes.'' The year's work \vas 1)ro-

C E R 1\i. I A. 1\t ught to a happy close when Mr. and Mrs. C. Blakiston entertained members of the committee and choir, on Monday evening, 28th October. A. presentation was made to Mr. Blakiston, in recognition of his untiring- efforts in coaching the choir.

We accepted with regret the resignation of Mrs. Batten and Mrs. Ingpen from the committee. Both these members have given much of their valuable time and help for many years. It is gratifying to learn that they intend to take the same interest in our activities as before President—Mrs. Victor Profitt.

Vice-Presidents M. Blakiston, E. Leigh, U. Handley, H. Ferguson.

Hon. Treasurer—G. Dancey.

Hon. Assistant Treasurer—N. Gosbell.

Hon. Secretary—D. Anderson.

Hon Assistant Secretary—M. Bell.

Committee M. Bradley, G. Morgan, G. Purnell, L. Matthews, E. Wilson, M. Harding, E. Blakiston, M. Simson, G. Matheson, B. Batten.

ENGAGEMENTS. Anne Ern- to >I r. \\ ilfred Hill.

Florence Lloyd to M r. Jack McCoy. Kathleen Ford to Mr. 'Thomas Edgar.

Greta McIntosh to Mr. Horace Grey.

Marian Cameron to Mr. Edmund Wale.

Nancy Price to Mr. Dougal McIntyre.

Gwen Weddell to Mr. Erin. Turner.

Marjorie Mann to Mr. J. Walter.

Helen Venters to Mr. Moffat McKee. MARRIAGES. Gladys Wynn to Al r. Victor Profitt.

Nancy White to Mr. David Harding.

Connie Lancaster to Mr. Ellis Ching.

Phyllis Cleghorn to Mr. H. T. John.

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We would like to congratulate Miss Dora Madden on her appointment to an Mr. and Mrs. E. McCann (Edna McIn- important position in the Government tyre)—a daughter. offices at Canberra, and wish her every Mr. and Mrs. Jack Madden (Hope Par- success in her new work. ker)— a (laughter.

Dorothy Adams M.A. Dip.Ed. (MelbMr. and Mrs. J. Honey (Florence Davies) ourne) one of our most distinguished --a (laughter.

Mr. and Mrs. McNamara (Gladys John- old girls, has returned from Crosby Hall in England where she has been doing ston) a son.

Mr. and Mrs. Lilhurne (Jessie Lowe)— post-graduate work.

Miss Paling has returned from Europe, a son.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Newall (Mary McLen- where she spent part of her time in Paris, and part in Czecho-Slovakia. nan) a daughter Rev. and Mrs. Hanlon (Eathorne WalOur latest news of Faith Levy is that ter) a son. she has been travelling through Europe---France, Germany, Russia, Norway, Austria. An extract from a most interesti;iig Several old Collegians have suffered letter telling of her experiences is publoss (luring the year. Also we condole lished in another part of this magazine. with Mary Allen on her mother's death, We are indebted to the chaplain of the and with Phyllis and Nancy Welsh on School, Rev. A. Simms for his lessons in the death of their father. scripture, and his good work for our spiritual well-being, and we would like to Kindly notify the secretary of any express our appreciation to him. change of address.

Throughout the year the school has Dorothy M. Anderson, benefited greatly by the untiring work Skene Street. of its Council, all of whose members spend much of their time and energy in PERSONAL. the interests of Morongo. Our President, The School was very proud to learn Sir Harry Lawson, although he has man that the Head Mistress, Miss Pratt, had other things to occupy his time, still manbeen awarded a Commonwealth King's ages to keep in very close touch with Jubilee Medal; and we would like to ex- the School and its activities. The ChairAt.the man, Dr. R. G. McPhee, shows many tend our congratulations to her.

1 )eo-ii lino- of the year, Miss Pratt left evidences of his generosity. Mr. J. TI. school to spend a holiday granted to her Mc Phillimy is another who shows his by the Council in recognition of her ser- great interest in the School by his countvices. She w as away for three months, less gifts . Mr. Neilson also does excelpart of which time she spent at Cairns lent work for Morongo. We wish to in Queensland. During her absence, Miss thank him for the number of distingDunoon acted as Principal.. uished guests he brings to the scho()I. Mrs. J. McMillan, formerly matron of Our congratulations are extended to Morongo, who has been living in India, Mr. King who has been given the Order returned to Australia for some months, of the British Empire in recognition of during which she revisited the school his valuable work. Mr. King is a great 0-0 On the 20th November, she left to friend of our school, and has always back to India. taken a keen interest in its doings.

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Helen Ferguson, who last year was holidaying abroad, has now returned.

We will be glad to welcbme Rhona Connery on her return to school at the beginging- of next Year after her absence During her stay in Engfor a year. land she has been attending a school at Harrow.

Margaret Garrett sailed for India in February. She is a missionary there.

The school thanks Miss Pratt for her gift of posters of England, and Miss Macindoe for the posters of India. The garden seat, given by Betty Berryman has proved an asset to the grounds and is very much appreciated.

Effie Ross has been awarded the internal scholarship, offered by the Old Collegians. The essay written by her as Dart of the examination will be found among the original contributions, under the heading-, "The Poems of Rupert Brooke."

IN MEMORIAM. \\ - e deeply sympathise with Elsie Cough, whose father died early in the Year.

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We are sorry to hear of the deaths of Miss Tyke and Mrs. Holmes (Miss \ffleck) form erl y on the staff at ALA- Ono-0 •

We offer our sincere sympathy to Miss Booth, Miss McKay, Miss Smith and Mrs. J. M. McMillan, in their sad bereavements.

PARENTS' AND FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION. We were pleased, that none of our last year's office-bearers resigned, so that the offices still stand as: President, Mr. Badger; vice-presidents, Dr. Morgan, Mr. T. Tweeddale, Mr. A. L. David, Mrs. G. F. Walter; treasurer, Mr. H. A. Purnell ; minute secretary, Mr. N. McClure; honorary secretary, Mrs. H. F. Elvins.

All the activities of the year have been published in the "Outlook" -which has succeeded in its objective, and is now a wide circulating paper which has Mr. Badger as its able editor.

To raise money we arranged a Bridge Party early in the year, and at the close of the first term, hired the Regent Theatre for aPicture Night with a specially reduced charge for the girls.

A Continental Fair, organized by the Association, was held on Saturday afternoon, November 16th. It was well patronized by the school's friends so that We feel that it was a successful -venture.

Speech Day, 1934.

The President of the School Council, Sir Harry Lawson, was in the chair and on behalf of the school he welcomed Sir James Barrett (Chancellor of the University of Melbourne), who after a short address distributed the prizes. The prizes awarded for sports were distributed bv the President of the Old Colleg-

ians' Association Mrs. Victor Profitt.

The chaplain of the school, Rev. A. Simms offered a prayer at the begining of function. The yearly report was read 1 , v Miss Pratt and several songs were rendered by the girls under the baton o1- M.:, John _Dawson,

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FORM PASS VI.—P. Simms, dux; M. Martin pass; W. Stock, Scripture; J. Venters, senior dramatic, music; M. Dale, music; M. SinTson, dancing; A. Heard, dressmaking.

FORM V.—J. Carson, dux, special botany, domestic science, music; D. Davidson, honour Scripture; P. Mc Bride, honour; W. Sinclair, pass music; M. Allen, essay, FORM V. A.—E. Ross, dux; N. Hale, honour. special botany; B. Anderson, honour essay, special botany, music; J. Glover, pass; B. Winstanley, pass; J. Turner, pass; R. Mc Clure, Scripture; Nancy McMeekin, senior class singing; Nell Morton, senior class singing; G. Blakiston, musuem; F. Beilby, gardening; J. Rowe, special house prize.

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FORM IV.C.—M. Long, dux; A. McPhee, pass; B. Davis, pass; R. Connery, pass; speech training; B. Balfour, special progress; D. Henry, essay; J. Morrison, Scrip- cAdam, ture; T. Dunn, needlework; L. M junior class singing.

FORM IV. B.—P. Westlau, dux; P. Bignall, honour, esay; J. Orchard, pass; M. Brownhill, pass; J. Davies, Scripture, needlework; R. Weddell, junior music; R. Bingley, craftwork.

FORM IV.—P. David,dux, junior class sreech training; J. Haberkham, honour, Scriptu-i-e L. Bampfield, pass; P. Elvins, essay, junior dramatic; B. Thomas, needlework; A. Robley, museum.

FORM III. C.—N. Gowty, dux, Scripture; Z. Hiddleston, pass; B. Hagger, pass; R. West, needlework.

FORM III.—M. Henderson, dux. Scripture; M. Nielson, honour M. Robinson, pass.

FORM II.—J. Bartle, dux; J. Neilson, special progress; H. Wallace, musical appreciation.

FORM I.—P. Field, 1st in form.

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Examination Successes, 1934.

INTERMEDIATE :— M. Allen—English, French, History, Geography, Biology, Arithmetic, Algebra Botany.

M. Anderson—English, French, History, Geography, Arithmetic, Drawing, Domestic Science.

C. Arnott—English, French, Geography, Arithmetic, Domestic Science, Music.

A. Carnell—English, French, Geography, Botany.

J. Carson—English, History, C-epgraphy, Biology, Arithmetic, Botany, Domestic Science H. Chisholm—English, French, Biology, Arithmetic, Botany.

J. Curry—Arithmetic.

D. Davidson—English, French, History, Geography, Biology, Arithmetic, Algebra, Domestic Science, Music.

B. Dunstan—Arithmetic, Algebra.

F. Gough—Geography, Domestic Science.

M. Harvey—Botany.

J. Looker—English, History, Geography, Arithmetic, Algebra, Botany.

P. McBride—English, French, History, Geography, Arithmetic, Algebra, Botany M. Page—Geography, Domestic Science.

G. Law—English, Geography, .Aritiarnet Domestic Science.

A. Simson—English, French, History, Geography, Biology, Algebra, Arithmetic, Botany.

W. Sinclair—English, History, Geography.

Biology, Arithmetic, Algebra, Botany.

LEAVING PASS :— M. Dale—English, Music.

A. Heard—Domestic Science.

M. Martin—English, French, Economics, Biology, Geography, Algebra.

P. Simms—English, Economics, Domestic Science.

W. Stock—English, Intermediate French, Geography.

J. Mann—European History, Geography.

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HONOURS :— J. McAdam—Pass Economics, Pass Doinectic Science, Pass English.

M. McKinnon—Pass English, Pass French, Intermediate Chemistry.

M. Northey—Pass Domestic Science, Pass English, Pass French.

M. Richmond—English 3rd class, Pass Domestic Science, Pass Drawing, Intermediate, Arithmetic.

L. Tweeddale—English 3rd class, French 3rd class.

G. Webster—English 3rd class, French 3rd class, Economics Pass, Drawing Pass.

Results of Music Examinations, 1935.:— M. Dale—Harmony Grade II., Honours ,Practical Grade I.,Honours.

C. Arnott—Harmony Grade II., Credit, Practical Grade II., Honours.

D. Davidson—Practical Grade II., Credit.

N. Moreton—Theory Grade IV., Pass, Practical Grade II., Pass.

H. Sutcliffe—Practical Grade II., Pass.

B. Jonas—Practical Grade III., Credit.

J. Lumb—Theory Grade IV., Honours, Practical Grade III., Credit.

C. Williamson—Theory Grade IV., Honours, Practical Grade III., Honours.

G. Saw— Practical Grade III., Pass, Theory Grade IV., Pass.

A. Black—Practical Grade IV., Credit.

N. Heard—Theory Grade V., Honours, Practical Grade V., Honours.

E. Flair—Practical— Grade VI., Honours.

Violin :-McDonald—Theory Grade IV., Credit, Prac. tical Grade II., Credit

SALVETE Pass VI. M. McArthur I. McDonald G. McGugan N. Williams Form V. M. McGarvie B. Sewell Form V. A M. Chisholm B. Clay E. Gough E. Hair J. Kennedy M. Moreton

J. McNidder B. Smith J. Walker J. Warren Form IV. C. J. Fraser J. McCallum E. Olsen 0. Young E. Stewart Form IV. B. E. Capstick E. Hair B. Jonas D. Maltby

M. McNidder M. Reid D. Reviere N. Steel Form IV. J. Backwell E. McKinnon M. Prowse H. Stewart L. Thomson Form III. C.

M. Sutcliffe Form III. J. Arnott J. Bartle J. Neilson C. Robb M. Sanderson H. Wallace Kindergarten I. Brockenshire J. Caldwell M. Craig S. Degenhardt J. Field D. Gunn

T. Halsall N. Humphrey M. Kendall J. Lee B. Spowart Nursery Girls: M. Body J. Carson N. Dobb J. Oakley E. Richardson H. Thomson M. Welch Boys P. Blakiston G. Burch R. Burnside P. Campbell J. Champion J. Fairnie B. Jacobs I. Mackay F. Rubeo D. Thewlis D. Wilson

VALETE Honour VI. J. Mann (Prefect, House Captain) M. Northey (B.B. VII. Tennis VIII. ) M. Richmond (Probationer, Tennis IV.) E. Thomas L. Tweeddale (Dux) G. Webster Pass VI. M. Martin G. Parish (House Captain, Probationer) M. Simson (Head Prefect) N. Stewart (Probationer) J. Venters (Probationer) Form V. M. Allen

J. Bleakely J. Carson G. Collins J. Curry M. Farrell (Senior Running Champion, B.B. VII. ) F. McKenzie R. Noble Form V.A. J. Campbell R. Connery S. McDonald J. Richmond N. Windmill B. Winstanley Form IV.C. E. Ayre (2nd term) H. McKenzie ( 1st term) Form IV. D. Trembath

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Original Contributions, I could spend such happy hours In a field of lovely flowers, With butterflies and bees A dancing in the breeze.

PAMELA, VALERIE and AUDREY. (7 years) BLUE BELLS. The blue bells are swaying in the breeze The birds are singing in the trees.

I saw so many beautiful flowers, I stood and watched them for hours.

The buttercup was yellow, reflected by the sun So I gently knelt down and smelt them, everyone.

P. FIELD (8 years) GRANDMOTHER. Her eyes are like the mountain lakes— Mysterious as the depths below; Her voice, a drowsy zephyr's song— A. gentle murmur, sweet and low.

And when she smiles, those lovely eyes Are like two magic nools of blue Filled with glad memories of the mist, Where dying grief is mingled, too And if she wearies of this world— Too full of mortals' groans and sighs--Two angels hover round her head, To guide her un to Paradise.

P. E. (12 years) WAR. We hear again the voice of war, The godly Eros reigns no more, And o'er the valley, o'er the plain, The nations take to arms again.

Mars has won his kingdom back The white race goes to fight the black.'

Peace has gone and in her place, War has come to reign a space.

When man learns that peace is best, That war is but the Devil's jest, Will God these fatal sins forget?

And will man find his heaven yet?

P. B. (14 years) A SONNET. Oh! thou of all the Gods the most divine!

More mighty even than the wondorous Jove, To thee we look with supplicating hearts, While thou dost laugh and steal our treasure

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Thou dost on essence of our being sup, And tak'st thy nectar wheresoe'er thou wilt, We rave and curse and nightly cry in vain, For thou, oh monster, hast no sense of guilt!

Thou bringest the most kingly from his seat, And mighty to wrath thou dost excite, A million loathe thee, claim thy blood, and yet Thou roamest freely, none dare stop thy flight.

But oh! most lordly one, I pray thee, pity me And bite me not, nor haunt my paths, thou flea!

D. H. (14 vent s) A NONSENSE RHYME. The elephants flitted through the sky, One cloudless winter day.

They looked down from the clouds ,tild The motor cars at play.

• "What funny things they are below'?

They look like baby ants!"

The motoA cars looked up and cried, "Oh, see the ele-phants."

The fat old sun looked down and laughed.

At such a funny sight.

'Twas strange such happenings should tak• place, In the middle of the night.

D. H. (14 years) AT THE FIFTH FORM DOOR. (With apologies to Wordsworth)

Heaven cannot boast a sight more fair: Hard would he be the heart who could pass by A form so touching in its traquility: This form room now loth like a garment w(:11 The quiet of a scholar; peaceful, rare: Books, rulers, pens pencils and rubbers lie Open unto the gaze of teacher's eye, All clean and inkless in the good care.

Never did Staff more thankfully behold Youth's first ardouy to such channels Gone is the noise, the playfulness of old!

For new desires within these gir s now burn: They, dutiful, are models of Aeneas bold.

And quiver not beneath a glance so stern!

E.M.R and J.T. LIFE. At what high price we set our petty truimphs!

And what deep cast the hand of Might extols!

How paltry we who wrangle here below And oftimes quarrel over earthly goals;

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What is the end we expect yet shun?

Seek we relief from sordid earthly bonds, Or simple Freedom to be snatched by none?

This dismal span, which Man has called sublime T'is merely given to teach us what is love And those good pupils who in life excel.

Shall enter spotless to the realms above.

D. B. (15 years)

FOG 0' THE SEA. Still grey mist of the murm'ring sea, Calm and still in the night, Ceaseless whisperings muffled by thee Till all is as silent as night.

Muffling the sounds of the beating waves Thudding on the rocks and shore; Creeping to hide the carven eaves, Filled with sea's dull roar Still stealthily moving as a hungry beast You crawl to the fisherman's door With fear and cunning upon it you feast— The little hut meagre and poor— But the feeble rays of the sun shine down, Splitting your cloak in twain, And you hurry away with an angry frown Swearing. you'll come again.

A. C. (16 years) A DAY'S WORK ON OUR FARM. In summer it is lovely, the sun rises about five o'clock and then we have the chooks and As horses to feed, and the cows to milk. soon as this is done we have breakfast, and then I drive the dray out to Father who is At twelve o'clock topdressing the paddocks.

Father comes home for dinner, and gives the horses theirs too.

At one o'clock he goes back to work, and at four o'clock I take him up afternoon tea.

Then when the 'sun is sending it last beautiful rays over the land, Father stops working for another day.

C. R .(9 years) THE POEMS OF RUPERT BROOKE. The te,A of true greatness in a book is not whether it is praised and enjoyed by the people of the author's own generation, but whether it has an equal appeal for the geneIt is very hard for rations of the future. the world to judge the true value of a book newly written, but there is one which I feel sure will be read and loved through the years —a volume of poems by Rupert Brooke.

Brooke was a poet, and he knew the poetry of youth.

In his works he put all the wonders of youth—the joy of being alive, the thrill of discovering beauty.

His "Great Lover" tells of everyday things of life for which a man is most homesick.

He knew how lovely they were, and he knew, too, the sick longing for those ordinary things. "In Granchester" must strike a chord of sympathy in the heart of any man who is separated from everything he loves.

There is, there must be, a poet even in the most inarticulate man which responds to the words of the peot who can give voice to his soul.

Whatever men do there will always be this capacity for poetry in them, for it is Part of God's gift to us. The poetry of Rupert Brooke calls out to this thing, which is really an appreciation of beauty, in every man, and makes him feel if only for a moment, as though he were a part of the poetry, antl one with man who wrote it.

Everyone has a soul, it lies with each individual whether that soul is crushed and killed. or allowed to blossom into a thing of joy and beauty which will give honour to 1 he One who made it. All men, no matter when they live, know something of the loveliness of beauty and the enchanted land of youth.

Brooke, alive with vigour, appeals to each person who has ever known that feeling. His sonnets "The Dead" and "The Soldier" find a place in everyone's heart, for there is noone who has not known the emotions with which the poems are infused, and, what is more, there will be no one in the future who will not know them. Flecker has written a poem, "To a Poet One Thousand Years Hence," in which he speaks from his own poetic soul to the poet who is to live a thousand years from now, knowing that that poet w411 understand. Brooke speaks to the poet which is. and will be in every man, and gll e•e-ne-ations of the future shall understand. It is the eternal cry of youth calling,. to youth, and there is no-one in whom it will not awaken to the splendour of being young.

E. M. R. (15 years) DEIRDRE AND NAISI. (Adapted from an old Celtic Legend).

"This day is there woe unto Ulster. Behold a girl is born in this house who will bring sorrow and suffering' upon Ulster. Beautiful she will be, beautiful beyond all dreams; and the land shall run red with blood because of her.

Woe unto our land.

THE LtJCERNIAN. The echoing thunder of the Druids' cry rang through the hall, and startled the warrior chiefs of Ulster into silence. A moment, and then they all jumped to their feet. "Slay her, slay her!" came the shout but above their voices rang the words of Conchobar, King of Ulster. "Nay, slay her not. She shall live.

I will send her to dwell in solitude, away from the eyes of men, until she may become my And so the girl-child, Deirdre, was wife." sent to live in a bothy amidst the great forest, where no man went, and there were with her only three women.

Yearly she grew more beautiful, and yearly the king, visiting her, came to desire her more and more.

One day, she came out of the door of the bothy, and a carpet of snow lay on the ground.

In the purity of the snow were drops of red blood, from a freshly-killed calf, and as she sat and watched, a raven At the sight swooped down from the sky. she exclaimed, "No man will I marry unless he have the colour of snow in his skin, the blackness of the raven in his hair, and the red bloom on his cheeks."

Now, her nurse knew of such a man—a hero of the king's household called Naisi.

She arranged that the two should meet, and, meeting, they fell deeply in love with each other, and fled to Scotland. Conchobar was very angry, and outlawed Naisi, together with his two brothers, Arden and Aiule, who were with him.

For a long time they dwelt in peace on an island in Loch Etive, until one day there came to them Fergus, a messenger from Conchohar to Ulster The latter thought to get Naisi to bring Deirdre back to Ulster that he might steal her for his own; so he sent Fergus to be their safe-guard. Deirdre was filled with foreboding, for she saw in the invitation the fulfilment of an evil dream she had had, but Naisi loved Ireland, and determined to return.

When they had landed, Conchabar caused them to be separated from Fergus by a trick, and while they lodged in the house of the Red Branch as the king's guests, he surrounded them with a great troop of soldiers.

Then was Deirdre of eared, but, with mighty deeds of valour, three heroes hewed a path for her through the hosts of foes. Conchobar grew desperate.

At length he caused a spell to be laid on the brothers so that they had no more strength; and their enemies slew them.

And Deirdre, lamenting the death of Naisi in a dirge which filled the hearts of men with grief, died by the side of the hero whom she had loved so dearly.

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THE DISCOVERY OF OXYGEN. Prior to the French Revolution, there lived in France, a patriot who was one of the This man, founders of modern chemistry.

Lavoisier, was one of the ablest chemist of his time and his labours included a vast variety of subjects.

Before his discoveries, the "phlogeston" Early chemists betheory had held sway. leived that all matter contained an unknown substance called phlogiston and when burning took place, this phlogiston passed into the air•.

Burning ceased when the air became fully charged with this mysteriouus substance, about which they knew absolutely nothing, and whose nature they did not try to discern.

This was supposed to explain why substances burned only for a short time in a limited As a result, this "phlogistsupply of air. onated" air should then be heavier than, ordLavoisier experimented, and much inary air. to his horror, found that the gas remaining was in reality lighter, and he therefore concluded that during the process of burning, some substance was taken from the air, not With the object of discovering added to it. this process he performed two important experiments, the success of which were largely due to his theory of weighing.

He took a retort, the bulb he filled with mercury and the end of the tube was immersed in a trough of mercury, above which After heating the a bell-jar was placed. mercury for three days, by means of a burnglass, he found that mercury in the trough had risen exactly one-fifth of the total height of the bell-jar, and the residue in the bulb consisted of red scum.

He carefully collected this and placed it in another retort, the neck of which was placed in a trough and bell-jar, this time both filled with mercury.

He repeated his former process of heating and at the conclusion noticed that drops of mercury had collected on the cooler parts of the retort and the mercury in the bell-jar had fallen exactly one fifth of the depth of the vessel.

When considered in relation to the amount of air lost in the first experiment, this new volume of gas was of exactly the same contents. Further, Lavoisier found that the gas obtained from the last experiment supported burning for five times as long a period as did ordinary air, and he called it "de-phlogistonated air." Little did he know that he had discovered the gas now known as oxygen.

Upon these two experiments the modern theory of combustion was expounded, namely, that when a substance is burned it combineS

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with the oxygen in the air to form a compound, and when this is re-heated it breaks up into its component parts, one of which is oxygen.

Although this great Frenchman was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, he had given to the world a theory which has stood the test of time, and a gas which has been used to save many human lives.

M. McA. (15 years) PARIS DURING THE REVOLUTION. Blood, Noise, Grime, Hatred, Vengenance and Death were the watchwords of the great Republic, the Republic which stood for Liberty, Equality, Fraternity or Death.

Death! Death was the god of Paris. How better could one get rid of undesireable acquaintance than by sending him to dear Madame La Guillotine, the great and noble physician?

Madame La Guillotine had a cure for every Oh yes, Madame was the most wonderill. ful and powerful lady of France! ! She was the national joke, the idol, the pet, the citizens worshipped her, made models of her on which to gaze when things went ill with them, and so to gain courage for greater and more venegeful deeds.

From peasants' hovels to Princes' palaces, some sign of this great and good Republic The people of was prominently displayed.

France, were now dear "citizens" and "citThey wore bright, beautiful red izenesses." caps, and nice, dirty, ragged clothes.

The colour of the streets had changed from the purtiy of the whiteness of the snow, to a brilliant and far more exciting colour, the colour of bright red, human blood.

This great Republic, with dear Madame, as its leader, bright red as its glorious colours, and noise and cruelty for its watchwords, was the great machine which was to help the Indeed it did, poor innocent peasant people. for Madame cured them of all their ills.

P. W. (15 years) AN INTERVIEW WITH SATAN. The day was hot, the sermon had been in progress for forty minutes and I was feeling Why the minister had chosen such drowsy. a long sermon for such a hot day I could not imagine, but the fact remained that, after listening to the various ways by which a man might or might not enter the kindom of heaven, and deciding that I eventually would not arrive there I began to wonder what my afterlife would be like.

There rose up before my eyes a great hall, filled to overflowing with people of all nations, classes and creeds, and I could see myself, a very insignificant bit of humanity, being jostled and thrust about by the crowd.

At one end of the hall was a large door, through which was constantly flowing a stream of people, but although so many went out, the crowd in the room was dimished not a whit. At last, I too was pushed along by the throng through the door, and I found myself in a short passage, at the end of which were two doors.

Above one was the notice "PARADISE," while above the other was written, "R. SATAN, Esq. NO ADMITTANCE EXCEPT ON BUSINESS." Not because I wanted to, but feeling it was the right thing to do, I knocked on the second door, whereon it was instantly opened, and I stepped ';;nto a little iroom all lined with books.

In the exact centre of the room was a desk, on which stood an immense pile of papes.

R. Satan, Esq. closed the door.

"It is a little draughty in here," he observed. Then pulling a chair forward he added.

"Take a seat."

I did so, and he returned to his desk. He was of small stature but very agile, with ruddy complexion.

His shirt-sleeves were rolled up to the elbow, and I saw that his arms were very brown.

"Yes, this is a good place for sun-bathing," said Satan reading my thoughts. "We have excellent climatic conditions.

I only hope you are not fond of ski-ing, as there is very little opportunity for it here."

He picked a letter from the pile at his elbow, and read it through carefully.

He then drew a sheet of foolscap towards him, and taking a pen from behind his ear, began to question me.

"What is the, worst sin you have ever committed"?

"I I've forgotten," I stuttered "Y you see, I I've committed so in many.

"Come, come," said Satan, encouragingly, "surely you have driven against a traffic signal, or played truant?"

"I have done both," I replied, gaining confidence.

"I have. also eaten more than was good for me, and—" "That will do," Satan cut me short.

He dipped his pen in the ink, and wrote a few lines on the foolscap.

He carefully blotted it, and folded it in four; then rising from his

THE LUCERNIAN. chair, he walked towards a door, and motioned me to follow him. Together we walked down a long dark passage, from which we finally emerged into a garden.

The heat was I began to gasp for breath. oppressive, and I was suprised to notice that none of the flowers drooped in such great But Satan led me• on into a large heat. cool building, and entered a room which contained a table covered with cakes, sandwiches He informed me that 1 was and sweets. obliged to eat cakes and sweets eternally.

I rather liked the thought of this, so I sat down on the only chair it the roam and began By the time I had finished eie'ht to eat. rir aues. fourteen cream-miffs. twenl-r-two sandwiches. five cream cakes and seven nieces of sponge sandwich I knew that I had had I therefore more than an elegant sufficiency. deemed it time to stop.

Alas! I could not. On trying to rise I found T was rooted to the chair, and T ti , I was forced to remain at this table for centuries. just eating.

At this moment T was aroused by a sharp (lig in the ribs. and T onened my eves to see The last -nv infuriated wife glarir0; at me. hymn was just about to be sung, so I hastily rose to my feet.

E. M. A. (15 years) "A Wind blows in the night, And the pride of the rose is gone."

John Drinkwater.

In his famous play, "Abraham Lincoln," Drinkwater uses these beautiful lines to ilustrate the death of one of America's ablest The poet likens this untimely Presidents. death of Lincoln to a beautiful rose, which has probably opened as a dewy bud in the early m.orning,has unfolded its petals to the warmth of the genial sun and by nightfall has grown to the unsurpassable snlendour of a full-blown But in the darkness, a wind snrang bloom. up and by morning the beauty of the flower Lincoln. like the had nassed from the earth. flower, had accomplished his great life-task— that of abolishing slavery and at the same time preserving the Prestige of the United States of America. and just as his people were hegining to be grateful. for, and to realize his work, he was killed, before they had time to voice their praise and appreciation.

This seems to be the fate of many of the earthly things by which we set such great store. As great statesmen reach their prime, when nations appear strong in their pomp and

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glory, when the unspoken dreams, and thoughts and hopes, the unopened buds of success, are ready to burst forth and blossom out in glorious profusion—then silently and firmly, sometimes in playful disguise, comes Drinkwater's "wind," the iron hand of Destiny, and strikes its fatal blow, the force of which it is beyond the nower of earthly man to restrain.

Sometimes this sudden end comes after ambitions have been realized, as though Death were to be the Peaceful reward for so many weary days.

To bring a great life to a climax such as this cannot but anneal to us in its dramatic quality, and we can almost understand the actions of the Unknown Fates which nromoted it,although our hearts ache at the injustice of untimely death.

Perhaps the Almighty knows that we shall remember more easily, a man whose life ends in tragedy. for such is the way of the w(irld.

Perhaps He realizes better than we could hone to. how tired and world-weary are those nation leaders and universal thinkers, perhaps —but we cannot tell!

What we cannot understand is the repeated occurrences of deaths which rob countries of their young men, mere boys, who have not had a chance to make a mark in history. Yet 'hose same boys who were killed in the Great War left an indelible impression on the minds of their returning comrades and the generations to follove We will never forget the story of J. D. Burns, nor will we ever read his mem. "The Bugles of England," without feeling the ties of love and duty which bound him to his country.

Rupert Brooke would perhaps have been a genius today but for the evils of war.

Throughout history, as men have endeavoured to alter God's wishes by force, Destiny has punished them by not waiting for the roses to gain their full splendour.

Only seventeen years ago it burst upon the `world like a thunderous gale and left the earth bowed under a heavy cloak of sorrow.

As the storm raged through these weary years. the petals of the roses were blown hither and thither.

Those which were collected and treasured by some loving hearts, are the memories which will live and grow among the generations to come, and which will sow the seeds of a stronger and greater desire for world neace in the hearts of all nations.

D. B. (15 vea-zT,)

TAE LUCERNIAN. THE POET WHO COMBINED SPORT AND LITERATURE. Adam Linsday Gordon was born in 1833, at Fayal in the Azores. As a boy he was educated at Cheltenham, where his father was professor of Hindustani, and later passed to Woolwich and Oxford.

He did not readily adapt himself to the social life for which his family had prepared him and, after several hair-raising scrapes on the English turf migrated to South Australia.

Here he secured a position in the mounted police.

Later he entered parliament, but after a year of it, moved to VicHe toria and bought land near Ballarat. soon became known as the best amatuer rider in the colonies, and rode in the Great Western Steeplechase which was inaugurated at Coleraine.

He wrote some stirring racing lyrics, and in 1869, moved to Melbourne where he entered into the Literary Circle of which Henry Kendall and Marcus Clarke were prominent members.

In the following year however, distressed by financial worries, he brought his life to an untimely end at the early age of thirty-seven.

Although he was the first poet whose Australian poems attracted much attention, he was never a true Australian like his contemHis best works deal porary, Henry Kendall. with Englsih subjects and even the "Bush Ballads" show the influence of Browning and Swinburne. The lasting charm of his poems, which is largely due to his love of the fresh air and his keen sense of sportmanship, is particularly evident in "The Sick Stockrider."

"T'was merry in the glowing morn, among the gleaming grass, To wander as we've wandered many a mile, And blow the cbol tobacco cloud, and watch the white wreaths pass, Sitting loosely in the saddle all the while; T'was merry mid the blackwoods, when we snied the station roofs To wheel the wild scrub cattle at the yard, With a running fire of stockwhins and a fiery run of hoofs, Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard."

TENTS VERSUS ROOFS. This type of subject requires very delicate treatment. The facts must be carefully weighed and balanced. The prevailing tendencey is to generalize too much. Therefore, let me not

make sweeping statements, but rather give good reason for my choice of shelter; a good substantial tile roof instead of a layer or two of canvas.

Nothin can be more delightful than to spend a fortnight in perfect summer weather on a camping holiday. To walk, to fish, to eat, and sleep in the open air surrounded by the beauty of Nature is a. tonic to the mind.

Tents, open-air life: everything is a novelty, a diversion from the customary routine, and numerous inconveniences can be tolerated and even enjoyed. What if the tent does blow down in the middle of the night and all hands have to be employed in securing it safely again? Does it matter if the chops are burnt, that the ants have penetrated into the recesses of the sugar tin and that a snake is found curled up in some-one's blankets? No—not the first time.

But I defy any people to say they could enioy spending their whole existence with only canvas as a shelter from the raging elements. I cannot imagine great scientists or poets producing evidence of their p.enius, if. every time they wished to spend a. few hours in deep thought. they were constantly interrupted by mosouitoes, eventually dicovering that they had been sitting perilously near an ant-hill.

Nor do I think anyone would relish the idea wakina. from peaceful slumber to find the water already begining to form small rivers on the floor of his tent. It would be very awkward indeed to be forced to spend several days in the branches of a tree waiting for the water to recede in order that one cou'd agair establish oneself under canvas.

Therefore give me a good tiled roof over my brick house. There I may shut myself away from the tempest. As I sit by my Mowing coal fire or dream peacefully, I can laugh as the rain and the wind moan round the corners and down the chimney. In summer may I have insect-proof doors and electric fans.

M. M. (17 years) A DEED WITHOUT A NAME. Dead of night, the dim moonlight casts eerie shadows on the long corridors and silhouettes the ghostly gum-trees against the faint blue sky. Silence reigns supreme save for the stertorous breathing of souls embraced

by Lethe; the night is ominously calm. Such is the setting at Ognorom boarding school on this never-to-be-forgotten November night,

THE LUCERNIAN. In the legion of slumberers, only one examination-oppressed brain refuses to yield to nature's healing balm of oblivion, only one nervous wreck ceaselessly mutters to herself the repetitions of the dehybrid ratio of Mendelian inheritance. A pause—an unfamiliar rustling sound outside—and every nerve, fibre and muscle of her body becomes taut, as she strains her ears for further sound. A slight scratching and a low growl! Is it a fight? A contemplated murder? The growl takes a higher key and ends in the curdling shriek of an agonized woman, answered by a low trembling moan, followed by the shuffle of flying feet.

The listener, petrified with sickening and apprehensive terror, gains courage and springs out of her bed, her eyes dilated with anguish, then peers over the balcony. A corpse? ? No —two cat's tails disappearing round a corner!

M. M. (17 years) THE ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD DETECTIVE STORY. What are the essentials of a good detective story? First we must have an old castle, built in the time of the Normans and situated on a very rocky portion of the Cornish coast.

Imprisoned in the very topmost tower of this antique building is a very young girl endowed with lyric beauty, violet eyes, two red lips, a milk white complexion and a figure equal to, if not superior to that of Venus.

Cerebus, personified, guards her door. He is under the command of the chief kidnapper who is at present improving his aim in the picture gallery. Below, the waves, lashed to fury by the wind, beat unavailingly against the foundations. How perilous is the plight • of this pale, pensive maid!

Food is brought morning and evening by her captor, from whose presence radiate evil and malice. His eyes seem to say, "Death to all who arouse my displeasure."

The lovely maiden, wringing her hands in anguish, cries, "Why, Oh why are you keeping me here?

"I have done no wrong."

Alack!

What fools women can be. The poor dear is so busy weeping that she has not had time to realize that she is being held for ransom because she is the daughter of a wealthy manufacturer.

Last, but not least, we require a dashing detective who appears to have more muscle than sense. The enraged magnate commun-

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icates with Scotland Yard immedatiely he discovers his loss. (Scotland Yard, by the way, is the place where they keep everybody's name in a big book and you get a gold star when you are good and a big black cross when you are naughty.)

The young detective is called into his chief's office, told the facts of the case, instructed to get busy and locate the missing lady.

Being quick in the uptake (all detectives are) he immediately suspects Mr. X. who has at least a million black crosses against his name or to be more precise his names. After innumerable discreet but exhaustive inquiries, he is able to run the bold, bad robber to his shooting gallery.

A fierce struggle ensues, but naturally our young freind emerges the victor. He takes time only to straighten his tie and compose his features, then up and up he cilmbs until finally he arrives at the top and is confronted

by Cerebus. A whiff of grape shot despenses with the second obstacle. Shrieks issue forth through the key-hole as soon as the noise of the gun has subsided.

After much pushing and shoving at the door (not to mention the continous flow of adjectives) our bright young friend suddenly remembers the skeleton key in his pocket.

The door swings open, and, (I almost blush to write it) she embraces her liberator.

Now they tell me that the beautiful young girl and the dashing young detective are Mr. and Mrs. X and they reside in an ultra-modern flat situated in one of London's best residential areas. The young man's banking account is somewhat augmented by a substantial reward from a much relieved parent.

M. P. (17 years) CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY PILGRIMS. (A description by a spectator.)

It is April in England. Young birds chirp merrily; the trees burst into ilfe and happy sun-showers refresh the dusty earth.

Slowly ambling along the high-road is a crowd of people. A more motely looking assemblage could hardly be imagined ! It is obvious to the passer-by that they are Pilgrims journeying to pay homage to a saint. Their merry laughter and chatter echo round the countryside.

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As for the travellers themselves, there is a Knight, an extremely dignified and chivalrous looking figure in spite of his muddy mail coat. With him is his son, a handsome, curly headed young bachelor, who seems extraordinaryily happy in his much embroidered clothes. They are accompanied by their servant—a yeoman.

These three, with a brighteyed good looking man—their host and guide—lead the procession, while the other twenty or so follow more or less in order.

The Miller, or rather his bagpipes, can be heard long before he is in signt, and nis music adds to tne general gaiety. but tne miner. is not the only musician. soon, tne Summoner's deep bass voice is neara above tne full-voiced soprano of the faraoner singing -Uome hider, love, to me:" The Summoner is a fearful-iooking individual, witn a eery, red, pimply face. The meek and mud far- doner witn his naxen hair and many small parcels forms a laughable contrast -60 nis companion.

Seemingly in a very friendly .mood is a handsome woman wno tails amicably to young and old alike, ana snows on ner .scarieu_ stockings and nneiy woven kerchiefs to per-

his lengthy dissertations on personal affairs.

Another garulous man, the merry friar, entertains his companion the monk as they ride along in all their finery, their bright eyes twinkling like stars on a frosty night.

The quietest four seem to be the poor parish priest, his good brother, a ploughman, a learned Oxford student and Chaucer himself.

They seem to think and observe rather than speak, though they are certainly sociable and merry enough.

And so the company move on till the gay colours, the chatter and laughter gradually fade away on the far hori',:on, J. McA. (17 years) DID, YOU KNOW THAT ?

A female heir is a rabbit?

The female of monk is monkey?

The female of bachelor is lady-in-waiting? . .

Bismark was a German who fought in the French Revolution and died at the battle of Hastings?

In the first term new girls work, in the second term nobody works, and in the third term all but the Sixth form work? fection. 'ine only otner woman riding is tn.e At a recent inquest into the death of a rabbit Prioress wno smiles coyly all: tne -cane ana in the science room, death was found to be really looks quite cnarming. due to administeration of an overdose of The pilgrims' horses are not ail of the very chloroform with intent to kill? best breea, and tne poor clerk's, like its ricer, The first man to round the Cape of Good Hope looks in need of a little fattening. Tne neeve was Greta da Garbo? and the 6nipman are on very poor nags, especially so if compared with tne .6.nignt's ana tne Chicago is at the bottom of Lake Michigan? lVionk's. The tatter's is 'as brown as a berry The Suez Canal is an All British Production? and in very good trim.

The Reeve himself is a very thin,. bad-tem: Some people have crafty cheese? pered looking man but. the. sun-tanned sailor, Newcastle exports coal and other eatables? in spite of frequent . trouble with his .horse, Mutton is twice cooked lamb? seems very jovial and carefree.

Rocks falter before they crack?

The very necessary member, the Cook, has Lumbering is a popular pastime in the Pine Forests? a painful growth on his leg. It is a shame that the learned doctor riding nearby in his I have wasted enough time? blood-red and blue gown cannot cure it.

H. C. A uniformly-clad quintet include a haberdasher, a tapster, a carpenter and a dyer all justly proud of their clean, adorned garments and highly-polished gear.

A generous--looking man with a white beard, a round and ruddy face is the franklin.

Very conspicous in his great beaver hat is the merchant, who bores the company with

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following magazines:—"The Pegasus," (2) from Geelong College; "The Scotch Collegian," from Scotch College; "Patchwork," from P. L. College; The Magazine of the United Missionary Girl's High School, Cal cutta (2) ; Green and Gold, The Warwick Magazine.

VIEW OF THE ATHLETIC SPORTS- 1935.

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